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HL1) FISCAL CLIFF-SOTTOPS

We've wasted an enormous amount of time here sparring back and forth in public.

THE RACE IN WASHINGTON IS ON --

TO BEAT THE FISCAL CLIFF.

WE'RE JUST 27 DAYS OUT.

HL2) NORTH PORT SPORTS THEFT-VO-WIPE

DOUBLE TROUBLE.

A PAIR OF BREAK-INS --- CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

HL3) FL AIR FARES GOING UP-VO-WIPE

THE PRICE TO FLY. TAKES OFF.

FIND OUT WHY FLORIDA IS THE *ONLY PASSENGER ON THIS FLIGHT.

ABC SEVEN BREAKS IT DOWN --

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

FISCAL CLIFF DAY 27-SOTTOPS-2SH

OBAMA: 12;32;11;21 "Unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance."

RIGHT NOW AT __ -

WE'RE WATCHING WASHINGTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER.

ARE PUBLICLY RIDICULING ONE ANOTHER'S POSITION.

OVER AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF.

NOW, THE POSSIBLE MAKINGS OF A DEAL BUBBLE JUST UNDER THE SURFACE.

SO FAR. THERE IS *SOME OVERLAP -- THAT COULD HELP DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THE MAIN STICKING POINT REMAINS -- INCOME TAXES ON THE TOP 2%.

FL SCOTT UNEMPLOYMENT-SSTOPS

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S NEWLY APPOINTED JOBS CZAR. HAS RESIGNED ALREADY.

HUNTING DEUTSCH WAS BROUGHT IN EIGHT MONTHS AGO --

TO OVERSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,

AND ADMINISTER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO OUT-OF-WORK FLORIDIANS.

BUT, HE CAME UNDER FIRE --

FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS HE GOT *BEFORE HE WAS HIRED.

WHILE GETTING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,

HE TOOK A TRIP TO EUROPE!

LEE ELECTION ISSUES-VOTOPS

TURNING NOW TO MORE FALLOUT -- FROM LEE COUNTY'S ELECTION ISSUES.

FLORIDA'S SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE IN LEE COUNTY NEXT WEEK -- TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WENT WRONG.

KEN DETZNER IS TOURING FIVE FLORIDA COUNTIES HE SAYS "UNDERPERFORMED" IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THOSE COUNTIES ARE LEE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, MIAMI DADE AND SAINT LUCIE.

CAR FIRE-VO-BNR

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

AFTER A CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES.

JUST LOOK AT THE VIDEO.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND --

TO THIS RED MUSTANG.

ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE BY SIDE WITH CREWS ON SCENE.

FORT MYERS BEACH FIRE OFFICIALS TELL US --

IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT,

ON ESTERO BOULEVARD ACROSS FROM THE LANAI KAI.

INVESTIGATORS TAPED OFF THE AREA,

NORTH PORT SPORTS THEFT-SS VO

ON THE CRIME BEAT,

A PAIR OF BREAKINS ARE NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION --

FIRST UP,

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT -- STOLEN FROM NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES --

THEY SHOW TWO BOYS -- LEAVING THE BASEBALL FIELD.

YOU CAN SEE THEM CARRYING LARGE EQUIPTMENT BAGS -- AND SEVERAL BASEBALL BATS.

THEY GOT AWAY IN A SILVER SUV.

THAT EQUIPMENT IS WORTH MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS --

NORTH PORT SPORTS THEFT-SOTVO

5:37 all has been nice and generous nice that people will come and do something about it:45 because taking from the kids is not okay:49

STRING OF BREAKINGS SFM-VOTOPS

NEW FROM OVERNIGHT,

A GATED COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS HAS BECOME THE TARGET.

IN A SERIES OF BREAK-INS.

THERE WERE *FOUR. IN *ONE DAY!

THREE HOMEOWNERS FILED POLICE REPORTS.

IN EACH BREAK-IN --

THE PERSON SLICED THROUGH THE SCREEN LANAI'S.

IT WAS CUT NEXT TO THE LOCK,

STRING OF BREAKINGS SFM-SOTVO

IN ONE HOME, THE INTRUDER GOT AWAY WITH VALUABLES.

CASH, AN I-POD TOUCH AND A CELL PHONE.

THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN.

DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP.

DUNN PENALTY DAY 3-VO

TODAY WE COULD LEARN THE FATE OF A CAPE CORAL MURDERER.

ROBERT DUNN WILL EITHER GET LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH SENTENCE -- FOR KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

TAKING THE STAND TUESDAY, DUNN'S FAMILY SPOKE ABOUT HIS STRANGE BEHAVIOR.

HIS SISTER SAYS HE WAS PARANOID.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY HIS WIFE'S FAMILY -- WHILE THE COUPLE DIVORCED.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP ON ALL YOUR SHOWS -- AND PROBABLY USE A "DVR" TO RECORD THEM.

SOMETHING UNSETTLING THIS MORNING.

VERIZON HAS FILED A PATENT.TO PUT A CAMERA AND MICROPHONE IN YOUR DVR BOX.

IT'S ALL ABOUT ADVERTISING.

THE COMPANY SAYS IF IT HEARS SOUNDS OF CUDDLING -- YOU'D SEE A CONTRACEPTIVES COMMERCIAL.

IF YOU'RE FIGHINTG -- MAYBE MARRIAGE COUNSELING.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

AT CHRISTMAS TIME -- YOU HAVE TO LOVE ALL THE PRETTY DECORATIONS.

GLITTERY TREES. ANGELS. FRIENDLY SNOWMEN.

BUT NOT THIS KIND.

OUTSIDE OF A STORE -- GOOD SAMARTIANS, STOP TO HELP WHEN HE DROPS A SIGN.

THEN GET THE SCARE OF A LIFETIME, FROM THIS SNOWMAN.

IT NEVER GETS OLD.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

I75 UPDATE-VOTOPS

HERE'S A TRAFFIC UPDATE THIS MORNING,

THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF A CRASH LAST NIGHT --

NEAR MILE MARKER 120 ON I-75.

TWO CARS COLLIDED --

BLOCKING THE SOUTHBOUND LANES FOR AN HOUR.

DUNBAR EXPANSION-VOTOPS

DEVELOPING IN LEE COUNTY,

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONS WANT TO EXPAND DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE A NEW BUILDING --- MAKING ROOM FOR 600 MORE STUDENTS.

IT WOULD COST 34-MILLION DOLLARS.

IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DISTRICT ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN BY 11-HUNDRED STUDENTS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QH1) FISCAL CLIFF DAY 27-VO-WIPE

THE WHITE HOUSE AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER.

ARE STILL AT IT OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

SO FAR. THERE IS *SOME OVERLAP -- THAT COULD HELP DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THE MAIN STICKING POINT REMAINS -- INCOME TAXES ON THE TOP 2%.

QH2) CAR FIRE-VO-WIPE

NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING SHOWS A CAR JUST AFTER IT WENT UP IT FLAMES.

THIS HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT,

ON ESTERO BOULEVARD ACROSS FROM THE LANAI KAI.

QH3) NORTH PORT THEFT-VO-WIPE

A PAIR OF BREAKINS ARE NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION AT NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL.

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT WERE TAKEN.

AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THAT EQUIPMENT IS WORTH MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS --

QH4) DUNN TRIAL-VO-WIPE

TODAY WE COULD LEARN THE FATE OF A CAPE CORAL MURDERER.

ROBERT DUNN WILL EITHER GET LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH SENTENCE -- FOR KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

TUESDAY DUNN'S FAMILY TOOK THE STAND.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

SCREEN FINES-ON CAM

ALL NEW RIGHT NOW,

WE NOW KNOW PHILIPS, LG, AND PANASONIC. WILL all FACE A MAJOR FINE.

THE EUROPEAN UNION IS IMPOSING A 1-POINT-9 BILLION DOLLAR CARTEL FINE ON SCREEN PRODUCERS.

CLAIMING THE COMPANIES.

ARTIFICIALLY SET PRICES,

SHARED MARKETS.

AND RESTRICTED THEIR OUTPUT FOR THEIR PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER.

PEDESTRIAN KILLED-VOTOPS

NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ON A DEADLY CRASH.

A CAR FATALLY STRUCK A MAN IN LEHIGH ACRES TUESDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS SAY -

AN ACCIDENT ON THAT STREET WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY 86-YEAR-OLD BELEN SEGARRA.

WALKED INTO THE PATH OF AN S-U-V.

HE WAS WEARING DARK CLOTHING WHEN HE WAS HIT.

AND THE DRIVER WON'T BE CHARGED,

LEHIGH GROW HOUSE-VOTOPS

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE -- LED TO AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.

THIS WAS THE SCENE TUESDAY.

AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARED --

DETECTIVES SAY THEY FOUND 168 MARIJUANA PLANTS -- INSIDE THIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME.

THEY ARRESTED RICHARD SMEGAL ON FELONY DRUG CHARGES.

MARCO POLICE CHIEF REAX-OC

A "BLACK EYE" FOR THE MARCO ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

FORMER LEIUTENANT PETE BEUCLER RESIGNED.

AFTER WORD CAME OUT THAT HE SENT PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES TO A FEMALE CO-WORKER.

BUT THE CITY LATER RE-HIRED HIM AS A CIVILIAN MEMBER.

*THAT TRIGGERED THE OPENING OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION --

MARCO POLICE CHIEF REAX-SOT-OC

It's an unfortunate incident and we would seek to avoid it but the investigation and the outcome shows this kind of conduct will not be tolerated.

THE INVESTIGATION ALSO UNCOVERED --

HOW THE WOMAN TOLD HER SUPERVIORS ABOUT THE PICTURES,

BUT NOTHING WAS DONE.

WE ASKED THE CITY WHY BEUCLER WAS RE-HIRED.

VR LABS-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ATTORNEYS FROM V-R LABS --- WILL BE BACK AT THE TABLE SOON.

THEY'RE TALKING CONSTRUCTION.

THE TWO COMPANIES HAVE BEEN FIGHTING OVER PAYMENTS.

VR LABS-SOTVO

04:12: "certainly we hoped we learned something from this and we will not be proceeding with the same program or other grant applicants in the same manner as we did with VR Labs04:22" Frank Mann

40 JOBS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CREATED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO FAR, THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S CREATED EIGHT.

FL AIR FARES GOING UP-VOTOPS

SANTA ALWAYS FLIES FOR FREE.

BUT THIS CHRISMAS -- *YOU WILL PAY MORE.

SEVERAL BIG AIRLINES ARE RAISING AIRFARES --

BUT THE HIKES ONLY IMPACT PEOPLE FLYING IN AND OUT OF FLORIDA!

UNITED IS BUMPING UP ONE-WAY TICKET PRICES BY 10 DOLLARS.

DELTA, AMERICAN AND SOUTHWEST HAVE LAUNCHED SIMILAR INCREASES ON THEIR FLORIDA ROUTES.

U-S AIRWAYS WAS PLANNING A NATIONWIDE PRICE HIKE -

NAPLES AIRPORT NOISE SENSORS-VO-WIPE

NO MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRPLANE NOISE OVER NAPLES.

ONE MAN SAYS -- HE'S COME UP WITH A WAY TO ACTUALLY MEASURE IT.

IT'S TOP OF THE LINE TECHNOLOGY --- THAT JIM LENNANE HOPES WILL SETTLE THE ARGUMENT OVER JET NOISE.

A HIGH TECH MICROPHONE SYSTEM -- WOULD BE PLACED IN AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS COMPLAIN THE MOST.

NAPLES AIRPORT NOISE SENSORS-SOTVO

Jim Lennane/Naples "At least it will be factual and that's the goal. To have facts in place of speculation and emotion."

IT WOULD COST OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH TO FUND THE SYSTEM.

THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WOULD FOOT THE BILL -- IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-FDOT

TONS OF PERFUMES ON THE MARKET.

YOU CAN SMELL LIKE LAVENDAR. SANDALWOOD. PIZZA???

YES -- PIZZA.

PIZZA HUT WILL RELEASE A PIZZA-SCENTED PERFUME!

IT STARTED AS A JOKE,

BUT THEN GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION ON FACEBOOK.

CUSTOMERS LOVED THE IDEA *SO* MUCH --

THE RESTAURANT CHAIN THOUGHT. WHY NOT?

ONLY 100 BOTTLES WILL BE PRODUCED.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

SOME SAD NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON. HAS PASSED AWAY.

BESSE COOPER WAS 116 YEARS OLD.

ACCORDING TO HER FAMILY --

SHE DIED PEACEFULLY TUESDAY NIGHT IN MONROE, GEORGIA.

AFTER HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING.

SHE HAD JUST SET HER HAIR AND WATCHED A CHRISTMAS VIDEO BEFORE PASSING.

HER FAMILY WILL HOLD THE FUNERAL LATER THIS WEEK.

HER SECRET TO A LONG LIFE?

SHE RECENTLY TOLD GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS --

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

BOSTON CANOE CAMPER-VO WIPE

A STRANGE SIGHT IN BOSTON --

A MAN TURNS HEADS. FOR HIS UNUSUAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.

IT APPEARS HE'S LIVING ON THE HARBOR. IN HIS CANOE!

MICHAEL SMITH SAYS THE CANOE WORKS WELL.

BECAUSE HE CAN CARRY AROUND MORE GEAR,

THAN IF HE WERE JUST WALKING AROUND TOWN WITH A BACKPACK.

SMITH SAYS WHILE SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND HIS LIFESTYLE OBNOXIOUS.

BOSTON CANOE CAMPER-SOTVO

"People gotta do what they have to do to survive. And you have to have self esteem to make it. You have to allow people to keep their dignity."

EVEN THOUGH HE DOES NOT STAY IN ONE SPOT FOR LONG,

SMITH HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE U-S COAST GUARD.

AS LONG AS HE STAYS IN PUBLIC WATERS,

GRAMMY NOMINEES-ON CAM

HAPPENING TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES--

THE RECORDING ACADEMY WILL ANNOUNCE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 55TH GRAMMY AWARDS.

AND THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE THREE NEW CATEGORIES.

LATIN JAZZ ALBUM, URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM AND CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL1) SUBWAY PUSH-VO-WIPE

RIGHT NOW AT--

WE'RE GETTING NEW DETAILS -- IN A SHOCKING DEATH CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

HL2) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-WIPE

TACKLING TAXES.

WE'RE WATCHING WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

HL3) BELCHER 911 CALL MOTHER-SOTTOPS

Yes, she is moving when I talk to her. Please God.

ALL NEW THIS MORNING IN THE KANSAS CITY "NFL" MURDER-SUICIDE.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

SUBWAY PUSH-VOTOPS

NEW THIS MORNING --

CHARGES COULD BE ANNOUNCED AS EARLY AS TODAY.

IN THAT SHOCKING SUBWAY PLATFORM DEATH.

IN NEW YORK, THERE'S NEW INFORMATION IN THE CASE OF A VICTIM -- POLICE SAY WAS PUSHED TO HIS DEATH ON A TRAIN TRACK.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PAUL BROWNE SAYS A MAN BEING QUESTIONED -- ADMITS TO DOING IT.

THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF A MAN -- BEING LED AWAY IN HANDCUFFS AFTER POLICE QUESTIONING.

58-YEAR-OLD KI-SUCK HAN DIED MONDAY,

FISCAL CLIFF-2 SHOT

THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK STANDS AT 27 DAYS --

IN THE BATTLE OVER HOW TO KEEP THE NATION FROM GOING OVER THAT "FISCAL CLIFF."

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS -- ARE MAKING PLENTY OF SOUNDBITES.

BUT VERY LITTLE *PROGRESS IN FINDING A SOLUTION.

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

Democrats and Republicans remain light years apart.

Here's President Obama, in an interview with Bloomberg TV, describing House

Speaker John Boehner's plan to avoid the fiscal cliff.

SOT Obama

"UNFORTUNATELY, THE SPEAKER'S PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW IS STILL OUT OF BALANCE."

The Speaker's plan would raise 800-billion dollars in tax revenue, but does

so without raising tax rates for top income earners.

The President says that's unacceptable.

SOT Obama

"WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE THE RATES ON THE TOP TWO-PERCENT GO UP. AND WE'

RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A DEAL WITHOUT IT."

Republicans, like rising star Senator Marco Rubio, say raising taxes on the

wealthy is the wrong approach.

SOT Marco Rubio

"TAX INCREASES HE WANTS WOULD FAIL TO MAKE EVEN A SMALL DENT IN THE DEBT,

BUT WOULD HURT MIDDLE CLASS BUSINESSES AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEM."

So that's the major hold up - taxes.

Republicans and Democrats - deeply divided.

SOT Sen. Mitch McConnell

"THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON PRIVATELY, THAT'S NOT GOING ON PUBLICLY."

Amidst the political posturing, there may actually be a chance for

compromise on Medicare.

President Obama says he's open to raising the age when seniors can

start receiving benefits from 65 to 67.

According to one study, that would help save almost six-billion-

dollars a year.

President Obama travels to the Business Roundtable today, where he'll

address CEOs of leading companies -- folks who are closely watching the

fiscal cliff drama.

DC MOTHERS MARCH -ON CAM

TODAY LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO GET AN EARFUL FROM ONE WOMEN'S GROUP -- ABOUT THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

THE GROUP IS CALLED MOMS RISING.

TODAY WE'RE TOLD THEY WILL VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO DELIVER TEDDY BEARS TO LAWMAKERS AND SEND THE MESSAGE -- "WE CAN'T 'BEAR' MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE!"

SENATE DISABILITY VOTE-VO

ALSO NEW THIS MORNING --

A TREATY TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

WAS DEFEATED IN THE SENATE.

FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR BOB DOLE WAS PRESENT IN A WHEELCHAIR,

AS VOTING TOOK PLACE.

JUST DAYS AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED. HE APPEARED ON THE SENATE FLOOR,

IN SUPPORT OF THE TREATY.

BUT 38 REPUBLICANS VOTED NO.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

BELCHER 911 CALL MOTHER-SOTVO

NEW THIS MORNING --

ABC SEVEN HAS ACQUIRED THE PAINFUL 9-1-1 CALL.

FROM JOVAN BELCHER'S MOTHER.

HE'S THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS' PLAYER,

KILLED IN AN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE SATURDAY.

Are you with the patient now?

Yes. Oh the baby is crying, please get an ambulance here.

OK we are on the way we have been on the way the whole time. I old is the patient?

22

Male or female?

Female.

And is he breathing?

She's still breathing but please hurry. I don't know how he , they were arguing, please hurry.

BELCHER AND PERKINS HAD A THREE-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.

MI 4 SHOT EXECUTION STYLE-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING,

DETROIT POLICE SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH EXECUTION-

STYLE OVERNIGHT.

A WOMAN DISCOVERED THREE MEN AND ONE WOMAN DEAD AT THE HOME LATE TUESDAY, ACCORDING TO POLICE.

POLICE SAY THE WOMAN TOLD THEM THERE WAS A DRUG RAID AT THE HOUSE EARLIER,

DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVOTOPS-OC

can you hear the voices in there, they're trying to tell us something 1:10:11

DELUSIONS -

HALLUCINATIONS -

PARANOIA-

THAT'S THE MIND OF ROBERT DUNN --- ACCORDING TO HIS RELATIVES.

TODAY WE COULD LEARN THE FATE OF THE CONVICTED MURDERER.

DUNN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE.

DUNN'S FAMILY TOOK THE STAND TUESDAY.

EVEN HIS SISTER -- LABLED HIM TROUBLED.

AS A YOUNG ADULT - SHE SAYS HE WENT AWOL FROM THE NAVY.

DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO

1:13:18 found him in the area, living in our house unbeknownst to the family, sleeping under bed

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

SPORTS FANS ALWAYS GET INTO HEATED EXCHANGES.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE A CELEB --

IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO GO VIRAL.

HERE IS NICK LACHET.

FORMER 98 DEGRESS FRONTMAN.

A DIE HARD BENGALS FAN.

AND AN INTENSE TRASH-TALKING SESSION,

DURING SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE CHARGERS IN SAN DEIGO.

HE LATER TWEETED -

"JUST GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CHARGERS STADIUM AND COULDN'T BE PROUDER."

THERE ARE REPORTS THE ARGUMENT GOT PHYSICAL.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

*GMA*

THIS MORNING ON GMA. THE FISCAL CLIFF DRAMEDY TAKES CENTER STAGE.

YOU SEE A LOT FROM THE PRESIDENT. AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS.

BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, BEHIND THE SCENES?

POLITICO REPORTS. WE HEAR ABOUT "NEGOTIATIONS".

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S MORE ABOUT *LOOKING* BUSY. SINCE NOBODY TALKED ON CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY.AT ALL.

IN FACT, HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER'S TEAM -- REPUBLICANS' NEW PROPOSAL TO THE WHITE HOUSE -- JUST MOMENTS BEFORE GOING IN FRONT OF TV CAMERAS.

WITH POLLS NUMBERS ON THEIR SIDE, DEMOCRATS ARE WAITING THEM OUT.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS TODAY. WHO WILL BLINK FIRST?

WARM WINTER WEATHER-VOTOPS

IF YOU'RE HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT,

BECAUSE IT'S JUST *TOO HOT OUTSIDE --

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

IT HAS BEEN AN UNUSUALLY WARM AND DRY START TO DECEMBER ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

OFFICIALS IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA EVEN CANCELED THE ANNUAL WINTERFEST.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

THE WHITE HOUSE AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER.

ARE STILL AT IT OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

SO FAR. THERE IS *SOME OVERLAP -- THAT COULD HELP DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THE MAIN STICKING POINT REMAINS -- INCOME TAXES ON THE TOP 2%.

ANY DEAL COULD BORROW HEAVILY -- FROM A NEAR-BARGAIN LAST YEAR

NEW THIS MORNING --

CHARGES COULD BE ANNOUNCED AS EARLY AS TODAY.

IN THAT SHOCKING SUBWAY PLATFORM DEATH.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PAUL BROWNE SAYS A MAN BEING QUESTIONED -- ADMITS TO DOING IT.

TODAY WE COULD LEARN THE FATE OF A CAPE CORAL MURDERER.

ROBERT DUNN WILL EITHER GET LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH SENTENCE -- FOR KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

TUESDAY DUNN'S FAMILY TOOK THE STAND.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

LIVE LOOK-SAT 2

TAKING A LIVE LOOK THIS MORNING AT LONDON WHERE

KATE MIDDLETON IS IN RECOVERY.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

NHL TALKS-SOTVO

IN SPORTS NEWS --

AN UPDATE ON THE N-H-L LOCKOUT.

OWNERS AND PLAYERS ARE STILL TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT.

THEY MET FOR EIGHT HOURS TUESDAY.

"We had a long day obviously I thought it was a constructive day we had a good dialogue.

DIALOGUE. BUT NO DEAL.

THE TWO SIDES SAT DOWN FOR TWO LONG SESSIONS YESTERDAY.

AND DID NOT WRAP UP UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT.

THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR SOME COMMON GROUND ON HOW TO SAVE THE SEASON.

CPSC HOLIDAY SAFETY-VO WIPE

IT'S TIME TO HANG THOSE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

BUT BE SAFE ABOUT IT.

TODAY, THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT ITS ANNUAL SAFETY DEMONSTRATION.

LIGHTS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD --

WHETHER FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR USE.

SO THE C-P-S-C RECOMMENDS YOU USE *ONLY LIGHTS THAT HAVE A LABEL FROM AN INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY.

ALSO - BOTH ARTIFICIAL AND LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD.

ISS PREVIEW-VOTOPS

ALSO TODAY NASA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY --- WILL HOLD TWO BRIEFINGS ON THE UPCOMING YEARLONG EXPEDITION.

TWO CREW MEMBERS ARE SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH IN THE SPRING OF 20-15 -- FOR A ONE-YEAR STAY ABOARD THE I-S-S.

SANIBEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION-VO-SS-WIPE

SANIBEL LEADERS WANT TO STUDY TRAFFIC BACK UPS AT THREE "HOT SPOTS"

ACCORDING TO STUDIES --

IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. BIKE TRAFFIC ON THE ISLAND HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT.

AND THE NUMBER OF WALKERS IS UP MORE THAN 70 PERCENT.

A TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING FIRM WILL EXAMINE THREE AREAS--

PERIWINKLE WAY NEAR BAILEY ROAD.

THE INTERSECTION AT PERIWINKLE AND CASA YBEL.

AND ALONG TARPON BAY ROAD AND PERIWINKLE.

POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS INCUDE MOVING OR ADDING CROSSWALKS.

MARCO CONSTRUCTION-SSTOPS-VO

MEANTIME,

CONSTRUCTION ON COLLIER BOULEVARD BETWEEN BARFIELD TO BUTTONWOOD -- IS CAUSING HEADACHES ON MARCO ISLAND.

THE CITY IS INSTALLING UNDERGROUND PIPING -- TO AVOID STORM FLOODING ON COLLIER BOULEVARD.

RESIDENTS SAY THE NOISE AND MESS IS CAUSING BAD CONGESTION.

LAVA FLOW GOOD VIDEO-VOTOPS

SPECTACULAR NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU FROM HAWAII THIS MORNING.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR, LAVA IS FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND.

KILAUEA HAS BEEN ERUPTING CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1983 BUT HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN PRESSURE AND ACTIVITY RECENTLY.

CAPE NO POLLUTION-VO-WIPE

CAPE CORAL LEADERS WANT TO SOLVE SOME OF THE CITY'S WORST WATER PROBLEMS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN MCGRAIL TELLS ABC7 --

HE'LL ASK FOR COUNTY, REGIONAL AND STATE SUPPORT.

TO HELP BUILD A HUGE RESERVOIR IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY.

HE EXPLAINS --

SOME OF THE EXCESS FRESHWATER WOULD BE DIVERTED TO THE RETENTION POND.

TO HELP KEEP CANALS FULL DURING THE DRY SEASON.

HE SEES THE POTENTIALLY MILLION DOLLAR PLANS.

CAPE NO POLLUTION-SOTVO

the goal is to be able to augment the freshwater system in the dry season so they won't have to have their boats left high and dry

ANOTHER PROPOSAL?

AMAZON KIDS-ON CAM

ALL NEW THIS MORNING -- AMAZON TAKES AIM AT KIDS.

THE ONLINE RETAIL GIANT IS STARTING A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR CHILDREN'S GAMES, VIDEOS AND BOOKS. IT'S AN EFFORT AT GETTING MORE CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 8 TO USE ITS KINDLE FIRE TABLET.

ZERO DOLLAR PAYCHECK-VO

IMAGINE WORKING ALL WEEK,

ONLY TO DISCOVER YOUR PAYCHECK -- WAS FOR ZERO DOLLARS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO EMPLOYEES AT A HOTEL THAT WAS DUBBED "AMERICA'S DIRTIEST" BY TRIP ADVISOR IN 2011.

IT'S IN KNOXVILLE.

IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH --

THEY WERE ALL EVICTED -- FROM THE ROOMS THEY RENTED AT THE HOTEL.

ZERO DOLLAR PAYCHECK-SOTVO

"We've lived in very unhealthy conditions with mold growing in the rooms, mold growing in our food.

"I was in the hospital, for a lot of times the ER for upper respiratory, bronchitis, sinusitis."

THE WORKERS ARE NOW HOMELESS -- AND LOOKING AT THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-ONCAM

AS YOU GET READY FOR WORK.

DID YOU LOSE SOMETHING?

MISPLACE YOUR KEYS OR YOUR CELL PHONE?

IT HAPPENS *ALL THE TIME TO EVERYONE.

IT *JUST HAPPENED TO LINH.

HER KEYS WERE MISSING FOR TWO DAYS.

BUT NOW, THERE'S A NEW HIGH-TECH WAY TO FIND YOUR LOST ITEMS.

AND KEEP TRACK OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT THINGS.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

A BIG STORY THIS MORNING --

THE SHOCKING DEATH AT A NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY.

A MAN THROWN ONTO THE TRACKS.

AND HIT BY AN ON-COMING TRAIN.

BUT THE COVER OF THE "NEW YORK POST" STARTED A LOT OF CONTROVERSY.

IT READS "DOOMED. PUSHED ON THE SUBWAY TRACK, THIS MAN IS ABOUT TO DIE."

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE MAN HANGING ONTO DEAR LIFE.

THE PHOTO SPARKED OUTRAGE ONLINE.

TOO GRAPHIC TO PUBLISH?

DID ANYONE EVEN TRY TO HELP HIM?

GOOD MORNING AMERICA HAS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE MURDER,

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sunshine.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slacken today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

DIGITAL RECEIPTS-SOTVO

THE QUESTION AT THE CASH REGISTER USED TO BE "PAPER OR PLASTIC".

BUT NOW IT'S CHANGING.

"I choose the electronic. because I don't want anymore paper."

"I choose the electronic receipt to save paper."

"It will probably save it from getting lost."

FROM MACYS TO NORDSTROM --

MORE AND MORE RETAIL STORES ARE OFFERING SHOPPERS A *DIGITAL RECEIPT.

SENT TO YOUR EMAIL. INSTEAD OF PRINTED OUT AT THE STORE.

APPLE COMPUTER HAS BEEN OFFERING DIGITAL RECEIPTS FOR SOME TIME,

BUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

DIGITAL RECEIPTS-SOTVO

SOT: SARINA DAHUKEY, GAP INTELLIGENCE SENIOR ANALYST

"I don't think printed receipts will go away totally but I think more and more, we'll see retailers offering an option for digital."

WE ARE HEARING MIXED REVIEWS.

SOME PEOPLE PREFER A PAPER RECIEPT THEY CAN HOLD IN THEIR HAND.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

SCREEN FINES-ON CAM

NEW WITHIN THE HOUR--

AN ABC SEVEN CONSUMER ALERT!

WE NOW KNOW PHILIPS, LG, AND PANASONIC. WILL all FACE A MAJOR FINE.

THE EUROPEAN UNION IS IMPOSING A 1-POINT-9 BILLION DOLLAR CARTEL FINE ON SCREEN PRODUCERS.

CLAIMING THE COMPANIES.

ARTIFICIALLY SET PRICES,

SHARED MARKETS.

TS 1) SUBWAY PUSH CHARGES-VO-WIPE

WE NOW KNOW CHARGES COULD BE ANNOUNCED AS EARLY AS TODAY.

IN THAT SHOCKING SUBWAY PLATFORM DEATH.

IN NEW YORK, THERE'S NEW INFORMATION IN THE CASE OF A VICTIM -- POLICE SAY WAS PUSHED TO HIS DEATH ON A TRAIN TRACK.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PAUL BROWNE SAYS A MAN BEING QUESTIONED -- ADMITS TO DOING IT.

58-YEAR-OLD KI-SUCK HAN DIED MONDAY,

TS 2) CAR FIRE-VOTOPS

TS 3) FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOS

THE WHITE HOUSE AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER.

ARE STILL AT IT OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

SO FAR. THERE IS *SOME OVERLAP -- THAT COULD HELP DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THE MAIN STICKING POINT REMAINS -- INCOME TAXES ON THE TOP 2%.

TS 4) ELECTION ISSUES-VOTOPS

TURNING NOW TO MORE FALLOUT -- FROM LEE COUNTY'S ELECTION ISSUES.

FLORIDA'S SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE IN LEE COUNTY NEXT WEEK -- TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WENT WRONG.

KEN DETZNER IS TOURING FIVE FLORIDA COUNTIES HE SAYS "UNDERPERFORMED" IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THOSE COUNTIES ARE LEE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, MIAMI DADE AND SAINT LUCIE.

TS 5) BELCHER 911-SOTTOPS

Yes, she is moving when I talk to her. Please God.

NEW THIS MORNING --

ABC SEVEN HAS ACQUIRED THE PAINFUL 9-1-1 CALL.

FROM JOVAN BELCHER'S MOTHER.

HE'S THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS' PLAYER,

KILLED IN AN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE SATURDAY.

BELCHER AND PERKINS HAD A THREE-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.

TS 6) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

TODAY WE COULD LEARN THE FATE OF A CAPE CORAL MURDERER.

ROBERT DUNN WILL EITHER GET LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH SENTENCE -- FOR KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

TUESDAY DUNN'S FAMILY TOOK THE STAND.

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SH-WEB ANI

COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB

" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "

-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.

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