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<P>ALL EYE'S ON THE CLOCK.
<P>THE LATEST ON THE STRUGGLE TO REACH A DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF AS THE DEADLINE CLOSES IN.
<P>HELD AT GUNPOINT, A FORT MYERS COUPLE WATCHES A ROBBER MAKE OFF WITH THEIR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION.
<P>WHY THE BRAZEN THEFT LEFT THEM HEARTBROKEN.
<P>YOUR SMARTPHONE COULD SAVE YOU FROM A TICKET.
<P>YOUR WATER BOTTLE, COULD EARN YOU ONE.
<P>A LOOK AT THE NATION'S STRANGEST LAWS GOING INTO AFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR. 


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<P>7PM SHOW OPEN


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<P>ALL SIGNS POINIT TO NO DEAL TONIGHT ON THE FISCAL CLIFF WITH JUST FIVE HOURS REMAINING.
<P>THE HOUSE HAS NO PLANS TO VOTE ON A COMPROMISE AS THE CLOCK WINDS DOWN AND THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE LOOMS.
<P>IN A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SOUNDED OPTIMISTIC.
<P>A DEAL WAS REACHED TO BLOCK ACROSS THE BOARD TAX INCREASES - BUT LAWMAKERS STILL CAN'T AGREE ON SPENDING CUTS.


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<P>"Now keep in mind that just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans obviously the agreement that's currently being discussed would raise those rates and raise them permanently."
<P>ABC7 WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR NEGOTIATIONS AND BRING YOU THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT.


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<P>HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR *GAS* IS ALSO CONTINGENT ON FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS.
<P>ANALYSTS WITH TRIPLE-A EXPECT PRICES AT THE PUMP TO GO DOWN IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED BY MIDNIGHT.
<P>THEY POINT TO CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AS THE MAIN REASON.
<P>SPECULATORS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET DRIVE PRICES HIGHER AS OPTIMISM IN THE ECONOMY GOES UP.
<P>FUEL COSTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ALREADY ON THE RISE.
<P>UP SEVEN CENTS A GALLON FROM A WEEK AGO.


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<P>:22:18:45
<P>I have a two kids, you've got to budget, i'm a high school teacher, so it's something you definitely have to be aware of."  54
<P>ANALYSTS SAY IF LAWMAKERS REACH A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF, DRIVERS CAN EXPECT GAS PRICES TO CONTINUE TO RISE BASED ON OPTIMISM FOR THE NEW YEAR. 


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<P>GOOD NEWS TONIGHT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON, AS SHE CONTINUES RECOVERING FROM A BLOOD CLOT.
<P>DOCTORS SAY SHE IS MAKING EXCELLENT PROGRESS, AND PREDICT A FULL RECOVERY.
<P>EARLIER THIS MONTH CLINTON PICKED UP A STOMACH VIRUS -- CAUSING DEHYDRATION --
<P>THAT CAUSED HER TO FALL LEADING TO A CONCUSSION.
<P>THIS ALL HAPPENS AS CLINTON PREPARES TO LEAVE HER JOB AS SECRETARY OF STATE.


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<P>NEW AT 7--
<P>A VIOLENT ROBBERY IN NORTH FORT MYERS-
<P>LEAVES A COUPLE WITHOUT THEIR MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS.
<P>THE MAN AND HIS WIFE- BOTH SENIOR CITIZENS- WERE IN THEIR LOVELY WAY HOME, WHEN THE WIFE HEARD A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.  
<P>SHE ANSWERED IT, AND THE ROBBER, WHO WAS ARMED WITH A GUN- PUSHED HER TO THE FLOOR.  
<P>HE THEN WENT INTO THE BEDROOM WHERE DEPUTIES SAY HE ATTACKED THE HUSBAND.            
<P>THE SUSPECT DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE COUPLE, WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE.
<P>SO, HE TOOK PRICELESS JEWELRY INSTEAD.


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<P>44:02 "he went directly to the dresser- took some very valuable items, especially things that cannot be replaced like a wedding ring, engagement ring and several valuable rings."
<P>THE ROBBER THEN TOOK OFF RUNNING.
<P>THE COUPLE CALLED THE COPS,
<P>BUT DEPUTIES DIDN'T CATCH HIM.
<P>TODAY-
<P>THE HUSBAND DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ON CAMERA, 
<P>BUT SAYS HE HAD TO TAKE HIS WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL, BECAUSE THE FALL WAS SO BAD.


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<P>AS A GLADES COUNTY MAN FLEW OVER HIS HOUSE, HE WATCHED AN ACCUSED THIEF STEAL A TRAILER FROM HIS HOUSE.
<P>THE PILOT WAS FLYING BACK FROM A TRIP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CIRCLED HIS HOUSE BEFORE LANDING AT THE LABELLE AIRPORT. 
<P>AS HE CIRCLED HIS HOUSE, HE SAW A TRUCK IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND WATCHED A MAN PEER THROUGH HIS WINDOWS. 
<P>THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CIRCLE HIS HOME AND LOWER HIS PLANE TO GET A CLOSER LOOK, AND AS HE DID, HE CLAIMS HE SAW THE MAN HOOK UP HIS TRAILER TO HIS TRUCK AND DRIVE OFF.


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<P>The gentleman had a plane at several points circling him at close altitude and never nice thought I guess that somebody might be watching me
<P>THE PILOT CALLED 911 AND 59 YEAR OLD GARY HAINES OF VIRGINIA WAS PULLED OVER ON I75 ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. 
<P>HAINES WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH GRAND THEFT. 
<P>HE COULD ALSO FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES AS GLADES COUNTY IS ALSO INVESTIGATING. 


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<P>WE ARE GETTING A CLEARER PICTURE SURROUNDING THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF GOLDEN GATE'S FIRE CHIEF. 
<P>ROBERT METZGER IS HEADING TO REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA TO TAKE OVER AS THE FIRE CHIEF THERE. 
<P>HE'LL START IN FEBRUARY.AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE CITY'S HARBOR MASTER. 
<P>METZGER WAS GOLDEN GATE'S FIRE CHIEF FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.


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<P>THE PARTY IS UNDERWAY TONIGHT IN FORT MYERS, AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT.
<P>FOOD, MUSIC AND GAMES--
<P>EXPECTED TO BRING AS MANY AS 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
<P>IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST BIG EVENTS SHOWING OFF THE NEW DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS RIVER FRONT.
<P>THE ENTERTAINMENT IS FREE, BUT YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE SOME MONEY FOR FOOD.


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<P>".it'll be an experience"
<P>11secs
<P>STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO GET DOWN THERE.     
<P>IT ALL WRAPS UP IN THE NEW YEAR, TOMORROW MORNING AT 2.


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<P>COLLIER COUNTY IS GETTING READY FOR ITS OWN NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION--ONE THAT HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WARNING  BOATERS OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. 
<P>THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE  AT THE NAPLES PIER--CATCHING THE CITY'S ANNUAL FIREWORKS SHOW.
<P>THE STREETS WILL CERTAINLY BE CONGESTED---BUT SO WILL THE WATER---WITH  BOATERS LOOKING FOR THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. 
<P>MOST BOATS WILL HAVE TO MANEUVER THROUGH NAPLES BAY AND GORDON'S PASS TO GET TO AND FROM THE SHOW--WHICH HAS OFFICIALS URGING THEM TO DRIVE "DEFENSIVELY." 


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<P>We'd like all boats to keep a 600 foot buffer around the end of the pier. When you come in at night, you should light up all your lights. With 10-20 boats all passing at the same time, visibility will be bad at that time.
<P>OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REMINDING BOATERS TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH THE STRONG OUTGOING TIDE WHEN LEAVING THE PIER TONIGHT.
<P>THE FIREWORKS WILL KICK OFF COMING UP AT 7:30. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE HARBOUR NYE-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
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<P>AND HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SET UP IN AT CAPE HARBOUR.
<P>THE MARINA, SHOPS, AND RESTAURANT VENUE IS HOSTING ITS OWN BALL WILL DROP, FIRWORKS, AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
<P>IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE TEAM TO SET UP FOR THE EVENT.
<P>SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS ALSO CAME IN AS EARLY AS FIVE A-M TO PREP FOOD FOR DINNER.
<P>THEY EXPECT ABOUT THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE TO COME OUT.
<P>IT'S FREE TO ATTEND AND FREE TO PARK.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE BUSINESS BOOST-VO WIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE BUSINESS BOOST-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>CAPE CORAL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HOPING NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS PROVIDE A BOOST INTO 20-13.
<P>UP AGAINST FORMIDABLE FOES -- BIGGER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CELEBRATIONS LIKE FORT MYERS --- MANY OF THE 60 ESTABLISHMENTS IN A HALF MILE RADIUS TELL US THEY'RE OFFERING UP -- CONVENIENCE AS THE SELLING POINT.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE BUSINESS BOOST-(2)SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>1519 "if you live in the Cape, you might as well party in the Cape."
<P>1941 "there is more variety and you wouldn't be in a cluster situation with a large crowd around you."
<P>HELEN RAMEY WITH THE SOUTH CAPE C-R-A -- TELLS ABC7 THE HOLIDAY IS A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE ALL THE AREA CAPE CORAL PARKWAY CATERS TO. 


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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE</H3><BR>
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<P>FROM EXCITEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
<P>WHY A FORMER FIRST-GRADE TEACHER WAS LET GO FOR GETTING PREGNANT.
<P>THIS BOSTON ROBBER ISN'T HITTING THE BOTTLE THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE.
<P>IT'S HITTING HIM!
<P>HOW STORE CLERKS TURNED THE TABLES ON THE WOULD BE THEIF.
<P>WEATHER TEASE


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ1 A)  PREGANT TEACHER FIRED-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A)  PREGANT TEACHER FIRED-VO</H3><BR>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ1 B) ROBBER HIT WITH VODKA-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 B) ROBBER HIT WITH VODKA-VO</H3><BR>
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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FUNERAL FOR FIREFIGHTER-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD TODAY FOR ONE OF THE TWO NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN A CHRISTMAS EVE AMBUSH.
<P>FAMILY AND FRIENDS HONORED 19-YEAR-OLD TOMASZ KACZOWKA    AT A CHURCH IN ROCHESTER.  
<P>HIS BROTHER DESCRIBED A MAN WHO CHOSE HUMOR OVER ANGER, WHO WAS SELFLESS, AND A JOKER.  


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FUNERAL FOR FIREFIGHTER-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>"I will never forget the time Tomasz came home from one of his EMT classes wanting to check my pulse using the femoral artery, which is on the inside of a person's thigh.    When he asked me to sit down and didn't reach for my neck or my wrist I knew I was in trouble
<P>THE FUNERAL FOR THE OTHER FIREMAN KILLED IN THE ATTACK WAS HELD SUNDAY.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PREGANT TEACHER FIRED-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER IS SUING THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI AFTER SHE WAS FIRED FOR GETTING PREGNANT OUT OF WEDLOCK.  
<P>KATHLEEN QUINLAN'S TERMINATION LETTER SAYS SHE VIOLATED HER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WHICH REQUIRES STAFF TO "ACT CONSISTENTLY WITH THE PHILOSOPHY AND TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH." 
<P>HER ATTORNEY ARGUES THAT SINCE HIS CLIENT WAS NOT A "MINISTERIAL EMPLOYEE", SHE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT "MORALITY CLAUSE." 
<P>QUINLAN LATER GAVE BIRTH TO TWIN GIRLS IN 2012 AND IS NOW SEEKING BACK-PAY ALONG WITH DAMAGES. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROBBER HIT WITH VODKA-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>A BOTTLE OF VODKA LEFT A BOSTON THEIF WITH AN ENORMOUS HEADACHE TODAY.
<P>AND HE NEVER EVEN TOOK THE CAP OFF.
<P>CHECK IT OUT.
<P>CAMERAS ROLLED AS A WOULD BE ROBBER CAME INTO THIS LIQUOR STORE AND DEMANDED CASH.
<P>WHILE ONE CLERK WENT TO THE DRAWER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SURPRISED THE THIEF FROM BEHIND.
<P>WILDLY SWINGING A VODKA BOTTLE AT THIS HEAD.
<P>THE ROBBER MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT THE DOOR, BUT POLICE QUICKLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.
<P>HE'S NOW NURSING SERIOUS CUTS AND BRUISES.
<P>AND FACING A CHARGE OF ARMED ROBBERY.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STEALING METEORITES-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>IT SOUNDS LIKE A LEX LUTHOR PLOT FROM A SUPERMAN COMIC.
<P>THIEVES MAKE OFF WITH ROCKS FROM OUTERSPACE.
<P>THEY BROKE INTO THE PISGAH ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN NORTH CAROLINA ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND STOLE MORE THAN 100 METEORITES.
<P>THEY ALSO MADE OFF WITH 10 LARGE SCREEN TV'S AND OTHER ELECTONICS.
<P>TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE BREAK-IN.
<P>THE BUILDING WAS ONCE A TOP-SECRET FACILITY OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR>
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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO</H3><BR>
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<P>A STALLED PLAN FOR A SOLAR POWERED CITY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GETS NEW LIFE.
<P>WHEN THE DEVELOPER HOPES GREEN LIGHT HIS PROJECT.
<P>AND WILL A NEW YEAR MEAN TURNING A NEW LEAF FOR CHARLIE SHEEN?
<P>WHY THE ACTOR IS GETTING ONE MORE APOLOGY IN BEFORE MIDNIGHT.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ2 A) BABCOCK RANCH-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) BABCOCK RANCH-VO</H3><BR>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ2 B) CHARLIE SHEEN APOLOGY-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 B) CHARLIE SHEEN APOLOGY-VO</H3><BR>
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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER-PWC</H3><BR>
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<P>GREAT WEATHER FOR NEXT YEAR+
<P>As we count down the final hours of 2012, the weather looks quiet and dry across Southwest Florida. 
<P>Temperatures will quickly drop into the 60s after sunset, and by midnight most spots will cool into the low 60s. We'll notice a partly cloudy sky early tonight, and the clouds should slowly fade as we progress through the overnight hours. 
<P>For the first day of the New Year, temperatures will continue to climb. We'll start the day with morning lows in the upper 50s, but temps will quickly warm into the upper 70s through the afternoon. Our sky will be partly sunny during the afternoon as some fair weather clouds build in from the southeast. 
<P>From Wednesday through Thursday, temperatures will be on the warmer side of average. Daytime highs will warm into the low 80s, and overnight lows will cool into the low 60s. Aside from some patchy clouds, our sky will stay fairly sunny.
<P>The next weather system we're tracking won't approach Southwest Florida until Friday. 
<P>This system will likely bring in some scattered showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms. It'll be a slow mover, too, and we may see bleak conditions for the entire first weekend of 2013.
<P>Happy New Year!


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABCOCK RANCH-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEVELOPER IS MAKING A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO COMPLETE A SOLAR POWER PROJECT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
<P>PLANS FOR SOLAR POWERED CITY ON BABCOCK RANCH WERE PUT IN PLACE SIX YEARS AGO.
<P>BUT THE WORK IS FAR FROM COMPLETE.
<P>DEVELOPER SYD KITSON ADMITS THE RECESSION STALLED HIS PROGRESS.
<P>NOW, HE SAYS HE'S SLIGHTLY SCALED DOWN HIS ORIGINAL PLANS, BUT HE'S NOT READY TO UNVEIL HIS NEW IDEAS JUST YET.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABCOCK RANCH-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>"What you'll see at Babcock Ranch is a town, a community that is very much in touch with south Florida"
<P>KITSON SAYS HE STILL PLANS ON POWERING THE CITY USING PREDOMINATELY SOLAR ENERGY. 
<P>HE SAYS WORK TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BEGIN NEXT AUGUST. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SWFL ECONOMY IMPROVING-CG RVL</H3><BR>
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<P>NEW NUMBERS OUT TONIGHT, SHOW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
<P>THE OVERALL JOBLESS RATE IN OUR AREA IS TWO POINTS LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.
<P>THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT FGCU.
<P>IT ALSO REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LOCAL HOUSING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS.
<P>CONSUMER SPENDING INCREASED SEVEN PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVER LAST YEAR.
<P>PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT R-S-W ALSO WENT UP.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STRANGE NEW LAWS-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>NEW LAWS ARE SET TO KICK IN AT MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTY.
<P>INCLUDING SOME RATHER UNUSUAL ONES.
<P>A NEW ACT IN ILLINOIS IMPOSES A $1,000 FINE ON ANYONE WHO POPS A WHEELIE ON A
<P>MOTORCYCLE WHILE SPEEDING.
<P>COME TUESDAY -, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE THE FIRST COMMUNITY IN
<P>THE NATION TO OUTLAW PLASTIC BOTTLES.
<P>AND IN CALIFORNIA, DRIVERS CAN NOW WHIP OUT THEIR PROOF OF INSURANCE ON THEY'RE SMART PHONES.


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<P>Sot Mike Dobson/iPhone user
<P>"What a wonderful thing if you have your proof of insurance all the time.
<P>Maybe we can have our driver's license on there, you know? Laugh"
<P>TURNS OUT 2013 WILL BE UNLUCKY FOR CAT LOVERS IN WELLINGTON, KANSAS, WHERE
<P>THEY'RE NOW RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF CATS ALLOWED IN A HOUSEHOLD TO NO MORE
<P>THAN FOUR.
<P>AND IN LANDLOCKED ILLINOIS, IT IS NO LONGER LEGAL TO POSSESS, SELL OR
<P>DISTRIBUTE SHARK FINS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW FL LAWS-CG</H3><BR>
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<P>CHANGES ARE COMING IN THE NEW YEAR FOR FLORIDA DRIVERS.
<P>HERE'S JUST A FEW OF THEM.
<P>FLASHING YOUR HEADLIGHTS TO ALERT ONCOMING DRIVERS ABOUT POLICE DOWN THE ROAD WILL **NO LONGER BE ILLEGAL.
<P>ANOTHER CHANGE--
<P>HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET FREE STATE IDENTIFATION CARDS.
<P>ALSO, A PAIR OF NEW SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES WILL BE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS SPECIALTY DRIVER LICENSES AND ID CARDS.


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<P>TODAY IS A BUSY DAY FOR DONATIONS, AS PEOPLE LOOK AHEAD TO FILING THEIR TAXES.
<P>LOCAL THRIFT STORES WERE BUSY TAKING DONATIONS.
<P>TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM THESE ITEMS AS TAX DEDUCATIONS.
<P>WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE MOM AT GOODWILL WHO WAS CLEANING OUT HER HOME STORAGE THIS AFTERNOON TO MEET THE DEADLINE.


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<P>It helps us get more money back because we pay a lot in taxes throughout the year. So and this is stuff were not using anymore and were down-sizing.
<P>AT ONE LOCAL GOODWILL.
<P>NEARLY 400 PEOPLE DONATED TODAY ALONE.


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<P>CHARLIE SHEEN IS SQUEEZING IN MORE TROUBLE BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.
<P>THE ACTOR IS APOLOGIZING TODAY FOR A RECENT HOMOPHOBIC SLUR.
<P>THE REMARK WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA WHILE SHEEN WAS EMCEEING THE OPENING OF A BAR AT A RESTAURANT IN MEXICO.
<P>HE QUICKLY ISSUED AN STATEMENT, SAYING HE DIDN'T INTENT TO HURT ANYONE AND MEANT NO ILL WITH HIS COMMENTS.


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<P>ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS "PLAYBOYS" IS STARTING A NEW YEAR BY SETTLING DOWN.
<P>HUGH HEFNER AND HIS FINANCEE CRYSTAL HARRIS ARE SET TO TIE THE KNOT BEFORE THE BALL DROPS TONIGHT.
<P>THIS WILL BE THE 86-YEAR-OLD'S THIRD MARRIAGE. 
<P>HARRIS, WHO IS 26, HAS ALREADY CHANGED HER LAST NAME TO HEFNER ON HER TWITTER PAGE. 
<P>PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTS THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION. 


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<P>IT'S A CHOCOLATE LOVERS PARIDISE.
<P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NATIVITY SCENE IN SPAIN.
<P>IT TOOK PASTRY CHEFS FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE MASSIVE DISPLAY.
<P>IT'S MADE OUT OF THREE-THOUSAND POUNDS OF BLACK AND WHITE CHOCOLATE. 
<P>THE EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL JANUARY SIXTH, SO ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING TRIP TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR MIGHT WANT TO PUT SPAIN ON THE LIST. 


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<P>THE FGCU WOMEN. OPEN CONFERNCE PLAY IN STYLE. BAD DAY TO BE AN NFL COACH
<P>PLUS WHAT ARE THE DOLPHINS SAYING ABOUT THIS SEASON. 


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<P>TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN


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<P>WE ARE STILL WATCHING FOR ANY LATE DEVELOPMENTS ON CAPITOL HILL AS WE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF.
<P>WHY ALL AMERICANS WILL WAKE UP WITH SOMETHING WORSE THAN A HANGOVER IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=11PM TZ1) FORT MYERS TIMES SQUARE-VOTOPS-WIPE>
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<P>THE COUNTDOWN HAS ALREADY BEGUN --
<P>WE ARE NOW WAITING TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
<P>AT 11, WHAT LOCALS PLAN TO DO DIFFERENTLY IN 20-13.
<P>THAT"S TONIGHT DURING DICK CLARK'S NEW YEARS ROCKIN' EVE WITH HOST RYAN SEACREST RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN.


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NFL COACHES-VOTOPS-WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>IT'S BLACK MONDAY. NOT A GOOD DAY TO BE AN NFL COACH. 7 GOT THE AX TODAY. 
<P>PERHAPS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE.  CHICAGO BEARS COACH LOVIE SMITH WAS GIVEN THE BOOT. 
<P>THE BEARS WERE 10-6 ON THE YEAR BUT MISSED OUT ON THE PLAYOFFS.  HE WON 81 GAMES IN CHICAGO 
<P>AFTER 14 YEARS ANDY REID IS OUT IN PHILADEPHIA. HE LED THE EAGLES TO 5 NFC TITLE GAMES.
<P>BROWNS, CHIEFS, CHARGERS, BILLS AND CARDINALS WILL ALSO BE LOOKING FOR NEW HEAD COACHES


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<P>SPEAKING OF HEAD COACHES.  JOE PHIBIN WAS VERY SIMPLE ABOUT THIS SEASON IN MIAMI. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. EASY TO SAY. HARDER TO FIX. AT 7-9 THE DOLPHINS DID SOME GOOD THINGS BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO AVOID THE 4 STRAIGHT LOSING SEASON.  


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<P>ONE REASON. THE DOLPHINS TURNED THE BALL OVER TO MUCH.  13 LOST FUMBLES. 
<P>THE GOOD NEWS IS. THE DOLPHINS WILL HAVE  A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND IN THE OFFSEASON. TO GET A TOP FLIGHT RECIEVER AND MAYBE RESIGNING REGGIE BUSH. 
<P>ONE THINGS FOR SURE. PLENTY OF WORK  NEEDS TO BE DONE


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<P>WAIT


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<P>SUN BOWL. USC AND GEORGIA TECH.
<P>YELLOW JACKETS ROCK. VAD LEE. ON THE RUN. GIVING IT UP TO DAVID SIMS. 3 YARD STRIKE. 7-0 GEORGIA TECH.
<P>THEY WIN 21-7. AND SNAP A 7 GAME LOSING STREAK IN BOWL GAMES. 


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<P>MUSIC CITY BOWL. NORTH CAROLINA STATE VANDERBILT.
<P>4TH QTR. COMMODORES ABOUT TO PUT THIS GAME ON ICE. JORDAN RODGERS. ROLLS 15 YARDS TO THE HOUSE. 
<P>VANDY WINS 38-24


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<P>THERE'S A SIGN ON THE CAMPUS OF FGCU THAT READS. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOU COULD PROBABLY HANG THAT IN THE EAGLES LOCKERROOM AS WELL. THE BASKETBALL TEAM.  LIKE THE CAMPUS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE FGCU  WOMEN. HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES. BUT IT'S TIME TO GROW UP. CONFERCNE PLAY IS HERE.


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<P>ASUN  OPENER AT KENNESAW STATE
<P>FIRST HALF. BETSY ADAMS GETS TO THE RIM. LAYS IT HOME. FGCU UP 3 AND THEY WERE JUST GETTING WARMED UP.
<P>THEN BRITTANY KENNEDY. STRAIGHT DOWN BROADWAY FOR 2.  EAGLES UP 5. SHE HAD 14
<P>LATER IN THE FIRST HALF. JOYCE IAMSTRONG. GETS TO THE LANE. EAGLES UP 7 AT HALF.
<P>THEN TAKE OVER IN THE SECOND HALF AND WIN 62-35


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<P>THE FGUC MEN AT KENNESAW STATE AS WELLL
<P>EAGLES GET THE WIN. 68-59. THEY HAD 3 GUYS IN DOUBLE FIGURES. INCLUDING SHERWOOD BROWN WHO LED THE WAY WITH 19


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<P>FINAL STOP. SYRACUSE.  ORANGE TAKING ON CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE.
<P>SYRACUSE WINS EASILY 96-62. GIVING JIM BOEHEIM. CAREER WIN NUMBER 902. TYING HIM WITH BOBBY KNIGHT FOR SECOND MOST WINS IN NCAA HISTORY. 


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