HEADLINES-------------

HAPPENING NOW ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S *ONLY* LOCAL AT 9-

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SCANDAL -- THAT ENDED C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS' CAREER-

NOW. *ANOTHER TOP GENERAL IS INVOLVED.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

AND IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GIVING GIFT CARD --

THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW-

ABC-7 HAS THE GIFT CARD DO'S AND DONT'S.

NATS FULL

PLUS-

HAVE YOU HEARD THIS YET?

IT'S CALLED THE THANKSGIVING SONG-

MANY SAY, IT'S THE WORST SONG *EVER*

HL1) PETRAEUS LATEST-VO-WIPE

HL2) GIFT CARD TIPS-VO-WIPE

HL3) WORST SONG?-NATVOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

PETRAEUS LATEST-2 SHOT-SS(2)-2 SHOT-CLIP

HAPPENING NOW--

ABC7 IS FOLLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SCANDAL -- THAT ENDED THE CAREER OF C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.

THE PENTAGON IS INVESTIGATING THE TOP COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN-

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN-

AND EMAILS HE SENT TO THIS WOMAN:

JILL KELLEY.

PETRAEUS LATEST-PKG

THIS MORNING, THE F-B-I PROBE INTO DAVID PETREAUS'S AFFAIR APPEARS TO HAVE

ALSO ENSNARED HIS SUCCESSOR IN AFGHANISTAN

George Little -- the Federal Bureau of Investigation referred

to the Department of Defense a matter involving General John Allen,

Commander of the International Security Assistance Force

THAT MATTER INVOLVES "POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE" EMAILS BETWEEN GENERAL

ALLEN -- A MARRIED FATHER AND X-STAR GENERAL -- AND JILL KELLEYA PETREAUS

FAMILY FRIEND AT THE CENTER OF THIS INCREASINGLY STRANGE SCANDAL.

THE PENTAGON IS NOW REVIEWING TWENTY TO THIRTY THOUSAND PAGES OF DOCUMENTS

FROM THE FBI - MOST, APPARENTLY, ARE EMAILS BETWEEN ALLEN AND KELLY SENT

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

KELLY IS THE PETREAUS FAMILY FRIEND WHO WENT TO THE F-B-I ABOUT THREATENING

EMAILS SHE WAS RECEIVING

THOSE MESSAGES WERE TRACED BACK TO PETREAUS'S BIOGRAPHER PAULA BROADWELL

SPURRING THE INVESTIGATION THAT LED TO THE CIA DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION.

MEANTIME Overnight NEARLY A dozen FEDERAL agents descended on Paula

Broadwell's home - SPENDING FOUR AND A HALF HOURS going floor to floor

LEAVING WITH A DESKTOP COMPUTER, CARDBOARD BOXES AND A BRIEFCASE.SOURCES SAY

BROADWELL CONSENTED TO THE SEARCH

JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER WASHINGTON POST REPORTER VERNON LOEB -- who spent

16 months working side-by-side BROADWELL GHOSTWRITING HER BIOGRAPHY OF

PETREAUS TOLD THE NEWSPAPER'S WEBSITE HE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE AFFAIR.

SOT VERNON LOEB

Female colleagues of mine weren't shy in remarking about Broadwell's good

looks and her affinity for flashy, cocktail party attire even at staid

national security conferences. Was something going on with Petraeus? I

always said I didn't think so.

We are ALSO learning more about the scope of the affair between Petraeus and

Broadwell -- an official telling ABC News the FBI uncovered "hundreds if

not thousands of emails between Petraeus and Broadwell" -- many of them

salacious in nature.

AS FOR THOSE EMAILS JILL KELLEY RECEIVED FROM BROADWEL THAT SET THIS ALL IN

MOTION Sources tell ABC News references were made to Petraeus but he was

not specifically named / Broadwell accused Kelley in the emails of

flaunting herself.

PETRAEUS LATEST-ONCAM

MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTING.

ALLEN WAS THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE -- TO BE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER.

MULCH FIRE LATEST-VO

THIS MORNING, FIRE CREWS CONTINUE PUTTING OUT A HUGE MULCH PILE FIRE.

IT HAS BEEN BURNING FOR TWO DAYS --

AT THIS ORGANIC RECYCLING CENTER OFF OLD U-S 41.

AND FIRE CREWS SAY IT WILL BE ANOTHER DAY OR SO BEFORE IT'S OUT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL NOW INVESTIGATE HOW THE FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

BIGELOW FOLO-OC-VO-SS

NEW DETAILS ABOUT LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW'S RUN IN WITH THE LAW --- ALONG WITH THE TEENAGER --- WHO DEPUTIES SAY HAD DRUGS ON HIM, WHILE DRIVING BIGELOW'S CAR.

THESE ARE NEW PICTURES FROM 19 YEAR OLD DAVID HENLEY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED HENLEY NEAR A *KNOWN DRUG HOUSE IN LEE COUNTY.

BIGELOW WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

HENLEY'S GRANDMOTHER CLAIMS BIGELOW IS AT THE CENTER OF THIS ISSUE.

SHE SAYS HER GRANDSON -- WAS LED DOWN THE WRONG PATH.

SEWER REPAIRS TRAFFIC ALERT-VO SS

IF YOU PLAN ON HEADING TO FORT MYERS BEACH ANYTIME SOON --

GET READY FOR TRAFFIC TIE-UPS.

TRAFFIC IS DOWN TO ONE LANE--

ALONG SAN CAROLS BOULEVARD AT PRESCOTT STREET.

SO CREWS CAN REPAIR A SEWER LINE THAT BROKE LAST MONTH.

WORKERS ARE RE-ROUTING PART OF THAT SEWER LINE,

TO AVOID RIPPING UP EVEN MORE OF THE ROAD.

BUT TAKE NOTE --

DANIELS UPDATE-VOTOPS

A BIT OF GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING FOR DRIVERS-

TWO EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS PARKWAY -- GOING UNDERNEATH THE I-75 OVERPASS -- ARE OPEN.

WORK CREWS ARE STILL FIXING AND REPLACING BEAMS -- AFTER A SEMI CARRYING A CRANE HIT THE OVERPASS.

THE NORTHBOUND RAMP ONTO I-75.IS STILL CLOSED-

AND ONE LANE, SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND ON I-75 ARE ALSO CLOSED.

AT CERTAIN HOURS -- EASTBOUND DANIELS WILL SHUT DOWN, DETOURING TRAFFIC SOUTH ON I-75.

COLONIAL CAR FIRE-VO

A FAMILY COUNTS THEIR BLESSING THIS MORNING-

AFTER THEIR CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FORT MYERS ROAD.

IT HAPPENED ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD MONDAY NIGHT.

THOMAS BOWLING TELLS US --

HE PULLED OVER AFTER HIS CAR KEPT STALLING.

BUT WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD.

HE RUSHED OUT OF THE CAR,

AND PULLED OUT HIS FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON.

COLONIAL CAR FIRE-SOTVO

59:33 when I got him out, a cop pulled up and started to put out the flames but it got way to much way to fast

NO ONE WAS HURT.

THIS IS THE *SECOND CAR THIS FAMILY HAS LOST IN THE PAST MONTH.

HANDYMAN ARRESTED-SS-VO

PEOPLE IN A NORTH FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD -- SAY A HANDY MAN BETRAYED THEIR TRUST --

AND STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

KIM LADUE HIRED ROBERT MCGILLOWAY -- TO WORK ON HER COUSIN'S HOUSE.

HE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH HIS PARENTS.

LADUE HIRED HIM TO REPAIR THE TRIM.THE ROOF.AND RE-PAINT THE HOME.

BUT MCGILLOWAY ASKED FOR THE MONEY UPFRONT.

HANDYMAN ARRESTED-SOTVO

ABC SEVEN REACHED OUT TO MCGILLOWAYS PARENTS -- WHO LIVE INSIDE THE COMMUNITY.

THEY TELL US THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR SON -- AND DIDN'T WANT TO COMMENT.

THE H-O-A PULLED MCGILLOWAY'S ADS -- AND FOUND OUT HIS BUSINESS ISN'T LICENSED OR INSURED LIKE HE SAID.

CAPE BURGLARY SEARCH-SS VO

THREE MEN ARRESTED,

AND ANOTHER PERSON STILL ON THE RUN.

AFTER A BREAK-IN AT A CAPE CORAL HOME.

OFFICERS ARRESTED BLAKE DEAN-TONI-RUMMO, RYAN TOWNSEND JUNIOR, AND RYAN TOWNSEND SENIOR SUNDAY EVENING.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS --

THEY BROKE INTO A HOME ON SOUTHWEST 22ND PLACE.

THEN STOLE RIFLES AND EXPENSIVE ELECTRONICS.

OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR ONE MORE PERSON.

MIGRANT WORKER KILLED UPDATE-SS VO

DETECTIVES SAY THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED LAST FRIDAY IN FORT MYERS --

HAD *NEVER HAD A RUN-IN WITH THE LAW BEFORE.

IN FACT, INVESTIGATORS CALL DOMINGO GUTIERREZ-LEON -- A HARD-WORKING MAN WHO SENT MOST OF HIS MONEY BACK HOME TO GUATEMALA.

HE WAS A MIGRANT WORKER -- WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ADDRESS HERE.

HE DIED FRIDAY ON PROSPECT AVENUE.

INVESTIGATORS STILL DO NOT KNOW WHO SHOT HIM OR WHY.

RED TIDE TURTLES-OC-VO

FIRST IT WAS BIRDS AND FISH.

NOW, *TURTLES ARE THE LATEST VICTIMS --

OF THE RED TIDE BLOOM OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST.

OVER THE WEEKEND --

CROW -- THE CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE -- STARTED TREATING TWO TURTLES--

A 'GREEN' AND 'KEMPS RIDLEY'.

FOUND WEAK AND SWIMMING ABNORMALLY.

DOCTORS AT THE SANIBEL ISLAND CENTER SAY THOSE ARE SIGNS.

RED TIDE TURTLES-SOTVO

What we're seeing in this case with red tide is it is like a catastrophic event for us. We are literally overwhelmed with patients at this point.

THE HOSPITAL HAS ALREADY BEGAN TREATING ABOUT 40 BIRDS FROM IT.

DING DARLING MANATEE EXHIBIT-VO

HAPPENING NOW-

A NEW EXHIBIT IS BEING SHOWN OFF AT THE DING DARLING EDUCATION CENTER-

THE EXHIBIT WILL FOCUS ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S GENTLE GIANTS, THE MANATEE.

WHILE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE CAPTIVE MANATEES AT THE CENTER-

THE EXHIBIT WILL SHOW A SCULPTURE AND A SKELETON OF A MANATEE-

AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW THE SEA COW DIED.

CONGRESS RETURNS-VO

CONGRESS GETS BACK TO WORK TODAY --

FOR IT'S LAME DUCK SESSION.

THE SO-CALLED 'FISCAL-CLIFF" WILL DOMINATE THIS SESSION.

THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS ARE SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THAT COMES WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEQUESTER ON SPENDING PROGRAMS --

FL HOUSE FIGHT NOT OVER-OC-SS-OC

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY-

THE TWO CANDIDATES FIGHTING FOR FLORIDA' DISTRICT 18 CONGRESSIONAL SEAT -- GO TO WASHINGTON.

REPRESENTATIVE ALLEN WEST IS GOING BACK FOR THE LAME DECK SESSION-

MEANWHILE, THE MAN EXPECTED TO REPLACE HIM, PATRICK MURPHY -- IS HEADING TO D-C- FOR AN ORIENTATION FOR NEW HOUSE MEMBERS.

BUT WEST ISN'T GIVING UP-

WHILE MURPHY *HAS BEEN DECLARED THE UNOFFICIAL WINNER---

WEST'S CAMPAIGN IS THREATENING LAWSUITS-

STATE SECESSION PETITIONS-VO

AFTER LAST WEEK'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

SOME PEOPLE APPARENTLY WANT OUT.

157 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN 25 STATES -- INCLUDING FLORIDA -- HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE UNITED STATES.

THE PETITIONS ARE ON A SECTION OF THE WHITE HOUSE DOT-GOV WEBSITE--

CALLED "WE THE PEOPLE."

IT'S AN OPEN FORUM FOR CITIZENS,

OR ANYONE WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS TO CREATE PETITIONS.

BUT IN ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO ISSUE AN "OFFICIAL" RESPONSE --

25-THOUSAND PEOPLE MUST SIGN UP.

STATE SECESSION PETITIONS-SOTVO

"I think people are very unhappy with the election and I feel that their tax money will be going perhaps to a federal government that will be insensitive to their needs."

IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE --

OF THE 22 STATES THAT HAVE PUT UP PETITIONS ON THE WEBSITE.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRINK A SODA --- AND HAVE IT BLOCK THE FAT?

SOUNDS LIKE SCIENCE FICTION, RIGHT-

WELL, FICTION MAY BE FACT-

ABC7 EXPLAINS HOW PEPSI'S FAT BLOCKING DRINK WORKS.

AND-

IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD YOUR CHOLESTEROL TESTED --- YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO FAST BEFORE HAND-

BUT, THAT COULD SOON BE CHANGING-

TZ1 A PEPSI FAT BLOCKING DRINK-VOTOPS

TZ1 B CHOLESTEROL FASTING-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT TOPS

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

BAKERY SHUTDOWNS AT HOSTESS BRANDS.

THE BANKRUPT MAKER OF TWINKIES, DING DONGS AND WONDER BREAD, IS SHUTTING PLANTS IN CINNCINNATI, ST LOUIS AND SEATTLE *PERMANENTLY* --

BECAUSE IT COULDN'T GET ENOUGH EMPLOYEES TO CROSS THE PICKET LINE AND REPORT FOR WORK.

AND HOSTESS SAYS IT'S DAYS AWAY FROM SHUTTING DOWN ENTIRELY BECAUSE OF THE STRIKES.

******

MEANTIME -- HURRICANE SANDY -- DRIVING *USED CAR PRICES* HIGHER.

CITING THE THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, U-S-A TODAY SAYS BUYERS ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SHOW UP AT DEALERS AS THEY SEEK TO REPLACE THE 100 TO 250-THOUSAND VEHICLES DESTROYED IN THE STORM.

EDMUNDS SAYS USED CAR PRICES COULD GO UP BY AS MUCH AS A THOUSAND DOLLARS A VEHICLE.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

HOW LIKELY IS A C-E-O TO CHEAT ON THEIR SPOUSE?

OC:

AS FOR TRADING -- INVESTORS THIS MORNING, LOOKING AT QUARTERLY RESULTS FROM HOME DEPOT AND T-J MAXX.

REALLY QUIET START TO THE WEEK YESTERDAY -- STOCKS CLOSING PRETTY MUCH UNCHANGED.

*****

STARBUCKS, GETTING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

OFFERING A BUY ONE GET ONE FREE DEAL ON HOLIDAY DRINKS INCLUDING PEPPERMINT MOCHA AND CARAMEL BRULEE LATTE, FOR 3 DAYS STARTING THURSDAY --

IN AN EFFORT TO PULL IN FOOT TRAFFIC FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

*****

AND LOOKS LIKE SOME CEOs MAY BE BUSIER THAN YOU THINK!

A SURVEY BY ASHLEY MADISON -- A DATING SITE FOR MARRIED PEOPLE --

SAYS ABOUT 45-PERCENT OF MEMBERS CLAIMING TO BE THE C-E-O OF A COMPANY --

SAY THEY HAD AN AFFAIR WITH A CO-WORKER OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE, BEFORE BECOMING A MEMBER.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EXPERTS SAY -- CEOs ARE LIKELIER THAN OTHER PEOPLE, TO BE RISK TAKERS.

******

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KOALA RESCUED FROM BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

FIRE CREWS IN AUSTRALIA HAVE A HUGE WILDFIRE UNDER CONTROL.

BUT LOOK AT THIS --

A PASSERBY FOUND THIS KOALA CLINGING TO A CHARRED TREE,

AND OFFERED IT SOME WATER.

THE LITTLE BEAR WAS OBVIOUSLY THIRSTY,

AND DRANK RIGHT FROM THE GOOD SAMARITAN'S HAND.

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.

Monday ended up being fairly cloudy at times across Southwest Florida, but a lot of those clouds will fade today, giving way to more sunshine and warmer temperatures.

We'll start this Tuesday with mostly clear and sunny conditions; the only exception will be in the few spots we see some patchy fog during the early morning hours.

The breeze will ease up a little today, but winds will still mostly be out of the east, ranging from 5-15 with some higher gusts.

Temperatures will run slightly above average this afternoon with daytime highs mostly reaching the mid 80s.

Rain prospects look pretty low today, so aside from one or two stray showers, our First Alert LIVE Radar will show dry weather from start to finish.

Wednesday is also looking like another quiet day. We'll mention the possibility of seeing a few more clouds around as a weakening cool front fades and fizzles across North Central Florida, but this system will have little influence on our weather. A spotty shower or two may develop Wednesday afternoon, but rain chances will stay below 20%.

We'll have to wait for the next cold front to move through early this weekend for our next rain chance and dose of cool air.

Thursday and Friday look to be very pleasant, mild days with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be close to average for this time of year with highs in the low to mid 80s and lows in the low to mid 60s.

The next cool front to head our way will approach Southwest Florida Saturday. We may see a few isolated showers as it passes through, and then we'll start to feel some changes in the air by Saturday evening.

Temperatures by Sunday morning should cool into the mid to upper 50s, and our daytime temperatures Sunday will be noticeably cooler with highs in the mid to upper 70s. The air will feel more refreshing, too, as humidity levels start to drop off.

PEPSI LAUNCHES FAT BLOCKING DRINK-2 SHOT

AN INNOVATION COULD CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT SODA.

DIET SODA IS ONE THING -- BUT WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRINK THAT COULD ACTUALLY GET RID OF FAT?

THAT'S THE DREAM PEPSI IS SELLING IN JAPAN --

WHERE "PEPSI SPECIAL" HITS STORES TODAY.

PEPSI LAUNCHES FAT BLOCKING DRINK-PKG

It's Pepsi, but not as we know it. Launched today in Japan. You're watching

the commercial. Pepsi Special And the claim: It just might make us thinner

by slowing our absorption of fat.

GFX

Whatever next? Pizza that grows your six pack? Anti-aging ice cream?

I mean, this soda could change everything

UPSOUND:

Stand aside Mayor Bloomberg with your ban on big sugary drinks.

UPSOUND:

Oh no, wait: "Pepsi Special is only a Japanese product," a Pepsico

spokesperson told us.

Japan already has Pepsi Pink - that's strawberry milk flavor. And Pepsi

Salty Watermelon. Their soda culture is more advanced. But would this new

Pepsi Special sell over here?

MOS

01:47 NW: If I told you there was a soda that could actively make people

lose weight would you believe me? MOS: Sure. NW: Would you buy that soda?

MOS: If it was proven to work.

OK we need someone wearing a white coat.

SOT: Haylie Pomroy. Nutritionist

02:38 NW: If I was trying to lose weight would you advise me to drink this

soda? HP: Absolutely not. NW: Why not? HP: It's not healthy. / 03:40

The theory is that it will bind with fats and basically escort them out the

body.

The key ingredient is called Dextrin. It's a fiber. But the nutritionist

thinks all soda is unhealthy. And there are other issues.

SOT: Haylie Pomroy, Nutritionist

04:21 NW: I've read this soda might actually make you go to the bathroom? HP

: It does. We're calling it, they're calling it, Pepsi Poop.

Is that true. I mean, it's not mentioned in the TV commercial. I wonder why?

CHOLESTEROL FASTING-VO

A LARGE NEW STUDY SUGGESTS --

THERE'S NO NEED FOR PATIENTS TO GO HUNGRY.

BEFORE GETTING THEIR CHOLESTEROL CHECKED.

PATIENTS USUALLY HAVE TO FAST BEFORE THEIR CHOLESTEROL APPOINTMENTS.

BUT NOW, SOME DOCTORS ARE RETHINKING THAT STRATEGY.

AN ANALYSIS OF MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CANADA --

FOUND CHOLESTEROL TESTING RESULTS DIFFERED LITTLE.

PREEMIE BABIES-VOTOPS

A BIT OF GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS -- IN THE FIGHT TO KEEP PREMATURE BIRTHS DOWN-

LAST YEAR, THE PREMATURE BIRTH RATE IN THE U-S -- HIT A 10 YEAR LOW.

STILL -- THE MARCH OF DIMES HAS GIVEN THE U-S A "C" GRADE IN ITS REPORT CARD.

HEADACHES AND GLASSES-ONCAM

WHEN A CHILD SUFFERS FROM FREQUENT HEADACHES.

MANY PARENTS THINK GLASSES MAY EASE THE PAIN.

HOWEVER, A NEW STUDY THIS MORNING SUGGESTS --

THOSE HEADACHES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHILD'S VISION.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT MORE THAN 160 CHILDREN WITH HEADACHES.

AND IN MOST CASES, HEADACHES WENT AWAY.

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

BELIEVE IT OR NOT-

WE ARE 41 DAYS AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS.

AND IF YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING INCLUDES GIFT CARDS-

THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.

PLUS-

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS. ON THANKSGIVING.

TZ2 A GIFT CARD TIPS-VO

TZ2 B THANKGIVING CHRISTMAS-VOTOPS

GIFT CARD TIPS-2 SHOT

AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO RING UP *BILLIONS --

IN GIFT CARD PURCHASES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

A NEW SURVEY OFFERS INSIGHT INTO SOME TRENDS --- GETTING YOU THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK.

GIFT CARD TIPS-PKG

THE GIFT CARD GAME HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THE CARD ACT OF 2009 EXTENDED MANY PROVISIONS REGARDING FEES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO GIFT CARDS, BUT A NEW SURVEY SHOWS CONSUMERS STILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.

IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, BANKRATE LOOKED AT 63 GIFT CARDS, 8 ISSUED BY BANKS AND CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, AND 55 FROM RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS.

GENERAL USE GIFT CARDS WERE FAR MORE LIKELY to HAVE FEES ATTACHED. PURCHASE FEES RANGED FROM $2.95 TO $6.95. INACTIVITY FEES COULD EAT UP 3 DOLLARS PER MONTH AFTER THE FIRST YEAR.

THE TRADE OFF: MORE FREEDOM.

That's the biggest advantage of one of the general purpose gift cards is the flexibility it gives to the person you give the gift card to. Store branded gift cards you have to use at the chain or the brand so that limits it, but there are fewer fees that come with those cards.

TWO-THIRDS OF ISSUERS SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE LOST OR STOLEN CARDS, THOUGH SOME REQUIRE THAT YOU REGISTER THE CARD OR HAVE A RECEIPT.

Consumers should look on the back of their gift card to find out what they really need to do to protect themselves.

GIFT CARD TIPS-ONCAM

KARIN CAIFA REPORTING-

ANOTHER THING YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN GIVING GIFT CARDS-

SOME OF THEM HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN BUY WITH THEM.

SO BE SURE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK,

THANKSGIVING TRAVEL FORECAST-VO

LOOKING AHEAD-

TRIPLE-A WILL RELEASE ITS THANKSGIVING TRAVEL FORECAST LATER TODAY.

OFFICIALS WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE -- AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.

THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS SHOPPING-VOTOPS

FORGET BLACK FRIDAY.

EVEN MORE STORES WILL NOW KICK OFF HOLIDAY DEALS ON *THURSDAY.

TARGET AND TOYS R US ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS THANKSGIVING DAY.

TARGET WILL OPEN AT 9 P-M.

AND TOYS R US WILL OPEN AT 8 P-M.

ALSO OPENING AT EIGHT ON THANKSGIVING-

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

A MAN WHO MADE BILLIONS PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES-

IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A MURDER INVESTIGATION.

ABC-7 HAS THE STRANGE TALE OF JOHN MCAFEE-

AND WHY THE BILLIONAIRE IS CONVINCED -- POLICE ARE TRYING TO KILL HIM.

PLUS-

A TAMPA AREA MAN, JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY-

TZ3 A SOFTWARE BILLIONARE-VOTOPS

TZ3 B UTILITY WORKER-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN TAKES YOU TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Stock futures are lower -- as investors continue to fret over whether lawmakers will cut a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Lawmakers are trying to strike a deal -- to avoid sharp spending cuts and tax increases in January.

TS1) PETRAEUS LATEST-VOTOPS

THE TOP U-S COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION --

FOR HIS TIES TO A WOMAN LINKED TO THE DAVID PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL.

AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING INTO ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES --

BETWEEN GENERAL JOHN ALLEN AND JILL KELLEY.

TS2) MULCH FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS

FIRE CREWS ARE CONTINUING TO WORK -- ON A MULCH FIRE THAT'S STILL BURNING-

IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR TWO DAYS -- AT THIS ORGANIC RECYCLING CENTER OFF OLD U-S 41.

AND FIRE CREWS SAY IT WILL BE ANOTHER DAY OR SO -- BEFORE IT'S OUT.

TS3) SEWER REPAIRS-VOTOPS

TRAFFIC TIE-UPS ON FORT MYERS BEACH-

TRAFFIC IS DOWN TO ONE LANE,

ALONG SAN CAROLS BOULEVARD AT PRESCOTT STREET.

SO CREWS CAN REPAIR A SEWER LINE THAT BROKE LAST MONTH.

WORKERS ARE RE-ROUTING PART OF THAT SEWER LINE,

SOFTWARE BILLIONARE WANTED FOR MURDER-ONCAM

NOW TO THE SOFTWARE BILLIONAIRE SUSPECTED OF MURDER.

JOHN MCAFFEE MADE A FORTUNE ON ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE -- THAT RUNS ON MILLIONS OF COMPUTERS AROUND THE WORLD.

BUT NOW HE IS BEING CHASED BY POLICE IN THE TINY COUNTRY OF BELIZE-

THEY BELIEVE HE MAY BE CONNECTED -- TO HIS NEIGHBOR'S MURDER.

SOFTWARE BILLIONARE WANTED FOR MURDER-PKG

THIS PHOTO TAKEN FOR A FEATURE ABOUT JOHN MCAFEE IN AN UPCOMING EDITION OF

WIRED MAGAZINE MAY TELL THE STORY OF A MAN MANY BELIEVE HAS BECOME

INCREASINGLY PARANOID AND IS NOW ON THE RUN

GFX

Sot audio mcafee:

"I hid for almost 18 hours lying in the bottom of cabs, boats I will do

whatever it takes to stay alive."

MCAFEE --THE FORMER, MILLIONAIRE FOUNDER OF THE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE COMPANY

THAT BEARS HIS NAME - TELLS WIRED MAGAZINE IN AN EXCLUSIVE, RECORDED

INTERVIEW THAT HE'S NOW HIDING OUT FROM POLICE IN BELIZE

Sot

JOSHUA DAVIS:

WIRED MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR

"He sounded scared he sounded nervous, he was convinced that the police were

going to kill him."

WITH INVESTIGATORS SEARCHING FOR THE 67-YEAR-OLD. A PERSON OF INTEREST IN

THE DEATH OF HIS NEIGHBOR GREG FAULL. - AN AMERICAN WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR TO

MCAFEE - WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AT HIS BEACHSIDE

HACIENDA ON THIS LUSH TROPICAL ISLAND OFF BELIZE.

MCAFEE, SEEN HERE IN ANOTHER RECENT PHOTO ,TELLS WIRED HE

BELIEVES POLICE POISONED HIS DOGS AND THAT THEY KILLED HIS NEIGHBOR -

INSISTING HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEATH.

GFX

Sot: Audio mcafee

"I heard that he had been shot, someone said it was an attempted robbery,

made me even more paranoid I thought it was someone that was searching for

me."

BUT POLICE AND FAULL'S FAMILY TELL ABC NEWS A DIFFERENT STORY THEY SAY

MCAFEE HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY ERRATIC, EVEN VIOLENT

SOMETHING GIZMODO REPORTER JEFF WISE -- HAD WITNESSED FIRST HAND RECENTLY.

SOT

JEFF WISE

GIZMODO REPORTER

Jeff wise: "I went to visit him recently and he scared me a great deal. I

thought I wasn't leaving alive"

THE FORTUNE MCAFEE AMASSED IN THE 80'S AND 90'S WITH HIS ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

- SEEMED TO EVAPORATE DURING THE RECESSION -

ABC' NEWS'S NIGHTLINE PROFILED HIM AS HE AUCTIONED OFF HIS POSSESSIONS IN

2009 - BEFORE MOVING TO BELIZE THE COUNTRY HE NOW SAYS IS TRYING TO KILL HIM

SOFTWARE BILLIONARE WANTED FOR MURDER-ONCAM

MATT GUTMAN REPORTING-

MCAFEE SAYS HE HAS NO INTENTION OF LEAVING BELIZE.

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK LATEST-ONCAM

ALL NEW AT 9-

HEALTH INSPECTORS HAVE FOUND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

AT *ANOTHER DRUG MAKING FACILITY.

THIS PLACE HAS THE *SAME FOUNDERS.

AS TO THE PHARMACY LINKED TO THAT DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOUND LEAKY CEILINGS AND INSECTS,

NEAR A STERILE AREA AT THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPANY AMERI-DOSE.

ADDITIONALLY, INSPECTORS FOUND RESIDUE BUILT UP ON STERILIZING EQUIPMENT.

INDIANA HOME EXPLOSION FOLO-VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING NON-STOP -- TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A DEADLY EXPLOSION INSIDE AN INDIANAPOLIS HOME.

THE BLAST KILLED TWO PEOPLE, LEVELED TWO HOMES -- AND HEAVILY DAMAGED DOZENS MORE.

29 HOMES ARE UNLIVABLE -- AND MANY ARE IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING.

INDIANA HOME EXPLOSION FOLO-SOTVO

We're seeing higher readings of gas consumption in the house comparably to other areas or comparably to prior. That could indicate a gas leak, that could indicate just higher use."

THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO LIVED IN THE HOME -- WERE OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION.

OH FIVE DEAD-VO

POLICE IN OHIO INVESTIGATE --

WHETHER THE DEATHS OF FIVE PEOPLE INSIDE AN OHIO HOME.

ARE LINKED TO A CUSTODY DISPUTE.

THREE CHILDREN, THEIR UNCLE AND GRANDMOTHER --

WERE FOUND DEAD INSIDE A GARAGE IN TOLEDO.

APPARENTLY KILLED BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

THEY SAY A HOSE HAD BEEN RUN FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE OF AN IDLING PICKUP TRUCK ---

INTO THE WINDOW OF THE CAR.

VOICE OF ELMO UNDER INVESTIGATION-VO

A SEX SCANDAL ON SESAME STREET.

AFTER THE MAN KNOWN AS THE VOICE OF ELMO -- IS ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AN UNDERAGE BOY.

SESAME STREET WORKSHOP FOUND -- THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEVIN CLASH "UNSUBSTANTIATED."

IN JUNE, THE WORKSHOP HEARD FROM A 23 YEAR OLD MAN WHO SAYS -- HE WAS 16 WHEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CLASH BEGAN.

MT RAINER HIKER RESCUE-VO

TODAY, RESCUERS IN WASHINGTON STATE HOPE THEY'LL REACH TWO SNOWBOARDERS.

WHO ARE STRANDED ON MOUNT RAINER.

THE PAIR CALLED FOR HELP SUNDAY,

AFTER THEY BECAME LOST IN A SNOWSTORM.

RESCUE CREWS SPOTTED THEM YESTERDAY AS NIGHT FELL.

BUT COULD NOT GET TO THEM,

CO MOVIE THEATER JOKE GONE WRONG-VO

A MIDNIGHT MOVIE TURNED TERRIFYING FOR A GROUP OF BOULDER, COLORADO MOVIEGOERS. WHEN A TEEN PULLED A PRANK EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

POLICE SAY THE TEEN WALKED INTO THE THEATER -- WEARING A JOKER MASK FROM THE BATMAN MOVIES. SENDING FIVE MOVIEGOERS RUNNING IN FEAR.

THE TEEN SAID HE WORE IT TO SCARE HIS FRIENDS.

HE WAS ARRESTED ON FIVE COUNTS OF MISDEMEANOR MENACING.

FL UTILITY WORKER ATTACKED IN LONG ISLAND-ONCAM

TWO WEEKS AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY---

SOME PEOPLE STILL HAVE NO POWER.

POLICE IN NEW YORK SAY THAT FRUSTRATION.

MAY HAVE SPARKED AN ATTACK ON A TAMPA BAY AREA ELECTRICAL WORKER,

WHO WAS THERE TO HELP.

FL UTILITY WORKER ATTACKED IN LONG ISLAND-PKG

34 YEAR OLD LINEMAN JOHN APPLEWHITE CAME TO LONG ISLAND FROM FLORIDA WITH GOOD INTENTIONS - HELP GET THE POWER BACK ON AFTER HURRICANE SANDY.

BUT HE LEFT - LOOKING LIKE THIS.A BLACK EYE, BROKEN JAW AND SEVERAL SMALL FRACTURES.THE VICTIM OF A VICIOUS ATTACK.

POLICE SAY JOHN APPLEWHITE WAS BEATEN UP ON FRIDAY HERE IN THE PARKING LOT NEAR TEXAS ROADHOUSE IN EAST MEADOW.

NEWS 12 SPOKE TO HIM ON THE PHONE FROM FLORIDA.

HE SAYS HE JUST FINISHED WORKING A 13 HOUR DAY AND WAS GOING TO GET DINNER WITH THE REST OF HIS CREW.

HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS UTILITY TRUCK.AND WAS ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING BY A RESIDENT.

"I could kind of sense he was maybe getting out and maybe had something he wanted to talk to me about at the time, thinking it was probably electrical related.and so I started walking up to him and just as soon as I got within arms reach, he decked me."

"There was really no motive for this crime but it is certainly possible that the suspect out of his frustration with the recent power outages took his frustration out on this individual."

POLICE STILL HAVEN'T MADE ANY ARRESTS.

THEY SAY THE MAN FLED THE SCENE IN A BMW.

FL UTILITY WORKER ATTACKED IN LONG ISLAND-ONCAM

JILL WAGNER REPORTING.

POLICE ARE REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES --

TO TRY AND TRACK DOWN THE ATTACKER.

THE VICTIM SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS PEOPLE ARE ON EDGE,

TEXTING AND DRIVING SUMMIT-VO

HAPPENING TODAY ----

TWO PEOPLE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- PLAN TO SPEAK AT A SUMMIT ON DISTRACTED DRIVING IN TAMPA.

JAY ANDERSON HAS BEEN WITH THE "STAY ALIVE, JUST DRIVE" PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 6 YEARS--SPREADING THE WORD ON THE DANGERS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING.

PUNTA GORDA PARKING-VO

FINDING THE *PERFECT PARKING SPOT.

GETS HARDER AND HARDER IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA.

THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE METERS OR TIME LIMITS DOWNTOWN.

AND SOME BUSINESS OWNERS SAY EMPLOYEES ABUSE THEIR PARKING PRIVILEGES.

NOW, THOSE OWNERS WANT CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER *NEW REGULATIONS --

WHICH WOULD KEEP STORE EMPLOYEES FROM PARKING IN THE SPOTS ALL DAY LONG.

THE CITY WANTS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY AND SOLVE THE ISSUE,

PUNTA GORDA PARKING-SOT(2)VO

John Wright, Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce

"why not park in the parking garage and leave those premium spaces to the visitors who are coming down here and using our facilities?"

"Well, making a two hour limit would be perfect I think in my eyes because it gives more people more chances to park through here"

THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER THE TOPIC AGAIN IN JANUARY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS OPPOSE INSTALLING PARKING METERS,

TEASE FOUR-ONCAM

WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU-

IS THIS SONG THE *WORST* SONG EVER?

NATS FULL

PEOPLE ARE SAYING, IT'S WORSE THAN REBECCA BLACK'S FRIDAY.

WE'LL TELL YOU THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS SONG AND LAST YEAR'S VIRAL HIT.

PLUS-

VICTORIA'S SECRET, APOLOGIZES-

FOR THIS HEADDRESS.

TZ4 A THE WORST SONG EVER?-NATSVO

TZ4 B VICTORIAS SECRET-SSTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

THE WORST SONG EVER?-2 SHOT

YOU'VE GOT TO HEAR THE NEW SONG, "IT'S THANKSGIVING."

IT HIT YOUTUBE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.

AND THE VIDEO'S ALREADY GOT FIVE MILLION HITS.

BUT NOT EVERYONE'S GIVING THANKS FOR THE SONG.

THE WORST SONG EVER?-PKG

SHE'S 12. SHE'S GOT A TURKEY LEG. AND BOY IS SHE THANKFUL.

NICOLE WESTBROOK HAS A HIT! SINCE THIS PINT-SIZED MARTHA STEWART SERVED UP

HER YOUTUBE VIDEO LAST WEDNESDAY "IT'S THANKSGIVING" HAS RACKED UP 4-

MILLION VIEWS.

MORE THAN 9 THOUSAND THUMBS UP

BUT MORE THAN 70 THOUSAND THUMBS DOWN

A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THIS SONG'S A TURKEYSOME EVEN CALLING IT THE

WORST SONG EVER.

AS THANKSGIVING DINNERS GO, THIS ONE'S KIND OF BIZARRE. WHERE ARE THE

GROWN-UPS, FOR ONE THING?

"I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WERENT THERE BUT IT MADE IT MUCH MORE FUN"

INSTEAD OF A FAMILY FEAST, THIS IS MORE LIKE A TWEEN DANCE PARTY. AND WHO'S

THAT GUY?

THE GUY WHO WROTE THE SONG AND PRODUCED THE VIDEO. THAT'S WHO. PATRICE

WILSON. THE SAME GUY RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEAR'S TEEN VIRAL VIDEO

SENSATION - 13 YEAR OLD REBECCA BLACK.

NATS FRIDAY, FRIDAY.

THIS TIME HE'S SHILLING NOT FOR FRIDAY. BUT RATHER THE THIRD THURSDAY IN

NOVEMBER.

SHIRA LAZAR, POP CULTURE EXPERT. there is no recipe for viral success but

you know it when you see it

REBECCA BLACK ALSO HAD A TOUGH TIME FROM THE CRITICS.

BUT ALSO MORE THAN 42 MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. A NUMBER THAT MAKES THOSE

800-THOUSAND DISLIKES EASIER TO SWALLOW

WESTBROOK: I COULD REALLY CARE LESS WHAT THE CRITICS THINK, THEY'RE

ENTITELD TO THEIR OPINION

TURNS OUT NICOLE WESTBROOK HAS NO IDEA HOW TO ROAST TURKEY.

I DON'T USUALLY COOK SO I DON'T HAVE MANY TIPS FOR YOU THERE

BUT SHE SURE IS THANKFUL FOR ALL THE ATTENTION.

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.

Monday ended up being fairly cloudy at times across Southwest Florida, but a lot of those clouds will fade today, giving way to more sunshine and warmer temperatures.

We'll start this Tuesday with mostly clear and sunny conditions; the only exception will be in the few spots we see some patchy fog during the early morning hours.

The breeze will ease up a little today, but winds will still mostly be out of the east, ranging from 5-15 with some higher gusts.

Temperatures will run slightly above average this afternoon with daytime highs mostly reaching the mid 80s.

Rain prospects look pretty low today, so aside from one or two stray showers, our First Alert LIVE Radar will show dry weather from start to finish.

Wednesday is also looking like another quiet day. We'll mention the possibility of seeing a few more clouds around as a weakening cool front fades and fizzles across North Central Florida, but this system will have little influence on our weather. A spotty shower or two may develop Wednesday afternoon, but rain chances will stay below 20%.

We'll have to wait for the next cold front to move through early this weekend for our next rain chance and dose of cool air.

Thursday and Friday look to be very pleasant, mild days with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be close to average for this time of year with highs in the low to mid 80s and lows in the low to mid 60s.

The next cool front to head our way will approach Southwest Florida Saturday. We may see a few isolated showers as it passes through, and then we'll start to feel some changes in the air by Saturday evening.

Temperatures by Sunday morning should cool into the mid to upper 50s, and our daytime temperatures Sunday will be noticeably cooler with highs in the mid to upper 70s. The air will feel more refreshing, too, as humidity levels start to drop off.

OUTSMARTING BLACK FRIDAY-2 SHOT

NOW TO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING WARS --

RETAILERS ARE MOVING BLACK FRIDAY. FURTHER AND FURTHER UP.

WHERE WILL IT STOP?

BLACK THURSDAY?

WEDNESDAY?

TUESDAY?

THINK AGAIN.

IT'S GETTING ALL THE WAY TO BLACK *SUNDAY*!

BUT IS THIS GOOD NEWS FOR SHOPPERS?

OUTSMARTING BLACK FRIDAY-PKG

BLACK FRIDAY - HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAMOUS FOR ITS PRICE-SLASHING, GOOD DEALS -

AND NOTORIOUS FOR ITS KNOCKDOWN FIGHTS

But this morning THAT BLACK FRIDAY FIGHT IS MOVING ONLINE.

Graphic DROP IN:13-:27

AFTER WAL-MART, TARGET, TOYS R US, AND K-MART. ANNOUNCED THEIR SALES WILL

START AS EARLY AS 8 ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT SEARS NOW SAYS IT'S UPPING THE

ANTE STARTING BLACK FRIDAY THIS SUNDAY AT 5PM -

CUSTOMERS who are members of the Shop your way club can SHOP ONLINE AND THEN

PICK-UP THEIR PURCHASES IN THE STORE.

Tom Aiello/ Division Vice President at Sears

21:34:41- it's gonna give our customers a much better experience. They're

gonna have more options and more alternatives /hopefully they wont be as

rushed, and they'll really feel like they're getting the best deal.

ANALYSTS WONDER IF OTHER STORES WILL NOW TRY TO MATCH SEARS IN WHAT IS

SHAPING UP TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON SAYING

THE EARLIER STORES CAN CONVINCE PEOPLE TO START SPENDING THE BETTER

21:01:01- I think the big box stores are coming out this year and trying

something different. They're trying to extend the opportunities of shopping.

And give the customer as many times to shop as they can. I think they're

trying to alleviate some of the craziness at 5:00 in the morning with the

pushing and shoving running through the doors.

FOR IT'S PART SEARS SAYS IT IS JUST MOVING THE SAME DIRECTION AS ITS

CUSTOMERS ONLINE.

21:32:21- I think Black Friday 5 years from now is going to have an awful

lot more convenient options for the customers I think with the adoption of

technology people are gonna be shopping more and more with smart phones

OUTSMARTING BLACK FRIDAY-2 SHOT

PAULA FARIS REPORTING-

BUT NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGE-

THERE ARE SEVERAL PETITIONS ONLINE --

DWTS WEEK 7-NATTOPS

NATS

THAT'S APOLO ANTON OHNO AND PARTNER KARINA SMIRNOFF.

WOW'ING THE CROWD WITH THEIR TANGO.

TONIGHT, THE SEASON 15 ALL-STARS -- GEAR UP FOR A DOUBLE ELIMINATION.

LAST WEEK, NO ONE WENT HOME.

BECAUSE WE HAD THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THE CONTESTANTS PAID TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS MONDAY NIGHT.

MELISSA RYCROFT GOT THE TOP SCORE.

NFL CONCUSSIONS-ONCAM

THIS MORNING A RECURRING HEADACHE FOR THE N-F-L.

25 PERCENT OF SUNDAY'S N-F-L GAMES -- SAW A STARTING QUARTERBACK LEAVE WITH A CONCUSSION.

TWO OF THOSE WERE CHICAGO'S JAY CUTLER -- AND SAN FRANCISCO'S ALEX SMITH.

THEIR TEAMS PLAY EACH OTHER NEXT MONDAY -- AND WE COULD SEE QUITE A DIFFERENT QUARTERBACK MATCHUP NOW.

VICTORIAS SECRET APOLOGIZES-SS

THIS MORNING, VICTORIA'S SECRET APOLOGIZES FOR A FASHION STATEMENT.

THAT SHOULD HAVE *STAYED A SECRET.

CHECK IT OUT --

LAST WEEK, VICTORIA'S SECRET PUT A NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE HEADDRESS.

ON A MODEL DURING ITS ANNUAL FASHION SHOW.

HISTORICALLY, HEAD-DRESSES ARE A SYMBOL OF RESPECT.

WORN BY NATIVE AMERICAN WAR CHIEFS AND WARRIORS.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

THE SAYING GOES--

DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND-

BUT LADIES-

WHAT IF YOUR MAN CAME HOME WITH THIS?

A 76 CARAT FLAWLESS DIAMOND-

TZ5 A DIAMOND AUCTION-SSTOPS

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

WATERMAIN BREAK-CLIP-LIVETOPS

LIVE PICTURES OF A WATERMAN IN BREAK IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA-

THIS IS NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.

TWILIGHT PREMIERE-VO

THOUSANDS OF FANS HAVE WAITED FOR DAYS -- FOR THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF TWILIGHT SERIES.

LAST NIGHT WAS THE NIGHT.

SOME TWO THOUSAND "TWIHARDS" CAMPED OUT IN IN LOS ANGELES -- FOR ALMOST A WEEK. WAITING FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "BREAKING DAWN: PART TWO."

TWILIGHT PREMIERE-SOTVO

"It's been absolutely unreal and it's a surreal feeling because I can't believe it's over but it's been an honor to be a part of this and it's definitely going to be tough to say goodbye to."

DIAMOND AUCTION-SSTOPS

GET YOUR CHECKBOOKS READY!

TODAY, ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST FAMOUS DIAMONDS WILL GO UP FOR AUCTION.

THE 76-CARAT DIAMOND IS CALLED THE ARCHDUKE JOSEPH DIAMOND.

IT COMES FROM ANCIENT MINES IN INDIA.

IT'S PERFECT IN COLOR AND INTERNALLY FLAWLESS.

CHRISTIE'S IS AUCTIONING IT OFF IN GENEVA TODAY.

MODERN FAMILY DRAMA-VOTOPS

MODERN FAMILY ACTRESS, ARIEL WINTER AND HER MOM CHRISOULA WORKMAN -- ARE DEALING WITH THEIR OWN FAMILY DRAMA.

WORKMAN RECENTLY RESPONDED TO ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HER.

WINTER'S MOM CLAIMS SHE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DAUGHTER-

UNTIL THE 14-YEAR-OLD STAR ALLEGEDLY BEGAN DATING 18-YEAR-OLD ACTOR, CAMERON PALATAS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) PETRAEUS LATEST-VOTOPS

THE TOP U-S COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION --

FOR HIS TIES TO A WOMAN LINKED TO THE DAVID PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL.

AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING INTO ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES --

BETWEEN GENERAL JOHN ALLEN AND JILL KELLEY.

TS2) MULCH FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS

FIRE CREWS ARE CONTINUING TO WORK -- ON A MULCH FIRE THAT'S STILL BURNING-

IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR THREE DAYS -- AT THIS ORGANIC RECYCLING CENTER OFF OLD U-S 41.

AND FIRE CREWS SAY IT WILL BE ANOTHER DAY OR SO -- BEFORE IT'S OUT.

TS3) FMB SEWER REPAIR-VOTOPS

TRAFFIC TIE-UPS ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

TRAFFIC IS DOWN TO ONE LANE,

ALONG SAN CAROLS BOULEVARD AT PRESCOTT STREET.

SO CREWS CAN REPAIR A SEWER LINE THAT BROKE LAST MONTH.

TS4) DANIELS REPAIR WORK-VOTOPS

TWO EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS PARKWAY -- GOING UNDERNEATH THE I-75 OVERPASS -- ARE OPEN.

WORK CREWS ARE STILL FIXING AND REPLACING BEAMS -- AFTER A SEMI CARRYING A CRANE HIT THE OVERPASS.

THE NORTHBOUND RAMP ONTO I-75.IS STILL CLOSED-

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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