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POPE BENEDICT MAKES HIS FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

ADDRESSING *HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OUTSIDE THE VATICAN.

ABC7 COVERS HIS FINAL DAYS.

AND WHAT COMES NEXT.

HAPPENING OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS ---

POLICE ARE QUESTIONING WITNESSES ---

AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE PARKING LOT -- OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ALONG DELEON STREET.

DETAILS AHEAD!

AND A TEACHER ACCUSED OF BEHAVING BADLY.

ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA!

WHAT STUDENT'S SAY SHE'S DOING--

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HL2) MORNING SHOTS FIRED-VO-WIPE

HL3 TEACHER BEAHAVING BADLEY-VO

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POPES FINAL APPEARANCE-CLIP

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ALL NEW THIS MORNING--

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NAVIGATES UNCHARTED WATERS.

A MASSIVE CROWD GATHERED IN SAINT PETER'S SQUARE THIS MORNING --

FOR POPE BENEDICT'S FINAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE APPEARANCE.

TOMORROW HIS RESIGNATION --- BECOMES OFFICIAL.

ABC'S NICK SCHIFRIN IS IN ROME.

POPES FINAL APPEARANCE-PKG

vo-pope on popemobile

A final audience - and farewell - to the faithful.

NATS - POPE

Pope Benedict the 16th's last ride in the popemobile. His last public speech

. He has held this audience every week for 8 years - but never to as big a

crowd.

NATS - ITALIAN

This church has had moments of joy and light, he says, but also difficult

moments.

The crowd arrived from all over the world. These three students from Santa

Barbara couldn't miss it.

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This is such a monumental time. No pope has resigned the way he has done. It

's something we have to see.

Tomorrow, Benedict will officially retire to quiet prayer and meditation.

His abdication will be captured live - by 26 Vatican cameras.

NATS - Spectators

These spectators are full of devotion. But Benedict leaves a Catholic church

deeply concerned by corruption, cronyism, and scandal.

One of his final private meetings will be with the so-called, 007 cardinals.

. who reportedly wrote about gay priests and blackmail in a confidential

dossier. And Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony is here - even though he

resigned, accused of concealing the crimes of pedophile priests.

SOT REV. JAMES MARTIN / ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR

I don't think it's a case where he said 01:10:32:06 'Oh my gosh, there's

all these scandals I have to resign,' I think just the weight of the job on

someone who is relatively frail and very old, just took its toll and was

time for him to go

And among the faithful, a hope that the next pope can help heal and unite.

SOT Tony Martin

2805 hopefully the person who comes in will be outspoken and bring in change

POPES FINAL APPEARANCE-TAG

NICK SCHIFRIN WITH THAT REPORT.

TOMORROW THE POPE WILL SAY GOODBYE TO THE CARDINALS.

DELEON SHOTS FIRED-CLIP

DELEON SHOTS FIRED-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING ABC-7 HAS SOME.

DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF FORT MYERS. AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

POLICE ARE QUESTIONING WITNESSES. AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED ON DELEON STREET.

A-B-C 7 WAS THERE AS POLICE WERE PATROLLING THE AREA WITH SHOTGUNS.

EARLY THIS MORNING.

THEY SAY THEIR WAS A PROBLEM.

THAT ENDED IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH GUN SHOTS.

POLICE ARE NOT SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT.

AND NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED.

AMBULANCE CRASH-VO WIPE

SIX PEOPLE RECOVER FROM SERIOUS INJURIES.

AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY AN AMBULANCE *BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN.

THE WRECK HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN FORT MYERS.

AT VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND CANAL STREET.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE AMBULANCE HIT AN S-U-V.

A PATIENT IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE WAS ALSO INJURED.

AMBULANCE CRASH-SOT VO

shelly flynn, fmpd: "three people were in the ambulance two transported one for them was the driver and they were on the process of taking a patient to the hospital"

ALL FOUR POEPLE IN THE S-U-V. WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE CRASH SHUT DOWN VERONICA SHOEMAKER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS,

FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

SWITZERLAND SHOOTING-CLIP

SWITZERLAND SHOOTING-VO

BRAND NEW AT NINE --

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A FATAL SHOOTING IN SWITZERLAND.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT A WOOD-PROCESSING COMPANY,

IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY.

WE NOW KNOW --

THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED.

AND SEVEN OTHERS WERE INJURED.

SOME SERIOUSLY.

ALSO -- OFFICIALS SAY THE SHOOTER. IS AMONG THE DEAD.

THE FACTORY EMPLOYS 400 PEOPLE.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THE SHOOTER WORKED THERE.

POLICE SHOOTINGS SANTA CRUZ-SOTTOPS VO

. "Uh oh".

THIS MORNING --- TWO CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICERS.

SHOT AND KILLED IN A SHOOTOUT. HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

A NEIGHBOR CAUGHT THE FIRE FIGHT -- ON HIS CELL PHONE CAMERA.

THE OFFICERS WERE INVESTIGATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT.

WHEN A GUNMAN FIRED AT THEM.

A SHORT TIME LATER. A SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE.

KILLED WERE SERGEANT LOREN BAKER, A 28-YEAR POLICE VETERAN,

HAGEL SWORN IN-CLIP

HAGEL SWORN IN-VO

CHUCK HAGEL HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOLLOWING A BITTER NOMINATION FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL.

HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS FACING DEEP BUDGET CUTS.

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-TCMON INTRO

LESS THAN 48 HOURS LEFT ON THE SEQUESTER COUNTDOWN CLOCK.

AND THE BLAME GAME CONTINUES.

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE IS NOW WARNING.

NO DEAL -- MEANS BAD NEWS FOR THE ECONOMY.

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-PKG

With just two days left before the automatic spending cuts, Democrats and

Republicans sound frustrated.

SOT Boehner

"WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MOVE A THIRD BILL BEFORE THE SENATE GETS OFF THEIR

ASS AND DOES SOMETHING."

SOT Reid

"I WAS RAISED IN A LITTLE TOWN THAT HAD 13 BROTHELS IN IT, SO I'M USED TO

SALTY LANGUAGE. / HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHO IS SITTING ON THEIR POSTERIOR."

The two sides blame each other.

Speaker Boehner says President Obama is demanding additional tax revenue

without putting forward a plan of his own.

The President says it's Republicans holding up the deal.

SOT Obama

"THERE ARE TOO MANY REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW WHO REFUSE TO

COMPROMISE EVEN AN INCH."

Without agreement, at the stroke of midnight tomorrow, 85-billion dollars in

automatic budget cuts will go into effect.

The cuts are drastic and could affect everything from:

*Children's vaccinations.

*TSA screening.

*Even meat inspections.

*And in an effort to save money, the Department of Homeland Security has

already been forced to released hundreds of non-violent undocumented

immigrants who are waiting for court hearings.

The Fed Chairman talked about the cuts' impact on the economy.

SOT Ben Bernanke

"THE EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 750,000 JOBS. SO IT WOULD BE A DRAG ON NEAR-TERM

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-TAG

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

IF YOU'RE EXPECTED A LAST-DITCH EFFORT -- TO STRIKE A DEAL, THINK AGAIN.

FOR NOW.

UTILITIES EXPANSION REFUND-OTS OC

19-MILLION DOLLARS --

IS GOING TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN CAPE CORAL.

THE CITY SAYS THE COST OF THE ORIGINAL UTILITES PROJECT FROM THE 19-90'S.

WAS LESS THAN EXPECTED.

SO THAT MONEY IS GOING BACK TO *CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

BUT IF YOU PAID FOR YOUR PART OF THE PROJECT. THEN SOLD YOUR PROPERTY,

YOU WON'T SEE A DIME.

RED TIDE CLEAN UP-VO-WIPE

NOW TO THE PROBLEM *PLAGUING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES.

THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH KEEP WASHING UP ON THE SHORES.

MANY TOURISTS ARE ALREADY HERE.

AND SPRING BREAK IS AROUND THE CORNER.

LEE COUNTY TOURISM OFFICIALS ARE NOW PUTTING IN EXTRA HOURS --

CLEANING UP THE FISH KILLS,

CAUSED BY RED TIDE.

RED TIDE CLEAN UP-SOTVO

29:46 "We're all looking for a little bit of cold weather I know our local residents and our visitors don't want to hear anything about cold weather, but typically cold weather will break up a red tide."

EXPERTS HOPE FORECASTED EASTERLY WINDS --

MIDWEST WEATHER-VO WIPE

SLEET, RAIN AND UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW.

ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.

AS THAT MASSIVE WINTER STORM, CONTINUES.

IT'S PART OF THE SAME SYSTEM -- THAT BLASTED THE MIDWEST.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH LATER TODAY.

MIDWEST WEATHER-VOTOPS WIPE

MEANWHILE, THAT SAME SYSTEM.

CAUSED ROOFS TO COLLAPSE IN OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI.

IN KANSAS.

THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW -- COLLAPSED THE ROOF AT A HORSE BOARDING FACILITY. THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 45 YEARS.

THERE WERE HORSES INSIDE.

DAYTONA VICTIMS HIRE LAWYER-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

THREE FANS HURT DURING SATURDAY'S NASCAR RACE.

HAVE HIRED A LAWYER.

A CRASH ON THE LAST LAP IN DAYTONA --

SENT DEBRIS FLYING INTO THE CROWD.

INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PEOPLE.

MORGAN AND MORGRAN LAW FIRM SAYS --

THREE PEOPLE ARE EXPLORING A LAWSUIT.

AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROTECTIVE FENCE.

BUT SOME LEGAL EXPERTS SAY IT COULD BE TOUGH TO COLLECT ANY DAMAGES.

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS.

IS TAKING A TOLL IN YOUR WALLET.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS TO GO.

EATING OUT.

COMING UP.

THE EFFECT ON LOCAL BUSINESSES -- AND JOBS.

AND IF YOU'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED ONE OF THESE FOR YOUR CHILD.

YOU MAY HAVE TO RETURN IT!

ABC-7 HAS A RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

TZ1A) EATING OUT LESS-VOTOPS

TZ1B) MOTOR SCOOTER RECALL-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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

EATING OUT LESS-TC MON INTRO

WHEN THE PRICE OF FUEL GOES UP --

PEOPLE CUT DOWN ON THEIR SPENDING.

*ESPECIALLY AT RESTAURANTS.

MAYBE *YOU'VE ADJUSTED YOUR BUDGET.

BOB HANSEN GIVES US SOME INSIGHT --

EATING OUT LESS-PKG

THE LUNCH TIME CROWD BEGINS TO GATHER AT MAMA'S BAKERY.

EDDIE HAIDAR HAS RUN THIS PLACE SINCE 2004. AND HE NEVER TAKES A DAY FOR GRANTED.

"Just giving good customer service, we added a few things to the menu, and just giving good customer service, making people happy, give them the best value for their dollar, makes people coming back to the restaurant."

BUT AS HARD AS EDDIE AND HIS STAFF WORK, SOMETIMES BUSINESS AT THE CASH REGISTER IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS.

"So why do we go out to eat one day and not another? look no further than the price of gas."

WHEN THE FUEL GOES UP PEOPLE CUT DOWN ON THEIR SPENDING.

RESTAURANTS ARE OFTEN THE CANARY IN THE ECONOMIC COAL MINE. WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, THEY FEEL IT FIRST. IT COULD BE GAS PRICES, IT COULD BE AIRLINE FEES, IT COULD CLOTHES. WHEN PRICES CLIMB. RESTAURANTS FEEL THE PINCH.

"absolutely, absolutely."

"If the price of milk goes up, if the price of eggs goes up, if the price of gas goes up, those are things that the average family has significant impact because those are daily purchases, staple items and that all of a sudden squeezes the budget for the better things."

MARKETING PROFESSOR MIRO COPIC SAYS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WORKS TWO WAYS. WHEN PRICES GO UP, MERCHANTS SUFFER. WHEN IT STAYS FLAT OR GOES DOWN. WE OFTEN START SPENDING AGAIN.

"It builds confidence, and it makes you feel like, I can afford this."

EATING OUT LESS-TAG

BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

WHILE BUSINESS IS GOOD AT MAMA'S BAKERY TODAY.

CAN YOU AFFORD IT-VO

WE ALL WANT A NEW CAR.

BUT MANY CAN'T AFFORD ONE.

AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE.

A NEW STUDY FINDS.

AVERAGE FAMILIES IN 24 OF THE 25 CITIES.

ALL BUT WASHINGTON, D-C, FELL SHORT OF THE 601 DOLLAR MONTHLY PAYMENT.

IT TAKES TO BUY THE AVERAGE NEW CAR.

THAT WAS $30,550 IN 2012.

ITUNE STORE-VO

APPLE WILL HAND OUT MORE THAN 100 MILLION DOLLARS --

IN iTUNES STORE CREDITS.

TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT.

THE SUIT ALLEGES--

APPLE IMPROPERLY CHARGED KIDS.

BY NOT CREATING ADEQUATE PARENTAL CONTROLS.

TO KIDS EASILY BOUGHT EXTRA FEATURES,

WHILE PLAYING FREE GAMES ON THEIR I-PHONES OR I-PADS.

APPLE HAS AGREED TO AWARD A FIVE DOLLAR iTUNES CREDIT --

TO EACH OF THE ESTIMATED 23 MILLION ACCOUNT HOLDERS AFFECTED.

MOTOR SCOOTER-VO

MAJOR PROBLEM -- WITH MOTOR SCOOTERS.

THE MONSTER HIGH CITY MOTOR SCOOTER.

AND HELLO KITTY CITY MOTOR SCOOTER. ARE BEING RECALLED.

THEY CAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE THEY'RE IN USE.

CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL AND FALL.

THERE HAVE BEEN NINE REPORTS OF THIS -- INCLUDING THREE WITH INJURIES.

THE MONSTER HIGH SCOOTERS WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART.

WHILE THE HELLO KITTY SCOOTERS -- WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT TOYS R US.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

THIS MORNING --

AN UPDATE ON "TAN MOM."

REMEMBER HER?

ACCUSED OF BRINGING HER YOUNG DAUGHTER INTO A TANNING BOOTH.

WELL, SHE'S NOT IN HOT WATER ANYMORE.

AND A BEER GIANT --

NOW FIGHTING LAWSUITS.

DID THE COMPANY WATER DOWN BEERS ON PURPOSE?

TZA) TANNING MOM ISNT IN TROUBLE-VO-WIPE

TZ2B) WATERED DOWN BEER-VOTOPS

FGCU BEACH UPGRADES-VO

FGCU'S BEACH -- IS ABOUT TO GET AN UPGRADE, PROBABLY.

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS. SINCE IT GOT NEW SAND.

THE SCHOOL WILL ADD --- TWO TO THREE INCHES TO THE SHORELINE.

AND, BUY MORE LIFE JACKETS, KAYAKS, AND PADDLEBOARDS.

THE 15 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF UPGRADES WILL NEED TO BE PAID BY STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

FGCU BEACH UPGRADES-SOTVO

We have canoes now and the canoes are really cool and I'd definitely love a kayak. And all the life jackets are kind of fading and falling apart so new life jackets is a great idea.

THE PROPOSED UPGRADES COME NEARLY ONE YEAR.

AFTER THE SCHOOL RE-OPENED ITS LAKE -- AFTER A STUDENT DROWNED.

TANNING MOM ISN'T IN TROUBLE-VO

THE NEW JERSEY WOMAN KNOWN AS "TAN MOM" --

*WON'T FACE CHARGES.

SHE WAS ACCUSED OF BRINGING HER FIVE-YEAR-OLD INTO A TANNING BOOTH.

REMEMBER HER?

A GRAND JURY REFUSED TO INDICT 44-YEAR-OLD PATRICIA KRENTCIL --

ON A CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGE.

POLICE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS,

WHEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS NOTICED BURNS ON HER DAUGHTER'S LEGS.

BUT KRENTCIL SAID THE BURNS CAME FROM THE SUN.

WATERED DOWN BEER SUIT-VO

"ANHEUSER BUSCH" IS ACCUSED OF WATERING DOWN ITS BEERS.

CONSUMERS JUST FILED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS.

THEY CLAIM THE COMPANY PUTS TOO MUCH WATER --- IN BUDWEISER, MICHELOB AND OTHER BRANDS,

CHEATING DRINKERS OUT OF ALCOHOL CONTENT.

THE LEAD LAWYER SAYS THE SUITS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION -- FROM FORMER BREWERY EMPLOYEES.

MCCREADY FUNERAL-SOT VO WIPE

HUNDREDS PAID THEIR FINAL RESPECTS --

TO COUNTRY SINGER MINDY MCCREADY.

Take singing nats "I will always love you."

Gayle Ingle

5435 "We wanted Mindy to be free."

IN FORT MYERS TUESDAY --

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS GATHERED AT CROSSROADS CHURCH.

TO REMEMBER MINDY MCCREADY.

THE 37-YEAR-OLD TOOK HER OWN LIFE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

MCCREADY'S MOTHER -- GAYLE INGE --TALKED ABOUT HER DAUGHTER'S LIFE.

TOUCHING ON HER STRUGGLES.

MCCREADY FUNERAL-SOTVO

Gayle Inge, McCready's Mom

"Her favorite last words were I miss you, love you, and mean it. I'm her biggest fan and will miss her love her, and I mean it."

MCCREADY'S FAMILY WON'T SAY WHERE THE SINGER WILL BE BURIED.

BUT DO SAY --

IT WILL BE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MCCREADY LEAVES BEHIND TWO YOUNG SONS, ZANDER AND ZANE.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON THE NEWS AT NINE --

THE SURPEME COURT TAKES ON VOTING RIGHTS.

AND WHETHER DISCRIMINATION STILL PLAYS A ROLE.

ABC7 LOOKS AT *BOTH SIDES OF THIS DEBATE.

AND ALSO TAKING PLACE IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.

A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WILL BE HONORED IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

STAY WITH ABC-7 --- FOR THE HISTORIC UNVEILING.

PLUS - SKETCHERS. KICKS UP CONTROVERSY.

WITH A NEW CAMPAIGN FOR GIRLS' SNEAKERS.

TZA) SCOUTS VOTING RIGHTS-VO-WIPE

TZB2) ROSA PARKS STATUE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3C) GMA SNEAKERS DEBATE-VOTOPS

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 WILD DAYS ON WALL STREET ---

INVESTORS SEEM TO BE TAKING A BREATHER.

STOCK FUTURES ARE PRETTY STEADY THIS MORNING.

BUT ITALY CONTINUES TO BE A WORRY.

AS CONCERN ABOUT POLITICAL GRIDLOCK.

LED TO A BIG GLOBAL SELL-OFF YESTERDAY.

MEANWHILE, TWO POSITIVE COMMENTS BY BEN BERNANKE.

TS1) HAGEL SWORN IN-VOTOPS-TRX

CHUCK HAGEL HAS BEEN SWORN IN --

AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

FOLLOWING A BITTER NOMINATION FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL.

HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT,

WHICH IS FACING DEEP BUDGET CUTS.

TS2) DELEON SHOTS FIRED-VOTOPS-TRX

POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX -- ALONG DELEON STREET.

POLICE WERE ON SCENE OVERNIGHT --

PATROLLING WITH SHOT GUNS.

THEY TELL US THERE WAS A DISPUTE ---- THAT LED TO SHOTS BEING FIRED IN THE PARKING LOT.

TS3) BUDGET SHOWDOWN-VOTOPS-TRX

LESS THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE THE SEQUESTER CUTS KICK IN.

AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW --

BOTH PARTIES ARE *FAR FROM AN AGREEMENT.

THAT MEANS AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT TOMORROW --

LOCAL AVE MARIA-CLIP

LOCAL AVE MARIA-TOSS TO CLIFTON

WHILE BENEDICT FACES HIS FINAL HOURS AS THE POPE. LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE SAYING THANK YOU FOR HIS SERVICE.

IN AVE MARIA, TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF THANKSGIVING IN HONOR OF BENEDICT.

LOCAL AVE MARIA-REMLIVE

LOCAL AVE MARIA-VO

THE MASS TODAY WAS STILL STRONG WITH TRADITION. BUT THE PRIEST HERE DID TALK ABOUT POPE BENEDICT'S FINAL GENERAL AUDIENCE.

HE SAID ALTHOUGH THE POPE IS STEPPING DOWN, HE WILL STILL BE WITH THE CHURCH, SERVING IT WITH PRAYER.

LOCAL AVE MARIA-SOTVO

LOCAL AVE MARIA-REMLIVE

THERE WILL BE TWO MORE MASSES OF THANKSGIVING HERE, ONE AT NOON, ANOTHER AT 5:00 THIS EVENING.

HERE IN AVE MARIA, TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE FULL OF EVENTS CELEBRATING THE SERVICE OF BENEDICT.

SCOUTS VOTING RIGHTS-2SHOT INTRO

TODAY THE U-S SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER.

STRIKING DOWN A KEY PART OF THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS LAW -

THE PART THAT TARGETED DISCRIMINATION IN THE SOUTH.

SOUTHERN LAWYERS WILL TELL THE COURT-- IT'S OUTDATED.

SCOUTS VOTING RIGHTS-PKG

FOR 47 YEARS, STATES WITH A HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO GET SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEFORE CHANGING ELECTION LAWS.

NINE STATES - AND PARTS OF SEVEN OTHERS - ARE AFFECTED.

TODAY, SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA WILL TELL THE SUPREME COURT. THAT PART OF THE LAW - SECTION FIVE - IS NO LONGER NECESSARY:

"It's 47, 48 years old. And the south has changed in that 48 years. It's not current. It's not relevant anymore."

"The country has moved on. Race is not an element in elections in the deep south any more than it is in places like Ohio and Wisconsin."

THEY ARGUE ALL 50 STATES SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME. BUT CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS SAY THINGS ARE NOT THE SAME. THAT THERE'S RECENT EVIDENCE OF CITIES AND STATES TRYING TO CHANGE LAWS TO PREVENT MINORITIES FROM VOTING.

"Our country has to hold onto its power to stop mischief at the polls before it happens."

PRESIDENT OBAMA - A FORMER CONSTUTIONAL LAW PROFESSOR - SAID IN A RADIO INTERVIEW THAT ENFORCING THE REST OF THE VOTING RIGHTS LAW WOULD BE TOUGH AFTER-THE-FACT:

super burned in

"People could keep coming up with new schemes each election, even if ultimately they were ruled to violate the Voting Rights Act, it would be hard for us to catch those things up front."

SCOUTS VOTING RIGHTS-TAG

TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

ARGUMENTS BEGAN THIS MORNING.

ROSA PARKS STATUE UNVEILING-VO

THE LATE CIVIL RIGHTS HEROINE ROSA PARKS --

WILL LIVE ON. IN THE U-S CAPITOL.

A STATUE OF PARKS WILL BE UNVEILED TODAY.

AND IN 90 MINUTES -- PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEAK AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY.

THE STATUE WILL BE THE *FIRST EVER --

OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN THE CAPITOL.

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

LED TO THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

ASSAULT WEAPONS TODAY-VO CG

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ----

THERE WILL BE A HEARING TODAY --- ON A POSSIBLE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.

IT'S CO-SPONSORED BY SENATORS -- RICHARD BLUMENTHAL AND CHRIS MURPHY OF CONNECTICUT.

WITNESSES WILL INCLUDE THE MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF.

THE MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA.

COLLIER SECOND AMENDMENT VOTE-OC-NATSVO

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ---

ON THE ISSUE OF GUN CONTROL ---

COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE A RESOLUTION.

SUPPORTING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

cheering

DOZENS OF PEOPLE, WHO FEAR GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION.

COULD INFRINGE ON THEIR RIGHT -- TO BEAR ARMS, SPOKE OUT YESTERDAY.

THEY ASKED LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

COLLIER SECOND AMENDMENT VOTE-(2) SOTVO

"I have a duty to protect me and my family. thankfully today I can continue to do that and send a strong message not only to the governor but to take it forward to the fed government and tell them enough with their tyranny 41 stop taking our rights away

"I did not think that it was an appropriate thing for county commissioners to determine what is or is not an infringement of the second amendment."

OPPONENTS SAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

ARE MEDDLING IN BUSINESS --- THAT SHOULD BE UP TO OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM.

TRAYVON MARTIN VIGIL-NATS VO

IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT --

FOR TRAYVON MARTIN'S PARENTS.

:00-:04

LAST NIGHT, THEY PARTICIPATED IN "THE MILLION HOODIE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL."

HELD IN NEW YORK CITY,

ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR SON'S DEATH.

THEY JOINED HUNDREDS OF OTHERS TO REMEMBER THEIR TEENAGE SON.

WHO WAS SHOT NEAR ORLANDO.

MARTIN'S PARENTS BELIEVE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN RACIALLY PROFILED THEIR SON.

BUT ZIMMERMAN SAYS HE KILLED MARTIN IN SELF DEFENSE.

RYAN COSTELLO WITNESSES TAKE STAND-OC-VO

WITNESSES WILL TAKE THE STAND TODAY --

DURING THE MURDER TRIAL OF RYAN COSTELLO.

HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN --

ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS BABY BOY.

THE FOUR-MONTH OLD SUFFERED MASSIVE INJURIES --

SKULL FRACTURES, INTERNAL BLEEDING AND BRUISING.

PROSECUTORS SAY IN 2010,

COSTELLO BEAT THE CHILD.

AFTER GETTING INTO A FIGHT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

BUT THE DEFENSE WILL ARGUE THAT COSTELLO'S GIRLFRIEND KNOCKED HIM OUT.

BALLOON CRASH BODIES GOING HOME-VO

THE BODIES OF MANY VICTIMS --- KILLED IN A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH IN EGYPT.

ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES.

NINETEEN FOREIGN TOURISTS WERE KILLED.

WHEN THE HOT AIR BALLOON CAUGHT FIRE --- AND CRASHED IN LUXOR.

IT'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST BALLOONING ACCIDENTS.

DESOTO SCHOOL LAWSUIT-OC-SOTVO-OC

THIS MORNING --

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS *SUING THE DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

they were trying to take away our individuality and our rights with it.

16-YEAR-OLD AMBER HATCHER IS OPENLY GAY.

SHE CLAIMS SHE TRIED TO GET HER SCHOOL TO JOIN A "NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE" --

TO RECOGNIZE ANTI-BULLYING EFFORTS.

BUT IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT --

HATCHER SAYS HER PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT TOLD HER "NO."

SHE MADE THE EFFORT ANYWAY.

AND GOT SUSPENDED.

HATCHER IS SUING THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND TWO ADMINISTRATORS.

DESOTO SCHOOL LAWSUIT-SOTVO

It was more disappointment. It wasn't anger. It wasn't wanting to get back at them. It was the fact they could be hat terrible to other people.

THE DISTRICT REMOVED HER PRINCIPAL A FEW WEEKS AGO,

AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION.

BUT NO WORD IF IT'S RELATED TO THIS LAWSUIT.

MISSING BOATER HOAX-VO

THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING FAMILY AT SEA --- MIGHT HAVE BEEN A HOAX.

THE U-S COAST GUARD HAS SUSPENDED ITS SEARCH --- OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE WATERS SINCE SUNDAY.

FOR A FAMILY AND SINKING SAILBOAT.

A MAN RADIOED IN ---- SAYING HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE ABANDONING SHIP.

OFFICIALS AREN'T POSITIVE IF IT WAS A HOAX -- BUT SAY THE SEARCH HAS COST WAY TOO MUCH --

GMA SNEAKERS CONTROVERSY-2SHOT INTRO

STEPPING UP THE CONTROVERSY.

A NEW SNEAKER COMMERICAL -- IS MAKING WAVES RIGHT NOW.

IT'S CALLED "DADDY'S MONEY."

AND IT'S AIMED AT YOUNG GIRLS.

SO IS THIS A CLEVER AD CAMPAIGN?

OR DOES IT SEND A BAD MESSAGE?

GMA SNEAKERS CONTROVERSY-PKG

THIS MORNING-- CONTROVERSY IS MOST DEFINITELY *A-FOOT* FOR SKECHERS.

THE POPULAR SHOE BRAND-- UNDER FIRE FOR MARKETING IT'S NEW LINE OF BRIGHTLY

COLORED HIGH-HEELED WEDGE SNEAKERS -- CALLED "DADDY'S MONEY"-TO PRE-TEEN AND

TEENAGE GIRLS.

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1:05:17

THIS IS WHOLE CAMPAIGN THIS SHOE IS RIDICULOUS ON SO MANY LEVELS

THE TAG LINE? "Get spoiled with Daddy's Money, ultra-cool shoes that will

put you in the spotlight."

BUT NOW IT SEEMS -- THE ONLY THING IN THE SPOTLIGHT IS SKECHER'S ITSELF --

WITH MOMMY BLOGGERS LIKE ERICKA SOUTER EXPRESSING THEIR OUTRAGE.

X058-763-3

1:01:30

IT TEACHES YOUNG GIRLS THAT THEY CAN USE THEIR FEMININE WILES TO GET WHAT

THEY WANT EVEN FROM THEIR OWN FATHERS.

1:02:52

AND IT'S TOTALLY SEXIST.IN THIS DAY AND AGE ALOT OF MOMMIES ARE FOOTING

HALF THE BILLS IF NOT ALL OF THE BILLS.

COMMERCIALS FOR "DADDY'S MONEY" ARE NOW AIRING EVERYWHERE FROM MTV TO

CHILDREN'S CARTOON CHANNEL "THE HUB". PARENTING COACH AND PSYCHOTHERAPIST

TAMMY GOLD SAYS IT'S MORE THAN JUST SHOCKING-- IT'S SENDING A POTENTIALLY

DANGEROUS MESSAGE TO YOUNG AND IMPRESSIONABLE GIRLS.

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2:02:56

THE WHOLE ASPECT OF SELF WORTH IS OFF IN THIS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MOTIVATE

CHILDREN ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO DO FOR THEMSELVES, TO BE

INDEPENDENT, TO GET THINGS FROM THEMSELVES TO EARN ONE DAY AND ALL OF THIS

IS SAYING THE OPPOSITE.

BUT SKETCHERS IS PUTTING ITS CONSIDERABLE FOOT DOWN AND DEFENDING THE LINE--

TELLING ABC NEWS QUOTE:

"The Daddy's Money name and the collection's advertising are designed to be

fun and lighthearted, and we regret that some people have been offended by

GMA SNEAKERS CONTROVERSY-TAG

DIANA PEREZ REPORTING

FASHIONABLE OR NOT--

SOME DADDY'S AND MOMMY'S SAY.

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT AT AN EARLY AGE --- THAT STEALING IS A NO-NO!

SO WHEN ONE STUDENT NOTICED THINGS GOING MISSING.

SHE DECIDED TO FIND OUT.

CATCHING THE THIEF ON CAMRERA!

TZ4A) GMA BAD TEACHER-VO-WIPE

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

GMA BAD TEACHER-2SHOT INTRO

NOW TO THE SURPRISING STORY OF A TEACHER.

ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY -- FROM HER STUDENTS' BACKPACKS.

A SOPHOMORE CONDUCTED HER *OWN STING INVESTIGATION.

AND CAUGHT IT ALL ON TAPE.

GMA BAD TEACHER-PKG

IS THIS A TEACHER RUMMAGING THROUGH A STUDENT'S BAG?

LOOK CLOSELY - THIS NEW VIDEO WAS SECRETLY RECORDED BY A linden, CALIFORNIA

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-

A STUDENT CLAIMING HER TEACHER STOLE MONEY FROM STUDENTS' BAGS. RIGHT IN

THE SCHOOL LOCKER ROOM.

SOT Justine Betti / Student who Recorded Video

23:15:15 Something had to be done about this, because it's not right to be

taking kids money like that.

LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE JUSTINE BETTI SAYS SHE'D HEARD STORIES OF

THINGS GOING MISSING DURING GYM CLASS.

SOT Justine Betti / Student who Recorded Video

23:12:29 / We thought it was another student. We were blaming it on each

other.

SO SHESTARTED THINKING LIKE A PRIVATE EYE ANDSET UP A STING. EQUIPPED WITH A

CELL PHONE CAMERA, BETTI HID INSIDE THIS LOCKER EVEN PROPPING UP A SECOND

PHONE TO CATCH VIDEO FROM ANOTHER ANGLE.

WATCH AS THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO APPEARS TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE PINK

BACKPACK- SEE THERE SOMETHING IS NOW IN HER RIGHT HAND. AND THEN SHE SEEMS

TO CHECK THE POCKETS OF THE JEANS NEXT TO THE BAG, BUT DOESN'T APPEAR TO

REMOVE ANYTHING.

SOT Justine Betti / Student who Recorded Video

23:08:45 I couldn't believe it. It was hard to believe she was doing that.

She was such a nice teacher, I really liked her, but I couldn't believe she

was doing that.

23:09:59

THE 16-YR-OLD TOOK THE VIDEO TO HER DAD AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.NOW, A

FULL ON INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

SOT Justine Betti / Student who Recorded Video

23:16:00 Everybody tells me I did the right thing, but I still feel guilty.

/ I feel really bad for her/

THE ACCUSED TEACHER- WHO IS NOT BEING IDENTIFIED- IS NOW reportedly ON

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, PENDING THE INVESTIGATION. AND AFTER A WEEK-LONG

POLICE INVESTIGATION, THIS MORNING THE CASE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE DISTRICT

GMA BAD TEACHER-TAG

GIO BENITEZ REPORTING.

THE TEACHER'S SISTER -- TELLS A LOCAL STATION.

"SHE DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING AND SHE WOULD NEVER STEAL.

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

MARCO SHORES DANGEROUS BEARS-VO-WIPE

THERE IS GROWING CONCERN ABOUT BLACK BEARS --

GETTING *TOO COMFORTABLE IN ONE COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD

ONE BEAR RIPPED THROUGH A WOMAN'S LANAI YESTERDAY MORNING,

IN MARCO SHORES ESTATES.

THE BEAR TORE DOWN SCREENS AND WINDOWS.

*TRYING TO GET TO A TRASH CAN.

A BEAR BIOLOGIST VISITED THE COMMUNITY JUST DAYS AGO.

LOOKING AT HOW PEOPLE CAN KEEP THE ANIMALS AWAY.

MARCO SHORES DANGEROUS BEARS-(2)SOTVO

Lois Martin/Bear broken into her lanai "I was upset - I'm 90-years old and I was upset when I saw it cause nothing has ever happened like this to me."

John DeLorenzo/Neighbor "What do we have to wait for someone to get mulled and killed before we get help with this problem."

F-W-C OFFICIALS STILL *DON'T CONSIDER THESE BEARS "AGGRESSIVE".

AND THEY KEEP URGING RESIDENTS --

KEEP TRASH *INSIDE.

SCAMMER CALLS COPS-VO-WIPE

A SCAMMER CALLED THE COPS.

AFTER HE COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF HIS ELDERLY VICTIM.

WHEN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES GOT TO HER HOUSE.

THEY REALIZED SHE'D BEEN SCAMMED --- OUT OF ALMOST 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE 84 YEAR-OLD WOMAN SAID SHE GOT A CALL FROM A MAN --- WHO TOLD HER SHE'D WON A SWEEPSTAKES.

SHE HAD TO SEND MONEY -- TO GET HER WINNINGS.

WHEN THE SCAMMER COULDN'T REACH HER ONE DAY --- HE ASKED DEPUTIES TO CHECK ON HER.

THEY DID. AND DISCOVERED THE SCAM.

ALLEGED CAT KILLER-VO

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN -- IS WORRIED ABOUT A CAT KILLER.

KATHY BYRD PERKINS. SAYS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

HER CAT-- ALONG WITH ALMOST A DOZEN OTHERS -- HAVE DISAPPEARED.

SHE FILED A REPORT WITH D-A-S.

CLAIMING HER NEIGHBOR ON MARINE DRIVE TOOK HER CAT --

AND KILLED IT AFTER TRAPPING IN IT A CAGE.

WHEN ABC-7 STOPPED BY THE HOME

THE MAN PERKINS SAYS IS THE CULPRIT -- WASN'T THERE.

ALLEGED CAT KILLER-SOTVO

he told me that i will never see my cat again because he is killing them he's taking them to the wagon wheel and having them ground up as dog meat

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES.

AND YOUR STORM WARN 7 FORECAST.

PLUS -- HONEY BOO BOO. GOES GLOBAL!

TZ5A) HONEY BOO BOO-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

TS4) SEQUESTRATION DEADLINE-CLIP

TS4) SEQUESTRATION DEADLINE-VOTOPS

JUST ONE FULL DAY --

BEFORE 85 *BILLION DOLLARS IN AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS KICK IN.

REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE PLAYING THE BLAME GAME.

INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR WAYS TO AVOID THE SEQUESTER.

THIS IS THE *FIFTH BUDGET SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS,

DWTS SEASON 16 CAST ANNOUNCED-NATS VO

THE NEW SEASON OF DANCING WITH THE STARS KICKS OFF IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.

AND WE KNOW WHO'S ON THE NEW CAST.

SOT - "Wynonna Judd".

SOT - "Andy Dick".

NATS -

THE NEW CAST FOR SEASON 16 WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY MORNING.

AND INCLUDES WYNONNA JUDD, KELLY PICKLER, AND ANDY DICK.

ALSO-- SEVERAL A-LIST ATHLETES.

OLYMPIC SKATING LEGEND DOROTHY HAMILL.

AND GOLD MEDAL GYMNAST ALY RAISMAN.

"DANCING WITH THE STARS" PREMIERES MARCH 18TH,

SETH MCFARLANE NO MORE OSCARS-VOTOPS TRX

OSCAR HOST SETH MACFARLANE GOT MIXED REVIEWS,

AFTER SUNDAY NIGHT'S SHOW.

BUT HE WON'T BE BACK TO TRY AGAIN.

ON TWITTER -- THE "FAMILY GUY" CREATOR WAS ASKED WHETHER HE'D HOST AGAIN.

HIS REPLY?

"NO WAY."

HONEY BOO BOO GOES GLOBAL-VO

A REDNECK GEORGIA FAMILY -- IS NOW GOING GLOBAL.

HERE COMES MORE -- HONEY BOO BOO!

SHE'S ALREADY PROVED TO BE A HIT IN AMERICA.

NOW THE FAMILY'S REALITY SHOW.

WILL AIR IN EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND LATIN AMERICA.

THE SHOW IS ALREADY NUMBER *THREE IN POLAND.

BUT ONE PROBLEM MIGHT BE TRANSLATING HER FAMOUS PHRASES, LIKE:

MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH LAWSUIT TRIAL-VO

AN UPDATE.

A LAWSUIT AGAINST MICHAEL JACKSON'S CONCERT PROMOTERS -- WILL LIKELY GO TO TRIAL.

DOCTOR CONRAD MURRAY WILL MEET WITH LAWYER NEXT MONTH -- FOR A DEPOSITION.

LAWYERS FOR JACKSON'S CHILDREN CONTENDS MURRAY WAS HIRED AND SUPERVISED BY A-E-G LIVE EXECUTIVES. AND THEY WERE NEGLIGENT IN HIRING MURRAY.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) POPE FINAL APPEARANCE-VOTOPS

THIS IS VIDEO FROM VATICAN CITY -- WHERE POPE BENEDICT 16 --- MADE HIS FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE, BEFORE STEPPING DOWN.

THE PONTIFF RODE THROUGH THE CROWDS IN SAINT PETER'S SQUARE -- BEFORE DELIVERING A SHORT SERMON IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

TS2) SHOTS FIRED-VOTOPS

SHOTS RANG OUT --- DURING AN EARLY MORNING ALTERCATION, IN FORT MYERS.

ABC-7 CAMERAS WERE ROLLING.

AS POLICE PULLED OUT SHOTGUNS AND PATROLLED DELEON STREET, NEAR NORTH DRIVE.

WE CAN TELL YOU -- NO ONE WAS HURT.

THERE IS NOT AN ACTIVE SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT.

TS3) CHUCK HAGEL-VOTOPS

CHUCK HAGEL HAS BEEN SWORN IN --

AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

FOLLOWING A BITTER NOMINATION FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL.

HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT,

WHICH IS FACING DEEP BUDGET CUTS.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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