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VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

ELECTION OPEN-VOTOPS

JUST ONE HOUR UNTIL THE POLLS CLOSE AS THE CONTENIOUS RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE NEARS ITS FINISH.

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The single most powerful force in our democracy is you. Moving this country forward begins with you.

we have journeyed together far and wide in this great campaign for America's future - now we're almost home."

TONIGHT AT SIX --

VOTING ISSUES-TCMON-REM-LIVE

LINES STRETCHING FOR HOURS AND JAMMED VOTING MACHINES ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT FRUSTRATED VOTERS DEALT WITH TODAY.

IN NORTH FORT MYERS -- WE'RE TOLD THE WAIT TIME IS OVER 4 AND A HALF HOURS.

IN THE CAPE- WE'RE TOLD THE WAIT TIME IS SIX HOURS.

WE'VE GOTTEN REPORTS OF VOTERS LEAVING -- FED UP WITH WAITING IN LINE.

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Election day lines in the hundreds -- criss Cape Coral.

Malfunctioning scanners and long ballots made The wait even longer.

DJ Sims, Voter

4408 "they need to have the correct on day you'll get the perfect storm. When the machines don't work."

DJ Sims stood line outside Cape Coral Christian -- for almost 4 hours.

In the end -- he's not convinced -- he'll be counted.

DJ Sims, Voter

4243 "so its been much longer than I though it's be I couldn't scan my vote. Which left me with a sour taste."

In downtown cape coral -- wait times started to reach almost six hours.

Precincts side by side each other -- reflected different voting worlds.

Angie Frink, voter

1539 "I stayed in the same spot for an hour. While the other the line was 10, 15 people every 15 minutes."

In the other line -- were voters like jim Elliot -- able to get in and out!

Jim Elloit

1748 "somebody count count. But that's government."

For those left to wait -- and wait -- they soon felt disillusioned.

HARRINGTON RESPONSE-OC-SOT-OC

TONIGHT WE ASKED THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS ABOUT THE LONG WAIT TIMES AT POLLING PLACES.

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It's a small price to pay for the privilege of being able to vote every four years. It's not like we're asking them to do this all the time. This is extremely, extremely unusual. We planned for what we thought we were going to need. And with that long ballot, it's creating havoc everywhere.

FLORIDA'S ROLE-POP

FLORIDA IS THE LARGEST SWING STATE IN THE NATION WITH ITS 29 ELECTORAL VOTES.

RECENT POLLS SHOW PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY REMAIN IN A STATISTICAL TIE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.

OBAMACARE REPEAL VOTES-VOTOPS-POP

FLORIDIANS ARE ALSO WEIGHING IN ON THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

YOU WILL DECIDE WHETHER PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE OR PROVIDE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE.

BUT -- BEAR IN MIND -- THIS IS A MOSTLY SYMBOLIC AMENDMENT.

EVEN IF THE STATE OUTLAWS OBAMACARE, THE FEDERAL LAW SUPERSEDES IT.

OBAMA & ROMNEY TODAY-VOWIPE

MITT ROMNEY, PAUL RYAN AND VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN JOINED THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO WENT TO THE POLLS TODAY TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

IN BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS THIS MORNING, GOVERNOR ROMNEY AND HIS WIFE CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

BUT INSTEAD OF STAYING HOME, WITH THE RACE SO CLOSE, THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN ADDED SOME ELECTION DAY STOPS IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA, HOPING TO GAIN A FEW MORE VOTES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS AMONG THE MILLIONS WHO VOTED EARLY THIS YEAR.

GOV. SCOTT VOTES-VOTOPS

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT STOOD IN LINE THIS MORNING JUST AFTER THE POLLS OPENED.

HE AND HIS FAMILY VOTED TOGETHER AT SAINT ANN'S JUBILEE CENTER IN NAPLES.

COLLIER CO VOTING-TRX-VOTOPS

AS OF 5-30, MORE THAN 44 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE VOTED IN COLLIER COUNTY.

MOST PEOPLE HAD NO PROBLEMS CASTING THEIR BALLOTS.

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IT'S A SIMILAR STORY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

ELECTION COVERAGE PROMISE-ONCAM

ABC-7 HAS YOU COVERED FOR COMPLETE ELECTION COVERAGE TONIGHT.

BREAKING OPEN-CLIP

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AN UPDATE TO THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AT I-75 AT DANIELS PARKWAY.

THE INTERSTATE IS SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW NORTHBOUND AT ALICO AND SOUTHBOUND AT COLONIAL.

EASTBOUND ON DANELS IS RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE LANE ON THE OVERPASS.

CREWS JUST REMOVED MUCH OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD.

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FORT MYERS POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE CITY'S LATEST MURDER.

INVESTIGATORS SAY MARKEISH CORBETT'S BODY WAS FOUND IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR STATE ROAD 82 OFF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD.

WITNESSES THERE TELL US HE WAS SHOT.

CAPE COUNTERFEIT BILLS-VO WIPE

CHECK YOUR WALLETS -

MORE COUNTERFEIT CASH IS CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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-"I started checking all my bills I received at my store because I don't want to be involved in any problems with that."

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A FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY SOCCER STAR IS IN BIG TROUBLE TONIGHT-

ACCUSED OF HOSTING AN UNDERAGE BEER PARTY AT HER SAN CARLOS PARK HOME.

22 YEAR-OLD ASHLEY CIESIELCZYK IS FACING A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE.

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12:58 "she actually tried to warn some of the minors to run out of the home when we got there."

MEDSTAR FOLO-VO WIPE

LEE COUNTY LEADERS TAKE A STEP TOWARDS PRIVATIZING THE COUNTY'S HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

FOUR COMPANIES ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THESE COMPANIES WANT TO CHARGE TO RUN IT.

THE MOVE ISN'T GOING OVER WELL WITH SUPPORTERS OF MEDSTAR - PARTICULARLY BRIAN BIGELOW.

MEDSTAR FOLO-(2)SOT VO

i'm not commenting on someone who doesn't want to put in their 2 cents. He should have been here and decided he didn't want to be.

I appreciate where Commissioner Bigelow is going I don't disagree this is critical to the health and welfare of the community.

WE REACHED OUT TO BRIAN BIGELOW FOR COMMENT - HE HAS NOT RETURNED OUR CALLS.

THE COUNTY WILL SEND THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WITHIN THE WEEK -

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LEE COUNTY'S INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER TODAY WAS NAMED TODAY.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PICKED DOUG MEURER.

HE WAS THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

SANDY RECOVERY-VO WIPE

SANDY LEFT THE NORTHEAST A WEEK AGO.

STILL, MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE NO POWER.

THE RED CROSS HAS OPENED 190 SHELTERS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

SO MANY HOMES WERE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BY FLOODING AND FIRES.

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David Khudaynatov Storm Victim "The priority right now is getting myself organized at my home that's it that 's all we can do right now man, politics right now has no meaning to us or anybody, ask anybody politics has no meaning, Romney, Obama none of them matter as of now."

SANIBEL NEGLECTED PROPERTY-VO

COMPLAINTS ABOUT NEGLECTED PROPERTIES ON SANIBEL ARE ON THE RISE.

CITY LEADERS TELL US IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THEY'VE RECEIVED MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT NEGLECTED HOMES AND BUILDINGS.

CITY STAFF SAYS SOME OF THE PROPERTIES FELL INTO BANKRUPTCY, ARE NOT BEING MAINTAINED AND COULD BECOME DANGEROUS.

IN RESPONSE, CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO CREATE A NEW SET OF RULES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.

COCONUT POINT MUSIC-VO WIPE

THE MUSIC WILL GO ON!

LIVE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AT COCONUT POINT WILL CONTINUE, BUT IT'S UP TO THE RESATURANTS AND CITIZENS TO POLICE THE NOISE.

THE COUNTY VOTED TO ALLOW ENTERTAINERS TO SET UP OUTSIDE OF PAGELLI'S AND HEMINGWAYS IN COCONUT POINT.

BUT COMMISSIONERS AGREED IT'S UP TO THE VENDORS AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO MONITOR THE NOISE LEVELS.

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23.40.47 "we're just trying to find out what is it going to take for us to have the outside entertainment here but not harm the quality of life and that's what we were able to accomplish."

IF THE HOTLINE IS CALLED, MALL SECURITY WILL CHECK TO SEE IF THE MUSIC IS LOUDER THAN CONVERSATIONAL LEVELS.

THE TWO RESTAURANTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOWER THE SPEAKERS IF SOMEONE COMPLAINS.

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CAPE DREDGING DELAY-VO

A MAJOR DREDGING PROJECT IN CAPE CORAL HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD -- AT LEAST FOR TODAY.

RAIN PUT A DAMPER ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE "DAY ONE" OF DREDGING AROUND THE CAPE CORAL YACHT CLUB.

HEAVY-DUTY MACHINERY -- BEING USED FOR THE DREDGING -- SAT STAGNANT IN A GATED LOT.

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WEATHER-PWC

Weather wise our Election Day was a little bleak. Conditions will certainly improve over the next twenty four hours.

Another cold front has settled over central Florida, and it's the reason we're seeing such depressive weather. It's funneling moisture in off the Gulf which gives us the overcast skies and showers. Its counterpart - a Low pressure that now sits in the Atlantic Ocean - will track up the east coast. In return, the cold front will push through southwest Florida and usher in some drier, cooler weather for the week's end.

Will you notice? You bet, but not right away. Typically we don't feel the dry, cool air enter any particular area right after a front passes through. That air will normally arrive two days after the frontal passage.

So, here's what I expect - Wednesday will start off a little warm and humid with lows in the lower 60s. It'll also be clear to start the day, and when you factor in lights winds and the rain we picked up on Tuesday that spells morning fog. The sun will rise and being eroding all the fog soon after daybreak.

The dry, cool air mass will start trying to penetrate south Florida later in the day. As a result we'll see our skies turn mostly cloudy as the cool air hits the warm Gulf waters. These clouds will not bear any rain at all! By the end of the day our afternoon temperatures will be around 75 degrees.

Do use caution if you hit the waters. Winds will be brisk as they come from the Northwest at 15-20 knots. This will cause the seas to be around 3 to 4 feet.

Sadly, the same system that gave us our rain will continue to cruise up the east coast this week. It'll continue to

strengthen, and on Thursday, sadly, it'll impact the Mid-Atlantic and New England area. That's the same region hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Thankfully this system will not even compare to Sandy, but will add insult to injury.

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TOSS JENNIFER-OC-SPLIT

ABC 7 CONTINUING TEAM COVERAGE OF VOTING DAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

VOTERS WERE FORCED TO AS MUCH AS FIVE HOURS TO VOTE TODAY.

THINK ABOUT THAT -- THE PEOPLE VOTING NOW, GOT IN LINE AT ONE TODAY.

IN NORTH FORT MYERS -- AT THE HERON'S GLEN COMMUNITY, WHERE MOST OF THE VOTERS ARE ELDERLY, THE LINE CONTINUES TO GROW.

NFM HERON'S GLEN LONG LINES-REM-LIVE

PEOPLE JUST LEAVING TELL ME THEY'VE WAITED *FIVE HOURS* -- BUT WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE LINE, IT WAS UP BY THESE PILLARS.

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those people now they're probably 6, 7 hours out. cuz we've been in there four hours and 50 minutes, coming up on five hours.

the wait was long, but it was well worth it. democracy at it's finest.

NFM HERON'S GLEN LONG LINES-REM-LIVE

INSIDE -- THERE IS ONLY ONE SCANNER FOR COMPLETED BALLOTS.

THERE'S A BACKLOG AT THE MACHINE THAT HAS BEEN GROWING ALL AFTERNOON.

WE'VE HEARD IT TAKES 45 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE TO SCAN EACH BALLOT.

BUT ONE MAN TOLD ME BASED ON HIS MATH -- THEY'RE REALLY ONLY SCANNING ABOUT 40 BALLOTS/HOUR.

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

TOSS JOELLE-OC-SPLIT

IT'S A SIMILIAR SITUATION IN SOUTH FORT MYERS--

FIVE HOURS AND COUNTING AS PEOPLE WAIT TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

ABC 7'S JOELLE PARKS JOINS US LIVE FROM RUTENBERG PARK--

RUTENBERG PARK VOTING LINES-REM-LIVE

DEAD DRESSED DOG-VO WIPE

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN FINDS A MYSTERIOUS CASE OF ANIMAL ABUSE AFTER A PUPPY WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

A WARNING-SOME MAY FIND THESE IMAGES DISTURBING.

ON FRIDAY, A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN FOUND THE DEAD CHIHUAHUA PUPPY , CURLED IN A BED, COVERED BY A TOWEL.

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"we don't know how it ended up there, it seemingly just dropped out of the clear blue sky." Lt. Brian Jones, Charlotte Co. Animal Control

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SAY THE CASE BRINGS UP MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS AND WANTS YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THE CASE.

IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE DOG, CALL ANIMAL CONTROL AT

STOLEN CLAM SEEDS-VO WIPE

A PINE ISLAND TEAM DEVELOPING RARE AND PRICEY SEAFOOD GETS HIT WITH A BIG SETBACK.

TOM MCCRUDDEN SAYS SOMEONE STOLE 150 THOUSAND CLAM SEEDS FROM HIS PINE ISLAND NURSERY.

HIS COMPANY "RESEARCH AQUACULTURE" IS ONE OF FEW IN THE STATE, AND WORLDWIDE, THAT DEVELOPS SUN RAY CLAMS-- A TASTIER, MEATIER SPECIES THAT COSTS TWICE THE PRICE.

STOLEN CLAM SEEDS-SOT VO

everybody's struggling now and I can't see a reason why somebody would come in and steal from us when we're trying to help everybody in the industry

MCCRUDDEN SAYS HE'S ALREADY MET WITH OTHER CLAMMERS ABOUT EXPANDING SUN RAY CLAM HARVESTING ON THE ISLAND.

HE'S GOT BUYERS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CALIFORNIA AND BOSTON--

DON ESLICK BRIDGE-VO WIPE

ONE OF ESTERO'S MAJOR PROPONENTS GETS A BIG GIFT FROM LEE COUNTY.

AT THIS MORNING'S COMMISSION MEETING - COMMISSIONERS DEDICATED THE BRIDGE THAT EXTENDS ESTERO PARKWAY OVER I-75.

IT WILL BE CALLED THE DON ESLICK BRIDGE.

FOR YEARS - ESLICK PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESTERO, ITS TRANSPORTATION AND THE COMMUNITY.

DON ESLICK BRIDGE-SOT VO

it's a little overwhelming. That's the best answer. Completely unexpected. And very unusual. I don't think they've done something like that.

ESLICK SAYS ESTERO SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN BUILD A GOOD COMMUNITY -

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

WE MAY BE CLOSER TO HAVING NHL HOCKEY. TALK ABOUT THAT. A TRIP TO THE ACC TITLE GAME GOES THROUGH TALLAHASSEE. HEAR FROM THE NOLES.

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

WE HAVE REACHED DAY 52 OF THE NHL LOCKOUT.

BUT WE MAY HAVE SOME HOPE. TODAY THE LEAGUE AND THE PLAYERS UNION MET TO DISCUSS THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT SEPARATE THE TWO SIDES.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES IS REPORTING THAT SEVERAL OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGING THEIR NEGOTIATORS TO REACH A DEAL SOON.

NHL LOCKOUT-SOTTOPS

FSU NOLES-POPMON

FSU NOLES-VOTOPS

NOLES GETTING READY TO HOOK UP WITH VIRGINIA TECH THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

FSU CONTROLS THEIR OWN DESTINY. IF THEY WIN OUT THEY ARE OFF TO THE ACC TITLE GAME.

FSU NOLES-SOTTOPS

REX RYAN-VOTOPS

LAST MONTH TIM TEBOW AND MARK SANCHEZ WERE VOTED THE MOST OVERRATED PLAYERS IN THE NFL. OF COURSE BOTH PLAY FOR THE JETS.

FLORIDA GATORS-POMON

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FGCU HOOPS-VOTOPS

SPEAKING OF HOOPS THIS FRIDAY. THE FGUC MEN. OPEN THE SEASON AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH.

YOU MAY REMEMBER VCU MADE A MAGICAL RUN TO THE FINAL FOUR 2 YEARS AGO.

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