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

TWO PEOPLE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL,

AFTER A HOME INVASION TURNED VIOLENT EARLY THIS MORNING.

WE HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IS FOCUSING RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PAUL RYAN IS HEADED HERE TOMORROW.

HOW YOU CAN SEE HIM.

--PLUS--

530:42 we're seeing little boys doing jewelry. We're seeing them do more and

more of the current trends

BLING FOR BOYS!

MORE AND MORE MOMS OUTFIT THEIR LITTLE ONES.

IN HIGH END DESIGNS.

HL1) BONITA HOME INVASION-VO-WIPE

HL2) PAUL RYAN-VO-WIPE

HL3) BLING FOR BOYS-SOT-VO

WX HL-WX WALL

BREAKING OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO CLIFTON--VOTOPS-DBLBX

RIGHT NOW -

TWO PEOPLE RECOVER.

AFTER A VIOLENT HOME INVASION IN BONITA SPRINGS.

IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON LONDON LANE.

ABC 7'S CLIFTON FRENCH HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS ALL MORNING. AND JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST.

BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-REM LIVE

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THIS AS A HOME INVASION AND ROBBERY.

TWO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS HOME WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-VO

THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 3:15 THIS MORNING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY MORE THAN ONE PERSON BROKE INTO THE HOME WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO UNFOLD.

BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-SOT

SOT:

BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-REM LIVE

THE FOCUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CHANGING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AS DETECTIVES FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.

THERE HAS BEEN A LANGUAGE BARRIER THAT WAS CAUSING SOME CONFUSION.

RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECTS.

YVYV 2012 OPEN-CLIP

DEBATE POLL--SS

A BRAND NEW C-N-N POLL SHOWS A SOLID PRESIDENT OBAMA WIN OVERALL --

*BUT IT SHOWS MITT ROMNEY WINNING BIG -- ON HANDLING THE ECONOMY AND DEFICITS.

46% OF VOTERS WHO WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE -- BELEIVE THE PRESIDENT WON.

ACCORDING TO A NATIONWIDE POLL --39% SAID MITT ROMNEY DID THE BETTER JOB.

DEBATE WRAP-ONCAM

JUST 20 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE FINAL VOTES.

AND LAST NIGHT -- WE SAW A FIERY FACE-OFF BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES.

A TOWN HALL STYLE DEBATE COVERED A RANGE OF TOPICS.

AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF TENSE MOMENTS.

ABC'S JAKE TAPPER WAS INSIDE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.

DEBATE WRAP-PKG

THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO SAY HELLO TO THE FIRST QUESTIONER

BEFORE GOING ON THE ATTACK JUST 42 SECONDS INTO HIS FIRST ANSWER

OBAMA SOT: GOVERNOR ROMNEY SAID WE SHOULD LET DETROIT GO BANKRUPT.

AND THAT'S HOW IT WENT ALL NIGHT.

MONTAGE OF OBAMA REBUTTING

BUT ROMNEY PUSHED BACK, GOING AFTER THE PRESIDENT AS WELL.

ROMNEY SOT: THE PRESIDENT TOOK DETROIT BANKRUPT. YOU TOOK GENERAL MOTORS

BANKRUPT. YOU TOOK CHRYSLER BANKRUPT. SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT I WANTED TO TAKE

THE AUTO INDUSTRY BANKRUPT, YOU ACTUALLY DID.

THOUGH SOMETIMES ROMNEY SEEMED TO BE FIGHTING THE MODERATOR CANDY CROWLEY

OVER THE RULES JUST AS OFTEN

MONTAGE OF ROMNEY REBUTTING CANDY

THE CANDIDATES EXCHANGED BLOWS LIKE TWO HEAVY WEIGHT PRIZE FIGHTERS

ROMNEY SOT: MR. PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR PENSION? HAVE YOU LOOKED

AT YOUR PENSION?

OBAMA SOT: I'VE GOT TO SAY.

ROMNEY SOT: MR. PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR PENSION?

OBAMA SOT: YOU KNOW, I -- I DON'T LOOK AT MY PENSION. IT'S NOT AS BIG AS

YOURS SO IT DOESN'T TAKE AS LONG.

STEPPING ALL OVER EACH OTHER AT RISK OF IGNORING THE UNDECIDED VOTERS IN THE

ROOM -- AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

ROMNEY SOT: YOU'LL GET YOUR CHANCE IN A MOMENT. I'M STILL SPEAKING.

OBAMA SOT: WELL --

ROMNEY SOT: AND THE ANSWER IS I DON'T BELIEVE PEOPLE THINK THAT'S THE CASE -

-

OBAMA SOT: --.

ROMNEY SOT: THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION.

OBAMA SOT: OK.

ROMNEY SOT: THAT WAS A STATEMENT.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS SAY THEY FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE THERE CANDIDATE WAS

ON THE ECONOMY.

ROMNEY SOT: WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS COUNTRY IS 23 MILLION PEOPLE

STRUGGLING TO FIND A JOB. / THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES HAVE BEEN EXERCISED

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THEY HAVEN'T PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK.

THOUGH WHEN ROMNEY TALKED ABOUT RECRUITING WOMEN TO WORK FOR HIS CABINET AS

MASSACHUSSETTS GOVERNOR THERE WAS THIS INTERESTING TURN OF PHRASE.

ROMNEY SOT: I WENT TO A NUMBER OF WOMEN'S GROUPS AND SAID, "CAN YOU HELP US

FIND FOLKS," AND THEY BROUGHT US WHOLE BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE MOMENTS OF THE NIGHT CAME WHEN DISCUSSING

THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN LIBYA.

ROMNEY SOT: I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE IT TOOK

THE PRESIDENT 14 DAYS BEFORE HE CALLED THE ATTACK IN BENGHAZI AN ACT OF

TERROR.

OBAMA SOT: GET THE TRANSCRIPT.

CROWLEY SOT: IT -- IT -- IT -- HE DID IN FACT, SIR. SO LET ME -- LET ME CALL

IT AN ACT OF TERROR.

OBAMA SOT: CAN YOU SAY THAT A LITTLE LOUDER, CANDY?

CROWLEY SOT: HE -- HE DID CALL IT AN ACT OF TERROR.

AND BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT WON THE COIN TOSS AND HAD THE FINAL WORD HE WAS

ABLE TO BRING UP THE CONTROVERSIAL 47% COMMENT AND ROMNEY COULD NOT RESPOND.

OBAMA SOT: WHEN HE SAID BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THAT 47 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY

CONSIDERED THEMSELVES VICTIMS WHO REFUSE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, THINK

DEBATE WRAP-SS-TOPS

JAKE TAPPER REPORTING.

THE THIRD AND FINAL DEBATE WILL BE MONDAY HERE IN FLORIDA,

AT LYNN UNIVERSITY IN BOCA RATON.

PAUL RYAN SWFL VISIT-VIDBOX-CG

G-O-P VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN -- WILL VISIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW -- WITH STOPS IN NAPLES AND FORT MYERS.

CONGRESSMAN RYAN WILL HAVE A PRIVATE FUNDRAISER IN NAPLES.

AND THEN MAKE HIS WAY TO FORT MYERS -- FOR A PUBLIC RALLY AT THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX SOCCER FIELD.

TICKETS ARE UNLIMITED.

GET THEM AT THE LEE OR COLLIER VICTORY OFFICES.

RAHM EMANUEL TO FL-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL HEADS TO FLORIDA.

HE'LL CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

EMNAUEL WAS THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF,

BEFORE BECOMING MAYOR OF CHICAGO.

HE'LL VISIT TAMPA AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA,

FROM SATURDAY UNTIL MONDAY.

WE'RE TOLD HE WILL HIGHLIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-VO

BRAND NEW AT NINE --

LANCE ARMSTRONG IS STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF HIS LIVESTRONG CANCER-FIGHTING CHARITY.

THE MOVE COMES AS ARMSTRONG TRIES TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE FROM HIS DOPING SCANDAL.

NIKE HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING -- IT'S CUTTING TIES WITH ARMSTRONG.

BORDER AGENT SHOT-VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED -- AT A U.S.-CANADA BORDER AFTER A BORDER AGENT WAS SHOT AND INJURED.

A CANADIAN BORDER AGENT WAS SHOT IN THE NECK -- BY A MAN TRYING TO ENTER CANADA IN A VAN WITH WASHINGTON PLATES.

IT APPEARS THE GUNMAN THEN SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH.

2 NEW FLORIDA FUNGAL MENINGITIS CASES-CG-VO

TWO MORE FLORIDIANS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH FUNGAL MENINGITIS.

A 74-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN MARION COUNTY AND A 79-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY.

ARE THE LATEST PEOPLE INFECTED.

THE CASES IN THE STATE STEM FROM A CLINIC IN OCALA.

THAT RECEIVED TAINTED STEROID INJECTIONS.

NOW -- MORE TAINTED DRUGS FROM HEART AND EYE SURGERY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED.

EXTENDING THE RISK TO AT LEAST 79 CLINICS ACROSS FLORIDA.

12 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN FLORIDA,

DUNN JURY SELECTION-CLIP-VO

JURY SELECTION CONTINUES IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL-

THIS HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING.

IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2008-

WHEN PROSECUTORS SAY -- DUNN JUMPED THE FENCE OF A DAY CARE CENTER IN CAPE CORAL-

AND BARGED IN WITH A GUN, HE BOUGHT AT A PAWN SHOP.

SHOOTING CHRISTINE LOZIER *TWICE AS SHE HID IS A BATHROOM-

IF CONVICTED, DUNN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY.

GREKOS HEARING-SS VO

THE HEARING CONTINUES TODAY FOR A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR --

WHO WANTS TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AGAIN.

DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS' MEDICAL LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED.

AFTER TWO PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED AN EXPERIMENTAL STEM CELL TREATMENT DIED.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARGUES --

DR. GREKOS WAS NEGLIGENT.

YESTERDAY IN COURT - A PATIENT'S HUSBAND TESTIFIED IN COURT.

SAYING GREKO'S DID *NOT FULLY INFORM THEM OF THE RISKS.

GREKOS' ATTORNEY ARGUED THAT SHE SIGNED AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM.

ALSO IN THE COURTROOM --

DOZENS OF PATIENTS WHO SUPPORT GREKOS,

GREKOS HEARING-SOTVO

"I think it's a shame what they've done to him."

"no one has ever given me a chance to walk, dr grekos has, I'm walking now."

OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS --

BACHELOR LAWSUIT-VO

A LAWSUIT AGIANST THE A-B-C NETWORK HAS BEEN DISMISSED.

THE LAWSUIT ACCUSED PRODUCERS OF "THE BACHELOR" AND "THE BACHELORETTE" -- OF EXCLUDING BLACK CONTESTANTS, FROM LEAD ROLES ON THE SHOW.

BOTH MEN SAY THEY WERE NOT PICKED TO BE "THE BACHELOR" IN 2011 -- DUE TO THEIR RACE.

A U-S DISTRICT JUDGE RULED THE CASTING DECISIONS WERE PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

PRICES ARE GOING UP. FOR YOUR FAVORITE FOODS.

41:04 the problems are going to start next year maybe in the spring or early summer 41:13

TZ1 local restaurant prices-SOTVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

NEW ENGLAND EARTHQUAKE-VO WIPE

AN EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT SOUTHERN MAINE LAST NIGHT, RATTLED NEARBY NEW ENGLAND STATES -- AS FAR AS CONNECTICUT AND BOSTON.

THERE ARE NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THE 4-POINT-ZERO MAGNITUDE QUAKE -- STRUCK ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF PORTLAND.

RESIDENTS SAY AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION.

NEW ENGLAND EARTHQUAKE-(2)SOTVO

it felt like a truck hit the side of the building and the whole building shook.

it shook like a rag doll. it was enought o get you nervous and make you say what's going on

EARTHQUAKES ARE RARE IN NEW ENGLAND BUT THEY'RE NOT UNHEARD OF.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

After seeing clear, radiant skies Tuesday and absolutely no rain, our Wednesday forecast will feature some changes.

The first change we'll notice is with cloud cover. We're tracking a large area of clouds in the northern Gulf of Mexico this morning, and a large portion of this cloud shield will be aimed at the Florida peninsula. Even though we'll start the day with a fair amount of sunshine, we expect our sky to cloud up considerably as the day goes along. By midday, most spots will only be treated to partial sunshine as clouds continue to fill in from the west.

The next side effect we'll notice from this increasing moisture is a better chance of rain. Rain won't be incredibly widespread today, but showers will develop in scattered fashion during the afternoon. With the steering flow predominantly out of the west, the bulk of today's showers will be focused inland. However, that's not to say we can't get a little rain close to the coast as well.

With all the cloud cover that's expected to fill our sky later in the day, temperatures will struggle to warm much past the middle 80s. In fact, most places should see high temperatures around 84-85 during the afternoon.

The rain that develops during the afternoon and evening will gradually fade through tonight, but clouds should linger a bit longer. By Thursday morning, sunshine will return to Southwest Florida, and it should be here to stay for several days.

Thursday and Friday will be pleasant, sunny days with highs in the upper 80s and early morning lows near 70. We may very well have enough moisture in place both days to squeeze out a couple isolated showers, but these should primarily be inland.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

LOCAL RESTAURANT PRICES-VO WIPE

IF YOU GO OUT TO EAT IN FORT MYERS,

YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOT NOTICED A CHANGE IN PRICE.YET.

THE DROUGHT IN THE MIDWET IS PUSHING UP PRICES --

FOR CORN, CHICKEN AND MEAT.

LOCAL RESTAURANTS HAVE SEEN INVENTORY PRICES SPIKE MORE THAN 10 PERCENT.

ANYALSTS EXPECT OVERALL FOOD COSTS TO INCREASE.

AS MUCH AS 20 PERCENT BY YEAR'S END.

AND THAT WILL FORCE THEM TO CHANGE MENUS.

LOCAL RESTAURANT PRICES-(2)SOTVO

55:06 costs have gone up as far as corn and meat products were maintaining the same prices on our menu

i have raised prices selectively on a few items that have had to but we've tried to keep out basic prices the same

RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY CAN.

TO KEEP CUSTOMERS HAPPY.

SOME ARE ALREADY REVAMPING MENU'S.

OTHERS ARE CUTTING THE PORTION SIZE.

AND MIGHT DOWNSIZE STAFF.

THE RESTAURANTS TELL US THE BIGGEST CHANGE --

SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT-VO WIPE

DEVELOPERS HAVE BIG PLANS FOR A TINY ISLAND -- NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT INVOLVES A NEW HOTEL --

HUNDREDS OF CONDOS --

BUSINESSES AND OFFICE SPACE,

ON PROPERTY JUST BEFORE THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE.

IF LEE COUNTY AGREES TO RE-ZONE THE LAND AT EBB TIDE R-V PARK--

THAT WOULD LET DEVELOPERS MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR IDEA.

SOME SAY IT COULD BOOST TOURISM--

SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT-SOT VO

imagine what this new stuff could do, it could bottle up all of the traffic not only for us but also for San Carlos Island

FORT MYERS BEACH MAYOR BOB RAYMOND SAYS HE'LL ASK DEVELOPERS -- TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC--

RACING BOAT CAPSIZED -VO

HIGH DRAMA ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS WAS THE SCENE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

A RACING CATAMARAN CAPSIZED,

WHILE PRACTICING FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP RACE.

THE CREW SAYS THE BOAT WAS MAKING A TURN.

WHEN THE "NOSE WENT DOWN" AND THE BOAT TUMBLED END OVER END.

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

AFTER MISSING FOR TWO MONTHS --

ONE MAN THOUGHT HE WOULD NEVER SEE HIS *BEST FRIEND* AGAIN.

never thought i'd see you again -CUT TO- hes a miracle!

THE HEARTWARMING STORY.

TZ2 dog reunion-SOTVO

DOG REUNION-2SHOT

AN INCREDIBLE REUNION BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS BEST BUDDY.

A 15-YEAR-OLD GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX WAS LOST.

IN THE SANTA FE MOUNTAINS FOR MONTHS.

HIS OWNER HAD GIVEN UP HOPE THE DOG SURVIVED--

BUT THEN YESTERDAY -- HE GOT THE MOST SURPRISING PHONE CALL.

DOG REUNION-PKG

TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MOMENT IS SO SPECIAL.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THIS DOG HAS BEEN THROUGH.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

HIS NAME IS ROMEO.FOR TWO REASONS.HE'S APPARENTLY A LADIES' MAN.AND.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

SINCE HE WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD, ROMEO WENT EVERYWHERE WITH HIS AUSTIN,

TEXAS OWNER, MIKE STOTTS.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

BUT IN AUGUST, THEY WERE ON A CAMPING TRIP IN SANTA FE.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

FOR DAYS, MIKE TRIED TO FIND ROMEO.BEFORE THE COYOTES OR MOUNTAIN LIONS

DID.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

DEVASTATED, HE WAS FORCED TO HEAD HOME, LEAVING BEHIND A MEMORIAL IN HIS

BEST BUDDY'S MEMORY.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

TWO MONTHS LATER.

NAME: Eli Madrid, Found Romeo

ELI MADRID WAS WORKING SECURITY AT THE SANTA FE WATER SHED WHEN HE SPOTTED A

LOST DOG.

NAME: Eli Madrid, Found Romeo

THE MICROCHIP TRACED THE STARVING, INJURED PUPPY BACK TO TEXAS.

NAME: Eli Madrid, Found Romeo

AND THAT'S THE REVISED LOVE STORY OF A HOPELESS ROMANTIC NAMED ROMEO.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

IN SANTA FE.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

IN SANTA FE.

NAME: Mike Stotts, Dog Owner

DOG REUNION-ONCAM

ROMEO LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.

AND HIS EAR IS BADLY CUT.

BUT THE VET SAYS WITH A LITTLE "R AND R".

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

MORE MENINGITIS CASES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUNSHINE STATE --

AFTER TWO MORE PEOPLE WERE INFECTED IN A NATIONWIDE DEADLY OUTBREAK.

HOW FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS ARE GETTING INVOLVED.

--PLUS--

"After he asked me to sneak out, thinking that I was my daughter, that's when I said, I'm going to call the police and let them know."

TAKING MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS.

A MOTHER TRACKED DOWN A SEXUAL PREDATOR,

TZ3 meningitis-VOTOPS

TZ mom dresses up to catch a predator-SOTVO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN TAKES YOU TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE -- FOR THE START OF BUSINESS.

Stock futures are starting flat -- as investors await some big reports.

New numbers on home building and business permits -- will affect the big board.

Bank of America, PepsiCo, and American Express -- release quarterly reports.

TS1) BONITA ROBBERY-VOTOPS

TWO PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL,

AFTER A HOME INVASION AND ROBBERY IN BONITA SPRINGS.

IT HAPPENED ON LONDON LANE AROUND THREE A-M.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY ONE PERSON WAS SHOT.

ANOTHER HAD A HEAD INJURY.

DEPUTIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT,

TS2) PAUL RYAN SWFL VISIT-VOTOPS

YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKET TO SEE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN -- IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW.

HE'S HOLDING A RALLY IN FORT MYERS -- AT THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX SOCCER FIELD.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BOTH THE LEE AND COLLIER COUNTY OFFICES

TS3) MENINGITIS IN FL-VOTOPS

TWO MORE FLORIDIANS HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH FUNGAL MENINGITIS.

AND THE STATE COULD BE LINKED TO EVEN MORE CASES.

RIGHT NOW, 212 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 15 STATES.

SO FAR, 12 PEOPLE IN FLORIDA HAVE CONTRACTED MENINGITIS.

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION-POP

MEANWHILE - F-D-A INVESTIGATORS VISIT THE ALLEGED SOURCE OF THE DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.

THE COMPANY IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE FUNGUS WAS FOUND IN MORE THAN 50 VIALS.

BUT THEY HAVE NOT PINPOINTED THE CONTAMINATION SOURCE.

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION-PKG-BNR

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SEARCHED THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER IN FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY MORE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH DRUGS FROM N-E-C-C, WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO A DEADLY MULTISTATE OUTBREAK OF FUNGAL MENINGITIS THAT APPEARS TO BE SPREADING.

MOST OF THE PATIENTS GOT SICK AFTER GETTING STEROID INJECTIONS FOR BACK AND NECK PAIN THAT WERE CONTAMINATED. BUT THE NEWEST INFECTIONS ARE FROM DRUGS USED IN HEART AND EYE SURGERY. DOCTOR JOHN JERNIGAN WITH THE C-D-C SAYS MORE PATIENTS COULD BE AT RISK.

Up to 14-thousand people may have been exposed to one of the three potentially contaminated lots of medication. You may have seen notice that the patient count has gone up in recent days we think this is mainly because we're doing a better job at finding patients.

DOCTOR DONALD WILLIAMSON WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS TRACKING PATIENTS IN HIS STATE.

Alabama now has 19 residents who received NECC contaminated steroid products. Again, those individuals were not exposed in Alabama. They received injections in Tennessee and Florida.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THEY ARE INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING N-E-C-C BUT DID NOT ELABORATE. AN ATTORNEY FOR N-E-C-C SAYS THE COMPANY IS COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION-ONCAM

FUNGAL MENINGITIS IS *NOT CONTAGIOUS.

BUT PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO TYPICAL MENINGITIS --

NEW JUDGE IN TRAVYON MARTIN CASE-VO

AS THE SHOOTING DEATH OF AN UNARMED TEENAGER

MOVES FORWARD IN COURT --

THE JUDGE IN THE CASE IS MEETING WITH ATTORNEYS -- TO SEE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO TRIAL.

A PROCEDURAL HEARING IS TAKING PLACE TODAY FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

HE IS CHARGED WITH SHOOTING 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN IN FEBRUARY.

ZIMMERMAN HAS CLAIMED SELF-DEFENSE -- AND IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

PAWN SHOP SHOOTING-OC-SOT-VO

A WOULD-BE CROOK.

PICKED THE WRONG PAWN SHOP TO MESS WITH!

He was trying to steal a drill a 50-dollar item, now he's got a bullet in his.

VIDEO CAPTURED THE SCENE IN NORTH MIAMI,

OUTSIDE OF "AMERICAN PAWN."

THE MANAGER HELD A ROBBER AT GUNPOINT.

BUT WHEN THE SUSPECT GRABBED A GUN ON THE TABLE --

THE MANAGER AND A FRIEND WRESTLED FOR THE WEAPON

THE STRUGGLE SPILLS OUTSIDE INTO THE PARKING LOT.

THEN THE GUN FIRES,

STRIKING THE ROBBER IN THE BACK.

BUT EVEN WITH A BULLET LODGED NEAR HIS BACK --

PAWN SHOP SHOOTING-SOTVO

I'm blessed to be alive man, you know, sorry the kid had to get shot but its my life or his life and he should have never come in here to rob us.

POLICE DOGS WERE ABLE TO SNIFF OUT THE BAD GUY.

HE WAS HIDING IN THE SHED OF A NEARBY HOME.

AFTER 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS --

NYPD BEATING-VOTOPS

THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES ONE OF ITS OWN.

AFTER THIS WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS AN INCIDENT,

INVOLVING TWO OFFICERS.

AND A MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON OCTOBER 8TH.

POLICE SAY THE MAN REFUSED TO LEAVE THE WOMEN'S SECTION OF AN OUTREACH CENTER.

SO OFFICERS USED FORCE ARREST HIM.

YOU CAN SEE ONE OFFICER HITTING THE VICTIM MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES.

THAT OFFICER HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE.

BEATING ON TAPE-VO

POLICE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE LOOKING FOR THREE MEN -- WHO BEAT A 57-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN A RANDOM ATTACK.

THE BRUTAL ASSAULT HAPPENED LAST WEEK IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA.

POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS ATTACKED AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION.

AFTER THE ASSAILANTS LEAVE -- THEY RETURN A MINUTE LATER WITH A THIRD MAN -- AND ONCE AGAIN BEAT THE UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN.

AURORA THEATER SHOOTING LAWSUIT-VO

ANOTHER LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

WHERE A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND KILLED THIS SUMMER.

THE SUIT ALLEGES THE CINEMARK THEATER AND ITS EMPLOYEES -- WERE NEGLIGENT THE NIGHT THAT A GUNMAN PROPPED OPEN AN EXIT DOOR -- AND RETURNED WITH GUNS.

CINEMARK WON'T COMMENT ON THE LATEST LAWSUIT.

JAMES HOLMES HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE JULY 20 SHOOTING

ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL FOLO-VO WIPE

WE'RE GETTING A LOOK INSIDE THE FORMER ZUMBA STUDIO.

THAT POLICE SAY BECAME A BROTHEL FOR HUNDREDS OF MEN.

THE NAMES OF 21 CLIENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

THE MEN RANGE IN AGE FROM 34 TO 65.

AND INCLUDE A FORMER MAYOR.

BUT LAWYERS SAY THEY THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS 150 NAMES ON THE CLIENT LIST.

ALEXIS WRIGHT AND MARK STRONG FACE DOZENS OF CHARGES IN THE CASE.

POLICE SAY IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE INVESTIGATIVE IS COMPLETE.

ZUMBA SEX SCANDAL FOLO-SOT VO

Everybody is going to be questioning everybody. I'm innocent, but people are looking at me. If I do something wrong, it's in the paper. They should have thought about it before they did it."

THREE DETECTIVES ARE WORKING THE CASE.

THE 21 JOHNS WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

MOM DRESSES AS DAUGHTER TO CATCH PREDATOR-2SHOT

A TEXAS MOTHER WENT TO EXTREME LENGTHS.

TO CATCH A PREDTATOR.

WHILE MONITORING HER TEENS' FACEBOOK PAGE --

SHE STUMBLED ONTO A QUESTIONABLE FRIEND REQUEST.

SO - ACTING ON HER INSTINCTS -- SHE TOOK ON THE ROLE OF HER 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER -- AND TOOK DOWN A SUSPECTED SEXUAL PREDATOR.

MOM DRESSES AS DAUGHTER TO CATCH PREDATOR-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

"Who is this Freddy Love? And she told me he has been trying to get in contact with her and friend request her."

A HARLINGEN MOM WHOSE IDENTITY WE ARE CONCEALING TO PROTECT HER YOUNG DAUGHTER -- CHECKED HER 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS' FACEBOOK DAILY -- AND WHEN SEARCHING THROUGH FRIEND REQUESTS LAST WEEK -- STUMBLED UPON ONE WITH NO PICTURE CLAIMING TO BE A 20 YEAR OLD UTB MALE STUDENT. MOM ASKED THE MAN HOW HE KNEW THE GIRL -- HIS REPLY -- HE DIDN'T -- BUT WANTED TO GET TO KNOW HER. NOT KNOWING IT WAS HER MOTHER PRETENDING TO BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOLER.

"He could have withdrawn from the situation many times. I gave him many chances to withdraw or to let him know that I was 12 and that my mom was asleep, and basically that he knew it was wrong."

THE WOMAN CLAIMS THINGS GOT INTENSE VERY QUICKLY.

"He was being very explicit about what he wanted done, which is and the positions, and things that a 12 year old has no knowledge of "

AND THEN CAME THE BIGGEST SHOCK OF ALL.

"After he asked me to sneak out, thinking that I was my daughter, that's when I said, I'm going to call the police and let them know."

"Mom went even further by setting up a meeting with the man, then she disguised herself as her daughter. She threw on a wig, a hoodie, and sneakers and set out to bring the alleged online predator down."

"I was going to walk to Walmart, to pick me up at Walmart, to let me know what he was driving. He described a 4-door Ford car, right by where you pump the gas, and he parked like two feet away from me. And he told me that he was Freddie, not to be scared, to get in the car."

MOM OPENED THE CAR DOOR -- AND THAT'S WHEN HARLINGEN POLICE WATCHING NEARBY STEPPED IN TO ARREST ALFREDO HERNANDEZ. WHO IS NOT A 20 YEAR OLD UTB STUDENT BUT INSTEAD A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER IN SAN BENITO.

MOM DRESSES AS DAUGHTER TO CATCH PREDATOR-ONCAM

POLICE ARRESTED HERNANDEZ.

HE WAS CHARGED WITH SOLICITATION OF A MINOR.

FILM SHOOT FLAP-VO WIPE

ROAD CLOSURE CONTROVERSY --

A PRODUCTION DISRUPTION IS ANGERING MOTORISTS IN CALIFORNIA.

A STRETCH OF THE 73 TOLL ROAD TO THE 405 FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY -- WILL CLOSE ON AND OFF THIS WEEKEND

IT'S FOR THE FILMING OF "THE HANGOVER-PART THREE".

FILM SHOOT FLAP-SOT VO

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

THERE ARE SOME NEW KIDS ON THE FASHION-FORWARD BLOCK.

it's so cute -- you can give him a little personality!

HIGH END NAMES AREN'T JUST FOR THE LADIES!

TZ4 boy bling-SOTVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

DANCING WITH THE STARS-2SHOT

LAST NIGHT'S "DANCING WITH THE STARS" ELIMINATION.

CAME DOWN TO THE ACTRESS -- AND THE REALITY STAR.

SO WHO SURVIVED THE DREADED "BOTTOM TWO"?

ABC'S GEORGE PENNACCHIO HAS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BALLROOM FLOOR.

DANCING WITH THE STARS-PKG

SOT from END-DWTS RESULTS

t.v. clip: "Bristol and Mark."

AFTER BRISTOL PALIN GOT BOOTED OFF OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS," SHE OPTED

NOT TO TALK TO THE PRESS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ONLY HAPPENED A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN THE SHOW'S

15-SEASON HISTORY.

BRISTOL LEFT THE POLITICS OF DEFEAT TO HER PROFESSIONAL PARTNER, MARK BALLAS

.

george: what happened? why is she not here?

mark ballas: I just think it's a lot right now. you know, bristol's never

been eliminated. we made the final last time. so it's emotional.

mark ballas: we did the best that we could and at least we went out on a

routine where the judges said it was the best one so far rather than, "you

could have done it better."

george: what did she privately say to you after she was eliminated?

mark ballas: you know, we hugged and told each other we loved each other

and that we had fun and she said, "at least, you know, it was fun. I had a

good time and, you know, It was what it was."

MARK SAYS HE WISHES THEY WERE STILL IN IT BUT HE'S NOT SURPRISED THEY'RE NOT

.

george: did you feel this was your time?

mark ballas: when I saw the bottom--the three left standing, yeah, I had a

feeling.

george: you did?

mark ballas: yeah, 100 percent.

donny osmond sings: "this is the moment."

"DANCING'S" SEASON NINE CHAMPION, DONNY OSMOND, RETURNED TO THE BALLROOM

TUESDAY NIGHT TO SING. BUT NOT WITH HIS SISTER. WITH SUSAN BOYLE!

george: do you feel a little like marie standing next to donny?

susan boyle: I do.

donny osmond: she sings better, though! ha ha ha!

susan boyle sings: this is the moment, my final test."

donny osmond: when she told me she used to listen to my albums as a 13 year

old girl and sing along with me, and she said, "some day, wouldn't it be

cool to sing with donny osmond?" and it happened.

BUT WILL SOMETHING ELSE HAPPEN WHEN IT COMES TO SUSAN AND THE "DANCING WITH

THE STARS" STAGE?

george: are you a future "dancing with the stars" contestant?

susan boyle: I don't know about that. ha ha ha.

donny osmond: oh, sure! why not?

donny osmond: how's that, goerge? how's that, george? susan, do you like

it? do you like it?

susan boyle: I like it. I like it a lot, yeah!

donny osmond: okay, let's keep dancing!

AND SPEAKING OF "DANCING".THERE IS MUCH MORE TO COME!

ON-CAMERA CLOSE:

THEY'LL BE A DOUBLE DOSE OF DANCING FOR THE REMAINING EIGHT COUPLES NEXT

WEEK. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GUILTY PLEASURES DANCES AND THEN THEY'

LL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO TEAMS FOR SOME SPECIAL TEAM DANCES. IN LOS ANGELES,

DANCING WITH THE STARS-2SHOT

AND WE HAVE SOME DETAILS ON THOSE UPCOMING FREESTYLE DANCES.

ONE TEAM WILL DANCE TO "GANGNAM STYLE" BY SOUTH KOREAN RAPPER "PSY."

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

After seeing clear, radiant skies Tuesday and absolutely no rain, our Wednesday forecast will feature some changes.

The first change we'll notice is with cloud cover. We're tracking a large area of clouds in the northern Gulf of Mexico this morning, and a large portion of this cloud shield will be aimed at the Florida peninsula. Even though we'll start the day with a fair amount of sunshine, we expect our sky to cloud up considerably as the day goes along. By midday, most spots will only be treated to partial sunshine as clouds continue to fill in from the west.

The next side effect we'll notice from this increasing moisture is a better chance of rain. Rain won't be incredibly widespread today, but showers will develop in scattered fashion during the afternoon. With the steering flow predominantly out of the west, the bulk of today's showers will be focused inland. However, that's not to say we can't get a little rain close to the coast as well.

With all the cloud cover that's expected to fill our sky later in the day, temperatures will struggle to warm much past the middle 80s. In fact, most places should see high temperatures around 84-85 during the afternoon.

The rain that develops during the afternoon and evening will gradually fade through tonight, but clouds should linger a bit longer. By Thursday morning, sunshine will return to Southwest Florida, and it should be here to stay for several days.

Thursday and Friday will be pleasant, sunny days with highs in the upper 80s and early morning lows near 70. We may very well have enough moisture in place both days to squeeze out a couple isolated showers, but these should primarily be inland.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

NEW BOY BLING-ONCAM

HERE IS THE A HOT. NEW. OVER THE TOP FASHION TREND --

BLING FOR BABY BOYS.

MORE AND MORE NEW MOMS ARE DRESSING UP THEIR LITTLE SONS.

IN ALL KINDS OF EXTRAVAGANT OUTFITS.

NEW BOY BLING-PKG

MICHELLE MADHOK/FOUNDER, MOMFINDS.COM

LESLIE VENOKUR/CO-FOUNDER, BIG CITY MOMS

ELYSSA KATZ/MOM OF 8 MONTH OLD BOY

MELISSA FLUER/MOTHER OF TWO BOYS

SCRIPT:

FOR YEARS, WE'VE WATCHED AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF CELEBRITIES DECK OUT

THEIR LITTLE *GIRLS* IN RUNWAY READY FASHIONS

BUT MOVE OVER LITTLE LADIES THERE ARE SOME NEW KIDS ON THE FASHION-FORWARD

BLOCK.

AND BOY - OH BOY - THEY'RE *BOYS*!

530:42 we're seeing little boys doing jewelry. We're seeing them do more and

more of the current trends like color blocking

MICHELLE MADHOK IS THE EDITOR OF MOMFINDS A FASHION BLOG DEVOTED TO THE

LATEST FROM CELEBRITY BABIES.

5:26:08 High fashion is starting to be more and more for little boys thanks

to celebrities/They've turned their little boys into walking runways of

little boy style.

AMONG THE MOST FASHION-FORWARD BOYS THESE DAYS:

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN'S LITTLE GUY, MASON.

VICTORIA BECKHAM'S THREE SONS

GWEN STEFANI'S TWO LITTLE MEN

AND STYLIST-TO-THE STARS RACHEL ZOE'S LITTLE BOY, SKYLER

SKYLER'S JUST OVER A YEAR OLD BUT ALREADY HAS A CLOSET FULL OF ACCESSORIES

CHECK OUT THAT *REAL* MISSONI SCARF WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK

OR HIS LITTLE BOY BLING. A NECKLACE HE'S FREQUENTLY BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED IN

THAT DOUBLES AS TEETHING BEADS.

LESLIE VENOKUR, co-FOUNDER OF BIG CITY MOMS, ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR NEW PARENTS, SAYS SHE'S SEEN A STEADY UPTICK IN MOMS*

EVERYWHERE* BLINGING OUT THEIR BOYS.

12:54:20;10 When we first started doing-- our events, babies were

babies. They were like the-- the little velour outfits, the-- the onesies.

Now we're seeing, you know, babies one week old wearing sneakers and hats

and the sunglasses. that comes pretty quickly.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TREND, WE ASSEMBLED A GROUP OF MOMS OF BOYS. ALL

TOLD US THEY *LOVE* TO DRESS THEIR LITTLE MEN IN THE LATEST TRENDS.

FEMALE VOICE:

11:56:49;29 more and more boys are wearing skinny jeans.

FEMALE VOICE:

11:56:51;25 Totally.

==BUTT TO==

FEMALE VOICE:

12:08:56;15 Well, Noah, the hat for sure is a staple.

==BUTT TO==

11:57:10 we did color blocking, you know? And it was like-- we were wearing

red pants

==

QUESTION:

12:02:15;23 Do you think a necklace is going too far for a boy?

FEMALE VOICE:

12:02:17;18 No.

QUESTION:

12:02:18;12 I mean, do you like jewel-- do you think boys can wear

jewelry?

FEMALE VOICE:

12:02:20;26 Yeah, yeah.

THE LADIES WE SPOKE WITH READILY ADMITTED THEIR OBSESSION WITH LITTLE MAN

FASHION MAY STEM FROM NOT HAVING THE LITTLE GIRLS THEY ONCE DREAMED OF

HAVING

QUESTION:

11:47:51;04 And show of hands. How many of you were a bit

disappointed when you first found out you were having a boy for exactly this

reason?

FEMALE VOICE:

11:47:58;28 This reason.

QUESTION:

11:47:59;28 Me too.

Mother:

When I first found out I was having a boy, I cried. I said - but there's

nothing for him to wear! But then when I got a grip I found out there were a

lot of things out there and I realized oh -it's so cute -- you can give him

a little personality!

AND NOW THAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED HOW TO ACCESSORIZE THEIR GUYS THEY SAY

THERE'S NO TURNING BACK

FEMALE VOICE:

12:11:00;20 You know, why should girls have all the fun? It's-- you

know, I have two boys. Great. You know, this is-- this is what I was

dealt with and-- I might as well have fun dressing them while I can before

IPAD MINI-VO

APPLE HAS EVERYONE BUZZING IF IT'S ABOUT TO REVEAL THE IPAD MINI.

A MEDIA EVENT IT SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY -- OCTOBER 23RD.

RUMORS ARE SWIRLING NOW -- THAT A SMALLER VERSION OF THE IPAD WILL DEBUT THE SAME DAY.

MICROSOFT SURFACE-VOTOPS

MOVE OVER, APPLE --

MICROSOFT IS NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS FOR ITS "SURFACE" TABLET,

WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE 26TH.

PRICES FOR THE WINDOWS 8 DEVICE START AT 500 DOLLARS.

KITCHEN SMARTPHONE DANGER-VO

DO YOU KNOW WHICH ROOM IN THE HOUSE -- IS THE MOST DANGEROUS FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE?

TURNS OUT IT'S THE KITCHEN!

WARRANTY PROVIDER 'SQUARE-TRADE' SURVEYED SMARTPHONE USERS -- AND FOUND OVER *HALF OF ALL DAMAGE TO iPHONES OCCUR IN THE HOME.

21 PERCENT HAPPENING IN THE KITCHEN.

FACE SCANNING DEALS-OC-SOT-VO

WHAT IF ALL YOU NEEDED FOR A GOOD DEAL.

WAS YOUR FACE?

IT MAY SOON BE POSSIBLE!

"Hello Mr. Yakamotto. Welcome back to the gap. How'd those assorted tank tops work out for you? "

THE MOVIE MINORITY REPORT WASN'T TOO FAR OFF.

NEW FACE-SCANNING TECHNOLOGY COULD RECOGNIZE YOU,

AND LINK YOU TO A PERSONALIZED DEAL.

IT'S THE IDEA BEHIND THE NEW APP CALED "FACEDEALS."

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS --

WHEN USERS OF THE APP WALK INTO A STORE,

A CAMERA SCANS THEIR FACE.

FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE THEN MATCHES THAT SCAN WITH THE PERSON'S FACEBOOK PROFILE.

FACE SCANNING DEALS-SOTVO

the platform's being developed to being as secure as any other platform you'd give information to.

SECURITY MEASURES INCLUDE THE USE OF A "DOUBLE-OPT-IN" SYSTEM --

MEANING YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOUR CONSENT.

TEASE FIVE-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

TAKING HIS STUNTS TO NEW HEIGHTS--

TZ5 wallenda-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

MOOD & WEEKDAY SURVEY-ONCAM

IF YOU THINK YOU SUFFER FROM A CASE OF THE MONDAYS -- THINK AGAIN.

A NEW HEALTH SURVEY REPORTS IT SEEMS THAT OUR MOODS ARE NO BETTER OR WORSE ON MONDAYS -- THAN THEY ARE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

AND GET THIS -- EVEN THE WEEKENDS AREN'T SAFE.

A SEPARATE STUDY FOUND PEOPLE ARE GRUMPIEST ON SUNDAY --

NIK WALLENDA GRAND CANYON WALK-VO

HIGH-WIRE DARE-DEVIL NIK WALLENDA.

SETS HIS SIGHTS ON SOMETHING GRAND.

WALLENDA SAYS HE HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH A CABLE NETWORK --

TO WALK ACROSS THE GRAND CANYON ON A TIGHTROPE.

HE WON'T WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS,

AS HE WAS REQUIRED TO DO IN JUNE WHEN HE WALKED OVER NIAGARA FALLS.

THE GRAND CANYON WALK IS ABOUT HALF-A-MILE.

DEER TRIES TO BREAK INTO GYM-VOTOPS

MAYBE THIS DEER WAS DESPERATE FOR A WORKOUT.

A SOUTH CAROLINA GYM GOT AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.

BUT NOT FROM A MEMBER.

THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CAUGHT A DEER.

RUNNING RIGHT INTO THE GYM'S FRONT DOOR.

AND THIS DRIVEN DEER DID NOT GIVE UP.

IT CAME BACK FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT,

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) BONITA HOME INVASION-VOTOPS

TWO PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL

AFTER A HOME INVASION AND ROBBERY IN BONITA SPRINGS.

IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS MORNING ON LONDON LANE.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY ONE PERSON WAS SHOT.

ANOTHER HAD A HEAD INJURY.

DEPUTIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT,

TS2) LANCE ARMSTONG-VOTOPS

LANCE ARMSTRONG STEPS DOWN --

AS CHAIRMAN OF HIS LIVESTRONG CANCER-FIGHTING CHARITY.

THE MOVE CAME JUST MINUTES BEFORE NIKE ANNOUNCED--

IT IS TERMINATING ITS PERSONAL CONTRACT WITH HIM.

TS3) DEBATE WRAP-VOTOPS

POLL SHOWS A SOLID WIN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA IN LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE--

*BUT IT SHOWS MITT ROMNEY WINNING BIG -- ON HANDLING THE ECONOMY AND DEFICITS.

IN A C-B-S NEWS POLL RELEASED THIS MORNING -- 37 PERCENT OF VOTERS POLLED SAID THE PRESIDENT WON.

TS4) PAUL RYAN SWFL-VOTOPS

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN.

CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW.

HELL HAVE A PRIVATE FUNDRAISER IN NAPLES,

THEN A RALLY IN FORT MYERS.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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