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

A SEEMINGLY HARMLESS PRANK --

GONE WRONG --

NOW THE TWO DJ'S WHO MADE THE CALL --

ARE SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ABC-7 HAS THE LATEST

AND -- IT'S JUST 22-DAYS AWAY.

EVERYONE HAS THEIR EYES ON WASHINGTON --

AS THE FISCAL CLIFF RAPIDLY APPROACHES.

ABC-7 SHOWS YOU IF THERE'S A SIGN OF COMPREMISE.

PLUS -- IF YOU HAVN'T ALREADY SENT YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO SO --

HL1) PRANK CALL DJS APOLOGIZE-VO

HL2) FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-VO-WIPE

HL3) HOLIDAY SHIPPING-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

ALL NEW THIS MORNING-BNR

AUSTRALIAN DJS SPEAK OUT-SOTTOPS

AUSTRALIAN DJS SPEAK OUT-2SH-SOTVO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

TWO CONTROVERSIAL AUSTRALIAN RADIO HOSTS ARE SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BOTH ARE IN THE HOTSEAT --

AFTER A HOAX PHONE CALL TO THE BRITISH HOSPITAL WHERE KATE MIDDLETON WAS STAYING.

THE NURSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL -- WAS FOUND DEAD, OF AN APPARENT SUICIDE.

.IT WAS MEANT TO BE A PRANK CALL

DJS MEL GREIG AND MICHAEL CHRISTIAN ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE - OVER THE HOAX CALL.

THEY SPOKE PUBLICLY ABOUT THE PRANK FOR THE FIRST TIME --

AUSTRALIAN DJS SPEAK OUT-SOTVO

THE JOKE WAS ALWAYS ON US.IT WASN'T ABOUT TRYING TO FOOL SOMEONE.

THE NURSE -- JACINTHA SALDANHA -- ANSWERED THAT CALL --

THINKING IT WAS QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE CHARLES.

THE DJS THEN GOT AND BROADCASTED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION --

ABOUT THE DUCHESS'S MEDICAL CONDITION.

SALDANHA DIED THREE DAYS LATER.

ALTHOUGH A CAUSE OF DEATH HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED --

SOME SAY THE STRESS FROM THE ONCE PRANK CALL. PLAYED A MAJOR ROLL IN HER UNTIMELY DEATH.

WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT GLOBAL BACKLASH --

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-2SHOT

NOW, WE HEAD TO WASHINGTON --

WHERE THERE'S A GLIMPES OF HOPE, THIS MORNING.

A *BIT OF PROGRESS WITH THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF!

AND NOW THE PRESIDENT HEADS TO MICHIGAN --

TO GATHER MORE VOTER SUPPORT.

ABC'S TAHMAN BRADLEY EXPLAINS THE DETAILS OF A MEETING BETWEEN JOHN BOEHNER AND PRESIDENT OBAMA --

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-PKG

President Obama is back on the road today peddling his plan to avoid the so-

called "fiscal cliff."

In Washington, Republicans and Democrats remain far from a deal.

But Sunday, a slight ray of hope as Mr. Obama and House Speaker Boehner

meeting face-to-face for the first time in nearly a month.

SOT Erskine Bowles

"ANY TIME YOU HAVE TWO GUYS IN THERE TANGO-ING, YOU GOTA CHANCE TO GET IT

DONE."

A source familiar with the meeting told ABC News, "I'd be little encouraged.

Not greatly encouraged - but a little."

Encouraged perhaps because Republicans may be ready to compromise on tax

hikes for the rich.

SOT Bob Corker

"THERE IS A GROWING GROUP OF FOLKS, THAT ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND REALIZING

THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CARDS AS IT RELATES TO THE TAX ISSUE."

Some GOP lawmakers say they're open to raising more tax revenue, especially

with Democrats putting on the table holding the top tax rate below 39.6

percent.

And the two parties seem to be moving closer on entitlements.

With one leading Democrat saying he's open to means testing for Medicare.

SOT Sen. Dick Durbin

"I DO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE MEANS TESTING, AND THOSE OF US WITH HIGHER

INCOME IN RETIREMENT SHOULD PAY MORE. THAT COULD BE PART OF THE SOLUTION."

If Washington can't strike a deal by the end of the year, automatic spending

cuts will go into effect and every American will see a tax hike.

MOS George Atkins, Annapolis, MD Resident

"THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SUFFERING AMONG A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DESERVE

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-OC

THERE'S JUST 22-DAYS BEFORE WE REACH THE CLIFF

BUT SOME LAWMAKERS SAY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME --

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIP

NEW VIDEO MIDWEST SNOWSTORM-VOTOPS

HEAVY SNOW FALLS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.

UP TO 15 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS PARTS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BEFORE THE STORM'S FINISHED.

ROAD CREWS HIT THE ROAD FRIDAY, GETTING A HEAD START ON MOTHER NATURE BY SALTING AND SANDING STREETS.

DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA SUNDAY, WITH SEVERAL HIGHWAYS AND

ROADS CLOSED.

ALLYSON TRACKS THE SNOW-WX CTR

FLIGHT STATUS CHECK-MITTOTOPS

THE STORM IS IMPACTING FLIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AT LAST CHECK -- SEVERAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE DELAYED.

NEW THIS MORNING CLIP-CLIP

AMERICAN DOCTOR RESCUED-OC--VO

BRAND NEW THIS MORNING FROM OVERSEAS.

AN AMERICAN DOCTOR IS FREED FROM THE TALIBAN.

HOWEVER, AN ELITE MEMBER OF THE "SEAL TEAM SIX" WAS KILLED DURING THAT RESCUE MISSION.

DOCTOR DILIP JOSEPH OF COLORADO SPRINGS--

WAS RESCUED EARLY YESTERDAY,

IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.

HE IS A MEDICAL ADVISER FOR COLORADO SPRINGS-BASED "MORNING STAR DEVELOPMENT."

HE AND COLLEAGUES WERE KIDNAPPED LAST WEEK BY A GROUP OF ARMED MEN.

RIVERA PLANE CRASH-VO

THIS MORNING -- A TRAGIC DAY FOR THE MEXICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY.

THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOST OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN SINGER, JENNI RIVERA

SINGING

RIVERA WAS ON BOARD A PLANE THAT CRASHED ON ITS WAY TO CENTRAL MEXICO SUNDAY.

SIX OTHERS WERE ALSO ON THAT FLIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.

DALLAS COWBOYS DEATH-VO

THE DALLAS COWBOY FOOTBALL PLAYER ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS TEAMMATE IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH.

IS OUT OF JAIL.

JOSH BRENT WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL SUNDAY,

AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR A CAR CRASH THAT KILLED HIS TEAMMATE,

JERRY BROWN JUNIOR.

POLICE SAY BRENT'S MERCEDES WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,

WHEN IT STRUCK A CURB, FLIPPED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

GAS PRICES FALLING-VO

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS DROPPED ABOUT 10 CENTS OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS.

ACCORDING TO THE LUNDBERG SURVEY, REGULAR IS GOING FOR $3.37 A GALLON ON AVERAGE NATIONWIDE.

THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS DROPPED 46 CENTS OVER THE PAST NINE WEEKS.

LUNDBERG SAYS SUPPLY PROBLEMS AT U-S REFINERIES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, AND WE'RE IN THE SEASON OF TYPICALLY LOWER DEMAND FOR

LOCAL DEMS-VO

MEANWHILE --

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HERE IN FLORIDA PREPARE FOR A FEW CHANGES.

ELECTIONS ARE BEING HELD TODAY --

FOR LEE COUNTY'S DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

STATEWIDE, LOCAL OFFICES ARE PREPPING TO ELECT NEW LEADERS --

TO CARRY THE PARTY INTO THE FUTURE.

BUT THIS MORNING, IT'S THE PARTY'S LATEST ADDITION -- CHARLIE CRIST -- THAT'S BEEN TRENDING ALL WEEKEND.

LOCAL DEMOCRATS WELCOME THE FORMER GOVERNOR,

LOCAL DEMS-SOTVO

05:44 "I think he's a very interesting candidate because he was a good Governor, he was a Moderate."

IT'S NOT EVEN 2013 YET --

AND THERE'S ALREADY TALKS CRIST RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN IN 2014.

FM AC FIRE-VO

NEIGHBORS IN A FORT MYERS COMMUNITY ARE STILL A LITTLE SHAKEN-UP --

AFTER A ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED A FIRE, LAST NIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE CREWS ON THE SCENE -- AT THE VILLAGE OF CEDABEND COMMUNITY.

THE FIRE ERUPTED AROUND 8 O'CLOCK -- AND FORCED MANY PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES.

FM AC FIRE-SOTVO

13:53 "Of course the owner's in tears, she doesn't know about her house inside, and the smoke damage, the water damage but thank God she's okay, we're all okay."

LUCKILY, CREWS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE -- FROM SPREADING TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING.

DISORDERLY WEDDING-OC-SS

SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PIECE!

FLYING BEER CANS BROKE UP A *WEDDING --

ON MARCO ISLAND THIS WEEKEND.

ONE OF THOSE CANS HIT THE BEST MAN!

NOW -- HE'S PRESSING CHARGES AGAINST 22-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY STINER.

GUESTS SAY STINER RAN ALONG THE BEACH BEHIND THE ALTAR --

YELLING "HEY TOURISTS, GET OFF MY BEACH. I'M LOCAL."

ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT --

WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, STINER COULD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT.

PUNTA GORDA RADAR SCHOOL-OTS-OC

A HEADS UP FOR DRIVERS IN PUNTA GORDA THIS WEEK--

IF YOU SEE LARGE GROUPS OF PATROL CARS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,

DON'T WORRY.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOSTING A "RADAR CLASS."

IT'S TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY OFFICERS --

ON HOW TO RUN RADAR AND DO SPEED CHECKS.

IT WILL HAPPEN FROM 8 A-M TO 5 P-M --

TARPON POINT-VO

THE DARK DAYS OF LEE COUNTY'S LARGEST FORECLOSURE CASE -- COULD SOON BE OVER.

CAPE CORAL'S LARGEST HOTEL - THE TARPON POINT RESORT -- IS MAKING A HUGE CHANGE.

ON THURSDAY -- THE MARINA VILLAGE HOTEL OFFICIALLY BECOMES A WESTIN PROPERTY --

TARPON POINT-SOTVO

julio saavedra/cape coral

26:02 it's kind of disappointing to see it down right now. i hope that this will bring new life to it

30:27 for them, business wise, it's definitely going to put them on the map. This is like a best kept secret

THE HOTEL HIT ROCK BOTTOM DURING THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE IN 2009 --

JUST ONE MONTH AFTER OPENING.

IN 2011 - A DEVELOPMENT GROUP FROM ARKANSAS BOUGHT IT.

TEASE ONE-OC

STILL HAVEN'T BOOKED YOUR HOLIDAY TRIP?

HURRY UP AND DO IT NOW!

FARES ARE TAKING OFF.

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH.

TZ1 HOLIDAY SHIPPING-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

MORE NEW WX VIDEO

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

That calendar might tell us it's December, but it's going to feel like a late spring or early summer week across Southwest Florida with lots of warmth, humidity, and even a good chance for rain.

The big weather maker for us this week is a cold front that's expected to get caught up over Central Florida Tuesday and Wednesday. For Southwest Florida, a southerly wind will bring in lots of warmth and moisture ahead of this front, resulting in lots of cloudiness along with scattered showers and storms.

We'll even see the chance for a few passing showers today, but the best opportunities for rain this week will come Tuesday and Wednesday. The prime locations for rain today will be deep inland and across northern portions of the viewing area near Charlotte and Desoto County.

Aside from a few passing showers and a littler morning fog, today will be a warm and humid day with temperatures returning to the mid 80s during the afternoon. Humidity levels will also be very high, so you'll definitely be able to feel the moisture in the air for the next few days.

Our sky should stay partly sunny through today, and our winds will be a little stronger with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

By Tuesday morning, enough moisture will flow in from the southwest to produce some showers and heavier downpours. As we progress through the day Tuesday, we'll even see a chance for some stronger thunderstorms as the atmosphere becomes more unstable. We'll need to watch the radar closely Tuesday for some of these storms that may becomes strong enough to produce high winds and heavy rain.

In fact, Tuesday will be a great day to put the NBC 2 Weather app to good use, giving you access to the only LIVE radar in Southwest Florida. If you don't already have this app on your iPhone or Andriod, just search "NBC2 Wx" in the app store. It's a great tool for tracking storms.

In addition to the chance of rain Tuesday, our sky will stay pretty cloudy, and we'll notice a stiff breeze from the south. Even with all the clouds around, temperatures will warm back into the 80s, but probably closer to low 80s instead of the mid 80s.

Wednesday looks to be another day with scattered rain and lots of clouds, but Thursday looks to be much nicer with more sunshine and a drop in humidity.

So once we get past a couple wet days this week, the end of the week into the upcoming weekend will be pretty quiet. Daytimes highs will be close to 80, and overnight lows will cool into the low 60s.

Have a great Monday!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

CABLE SUBSCRIBERS-BNR-OTS-OC

STARTING TODAY -- YOUR CABLE COMPANY COULD CHARGE YOU *MORE FOR SERVICES THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE!

A FEDERAL RULE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT --

WHICH FORCES YOU TO RENT MORE CABLE BOXES.

THE COMPANY MUST GIVE CUSTOMERS A 30 DAY NOTICE --

AND THEN PROVIDE THE BOXES.

CABLE SERVICE BEING ACCESSEBLE ONLY THROUGH BOXES.

LETS THE COMPANY REMOTELY ACTIVATE OR SHUT OFF SERVICE.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING-2-SHOT

CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

AND ANALYSTS ARE CALLING TODAY -- THE BUSIEST DAY IN HISTORY -- FOR FEDEX SHIPPING.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO GET THAT PACKAGE IN THE MAIL,

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING-PKG

TEAMS ARE PULLING.

AND PUSHING.

SHUTTLING.

SHIFTING.

AND SORTING.

THE FEDEX WORLD HUB IN MEMPHIS IS A PLACE IN CONSTANT MOTION RIGHT NOW.

MILLIONS OF PACKAGES. MOST OF THEM HOLIDAY PRESENTS. MOVING THROUGH THE FACILITY.

ACTIVITY THAT BEGINS OUT ON THE TARMAC.

"It's not your typical sleigh but with The fifth largest air fleet in the world 660 planes this is how most of your gifts get where they are going."

AND THEY'RE GOING. ALL OVER THE WORLD.

"What we're actually expecting over the next 24 hours is about 20 million pounds of traffic."

A SEA OF BOXES. BAGS. AND LETTERS. THAT FEDEX OFFICIALS SAY WILL MAKE TOMORROW. NOT ONLY THEIR BIGGEST DAY OF THE SEASON. BUT ALSO, THE BUSIEST IN HISTORY OF.

"Peak for us, tomorrow's going to be 19 million packages, on an average day, it's about 9 million packages."

ALL OF IT CONTROLLED BY THE TEAM INSIDE THIS NERVE CENTER OF THE SUPER HUB.

"They're kinda the wizards of oz, they're the people behind the curtains that make the hub run."

MOVING CREWS INTO PLACE.

MONITORING DATA FROM SCANNERS. AND VIDEO FROM 250 CAMERAS. ALL FOCUSED ON WHAT INSIDERS CALL, "THE MATRIX"

A FORTY-TWO MILE MAZE OF CONVEYOR BELTS.

A PROCESS DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY.

BUT THAT STILL INCLUDES A HUMAN TOUCH.

"We feel a sense of importance of what we do, just because we are shipping, potentially someone's christmas present."

EVERYONE AT FEDEX. WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO GIVE THE SAME GIFT THIS SEASON.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING-OC

FOR ALL THE PROCRASTINATORS --

YOU STILL HAVE TIME.

THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR SENDING A GROUND SHIPMENT IS DECEMBER 17TH.

HOLIDAY FLIGHTS-VO

ALSO SOMETHING IN DEMAND FOR THE HOLIDAYS --

PLANE TICKETS.

THIS MORNING -- OFFICIALS SAY, YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO ADD TEN DOLLARS A DAY.

TO *ANY FLIGHT BOOKED *AFTER THIS WEEK.

THEN -- ON DECEMBER 19-TH -- PRICES WILL MAKE A SHARP INCREASE.

THE CHEAPEST DAY TO FLY?

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.

TEASE TWO-OC

WE'VE ALL HAD THE CRAVINGS -

SOMETHING SALTY - FOLLOWED BY SOMETHING SWEET.

BUT COMING UP -

TZ2 SUGAR AND SALT-VO

NEW ALZHEIMER TREATMENT-VO

THERE'S A NEW PROCEDURE.

THAT COULD ONE DAY FIGHT ALZHEIMERS.

IT INVOLVES A PACEMAKER USED TO STIMULATE THE BRAIN.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

THE PACEMAKER IS SURGICALLY IMPLANTED IN THE CHEST.

WIRES RUN UNDER THE SKIN TO THE SKULL, THEN DEEP INTO THE BRAIN.

DELIVERING STIMULATION.

THE SURGERY HAS SHOWN PROMISE IN CANADA,

NEW ALZHEIMER TREATMENT-SOTVO

ADHD OXYGEN DEPRIVATION -VO

IF YOUR ARE A NEW OR EXPECTING MOTHER YOU MAY WANT TO HEAR THIS.

BABIES WHO EXPERIENCED OXYGEN DEPRIVATION BEFORE BIRTH MAY BE AT RISK FOR ATTENTION PROBLEMS.

RESEARCHERS REVIEWED THE HEALTH RECORDS OF NEARLY 82-THOUSAND CHILDREN.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO'D HAD RESPIRATORY DISTRESS OR OXYGEN DEPRIVATION IN UTERO HAD AN INCREASED RISK FOR DEVELOPING ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER.

IRON SUPPLEMENTS BEHAVIOR -VOTOPS

THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT IRON SUPPLEMENTS.

MAY HELP REDUCE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN YOUNG CHILDREN.

RESEARCHERS IN SWEDEN SAY BABIES WHO WERE BORN WITH A LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BUT WERE OTHERWISE HEALTHY.

WERE *LESS LIKELY TO SHOW SIGNS OF BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AT AGE THREE,

*IF THEY WERE GIVEN IRON SUPPLEMENTS AS NEWBORNS.

DOCTORS SAY MORE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE,

SUGAR AND SALT -VOTOPS

TRYING TO GET A CHILD ON A PROPER DIET MAY BE A DIFFICULT TASK TO TACKLE

STUDIES SHOW THE MORE KIDS EAT SALTY FOODS. THE MORE SUGARY DRINKS THEY'LL CONSUME TO WASH IT DOWN.

RESEARCHERS TRACED THE DIETARY HABITS OF MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND KIDS IN AUSTRALIA.

A DIET HIGH IN SODIUM LED TO MORE CONSUMPTION OF SODAS AND OTHER SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES.

TEASE 3-2-SHOT

SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME --

HEAR THE NEW INTERVIEW WITH THE RADIO D-J'S.

WHO PLAYED THAT PRANK ON KATE MIDDLETON'S HOSPITAL.

AFTER THE BAD JOKE. TOOK A TRAGIC TURN.

AND A WEALTHY FLORIDA BUSINESSMAN. ACCUSED OF BEING A TOTAL CON MAN.

HE HAS TIES TO FAMOUS ATHLETES AND POLITICANS.

TZ3 A) NURSE PRANK CALLS DJS APOLOGIZE-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B) FL HIGH FLYING SOCIALITE-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

GOOD MONDAY MORNING!

LET'S TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IN NEW YORK CITY.

INVESTORS ARE VERY CAUTIOUS HEADING INTO THE WEEK.

THERE'S MORE UNCERTAINTY OVER EUROPE.

OVER THE WEEKEND - THE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SUDDENLY STEPPED DOWN.

PLUS -- FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL GOING ON IN WASHINGTON.

TS1) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-TRX

UPDATING YOUR TOP STORIES NOW--

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL PUSH HIS APPROACH TO AVERTING THE FISCAL CLIFF WHEN HE TRAVELS TO MICHIGAN TODAY.

HE'LL SPEAK TO AUTO WORKERS AT A PLANT OUTSIDE DETROIT.

THE PRESIDENT MET WITH HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER YESTERDAY.

TS2) MIDWEST SNOWSTORM-VO-TRX

THIS MORNING A SLOW-MOVING STORM HAS DUMPED AT LEAST 16 INCHES OF SNOW ON PARTS OF MINNESOTA.

AS OF LAST NIGHT NEARLY 6-HUNDRED CAR CRASHES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE STATE.

TS3) GAS PRICES FALLING-VO-TRX

AND MANY OF YOU MAY BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU MAY BE PAYING LESS AT THE PUMP AS GAS PRICES DECLINE.

THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS DROPPED 46 CENTS OVER THE PAST NINE WEEKS.

NURSE PRANK CALL DJS APOLOGIZE-2SHOT

WE BEGIN WITH THAT ROYAL HOAX.

GONE TRAGICALLY WRONG.

THE AUSTRALIAN D-J'S ARE SPEAKING OUT FOR THE *FIRST TIME.

SINCE A NURSE ALLEGEDLY KILLED HERSELF --

FOR ANSWERING A PRANK CALL.

IT INVOLVED THE HOSPITAL WHERE KATE MIDDLETON WAS BEING TRREATED.

AS ABC'S CECILIA VEGA REPORTS --

NURSE PRANK CALL DJS APOLOGIZE-PKG

NEW THIS MORNING CLIP-NEW THIS MORNING CLIP

RIVERA PLANE CRASH-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

FANS MOURN THE DEATH OF U-S MEXICAN SINGER JENNI RIVERA.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE SHE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH SUNDAY.

RESCUERS SAY THEY FOUND NO SURVIVORS ON BOARD THE LEARJET --

THAT WENT DOWN IN NORTHERN MEXICO, NEAR THE CITY OF MONTERREY.

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.

SEAL RAID-2SHOT

SAD NEWS THIS MORNING --

A MEMBER OF THE ELITE SEAK TEAM SIX WAS KILLED IN A MISSION TO SAVE AN AMERICAN DOCTOR.

THAT DOCTOR --

WAS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THE TALIBAN.

SEAL RAID-PKG

IT WAS A BRAZEN AND DARING MISSION: MEMBERS OF U-S AND AFGHAN SPECIAL FORCES

- INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NAVY'S ELITE SEAL TEAM SIX - RAIDING A TALIBAN

CAMP SATURDAY NIGHT TO RESCUE THIS MAN. DILOP JOSEPH AN AMERICAN DOCTOR

TAKEN HOSTAGE WHILE WORKING FOR A CHARITY CALLED MORNING STAR DEVELOPMENT

GANYARD SOT: VERY DIFFICULT TERRAIN, BIG MOUNTAIN, VERY VERY DARK. THIS IS A

TEAM THAT HAS HAD LOTS OF TRAINING ON HOSTAGE RESCUES BUT UNTIL YOU GET IN

THERE AND ACTUALLY DO IT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY SPECIAL FORCES TROOPS PARTICIPATED IN THE RAID. BUT

SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS THE TEAM FLEW IN BY HELICOPTER UNDER THE COVER OF

DARKNESS USING NIGHTVISION GOGGLES.

THEY FOUND THE DOCTOR BEING HELD IN A GROUP OF TALIBAN HUTS IN A MOUNTANOUS

AREA OF AFGHANISTAN JUST FIFTY MILES FROM THE PAKISTANI BORDER.

THE SPECIAL FORCES TOOK FIRE KILLING SEVERAL TALIBAN. BUT AT LEAST ONE U-S

SEAL RAID-OC

JOSEPH WAS ONE OF THREE AID WORKERS CAPTURED

BY MILITANTS -- AS THEY RETURNED FROM A MEDICAL CLINIC IN EASTERN

KABUL PROVINCE.

HOLMES IN COURT-WIPE-CG-VO

JAMES HOLMES WILL BE IN COURT TODAY.

HE'S SUSPECT OF THE MASS SHOOTING AT A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

A JUDGE POSTPONED A HEARING IN MID-NOVEMBER --

AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED CONDITION LEFT HOLMES UNABLE TO APPEAR IN COURT.

THE MOTIONS HEARING WAS RESCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

HOMES ALLEGEDLY KILLED 12 PEOPLE, AND WOUNDED NEARLY 60 OTHERS --

NELSON MANDELA LATEST-BNR-VO

FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT -- NELSON MANDELA -- IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, THIS MORNING.

THERE'S NO OFFICIAL WORD ON HIS CONDITION -- BUT MEDICAL TESTS HAVE STRETCHED INTO THE THIRD DAY.

CA RESERVATION SHOOTING-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

A FIFTH PERSON IS DEAD,

AFTER A SHOOTING AT AN INDIAN RESERVATION IN CALIFORNIA.

INVESTIGATORS IN CALIFORNIA SAY --

AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS AMONG FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED BY HER FATHER.

31-YEAR-OLD HECTOR CELAYA ALSO KILLED HIS MOTHER AND HER TWO BROTHERS.

DSK TODAY-VO

THIS MORNING -- THERE COULD BE A DEAL --

FOR A HOTEL HOUSEKEEPER'S CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LEADER DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN.

A KEY COURT DATE IS SET FOR TODAY --

TO UPDATE A JUDGE ON THE STATUS OF SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS.

STRAUSS-KAHN WAS ARRESTED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES IN 2011 --

AFTER A VICTIM ALLEGED THE FORMER FRENCH POLITICAL LEADER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER.

FL HIGH FLYING SOCIALITE-2-SHOT

NOW TO A DRAMATIC FALL FROM GRACE --

FOR A HARD-CHARGING, HIGH-LIVING MIAMI BUSINESSMAN.

HE WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY--

FOR RIPPING OFF FAMOUS FRIENDS WHO INVESTED IN HIS COMPANY.

FL HIGH FLYING SOCIALITE-PKG

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY CLAUDIO OSORIO, STYLED HIMSELF A SELF-MADE

MULTIMILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR A SUAVE AND SAAVY JET-SETTER WHO HAD CLIMBED

MOUNTAINS FOR FUN AND SCALED THE HEIGHTS OF THE MIAMI BUSINESS COMMUNITY

BUT THIS MORNING FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HERE / SAY HE'S NOTHING MORE THAN A

CON MAN.

OSORIO --- SEEN HERE ON YOUTUBE ACCEPTING ERNST AND YOUNG'S ENTREPRENEUR OF

THE YEAR - REPORTEDLY RUBBED SHOULDERS AT THE WHITE HOUSEAND SOUGHT

INVESTMENTS FROMBASKETBALL STARS DWIGHT HOWARD, ALONZO MOURNING AND CARLOS

BOOZER, AS HE BUILT HIS COMPANY INNOVIDA.

FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH WAS EVEN A BOARD MEMBER.

Dan Schorr / Kroll Advisory Solutions

47:26 "Individuals who are looking for investors very often will have

celebrities involved / in order to give an air of credibility and attract

other people to invest with them /

OSORIO'S COMPANY PROMOTED LIGHT-WEIGHT MODULAR WALL PANELS LIKE THESESAYING

THEY WOULD REVOLUTIONIZE SHELTERS AFTER DISASTERS LIKE THE EARTHQUAKE IN

HAITI.

BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS AT THE SAME TIME OSORIO WAS EXAGGERATING INNOVIDA'S

SUCCESS HE WAS STEALING NEARLY HALF OF THE 40 MILLION HE RAISED TO PAY THE

MORTGAGE ON HIS $12 MILLION MANSION ON EXCLUSIVE STAR ISLAND AND TO BUY A

MASERATI.

MIAMI BUSINESSMAN AND LAWYER CHRIS KORGE SAYS HE MET OSORIO AND HIS WIFE IN

2008. / KORGE EVENTUALLY INVESTED 4 MILLION DOLLARS

SOT Chris Korge / invested in Osorio's company

235445 "Once he got everything he could get from me, I started to notice the

interaction I had with him started to slow down."

BUT AFTER KORGE AND OTHERS BECOME SUSPICIOUS THEY FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST THE

VENEZUELAN-BORN BUSINESSMAN FORCING HIM INTO BANKRUPCY.

THEN ON FRIDAY OSORIO AND HIS PARTNER CRAIG TOLL WERE ARRESTED CHARGED WITH

23 COUNTS OF FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING.

SOT Korge

234300 "He had the makeup of an incredible fraudster."

TAG:

need to mention that we reached out to Osorio and his attorney and no

response. We did hear back from Craig Toll's attorney Richard Klugh, who

released a statement to ABC News which said his client was "an honorable

employee of the company and should not have been charged with anything." If

we have time, we could also mention that we reached out to Jeb Bush for

FL HIGH FLYING SOCIALITE-OC

MATT GUTMAN REPORTING.

SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT HIS LIFESTYLE --

AMRED FOOD ROBBERY-VO

A DARING ROBBERY ATTEMPT AT A CATERING COMPANY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA IS FOILED WHEN THE WOULD-BE VICTIM'S CO-WORKERS STEP IN TO HELP

AND THE WHOLE ORDEAL IS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DRAMATIC SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OUTSIDE THE PUFF AND STUFF CATERING BUSINESS.

POLICE SAY "ALONZO HEARD" ATTEMPTED TO ROB STEPHEN YAKIMA.

YOU CAN SEE YAKIMA STRUGGLE WITH HEARD.

AMRED FOOD ROBBERY-SOTVO

"I heard the screams for help. I came around the corner and seen them 'scruffling'. Only thing I wanted to do was get my boss man loose."

DETECTIVES SAY EARLIER IN THE EVENING, HEARD ACTUALLY POINTED HIS WEAPON AT A WOMAN WHO OWED HIM $2!

THEY SAY THE FOUND MARIJUANA AND COCAINE ON HEARD.

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THE SINGER BEHIND THE *MOST VIEWED VIDEO OF *ALL TIME.

PERFORMS FOR THE PRESIDENT!

PAUSE FOR NATS OF PSY PERFORMING

PSY UNLEASHES HIS GANGNAM STYLE IN WASHINGTON D-C.

BUT FIRST --

HE HAD TO MAKE AN APOLOGY.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.

AND HOLIDAY GIVING. JUST GOT EVEN EASIER.

TZ4 PSY PERFORMS FOR PRES-NATSVO

TZ4 DIGITAL DONATION-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

PSY PERFORMS FOR PRESIDENT-2SHOT

HE UNLEASHED GANGNAM STYLE ON THE WORLD.

AND LAST NIGHT -- SOUTH KOREAN RAPPER "PSY" PERFORMED FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

IT WAS FOR THE ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON BENEFIT."

BUT FIRST - HE HAD TO APOLOGIZE FOR SOME ANTI-AMERICAN RAPPING IN HIS PAST.

PSY PERFORMS FOR PRESIDENT-PKG

LATE SUNDAY, THE PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY MINGLED WITH ELVES

OBAMA SOT: "MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!"

AND POSED IN FRONT OF A CHRISTMAS TREE AT WHAT IS USUALLY A FESTIVE. BUT

DEEPLY UN-NEWSWORTHY "CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON" EVENT.

NATS APPLAUSE

BUT MIXED IN WITH THE CHEER THIS YEAR WAS CONTROVERSY COURTESY OF THIS GUY

IN THE RED SEQUIN TOP SEEN HERE GETTING READY TO TAKE THE STAGE.

NATS GANGNAM STYLE

HE'S PSY. YOU'LL KNOW HIM THE GANGNAM STYLE MUSIC VIDEO THE MOST-WATCHED

CLIP IN THE HISTORY OF YOUTUBE.

TURNS OUT THE MAN WHO MADE COUNTLESS AMERICANS DANCE AROUND LIKE DRUNKEN

HORSES HAS A HISTORY OF VITRIOLIC ANTI-AMERICANISM.

YES, PSY.. THE GUY WHO'S BEEN ON EVERY TALK SHOW FROM ELLEN TO LENO

WHERE HE EVEN PERFORMED FOR US TROOPS.

BACK IN THE EARLY 2000S. PSY GOT UP ON STAGE IN HIS HOME COUNTRY. AND

SMASHED A TOY VERSION OF AN AMERICAN TANK. AND LATER PERFORMED A SONG

WHOSE LYRICS INCLUDED "KILL THOSE YANKEES, WHO HAVE BEEN

TORTURING IRAQI CAPTIVES. DAUGHTERS, MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW, FATHERS.

KILL THEM ALL SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY."

PSY ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING "WAS DEEPLY SORRY FOR HOW THESE LYRICS COULD

BE INTERPRETED"

DESPITE AN INTERNET UPROAR. PRESIDENT OBAMA DECIDED TO ATTEND SUNDAY NIGHT

'S CHRISTMAS SHOW.

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTED IT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE GUEST LIST.

THE QUESTION NOW IS: WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT TO PSY'S METEORIC CAREER?

NATS GANGNAM STYLE VIDEO

HYATT SOT: IF YOU WERE SITTING AROUND COMING UP WITH THINGS FOR A POP STAR

TO SAY THAT WOULD RUIN THEIR CAREER, IT WOULD BE HARD TO COME UP WITH

SOMETHING WORSE THAN THIS.

PSY PERFORMS FOR PRESIDENT-ONCAM

ABC'S DAN HARRIS REPORTING.

THE CONCERT BENEFITS THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

AND PSY'S CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS FROM THE PAST.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

That calendar might tell us it's December, but it's going to feel like a late spring or early summer week across Southwest Florida with lots of warmth, humidity, and even a good chance for rain.

The big weather maker for us this week is a cold front that's expected to get caught up over Central Florida Tuesday and Wednesday. For Southwest Florida, a southerly wind will bring in lots of warmth and moisture ahead of this front, resulting in lots of cloudiness along with scattered showers and storms.

We'll even see the chance for a few passing showers today, but the best opportunities for rain this week will come Tuesday and Wednesday. The prime locations for rain today will be deep inland and across northern portions of the viewing area near Charlotte and Desoto County.

Aside from a few passing showers and a littler morning fog, today will be a warm and humid day with temperatures returning to the mid 80s during the afternoon. Humidity levels will also be very high, so you'll definitely be able to feel the moisture in the air for the next few days.

Our sky should stay partly sunny through today, and our winds will be a little stronger with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

By Tuesday morning, enough moisture will flow in from the southwest to produce some showers and heavier downpours. As we progress through the day Tuesday, we'll even see a chance for some stronger thunderstorms as the atmosphere becomes more unstable. We'll need to watch the radar closely Tuesday for some of these storms that may becomes strong enough to produce high winds and heavy rain.

In fact, Tuesday will be a great day to put the NBC 2 Weather app to good use, giving you access to the only LIVE radar in Southwest Florida. If you don't already have this app on your iPhone or Andriod, just search "NBC2 Wx" in the app store. It's a great tool for tracking storms.

In addition to the chance of rain Tuesday, our sky will stay pretty cloudy, and we'll notice a stiff breeze from the south. Even with all the clouds around, temperatures will warm back into the 80s, but probably closer to low 80s instead of the mid 80s.

Wednesday looks to be another day with scattered rain and lots of clouds, but Thursday looks to be much nicer with more sunshine and a drop in humidity.

So once we get past a couple wet days this week, the end of the week into the upcoming weekend will be pretty quiet. Daytimes highs will be close to 80, and overnight lows will cool into the low 60s.

Have a great Monday!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

LEHIGH FAMILY SEEKS HELP-2SHOT-VO

THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR A FAMILY IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THEY'RE TRYING HELP THEIR 3-YEAR-OLD SON.

WHO SUFFERS FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION.

HE CAN ONLY EAT *ONE* FOOD,

BUT IT'S NOW IN SHORT SUPPLY.

MICHAEL GONZALEZ SUFFERS FROM "FOOD PROTEIN INDUCED ENTERO-COLITIS SYNDROM,"

ALSO CALLED F-PIES.

IT'S A CONDITION THAT LIMITS THE TYPES OF FOOD HE CAN EAT.

THE FAMILY FOUND A SOLUTION THAT WORKED UNTIL THREE WEEKS AGO.

THEY NOTICED SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE FORMULA,

LEHIGH FAMILY SEEKS HELP-SOTVO

53:57 "These old label cans he can have they expire October 28, 2013, when they expire so will he." Jennifer Gonzalez, Mother

THEY'RE NOW TRYING TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE COMPANY.

BUSH IN HOSPITAL-VO

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION AT A HOUSTON, TEXAS HOSPITAL.

MR. BUSH HAS BEEN AT METHODIST HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS.

DOCTORS ARE TREATING HIM FOR A BRONCHITIS RELATED COUGH.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.

HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.

JENNA NUTCRACKER-VO WIPE

AND IN OTHER BUSH FAMILY NEWS --

FORMER FIRST DAUGHTER JENNA BUSH-HAGER.

FULFILLED ONE OF HER LIFE LONG DREAMS.

OVER THE WEEKEND, SHE PERFORMED IN THE BALLET "THE NUTCRACKER".

SHE PLAYED THE PART OF "GINGER" IN THE BALLET AUSTIN'S VERSION OF THE HOLIDAY MUSICAL.

JENNA NUTCRACKER-SOT VO

"I've always wanted to be in the Nutcracker, and this is my first appearance at the age of 31. I feel like I have finally accomplished a lifelong dream."

NATIONAL MENORAH LIGHTING-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --

IT'S THE VIDEO FROM LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTING OF THE NATIONAL MENORAH --

MARKING THE START OF HANUKKAH.

IT'S A TRADITIONAL JEWISH HOLIDAY -- KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.

DIGITAL DONATION-2SHOT

THE HOLIDAY SEASON MARKS A TIME TO GIVE.

AND IT'S EASIER THAN EVER TO MAKE A DONATION.

YOU JUST NEED YOUR SMART PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

DIGITAL DONATION-PKG

MORE SO THAN EVER, CHARITIES HAVE GONE DIGITAL WITH THEIR PLEAS FOR DONATIONS.

"People like it because it's something that's fast and easy for them to do."

KELLI GRANT AT SMARTMONEY-DOT-COM SAYS CHARITIES ARE TURNING TO TWITTER AND FACEBOOK MAINLY TO CONNECT WITH YOUNGER DONORS.

BUT SAYS. DIGITAL DONATIONS TEND TO BE SMALLER.

"By the end of things, if you're sending them a 10 dollar text message donation, they may not have all that much left that actually goes to the program or the help you may have wanted someone to receive."

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE MIDDLE MEN MANAGING THE ONLINE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE CHARITIES.

. AS WELL AS CREDIT CARD COMPANIES GETTING THEIR CUT.

"That's roughly another 3% out of the amount they get, and in some cases, the site that's acting as a middle man, they can take a cut of maybe another 10%."

SHE SAYS THESE COSTS APPLY TO LARGE DONATIONS, TOO. WHICH IS WHY SHE SUGGESTS IF YOU'RE FEELING REALLY GENEROUS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, GO TRADITIONAL.

"I think the bottom line for consumers is the still the best way to give is the old fashioned way: to pull out your check book and to send a donation to the charity directly."

THAT WAY YOU ALSO GET TO DEDUCT THE FULL AMOUNT OF YOUR DONATION. FROM YOUR TAXES.

TEASE FIVE-OC

COMING UP - YOUR TOP STORIES AND A FINAL CHECK ON WEATHER.

PLUS -- A NEW REALITY SHOW. UNDER FIRE.

A SENATOR WANTS IT CANCELED.

BUT IT HASN'T EVEN AIRED YET!

TZ5 MTV BUCKWILD SERIES-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BOND BACK ON TOP-2SHOTVO

BOND IS BACK ON TOP.

"SKYFALL" WORKED ITS WAY BACK TO THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN ITS FIFTH WEEKEND ON THE BIG SCREEN. THE LATEST IN THE SUPER-SPY SERIES TOOK

IN 11-MILLION-DOLLARS TO BRING ITS NORTH AMERICAN TICKET SALES TOTAL TO 261.6 MILLION DOLLARS. WITH THE WORLDWIDE TAKE CLOSING IN ON A

MTV BUCKWILD SERIES-VOTOPS

AN M-T-V REALITY SHOW HAS NOT EVEN AIRED YET.

BUT IT'S ALREADY UNDER FIRE.

THE SHOW "BUCK WILD" FOLLOWS A GROUP OF FRIENDS IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA.

SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DUMP TRUCK POOL PARTIES,

AND MAKING HUMAN SLINGSHOTS.

BUT DEMOCRAT JOE MANCHIN SENT THE NETWORK A LETTER --

CALLING THE SHOW A "TRAVESTY."

"BUCKWILD" PREMIERES IN JANUARY.

MADONNA TOO COOL-NATVO

SHE WASN'T ON THE BILL, BUT MADONNA WAS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION ANYWAY AT A

CONCERT IN BRAZIL.

SHE WATCHED FROM THE AUDIENCE AS AFROREGGAE PERFORMERS

ENTERTAINED THE CROWD.

MADONNA USED HER HAT AS A FAN TO STAY COOL IN THE

STIFLING HEAT.

SIXTY POLICE OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED TO KEEP EAGER FANS AT A

OBAMA NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-VOTOPS

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY --

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BECAME THE FOURTH PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRICE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA OBAMA WON THE AWARD --

FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY AND COOPERATION.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-TRX

TIME NOW FOR A FINAL LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S EFFORTS TO RALLY PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIS FISCAL CLIFF AGENDA TAKE HIM TO MICHIGAN TODAY.

HE'LL TOUR AN ENGINE PLANT AND SPEAK TO AUTO WORKERS.

THE PRESIDENT MET WITH HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER YESTERDAY -- THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A MONTH.

TS2) MIDWEST SNOWSTORM-VO-TRX

A SLOW-MOVING STORM IS DUMPING SNOW IN THE MIDWEST TODAY.

AND LISTEN TO THIS --

PARTS OF MINNESOTA HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 16 INCHES!

FORECASTERS EXPECT THIS SYSTEM TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE MORNING AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

TS3) RADIO DJS APOLOGIZE-VO-TRX

THE TWO D-J'S WHO CARRIED OUT A PRANK CALL TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE A PREGNANT KATE MIDDLETON RECOVERED -- HAVE APOLOGIZED THIS MORNING.

THEY SAY IT'S "GUT-WRENCHING" TO THINK THEY MAY HAVE PLAYED A PART IN THE DEATH OF A NURSE WHO FELL FOR THE PRANK.

TS4) AMERICAN DOCTOR RESCUED-VO-TRX

A MEMBER OF THE NAVY'S SEAL TEAM SIX HAS BEEN KILLED IN A DARING RAID TO

FREE AN AMERICAN DOCTOR FROM THE TALIBAN.

DR. DILIP JOSEPH WAS RESCUED EARLY YESTERDAY IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.

THE DOCTOR WAS NOT HURT.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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