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

STRAIGHT AHEAD ON YOUR *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT NINE.

A CAR -- SLICED IN HALF,

AT A BUSY FORT MYERS INTERSECTION.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING --

THAT LEFT TRAFFIC BACKED UP.

AND MORE ON THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OUT OF FLORIDA.

WHERE A SINKHOLE SWALLOWED MOST OF A HOUSE AND KILLED A MAN.

THE FAMILY IS CRITIZING RESCUE EFFORTS.

ABC-7 HAS VIDEO OF THE 100 FOOT HOLE --- THAT SWALLOWED A MAN ALIVE.

uh huh my sister is Samantha, and she was standing on the ice

Dispatch: okay

Tony: and she fell in

THE CHILLING 9-1-1 CALL.

A YOUNG GIRL FALLS THROUGH THE ICE.

BUT HER BRAVE BROTHER SAVES HER LIFE.

HL1) VEHICLE VS GARBAGE TRUCK-VO-WIPE

HL2) FL SINKHOLE-VO-WIPE

HL3) DRAMATIC 911 CALL-SOTVO

WX HL-WX WALL

BREAKING-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2SH-VO

RIGHT NOW AT NINE A-M,

ABC7 IS ON THE SCENE OF BREAKING NEWS IN CAPE CORAL.

A VAN CRASHED INTO A HOME

ON THE 300 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE.

CAPE VAN INTO HOUSE-REMLIVE

YOU CAN SEE THE VAN SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE HOME BEHIND ME.

CAPE VAN INTO HOUSE-VO

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THEY GOT THE CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE JUST BEFORE 6:30 THIS MORNING.

CAPE VAN INTO HOUSE-SOTVO

CAPE VAN INTO HOUSE-REMLIVE

THE WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION RIGHT NOW.

VEHICLE VS GARBAGE TRUCK-CLIP

VEHICLE VS GARBAGE TRUCK-VOTOPS

IT WAS MORNING MAYHEM FOR DRIVERS --- IN FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

AFTER A CAR AND GARBAGE TRUCK COLLIDED.

SLICING THE CAR IN HALF.

IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION -- OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND ORTIZ AVENUE.

FMPD TELLS ABC 7.

THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER OF THE CAR --- WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.

THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER WAS OKAY.

POLICE SHUT DOWN ALL WESTBOUND LANES AT THE INTERSECTION.

TO CLEAN UP THE MESS --- CAUSING A BACK-UP FOR MORE THAN A MILE.

ALL LANES ARE BACK OPEN.

FIRST WEATHER-OMNI TOPS

IT'S A COOL START TO YOUR TUESDAY.

TAKE A LOOK --

TEMPS ARE PRETTY CHILLY AS YOU WAKE UP.

BUT SOME WARMER WEATHER --- IS IN STORE FOR US TODAY.

STORMWARN SEVEN METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX

After another chilly start to the morning, a warm up is in order this Tuesday with daytime highs rebounding nicely into upper 70s this afternoon under full sunshine.

By midday, most areas should warm into the low to mid 70s, and by the afternoon hours, temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 70s. The exception will be close to the coast where the chilly breezy off the Gulf of Mexico will keep highs there in the low 70s.

Winds will become more southwesterly this afternoon, which will be one of the variables leading to our warm up today. You'll also notice the winds picking up some during the day with breezes reaching 15-20 mph.

Rain will stay out of the forecast today through tonight, but by early Wednesday morning, a few light showers will be possible as the next cool front slides through Southwest Florida.

The timing of the rain will be close to sunrise Wednesday, but the showers should be gone by the mid-morning hours, leaving us with sunny skies for the remainder of the day. Once the front clears the area, temperatures will stay fairly cool through the day as winds become more northerly behind the front; most areas should only reach the low 70s for daytime highs.

By Wednesday night into Thursday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid 40s across the urban corridor and even some mid to upper 30s deeper inland.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs only reaching the low 70s under full sunshine, and then we'll spend another night in the 40s and 50s as we head into your Friday morning.

EXTREME WEATHER-2SHOT POP

THE LATEST SNOWMAKER.

IS BLASTING THE UPPER MIDWEST --- AND MARCHING EAST.

CHICAGO IS GETTING SLAMMED THIS MORNING.

AND THE NATION'S CAPITAL BRACES FOR ITS *BIGGEST SNOWFALL,

IN TWO YEARS.

NEW ENGLAND COULD ALSO GET HIT AGAIN.

EXTREME WEATHER-PKG

A HUGE STORM CALLED AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS BARRELING ACROSS THE U-S.

19 STATES FROM MONTANA TO VIRGINIA ARE UNDER WINTER WATCHES AND

WARNINGS.

IN COLORADO, ROAD CLOSURES AND A MULTIPLE CAR PILE-UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

CITY PLOWS HIT THE STREETS IN NORTH DAKOKA -- WHERE MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW

FELL.

MOS Tom LaMotte, LaMotte's Paint and Glass

"WE DON'T ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND DRIVE, IF THE WEATHER IS REALLY

BAD."

AS THE STORM MOVES EAST ---

CITIES IN THE MIDWEST BRACED FOR THE WINTER WEATHER.

SNOW STARTED FALLING MONDAY IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH MORE EXPECTED TODAY.

CHICAGO COULD GET UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ---

BEFORE THE STORM TRAVELS TOWARDS THE MID-ATLANTIC.

FORECASTERS ARE LOOKING AT THE LIKELIHOOD IT COULD NOW DUMP HEAVY SNOW ON

THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND.

ROAD CREWS MADE SURE THEIR SALT MIXTURES WERE READY TO GO.

MOS

"IT'S AWFUL BECAUSE YOU GET THE DRIFT ON THE ROAD AND YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD

IF IT'S DARK OUT. IT'S VERY TREACHEROUS."

IN WASHINGTON, DC, STORES PULLED THE WINTER WEATHER SUPPLIES OUT OF STORAGE,

READY FOR A POTENTIAL RUSH.

MOS Henry Jeanes, Assistant Store Manager

"THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT SMALL HARDWARE, WE'RE ALWAYS READY ON

A WHIM FOR WHAT PEOPLE NEED."

DC RESIDENTS STOCKED UP -- WITH MORE SNOW EXPECTED THIS TIME THAN THEY'VE

SEEN IN TWO WINTERS.

MOS

"IT BYPASSED US IN THE WINTER MONTHS. AND HERE IT IS MARCH IS ROLLING-IN

EXTREME WEATHER-TAG

PREETI ARLA REPORTING.

SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

BUT THIS LATEST STORM REMINDS US --

AIRPORT FLIGHT CHECK-MITTO

AND THIS NEW WINTER STORM *IS IMPACTING TRAVEL.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY --

MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED,

SO FAR TODAY.

THE HARDEST HIT AIRPORTS--

CHICAGO O'HARE AND MIDWAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL --

STATE OF THE STATE-OC SS, SS

RIGHT NOW WE'RE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AWAY.

FROM THE START OF THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

THE STATE HOUSE STARTS ITS SESSION AT 9:30 THIS MORNING…

THE SENATE, AT 10:00.

A JOINT SESSION BEGINS AT 11.

WITH THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

WE EXPECT GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.

TO FOCUS ON HIS BUDGET, SETTING THE TONE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION…

GOVERNOR SCOTT HAS SAID FOR 2013 --- HE HAS TWO PRIORITIES FOR THE ECONOMY.

QUOTE - "FIRST - REMOVE THE SALES TAX ON MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND SECOND - INVEST IN OUR TEACHERS BY PROVIDING THEM A WELL-DESERVED PAY RAISE."

BUT BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, DEMOCRATS ARE ALREADY SPEAKING OUT.

STATE OF THE STATE-SOTVO

Allison Tant/ Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman

"We fully expect him tomorrow to make statements that have been carefully poll tested, carefully messaged, about making promises about putting families first. But we know he's going to do so at the same time while he ignores everything he's done in the past."

ONCE AGAIN, GOVERNOR SCOTT'S STATE OF THE STATE --- STARTS AT 11:00.

ABC7 WILL BRING YOU COMPLETE COVERAGE.

CYPRESS LAKE GUN-2SHOT VO

NEW REVELATIONS THIS MORNING.

AFTER DEPUTIES SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER.

BROUGHT A LOADED GUN ON A SCHOOL BUS.

AND THREATENED TO SHOOT ANOTHER STUDENT.

QUADRYLE DAVIS IS SERVING THREE WEEKS OF SECURE DETENTION --- IN A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

BUT, THE STUDENTS WHO WRESTLED THE GUN AWAY.

ARE *ALSO IN TROUBLE.

THE DISTRICT DECIDED--

*ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED WILL BE PUNISHED.

WE TALKED TO ONE MOTHER OFF CAMERA.

AFTER HER SON GOT A THREE-DAY SUSPENSION FOR GETTING THE GUN AWAY.

WHY?

SCHOOL LEADERS SAY -- HER SON LIED TO DEPUTIES.

AND DID NOT COOPERATE.

WHEN ASKED IF THAT WAS TRUE.

CYPRESS LAKE GUN-SOTVO WIPE

00:47 "My son did what he had to do."/ 59:30 "I'm going to stand beside my soon 100 percent not matter what."

WE ALSO SPOKE TO THE TEEN WHO SAYS.

DAVIS POINTED THE GUN AT HIM AND THREATENED TO SHOOT.

HE, TOO, DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA.

AFRAID OF RETALIATION.

CYPRESS LAKE GUN-SOTVO

57:42 "Had he not done what he did what would have happened?" "I would have been the next murder in the city.

A-B-C 7 REACHED OUT TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN-OC VO SS

FLORIDA STATE TROOPERS MADE AN ARREST,

AFTER A HIT AND RUN CRASH SERIOUSLY HURT A MAN.

THE WRECK HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY, ON GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY, NEAR I-75 IN COLLIER COUNTY.

F-H-P INVESTIGATORS SAY DANIELLE GRAU'S CAR.

HIT THE BACK OF HOWARD VANPELT'S SCOOTER.

AND SAY SHE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE,

GMA FL SINKHOLE-INTRO

NOW TO THAT DEADLY SINKHOLE IN FLORIDA, WHICH DESTROYED ONE HOME AND IS ENDANGERING OTHERS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT THAT 100-FOOT DEEP CRATER AND WE'RE LEARNING NOW ABOUT ANOTHER SINKHOLE OPENING UP NEARBY.

GMA FL SINKHOLE-PKG

JUST AS THIS MASSIVE AND DEADLY SINKHOLE WAS COMING INTO VIEW FOR THE FIRST

TIME MONDAY INCREDIBLY - JUST ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY, THE EARTH CAVED YET AGAIN.

RESIDENTS OF CEDAR TREE LANE, NOW WONDERING THIS MORNING WHETHER THE 5-FEET

DEEP, 12 -FEET WIDE SINKHOLE COULD GROW, ENDANGERING THEIR HOMES.

ALLEN SOT: " WE ARE ALL WORRIED."

KATIA SOT: "OH GOD IT IS SCARY"

THIS IS A TOWN..ON THE EDGE. RESIDENTS FEARING THE HORROR THAT SWALLOWED

UP 37-YEAR-OLD JEFF BUSH SLEEPING ON HIS BED THURSDAY NIGHT. COULD HAPPEN

AGAIN.

ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT SINKHOLE, ABOUT 30 FEET WIDE AND 100 FEET DEEP,

ACTUALLY EXPANDS UNDERGROUND - AND COULD REACH *UNDERNEATH* THE TWO

NEIGHBORING HOMES - PUTTING BOTH AT RISK.

PUZ SOT: THERE IS NO ONE ALLOWED IN THOSE HOMES AND THERE'LL BE A

DETERMINATION MADE IF THEY'RE CONDEMNED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

AS CREWS DEMOLISHED BUSH'S HOUSE - THEY DELICATELY COLLECTED WHAT WAS

HANGING ON THE WALL - HIS JACKET AND HAT -- HIS BROTHER JEREMY NEEDS THEM

FOR CLOSURE.

BUSH SOT: I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW THAT I LOVE HIM. AND I TRIED MY HARDEST

TO GET YOU OUT BRO.

JEREMY'S GRIEF, NOW TURNING TO FRUSTRATION. ASKING WHY HIS BROTHER'S BODY

CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM THE SINKHOLE.

BUSH SOT: CAN'T SOMEBODY BE HARNESSED UP LIKE THEY WERE BEFORE, ON THAT

EQUIPMENT, TO TRY RESCUE HIM, TRY TO RECOVER HIM?

AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WISH THEY COULD.

PUZ SOT: PUTTING PEOPLE IN HARM'S WAY, ANY LOSS OF LIFE, ANY ADDITIONAL LOSS

OF LIFE, WOULD'VE MADE THIS TRAGEDY EVEN WORSE.

CREWS ENDED THE DEMOLITION BY DROPPING FLOWERS INTO WHAT IS NOW. JEFF BUSH

GMA FL SINKHOLE-TAG

GIO BENITEZ REPORTING.

FAMU HAZING MANSLAUGHTER-OC VO

NEW DETAILS IN A DEADLY HAZING INCIDENT AT FAM-U.

TWELVE FORMER FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY BAND MEMBERS --

NOW FACE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.

IN THE HAZING DEATH OF A DRUM MAJOR.

ROBERT CHAMPION DIED IN 2011.

HE COLLAPSED AFTER A HAZING RITUAL.

WHICH PROSECUTORS SAY WAS A SAVAGE BEATING.

TEN OF THE BAND MEMBERS HAD ALREADY BEEN CHARGED --

STATE QUESTIONS LEE SCHOOL BOARD-CLIP

STATE QUESTIONS LEE SCHOOL BOARD-2SHOT VO

TODAY, THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO ALLEGATIONS.

INVOLING SUPERINTENDENT, DR. JOSEPH BURKE.

NEW DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY A-B-C 7.

TAPS INTO A TOUCHY ISSUE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WANTS TO KNOW --

IF DOCTOR BURKE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

CONCERNING ADMINISTRATOR --- DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

IN AUGUST 2012 -- THE STATE BEGAN LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS.

THAT HICKS CAME TO WORK *UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

THE STATE HAS SINCE DROPPED THAT INVESTIGATION.

SAYING "AT THIS TIME,

FURTHER ACTION BY THIS OFFICE IS NOT WARRANTED."

BUT IT SEEMS.

THE CALL BY SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE TO STOP THE INVESTIGATION ---- BEFORE IT GOT STARTED.

HAS THE STATE ASKING QUESTIONS.

STATE QUESTIONS LEE SCHOOL BOARD-PKG

ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, ON AUGUST 11TH, 2011, HICKS WAS "OBSERVED BY COLLEAGUES TO HAVE DIFFICULTY WALKING, STAYING AWAKE, SPEAKING, AND EMITTED THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL. "

FIVE MONTHS LATER, A COORDINATOR IN THE DISTRICT BEGAN COLLECTING STATEMENTS ABOUT HICKS' ALLEGED ACTION WITHOUT DR. BURKES KNOWLEDGE.

AFTER THAT, BURKE CONTACTED MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE DISTRICT AND STATE LEVEL, EVEN THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ASKING FOR THE INVESTIGATION TO BE 'DISMISSED.'

THE DOCUMENTS ALSO CONTAIN A LETTER FROM DR. BURKE TO STATE INVESTIGATORS SAYING HE NEVER SMELLED ALCOHOL ON DR. HICKS AND CONCLUDED QUOTE SHE WAS HAVING MEDICAL ISSUES AGAIN.

DR. BURKE GOES ON TO SAY THE ALLEGATIONS WERE LAUNCHED BY A 'DISGRUNTLED' FORMER EMPLOYEE.

STATE QUESTIONS LEE SCHOOL BOARD-TAG

THE BOARD WILL ALSO HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE STATE ABOUT TWO MORE POINTS-

ONE SUGGESTS DOCTOR BURKE MOVED ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY --

TO *ANOTHER ACCOUNT WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

AND TWO - WHETHER BURKE SPENT 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY ON TOP LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS.

INSTEAD OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

WE'LL BE AT THAT MEETING TODAY -

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

SO GET READY FOR SOME FUN IN THE SUN.

WE HAVE A FEW SPRING BREAK TIPS.

FOR TRAVELING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AND--

FEELING A LITTLE DOWN LATELY?

ABC-7 HAS A WAY YOU CAN FIX THAT.

TZ2A SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-VOTOPS

TZ2B) BE HAPPY IN HAWAII-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.

After another chilly start to the morning, a warm up is in order this Tuesday with daytime highs rebounding nicely into upper 70s this afternoon under full sunshine.

By midday, most areas should warm into the low to mid 70s, and by the afternoon hours, temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 70s. The exception will be close to the coast where the chilly breezy off the Gulf of Mexico will keep highs there in the low 70s.

Winds will become more southwesterly this afternoon, which will be one of the variables leading to our warm up today. You'll also notice the winds picking up some during the day with breezes reaching 15-20 mph.

Rain will stay out of the forecast today through tonight, but by early Wednesday morning, a few light showers will be possible as the next cool front slides through Southwest Florida.

The timing of the rain will be close to sunrise Wednesday, but the showers should be gone by the mid-morning hours, leaving us with sunny skies for the remainder of the day. Once the front clears the area, temperatures will stay fairly cool through the day as winds become more northerly behind the front; most areas should only reach the low 70s for daytime highs.

By Wednesday night into Thursday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid 40s across the urban corridor and even some mid to upper 30s deeper inland.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs only reaching the low 70s under full sunshine, and then we'll spend another night in the 40s and 50s as we head into your Friday morning.

SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-2SHOT INTRO

IF YOU'RE THINKING OF A SPRING BREAK GETAWAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO BOOK FLIGHTS AND HOTELS.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE HOPING TO SNAG A DEAL.

KARIN CAIFA HAS FAMILY-FRIENDLY ADVICE --

SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-PKG

AN EARLY EASTER MEANS LESS TIME FOR FAMILIES TO BOOK SPRING BREAK TRAVEL.

In this more compact travel season with this high demand, we typically see that the hotel rooms and the airfare seats book out sooner.

ACCORDING TO TRAVEL WEBSITE ORBITZ, THE NUMBER ONE SPRING BREAK DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES IS ORLANDO - HOME OF WALT DISNEY WORLD.

BUT FOR ALTERNATIVES, IT RECOMMENDS THE BEACHES OF SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESORTS OF THE BAHAMAS, AND IN EUROPE, LONDON, STILL IN ITS OFF-SEASON.

IT'S A POPULAR SEASONFOR CRUISES, WITH THE RECENT DRAMA ON THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH DOING LITTLE TO CURB BOOKINGS.

We haven't seen any changes in terms of bookings or cancellations due to recent events and think that it's still one of the most popular vacations out there right now. People are still taking advantage of the deals they can find.

AND MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING THE TAIL END OF WINTER WEATHER, BUT TRAVELERS SHOULD STILL PLAN FOR POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS.

CHECK THOSE TAX FORMS-VO-WIPE

THE I-R-S NOW ACCEPTS *ALL 2012 RETURNS.

IT FINISHED UPDATING ITS TAX-PROCESSING SYSTEM.

IF YOU STILL NEED TO FILE --

SMART-MONEY-DOT-COM HAS A SEVEN POINT CHECKLIST.

TO HELP YOU PREPARE YOUR OWN TAX RETURN POLICY.

OR TO CATCH YOUR PREPARER'S ERRORS OR FRAUD.

YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT'S ENTERED ON THE FORMS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO READ OVER THE ENTIRE TAX RETURN,

*BEFORE IT'S SUBMITTED.

THERE MIGHT BE MISTAKES.

BE HAPPY IN HAWAII-VOTOPS-WIPE

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO RETREAT TO THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.

BUY A PLANE TICKET TO HAWAII.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT GALLUP POLL, HAWAII RANKED HIGHEST.

AMONG THE HAPPIEST STATES IN AMERICA IN 2012.

THE SURVEY REFLECTS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS.

WEST VIRGINIA GOT THE LOWEST SCORE.

INSTA 100 MILLION-VO-TOPS WIPE

AND WHILE YOU'RE TAKING PHOTOS IN HAWAII --

WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE MILLIONS USING INSTAGRAM?

THE POPULAR PHOTO-SHARING SOCIAL NETWORK.

HAS REACHED A MILESTONE.

100 MILLION ACTIVE MONTHLY USERS.

HERE'S WHAT MAKES THE ACCOMPLISHMENT SO IMPRESSIVE --

INSTAGRAM IS STILL LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD.

AND TO USE IT, YOU MUST HAVE AN iPHONE OR ANDROID DEVICE.

INSTAGRAM'S SERVICE IS FREE.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

NEW MOTHERS HAVE A *LOT TO WORRY ABOUT.

MAYBE *TOO MUCH.

BECAUSE ALL THAT STRESS. LEADS TO BIGGER HEALTH PROBLEMS.

TZ2A) MOMS WORRY-VO-WIPE

MOMS WORRY-VO

A NEW STUDY FINDS NEW MOMS --- SHOW MORE SYMPTOMS OF O-C-D THAN THEIR PEERS.

RESEARCHERS FOUND 11-PERCENT OF WOMEN ---- WHO HAD GIVEN BIRTH WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

HAD SIGNIFICANT O-C-D SYMPTOMS.

COMPARED TO ONLY TWO TO THREE PERCENT -- OF THE GENERAL POPULATION.

CONCERN ABOUT DIRT OR GERMS --- WAS THE MOST COMMON WORRY.

OTHER COMMON WORRIES.

TO CHECK IF THE BABY MONITOR WAS WORKING.

MAKING SURE THE CRIB WAS PROPERLY LATCHED.

ELECTRONIC TEST RESULTS-VO

YOU MIGHT HAVE ALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS SET UP ON YOUR PHONE.

NOW SOME DOCTORS SAY --

IT'S TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

BECAUSE OF THESE NEW ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS --

ABOUT ONE THIRD OF PHYSICIANS SAID THEY GOT *TOO MANY NOTIFICATIONS EACH DAY.

SO THEY MISSED IMPORTANT TEST RESULTS.

THE SURVEYED DOCTORS AVERAGED 63 ALERTS A DAY.

MOST SAY -- THAT'S EXCESSIVE.

STAPH SEASONAL PATTERNS-VO

NEW RESEARCH FINDS CERTAIN STRAINS OF STAPH BACTERIA -- SHOW SEASONAL PATTERNS.

JOHNS HOPKINS STUDIES SHOW THE STRAIN OF M-R-S-A.

THAT SPIKES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS --

IS MORE COMMON AMONG SENIORS.

AND IS USUALLY ACQUIRED IN THE HOSPITAL --- AND MORE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SUMMER STRAIN OF M-R-S-A --- AFFECTS MORE CHILDREN.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

STILL AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

WE COULD SEE ACTION THIS WEEK.

TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

BUT THE CUTS ARE ALREADY STARTING TO HAVE AN EFFECT.

FROM TEACHERS. TO LABOR UNIONS. TO *YOUR FAMILY.

WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE IMPACTS.

AND--MORE THAN 100 CATHOLIC CARDINALS.

GATHERED IN ROME FOR THE FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS.

WHERE THEY COULD SET A DATE FOR THE NEXT CONCLAVE --

WHEN WILL THEY ELECT A NEW POPE?

DETAILS COMING UP.

PLUS-- CASEY ANTHONY. BACK IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

SHE DESCRIBES HER LIFE,

TZ3A) SEQUESTER-VO-WIPE

TZ3B)POPE LATEST-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZC3) CASEY ANTHONY-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

CENTRAL BANKERS PUT THE WORLD AT EASE --

WITH REASSURING WORDS ON THE ECONOMY.

THE DOW IS NOW LESS THAN 40-POINTS AWAY.

FROM CLOSING AT AN *ALL TIME HIGH!

BUT J-C PENNEY STOCK IS DOWN.

AND "APPLE SHARES" SLIPPED 20 PERCENT THIS YEAR.

TS2 FL SINKHOLE-VOTOPS-WIPE

A SINKHOLE SWALLOWED MOST OF A HOUSE --- AND KILLED A MAN RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

NOW THE FAMILY OF VICTIM JEFF BUSH.

IS TALKING ABOUT THE RESCUE OPERATION.

BUSH'S BROTHER SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES RESCUERS.

COULD HAVE -QUOTE- 'TRIED HARDER.'

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN HALF THE HOME IS NOW DELOMISHED.

TS1) EXTREME WINTER WX-VOTOPS-WIPE

THIS MORNING A CAR AND GARBAGE TRUCK COLLIDE.

IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND ORTIZ AVENUE.

THE TRUCK'S FORCE WAS SO HARD, IT SLICED THE CAR IN HALF.

FORT MYERS POLICE TELL ABC 7 THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER OF THE CAR WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNHARMED.

POLICE SHUT DOWN ALL WESTBOUND LANES AT THE INTERSECTION TO CLEAN UP THE MESS CAUSING A BACK-UP FOR MORE THAN A MILE.

ALL LANES ARE BACK OPEN.

TS3) VAN INTO HOUSE-VOTOPS-WIPE

A WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING.

AFTER A MAN DROVE A VAN INTO HER HOME. ON *PURPOSE.

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY A MAN DROVE THIS VAN INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THIS HOME.

THEN WENT INSIDE WHERE THE INCIDENT CONTINUED.

NEIGHBORS TELL US --

ONE CHILD WAS ALSO AT HOME WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED.

SEQUESTER-2SHOT

$85 BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS.

ARE BEING ROLLED OUT SLOWLY.

TO PREVENT A NEW FISCAL DISASTER.

TRACIE POTTS REPORTS FROM CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING.

WITH DETAILS ON WHO'S FEELING THE CUTS.

SEQUESTER-PKG

PASSENGERS. NOW FEELING THE EFFECTS OF WASHINGTON'S BUDGET CUTS:

"I flew before sequestration and now after, the line is definitely longer."

THE PENTAGON SAYS IT'LL FURLOUGH 15-THOUSAND MILITARY TEACHERS. AND CLOSE COMMISSARIES ONE DAY A WEEK.

PLUS LABOR UNIONS ARE BRACING FOR IMPACT:

"Substituting more budget cuts will do just as much harm to the economy as these cuts will."

AT HIS FIRST CABINET MEETING THIS YEAR. PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID FAMILIES WILL BE HURT:

"It's not the right way for us to go about deficit reduction."

REPUBLICANS ARGUE. THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXAGGERATING THE EFFECT OF THESE CUTS:

Indiana:38-:50

"Does anybody in this country believe that our federal government is so efficient and so effective that we cannot afford to trim two pennies out of every dollar?"

EDUCATION SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN BACKED OFF CLAIMS TEACHERS ARE ALREADY GETTING PINK SLIPS. BUT WARNED SCHOOLS WILL SUFFER:

"Whether its to teachers, to guidance counselors to support staff." "None of these things are good for children or for education."

SEQUESTER-TAG

TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

THAT BUDGET FREEZES SPENDING.

SINKHOLE-BREAKING

SINKHOLE-ONCAM

A WOMAN WAS TRAPPED IN HER BEDROOM IN A PALM HARBOUR HOME TUESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SINKHOLE IN HER LIVING ROOM, ACCORDING TO PINELLAS COUNTY FIRE RESCUE REPORT.

CREWS WERE CALLED TO 100 BLOCK OF HARBOR DRIVE SHORTLY AFTER 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

BRENNAN CONFIRMATION-OC VO

THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE TODAY --

ON THE NOMINATION OF JOHN BRENNAN FOR C-I-A DIRECTOR.

COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN DIANNE FEINSTEIN SAYS --

BRENNAN HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO MOVE ONTO THE FULL SENATE.

BUT SOME REPUBLICANS ARE THREATENING TO PLACE A HOLD ON THE NOMINATION.

BECAUSE THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ATTACK IN THE U-S CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI,

POPE LATEST-OTS VO

TODAY IS DAY TWO --

OF PRE-CONCLAVE MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN.

CARDINALS ARRIVED THIS MORNING --

FOR ANOTHER MEETING.

DISCUSSING THE DETAILS SURROUNDING CONCLAVE.

THAT'S THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW POPE.

YESTERDAY, CARDINALS TOOK AN OATH OF SECRECY--

VOWING NOT TO DIVULGE ANY OF THE DETAILS SURROUNDING THESE MEETINGS.

SO FAR, NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE START OF CONCLAVE.

MARTH STEWART TESTIFIES-VO-WIPE

HAPPENING TODAY --

MARTHA STEWART TAKES THE STAND IN A NEW YORK COURTROOM.

STEWART WILL TESTIFY IN A CASE --

BETWEEN RETAIL GIANTS MACY'S AND J-C PENNEY.

THE DEPARTMENT STORES ARE ARGUING --

OVER WHO HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO SELL MARTHA STEWART BRANDED PRODUCTS,

LEE CO IMPACT FEES-VO OC

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUILD IN LEE COUNTY --

SOME POSITIVE NEWS FROM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO LOWER --- HOW MUCH YOU PAY IN IMPACT FEES.

THAT'S MONEY COLLECTED ON EVERY HOUSE AND BUILDING.

IT PAYS FOR NEW ROADS, SCHOOLS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

BY LOWERING THE FEES BY FIFTY TO EIGHTY PERCENT --

THE HOPE IS THAT WOULD SPUR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

AND GENERATE MORE TAX REVENUE.

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN WANTS TO KEEP THE FEES.

LARRY KIKER WANTS THEM GONE.

BP CLAIMS SANIBEL-OTS VO

THE CITY OF SANIBEL MAY FILE A CLAIM AGAINST B-P,

STEMMING FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST RESORTS ON THE ISLAND TELLS A-B-C SEVEN --

THEY LOST UP TO 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CANCELLED RESERVATIONS.

THE CITY ALSO SAYS REVENUE -- MOSTLY FROM SALES, BED, AND PROPERTY TAXES -- FELL THAT SAME YEAR.

THEY BLAME THE SPILL.

THE CITY COULD VOTE TODAY --

LIGHTS AND SIRENS-VO-OC

FOLLOWING TWO DEADLY CRASHES INVOLVING EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.

WE'RE ASKING WHEN --- LIGHTS AND SIRENS APPROPRIATE.

SUNDAY, A COUPLE WAS KILLED AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY.

THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TWO LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES --- ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DEPUTIES HAD THEIR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON --

BUT WITNESSES *DIDN'T HEAR SIRENS.

AND JUST LAST WEEK --

WITNESSES SAY AN AMBULANCE BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN ON VERONICA SHOEMAKER.

WITH *NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS.

AND SLAMMED INTO AN S-U-V.

LIGHTS AND SIRENS-SOTVO

3:49 we are still liable we are not exempt we have to use due care and again thats what we train on and emphasize - 3:58 our goal is to get to that call-- in a life threatening situation or if someone is in peril 4;03

FOR L-C-S-O,

BOTH LIGHTS AND SIRENS -- ARE USED IN LIFE THREATNING SITUATIONS.

THEY ONLY USE LIGHTS.

WHEN A SIREN COULD POTENTIALLY ENDANGER THE LIVES OF A VICTIM.

GMA CASEY ANTHONY-INTRO

CASEY ANTHONY IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

THIS TIME -- BANKRUPTCY COURT.

IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE A JURY FOUND HER *NOT GUILTY --

OF KILLING HER DAUGHTER.

WE'VE LEARNED ANTHONY IS LIVING A NARROW LIFE --

DEEP IN DEBT.

WITH NO JOB, NO HOME OF HER OWN, AND ALMOST NO CASH.

GMA CASEY ANTHONY-PKG

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS IN HIDING CASEY ANTHONY MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED THIS

QUESTION.

Nats outside of court house - "Did you get away with murder? Did you get

away with murder?"

AND THE ANGRY CHAOS, STILL FOLLOWING HER.

Nats outside of court house - "baby killer"

THIS MOMENT MONDAY- HER VERY FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE JULY 5 2011 - THE

DAY A JURY ACQUITTED HER OF MURDERING HER 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER CAYLEE.

SHIELDING HER FACE, HUSTLED INTO YET ANOTHER COURTROOM, ANTHONY WAS SHOVED

BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. THIS TIME, FOR SOMETHING MUCH MORE MUNDANE THAN A

SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL. THIS TIMEA BANKRUPTSY HEARING

14:22 SOT Casey Anthony - "- "I don't pay rent. I don't pay

utilities. So I guess you can say that I am living for free or off the

kindness of people that I am staying with."

THE 26 YEAR OLD SAYS SHE'S UNEMPLOYED, HAS LESS THAN $500 IN CASH TO

HER NAME, DOESN'T HAVE A CAR - AND RELIES ON UNKNOWN BENEFACTORS FOR SHELTER

.

12:12 SOT Casey Anthony - "These items they are unsolicited

things that come from people that I don't personally know."

SHE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN JANUARY, DECLARING JUST $1,000 IN ASSESTS AND

ALMOST $800,000 IN LIABILITIES -

INCLUDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OWED TO HER FORMER DEFENSE ATTORNEY, JOSE

BAEZ

28:50 SOT Casey Anthony 14:58 - "I try and contribute when I

can but its also usually friends buying food."

ANOTHER CREDITOR? ZENAIDA GONZALEZ, THE WOMAN CURRENTLY SUING ANTHONY FOR

DEFAMATION AFTER SHE TOLD POLICE A BABY SITTER WITH GONZALEZ'S SAME NAME

KIDNAPPED CAYLEE.

Nats - "Not guilty"

IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS ANTHONY HAS BEEN LIVING UNDER THE RADAR

Nats Casey from 12/6/12 piece - "This is my first video diary.

THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO OF HER LEAKED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF

GMA CASEY ANTHONY-TAG

MATT GUTTMAN REPORTING.

MANY PEOPLE ASSUMED ANTHONY WOULD GET A LOT OF MONEY --

FROM BOOK OR MOVIE DEALS.

COSTELLO TRIAL-VO-WIPE

BOTH SIDES IN THE TRIAL FOR RYAN COSTELLO.

ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY.

HE TOOK THE STAND YESTERDAY --

AND *AGAIN DENIED HARMING HIS INFANT SON IN 2010.

PROSECUTORS QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT A TAPED CONVERSATION WITH HIS FIANCE -- AFTER HIS SON DIED.

COSTELLO TOLD HER QUOTE "I KILLED HIM, I'M A MURDERER."

BUT HE TESTIFIED --

COSTELLO TRIAL-SOTVO

Sot :13

Ryan Costello/Defendant

At:05 since beginning of sot is covered

"10:38:55 this was your fault mr Costello, was it not, that your child died?I felt like it was because he would have been ok if I didn't bring him usptaris. I did not harm him"

OCALA WILDFIRE-SOTVO

We can't call this fire controlled yet because we still see smoke and flame in some areas.

THIS MORNING --

FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRYING TO CONTAIN A *MASSIVE WILDFIRE,

IN OCALA NATIONAL FOREST.

IT STARTED SATURDAY --

AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO 19-HUNDRED ACRES.

IT'S DESTROYED AT LEAST TEN HOMES.

THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE SAYS --

HIGH WINDS ARE MAKING IT HARD TO FIGHT.

AT LAST CHECK --

IT WAS 80 PERCENT CONTAINED.

BUT FAR FROM UNDER CONTROL.

FORESTRY OFFICIALS SAY *SOMEONE LIKELY STARTED THIS FIRE.

NEW GUN LAW-OTS VO

THE DEBATE OVER GUN LAWS --

IS STILL A HOT TOPIC ON CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING.

THERE'S JUST ONE AREA WHERE LAWMAKERS ARE STARTING TO SEE EYE-TO-EYE.

A BI-PARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS REACHED A DEAL --

ON A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A FEDERAL CRIME.

TO BUY A GUN *FOR SOMEONE *NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OWN ONE.

LIKE A CONVICTED FELON.

RIGHT NOW, THESE KINDS OF PURCHASES ARE NOT PROSECUTED.

AMMO SHORTAGE-NATVOTOPS

nats guns shooting

AND, THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION.

IS CAUSING A DANGEROUS TREND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SEVERAL LOCAL GUN SHOPS ARE TELLING US.

PEOPLE ARE BUYING RE-LOADED AMMO ONLINE, AND TRYING TO USE THEM AT GUN RANGES.

RE-LOADED AMMO CAN EXPLODE, OR MISFIRE.

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

COMING UP.

A DRAMATIC 911 CALL.

A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY, DESPERATE TO HELP HIS YOUNG SISTER.

911 call Tony: uh huh my sister is Samantha, and she was standing on the ice

Dispatch: okay

Tony: and she fell in

IT'S THE ACTION HE TOOK BEFORE THE CALL THAT SAVED HER LIFE.

HIS HEROIC STORY, NEXT.

PLUS --

A PART OF HISTORY --- DOCKS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TZ1A) DRAMATIC 911 CALL-SOTVO

TZ4B) NINA PINTA-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

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.

After another chilly start to the morning, a warm up is in order this Tuesday with daytime highs rebounding nicely into upper 70s this afternoon under full sunshine.

By midday, most areas should warm into the low to mid 70s, and by the afternoon hours, temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 70s. The exception will be close to the coast where the chilly breezy off the Gulf of Mexico will keep highs there in the low 70s.

Winds will become more southwesterly this afternoon, which will be one of the variables leading to our warm up today. You'll also notice the winds picking up some during the day with breezes reaching 15-20 mph.

Rain will stay out of the forecast today through tonight, but by early Wednesday morning, a few light showers will be possible as the next cool front slides through Southwest Florida.

The timing of the rain will be close to sunrise Wednesday, but the showers should be gone by the mid-morning hours, leaving us with sunny skies for the remainder of the day. Once the front clears the area, temperatures will stay fairly cool through the day as winds become more northerly behind the front; most areas should only reach the low 70s for daytime highs.

By Wednesday night into Thursday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid 40s across the urban corridor and even some mid to upper 30s deeper inland.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs only reaching the low 70s under full sunshine, and then we'll spend another night in the 40s and 50s as we head into your Friday morning.

DRAMATIC 911 CALL-2SHOT INTRO

NOW TO A DRAMATIC 9-1-1 CALL.

A 12-YEAR-OLD HERO HEARD HIS YOUNGER SISTER CRY FOR HELP.

AFTER SHE FELL THROUGH THE ICE IN A BACKYARD POND!

WHAT HE DID NEXT SAVED HER LIFE.

DRAMATIC 911 CALL-PKG

IN ONE 911 CALL. YOU CAN HEAR TONY BUUCK'S TERROR. AND HIS RESOLVE.

00:01:31

911 call Tony: uh huh my sister is Samantha, and she was standing on the ice

Dispatch: okay

Tony: and she fell in

THE 12-YEAR-OLD'S CALL FOR HELP. AND THE DRAMATIC RESCUE THAT FOLLOWED ALL

BEGAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN TONY'S 8 YEAR OLD SISTER FELL THROUGH WHAT

SHE MISTOOK FOR A FROZEN POND IN THEIR BACKYARD.

BUT IT'S WHAT HE DID NEXT. THAT HAS MANY IN FORT, WAYNE INDIANA / CALLING

HIM A HERO

INSTEAD OF CALLING 911 RIGHT AWAY, AND WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFTEY

, TONY DASHES ACROSS THE ICE. IT CRACKS BENEATH HIS FEET AS HE

RUNSULTIMATELY CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN AS WELL.

HE TRIES TO GET HIS SISTER TO FLOAT ON HER BACKBUTAT THIS POINT SHE IS

UNCONCIOUS.

INTV Sot 01:31:20 Tony I began by taking my arms and sort of just putting it

under her shoulders/01:31:38 I realized that wasn't going to work so I

grabbed her coat hood.

PACKAGE SOT 00 00 45 Sammy: I really thought I wasn't going to survive

THEIR DAD RUSHES TO THE POND AND THEN *HE* FALLS IN TOO. BUT SOMEHOW HE

MANAGES TO THRASH THROUGH THE ICEAND TO PULL TONY TO SHORE.

Package Sot 00 01 16 dale: the more I pulled him up he still had her by the

coat, and he never let go of her in the cold water and he

he treaded water that whole time, with one hand and never let go of her.

BY THIS TIME, SAMMY ISN'T BREATHINGBUT TONY MUSTERS THE STRENGTH TO RUN BACK

TO THE HOUSE TO CALL FOR HELP.

00:01:57 911 call: her face is almost completely purple

AND WHILE THE EMS IS CREDITED WITH REVIVING SAMMY, THIS MORNING IT'S HER BIG

BROTHER WHO'S BEING CALLED A HERO.

INTV SOT Tony: 01 38 38 A lot of people would have done it, I think a lot of

people wouldn't have done it/ 01 38 46 I don't want to have all the glory

and stuff

INTV SOT Dale: 01 39 39 He says he's not a hero, but he sure is my hero and

DRAMATIC 911 CALL-ONCAM

ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS WITH THAT STORY

TONY SAYS HE JUST WANTS TO BE KNOWN --

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS PLANS-VO

THIS MORNING,

WE HAVE A LOOK AT PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAY.

FORT MYERS WANTS TO BRING --- BASEBALL AND BUSINESS TO DOWNTOWN.

TO DO THAT.

CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO REVITALIZE -- THE OTHER HALF OF DOWNTOWN.

THE AREA ENCOMPASSES MLK TO EDISON AVENUE.

AND CLEVELAND AVENUE TO FOWLER STREET.

THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD DESIRABLE STREETS TO WALK TO CITY OF PALMS PARK.

ALONG WITH MORE BUSINESS AND RETAIL SPACE.

NINA PINTA ARRIVE IN NAPLES-VO-WIPE

GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT HISTORY.

YOU CAN NOW CHECK OUT REPLICAS --

OF THE 'NINA' AND 'PINTA.'

THE SHIPS DOCKED AT TIN CITY IN NAPLES MONDAY.

WE SAILED ALONGSIDE THE VESSELS --

AS A TEAM GUIDED THE SHIPS THROUGH GORDON PASS AND NAPLES BAY.

NINA PINTA ARRIVE IN NAPLES-SOTVO

Estater Janette Marin

Spectator

:11

To see such a replica of it and it actually looks so real and it was coming in and like all excited and stuff

STARTING TODAY THROUGH THE 18TH --

YOU CAN EXPERIENCE HISTORY ABOARD THE VESSELS.

IN AN INTERACTIVE SELF-GUIDED TOUR.

IT'S 8 DOLLARS FOR ADULTS.

PG SPEEDWAY DECONSTRUCTION-VO

ABC-7 IS LEARNING THAT FOR NOW. NO MORE RACES AT THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY.

THE OPERATOR IS TEARING DOWN -- LIGHTS, FENCING AND BLEACHERS.

KEVIN WILLIAMS SAYS HE'S ONLY TAKING WHAT HE PAID FOR.

PG SPEEDWAY DECONSTRUCTION-SOTVO

"I'm not trying to do anything mischievous or anything. I want that known. I'm trying to just take what's mine and i have receipts to prove it in a court of law if they choose to go there."

WILLIAMS ISN'T RENEWING HIS LEASE WITH THE AIRPORT -- WHICH OWNS THE SPEEDWAY.

THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY DOESN'T THINK WILLIAMS HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE ANYTHING.

ASIDE FROM THE BLEACHERS.

CLAM PASS DREDGING UPDATE-VO

THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING ISSUE.

WORK ON A CLOGGED COLLIER COUNTY WATER WAY --

SHOULD FINALLY START THIS WEEK.

CLAM PASS HAS BEEN BACKED UP FOR MONTHS.

THREATENING MANGROVES AND WILDLIFE IN THE AREA.

RESIDENTS GOT *SO FRUSTRATED --

THEY ACTUALLY GRABBED SHOVELS,

AND STARTED DIGGING IT UP THEMSELVES.

SOON AFTER THAT --

A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.

STARBUCKS NEW DRINK-OC OTS

COFFEE LOVERS, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT WILL PUT A SMILE -- ON YOUR FACE THIS MORNING.

TODAY STARBUCKS UNVEILS --- ITS FIRST NEW CORE BEVERAGE IN 16 YEARS.

IT'S CALLED THE HAZELNUT MACCHIATO.

THE COMPANY SAYS HAZELNUT --- IS THE SECOND-MOST POPULAR FLAVOR.

THEIR MOST POPULAR --- IS VANILLA.

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

WE HAVE A LAST LOOK AT ALL YOUR TOP STORIES.

PLUS, YOUR STORM WARN 7 FORECAST.

PLUS -- A FAMILIAR FACE. RETURNS.

BARBARA WALTERS -- BACK ON A-B-C'S "THE VIEW."

TZ5A) BARBRA WALTERS OPENS UP-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BARBRA WALTERS OPENS UP-VO

AFTER SIX WEEKS *OFF THE AIR --

BARBARA WALTERS HAS RE-JOINED THE LADIES OF "THE VIEW."

SHE WAS OUT WITH CHICKEN POX.

BUT WAS ALSO RECOVERING FROM A CONCUSSION.

AFTER SHE FELL AT THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE IN JANUARY.

SHE EVEN SHOWED OFF HER SCAR.

WALTERS JOKED --

THAT SHE SPENT HER RECOVERY WATCHING "THE VIEW."

WHITNEY HOUSTON CRAZY FANS-VO

ON IT'S WEBSITE -- THE F-B-I HAS POSTED CRAZED FAN LETTERS SENT TO WHITNEY HOUSTON.

ALONG WITH OTHER DETAILS ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE SINGER.

IN 19-88, A SO-CALLED "LONER" IN VERMONT THREATENED TO "HURT SOMEONE."

IF HOUSTON DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.

ANOTHER PERSON DEMANDED 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS,

OR THREATENED TO REVEAL "INTIMATE DETAILS" OF HER LOVE LIFE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) WINTER WX-VO-WIPE

MORE SIGNS OF WINTER IN THE MIDWEST.

SNOW FELL LATE LAST NIGHT.

THEIR *THIRD MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN TWO WEEKS.

IT'S CREATING A MESS FOR DRIVERS.

SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY.

TS2) SEQUESTER-VO-WIPE

REPUBLICANS CONTROLLING THE HOUSE.

WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE MANDATORY SPENDING CUT PRESSURE OFF KEY AGENCIES.

AS THEY PREPARE A BILL --- TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

THE MILITARY FACES A $43 BILLION DOLLAR CUT OVER JUST SEVEN MONTHS.

BUT THE BILL WOULD GIVE THE PENTAGON -- FUNDING FOR READINESS.

TS3 CAR INTO VAN-VO-WIPE

A WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING.

AFTER A MAN DROVE A VAN INTO HER HOME. ON *PURPOSE.

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY A MAN DROVE THIS VAN INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THIS HOME.

THEN WENT INSIDE WHERE THE INCIDENT CONTINUED.

NEIGHBORS TELL US --

ONE CHILD WAS ALSO AT HOME WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED.

TS4) FL SINKHOLE-VO-WIPE

A SINKHOLE SWALLOWED MOST OF A HOUSE.

AND KILLED A MAN RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

NOW THE FAMILY OF VICTIM JEFF BUSH --- IS CRITICIZING THE RESCUE OPERATION.

BUSH'S BROTHER SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES RESCUERS COULD HAVE -QUOTE- 'TRIED HARDER.'

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN HALF THE HOME --- IS NOW DELOMISHED, EXPOSING THE HUGE SINKHOLE.

JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM A WOMAN IN PINELLAS COUNTY WAS TRAPPED IN HER BEDROOM THIS MORNING

BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SINKHOLE IN HER LIVING ROOM,

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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