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PG AIRPORT WOES-SOTVOTOPS

"its verry upsetting no one should have to worry about my travel i should be able to board a plane and go and arrive and be with my family." katy ruee - cape coral

BREAKING NEWS AT SEVEN.

TWO MAJOR FLIGHTS OFF THE BOARD.

HEADACHES FOR PASSENGERS AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT.

THEY'VE SPENT THE WHOLE DAY TRYING TO GET BACK TO ILLINOIS --

AND THEY HAVEN'T MADE IT ONE SINGLE MILE.

A-B-C 7'S SARA MILES IS DIGGING INTO THIS FOR US TONIGHT.

SARA --

PG AIRPORT WOES-REM LIVE

PG AIRPORT WOES-PKG

"its verry upsetting no one should have to worry about my travel i should be able to board a plane and go and arrive and be with my family." katy ruee - cape coral

THIS AFTERNOON THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT PACKED WITH PEOPLE EAGER TO FIND OUT IF THEIR PLANE WOULD TAKE OFF.

YESTERDAY PASSENGERS FLYING TO PEORIA WERE MET WITH DELAYS WHEN AN ALLEGIANT AIR SPOKES PERSON SAYS THEIR PLANE HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES AND COULDN'T TAKE OFF.

THEN LATER A CREW SHORTAGE GROUNDED THE PLANE LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS RESCHEDULED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE TODAY.

PASSENGERS HEADED TO SPRINGFIELD ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION -

MECHANICAL AND CREW ISSUES GROUNDED THEIR FLIGHT UNTIL SOMETIME TOMORROW.

PG AIRPORT WOES-REM LIVE

ALLEGIANT AIR SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THEY HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH A PLACE TO STAY, REFUNDS AND VOUCHERS.

WE CHECKED OUT ALLEGIANTS TRAVEL ADVISORY ON THEIR WEBSITE -- TURNS OUT THESE TWO FLIGHTS WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES WITH PROBLEMS.

BREAKING OPEN-CLIP

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-SS LIVE

ALSO BREAKING AT SEVEN --

THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE THIS WEEK IN LEE COUNTY MIGHT BE A BANK.

DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING TWO MORE BANK ROBBERIES TONIGHT.

THAT MAKES FOUR THIS WEEK.

AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SUSPECT IN A ROBBERY ON FIFTH-THIRD BANK IN SOUTH FORT MYERS TONIGHT --

IS THE SAME SUSPECT IN TWO OF THE THREE OTHERS.

ABC7'S JIM SPIEWAK IS TRACKING THE HUNT FOR DANIEL BALL TONIGHT.

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-REM LIVE

LCSO TELLS US DANIEL BALL WALKED THROUGH THESE DOORS AT 5/3 BANK JUST AFTER 5PM.

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-VO

DEPUTIES SAY BALL INDICATED TO A TELLER HE HAD A WEAPON BUT NEVER SHOWE ONE. HE DEMANDED CASH.

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-SOTVO

@:30 "they activated panic alarm, believing they were about to be robbed. The man made his demands for cash and of course tellers complied:43

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-VO SS

THEN YESTERDAY FMDP SAYS HE ROBED EDISON NATIONAL BANK ON DOWNTOWN FT MYERS. IN ALL 3 ROBBERIES HE CAME IN DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS WITH NO DISGUISE.

GLADIOLUS BANK ROBBERY-REM LIVE

ALTHOUGH BELIEVED BALL FLED ON FOOT, WITNESSES SAY THEY SAW A BLUE DODGE DURANGO SUV FELLING NEAR THE SCENE AND DEPUTIES ASK YOU TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT AND IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

FM BANK ROBBERY-SS VO

A PERSON IS IN CUSTODY AFTER THE ANOTHER BANK ROBBERY EARLIER TODAY.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 2-30 THIS AFTERNOON AT A WELLS FARGO BANK ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

DEPUTIES SAY A MAN CAME IN THE BANK. JUMPED OVER THE COUNTER. AND GRABBED CASH.

HE DID NOT PULL OUT A WEAPON.

HE TOOK OFF IN A CAR.

DEPUTIES LATER FOUND THAT CAR NEAR I-75 AND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

GROW HOUSE BUST-2 SS OC

JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM AT 7 --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE BUSTED A MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE.

THE UNDERCOVER RAID HAPPENED AT THIS HOUSE ON BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD ABOUT NOON.

THAT HOUSE IS JUST OFF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US THEY DISCOVERED 40 POT PLANTS.

NEIGHBORS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEY'RE SURPRISED --

AND THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING FROM A MOVIE.

HEAR THEIR REACTION TONIGHT AT ELEVEN ON ABC7!

SINKHOLE-CLIP SOTVO

DEVELOPING AT SEVEN,

RESCUE EFFORTS ARE AT A STANDSTILL NEAR A FLORIDA SINKHOLE.

ABC7 IS HEARING THE 911 TAPE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

"the bedroom floor just collapsed and my brother-in-law is in there and he's underneath the house."

A GIANT SINKHOLE DEVELOPED LATE LAST NIGHT - SWALLOWING JEFF BUSH'S BEDROOM.

THIS HAPPENED AT A HOUSE JUST OUTSIDE OF TAMPA.

JEFF WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME.

HIS BROTHER TRIED TO SAVE HIM, BUT COULDN'T.

IN THAT EFFORT - ANOTHER DEPUTY ACTUALLY PULLED THE BROTHER, JEREMY BUSH FROM THE HOLE.

CREWS SAY THE HOLE WILL GROW AND THE GROUND IS UNSTABLE.

CAPE DOUBLE FATAL UPDATE-CLIP VO

DEVELOPING AT SEVEN ON SEVEN --

WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS KILLED IN A CRASH ON VETERAN'S PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS JOANNE GRIMES.

SHE'S FROM VENICE.

SHE DIED AFTER A VAN SHE WAS RIDING IN FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF.

THE OTHER PERSON IN THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.

POLICE SAY JASON JONES WAS DRIVING A HUMMER.

DRUG DEALERS-2 SS VO

17 SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS ARE OFF THE STREETS TONIGHT.

BUSTED AFTER A 6 MONTH LONG UNDERCOVER OPERATION BY FORT MYERS POLICE.

DETECTIVES SAY THESE PEOPLE SOLD ILLEGAL NARCOTICS - NEAR SCHOOLS.

THOSE DRUGS INCLUDE HEROIN. COCAINE, MORPHINE AND MARIJUANA.

TEN ARE NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER SELLLING THE DRUGS TO AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER.

DRUG DEALERS-SOTVO

28:30 our hope is that it will reduce the violent crime, we'll never see the result sot our efforts because who knows we could have stopped a homicide by arresting one of these guys 38

BONITA SLOTS-VO OC

BONITA SPRINGS LEADERS ARE HITTING THE ROAD --

HOPING TO SELL LAWMAKERS ON SLOT MACHINES.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HEAD TO TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY.

THEY WANT LAWMAKERS TO APPROVE A TWO-YEAR TEST RUN OF SLOTS AT THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK.

IN NOVEMBER --

63 PERCENT OF LEE COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED A REFERENDUM ALLOWING SLOTS TO MOVE INTO THAT FACILITY.

SEQUESTER-VO

85 BILLION DOLLARS IN AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS ARE ALL BUT SURE TO TAKE EFFECT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE PRESIDENT HELD A LAST MINUTE MEETING TO ADDRESS THE SEQUESTER THIS MORNING.

BUT NO DEAL.

THE ONLY SERIOUS SIT DOWN BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO ADDRESS THE SEQUESTER ENDED IN ABOUT AN HOUR WITHOUT PROGRESS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS NEW TAXES, NOT JUST CUTS.

OBAMA ON SEQUESTER-OC SOT OC

THE PRESIDENT TOOK TIME TODAY TO CALL THE SEQUESTER QUOTE "DUMB, ARBITRARY CUTS."

President Obama It's unnecessary, and at a time when too many Americans are still looking for work, it's inexcusable. Not everyone will feel the pain of these cuts right away. The pain though will be real.

ECONOMY-VOTOPS OC

NEW NUMBERS OUT TONIGHT SHOW AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MORE, BUT MAKING LESS.

PERSONAL INCOME DROPPED 3 POINT 6 PERCENT IN JANUARY.

THE LARGEST DROP IN 20 YEARS.

THERE WAS ALSO MORE CONSUMER SPENDING IN JANUARY --

MOSTLY BECAUSE OF HIGHER HOME HEATING AND GAS PRICES.

BUT EXPERTS SAY THE COUNTRY IS CREATING MORE JOBS --

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

48:10-18 she was just that type of girl that would brighten up your day.

MOURNING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY REMEMBER KANASHA ISAAC-GUNNED DOWN IN FORT MYERS.

PLUS --

AN HONOR FORT MYERS BEACH WISHES THEY DIDN'T HAVE.

A) KANASHA-SOTVO

B) SPRING BREAK-VO

KANASHA-SS IN POP VO FULL SS

TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

A WAKE FOR 16-YEAR OLD KANASHA ISAAC. IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THE IMMOKALEE GIRL WAS GUNNED DOWN IN FORT MYERS LAST SATURDAY.

TONIGHT WE HAVE AN ABC7 NEWS EXCLUSIVE.

I SPOKE WITH KANASHA'S FAMILY TODAY.

THEY SAY THE TEEN WAS A BRIGHT, YOUNG GIRL WHO LOVED HER FAMILY AND LIFE.

THEY'LL REMEMBER HER AS SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS LIT UP THE ROOM.NOT IN THE WAY SHE DIED.

LAST SATURDAY ISAAC WENT TO FORT MYERS ALE HOUSE WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND FRIENDS.

AS THEY WERE GETTING INTO THEIR CAR AFTER DINNER,

OFFICERS SAY HENRY BRUNSON, PULLED UP AND OPENED FIRE.

A BULLET HIS ISAAC IN THE FACE.

KANASHA-SOTVO OC

CINDY GARCIA/ COUSIN - 48:10-18 she was just that type of girl that would brighten up your day. She was sweet, loving, everything.

THE FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE GLAD OFFICERS CAUGHT BRUNSON,

AND THEY TELL US THEY HOPE HE GETS WHAT HE DESERVES.

KANASHA ISAAC'S FUNERAL IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SPRING BREAK-SOTVO

IT'S TIME FOR SPRING BREAK --

AND FOR FORT MYERS BEACH THAT MEANS COLLEGE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR FUN.

if you treat them right they'll treat you right, that's what we do we welcome them, and haven't had much problems with the kids over the years

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS DURING PEAK SEASON --

THE ISLAND'S POPULATION TYPICALLY SWELLS TEN FOLD, TO 65 THOUSAND.

THAT MEANS MORE DEPUTIES ON THE BEACH.

LEADERS URGE PEOPLE TO DRIVE AND CROSS STREETS SAFELY.

ALSO TODAY --

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO

THE LAST THING TO EXPECT WHILE DINING.

NEW AT SEVEN,

A DEADLY OUTCOME AT THIS RESTAURANT IN TENNESSEE.

choose the rigth booze. I'm a great advocate of good whiskey

SO IS THAT THE SECRET TO 105 YEARS FOR THIS MAN--

A) TN CAR INTO RESTAURANT-VO

B) 105 YO BDAY-SOTVO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

WEATHER-WXWALL

A CLOUDY AND COOL WEEKEND

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 off 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.

TN CAR INTO RESTAURANT-VO

TYLER THANKS.

IN TENNESSEE ONE WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER A CAR CRASHED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER.

SEVERAL PEOPLE GOT INJURED.

WITNESSES SAY THE DRIVER OF THE VAN SPED THROUGH A PARKING LOT.

THEN LAUNCHED OVER A CONCRETE WALL INTO A RESTAURANT.

THE MAN STOPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING.HE SURVIVED.

THE WOMAN WHO DIED WAS PAYING OUT HER RESTAURANT TAB.

CLICK IT OR TICKET-OC

CLICK IT OR TICKET IF YOU'RE IN FORT MYERS.

FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS --

OFFICERS ARE CRACKING DOWN ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS NOT WEARING SEATBELTS.

YOU CAN GET PULLED AND FINED.

BARNSTORMERS-VO

LET'S GO BACK IN TIME TONIGHT.

ANTIQUE MILITARY AIRPLANES ARE TAKING OFF OVER PUNTA GORDA.

THE 4TH ANNUAL WARBIRDS WEEKEND AIR SHOW KICKS OFF TOMORROW.

NEARLY 50 AIRPLANES WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUNTA GORDA AORPORT.

BARNSTORMERS-SOTVO

john makinson, history flight "my favorite part would actually be flying the ww2 veteras, hearing their stories and giving them a chance to fly the airplane one more time."

ADMISSION IS 10 DOLLARS.

PROCEEDS WILL HELP TRACK DOWN THE REMAINS OF U-S SOLDIERS STILL MISSING IN ACTION FROM WORLD WAR TWO.

SUN SPLASH OPENS-CG

GET YOUR SWIMSUIT READY.

SUN SPLASH WATER PARK IN CAPE CORAL OPENS *NEXT SATURDAY.

THE FAMILY WATER PARK HAS 14-ACRES OF FUN!

INCLUDING A BIG LAZY RIVER.

IT'S ONLY OPEN WEEKENDS UNTIL STUDENTS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR SUMMER.

HARLEM SHAKE-VO

HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE 'HARLEM SHAKE'.

IT'S A DANCE CRAZE SWEEPING THE NATION.

AND AIRPLANES.

CONTROVERSY OVER THIS VIDEO TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

MEMBERS OF COLORADO COLLEGE'S ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM DO THE 'SHAKE' AT 30-THOUSAND FEET.THEY GOT OTHER PASSENGERS INVOLVED.

NOW THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING.

TEAMMATES SAY THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

105 YO BDAY PARTY-NATS VO

CELEBRATING MORE THAN 100 YEARS,

'PLANET FITNESS' IN NAPLES PRESENTS ITS OLDEST MEMBER WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE.

happy birthday to you

FRANCIS SMITH TURNS 105 SUNDAY!

AND GET THIS -

THE SAME DAY AS HIS 30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

HIS SECRET TO A LONG LIFE --

105 YO BDAY PARTY-SOTVO

FRANCIS & PRISCILLA SMITH.

choose the rigth booze. I'm a great advocote of good whiskey. He doesn't know this yet. But the cups I had made up say wicked old happy 105th. So that sums it up.

THE COUPLE MOVED HERE FULL TIME FROM BOSTON SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

PG SPEEDWAY RACES POSTPONED-VO

NO RACES AT THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND.

ON THE SPEEDWAY'S WEBSITE,

THE CURRENT LEASE BETWEEN THE SPEEDWAY AND THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY EXPIRES THIS MONTH.

UNDER NEW FAA GUIDELINES,

THE CITY WOULD RAISE THE RENT BY MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

THE SPEEDWAY'S OWNERS SAY THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

COMING UP NEXT-CLIP

TEASE THREE-POP

THE FGCU MEN STILL EYEING A CONFERNCE TITLE. BUT THEY NEED SOME HELP

A)-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) BASKETBALL DIPLOMACY-VOTOPS-WIPE

YOU CAN CALL IT BASKETBALL DIPLOMACY.

ALL NEW AT 11 --

11PM TZ2) DRIVER ESCAPES FALLING SEMI-NATVOTOPS

explosion

AND WE HAVE INCREDIBLE NEW VIDEO.

A SEMI TRUCK TEETERING OVER THE EDGE FALLS IN A BALL OF FIRE.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

HONDA CLASSIC-POP

HONDA CLASSIC-VOTOPS-WIPE

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.

HONDA CLASSIC-VOTOPS

NOT A GOOD DAY TO BE THE NUMBER ONE TENNIS PLAYER EITHER.

SERENA WILLIAMS. FOLLOWING TIGER WOODS. TODAY

GETS THE HEISMAN FROM THE SECURITY GUARD. SAYING NO PICTURES PLEASE. OUCH.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC-VOTOPS-WIPE

FROM THE HONDA CLASSIC TO THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC.

TEAMS FROM 28 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WILL BE COMPETING AT SITES AROUND THE WORLD. BEGGINING TONIGHT.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC-SOTTOPS-WIPE

CANES FOOTBALL-VOTOPS

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.

MIAMI HURRICANES-POP

MIAMI HURRICANES-SOTTOPS-WIPE

FGCU MEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

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.

FGCU MEN-SOTTOPS-WIPE

HARLEM SHUFFLE-VOTOPS

ARE YOU SICK OF THIS YET.

THAT IS THE MIAMI HEAT. THEY ARE DOING THEIR VERSION OF THE HARLEM SHUFFLE. THE LATEST DANCE CRAZE TO HIT THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

SUNDAY POWER OUTAGE-4SHOT

A QUICK NOTE.

THIS WEEKEND, ABC7 WILL MAKE UPGRADES TO OUR POWER SYSTEM.

TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS THERE WILL BE NO

REGULAR NEWSCASTS ON SUNDAY MORNING.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING.

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-4SHOT