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<P>Why do they have to go for a little boy, or a child?"
<P>RIGHT NOW AT SIX--
<P>THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE MAN WHO TOLD AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY TO GET IN HIS CAR.
<P>ABC 7 TAKES YOU TO THE SCENE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE COLLIER SCHOOL--
<P>AND SHOWS YOU WHAT PARENTS ARE DOING TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.
<P>PLUS--
<P>11:16 "he looked down- he felt stinging and saw that he was bleeding."
<P>ATTACKED WITH A RAZOR BLADE IN THE SCHOOL CAFTERIA!
<P>NEW AT SIX--
<P>THE 7-TH GRADER'S MOM TALKS TO ABC 7. 
<P>AND--
<P>3:44 her last words to me were I love you mom ill see you soon
<P>THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THIS MOM TALKED TO HER DAUGHTER--
<P>SHE WAS KILLED BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER.
<P>NEXT AT SIX--
<P>HER PUSH TO GET THE STATE TO BAN DISTRACTED DRIVING.


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<P>DEVELOPING TONIGHT --
<P>COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY SAYS TRIED TO LURE HIM INTO A BLACK VAN.
<P>IT HAPPENED AS HE WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL ON OIL WELL ROAD.
<P>THE BOY *WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY --
<P>BUT TONIGHT PARENTS ARE WORRIED.
<P>A-B-C SEVEN'S RICK RITTER TELLS US WHO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.


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<P>Heather Sclafani/Corkscrew Elementary School Parent = 0:28 Krista Williamson/Collier County Sheriff's Office = 1:05
<P>A STRANGER DANGER ALERT IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES - A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT THAT HAS PARENTS ON EDGE. 
<P>Heather Sclafani/Corkscrew Elementary School Parent/21:37:04 "It's disgusting."
<P>YESTERDAY MORNING - AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS RIDING HIS SKATEBOARD TO CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN A BLACK, NISSSAN MINI VAN PULLED UP BEHIND HIM. 
<P>THE PASSENGER TOLD THE KID TO GET IN - AND  WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR.
<P>THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY - RIDING HIS SKATEBOARD TOWARD THE SCHOOL -  THE VAN TOOK OFF. 
<P>Heather/21:36:54 "It's just horrible, there's so many older people there, why don't they go for someone their own age? Why do they have to go for a little bay, or a child?"
<P>THE PASSENGER IS DESCRIBED AS A TALL WHITE MALE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS OLD - WITH A BROWN CREW CUT, BROWN EYES AND ACNE ON HIS FACE. 
<P>FOR CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT HEATHER SCLAFANI - SHE'S SEEN THIS SITUATION BEFORE. 
<P>JUST 3 MONTHS AGO - A SUSPICIOUS MAN TRIED TO PICK UP HER OWN KIDS, RIGHT IN THE SAME AREA.
<P>Heather/21:35:38 "There's no walking to and from school, I don't even care if it's in the crosswalk at this point."
<P>TONIGHT - PARENTS ARE CALLING FOR EXTRA PATROL - AND THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
<P>Krista Williamson/PIO, CCSO/21:29:30 "We're definitely ramping up patrols, obviously we take this kind of incident very seriously."
<P>DEPUTIES ARE URGING KIDS TO LEARN FROM THIS INCIDENT- REMINDING THEM TO RUN AWAY AND CONTACT AN ADULT ANYTIME THERE'S A SUSPICIOUS PERSON.
<P>MS ABC 7
<P>INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING TO RELEASE A SKETCH OF THE SUSPECT WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SAW THE S-U-V, OR HAS ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. WE'RE LIVE IN CC, RR


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<P>A 12 YEAR-OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT FROM LEHIGH IS UNDER ARREST TONIGHT. 
<P>DEPUTIES ACCUSE HIM OF SLASHING ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A RAZOR BLADE IN THE CAFETERIA.
<P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY KELVIN WILLIAMS CUT A CLASSMATE WHILE SITTING DOWN NEXT TO HIM FOR LUNCH.
<P>NEW AT SIX --
<P>A-B-C SEVEN'S MEAGHAN SMITH TALKED TO RELATIVES OF BOTH OF THE STUDENTS INVOLVED. 


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<P>A 7TH GRADER  ATTACKED WITH A RAZOR BLADE INSIDE HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.
<P>10:38 "it scared me- especially hearing everything that's going on in the news."
<P>JANE PINTO IS THE VICTIM'S MOTHER.
<P>SHE GOT A CALL FROM HER HUSBAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON-
<P>THAT HER SON HAD BEEN VIOLENTLY CUT.
<P>10:22 "he told me brandon had been slashed."
<P>14 YEAR-OLD BRANDON PINTO WAS SITTING DOWN IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA EATING HIS LUNCH-
<P>WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEG.
<P>11:16 "he looked down- he felt stinging and saw that he was bleeding."
<P>AS BRANDON YELLED FOR HELP-
<P>DETECTIVES SAY WITNESSES IDENTIFIED 12 YEAR-OLD KELVIN WILLIAMS AS THE CULPRIT-
<P>A FELLOW STUDENT THE 7TH GRADER KNEW FROM RIDING THE BUS
<P>11:02 "the boy's story was- he tried to slice his pants without him knowing and in the process of doing that- he also sliced his leg."
<P>DEPUTIES SAY THE BOY'S WEAPON-
<P>A DOUBLE-SIDED RAZOR BLADE WAS FOUND IN THE TRASH CAN.
<P>THEY ARRESTED HIM ON A FELONY CHARGE.
<P>AT HIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME-
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<P>WILLIAMS SISTER ANSWERED THE DOOR-
<P>BUT TOLE ME SHE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ATTACK.
<P>41:02 "i don't know what you're talking about."
<P>BRANDON TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAS NO IDEA WHY WILLIAMS WOULD ATTACK HIM.
<P>THE 2 INCH GASH ON HIS LEG HAD TO BE BANDAGED UP AND DIDN'T REQUIRE STITCHES.
<P>Nat 13:04 "you can tell it was a small blade."
<P>EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS AFRAID TO SEND HER SON TO SCHOOL TODAY-
<P>12:42 "i'm glad he's ok- just hoping that this is the end of it.  that there's nothing else to come from what happened."
<P>THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS WILLIAMS WILL BE DISCIPLINED PER THEIR CODE OF CONDUCT, 
<P>WHICH COULD INCLUDE SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION.
<P>IN LEHIGH ACRES, MEAGHAN SMITH, AB 7


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<P>TONIGHT AT SIX --
<P>BREAKING NEWS -- A SCHOOL BUS CRASH INVOLVING A CAR.
<P>IT HAPPENED ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD IN EAST LEE COUNTY.
<P>ABC7 IS WORKING TO GET DETAILS.
<P>NO WORD ON IF CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD OR INJURIES.


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<P>A PUNTA GORDA COUPLE IS DEAD AFTER A FIRE FILLED THEIR HOUSE WITH SMOKE.
<P>THE FIRE WAS OUT BY THE TIME FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED -- BUT IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT AND THERE WAS NOT A WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE HOUSE.
<P>SOMEONE CAME TO CHECK ON THE COUPLE THIS MORNING AND FOUND THE LIVINGROOM FILLED WITH SMOKE DAMAGE.
<P>OFFICIALS ARE NOT RELEASING THE PAIR'S NAMES.
<P>NEIGHBORS TELL US THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY LAST NIGHT.


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<P>Roger Napolleon, Neighbor
<P>"I was actually shocked bc I didn't see anything when I left. There was no obvious damage to the house, no smoke billowing out. you'd expect to see something like that"
<P>THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE. 
<P>THE FIRE CHIEF IS URGING US ALL TO CHECK OUR SMOKE DETECTORS. 


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<P>ANOTHER PERSON WAS KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE JUST NORTH OF THE SARASOTA COUNTY LINE.
<P>IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING.
<P>TWO PEOPLE ESCAPED THE FIRE -- BUT A THIRD WAS TRAPPED IN THE BEDROOM WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.
<P>THEY DIED.
<P>THE HOUSE HAS HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE, AND THE TWO SURVIVERS CAN'T GO BACK.
<P>THE CAUSE OF BOTH FIRES ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.


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<P>A-B-C SEVEN IS STILL ON FIRE WATCH TONIGHT -- 
<P>AFTER A 70 ACRE FIRE SPARKED WEDNESDAY IN THE ROTONDA WEST COMMUNITY.
<P>YOU'RE LOOKING AT NEW AERIAL VIDEO OF WHAT'S LEFT. 
<P>SOME HOT SPOTS STILL BURN TONIGHT. 
<P>CREWS WERE BACK OUT TODAY TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS CONTAINED.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROTONDA BRUSH FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
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<P>FIREFIGHTERS ARE USING BULLDOZERS AND HOSES TO STOMP OUT THOSE HOT SPOTS. 
<P>-- TRYING THE MAKE SURE THE FIRE DOESN'T FLARE BACK UP.
<P>THERE ARE HOUSES JUST FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE SCORCHED LAND.
<P>JOHANNA PFIEFFER'S HOME WAS SPARED FROM THE FIRE LAST NIGHT -- BUT SHE TELLS US SHE'S STILL ON EDGE WITH THE FIRE STILL NOT FULLY OUT.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROTONDA BRUSH FIRE FOLO-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>Take Sot
<P>27:23-7
<P>Do you feel safe now?  I feel safer than I did this morning.
<P>THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE HAS PINNED DOWN THE START OF THE FIRE TO SOMEWHERE AROUND JADE STREET.
<P>THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FMB PEDESTRIAN HIT & KILLED-VO-WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>A 67-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS KILLED WHILE CROSSING SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD AFTER LEAVING A BAR LATE LAST NIGHT.
<P>DEPUTIES SAY ALCOHOL MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN GARY POLLOCK'S DEATH.
<P>HE WAS WALKING HOME FROM THE MOOSE LODGE AROUND TEN WHE HE WAS HIT BY A CAR.
<P>THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM TO THE CURB.
<P>FRIENDS ARE TAKING NEWS OF HIS DEATH HARD.


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<P>everybody's just devastated. He's just such a nice guy. there was nothing negative to say about Gary, Gary was just a thoughtful considerate person.
<P>POLLOCK WAS THE FATHER OF TWO SONS. 
<P>THE DRIVER - AN F-G-C-U SOPHMORE WON'T FACE ANY CHARGES.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NFM FATAL CRASH-SS</H3><BR>
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<P>PONDELLA ROAD IS BACK OPEN TONIGHT AFTER A FATAL CRASH THIS AFTERNOON.
<P>IT HAPPENED IN NORTH FORT MYERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PONDELLA AND U-S 41.
<P>A CAR HIT A LIGHT POLE -- KILLING A PERSON INSIDE.
<P>THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION,
<P>BUT AGAIN, PONELLA ROAD IS BACK OPEN AT THIS HOUR.


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<P>CAPE CORAL'S POLICE CHIEF CALLED THIS CRASH ONE OF THE WORST HE'S EVER SEEN. 
<P>NEW TONIGHT -- WE KNOW THE NAMES OF TWO PEOPLE WHO DIED WHILE TRAPPED INSIDE THEIR MANGLED MINIVAN.
<P>THEY ARE JOANNE GRIMES AND EDWARD MILDNER.
<P>THE CRASH HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY ON VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
<P>THEIR CAR FLIPPED WHEH A HUMMER CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND SLAMMED INTO THEIR VAN.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FWC OFFICER ARRESTED-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>A FORMER FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. 
<P>ARREST RECORDS SAY OFFICER JOHN HOOVER TOOK A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL DOWN THIS DIRT ROAD TO AN ABANDONED HOME IN CHARLITTE COUNTY LAST JULY TO HAVE SEX. 
<P>A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY PATROLLING THE AREA FOUND THEM. 
<P>REPORTS SAY HOOVER LIED TELLING THE DEPUTY HE FOUND THE GIRL AT THE HOUSE AND HE WOULD TAKE HER HOME. 
<P>F-W-C TELLS US HE RESIGNED. 


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LETTER FROM DR BURKE-VO>
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<P>NEW AT SIX -- LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE IS DEFENDING HIMSELF TONIGHT TO A-B-C 7. 
<P>HE'S RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS HE MISMANAGED TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE DISTRICT. 
<P>THE CONCERN -- THAT HE SPENT NEARLY 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON TOP ADMINISTRATORS THAT SOME SAY WAS EARMARKED FOR STUDENTS. 
<P>BURKE TELLS US HE KEPT THE BOARD UPDATED ON EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LETTER FROM DR BURKE-SOTVO>
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<P>Dr. Burke /  :15 duration / There was nothing surprising to the board about those positions.  They had already approved them all on the organizational chart. And the grant dollars were intended to be used for those positions 
<P>DOCTOR BURKE BELIEVES HE DID NOTHING WRONG AND THINKS THE STATE WILL BACK HIM UP.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE UEP OUTRAGE-VO-WIPE>
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<P>THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS DISHING OUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REFUNDS --
<P>BUT SOME FOLKS DON'T THINK THEY ARE GETTING THEIR FAIR SHARE.
<P>THE REFUNDS COME FROM THE UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECTS STARTED IN THE 19-90'S. 
<P>CITY LEADERS PLAN TO SHELL OUT ABOUT 19 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS.
<P>SOME RESIDENTS WHO ORGINIALLY PAID THE ASSESSMENTS THINK THEY SHOULD GET THE MONEY TOO.
<P>BUT CITY LEADERS SAY IF THEY SOLD THEIR HOUSE -- THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THE MONEY BACK.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE UEP OUTRAGE-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>5:11 i was angry because a rebate would be coming eventually because when had paid it we were told there would be a rebate:21
<P>THERE IS NO EXACT AMOUNT SET FOR THE REFUNDS.
<P>THE CITY COUNCIL STILL HAS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION --
<P>THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE MEETING.
<P>IF APPROVED, REFUNDS WILL GO OUT THIS SUMMER. 


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ALL CARDINALS ON DECK-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ALL CARDINALS ON DECK-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>EVERY CARDINAL THAT WILL PLAY A PART IN PICKING THE NEXT POPE IS IN THE VATICAN TONIGHT.
<P>A CARDINAL FROM VIETNAM WAS THE LAST TO ARRIVE IN ROME.
<P>WITH ALL 115 CARDINALS IN PLACE -- THEY CAN NOW SET A DATE FOR THE CONCLAVE.
<P>THE SECRET BALLOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL. 
<P>IT REQUIRES A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY - 77 CARDINALS - TO CHOSE A NEW POPE.
<P>WE WILL KNOW BECAUSE THEY WILL SHOOT A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE IN THE AIR -- FOLLOWED BY THE LATIN DECLARATION "HABEMUS PAPAM." -- WE HAVE A POPE. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FEDERAL GUN CONTROL-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>NEW TONIGHT -- CONGRESS IS TAKING THE FIRST VOTES ON GUN CONTROL ISSUES SINCE THE NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SCHOOL MASSACRE.
<P>ON THE TABLE TODAY -- TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICING.
<P>A MEASURE SUPPORTING THAT WON APPROVAL FROM A KEY SENATE COMMITTEE.
<P>LAWMAKERS ALSO DEBATED AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND TOUGHER BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASERS - THEY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO MAKE IT THROUGH COMMITTEE.
<P>THE FULL SENATE COULD ADDRESS THE BILLS NEXT MONTH.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHARTER SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE-CG RVL (3)</H3><BR>
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<P>THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE TONIGHT FLORIDA CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE OUTPERFORMING THEIR PEERS IN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
<P>A NEW REPORT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LOOKED AT THE F-CAT.
<P>IT FOUND CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DOING BETTER IN MATH - SCIENCE - AND READING ON THAT TEST. 
<P>THE REPORT ALSO TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN WHITE - AFRICAN-AMERICAN - AND HISPANIC STUDENTS.
<P>IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT GAP IS SMALLER. 
<P>WE FOUND ONE MORE NOTEWORTHY FACT. 
<P>MOST AREA CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD HIGHER AVERAGE LEARNING GAINS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR>
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<P>NEXT AT 6 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE---</H3><BR>
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<P>Sot Kristin
<P>3:44 her last words to me were I love you mom ill see you soon 45
<P>HER DAUGHTER, KILLED BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER.
<P>TONIGHT, OUR STATE IS A STEP CLOSER TO BANNING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.
<P>WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY ABOUT A LAW THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HER DAUGHTER.
<P>nats claw shuffling
<P>THEY ARE THE TASTIEST PART OF LIVING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --
<P>SNOW CRAB CLAWS --
<P>BUT WITH TIME RUNNING OUT ON THE HARVEST, WHY IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL ALL BE PAYING MORE FOR THE DELICASY.
<P>WEATHER IS COMING UP.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 B STONE CRAB SEASON-NATVO</H3><BR>
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<P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INCREDIBLE VIDEO IN PALM BEACH --
<P>THOUSANDS OF SHARKS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST.
<P>THE SCARY SCENE LED AUTHORITIES TO WARN PEOPLE ABOUT GOING IN THE WATER.
<P>WELL TONIGHT, THE SHARKS ARE MOVING ON,.
<P>THE SWARM OF SHARKS ARE MOVING NORTH AND THE BEACHES ARE REOPENING.
<P>BUT CHILLY WEATHER COULD BE KEEPING SWIMMERS AWAY ANYWAYS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER-PWC</H3><BR>
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<P>High pressure will control the weather over southwest Florida through the weekend. Tonight we will continue to see mainly clear skies and temperatures dropping again to chilly 40's. A few inland places may, once again, touch the upper 30's tomorrow morning. 
<P>No rain is on the radar and no showers are in the forecast either. Tomorrow looks like another mostly sunny day with afternoon highs going back to the mid 70's. The average high temperature for tomorrow is 80 degrees and it looks like we will finally get there by the weekend. Winds on Friday will be from the northeast and that will be another signal of the warmer weather to come this weekend. 
<P>Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny by Saturday and Sunday and overnight lows moderate to the mid 50's. 
<P>All-in-all a great looking weather forecast for our area lasts into the first part of next week. In the long-range computer guidance our next cold front is due here early next Wednesday and we may have a few showers to track then. 


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<P>FLORIDA IS JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF STATES THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TEXTING BAN ON THE BOOKS.
<P>AND RIGHT NOW -- LAWMAKERS ARE MAKING THE LATEST PUSH TO CHANGE THAT, AND THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT WORK.
<P>A-B-C SEVEN'S JOELLE PARKS TELLS US WHY THE CLIMATE IS RIGHT FOR A TEXTING BAN.


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<P>It's a nightmare Kristin Murphy can't escape.
<P>Sot Kristin Murphy, daughter killed by distracted driver 3:0 I 
<P>remember that day like it was yesterday, going up on the scene , I 
<P>knew in the pit of my stomach that the accident had something to do 
<P>with my daughter but I wasn't sure 27
<P>Her daughter- 19 year old Chelsea who was 4 months pregnant when she 
<P>was hit and killed by a man who looked down at his cell phone.
<P>Sot Kristin
<P>3:44 her last words to me were I love you mom ill see you soon 45
<P>3 years later- Kristin is fighting for legislation that she says will 
<P>save lives.
<P>Sot Kristin
<P>2:52 the person who hit my daughter- he lost his life too in a way, he 
<P>can't go on and do what he wanted to do. 56 he wanted to be.  Police 
<P>officer' he wanted to go into the service. His life is ruined I 
<P>buried a child but he also buried his dreams. 07
<P>House bill 13 just passed the house transportation and highway safety 
<P>subcommittee unanimously.
<P>If approved- it will ban texting while moving in a vehicle.
<P>Sot sheriff Kevin Rambosk, collier county
<P>11:36 injuries and fatalities from distracted driving are overtaking 
<P>our roadways and it doesn't allow for our families to be safe on the 
<P>road so that's why we're taking this so seriously 51
<P>The ban would allow law enforcement to give a $30 ticket for a first 
<P>offense, and a $60  ticket for the second-plus court costs.
<P>Nate road
<P>The bill has died before a vote in previous sessions, But lawmakers 
<P>are confident this time is different.
<P>Stressing to opponents that the bill doesn't limit rights- it protects 
<P>them.
<P>Sot sheriff
<P>12:00 driving is not a right it's a privilege granted by the state 
<P>that they're from and there are administrative rules to keep the rest 
<P>of us safe 10
<P>voice activated texting would be allowed, as would texting while 
<P>stopped at a Red light.
<P>This mother- hopes legislators see this face when it's time to make a 
<P>final decision.
<P>Sot Kristin
<P>00:20 what I'd like to do this month is see the law go through  
<P>instead of next week instead of next week celebrate the 3rd year of 
<P>death of my daughter 27


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<P>THERE ARE TWO MONTHS LEFT IN STONE CRAB SEASON --
<P>AND SO FAR -- NEW HARVEST NUMBERS SHOW  IT'S BEEN A SLOW ONE. 
<P>nats clas shuffling
<P>THAT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT MEANS MORE EXPENSIVE SNOW CRAB FOR US.
<P>RIGHT NOW -- 
<P>SOME BOATS ARE ONLY BRINGING IN ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF CLAWS ON A GOOD DAY.
<P>FISHERMAN TELL US DURING A GOOD SEASON -- 
<P>CAPTAINS CAN COUNT ON HAULING BACK ONE-THOUSAND POUNDS A DAY. 


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<P>Sot
<P>Randy Montero, manager
<P>Runs=7
<P>01:17 You've got 7 months out of the year to make your livelihood and be able to sustain yourself and pay your bills, it's hard 01:24
<P>WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?
<P>WELL, IF THE SEASON DOESN'T CHANGE --YOU CAN EXPECT TO PAY TWO TO THREE DOLLARS A POUND *MORE FOR SNOW CRAB CLAWS.


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<P>FORMER FGCU PITCHER. CHRIS SALE ABOUT TO BE A VERY WEALTHY MAN
<P>PLUS TIGER AND RORY TOGETHER AGAIN. HIGHLIGHTS FROM DORAL NEXT IN SPORTS. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT</H3><BR>
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<P>WORLD NEWS TEASE


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<P>TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
<P>IF YOU WANT TO BUY AMMUNITION--YOU MAY HAVE TO PASS AN ANGER MANAGEMENT COURSE.
<P>NEW TONIGHT AT 7--
<P>WHY THE NEW PROPOSAL HAS SOME PEOPLE STEAMING.
<P>AND--
<P>THIS WILL MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY
<P>SOMEONE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS WON TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN POWERBALL--
<P>AND THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW IT.
<P>NEW AT 7, WE'LL HAVE THE NUMBERS AND WHERE THE TICKET WAS SOLD.


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<P>WAIT


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<P>THAT GIFT. A 97 MILE AN HOUR FASTBALL. HIS SLIDERS PRETTY GOOD TOO. CHRIS SALE IS ABOUT TO TURN THAT BIG ARM. INTO  BIG MONEY. ACCORDING TO ESPN CHICAGO. SALE IS CLOSE TO SIGNING A 5 YEAR DEAL WITH THE WHITE SOX. SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHORHOOD OF 60 MILLION DOLLARS.  SALE OF COURSE. AN ALL-AMERICAN PITCHER AT FGCU A FEW YEARS BACK. 


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<P>LET'S PLAY SOME BASEBALL. MAYORS CUP. RED SOX AND TWINS.  SOX BROUGHT THE LUMBER 
<P>MIKE NAPOLI.  A THREE-RUN JACK. IT'S HIS THIRD HOMER IN THE PAST WEEK. RED SOX WIN, 12-5 AS NAPOLI'S POWER SURGE CONTINUES.


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<P>NEXT STOP BRADENTON. RAYS AND PIRATES.
<P>7TH INNING TIM BECKHAM.  SWINGING THE BAT. A 2 RUN DOUBLE. 
<P>RAYS GET THE WIN 4-2. 


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<P>RORY MCILROY MAY BE THE NUMBER ONE GOLFER IN THE WORLD. AND SURE JUSTIN ROSE  IS THE DEFENDING CHAMP.  BUT THAT REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. IT'S ALL ABOUT TIGER WOODS.  NOT ONLY IS TIGER STILL CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL ATHELTE IN THE WORLD. BUT ACCORDING TO THE WISE GUYS IN LAS VEGAS. HE'S THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP.


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<P>LET'S GO TO MIAMI.
<P>TIGER BROUGHT HIS A GAME. THE BIRDIE PUTT HERE ON THE 18TH. TIGER ONE OF YOUR LEADERS AT 6 UNDER PAR.
<P>SO IS SERGIO GARCIA. HE'S THE GUY IN YELLOW. HE'S ALSO THE GUY CHIPPING IN FROM THE FRINGE. 
<P>LEADERBOARD IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD. GRAEME MCDOWELL AND BUBBA WATSON AMONG THE LEADERS AS WELL


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<P>WAIT


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<P>LAST NIGHT THE FLORIDA GATORS WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 26 POINT WIN OVER VANDERBILT.
<P>IT'S THE 4TH OUTRIGHT TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY. 
<P>AND THE GATORS ARE GETTING HEALTHY AT THE RIGHT TIME. CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT STARTS MARCH 14TH. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>ATLANTIC SUN TOURNAMENT.
<P>EAST TENNESSEE STATE AND STETSON.
<P>THE HATTERS MOVING ON WITH A BIG WIN. 67-46. WHICH MEANS. FGCU AND STETSON WILL MEET IN THE SEMI-FINALS. FRIDAY AT 8


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<P>FORMER IMMOKALEE STAR AND NFL RUNNING BACK JAVARRIS JAMES WAS ARRESTED TODAY. AFTER HE FAILED TO APPEAR IN COURT.
<P>JAMES WAS ARRESTED IN 2011 ON ONE COUNT OF MISDEMEANOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. 
<P>IN 2010 HE PLAYED 10 GAMES FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS BUT HASN'T PLAYED SINCE THEN


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<P>4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE


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