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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HL1)EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS-WIPE

EARLY VOTING SUCCESS!

LINES WRAP AROUND POLLING PLACES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA---

PEOPLE WAIT TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR HOURS.

HL2) SELF DRIVING CAR-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS-- PARALLEL PARKING ISN'T FOR EVERYONE.

BUT THERE'S A WAY TO GET AROUND IT.

A CAR THAT PARKS ITSELF.

HL3) SANDY PREPS-VOTOPS

AND -- SANDY HEADS TOWARD THE EAST COAST THIS MORNING.

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.

Hurricane Sandy can't seem to make up its mind. One minute it's a tropical storm the next, it's a hurricane. Either way, Sandy has its eyes set on the mid Atlantic states with most of the forecast models honing in on New Jersey.

As Sandy continues to pull farther away from Florida, our pleasant weather pattern will stay in place for our Sunday. A few clouds will dominate the forecast today, especially across our coastal locations and even though the winds will slacken just a bit, it will still be on the breezy side as northwesterly winds gust to over 25mph.

Temperatures will start off in the middle to upper 60s this morning before warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. This combined with the northwest breeze and lower humidity, will make our afternoon quite comfortable.

A cold front will push its way across the peninsula late Sunday and into early Monday delivering some of the coolest air of the season to Southwest Florida. While we will see a good amount of sunshine, daytime highs will struggle to reach 80°, with many of us staying in the middle 70s. By Tuesday morning, temperatures will drop into the lower 50s across the urban corridor with our inland and northern cool spots plummeting into the 40s.

SANDY IN NC-OC

A SUPER STORM IS POISED TO STRIKE THE MIDATLANTIC WITH STRONG WINDS,

POUNDING RAIN AND EVEN SNOW.

HURRICANE SANDY IS PUSHING TOWARDS THE EAST COAST AT THIS HOUR.

MASSIVE FLOODING AND PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES ARE PREDICTED.

ABC'S BRANDI HITT IS IN KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE LATEST ON

SANDY IN NC-PKG

SCRIPT:

nats

GUSTING WINDS.

nats

CHURNING SURF.

nats

AND CRASHING WAVES

ALL SIGNS OF SANDY'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL.

mos: normally I don't get that nervous but I'm not feeling too good about

this one

EIGHT STATES FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW ENGLAND HAVE DECLARED A STATE OF

EMERGENCY

.AS THE 900-MILE MONSTER MAKES IT WAY UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

.WITH THE STRENGTH TO DUMP UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS AND

KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES

Gov Christie

we should not underestimate the impact of the storm

SANDY IS EXPECTED TO SLAM RIGHT INTO AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. AND *THAT

COLLISION* OF HOT AND COLD AIR WILL SUPER-CHARGE IT.

Dr. Louis Uccellini, NOAA: "This could set historical precedence if it

really develops along the lines that the numerical models are indicating."

THAT KIND OF POWER COULD LAUNCH FOUR TO TEN FOOT STORM SURGES IN VULNERABLE

AREAS OF WASHINGTON, DC NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg/NYC: "If it were to strengthen unexpectedly or

change its expected path it could do a lot of damage and you could be at

risk."

nats drilling boards

THAT'S WHY FAMILIES ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST ARE BOARDING UP.

STOCKING UP ON FOOD AND WATER.

GENERATORS, BATTERIES AND OTHER SUPPLIES

mos: "we're just going to prepare for the worst and hope for the best"

BRACING FOR WHEN SANDY STRIKES

LOCAL SANDY REAX-VO

BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

SOME LOCALS WITH HOMES ON THE EAST COAST ARE HEADED BACK BECAUSE OF SANDY.

ONE NEW JERSEY COUPLE ENDED THEIR STAY EIGHT DAYS EARLY AND ARE HEADING OUT.

FIRST ON THE LIST BACK HOME--

LOCAL SANDY REAX-SOTOC

I'm very much concerned about it yea I mean every one of the storms, even with the generators there have been some kind of problem as a residual effect of the storm.

CHECK ON FLIGHTS-MITTO TOPS

AND LETS TAKE A QUICK CHECK ON FLIGHTS OUT OF RSW THIS MORNING.

BREAKING CLIP

HAWAII TSUNAMI WARNING-VOTOPS

ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.

AUTHORITIES ARE URGING NEIGHBORS IN HAWAII TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND --

AFTER A 7-POINT-7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES WESTERN CANADA.

IT'S BELIEVED THE QUAKE WILL TRIGGER A TSUNAMI THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC,

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR HAWAII.

A SUCCESSION OF 3 AND 7 FOOT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO HEAD TOWARD THE ISLANDS.

ATV DEATH-OC NAVI

JUST INTO THE ABC-7 NEWSROOM ---

A NORTH FORT MYERS WOMAN CRASHES INTO A TREE WITH HER ATV AND THIS MORNING F-H-P CONFIRMS SHE DIED OF HER INJURIES.

THIS HAPPENED AROUND 11:15 LAST NIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TOLLES DRIVE AND GISH LANE IN LEE COUNTY. THAT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SUNCOAST ESTATES.

TROOPERS SAY THE VICTIM IS 51 YEAR OLD LORRAINE SCOFIELD OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

EARLY VOTING-VO

IT'S YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE.

JUST NINE DAYS UNTIL THE NOVEMBER SIXTH ELECTION.

LINES WRAPPED AROUND LEE COUNTY'S POLLING PLACES ON THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING.

PEOPLE IN LINE TELL US THEY WAITED ANYWHERE FROM AN HOUR TO 3 AND A HALF BEFORE CASTING THEIR BALLOTS.

WHILE MOST PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE,

SOME HAD TO SIT WHILE THEY WAITED TO GET INSIDE.

EARLY VOTING-SOTVO

22:11/ KATHY SANDERS / FORT MYERS

i'm amazed. When he says let's get here early. I said give me a break, it's saturday morning! And when we got here we were amazed at how many people were ahead of us at 7:05.

A BIG REASON FOR THE LONG LINES ---

THE LONG BALLOT.

IN LEE COUNTY IT'S 4 PAGES FRONT AND BACK.

EARLY VOTING-SOT-SS

stephanie scheubert/fort myers

33:41

"I think everyone around us had cheat sheets. I wouldn't have been able to do most it without it."

EARLY VOTING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3RD.

FROM 7AM TO 7PM.

OBAMA TODAY-VO

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL --

BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER--

BUT HURRICANE SANDY ISN'T MAKING IT ANY EASIER.

BOTH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY HAVE HAD TO CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE EVENTS AHEAD OF THE STORM.

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SATURDAY, THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO WIN OVER THE STATE'S UNDECIDED VOTERS.

OBAMA TODAY-SOTVO

"When he's asked about this he says "not taxes, fees" but there were higher fees.to become a nurse."

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY SPENT SATURDAY IN THREE POLITICALLY-DIVERSE PARTS OF FLORIDA.

FIRST, THE HEAVILY REPUBLICAN PANHANDLE.

THEN, IN A DEMOCRATIC-LEANING COUNTY TRYING TO CUT INTO THE PRESIDENT'S LEAD. BEFORE CLOSING THE DAY NEAR TAMPA.

ROMNEY TODAY-SOTVO

he promised that his would be a post-partisan presidency, but we've watched him over these last four years and he's been divisive, and demonized almost any group that opposed him.

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SAID IT HAS RESCHEDULED TODAY'S STOPS IN VIRGINIA WITH HURRICANE SANDY TAKING AIM.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

RUBIO DAUGHTER-OC

THE 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IS RECOVERING AFTER AN ACCIDENT IN MIAMI.

A FAMILY FRIEND, AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER, REBECA SOSA SAYS-

RUBIO DAUGHTER-SOTVO

" Many tests were done. She's doing better, she's talking and the whole family is next to her and we hope that everything is going to be much better tomorrow."

THE ACCIDENT APPARENTLY HAPPENED IN A GATED COMMUNITY IN MIAMI.

HER FATHER WAS CAMPAIGNING WITH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY WHEN HE WAS TOLD OF HIS DAUGHTER'S ACCIDENT.

LEHIGH ACRES CHURCH-OC

THE OLDEST CHURCH IN LEHIGH ACRES HAS BEEN SAVED FROM CLOSING ITS DOORS FOR GOOD.

FIRST COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH MEMBERS HOPE THEIR EFFORTS ARE THE DIFFERENCE THAT KEEPS THEM AROUND FOR YEARS TO COME.

LEHIGH ACRES CHURCH-PKG

PASTOR DEBORAH FRYSINGER SAYS HER CHURCH IS ONE-OF-A KIND.

"Everywhere you look there is history, this is the first church in Lehigh Acres."

"An example of that history can be seen right behind me. That peace sign on the stained glass window? That dates back to the 1970's." George

IT'S THESE UNIQUE FEATURES, THAT MOTIVATE PASTOR DEB TO STAY HOPEFUL EVEN THOUGH TIMES ARE TOUGH AT FIRST COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL.

"We are still struggling, we are treading water."

BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.

WHEN WE FIRST VISITED THE CHURCH 6 MONTHS AGO.MEMBERS HAD JUST VOTED TO *SELL THE BUILDING.

IT SEEMED THERE WAS NO SALVATION IN SIGHT.

"But God has blessed us, he truly has."

NOW THEY'VE DECIDED *NOT TO DO THAT.AND INSTEAD WILL FIGHT TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

TODAY,

"I'm out of spaghetti here."

EVERYONE IS HUNGRY FOR MORE.

"Here's more meatballs."

CHURCH MEMBERS SAY PASTOR DEB'S NEW VISION FOR THE CHURCH HAS BROUGHT NEW LIFE INTO THIS HOUSE OF WORSHIP, THAT'S NOT ONLY KEEPING FOOD ON THEIR PLATE, BUT IN THE STOMACHS OF OTHERS.

"Things are looking a lot better than what they were and hopefully as each month goes by it gets better an better." Margaret Switzer

CHURCH ELDER, MARGARET SWITZER SAY THE PUMKIN PATCH IS HELPING THE CHURCH GET SOME NEW RECOGNITION, AND MONEY.

"People come along here, no connection to the church and it amazes me sometimes how much money they spend on pumpkins."

IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, PASTOR DEB SAYS SHE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN FAITHFUL TO WHAT THE CHURCH REPRESENTS.

"The church itself will not be closed no matter where we are we will go together."

TEASE ONE-OC

BIG DAY FOR THE GATORS---YOUR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP IS ON THE WAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA SERVE UP SOME VOLLEYBALL.

TZ1 A) SPORTS-VO-WIPE

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-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.

Hurricane Sandy can't seem to make up its mind. One minute it's a tropical storm the next, it's a hurricane. Either way, Sandy has its eyes set on the mid Atlantic states with most of the forecast models honing in on New Jersey.

As Sandy continues to pull farther away from Florida, our pleasant weather pattern will stay in place for our Sunday. A few clouds will dominate the forecast today, especially across our coastal locations and even though the winds will slacken just a bit, it will still be on the breezy side as northwesterly winds gust to over 25mph.

Temperatures will start off in the middle to upper 60s this morning before warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. This combined with the northwest breeze and lower humidity, will make our afternoon quite comfortable.

A cold front will push its way across the peninsula late Sunday and into early Monday delivering some of the coolest air of the season to Southwest Florida. While we will see a good amount of sunshine, daytime highs will struggle to reach 80°, with many of us staying in the middle 70s. By Tuesday morning, temperatures will drop into the lower 50s across the urban corridor with our inland and northern cool spots plummeting into the 40s.

COOL FOOTBALL PLAY-TC MON VO

CHECK OUT THIS PLAY ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD--

AD LIB PLAY

FOR THE MOMENT -- THE ACROBAT PLAYER IS STILL A MYSTERY MAN-

OTHER THAN HE PLAYS AT PUTNAM CITY WEST IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

OF COURSE THIS SCRIMMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN STAGED --

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO-VOTOPS

LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SPEND YOUR SUNDAY--

TIME TO GET CRACKIN!

IT'S THE FINAL DAY FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL STONECRAB FESTIVAL --

HEAD TO DOWNTOWN NAPLES - NEAR TIN CITY.

IT'S FROM TEN TO FIVE TODAY.

THINGS TO DO-VOTOPS OC BNR

PLUS - OKTOBERFEST IS ENDS TODAY-

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE PART--

BETTER GET OUT TO CAPE CORAL TODAY-

ENJOY ALL THE BEER AND FOOD AND FESTIVITIES AT THE GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB.

THAT'S ON PINE ISLAND ROAD.

FOR MORE THINGS TO DO --

HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE--

SPORTS PKG-PKG

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

IT'S A BIG DAY FOR LADY LIBERTY

AFTER CLOSING FOR BIG RENNOVATIONS --

SHE'S BACK OPEN--

CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY TODAY--

TZ2 A) STATUE OF LIBERTY-VO-WIPE

STATUE OF LIBERY REOPEN-VO

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IS SET TO RE-OPEN TODAY ON HER 126TH BIRTHDAY.

SHE GOT A 30 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION.

FOR MUCH OF THE PAST YEAR, THIS IS HOW LADY LIBERTY APPEARED --

CONSTRUCTION TEAMS RE-VAMPING THE PEDESTAL AND PARTS OF HER INTERIOR.

OUT OF DATE STAIRCASES AND A GLASS ENCLOSED ELEVATOR SHAFT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

SANIBEL LIGHTHOUSE-VO

BACK HERE IN FLORIDA.

IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC--

BUT A GROUP THAT HELPS PRESERVE FLORIDA HISTORY GOT A SPECIAL LOOK AT HOW THEIR WORK HAS PAID OFF.

THIS GROUP FROM THE FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION WALKED 106 STEPS UP THE SANIBEL LIGHTHOUSE SATURDAY.

IT WAS BUILT TO MARK THE HARBOR ENTRANCE TO PUNTA RASSA.

THE F-L-A PRESERVES, PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE 30 REMAINING LIGHTHOUSES IN THE STATE.

FOREVER FAMILY-ON CAM

TODAY ON FOREVER FAMILY, GIA TUTALO-MOTE INTRODUCES US TO PASSION.

FOREVER FAMILY-PKG

Pashywn, looking for a forever family: My name is Pashywn and I am 11 years old.

Pashywn: I like to dress up and listen to music and dance with my sister.

Pashywn: I was 4 and I was wearing my Mom high heels and I dance around and I walk.

Lanecia Radcliff, child advocate: Pashywn is a very active child. She likes to run around, she loves basketball.

Pashywn: I want to be a basketball player, because my Dad he played basketball. He taught me and I always make the shots. I like to learn. I will be a daughter that listens to my family, and respects what they say.

Lanecia: Pashywn would be great in a family that could help her with taking her to activities, to basketball games, to the park, to different trips for the summer. Just to help her to be active.

FOREVER FAMILY-OC

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

YOUR TIME NOW--

AN UNBELEIVABLE STORY-

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

FAMILY MEMBERS AT A FUNERAL THINK THEY SEE THE WALKING DEAD.

TZ3 A) MAN AT HIS OWN FUNERAL-VO-WIPE

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) HURRICANE PREPS-VOTOPS

PREPARATION'S UNDERWAY FOR THE BIG STORM--

SANDY CLOSES IN ON THE EAST COAST.

TS 2) SELF PARKING CAR-VOTOPS

PLUS-- PARALLEL PARKING ISN'T FOR EVERYONE.

BUT THERE'S A WAY TO GET AROUND IT.

A CAR THAT PARKS ITSELF.

TS 3) BIEL NAME CHANGE-VOTOPS

AND HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST NEWLYWED KEEPS IT TRADITIONAL.

A RARE MOVE FOR AN ACTRESS--

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.

Hurricane Sandy can't seem to make up its mind. One minute it's a tropical storm the next, it's a hurricane. Either way, Sandy has its eyes set on the mid Atlantic states with most of the forecast models honing in on New Jersey.

As Sandy continues to pull farther away from Florida, our pleasant weather pattern will stay in place for our Sunday. A few clouds will dominate the forecast today, especially across our coastal locations and even though the winds will slacken just a bit, it will still be on the breezy side as northwesterly winds gust to over 25mph.

Temperatures will start off in the middle to upper 60s this morning before warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. This combined with the northwest breeze and lower humidity, will make our afternoon quite comfortable.

A cold front will push its way across the peninsula late Sunday and into early Monday delivering some of the coolest air of the season to Southwest Florida. While we will see a good amount of sunshine, daytime highs will struggle to reach 80°, with many of us staying in the middle 70s. By Tuesday morning, temperatures will drop into the lower 50s across the urban corridor with our inland and northern cool spots plummeting into the 40s.

CUBA AFTERMATH-TC MON VO

CUBANS ARE DIGGING OUT AFTER HURRICANE SANDY RAGED ACROSS THE ISLAND.

SANDY SWEPT SOUTHEASTERN CUBA THURSDAY AND KILLED 11 PEOPLE.

THE CITY OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE STORM.

IT DAMAGED BOATS WITH WHICH MANY RESIDENTS USE TO CATCH FISH.

HOUSES WERE DAMAGED AND TREES FELL.

IRENE EAST COAST-VOTOPS

AND THE EAST COAST IS GEARING UP FOR DISASTER NOW--

HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAMAGE IRENE DID IN 2011.

FROM NEW YORK TO NEW JERSEY --

ALL THE WAY DOWN THE EAST COAST --

HURRICANE PREPS-TC MON

NOW MILLIONS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST ARE FACED WITH A DIFFICULT DECISION TODAY.

WHETHER THEY WILL RIDE OUT HURRICANE SANDY-

OR MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AS THE MASSIVE STORM MOVES IN.

HURRICANE PREPS-PKG

TIME IS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT THIS MORNING FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. PREPARING FOR HURRICANE SANDY.

"It could get pretty bad. We're talking about a pretty big storm here."

HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN CALLED IN ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE. WHICH ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK. COULD SEE THE WORST OF THIS STORM.

New Jersey:19 -:26

"At this point into time, it will likely make landfall late on Monday evening, bringing with it heavy rains, high winds and beach erosion, significant erosion."

SAILORS ARE ON 24-HOUR WATCH AT THE NAVAL STATION IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

FOR NOW THE SHIPS WILL STAY IN PORT.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN NEW JERSEY.

WHERE OWNERS ARE PULLING THEIR BOATS FROM THE WATER.

"Just getting out of the way of the hurricane. Getting out of harms way."

IN NEW YORK, PREPARATIONS HAVE STARTED. AND OFFICIALS ARE STILL CONSIDERING CLOSING THE CITY'S BRIDGES, TUNNELS AND SUBWAYS.

HURRICANE PREPS-OC

JAY GRAY REPORTING.

AUTUMN PASQUALE FUNERAL-VO

DOZENS OF MOURNERS LINED UP TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES TO AUTUMN PASQUALE SATURDAY IN GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY.

IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY AT THE CHURCH.

THE 12-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH TOUCHED MANY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SHE DISAPPEARED LAST WEEK WHILE RIDING HER BIKE - THEN WAS FOUND DEAD A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER INSIDE A NEIGHBOR'S RECYCLING CAN.

TWO TEENAGE BROTHERS ARE CHARGED IN HER MURDER.

FREEWAY SHOOTING-OC

A GUNMAN WHO HAS BEEN SHOOTING RANDOMLY AT VEHICLES ON A MICHIGAN HIGHWAY STRUCK AGAIN SATURDAY.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS SHOOTING INJURED A DRIVER.

FREEWAY SHOOTING-PKG

L/Near Fowlerville, Michigan:01 quick

S/Sheriff Robert Bezotte/Livingston County, Michigan 1:00

IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN.

AND NOW THE GUNMAN HAS HIT HIS FIRST VICTIM.

THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE VICTIMS CAR TAKEN MOMENTS AFTER HE PULLED OVER NEAR 96 IN FOWLERVILLE.

THE BULLET GOING THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. STRIKING THE MAN IN HIS BACKSIDE.

THE VICTIM. WE'RE TOLD. WAS FROM GRAND RAPIDS AND WAS DRIVING TO DETROIT FOR THE WORLD SERIES GAME.

HE PULLED INTO A MOBILE GAS STATION. ASKING THE CLERK TO CALL THE POLICE.

"He said I just got shot on I-96. So I called the cops for him and he ended up going into the restroom with a customer in here and she helped him out and stuff and the cops and paramedics showed up."

ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO HIT EARLIER TODAY.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD. WE'RE TOLD. FROM CANTON. ALSO DRIVING EASTBOUND ON 96. CALLED POLICE AFTER A BULLET FLEW THROUGH A REAR WINDOW OF HIS CAR.

THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HIT.

ALMOST 25 SHOOTINGS NOW.

ONE PERSON HIT AND MANY DRIVERS ON 96 OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY.

FREEWAY SHOOTING-OC

HANK WINCHESTER REPORTING.

IBM BUILDING IMPLOSION-NATVO

ONE OF TWO I-B-M BUILDINGS IN NORTH ATLANTA IS NOW JUST A PILE OF RUBBLE.

ATLANTA DEMOLITION USED CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVES TO BRING THE EMPTY BUILDING DOWN SATURDAY MORNING.

A LARGE CROWD GATHERED TO WATCH THE IMPLOSION.

IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO LEVEL THE BUILDING.

THE SITE WILL BE HOME TO THE NEW NORTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL.

CHARCO TRASH REAX-VO

A BOYS CAMP AND SCHOOL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS CONCERED OVER A PROPOSED LANDFILL CALLED "CALUSA GREEN."

THAT LANDFILL IS PROPOSED FOR AN AREA NORTH OF BERMONT ROAD AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 31.

THE CAMP'S DIRECTOR SAYS HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE LANDFILL'S SMELL AND TRUCKS MIGHT IMPACT THE AREA.

HOWEVER, THOSE WITH THE CALUSA GREEN LANDFILL SAY THE LANDFILL WON'T BRING TRUCKS DOWN THE ROAD OF THE CAMP.

CHARCO TRASH REAX-SOT-OC

Our other big concern is its quiet out here it's beautiful, you've been around a landfill how many thousand sea gulls do you see flying around and just what that would mean for us.

We submitted an extensive operating plan that detailed what will be done on a daily basis to ensure that odors and pests and those sorts of things will not have an impact on the surrounding properties.

THE ATTORNEY WITH CALUSA GREEN SAYS THEY WILL MEET WITH ANYONE WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE LANDFILL.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN VOTED DOWN BY THE PUNTA GORDA ZONING COMMITTEE.

MAN AT HIS OWN FUNERAL-VO

THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED THE UNUSUAL NEWS OF THE DAY:

THIS WEEK IN BRAZIL, A MAN ATTENDED HIS OWN FUNERAL!

IT SCARED THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THE FUNERAL ENDED IN A REAL MESS.

PEOPLE STARTED SCREAMING AND SOME FAINTED WHEN THE 41-YEAR-OLD ENTERED HIS OWN WAKE.

THE MIX-UP HAPPENED WHEN THE FAMILY MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED THE BODY.

GILBERTO ARAUJO FOUND OUT THROUGH A FRIEND THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD,

FELIX AFTER JUMP-VO-WIPE

SUPERSONIC SKYDIVER FELIX BAUMGARTNER IS BACK HOME IN AUSTRIA-

AFTER HIS RECORD-BREAKING LEAP FROM THE EDGE OF SPACE.

FELIX AFTER JUMP-SOTVO

"Until I did the parachuting I did not know, did I break the speed of sound or not. But when I was on the ground, I was told by a couple of people that they heard that supersonic boom. And then I knew that I broke the speed of sound."

BAUMGARTNER IS THE FIRST PERSON TO REACH SUPERSONIC SPEED WITHOUT TRAVELING IN A JET OR SPACECRAFT.

PRESIDENT HALLOWEEN MASKS-VO

WITH A PRESIDENTIAL RACE THIS CLOSE,

THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME UNCONVENTIAL WAYS OF CALLING A WINNER.

SOME ARE EVEN SAYING YOUR CHOICE OF COSTUME THIS YEAR COULD BE THE ANSWER.

THE SPIRIT HALLOWEEN STORES NATIONWIDE ARE TRACKING SALES OF THE CANDIDATES' MASKS

IT'S THE FIFTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THEY'VE KEPT COUNT.

PRESIDENT HALLOWEEN MASKS-(2)SOTVO

MOS: This one's scarier.

REPORTER: He's scarier. OK - you like that hair?

MOS: Oh definitely - right there.

REPORTER: Obama? Why?

MOS: Well it's a great mask. Great likeness - I love the ears.

REPORTER: The ears have it - OK!

SO WHO'S IN THE LEAD THIS YEAR?

NAPLES DAILY NEWMAKERS-SS

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING-

YOU CAN CATCH NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS ON ABC-7.

THIS WEEK- A COUPLE GUESTS JOIN JEFF LYTLE TO TALK RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

JIM TOWEY AND HOWARD SIMON SIT DOWN TO DEBATE AMENDMENT EIGHT.

TOWEY IS *FOR THE BALLOT ISSUE AND HOWARD IS *AGAINST.

NAPLES DAILY NEWMAKERS-SOT OC

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.

OF COURSE YOU CAN CATCH ALL OF THAT -- AND MORE

TEASE FOUR-OC

NEED TO FIT INTO A TIGHT SPOT--

PARKING ISN'T EVERYONE'S FORTE.

BUT A CERTAIN CAR MAKES IT EASY.

IT PARKS ALL BY ITSELF--

WE PUT A PRICE TAG ON IT FOR YOU.

TZ4 A) SELF PARKING CAR-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.

Hurricane Sandy can't seem to make up its mind. One minute it's a tropical storm the next, it's a hurricane. Either way, Sandy has its eyes set on the mid Atlantic states with most of the forecast models honing in on New Jersey.

As Sandy continues to pull farther away from Florida, our pleasant weather pattern will stay in place for our Sunday. A few clouds will dominate the forecast today, especially across our coastal locations and even though the winds will slacken just a bit, it will still be on the breezy side as northwesterly winds gust to over 25mph.

Temperatures will start off in the middle to upper 60s this morning before warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. This combined with the northwest breeze and lower humidity, will make our afternoon quite comfortable.

A cold front will push its way across the peninsula late Sunday and into early Monday delivering some of the coolest air of the season to Southwest Florida. While we will see a good amount of sunshine, daytime highs will struggle to reach 80°, with many of us staying in the middle 70s. By Tuesday morning, temperatures will drop into the lower 50s across the urban corridor with our inland and northern cool spots plummeting into the 40s.

SELF PARKING CAR-OC

PARALLEL PARKING CAN BE TRICKY.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC OR A TIGHT SPACE.

BUT WHAT IF THE CAR COULD PARALLEL PARK ITSELF?

SELF PARKING CAR-PKG

SUPERS:

S/ RICHARD AYRES, FORD SPOKESPERSON:23-:29

"I'm a good parallel parker"

"Would you buy a car that could park itself?"

"I would."

"It kind of freaks me out a little bit that you don't have full control of the car."

A CAR THAT PARKS ITSELF. YOU'D EXPECT IT TO BE EXPENSIVE.

IT'S BEEN OFFERED AS AN OPTION ON SOME LUXURY CARS.

BUT TODAY THAT LUXURY HAS GONE MAINSTREAM. CAR MANUFACTURERS LIKE TOYOTA AND FORD NOW OFFER THE SELF-PARKING OPTION. AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.

"Ford decided we have all the technology on the vehicle let's make this something that's available to all consumers."

RICHARD AYRES. A SPOKESPERSON FOR FORD PUT ME BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. FIRST, THE SYSTEM DETECTS AN AVAILABLE PARALLEL PARKING SPACE.

"hands off the wheel"

"take your hands off the steering wheel"

"right right"

"put the car in reverse"

"and now brake and gas only"

"i'm brake, i'm gas it's driving?"

"correct so you have to have faith here"

"alright"

"just let it do the hard work for you"

"oh my goodness"

"just a, hang on tight"

"whoa whoah"

"and the brake as you get close to the vehicle behind you, you do need to brake"

"ok"

"and now shift back to drive". "there you go and it will say pull forward slowly and wa-lah"

"i'm in. we're done"

"congratulations!"

ACTIVE PARK ASSIST USES ULTRASONIC-BASED SENSING SYSTEM. SENSORS ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. PLUS ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED STEERING. THE OPTION IS AVAILABLE IN SIX FORD VEHICLES.

RANGING FROM ABOUT 24-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A FOCUS. TO ABOUT 32-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ESCAPE WE DROVE. UP TO A LITTLE MORE THAN 43-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE EXPLORER.

PARKING HANDS FREE GETS PEOPLES ATTENTION.

"I couldn't believe it. the car just comes right in without touching the curb.

"I was quite impressed. I think I would benefit from such a mechanism like that too because I have trouble parking."

"I think that was awesome, I've never seen that in my life."

WE PARKED THE FORD ESCAPE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. IT MADE IT AROUND THIS WIDE TRUCK.

"Right there. that's when you need to stop and there you go."

"done, finished."

IT EVEN PARKS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET.

"This is a really tight space."

"This is really tight."

"There now. it says you're finished."

"Wow nice job."

WE PARKED IT DOWNTOWN.

"We're using the brake. we've got no hands. and we're wow. In traffic, no hands, parked."

"It's amazing. there's always something new coming out every year."

SELF PARKING CAR-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

BOO AT THE ZOO-VO

ANIMALS AT THE LOS ANGELES ZOO ARE GETTING INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT.

"BOO AT THE ZOO" IS A WEEKEND HALLOWEEN EVENT.

THE GORILLA EXHIBIT WAS DECORATED WITH JACK-O-LANTERNS.

THEY DIDN'T LAST LONG.

WHO KNEW GORILLAS LIKE PUMPKINS?

THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, ONE BIG FELLOW OPTED FOR THE GREENS.

LIL WAYNE SEIZURE-VO

TMZ IS REPORTING THAT RAPPER LIL WAYNE HAS SUFFERED ANOTHER STROKE-

AND WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL IN KENNER, LOUISIANA.

THE WEBSITE SAYS A SPOKESMAN CLAIMING TO BE WAYNE REPRESENTATIVE DENIES THE STORY BUT TMZ SAYS IT'S CONMFIRMED THE STORY WITH HOSPITAL SOURCES-

AND THAT IT HAS PHOTO OF WAYNE LEAVING THE MEDICAL FACILITY WHERE HE WAS TREATED.

BIEL NAME CHANGE-VO

JESSICA BIEL MAY NOT BE A BIEL MUCH LONGER--

SHE AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE GOT MARRIED LAST WEEK--

AND TO SHOW HER DEVOTION--

SHE'S CHOSEN TO CHANGE HER NAME TO TIMBERLAKE-

BUT TO AVOID CONFUSION -- SHE'LL USE BIEL PROFESSIONALLY.

MOST ACTRESSES DON'T CHANGE THEIR NAMES-

BUT THERE'S A COUPLE -- LIKE COURTNEY COX-ARQUETTE--- TAKING DAVID ARQUETTE'S LAST NAME

TEASE FIVE

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN LEE, CHARLOTTE AND COLLIER COUNTIES.

SOME WAITING NEARLY 4 HOURS TO CAST THEIR VOTE!

TZ5 A) WOMEN SMOKING DANGERS-VO

TOSS TO LEIGH-OC BXS

EARLY VOTING KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA--

YESTERDAY-- PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE FOR HOURS BEFORE CASTING THEIR VOTES.

ALREADY THIS MORNING - WE HAVE REPORTS OF 200 PEOPLE LINED UP AT THE CAPE CORAL VOTING LOCATION.

ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE AT LEE COUNTY'S ELECTION HEADQUARTERS--

OUT THERE EARLY THIS MORNING-

EARLY VOTING-REM-LIVE CG VO

WOMEN SMOKING DANGERS-POP SOT POP

AN ALARMING STUDY IS OUT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SMOKING FOR WOMEN.

BRITISH SCIENTISTS REPORT THAT FEMALE SMOKERS CAN LIVE TEN MORE YEARS IF THEY KICK THE HABIT BEFORE THEY'RE MIDDLE-AGED.

ALSO, THE STUDY FOUND THAT SMOKING TRIPLED THEIR CHANCES OF DYING COMPARED WITH NON-SMOKERS.

Sarah Woolnough/ Cancer Research UK:16 "We also know that women started smoking later than men, and in some instances have been slower to give up than men. So we're only now seeing some of the late effects of women in large numbers having smoked a number of years ago."

RESEARCHERS SAY ONE POLICY THAT SHOULD CHANGE IS CIGARETTE PACKAGING--

SAYING IT SHOULD BE PLAIN STANDARDIZED PACKAGING.

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) SANDY-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

LET'S RUN DOWN SOME OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

WARNINGS ARE OUT FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC--

SANDY THREATENS THE EAST COAST- PEOPLE THERE NOW PREPARE FOR FLOODING-

TS2) HAWAII TSUNAMI WARNING-VOTOPS

A RUSH ON THE ROADS IN HAWAII TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

AFTER A 7-POINT-7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES WESTERN CANADA.

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR HAWAII.

WAVES UP TO SEVEN FEET ARE EXPECTED TO HEAD TOWARD THE ISLANDS.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says a tsunami warning that spurred coastal evacuations statewide is being downgraded to a tsunami advisory, ending the threat of serious damage.

Abercrombie said early Sunday that the Aloha State was lucky to avoid more severe surges after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Canada.

Abercrombie says beaches and harbors are still closed statewide.

TS3) EARLY VOTING-SSTOPS

THE BALLOT IS VERY LONG-- THEREFORE TIME CONSUMING.

SO WHY NOT VOTE EARLY.

EARLY VOTING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3RD.

FROM 7AM TO 7PM.

MAKE SURE YOU BRING A PHOTO AND SIGNATURE ID WITH YOU.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR POLLING LOCATIONS.

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.

Hurricane Sandy can't seem to make up its mind. One minute it's a tropical storm the next, it's a hurricane. Either way, Sandy has its eyes set on the mid Atlantic states with most of the forecast models honing in on New Jersey.

As Sandy continues to pull farther away from Florida, our pleasant weather pattern will stay in place for our Sunday. A few clouds will dominate the forecast today, especially across our coastal locations and even though the winds will slacken just a bit, it will still be on the breezy side as northwesterly winds gust to over 25mph.

Temperatures will start off in the middle to upper 60s this morning before warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. This combined with the northwest breeze and lower humidity, will make our afternoon quite comfortable.

A cold front will push its way across the peninsula late Sunday and into early Monday delivering some of the coolest air of the season to Southwest Florida. While we will see a good amount of sunshine, daytime highs will struggle to reach 80°, with many of us staying in the middle 70s. By Tuesday morning, temperatures will drop into the lower 50s across the urban corridor with our inland and northern cool spots plummeting into the 40s.

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