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:36 Swallowed his whole bed, his dresser, everything in his room was gone. Ain't nothing there in his room no more.:41
A FLORIDA HOME COULD BE MOMENTS FROM COLLAPSING.
A SINK HOLE OPENED UP UNDER A MAN'S BED AS HE WAS SLEEPING--
NOW CREWS CAN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO RECOVER HIS BODY.
WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THEIR EFFORTS.
PLUS--
DeLeon - "she's just. Everything was wonderful about her. Always a smile on her face.
BUT TONIGHT THE FAMILY OF THAT SMILING TEEN IS NOW PREPARING HER FUNERAL.
IN AN ABC 7 EXCLUSIVE--
THEY SHARE HOW THEY HOPE HER SHORT LIFE WILL HELP SAVE OTHERS.
AND--
EXOTIC ANIMALS, LIKE SNAKES AND LIZARDS ARE THREATENING FLORIDA'S FRAGILE EGOSYSTEM.
BUT INSTEAD OF SETTING THE ILLEGAL ANIMALS FREE -- THEIR OWNERS NOW HAVE A NEW OPTION,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
ABC 7 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW.
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BREAKING NEWS OPEN
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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT SIX --
JUST IN TO THE NEWSROOM,
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE NOW TELLING A-B-C SEVEN THE SUSPECT IN THE FIFTH-THIRD BANK ROBBERY NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO JAMAICA BAY IS THE SAME SUSPECT IN
*MONDAY'S FIFTH THIRD ROBBERY AT SUMMERLIN AND BOY SCOUT --
AS WELL AS YESTERDAY'S ROBBERY AT THE EDISON NATIONAL IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
THE TELLERS AT THE BANK ON SOUTH TAMAIMI TRAIL RECOGNIZED THIS MAN,
DANIEL BALL.
THEY HIT THE PANIC ALARM AND GAVE HIM MONEY HE DEMANDED.
THEY THINK HE RAN AWAY BUT MAY NOW BE IN A BLUE DODGE DURANGO S-U-V.
DEPUTIES SAY HE INDICATED A WEAPON, BUT DIDN'T SHOW ONE, JUST LIKE IN THE OTHER ROBBERIES.
DETECITIVES ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR BALL.
STAY WITH US THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE STORY DEVELOPS.
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THE FIFTH THIRD BANK ROBBERY IS ACTUALLY THE *SECOND ONE IN LEE COUNTY TODAY.
EARLIER TODAY SOMEONE ROBBED THE WELLS FARGO BANK ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.
AFTER A SHORT CAR CHASE THEY DEPUTIES DETAINED SOMEONE IN CONNECTION WITH THAT ROBBERY.
WE ARE ALSO CLOSELY MONITORING THIS INVESTIGATION AS WELL.
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DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --
RESCUERS ARE WORKING TO RECOVER THE BODY OF A MAN SWALLOWED UP BY A SINKHOLE IN HIS HOUSE.
IT FORMED LATE LAST NIGHT NEAR TAMPA.
CREWS ARE HALTING THE SEARCH BECAUSE THEY SAY THE GROUND IS UNSTABLE.
THIS IS THE VICTIM -- JEFF BUSH.
BUSH HAD JUST GONE TO BED
THE SINKHOLE SUDDENLY OPENED.SUCKING IN THE FLOORS FROM HIS HOUSE.
HIS BROTHER WAS ALSO IN THE HOUSE AND TRIED TO SAVE HIM.
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1:02 i jumped in the hole & was trying to get him out, but i couldn't find him 1:06 i thought i could hear him hollering for me to help him
A DEPUTY HAD TO RESCUE THAT BROTHER.
THE SINKHOLE IS BELIEVED TO BE UP TO 30 FEET WIDE AND COULD SPREAD.
AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED THE HOUSE WILL COLLAPSE.
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THIS TRAGEDY LEFT US WONDERING --
COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA?
A-B-C SEVEN TRACKED DOWN A LOCAL GEOLOGIST.
HE TELLS US WE ARE *NOT IMMUNE IN OUR AREA.
BUT I'TS MORE COMMON NORTH OF HERE.
WE DO SEE SMALLER SINKHOLES. BUT, HE EXPLAINED BIG SINK HOLES ARE LESS LIKELY HERE BECAUSE OF WHAT'S UNDER US.
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dr. Joe van Gaalen/PHD Geologist / 12:50:02 If you think of it like a layer cake like this
in Florida they're tilted like so when you get further north that way toward Tampa the under layers get closer to
the surface 12:50;14
IT IS STILL IMPORTANT FOR HOMEOWNERS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WARNING SIGNS.
THEY INCLUDE CRACKED TILES AND UN-EVEN YARDS.
BUT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THESE SINKHOLES CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT A WARNING -- LIKE THE ONE IN TAMPA.
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TONIGHT IN AN ABC7 NEWS EXCLUSIVE.
WE SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY OF AN IMMOKALEE GIRL SHOT AND KILLED IN FORT MYERS.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THERE IS A PUBLIC VIEWING IN IMMOKALEE FOR KANASHA ISAAC.
TONIGHT -- HER FAMILY TELLS US WHO SHE WAS. TALKS ABOUT HER PREGNANCY AND HOW SHE SAVED LIVES.
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melinda DeLeon/ Cousin - "everything's really hard. We all loved her very, very much."
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TALKING WITH 16-YEAR-OLD KANASHA ISSAC'S FAMILY. IT'S OBVIOUS A HUGE PART OF THEIR LIVES IS MISSING.
Cindy Garcia/Cousin - "I was in shock. I couldn't believe that that would really happened and I was just praying to God that it wasn't as worse as it was."
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HER COUSINS TELL ME/ABC 7 SHE LIT UP THE ROOM.
MAKING HER PRESENCE KNOWN.
THEY SEE IT IN THE PICTURES THEY HAVE LEFT OF HER.
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DeLeon - "she's just. Everything was wonderful about her. Always a smile on her face.
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TONIGHT AS THEY PREPARE TO BURY HER TOMORROW.THE SAD TRUTH IS BECOMING REALITY.
garcia - "I still can't get down thinking that she's gone. It's something I don't want to believe, that she's gone, but I still have to accept it and I can't accept it right now."
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ON SATURDAY NIGHT -- ISAAC MADE A LAST MINUTE CHOICE TO GO WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND FRIENDS TO THE ALE HOUSE IN FORT MYERS.
AS THE GROUP LEFT.GETTING INTO THIER CAR.OFFICERS SAY THIS MAN, HENRY BRUNSON, PULLED UP AND OPENED FIRE.
A BULLET HIT KANASHA ISAAC IN THE FACE, KILLING HER.
OFFICERS SAY SHE WAS THREE MONTHS PREGNANT.
SOMETHING THE FAMILY DOESN'T BELIEVE.
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41:33-41
Melinda DeLeon/ Cousin:
It's hard. It's hard. I mean just knowing that we're losing a family member. Everybody's a part of us, so it's very hard.
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AS THEY COPE WITH THE LOSS OF A TEEN, WHO HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR--
THEY'RE COMFORTED THAT IN HER DEATH, SHE STILL GAVE OF HERSELF. DONATING HER ORGANS.
she's saving lives. She was taken from us, but in a way she's gonna save other lives.
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ISAAC'S FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TOMRROW AT ONE IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE SAME CHURCH.
IT'S ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN
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AN ACCUSED BABY KILLER TAKES THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
RYAN COSTELLO SAYS HE FEELS HORRIBLE HE'S BEEN ACCUSED OF THE DEADLY BEATING OF HIS FOUR MONTH OLD SON.
Patricia Costello/Patricia Costello
10:44:18 prosecutor: the defendant is your son. Do you love him? Patricia: I told the truth prosecutor: do you love him? Yes. do you want to help him any way you can? I told the truth. 28
COSTELLO ALSO TESTIFED HE WAS A GOOD PARENT TO HIS CHILDREN.
IT WAS A LAST MINUTE DECISION FOR HIS TO TESTIFY TODAY.
HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS SON DARWIN IN 2010.
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A SCARY SITUATION FOR ANY WOMAN --
COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A MAN CREPT UP TO A WOMAN'S HOUSE AS SHE SLEPT.
THEY SAY HE CUT A SLIT IN HER BEDROOM SCREEN WINDOW AND LEFT HER A NOTE.
THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.
THE NOTE WAS FROM A MAN.
HE SAID HE WOULD COME BACK AND CHAT WITH HER ON WEDNESDAY.
IT ALSO SAID *DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS LETTER.
INSTEAD THE WOMAN CALLED FOR HELP, AND DEPUTIES KEPT AN EYE ON THE HOUSE.
THE NEXT NIGHT, DEPUTIES ARRESTED THIS MAN OUTSIDE HER HOUSE.
35-YEAR OLD LUCINO ROCHA-RAMOS IS CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
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NEW DETAILS AT SIX ABOUT A CRASH THE CAPE POLICE CHIEF CALLED ONE OF THE WORST HE'D EVER SEEN.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON VETERANS PARKWAY.
IT KILLED TWO PEOPLE.
POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF A HUMMER RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GRASSY AREA--
THEN CROSSED THE MEDIAN INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES--
CRASHING INTO A WHITE TOYOTA VAN.
BOTH FLIPPED.
THE DRIVER OF THE HUMMER WAS JASON JONES.
HE SURVIVED.
BUT THE CRASH KILLED JOANNE GRIMES AND ANOTHER MAN.
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ABC7 ALSO NOW KNOWS THE NAME OF A MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN A CRASH ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD YESTERDAY.
OFFICERS SAY 40 YEAR OLD ALVIN FAILS DIED AFTER AN S-U-V HIT HIS MOTORCYCLE.
ACCORDING TO OFFICERS THE S-U-V PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF FAILS.
HE WAS WEARING A HELMET.
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FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED SOME OF THE CITY'S WORST DRUG OFFENDERS --
BUYING FEET FROM SCHOOLS.
TAKE A LOOK.
FORT MYERS POLICE SPENT SIX MONTHS TRACKING DOWN AND ARRESTING THESE 17 PEOPLE.
THEY ALL FACE FELONY CHARGES TONIGHT.
UNDERCOVER DEPUTIES SAY THEY BOUGHT EVERYTHING FROM COCAINE TO MORPHINE, HEROINE AND MARIJUANA.
THEY SAY THE SUSPECTS DIDN'T CARE WHERE THEY WERE WHEN THEY WERE BUYING.
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26: 30 they'll do drugs in school parking lots, obviously we don't set that up, we don't tell them to go to a school they direct us police aren't doing that on purpose thats where they're comfortable selling drugs 42
OFFICERS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR 11 OTHER SUSPECTED-DRUG DEALERS.
ONCE THOSE ARRESTS ARE MADE,
THE OPERATION WILL NET 65 TOTAL FELONY CHARGES.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS FAILED TO REACH A DEAL THIS MORNING TO AVERT 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN AUTOMATIC, ACROSS-THE-BOARD BUDGET CUTS SET TO BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT.
THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO SIGN A FORMAL SEQUESTRATION ORDER LATER TODAY.
THE CUTS WILL TAKE EFFECT IN WAVES.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO DEAL WE CAN EXPECT FLIGHT DELAYS -
CHILDREN DROPPED FROM THEIR HEAD START PROGRAMS -
AND EVEN CRIMINALS SET FREE DUE TO A LACK OF FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.
BOTHS SIDES ARE STILL PLAYING THE BLAME GAME.
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"None of this is necessary. It's happening because a choice that Republicans in congress have made."
"I have never in my lifetime seen such a lack of leadership and truth telling emanating from the White House and our Commander In Chief."
LAWMAKERS ALREADY LEFT WASHINGTON TODAY. WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT A LAST MINUTE DEAL.
STAY WITH A-B-C SEVEN AS WE WATCH FOR ANY CHANGES ON THE HILL AS THE CLOCK RUNS OUT,.
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CATHOLICS WOKE UP TODAY WITHOUT A LEADER -- FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST DECADE.
POPE BENEDICT BECAME THE FIRST POPE IN NEARLY 600 YEARS TO RESIGN YESTERDAY.
ONLY A FEW KEY PLAYERS ARE LEFT TO GUIDE THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS --
AS THEY ORGANIZE THE CONCLAVE TO ELECT THE POPE'S SUCCESSOR.
THE PAPAL APARTMENT AT THE VATICAN WAS ALSO SEALED TODAY.
IT WILL NOT RE-OPEN UNTIL A NEW POPE IS CHOSEN.
LOOKING AHEAD, THE CARDINALS HAVE ALL BEEN SUMMONED TO A FIRST MEETING ON MONDAY.
THE DATE OF THE CONCLAVE WILL COME AFTER THAT.
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NEARLY 200 PEOPLE ARE STUCK WAITING AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AFTER ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELLED FLIGHTS TODAY.
BOTH ARE FLIGHTS TO ILLINOIS.
ONE WAS SET TO TAKE OFF TO PEORIA YESTERDAY --
TODAY'S WAS HEADED TO SPRINGFIELD.
ALLEGIANT'S SPOKESPERSON TELLS A-B-C SEVEN THEY CANCELLED THE FIRST FLIGHT BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL ISSUE.
THE REPLACEMENT PLANE SHOULD TAKE-OFF IN ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
THE AIRLINE IS OFFERING HOTEL ROOMS TO PASSENGERS ON TODAY'S CANCELLED FLIGHT.S.
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"a lot of emotions set in and i think anger is one of them anger and frustration are the two most popular i'd say." patrick ratliffe
THE AIRLINE TELLS US TODAY'S FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF BOTH MECHANICAL AND CREW ISSUES.
IT IS RE-SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.
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NEW AT 6 --
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS GETTING READY FOR A COLLEGE INVASION.
TOMORROW, WE'LL START SEEING THE FIRST BIG WAVE OF SPRING BREAKERS --
AS SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST COLLEGES LET OUT.
AS FORT MYERS BEACH GETS READY -- COED-MAGAZINE HAS PUT THE TOWN 10TH ON THE LIST OF THE TOP 15 TRASHIEST SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS.
TOWN LEADERS AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE NEW TITLE, SAYING THE BEACH ALSO RANKS HIGH ON LISTS FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY VACATION DESTINATIONS.
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it's the first week of really intense spring break action that's what we're hoping for as long as the weather cooperates
BARTENDERS SAY THEY EXPECT SALES TO JUMP 30 PERCENT THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF ALL THE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE ISLAND'S POPULATION SWELLS TEN-FOLD -- TO 65-THOUSAND DURING SPRING BREAK.
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ABC7 IS BRINGING YOU NEW UPDATES TONIGHT AT SIX ON TWO EARLY MORNING FIRES.
THE FIRST LEFT A FAMILY AND THERE DOGS HOMELESS TONIGHT.
THE FAMILY ALLOWED ABC7 CAMERAS TO FOLLOW THEM BACK INSIDE *AFTER THE FIRE AS THEY GATHERED WHAT WAS LEFT.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE GARAGE ON FAIRWAY CIRCLE -- JUST OFF IMMOKALEE ROAD IN NORTH NAPLES.
THE FAMILY AND THEIR DOGS GOT OUT AND ARE SAFE.
A CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION TONIGHT AT SIX.
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AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!
THE CHARRED REMAINS OF A FORD F-350.
THE FIRE MARSHALL SAYS SOMEONE BROKE INTO IT AND SET IT ON FIRE.
IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING OFF DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR I-75.
NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE ARSONIST.
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NEXT AT 6 OPEN
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STEVE CAMPION standup tease
nats plane flying
PLUS, WE ARE TAKING A TRIP BACK IN TIME.
WHERE YOU CAN CATCH THESE ANTIQUE WARBIRDS THIS WEEKEND.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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Southwest Florida will see quite the change when it comes to our weekend weather as it will feature more clouds, a few showers, and chilly temperatures.
Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will stay in place and with another push of cool air, overnight lows will tumble into the upper 40s by morning.
Saturday will start of quite chilly and we're not expecting much of a warm up as afternoon temperatures remain in the middle 60s. While much of day should stay dry, a couple of passing showers during the day can't be ruled out. As upper level energy rides over the peninsula, a better chance for scattered shower activity will remain in the forecast late Saturday carrying over into early Sunday morning, especially along the coast.
Clouds will stick around for the better half of our Sunday with partial clearing throughout the afternoon. After morning lows in the middle 40s, temperatures will have a hard time making it out of the lower 60s. High pressure will move in by the first of the week clearing our skies out with a slight warm up through Tuesday under mostly sunny skies.
By Wednesday, we'll be tracking another cold front which will bring us another shot of cool and dry air to end the week.
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A-B-C SEVEN ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT --
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE HUNTING FOR A SERIAL BANK ROBBER.
RIGHT NOW,
DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING THE PINE MANOR AREA FOR
THIS MAN,
DANIEL BALL.
DEPUTIES SAY BALL IS A SUSPECT IN THREE BANK ROBBERIES THIS WEEK.
THE THIRD HAPPENED JUST THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FIFTH THIRD BANK NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO JAMAICA BAY.
THE OTHER TWO --
*MONDAY'S FIFTH THIRD ROBBERY AT SUMMERLIN AND BOY SCOUT --
AS WELL AS YESTERDAY'S ROBBERY AT THE EDISON NATIONAL IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
WE HAVE CREWS IN THE AREA, STAY WITH A-b-C SEVEN FOR THE LATEST.
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SOME CALL THEM PETS --
BUT WHEN EXOTIC ANIMALS -- ILLEGAL SNAKES, LIZARDS. EVEN GIANT CATS -- ARE RELEASED IN FLORIDA'S FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM IT CAN BE DEVASTATING.
TONIGHT, A-B-C SEVEN"S STEVE CAMPION TELLS US HOW EXOTIC PET OWNERS CAN HAND OVER THEM OVER -- FOR FREE - NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
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LARGE LIZARDS AND SERIOUS SNAKES --
Steve Masek, Snake Handler
2608 "one of these snakes coming of the egg is 6-8 inches, no bigger than your thumb. They're cute and cuddly."
REVEAL A DANGEROUS DILEMMA FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- ONLY AMPLIFIED -- IF YOU LET YOUR UNWANTED PET WALK, CRAWL, OR SLITHER FREE.
Liz Barraco, FWC Wildlife Amnesty Program
04:17 "on one hand, you're being unfair to the animal and on the other you have a lot of nature wildlife can be effected."
Steve Campion, Reporter
"this little lady is the notorious Burmese python. The biggest one caught on record in the state of Florida was found in the Everglades coming in at 17 feet long."
Erin Myers, US Fish and Wildlife Service
11:08 "if you do a little homework you'll find out which ones are better pets than others."
WILDLIFE EXPERTS WARN -- THE REPTILES YOU SEE ON DISPLAY IN PET SHOPS -- CAN GROW INTO A NIGHTMARE.
Myers
1135 "the iguanas you buy them as cute, little green iguanas. A few years later they can be extremely aggressive, scratching. They can do a lot of damage to children."
BIOLOGISTS BLAME HUMANS FOR UNLEASHING -- INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE BURMESE PYTHONS AND BLACK SPINEY TAIL IGUANAS INTO NATIVE FLORIDA.
THEIR ON A MISSION -- TO SLOW THEM FROM SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE.
TOMORROW AT THE CALUSA NATURE CENTER FROM TEN TO TWO IN FORT MYERS-- IS YOUR CHANCE TO TURN IN ANY EXOTIC ANIMAL YOU CAN'T CARE FOR OR SIMPLY DON'T WANT.
Liz BARRACO, FWC amnesty program
03:45 "no questions asked even if you're missing the proper permitting or if it's an animal you really shouldnt own."
SINCE THE AMNESTY PROGRAM'S START -- FWC'S TAKE IS MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND ANIMALS.
LAST YEAR ALONE -- PEOPLE TURNED OVER FOUR HUNDRED CREATURES TO THE AGENCY.
THOSE WHO HANDLE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ONES -- CALL THE SURRENDERS A SMART MOVE.
OUT IN THE WILD -- THIS MOUTH CAN HAVE A MIGHT CHOMP.
Masek
2708 "this guy will pound down a 4 1/2 pound rabbit."
In fort Myers Steve campion ABC 7
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A WAYWARD WILD ANIMAL IS IN TROUBLE TONIGHT IN THE CALIFORNIA WETLANDS.
TAKE A LOOK,
A DOLPHIN SOMEHOW MADE IT INTO THE WETLANDS NEAR CALIFORNIA'S PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
ANIMAL EXPERTS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SHAPE IT IS IN,
AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE.
THEY ARE WORKING TO GET A TEAM OUT THERE TO DIRECT THE DOLPHIN TO DEEPER WATER.
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SKIES --
ANTIQUE AIRPLANES WILL FILL THE SKIES ABOVE PUNTA GORDA THIS WEEKEND.
nats of planes flying
OUR ABC7 CREW GOT A CHANCE TO FLY WITH ONE OF THE WARBIRDS TODAY.
NEARLY 50 PLANES WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT FOR THE WARBIRDS WEEKEND AIRSHOW.
THE EVENT RUNS ALL WEEKEND AND IS JUST TEN DOLLARS.
PROCEEDS HELP TRACK U-S SOLDIERS STILL MISSING IN ACTION AFTER WORLD WAR TWO --
AS WELL AS WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THE VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND.
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NOW TO AN ABC 7 PROGRAMMING NOTE --
ABC 7 WILL NOT HAVE A MORNING NEWSCAST ON SUNDAY THIS WEEKEND.
WE ARE COMPLETING A MASSIVE POWER UPGRADE TO OUR SYSTEM.
WE WILL HAVE PROGRAMMING ON AIR, JUST NOT THE MORNING NEWSCAST YOU'RE USED TO.
OUR REGULAR NEWS PROGRAMMING RESUMES SUNDAY EVENING WITH ABC 7 NEWS AT SIX THIRTY.
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RORY MCILROY WALKS OFF THE COURSE AT THE HONDA CLASSIC. FGCU MEN STILL THINKING CONFERENCE TITLE.
AND THE MIAMI HEAT. LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE.
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WORLD NEWS TEASE
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BREAKING TONIGHT AT SX --
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE HAVE BUSTED A MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE.
THEY TELL A-B-C SEVEN THEY PULLED 40 PLANTS OUT OF THIS HOUSE ON BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD.
DEPUTIES MADE THE UNDERCOVER BUST AROUND NOON.
OUR CREW ON THE SCENE TELLS US THEY CAN STILL SMELL THE DRUGS.
STAY WITH A-B-C SEVEN, TONIGHT AT SEVEN --
WE WILL HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE GROW HOUSE.
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TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
THE SUSPECTED MAN BEHIND THREE BANK ROBBERIES THIS WEEK.
DOES DANIEL BALL STRIKE AGAIN?
TONIGHT AT SEVEN, TRACING THE TRACKS OF A MAN IS SEARCH OF MONEY.
DINING GONE DEADLY.
THE SHOCK OF A LIFETIME AS A MAN BARRELS THROUGH THIS RESTAURANT.
NEW AT SEVEN,
WE TAKE A TRIP TO TENNESSEE.
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SPORTS OPEN
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LET'S START WITH THE NUMBER ONE GOLFER IN THE WORLD. TODAY RORY MCILROY WITHDREW FROM THE HONDA CLASSIC. CITING. HE WAS IN A BAD PLACE MENTALLY. THEN CHANGED HIS TUNE. AND SAID HE HAD A SORE WISDOM TOOTH. SO FIRST IT WAS MENTAL. THEN IT WAS DENTAL. EITHER WAY. RORY IS OUT. FOR THE SECOND WEEKEND IN A ROW.
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LET'S GOT TO PALM BEACH GARDENS.
THERE YOU SEE RORY CALLING IT QUITS.
SO WITH RORY GONE. WHAT ABOUT TIGER. WOODS. FEELLING GOOD RIGHT HERE. STICKS THE LONG BIRDIE PUT. BUT TIGER. 9 SHOTS BACK AT EVEN PAR. HE WILL MAKE THE CUT.
EVERYONE CHASING THIS GUY. 23-YEAR-OLD LUKE GUTHRIE. HE LEADS AT 9 UNDER PAR.
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FROM THE HONDA CLASSIC TO THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC.
TEAMS FROM 28 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WILL BE COMPETING AT SITES AROUND THE WORLD. BEGGINING TONIGHT.
WHICH MEANS SEVERAL PLAYERS ARE LEAVING SPRING TRAINING TO COMPETE. INCLUDING TWINS CATCHER JOE MAUER
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THE MIAIMI FOOTBALL TEAM IS COMING BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLOIRDA.
THE CANES WILL BE SCRIMMAGING AT NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL. APRIL 5TH. LAST YEAR MIAMI SCRIMMAGED AT BISHOP VEROT.
TODAY THE HURRICANES RELEASED THEIR SPRING DEPTH CHART. SOUTH FORT MYERS GRAD DALLAS CRAWFORD. IS LISTED AS THE SECOND TEAM RUNNING BACK.
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GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON THE BUS. THEN FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO. THAT'S ONE OF JIM LARRANAGA'S FAVORITE QUOTES. WELL THE MIAMI COACH. HAS FILLED HIS BUS. WITH SOME TALENTED BASKETBALL PLAYERS. WHO ARE TAKING THE CANES TO THEIR FIRST ACC TITLE. THEY CAN OFFICIALLY CLINCH THE TITLE SATURDAY WITH A WIN OVER DUKE. OF COURSE EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
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THE FGCU MEN ARE STILL IN LINE FOR A CONFERENCE TITLE. BUT THEY NEED A WIN. AND SOME HELP.
EAGLES ARE A GAME BACK OF MERCER. WITH ONE GAME TO PLAY. BEATING KENNESAW STATE ON SATURDAY IS A MUST.
THEN THEY NEED MERCER TO LOSE. THE EAGLES HOLD THE TIE-BREAKER. SHOULD THEY END THE SEASON WITH THE SAME RECORD.
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IF YOU ARE CONFUSED. OR DISTURBED BY THIS VIDEO YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT ALONE.
THAT IS THE MIAMI HEAT. THEY ARE DOING THEIR VERSION OF THE HARLEM SHUFFLE. THE LATEST DANCE CRAZE TO HIT THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
MY FAVORITE IS MARIO CHALMERS. DRESSED LIKE SUPER MARIO.
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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