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A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOCTOR FACES A JUDGE.

HE'S ACCUSED OF LETTING TWO PATIENTS DIE UNDER HIS CARE.

BUT THIS MORNING -- HE WANTS TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AGAIN.

ROUND TWO AND THE STAKES COULDN'T BE HIGHER.

TONIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY PREPARE

FOR THE SECOND OF THREE DEBATES AS POLLS SHOW

A VERY TIGHT RACE THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY.

NAMES RELEASED.

A PROSTITUTION SCANDAL ROCKS AN ENTIRE TOWN.

BUT NOW - WE HAVE THE IDENTITIES OF THE CLIENTS.

HL1) GREKOS TRIAL-VO-WIPE

HL2) DEBATE TONIGHT-LIVE VO-WIPE

HL3) ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX ID

YVYV 2012 OPEN-CLIP

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-2SHOT PUSH-SATLIVE

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE ONLY HOURS AWAY FROM THEIR SECOND CRUCIAL DEBATE. EXACTLY *THREE WEEKS FROM ELECTION DAY.

HERE IS A LIVE LOOK AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.

THE DEBATE TAKES PLACE TONIGHT,

SO THEY'RE GETTING THE PLACE READY.

THIS TIME, IT'S A TOWN HALL FORMAT.

MITT ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM UNDECIDED VOTERS.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

Tonight's debate will be a town hall - which means audience members will be

asking the questions. They are undecided voters pre-selected by the

moderator.

The format presents inherent challenges for both President Obama AND Mitt

Romney.

SOT BRETT O'DONNELL

"BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE TO TREAD LIGHTLY BECAUSE IF THEY ARE GOING ON THE

OFFENSE TOO AGGRESSIVELY WITH EACH OTHER, THAT CAN SPILL OVER TO THE

AUDIENCE AND MAKE THEM LOOK TOO COMBATIVE."

The President was widely criticized after the first debate.

His campaign says he's made adjustments.

SOT AXELROD

"I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN MAKING THE CASE FOR HIS VIEW OF

WHERE WE SHOULD GO AS A COUNTRY."

Mitt Romney's debate prep partner Ohio Senator Rob Portman is optimistic

about Romney's chances.

NATS -

Reporter: "HOW'S IT GOING, SENATOR?"

Portman: "GREAT!"

Past town hall debates have provided some memorable moments.

SOT Janet Brown, Exec. Dir., Commission on Presidential Debates

"IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE, OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU HAVE CITIZENS WHO

ARE ASKING YOU QUESTIONS, RATHER THAN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS."

There was the 2008 debate where Senator McCain wandered aimlessly around the

stage.

Or in 2000 when Al Gore walked right up to George W Bush in a particularly

awkward moment.

And then this classic 1992 move from the first President Bush, where he

checked his watch.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-SS-TOPS

YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

LOCAL WATCH PARTIES-CGTOPS (2)

SEVERAL LOCAL WATCH PARTIES ARE HAPPENING TONIGHT.

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS HOSTING ONE AT THE FIELD OFFICE -- ON GLADIOLUS DRIVE IN FORT MYERS.

IT STARTS AT 8:45PM.

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN IS ALSO HOSTING A WATCH PARTY -- ON FORT MYERS BEACH, AT BIG GAME WATERFRONT GRILLE.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE QUIZ TEASE-ONCAM

THE CANDIDATES WILL BE FACING A NUMBER OF TOUGH QUESTIONS --

BUT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO KNOW -- A FEW COMMON FACTS, FACING EVERY DAY AMERICANS.

THEY'VE TRIPPED UP CANDIDATES IN THE PAST -- SEEMING OUT OF TOUCH.

SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS-ONCAM

ALL NEW AT NINE --

MORE THAN 56 MILLION SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS WILL SEE THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS INCREASE BY 1-POINT-7 PERCENT IN JANUARY.

THE INCREASE IS TIED TO A JUST RELEASED KEY MEASURE OF INFLATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

DR GREKOS TRIAL-VO-BNR

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR IS ABOUT TO ENTER THE COURTROOM.

DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS WANTS HIS LICENSE REINSTATED.

IT WAS SUSPENDED IN FEBRUARY,

AFTER TWO OF HIS PATIENTS DIED.

THEY GOT A CONTROVERSIAL STEM CELL THERAPY.

THE HEARING IS SET TO LAST FOUR DAYS,

WITH TESTIMONY FROM THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES.

PATIENTS WHO SUPPORT THE DOCTOR WILL ALSO SPEAK.

THE JUDGE WILL HEAR BOTH SIDES,

THEN ISSUE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW.

ROBERT DUNN JURY SELECTION-SS-VO

JURY SELECTION BEGINS TODAY --

FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.

INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

ROBERT DUNN'S TRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST.

DUNN IS ACCUSED SHOOTING AND KILLING CHRISTINE LOZIER,

INSIDE BOBBIE NOONAN'S DAYCARE IN JANUARY 2008.

HE'S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER,

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK HEARING-OC

THE MULTI AGENCY GROUP INVESTIGATING THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK -- WILL HOLD A TELECONFERENCE AT TWO THIS AFTERNOON--

THIS COMES AS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING DOCTORS -- ABOUT *OTHER MEDICINES MADE BY A PHARMACY LINKED TO THE OUTBREAK.

THE F-D-A SAYS *NEW ILLNESSES MAY BE TIED TO OTHER PRODUCTS -- MADE BY THE COMPANY.

CLINTON LIBYA BLAME-VO WIPE

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON -- IS TAKING THE BLAME FOR THE DEADLY ASSAULT ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN LIBYA.

THE ATTACK KILLED CHRIS STEVENS, THE U-S AMBASSADOR -- AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS.

CLINTON LIBYA BLAME-SOT VO

I take responsibility. I'm in charge of the State Department 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. The president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals.

AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED -- IS UNDERWAY.

DURING LAST WEEK'S DEBATE, BIDEN SAID THE WHITE HOUSE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT REQUESTS FOR MORE SECURITY AT BENGHAZI.

TEEN SHOT BY TALIBAN FOLO-VO

DOCTORS SAY THEY HAVE HOPE --

THAT A PAKISTANI GIRL WILL RECOVER FROM A BRUTAL ATTACK.

THE TALIBAM SHOT HER LAST WEEK.

BUT IT WILL TAKE MONTHS OF RECOVERY.

THE 14-YEAR-OLD IS BEING TREATED AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND.

SHE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD,

AFTER CAMPAIGNING FOR THE RIGHT FOR GIRLS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

YESTERDAY - SURGEONS OPERATED ON HER,

AND REMOVED FRAGMENTS OF THE BULLET.

ITALY SHIP CAPTAIN TRIAL-VO

THE CAPTAIN OF THE STRICKEN COSTA CONCORDIA CRUISE SHIP.

RETURNS TO COURT TODAY.

IT'S FOR PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS.

FRANCESCO SCHETTINO IS ACCUSED OF RUNNING HIS SHIP AGROUND,

AND THEN ABANDONING IT BACK IN JANUARY.

THIS WEEK, EXPERTS WILL DISCUSS *HOW THE SHIP HIT A ROCK OFF THE ITALIAN COAST.

32 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CAPSIZING.

SCHETTINO HAS ADMITTED HE MADE MISTAKES

SPECTER FUNERAL TODAY-VO

FORMER U-S SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER.

WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY.

SPECTER WAS PENNSYLVANIA'S LONGEST-SERVING SENATOR --

SERVING HIS HOME STATE FOR 30 YEARS.

HE WAS A MODERATE REPUBLICAN,

WHO SWITCHED TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN 2009.

HE DIED SUNDAY FROM COMPLICATIONS OF NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA.

PUBLIC SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED FOR NOON.

CHRISTIAN AGUILAR BODY-VO-SS

INVESTIGATORS SAY MORE TESTS NEED TO BE DONE -- TO FIGURE OUT HOW A U-F STUDENT DIED.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS HELD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL LAST NIGHT -- FOR CHRISTIAN AGUILAR.

YESTERDAY-- THE MEDICAL EXAMINER USED DENTAL RECORDS TO IDENTIFY HIS BODY -- FOUND IN A WOODED AREA NEAR GAINESVILLE

AGUILAR DISAPPEARED SEPTEMBER 20TH.

HIS FRIEND, PEDRO BRAVO, IS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

HERE'S SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY --

FREE LUNCH!

TZ1 free chikfila-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

VOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS DISCOVER PLANET-VOTOPS

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ASTONOMER TO DISCOVER A NEW PLANET.

A GROUP OF AMATEUR SKYWATCHERS -- ARE WORKING WITH A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS TO IDENTIFY A NEW ONE.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

A dose of dry air will arrive in Southwest Florida today, keeping rain out of the forecast and lowering humidity a few notches by this afternoon.

The slight dip in humidity should make the air feel a little more comfortable as we progress through the afternoon and evening, which will also set the stage for a nice and quiet overnight period with clear skies and lows temperatures close to 70.

The drier air mass will work to keep our sky mainly sunny through our Tuesday, and even with all the sunshine in place, temperatures should stay below 90 with most spots warming into the mid to upper 80s.

Our wind flow will primarily be out of the north and northeast today from 5-10 mph, helping to guide some of that dry air into Southwest Florida.

The sunny, dry weather won't be locked in for long. Another disturbance will swing in Wednesday, ushering in more cloud cover and producing a few isolated showers. Most of Wednesday showers should be inland, but a few coastal showers can't be ruled out either. The cloud cover will help to limit daytime heating tomorrow, so look for highs to only warm into the mid 80s.

The cloud cover and rain will fade Thursday as dry air takes control of the area once again. Look for lots of sunshine with highs in the upper 80s and very slim rain chances.

Friday should be a repeat performance of Thursday as our sky stays mostly sunny and rain free, but a weakening front will attempt to settle into Southwest Florida Saturday, which should manage to spark some isolated showers.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

DOG FOOD RECALL-VO

A SALMONELLA WARNING FOR PET OWNERS --

DEL MONTE FOODS HAS RECALLED DOG TREATS,

THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED.

THAT'S THE PARENT COMPANY OF "NATURE'S RECIPE."

THE CONCERN IS WITH "NATURE'S RECIPE OVEN BAKED BISCUITS WITH REAL CHICKEN."

IF YOU HAVE THEM, THROW THEM AWAY.

FREE CHIKFILA-2SHOT-SS-FLY

IF YOU STEP OUT FOR LUNCH TODAY.

YOU COULD FEED MORE THAN JUST YOURSELF.

TODAY ONLY-- IF YOU DONATE SIX CANS OF FOOD TO THE CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANT ON AIRPORT ROAD IN NAPLES, YOU WILL RECEIVE A *FREE -- CHICKEN SANDWICH.

ABC-7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK REPORTS FROM THE CHIK-FIL-A ON AIRPORT ROAD IN NAPLES.

FREE CHIKFILA-PKG

LACK OF SLEEP & FAT-VO

HERE IS ANOTHER REASON TO GET MORE SLEEP.

NOT SLEEPING ENOUGH CAN HARM FAT CELLS.

LEADING TO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.

RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED --

SLEEP DEPRIVATION REDUCES THE ABILITY OF FAT CELLS TO RESPOND TO THE HORMONE INSULIN,

WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR REGULATING ENERGY STORAGE AND USE.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME INSPECTORS-VO WIPE

INSPECTORS HAVE SEIZED NEARLY 1,400 LEAD-CONTAMINATED -- CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.

THOUSANDS OF SHIPMENTS GET DIVERTED TO U.S. CUSTOMS -- TO BE INSPECTED FOR SAFETY AND COPYRIGHT RIPOFFS.

A FEW EXAMPLES.

THE BUTTONS ON THIS COSTUME -- MADE IN CHINA CONTAINS 11 TIMES THE LEGAL LEVEL OF LEAD.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME INSPECTORS-SOT VO

"Yea, you go home at the end of the week knowing you made a difference, made an impact and kept some child from getting sick, or prevented someone's

house from burning down."

GATOR CAPTURED-VO

THIS MORNING --

AN INCREDIBLE PICTURE OF AN ALLIGATOR CAPTURE.

THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY IN SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE.

AUTHORITIES MOVED IN TO CAPTURE A VERY ANGRY 8-FOOT ALLIGATOR,

THAT WAS ROAMING A NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT TOOK SOME PURSUAING AND SOME MUSCLE,

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

A POPULAR SNACK.

HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE FIRED UP!

FLAMIN' HOT CHEETOS ARE BEING BANNED IN SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY -- SOME ARE EVEN SAYING THEY ARE ARE ADDICTIVE.

TZ cheetos-VO

PEANUT RECALL-VO

THE SALMONELLA SCARE THAT WIPED THOUSANDS OF JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER OFF THE SHELVES -- NOW STRETCHES TO SHELLED PEANUTS.

"HINES NUT COMPANY" IS RECALLING NEARLY 2 MILLION POUNDS OF IN-SHELL PEANUTS.

THE MOST COMMON PACKAGING IS A RED AND BLUE BAG.

THE RECALLED PEANUTS -- WERE HANDLED IN THE SUNLAND PROCESSING PLANT.

HOT CHEETOS BAN-VO-TC MON

A POPULAR SNACK IS UNDER ATTACK --

FLAMIN' HOT CHEETOS.

THE PRODUCT IS NOW *BANNED* IN MANY SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY,

DESPITE ITS POPULARITY AMONG KIDS.

THE SNACK HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES,

SO WHY IS IT SUDDENLY A TARGET?

HOT CHEETOS BAN-PKG

SCRIPT:

Robert Willis Interim Superintendent - Rockford, IL 28

Dr. Ashley Gearhardt Assistant professor, clinical psychology, university of

michigan 1:05

Kids *love* these curly, crunchy cheetos called flamin hots so much.they

even have FACEBOOK FAN PAGES.and videotaped competitions for who can eat

the most the fastest.

Nats of three kids eating big bowl of them in under ten minutes

THIS music VIDEO about the bite-size snacks has more THAN 3 MILLION HITS ON

YOU TUBE

NATS MUSIC VIDEO: kids rapping about flamin hot cheetos

BUT this morning flamin' hot cheetos are under fire. SCHOOL DISTRICTS in

CALIFORNIA and new mexico are trying to BAN THEM. and in illinois at

rockford public schools where they used to sell about 150 thousand bags of

flamin hots each year, they've been taken off the menu.

Robert Willis/Interim Superintendent, Rockford if children were to bring in

snacks that are high in fat high in calories that's their choice, we're not

going to be providing those kinds of foods

Grfx

School officials say THE CONCERN IS their nutritional value.or lack

thereof. EACH of these snack size BAGs CONTAINs 26 GRAMS OF FAT and A

QUARTER OF the amount of sodium that's recommended for an entire day

AND on top of the artificial coloring and flavoring, some EXPERTS say hot

cheetos are "hyperpalatable" meaning they're highly addictive and the

notion that you can't eat just one. Well, there may be some science behind

it.

Ashley Gearheardt Our brain is really hardwired to find things like fat and

salt really rewarding and now we have foods that have them in such high

levels that it can trigger an addictive process.

Dr. Ashley Gearhardt, a clinical psychologist says children are more

susceptible because their bodies are still developing.

Grfx

FRITO LAYWHICH MAKES AND SELLS cheetos tells abc news IT IS "committed to

responsible and ethical marketing practices, which includes not marketing

our products to children ages 12 and under."

BUT SOME SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY Try telling that to these kids.

Nats more rap "got my fingers stained red and I can't get them off me/you

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

THE FIRST ROUND OF NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED -- OF THE MEN ACCUSED OF PAYING A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR FOR SEX.

THE LATEST ON THE 'ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL' ROCKING -- A SMALL TOWN IN MAINE.

--PLUS THIS--

A MURDER SCENE IN MIAMI TURNED INTO A NEAR RIOT,

TZ3 zumba sex scandal-VOTOPS

TZ) miami rapper killed-NATS-VO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

LET'S GO LIVE TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

FOR THE START OF THE BUSINESS DAY.

INSURANCE GROUP A-I-G IS RINGING THE OPENING BELL THIS MORNING.

AND UNVEILING A NEW LOGO.

U-S STOCK FUTURES HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH.

INVESTORS ARE WAITING FOR A SERIES OF REPORTS ---

ON INFLATION. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. AND CORPORATE EARNINGS.

TS1) GREKOS IN COURT-VOTOPS

A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR IS IN COURT -- TO GET BACK HIS MEDICAL LICENSE.

DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS' LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED -- AFTER TWO PEOPLE DIED, FOLLOWING TREATMENT AT HIS OFFICE DURING A STEM CELL PROCEDURE.

TS2) CLINTON LIBYA BLAME-VOTOPS

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TAKES THE BLAME --

FOR THE ATTACK IN LIBYA THAT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS.

CLINTON SAYS REQUESTS REGARDING EMBASSY AND CONSULATE SECURITY.

GO TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT,

*NOT THE WHITE HOUSE.

TS3) SPECTER FLAGS HALF STAFF-VOTOPS

FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF TODAY -- IN HONOR OF FORMER SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER.

DEVELOPING OPEN-CLIP

ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL NAMES RELEASED-2SHOT PUSH

*EXPLOSIVE NEW DETAILS --

IN THE SCANDAL SHAKING A WEALTHY RESORT TOWN IN MAINE.

A ZUMBA INSTRUCTER HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF RUNNING A PROSTITUTION RING.

NOW -- THE NAMES OF HER CLIENTS ARE COMING OUT.

AS ABC'S JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTS -

ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL NAMES RELEASED-PKG-BNR

SCRIPT:

THIS MORNING THE NAMES OF 21 MEN ALLEDGEDLY CAUGHT UP IN THAT "ZUMBA STUDIO"

PROSTITUTION OPERATIONNOW REVEALED.

Nats Judge - I would ask

LATE MONDAY, POLICE RELEASED THE FIRST ROUND OF NAMES FROM THE MORE THAN 150

MEN, AND REPORTEDLY ONE WOMAN, BEING INVESTIGATED. 21 OF THEM NOW CHARGED

WITH ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION

POLICE BELIEVE THEY WERE CLIENTS OF 29 YEAR OLD ZUMBA FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

ALEXIS WRIGHT, CHARGED WITH RUNNING A PROSTITUTION OPERATION OUT HER FITNESS

STUDIO.

THE MEN ON THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN SUMMONDED TO APPEAR IN COURT ON DECEMBER

5TH.

WHILE POLICE DID NOT INCLUDE AGES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE ALLEDGED JOHNS,

OVERNIGHT ABC NEWS REACHED TWO MEN ON THE LIST WHO CONFIRMED THEY HAVE BEEN

CHARGED.

MONDAY, THE JUDGE IN THE CASE DENIED A MOTION FILED BY AN ATTORNEY FOR TWO

OF THE ALLEDGED JOHNS, WHO ARGUED IT WOULD BE A QUOTE, "HARM TO THEIR

PERSONAL REPUTATIONS AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, THEIR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATIONS,

AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. "

SOT Alexis Wright/Defendant: "Not guilty."

MEANTIME WRIGHT HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO 106 COUNTS RELATED TO HER ALLEDGED

PROSTITUTION RING. ABC NEWS EXLUSIVELY TRACKED DOWN WRIGHT AT HER HOME.

John Schriffen - Can we talk to you about the allegations?

Alexis Wright - Absolutely not.

John Schriffen - You don't want to talk about the allegations?

Alexis Wright - Absolutely not.

John Schriffen - So these allegations aren't true?

Alexis Wright - I'm calling the police.

Nat door slams

POLICE SAY THEY HAVE GATHERED MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF VIDEO AS EVIDENCE,

REPORTEDLY RECORDED BY WRIGHT AND HER ALLEDGED ACCOMPLICE, 57 YEAR OLD MARK

STRONG, SR.

Mark Strong - "Not guilty, your honor."

HE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH PROMOTING PROSTITUTION AND VIOLATION OF PRIVACY, AND

HAS PLEASED NOT GUILTY. STRONG'S ATTORNEY SAYS HE WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF

THE NAMES.

Dan Lilley, Strong's Attorney - "It's usually disclosed to the public, I don

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-POP

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE --

WITH JUST 21 DAYS TO GO -- TONIGHT IS THE SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

AND THE PRESSURE IS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-PKG

SCRIPT:

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RIGHT NOW HUNKERED DOWN AT THIS LUXURIOUS VIRGINIA GOLF

RESORT, TAKING ONLY AN OCCASIONAL - THE MUCH NEEDED BREAK - FROM HIS INTENSE

DEBATE PREP, WITH A STROLL AROUND THE RESORTS' ROLLING GREENS. THIS IS HOW

SERIOUS THE PRESIDENT IS ABOUT DEBATE PREP -- HE LEFT HIS GOLF CLUBS AT THE

WHITE HOUSE

THE PRESIDENT -- IN MITT ROMNEY'S MOCK DEBATES IN BELMONT MASSACHUSETTS --

IS PLAYED BY OHIO REPUBLICAN SENATOR ROB PORTMAN

REPORTER NATS: HOW'S PREP GOING?

PORTMAN NATS: GREAT!

TONIGHT BRINGS THE ONE AND ONLY TOWN HALL-STYLE DEBATE. BOTH CANDIDATES

TAKING QUESTIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE AUDIENCE, ALL UNDECIDED VOTERS -- IT'S A

FORMAT THAT CAN BRING CURVEBALLS

HART CNBC SOT: I'M EXHAUSTED. I'M EXHAUSTED OF DEFENDING YOU

MITT ROMNEY WILL LOOK TO BUILD ON HIS MOMENTUM FOLLOWING HIS FIRST DEBATE

PERFORMANCE, BUT HE'S GOT TO KNOCK THE IDEA THAT HE CANNOT RELATE TO THE

AVERAGE AMERICAN.

ROMNEY NATS: I'M ALSO UNEMPLOYED

THE DEBATES MODERATOR, CNN'S CANDY CROWLEY, AGITATED BOTH CAMPAIGNS AHEAD OF

THE DEBATE BY SUGGESTING - HEAVEN FORBID - THAT SHE MAY ASK FOLLOW UP

QUESTIONS IN CASE CANDIDATES TRY TO EVADE ANSWERS.

CROWLEY ON CNN: WHEN SOMETHING COMES UP THAT MAYBE COULD USE A LITTLE

FURTHER EXPLANATION, MIGHT BE AS SIMPLE AS 'BUT THE QUESTION SIR WAS ORANGES

AND YOU SAID APPLES, COULD YOU ANSWER ORANGES,'

BUT IN PAST TOWN HALLS IT WASN'T MODERATORS CREATING MEMORABLE MOMENTS, IT

WAS THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES.AND NOT THE WAY THEY WANTED

SUCH AS THE 2008 DEBATE WHERE SENATOR MCCAIN SEEMED TO BE WANDERING

AIMLESSLY AROUND THE STAGE.

OR IN 2000 WHEN VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE WALK RIGHT UP TO GOVERNOR GEORGE W

BUSH IN A WAY THAT GOVERNOR BUSH LATER REFERRED TO AS GETTING IN HIS CHILLY.

AND THEN THIS CLASSIC 1992 MOVE FROM GEORGE HW BUSH WHERE HE CHECKED THE

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE QUIZ-3SHOT

TONIGHT -- THE CANDIDATES HAVE TO CONNECT WITH THE VOTERS.

THEY HAVE TO APPEAR IN TOUCH.

POLITICO PUT OUT A LIST OF COMMON QUESTIONS -- THAT HAVE TRIPPED UP PAST CANDIDATES.

MIAMI RAPPER KILLED-NATS VO WIPE

A MURDER TURNED INTO A NEAR RIOT LAST NIGHT IN MIAMI -- AFTER POLICE SAY A RAPPER WAS SHOT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ROBERT LABRANCHE, WHO GOES BY THE NAME BIZZLE -- WAS KILLED OUTSIDE A CARWASH.

THINGS BECAME TENSE WHEN POLICE HAD TO RESTRAIN FAMILY MEMBERS -- WHO SHOWED UP AT THE CRIME SCENE AND CROSSED POLICE TAPE.

MIAMI RAPPER KILLED-SOT VO

CAUGHT ON CAMERA CRIMES-VOTOPS-WIPE

POLICE IN FORT MYERS SAY *THIS* IS THE *LATEST SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE --

CATCHING CRIMINALS RED-HANDED.

THIS WAS TAKEN AT GRANT EYEGLASSES IN FORT MYERS,

AND THE SHOPLIFTERS WERE CAUGHT.

OFFICERS TELL US --

CAUGHT ON CAMERA CRIMES-SOTVO

DET. BRIAN O'REILLY, FMPD: if we find we have a good picture of the suspect or clothing or the getaway car we'll send it to other agencies or even the media

MELODY GRANT: GRANT EYEGLASSES: I was disappointed we had our glasses stolen but excited we had prove of who it was

CATCHING THE CROOKS ON CAMERA DOES *NOT ALWAYS MEAN THEY'LL BE *CAUGHT.

PUMPKIN TERROR-VO

A HALLOWEEN PRANK GOES TOO FAR.

IN ONE EAST NAPLES NEIGHBORHOOD.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

VANDALS USED A *PUMPKIN* TO TERRORIZE THE QUEENS PARK AREA.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS,

THE PUMPKIN WAS SMASHED INTO CARS AND MAILBOXES.

IT CAUSED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.

NOW, NEIGHBORS OFFERA CASH REWARD --

CHRISTIAN AGUILAR REMAINS-ONCAM

MORE TESTS NEED TO BE DONE -- TO FIGURE OUT *HOW A FRESHMEN AT U-F DIED.

LOVED ONES GOT THE HEARTBREAKING CONFIRMATION YESTERDAY -- THAT A BODY FOUND IN THE WOODS -- *IS CHRISTIAN AGUILAR.

THE NEWS CAME AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS PREPARED FOR A MEMORIAL -- TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE.

CHRISTIAN AGUILAR REMAINS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

THE GRIM FINDING THAT THE BODY FOUND IN THIS SHALLOW GRAVE IS THAT OF MURDERED MIAMI TEEN CHRISTIAN AGUILAR. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE CONFIRMED THE FINDINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY THEY USED DENTAL RECORDS TO IDENTIFY HIM. THE AUTOPSY WAS COMPLETED THIS WEEKEND, NOW EXPERTS AT A LAB ARE CHECKING THE REMAINS FOR SIGNS OF TRAUMA. THE SAD NEWS COMES AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS PREPARE FOR A MEMORIAL TO CELEBRATE CHRISTIAN'S LIFE AND MOURN HIS DEATH.

"I think that it's important for the rest of the community to have a chance, not to learn about Christian from this tragedy, but to learn about him for such an amazing human being that he was. And that's - that's a beautiful thing."

SUNDAY FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE THE HEART WRENCHING TRIP 8 MILES INTO THE DEEP WOODS TO THE SITE WHERE CHRISTIAN'S REMAINS WERE FOUND. THEY LAID A WREATH OF ROSES AT HIS GRAVE. HOWEVER SAID IT WAS FOR THEM TO STAND THERE, FRIENDS SAY THEY ALSO FOUND COMFORT.

"It kind of gave me the feeling of safety, in a way."

FAMILY FRIEND ANGIE LAPIANA SAID AS SHE STOOD AT THE GRAVE SITE -- SHE LOOKED AT THE BEAUTY OF THE FOREST.INSTEAD OF THE SHOVEL MARKS, AROUND THE SHALLOW GRAVE AND THE TWIGS AND ROCKS THAT COVERED IT.

"There was a clearing in the trees and, you know, there was direct light, moon light, sunlight.it was very close to God there."

RIDGEWAY MEMORIAL TONIGHT-VO

LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A MEMORIAL SERVICE TONIGHT FOR JESSICA RIDGEWAY.

SHE'S THE 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL -- ABDUCTED AND MURDERED ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL.

FOLKS GOING TO THE MEMORIAL -- ARE ASKED TO WEAR PURPLE. JESSICA'S FAVORITE COLOR.

PUNTA GORDA POLICE K9 COMPETITION-VO

AREA BUSINESSSES SEE A MUCH NEEDED BOOST.

MORE THAN 100 POLICE K-9'S AND THEIR HANDLERS.

COMPETED NATIONALLY IN PUNTA GORDA.

SQUAD CARS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY --

FILL THE PARKING LOT AT THE PUNTA GORDA WATERFRONT HOTEL.

PUNTA GORDA BEAT OUT WASHINGTON D-C.

TO HOST "THE UNITED STATES POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION TRIALS."

SPECTATORS CAN WATCH ALL THE COMPETITIONS FOR FREE.

THE MAIN SHOW IS THURSDAY NIGHT,

AT THE CHARLOTTE SPORTS PARK AT 6:30.

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HIGH END DESIGNS. FOR AFFORDABLE PRICES.

NEIMAN MARCUS IS TEAMING UP WITH TARGET FOR A FIRST OF IT'S KIND COLLABORATION.

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WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP --

NEIMEN MARCUS AND TARGET!

THIS MORNING, WE ARE GETTING A JUMP START ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON -

WITH AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT SOME INCREDIBLE DESIGNER ITEMS.

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IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORETHE FIRST COLLABORATION EVER OF IT'S KIND NEIMAN

MARCUS IS TEAMING UP WITH TARGET AND A DREAM TEAM OF 24 DESIGNERS. TO

PRESENT FIFTY HOLIDAY GIFTS TO DIE FOR.

NEIMAN MARCUS'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BOOK IS JAM-PACKED WITH GIFT IDEAS FROM

PRICEY FASHION TO PRICEY JEWELRY TO PRICEY. WELL. EVERYTHING. THIS

YEAR'S BOOK INCLUDES A $3,000 PURSE, A $280,000 SPORTS CAR, AND EVEN A

JETPACK.

IN TARGET'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER AD, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO FIND GREAT DEALS ON

DIAPERS AND DETERGENT. UNTIL NOW.

SO WHAT BRINGS THE LUXURY SUPERPOWER TOGETHER WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD

DEPARTMENT STORE FOR THIS YEAR'S SHOPPING BLITZ?

SOT - Jeff Chu/Articles Editor, Fast Company Magazine

Neiman Marcus is putting out a welcome mat, saying we want all kinds of

shoppers./By doing this, Target and Neiman Marcus are making Super Saturday

about fashion, design, and trendy things that you can afford.

THE "HOLIDAY 24" COLLECTION HITS STORES DECEMBER FIRST, AND UNTIL THEN.

THESE HIGH-END HOLIDAY GOODIES ARE STAYING MORE TOP SECRET THAN SANTA'S

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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.A dose of dry air will arrive in Southwest Florida today, keeping rain out of the forecast and lowering humidity a few notches by this afternoon.

The slight dip in humidity should make the air feel a little more comfortable as we progress through the afternoon and evening, which will also set the stage for a nice and quiet overnight period with clear skies and lows temperatures close to 70.

The drier air mass will work to keep our sky mainly sunny through our Tuesday, and even with all the sunshine in place, temperatures should stay below 90 with most spots warming into the mid to upper 80s.

Our wind flow will primarily be out of the north and northeast today from 5-10 mph, helping to guide some of that dry air into Southwest Florida.

The sunny, dry weather won't be locked in for long. Another disturbance will swing in Wednesday, ushering in more cloud cover and producing a few isolated showers. Most of Wednesday showers should be inland, but a few coastal showers can't be ruled out either. The cloud cover will help to limit daytime heating tomorrow, so look for highs to only warm into the mid 80s.

The cloud cover and rain will fade Thursday as dry air takes control of the area once again. Look for lots of sunshine with highs in the upper 80s and very slim rain chances.

DANCING WITH THE STARS-ON CAM

INJURIES.

WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS.

AND ILLNESS.

AND--THE FIRST TENS OF THE SEASON!

IT ALL HAPPENED AT "DANCING WITH THE STARS" LAST NIGHT!

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GILLES MARINI AND PETA MURGATROYD DANCED A BOLLYWOOD-INSPIRED NUMBER.

GETTING A NEAR PERFECT SCORE--39 AND A HALF OUT OF 40--AND EARNING THE FIRST

TENS OF THE SEASON--ON AN EMPTY STOMACH!

gilles marini: george, I need to eat! this body has no food for like 24

hours. I need to have like two abs left. i'm old!

SHAWN JOHNSON AND DEREK HOUGH TIED FOR FIRST WITH A MESMERIZING MAMBO!

AND SHAWN DID IT WITHOUT KNOWING SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE MADE THE DANCE A

DISASTER.

shawn johnson: if you look at the shoe, the heels looks normal. but if you

look at this show, the heel is broke!

derek hough: she danced that whole mambo like that.

george: with a broken heel?

derek hough: yes. good job!

KELLY MONACO DANCED WITH A BROKEN TOE AND THE FLU.

BUT SHE AND PARTNER VAL CHMEKOVSKIY STILL CAME IN THIRD WITH 37 AND A HALF

POINTS.

kelly monaco: I hope to continue in this competition and we'll see.

HALF A POINT BEHIND THEM IN FOURTH PLACE, MELISSA RYCROFT AND TONY DOVOLANI.

melissa rycroft: it puts us in the middle of the pack which is shocking, you

know, to be three points off a perfect score and you're in the middle of

the pack.

THEY'RE IN GOOD COMPANY.

emmitt smith: the race is not over. and it's not given to the swift or the

strong. it's to the one who endures 'til the end. so at the end of the

day, we in the middles of the pack. doesn't mean that we dead last. it

means that we still in the hunt.

sabrina bryan: I love being out there on the that floor. i've got an

incredible partner to dance with. he's pushing my limits. we're pushing

each other through these dances.

apolo ohno: I had a wardrobe malfunction. my pants ripped in the back, the

mic fell out, like, all weird stuff happened.

THEY LANDED IN SEVENTH PLACE.

BRISTOL PALIN AND MARK BALLAS ARE NEXT.

WITH KIRSTIE ALLEY AND MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY AT THE BOTTOM.

mark ballas: that's the slow steady climb, you know, hopefully if we make it

. but either way--if we don't make it, we did our best dance this season.

maksim chmerkovskiy: we got a perfect 30!

kirstie alley: this is the first perfect 30 we've ever gotten. who cares

if there were four judges?

ON-CAMERA CLOSE:

A FUN MONDAY IS NOW ANOTHER TENSE TUESDAY. BUT BEFORE ANOTHER TEAM GOES

HOME, DONNY OSMOND AND SUSAN BOYLE WILL PERFORM. IN LOS ANGELES, GEORGE

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LINDSAY LOHAN WILL SIT DOWN WITH BARBARA WALTERS --

FOR AN INTERVIEW NEXT MONTH.

IT'S RIGHT BEFORE THE RELEASE OF HER NEW MOVIE.

LOHAN IS STARRING AS ELIZABETH TAYLOR --

IN THE LIFTIME MOVIE "LIZ AND DICK".

THE TROUBLED ACTRESSES' PERSONAL LIFE WAS THRUST BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT RECENTLY.

AFTER SHE GOT A TICKET FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT

SHE ALSO CLAIMED SHE WAS ASSAULTED AT A NEW YORK HOTEL.

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MICROSOFT IS TAKING ON APPLE'S MUSIC DOMINANCE I-TUNES.

THIS WEEK MICROSOFT IS ROLLING OUT IT'S NEW SERVICE, "X-BOX MUSIC".

THE ALL-IN-ONE SERVICE - WORKS LIKE ITUNES.

IT ALSO STREAMS ONLINE RADIO LIKE PANDORA -- AND A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE SIMILAR TO SPOTIFY.

RIGHT NOW -- IT'S FOR THE X-BOX 360.

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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY - AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE.

"You don't play pickleball because you're too old, you get too old because you don't play pickleball."

FIND OUT WHY PEOPLE OF *ALL AGES.

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YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF IT -- YET.

IT'S GROWING IN POPULARITY ACROSS THE U-S.

"I love pickleball!"

"It is the perfect combination between tennis, badmiton, and ping pong."

IT'S AN IDEAL GAME FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T PLAY STRENUOUS SPORTS --

PICKLEBALL IS REALLY GREAT FOR ANYONE.

YOU PLAY ON A SHORTENED TENNIS COURT, WITH A WOODEN SQUARE PADDLE, AND A PICKLEBALL-- WHICH IS A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN A WIFFLE BALL.

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"My joints don't hurt, it's not as much running and it's just amazing to me how much my body loves pickleball more than tennis."

SO HOW DID PICKLEBALL GET ITS UNUSUAL NAME?

AS THE STORY GOES -- THE GAME WAS FIRST PLAYED IN THE 60S -- WHEN A FAMILY WAS PLAYING A MODIFIED VERSION OF BADMINTON, USING A WIFFLE BALL.

UNDERWATER PUMPKIN CARVING-VOTOPS

THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM SCARES UP SOME HALLOWEEN FUN IN CHATTANOOGA.

TWO COSTUMED DIVERS SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF A FRESHWATER EXHIBIT,

AND CARVED THEIR BEST JACK-O-LANTERNS.

AS IF IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO CARVE UNDERWATER, PUMPKINS FLOAT --

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) DEBATE TONIGHT-VO-SS

TAKING A LAST LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES -- THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE GEARING UP FOR THEIR SECOND CRUCIAL DEBATE.

MITT ROMNEY IS LOOKING TO KEEP HIS EDGE -- WHILE PRESIDENT OBAMA HOPES TO GET BACK ON TOP.

THIS TIME THEY TAKE ON A TOWN HALL FORMAT -- ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET COMMITTED TO EITHER CANDIDATE.

TS2) CLINTON LIBYA BLAME-VOTOPS

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON SPEAKS OUT.

SHE ANSWERS REPUBLICAN CRITICISM OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

AND HOW THEY HANDLED LAST MONTH'S ATTACK AT THE U.S. CONSULATE IN LIBYA.

CLINTON SAYS *SHE -- NOT THE WHITE HOUSE -- IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY.

TS3) DUNN JURY SELECTION-SS-VOTOPS

JURY SELECTION IS EXPECTED TO GET STARTED FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

ROBERT DUNN'S TRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST.

DUNN IS ACCUSED SHOOTING AND KILLING CHRISTINE LOZIER INSIDE BOBBIE NOONAN'S DAYCARE IN 2008.

TS4) HOT CHEETOS-VOTOPS

A POPULAR SNACK IS UNDER FIRE --

FLAMIN' HOT CHEETOS.

MANY SCHOOLS ARE BANNING THE FOOD OVER NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS.

EACH OF THESE SNACK SIZE BAGS CONTAINS 26 GRAMS OF FAT,

AND A QUARTER OF THE AMOUNT OF SODIUM.

THAT'S RECOMMENDED FOR AN ENTIRE DAY.

ON TOP OF THE ARTIFICIAL COLORING AND FLAVORING,

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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