HEADLINES-------------

AHEAD ON YOUR ONLY NEWS AT NINE.

THE BAIL HEARINGS ARE OVER --- IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE.

AND NOW THE DECISIONS IS UP TO THE JUDGE.

THE LATEST REACTIONS FROM TODAYS HEARING.

PLUS, HEART-STOPPING VIDEO OF A SNOW BOARDER--

HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

45 FEET ABOVE A SKI SLOPE.

WHAT THIS 17-YEAR-OLD SAYS -

ABOUT THE TERRIFYING PLUNGE.

AND WE'VE ALL HEARD THEM. MYTHS ABOUT SAVING GAS.

BUT WHICH ONES ARE FACT.

HL1) PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-VO-WIPE

HL2) SNOWBOARDER-VO-WIPE

HL3) GAS MYTHS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO CLIFFTON-VOTOPS 2 SHOT

RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL IS ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

INVESTIGATING AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE.

THE HOME ON BUNTING LANE IS A COMPLETE LOSS.

LUCKILY, *NO ONE WAS INJURED.

ABC7'S CLIFTON FRENCH HAS BEEN LIVE AT THE SCENE ALL MORNING.

SANIBEL FIRE-REM-LIVE

WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THE CAUSE OF THAT FIRE WAS A CHARCOAL GRILL SITTING ON THE DECK.

SANIBEL FIRE-VO

IT CAUSE A VERY LARGE FIRE.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE FROM A NEIGHBOR.

THE FLAMES WERE HIGHER THAN THE TREES OUT FRONT.

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

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

SANIBEL FIRE-SOT

SANIBEL FIRE-REMLIVE

ACCORDING TO FIREFIGHTERS, THERE WAS A MAN AND HIS TEENAGE SON INSIDE.

THEY WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF SMOKE DETECTORS, AND WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOME.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THOSE SMOKE DETECTORS SAVED SOME LIVES TODAY.

PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-2 SHOT

WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM LEARNING THE MAGISTRATES' DECISION IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE.

THE MAGISTRATE CAN EITHER KEEP THE OLYMPIC ATHLETE IN JAIL UNTIL TRIAL, OR LET HIM OUT ON BAIL.

PISTORIUS IS FACING PREMEDITATED MURDER CHARGES IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-PKG

THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE PULLED LEAD INVESTIGATOR HILTON BOTHA FROM THE CASE AFTER ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FROM A 2011 INCIDENT WERE REINSTATED AGAINST HIM.

DESPITE THE ALLEGATIONS THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE COMMISIONER PRAISED HIS WORK ON THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE.

"He's got 22 years of experience, and I think in terms of this hearing and the bail application he presented the case of the police well."

THE CHARGES AGAINST BOTHA PRESENT YET ANOTHER HURDLE TO THE PROSECUTION.

AS THEY TRY TO KEEP PISTORIUS JAILED ON A CHARGE OF PREMEDITATED MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND REEVA STEENKAMP.

PISTORIUS' DEMEANOR IN COURT HAS CHANGED FROM EMOTIONAL TO NEARLY MOTIONLESS.AS HE STOOD IN COURT WITH HEAD BOWED.

HIS UNCLE SAYS HE IS DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF HIS GIRLFRIEND

PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-OC

WHETHER OR NOT OSCAR PISTORIUS IS GRANTED BAIL --

IT WILL BE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE TRIAL STARTS.

ALSO -- A JUDGE WILL DECIDE THE CASE,

OK CITY CHOPPER-LIVE SAT

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF OKLAHOMA CITY --

A MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHES, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING A THIRD.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING NEAR A NURSING HOME IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.

WINTER BLIZZARD-VO

THIS MORNING, SNOW CONTINUES FALLING ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

A DEVASTATING WINTER STORM --

HAS A *FIRM GRIP ON MUCH OF THE REGION.

THIS TIME-LAPSE VIDEO SHOWS KANSAS CITY --

BEING SWALLOWED BY THE SNOW.

WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS START A LONG, MESSY DAY ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

AND SNOW IN MANY PLACES FELL AT MORE THAN TWO INCHES AN HOUR.

GMA HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE-ONCAM

NOW TO SOME SHOCKING VIDEO --- THAT LOOKS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF JAMES BOND.

A YOUNG MAN -- HIGH ABOVE A SNOWY MOUNTAIN.

HANGING ON TO THE LIFT BY HIS FINGERNAILS.

GMA HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE-PKG

NATS

Dude!!

WHAT YOUR SEEING IS A YOUNG MAN HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

17 YEAR OLD JACOB GUTIERREZ --- HIS GRIP SLIPPING - IS ABOUT TO PLUMMET FOUR

STORIES INTO THE SIDE OF THIS MOUNTAIN

SOT Jacob

21:46:48

it was pretty terrifying / I was thinking if I fall wrong, I'm probably

gonna get really hurt or die /

THIS AMATEUR VIDEO WHICH WAS JUST POSTED ONLINE. SHOWS THE SHOCKING MOMENTS

RIGHT AFTER GUTIERREZ TRIED TO THROW A SNOWBALL TO A FRIEND FEBRUARY SECOND

INSTEAD HE LOSES HIS BALANCE AND EVENTUALLY HIS GRIP

SOT Jacob

So I'm hanging and I just lose grip, I remember just falling it felt really

far and I hit the rock and the next thing I know I'm looking up at the ski

lift.

LOOK AGAIN GUITERREZ DROPS 45 FEET FROM THIS SANTA FE NEW MEXICO SKI LIFT

AS HIS FRIENDS WATCH HELPLESSLY, RECORDING IT ALL

SOT Dallas

21:47:25

As he was falling, / I just. it was pretty scary I thought he might have

died.

SOT Jacob

I actually hit my head on the rock / there was just blood everywhere and I

was in shock.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS SLIPPED OFF OF A SKI LIFT LIKE THIS

JUST LAST YEAR, THIS YOUNG BOY SLIPPED FROM A CHAIRLIFT IN WISCONSIN. YOU

CAN SEE HIS FATHER HOLDING HIS HANDS AS STRANGERS GATHER TO CATCH HIM. THE

BOY WAS UNHARMED.

BUT BACK IN NEW MEXICO GUITIERREZ WASN'T AS LUCKY

THIS STUNNING FALL LEFT HIM WITH LIVER DAMAGE ALONG WITH A COLLAPSED LUNG

AND A BROKEN SKULL

NATS

Dude!!

SCARS HE SAYS WHICH HAVE NOW SCARED HIM INTO BEING MORE CAREFUL

SOT Jacob

21:51:36

I'm definitely gonna start wearing a helmet from now on.

NATS

Dude!!

WHAT YOUR SEEING IS A YOUNG MAN HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

17 YEAR OLD JACOB GUTIERREZ --- HIS GRIP SLIPPING - IS ABOUT TO PLUMMET FOUR

STORIES INTO THE SIDE OF THIS MOUNTAIN

SOT Jacob

21:46:48

it was pretty terrifying / I was thinking if I fall wrong, I'm probably

gonna get really hurt or die /

THIS AMATEUR VIDEO WHICH WAS JUST POSTED ONLINE. SHOWS THE SHOCKING MOMENTS

RIGHT AFTER GUTIERREZ TRIED TO THROW A SNOWBALL TO A FRIEND FEBRUARY SECOND

INSTEAD HE LOSES HIS BALANCE AND EVENTUALLY HIS GRIP

SOT Jacob

So I'm hanging and I just lose grip, I remember just falling it felt really

far and I hit the rock and the next thing I know I'm looking up at the ski

lift.

LOOK AGAIN GUITERREZ DROPS 45 FEET FROM THIS SANTA FE NEW MEXICO SKI LIFT

AS HIS FRIENDS WATCH HELPLESSLY, RECORDING IT ALL

SOT Dallas

21:47:25

As he was falling, / I just. it was pretty scary I thought he might have

died.

SOT Jacob

I actually hit my head on the rock / there was just blood everywhere and I

was in shock.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS SLIPPED OFF OF A SKI LIFT LIKE THIS

JUST LAST YEAR, THIS YOUNG BOY SLIPPED FROM A CHAIRLIFT IN WISCONSIN. YOU

CAN SEE HIS FATHER HOLDING HIS HANDS AS STRANGERS GATHER TO CATCH HIM. THE

BOY WAS UNHARMED.

GMA HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE-OC

THE FALL LEFT HIM WITH LIVER DAMAGE.

ALONG WITH A COLLAPSED LUNG -- AND A BROKEN SKULL.

BUT HE SAYS THAT NOT GOING TO STOP HIM FROM SKIING.

ZIMMERMAN IN COURT-OC-OTS

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

WE'VE GOTTEN WORD.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY WILL BE IN COURT TODAY ---

THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WANT TO QUESTION A WITNESS AND FRIEND OF TRAYVON'S.

WHO SAYS SHE WAS ON THE PHONE -- BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

LEAD ATTORNEY MARK OMARA WILL FILE A MOTION TODAY.

TO QUESTION THE WOMAN KNOWN AS WITNESS 8.

ZIMMERMAN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE CLEAR-VO

THIS MORNING THE SCENE IS ALL CLEAR ---

AFTER A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE. SHUTDOWN A BUSY INTERSECTION.

TRAFFIC IS BACK TO NORMAL --- ALONG STATE ROAD 82 AND COLONIAL BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

AROUND 7 LAST NIGHT --- OFFICIALS REPONDED TO A CVS.

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

THAT PERSON THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT IT. AND CALLED POLICE

THE BOMB SQUAD DEEMED IT SAFE WITHOUT HAVING TO BLOW IT UP.

DESOTO COUNTY DRUG BUST-SS VO WIPE

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

AND THAT HE ACTUALLY MADE IT EASY FOR THEM.

THEY HAVE 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 HAD PULLED JONES OVER FOR 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 --

DREAMLINER LATEST-VO

BOEING'S TROUBLED 7-8-7. MAY FINALLY GET BACK IN THE AIR.

TODAY THE COMPANY WILL MEET WITH THE F-A-A.

WITH A PLAN TO FIX THE PLANE'S BATTERY PROBLEMS.

IF THE PLAN IS APPROVED.

BOEING HOPES TO HAVE THE DREAMLINER BACK IN THE AIR BY APRIL.

FBI SEXTING CRACKDOWN-VO

THE F-B-I CRACKS DOWN ON SEXTING!

BUT DON'T WORRY --

IF YOU AREN'T AN AGENCY EMPLOYEE,

OFFICIALS PROBABLY ARE NOT AFTER YOU.

THE F-B-I SENT OUT AN INTERNAL REPORT--

IN AN EFFORT TO DETER FURTHER "SEXTING" MISCONDUCT.

THE F-B-I'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SAYS --

THEY'VE SEEN CASES OF EMPLOYEES USING *GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DEVICES.

TO SEND RACY TEXTS AND NUDE PHOTOS.

WORKERS HAVE BEEN REMINDED --

PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY-VO

THE FUTURE OF THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY --

IS IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY OWNS THE SPEEDWAY IN PUNTA GORDA.

AND IS RAISING RENT BY THREE-THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

THE OPERATORS SAY THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE HIKE.

SO THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLANS ON ASKING *OTHER ORGANIZATIONS --

TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO LEASE THE SPEEDWAY.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

NOW THAT GAS PRICES ARE BACK ON THE RISE,

WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS TO SAVE MONEY?

WE TAKE A LOOK AT GAS SAVING -- MYTHS AND FACTS.

FIND OUT.

WHAT WORKS.

TZ1 A GAS MYTHS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

Watching again for areas of fog this morning…looks like we have some around Charlotte County at this point with visibilities there around a half mile. We'll be watching the weather cams for some good shots through the morning show. Fog will still be an issue for the next few mornings as well.

Another warm day is on the way for us with highs in the mid 80s along with a nice mix of sun and clouds.

GAS MYTHS-OC

WE'VE SEEN GAS PRICES SKY ROCKET.

SO MANY PEOPLE WONDER.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SAVE GAS. *AND MONEY?

CHRIS CLACKUMS GOES OVER SOME WAYS.

GAS MYTHS-PKG

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"Frankly you are not going to see the huge boost in fuel economy that you would like to and that is available in other ways"

PHILIP REED AT EDMUNDS.COM SAYS. THE OLD WAYS ARE STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO INCREASE FUEL EFFICIENCY. NAMELY, ADJUSTING YOUR DRIVING HABITS.

. LIKE LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

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"High speeds are gas-wasters and it's particularly true over 70 mph because of the aerodynamics"

IN FACT, FOR EACH 5 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE 50.ADD A QUARTER TO THE COST OF A GALLON OF GAS.

HE ALSO SAYS IT'S TRUER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. THAT A CAR LEFT RUNNING IN IDLE IS GUZZLING MORE THAN WE REALIZE.

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"So, if you're actually going to be stationary for longer than 30 seconds or a minute, if you can safely do so, you should shut off the car engine"

TRY WALKING, HE SAYS.AS OPPOSED TO THE SHORT DRIVES. BECAUSE SHORT DRIVES ARE THE MOST INEFFICIENT.

AND, WHEN BUYING GAS, KNOW WHETHER HIGH TEST IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VEHICLE. OR JUST RECOMMENDED.

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GAS MYTHS-OC

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

ANOTHER RELIABLE WAY TO MEASURE GAS MILEAGE.

IS TO DO IT YOURSELF.

COMPARING THE NUMBER OF MILES YOU GET.

PEANUT SALMONELLA CHARGE -VO

A GRAND JURY HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS.

FROM THE 2009 SALMONELLA OUTBREAK.

TRACED TO A GEORGIA PEANUT PROCESSING PLANT.

FOUR EMPLOYEES OF PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. WERE NAMED IN THE INDICTMENT.

CHARGES INCLUDE CONSPIRACY, WIRE FRAUD, AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

PET TREAT RECALL-VOTOPS

TWO COMPANIES ARE RECALLING THEIR PET TREATS.

BELIEVED TO BE CONTAMINATED -- WITH SALMONELLA.

KASEL ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES IS RECALLING ALL PRODUCTS. MADE AT ITS DENVER FACILITY FROM MID-APRIL TO MID-SEPTEMBER.

BRANDS BEING RECALLED ARE BOOTS AND BARKLEY,

COLORADO NATURALS, BIXBI AND NATURE'S DELI.

IN A SEPARATE RECALL.

NUTRI-VET IS RECALLING ITS NUTRI-VET -- AND NUTRIPET CHICKEN JERKY PRODUCTS.

REVERSE SLEEPING PILL-OC

FEELING TIRED THIS MORNING?

A NEW "ALL-NATURAL" REMEDY --

CLAIMS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO WAKE UP.

IT'S CALLED "WAKE-UP-ON-TIME".

TAKE THE PILL RIGHT BEFORE BED --

AND IT STARTS TO WORK 6 TO 8 HOURS LATER.

BY RELEASING ALL-NATURAL INGREDIENTS INTO YOUR BODY.

GIVING YOU ENERGY.

SO YOU CAN WAKE UP FEELING ALERT.

TEASE TWO-OC

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

CELL PHONES GO WITH US. EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE A STAPLE IN OUR LIVES.

BUT NOW RESEARCHES ARE SAYING --- THEY COULD BE LINKED TO CANCER.

TZ2 A CELL PHONE-VO-WIPE

CELL PHONE RADIATION-SOTVO

CELL PHONES HAVE BEEN WIDELY USED --- FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.

THE F-C-C, SETS GUIDELINES FOR HOW MUCH RADIATION A CELL PHONE CAN EMIT.

AND SAYS -- CELL PHONES ARE SAFE.

BUT OTHERS AREN'T SO SURE.

The world health organizations is taking the step of calling cell phones a possible carcinogen, which is a cancer-causing agent.

THAT PUTS CELL PHONES IN THE SAME CANCER-RISK CATEGORY.

AS LEAD PAINT AND DIESEL EXHAUST.

CELL PHONE RADIATION-SOT VIDBOX CG

The concern of what a lot of scientists will use to describe it is they're saying it sort of causes a "heating up" of the brain --much like an egg for example that's being cooked.

BUT THERE ARE SOME PRECAUTIONS -- THAT YOU CAN TAKE NOW.

CELL PHONE SAFETY MANUALS ACTUALLY TELL US.

TO KEEP THE PHONE ABOUT 1/2 AN INCH TO AN INCH AWAY FROM THE HEAD.

NEVER TALK WITH A PHONE DIRECTLY AGAINST YOUR HEAD, USE AN EARPIECE.

BEDTIME 911 CALL -SOTVO

A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY TRYING TO AVOID BEDTIME.

GOT A LATE NIGHT VISIT FROM POLICE OFFICERS.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE CALLED 9-1-1 --

WHEN HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM IT WAS TIME TO GO TO SLEEP.

Hi, this is 911. Somebody just called from there?"

Rosario: "Yeah, it was my son, my 10-year-old son."

Dispatcher: "Ok…"

Rosario: "No, everything is fine here" rosario: I told him to go to bed and he doesn't want to go to bed. He's like, 'I'm going to call the cops on you.' I said, 'Go ahead.'"

THE BOY NEVER ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH ANYONE.

HE HUNG UP THE PHONE,

AFTER DIALING 9-1-1.

BUT THAT WAS ENOUGH!

POLICE NOT ONLY CALLED BACK.

BEDTIME 911 CALL -SOTVO

S/ Shamayne Rosario / Mother:48-1:03

" was going to just leave without talking to my son, but I said to him, 'Can you please speak with my son about the importance' -- that this can be a learning lesson instead of just being, okay the police came out and that was it.

ABUSING THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM CAN BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

BUT NO CHARGES WERE FILED IN THIS CASE.

THE BOY SAYS HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO APT-VO

A DEVELOPER IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH.

TO MEET THE GROWING HOUSING NEEDS OF ONE TEXAS CITY.

THE BUILDER IS CREATING 70 NEW APARTMENTS.

USING MOSTLY RECYCLED SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

HE SAYS MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION TAKES PLACE IN A WAREHOUSE.

ONE DAY -- YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ORDER PRE-FABRICATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

MOTHER NATURE DELIVERS A WINTER WALLOP.

TO RESIDENTS IN 20 STATES.

*18* INCHES OF SNOW --

ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES.

DETAILS ON THE COLD MESS IN THE MIDWEST.

AND THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD THIS MORNING

AND THE SEARCH IS ON -- FOR THE KILLER.

MORE ON THE "LAS VEGAS STRIP SHOOT OUT" --- THAT'S MAKING NATIONAL NEWS THIS MORNING.

A TIME'S RUNNING OUT IN WASHINGTON.

BUDGET CUTS WILL AFFECT *EVERY AMERICAN IN SOME WAY.

INCLUDING *YOU.

TZ1A) WINTER STORM-VO-WIPE

TZB2) VEGAS STRIP-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3 C CONGRESS PAY CUTS-VOTOPS

CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

AFTER TWO CRUMMY TRADING DAYS IN A ROW --

MARKETS COULD HAVE A QUIET CLOSE TO THE WEEK.

STOCK FUTURES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER.

INVESTORS RUSHED BACK INTO STOCKS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

AND CONTINUE ADDING MONEY TO THE U-S STOCK MARKET.

BUT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY'S COMBINED LOSSES --

TOP STORIES

BREAKING

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA--

THE MAGISTRATE IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE *GRANTS BAIL* FOR THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OLYMPIC ATHLETE.

PISTORIUS IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PREMEDITATED MURDER IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY KILLING OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, REEVA STEENKAMP.

PISTORIUS MAINTAINS THAT HE FIRED SHOTS THINKING SHE WAS AN INTRUDER.

AGAIN, PISTORIUS WILL BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

IT WILL BE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE TRIAL STARTS.

TS2) SANIBEL FIRE-VOTOPS

WE *NOW KNOW WHAT CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

SPARKS FROM A CHARCOAL GRILL. ON THE DECK.

CREWS GOT THERE AROUND 3:20 THIS MORNING.

THE HOUSE ON BUNTING LANE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

A MAN AND HIS SON WERE SLEEPING INSIDE AT THE TIME.

TS2)PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-VOTOPS

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA--

THE MAGISTRATE IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE *GRANTS BAIL* FOR THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OLYMPIC ATHLETE.

PISTORIUS IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PREMEDITATED MURDER IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY KILLING OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, REEVA STEENKAMP.

PISTORIUS MAINTAINS THAT HE FIRED SHOTS THINKING SHE WAS AN INTRUDER.

AGAIN, PISTORIUS WILL BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

IT WILL BE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE TRIAL STARTS.

TS3) OK CITY CHOPPER-VOTOPS

A MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHES, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING A THIRD.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING NEAR A NURSING HOME IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.

MASSIVE WINTER STORM-2 SHOT

TRAVEL COULD PROVE A CHALLENGE --- FOR MILLIONS IN THE NATION'S HEARTLAND.

STILL IN THE GRIPS OF A WINTER STORM.

THE UPPER MIDWEST IS THE STORM'S NEXT TARGET.

IT ALREADY DUMPED MORE THAN A FOOT AND HALF OF SNOW IN KANSAS.

MASSIVE WINTER STORM-PKG

This morning.much of the nation's heartland is buried in snow.

Overnight, the massive blizzard marched toward Chicago.

The Great Lakes and the northern Midwest are bracing for almost foot

of snow.

The monster storm has already socked the heartland.parts of Kansas and

Missouri were struck by thundersnow. So instead of pouring rain.it was

pouring SNOW. The conditions made driving treacherous.

MOS-

IT'S A MESS OUT HERE. IT'S REALLY A MESS OUT HERE.

From Kansas to Missouri, highways were shut down.

MOS-SOT-

JUST GOT OUT OF CONTROL.I LOST CONTROL DUE TO WEATHER CONDITOINS.

Reporter-SOT-

SCARY.

MOS-SOT-

SCARY! YES, IT IS!

Across the Midwest, crew are working to clear abandoned vehicles after many

got stuck in the snow. Even mighty postal trucks had a hard time.

Cindy Liptak, Wichita, KS, Post Office -SOT-

THE LAST ONE THAT WAS COMING HERE GOT STUCK SIX TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY GOT

HERE./WE'VE GONE TO EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.

The heavy snow made visibility difficult at a number of airports.including

this one in Omaha, Nebraska.where workers raced to clear runways.

At yesterday's peak -- snow fell up to 3 inches per hour in some places.

Look at this time lapse.watch how quickly snow in Arkansas adds up.

Some in the Midwest welcomed the damp conditions. Drought-plagued farmers

called the snow a blessing.

Tim Iwig. Dairy Farmer-SOT-

THIS WILL GET OUR SPRING CROPS GROWING.OUR OATS, AND OUR ALFALFA, AND OUR

MASSIVE WINTER STORM-OC

THAT WAS TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TODAY.

BUT FORECASTERS SAY IT WILL RE-DEVELOP OFF THE EAST COAST.

PLANE STUCK IN SNOW-VO

AFTER A BLIZZARD -- YOU HAVE TO DIG YOUR CAR OUT OF THE SNOW.

BUT AIRPORT WORKERS IN WICHITA. HAD TO DIG OUT A *PLANE!

A UNITED AIRLINES PLANE HAD JUST COME IN FROM DENVER.

GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW AT WICHITA'S MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT.

WORKERS TRIED TO CLEAR A PATH,

SO BUSES COULD DRIVE TO THE PLANE AND BRING IN THE PASSENGERS.

BUT THE TARMAC WAS TOO SLICK.

VEGAS STRIP SHOOTING -VO

THIS MORNING POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE MAN.

RESPONSIBLE FOR A LAS VEGAS SHOOTOUT.

THAT LEAD TO A FIERY CAR CRASH.

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

INCLUDING A RAPPER --- KENNETH CHERRY, JR.

AFTER AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT -- AT ARIA HOTEL.

POLICE SAY SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED -- FROM A BLACK RANGE ROVER.

INTO A MASERATI.

VEGAS STRIP SHOOTING -SOTVO

Las Vegas and the Las Vegas strip is a safe place to live, to work and to visit. The acts of these individuals this morning do not reflect the values of the citizens or the people who visit the Las Vegas valley.

AT LEAST THREE OTHER CARS -- COLLIDED IN THE INTERSECTION. INJURING 6.

DREW PETERSON SENTENCED-VO

A CHICAGO JUDGE HAS SENTENCED EX-COP DREW PETERSON.

TO 38 YEARS IN PRISON --- FOR THE MURDER OF HIS THIRD WIFE.

PETERSON WAS CONVICTED --- OF THE 2004 DROWNING DEATH OF KATHLEEN SAVIO.

THE JUDGE DENIED A RE-TRIAL.

SHORTLY BEFORE THE RULING WAS HANDED DOWN.

IN A RARE OUTBURST, PETERSON YELLED THAT HE'S INNOCENT.

SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE -- CALLED HIM A LIAR.

U.S. SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR TO RETIRE-OC

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY --

FOR U-S SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR MARK SULLIVAN.

HE'S RETIRING.

THIS FOLLOWS A SCANDAL INVOLVING PROSTITUTES IN COLOMBIA --

THAT HE WAS PART OF.

SULLIVAN WILL STEP DOWN,

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 JUST 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,

SHOULD CONGRESS TAKE A PAY CUT?-2 SHOT

WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM *FORCED SPENDING CUTS --

THAT WOULD IMPACT *EVERY AMERICAN IN SOME WAY.

THEY ARE SET TO TAKE EFFECT MARCH FIRST. UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS.

MEANWHILE, FEDERAL WORKERS ARE GETTING READY.

ESPECIALLY THOSE ON CAPITOL HILL.

DANA BASH ASKS THE QUESTION.

SHOULD CONGRESS TAKE A PAY CUT?-PKG

PAIN FROM FORCED SPENDING CUTS IS A WEEK AWAY AND LAWMAKERS ARE PREPARING THEIR AIDES FOR THE FALLOUT THAT COULD HIT THEM, LIKE ALL GOVERNMENT WORKERS.

"We've actually budgeted with a 10% cut in mind."

"We reorganized our office last December. We had to let people go then, because we were anticipating at least a 16-percent cut."

BUT GET THIS: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO PUT THESE CUTS IN PLACE, WON'T SEE ANY CHANGE TO THEIR OWN $174,000 A YEAR PAYCHECKS.

THEY'RE EXEMPT.

THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THEIR SALARIES IN THESE SPENDING CUTS.

SO, BEFORE LAWMAKERS LEFT TOWN FOR A WEEK LONG RECESS WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO HEAD OFF THE COMING CUTS.

"Hey Congressman, Dana Bash, CNN."

we took an informal survey:

"do you think that you should take a pay cut as well as a member of congress?"

"Well, certainly. I mean we're all in this together. We're all suffering together."

MOST LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES SAID YES.

"Would you take a paycut?"

"Absolutely. Let's make sure that we're doing our part as well."

BUT CUTTING LAWMAKERS PAY NOW IS NOT SO EASY.

THE 27TH AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM CHANGING THEIR PAY UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION.

THOUGH THEY CAN GET CREATIVE. WRITE CHECKS TO CHARITY, OR THE TREASURY.

IRONICALLY, SOME TEA PARTY BACKED LAWMAKERS WHO CAMPAIGNED ON SLASHING FEDERAL SPENDING ARE RELUCTANT TO GIVE UP THEIR OWN PAY.

"Do you think members of Congress should take a pay cut?

"Uh, I don't think so. I mean I don't think we should raise our pay."

REPUBLICAN BILLY LONG WAS ELECTED IN 2010 TO CUT WASHINGTON SPENDING.

"It's such a miniscule part, I don't think it'd have an effect."

"Will you personally as a member of Congress take a pay cut as well?"

MICHELLE BACHMANN ANSWERED THAT QUESTION, ASKED SEVERAL TIMES, TALKING ONLY ABOUT HER STAFF, NOT HER.

SHOULD CONGRESS TAKE A PAY CUT?-OC

THAT WAS DANA BUSH REPORTING.

IRONICALLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPONENTS OF CONGRESS CUTTING ITS PAY.

IS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST.

NANCY PELOSI SAY SHE KNOWS OTHERS.

SEQUESTER CUTS-VO

IF SEQUESTRATION HAPPENS.

MORE THAN TWO MILLION WORKERS -- FACE INVOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE.

BUT ALL OF US WILL FEEL IT IN SOME WAY.

FOUR PLACES YOU COULD FEEL THE PAIN.

FIRST -- HIGHER BEEF AND CHICKEN PRICES.

FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE IN FOR A 51 MILLION DOLLAR CUT.

SECOND-- 400 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE HEAD START PROGRAM,

WHICH MEANS 70-THOUSAND PRE SCHOOLERS, FROM LOWER INCOME FAMILIES, HAVE TO STAY HOME.

THIRD-- A BIGGER HEADACHE AT THE AIRPORT.

T-S-A AND CUSTOMS WOULD SEE CUTS.

FINALLY -- ABOUT $3 BILLION DOLLARS.

New Row 1 Leonie Louis-LINH

UPDATING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA--

OSCAR PISTORIUS HAS BEEN GRANTED BAIL AND WILL BE FREED FROM CUSTODY UNTIL HIS TRIAL.

THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OLYMPIC ATHLETE IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PREMEDITATED MURDER IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY KILLING OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, REEVA STEENKAMP.

PISTORIUS MAINTAINS THAT HE FIRED SHOTS THINKING SHE WAS AN INTRUDER.

THE MAGISTRATE AGREED TO GRANT BAIL AFTER DETERMINING PISTORIUS WAS NOT A FLIGHT RISK AND NOT A VIOLENT THREAT.

ROSA PARKS STATUE-VO

A STATUE HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS --

ARRIVES AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST STATUE OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN. IN THE CAPITOL.

PARKS' REFUSAL TO GIVE UP HER BUS SEAT TO A WHITE PERSON --

LED TO THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT.

THE ROSA PARKS STATUE IS CAST IN BRONZE,

AND IT'S NEARLY NINE FEET TALL.

PRES APPROVAL RATING-VO

A MONTH INTO HIS SECOND TERM.

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY'S SUPPORT.

ACCORDING TO POLLS, 52-PERCENT APPROVE --- OF HOW HE HIS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT.

43-PERCENT DISAPPROVE.

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

OSCAR WEEKEND IS FINALLY HERE!

THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD. IS SUNDAY.

WHO'S TAKING HOME AN ACADEMY AWARD?

WHY WE CAN EXPECT SOME SURPRISES.

PLUS

BUTT OUT.

TZ4 A OSCAR PREPS-VO-WIPE

TZ4 B SMOKING BAN-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

GMA RED CARPET LOOKS-2 SHOT

WE'RE ALL GEARING UP FOR OSCARS.

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT IN SUNDAY!

WHO WILL TAKE HOME AN ACADEMY AWARD?

SOME NOMINEES ARE ALREADY CONSIDERED SHOE-INS.

BUT WE COULD SEE SOME MAJOR SURPRISES AND SPOILERS

GMA RED CARPET LOOKS-PKG

THIS MORNING THE RED CARPET IS OUTAND ALL BETS ARE OFF FOR WHO WILL WALK

AWAY WITH HOLLYWOOD'S MOST COVETED LEADING MAN

AND IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO: "THE OSCAR GOES TO."

EXPERTS SAY THINK AGAIN.

i think there are going to be quite a few surprises this year

TAKE STEVEN SPIELBERG'S "LINCOLN," THE FAVORITE FOR BEST PICTURE

IT'S LEADING THE PACK WITH 12 NOMS

A BLESSING?

MAYBE NOT. THE MOST-NOMINATED FILM ONLY WINS BEST PICTURE 67% OF THE TIME

JD Heyman, Executive Editor, PEOPLE MAGAZINE

some people think argo is neck in neck with lincoln.and then there are

alot people who think silver linings playbook might just sneak in there too

AND WHAT ABOUT THAT MOVIE'S STAR JENNIFER LAWRENCE?

it's just stressful.

ODDS HAVE HER DEAD EVEN WITH ZERO DARK THIRTY DARLING-- JESSICA CHASTAIN--

FOR BEST ACTRESS.

BUT INSIDERS SAY THROW OUT THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM PLAYBOOK.

22:50:56

EMMANUELLE RIVA had a stunning turn in amour, the french film and

MANYacademy are gonna want a way to award that movie

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD'S Quvenzhan Wallis COULD ALSO PROVIDE AN UPSET

ONCE CONSIDERED A WILD CARD SHE BECAME A MEGASTAR JUST AS ACADEMY MEMBERS

WERE VOTING

ON THE INSIDE I WAS DOING FLIPS THAT I NEVER COULD DO BEFORE

AND THEN THERE'S LES MIS STAR AND BEST ACTOR NOMINEE HUGH JACKMAN WHO TOLD

ME THIS RECENTLY:

The great thing about being a nominee is you get a pretty good seat.

Although, I know, if I'm up in the mezzanine, there's a very good chance I

won't be winning.

BUT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO PUT ALL YOUR PENNIES ON BEST ACTOR FAVORITE DANIEL

DAY LEWIS' LINCOLN NO ONE HAS EVER TAKEN HOME BEST ACTOR FOR PLAYING A U.S.

GMA RED CARPET LOOKS-SSTOPS

THAT WAS LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

THE OSCARS AIR THIS SUNDAY RIGHT HERE ON ABC -7.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

Watching again for areas of fog this morning…looks like we have some around Charlotte County at this point with visibilities there around a half mile. We'll be watching the weather cams for some good shots through the morning show. Fog will still be an issue for the next few mornings as well.

Another warm day is on the way for us with highs in the mid 80s along with a nice mix of sun and clouds.

TOSS TO JEFF-2SHOT BXS

A LOCAL LAWMAKER TACKLES GUN CONTROL.

AND THERE ARE PLANS FOR A BIG DOWNTOWN PARK IN NAPLES.

PLUS, TWO BIG CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. COULD POSSIBLY MERGE.

THESE ARE THE TOPICS --

ON THIS WEEKEND'S "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS."

HOST JEFF LYTLE JOINS US LIVE WITH A PREVIEW.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM LIVE (2 SS)

Naples artist Paul Arsenault and Neville Williams

Naples downtown park backers

Where would the money come from for this proposed park?

Heather Fitzenhagen, R-Fort Myers

Florida House, District 78

Gun control and business tax breaks

Christine Ross

Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce president, CEO

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SS

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SOT

Ross: We are known for being collaborative. We know it's really a good idea to cross county lines, to play ball with everyone and.

Lytle: A lot of businesses already do.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

DIRTY BEACHES-VO

ONE PROBLEM STINKS ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

TOWN LEADERS SAY PEOPLE *DON'T CLEAN UP AFTER THEIR DOGS.

FORT MYERS BEACH IS ONE OF THE FEW BEACHES IN THE AREA --

THAT ALLOW DOGS.

BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS TELL US --

THEY'RE GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT DOG WASTE LEFT ON THE BEACH.

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

SMOKING BAN-VO

IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIGHT UP IN FLORIDA--

YOU COULD SOON BE OUR OF LUCK.

A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE PASSED A PROPOSAL.

TO BAN OUTDOOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES -- LIKE BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS.

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.

THE BILL STILL NEEDS TO PASS THROUGH OTHER COMMITTEES --- BEFORE IT GOES TO THE SENATE FLOOR.

TEASE FIVE-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT --- IS LOOKING TO SPICE UP ITS JUDGES.

AND THEIR NEW ADDITION IS NO STRANGER TO THE SPICE WORLD,

PLUS -- REMEMBER THE BOY BAND 98 DEGREES?

TZ5 A 98 DEGREES-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

NEW TALENT JUDGE-VO

A FORMER SPICE GIRL.

TAKES SHARON OSBORNE'S SEAT ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

MELANIE BROWN -- BETTER KNOWN AS THE SPICE GIRLS' "MEL B" -- MAY JOIN "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT,"

AS ITS NEWEST JUDGE.

BUT SHE'S NOT NEW TO THE REALITY SCENE.

SHE PREVIOUSLY JUDGED THE AUSTRALIAN "X-FACTOR."

AND COMPETED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

THIS SUMMER IS THE SHOW'S EIGHTH SEASON.

NEW 98 DEGREES ALBUM-VOTOPS

AND 98 DEGREES HEATS UP THE MUSIC SCENE WITH A NEW ALBUM

"TWO POINT OH" IS SET TO COME OUT ON MAY SEVENTH.

SHORTLY AFTER, THE GROUP WILL TEAM UP WITH "BOYS TO MEN" AND "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK" --

FOR A NORTH AMERICAN TOUR.

DONALD TRUMP'S TWITTER HACKED-VO

DONALD TRUMP IS HOPPING MAD.

SOMEONE HACKED INTO HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT.

POLITICO REPORTS.

THE HACKER TWEETED OUT A LYRIC BY RAPPER LIL WAYNE -- TO TRUMP'S MORE THAN 2-MILLION FOLLOWERS.

TRUMP REGAINED CONTROL OF HIS ACCOUNT -- AND TWEETED ABOUT THE INCIDENT, SAYING:

GOOGLE SPACE HANGOUT-VOTOPS

TODAY. NASA WILL HOLD A GOOGLE PLUS HANGOUT.

WITH ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

A SELECT GROUP OF PEOPLE CAN CHAT FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.

ABOUT LIFE IN SPACE.

ASTRONAUTS WILL ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS -- POSTED BY NASA FOLLOWERS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

TS1)PISTOURIS BAIL HEARING-SAT LIVE

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA--

OSCAR PISTORIUS HAS BEEN GRANTED BAIL.

HE WILL BE FREED FROM CUSTODY UNTIL HIS TRIAL.

THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OLYMPIC ATHLETE IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PREMEDITATED MURDER--

IN THE KILLING OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, REEVA STEENKAMP.

PISTORIUS MAINTAINS --

HE FIRED SHOTS THINKING SHE WAS AN INTRUDER.

THE MAGISTRATE DECIDED PISTORIUS WAS NOT A FLIGHT RISK OR A VIOLENT THREAT.

TS2) SANIBEL FIRE-VOTOPS

WE *NOW KNOW WHAT CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

SPARKS FROM A CHARCOAL GRILL. ON THE DECK.

CREWS GOT THERE AROUND 3:20 THIS MORNING.

THE HOUSE ON BUNTING LANE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

A MAN AND HIS SON WERE SLEEPING INSIDE AT THE TIME.

TS3) OK CHOPPER-VOTOPS

A MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHES, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING A THIRD.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING NEAR A NURSING HOME IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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