HEADLINE OPEN

A DEADLY DAY IN AGHANISTAN.

THREE U.S. SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN THE LATEST RISE

IN VIOLENCE OVERSEAS AS TALIBAN FORCES TRY TO MAKE A COMEBACK.

he was a good guy, hardworking good kid

NEW AT 11 --

WE'RE LEARING MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG MAN WHOSE

LIFE WAS SUDDENLY TAKEN IN THE YEARS 19-TH HOMICIDE

IN FORT MYERS.

No. I had others.

FOR THE FIRST TIME -- ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER SPEAKS

ABOUT THE SCANDAL THAT TORE APART HIS FAMILY.

HL1) AFGHAN SUICIDE BOMB-VOTOPS-TRX

HL2) WESTWARD APT SHOOTING-SOTSS-TRX

HL3) ARNOLDS BOOK-SOTVO

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

first WEATHER-STC

After seeing abundant sunshine to close out September, our weather will now take a turn for the wetter side as we head into the first week of October.

We'll start off your Monday with several coastal showers through that morning that will gradually edge inland as we go through midday. A lot of this rain will get carried toward the interior later in the afternoon, but more showers will likely develop behind this activity, keeping all of us at risk for a passing shower at any time today.

Even though our rain chances will be fairly high today , we'll still see some dry periods, so don't expect the entire day to be a washout. Just prepare for being in and out of showers through the day with some of the rain potentially being very heavy. We'll also see the possibility for some thunderstorms in the mix with a few producing gusty winds and lots of lightning.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-VOTOPS-SS-2SHOT

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRAD. IN FORT MYERS.

THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 5 YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE WESTWOOD APARTMENTS OFF METRO PARKWAY.

POLICE SAY 20-YEAR-OLD JONTAVIUS CARTER OF LEHIGH ACRES DIED AFTER HE WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE HOSPITAL BY SOMEONE WHO KNEW HIM.

TODAY, WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS VICTIM WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL WHERE CARTER ATTENDED.

WESTWARD APT DEADLY SHOOTING-TRX-REMLIVE

POLICE AREN'T SAYING MUCH.

WE KNOW CARTER WAS SHOT, THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED.

WESTWARD APT DEADLY SHOOTING-VO

JT HAD JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING AFTER GOING THROUGH A PROGAM FOR AT RISK STUDENTS.

OVER THE SUMMER, HE WORKED AT THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK.

EVERYONE WHO WE SPOKE TO TODAY, WHO KNEW HIM SAID HE WAS A VERY RESPECTFUL PERSON WHO WORKED HARD AND LIKED TO JOKE AROUND.

PARTICK COMER WORKED WITH JT AS A MENTOR, WHICH WAS A PART OF THE AT RISK PROGRAM.

WESTWARD APT DEADLY SHOOTING-SOT

WESTWARD APT DEADLY SHOOTING-REMLIVE

THERE ARE STILL QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS SURROUNDING HIS DEATH.

IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HOMICIDE BUT WE ARE STILL WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THEIR INVESTIGATION.

AFGHANISTAN SUICIDE BOMB-VO

THREE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE DEAD AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBER DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE. PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES. CRASHED INTO A MILITARY PATROL TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN.

AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK.

AN AMERICAN SOLDIER'S INTERPRETER IS also AMONG THE DEAD.

CHAR CO ARSON SURVEILLANCE-VO

THANKS TO TIPS FROM THE COMMUNITY, CHARLOTTE COUNTY

DETECTIVES SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED

THE BOYS YOU SEE HERE IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

WE FIRST SHOWED YOU THIS VIDEO YESTERDAY.

DETECTIVES WANTED TO KNOW WHO THESE BOYS WERE, TO SEE IF THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT A FIRE AT A PORT CHARLOTTE BUSINESS.

THE FIRE HAPPENED AT KALLIS GERMAN BUTCHER SHOP.

THAT'S ON U-S 41.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN FATAL-OC-VO

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES HOPE TO FIND THE DRIVER INVOLVED

IN A DEADLY HIT AND RUN.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF 48-YEAR-OLD ROBIN WALLACE.

TROOPERS SAY SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE

RIDING HER BICYCLE DOWN ESTEY AVENUE

IN EAST NAPLES OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO HIT HER.

JOHN WALLACE SAYS HE WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT HIS

COLLIER HIT AND RUN FATAL-SOTVO

17:14 "She was a good person I mean for the community she helped anyway she could." 17:20 , John Wallace, Husband

THE FAMILY TELLS US ROBIN WAS A MCDONALD'S EMPLOYEE

WHO LOVED WHAT SHE DID.

DEPUTY HITS GIRL-VO

A BONITA SPRINGS WOMAN -- HIT BY A DEPUTY'S CRUISER --

REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL.

ACCORDING TO F-H-P, LEE COUNTY DEPUTY CHRISTOPHER MEYER WAS RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL WHEN 18 YEAR OLD MEGAN CONWAY WALKED IN FRONT OF HIS CRUISER AND WAS HIT.

THIS HAPPENED AROUND FOUR SATURDAY MORNING ON OLIVE ROAD, AS SHE BEGAN TO CROSS SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.

FRED LANGDALE FUNDRAISER-VO-CG

NEW AT 11--

THE GROUNDS IN MOORE HAVEN WILL BE PACKED THIS WEEKEND --

ALL IN SUPPORT OF THE TEENAGER WHO LOST HIS ARM TO A GATOR.

A FUNDRAISER TO HELP PAY FOR FRED LANGDALE'S RECOVERY WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE CHAL-O-NIT-KA GROUNDS IN MOORE HAVEN THIS SATURDAY.

A FIVE-K RUN WILL KICK OFF THE DAY AT MOORE HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL AT SEVEN.

THEN THE GATES WILL OPEN AT TEN. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY ALL DAY LONG INCLUDING MUSIC, FOOD, AND AN AIRBOAT SHOW.

CPT WALLY IN COURT-VO

A MAN CHARGED WITH UNLAWFULLY FEEDING AN ALLIGATOR WILL FACE A JUDGE TODAY.

63 YEAR OLD WALLY WEATHERHOLT LOST HIS HAND TO A 9-FOOT GATOR IN JUNE.

THE AIRBOAT TOUR CAPTAIN WAS ALLEGEDLY FEEDING THE ALLIGATOR IN EVERGLADES CITY WHEN IT BIT OFF HIS LEFT HAND-- DOCTORS WERENT ABLE TO RE-ATTACH IT.

TEACHER HIRES HITMAN-SOTVO

A TAMPA TEACHER REMAINS IN JAIL ACCUSED

OF HIRING A HITMAN TO KILL A FORMER COLLEAGUE.

TIPSTER: What do you want done with Bob Meredith?

PEPE: I want him killed.

TIPSTER: Alright.

A JUDGE DENIED BOND SATURDAY FOR 55-YEAR-OLD JAMES PEPE.

THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY.

POLICE SAY THEY RECORDED A CALL IN WHICH PEPE

AND A FRIEND TALKED ABOUT ARRANGING ANOTHER TEACHER'S MURDER.

THEY SAY PEPE BELIEVED FORMER COLLEAGUE ROBERT MEREDITH WAS SPREADING LIES AND RUMORS ABOUT HIM.

COMING UP AT 11:30 -- A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS CASE.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-TRX

DEBATE PREPS-2SHOT

A NEW POLL JUST OUT THIS MORNING SHOWS THE SCALE TIPPING IN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FAVOR DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST CRUCIAL DEBATE THIS WEEK.

REGISTERED VOTERS ARE SAYING THEY EXPECT HIM TO WIN THE DEBATE--

AND RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

BUT WHEN ASKED WHO THEY'RE VOTING FOR -- THE RACE IS MUCH CLOSER.

DEBATE PREPS-PKG

SCRIPT:

OBAMA NAT: HELLO LAS VEGAS

AT AN OVERNIGHT RALLY IN LAS VEGAS THE PRESIDENT PLAYING THE ODDS. ABOUT

THOSE ALL-IMPORTANT DEBATES

OBAMA SOT: I know folks in the media are speculation already on who's going

to have the best zingers about who's going to put the most points on the

board / Oh no, Gov. Romney, he's a good debater

THE PRESIDENT HEADING INTO DAYS OF INTENSE DEBATE PRACTICE JUST AS OUR NEW

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL SHOWS HIM WITH A RAZOR THIN LEAD AMONG LIKELY

VOTERS

THE GAP DOES BREAK WIDE OPEN WHEN VOTERS ARE ASKED WHO THEY *EXPECT* TO WIN

- 63% OF VOTERS TOLD US THEY THINK THE PRESIDENT WILL WIN IN NOVEMBER.

AS FOR THE ALL-IMPORTANT DEBATES? 56% SAY THEY EXPECT THE PRESIDENT TO WIN.

BOTH CAMPAIGNS DEEP IN DEBATE PREP- BOTH TRYING TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS.

CHRISTIE NAT: ALL RIGHT!

WITH ONE VERY NOTABLE EXCEPTION. REPUBLICAN CHRIS CHRISTIE TELLING GEORGE

- EXPECT A DIFFERENT RACE AFTER THE DEBATE:

CHRISTIE SOT: When we get to Thursday morning, George, all of you are going

to be shaking your head saying it's a brand new race"

AND IF THE PRESIDENT ARGUES ROMNEY WANTS TO CUT TAXES FOR THE RICH -

CHRISTIE'S SUGGESTED RESPONSE?

CHRISTIE SOT: Stop lying, Mr. President.

STEPHANOPOULOS SOT: What's the lie there?

CHRISTIE SOT: That he -- Governor Romney is not talking about more tax cuts

for the wealthy. In fact, what he said is that the wealthy will pay just as

much under a Romney administration as they pay today.

ROMNEY SAYS HE WOULD LOWER TAX RATES ACROSS THE BOARD - BUT ELIMINATE COMMON

DEDUCTIONS TOO.

AND AS OUR NEW POLL SHOWS -- WITH A MAJORITY EXPECTING THE PRESIDENT TO WIN

THE DEBATE -- THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS WILL BE TO AVOID UNFORCED ERRORS.

LIKE PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH BACK IN 1992 - CAUGHT CHECKING HIS WATCH.

OR VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE TAKING THAT AWKWARD STEP TOWARD THEN-GOVERNOR

GEORGE W BUSH:

DEBATE PREPS-ONCAM

DAVID MUIR REPORTING.

THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER IS HOSTING THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUPREME COURT NEW TERM-VIDBOX

THIS COULD BE THE BIGGEST SUPREME COURT TERM IN AT LEAST A DECADE

AS THE HIGH COURT BEGINS A NEW TERM TODAY.

A RANGE OF EXPLOSIVE ISSUES ARE EXPECTED TO COME BEFORE

THE COURT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

THEY INCLUDE AFFIRMITIVE ACTION IN UNIVERSITY RECRUITING,

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; VOTING RIGHTS; AND ABORTION.

THE LAST TERM ENDED WITH MAJOR CASES INCLUDING THE

MEDICARE FINES TODAY-VOTOPS

ALSO STARTING TODAY --

MEDICARE WILL FINE HOSPITALS THAT RE-ADMIT *TOO MANY PEOPLE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DISCHARGE.

BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS.

IT'S PART OF A BROADER PUSH UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW --

TO IMPROVE CARE, WHILE TRYING TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

IN THE COMING YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE HOSPITALS SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS.

BOEHNER IN NAPLES-OC-CG

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW MORNING.

IF YOU WANT TO GO, HE'LL BE AT MITT ROMNEY'S VICTORY OFFICE IN NAPLES.

THAT'S AT TAMIAMI TRAIL AND 26TH AVENUE NORTH.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE

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

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.

TODAY MARKS FIVE YEARS SINCE THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE REACHED ITS ALL-TIME PEAK.

ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2007, THE DOW CLIMBED TO A CLOSE OF JUST OVER 14-THOUSAND POINTS.

BUT IT WAS MOSTLY DOWNHILL FROM THERE.

DOWNTOWN FM JOB FAIR-VO-BNR

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB-

A JOB FAIR IS TRYING TO FILL MORE THAN 100 NEW JOBS

AT TWO NEW RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE FAIR STARTED AT 10-30 TODAY AT DOWNTOWN BAGEL ON DEAN STREET.

'THE FIRESTONE' OFF BAY STREET

AND LOS CABOS CANTINA OFF FIRST STREET.

THE FIRESTONE PLANS TO HIRE 70 PEOPLE,

AND LOS CABOS PLANS TO HIRE 40.

THE GOAL IS TO OPEN THE NEW RESTAURANTS

AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE RIVER BASIN PROJECT WRAPS UP.

FOR MORE INFORMATION -- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE --

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

YOU MAY WANT TO FORGET THAT EXPRESSION "THERES NO USE CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK."

THATS BECAUSE MILK PRICES ARE GOING UP!

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT PRICES FROM DOUBLING.

A HAPPY ENDING FOR THIS LITTLE GUY WHOSE

ALREADY HAD A ROUGH START TO HIS SHORT LIFE.

THIS NEWBORN PUPPY NOW HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME

TZ1 MILK PRICES-VOTOPS-TRX

TZ1 BURRIED PUPPY-VOTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

After seeing abundant sunshine to close out September, our weather will now take a turn for the wetter side as we head into the first week of October.

We'll start off your Monday with several coastal showers through that morning that will gradually edge inland as we go through midday. A lot of this rain will get carried toward the interior later in the afternoon, but more showers will likely develop behind this activity, keeping all of us at risk for a passing shower at any time today.

Even though our rain chances will be fairly high today , we'll still see some dry periods, so don't expect the entire day to be a washout. Just prepare for being in and out of showers through the day with some of the rain potentially being very heavy. We'll also see the possibility for some thunderstorms in the mix with a few producing gusty winds and lots of lightning.

Another change we'll notice in our weather for the next couple days is the breeze. Winds will start to ramp up out of the southwest today, ranging from 10-20 mph with some higher gusts.

For those looking forward to more sunshine, you may have to wait a while. It looks as though we'll stay locked in this stormier weather pattern through Wednesday, so we'll continue to see more clouds than sun along with higher than normal rain chances. An earlier onset to the rain will also continue, so showers remain a good bet during the morning and afternoon.

By Thursday we'll start to notice a dip in our rain chances with the morning rain also becoming less likely. Look for more sunshine to mix in during the morning as well, but clouds will build during the afternoon along with several showers and storms. We'll keep the possibility of afternoon scattered storms in our forecast all the way through the upcoming weekend

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SCIENTISTS IN ANTARTICA-VO

IT MAY BE FALL HERE IN THE U.S. BUT AT THE

BOTTOM OF THE WORLD IT'S SPRING.

THIS TIME EVERY YEAR HUNDREDS OF U-S SCIENTISTS AND WORKERS MAKE THEIR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE BACK TO ANTARCTICA.

OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS THE U-S AIR FORCE WILL FLY MORE THAN 100 FLIGHTS FROM NEW ZEALAND TO ANTARCTICA TO FERRY PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES BACK AND FORTH.

OVER THE WINTER ONLY A BARE BONED STAFF IS LEFT THERE

TO OVERSEE OPERATIONS.

TX EARTHQUAKE-VO WIPE

PEOPLE IN NORTH TEXAS WERE SHAKEN UP OVER THE WEEKEND

AFTER FEELING AN UNFAMILIAR SENSATION SATURDAY EVENING.

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THE THREE-POINT-FOUR- MAGNITUDE

EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT IRVING WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL TREMORS.

LOCAL SEISMOLOGISTS SAY EARTHQUAKES IN TEXAS AREN'T UNUSUAL.

TX EARTHQUAKE-(2) SOTVO

The couch actually shook side to side, we felt the tremor coming through it."

Near the surface of the earth there are faults and those

small faults have stress and we cab relieve those stresses with small

earthquakes."

THE U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECEIVED MORE THAN TWELVE -HUNDRED

REPORTS FROM RESIDENTS WHO FELT THE EARTH SHAKE.

BANK HACKERS-VO

HACKERS CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACKING SEVERAL

U.S. BANKS' WEBSITES ARE PROMISING MORE ATTACKS.

SIX MAJOR AMERICAN BANKS HAVE BEEN HIT BY COMPUTER ATTACKS THAT CAUSED INTERNET BLACKOUTS AND DELAYS IN ONLINE BANKING.

CUSTOMERS OF BANK OF AMERICA, J-P MORGAN CHASE, CITIGROUP,

U.S BANK, WELLS FARGO AND P-N-C WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS THEIR

BACON SHORTAGE-VO

LISTEN UP BACON LOVERS --

YOU'LL FIND PLENTY OF PORK AT THE SUPERMARKET

IN THE COMING MONTHS -- JUST BE READY TO PAY MORE FOR IT.

ECONOMISTS ARE DISMISSING LAST WEEK'S REPORTS OF A GLOBAL BACON SHORTAGE THAT DOMINATED HEADLINES AND LAST WEEK.

THE "PORKAGEDDAN" RUMORS SPIRALED AFTER A EUROPEAN TRADE GROUP REPORTED A BACON SHORTAGE WAS UNAVOIDABLE BECAUSE OF A SHARP DECLINE IN THE CONTINENT'S PIG HERD.

PRICES FOR PORK PRODUCTS NEXT YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE

MILK PRICES-VO WIPE

MILK PRICES MAY DOUBLE UNLESS THE HOUSE PASSES A NEW FARM BILL.

A LAW GIVING FEDERAL AID TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS EXPIRES TODAY.

IF A NEW FARM BILL ISN'T PASSED -- THE COUNTRY WOULD REVERT TO 1940'S ERA AGRICULTURE POLICY THAT COULD CAUSE MILK PRICES TO RISE ABOUT SIX DOLLARS PER GALLON.

MILK PRICES-SOTVO

within in a few short weeks and months the price this commodity will double, cheese will double, it will cost middle class families and all families a fortune, and it will hurt our economy rather significantly."

BOCA GRANDE TOLL CHANGE-ONCAM

STARTING TODAY, IT WILL COST YOU AN EXTRA DOLLAR

TO GET TO BOCA GRANDE.

THE GASPARILLA ISLAND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

IS RAISING THE TOLL TO SIX DOLLARS.

CARMAGEDDON TIME LAPSE-VOTOPS

BACK UP AND RUNNING!

DAYS OF AROUND THE CLOCK CONSTRUCTION ON

CALIFORNIA'S INTERSTATE 405 IS ALL FINISHED.

THIS IS A TIME LAPSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION KNOWN AS CARMAGGEDON 2 THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES.

CREWS REMOVED PART OF A BRIDGE, THEN REBUILT IT DURING THE 53-HOUR ROAD CLOSURE.

DOGTOBER-ONCAM

IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ADDING A NEW FURRY FAMILY MEMBER, THIS IS YOUR MONTH TO DO IT.

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ADOPT A SHELTER DOG MONTH, OR "DOGTOBER" AS LEE COUNTY DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES LIKES TO CALL IT --

YOU CAN ADOPT A DOG OR CAT FOR HALF OFF.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE CHAOTIC MOMENTS

WHEN A PLANE GOES DOWN?

TZ2 PLANE CRASH-VO

DISCOVERY PLANE CRASH-2SHOT-INTERACTIVE

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF THE PLANE YOU WERE ON CRASHED? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR BEST CHANCE FOR SURVIVING?

TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION- A TEAM OF EXPERTS HAS DONE THE EXTRAORDINARY.

THEY CRASHED A PASSENGER JET - HOPING TO LEARN HOW TO SAVE LIVES.

IT'S PART OF A DOCUMENTARY AIRING ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL NEXT

SUNDAY.

DISCOVERY PLANE CRASH-PKG

YOU'RE WATCHING ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS TESTS EVER IN THE NAME OF AIRLINE

SAFETY-THIS BOEING 727 IS BEING DELIBERATELY CRASHED INTO THE DESERT.

ONBOARD-MORE THAN A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CRASH TEST DUMMIES, 38

SPECIALIZED CAMERAS, SENSORS-AND A CREW OF INCREDIBLY DARING PILOTS WEARING

PARACHUTES.

MINUTES BEFORE IMPACT-THEY BAIL OUT OF A HATCH IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE.

Nat

THEN-THE HUGE JETLINER CAREENS INTO THE GROUND-nat/crash!!--A HORRIFIC, YET

SURVIVABLE CRASH THAT TEARS THE PLANE APART.

Nats

THIS STUNNING CRASH WAS DONE FOR THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "CURIOSITY PLANE

CRASH"-- AFTER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING AND WITH A HUGE TEAM OF EXPERTS-ALL TO

BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO PEOPLE ONBOARD.

1:11:55 Dr. Cindy Bir in wrecked plane: I suspect this one may have a

concussion, this one may have a broken leg.

DR. CINDY BIR WAS IN CHARGE OF THE UNLUCKY PASSENGERS. SHE TOLD US, HER DATA

MAKES CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT BRACING FOR IMPACT, CAN BE A LIFE SAVER.

01:31:03;00 You put your head down, put your hands over.

NEAL KARLINSKY:

01:31:04;27 Your hands over your head, your han--

DR. CINDY BIR:

01:31:05;29 Yeah. And just hold it. Until--

NEAL KARLINSKY:

01:31:08;10 And that works?

DR. CINDY BIR:

01:31:09;15 Well, yeah. It does.

THE CRASH WAS A BELLY FLOP-SLIGHTLY NOSE FIRST.

PASSENGERS NEAR THE FRONT TOOK THE BRUNT OF IT-ROWS SEVEN AND FORWARD WERE

CONSIDERED FATAL-SEAT 7A WAS ACTUALLY CATAPULTED OUT OF THE PLANE.

MANY OF THE SEAT-BELTED PASSENGERS WHO DIDN'T BEND OVER TO BRACE-- HAD

SPINAL INJURIES FROM JERKING FORWARD IN THEIR LAP BELTS.

Nat/dr bir shows nk dummy mom and baby

AND SHE SHOWED US SOMETHING ELSE IN HER LAB-- A SIMULATED MOTHER HOLDING AN

INFANT ON HER LAP-A FAMILIAR MONEY SAVER FOR PARENTS EVERYWHERE. AFTER A

RELATIVELY MINOR IMPACTNat/crash test in lab.THE MOTHER CAN'T HOLD ON.

EVEN THOUGH SHE'S DONE THE SAME THING AS A PARENT-DR. BIR SAYS HAVING A

CHILD ON YOUR LAP SIMPLY ISN'T SAFE.

Looking at slow motion shot/;23;33;13 probably right about there it

actually hits. It hits the mother's head. Did you see that!? It actually hit

the mother's head.

THE PLANE CRASH REVEALED OTHER THINGS TOO-LIKE THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF

DEBRIS THAT CAN BE DEADLY TO ANYONE SITTING UPRIGHT.

ALSO-HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR WAY OUT FAST-GENERALLY

SITTING WITHIN FIVE ROWS OF AN EXIT GIVES A PASSENGER THE BEST ODDS.

Nat

HARD LESSONS, FROM A HARROWING CRASH-AN AVIATION DISASTER THAT MAY ACTUALLY

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

NEAL KARLINSKY WITH THAT REPORT.

EXPLOSIVE RECORDINGS DETAIL WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY A

TEACHER WANTED TO DO TO HIS FORMER COLLEAGUE.

How do you want Meredith killed?

PEPE: Anyway he wants. I don't give a 1/8expletive 3/8.

WHAT POLICE SAY LEAD UP TO A TEACHER TRYING TO HIRE

A HIT MAN. --PLUS--

"this is pretty extraordinary at the least."

TWO WOMEN MAKE IT OUT ALIVE AFTER A MAN SETS

TZ3 TEACHER HITMAN-SOTVO

TZ3 ARSONIST BURNS MOMS HOME-SOTVO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) AFGHAN BOMBING-VOTOPS

RECAPPING TODAY'S TOP STORIES --

THE TALIBAN IS CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY

FOR AN ATTACK THAT KILLED 14 PEOPLE,

INCLUDING THREE *AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND THEIR TRANSLATOR.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A SUICIDE BOMBER WAS DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES AND RAMMED IT INTO A PATROL OF AFGHAN AND INTERNATIONAL FORCES THIS MORNING.

SIX CIVILIANS AND FOUR POLICE OFFICERS WERE KILLED

TS2) WESTWARD APT SHOOTING-VOTOPS-SS-VO

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS

IN THE CITY'S 19TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.

POLICE TELL US JONTAVIUS CARTER OF LEHIGH ACRES

WAS SHOT JUST BEFORE 5 SUNDAY MORNING.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, PEOPLE WHO KNEW CARTER

DROVE HIM TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

BY THE TIME INVESTIGATORS GOT THERE,

TS3) PRES DEBATE PREPS-VOTOPS

JUST 36 DAYS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY AND BOTH CANDIDATES ARE GEARING UP FOR

THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LATER THIS WEEK.

THE RACE REMAINS CLOSE FOR BOTH CANDIDATES IN THE CAMPAIGN AHEAD. TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE IN NEVADA PREPARING FOR WEDNESDAY'S DEBATE.

TEACHER HITMAN FOLO-2SHOT PUSH

DISTURBING NEW DETAILS INTO A FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO TAKE OUT A HIT ON A FELLOW TEACHER.

POLICE SAY THEY RECORDED JAMES PEPE IN THE ACT.

ACCORDING TO A PHONE CONVERSATION PLAYED IN COURT --

HE EVEN CONSIDERED ASKING A FORMER STUDENT TO CARRY OUT THE DEED!

TEACHER HITMAN FOLO-TRX-PKG

SCRIPT:

Nats-

TIPSTER: What do you want done with Bob Meredith?

PEPE: I want him killed.

TIPSTER: Alright.

1/8GFX 3/8

PEPE: We gotta kill this 1/8expletive 3/8.

An 11-minute, profanity filled conversation, caught on tape. LONGTIME HIGH

SCHOOL TEACHER JAMES PEPE, allegedly hatching a BIZARRE MURER-FOR-HIRE PLOT

AGAINST fellow teacher, Bob Meredith.

1/8GFX 3/8

PEPE: He knows people that will do it? Or he's going to do it?

TIPSTER: He would do it. Yeah, I mean, here's the deal, you should just talk

to the guy. Why don't you just talk to him? How do you want Meredith killed?

PEPE: Anyway he wants. I don't give a 1/8expletive 3/8.

Prosecutors played the recording during Pepe's arraignment Saturday. The

social studies teacher was talking to a friend who secretly began working

with authorities after PEPE ALLEGEDLY offered TO PAY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO

have MEREDITH killed.

1/8GFX 3/8

TIPSTER: you wanted to pay me to kill him and then I was uncomfortable with

that because

I got kids. Then you wanted me to find some 1/8expletive 3/8 that didn't work. I

found a white supremacist that didn't work.

Pepe was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit murder after an

UNDERCOVER FBI AGENT POSED AS THE HITMAN. POLICE SAY the motive was revenge-

that PEPE WAS UPSET BECAUSE HE THOUGHT MEREDITH WITH WAS SPREADING RUMORS

ABOUT HIM.

SOT:

Pepe apparently has a history of aggression toward co-workers. GFX: ABC News

affiliate WFTS obtained this letter one of his former bosses wrote to Pepe,

saying "Several professionals described your demeanor in terms such as '

hostile,' 'aggressive,' 'extremely volatile,' and your anger as 'alarming,'"

1/8GFX 3/8

PEPE: He will hook us up with every 1/8expletive 3/8 murderer we need.

After hearing these tapes, the judge denied bail. And this morning, Pepe

TEACHER HITMAN FOLO-ONCAM

JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTING.

UF STUDENT SEARCH-VO

GAINESVILLE POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR A UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENT -- MISSING NOW FOR 12 DAYS.

NOW, MOUNTED POLICE UNITS HAVE JOINED THE SEARCH --

FOR MISSING 18 YEAR OLD CHRISTIAN AGUILAR.

HIS HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND, PEDRO BRAVO, AS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER -- THOUGH NO BODY HAS BEEN FOUND.

ARSONIST BURNS MOMS HOME-VO WIPE

A MAN FACES SEVERAL FELONY CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE TRIED

TO KILL HIS MOTHER AND WIFE BY SETTING HIS MOTHER'S HOME ON FIRE!

INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO SORT THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED SUNDAY MORNING.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED ROBERT BROOKS A FEW DAYS AFTER HE BONDED OUT OF JAIL.

HE WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY HE TRIED TO STRANGLE HIS WIFE.

ARSONIST BURNS MOMS HOME-SOTVO

doug tobin"we believe he broke the window put the gas can in and poured gas in the living room and ignited the living room."6

THANKFULLY THE WOMEN WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE--

BUT THE HOME IS A TOTAL LOSS.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE USED A HELICOPTER AND K9'S

TO SEARCH FOR BROOKS.

A DEPUTY ON THE GROUND FOUND HIM IN A MURKY CANAL.

CEN FL VFW SHOOTING-VO

POLICE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK INTO THE MOTIVE BEHIND A SHOOTING A VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST.

TWO PEOPLE DIED AND A THIRD WAS CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED SUNDAY MORNING IN WINTER PARK.

POLICE SAY A CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE WAS SUPPOSED TO KICK OFF AT THE V-F-W LODGE, WHEN BULLETS STARTED FLYING AS THE BIKERS WERE EATING BREAKFAST.

GIRL ALMOST HIT BY BULLET-VO WIPE

A FAMILY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA IS COUNTING ITS BLESSING AFTER A STRAY BULLET NEARLY HITS A YOUNG GIRL INSIDE THEIR HOME.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 11:30 SATURDAY NIGHT AS AALIYAH AGUILERA

WAS WATCHING TELEVISION IN HER GRANDPARENTS LIVING ROOM.

THR GIRL SAID SHE HEARD GUN SHOTS AND SHE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT A BULLET JUST MISSED HER HEAD.

GIRL ALMOST HIT BY BULLET-SOT-OC

GIRLS ARRESTED FOR BEATING-VO WIPE

SIX TEENAGE GIRLS ARE FACING CHARGES IN THE DISTURBING

BEATING OF A MENTALLY DISABLED WOMAN.

POLICE IN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA SAY THE GROUP ATTACKED THE WOMAN TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE ATTACK WAS CAUGHT ON CELL PHONE VIDEO.

POLICE SAY THE TEENS CHASED THE WOMAN INTO HER HOUSE AND BEAT HER WITH A CHAIR, A SHOE AND THEIR FISTS.

THE 48-YEAR-OLD VICTIM DID NOT REPORT THE ATTACK TO POLICE.

AUTHORITIES FOUND OUT ABOUT THE INCIDENT WHEN A PARENT SAW THE VIDEO ON FACEBOOK AND CALLED POLICE.

GIRLS ARRESTED FOR BEATING-SOTVO

She's very upset about the situation. She was crying.

She understands this is a bad reflection upon her. A bad reflection upon her family.

THE GIRLS ARE BEING HELD ON 50-THOUSABD DOLLARS BAIL.

FOUR GIRLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHARGED AND APPEARED IN COURT FRIDAY.

LOTTERY WINNER FOUND DEAD-VO

A STUNNING ENDING FOR A LOTTERY WINNER WHO MADE HEADLINES AFTER IT WAS REVEALED SHE WAS STILL ON WELFARE.

YOU MAY REMEMBER AMANDA CLAYTON, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH WELFARE FRAUD FOR CONTINUING TO COLLECT FOOD STAMPS AFTER HITTING THE LOTTERY IN MICHIGAN.

SHE WAS FOUND DEAD AT HER HOME IN SUBURBAN DETROIT SATURDAY MORNING.

OF THE ONE-MILLION DOLLARS THAT CLAYTON WON, LOCAL MEDIA REPORT SHE ONLY HAD ABOUT 67-THOUSAND-DOLLARS-LEFT.

WEDDING GIFTS STOLEN-VO WIPE

THIEVES CRASH A WEDDING BY MAKING OFF WITH NEARLY 10-THOUSAND-DOLLARS WORTH OF GIFTS FROM NEWLYWEDS IN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE OFFERING A REWARD,

AFTER FINDING CARDS AND GIFT BAGS IN AND AROUND A NEARBY POND.

WEDDING GIFTS STOLEN-SOT-OC

"We had to call every family member and friend and ask them what did you give, it was embarrassing."

"It sounds sad to say but it really is.it just feels like I can't trust the world anymore, It's disappointing."

THE COUPLE BELIEVES WHOEVER STOLE THE PRESENTS

SIX FLAGS ACCIDENT-VO

AN ACCIDENTAT A WATER PARK IN CALIFORNIA SENT A YOUNG MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 19-YEAR-OLD CUT IN LINE AND DOVE HEAD-FIRST

DOWN THE VENOM DROP SLIDE AT SIX FLAGS HURRICANE HARBOR.

HALF-WAY DOWN, HE FELL OFF THE SIDE.

IT'S NOT CLEAR JUST HOW FAR HE FELL, BUT THE VENOM DROP

NASA ORION TEST-VO

NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT GETS ANOTHER STEP

CLOSER TO OUTER SPACE.

THIS IS FILE VIDEO OF NASA --

TESTING THE SPACECRAFT IN 2010.

NASA HAS NOW COMPLETED A DIFFERENT TEST --

THIS ONE MEASURES WATER IMPACT,

TO CERTIFY ORION FOR WATER LANDINGS.

ORION'S FIRST TRUE SPACE FLIGHT IS SET FOR 2014 --

POST YOUR PINK-SS

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH --

SO YOU CAN BET YOU'LL BE SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF PINK!

NBC2 IS A SUPPORTER OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G KOMEN FOR THE CURE.

SO GET YOUR PINK ON THIS MONTH, POST YOUR PIC - AND YOU MAY BE FEATURED ON ONE OF OUR NEWSCASTS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

JUST UPLOAD YOUR PICTURES TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON SEE-SHOOT-SEND.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

COMING CLEAN ABOUT HIS PAST.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IS OPENING UP ABOUT THE AFFAIR THAT COST HIM HIS MARRIAGE IN HIS NEW TELL-ALL BOOK THAT HITS SHELVES TODAY.

AND A SCUFFLE HAS LINDSAY LOHAN BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT

FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

THE DETAILS OF THE LATEST NEGATIVE PUBLICTY INVOLVING

TZ4 SCHWARZENEGGER-VOWIPE

TZ4 LOHAN-VOTOPS

SCHWARZENEGGER INTERVIEW-PLASMA

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, "TOTAL RECALL,"

HITS BOOKSHELVES TODAY.

AHEAD OF ITS RELEASE -- HE OPENED UP ABOUT THE

HIGHS AND LOWS OF HIS LIFE -- INCLUDING A NUMBER OF AFFAIRS.

THE FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR AND MOVIE STAR OPENS UP ABOUT

HIS AFFAIR WITH HIS MAID THAT RESULTED IN A SON.

SCHWARZENEGGER INTERVIEW-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER ADMITS IN HIS BOOK AND TO "60 MINUTES" HE HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HIS CO-STAR IN 19-85's "RED SONJA". BRIGITTE NIELSEN.

IT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP MARIA SHRIVER, WHO LATER BECAME HIS WIFE.

No. I had others. But I mean, it's something that's obviously between Maria and me.

Yeah.

I'm not perfect.

THE FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, BODYBUILDER AND MOVIE STAR HAS ALSO ADMITTED TO AN AFFAIR WITH HIS FAMILY'S LONGTIME HOUSEKEEPER, MILDRED BAENA.

HE SAYS HE SUSPECTED HE WAS THE FATHER OF HER SON WHEN THE BOY WAS AROUND SEVEN OR EIGHT.

It just appeared to me something was off, that he started looking like me, that's when I sort of got it, that it was never discussed but I put the things together here.

HE SAYS SHRIVER CONFRONTED HIM ABOUT IT DURING A COUNSELING SESSION.

She then said hey, I think Joseph is your kid and am I off here on this or not? And I said you're absolutely correct.

SHRIVER FILED FOR DIVORCE LAST YEAR.

SCHWARZENEGGER ALSO REFLECTED ON HIS FAILINGS.

It's always there.

CROSSTALK-3SHOT

WEATHER-WX WALL

After seeing abundant sunshine to close out September, our weather will now take a turn for the wetter side as we head into the first week of October.

We'll start off your Monday with several coastal showers through that morning that will gradually edge inland as we go through midday. A lot of this rain will get carried toward the interior later in the afternoon, but more showers will likely develop behind this activity, keeping all of us at risk for a passing shower at any time today.

Even though our rain chances will be fairly high today , we'll still see some dry periods, so don't expect the entire day to be a washout. Just prepare for being in and out of showers through the day with some of the rain potentially being very heavy. We'll also see the possibility for some thunderstorms in the mix with a few producing gusty winds and lots of lightning.

Another change we'll notice in our weather for the next couple days is the breeze. Winds will start to ramp up out of the southwest today, ranging from 10-20 mph with some higher gusts.

For those looking forward to more sunshine, you may have to wait a while. It looks as though we'll stay locked in this stormier weather pattern through Wednesday, so we'll continue to see more clouds than sun along with higher than normal rain chances. An earlier onset to the rain will also continue, so showers remain a good bet during the morning and afternoon.

By Thursday we'll start to notice a dip in our rain chances with the morning rain also becoming less likely. Look for more sunshine to mix in during the morning as well, but clouds will build during the afternoon along with several showers and storms. We'll keep the possibility of afternoon scattered storms in our forecast all the way through the upcoming weekend.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

LOHAN HOTEL SCUFFLE-VO

CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED AFTER LINDSAY LOHAN CLAIMED A MAN ASSAULTED HER IN HER NEW YORK CITY HOTEL ROOM.

LOHAN TOLD POLICE THE MAN GRABBED HER AND CHOKED HER EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. But, THE MAN SAID.SHE ASSUALTED HIM.

POLICE SAY AN ARGUMENT OVER SOME PHOTOS OF THE 26-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS ON THE SUSPECT'S CELL PHONE LED TO A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION.

POLICE DROPPED THE CHARGES AGAINST THE 25-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA

DANNY BONADUCE ATTACKED-VO WIPE

TALK ABOUT AN AKWARD ENCOUNTER!

FORMER T-V CHILD STAR DANNY BONADUCE IS RECOVERING

AFTER A FAN BIT HIS FACE!

IT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND AT A CASINO MEET AND GREET

IN WASHINGTON STATE.

THE FORMER PARTRIDGE FMAILY ACTOR TOLD A WOMAN SHE COULD KISS HIM, BUT INSTEAD SHE LATCHED ON TO HIS CHEEK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE.

DANNY BONADUCE ATTACKED-SOT OC

, it's as if someone wadded up ten lit cigarettes, and stuck them on your face, but they didn't go out, they just stayed that hot. That's what it felt like. It was the worst pain ever.

THE FAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR FRIDAY'S INCIDENT,

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

JUSTIN BIEBER GIVES FANS MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR AT

THE KICK-OFF CONCERT OF HIS "BELIEVE" TOUR.

AND FROM THE BIG SCREEN TO THE ISLE --

ONE STAR GETS HER FAIRY TALE WEDDING.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

JUSTIN BIEBER GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE SAYING: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON."

THE POP STAR GOT SICK DURING THE KICK-OFF CONCERT OF HIS "BELIEVE " TOUR SATURDAY NIGHT IN ARIZONA.

ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, HE ACTUALLY THREW UP ON STAGE.TWICE!

AFTER TAKING A BRIEF BREAK, BIEBER RETURNED TO THE STAGE AND EXPLAINED TO HIS FANS THAT HE WASN'T FEELING WELL.

BUT HE CONTINUED PERFORMING.

LATER THAT NIGHT, BIEBER TWEETED A PICTURE OF HIMSELF SAYING HE WAS RESTING UP FOR THE NEXT SHOW.

ANNE HATHAWAY IS MARRIED.

THE ACTRESS AND HER BOYFRIEND ADAM SHULMAN EXCHANGED VOWS SATURDAY EVENING IN BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA.

ACCORDING TO PEOPLE MAGAZINE, MORE THAN 150 GUESTS ATTENDED THE NATURE-THEMED EVENT AND THE BRIDE WORE A CUSTOM VALENTINO GOWN.

THE COUPLE STARTED DATING FOUR YEARS AGO.

SHULMAN PROPOSED LAST NOVEMBER.

"HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA" IS A HIT WITH MOVIE-GOERS.

THE NEWLY RELEASED 3-D FLICK TOPPED THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE WITH $43-MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES.

COMING IN AT NUMBER TWO WAS THE SCI-FI THRILLER "LOOPER"

THE FILM STARS JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT AND BRUCE WILLIS.

OPENING WEEKEND TICKET SALES TOPPED 21-MILLION DOLLARS.

LAST WEEKEND'S NUMBER ONE MOVIE, "END OF WATCH" SLIPPED TO NUMBER THREE WITH 8-MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

MORE UNWANTED SCRUTINY FOR THE AGENCY SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING YOU

AT THE AIRPORT.

LOADED GUNS CAUSING CONCERN --

AS THE NUMBER OF FIREARMS FOUND IN CHECKED BAGGAGE

TZ5 TSA GUNS-VO

TSA GUNS-PLASMA

TROUBLING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT AIRPORT SECURITY.

TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK, AGENTS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ALLOWED LOADED GUNS THROUGH AIRPORT CHECKPOINTS.

TSA GUNS-PKG

IN THE LATEST BLACK EYE FOR TSA-

A LOADED,.38 CALIBER GUN LIKE THIS WENT UNDETECTED BY SCREENERS.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS EXECUTIVE joshua RICHARDSON SAYS HE MISTAKENLY FLEW WITH

IT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEWARK.

JUST ONE DAY EARLIER IN ORLANDO

AGENTS MISSED *ANOTHER* LOADED GUN-THIS TIME, IN A *FIREFIGHTER'S* PURSE.

IT MADE IT PAST SCREENERS AND ALL THE WAY ON TO THE PLANE.

Worried Traveller sot:

. "It's scary but surprising. Generally I have found them to be very

thorough I am surprised they missed something like that."

SOME IN CONGRESS WORRY THIS HAS ALL BECOME BUSINESS AS USUAL.

REP. JOHN MICA sot:

"Unfortunately the reports I get. It's not just this one weapon. It's

hundreds of items every day." "It can't be tolerated"

IT'S MORE unwanted SCRUTINY FOR THE AGENCY-

ON THE HEELS OF ABC'S BRIAN ROSS REPORT THIS WEEK

TRACKING A MISSING IPAD TO THE HOME OF THIS TSA OFFICER.

SOT- TSA OFFICER It's my wife says she got the IPAD

Brian Ross: That can't be true the last time we saw it - it was in your

hands.

THAT OFFICER WAS FIRED.

BUT THE TSA SAYS IT HAS HAD MANY SUCCESSES.

Confiscating 1,100 weapons so far this year, 29 guns just last week alone

STILL WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE BLUNDERS-MANY NOW THINK THE TSA'S OWN

SCREENERS MAY NEED BETTER SCREENING THEMSELVES.

JOHN NANCE SOT: "I think it goes back to the type of hiring they did. The

educational requirements they were allowed to put in place which were not

TSA GUNS-PLASMA

MARK GREENBLATT REPORTING.

AS FOR THAT OFFICER WHO LET A FIREFIGHTER CARRY A GUN RIGHT THROUGH

COMICS FOR SOLDIERS-TRAFFIC-VO WIPE

SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS SOMETHING SMALL TO REMIND OUR

SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN OF HOME.

ONE COMIC BOOK STORE IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IS WORKING TO GIVE THEM

JUST THAT, BY COLLECTING COMICS FOR OUR TROOPS.

FOR THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN SPENDING THEIR DAYS ON THE BATTLEFIELD -

COMIC BOOKS ARE MORE THAN JUST ENTERTAINMENT.

MANY OF OUR NATION`S HEROES GREW UP WANTING TO BE A HERO.

WHILE OUR TROOPS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOUND BUILDINGS IN A SINGLE LEAP - THEY

COMICS FOR SOLDIERS-SOTVO

They really like the slice of home it brings them, they say. They grew up reading comics. Comics tend to have the ability to lift spirits."

BURRIED PUPPY NEW HOME-VOTOPS

A PUPPY FOUND BURIED ALIVE IN A SHALLOW GRAVE HAS A NEW HOME.

THIS LITTLE GUY HAS CERTAINLY BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN HIS FIRST WEEK OF LIFE.

THE PUPPY -- NOW NAMED TUCKER -- HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY A TECHNICIAN AT THE VETERINARY CLINIC WHERE THE BARELY ONE-WEEK-OLD PUP WAS TAKEN FOR EMERGENCY CARE.

HE WAS DISCOVERED ON THURSDAY AFTER OFFICERS HEARD WHIMPERING SOUNDS IN A WOODED AREA NEAR GAINESVILLE.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT TRAFFIC

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-2SHOT

IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US - NBC2 IS FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY.

RIGHT NOW FORT MYERS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE WEEKEND SHOOTING DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN.

TODAY - WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VICTIM, A RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.

DIGGING INTO THE UPCOMING DEBATE.

IN JUST 2 DAYS, PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY WILL FACE OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME.

PLUS - MIST OF US LOVE OUR SMART PHONES - BUT THOSE BILLS CAN SURE BE TRICKY.

NEW AT NOON - WHY IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO LOOK AT THEM CLOSELY.

AND -

Whitney Sot. "I actually thought about suicide."/ "I thought I wasn't worthy at my high school."

NEW AT NOON - AN UPDATE ON WHITNEY KROPP - THE MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHOSEN FOR HOMECOMING COURT - LATER TO FIND OUT IT WAS ALL A JOKE.

SEE - HOW - IN THE END - WHITNEY GOT THE LAST LAUGH.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE INSPIRING STORY OF NEIGHBORS RISKING THEIR SAVES TO SAVE A MAN FROM A FIRE.

ALONG WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

NOON TZA) FM MURDER-SS WIPE

NOON TZB) PRESDENTIAL RACE-VO WIPE

NOON TZC) SMARTPHONE BILLS-VO WIPE

NOON TZD) BULLIED TEEN-SOTVO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA