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BRAND NEW VIDEO OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE AS THEY TOUR THE DAMAGE OF SUPERSTORM SANDY IN NEW JERSEY.

THE STATE HIT HARDEST.

TONGHT THE PRESIDENT SAYS ONE OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES IS GETTING THE POWER BACK ON TO THE MILLIONS STILL IN THE DARK.

THE PRESIDENT ALSO PLEDGED FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR THE "LONG HAUL".

THE PRESIDENT ALSO TOLD THOSE RECOVERING "WE ARE HERE FOR YOU AND WE WILL NOT FORGET."

RIGHT NOW, THE DEATH TOLL IS AT 61 AND MILLIONS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

SANDY STORM DAMAGE-SAT LIVE

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In New Jersey - an unimaginable sight -

Natural gas fires burn.in the exclusive shore community of

where homes have collapsed.

Some have been tossed off their foundation.

And entire neighborhoods.are gone.

SOT - Christie

President Obama toured the devastation with Governor Chris Christie.

SOT - Obama

Even the iconic boardwalk is in ruins.

SOT - Chopper 1:07 - 1:10 / "It looks like the pier was

lifted up by the ocean."

.with roller coasters swallowed by the ocean.

NATS - ??

In New York.work continues to remove several feet of water from flooded

subway tunnels.

Nats /:43 -:44 / "Ding.ding.ding."

And Mayor Michael Bloomberg rang the opening bell while much of lower

Manhattan is still without power.

Damage from Sandy is also widespread throughout the city.

.where families have had to be rescued from floodwaters.

And in the Rockaways, where more than 100 hundred homes have burned, the

full extent of the destruction could be seen.

A search is underway for two brothers - ages 2 and 4 - who became separated

from their mother when their car was submerged.

And Sandy isn't finished.

Strong winds.rain.and snow continue to cause damage as the storm moves

north.

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HOKOBEN EVACUATIONS-VOTOPS

A-B-C 7 CONTINUES TO GET MORE AND MORE UNBELIVEABLE IMAGES OF THE DAMAGE SANDY CAUSED.

LET'S START IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY -- WHERE THE

NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD IS HELPING EVACUATE RESIDENTS.

NJ WASHED OUT BRIDGE-VOTOPS

LOOK AT THESE PICTURES COMING TO US FROM THE JERSEY SHORE.

YOU CAN SEE A WASHED OUT BRIDGE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE OCEAN AND THE BAY MERGED.

WATERS COMPLETELY SURROUND THESE HOMES.MAKING THEM LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SITTING ON AN ISLAND.

NYC TUNNEL FLOODING-VOTOPS

NEW YORK'S CITY SUBWAY SUFFERED THE WORST DAMAGE THEY'VE EVER RECEIVED.

AND TONIGHT --

WE NOW HAVE THE FIRST REAL TIME VIDEO OF FLOODING AS IT HAPPENED.

WATCH THIS.

IT'S SECURITY VIDEO SHOT MONDAY NIGHT DURING HIGH TIDE INSIDE THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD TUNNEL.

THAT GOES UNDER THE EAST RIVER.

IT'S ONE OF SEVEN TUNNELS NOW CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

FLIGHTS LATEST-VO

SOME PROGRESS TONIGHT FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS STRANDED BY SANDY.

FLIGHTS ARE SLOWLY RESUMING AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AND NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL.

LAGUARDIA REMAINS CLOSED.

SANDY WRAP-OC

ABC7 WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU THE LATEST ON SANDY.

IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES, J-P WILL HAVE MORE ON THE STORM'S TRACK, PLUS YOUR FORECAST.

CAT BURNED ALIVE-VO.WIPE

SET ON FIRE.INTENTIONALLY.

THAT'S WHAT DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE DID TO A CAT IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THIS IS PAISLEY.NAMED FOR THE STREET WHERE SHE WAS FOUND.

HER EARS AND HEAD ARE BURNED.

HER FUR IS SINGED.

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOUND HER HIDING UNDER A CAR AFTER SHE RAN FROM A SMALL FIRE ACROSS THE STREET.

A RESIDENT SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 9-1-1.

CAT BURNED ALIVE-SOTVO

57:35 "it could have been a spontaneous brush fire and the cat got caught in it or it could be someone tried to deliberately do this to her."

THE BURNS CAUSED AN INFECTION, SO PAISLEY IS ON ANTIBIOTICS.

LEE CO HOMELESS ARREST-SS-VO

A MAN SHOT BY DEPUTIES IS NOW IN JAIL TONIGHT.

A DEPUTY SHOT DUANE GREGORY OUTSIDE A SEVEN-11 IN EAST NAPLES EARLIER THIS MONTH.

HE WAS ARRESTED TODAY.

DEPUTIES SAY HE THREATENED THEM AND WAS WAVING A GUN BEFORE THEY SHOT HIM.

THE GUN TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE.

GREGORY IS NOW CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ASSAULT FOR EACH DEPUTY INVOLVED.

THE DEPUTIES WERE PUT ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE -- WHICH IS NORMAL AFTER A SHOOTING LIKE THIS.

MEXICO MURDER SUSPECT EXTRADITED-SS-SS

A MAN BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2008 MURDER OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO FACE CHARGES.

MEXICO EXTRADITED LUIS GONZALEZ TO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL WHERE DEPUTIES BOOKED HIM LAST NIGHT.

IN MAY -- AUTHORITIES THERE ARRESTED HIM.

DEPUTIES SAY HE MURDERED 25 YEAR OLD TIA POKLEMBA IN SAN CARLOS PARK FOUR YEARS AGO.

THEY BELIEVE THE TWO MET AT A BAR.

RICE RAT ON SANIBEL-VO.WIPE

RESEARCHERS ON SANIBEL SAY THEY'RE 2-FOR-2.

THEY FOUND A RARE RAT TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS.

EACH FALL, THE TEAM AT THE J-N DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE USES TRAPS TO TRY TO FIND THE RARE SANIBEL RICE RAT.

IT'S HADN'T BEEN SEEN IN 3 YEARS.

THE RAT IS NATIVE, ONLY FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND HELPS KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT BALANCED.

MANY THOUGHT THEY HAD DISAPPEARED--

BUT BOTH YESTERDAY AND TODAY,

RICE RAT ON SANIBEL-SOTVO

LEE COUNTY INTERMIN-SS-OC

IT IS THE LAST DAY ON THE JOB FOR LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES -

NOW ALL EYES ARE ON HER TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.

WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY BILL WILLIAMS AND DOUG MEURER'S NAMES ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

WILLIAMS IS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ESTERO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT.

MEURER IS CUIRRENTLY THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER.

BOTH SAY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN FILLING THE ROLE UNTIL A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT IS FOUND.

THAT COULD TAKE 6 MONTHS.

THEY'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STEERING THE COUNTY THROUGH THE MEDSTAR MIS-HAP AND VR-LABS ISSUES.

BUT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY INPUT ON NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

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POLITICS TODAY-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL RETURN TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SANDY HIT.

HE'LL HOLD RALLIES IN WISCONSIN, NEVADA AND COLORADO.

IT'S HIS FIRST PUBLIC RALLY SINCE SATURDAY.

EARLY VOTING COLLAPSE-OC-VO-OC

RECORD LINES.LONG WAITS.AT EVERY EARLY POLLING STATION IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND.THOSE LONG WAITS ARE CAUSING MEDICAL CONCERNS.

TODAY ONE MAN COLLAPSED WHILE WAITING TO VOTE EARLY IN LEE COUNTY.

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THEY WERE SCARY MOMENTS IN FRONT OF THE SOUTH FORT MYERS ELECTIONS OFFICE.

MEDICS RESPONDED AS A MAN WAITING IN LINE COLLAPSED.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A CONCERN FOR ELECTION'S OFFICIALS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SEE LONG LINES.

SOT: Sharon Harrington "If somebody can't wait in line because of a disability or special need, they need to go immediatly when they get there to the deputy at the front door and let them know because we have special provisions for them."

THE LINES STARTED EARLY.

THE FIRST VOTERS HERE SHOWED UP AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING.

HALF AND HOUR LATER, THE LINE STRETCHED DOWN THIS WALL.

SOT: Lynn Casper, waiting to vote "So this morning im out here hoping to get in."

LYNN CASPER GOT HERE AT 6:55.

BUT SHE HAS BEEN COMING TO EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS.

THE LINES WERE JUST TOO LONG FOR HER TO WAIT.

SOT: "Yesterday I drove over to the voting on thomson and couldn't find a parking space."

DOWNTOWN THIS MORNING. THE LINES WEREN'T AS BAD.

BUT THROUGH TUESDAY. MORE THAN 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD VOTED EARLY.

AVERAGING 6-THOUSAND EVERY DAY.

RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS IN LEE COUNTY

AND WHILE IT CAN TAKE HOURS TO GET THROUGH LINE. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT TO VOTE.

COLLIER EARLY VOTING-VO.WIPE

THE LINES FOR EARLY VOTING ARE GETTING A BIT SHORTER IN COLLIER COUNTY.

CHCEK OUT VIDEO FROM THIS MORNING AT THE ORANGE BLOSSOM LIBRARY IN NORTH NAPLES.

TODAY IT'S TAKING MOST PEOPLE ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO VOTE.

THE PAST FEW DAYS THE WAIT HAS BEEN MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF, THOUGH, WITH LINES WRAPPED AROUND THE BUILDING AT SEVERAL POLLING LOCATIONS.

COLLIER EARLY VOTING-SOTVO-BNR

Yesterday when I came you couldn't even park anywhere it was so crowded. The lines were around so I just came back today I came earlier in the morning and it was fine.

THE COLLIER SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION'S WEBSITE HAS AN ONLINE TOOL --

WHERE YOU CAN CHECK HOW LONG THE WAIT IS AT EACH EARLY POLLING LOCATION.

THAT WAY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE IN FOR.

WE HAVE A LINK TO THE WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM.

99 YR OLD FIRST VOTE-VO

A FORT MYERS SENIOR CITIZEN IS PROVING YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TOO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

TODAY 99-YEAR OLD ROSIE LEWIS VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SHE WAS IN HER FIFTIES BY THE TIME JIM CROW LAWS WERE ABOLISHED, AND SAYS SHE NEVER HAD AN INTEREST IN POLITICS.

ROSIE WANTED TO VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA 4-YEARS AGO BUT WASN'T REGISTERED TO VOTE.

RECENTLY A FAMILY FRIEND HELPED HER REGISTER AND TODAY DROPPPED OFF HER ABSENTEE BALLOT.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

I looked out the window and it was churning up. it was nerve-wracking.

THE PAIN OF SANDY'S PUNCH IS BEING FELT IN 17 STATES TONIGHT.

THE HEARTBREAK AND DEVASTATION IS JUST NOW BEING REALIZED.

AND A NEW APP COULD SAVE YOUR CHILD.

STRAIGHT AHEAD WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO RECOGNIZE A CONCUSSION IN JUST A FEW STEPS.

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NYC FLOOD PIC-VOTOPS

MORE VIDEO TONIGHT FROM THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

THIS PHOTO WAS TWEETED BY NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO.

IT SHOWS THE STAIRWELL LEADING TO THE WHITEHALL SUBWAY STATION AT BATTERY PARK IN MANHATTAN.

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FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

"A SPOOK-tacular Halloween night"

After morning lows bottomed out in the middle 50s, temperatures have rebounded nicely today into the middle and upper 70s. This coupled with low humidity and a light breeze out of the northwest have made for another pleasant afternoon across our part of the state with mostly sunny skies.

As we head into the evening hours, our skies will stay mostly clear with mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will begin to drop into the upper 60s around sunset, so as your ghosts and goblins are getting ready to head out for some treats there will be a very slight chill in the air. Overnight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as most locations along the coast and urban corridor will drop into the upper 50s to near 60° with spots deeper inland falling into the middle 50s.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday keeping a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast with a slight chance for a few spotty showers during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will continue to run in the upper 70s to near 80°. While this front, won't bring another dose of colder air, it will reinforce the pleasant weather we've already been seeing.

SUPER STORM SANDY: EVERYWHERE ELSE-VOTOPS-TC MON

WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT ON SUPER STORM SANDY.

THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM ARE MOVING INLAND, AND NOW A NUMBER OF STATES ARE DEALING WITH EVERYTHING FROM HIGH WAVES TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW.

SUPER STORM SANDY: EVERYWHERE ELSE-PKG

AFTER THE MASSIVE DEVASTATION WROUGHT BY SANDY, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WARN THAT

THE RISK OF SUPERSTORMS LIKE HER OCCURRING IS RISING. WHAT USED TO BE A

ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY COULD BE ONCE EVERY THREE TO TWENTY YEARS.

CUOMO SOT:

FOR US TO SIT HERE TODAY AND SAY, WELL THIS IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION AND IT

'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, I THINK WOULD BE SHORT SIGHTED/PART OF

LEARNING FROM THIS IS THE RECOGNITION THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS REALITY,

EXTREME WEATHER IS A REALITY.

THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BORE THE BRUNT OF SANDY'S FORCE, BUT THE PAIN IS

WIDESPREAD.

IN CONNECTICUT--HOMES ALONG THE LONG ISLAND SOUND TOOK A BEATING.

SUZANNE ATKINS SOT:

I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND IT WAS CHURNING UP. IT WAS NERVE-WRACKING.

UP THE COAST IN RHODE ISLAND--IN THE SEASIDE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN--

BEACH FRONT HOMES--WASHED AWAY--OR RUINED.

RAE WILSON MADGYESY SOT:

I HEARD ONE COTTAGE HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT TO SEA BUT THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS

FOUR THAT JUST VANISHED--THEY'RE COMPLETELY GONE.

FROM MARYLAND--SOME AREAS SAW TWO FEET OF WEST, HEAVY SNOW--TO WEST

VIRGINIA--EIGHT STATES WERE WALLOPED WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

RANDY MEYERS / RESIDENT, GRANTSVILLE, MD SOT:

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SNOW UP HERE BUT NOT FROM A HURRICANE.

IT WAS STRONG WINDS AND NEAR RECORD-SETTING WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

NATS UP: CHAIN SAW

AND ALL OVER THE NORTHEAST--FROM NEW YORK'S NORTHERN SUBURBS--TO CLEVELAND,

OHIO--UP TO TORONTO--DOWNED TREES TOOK DOWN POWELINES--THROWING MILLIONS

INTO THE DARKNESS.

JOBS REPORT SANDY-VO

THE MONTHLY U.S. JOBS REPORT WILL STILL COME OUT ON FRIDAY.

THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT SUPER STORM SANDY MIGHT FORCE THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO DELAY ITS RELEASE.

THAT'S BECAUSE FINAL WORK ON THE REPORT NEEDED TO BE DONE AT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND FEDERAL OFFICES.

THEY WERE CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM.

BUT, SOME EMPLOYEES CAME IN TUESDAY TO WORK ON THE REPORT.

JP MORGAN CHASE FEES-CG

JP MORGAN CHASE WANTS TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR ITS CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY SANDY.

THE BANK IS WAIVING FEES FOR IT'S EAST COAST CUSTOMERS TODAY.

ANYONE IN STATES FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW YORK IS INCLUDED.

THE FEES INCLUDE OVERDRAFT PROTECTION TRANSFERS,

CAR RENTALS SANDY-VO

ANOTHER INDUSTRY IS BENEFITING FROM SUPER STORM SANDY.

MANY STRANDED AIRLINE PASSENGERS ARE SEEKING ONE-WAY CAR RENTALS. GIVING CAR RENTAL SERVICES A BIG BOOST.

CONCUSSION APP -VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING --

THERE'S A NEW APP HELPING COACHES AND PARENTS QUICKLY RECOGNIZE CONCUSSION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL AS WE LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS FOOTBALL IS.

THE 'CONCUSSION RECOGNITION RESPONSE' APP SHOWS YOU THE 12 DANGER SIGNS THAT NEED EMERGENCY ATTENTION.

AND THERE'S A BUTTON BUILT IN TO CALL 9-1-1.

YOU CAN ALSO SAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION INTO YOUR PROFILE - FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO KNOW WHAT DO NEXT - AND TAKE A PICTURE OF THE PERSON THAT'S INJURED.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

KAREN GILBERT, PARENT - "Children don't need to be sexy."

AND PARENTS SAY THIS HALLOWEEN THAT'S THE TREND.

FROM SEXY COWGIRLS.TO TOO HOT CAVE WOMEN.EVEN PUMPKINS.

THE NEW HALLOWEEN RITE OF PASSAGE.

A FAMILIAR BACKDROP TO MANY KENNEDY FAMILY PORTRAITS IS GONE TONIGHT.

WASHED AWAY BY SANDY.

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SEXY KID COSTUMES-VO IN POP

TOO MUCH SKIN.

THAT'S WHAT PARENTS SAY THEY'RE SEEING THIS HALLOWEEN WHEN IT COMES TO COSTUMES FOR THEIR LITTLE GIRLS.EVEN THEIR TODDLERS!

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HALLOWEEN WHEN KAREN GILBERT WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

"And one of us was dressed like a pumpkin."

.MIGHT HAVE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AN ON-LINE PHOTO.SHOWING A LITTLE GIRL IN A FELT COSTUME.LOOKING LIKE."A PUMPKIN."

BUT HERE'S WHAT SOME PUMPKIN OUTFITS -- MARKETED TOWARD VERY YOUNG GIRLS -- LOOK LIKE TODAY.

"Children don't need to be sexy. They need to be cute and fun."

"I think Halloween has become, very much, a "gender display ritual.""

SOCIOLOGIST LISA WADE AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE CALLS IT A "DISTURBING" TREND.

ONE WHERE HALLOWEEN HAS BECOME LIKE THE JUNIOR PROM.OR OTHER RITES OF PASSAGE IN A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE.

EXCEPT THE PACKAGES -- AND THE WEBSITES AND STORES -- OFTEN AIM THEM TOWARD PRE-ADOLESCENTS.

"The message young women and girls are getting is: 'You can be anything you want, as long as you're hot.'"

AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.

BLOGS AND TWEETS HAVE BEEN HEATING UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.WITH PARENTS LAMENTING THE TREND.

ONE TODDLER'S MOTHER EVEN ASSEMBLED A SLIDE SHOW:

- COWGIRL COSTUME A FEW YEARS AGO.COWGIRL NOW.

- CAVE GIRL A DECADE AGO.CAVE GIRL NOW.

- EVEN A SILLY CLOWN OUTFIT.NOW HAS A SEXY SISTER.

WADE SAYS THE REASON ADULT HALLOWEEN COSTUMES STARTED GOING "SEXY" TO BEGIN WITH, IS BECAUSE THE LINES BETWEEN FEMININITY AND YOUTH.HAVE BECOME BLURRED.

"We expect adult women to be childish, in a sense, and young girls to be "adult-like.""

"I think it's bad."

PARENT CRUZ ROQUE TOLD US.IF HIS DAUGHTER, RISA, WANTED TO WEAR ONE OF THOSE COSTUMES, HE'D PUT HIS FOOT DOWN.

"I tell her 'no.' I prefer costumes for children."

WADE SAYS ONE SOLUTION IS: PARENTS COULD BUY THEIR GIRLS OUTFITS MARKETED TOWARD BOYS INSTEAD.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

SWEPT AWAY IN SANDY'S RAGE.

TONIGHT THE SEARCH IS ON FOR TWO LITTLE BOYS.

AND WE'RE STILL GETTING PICTURES OF HOW THE SUPERSTORM CRIPPLED MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES.

@ 33 woman; it's horrific, but everybody's ok

FROM MARYLAND TO OHIO.

FROM HIGH WAVES TO HEAVY SNOW.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AS SANDY MOVES INLAND.

A MISCHIEF MAKER IN THE WORKS.

HOW SHE NEARLY RUINED HALLOWEEN FOR ONE FAMILY.

AND THIS.

AND --

ABC7s SMART SHOPPER IS FINDING OUT THE SHOPPING SWEET SPOT.

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TZ3 B JACK O LATERNS JACKED-VO

TZ3 C BEST TIME TO HOLIDAY SHOP-VOTOPS

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SANDY 530 SPECIAL OPEN-SOTVO

This is absolutely sickening, memories and generations just washed way.

@ 1:51 man: horrible, i'm 69 years old and it's the worse i've ever seen it in my life

@ 33 woman; it's horrific, but everybody's ok

We rode it out because we are from florida. so we really didn't think it was going to be like this

@ 1:09 " it looks like the pier was lifted up by the ocean

RECOVERYING FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY.

TONIGHT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN SHELTERS.

IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS SINCE THE STORM HIT.

STILL TONIGHT MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 17 STATES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

OBAMA VISITS NJ-TC MON-VOWIPE

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE ARE TOURING THE DAMAGE FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY.

IN MANY AREAS CITY STREETS ARE STILL RIVERS AND CARS ARE USELESS.

BOATS AND KAYAKS NOW THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND.

OBAMA VISITS NJ-SOTVO

"We are here for you, and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt."

New Jersey :39 -:48

"This is the worst storm that I've seen in my lifetime in this state, but we cannot permit that sorrow to replace the resilience that I know all New Jerseyians have."

IN NEW JERSEY,

NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARE DELIVERING MEALS TO RESIDENTS TRAPPED BY FLOODWATERS, AND HELPING TO EVACUATE PEOPLE.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS DAMAGE-VOTOPS

AND LOOK AT THIS.

DAMAGE CONTINUES FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORELINE.

THIS IS THE COASTAL COMMUNITY OF SEASIDE HEIGHTS WHERE THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS KNOCKED THOUSANDS OF HOMES OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS.

A THICK LAYER OF SAND COVERS STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE.

BRICKTOWN FIRE-VOTOPS

HOMEOWNERS IN ONE NEW JERSEY NEIGHBORHOOD STILL HAVE FIRES TO WORRY ABOUT.

CHECK OUT WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE EARLY THIS MORNING IN BRICKTOWN.

YOU CAN SEE A NUMBER OF FIRES BURNING FROM THE GROUND.

ITS NOT CLEAR IF THEY'RE GAS LINES OR POWER LINES.

STATEN ISLAND RESCUES-VOTOPS

WATCH THESE DRAMATIC ROOF TOP RESCUES CAUGHT ON TAPE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE NEW YORK POLICE RESCUE CREWS SAVING FIVE ADULTS AND ONE CHILD FROM FLOODED HOMES IN STATEN ISLAND.

DESPITE EVACUATION ORDERS MANY IN THE COMMUNITY TRIED TO RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THEIR HOMES.

SANDY MISSING BOYS-VOTOPS

TWO BOYS ARE MISSING TONIGHT -- AFTER FLOOD WATERS SWEPT THEM AWAY IN STATEN ISLAND.

THE BROTHERS ARE 2 AND 4.

THEY WERE RIDING IN A CAR WITH THEIR MOM MONDAY NIGHT -- WHEN THE STORM'S POWERFUL WIND AND WATER OVERWHELMED THEM.

THE BOYS MOTHER SAYS THEY TRIED ESCAPE THE RISING WATER WHEN THE TWO DISAPPEARED.

MAINE PORT YACHT CLUB-NATS-VOTOPS

nats

THE HISTORIC HYANNIS PORT YACHT CLUB DOCK HOUSE IS GONE AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY KNOCKED THE STRUCTURE INTO THE OCEAN.

BUILT IN 1940, THE BUILDING IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE BACKDROP TO MANY KENNEDY FAMILY SAILING TRIPS ON NANTUCKET SOUND.

NYC FLOODED SUBWAY-VOTOPS

NO DISASTER HAS *EVER* HIT NEW YORK'S SUBWAYS THIS HARD.

FLOOD WATERS DEVASTATED THE 108-YEAR-OLD SYSTEM.

SEVEN TUNNELS UNDER THE EAST RIVER REMAIN UNDERWATER TONIGHT.

SANDY BREAKDOWN-HALF SCREEN REVEAL

HERE'S THE LATEST ON SUPER STORM SANDY.

AT LEAST 61 PEOPLE ARE DEAD FROM THE STORM.

MILLION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

BUT, TOMORROW LIMITED SUBWAY SERVICE WILL RESUME IN NEW YORK CITY.

ALSO JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AND NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE BACK OPEN.

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IS STILL CLOSED.

AND.THE LIGHTS ARE GOING UP AGAIN ON BROADWAY.

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POLITICS TODAY-OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA RETURNS TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TOMORROW AFTER FOCUSING ON SANDY.

GOVERNOR ROMNEY IS CAMPAIGNING TODAY RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

POLITICS TODAY-PKG

IN THE FINAL SPRINT TO ELECTION DAY, BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ANGLING FOR

ANY ADVANTAGE.

AND TODAY IN NEW JERSEY PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD THE BIGGEST ONE OF ALL - THE

POWER OF THE PRESIDENCY.

nats-helo

OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY.PRESIDENT OBAMA SURVEYED

THE DAMAGE ALONG A NEARLY 60 MILE STRETCH OF THE JERSEY SHORE WITH GOVERNOR

CHRIS CHRISTIE.

IN NEARLY EVERY TOWN - FLOODED STREETS.

IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS - FLATTENED HOUSESAND MUCH OF ITS ICONIC BOARDWALK - GONE

.

Obama SOT

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OBAMA AND CHRISTIE ARE A VERY UNLIKELY PAIRING WITH LESS THAN A WEEK UNTIL

ELECTION DAY.

THE BLUNT, BRASH REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IS ONE OF MITT ROMNEY'S MOST STAUNCH

SUPPORTERS.

BUT WITH HIS STATE FACING HISTORIC DEVASTATION AND A MASSIVE REBUILDING.

CHRISTIE WELCOMED THE PRESIDENT'S HELP.

Christie SOT

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IN SUCH A TIGHT RACE, ROMNEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER DAY ON THE

CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

TODAY HE WAS IN FLORIDA - A STATE THAT'S ESSENTIALLY A MUST-WIN FOR HIM.

ROMNEY SET ASIDE HIS USUAL ATTACKS AND STRUCK A MORE SUBDUED, OPTIMISTIC

TONE.

Romney SOT

This is a turning point in American history.

HIS ONLY FLEETING REFERENCE TO THE PRESIDENT?

Romney SOT Coral Gables FL

It is time to take a new path of bold aggressive change.

WITH THE PRESIDENT OFF THE TRAIL, VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN PICKED UP THE

CAMPAIGNING IN FLORIDA

Biden SOT

if we win Florida, this race is over.

ABC TRACKING POLL-CGTOPS

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

ESSENTIALLY NO CHANGE IN THE RACE.

COVERAGE WRAP-OC

ABC7 IS STAYING ON TOP OF THE CAMPAIGN AND SUPER STORM SANDY.

TS CAT BURNED ALIVE-VID BOX

ALSO, MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-30,

DEPUTIES BELIEVE SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY SET A CAT ON FIRE.

IT SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO ITS EARS.HEAD AND FUR.

TS SANIBEL RAT-VID BOX

RESEARCHERS ON SANIBEL HAVE FOUND A RARE RAT THAT HAD'T BEEN SEEN IN 3 YEARS.

EACH FALL, THE TEAM AT THE J-N DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE USES TRAPS TO TRY TO CATCH THE RAT.

TS CAPE MAYOR ARRESTED-VID BOX

CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR AND A COUNCILMAN WERE ARRESTED TODAY.ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE

CAPE CORAL POLICE PUT MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN AND COUNCILMAN CHRIS CHULAKES-LEETZ IN THE BACK OF A CRUISER AND TOOK THE PAIR TO JAIL.

THE **FAKE** ARRESTS ARE ALL FOR CHARITY.

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TONIGHT -- LITTLE GOBLINS AND GHOSTS TAKE TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S NEIGHBORHOODS TO TRICK-OR-TREAT.

AND ON ONE CAPE CORAL BLOCK -- THE MAIN ATTRACTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HOUSE DECORATED-TO-THE-TILT.

BUT A FIRE AT THAT HOUSE ON MONDAY *ALMOST* DERAILED THE FUN.

HALLOWEEN HOUSE DECORATIONS-PKG

The most frightening nights of the Yasbeck family's life looks like -- charred walls and holes through the roof.

The panic and horror they experienced inside this house Monday morning hasnt scared them away from one of their favorite holidays and a family tradition -- Halloween.

In the wee hours Monday morning -- fire destoryed this home on SE 4th place known by neighbors as "the Halloween House."

Years worth of decorations were burned -- firefighters blame the blaze on an outside electrical cord used for all the Halloween decorations.

Today -- the family started picking up the pieces -- getting ready for the Halloween festivites despite a tremendous loss.

TAKE SOT

Debbie Yasbeck, Homeowner

5226 "it hits hard but you have to go on. We have to rebuild."

Now -- that resolve is amazing to see here tonight.

The family who is staying in a hotel -- spent the morning cleaning up and made sure there's enough candy out here.

One neighbor is even pitching in his generator to get what decorations are left back up and running.

While some places register and limit their Halloween guests -- the people on this cape coral block tell me everyone is welcome here tonight.

And Despite one family's heartbreak here -- they're wishing everyone a happy halloween.

JACK O LANTERNS JACKED-VO

A HALLOWEEN CRIME CAUGHT ON TAPE.

THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A TEXAS WOMAN STEALING PUMPKINS OFF A DOORSTEP IN SAN ANTONIO.

SHE COMES BACK FOR THE OTHER PUMPKIN AND TAKES IT TOO…THEN YOU SEE HER HOP BACK INTO HER CAR AND PULL OFF.

THE HOMEOWNER SAYS HE AND HIS CHILDREN PLANNED TO CARVE THE PUMPKINS LATER THAT DAY.

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CHECK OUT THE FOLLY ON THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER!

TWO MEN WERE TRYING TO GET INTO THE U-S ILLEGALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT.

BORDER PATROL AGENTS FOUND THEIR S-U-V STUCK ON THEIR MAKE-SHIFT RAMP, TRAMPED ON A 14-FOOT-HIGH FENCE.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING-VO

U-P-S EXPECTS HOLIDAY SHIPMENTS TO JUMP BY NINE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT THIS YEAR.

THE PROJECTED RISE IS PARTLY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN ONLINE SHOPPING.

U-P-S IS THE PRIMARY DELIVERY COMPANY FOR MANY ONLINE RETAILERS, MOST NOTABLY AMAZON-DOT-COM.

RIVAL FEDEX EXPECTS TO HANDLE 13 PERCENT MORE SHIPMENTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

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AND SPEAKING OF SHOPPING.

JUST A FEW WEEKS NOW UNTIL.THANKSGIVING

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS FROM CHRISTMAS.

THAT MEANS THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO GET EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST.

BEST TIME TO HOLIDAY SHOP-TC MON

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON SEEMS TO START EARLIER EACH YEAR-

THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON DEALS HAVE PASSED -

SO -

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NATS- looking for toys

COUPON BOOKS IN HAND - THIS MOM IS ON A MISSION.

16:49:37 8

"Try and keep things on a budget I'm going to price match layaway got my coupon book."

WHILE HER TWO KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL - DONNA GLENN IS SHOPPING SMART AT TOYS R US-

STILL - SHE WONDERS IF SHE SHOULD WAIT TILL CLOSER TO BLACK FRIDAY FOR BETTER DEALS.

16:49:07 7

"I like to start early I don't like to wait till black friday risk getting what they need."

BARBIES AND BOARD GAMES ARE ON THIS YEAR'S LIST -

NATS - barbie house

TO GET THE HOTTEST TOYS ON THE SHELVES FOR THE LOWEST PRICE -

FGCU MARKETING PROFESSOR STUART VAN AUKEN SAYS PARENTS SHOULD WAIT - EVEN AFTER BLACK FRIDAY.

17:05:23 10

"If you want to look for specials again you're shopping late two or three weeks before christmas."

BUT - HE SAYS RETAILERS' KNOW DESPERATE LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS WILL PAY FULL PRICE.

17:03:34 7

"If the item really is hot they don't have to worry about discounting they can sell entire inventory."

IF THE ITEMS DON'T FLY OFF SHELVES - RETAILERS DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO MARK DOWN.

ACCORDING TO DEALNEWS INDUSTRY EXPERTS - IN 2011 GIFTS DEEMED, "HOT TOYS" BY TOYS R US SOLD FOR HALF OFF IN THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

THE SAME DEALS SHOULD HIT STORE SHELVES THIS YEAR.

NATS - found it!

FOR THIS MOM - GETTING SHOPPING DONE EARLY IS THE SAFEST BET-

BEST TIME TO HOLIDAY SHOP-TC MON

OTHER GREAT WAY TO SAVE YOU SAW THAT MOM USING ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PRICE MATCHING GAURANTEES AND LAYWAY PROGRAMS MANY BIG-NAME RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND TOYS R US ARE ADVERTISING THIS SEASON.

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

JEFFREY DONOVAN, PATIENT - "I have never taken a sick day from work."

AND LIKE MOST MEN.HASN'T BEEN TO THE DOCTOR IN YEARS!!

SICK OR NOT. THERE ARE TESTS EVERY MAN NEEDS.

ABC7 SHOWS YOU THE MUST-HAVE TESTS FOR THE 30S 40S 50S AND BEYOND.

PLUS HALLOWEEN CANCELLED.

WHY THE WHITE HOUSE PULLED THE PLUG ON TRICK OR TREATING.

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TZ4 B WHITE HOUSE HALLOWEEN CANCELLED-VO

MANHATTAN HALF LIGHT, HALF DARK-VO

CHECK OUT THIS PICTURE OF LOWER MANHATTAN.

YOU CAN SEE ONE PART OF THE TOWN WITHOUT POWER AND THE NORTHERN PART ALL LIT UP.

SANDY KNOCKED OUT ELECTRICITY TO MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE ALONG THE EAST COAST.

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FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

"A SPOOK-tacular Halloween night"

After morning lows bottomed out in the middle 50s, temperatures have rebounded nicely today into the middle and upper 70s. This coupled with low humidity and a light breeze out of the northwest have made for another pleasant afternoon across our part of the state with mostly sunny skies.

As we head into the evening hours, our skies will stay mostly clear with mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will begin to drop into the upper 60s around sunset, so as your ghosts and goblins are getting ready to head out for some treats there will be a very slight chill in the air. Overnight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as most locations along the coast and urban corridor will drop into the upper 50s to near 60° with spots deeper inland falling into the middle 50s.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday keeping a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast with a slight chance for a few spotty showers during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will continue to run in the upper 70s to near 80°. While this front, won't bring another dose of colder air, it will reinforce the pleasant weather we've already been seeing.

KEY HEALTH TESTS FOR MEN -OC

LADIES, THINK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE.

ARE THEY RELUCTANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR ROUTINE TESTS?

I KNOW I AM.

BUT THAT HESITATION CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

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"I have never taken a sick day from work."

JEFF IS THE PICTURE OF HEALTH AND HE HAS THE ANNUAL PHYSICALS TO PROVE IT.

BUT WHEN A NEW TEST TOOK A MICROSCOPIC LOOK AT JEFF'S "NORMAL" CHOLESTEROL LEVELS. THAT PICTURE TURNED UGLY.

"It is a dangerous thing not to want to look a little deeper into some of these things."

"It is all about how you look at it - think of medical tests like getting a tune up for your car."

A BASIC CHECK FINDS BASIC PROBLEMS. FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE YOU NEED A BETTER LOOK.

"The worst part is conventional tests could still let the 85% walk out of here thinking they are okay."

A STANDARD CHECKLIST AT AGE 30 INCLUDES A CHOLESTEROL TEST AND A LOOK AT THE THYROID. A SCREENING FOR SKIN CANCER SINCE IT OCCURS IN MEN MORE THAN WOMEN.

AND A TESTICULAR EXAM BECAUSE THIS CANCER USUALLY OCCURS BEFORE THE AGE OF 40.

DR OTT SAYS IN THE 30'S THE NAME OF THE GAME IS PREVENTION -

MAKING SURE THE BODY IS WORKING EFFICIENTLY.

SO YOU SHOULD ADD A MICRO-NUTRIENT TEST TO SEE WHAT VITAMINS AND MINERALS YOUR BODY IS ABSORBING.

"You can assume at 30 you are looking at preventing aging at 40 you start repairing what aging has occurred."

A DECADE LATER AND IT IS TIME TO KICK IT UP A NOTCH.

"It takes a lot more to make the 40's work."

DO THE SAME CHECKS AS 30 - BUT ADD BLOOD PRESSURE AND A DIABETES SCREENING TO THE MIX.

ALSO - LOOK AT VITAMIN D. THE BODY DOESN'T COLLECT IT AS WELL AFTER 40.

OTT SAYS 40 IS THE AGE TO ADD THAT ADVANCED CHOLESTEROL SCREENING JEFF HAD.

"At 40 we want to find out if your building the initial blocks of heart disease, most people at 40 will still look good on conventional tests."

10 MORE YEARS AND THE SAME TESTS APPLY BUT NOW ADD HEARING AND COLON CHECKS ALONG WITH SCREENINGS FOR BLADDER AND PROSTATE CANCER. AND IT IS TIME TO CHECK THE METABOLISM.

"at 50 you want the WHOLE package."

OTT SAYS AGE 50 IS A GOOD TIME TO DO A TELEMERES TEST.

KEY HEALTH TESTS FOR MEN -OC

OWEN CONFLENTI REPORTING.

DWTS ELIMINATION-VO

ANOTHER SHOCKING ELIMINATION IN WEEK SIX OF DANCING WITH THE STARS ALL STARS.

SINGER AND ACTRESS SABRINA BRYAN AND HER PARTNER DANCED THEIR LAST DANCE.

THE PAIR GOT THE BOOT DESPITE GETTING TRIPLE TENS.THE FIRST PERFECT SCORE OF THE SEASON. FROM THE JUDGES.

IT'S A HORRIBLE CASE OF DEJA-VU.

THE LAST TIME BRYAN APPEARED ON DANCING. AMERICA SENT HER HOME IN THE SIXTH WEEK OF THE SEASON.

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PAUL MCCARTNEY SAYS DON'T BLAME YOKO.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE B-B-C --

SIR PAUL DENIES THAT JOHN LENNON'S WIFE, YOKO ONO, BROKE UP THE BEATLES.

FANS HAVE ACCSUED OF HER THAT FOR 40 YEARS.

BUT MCCARTNEY SAYS THE BEATLES WERE ALREADY WINDING DOWN BY THE TIME LENNON BECAME INVOLVED WITH YOKO ONO.

WHITE HOUSE HALLOWEEN CANCELLED-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MOVING IN.

THERE WILL BE NO TRICK-OR-TREATING AT THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.

THE OBAMAS HAVE HOSTED A HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN SWFL-CG-CG-CG

TRICK OR TREATING EVENTS WILL GO ON HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HERE ARE SOME OF THEM --

FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH, IN NAPLES, IS HOSTING ITS SECOND ANNUAL "HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR ON FIFTH" FROM 4-30 TO 9-30 TONIGHT.

KIDS CAN TRICK-OR-TREAT AT EDISON MALL FROM 5 TO 8 AND COCONUT POINT FROM 5:30 to 7:30.

PORT CHARLOTTE TOWN CENTER IS ALSO HANDING OUT CANDY FROM 6 TO 8 TONIGHT.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS.

JUST HEAD TO OUR WEB SITE, ABC-DASH-7-DOT-COM.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

FOUND STARVING.

WITH A RUSTED METAL CAN WRAPPED AROUND HER NECK.

VETS SAY IT WAS THERE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH.

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IT'S PAINFUL TO SEE. MORE HORRIFYING TO THINK ABOUT.

A GOOD SAMARITAN FOUND A DOG STARVING TO DEATH.WITH A RUSTED CAN WRAPPED AROUND HER NECK.

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A RUSTED CAN WRAPPED AROUND HER THROAT, THIS DOG NAMED OLIVIA WAS SLOWLY STARVING, WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DALLAS ANIMAL SHELTER. RESCUERS PEELED APART THE METAL SLICING DEEP INTO HER SKIN TO FIND HER BATTLING INFECTION, TOO.

All of this was completely cut into, into the flesh over an inch deep, because the can had likely been over her neck for over a month.

MELODY HAMILTON IS WITH ANIMAL ALLIES OF TEXAS, THE GROUP NOW OVERSEEING OLIVIA'S CARE. SHE'S NOT SURE HOW THE CAN GOT AROUND THE DOG'S NECK, BUT SHE HAS HER SUSPICIONS.

I don't think she just slipped this on. This wasn't her looking for a meal. I think someone put it on her. And I can't even imagine why, other than to be sadistic and cruel.

OLIVIA WASN'T ALONE, THOUGH, WHEN AN ANIMAL ADVOCATE FOUND HER IN SOUTH DALLAS. STANDING GUARD WAS JOSHUA.

He was standing right by her side as she was laying on the ground.

HEALTHY AND WELL-NOURISHED, HE DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE COME FROM THE SAME HOME. BUT SOMEHOW ALONG THE WAY, HE BECAME OLIVIA'S FRIEND. MAYBE EVEN HER PROTECTOR.

When the rescuers took the dog into the vehicle, Josh was more than happy to go along for the ride.

WITH OLIVIA STILL STRUGGLING, IT'S HARD TO TELL HOW THIS STORY WILL END.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

56:43 "she was burned on her head and her back."

BURNED ALIVE--

A CAT DISCOVERED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BRUSH FIRE.

NEW AT 6, WHY INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY.

PLUS, THEY GIVE MOST PEOPLE THE CREEPS, BUT RESEARCHERS ARE CELEBRATING AFTER FINDING RATS ON SANIBEL.

WHY THIS RARE RODENT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ISLAND.

AND THE DESTRUCTION STRETCHES AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.

AN UPDATE ON HOW THE MILLIONS AFFECTED FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY ARE RECOVERING.

TZ 6 1) CAT BURNED ALIVE-SOTVO

TZ 6 2) RICE RATS-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) SANDY DAMAGE-VOTOPS

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