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

RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

A CAPE CORAL BUSINESS. BARELY A YEAR OLD. WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN AN OVERNIGHT FIRE.

WE ARE LIVE ON SCENE --

INVESTIGATORS *JUST CONFIRMED HOW IT STARTED.

PLUS--

WINTER WHITE-OUT.

A MAJOR STORM BLOWS THROUGH THE MID-WEST.

NEW VIDEO.

AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING THOSE HEADED HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

AND NEW CRASH TESTS SHOW A BIG FAIL --

HL1) CAPE CORAL BUSINESS FIRE-VOTOPS

HL2) WINTERSTORM-VO-WIPE

HL3) CRASH TEST CLACKUM-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GMA WINTERSTORM-ON CAM

WINTER WALLOP!

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BATTER THE MID-WEST RIGHT NOW.

SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION.

SHUTTING DOWN SCHOOLS.

AND CREATING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

AND ABC'S GINGER ZEE IS IN THE THICK OF IT.

GMA WINTERSTORM-PKG

IT'S A WHITE OUT WINTER MESS--

OVERNIGHT MORE THAN 8 INCHES OF SNOW DUMPED ACROSSED PARTS OF NEBRASKA WITH

60 MPH WIND GUSTS THAT SENT CARS LIKE THIS SLIDING STRAIGHT THROUGH

INTERSECTIONS

Quick nat

AND IN IOWATHE MIDST OF A BLUDGEONING BLIZZARD-- A FLASH

"hey was that you?

AND THEN.

"nats thunder.yeah!"

YEAH-- THAT'S THUNDER SNOW

IT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY WEATHER PHENOMENOMS SWIRLING AROUND THIS GIANT

WINTER STORM.IT'S EFFECTS BEING FELT THIS MORNING FROM COLORADO TO

WISCONSIN

ON THE BACK SIDE-- IN TEXAS-- DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK WAS HARDLY VISIBLE WEDNESDAY

nats from second video on youtube dust storm

DUST STORMS CAUSED BY WHIPPING WINDS UP TO 67 MPH SENT 23 CARS COLLIDING

ACROSS THIS TEXAS HIGHWAYKILLING ONE MANAND INJURING 17 OTHERS

AND THIS SPRAWLING STORM - WHICH SHUT DOWN PART OF AN INTERSTATE IN

COLORADO--IS JUST AS MUCH TROUBLE AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Couple at airport - one cancellation, two delays, missed one plane by 3

TOSS TO ALLYSON-ONCAM

THAT WAS GINGER ZEE REPORTING.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

WE'LL SEE A TEMPERATURE DROP, TOO.

LET'S HEAD OVER TO STORMWARN 7 METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

FLIGHT CHECK AT RSW-MITTO

A LOT OF YOU MAY BE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING,

OR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

TO EITHER PICK UP LOVED ONES OR FLY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR FLIGHT STATUS.

WE CHECKED THE FLIGHT BOARD AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

WE ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME DELAYS --

TOSS TO DANIELLE-VO-DBX

OUR TOP STORY AT NINE--

THIS MORNING, INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE.

THEY'VE FIGURED OUT WHAT SPARKED AN OVERNIGHT BLAZE AT A CAPE CORAL BUSINESS.

"TEA AT THE PORCH" IS LOCATED ON CAPE CORAL STREET,

JUST OFF CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST.

ABC7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK NOW JOINS US LIVE --

CAPE CORAL BUSINESS FIRE-REM 1 LIVE

CAPE CORAL BUSINESS FIRE-MINI PKG

WORKERS AND FRIENDS OF DONNA FREEMAN, THE OWNER OF TEA AT THE PORCH, SHOWED UP THIS MORNING IN AWE OF THE DESTRUCTION.

HUGGING AND HOLDING ONTO EACH OTHER IN DISBELIEF.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 2:20 THIS MORNING.

A PERSON DRIVING BY SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS AND FLAMES OUT THE ROOF.

IT ONLY TOOK CREWS A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO CONTAIN THE FIRE COMING FROM THE A-C UNIT, BUT THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK IT DESTROYED THE INSIDE OF THE BUSINESS.

THIS BUILDING STRUCTURE ITSELF IS OK BUT MOST OF THE INSIDE IS DISTROYED. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY GUTTED OUT.

WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF RASO REALITY. SHE AND HER FAMILY OWN THE BUILDING THAT SITS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SHOP-- THEIR BUILDING ALSO HAD SOME DAMAGE BUT NOT LIKE WHAT'S NEXT DOOR.

GLORIA TATE

CAPE CORAL BUSINESS FIRE-REM 1 LIVE TAG

THE BUILDING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, BUTTHE NEW OWNER RECENTLY PURCHASED THE STORE AND TEA SHOP THIS YEAR. IT EMPLOYS A TEAM OF 6.

THEY WERE ONE MONTH SHY OF CELEBRATING ONE YEAR.

FORT MYERS VEHICHLE INTO HOUSE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING---

A DRIVER SLAMS INTO A HOME AND TAKES OFF. ON FOOT.

IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS --

AT A HOUSE ON BROOK-HILL DRIVE.

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT DRIVER,

CT SCHOOL SHOOTING & OBAMA GUN PLAN-ONCAM

ONE BY ONE. EACH WITH FRESH HEARTBREAK. HEARSES CRISS-CROSS NEWTOWN.

MEANTIME, PRESIDENT OBAMA PLEDGES TO USE THE POWERS OF HIS OFFICE --

TO PREVENT MORE TRAGEDIES LIKE SANDY HOOK.

CT SCHOOL SHOOTING & OBAMA GUN PLAN-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

NATS - Amazing Grace

Tears flowed freely and neighboring communities came together for "a Tribute

to Newtown".

SOT Pastor Frank Santoro, Faith Church

".BENJAMIN, ONE OF THE GREATEST IN HEAVEN. ABIGAIL, ONE OF THE GREATEST IN

HEAVEN."

NATS - motorcycles

Funeral processions seemed to spread across Connecticut for the shooting

victims. Both children and adults.

More than 100 firefighters honored Young Daniel Barden who wanted to grow up

to be one of them.

SOT Kevin Morrow, Firefighter, FDNY

"IT IS JUST VERY, VERY UPSETTING THAT THESE YOUNG KIDS HAD THEIR LIVES TAKEN

AWAY FROM THEM SO EARLY."

Mourners paid their respects to principal Dawn Hochsprung and teacher

Victoria Soto was laid to rest.

SOT Peter Rusatsky, Soto family friend

"I THINK ANY TEACHER WOULD DO WHAT VICKI DID AND NOT BLINK AND JUST DO

WHATEVER HAD TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THOSE CHILDREN."

But a rebirth of sorts is also underway.

At a new school for Sandy Hook students some got their first look at their

new classrooms on loan from a neighboring town.

The principal taking the helm here will come out of retirement as a former

Sandy Hook principal.

And in Washington, President Obama issued a resounding call to action -

SOT Obama

"THIS IS NOT SOME WASHINGTON COMMISSION."

The President announced a powerful team of cabinet members now have the new

task of creating immediate reforms to prevent more shootings.

TBA

Mark Greenblatt, ABC News, Sandy Hook, CT

EDITMASTER:

CT SCHOOL SHOOTING & OBAMA GUN PLAN-ONCAM-TAG

THAT WAS MARK GREENBLATT REPORTING.

THERE WERE AT LEAST *NINE FUNERALS ON WEDNESDAY --

INCLUDING ONE FOR FIRST-GRADE TEACHER VICTORIA SOTO.

TEACHERS AND GUNS-VO

A QUESTION BEING ASKED NOW --

SHOULD TEACHERS BE ARMED?

WOULD GUNS IN THE CLASSROOM KEEP STUDENTS SAFE?

SOME LAWMAKERS HAVE EVEN BEGUN PROPOSING LEGISLATION --

THAT WOULD LET TEACHERS BE ARMED.

WE TALKED TO THE LEE COUNTY TEACHERS' UNION PRESIDENT.

WHO CALLS THIS A *KNEE JERK REACTION TO THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING.

AND DEEPLY CRITICIZED THE IDEA.

TEACHERS AND GUNS-SOTVO

34;21 gives us the right to bare arms so that we could protect ourselves:27

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JOESPH BURKE SAID DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY --

HE WILL TALK TO PRINCIPALS ABOUT BEEFING UP SECURITY PLANS.

THEY MIGHT ADD MORE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

FISCAL CLIFF-ONCAM

IN WASHINGTON TODAY--

FISCAL BREA KDOWN.

NEGOTIATIONS ARE A "NO-GO" FOR NOW.

REPUBLICANS HAVE SCHEDULED A VOTE TODAY --

THAT WOULD KEEP TAX RATES LOW.

*EVEN IF YOU MAKE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID --

THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC VETO.

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

TODAY'S VOTE: KEEPING LOW TAX RATES FOR EVERYONE MAKING UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS -- WITH AN ULTIMATUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:

Ohio:09-:18

"He can call on Senate Democrats to pass that bill, or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in history."

DEMOCRATS VOW IT'LL NEVER PASS THE SENATE. AND CONSERVATIVES ARE FURIOUS. ARGUING REPUBLICANS HAVE "PAINTED THEMSELVES INTO A CORNER."

"Real fiscal conservatives would simply walk away from this mess."

DEMOCRATS DOUBT TODAY'S MILLIONAIRE ONLY-TAX HIKE WILL PASS.

New York:36-:37 quick!

"They're more interested in stunts."

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TAKE ON TODAY'S VOTE:

"That defies logic - there's no explanation for that."

HE'S URGING REPUBLICANS TO ACCEPT HIS OFFER: NEARLY A TRILLION IN SPENDING CUTS AND LOW TAXES FOR INCOMES UNDER 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

"Take the deal!" "You're hurting people to give another advantage to folks who don't need help."

"He's trying to call out Republicans by saying 'Your problem is not with what I'm proposing - its with me.'"

FISCAL CLIFF-ONCAM

THAT WAS TRACIE POTTS.

THERE'S A SECOND VOTE HAPPENING TODAY --

TO PUT *OFF AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS THAT WOULD MOSTLY HIT THE PENTAGON.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS.

ARE YOU DONE WITH HOLIDAY SHOPPING, YET?

IF YOU'RE WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN LUCK.

TZ1 A LAST MINUTE SHOPPING-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES, SOLD OUT AT MANY WAL-MARTS.

AND PRICES FOR HANDGUN MAGAZINES ARE SURGING, ON EBAY --

AS PEOPLE STOCK UP ON FIREARMS --

AND PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISES TO SEND CONGRESS CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR TIGHTENING GUN CONTROLS.

THE HYATT GUN SHOP IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA --RACKING UP MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TUESDAY--

CALLING IT THE BEST SALES DAY SINCE THE SHOP OPENED IN 1959.

*****

MEANTIME -- COMBAT VIDEOGAMES LIKE ACTIVISION'S "CALL OF DUTY" --

IN LAWMAKERS SIGHTS.

SENATOR JAY ROCKEFELLER, CALLING ON GOVERNMENT REGULATORS TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHETHER THE GAMES MAKE CHILDREN ACT AGGRESSIVELY.

*****

AND -- ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, DELIVER!

U-P-S SAYS IT WILL DELIVER 28 MILLION PACKAGES TODAY, ON ITS BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

THE BUSIEST DAY FOR *RETURNS* -- IS JANUARY THIRD.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN WHAT KIND OF A PAYRAISE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GETTING!

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CAR THAT HOLDS UP IN A FRONT END COLLISION --

STEER CLEAR OF A CAMRY OR A PRIUS V.

THE TWO -- EARNING THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY'S LOWEST RATING FOR CRASHES INVOLVING THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLES.

******

ALRIGHT AS FOR TRADING -- INVESTORS TODAY WATCHING A BUNCH OF ECONOMIC REPORTS, INCLUDING ONE ON EXISTING HOME SALES.

CONCERN ABOUT A BREAKDOWN IN FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS, DRIVING STOCKS LOWER YESTERDAY.

*****

ARE YOU GETTING A PAY RAISE?

ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES MAY BE GETTING A WAY BIGGER ONE THAN YOU!

"WORLD AT WORK" SAYS THE AVERAGE INCREASE FOR 2013 IS 3-PERCENT.

BUT FORTUNE MAGAZINE SAYS RAISES STAR PERFORMERS ARE GETTING TWICE THAT.

******

******

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-2SHOT DESK

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"TRACKING OUR NEXT COLD FRONT"

After a picture perfect Wednesday, we'll start to notice some subtle changes to our forecast for Thursday as we wait for the arrival of a strong cold front on Friday. This front will user in some of the coldest air of the season thus far.

Overnight, skies have stayed clear and winds have taken more of southeasterly turn. With increasing moisture and humidity early this morning, we're looking at the potential for some patchy fog around sunrise, especially across our inland communities.

The rest of our Thursday afternoon will be another dry one with a few more clouds mixing in with our sunshine. With a southerly flow across the peninsula, a more humid airmass will be in place with daytime highs reaching the lower 80s. We will more than likely see an increase in the cloud cover late Thursday and into early Friday with the approach of our second cold front for the week.

This front will bring us a band of a few scattered showers during the early morning hours on Friday, with a more significant push of colder air arriving during the day. Skies will clear from north to south, but despite the afternoon breezy sunshine daytime highs will struggle to reach 70° in many locations. Friday night looks to be the coldest as overnight lows will drop into the lower to middle 40s by Saturday morning. Afternoon highs will remain quite cool as they work their way into the middle to upper 60s with lots of sunshine.

LAST MINUTE SHOPPING-ONCAM

EVERY STORE IS LOOKING FOR AN EDGE --

O GRAB THOSE LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.

BLACK FRIDAY SALES STARTED EARLIER AND EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND NOW LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS.

HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL SHOPPING SPREE.

LAST MINUTE SHOPPING-PKG

BOB HANSEN REPORTS.

THE SUCCESS OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS MEASURED AT THE CASH REGISTER.

AND FOR MACY'S. THEY PLAN TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE TIME TO SPEND THEIR MONEY.

"There is absolutely no break."

NO BREAK FOR MACY'S STORES AS THEY PROMISE TO STAY OPEN FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS STRAIGHT THE WEEKEND JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

"We will open on friday at 7am, and we will stay open through sunday, late."

"And while there is one part of me that says, wow, what is our society heading into? The marketing side of me says, game on."

MARKETING EXPERT BERNHARD SCHROEDER SAYS THIS MOVE FOR A NON-STOP SHOPPING WEEKEND MAY GIVE MACY'S AN EDGE WITH LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS. AND IS BOUND TO GET THE ATTENTION OF OTHER RETAIL COMPETITORS.

"You're going to see several other brands potentially step forward and match it."

BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU OPEN YOUR STORE ALL NIGHT LONG. WILL SHOPPERS COME AND SPEND THEIR MONEY?

"Um, I just don't shop in the middle of the night."

"No I'll be asleep at that time. I'll let the rest of the people handle that but I'll be asleep."

"If you work nights or something like that, get off work, come by, maybe that's a pretty good idea."

"Now this doesn't just give an advantage of macy's over the other retail stores, by opening up 48 hours just before christmas, it's also a good move to compete against the online stores."

MACY'S HOPES THEY CAN CREATE A SORT OF BLACK FRIDAY BUZZ FOR BARGAIN SHOPPERS AND PROCRASTINATORS. BUT THE QUESTION STILL REMAINS. WHO WILL BE HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

LAST MINUTE SHOPPING-TAG

THAT WAS BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

THINGS TO REMEMBER-VO

MANY KIDS WANT A NEW TOY OR ELECTRONIC FOR CHRISTMAS.

BUT HERE'S SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM CONSUMER REPORTS.

REMEMBER THE BATTERIES!

FIND OUT HOW MANY AND WHAT SIZE.

ALSO -- HAVE A SCREWDRIVER ON HAND.

TO GET INTO THOSE KID-PROOF BATTERY CASES.

IF THE DEVICE IS RE-CHARGABLE,

MAKE SURE YOU CHARGE IT "BEFORE" YOU WRAP IT.

NO CHILD OF ANY AGE WANTS TO WAIT FOR HOURS.

BUSIEST UPS DAY-VO

TODAY IS THE BUSIEST DAY FOR U-P-S.

THEY EXPECT TO MAKE 28 MILLION DELIVERIES TODAY!

THAT COMES OUT TO MORE THAN 300 PACKAGES PER *SECOND.

THIS WEEK WAS THE SHIPPING COMPANY'S BUSIEST WEEK.

DECEMBER 21ST IS THE *LAST DAY TO SHIP A GIFT.USING NEXT-DAY AIR --

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY ON THE ROAD.

PAUSE FOR NATS OF CRASH TEST SOUNDS

NEXT YEAR'S MODELS.

GO THROUGH A BRAND NEW TEST.

TZ2 CRASH TEST-NATSVO

CRASH TEST CLACKUM-TBA

IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR A CAR, LISTEN UP.

THERE'S A NEW CRASH TESTS FOR *NEXT YEAR'S MODELS.

AND TURNS OUT --

SOME OF THE MORE AFFORDABLE FAMILY CARS.

ACTUALLY DID *BETTER THAN THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONES.

CRASH TEST CLACKUM-PKG

THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY CALLS THEM SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL CRASHES.

.WHERE JUST THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE HITS ANOTHER VEHICLE, STRUCTURE, TREE OR POLE.

.OFTEN WITH CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. 25-PERCENT OF SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCUR IN THESE TYPE COLLISIONS.

"The wheel, the front wheel will actually push back into the wheel well which will then be pushed back into the occupant's leg space.we've seen instrument panels coming back.and heads and chests actually striking this intruding structure"

SO, FOR 2013 MODELS, THE INSTITUTE ADDED A SMALL OVERLAP CRASH TEST. TO OTHER TESTS IT CONDUCTS ON NEW CARS.

. WITH SURPRISING RESULTS: THE MORE MODERATELY PRICED MIDSIZED. TESTED BETTER THAN THEIR LUXURY COUNTERPARTS.

"What we find good about this is that it means that the public doesn't have to spend a lot of money to get state of the art crash protection"

13 MIDSIZE CARS LIKE THE HONDA ACCORD. DODGE AVENGER. FORD FUSION. VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT AND NISSAN ALTIMA. ALL DID WELL ENOUGH TO EARN THE INSTITUTE'S NEWEST RATING OF TOP SAFETY PICK PLUS.

BUT NOT TOYOTA'S CAMRY.AND PRIUS V.

"We're still going to say that the Toyota Camry and Prius are a Top Safety Pick but they can't get the Top Safety Pick Plus award because of their poor performance in the small overlap crash test"

TOYOTA POINTED OUT IT HAS MORE TOP SAFETY PICKS THAN ANY OTHER AUTOMAKER.

CRASH TEST CLACKUM-ONCAM-TAG

THAT WAS CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

THANKS TO THIS CRASH TEST PROGRAM --

HYUNDAI RECALL-VO

A CONSUMER ALERT --

HYUNDAI RECALLS MORE THAN 13-THOUSAND VESLOSTER COUPES.

APPARENTLY, THE PANORAMIC SUN-ROOFS CAN SHATTER.

RAINING GLASS ONTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.

THE RECALL INVOLVES THE 2012 MODEL YEAR.

AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED FROM MINOR INJURIES.

THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SUNROOF MAY HAVE BEEN WEAKENED DURING INSTALLATION.

CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN VEHICLES MADE BY KIA.

TEASE THREE-1-SHOT

A CONTROVERSAL TOPIC.

THAT HAVE MANY OF YOU VOICING OPINIONS.

HOW FAR MUST AMERICANS GO TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN?

TZ3 A EXTREME SAFETY MEASURES-VO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE TRADING DAY IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

INVESTORS' NERVES. ARE WEARING THIN.

AS GRIDLOCK CONTINUES IN FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS.

STOCKS ROSE EARLIER IN THE WEEK,

WHEN THEY FELT MORE OPTIMISTIC.

BUT THEN STOCKS RETREATED YESTERDAY.

TS1)CAPE CORAL BUSINESS FIRE-VO-TRX

FLAMES RIP THROUGH A CAPE CORAL BUSINESS.

EARLY THIS MORNING.

WE KNOW NOW -- IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

IT STARTED FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS PLUGGED INTO A POWER STRIP.

THE BLAZE AT "TEA AT THE PORCH" --

CAUSED 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE.

TS2)OBAMA GUN PLAN-VO-TRX

PRESIDENT BARACH OBAMA HAS CREATED A TASK FORCE.

TO END GUN VIOLENCE IN THE U-S.

THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING PROMPTED THE MOVE.

27 PEOPLE WAS KILLED IN NEWTOWN.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL LEAD THE GROUP.

TS3)WINTER STORM-VO-TRX

A POWERFUL STORM DUMPS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE MIDWEST.

THIS IS VIDEO OF SNOW FALLING IN DES MOINES, IOWA.

THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT NOON TODAY.

EXTREME SAFETY MEASURES-ONCAM

NOW TO THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS,

AFTER THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY.

WHAT'S THE *BEST WAY TO STOP MASS KILLINGS?

THERE'S AN ARGUMENT TO GET *MORE GUNS. INTO THE *RIGHT HANDS. AT THE *RIGHT TIME.

EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM.

IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL DEBATE.

EXTREME SAFETY MEASURES-PKG

Since the nightmare at Sandy Hook, some lawmakers are making the push for a

new solution-

MORE GUNS - ARGUING TEACHERS SHOULD BE ARMED.

Governor Rick Perry you should be able to carry your handgun anywhere in

this state.

In tiny Wichita, Texas, LICENSED TEACHERS ARE ALREADY allowed to carry

concealed guns in the classroom.

The superintendent is convinced CLASSROOM GUNS CAN PREVENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

Thweatt My goal is that if someone comes in and tries to hurt my little ones

that they are killed.

Another company-OpsGear-is TEACHING TEACHERS HOW TO USE FIREARMSspearheading

a course for

educators ABOUT GUN permits and EMERGENCY survival tactics. The CEO believes

educators should have

the option to arm themselves.

Burnell violence needs violence sometimes to solve the problem you have to

disrupt

the behavior of the bad guy. We think firearms are a good alternative

But Bill Bond-who was the principal at Heath High School in Paducah Kentucky

back in 1997,

when a 14 year old shot and killed 3 students - believes more guns will

simply lead to more bloodshed.

Bond a lot of innocent kids would be killed by the principals and teachers

trying to stop something before it started

ELSEWHERE, frustrated parents are taking another controversial approach-

backpack body armor.

Richard Brand's company is now making bullet resistant backpacks for school

children.

The ordinary-looking child-size backpacks have a sheet of bullet resistant

body armor sewn into them.

Brand For my kids to have a shield.why not offer them that protection

wherever they are

One marine in Tennessee, heartbroken by the tragedy at Sandy Hook,

is taking matters into his own handsstanding guard outside his daughter's

school in Nashville,.

For GMA, AP ABC NEWS, CHICAGO.

HAND GUN IN OR THEATRE-VO

TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE A SURPRISING DISCOVERY.

WHILE ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE MOVIES.

AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO SIT DOWN.

THEY FOUND A *LOADED HAND GUN!

AND THE SAFETY WAS *OFF.

HAND GUN IN OR THEATRE-SOTVO

"It was pointed at my ankle and that didn't scare you at all? Not until I

looked down at it."

THEIR TEACHER TOOK THE GUN,

AND THEN CALLED POLICE.

THE GUN OWNER NOW FACES RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT CHARGES --

FL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW-VO

THERE'S A NEW BILL IN FLORIDA --

TO REVISE FLORIDA'S "STAND YOUR GROUND LAW."

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE TRAYVON MARTIN SHOOTING.

SENATOR CHRIS SMITH OF FORT LAUDERDALE SAYS --

THE BILL WAS INSPIRED BY THE 17-YEAR-OLD UN ARMED TEEN.

MARTIN WAS SHOT BY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEER,

WHO CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE UNDER THE LAW.

ONE KEY CHANGE WOULD ELIMINATE PROTECTION FROM PROSECUTION --

FOR SOMEONE WHO PROVOKES VIOLENCE OR PURSUES A VICTIM.

THE BILL ALSO CLARIFIES --

FL SPLIT ON GAY MARRIAGE-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

A NEW POLL SHOWS FLORIDA VOTERS ARE *SPLIT ON GAY MARRIAGE.

BUT THEY *OPPOSE LEGALIZING MARIJUANA.

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY DID THE SURVEY.

IT FOUND THAT 45 PERCENT OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE,

WHILE 43 PERCENT SUPPORT IT.

52 PERCENT ARE OPPOSED TO MAKING MARIJUANA LEGAL,

BENGHAZI HEARINGS-VO

THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE WILL HOLD HEARINGS TODAY --

TO DISCUSS THE DEADLY ATTACKS IN BENGHAZI.

A U-S AMBASSADOR AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS WERE KILLED.

AN INDEPENDENT REPORT SHOWS --

THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE.

WAS THE RESULT OF SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT FAILURES.

SO THE PANEL'S REPORT MADE 29 RECOMMENDATIONS --

CLINTON TO TESTIFY IN BENGHAZI-VO-TRX

STAYING ON BENGHAZI --

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WILL TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS NEXT MONTH.

ABOUT SEPTEMBER'S DEADLY CONSULATE ATTACK.

CLINTON'S TESTIMONY HAS BEEN UP IN THE AIR.

BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN RECOVERING FROM A STOMACH VIRUS AND A CONCUSSION.

WA BURIED ALIVE AVALANCHE-ONCAM

SHE WAS BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE.

BUT SURVIVED.

AND THIS MORNING --

A YOUNG WOMAN DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED.

WHEN A WALL OF SNOW CAME DOWN,

AND COVERED HER ON A MOUNTAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE.

WA BURIED ALIVE AVALANCHE-PKG

SHE HAD JUST FINISHED ONE OF THE BEST RUNS OF HER LIFE ON CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN.

BUT A LIFETIME OF SKIING DIDN'T PREPARE 20-YEAR-OLD EMILY ANDERSON FOR WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

"And I saw a slide start to break underneath my feet. and I kind of heard it and. There was nothing really I could do and it just kind of started to sweep me off." / "I remember kind of going down and not being able to stop. and I was kind of yelling like, 'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.'"

IN THE NORTHWAY PORTION OF THE SKI AREA, EMILY AND HER FRIEND WILL WERE CAUGHT IN A SMALL AVALANCHE.

WILL WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE IT, BUT THE SNOW SWEPT EMILY INTO A TREE WELL.

"I was able to free my left arm a little bit to kind of scoop snow away from my mouth. and so I made a little air pocket." / "I prayed a lot and just sat there and waited to be rescued."

SHE WAS BURIED FOR 15 MINUTES. BARELY ABLE TO MOVE. BARELY ABLE TO BREATHE.

UNTIL.

"I felt a probe hit me from people above. And I was just like. I was so relieved 'cause I knew exactly what it was."

THE SKI PATROL AND OTHER SKIERS FOUND HER JUST IN TIME.

ALIVE. AND NOW, WITH A LESSON FOR OTHERS.

"Pretty much the average skier, they need to be educated and have the equipment, 'cause it could save their lives or someone else's."

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO COULD HAVE EASILY DIED ON THE MOUNTAIN YESTERDAY, NOW CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK THERE.

WA BURIED ALIVE AVALANCHE-ON CAM TAG

THAT WAS MIMI JUNG REPORTING.

BEFORE SHE GOES SKIING AGAIN --

EMILY SAYS SHE IS GOING TO BUY AN AVALANCHE BEACON.

PLANE CRASHES INTO GULF-VO

THE PILOT OF THIS SMALL PLANE WAS RESCUED.

AFTER IT CRASHED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY.

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM VENICE AIRPORT FOR A TEST RIDE.

BUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT --

HE STARTED HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE.

THE PLANE WENT DOWN IN THE WATER OFF LIDO BEACH.

BUT A LIFEGUARD SWAM OUT AND PULLED HIM TO SHORE.

SUBSTANCE FOUND IN GULF-VO

SOME KIND OF SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO --

WHERE THE OIL SPILL WAS CAPPED MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

BUT THE COAST GUARD SAYS THE SUBSTANCE IS *NOT OIL.

IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN EXPLORATORY MISSION --

AT THE SUNKEN DEEP-WATER HORIZON PLATFORM WRECKAGE.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL NOW TEST THE SUBSTANCE --

GMA TEBOW PKG-ONCAM

NOW TO TIM TEBOW.

THE SUPERSTAR QUARTERBACK HAS HIT A ROUGH PATCH --

*ON AND *OFF THE FIELD.

THE NEW YORK JETS PASSED OVER THE BACK-UP Q-B.

TO START SUNDAY'S GAME.

AND NOW TEBOW MAY WANT OUT HIS CONTRACT.

GMA TEBOW PKG-PKG

SACKED.BY HIS OWN COACH.

TIM TEBOW'S CAREER WITH THE JETS, MAY BE OVER IN A NEW YORK MINUTE.

THIS AFTER HIS HEAD COACH ,REX RYAN--PULLED OFF A SHOCKING QUARTERBACK

SNEAK--BENCHING BOTH TEBOWAND STARTER MARK SANCHEZFOR THE THIRD STRINGER! Q-

B GREG MCELROY.

THE USUALLY COOL AND CALM TEBOW--REPORTEDLY FURIOUS. EVEN HINTING HE MAY

LEAVE ONCE THE SEASON IS DONE.

i think it's fair to say i'm a little disappointed. i just believed that i

would get an opportunity to try to compete as a quarterback and the

opportunities so and i'm doing whatever i can to help this team win. that's

been my goal since i got here and it'll be the goal for the next 2 weeks.

TEBOW--A FORMER HEISMAN WINNER--FAMOUS FOR "TEBOWING"EARNED NEAR SAINTLY

STATUS DURING HIS FIRST N-F-L SEASON WITH DENVER. BUT, HIS FALL FROM GRACE

STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER SIGNING WITH THE JETS IN MARCH. SINCE THEN,

HE'S PLAYED IN ONLY 11 GAMESEVEN SUFFERING A RIB INJURY.

IT WAS JUST SHAMEFUL THE WAY TEBOW WAS USED OR MISUSED. TIM TEBOW GOT DUPED

. WE ALL GOT DUPED. MEDIA. THE FANS GOT DUPED.

HE MAY BE HEADED FOR FREE AGENCY IN LIFEAND LOVE. WORD IS--HE'S DROPPED THE

BALL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ACTRESS CAMILLA BELLE-SPLITTING JUST TWO

MONTHS AFTER THEIR ROMANCE REPORTEDLY BEGAN.

you know there's always ups and downs in life and for me it's not about

those ups. it's about the downs how you handle them, you know your character

, your strength your honor.

GMA TEBOW PKG-TAG

PAULA FARIS REPORTING.

THERE HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN A SPLIT BETWEEN TEBOW AND HIS COACH ALL SEASON.

AND LAST MONTH --

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

MILLIONS HAVE SEEN *THIS VIDEO.

A EAGLE SWOOPS DOWN. AND SNATCHES A TODDLER.

BUT MANY WONDERED. IS THE VIDEO REAL?

TZ4 A SNATCHING EAGLE-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

GMA BABY SNATCHING EAGLE VIDEO EXPOSED-ON CAM

WERE BACK WITH THAT ASTONISHING VIDEO --

SHOWING AN EAGLE SWOOPING DOWN IN A PARK.

TRYING TO SNATCH A BABY.

MANY OF US ASKED --

WHETHER IT WAS REAL OR FAKE.

AND NOW WE KNOW --

IT WAS ALL A HOAX.

GMA BABY SNATCHING EAGLE VIDEO EXPOSED-PKG

MILLIONS HAVE SEEN IT. IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECK IT OUT.

nats

A EAGLE SWOOPS IN AND SNATCHES A TODDLER AT A PARK. WHOA! REAL OR FAKE?

Nats

THE ANSWER FAKE THE CLEVER WORK OF SOME ANIMATION STUDENTS IN MONTREAL.

SOT NORMAND ARCHAMBAULT/STUDENT

17:16:45- I am shocked. I had no idea it went viral that quick. I knew it

had potential but I did not think it would spread around the globe

2 MILLION VIEWS IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS!

JOINING THE RANKS OF OTHER DO-ZEE HOAXES TO COME OUT OF THE SAME SCHOOL.

LIKE THIS MEMORABLE ESCAPED PENGUIN.

AND THESE MINIATURE FLYING CARS.

SO HOW *DO* THEY DO IT.

NAT JOEL PAYNE

00:40:56

clearly this is fake they have shot some video footage here and used over

the counter software to make a 3d bird and a 3d baby there is a real baby at

the end which allows them to pull off their tricks

JOEL PAYNE'S BEEN A 3D ANIMATOR FOR TWO DECADES WORKING W SPIELBERG AND

DISNEY TO NAME A FEW.

SOT JOEL PAYNE / CEO digitalbacklot.com / CG art

director

00:46:59

They shot this in a very clever way what they did is they shot the video and

they panned the camera as if they were following a bird but the bird want

really there they had to add that in as a 3d element /00:47:28 they also

modeled a digital double of the kid

WE MIGHT GIVE THEM AN "A" BUT THIS EAGLE WASN'T PICTURE PERFECT.

FIRST WATCH THE EAGLES WINGS ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEY DISAPPEAR MID FLIGHT.

ONE MORE TIME WINGS THEN NO WINGS.

NOW TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE EAGLES SHADOW. IT APPEARS, THEN DISAPPEARS,

THEN REAPEARS.

FELIX MARQUIS-POULIN/ STUDENT

"it's about making the false look true to everybody"

THE *LATEST* BUT BY NO MEANS THE *LAST* VIRAL VIDEO HOAX TO CAPTIVATE US

GMA BABY SNATCHING EAGLE VIDEO EXPOSED-TAG

JOHN MUELLER REPORTING.

THIS EAGLE SNATCHING VIDEO TOOK HARD WORK.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

"TRACKING OUR NEXT COLD FRONT"

After a picture perfect Wednesday, we'll start to notice some subtle changes to our forecast for Thursday as we wait for the arrival of a strong cold front on Friday. This front will user in some of the coldest air of the season thus far.

Overnight, skies have stayed clear and winds have taken more of southeasterly turn. With increasing moisture and humidity early this morning, we're looking at the potential for some patchy fog around sunrise, especially across our inland communities.

The rest of our Thursday afternoon will be another dry one with a few more clouds mixing in with our sunshine. With a southerly flow across the peninsula, a more humid airmass will be in place with daytime highs reaching the lower 80s. We will more than likely see an increase in the cloud cover late Thursday and into early Friday with the approach of our second cold front for the week.

This front will bring us a band of a few scattered showers during the early morning hours on Friday, with a more significant push of colder air arriving during the day. Skies will clear from north to south, but despite the afternoon breezy sunshine daytime highs will struggle to reach 70° in many locations. Friday night looks to be the coldest as overnight lows will drop into the lower to middle 40s by Saturday morning. Afternoon highs will remain quite cool as they work their way into the middle to upper 60s with lots of sunshine.

SHOOTER PSYCHOLOGY-ON CAM

SADLY, THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING IS JUST THE *LATEST --

IN A SERIES OF MASS SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR.

SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE AT LEAST THREE THINGS IN COMMON.

THE ALLEGED KILLERS ARE YOUNG MEN.

ALL IN THEIR TWENTIES.

WITH AN APPARENT HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

SHOOTER PSYCHOLOGY-PKG

THE SUSPECT IN THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS IS 20 YEARS OLD.

HIS BROTHER REPORTEDLY TOLD POLICE, ADAM LANZA HAD MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

SO DOES JARED LEE LOUGHNER , WHO KILLED SIX PEOPLE, AND WOUNDED 17 OTHERS, INCLUDING FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORD, IN TUCSON.

THE AUORA, COLORADO THEATER SHOOTER ALSO HAD SEVERE PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS.

DOCTOR CLARK SMITH SAYS THOSE PATIENTS TYPICALLY HAVE VERY NORMAL CHILDHOODS.

"And then their first year in college, they become psychotic and lose everything, and some of them become angry."

ANGER THAT CAN TURN DEADLY.

DOCTOR SMITH SAYS VIOLENCE IS MORE LIKELY, IF THEY WERE VICTIMS OF PARENTAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT AT A YOUNG AGE.

"Absent parent, which could be from divorce or death, a parent who's incarcerated, a parent with drug or alcohol problems."

SMITH SAYS THIS KIND OF VIOLENCE CAN FEED ON ITSELF.

"I think there's a copy-cat phenomena to them."

.BECAUSE THE SHOOTERS ARE OFTEN UN-EMPLOYED AND ISOLATED.

"And they're watching TV, they're watching this right now, seeing all the glorification of it, in their minds, because his pictures on TV, and they want that sense of being somebody."

AND DOCTOR SMITH SAYS CUTBACK IN MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING HAVE SHREDDED THE "SAFETY NET" THAT PROTECTS US ALL, WHEN THE THE MENTALLY ILL TURN VIOLENT.

SHOOTER PSYCHOLOGY-ONCAM-TAG

MARK MULLEN REPORTING.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES IN OUR AREA --

HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE.

ABC-DASH-SEVEN-DOT-COM.

OLD LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SECURITY-VO WIPE

SOME LEE COUNTY LEADERS ARE WORRIED --

ABOUT A LACK OF SECURITY AT THEIR OFFICES.

IN JULY - THE COUNTY'S CHIEF OF SECURITY FOUND *12 AREAS.

TO HELP IMRPOVE SECURITY AND SAFETY.

AT THE OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

FIVE MONTHS LATER - NONE OF THE AREAS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.

OLD LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SECURITY-SOTVO

we want people to feel welcomed, but at the same time we want them to feel safe and secure.

this is a public building. We want people to feel welcome to come in. I hate for one instance to all of a sudden lock down the building for public.

KIKER PLANS TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS --

TEASE FIVE-1 SHOT

WE'LL RUN DOWN YOUR TOP STORIES.

AND ALLYSON RAE HAS A LAST LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.

PLUS -- THERE'S A NEW QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE!

TZ 5A MISS UNIVERSE-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

MISS UNIVERSE-NATVOTOPS

cheering

A 20-YEAR-OLD BEAUTY QUEEN FROM RHODE ISLAND.

IS THE NEW MISS UNIVERSE.

MISS U-S-A OLIVIA CULPO BEAT OUT 89 OTHER WOMEN.

AND GOT THE CROWN WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS.

THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE WILL NOW SPEND THE NEXT YEAR TRAVELING THE WORLD --

CHAMPIONING FOR HER CAUSES.

NAMELY H-I-V/ AIDS PREVENTION.

KESHA SONG PULLED-VO

THERE'S ONE SONG YOU *WON'T HEAR ON THE RADIO ANYMORE.

KESHA'S "DIE YOUNG."

IT'S BEING PULLED FROM PLAYLISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SONG LYRICS,

AFTER LAST WEEK'S SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN.

LOCAL STATION 103-POINT-NINE IS TAKING THE SONG OFF THE AIRWAVES --

KESHA SONG PULLED-SOTVO

if there's ever a time to be overly sensitive about anything it's now when kids are involved

EVEN KESHA THINKS HER HIT SONG SHOULD BE OFF THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

SHE TWEETED THAT HER SONG IS NOW *INAPPROPRIATE,

NYE GIANT 13 APPROACHING-VOTOPS

NEW YEAR'S EVE IS COMING UP QUICK.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE --

PREPARATIONS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE.

THE SEVEN-FOOT-TALL NUMBER "13" ARRIVED THERE WEDNESDAY.

IT IS ON DISPLAY--

AFTER GETTING SOME GOOD KARMA FROM LUCKY RITUALS.

IT WILL STAY ON DISPLAY UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS.

THEN IT WILL GO UP ON THE HUGE SIGN IN TIMES SQUARE --

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-TRX

NOW, A FINAL CHECK OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

DESPITE A VETO-THREAT.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE SET TO VOTE TODAY --

ON WHAT SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER CALLS HIS "PLAN B."

THE PLAN WOULD EXTEND BUSH-ERA TAX RATES.

FOR PEOPLE EARNING LESS THAN ONE MILLION.

BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HE WILL VETO IT.

TS2) OBAMA GUN CONTROL-VO-TRX

TODAY- VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MEETS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

TO FIND WAYS TO TIGHTEN GUN LAWS AND CURB VIOLENCE.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS ALSO PRESSING LAWMAKERS --

TO REINSTATE A BAN ON MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS.

THIS FOLLOWS LAST WEEK'S MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

TS3) WINTER STORM-VO-TRX

THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON.

BLANKETS SEVERAL STATES IN THE MID-WEST THIS MORNING.

PARTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 14 INCHES OF SNOW BY TOMORROW.

OTHER AREAS ARE EXPECTED ALSO GET ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW.

TS4) CAPE BUSINESS FIRE-VO-TRX

FLAMES RIP THROUGH A CAPE CORAL BUSINESS.

EARLY THIS MORNING.

WE KNOW NOW -- IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

IT STARTED FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS PLUGGED INTO A POWER STRIP.

THE BLAZE AT "TEA AT THE PORCH" --

CAUSED 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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