HEADLINES-------------

PRESIDENTIAL PICK.

TODAY'S WE LEARN WHO PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

AHEAD AT NINE - WHY THE LIKELY NOMINEE WILL LIKELY FACE A TOUGH CONFIRMATION FROM MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY.

SLOWER TRAFFIC AHEAD.

A MAJOR LEE COUNTY ROAD GETS A MAKE-OVER.

BYE-BYE BUMPS.

HELLO MORE TRAVEL LANES.

A-B-C-7 SHOWS YOU WHICH POPULAR COMMUTE.

IS ON THE RECEIVING END OF 20-MILLION DOLLARS.

"They're a very good offensive team"

"Fighting Irish, that's who we are"

IT'S TITLE TIME.

ALL EYES ON SOUTH FLORIDA.

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS TONIGHT --

HL1) NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY-VO-WIPE

HL2) METRO PARKWAY-VO-WIPE

HL3) BIG GAME-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO WX-RADAR TOPS

RIGHT NOW AT NINE--

A WET START TO YOUR WORK WEEK.

RAIN TODAY?-WXWALL

A fading cold front over Central and South Florida may manage to kick up a few showers this morning and then a few more during the heat of the day, but any rain that develops today will be pretty isolated and hit-or-miss.

Aside from a few showers, our sky will feature a mix of sun and clouds, leading to some very warm weather through the afternoon. The average high for this time of year is 75°, and we'll manage to warm several degrees beyond that with our daytime temperatures aimed to near 82° this afternoon.

Humidity levels will continue to stay pretty elevated through the course of the week, bringing the potential for some early morning patchy fog throughout the week, so you may have to contend with low visibility if you're commuting early in the morning close to sunrise.

By Tuesday the cold front that's been essentially parked across Central and South Florida will ultimately fade away, so our weather looks to stay fairly quiet through the remainder of the week with no major cold fronts headed our way.

The big story for us through the next several days will be in the temperature department as daytime highs warm to the low to mid 80s through the end of the week and overnight temperatures only cool down to the mid 60s! These numbers are about ten degrees above average for this time of year.

NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY-2SHOT

WE BEGIN IN WASHINGTON, THIS MORNING.

WHERE PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL NOMINATE HIS PICKS FOR THE PENTAGON AND THE CIA LATER TODAY.

HE'S EXPECTED TO NOMINATE FORMER SNATOR CHUCK HAGEL AS HIS NEXT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

BUT HIS DECISIONS ARE ALREADY STURRING UP CONTROVERSY, ON CAPITAL HILL.

NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY-PKG

REPUBLICAN CHUCK HAGEL HAS ONE VERY IMPORTANT DEMOCRATIC ON HIS SIDE

OBAMA SOT: I'VE SERVED WITH CHUCK HAGEL. I KNOW HIM. HE IS A PATRIOT.

BUT WHEN NEWS BROKE THAT HE WILL BE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PICK FOR SECRETARY OF

DEFENSE, PROMINENT REPUBLICANS, WHO WOULD BE PART OF THE CONFIRMATION CALLED

HAGEL AN IN YOUR FACE PICK

SOT SUNDAY MONTAGE

CRUZ SOT: IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE THE CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH I COULD

SUPPORT HIS CONFIRMATION.

GRAHAM SOT: IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL CHOICE

EVEN CONSERVATIVE GROUPS GOT IN ON THE FIGHT AGAINST HAGEL

NATS POLITICAL AD: CHUCK HAGEL IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OPTION

BUT WHY IS EVERYONE SO SOUR ON THE FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR?

LAST MONTH HE HAD TO ISSUE AN APOLOGY FOR COMMENTS MADE IN 1998 ABOUT

PRESIDENT CLINTON'S NOMINEE TO AMBASSADOR OF LUXEMBOURG, CALLING HIM "OPENLY

, AGGRESSIVELY GAY."

IN 2007 HAGEL DARED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE PLANNED TROOP SURGE IN IRAQ.

HAGEL 2007 SOT: THE MOST DANGEROUS FOREIGN POLICY BLUNDER IN THIS COUNTRY

SINCE VIETNAM.

AND HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS ON ISRAEL INCENSED MANY, WHEN HE SAID

LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL WERE INTIMIDATED BY WHAT HE CALLED THE "JEWISH

LOBBY"

GRAHAM SOT: IF CONFIRMED TO BE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, WOULD BE THE MOST

ANTAGONISTIC SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TOWARDS THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN OUR NATION'

S HISTORY.

LIVE CLOSE

THE WHITE HOUSE STRONGLY REFUTES THAT, AS DO OTHERS WHO SAY HAGEL IS A

NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY-VO

MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTING.

AND THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY -

HE'S EXPECTED TO NAME JOHN BRENNAN.

TO LEAD THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

BRENNAN SPENT 25 YEARS AT THE C-I-A,

BEFORE BECOMING THE CHIEF COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISOR AT THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.

IF CONFIRMED, THE 57-YEAR-OLD WILL SUCCEED DAVID PETRAEUS.

RICK SCOTT TO WASHINGTON-VO-OC

HAPPENING TODAY --

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN WASHINGTON TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HEATHCARE IN FLORIDA.

SCOTT WILL MEET WITH THE U-S HEATH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY TO TALK ABOUT THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING "OBAMA-CARE."

SCOTT HAS STRONGLY OPPOSED THE HEALTHCARE LAW FROM THE BEGINNING.

SO FAR, FLORIDA HASN'T TAKEN ANY STEPS TO SET-UP AN "INSURANCE EXCHANGE" - WHICH IS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

CLINTON RETURNS-VO

GOOD NEWS FOR THE U-S SECRETARY OF STATE.

HILLARY CLINTON RETURNS TO WORK THIS WEEK.

THIS COMES AFTER BEING A SERIES OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

SHE FIRST SUFFERED FROM A STOMACH VIRUS -- THEN FAINTED AFTER BECOMING DEHYDRATED.

ARE BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR BLOOD CLOT TREATMENT -- SHE WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK.

NEW THIS MORNING CLIP-CLIP - NEW THIS MORNING

HOLMES HEARING TODAY-OC

A BIG DAY IN COURT --

IT'S DAY ONE FOR JAMES HOLMESS PRELIMINARY HEARING.

HE'S ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE INSIDE A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

AND KILLING 12 PEOPLE.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SHOOTING --

ATTORNEYS WILL PUBLICLY PROVIDE EXTENSIVE CASE DETAILS.

HOLMES HEARING TODAY-PKG

nats: scene

MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE THEATER MASSACRE, ATTORNEYS WILL LAY OUT THE CASE AGAINST JAMES HOLMES,

SEEN HERE DURING AN EARLIER HEARING.

"The purpose of the prelim hearing is to determine if there is or is not probable cause that Holmes committed each and every one of the crimes against him."

THOSE CRIMES. KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 70 OTHERS IN THE SHOOTING AT THIS AURORA, COLORADO THEATER.

DURING THE WEEK LONG PROCEEDINGS, THE JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO HEAR 911 CALLS, SEE SNIPPETS FROM HOURS OF VIDEO,

AND LISTEN TO WITNESSES, INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS AND VICTIMS.

A RULING LAST WEEK ALLOWS DEFENSE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE SUSPECT'S MENTAL STATE, DESPITE THE PROSECUTION'S OBJECTIONS.

"One of the problems for the defense in the Holmes case is by going through the prelim hearing much of the highly inflammatory and prejudicial evidence they have been able to keep from the public will be made public in open court."

THESE PROCEEDINGS OCCUR AS CONTROVERSY SWIRLS ABOUT THE PLANNED RE-OPENING OF THE THEATER THIS MONTH.

SOME RELATIVES OF VICTIMS HAVE REJECTED AN INVITATION FROM THE THEATER'S PARENT COMPANY,

CINEMARK THEATERS, TO ATTEND AN EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE EVENT.

'None of us are interested in even stepping foot in that theater, in that killing field, ever again."

OTHERS FEEL DIFFERENTLY AND SUPPORT THE RE-OPENING.

"I really think it's something that should be done. We're going to keep these victims' memory alive."

HOLMES HEARING TODAY-OC

LEANNE GREG REPORTING.

LEGAL ANALYSTS SAY --

THE EVIDENCE APPEARS TO BE SO STRONG.

THAT HOLMES MAY AS WELL ACCEPT A PLEA AGREEMENT BEFORE TRIAL.

METRO EXPANSION-SS-VO

20-MILLIONS DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT TO MAKE LEE COUNTY EASIER TO DRIVE.

METRO PARKWAY WILL BE EXPANDED FROM WINKLER ROAD TO PINE OAK CIRCLE IN FORT MYERS.

THIS WEEK CREWS START PREPPPING THE AREA.

THE PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD A BRIDGE NEAR THE WESTCHASE AND WESTWOOD APARTMENTS.

CREWS WILL ADD LANES AND DO SOME RESURFACING WORK.

MCCOLLUM HALL TODAY-VO

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO A FORT MYERS BUILDING THAT HAS HOSTED SOME OF GREATEST ACTS IN MUSIC HISTORY.

NAMES LIKE B-B KING. LOUIS ARMSTRONG. DUKE ELLINGTON.

A PUBLIC HEARING HAPPENS TODAY TO DISCUSS THE OVER-HAUL OF A MCCOLLUM HALL ON M-L-K JUNIOR BOULEVARD.

CC HOSPITAL BEDS-OTS-OC

CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL MAKES SOME CHANGES.

TODAY -- IT WILL ADD 18 EXTRA BEDS.

THOUSAND OF SEASONAL RESIDENTS HAVE ARRIVED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SO THIS WILL HELP KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.

15 OF THE BEDS WILL INCLUDE EQUIPTMENT --

TO MONITOR PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.

24 BEDS WERE ALSO ADDED IN DECEMBER.

CHARLOTTE CLINIC-ANIMAP

MORE HEALTHCARE OPTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC IN ENGLEWOOD REOPENS ITS DOORS TODAY.

THE CLINIC IS LOCATED SAN CASA DRIVE.

IT WILL PROVIDE A NUMBER OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INCLUDING CHECK-UPS, FLU SHOTS AND PHYSICALS.

THE ENGLEWOOD CLINIC WILL ALSO SERVE THOSE ON NUTRIONAL PROGRAM - "WIC."

FIRE TRUCK CRASH-VO

HERE'S MORE REASON TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU'RE ON THE ROAD AROUND EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

THIS CRASH INVOLVING A FIRE TRUCK HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND WINKLER AVENUE IN FORT MYERS.

TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, AS TWO OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.

THE FIRE TRUCK TRIED TO AVOID THE CAR, BUT COULDN'T SWERVE IN TIME.

TEMP BRIDGE TO OPEN-VO

MEANWHILE --

A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

IN THREE HOURS --

A TEMPORARY BRIDGE WILL OPEN TO DRIVERS.

AS CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORK TO REPLACE WHITE BOULEVARD BRIDGE.

THE BRIDGE IS LOCATED ON 23RD STREET SOUTHWEST,

JUST SOUTH OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD.

PLEASE NOTE --

THE COUNTY DID ADD SPEED BUMPS IN THE AREA.

TO HELP WITH THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

TEASE ONE-VO

YOUR TIME IS NOW ____.

HAVE YOU FILLED UP YOUR TANK LATELY?

YOU'VE LIKELY NOTICED GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE.

AHEAD --

ABC-7 BREAKS DOWN THE SURGE IN PRICES --

TZ1 GAS PRICES

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING.

THE FIRST FARE HIKES OF THE YEAR--

PROVED TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL.

UNITED KICKED IT OFF BY CHARGING AS MUCH AS 5-DOLLARS MORE ON ONE-WAY FLIGHTS.

WHILE, CARRIERS AMERICAN AIRLINES AND U-S AIRWAYS FOLLOWED UP--

THO FARE COMPARE SAYS UNITED HAS ROLLED THEM BACK. WHILE DELTA BAILED OUT OF THE HIKE LATE FRIDAY.

*****

EXPECT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE FATE OF HOSTESS BRANDS.

TWO COMPANIES ARE NEGOTIATING BUYING PARTS OF THE BELOVED FORMER TWINKIE MAKER.

SOURCES TELL THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "FLOWER FOODS"-- THE MAKER OF TASTYKAKES--

AND MEXICAN BAKER, "GRUPO BIMBO"--

ARE STALKING-HORSE BIDDERS FOR THE COMAPANY'S BRANDS AND PLANTS.

*****

CHEAPER FLATSCREENS COULD BE ON THE WAY--

I'LL TELL YOU WHY, AFTER THIS:

CHINESE T-V MAKERS ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A SPLASH AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW--

TO RAISE THEIR VISIBILITY WITH AMERICAN SHOPPERS AND DISTRIBUTORS.

CHINESE MANUFACTURERS BENEFIT FROM LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS, THEY CAN PASS ONTO CONSUMERS--

AND *THAT* COULD PUT PRESSURE ON SONY AND SHARP.

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WE'RE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON THE BIG BANKS--

THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS A $10-BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE CLAIMS OF FORECLOSURE ABUSE IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

*****

AS FOR STOCKS-- THE S&P ROSE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2007 ON FRIDAY'S JOBS REPORT--

SHOWING 155- THOUSAND WORKERS ADDED LAST MONTH.

*****

AND THE JOBS PICTURE FOR VETERANS' IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVING-- BUT NOT ENOUGH.

USA TODAY SAYS, THE RATE DROPPED TO AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 9-POINT-9 PERCENT LAST YEAR, FROM 12-POINT-1 PERCENT IN 2011.

IT'S STUBBORNLY HIGH, COMPARED TO THE NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 7-POINT-8 PERCENT.

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STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

A fading cold front over Central and South Florida may manage to kick up a few showers this morning and then a few more during the heat of the day, but any rain that develops today will be pretty isolated and hit-or-miss.

Aside from a few showers, our sky will feature a mix of sun and clouds, leading to some very warm weather through the afternoon. The average high for this time of year is 75°, and we'll manage to warm several degrees beyond that with our daytime temperatures aimed to near 82° this afternoon.

Humidity levels will continue to stay pretty elevated through the course of the week, bringing the potential for some early morning patchy fog throughout the week, so you may have to contend with low visibility if you're commuting early in the morning close to sunrise.

By Tuesday the cold front that's been essentially parked across Central and South Florida will ultimately fade away, so our weather looks to stay fairly quiet through the remainder of the week with no major cold fronts headed our way.

The big story for us through the next several days will be in the temperature department as daytime highs warm to the low to mid 80s through the end of the week and overnight temperatures only cool down to the mid 60s! These numbers are about ten degrees above average for this time of year.

Even with the abnormally warm weather around, moisture will be very limited, so rain chances will continue to stay very slim through the upcoming weekend.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

PHISHING FEARS-2SHOT

DURING THE HOLIDAYS --

MOBILE DEVICE SALES WENT THROUGH THE ROOF.

HOWEVER, WHILE OUR ATTRACTION TO MOBILE DEVICES TO CONTINUES TO GROW.

SO TOO DO THE POTENTIAL DANGERS.

PHISHING FEARS-PKG

NEARLY 17.5 MILLION SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS WERE ACTIVATED CHRISTMAS DAY.

.THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ACTIVATIONS IN ONE DAY - EVER.

.BUT, UNFORTUNATELY. IT'S ALSO MORE TARGETS FOR HACKERS.

"On every single device where you can get a communication, there's someone who's willing to put a fraudulent message out to lure you in"

LURE YOU IN THROUGH THE OLD TECHNIQUE OF PHISHING. SPELLED WITH A "PH".

.AND PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE ARE YOUNGSTERS ON MOBILE DEVICES.

"So, they'll get a link that's sent to them via text and it'll say 'This is a great new offer, click here" and then they'll be infected by malware"

MICHELLE DENNEDY AT MCAFEE INTERNET SECURITY GOES SO FAR AS TO SAY KIDS HAVE BECOME THE TARGET OF CHOICE FOR HACKERS.

BUT ADULTS ARE STILL FALLING PREY TOO. LIKE AT WORK. THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED "SPEARPHISHING" WHERE SOMEONE POSING AS YOUR BOSS. EMAILS YOU.

"It'll say something like 'Urgent, I need you in my office now ! Take a look at this spreadsheet' And as an employee who likes to continue to be employed, you're gonna want to click on that"

AND WHEN YOU DO CLICK. YOU GIVE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPANY'S I-T UNIT.

EXPERTS SAY ALL OF IT'S INSIDIOUS.BUT MOBILE PHISHING SCAMS ARE ON THE INCREASE BECAUSE THE SCAMMERS HAVE BECOME MORE MOBILE, TOO.

ELECTRONICS CONVENTION-VO

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

STAYING WITH TECH NEWS --

THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW HEADS TO LAS VEGAS THIS WEEK.

OFFICIALS DON'T EXPECT THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE AS BIG AS YEARS PAST.

BUT THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES WILL PACK THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER --

WITH THEIR NEWEST PRODUCTS.

A FEW ITEMS YOU CAN CATCH THERE?

*ULTRA H-D TELEVISIONS.

*SMARTER CARS.

BOA SETTLEMENT-OTS-OC

ALL NEW AT NINE--

BANK OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES A SETTLEMENT WITH FANNIE MAE.

IT STEMS FROM RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS SOLD BY THE BANK AND ITS COUNTRYWIDE UNIT TO THE AGENCY AHEAD OF THE NATION'S 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS.

THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDES A $3.6 BILLION PAYMENT TO FANNIE MAE.

GAS PRICES-VOTOPS

LET'S TALK GAS PRICES --

THIS MORNING, THE NATIONAL PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED.

IS THREE-DOLLARS-30 CENTS.

THAT'S UP THREE CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

AND IT'S EXPECTED TO RISE EVEN MORE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

CRUDE OIL PRICES WERE UP ABOUT 10-DOLLARS A BARREL IN THE PAST MONTH,

HELPING PUSH PRICES AT THE PUMP

REFINERY SHUTDOWNS AND REDUCED PRODUCTION IN THE U-S.

TEASE TWO-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

FOR MANY OF YOU, A NEW YEAR -- MEANS A NEW WORKOUT PLAN.

BUT DON'T LET A COMMON CONDITION END YOUR STREAK --

TZ2 EXERCISE ASTHMA-VOTOPS

EXERCISE ASTHMA-OC

IT'S THE START OF 2013.

AND *MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE VOWED TO EXERCISE MORE THIS YEAR.

BUT BEFORE THE SHORTNESS OF BREATH CONSUMES YOU --

DON'T GIVE UP!

KRISTI NELSON EXPLAINS EXERCISE TRIGGERED ASTHMA.

EXERCISE ASTHMA-PKG

NICK BOULLE IS AN AVID CYCLIST. BUT ONE DAY, SOME SCARY SYMPTOMS HIT. THREATENING TO SLOW HIM DOWN FOREVER.

"And I was in absolute terrible pain from my legs and I couldn't figure out what the deal was. I couldn't even get myself to breathe heavily."

HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG, AND SAW MULTIPLE DOCTORS. BUT NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT.

"I couldn't finish a simple race. I couldn't get through a workout."

FINALLY. BOULLE MET DR. MARK MILLARD.

HE SAY SAYS BOULLE DID THE RIGHT THING BY NOT GIVING UP.

"We have to sometimes do a series of tests, challenge tests to airways to try and understand why something is happening, causing that sense of shortness of breath."

AFTER A SERIES OF TESTS. THEY FIGURED OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH BOULLE. EXERCISE TRIGGERED ASTHMA.

"And in nick's case, we had to do a series of tests to finally figure out exactly what was the problem, and that also gave us a clue into using medicines that weren't historically used for asthma to help improve his symptoms."

DR. MILLARD SAYS SHORTNESS OF BREATH SHOULDN'T BE IGNORED AND SHOULDN'T STOP A PERSON FROM EXERCISING.

HE SAYS WEIGHT GAIN IS NOT ALWAYS THE REASON FOR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IT'S OFTEN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

"A lot of people who are overweight and out of shape are that way because they can't breathe. It's the breathing that triggered the inactivity that triggered the weight gain."

BOULLE'S NEW TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS.

EXERCISE ASTHMA-FSSTOPS

KRISTI NELSON REPORTING --

SYMPTOMS OF EXERCISE-INDUCED ASTHMA INCLUDE:

FATHER MENTAL HEALTH -VO

A NEW STUDY SHOWS MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE LINKED TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN HIS OFFSPRING.

A STUDY OF MORE THAN 31-THOUSAND NORWEGIAN CHILDREN FINDS 3-PERCENT OF THEIR FATHERS HAD HIGH LEVELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS WHILE THE BABIES WERE STILL IN UTERO.

PREGNANCY MARRIAGE -VOTOPS

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MEANWHILE ANOTHER STUDY FINDS --

WOMEN WHO ARE MARRIED WHILE PREGNANT.

ARE *LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC ABUSE, USE DRUGS OR SUFFER POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.

RESEARCHERS FOUND --

ONE IN FIVE PREGNANT WOMEN WHO LIVED WITH THEIR PARTNER.

EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF ABUSE OR DEPRESSION.

AS WELL AS TWO-THIRDS OF WOMEN.

WHO HAD SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARTNER THE YEAR *BEFORE GIVING BIRTH.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

OUTRAGE IN OHIO.

A SUSPECTED COVER UP.

AFTER A TEEN SAYS SHE WAS RAPED WHILE UNCONSCIOUS.

BUT FIRST -- A *FIERCE FLU SEASON.

PUTS YOUR HEALTH AT RISK.

Its been an epidemic and its

been huge and there've been a lot of admissions from the flu, more than ever.

IT'S THE WORST OUTBREAK OF DEADLY FLU VIRUS. IN A DECADE.

TZ3 ) ALARMING FLU NUMBERS-SOTVO

TS1) RICK SCOTT DC-VOTOPS

RUNNING THROUGH THE TOP STORIES FOR THIS MONDAY MORNING --

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN WASHINGTON TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HEATHCARE IN FLORIDA.

TS2) CLINTON RETURNS-VOTOPS

SECRETARY OF STATE -- HILLARY CLINTON -- RETURNS TO WORK THIS WEEK.

SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A BLOOD CLOT.

THAT FORMED WHEN SHE FAINTED AND HIT HER HEAD.

WE CHECKED THE DEPARTMENT'S SCHEDULE.

TS3) HOLMES HEARING-VOTOPS

TODAY IS DAY ONE FOR JAMES HOLMESS PRELIMINARY HEARING.

HE'S ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE INSIDE A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

AND KILLING 12 PEOPLE.

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

ALARMING FLU NUMBERS-2SHOT

WE START THIS HALF HOUR WITH NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE FLU VIRUS.

WE'RE LEARNING THIS IS the earliest and worst outbreak of deadly flu virus in a

decade.

41 STATES REPORT CASES --

AND 18 CHILDREN HAVE ALREADY DIED.

BUT THE FLU SEASON IS *JUST GETTING STARTED.

ALARMING FLU NUMBERS-PKG

I DON'T WANNA GET A SHOT!

THIS MORNING THE C-D-C SAYS AN ALARMING 41 STATES HAVE *WIDESPREAD*

INFLUENZA ACTIVITY, THAT'S UP 25% FROM JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.

ALREADY, 18 CHILDREN HAVE DIED. AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE RISING

DR. DAVID ROSENBERG, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGIST: ITS BEEN AN EPIDEMIC AND ITS

BEEN HUGE AND THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF ADMISSIONS FROM THE FLU, MORE THAN EVER

.

NEAR THE GREAT LAKES, THE HARDEST HIT REGION REPORTS NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF

THOSE WHO WERE CHECKED TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE FLU.

DR. NEIL SMITH, CLEAVELAND CLINIC: WERE SEEING ABOUT 75 TO 80 PATIENTS A DAY

NOW

THAT'S NEARLY DOUBLE THE USUAL NUMBER

NURSE: INCREDIBLY BUSY, WAITING ROOM FULL OF PATIENTS

DOCTOR: SORE THROAT, COUGHS, BODY ACHES ARE BIG THINGS

TYPICAL FLU SEASONS DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL AROUND NOW *AFTER* THE HOLIDAYS, BUT

THIS YEAR'S SEASON STARTED BACK OCTOBER AND THIS MORNING THE COUNTRY IS AT

ALARMING FLU NUMBERS-OC

DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER REPORTING.

EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN THE FLU SHOT. ARE STILL GETTING SICK.

BUT THE C-D-C SAYS THE INFLUENZE VIRUS THAT IS SPREADING. *IS* COVERED BY THIS YEAR'S VACCINE.

HAGEL NOMINATION-VO

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY --

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO NAME THE NEXT DEFENSE SECRETARY.

HE'LL NOMINATE FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL.

BUT SOME PROMINENT REPUBLICANS SAY THEY DISAGREE WITH THE CHOICE.

HAGEL SPOKE OUT *AGAINST THE PLANNED TROOP SURGE IN IRAQ.

AND MADE CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS ON ISRAEL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL ALSO NAME HIS PICK FOR HEAD OF THE C-I-A TODAY.

HE PLANS TO CHOOSE JOHN BRENNAN.

A 25-YEAR C-I-A VETERAN.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP - DEVELOPING

DEBT CEILING DEBATE-VO

THERE'S A NEW BATCH OF BATTLES BREWING ON CAPITOL HILL --

AND IT'S ALL OVER THE NATIONAL DEBT CEILING.

LAWMAKERS BEGIN A NEW SESSION UNDER PRESSURE --

TO AVERT ANOTHER FINANCIAL DISASTER.

IF AN AGREEMENT IS NOT REACHED BY LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH --

THE UNITED STATES RISKS DEFAULTING ON ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.

THIS TIME AROUND --

DEBT CEILING DEBATE-SOTVO

"I believe we need to raise the debt ceiling, but if we don't raise it without a plan to get out of debt, all of us should be fired."

"The bottom line is we can't continue down the path we're on of borrowing money to pay our own debt with, and we've got to have serious spending cuts. We've got to have dollar for dollar within the same year."

SOME REPUBLICANS NOW CRITICIZE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FISCAL LEADERSHIP.

HE SAYS HE WILL *NOT NEGOTIATE WITH CONGRESS --

OBAMA SANDY AID-VOWIPE

HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR VICTIMS OF SUPERSTORM SANDY.

HERE IS PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AID PACKAGE OFFICIAL.

IT INCLUDES MORE THAN NINE-BILLION DOLLARS TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT PAY FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS.

LATER THIS MONTH,

GOOGLE NORTH KOREA-VO

THIS MORNING --

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS *NOT HAPPY ABOUT A QUOTE "PRIVATE HUMANITARIAN MISSION."

FORMER NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON WILL TRAVEL TO NORTH KOREA.

AND A GOOGLE EXECUTIVE WILL JOIN HIM.

GOOGLE NORTH KOREA-SOTVO

"The purpose of the visit is that it is a private humanitarian mission. We're going to make an assessment of the North Korean economic and political situation. We're also going to look at the humanitarian status of the Korean people

RICHARDSON HAS TRAVELED TO THE REGION SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.

ALASKA OIL RIG-VO

ENCOURAGING NEWS THIS MORNIG FOR AN OIL SPILL SCARE NEAR A REMOTE ALASKAN ISLAND.

A PETROLEUM DRILLING RIG IS UPRIGHT AND STABLE --

AND NOW, NAVAL ARCHITECTS HAVE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR IT TO BE TOWED.

THEY WANT TO TOW THE RIG FROM WHERE IT CURRENTLY SITS AGROUND, TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE KODIAK AREA.

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NOW TO THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE.

THAT HAS ROCKED A SMALL CITY IN OHIO.

TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED --

FOR ATTACKING A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL.

AND NOW LOCAL POLICE ARE UNDER FIRE FROM PROTESTERS --

WHO SAY THEY SLOW-WALKED THE CASE.

TO PROTECT THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM

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"WE WANT JUSTICE, WE WANT JUSTICE"

THIS MORNING STEUBENVILLE OHIO IS UNDER SIEGE.

"HOWWWW do you sleep at night????"

ANGRY PROTESTERS - HERE IN TOWN AND ONLINE -- ARE DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR A

16-YEAR-OLD TEEN WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN AUGUST BY TWO HIGH

SCHOOL FOOTBALL STARS

OVER THE WEEKEND MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND SHOWED UP OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY

COURTHOUSE

THE FRESH ANGER COMES AFTER THIS VIDEO WAS LEAKED BY THE INTERNET ACTIVIST

GROUP "ANONYMOUS"-

22:29:08

"SHE'S DEADER THAN A DOORNAIL"

IT APPEARS TO SHOW LOCAL TEENAGERS JOKING ABOUT THE ALLEGED ASSAULT.

"SHE MIGHT HAVE WANTED IT."

ANOTHER PHOTO CIRCULATED BY "ANONYMOUS" PROPORTEDLY SHOWS TWO OF THE ACCUSED

MEN CARRYING THE ALLEGED UNCONCIOUS VICTIM.

SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOW ABLAZE WITH ANGRY COMMENTS ACCUSING POLICE AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT OF SLOWING DOWN THE INVESTIGATION TO PROTECT THE HIGH SCHOOL'S

BELOVED FOOTBALL PROGRAM - "THE BIG RED" - KNOWN FOR WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

20:03:34

THE VIDEO, THE PICTURES THOSE TELL THE STORY

21:59:23

HORRIFIC IS PROBABLY THE BEST DESCRIPTIVE WORD I COULD USE.

THE TOWN HAS NOW LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE ABOUT THE CASE DEFENDING THE

INVESTIGATION

AND THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR HAS ASKED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HANDLE THE

CASE

My job is to stay focused on the evidence and not try this case IN THE

social media. THE ONLY THING WE WANT TO DO IS DETERMINE WHAT THE FACTS ARE,

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ALEX PEREZ REPORTING.

THE ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THE TEENS.

WANTS A JUDGE TO POSTPONE AND MOVE HIS CLIENT'S TRIAL.

AURORA STANDOFF FAMILY-SOTVO

THIS MORNING -- WE'RE HEARING FROM RELATIVES OF THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED DURING A COLORADO HOSTAGE SITUATION.

IT'S JUST THE LATEST TRAGEDY FOR THE AURORA COMMUNITY.

"He was a follower of God. He was a very Christian man."

Why would something so awful happen to someone who had such a positive outlook on life?

"She was like a big sister. A heart of gold from beyond. She was just an amazing person."

THOSE WERE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ANTHONY TICALI AND STACIE PHILBROOK.

FOUR PEOPLE -- INCLUDING TH LONE GUNMAN -- DIED AFTER A POLICE STANDOFF -- WHICH LASTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

THE GUNMAN HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE THE TOWNHOUSE, FIRING SHOTS AT A SWAT TEAM -- BEFORE OFFICERS SHOT HIM

FL PLANE CRASH VIGIL-VO

A FLORIDA TEEN ORGANIZED A VIGIL FOR THREE PEOPLE --

KILLED DURING A PLANE CRASH OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE 13-YEAR-OLD LIVES IN PALM COAST.

HE SAYS HE WAS ON HIS WAY BACK HOME FROM SCHOOL,

WHEN HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT FALL OUT OF THE SKY.

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DIED.

LUCKILY, THE WOMAN INSIDE THE HOUSE WAS OKAY.

FL ANIMALS SEIZED-SOTVO

INVESTIGATORS LOOKING FOR A MISSING FLORIDA CHILD --

STUMBLE ON A LITERAL ANIMAL HOUSE.

"You can't let the animals over take you and basically that's what it is."

"And then when you're not employed and you don't have the money to feed them it's just. you know, you don't know what to do."

SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS WENT TO THE NORTH TAMPA HOME -- AFTER RECEIVING A CALL ABOUT A MISSING TODDLER -- WHO WAS LATER FOUND.

BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED -- THEY FOUND NEARLY THREE HUNDRED RABBITS, RATS, SNAKES, LIZARDS, HEDGEHOGS, SQUIRRELS, AND AT LEAST ONE DOG.

TX COACH ACCUSATIONS-VO

A HALL OF FAME TRACK AND FIELD COACH.

HAS RESIGNED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

SHE ALLEGEDLY HAD A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT ATHLETE.

BEV KEARNEY IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN COACH --

TO WIN AN N-C-A-A NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

BUT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION --

OF THAT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ATHLETE IN 2002.

THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS ALSO IS ADMIRED FOR AN AMAZING RECOVERY STORY.

COLLIER SEXUAL ABUSE-SS VO

TWO COLLIER COUNTY MEN ARE CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY --

ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED WILLIAM MEJIA AND JAMIE MIGANGOS,

AFTER A YEAR-LONG INVESTIGATION.

BOTH MEN DENY THE ALLEGATIONS,

INFORMATION ABOUT THESE TWO MEN CAME OUT --

WHEN A YOUNG GIRL WAS IN COUNSELING.

SHE WAS MOLESTED BY A SCHOOL VOLUNTEER.

ROBERT ALTER ADMITTED TO ABUSING NINE GIRLS.

TEASE FOUR-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

CALLING ALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS -- THE BIG GAME IS FINALLY HERE.

RIGHT NOW -- NOTRE DAME AND ALABAMA FANS ARE PREPARING FOR THE B-C-S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

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THE BIG GAME-2SHOT

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT.

A *BIG GAME FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS.

AN EPIC SHOWDOWN BETWEEN NOTRE DAME AND ALABAMA.

FOR THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE RIVALRY IS *INTENSE*.

TOGETHER, THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE *25* NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!

THE BIG GAME-PKG

NATS music

TRACK #1 - 3 SECOND DURATION

IT IS THE MOST STORIED RIVALRY IN COLLEGE FOOBALL

NATS

TRACK #2 - 3 SECOND DURATION

THE BLUE AND GOLD FIGHTING IRISH OF NORE DAME

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TRACK #3 - 10 SECOND DURATION

VERSUS THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE -- BOTH SCHOOLS STEEPED IN TRADITION AND

EXCELLENCE ON THE FIELD, DATING BACK TO THE DAYS OF KNUTE ROCKNEAND BEAR

BRYANT.

TRACK #4 - 7 SECOND DURATION

OFF THE FIELD, A CLASH OF CULTURES LIKE NO OTHER, PITTING NORTH VERSUS SOUTH

, AND STIRRING EMOTIONS THAT RUN DEEP

TRACK #5 - 6 SECOND DURATION

NOTRE DAME"S BIGGEST FAN - REGIS -- THE CRIMSON TIDE'S BIGGEST FAN - "

BROADWAY JOE" NAMATH

SOT JOE NAMATH / FORMER ALABAMA QUARTERBACK: "To me as a fan it's wonderful,

and for the players of course it's got to be a dream come true to win a

championship, to be in the position to win a championship."

SOT LEE FITTING / ESPN SENIOR PRODUCER: "It's going to be the biggest event

in the history of ESPN, the history of cable."

TRACK #6 - 14 SECOND DURATION

NUMBER TWO ALABAMA IS LOOKING TO WIN THEIR SECOND-STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE,

AND THEIR THIRD IN FOUR YEARS. THEY'D BE THE FIRST TEAM TO DO SO IN 15

YEARS, AND WOULD ESTABLISH THE CRIMSON TIDE AS COLLEGE FOOTBALLS NEWEST

DYNASTY.

SOT KELLY: "We're here to win a football game."

SOT SABAN: "This is going to be a very challenging game, no doubt."

TRACK #7 - 11 SECOND DURATION

STANDING IN THEIR WAY? UNDEFEATED NOTRE DAME, LOOKING FOR ITS FIRST NATIONAL

TITLE IN A QUARTER CENTURY AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO RE-TAKE ITS PLACE

AMONG COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ELITE.

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SOT JOSH ELLIOTT / ABC NEWS: "What will it mean for Notre Dame if it wins

the title?

SOT LOU HOLTZ / FORMER NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH:It will mean a great deal to

the students, the students identify with their years in school by where they

finished in football."

TRACK #8 - 11 SECOND DURATION

AND WITH AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO TUNE IN. IT'S AN ALL

HANDS ON DECK PRODUCTION FOR HUNDREDS OF ESPN STAFFERS - INCLUDING THE

SENIOR PRODUCER IN CHARGE OF IT ALL

SOT JOSH ELLIOTT / ABC NEWS: "For you personally what's this game going to

mean to you?"

SOT LEE FITTING / ESPN SENIOR PRODUCER: "Just to be part of a huge team that

THE BIG GAME-ONCAM

JOSH ELLIOT REPORTING.

AND FANS PAID A *HEFTY PRICE. FOR A TICKET TO THE BIG GAME.

A SEAT IN A EXECUTIVE SUITE WENT FOR A STAGGERING 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLINE.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

A fading cold front over Central and South Florida may manage to kick up a few showers this morning and then a few more during the heat of the day, but any rain that develops today will be pretty isolated and hit-or-miss.

Aside from a few showers, our sky will feature a mix of sun and clouds, leading to some very warm weather through the afternoon. The average high for this time of year is 75°, and we'll manage to warm several degrees beyond that with our daytime temperatures aimed to near 82° this afternoon.

Humidity levels will continue to stay pretty elevated through the course of the week, bringing the potential for some early morning patchy fog throughout the week, so you may have to contend with low visibility if you're commuting early in the morning close to sunrise.

By Tuesday the cold front that's been essentially parked across Central and South Florida will ultimately fade away, so our weather looks to stay fairly quiet through the remainder of the week with no major cold fronts headed our way.

The big story for us through the next several days will be in the temperature department as daytime highs warm to the low to mid 80s through the end of the week and overnight temperatures only cool down to the mid 60s! These numbers are about ten degrees above average for this time of year.

Even with the abnormally warm weather around, moisture will be very limited, so rain chances will continue to stay very slim through the upcoming weekend.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

WOMAN SET ON FIRE-VO

POLICE IN SAN FRANCISCO ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY SET HIS GIRLFRIEND ON FIRE, DURING AN ARGUMENT, YESTERDAY.

THE VICTIM'S SISTER SAYS -- THE COUPLE ARGUED OFTEN -- AND HAD ONLY BEEN TOGETHER FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

SHE SAYS, THE COUPLE WAS AT A LAUNDROMAT ON SUNDAY, WHERE THEY BEGAN TO ARGUE.

THE VICTIM THEN TOLD HER BOYFRIEND THE RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER --

WOMAN SET ON FIRE-SOTVO

"

THE VICTIM IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE.

POLICE SAY THE 25 YEAR OLD WOMAN SUFFERED "LIFE THREATENING" BURNS.

BOBCAT ATTACK-VOTOPS

A MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY FIGHTS OFF A WILD BOBCAT.

INSIDE THEIR GARAGE!

YOU CAN SEE THE SCARS ON ROGER MUNDELL'S FACE.

THERE WERE DOING WORK OUTSIDE THEIR HOME --

WHEN A BOBCAT SUDDENLY ATTACKED HIM.

THEN TURNED ON HIS 15-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW.

BOBCAT ATTACK-SOTVO

"I had to get it off my nephew I was in a t-shirt by then and that's when it ripped up my arm and stuff like that."

"I've got claw marks right here where it went like that and pulled at me. it's hard to believe."

A WHEELCHAIR CONSTRICTED NEIGHBOR SAW THE WHOLE THING --

BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT.

MUNDELL SAYS, HE AND HIS WIFE USED A CRUTCH TO HIT THE BOBCAT,

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A POLAR BEAR SCARE!

A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER TRYING TO GET UP CLOSE WITH A POLAR BEAR.

GOT A LOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.

HE ENDED UP HAVING A *TERRIFYING ENCOUNTER WITH THE HUGE WILD ANIMAL.

ABC'S DAN HARRIS HAS THE HARROWING STORY --

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4:05:34-. She's trying to see if she can crawl

through, she's trying to see if she can bite through.

A FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTER WITH A ONE THOUSAND POUND, EIGHT FOOT TALL POLAR

BEAR.

1:52- I can feel, just pushing. All this weight.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER GORDON BUCHANAN CAME TO ARCTIC NORWAY TO PHOTOGRAPH A

FAMILY OF POLAR BEARS BUT HE CAME MUCH CLOSER THAN HE EVER PLANNED.

0:08- She's coming closer and closer. Oh my god. She is enormous. Sheez.

HE'S INSIDE WHAT HE CALLS HIS "ICE CUBE" THE ON-ICE VERSION OF A SHARK CAGE

AND HE'S ONLY EQUIPPED WITH HIS CAMERAS.

4:04:35-. It's gathering information before it approaches, like it would

when stalking a seal. My scent is strongest at the weakest point,

the door.

PAW RAISED, THE BEAR SMASHES AGAINST THE ENCLOSURE. TRYING TO CLAW HIS

WAY IN FOR 40 MINUTES.

4:05:07- Being this close, I have an appreciation for what this animal is,

it is one of the most powerful animals on the planet, one of the most

intimidating animals on the planet, and one of the few animals that actually

see us as food.

FOOD. THE BEAR IS DETERMINED TO GET TO.

4:05:24-. You can sniff me, gosh I could've actually touched its nose.

A DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER THAT BUCHANAN IS ACTUALLY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED.

4:05:59- It was one of the most terrifying things that I've ever done and I

did it intentionally.

BUT HE SAYS THIS **CLOSE-UP** WAS WORTH THE **CLOSE CALL**.

04:46:16-. It was a strange mixture of terror and comedy because it felt

like, it just felt like a monumentally stupid thing to do. But it was

incredible.

BEAR SCARE-OC

THE FOOTAGE WILL APPEAR IN A THREE PART SERIES FOR THE B-B-C.

TEASE FIVE-VO

WE'LL RUN DOWN YOUR TOP STORIES.

WITH A FINAL LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.

ALSO -- A BRAND NEW MOVIE CHOPS IT'S WAY INTO THEATERS.

TZ5 BOX OFFICE-VOTOPS

BOX OFFICE REVIEW-VIDBOX

THERE'S A NEW TOP EARNER AT THE BOX OFFICE, THIS MORNING.

HORROR SEQUEL -- "TEXAS CHAINSAW 3-D" CAME IN FIRST PLACE --

EARNING 23-MILLION DOLLARS.

QUENTIN TARANTINO'S "DJANGO UNCHAINED" TOOK THE NUMBER TWO SPOT FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEKEND -- EARNING 20-MILLION.

AFTER THREE WEEKENDS AT NUMBER ONE, "THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY" FELL TO THIRD PLACE.

CAPE CORAL CHURCH-VO

MONEY PURS INTO A CAPE CORAL CHURCH THIS MORNING.

WE'RE TOLD IT'S THE *LARGEST DONATION EVER MADE IN THE CITY.

CAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP WANTED TO RAISE 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS,

DURING LAST MONTH'S CHRISTMAS OFFERING PROJECT.

THEY ACTUALLY RAISED 25 TIMES THAT --

PULLING IN ONE POINT TWO MILLION!

AND MOST OF IT CAME FROM ONE LOCAL FAMILY.

THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS --

LIKE A NEW HEALTH CLINIC.

CAPE CORAL CHURCH-SOTVO

Our focus is people who don't qualify for Medicaid. That group that kind if gets caught in the middle where they have a job but they don't have insurance it their insurance doesn't cover. So it's gonna be a primary care office as well.

OTHER PLANS INCLUDE FINISHING THE CHURCH'S FELLOWSHIP PARK.

OPERATING A SATELLITE CHURCH IN THE NORTH CAPE.

BUILDING FOUR CHURCHES IN HAITI.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) RICK SCOTT DC-VOTOPS

RUNNING THROUGH THE TOP STORIES FOR THIS MONDAY MORNING --

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN WASHINGTON TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HEATHCARE IN FLORIDA.

TS2) CLINTON RETURNS-VOTOPS

SECRETARY OF STATE -- HILLARY CLINTON -- RETURNS TO WORK THIS WEEK.

SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A BLOOD CLOT.

THAT FORMED WHEN SHE FAINTED AND HIT HER HEAD.

WE CHECKED THE DEPARTMENT'S SCHEDULE.

TS3) DEFENSE SECRETARY-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL TO NOMINATE HIS PICKS FOR THE PENTAGON AND THE CIA LATER TODAY.

HE'S EXPECTED TO NOMINATE FORMER SNATOR CHUCK HAGEL AS HIS NEXT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO NAME JOHN BRENNAN --

TS4) HOLMES HEARING-VOTOPS

TODAY IS DAY ONE OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR JAMES HOLMES.

HE'S ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE INSIDE A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

AND KILLING 12 PEOPLE.

THESE PROCEEDINGS OCCUR,

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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