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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HL1) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS-WIPE

IN JUST ONE HOUR--

YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE IN FLORIDA--

EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY-

HL2) NANNY STABBING-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS-- SHOCKING DEATHS OUT OF MANHATTAN--

HL3) TROP STORM SANDY-VOTOPS

AND SANDY IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM -

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Over the last couple of days, our weather has been under the influence of Hurricane Sandy as we remained on the outer fringes of the storm.

Our biggest impact wasn't the rain, but the winds. Now that Hurricane Sandy is pulling away from the Florida coastline, more sunshine is in store for our Saturday, however the winds will stay a bit breezy with gusts close to 30mph.

The morning will start off with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70° and with mostly to partly sunny skies, daytime highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Northwesterly winds on the backside of Sandy will continue to drag in some much drier air across the peninsula, which means we will start to notice a drop in our humidity by the afternoon hours.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will prevail and overnight lows will be a bit cooler as they drop into the middle and upper 60s.

NEW JERSEY PREP-TC MON VO

AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY BARRELS NORTH-- WE'LL CONTINUE TRACKING IT'S PATH.

ALONG THE EAST COAST-- THEY'RE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL DISASTER.

IN NEW JERSEY-

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS CONTINUE TODAY IN THE CAPE MAY AREA FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS-

COCOA BEACH-TC MON VO

IN FLORIDA

ALONG COCOA BEACH-

SANDY SENT STRONG WINDS AND WAVES TO BREVARD COUNTY --

POUNDING THE COAST ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND INTO THE NIGHT-

THOSE WAVES PROVED TO BE A SURFER'S DREAM-

BUT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS ALONG COCOA BEACH, THEY CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE STORM-

CUBA AFTERMATH-VOTOPS

IN CUBA-

THE CLEANUP CONTINUES THIS MORNING,

AFTER SANDY'S TORRENTIAL RAINS AND HOWLING WINDS DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HOMES-

STATE RUN MEDIA REPORTED THAT SOME FIVE-THOUSAND HOMES AT LEAST PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WHILE THE ROOFS WERE RIPPED OFF ANOTHER 30-THOUSAND.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

EARLY VOTING STARTS SAT-SSTOPS OC AT MON --HF CG R

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE- 2012.

ONLY 10 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY.

BUT YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE THIS MORNING!

EARLY VOTING IN FLORIDA STARTS TODAY.

BUT - FIRST THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT.

YOUR GOING TO NEED A PICTURE I-D.

AND--UNLIKE THE GENERAL ELECTION,

WHERE YOU GO TO YOUR DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE--

EARLY VOTING IS DONE AT THE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OFFICE,

OR A SPECIALLY-DESIGNATED BRANCH OFFICE.

WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW -- THE BALLOTS ARE LONG, SO ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

YOU'LL SAVE TIME DOING RESEARCH FIRST.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THE BALLOT, A LIST OF WHERE YOU CAN VOTE, AND INFORMATION ON THE AMENDMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE, A-B-C DASH SEVEN DOT COM.

POLLS OPEN IN LEE, CHARLOTTE, AND COLLIER COUNTIES AT SEVEN THIS MORNING.

VOTE COUNTDOWN-CGTOPS OC

IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE --

THE LATEST ABC NEWS - WASHINGTON POST TRACKING POLL SHOWS REPUBLICAN HOPEFUL MITT ROMNEY LEADING PRESIDENT OBAMA BY JUST ONE POINT --

MEANING THEY ARE IN A STATISTICAL DEAD HEAT JUST 10 DAYS FROM ELECTION NIGHT.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR A CAMPAIGN EVENT WITH JAMES TAYLOR TODAY.

AND MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGNS IN FLORIDA WITH MARCO RUBIO AND CONNIE MACK.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

LEHIGH CRASH-VOTOPS

NEW THIS MORNING-

AN OVERNIGHT CRASH BRINGS DOWN A POWER POLE AND SENDS A DRIVER TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT HAPPENED AT GUNNERY ROAD NEAR ORDINANCE ROAD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL ABC-7--

THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

DEFERRED ACTION LOCAL KID-NATVO

NEW THIS MORNING-

A LOCAL TEEN'S DREAMS COME TRUE.

ESBIN STAIGER -- FROM BONITA SPRINGS-- IS JUST ONE OF FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS APPROVED FOR THE NEW DEFERRED ACTION PROGRAM.

HIS PARENTS BROUGHT HIM TO THE U-S ILLEGALLY WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD.

HE HAS *JUST* BEEN APPROVED FOR A WORK PERMIT.

DEFERRED ACTION LOCAL KID-SOTVO

36:33 it was like a big weight was taken off your shoulders and it was like liberating 36:42 you can participate in our country 36:49 pretty estatic feeling 36:54

THE NEW PLAN WAS BACKED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA.

IT MEANS STAIGER CAN GET A JOB, A TEMPORARY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

IT'S *NOT* A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP -- THAT'S SOMETHING STAIGER SAYS HE'S *ALSO* APPLYING FOR.

DRUG TESTING LAW-OC

LOOKING AHEAD --

A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS NEXT WEEK IN THE BATTLE SURROUNDING A FLORIDA LAW.

IT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO PASS DRUG TESTS BEFORE RECEIVING PUBLIC-ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

A JUDGE BLOCKED THE RULE-- CONCERNED IT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION'S BAN ON UNREASONABLE SEARCHES.

TWINS DEAL-VO-WIPE

THE LEE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE NEARING A DEAL WORTH MORE THAN 40 MILLON DOLLARS -- TO KEEP THE FRANCHISE TRAINING IN LEE COUNTY.

ARTIST RENDERINGS SHOW WHAT THE FUTURE, UPGRADED TWINS TRAINING FACILITY MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

TWINS DEAL-SOT-SS-OC

take sot

super= Dave St. Peter, President, Minnesota Twins

28:01 we're optimistic, we never take it for granted we have tremendous respect for the county board and the process 28:12

LET'S TALK MONEY.

HERE'S A QUICK BREAKDOWN ON HOW LEE COUNTY WOULD PAY FOR THE DEAL.

THE STATE ALREADY GAVE LEE COUNTY 15-MILLION DOLLARS OVER 30 YEARS FOR SOME OF THE COSTS.

THE TWINS WILL PITCH IN NEARLY 14 MILLION.

AND, ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY, LEE COUNTY WILL REFINANCE A BOND FOR THE REST, NEARLY 40 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT COME FROM TOURISM TAX DOLLARS.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

NANNY STABBING-VO-WIPE

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE NEW YORK CITY NANNY THIS MORNING--

ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO CHILDREN IN HER CARE-- THEN STABBING HERSELF.

50 YEAR OLD YOSELYN ORTEGA IS IN THE HOSPITAL-

AND EXPECTED TO BE CHARGED FOR THE DEATHS.

NANNY STABBING-SOTVO

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly "She was a U.S. citizen and she had been in this country for ten years. She was a naturalized citizen. She was born in the Dominican Republic."

THE TWO CHILDREN KILLED WERE 6-YEAR-OLD LUCIA AND 2-YEAR-OLD LEO KRIM.

THEIR MOTHER WAS WITH ANOTHER ONE OF HER CHILDREN, 3-YEAR-OLD NESSIE,

AT SWIMMING LESSONS THURSDAY WHEN THE STABBINGS HAPPENED.

THEIR FATHER, A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR C-NBC DIGITAL, WAS FLYING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP.

NANNY STABBING-SOTVO

we believe now the nanny began to stab herself as the woman entered the room.

ORTEGA REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION,

TEASE ONE-OC

WANNA TRACK A WILDFIRE--

THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT.

TZ1 A) WILDFIRE APP-VO-WIPE

WORST CASE SCENARIO-TC MON VO

TROPICAL STORM SANDY COULD CAUSE A BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE WITH DOWNED POWER LINES AND OTHER DESTRUCTION.

IT COULD EVEN AFFECT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THAT'S GOT FORECASTERS IN THE COUNTRY'S MAIN WEATHER-PREDICTION CENTER CONCERNED.

WORST CASE SCENARIO-PKG

A LATE-SEASON STORM THAT HAS THE EAST COAST BRACING.

ALREADY ALONG THE COAST THERE ARE PEOPLE FILLING SANDBAGS, BULLDOZERS PACKING BERMS.

WITH SANDY BEARING DOWN- THE NATION'S TOP FORECASTERS ARE RAMPING UP.

"We have it coming in up here."

LOUIS UCCELLINI IS DIRECTOR OF NOAA'S CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION.

BRIAN-UCCELLINI: "What is the worst-case scenario for you?"

UCCELLINI: "Well we're very confident now that this storm, even if it tracks up towards the north and maybe even the northeast for a while, that this storm will start curving back towards the coast. / That's a bad situation for a landfalling storm for the bays along the coast- will have strong storm surges."

SURGES, RAIN, WIND-- EVEN THE FACT THAT IT WILL HIT DURING A FULL MOON, WHEN TIDES ARE AT THEIR PEAK- COMBINE TO MAKE THIS A STORM OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

WE GOT ACCESS TO NOAA'S CENTER FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTION: A BRAND-NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART TRACKING FACILITY.

Standup: "This is the country's main weather-prediction nerve center. From here experts track hurricanes once they make landfall, but also pretty much every major precipitation event inside the United States- not only how strong they are and where they're going, but how long they'll stick around. This model tracks Hurricane Sandy 4 or 5 days from when it hits land and look- it shows it's still lingering over the northeastern United States."

THERE COULD BE A-BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. WITH DOWNED POWER-LINES AND OTHER DESTRUCTION.

THE STORM COULD AFFECT THE ELECTION.

MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR SAYS HIS STATE'S EARLY VOTING, SCHEDULED TO START SATURDAY, COULD BE IMPACTED.

OFFICIALS' ADVICE FOR THOSE IN THIS STORM'S PATH:

PATRICK: "Make sure you have a flashlight, batteries, sufficient nonperishable food and water, a first aid kit, any necessary medications."

ALSO HAVE RADIOS, PHONE-CHARGERS, CASH READY, THEY SAY-- TRIM BRANCHES AND TREES AROUND YOUR HOUSE, CLEAR AUTUMN LEAVES FROM STORM-DRAINS.

UCCELLINI SAYS SANDY HAS SOME SIMILARITIES WITH THE PERFECT STORM OF 1991, WHERE A NOR'EASTER AND A HURRICANE COLLIDED AND PUMMELED NEW ENGLAND.

UCCELLINI: "We have a cold air mass coming in from the west.

BRIAN: "So it'll join with another storm.

WORST CASE SCENARIO-OC

BRIAN TODD REPORTING.

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-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.

Over the last couple of days, our weather has been under the influence of Hurricane Sandy as we remained on the outer fringes of the storm.

Our biggest impact wasn't the rain, but the winds. Now that Hurricane Sandy is pulling away from the Florida coastline, more sunshine is in store for our Saturday, however the winds will stay a bit breezy with gusts close to 30mph.

The morning will start off with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70° and with mostly to partly sunny skies, daytime highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Northwesterly winds on the backside of Sandy will continue to drag in some much drier air across the peninsula, which means we will start to notice a drop in our humidity by the afternoon hours.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will prevail and overnight lows will be a bit cooler as they drop into the middle and upper 60s.

WILDFIRE APP-VO

THE RED CROSS RELEASES A FREE "WILDFIRE" APP.

IT CONTAINS WARNINGS FOR POTENTIAL WILDFIRES,

ALERTS WHEN A FIRE'S STARTED, AND TRACKS A FIRE'S PATH.

THERE'S ALSO A ONE-TOUCH "I'M SAFE" MESSAGE TO CONTACT FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND LOCATIONS OF RED CROSS SHELTERS.

RED TIDE WEEKEND PREVIEW-VO

A-B-C SEVEN IS TRACKING RED TIDE OFF OUR SHORES --

IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY -- IT COULD AFFECT YOUR WEEKEND.

SCIENTISTS FOUND MEDIUM LEVELS OF THE TOXIC ALGAE OFF SOUTH MARCO BEACH.

THEY ALSO REPORTED A FEW DEAD FISH ON SEAGATE BEACH YESTERDAY.

FORD INVESTIGATION-VO

THE U-S GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FORDS.

THERE ARE GROWING COMPLAINTS THE THROTTLES CAN STICK --

ON SOME OLDER MODEL FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE SEDANS.

FORD BUILT THOSE CARS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2003.

ENGINEERS SAY A CABLE COLLAR CAN FRACTURE AT A MOUNTING BRACKET--

AND CAUSE THE THROTTLES TO STICK OPEN.

SOCCER TEAM DONATIONS FOLO-VO

IT'S A BRIGHTER DAY FOR A TRAVELING SOCCER TEAM.

GENEROUS DONORS HAVE OFFERED TO COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF THE BOYS' TRIP TO A TOURNAMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THE SAN CARLOS SCORPIONS U-18 TEAM ALMOST HAD TO SCRAP THE TRIP--

BECAUSE THIEVES STOLE MONEY FROM A BONITA SPRINGS HOME -- 700 DOLLARS THEY HAD RAISED WAS GONE.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

COMING UP NEXT-CLIP

TEASE TWO-OC

TACO TUESDAY IS ABOUT TO GET EVEN BETTER.

BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LOVE FREE FOOD.

TZ2 A) FREE TACO TUESDAY-VO-WIPE

FREE TACO TUESDAY-VO

MAKE A RUN FOR THE BORDER TUESDAY AND YOUR TACO IS FREE.

TACO BELL IS MAKING GOOD ON IT'S "STEAL A BASE, STEAL A TACO" PROMISE.

A BASE WAS STOLEN DURING THE WORLD SERIES GAME THURSDAY. SO IT'S FREE TACOS ON TUESDAY.

TOYS R U FREEBIE-VO

AND YOUR LITTLE ONES CAN SCORE A FREEBIE *TODAY, AT "TOYS R US".

CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND UP CAN HELP BUILD A LEGO MONSTER CITY IN-STORE,

"AND" LEAVE WITH A FREE EXCLUSIVE MONSTER CITY MINI PACK.

THE EVENT RUNS FROM NOON TO TWO PM, CALL YOUR LOCAL TOYS R US TO MAKE SURE IT'S PARTICIPATING.

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO STONE CRABS-2SHOT HSVBOX

CHANCES ARE IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND,

THERE IS A FEST THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS.

FIRST UP --

THE THIRD ANNUAL STONE CRAB FESTIVAL.

IT STARTED FRIDAY AND RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY ALONG THE NAPLES WATERFRONT.

THINGS TO DO OKTOBERFEST-HSVBOX

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO WASH DOWN THOSE TASTY CLAWS, THEN CHECK OUT OKTOBERFEST.

THINGS TO DO MATLACHA-VOTOPS CG

THE GROUP WANTING TO TURN WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE FISHINGEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD INTO THE FISHINGEST REEF - IS GETTING CLOSER TO MAKING IT HAPPEN.

NEIGHBORS ON PINE ISLAND ARE TRYING TO RAISE AT LEAST 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SINK PARTS OF THE MATLACHA BRIDGE 3 MILES OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TO DATE - THEY'VE RAISED NEARLY 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND HOPE TO GET CLOSER TO THAT GOAL TODAY.

FROM 2 - 6 OCLOCK TODAY THEY'LL HOLD A FUNDRAISER AT THE OLDE FISH HOUSE MARINA ON PINE ISLAND ROAD IN MATLACHA.

THAT'S JUST OVER THE BRIDGE.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE GRAYSON ROGERS BAND WILL PERFORM.

THE GROUP WILL RAFFLE OFF A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON AND OTHER ITEMS.

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

PARENTS WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CHILDREN-

"You have to have the peace of mind that your precious children are with someone you can trust

CONCERNS GROW FROM THE TRAGIC DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN--

STABBED TO DEATH WHILE IN THE CARE OF THEIR NANNY.

SO WE RUN DOWN TIPS TO FIND A CAREGIVER YOU CAN TRUST.

PLUS --

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO--

A STUNT GONE TERRIBLE WRONG-

TZ3 A) NANNY CONCERNS-SOTVO

TZ3 B) GUY HIT BY CAR-VOTOPS

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 1) NANNY CONCERNS-VOTOPS

CONCERNS DEVELOP OVER CHILDCARE SAFETY.

AFTER A NANNY KILLS TWO CHILDREN--

TS 2) HANDWRITING-VOTOPS

PLUS -- IN AN AGE OF CELL PHONES AND COMPUTERS.

WE'RE NOT WRITING IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY ANYMORE.

TS 3) POST BABY WORKOUT-VOTOPS

AND HE'S HELPED CELEBRITIES GET RESULTS THEY WANT.

AND THIS MORNING-- HE'S SHARING TIPS FOR NEW MOMS--

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Over the last couple of days, our weather has been under the influence of Hurricane Sandy as we remained on the outer fringes of the storm.

Our biggest impact wasn't the rain, but the winds. Now that Hurricane Sandy is pulling away from the Florida coastline, more sunshine is in store for our Saturday, however the winds will stay a bit breezy with gusts close to 30mph.

The morning will start off with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70° and with mostly to partly sunny skies, daytime highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Northwesterly winds on the backside of Sandy will continue to drag in some much drier air across the peninsula, which means we will start to notice a drop in our humidity by the afternoon hours.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will prevail and overnight lows will be a bit cooler as they drop into the middle and upper 60s.

TRUCK INTO CANAL-CLIP VO

BREAKING NEWS ---

CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK.

THAT WAS FOUND IN A CANAL.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 630.

FIREFIGHTERS SPOTTED A SILVER TRUCK FLOATING IN A CANAL AT THE HORTON PARK BOAT RAMP.

THE CANAL RUNS PARALLEL TO VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY NEAR THE BRIDGE.

THE WINDOWS OF THE TRUCK WERE DOWN.

TWO DIVERS WENT INTO THE WATER TO SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER OR ANY PASSENGERS.

BUT NO ONE WAS FOUND.

RIGHT NOW FIREFIGHTERS BELIEVE THE TRUCK FLOATED OVER TO THE CANAL FROM THE BOAT RAMP.

NANNY CONCERNS-OC

IT WAS A CRIME THAT STRUCK A CHORD WITH PARENTS EVERYWHERE.

A NANNY ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO CHILDREN SHE WAS HIRED TO TAKE CARE OF.

IF YOU'RE A PARENT - AND WONDERING WHAT STEPS YOU CAN TAKE-

TO MAKE SURE YOUR BABY-SITTER HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BEFORE LEAVING YOUR CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE.

NANNY CONCERNS-PKG

IT'S A DECISION MILLIONS OF WORKING PARENTS HAVE TO MAKE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

"You have to have the peace of mind that your precious children are with someone you can trust."

NATIONWIDE AROUND 63% OF CHILDREN ARE CARED FOR BY BABY-SITTERS.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE KRIM FAMILY KNEW THEIR SITTER WELL.AND THIS TRAGEDY RESONATING WITH PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

"It's absolutely devastating to hear that. You hug your kids more when you hear something like that. Your heart goes out ot hat family."

IT'S A RELATIONSHIP BUILT ON TRUST THAT MANY PARENTS SAY HAS TO BE EARNED.

JESSICA MINAHAN RUNS OLIVE YOU NANNY - A CHICAGO BASED NANNY PLACEMENT AGENCY. THEY PRE-INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND DO EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS:

S/ Jessica Minahan/ Nanny Placement:38 -:48

"If you are hiring a legal nanny, you'll be able to get a social security verification on her, which you can match with her picture ID and makes sure she is who she says she is."

SHE SAYS CALLING REFERENCES IS AN EASY AND INEXPENSIVE FIRST STEP.

S/ Jessica Minahan/ Nanny Placement:54 - 1:02

"They should also be asking about her personality, what kind of person she is, if the family knows anything about the nanny's background.her family life."

LIZ NICKERSON FOUND A SITTER BY DOING HER HOMEWORK AND LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PARENTS NETWORK.

S/ Liz Nickerson/ Mom 1:09 - 1:16

NANNY CONCERNS-OC

LAUREN JIGGETS REPORTING.

THAT NEW YORK NANNY--

IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING-

CHARLOTTE BEATING SUSPECTS-(2)SS

DEPUTIES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY NEED HELP FINDING TWO MEN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A BEATING AND A ROBBERY.

THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE CIRCLE K ON TAMIAMI TRAIL AT ABOUT ELEVEN THURSDAY NIGHT.

THIS IS JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED -- AND ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER.

CAPE MESSY HOUSE-VO-WIPE

THE PEOPLE OF CAPE CORAL WANT THE CITY TO ACT QUICKER IN DEALING WITH ABANDONED HOMES.

THE SITUATION IS SO BAD AT SOME HOMES,

LIKE THIS ONE ON SW 10TH PLACE.

NEIGHBORS TELL US THEY PUT UP A FENCE TO DEAL WITH INFESTATION PROBLEMS.

CITY RECORDS SHOW ABOUT 80 HOUSES LIKE THIS IN THE CITY.

CAPE MESSY HOUSE-SOTVO

Take sot -- take from NBC530 pkg or tz sound

Tom Olden

"if you look the lanai is caving in, vines are growing inside. It's like going to the jungle on vacation."

CAPE OFFICIALS TELL US THERE IS A BACKLOG RIGHT NOW WITH CONTRACTORS.

MURDOCK VILLIAGE-VO-WIPE

MURDOCH VILLIAGE COSTS CHARLOTTE COUNTY FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY.

THE COUNTY HAS BEEN PAYING IT SINCE 2003 -- BUT NOW LEADERS SAY IT'S TIME TO SEE A RETURN ON THAT MONEY.

THE PLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT BUT EVERY IDEA THAT'S COME UP, HAS FALLEN APART.

MURDOCK VILLIAGE-SOTVO

Commissioner Bob Starr, Charlotte County 8 seconds

"we had all the 8 x 10 glossys. You were going to put in the water features, the road to 776, it hasn't happened."

BUSINESS OWNERS NEARBY ARE FRUSTRATED AND WANT TO SEE THE LAND DEVELOPED,

SAYING IT WILL BOOST BUSINESS ALL ACROSS CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

HORIZON COUNCIL-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY'S INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS

EVERYONE WANTS TO AVOID ANOTHER FIASCO LIKE V-R LABS.

THE 25 MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO BRING JOBS AND MONEY TO THE COUNTY.

BUT THE PROGRAM CAME UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER 5 MILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY WAS GIVEN TO V-R LABS -- WITH MINIMAL RESULTS.

HORIZON COUNCIL-SOTVO

":No, I don't think it's lost its integrity. I mean, there's always bumps in the road. The program overall has been very successful. In the first funds since it's been created, there are 1300 jobs that's been created and many, many millions in economic impact"

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

ROMNEY RYAN OHIO RALLY-NATVOTOPS

pause for music and cheering

THOUSANDS CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE ROMNEY RYAN CAMPAIGN FRIDAY NIGHT IN CANTON.

BOTH CANDIDATES TALKED ABOUT THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA.

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGNING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE TODAY.

WITH JUST OVER A WEEK UNTIL ELECTION DAY-

THE LATEST POLL SHOWS AN EVEN TIGHTER RACE IN ONE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE--OHIO.

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGN-VO

AND TODAY -PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE-

HIS CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCING -- IT'S NOT CANCELLING ANY EVENTS ON THE EAST COAST AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY APPROACHES.

THE STORM IS ON TRACK TO AFFECT THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SMOKE FREE FGCU-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.

RIGHT NOW - THERE ARE SEVERAL DESIGNATED SMOKING SPOTS ON CAMPUS.

THIS IDEA IS IN ITS EARLY STAGES--

BP CAPS OIL DOME-VO

B-P HAS CAPPED OFF SOME EQUIPMENT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF A SHEEN NEAR THE 2010 OIL SPILL SITE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

BP STARTED 26-HOUR PROCESS TUESDAY AND FINISHED UP THURSDAY.

THE SHEEN SHOWED UP ON THE GULF'S SURFACE LAST MONTH.

BIRD HOARDING-VO-WIPE

HUNDREDS OF BIRDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM A MAN'S HOME IN AURORA, ILLINOIS.

THE CITY SENT CREWS TO TAKE THE 325 BIRDS,

INCLUDING PARAKEETS, COCKATIELS AND DOVES.

THE GUY WHO OWNS THE HOME SAYS HE STARTED WITH EIGHT BIRDS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

BIRD HOARDING-SOTVO

I have a strong faith in God, and I've been praying for guidance."

"I've gotten over the fact that my birds are going. That's just a given."

"I must say they are in remarkable good shape. I think that there will be very few deaths in this instance

125 BIRDS WERE ALSO FOUND DEAD IN THE HOME.

THE CAPTURED BIRDS WILL BE TAKEN TO A SHELTER-- AND PUT UP FOR ADOPTION.

EDISON FIRST HUMAN RECORDING-NATVO

YOU CAN NOW HEAR THE FIRST-EVER RECORDED HUMAN VOICE.

LISTEN!

PAUSE = NATS

WHAT YOU ARE HEARING IS SOMEONE SINGING MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

RESEARCHERS DIGITIZED WHAT EXPERTS SAY IS THE OLDEST PLAYBLE RECORDING OF AN AMERICAN VOICE.

THE RECORDING WAS DONE ON A SHEET OF TINFOIL.

EDISON FIRST HUMAN RECORDING-SOT VO

alison giesen/ edison and ford winter estates/ curator

19:47

the significance is huge to be able to take technology that was around in 1878 with Thomas Edison and actually be able to capture sound digitally is huge for the industry."

AT THE EDISON AND FORD WINTER ESTATES IN FORT MYERS,.

GUY HIT BY CAR STUNT-VO

A CAR JUMPING STUNT IN FLORIDA GONE WRONG.

WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE COLLISION…IT'S A LITTLE GRAPHIC.

OFFICERS SAY THIS MAN WAS TRYING TO JUMP OVER THE MOVING CAR.

HIS BROTHER WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL-- AND YOU CAN SEE IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL.

THE STUNT MAN WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN BONES AND HEAD INJURIES.

OFFICIALS SAY HE HAS NOT WOKEN UP SINCE THE CRASH.

TEASE FOUR-OC

TEXTING -- AND TYPING TAKE-OVER.

AND OUR HANDWRITING IS SUFFERING.

A LOOK AT WHY -- IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE YOUR PENMANSHIP!

TZ4 A) HANDWRITING-VO-WIPE

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-2SHOT

MAIN WEATHER-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.

Over the last couple of days, our weather has been under the influence of Hurricane Sandy as we remained on the outer fringes of the storm.

Our biggest impact wasn't the rain, but the winds. Now that Hurricane Sandy is pulling away from the Florida coastline, more sunshine is in store for our Saturday, however the winds will stay a bit breezy with gusts close to 30mph.

The morning will start off with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70° and with mostly to partly sunny skies, daytime highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Northwesterly winds on the backside of Sandy will continue to drag in some much drier air across the peninsula, which means we will start to notice a drop in our humidity by the afternoon hours.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will prevail and overnight lows will be a bit cooler as they drop into the middle and upper 60s.

HANDWRITING-OC

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE A HANDWRITTEN LETTER?

OR HANDWRITTEN ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER?

STUDENTS HAVE BECOME SO ACCUSTOMED TO TYPING ON LAPTOPS AND CELL PHONES, THEY ARE LOSING HANDWRITING SKILLS.

HANDWRITING-PKG

A LESSON IN HANDWRITING. NOT FOR CHILDREN. BUT FOR ADULTS.

MANY IN THIS CLASS TEACHERS, LEARNING CREATIVE TECHNIQUES TO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS HOW TO PRINT.

BECAUSE EVEN IN THIS AGE OF TECHNOLOGY, HANDWRITING REMAINS THE PRIMARY WAY STUDENTS COMMUNICATE IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND THE PRIMARY WAY THEY ARE ASSESSED IN HOW MUCH THEY KNOW.

"The sad thing is, sometimes kids don't have the ability to express what they really know from a level of education or intelligence because they're handicapped by poor writing or poor habits."

PRESENTER PATTI BUNCE SAYS THE EMPHASIS ON NOTE-TAKING IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 IS GREATER NOW THAN EVER.

EVEN IN HIGHER GRADES, STUDIES SHOW STUDENTS WHO TOOK NOTES BY HAND VERSUS THE COMPUTER WERE SHOWN TO HAVE BETTER COMPREHENSION AND SHE SAYS HANDWRITING IS A LIFE-LONG SKILL.

THINK ABOUT FILLING OUT JOB APPLICATIONS. TAKING STANDARDIZED TESTS.

"People are still judged by the quality of their writing. SAT and ACT scores. exact same answer, one is easy to read, one is sloppy. which one do you think gets a better score?"

"If you have writing that is small, choppy, illegible. the first thing that a person will think about you is that this person is unorganized, they are not focused, it's just a reflection of you."

TEACHER ROSE HARDWICK SAYS SHE HAND WRITES NOTES TO PARENTS, SHE DOES NOT EMAIL THEM.

"It doesn't say the same thing, it doesn't convey that personal communication."

AND BUNCE SAYS, THAT GOES FOR THANK YOU NOTES, EVEN FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. MAYBE YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT WRITING IT DOWN.

HANDWRITING-OC

AS STUDENTS TREND TOWARD MORE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES -

APPS LIKE "EVERNOTE" ON THE IPAD ALLOW THEM TO HANDWRITE THEIR NOTES INSTEAD OF TYPING THEM UP.

GOOD PRACTICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT EDGE.

FALLING FISH-SS

PRETTY NORMAL TO HEAR SOMEONE YELL FORE ON A GOLF COURSE, AND THEN SEE A GOLF BALL FALL FROM THE SKY --

BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT DROPPED OUT OF THE SKY AT ONE CALIFORNIA GOLF COURSE.

THAT!

A TWO-POUND LEOPARD SHARK,.

PEOPLE THINK A BIRD SNATCHED IT FROM THE WATER, THEN DROPPED IT RIGHT ONTO THE GREEN.

TEASE FIVE

NEW MOM'S NEED HELP GETTING BACK IN PRE-BABY SHAPE?

WE TAKE A LOOK AT TIPS FROM A TOP TRAINER.

TZ5 A) POST BABY WORKOUT-VO

POST BABY WORKOUT-OC

YOU'VE SEEN THE PHOTOS. STARS LOOKING FIT RIGHT AFTER GIVING BIRTH.

WELL ONE CELEBRITY TRAINER SHARES A UNIQUE POST-PREGNANCY WORKOUT.

POST BABY WORKOUT-PKG

THE MAN WHO'S HELPED DOZENS OF CELEBS GET BACK INTO SHAPE AFTER GIVING BIRTH IS SHARING HIS SECRETS!

"It's tough work being a new mom. Not that I know that's what I've heard!"

AND HARLEY PASTERNAK HAS HEARD IT FROM SOME HOT A-LIST MOMS!

"Whether it be Jessica Simpson and Hillary Duff Mila Jovovich Jennifer Hudson."

THE CELEBRITY TRAINER'S SHOWING US THE SAME TECHNIQUES HE USED TO GET THEM BACK IN SHAPE AFTER BABY-- STARTING WITH A MOVE THAT RESTORES YOUR POSTURE!

"Gonna do something called a bent-over reverse fly. Hinging at the hips, bringing our upper-torso down. Palms facing each other and bring them up, away from each other. You wanna squeeze your shoulder blades into each other the whole time."

HIS NEXT MOVE HELPS BLAST YOUR BOOTY BACK INTO SHAPE!

"I like to call this a sumo squat, feet wide, toes pointed out. We're gonna sink down and come back up. You probably still have a little extra weight through the center area. And this keeps it in close to the body."

YOU CAN EVEN DO THIS WITH YOUR NEWBORN! JUST HOLD 'EM WHILE WORKING OUT!

LAY ON THE GROUND FOR HIS NEXT MOVE -- THE SUPERWOMAN!!

"This will really strengthen the muscles of the lower back. You wanna bring up and down, your head is as one unit to your arms. And then we have an alternating. Opposite hand to opposite leg."

LASTLY, THE "PLANK" HELPS RE-BUILD YOUR MID-SECTION!

POST BABY WORKOUT-OC

MIKE WILBER REPORTING.

AND YOU CAN HAVE A PERSONAL SESSION WITH THE SUPERSTAR TRAINER --

WITH HIS NEW VIDEO GAME "HARLEY PASTERNAK'S HOLLYWOOD WORKOUT"--

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) EARLY VOTING-SSTOPS

EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY IN FLORIDA-- POLLS OPEN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

THEY'RE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN EVERY DAY UNTIL NOVEMBER THIRD.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT FOR NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION--ABC-7.COM

TS2) TWINS DEAL-VOTOPS

LEE COUNTY AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE CLOSE TO A DEAL WORTH MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE HOPE IS TO KEEP THE FRANCHISE TRAINING IN LEE COUNTY.

TS3) TS SANDY-VOTOPS

SANDY GETS A DOWNGRADE THIS MORNING AS IT BARRELS TO THE NORTH.

IT'S ALREADY CAUSED DESTRUCTION IN THE CARRIBEAN-

AND IT BLAMED FOR 43 DEATHS.

FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP

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.

Over the last couple of days, our weather has been under the influence of Hurricane Sandy as we remained on the outer fringes of the storm.

Our biggest impact wasn't the rain, but the winds. Now that Hurricane Sandy is pulling away from the Florida coastline, more sunshine is in store for our Saturday, however the winds will stay a bit breezy with gusts close to 30mph.

The morning will start off with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70° and with mostly to partly sunny skies, daytime highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Northwesterly winds on the backside of Sandy will continue to drag in some much drier air across the peninsula, which means we will start to notice a drop in our humidity by the afternoon hours.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will prevail and overnight lows will be a bit cooler as they drop into the middle and upper 60s.

CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

THANKS FOR JOINING US--

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