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A FAMILY DEVASTATED-

A MOTHER COMES HOME TO HER TWO CHILDREN- STABBED TO DEATH.

POLICE SAY -- THE NANNY DID IT.

PLUS -- FLAMES TEAR THROUGH A MOBILE HOME OVERNIGHT.

WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE.

AND THE PROPERTY OWNER EXPLAINS WHAT SHE THINKS HAPPENED.

PAUSE FOR MUSIC NATS

AFTER MONTHS OF DATING-

TAYLOR SWIFT AND CONNOR KENNEDY CALL IT QUITS-

HL1) NANNY MURDER-VO-WIPE

HL2) TRAILER FIRE-VO-WIPE

HL3) TAYLOR SWIFT BREAKUP-SOTVO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO ALLYSON-VOTOPS 2 SHOT PUSH

JUST LOOK AT THIS AFTERMATH --

HURRICANE SANDY LEAVES A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION.

RESPONSIBLE FOR 21 DEATHS.

IT SWEPT THROUGH THE CARRIBEAN AND CONTINUES TO BARREL NORTH.

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - I'M LINH BUI.

AND I'M CHANCE SEALES.

IT'S NOT JUST SANDY THREATENING THE EAST COAST NOW-

THERE'S A MONSTER COMBINATION OF HIGH WIND -- HEAVY RAIN - MAYBE EVEN SNOW HEADED THAT WAY.

IT'S BEING CALLED THE "FRANKENSTORM"--

BECAUSE IT'S EXPECTED TO HIT RIGHT AROUND HALLOWEEN.

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

As Hurricane Sandy churns off the coast of Florida it will continue to impact our local weather.

As of this morning, Sandy remains a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph as it continues on a northwesterly path across the Bahamas. As Sandy makes it's closest approach to Southwest Florida during the day, the most noticeable impact will be the winds. North and northwesterly winds will kick up between 20 to 30 mph with gusts close to 40 through the afternoon hours.

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

EARLY VOTING TOSS-SSTOPS TC MON

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012--

THE ELECTION IS NOW JUST 11 DAYS AWAY.

BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO VOTE.

CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY.

EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ABC-7'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE MAIN ELECTIONS OFFICE IN LEE COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING-REM-LIVE IN MON

EARLY VOTING-REM-LIVE

STARTING TOMORROW THERE ARE FIVE LOCATIONS WHERE LEE COUNTY VOTERS CAN GO AND CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY.

ONE OF THEM, RIGHT HERE AT THE MAIN ELECTIONS OFFICE AT THE LEE COUNTY CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLEX.

NOW I HAVE A BALLOT WITH ME HERE--- THIS YEAR, IT'S FAIRLY LONG.

THE REASON-- WE HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS AND A REFERENDUM TO VOTE ON.

I'LL SHOW YOU ONE RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THEM TAKE UP AN ENTIRE PAGE, AND THE WORDING IS VERY LEGAL AND CAN BE CONFUSING, SO TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THROUGH QUICKLY, ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THAT YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH AND KNOW HOW YOUR GOING TO VOTE ON THE ISSUES BEFORE YOU GET HERE.

SO IF YOUR PLANNING TO VOTE EARLY, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

EARLY VOTING WILL LAST ONE WEEK, STARTING TOMORROW GOING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 3RD

THERE ARE ALSO MANY LOCATIONS WHERE YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT, YOU ARE NOT ASSIGNED A POLLING LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING.

WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE ABC-7 DOT COM JUST CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-OC AT DESK

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE -- IS POSSIBLE THROUGH POPULAR.*OR ELECTORAL VOTES.

THIS MORNING, THE CRUCIAL ELECTORAL MATH -- HAS ALL EYES FOCUSED ON OHIO.

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-PKG

The race for the White House is at a furious pace in one key swing state.

SOT - Romney at rally in Ohio

Romney: O-H

Crowd: IO!!!

Ohio.

With only eleven days left, the math shows whoever wins the Buckeye state

will almost certainly win the White House.

Challenger Mitt Romney leads nationally, according to the latest ABC

News/Washington Post tracking poll - 50 to 47 percent.

But President Obama maintains a slim advantage in Ohio. The latest poll has

him up by five.

The President, campaigning there last night, used a targeted message.

SOT Obama in Cleveland

"IF MITT ROMNEY HAD BEEN PRESIDENT WHEN THE AUTO INDUSTRY WAS ON THE VERGE

OF COLLAPSE, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE AN AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY TODAY. / THE AUTO

INDUSTRY SUPPORTS ONE IN EIGHT OHIO JOBS."

Romney, leading the President in polls on trust to handle the economy, is

fighting back.

SOT Romney in Worthington, Ohio

"MY PRIORITY IS JOBS. JOBS. JOBS. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM HERE IN OHIO."

Both campaigns are trying to lock down their supporters and get them to the

polls now in Ohio and other states that have early voting.

Yesterday, the president stopped in Chicago to cast his vote.

In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, first lady Michelle Obama joked about

the Obama camp's turnout efforts.

NATS - Michelle Obama

"UP, UP, UP. IT'S TIME TO VOTE. YOU CAN DO IT. GO AND VOTE."

As the campaign winds down, the race has taken a nasty turn.

President Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, joking about

children and the election, said "Kids have good instincts. They look

at the other guy and say, 'Well, that's a B.S.-er, I can tell you'."

A top Romney surrogate, former Governor John Sununu suggested in an

interview that former secretary of state Colin Powell endorsed President

Obama because he's black.

GDP RESULTS-OC

ALL NEW RIGHT NOW-

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT JUST RELEASED NEW NUMBERS ON THE GDP.

IT WENT UP TWO PERCENT.

SHOWING THE U-S ECONOMY EXPANDED AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER ANNUAL RATE FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER.

STILL TOO WEAK TO QUICKLY BOOST HIRING THOUGH.

NY NANNY MURDER-2SH-VO SS OC

NOW TO A TRAGIC STORY OUT OF NEW YORK CITY.

A MOTHER RETURNS HOME --

AND FOUND TWO OF HER YOUNG CHILDREN DEAD,

APPARENTLY MURDERED BY THEIR NANNY.

THIS NANNY, LEFT ON A STRETCHER --

AND POLICE BELIEVE SHE IS A KILLER.

THEY SAY SHE TOOK A KITCHEN KNIFE AND STABBED TWO CHILDREN.

THEN TURNED THE KNIFE ON HERSELF.

IT HAPPENED IN UPPER WESTSIDE MANHATTAN.

POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE TWO YOUNG VICTIMS --

AS 6 YEAR-OLD LUCIA KRIM AND ONE YEAR OLD LEO KRIM.

RIGHT NOW, THE NANNY IS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION.

FIREWATCH CLIP-CLIP

TRAILER FIRE-ANIMAP VO

A MOBILE HOME IS COMPLETE DESTROYED.

AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT OVERNIGHT IN LEE COUNTY

IT HAPPENED ON FLAMINGO CIRCLE,

OFF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

THE PROPERTY OWNER, LINDA ONEAL, TELLS ABC-7 --

SHE LET A FRIEND STAY IN THE TRAILER.

AND HE FELL ASLEEP WITH A CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH.

TRAILER FIRE-SOTVO

linda o'neal, property owner My understanding. He felll asleep with the cigarette.thanks to the fire department.we still have a house.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE.

RICK SCOTT EDUCATION-2 SHOT VO

FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR CHOOSES FORT MYERS --

AS THE SITE TO EXPLAIN HIS EDUCATION AGENDA.

RICK SCOTT SPOKE THURSDAY MORNING AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

WE BROUGHT IT TO YOU LIVE -- RIGHT HERE ON THE NEWS AT NINE.

HE TALKED ABOUT MEASURING PROGRESS USING 'COMMON CORE STANDARDS'.

INSTEAD OF F-CAT.

HE ALSO PROPOSED GIVING TEACHERS DEBIT CARDS -- SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SUPPLIES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS.

BUT UNION LEADERS DISAGREE WITH THE PLAN -- TO EXPAND CHARTER SCHOOL OPTIONS.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

JESSICA RIDGEWAY CASE-LINH

NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE JESSICA RIDGEWAY CASE.

17-YEA- OLD AUSTIN SIGG MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE THURSDAY.

ARRESTED ON A SLEW OF CHARGES-

INCLUDING MURDER AND KIDNAPPING.

AS ABC'S CLAYTON SANDELL REPORTS --

JESSICA RIDGEWAY CASE-PKG

Two mothers on opposite sides of the same nightmare came face-to-face

Thursday for the first time.

Sarah Ridgeway came to see the person police say killed her 10-year-old

daughter Jessica: Austin Sigg. Just a few feet away Austin's mother Mindy.

NATS - MARAVILLA / I DIDN'T SEE ANY EYE CONTACT.

Cameras and sketches were not allowed in court. ABC News producer Philip

Maravilla sat behind Jessica's family. They wore her favorite color purple.

SOT - PHILIP MARAVILLA / ABC NEWS PRODUCER / 4520- THEY SEEMED TO NOT HAVE

ANY ANIMOSITY TOWARD THE SIGG GROUP. /EDIT/ ON THE SIGG SIDE, I COULD HEAR

SOME WEEPING.

Prosecutors who say they will charge seventeen year old Sigg as an adult

dropped two bombshells.

SOT - PHILIP MARAVILLA / ABC NEWS PRODUCER / 5251 - THEY SAID THEY HAD A

CONFESSION BOTH IN THE RIDGEWAY CASE AND A CASE INVOLVING A JOGGER WHO WAS

ATTACKED BACK IN MAY. /EDIT/ 5210 - THE MOST COMPELLING THING THEY

SAID IS WE HAVE DNA EVIDENCE TYING HIM TO THESE CRIME SCENES AND JESSICA'S

BACKPACK.

Sigg has not entered a plea. His public defenders are now plotting his

legal strategy.

SOT - DANA COLE / CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY / THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL

POINT TO BOTH PROCEDURAL ERROR AND WILL TRY TO UNDERCUT THE RELIABILITY OF

DNA EVIDENCE.

Sigg's first court appearance came as investigators worked a second day at

his Westminter Colorado home. Sources tell ABC News human remains believed

to be Jessica's were found inside.

SOT - BRAD GARRETT - 21:52:50 AUSTIN FUNCTIONS ON A DIFFERENT REALITY,

PERHAPS, THAN THE REST OF US. THE IDEA THAT HE HAS PARTIAL REMAINS AT HIS

HOUSE MAY BE EXCITEMENT, MAY BE ADVENTURE, MAY BE SEXUAL.

Sigg was studying mortuary science at a community college where fellow

students say he made them uneasy.

SOT - JACQUELINE MILLER / CLASSMATE / 20:16:52 I THOUGHT THAT HE WAS VERY

INTELLIGENT, I JUST THOUGHT THAT HE HAD THAT PALE, THE DARK EYES, JUST THOSE

EYES I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, IT'S CREEPY.

Sigg's parents are divorced. Overnight his father Rob spoke out for the

first time to the Ridgeway family and to his ex-wife who called police on

her own son.

"There are no words to express the sorrow that I and my family feel

for their pain they are suffering" his statement says. "I ask also for your

prayers and support for Austin's mother, whose courageous act unimaginably

painful for any parent has put this tragedy on the path to resolution."

NEW JERSEY TEENS IN COURT-VO

TWO NEW JERSEY TEEN BOYS-

ACCUSED OF KILLING 12 YEAR OLD AUTUMN PASQUALE-

WILL APPEAR IN COURT TODAY.

PASQUALE DISAPPEARED SATURDAY.

SHE WAS RIDING HER BILE IN CLAYTON NEW JERSEY.

HE BODY WAS FOUND TWO DAYS LATER IN A RECYCLING CONTAINER.

AUTHORITIES SAY TWO BROTHERS -- AGES 15 AND 17- LURED HER INTO THEIR HOME.

FELON SWEEP SETUP-2SHOT SS-WIPE

12-THOUSAND FELONS ARE OFF THE STREETS THIS MORNING.

NEARLY ONE THOUSAND OF THEM -- ARRESTED IN SOUTHWEST FORIDA. IN A STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN.

A-B-C 7 INVESTIGATED THE MORE VIOLENT CRIMINALS --

TO SEE HOW MANY ARE STILL BEHIND BARS RIGHT NOW.

FELON SWEEP-SS(4)

FIRST UP. ROBERT ORTIZ.

FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES OF ARMED HOME INVASION.

STILL LOCKED UP TODAY.

AND THEN --

THERE'S 28 YEAR OLD CHRIS BEAN.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIM ON 33 FELONIES.

HE'S ALSO IN JAIL.

ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT MEN CAUGHT IN THE ENTIRE OPERATION.SCOTT SICA.

DEPUTIES CAUGHT HIM IN CAPE CORAL A FEW WEEKS AGO - ON A WARRANT OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

OFFICERS THERE WANTED HIM FOR KILLING A COP.

HE, TOO, IS IN JAIL.

BUT SOME OF THOSE ARRESTED ARE BACK OUT WALKING AMONG US.

LIKE FRED JOHNSON WHO'S LOOKING AT 44 FELONY COUNTS OF FRAUD.

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

SOME OF THE BEST CAREGIVERS--

CAN BE OUR GRANDPARENTS.

OR YOU WOULD THINK SO-- WITH ALL THOSE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE-

TZ1 A) GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

OCTOBER 26, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING,

HURRICANE SANDY -- HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE!

RISK MODELERS SAYS IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON ITS CURRENT PATH -- THE DAMAGE ALONG THE EAST COAST COULD TOTAL AT LEAST 5-BILLION DOLLARS.

AFTER HITTING JAMAICA, HAITI AND CUBA --

THE STORM'S TRAJECTORY, STILL VERY MUCH IN FLUX.

POWER COMPANIES ALONG THE EAST COAST, HOLDING CONFERENCE CALLS AND BEEFING UP STAFF IN AN EFFORT TO BE READY FOR POWER FAILURES AND FLOODING.

*****

MEANTIME -- GAMESTOP -- HOPING TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SALES GAME --

WITH 80 SPECIALTY STORES CALLED "GAMESTOP KIDS" IN 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.

THE STORES -- TARGETING THE UNDER 13 CROWD --

WITH VIDEO GAMES, TOYS AND COLLECTIBLES.

IF THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL, GAMESTOP MAY KEEP THEM OPEN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- SONY CASTING A "GOLDEN EYE" ON THE SMARTPHONE JAMES BOND USES IN THE NEW MOVIE.

OC:

MORE OF THE SHINE -- COMING OFF APPLE SHARES.

APPLE -- REPORTING A LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED PROFIT --

AFTER RUSHING TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS IN AN EFFORT TO STAY AHEAD OF SAMSUNG.

YESTERDAY, WE DID HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CLOSE FOR STOCKS -- AFTER A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED REPORT ON WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS.

******

AND -- SONY -- SPYING SOME NEW PROFITS IN A MOVIE TIE-IN FOR ITS NEW SMARTPHONE.

THE XPERIA T-L -- IS FEATURED AS BOND'S PHONE IN THE UPCOMING MOVIE "SKYFALL."

IT GOES ON SALE FOR 99-DOLLARS WITH A 2 YEAR CONTRACT WITH AT&T, STARTING NOVEMBER SECOND.

AND COMES PRELOADED WITH EXCLUSIVE BOND CONTENT, LIKE FOOTAGE AND RINGTONES.

******

******

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

As Hurricane Sandy churns off the coast of Florida it will continue to impact our local weather.

As of this morning, Sandy remains a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph as it continues on a northwesterly path across the Bahamas. As Sandy makes it's closest approach to Southwest Florida during the day, the most noticeable impact will be the winds. North and northwesterly winds will kick up between 20 to 30 mph with gusts close to 40 through the afternoon hours.

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

EYE DROP WARING-VO

PARENTS, WE HAVE A WARNING FOR YOU-

OVER THE COUNTER EYE DROPS AND NASAL SPRAYS -- COULD SEND YOUR CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL.

96 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED -- WHERE CHILDREN GOT SERIOUSLY ILL AFTER USING THE PRODUCTS.

THIS APPLIES TO LOTS OF STORE BRAND AND NAME BRAND.

NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED--

GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS-VO

MORE AND MORE GRANDPARENTS HAVE BECOME CAREGIVERS FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGEST--

THEY MAY NOT BE UP TO SPEED ON RECENT SAFETY GUIDELINES.

RESEARCH SHOWS --

ABOUT HALF OF GRANDPARENT CAREFIVERS DID *NOT KNOW INFANTS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THEIR BACK TO SLEEP.

OR THAT CRIB BLANKETS, BUMPERS AND STUFFED ANIMALS.

ARE POTENTIAL SUFFOCATION HAZARDS.

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

JUST FOUR WEEKS -- UNTIL THE BIGGEST SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR.

"I think a lot of consumers have realized that you don't necessarily get the best deal on Black Friday

IS THE BLACK FRIDAY FAD FADING AWAY?

TZ2 A) BLACK FRIDAY FAD FADING-SOTVO

KATIE COURIC TEASE-SOT

WINDOWS 8 AND SURFACE-VO

TODAY -- TWO BIG RELEASES FROM MICROSOFT.

ITS WINDOWS EIGHT OPERATING SYSTE.

*AND IT'S TABLET COMPUTER.

WINDOWS 8 IS DESIGNED TO MAKE DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS WORK MORE LIKE TABLETS.

AND ANOTHER VERSION FOR SMARTPHONES WILL BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK.

PLUS -- THE MICROSOFT SURFACE HITS SHELVES TODAY, TOO!

IT STARTS AT ABOUT 500 DOLLARS.

AND THE DISPLAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE IPAD.

SPRINT LOSES SUBSCRIBERS-VO

WHILE APPLE AND MICROSOFT GO HEAD TO HEAD--

ONE WIRELESS CARRIER STRUGGLES FOR BUSINESS.

SPRINT-NEXTEL - IS THE COUNTRY'S NUMBER THREE CARRIER.

IT'S SAY'S IT'S LOST 423-THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER.

MANY CUSTOMERS GAVE UP ON THE NEXTEL NETWORK.

AND THE COMPANY FAILED TO SIGN ENOUGH OF THEM ONTO THE SPRINT NETWORK.

AS FOR NON-CONTRACT PLANS-

ALORICA JOBS-VO-WIPE

MORE JOBS COME TO LEE COUNTY.

ALORICA WANTS TO HIRE 100 TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF,

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

EMPLOYEES ANSWER CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLS --

FOR A MAJOR WAREHOUSE RETAIL STORE.

THE COMPANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYS NEARLY 500 PEOPLE --

ALORICA JOBS-SOTVO

47:23-47:37GREGORY BROOKS

"it's about the people. The work ethic in Southwest Florida. We've got a lot of different centers throughout the US and Fort Myers has been a great location since we moved in, IN 2006.

TO APPLY - VISIT OUR WEBSITE ABC-7.COM.

CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN.

BLACK FRIDAY FAD FADING-OC

DIGEST THIS.FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY

AND THE MOST DIE-HARD SHOPPERS -- GET THE DAY OF THEIR DREAMS.

BUT IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY.ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS.

BLACK FRIDAY FAD FADING-PKG

AS TRADITIONAL AS THE TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING. IS THE PLANNING FOR WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT DAY. BLACK FRIDAY.

"You know.moms and daughters would be clipping coupons while dad watches football. and then they decide which stores they were going to hit, then go out and line up at 4 in the morning" 1020

BUT, YET AGAIN THIS YEAR, MANY ARE WONDERING WHETHER THE FAD OF BLACK FRIDAY IS FADING.

"I think a lot of consumers have realized that you don't necessarily get the best deal on Black Friday"

A NEW POLL, CONDUCTED BY IPSOS, FOUND THAT 40-PERCENT OF SHOPPERS STARTED THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING WEEKS AGO.

.WHILE ONLY 12-PERCENT WILL WAIT UNTIL BLACK FRIDAY TO BEGIN.

"We've talked about Christmas creep in years prior but it's really getting longer and longer"

GIVEN THE ECONOMY. BLACK FRIDAY'S FADE DOESN'T SURPRISE THOSE WHO FOLLOW RETAILING.

"I think it's one day that people go shopping but people are much more savvy about getting deals other times of the year and they're much more cautious with their money than they were 4 or 5 years ago"

BUT THEY SAY THE STORES REALIZE IT, TOO.

BLACK FRIDAY FAD FADING-OC

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

ANOTHER PREDICTION THAT GIVES RETAILERS HOPE-

HALF THE SHOPPERS SURVEYED SAY -- THEY EXPECT TO INCREASE THEIR SPENDING THIS YEAR BY AT LEAST 250 DOLLARS.

ULTRA HIGH DEF TV-SS

MOVE OVER HIGH DEFINITION.

THE FIRST *ULTRA H-D T-V. GOES ON SALE IN THE U-S.

THE L-G SET BOASTS EIGHT MILLION PIXELS.

THAT'S FOUR TIMES WHAT'S IN STANDARD H-D TV'S.

BUT THIS 84 INCH ULTRA-HIGH DEF T-V HAS AN ULTRA HIGH PRICE TAG --

JUST LESS THAN 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SONY HAS ITS OWN 84 INCH SET COMING OUT LATER THIS YEA,

RADIO CITY PREPS-VO

AND. WHILE MOST AMERICANS ARE GEARING UP FOR HALLOWEEN,

ONE NEW YORK INSTITUTION -- IS ALREADY PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.

THE ANIMALS STARTED ARRIVING AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL THURSDAY -- SO THEY CAN PREPARE FOR THE 2012 CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR.

CAMELS, DONKEYS AND SHEEP ARE READY TO REHEARSE -- FOR THE "LIVING NATIVITY.".

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

DEVELOPING DETAILS --

ABOUT A TRAGIC STORY OUT OF NEW YORK.

TWO CHILDREN STABBED TO DEATH.

AND THEIR *NANNY* THE ONE ACCUSED.

TZ3A) NANNY STABS KIDS-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B) STONECRAB FEST-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

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

EXPECT A LOWER OPEN TODAY.

INVESTORS SORT THROUGH SOME KEY U-S ECONOMIC REPORTS --

INCLUDING THE FIRST ESTIMATE OF THIRD QUARTER G-D-P GROWTH.

TS1) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

GRAB YOUR REGISTRATION CARD -- AND CHECK THE ABC-7 WEBSITE.

EARLY VOTING STARTS IN FLORIDA TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'VE BEEN KEEPING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THE CANDIDATES THIS ENTIRE ELECTION SEASON.

TS2) TRAILER FIRE-VOTOPS

FLAMES TORE THROUGH A MOBILE HOME IN FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

IT HAPPENED ON FLAMINGO CIRCLE, OFF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

THE PROPERTY OWNER SAYS A FRIEND FELL ASLEEP,

WITH A CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH.

AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

TS3) NEW JERSEY TEENS IN COURT-VOTOPS

AND TWO TEENAGE BROTHERS HEAD TO COURT TODAY--

THEY'RE ACCUSED OF LURING 12 YEAR OLD AUTUMN PASQUALE INTO THEIR HOME

AND KILLING HER.

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO ALLYSON-OMNI TOPS- CAM-9

WE'RE TRACKING HURRICANE SANDY THIS MORNING.

MAKING IT'S WAY NORTH,

AFTER LEAVING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.

TWENTY ONE PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- AS A RESULT OF THIS STORM--

STORMWARN 7 METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE IS HERE--

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR PUSH

As Hurricane Sandy churns off the coast of Florida it will continue to impact our local weather.

As of this morning, Sandy remains a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph as it continues on a northwesterly path across the Bahamas. As Sandy makes it's closest approach to Southwest Florida during the day, the most noticeable impact will be the winds. North and northwesterly winds will kick up between 20 to 30 mph with gusts close to 40 through the afternoon hours.

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

NANNY STABS CHILDREN-CHANCE AT POP

A MOTHER WALKS IN THE DOOR -- TO FIND *TWO OF HER CHILDREN KILLED.

IN MANHATTAN -- SHE FOUND THEM STABBED TO DEATH.

AUTHORTIES SAY THE NANNY DID IT -- BEFORE TURNING THE KNIFE ON HERSELF.

NANNY STABS CHILDREN-PKG

HER JOB WAS TO PROTECT AND CARE FOR CHILDREN BUT TONIGHT, THIS NANNY, LEFT ON A STRETCHER AND POLICE BELIEVE SHE IS A KILLER AND TOOK A KITCHEN KNIFE AND STABBED TO DEATH TWO OF THE KIDS SHE LOOKED AFTER IN THIS UPPER WESTSIDE APARTMENT BUILDING AT 75TH OFF COLUMBUS AVENUE.

We've been here 30 to 40 years and we have never heard of anything like this in the building.

Unbelievable, just unbelievable. Just can't imagine how the parents must feel.

POLICE SAY THE MOTHER OF THE TWO VICTIMS CAME HOME WITH HER THIRD CHILD. A THREE YEAR OLD GIRL WHO HAD BEEN AT A SWIMMING LESSON AROUND 5:30 TONIGHT.

She is assuming that the nanny may have gone out with the children. She goes down to the lobby and asks the doorman if in fact they have gone out. He said no, She goes back up. The apartment is dark and she goes into the bathroom and that's when she discovers the bodies.

AFTER ENTERING HER DARK SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT SHE FOUND HER DAUGHTER AND SON STABBED TO DEATH IN THE BATHTUB. THEIR 50 YEAR-OLD NANNY WAS LAYING NEARBY, A KNIFE AT HER SIDE.

On the floor of the bathroom is the nanny who apparently had self inflicted wounds on her throat.

TONIGHT THE NANNY IS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. POLICE COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY TELL HOW LONG SHE HAS WORKED FOR THE FAMILY OR IF SHE CAME FROM AN AGENCY. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THE KIDS WHO PLAYED IN THE HALL ARE NOW GONE.

NANNY STABS CHILDREN-SSTOPS

FINAL FAREWELL MCGOVERN-VO

FINALLY.FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WILL SAY THEIR FINAL FAREWELL TO GEORGE MCGOVERN TODAY.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA-

THERE WAS A VIEWING AND PRAYER SERVICES YESTERDAY.

MCGOVERN DIED SUNDAY AT THE AGE OF 90-

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

VOTE 1 OBAMA CASTS BALLOT-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA ASKS HIS SUPPORTERS TO VOTE EARLY,

AND HE'S LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF CAST HIS EARLY VOTE --

IN HIS HOMETOWN OF CHICAGO YESTERDAY.

AND EVEN THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO SHOW AN I-D CARD.

HE JOKED AS HE DID --

POINTING OUT THE LACK OF GREY HAIR ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE PICTURE.

THIS VOTE WAS HISTORIC.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THE *FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON.

ROMNEY ENDORSEMENT-VO

AND CHALLENGER, MITT ROMNEY, GAINS FURTHER ADVANTAGE ON ECONOMIC ISSUES.

TAKING HIM TO 50 PERCENT SUPPORT AMONG *LIKELY VOTERS.

THIS ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST -- DAILY TRACKING POLL.

MEAT LOAF IS THROWING HIS SUPPORT BEHIND GOV. ROMNEY.HIS FIRST EVER ENDORSEMENT.

ROMNEY HEADS TO IOWA TODAY -- FOR A CAMPAIGN EVENT.

BALLOT DELIVERY PROBLEMS-2 SHOT VO

IT'S YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE 20-12.

THIS YEAR -- A RECORD NUMBER OF EARLY VOTES ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY.

MORE THAN A MILLION MAIL-IN BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COUNTED IN FLORIDA.

WE LOOKED INTO A NEW CONCERN -- SOME OF OUR VIEWERS ASKED ABOUT.

WHAT IF YOU PUT THE WRONG AMOUNT OF STAMPS ON THE BALLOT.WILL IT STILL BE COUNTED?

THE ANSWER -- IS YES.

EVERY BALLOT-- MISSING POSTAGE OR NOT-- WILL BE COUNTED.

THE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICES WILL END UP PAYING FOR MISSING POSTAGE.

BALLOT DELIVERY PROBLEMS-SOTVO

HAROLD STEINBERG IS A CHARLOTTE COUNTY VOTER.

HIS BALLOT IS TWO PAGES --

AND COSTS 65 CENTS TO MAIL IN.

HERE'S A GOOD RULE TO USE IF YOU'RE MAILING IT FROM HOME.

PUT ONE STAMP PER BALLOT PAGE TO BE SAFE.

IF YOU WANT TO PAY THE EXACT AMOUNT-

STONE CRAB FEST-2 SHOT-ANIMAP

IT'S TIME TO GET CRACKIN', SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TONIGHT KICKS OFF THE 20-12 STONE CRAB FESTIVAL IN NAPLES.

UNTIL SUNDAY-- TIN CITY IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN SEE, TASTE AND PLAY -- AROUND THE FAMOUS CRITTERS OF THE SEA.

ABC-7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS AT PINCHERS CRAB SHACK IN NAPLES THIS MORNING,

STONE CRAB FEST-LL PKG

KICKS OFF RIGHT HERE TONIGHT AT 4:00 WITH THE OFFICIAL CRACKING OF THE STONE CRAB.

FUN AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT GOES UNTIL 10.

KIDS ACTIVITES START AT 10AM ON SATURDAY WITH FACE PAINTING, ACTIVITIES, VENDORS AND OF COURSE TONS AND TONS OF STONE CRABS

SUPER INTERVIEWEE:

BEAU PERRY/GENERAL MANAGER, PINCHERS CRAB SHACK TIN CITY

5:15-- WE WILL LEARN SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT STONE CRABS FROM OUR INTERVIEWEE

6:24- OUR INTERVIEWEE IS GOING TO SHOW US THE BEST WAY TO CRACK AND GET THE MOST OF YOUR CRAB USING AN "AT HOME KNIFE"

WRAP UP

WE HAVE ALL THE WEEKEND'S EVENTS BROKEN DOWN ON OUR WEBSITE ON ABC-7.COM. CLICK SITES ON 7

RIVER FEST-VO

YOU CAN ALSO KICK OFF YOUR WEEKEND BY CELEBRATING FALL.

THE 6TH ANNUAL RIVERFEST BEGINS TONIGHT,

AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

EXPECT FISH FRY, A CORN HOLE TORNAMENT AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FROM SIX TO NINE.

THE CITY HELD EVENT WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING --

WITH THE TRADITIONAL IMPERIAL RIVER CHALLENGE.

THEY'LL BE AUTUMN THEMED ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS --

OCTOBERFEST-VOTOPS

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY:

OKTOBERFEST IN CAPE CORAL!

GET READY FOR BEERS AND BRATWURST -- PART TWO.

"OKTOBERFEST" IS IN ITS 27TH YEAR.

IF YOU MISSED LAST WEEKEND, YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST THIS AFTERNOON.

THE EVENT RUNS THRU SUNDAY.

IT IS HELD AT THE GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB ON PINE ISLAND ROAD.

TICKETS ARE SIX DOLLARS AT THE GATE.

WORLDS STRONGEST BEER-VO

YOU MAY NEED QUITE A FEW BEERS. TO MATCH THIS ONE.

A SCOTTISH BREWERY CLAIMS IT HAS CREATED THE WORLD'S MOST ALCOHOLIC BEER.

THE BREWERY CALLED "BREWMEISTER" -- NAMED THE BEER "ARMAGEDDON".

THE BREWERS USE A PROCESS CALLED FREEZE FERMENTING -- TO REACH SUPER-HIGH ALCOHOL.

*65 PERCENT ALCOHOL TO BE EXACT!

TEASE FOUR-1 SHOT

ONE OF THE HOTTEST MUSICAL ARTISTS.

IS SINGLE AGAIN!

PAUSE FOR MUSIC**

TAYLOR SWIFT AND CONNOR KENNEDY CALL IT QUITS.

TZ4 A) T SWIFT-NATVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

TAYLOR SWIFT'S BREAKUP-OC

AFTER A COUPLE INTENSE MONTHS OF DATING --

TAYLOR SWIFT AND CONNOR KENNEDY HAVE BROKEN UP.

A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE COUNTRY SINGER CONFIRMS THE NEWS,

EXCLUSIVELY TO US WEEKLY.

TAYLOR SWIFT'S BREAKUP-PKG

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

As Hurricane Sandy churns off the coast of Florida it will continue to impact our local weather.

As of this morning, Sandy remains a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph as it continues on a northwesterly path across the Bahamas. As Sandy makes it's closest approach to Southwest Florida during the day, the most noticeable impact will be the winds. North and northwesterly winds will kick up between 20 to 30 mph with gusts close to 40 through the afternoon hours.

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

TOSS TO JEFF-2 SHOT BXS

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING -

YOU CAN CATCH "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE''.

RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.

THIS WEEK. TALKING ABOUT A FILM FESTIVALS COMING ATTRACTIONS--

AND EVEN A HEATED DEBATE ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

Shannon Franklin, Naples International Film Festival Executive Director:

Film Festival's coming attractions: Lights, camera, action

Scott McIntyre, Daily News Staff Photographer:

Crisscrossing Florida for the "Swing State'' project

Jim Towey, Ave Maria University President AND Howard Simon, Florida ACLU Executive Director:

Debating Amendment 8 -- "Religious Freedom''

Video Clip verbatim:

Lytle: So Church-sponsored schools are a part of this issue.

Towey: I think there will be a debate about whether there should be vouchers in schools, which the Supreme Court of the United States has said is constitutional. We also live in a democracy where the Legislature can make these decisions. Just throw them out if you don't like it.

Simon: Well the Florida Supreme Court has declared that public monies for church-run schools violates the Florida Constitution. There are two provisions on the Florida Constitution that are the basis for that, and Amendment 8 tries to repeal one of those. It reopens the door and leads the way.

Weekend anchor script:

A debate on Amendment 8 - "Religious Freedom'' - leads this week's "Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle'' program Sunday morning at 10 on ABC7.

Jim Towey, Ave Maria University president, is FOR the ballot issue and Howard Simon, Florida ACLU executive director, is AGAINST.

Here they are, with Towey first:

It's a great debate.

Other NewsMakers guests: Shannon Franklin, executive and artistic director of the upcoming Fourth Annual Naples International Film Festival; and Scott McIntyre, a Daily News staff photographer with visual highlights of the paper's "Swing State'' project.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SS (4) SOT

Lytle: So church-sponsored schools are a part of this issue.

Towey: I think there will be a debate about whether there should be vouchers in schools, which the Supreme Court of the United States has said is constitutional. We also live in a democracy where the Legislature can make these decisions. Just throw them out if you don't like it.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

MYSTERY MOVER-VO-WIPE

THE CASE OF A MYSTERY MOVER IN NEW MEXICO.

HAS BEEN SOLVED.

LAST WEEK- AN ALBUQUERQUE FAMILY WOKE UP,

AND FOUND THEIR OUTDOOR FURNITURE RE-ARRANGED.

AT FIRST, THEY THOUGHT THEIR TEENAGE DAUGHTER PLAYED A PRANK.

BUT WHEN SHE DENIED IT, THE FAMILY LOOKED AT SECURITY VIDEO.

THEY REALIZED, EVEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT- A MYSTERY WOMAN WALKED BY AND MOVED THE FURNITURE.

MYSTERY MOVER-SOTVO

We laughed about it the first time. The second time we started thinking about it a little more and said, ok, something is wrong here

She decides to come by and wonders what our house looks like inside and what she can rearrange there you know, what is she tries to get in with one of our kids inside

THE FAMILY SAID THEY DON'T THINK IT IS A BIG CRIME TO MOVE THEIR FURNITURE AROUND,

CANNIBAL NYC-VO

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY -- A NEW YORK POLICE OFFICER DREAMED UP.

THEY SAY GILBERTO VALLE -- PLANNED TO KIDNAP, TORTURE, COOK AND EAT AT LEAST 100 WOMEN.

AND THEY BELIEVE HE WAS PICKING OUT HIS TARGETS -- USING A CONFIDENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATABASE.

DETECTIVES SAY HIS ESTRANGED WIFE TURNED HIM IN.

TEASE FIVE-1 SHOT

CELEBRITIES EARN *MILLIONS.

EVEN AFTER THEY'VE PASSED AWAY.

COMING UP -- THIS YEARS TOP EARNING.

TZ5 A) TOP DEAD CELEB-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

SKYFALL TEARJERKER-CAM 10 BMP- VO

IF ADELE'S SOULFUL SONGS MAKE YOU CRY.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

HER MUSIC EVEN GOT TO JAMES BOND!

ACCORDING TO YAHOO, DANIEL CRAIG WAS REDUCED TO TEARS.

AFTER HEARING ADELE'S THEME SONG TO THE NEW DOUBLE OH-7 MOVIE "SKYFALL."

CRAIG SAYS HE KNEW FROM THE OPENING BARS--

TOP EARNING DEAD CELEB-VOTOPS

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER -- AND CAN MAKE YOU RICH.EVEN IN THE AFTERLIFE.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR -- SURPASSED MICHAEL JACKSON -

TO TOP FORBES MAGAZINE'S LIST OF HIGHEST-EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES.

TAYLOR EARNED 210-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PAST YEAR.

MOST OF THAT CAME FROM JEWELRY AUCTIONS -- AND HER WHITE DIAMONDS PERFUME LINE.

KATIE PERRY WEARS BALLOT DRESS-VOTOPS

KATIE PERRY WEARS HER POLITICAL STANCE ON HER SLEEVE --

LOOK AT THIS FORM FITTING DRESS,

DESIGNED AS A PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT.

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NAME WAS A FILLED IN BOX.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY -- JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE.

EARLY VOTING STARTS IN FLORIDA TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'VE BEEN KEEPING YOU UP TO SPEED -- ON THE CANDIDATES THIS ENTIRE ELECTION SEASON.

TS2) NANNY STABS CHILDREN-SS TOPS VO

JUST LOOK AT THESE TWO ADORABLE CHILDREN.

SO TRAGIC.

THEIR MOTHER CAME HOME AND FOUND THEM STABBED TO DEATH.

OFFICIALS SAY THEIR NANNY DID IT.

SHE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING

TS3) NEW JERSEY TEENS-VOTOPS

IN NEW JERSEY-

ACCUSED OF MURDER -- TWO TEENAGE BROTHERS APPEAR IN COURT TODAY.

AUTHORITIES SAY THEY LURED 12 YEAR OLD AUTUMN PASQUALE INTO THEIR HOME.

AND THEN KILLED HER.

TS4) RIVERFEST-VOTOPS

KICK OFF YOUR WEEKEND WITH RIVERFEST-

IT STARTS TONIGHT AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

EXPECT FISH FRY, A CORN HOLE TORNAMENT AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

THERE'S FUN FESTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS TOO.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

As Hurricane Sandy churns off the coast of Florida it will continue to impact our local weather.

As of this morning, Sandy remains a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph as it continues on a northwesterly path across the Bahamas. As Sandy makes it's closest approach to Southwest Florida during the day, the most noticeable impact will be the winds. North and northwesterly winds will kick up between 20 to 30 mph with gusts close to 40 through the afternoon hours.

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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