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this is not being overhyped. i would use the terms devastating and historic. a 1 in 30-year storm.

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME STORM BREWING IN THE ATLANTIC.

AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES NEAR FLORIDA'S EAST COAST, IT'S EXPECTED TO BLAST THE NORTHEAST WITH POWERFUL *WINTER* WEATHER.

PLUS--

"it's kind of confusing."

AS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GETS READY TO OPEN THE POLLS FOR EARLY VOTING, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE WORDY, CONFUSING, IMPORTANT AMMENDMENTS.

44:56 "i was going to try and bust his head open- i was going to lay him out.

AN INTRUDER PICKED THE WRONG WOMAN TO MESS WITH!

HL1) SANDY-trxSOT-OMNI 2

HL2) EARLY VOTING-trxSOTVO

HL3) BROOM ATTACK-trxSOTVO

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

TRACKING SANDY-WXWALL

As Hurricane Sandy pushes further away from south Florida - we'll see a gradual improvement in our weather.

We already noticed a few changes across the urban corridor on Friday. There was a mix of sun and clouds with just a few passing showers at. Elsewhere, if you live across the inland communities, you saw nothing but clouds and rain. Eventually dry air will filter into the area in the wake of Sandy, and that will scour all the gloom.

Sandy is currently in the transition of going from a tropical system to an extra-tropical system. An extra-tropical system is simply a normal low pressure you would see passing across the Plains or Great Lakes during the winter. Despite this transition, it's going to keep a lot of tropical characteristics and maintain its CAT 1 intensity. The track continues to be to the north, and it will not impact the east coast until Monday - Tuesday.

It will make landfall as a very intense storm, and it will be one we talk about for many years to come.

SANDY FLORIDA EAST COAST-VOTOPS-TCMON

AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE ARE DEAD. KILLED BY HURRICANE SANDY.

THE STORM BATTERED THE BAHAMAS EARLY TODAY KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES, FLOODING ROADS AND CUTTING OFF ISLANDS.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT FORT LAUDERDALE AS HEAVY SURF BATTERS THE BEACH WHILE SANDY MOVES ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.

TEAM COVERGE OPEN-CLIP

SANDY FLORIDA EAST COAST-PKG

While crews continue to cleanup the roadways-

Sot Rohan cross, boat show parking attendant

" the beach is in the street right now."

The beaches remain closed-

Nat wave.

Sot glen Latham, visitor

" if you're not a good swimmer, I'd say stay out of it."

Sandy- still beating the shores of Fort Lauderdale.

Sot Rohan cross, parking attendant

" it's been pretty bad all day, early in the morning it was thunderstorms, a couple of lightening, a lot of signs have been blown off and things like that."

Sot Edward feighn, visitor

" it's intermittently wet and windy."

With relaxing days on the beach ruined- some people are instead going to the Fort Lauderdale international boat show.

Sot Edward

" it's going to be well worth it being here."

The parking lots- look packed.

But those who've been here before- say sandy is taking its toll.

Sot Rohan

' ever since the tropical storm, hurricane came through it defiantly slowed it down."

Sot Edward

" the ideal time to be here is a day like this, bc the crowds are so thin. A lot of us northerners are afraid of getting a little bit damp."

With sandy weakening- workers hope the crowd coming strenthens.

Sot Rohan

I'm hoping they going to come up and enjoy Fort Lauderdale."

Because right now- only one crowd is.

Sot Tyler corn, surfer

NORTHEAST PREPS-trxVOTOPS

RESIDENTS ARE BRACING FOR THE WORST IN THE NORTHEAST.

EVACUATION ORDERS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF CAPE MAY COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE SANDY IS PROJECTED TO REACH THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND COULD LINGER OVER THE REGION UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

EARLY VOTING-POP

THE ELECTION IS NOW JUST 11 DAYS AWAY --

BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT, YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY.

EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW.

EARLY VOTING-PKG-DISS

THEY'RE LONG, AND FOR MANY, VERY CONFUSING.

sot: "it's kind of confusing."

AND THEY'RE ARE 11 OF THEM -- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT THAT ARE ALREADY CAUSING AN UPROAR ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SOT: Deidre Macnab, League of Women Voters "The legislature has put 11 very complex and in some cases really quite deceptive ballot amendments on there.

DEIDRE MACNAB IS THE PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA'S LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.

SHE SAYS CALLS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POURING IN.

MORE THAN 1-THOUSAND SO FAR.

WITH PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTIONS.

SOT: Deidre "They are now going to be facing these very lengthy confusing ballot amendments that really require most folks to have an attorney sitting next to them and it better be a very smart one."

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION SHARON HARRINGTON IS PREPARING FOR LINES PILING UP BECAUSE OF THESE QUESTIONS.

BUT HOPE EARLY VOTING AND MAIL IN BALLOTS HELP.

SOT: Sharon Harrington, Supervisor of Elections "We're getting so many people who are getting mail ballots and hopefully early voting that it wont be quite so bad when we get to our polling stations."

ABC NEWS TRACKING POLL-CGTOPS

JUST ONE HOUR AGO -- A-B-C NEWS RELEASED THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THEIR TRACKING POLL.

ROMNEY TODAY-VO-WIPE

PUSHING TO SWAY UNDECIDED VOTERS, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL MITT ROMNEY IS HOLDING RALLIES IN IOWA AND OHIO.

SPEAKING TO SUPPORTERS TODAY IN IOWA -- ROMNEY MADE WHAT AMOUNTS TO AN ECONOMIC CLOSING ARGUMENT FOR HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

OBAMA TODAY-VOTOPS

AND TODAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AFTER A WHIRLWIND, CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR OF BATTLEGROUND STATES.

THE PRESIDENT STAYED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS IN SWING STATES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO APPEARED LIVE THIS AFTERNOON ON M-T-V AIMED AT RALLYING THE YOUTH VOTE.

CONNIE MACK PROTEST-NATVO-WIPE

SOME PEOPLE TOOK AIM AT SENATE HOPEFUL CONNIE MACK ON THE STREETS OF CAPE CORAL TODAY..

Take nats of honks!

THIS MORNING -- A SMALL GROUP PROTESTED OUTSIDE THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE ON NICHOLAS PARKWAY.

THEY TELL US THEY WANT POLITICIANS LIKE MACK TO PROTECT SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY.

CONNIE MACK PROTEST-SOTVO

"We're not only fighting for ourselves. We fighting for guys like you and you."

"we created a legacy that our children deserve. They deserve the same thing we've got, they're paying into it, it can be done."

CIRCLE K BEATING-(2)SS

NEW AT SIX--

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES ARE TRYING TO FIND TWO MEN INVOLVED IN A BEATING AND ROBBERY INSIDE A PORT CHARLOTTE CIRCLE-K.

DETECTIVES WANT TO TALK TO THESE TWO AFTER A 30 YEAR OLD MAN WAS SEVERELY

BEATEN AND ROBBED BY SEVERAL MEN BETWEEN 10:30 AND 10:45 LAST NIGHT.

THE VICTIM WAS HOSPITALIZED.

DRUNK CHAPERONE-SS

A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER IS FACING CHARGES FOR DRIVING HER CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHILE INTOXICATED.

OFFICERS SAY 38-YEAR OLD PATRICIA LIBBY SMASHED INTO A CAR THREE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT TOMMY BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCO ISLAND YESTERDAY.

MESSY CAPE HOUSE-VO-WIPE

OVERGROWN AND OUT-OF-CONTROL PROPERTIES ARE PLAGUING CAPE CORAL TONIGHT.

OVERGROWN GRASS POLLUTES THIS HOUSE'S FRONT YARD ALONG SOUTWEST 10TH PLACE.

CAPE CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGERS TELL US THERE'S CURRENTLY 80 HOUSES LIKE THESE IN THE CITY.

THEY TELL US THERE'S A BACKLOG RIGHT NOW WHICH THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH.

MESSY CAPE HOUSE-(3)SOTVO

Olden 2546 "I don't want to be mean but it is about time someone took care of this."

Judy Mason, 4124 "they're snakes, all kinda of vermin coming out of there to our property."

Cassidy 1956 "all we can do is make sure we move it though that system as fast as possible."

BUT IT IS A SLOW SYSTEM.

AFTER FIGURING OUT WHO THE HOMEOWNER IS -- THE CAPE CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT MUST NOTIFY THEM WITH LETTERS AND POSTED CITATIONS.

FGCU SMOKE FREE-VO

THE DAYS OF LIGHTING UP ON FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERISTY'S CAMPUS COULD BE NUMBERED.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DOCTOR WILSON BRADSHAW SAYS THE SCHOOL'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS AGAIN CONSIDERING MAKING THE CAMPUS SMOKE FREE.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE SEVERAL DESIGNATED SMOKING LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS.

THIS IDEA IS IN ITS EARLY STAGES--

NOT A LOT OF DETAILS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT INCLUDING A TIMETABLE TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION.

FGCU OPEN HOUSE-VO

F-G-C-U ALSO CELEBRATED ITS BRAND NEW RESIDENCE HALL ON THE FORT MYERS CAMPUS TODAY.

THEY CALL THE DORM OSPREY HALL.

EACH OF THE 170 SUITES HAS THREE PRIVATE BEDROOMS, KITCHENETTE, COMMON LIVING AREA AND SHARED BATHROOM.

THE UNIVERSITY WAS RECENTLY APPROVED FOR FINANCING TO BUILD ANOTHER DORM.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

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

44:29 "i screamed and i grabbed my broom right here and i was fixing to hit him."

BESIDES CLEANING, A BROOM CAME IN HANDY FOR ONE WOMAN WHO WAS HOME ALONE WHEN AN INTRUDER CAME BARGING IN.

A HAPPY ENDING FOR ONE SOCCER TEAM AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OF THIER HARD EARNED MONEY WAS STOLEN.

TZ1 broom attack-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ1 soccer team donors-VOTOPS

SANDY LIVE LOOK-SAT21-LIVE

LOOKING LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE AS HURRICANE SANDY CREEPS SLOWLY NEAR THE EAST COAST.

THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A WINTRY STORM FRONT SOMEWHERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

As Hurricane Sandy pushes further away from south Florida - we'll see a gradual improvement in our weather.

We already noticed a few changes across the urban corridor on Friday. There was a mix of sun and clouds with just a few passing showers at. Elsewhere, if you live across the inland communities, you saw nothing but clouds and rain. Eventually dry air will filter into the area in the wake of Sandy, and that will scour all the gloom.

Sandy is currently in the transition of going from a tropical system to an extra-tropical system. An extra-tropical system is simply a normal low pressure you would see passing across the Plains or Great Lakes during the winter. Despite this transition, it's going to keep a lot of tropical characteristics and maintain its CAT 1 intensity. The track continues to be to the north, and it will not impact the east coast until Monday - Tuesday.

It will make landfall as a very intense storm, and it will be one we talk about for many years to come.

It's going to merge with another system, and that will cause it to energize. The area impacted will be from Maryland all the way to Massachusetts. The exact area seeing landfall has yet to be determined because we are so far out. When it gets closer to time, we will know, and we will for sure let you know, too. I can go ahead and tell you that models are getting in very good agreement that New Jersey is the bull's eye.

If you are from the mid-Atlantic and the northeast or have family living there - have a heads up. This will be the strongest storm we've seen in decades. Hurricane force wind gusts will be felt across the coast up their way, and tropical storm force winds will be felt in other ways. Coastal flooding is also a concern as is inland flooding because rain totals will be over 10 inches in some areas. Storm surge is another impact as is beach erosion. Ironically, there will be a full moon which will exacerbate tidal surge.

But wait! That's not all…

Arriving behind Sandy is a blast of cold Canadian air. What happens when you mix below freezing temperatures with moisture? Yes, you get wintry precipitation. That will be seen across portions of the Appalachians and other higher elevated surfaces.

This is a historical storm, and there will be damage and power outages. Please urge those you know living up north to have a plan ready.

BROOM ATTACK-trxSOTVO-2SH PUSH

45:19 "i was so scared- i was shaking."

IT'S A COMMON FEAR FOR MANY PEOPLE.

A LEHIGH ACRES WOMAN DEALT WITH IT FIRST HAND.

SHE WAS HOME ALONE WHEN A BURGLAR BUSTED OUT HER WINDOW AND TRIED TO FORCE HIS WAY INSIDE.

BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW SHE FOUGHT BACK AND CHASED THE CROOK AWAY!

BROOM ATTACK-PKG

DON'T MESS WITH PATRICIA RODGERS.

44:56 "i was going to try and bust his head open- i was going to lay him out. i was scared."

THE 40 YEAR-OLD LEHIGH ACRES WOMAN-

TOOK ON A BURGLAR,

AND DIDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.

44:47 "i said- i wish i'd had a bat because i probably would have ran after him for real."

THE WEAPON SHE DID USE?

HER BROOM.

45:43 "i was just trying to stop him from coming in."

8PM LAST NIGHT-

ON 28TH STREET SW,

PATRICIA WAS HOME ALONE,

AND HEADING INTO THE KITCHEN,

WHEN SHE HEARD THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT OF HER HOUSE-

SHATTER.

46:14 "he broke this one- they just came and fixed it today- there was glass everywhere."

THROUGH THE WINDOW-

SHE SAW A MAN DRESSED IN ALL BLACK,

WEARING A SKI MASK AND GLOVES,

MAKING HIS WAY INSIDE.

45:19 "i was so scared- i was shaking."

RIGHT BY THE DOOR-

SHE SPOTTED HER TRUSTY BROOM-

AND TOOK AIM.

45:53 "i just grabbed it and i was fixing to hit him and he saw it and snatched his hand and hauled."

PATRICIA TOOK A SWIFT SWING AT THE INTRUDER BEFORE HE TOOK OFF RUNNING,

BUT SHE MISSED.

AND IF THAT HADN'T HAVE DONE THE TRICK-

45:10 "a knife- i was going to run back and get a knife."

SHE CALLED 911 AND DEPUTIES RUSHED TO THE SCENE,

BUT THE BURGLAR WAS LONG GONE.

Nat

PATRICIA IS GLAD SHE HAD HER BROOM,

AND HOPES THE CROOK LEARNED HIS LESSON.

46:27 "if he didn't, he going to learn it if he come here again, because i'm going to get me a bat."

FT LAUDERDALE

TWINS CONTRACT-VO

A DEAL IS CLOSE TO BEING DONE THAT WOULD KEEP THE MINNESOTA TWINS TRAINING IN LEE COUNTY FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS.

IT COMES AT LARGE PRICE TAG-- $45 MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT INCLUDES UPGRADES TO THE TEAM'S FACILITIES AT HAMMOND STADIUM-- MORE SEATING, NEW CONCESSION AREAS, AND A PLAYER DORM.

SOCCER TEAM STOLEN $ DONORS-VO

A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SAN CARLOS SCORPIONS TEAM THAT WAS IN JEOPARDY IS SAVED!

DONORS HAVE OFFERED TO COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF THEIR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA

AFTER THEIR FUNDRASING MONEY WAS STOLEN.

IT'S AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY.

IT TOOK THE TEAM SIX MONTHS TO RAISE NEARLY 700 DOLLARS FOR A CHANCE TO BE SEEN BY COLLEGE RECRUITERS AT A TOURNAMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA NEXT MONTH.

ON WEDNESDAY, THAT MONEY WAS STOLEN FROM A BONITA SPRINGS HOME.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

MORE BAD NEWS FOR THE NHL. THE FIRST BASKETBALL POLL IS OUT. WHERE ARE THE NOLES AND GATORS.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TZ 7 1) murdock villiage-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ 7 2) bank robber caught on tape-VOTOPS

PLUS.

NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A BANK UNDER SEIGE.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

ANOTHER DAY. ANOTHER SET BACK FOR THE NHL.

TODAY THE LEAGUE CANCELLED ALL REGULAR SEASON GAMES THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH. WIPING OUT 326 TOTAL GAME.

THE PLAYERS AND OWNERS NEEDED TO REACH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT LAT NIGHT. IN ORDER TO SAVE THE ENTIRE 82 GAME SEASON.

FLORIDA HOOPS-POP

FSU NOLES-VOTOPS-WIPE

FSU HAS A BIG GAME WITH. DUKE OF ALL TEAMS. SATURDAY IN TALLAHASSEE.

BOTH TEAMS LEAD THEIR DIVISIONS IN THE ACC

FSU NOLES-SOTTOPS

MIAMI DOLPHINS-POP

MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

TB BUCS-VOTOPS-WIPE

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. LATE LAST NIGHT. THE BUCCANEERS WON A GAME THEY JUST HAD TO HAVE.

BEATING THE VIKINGS 36-17

TB BUCS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

HS FOOTBALL-VOTOPS-WIPE

LET'S TALK A LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTS. AND THINGS ARE GETTING VERY INTERESTING IN 5A. DISTRICT 11.

EAST LEE COUNTY LEADS THE DISTRICT. AT 3-0

HS FOOTBALL-SOTTOPS-WIPE

TIGER WOODS-VOTOPS

LET'S PLAY SOME GOLF. CIMB CLASSIC IN MALAYSIA.

TIGER WOODS Y'ALL. HOW ABOUT THE CHIP ON 3. HE'S GOING LIKE THIS.

GOODBYE-4SHOT