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CLIFTON ADLIB LIVE

AND-

COULD THE MEDSTAR MESS SOON BE OVER?

ABC-7 HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS-

AS LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COME TOGETHER -- TO DECIDE THE GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER'S FUTURE.

PLUS-

THE VIDEO THAT *EVERYBODY IS BUZZING ABOUT TODAY!

A SINGLE ENGINE PLANE CLIPS AN S-U-V.

HL1) ELECTION DAY LIVE-LIVE-WIPE

HL2) MEDSTAR FUTURE-VO-WIPE

HL3) PLANE CLIPS CAR-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

ELECTION DAY ARRIVES-VOTOPS

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO TODAY -

AFTER THE LONG, BILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN-

THE ADS, THE ATTACKS, THE POLLS AND THE PROMISES-

TODAY, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CHOOSE THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

AND THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN *VERY* TIGHT-

NOW, YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD.

OBAMA ELECTION DAY-VO

THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -- AND THE FIRST LADY ARE IN CHICAGO-

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE FIRST COUPLE -- ARRIVING IN CHICAGO EARLY THIS MORNING.

TODAY, THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO REPEAT HIS ELECTION DAY TRADITION -- OF PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH FRIENDS.

HE IS ALSO PLANNING TO DO SOME INTERVIEWS FROM THE WINDY CITY.

AND WILL SPEND ELECTION DAY WITH HIS FAMILY-

PLUS-

ROMNEY ELECTION DAY-VOTOPS

CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY IS NOT DONE CAMPAIGNING YET.

AFTER CASTING HIS BALLOT THIS MORNING IN MASSACHUSETTS,

THE CANDIDATE HAS TWO MORE CAMPAIGN STOPS IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN ADDED THE TWO STOPS--

KNOWING THEIR PATH TO VICTORY IS MORE NARROW THAN PRESIDENT'S OBAMA.

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-2 SHOT

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE HITTING THE POLLS TODAY.

THERE ARE LINES AT PRECINCTS ACROSS THE AREA.

ABC-7'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE POLLING STATION IN THE BOYSCOUT CONFERENCE CENTER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOYSCOUT AND SUMMERLIN WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE TODAY.

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-BOXES

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-REM LIVE

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-VO

THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE GOT HERE AT 3:00 THIS MORNING.

THE POLLS HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR TWO HOURS NOW.

PARKING HAS ALSO BEEN AN ISSUE.

POLL WORKERS HAVE BEEN DIRECTING TRAFFIC TO PARK ACROSS THE STREET BEHIND THE OMNI FITNESS CENTER.

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-SOT

ELECTION DAY 2012 LOCAL-SSTOPS-LIVE

IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE POLLS, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

FIRST, KNOW WHERE YOUR PRECINCT IS.

ALSO, BRING A PHOTO ID. ONE WITH A SIGNATURE IS PREFERRED.

ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TO BE PREPARED AND KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE, EVEN BRING IN YOUR FILLED IN SAMPLE BALLOT IF YOU LIKE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LONG BALLOT THIS YEAR.

POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL 7:00 PM.

IF YOU'RE IN LINE BY 7:00, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE.

ONCE AGAIN A PHOTO ID, LIKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH YOUR SIGNATURE IS PREFERRED.

YOU CAN USE SOMETHING WITH JUST YOUR SIGNATURE TO SUPLIMENT A PHOTO ID WITHOUT ONE, BUT THAT TAKES MORE TIME TO LOOK OVER, SLOWS DOWN THE LINES.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS WHAT TO DO-CG VID BOX

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY -- WHO REQUESTED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

YOU CAN ONLY TURN IT IN -- AT THE *MAIN ELECTIONS OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

IN COLLIER COUNTY,

YOU HAVE THESE TWO OPTIONS -- TO DROP OFF BALLOTS.

THE NORTH COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX

AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS.

AND YOU CAN TURN THEM IN -- AT THESE *THREE LOCATIONS,

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IN NAPLES-OC-FDOT-OC

WHILE THOUSANDS ARE OUT VOTING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY, OUR GOVERNOR'S VOTE IS IN.

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

HE AND HIS FAMILY VOTED TOGETHER AT SAINT ANNE JUBILEE CENTER IN NAPLES.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE GOVERNOR AFTER HE SUBMITTED HIS BALLOT.

HE SPOKE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT VOTER'S REGISTERED VOTER'S BALLOTS ARE SAFE.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IN NAPLES-SOTVO

"I hope there is a big turnout today. Looking at this there's going to be a big turnout across the state, it's just an exciting day. One thing Ii am proud of is that we made sure that your vote is not going to get diluted by somebody that never had the right to vote in our state."

DIXVILLE NOTCH VOTING-VOTOPS

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING-

THE RESIDENTS OF DIXVILLE NOTCH, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- CAST THE FIRST ELECTION DAY VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.

TEN RESIDENTS -- AND A SPLIT VOTE.

SANDY NJ VOTING LINES-CLIP-VO

NEW JERSEY TRIES TO BOUNCE BACK TO A NEW NORMAL -- FOLLOWING SUPERSTORM SANDY.

MANY RESIDENTS FOLLOWED THEIR GOVERNOR -- AND VOTED EARLY.

NORMALLY, NEW JERSEY IS A NON-EARLY VOTING STATE.

THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE SANDY -- ARE ALSO BEING GIVEN THE CHANCE TO VOTE VIA E-MAIL OR FAX MACHINE.

GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SAYS PAPER BALLOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TODAY-

STATEN ISLAND GARBAGE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS-

NEW DORP BEACH IN STATEN ISLAND.

COVERED IN PILES OF GARBAGE.

RESIDENTS ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE SHEER VOLUME OF DESTRUCTION.

NEW YORK TO INVESTIGATE PRICE GOUGING-VOTOPS

NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL -- IS LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO COMPLAINTS OF PRICE GOUGING.

THE REPORTS STARTED AFTER HURRICANE SANDY LAST WEEK.

THEY ACCUSE MERCHANTS OF HIKING PRICES ON ESSENTIAL GOODS, ESPECIALLY GAS.

MEDSTAR FUTURE-CLIP-VO

HAPPENING TODAY ---

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COULD DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM WAS GROUNDED TWO MONTHS AGO,

BECAUSE OF BILLING ISSUES.

SOME COMMISSIONERS WANT THE COUNTY TO RE-LAUNCH THE PROGRAM IMMEDIATELY.

OTHERS THINK A PRIVATE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM.

MEDSTAR FUTURE-2 SOTVO

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Chris Hanson Consultant

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Your plan is saying to drop to a lower level of safety. That's what you want - it is not a good decision.

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Arnold McCalister - Former MedStar Pilot

If they turn it over to a private company - they will run it as a private company. ANy control the board thinks they have ill be an illusion

COMMISSIONERS HAVE TOLD THE F-A-A --

NO MATTER WHAT, MEDSTAR WILL BE IN THE AIR BY APRIL OF NEXT YEAR AT THE LATEST.

FM DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO WIPE

HAPPENING NOW AT 9-

ABC-7 IS WORKING TO LEARN THE NAME OF THE MAN -- WHO WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR M-L-K AND I-75-

THE INVESTIGATION TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, CONTINUES RIGHT NOW.

THE BODY WAS FOUND YESTERDAY LYING ON THE GROUND AT THIS GAS STATION-

A WITNESS TELLS ABC-7, THE PERSON WAS SHOT.

FM DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO

"i know i heard one my radio was blasting really loud and when i pulled in here i asked my friend what the heck was going on and he said I think someone got shot and he was on the phone with law enforcement telling them what happened"

POLICE WENT THROUGH SURVEILLENCE VIDEO.

LEHIGH SHOOTING FOLO-SS-VO WIPE

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE WHAT LED UP TO A FATAL SHOOTING IN LEHIGH ACRES.

ABC7 DID SOME DIGGING.

AND WE DISCOVERED THE VICTRIM HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.

48 YEAR OLD MARK HOLM GOT OUT OF PRISON LAST YEAR,

AFTER SERVING 13 YEARS FOR BURGLARY CHARGES.

HE ALSO HAD BATTERY AND ASSAULT CHARGES,

DATING BACK TO THE LATE 80'S.

HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON 51ST STREET SOUTHWEST.

NEIGHBORS TELL US --

HIS GIRLFRIEND CONFESSED TO PULLING THE TRIGGER.

SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET.

METRO PARKWAY-VOTOPS

THE WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE AT FAULT -- IN THE METRO PARKWAY CRASH HAS COME FORWARD.

IT HAPPENED LAST MONTH ON THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN ON A SCOOTER -- SWERVED TO AVOID GISELLE TAYLOR'S S-U-V -- AS SHE CROSSED SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO HER BRIARCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TAYLOR WAS AT FAULT -- BUT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

GUESS WHERE YOU SPEND ONE THIRD OF YOUR LIFE.

YOUR BEDROOM!

SURPRISED?

ABC7 EXPLAINS HOW YOUR BEDROOM AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH.

AND THE SIMPLE CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE.

AND-

THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER.

AS A LOCAL RADIO STATION CAMPS OUT --

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TZ1 B CAMP OUT HUNGER-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING!

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR -- FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION --

AND SAYS IT PLANS TO STOP SELLING CARS IN THE U-S AFTER IT RUNS OUT OF INVENTORY --

BUT WILL CONTINUE TO SELL MOTORCYCLES, A-T-V'S AND BOAT MOTORS.

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MEANTIME -- IF YOU'RE OUT SHOPPING AND GET ASKED "DEBIT OR CREDIT" --

YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE DECIDING ON DEBIT.

U-S-A TODAY SAYS DEBIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND PINS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY THIEVES, BECAUSE THEY CAN BE USED TO GET CASH, FAST.

AND THIS CAN BE MORE COSTLY FOR VICTIMS THAN CREDIT CARD THEFT --

BECAUSE BANKS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REFUND LOSSES ON DEBIT ACCOUNTS.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- THE FUTURES MARKETS -- FORECASTING A WINNER IN TODAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!

ALRIGHT -- FUTURES MARKETS -- INDICATING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S THE LIKELY WINNER OF TODAY'S ELECTIONS!

BETTING ON THE "IN-TRADE FUTURES MARKETS" SHOWS OBAMA IS A 2-TO-1 FAVORITE.

AND BETTORS ON IN-TRADE'S RIVALS, "BETFAIR" AND "I-E-M." ARE EVEN MORE CONFIDENT OF AN OBAMA VICTORY.

AS FOR TRADING -- HIGHER CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.

THE DOW, UP MORE THAN 7-PERCENT ON THE YEAR AND THE S&P AND THE NASDAQ UP WAY MORE ON THE YEAR, AS VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS.

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AND -- IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A DRINK TODAY -- AND YOU'RE HEADING TO SOUTH CAROLINA OR KENTUCKY --

YOU'D BETTER TAKE YOUR ALCOHOL WITH YOU!

BOTH STATES OUTLAW THE SELLING OF ALCOHOL IN RESTAURANTS AND STORES, ON ELECTION DAY.

CONSUMERIST DOT COM SAYS -- IT'S A HOLDOVER FROM PROHIBITION DAYS -- WHEN SALOONS SOMETIMES DOUBLED AS POLLING STATIONS.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

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RED CROSS DONATIONS DOUBLE-VOTOPS

A WEEK AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY RAVAGED THE NORTHEAST,

RELIEF DONATIONS CONTINUE POURING IN.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS TAKEN IN NEARLY 85-MILLION-DOLLARS SO FAR.

THAT'S DOUBLED SINCE FRIDAY!

THE RECORD-BREAKING STORM LEFT A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION SPANNING NUMEROUS STATES,

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

After a lengthy stretch of rain-free weather, showers return to our forecast this Election Day as a fairly strong cool front moves down the Florida peninsula.

Most of us won't see the rain until this afternoon, so if you're heading out to cast your ballot this morning, weather won't be an issue. We'll start things off this morning with temperatures in the upper 60s along with a mix of sun and clouds.

By around noon today, scattered rain will start moving into northern parts of the viewing area. Places like Rotonda, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda will see their best chance for rain during the early afternoon as the front sags into Charlotte County first.

Scattered showers will then start advancing through Lee, Glades, and Hendry County by the middle of the afternoon, so for places like Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel, and LaBelle, we'll likely see our best chance of rain from 2-4 p.m.

Finally, the front will make it into Collier County by the late afternoon and evening, so scattered showers will be possible near Naples, Marco Island, and Golden Gate from the 4-8 p.m. time frame.

Even with rain back in the forecast today, we don't expect the rain too last long or become too widespread. In fact, most of today will be completely dry, but just prepare for the possibility of a passing shower during the afternoon or evening.

By 8 p.m. tonight, most of the rain will be south of us, and that's when the cool air will start flowing in. Wednesday will be noticeably cooler with highs only reaching the mid 70s. The humidity will also be lower, making the air feel crisp and drier. One thing we'll be watching for Wednesday is the potential for more cloud cover moving in off the gulf, but we should at least be treated to partial sunshine.

With the cool air mass moving in, we'll notice a chill in the air Thursday and Friday morning. Lows will get down to the mid 50s early Thursday, and by early Friday, our temperatures will likely start in the low 50s with some 40s possible deeper inland.

HEALTHY BEDROOMS-ONCAM

WE SPEND ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF OUR LIVES IN THE BEDROOM.

SO IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT WHEN THINGS AREN'T "HEALTHY" IN THE BEDROOM -- OUR WHOLE LIFE CAN BE AFFECTED.

HEALTHY BEDROOMS-PKG

"Look at your bedroom in new eyes. start from scratch. what do you want to do there. do you want to be stressed there. or do you want it to be your sanctuary?"

THAT'S WHAT A BEDROOM SHOULD BE -- A SANCTUARY. A PLACE YOU GO TO LET YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY RECOVER.

BUT ALL TOO OFTEN -- IT'S NOT A RESTFUL PLACE AT ALL.

"I use my phone a lot before bedtime. I need to be sleeping, but it's keeping my mind kind of going I guess."

"I could clean up more, definitely."

GENERAL CLUTTER -- DIRT -- EVEN TECHNOLOGY CAN ADD UNWANTED STRESS IN THE BEDROOM.

"If they just take everything out of the room and make it really simple, all of a sudden they can breathe better."

DR. KENNETH WEIZER SAYS TAKE THOSE T-V'S. COMPUTERS. AND DIGITAL CLOCKS OUT OF THE BEDROOM.

HE SAYS EVERYTHING WITH A SCREEN -- YES, EVEN YOUR CELL PHONE -- SHOULD PLUG-IN, SOMEWHERE ELSE.

"Yes, I know that's radical. so right at the door, everything stops."

DON'T FORGET TO WASH YOUR SHEETS AND PILLOWS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN *HOT* WATER.

"My parents are kind of OCD about that kind of stuff, so yes, i hear a lot about that. needing to wash sheets constantly."

DUST MITES LOVE TO CALL YOUR MATTRESS HOME.

"They live on dust, which is mostly our skin that sloughs off all the time."

STRESS IN THE BEDROOM. CAN AFFECT YOUR SLEEP AND POSSIBLY EVEN YOUR SEX LIFE.

"Sex is related to stress and sleep. if you don't get enough, you may lose your libido. if you have stress, you may lose your libido."

DR. WEIZER SAYS KEEPING ROMANCE ALIVE -- IN TURN -- CAN HELP YOU SLEEP. AND SLEEP, REDUCES STRESS. MAKING YOU A MUCH HEALTHIER PERSON IN THE LONG RUN.

HEALTHY BEDROOMS-ONCAM

COLLETTE WIELAND REPORTING.

CAMP OUT HUNGER-VO WIPE

MEMBERS OF A LOCAL RADIO STATION. CAMP OUT AROUND THE CLOCK.

TO STOCK FOOD BANK SHELVES THAT ARE EMPTY.

B-ONE-OH-THREE-NINE WANTS TO COLLECT MORE THAN FIVE TONS OF FOOD --

FOR THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP --

OUTSIDE THE WALMART ON DEL PRADO IN CAPE CORAL.

ORGANIZERS WILL BE THERE FROM NOW UNTIL FRIDAY --

HOPING TO FILL A HUGE PEPSI TRUCK WITH CANNED GOODS.

WHILE THEY'RE CAMPING OUT IN STYLE,

CAMP OUT HUNGER-SOTVO

2059 "we're going to raise 40,000 lbs on food. Fill the pantry at the Harry Chapin Food Bank. So going into Thanksgiving, the holidays people in Southwest Florida don't go hunger."

TEASE TWO-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT-

A CLOSE CALL ON NEAR A NORTH TEXAS AIRPORT-

AS A PLANE CLIPS AN S-U-V-

ABC7 WILL TELL YOU WHY BOTH THE PILOT AND THE DRIVER -- SHARE SOME FAULT IN THIS CLOSE CALL-

BUT FIRST-

TZ2 A PLANE CLIPS CAR-VOTOPS

TZ2 B KATIE TEASE-SOTTOPS

PLANE CLIPS CAR-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

A SINGLE ENGINE PLANE COLLIDES WITH AN S-U-V.

AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.

THE WIFE OF THE PILOT CAPTURED THIS OVER THE WEEKEND.

AS LINDSAY WILCOX REPORTS-

PLANE CLIPS CAR-PKG

THE VIDEO IS INCREDIBLE.

IT SHOWS THE PILOT APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, JUST AS A BLUE S-U-V CROSSES IN ITS PATH.

THE PILOTS WIFE CONTINUED ROLLING AS THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND OTHERS CAME RUSHING TO THE SCENE.

IS ANYBODY HURT? YES, SHE'S HURT.

OKAY. I GOT FIRST AID, HOP OUT.

WENDELL GREEN IS A RETIRED AIR FORCE MAJOR AND COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOT WITH 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

HE SAYS PEOPLE FREQUENTLY IGNORE THE STOP SIGN FAINTLY PAINTED ON THE GROUND.

"Saturday seems to be the day when we get a lot of visitors, and I think that it probably should be marked, but obviously they knew they were going to the airport. That was the attraction for them. To come out here so they should have looked before they crossed the runway."

BUT HE SAYS THE PILOT MADE A CRITICAL ERROR TOO, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

"He's looking on down the runway. He's a little low on his approach. I think definitely he should've been higher on the approach."

THE AIRPORT OWNER SAYS IT'S A COMMON MANEUVER FOR PILOTS AT SMALL AIRPORTS.

A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO LEAVE AS MUCH RUNWAY AS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENT THE PILOT HAS A PROBLEM.

BUT IN THIS CASE, EXPERTS SAY THAT LOW APPROACH CONTRIBUTED TO AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED IN TRAGEDY.

PLANE CLIPS CAR-ONCAM

THE AIRPORT OWNER IS WORKING WITH THE F-A-A AND THE N-T-S-B -- ON POSSIBLE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

BECAUSE THE AIRPORT IS PRIVATELY OWNED, ANY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS COME FROM THE OWNERS.

US AIRWAYS TALKS-VO

LOOKING AHEAD-

IT COULD BE A BIG DAY FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES.

THE BANKRUPT AIRLINE IS WORKING ON A *NEW CONTRACT OFFER WITH IT'S PILOT'S UNION.

PLUS, AMERICAN AIRLINES --- AND SOME OF ITS MAJOR CREDITORS --- WILL SIT DOWN WITH U-S- AIRWAYS TODAY IN NEW YORK.

TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE MERGER.

IF THE TWO AIRLINES AGREE ON A MERGER.

SUZUKI BANKRUPT-VO

AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS-

SUZUKI WILL STOP SELLING CARS IN THE UNITED STATES.

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP -- HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

THE DECISION TO EXIT THE MARKET COMES AMID LOW SALES AND HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

ABC7 IS YOUR ELECTION DAY HEADQUARTERS-

AS THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE COMES TO AN END-

ABC7 HAS A LOOK AT WHAT THE CANDIDATES ARE DOING TODAY-

PLUS-

WHILE THE EYES OF THE NATION TURN TO THE ELECTION-

THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTHEAST CONTINUE TO REBUILD-

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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

STOCK FUTURES -- ARE SLIGHTLY *HIGHER THIS ELECTION DAY.

Trading could be quiet as investors await the nation's election results -- and its effect on things like taxes and financial regulations.

60% of investment experts call the "fiscal cliff" -- a threat.

TS1) MEDSTAR FUTURE-VOTOPS

LOOKING AT SOME TOP STORIES --

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

SOME WANT THE COUNTY TO RE-LAUNCH IT RIGHT AWAY-

OTHERS THINK A PRIVATE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE OVER.

COMMISSIONERS SAY NO MATTER WHAT --

TS2) FM DEATH INVESTIGTION-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BODY FOUND NEAR M-L-K AND I-75-

A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND YESTERDAY LYING ON THE GROUND AT A GAS STATION-

A WITNESS TELLS ABC-7, THE PERSON WAS SHOT.

POLICE TELL US, THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH SURVIELLANCE VIDEO-

TS3) METRO PARKWAY-VOTOPS

NEW DETAILS ON A BAD CRASH AT METRO PARKWAY.

WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY DAVID VANAMAN WAS ON A SCOOTER.

AND SWERVED TO AVOID GISELLE TAYLOR'S S-U-V.

SHE CROSSED SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO HER BRIARCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TAYLOR WAS AT FAULT --

BUT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED.

ELECTION DAY ARRIVES-CLIP-ONCAM

AFTER MONTHS OF CAMPAIGNING --- ELECTION DAY IS FINALLY HERE.

POLLS ARE *OPEN ACROSS THE UNITES STATES AND HERE AT HOME-

AND AMERICANS ARE DECIDING BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA -- AND GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY.

ELECTION DAY ARRIVES-PKG

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY MADE THEIR LAST APPEALS TO VOTERS BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

DURING A STOP IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, OBAMA ASKED FOR FOUR MORE YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

The reason why we're here is we've got more work to do. our work is not yet done.

ROMNEY TOLD SUPPORTERS IN SANFORD, FLORIDA THAT IT'S TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP.

You hoped that President Obama would live up to his promise to bring people together and to solve problems. He hasn't. I will.

ROMNEY'S RUNNING-MATE PAUL RYAN ECHOED THAT THOUGHT WHILE CAMPAIGNING IN RENO, NEVADA.

We don't have to settle for this - we can do better than this. This may be the best Obama has to offer - but this is not the best america can have.

BUT, VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TOLD THE CROWD IN STERLING, VIRGINIA THAT OBAMA IS THE BEST CHOICE.

Presidential elections are ultimately about character America. Its the most important ingredient a president must possess to lead a great nation and lead the world. And President Obama has the character of his convictions.

VOTERS IN DIXVILLE NOTCH, NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE THE FIRST TO CAST VOTES. THE TOWN HAS OPENED ITS POLLS AT MIDNIGHT ON ELECTION DAY SINCE 19-68. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, THE VOTE WAS TIED. OBAMA AND ROMNEY GOT FIVE VOTES EACH.

IN HART'S LOCATION, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PRESIDENT OBAMA BEAT OUT GOVERNOR ROMNEY 23-TO-9.

ELECTION DAY ARRIVES-ONCAM

THE CANDIDATES WILL CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO AMERICANS AS THEY CAST THEIR VOTES.

OBAMA WILL DO INTERVIEWS -- THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM CHICAGO.

LOCAL PRECINCT PICS-LIVETOPS-SS TOPS (2)- 2SHOT

AND WE'VE BEEN SEEING LARGE CROWDS AT PRECINCTS ACROSS OUR AREA.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE LINE AT THE POLLING STATION IN THE BOYSCOUT CONFERENCE CENTER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOYSCOUT AND SUMMERLIN

LOOK AT THE LINE OUTSIDE THE ESTERO RECREATION CENTER.

ABOUT 150 PEOPLE WERE WAITING OUTSIDE,

WHEN POLLS OPENED AT SEVEN A-M THIS MORNING.

AND LOOK AT THE LINE AT SAINT CECILIA'S CHURCH IN FORT MYERS.

THIS WAS AN HOUR AFTER POLLS OPENED.

THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THE PICTURES SENT TO OUR NEWSROOM.

OTHER PRECINCTS LOOK VERY SIMILAR.

IF YOU'RE WAITING IN LINE,

OR IF YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR "I VOTED" STICKER.

SEND US YOUR ELECTION DAY PHOTOS!

COLORADO VOTING MACHINES-VO

COLORADO ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE ON HIGH ALERT TODAY --

AFTER ALLEGATIONS THAT TWO VOTING MACHINES MALFUNCTIONED DURING EARLY VOTING.

IN BOTH CASES, VOTERS CLAIM ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES *CHANGED THEIR PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.

UNDER CLOSE WATCH OF BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICIALS --

STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. BUT COULD NOT DO IT.

OBAMACARE REPEAL VOTES-VOTOPS

TODAY, VOTERS IN FOUR STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA --- WILL DECIDE ON A KEY PART OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW-

HERE IN FLORIDA, IT'S AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 ON THE BALLOT-

IT WOULD PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES -- FROM BEING COMPELLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

SANDY LATEST-CLIP-2 SHOT-VO

NOW TO THE LATEST IN THE NORTHEAST ---

AS THOSE STATES SCRAMBLE TO MAKE SURE VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY -- VOTERS AFFECTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE AT *ANY POLLING PLACE THEY CAN REACH.

BUT THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE THIS MORNING -- IS THE NEED TO FIND HOUSING AND GET POWER TURNED BACK ON.

COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE SETTING IN.

AND A NEW STORM THREATENS THE AREA TOMORROW.

SANDY LATEST-PKG

This morning--still reeling from Hurricane Sandy's knock-out punch--hard hit

areas are bracing for another blow from mother nature--more rain and now

cold expected to hit Wednesday.

Christina Melfi what part worries you the most? Freezing to death

Even with repair crews working round the clock--In New York, New Jersey and

Connecticut--still 1.3 million people without power.more than 456 thousand

in New York alone.

Governor Cuomo I am angry, to say that I am frustrated, disappointed would

be the understatement of the decade.

On Staten Island-- and across the disaster area--FEMA workers on the ground

have already dispensed close to $200 million in emergency housing assistance

and put 34,000 people in the New York and New Jersey area up in hotels and

motels.

With many huddling around fires and turning to candles for heat, authorities

ABC SANDY HELP-CG

THIS MORNING-

ABC NEWS AS WELL AS US HERE AT ABC-7 -- WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU.

THIS MORNING, GOOD MORNING AMERICA ANNOUNCED HOW MUCH THEY RAISED FOR THE DAY OF GIVING YESTERDAY-

AND THAT NUMBER IS HUGE!

TAKE A LOOK-

THE NETWORK RAISED ALMOST 16 MILLION DOLLARS -- FOR RED CROSS YESTERDAY!

SO FROM US TO YOU-

SANDY LOCAL HELP-VO

SANDY VICTIMS GET MORE HELP FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE LOCAL RED CROSS SENT TWO MORE VOLUNTEERS TO THE NEW JERSEY AREA.

THEIR PLANE LANDED AT NINE P-M LAST NIGHT IN NEWARK--

AND THEIR FINAL DESTINATION WILL BE NEW BRUNSWICK.

THE VOLUNTEERS BELIEVE --

SANDY LOCAL HELP-SOTVO

14:53 all the people without electricity and heat --we have 80,000 blankets being deployed to nj area 15:02

MORE VOLUNTEERS WILL FLY OUT THIS WEEK.

A TOTAL OF 20 WILL BE SENT FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AREAS.

DUNN JURY SELECTION LONGEST IN LEE HISTORY-OC-VO

IT IS OFFICIALLY THE LONGEST JURY SELECTION IN THE HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY.

ROBERT DUNN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE -- INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE CENTER IN 2008.

SO FAR, ALMOST 400 POTENTIAL JURORS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN.

JURY SELECTION IS NOW IN ITS FOURTH WEEK.

THAT IS A RECORD IN THE COUNTY.

THOMAS BOONE PLEA-OC-VO-SS

A PORT CHARLOTTE FATHER GOES TO PRISON,

AFTER HE ADMITS --

HE DID *NOTHING TO STOP ABUSE AGAINST HIS SON.

A JUDGE SENTENCED THOMAS BOONE TO FOUR YEARS BEHIND BARS --

FOR CHILD NEGLECT YESTERDAY.

IN JUNE 2010, DEPUTIES ARRESTED BOONE AND HIS WIFE KIMBERLY.

THE COUPLE ALLEGEDLY KEPT BOONE'S TEN-YEAR-OLD SON LOCKED IN HIS ROOM,

WHICH WAS COVERED IN URINE AND FECES.

KIMBERLY PLEADED GUILTY IN SEPTEMBER,

AND IS IN PRISON.

BOONE'S DEFENSE ARGUED KIMBERLY WAS THE ABUSER,

THOMAS BOONE PLEA-2 SOTVO

"while this was going on, mr. Boone was afraid both for him and his child who was also afraid of kim." 8 seconds

"in the state's eyes, your honor, the victim was treated worse than a family pet would ever be treated."

BOONE'S SISTER IN TENNESSEE LEGALLY ADOPTED THE VICTIM.

REWARD FOR BURNED CAT-OC-VO

OFFICIALS NEED YOUR HELP FINDING THE PERSON -- WHO MAY HAVE INTENTIONALLY SET A CAT ON FIRE --

AND NOW THERE IS A REWARD UP FOR GRABS.

IT HAPPENED IN LEHIGH ACRES.

WE SHOWED YOU THE CAT LAST WEEK.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY THINK SOMEONE SET IT ON FIRE -- ON PURPOSE.

THE GROUP "IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS" IS OFFERING A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFO THAT LEADS TO AN ARREST.

CAPE JUDD CREEK PLANS-OC-VO

THE PLAN TO BUILD A RACE-TRAC GAS STATION IN CAPE CORAL.

GETS THE GREEN LIGHT.

CAPE COUNCILMEMBERS DECIDED LAST NIGHT --

TO BUILD THE STATION IN A 200 ACRE AREA CALLED "THE JUDD CREEK RESERVE."

THAT'S OFF PINE ISLAND ROAD.

CITY LEADERS SAY THIS WILL MAKE WAY FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IN AN AREA THAT'S BEEN STAGNANT FOR YEARS.

TEASE FOUR-ONCAM

THE RACE TO DOMINATE THE DANCE FLOOR -- IS GETTING TIGHTER TODAY.

PAUSE FOR NATS!

WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW EVEN WITH A PERFECT SCORE, ONE TEAM STILL GOT SECOND PLACE.

PAUSE FOR NATS!

PLUS-

THIS ELECTION MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF TENSION-

BUT IT ALSO PRODUCED -- A LOT OF LATE NIGHT LAUGHS!

TZ4 A DANCING WITH STARS-NATVO

TZ4 B COMEDY ON THE TRAIL-NATVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

DANCING WITH THE STARS-2 SHOT

NOW TO THE LATEST --

IN THE HUNT FOR THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY.

AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM DANCING WITH THE STARS.

ONE TEAM GOT A PERFECT SCORE -- WHICH GOT THEM *SECOND PLACE.

DANCING WITH THE STARS-PKG

t.v. clip shows shawn johnson dancing with mark ballas.

WITH DEREK HOUGH OUT INJURED.

SHAWN JOHNSON STILL NAILED A PERFECT SCORE WITH FILL-IN PARTNER, MARK BALLAS

.

MELISSA RYCROFT AND TONY DOVOLANI CAME NEXT WITH 29 OUT OF 30.

BUT THE ADDED "SWING DANCE MARATHON" FOR EXTRA POINTS SWUNG THE OVERALL

SCORES IN ALL SORTS OF DIRECTIONS FOR MOST OF THE TEAMS.

IN THE END, MELISSA AND TONY CAME OUT ON TOP.

melissa rycroft: I think what last week proved is that the top of the

leaderboard means absolutely nothing in this competition. so at least we've

done our part.

shawn johnson: after he got hurt and mark stepped in, kind of having to

adjust all over it, silver's pretty good.

THE BRONZE FINISHERS THIS WEEK:

KELLY MONACO AND VAL CHEMERKOVSKIY.

kelly monaco: this is where my game begins.

kelly monaco: I have stamina and i'm willing to, like, put in the work.

and I don't have to work for the next three weeks so this might be my time.

SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE THIS WEEK: A COMPETITIVE EMMITT SMITH AND CHERYL

BURKE.

emmitt smith: take the judges' criticism to heart. go back in the studio

and re-tool ourselves and just try to get re-focused and committed to the

dances that we have to do.

GILLES MARINI AND PETA MURGATROYD.

AND APOLO OHNO AND KARINA SMIRNOFF CAME NEXT.BOTH HURT BY THE MARATHON.

gilles marini: this marathon was absolutely a nightmare. but say it with

positive things. i love my life right now. what?

apolo ohno: the only thing we can control is come out of the box blazing

all the time.

KIRSTIE ALLEY AND MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY ARE AT THE BOTTOM.BUT SHE'S STILL

TOPS IN MAKS' BOOK.

maksim chmerkovskiy: whatever she does and how she lives her life is what i

spire to.

kirstie kisses maks and makes a steamy sound.

maksim chmerkovskiy: i'll teach her how to dance, whether we're on the show

of not.

ON CAMERA CLOSE:

BECAUSE OF TODAY'S ELECTION, THERE WON'T BE A "DANCING WITH THE STARS"

ELIMINATION. INSTEAD, THERE WILL BE A DOUBLE ELIMINATION NEXT WEEK. IN LOS

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-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.

After a lengthy stretch of rain-free weather, showers return to our forecast this Election Day as a fairly strong cool front moves down the Florida peninsula.

Most of us won't see the rain until this afternoon, so if you're heading out to cast your ballot this morning, weather won't be an issue. We'll start things off this morning with temperatures in the upper 60s along with a mix of sun and clouds.

By around noon today, scattered rain will start moving into northern parts of the viewing area. Places like Rotonda, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda will see their best chance for rain during the early afternoon as the front sags into Charlotte County first.

Scattered showers will then start advancing through Lee, Glades, and Hendry County by the middle of the afternoon, so for places like Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel, and LaBelle, we'll likely see our best chance of rain from 2-4 p.m.

Finally, the front will make it into Collier County by the late afternoon and evening, so scattered showers will be possible near Naples, Marco Island, and Golden Gate from the 4-8 p.m. time frame.

Even with rain back in the forecast today, we don't expect the rain too last long or become too widespread. In fact, most of today will be completely dry, but just prepare for the possibility of a passing shower during the afternoon or evening.

By 8 p.m. tonight, most of the rain will be south of us, and that's when the cool air will start flowing in. Wednesday will be noticeably cooler with highs only reaching the mid 70s. The humidity will also be lower, making the air feel crisp and drier. One thing we'll be watching for Wednesday is the potential for more cloud cover moving in off the gulf, but we should at least be treated to partial sunshine.

With the cool air mass moving in, we'll notice a chill in the air Thursday and Friday morning. Lows will get down to the mid 50s early Thursday, and by early Friday, our temperatures will likely start in the low 50s with some 40s possible deeper inland.

PAUL RYAN-CLIP-LIVE

COMEDY ON THE TRAIL-2 SHOT

COMEDY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL!

FOR A SERIOUS ELECTION.

IT SURE GENERATED A LOT OF LAUGHS ALONG THE WAY.

AS ABC'S CHRIS CONNELLY REPORTS --

THE 2012 ELECTION DEFINITELY HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR.

COMEDY ON THE TRAIL-PKG

THE TENSION OF THIS ELECTION COULD WIPE THE SMILE OFF OF ANYONE'S FACE

Joe Biden

WELL, EXCEPT HIS.OR HIS.

Clint Eastwood at convention

What do you want me to tell Romney? I can't tell him to do that. That. He

can't do that to himself.

BUT AMERICA'S COMEDY ELITE THE 1 PERCENT OF POLITICAL HUMORHAS KEPT ITS

CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO KEEP LAUGHING AT EVERYONE ALL THE WAY TO THE END

Sot Jon Stewart

"I WANT THIS OVER!!!"

Kimmel

JOE BIDEN SPEECH: "THIS IS NOT MITCH ROMNEY'S FATHER'S REPUBLICAN PARTY"

KIMMEL

MITCH ROMNEY? I GUESS POP POP BIDEN HAS BEEN DRINKING ROBITUSSIN AGAIN.

Stephen Colbert

IF YOU HAVE A SINGLE WORKING CLASS FEMALE SUBURBAN UNDECIDED VOTER IN YOUR

HOME, COVER HER WITH PLY WOOD

SOT Patrick Gavin, Reporter, Politico

It can be sort of contentious in these late night shows/ but for the most

part, they are a breath of fresh air.

YET THE LATE NIGHT SKITS AND THE SHARP-EDGED GAGS CAN ALSO REINFORCEEVEN

MOLDPUBLIC PERCEPTION OF A CANDIDATE'S PERSONALITY OR PERFORMANCE

SNL's Obama daydreaming during the second debate

Moderator: Governor Romney, your response?

Romney: Open up more trade, especially with latin America.

Jay as Obama: The anniversary gift, I can't believe I forgot the anniversary

gift.

TAKE JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE OFFERING AN OFF-THE-WALL APPEAL FRIDAY NIGHT FROM

CHRIS ROCK

Chris Rock

"You need a white president you can trust. And that president is Barack

Obama"

AN SNL SKETCH THAT DIDN'T MAKE AIR THIS WEEKEND BUT NOW LIVES ONLINE SAW JAY

PHAROAH SERVE UP AN OBAMA EAGER TO PLEASE A SWING STATE IN THE WAKE OF

HURRICANE SANDY

Jay as Obama

"I want to offer my condolences to the people who were affected by this

calamitybut most of all to the people of Ohio."

ALSO ON SNL, JASON SUDEIKIS HAS BEEN ROCKING HIS MITT ROMNEY IMPRESSION IN

SKETCHES ALL YEAR LONG

Jason as Mitt in the shower

"Oh, poor people hate to have jobs."

4 YEARS AGO, TINA FEY'S SARAH PALIN TURNED THE COMEDY/REALITY REVERB UP TO

11.OPPOSITE AMY POEHLER'S HILLARY CLINTON.

Amy as Hillary Clinton

"Diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any policy"

Tina as Sarah Palin

"And I can see Russia from my house."

SOT Patrick Gavin, Reporter, Politico

Tina Fey did a great impersonation of Sarah Palin/ it was so good that it

did chip away a little bit at the Sarah Palin image.

FOR MANY THIS ELECTION BEEN'S EXHAUSTING. BUT FOR THOSE IN THE COMEDY

BUSINESS.IT'S BEEN ONE GLORIOUS GOLD MINE

Bill Maher

This one has been like watching Donald Trump lose a hockey fight. I know it

has to endI just don't want it to.

PAINT THE CAPE-OC-VO

THIS MORNING -- A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.

ENDS ITS PROGRAM.

"PAINT THE CAPE" REVITALIZED MORE THAN NINE BUILDINGS ALONG CAPE CORAL PARKWAY,

THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR.

BUT THE GROUP'S ORGANIZER ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY --

SHE WOULD NO LONGER HOST THE PROGRAM.

BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS MOVING FROM DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL TO CITY HALL.

SHE SAYS WITHOUT HELP FROM THE ORGANIZATION --

PAINT THE CAPE-SOTVO

i just know what you have to go through to pull off one of these paintings and I cant do it without the people down there ready and willing to essentially hold my hand and get me across the hurdles I don't know how to get across

SPIRIT CARRY ON FEES-VO

SPIRIT AIRLINES IS IMPLEMENTING A HEFTY NEW FEE.

STARTING TODAY, IT WILL COST YOU 100-DOLLARS -- TO CHECK YOUR BAGS AT THE GATE.

THAT'S MORE THAN *DOUBLE THE OLD 45-DOLLAR FEE.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US-

WE'LL HAVE A LAST LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

PLUS-

MARK CUBAN MAKES AN OFFER TO DONALD TRUMP-

TZ5 A MARK CUBAN-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

KRISTEN BELL PREGNANT-CAM 10 BMP

THERE'S A BABY ON THE WAY -- FOR ACTOR DAX SHEPARD AND ACTRESS KRISTEN BELL.

THE ENGAGED PAIR EXPECT THEIR FIRST CHILD IN LATE SPRING.

THE 32-YEAR-OLD "HOUSE OF LIES" ACTRESS -- IS SAID TO BE FEELING GREAT AFTER SOME MORNING SICKNESS IN THE BEGINNING.

AVATAR ACTOR CHARGES DISMISSED-VOTOPS

CHARGES WERE DISMISSED AGAINST THE STAR OF "AVATAR."

SAM WORTHINGTON WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

HE ALLEGEDLY USED PROFANE LANGUAGE.

AND SHOVED A SECURITY OFFICER AT A POPULAR ATLANTA RESTAURANT.

THAT OFFICER THEN PEPPER SPRAYED AND HANDCUFFED THE ACTOR,

UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED.

MARK CUBAN OFFER TRUMP 1MIL-VOTOPS

WOULD DONALD TRUMP -- SHAVE HIS HEAD FOR A MILLION DOLLARS?

THAT'S HOW MUCH MARK CUBAN, OWNER OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS -- HAS OFFERED TO DONATE TO CHARITY IF TRUMP TAKES HIM UP ON THE CHALLENGE.

THE DONALD -- RECENTLY OFFERED TO GIVE FIVE -MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARITY -- IF THE PRESIDENT RELEASED COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS AND PASSPORT INFO.

THE ADMINISTRATION NEVER RESPONDED.

HORSES ON THE LOOSE-VOTOPS

MAYBE THEY JUST NEEDED SOME EXERCISE.

SEVERAL HORSES WERE SPOTTED RUNNING THROUGH AN IOWA TOWN MONDAY.

AUTHORITIES SAY 20 HORSES BROKE LOOSE FROM A PASTURE.

THE HORSE OWNER AND SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS SPENT HOURS ROUNDING THEM UP.

BY MIDDAY, THEY HAD FOUND ALL THE MISSING HORSES.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) ELECTION DAY 2012-VOTOPS

BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, HERE'S THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

ELECTION DAY 2012 IS HERE-

AND THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT ARE GETTING READY FOR A LONG NIGHT-

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS IN CHICAGO-

HE'LL DO SOME INTERVIEWS-

AND PLAY BASKETBALL-

AFTER MITT ROMNEY VOTES IN MASSACHUSETTS-

TS2) MEDSTAR FUTURE-VOTOPS

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

SOME WANT THE COUNTY TO RE-LAUNCH IT RIGHT AWAY-

OTHERS THINK A PRIVATE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE OVER.

COMMISSIONERS SAY NO MATTER WHAT --

TS3) FM DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BODY FOUND NEAR M-L-K AND I-75-

A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND YESTERDAY -- LYING ON THE GROUND AT A GAS STATION-

A WITNESS TELLS ABC-7, THE PERSON WAS SHOT.

POLICE WENT THROUGH SURVIELLANCE VIDEO-

TS4) METRO PARKWAY CRASH-VOTOPS

NEW DETAILS ON A BAD CRASH AT METRO PARKWAY.

WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY DAVID VANAMAN WAS ON A SCOOTER.

AND SWERVED TO AVOID GISELLE TAYLOR'S S-U-V.

SHE CROSSED SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO HER BRIARCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TAYLOR WAS AT FAULT --

BUT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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