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4:14 "why would he wear women's clothing? i have no idea" this runs four seconds

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THIS MAN'S AN ATTACKER.

AND A CROSS DRESSER!

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME --

ON A-B-C 7 NEWS AT 11, RIGHT AFTER POWERBALL.

STORMWARN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

TEEN THIEVES-NATVO-SS-VO-WIPE

OUR BIG STORY AT 11 --

DEPUTIES SAY TWO TEENS MET THEIR MATCH IN A LEHIGH ACRES MAN WITH A GUN AND A DOG.

'nats of dog'

SAM WOULD NOT STOP BARKING AT A NEARBY CANAL.

SO HIS OWNER, RANDY STEINER, INVESTIGATED.

HE SAYS HE FOUND 18-YEAR-OLD EDWARD CHAMBERLAIN AND 14-YEAR-OLD DOMINICK GIGLION.

GIGLION IS NOT ON YOUR SCREEN.

BUT STEINER SAYS HE AND CHAMBERLAIN WERE HIDING IN THE BRUSH.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY HAD JUST STOLEN COMPUTERS AND AN I-PAD FROM STEINER'S NEIGHBOR.

STEINER WAS ALSO THE VICTIM OF A RECENT BURGLARY.

TEEN THIEVES-SOT-SS

45:23 "stop them from breaking into the rest of the houses around here because they have hit a bunch of them."

36:58 "he was on guard to listen I anyone was going to come by and try to break into our home."

BOTH TEENS ARE FACING CHARGES TONIGHT.

NEIGHBORS TELL US THEY THINK THE PAIR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER BURGLARIES.

PASEO STABBING-OC-SOTVO-WIPE

A MAN ARRESTED WEARING WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS NEIGHBOR WILL BE IN COURT FRIDAY.

AND ONE QUESTION REMAINS TONIGHT --

4:14 "why would he wear women's clothing? i have no idea"

FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICERS TELL US JOHN MAATSCH BROKE INTO TRACEY MARAZZI'S PASEO HOME.WATCHED HER SLEEP THEN STABBED HER THE CHEST THREE TIMES.

THEY SAY HE CAME BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

AND WHEN HE DID --

HE WAS WEARING A WOMAN'S BLOUSE AND KNEE-HIGH BOOTS.

OFFICERS NOTICED SCRATCHES ON MAATSCH'S ARMS.

SO THEY SEARCHED HIS HOUSE.

THAT'S WHERE THEY FOUND BLOODY CLOTHES.

PASEO STABBING-SOTVO-SS

05.50.34 "I don't know how long he stood there and looked at me while I slept before he stabbed me in the chest. He stabbed me three times, just missed my artery, just less than a millimeter, collapsed my lung and almost killed me."

3:50 "most people want to be as far from the crime scene as humanly possible- this individual came back and engaged officers in conversation."

MARAZZI'S SON CAME IN ON THE ATTACK.

OFFICERS RUSHED HER TO THE HOSPITAL AND SHE SURVIVED

MAATSCH LIVES WITH HIS WIFE JUST A HALF-MILE AWAY IN THE SAME GATED COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT --

HE FACES A CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

THAT CARRIES THE SAME PENALTY AS ATTEMPTED MURDER.

HE REMAINS IN JAIL WITHOUT BOND.

SANIBEL STABBING-SS-VO

NEW AT 11 --

A FORMER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR IS IN JAIL TONIGHT --

ACCUSED OF A NEW YEAR'S DAY STABBING.

ACCORDING TO SANIBEL POLICE --

21-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN PLEIN STABBED A MAN WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE.

THIS IS VIDEO OF PLEIN DURING HIS PLAYING DAYS AT FORT MYERS HIGH.

A POLICE REPORT SAYS PLEIN WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WAITED THIRTY MINUTES AFTER THE STABBING TO CALL POLICE AND TURN HIMSELF IN.

PLEIN COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN 2009.

BUT A KNEE INJURY ENDED HIS PLAYING CAREER.

FISCAL CLIFF DEAL-VO

DEVELOPING AT 11,

EXACTLY 24 HOURS AGO.CONGRESS PASSED AN AGREEMENT PULLING AMERICA BACK FROM THE FISCAL CLIFF--

BUT TONIGHT --

THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC WOES AREN'T OVER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WE'LL SEE TAX INCREASES ON THE WEALTHY.

THE DEAL EXTENDS UNEMPLOYMENT FOR SOME TWO MILLION PEOPLE.

AND IT SET TWO NEW DEADLINES.

TAXES FOR YOU-HLF RVL

DESPITE THE DEAL --

MOST AMERICANS WILL STILL BE PAYING HIGHER TAXES IN 20-13.

THE TWO-YEAR-OLD PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY HAS ENDED.

SO --

IF YOU MAKE 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR--

YOU'LL PAY ABOUT 50-DOLLARS MORE A MONTH IN TAXES.

THOSE MAKING 50-THOUSAND A YEAR WILL PAY ABOUT 83 MORE DOLLARS A MONTH.

AND ANYONE EARNING A LITTLE MORE THAN 110-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR --

YOU WILL PAY AN EXTRA 189-DOLLARS *EACH* MONTH.

FISCAL CLIFF CHARITIES-VO-WIPE

LAWMAKERS DECISIONS ON THE FISCAL CLIFF COULD POSE A THREAT TO CHARITIES. THAT ALREADY HAD A ROUGH YEAR.

TWO BIG DECISIONS MAY CUT INCENTIVES TO WRITE THAT CHECK TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY.

THE FIRST--IS GEARED TOWARDS THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS.

THEY'RE FACING CAPPED DEDUCTIONS PLUS HIGHER TAXES.

FISCAL CLIFF CHARITIES-SOTVO

55:55 lower middle class they give to the food drives and they;'re out lifeline an that 20 40 60 bucks a month is going to make a big difference to someone making $10 or 15 an hour and i we're going to see an impact on our donations 56:17

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHARITIES ARE TRYING TO REMAIN OPTIMISTIC.

SANDY VOTE-OC-SOTVO

ANOTHER BATTLE QUICKLY EMERGED JUST MOMENTS AFTER THE HOUSE VOTE ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE NEGLECTED A BILL HELPING VICTIMS OF SUPER STORM SANDY.

AND THAT HAS EVEN LEFT SOME REPUBLICANS INFURIATED.

66 days and counting, shame on you, shame on Congress

"Absurd! Absolutely absurd!!"

CLINTON LATEST-VO

A BIG UPDATE TONIGHT ON SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON'S CONDITION AFTER DOCTORS TREATED HER FOR A BLOOD CLOT IN HER HEAD.

THIS IS VIDEO TAKEN JUST A FEW HOURS AGO OF THE FORMER FIRST LADY ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT LEAVING THE HOSPITAL.

DOCTORS GAVE HER BLOOD THINNERS TO BREAK UP THE CLOT --

THEY'RE CONFIDENT SHE WILL MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.

CLINTON ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR HER PLANS TO LEAVE HER POST THIS MONTH.

SANDY HOOK STUDENTS-VO-WIPE

LOOKING AHEAD --

CHILDREN WHO SURVIVED THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK RETURN TO CLASS TOMORROW MORNING.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING THEIR NEW SCHOOL THE SAFEST ONE IN THE COUNTRY.

THEY INSTALLED A NEW SECURITY SYSTEM AT THE SCHOOL IN NEARBY MONROE, CONNECTICUT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE OFFICERS ON HAND AS WELL.

BUT OTHER THINGS WILL NOT CHANGE.

VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING FROM SANDY HOOK WAS RELOCATED TO THE SCHOOL.

CO SHOOTING VICTIMS-VOTOPS-WIPE

FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS KILLED IN THE AURORA, COLORADO MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE ARE CALLING AN INVITATION BY THE THEATER'S OWNER TO A SPECIAL SHOWING *DISGUSTING AND *OFFENSIVE.

CINEMARK U-S-A SENT INVITATIONS TO FAMILIES FOR A SPECIAL NIGHT OF REMEMBERENCE WHEN THE THEATER RE-OPENS LATER THIS MONTH.

IT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A FREE MOVIE.

SPORTSMAN FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS-WIPE

PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT A SAN CARLOS PARK CONDO -- DAMAGED BY A CHRISTMAS EVE FIRE -- ARE STILL CLEANING UP.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

AN EXHAUST FAN STARTED IT.

SEVERAL FAMILIES HAVE STARTED TO MOVE BACK IN.

BUT ONE OF THEM DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE.

HIS NEIGHBORS HAVE SET UP AN ACCOUNT AT FIFTH/THIRD BANK TO HELP HIM PAY FOR REPAIRS.

PATTIE PAGE-VOTOPS

TONIGHT WE REMEMBER A MUSIC LEGEND --

PATTIE PAGE PASSED AWAY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

DON"T RECOGNIZE HER NAME --

HOW ABOUT THIS TUNE --

"HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW."

THAT'S RIGHT, SHE IS THE SONGSTRESS BEHIND THAT HIT AND THE "TENNESSEE WALTZ"

THE GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER WAS SET TO RECEIVE A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE RECORDING ACADEMY NEXT MONTH

NEXT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE------------

What are you doing?

PEOPLE ARE CALLING THIS MOVE "GENIUS."

HOW A DAREDEVIL SPEED BOAT PILOT SAVED THE DAY.

PLUS --

EAGLET WATCH 2013!

WE'RE WATCHING THE LIVE WEB CAM AND WAITING ON BABY NUMBER TWO.

AND WE'LL SHOW YOU TODAY'S BIRTH OF BABY NUMBER ONE.

TZ1 A BOAT PUTS OUT FIRE-NATVO-WIPE

TZ1 B BABY BIRD WATCH-VOTOPS-DISS

STORMWARN 7 JP OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PHC

Highs will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s across the area. There will again be patchy fog forming tonight into tomorrow morning with lower near the 60 degree mark.

Through the day Thursday, cloud cover will be increasing ahead of a cold front. Then on Friday we can expect a few scattered showers as the front moves into our area. This front will be different from the past couple of fronts.

Cloud cover and the chance for a few showers will stick around through the weekend. There won't be a big cool down with this front either. Highs will still be in the upper 70s this weekend.

Highs will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s across the area. There will again be patchy fog forming tonight into tomorrow morning with lower near the 60 degree mark.

Through the day Thursday, cloud cover will be increasing ahead of a cold front. Then on Friday we can expect a few scattered showers as the front moves into our area. This front will be different from the past couple of fronts.

TEASE DEMO STORY OF THE NIGHT-FFDOT-VO

YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MOST POPULAR WEB CAM.

THIS EAGLE WILL GIVE BIRTH ANY MINUTE.

IN 60 SECONDS --

HOW THE OWNERS PLAN TO EXPAND THEIR WEB CAM OPERATION.

PLUS -- THE COUNTRY SO FED UP WITH STICK-THIN SUPERMODELS --

THEY'RE BANNING THEM.

THE SIZE YOU NOW HAVE TO BE --

EXTRA AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

BABY BIRD WATCH-FFDOT-DISS

THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET WAS A CLASSIC A-B-C SITCOM IN THE 50'S AND 60'S.

NOW OZZIE AND HARRIET ARE MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES AGAIN --

THIS TIME IN FORT MYERS.AND THIS TIME AS AN EAGLE COUPLE.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THEIR NEST.

THEIR FIRST CHICK HATCHED EARLY LATE LAST NIGHT.

IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,

BABY BIRD WATCH-PKG

video of feeding

FINALLY WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR.

ONE OF TWO BABY EAGLE EGGS HATCHES OVERNIGHT.

she was panting, she was up and down off that nest, then she'd look at that egg, I think he was probably moving

MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE CHECKING IN ON EAGLE CAM. WATCHING HARRIETT AND OZZIE'S FAMILY GROW.

i could see the camera looking down at the baby

it's a wonderful thing to see, to think it's right here in our backyard

Nats 1708 see the white head? points camera at nest

SIX YEARS AGO, THE EAGLES MADE THEIR HOME ON DICK PRITCHETT'S PROPERTY IN NORT FORT MYERS.

THEY DRAW CROWDS EACH YEAR--

BUT THE CAMERA THE FAMILY INSTALLED THIS FALL, SIX FEET ABOVE THE NEST, SHARES THE EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD.

I used to be half eagle expert, half real estate agent but I think I'm almost full time eagle expert now

CALLS, AND CARDS SHOW THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT.

Nats 07:56 saying thank you doesn't seem enough

PRITCHETT WANTS TO ADD A SECOND CAMERA, HOPING THE VIDEO THAT'S CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES CAN EDUCATE, TOO.

it's our national symbol and we're fascinated with it to see it first hand is pretty special

ISRAEL TOO THIN MODELS-VO

A NEW ISRAELI LAW IS TAKING ON EATING DISORDERS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE LADIES.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW LAW -- THEY ARE TOO THIN.

A STUDY FOUND FIVE PERCENT OF YOUNG ISRAELIS SUFFERED FROM EATING DISORDERS

NOW, ONLY HEALTHY LOOKING MODELS CAN HIT THE RUNWAY OR TAKE THE COVER OF MAGAZINES.

THE LAW DEFINES HEALTHY LOOKING AS HAVING A BODY MASS INDEX OF MORE THAN 18-POINT-FIVE.

FLU REQUEST-VO-WIPE

FLU CASES IN LEE COUNTY ARE SKYROCKETING --

NOW THE HEATH DEPARTMENT IS ASKING PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TELL US CASES HAVE TRIPLED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

THEY RECOMMEND HEADING TO YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY -- MOST OFFER THE SHOTS FOR FREE.

CLAM PASS-VOTOPS-WIPE

PEOPLE IN ONE COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY ARE SKIPPING POLITICS AND PERMITS.

INSTEAD --

THEY'RE TAKING UP SHOVELS THEMSELVES TO TACKLE A PROBLEM.

CLAM PASS HAS BEEN CLOGGED UP SINCE LAST YEAR'S BIG STORMS BLEW THROUGH.

SAND HAS MADE THE CHANNEL IMPASSIBLE.

IT THREATENS THE MANGROVES AND WILDLIFE.

SOME FOLKS GOT TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING.

SO THEY STARTED DIGGING ON SATURDAY.

CAPE FIRETRUCK-VOTOPS-WIPE

CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE KICKING THE TIRES ON A BRAND NEW FIRE ENGINE.

THE NEW TRUCK IS THE CITY'S FIRST NEW TRUCK SINCE THE RECESSION HIT.

IT'S PRICETAG -- 453-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

UNTIL NOW THE CASH-STRAPPED CITY HAD FOCUSED ON REPAIRS RATHER THAN REPLACEMENTS.

BOAT PUTS OUT FIRE-NATVOTOPS

What are you doing?

WHO NEEDS A FIRE TRUCK WHEN YOU HAVE A SPEEDBOAT?

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A BOAT CAUGHT FIRE IN A REMOTE LAKE IN NEW ZEALAND.

WHILE PEOPLE NEARBY WAITIED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, THE DRIVER A SPEEDBOAT TRIED SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IT SPLASHED THE WRECKAGE FOUR TIMES.

THAT SNUFFED OUT THE FIRE.

AND IT PREVENTED AN EXPLOSION.

THE DAREDEVEL EVEN TOWED TO BOAT TO SHORE.

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

TZ2 A-VO

NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SYRACUSE-VOTOPS

LET'S START THIS PARTY WITH A LITTLE HISTORY.

SYRACUSE TAKING ON RUTGERS. ALL ORANGE IN THIS ONE.

SYRACUSE WINS. 78-53. THAT GIVES. JIM BOEHEIM. CAREER WIN NUMBER 903. MOVING HIM INTO SECOND PLACE ALL TIME. IN NCAA HISTORY.

FGCU MEN-POP

FGCU MEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

LET'S GO TO MACON GEORGIA. EAGLES TAKING ON MERCER.

LATE 2ND HALF. FGCU DOWN 8. OFF THE MISS. SHERWOOD BROWN. WITH THE STICKBACK. EAGLES DOWN 6. BROWN WITH 16

UNDER A MINUTE TO GO. EAGLE DOWN 3. NOT FOR LONG. PHILIP KNOCKS BACK A 3. WE ARE TIED AND HEADING INTO OVERTIME.

FGCU WOMEN-CGTOPS-WIPE

THE FGCU WOMEN ARE OFF TO A GREAT START IN CONFERNCE PLAY.

MIAMI DALLAS-VOTOPS

TITLE ARRIVALS-POP

TITLE ARRIVALS-VOTOPS-WIPE

THAT SHOWDOWN IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY. BUT BOTH TEAMS ARRIVED IN MIAMI. TODAY

ACCORDING TO OUR FRIENDS. IN LAS VEGAS. NOTRE DAME IS WASTING THEIR TIME.

TITLE ARRIVALS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

FSU SEMINOLES-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES SEASON CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT WITH AN ORANGE BOWL WIN. A SEASON THAT ENDS WITH 12 WINS AND THE ACC TITLE.

DESPITE ALL OF THAT. MANY IN TALLAHASSEE WERE EXPECTING THIS TEAM TO PLAY FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

FSU SEMINOLES-SOTTOPS

MACK ALEXANDER-POP

MACK ALEXANDER-VOTOPS-WIPE

BUT THAT'S OKAY. BECAUSE ALEXANDER HAS MORE ON HIS MIND THIS WEEK. HE IS PLAYING IN THE US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL.

WHERE ONLY THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY ARE INVITED.

GUYS LIKE TIM TEBOW. DESEAN JACKSON AND ADRIAN PETERSON PLAYED HERE IN THE PAST

MACK ALEXANDER-SOTTOPS

RAY LEWIS-POP

RAY LEWIS-VOTOPS-WIPE

IN HIS 17 YEAR CAREER. LEWIS HAS BEEN TO 13 PRO BOWLS. WAS THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. TWICE. AND WON A SUPER RING

THAT'S NOT BAD BUT AFTER 17 YEARS. RAVENS LINEBACKER RAY LEWIS HAS DECIDED TO CALL IT A CAREER. A CAREER THAT WILL CERTAINLY TAKE HIM TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

RAY LEWIS-SOTTOPS

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

TALL SHIP PREVIEW-VOTOPS

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?

YOU CAN CHECK OUT A RECREATION OF THE FAMOUS PRIVATEER SHIP THE LYNX.

YOU'LL FIND IT DOCKED OFF FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT WILL BE THERE FROM THE 3RD THROUGH THE 13TH.

THEN AGAIN FROM 15TH THROUGH THE 24TH.

THE ORIGINAL SHIP MADE A NAME FOR ITSELF RUNNING THE BRITISH BLOCKADE DURING THE WAR OF 1812.

PRIVATEERS HELPED BOLSTER AMERICA'S NAVAL MITE AT A TIME WHEN OUR NAVY ONLY HAD 17 SHIPS.

JIMMY KIMMEL TIME SLOT-SS

THE A-B-C SEVEN NEWS AT 11 HAS A NEW NEIGHBOR --

JIMMY KIMMEL IS MOVING IN TO HIS NEW TIME SLOT RIGHT AFTER US.

STARTING NEXT WEEK, THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW WILL START AIRING AT 11-35.

SOME BIG STARS WILL APPEAR ON HIS SHOW THAT WEEK TO KICK OFF THE TIME CHANGE.

THEY INCLUDE JENNIFER ANNISTON, RYAN GOSLING, SOFIA VERGA, ELLEN DEGENERES AND KIM AND KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN.

CLOSE 11PM-3SHOT