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AHEAD ON YOUR *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT NINE ---

BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

NORTH KOREA GETS BOLD AND AGRESSIVE.

THREATENING THE U-S WITH A PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE.

PLUS WE TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE AFTERMATH OF A FIRE.

THAT RIPPED THROUGH BRUSH.

AND DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HOMES.

FOR MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS.

HEALTH ALERT.

NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE "SUPER-BUG" --

SPREADING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HOSPITALS BEGIN TAKING ACTION --

AGAINST THE "NIGHTMARE BACTERIA".

HL1) NORTH KOREA-VO-WIPE

HL2) CHARLOTTE FIRES-VO-WIPE

HL3) SUPER BUG-VOTOPS

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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO DANIELLE-2SH-MAP-DBX

FIRST AT NINE--

ABC7 IS STAYING ON TOP OF TWO BRUSH FIRES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AT THIS HOUR.

RIGHT NOW THE ONE OFF BERMONT ROAD IN THE EASTERN PART OF CHARLOTTE IS 95 PERCENT CONTAINED.

BUT TO THE WEST, FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BATTLING HOT SPOTS ALL MORNING AT THE BLAZE NEAR ROTONDA WEST.

CHARLOTTE FIRES-REM-LIVE

CHARLOTTE FIRES-VO

CHARLOTTE FIRES-SOT

CHARLOTTE FIRES-REM-LIVE

FMB PED HIT-OC-OTS VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

WE NOW HAVE THE NAME OF THE PEDESTRIAN,

WHO WAS HIT AND KILLED NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

67-YEAR-OLD GARY ALAN WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET,

*NOT IN A CROSS WALK.

WHEN A DRIVER -- 19-YEAR-OLD STEVEN BRADLEY -- HIT HIM.

ALAN DIED AT HEALTH PARK HOSPITAL.

DETECTIVES HAVE DETERMINED --

ALAN WAS AT FAULT.

FOR FAILING TO GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY

AND RIGHT NOW, OFFICIALS ARE WAITING FOR TOXICOLOGY REPORTS.

FWC OFFICER ARREST-OC

NEW THIS MORNING OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY--

DETECTIVES ARREST A FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER --- ON LEWD BATTERY OF 14 YEAR OLD GIRL.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT.

37 YEAR OLD JOHN MICHAEL HOOVER --- HAD SEX WITH THE GIRL TWO TIMES -- IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.

HE IS *MARRIED.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED HOOVER YESTERDAY.

AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING.

HE *RESIGNED, JUST BEFORE GOING TO JAIL.

NKOREA THREAT-2 SHOT VO -BNR

BREAKING NEWS --

INVOLVING NORTH KOREA THIS MORNING.

TODAY, THE COUNTRY IS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES --

WITH A PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE.

THE THREAT IS A *SHARP INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF RHETORIC--

BY NORTH KOREA AGAINST THE U-S.

AND IT COMES AS THE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS *NEW SANCTIONS --

AGAINST THE RECLUSIVE COUNTRY.

NORTH KOREA ACCUSES THE U-S OF USING MILITARY DRILLS IN SOUTH KOREA,

AS A LAUNCH PAD FOR A NUCLEAR WAR.

GLADES CO FATAL-2 SHOT VO BNR

NEW OVERNIGHT OUT OF GLADES COUNTY--

A DRIVER WAS KILLED,

AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.

TROOPERS TELL US.

THE PERSON WAS DRIVING ALONG -- COUNTY ROAD 731

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 8 O'CLOCK.

WHEN THEY DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 74.

TROOPERS HAVE NOT RELEASED THE VICTIM'S NAME.

THEY'RE NOTIFYING FAMILY.

SPORTS CAR CRASH-VOTOPS

IN LEE COUNTY AN OVERNIGHT WRECK -- LEAVES TWO IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE SPORTS CARS CRASHED.

AT U-S 41 AND CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD.

THE TWO DRIVERS AND ONE PASSENGER --- WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.

BUDGET TALKS-2 SHOT

WASHINGTON HAD LITTLE SNOW.

BUT PLENTY OF POLITICAL THEATER OVERNIGHT.

FIRST THERE WAS A TALK-A-THON.

ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE.

THEN THERE WAS THE COZY, LATE NIGHT DINNER.

BETWEEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND TOP REPUBLICANS.

BUDGET TALKS-PKG

A thumbs up from Republican senators after a swanky dinner meeting with

President Obama.

The dozen GOP lawmakers dined on the President's dime.

SOT Sen. John McCain

McCain: "ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAD A VERY EVENING. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

REALLY"

reporter: "Do you think the conversations will continue?"

McCain: "OH YES. SURE."

The dinner was the latest in an outreach effort by President Obama to rank

and file Republicans.

The President has been meeting with GOP lawmakers at the White House and

will address their caucuses on Capitol Hill next week.

For Mr. Obama the approach is a shift from the combative tone he's sometimes

used in the past.

The President hopes greater communication can lead to bipartisan cooperation

-- and it just might be working.

SOT Sen. Johanns

"HIS GOAL IS OURS. WE WANT TO STOP CAREENING FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS."

The dinner came just hours after House Republicans passed their plan to

prevent a government shutdown and ease the impact of the 85 billion dollar

across-the-board spending cuts that took effect last week.

While the President was reaching out --

NATS - Rand Paul filibusters

Tea Party Republican Senator Rand Paul on the Senate floor was filibustering

the President's CIA nominee for nearly 13 hours.

BUDGET TALKS-OC

THAT WAS TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

THE PRESIDENT'S AIDES SAY.

NORTHEAST STORM-VOWIPE

PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES DIG OUT THIS MORNING --

FROM THE LATEST WINTER STORM.

WESTERN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA GOT HAMMERED.

OVER 17 INCHES OF SNOW IN PARTS OF VIRGINIA.

AND MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER.

THE STORM WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING SNOW TO A LOT MORE PLACES,

NORTHEAST STORM-SOTVO

SOT-Cantore in DC - 13;18;29

"We just didn't have the cold air that we needed to produce a snow event here at the Capitol. It was not produced by the storm and it did not come in from the storm."

IMMOKALEE MURDER SUSPECT-(2) SS, VO

THIS MORNING, COLLIER COUNTY DETECTIVES NEED HELP --

TRACKING DOWN THE SUSPECT IN AN IMMOKALEE MURDER.

GENS CADETE FACES CHARGES --

FOR A DEADLY SHOOTING ON FEBRUARY SECOND.

DETECTIVES SAY HE SHOT TWO MEN,

WHILE THEY SAT IN A PARKING LOT.

ONE DIED.

CADETE MAY BE STAYING IN THE NAPLES AREA.

TRACEY MARAZZI 911 CALL-SOTVO

WE'RE NOW HEARING THE PANICKED 9-1-1 CALL.

AFTER A WOMAN WAS STABBED,

AND NEARLY KILLED,

INSIDE HER FORT MYERS HOME.

*Take 911 call sound and gfx

Tracey Marazzi: "Please hurry! My chest hurts

Dispatch: " Okay, we have help on the way ma'am. So so he stabbed you in the chest? Did he stab you anywhere else!

Tracey Marazzi: "Oh God, I'm hurting so bad."

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS --

TRACEY MARAZZI WAS ATTACKED.

WHILE SLEEPING INSIDE HER PASEO HOME.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY JOHN MAATSCH STABBED TRACEY --

THREE TIMES IN THE CHEST,

BEFORE SHE FOUGHT HIM OFF.

HE LIVED NEARBY.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT -- SHE SPOKE AT THE GREATER FORT MYERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE --

TRACEY MARAZZI 911 CALL-SOT SS

*Sot Tracey Marazzi, Stabbing Victim

6 sec

If I can help anyone to protect themselves and not have to go through what I want through then it's all worth it."

MAATSCH IS BEING HELD AT THE LEE COUNTY JAIL,

ON *NO BOND.

TEXTING BAN-OC OTS

NEW RIGHT NOW --

A PROPOSAL MOVES FORWARD.

TO BAN TEXTING WHILE IN DRIVING IN FLORIDA.

AND IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THE HOUSE TO HEAR TODAY.

YESTERDAY, A SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY.

BUT THE REAL ROAD BLOCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE HOUSE.

THIS YEAR'S SPEAKER HAS ASSURED THE BILL'S SPONSOR --

SUPERBUG-2 SHOT

MORE INFORMATION --

ON A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY.

A NEW, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SUPER-BUG--

SHOWING UP IN HOSPITALS.

THE C-D-C IS WARNING HOSPITALS TO TAKE ACTION.

AGAINST WHAT IT CALLS A "NIGHTMARE BACTERIA" --- THAT COULD KILL PATIENTS.

SUPERBUG-PKG

It's a silent threat lurking inside our nation's hospitals - a deadly class of superbugs that's nearly impossible to treat.

Dr. Anthony Fauci-National Institute of Health

131439/IT'S RESISTANT TO VIRTUALLY ALL ANTIBIOTICS. SO WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL GETS THIS MICROBE AND IT INVADES THE BLOOD OR IT INVADES TISSUE, THE NORMAL ISSUE OF GIVING SOMEONE AN ANTIBIOTIC AND CURING THEM BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT

And these bacteria are deadly, with a fatality rate approaching fifty percent.

Graphic

Forty-two states, 4% of short stay hospitals, and 18% of long-term acute care facilities have reported problems.

These outbreaks are called CRE infections because they're resistant to

carbapenum, one of the most potent antibiotics available.

So far the outbreaks have been contained to hospitals and nursing homes, primarily infecting people with already compromised immune systems. The challenge is to keep these bacteria from reaching the general population.

Last year an outbreak of CRE at the National Institutes of Health infected eighteen people. Six died. And the alarm was sounded.

Montefiore Medical Center in New York City has been able to cut its CRE cases in half by testing all patients admitted to the critical care unit and isolating them from other patients. They have discovered many hospitals have been regularly and unknowingly transferring infected patients into their institution.

Brian Currie Montefiore

010437 40% OF THE CRE I DETECTED IN THE HOSPITAL COULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY PATIENTS WHO WERE POSITIVE BUT THEY WERE ADMITTED TO MY EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY CAME POSITIVE FROM OTHER ACUTE LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

Perhaps most troubling is the potential for CRE-resistant bacteria to spread to patients with common ailments like diarrhea, urinary tract infections, and pneumonia making those conditions untreatable with standard antibiotics.

Dr. Anthony Fauci-National Institute of Health

SUPERBUG-OC

NANCY SNYDERMAN REPORTING.

CONTAINING THE VIRUS IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE RIGHT NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY -- THERE'S NOTHING PROMISING ON THE HORIZON.

CARDINAL ELECTORS ARRIVE-VO

THE LAST OF THE 115 CARDINAL ELECTORS --- ARRIVES IN ROME THIS MORNING.

THIS ONE FROM VIETNAM.

WE COULD FIND OUT A CONCLAVE START DATE -- AS EARLY AS TODAY.

THE CARDINALS ALSO ADDED A LATE AFTERNOON MEETING TO THEIR SCHEDULE --

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

SMART PHONES MAY BECOME THE DEATH --- OF FAMILY ALBUMS.

NOW DIGITAL COMPANIES.

ARE MAKING IT EASIER TO PRINT PHOTOS FROM A SMART PHONE.

BUT COULD IT MEAN -- FEWER MEMORIES?

PLUS - TIRED OF PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR GAS?

TZ1 A SMART PHONES-VOTOPS

TZ1 B VOLKSWAGEN CAR-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.

Chilly morning, mild afternoon"

The cold that front that brought yesterday's clouds and light rain is long gone. As a result we're in store for a couple of chilly mornings and mild afternoons with comfortable humidity levels.

Temperatures will start off in the mid 40s in town, while some of our colder inland spots will hold in the upper 30s. Lots of sun will fill our skies throughout the morning hours, and this should help to melt away the chill in the air. Despite wall to wall sunshine this afternoon, daytime highs will continue to run 8-10° below the average as they climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Also, with a breeze out of the northwest for much of the day around 10-15 mph, this will make it feel a touch cooler outside.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and winds will begin to lighten as cool high pressure continues to dry our atmosphere out. This will set the stage for another chilly night, although temperatures won't be quite as cold. Most locations will bottom out in the upper 40s with a few readings in the lower to middle 40s east of I-75.

Our warming trend will commence on Friday afternoon with highs peaking in the middle 70s. Each and every day will add a few degrees to the overnight lows and afternoon highs. In fact, by Saturday we'll be back in the 70s with lower 80s in the forecast by Sunday under partly sunny skies.

SMART PHONE PICS-OC

MORE PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR SMART PHONES TO SNAP AND STORE PHOTOS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED -- PHOTO ALBUM?

AS PEOPLE PRINT LESS.

BUSINESSES ARE ADAPTING.

SMART PHONE PICS-PKG

SUPERS:

S/ LARRY KURTZ, NELSON PHOTO:39-45

S/ BOB HANSEN, REPORTING:54-1:02

S/ MARK QUIROZ, HEWLETT-PACKARD 1:03-1:08

Nats: taking picture "One, two, three."

I'M TAKING PICTURES AT THE PARK THE WAY MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO BE DOING IT THESE DAYS. WITH A SMARTPHONE.

"I usually use my phone just because I always have it with me."

"Because it's so much easier, a lot lighter."

BUT WHILE PHONES ARE REPLACING TRADITIONAL CAMERAS. THEY ARE ALSO CUTTING INTO THE NUMBER OF TRADITIONAL PRINTS PEOPLE ARE MAKING.

"No."

"DO YOU MAKE PRINTS ANYMORE?"

"not very often, put 'em on the computer."

THAT WORRIES PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO FINISHING BUSINESS, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT MEANS LESS MONEY. BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN FEWER MEMORIES.

"There's billions of pictures now instead of just millions of pictures."

"BUT ARE THEY GETTING PRINTED?"

"no, not at all."

AND A LOST PHONE, A CRASHED COMPUTER, THE DEMISE OF AN ONLINE WEBSITE. AND THOSE DIGITAL PICTURES COULD BE LOST FOREVER.

"think of the family photos we can still look at from our parents and grandparents, but will this digital generation be able to look at their pictures 50 years from now?"

"the number one issue that folks had with their smartphones was the ability to print."

SO HEWLETT PACKARD AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PRODUCE PHOTO QUALITY PRINTS FROM SMARTPHONES. H-P HAS THEIR OWN EPRINT SERVICE THAT SENDS PICTURES FROM YOUR PHONE TO YOUR CLOSEST PHOTOFINISHER.

"There's something to the permanence of having that printed photograph that you can use that's really great. Right now the best archival is a print."

NELSON PHOTO USES AN APP FROM LIFEPICS TO SEND DIGITAL PHOTOS TO IT'S STORE PRINTERS.

THAT'S WHAT I DID WITH THE PICTURES I TOOK AT THE PARK. TODAY, THE QUESTION ISN'T WHETHER SMARTPHONES TAKE GOOD PICTURES. BUT WHETHER THOSE PICTURES WILL BE AROUND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

"for our children, for our memories. we make scrapbooks and we keep them all in albums so we can flip through them easily."

"SO YOU MISS HAVING PICTURES IN YOUR ACTUAL HAND?"

SMART PHONE PICS-OC

THAT WAS BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

VOLKSWAGEN NEW CAR-VO

GAS IS EXPENSIVE.

SO WE'RE SHOWING YOU THE WORLD'S MOST FUEL EFFICIENT CAR.

CHECK OUT VOLKSWAGEN'S "X-L ONE."

IT'S A TWO-SEAT DIESEL PLUG-IN HYBRID.

AND V-W CLAIMS THE CAR GETS ABOUT 261 MILES PER GALLON.

BUT THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE IS *NOT A BIG SELLING POINT.

IT WILL GO FROM ZERO TO 62 MILES PER HOUR,

IN 12-POINT-SEVEN SECONDS.

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

A HOT BEAUTY TREND RIGHT NOW --

GEL MANICURES.

BUT DOCTORS WORRY --

IT COULD MAKE YOU *VERY SICK.

PLUS A FLORIDA LAW MAKERS --- IS STEPPING UP FOR CANCER PATIENTS.

TZ2 A CANCER TREATMENT-VO-WIPE

CANCER TREATMENT BILL-VO

TOO MANY FLORIDIANS HAVE A TOUGH CHOICE TO MAKE--

WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING CANCER TREATING DRUGS.

THE COST OFTEN VARIES.

ONE LOCAL STATE LAWMAKER --

WANTS TO TAKE THAT PAINFUL DECISION AWAY FROM THE PATIENT.

SENATOR LIZBETH BENACQUISTO--

SAYS PATIENTS SHOULD PAY THE *SAME* AMOUNT FOR ANY DRUG,

CANCER TREATMENT BILL-SOTVO

"We will take nothing but yes for an answer to make sure that we provide an opportunity for folks to do what they need to do without worrying that they cannot afford the medication that they so desperately need to save their lives."

THE LEGISLATION WOULD NOT TELL INSURERS TO OFFER NEW CANCER COVERAGE.

NAIL UV LIGHT CANCER LINK-OC

PRICEY GEL MANICURES --- THAT STOP NAILS FROM CHIPPING ---- ARE ALL THE RAGE.

BUT THEY CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF SKIN CANCER --

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW WARNING --- FROM A DOCTOR AT THE N-Y-U SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

THE UV LIGHT USED TO DRY THE GEL.

DIABETES COST RISE-VO

THE COST OF DIABETES IN THE U-S HAS SKYROCKETED --- IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

JUMPING TO $245 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2012.

THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.

SAYS THE JUMP IS NOT BECAUSE MEDICINE AND TREATMENT --- IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.

IT'S BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE DISEASE.

MORE THAN 22 MILLION PEOPLE -- HAVE TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2 DIABETES.

PROCESSED MEAT LINKED TO CANCER-VO

LAY OFF THE HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS.

NEW RESEARCH HAS LINKED PROCESSED MEAT --

TO BOTH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CANCER.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY --

PERSON'S RISK OF EARLY DEATH.

INCREASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROCESSED MEATS THEY CONSUMED.

PEOPLE WHO ATE A LOT OF PROCESSED MEATS.

ALSO TENDED TO EAT FEWER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

EXPERTS ESTIMATE --

THREE PERCENT OF PREMATURE DEATHS A YEAR COULD BE AVOIDED,

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

STILL AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

A CALIFORNIA WILD-LIFE PARK REMAINS CLOSED,

AFTER A DEADLY LION ATTACK.

THE ANIMAL KILLED A 24-YEAR-OLD FEMALE INTERN.

WHAT LED UP TO THE FATAL CONFRONTATION.

PLUS

TWO TEENS ARE IN HOT WATER AFTER THEIR HIT LIST SURFACES ON THE INTERNET.

AND A DRAMATIC STORY --

PLAYING OUT IN RUSSIA.

SOME CALL IT A REAL LIFE DEPICTION --

TZ3 A LION ATTACK-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B SCHOOL HIT LIST-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3 C BALLET REVENGE-VOTOPS

CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

ANOTHER RECORD HIGH ON WALL STREET TUESDAY --

WITH THE DOW CLOSING SKY HIGH.

AND IT'S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

THIS MORNING.

INVESTORS ARE WATCHING NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS.

PLUS, FINANCIAL RETURNS FROM KROGER AND PETSMART.

EUROPEAN MARKETS ARE STRONG.

TOP STORIES-CLIP

TS1) NKOREA THREAT-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING NORTH KOREA SAYS IT'S GOING TO NUKE THE U.S.

A SPOKESMAN FOR PYONGYANG'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS THE NORTH WILL EXERCISE ITS RIGHT FOR "A PREEMPTIVE NUCLEAR ATTACK" BECAUSE WASHINGTON IS PUSHING TO START A NUCLEAR WAR AGAINST THE NORTH.

TS2) FWC ARREST-OC

A FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER HAS RESIGNED,

AFTER GETTING ARRESTED YESTERDAY.

37-YEAR-OLD JOHN MICHAEL HOOVER IS CHARGED WITH LEWD BATTERY.

DETECTIVES SAY HE HAD SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL,

TWO TIMES LAST YEAR.

HE IS MARRIED.

TS3) FMB PED HIT-VOTOPS

WE NOW HAVE THE NAME OF THE PEDESTRIAN,

WHO WAS HIT AND KILLED NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

67-YEAR-OLD GARY ALAN POLLOCK WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET,

*NOT IN A CROSS WALK.

WHEN A DRIVER -- 19-YEAR-OLD STEVEN BRADLEY -- HIT HIM.

DIED AT HEALTH PARK HOSPITAL.

DETECTIVES HAVE DETERMINED --

ALAN WAS AT FAULT.

FOR FAILING TO GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY

DEADLY LION ATTACK-VO

MANY QUESTIONS SURFACE THIS MORNING,

AFTER A LION KILLED A WOMAN.

AT AN EXOTIC CAT SANCTUARY IN CALIFORNIA.

DIANNE HANSON WAS AN INTERN-VOLUNTEER --

AT A PRIVATE WILD ANIMAL PARK.

HANSON WAS ATTACKED AND KILLED,

WHEN SHE ENTERED THE LION'S ENCLOSURE.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE SANCTUARY HAD THE NECESSARY PERMISSION TO OPERATE.

DEADLY LION ATTACK-SOTVO

This is her dream come true, working as an intern, even though it was unpaid, she lived on the promises,

THE MALE AFRICAN LION WAS A 4-YEAR-OLD NAMED COUS-COUS.

A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED HIM,

DURING THE ATTACK.

SUSPECT IN FATAL BROOKLYN HIT AND RUN SURRENDERS-V

IN NEW YORK THE SUSPECT WANTED FOR A HIT-AND-RUN CRASH.

THAT KILLED A BROOKLYN COUPLE -- AND THEIR BABY --- HAS SURRENDERED.

44-YEAR OLD JULIO ACEVEDO WAS ARRESTED.

AFTER A FRIEND HELPED FACILITATE HIS SURRENDER IN PENNSYLVANIA.

POLICE SAY ACEVEDO.

WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR -- WHEN HIS BMW CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A CAB.

THE COUPLE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

THEIR BABY BOY WAS DELIVERED BY C-SECTION.

COSTELLO VERDICT-OC (2) SS VO

A LEE COUNTY MAN COULD SPEND THREE DECADES IN PRISON.

AFTER HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING HIS INFANT SON.

WEDNESDAY IN COURT --

A JURY FOUND RYAN COSTELLO GUILTY.

OF MANSLAUGHTER, CHILD NEGLECT AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.

PROSECUTORS SAY TWO YEARS AGO --

COSTELLO BEAT HIS FOUR-MONTH-OLD SON DARWIN TO DEATH,

INSIDE THEIR FORT MYERS HOME.

THEY SAY THAT HOME WAS ALSO A GROW HOUSE,

COSTELLO VERDICT-(2) SOT VO

we're very pleased with the work that the jury did. They obviously put a lot of thought into it, they took their time, they considered the evidence. This was a very difficult case for everyone involved, and we're very pleased with the outcome.

11:57:50 it still is going to result In a major sentence for Ryan Costello, and we're saddened by that. 58

COSTELLO'S ATTORNEY TELLS US--

HE PLANS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION.

FOR NOW. SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL.

VAN INTO HOME FOLO-OC-SS-VO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE THIS MORNING ON A MAN ACCUSED OF WANTING HIS WIFE DEAD.

ABC-7 OBTAINED THE CHILLING CONFESSION.

HE GAVE TO AUTHORITIES.

JOSE ACEVEDO TELLS POLICE.

HE SLAMMED HIS WHITE MINI-VAN INTO THE HOUSE.

JUMPED OUT, GRABBED A BASEBALL BAT, AND CHASED HIS WIFE OUTSIDE.

ACEVEDO EXPLAINS HE QUOTE --- "BROKE HER HEAD" WITH THE BAT UNTIL STUFF CAME OUT.

THEN CARRIED HER INSIDE TO THE COUCH AND CALLED 9-1-1.

CAPE POLICE OFFICERS SAY THE WIFE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.

ZIMMERMAN MURDER CASE-VO

PROSECUTORS IN THE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN MURDER CASE --

SAY THEIR CHIEF WITNESS LIED UNDER OATH.

THIS CONCERNS THE YOUNG WOMAN,

WHO SAID SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH TRAYVON MARTIN.

WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ZIMMERMAN.

PROSECUTURES NOW SAY SHE DID *NOT TELL THE TRUTH,

ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS AT ANOTHER TIME.

THE DEFENSE ASKED FOR HER MEDICAL RECORDS.

AND THE STATE SAID THEY DID NOT EXIST,

BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CREDIBILITY.

AND HOW THIS COULD AFFECT THEIR CASE.

SCHOOL HIT LIST-VO

IN ARIZONA TWO CHEERLEADERS --- ARE ACCUSED OF CREATING A HIT LIST.

THEN POSTED IT ONLINE USING INSTAGRAM.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AN 8TH GRADER AND A 10TH GRADER.

MADE THE LIST OF STUDENTS THEY DIDN'T LIKE.

IN TOTAL --- NINE STUDENTS PLUS A TEACHER WERE NAMED.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS TIPPED OFF --- WHEN A PARENT FOUND THE POST.

SCHOOL HIT LIST-SOTVO

"The first thing that crossed my mind was taking my kids out of school."

THE GIRLS TOLD INVESTIGATORS -- THEY NEVER INTENDED TO HARM ANYONE.

A SPOKESPERSON SAY THE TWO STUDENTS.

DO *NOT HAVE A DISCIPLINARY HISTORY.

BALLET REVENGE-2 SHOT

NOW TO A DRAMATIC STORY --

THAT'S PLAYING OUT BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF RUSSIA'S FAMOUS BALLET.

A STAR DANCER IS ACCUSED OF A MALICIOUS ATTACK.

AND THE WEB OF CHARACTERS IN THE PLOT --- GETS WIDER AND WIDER.

BALLET REVENGE-PKG

IT'S A STORY OF JEALOUSY

EGO

AND REVENGE

THE TYPE RUSSIA'S BOLSHOI BALLET IS FAMOUS FOR. BUT LIKE NATALIE PORTMAN'S

OBSESSIVE CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE BLACK SWAN

NATS

THE REAL DRAMA IS TAKING PLACE OFF STAGE.

POLICE HAVE DETAINED THIS MAN, PAVEL DMITRICHENKO, AT TOP BOLSHOI DANCER. HE

'S THE ALLEGED MASTERMIND BEHIND A VICIOUS ATTACK ON THE BALLET'S ARTISTIC

DIRECTOR SERGEI FILIN

IN JANUARY, A MASKED MAN, ALLEGEDLY HIRED BY THE DANCER, SPLASHED FILIN WITH

SULFURIC ACID. LEAVING HIM BADLY SCARRED AND NEARLY BLIND.

EYESIGHT

THE STORY HAS UNRAVELED LIKE THE BOLSHOI'S MOST THEATRICAL DRAMAS.

THE SUSPECT REPORTEDLY ORDERED THE HIT AS REVENGE FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND. A

RISING STAR AT THE BOLSHOI, WHO THE VICTIM PASSED OVER FOR TOP ROLES, ONCE

REPORTEDLY CALLING THE BALLERINA TOO "FAT"

NATS

IN A TAPED CONFESSION THE SUSPECT SAID HE ONLY WANTED TO SCARE THE VICTIM,

NOT HURT HIM.

PERRON SOT - UNFORTUNATELY I THINK IT IS A BIT LIKE BLACK SWAN. IF A YOUNG

DANCER HAS A LEAD ROLE AT THE BOLSHOI, IT CAN MAKE THEM OR BREAK THEM

SOME STILL SUSPECT THIS WAS NOT A SOLO ACT. THE QUESTION NOW IS WHO ELSE

BALLET REVENGE-OC

THAT WAS KRIT RADIA REPORTING.

BOLSHOI BALLET --- HAS BEEN NO STRANGER TO SCANDAL.

THERE ARE STORIES OF JEALOUS DANCERS PUTTING BROKEN GLASS IN A RIVAL'S SHOES.

CHAVEZ LYING IN STATE -VO

THE REMAINS OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ --

ARE NOW LYING IN STATE

THE COFFIN OF THE LATE SOCIALIST LEADER.

WAS BROUGHT TO A MILITARY ACADEMY IN CARACAS YESTERDAY.

AFTER A LONG, SLOW PROCESSION THROUGH THE VENEZUELAN CAPITAL.

THE COFFIN WAS ATTENDED BY HIS CHOSEN SUCCESSOR --

VICE PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.

AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF CHAVEZ'S FAMILY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

CHAVEZ DIED TUESDAY AFTER A TWO YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER.

PAUL FILIBUSTERS BRENNAN-SOTVO

SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY.

HELD A ONE PERSON FILIBUSTER --- OF JOHN BRENNAN'S NOMINATION TO CIA DIRECTOR.

PAUL SAID HE WOULD TALK AS LONG AS HE COULD.

BRINGING ATTENTION TO SOMETHING HE FINDS, QUOTE: "VERY DISTURBING."

Here's a guy who the President promotes as being transparent and wanting to give a lot of information to the American people, he won't respond to a U.S. Senator. How do they -- they treat the U.S. Senate with disdain, basically. Won't even respond to us much less the American people when I asked him these questions. He finally responded only when his nomination was threatened.

GUN CONTROL LEGISTRATION-VO

GUN SAFETY BILLS. GAIN TRACTION ON CAPITOL HILL.

THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A BIPARTISAN BILL --

THAT WOULD MAKE IT A FEDERAL CRIME.

TO BUY A GUN FOR SOMEONE -- WHO ISN'T LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OWN ONE.

ON WEDNESDAY, FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS.

RETURNED TO THE SITE -- WHERE SHE WAS SHOT TWO YEARS AGO.

TO SUPPORT STRICTER GUN LEGISLATION.

MITT ROMNEY NEW JOB-OC OTS

MITT ROMNEY HAS A NEW JOB.

THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE WILL JOIN HIS SON'S INVESTMENT FIRM.

THE FORMER GOVERNOR WILL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN --

OF SOLAMERE CAPITAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

ROMNEY HAS BEEN SHIFTING BACK TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR,

MARSHALS ASK TSA TO RECONSIDER NEW POLICY-VO

FEDERALAIR MARSHALS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE ANGRY --

OVER THE T-S-A'S DECISION TO ALLOW SMALL POCKET KNIVES BACK IN AIRCRAFT CABINS.

A UNION REPRESENTING 90-THOUSAND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS --

CALLED THE MEASURE "A POOR AND SHORT-SIGHTED DECISION."

AND SAYS THEY WILL ASK THE AGENCY TO RECONSIDER THE POLICY.

AN AIR MARSHAL SPOKESPERSON SAID--

GOLF BOYS NEW VIDEO -VO

FOUR YOUNG GOLFERS.

ARE MOVING IN "ONE DIRECTION" FOR CHARITY.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE BOY BAND IS CALLED GOLD BOYS.

IT'S MADE OF UP OF P-G-A GOLFERS.

THIS FOURSOME RELEASED THEIR SECOND VIDEO CALLED "2.OH".

A FOLLOW-UP TO THE JUNE 2011 HIT "OH, OH, OH".

AND ITS ALL FOR CHARITY.

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

IN SOUTH FLORIDA --

STAY OUT OF THE WATER!

WITNESS SOT: WE SAW SOMETHING MOVING IN THE WATER AND EVERYBODY WAS SAY, AH! SHARKS!

THOUSANDS OF SHARKS.

SPOTTED NEAR POPULAR BEACHES.

SINKING SPRING BREAK PLANS.

BUT FIRST --

THE WHITE HOUSE IS CLOSED TO VISITORS.

NEW THIS MORNING --

TZ4A) GMA FL SHARKS-SOTVO

TZ4 B) NO MORE WHITE HOUSE TOURS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

NO MORE WHITE HOUSE TOURS-2 SHOT

THEY DODGED A LOT OF SNOW.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER STORM --- SWIRLING AROUND THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

IT'S ABOUT BUDGET CUTS.

THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT'S CANCELLING TOURS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,

BECAUSE OF THE CUTS.

BUT THE REASON THEY'RE GIVING MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.

NO MORE WHITE HOUSE TOURS-PKG

FOR TOURISTS VISITING THE NATION'S CAPITAL TODAY, THE DECISION TO CLOSE OFF

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS HIT WITH A THUD --

KARL NATS - WHAT DO YOU GUYS MAKE OF THIS DECISION THAT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS

YOU ARE GOING TO CUT WHITE HOUSE TOURS.

MOS - HOW FRANK DO YOU WANT US TO BE.

KARL NATS - BE AS FRANK AS YOU WANT TO.

MOS - BASICALLY IT IS JUST BULL

THESE FOLKS CAME FROM MINNESOTA ---

NATS CHILDREN: LET US IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

WE TALKED VIA SKYPE TO A 6TH GRADE CLASS FROM WAVERLY, IOWA THAT HAS BEEN

RAISING MONEY FOR TWO MONTHS TO VISIT WASHINGTON AND WERE JUST TOLD THEIR

TOUR NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN CANCELED:

KARL NATS - HOW BIG A DEAL IS IT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE? HOW

IMPORTANT IS THAT?

MOS - IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THEY'LL REMEMBER IT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY MAY REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A SIGN OF THEIR GOVERNMENT

IF THEY DIDN'T GET TO GO. 9

NOW THEY'VE LAUNCHED A FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN TO GET THE WHITE HOUSE REOPENED.

THE MESSAGE:

KIDS NATS - THE WHITE HOUSE IS OUR HOUSE! PLEASE LET US VISIT!

REPUBLICANS ACCUSE THE WHITE HOUSE OF PLAYING POLITICS HERE. BUT THE WHITE

HOUSE SAYS IT IS CANCELING THE TOURS BECAUSE SEQUESTER SPENDING CUTS HAVE

SLICED $84 MILLION OUT OF THE SECRET SERVICE'S 1 POINT 6 BILLION DOLLAR

BUDGET -- AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SECURE THE TOURS.

THEY WOULDN'T SAY HOW MUCH THIS SAVES, SO WE DID SOME MATH: TOURS ARE OPEN

20 HOURS A WEEK AND USE 30 UNIFORMED SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS AT ABOUT $30 AN

HOUR. TOTAL SAVED? APPROXIMATELY $18,000 A WEEK.

KARL STAND UP - CUTS OR NO CUTS HERE IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING -- TOURS

CONTINUE

WHILE WE WERE THERE, WE RAN INTO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE:

KARL NATS - THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE HAS TO CANCEL THE TOURS BECAUSE OF THE

BUDGET CUTS.

NO MORE WHITE HOUSE TOURS-2 SHOT

THAT WAS JONATHAN KARL REPORTING.

ALL TOURS --- STOP THIS SATURDAY.

ACCORDING TO AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE AT THE VISITOR CENTER'S HOTLINE --

THE TOURS WILL *NOT BE RE-SCHEDULED.

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.

Chilly morning, mild afternoon"

The cold that front that brought yesterday's clouds and light rain is long gone. As a result we're in store for a couple of chilly mornings and mild afternoons with comfortable humidity levels.

Temperatures will start off in the mid 40s in town, while some of our colder inland spots will hold in the upper 30s. Lots of sun will fill our skies throughout the morning hours, and this should help to melt away the chill in the air. Despite wall to wall sunshine this afternoon, daytime highs will continue to run 8-10° below the average as they climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Also, with a breeze out of the northwest for much of the day around 10-15 mph, this will make it feel a touch cooler outside.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and winds will begin to lighten as cool high pressure continues to dry our atmosphere out. This will set the stage for another chilly night, although temperatures won't be quite as cold. Most locations will bottom out in the upper 40s with a few readings in the lower to middle 40s east of I-75.

Our warming trend will commence on Friday afternoon with highs peaking in the middle 70s. Each and every day will add a few degrees to the overnight lows and afternoon highs. In fact, by Saturday we'll be back in the 70s with lower 80s in the forecast by Sunday under partly sunny skies.

GMA FL SHARKS-2 SHOT

NOW TO THAT HUGE SWARM OF SHARKS -- TENS OF THOUSANDS -- SHUTTING DOWN FLORIDA BEACHES.

IT'S STUNNING TO SEE.

BUT AS ABC'S JOHN MULLER REPORTS --

IT'S KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER.

GMA FL SHARKS-PKG

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER

SOME SOUTH FLORIDA BEACH GOERS ON SPRING BREAK. ARE SAYING NOT SO FAST.

WITNESS SOT: WE SAW SOMETHING MOVING IN THE WATER AND EVERYBODY WAS SAY, AH!

SHARKS!

THESE PICTURES SHOW JUST HOW CLOSE THESE SHARKS -- MOSTLY BLACK TIP AND

SPINNERS -- ARE NOW COMING TO SHORE AND SWIMMERS DURING THEIR ANNUAL

MIGRATION NORTH

POLLOCK SOT: "WE DON'T HAVE A SANDBAR, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE HAVE A

SANDBAR AND THE SHARKS STAY OFF OF THE SHORE A LITTLE FURTHER."

SHARK SIGHTINGS ARE NOT UNCOMMON FOR SOURTHERN FLORIDA BEACHES --

POLLOCK SOT: "EVERY YEAR WE EXPECT ANNUAL SHARK MIGRATION TO COME THROUGH

THIS AREA"

BUT THE MIGRATION - FROM FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA -- USUALLY STARTS AND

ENDS SOONER WELL BEFORE FLORIDA'S PRIME BEACH SEASON.

NOT THIS YEAR.

RESEARCHERS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY WHO TRACK THE ANIMALS SAY THEY

HAVE NOW COUNTED SOME 15,000 SHARKS MOST LESS THAN 200 YARDS FROM SHORE.

SALERNO SOT: IT'S THE BEAUTY OF LIVING IN FLORIDA, IT'S ALSO DANGER.

AS A PRECAUTION - THIS MORNING MANY BEACHES ARE ON HIGH ALERT, WITH DOUBLE

RED FLAGS / WAVING KEEPING VACATIONING SWIMMERS OUT OF THE WATER - FOR NOW.

HOROWITZ SOT: SHARKS ARE NOT TO BE RECKONED WITH / PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO

READ THESE WARNINGS

BLACKTIP SHARKS ONLY ACCOUNT FOR 20 PERCENT OF UNPROVOKED ATTACKS IN FLORIDA

GMA FL SHARKS-2 SHOT

THAT WAS JOHN MULLER REPORTING.

LARGE SCHOOLS OF SHARKS SOME TIMES REMAIN IN FLORIDA UNTIL APRIL.

OFFICIALS SAY LARGE CONGREGATIONS OF SHARKS ARE NOT ATTRACTED TO THE BEACHES BY ANY FEEDING BEHAVIOR.

LEE SCHOOLS BOARD MEETING-VO

HAPPENING TODAY --

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE.

PLANS ON *OFFICIALLY ANSWERING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.

HE WAS NOT AT THIS WEEK'S HEATED MEETING --

WHERE THE SCHOOL BOARD ADDRESSED ALLEGATIONS.

THAT HE MIS-USED MONEY AND PROTECTED CERTAIN ADMINISTATORS.

THE BOARD DECIDED THEY ALREADY INVESTIGATED.

AND THAT THE ACCUSATIONS DID NOT HAVE MERIT.

LEE SCHOOLS BOARD MEETING-SOTVO

He can survive it but he's got to begin to demonstrate leadership.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OPENED UP TO OUR CAMERAS.

BUT NOT ABOUT THOSE ALLEGATIONS.

INSTEAD. ABOUT AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT OF A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

THAT HE SAYS WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PG FLASHING YIELD LIGHT-VO

IN PUNTA GORDA --

THE FLASHING LIGHTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE WALKING SAFER.

ARE COMING DOWN.

THE CITY INSTALLED THREE BLINKING SIGNS AT CROSSWALKS,

AFTER FINISHING A NEW WALKING TRAIL IN THE CITY.

BUT THE LIGHTS CONFUSED DRIVERS.

SO THEY'RE COMING DOWN.

ASSISTED LIVING FIGHT IN CAPE-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING -- THERE'S A FIGHT BREWING IN CAPE CORAL.

AS A GROUP OF RESIDENTS SAY "NO" TO A DEVELOPER.

THAT WANTS TO BRING AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE FACILITY--

AT A PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING WEDNESDAY.

THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A 91 UNIT FACILITY.

ON SOME LAND OFF SOUTHWEST 17TH PLACE,

NEAR TRAFALGAR.

BUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THAT LOT SAY --

IT WOULD RUIN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.

INCREASE TRAFFIC.

ASSISTED LIVING FIGHT IN CAPE-SOTVO

48:26 the thought of looking out my window or having my nursery a 3 story bldg is absolutely terrible:33

THE ZONING BOARD VOTED AGANIST AN EXEMPTION FOR THE FACILITY.

BUT -- THE CITY COUNCIL CAN OVERRULE THAT,

TEASE FIVE-2-SHOT

TAYLOR SWIFT IS SPEAKING OUT ---AFTER BEING THE BUTT OF A GOLDEN GLOBES JOKE.

TZ5 A-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

TAYLOR VS. TINA-VO

TAYLOR SWIFT WILL NEVER EVER EVER --- FORGIVE AMY POEHLER AND TINA FEY.

THE GOLDEN GLOBE HOSTS.

POKED FUN AT THE SINGER -- AND HER LOVE LIFE.

THEY SAID. "STAY AWAY FROM MICHAEL J. FOX'S SON," AND SHE NEEDED "ME-TIME."

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH VANITY FAIR.

SHE REFERENCED A QUOTE THAT SAID "THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR WOMEN WHO DON'T HELP OTHER WOMEN."

4 LAWRENCE HOT STREAK-VOTOPS

AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S HOT STREAK. JUST KEEPS GOING.

NOW WITH A SET OF BRAND NEW AWARD NOMINATIONS.

AFTER TAKING HOME A GOLDEN GLOBE AND AN OSCAR.

LAWRENCE NOW HAS *FIVE MTV MOVIE NOMINATIONS.

FOUR OF THOSE ARE FOR HER PART IN "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK".

MADISON DONE W PLAYBOY-VO

HOLLY MADISON IS BEST KNOWN AS HUGH HEFNER'S FORMER GIRLFRIEND.

AND A STAR OF "GIRLS NEXT DOOR."

WHERE SHE LIVED AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION,

AND SHARED HEFNER WITH TWO OTHER WOMEN.

BUT SHE SAYS SHE'S DONE WITH MODELING.

NOW THAT SHE'S A MOTHER,

STAR WAR FILMS-VOTOPS

STAR WARS FANS ARE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO EPISODES 7, 8 AND 9.

BUT THERE'S EVEN MORE IN STORE FOR THEM.

ON WEDNESDAY, DISNEY'S C-E-O ANNOUNCED --

THE COMPANY IS DEVELOPING "SOME STAND ALONE MOVIES".

FEATURING STAR WARS CHARACTERS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FWC OFFICER-OC

A FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER HAS RESIGNED,

AFTER GETTING ARRESTED YESTERDAY.

37-YEAR-OLD JOHN MICHAEL HOOVER IS CHARGED WITH LEWD BATTERY.

DETECTIVES SAY HE HAD SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL,

TWO TIMES LAST YEAR.

HE IS MARRIED.

TS2) NORTH KOREA THREAT-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING -- NORTH KOREA IS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES --WITH A PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE.

IT COMES AS THE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS *NEW SANCTIONS -- AGAINST THE RECLUSIVE COUNTRY.

NORTH KOREA ALSO ACCUSES THE U-S OF USING MILITARY DRILLS IN SOUTH KOREA, AS A LAUNCH PAD FOR A NUCLEAR WAR.

TS3) FMB PED HIT-VOTOPS

WE NOW HAVE THE NAME OF THE PEDESTRIAN,

WHO WAS HIT AND KILLED NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

67-YEAR-OLD GARY ALAN POLLOCK WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET,

*NOT IN A CROSS WALK.

WHEN A DRIVER -- 19-YEAR-OLD STEVEN BRADLEY -- HIT HIM.

POLLOCK DIED AT HEALTH PARK HOSPITAL.

DETECTIVES HAVE DETERMINED --

POLLOCK WAS AT FAULT.

FOR FAILING TO GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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