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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HL1) FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS-WIPE

THIS MORNING -- STILL NO DEAL IN WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND LAWMAKERS ARE STILL DEAD LOCKED ON A LAST-MINUTE COMPROMISE TO AVOID MIDDLE-CLASS TAX HIKES.

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL2) MINIMUM WAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

MINIMUM WAGE IS GOING UP IN FLORIDA.

THAT'S BOTH GOOD NEWS AND BAD.

ABC-7 SPEAKS WITH LOCAL WORKERS.

HL3) LEGALLY SELLING MARIJUANA-SOTVO

"It's an industry that's in desperate need of professionalism."

ONE MAN IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE SOME BIG BUCKS.

HE WANT'S TO LEGALLY SELL MARIJUANA.

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SUNDAY DECEMBER 30TH.

I'M JOE ROETZ

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

A cold front made its way through Southwest Florida with very little fanfare yesterday. Clouds made for a gloomy Saturday and at the most, very few locations picked up more than.10" of rain. Now that the clouds have cleared overnight, northerly winds have taken over ushering in some refreshing changes for the last Sunday of the year.

You'll definitely want that heater running early this morning as temperatures have plummeted into the upper 40s in the urban area, with lower to middle 40s registering on the thermometers across our inland communities. A dry dome of high pressure will be settling in from the north and west resulting in wall to wall sunshine through the afternoon. With cool air riding down the spine of the peninsula, afternoon highs will remain well below the norm with middle 60s in the forecast with just a few fair weather clouds.

Winds will stay a bit breezy from the north and northeast with occasional gusts close to 25mph. This will make it feel even cooler than what the thermometer is actually reading.

A few clouds will prevail tonight and it will wind up being another one with temperatures tumbling into the upper 40s to lower 50s. As 2012 comes to a close, a dry weather pattern will hold in place with a nice warming trend in store. We'll welcome the New Year on Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs near 80° after a cool start in the upper 50s.

CENRTAL AVE FIRE-CLIP

CENRTAL AVE FIRE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL ON SCENE OF A FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH A LAFAYETTE STREET HOME THIS MORNING.

THEY PULLED THESE DOGS - INCLUDING TWO PIT BULLS - FROM THE HOME IN THE 23-HUNDRED BLOCK OF LAFAYETTE.

POLICE WERE CALLED THE SCENE NEAR CENTRAL AND LAFAYETTE JUST AFTER 4 THIS MORNING.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY COULD HEAR THE DOGS BARKING INSIDE AND RUSHED TO SAVE THEM-

WHEN THEY GOT IN- THEY SAY MOST WERE IN CAGES AS THE FIRE RAGED ON.

CENRTAL AVE FIRE-SOTVO

0853 "if they're contained we are going to leave them contained. We don't want them running the streets or have to chase them down. So they're all in their cages one of them ran back into a cage with his sister or brother which was great so they're all in the yard waiting on the owner."

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL ON SCENE TRYING TO FIND TWO PEOPLE SPOTTED AT THE HOME ON SATURDAY.

LEHIGH FIRE-NBC NAVIGATOR

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH A HOME IN LEHIGH ACRES.

FIREGIHTERS BATTLED INTENSE FLAMES AT A HOME ON MORNING MIST LANE.

THAT'S JUST OFF HOMESTEAD ROAD.

CREWS GOT THE CALL AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

BODY FOUND-SS

ABC-7 IS LEARNING THAT LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE IDENTIFIED A BODY FOUND IN LEHIGH ACRES ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

DETECTIVES NOW SAY THIS IS AN ACTIVE MURDER INVESTIGATION

THIS IS THE VICTIM- GREGORY CAMEO MATHEWS.

HE TURNED 26 THIS YEAR.

DEPUTIES SAY A PERSON WALKING IN THE AREA OF HEDGEWOOD STREET AND MEADOW ROAD IN LEHIGH FOUND THE REMAINS ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THEY WENT BACK ON CHRISTMAS MORNING TO CONFIRM WHAT THEY SAW BEFORE REPORTING IT.

MATHEWS DOES HAVE A LENGTHY RECORD WITH THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- THE MOST RECENT BOOKING WAS FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN.

STOLEN GUNS RECOVERED-VO

CAPE CORAL POLICE TAKE STOLEN GUNS OFF THE STREETS,

BUT THEIR SEARCH FOR THE MEN WHO STOLE THEM CONTINUES.

STOLEN GUNS RECOVERED-(2) SS TOPS

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS IS WHAT POLICE FOUND INSIDE.

GUNS, NARCOTICS AND DRUG PARAPHANALIA.

STOLEN GUNS RECOVERED-VOTOPS

HERE ARE THE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE ROBBERY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

.WHERE THE HOMEOWNER REPORTED 30 GUNS STOLEN. VALUED AT 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN-VO

WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN ON CELEBRATORY GUN FIRE THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE.

OFFICERS WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONE SHOOTING OFF GUNS INTO THE AIR.

F-M-P-D SAYS IT OFTEN RESPONDS TO CELEBRATORY GUN FIRE IN THIS POINSETTIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN-SOT-OC

9:29 when a bullet goes up, it must come down. We don't want to see a child get struck, get killed or any individual get struck and killed with a bullet during celebratory gun fire

SWFL ROLL TIDE-VO

RED TIDE IS SHOWING UP ONCE AGAIN IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S BEACHES.

THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION'S LATEST RED TIDE REPORT SHOWS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE BLOOM IN AREAS ALONG SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S COAST.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-

DEAD FISH STARTED WASHING ASHORE FRIDAY ON ENGLEWOOD BEACH.

IN COLLIER COUNTY.

NO DEAD FISH, BUT A SIGN AT BAREFOOT BEACH WARNS BEACHGOERS RED TIDE IS THERE.

SWFL ROLL TIDE-SOTVO

That wouldn't have affected me today. If it was really bad, if this is the beginning, it's ok. I would have gone in

IF THIS HAPPENS, EXPERTS SAY MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA.

MINIMUM WAGE-CG RVL

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR FLORIDIANS-

FLORIDA'S MINIMUM WAGE IS ABOUT TO GO UP--

BUT NOT BY MUCH.

STARTING TUESDAY, MINIMUM WAGE WILL GO UP TO 7-DOLLARS-AND-79-CENTS.

THAT BREAKS DOWN TO AN EXTRA 12-CENTS-AN HOUR OR ABOUT 5-DOLLARS A WEEK.

LOCAL WAGE INCREASE REAX-INTRO

FOR EMPLOYEES, THE MINUMUM WAGE INCREASE MEANS A LITTLE MORE MONEY IN THEIR PAYCHECK.

AND FOR EMPLOYERS, A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THEIR POCKET.

LOCAL WAGE INCREASE REAX-PKG

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AFTER THE START OF THE NEW YEAR MANY OF THESE HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS WILL SEE A LITTLE MORE IN THEIR PAYCHECKS.

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ABOUT 12 CENTS MORE TO BE EXACT.

SOME BUSINESS OWNERS SAY, THEY'LL FEEL A STING IN THEIR BOTTOM LINE, BUT OVERALL AGREE IT'S A GOOD CALL.

Daniel Kearns, Ford's Garage

16:05 "It's going to hurt our business along with smaller businesses as well because our cost of labor is going to go up a little bit. However, in my opinion it's going to be good for the economy because it's going to put more money in the employee's pockets."

FINANCIAL EXPERTS AGREE.

THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT ESTIMATES THE INCREASE WILL ADD ABOUT 46 MILLION TO THE STATE'S G-D-P OR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

LOCAL WAGE INCREASE REAX-TAG

FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS.

WINTER STORM-INTRO

THE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE GROWING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE THAN 450 AND COUNTING.

TRIGGERING A RIPPLING EFFECT AS PEOPLE TRAVEL FOR NEW YEAR'S.

WINTER STORM-PKG

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AS MILLIONS OF US RETURN FROM FAMILY GATHERINGS OR TAKE OFF FOR NEW

FESTIVITIES

ANOTHER SNOWSTORM IS THWARTING OUR TREK

IN KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA-THEY WERE SLIDING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ON

A FRESH FEW INCHES

NEAR HARRISBURG, PA 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS CRASHED SHUTTING DOWN INTERSTATE 83

AND SLOWING TRAFFIC TO A CRAWL.

THANKS TO THE SNOWY MESS --THE SPEED LIMIT ON ABOUT 300 MILES OF THE

PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE WAS SHAVED-- TO 45 MPH

HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED. DELAYS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO THOSE

STRANDED IN BUFFALO, NY

AND THE SHOPPING TRIP TO RETURN THAT UGLY SWEATERNOT SO EASY IN SCRANTON, PA

AT YANKEES STADIUM-IT WAS A SLOPPY MESS FOR SYRACUSE V WEST VIRGINIA IN THE

PINSTRIPE BOWL

AND SPEAKING OF SYRACUSE-WE CHECKED IN WITH OUR TEAM AT WSYR:

SOT CAITLIN NUCLO/ WSYR: "Here in syracuse - another winter blast today --

giving us no break from all this snow.. -- more than a foot fell earlier

this week on thursday -- and another few inches coming down today -- to give

you an idea of just how much we have right now we are pretty

used to the snow here in syracuse -- but we haven't seen this much in 2

years."

BUT FOR SO MANY, THE SNOW IS MORE THAN WELCOME ON THEIR WEEK OUT.

LIKE MAGGIE, A PUP IN NEW BERLIN, NEW YORK WHERE THEY HAVE SO MUCH YOU CAN

WINTER STORM-TAG

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-MITTO

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-INTRO

DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE WORKING THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE COUNTRY FROM GOING OVER THE "FISCAL CLIFF."

WE ARE NOW AT LESS THAN TWO DAYS AND COUNTING DOWN.

IF A COMPROMISE ISN'T REACHED SOON, A COMBINATION OF SWEEPING SPENDING CUTS AND WIDESPREAD TAX INCREASES WILL TAKE EFFECT IN DAYS.

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-PKG

IN WASHINGTON, THERE IS STILL HOPE A DEAL CAN BE CUT IN TIME TO AVERT THE FISCAL CLIFF. ON SATURDAY THE PRESIDENT WAS AT WORK HERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT ALL EYES WERE UP ON THE SENATE WHERE NEGOTIATORS WERE TRADING DEAL POINTS AND REVENUE FIGURES, TO TRY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ALL SIDES CAN STOMACH.

THE BASE LINE FOR THE PRESIDENT - ANY BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD HAVE TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS THAT WOULD AFFECT SOME TWO MILLION AMERICANS.

AND IT WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE TAXES ON THE HIGHEST INCOME EARNERS.

BUT NEGOTIATORS COULD STILL WORK OUT EXACTLY WHERE THOSE TAX INCREASES WOULD HIT AND WHETHER THEY WOULD HALT AN INCREASE IN THE ESTATE TAX.

NOW IN CASE THAT DEAL BREAKS DOWN, THE PRESIDENT HAS ASKED DEMOCRATIC LEADER HARRY REID TO PREPARE A SEPARATE BILL TO PUT ON THE SENATE FLOOR.

THAT BILL WOULD INCREASE TAXES FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT EARN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE.

NOW THAT'S A DEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL, AND YOU CAN EXPECT REPUBLICANS WOULD BLOCK IT.

FISCAL CLIFF UPDATE-TAG

THAT WAS JESSICA YELLIN REPORTING.

THE HOUSE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON THIS EVENING.

TEASE ONE-OC

FROM JINGLE BELLS TO WEDDING BELLS.

THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS A TIME WHEN MOST LIKE TO "POP" THE QUESTION.

TZ1 A ( WEDDING PLANS)-VO-WIPE

WEATHER TEASE-WX CTR

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER

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.

A cold front made its way through Southwest Florida with very little fanfare yesterday. Clouds made for a gloomy Saturday and at the most, very few locations picked up more than.10" of rain. Now that the clouds have cleared overnight, northerly winds have taken over ushering in some refreshing changes for the last Sunday of the year.

You'll definitely want that heater running early this morning as temperatures have plummeted into the upper 40s in the urban area, with lower to middle 40s registering on the thermometers across our inland communities. A dry dome of high pressure will be settling in from the north and west resulting in wall to wall sunshine through the afternoon. With cool air riding down the spine of the peninsula, afternoon highs will remain well below the norm with middle 60s in the forecast with just a few fair weather clouds.

Winds will stay a bit breezy from the north and northeast with occasional gusts close to 25mph. This will make it feel even cooler than what the thermometer is actually reading.

A few clouds will prevail tonight and it will wind up being another one with temperatures tumbling into the upper 40s to lower 50s. As 2012 comes to a close, a dry weather pattern will hold in place with a nice warming trend in store. We'll welcome the New Year on Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs near 80° after a cool start in the upper 50s.

INDEPENDENT CLOSURE REVIEW-VO

MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO ASK FOR A "FREE" REVIEW. IF YOUR HOME WAS IN FORECLOSURE IN 2009 OR 2010.

"USA TODAY" REPORTS "MILLIONS" OF HOMEOWNERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REVIEW, WHICH STEMS FROM A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN FEDERAL BANK REGULATORS AND MORTGAGE SERVICERS.

BUT FEWER THAN 400-THOUSAND HAVE REQUESTED ONE.

THE PAPER STATES HOMEOWNERS MAY HAVE IGNORED OR MISUNDERSTOOD NOTIFICATION LETTERS.

PROTECTING GIFT CARDS-VO

DID SANTA LEAVE A GIFT CARD UNDER YOUR TREE?

A CONNECTICUT SENATOR WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER EXPIRES.

DEMOCRAT RICHARD BLUMENTHAL'S PROPOSED "GIFT CARD CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT"

IT WOULD BAN INACTIVITY AND SERVICE FEES, AND PROHIBIT EXPIRATION DATES ON ALL GIFT CARDS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES.

SOUNDS GREAT. UNLESS YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO "ISSUES" GIFT CARDS.

WEDDING PLANS-VO

NEARLY A QUARTER OF COUPLES GET ENGAGED BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND NEW YEAR'S.

THAT MEANS MANY WOMEN WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A RING,

THAT'S ACCORDING TO DAVID'S BRIDAL.

AND THEN, THEY'LL HEAD BACK TO WORK.

SO WHERE WILL THEY FIND TIME TO PLAN THE NUPTIALS?

AT THE SAME PLACE.

A SURVEY SHOWS 77-PERCENT OF WORKING WOMEN WILL PLAN THEIR WEDDING WHILE ON THE JOB.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO-CGTOPS (2) BNR

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME WHERE BRING IN THE NEW YEAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA , WE FOUND A COUPLE OF THINGS TO DO.

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE 7TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION AT THE CAPE HARBOUR IN CAPE CORAL.

THERE WILL BE FIRE WORKS.

ENTERTAINMENT.

AND EVEN A BALL DROPPING AT MIDNIGHT.

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OR YOU CAN ENJOY THE DOWNTOWN COUNTDOWN RIGHT HERE IN FORT MYERS.

THERE WILL BE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ALL NIGHT.

AN INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT.

AND IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KIDS, THE EVENT IS AGE APPROPRIATE.

THROUGHT THE NIGHT THERE WILL BE PRIZES GIVEN AWAY AND FIREWORKS TO BRING IN 20-13

FOR MORE THINGS TO DO -- HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE

TEASE TWO-OC

A STORY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU WONDER.

AN IVY LEAGUE BUSINESS MAN TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW LAW THAT LEGALIZES MARIJUANIA IN SOME STATES.

TZ2A (POT ENTREPRENUERSHIP)-VO-WIPE

BREAK TWO

POT ENTREPRENUERSHIP-INTRO

WE'RE BACK NOW WITH A BUSINESS INVOLVING POTENTIALLY HIGH PROFITS.

NOW THAT BOTH COLORADO AND WASHINGTON STATE HAVE MADE THE USE OF MARIJUANA LEGAL, SOME SEE POT AS A GROWTH INDUSTRY.

THEY CALL IT THE GREEN RUSH. BUT THERE'S A LINGERING CONERN - HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL RESPOND.

POT ENTREPRENUERSHIP-PKG

In Seattle, entrepreneur Brendan Kennedy is putting his Yale M-B-A to work at what's apparently the nation's first private equity firm focused solely on marijuana.

. counting on the growing acceptance of it -- first for medical and now recreational use -- to fuel a boom:

"It's an industry that's in desperate need of professionalism."

His group's maiden effort is this website, a subscription-only service offering reader reviews of hundreds of different strains of marijuana, along with where to get them:

"It's a chance to create an entire new industry. You don't get opportunities like that many times in your lifetime. Everything will be created from scratch."

One study says the marijuana market is worth two-billion dollars a year and could reach 9 billion in five years, eventually doubling to 20 billion.

But there's a huge catch. Growing, selling, and using marijuana is still against FEDERAL law.

As a result, banks won't do business with the marijuana trade.

No checking accounts, no convenient way to pay salaries.

. and no ability to accept credit cards, since they're controlled by banks.

And no one in the marijuana industry can DEDUCT expenses from their federal taxes, as any other business can.

"The federal government has a long history of being very, very opposed to marijuana, and I don't think that's going to change so easily. And so you could start in on this, and find out it's years or decades before it's a legal product."

"Justice Department lawyers will soon decide whether to sue the marijuana states. The government is waiting to see how the new recreational laws actually work and what effect they'll have on the flow of illegal drugs from Mexico.

"We have treaty obligations out, with nations outside the United States. There are a whole variety of things that have to go into the determination that we are in the process of making."

POT ENTREPRENUERSHIP-TAG

THAT WAS PETE WILLIAMS REPORTING.

CHILDREN EAT CRACK-VO

INVESTIGATORS NEAR TAMPA SAY CHILDREN CLAIM THEY ATE CRACK-COCAINE THEY FOUND INSIDE A HOME.

HERNANDO COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED THIS WOMAN -- KIMBERLY LOSURDO.

SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING CARE OF THREE CHILDREN AT A HOME IN SPRING HILL.

CHILDREN EAT CRACK-(2) SOTVO

The child had apparently found a small piece of crack cocaine that this child thought was candy.

"What the children were saying was the suspect was often seen smoking something that wasn't a cigarette and also snorting what was believed to be cocaine."

THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TOOK THE OTHER TWO CHILDREN INTO CUSTODY.

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

WE'RE LEARNING THAT A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN CALIFORNIA KILLED A FAMILY OF THREE.

WE HAVE THE LATEST DETAILS ON HOW INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.

AND A WOMAN IS NOW OUT OF JAIL FOR USING FOWL LANGUAGE.

TS3A (JAILED FOR CURSING)-VO-WIPE

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS1) WINTER STORM-VO-TRX

A WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM HAS DUMPED SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST AND PARTS OF OHIO JUST DAYS AFTER THE AREAS WERE HIT BY ANOTHER STORM MOVING FROM THE NATION'S MIDSECTION.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IN OHIO, DAYTON, COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI SAW ABOUT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY.

TS2) ROLL TIDE-VO-TRX

RED TIDE IS SHOWING IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S BEACHES.

THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION'S LATEST RED TIDE REPORT SHOWS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE BLOOM.

DEAD FISH STARTED WASHING ASHORE FRIDAY ON ENGLEWOOD BEACH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TS3) MUST COME DOWN-VO-TRX

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN ON CELEBRATORY GUN FIRE THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE.

OFFICERS WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONE SHOOTING OFF GUNS INTO THE AIR.

FMPD SAYS THEY OFTEN RESPOND TO CELEBRATORY GUN FIRE IN THIS POINSETTIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SUNDAY DECEMBER 30TH.

I'M JOE ROETZ

WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

A cold front made its way through Southwest Florida with very little fanfare yesterday. Clouds made for a gloomy Saturday and at the most, very few locations picked up more than.10" of rain. Now that the clouds have cleared overnight, northerly winds have taken over ushering in some refreshing changes for the last Sunday of the year.

You'll definitely want that heater running early this morning as temperatures have plummeted into the upper 40s in the urban area, with lower to middle 40s registering on the thermometers across our inland communities. A dry dome of high pressure will be settling in from the north and west resulting in wall to wall sunshine through the afternoon. With cool air riding down the spine of the peninsula, afternoon highs will remain well below the norm with middle 60s in the forecast with just a few fair weather clouds.

Winds will stay a bit breezy from the north and northeast with occasional gusts close to 25mph. This will make it feel even cooler than what the thermometer is actually reading.

A few clouds will prevail tonight and it will wind up being another one with temperatures tumbling into the upper 40s to lower 50s. As 2012 comes to a close, a dry weather pattern will hold in place with a nice warming trend in store. We'll welcome the New Year on Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs near 80° after a cool start in the upper 50s.

BODY FOUND-SS

A BODY THAT WAS FOUND IN LEHIGH ACRES ON CHRISTMAS EVE HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES NOW CALL IT AN ACTIVE MURDER INVESTIGATION

THIS IS THE 26 YEAR OLD VICTIM- GREGORY CAMEO MATHEWS.

DEPUTIES SAY A PERSON WALKING IN THE AREA OF HEDGEWOOD STREET AND MEADOW ROAD IN LEHIGH SAW THE REMAINS ON THE 24TH OF THIS MONTH -- AND WENT BACK ON CHRISTMAS MORNING TO CONFIRM WHAT HE SAW BEFORE REPORTING IT.

MATHEWS DOES HAVE A LENGTHY RECORD WITH THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- THE MOST RECENT BOOKING WAS FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN JUNE.

THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS FOR HIS MURDER RIGHT NOW.

INVESTIGATORS NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS CASE.

FL MINIMUM WAGE-VO

THE MINIMUM WAGE IN FLORIDA IS ABOUT TO GO UP.

BY JUST A BIT.

STARTING TUESDAY, MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE TO 7-DOLLARS-AND-79-CENTS.

THAT BREAKS DOWN TO AN EXTRA 12-CENTS-AN HOUR OR ABOUT 5-DOLLARS A WEEK.

THIS WILL IMPACT MANY PROFESSIONS: SUCH AS DRIVERS, HOUSEKEEPERS, AND ESPECIALLY THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.

FL MINIMUM WAGE-SOTVO

16:05 "It's going to hurt our business along with smaller businesses as well because our cost of labor is going to go up a little bit. However, in my opinion it's going to be good for the economy because it's going to put more money in the employee's pockets."

FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS.

THERE ARE SEVEN-POINT-FOUR MILLION EMPLOYED WORKERS IN FLORIDA.

CA SMALL PLANE CRASH-VO

THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER THEIR SMALL HOME-BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED SATURDAY IN A REMOTE AREA NEAR SAN DIEGO.

CALIFORNIA AUTHORITIES SAY A PILOT FROM PHOENIX, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE KILLED WHEN A HOME-BUILT AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A NATURE PRESERVE.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE WENT DOWN SATURDAY MORNING.

THE F-A-A SAYS THE PLANE LEFT SAN DIEGO FOR PHOENIX.

THE FAA AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ARE INVESTIGATING.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO

SENATE LEADERS ARE GRASPING FOR A LAST-MINUTE COMPROMISE TO AVOID MIDDLE-CLASS TAX INCREASES AND POSSIBLY PREVENT DEEP SPENDING CUTS AT THE DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR AS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WARNED THAT FAILURE COULD MEAN A "SELF-INFLICTED WOUND TO THE ECONOMY."

OBAMA CHASTISED LAWMAKERS IN HIS WEEKLY RADIO AND INTERNET ADDRESS FOR WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO TRY AND AVOID A "FISCAL CLIFF."

YET HE SAID THERE WAS STILL TIME FOR AN AGREEMENT.

SENATE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'RE READY TO COMPROMISE.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO

Sen. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, Friday

I'm hopeful and optimistic.:02

Sen. Harry Reid, Democratic Leader, Friday

Reid: Whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. Some people aren't

going to like it.:04

JAILED FOR CURSING-INTRO

A WOMAN WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR CURSING IN A MICHIGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE SPENT 11 DAYS IN JAIL.

MISSING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WITH HER FAMILY.

JAILED FOR CURSING-PKG

After 11 days locked up for using profanity, she was free.but there was no celebration.

:10- 24

Q: How does that freedom feel? "Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful. I guess right now I'm just speechless, I'm tired. I've just been through so much."

LaRue Ford was charged with contempt after cursing at the Berrien County District Court Clerk's Office in Niles early this month.

She admits cursing, but says it was to herself as she left the clerk's office -- frustrated after getting the runaround while trying to clear up an old traffic ticket.

When she returned with $50 to finally clear it up, Judge Dennis Wiley ordered her arrested.

:47- 50

"You know, it wasn't even necessary to put me through all of this."

She'd been locked up since Dec. 18th on a $5,000 bond.

:55- 56

"11 days."

But today, at the request of an ACLU attorney, Circuit Judge Alfred Butzbaugh overruled Niles Judge Dennis Wiley and reduced her bond.allowing her to walk free.

The ACLU claims Judge Wiley overstepped his authority, violating her constitutional rights.

Today, she thanked those who listened.

1:15- 1:32

"People listening, people listening to my story because they didn't believe me when I told em. They didn't believe me. So someone listened. And that's what helped me get out of here or I would still be in there."

But, she still faces the contempt charge.

1:34- 1:42

"No, this fight's not over. I thought it would be, but it's not over. I still have to come back."

1:43- 1:53

"We don't have ultimately a whole, a win yet, as to the contempt charge but I feel like we got what we wanted to get today.

Today, LaRue rode away with a friend, while her family drove up from Chicago.

JAILED FOR CURSING-TAG

THE JUDGE WHO INTERVENED REDUCED FORD'S BOND FROM FIVE THOUSAND, TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

JAILED FOR CURSING-ON CAM

AFTER 11 DAYS LOCKED UP FOR USING PROFANITY, A WOMAN IS FREE.BUT THERE WAS NO CELEBRATION.

LARUE FORD WAS CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT AFTER CURSING AT THE BERRIEN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE IN NILES EARLY THIS MONTH.

SUBWAY PUSH SUSPECT CHARGED-VO

A NEW YORK WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER AS A HATE CRIME FOR ALLEGEDLY PUSHING A MAN IN FRONT OF A SUBWAY TRAIN.

POLICE SAY THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THEY RELEASED HELPED FIND ERIKA MENENDEZ.

THE QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS MENENDEZ ADMITTED TO THURSDAY'S CRIME.

GHW BUSH OUT OF ICU-VO

POSITIVE NEWS FOR FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH.

HIS CONDITION HAS IMPROVED AND HE HAS BEEN MOVED OUT OF AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN HOUSTON.

DOCTORS WERE INITIALLY TREATING HIM FOR BRONCHITIS AND A COUGH.

HE WAS PREPARING TO GO HOME UNTIL HE DEVELOPED A FEVER AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS LAST WEEK.

NY FIREFIGHTERS-VO

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BRAVED THE SNOW AND COLD WEATHER IN WEBSTER, NEW YORK SATURDAY.

TO HONOR TWO BRAVE FIREFIGHTERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AMBUSH ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

PEOPLE WAITED IN A LINE THAT WRAPPED AROUND THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOURS TO PASS BY THE COFFINS OF LIEUTENANT MIKE CHIAPPERINI AND FIREFIGHTER TOMASZ KACZOWKA.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE SHOWED UP. INJURED FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS JOSEPH HOFSTETTER AND THEODORE SCARDINO.

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"It's probably the biggest night of the year in terms of going out so you wanna make sure all eyes are on you. so it's all about sequins, metallics & sparkle."

LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT OUTFIT AS YOU PREPARE TO BRING IN 20-13.

ABC'7 HAS THE BREAK DOWN THE LATEST FASHION TRENDS FOR NEW YEARS EVE.

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MORNING FIRE-TOSS TO LEIGH

NEW THIS MORNING-

A HALF DOZEN DOGS WERE RESCUED OUT OF A BURNING HOME IN FORT MYERS.

FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE 23-HUNDRED BLOCK OF LAYFAYETTE STREET AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK THIS MORNING

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MORNING FIRE-REM LIVE

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PLANNING A BIG NIGHT OUT THIS NEW YEARS EVE?

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NO MATTER HOW YOU'RE PLANNING TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR - YOU WANT YOUR CLOTHES TO SHINE!

"It's probably the biggest night of the year in terms of going out so you wanna make sure all eyes are on you. so it's all about sequins, metallics & sparkle."

STYLE EXPERT LILLIANA VAZQUEZ IS SHOWING US THREE FUN LOOKS - STARTING WITH AN OUTFIT PERFECT FOR A GIRLS' NIGHT OUT.

"Everybody loves a skirt & everyone loves a dress but pants have been the biggest trend in fashion this year."

THESE PANTS BY H&M HAVE A HINT OF METALLIC WITHIN THE SUPER CUTE BROCADE PRINT!

"And then of course paired w/a metallic peplum top you really can't go wrong. This shirt is also from h&m & they're $34.99."

ADD JEWELED HEELS FROM THE "E LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET COLLECTION" AND YOU'RE READY TO HIT THE TOWN!

"Raquel is wearing the fun flirty girls look so this is if you're going out on a romantic date."

THE BLACK AND WHITE TUXEDO BLAZER BALANCES OUT THIS AMAZING OMBRE DESIGNED MINI SKIRT!

"It's darker at the top & then it fades to this really pretty gunmetal gray color. It's from zara & it's under $90 dollars."

AS FOR ACCESSORIES.

"Most of the outfit is black & white & neutral tones so the pop of emerald green really really looks beautiful & draws a lot of attention to her gorgeous face."

AT NYC'S "DREAM HOTEL DOWNTOWN" - OUR FINAL MODEL IS READY FOR A BLACK TIE EVENT!

"The best part of this dress is that it's under $200 so you can still feel really glamourous & still be under budget."

FROM BLOOMINGDALES - THIS FLOOR LENGTH SEQUIN DRESS IS PAIRED WITH A FAUX FUR VEST TO KEEP YOU WARM!

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MAIN WEATHER

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.

A cold front made its way through Southwest Florida with very little fanfare yesterday. Clouds made for a gloomy Saturday and at the most, very few locations picked up more than.10" of rain. Now that the clouds have cleared overnight, northerly winds have taken over ushering in some refreshing changes for the last Sunday of the year.

You'll definitely want that heater running early this morning as temperatures have plummeted into the upper 40s in the urban area, with lower to middle 40s registering on the thermometers across our inland communities. A dry dome of high pressure will be settling in from the north and west resulting in wall to wall sunshine through the afternoon. With cool air riding down the spine of the peninsula, afternoon highs will remain well below the norm with middle 60s in the forecast with just a few fair weather clouds.

Winds will stay a bit breezy from the north and northeast with occasional gusts close to 25mph. This will make it feel even cooler than what the thermometer is actually reading.

A few clouds will prevail tonight and it will wind up being another one with temperatures tumbling into the upper 40s to lower 50s. As 2012 comes to a close, a dry weather pattern will hold in place with a nice warming trend in store. We'll welcome the New Year on Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs near 80° after a cool start in the upper 50s.

DURHAM FATAL CARJACKING-INTRO

TWO TEENS AND A 12-YEAR OLD ARE BEHIND BARS IN NORTH CAROLINA.AFTER POLICE SAY THEY MURDERED A MAN.WHO GAVE THEM A RIDE HOME.

NOW THE VICTIM'S RELATIVES ARE ASKING THE HARD QUESTION.HOW DID A 12-YEAR OLD GET HER HANDS ON A GUN?

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S/ Martinely Hernandez/Victim's Cousin:00-:05

"…Why do they have a weapon at this young age? Who bought it for them? How'd they get it?"

THOSE ARE QUESTIONS MARTINELY HERNANDEZ WANTS ANSWERS TO…THE DAY AFTER HIS COUSIN, 35-YEAR-OLD HONDURAN IMMIGRANT JOHNNY VILLATORO, WAS SHOT TO DEATH.

S/Martinely Hernandez/Victim's Cousin

"and when we heard the news about what happened, were were like, 'How did it happen?' and now we know he was trying to be a nice guy."

DURHAM POLICE SAY SHORTLY BEFORE SEVEN FRIDAY NIGHT…16-YEAR-OLD JUSTINO MAYA…ALONG WITH 2 GIRLS, A 14 YEAR-OLD AND A 12-YEAR-OLD. APPROACHED VILLATORO'S S-U-V ON AVONDALE DRIVE…AND ASKED HIM FOR A RIDE HOME.

POLICE SAY THE TRIO THEN SHOT AND KILLED VILLATORO…HIJACKED HIS S-U-V…AND DUMPED HIS BODY HERE OFF FIRTH DRIVE.

INVESTIGATORS RECOVERED THE STOLEN S-U-V BEHIND THESE APARTMENTS ON CHANNING AVENUE…JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

S/Martinely Hernandez/Victim's Cousin

"Those kids were…the ages of his kids! 12. I mean…I just don't know what to say."

TODAY…FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED AT VILLATORO'S HOME IN DURHAM WITH THE GRIM TASK OF PLANNING A FUNERAL. DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

VILLATORO LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE KIDS.

THE YOUNGEST…IS JUST TWO MONTHS OLD.

S/Martinely Hernandez/Victim's Cousin

DURHAM FATAL CARJACKING-TAG

THAT WAS DERRICK WALLER REPORTING.

TWO OF THOSE JUVENILES ARE IN JAIL …AWAITING COURT APPEARANCES…

1972 EVERGLADES CRASH-OC-SOT-OC

FORTY YEARS AGO-

A JETLINER CRASHED IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES, KILLING 101 PEOPLE.

NOW, THE SURVIVORS ARE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE PEOPLE WHO DIED.

ON DECEMBER 29, 1972. THE CREW OF EASTERN FLIGHT 401 FROM NEW YORK TO MIAMI BECAME DISTRACTED WITH A FAULTY LANDING GEAR LIGHT.

A SURVIVOR TALKS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.

The crew was unfortunately so preoccupied with a 50 cent light bulb, they missed the whole picture. I woke up and I was in a sitting position, water up to my chin, no clothes on. Everything was stripped right off me.

FLORIDA VOTERS DISCOURAGED-VO

AN OHIO STATE RESEARCHER SAYS NEARLY 50-THOUSAND FLORIDA VOTERS WERE DISCOURAGED FROM CASTING THEIR BALLOTS THIS NOVEMBER.

IT'S A SITUATION THAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN LEE COUNTY.

MANY PEOPLE LEFT AFTER SPENDING HOURS IN LINE OR SIMPLY FAILED TO TURN OUT KNOWING THEY'D HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG.

THE RESEARCHER ANALYIZED DATA COMPILED BY THE ORLANDO SENTINEL.

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YOUR CHOICE OF FASHION CAN BE A HAZARD TO YOUR HEALTH.

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CIRCUS FITNESS-INTRO

IF YOU'RE LIKE MANY PEOPLE, YOU ARE THINKING OF WAYS TO SPICE UP YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE AS THE NEW YEAR ROLLS AROUND.

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BORED WITH TRADITIONAL GYMS, FAITH RUSSLER DECIDED TO TAKE HER WORKOUT TO NEW 'HEIGHTS'. LITERALLY.

This is challenging, its full of fun, and its different and helps me feel strong.

CIRCUS ARTS FITNESS IS A FULL-BODY WORKOUT THAT USES TRADITIONAL CIRCUS EQUIPMENT TO WORK YOUR CORE, UPPER AND LOWER BODY MUSCLES.

People come in and learn how to do tricks on the trapeze, rope climbing, tight wire walking and juggling

CARRIE HELLER CREATED THIS CLASS BASED ON HER OWN EXPERIENCE AS A PROFESSIONAL TRAPEZE ARTIST.

The fitness also helps strengthen the upper body when we're doing a lot of trapeze work, and the core is something that really is strengthened when you're tightwire walking.

IT'S MORE THAN THE PHYSICAL BENEFITS THAT KEEPS THESE STUDENTS 'HANGING' AROUND.

When you complete a trick that you've been working on, its an awesome feeling. So you just want to keep on, keep on going.

PARTICIPANTS SAY THIS CLASS IS A WORKOUT FOR YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL.

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FASHION TRENDS HAVE THEIR PRICE -- ONE IN PARTICULAR COULD TAKE A TOLL ON YOUR HEALTH.

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Dr. Karen Boyle / Urologist

The disorder occurs when one of the nerves on the outer part of the thigh

compresses and pressure on in causes symptoms of tingling and numbness and

pain.

OTHER POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARDS? ABDOMINAL PAIN, HEARTBURN, EVEN BLOOD CLOTS!

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) CENTRAL AVE FIRE-VOTOPS

FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON SCENE OF A FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH A FORT MYERS HOME THIS MORNING.

THEY PULLED OUT SIX DOGS - INCLUDING TWO PIT BULLS - FROM THE HOME IN THE 23-HUNDRED BLOCK OF LAFAYETTE.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY COULD HEAR THE DOGS BARKING INSIDE AND RUSHED TO SAVE THEM-

THEY SAY MOST WERE IN CAGES AS THE FIRE RAGED ON.

TS2) MINIMUM WAGE-VOTOPS

FLORIDA'S MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS ARE ABOUT TO GET A 12-CENT-AN-HOUR BOOST.

BUT EXPERTS SAY THE INCREASE WON'T HELP MANY PEOPLE AND ADDS UP TO LESS THAN $5 A WEEK.

MINIMUM WAGE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE WILL RISE TO $7.79 ON TUESDAY.

TS3) WINTER STORMS-VOTOPS

A WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM HAS DUMPED SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST JUST DAYS AFTER THE THE AREA WAS HIT BY ANOTHER STORM MOVING FROM THE NATION'S MIDSECTION.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IN OHIO- DAYTON, COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI SAW ABOUT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY.

TS4) FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

TO AVOID THE FSCAL CLIFF -

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND CONGRESS AIM TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A FAR SMALLER DEAL THAN WHAT THEY HOPED FOR.

FACED WITH SWEEPING CUTS TO MUCH NEEDED PROGRAMS, AND A TAX HIKE TO FAMILIES NATIONWIDE.

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

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