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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL1) MARATHON CANCELLED-VOTOPS-WIPE

AHEAD ON ABC-7 THIS MORNING-

RUNNERS WAKE UP IN NEW YORK CITY-

BUT WON'T HIT THE PAVEMENT-

WITH A BIG TIME MARATHON CANCELLED-

HL2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS-- CAMPAIGN COUNTDOWN-

NOW THREE DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION.

THE CANDIDATES DRUM UP SUPPORT IN MUST-WIN STATES.

HL3) IPAD MINI REVIEWS-VOTOPS

AND- IT'S NOW IN THE HANDS OF CONSUMERS-

AFTER PLAYING WITH THE NEW GADGET-

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SATURDAY- NOVEMBER 3RD.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

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.

The weekend is finally here with lots to do around town and the weather couldn't be more perfect.

A cold front that passed to our south yesterday has opened the gates for a very dry airmass to settle in across the peninsula. With the dry air in place and light winds, sweater weather is in order early this morning as temperatures along the urban corridor will start in the middle to upper 50s with chillier readings across our inland communities.

High pressure across the gulf coast states will be the dominating feature in our forecast keeping our skies sunny and our weather pattern dry. With plenty of sun in store through the afternoon, our morning chill will quickly fade with daytime highs climbing into the lower 80s. Our coastal and beach locations will be a few points lower as a northwesterly breeze develops around 5-10mph.

Our evening will consist of clear skies and comfortable conditions as temperatures drop into the lower 70s by sunset. Overnight, lows will bottom out near 60° with 50s deeper inland.

We'll continue the trend of cool and comfy nights and warm afternoons as our atmosphere stays very stable with plentiful sunshine and rain prospects remaining next to zero.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

PINE ISLAND FIRE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

AN OVERNIGHT FIRE DAMAGES A MOBILE HOME ON PINE ISLAND-

FIRE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 1:30 THIS MORNING-

ABOUT A FIRE ON THE 4500 BLOCK OF PINE ISLAND ROAD.

THAT'S IN THE FISHERMAN'S PARK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY

INVESTIGATORS TELL US, THE HOME IS VACANT.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

EARLY VOTING FINAL DAY-VO

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012.

NOW JUST THREE DAYS AWAY FROM THE ELECTION.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY- TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

LINES AT THE LEE COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 45 MINUTES- TO TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS.

ELECTIONS OFFICIALS DO HOPE BECAUSE SO MANY VOTED EARLY-

LINES ON *ELECTION DAY* WILL BE SHORTER.

EARLY VOTING FINAL DAY-SOTVO

4:21 its worth it because i think the lines will be worse come tuesday so my experience four years ago i walked in and was out:33

PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO START LINING UP EARLY THIS MORNING-

YOU MIGHT SEE SOME IN LINE NOW-

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN TODAY.

CLINTON IN FM-SOTVO

BILL CLINTON PRESENTED HIS CASE TO RE-ELECT THE 44TH PRESIDENT-

RIGHT HERE IN FORT MYERS.

HE SPOKE AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

13 HUNDRED VOTERS GATHERED TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

Clinton speaks 1

you should not hire gov romney you should rehire president obama 22:54:16

ROMNEY RALLY OHIO-VOTOPS

IN THE FINAL WEEKEND BEFORE THE BIG DAY-

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHUFFLE THROUGH SWING STATES-

SPECIFICALLY OHIO- TRYING TO GRAB IT'S 18 ELECTORAL VOTES.

ROMNEY TEAMED UP WITH KEY REPUBLICANS IN HIS FINAL STOP IN WEST CHESTER LAST NIGHT-

HIS WIFE ANN- RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN - SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN- AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER -

ROMNEY RALLY OHIO-SOTVO

"And today, did you see what President Obama said today? He asked his supporters to vote for revenge. For revenge. Instead I ask the American people to vote for love of country."

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN CONTINUES ITS PACE TODAY-

GOV. ROMNEY HEADS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, IOWA AND COLORADO-

AND PRESIDENT OBAMA IS COMING OFF THE HEELS OF OHIO TOO-

OBAMA IN OHIO-SOTVOTOPS SS

"I'm determined to build ladders of opportunity for folks who are having a hard time, but wanna get into that middle class, and I hope you're not tired either, I hope you're not weary.".

THAT JOBS REPORT SHOWS THE ECONOMY ADDED 171-THOUSAND JOBS IN OCTOBER.

WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WENT UP TO 7.9 PERCENT.

UP FROM 7.8 IN SEPTEMBER.

FEDERAL OBSERVERS-VOTOPS

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PLANS TO SEND FEDERAL OBSERVERS TO THE POLLS ON TUESDAY.

MORE THAN 780 MONITORS WILL WATCH FOR POTENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

THEY'' BE STATIONED IN 23 STATES.

NYC MARATHON-TC MON

THE LATEST CASUALTY OF SANDY--

THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON.

IT'S BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 42 YEARS!

NOT EVEN THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON 9-11 STOPPED THE RACE.

MANY RUNNERS ALREADY TRAVELED TO THE CITY FOR THE MARATHON.

NYC MARATHON-MINI PKG

AS THOUSANDS ON STATEN ISLAND DEAL WITH THIS.

FLOODED HOMES.NO HOMES.NO FOOD OR WATER.NO POWER.

THERE IS ALSO THIS.

17-HUNDRED PORT-A-POTTIES. FOOD, WATER. AND GENERATORS.

ALL FOR THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON.ALL RESOURCES THE THOUSANDS WITHOUT SAY THEY NEED.

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SOT VINDICATED LADY FROM WNBC

I WANT TO SAY THANK GOD MY REACTION

IM GLAD THEY'RE COMING TO THEIR SENSES AND REALIZING THAT THESE RESOURCES ARE GONNA BE NEEDED WHERE IT'S TRULY NEEDED.

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AND AFTER DAYS OF SAYING IT WOULD STILL GO ON.THE MAYOR AND RACE ORGANIZERS CANCELLED THE MARATHON.

TURNING AWAY 40-THOUSAND RUNNERS.

RUNNERS LIKE ANDY HOLLAND AND ALLYSON SWANSON FROM NAPLES. WHO TALKED WITH US BY PHONE.

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THE COUPLE IS STAYING WITH FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA WHO LOST POWER AND JUST GOT IT BACK.

THEY'RE SEEING IN PERSON WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON T-V, BUT STILL SAY THE RACE SHOULD HAVE GONE ON.

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WHILE THERE'S DISAPPOINTMENT BETWEEN THE TWO.

FRUSTRATION THAT IT WASN'T CANCELLED BEFORE THEY FLEW OUT YESTERDAY.THERE'S ALSO UNDERSTANDING.

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AND DESPITE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND MONTHS TRAINING.RETURNING WITHOUT THE 26.2 UNDER THEIR BELTS.THEY SAY THEY'LL BE BACK.

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NYC MARATHON-OC

ABC-7'S COURTNEY ROBINSON REPORTING.

AS FOR HOW RUNNERS LIKE ALLYSON AND ANDY WILL RE-COUP THEIR FINANCIAL LOSS. IT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR.

JUST LIKE THE 340-MILLION DOLLARS THE RACE USUALLY INJECTS TO THE CITY'S ECONOMY.

RACE ORGANIZERS DID START A RELIEF FUND.

DAY OF GIVING-SSTOPS

LOOKING AHEAD --

A-B-C IS CALLING MONDAY "A DAY OF GIVING."

YOU'LL SEE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ON A-B-C 7 -- INCLUDING GOOD MORNING AMERICA, KATIE, WORLD NEWS, AND DANCING WITH THE STARS --

ENCOURAGING YOU TO DONATE TO THE RED CROSS.

IF YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW, THOUGH, CHECK OUT THE INFORMATION ON YOUR SCREEN.

SANDY TELETHON-VOTOPS

THE NBC NETWORKS DID THEIR PART FOR SANDY BY HOSTING A TELETHON.

LAST NIGHT- MANY STARS TOOK TO THE AIRWAVES-

CHRISTINA AGUILLERA SANG HER SONG- 'BEAUTIFUL'

AND BON JOVI SHOWED CLIPS OF DEVASTATION IN HIS HOMETOWN-

AND JIMMY FALLON JOINED SOME MUSIC LEGENDS IN SINGING 'UNDER THE BOARDWALK'.

GAS RATIONING-VO

IN NEW JERSEY-

GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE IS PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON GAS

HE'S TRYING TO HELP ALLEVIATE LONG LINES AND WAIT TIMES.

CARS WITH LICENSE PLATES THAT END IN EVEN NUMBERS CAN ONLY FUEL UP ON DAYS OF THE MONTH ENDING IN EVEN NUMBERS.

AND VICE VERSA.

THAT STARTS TODAY IN 12 COUNTIES.

AND THE PLAN SHOULD WORK- SINCE IN NEW JERSEY-

BANK FEES-VIDBOX

SOME BIG BANKS ARE WAIVING FEES FOR CUSTOMERS HIT HARD BY SANDY.

BANK OF AMERICA WILL AUTOMATICALLY WAIVE FEES INCURRED BETWEEN OCTOBER 29TH- AND NOVEMBER 5TH.

AND JP MORGAN CHASE IS EXTENDING IT'S TIME FRAME FOR FEE WAIVERS THROUGH MONDAY.

SANDY LOCAL BANK PROBLEMS-VOWIPE

A RIPPLE EFFECT LOCALLY FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY.

AFTER A NEW JERSEY PROCESSING PLANT FLOODED.

SOME LOCALS ARE COMING UP SHORT IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT

THE PROCESSING PLANT SERVICED ABOUT 180 BANKS.

WE LEARNED OF AT LEAST TWO HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IMPACTED BY THE CENTER'S POWER OUTAGE.

SOME AUTOMATIC DEPOSITS FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE GULF COAST WERE INTERRUPTED.

SANDY LOCAL BANK PROBLEMS-SOTVO

GARY TICE, FIRST NATIONAL BANK: we are manually going in and re-posting those transactions so our customers have funds available

CHARLES McGINNIS, WAITING ON MONEY: kind of angry where was it I just put a big check in there and it wasn't there

THE OTHER BANK AFFECTED WAS EDISON NATIONAL.

CHARCO LANDFILL UPDATE-VO

THE SHOUTS FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS AGAINST A LANDFILL ARE COMING IN LOUD AND CLEAR.

SO LOUD --

CALUSA GREEN IS CHANGING ITS PROPOSAL AFTER HEARING FROM THEM.

NOW, THE 550-ACRE SITE WILL NOT INCLUDE A SMALL COMPOSTING FACILITY.

BUT PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS ONE LANDFILL ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD.

OPPONENTS AREN'T BACKING DOWN, THOUGH.

CHARCO LANDFILL UPDATE-SOT VO

"they were concerned about biosolids getting into the water supply, although this was going to be in an enclosed building sitting on top of a pad of concrete so there really wasn't much chance of that occurring."

"it's in the middle of our wildlife corridor, it's in the middle of our aquifer for Prairie Creek and Shell Creek. It's just the wrong place."

TEASE ONE-OC

IT'S NOW NOVEMBER-- SO IT'S TIME TO TALK TURKEY-

FOR SOME FIRST TIMERS-

COOKING THE GIANT BIRD CAN BE TRICKY-

TZ1 A) BUTTERBALL TURKEY TALK-VO-WIPE

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-WX CTR- 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.

The weekend is finally here with lots to do around town and the weather couldn't be more perfect.

A cold front that passed to our south yesterday has opened the gates for a very dry airmass to settle in across the peninsula. With the dry air in place and light winds, sweater weather is in order early this morning as temperatures along the urban corridor will start in the middle to upper 50s with chillier readings across our inland communities.

High pressure across the gulf coast states will be the dominating feature in our forecast keeping our skies sunny and our weather pattern dry. With plenty of sun in store through the afternoon, our morning chill will quickly fade with daytime highs climbing into the lower 80s. Our coastal and beach locations will be a few points lower as a northwesterly breeze develops around 5-10mph.

Our evening will consist of clear skies and comfortable conditions as temperatures drop into the lower 70s by sunset. Overnight, lows will bottom out near 60° with 50s deeper inland.

We'll continue the trend of cool and comfy nights and warm afternoons as our atmosphere stays very stable with plentiful sunshine and rain prospects remaining next to zero.

FALL BACK-VO

THIS WEEKEND YOU GET AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP.

THANKS TO THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.

FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THE U-S-

CLOCKS WILL BE TURNED BACK ONE HOUR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

OR LATE TONIGHT-HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

THIS HAPPENS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER.

BUTTERBALL TURKEY TALK-VO

WITH THANKSGIVING JUST WEEKS AWAY-

BUTTERBALL HAS OPENED ITS ANNUAL TURKEY TALK PHONE LINE.

PEOPLE CAN CALL 1-800-BUTTERBALL TO ASK QUESTIONS OR GET COOKING ADVICE FROM EXPERTS.

BUTTERBALL SAYS THEY ASSIST MORE THAN A MILLION COOKS WITH THE TALK LINE-

AND THROUGH LIVE CHATS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

BUCKY BALLS DISCONTINUED-VO OC

A POPULAR MAGNETIC TOY IS BEING DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES.

THE MAKERS OF "BUCKY-BALLS" WERE SUED THIS SUMMER BY THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION,

SAYING THEY ARE DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN IF THEY'RE SWALLOWED.

THE AGENCY SAYS SOME CHILDREN WERE FORCED TO UNDERGO SURGERY BECAUSE OF PUNCTURED INTESTINES.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

TEASE TWO-OC

A BIG WEEKEND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-

IT'S THE TASTE OF THE TOWN-

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL-

THERE'S A COUPLE SUPER STARS VISITING-

TZ2 A) THINGS TO DO-VO-WIPE

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO IN SWFL-OC

IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK.

BUT YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH.

AND IF YOU'RE READY TO KICK OFF THE WEEKEND-

THERE IS PLENTY TO DO AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THINGS TO DO IN SWFL-PKG

YOU CAN COUNT ON THIS WEEKEND FOR THERE TO BE PLENTY TO DO, SEE AND TASTE.

FIRST UP -- HIGH FLYING FUN.

AVIATION DAY IS BACK AT PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS THIS SATURDAY.

FULLSCREEN GRAPHIC

CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES CAN SEE AND LEARN ABOUT AVIATION HISTORY.

THE ONE DAY EVENT STARTS AT 10 AM AND IT'S ALL FREE-- THAT INCLUDES PARKING.

TRANSITION TO SEINFELD

NEED A GOOD LAUGH?

BREAK FOR A JOKE

HE'S YOUR GUY.

JERRY SEINFELD IS COMING TO BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL IN FORT MYERS SATURDAY NIGHT.

TAKE FULLSCREEN

TICKETS TO THE ADDED 9:30 SHOW ARE STILL AVAILABLE

DEPENDING ON YOUR SEAT, PRICES RANGE FROM 66 TO 80 BUCKS LAUGHS INCLUDED:.

TRANSITION TO TASTE

FINALLY -- ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR FOR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TASTE AND TUNES CONCERT.

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR SARA EVANS WILL SING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TICKETS ARE 20 BUCKS IN ADVANCE, 30 AT THE GATE.

BUT TUNES AREN'T THE ONLY THING YOU ARE GOING TO GET A TASTE OF.

SOUNDBITE FROM LAST YEAR'S PKG OR VOSOT

COME SUNDAY, MUSIC, KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AND TONS AND TONS OF FOOD TO TASTE WILL BE READY WAITING FOR YOU FROM MORE THAN 30 VENDORS.

FULLSCREEN

IT'S FIVE BUCKS AT THE DOOR.

YOU'LL FIND A VARIETY OF FOOD AND DRINKS FOR FIVE DOLLARS OR LESS.

WHETHER IT'S IN THE SKY, ON YOUR TASTE BUDS, OR TO A STAGE. MAY THIS WEEKEND BRING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MANY SMILES.

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

RAVING REVIEWS FOR THE NEW IPAD MINI-

WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK- TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMPLAINTS.

PLUS- HOW DOES SOMEONE CATCH THIS ONE ON CAMERA-

TZ3 A) IPAD REVIEW-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B) TRAIN SMASHES SEMI-VOTOPS

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 1) IPAD REVIEWS-VOTOPS

CONSUMERS GET THEIR HANDS ON APPLES NEW CREATION-

TS 2) EMERGENCY WATER-VOTOPS

PLUS -- A BEVERAGE GIANT MAKES CANNED WATER- FOR A GOOD CAUSE-

TS 3) FAT PETS-VOTOPS

AND PORKY PUPS -- ALL THE MORE COMMON-

SO YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW YOUR PET IS OVERWEIGHT-

WX TOSS-1 SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SATURDAY- NOVEMBER 3RD.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

BEFORE WE GET TO ALL OF TODAY'S BIG STORIES-

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.

The weekend is finally here with lots to do around town and the weather couldn't be more perfect.

A cold front that passed to our south yesterday has opened the gates for a very dry airmass to settle in across the peninsula. With the dry air in place and light winds, sweater weather is in order early this morning as temperatures along the urban corridor will start in the middle to upper 50s with chillier readings across our inland communities.

High pressure across the gulf coast states will be the dominating feature in our forecast keeping our skies sunny and our weather pattern dry. With plenty of sun in store through the afternoon, our morning chill will quickly fade with daytime highs climbing into the lower 80s. Our coastal and beach locations will be a few points lower as a northwesterly breeze develops around 5-10mph.

Our evening will consist of clear skies and comfortable conditions as temperatures drop into the lower 70s by sunset. Overnight, lows will bottom out near 60° with 50s deeper inland.

We'll continue the trend of cool and comfy nights and warm afternoons as our atmosphere stays very stable with plentiful sunshine and rain prospects remaining next to zero.

LEIGH LIVE-BOXES

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING IN FLORIDA.

WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE POLLS ALL WEEK.

ABOUT 6-THOUSAND LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CASTING EARLY VOTES EACH DAY.

ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE FROM ELECTION CENTER IS SOUTH FORT MYERS

LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

IT'S BEEN 8 DAYS OF VOTER ENTHUSIAM.

AND TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION.

LEIGH LIVE-VOWIPE

ALL WEEK- THE WAIT TO VOTE HAS AVERAGED 45 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS TO VOTE.

ON THE FIRST DAY- SOME PEOPLE WAITED 3 AND HALF HOURS.

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON HOPES LINES ON ELECTION DAY WILL BE SHORTER.

RIGHT NOW - THERE ARE 5 PLACES TO EARLY VOTE IN LEE.

ON ELECTION DAY THERE WILL BE 125 PLACES.

LEIGH LIVE-SOTVO

LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY OR WITH AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

DESPITE RECORD TURNOUT IN MANY PLACES

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT REJECTED CALLS YESTERDAY TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

IPAD MINI REVIEWS-OC

APPLE STARTED SELLING ITS MUCH ANTICIPATED IPAD MINI THIS WEEK.

AS ADVERTISED, ITS VERY MUCH LIKE THE ORIGINAL IPAD IN WHAT IT DOES-

JUST A BIT SMALLER IN SIZE AND A BIT SMALLER IN PRICE.

IT'S NOT A REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE, BUT ENOUGH TO GET CUSTOMERS INTO THE STORES.

IPAD MINI REVIEWS-PKG

THE GOOD NEWS?

THESE APPLE FANS DIDN'T HAVE TO CAMP OUT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE NEW IPAD MINI.

ON THE OTHER HAND.

SALES WERE STILL VERY BRISK, AND BAY AREA APPLE STORES NEARLY SOLD OUT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

:14- 24

"My initial impression is the graphics are really bright and clear. So we were just checking out face time and it's a little more crisp than the one I have right now."

WE HEARD THAT A LOT TODAY.

THE MINI IS "A LITTLE MORE THIS. ". A "LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT."

NOTHING EARTHSHATTERING, WHICH, ALONG WITH THE EASE OF SHOPPING ONLINE, MEANS NO LONG LINES.

BUT, STILL, PLENTY OF INTERESTED SHOPPERS.

:38- 57

"I've started to do all my newspapers and magazines and books on my technology. But I'm finding that the iphone text is getting smaller and smaller. And the ipad, I like to read in bed, it's a little too clumsy and then I drop it. So this, to me, is the perfect size."

INSIDE APPLE'S NEWEST STORE.

IT WAS CLEAR, THE COMPANY HAD ANOTHER HIT ON ITS HANDS.

MAYBE NOT A HUGE HIT.

IPAD MINI REVIEWS-OC

SCOTT BUDMAN REPORTING.

APPLE SOLD OUT OF THE INITIAL STOCK OF IPADS ONLINE.

EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER-VO

SWITCHING GEARS TO SUPERSTORM SANDY-

ANHEUSER-BUSCH IT PUTTING DRINKING WATER IN CANS TO HELP VICTIMS AFFECTED BY SUPERTSTORM SANDY.

THE PLAN IS TO PRODUCE 44-THOUSAND CASES- MORE THAN A MILLION CANS.

SINCE 19-88, ANHEUSER-BUSCH SAYS IT HAS DONATED MORE THAN 71-MILLION CANS OF EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER AFTER DISASTERS.

INTERACTIVE MAP-FDOTTOPS

JET BLUE EXTENDS FEE WAIVERS-VOTOPS

SOME JETBLUE CUSTOMERS WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PAYING THEIR TICKET CHANGE FEES.

THE AIRLINE SAYS IT WILL EXTEND THE WAIVERS FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO TRAVEL TO ANY OF THE AREAS IMPACTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.

THIS AFFECTS PEOPLE WHO BOOKED BEFORE OCTOBER 28-TH.

FIRE WARNINGS-VO

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR.

THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO REMIND EVERYONE FIRE SEASON IS COMING UP-

THERE WAS A RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE FRIDAY BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS.

THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT'S NOT A TIME TO WORRY,

BUT A TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR HOME AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE CUTTING AWAY ANY DEAD VEGETATION AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

FIRE WARNINGS-SOT VO

54:25 "we are starting to dry out- we have had a few fires over the last couple of weeks that have occurred."

SOME OF THE DRIEST AREAS FULL OF DENSE VEGETATION- GOLDEN GATE ESTATES,

MURDOCK BANK ROBBERY-OC, SS

HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A MAN SUSPECTED OF ROBBING A BANK IN MURDOCK.

IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 3 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SUNTRUST BANK ON MURDOCK CIRCLE.

DETECTIVES TELL US THE MAN GRABBED SOME CASH AND TOOK OFF.

GUN TAX COOK COUNTY-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER-

A MAJOR METRO AREA IMPOSES A TAX ON FIREARMS.

COMMISSIONERS IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS PLAN TO TAX BUYERS 25 DOLLARS FOR EACH FIREARM SOLD.

MONEY WILL GO TO HELP PAY HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM GUN VIOLENCE.

THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAYS THE COUNTY TREATED 670-GUNSHOT VICTIMS LAST YEAR.

KIA GAS MILEAGE-VO

FOREIGN CAR MAKERS KIA AND HYUNDAI UNDER FIRE-

THE E-P-A SAYS THE COMPANIES OVERSTATED THE GAS MILEAGE ON THOUSANDS OF CARS.

THE GAS MILEAGE ON 13 MODELS WAS FOUND TO BE ONE-TO-SIX MILES PER GALLON LOWER THAN ADVERTISED.

LIGHT RECALL-VO BNR

THOUSANDS OF HALLOWEEN MINI PROJECTION LIGHTS ARE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE THEY CAN OVERHEAT.

THEY WERE SOLD AT "FIVE BELOW" STORES IN SEPTEMBER-- YOU CAN GET A REFUND THOUGH.

AND A FIRE HAZARD PROMPTS THE RECALL OF NEARLY 20-THOUSAND HUSTLER AND BIG DOG LAWN MOWERS.

THE VENT VALVE FITTINGS FOR THE FUEL TANK CAN FAIL, CAUSING A LEAK.

TOO SEE IF YOUR MODEL IS AFFECTED- WE'VE PUT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE-

PARTIAL NUDITY PLAY-VO

ONE PLAY IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES IS RAISING EYEBROWS ACROSS THE CITY.

"DANGEROUS LIAISONS" CONTAINS BRIEF GLIMPSES OF FRONTAL NUDITY DURING A SEX SCENE.

DIRECTORS WITH THE THEATRE ARE CALLING THE SCENES "ART" AND SAY THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO OFFEND ANYONE.

BUT SOME ARE.

PARTIAL NUDITY PLAY-SOT VO

SIMONE WAYSTACK/NAPLES "I don't think I would buy any tickets for that."

MAYOR JOHN SOREY/NAPLES "We felt like these scenes were critical to the characters of the play."

THE COMMUNITY THEATRE POSTED SIGNS ON IT'S BOX OFFICE WARNING GUESTS THE PLAY IS RATED "R".

ANYONE WHO IS OFFENDED BY THE BRIEF NUDITY WILL BE OFFERED A FULL REFUND.

DENHAM MISSION-VO

SANIBEL LEADERS ARE GEARING UP FOR A FIGHT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THEIR WATER QUALITY.

VICE MAYOR MICK DENHAM HOPES TO KEEP STATE LEGISLATORS FROM WEAKENING LOCAL FERTILIZER LAWS THIS SESSION.

HE SAYS SOME GROUPS WANT TO CONVINCE STATE LEADERS TO PREEMPT CURRENT RULES.

DENHAM MISSION-SOT VO

we want them to join us in a grassroots effort to make the feelings felt in the legislature of how important these issues are

HE IS URGING PEOPLE TO CONTACT LEGISLATORS-- AND ASK THEM TO KEEP FERTILIZER CONTROL IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S HANDS.

JASON MRAZ CAMPAIGNS WITH OBAMA-VO

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS GETTING SOME EXTRA HELP IN THE LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN.

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER JASON MRAZ WILL JOIN VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON CAMPAIGN STOPS IN OHIO ON SUNDAY.

TRAIN SMASHES SEMI-VO-WIPE

MUST SEE VIDEO OF A TRAIN CRASH IN UTAH-

A CONSTRUCTION WORKER CAUGHT THIS ON HIS CELL PHONE-

HE WAS TAKING VIDEO OF THE TRAIN PASSING FOR HIS SON-

WHEN IT SMASHED INTO A SEMI TRUCK BY THE TRAIN CROSSING.

TANKER FIRE CRASH-VOTOPS

AND CHECK THIS OUT-

A TANKER TRUCK PACKED WITH GASOLINE FLIPPED AND EXPLODED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT.

POLICE SAY THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN WHEN THE TANKER FLIPPED.

THE DRIVER MANAGED TO BREAK THE WINDSHIELD AND LEAP OUT OF THE BURNING VEHICLE.

ATLANTIS ARRIVAL-VO

THE LAST REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE HAS FINALLY MADE IT TO ITS NEW HOME.

ATLANTIS TRAVELED NEARLY TEN MILES-

IT'S DESTINATION-- THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER COMPLEX.

IT FLEW THE LAST MISSION OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM LAST YEAR.

OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS.THE FINAL TOUCHES WILL BE ADDED TO THE SPACESHIP'S NEW HOME.

TEASE FOUR-OC

MO-VEMBER- OR NO SHAVE NOVEMBER-

CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT-

DID YOU KNOW THIS RECENT TREND HAS MEANING BEHIND IT-

TZ4 A) MOVEMBER-VO-WIPE

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

MOVEMBER-VO

IT'S OFFICIALLY MO-VEMBER!

MEN ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE GROWING OUT THEIR MUSTACHES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MEN'S HEALTH.

PARTICIPANTS START CLEAN SHAVEN ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND GROW THEIR MUSTACHES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.

LAST YEAR, THE CAMPAIGN RAISED OVER $15 MILLION FOR MEN'S HEALTH.

BRITNEY LAWSUIT DISMISSED-VO

A CHECK ON HOLLYWOOD THIS MORNING-

AN L-A JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT AGAINST BRITNEY SPEARS AND HER PARENTS.

THE JUDGE THREW OUT SAM LUFTI'S DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST THE SPEARSES THURSDAY.

LUFTI, SPEARS' FORMER MANAGER, WAS SEEKING MILLIONS IN DEFAMATION DAMAGES AND MONEY HE CLAIMS HE'S OWED FOR HIS SERVICES.

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.

The weekend is finally here with lots to do around town and the weather couldn't be more perfect.

A cold front that passed to our south yesterday has opened the gates for a very dry airmass to settle in across the peninsula. With the dry air in place and light winds, sweater weather is in order early this morning as temperatures along the urban corridor will start in the middle to upper 50s with chillier readings across our inland communities.

High pressure across the gulf coast states will be the dominating feature in our forecast keeping our skies sunny and our weather pattern dry. With plenty of sun in store through the afternoon, our morning chill will quickly fade with daytime highs climbing into the lower 80s. Our coastal and beach locations will be a few points lower as a northwesterly breeze develops around 5-10mph.

Our evening will consist of clear skies and comfortable conditions as temperatures drop into the lower 70s by sunset. Overnight, lows will bottom out near 60° with 50s deeper inland.

We'll continue the trend of cool and comfy nights and warm afternoons as our atmosphere stays very stable with plentiful sunshine and rain prospects remaining next to zero.

FRUITS AND ROOTS-OC

WHEN IT COMES TO COOKING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

YOU CAN GET THAT FALL FLAVOR AND STILL USE FRESH INGREDIENTS.

THE SECRET?

COMBINING FRUITS. AND ROOTS.

LIZ CRENSHAW MET WITH AN EXECUTIVE CHEF-

FRUITS AND ROOTS-PKG

WE'RE HERE WITH EXECUTIVE CHEF YVES SAMAKE WELCOME.

"We're going to do some fall cooking today and we're calling it fruits and roots. Where do we start?"

"Well the first roots I like to portray will be the parsnip soup and the parsnip right here. I think it's a mix between a green mango and a coconut."

SAMAKE SAYS PEEL THE PARSNIPS FIRST. THEN DICE.

SAUTÉ ONION. GARLIC. CELERY AND THYME.

"And then we're going to add the parsnips and then we're going to start blending."

"You know this smells like fall. Beautiful."

"What we'll do then garnish it with cinnamon croutons, again fall."

"Chef you've got something that you're calling beet carpaccio."

"Absolutely."

"Now he didn't say beef. he's talking beet. I have the golden beet, you have the red beet, what do we do?"

"We're basically going to add a little olive oil to it and kind of cook them with a little flavor inside already inside aluminum foil."

SPRINKLE CUMIN SEEDS AND KOSHER SALT. THEN ROAST.

"And then we're going to slice them in the mandolin."

"So you're doing a thin, thin slice?"

"Thin slice, yes. Then we can place them nicely."

ADD ARUGULA. AND HERE'S A TWIST. A SMALL SCOOP OF ORANGE SORBET.

YOU HAVE A NICE FALL APPETIZER.

NEXT UP. ROOT VEGETABLE TART TATIN.

"It will be an upside down tart."

"Upside down. what are we using?"

"Using carrots, turnips, rutabagas and parsnips. We're going to start peeling them. Peeling them, start dicing them. blanching them."

"So we have four different roots going in this?"

"Four different roots."

SAMAKE MAKES A SYRUP FOR THE TART. BUTTER. MAPLE SYRUP AND BROWN SUGAR. ALL MELTED AND MOLDED INTO A DISH.

TOPPED WITH THE MIXED ROOTS. AND PUFF PASTRY.

BUT THE FINISHED DISH IS UPSIDE DOWN. AND YOU HAVE A ROOT VEGETABLE TART TATIN.

HERE'S A FALL DISH. DUCK BREAST WITH ROASTED FRUITS AND ROOTS.

"I peeled and sliced the fruits and the roots and cooked them slightly in the oven

"This is going to be our little bed for our duck."

"Exactly and then we can display the duck right on top."

"It looks like it needs a little sauce. Oh wow, chef, this is fall on a plate!"

SOME LOCAL FALL FLAVOR. SEARED ROCK FISH ON A PUREE OF CELERY ROOT.

"I think it's the ugliest of root vegetables what are you going to do to this?"

FRUITS AND ROOTS-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING-

YOU'LL GENERALLY SAVE MONEY BY COOKING WITH IN-SEASON INGREDIENTS.

TEASE FIVE

OUR PETS ARE GETTING BIGGER-

AND YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN THEIR OVERWEIGHT-

COMING UP-

TZ5 A) FAT PETS-VO

FAT PETS-OC

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL CATS AND DOGS IN THE U-S ARE OVERWEIGHT.

IS YOUR PET ONE OF THEM?

IT MAY BE HARD TO TELL BECAUSE PET OBESITY IS SO COMMON.

FAT PETS-PKG

MEET EIGHT YEAR OLD AGGIE.

"She is part of the family she's just a third kid with four legs."

SHE'S ALSO ONE OF MILLIONS OF OVERWEIGHT PETS IN AMERICA.

"She looked like an ottoman, she was a square."

MORE THAN HALF OF CATS AND DOGS ARE OVERWEIGHT.

TIPPING THE SCALE IN AN UNHEALTHY FAVOR.

AGGIE'S OWNER HOLLY NEWMAN HOPES TO TURN THAT AROUND.

"Nobody is used to seeing a thin labrador, nobody is used to seeing a thin golden retriever so that's become the new normal. Gaining weight for a pet just like in people can lead to increase in cardiac disease, increase in hip and joint problems, and it can decrease their life span by years at a time."

SO ONCE A MONTH AGGIE GETS CHECKED OUT AT BROAD RIPPLE'S ANIMAL CLINIC'S FIT FOR LIFE PROGRAM TO LEARN HER PROGRESS.

REGIMENTED DIET AND EXERCISE ARE HELPING HER SHED POUNDS. IT'S KEEPING HOLLY ON TRACK TOO.

"I knew Aggie was waiting on me to go for a walk so I put the kids to bed, got her leash on and we went for a mile and a half walk."

"It can become a family lifestyle to get out and walk every night, and we're all going to watch what we eat, we know we shouldn't feed the dog extra goodies so we're going to watch what we eat as well."

TOO MUCH LOVE. IN THE FORM OF TREATS AND TOO MUCH FOOD IS OFTEN THE CULPRIT.

"Making them happy makes us happy and sometimes that translates into just too many calories."

"One of the simple ways you can save calories is actually switching out dog treats for carrots. 6 month old gabby approves."

"Carrots are fantastic! Any kind of vegetable is great fruits are great except for grapes."

THERE ARE SIMPLE WAYS TO SEE IF YOUR PUP IS CARRYING AROUND TOO MANY POUNDS.

"We'd like to be able to feel her ribs. It's kind of hard to feel her ribs. there's a little padding in the way. She should be broader over the rib cage when viewed from above then have a little bit of a tuck or taper as it goes towards her back legs."

AGGIE HAS ABOUT 10 MORE POUNDS UNTIL SHE HITS HER GOAL WEIGHT. BUT SHE'S ALREADY ON THE PATH TO HEALTH.

FAT PETS-OC

NICOLE MISENCIK REPORTING-

SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KEEP YOUR PET HEALTHY?

FIRST, WATCH HOW MUCH FOOD YOU GIVE THEM.

DON'T JUST FILL UP THEIR BOWL. MEASURE OUT THE FOOD TO THE RECOMMENDED PORTION SIZE.

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) SANDY LATEST-VOTOPS

NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR CALLS OFF THE MARATHON-

40-THOUSAND RUNNERS WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART.

THIS MORNING- MILLIONS REMAIN WITHOUT POWER-

AND THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN OVER 100.

NEW REPORTS THIS MORNING SAY THE BULK OF CASUALTIES WERE ELDERLY-

TS2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY-

YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT TODAY-

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN-

IF NOT- ELECTION DAY IS THREE DAYS AWAY- ON TUESDAY-

BOTH CANDIDATES ARE HOPPING FROM SWING STATE TO SWING STATE IN THE FINAL DAYS OF CAMPAIGNING-

TS3) DAY OF GIVING-SSTOPS

A-B-C IS CALLING MONDAY "A DAY OF GIVING."

YOU'LL SEE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ON A-B-C 7 -- INCLUDING GOOD MORNING AMERICA, KATIE, WORLD NEWS, AND DANCING WITH THE STARS --

ENCOURAGING YOU TO DONATE TO THE RED CROSS.

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.

The weekend is finally here with lots to do around town and the weather couldn't be more perfect.

A cold front that passed to our south yesterday has opened the gates for a very dry airmass to settle in across the peninsula. With the dry air in place and light winds, sweater weather is in order early this morning as temperatures along the urban corridor will start in the middle to upper 50s with chillier readings across our inland communities.

High pressure across the gulf coast states will be the dominating feature in our forecast keeping our skies sunny and our weather pattern dry. With plenty of sun in store through the afternoon, our morning chill will quickly fade with daytime highs climbing into the lower 80s. Our coastal and beach locations will be a few points lower as a northwesterly breeze develops around 5-10mph.

Our evening will consist of clear skies and comfortable conditions as temperatures drop into the lower 70s by sunset. Overnight, lows will bottom out near 60° with 50s deeper inland.

We'll continue the trend of cool and comfy nights and warm afternoons as our atmosphere stays very stable with plentiful sunshine and rain prospects remaining next to zero.

CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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