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

AFTER 5 YEARS-

THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL IS WINDING DOWN.

ABC7 HAS A CREW IN THE COURTROOM -- AS THE JURY PREPARES TO DELIBERATE.

AND FACE-OFF IN WASHINGTON.

EMBATTLED U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE.

HEADS TO THE HILL TO ANSWER HER CRITICS.

BUT ONE OF HER HARSHEST JUDGES.

MAY BE TONING DOWN HIS CRITICISM.

"I was seeing a tired person. I was seeing some accelerated aging."

LADIES-

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?

HL1) DUNN TRIAL-VO-WIPE

HL2) SUSAN RICE HEADS TO THE HILL-VO-WIPE

HL3) VAMPIRE FACELIFT-SOTVOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

WATER MAIN BREAK-ANIMAP

HAPPENING NOW-

CREWS ARE GETTING READY TO REPAIR A WATER MAIN BREAK -- THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

THE BREAK IS ON U-S 41, JUST NORTH OF LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THE ROAD IS RE-OPENED NOW-

BUT IT MAY HAVE TO CLOSE, BECAUSE THE MAIN IS UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK.

WATER MAIN BREAK-VOTOPS

WE'RE TOLD IT'S A TWO INCH LINE.

WATER WAS GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK -- UNTIL NEARLY 7:00 THIS MORNING.

THAT'S WHEN CREWS WERE ABLE TO SHUT THE WATER OFF.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED.

DUNN TRIAL GOES TO JURY-2 SHOT-SS-VO

A MURDER TRIAL, 5 YEARS IN THE MAKING --- IS COMING TO AN END.

IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, THE JURY IN THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL -- SHOULD START HEARING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.

RIGHT AFTER THAT -- THE JURY WILL START DELIBERATIONS.

THEY'LL DECIDE IF ROBERT DUNN IS GUILTY OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, CHRISTINE.

INSIDE BOBBY NOONAN'S DAYCARE IN JANUARY 2008.

YESTERDAY, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TOLD JURORS -- DUNN WAS IN A TRANCE THAT AFTERNOON ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO-

AND DID *NOT COMMIT A CRIME BY GOING INTO THE DAYCARE WITH A GUN.

DUNN'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS --

BECAUSE HIS TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WENT TO THE DAYCARE.

HE HAD A RIGHT TO BE THERE.

DUNN TRIAL GOES TO JURY-SOTVO

To suggest that mr dunn went to the daycare on jan 25th to commit a murder of his wife bc he may have received an income deduction order letter and proposal is absolutely preposterous."

IF DUNN IS CONVICTED OF THE CHARGES -- THE STATE WILL SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY.

ABC7 HAS A CREW IN COURT.

SUSAN RICE HEADS TO THE HILL-CLIP-ONCAM

U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE.

HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY.

SHE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH SOME OF HER HARSHEST CRITICS --

OVER THE BENGHAZI CONTROVERSY.

MEANWHILE, SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TONES DOWN HIS HARD STAND AGAINST THE AMBASSADOR.

SUSAN RICE HEADS TO THE HILL-PKG

AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE CAME UNDER FIRE FROM REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS FOR SUGGESTING ON SUNDAY TALK SHOWS THAT THE BENGHAZI ATTACK WAS SPONTANEOUS VIOLENCE. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION LATER SAID IT WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK. RICE HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY TO MEET WITH THREE OF HER HARSHEST CRITICS -- SENATORS JOHN MCCAIN, LINDSEY GRAHMAM AND KELLY AYOTTE. MCCAIN IS NOW WILLING TO HEAR HER SIDE OF THE STORY.

I will be glad to meet with her and listen to her positions and justification for her comments but i'm very unhappy with her performance.

GRAHAM IS ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM RICE.

There will be a lot of questions asked of her about this event and others.

AYOTTE TOLD CNN THAT RICE'S STAFF CONTACTED HER ABOUT THE MEETING. SHE BELIEVES IT WILL FOCUS ON RICE'S. QUOTE. "representations of what happened at Benghazi."

RICE IS CONSIDERED A TOP PICK TO REPLACE SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WHO HAS SAID SHE WILL LEAVE HER POST WHEN A REPLACEMENT IS FOUND.

MCCAIN, GRAHAM AND AYOTTE ALL SAID THEY WOULD BLOCK ANY EFFORT TO ADVANCE RICE IF SHE WAS NOMINATED.

SUSAN RICE HEADS TO THE HILL-ONCAM

LATER THIS WEEK, RICE WILL MEET WITH ACTING C-I-A DIRECTOR MIKE MORRELL.

*AND SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE.

COLLINS IS THE TOP REPUBLICAN ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

FISCAL CLIFF~TZ TO 9:30-VO

NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE LOOMING -- FISCAL CLIFF CONTINUE TODAY.

AND WE HAVE JUST LEARNED, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PLANS ON MAKING HIS CASE--

BY TRAVELING TO THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA ON FRIDAY.

BUT, IT APPEARS THERE COULD BE SOME SOFTENING BY REPUBLICANS --- ON THEIR "NO TAX PLEDGE".

HOWEVER, TO GET ANY TAX HIKES -- DEMOCRATS MUST AGREE TO ENTITLEMENT REFORM.

AHEAD AT 9:30, WE'LL HAVE THE VERY LATEST ON THE NEGOTIATIONS-

BRADLEY MANNING HEARING-VO

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY-

AN ARMY PRIVATE CHARGED IN THE BIGGEST SECURITY BREACH IN U-S HISTORY.

IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY AT A PRE-TRIAL HEARING.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRADLEY MANNING WILL TRY TO AVOID TRIAL --

BY CLAIMING HE'S ALREADY BEING PUNISHED BY HIS LOCK-UP CONDITIONS.

YASSER ARAFAT EXHUMED-CLIP-OC-VO

DEVELOPING NOW AT 9-

AFTER BEING EXHUMED, THE REMAINS OF YASSER ARAFAT -- HAVE BEEN RE-BURIED.

THE BODY OF THE LATE PALESTINIAN LEADER -- WAS REMOVED FROM HIS GRAVE SO EXPERTS CAN LOOK FOR MORE CLUES INTO HIS DEATH.

A NEW INVESTIGATION --- FOLLOWS EVIDENCE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ON HIS CLOTHES.

POWERBALL FRENZY-VO

LOTTO FEVER!

DREAMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HOPE TO BECOME THE NEXT POWERBALL WINNER.

TOMORROW NIGHT'S DRAWING IS AN ESTIMATED 425 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE *LARGEST IN THE GAME'S HISTORY.

YOU CAN WATCH THE DRAWING LIVE RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7,

NEW VIDEO, SPRINGFIELD BLAST-VO

WE HAVE NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU-

OF THE GAS EXPLOSION THAT ROCKED DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

TAKE A LOOK-

IT SHOWS THE POWER OF THE BLAST.

THAT INJURED AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE,

AND DAMAGED DOZENS OF BUILDINGS LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-VO

RIGHT NOW, THE SEARCH FOR A GUNMAN IN COLLIER COUNTY IS ON.

DEPUTIES TELL ABC7 --- THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 5 LAST NIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF DELAWARE AND 5TH STREET IN IMMOKALEE.

AT LAST CHECK, THE VICTIM IN THE SHOOTING IS GETTING BETTER.

KERN IN COURT-OC-SOT-SS(2)-OC

A CAPE CORAL MAN-

CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS GRANDFATHER--

WANTS A NEW LAWYER AND A MISTRIAL.

1:30 2:36 can I release my representation due to misrepresentation and ask for a mistrial?

YOU JUST HEARD FROM GARRET KERN.

HE'S ACCUSED OF STRANGLING HIS GRANDFATHER, JAMES ARTHUR, LAST YEAR.

THEN LEAVING THE BODY OFF BURNT STORE ROAD.

KERN IN COURT-SOT-OC

1:40 i'm not sure whether mr kern has a full understanding of what's going on or not, i'm not sure 1:48

NFM SEMI CRASH-VO

TWO PEOPLE FROM GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -- ARE IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, AFTER THEIR CAR COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ON I-75 IN LEE COUNTY.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF BAYSHORE ROAD.

TROOPERS TELL US THE TRUCK DRIVER -- CHANGED LANES AND DIDN'T SEE THE MERCEDES.

TWO PEOPLE IN THAT CAR-- WERE TRANSPORTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

CAPE CORAL SCRUB JAYS-VO

AFTER YEARS OF BACK AND FORTH-

CAPE CORAL'S CITY COUNCIL NOW HAS A WAY TO PAY FOR THE SCRUB JAYS.

ALMOST 800 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER MONEY.

WILL GO TOWARD RELOCATING THE BIRDS TO A HABITAT IN ALVA.

THEN COUCNIL CAN MORE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING CAPE CORAL'S FESTIVAL PARK.

CAPE CORAL SCRUB JAYS-SOT(2)VO

15:54 we havent gotten our fair share folks and unless we are going to be treated like an equal then i think we need to lawyer up on this one:16:01

26:00for us to pull this off the table now with the hope of getting 20/20 dollars to fund is it is counterproductive:11

FOR CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS,

THIS MEANS NO LONGER HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT FINDING THE BIRD IN THE AREA.

PAYMENTS WILL LIKELY BEGIN NEXT YEAR,

CAPE CORAL LAWSUIT-VO

THIS MORNING, THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS ASKING FOR MORE TIME -- TO RESPOND TO A LAWSUIT.

REALTOR PAIGE RAUSCH AND HER BROKER -- ARE SUING THE CITY.

CLAIMING THEY WERE CUT OUT OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LAND DEAL.

THE PAIR SAYS, THEY HELPED THE CITY BROKER A DEAL FOR 652 ACRES OF FORECLOSED LAND BACK IN APRIL.

THE CITY SAYS THEY NEVER ASKED FOR THEIR HELP-

AND WERE ALREADY CONSIDERING BUYING THE LAND AT AUCTION.

CHAR CO FIRFIGHTER ATTACKED-OC-SS-OC

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING-

FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING A FIREFIGTER.

DEPUTIES SAY FIREFIGHTERS CAME TO GREG TURNER'S HOME.

TO INVESTIGATE A FIRE IN THE BACKYARD.

BUT THEN TURNER BECAME UPSET THAT FIREFIGHTERS WANTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

SO ACCORDING TO REPORTS --

HE ATTACKED A LIEUTENANT WITH A SHOVEL.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY TURNER HAD APPLIANCES, A CEILING FAN AND OTHER ITEMS IN THE FIRE,

LICENSE PLATE VOTING-SS (4)

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR A NEW LICENSE PLATE FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA YOU CAN.

THE SITE IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

THERE IS SO MUCH INTEREST IN THESE FOUR NEW DESIGNS -- THAT THE WEBSITE CRASHED.

THE NEW DESIGNS WERE PROMPTED BY POLICE -- AND THE PEOPLE WHO RUN TOLL BOOTHS AND CAMERAS.

THEY SAY THE OLD PLATES WERE TOO HARD TO READ.

TO VOTE FOR ONE OF THE NEW DESIGNS, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE-

ABC-DASH-7-DOT-COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

A NEW, CONTROVERSIAL WAY.

TO COMBAT TEEN PREGNANCY.

SHOULD TEENS GET THE MORNING AFTER PILL NOW.

JUST IN CASE THEY NEED IT ONE DAY?

SEVERAL MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY "YES."

AND THERE'S A CHEAPER WAY TO MELT THE YEARS OFF YOUR FACE,

*WITHOUT NEEDLES OR SURGERY.

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TZ1 B VAMPIRE FACELIFT-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION --

HALTING OPERATIONS AT SUNLAND, CITING CONTINUED RISK OF SALMONELLA POISONING!

THE ORGANIC PEANUT BUTTER PROCESSOR HAD PLANNED TO REOPEN THE NEW MEXICO PLANT TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

ITS PRODUCTS, INCLUDING TRADER JOES PEANUT BUTTER, HAVE SICKENED MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE.

*****

MEANTIME -- GENERAL MOTORS, HOPING TO PUT SOME SPARK INTO SALES.

THE AUTOMAKER PLANS TO START SELLING AN ALL-ELECTRIC VERSION OF THE CHEVY SPARK NEXT SUMMER, STARTING IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

FOR LESS THAN 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER A TAX CREDIT.

*****

AND -- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW WII U CONSOLE WITH THAT TOUCH SCREEN GAME-PAD , YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF ON THE LOSING END OF THE GAME!

NINTENDO SCRAMBLED TO RESTOCK AHEAD OF LAST FRIDAY.

A CHECK THIS MORNING SHOWS THE WII IN SHORT SUPPLY AT GAMESTOP, BEST BUY, AND WALMART.

*****

AND COMING UP AFTER THIS -- SOME GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS -- ESPECIALLY THE NAUGHTY ONES.

LOOKS LIKE GREECE IS GETTING ANOTHER BAILOUT!

EUROPEAN FINANCE MINISTERS -- AGREEING TO DRAMATICALLY EASE TERMS ON EMERGENCY AID FOR THE COUNTRY -- IN THE LATEST EFFORT TO SAVE THE EURO.

MIXED CLOSE HERE YESTERDAY -- BRICK AND MORTAR RETAILERS AMONG THE DECLINERS, BUT AMAZON AND EBAY GAINED.

*****

AND A NEW SURVEY FROM WALMART SAYS 78-PERCENT OF PARENTS PLAN TO BUY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY'VE BEHAVED THIS YEAR.

STILL -- PARENTS WILL WANT TO KNOW --

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS KIDS ARE WILLING TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING TO GET THE TOYS THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS --

INCLUDING --

CLEANING THEIR ROOM EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR.

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CHRISTMAS TREES DROUGHT-VOTOPS

THIS SUMMER DROUGHT TOOK A TOLL ON CROPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

NOW IT'S AFFECTING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

THE DROUGHT KILLED THOUSANDS OF CHRISTMAS TREES,

JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

DOCTORS ENCOURAGE PLAN B FOR TEENS-VO

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS -- IS TRYING A NEW TACTIC TO FIGHT TEEN PREGNANCY.

IT IS ENCOURAGING DOCTORS TO TALK WITH TEENS ABOUT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION -- LIKE PLAN B AND NEXT CHOICE.

THE GROUP SAYS NEARLY 80-PERCENT OF TEEN PREGNANCIES ARE UNPLANNED.

VAMPIRE FACELIFT-2 SHOT

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO LOOK YOUNGER?

SOME WOMEN ARE MELTING YEARS OFF THEIR FACE.

*WITHOUT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SUPPLY YOUR OWN BLOOD.

VAMPIRE FACELIFT-PKG

"I really wasn't happy.for me it was about looking in the mirror and seeing what I thought that I should look like."

LYNN JUST TURNED 48. AND WAS TIRED OF SEEING TIRED.

"I was seeing a tired person. I was seeing some accelerated aging."

AND OTHERS SEEING IT TOO.

"With people that I was interacting with. Sometimes they would perceive me as in a bad mood."

SHE DIDN'T WANT FILLERS OR BOTOX.

"The PRP has now been drawn from the patient."

OPTING INSTEAD FOR SOMETHING TOTALLY NEW.

"When, you know, he described the process.as a nurse I understood kind of what he was talking about. And in theory it sounded great."

"You don't want to push too hard."

CALLED P-R-P OR PLATELET RICH PLASMA.

"It's the mending part of the blood."

AND THE PATIENTS OWN BLOOD.

"We'll draw depending how much PRP we want.30 to 60 cc's."

IT'S THEN PROCESSED TO EXTRACT THE PLATELETS. AND THESE HEALING FACTORS HAVE BEEN USED FOR YEARS IN MEDICINE.

BUT DR. MARC SALZMAN'S BEEN USING IT IN COSMETIC PROCEDURES SINCE EARLY SUMMER.

"We've added some fat with the PRP around her brow to help hold that up."

FOR FAT GRAFTS ESPECIALLY.

"We've added some fat graphs in here and we added some fat graphs here."

LYNN.THE PERFECT PATIENT.USING PRP TO HELP THESE GRAFTS SURVIVE. BY GIVING IT NEEDED BLOOD SUPPLY TO HELP BLOOD VESSELS GROW.

"We can solidify these fat grafts and have the take or the percentage of them that actually will survive increase up into the 90 percentiles Instead of 50 to 60 percent."

SAVING PATIENTS 1500 TO 2000. ON A SECOND PROCEDURE. IT'S ALSO SPEEDING RECOVERY TIME OF PATIENTS GETTING LASER TREATMENTS. AND HE'S MIXING THE PRP WILL FILLERS TOO.

"Maybe a retention over a longer period of time of the volume and that's what we're working on now."

SO FAR, ALL WITH GREAT SUCCESS.

"The scowl is definitely gone that we talked about because your eyes look more open."

AND LYNN SEES THAT TOO. NO MORE TIRED.OR GRUMPY.

VAMPIRE FACELIFT-ONCAM

AS WITH ANY MEDICAL PROCEDURE --

BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS.

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET YOUR DEGREE FOR 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS?

SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT?

WELL, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS TO MAKE THAT A REALITY.

ABC-7 WILL TELL YOU HOW.

A NEW HOLIDAY TRADITION STARTS TODAY-

AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SHOPPING-

TZ2 A GOVERNOR SCOTT-VO

TZ2 B GIVING TUESDAY-VOTOPS

GOVERNOR SCOTT DEGREE CHALLENGE-VO

A 10-THOUSAND-DOLLAR DEGREE-

THAT'S THE CHALLENGE ISSUED TO STATE COLLEGES BY GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE.

HE WANTS STATE COLLEGES TO COME UP WITH A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE -- FOR 10-THOUSAND -- THAT COVERS TUITION AND FEES.

GOVERNOR SCOTT DEGREE CHALLENGE-SOTVO

Part of the barrier as to why so many people have resisted going back to college and getting their degree is honestly the price tag. They don't want to go back into so much crippling debt and at the end of it, that's pretty much what students today are facing.

GIVING TUESDAY-ONCAM

IT'S THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.

AND A NEW TRADITION STARTS TODAY.

PLUS, IT HAS *NOTHING TO DO WITH HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

AS CHRIS CLACKUM EXPLAINS --

GIVING TUESDAY-PKG

AFTER BLACK FRIDAY. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. AND CYBER MONDAY.

.WELCOME TO GIVING TUESDAY. A DAY THAT ORGANIZERS HOPE YOU'LL GIVE MORE OF YOURSELF.

"And that means everything from volunteering, to donating, to raising awareness about causes."

ANY CAUSE. ANY CHARITY. NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART, ORGANIZERS WANT YOU TO ACT TODAY.

.THEN SHARE THE GOOD DEED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS.

"Whether that's tweeting a picture of what you're doing, posting it to your Facebook page or telling people in your community, school or church group. we want people to talk about giving today."

BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE AMERICAN DONOR IS 65.THE SOCIAL MEDIA ASPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN IS INTENDED TO ATTRACT YOUNGER DONORS. THAT'S ALSO WHY THERE'S A TWITTER HASHTAG IN THE TITLE. AND WHY EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE.

THE EFFORT HAS THE BACKING OF HEAVY HITTERS IN PHILANTHROPY AND ABOUT 25-HUNDRED OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.LIKE THE U-N FOUNDATION WHERE AARON SHERINIAN IS A VICE PRESIDENT.

GIVING TUESDAY-ONCAM

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

ORGANIZERS DON'T EXPECT ANY OFFICIAL FIGURES ON HOW THE FIRST 'GIVING TUESDAY' GOES.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS HITTING THE ROAD-

PITCHING HIS PLAN TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF-

ABC7 TELLS YOU WHAT THAT PLAN IS-

PLUS WHY MORE REPUBLICANS -- ARE BACKING OFF A "NO NEW TAXES PLEDGE".

AND IT'S A MEGA MILLIONS MURDER-

AS A POLK COUNTY WOMAN IS ON TRIAL-

AFTER POLICE SAY SHE KILLED A MAN IN COLD BLOOD-

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TZ3 B FL MEGA MILLIONS-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

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

THIS IS THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Stocks could get a lift from the latest deal to fix Europe's debt crisis.

Greece looks like it struck a deal with Eurozone leaders.

BUT contentious fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington -- could offset the market's excitement.

TS1) WATER MAIN BREAK-VOTOPS

CREWS ARE STILL REPAIRING A WATER MAIN BREAK,

THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON U-S 41,

JUST NORTH OF LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION --

FOUR BUSINESSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 41 WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE WATER IS OFF,

AND A BOIL NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED ONCE WATER IS BACK ON.

ONE LANE SOUTHBOUND ON 41 WILL BE CLOSED,

UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE DONE LATER TODAY.

TS2) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW-

JURORS IN THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL ARE GETTING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIBERATIONS.

THEY'LL DECIDE IF ROBERT DUNN IS GUILTY OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, CHRISTINE BACK IN 2008.

ABC-7 HAS A CREW INSIDE THE COURTROOM-

TS3) SUSAN RICE HEADS TO THE HILL-VOTOPS

U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING.

SHE'LL SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

TO EXPLAIN COMMENTS SHE MADE,

FOLLOWING THE DEADLY CONSULATE ATTACK IN BENGAHZI.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER, RICE DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS SPONTANEOUS.

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-ONCAM

JUST OVER A MONTH. BEFORE EVERYONE'S TAXES GO UP --

BOTH SIDES SET TO MEET WITH BUSINESS LEADERS THIS WEEK --

THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE HIS CAMPAIGN ON THE ROAD TOO --

AS MORE REPUBLICANS APPEAR WILLING TO BEND ON THEIR "NO-NEW-TAXES PLEDGE".

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-PKG

NORQUIST NAT: THE PLEDGE WAS DESIGNED.

MEET THE ANTI-TAX ENFORCER -- THE MAN BEHIND THE PLEDGE, GROVER NORQUIST

NORQUIST 60 MIN SOT: REPUBLICANS WHO VOTE FOR TAX INCREASES ARE RAT HEADS IN

A COKE BOTTLE. THEY DAMAGE THE BRAND FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

RONALD REAGAN UNVEILED NORQUIST'S FIRST PLEDGE IN THE MID1980'S AND FOR THE

LAST 2 DECADES VIRTUALLY NO REPUBLICAN HAS BEEN ELECTED WITHOUT SIGNING THAT

NO TAX-INCREASE PLEDGE.

KARL SOT: NOW HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN SIGNED?

NORQUIST SOT: PLEDGES? THOUSANDS OVER THE YEARS.

HE KEEPS THEM ALL ON FILE -- HERE'S JOHN BOEHNER'S PLEDGE -- SIGNED 20 YEARS

AGO.

KARL SOT: IF SOMEBODY SIGNED THIS 10 YEARS AGO, 18 YEARS AGO, 20 YEARS AGO,

ARE THEY STILL BOUND BY IT?

NORQUIST SOT: NOW, WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED DID YOUR WIFE UNDERSTAND THERE WAS

AN EXPIRATION DATE ON THAT PROMISE?

AND NORQUIST HAS CONSISTENTLY WARNED THAT ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE PLEDGE IS

DOOMED.

NORQUIST 60 MINS SOT: IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A REPUBLICAN WINNING THE

PRIMARY WITHOUT TAKING THE PLEDGE.

BUT WITH THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF JUST A MONTH AWAY, AND A RE-ELECTED

BARACK OBAMA INSISTING THAT TAX INCREASES BE A PART OF ANY BUDGET DEAL, KEY

REPUBLICANS ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT DITCHING THE PLEDGE.

CORKER SOT: I'M NOT OBLIGATED ON THE PLEDGE.

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GRAHAM SOT: I WILL VIOLATE THE PLEDGE, LONG STORY SHORT, FOR THE GOOD OF THE

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-ONCAM

SANDY VICTIMS POWER-VO

TALK ABOUT ADDING INSULT TO INJURY:

THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY SLAPPED ITS CUSTOMERS THIS MONTH WITH *NORMAL ELECTRIC BILLS.

THE POWER COMPANY CHARGED CUSTOMERS AN ESTIMATED RATE --

THAT COVERED THE ENTIRE BILLING CYCLE,

BASED ON WHAT WAS USED THE YEAR BEFORE.

BUT OF COURSE --

SUPERSTORM SANDY KNOCKED OUT POWER FOR DAYS.

NOW A SPOKESPERSON SAYS CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE AN ADJUSTED BILL --

BASED ON THEIR ACTUAL USAGE.

SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MISSING 3 YR OLD-OC-SOT-OC

THIS MORNING-

THE MOTHER OF A THREE YEAR OLD CLEVELAND BOY -- IS IN POLICE CUSTODY.

AFTER HIS BODY WAS FOUND WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAGS.

At this time, we have suspended the search for Emilliano Terry, pending a ruling from the coroner's office tomorrow morning. So, in other words, right now, currently, we are treating this as a homicide, rather than a missing person or abduction.

2ND ELMO ACCUSER SPEAKS OUT-VO

ANOTHER YOUNG MAN SPEAKS OUT --

SAYING A FORMER SESAME STREET PUPPETEER SEXUALLY ABUSED HIM.

KEVIN CLASH WAS THE VOICE OF ELMO.

HIS FIRST ACCUSER HAS RECANTED.

BUT HIS SECOND ACCUSER -- CECIL SINGLETON -- IS STANDING BY HIS CLAIMS.

THAT THEY MET ON A GAY CHAT LINE WHEN HE WAS 15.

SINGLETON SAYS THEY ENGAGED IN SEXUAL ACTS OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

AND NOW HE HAS FILED A LAWSUIT --

SEEKING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.

2ND ELMO ACCUSER SPEAKS OUT-SOT-OC

IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY. IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER. IF HE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAD WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, AS WELL AS APOLOGIZE TO ANY PERSPECTIVE VICTIM OUT THERE AND AGREE TO NEVER WORK AROUND MINORS AS WELL AS PAY MY ATTORNEY'S FEES, I'D DROP THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT. BECAUSE, FRANKLY, I DON'T NEED HIS MONEY AND IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT MONEY FOR ME.

FL MEGA MILLIONS MURDER-ONCAM

NOW TO LOTTERY MURDER TRIAL IN POLK COUNTY.

DEE DEE MOORE IS ACCUSED OF SWINDLING A JACKPOT WINNER OUT OF MILLIONS --

BEFORE SHOOTING HIM IN COLD BLOOD.

JURY SELECTION IS UNDERWAY NOW.

FL MEGA MILLIONS MURDER-PKG

SOT SHERIFF GRADY JUDD / POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA: "I wouldn't trust Dee Dee

Moore as far as I could throw her."

HARSH WORDS FROM THE SHERIFF WHO THREW DEE DEE MOORE IN JAILAFTER POLICE

FOUND THE BODY OF LOTTERY WINNER -ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE- BURIED IN MOORE'S

BACKYARD AND COVERED IN CONCRETE.

SOT SHERIFF GRADY JUDD / POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA: "The person that convinced

him that she was there for his best interest, was Dee Dee."

IN NOVEMBER 2006, ABE SHAKESPEARE WENT FROM WASHING DISHES AND WORKING

GARBAGE TRUCKS TO THE GOOD LIFE WHEN HE WALKED INTO THIS FLORIDA MINI-MART,

AND BOUGHT THE QUICK-PICK TICKET THAT WON HIM 17-MILLION DOLLARS.

SOT ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE / LOTTERY WINNER: "I would really like my old life

back when I could walk the streets like a normal person without people

coming up asking for money."

BY 2009, HE HAD BURNED THROUGH MUCH OF THE MONEYPAYING OFF THE MORTGAGES OF

FAMILY AND FRIENDS.AND THAT'S WHEN HE MET DEEDEE MOORE.

NATS Reporter: "Are you a murderer?" She says, "NO"

MOORE HAD A DIFFERENT LOOK IN COURT MONDAY - BUT SHE'S ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT

WAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, WHERE SHE PROMISED TO MANAGE HIS MONEY AND

MAKE IT LAST.

HERE SHE IS TWO YEARS AGO SAYING SHE DID NOTHING WRONG

SOT DORICE "DEE DEE" MOORE / MURDER SUSPECT: "Every bit of the money was

done properly and professionally / There's no jury that's gonna convict me.

They're saying that I took a gun, put it up and killed another human being

and I would never do that."

BUT AUTHORITIES NOW SAY SHAKESPEARE WAS SHOT TWICE IN THE CHEST BY A 38-

CALIBUR PISTOL THAT BELONGED TO MOORE.

AND THERE'S THIS SURVIELLANCE VIDEO FROM A FLORIDA WALMART. WHERE POLICE

SAY SHE'S RUSHING TO BUY LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUCT TAPE, TRASH BAGS AND PLASTIC

SHEETING.

AND WHAT WAS SHE DOING LIVING IN SHAKEPSPEARE'S MILLION DOLLAR MANSION AND

SPENDING HIS MONEY WHILE HE WAS STILL MISSING?

NATS Dee Dee: "You know I'm not the one who shot him."

NATS Cop: "Then who did Dee Dee, tell us!

INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE KEEPS CHANGING HER STORY. THE JURY THAT COULD DECIDE

THIS CASE COULD BE SEATED THIS AFTERNOON.

MIAMI GIRL MURDERED TRIAL-VO

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TEN YEARS,

SINCE A SOUTH FLORIDA GIRL DISAPPEARED FROM THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.

RILYA WILSON VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE IN 2000.

AND HER BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.

CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST GERALYN GRAHAM --

THE GIRL'S FOSTER MOTHER --

WHEN SHE ALLEGEDLY CONFESSED TO AN INMATE WHILE SERVING TIME IN AN UNRELATED FRAUD CASE.

VR LABS LATEST-VO

ABC7 HAS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A COMPANY TANGLED IN A MESS WITH LEE COUNTY-

LEE COUNTY AWARDED V-R LABS -- FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO CREATE JOBS-

THEY TOLD THE COMPANY IT COULD DEFAULT --- WHEN IT WOULDN'T SAY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES IT HIRED.

OR HOW MUCH MONEY WENT TO JOB CREATION.

V-R LABS RESPONDED -- SAYING IT HAS HIRED 8 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

THE COMPANY ALSO SAYS IT INVESTED 4 MILLION OF ITS OWN MONEY.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN A TIMELINE -- FOR CONSTRUCTION ON ALICO ROAD.

VR LABS LATEST-SOTVO

as far as GCM is concerned, we've done everything we've had to do. And we fully performed under our contract.

CAPE CRA BOARD-VO

THE CAPE CORAL COMMUNITY RE-DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

OFFICALLY HAS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.

LAST NIGHT, COUNCIL APPROVED RENA ERBRICK AS THE CHAIRPERSON,

AND MARTY MCCLAIN AS VICE-CHAIR.

COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO ABOLISH THE C-R-A'S CURRENT BY-LAWS.

TEASE FOUR-ONCAM

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!

PAUSE FOR NATS

AS THE LAST COUPLES DANCE BEFORE THE JUDGES-

TO FIND OUT WHO WILL BE TAKING HOME THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY.

AND-

6 YEAR OLD DANILYNN -- IS FOLLOWING IN HER MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS-

TZ4 A DANCING WITH THE STARS-NATVO

TZ4 B DANILYNN GUESS GIRL-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

DANCING WITH THE STARS-2 SHOT

THIS SEASON'S "DANCING WITH THE STARS" COMES TO A CLOSE.

IN LAST NIGHT'S FINALE --

WE SAW PERFECT SCORES AND DANCE FLOOR SURPRISES.

PLUS ONE COUPLE BREAKING THE RULES--AGAIN!

DANCING WITH THE STARS-PKG

t.v. clip shows melissa rycroft and tony dovolani performing the samba.

PERFORMING THEIR FAVORITE DANCE OF THE SEASON FIRST.

MELISSA RYCROFT AND HER PARTNER, TONY DOVOLANI, SAMBAED TO THE BEAT OF 10-

10-10.

THEY RETURNED TO WITH A FREESTYLE ROUTINE ONE JUDGE CALLED A "FREESTYLE

JACKPOT."

AND THEY GOT IT.10-10-10 AGAIN.

melissa rycroft: we wanted to come out and do the unexpected and take a

risk--because finale's the time to do it--and it paid off to me.

tony dovolani: it definitely paid off.

tony dovolani: this has been the most amazing ride of my life.

tony dovolani: the reason why we're here is because of the audience

believing in us. and we brought everything we could. we left our heart on

the dance floor and I hope they saw that.

IN SECOND PLACE, KELLY MONACO AND HER PARTNER, VAL CHMERKOVSKIY, RE-VISITED

THEIR PASO DOBLE TO NEAR PERFECTION.29 AND HALF OUT OF 30.

THEY GOT THE SAME SCORE FOR THEIR FREESTYLE, PERFORMING TO A SONG FROM "

DIRTY DANCING."

t.v. clip: "i--"

"i had the time of my life."

kelly monaco: we had a blast and entertained.

val chmerkovskiy: and I would say she was definitely put in a corner in the

beginning of the season--

kelly monaco: the story of my life!

val chmerkovskiy: kind of got her out of it and then, next thing you know,

she's in the finals. we wanted to celebrate that.

SHAWN JOHNSON AND HER PARTNER, DEREK HOUGH, WANTED TO CELEBRATE THEIR CROWD-

PLEASING BUT RULE-BREAKING QUICKSTEP AGAIN.

AND THE JUDGES ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A FANTASTIC ROUTINE.BUT THEY STILL HAD

TO DOCK THEIR SCORE.

shawn johnson: I thought that was the best thing we'd ever done so getting

to live that again was worth it.

THAT MEANT THIRD PLACE FOR THE NIGHT.

EVEN WITH A FREESTYLE ROUTINE THAT EARNED THEM A PERFECT SCORE.

AND HAD PUT SHAWN ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH THE OLYMPIC GYMNASTS KNOWN AS THE

FIERCE FIVE.

shawn johnson: and for them to take the time to come here and still support

me was the best way to end this journey, the best comeback that I never got

and the best moment to end it all.

ON-CAMERA CLOSE:

GEORGE: THERE IS ONE MORE DANCE LEFT IN THIS COMPETITION. IT'S THE INSTA-

DANCE. THE FINAL THREE COUPLES WILL PERFORM IT FOR JUDGES' SCORES ONLY. AND

THEN, BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, ONE OF THEM WILL BE NAMED THE "DANCING WITH

THE STARS" ALL STARS CHAMPION. IN LOS ANGELES, GEORGE PENNACCHIO FOR ABC

DANCING WITH THE STARS-2 SHOT

AND YOU CAN SEE WHO WILL BE CROWNED THIS YEAR'S DANCING CHAMP,

RIGHT HERE ON ABC7!

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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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

DANILYNN GUESS GIRL-2 SHOT

SOME NEWS -- FROM ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER -- DANNIELYNN.

TWENTY YEARS AGO, ANNA NICOLE BECAME A SUPERMODEL.

THANKS TO A GUESS JEANS CAMPAIGN.

NOW DANNIELYNN IS FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MOM SHE NEVER KNEW -- WITH A GUESS CAMPAIGN OF HER OWN --

DANILYNN GUESS GIRL-PKG

Nats pic snapshots

SHE IS THE NEW FACE OF GUESS KIDS.AND WHILE IT'S THIS SIX YEAR OLD'S FIRST

FORAY INTO MODELING.HER FACE. MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR.

AFTER ALL, SOME SAY SHE IS THE SPITTING IMAGE OF HER MOTHER. ANNA NICOLE

SMITH.

Nats modeling video daniellyn or sot with her

DANNIELLYN BIRKHEAD IS FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HER MOTHER, WHO WAS

ALSO A MODEL FOR GUESS IN THE 1990S. THOUGH HER MOM'S CAMPAIGN WAS MORE

POUTY AND SEXY.DANNIELLYN'S LOOK IS MORE PLAYFUL AND CUTE. HER FATHER

DESCRIBES HER AS A HAPPY GO LUCKY KID WHO GOES TO A REGULAR SCHOOL AND

MODELS ONLY FOR FUN.

Larry birkhead sot: 23:50:17- My goal for her is for her to be a child and

just do what all kids do

LARRY BIRKHEAD HAS BEEN RAISING HIS DAUGHTER ON HIS OWN EVER SINCE ANNA

NICOLE DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE IN 2007. AT THE TIME, DANIELLYN WAS JUST FIVE

MONTHS OLD.

23:56:46- Dannielyn has always looked up to her moms image and said you know

that her mom's an angel and I think that this is kind of Dannielyns way of

paying tribute to her mom in her own special way.

THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR GUESS INC RELEASED A STATEMENT DESCRIBING

DANNIELYNN AS HAVING THE "SAME PLAYFUL SPIRIT" AS HER MOTHER.

LARRY BIRKHEAD: 23:59:25- To see her moms picture next to hers as a guess

girl and say hey i was a guess kids girl, my mommy was a guess girl, that

might be her only connection with her mom

SHE'S NOT THE ONLY YOUNGSTER TAKING AFTER HER SUPERSTAR MOTHER BY STRIKING A

POSE.

IT APPEARS THIS IS THE LATEST FASHION TREND,

SUPERMODEL MOMS WITH DAUGHTERS ATTEMPTING TO FILL THEIR MUCH LARGER AND

HIGHER SHOES.

Nats crawford nats ad

FROM CINDRY CRAWFORD TO CHRISTY TURLINGTON TO

ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO. THEY ALL HAVE THEIR LITTLE GIRLS IN TOW.ON THE

CATWALK.

IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THE OLD ADAGE ABOUT THE APPLE NOT FALLING

FAR FROM THE TREE IS TRUE.DANIELLYN'S CAMPAIGN ALSO STARS PEYTON EDMUNDS

, THE DAUGHTER OF MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN BABYFACE.

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BOTH YOUNG ENOUGH TO HAVE A BEDTIME. AND MAY EVEN NEED

TO RESIST THE URGE TO SAY CHEESE WHEN SMILING FOR A CAMERA.THEY APPEAR TO

BE READY FOR THEIR CLOSEUPS.AND WILL BEGIN APPEARING IN MAGAZINES, ON

GRAPEFRUIT AND MEDS-VO

EATING GRAPEFRUIT CAN BE DANGEROUS - FOR PEOPLE TAKING CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE-

BUT MANY DOCTORS ARE UNAWARE OF THE RISKS.

RESEARCHERS SAY THERE ARE NOW 85 DRUGS -- THAT MAY INTERACT WITH GRAPEFRUIT --

AND 43 CAN HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS -- OR EVEN CAUSE SUDDEN DEATH.

MAMMOGRAPHY GUIDELINES-VOTOPS

ALARMING BREAST CANCER NEWS --

A NEW STUDY FINDS THE LATEST MAMMOGRAPHY GUIDELINES.

MAY LEAD TO MISSED CANCERS AND A DECREASE IN SCREENING.

IN 2009, THE TASK FORCE ISSUED NEW RECOMMENDATIONS --

THAT ROUTINE MAMMOGRAMS SHOULD NOT BEGIN UNTIL THE AGE OF 50.

WITH ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS EVERY OTHER YEAR.

HOWEVER, RESEARCHERS FOUND ALMOST 20-PERCENT OF CANCERS WERE FOUND AMONG WOMEN IN THEIR *40'S --

UPS BUSIEST DAY-VO

IF YOU PLAN TO SHIP YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS TO LOVED ONES VIA U-P-S. THE COMPANY SAYS IT EXPECTS DECEMBER 20th TO BE THE BUSIEST DAY.

WE'RE TALKING -- 28 MILLION DELIVERIES WORLDWIDE THAT DAY.

RESALE VALUE-VOTOPS

TOYOTA AND HONDA ARE *TOPS --

WHEN IT COMES TO CARS RETAINING RE-SALE VALUE.

OVERALL, TOYOTA AND ITS LUXURY BRAND, LEXUS.

TOOK THE TOP SPOT IN KELLEY BLUE BOOK'S PREDICTIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR.

HONDA AND ITS LUXURY BRAND, ACURA.

HALL OF 50 STATES-VO

NEW PLANS FOR A HISTORIC FORT MYERS BUILDING -- MAY BRING THE HALL CLOSER TO THE WATER THAN EVER BEFORE

CITY LEADERS -- LOOKED AT THREE IDEAS FOR THE HALL OF 50 STATES.

ONE GROUP WANTS TO MOVE THE AGING BUILDING RIVERSIDE -- ALONG THE NEW MULTI MILLION DOLLAR BASIN.

OTHER WANTS TO TRANSFORM IT INTO AN OPEN AIR PAVILION.

HALL OF 50 STATES-SOTVO

"This would be great to bring back a public event center. Bring it back and combine it with the greatest technology of today."

FORT MYERS' MAYOR -- DOESN'T SUPPORT ANY OF THE IDEAS.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

WHEN WE COME BACK -

A LAST CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

BUT FIRST --

EVER FORGET WHERE YOU PARKED THE CAR?

HOW YOU DO TRACK IT DOWN?

TURNS OUT -- MEN AND WOMEN HAVE VERY DIFFERENT WAYS TO REMEMBER THEIR SPOTS.

TZ5 A MEN AND WOMEN-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

MEN AND WOMEN PARK DIFFERENTLY-VOTOPS

WE'VE ALL DONE IT --

FORGOT WHERE YOU PARKED THE CAR AT A CROWDED SHOPPING MALL.

NOW, A STUDY FINDS MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES --

TO REMEMBER WHERE THEY PARKED.

THEY FOUND MOST WOMEN USE LANDMARKS TO DESCRIBE WHERE THEY PARKED.

BUT GUYS WERE MORE PRECISE,

ABLE TO ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE TO THEIR PARKED CAR.

BUT *BOTH MEN AND WOMEN LIKE PARKING CLOSE TO THE MALL ENTRANCE,

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS COST-VOTOPS

BUYING ALL THE GIFTS NAMED IN "THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" SONG -- WILL COST YOU MORE THAN IT DID LAST YEAR.

OREGON ZOO BABY ELEPHANT-VOTOPS

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS,

THE WAIT FOR A BABY ELEPHANT AT THE OREGON ZOO IS ALMOST OVER.

ZOO OFFICIALS SAY ASIAN ELEPHANT ROSE-TU IS CLOSE TO DELIVERING HER SECOND CALF.

SHE'S BEEN PREGNANT A LONG TIME,

SINCE FEBRUARY 20-11.

ELEPHANTS CARRY THEIR BABIES LONGER THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL,

BETWEEN 20 TO 22 MONTHS.

HOBBIT CAST-VOTOPS

A SPECIALLY DECORATED AIR NEW ZEALAND PLANE ARRIVED IN WELLINGTON TODAY -- WITH SOME OF THE CAST OF "HOBBIT: THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY".

DIRECTOR PETER JACKSON -- ALONG WITH CAST MEMBERS, ELIJAH WOOD AND RICHARD ARMITAGE JOINED THEM.

LIKE "LORD OF THE RINGS," THE HOBBIT MOVIES ARE A TRILOGY.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) WATER MAIN BREAK-VOTOPS

CREWS ARE STILL REPAIRING A WATER MAIN BREAK,

THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON U-S 41,

JUST NORTH OF LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION --

FOUR BUSINESSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 41 WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE WATER IS OFF,

AND A BOIL NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED ONCE WATER IS BACK ON.

ONE LANE SOUTHBOUND ON 41 WILL BE CLOSED,

TS2) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

JURORS IN THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL ARE GETTING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIBERATIONS.

THEY'LL DECIDE IF ROBERT DUNN IS GUILTY OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, CHRISTINE BACK IN 2008.

ABC-7 HAS A CREW INSIDE THE COURTROOM-

TS3) SUSAN RICE-VOTOPS

U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING --

TO SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

SHE WILL EXPLAIN COMMENTS SHE MADE,

FOLLOWING THE DEADLY CONSULATE ATTACK IN BENGAHZI.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER, RICE DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS SPONTANEOUS-

TS4) FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL BRING HIS PLAN FOR STOPPING THE FISCAL CLIFF TO THE PEOPLE-

ON FRIDAY, THE PRESIDENT PLANS ON MAKING HIS CASE IN THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA.

BUT, IT APPEARS THERE COULD BE SOME SOFTENING BY REPUBLICANS --- ON THEIR "NO TAX PLEDGE".

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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