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. I saw the flashing blue lights and I got nervous."

A QUIET SOUTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY ON EDGE AFTER A VIOLENT HOME INVASION.

A WOMAN WAS STABBED AND HER ATTACKER STILL ON THE LOOSE.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE MANHUNT.

"that u-turn thing has really caused a lot of wrecks.

DRIVERS SAY THIS INTERSECTION IS A NIGHTMARE -- THEY WANT THE U-TURNS TO STOP.

BUT THE COUNTY SAYS THERE ISN'T ANY PROBLEM.

AND, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE --

A CONTROVERSIAL PLAY IS BEING SHUT DOWN.

HL1) PASEO HOME INVASION-NATVO

HL2) U TURN COMMUNITY PROBLEM-NATVO

HL3) CAPE CANCELS RUMORS PLAY-VOTOPS

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DEVELOPING-CLIP

PASEO HOME INVASION-TC SS TC

OUR BIG STORY DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX --

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE WHO BROKE INTO A HOUSE AND STABBED A WOMAN.

IT HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR THIS MORNING IN THE PASEO COMMUNITY.

MORE THAN 14 HOURS LATER --

WE ARE *STILL* SEEING INVESTIGATORS MOVING IN AN OUT OF THE COMMUNITY.

A-B-C SEVEN'S KELLY CRESWELL SPENT THE DAY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD --

PASEO HOME INVASION-PKG

The morning after Christmas, and it wasn't the color of lights homeowners were familiar with.

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Nicole Moscheola, Resident

"Woke up this morning I was sleeping in the living room and I saw the flashing blue lights and I got nervous."

Quickly before their eyes--a crime scene was unfolding.

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Rhett Daniels, Resident

"We saw yellow tape sealing off a certain area and police officers out about 6 or 8 cars so we knew something was up."

Fort Myers police responded to a home invasion in the paseo neighborhood around 4 o'clock this morning. First responders discovered a woman had been stabbed, and she was rushed to the hospital.

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A search in the air and on the ground for the suspect turned up empty. The scene though quickly filled neighbors with fear.

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Rhett Daniels

"Shocked. I mean this is paseo. It's isolated. It's a gated community."

A safe neighborhood turned crime scene had residents wondering how this could've happened.

Sharon Ornduff, Resident

"You can walk on the sidewalks and around the gate you can come in anywhere around the lake there's just too many openings to keep people out."

PASEO HOME INVASION-OC

WE'RE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT THE WOMAN'S NAME AND HOW SHE'S DOING.

NEIGHBORS TELL US HER 13-YEAR-OLD SON WAS LIVING WITH HER.

BRAWL AT DENNY CHAR CO-SS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAD TO USE *TASERS TO BREAK UP A BRAWL AT A DENNY'S RESTUARANT OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT HAPPENED IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND A WOMAN WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

DEPUTIES SAY THE TRIO WERE PICKING UP CHAIRS AND TABLES.

THEY WERE ATTACKING EACH OTHER AND USING THEM TO THREATEN DEPUTIES.

PINE MANOR STOLEN CAR INTO HOME-VO-WIPE

TONIGHT --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO PEOPLE WHO STOLE A CAR AND CRASHED IT INTO A HOUSE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

DEPUTIES SAY THE CAR'S OWNER SPOTTED THEIR STOLEN CAR -- BY CHANCE -- AT A CAR WASH.

THEY FOLLOWED, IT IN THEIR OTHER CAR TO A NEIGHBORHOOD IN PINE MANOR.

THAT IS WHERE THE MAN AND WOMAN IN THE STOLEN AUDI CRAHSED INTO A HOUSE.

THEY LEFT THE CAR RUNNING -- AND BOLTED.

DEPUTIES SEARCHED THE AREA FOR AN HOUR -- BUT DIDN'T FIND THE CAR THIEVES.

CAPE VALVE REPLACEMENT-SS VO-WIPE

OVER TWO HUNDRED CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS ARE UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE TONIGHT.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS REPLACING A VALVE ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD.

THE NOTICE AFFECTS HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA.

THIS IS A LONG-TERM FIX AFTER A WATER MAIN BREAK EARLIER THIS MONTH.

BUT NOT EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT IT--SOME RESIDENTS TELL US THEY NEVER RECIEVED ANY NOTICE THEY WERE UNDER A BOIL WATER ORDER.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SAYS IT CHANGED THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS TO PROTECT WORKERS.

CAPE VALVE REPLACEMENT-SOTVO

Kevin Mcgee, Utilities Collect Superintendent

03:09 "Normally, we hand deliver notices to every home with what's going on in the world today it's just getting a little nerve wrecking going up to people's doors."

THERE ARE SIGNS UP IN THE AREA WHERE RESIDENTS SHOULD BOIL THEIR WATER.

CAPE U TURN COMMUNITY PROBLEM-VO-WIPE

A GROUP OF DRIVERS IN CAPE CORAL ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.

THEY WANT TO STOP DRIVERS FROM MAKING U-TURNS NEAR THE SITE OF A NEW GAS STATION.

IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEL PRADO BOULEVARD AND SOUTH EAST 26TH STREET.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EVEREST COMMUNITY SAY TRAFFIC IS BECOMING A NIGHTMARE AT THAT INTERSECTION.

CAPE U TURN COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOTVO

Luigi Perrotti, driver

"it's a very busy intersection. Cars coming up and down all the time."

Terry Bitder, driver

"that u-turn thing has really caused a lot of wrecks. I really think they should get rid of it but I guess I'm not the county."

BUT --

THE COUNTY SAYS THERE IS NO DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH CRASHES AT THIS SPOT,

AND THEY SAY STOPPING U-TURNS WOULD BLOCK ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND A CHURCH.

THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING NOW --

COLLIER CRASH UPDATE-VO

A TEENAGER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT IN COLLIER COUNTY.

19 YEAR OLD IVAN CRUZE IS RECOVERING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE AND 19 YEAR OLD EDGAR RENATA'S PICKUP TRACK CRASHED ALONG STATE ROAD 29 NEAR OIL WELL ROAD.

RENATA DIED IN THE CRASH.

DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING.

CAPE ROLLOVER-VOTOPS

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A ROLLOVER CRASH.

IT HAPPENED ON PINE ISLAND ROAD JUST AFTER NOON.

TWO CARS WERE INVOLVED -- ONE FLIPPED.

THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT THEIR CONDITIONS.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO-WIPE

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CUTTING HIS HOLIDAY VACATION SHORT.

HE'S RETURNING TO WASHINGTON TO TRY AND HAMMER OUT A LAST-MINUTE DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.

LAWMAKERS ALREADY CAME BACK TODAY.

THE SENATE IS DUE IN SESSION TOMORROW.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSE HAS NO PLANS TO COME TOGETHER.

LEADERS DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY VOTES UNLESS THEY KNOW THEY WILL PASS.

EXPERTS SAY A SMALLER SIMPLER DEAL -- WHICH DELAYS THE TOUGHEST ISSUES UNTIL NEXT YEAR --

FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO

Sen. Amy Klobuchar middle class people shouldn't have their taxes go up an average of $2000 a year and we also should start making some

meaningful reform on the debt.

HERE'S WHY THIS MATTERS SO MUCH --

IF THEY DON'T REACH A DEAL, YOUR TAXES GO UP JANUARY FIRST.

STARBUCKS COME TOGETHER-VOTOPS

JAVA GIANT STARBUCKS IS MAKING THEIR OWN PUSH TO BRING LAWMAKERS TOGETHER OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

EMPLOYEES AT D-C CAFES ARE WRITING THE WORDS "COME TOGETHER" ON CUPS FOR DRINK ORDERS.

NEWTOWN UPDATE-VO-WIPE

THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS POLICE IN NEWTON CONNECTICUT WANTS TO HELP THE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SHOOTING.

AN ATTORNEY WITH THE UNION SAYS A HANDFUL OF OFFICERS WERE SO AFFECTED BY WHAT THEY SAW THEY ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW.

THOSE OFFICERS HAVE TO USE SICK TIME.

AND WHEN THEY RUN OUT -- THEY COULD SOON BE AT RISK OF GOING WITHOUT A PAYCHECK.

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LOCALLY --

A WOMAN IN PORT CHARLOTTE IS HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING RIGHT NOW.

KATHY BURTON INVITED HER COMMUNITY TO A VIGIL OUTSIDE HER HOME.

SHE AND HER SON CARVED AND DECORATED THESE TWO ANGELS.

MANDELA LEAVES HOSPITAL-VO

FORME SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA IS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

THE 94-YEAR-OLD HAD BEEN THERE THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A LUNG INFECTION.

GEORGE HW HOSPTIAL-OC-SOT-OC

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH SENIOR MAY BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

A FAMILY SPOKEMAN SAYS A FEVER AND OTHER ISSUES HAVE PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING RELEASED.

--SOT -- Jim McGrath

Fmr. Pres. George H. W. Bush Spokesman

"He's had a series of setbacks that have complicated the timeline for his release, but his doctors have been cautiously optimistic that they have his current issues under control.

THE BUSH FAMILY PATRIACH WAS ADMITTED TO A TEXAS HOSPITAL MORE THAN A MONTH AGO.

INTERSECTION CLOSED FROM UTILITY POLE FIRE

JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM --

THE INTERSECTION OF MATANZAS ROAD AND SANIBEL BLVD IN SAN CARLOS PARK IS CLOSED AFTER A UTILITY POLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

TRAFFIC IS BEING REROUTED AROUND THE AREA.

POST HOLIDAY SHOPPING SALES-VO-WIPE

IF YOU WEREN'T AT WORK TODAY THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU WERE SHOPPING.

THE DAY *AFTER CHRISTMAS IS OF COURSE ON OF THE BIGGEST SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR -

AND WE FOUND SOME DEALS WERE EVEN BETTER THAN THOSE ON BLACK FRIDAY.

RETAILERS WANT TO LURE YOU IN --

SO YOU WILL USE YOUR GIFT CARDS.

POST HOLIDAY SHOPPING SALES-SOTVO

SOT/Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Analyst, NPD Group

"ON KEY ITEMS. look for 75 to even 80 percent off on SOME OF THESE items."

RETAILERS HAVE SOME GROUND TO MAKE UP.

THIS WAS THE WEAKEST HOLIDAY SINCE 2008.

NEW FIGURES SHOW SALES INCREASED ONLY SEVEN TENTHS OF A PERCENT.

GIFT RETURNS-HSVO RVL

A LOT OF US MAY HAVE RECIEVED SOMETHING WE DIDN'T WANT, OR NEED, THIS CHRISTMAS.

FOR MOST, THAT MEANS A TRIP TO THE RETURNS LINE --

BUT BE CAREFUL, THERE CAN BE SOME STRINGS ATTACHED.

ELECTRONICS ARE TRICKY BECAUSE THERE ARE RESTOCKING FEES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOT OF THOSE.

THEY CAN BE 15 TO 20 PERCENT WHETHER YOU'VE OPENED IT OR NOT.

HERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW --

GIFT RECEIPTS WILL MAKE YOUR TRANSACTION MUCH EASIER AND SOME STORES WON'T ACCEPT RETURNS WITHOUT ONE.

ALSO, SOME ITEMS LIKE GIFT CARDS, CAN'T BE RETURNED -- OR WILL ONLY NET YOU STORE CREDIT.

GIFT RETURNS-SOTVO

Jody Rohlena

Shop Smart Magazine Senior Editor You might not be able to return the something you paid for, without the freebie you didn't pay for. So if you got a package deal, bring everything back to the store, just to be safe

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE---

THE SHOW WILL *NOT GO ONE FOR ONE CONTROVERSIAL LOCAL PLAY.

WHY THE CAST SAYS THEY ARE VICTIMS OF CENSORSHIP.

AND A STORY YOU CAN'T MISS --

SEE HOW A GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS GAVE ONE LITTLE GIRL A CHRISTMAS SHE WILL *NOT FORGET.

TZ1 A CAPE CANCELS RUMORS PLAY-VOTOPS

TZ1 B FOSTER CHILD SHOPPING TRIP-VOTOPS

SEVERE WEATHER-NATVO

A POWERFUL AND DEADLY STORM SYSTEM IS PUSHING THROUGH MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

WATCH THIS!

OH MY GOD, LOOK, THAT'S A TORNADO. OH WOW. LOOK AT THAT TORNADO.

AT LEAST 34 RARE, CHRISTMAS-DAY TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN ACCROSS THE SOUTH.

THOSE TORNADOS ARE BEING BLAMED IN AT LEAST SIX DEATHS.

IT ALSO COMES DURING SOME OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR.

AND THIS MAKES IT WORSE.

THAT SAME FAST-MOVING STORM SYSTEM IS CREATING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN THE MIDWEST.

SEVERE WEATHER-SOTVO

SOT/Patricia Hunter, Assistant Principal Murphy High School:

This is a dangerous situation with all the roofs off and the windows blown out. This is just devastating.

WELL OVER A THOUSAND FLIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CANCELLED.

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WEATHER-PWC

CAPE CANCELS RUMORS PLAY-ON CAM

IS IT CENSORSHIP OR CIVILITY.

A CAPE CORAL THEATER DECIDED SALTY LANGUAGE IN ONE PLAY. WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR ITS AUDIENCE.

SO THEY SHUT THE PLAY DOWN.

BUT --

CAPE CANCELS RUMORS PLAY-PKG

THANKS TO SOME CHOICE WORDS -- THE CURTAIN ON CULTURAL PARK THEATERS "RUMORS" PRODUCTION HAS DROPPED -- TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE OPENING ACT.

Michael Moran, Cultural Park Theater Executive Director

1005 "Some of the particular language in Rumors we felt it needed to be played down or not down."

THE THEATER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TELLS US -- THEY NEVER WANTED TO SIDELINE PLAYWRIGHT NEIL SIMON'S ARTISTIC VISION.

-- BUT THERES NO WAY THE OLDER AND YOUNGER CLIENTE COULD STOMACH -- ALL THE FOUR-LETTER DIALOGUE. ESPECIALLY ALL THE F-WORDS.

Moran "again we're 184 seats who play to capacity and the board sees us as a family venue and want to keep it that way."

MORAN SAYS -- WHEN THEY TRIED TO DOWNPLAY THE CURSING,

THE CAST -- COUNTERED THEY WERE WATERING DOWN THE BEST MATERIAL.

Anne Palmer

4511 "saying that do this because of the audience is not right. It is not rue. This is why we are very hurt."

BY PHONE RUMORS DIRECTOR ANNE PALMER -- TELLS US -- THE PLAY'S CANCELLATION TOOK THEM ALL BY SURPRISE.

SHE SAYS SHE Fought FOR THE HARDER LANGUAGE on stage -- BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE PLAY CALLS FOR -- AND SHE WANTed TO BE TRUE TO THE CHARACTERS.

THE PLAY'S SUDDEN SHUT DOWN STUNNED THEM.

4525 "some cried. We worked two and a half months, 3 times a week to learn the lines and they feared us like we were nothing."

THEATER LEADERS SAY -- THEY NEVER TRIED TO STIFLE CREATIVITY.

Moran 1100 "the f-bomb could have killed the show. I think it could have been played down."

CAST MEMBERS REPORT THE SHOW WILL GO ON --BUT NOT IN CAPE CORAL.

INSTEAD ON JANUARY 28th IN FORT MYERS AT THE LABORATORY THEATER.

FOSTER CHILD SHOPPING TRIP-VO-WIPE

CHRISTMAS IS OVER--

BUT THE GIVING HASNT STOPPED--

AT LEAST NOT FOR THE BIG CORKSCREW FIREFIGHTERS.

TODAY THEY TOOK A LITTLE GIRL ON A SHOPPING SPREE!

THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SPENT THE HOLIDAYS WITH A FOSTER FAMILY--

SO THE FIREFIGHTERS WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE FELT SPECIAL ON CHRISTMAS.

THEY TOOK HER TO WALMART AND LET HER PICK ANY AND ALL THE PRESENTS SHE WANTED.

FOSTER CHILD SHOPPING TRIP-SOTVO

"I didn't think that I would just go to Walmart and be on the news some day."

""Just knowing that people in the community care about her and that she's not alone, that people really do want to help and be there for her."

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

WE'VE GOT A DIFFERENT BRAND OF HOCKEY AT GERMAIN ARENA THIS WEEK. MOVE OVER EVERBLADES.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TZ 7 1) PINE MANOR CHASE-VOTOPS

STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 7 --

A CAR CHASE COMES TO A CRASHING HAULT IN LEE COUNTY --

THE OWNER OF A STOLEN CAR -- DETERMINED TO GET HIS PROPERTY BACK.

TZ 7 2) MCDONALDS STABBING-TRX-SOTVOTOPS

PLUS --

"It is surprising, sad but gives you a reality check on what things are like now days."

A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN --

BOUND TO A WHEELCHAIR -- IS DEAD TONIGHT.

SHE WAS STABBED AT AN ORLANDO FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

MAINE HOCKEY PRACTICE-VOTOPS

WE'VE GOT HOCKEY INSIDE GERMAIN ARENA. BUT NOT THE EVERBLADES. IT'S THE 13TH ANNUAL FLORIDA COLLEGE HOCKEY CLASSIC. 4 TEAMS WILL COMPETE BEGINNING FRIDAY. WE FOUND THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE PRACTICING THIS AFTERNOON. THEY ARE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS.

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