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SANDY OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO BRANDI-VOTOPS-2SH-OBX

MORE THAN THREE DOZEN PEOPLE ARE DEAD TONIGHT AFTER SUPER STORM SANDY SLAMMED INTO THE EAST COAST.

THE DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 38.

AND THE DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD.IT COULD COST TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CLEAN UP.

NEW TONIGHT--

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL TRAVEL TO NEW JERSEY TOMORROW.

HE WILL TOUR THE DAMAGE WITH GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

ALONG WITH NEW JERSEY--

NEW YORK IS ALSO ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS WITH 15 DEATHS THERE ALONE.

SANDY: THE AFTERMATH NYC-SAT1-LIVE

SANDY: THE AFTERMATH NYC-PKG

After Sandy delivered its record-breaking punch

residents in the battered mid-Atlantic states. are now faced with flooding

power failures and the daunting task of

cleaning up

SOT/FRANK NAGY, NYC RESIDENT

I GUESS EVERYBODY JUST THOUGHT THAT NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPNED. GOT TO BE

PREPARED

The power outages are spread over several states from Virginia to Maine

almost 10 million residents are in the dark..

SOT/BLOOMBERG: THIS WAS DEVASTATING STORM, MAYBE THE WORST THAT WE HAVE EVER

EXPERIENCED"

An unprecedented 13-foot- storm surge crashed into lower Manhattan. sending

a deluge of saltwater into New York City's subway system

which also inundated tunnels One major tunnel took in more than 11 feet of

water. pushing cars and stacking them up like toys

SOT: MTA Chairman Joe Lhota

THAT THE MTA LAST NIGHT FACED A DISASTER AS DEVASTATING AS IT HAS EVER FACED

IN ITS HISTORY.

A blowout at a Con Edison substation cut power to thousands of customers in

the Big Apple

The storm turned the bustling streets of Lower Manhattan into a ghost town

still, as the day progressed, some curious New Yorkers ventured out to

inspect the damage.

SOT: Nana Visitor, New York City Residnet

" WE SAW THE RIVER COMING TOWARD US, AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING

OUT OF A MOVIE. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE"

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says recovery and reconstruction will take a

while - and he hopes NY will rebuild smarter - in anticipation of future

severe weather events.

SOT/CUOMO: We have a new reality when it comes to these weather patterns -

we have an old infrastructure and we have old systems. And that is not a

SANDY: THE AFTERMATH NYC-SAT1-LIVE

TEAM COVERAGE OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO FIRST WX-PHC

THIS STORM IS NOT OVER.

I'M HERE IN THE STORMWARN 7 HURRICANE CENTER WITH CHIEF meteorologist JOHN PATRICK.

FIRST WX-WXWALL

BREEZE CONTINUES AGAIN TOMORROW

Weather conditions for the entire eastern half of the country continue to be influenced by Sandy. The storm is over western Pennsylvania and still producing wind, rain and mountain snow across the Mid Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Down here in southwest Florida we are still feeling the windy weather as a result of the overall circulation pattern around the storm. Our cool temperatures will carry over into tonight as the breeze continues from the northwest. Lows will drop into the mid and upper 50's by tomorrow morning. It looks like there will be a few clouds overnight and skies will be partly cloudy to partly sunny tomorrow. The breeze tomorrow should be a little less than today. It doesn't look like the wind will go 'calm' tomorrow, but we should drop from an average wind speed of 20 mph to 15 mph tomorrow. High temperatures on Wednesday will hit the upper 70's in the afternoon.

It looks like the weather for Trick-or-Treaters tomorrow night should be just fine….comfortable 60's after the sun goes down tomorrow night.

VIDEO SETUP-VOTOPS-WIPE

TONIGHT -- WE WANT TO SHOW YOU DAMAGE VIDEO UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.

SANDY CRUSHED ABOUT A DOZEN STATES.

STATEN ISLAND DAMAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

NOW TO STATEN ISLAND.

CHECK OUT WHAT IS LEFT AFTER SANDY.

YOU CAN SEE BOATS DESTROYED AND SCATTERED DEBRIS.

SANDY ALSO TOSSED CARS.

NYC CRANE DAY 2-VOTOPS-WIPE

RIGHT NOW --

A CRANE THAT WHIPPING WINDS KNOCKED DOWN YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK CITY -- IS STILL DANGLING FROM THE 70-TH FLOOR OF A LUXURY HIGH-RISE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND TONIGHT --

WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF THE COLLAPSE CAUGHT ON TAPE.

NEW YORK'S MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG SAY THE CRANE IS STABLE.

NYC BUILDING COLLAPSE-VOTOPS-WIPE

WINDS FROM SANDY ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING IN MANHATTAN.

PART OF THE FACADE OF THE FOUR-STORY BUILDING IN THE WEST VILLAGE CAME DOWN LAST NIGHT.

TANKER SHIP ON STATEN ISLAND-VOTOPS-WIPE

AND WHAT A STUNNING SIGHT IN STATEN ISLAND!

A 13-FOOT STORM SURGE PUSHED THIS 700-TON TANKER ONTO A STREET.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ DAMAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

NOW TO NEW JERSEY WHERE SANDY LEFT ITS MARK ON THE JERSEY SHORE LAST NIGHT.DAMAGING BOARDWALKS AND EVEN TAKING DOWN A ROLLER COASTER.

ABOUT 50 FEET OF THE TOWN'S AMUSEMENT PIER COLLAPSED.TAKING WITH IT A ROLLER COASTER.

BOARDWALK BUSINESSES WERE ALSO DAMAGED.

DC DAMAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE NEAR THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

FLOODWATER NEARLY SUBMERGED A MARYLAND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

CHICAGO SANDY-VOTOPS

THE EFFECTS OF SANDY ARE REACHING INTO THE MIDWEST.

OFFICIALS IN CHICAGO ARE WARNING RESIDENTS TO STAY AWAY FROM THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE.

AIRPORT LATEST-VO

IT COULD BE DAYS BEFORE SOME OF THE AIRLINE PASSENGERS STRANDED BY SANDY ARE ABLE TO GET WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND FLIGHTS WERE GROUNDED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST -- INCLUDING MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND TODAY.

AND HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW -- ALREADY SCRUBBED.

WALL STREET REOPEN WED.-VO

THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WILL REOPEN TOMORROW FOR REGULAR TRADING.

IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR TWO DAYS BECAUSE OF SUPER STORM SANDY.

CANDIDATES SANDY-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL NOT BE BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TOMORRROW.

INSTEAD, HE'S STAYING IN WASHINGTON TO MONITOR RECOVERY AND CLEAN-UP.

SANDY RETAIL-ONCAM

CLOSE TO HOME - IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL.

WE CHECKED WITH RETAILERS TO SEE WHETHER SANDY WOULD STALL SHIPMENTS TO OUR AREA.

WALMART SAYS OUR LOCAL STORES ARE STILL RECEIVING SHIPMENTS.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS-VO

A GROUP OF LOCAL RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS ARE ON THEIR WAY UP TO THE NORTHEAST RIGHT NOW TO HELP.

TWO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE LEE OFFICE AND TWO FROM THE COLLIER OFFICE ARE GOING TO NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

THE RED CROSS PREPARED THE TRUCK THIS MORNING.

SANDY WRAP-ONCAM

YOU CAN COUNT ON ABC7 FOR THE LATEST ON SUPER STORM SANDY.

JP WILL HAVE THE LATEST TRACK IN ABOUT 7 MINUTES.

DEVELOPING NEW OPEN-CLIP

OPERATION SPIDER WEB FOLO-VO-OC

ABC7 IS UNCOVERING NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT

IN A SEX PREDATOR STING DUBBED--

OPERATION SPIDER WEB.

40 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED AFTER DEPUTIES POSED AS YOUNG CHILDREN LOOKING FOR SEX.

OPERATION SPIDER WEB FOLO-PKG

40 MEN- BUSTED, FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO MEET CHILDREN ONLINE FOR SEX.

FROM A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, TO A MEMBER OF THE ARMY- TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE GROUP SOLICITED WHO THEY THOUGHT WERE KIDS AS YOUNG AS 11 YEARS OLD-

TO MEET UP WITH THEM FOR SEX. WE'VE LEARNED THESE 5 ARE ALL FGCU STUDENTS- ONE EVEN LISTED HIS ADDRESS AS THE DORM. AND THEN THERE'S CHRISTOPHER CHEPELEVICH. HE WAS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT NORTH NICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN CAPE CORAL. HE'D WORKED THERE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR, AND HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED.

00:55 "these are monsters, they're sick creepy people animals and they're in jail where they belong and we had a case against these people that is very strong."

OPERATION SPIDER WEB FOLO-ONCAM

FATAL CRASH-SS

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL CRASH INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY.

IT HAPPENED AROUND TWO-THIRTY INSIDE THE COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD,.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A RENTED MOVING TRUCK BACKED-UP -- RUNNING OVER A PEDESTRIAN.

THE PEDESTRIAN, ROBERT MORGAN WAS KILLED.

OFFICERS SAY MORGAN AND THE TRUCK'S DRIVER KNEW EACH OTHER.

MEDSTAR INTERIM REPLACEMENT-(2)SS-OC

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE CLOSER TONIGHT TO PICKING AN INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER.

KAREN HAWES IS STEPPING DOWN *TOMORROW AFTER THE FALLOUT FROM THE MEDSTAR DEBACLE.

TODAY -- COMMISSIONERS THREW OUT NAMES OF POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS.

UP FOR CONSIDERATION --

DOUG MEURER AND BILL WILLIAMS.

MEURER IS AN ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER.

HE OVERSEES PUBLIC WORKS.

WILLIAMS HAS BEEN A TOWN MANAGER FOR SEVERAL CITIES IN THE NORTHEAST.

IN LEE COUNTY.HE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH BUDGETING AS A CITIZEN ADVISER.

MEDSTAR AUDIT-VO-CG

WE'RE ALSO GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT *WHAT WAS GOING ON INSIDE MEDSTAR.BEFORE THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELICOPTER WAS ABRUPTLY GROUNDED.

THIS IS COMING FROM AN AUDIT JUST RELEASED BY THE LEE COUNTY CLERK.

ACCORDING TO THE DRAFT AUDIT."THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAD CORE MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM."

DIRECTOR JOHN WILSON WAS DESCRIBED AS "HANDS OFF" WHEN IT CAME TO THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.

THE AUDIT FOUND THERE WAS INFIGHTING AMONG THE SENIOR MANAGERS THAT REACHED THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

SENATE CANDIDATES IN FM-VO-OC

IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE FLORIDA SENATE CANDIDATES.

BOTH CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK AND SENATOR BILL NELSON MADE THEIR WAY TO LEE COUNTY TODAY.

RIGHT NOW, NELSON IS AT THE FARMERS MARKET RESTAURANT IN FORT MYERS.

EARLIER TODAY, CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK VOTED AT THE ELECTIONS CENTER ACROSS FROM THE BELL TOWER SHOPS.

SEVERAL POLLS SHOW MACK TRAILING NELSON BY AN AVERAGE OF 5-POINTS.

BUT THE MACK CAMPAIGN SEES A MUCH TIGHTER RACE.

TODAY THE CONGRESSMAN FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA POINTED TO THEIR INTERNAL POLLING - PREDICTING SPECIFICALLY THEY WILL WIN THIS U-S SENATE RACE BY 1-POINT-4 PERCENT.

SENATE CANDIDATES IN FM-SOTVO

Congressman Connie Mack / Candidate for U.S. Senate

:01:22:34

It seems like the turnout is record numbers and it's going to keep climbing. There's some 11 million registered voters. you can imagine my guess is we're going to have 8 or 9 million votes cast by the end of this and so it's a good thing."

MACK ALSO TOLD ABC7 HE SEES HIS FORTUNES TIED TO MITT ROMNEY.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

nats of chopper

BOATS OVERTURNED.

FLOODING IN THE STREETS.

HOMES DESTROYED BY DOWNED TREES.

FROM THE CAROLINAS TO MAINE WHAT MANY WILL BE DEALING WITH FOR DAYS TO COME.

AND SLOWING THE PUMPS.

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TZ1 B GAS PRICES SANDY-VOTOPS

BALITMORE SANDY-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW SANDY CRIPPLED A PART OF BALTIMORE.

THIS IS THE INNER HARBOR.

TWO WATERFRONT PAVILLIONS ARE FLOODED. UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.

LEVELS ARE ALSO HIGH ALL AROUND THE HARBOR. BUT THAT'S WHERE IT STOPS.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

BREEZE CONTINUES AGAIN TOMORROW

Weather conditions for the entire eastern half of the country continue to be influenced by Sandy. The storm is over western Pennsylvania and still producing wind, rain and mountain snow across the Mid Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Down here in southwest Florida we are still feeling the windy weather as a result of the overall circulation pattern around the storm. Our cool temperatures will carry over into tonight as the breeze continues from the northwest. Lows will drop into the mid and upper 50's by tomorrow morning. It looks like there will be a few clouds overnight and skies will be partly cloudy to partly sunny tomorrow. The breeze tomorrow should be a little less than today. It doesn't look like the wind will go 'calm' tomorrow, but we should drop from an average wind speed of 20 mph to 15 mph tomorrow. High temperatures on Wednesday will hit the upper 70's in the afternoon.

It looks like the weather for Trick-or-Treaters tomorrow night should be just fine….comfortable 60's after the sun goes down tomorrow night.

SANDY: NEW JERSEY, MD-VOTOPS-TCMON

NOW TO WHAT SOME CONSIDER 'GROUND ZERO' OF THIS STORM -- NEW JERSEY.

SANDY WRECKED THE FAMOUS ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK.

AND DID NOT STOP THERE.

IT DEMOLISHED SEVERAL OTHERS UP AND DOWN THE JERSEY COASTLINE.

SANDY: NEW JERSEY, MD-PKG

ICONIC ATLANTIC CITY--MAKING HISTORY AGAIN--THIS TIME AS A SYMBOL OF SANDY'S

FURY.

THE SUPER STORM CAME ASHORE LAST EVENING, POUNDING THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE-

-ONE OF ITS TARGETS--THAT FAMOUS BOARDWALK--

AC MOS SOT:

WE HAD WAVES AS HIGH AS THE LIGHT POLES DOWN ON THE BOARDWALK. IT WAS JUST

RIPPING UP BOARDS ON THE BOARDWALK AND THROWING THEM UP ON THE LOT BESIDE US

HERE.

BY DAYBREAK, THE GOVERNOR HAD SENT IN CREWS TO AID THE STRANDED.

CHRISTIE:

IN ATLANTIC CITY, WE ARE RESCUING THOSE FOLKS NOW.

UP THE COAST IN LONG BRANCH, THE BOARDWALK, THERE, ALSO CHEWED UP--THE

DAMAGE ALL ALONG THE OCEAN--UNBELIEVABLE.

IN NORTH JERSEY, IN MOONACHIE , HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EVACUATED

AFTER A BERM WAS BREACHED--THE ENTIRE TOWN UNDERWATER. SO FAR, NO REPORTS

OF INJURIES OR DEATHS.

NJ SOT:

I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT JUST KEPT ON POURING IN. IT WAS ALL

OVER THE PLACE, UNDER WINDOWS, ON THE SIDES.

ALL UP AND DOWN THE MID ATLANTIC COAST--THE AFTERMATH OF HIGH WIND, HEAVY

RAIN AND LOSS OF POWER--SEEN EVERYWHERE.

THE PIER IN OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, SUFFERED DAMAGE. AND OVER BY THE BAY,

WIND GUSTS PUSHED WATER UP AGAINST THESE HOMES--FORCING RESIDENTS TO

EVACUATE.

A HUNDRED AND FORTY MILES AWAY, IN SAVAGE, THEY'RE TRYING TO RESTORE

ELECTRICITY AT THIS SEWAGE PLANT--THE LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN AN

OVERFLOW--DUMPING SEWAGE--TWO MILLION GALLONS PER HOUR--INTO A NEARBY RIVER.

AND IN PASADENA, MARYLAND, A CRANE REMOVING A TREE THAT FELL ON THIS HOUSE--

SANDY ECONOMY-HLF RVL

SUPERSTORM SANDY COULD MEAN A SLOWER ECONOMY IN COMING MONTHS.

EXPERTS SAY THE STORM WILL END UP CAUSING ABOUT 20 BILLION IN DAMAGES AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 BILLION TO 30 BILLION IN LOST BUSINESS ACTIVITY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FORECASTING FIRM IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT.

THAT COULD SUBTRACT ABOUT 0.6 PERCENTAGE POINT FROM U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE OCTOBER-DECEMBER QUARTER.

BUT, SOME FORECASTERS ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC.

GAS PRICES SANDY-VOTOPS

THE PRICE OF GASOLINE IS STILL FALLING AFTER SANDY.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR FELL BY ABOUT A PENNY TODAY, TO 3 DOLLARS 53 CENTS.

THAT'S MORE THAN 11 CENTS LOWER THAN A WEEK AGO.

MAJOR REFINERIES IN THE EAST HAVE SHUT DOWN OR REDUCED OPERATIONS UNTIL THE HUGE STORM PASSES.

NETFLIX SANDY-VO

ONE COMPANY *IS* BENEFITING FROM SANDY.

NETFLIX SAYS THEIR VIEWERSHIP *DOUBLED* ON THE EAST COAST DURING THE STORM.

IN PARTICULAR -- THEY SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE STREAMING MOVIES AND T-V SHOWS AIMED AT CHILDREN.

TEEN SEX SMARTPHONES-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS TEENS WITH SMARTPHONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR.

TEENS WITH SMARTPHONES WERE ALSO TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN SOLICITED FOR SEX ON THE INTERNET WITH MANY REPORTING ENGAGING IN UNPROTECTED SEX.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

TRICK OR TREATING IS GETTING TRICKER--

ABC 7 LOOKS INTO WHY YOU'LL NEED A SPECIAL PASS IN SOME SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITIES.

PLUS--

Nats - oh my gosh there is no wall on the apartment.

WINDS SO HIGH THEY COLLAPSED AN ENTIRE FACADE.

WATER SO HIGH IT FLOODED MUCH OF MANHATTAN.

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TZ2 B SANDY-NATVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

COLLIER TRICK OR TREATING-ONCAM

COME THIS TIME TOMORROW. CHILDREN ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL GRAB THOSE HALLOWEEN BUCKETS AND HIT THE STREETS TO TRICK-OR-TREAT.

BUT IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE A PASS TO GET IN AND GET THAT CANDY.

COLLIER TRICK OR TREATING-PKG

indigo lakes is known to draw a huge crowd on halloween. Residents here are ready for tomorrow night-- decorations are up, they've stocked up on candy-- but they also needed to make sure they have passes to get in to the neighborhood.

Vo:

In the past, the crowds of trick-or-treaters from around the county showing up at indigo lakes got out of hand-- with cars backing up at the front gate-- making for a traffic nightmare on collier blvd.

So the community decided to put some regulations in place-- only allowing residents and their guests to get in on halloween night.

Residents get two passes and one guest pass-- they are allowed to request more.

There are several other communities across southwest florida that are making trick-or-treating more exclusive-- setting up a similar pass system. Residents at stonybrook in lee county need to pre-register their guests.

The pass systems aim to make halloween safer and more enjoyable for families in the neighborhood.

Sot:

Naomi leamon, indigo lakes resident

49:58 Before they had initiated passes we were overwhelmed with the amount of people that would come through. We would run out of candy very quickly 09 and you didn't know anybody, the streets were crowded and cars were everywhere 17

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

THE WORST STORM THE NORTHEAST HAS EVER SEEN.CAUSING UNTHINKABLE DEVASTATION

MILLIONS ARE POWER-LESS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE TONIGHT.

SOME BUILDINGS ARE LEVELED.

MASS TRANSIT SHUTDOWN.

GROUND ZERO FLOODED.

A LOOK AT THE PICTURES STILL COMING IN TONIGHT

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OTHER STATES ARE DEALING WITH ANOTHER MESS.

MOUNTAINS OF SNOW.

THE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE SOME DIGGING OUT.

AND

00:37:24 5"we eat a lot of fruits and vegetables wash our hands and use hand sanitizer wherever we go."

BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN GERM-FREE.

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TZ3 B WV SNOW-NATVO-WIPE

TZ3 C VITAMIN SHOPPING-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

SPECIAL OPEN-SOTVOTOPS

this is a community that lost the most people during 911

this fire just erupted on one of the walks out here and just went from walk to walk to walk.

we lost everything right now. Never thought it would happen like this though."

"the challenges our city faces in the coming days are enormous"

"It's gonna be a while cleaning up after this one. You can tell looking around. It looks like a warzone around here."

"So, I don't give a damn about Election Day. It doesn't matter a lick to me. At the moment, I've got much bigger fish to fry

KILLER STORM AFTERMATH.

FLOODS, FIRES, DEVASTATION.

TONIGHT DOZENS ARE DEAD.

MILES AND MILES OF DESTRUCTION.

MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER.

SANDY SUCKER-PUNCHED THE EAST COAST CAUSING UNPRECEDENTED DAMAGE.

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

BREEZE CONTINUES AGAIN TOMORROW

Weather conditions for the entire eastern half of the country continue to be influenced by Sandy. The storm is over western Pennsylvania and still producing wind, rain and mountain snow across the Mid Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Down here in southwest Florida we are still feeling the windy weather as a result of the overall circulation pattern around the storm. Our cool temperatures will carry over into tonight as the breeze continues from the northwest. Lows will drop into the mid and upper 50's by tomorrow morning. It looks like there will be a few clouds overnight and skies will be partly cloudy to partly sunny tomorrow. The breeze tomorrow should be a little less than today. It doesn't look like the wind will go 'calm' tomorrow, but we should drop from an average wind speed of 20 mph to 15 mph tomorrow. High temperatures on Wednesday will hit the upper 70's in the afternoon.

It looks like the weather for Trick-or-Treaters tomorrow night should be just fine….comfortable 60's after the sun goes down tomorrow night.

SANDY BREAKDOWN-HLF RVL

HERE'S THE LATEST ON SUPER STORM SANDY --

AT LEAST 38 PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

MANY OF THEM CRUSHED BY FALLEN TREES.

THERE HAVE BEEN 15 DEATHS IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE.

AND AT LEAST 8-POINT-2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT.

AIRLINES ALSO CANCELED MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND FLIGHTS, STRANDING TRAVELERS AROUND THE WORLD.

NYC BUILDING FACADE-VOTOPS-WIPE

NEW YORK CITY IS AMONG THE HARDEST HIT BY SUPERSTORM SANDY WITH THE EFFECTS EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR WEEKS TO COME.

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW HARD MANHATTAN WAS HIT LAST NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85-MILES-PER-HOUR AND RAIN.

NYC SUBWAY-VOTOPS-WIPE

IT COULD BE DAYS BEFORE THE SUBWAYS ARE UP-AND-RUNNING IN NEW YORK.

SEVEN SUBWAY TUNNELS ARE FLOODED OUT AND MULTIPLE LINES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

FLOOD WATERS ALSO DAMAGED SIX BUS GARAGES.

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT-VOTOPS-WIPE

CHECK OUT THE DAMAGE AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN QUEENS, NEW YORK

NEW YORK'S THREE AIRPORTS SUFFERED MAJOR FLOODING AND SERVICE DISRUPTION FROM SANDY.

NYC FIRE-VOTOPS-WIPE

NEARLY 100 HOUSES BURNED TO THE GROUND MONDAY --

AS MORE THAN 190 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED A MASSIVE FIRE IN QUEENS.

IT'S SANDY-RELATED BUT THEY'RE NOT SURE THE CAUSE YET.

YOU CAN SEE VIDEO OF THE FIRE WHEN IT HAPPENED ON YOUR LEFT.

ON YOUR RIGHT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.

OLD SAYBROOK CT FIRE-VOTOPS-WIPE

FIREFIGHTERS COULD NOT SAVE AT LEAST TWO HOUSES FIRE DESTROYED ALONG THE CONNECTICUT COAST NEAR CHALKER BEACH.

BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING, THEY JUST COULDN'T GET TO THE HOUSES.

IT WAS AN EVACUATION SO NO ONE WAS HOME.

MILFORD CT DAMAGE-NATVOTOPS-WIPE

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IT MAY TAKE WEEKS TO CLEAN UP THE DAMAGE IN MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

THE STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE SWAMPED STREETS AND BUILDINGS.

MD SEWAGE SPILL-VOTOPS-WIPE

IN MARYLAND, MURKY WATERS HAVE ENGULFED STREETS WHILE RAW SEWAGE IS LEAKING FROM A PLANT.

RI STORM DAMAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

IN THE MATNUNCK SECTION OF RHODE ISLAND --

FLOODWATERS SURROUND COTTAGES AND MOBILE HOMES.

AND SANDY SWEPT AT LEAST THREE SUMMER HOUSES OUT TO SEA.

WV SNOW-VOTOPS-WIPE

FROM RAIN TO SNOW --

A LARGE AREA OF WEST VIRGINA IS UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING.

HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINEER STATE.

MORE THAN 45 MILES OF INTERSTATE 68 ON THE WEST VIRGINIA-MARYLAND STATE BORDER IS CLOSED.

TWO-TO-THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY TOMORROW.

SANDY LOOTING-VOTOPS

A MAN IN PHILADELPHIA IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT FOR LOOTING IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

FIREMEN FOUND THE MAN IN THE RUBBLE OF AN ABANDONED BUILDING.

SHIP RESCUE LATEST-VO-WIPE

UPDATING BREAKING NEWS FROM MONDAY --

A WOMAN PULLED FROM THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. HAS DIED.

CLAUDENE CHRISTIAN WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN THE COAST GUARD PULLED HER FROM THE WATER LAST NIGHT.

THE 42-YEAR OLD WAS AMONG MORE THAN A DOZEN CREW MEMBERS WHO HAD TO ABANDON SHIP LATE SUNDAY -- WHEN THE H-M-S BOUNTY BEGAN TAKING ON WATER OFF THE COAST OF CAPE HATTERAS.

SHIP RESCUE LATEST-SOTVO

"When we first started putting the first few survivors into the helicopter, they were a little taken back, a little scared about being up there with us. Then as more survivors came into the helicopter,, they started seeing their friends, got a little bit more happy, more excited to be out of the situation they were in

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

POLITICS SANDY-ONCAM

AS A LARGE PART OF THE COUNTRY CLEANS UP AND RECOVERS FROM SUPER STORM SANDY, THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS GO ON.

ABC'S KAREN TRAVERS REPORTS ON HOW THE TWO CAMPAIGNS ARE HANDLING THE

POLITICS SANDY-PKG-WIPE

AS MILLIONS DIG OUT FROM SUPER STORM SANDY, THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS ARE

WALKING A POLITICAL TIGHT ROPE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA STAYED OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY - AND STUCK TO HIS DAY

JOB.

AT THE RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, HE SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

IS WORKING TO GET NECESSARY RESOURCES TO THE AFFECTED REGION.AND HAD A

MESSAGE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE.

Obama SOT

If getting no for answer, call me personally at the wh

THIS MORNING, NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE - A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF

MITT ROMNEY - THANKED THE PRESIDENT FOR WHAT HE'S DONE SO FAR.

Christie SOT

i have to say the administration, the president himself and fema

administrator craig fugate have been outstanding with us so far.

IN OHIOMITT ROMNEY VISITED A DISASTER RELIEF EVENT.

Romney SOT

A lot of people hurting this morning.

THERE WAS NO OVERT CAMPAIGNING - BUT THE EVENT STILL HAD THE TRAPPINGS OF A

POLITICAL RALLY.

Band Nats.Mitt mitt mitt!

HE'S THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE BUT ROMNEY DOESN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL TITLE OR

GOVERNMENT ROLE.

SO TODAY HE TRIED TO STRIKE A TRICKY BALANCE - SHOWING SYMPATHY WHILE STILL

KEEPING HIMSELF IN THE PUBLIC EYE ONE WEEK OUT FROM ELECTION DAY.

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We're looking for all the help we can get for all the families in need.

THE SUPER STORM PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON ROMNEY'S STATEMENT LAST YEAR, WHEN HE WAS

ASKED ABOUT REDUCING FUNDING FOR FEMA.

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Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal

government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction.

O/C CLOSE: THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED THE PRESIDENT WILL HEAD TO NEW JERSEY

TOMORROW TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR CHRISTIE AND SURVEY THE DAMAGE. MITT ROMNEY

ABC7 TRACKING POLL-CGTOPS

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE LATEST A-B-C NEWS WASHINGTON POST DAILY TRACKING POLL.

MITT ROMNEY STILL LEADING PRESIDENT OBAMA BY JUST ONE PERCENT -- A STATISTICAL DEAD HEAT.

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BE SURE TO STAY WITH US FOR UPDATES ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND SUPER STORM SANDY.

CHARLOTTE CAMPAIGN ORDINANCE-VO

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, IT'S A BATTLE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH AND COUNTY CODE.

CANDIDATES AND THEIR BACKERS SAY THE COUNTY WON'T LET THEM FLY SIGNS IN FRONT OF EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS.

THE COUNTY CONTENDS THOSE SIGNS WERE PLACED ILLEGALLY -- IN THE GROUND, ON CHAIRS, ON TABLES.

THE PEOPLE WITH THE SIGNS SAY IT'S A FORM OF VOTER SUPPRESSION.

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DONATION-VO

THE MYSTERY DONOR BEHIND THE 20 MILLION DOLLAR GIFT TO BUILD A NEW CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS REVEALED.

TOM GOLISANO - WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITABLE WORKS-- IS THE DONOR.

THIS SPRING, HE ANONYMOUSLY PLEDGED 20 MILLION TO THE PROJECT--

AND HE'S COMMITTED TO MATCH UP TO 20 MILLION MORE -- FOR A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF 40 MILLION DOLLARS.

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IT'S FLU SEASON.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT --

MAYBE YOU'RE USING A MULTI-VITAMIN TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HEALTH.

ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI SPENT THE DAY FINDING THE BEST VALUE OF A VITAMIN THAT WORKS, BUT ISN'T TOO EXPENSIVE.

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BRAND-NAME OR STORE-BRAND, CHEWY VERSUS A PILL -

THERE ARE SO MANY CHOICES WHEN IT COMES TO VITAMINS-

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WHETHER IT'S FUN IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS OR INSIDE.

NATS - she goes to daycare every week

NICOLLE AMBRIZ KNOWS IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME OF YEAR TO KEEP HER TWO-YEAR-OLD GERM-FREE.

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"She's never had the flu."

EVELYN'S BEEN LUCKY - BUT NOT WITHOUT MOM'S HARD WORK.

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"we eat a lot of fruits and vegetables wash our hands and use hand sanitizer wherever we go."

BUT IN MANY CASES AN AVERAGE CHILD'S EVERYDAY DIET ISN'T GIVING THEM WHAT THEY NEED ACCORDING TO DOCTOR PIEDADE SILVA WITH LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM.

AND THAT'S WHERE VITAMINS CAN BE HELPFUL.

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"Those should have supplement, not prevention but supplement with vitamins and minerals they are not taking by mouth."

WE TOOK TO STORE SHELVES COMPARING LABELS AND FOUND GENERIC BRANDS HAVE AS MUCH TO OFFER IN TERMS OF KEY VITAMINS AND MINERALS AS WELL-KNOW NAMES LIKE CENTRUM AND FLINSTONES.

WE FOUND ON AVERAGE - YOU CAN SAVE TWO TO FIVE DOLLARS GRABBING THE STORE BRAND OVER IT'S WELL-KNOWN COUNTERPART.

AND THAT GOES FOR LITTLE KIDS *AND ADULT VITAMINS.

DR. SILVA'S BIGGEST TIP - KEEP IN MIND MOST VITAMINS GIVE YOU MORE THAN ENOUGH OF WHAT YOU NEED - AND MOST OF IT JUST PASSES THROUGH THE SYSTEM -

SO -

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A GOOD TIP FROM THE DOCTOR - IF YOU ARE SPENDING MONEY ON VITMAINS GO FOR SOMETHING THAT SAYS COMPLETE ON THE LABEL -

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TEASE FOUR------------

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THE ALL-STARS **ALL** GOT A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY LAST NIGHT.

FROM THE FIRST TRIPLE TENS. TO THE LOWEST ON THE BOARD.

WHICH COUPLE FACES ELIMINATION AS THE COMPETITION GETS TOUGHER!

AND HE WADDLED HIS WAY TO COURT.

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MORE UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO TONIGHT OF THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

WATCH AS A POWER LINE ZAPS THIS CAR.

THE POWER LINE FELL DOWN DUE TO HEAVY WINDS FROM THE STORM IN BRICK TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

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BREEZE CONTINUES AGAIN TOMORROW

Weather conditions for the entire eastern half of the country continue to be influenced by Sandy. The storm is over western Pennsylvania and still producing wind, rain and mountain snow across the Mid Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Down here in southwest Florida we are still feeling the windy weather as a result of the overall circulation pattern around the storm. Our cool temperatures will carry over into tonight as the breeze continues from the northwest. Lows will drop into the mid and upper 50's by tomorrow morning. It looks like there will be a few clouds overnight and skies will be partly cloudy to partly sunny tomorrow. The breeze tomorrow should be a little less than today. It doesn't look like the wind will go 'calm' tomorrow, but we should drop from an average wind speed of 20 mph to 15 mph tomorrow. High temperatures on Wednesday will hit the upper 70's in the afternoon.

It looks like the weather for Trick-or-Treaters tomorrow night should be just fine….comfortable 60's after the sun goes down tomorrow night.

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WE SAW THE FIRST PERFECT SCORES OF THE SEASON ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS ALL STARS".

AND THOSE TRIPLE TENS CAME FROM TWO DIFFERENT DANACES.

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YOU CAN SEE WHO WILL GO HOME RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

TAYLOR SWIFT AND JASON MRAZ WILL ALSO PERFORM ON TONIGHT'S SHOW.

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TONIGHT --

ARTISTS ARE GETTING READY FOR THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS.

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ONE OF MY FAVORITES --

LUKE BRYAN AND OTHER PERFORMERS ATTENDED REHEARSALS YESTERDAY FOR THE AWARD SHOW.

NEWCOMER BRANTLEY GILBERT ALSO REHEARSED ON MONDAY.

HE'S UP FOR NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR.

YOU CAN WATCH THE C-M-A-S THIS THURSDAY AT 8 RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

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FILM BUFFS --

YOU CAN EXPECT A *SEVENTH* 'STAR WARS' MOVIE IN 2015.

DISNEY ANNOUNCED THAT TODAY.

AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY DISNEY IS TALKING ABOUT STAR WARS --

THAT'S BECAUSE IT JUST BOUGHT GEORGE LUCAS' PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR MORE THAN FOUR BILLION DOLLARS.

ANDERSON COOPER SHOW CANCELLED-VO

ANDERSON COOPER WILL STICK WITH COVERING THE NEWS.

HIS DAILY TALK SHOW "ANDERSON LIVE" HAS BEEN CANCELLED AFTER TWO SEASONS.

IT WILL END NEXT SUMMER, DUE TO POOR RATINGS.

IN A STATEMENT, COOPER SAYS HE'S SORRY THE SHOW WON'T BE CONTINUING.

FAT WEINER DOG UPDATE-VO

HERE'S THE LATEST ON THE COURT BATTLE OVER THAT HEFTY DOG IN OREGON.

A JUDGE RULED YESTERDAY A DOG RESCUE GROUP CAN NOT TAKE THE DASHAUND FROM ITS FOSTER MOM.

SHE'S BEEN HELPING THE BEEFY DOG SLIM DOWN.

THE RESCUE GROUP THINKS SHE'S EXPLOITING THE DOG FOR PUBLICITY THOUGH.

SO THEY WANT CUSTODY INSTEAD.

NAPLES SUPERHERO CLEANING-VO

QUITE THE SIGHT ON TOP OF A COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING!

SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN AND BATMAN ALL TRAVERESED THE NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BUILDING--

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WRAPPED IN A TOWEL.HIDDEN INSIDE OF A PURSE.

:11-:16 "I was glad he had the energy to cry loud enough for me to hear it."

THE CRY.FROM A NEWBORN BABY BOY.

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A NEWBORN BABY ABANDONED ON A STRANGER'S DOORSTEP IS DOING WELL TONIGHT AS POLICE TRY TO FIND HIS MOTHER.

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"Right here.right against the door."

WHEN MIHOKO BROWN HEARD A WHIMPERING SOUND OUTSIDE HER DOOR, SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE FOUND.A NEWBORN BABY BOY.

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"I was glad he had the energy to cry loud enough for me to hear it."

NOBODY SAW WHO LEFT HIM THERE.WRAPPED IN A TOWEL.INSIDE A PURSE.

"I was trying to make him quit crying. I just went, kind of swinging, and holding him and singing a little bit."

BROWN AND HER HUSBAND LIVE ON THE CORNER, NEXT TO BUSY HIGHWAY 22. THEY CALLED 911. THE BABY STILL HAD HIS UMBILICAL CORD ATTACHED. HE'S DOING FINE NOW, IN THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE CARE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

S/ Chief Randy Bratton/Corsicana Police:47-:53

"Due to the temperature last night, if the child had not been found quickly, we may have had a more drastic turn of events and the child may not have made it."

MEANWHILE, CORSICANA IS ABUZZ ABOUT WHO WOULD HAVE DONE SUCH A THING.

S/ Karen Williams/Neighbor:58-1:03

"Very shocking that that would happen in our town, in our neighborhood."

"I have been thinking about it all day. It's just something you can't forget about."

MIHOKO BROWN'S THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE BABY.

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SCOTT GORDON REPORTING.

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SUPERSTORM SANDY IS ON THE MOVE.

IT'S NOW LEAVING ITS MARK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WITH WIND GUSTS KICKING UP DANGEROUS WAVES, KNOCKING DOWN POWERLINES AND UPROOTING TREES.

ABC-7 TRACKING THE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE, PLUS--

-I wouldn't live any other place in Lee County."

WE KNOW THE SCENERY AND THE SUN ARE BIG DRAWS--

BUT WHICH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CITY RANKS BIG WHEN IT COMES TO BEING SAFE.

AND THE COOLER TEMPERATURES HAVE SPECTATORS CATCHING A WELCOME SIGHT IN OUR LOCAL WATERS.

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