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HL1) TORREABLA CAUGHT-SOTVO-WIPE

36:45:00 "he is the most wanted fugitive.in the area."

BUT TONIGHT HE'S BLOODY, BRUISED, AND WEARING HANDCUFFS.

HOW U-S MARSHALS TRACKED DOWN A SUSPECTED KILLER IN FORT

HL2) BURNING CAR RESCUE-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS --

THREE FLORIDIANS ARE MINUTES FROM BURNING ALIVE IN THAT CAR.

HL3) SAME DAY DELIVERY-SOTVO

"we want santa on steroids!"

FORGET FIVE BUSINESS DAYS!

SOME STORES NOW PROMISE *ONE-HOUR* DELIVERY!

HOW THEY PULL IT OFF --

AS WE TAKE OUT THE STOPWATCH TO TEST THEM --

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

WI SNOW-NATVO-WIPE

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SNOW, SNOW AND MORE SNOW.

AS THE SNOW SLAMS THE NATION'S MID-SECTION. TONIGHT MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES ARE DIGGING OUT.

STATES LIKE WISCONSIN GOT ALMOST A FOOT OF SNOW.

SPARKING POWER POLE-NATVO-WIPE

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HIGH WINDS HAVE ALSO KNOCKED OUT POWER IN THE MIDWEST.

IOWA MULTI VEHICLE CRASH-VOTOPS-WIPE

AND SO FAR -- THE STORM'S KILLED EIGHT PEOPLE IN IOWA.

THAT INCLUDES THREE --

WHO DIED IN A 30-CAR PILE UP ON THE INTERSTATE.

RSW FLIGHTS-MITTO-WIPE

AND THE WHITEOUT'S WREAKING HAVOC ON TRAVEL. RICHOCHETING ACROSS THE NATION.

AT R-S-W MANY FLIGHTS ARE CANCELLED OR DELAYED.

POST OFFICE FIGHTS BLIZZARD-VOTOPS

THE FIRST SERIOUS WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS HITTING JUST DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

CREATING HOLIDAY CHAOS WITH THOSE PACKAGES ON THE BUSIEST DELIVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.

TOSS TO JP-2SH PWC

WE GO NOW TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK.

JP.

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

Our weather on Thursday was rather quiet, but if you traveled to North Florida - you encountered some wicked storms. They experienced damaging wind, heavy rain, and even a few tornados. Their severe activity was instigated by a strong cold front that will soon bring us rain, and yes, cold temperatures.

So let me set the stage for you. Our arctic cold front is pushing through the Deep South right now, and its ETA for Southwest Florida is early Friday morning. The front will first bring with it added clouds and a line of rain. Once it pushes through we'll see the skies begin to clear.

… The sunshine will not help us warm up.

DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

TORREALBA ARREST-VOTOPS-SS-WIPE

AFTER MONTHS ON THE RUN --

FLORIDA'S MOST WANTED CRIMINAL WILL SPEND TONIGHT BEHIND BARS.

U-S MARSHALS ARRESTED FELIPE TORREABLA IN FORT MYERS TODAY.

HIS FACE DRIPPED BLOOD AS THEY LED HIM TO A SQUAD CAR IN THE IONA-MCGREGOR AREA.

TORREABLA IS WANTED FOR MURDER IN BROWARD COUNTY.

THAT'S WHERE HE IS HEADED TONIGHT IN CUSTODY.

OFFICERS TRIED TO CATCH HIM IN THE CAPE IN AUGUST, BUT FAILED.

TORREALBA ARREST-SOTVO

34:23:00 "there's that adage, you can run, but you can't hide -- my spin on that is you CAN run, you CAN hide, but you can't run and hide forever."

TORREALABA WAS ONE OF THE U-S MARSHAL'S 15 MOST WANTED PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HE'S GOT A RAP SHEET WITH CRIMES SPANNING 12 YEARS.

FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-(3)SS

NEW AT 11--

A SUSPECTED BANK ROBBER BUSTED IN FORT MYERS.

OFFICERS SAY BENJAMIN AVILA ROBBED THE SUNTRUST BANK NEAR SUMMERLIN ROAD AND SAN CARLOS BLVD JUST BEFORE 10-30 THIS MORNING.

THESE ARE THE SURVELLIANCE PHOTOS FROM INSIDE THE BANK.

PROTECTING YOUR HOME WHEN YOU'RE AWAY-VO-WIPE

WITH SOME OF US FOCUSED ON GETTING OUT THE DOOR --

WE MAY FORGET TO LOCK IT BEHIND US!

A RECENT SURVEY BY NEXTDOOR-DOT-COM FINDS NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW COMMON SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HOME FROM THEFT.

SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO ARE --

LOCK THE DOORS --

SET AN ALARM.

AND LEAVE ON LIGHTS. OR A TV.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO ASK A NEIGHBOR OR RELATIVE TO PICK UP YOUR MAIL AND PAPER.

PROTECTING YOUR HOME WHEN YOU'RE AWAY-(2)SOTVO-BNR

8:04 this season is the time of opportunity of criminals to seize on all the gifts and the buying we do:15

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS OTHER AGENCIES IN OUR AREA HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE SOMEONE WILL COME BY YOUR HOME AND CHECK ON IT WHEN YOU'RE GONE.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM

NEWTOWN FUNERALS-trxNATVOTOPS

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FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD TODAY IN NEW YORK FOR ONE OF THE TEACHERS KILLED IN LAST FRIDAY'S SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

HUNDREDS ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL FOR 52-YEAR-OLD ANNE MARIE MURPHY.

SHE DIED TRYING TO SHIELD A STUDENT FROM THE KILLER.

BOY SCOUTS FROM ALL OVER CONNECTICUT CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO FELLOW CUB SCOUT BENJAMIN WHEELER.

JUST DOWN THE BLOCK -- 6 YEAR OLD JESSE LEWIS WAS LAID TO REST.

NEWTOWN SHOOTING INVESTIGATION-ONCAM

LOOKING AHEAD --

THE NATION WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE SHOOTING VICTIMS TOMORROW MORNING.

THAT WILL HAPPEN AT 9-30.

THE CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR HAS ASKED ANYONE THAT CAN --

WAR HERO-2SHOT

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOST A TRUE HERO THIS WEEK.

BRIGADIER GENERAL RUSSELL OGAN FROM PORT CHARLOTTE DIED.

THIS MAN'S RESUME STRETCHES A MILE-LONG.

HE FLEW FIGHTER PLANES IN WORLD WAR TWO.

RISKED HIS LIFE IN THE SKY AGAIN DURING KOREA.

BUT AS OUR CHRISTINA LUSBY FOUND OUT --

IT'S WHAT HE DID DURING VIETNAM -- INVOLVING A FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE --

WAR HERO-PKG

GOING THROUGH HIS THINGS THIS WEEK.

THE FAMILY OF BRIGADERE GENERAL RUSSELL OGAN NOTICED A VERY SPECIAL LETTER.

"i was released from gia land airport in hanoy vietman 15 march 1973"

A FORMER PRISONER OF WAR RECENTLY WROTE THAT LETTER.THANKING OGAN FOR HELPING IN HIS RESCUE.

04:11 when he picked up the prisoners from vietnam 04:14 the way he treated them with such respect and so much compassion 4:29 i think thats one of the things i admired the most about him 4:34

ANOTHER ONE OF THE P.OW.'S THAT OGAN FLEW TO SAFETY WAS JOHN MCCAIN.NOW ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS POLITICIANS IN AMERICA.

11:12 he really did a lot so that you and i could be sitting here today we owe these people a great deal of gratitude

ITS HARD TO RANK --THE DECORATED GENERALS MOST PRECIOUS MOMENTS --

BUT AT THIS MOMENT -- IT'S THE NEWEST MEMORY--THAT BRINGS THE MOST TEARS TO HIS FAMILY.

to see that sea 141 on the tarmac and the american flag enblazed on its tail i was almost over come wiht emotion you shook hands with me

FISCAL CLIFF-VO

A VOTE TO ALLOW TAXES TO RISE FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING OVER $1 MILLION WAS ABRUPTDLY PUT OFF.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER SAYS THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS THE BILL.

PLAN B WOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE BUSH-ERA TAX RATES FOR THOSE WITH INCOMES OF LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS.

REPUBLICANS AGAINST PLAN B SAID THEY WOULDN'T VOTE TO RAISE TAXES AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.

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"we are in an arms race for speed today"

THEY'RE THE SUPER HEROES OF STORE DELIVERY --

CLAIMING TO HAVE IT ON YOUR DOOR STEP IN JUST ONE HOUR!

CAN THEY PULL IT OFF?

WE PUT THEM TO THE TEST!

PLUS --

THESE THIEVES MUST LOVE WAFFLES.

HOW THEY PULLED OFF AN 18-MILLION DOLLAR HEIST. OF MAPLE SYRUP.

TZ1 A SAME DAY DELIVERY-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ1 B MAPLE SYRUP THEFT ARREST-VOTOPS

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WEATHER-PWC

TEASE ABC 7 EXTRA-SOTVO

"we want santa on steroids."

WALMART AND NORDSTROM'S BOAST NEXT-DAY DELIVERY.

BUT E-BAY CAN TOP THEM ALL.

THEY CLAIM THEY CAN DELIVER SOMETHING YOU BUY ONLINE. IN ONE HOUR!

FIND OUT IF THEY CAN PULL IT OFF.

WE'VE GOT OUR STOPWATCHES READY!

ABC 7 EXTRA OPEN-CLIP

SAME DAY DELIVERY-VOTOPS-OC

TODAY IS THE BIGGEST SHIPPING DAY OF THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 28 MILLION

PACKAGES MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH UPS.

THAT'S MORE THAN 300 ITEMS EVERY SECOND.

IT'S A BIG MARKETING TOOL NOW FOR COMPANIES TO GET ALL OF THIS STUFF TO YOU FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

E-BAY EVENS SAYS THEY CAN GET A PACKAGE TO YOU WITHIN ONE HOUR AFTER YOUR ORDER.

SAME DAY DELIVERY-PKG

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IT'S THE SEASON TO SHOP LATER AND GET WHAT YOU BUY FASTER THAN EVER.

NEXT DAY DELIVERY? HOW ABOUT SAME DAY DELIVERY! THAT'S WHAT SOME BIG

RETAILERS LIKE WAL-MART AND NORDSTROMS ARE DOING THIS YEAR.

HANF SOT - "WE ARE IN AN ARMS RACE FOR SPEED TODAY.WE WANT SANTA ON

STEROIDS."

BUT THE NEW EXTREME IN "FASTEST"? DELIVERY IN ONE HOUR.

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, EBAY IS TOUTING THAT NOW FOR JUST FIVE DOLLAR DELIVERY

FEES YOU CAN GET YOUR PURCHASE IN 60 MINUTES OR LESS IN TWO CITIES: NEW

YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO.

ADAM HANF, EBAY SPOKESPERSON SOT

BUT CAN THEY DELIVER? WE DECIDED TO PUT IT TO THE TEST.

WE DECIDED TO PUT IT TO THE TEST. I PLACED THE ORDER AT 1:30 IN THE

AFTERNOON FOR AN L.A. DODGERS TEE SHIRT

CLAIBORNE NATS

BRENDAN -- THE EBAY COURIER - WAS DISPATCHED TO GET MY GIFT. WE OUTFITTED

HIM CAMERAS TO TRACK HIS PROGRESS.

NATS

BUT AT 2:03 P-M, BAD NEWS. MACY'S HAD NO DODGERS TEE SHIRTS.

NATS

AND AT 2:40 -- BRENDAN ARRIVED. SO NOT QUITE WITHIN THE HOUR BUT CLOSE.

NATS

TEEN SET ON FIRE SENTENCE-VO

THE RINGLEADER WHO MASTERMINDED A BRUTAL ATTACK ON HIS CLASSMATE WILL SPEND THE NEXT 11 YEARS IN PRISON.

A JUDGE SENTENCED MATTHEW BENT TODAY IN BROWARD COUNTY.

HE AND OTHER TEENAGERS SET MICHAEL BREWER ON FIRE.

BREWER SURVIVED BY LEAPING INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SWIMMING POOL.

BURNING CAR RESCUE-VO-BNR-WIPE

NEW VIDEO CAPTURES A DARING RESCUE FOLLOWING A FIERY CAR CRASH ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.

TAKE A LOOK- AT THE SCENE LAST NIGHT IN JUPITER.

POLICE DASH CAM CAPTURES A GREEN CADILLAC THAT HAD JUST CRASHED -- ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

ANOTHER OFFICER WAS ALREADY ON THE SCENE. BUT HE WASN'T THE FIRST.

BURNING CAR RESCUE-SOTVO

"The Good Samaritan helped the front passenger out of the vehicle, he was able to walk. The front driver and back passenger were unconscious at the time so we had to break the windows with our batons, open the door and carry them out to safety."

YOU CAN SEE THE OFFICERS PULL THE VICTIMS OUT OF THE BURNING CAR.

END OF THE WORLD DEALS-VO-WIPE

ANCIENT PROPHECY IS MEETING MODERN-DAY PARANOIA.

IF YOU BELIEVE THE MAYANS --

THE WORLD SUPPOSEDLY COMES TO AN END TOMORROW.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

MANY BUSINESSES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE IMPENDING APOCALYPSE -- OFFERING ARMAGEDDON DEALS AND STEALS.

END OF THE WORLD DEALS-SOT-CG

John Russo/ owner/ Jersey John's Hot Dogs and Sausage

36:03 you get 2 hot dogs, a soda, chips for 5 dollars. We're billing it as the last mean for eternity.

MANY BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE HOSTING END OF THE WORLD PARTIES TOMORROW.

HERE'S A LIST OF SOME PLACES YOU CAN GO TO SEE IT OUT IN STYLE --

STEVIE TOMATO'S IN NAPLES.

THE CIGAR BAR LIVE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

BOULEVARD TAVERN IN FORT MYERS.

THEY PROMISE TO PICK UP YOUR TAB IF THE WORLD ENDS.

MAPLE SYRUP THEFT ARREST-VO

18 PEOPLE ARE UNDER ARREST FOR STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MAPLE SYRUP.

QUEBEC POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SEVEN OTHERS.

THEY SAY IN THE PAST YEAR - THE GROUP MADE OFF WITH SOME TEN-THOUSAND BARRELS OF MAPLE SYRUP FROM A WAREHOUSE.

THEY STOLE SO MUCH THAT IT AFFECTED THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF SYRUP. AND AS YOU KNOW. MAPLE SYRUP ISN'T CHEAP.

NAPLES JET PACK-OC-SOTVO

A NEW, WILD, FUTURISTIC TOURIST ATTRACTION HAS OPENED IN NAPLES!

"9:18 feels like you're flying you're a bird you're a plane you're in the air it's unreal"

CAPTAIN C-J'S "JET PACK ADVENTURES" HAS LITERALLY LAUNCHED.

YOU CAN BLAST OFF IN A WATER-PROPELLED JETPACK.

THE PACK PUMPS OUT 100-THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE.

IT CAN SEND YOU AS HIGH AS 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

CAPTAIN C-J'S HAS A HOLIDAY SPECIAL GOING ON.

150 DOLLARS FOR THIRTY MINUTES.

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

DICKIE V-SOTTOPS

DICKIE V-POP

ANDREW WIGGINS-VOTOPS-WIPE

ANDREW WIGGINS-SOTTOPS

CITY OF PALMS-POP

CITY OF PALMS-VOTOPS-WIPE

LET'S GO BACK TO BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL.

FLORIDA STATE HEAD COACH LEONARD HAMILTON IN THE HOUSE. TAKING IT ALL IN.

CHESTER ROCK. ON THE RUN JAMES KIRKSEY CAPS IT OFF. CHESTER UP 2 EARLY.

BUT LONE PEAK SCORED THE NEXT EIGHT. ERIC MIKA. WITH THE FADE. THAT DROPS. KNIGHTS UP 6. HE'S GOING TO BYU

FINAL SECONDS OF THE FIRST. IT'S ANOTHER B-Y-U COUGAR. T.J. HAWS. 3. YES SIR.

SOUTHWIND LAKE WALES-VOTOPS

TEBOW-POP

TEBOW-SOTTOPS-WIPE

BYU SAN DIEGO STATE-VOTOPS-WIPE

FSU DEFENSE-VOTOPS-WIPE

FLORIDA STATE HAS A NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

IT'S JEREMY PRUITT. PRUITT HAS BEEN COACHING AT ALABAMA THE LAST 3 YEARS. AS THE SECONDARY COACH.

NHL LABOR-VOTOPS

MORE BAD NEW FROM THE NHL.

THE LEAGUE HAS CANCELLED ALL GAMES THROUGH JANUARY 14TH. WIPING OUT 625 GAMES.

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

FACEBOOK MESSAGE PAYMENTS-ONCAM

WOULD YOU PAY ONE DOLLAR FOR A FACEBOOK MESSAGE?

THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE IS NOW TESTING A SERVICE CHARGING YOU A BUCK.

WHAT DOES THE DOLLAR BUY YOU?

A GUARANTEE ANY MESSAGE YOU SEND TO SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT FRIENDS WITH WILL MAKE IT TO THEIR INBOX.

RIGHT NOW, IT GOES IN A FOLDER CALLED "OTHER" --

NAPLES MODEL DOG SEARCH-SS-CG

DO YOU HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC POOCH?

IF SO, A FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER WANTS TO KNOW!

JACK KENNER IS SEARCHING FOR NEW MODELS FOR THE SEQUEL TO HIS BOOKS "DOGS I'VE NOSED" AND "DOGS I'VE NOSED 2."

HE WILL BE CHECKING OUT DOGS AT BOOTH 185 AT THE DOWNTOWN NAPLES NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND ART FAIR.

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