5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 1 WINTER STORM-SOTVO-WIPE

"It's a mess out here. It's really a mess out here. So if you need to

stay at home, stay at home unless you really have to get out. but I'd

still advise to stay home."

RIGHT NOW ON A-B-C 7 -

A MASSIVE WINTER STORM PACKS A PUNCH IN THE MIDWEST.

5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 2 DESOTO DRUG BUST-VO-WIPE

PLUS, MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF COCAINE.

IS OFF THE STREETS IN ARCADIA THIS MORNING.

5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 3 PISTORIUS-VO-WIPE

AND THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR.

*REMOVED FROM THE OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.

THE ATHLETE *BACK IN COURT THIS MORNING.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

SANIBEL FIRE-TRX VO

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW --

ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE SCENE OF A BLAZE ON BUNTING LANE.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN HOT SPOTS.

THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

NO INJURIES AND NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE YET.

7 CREWS WERE INVOLVED IN FIGHTING THE FIRE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS ON HIS WAY.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

PISTORIUS-VO

BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE OVER IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS BAIL HEARING.

A JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO RULE ON BAIL LATER TODAY.

DISCUSSIONS WERE SLOWED DOWN YESTERDAY, AFTER IT CAME OUT THAT THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES.

PISTORIUS-SOT VO

Maughan: "Certainly the state will be left with the embarrassing impression that they aren't fully in control of their own case and haven't done crucial investigative steps to ensure that they can actually prosecute this man."

MEANTIME, PROSECUTORS SAY PISTORIUS IS A FLIGHT RISK AND WILL FLEE THE COUNTRY IF GRANTED BAIL.

WINTER STORMS RIGHT NOW-VOTOPS WIPE

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --

NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN KANSAS CITY.

AS A BRUTAL WINTER STORM BATTERS THE MIDWESTERN STATES.

THE MISSOURI GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

AND TRANSPORTATION IS SLOW GOING.

BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED.

AND THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT IS SHUT DOWN.

WINTER STORMS RIGHT NOW-SOTVO

SOT: "Man it's kinda tough out here. Even if you have a four-wheel drive I

advise you to just stay in because everybody is getting stuck all over the

place."

HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED --

AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE REGION.

VEGAS SHOOTOUT-VOWIPE

AN ARGUMENT AT A LAS VEGAS RESORT.

LEADS TO A DEADLY SHOOTING -- AND A FIERY CRASH.

THIS HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BELLAGIO AND CEASAR'S PALACE.

ON THE BUSY LAS VEGAS STRIP.

AUTHORITIES SAY SOMEONE IN A RANGE ROVER -- OPENED FIRE ON A MASERATI. EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE DRIVER DIED, FORCING THE SPORTS CAR -- TO CRASH INTO A TAXI. WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES.

VEGAS SHOOTOUT-SOTVO

"The suspect vehicle, the Range Rover, fled the scene and law enforcement here in Nevada as well as neighboring states are actively searching for that vehicle and its occupants."

DESOTO COUNTY DRUG BUST-SS VO WIPE

ARCADIA DETECTIVES SAY THEY CAUGHT ONE OF THE *BIGGEST COCAINE DEALERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND THAT HE MADE IT EASY FOR THEM.

THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING 30-YEAR-OLD TYRONNE JONES FOR A WHILE.

BUT NEVER HAD THE EVIDENCE TO ARREST HIM.

NOW INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY CAUGHT HIM --

WITH MORE THAN A POUND OF COCAINE AND 37 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE.

THEY PULLED JONES OVER FOR JUST A CITATION.

BUT SAY HE TOOK OFF RUNNING.

DESOTO COUNTY DRUG BUST-SOTVO

Cpt. Matt Anderson, Arcadia Police Department

"24 years ago there were more street level dealers. Now they're being a little bit more sneaky, tactical and try to hide it. They're not as obvious as they used to be back then."

DETECTIVES TELL US --

METH BUST-VOWIPE

CAPE CORAL POLICE -- BUST A *SECOND METH LAB THIS WEEK.

OFFICERS ARRESTED 28 YEAR OLD NATALIE VANCE ON THURSDAY.

SOMEONE FROM D-C-F. WAS AT THE HOUSE TO CHECK ON A TIP -- OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.

PREVIOUS METH BUST-VOTOPS

JUST TWO DAYS AGO, CAPE POLICE BUSTED ANOTHER METH LAB.

SOMEONE AT THE HOUSE CALLED 9-1-1 --- TO REPORT A BURGLARY.

THE NEXT POPE-OTS VO

NEW THIS MORNING---

A-B-C SEVEN SAT DOWN WITH ONE OF THE MEN.

WHO WILL CHOOSE THE NEXT POPE.

POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH WILL LEAVE HIS POST IN ONE WEEK.

A RESIGNATION HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN 600 YEARS.

CARDINAL DONAL WUERL -- THE ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON -- IS ONE OF 117 CHURCH LEADERS.

WHO WILL ELECT THE NEXT POPE.

HE VISITED NAPLES YESTERDAY.

AND TELLS A-B-C 7 --

THE NEXT POPE-SOTVO

- Cardinal Donald Wuerl - Archbishop of Washington

32:25 - part of the spiritual mission of the pope is to from time to time remind all of us how that power is supposed to be used and its probably best done by someone who is not identified with the U.S. 32:39

CARDINAL WUERL LEAVES FOR THE VATICAN THIS SUNDAY.

HE WON'T RETURN UNTIL *AFTER THE CONCLAVE FINISHES.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-SOTVO

TOP STORY -- OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.

CLOSE FRIENDS REACT.

ABC NEWS TALKED TO A MAN --

WHO KNEW BOTH THE VICTIM *AND THE ATHLETE.

So you've lost two friends.you know.it's a big shock./ now one is gone and one's in a whole lot of trouble.

KEVIN LERENA CALLS THE SHOOTING A "FREAK, TRAGIC ACCIDENT."

SAYS HE CAN'T IMAGINE PISTORIUS BEING VIOLENT.

AND THAT THE COUPLE WAS VERY IN LOVE.

WE'RE CLOSELY WATCHING WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

TALKING OSCARS.

IF YOUR FAVORITES DON'T *NOT TAKE HOME ACADEMY AWARDS.

*DON'T FEEL BAD FOR THEM.

THE LOSERS. GET PRETTY GREAT CONSOLATION PRIZES.

A GIFT BAG WORTH 45 THOUSAND DOLLARS!

THAT INCLUDES TRIPS TO AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO.

A FACE LIFT.

CIRCUS LESSONS FOR THEIR KIDS.

PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS.

ACUPUNCTURE.

AND THESE ARE RANDOM --

CONDOMS AND WINDEX.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX CTR TO WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

BOO BOO COSTS-VO

YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER BOO-BOO.

THE GRIZZLY BEAR CUB THAT ESCAPED IN COLLIER COUNTY -- LAST MONTH.

THE CUB ESCAPED HIS PEN IN GOLDEN GATE -- SPARKING A THREE DAY SEARCH.

NOW. THE BEAR'S OWNER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT SEARCH.

THE TOTAL COST. MORE THAN 58-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

SANIBEL FIRE-TRX OC

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF SANIBEL ISLAND.

CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ALONG BUNTING LANE.

THAT'S WHERE A-B-C 7'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON THIS SITUATION.

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

LIVE:

CREWS GOT HERE AROUND 3:20 THIS MORNING. THIS HOUSE WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

VO:

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING.

YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE AND HOW LARGE THE RESPONSE TO THIS FIRE WAS.

THERE WERE 7 ENGINE CREWS. THEY WERE FROM SANIBEL, FMB AND IONA MCGREGOR.

SANIBEL FIRE-VO

SANIBEL FIRE-SOTVO

SOT:

Assistant chief Matthew Scott, Sanibel fire

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

LIVE:

LUCKILY NO INJURIES.

CREWS WILL BE OUT HERE FOR A WHILE KNOCKING DOWN HOT SPOTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE.

I WAS TOLD THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL WILL BE OUT HERE LATER THIS MORNING AS WELL.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS1) WINTER STORM-VO-WIPE

IT'S _________

HERE'S A LOOK A TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A HUGE WINTER STORM STILL *WALLOP THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING.

AND THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

TS2) PISTORIUS-VO-WIPE

OSCAR PISTORIUS IS BACK IN A SOUTH AFRICA COURTROOM.

FOR DAY *FOUR -- OF HIS BAIL HEARING ON MURDER CHARGES.

THINGS WERE SLOWED DOWN YESTERDAY.

TS3) DESOTO DRUG BUST-VO-WIPE

A TRAFFIC STOP IN ARCADIA LEADS TO A DRUG BUST.

POLICE HAD BEEN WATCHING TYRONNE JONES FOR A WHILE.

BUT DID NOT HAVE ECVIDENCE TO ARREST HIM UNTIL YESTERDAY.

WHEN THEY PULLED HIM OVER,

HE RAN FROM POLICE.

THEY EVENTUALLY CAUGHT HIM WITH MORE THAN A POUND OF COCAINE.

TS4) NEXT POPE-VO-WIPE

AND ONE OF THE MEN THAT WILL DECIDE WHO THE NEXT POPE WILL BE.

MAKES A STOP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

CARDINAL DONAL WUERL, THE ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

IS ONE OF JUST 117 CHURCH LEADERS WHO WILL ELECT THE NEXT POPE.

STORM WARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

KC PLAZA FIRE UPDATE-VO

THE KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO ISSUE A REPORT NEXT WEEK--

DETAILING TUESDAY NIGHT'S DEADLY EXPLOSION AND FIRE.

THE INVESTIGATION WAS PUT ON HOLD THURSDAY.

BECAUSE OF THE SNOWSTORM THAT SHUT DOWN MUCH OF THE MIDWEST.

FIVE PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL--

RECOVERING FROM THE BLAST AT J-J'S RESTAURANT.

ONE PERSON DIED.

DOG WITH ARROW-SS

A HORRIBLE CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

ANIMAL SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, AFTER A DOG WAS FOUND SHOT WITH AN ARROW.

RESCUERS CALL THE DOG -- BOONE.

HE'S RECOVERING TONIGHT.

SOMEONE FOUND BOONE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STRINGFELLOW -- AND PINE ISLAND ROAD ON WEDNESDAY.

HE PULLED THE ARROW OUT.

THEN CALLED LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES.

THAT'S WEHRE BOONE IS THIS MORNING.

DEET EFFECTIVENESS-VO

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS --

THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN *MOST INSECT REPELLENTS.

LOSES ITS EFFECTIVENESS OVER TIME.

BRITISH RESEARCHERS PUT MOSQUITOES IN A ROOM --

WITH A HUMAN ARM COVERED IN DEET.

AT FIRST APPROACH, THE INSECTS STAYED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE SMELL.

BUT THE SECOND TIME, THE DEET WAS LESS EFFECTIVE.

EXPERTS SAY --

IT APPEARS EXPOSURE TO THE CHEMICAL CHANGES INSECTS' SENSE OF SMELL.

DREAMLINER FIXES-VO

BOEING'S TROUBLED 7-87 DREAMLINER --- MAY GET TO TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN.

COMPANY OFFICIALS PLAN TO PROPOSE POSSIBLE FIXES TODAY.

IN A MEETING WITH THE F-A-A.

ONE OF THE CHANGES INCLUDES AN IMPROVED BOX -- TO CONTAIN A FIRE IN THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.

THE F-A-A IS NOT EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE CHANGES RIGHT AWAY.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR-VOWIPE

HER STUDENTS SAY SHE'S LIKE A SECOND MOTHER.

AND HER COLLEAGUES CALL HER AN INSPIRATION.

CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PATRICIA GAIR --

IS THIS YEAR'S "LEE COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR."

THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE,

DURING INTERMISSION OF HER STUDENTS' BALLET CLASS YESTERDAY.

GAIR HAS WORKED AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH FOR 18 YEARS.

TEACHING ENGLISH, DANCE AND THEATER.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR-SOTVO

"there's just so many amazing moments along the way just the ah hah I see in somebody's eyes when they get the step they're trying to have"

GAIR SAYS SHE WANTS TO REPRESENT THE *HUNDREDS OF OTHER TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT --

WHO DESERVE SIMILAR RECOGNITION.

OSCARS DAY 2-WX WALL VO SS

JUST TWO DAYS UNTIL THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

WHICH AIRS RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C 7.

AND THIS MORNING.

OUR PICKS FOR THE *BIGGEST AWARDS.

WE SHARED SOME PREDICTIONS THURSDAY.

BUT THIS MORNING --

WE'RE GOING OVER THE *BIGGEST CATEGORIES.

FIRST -- BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE:

JESSICA CHASTAIN FOR 'ZERO DARK THIRTY'

JENNIFER LAWRENCE FOR 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK'

EMMANUELLE RIVA FOR 'AMOUR'

QUVENZHANE WALLIS FOR 'BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD'

AND NAOMI WATTS FOR 'THE IMPOSSIBLE.'

I'M PICKING JENNIFER LAWRENCE.

AND LINH IS TAKING JESSICA CHASTAIN.

OSCARS DAY 2-WX WALL VO SS

NEXT UP, BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE.

THE NOMINEES ARE:

BRADLEY COOPER FOR 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK'.

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS FOR 'LINCOLN'.

HUGH JACKMAN FOR 'LES MISERABLES'.

JOAQUIN PHOENIX FOR 'THE MASTER'.

AND DENZEL WASHINGTON FOR 'FLIGHT'.

I'M GOING WITH HUGH JACKMAN

AND CHANCE'S PICK IS DANIEL DAY-LEWIS.

OSCARS DAY 2-WX WALL VO (2)SS

AND NOW THE NOMINEES FOR BEST PICTURE.

'AMOUR'

'ARGO'

'BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD'

'DJANGO UNCHAINED'

'LES MISERABLES'

'LIFE OF PI'

'LINCOLN'

'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK'

AND 'ZERO DARK THIRTY'.

AND FOR BEST PICTURE, I'M GOING WITH ARGO.

AND LINH IS PICKING LINCOLN.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

OUR PICKS FOR THIS YEAR'S OSCARS.

DON'T FORGET, THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS AIR RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C 7.

SUNDAY NIGHT BEGINNING AT 7.

OF COURSE -- WE'LL HAVE A FULL RECAP MONDAY MORNING.

BEGINNING AT FIVE A-M.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

A COUPLE MARRIED FOR 66 YEARS.

DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

INCLUDING. A FUNERAL SERVICE.

THE POST STAR IN NEW YORK REPORTS.

NORMAN HENDRICKSON WAS ON THE WAY TO HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL.

WHEN HE DIED.

INSTEAD OF WAITING, HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

NORMAN AND GWEN LOVED TO LAUGH,

SO THEY PUT A SIGN ON THE DOOR, SAYING.

"Surprise - It's a double header - Gwen and Norman Hendrickson - Feb. 16, 2013"

THEIR KIDS JOKED -- NORMAN WANTED A BUY ONE GET ONE DEAL. AND HE GOT IT.

THE FUNERAL HOME THREW HIS CASKET IN FOR FREE.

THE FAMILY SAYS. IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD'VE GONE.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

YOU JUST HEARD *OUR PICKS FOR THE OSCARS.

NOW.YOURS.

THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -- SURVEYED 100-THOUSAND -- TAXI PASSENGERS.

HERE'S WHO THEY PICKED.

BEST ACTOR -- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS.

BEST ACTRESS -- JESSICA CHASTAIN.

BEST DIRECTOR -- STEVEN SPIELBERG. FOR LINCOLN.

BEST PICTURE -- "LINCOLN".

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TEBOW CANCELS TX APPEARANCE-OC VO OC

NEW YORK JETS QUARTERBACK AND FORMER FLORIDA GATOR TIM TEBOW --

PULLS OUT OF AN EVENT IN TEXAS.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR AT THE CONTROVERSIAL "FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH" IN DALLAS IN APRIL.

BUT THURSDAY ON TWITTER --

HE SAID HE CANCELED THE VISIT.

BECAUSE HE LEARNED THE PASTOR HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY.

FOR PREACHING THAT GAY SEX IS SINFUL --

AND CRITICIZING MORMONISM, CATHOLICISM AND ISLAM.

BUT TEBOW IS STILL SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN NAPLES,

ON SATURDAY MARCH 9TH.

DIRTY BEACHES-VO

FORT MYERS BEACH TOWN LEADERS -- WANT EVERYONE ON DOO-DOO DUTY.

PEOPLE AREN'T CLEANING UP AFTER THEIR DOGS.

FORT MYERS BEACH IS ONE OF THE FEW BEACHES IN THE AREA -- THAT ALLOW THEM.

COUNCIL MEMBERS TELL US.

THEY ARE GETTING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS -- ABOUT *PRESENTS ON THE BEACH.

RIGHT NOW, ONLY TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS -- WORK THE SEVEN MILES OF SAND.

SONIC BOOMS OVER SWFL-SOTVO

THE NAVY SAYS TRAINING MISSIONS --

ARE PROBABLY CAUSING SONIC BOOMS OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ABC7 REACHED OUT TO THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN KEY WEST YESTERDAY.

AFTER VIEWERS ASKED US WHAT WAS GOING ON.

OFFICIALS SAY JETS ARE FLYING OVER THE GULF.

AND THE TRAINING, ALONG WITH THE DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ARE MOST LIKELY CREATING THE BOOMS.

Ted Steele/Golden Gate Estates/0:48 I just thought what the heck was it you know? It almost sounded like a bomb and then the earth moved a little bit."

THE NAVY SAYS --

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY IF YOU HEAR THE BOOMS.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

530 & 630AM HEADLINE 1 WINTER STORM-SOTVO-WIPE

"It's crazy. I wasn't expecting this today. Maybe on Christmas but not now."

530 & 630AM HEADLINE 2 DAD ATTACKED-VO-WIPE

530 & 630 AM HEADLINE 3 SMOKING-VO-WIPE

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

SANIBEL FIRE-TRX VO

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW --

ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE SCENE OF A BLAZE ON BUNTING LANE.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN HOT SPOTS.

THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

NO INJURIES AND NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE YET.

7 CREWS WERE INVOLVED IN FIGHTING THE FIRE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS ON HIS WAY.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

PISTORIUS-VO

BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE OVER IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS BAIL HEARING.

A JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO RULE ON BAIL LATER TODAY.

DISCUSSIONS WERE SLOWED DOWN YESTERDAY, AFTER IT CAME OUT THAT THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES.

PISTORIUS-SOT VO

Maughan: "Certainly the state will be left with the embarrassing impression that they aren't fully in control of their own case and haven't done crucial investigative steps to ensure that they can actually prosecute this man."

MEANTIME, PROSECUTORS SAY PISTORIUS IS A FLIGHT RISK AND WILL FLEE THE COUNTRY IF GRANTED BAIL.

WINTER STORMS RIGHT NOW-VOTOPS WIPE

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --

NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN KANSAS CITY.

AS A BRUTAL WINTER STORM BATTERS THE MIDWESTERN STATES.

THE MISSOURI GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

AND TRANSPORTATION IS SLOW GOING.

BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED.

AND THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT IS SHUT DOWN.

WINTER STORMS RIGHT NOW-SOTVO

SOT: "Man it's kinda tough out here. Even if you have a four-wheel drive I

advise you to just stay in because everybody is getting stuck all over the

place."

HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED --

AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE REGION.

DAD ATTACKED-SS-VO-WIPE

A FATHER TELLS A-B-C 7.

HIS SON ATTACKED HIM WITH A HATCHET.

THIS MORNING ERNEST SHERWOOD IS IN JAIL.

HIS MOTHER CALLED POLICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

AND SAID HE WAS 'OUT OF CONTROL.'

ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, HE WAS ASLEEP ON THE COUCH -- AND WOKE UP AS HIS SON CAME AT HIM.

YOU CAN SEE THE BANDAGE ON HIS HEAD, BRUISES, AND CUTS ON HIS FACE.

HE TACKLED HIS SON --- AFTER TAKING A BLOW FROM THE HATCHET.

DAD ATTACKED-SOTVO

"He's always been a good son and hopefully always will be. This situation we just have to get through. And hopefully we do."

SHERWOOD IS IN HIS SENIOR YEAR -- AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

SMOKING BAN-OTS VO WIPE

SOON, THERE COULD BE FEWER PLACES TO SMOKE IN FLORIDA.

THURSDAY, A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE PASSED A PROPOSAL --

TO BAN OUTDOOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

INCLUDING BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD LET LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IMPLEMENT THE SMOKE FREE AREAS.

AS LONG AS SMOKING SECTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THOSE WHO BREAK THE LAW WOULD BE WARNED.

SMOKING BAN-SOTVO

Maureen zalewaki, Washington

5:00 I'm in support of the ban. I think the beaches should evolve with the rest of the country's progress on smoking in public places.

Brian Dummitt, Ohio

11:41 as long as you're responsible and you're not putting your ashes out and getting rid of your litter correctly.

BUT TODAY'S VOTE IS JUST *ONE STEP.

THE BILL STILL NEEDS TO PASS THROUGH OTHER COMMITTEES,

BEFORE IT GOES TO THE SENATE FLOOR.

RADEL ON BUDGET-VO WIPE

FRESHAMAN CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL -- IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEK.

ABC-7 CAUGHT UP WITH HIM YESTERDAY IN FORT MYERS.

THE CONGRESSMAN SPOKE WITH US ABOUT SEQUESTRATION.

SAYING THE PRESIDENT IS USING IT AS A POLITICAL TOOL.

HE SAYS THE POTENTIAL AUTOMATIC CUTBACKS.

WOULDN'T BE THE KIND THAT STOP GOVERNMENT WASTE.

RADEL ON BUDGET-SOT OC

sequestration is not just about cut cut cut. It's about save save save. We need to find a way to ace social security save Medicare and ultimately save our government it's budget and this economy

IF THE CUTS GO THROUGH.

REDEL SAYS YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT -- IN LONGER SECURITY LINES AT R-S-W.

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE INVESTIGATION-VO

EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL THIS MORNING.

AFTER A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE SHUT DOWN A BUSY FORT MYERS INTERSECTION.

IS HAPPENED YESTERDAY --

AT THE CORNER OF STATE ROAD 82 AND COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

AROUND 7 P-M LAST NIGHT --

OFFICIALS REPONDED TO THE C-V-S.

AFTER SOMEONE SOMEONE SAID A PACKAGE FELL OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK.

THAT PERSON THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT IT.

AND CALLED POLICE

BUT THE BOMB SQUAD DEEMED IT SAFE,

*WITHOUT HAVING TO BLOW IT UP.

GAS PRICES-OC CG OC BNR

GAS PRCIES CONTINUING TO CLIMB THIS MORNING.

UP FOR THE 34THDAY IN A ROW.

THESE NUMBERS JUST OUT.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, $3.___ A GALLON.

UP _________ FROM YESTERDAY

ACROSS THE STATE THE AVERAGE PRICE NOW AT $3.___ UP

AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE CURRENTLY AT $3.____

COLLIER RED TIDE RESULTS-OC-(2)CG-OC

NEW RESULTS RELEASED THIS MORNING --

SHOW LOWER AMOUNTS OF RED TIDE IN COLLIER COUNTY WATERS.

THERE ARE MEDIUM LEVELS OF THE TOXIN --

AT CAX-AMBASS PASS, BIG MARCO PASS, AND THE GOODLAND BRIDGE.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

IT'S FRIDAY!

WANT TO SEE A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?

HERE'S WHAT'S NEW AT THE BOX OFFICE.

FOR ACTION -- CHECK OUT "SNITCH."

DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON GOES INSIDE A DRUG CARTEL.

TO SAVE HIS SON.

IF YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES --

THERE'S "DARK SKIES."

EVIL FORCES INVADE A NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND "BLESS ME ULTIMA" TAKES PLACE DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

A BOY LEARNS ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL WORLD.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-SOTVO

TOP STORY -- OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.

CLOSE FRIENDS REACT.

ABC NEWS TALKED TO REEVA STEEMKAMP'S ROOMMATE.

I still have so many moments when I don't believe it is true.

GINA MYERS SAYS THE COUPLE SEEMED VERY HAPPY.

AND SINCE THE SHOOTING --

SHE HAS NOT CHANGED A THING IN HER FRIEND'S ROOM.

SHE JUST HOPES THE TRUTH COMES OUT.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA IS LIVE SOUTH AFRICA.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX CTR TO WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

DREW PETERSON TRIAL-VO

FORMER POLICE OFFICER DREW PETERSON --- WILL SPEND THE NEXT 38 YEARS IN PRISON.

THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SENTENCED TO YESTERDAY.

FOR KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE, KATHLEEN SAVIO.

BUT BEFORE HE LEARNED HIS FATE, PETERSON LET LOOSE AN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST.

HE YELLED -- "I DID NOT KILL KATHLEEN!

SOMEONE IN THE COURT YELLED BACK "YES, YOU DID."

DREW PETERSON TRIAL-SOTVO

he has a lot of anger and was able to blow off a little steam after all these years and told people how he felt.

PETERSON'S MUCH-YOUNGER *FOURTH WIFE DISAPPEARED IN 2007.

THAT CASE IS STILL UNSOLVED.

NIGERIA ARREST ANTI US CELL-VOWIPE

NIGERIA'S SECRET SERVICE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY --

THAT IT HAD ARRESTED A "TERRORIST CELL" TRAINED IN IRAN.

THAT PLANNED TO ATTACK U-S AND ISRAELI TARGETS.

THE STATE SECURITY SERVICE ARRESTED THREE SUSPECTS IN DECEMBER.

AFTER THE LEADER OF THE GROUP MADE SEVERAL SUSPICIOUS TRIPS TO IRAN.

AUTHORITIES SAID HE INTERACTED WITH A "HIGH PROFILE TERRORIST NETWORK."

NIGERIA ARREST ANTI US CELL-SOTVO

"That his Iranian sponsors requested that he identifies and gathers intelligence on public places and prominent hotels frequented by Americans and Israelis to facilitate attacks.

THE SUSPECT CLAIMS --

WOMAN SCAMMED-VO WIPE

SCAMMERS ARE ONCE AGAIN.

PREYING ON THE ELDERLY -- HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLROIDA.

THIS TIME IT COST ONE MATLACHA WOMAN --- THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

ON WEDNESDAY,

79 YEAR OLD WIDOW -- HELEN ILER.

GOT A CALL FROM A MAN PRETENDING TO BE WITH A LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SHE SAYS ANOTHER VOICE CLAIMED TO BE HER GRANDSON -- IN NEED OF MONEY TO PAY TRAFFIC TICKETS.

ILER BOUGHT TWO MONEY CARDS -- AND GAVE THE CARD NUMBERS TO THE FAKE DEPUTIES.

WOMAN SCAMMED-SOTVO

42:10-20 HELEN ILER "one of the most stupidest people in the world that's how I really feel because I thought I was smart enough to never get caught in anything like this"

IN TOTAL SHE LOST TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WXCTR TO WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

SANIBEL FIRE-TRX OC

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF SANIBEL ISLAND.

CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE ALONG BUNTING LANE.

THAT'S WHERE A-B-C 7'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON THIS SITUATION.

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

LIVE:

CREWS GOT HERE AROUND 3:20 THIS MORNING. THIS HOUSE WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

VO:

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING.

YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE AND HOW LARGE THE RESPONSE TO THIS FIRE WAS.

THERE WERE 7 ENGINE CREWS. THEY WERE FROM SANIBEL, FMB AND IONA MCGREGOR.

SANIBEL FIRE-VO

SANIBEL FIRE-SOTVO

SOT:

Assistant chief Matthew Scott, Sanibel fire

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

LIVE:

LUCKILY NO INJURIES.

CREWS WILL BE OUT HERE FOR A WHILE KNOCKING DOWN HOT SPOTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE.

I WAS TOLD THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL WILL BE OUT HERE LATER THIS MORNING AS WELL.

CAPE MAN KILLED IN MIAMI-VOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL MAN HAS DIED,

AFTER A HIT-AND-RUN CRASH IN NORTH MIAMI.

THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

YOU CAN BRIEFLY SEE THE VICTIM -- 75-YEAR-OLD LEFEVRE CHARLES.

AS THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CAR TURN THE CORNER.

THEN AS CHARLES CROSSES THE ROAD,

HE GETS HIT.

CAPE MAN KILLED IN MIAMI-SOTVO

"That's my dad and I loved him so much and he do a lot for me so that affect me a lot."But it's different than if he would have had a heart attack""Yes, because you know that's a heart attack that kill him, not somebody hit him and run, you know."

JERRY SAYS HIS FATHER WAS A POLITE AND PEACEFUL MAN.

WHO WAS ENJOYING RETIREMENT,

YET STILL PROVIDING FOR HIS FAMILY BACK HOME IN HAITI.

HE LIVED IN CAPE CORAL.

TEEN CHALLENGE-VO-WIPE

A GROUP FIGHTING ADDICTION -- IS EXPANDING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TEEN CHALLENGE HELPS MEN OVERCOME ADDICTION -- IN THE PINE MANOR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY HOUSE THE MEN.

AND THEY ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY, THEY CAN SOON HOUSE 85 -- UP FROM 50.

TEEN CHALLENGE-SOTVO

11: 15 there is a drastic difference in a person from the inside out we believe you need to get to the heart of a person 11:21

7:24 through teen challenge ive been able to find the little joys in life that i took for granted before I came here 7:31

TEEN CHALLENGE HAS SEVEN EMPTY LOTS -- IT PLANS TO BUILD ON.

IT ALSO HAS THREE HOUSES FOR ITS WOMEN'S PROGRAM.

SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR RETIRES-OC

U-S SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR MARK SULLIVAN WILL RETIRE TODAY.

HIS AGENCY WAS EMBROILED IN A SCANDAL,

INVOLVING PROSTITUTES IN COLOMBIA.

SULLIVAN WILL STEP DOWN.

AFTER ALMOST THREE DECADES WITH THE AGENCY.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

WHEN IT COMES TO CELL PHONES.

THEY KIND OF HAVE YOU OVER A BARREL.

YOU PAY WHATEVER THE COMPANIES CHARGE.

CHANCE: $95 PER MONTH.

HOW ABOUT *UNLIMITED TALK. TEXT. AND DATA.

FOR $19 PER MONTH?!

SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT IT'S NOT.

A NEW SERVICE LETS CUSTOMERS -- USE ANDROID PHONES FOR THAT CHEAP PRICE.

AND NO CONTRACT.

BUT THERE IS ONE CATCH.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

*GMA*

WE'RE JUST A WEEK AWAY -- FROM BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPENDING CUTS.

IT COULD MEAN HIGHER FOOD PRICES.

LOOOONG LINES AT THE AIRPORT.

THOUSAND OF LAYOFFS.

SO WHO'S TO BLAME?

A NEW PEW RESEARCH POLLS. ASKED AMERICANS.

31% BLAME THE PRESIDENT.

49% BLAME REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.

THE WASHINGTON POST ALSO REPORTS.

40% SAY LET THE CUTS HAPPEN.

49% WANT POLITICIANS TO PUT THEM OFF.

JUST AHEAD ON *GMA.

WHO WILL GET HIT THE HARDEST?

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

SANFORD BODY CAMS-VO

PHOTOGRAPHS WILL PLAY A *BIG PART --

IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER TRIAL.

AND MOVING FORWARD --

SANFORD POLICE OFFICERS WILL HAVE *MORE PICTURES AND VIDEO,

WHENEVER THEY HEAD TO COURT.

A-B-C 7 HAS LEARNED --

THE CITY OF SANFORD JUST BOUGHT 20 BODY-MOUNTED CAMERAS.

FOR THEIR OFFICERS.

THEY ATTACH TO THE SHOULDER OR CHEST.

AND CAPTURE NEARLY *EVERYTHING THE COP SEES.

THE OFFICER CAN TURN THE CAMERAS ON OR OFF.

AND EVERY OFFICER THAT HITS THE STREET.

GIANT GOLDFISH-VOWIPE

AN UNEXPECTED CATCH -- TURNED UP IN THE WATERS OF LAKE TAHOE.

RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA.

REELED IN A GIANT GOLDFISH.

THE MONSTER GOLDFISH WEIGHED IN AT A WHOPPING 4 POINT 2 POUNDS.

AND WAS MORE THAN A FOOT LONG.

IN FACT, LARGE GOLDFISH SEEM TO BE MULTIPLYING IN THE WATERS OF LAKE TAHOE.

GIANT GOLDFISH-SOTVO

"You just see this bright golden orange thing starting to float up, and you're like, what is that? And then you take a net and you scoop it up and you're like, it's a goldfish."

BIOLOGISTS BELIEVE THE GOLDFISH --- ARE IN THE LAKE.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

SANIBEL FIRE-VO-WIPE

IT'S________

HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE SCENE OF A BLAZE ON BUNTING LANE.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN HOT SPOTS.

THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

NO INJURIES AND NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE YET.

7 CREWS WERE INVOLVED IN FIGHTING THE FIRE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS ON HIS WAY.

TS 1) WINTER STORM-VO-WIPE

A HUGE WINTER STORM STILL *WALLOPING THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING.

AND THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

TS2) PISTORIUS-VOTOPS

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE OVER IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS BAIL HEARING.

TS 3) DAD ATTACKED-VOTOS

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN WAS ATTACKED IN HIS OWN HOME, BY HIS TEENAGE SON.

ACCORDING TO ERNEST SHERWOOD, SENIOR, HE WAS ASLEEP ON THE COUCH -- AND WOKE UP AS HIS SON CAME AT HIM.

HE TACKLED HIS SON --- AFTER TAKING A BLOW FROM A HATCHET.

TS 4) SMOKING BAN-VOTOPS

A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE HAS PASSED A PROPOSAL TO BAN OUTDOOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

INCLUDING BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS.

TS 5) NEXT POPE-VOTOPS

AND, IT'S NOT LIKELY AN AMERICAN WILL BE THE NEXT POPE.

TS 6)-VOTOPS

FINAL WEATHER

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

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