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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL1) CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVO

"its just another thing to happen but we will get through it.

-- A BIG LOSS --

HL2) FORD RECALL-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS -- ALL NEW RIGHT NOW --

FOUR MONTHS -- FOUR RECALLS --

HL3) HIRING TO HANG OUT-VOTOPS

AND HIRED TO HANG OUT--

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH ABC-7 THIS MORNING.

TODAY IS SATURDAY DECEMBER FIRST.

I'M CLIFTON FRENCH.

BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES --

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVO SS OC

"its not about the stuff its about the stability of the kids and they have no where to go now."

A CAPE CORAL FAMILY IS WAKING UP INSIDE A MOTEL THIS MORNING --

AFTER A DRYER FIRE DESTROYED THEIR HOME.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN THE TWO-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NORTH EAST 2ND AVENUE IN THE NORTH CAPE.

THE FAMILY WAS ABLE TO GO INTO THE HOUSE --

THEY SAY MOST OF THEIR HOUSE IS RUINED AND THE REST HAS FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-PKG

ITS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR LESA KALTKA -

SHE LOST HER JOB, HER HUSBAND AND NOW HER CAPE CORAL HOME.

"its just another thing to happen but we will get through it."

KALTKA WAS ACTUALLY FILLING OUT JOB APPLICATIONS WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND TWO THIS AFTERNOON.

"I flew over trying not to get pulled over at about 80"

WHEN FINALLY HOME ON NE 2ND AVE -- SHE WAS MET BY FIRE TRUCKS AND THE CHARRED REMAINS OF MANY OF HER THINGS.

"I was terrified."

TERRIFIED BECAUSE HER FOUR KIDS WERE HOME - BUT THANKFULLY PLAYING OUTSIDE.

THE INITIAL 911 CALL SAID THE CHILDREN WERE INSIDE OF THE HOME.

PROMPTING TWO POLICE OFFICERS TO TRY TO GET IN. BUT THE SMOKE WAS TOO MUCH.

THEY WERE TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

"its not about the stuff its about the stability of the kids and they have no where to go now."

FIRE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE TO THE DRYER.

A MAJORITY OF THE KIDS CLOTHES WERE INSIDE.

"its all stuff that can be replaced my children are okay and thats the most important thing."

BUT ALSO OF IMPORTANCE WAS EVERYTHING INSIDE THE GARAGE -- CONTAINING ALL THE MEMORIES OF HER HUSBAND.

"all of my husbands clothes which may not seem like a big deal but it was for the kids it was something for them to hold on to him."

NOW THEY HAVE TO HOLD ON TO EACHOTHER -- AS THEY LOOK FOR A NEW HOME.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-OC

ABC-7'S SARA MILES REPORTING.

THERE WERE 3 CATS AND A DOG INSIDE -

THEY WERE RESCUED AND TAKEN TO ANIMAL SERVICES FOR TREATMENT.

DRYER FIRE BREAKOUT-3 CG

WE LOOKED INTO HOW COMMON DRYER FIRES ARE IN AMERICA.

A REPORT FROM THE U-S FIRE ADMINISTRATION SHOWS EACH YEAR,

NEARLY THREE THOUSAND DRYER FIRES ARE REPORTED IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

THE FIRES CAUSE AN ESTIMATED VIE DEATHS, 100 INJURIES, AND 35-MILLION-DOLLARS IN PROPERTY LOSS.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

FORD RECALL-VO

NEW RIGHT NOW --

FORD ANNOUNCES IT'S RECALLING MORE THAN 89-THOUSAND ESCAPE S-U-V'S AND FUSION SEDANS OVER A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING ENGINES.

THE RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES WITH ONE-POINT-SIX LITER ENGINES FROM 2013.

FORD SAYS THE PROBLEM INVOLVES A SERIOUS FIRE RISK.

IT'S NOT YET CLEAR WHAT CAN CAUSE THE OVER HEATING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BOIL WATER NOTICE CONTINUES-VO

30 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY STILL NEED TO BOIL THEIR WATER THIS MORNING.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY UTILITIES PUT A BOIL WATER NOTICE INTO PLACE THURSDAY NIGHT.

IT IMPACTS CUSTOMERS EAST OF COLLINGSWOOD BOULEVARD.

THE EARLIEST THE NOTICE WOULD EXPIRE IS SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHEN OFFICIALS GET WATER TESTS BACK.

UNTIL THEN -- BOIL WATER BEFORE YOU DRINK OR COOK WITH IT.

YOU CAN STILL TAKE SHOWERS AND DO THE DISHES --

TERROR PLOT-VO

NEW THIS MORNING ---

WE LEARN MORE ABOUT TWO FLORIDA BROTHERS -- ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO HELP TERRORISTS.

THE BROTHERS ARE BOTH NATURALIZED U-S CITIZENS -- ORIGINALLY FROM PAKISTAN.

A GRAND JURY INDICTMENT CLAIMS THE TWO PROVIDED MONEY, HOUSING, COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO A GROUP TRYING TO GET A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW FAR THEY GOT OR WHAT THEY WERE TARGETING.

AIDS CLINIC-VO

WORKERS AT A LOCAL AIDS CLINIC GET EVICTED --

ESCORTED OUTSIDE BY POLICE --

ALL ON THE EVE OF WORLD AIDS AWARENESS DAY -- THAT'S TODAY.

WE WATCHED AS WORKERS AT THE BOB RAUSHENBERG CENTER LEFT THE BUILDING -- AND CREWS CHANGED THE LOCKS.

THE CLINIC STOPPED OPERATING EARLIER THIS MONTH.

IT WAS A NON-PROFIT TREATMENT CLINIC, OFFERING H-I-V SCREENINGS AND MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE INFECTED WITH HIV / AIDS.

AIDS CLINIC-SOTVO

I don't want to say he abandoned his patients but if there is not one to take them what is that.

THE CLINIC'S BOARD PRESIDENT WOULD NOT ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS.

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-VO WIPE

THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING FROM THE MISSOURI FAMILY WHO WON HALF OF THE RECORD POWERBALL JACKPOT.

MARK AND CINDY HILL CAME FORWARD FRIDAY TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE,

A COOL 293-MILLION-DOLLARS -- BEFORE TAXES.

MARK IS A MECHANIC.

THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES BLUE COLLAR WORKERS

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-SOTVO

I hope we stay grounded. I hope we stay the great people we were yesterday and the day before.

We're as common as anybody. We just have a little bit more money.

THE OTHER WINNER - WHO PURCHASED THE TICKET IN ARIZONA, HAS NOT OFFICIALLY COME FORWARD.

BUT, THE PRESUMED WINNER WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLEANCE VIDEO,

CELEBRATING AFTER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE ALL THE WAY IN MARYLAND.

DANIELS WORK THIS WEEKEND-VO-WIPE

ROAD CLOSURES START BACK UP THIS WEEKEND ON DANIELS PARKWAY AT THE I-75 INTERCHANGE.

CREWS ARE RESURFACING THE ROADWAY.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON ALL THREE EASTBOUND LANES,

WORK WILL RESUME FROM 8:00 AT NIGHT, UNTIL 5:00 MONDAY MORNING.

THEY WILL CLOSE ONE LANE AT A TIME.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-SSTOPS VO WIPE

THIS MARCO ISLAND DOCTOR -- WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITY WORK AND MILITARY SERVICE -- IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

49-YEAR-OLD ANDREW GUIDRY IS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX IN EXCHANGE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES --

THE STATE IS SUSPENDING HIS MEDICAL LICENSE.

GUIDRY HAS BEEN ARRESTED SEVEN TIMES IN THREE YEARS--

MOSTLY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING HIS WIFE.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-SOTVO

"I've heard about from other people that have gone to him, they say he's a good doctor, they like him, but the things that he gets into, the things that he does, is not really a good reputation for the island."

GUIDRY DIDNT DISPUTE THE MEDICAL MISCONDUCT ALLGATIONS.

SCOTUS SAME SEX RULING-VO

THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT IS TAKING ON THE ISSUE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE.

THE NINE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES MET PRIVATELY YESTERDAY.

THEY NEED TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL ACCEPT *ANY* OF THE TEN APPEALS THAT CONCERN WHETHER GAYS AND LESBIANS HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MARRY.

IF THE COURT AGREES TO HEAR THE ISSUE, ORAL ARGUMENTS WOULD BE LIKELY BE HELD IN MARCH--

DOG SAVES FAMILY-SOTVO

AN EAST NAPLES FAMILY SAYS THEIR LABRADOR RETRIEVER NAMED "BLACK" IS THE REASON A FIRE DIDN'T DO ANY *MORE DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY.

Guillermo Soto/9:59 "The dog kept barking and because the dog barks, thought there might be someone out here so came out to see and saw the fire."

THE SOTO FAMILY WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME.

BUT WOKE UP AFTER BLACK STARTED BARKING.

THE BLAZE DESTROYED A BACKYARD SHED AND MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EQUIPTMENT.

ALGAE RULING-VO

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IMPOSING TOUGH NEW WATER POLLUTION RULES ON FLORIDA.

ENVIROMENTAL GROUPS HAVE BEEN PUSHING THESE RULES.

THEY'RE DESIGNED TO CURTAIL POLLUTION BLAMED FOR ALGAE BLOOMS.

SOME STATE OFFICIALS, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND UTILITY COMPANYS OPPOSE THEM.

THEY ARGUE THEY'LL BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO IMPLEMENT.

TEASE ONE-OC

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB?

HAVING SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH YOUR PROSPECTIVE BOSS MAY HELP.

TZ1 A) HIRING TO HANG OUT-VO-WIPE

EXTRA WARRANTY-VO

IS A LITTLE EXTRA REASSURANCE, WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY?

CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS -- TRY NOT TO FALL FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PITCH.

THEY SAY MOST PRODUCTS ARE REASONABLY RELIABLE THESE DAYS.

PURCHASING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAN INCREASE THE PRICE OF AN ITEM BY A THIRD OR MORE.

PLUS IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL GET THE ITEM FIXED.

HOLIDAY JOBS-VOTOPS

HUNDREDS OF HOLIDAY JOBS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE TAKING,

BUT EMPLOYERS ARE HAVING TROUBLE FILLING THEM.

U-P-S IS STRUGGLING TO FILL JOBS TO DELIVER LOTS OF HOLIDAY ORDERS.

THEY'D PLANNED TO HIRE ABOUT 1-THOUSAND EXTRA EMPLOYEES DURING THE HOLIDAY RUSH,

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

HIRING TO HANG OUT-VO

DID YOU EVER THINK YOUR POTENTIAL BOSS MIGHT HIRE YOU BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT TO HANG OUT WITH YOU?

A PROFESSOR AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STUDIED THIS THROUGH A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

THE RESEARCH SHOWS -- WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING JOB CANDIDATES,

EMPLOYERS OFTEN PLACE A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON FINDING PEOPLE WHO SHARE COMMON INTERESTS.

TEASE TWO-OC

SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD.

"I foresee the potential for a disaster that is catastrophic.

AS DECEMBER 21ST, 2012 INCHES CLOSER --

SOME FEAR IT COULD BE THEIR LAST DAY ON EARTH.

TZ2 A) NASA RESPONDS TO MAYAN PREDICTION-SOTVO

NASA RESPONDS TO MAYAN PREDICTION-OC

DECEMBER 21ST 2012 -- COULD IT BE THE END OF THE WORLD?

IT'S ALL BASED ON AN ANCIENT MAYAN PREDICTION -- AND IT'S GOT SOME PEOPLE CONVINCED DOOMSDAY IS ONLY WEEKS AWAY.

NASA RESPONDS TO MAYAN PREDICTION-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

STEVE PACE HAS BEEN PREPPING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD FOR YEARS.

"I foresee the potential for a disaster that is catastrophic."

CNN CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN 2009 AS HE PREPARED WITH FOOD, WEAPONS, EVEN ANTI-RADIATION PILLS-- ALL FOR THIS YEAR 2012.

"I'm talking a collapse of civilization."

PACE IS AMONG THE DOOMSDAYERS WORRIED THAT DECEMBER 21ST 2012 WILL BE THE LAST. THAT'S THE DAY WHEN THE ANCIENT MAYAN CALENDAR IS SAID TO END.

"A calendar does not end."

BUT THAT TALK OF THE END OF THE WORLD -- SHEER NONSENSE, SAYS TOP SCIENTISTS.

IN THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT NASA PUT OUT, EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY. THEIR SCIENTISTS TAKE ALL OF THE RUMORS ONE BY ONE AND DEBUNK THEM.

AMONG THE THEORIES IS THAT A LARGE PLANET KNOWN AS NIBIRU WILL HAVE A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH EARTH WREAKING ALL KINDS OF HAVOC.

"So this enormous planet is supposed to be coming towards Earth, but if it were we would have seen it long ago. And if it were invisible somehow we would have seen the effects of this planet on the neighboring planets."

Thousands of astronomers- expert and novice. see nothing of the sort.

Another theory is that the planets will somehow align, causing devastating tidal effects. Two problems there - There is no planetary alignment taking place. and even if it were only the moon and the sun could have effect on tides on the earth, says NASA.

Experts have also dismissed other theories like the shifting of the Earths magnetic poles or solar storms.

TO SOME IT MAY SOUND LIKE FANTASY BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY AFRAID.

MOSTLY BECAUSE FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS THE INTERNET HAS BEEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF THE WORLD ENDING IN DECEMBER 21, 2012.

DAVID MORRISON, SENIOR SCIENTIST AT THE NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE SAYS HE HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH E-MAILS, INCLUDING A MESSAGE FROM TWO PARENTS WHO SAID THEY WERE PLANNING ON KILLING THEIR CHILDREN AND THEMSELVES AHEAD OF THE DAY:

NASA RESPONDS TO MAYAN PREDICTION-OC-WIPE

LISA SYLVESTER REPORTING.

MORRISON SAYS HE HAS PUT OUT A DOOMSDAY 2012 FACT SHEET.

HE SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO DEC. 22ND --

TEASE THREE

"It's kind of like elementary school. Making these teenagers hold hands

instead of giving them actual punishment.

A PRINCIPAL'S CHOICE OF PUNISHMENT IS UNDER FIRE THIS MORNING FOR MAKING STUDENTS HOLD HANDS.

TZ3 A) HAND HOLDING PUNISHMENT-SOTVOTOPS

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 1) BOIL WATER NOTICE-VOTOPS

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

30 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY STILL NEED TO BOIL THEIR WATER THIS MORNING.

IT IMPACTS CUSTOMERS EAST OF COLLINGSWOOD BOULEVARD..

THE EARLIEST THE NOTICE WOULD EXPIRE IS SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHEN OFFICIALS GET WATER TESTS BACK.

TS 2) FORD RECALL-VOTOPS

FORD ANNOUNCES YET *ANOTHER RECALL FOR ESCAPE S-U-V'S.

THIS TIME FUSION SEDANS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE RECALL AFFECTS MODELS FROM 2013.

THERE'S A SERIOUS FIRE RISK THAT STEMS FROM AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM.

TS 3) DANIELS WORK THIS WEEKEND-VOTOPS

EXPECT MORE CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND ON DANIELS PARKWAY AT THE I-75 INTERCHANGE.

CREWS ARE BACK TO WORK RESURFACING THE ROADWAY.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON ALL THREE EASTBOUND LANES, CLOSING ONE LANE AT A TIME.

WX TOSS-WX WALL

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SATURDAY DECEMBER FIRST.

I'M CLIFTON FRENCH.

BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES --

WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

POWERBALL WINNERS LATE-VOTOPS OC POP

MEET AMERICA'S NEWEST MULTI-MILLIONAIRES.

TWO YEARS AGO MARK HILL AND HIS WIFE CINDY WERE BOTH UNEMPLOYED--

NOW THEY ARE POWERBALL JACKPOT MILLIONAIRES.

BUT THE HUNT IS STILL ON FOR THE WINNER OF THE *OTHER HALF OF THAT JACKPOT.

IT'S POSSIBLY A MAN IN A YELLOW JACKET.

POWERBALL WINNERS LATE-PKG

THE USUAL MID-DAY BUZZ AT A GAS STATION'S CONVENIENCE STORE.

ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, THE BUZZ STARTS REALLY HUMMING.

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THE APPARENT WINNER SURE MADE AN IMPRESSION WITH CASHIER KAMRAN AFGAN.

"He hit really bad to the counter, really bad, he said Oh my God, really hard.

"Did it scare you?

"I'm scared! I think so - have a heart attack."

AFGAN SAYS THE MAN RAN OUT, THEN CAME BACK- REALIZING HE'D FORGOTTEN TO GET HIS GAS.

BUT WHO IS HE?

SO FAR WE DON'T HAVE A NAME.

SU:This is the spot where all the excitement took place. THE COUNTER, THE MACHINE THAT PRINTED OUT THE TICKET WHERE THE MAN CHECKED HIS NUMBERS.

BUT IT'S ON THE SURVEILLANCE TAPE WHERE YOU CAN PICK UP A COUPLE MORE CLUES, ABOUT THE GUY-- AND ABOUT HIS BEHAVIOR HERE.

ON THE VIDEO WE SEE HIM- BEFORE HE FINDS OUT- GIVING SOME CASH TO A YOUNG MAN WHO DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR HIS PURCHASE.

WE SEE HIS CAR PULLING OUT- BUT CAN'T MAKE OUT HIS LICENSE PLATE.

A WITNESS SAYS HE MAY HAVE HAD A VIRGINIA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION LOGO ON THE BACK OF HIS VEST.

WE SEARCHED FOR THAT LOGO - FOUND A PATTERN THAT LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR.

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THAT AGENCY SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THEIR VESTS, MAYBE WORN BY SOMEONE IN THEIR SAFETY SERVICE PATROL- BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHO THIS MAN IS.

WE DO KNOW HE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR.

"How did his behavior change once he figured out he might have won?

"I dunno, last comment I heard is he had enough money to ask Beyonce out. So -

POWERBALL WINNERS LATE-OC AT POP

BRIAN TODD REPORTING.

THE MYSTERY TICKET HOLDER HAS 180 DAYS TO CLAIM HIS PRIZE.

HELICOPTER CRASH IN TAMPA BAY-POP VO

TURNING NOW TO THE SEARCH FOR ANYONE MISSING AFTER A HELICOPTER SPLASHED INTO TAMPA BAY.

CREWS STILL HAVEN'T FOUND ANYONE,

BUT BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS MISSING.

THIS WAS JUST OFF APOLLO BEACH.

CAR INTO MOTEL-VOTOPS

A MAN IS DEAD AFTER HE SMASHED HIS CAR INTO A MOTEL ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE.

HOSTESS BONUSES APPROVED-VOTOPS

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY --

WHILE MORE THAN 18-THOUSAND HOSTESS WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS -

19 EXECUTIVES ARE GETTING BIG BONUSES.

ALTOGETHER THEY'LL SPLIT A TOTAL OF ONE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT DECISION ISN'T SITTING WELL WITH COMPANY EMPLOYEES NOW OUT OF WORK.

FAMILY FIRE-NATVO

SOMETIMES YOU CAN HEAR PAIN IN PEOPLE'S VOICES.

YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THOSE TIMES --

"its been a tough year its just another thing to happen but we will get through it."

LESA KALATKA LOST HER JOB, HER HUSBAND AND NOW HER CAPE CORAL HOME.

A MALFUNCTIONING DRYER SPARKED THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE GARAGE.

LUCKILY HER FOUR CHILDREN WERE NOT HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.

BUT POLICE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

TWO OFFICERS STRUGGLED TO GET INSIDE TO FIND THE CHILDREN

THEY SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION.

THE FAMILY IS STAYING AT A MOTEL IN CAPE CORAL.

FAMILY FIRE-VOTOPS

THE U-S FIRE ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES ALMOST THREE-THOUSAND DRYER FIRES BREAK OUT EVERY YEAR.

THEY'VE CAUSED 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

DUNN IN COURT-VOWIPE

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK --

A JURY WILL RECOMMEND EITHER LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH PENALTY FOR ROBERT DUNN.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF SHOOTING HIS WIFE IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF CHILDREN AT A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE BACK IN 2008.

YESTERDAY IN COURT -- DUNN'S ATTORNEYS TRIED TO LIMIT WHAT THE JURORS WOULD HEAR ABOUT THE CONVICTED KILLER AND THE CRIME, IN AN ATTEMP TO KEEP DUNN OFF DEATH ROW.

DUNN IN COURT-SOTVO

MARIE DOERR, ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNE

"we really didn't want to revel our strategy and stuff like that, but we will have evidence that she knew that Mr. Dunn was in the daycare with a gun, and we will attempt to present evidence that she actually was overheard by a witness pleading for her life."

WYOMING COLLEGE KILLINGS-VOTOPS

NO GUNS WERE USED IN FRIDAY'S COLLEGE CAMPUS MURDER IN WYOMING.

POLICE THINK A MAN KILLED A WOMAN ON THE STREET WITH A KNIFE OR JAGGED EDGED WEAPON,

WYOMING COLLEGE KILLINGS-SOTVO

S/ Dr. Walter Nolte, President Casper College

"We are an institution about people. our faculty, our staff, our students, and this hurts."

POLICE SAY THE ATTACKER WAS NOT A STUDENT AT THE COLLEGE.

HAND HOLDING PUNISHMENT-VO

HOLD HANDS OR BE SUSPENDED --

THAT'S THE CHOICE TWO ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FACED.

THEY CHOSE TO HOLD HANDS.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE TEENS WERE IN A FIGHT.

BUT INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING THEM --

THE PRINCIPAL LET THEM HOLD HANDS FOR 15 MINUTES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD AS THEIR PUNISHMENT.

SOME STUDENTS TAUNTED THEM.

OTHERS TOOK PICTURES AND POSTED THEM TO FACEBOOK.

THAT'S WHEN THE COMMENTS CAME FLOODING IN.

SOME SAID THE PUNISHMENT WAS INAPPROPRIATE --

SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE TO GAY STUDENTS.

HAND HOLDING PUNISHMENT-SOTVO

" They had the opportunity early to become suspended so, it was their option

to get in the fight.

"I was in ROTC and we had to do stuff like that so, I think it works."

"It's kind of like elementary school. Making these teenagers hold hands

instead of giving them actual punishment.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY DO NOT APPROVE.

HELICOPTER PARENT-VO

A VERMONT MAN GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM HELICOPTER PARENT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

PAUL WALLICH BUILT THIS DRONE TO FOLLOW HIS SON TO SCHOOL.

HE SAYS THE COLD WINTERS IN VERMONT MAKE THE QUARTER-MILE WALK TO SCHOOL WITH HIS SON A DRAG.

THE DRONE IS PROGRAMMED TO STAY A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM HIS BOY -- BUT FOLLOWS HIS EVERY MOVE USING A SMART PHONE AND A G-P-S TRACKER.

IT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME.

ROMNEY TATTOO GUY-SOTVO

AN INDIANA MAN -- WHO WAS PAID 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN LOGO TATTOOED ON HIS FACE -- NOW SAYS HE WANTS IT REMOVED.

HERE'S WHY --

"The change of heart come at post election when Mittens come out saying oh Barack Obama he bought votes, saying I would have won the election if wouldn't have bought the votes."

THAT'S ERIC HARTSBURG --

AT ONE TIME, ONE OF MITT ROMNEY'S BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.

BUT HE SAYS HE'S UPSET ROMNEY SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA WON THE ELECTION BY GIVING GROUPS, QUOTE, "GIFTS."

SO --

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SS VO WIPE

A SUSPECTED LEHIGH ACRES GRAFFITI ARTIST WASN'T HARD TO CATCH.

DEPUTIES SAY 17-YEAR-OLD JESUS DELGADO TAGGED HIS "STREET NAME" ON BUILDINGS, UTILITY POLES AND A WATER TANK.

THE GRAFITI STRETCHES FROM GUNNERY ROAD AND LEONARD BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY TO LEE BOULEVARD.

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SOTVO-WIPE

PAUL LAMBERTUCCI/ BUILDING OWNER

56:00 i'm mad. I've got to hire people here and paint. And you're talking $10,000

WHEN DELGADO GOT CAUGHT, HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH "TAGGING" A YEAR AGO

TEASE FOUR

if i had a choice I would wear nothing, I would have no cancer" Montiel

A LOCAL WOMAN FIRES BACK --

DEFENDING MEASURES SHE TAKES TO PROTECT HER SKIN.

SEE WHY THE COUNTY KICKED HER OUT OF A LOCAL POOL.

TZ4 A) MASKED SWIMMER-SOTVO

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS-SS

JOIN THE ABC 7 TEAM FOR THE 2012 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN CAPE CORAL TONIGHT.

JEFF, COURTNEY AND JP WILL BE THERE FOR THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY-- THAT STARTS AT 6:00.

YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7 NEWS AT 6:30.

THERE ARE EVENTS ALL DAY BEGINNING AT 4:00.

INCLUDING A 20-TON SNOW DRIFT SLIDE, TINY TOTS TRAIN RIDE, AND PICTURES WITH SANTA.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-2SHOT

MAIN WEATHER-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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

TOSS TO LEIGH-OC

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER!

WINTER IS ALMOST HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND IN COLLIER COUNTY-- WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME SNOW!

YES SNOW!

SNOWFEST-REM-LIVE

SNOWFEST-CG

SNOWFEST-REM-LIVE

MASKED SWIMMER-VO WIPE

A FORT MYERS WOMAN'S CHOICE OF SUN BLOCK ISN'T GOING OVER WELL AT A NEARBY COMMUNITY POOL.

ALEXANDRA MONTIEL SAYS SHE WEARS THIS MASK WHEN SHE SWIMS AT THE NORTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY POOL BECAUSE SHE HAS SKIN CANCER.

MASKED SWIMMER-SOTVO

17:31 "I'm doing it because I have no choice, if i had a choice I would wear nothing, I would have no cancer" Montiel

COUNTY OFFICIALS REMOVED HER FROM THE POOL CITING THE MASK IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD, IT SCARES CHILDREN TOO.

MONTIEL SAYS SHE'LL BE SUING IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T LET HER WEAR THE MASK.

TARGET & NEIMAN-VO

THE WAIT IS OVER FOR TARGET AND NEIMAN MARCUS FANS.

TODAY -- THE NEW COLLECTION HITS STORE SHELVES.

PRODUCTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOP DESIGNERS LIKE MARC JACOBS, TORY BURCH AND OSCAR DE LA RENTA.

THINGS TO DO-CG

IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY WEEKEND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THIS MORNING YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.

HEAD TO THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER AT NINE.

IT ONLY COSTS 2-DOLLARS.

THE GROUP WILL THEN PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO SNOW FEST!

DECEMBER ART IN THE PARK TAKES PLACE TODAY AT THE VON LIEBIG ART CENTER IN NAPLES.

IT RUNS FROM 10:00 TO 4:00.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES LOCAL ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DÉCOR.

AND IT'S FREE.

AND CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERT IN THE PARK.

IT'S SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:00 AT THE CAMBIER PARK BANDSHELL IN NAPLES.

YOU'LL HEAR ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES.

FMB BOAT PARADE-NATVOTOPS

TEASE FIVE-OC

A NEW STUDY FINDS AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF NURSING HOMES HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE WITH A CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

AND ACTS LIKE THIS -- ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

TZ5 A) CAREGIVER BACKGROUNDS-VO

FLU UPDATE-VO

FLU CASES ARE POPPING UP **EARLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

EVERY STATE EXCEPT VERMONT IS REPORTING THE NASTY BUG.

DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE NOT SEEN SO MANY PATIENTS FOR FLU THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON SINCE 2004.

THE SITUATION ISN'T HORRIBLE IN FLORIDA.

CAREGIVER BACKGROUNDS-OC

DO YOU KNOW WHO IS CARING FOR YOUR ELDERLY LOVED ONE?

A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT 92 PERCENT OF NURSING HOMES HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE WITH A CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

MONICA ROBINS SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN WHO MADE IT HER *BUSINESS* TO FIND SAFE CARE.

BUT A QUICK WARNING --

CAREGIVER BACKGROUNDS-PKG

S/ LISSETTE RIVERA, CEO, SAFECARENOW.COM:36-:46

S/ SHELLEY SEDOR, ASSISTED LIVING EXEC. DIR.:55-1:05

EVIDENCE LIKE THIS IS ENOUGH TO STRIKE FEAR INTO ANYONE WHO DEPENDS ON A HEALTHCARE WORKER TO CARE FOR AN ELDERLY LOVED ONE. VIRGIN CABALLO'S ABUSE WAS ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER ESTER PISKOR'S SON INSTALLED A HIDDEN CAMERA IN HER ROOM. THE EX-NURSES AID IS NOW SPENDING THE NEXT TEN YEARS BEHIND BARS.

WHEN LISETTE RIVERA SAW THIS STORY SHE FEARED FOR HER MOTHER IN A NURSING HOME AND THEN WANTED TO MAKE SURE CONSUMERS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES HAD ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK THE BACKGROUNDS OF THOSE IN CHARGE OF CARE. SIX MONTHS AGO HER WEBSITE, SAFE CARE NOW WENT ON LINE.

"We're like the carfax for the healthcare industry. we continually background check nurses aids against this public data such as certification data abuse listings and then we also check against nationwide criminal records."

SHELLEY SEDOR GETS A REPORT ON HER EMPLOYEES EVERY MONTH.

"Safecare allows us to have that piece of mind and that comfort knowing that my staff is being checked out regularly and they're all on the up and up and there's nothing going on in the background that I'm not aware of."

SAFECARE RUNS THE EMPLOYEE'S NAME AND PROVIDES A REPORT CARD. A RED X INDICATES A PROBLEM AND GIVES THE REASON. TURNOVER IN THIS INDUSTRY IS MORE THAN 85 PERCENT. SO SOMETIMES, A PERSON'S RECORD DOESN'T FOLLOW THEM. UNTIL NOW.

"A lot of people working in facilities work in multiple facilities something could happen at another facility and I would never know."

BUT SHE DOES NOW. AND THERE'S A REASON SHE AND FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW.

"One in five nurse aids that are currently employed have a conviction that should have disqualified them from gaining employment in the first place."

CAREGIVER BACKGROUNDS-OC

MONICA ROBBINS REPORTING.

SAFECARE-NOW-DOT-COM IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMERS TO CHECK OUT CAREGIVERS THEMSELVES.

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) BOIL WATER NOTICE-VOTOPS

LETS RUN DOWN A COUPLE TOP STORIES --

30 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY STILL NEED TO BOIL THEIR WATER THIS MORNING.

IT IMPACTS CUSTOMERS EAST OF COLLINGSWOOD BOULEVARD..

THE EARLIEST THE NOTICE WOULD EXPIRE IS SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHEN OFFICIALS GET WATER TESTS BACK.

TS2) FORD RECALL-VOTOPS

FORD ANNOUNCES YET *ANOTHER RECALL FOR ESCAPE S-U-V'S.

THIS TIME FUSION SEDANS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE RECALL AFFECTS MODELS FROM 2013.

THERE'S A SERIOUS **FIRE RISK THAT STEMS FROM AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM.

TS3) DANIELS WORK-VOTOPS

EXPECT MORE CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND ON DANIELS PARKWAY AT THE I-75 INTERCHANGE.

CREWS ARE BACK TO WORK RESURFACING THE ROADWAY.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON ALL THREE EASTBOUND LANES.

TS4) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

NEXT WEEK --A JURY WILL RECOMMEND EITHER LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH PENALTY FOR ROBERT DUNN

TS5) FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS-SSTOPS

AND JOIN THE ABC-7 TEAM FOR THE 2012 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN CAPE CORAL TONIGHT.

JEFF, COURTNEY AND JP WILL BE THERE FOR THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY -- THAT STARTS AT 6:00.

YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7 NEWS AT 6:30.

BUT THERE ARE EVENTS ALL DAY BEGINNING AT 4:00

FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

THANKS FOR JOINING US--

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