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ALL EYES ON WASHINGTON AS TIME WINDS DOWN.
THE DREADED FISCAL CLIFF IS NOW LESS THAN FOUR DAYS AWAY.
ABC SEVEN RUNS DOWN THE LATEST DETAILS FROM THE HILL.
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"But when he was going through it, he found some dirty pictures on there."
UNWRAPPED.
A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
COMES WITH AN X-RATED SURPRISE.
SEE WHY THE PRECIOUS PRESENT.
IS TOO HOT FOR T-V.
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AND LATER,
HEALED AND HEADED BACK.
ALL NEW THIS MORNING,
THE COLTS' COACH SUITS UP FOR THE GRIDIRON AFTER KICKING CANCER.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING THREE BREAKING STORIES THIS MORNING.
WE ARE GETTING BRAND NEW REPORTS ABOUT SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS.
FMPD CONFIRMS THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
SO FAR, NO WORD OF ANY INJURIES.
WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE.
WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION.
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AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL.
ANOTHER OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE FOUR-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NW 43RD AVENUE.
THE FIRE STARTED IN FRONT ENTRY ROOM JUST AFTER FOUR O CLOCK.
THE FAMILY OF THREE WAS INSIDE.
THE FIRE IS NOW OUT.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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THAT FIRST FIRE THIS MORNING HAPPENED IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH CREWS --
AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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ALL NEW OVERNIGHT --
FLAMES RIP THROUGH A MOBILE HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH CREWS --
AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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AND NEW OVERNIGHT,
RETIRED U.S. GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF DIED IN FLORIDA LATE THURSDAY.
SCHWARZKOPF COMMANDED THE U-S LED INTERNATIONAL COALITION THAT DROVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S FORCES OUT OF KUWAIT DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR IN 1991.
SCHWARZKOPF DIED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.WHERE HE LIVED IN RETIREMENT.
HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD.
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THIS MORNING, WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON GEORGE H-W BUSH'S HEALTH.
THE 41ST PRESIDENT IS STILL N THE I-C-U OF A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS.
THE 88-YEAR-OLD'S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS --
THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING *EXCELLENT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
STAFFERS SAY HE IS ALERT AND TALKING TO DOCTORS.
BUT A SERIES OF COMPLICATIONS KEPT BUSH FROM VACATIONING IN FLORIDA ON CHRISTMAS.
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THERE'S STILL NO DEAL IN WASHINGTON AS THE FISCAL CLIFF
LOOMS EVEN CLOSER.
BUT THE PRESIDENT WILL HOST A MEETING TODAY --
THAT COULD HELP END THE STALEMATE.
ABC'S WENDY GILLETTE REPORTS.
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President Obama will meet with Congressional leaders later today at the
White House.
But it may be too late for a deal --- there are just four days left before
the fiscal cliff deadline.
Sen. Harry Reid-SOT-
"I HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST.I DON'T KNOW TIME-WISE HOW IT CAN HAPPEN NOW."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner -
- accusing him of running a dictatorship.
Sen. Harry Reid-SOT-
"JOHN BOEHNER SEEMS TO CARE MORE ABOUT KEEPING HIS SPEAKERSHIP THAN KEEPING
THE NATION ON A FIRM FINANCIAL FOOTING."
Republican leaders blame Democrats for the standoff.and say there are
limits to a compromise.
MITCH MCCONNELL, US REPUBLICAN MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE -SOT-
"REPUBLICANS AREN'T ABOUT TO WRITE A BLANK CHEQUE OR ANYTHING SENATE
DEMOCRATS PUT FORWARD JUST BECAUSE WE FIND OURSELVES AT THE EDGE OF THE
CLIFF. THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE."
NATS plane arrival
President Obama flew home early from his Hawaii vacation yesterday.
And Speaker Boehner called the House back into session for an unusual Sunday
session.
But members of Congress understand the 11th hour actions may not be enough
to appease the public.
Steny Hoyer, US Democratic Congressman from Maryland -SOT-
"The American people have a right to be very upset with this Congress"
The fiscal cliff would bring massive tax increases and deep spending cuts.
The Treasury Department would also have trouble paying its bills.
Many economists worry the financial woes would plunge the US back into a
recession.
Standup: "Just one possible effect of a
fiscal cliff.milk prices could spike two or three dollars more a gallon
because farm programs will expire at the end of the year. Some are calling
that "dairy cliff."
Wendy Gillette, ABC News, New York.
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IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED PAYROLL TAXES WILL GO UP BY TWO PERCENT.
THAT MEANS IF YOU EARN 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR --
YOUR TAXES WILL INCREASE BY 42 DOLLARS A MONTH.
IF YOU EARN 65 THOUSAND A YEAR -- EXPECT TO LOSE MORE THAN 100 DOLLARS.
WE SPOKE TO SOME BUSINESS OWNERS IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
THEY SAY THIS YEAR THEY HAVE SEEN SOME SIGNS OF A REAL RECOVERY.
BUT FEAR THAT COULD CHANGE IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED.
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11:40 it could directly impact our business if people don't have the extra dollars to come shopping. That hurts business
GARY SIMMONS, THE OWNER OF CHARME WORRIES AN INCREASED BURDEN ON HIS CUSTOMERS COULD STOP MOMENTUM.
OTHERS HOPE SHOPPERS WILL STILL COME DOWNTOWN.
THEY ALL AGREE A DEAL WOULD BE A GREAT REASON TO CELEBRATE THIS NEW YEARS.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING THREE BREAKING STORIES THIS MORNING.
WE ARE GETTING BRAND NEW REPORTS ABOUT SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS.
WE NOW KNOW IT'S BEING CALLED A MURDER.
FMPD CONFIRMS THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
SO FAR, NO WORD OF ANY INJURIES.
WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE.
WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION.
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TODAY MARKS TWO WEEKS SINCE THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS.
AND THIS MORNING -- A NEW PUSH TO REMEMBER ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
27-YEAR-OLD TEACHER VICTORIA SOTO WAS GUNNED DOWN,
WHILE PROTECTING HER STUDENTS.
NOW THERE'S A PETITION TO NAME A ROAD AFTER HER.
IN HER HOMETOWN OF STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.
CALL IT "VICTORIA SOTO WAY."
THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION.
BUT TOWN LEADERS HAVE NOT CMMENTED, YET.
HER FRIENDS ARE ALSO STARTING A SCHOLARSHIP IN HER NAME.
AND WRITING A BOOK CALLED "LETTERS TO VICKI."
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COUNTING DOWN TO THE NEW YEAR.
THIS MORNING, ABC7 SHARES SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM 2012.
BEST SONG?
HEY I JUST MET YOU. AND THIS IS CRAZY. BUT HERE'S MY NUMBER. SO CALL ME MAYBE."
THIS SONG WAS EVERYWHERE!
SO CATCHY.
SENT CARLY RAE JEPSEN TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS.
COVERED BY SEVERAL OTHER ARTISTS --
JUSTIN BIEBER, KATY PERRY, LIL WAYNE, EVEN COOKIE MONSTER.
PLUS, LIP SYNCH VIDEOS FROM THE U-S OLYMPIC TEAM AND HARVARD'S BASEBALL TEAM.
YOU COULD NOT ESCAPE IT.
AND ADMIT IT -- YOU LOVE IT, TOO.
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BREAKING RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL.
ANOTHER OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE FOUR-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NW 43RD AVENUE.
THE FIRE STARTED IN FRONT ENTRY ROOM JUST AFTER FOUR O CLOCK.
THE FAMILY OF THREE WAS INSIDE.
THE FIRE IS NOW OUT.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE ALONGSIDE INVESTIGATORS.
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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A FLORIDA FATHER IS FURIOUS THIS MORNING --
HE CLAIMS HE FOUND PORN ON A TABLET HE BOUGHT HIS DAUGHTER FOR CHRISTMAS.
<"I was like "oh My gosh!">
HE BOUGHT IT AT A PAWN SHOP IN MIDDLEBURG.
THAT'S JUST OUTSIDE JACKSONVILLE.
THE PICTURES ON IT ARE TOO GRAPHIC TO SHOW YOU.
HE TRIED TO ERASE THEM -- BUT THEY JUST WON'T GO AWAY.
SO, HE WENT BACK TO THE PAWN SHOP TO FIND OUT HOW THE OBSENE IMAGES WERE LEFT ON THE DEVICE.
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<"I'm just really upset that a pawn shop would allow that because I believe they knew that it was on there.">
THE PAWN SHOP WILL NOT GIVE HIM A REFUND.
BUT THEY SAY HE CAN BRING THE TABLET BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY WILL TRY TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO FACTORY SETTINGS.
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DEVELOPING THIS MORNING,
WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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THIS MORNING THE NATION REMEMBERS RETIRED U.S. GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF.
HE DIED LATE THURSDAY IN TAMPA.
SCHWARZKOPF COMMANDED THE U-S LED INTERNATIONAL COALITION ---
THAT DROVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S FORCES OUT OF KUWAIT.
DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR IN 19-91.
HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD
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THIS MORNING, WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON GEORGE H-W BUSH'S HEALTH.
THE 41ST PRESIDENT IS STILL N THE I-C-U OF A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS.
STAFFERS SAY HE IS ALERT AND TALKING TO DOCTORS.
BUT A SERIES OF COMPLICATIONS KEPT BUSH FROM VACATIONING IN FLORIDA ON CHRISTMAS.
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PUT AWAY THE HARPS.
THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE BUSH FAMILY.
THIS MORNING, WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON GEORGE H-W BUSH'S HEALTH.
THE 41ST PRESIDENT IS STILL N THE I-C-U OF A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS.
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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BREAKING RIGHT NOW.
BRAND NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.
FMPD CONFIRMS THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIND ABC'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK WITH NEW DETAILS.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT ___ --
POLICE IN MIAMI LOOK FOR THREE MEN.
WHO DOUSED A MAN IN GASOLINE AND SET HIM ON FIRE!
THIS MORNING, HIS FAMILY BEGS FOR ANSWERS.
, he wasn't bothering anyone, he was only minding his business.
IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
THIS MAN --
DARRELL BRACKETT --
WENT TO A GAS STATION TO FILL UP HIS VAN.
HIS GIRLFRIEND SAYS THREE MEN THEN CHASED HIM.
DOUSED HIM WITH GAS.
AND SET ON FIRE.
HE'S NOW CLINGING TO LIFE.
AND SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
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A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN PORT CHARLOTTE.
A JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER WAS ARRESTED AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY SHE SIDE SWIPED A CAR.
IT ALL STARTED ON HARBORVIEW ROAD JUST OFF U-S 41.
STEVE RUTHVEN WAS DRIVING WITH HIS FAMILY.
HE SAYS OFFICER TAMIKO ELLEN STARTED DRIFTING INTO HIS LANE --
THEY STARTED YELLING.
ACCORDING TO ARREST REPORTS THAT IS WHEN ELLEN THREW A FULL CUP OF COFFEE AT HIS CAR BEFORE CLIPPING THE SIDE OF HIS S-U-V.
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"It was Hard enough to where it almost pushed me to where I was almost going into oncoming traffic."
RUTHVEN FOLLOWED ELLEN.
SHE WAS ARRESTED BUT IS NOW OUT ON BOND.
ELLEN WILL CONTINUE WORKING DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
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CRIME ALERT.
*30* DANGEROUS WEAPONS ARE NOW ON YOUR STREEST.
AND THAT INCLUDES HIGH-POWERED RIFLES.
SOMEONE BROKE INTO A GUN COLLECTOR'S HOUSE AND STOLE THEM.
CHECK OUT SURVEILLANCE PICTURES AND VIDEO --
FROM THE NORTH FORT MYERS HOUSE.
THREE MEN IN A DARK TOYOTA CAMRY.
SMASHED A WINDOW TO GET INSIDE.
THE GUNS WERE LOCKED-UP,
BUT THE THIEVES WENT RIGHT FOR THEM.
IF YOU KNOW THE THREE MEN IN THE PICTURES,
CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.
YOU COULD GET A REWARD.
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A TRIP HOME TURNS INTO A TRIP TO JAIL.
A DETROIT WOMAN WAS CUFFED AT R-S-W AFTER GETTING FRUSTRATED OVER A CANCELED FLIGHT.
THE SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT DIDN'T TAKE OFF BECAUSE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED IN SICK.
ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY POLICE REPORT- NANA MIMURA AND HER HUSBAND WERE ARGUING WITH A TICKET AGENT WHEN POLICE ARRIVED.
IT SAYS SHE STARTED YELLING AND SWEARING -- ALL WHILE TAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THE STAFF.
SHES CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AND RESISTING ARREST WITHOUT VIOLENCE.
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IN SPORTS NEWS THIS MORING,
THE COLTS COACH RETURNS.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HEAD COACH CHUCK PAGANO WAS FORCED TO TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA.
HE'S NOW BEEN CLEARED TO RETURN TO THE TEAM.
ABC'S TJ WINICK BRINGS US THE UPDATE FROM THE SIDELINES.
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COMING INTO THIS NFL SEASON, THE CHALLENGES FOR COLTS' FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH
CHUCK PAGANO WERE MANY:
A TEAM THAT WAS A LEAGUE WORST 2-14 LAST YEAR
NATS -
"The Indianapolis Colts select Andrew Luck, Quarterback from Stanford."
. AND A ROOKIE QUARTERBACK TAKING OVER FOR THE DEPARTED PEYTON MANNING.
BUT LESS THAN A MONTH INTO THE SEASON, THOSE CHALLENGES WERE NOTHING.
COMPARED TO THE DEVASTATING PERSONAL NEWS HE RECEIVED:
SOT Jim Irsay, Colts Owner:
"The conclusion came down that he did have leukemia."
THE 52 YEAR OLD WAS FORCED TO TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR TREATMENT.WHICH
INCLUDED CHEMOTHERAPY.
EXPECTATIONS FELL FOR THE NEW LOOK COLTS.
AND YET.THEY HAVE DEFIED ALL EXPECTATIONS.BEHIND ROOKIE Q-B ANDREW LUCK
AND AN INTERIM HEAD COACH.
PAGANO MADE A POINT OF VISITING HIS TEAM--WHEN HE WAS ABLE.
SOT PAGANO:
"I'm dancing to two more weddings and we are hoisting that trophy together,
men."
THE TEAM RALLIED AROUND THEIR COACH.PLAYING BY THE MOTTO "CHUCK STRONG".
AND EVEN SECURING A PLAYOFF BERTH.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.ITS FANS.EVEN TWO CHEERLEADERS HAVE SHAVED
THEIR HEADS.IN A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY.
"I beat it, it can, you can beat it too."
MOST OF HIS TREATMENT NOW COMPLETE.CHUCK PAGANO TAKES HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE
THIS SUNDAY, ON THE SIDELINES COACHING IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE AGAINST
THE TEXANS.
SOT Chuck Pagano, Colts Head Coach:
"It's your will, just like our players, we talk about the will to win, the
will to beat your man, you're just lining up against something else and with
that will you can overcome anything."
STANDUP WINICK:
"Chuck Pagano was so eager to get back to work this past Monday, that he was
the first one to show up at team headquarters in Indianapolis.
TJ Winick, ABC News, New York."
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APPLE RECENTLY RELEASED ITS BEST APPS OF THE YEAR.
TAKE NOTE - BECAUSE SOME GET PRETTY POPULAR AFTER THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE FIRST IS - ACTION MOVIE FX. LETS YOU CREATE YOUR OWN MINI ACTION MOVIE WITH SPECIAL EFFECTS.
-ANGRY BIRDS
-YOUTUBE
SORRY - NO INSTAGRAM! IT WON IN 2011.
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TAKING A LOOK BACK THIS MORNING -
WHAT WERE THE BEST FILMS OF THE PAST YEAR?
-LINH - LINCOLN OR ARGO
-JOE - SAW THE HOBBIT YESTERDAY - GREAT MOVIE! ALSO ENJOYED DARK KNIGHT RISES.
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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SPONSORSHIP SHOULD WIPE TO MONEY SCOPE/ TECH BYTES REPORT
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ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP --
MUDSLIDES CAUSE *BIG PROBLEMS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
DOZENS OF THE MUDSLIDES HAVE BURIED RAILROAD TRACKS --
BETWEEN SEATTLE AND EVERETT.
NOW COMMUTERS AND SHIPPERS NEED OTHER WAYS --
TO GET BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES.
THE ROUTE WON'T RE-OPEN UNTIL MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING THREE BREAKING STORIES THIS MORNING.
WE ARE GETTING BRAND NEW DETAILS ABOUT THAT SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.
WE NOW KNOW THIS IS BEING CALLED A MURDER.
IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE ALONGSIDE INVESTIGATORS.
THIS IS THE 24TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.
THE LAST ONE WAS ON DEC. 12TH.
WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION FROM THIS SCENE.
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AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL.
ANOTHER OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE FOUR-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NW 43RD AVENUE.
THE FIRE STARTED IN FRONT ENTRY ROOM JUST AFTER FOUR O CLOCK.
THE FAMILY OF THREE WAS INSIDE.
THE FIRE IS NOW OUT.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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"reports were there was an explosion and a fire and possibly trapped people
ALL NEW OVERNIGHT --
FIRE CREWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
TACKLE FLAMES AT A MOBILE HOME.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH CREWS AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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THAT FIRST FIRE THIS MORNING HAPPENED IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH CREWS --
AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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RIGHT NOW AT ___ --
NEW DETAILS ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT FIRE,
THAT FORCED A FAMILY OUT OF THEIR HOME.
ABC SEVEN IS SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH INVESTIGATORS.
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"I can't believe these things happen in this neighborhood, I thought this was a safe neighborhood."
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
ANOTHER MAN IS PUSHED IN FRONT OF A NEW YORK SUBWAY.
THIS MORNING, PEOPLE ARE ASKING."HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?"
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AND ALL NEW THIS MORNING,
THE SECRET TO TREATING *MILLIONS OF CANCER PATIENTS.
MIGHT BE HIDDEN IN A MUSHROOM.
THE DETAILS AHEAD.
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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THIS MORNING -- POLICE SEACH FOR A WOMAN.
WHO PUSHED A MAN TO HIS DEATH ON A NEW YORK TRAIN PLATFORM.
IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN QUEENS.
WITNESSES SAY THE WOMAN WAS PACING THE PLATFORM, TALKING TO HERSELF BEFORE SHE TOOK A SEAT.
WHEN THE TRAIN PULLED INTO THE STATION, SHE GOT UP AND PUSHED THE MAN ONTO THE TRACKS.
THEY SAY SHE THEN RAN AWAY.
THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT HE NOTICED SHE WAS BEHIND HIM.
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I have no words for this. These days there are so many people that's crazy. You know we have to watch back. I can't believe these things happen in this area.
POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS STRUCK BY THE FIRST CAR AND PINNED BY THE SECOND, AS THE TRAIN OF 11 CARS CAME TO A HALT.
POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT CONTINUES THIS MORNING.
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FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT--
NORMAN SCHWARZ-KOPF'S HAS PASSED AWAY FROM PNEUMONIA.
AT THE AGE OF 78.
THE RETIRED GENERAL LED COALITION FORCES DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
AND DROVE SADDAM HUSSEIN OUT OF KUWAIT.
HE ALSO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM --
EARNING THREE SILVER STARS.
AND HE RAN U-S CENTRAL COMMAND IN TAMPA.
A-B-C 7 SAT DOWN WITH A GENERAL --
WHO GRADUATED FROM WEST POINTE WITH SCHWARZKOPF.
AND A LIEUTENANT COLONOL --
WHO SERVED UNDERNEATH HIM DURING DESERT SHIELD.
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20:43:24:00 "he's the kind of guy who makes military as great as it is. He's a leader, a motivator, got a lot of things done."
20:47:56:00 "I think we was in the category of washington, lincoln, patton and macarthur."
FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH OFFERED HIS CONDOLENCES.
HE WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
HE CALLED SCHWARZKOPF A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT,
AND ONE OF THE GREATEST MILITARY LEADERS OF HIS GENERATION.
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SPEAKING OF THE BUSH FAMILY PATRIACH.
WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE 41ST PRESIDENT'S HEALTH.
HE IS IN THE I-C-U OF A HOUSTON HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS.
THE 88-YEAR-OLD'S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING EXCELLENT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
SHE IS ALSO ASKING THAT PEOPLE QUOTE -- "PUT THE HARPS BACK IN THE CLOSET."
A SERIES OF COMPLICATIONS KEPT BUSH FROM VACATIONING IN FLORIDA ON CHRISTMAS.
STAFFERS SAY HE IS ALERT AND TALKING TO DOCTORS.
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EVEN AS THE FINGER POINTING CONTINUES ON CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING.
THERE IS NEW HOPE FOR A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LATER TODAY.
DANIELLE LEIGH IS IN WASHINGTON WITH MORE ON THE RUSH FOR A DEAL.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS.
AND TODAY'S LAST-MINUTE, AFTERNOON MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE- COULD BE A FINAL OPPORTUNITY.
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"McConnell seemed to give the indication that maybe just maybe the president may make a new offer here in getting toward the 11th hour of this fiscal cliff negotiation we have to wait and see"
WITHOUT A DEAL THAT CUTS THE U-S DEBT-
TAXES WILL GO UP ON EVER WORKER NEXT WEEK.
THE EXTENSION TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRES.
AND DEEP SPENDING CUTS SET IN. THREATENING ANOTHER RECESSION.
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"It really upsets me because the government's supposed to be working FOR the people and I don't see that."
DESPITE WHAT'S AT STAKE- SENATORS CAME BACK FROM THEIR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EARLY- ONLY TO ENGAGE IN ANOTHER ROUND OF BICKERING.
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"republicans have bent over backwards, stepped out of our comfort zone and had no takers"
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"We are in the same situation we've been a long time - cant negotiate with ourselves"
HOUSE MEMBERS WEREN'T EVEN PLAYING- THEY'RE STILL HOME.
THEY'LL COME BACK TO WORK THIS SUNDAY AND STAY THROUGH THE NEW YEAR IF NEEDED.
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"I just wish they'd hurry up and make a decision one way or the other."
REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'RE WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON TAXES BUT NOT MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
NOW THE BIG CONCERN- BOTH SIDES COULD BE GIVING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
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DANIELLE LEIGH REPORTING.
THE GOAL TO GET A DEAL *DONE BEFORE MIDNIGHT MONDAY.
BUT NOW A GROWING NUMBER OF LAWMAKERS SAY THEY DOUBT IT WILL HAPPEN.
THEY SAY THE SOONEST DEAL MAY COME JANUARY THIRD --
WHEN THE NEW CONGRESS TAKES OVER.
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THE YEAR'S COMING TO A CLOSE.
SO WE'RE RUNNING DOWN SOME OF THE *BIGGEST MOMENTS FROM 2012.
MOST SHOCKING CELEBRITY SPLIT?
TOMKAT!
IN JUNE, THE POWER COUPLE DIVORCED IN JUNE.
CAME OUT OF NO WHERE!
KATIE MOVED TO NEW YORK WITH DAUGHTER SURI.
TOM WAS REPORTEDLY HEARTBROKEN.
RUMORS OF SCIENTOLOGY BEING A BIG FACTOR.
BUT WE'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW WHY.
BOTH SIGNED IRON-CLAD CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS.
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THE NEW YEAR IS ALMOST UPON US!
SO THIS MORNING -- WE'RE RECAPPING 2012.
BIGGEST WEATHER STORY OF THE YEAR?
SUPERSTORM SANDY.
TORE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN.
THEN HIT THE U-S.
KILLED MORE THAN 100 AMERICANS.
CAUSED $62 BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
SLAMMED THE JERSEY SHORE.
CALLED A "ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION" STORM.
AHEAD ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA -- THE BIG WEATHER STORY *TODAY.
SNOWMAGEDDON IN THE NORTHEAST.
THE G-M-A EXTREME WEATHER TEAM HAS COMPLETE COVERAGE!
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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A MAN ON A MISSION TO RESCUE A DOG STRANDED IN FROZEN LAKE ERIE, NEEDED SOME RESCUING OF HIS OWN AFTER FALLING THROUGH THE THIN ICE.
"It broke and I fell in and I was probably about 3 and half feet deep."
DURING AN AFTERNOON WALK WITH HIS OWNER, THE HUNTING DOG WANDERED AWAY AND FELL THROUGH THE ICE ON LAKE ERIE.
HIS TWO FRONT PAWS KEPT HIM FROM SINKING IN.
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"I tried to walk around to him and it was just too deep and I couldn't get to him."
WAIST DEEP IN FREEZING WATER, JIM SWAYZE CALLED 911-AND THEN HE CALLED HIS COUSIN LANCE WHO ARRIVED FIRST.
WITH HIS WADERS ON, LANCE VENTURED OUT, TAKING A CHANCE ON EVERY STEP.
HE FINALLY REACHED BART.WHO SPENT AN HOUR AND A HALF IN THE FRIGID WATER.
LANCE HELD HIM CLOSE BEFORE THEY WERE RESCUED.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING THREE BREAKING STORIES THIS MORNING.
THE FIRST, REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS.
FMPD CONFIRMS THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
SO FAR, NO WORD OF ANY INJURIES.
WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE.
WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION
AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL.
ANOTHER OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE FOUR-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NW 43RD AVENUE.
THE FIRE STARTED IN FRONT ENTRY ROOM JUST AFTER FOUR O CLOCK.
THE FAMILY OF THREE WAS INSIDE.
THE FIRE IS NOW OUT.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND IN NORTH FORT MYERS,
ANOTHER HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE,
BUT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.
THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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BREAKING RIGHT NOW.
BRAND NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.
FMPD CONFIRMS THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIND ABC'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK WITH NEW DETAILS.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING,
SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT NORTH KOREA HAS REPAIRED FLOOD DAMAGE AT ITS NUCLEAR TEST FACILITY.
EXPERTS SAY THE REPAIRS MEAN NORTH KOREA CAN NOW CONDUCT A QUICK ATOMIC EXPLOSION AT ANY TIME.
NORTH KOREA IS THOUGHT TO HAVE ENOUGH PLUTONIUM FOR A HANDFUL OF CRUDE ATOMIC BOMBS, AND UNVEILED A URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY IN 2010.
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JAPAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT WILL STICK WITH A THREE-YEAR DEADLINE --
TO RESTART THE COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR REACTORS.
EVEN THOUGH ONE AGENCY SAYS IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE --
TO COMPLETE ALL SAFETY CHECKS WITHIN THREE YEARS.
JAPAN HAS 50 REACTORS.
AND 48 OF THEM ARE *STILL OFFLINE.
THEY WERE SHUT DOWN,
AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER IN MARCH 2011.
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MARKETS IN ASIA ARE *UP --
AHEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MEETING WITH KEY LAWMAKERS ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.
THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH SENATE AND HOUSE LEADERS TODAY.
IT'S THEIR FIRST SIT-DOWN SINCE MID-NOVEMBER.
JAPAN'S BENCHMARK NIKKEI INDEX ROSE POINT-EIGHT PERCENT --
TO HIT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MARCH 2011.
KEY INDICES WERE ALSO UP.
IN HONG KONG, SOUTH KOREA AND AUSTRALIA.
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THIS HAS BEEN A BIG TALKER IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADMIR PUTIN HAS SIGNED A BILL-
OFFICIALLY BANNING AMERICANS FROM ADOPTING RUSSINA CHILDREN.
UNICEF ESTIMATES THERE ARE ABOUT 7-HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND RUSSIAN CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTS.
THIS NEW LAW BLOCKS DOZENS OF RUSSIAN CHILDREN -- CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ADOPTED.
IT IS RETALIATION FOR AN AMERICAN LAW THAT CALLS FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN OFFICIALS DEEMED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS.
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IN THE WAKE OF THE NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT SCHOOL SHOOTING.
MANY WONDER HOW THE TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
AMONG THE MANY SUGGESTIONS: ARMING MORE PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS.
I just worry a little bit, what would I do as a teacher? How would you protect yourself if you're being fired upon?
A GROUP IN UTAH IS TAKING THAT SUGGESTION ONE STEP FURTHER, AND IS OFFERING A CLASS TO UTAH'S TEACHERS THAT INCLUDES HANDLING FIREARMS.
KANSAS AND UTAH ALLOW GUNS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
WE DID A LITTLE DIGGING ON THIS.
SINCE UTAH'S LAW TOOK EFFECT 12 YEARS AGO --
THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS INVOLVING EDUCATORS' FIREARMS IN SCHOOLS.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN *NO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE STATE.
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A LOOMING STRIKE INVOLVING FLORIDA, GULF COAST AND EAST COAST DOCK WORKERS COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY.
THESE GUYS MOVE EVERYTHING FROM OUR CLOTHES TO OUR ELECTRONICS.
BUT -- IF LONGSHOREMAN AT MORE THAN A DOZEN PORTS FROM FLORIDA TO MAINE GO ON STRIKE --
THOSE PRODUCTS WON'T MAKE IT TO OUR STORES.
PORTS IN THE GULF AND ALONG THE EAST COAST HANDLE ABOUT 55-BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CARGO EACH MONTH.
UNION REPS SAY A STRIKE COULD HAPPEN BY SUNDAY.
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. So this is going to be felt not just at the local economy at the ports, but nationwide for everybody else who relies on these ports to move their commerce."
A STRIKE WOULD ONLY IMPACT PORTS THAT HANDLE CONTAINERS-- NOT OTHER CARGO LIKE AUTOMOBILES.
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HAS ASKED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO STEP IN TO HELP AVOID A WORK STOPPAGE.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING --
THE SECRET TO TREATING MILLIONS OF CANCER PATIENTS.
MIGHT BE HIDDEN IN A MUSHROOM.
THIS SKATER IS CONVINCED.
THAT'S SHE IS BACK ON THE ICE TODAY,
BECAUSE AFTER HER SURGERY.
SHE REFUSED CHEMO-THERAPY.
INSTEAD -- SHE TURNED TO BASTYR.
IT'S A NATURAL HEALING UNIVERSITY,
IN THE MIDDLE OF A GROUND BREAKING INVESTIGATION.
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"We consider cancer a failure of the immune system, so when Lisa came here after being diagnosed with breast cancer she wanted to know what she could do."
RESEARCHERS INTRODUCED HER TO THE TURKEY TAIL.
A SMALL MUSHROOM COMMONLY FOUND IN NORTHWEST FORESTS.
PHYSICIANS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR CENTURIES --
TO BOOST THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
SO FAR, THE TREATMENT IS DOING THE TRICK.
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CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG SHORTAGES MAY BE AFFECTING PATIENTS' HEALTH. AND CAUSING THEIR DISEASE TO RETURN.
RESEARCHERS AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL LOOKED AT THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUG, AND FORTY GIVEN A SUBSTITUTE BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE.
THEY FOUND ONE IN FOUR GIVEN THE NEW TREATMENT HAD A RELAPSE, COMPARED TO ONE IN EIGHT GIVEN THE ORIGINAL.
NONE OF THE PATIENTS DIED, BUT THOSE WHO RELAPSED NEEDED MORE TOXIC DRUGS TO RECOVER.
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WINTER IS IN FULL SWING.
AND FOR ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS --
THEIR MOOD IS ABOUT TO TAKE A DIVE.
EXPERTS AT THE MAYO CLINIC SAY SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER.
USUALLY OCCURS DURING THE COLD, DARK MONTHS OF WINTER.
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE SLEEPINESS, SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL AND DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING.
IT AFFECTS WOMEN MORE THAN MEN,
AND IS MORE COMMON IN NORTHERN CLIMATES.
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A KENTUCKY MAN SAYS PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THE LIFE-SIZE MANNEQUIN OF PRESIDENT OBAMA EATING A WATERMELON OUTSIDE IS HOUSE IS RACIST - JUST DON'T GET THE JOKE.
THE VIDEO IS A LITTLE GRAPHIC.
That's my buddy.
Well, this one is. He don't talk, he don't make no smart comments.
DANNY HAFLEY SAYS HE CREATED THE DISPLAY OF MISTER OBAMA, INTENDING TO BE FUNNY.
HE BOUGHT THE MASK ON SALE AFTER HALLOWEEN, AND PUT IT UP AROUND ELECTION TIME.
ACCORDING TO AN ANONYMOUS NEIGHBOR, IT ORIGINALLY HAD A SIGN.
"LET'S PRAY THAT HE DON'T DESTROY AMERICA".
SIGN OR NOT, SHE SAYS THIS DISPLAY COULD BE SEEN AS RACIST.
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We don't have black people in this community, but I'm sure they travel this road just like everybody else does. They could be offended.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'S DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S UNDER THE MASK AND UNDER THE SUIT.
THE OBAMA MANNEQUIN ORIGINALLY STOOD IN HAFLEY'S YARD.
BUT HE SAYS HE THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK BETTER CLOSER TO THE ROAD.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
THIS MORNING WE ARE REMEMBERING ALL OF OUR BEST OFS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I PICKED WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
tell me right now baby
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS VIDEO?
ISAAC LAMB PROPOSED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND AMY BY DRIVING HER DOWN THE STREET AND HAVING ALL HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY DANCE INTO SIGHT ONE BY ONE BEFORE HE POPPED THE QUESTION.
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2012 IS COMING TO AN END!
THIS MORNING WE ARE LOOKING BACK ON OUR FAVORITES FROM THE PAST YEAR -
WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC VIDEO - CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?
THIS IS GANGNAM STYLE!
GANGNAM STYLE!
MOST VIEWED VIDEO IN HISTORY - MORE THAN A MILLION TIMES.
G-M-A WILL HAVE PLENTY MORE BEST OF MOMENTS STARTING AT 7-AM!
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"Our cool snap quickly comes to and end"
After a cold start to the day, our cool snap will quickly come to an end as a warming trend begins.
There will be a chill in the air as we start our Friday with many locations dipping into the middle to upper 40s along the urban corridor with our inland cold spots plummeting into the lower 40s. Sunny skies will prevail through the mid day hours as temperatures gradually work their way into the middle and upper 70s later in the day.
The cool dome of high pressure that brought us a quick dose of cool and dry air will shift to the east with more clouds filtering in from the south across our part of the state. Forecast models suggest a stray shower during the afternoon hours, however it looks like the vast majority of us will stay dry with increasing rain prospects by the first half of the weekend.
We will be watching a cold front approach the Florida peninsula throughout the day on Saturday. As a result, our skies will cloud up with a band of showers moving across Southwest Florida during the afternoon hours and quickly exiting to our south and east by the evening. Clouds will clear from north to south and a cooler and drier airmass will settle in across the state.
The better weekend day will be Sunday with sunny skies, however sweater weather will return as afternoon highs will remain unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. Temperatures will quickly rebound from the upper 40s on Monday morning into the upper 70s to 80° with mostly sunny skies and a dry pattern as we welcome the New Year.
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SPONSORSHIP SHOULD WIPE TO MONEY SCOPE/ TECH BYTES REPORT
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THIS MIGHT TAKE AWAY YOUR BREAKFAST APPETITE.
A PYTHON PICNIC!
A FAMILY IN FLORIDA WAS SHOCKED --
WHEN AN UNWANTED GUEST. SLITHERED THEIR WAY.
A PARK RANGER KILLED THIS 17-FOOT BURMESE PYTHON.
IN JANUARY, THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION WILL HOST A 2013 PYTHON CHALLENGE.
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS ONE.
A GRAND PRIZE OF 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
WILL GO TO THE PERSON WHO KILLS THE MOST PYTHONS.
AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL GO TO THE PERSON WHO KILLS THE LONGEST PYTHON.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING THREE BREAKING STORIES FROM OVBERNIGHT.
WE NOW KNOW A SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS IS A MURDER INVESTIGATION.
IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF BERT & CLARA.
WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE ALONGSIDE INVESTIGATORS.
THIS IS THE 24TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.
THE LAST ONE WAS ON DEC. 12TH.
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AND BREAKING RIGHT IN CAPE CORAL OVERNIGHT.
AN OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
IT HAPPENED ON THE FOUR-THOUSAND BLOCK OF NW 43RD AVENUE.
THE FIRE STARTED IN FRONT ENTRY ROOM JUST AFTER FOUR O CLOCK.
THE FAMILY OF THREE WAS INSIDE.
THE FIRE IS NOW OUT.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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AND IN NORTH FORT MYERS,
FLAMES FORCE A FAMILY OUT OF THEIR HOME.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.
THE FAMILY ESCAPED SAFELY.
ABC SEVEN WAS SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH CREWS --
AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AND THE FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION
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PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LATER TODAY.
.GIVING NEW HOPE FOR A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.
THEY'RE TRYING TO AVERT THE "FISCAL CLIFF" SET TO AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY.
WE'RE NOW LESS THAN 4 DAYS AWAY.
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THIS MORNING THE NATION REMEMBERS RETIRED U.S. GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF.
HE DIED LATE THURSDAY IN TAMPA.
SCHWARZKOPF COMMANDED THE U-S LED INTERNATIONAL COALITION ---
THAT DROVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S FORCES OUT OF KUWAIT.
DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR IN 19-91.
HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD
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THIS MORNING, WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON GEORGE H-W BUSH'S HEALTH.
THE 41ST PRESIDENT IS STILL N THE I-C-U OF A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS.
STAFFERS SAY HE IS ALERT AND TALKING TO DOCTORS.
BUT A SERIES OF COMPLICATIONS KEPT BUSH FROM VACATIONING IN FLORIDA ON CHRISTMAS.
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I have no words for this. These days there are so many people that's crazy.
THIS MORNING -- POLICE SEACH FOR A WOMAN.
WHO PUSHED A MAN TO HIS DEATH ON A NEW YORK TRAIN PLATFORM.
IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN QUEENS.
WITNESSES SAY THE WOMAN WAS PACING THE PLATFORM, TALKING TO HERSELF BEFORE SHE TOOK A SEAT.
WHEN THE TRAIN PULLED INTO THE STATION, SHE GOT UP AND PUSHED THE MAN ONTO THE TRACKS.
THEY SAY SHE THEN RAN AWAY.
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WE'RE LEARNING THAT A WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HER FLIGHT TO DETROIT WAS CANCELLED YESTERDAY MORNING.
NANA MIMURA SAYS SHE HAD NO WARNING ABOUT THE CANCELLATION.
POLICE SAY SHE BEGAN TAKING PICTURES OF AIRLINE STAFF, THEN STARTED SWEARING AND YELLING AT THEM.
POLICE SAY SHE REFUSED TO LEAVE, THEN FOUGHT WITH OFFICERS.
SHE'S CHARGED WITH TRESSPASSING AND RESISTING ARREST.
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COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB
" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "
-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.
-LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO - IN JUST:30 SECONDS WE HAVE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO TODAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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