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"bugs, all over. we had to take all the flooring out of here

AND A 3MONTH OLD BABY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL--

INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE WAS BEATEN, NEGLECTED AND EVEN HAD MAGGOTS GROWING IN HER EARS!

DISTRACTION ON THE JOB LEAVES AN FIREFIGHTER OUT OF WORK.

WHY ESTERO'S ASSISTANCE CHIEF SAYS HER ACTIONS WERE UNACCEPTABLE AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS.

FISHING FOR TROUBLE.

FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE ANGLERS WHEN A 600 POUND MARLIN CATCHES *THEM OFFGUARD.

HL 1) NORTH FM CHILD NEGLECT-SOTVO

HL 2) ESTERO FIRE BATTALION CHIEF FIRED-VO

HL 3) BLACK MARLIN ATTACKS-VO

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-JP

Strong high pressure over the Southeast US has kept our deep atmosphere dry and stable for the

second day in a row. A nice, dry evening lies ahead.followed by a clear and pleasant night.

Lows at sunrise will fall to the upper 60s with middle 60s for the deep inland cool spots.

A persistent E-NE flow around the surface high will start to move some low level Atlantic mois-

ture across the peninsula.and with time,we may have a few passing showers to track. Tomorrow looks

to be a partly sunny and dry day.but by Wednesday and Thursday, there may be sufficient

moisture for a stray afternoon shower. It will also be a bit breezy around here through midweek.

Sandy will be making her close approach to SW Florida Friday thru early Saturday. Forecast

ideas of the tropical cyclone morphing into more of a hybrid low implies an expansion of the

storm's wind field. And with such a large envelope of cyclonic turning, it's possible that the storm's

moisture field may expand as well. For us, it would be nothing more than a slight uptick in the

YVYV-CLIP

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SETUP-SOTVO-SS-SS

SOT Matthew Dowd

"I think tonight's test is much more for a commander-in-chief strong leadertests. And I think that's why the dynamics of Iran and all those other things fit right into that mold."

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE--

RIGHT NOW AT 7 --

WE'RE TWO HOURS AWAY FROM THE THIRD AND FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

THE FOCUS IS FOREIGN POLICY.

IRAQ.

AFGHANISTAN.

RUSSIA AND LIBYA.

AND RIGHT BEFORE THAT DEBATE --

THE FIRST ABC NEWS-WASHINGTON POST DAILY TRACKING POLL CAME OUT.

IT FINDS A RAZOR THIN MARGIN.

PRESIDENT OBAMA 49.

MITT ROMNEY 48.

BUT ANOTHER NEW POLL OUT TONIGHT IN OHIO --

SHOWS THE PRESIDENT UP 50-45.

TOSS TO CHAD-DBX

BUT TONIGHT WE'RE FOCUSING ON YOUR STATE -- FLORIDA.

ALL THE POLITICAL MOVERS AND SHAKERS ARE IN BOCA RATON FOR TONIGHT'S DEBATE.

INCLUDING ABC7'S CHAD OLIVER WHO JOINS US LIVE FROM LYNN UNIVERSITY.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-SAT LIVE

IT'S BEEN CRAZY OVER HERE TODAY JEFF.

LOTS OF FOLKS FROM POLITICIANS TO PUNDITS HERE FOR THE 3RD AND FINAL DEBATE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY.

ALSO HERE - THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA.

I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK ONE ON ONE WITH RICK SCOTT LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO.

THINGS LOOKING UP IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS RELEASED LATE LAST WEEK.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-SOT

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-SAT LIVE

WE KNOW THE CANDIDATES WILL PIVOT BACK TO THE ECONOMY.

BUT THE FOCUS WILL BE FOREIGN POLICY.

LISTEN FOR THESE HOT TOPICS: DEBATE ABOUT THE RECENT ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN LIBYA.

IRAN'S NUCLEAR THREAT AND POTENTIAL TALKS WITH THE U-S. AND LATIN AMERICA - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CUBA AND VENEZUELA.

COLLIER BOGUS VOTER LETTERS-VO

BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

THE COLLIER COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AT LEAST FOUR CASES OF VOTER INTIMIDATION.

HERE'S WHATS HAPPENING--LETTERS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE MAIL, THREATENING ARREST OR OTHER CRIMINAL SANCTIONS IF PEOPLE GO TO VOTE.

THE LETTERS ARE POSTMARKED FROM SEATTLE WASHINGTON -- BUT IT'S UNCLEAR WHO IS ACTUALLY SENDING THEM.

THE F-B-I IS INVESTIGATING.

THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE SAYS THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FOUR PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THE LETTERS -- OTHER THAN THEY ARE ALL REGISTERED REPUBLICANS.

THE OFFICE ALSO BELIEVES OTHER LETTERS MIGHT STILL BE OUT THERE --

LEE VOTING MACHINE-VOWIPE

A CRITICAL TEST THIS MORNING -- FOR MACHINES THAT ARE COUNTING YOUR VOTES!

STATE OFFICIALS SPENT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH LOCAL ELECTION STAFF.

THEY WERE DOING WHAT'S CALLED A "LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST."

THEY'RE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE OPTICAL SCANNERS GET IT RIGHT -- WHEN YOU SLIDE YOUR BALLOTS THROUGH COME ELECTION DAY.

LEE VOTING MACHINE-SOTVO

3738 "we came out perfect. We came out perfect on the test. That's what you want to do to make sure everything is working properly. So everyone gets to vote."

PEOPLE ARE ALREADY CASTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

EARLY VOTING STARTS SATURDAY THROUGHOUT OUR AREA FOR ONE FULL WEEK.

ESTERO FIRE BATTALION CHIEF FIRED-VOWIPE

A HIGH-RANKING ESTERO FIREFIGHTER IS OFF THE JOB TONIGHT --

SHE'S ACCUSED OF BREAKING PROTOCOL AND PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER.,

EVEN *FORGETTING ABOUT A CREW INSIDE A MAJOR BRUSH FIRE THAT SHUT DOWN I-75 THIS SUMMER.

A REPORT A-B-C 7 OBTAINED SHOWS JEANNINE HORTON LEFT A SAN CARLOS FIRE CREW WITHOUT *ANY BACK-UP.

ESTERO FIRE BATTALION CHIEF FIRED-SOTVO

MARK WAHLIG- ASSISTANT CHIEF 2:29 that's horrible. that's horrible for us- it's one thing accidents can always happen but accountability when it comes to a brush fire, structure fire, hasmat scene, is of utmost importance,:40

ASSISTANT CHIEF MARK WAHLIG SAYS HORTON IS ACCUSED OF SEVERAL OTHER MISTAKES TOO.

HE SAYS KEEPING HER EMPLOYED WOULD BE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

ABC-7 REACHED OUT TO HORTON ON THE PHONE.

AND THROUGH FACEBOOK.

NORTH FM CHILD NEGLECT-SS-VOWIPE

A DISTURBING CASE OF CHILD NEGLECT IN NORTH FORT MYERS-

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY GUY KEARNS AND MIRINDA BUYCE'S -- SAN DIEGO STREET HOME WAS INFESTED WITH FLIES, COCKROACHES, FLEAS, AND HUMAN FECES ON THE FLOOR.

A 3 MONTH-OLD BABY GIRL WAS LIVING WITH HER PARENTS IN FILTH.

SHE WAS COVERED IN CAT SCRATCHES, SORES, DEAD SKIN, AND WITH MAGGOTS COMING OUT OF HER EARS.

THE HOME WAS SO BAD-

THE LANDLORD HAS TO RIP MOST EVERYTHING OUT-

NORTH FM CHILD NEGLECT-SOTVO

11:24 "human poop on the floor- that's bad. why would you do that. poop in the clothes."

DEPUTIES ARRESTED KEARNS AND BUYCY TODAY.

THE 3 MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN FOSTER CARE SINCE JULY.

KICKING TEEN SENTENCE-VO

A SOUTH FLORIDA TEEN IS HEADING TO PRISON.

A JURY CONVICTED HIM OF ATTACKING A MIDDLE SCHOOLER --

LEAVING THAT 15-YEAR-OLD WITH PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.

18-YEAR-OLD WAYNE TREACY WILL SPEND 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEATING OF JOSIE LOU RATLEY.

TREACY'S CHARGE -- ATTEMPTED MURDER.

THE ATTACK HAPPENED IN 2010.

TREACY KICKED AND STOMPED RATLEY AFTER A SERIES OF INSULTING TEXT MESSAGES.

FAMU HAZING SENTENCE-(2) SS

HAPPENING TODAY. THE FIRST OF A DOZEN PEOPLE CHARGED IN LAST YEAR'S HAZING DEATH OF A FLORIDA A&M DRUM MAJOR WILL BE SENTENCED ON A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY CHARGE.

23 YEAR OLD BRYAN JONES ENTERED A NO-CONTEST PLEA EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE JUDGE CLAIMS JONES DID NOT BEAT OR HIT

ROBERT CHAMPION--WHO'S PICTURE YOU SEE HERE.

CHAMPION DIED IN NOVEMBER AFTER BEING BEATEN BY FELLOW BAND MEMBERS DURING A HAZING RITUAL.

IT HAPPENED ON BOARD A BUS.

IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AN ORLANDO HOTEL AFTER A FOOTBALL GAME.

HAWES EXIT PLAN-VO

LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES COULD LEAVE HER JOB BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

HAWES MET WITH COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN TODAY TO LAY OUT HER EXIT STRATEGY.

SHE CAME UNDER FIRE FOR HER ROLE IN THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

THEN THE USE OF 5 MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO FUND A STALLED PROJECT AIMED AT BRINGING JOBS TO LEE COUNTY.

HAWES WILL ADDRESS COMMISSIONERS AT THEIR MEETING IN THE MORNING.

ONCE THEY ASK HER TO RESIGN, SHE'S EXPECTED TO SUGGEST OCTOBER 31STAS HER LAST DAY.

METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION-VOWIPE

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WANT TO SPEAK WITH A WOMAN WHO MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY.

IT HAPPENED ON THE NEW PORTION OF METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

WITNESSES SAY THE WOMAN DROVE ACROSS THE BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION FORCING A MAN ON A SCOOTER TO CRASH IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT.

HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

THIS INTERSECTION HAS BEEN A CONCERN.

METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION-SOT-CG

i'm just afraid that the county or the state will wait until we have a few people killed there before they do anything about it and i wish they would be proactive instead of reactive

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE FEMALE DRIVER WANTED FOR QUESTIONING WAS SAID TO BE HEADING EASTBOUND ON BRIARCLIFF ROAD.

SHE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE IN HER 50'S WITH BROWN HAIR.

SHE WAS DRIVING A MID-SIZE TO LARGE SUV, POSSIBLY A LEXUS OR TOYOTA.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE--------------

He was facing me and we were about five feet away. I just held my breath and pretended I was dead

INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO RELEASE NEW DETAILS FROM SUNDAY'S TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING IN WISCONSIN.

TONIGHT, HEAR AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT FROM A WOMAN WHO WAS INSIDE THE SALON WHEN THE GUNMAN OPENED FIRE.

A RUDE INTERRUPTION TO THEIR WORKDAY.

TZ1 A) SALON SHOOTING-SOTVO

TZ1 B) TIRE INTO BUILDING-VO

SALON SHOOTING-VOWIPE

A DAY AT A WISCONSIN SPA TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE SUNDAY WHEN A MAN ENTERED THE BUSINESS AND OPENED FIRE.

THREE WERE KILLED.

SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED.

TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING FROM A WOMAN WHO WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

BETTY BRUNNER WAS THERE.

SHE WAS A CLIENT OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS --THE SHOOTER'S WIFE.

SALON SHOOTING-SOTVO

"He was yelling for people to get down and then that's when I hear all of the gun shots when the bullets were going and the mirrors broke and you know I kept telling everyone even last night, I can't believe I don't have one scratch on me."

CHINA BABY SNATCH-VO

AN ALERT GUARD PREVENTED A KIDNAPPING AT A HOSPITAL IN CHINA.

WATCH THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

IT SHOWS A WOMAN TRYING TO STEAL A BABY FROM A HOSPITAL ROOM.

BUT A GUARD CONFRONTS HER -- DEMANDING DISCHARGE PAPERS.

SHE TRIED TO PUT THE BABY BACK WHERE SHE GOT IT, BUT RAN INTO THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER AND THE JIG WAS UP.

TIRE INTO BUILDING-VO

THERE WERE SOME SURPRISED PEOPLE INSIDE A PENNSYLVANIA BUILDING TODAY AFTER A TIRE CAME CRASHING THROUGH THEIR ROOF.

THE TIRE LEFT THIS GAPING HOLE.

AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF A PLANE.

BUT IT TURNS OUT IT CAME FROM A TRUCK THAT HIT A CAR. AND THE TIRE BOUNCED HIGH ENOUGH TO SLAM THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING

TWENTY TO 30 PEOPLE WERE IN THE BUILDING AT THE TIME.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO---------------

THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH WASH UP ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES.

THE LATEST ON RED TIDE CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE TIDE MAY TURN.

FISH OUT OF WATER!

TZ2 A) COLLIER RED TIDE-VO

TZ2 B) BLACK MARLIN ATTACKS-VO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

Strong high pressure over the Southeast US has kept our deep atmosphere dry and stable for the

second day in a row. A nice, dry evening lies ahead.followed by a clear and pleasant night.

Lows at sunrise will fall to the upper 60s with middle 60s for the deep inland cool spots.

A persistent E-NE flow around the surface high will start to move some low level Atlantic mois-

ture across the peninsula.and with time,we may have a few passing showers to track. Tomorrow looks

to be a partly sunny and dry day.but by Wednesday and Thursday, there may be sufficient

moisture for a stray afternoon shower. It will also be a bit breezy around here through midweek.

Sandy will be making her close approach to SW Florida Friday thru early Saturday. Forecast

ideas of the tropical cyclone morphing into more of a hybrid low implies an expansion of the

storm's wind field. And with such a large envelope of cyclonic turning, it's possible that the storm's

moisture field may expand as well. For us, it would be nothing more than a slight uptick in the

COLLIER RED TIDE-VO IN TC MON

THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH LINE THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY.

THE RED TIDE IS MAKING ITS WAY SOUTH.

OUR CAMERAS FOUND DEAD FISH ON THE BEACH AT WIGGINS PASS STATE PARK.

OFFICIALS HAVE HAD TO CLEAR TWO OF THE FOUR PARKS IT OPERATES.

TESTING LAST THURSDAY SHOWED SOME OF COLLIER COUNTY'S BEACHES HAD MEDIUM LEVELS OF RED TIDE.

COLLIER RED TIDE-SOTVO-WIPE

TOM MATTIO/RED TIDE CLEANUP VOLUNTEER

"We're not getting any more new dead fish, we're trying to catch up to the hundreds of thousands that have ended up ashore."

COUNTY OFFICIALS TESTED THE WATER FOR RED TIDE THIS MORNING.

CAPTIVA EROSION-VOTOP

STAYING ON THE BEACH.

EROSION EXPERTS ON CAPTIVA ISLAND SAY IT WILL COST TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO REPAIR DAMAGE FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBIE.

MEMBERS OF THE CAPTIVA EROSION PREVENTION DISTRICT WILL HEAD TO WASHINGTON D-C WEDNESDAY-- TO LOBBY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.

THEY HOPE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WILL COVER 100 PERCENT OF THE REPAIRS.

BREAKING-CLIP

New Row 1 Quinn Konold

BREAKING NEWS FROM JUST TO THE NORTH IN TAMPA --

THE HILLBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THE BODY OF A MISSING 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS BEEN FOUND.

JENNIFER CALLABERO DISAPPEARED THIS AFTERNOON.

SHE HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

SHE WAS FOUND IN A POND IN RIVERVIEW, WHICH IS A SUBURB OF TAMPA.

IMPAC UNIVERSITY-VOWIPE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY LEADERS SAY THE ONLY THING KEEPING NEW, HI-TECH COMPANIES OUT OF THE AREA IS A PLACE FOR THEM TO SET UP SHOP AND GROW.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

THEY HAVE PROPOSED TURNING THIS OLD GRADUATE SCHOOL INTO A BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND DIGITAL LIBRARY.

OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO PAY 3-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE BUILDING AND GET THINGS STARTED.

BUT --

IMPAC UNIVERSITY-SOTVO

"You can't incubate something artificially and expect it to definitely work.

"we need to move forward with some sort of initiative which is a job creating initiative and this building represents a huge opportunity to do that."

BLACK MARLIN ATTACKS-VO

WE HAVE SOME AMAZING NEW VIDEO FOR YOU TONIGHT

TAKE A LOOK.

AS FISHERS BATTLED A 600 POUND BLACK MARLIN OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA.

THE ENORMOUS FISH JUMPS CLEAR OUT OF THE WATED AND RIGHT ONTO THEIR BOAT!

DWTS-NATVO

BEFORE THE DEBATE TONIGHT --

DON'T FORGET YOU CAN STILL CATCH DANCING WITH THE STARS RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

AND ONE THING WE'LL FIND OUT TONIGHT --

WILL MELISSA RYCROFT DANCE?

SHE HIT HER HEAD DURING REHEARSAL.

NO ELIMINATION THIS WEEK AS FOUR COUPLES KICK OFF THE FUN, DANCING TO A ``GUILTY PLEASURE'' SONG OF THEIR CHOICE.

TEASE THREE-POP

SOME BAD NEWS FOR THE FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL TEAM. EVEN WORSE NEWS FOR LANCE ARMSTRONG.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) ENERGY DRINK LAWSUIT-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE MAKERS OF A POPULAR ENERGY DRINK SUED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A TEENAGE GIRL.

11PM TZ2) GAS PRICE DROP-VOTOPS

AND SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING.

HOW MUCH LESS YOU COULD BE PAYING FOR GAS.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

FSU THOMPSON OUT-POP

FSU THOMPSON OUT-VOTOPS-WIPE

JIMBO REAX-SOT

TWINS NEW COACHES-POP

TWINS NEW COACHES-CGTOPS-WIPE

GAME 7 TONIGHT-VOTOPS-WIPE

GAME 7 SOUND-SOT

LANCE STRIPPED OF TITLES-VOTOPS

LANCE STRIPPED OF TITLES-SOT

DWIGHT HOWARD HAZING-VO

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