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ONE PERSON IS DEAD,

AFTER AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.

RIGHT NOW -- OFFICERS ARE CANVASSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND TALKING TO WITNESSES.

ABC7 HAS A LIVE REPORT FROM THE SCENE.

AND IT'S BACK TO WORK IN WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND TOP CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

HEAR HOW THEY'RE HOPING TO FIND A WAY TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

nats "Now you're just somebody that I used to know."

TURN UP THE MUSIC!

ABC7 HAS THE *BIGGEST HITS OF THE YEAR.

HL1) EARLY MORNING SHOOTING-VO-WIPE

HL2) FISCAL CLIFF MEETINGS-VO-WIPE

HL3) TOP SONGS OF 2012-SOTVO

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SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS-CLIP

SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS-TOSS TO DANIELLE

ABC7 STAYS ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS --

IN FORT MYERS.

A *VERY ACTIVE SCENE NEAR VERONICA SHOEMAKER BOULEVARD.

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED.

AND WE *HAVE CONFIRMED --

THAT A PERSON IS DEAD.

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SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS-VO

RIGHT NOW POLICE ARE INTERVIEWING NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF THEY SAW ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS AROUND THAT TIME.

SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS-SOTVO

Detective Sgt., Fort Myers Police Dept.

SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS-REM LIVE

POLICE CANNOT RELEASE THE NAME OF THE VICTIM UNTIL NEXT OF KIN IS NOTIFIED.

TODAY MARKS THE 24TH HOMICIDE IN FORT MYERS THIS YEAR.

NFM FIRE-BNR-VO

OVERNIGHT -- FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH A MOBILE HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED ON THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF MARX DRIVE.

THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME,

NFM FIRE-SOTVO

"reports were there was an explosion and a fire and possibly trapped people,

and when our units first got on scene, there were no entrapments.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAMDEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING.

THREE OFFICERS WERE INJURED AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTED INSIDE THE GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

ABC-7 IS LEARNING THREE OFFICERS WERE TAKEN TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

ITS BEING REPORTED THAT THE GUNMAN, A PRISONER AT THE STATION, WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

POLICE HAVE NOT YET RELEASED INFORMATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE POLICE STATION.

SCHWARZKOPF DEAD-VO-WIPE

SAD NEWS THIS MORNING.

RETIRED GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT.

HIS FAMILY SAYS HE DIED OF COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA.

SCHWARZKOPF IS BEST KNOWN FOR HELPING DRIVE SADDAM HUSSEIN OUT OF KUWAIT.

HE ALSO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM -- EARNING THREE SILVER STARS.

ABC 7 SAT DOWN WITH A GENERAL WHO GRADUATED FROM WEST POINTE WITH SCHWARZKOPF.

SCHWARZKOPF DEAD-SOTVO

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.

BUSH'S HEALTH-VO

SPEAKING OF THE BUSH FAMILY PATRIACH --

WE ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S HEALTH.

HE'S STILL 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.

FISCAL CLIFF MEETINGS-2-SHOT

THERE'S STILL NO DEAL IN WASHINGTON.

AS THE FISCAL CLIFF LOOMS EVER CLOSER.

BUT A BIT OF OPTIMISM --

THE PRESIDENT WILL HOST A MEETING *TODAY.

THAT COULD HELP END THE STALEMATE.

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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

FISCAL CLIFF MEETINGS-TAG

THAT WAS ABC'S WENDY GILLETTE.

JUST ONE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF A FISCAL CLIFF --

MILK PRICES COULD SPIKE TWO OR THREE DOLLARS MORE A GALLON.

THAT'S BECAUSE FARM PROGRAMS WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

FISCAL CLIFF LOCAL-HLF RVL-VO

AND CONSIDER THIS -

IF A FISCAL DEAL ISN'T REACHED YOUR PAYROLL TAXES WILL GO UP BY TWO PERCENT.

THAT MEANS IF YOU EARN 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR --

YOUR TAXES WILL GO UP 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.

FISCAL CLIFF LOCAL-SOTVO

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.

AMERICANS BANNED FROM ADOPTING RUSSIA CHILDREN-CLI

AMERICANS BANNED FROM ADOPTING RUSSIA CHILDREN-OC

NEW RIGHT NOW--

AMERICANS CAN NO LONGER ADOPT RUSSIAN CHILDREN.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADMIR PUTIN HAS SIGNED A BILL-

MAKING THE BAN OFFICIAL.

THIS NEW LAW BLOCKS *DOZENS OF RUSSIAN CHILDREN,

WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ADOPTED.

IT'S RETALIATION FOR AN AMERICAN LAW --

SNOWMAGEDDON-ONCAM

THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM THAT RACED ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK.

IS *NOT OVER YET.

THE STORM IS DUMPING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST.

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A POWERFUL WINTER STORM BLANKETED THE NORTHEAST LEAVING THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS STRANDED, AS AIRPORTS ACROSS THE REGION FACED DELAYS, AND MANY DOWN RIGHT FRUSTRATED WITH WINTER.

"It's just stressful. Been to at least six different stores, everyone's out of shovels, salt"

"We got here at 6:30, got on a plane, sat for three hours. We're trying to get home, or plan b, we go spend more time with the grandkids here."

AIRPORTS SUFFERED NUMEROUS CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD AND PASSENGERS ARE STILL FACING HURDLES. ACCORDING TO TRACKING WEBSITE FLIGHTAWARE.COM, MORE THAN 400 FLIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN CANCELED TODAY. IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AS PLANES DE-ICED, PASSENGERS USED THE TIME TO CATCH UP ON MUCH NEEDED REST. CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE ARE EQUALLY DANGEROUS. IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, PLOWS HIT THE GROUND BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO KEEP THE HEAVY SNOW OFF THE STREETS. GREYHOUND BUSES WERE FORCED TO CANCEL MANY OF THEIR ROUTES. IN HAMBURG, NEW YORK MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THE WEATHER. COMMUTERS ARE FRUSTRATED

"I drove from Arcade, it's about a twenty five minute drive usually, tonight its an hour."

AND SKIERS ARE DELIGHTED. FEMA IS URGING PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR VEHICLES' EMERGENCY KITS FOR COLD WEATHER. THE KITS SHOULD INCLUDE BLANKETS, GLOVES, FIRST AID MATERIALS, A SHOVEL AND A BATTERY-POWERED RADIO. BUT IN A SNOW TOWN LIKE SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, THIS STORM IS NO MATCH FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE USED TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

RSW ARREST-VO

THAT WAS INES FERRE REPORTING.

AND TRAVEL PROBLEMS. LEAD TO AN ARREST!

AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT --

A FLIGHT TO DETROIT WAS CANCELLED THURSDAY MORNING.

NANA MIMURA TOLD US OFF CAMERA --

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.

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS YOU MAY WANT TO HEAR THIS.

WE HAVE A RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT FOR ONE POPULAR BABY PRODUCT

HEAR WHY THIS RECLINER IS BEING PULLED OFF SHELVES IN MAJOR RETAIL STORES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

"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.

NAP NANNY-VO

AN ABC7 CONSUMER ALERT ---

FOR ALL NEW PARENTS.

THESE "NAP NANNIES" ARE BEING RECALLED.

YOU CAN BUY THEM AT SEVERAL PLACES --

INCLUDING AMAZON. BABIES R' US. AND BUY BUY BABY.

THEY WERE SOLD BETWEEN 2009 AND 2012,

AND ARE LINKED TO AT LEAST FIVE INFANT DEATHS.

INSURING YOUR GIFTS-VO

DIAL UP YOUR INSURANCE AGENT, AND MAKE SURE YOUR NEW GIFT IS COVERED IF IT'S LOST OR THE GRINCH GRABS IT.

THE INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE SAYS THAT "IN GENERAL", PERSONAL POSSESSIONS ARE COVERED UNDER STANDARD HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS INSURANCE POLICIES.

BUT YOU MAY NEED AN ADDITIONAL POLICY, DEPENDING ON THE ITEM'S VALUE.

FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE A "REPLACEMENT COST" OR "ACTUAL CASH VALUE" POLICY.

KEEP A COPY OF THE STORE RECEIPT, AND GET THE ITEM APPRAISED.

PICKING UP AN E BOOK-VO

MORE READERS.

ARE PICKING UP A GOOD *E-BOOK.

WHEN IT COMES TO AMERICANS ATLEAST 16 YEARS OLD --

NEARLY OF QUARTER READ E-BOOKS THIS YEAR.

MEANTIME -- THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE READING PRINTED BOOKS "FELL" FIVE PERCENT.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE PEW INTERNET RESEARCH CENTER.

THEY ALSO FOUND A THIRD OF AMERICANS OWN A TABLET OR E-READER,

CYPBER THREATS-VO

CYBER CROOKS WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR BY TARGETING YOUR MONEY.

THE ANALYSTS AT "MCAFEE" ARE OUT WITH THEIR "2013 THREAT PREDICTIONS" REPORT.

THEY SEE AN INCREASE IN MOBILE MALWARE, AND IN LARGE-SCALE ATTACKS AIMED AT INFRASTRUCTURES.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

A CURE FOR CANCER--

COULD THE SECRET.

LIE IN A TINY VEGETABLE?

ABC7 HAS ONE WOMAN'S INCREDIBLE RECOVERY.

AFTER TREATING HER CANCER.

THE *NATURAL WAY.

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BREAK FOUR

MUSHROOM BREAST CANCER-1-SHOT POP

BIG MEDICAL NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE SECRET TO TREATING MILLIONS OF CANCER PATIENTS.

MIGHT BE HIDDEN IN A MUSHROOM.

GARY CHITTIM SHOWS US THE RESEARCH --

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THE TINY VEGETABLE.

MUSHROOM BREAST CANCER-PKG

THIS IS HOW LISA CLINTON SHARES HER GIFT. TEACHING CHILDREN ON THE ICE.

"Skating gives me a sense of exhilaration."

AND THIS IS HOW SHE FEEDS HER SOUL.

"It gives me an opportunity to express myself."

THEN CAME BREAST CANCER.

"Once I was diagnosed I kind of shut everything down."

CLINTON IS CONVINCED SHE IS BACK ON THE ICE TODAY BECAUSE AFTER HER SURGERY, SHE REFUSED CHEMO-THERAPY AND TURNED TO BASTYR. A NATURAL HEALING UNIVERSITY, IN THE MIDDLE OF A GROUND BREAKING INVESTIGATION.

"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."

DR. LEANNA STANDISH DECIDED TO INTRODUCE LISA TO THE TURKEY TAIL.

A SMALL MUSHROOM COMMONLY FOUND IN NORTHWEST FORESTS THAT PHYSICIANS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN USING FOR CENTURIES TO BOOST THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM.

"When I measured her immune system when she came here, it wasn't in ideal shape."

RESEARCHERS AT BASTYR GOT PERMISSION FROM THE FDA TO STUDY TURKEY TAIL'S HEALING QUALITIES.

"When they are ingested, they stimulate immune cells that line the intestines and then those cells stimulate other immune cells all over the body."

MUSHROOM BREAST CANCER-TAG

THAT WAS GARY CHITTIM REPORTING.

IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD --

TURKEY TAIL MUSHROOMS HAVE BEEN USED TO TREAT VARIOUS DISEASES.

CHEMO SHORTAGE-VO

CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG SHORTAGES MAY LEAD BE AFFECTING PATIENTS' HEALTH.

AND CAUSING THEIR DISEASE TO RETURN.

IN 2010 A DRUG TO TREAT HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA WAS IN SHORT SUPPLY,

IT FORCED MANY DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE A SUBSTITUTE TREATMENT FOR THEIR PATIENTS.

RESEARCHERS AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL LOOKED AT THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUG.

NEWTON SHOOTERS DNA-VO

NOW TO THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS.

GENETICISTS WILL NOW ANALYZE THE GUNMAN'S D-N-A.

TWO WEEKS AGO --

ADAM LANZA KILLED 27 PEOPLE IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

NOW, THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS BEEN ASKED TO DO A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF HIS D-N-A.

BUT DOCTORS SAY THEY PROBABLY *WON'T FIND ANY GENETIC CLUES --

INTO *WHY LANZA WENT ON THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

PREMIES HIGH OXYGEN-VO

PREEMIES TREATED WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF OXYGEN AT BIRTH APPEAR TO HAVE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

THE STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE LOOKED AT THIRTEEN HUNDRED BABIES BORN BETWEEN TWENTY-FOUR AND TWENTY-SEVEN WEEKS GESTATION.

THEY FOUND THOSE GIVEN HIGHLY SATURATED OXYGEN WERE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE INTO TODDLERHOOD, COMPARED TO THOSE GIVEN LOW OXYGEN.

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER-VO

WINTER IS IN FULL SWING FOR MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

A LITTLE HOPE ON THE HORIZON --

FOR THE FISCAL CLIFF!

DETAILS ON A CRITICAL MEETING *TODAY.

BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND LAWMAKERS.

PLUS--

TEACHERS AND GUNS.

NATS OF TRAINING

IT'S BEEN A HOT DEBATE SINCE THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS.

NOW -- SEE ONE GROUP OF TEACHERS.

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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC7 STAYS ON TOP OF BUSINESS NEWS.

AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

THIS MORNING -- INVESTORS BRACE FOR ANOTHER DAY OF WAITING.

WORRIED THAT LAWMAKERS *WON'T REACH A DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.

A FAILURE COULD SENT THE U-S BACK INTO RECESSION.

AND IT'S ALREADY TAKEN A TOLL ON THE MARKETS.

TS1) MORNING MURDER IN FT MYERS-VO-TRX

A SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

ONE PERSON IS DEAD.

IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF BERT DRIVE & CLARA STREET.

AN ABC-7 CREW HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE ALONGSIDE INVESTIGATORS.

THIS IS THE 24TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.

TS2) FORT MYERS FIRE-VO-TRX

NEW 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.

TS3) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-TRX

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ARE HOLDING OUT SLIM HOPES FOR A LIMITED FISCAL DEAL BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARE PREPARING TO MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

STORMIN NORMIN-2-SHOT

THIS MORNING -- ABC7 REMEMBERS A *TRUE MILITARY HERO.

FOUR-STAR GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF HAS PASSED AWAY IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.

HE WAS *BEST KNOWN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP DURING THE GULF WAR IN THE NINTIES.

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THE COUNTRY KNEW HIM AS STORMIN NORMAN.

"Come on in. Come on in around me, guys."

THE STRAIGHT-SHOOTING GENERAL.WHO TOOK ON SADDAM HUSSEIN'S IN THE 90S.

"If he dares come across that border and comes down here - I'm completely confident we're going to kick his butt when he gets here."

WHEN HE RETIRED FROM CENTRAL COMMAND - HE CALLED TAMPA HOME.

AND HIS FRIENDS KNEW HIM AS AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN WHO HELPED USE HIS SHOOTING SKILLS TO RAISE MONEY FOR A CHILDREN'S HOME.

"He was in love with his country. He was almost possessed by a sense of duty."

CARL NORTON MET THE WEST POINT GRADUATE DURING A SHOOTING LESSON AND BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS.

ONE OF HIS MOST HEART-FELT MOMENTS WITH SCHWARZKOPF. WHEN A LITTLE GIRL ASKED HIM A QUESTION AT A LOCAL SCHOOL.

"And she stood up and she said. General Schwarzkopf when you were in Iraq. Did you pray? No one expected that question, okay? And you know what he said - his reply was. Every day."

SCHWARZKOPF'S FAMILY SAYS HE WAS FIGHTING prolonged illness AND Parkinson's disease.

he DIED OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE. IT WAS UNEXPECTED BUT HE WAS SURROUNDED BY FAMILY.

STORMIN NORMIN-TAG

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH OFFERED HIS CONDOLENCES IN A STATEMENT.

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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAMDEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

THREE OFFICERS WERE INJURED AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTED INSIDE THE GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

ABC-7 IS LEARNING THREE OFFICERS WERE TAKEN TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

ITS BEING REPORTED THAT THE GUNMAN, A PRISONER AT THE STATION, WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

POLICE HAVE NOT YET RELEASED INFORMATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE POLICE STATION.

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-VO

THE PRESSURE IS ON.

LESS THAN FOUR DAYS LEFT TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

AND LATER TODAY --

PRESIDENT OBAMA MEETS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.

TOP LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN BLAMING EACH OTHER,

WHILE CLAIMING THEY'RE THE ONES OPEN TO A REASONABLE LAST-MINUTE BARGAIN.

SO THE PRESIDENT CALLED THIS CRITICAL SIT DOWN MEETING.

WITHOUT A DEAL THAT CUTS THE U-S DEBT-

TAXES WILL GO UP ON EVERY WORKER NEXT WEEK.

THE EXTENSION TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRES.

AND DEEP SPENDING CUTS SET IN.

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-SOTVO

"It really upsets me because the government's supposed to be working FOR the people and I don't see that."

"I just wish they'd hurry up and make a decision one way or the other."

THE GOAL IS STILL 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,

CLINTON BACK TO WORK-VO

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON IS HEADING BACK TO WORK NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO HER SPOKESMAN.

CLINTON HAS BEEN RECOVERING FROM A CONCUSSION SHE SUFFERED AFTER FAINTING WHILE FIGHTING A STOMACH VIRUS.

SHE'S BEEN OUT FOR THREE WEEKS.

HER RETURN TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS LIKELY TO BE GOOD NEWS FOR CAPITOL HILL.

CLINTON HAS PROMISED TO TESTIFY NEXT MONTH BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON SEPTEMBER'S DEADLY CONSULATE ATTACK IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA.

LONGSHOREMAN STRIKE-VO-WIPE

A LOOMING STRIKE COULD HAVE A *BIG IMPACT ON FLORIDA'S ECONOMY.

IT INVOLVES FLORIDA GULF COAST AND EAST COAST DOCK WORKERS.

THESE GUYS MOVE EVERYTHING ---

FROM OUR CLOTHES TO OUR ELECTRONICS.

BUT LONGSHOREMAN AT MORE THAN A DOZEN PORTS MIGHT GO ON STRIKE --

FROM FLORIDA TO MAINE.

AND THEN THOSE GOODS WON'T MAKE IT INTO OUR STORES.

THE PORTS HANDLE ABOUT 55-BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CARGO EACH MONTH.

LONGSHOREMAN STRIKE-SOTVO

. 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.

FIREFIGHTERS VS CITY-VO

IT'S THE CITY VERSUS THE FIRE UNION AND THE PUBLIC IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

IN CAPE CORAL CITY LEADERS BLAME THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR FAILED EQUIPMENT.

CITING IMPROPERLY STORED EQUIPMENT.

FIREFIGHTERS VS CITY-SOTVO

"If they don't check the equipment I don't care if it's a brand new piece, it's going to fail."

DJJ AGENT ARRESTED-VO-WIPE

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 BEFORE U-S 41.

STEVE RUTHVEN WAS DRIVING WITH HIS FAMILY.

WHEN HE SAYS OFFICER TAMIKO ELLEN STARTED DRIFTING INTO THEIR LANE.

SO THEY STARTED YELLING.

ACCORDING TO ARREST REPORTS --

ELLEN THREW A FULL CUP OF COFFEE AT HIS CAR,

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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.

AND SHE WAS ARRESTED,

BUT IS NOW OUT ON BOND.

TEACHER GUN CONTROVERSY-2-SHOT

AS YOU KNOW, THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS A LOT,

EVER SINCE THE SHOOTINGS IN NEWTOWN.

ONE DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW --

SHOULD TEACHERS CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOL?

THE STATE OF UTAH HAS TAKEN A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION,

OFFERING GUN TRAINING TO TEACHERS.

AND THEY TURNED OUT IN DROVES.

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TAPE

THERE IS JUST ONE THING ON THE LESSON PLAN FOR THESE UTAH TEACHERS: HOW TO

PACK HEAT. ON THE JOB.

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to have them, handle them and know how to use them and to be able to use

them appropriately is really, quite, high-priority for me.

WHILE THIS GUN MAY BE FAKE MANY FEAR THE THREATS FACING SCHOOL

CLASSROOMS ARE VERY REAL.

AND SO 200 TEACHERS MET OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK TO BECOME STUDENTS THEMSELVES

. LEARNING HOW TO PROTECT THEIR CLASSROOMS FROM AN ARMED INTRUDER.

SOT -- 16;33;39;02

we'll never know how many lives could've been saved at Sandy Hook Elementary

if someone had a firearm.

SINCE THAT SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK, MORE AND MORE STATES ARE LOOKING TO ADD

THEIR NAMES TO THE FEW THAT ALREADY ALLOW GUNS IN SOME FORM IN PUBLIC

SCHOOLS.

APPLICATIONS AT ONE OHIO SHOOTING CLASS ARE UP 20 PERCENT. AND IT'S

EVERYONE FROM TEACHERS TO BUS DRIVERS TO JANITORS WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO

ARM THEMSELVES ON CAMPUS.

SOT

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun

SOT

The NRA's blanket call to arm our schools is really nothing more than a

distraction.

AS THE DEBATE IN WASHINGTON RAGES ON.SO DO THE CLASSES ON HOW TO ARM

TEACHERS IN UTAH.

SOT

we just want to make sure people have the tools at their disposal to

mitigate risk and save lives at the end of the day

THIS TRAINING WAS SO POPULAR. THERE'S ALREADY ANOTHER ONE PLANNED FOR THE

NEXT SCHOOL BREAK.

TEACHER GUN CONTROVERSY-TAG

THAT WAS CECILIA VEGA REPORTING.

IT'S BEING REPORTED THAT SINCE UTAH'S LAW TOOK EFFECT 12 YEARS AGO, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS INVOLVING EDUCATORS' FIREARMS IN SCHOOLS,

NY MAN PUSHED TO DEATH-VO

A NEW YORK MAN HAS DIED,

AFTER OFFICERS SAY HE WAS *PUSHED IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN.

WITNESSES SAY A WOMAN WASMUMBLING TO HERSELF.

AND PACING THE PLATFORM.

SHE THEN SHOVED THE MAN ONTO THE TRACKS,

AND TOOK OFF.

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HER.

SO FAR, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE VICTIM AND THE SUSPECT KNEW EACH OTHER.

A MOTIVE IS ALSO UNCLEAR.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS MONTH --

THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN SHOVED ONTO SUBWAY TRAIN TRACKS.

COLTS COACH RETURN-1SHOT-POP

SUNDAY'S FOOTBALL GAME IN INDIANAPOLIS IS MORE THAN ABOUT WINNING.

IT WILL ALSO BE A TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY, AND PERSONAL BATTLES WON.

COLTS COACH RETURN-PKG

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

COLTS COACH RETURN-TAG

THAT WAS ABC'S T. J. WINNICK WITH THAT STORY.

CHUCK PAGANO WAS EAGER TO GET BACK TO WORK THIS PAST MONDAY

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

DANGEROUS WEAPONS. STOLEN IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

AND NOW IN THE *WRONG HANDS.

HOW YOU CAN HELP DETECTIVES.

PLUS -- TURN UP THE VOLUME!

nats "That's what makes you beautiful"

WE'RE RUNNING DOWN THE *BEST SONGS OF THE YEAR.

TZ 4A SONGS OF 2012-NATSVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

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.

"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.

TOP SONGS OF 2012-2SHOT

TURN UP THE VOLUME --

WE'RE RUNNING DOWN THE *BEST SONGS OF 2012.

THIS YEAR -- SEVERAL *NEW' ARTISTS MADE A MAJOR IMPRESSION.

INCLUDING MY PERSONAL FAVORITE --

ONE DIRECTION!

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE TRACKS ALL THINGS MUSIC.

TOP SONGS OF 2012-PKG

nats "Now you're just somebody that I used to know."

AND LOTS OF PEOPLE CAME TO KNOW GOTYE IN 2012.

HIS SONG TOPS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S HOT 100 CHART FOR THE YEAR.

AFTER GETTING ITS START ON YOUTUBE.

"Lots of people told lots of other people and before you knew it, this was a song that had tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of views and radio kind of caught up with it."

nats "Call Me Maybe"

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DISCOVERED THE YEAR'S NUMBER TWO SONG.

THANKS TO A FAMOUS TWITTER ACCOUNT.IT HELPED MAKE CARLY RAE JEPSEN AND 'CALL ME MAYBE' A PHENOMENON.

"When Justin Bieber tweeted about the song, it immediately started climbing our charts."

A THIRD NEW ACT ALSO HIT IT BIG.

nats "We are young"

THE INDIE ROCK BAND "FUN" SCORED 2012's NUMBER THREE HIT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN BILLBOARD'S HOT 100 HISTORY THAT THE YEAR'S TOP 3 SONGS WERE EACH BY NEW ARTISTS.

"At any given moment, if you flipped to any given radio station, you would probably hear one of these songs and it lasted for months and months and months."

YET EVEN WITH THAT TRIO OF NEW ACTS MAKING A CHART SPLASH.

nats "That's what makes you beautiful"

A QUINTET OF BOYS FROM BRITAIN GRABBED BILLBOARD HONORS AS BEST NEW ARTIST OF 2012.

ONE DIRECTION'S TWO CHART TOPPING ALBUMS WERE PART OF THEIR WHITE HOT SUCCESS.CONCERTS ANOTHER.

"Not only were tickets being snatched up and arenas sold out in a matter of minutes, but then, in the resale markets, you were

seeing these tickets going for thousands of dollars."

BUT EVEN "ONE DIRECTION" TOOK A BACKSEAT TO FELLOW BRIT ADELE.

nats "Someone like you"

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT TIME, HER ALBUM '21' TOPPED BILLBOARD'S YEAR END CHART.THAT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE MICHAEL JACKSON'S "THRILLER".

AND IT GAVE HER BACK TO BACK KUDOS AS BILLBOARD'S ARTIST OF THE YEAR.

"It's like there's a bunch of trees that are normal height, and then, there's a Redwood. And that Redwood is Adele."

WHICH GAVE 2012 A LYRICAL CONSTANT.

TOP SONGS OF 2012-TAG

MARK BARGER WITH THAT STORY.

THE SONG "GANGNAM STYLE" WAS RELEASED *TOO LATE TO MAKE A MARK ON THE CHARTS.

BUT IT *DID REACH A MILESTONE ON YOUTUBE.

NEWTON TURNING AWAY GIFTS-VO

NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT DOES *NOT WANT ANYMORE GIFTS,

FOLLOWING THE SHOOTINGS AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

WORKERS SIMPLY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE PACKAGES COMING IN.

INSTEAD, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO OFFER CONDOLENCES.

ARE ASKED TO HELP FOLKS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.

YOU CAN ALSO SEND MONETARY DONATIONS.

TWO WEEKS AGO -- 27 PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND KILLED,

FL PYTHON SLITHERS INTO PICNIC AREA-VO

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO-

A FAMILY GOT QUITE A SHOCK WHEN AN UNINVITED GUEST SLITHERED INTO A PICNIC AREA IN FLORIDA.

THEY WERE VISITING FROM ARKANSAS AND CAPTURED THIS SNAKE ON CAMERA.

FL MAN BURNED-OC-SOTVO

THIS MORNING --

POLICE IN MIAMI LOOK FOR THREE MEN.

WHO DOUSED A MAN IN GASOLINE AND SET HIM ON FIRE.

NOW 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.

BUT HIS GIRLFRIEND SAYS THREE MEN CHASED HIM.

DOUSED HIM WITH GAS.

THEN SET HIM ON FIRE.

NOW HE'S CLINGING TO LIFE.

LEE COUNTY STOLEN WEAPONS-VO

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO CATCH THREE THIEVES.

THE THREE MEN SHOWN IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TOOK 30 WEAPONS, INCLUDING HIGH-POWERED ASSAULT RIFLES AND HANDGUNS FROM THIS NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.

IT HAPPENED DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS - WHEN THE CROOKS BACKED UP TO THE HOUSE IN A DARK TOYOTA CAMRY AND SMASHED A WINDOW TO GET INSIDE.

LEE COUNTY STOLEN WEAPONS-SOTVO

"I really hope that they get all the guns, you know, even if we don't get them back. At least get all the guns off the streets because that's very unsafe for the children. There could be drive-bys and accidental killings and it's real bad. I feel horrible about it."

THE GUN OWNER IS A COLLECTOR WHO RESTORES AND SELLS GUNS FOR A LIVING.

HE HAD THE WEAPONS IN A CLOSET BEHIND A PADLOCK, BUT THINKS THE THIEVES KNEW WHERE TO FIND THE GUNS INSIDE THE HOME.

IF YOU KNOW THE THREE MEN IN THE PICTURES, CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

WE'LL RUN DOWN YOUR FRIDAY TOP STORIES.

WITH A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR FORECAST.

PLUS -- IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.

MC-DREAMY. TURNS MC-STEAMY.

THE T-V DOCTOR MIGHT TRADE IN SHOW BIZ.

TZ5A( MCDREAMY DEAL)-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

KATE WINSLETT MARRIED-VO

OSCAR-WINNER KATE WINSLETT MARRIED NED ROCK-N-ROLL, NEPHEW OF VIRGIN TYCOON, RICHARD BRANSON.

HER REP CONFIRMS, MR. AND MISSUS ROCK-N-ROLL WED IN NEW YORK EARLIER THIS MONTH.

HER TWO CHILDREN AND ONLY A FEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY ATTENDED THE PRIVATE CEREMONY.

MCDREAMY DEAL-VO

IS ACTOR PATRICK DEMPSEY. BECOMING A BARISTA?

NOT QUITE.

THE "GREY'S ANATOMY" STAR *IS GOING INTO THE COFFEE BUSINESS.

HE'S LEADING A GROUP TO BAIL OUT TULLY'S COFFEE.

THE SEATTLE-BASED CHAIN FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN OCTOBER.

AND IS CLOSING A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS.

A JUDGE MUST FIRST APPROVE THE SALE OF TULLY'S.

BRANDY THE BOY IS MINE-VO

BRANDY CAN DEFINITELY SAY, "THE BOY IS MINE."

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE R AND B SINGER IS ENGAGED.

TO MUSIC EXECUTIVE RYAN PRESS.

WE'RE TOLD THEY ARE "THRILLED AND HAPPY."

THE COUPLE WENT PUBLIC WITH THEIR ROMANCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

THIS IS BRANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE.

INTRUDER IN TAYLOR SWIFT HOME-VO

THE MAN WHO TRIED TO ENTER A NASHVILLE HOME LINKED TO TAYLOR SWIFT WILL NOT BE CHARGED.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE 24-YEAR OLD MAN HAD BEEN DUPED BY FRIENDS TO BELIEVE THE SUPERSTAR SINGER HAD INVITED HIM TO HER HOUSE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FM SHOOTING-VO-TRX

ONE PERSON IS DEAD,

AFTER AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.

DETECTIVES SAY THIS IS A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF BERT DRIVE AND CLARA STREET.

AN ABC-7 CREW HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE ALL MORNING.

TS2 FM FIRE-VO-TRX

AN OVERNIGHT FIRE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION

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.

TS3) GENERAL DEATH-VO-TRX

RETIRED GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF HAS PASSED AWAY.

HE GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION IN 19-91,

WHEN HE LED OPERATION DESERT STORM.

THAT LIBERATED KUWAIT AFTER THE IRAQI INVASION.

"STORMIN' NORMAN" REPORTEDLY DIED AT HIS HOME IN TAMPA,

TS4) FISCAL CLIFF-VO-TRX

TOP MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ARE HOLDING OUT SLIM HOPES FOR A LIMITED FISCAL DEAL BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARE PREPARING TO MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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