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THIS DEADLY SNAKE COULD SOON SAVE LIVES!

NEW AT 5 --

WHY A LABELLE MAN SPARED THE REPTILE --

AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO HELP OTHERS!

"66 days and counting. Shame on you!"

AFTER JUST ONE DAY --

WE MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE POLITICAL RANT OF THE YEAR!

WHY NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE EXPLODED THIS AFTERNOON.

SOT Sharyn: "I was mortified, embarrassed in front of my boyfriend especially."

FOUR WORDS LEFT THIS FLORIDA ACTRESS HUMILIATED.

THE NASTY MESSAGE ON HER VALET TICKET --

AND WHAT SHE WANTS DONE.

PLUS --

HOW DID PRINCE WILLIAM SPEND THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF 2013?

TRYING TO SAVE LIFE!

HEAR HOW ON A-B-C 7!

HL1) POISONOUS SNAKE-VOTOPS

HL2) CHRSTIE AND CLIFF-SOTVO

HL3) VALET INCIDENT-SOTVO

HL4) PRINCE WILLIAM-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS-OC

STOCKS SOARED TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THE DOW GAINED MORE THAN 300 POINTS.

LATE LAST NIGHT, THE HOUSE FOLLOWED THE SENATE AND PASSED LEGISLATION TO AVOID THE MASSIVE TAX INCREASES THAT WOULD HAVE HIT MOST AMERICANS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

THE STOCK MARKET SURGED THIS MORNING.AS WALL STREET REACTED TO THE FISCAL

CLIFF DEAL.

LATE LAST NIGHT, CONGRESS FINALLY SENT PRESIDENT OBAMA LEGISLATION

President Obama SOT 23:22:07

this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy

and broaden opportunity for everybody.

BUT AT ONE POINT IT LOOKED LIKE THE DEAL COULD FALL APART.

SOT SPENCER BACHUS / AL -- 15;31;23

There's no spending cuts. We're adding $4 billion a day to the debt

SOT JOHN FLEMING / LA -- 15;39;46

What we're really doing is raising taxes to give the president more money to

spend, we think that is a bad idea.

SOME REPUBLICANS PUSHED HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER TO ADD IN SPENDING CUTS - BUT

ULTIMATELY THERE WERENT ENOUGH VOTES TO GET IT PASSED.

SO THE HOUSE APPROVED THE SENATE PASSED MEASURE THAT.

GFX

EXTENDS TAX CUTS FOR ALL WORKERS EARNING LESS THAN 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS A

YEAR.

GFX

PREVENTS A TAX HIKE ON ESTATES VALUED AT LESS THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

GFX

AND EXTENDS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR SOME TWO MILLION PEOPLE.

BUT THE PAYROLL TAX CUT EXPIREDWHICH MEANS AN INCREASE IN TAXES ON SALARIES

BY TWO PERCENT FOR EVERY WORKER EARNING UP TO 110-THOUSAND A YEAR.

AND THERE'S THE STUFF THE BILL DIDN'T DO.

TO AVOID THIS FISCAL CLIFFCONGRESS SET UP NEW ONES!

IN TWO MONTHS, THEY'LL NEED TO DEAL WITH THE AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS THEY

PUT OFF AND THERE WILL BE A NASTY FIGHT OVER THE DEBT CEILING.

LAST NIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARED - HE'S NOT WILLING TO DEBATE CONGRESS ON

THE BORROWING LIMIT.

Obama SOT 23:25:04

We can't not pay bills that we've already incurred

O/C CLOSE: PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID IF CONGRESS REFUSES TO RAISE THE DEBT

CEILING, THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC -

TAX BREAKDOWN-VOTOPS

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU PAYCHECK?

UNFORTUNATELY, IT MEANS IT WILL GET SMALLER.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE TWO-YEAR-OLD PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY HAS ENDED.

YOU WERE PAYING FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT FOR THE PAYROLL.

NOW YOU'LL PAY SIX-POINT-TWO PERCENT.

SO --

IF YOU'RE MAKING 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR --

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

IF YOU'RE EARNING 50-THOUSAND A YEAR --

YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 83-DOLLARS MORE A MONTH.

AND IF YOU MAKE ALMOST 114 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR --

SANDY AID BILL-VOTOPS

NEW AT 5

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER IS PROMISING A VOTE ON A SANDY AID BILL BY JANUARY 15-TH.

LAWMAKERS EXPECTED A VOTE ON IT LAST NIGHT.

BUT IN A SURPRISE MOVE HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER PULLED THE BILL.

CHRIS CHRISTE UPSET OVER BILL-OC-SOT-OC

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE VERY UPSET --

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

HE LASHED OUT AT CONGRESS TODAY.

WATCH THIS!

america deserves better than just another example of a govt who has forgotten who they serve and why. 66 days and counting - shame on you, shame on congress.

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CHRISTIE SAYS THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK ARE TIRED OF BEING TREATED LIKE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS.

ARCADIA POLICE SHOOTING-VO

AN ARCADIA POLICE OFFICER IS STILL RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER HE WAS SHOT RIGHT IN THE CHEST.

HIS BULLET PROOF VEST SAVED HIS LIFE.

THE ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

THEY SAY THE OFFICER NOTICED TWO PEOPLE IN THE OAK RIDGE CEMETERY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SINCE NO ONE IS ALLOWED IN THE CEMETERY AT NIGHT, THE OFFICER WENT TO INVESTIGATE.

SHOTS RANG OUT AND A BULLET HIT THE CHEST AREA OF THE OFFICER'S BULLET PROOF VEST.

CHARCO METH IN BABY SHOE-SS-SS

THREE PEOPLE FACE CHARGES TONIGHT --

AFTER CHARLOTTE DEPUTIES FOUND METH IN A BABY'S SHOE.

THESE THREE WERE ARRESTED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

DURING A TRAFFIC STOP --

DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND METH IN A PLASTIC BAG IN THE DRIVER'S POCKET.

THAT'S MANUEL ROLON.

DODIE ALBRITTON WAS ALSO IN THE CAR.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND A BAG OF METH STICKING OUT OF HER BRA.

AND THEY FOUND 1-POINT-7 GRAMS OF LOOSE METH INSIDE HER BABY'S SHOE.

THE BABY WAS IN THE CAR.

SHE WASN'T WEARING THE SHOE.

IT WAS IN ALBRITTON'S PURSE.

PASEO ATTACK UPDATE-SS-BNR-VO

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A BRUTAL HOME INVASIONI IN A FORT MYERS GATED- COMMUNITY.

JOHN MAATSCH IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.

HE LIVES IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE VICTIM TRACEY MARAZZI.

MARAZZI SAYS SHE WOKE UP TO THE MAN ON TOP OF HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

SHE SAYS HE STABBED HER THREE TIMES IN HER CHEST -- AND WHEN HER SON CAME INTO THE ROOM, SHE FOUGHT OFF HER ATTACKER.

ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT WE JUST GOT. MAASTCH SHOWED UP AT THE CRIME SCENE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, DRESSED IN A WOMENS BLOUSE, JEANS AND BOOTS.

HE TOLD POLICE HE SAW THE SUSPECT.

OFFICERS THOUGHT HIS STORY WAS SUSPICIOUS.

THEY LATER FOUND A SHIRT, SHOE AND PANTS WITH MARAZZI'S BLOOD INSIDE OF HIS HOME.

NEW CAPE CORAL FIRE TRUCK-OC

CAPE CORAL IS ADDRESSING THEIR SAFETY PROBLEMS.

THEY'VE BEEN PLAGUED FOR A LONG TIME NOW BY DELAYS AND MAINTENANCES PROBLEMS IN THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

BUT NEW TONIGHT --

NEW CAPE CORAL FIRE TRUCK-LL PKG

FOR SURE -- THE SHINY NEW ENGINE INSIDE THIS STATION MARKS A TURNING POINT FOR CAPE CORAL.

THE MOTTO AROUND HERE FOLLOWING THE HOUSING CRASH AND THE GREAT RECESSION -- SEEMED TO BE "WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET BY."

TAKE VO

THE START OF 2013 -- LOOKS TO CHANGE THAT ATTITUDE.

CITY LEADERS TELL US -- THEY'RE ABOUT TO REACH CRITICAL MASS WITH SOME EQUIPMENT -- WHERE THE COSTS OF REPAIR EXCEED REPLACEMENT.

AT THIS POINT -- FIREFIGHTERS HERE COVERING A LARGE DISTRICT IN THE NORTH CAPE RELY ON ONE ENGINE WHICH IN THE PAST PROVED TO BE PROBLEMATIC.

THIS 453-THOUSAND DOLLAR PURCHASE GIVES THEM A RELIABLE TOOL WITH MORE SPACE.

THEY'LL NOW HAVE 1,000 GALLONS OF WATER ON BOARD -- WHICH MATTERS IN THIS PART OF THE CITY SINCE THERE ARE NO FIRE HYDRANTS.

TAKE SOT

Brendan Fonock, Fire Union President

0354 "now we're in a situation where things have gotten a little better. We're on the up, not the down but we need to play catch up.

THIS AFTERNOON -- WE LEARNED THE CITY MANAGER WILL ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS COMING MONTH FOR ANOTHER NEW FIRETRUCK.

City leaders say the engine at fire station five needs to be replaced.

FIREFIGHTERS HERE HOPE TO HAVE THE NEW TRUCK ON THE ROAD SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.

PSU LAWSUIT-VO

PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR PLANS TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NCAA.

HE IS ASKING A FEDERAL COURT TO THROW OUT ALL PENALTIES IMPOSED ON PENN STATE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD ABUSE SEX SCANDAL.

GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT SAYS THE UNPRECEDENTED SANCTIONS ARE UNLAWFUL AND THEY UNFAIRLY PUNISH PEOPLE NOT INVOLVED IN THE SEX SCANDAL.

PAGE FIELD TRAFFIC-VO

PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS CONTINUES TO GROW --

AND THAT EXPANSION IS HELPING OUR ECONOMY.

TOTAL OPERATIONS HAVE JUMPED ALMOST 10 PERCENT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2005 --

PAGE FIELD HAD CLOSE TO 80-THOUSAND AIRPLANES USE THEIR FACILITIES THIS PAST YEAR.

THE BASE OPS BUILDING IS ONE YEAR OLD.

ITS AMENITIES ARE GIVEN PARTIAL CREDIT FOR THE BOOST.

POISONOUS SNAKE FOUND LABELLE-OC

IT'S A BITE THAT CAN BE DEADLY

AND IN FLORIDA, THE CORAL SNAKE STRIKES THE MOST.

BUT, THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-VENOM FOR CORAL SNAKES IS DWINDLING AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIFE SAVING TREATMENT IS UNCLEAR.

POISONOUS SNAKE FOUND LABELLE-PKG

IN ORDER TO MAKE ANIT-VENOM, YOU NEED TO GET THE REAL STUFF DIRECTLY FROM THE POISONOUS SNAKE.

HERE IT IS.

IT'S ABOUT 2-FEET LONG.

TOMORROW MORNING, A MAN FROM ORLANDO WILL BE COMING DOWN TO GET THE SNAKE AND START EXTRACTING THE VENOM.

IT WAS YESTERDAY WHEN KEVIN HOLLAND WAS DOING SOME WORK ON HIS FAMILY'S LAND. WHEN HE WALKED INTO THIS SHED AND SAW A BRIGHTLY COLORED SNAKE.

SOT: "I just jumped like anyone would when they see a snake."

HE KNEW IT COULD BE A POISONOUS CORAL SNAKE. SO INSTEAD OF KILLING IT, KEVIN DECIDED TO CATCH HIM.

SOT: "Most people don't see those much and I decided to bring him home. I thought maybe somebody could use it."

AND KEVIN WAS RIGHT, TOMORROW, THIS SNAKE WILL START TO BE USED TO SAVE LIVES. AN EXPERT WILL DRIVE FROM ORLANDO TO EXTRACT ITS DEADLY VENOM, TO PRODUCE A LIFE SAVING ANTI-VENOM. SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN OUT OF PRODUCTION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS IN DESPERATE NEED.

SOT: "They ceased production probably in 2006."

CAPTAIN JEFF FOBB WORKS WITH THE VENOM TEAM AT MIAMI-DADE FIRE AND RESCUE.

IT HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST STORES OF ANIT-VENOM IN THE COUNTRY.

HE SAYS THE CORAL SNAKE TREATMENT HASN'T BEEN MADE IN SEVERAL YEARS. AND SUPPLY IS DWINDLING.

SOT: "These snake bites are serious medical emergencies and can lead to prolonged hospital stays and without treatment, people can die."

AND THAT'S WHY THIS MAN FROM LABELLE HOPES HIS FIND, CAN HELP SAVE SOME LIVES.

SOT: "I hope so, one day it will help somebody, I'm sure."

CLIFTON FRENCH, ABC7.

POISONOUS SNAKE FOUND LABELLE-OC

PFISER PHARMACEUTICALS IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON MAKING A NEW BATCH OF ANTI-VENOM.

IT SHOULD BE RELEASED THIS YEAR.

FM DEAD MANATEE-SS-SS-SS

TONIGHT, FISH AND WILDLIFE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KILLED A MANATEE.

THE SEA COW WASHED ASHORE EARLIER TODAY AT GULF HARBOUR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRIED TO MOVE IT TO A BOAT LAUNCH.

BUT THE MANATEES BODY WAS SO BADLY DECOMPOSED IT STARTED TO FALL APART.

EAGLE CAM-MITTO (rtr2)

A BABY EAGLE IS NOW IN THE BALD EAGLE'S NEST.

CHECK IT OUT.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE EAGLE CAM IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

IT'S SET UP BY DICK PRICHETT REAL ESTATE.

THE MOM, HARRIET LAID TWO EGGS IN NOVEMBER.

AND ONE EAGLET HATCHED OVERNIGHT!

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

FORGET YEAR END SAVINGS. HOW ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR SAVINGS.

FROM CLOTHES TO EXERCISE EQUIPTMENT EVEN VACATIONS. OUR SMART SHOPPER FINDS THE DEALS TO HELP YOU START YOUR 2013 SAVINGS.

PLUS. IF DROPPING POUNDS IS YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION. ABC7 TELLS YOU THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO AVOID. WHEN WE COME BACK.

TZ1 A CHEAPEST THINGS TO BUY-VOTOPS

TZ1 B FRUCTOSE HUNGER-VOTOPS

AZ WATER MAIN BREAK-VOTOPS

COLD WEATHER MAY HAVE CAUSED A WATER MAIN BREAK IN

PHOENIX.

THE LOW THERE YESTERDAY WAS 36 DEGREES.

THE BREAK LEFT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITHOUT RUNNING WATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

TO FIX THE PROBLEM CREWS HAD TO REMOVE THE SECTION THAT FAILED AND PUT IN A NEW ONE.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER BUT-

DON'T PUT THE CREDIT CARDS OR YOUR WISHLIST AWAY JUST YET.

WE HAVE MORE WAYS TO SAVE IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI JOINS US LIVE.

CHEAPEST THINGS TO BUY IN JAN-TC MON

FIRST UP THERE WERE A LOT OF HIGH-END ELECTRONICS EXCLUDED FROM THE HOLIDAY SALES -

CHEAPEST THINGS TO BUY IN JAN-PKG

"Clothes is always good, a new bag."

FOR SOME OF US - THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON TO SHOP.

FOR OTHERS - IT'S TIME TO SAVE

Nats - I want to be done!

BUT WITH HELP FROM RETAIL ANAYLSTS AT DEALNEWS - YOU CAN SHOP SMART - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BIGGEST SAVINGS STARTING 2013.

THE SITE THAT HUNTS FOR SALES HAS A LIST OF WHAT IS CHEAPEREST THIS MONTH-

MAKING THE LIST - WINTER CLOTHES - THE HOLIDAY SALES YOU SAW LAST MONTH WERE JUST THE BEGINNING-

RETAIL EXPERTS SAY NOW IS WHEN RETAILERS WANT TO GET RID OF STOCK BEFORE SPRING.

MEANING YOU CAN COUNT ON SAVINGS AS HIGH AS 70 PERCENT OFF.

NATS - CART

AS YOU JUMPSTART YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - CONSIDER BUYING DISCOUNTED FITNESS EQUIPMENT.

ACCORDING TO DEALNEWS, THE BIGGEST SALES HAPPEN NOW AS PEOPLE TRY TO LOST A FEW POUNDS.

AND WHEN YOU'VE REACHED YOU FITNESS GOALS - IT MAY BE TIME FOR A VACATION.

DEALNEWS REPORTS ALTHOUGH AIRFARE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS YEAR -

"Airfare should increase by three to five percent."

CHEAPEST THINGS TO BUY IN JAN-TC MON

AND ROUNDING OUT THE LIST - FURNITURE.

RETAILERS WILL ROLL OUT NEW LINES IN FEBRUARY-

FRUCTOSE HUNGER-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT --

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE NEW YEAR, YOU MAY WANT TO AVOID FRUCTOSE.

IT'S A SUGAR USED TO SWEETEN MANY FOODS AND DRINKS.

RESEARCHERS SAY IT TRIGGERS CHANGES IN THE BRAIN THAT LEAD TO OVEREATING.

THEY FOUND WHEN PEOPLE DRANK A FRUCTOSE BEVERAGE --

THEIR BRAINS DIDN'T REGISTER THE FEELING OF BEING FULL.

WHEN THEY DRANK SOMETHING WITH SIMPLE GLUCOSE --

OVERWEIGHT DEATH RISK-VOTOPS

ANOTHER STUDY FINDS BEING A LITTLE OVERWEIGHT MAY NOT BE THE BAD FOR YOU.

IN FACT --

IT MAY ACTUALLY *CUT* YOUR RISK OF DYING PREMATURELY.

RESEARCHERS DID AN ANALYSIS OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF NEARLY THREE MILLION ADULTS.

THEY FOUND PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR MODERATELY OBESE HAVE A SLIGHTLY LOWER RISK OF DEATH THAN PEOPLE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEIGHT.

BUT THAT CHANGES IF YOU'RE EXTREMELY OBESE.

POWER NAP PILLOW-VO

A NEW WAY FOR YOU TO POWER NAP WHILE AT WORK IF YOU'RE OFFICE ALLOWS IT.

MADRID-BASED BANANA STUDIO CREATED AN OSTRICH PILLOW.

IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP YOU SLEEP ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.

IT COMPLETELY COVERS A PERSON'S EYES WITH HOLES FOR THE HEAD, MOUTH AND HANDS.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO------------

SOT Sharyn: "I was mortified, embarrassed in front of my boyfriend especially."

A FLORIDA ACTRESS SAYS SHE'S USE TO CRITICISM. BUT LEFT ON A RECEIPT?!

THE OFFENSIVE MESSAGE AND HER MESSAGE TONIGHT.

PLUS. A PAPARAZZO CHASING AFTER JUSTIN BIEBER DIES IN TRAGIC CRASH.

TZ2 A VALET INCIDENT-SOTVO

TZ2 B BIEBER PAPARAZZO KILLED-VO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

VALET INCIDENT-VO IN POP

FOUR WORDS LEFT A FLORIDA ACTRESS MORTIFIED.

VALET INCIDENT-PKG

Actress Sharyn Peoples was headed to work last month and valeted her car near the local theatre where she was performing, but the next day the valet parking ticket she found in her car made her angry. Right there: four descriptive words scrawled on the ticket. she assumes written by the valet.

SOT Sharyn Peoples/Actress: "In handwriting it said, 'Play, Red Dress and fat,' on it."

SOT Sharyn: "I was mortified, embarrassed in front of my boyfriend especially."

Sharyn called the parking company looking to find out who was responsible.

SOT Sharyn: "I wanted them to be reprimanded appropriately and I wanted it to be handled in a manner where this would never ever happen to anyone again".

After complaining, she received this email from Dan Silva at LAZ Parking.

"Please accept our sincerest apologies," the message says. Moving forward, "physical appearance will not be written on tickets," and, "This type of situation will never occur again." Silva also offered Sharyn free valet parking and a restaurant gift card. In a statement to NBC News, the CEO of the company says he spoke to Sharyn to apologize and the employee who wrote that description on the ticket has been disciplined.

SOT Sharyn: "I hope, I hope and pray this doesn't happen to anyone else."

But apparently, it does happen elsewhere. Across the internet, people have posted their own versions of Sharyn's parking stub.

This receipt, allegedly from a chain restaurant, notes the to-go order is for, "nerds". And another receipt.order number 3-15 is apparently for an "Asian" customer. And at this chicken restaurant, two drumsticks and 6 wings appear to be for, "guy no hair."

SOT Bruce Weinstein/The Ethics Guy 1:37 - 1:47

"If there's any possibility that something you might say or do could hurt a customer, could hurt your biz, could hurt your relationship with your employer, it's best not to do it."

As for Sharyn, the actress, she says she hopes people learn: Words hurt.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

RETURNING TO NORMAL AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

COME TOMORROW MORNING STUDENTS WILL HEAD BACK TO CLASS.BUT TONIGHT THEY'RE GETTING THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THEIR NEW SCHOOL AND THE CHANGES IN PLACE.

RIGHT NOW IT HAS TO BE THE SAFEST SCHOOL IN AMERICA.

THE ADDED OFFICERS AND COUNSELORS.

PLUS HOW TEACHERS ARE FOCUSING ON EVERY DETAIL FROM THE PENCILS LEFT ON DESKS THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING.

AND CHECK THIS OUT.

THEY'RE IDENTICAL TWINS AND TONIGHT THEY SHARE ANOTHER UNIQUE CONNECTION.

THEIR NEW YEARS EVE MIRACLES.

nats of man falling into lake

CAUGHT ON TAPE.

A SLEDDER LOSES CONTROL AND CRASHES INTO A FROZEN LAKE.

TZ3 A SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY-SOTVO

TZ3 B TWINS GIVE BIRTH-VO

TZ3 C SLEDDING AX CAUGHT ON TAPE-NATVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS FISCAL CLIFF-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-30 --

WALL STREET REACTED POSITIVELY TO THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.

THE DOW SURGED TODAY AFTER THE OPENING BELL.

TS SANDY AID BILL-VID BOX

MANY LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH PARTIES ARE UPSET TONIGHT AFTER THE HOUSE DIDN'T VOTE ON A BILL TO PROVIDE AID TO SUPER STORM SANDY VICTIMS.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE CALLED CONGRESS SELFISH AND SAID NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER.

TS CAPE FIRE TRUCKS-VID BOX

CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE PREPARING TO PUT A NEW TRUCK IN SERVICE.

THEY SPENT ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS ON IT.

THAT FOLLOWS YEARS OF DELAYS AND MANNTENANCE ISSUES PLAGUING THE CITY.

SPORTSMAN COVE FIRE-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

NEW AT 5-30 --

FIRE LEFT THEM HOMELESS.

WE CHECKED IN TODAY --

WITH FOUR FAMILIES WHO DEALT WITH DAMAGE AFTER A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THEIR CONDO CHRISTMAS EVE.

IT HAPPENED AT THE SPORTSMAN'S YACHT CLUB ON SAN CARLOS ISLAND LAST MONDAY.

HI I'M JEFF BUTERA

AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

A WEEK AFTER THE FIRE.SOME RESIDENTS ARE RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES.

SPORTSMAN COVE FIRE-LL PKG

ONE WEEK LATER THIS MASSIVE GENERATOR'S NOISE SERVES AS A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE OF WHAT HAPPENED JUST OVER A WEEK AGO.

ARLENE TUCKER- BACK IN HER CONDO SAFELY THIS MORNING.

NATS

SHE WAS A THE FIRST RESIDENT WE SPOKE TO WHEN A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH HER CONDO COMPLEX CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING.

NAT of generator

TODAY SHE HAS THIS UNWANTED PIECE OF FURNITURE TAKING OVER HER PARKING SPOT OUTSIDE HER UNIT.

"I'm coping with it."

THE FIRE STARTED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF SPORTMAN'S COVE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS ACCIDENTAL AND BELIEVE IT STARTED IN THE SECOND FLOOR EXHAUST FAN.

ARLENE'S HOME SUFFERED SOME SMOKE DAMAGE, NOTHING, SHE SAYS, NOTHING COMPARED TO HER NEIGHBORS ABOVE AND HER NEXTDOOR NEIGHBOR CATHY WHO OWNS THE UNIT NEXT DOOR. AS A PART-TIME RESIDENT, SHE WILL SEE THE PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW.

"I spoke to Her brother in law and he says they just remodeled it. He says Cathy will cry."

92 YEAR OLD VERNON HUNTOON SALVAGED A FEW CHRISTMAS GIFTS THAT DAY. HE LIVES IN THE UNIT ABOVE AND HASNT BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK SINCE.

HE TOLD US THIS MORNING HE WILL BE OUT OF HIS HOME FOR 6 MONTHS. HE HAS NO INSURANCE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE.

DAMAGE THAT IS NOW MASKED WITH BLUE TARP ON THE DISHEVELED ROOF TO PROTECT WHAT LITTLE IS LEFT.

A REMINDER TO ARLENE THE NOISY GENERATOR OUTSIDE ISN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL.

"I feel fortunate really I could have been burned out and lost everything, so yes, I know I'm fortunate."

NEIGHBORS HAVE REALLY COME TOGETHER TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. NEIGHBORS OPENED A FIFTH-THIRD BANK ACCOUNT SO THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP VERNON OUT IN PAYING FOR REPAIRS.

SANDY HOOK NEW SCHOOL-OC

STUDENTS AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL HEAD BACK TO CLASS TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SCHOOL SHOOTING.

20 CHILDREN AND 6 ADULTS WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT DECEMBER 14-TH.

TODAY THEY TOOK A TOUR OF THEIR NEW SCHOOL.

SANDY HOOK NEW SCHOOL-PKG

IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THINGS RETURN TO NORMAL FOR THE CHILDREN OF

SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY - BUT IN AN EFFORT TO BRING THEM ONE STEP CLOSER THEY

SAW THEIR TEACHERS AGAIN WEDNESDAY.AND WALKED THROUGH WHAT WILL BE THEIR

NEW SCHOOL.

JANET ROBINSON/NEWTOWN SUPERINTENDENT

THE CHILDREN ARE COMING IN SO EXCITED TO SEE THEIR TEACHRS THE STUDENTS

ARMED GUARDS AT NJ SCHOOL-VOTOPS

ARMED GUARDS WERE ON HAND AS STUDENTS RETURNED TO SCHOOL TODAY IN ONE NEW JERSEY TOWN.

SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN MARLBORO DECIDED TO ADD THE GUARDS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

HILLARY LATEST-VO

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

SHE SPENT FOUR DAYS THERE -- RECOVERING FROM A BLOOD CLOT IN HER HEAD.

SHE LEFT THE HOSPITAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

DOCTORS USED BLOOD THINNERS TO DISSOLVE HER BLOOD CLOT.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS CLINTON SPOKE TO HER STAFF FROM HER HOSPITAL BED.

PLANES CLIP IN FT. LAUDERDALE-VO

FRIGHTNING MOMENTS FOR PASSENGERS ON A PLANE LANDING IN FORT LAUDERDALE THIS WEEK.

A SPIRIT AIRLINES JET CLIPPED A PARKED U-S AIRWAYS PLANE WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE MONDAY NIGHT.

THE U-S AIRWAYS PLANE WAS PARKED IN A REMOTE AREA.

YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TO ITS TAIL IN THESE PHOTOS.

THE SPIRIT PLANE HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM ATLANTA.

162 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

CHRISTMAS TREE CRANE AX-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW, A CHRISTMAS TREE IS HANGING OFF THE ROOF OF A MALL IN ATLANTA.

WORKERS WERE LOWERING THE TREE THIS MORNING WHEN THE BOOM BROKE ON THE CRANE.

THE 60-FOOT GEORGIA WHITE PINE LANDED ON ITS SIDE.

AT LEAST ONE STORE WINDOW WAS BROKEN.

NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE INCIDENT.

SLEDDING AX CAUGHT ON TAPE-NATSVOTOPS

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WATCH THIS UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO.

A MAN PLUNGED INTO A FROZEN LAKE WHILE SLEDDING ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN CALIFORNIA.

AN ONLOOKER SHOT THIS VIDEO.

THE SLEDDER LOST CONTROL AND SLID RIGHT INTO THE PART OF THE LAKE THAT WASN'T FROZEN.

SEVERAL PEOPLE TRIED TO HELP HIM OUT.

THEY THREW ROPES AND INNER TUBES HIS WAY.

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"It was hard to watch. It really was. We saw that guy go under three times, and the third time we didn't think he was coming back up."

EVERYONE WAS EVENTUALLY RESCUED.

MARYLAND MOBILE HOME FIRE-VO

ON PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A FIRE AT A MOBILE HOME IN MARYLAND.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

THE HOME WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRRIVED ON SCENE.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HEARD EXPLOSIONS THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE AMMUNITION GOING OFF.

MOM INTO BURNING HOME-VOTOPS

A CALIFORNIA WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT FOR TRYING TO PULL HER MOTHER INTO A BURNING HOME.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE DELIBERATELY SET HER HOUSE ON FIRE WITH HER MOTHER INSIDE.

THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY NEAR SAN DIEGO.

NEIGHBORS TOLD POLICE THEY HEARD THE MOTHER CRYING FOR HELP.

THEN THEY SAW THE ELDERLY WOMAN'S DAUGHTER TRYING TO WRESTLE HER BACK INTO THE BURNING HOME.

BOTH WOMEN ARE NOW RECOVERING AT A HOSPITAL FROM SMOKE INHALATION.

BIEBER PAPARAZZO KILLED-OC

PAPARAZZI SOMETIMES GO TO EXTREMES TO GET A SHOT OF A CELEBRITY.

BUT, NOW ONE PHOTOGRAPHER HAS DIED AFTER TRYING TO PHOTOGRAPH JUSTIN BIEBER'S CAR.

BIEBER PAPARAZZO KILLED-PKG

POP-STAR JUSTIN BIEBER SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AFTER A PAPARAZZO WAS KILLED

WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING HIS CAR IN LOS ANGELES.

BIEBER'S FRIEND WAS DRIVING HIS WHITE FERRARI TUESDAY NIGHT. AND WAS

PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING.

THAT'S WHEN OFFICERS SAY PHOTOGRAPHER -- CHRIS GUERRA -- PARKED HIS CAR.

AND CROSSED THIS BUSY STREET TO SNAP PICTURES.

SOT -- Sgt. Rudy Lopez, Los Angeles Police Dept. / "He verbally ordered him

to return back to the vehicle. He had to order him twice." 5

GUERRA WAS THEN STRUCK BY AN S-U-V. AND KILLED.

BIEBER WASN'T EVEN THERE.

IN A STATEMENT, THE SINGER OFFERED HIS CONDOLENCES TO GUERRA'S FAMILY AND

SAID --

"Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and

whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of

celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the

photographers themselves."

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST DANGEROUS RUN-IN INVOLVING PAPARAZZI AND THE POP-STAR.

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SOT -- 911 Call w/ Graphic / Dispatch: "911 What's your emergency?"

Bieber: "Hello, I have like 5 cars following me."

LAST JULY. A HIGH-SPEED CHASE LEAD TO A PHOTOGRAPHER BEING ARRESTED. AND

CHARGED WITH CALIFORNIA'S 2009 ANTI-PAPARAZZI LAW.

BUT A JUDGE LATER THREW OUT THOSE CHARGES. AND SAID THE LAW WAS TOO BROAD.

IN THIS CASE. GUERRA'S FRIENDS CLAIM *HE* WAS THE VICTIM.

SOT -- Thibault Mauvilain, Photographer's Friend / "He loved the people he

was following. and he was respecting the celebrity. He always played by

the rules." 6

THE LAPD SAYS THE DRIVER WHO HIT GUERRA ON THE BUSY STREET WAS NOT AT FAULT

AND WILL NOT BE CHARGED.

PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE BAN-VO

A CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW IS NOW IN EFFECT IN A MASSACHUSETTS TOWN.

PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES 16 OUNCES OR SMALLER ARE NOW BANNED IN CONCORD.

IT'S THE FIRST TOWN IN THE NATION TO BAN THEM.

WHY DO IT?

TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLASTIC BOTTLES IN LANDFILLS.

BUT THIS ONLY COVERS BOTTLES THAT ARE 16 OUNCES OR SMALLER.

TWINS SISTERS GIVE BIRTH ON NYE-VO

A PAIR OF IDENTICAL TWINS IN OHIO NOW SHARE ANOTHER SPECIAL BOND.

THEY BOTH GAVE BIRTH TO BABY BOYS AT THE SAME HOSPITAL, ON THE SAME DAY, LESS THAN TWO HOURS APART.

THE SISTERS SAY THEY NEVER PLANNED TO BECOME PREGNANT AT THE SAME TIME.

THEIR DUE DATES WERE JUST FIVE DAYS APART.

NEW YEAR'S COLD WEDDING-VOTOPS

A MINNESOTA COUPLE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED ON ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS IN MONTHS.

AND THEY DID IT OUTDOORS.

RYAN HOFFMAN AND NIKKI HERING TIED THE KNOT YESTERDAY.

THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOVERING JUST ABOVE ZERO IN PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA.

THEY INVITED MORE THAN A HUNDRED GUESTS WHO BUNDLED UP TO WATCH THE COUPLE EXCHANGE VOWS.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

WILLIAM FILE SOT

It's great because you get to go out and save someone's life

AND AS MOST OF US RANG IN THE NEW YEAR -- BRITAIN'S PRINCE WAS SAVING A LIFE.

HIS DARING RESCUE ATTEMPT AT SEA.

AND THIS.

I SPENT AN HOUR IN HAIR AND MAKEUP THIS MORNING. I HAVE ON FALSE

EYELASHES. THIS IS ALL FAKE HAIR.

THREE WEEKS AFTER SUFFERING FIRST DEGREE BURNS IN A BACKYARD BARBEQUE EXPLOSION. E-S-P-N ANCHOR HANNAH STORM IS BACK ON THE JOB AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. AND HOW HER DAUGHTER SAVED HER.

TZ4 A PRINCE WILLIAMS RESCUE ATTEMPT-SOTVO

TZ4 B HANNAH STORM-SOTVO

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

PRINCE WILLIAM'S RESCUE ATTEMPT-OC

THE FUTURE KING OF ENGLAND -- PRINCE WILLIAM -- IS GOING TO BE A FATHER THIS YEAR.

HE'S ALREADY AN ACCOMPLISHED PILOT.

AND DURING A NEW YEAR'S PARTY, HE TRIEDTO ADD ANOTHER TITLE TO HIS RESUME -- HERO.

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WHILE THE REST OF US WERE REJOICING. THE HEIR TO THE THRONE WAS RESCUING.

THE 30-YEAR-OLD HELICOPTER PILOT HAS SPENT YEARS TRAINING FOR JUST THIS

MOMENT.

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IT WAS JUST 15 MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CALL COMES IN - A 41-YEAR-OLD MAN

WALKING HIS DOG ON THIS PIER WAS SUDDENLY SWEPT INTO THE SEA. WILLS IS IN

THE AIR WITHIN A MINUTE. BRAVING 50 MILE AN HOUR WINDS. AS THEY

FRANTICALLY HUNT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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THE FUTURE KING HAS ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO GIVE UP PERSONAL TIME WITH HIS

PREGNANT WIFE - WHO WAS, AT THAT VERY MOMENT, CELEBRATING NEW YEARS WITH HER

FAMILY - FOR A JOB THAT'S ESSENTIAL.

WILLIAM FILE SOT

It's great because you get to go out and save someone's life - hopefully, or

at least make a difference to someone when you know they're in trouble -

you do everything you can to try and get there

Vo-good file video of old rescue

13 MONTHS AGO WE SAW THE FUTURE KING IN A DARING, 2 AM RESCUE. A CARGO SHIP

SHATTERED AND NEARLY SUNK. HIGH WINDS. WILLIAM AND CREW HOVER ABOVE THE

ROUGH SEAS AND WINCH A RESCUER DOWN TO BRING TWO SAILORS TO SAFETY.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. BUT HE DOES, WITH RELISH. HE SHOWED HIS

GRANDMOTHER AROUND ONCE. AND HE BROUGHT KATE TO NAME A NEW LIFEBOAT.

WILLIAM FILE SOT

It's rewarding because everyday you come into work and you don't know what's

going to happen, it's quite exciting, it's unpredictable

SADLY, THIS RESCUE EFFORT FAILED, AND THE COAST GUARD HAS NOW CALLED OFF ITS

SEARCH. WILLIAM IS BACK WITH HIS FAMILY, BACK TO HIS DAY JOB. BUT HIS

MIND MIGHT STILL BE IN THE SPOT WHERE HE SPENT HIS NEW YEARS.

HANNAH STORM BACK AT WORK-VO.WIPE

ESPN ANCHOR HANNAH STORM IS BACK TO WORK AFTER BEING BADLY BURNED.

SHE CO-HOSTED THE ROSE BOWL PARADE YESTERDAY WITH GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S JOSH ELLIOT.

THREE WEEKS AGO STORM WAS AT HER CONNECTICUT HOME WHEN A PROPANE GRILL SHE WAS USING EXPLODED.

HANNAH STORM BACK AT WORK-SOTVO

I SPENT AN HOUR IN HAIR AND MAKEUP THIS MORNING. I HAVE ON FALSE

EYELASHES. THIS IS ALL FAKE HAIR./ BUT IT IS A LONG -- IT IS A HARDROAD

FOR BURN VICTIMS. I WAS BY FAR THE MOST FORTUNATE PERSON IN MY BURN UNIT.

STORM'S DAUGHTER CALLED 9-1-1 AND HELPED CALM HER MOTHER DOWN UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

KIM K TALKS PREGNANCY-SOTVO

TONIGHT --

KIM KARDASHIAN IS OPENING UP ABOUT HER PREGNANCY.

SHE SPOKE EXCLUSIVLEY TO ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT ON THE RED CARPET.

SOT Christina McLarty / Correspondent, Entertainment Tonight - "Are you

been having morning sickness? Cravings?"

SOT Kim Kardashian - "I haven't yet. I wouldn't say that it has been easy

bc it has been but no morning sickness."

KARDASHIAN'S BOYFRIEND KAYNE WEST ANNOUNCED THE COUPLE WAS EXPECTING

HE DID THAT DURING A CONCERT IN ATLANTIC CITY.

IT'S THEIR FIRST CHILD.

JIMMY KIMMEL TIME SLOT-SS

JIMMY KIMMEL MOVES TO A NEW TIME SLOT NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

STARTING JANUARY 8-TH, THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW WILL AIR AT 11-35 PM.

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.

AVIS BUYING ZIPCAR-VO

RENTAL CAR COMPANY AVIS IS BUYING ZIPCAR!

ZIPCAR IS A CAR SHARING SERVICE.

IT HAS MORE THAN 760-THOUSAND MEMBERS.

AVIS PAID ALMOST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

AVIS' C-E-O SAYS THAT BY COMBINING AVIS AND ZIPCAR, AVIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ITS GROWTH POTENTIAL.

TOYOTA SCION-VOTOPS

THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS CHANGING FOR THE TOYOTA SCION.

AFTER YEARS OF TRYING TO ATTRACT YOUNGER BUYERS, THE SCION IS NOW BEING MARKETED TO A MORE MATURE SHOPPER.

TOYOTA WANTS TO RECHARGE SALES BY ATTRACTING BUYERS IN THEIR MID-20S -- INSTEAD OF THOSE IN THEIR YOUNG 20S.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A HUNTING DOG WAS TRAPPED FOR HOURS IN FROZEN. ICY. WATER.

WHAT ONE FIREFIGHTER DID TO SAVE THE DOG.

WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE RESCUE.

TZ5 A DOG RESCUE-VO

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DOG RESCUE-OC

A DOG IN ST. LOUIS IS SAFE TONIGHT AFTER A DARING RESCUE.

A ST.LOUIS FIREFIGHTER RESCUED THE ANIMAL FROM AN ICY POND ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.

DOG RESCUE-PKG

THIS WAS THE SCENE LATE NEW YEAR'S MORNING AT FAIRGROUND PARK.

AROUND 11:30 A MAN WAS WALKING HIS DOG IN THE PARK WHEN THIS GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX POPPED UP, GOT SPOOKED AND RAN ONTO THE ICE.

THEN THE ICE BROKE AND HE FELL THROUGH.

"He was scared, I'm pretty sure he wanted to get out of the water."

THIS WAS DAN HILL'S FIRST DAY WITH FIRE STATION 29 AND HE WAS THE LUCKY ONE CHOSEN TO GO GET THE DOG.

S/Dan Hill/St. Louis Firefighter:24

"I believe city parks, the water is roughly four feet deep. So they decided to send the tall guy.and that was me."

HE STRAPPED ON HIS WADERS, BUT THE WATER WAS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN HE EXPECTED.

S/Dan Hill/St. Louis Firefighter:36

"They came up to lower chest. The water came up a little higher. I got a little wet but it was worth it to save the dog."

HILL TELLS ME THE DOG HELPED HIM OUT A LITTLE ONCE HE GOT CLOSE.

S/Dan Hill/St. Louis Firefighter:48

"He was actually kind of coming towards me. I think he knew what I was out there to do. And I think he was happy to see me. I just threw him in the little basket that we had and they pulled him in."

WE ASKED IF HE WAS PREPARED FOR THIS KIND OF THING.

S/Dan Hill/St. Louis Firefighter 1"03

"The squad does train you for things like this. They are a special unit. they do special training for water rescues or technical rescues."

"he finally started shivering so that's a good sign."

BUT USUALLY FOR HUMANS.

"This is the last thing I expected."

DOG RESCUE-OC

ED RICH REPORTING.

THE DOG IS NOW AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

THE ANIMAL HAD A COLLAR, BUT NOTHING INDICATING WHO THE OWNER IS.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT -- A GROUP OF LOCALS ARE TAKING ON A BIG PROJECT.

BUT, WILL THEIR HARD WORK BE ENOUGH TO SAVE A FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM.?

THE FIGHT OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF IS OVER FOR NOW -- BUT A SERIES OF NEW FIGHTS HAVE YET TO BEGIN.

WHY YOU WILL STILL END UP PAYING MORE TAXES THIS YEAR.

AND, WHEN YOU GO SWIMMING OR SCUBA DIVING YOU USUALLY TAKE OFF YOUR RINGS --

BUT ONE WOMAN HAS A BRAND NEW RING AFTER AN UNDERWATER SURPRISE.

TZ 6 1) CLAM PASS-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) FISCAL CLIFF TAXES-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) UNDERWATER PROPOSAL-VOTOPS

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