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BEFORE WE CALLED HIM GOVERNOR --

SHE FAMOUSLY CALLED HIM A "GOOD BOY."

TONIGHT, RICK SCOTT MOURNS THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER.

TRAFFIC TROUBLES CONTINUE IN FORT MYERS.

BUT TONIGHT, THERE'S NEW HOPE FOR GETTING MOTORIST BACK ON TRACK.

PLUS --

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT

AS A FAMED PUPPETEER PROTECTS HIS REPUTATION.

HOW THE ACCUSER OF THE MAN BEHIND SESAME STREET'S ELMO IS CHANGING HIS STORY.

HL 2) DANIELS PKWY CLOSURES-VO

HL 3) ELMO VITIM RECANTS-VO

DEVELOPING-CLIP

GOV SCOTT'S MOTHER DIES-SS

"SHE LIVED A GREAT LIFE AND LIVED THE AMERICAN DREAM."

THAT'S WHAT FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HAD TO SAY TONIGHT ABOUT THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER.

THE GOVERNOR SAID HIS MOTHER, ESTER SCOTT, DIED THIS AFTERNOON IN HER HOMETOWN OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SHE WAS 84.

ESTHER SCOTT GOT INTRODUCED TO FLORIDIANS AS PART OF SCOTT'S MAVERICK BID IN 2010 FOR GOVERNOR.

MEDSTAR ANSWERS-VO-OC

NEW AT 7 --

THE F-A-A WANTS ANSWERS FROM LEE COUNTY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDSTAR, THE COUNTY'S NOW-GROUNDED EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELICOPTER.

BY NEXT TUESDAY, COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO LET THE F-A-A KNOW IF THEY WANT TO KEEP WHAT'S CALLED A PART-135 CERTIFICATE.

THE CERTIFICATE INDICATES IF THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS OWN HELICOPTER.

DANIELS PKWY CLOSURES-VO

TRAFFIC TROUBLES CONTINUE TO PLAUGE DRIVERS HEADED *EAST ON DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR I-75.

BUT TODAY, WE DID SEE SOME SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.

TRAFFIC ON DANIELS IS STILL SLOW, BUT TWO LANES WERE OPEN TODAY.

OVER THE NEXT WEEK, CREWS WILL BE REPAIRING SEVERAL BEAMS AND REPLACING THE BRIDGE DECK OF THE I-75 OVERPASS.

DANIELS PKWY CLOSURES-SOTVO

-debbie tower/FDOT-"we recognize there was some inconvenience for drivers particularly during the daytime but crews had to have room to work and the kind of work they were doing it was not safe for anyone to be driving under the overpass."

I~75 CHASE & CRASH-VO

A HIGH SPEED CHASE CAME TO A CRASHING END ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

OUR TRAFFIC CAMERA SPOTTED IT.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL A-B-C 7 THEY SAW A CAR LINKED TO SEVERAL BURGLARIES.

THEY TRIED TO PULL THE CAR BUT IT SPED AWAY, HEADING SOUTH ON 75.

ABOUT 11 MILES LATER --

BOTH THE CRUISER AND CAR CRASHED NEAR MILEMARKER 86.

THE DEPUTY IS OKAY.

PARAMEDICS TOOK THE OTHER DRIVER TO THE HOSPITAL.

BIGELOW LAST COMMISSION-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME -

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW FACES CAMERAS FOLLOWING THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING HIM FOR THE PAST 6 DAYS.

OUR CAMERAS FOLLOWED BIGELOW FROM THE COUNTY'S MEETING ROOM -

THROUGH STAIRWELLS AND THE HALLS OF LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

AFTER BIGELOW'S LAST PUBLIC MEETING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES PULLED HIS RENTAL CAR OVER LAST WEEK.

THEY SAY 18 YEAR OLD DAVID HENLEY WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL - CARRYING COCAINE AND MARIJUANA.

BIGELOW LAST COMMISSION-SOTVO

bigelow - i'm making no comment - I keep trying to tell you that.

Roetz - Can you at least tell me if you lived with David, or he lived with you?

Bigelow - Can we replay that tape?

BIGELOW RESIGNED TO MAKE A RUN FOR THE LEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS POSITION.

HE LOST THAT ELECTION IN AUGUST.

DUNN JURY SELECTION-VO-WIPE

THE LONGEST JURY SELECTION IN LEE COUNTY HISTORY HAS NOW REACHED ITS FIFTH WEEK.

TODAY --

LAWYERS QUESTIONED 64 POTENTIAL JURORS IN THE CASE AGAINST ROBERT DUNN.

DUNN'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO.

ATTORNEYS HAVE GONE THROUGH ABOUT 400 POSSIBLE JURROS SO FAR.

YOUSEL RIVERA TRIAL UPDATE-VOTOPS

AND THAT TRIAL IS DELAYING ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE TRIAL.

YOUSEL RIVERA'S MURDER TRIAL WAS SUPPOSED TO START IN DECEMBER.

NOW IT'S BEEN PUSHED BACK TO FEBRUARY.

THAT'S BECAUSE LAWYERS FOR BOTH THE STATE AND THE DEFENSE ARE TIED UP WITH DUNN'S CASE.

RIVERA IS ACCUSING OF TRYING TO KILL A POLICE OFFICER.

PETRAEUS INVESTIGATION-VO

ANOTHER GENERAL HAS BEEN IMPLICATED TODAY IN THE GROWING SCANDAL SURROUNDING THE RESIGNATION OF DAVID PATRAEUS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS NOW INVESTIGATING GENERAL JOHN ALLEN, THE TOP U-S COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR "POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE" EMAILS WITH JILL KELLEY.

KELLEY IS THE PETRAEUS FAMILY FRIEND WHO STARTED THE FBI INVESTIGATION THAT COST THE FORMER CIA DIRECTOR HIS JOB BY UNCOVERING A SEXUAL AFFAIR HE HAD WITH HIS BIOGRAPHER, PAULA BROADWELL.

CONGRESS BACK IN SESSION-VO

IT'S BACK TO WORK TODAY FOR CONGRESS.

LAWMAKERS RETURNED TO WASHINGTON WELCOMING THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. AND PROMISING THEIR READY FOR PROGRESS-

THEY'VE GOT A BUSY AGENDA--

WITH ONLY 7-WEEKS TO REACH A BUDGET DEAL THAT WILL AVOID MASSIVE TAX INCREASES AND BUDGET CUTS- KNOWN AS THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THEY ALSO HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF OTHER ISSUES.

LIBRARY BURGLARY-VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIEVES BROKE INTO A LEE COUNTY LIBRARY.

THE LAKES REGIONAL LIBRARY ON GLADIOLUS WAS CLOSED TODAY.

POLICE WERE LOOK FOR EVIDENCE --

AFTER SOMEONE STOLE MONEY FROM VENDING MACHINES, A T-V, A TABLET, A MASTER KEY AND CASH FROM THE DESK DRAWERS.

THE LIBRARY HAS *SINCE* RE-OPENED --

GARBAGE FEES-VO

TRASH COLLECTION RATES WILL STAY THE SAME FOR PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXTENDED THEIR CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT TODAY.

IT LOCKS IN THE PRICE FOR RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE PICKUP AT 148 DOLLARS A YEAR.

GARBAGE FEES-(2)SOTVO

rates for residents and businesses in charlotte county will be frozen for 4 years which is a great advantage to all of the people of charlotte county

we'd love to have the opportunity to be down here and charlotte county residents deserve it

RATES MIGHT INCREASE IN 2016 WHEN BOTH SIDES CAN REVIEW THE CONTRACT.

SANIBEL SIDEWALK BUSINESS-VO WIPE

SANIBEL LEADERS ARE HELPING THE ISLAND'S BUSINESSES REACH MORE CUSTOMERS.

THIS MORNING, PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS VOTED IN FAVOR OF NEARLY DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF DAYS RETAILERS CAN SELL THEIR MERCHANDISE ON SIDEWALKS.

SANIBEL SIDEWALK BUSINESS-SOT VO

Jill Nichols, Manager, Synergy, Sanibel Retailer

10:07 if you can have an array of merchandise outside that they say, oh, I didn't know they had dresses or jackets or whatever it is, it makes them want to come in and see what else you have 10:17

CITY COUNCIL MUST VOTE ON THE POTENTIAL CHANGES.

TOWN STAFF SAYS THEY'RE LIKELY TO APPROVE THE SIDEWALK SALE EXPANSION -

MULCH FIRE CAUSE-VO-CG

A LARGE MULCH FIRE BURNING IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY SHOULD BE OUT BY TOMORROW NIGHT.

A NATURAL COMBUSTION FROM DECAYING PLANTS IS BELEIVED TO BE THE CAUSE BEHIND THE FIRE THAT SPARKED SUNDAY MORNING AT THE "COASTAL GRINDING" HORTICULTURAL DUMP SITE.

FIRE CREWS HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE BLAZE FOR MORE THAN 60 HOURS STRAIGHT NOW.

TODAY, COASTAL GRINDING ISSUED A STATEMENT APOLOGIZING FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THE SMOKE.

H & M OPENS THURSDAY-VO

THE WAIT'S ALMOST OVER.

THE CLOTHING STORE H-AND-M OPENS AT COASTLAND CENTER MALL IN NAPLES ON THURSDAY.

THIS IS THE COMPANY'S THIRD LOCATION IN FLORIDA.

TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY--

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

A SIGH OF RELIEF TONIGHT FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE VOICE OF ELMO.

WHAT HIS ACCUSER IS NOW SAYING ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUPPETEER.

HE'S HIDING IN CABS.

BOATS.

ANYTHING TO STAY ALIVE.

TONIGHT, WHY POLICE WANT TO QUESTION THE FOUNDER OF MCAFEE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE.

TZ1 A) ELMO VITIM RECANTS-VOTOPS

TZ1 B) MCAFEE FOUNDER SEARCH-VOTOPS

ELMO VITIM RECANTS-VO

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT AN EMERGING SCANDAL ON SESAME STREET LAST NIGHT.

WELL TONIGHT --

THE MAN WHO ACCUSED THE ELMO PUPPETEER OF HAVING SEX WITH HIM WHEN HE WAS A TEEN HAS NOW RECANTED.

HE NOW ADMITS HIS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH PUPPETEER, KEVIN CLASH WAS ADULT AND CONSENSUAL.

TONIGHT CLASH SAYS HE IS RELIEVED.

INDY EXPLOSION FOLO-VO

NEW AT 7--

THE INVESTIGATION INTO A DEADLY INDIANAPOLIS EXPLOSION HAS TURNED TO APPLIANCES FROM THE DESTROYED HOMES.

THIS IS NEW AERIAL VIDEO OF THE DESTRUCTION TONIGHT.

INDIANAPOLIS HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR GARY COONS SAYS INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE NATURAL GAS IS INVOLVED.

HE SAID THEY ARE RECOVERING THE APPLIANCES FROM DESTROYED HOMES TO HELP DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

MCAFEE FOUNDER SEARCH-VO

POLICE IN BELIZE ARE LOOKING FOR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE BILLIONAIRE, JOHN MCAFEE.

THEY WANT TO QUESTION HIM IN THE MURDER OF HIS NEIGHBOR.

TODAY WE FOUND OUT --

THE FOUNDER OF THE SOFTWARE COMPANY, MCAFEE INCORRPORATED, IS NOW IN

HIDING.

MCAFEE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO ANOTHER AMERICAN, 52-YEAR-OLD GREGORY FAULL, WHO WAS FOUND WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS HEAD.

MCAFEE FOUNDER SEARCH-SOTVO

"I hid for almost 18 hours lying in the bottom of cabs, boats I will do whatever it takes to stay alive.

UPS BOY SCOUTS-VO

A MAJOR FINANCIAL SET BACK TODAY FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

SHIPPING GIANT U-P-S HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL NO LONGER GIVE GRANTS TO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE SCOUT'S EXCLUSION OF GAYS AND LESBIANS.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AFTER AN ONLINE PETITION PROTESTING U-P-S'S ANNUAL GRANTS TO THE BOY SCOUTS GATHERED EIGHTY-THOUSAND SIGNATURES.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO

A GENDER DISCRIMINATION CASE HAS EARNED ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN A 60-THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY COMMISSIONERS SAY IT COULD HAVE COST TAXPAYERS MUCH MORE.

AND GAS OVER 6 DOLLARS!

MANY FEAR THAT COULD BE OUR FUTURE.

TZ2 A) GENDER DISCRIMINATION-VOTOPS

TZ2 B) ORLANDO $6.44 GAS-VOTOPS

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

WEATHER-WXWALL

WARM WEATHER CONTINUES

Variable clouds will become mostly clear later tonight as we continue to track a front in northern Florida. The cold front up there still doesn't look like it's headed this way with cooler weather and will continue to slowly die off over the next few days. That means we will continue to see a few clouds mixed with some sunshine and warm weather in the afternoon on Wednesday. The average high for this time of year is 82 degrees and we will hit that number again tomorrow. Rain chances stay pretty low for Wednesday, but not down to 'zero'. It looks like there could be an isolated shower tomorrow covering roughly 20%, or less, of the area. Overnight lows this evening will drop back into the 60's and a little fog could form east of the interstate on Wednesday morning.

GENDER DISCRIMINATION-VO

A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE ACCUSES A FEMALE COLLIER COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION AGAINST HIM.

TODAY, COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO PAY FORMER COLLIER CODE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR, DAVID SCRIBNER, MORE THAN $61-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SCRIBNER FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DEPARTMENTS DIRECTOR, DIANE FLAGG.

GENDER DISCRIMINATION-SOTVO

at 6:19 Our legal staff reached the conclusion that it would be better to settle it for less than what the litigation was going to cost us

COUNTY ATTORNEYS ESTIMATE FIGHTING THE CASE IN COURT WOULD HAVE COST AT LEAST $150,00 DOLLARS.

FLAGG IS STILL AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE COUNTY, SHE DECLINED TO COMMENT TODAY.

ALZHEIMERS ART THERAPY-NATVO

A FORT MYERS SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER IS USING ART TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS.

I always liked the rain

PATIENTS AT THE CENTER ARE JUST ONE GROUP PARTICIPATING IN THIS TYPE OF THERAPY.

STUDIES SHOW THAT PAINTING MEMORIES FROM THE PAST AND TALKING ABOUT THEM STIMULATES BRAIN ACTIVITY,

STOPPING MEMORY LOSS.

ALZHEIMERS ART THERAPY-SOTVO

20:07:16 the main process with it is storytelling, you have to get them to talk about it, what does it remind you of? the art serves as a diving board to keep asking the questions. 27

A SPECIAL AUCTION THIS WEEK WILL PUT THE ART UP FOR SALE.

FOR INFORMATION ON THAT AUCTION.

VISIT OUR WEB SITE ABC DASH 7 DOT COM,

SINKHOLE-VO

A LARGE SINKHOLE OPENED UP IN AN ORANGE COUNTY FAMILY'S FRONT YARD.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE HOMEOWNER SAYS THE HOLE HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE SINCE HE FIRST NOTICED IT.

FIXING THE HOLE, ONCE IT IS STABLE, COULD BE COSTLY.

ORLANDO $6.44 GAS-VO

IN ORLANDO TODAY, DRIVERS DID DOUBLE TAKES AS THEY DROVE BY ONE SHELL GAS STATION.

THE GOING PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR AT THE STATION--

$6.44!

THAT'S ABOUT $3 MORE THAN THE FLORIDA AVERAGE.

DRIVERS WERE UNDERSTANDABLY ANGRY OVER THE PRICE.

THE GAS PRICES ARE NOT ILLEGAL, THOUGH.

IN ORANGE COUNTY, THERE'S A LAW THAT SAYS THE PRICE MUST BE POSTED OUTSIDE WHERE DRIVERS CAN SEE IT FROM THE ROAD.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL FORECAST-VO

HIGH GAS PRICES.

NOT THE NEWS TRAVELS ARE LOOKING FOR.

ESPECIALLY AS THEY GET READY TO HIT THE ROAD FOR THANKSGIVING.

MORE THAN 43-MILLION WILL TRAVEL THIS THANKSGIVING, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A.

THAT IS UP A LITTLE LESS THAN PNE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR, BUT IT IS THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF INCREASE.

MOST WILL MAKE THAT TRIP, IN THE FAMILY TRUCKSTER.

DRIVING AN AVERAGE OF 588 MILES. DOWN FROM MORE THAN 700 MILES LAST YEAR.

ONE MAIN REASON -

HOLIDAY TRAVEL FORECAST-SOTVO

It peaked in September and it's been declining since, but this will probably a record year in terms of average gas prices.

FOR THOSE WHO FLY. TRIPLE-A SAYS ON AVERAGE, TICKET PRICES ARE DOWN JUST A BIT.

AND SO ARE THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.

DWTS-NATVO

LAST NIGHT, EMMIT SMITH PUT THE "OO" IN "SMOOTH"

AND TONIGHT, MORE CONTESTANTS HIT THE FLOOR IN DANCING WITH THE STARS

THE SHOW IS GOING TO UNVEIL A MYSTERY CHALLENGE TONIGHT FOR THE SURVIVING COUPLES.

AND TWO MORE WILL BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.

DON'T MISS A MINUTE.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE THREE-POP

THE LPGA HOLDING IT'S FINAL EVENT OF THE SEASON IN NAPLES. PREVIEW. THE FLORIDA GATORS HAVE A BIG SHOWDOWN ON WEDNESDAY.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP B

11PM TZ1) THANKSGIVING PROTESTS-VOTOPS-WIPE

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,

AS RETAILERS PLAN TO OPEN THEIR DOORS EARLIER THAN EVER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS SAY THEY DO *NOT WANT TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING DAY.

11PM TZ2) CAR OF THE YEAR-VOTOPS

AND THE VOTES ARE IN FOR 20-12'S "CAR OF THE YEAR."

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

MANAGER OF THE YEAR-VOTOPS

NO REAL SURPRISE THAT WASHINGTON NATIONAL MANAGER DAVEY JOHNSON HAS BEEN NAMED THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

JOHNSON LEAD THE NATS TO THE BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL AND A TRIP TO THE PLAYOFFS

LPGA-POMON

LPGA-VOTOPS

TI'S THE TITLEHOLDERS BEGINS PLAY THIS THURSDAY AT TWINEAGLES IN NAPLES.

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS EVENT. GOLFERS MUST HAVE FINISHED IN THE TOP 3 IN AT LEAST ONE LPGA EVENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

LPGA-SOTTOPS

FLORIDA GATORS-POPMON

FLORIDA GATORS-VOTOPS

COACH DONOVAN AND THE GATORS. HOST WISCONSIN ON WENDESDAY NIGHT.

THE GATORS HAVE ONLY LOST 6 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES AT HOME SINCE 2000.

FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS

UF FOOTBALL-VOTOPS

ON SATURDAY THE FLORIDA GATOR FOOTBALL TEAM LEARNED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PLAYING IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THANKS TO A WIN BY GEORGIA. BUT THE GATORS STILL HAVE A SHOT AT A BCS BOWL GAME.

UF FOOTBALL-SOTTOPS

REGGIE BUSH-VOTOPS

NOT MUCH GOOD CAME FROM MIAMI 34 POINT LOSS TO THE TENNESSEE TITANS ON SUNDAY. IN FACT IT WAS THE MOST LOPSIDED HOME LOSS SINCE 1968.

IN THAT GAME. STARTING RUNNING BACK REGGIE BUSH WAS BENCHED AFTER FUMBLING THE BALL IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

REGGIE BUSH-SOTTOPS

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