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SAFE, BUT STRANDED!

AN EMERGENCY LANDING LEAVES PASSENGERS HEADED FOR PUNTA GORDA -- STUCK IN INDIANA.

BUT THEY'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE.

WHY THEIR PLANE WAS IN TROUBLE --

AS THEY WERE TOLD TO BRACE FOR IMPACT.

I feel horrible, I feel like I can never forgive myself for this

A GUILTY CONSCIENCE AFTER A FAMILY FIGHT LANDS HIS MOTHER BEHIND BARS.

WHY THIS TEEN CALLED 9-1-1 ON HIS MOM AND WHY HE'S NOW CALLING FOR HER RELEASE.

FED UP WITH THIS YEAR?

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

WHY TODAY IS THE DAY TO SAY GOOD RIDDANCE TO 2012!

HL 1) PUNTA GORDA PLANE FIRE-VO

HL2) LOUD MUSIC THREAT-SOTVO

HL 3) GOOD RIDDANCE DAY-VO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WXWALL

SHOWERS ON AND OFF

Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.

PUNTA GORDA FLIGHT EMERGNCY-VO

A TERRIFYING SITUATION FOR PASSENGERS ABOARD A FLIGHT HEADED TO PUNTA GORDA.

THEIR PLANE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE ALLEGIANT AIRLINES TOOK OFF FROM SOUTH BEND.

IN THE AIR --IT WAS DIVERTED TO FORT WAYNE.

A FIRE WARNING LIGHT LED PILOTS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

TELLING PASSENGERS TO BRACE FOR IMPACT.

PEOPLE GOT OFF THE PLANE USING EMERGENCY SLIDES.

INVESTIGATORS CONFIRMED LATER THERE WAS NO FIRE -- BUT THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHY.

PUNTA GORDA FLIGHT EMERGNCY-(2) SOTVO

:52 "they told us to relax on impact. When we landed, we went down pretty quickly."

i was terrified.absolutely terrified

FOR NOW, ALL OF THE PASSENGERS ARE STUCK IN FORT WAYNE.

FM HOMICIDE FOLO-VO-SS-WIPE

VIOLENCE HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE ON THE STREETS OF FORT MYERS.

DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING THE 23RD HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.

THAT'S A RECORD FOR THE CITY.

THIS ONE HAPPENED NEAR BERT DRIVE AND MANOR PARKWAY THIS MORNING

FM HOMICIDE FOLO-VO-WIPE

FAMILY MEMBERS SAY HE WAS SHOT AT THE FOOT OF HIS DRIVEWAY.

HE COLLAPSED LIFELESS NEAR HIS CARPORT.

FM HOMICIDE FOLO-SOTVO

1747 "it's hard if no one don't talk. If they beat the bushes, if the beat the bushes hard enough they'll come up with something. There is something that can be said If you beat the bushes hard enough, somebody will talk."

NO ARRESTS TONIGHT.

GGE HOME INVASION 911 CALL-VO

NEW DETAILS ABOUT A ROBBERY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE JUST RECEIVED THE 9-1-1 CALL FROM THE WOMAN WHO SAYS FOUR MEN DRAGGED HER AND HER ROOMMATES ACROSS THE LAWN OF THEIR HOME.

IT HAPPENED IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES LAST WEEK.

DURING THE ATTACK SHE SAYS THEY WERE BLINDFOLDED --

GGE HOME INVASION 911 CALL-SOT-OC

911 sot:

"1:00 they robbed my house they tied us up and told us to just keep quiet and not move. Dragged me across the lawn."

THE MEN RANSACKED THE HOUSE--

STEALING MONEY AND JEWELRY.

STILL NO ARRESTS.

FMPD COKE RIDE ALONG-VO

FORT MYERS POLICE MADE MORE THAN A DOZEN ARRESTS TODAY --

DURING A SWEEP TO GET DRUGS AND GUNS OFF THE STREETS.

AND WE WERE THERE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

THEY ARRESTED FOUR PEOPLE.

THE ONLY CHARGE SO FAR -- RESISTING AN OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE.

BUT --

A K-9 FOUND WEAPONS NEARBY.

THAT INCLUDED A PAINTBALL GUN, A RIFLE, A HANDGUN AND AN AK-47.

FMPD COKE RIDE ALONG-SOTVO

22:01:49 12 year olds have guns now, I don't know why, 52 I can't speak to why they have guns but they're carrying guns 55 it's kinda scary 56

POLICE SAY A THREE-MONTH, UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION FOUND 22 PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL AND DUNBAR AREAS OF FORT MYERS SELLING DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS, DAY CARES AND CHURCHES.

ON THURSDAY- 10 OF THEM WERE ARRESTED.

THESE ARE EIGHT OF THEM.

LOUD MUSIC THREAT-VO

A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER DEPUTIES SAY SHE THREATENED HER OWN SON WITH A GUN --

ALL BECAUSE HIS MUSIC WAS TOO LOUD!

51-YEAR-OLD KAREN SHOTWELL WAS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

A SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORT SHOWS HER 23-YEAR-OLD SON CLARK CALLED 911 AFTER AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT.

HE SAYS HE WAS PLAYING LOUD RAP MUSIC IN HER BEDROOM.

IT WAS AROUND 8 IN THE MORNING THURSDAY.

CLARK TOLD DEPUTIES HIS MOM GRABBED A HANDGUN--- POINTED IT AT THE CEILING AND TOLD HIM TO GET OUT.

LOUD MUSIC THREAT-SOTVO

"She had a.38, she has one in her drawer, when she pushed me out of her room I saw her open her drawer so I walked away. that's the reason I called the cops.

CLARK TELLS US DEPUTIES GOT IT ALL WRONG--

HE SAYS HIS MOM NEVER THREATENED HIM WITH THE GUN--

AND HE WISHES HE COULD TAKE IT ALL BACK.

CAR INTO HOUSE ARREST-SSTOPS-VO

IN CAPE CORAL --

POLICE SAY THIS WOMAN PLOWED INTO A HOUSE ALONG EL DORADO PARKWAY LAST NIGHT.

POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS DRUNK.

THE HOME OWNERS SAY WHILE THE DAMAGE IS BAD -

CAR INTO HOUSE ARREST-SOT-SS

TAKE SOT

NAME: Pete Walsh, Homeowner

1036 "it was a loud crash. I heard a loud crash. I didn't know what it was. The lights went out and I was in a little bit of shock."

FISCAL CLIFF-SOT-OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPOKE TONIGHT ABOUT A FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.

HE ALONG WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MET TODAY.

IT WAS APART OF A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO SORT OUT THE COUNTRY'S TAXES AND FINANCIAL FUTURE.

I just had a good and constructive discussion at the White House with Senate and House leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class and I'm optimisic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both Houses in time. Senators Reid and McConnell are working on such an agreement as we speak.

WE'RE TEETERING ON THE CLIFF --NOW JUST THREE DAYS AWAY.

IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED BY DECEMBER 31ST, NOT ONLY WILL THE PENTAGON SUFFER DEEP CUTS, BUT MILLIONS OF MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS WILL SEE THEIR TAXES RISE.

NELSON ON CLIFF-CG-OC

FLORIDA SENATOR BILL NELSON SAYS A DEAL COULD GET DONE QUICKLY --

AND ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.

"THIS COULD BE SOLVED IN A NEW YORK MINUTE IF LAWMAKERS WOULD GET OUT OF THEIR IDEOLOGICAL BOXES AND GET OUT OF THEIR EXCESSIVE PARTISANSHIP."

FLORIDA'S OTHER SENATOR -

MEALS ON WHEELS-VO

IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED BY MONDAY- THOUSANDS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SENIORS COULD GO HUNGRY.

FOOD PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL GET CUT.

IN LEE COUNTY --THE SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS PROGRAM WOULD END.

THAT MEANS 28,000 MEALS HANDED OUT TO THE ELDERY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

MEALS ON WHEELS-SOTVO

18:02 185 seniors are on a waiting list right now for home delivery meals and that's going to grow if there's a problem with cuts

A SENIOR HUNGER TASK FORCE IS HOPING TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CUTS.

NJ OFFICERS SHOT-VO-WIPE

IN NEW JERSEY -- THREE OFFICERS ARE RECOVERING TONIGHT --

AFTER AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTOUT AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

NJ OFFICERS SHOT-SOTVO

Struggled occurred while the suspect was being processed the

suspect. obtained the firearm and fired on our police officers. right

now we have one officer who was shot below his bullet proof vest

THE TWO OTHER OFFICERS WERE GRAZED BY BULLETS.

THEY WERE ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

AERO MED STAYING IN LEE FOR NOW-VO

AEROMED IS STAYING IN LEE COUNTY.

FOR NOW.

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN TELLS A-B-C SEVEN THEIR EMERGENCY HELICOPTER WILL REMAIN AT PAGE FIELD.

THAT IS UNTIL A CONTRACT WITH A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT FOR MEDSTAR CAN BE REACHED.

COMMISSIONERS ARE LOOKING OVER FOUR APPLICANTS NOW.

A RECOMMENDATION IS EXPECTED NEXT MONTH.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

CANCER CONSCIOUS.

WHY EXPERTS SAY TOO MANY AMERICANS ARE IGNORING CRITICAL CANCER SCREENING.

we've never really seen a wildlife disease issue to this extreme before

A BIG MISSION TO SAVE A TINY CREATURE

TZ1 A) CANCER SCREENING DROPS-VO

TZ1 B) SAVING BATS-SOTVO

CIRCUS SETTLEMEMT-VO

FALSE ACCUSATIONS WILL COST AN ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP MORE THAN NINE MILLION DOLLARS.

A U-S DISTRICT COURT RULED THE "AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS" MUST

PAY THAT MONEY.

IT GOES TO THE PRODUCERS OF RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS.

THE CIRCUS SAYS THE GROUP MADE FALSE CLAIMS OF ABUSE ABOUT THE SHOW'S ELEPHANTS.

CANCER SCREENING DROPS-VO

A NEW STUDY FINDS FEWER AMERICANS ARE GETTING SCREENED FOR CANCER.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT SCREENING RATES FOR PROSTATE, BREAST, COLON AND CERVICAL CANCER BETWEEN 1997 AND 2010.

THEY FOUND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DID NOT MEET THE RECOMMENDED SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY DISEASE EXCEPT COLON CANCER -- AND OVERALL TESTING RATES WERE DOWN.

APPLE'S RECORD SALES-VO

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WAS A RECORD-SETTER FOR THE MAKERS OF MOBILE DEVICES.

NEARLY 17-AND-A-HALF *MILLION* ANDROID AND APPLE SMARTPHONES, PLUS TABLETS, WERE ACTIVATED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF ACTIVATIONS IN ONE DAY--EVER.

SAVING BATS-VO

WILDLIFE EXPERTS ARE CALLING IT AN URGENT THREAT TO BATS.

IT'S CALLED THE WHITE NOSE SYNDROME

THE FUNGUS ATTACKS WHILE THE BATS ARE HIBERNATING.CAUSING THEM TO WAKE TOO EARLY AND BURN THROUGH ESSENTIAL FAT RESERVES:

IT ISN'T A THREAT TO HUMANS.

BUT HAS ALREADY KILLED A STAGGERING FIVE-AND-A-HALF MILLION BATS IN 19 STATES AND 4 CANADIAN PROVINCES.

SCIENTISTS ARE CLOSLEY MONITORING THE BATS AND TESTING A POSSIBLE CURE.

TEASE TWO

AMERICA BIDS FAREWELL TO A NATIONAL WAR HERO.

WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE GENERAL KNOWN AS 'STORMIN NORMAN'.

SANIBEL IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

TZ2 A) SCHWARTZKOPF DIES-VO

TZ2 B) SANIBEL TOPS BEACH LIST-VO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

SHOWERS ON AND OFF

Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.

SCHWARTZKOPF DIES-VO

TODAY, AMERICA SAYS GOODBYE TO THE U-S GENERAL KNOWN AS 'STORMIN NORMAN'.

GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF DIED THURSDAY OF COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA.

HE WAS 78.

GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN DRIVING SADDAM HUSSEIN'S FORCES OUT OF KUWAIT.

IN VIETNAM, HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE DURING TWO TOURS OF DUTY.

RED TIDE STUMP PASS-VO

IT'S BACK!!

AFTER A NEARLY TWO-MONTH OF HIDING, RED TIDE IS PLAGUING THE BEACHES OF SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH STARTED WASHING ON SHORE WEDNESDAY.

RED TIDE STUMP PASS-(2)SOTVO

I was really surprised I was shocked they were here and no body was cleaning them up and that there were so many

I knew the red tide was here so u knew there'd be some dead fish. It was more than I expected

ON ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC BEACH, CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES CLEANS UP ALL THE DEAD FISH.

ON THE REST OF THE PRIVATE BEACHES, THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THE FISH OR LETTING NATURE RUN ITS COURSE.

SANIBEL TOPS BEACH LIST-VO

JUST HOW DESIREABLE ARE OUR BEACHES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FOLRIDA?

U-S-A TODAY JUST NAMED SANIBEL ISLAND ONE OF THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS IN FLORIDA -- FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY LOOKING TO ESCAPE THE COLD WINTER WEATHER.

STEPHEN LEATHERMAN IS KNOWN AS "DOCTOR BEACH."

HE'S A PROFESSOR AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AND CONSIDERED A "COASTAL EXPERT".

SCHOOL SECURITY-VO

WITH LEE COUNTY STUDENTS SOON TO RETURN FROM THE HOLIDAY BREAK.

SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THINKING ABOUT TIGHTER SECURITY.

AFTER THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK TWO WEEKS AGO.

SOME BOARD MEMBERS TELL US THEY WANT TO LOOK AT A FEW ISSUES.

THIS INCLUDES CLASSROOMS WHERE TEACHERS HAVE TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.

EXTRA STRANGER DANGER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.

MORE OFFICERS AT SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL SECURITY-SOTVO

We're going to have to have some very very strong conversations about are we doing every thing we possibly can to secure our schools.

GOOD RIDDANCE DAY-VO

IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO SAY FAREWELL TO YOUR WORST MEMORIES OF 2012.TODAY IS THE DAY.

IT'S THE SIXTH ANNUAL GOOD RIDDANCE DAY IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE AND COUNTDOWN ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZED THE EVENT FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO USHER IN A FRESH START TO THE NEW YEAR.

BEYONCE SUPER BOWL CONTEST-VO-BNR

100 LUCKY FANS WILL GET TO JOIN BEYONCE *ONSTAGE* AT THE UPCOMING SUPER BOWL.

PEPSI AND BEYONCE HAVE TEAMED UP TO OFFER FANS THE CHANCE TO JOIN THE GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING SINGER DURING HER HALF-TIME PERFORMANCE.

A CONTEST KICKS OFF TOMORROW THAT ALLOWS FANS TO SUBMIT PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES IN VARIOUS DANCING POSES.

OUT OF THOSE PICTURES --50 PEOPLE - ALONG WITH A FRIEND - WILL BE SELECTED TO JOIN BEYONCE ONSTAGE.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE THREE-POP

BEWARE OF BOURBON STREET. THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM FLORIDA GATOR COACH WILL MUSCHAMP. THE WE MAY HAVE AN NHL SEASON AFTERALL

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

STOCKS MARKET CLOSING-CGTOPS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) PLANE UPDATE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TONIGHT AT 11,

WE ARE STILL WAITING TO LEARN WHEN THE PASSENGERS OF AN ALLEGIENT FLIGHT THAT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING EARLIER TODAY WILL MAKE IT TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

11PM TZ2) PHONES ON PLANES-VOTOPS

AND, THE NEXT TIME YOU GET ON A PLANE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO KEEP ON YOUR WIRELESS DEVICES.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

BEWARE OF BOURBON STREET. THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM FLORIDA GATOR COACH WILL MUSCHAMP. THE FGCU WOMEN HOSTING POWERHOUSE. LSU TONIGHT.

COLLEGE CLASSIC-POP

COLLEGE CLASSIC-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE COLLEGE CLASSIC IS BACK. GAME ONE

CORNELL TAKING ON FERRIS STATE.

BULLDOGS SCORED EARLY,. LOOKING FOR MORE. ANDY ISLE WITH THE SAVE FOR CORNELL.

THE BIG RED WOULD GET THINGS GOING IN THE SECOND AND 3RD PERIOD. THEY GET THE WIN 5-3

NHL LABOR-VOTOPS

STICKING WITH HOCKEY WE MAY HAVE GOOD NEWS FROM THE NHL.

TODAY THE LEAGUE MADE A NEW CONTRACT OFFER TO THE PLAYERS.

IT APPEARS THE LEAGUE IS WILL TO BEND ON BOTH CONTRACT LENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY.

WE HAVE REACHED DAY 104 OF THE LOCK AND THE NHL SAYS THEY DON'T WANT A SEASON THAT IS LESS THAN 48 GAMES.

FLORIDA GATORS-POP

FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

ALABAMA-VOTOPS-WIPE

MEANWHILE. THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE SHOWDOWN WITH NOTRE DAME IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE TIDE IS LOOKING FOR THEIR 3RD TITLE IN 4 YEARS. AND 2ND IN A ROW.

ALABAMA-SOTTOPS-WIPE

INDEPENDENCE BOWL-VOTOPS

FINAL STOP. THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL. LOUISIANA MONROE. AND OHIO.

BOBCATS CAME OUT BLAZIN. TYLER TETTLETON GIVING IT A RIDE. CHASE COCHRAN ON THE OTHER END AND HE'LL DO THE REST. 68 YARDS FRO THE TOUCH. 14-0 OHIO.

NADAL-VOTOPS

TENNIS STAR RAFAEL NADAL. IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUT HIS COMEBACK ON HOLD.

TODAY NADAL SAID HE WILL NOT PLAY IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN DUE TO A STOMACH VIRUS.

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SHOT