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ALL NEW TONIGHT -- THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE FIRST PERSON KILLED IN FORT MYERS THIS YEAR.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE A DAYCARE --

TONIGHT, WE FIND OUT WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE DIED.

WITH THEIR BARE HANDS AND SHOVELS --

COLLIER COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE WORKING TO PROTECT AN IMPORTANT PASS.

BUT NOW, THE COUNTY IS STEPPING IN TO HELP.

PLUS -- THE HUNT BEGINS THIS WEEKEND BUT HUNDREDS ARE ALREADY LINING UP TO KILL GIANT SNAKES.

HL1) MURDER LATEST-VOTOPS

HL2) CLAM PASS-VOTOPS

HL3) SNAKE HUNT-VOTOPS

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

FORT MYERS MURDER INVESTIGATION-SSTOPS 2 SHOT

DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX--

WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN KILLED OUTSIDE A FORT MYERS SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

THIS IS A PICTURE GIVEN TO US BY KRISTOPHER SMITH'S FAMILY.

HE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF APOSTOLIC REVIVAL CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL JUST OFF M-L-K BOULEVARD YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE CITY;S FIRST MURDER OF THE YEAR.

HI AND GOOD EVENING I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

I'M JEFF BUTERA.

TONIGHT SMITH'S FAMILY IS IN MOURNING AS HIS KILLER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.

FORT MYERS MURDER INVESTIGATION-PKG

Family members too distraught to talk to us on camera today--but gave us this picture of 27 year old kris smith. They say he was dropping his kids off at daycare yesterday when he was fatally shot. Police rushed to the scene and so did concerned parents looking to pick up their children. The school, closed for the day, as the community tries to make sense of Fort Myers first murder of the year. Police say smith was targeted, but today friends and family want to know why. We found out smith had been charged with traffic offenses and one drug trafficking charge between 2005 and 2010, but found no other charges in the last two years.

FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-OC

THE SCHOOL HAD POSTED A SIGN ON ON ITS DOORS.

IT READS "NO COMMENT".

MAATSCH HEARING-VO

NEW TONIGHT --

THE MAN POLICE SAY STABBED A PASEO WOMAN WHILE SHE SLEPT MUST STAY LOCKED UP UNTIL HIS TRIAL.

A JUDGE DECIDED THAT TODAY.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS JOHN MAATSCH BROKE INTO TRACEY MARAZZI'S HOME AND STABBED HER THREE TIMES IN THE CHEST.

NICAEA ACADEMY INVESTIGATION-VO

NEW TONIGHT --

THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE FOUND *NO EVIDENCE OF ABUSE AT A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE.

IN A FINAL REPORT RELEASED TODAY -- D-C-F SAYS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE AT NICAEA ACADEMY.

BUT,

THEY DID GIVE THE ACADEMY TWO WRITTEN WARNINGS FOR INADEQUATE SUPERVISION AND CREATING AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.

THOSE TWO WARNING VIOLATIONS STEMMED FROM A INCIDENT WHERE A BROKEN WINDOW SLAMMED ON A GIRLS FINGERS WHILE SHE WAS PLAYING.

FLORIDA SCHOOL SAFETY-VO

NEW TONIGHT --

THE NEWTOWN SCHOOL TRAGEDY IS PROMPTING SECURITY CHANGES AT MANY FLORIDA SCHOOLS --

AND NOW, MORE ARE PLANNED.

FLORIDA WILL SPEND ABOUT 17-BILLION DOLLARS ON EDUCATION THIS YEAR.

70- MILLION OF THAT IS NOW SET ASIDE FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.

MOST OF *THAT PAYS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

NOW THERE'S A PUSH TO PUT MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

LOCAL SCHOOL SAFETY-VOTOPS

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ARE ALSO TALKING EXTRA SECURITY TONIGHT.

IT'S THE FIRST MEETING FOR LEE BOARD MEMBERS SINCE THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS.

PLANS INCLUDE ADDING EXTRA OFFICERS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS --

CHANGING LOCKS TO LOCK FROM THE *INSIDE -- AND MORE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS,.

EXTRA OFFICERS WOULD COST THE DISTRICT AN EXTRA THREE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS.

LOCAL SCHOOL SAFETY-SOTVO

3:52 4:10

I think there's a lot of concern. You know we have good security procedures at our school now, we really do, but you know they're not fool-proof. I mean the shooter at Sandy Hook actually defeated the security systems at that school.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IS *ALSO MEETING RIGHT NOW --

THEY ARE IN TALKS TO BEEF UP THEIR SECURITY.

COLORADO HEARING-NATVO

NEW TONIGHT --

DAY TWO OF THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING HEARINGS.

TODAY -- THE COURT HEARD TESTIMONY FROM SURVIVORS --

AND THOSE FIRST 9-1-1 CALLS THAT CAME IN 18 MINUTES INTO THE SHOWING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES."

SCRIPT:

NATS / "I've got people running out of the theater that are shot.

FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS SAT IN -- SOME LOOKING FOR RETRIBUTION -- OTHERS, JUST ANSWERS.

TODAY INVESTIGATORS DETAILED AN ELABORATE BOOBY TRAP THE ALLEGED SHOOTER DESIGNED IN HIS APARTMENT.

POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER HOPED LOUD MUSIC WOULD LURE SOMEONE TO THE APARTMENT --

AND AN EXPLOSION WOULD PULL POLICE *AWAY FROM THE THEATER.

TUCSON ANNIV-NATVO

LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THE NEWTON SCHOOL MASSACRE,

TUCSON, ARIZONA IS MARKING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF A GUNMAN'S ATTACK THAT TARGETED CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS.

NATS - church service

SURVIVORS OF THE MASS SHOOTING JOINED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT AN INTERFAITH SERVICE PUSHING FOR NEW LAWS.

THE SHOOTINGS LEFT SIX PEOPLE DEAD AND 12 OTHERS INJURED INCLUDING THE FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN.

TUCSON ANNIV-SOTVO

SOT Sawyer/Giffords intv Diane Sawyer: "WHEN IT CAN HAPPEN TO CHILDREN IN A CLASSROOM, IT'S TIME TO SAY?" \Gabby Giffords: "ENOUGH."

THE FBI REPORTS A RECORD TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION BACKGROUND CHECKS OF WOULD-BE GUN BUYERS IN 2012, A 49-PERCENT INCREASE IN ONE YEAR.

GIFFORDS TEASE-SSTOPS

STILL AHEAD ON WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER --

AN A-B-C NEWS WORLD EXCLUSIVE.

HEAR MORE FROM GIFFORDS AND HER HUSBAND MARK KELLY AS THEY SIT DOWN WITH DIANE FOR THEIR FIRST JOINT INTERVIEW SINCE THE NEWTON SHOOTING.

CASEY NEW INFORMATION-VO

CASEY ANTHONY IS APPEALING HER FOUR CONVICTIONS FOR LYING TO THE AUTHORITIES.

ANTHONY WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDERING HER TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

NOW, ANTHONY'S LAWYERS SAY HER FOUR LIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED ONE OFFENSE.

FOR THOSE CHARGES, ANTHONY WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON --

WITH TIME SERVED WHILE AWAITING TRIAL -- TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND OTHER FACTORS --

CASEY IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE HER SENTENCE ON SUNDAY.

CLAM PASS DREDGING-TC MON

WITH SHOVELS - SPADES AND THEIR OWN BARE HANDS ,

A COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING ALL WEEK TO CLEAR OUT A POPULAR PASS.

AND NEW TONIGHT -- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE STEPPING IN TO HELP.

LESS THAN TWO HOURS AGO THEY ISSUED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR CLAM PASS.

CLAM PASS DREDGING-PKG

OVER 40 YEARS IN NAPLES AND ONLY ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE CLAM PASS.

Bob Matenaer/14:57 "It certainly isn't the way that it was in the past."

LIKE MANY NAPLES RESIDENTS---BOB AND CAROL MATENAER HAVE KEPT AN EYE ON THE CHANNEL---WATCHING IT FILL UP WITH SAND MONTH AFTER MONTH.

Bob Matenaer/Naples/14:19 "It was worse than we had anticipated."

TODAY, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY---ONE THAT SHOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR HIRING A DREDGING COMPANY.

Kathy Minniti/Naples/11:51 "I don't know how you could think its not an emergency."

THE COUNTY HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A PERMIT TO DREDGE THE WATERWAY---WAITING ON ONE FROM THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Georgia Hiller/6:11 "Let's face it, the permit has been coming for two years which in my opinion, is completely unacceptable."

THIS FORCED BEACHGOERS TO TAKE SHOVELS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS OVER THE PAST WEEK--BECAUSE WITHOUT FLOWING WATER---MANGROVES AND WILDLIFE WILL START TO DIE.

Carrol Matenaer/15:30 "They brought attention to the problem, and they did a valuable thing."

Georgia Hiller/5:43 "If I wasn't at the board meeting, i'd be digging with them."

BUT WITH AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN THE WORKS---COMMISSIONERS ARE ASSURING THE PUBLIC THAT SOME REAL DREDGING IS FINALLY ON THE WAY.

Goergia Hiller/4:58 "Everything is moving forward, full blast." "We're doing what has to be done to get this matter resolved as quickly as possible."

CAPTIVA EROSION-OC VO

COUNTY CONSULTANTS ARE SET TO MEET WITH THE CORP OF ENGINEERS ON THURSDAY TO IRON OUT WHICH DREDGING COMPANY THEY'LL GO WITH.

ONE DOWNSIDE THOUGH---ONCE A CREW IS HIRED, OFFICIALS TELL ME IT MAY TAKE SIXTY DAYS FOR WORK TO GET STARTED.

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY ALSO TOOK A HEAVY TOLL ON LEE COUNTY.

THE CAPTIVA EROSION PREVENTION DISTRICT ESTIMATES 10 MILLION DOLLARS ARE NEEDED TO REPAIR DAMAGE DEBBY CAUSED.

THE COUNTY HAS APPLIED FOR A FEMA GRANT --

IF THEY GET THAT MONEY --

FISH PROBLEM-VO

AN ENDANGERED FISH HAS SIDELINED AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY IN CAPE CORAL --

DEALING A DAMAGING BLOW TO THEIR FRAGILE RECOVERY.

BUT NEW TONIGHT --

CAPE CORAL MAY ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TO HAND OUT SEAWALL PERMITS.

IN OCTOBER, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BLOCKED THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ISSUE NEW ONES.

BIOLOGISTS SAY THE SMALL TOOTH SAW FISH CALL THE CAPE'S CANALS HOME.

THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS WAITED FOR A FULL REPORT TO ANALYZE THE CONSTRUCTION'S IMPACT ON THE ENDANGERED ANIMAL.

FISH PROBLEM-SOTVO

TAKE SOT

Moe Beneke, Cape Coral Construction Industry Association 1420 "We were at a point where construction is starting to build, people are showing interest. The last thing we needed was something putting the brakes on that. That's what it did."

FLU LATEST-VO

FLU SEASON IS HITTING EARLIER THAN IT HAS IN A DECADE,

AND LOCALLY HOSPITALS ARE SEEING A SPIKE IN CASES.

80 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY IS REPORTING SEVERE FLU SYMPTOMS.

FLORIDA IS ONE OF THE *MOST SEVERE.

THERE IS GOOD NEWS --

A-B-C SEVEN CONTACTED AT LEAST A DOZEN PHARMACIES IN OUR AREA.

ONLY ONE, IN NAPLES, WAS OUT OF THE FLU VACCINE.

PAGE FIELD RD-VO

AN IMPORTANT A-B-C SEVEN CONSTRUCTION ALERT TONIGHT --

WORK HAS STARTED JUST SOUTH OF PAGE FIELD TO REALIGN SOUTH ROAD AND DANLEY DRIVE.

THE PROJECT WOULD ALLOW THE AIRPORT TO EXPAND ITS PARKING RAMP -- POTENTIALLY ADDING EXTRA REVENUE.

BUT --

NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING THE PROJECT IS NOT GOING AS PLANNED.

THEY TELL US THEY WERE PROMISED PARKING --

THEY WERE NOT -- ONLY THE POSSIBILITY OF PARKING --

PAGE FIELD RD-SOTVO

Sot Sean

".All they've done is created a racetrack up to us 41."

THE PORT AUTHORITY WILL NOT DISCUSS THE LAWSUIT,.

SNAKE HUNT UPDATE-VO-OC

NEW AT SIX --

WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE 20-13 PYTHON CHALLENGE.

SO FAR, NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PAID THE 25 DOLLAR ENTRANCE FEE FOR THE CONTEST.

AND, BEFORE THE COMPETITION KICKS OFF, WE THOUGHT YOUR SHOULD KNOW THE RULES.

YOU HAVE TO REGISTER AND PAY AN ENTRENCE FEE --

YOU CAN DO THAT AT PYTHONCHALLENGE-DOT COM.

THERE IS ALSO A 30 MINUTE ONLINE COURSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE.

YOU DON'T NEED A PYTHON PERMIT -- BUT THERE ARE SEPARATE COMPETITIONS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PERMIT HOLDERS.

THE CHALLENGE KICKS OFF AT ONE P-M SATURDAY AND ENDS A MONTH LATER ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

THERE ARE CASH PRIZES FOR WHOMEVER CATCHES THE LARGEST AND MOST SNAKES.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE---

GADGET GEEKS START DROOLING NOW!

A FORK THAT WORKS WITH YOUR PHONE --

A 110 INCH SUPER H-D T-V --

AND A CAR THAT DRIVES ITSELF.

YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM ALL -- AND WE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM.

PLUS --

11-35 --

VERY IMPORTANT NUMBERS TONIGHT ON A-B-C SEVEN.

WE GO BACKSTAGE BEFORE LATE-NIGHT'S NEWEST KING MOVES INTO HIS NEW CASTLE.

TZ1 A CONSUMER ELECTRONICS-VOTOPS

TZ1 B KIMMEL PREVIEW-VOTOPS

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW-TC MON

WE ALL WANT THE NEWEST -- LIGHTEST -- FASTEST GADGET ON THE MARKET --

AND TODAY THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE TO GET A GLIMPSE AT THE LATEST CUTTING EDGE TOYS.

THAT'S THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW IN LAS VEGAS.

IT KICKED OFF TODAY.

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW-PKG

If you are wondering what all the big companies are talking about here at

CES 2013. It is this, 4k Ultra HD TVs. That is 4 times the resolution of

probably the TV you are watching right now. 4 times 1080p. What that means

is beautiful picture. This is Samsung's S9 TV. It is 85 inches of beautiful

4k resolution. I mean it looks like I am looking at this animal right now.

Problem is they are not saying how much it is going to cost but it is coming

out in March.

The other big thing everyone is talking about at this show are things that

work with your smart phone. And I am taking about lots of things, your

refrigerator, your vacuum and even a fork. This is a happy fork, what that

means is, it works with your phone, it pairs with it. And the application

will tell you what you are eating and the fork will actually vibrate if you

are eating too fast.

It vibrated. it keeps vibrating. I'm a fast eater.

And the last big thing at the show has to do with your phone but it mostly

has to do with car tech. I am going to press this button on this iPhone and

a car, a parked car it going to unpark itself and come pick me up. And guess

what? No one is driving that car. This is coming from Audi, it is called

piloted parking and they are promising it before the end of the decade.

KIMMEL PREVIEW-NATVO

REMEMBER THESE NUMBERS --

11-35.

THAT IS WHEN JIMMEL KIMMEL WILL WALK ON TO HIS BRAND NEW SET AT HIS ALL-NEW TIME TONIGHT!.

t.v. clip shows jimmy kimmel logo set to music.

HIS FIRST GUESTS -- HIS GOOD FRIEND JENNIFER ANISTON AND MUSICAL GUESTS NO DOUBT.

ONE THING KIMMEL DOESN'T DOUBT -- THE SHOW WILL BE FUNNY.

YOU CAN CATCH THE EXCITING PRIMIERE EVENT TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN *AFTER THE NEWS AT 11.

KIMMEL PREVIEW-SOT SS

OT: jimmy kimmel: i don't feel that nervous about it. i feel pretty calm about it but i don't know. there are a few nervous nellies around here but i think everyone feels pretty confident.

YOU CAN CATCH THE EXCITING PRIMIERE EVENT TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN *AFTER THE NEWS AT 11.

BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT TOO.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

A LOCAL GUY HELPS ALABAMA WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. HEAR FROM HIM. THE GATORS BASKETBALL TEAM READY TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TZ 7 1) CLERICAL MISTAKE CLOSES GUN SHOPT-SOTVO

it's going to kill me

A LOCAL GUN SHOP OWNER SAYS HE'S BEING FORCED TO CLOSE HIS BUSINESS--

TZ 7 2) SUN COUNTRY RSW SERVICE-VOTOPS

NEED TO GET AWAY--

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES MAKES A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ABOUT NEW FLIGHTS UP NORTH.

WHEN YOU CAN GET ON BOARD--

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

CRIMSON TIDE-SOTTOPS

CRIMSON TIDE-POPMON

CRIMSON TIDE-VOTTOPS

LAST NIGHT SABAN AND COMPANY LEFT NO DOUBT ON WHO'S THE BEST TEAM. HAMMERING NOTRE DAME. 42-14

ONE GUY WHO WAS ALONG FOR THE RIDE ALL SEASON. NAPLES GRAD. JULES MONTINAR. WHO IS A GRAD ASSISTANT FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE.

CRIMSON TIDE-SOTTOPS

URBAN MEYER-VO-VIDBOX

OF COURSE WITH THAT WIN. ALABAMA IS NUMBER ONE IN THE FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL. FLORIDA FINISHES 9TH. FLORIDA STATE 10TH.

MEANWHILE FORMER GATOR COACH URBAN MEYER. AND HIS OHIO STATE BUCKEYES FINISH 3RD. AS THE ONLY UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE NATION.

SPARANO-VOTOPS

FORMER MIAMI DOLPHINS HEAD COACH TONY SPARANO. IS LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB.

TODAY HE WAS FIRED AS THE JETS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

FLORIDA GATORS-POPMON

FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS

NHL LABOR-VOTOPS

WHILE THE NHL LOCKOUT IS TECHNICALLY OVER. OFFICIALLY IT IS NOT.

THE OWNERS WILL VOTE ON WEDNESDAY TO APPROVE THE LATEST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

IF THAT HAPPENS. THE REGULAR 48 GAME SEASON IS SET TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 19TH.

NHL LABOR-SOTTOPS

GOODBYE-4SHOT