BREKAING NEWS-CLIP

75 NAPLES CRASH-FDOT CAMERA

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.A CAR CRASH IS CAUSING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 75 IN COLLIER COUNTY.

ITS AFFECTING THE SOUTHBOUND LANES NEAR MILE MARKER 104.

YOU CAN SEE ONE LANE IS BLOCKED BECAUSE OF AN OVERTURNED VEHICLE.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT SS BOXES

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT ELEVEN.

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THREE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO HAVE SEX WITH A CHILD.

THEY ARE AMONG 43 PEOPLE BUSTED IN A STING.

THESE THREE FROM OUR AREA WENT TO A MANATEE COUNTY HOME BELIEVING THEY WERE MEETING UP WITH A CHILD TO HAVE SEX.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JUST TALKED WITH NEIGHBORS OF ONE OF THEM.

OPERATION GREEN SHEPARD-REM LIVE

WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE GATED COMMUNITY WHERE ONE OF THOSE MEN LIVES.

43 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SOLICITATION FOR SEX WITH CHILDREN IN MANATEE COUNTY.

THREE OF THEM FROM OUR AREA.

OPERATION GREEN SHEPARD-VO SS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM YOU-TUBE.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE ACTUAL STING WHERE THE MEN WERE ARRESTED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SUSPECTS WENT TO A HOME, BELIEVING THEY WERE MEETING UP WITH A JUVENILE FOR A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER.

AND THIS WAS MUCH LIKE TO CATCH A PREDITOR.

INVESTIGATORS WENT UNDERCOVER IN ONLINE CHATROOMS, SETTING UP THESE ENCOUNTERS WITH ADULTS WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE MEETING UP WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

TWO OF THE MEN WERE FROM COLLIER COUNTY.

THEY ARE 22-YEAR-OLD ERIC BAUM OF NAPLES.

AND 20-YEAR-OLD TYRONE SHERFIELD ALSO FROM NAPLES.

THE OTHER IS FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

HE IS 27-YEAR-OLD GARY CRISTINA OF PORT CHARLOTTE.

THIS UNDERCOVER SEX STING STARTED SEPTEMBER 10TH AND ENDED YESTERDAY.

OPERATION GREEN SHEPARD-REM LIVE

THESE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED ON CHARGES RANGING FROM TRAVELING TO SOLICIT A CHILD TO COMMIT A SEXUAL ACT AND EVEN DRUG POSSESSION.

ONE OF THE MEN ARRESTED WAS ALSO ALREADY A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

COMING UP AT NOON, YOU'LL HEAR FROM A NEIGHBOR OF ONE OF THESE MEN WHO HAS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN OF HER OWN.

CHARLOTTE SEX ARREST-TRX SS

A BRAND NEW CRIME ALERT AT ELEVEN.

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN IS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF MAKING FOUR BOYS PERFORM ORAL SEX ON HIM MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED 32 YEAR OLD DARRIN HYSELL OF TROPICAL GULF ACRES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ONE OF THE BOYS RECENTLY CAME FORWARD CLAIMING HYSELL FORCED THEM INTO THE WOODS.

THE BOYS RANGED IN AGES 9 TO ELEVEN AT THE TIME.

75 BLOCKAGE-TRX ONCAM

AN NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT FOR THOSE HEADING OUT ON I-75 TODAY.

YOU COULD EXPERIENCE SLOW DOWNS IN SARASOTA COUNTY BECAUSE OF A CRASH.

THE TWO RIGHT LANES NORTHBOUND ARE BLOCKED AROUND THE 200 MILE MARKER.

WE'RE TOLD THEY COULD BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

ROMNEY SOUND-TRX SOT VO

I'll never convince them

they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives

ROMNEY MISTAKE-2 SHOT

THE SPEECH IS SEVERAL MONTHS OLD AND TOOK PLACE AT A 50 THOUSAND DOLLAR FUND RAISER IN BOCA RATON.

BUT NOW A LEFT LEANING WEBSITE LEAKED THE AUDIO.

ROMNEY MISTAKE-PKG

TRACK:07

Overnight, Mitt Romney-- in California -- walking up to the podium -- with a

forced smile -- in a rare and hastily arranged press conference --

ROMNEY SOT:

"good evening -- I understand there's a video that'/s been on the internet

for a couple of weeks that's attracting some attention.

That video -- posted in clips-- by left leaning Mother Jones magazine--

showing Mitt Romney in the circle there -- speaking to wealthy donors at a

fundraiser -

GFX / ROMNEY VIDEO:

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no

matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are

dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe

the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they

are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that'

s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will

vote for this president no matter what.

He says they don't pay income tax -- and because of that. his message of

lowering taxes doesn't resonate:

GFX / ROMNEY VIDEO:

"and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them

they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives; what I

have to do is convince the 5-10 percent in the center that are independents"

And then a joke. Romney pointing to his father- the one time Governor of

Michigan--- who was born in Mexico to *American* parents. But Romney says

had his Dad been born to *Mexican* parents perhaps Romney would have a

better chance at winning:

GFX / ROMNEY VIDEO:

"He was born in Mexico. And uhh -- had he been born of uhh Mexican parents,

I'd have a better shot at winning this."

He even shares the strategy of carefully using his wife Ann on the trail:

GFX / ROMNEY VIDEO:

"We use Ann sparingly right now so that people don't get tired of her."

ROMNEY SOT:

Whoever has released the snippets, I would certainly appreciate if they

would release the whole tape so we could see all of it."

Overnight, Romney stood by his words--

ROMNEY SOT:

"It's not elegantly stated let me put it that way, I'm speaking off the cuff

in response to a question and I'm sure I can state it more clearly in a

ROMNEY MISTAKE-ONCAM

DAVID MUIR REPORTING.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks are down slightly and this didn’t help. FedEx saying the global economy is getting worse. Markets in Europe are down as well.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

NATO SUSPENDS JOINT FIELD-VO

MORE DEADLY ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN TODAY TARGETING FOREIGNERS.NOW IT APPEARS THE U-S MILITARY IS INCREASINGLY LOSING TRUST IN THE AFGHAN FORCES WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUR ALLIES.

THE U-S HAS STOPPED WORKING WITH THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY, FOR NOW.

JOINT OPERATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN'S MILITARY ARE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY. AFTER FOUR AMERICANS WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY AFGHAN TROOPS.

FOR NOW, OUR EMBASSY IN KABUL IS CLOSED.

KABUL AIRPORT ATTACK-VO WIPE

AND ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK TODAY AIMED AT FOREIGNERS.

AN AFGHAN ISLAMIC GROUP IS CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SUICIDE ATTACK ON A MINIBUS THAT KILLED AT LEAST A DOZEN PEOPLE NEAR THE KABUL AIRPORT TODAY.

THE GROUP CLAIMS THE ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED IN RETALIATION TO A FILM THAT MOCKS THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD.

NINE FOREIGNERS, MOSTLY PILOTS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL COURIER COMPANY, WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED.

KABUL AIRPORT ATTACK-SOT VO

"I don't think that these attacks indicate that the Taliban is stronger. I think what it indicates is that they are resorting efforts that try to strike at our forces, try to create chaos, but do not, in any way, result in their regaining territory that has been lost, pursuing to what the ISAF and US forces have been able to accomplish in terms of the transition."

PRINCE HARRY SAFETY-VO

RGHT NOW WE ARE LEARNING PRINCE HARRY WAS APPARENTLY IN DANGER DURING AN ATTACK ON A JOINT AMERICAN-BRITISH BASE IN AFGHANISTAN WHERE HE'S DEPLOYED.

THE BRITISH MILITARY NOW ADMITS THE PRINCE WAS TAKEN TO A SECURE POSITION WHEN INSURGENTS DISGUISED AS U-S SOLDIERS STORMED THE BASE ON FRIDAY.

THE PRINCE OF WALES IS A CAPTAIN AND HELICOPTER PILOT IN THE BRITISH MILITARY.

HIS DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

ROYAL PHOTOS-VO

A FRENCH COURT IS NOW ORDERING THE PUBLISHER OF A GOSSIP MAGAZINE TO HAND OVER ALL DIGITAL COPIES OF TOPLESS PHOTOS OF KATE MIDDLETON.

UNDER THE RULING, THE MAGAZINE CLOSER CANNOT PUBLISH THE IMAGES OF AN INTIMATE MOMENT IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE ANY FURTHER, INCLUDING ON ITS WEBSITE AND TABLET APPLICATION.

THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED 14 PHOTOS OF A PARTIALLY CLAD KATE IN ITS PAGES ON FRIDAY.

PEDESTRIAN HIT-VO

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT ON PELLAM BOULEVARD IN PORT CHARLOTTE, JUST NORTH OF TERRA AVENUE.

TROOPERS SAY 41 YEAR OLD GREGORY BARKLOW WAS KNEELING ON THE SIDEWALK AND THEN DARTED INTO THE ROAD, HITTING THE SIDE OF A CAR GOING NORTHBOUND.

TROOPERS SAY BARKLOW THEN FELL INTO THE ROAD AND ONE OF THE CAR'S TIRES RAN OVER HIM.

FM RESIDENT KILLED-TRX-SS-VO-OC

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PERSON WHO KILLED A FORT MYERS SEASONAL RESIDENT.

INVESTIGATORS IN NEW JERSEY SAY BARBARA VERNIERI WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE HOME AFTER SOMEONE SET IT ON FIRE.

BUT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DETERMINED THE 70 YEAR OLDS CAUSE OF DEATH WAS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HER HEAD AND UPPER BODY.

INVESTIGATORS THINK WHOEVER DID THIS THEN TORCHED THE HOUSE TO COVER UP THE CRIME.

FM RESIDENT KILLED-SOTVO

6:07 i just hope the cops get you first i hate to say it but you are going to get caught you will get caught:17

STUDENTS CONCEALED CARRY-VO

PACKING BOOKS AND PACKING HEAT ON CAMPUS?

THERE'S A NEW PUSH AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS.

IT'S PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT CALLED. 'STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY.'

A GROUP OF STUDENTS AT F-G-C-U ARE TRYING TO START A LOCAL CHAPTER.

THEY WANT TO LEGALIZE CONCEALED CARRY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, BUT ONLY FOR GUN OWNERS WITH LICENSES.

STUDENTS CONCEALED CARRY-2 SOTS VO

We want to educate people and to legalize concealed carry on campus.

I think it's necessary for everyone's self defense and safety on campus.

THE UNIVERSITY WOULD NOT COMMENT ABOUT THE GROUP SINCE IT'S NOT A REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATION.

MISSING CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER-ONCAM

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A PASSENGER WHO IS MISSING FROM A CRUISE SHIP.

THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS SEARCHING FOR A 21-YEAR-OLD TENNESSEE WOMAN WHO APPARENTLY FELL OFF A CRUISE SHIP IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ABOUT 47 MILES EAST OF FORT LAUDERDALE.

SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN VESSEL *ALLURE OF THE SEAS.

SPACE SHUTTLE DELAY-VO

STAYING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE FOR ATLEAST ANOTHER DAY.

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR WAS SUPPOSED TO DEPART FLORIDA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ON MONDAY FOR ITS PERMANENT MUSEUM HOME IN LOS ANGELES.

BUT STORMY WEATHER ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO NIXED THE TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

INTERNET EXPLORER WARNING-ONCAM

IS MICROSOFT'S INTERNET EXPLORER VONURABLE TO SECURITY BREACHES?

THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AGENCY OVERSEEING IT-SAFETY SAYS YES AND ITS RECOMMENDING PEOPLE USE OTHER BROWSERS UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

IT WARNS THE CODE TO ATTACK COMPUTERS RUNNING ON WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEMS THROUGH THE BROWSER IS FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND MIGHT THEREFORE SPREAD RAPIDLY.

AIR BAG PROBE-VO

FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATORS ARE EXPANDING THEIR INVESTIGATION OF AN AIR BAG PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI ELANTRAS.

THIS, AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLAINT THAT A SIDE AIR BAG INFLATED IN A CRASH AND A METAL BRACKET CAME WITH IT, CUTTING A MAN'S EAR IN HALF.

NOW, THE AGENCY HAS ADDED TWO MORE MODEL YEARS TO THE INVESTIGATION. THE 2011 AND 2013 ELANTRAS.

IT'S ALSO UPGRADED THE PROBE TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. WHICH IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO A RECALL.

TEASE ONE-----

GONE IN SECONDS.

HEARTLESS THIEVES TAKE A TRAILER AND IN TURN LEAVE BOY SCOUTS OUT IN THE COLD WITH NOTHING.

WE HAVE THE SHOCKING STORY.

A) BOY SCOUT TRAILER-2 SHOT VO

B) POLICE BEATING-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Often times around Southwest Florida, wind direction is a critical player in determining how our weather unfolds each day. Today looks like one of those days when a change in wind direction will lead to some considerable changes in our weather starting today.

Winds have now started shifting from the southeast to the southwest, which will open the door for higher rain chances over the next couple days.

The rain will also get an earlier start both today and Wednesday, so look for scattered showers to develop during the early morning, moving from the coast and spreading inland. As we progress through the morning , the showers will likely increase in coverage and intensity. It looks as though the prime time for rain today for most of us will be during the middle of the day from the late morning through the early afternoon.

Much of the rain will build inland later in the day, but we'll also be watching for the possibility of more storms rolling in from the northwest this evening or tonight. The bottom line is today will be one of those days where the air unsettled and moist enough that we can't promise any part of the day will be completely dry.

Even through the overnight we'll see the potential for some isolated rain and rumbles of thunder, and by Wednesday morning showers will again start moving in off the gulf.

Not only will we see a change in wind direction over the next couple days, but we'll also notice a change in wind speed. Winds will ramp up a bit during the day, making our weather a little breezy. Look for wind gusts to peak near 20-25 mph.

By Thursday rain coverage will start to drop a little, but there will still be some scattered showers around, primarily during the afternoon.

BOY SCOUT TRAILER-VO IN PLASMA

HEARTLESS THIEVES HAVE STRUCK A BOY SCOUT TROOP.

IT TOOK SEVEN YEARS FOR THE SCOUTS TO COLLECT THEIR CAMPING EQUIPMENT, AND JUST ONE NIGHT TO LOSE IT ALL.

YOU CAN SEE THIEVES TAKING THEIR TRAILER.

BOY SCOUT TRAILER-PKG

PARKING LOT CAMERAS CATCH A CRIME IN THE ACT.

SAN ANTONIO POLICE SAY SOMETIME DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, A DARK COLORED PICKUP TRUCK WAS SEEN DRIVING ONTO THE PROPERTY.

JUST MOMENTS LATER, THE TRUCK IS SEEN LEAVING THE AREA, WITH THE BOY SCOUT'S TRAILER IN TOW.

"We had absolutely everything in the trailer."

DAVID STINSON IS A CHARTER ORGANIZATIONAL REP FOR BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. HE SAYS THE TROOP'S TRAILER FULL OF GEAR DISAPPEARED FROM THE PARKING LOT OF THE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1604 AND GOLD CANYON.

"We lost all of our tents, camping stove, dutch ovens, the lanterns, hardware that goes along with boy scout camping"

POLICE ARE HOPING THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WILL PROVIDE SOME LEADS IN THE CASE.

THEY SAY WHOEVER COMMITTED THE CRIME WAS ONLY ON THE PROPERTY FOR A SHORT TIME, AND MANAGED TO TAKE OFF UNDETECTED.

"It's kind of a kick in the gut, it's one of those things you hear happens to others, and you prefer it not happen to anybody, but it happened to us"

STINSON ALSO SAYS THE BOY SCOUTS ARE TRYING TO REMAIN POSITIVE.EVEN THOUGH ALL THEIR CAMPING GEAR HAS DISAPPEARED.

POLICE BEATING-TRX VO TOPS

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO AT ELEVEN.

TAKE A LOOK, A RUSSIAN POLICE OFFICER IS SEEN HITTING A FEMALE PROTESTER ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND.

THE PROTEST WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE POLICEMAN IN RIOT GEAR HITS A WELL-KNOWN ACTIVIST IN THE HEAD AS PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE.

THE ACTIVIST FALLS TO THE GROUND AND IS HELPED BY OTHER PROTESTERS.

BOAT CRASH-TRX VO TOPS

NEW AMAZING PHOTOS OF A BOAT DISINEGRATING DURING A BIG RACE IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS YEAR SPECTATORS WATCHED A STUNNING ACCIDENT UNFOLD DURING THE DRAG-BOAT QUALIFIERS.

THE BOAT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 230 MILES-PER-HOUR

THANKS TO THE DRIVER CAPSULE, THE RACER WAS WAS QUICKLY RESCUED.

BIG CROC RETURNS-TRX VO TOPS

A VERY RARE CROCODILE IS RETURNING TO A MIAMI NEIGHBORHOOD.

HE'S ABOUT FIVE-NINE, 200-POUNDS AND LOVES TO LURK IN THIS SOUTH MIAMI CANAL.

IT WAS FIRST SPOTTED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

THE CROC RETURNED IN JULY AND THAT'S WHEN THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CAPTURED AND REMOVED HIM.

TEASE TWO----

WANT TO GET AN IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION FOR FREE?

"My name is Mitch Duneier and I'm a professor of sociology here at Princeton

PROFESSORS FROM SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP UNIVERSITIES ARE HOLDING ONLINE LECTURES FOR FREE.

A) FREE ONLINE COURSES-2 SHOT SOT VO

FREE ONLINE COURSES-2 SHOT

EVER DREAM OF AN IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION?

IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET ONE FOR FREE.

SCHOOLS LIKE PRINCETON, HARVARD AND STANFORD ARE OFFERING COURSES ONLINE AT NO COST.

FREE ONLINE COURSES-PKG

I'll be offering an online course called Introduction to Sociology."

"My name is Mitch Duneier and I'm a professor of sociology here at Princeton.There were 40,000 students enrolled in the class this summer from 113 different countries."

YOU HEARD RIGHT. 40,000 STUDENTS TOOK PROFESSOR DUNEIER'S "MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE", OR "MOOC", FOR FREE, THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND COURSERA, AN EDUCATION STARTUP FOUNDED BY 2 STANFORD PROFESSORS IN 2011.

"If you are a working professional, it's tough to go back to school every Tuesday and Thursday to take classes. But with online education, now it is much more convenient."

MOOCS ARE CATCHING ON. COURSERA NOW HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH 16 TOP UNIVERSITIES-- SOME OF THEM IN OTHER COUNTRIES. A SEPARATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN M-I-T, HARVARD, AND CAL-BERKELEY, CALLED "ED-X", LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS YEAR. SO WHO'S TAKING THESE FREE CLASSES? AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THEM?

"I think it will help lend credibility to some of the concepts that I'm talking to my clients about."

"To do my consultancy better, to help my customers better, I needed to get a depth of knowledge in a subject area."

"It's actually a really great thing to add to my profile or my resume to say that I took a course in computer science from Stanford."

A COURSERA SURVEY FOUND A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS TAKING A MACHINE LEARNING CLASS LAST SUMMER WERE WORKING PROFESSIONALS, HOPING TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS FOR THEIR CURRENT JOB, OR GET THEMSELVES A BETTER ONE. ONLY 3-AND A HALF PERCENT WERE UNEMPLOYED.

"There is a gap between training and unemployment that can be addressed. And I think that if you are unemployed, a good way to spend some of your time is conducting some training, so that you maintain your skills and also develop new skills."

FOR NOW, YOU CAN'T GET A DEGREE FROM COURSERA, YOU DON'T GET COLLEGE CREDIT.

AND COURSERA STUDENTS ADMIT, THAT'S NOT ALL THAT'S MISSING FROM THE FREE CLASSES.

"I wouldn't want to give up the experience you have of going to a college and having actual classmates."

"That's the kind of experience that someone taking an online class unfortunately will not have. Many of the people that I had in my class this summer were not choosing between a Princeton class and an online class, they were choosing between an online class and no class at all."

TEASE THREE---

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.

AND NOW WE LEARN THAT MAY BE MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SAYING.

NEW AT ELEVEN WE'LL BRING YOU WHERE SOME BELIEVE A SECRET DIAMOND FIELD HAS BEEN KEPT UNDER WRAPS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS THAT COULD SUPPLY THE WORLD FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

PLUS A REPORTER GOES A LITTLE ROGUE.

you know what he's saying right now? E-E-E equals M-C sqared. Get the camera off my face. I'll take this cantaloupe

A) SECRET DIAMONDS-2 SHOT VO

B) REPORTER MSAKES BABY CRY-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

QSYMIA TODAY-2 SHOT

LOSING WEIGHT JUST BY TAKING A PILL?

THERE IS A BRAND NEW OPTION FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AFFECTED BY OBESITY. GOOD MORNING I'M CLAY

AND I'M KRISTA THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION WEIGHT LOSS DRUG TO HIT THE MARKET IN MORE THAN A

DECADE COMES OUT TODAY.

QSYMIA TODAY-PKG

QSYMIA. IT'S THE FIRST NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG IN 13 YEARS. AND AVAILABLE

BY PRESCIPTION TODAY. IT'S A COMBINATION OF TWO MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE

LONG BEEN USED IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. ONE IS AN APPETITE SUPPRESSANT, THE

OTHER REDUCES CRAVINGS FOR FOOD.

SOT DR. LOUIS ARONNE / NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL/WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER

: "When you add the two together you get very, very good weight loss."

IT WORKED FOR 57-YEAR OLD GWENDOLYN BARTON, WHO'D TRIED JUST ABOUT

EVERYTHING TO LOSE THOSE EXTRA POUNDS.

SOT GWENDOLYN BARTON / QSYMIA USER: "I've done diet, I've done exercise and

I've done weight watchers. And none of it has ever helped me."

THAT IS UNTIL SHE TRIED QSYMIA. IN ONE YEAR, AS PART OF A CLNICAL TRIAL,

SHE DROPPED FIFTY POUNDS.

SOT GWENDOLYN BARTON / QSYMIA USER: "I went from a size 14 to a size 6, it

made me feel great."

PRESCRIPTION DIET DRUGS HAVE HAD A TROUBLED PAST MERIDIA WAS WITHDRAWN IN

2010 AND FENFLURAMINE IN 1997 AN INGREDIENT IN THE POPULAR DRUG FEN-PHEN

BOTH BECAUSE OF HEART VALVE CONCERNS.

BUT DOCTORS SAY QSYMIA IS PROMISING.

PATIENTS LOST AN AVERAGE OF 10 PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT WHILE ON

THE MEDICATION. BUT IT ISN'T AS EASY AS JUST POPPING A PILL. THE

DRUG HAS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A HEALTHY DIET AND EXERCISE. FOR

GWENDOLYN, IT'S ALL PAID OFF.

SOT GWENDOLYN BARTON / QSYMIA USER: "My blood pressure started to go down.

I felt much better. / I was able to do things with my grandkids just have

QSYMIA TODAY-ONCAM

SHARYN ALFONSI REPORTING.

INVESTORS ARE BANKING ON THESE DRUGS TOO.

LIBYA FOLLOW-OC SS SOT VO

IT'S BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE THE ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI, WHICH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.

NOW WE ARE HEARING FROM SOME OF THE LIBYANS WHO CLAIM THEY RECORDED THE RESCUE OF AMBASSADOR CHRISTPHOHER STEVENS.

I was filming the video and I thought it was an American", FAHED RECALLS. "But I thought it was a driver or a security guy, I never thought it was the ambassador".

.AFTER BREAKING THROUGH A WINDOW AT THE CONSULATE THE MAN WHO RECORDED THIS VIDEO CLAIM THEY FOUND STEVENS' BODY.

TEN MINUTES LATER THEY RUSHED THROUGH THE BENGHAZI STREETS IN A CIVILIAN'S CAR - THE AMBASSADOR ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL…BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

THE HEAD OF THE LIBYA'S NATIONAL COUNCIL SAYS IT WAS A PRE-PLANNED ATTACK.

JFK THREAT-OC SOT VO

SOME TENSE MOMENTS AT J-F-K AIRPORT.

SECURITY CREWS SCRAMBLED TO SEARCH TWO PLANES AFTER THREATS WERE MADE IN AN ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL.

CONTROL: I don't have a thing at this moment except that you and the aircraft beside you need to wait in that area.

PILOT: Okay. We're surrounded by emergency vehicles. There's a reason for this. Somebody's got to give us the reason or we're going to evacuate the aircraft. You got 60 seconds.

CONTROL: We have the information. Can you possibly call?

PILOT: Negative. I would demand the information right now over a frequency.

SECURITY SAYS THEY RECEIVED THREATS REGARDING "FINNAIR FLIGHT 5" FROM HELSINKI AND "AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 124" FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

THE THREATS WERE MADE WHILE THE PLANES WERE IN THE AIR, WITH THE CALLER CLAIMING HIJACKERS WERE HIDING IN THE "WHEEL WELL" OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PLANES LANDED SAFELY, AND WERE MOVED TO A SECURE AREA.

RNC VIDEO-OC 3 SOTS VO

WE'RE NOW SEEING DONALD TRUMP'S POLITICAL VIDEO THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SHOWN TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION BUT WAS SCRAPPED.

trump: let's see what you've been up to. this is your review.

trump: just recently you said.

obama: the private sector's doing fine.

trump: the private sector's dying. you had some clear objectives when you took the reins. you promised hope and change. how did you do there?

trump: the fact is the american people want results. president obama, you're fired."

THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN VIDEO THAT SHOWS TRUMP CONDUCTING A MOCK PERFORMANCE REVIEW WITH AN ACTOR PLAYING THE PRESIDENT.

CAR INTO HOME-VO

A MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER HE CRASHED AN SUV INTO A POMPANO BEACH APARTMENT BUILDING.

POLICE SAY HE WAS DRUNK WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE VEHICLE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCENE.

POLICE SAY THE DRIVER FLED ON FOOT, LEAVING HIS COMMON-LAW WIFE'S 4-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER IN THE WRECKAGE.

WE'RE TOLD THE GIRL WAS NOT IN A CAR SEAT OR WEARING A SEATBELT.

SHE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

MILITARY DRINKERS-VO

A NEW STUDY FINDS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG TROOPS HAS BECOME A "PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS" AND PENTAGON METHODS FOR DEALING WITH IT ARE OUTDATED.

THE STUDY BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, SAYS ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS REPORTED THEY DRANK HEAVILY IN 2008.

BINGE-DRINKING ROSE TO 47 PERCENT IN 2008 FROM 35 PERCENT IN 1998.

SHAUN WHITE ARREST-VO

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SHAUN WHITE IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT A NASHVILLE HOTEL.

THIS IS THE MUGSHOT OF THE 26 YEAR OLD GOLD SHOWING HIM WITH A LARGE BRUISE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE.

ACCORDING TO POLICE WHITE WAS A HOTEL GUEST, AND WAS "EXTREMELY INTOXICATED"

WHEN HE PULLED THE FIRE ALARM FORCING THE EVACUATION OF ALL GUESTS.

THE BIZAARE BEHAVIOR DIDN'T END THERE.

POLICE SAY WHITE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE THE HOTEL IN A CAB.

WHEN A WITNESS PREVENTED THE CAB FROM LEAVING.WHITE ALLEGEDLY KICKED HIM

AND TOOK OFF.

SECRET DIAMONDS-VO

DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, AND NOW THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR REPORTS: A VAST DIAMOND FIELD CONTAINING "TRILLIONS OF CARATS" WAS DISCOVERED BENEATH A CRATER IN SIBERA.

IT WAS KEPT A SECRET FROM THE 1970S, UNTIL NOW.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE ENOUGH DIAMONDS IN THE FIELD TO SUPPLY GLOBAL MARKETS FOR 3-THOUSAND YEARS.

APPLE STORE CAMPERS-VO WIPE

CROWDS ARE WAITING ANXIOUSLY OUTSIDE THE APPLE STORE IN NEW YORK CITY.

THEY'RE NOT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY FOR FREE, BUT PEOPLE ARE LINED UP TO WAIT FOR THE NEW "i-PHONE 5" WHICH HITS STORES ON FRIDAY.

APPLE STORE CAMPERS-SOT VO

"I pretty much have much or many of the Apple devices, actually from the very first one. but the 5 is substantially better than the 4S.":09

TOO BIG TO PLAY-VO WIPE

AFTER BEING TOLD HE WAS TOO BIG TO PLAY PEE WEE FOOTBALL. ONE MIDDLE SCHOOLER FINALLY MADE IT ON THE GRIDIRON.

ELIJAH EARNHEART STANDS OUT ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. NOT FOR HIS BLOCKING SKILLS, OR HIS ABILITY TO STOP THE RUSH. BUT FOR SOMETHING YOU CAN'T COACH: HIS SIZE.

AT 12-YEARS-OLD, ELIJAH STANDS SIX-FOOT-THREE. AND WEIGHS 300 POUNDS.

TOO BIG TO PLAY-SOT VO

He's so excited. He didn't even want to go to sleep last night. He's been trying to drink monsters all day to have energy. He's just really excited for himself and his team."

TEBOW ZONE-SS

TIM TEBOW MAY BE A BACKUP QUARTERBACK BUT HE'S GETTING THE STAR TREATMENT IN THE N-F-L.

THE LEAGUE IS GIVING THE FORMER GATORS STANDOUT HIS OWN WEBSITE.

ITS CALLED THE "TEBOW ZONE,".

THE SITE FEATURES A FULL PLAY-BY-PLAY ANALYSIS AND RECAP OF NEARLY EVERY TIM TEBOW HIGHLIGHT.

REPORTER MAKES BABY CRY-OC SOT OC

SOMETIMES THE NEWS CAN BE FRIGHTENING.AND SO CAN ON AIR PERSONALITIES.

Reporter: Toss it back. We gotta go to Drew the farm kid. How ya doin' there palie. Right now, he can't say anything right now, but you know what he's saying right now? E-E-E equals M-C sqared. Get the camera off my face. I'll take this cantaloupe

Anchor: Oh, oh Dan, don't make him cry.

Reporter: I'd make a lousy politician. That's terrible. That's terrible. I love that kid

Anchor: Way to go Dan. Way to make a baby boy cry

A REPORTER FROM DENVER'S K-D-V-R WAS NOT TOO POPULAR WITH ONE TODDLER AND IT ALL PLAYED OUT ON LIVE TV.

TEASE FOUR-----

AN OLYMPIC HERO MOCKED ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

so you had a busy summer.yeah I was america in the olympics

WHY RYAN LOCHTE SAYS HE MAY GET THE LAST LAUGH.

PLUS HE DIED ALONE AND SEEMINGLY BROKE.

THAT IS UNTIL SOMEONE WENT TO SELL HIS HOME AND FOUND MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD STASHED INSIDE.

A) LOCHTE VS SNL-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) 7 MILLION IN COINS-VO TOPS

7 MILLION IN COINS-PLASMA

IT'S A SHOCKING AND BIZARRE STORY.A MAN WHO DIED SEEMINGLY ALONE WITH 200 DOLLARS IN THE BANK ACCOUNT.TURNS OUT HE WAS A MILLIONAIRE.

INVESTIGATORS IN NEVADA SAY HE HAD MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD INSIDE THE HOME.

AND THE DISCOVERY ALMOST WENT UNOTICED.

7 MILLION IN COINS-PKG

THIS PHOTO ON HIS DRIVERS LICENSE IS THE ONLY PICTURE WE COULD FIND OF 69 YEAR OLD SAMASZKO JUNIOR. HE DIED IN HIS HOME IN JUNE FROM HEART PROBLEMS BUT HIS BODY WASN'T FOUND UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER. JOE BAXTER WAS THE NEIGHBOR WHO CALLED AUTHORITIES.

He'd come out in the yard and wave once in a while but that's as sociable as he got.

WHEN THE HOUSE WAS PUT UP FOR SALE THE REALTOR WHO IS A FRIEND OF BAXTERS ASKED IF HE WANTED TO COME OVER AND TAKE A LOOK SOME OF SAMASZKO'S BELONGINGS. BUT HE WHAT HE UNCOVERED WAS BEYOND EXPECTATION.

We thought it was ammunition, opened it up and it was rolls of $20 gold pieces. I've never seen that much gold in my life or coins that old.

THE REALTOR IMMEDIATELY CALLED CARSON CITY CLERK AND RECORDER ALAN GLOVER

Said you need to come over to the house right away.

GLOVER SAYS IN WEIGHT ALONE THE GOLD IS WORTH AT LEAST $7 MILLION DOLLARS.

The amount of it was what was overwhelming.

THEY HAD TO USE A WHEELBARROW TO MOVE BOXES AND BOX OF GOLD FROM THE HOUSE. IT'S NOW BEING KEPT IN A SECURE LOCATION. I WENT TO NORTHERN NEVADA COIN TO TALK WITH GOLD AND COIN EXPERT TONY LATRAGNA AND LOOK AT SIMILAR COINS TO DISCUSS THEIR VALUE. GLOVER SAYS SAMASZKO HAD COINS MINTED FROM AS EARLY AS 1840'S. FROM MEXICO, AUSTRIA, ENGLAND, AND SOUTH AFRICA.

That's a lot of gold, that's a lot of coins. Depending on the condition value could go above and beyond gold value.

AND GOLD WAS NOT THE ONLY THING LEFT BEHIND. GLOVER SAYS SAMASZKO HAD $200 IN THE BANK. STOCK ACCOUNTS WORTH $165-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AT THE HOUSE. AND.

He was a hoarder, he had cases of salmon, cases of tuna fish.

GLOVER SAYS HE HAD CASES OF AMMO GUNS AND CONSPIRACY THEORY BOOKS.

It appears he did not like government very much.

BUT DESPITE ALL HIS ASSETS SAMASZKO DID NOT HAVE A WILL. ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO HE HAS LIVED AT THE HOME IN CARSON CITY WITH HIS MOTHER SINCE THE 1960'S. SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1992. USING RECORDS FROM HER FUNERAL GLOVER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A FAMILY MEMBER.

The close relative is a first cousin in San Rafael, California.

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Often times around Southwest Florida, wind direction is a critical player in determining how our weather unfolds each day. Today looks like one of those days when a change in wind direction will lead to some considerable changes in our weather starting today.

Winds have now started shifting from the southeast to the southwest, which will open the door for higher rain chances over the next couple days.

The rain will also get an earlier start both today and Wednesday, so look for scattered showers to develop during the early morning, moving from the coast and spreading inland. As we progress through the morning , the showers will likely increase in coverage and intensity. It looks as though the prime time for rain today for most of us will be during the middle of the day from the late morning through the early afternoon.

Much of the rain will build inland later in the day, but we'll also be watching for the possibility of more storms rolling in from the northwest this evening or tonight. The bottom line is today will be one of those days where the air unsettled and moist enough that we can't promise any part of the day will be completely dry.

Even through the overnight we'll see the potential for some isolated rain and rumbles of thunder, and by Wednesday morning showers will again start moving in off the gulf.

Not only will we see a change in wind direction over the next couple days, but we'll also notice a change in wind speed. Winds will ramp up a bit during the day, making our weather a little breezy. Look for wind gusts to peak near 20-25 mph.

By Thursday rain coverage will start to drop a little, but there will still be some scattered showers around, primarily during the afternoon.

BOOTH ALERT

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.

A HOMESTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ON LOCKDOWN AFTER SUSPECTS SOUGHT BY POLICE RAN INSIDE.

LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER WAS PLACED ON LOCKDOWN AROUND 10:30 A.M.

MIAMI-DADE POLICE SAID THREE SUSPECTS RAN INTO THE SCHOOL TO GET AWAY FROM OFFICERS. T

FIRENADO-VO TOPS WIPE

AMAZING VIDEO FROM AUSTRALIA SHOWING A FIRENADO.A FIRE TORNADO.

A STREAM OF 100-FOOT HIGH FLAMES IGNITES DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE AUSTRALIAN

OUTBACK WHERE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BATTLING BUSH FIRES FOR NEARLY A WEEK.

FIRENADO-SOT VO

I knew within 30 seconds that this

was a very unique event, probably globally / making the sound of a jet

engine. It just didn't even look real to us."

FIRENADOS OCCUR WHEN INTENSE TORNADO-LIKE GROUND LEVEL WINDS COME IN CONTACT

WITH FIRE PROPELLING UPWARDS IN A COLUMN OF WARM, RISING AIR.

EXTREME PROPOSAL-VO

IT SEEMS A NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAD MIGHT HAVE GONE TOO FAR TRYING TO HELP HIS SON LAND A HOMECOMING DATE.

LAST WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEE USED A CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION HELICOPTER TO HOVER OVER HIS SON'S HIGH SCHOOL. DROPPING A TEDDY BEAR WITH A HOMECOMING INVITATION TO HIS SON'S GIRLFRIEND.

A U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE AGENCY IS LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. THE CHOPPER PILOT IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO LIGHTEN THINGS UP A BIT.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

THE CANDIDATES ARE TAKING THEIR BATTLE TO THE AIRWAVES, THIS TIME FIGHTING FOR VIEWERS RATHER THAN VOTES.

NO STRANGER TO LATE-NIGHT TV, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA JOINS DAVID LETTERMAN ON THE LATE SHOW TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT'S HIS SECOND APPEARANCE SINCE BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 2008, AND HIS SEVENTH OVERALL.

IT COINCIDES WITH OPPONENT MITT ROMNEY'S INTERVIEW ON "'LIVE! WITH KELLY & MICHAEL" TUESDAY MORNING WITH HIS WIFE, ANN.

KEEPING THINGS LIGHT, ROMNEY DISCUSSES HIS LOVE FOR "JERSEY SHORE" STAR SNOOKI, AND HIS PET PEEVE.

LINDSAY LOHAN IS WEIGHING IN ON AMANDA BYNES DRIVING.

ON SUNDAY LILO TWEETED "WHY DID I GET PUT IN JAIL AND A NICKELODEON STAR HAS HAD NO PUNISHMENT SO FAR?"

LOHAN SPENT A DAY BEHIND BARS IN 2007 AFTER DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

BYNES WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND CHARGED WITH TWO MISDEMEANOR HIT-AND-RUN COUNTS, BUT GOT NO JAIL TIME.

AND LEA MICHELE IS THE NEW FACE OF L'OREAL PARIS, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE.COM

THE "GLEE" STAR JOINS THE LIKES OF BEYONCE, J-LO AND EVA LONGORIA AS A BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR THE COMPANY.

MICHELE'S FIRST PRINT AND TV ADS WILL APPEAR IN EARLY 2013.

LOCHTE VS SNL-OC NATS OC

AMERICAN GOLD MEDALIST RYAN LOCHTE GETS A LITTLE FUN POKED AT HIM ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

hey seth i'm ryan lochte.so you had a busy summer.yeah I was america in the olympics

THAT WAS OFCOURSE SETH MACFARLNE SPOOFING THE GOLD MEDALIST SWIMMER WHILE ON LAST WEEKEND'S SHOW.

LOCHTE VS SNL-SOT OC

I think they got me all wrong on there. The whole skit, that was from when I first started doing interviews like 6 or 7 years ago. I didn't know what to really say doing interviews but now I'm really more relaxed. Hopefully, I'll get the chance to go on 'SNL' to redeem myself."

TEASE FIVE------

PANDA FEVER SWEEPING THE COUNTRY?

"It is the most exciting experience you can have as a panda keeper, definitely

A PANDA IS BORN AT THE NATIONAL ZOO.

BUT DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHY ITS BEING CALLED UNIQUE AND RARE?

A) PANDA FEVER-2 SHOT SOT VO

CAT RESCUE-VO TOPS

A KITTY "CAT"ASTROPHE IS AVOIDED IN PORTLAND, OREGON.

FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED THE KITTEN FROM A DRAIN PIPE.

THE HOMEOWNERS CALLED 9-1-1, REPORTING A CAT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THEIR BASEMENT.

THE COULD HEAR THE KITTEN'S CRIES FOR HELP, BUT COULDN'T PINPOINT THE LOCATION.

FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THEN CALLED A PLUMBER FOR HELP.

PANDA FEVER-2 SHOT VO IN TRAFFIC

IT'S PANDAEMONIUM AT WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL ZOO WHERE A GIANT PANDA HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A TINY CUB.

PANDA FEVER-PKG

THE SQUEALS CONFIRM IT'S A BABY FOR GIANT PANDAS MEI XIANG AND TIAN TIAN AT WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL ZOO.

"I heard it and I was like, wait I need to hear that again just to make sure."

PANDA KEEPER LAURIE THOMPSON WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO CONFIRM THE BIRTH OF THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES.

"It is the most exciting experience you can have as a panda keeper, definitely, just to get to see this from start to finish."

AFTER SEVEN YEARS AND FIVE FALSE PREGNANCIES, THE MOTHER ONLY HAD A 10-PERCENT CHANCE OF CONCEPTION. SHE WAS ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED IN APRIL AND LAST MONTH DOCTORS BELIEVED MEI XIANG WAS PREGNANT AGAIN. THEY STARTED MONITORING HER AROUND THE CLOCK WITH THIS PANDA CAM AND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, THE ZOO'S PANDA TEAM CONFIRMED THE NEWBORN.

WHILE DOCTORS HAVEN'T EXAMINED THE PINK, HAIRLESS 4-OUNCE CUB YET, YOU CAN SEE THE MOTHER A THOUSAND TIMES ITS SIZE ROLLING OVER TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY BY NESTING AND NOT SLEEPING OR EATING. THEY'RE TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION TO GIVE HER TIME TO BOND WITH THE CUB, CLOSING DOWN THE EXHIBIT TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS PEACE AND QUIET.

"We're very concerned about survival, not really sure what the odds are but this baby sounds healthy and Mei Xiang is being perfect so fingers crossed, 100% survival, fingers crossed."

THE PAIR OF GIANT PANDAS IS ON LOAN FROM CHINA FOR MORE THAN 10 MILLION DOLLARS. MONEY WHICH GOES TOWARDS CONSERVANCY AND RESEARCH OF THE BEAR SPECIES KNOWN TO HAVE A SHORT BREEDING CYCLE. WITH ITS UNIQUE MARKINGS AND FUZZY COAT, THEY'RE A BIG DRAW.

"He is a big panda fan and that's always the first thing we always need to do when we go to the zoo."

"These stuffed panda bears are one of the top sellers here at the zoo and the panda exhibits at all four zoos here in the united states that study these endangered bears are extremely popular. But here in DC, it will be a while before people can get a glimpse of the new cub."

"We got here and the exhibits closed so we actually can't see them, so a little disappointed but we're excited to have a new cub."

"We know it's not very easy for panda's to conceive so it's a big deal to have another baby panda joining the big family, so, we're thrilled."

"I love pandas, and they are so cute! pandas! pandas! pandas!"

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - A NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MEDSTAR - LEE COUNTY'S GROUNDED HELICOPTER.

WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ON THE AUDIT - AND A LIVE REPORT - ON WHAT QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS WANT ANSWERED.

PLUS - 3 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MEN ARE ARRESTED AFTER A RECENT CHILD SEX STING OPERATION.

NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW THE STING WENT DOWN.

BREAKING NEWS TODAY - HAND THEM OVER!

A FRENCH COURT ORDERS A TABLOID TO HAND OVER *ALL PICTURES OF A TOPLESS KATE MIDDLETON.

HOWEVER - THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER.

PLUS -

"It's kinda fun because I always forget that it's coming."

SHOPPERS WILL LOVE THIS.

NEW AT NOON - FROM BEAUTY SAMPLES TO CLOTHES - DETAILS ON A NEW HOME DELIVERY OPTION.

AND -

SOT: JG: 16:56:39- I definitely don't agree with the cover and don't agree with the article.

SHE'S BACK - THE WOMAN, SHOWN BREASTFEEDING HER TODDLER ON THE COVER OF TIME, HAS A NEW PHOTO AND ARTICLE - HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

NOON TZA) MEDSTAR-VO

NOON TZB) SEX STING-VO

NOON TZC) ROYAL RULING-VO

NOON TZD) DOORSTEP SERVICE-SOTVO

NOON TZE) ATTACH MOM-SOTVO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA