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

POWERBALL MANIA GRIPS THE COUNTRY!

500 MILLION DOLLARS AND COUNTING.

*EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF THAT RECORD JACKPOT.

A NEW DEVICE-

WORN *INSIDE* YOUR MOUTH -- COULD REPLACE HEARING AIDS.

WE INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE YOUNG WOMAN -

AND HOW THE DEVICE CHANGED HER LIFE.

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOLIDAY TRADITION. ABOUT TO KICK OFF.

THE LIGHTS AT THE EDISON AND FORD WINTER ESTATES.

HL1) POWERBALL 500 MILLION-VO-WIPE

HL2) HEARING AID IN MOUTH-VO-WIPE

HL3) EDISON & FORD LIGHTS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

POWERBALL $500 MILLION!-2 SHOT

NOW AT 9-

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE NATION --- IS IN THE GRIPS OF POWERBALL FEVER!

THE NOW 500 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT IS THE LARGEST EVER FOR THE MULTI-STATE DRAWING.

POWERBALL $500 MILLION!-PKG

THIS.

GAME.

IS.

ON.

16:39:25- SOUND FROM ATL: This is obviously the winning ticket!!

THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE POWERBALL LOTTERY TELL US THAT TODAY THEY EXPECT TO

SELL MORE THAN 105,000 TWO DOLLAR TICKETS -EVERY MINUTE-.

AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE - that's AT LEAST 189-MILLION TICKETS / FOR

TONIGHT'S HALF A BILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT.MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER /

SOLD FOR SATURDAYS DRAWING WHERE NO ONE WON.

Carole Hedinger, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery

SOT- It's hard to even imagine how the tickets are selling because we're in

this territory so rarely/it's the stratosphere of jackpots.

WHICH EXPLAINS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MINI-MARTS AND GAS STATIONS ACROSS THE

COUNTRY -- WHERE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH CHAMPAGNE WISHES AND CAVIAR

DREAMS ARE LINING UP TO BUY TICKETS.

Older man. "I'm a win it! This is a winner."

16:41:19-SOT DC: "I'm going to the Bahamas

16:39:35- SOT ATL: "I would be paying off my house"

AT THIS OUTPOST IN ARIZONA, NEAR THE BORDERS OF TWO STATES WHERE POWERBALL

TICKETS AREN'T FOR SALE.THE LINE WAS ENDLESS WITH CALIFORNIANS AND

NEVADANS TRYING TO GET IN ON THE ACTION.

MOS: 18:14:12- Oh, I'd say the line has to be like about 3 3 and a half

hours.

AT THE STUDIO WHERE THE NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN, THERE ARE CAMERAS

EVERYWHERE, SPYING ON WORKERS AS THEY READY THE MACHINES. LOTTERY OFFICIALS

IN SEVERAL STATES, WATCHING THESE FEEDS IN REAL TIME.

ANYONE WHO ENTERS OR LEAVES THE VAULT IS DOCUMENTED. AND WORKERS WHO HANDLE

THE LOTTERY BALLS WEAR GLOVES, WORRIED THAT HUMAN TOUCH COULD CHANGE WHAT

POWERBALL $500 MILLION!-2 SHOT

STEVE OSUNSAMI REPORTING-

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

DURING THE NEWS AT 11 P-M.

WE ALSO ASKED OUR ABC7 FACEBOOK FANS --

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY?

ADLIB

BARBARA WEBSTER-SANDS WRITES "I'D GET MY SWEETIE A NEW HEART WITH THE STEM CELL PROCEDURE. HE'S HAD THREE HEART ATTACKS."

SHERMANE DAVIS SAYS SHE'D DONATE 10 PERCENT , THEN "TAKE CARE OF MY MOM AND MOVE FAR AWAY."

OIL SPILL ARRAIGNMENT-VO

HAPPENING TODAY-

TWO B-P RIG SUPERVISORS AND A FORMER EXECUTIVE.

WILL BE ARRAIGNED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES,

STEMMING FROM THE DEADLY DEEPWATER HORIZON RIG EXPLOSION.

THE FEDERAL INDICTMENT ACCUSES THE SITE LEADERS --

OF DISREGARDING ABNORMAL HIGH PRESSURE READINGS.

JUST BEFORE THE WELL BLEW IN 2010.

THE EXPLOSION KILLED 11 WORKERS,

JILL KELLEY AND PATRAEUS-VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

LAWYERS FOR JILL KELLEY -- SAY SHE NEVER TRIED TO EXPLOIT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.

KELLY'S LAWYERS RELEASED EMAIL, PHONE TAPES AND OTHER MATERIALS -- THEY SAY BACK THEIR CLAIM.

THE 37 YEAR OLD TAMPA SOCIALITE -- SET OFF THE INVESTIGATION THAT BROUGHT DOWN PETRAEUS.

FISCAL CLIFF ROAD TRIP-2 SHOT

THE FISCAL CLIFF INCES CLOSER. BY THE DAY.

TAX INCREASES AND DEEP SPENDING CUTS TAKE EFFECT IN FIVE WEEKS,

*IF LAWMAKERS CAN'T REACH A DEAL.

AND WITH LITTLE PROGRESS BEING MADE IN WASHINGTON,

PRESIDENT OBAMA HITS THE ROAD.

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THE MOOD WAS OPTIMISTIC EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK ON AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF. NOW, THE PRESIDENT IS TAKING HIS CASE TO THE PEOPLE.

MISTER OBAMA MET WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TUESDAY. TODAY, HE SITS DOWN WITH SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP C-E-O'S. AND, FRIDAY HE TRAVELS TO A MANUFACTURING PLANT IN PENNSYLVANIA.

SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL QUESTIONED THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO LEAVE WASHINGTON.

In other words rather than sitting down with lawmakers of both parties and working out an agreement he is back on the campaign trail presumably with the same old talking points that we are all quite familiar with.

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY SAID THE PRESIDENT WANTS INPUT FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY.

It's important to continue that conversation with business leaders and small business leaders and with civic leaders and labor leaders because everybody has a stake in this.

LAWMAKERS HAVE JUST OVER A MONTH TO REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT KEEPS THE COUNTRY FROM GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHIEST TWO PERCENT OF AMERICANS AND LEAVE CURRENT TAX RATES FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

REPUBLICANS OPPOSE TAX INCREASES UNLESS DEMOCRATS AGREE TO SPENDING CUTS.

FISCAL CLIFF ROAD TRIP-ONCAM

IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED.

TAX CUTS FROM WHEN GEORGE W. BUSH WAS PRESIDENT WILL EXPIRE.

AND RATES FOR EVERYONE WILL GO UP IN JANUARY.

RED TIDE COLLIER-SS

NEW TEST RESULTS THIS MORNING -- SHOW RED TIDE IS *BACK, AT ONE COLLIER COUNTY BEACH.

THE ALGAE BLOOM IS SHOWING UP -- IN VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS ALONG SEAGATE -- AND BIG MARCO PASS.

THE ALGAE BLOOM CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS -- WE'RE TOLD OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD HELP MINIMIZE -- IMPACTS AT THE BEACHES.

PERSON OF INTEREST IN FM MURDER-SS, VO

THIS MORNING-

FORT MYERS POLICE LOOK FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST.

IN A MURDER CASE FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

INVESTIGATORS WANT TO QUESTION 24-YEAR OLD JONATHAN ESPINOSA.

THEY SAY HE LAST LIVED IN THE PINE MANOR AREA OF LEE COUNTY.

THEY WANT TO ASK HIM ABOUT SHIRLEY ZERNA'S MURDER.

THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND DEAD --

INSIDE AN APARTMENT IN GULFSTREAM ISLES,

JURY FINDS DUNN GUILTY-SOTVO

GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES-

AND NOW, THE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE -- INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE-

WILL LEARN NEXT WEEK. IF HE WILL DIE FOR HIS CRIMES.

14:59:41:00 "the defendant is guilty of 1st degree murder."

ABC7 WAS IN THE COURTROOM TUESDAY -- WHEN THE JURY REACHED A VERDICT IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL.

DUNN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING CHRISTINE DUNN -- ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO.

JURY FINDS DUNN GUILTY-SOTVO

15:51:18:00 "allison will not understand. She knows her mother is in heaven, she knows her father is in jail."

AGAIN, DUNN WILL BE BACK IN COURT NEXT WEEK-

ABC7 WILL LET YOU KNOW -- HIS FINAL SENTENCE.

LEE COUNTY ATTORNEY-VO

THIS MORNING-

LEE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY MAY SOON BE OUT OF A JOB.

IF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE THEIR WAY.

BUT ATTORNEY MICHAEL HUNT SAYS THE *ONLY WAY HE WOULD STEP DOWN.

IS IF COMMISSIONERS PAY HIM A SEVERANCE PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN 112 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND HE SAYS HE IS OWED MORE THAN WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR.

COMMISSIONERS WON'T AGREE TO THAT AMOUNT-

BUT SAY THEY STILL WANT HUNT GONE.

HUNT SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FOR NEXT AUGUST-

AFTER SCATHING ANNUAL EVALUATIONS.

LEE COUNTY ATTORNEY-SOT(2)VO

we both entered into this agreement with open eyes. We both entered into this understanding the circumstances.

whatever money we are paying for an unsatisfactory job - is wasted money.

3RD ELMO ACCUSER FROM FLORIDA-VO

FOR THE THIRD TIME-

AN ACCUSER HAS COME FORWARD-

ACCUSING THE MAN BEHIND THE VOICE OF ELMO, KEVIN CLASH, OF SEX WITH UNDERAGE BOYS.

YESTERDAY, AN ATTORNEY FOR THE THIRD ACCUSER, THIS ONE FROM FLORIDA --- ANNOUNCED *ANOTHER LAWSUIT.

ALLEGING CLASH SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HIS CLIENT -- WHEN THE BOY WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

3RD ELMO ACCUSER FROM FLORIDA-SOTVO

"It is NEVER okay for an adult to have sex with a minor. It doesn't matter if they're gay or straight, male, female, white, black, whatever. It is never okay. These boys --- and I've heard this before as teenager --- describe what happened to them as a courtship or as dating. There's no such thing as dating a child. It's called 'grooming.

CLASH'S ATTORNEY SAYS THE LAWSUITS ARE WITHOUT MERIT-

VR LABS UPDATE-VO

THIS MORNING-

LEE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY SAYS V-R LABS. FALLS SHORT.

THE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY SAYS THERE ARE INCONSISTENCIES --

IN A REPORT THE BONITA SPRINGS COMPANY RECENTLY FILED WITH THE COUNTY.

THE COMPANY FAILED TO TELL LEE COUNTY *EXACTLY* HOW MUCH OF THE COMPANY'S OWN MONEY HAS BEEN PUT TOWARDS JOB CREATION.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AWARDED THE COMPANY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO CREATE JOBS,

AND BUILD A NEW FACILITY NEAR SAN CARLOS PARK.

BUT WORK STALLED,

AFTER THE COMPANY GOT INTO A LEGAL BATTLE WITH ITS CONTRACTOR.

COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO VOTE ON SEVERAL LEGAL OPTIONS -

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

YOU KNOW SANTA CLAUS IS KEEPING TRACK OF WHO'S BEEN NAUGHTY-

OR NICE-

BUT FOR THE THIRD YEAR, CONSUMER REPORTS IS DOING THE SAME THING-

ABC7 RUNS DOWN THE BEST AND WORST COMPANIES.

AND-

THERE'S A FLAW ON AN INSURANCE FORM-

THAT COULD BE COSTING YOU MONEY.

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TZ1 B INSURANCE FORM-VOTOPS

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BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

IF YOU'RE HOPING TO GET TO THE MALL --

BUT WANT TO AVOID SCENES LIKE THESE --

TODAY COULD BE A GOOD DAY TO DO IT!

SHOPPERTRAK SAYS OF THE DAYS LEFT BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS --

TODAY WILL BE THE *LEAST* CROWDED.

AND THE 15TH -- WILL BE THE BUSIEST.

AND -- IF YOU DO GO SHOPPING --- YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING HUNGRY.

RETAILERS, INCLUDING URBAN OUTFITTERS, HAVE BEEN SERVING GOURMET FOOD TO INCREASE CONSUMERS APPETITES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS.

AND YOU MIGHT GET SOME PRIZES TOO!

J-C PENNEY, GIVING OUT FIREWOOD AND CASHMERE SCARVES TO CUSTOMERS.

AND BANANA REPUBLIC, GIVING AWAY SPORTCARS AND CHOCOLATE TO CUSTOMERS.

AS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING -- CYBER MONDAY WAS BUSY!

I-B-M DIGITAL ANALYTICS SAYS SALES JUMPED 30-PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

AND WALMART DOT COM SAYS IT HAD ITS BEST DAY IN HISTORY --

WITH TABLET P-C, G-P-S'S XBOX'S AND HUFFY BICYCLES AMONG THE TOP SELLERS.

*****

AND COMING UP AFTER THIS -- HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR A CUP OF COFFEE?

A GROUP OF HIGH LEVELS C-E-O'S --

HEADING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY --

TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA TO DISCUSS HOW TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF OF IMPENDING TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS.

STOCKS FELL YESTERDAY -- AFTER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID SAID SO FAR LITTLE PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE ON BUDGET TALKS.

*****

AND SPEAKING OF BUDGET BUSTERS --

STARBUCKS -- BREWING UP WHAT MAY BE IT'S MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE EVER!

7-DOLLARS, FOR A LARGE CUP OF "COSTA RICA FINCA PALMILERA."

THE SEATTLE P-I SAYS IT'S MADE FROM A HARD-TO-GROW HEIRLOOM COFFEE CALLED "GEISHA," THAT IT'S SELLING FOR 40-BUCKS FOR A HALF POUND BAG.

IT'LL BE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, NEXT YEAR.

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NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY WX-VOTOPS

A WINTRY MIX HIT NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TUESDAY.

MAKING ROADS IN BOTH STATES WET AND SLIPPERY.

THE SNOW LIGHTENED UP OVERNIGHT.

BUT TEMPERATURES FELL.

THAT COULD MAKE TRAVEL THIS MORNING BOTH DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.

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.

A FEW MORNING CLOUDS

CONSUMER REPORTS: NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST-2 SHOT

SANTA'S NOT THE ONLY ONE CHECKING -- WHO'S BEEN GOOD AND BAD THIS YEAR.

CONSUMER REPORTS RELEASES ITS THIRD ANNUAL "NAUGHTY AND NICE LIST"-

IT HIGHLIGHTS WHICH COMPANY POLICIES DESERVE A THUMBS UP. AND WHICH DON'T.

CONSUMER REPORTS: NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST-PKG

NORDSTROM LANDS ON THIS YEAR'S "NICE" LIST, WITH THE SITE OFFERING FREE SHIPPING AND FREE RETURNS "ON ORDERS OF EVERY SIZE."

AND HOW ABOUT THOSE PRESENTS YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE - KOHL'S "NO QUESTIONS ASKED - HASSLE FREE" RETURNS POLICY ONLINE AND IN STORES IS SOMETHING MANY OF ITS COMPETITORS DON'T OFFER. IT APPLIES TO ALL PURCHASES, AND THERE ARE NO TIME RESTRICTIONS.

BUT OTHER COMPANIES' RETURN POLICIES COULD LEAVE YOU WITH A BIG LUMP OF COAL. FOR INSTANCE, TIGER DIRECT HAS A LAUNDRY LIST OF CONDITIONS YOU HAVE TO MEET. AND IF YOU DON'T.

"They can hit you with a restocking fee of up to 25 percent. That's more than most other companies charge."

FOR TRAVELERS, TWO AIRLINES LANDED ON THE NAUGHTY LIST, INCLUDING DELTA.

"When I bought a round-trip $248 non-refundable fare, Delta offered me the chance for 'peace of mind' to upgrade to a refundable fare for $737, nearly triple that of my original fare."

AND WHILE SPIRIT AIRLINES OFFERS LOW FARES, IF YOUR CARRY-ON BAG WON'T FIT UNDER THE SEAT, THE AIRLINE CHARGES AS MUCH AS 100 DOLLARS. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY, THE MODERATELY PRICED DRURY HOTELS ARE PRETTY "NICE" INDEED.

"Drury hotels really live up to their motto, 'The extras aren't extra.'"

CONSUMER REPORTS: NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST-ONCAM

HOME DEPOT HAS A *NICE* POLICY -- WHEN IT COMES TO MAJOR APPLIANCES LIKE REFRIGERATORS AND STOVES.

INSURANCE FORM FLAW-VO

A FLAW ON YOUR INSURANCE FORM FLAW.

COULD COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY.

A JUDGE HAS RULED --

A FORM USED BY HOME INSPECTORS IS IN-VALID.

PROPERTY INSURERS USE THE FORM TO CALCULATE DISCOUNTS FOR HOMEOWNERS-

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE IMPACT RESISTANT GLASS WINDOWS.

YOU CAN SAVE BIG ON THEIR PREMIUMS.

THE PROBLEM?

THE GARAGE DOOR.

THE FORM DOES NOT ALLOW A *SEPARATE DISCOUNT --

IF YOU'VE FORTIFIED YOUR GARAGE DOOR FROM WIND DAMAGE.

INSURANCE FORM FLAW-SOT(2)VO

21.58.41 "what will probably come out of this is there will be a new form that will allow for that discount for the garage doors as long as the garage door is fortified even if the rest of the house isn't, you will probably still be entitled to a discount.

21.46.28 "hard to say who's going to really win on this whole thing in the end, but it looks like a good first step for homeowners in Florida.

BUT HOMEOWNERS CAN'T BENEFIT FROM ANYTHING YET.

RENTAL RATES-VO

GOOD NEWS FOR LANDLORDS-

BAD NEWS FOR RENTERS.

AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GET BETTER, RENTS ARE EXPECTED *RISE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW.

IT'S ALL ABOUT -- SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

WE HAVE A SAFETY ALERT FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THIS MORNING-

DOES YOUR LITTLE ONE HAVE THIS?

IF SO, IT'S UNDER RECALL-

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.

BUT FIRST-

A BREAKTHROUGH FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS.

TZ2 A TOY RECALL-VO

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HEARING AID IN MOUTH-2 SHOT

WHEN VISITING WITH RELATIVES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,

THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE *SOMEONE HAS A HARD TIME HEARING.

CROWDS ARE ESPECIALLY TOUGH, IF YOU CAN ONLY HEAR OUT OF ONE EAR. IT'S HARD TO TELL *WHO IS TALKING.

BUT A NEW DEVICE MAY HELP.

AND IT'S WORN. IN THE *MOUTH.

HEARING AID IN MOUTH-PKG

HER PARENTS WALK ON HER RIGHT SIDE OUT OF HABIT. 17-YEAR-OLD ALISSA MONTZKA IS DEAF IN HER LEFT EAR, SOMETHING THEY'VE KNOWN SINCE SHE WAS FOUR, TRYING TO TALK TO A COUSIN ON THE PHONE.

"She wouldn't respond. We'd ask her, 'Say something Alissa. You know your cousin is talking to you.' Finally she handed the phone back and said my ear doesn't work."

BUT NOW A SOUNDBITE HAS CHANGED HER LIFE.

"It's pretty weird like my dad whispered to me from across the room and I could hear him."

SOUNDBITE IS THE NAME OF THIS NEW DISCREET NON-SURGICAL HEARING DEVICE ACTUALLY WORN IN THE MOUTH.

HOW DOES IT WORK? AUDIOLOGIST KATE PULS SAYS A BEHIND-THE-EAR MICROPHONE UNIT, TRANSMITS SOUND FROM INSIDE THE DEAF EAR WIRELESSLY TO THE DEVICE WORN ON THE TEETH. SOUND IS THEN SENT THROUGH THE BONE TO THE INNER EAR OF THE GOOD EAR.

"Our teeth are a natural conduit because they are attached to our skull so that vibrates the sound into our skull."

ALISSA SAYS SOUNDBITE IS COMFORTABLE. WEARING IT, SHE CAN LOCATE SOUNDS BETTER. SHE ALSO HEARS A DIFFERENCE PLAYING PIANO.

"I can hear the bass clef better its sounds different and so I can hear the balance better and I know when I'm playing too loud with my left hand."

AND TURNING HER HEAD? NO LONGER REQUIRED WHEN HER PARENTS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

HEARING AID IN MOUTH-ONCAM

RENEE TESSMAN REPORTING.

GOOD NEWS, THE DEVICE IS COVERED BY INSURANCE-

UNSAFE DUST-VO

A DANGER. POSSIBLY IN YOUR HOME.

TURNS OUT -- MOST HOUSES HAVE UNSAFE LEVELS OF AT LEAST ONE FLAME RETARDANT.

SCIENTISTS FOUND 44-DIFFERENT CHEMICALS.

MOST HOMES HAD LEVELS OF AT LEAST ONE FLAME RETARDANT.

THAT EXCEEDED A FEDERAL HEALTH GUIDELINE.

THESE CHEMICALS ARE USED IN FURNITURE, TEXTILES, ELECTRONICS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE JOINED THE SEARCH FOR CLUES-

INTO *WHO WOULD VIOLENTLY ASSAULT A DOCTOR AND HIS WIFE-

LEAVING THEM FOR DEAD.

ABC-7 HAS THE STORY.

AND-

THE ICONIC A-1-A IS WASHING AWAY-

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TZ3 B A1A WASHING AWAY-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.

TS1) POWERBALL $500 MILLION-VOTOPS

ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT WHEN SOMEONE COULD WIN THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY.

WE'RE TALKING 500-MILLION DOLLARS. AND COUNTING.

LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY WITH BRISK SALES, THE ESTIMATED JACKPOT COULD RISE AGAIN BEFORE TONIGHT'S DRAWING.

TS2) JILL KELLEY AND PETRAEUS-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING-

LAWYERS FOR JILL KELLEY-

SAY SHE NEVER TRIED TO EXPLOIT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER C-I-A CHIEF DAVID PETRAEUS.

TS3) OIL SPILL-VOTOPS

TODAY-

TWO B-P RIG SUPERVISORS AND A FORMER EXECUTIVE.

WILL BE ARRAIGNED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES,

STEMMING FROM THE DEADLY, DEEPWATER EXPLOSION.

VIOLENT HOME INVASION-ONCAM

NOW TO A VIOLENT HOME INVASION.

THAT HAS SPARKED A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

F-B-I AND D-E-A AGENTS HAVE JOINED THE SEARCH FOR CLUES --

AFTER AN ATTACK PUT A PROMINENT NEW HAMPSHIRE DOCTOR AND HIS WIFE IN THE HOSPITAL.

VIOLENT HOME INVASION-PKG

CRIME SCENE UNITS COMBED THROUGH THIS MILLION DOLLAR MANSION THROUGHOUT THE

NIGHT REPORTEDLY DUSTING FOR FINGER PRINTS.LOOKING FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF

WHO COULD HAVE BRUTALLY ASSULATED DR. EDUARDO QUESADA AND HIS WIFE BEFORE

LEAVING THEM FOR DEAD.

BRYFONSKI SOT: THE HOMEOWNERS WERE OBVIOUSLY CONFRONTED BY A PERSON OR

PERSONS OF INTEREST

THIS MORNING AGENTS FROM THE F-B-I AND D-E-A HAVE ALSO JOINED THE

INVESTIGATION AS DR. QUESADA - A RESPECTED ANESTHESIOLOGIST CLINGS TO LIFE

IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE NORMALLY WORKS.

POLICE SAY THE COUPLE WAS VICIOUSLY ATTACKED HERE SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER AN

APPARENT HOME INVASION THE 1.4 MILLION DOLLAR MANSION WERE THEY LIVE IS

CURRENTLY UP FOR SALE.

QUESADA'S WIFE, SONIA, WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE - COVERED IN BLOOD SHE KNOCKED ON

A NEIGHBORS DOOR AFTER THE ATTACK.

THAT'S WHERE POLICE FOUND HER. SHORTLY AFTER SOMEONE CALLED 911.

BRYFONSKI SOT: IT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A HOSTAGE SITUATION THAT WAS

A CONSIDERATION THAT WAS PART OF THE PLAN BUT THE OVERARCHING CONCERN WAS

THE SAFETY OF THE HOMEOWNER AND THE CHILD.

WHEN POLICE STORMED THE HOUSE THEY FOUND THE COUPLE'S 2 -YEAR OLD CHILD

UNHARMED AND NO SIGN OF INTRUDERS DR. QUESADAHOWEVER WAS NEAR DEATH.

GARRETT SOT: THE FOCUS OF THIS CASE WAS THE COUPOLE, AND MAYBE IN

PARTICULAR THE DOCTOR AND THEY WENT THERE WITH INTENTION TO PERHAPS STEAL

SOMETHING BUT PERHAPS HARM THE DOCTOR.

LAST YEAR DR. QUESADA WAS REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AT THE HOUSE AFTER A DOMESTIC

DISTURBANCE CALL. THE CHARGES WERE LATER DROPPED AND POLICE WON'T SAY IF THE

TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED.

MEANTIME. THIS MORNING THIS NORMALY QUIET TOWN OF MORE THAN 21,000 THOUSAND

LONG ISLAND BUS INTO HOME-VO

THIS MORNING-

A 6 YEAR OLD LONG ISLAND BOY IS DEAD-

AFTER A CHARTER BUS CRASHES INTO A HOME.

IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT.

POLICE SAY THE BUS WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN -- WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE HOME.

THE BUS PLOWED INTO A BEDROOM -- KILLING THE BOY AND INJURING HIS SEVEN YEAR-OLD BROTHER.

CAR SLAMS THROUGH JEWELRY STORE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS-

AMAZING VIDEO OF A CAR.

SLAMMING INTO A GEORGIA JEWELERY STORE.

IT NARROWLY MISSED A TODDLER!

THAT'S THE JEWELRY STORE OWNER'S 16-MONTH-OLD SON.

WALKING IN FRONT OF A WINDOW.

AND YOU CAN SEE. JUST MOMENTS LATER. A CAR PLOWS RIGHT THROUGH THE WINDOW,

THAT HE WAS *JUST STANDING IN FRONT OF!

TOY RECALL-VO

ABC7 HAS A SAFETY ALERT --

IF YOUR CHILD IS RIDING AROUND ON *THIS AT HOME-

YOU SHOULD TAKE IT AWAY-

OVER 15 THOUSAND "STEP TWO CHILDREN'S RIDING TOYS" ARE BEING RECALLED-

BECAUSE KIDS CAN LEAN TOO FAR FORWARD-

AND CAN GO OVER THE HANDLEBARS, HITTING THE GROUND.

JESSICA RIDGEWAY SUSPECT IN COURT-VO

THE ACCUSED KILLER OF 10-YEAR-OLD JESSICA RIDGEWAY.

IS BEING MOVED TO A SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT-

ATTORNEYS *ASKED THE JUDGE TO HAVE HIM MOVED.

17-YEAR-OLD AUSTIN SIGG HAD BEEN HELD IN ISOLATION AT A JUVENILE FACILITY.

WHEN HE IS THE SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT,

HE WILL HAVE NO CONTACT WITH ADULTS.

AT LEAST UNTIL HIS BIRTHDAY.

SIGG WILL TURN 18 IN JANUARY.

COPS SHOOT NAKED MAN WITH MACHETE-VO

POLICE IN AURORA, COLORADO SHOT AND KILLED A MAN TUESDAY -- AFTER FIRST RESPONDERS SAY HE THREATENED THEM INSIDE A HOME.

PARAMEDICS WERE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE -- AFTER FAMILY MEMBERS CALLED FOR HELP.

COPS SHOOT NAKED MAN WITH MACHETE-SOTVO

With his agitation he retreated to a bedroom and came out with what paramedics are describing as a machete.

OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN HIT ONE OF THE OFFICERS WITH THE KNIFE -- AND WAS SHOT BY ANOTHER OFFICER AT THE SCENE.

A1A WASHING AWAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE-ONCAM

THERE'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEACH BASH GOING ON IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

THE WAVES CRASHING ALONG THE SEA WALL.

ARE LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DAMAGE,

THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

A1A WASHING AWAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE-PKG

PART OF FT. LAUDERDALE BEACH IS DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR VERY EYES.

"You can't really believe this happened, like it just took the beach completely away, it's gone."

THIS SECTION OF A-1-A ONCE A 4 LANE ROAD NOW DOWN TO JUST TWO.

AND ITS THE ONLY THING PROTECTING THOSE LAST TWO LANES, CHUNKS OF CONCRETE USED TO BREAK THE WATER.AND THESE GIANT PLASTIC BARRIERS.

ESSENTIALLY NAILED TOGETHER WITH STEEL AND WIRE, CERTAINLY NO MATCH FOR MOTHER NATURE.

"It does worry me because, I mean because we can't push the ocean back. The ocean's coming at us."

AND THERE IS NO REAL PLAN YET TO FIX IT, JUST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CREWS WORKING TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF WHAT'S LEFT OF ONE OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S MOST FAMOUS ROADS.

"We don't have a final plan yet. We're meeting with the city. We'll be meeting with D-E-P. It all depends on, you know, what the final plan is for restoration of the beach in this particular area."

A1A WASHING AWAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE-ONCAM

MORE CONCRETE BARRIERS WILL BE PLACED ALONG THE BEACH,

MA BARKER HOUSE FOR SALE-VO

A HOME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT WAS THE SITE OF THE LONGEST SHOOTOUT IN F-B-I HISTORY. CAN BE YOURS IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

THE INFAMOUS "MA BARKER HOUSE" IS UP FOR SALE. LISTED AT 889-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BURGLAR REWARD-VO

THE HUNT FOR A BURGLAR!

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK.

FORT MYERS POLICE NEED YOUR HELP --

IDENTIFYING THE MAN WHO ROBBED A BUSINESS ON THE 48-HUNDRED BLOCK OF M-L-K.

HE WENT INSIDE --

AND STOLE CASH AND OTHER ITEMS.

IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN --

CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.

AND THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS IS OFFERING A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD --

CHARO AEROMED-VO

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-

A MEDICAL HELICOPTER WILL SOON BE STATIONED IN PUNTA GORDA.

COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A DEAL WITH AERO-MED -- TO BRING AN AIR AMBULANCE, TO THE COUNTY NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT NOW -- THEY RELY ON HELICOPTERS FROM SARASOTA, HENDRY AND LEE COUNTIES.

CHARO AEROMED-SOTVO

inside our county, it will probably cut that 15-30 minute response time down to 10 minutes

TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL OPERATES AERO-MED.

IT SHOULD BE IN PUNTA GORDA NEXT YEAR.

NAPLES NIGHTCLUB-VOWIPE

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL USE THE GANG-UNIT --

TO GET LARGE CROWDS UNDER CONTROL AT A LOCAL NIGHTCLUB.

DEPUTIES SAY DIMENSION NIGHTCLUB DRAWS IN DANGEROUS CROWDS.

IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED OUTSIDE THE CLUB --

DRONES INDUSTRY-VOWIPE

WE USUALLY ONLY HEAR ABOUT THEM IN THE WAR ON TERROR--

DRONES. SPYING ON ENEMIES.

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMPANY THAT MAKES THE DRONES.

SAYS IT'S HARD KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND -- BECAUSE COMPANIES WANT TO USE THEM DOMESTICALLY.

UNITED DRONES OF NAPLES -- SAYS BUSINESS IS WAY UP.

THEY'RE BEING USED FOR SHIPPING, OIL AND AGRICULTURE.

BUT COULD THEY BECOME AN INVASION OF PRIVACY.

UNITED DRONES HAS DENIED THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS--

DRONES INDUSTRY-SOTVO

46:55 these things falling into their hands an all of the sudden there spying on their neighbor or people without their permission and right now nothing is further from the truth 47:04

47:16 we are very careful about who the buyer is

UNITED DRONES SAYS THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE -- MAY BE INTERESTED IN BUYING ONE.

TEASE FOUR-ONCAM

THE ALL-STAR HAS BEEN CROWNED!

WE NOW KNOW THIS SEASON'S *BIG WINNER --

OF THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY!

PAUSE FOR NATS

FIND OUT WHO DOMINATED "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

AND- IT'S A HOLIDAY TRADITION!

THE LIGHTS AT THE FORD AND EDISON WINTER ESTATES-

TZ4 A DANCING WITH THE STARS-NATVO

TZ4 B FORD EDISON LIGHT-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

DANCING WITH THE STARS: THE FINALE-2 SHOT

THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY HAS A NEW HOME THIS MORNING!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT-

THE ALL STARS WINNER IS---

WELL, YOU HAVE TO WAIT.

DANCING WITH THE STARS: THE FINALE-PKG

Show Clip: "Melissa and Tony!"

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Melissa Rycroft and her partner, Tony Dovolani, danced their way to this

all-star victory.

It came as a wonderful surprise, especially since Melissa had to beat two

former champions to win her first mirrorball trophy.

-----SOT-----

Melissa: This is so cool and so unexpected.a great ride.

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Olympic champ Shawn Johnson and her partner, Derek Hough, took silver.

They landed in second but were the first to tell me how happy they were

for Melissa and Tony.

-----SOT-----

Shawn: We had so much fun.put everything on the dance floor.you can see

it Tony

and Melissa's faces how much this means to them.

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Kelly Monaco and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, came in third but still

felt like winners.

-----SOT-----

Kelly: I don't feel like i lost out on anything and there are three women.

.different, can't

compare.in the competition.

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The all-star cast all had warm words for the winners.

-----SOT----

Apolo: Anybody could have taken it home tonight.happy to see Melissa

and Tony.sweet.watched them grow throughout the show. It was fun.

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-----SOT-----

Louis van Amstel: Everybody here was happy for Melissa and Tony because

they didn't have the trophy.

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-----SOT-----

Louis van Amstel: Kudos to them. They deserve it.

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ON-CAMERA CLOSE:

So it's the end of another season but you can expect to see "Dancing With

The Stars" back on ABC for Season 16 in the spring.

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.

A FEW MORNING CLOUDS

EDISON, FORD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-2 SHOT

WE ARE DAYS AWAY --

FROM A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOLIDAY TRADITION.

THE ANNUAL EDISON AND FORD HOLIDAY NIGHTS. KICKS OFF SOON.

IT RUNS ALL NEXT MONTH.

ABC7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK REPORTS FROM THE ESTATES IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

EDISON, FORD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-PKG

EDISON & FORD HOLIDAY NIGHTS 2012

DECEMBER 1-30

6:00PM-9:00PM

TICKETS START AT $15 AND $1 CHILDREN

WE HAVE THE COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF SPECIAL TOURS AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM.

NEW CHARCO PARK-VOWIPE

THERE'S A NEW PARK COMING TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY-

COMPLETE WITH ZIPLINES-

MOTORCROSS TRAILS-

AN AMPITHEATER AND WATERPARK!

FLORIDA TRACKS AND TRAILS -- IS OFF STATE ROAD 74.

JUST FOUR MILES AWAY FROM THE RED NECK YACHT CLUB,

AND IT'S READY TO BUILD A 25 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY -- GEARED TOWARD FAMILIES.

TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE-

THE COUNTY AND DEVELOPERS ADDED EXTRA FEATURES.

NEW CHARCO PARK-SOTVO

" it's always been important to have a safe, clean environment. There won't be any coolers at our place."

THE GOAL IS TO BRING IN RESIDENTS *AND TOURISTS.

GROUNDBREAKING IS SET FOR EARLY 2013.

LEE COUNTY DRUG DECLINE-VO

GOOD NEWS FOR LEE COUNTY PARENTS-

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS DRUG USE IS ON THE DECLINE.

AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WANTS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

DEPUTIES MADE A PLEA TO STUDENTS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY --

TO *STOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO USING A COMBINATION OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

ALSO, THE IMPORTANCE OF CALLING 9-1-1.

IF YOU FIND SOMEONE HAS OVERDOSED.

STATISTICS SHOW --

AT LEAST ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE COLLEGE AGED PERSON.

LEE COUNTY DRUG DECLINE-SOTVO

56:47 its preventing the first use because the earlier they start the more they can become addicted which ultimately can lead to an over dose:55

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A LAST CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES WHEN WE COME BACK-

BUT FIRST-

PART ONE OF THE HOBBIT TRILOGY -- HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN NEW ZEALAND!

TZ5 A THE HOBBIT-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

ROCK CENTER TREE-VOTOPS

TONIGHT-

THE SWITCH WILL BE FLIPPED-

AND THE 2012 ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE -- WILL SHINE BRIGHT!

MORE THAN 45-THOUSAND LED LIGHTS -- STRETCHING SOME FIVE MILES.

MRS. O AND THE MILITARY-VOTOPS

THIS AFTERNOON --

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WILL WELCOME MILITARY FAMILIES.

TO VIEW THE 2012 HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S FESTIVITIES.

THE HOBBIT PREMIERE-VOTOPS

HOBBIT FANS ARE IN NEW ZEALAND TODAY -- FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY."

THE FILM IS THE FIRST OF A TRILOGY BY DIRECTOR PETER JACKSON -- BASED ON THE WORK OF J-R-R TOLKIEN.

MANY FANS HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR THE EVENT -- AND MADE THE LONG JOURNEY THERE.

CASABLANCA PIANO AUCTION-VOTOPS

YOU CAN OWN A PIECE OF MOVIE HISTORY.

THE ICONIC PIANO USED TO PLAY "AS TIME GOES BY" IN THE CLASSIC FILM "CASABLANCA'.

HEADS TO THE AUCTION BLOCK.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) POWERBALL $500 MILLION-VOTOPS

ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT WHEN SOMEONE COULD WIN THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY.

WE'RE TALKING 500-MILLION DOLLARS. AND COUNTING.

LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY WITH BRISK SALES, THE ESTIMATED JACKPOT COULD RISE AGAIN BEFORE TONIGHT'S DRAWING.

TS2) JILL KELLEY AND PETRAEUS-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING-

LAWYERS FOR JILL KELLEY SAY SHE *NEVER TRIED TO EXPLOIT HER RELATIONSHIP.

WITH FORMER C-I-A CHIEF DAVID PETRAEUS.

KELLY'S LAWYERS RELEASED E-MAILS, PHONE TAPES AND OTHER MATERIALS --

TS3) OIL SPILL ARRAIGNMENT-VOTOPS

TODAY-

TWO B-P RIG SUPERVISORS AND A FORMER EXECUTIVE.

WILL BE ARRAIGNED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES,

STEMMING FROM THE DEADLY, DEEPWATER EXPLOSION.

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY-

TS4) FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

TALKS BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS --

REMAIN AT A STANDSTILL THIS MORNING.

WE ARE 33 DAYS AWAY FROM FALLING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF-

AND THE G-O-P DOES NOT WANT TO INCREASE TAXES FOR THE RICHEST AMERICANS.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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