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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HL1) KC POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO-NATVOTOPS-WIPE

we do have a confirmed shooting.we believe that, it is Belcher, from the chiefs.

NEW THIS MORNING ON ABC-7.

FIRST HAND VIDEO OF THE MOMENTS AFTER AN N-F-L PLAYER SHOT HIS GIRLFRIEND AND THEN HIMSELF.

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL2) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS -- A CONVICTED MURDERER ESCAPES THE DEATH PENALTY.

HL3) DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT-NATVOTOPS

AND THE WAIT IS OVER -

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS GETS A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER-

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH A-B-7 THIS MORNING.

TODAY IS SATURDAY - DECEMBER 8TH.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO GET TO THIS MORNING.

INCLUDING THAT SWIFT DECISION TO SEND CONVICTED MURDERER -- ROBERT DUNN TO PRISON FOR LIFE.

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO ALL OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

LET'S CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER -- WITH A FIRST LOOK AT YOUR STORMWARN 7 FORECAST.

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.

The calendar says December, but Mother Nature thinks it's still summer. Even though we have the chance for a few showers, the weather story this weekend will not be the rain, but the warmer than average temperatures.

As skies cleared and temperatures cooled into the mid 60s, our day will dawn with patchy fog which could be locally dense in some areas. Visibilities should improve a couple of hours after sunrise with sunshine dominating our skies through the late morning hours.

High pressure will set up shop in the western Atlantic providing us with a southeasterly wind flow. Not only will this pump in some warm air, but it will also drag in some tropical moisture. Temeratures will climb into the lower to middle 80s under partly sunny skies, while a cooling seabreeze will keep our area beaches in the upper 70s. This will set the stage for a few hit or miss style showers, which means not everyone will see the rain as the chance stands at only 30%.

Any shower activity that develops should quickly fade during the evening hours. Overnight, skies will clear and temperatures will settle into the middle 60s with the potential for fog to develop by tomorrow morning.

The second half of the weekend looks to be drier and sunnier as the atmosphere above becomes a bit more stable. With more sunshine in store for Sunday, temperatures will run 5 to 7° above average.

DEV CLIP-CLIP

DUNN TRIAL-NATVOTOPS

the jury advises and recommends to the court that it impose a sentence of life imprisonment

AND WITH THOSE WORDS.

THE JURY LIKELY SPARED THE LIFE OF CONVICTED KILLER ROBERT DUNN.

LAST WEEK THE SAME JURORS FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE CHRISTINE.

DUNN TRIAL-SOTVO

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: our prayer was for life and I think his defense team did a good job and we're thankful for the outcome

CHRISTINE DUNN'S FAMILY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK AFTER THE HEARING.

THE JUDGE IN THE CASE INDICATED SHE *WILL FOLLOW THE JURY'S RECOMMENDATION

ROWLES TRIAL UPDATE-SS VO

THE TRIAL FOR A TEEN -

WHO PROESCUTORS SAY KILLED HIS MOTHER IN COLD BLOOD-

TAKES THE WEEKEND OFF.

PROSECUTORS SAY JONATHAN ROWLES SHOT AND KILLED HIS MOTHER - KELLY ANN-- AS SHE WATCHED T-V.

IT WAS BACK WHEN HE WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.

IN HIS SECOND DAY ON TRIAL -- THE COURTROOM GOT A LOOK AT THE RIFLE AND AMMO FOUND THE NIGHT KELLY ANN WAS KILLED.

ROWLES INITIALLY TOLD PROSECUTORS,

SOMEONE *ELSE SHOT HIS MOTHER.

BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY HE CHANGED HIS STORY - SAYING *HE ACCIDENTALLY DID IT.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

CHARLIE CRIST A DEMOCRAT-VO

NEW THIS MORNING -

A FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES,

HE'S SWITCHED POLITICAL PARTIES.

CHARLIE CRIST USED TO BE A REPUBLICAN -- THEN TURNED INDEPENDENT.

LAST NIGHT OVER TWITTER -- HE TWEETED:

HE WAS QUOTE "PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY."

THE MESSAGE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF CRIST HOLDING UP A FLORIDA VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AS A REPUBLICAN IN 2007.

SCOTUS TO HEAR GAY MARRIAGE-OC

THE U-S SUPREME COURT DECIDES TO TAKE UP THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE.

THE HIGH COURT WILL RULE ON WHETHER GAY COUPLES HAVE THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO MARRY AS HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES.

SCOTUS TO HEAR GAY MARRIAGE-PKG

THE DECISION BY THE U-S SUPREME COURT TO LOOK AT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CALIFORNIA.

.WHERE SUCH MARRIAGES WERE APPROVED IN 2008. ONLY TO BE BANNED LATER THAT YEAR THROUGH A CONTROVERSIAL STATE WIDE REFERENDUM KNOWN AS PROPOSITION 8.

"Proposition 8 needs to be struck down and then hopefully we can begin marriages here in this building and throughout the state of California as quickly as possible."

"We're pretty confident that the Supreme Court is going to uphold the right of the people to amend their own constitution to preserve traditional marriage."

THE HIGH COURT WILL DECIDE WHETHER IT AGREES WITH A LOWER COURT RULING EARLIER THIS YEAR.

.THAT STRUCK DOWN PROP 8 BECAUSE AS THE LOWER COURT SAID, IT "SERVES NO PURPOSE, HAS NO EFFECT OTHER THAN LESSEN THE STATUS AND HUMAN DIGNITY OF GAYS AND LESBIANS"

NBC'S PETE WILLIAMS REPORTS THAT BY TAKING UP THE CALIFORNIA CASE, THE COURT COULD GET TO A MORE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION.

"Which is.can any state say that it's unconstitutional or against the law for same sex couples to get married"

THE SUPREME COURT ALSO AGREED TO HEAR A CHALLENGE TO THE FEDERAL DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT, KNOWN AS DOMA.

. PASSED BY OVERWHELMING MARGINS IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS IN 1996 AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON.

SCOTUS TO HEAR GAY MARRIAGE-OC

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

JOBS AND FISCAL CLIFF-VO-WIPE

TAKING A LOOK AT THE NEWLY RELEASED NOVEMBER JOBS NUMBERS.

THEY'RE A BIT OF A MIXED BAG.

LAST MONTH- THE JOB SECTOR ADDED 146-THOUSAND JOBS.

BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 7-POINT-7 PERCENT.

WHICH IS THE LOWEST RATE SINCE DECEMBER 2008.

BUT THE REPORT COMES AS LAW MAKERS ARE DEADLOCKED ON THIS SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

TOP AIDS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER MET LATE THIS WEEK.

JOBS AND FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO

It's time for the president if he's serious serious to come back to us with

a counter offer

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS - NO DEAL UNTIL REPUBLICANS AGREE TO RAISE TAX RATES ON THE TOP EARNERS,

AND GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AN UNLIMITED CREDIT LIMIT.

DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT-NATVO

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS HAS A NEW LOOK - AND IT COULD MEAN BIG BUCKS.

WHAT USED TO BE A PARKING LOT IS NOW WATERFRONT PROPERTY.

THIS FIVE-POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCE MARCH.

DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT-SOTVO

11:54 -:59 "it adds a lot to the city to have something like this where people can walk around and enjoy it." MOS

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

PHASE TWO IS NEXT.

KATE NURSE DEATH-VO

IT STARTED AS A PRANK -- BUT IT TOOK A TRAGIC TURN.

POLICE IN ENGLAND SAY THE NURSE CARING FOR KATE MIDDLETON -- UNKNOWINGLY DRAWN INTO A HOAX BY TWO RADIO DEE JAYS -- APPARENTLY COMMITTED SUICIDE.

THE MARRIED MOTHER OF TWO WAS TRICKED BY TWO AUSTRALIAN DISC JOCKIES PRETENDING TO BE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE CHARLES CHECKING ON THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.

LOTTERY WINNER-VO-WIPE

THE SECOND WINNER OF LAST MONTH'S HUGE POWERBALL JACKPOT HAS COME FORWARD.

A MAN FROM ARIZONA -- IN HIS THIRTIES -- CHOOSES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY HE PURCHASED THE WINNING TICKET AT A CONVENIENCE STORE IN FOUNTAIN HILL, ARIZONA.

LOTTERY WINNER-SOTVO

he would prefer to have kind of the lifestyle that he had, not necessarily in the same house or the same car, and the like. But the same general anonymity in terms of his life, but he's a realist. And realized that this will change that.

OFFICIALS SAY THE WINNER DECIDED TO TAKE THE CASH OPTION.

KC POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO-VO

KANSAS CITY POLICE RELEASE DASH CAM VIDEO FROM THE DAY

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND --THEN KILLED HIMSELF.

THE FIRST CLIP WAS RECORDED AT ABOUT 3-A-M ON DECEMBER FIRST.

OFFICERS PULL UP TO BELCHER, WHO IS ASLEEP IN HIS CAR WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING.

THEY WAKE HIM UP -- MAKE HIM GET OUT OF HIS CAR

AND THEY TURN IT OFF AND LOCK UP.

KC POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO-NATVOTOPS

we do have a confirmed shooting.we believe that, it is Belcher, from the chiefs.

THE SECOND CLIP STARTS AT ABOUT EIGHT THAT MORNING.

OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING TO A SHOOTING AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM.

THEY ARE DRIVING VERY FAST, WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS BLARING.

LATER - OFFICERS GET MORE INFORMATION,

KC POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO-VOTOPS

AND FINALLY, YOU SEE THE FIRST OFFICER ARRIVE ON SCENE.

NAILER RECALL-VO

IF YOU'RE STILL GETTING READY TO PUT UP YOUR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS -

CHECK YOUR TOOLBOX FIRST.

NEARLY 13-THOUSAND NAILERS ARE BEING RECALLED OVER MALFUNCTIONING TRIGGERS.

THEY CAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT OUT A FASTENER.

THE RECALL COVERS "RIGID" "COIL ROOFING NAILERS" AND "CLIPPING HEAD FRAMING NAILERS".

THEY WERE SOLD AT HOME DEPOT STORES AND ONLINE FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER FOR ABOUT 230 DOLLARS.

TEASE ONE-OC

CRACKS IN THE CAUSEWAY - THEY'RE SMALL BUT CAN CREATE BIG PROBLEMS.

TAKE A LOOK -- THIS BRIDGE TO SANIBEL IS RELATIVELY NEW-

BUT COULD IT BE BREAKING DOWN ALREADY.

TZ1 A) SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CRACKS-SS

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CRACKS-SS VO-WIPE

CRACKS IN THE NEW SANIBEL CAUSEWAY MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH,

BUT LEE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR ISN'T TAKING.

CREWS FINISHED THE CAUSEWAY FIVE YEARS AGO.

ROUGHLY 16-THOUSAND CARS USE IT **EVERY DAY.**

AS FOR THE CRACKS. THE DIRECTOR SAYS IT'S LIKELY A SIGN OF THE CONCRETE SETTING.

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CRACKS-SOTVO

a certain amount of cracking is ordinary and expected, that this cracking happened so soon after the bridge construction causes a little concern

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.

The calendar says December, but Mother Nature thinks it's still summer. Even though we have the chance for a few showers, the weather story this weekend will not be the rain, but the warmer than average temperatures.

As skies cleared and temperatures cooled into the mid 60s, our day will dawn with patchy fog which could be locally dense in some areas. Visibilities should improve a couple of hours after sunrise with sunshine dominating our skies through the late morning hours.

High pressure will set up shop in the western Atlantic providing us with a southeasterly wind flow. Not only will this pump in some warm air, but it will also drag in some tropical moisture. Temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 80s under partly sunny skies, while a cooling seabreeze will keep our area beaches in the upper 70s. This will set the stage for a few hit or miss style showers, which means not everyone will see the rain as the chance stands at only 30%.

Any shower activity that develops should quickly fade during the evening hours. Overnight, skies will clear and temperatures will settle into the middle 60s with the potential for fog to develop by tomorrow morning.

The second half of the weekend looks to be drier and sunnier as the atmosphere above becomes a bit more stable. With more sunshine in store for Sunday, temperatures will run 5 to 7° above average.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

CA WHALE PROBLEMS-VO-WIPE

A WHALE CONTINUES TO ROT ON A CALIFORNIA BEACH.

AND NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MARINE EXPERTS THINK A SHIP HIT THE 42 THOUSAND POUND WHALE -

WHICH IS NOW DECOMPOSING ON PARADISE COVE BEACH.

IT'S JUST FEET FROM THE HOMES OF CELEBRITIES LIKE BARBARA STREISAND AND BOB DYLAN.

SINCE NO GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS TAKING ACTION TO CLEAN IT UP,

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO-CGTOPS BNR

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO - HOLIDAY STYLE -THIS WEEKEND--

THE HOLIDAY HOUSE AT THE BURROUGHS AND LANGFORD HOMES IS OPEN.

IT'S OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 5 TO 9.

IT ONLY COSTS 5-DOLLARS AND KIDS ARE FREE.

TODAY -- HEAD TO THE ANNUAL GOLF CART PARADE THROUGH THE HEART OF CAPTIVA.

DOZENS OF GOLF CARTS ARE DECORDATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS. ISLAND STYLE!

THE PARADE STARTS AT 2--

AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTHSEAS RESORT.

TONIGHT -- CHECK OUT THE MARINE INDUSTRIES CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE ON NAPLES BAY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

DONATIONS BENEFIT THE RICKY KING FUND.

TEASE TWO-OC

STYLISH GIFTS THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK--

WE'VE GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT TWO BIG STORES --

COMING TOGETHER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON -

TZ2 A) DESIGNER DEALS-VO-WIPE

DESIGNER DEALS-OC

THIS SEASON -- YOU CAN SPOIL YOUR LOVED ONES WITH SOME STYLISH GIFTS THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK.

DESIGNER DEALS-PKG

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR TO GET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE AND TWO MAJOR RETAILERS HAVE JOINED FORCES TO STOCK SHELVES WITH DESIGNER ITEMS FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE!

"It's really a gift for all of our customers, Neiman Marcus and Target."

AND FASHION DIRECTOR FOR NEIMAN MARCUS KEN DOWNING IS GIVING US A SNEAK PEEK AT THE COLLECTION, STARTING WITH A RETRO LUNCHBOX AND MATCHING THERMOS FROM TORY BURCH.

"She always puts her personal stamp on everything, she's a huge lover of print and mixing prints a major trend this season."

ONE OF AMERICA'S HOTTEST DESIGNERS MARC JACOBS IS GETTING IN ON THE METALLICS TREND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

"I love these little clutches there like the perfect little bag that you want to carry when you're going out at night. Gold, pewter and of course rose gold my absolute favorite.Everybody loves their critters and of course Oscar De La Renta is a huge animal lover

SO THE FASHION STAR CREATED THE PURR-FECT ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR FURRY FRIENDS WITH A PET BAG, ELEGANT BOWL AND COLLAR!

AND NO HOLIDAY SEASON IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ORNAMENTS! THESE WERE DESIGNED BY JASON WU - WITH AN ADDED DASH OF ELEGANCE!

Topped with jewelry. 18 karat gold. 49.99 for a box of three. Now every little girl can have her red carpet moment."

THESE DESIGNER DRESSES ARE A STEAL.

Girls are going to absolutely be waiting for the paparazzi when they show up Christmas morning wearing these dresses.

AND MAYBE THE LARGEST ITEM YOU'LL FIND IN THE COLLECTION - AVAILABLE AT TARGET AND NEIMAN MARCUS IS AN "ALICE AND OLIVIA" BIKE.

DESIGNER DEALS-OC

MIKE WILBER REPORTING.

NEIMAN MARCUS AND TARGET TEAMED UP TO SELL THOSE DESIGNER ITEMS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

COULD AIRPLANE MODE SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST?

Your mobile phones and other electronic devices should be turned off."

COMING UP --

TZ3 A) EASE TAKEOFF RULES-SOTVO

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 1) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW -

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE JURY RECCOMENDS SPAREING THE LIFE OF CONVICTED KILLER ROBERT DUNN.

AND A JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION.

LAST WEEK THE SAME JURORS FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE. CHRISTINE.

TS 2) CHARLIE CRIST A DEMOCRAT-VOTOPS

A FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR -- ANNOUNCES HE'S NOW A DEMOCRAT.

CHARLIE CRIST USED TO BE A REPUBLICAN -- THEN TURNED INDEPENDENT.

LAST NIGHT OVER TWITTER -- HE TWEETED:

TS 3) SCOTUS TO HEAR GAY MARRIAGE-VOTOPS

THE U-S SUPREME COURT DECIDES TO TAKE UP THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE.

THE HIGH COURT WILL DECIDE IF THERE'S ANYTHING UNCONSTITUTIONAL ABOUT THE STATE LAWS THAT ALLOW OR FORBID IT.

WX TOSS-1 SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SATURDAY - DECEMBER 8TH.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO ALL OF THE BIG STORIES THIS MORNING.

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.

The calendar says December, but Mother Nature thinks it's still summer. Even though we have the chance for a few showers, the weather story this weekend will not be the rain, but the warmer than average temperatures.

As skies cleared and temperatures cooled into the mid 60s, our day will dawn with patchy fog which could be locally dense in some areas. Visibilities should improve a couple of hours after sunrise with sunshine dominating our skies through the late morning hours.

High pressure will set up shop in the western Atlantic providing us with a southeasterly wind flow. Not only will this pump in some warm air, but it will also drag in some tropical moisture. Temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 80s under partly sunny skies, while a cooling seabreeze will keep our area beaches in the upper 70s. This will set the stage for a few hit or miss style showers, which means not everyone will see the rain as the chance stands at only 30%.

Any shower activity that develops should quickly fade during the evening hours. Overnight, skies will clear and temperatures will settle into the middle 60s with the potential for fog to develop by tomorrow morning.

The second half of the weekend looks to be drier and sunnier as the atmosphere above becomes a bit more stable. With more sunshine in store for Sunday, temperatures will run 5 to 7° above average.

FISCAL CLIFF AND JOBS REPORT-OC

A BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT COMES INTO THE PICTURE,

AS WASHINGTON SHOWS NO SIGN OF COMPROMISE ON THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF.

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS - NO DEAL UNTIL REPUBLICANS AGREE TO RAISE TAX RATES ON THE TOP EARNERS,

AND GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AN UNLIMITED CREDIT LIMIT.

BUT REPUBLICANS WONT CAVE UNTIL THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERS MORE SPENDING CUTS.

FISCAL CLIFF AND JOBS REPORT-PKG

"Thank you to all the folks around the table here."

CAMPAIGNING AS IF THERE'S ANOTHER ELECTION JUST AROUND THE CORNER. VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAT DOWN FOR LUNCH WITH A GROUP OF INVITED GUESTS IN VIRGINIA. ON THE TABLE. WERE THE FISCAL CLIFF.AND A NEW MONTHLY JOBS REPORT THAT BEAT MANY ANALYSTS' EXPECTATIONS.

"This is no time to add any additional burden on middle class people. As the old expression used to go this ain't rocket science."

AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY DID NOT DELIVER THE BLOW TO THE JOBS MARKET. THAT ECONOMISTS FEARED. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ARE SOUNDING MORE CONFIDENT.

"There could be changes possibly in the next month but for this for all intents and purposes this report looks to me like it's a steady report."

AS FOR THAT OTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON. THE FISCAL CLIFF. THERE APPEARED TO BE A MOMENTARY BREAK IN THE CLOUDS. WHEN HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SEEMED TO SUGGEST HE MIGHT BE OPEN TO A TAX RATE INCREASE ON WEALTHIER AMERICANS. JUST WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS.

"There are a lot for things that are possible to put the revenue that the President seeks on the table but none of it's going to be possible if the President insists on his position, insists on 'my way or the highway'."

BUT HOURS LATER, BOEHNER PUT OUT A STATEMENT. SAYING. AS I'VE SAID MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES: I OPPOSE TAX RATE INCREASES BECAUSE TAX RATE INCREASES COST AMERICAN JOBS. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED, AND WILL NOT CHANGE. DEMOCRATS SAY THAT JUST WON'T WORK.

"Could it be because the Republicans are holding the middle income tax cuts, as they have all along, hostage to tax cuts for the wealthy?"

BUT AFTER A WEEK IN WHICH REPUBLICANS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE SIGNALED A WILLINGNESS TO RAISE RATES. ONE GOP SENATOR RAND PAUL CAME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION.

"All the Republicans in the House vote present and let the Democrats raise taxes as high as they want to raise them. Let Democrats in the Senate raise taxes. Let the president sign it and then they can own a tax increase."

ECONOMISTS SAY THE UNCERTAINTY OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF. COULD STOP A RECOVERY THAT'S GAINING STEAM.DEAD IN ITS TRACKS.

FISCAL CLIFF AND JOBS REPORT-OC

IF LAWMAKERS CAN'T REACH A DEAL,

SWEEPING TAX HIKES AND AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY.

NO CHARGES TEXAS PARADE-VO

POLICE IN TEXAS--

SAY THEY WILL *NOT* FILE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEADLY TRAIN CRASH DURING A VETERANS PARADE.

FOUR VETERANS DIED AND 16-OTHERS WERE INJURED.

WHEN A TRAIN BARRELED INTO A FLOAT THEY WERE RIDING AS IT CROSSED SOME TRAIN TRACKS.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS STILL CONDUCTING ITS INVESTIGATION.

JAPAN QUAKE-VO

A LARGE EARTHQUAKE HITS THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF JAPAN--

REGISTERING SEVEN-POINT THREE ON THE RECHTER SCALE.

THE GOOD NEWS THOUGH - NO ONE WAS HURT,

AND THE DAMGAGE IS RELATIVELY MINOR.

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE VIDEO -

THE SHAKING BEGAN RIGHT AT THE START OF FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.

THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED TSUNAMI WARNINGS FOR ALL THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES--

FORCING THOUSANDS TO HIGHER GROUND.

TRAIN LINES STOPPED--

PLANED WERE GROUNDED.

OBAMA ASKS FOR BILLIONS FOR SANDY-VOTOPS

HERE AT HOME-

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE MORE THAN 60 *BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL AID FOR NEW YORK -- NEW JERSEY AND OTHER STATES HIT BY SUPER STORM SANDY IN OCTOBER.

THE DAMAGE TO NEW YORK ALONE TOTALLED 42 BILLION DOLLARS.

ZUMBA SCANDAL UPDATE-VO

AN UPDATE THIS MORNING IN THE ONGOING ZUMBA PROSTITUTION SCANDAL OUT OF MAINE.

ONE LEE COUNTY MAN SAYS HE NEVER PAID FOR SEX FROM A DANCE INSTRUCTOR.

AND*ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN WILL SOON MAKE HIS PLEA.

ROBERT HAZELTON JUNIOR FROM ESTERO WILL BE IN COURT LATE JANUARY FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING SEX FROM ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR ALEXIS WRIGHT.

A JUDGE ALREADY FOUND THREE MEN GUILTY OF THAT CRIME.

SO FAR. PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED 64 MEN.

EASE TAKEOFF RULES-OC

ONE MAJOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS URGING FOR MORE FREEDOM TO USE TABLETS,

E-READERS AND OTHER GADGETS WHILE TAKING OFF AND LANDING IN AN AIRPLANE.

A GROUP OF ELECTRONICS AND AVIATION EXPERTS HAS BEEN FORMED

THAT WILL GIVE SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT DEVICES ARE SAFE ONBOARD AND WHEN THEY CAN BE USED.

EASE TAKEOFF RULES-PKG

"Your mobile phones and other electronic devices should be turned off."

IF YOU'RE A FLYER, YOU'VE HEARD THE WARNING. AND FOR TRAVELERS LIKE BRANDON SHELTON, WHO LIKE TO STAY CONNECTED, IT'S DOESN'T SIT WELL.

Laptop iPad iPad keyboard iPhone.

Yeah--adds some weight to the bag.

NOW THE F-C-C -- THE AGENCY BEHIND CELL PHONE BANS IN THE AIR -- IS ENCOURAGING THE F-A-A TO ALLOW GREATER USE OF ELECTRONICS DURING FLIGHTS.

I'm ok w it, I don't necessarily do it but its a rule what are you going to do.

THE F-C-C CHAIRMAN SAYS MOBILE DEVICES EMPOWER PEOPLE TO STAY INFORMED AND CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND THEY ENABLE BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT. IT'S A GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO BALANCE WHAT PASSENGERS WANT AND SAFETY CONCERNS. AIRLINE PILOTS CAN USE iPAD FLIGHT MANUALS, BEGGING THE QUESTION.IF THEY CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

When we use this device, all the transmission capability is turned off. The problem in the cabin is that there's so many possible combination of personal devices -- cellphones and iPads - that the industry hasn't come up with an acceptable test standard to truly determine if in those infinite combinations there's interference.

A RECENT STUDY NOTED 75 INSTANCES IN WHICH CONSUMER ELECTRONICS WERE SUSPECTED OF DISRUPTING AIRPLANE SYSTEMS. SOME ARE SKEPTICAL.

I don't think it really affects the planes any. So I think of it more of an optional rule if that makes sense.

I think that someone needs to prove to me that it's really an issue. I don't know if it's true or not.

CARL BIERSACK WITH A CELL PHONE ADVOCACY GROUP WANTS TO TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER.

EASE TAKEOFF RULES-OC

TORY DUNNAN REPORTING.

RIGHT NOW AROUND 20 INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES ALLOW CELL PHONE USE.

IT'S UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL SEE THAT HERE ANYTIME SOON,

911 BY TEXT-VO

HERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE HELPFUL -- DURING A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATNING SITUATION

SOON YOU MAY BE ABLE TO "TEXT" 9-1-1.

THAT'S RIGHT -- TEXT.

THE F-C-C ANNOUNCED, YESTERDAY, THAT AT&T, VERIZON, SPRINT AND T-MOBILE AGREED TO RELAY TEXTS TO 9-1-1 CALL CENTERS BY MAY 2014.

TEASE FOUR-OC

AS THE HOLIDAY'S COME CLOSER --

YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO WEAR TO A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

THIS MIGHT BE THE GUY TO TURN TO.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW HE TURNS A HOLIDAY TREND

INTO A PROFIT.

TZ4 A) UGLY SWEATERS-VO-WIPE

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

HOLIDAY SCAMS-VO

THE 12 SCAMS OF CHRISTMAS CAN KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

MCAFEE'S TARGETED A DOZEN SCAMS WHERE CROOKS ARE AFTER "YOUR" MONEY.

MANY CAN BE AVOIDED BY FOLLOWING ONE RULE,

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STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-2SHOT

MAIN 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.

The calendar says December, but Mother Nature thinks it's still summer. Even though we have the chance for a few showers, the weather story this weekend will not be the rain, but the warmer than average temperatures.

As skies cleared and temperatures cooled into the mid 60s, our day will dawn with patchy fog which could be locally dense in some areas. Visibilities should improve a couple of hours after sunrise with sunshine dominating our skies through the late morning hours.

High pressure will set up shop in the western Atlantic providing us with a southeasterly wind flow. Not only will this pump in some warm air, but it will also drag in some tropical moisture. Temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 80s under partly sunny skies, while a cooling seabreeze will keep our area beaches in the upper 70s. This will set the stage for a few hit or miss style showers, which means not everyone will see the rain as the chance stands at only 30%.

Any shower activity that develops should quickly fade during the evening hours. Overnight, skies will clear and temperatures will settle into the middle 60s with the potential for fog to develop by tomorrow morning.

The second half of the weekend looks to be drier and sunnier as the atmosphere above becomes a bit more stable. With more sunshine in store for Sunday, temperatures will run 5 to 7° above average.

TOSS TO LEIGH-BOXES

PLAY BALL!

THE WAIT WILL SOON BE OVER FOR MANY DIE HARD RED SOX FANS

WHO'VE BEEN WAITING ONLINE FOR SPRING TRAINING TICKETS FOR A WEEK!

THEY GO ON SALE IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

RED SOX TICKETS-REM-LIVE CG

Red Sox spring training tickets

Things to do

- participate in hourly giveaways

- take photos in front of green monster

UGLY SWEATERS-POP VO

GOING TO AN "UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER" PARTY THIS YEAR?

A PORTLAND MAN IS YOUR "GO-TO GUY" FOR ALL YOUR SWEATER NEEDS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JINGLE BELLS. FLUFFY GNOMES. TEDDY BEARS!

HE HAS THEM.

UGLY SWEATERS-PKG

SCRIPT:

ANDREW HUME HAS AN ENTIRE ROOM in his house full of colorful, FESTIVE

SWEATERS.

SOME OF THEM. JUST PLAIN UGLY.

SOT: Andrew Hume/Ugly Sweater Vendor

BUT HE'S NOT COLLECTING THESE PIECES TO BE NOSTALGIC.

ANDREW'S *SELLING THEM.

TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ATTEND "UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTIES".

SEE. LAST YEAR ANDREW TRIED TO THROW ONE HIMSELF.

BUT COULDN'T FIND A LOT OF SWEATERS.

SOT:

SO THIS YEAR -- ANDREW'S READY. AND WANTS TO HELP *YOU BE PREPARED

TOO.

SOT:

HE STARTED THE SITE "UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS H-Q DOT COM".

AND BOUGHT THESE SWEATERS FROM A WHOLESALE SELLER.

EACH PIECE HAS A NUMBER.A PHOTO.

AND A CAPTION.

ANDREW HAS A COUPLE HUNDRED PIECES. SO YOU SEE A LOT OF RECURRING

THEMES.

WE LOOKED FOR ONES COUPLES COULD WEAR.

A FEW COMBOS WE LIKE:

THE CARDINAL THEME.

THE WREATH THEME.

UGLY SWEATERS-OC

VALERIE HURST REPORTING.

ANDREW'S SOLD 25 SWEATERS AND THE SITE'S ONLY BEEN UP A WEEK!

HE SAYS GIVING OTHERS THE JOY OF FINDING THE PERFECT TACKY LOOK,

NOTORIOUS AUTOPSY-VO-WIPE

IT HAS BEEN 15-YEARS SINCE SOMEONE GUNNED DOWN RAPPER CHRISTOPHER WALLACE - ALSO KNOWN AS NOTORIOUS B-I-G IN A DRIVEBY SHOOTING IN LOS ANGELES.

FOR THE FIRST TIME - WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT HIS AUTOPSY.

AUTHORITIES RELEASED IT FRIDAY.

THE REPORT REVEALS THE RAPPER, WAS SHOT 4 TIMES.

WITH THE FATAL BULLET PIERCING HIS LEFT LUNG, HEART AND COLON.

TEASE FIVE-OC

EXTRA WEIGHT MEANS EXTRA HEALTH RISK.

AND OBESITY CAN MAKE OPERATING TO FIX HEALTH PROBLEMS VERY COMPLICATED.

COMING UP -- WE LOOK INTO CHANGES IN THE OPERATING ROOM

TZ5 A) OBESITY AND SURGERY-VO

OBESITY AND SURGERY-TC MON VO

WHEN WE GAIN WEIGHT. OUR HEALTH RISKS MULTIPLY.

IT IS A DELICATE TOPIC.

AND A REAL HEALTH CONCERN.

ANNE MARIE TIERNON SHOWS US HOW DOCTORS ARE INCREASINGLY MAKING INNOVATIVE ACCOMMODATIONS,

SO PATIENTS CAN GET THE SURGERY THEY NEED.

OBESITY AND SURGERY-PKG

ELISHA MURPHY HEARS THE SAME MESSAGE EVERY TIME SHE GOES TO THE DOCTOR. YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT.

"I have dealt with my weight since I was 8 years old I have had a weight problem that long."

AT 5' 2"' 425 POUNDS AND A BMI OF 83. ELISHA IS MORBIDLY OBESE.

"I don't live like pole on reality tv with these people that weight 1000 pounds and lay in bed and do nothing but eat. that's not me."

SHE IS A MOTHER WHO RECENTLY HAD A CYCLE THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

"I was dealing with a lot of heavy bleeding and it was almost everyday."

WHEN OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS FAILED. HER DOCTOR, HUBERT FORNALIK RECOMMENDED A MINIMALLY INVASIVE HYSTERECTOMY WITH THE DA VINCI ROBOT. IT'S COMES WITH LESS COMPLICATIONS THAN CUTTING OPEN THE ABDOMEN. BUT CAN BE TRICKY WITH LARGE PATIENTS.

"We see all the time that patient like Elisha like with obesity they are told they cannot have the surgery because of their size and quite often those surgeries are indicated and needed but delayed."

PART OF THE PROBLEM IS WITH PELVIC SURGERY. THE OPERATING ROOM TABLE IS PUT AT A 45 DEGREE INCLINE WITH THE PATIENTS HEAD DOWN. BARIATRIC SURGERY IS JUST THE OPPOSITE.

WHEN THE HEAD IS DOWN. THE WEIGHT OF THE ABDOMEN PRESSES ON THE LUNGS. IT CAN MAKE BREATHING DIFFICULT.

DR. FORNALIK ORDERED EXTENSIONS TO WIDEN THE BIG AND THE FOOT AREA. AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO MAKE THE SURGERY POSSIBLE FOR ELISHA.

IN FACT, SHE WENT HOME THE NEXT DAY.

OBESITY AND SURGERY-OC

ANNE MARIE TIERNON REPORTING.

ELISHA IS RECOVERING FROM HER SURGERY NOW,

COLLECTING CLOTHING-VO

"H AND M" WANTS THE CLOTHES OFF YOUR BACK.

THE OLD ONES, ANYWAY.

THE WORLD'S SECOND-BIGGEST FASHION CHAIN IS LAUNCHING A WORLDWIDE CLOTHING INITIATIVE.

CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO HAND OVER USED GARMENTS AT ALL STORES, STARING IN FEBRUARY.

THE ITEMS WILL BE SORTED, THEN RE-USED AS CLOTHING OR FOR OTHER PRODUCTS LIKE RAGS OR INSULATION.

PSY IS SORRY-VOTOPS

SOUTH KOREAN RAPPER PSY APOLOGIZES FOR ANTI-AMERICAN SENTIMENTS HE USED IN A 2004 PERFORMANCE.

THE VULGAR SONG WAS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS.

IN A STATEMENT, PSY SAYS THE SONG IN QUESTION WAS PART OF A DEEPLY EMOTIONAL REACTION TO THE WAR IN IRAQ AND THE KILLING OF TWO KOREAN SCHOOLGIRLS.

THE PERFORMER APOLOGIZED FOR USING "INFLAMMATORY" AND "INAPPROPRIATE" LANGUAGE.

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) DUNN TRIAL-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW -

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE JURY RECCOMENDS TO SPARE THE LIFE OF CONVICTED KILLER ROBERT DUNN.

AND A JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION.

LAST WEEK THE SAME JURORS FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE. CHRISTINE.

TS2) SUPREME COURT TO HEAR GAY MARRIAGE-VOTOPS

THE U-S SUPREME COURT DECIDES TO TAKE UP THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE.

THE HIGH COURT WILL DECIDE IF THERE'S ANYTHING UNCONSTITUTIONAL ABOUT THE STATE LAWS THAT ALLOW OR FORBID IT.

TS3) NAILER RECALL-VOTOPS

NEARLY 13-THOUSAND NAILERS ARE BEING RECALLED OVER MALFUNCTIONING TRIGGERS.

A PROBLEM WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT OUT A FASTENER.

THE RECALL COVERS "RIDGID" "COIL ROOFING NAILERS" AND "CLIPPING HEAD FRAMING NAILERS".

THEY WERE SOLD AT HOME DEPOT STORES AND ONLINE FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER FOR ABOUT 230 DOLLARS.

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.

The calendar says December, but Mother Nature thinks it's still summer. Even though we have the chance for a few showers, the weather story this weekend will not be the rain, but the warmer than average temperatures.

As skies cleared and temperatures cooled into the mid 60s, our day will dawn with patchy fog which could be locally dense in some areas. Visibilities should improve a couple of hours after sunrise with sunshine dominating our skies through the late morning hours.

High pressure will set up shop in the western Atlantic providing us with a southeasterly wind flow. Not only will this pump in some warm air, but it will also drag in some tropical moisture. Temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 80s under partly sunny skies, while a cooling seabreeze will keep our area beaches in the upper 70s. This will set the stage for a few hit or miss style showers, which means not everyone will see the rain as the chance stands at only 30%.

Any shower activity that develops should quickly fade during the evening hours. Overnight, skies will clear and temperatures will settle into the middle 60s with the potential for fog to develop by tomorrow morning.

The second half of the weekend looks to be drier and sunnier as the atmosphere above becomes a bit more stable. With more sunshine in store for Sunday, temperatures will run 5 to 7° above average.

CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI

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