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13:47 "It's a living hell--it's not any fun what so ever

TERRORIZED RESIDENTS FINALLY GET PEACE OF MIND AFTER *YEARS* OF BULLYING BY ONE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.

that dog was running pretty good and if I was in that man's shoes I would have been nervous and I don't know what I would have done."

FORCED TO SHOOT --

A MAN SAYS HE KILLED A DOG ABOUT TO ATTACK.

BUT THE DOG'S OWNER SAYS HIS DOG WAS FRIENDLY.

NEW AT 6 -- A WITNESS TELLS YOU WHO'S RIGHT.

nats hugging mwuah kiss

nats "happy thanksgiving"

SPREADING JOY, NO MATTER WHAT LIFE HANDS OUT.

THE UNIQUE WAY ONE LOCAL COUPLE IS SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER.

HL1) NEIGHBORHOOD BULLYING-SOTVO

HL2) DOG SHOT-SOTVO

HL3) AIRPORT REUNION-NATSVO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

COLLIER NEIGHBORHOOD BULLYING SETTLEMENT-SOTTOPS-V

16:51 "There's 8 years where the enjoyment has been robbed at some level during my daily living.

TAUNTED AND TERRORIZED FOR YEARS --

NEIGHBORS ON EAST PALM AVENUE SAY THEY LIVED IN FEAR --

ALL BEACAUSE OF ONE MAN.

TONIGHT, RICHARD KARNES IS AT THE CENTER OF AN UNPRECEDENTED MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT.

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HARASSED AND ABUSED FOR 8 YEARS.

Jay McMillen/Goodland/13:47 "It's a living hell."

FOR A GROUP OF FOUR GOODLAND NEIGHBORS--IT'S PART OF THEIR LIVES THEY'LL NEVER GET BACK.

Jay McMillen/16:51 There's 8 years where the enjoyment has been robbed at some level every day of living."

ALL BECAUSE OF THIS MAN--52 YEAR OLD RICHARD KARNES---A RESIDENT ON THEIR EAST PALM STREET WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE THEM ALONE.

NEIGHBORS SAY HE MADE MULTIPLE DEATH THREATS, CURSED AT THEM, SPREAD RUMORS ABOUT SEXUAL DISEASES, --EVEN RIPPED UP THEIR LAWNS WITH HIS CAR-SOME GOT SO AFRAID THEY GOT PROTECTION.

Leo Popour/Naples 30:13 "I ended up having to buy a gun, to protect my wife and me.that should sum it up."

Jay McMillen/13:59 "You just never knew what he would do next."

THE CONSTANT ATTACKS FORCED NEIGHBORS TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN 2007---HOPING TO PUT KARNES BIZARE BEHAVIOR TO A HAULT.

Jay McMillen/14:35 "There was simply nothing we could do to stop this man."

Anna Popour/Naples 29:21 "It was horrible, very bad on the nerves, health and quality of life."

THE LAWSUIT CAME TO TRIAL YEARS LATER---GIVING THE GROUP AND THEIR ATTORNEY A CHANCE TO TELL THEIR STORIES.

Jon Parrish/Attorney, Naples/23:54 "When you take away 3000 days of somebody's retirement What is that worth?

IN A COLLIER COURT ROOM LAST WEEK, THE JURY AWARED 1.65 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE NEIGHBORS--AGREEING THAT THEY'VE SUFFERED FROM EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.

Anna Popour/33:47 "It was like a burden was lifted off our shoulders."

WE TRIED REACHING OUT TO KARNES ON TODAY.BUT NO ONE WAS HOME.

WHILE IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS ASSETS THAT ARE WORTH THAT KIND OF MONEY--THE GROUP IS HOPING THAT BETTER DAYS ARE FINALLY AHEAD IN GOODLAND.

Jay McMillen/17:48 "I'm sure he'll become a good neighbor and not one that's out to make everybodys lives crazy."

HANGING DOG-SS VO

A DISTURBING DISCOVERY HAS INVESTIGATORS DEMANDING ANSWERS TONIGHT.

A MAN FOUND A DOG HANGING FROM A TREE IN LEE COUNTY.

HE DISCOVERED THE GRAY, MALE, TERRIER MIX IN A REMOTE AREA OFF HOMESTEAD LANE AND STALEY ROAD IN BUCKINGHAM THIS MORNING.

A-B-C 7 DECIDED THE PICTURES OF THE ANIMAL ARE TOO GRAPHIC TO SHOW TO YOU.

THE LEE COUNTY DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES IS NOW WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHO DID THIS.

HANGING DOG-SOTVO

22:46 "It was really sad for me to think what kind of person would do something like that and what kind of mind they would have to have to do something that horrific."

A VET IS NOW EXAMINING THE DOG, LOOKING FOR CLUES.

FM DRUG ARRESTS-SS VO WIPE

A THREE MONTH LONG UNDERCOVER DRUG BUST. COULD HAVE A DOMINO EFFECT ON VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY OF FORT MYERS.

FOR THREE MONTHS UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES BOUGHT CRACK COCAINE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THEY MADE THE BUYS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS, DAYCARES AND CHURCHES.

FM DRUG ARRESTS-SOT-OC

Take Sot Baker 8 seconds

Any arrest of an offender involved in criminal activity, specifically drug related or violent crime will have an impact on our violent crime.

MIDDLE EAST CEASE FIRE-VO WIPE

YOU CAN STILL HEAR GUNFIRE IN THE GAZA STRIP AFTER A WEEK FULL OF VIOLENCE --

BUT THIS TIME IT'S IN CELEBRATION OF A CEASE-FIRE WITH ISRAEL.

THE AGREEMENT COMES AFTER EIGHT DAYS OF DEADLY ROCKET FIRE FROM BOTH SIDES.

MORE THAN 140 PALESTINIANS AND FIVE ISRAELIS HAVE DIED SINCE THE AIRSTRIKES BEGAN.

MIDDLE EAST CEASE FIRE-SOT VO

"This is a critical moment for the region. Egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace."

HOURS BEFORE THE AGREEMENT, A BOMB EXPLODED ON AN ISRAELI BUS NEAR THE NATION'S MILITARY HEADQUARTERS IN TEL AVIV.

VETERAN COLLECTION SCAM-VO WIPE

NEW AT SIX-

DONORS BEWARE!

SOME PEOPLE DRESSED LIKE VETERANS ARE SOLICITING DONATIONS.

THEY'RE CLAIMING TO BE PART OF A CAPE CORAL VETERAN'S FOUNDATION - BUT THEY'RE NOT.

RALPH SANTILLO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE INVEST IN AMERICA'S VETERANS FOUNDATION IN CAPE CORAL.

VETERAN COLLECTION SCAM-SOT VO

-Ralph Santillo/Invest in America's Veterans Foundation-23:06:21-"if you believe that you're donating to a local veterans organization you need to make sure you are donating to that organization."

CAPTAIN WALLY PLEA-SS

A CAPTAIN WHO LOST HIS HAND TO AN ALLIGATOR HAS NOW ALSO LOST HIS AIRBOAT LICENSE FOR A YEAR.

CAPTAIN WALLY WEATHERHOLT PLED NO CONTEST THIS MORNING TO FEEDING GATORS.

THAT MEANS HE DID NOT CONTEST THE CHARGES, BUT ALSO DID NOT ADMIT GUILT.

A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO A YEAR OF PROBATION-

HE MUST PAY A 500 DOLLAR FINE.

HE LOST HIS HAND IN JUNE DURING AN AIRBOAT TOUR.

PET TURKEY KILLED-SS

TWO NORTH FLORIDA TEENS ARE UNDER ARREST -- ACCUSED OF HUNTING DOWN A TURKEY TO USE AS THEIR THANKSGIVING DINNER.

THE PROBLEM?? COPS SAY THEY KILLED THIER NEIGHBOR'S PET.

INVESTIGATORS SAY JOSHUA ANDERSON AND JACOB PRAVO USED A BOW AND ARROW TO SHOOT AND KILL THE TURKEY NAMED TOM.

THE TEENS TOLD DEPUTIES THEY PLANNED TO EAT THE 30-POUND BIRD.

BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY-VO WIPE

IT'S THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR, BUT TODAY- DUBBED 'BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY"- IS ALSO THE BUSIEST DRINKING DAY OF THE YEAR.

ABC7 RODE ALONG WITH TROOPERS TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STAY SAFE.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE EXTRA PATROLS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EVERYTHING FROM SPEEDING TO DRUNK DRIVING.

BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY-SOT VO

Sot Corporal Andrew Close, Fhp

6:12:18- 28

My advice to anyone wo is going to go out and drink alcohol is to remember It's really not worth putting yourself, your friends, or anybody in the public at risk"

SMALL BIZ SATURDAY-VO WIPE

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GEARING UP FOR WHAT SOME CALL THEIR BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

BUT IT'S *NOT* BLACK FRIDAY.

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR FOR "SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY."

IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO SHOP AT SMALL, LOCALLY-OWNED STORES RATHER THAN GIANT, BIG-BOX STORES.

SMALL BIZ SATURDAY-(2)SOT VO

0415 "I try to draw them in with varity. Over 200 scents"

1749 "last year our small business Saturday was bigger than our Black Friday."

SUPPORTERS ARGUE -- YOU KEEP MORE MONEY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY WHEN YOU SHOP AT THESE STORES.

MYSTERY BOAT SOLD-VO

A MYSTERY BOAT IN NAPLES NOW HAS A NEW OWNER.

THAT NEW OWNER TOWED AWAY THE EXPENSIVE CATAMARAN THIS AFTERNOON.

THE BOAT SAT ABANDONED AT THE NAPLES DOCKS SINCE JUNE.

SEATOW BOUGHT IT FOR JUST 15-HUNDRED. AND A FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLAR LIEN.

IT'S OWNER, WAYNE BALL -- NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

MYSTERY BOAT SOLD-SOTVO

Dan Mercier, Owner, Seatow

48:06 were gonna take possession of it, ill do my due diligence we gotta follow state laws and see if we can't locate the gentleman and hopefully collect our fees from him if he wants his vessel back and if he doesn't show up ill pursue and try to get a clear title 21

THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WAYNE BALL.HAS SIX MONTH S TO BUY IT BACK.

JEB BUSH FOR PRESIDENT?-OC-SOT-VO

NEW AT 6 --

COULD ONE OF FLORIDA'S MOST POPULAR GOVERNORS BE MAKING A RUN AT THE WHITE HOUSE?

LISTEN TO WHAT JEB BUSH JUNIOR SAID WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS DAD'S PLANS FOR 2016.

Soledad: Your dad going to run for president?

Jeb Bush Jr.: I don't know. No comment. I certainly hope so, but uh.

Soledad: Wait a minute. you've said "I don't know. No comment. And I hope so." Which are all kind of contradictory. Which is it?

Jeb Bush Jr.: Gave you the full loaf of bread right there.

THE FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR DECIDED NOT TO RUN DURING THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

"it's a bad feeling, he was my companion, I've had him since day 1."

HE'S MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS BEST FRIEND.

WHY A PET DOG WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN CHARLOTTE CUONTY.

AND HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT LIKE THIS?!

MEET THE COUPLE WHO HAS A UNIQUE WAY OF BRINGING JOY EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON.

TZ1 dog shot-SOTVO

TZ1 airport reunion-VOTOPS

CAR INTO HUNGRY HOWIES-SSTOPS

BREAKING NEWS AT SIX:

A CAR INTO A RESTAURANT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE IT.

A CAR WENT OVER THE CURB AND SLAMMED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

OUR REPORTER WHO TOOK THIS SHOT TELLS US NO ONE WAS HURT -- \

WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS.

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

We are wrapping up a beautiful Wednesday and our weather couldn't be better for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

For the balance of our afternoon, expect our mostly sunny skies to continue with temperatures in the mid 70s. A few patchy clouds may mix in with our late day sunshine, as a lazy front works its way down the peninsula through the evening hours. This will open the gates for a nice and refreshing airmass to settle down across our part of the state just in time for Thanksgiving.

Tonight, clear skies will prevail and temperatures will be on the chilly side as most of us will wake up on our Thanksgiving morning with lows in the lower 50s along the urban corridor with middle to upper 40s across our inland and northern cold spots.

Thursday is shaping up beautifully with bright sunshine and comfortable weather. Temperatures will gradually warm into the lower to middle 70s during the day with a delightful breeze out of the north between 5 and 15 mph. Cool and dry high pressure will remain in control of our weather through the holiday weekend keeping our skies mostly sunny and a dry pattern in place.

On Saturday, a reinforcing shot of cool and dry air will keep our pleasant weather in place through the weekend and into early next week. Expect temperatures to remain below normal for this time of year with cooler nights and mild afternoons.

MAN SHOOTS DOG-TRX-SOTVO-OC

dogs are human too, they're just like people and he was a true man's best friend."

BUT TONIGHT HE'S DEAD -- FALLING VICTIM TO A NEIGHBOR'S BULLET.

THAT NEIGHBOR CLAIMS THE BOXER CHARGED HIM.

THE DOG'S OWNER SAYS THAT'S NOT LIKELY.

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MICHAEL BUSTAMANTE now HAS ONE DOG BY HIS SIDE.

Nats

LIBBY IS A GREAT COMPANION, BUT LIKE BUSTAMANTE, SHE MISSES ASTRO.

"it's a bad feeling, he was my companion, I've had him since day 1." Michael Bustamante/dog owner

THE FOUR YEAR OLD BOXER DIED YESTERDAY.

bustamante SAYS HE WAS LETTING HIS DOGS OUT BEFORE HE LEFT FOR WORK. THEY WEREN'T WEARING LEASHES.

REPORTS SAY THE DOG RAN ACROSS THE STREET TOWARD frank goss who was walking by.

That's when goss took out a gun and shot astro.

"I heard a loud pop, I didn't realize what happened." Michael Bustamante/dog owner

STANDUP "evidence of the shooting still remains on the street. When Bustamante came out of the house he says he saw his dog laying here twitching and the shooter was putting away his gun."

"when I asked him hat he did he just said my dog tried to attack him." Michael Bustamante/dog owner

LOU ALFIERI SAW THE WHOLE THING HAPPEN.

HE SAYS astro WAS LESS THAN TEN FEET AWAY FROM goss WHEN HE HEARD A POP!

"Didn't see any gun or anything like that but the first dog went down and the second dog stopped in it's tracks turned around and went running back to the house." Lou Alfieri/witness

ALFIERI IS A DOG-LOVER HIMSELF, BUT CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE MAN WAS SCARED.

"That dog was running pretty good and if I was in that man's shoes I would have been nervous and I don't know what I would have done." Lou Alfieri/witness

BUSTAMANTE WISHES THE SHOOTER WOULD HAVE KICKED HIS DOG OR PICKED UP A STICK TO PROTECT HIMSELF INSTEAD OF KILLING ASTRO.

"it sounds funny bc it's a dog, but dogs are human too, they're just like people and he was a true man's best friend." Michael Bustamante/dog owner

Goss didn't want to talk with us… THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL DID NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS.

CHRISTMAS TREES-VO WIPE

WE'RE STILL ONE MONTH FROM CHRISTMAS, BUT YOU CAN BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE.

WE WERE THERE --

AS UNCLE AL'S CHRISTMAS TREES RECEIVED THEIR FIRST OF SEVERAL SHIPMENTS IN FORT MYERS.

OUR SMART SHOPPER FOUND PRICES BETWEEN 50-AND-100 DOLLARS.

SHE ALSO FOUND OUT --

CHRISTMAS TREES-SOTVO

Bob Heath, Heath Christmas Trees, Inc

"There's a place for quality and there's a place for price. We try to do the quality thing, we do alright. I made enough money to get home each year and come back the next year."

AIRPORT REUNION-SOT VO WIPE

SWITCHING GEARS-- HOW ABOUT A FEEL GOOD STORY THIS THANKSGIVING EVE.

WHAT'S A HOMECOMING WITHOUT A LITTLE HUMOR?

1405 just to be crazy just to be different, you just gotta take the moment you know be in the moment and have fun 14:13

ALLEN GALBET AND DEBBIE HEIL OF NAPLES PLOT TO EMBARRASS THEIR DAUGHTER EVERY TIME SHE VISITS.

THE COSTUMES CHANGE WITH EACH REUNION.

AIRPORT REUNION-SOT VO

sot ellie 29:32 you know show that no matter if you're disabled if you're having problems in your life there's a way you can turn lemons into lemonade and just bring sunshine to the people around you 29:46

THE FAMILY PLANS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AT THEIR NAPLES HOME, BEFORE ELLIE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON D-C NEXT WEEK.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

THE NHL LOCKOUT CONTINUES. IS THERE ANY END IN SIGHT. THE LATEST. THE BUCCANEERS HAVE A BIG SHOWDOWN WITH ATLANTA THIS WEEKEND.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 7--

A MIDDLE SCHOOL MOTHER, FACING FELONY BATTERY CHARGES.

WHY SHE TOOK A SWIPE AT A CAPE CORAL TEACHING ASSISTANT.

AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA--

PIZZA SHOP EMPLOYEES FIND THEMSELVES STAIRING DOWN THE BARREL OF A GUN.

TZ 7 1) TEACHER SLAPS GATE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ 7 2) PIZZA SHOP ROBBERY-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

DRISKEL-VOTOPS

AS THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN FLORIDA AND FLORIDA STATE NEARS.

THE GATORS HAVE DECIDED TO PUT JEFF DRISKEL BACK UNDER CENTER. HE WILL START AT QUARTERBACK AGAINST THE NOLES.

DRISKEL MISSED THE LAST 2 GAMES WITH A SPRAINED ANKEL. BUT HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP SAYS DRISKEL HAS LOOKED VERY GOOD AT PRACTICE.

MIAMI CANES-POPMON

MIAMI CANES-VOTOPS

ON TUESDAY. THE NCAA SENT LETTERS TO FROMER HURRICANE ATHLETES. BASICALLY SAYING COOPERATE WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. OR THEY WILL BELIEVE SHAPIRO'S ALLEGATIONS. THAT THEY ACCEPTED IMPROPER BENEFITS.

AS FOR THE CURRENT CANES. NO BOWL GAME. AND NO TRIP TO THE ACC TITLE GAME.

MIAMI CANES-SOTTOPS

TB BUCS-VOTOPS

IT IS GOING TO BE HARD FOR THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS TO TRACK DOWN THE ATLANTA FALCONS IN THE NFC SOUTH.

TB BUCS-SOTTOPS

NHL LOCKOUT-POPMON

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

TODAY THE OWNERS AND PLAYERS MET ONCE AGAIN. WITH THE PLAYERS MAKING A FIVE YEAR PROPOSAL.

NHL LOCKOUT-SOTTOPS

FGCU HOOPS-VOTOPS

THE FGCU MEN ARE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY HOST ALCORN STATE.

THE EAGLES ARE COMING OFF A 21 POINT LOSS TO THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS

TONIGHT'S GAME IS PART OF A 4-TEAM TOURNAMENT. WHICH INCLUDES SAMFORD AND TOLEDO,.,.

FGCU HOOPS-SOTTOPS

MICHAEL JACKSON ABC SPECIAL-SS

TOMORROW NIGHT, A-B-C IS HONORING THE MAN WHO HELPED CHANGE MUSIC HISTORY.

THE DOCUMENTARY "BAD 25" LOOKS BACK AT THE 25-TH ANNIVERSARY OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S ICONIC "BAD" ALBUM.

THE FILM FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH JACKSON'S CHOREOGRAPHERS, MUSICIANS AND COLLABORATORS.

GOODBYE-4SHOT