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HLA BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-TRX-SOTVO

"jesse is in god's hands right now

A FAMILY LEANING ON PRAYER AS THEIR SON RECOVERS.

BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-SOTTOPS-VO

he's the sweetest, quiestest little kid- everybody loves him."

5PM OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX-OMNI

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.

HIGHER RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND

Pretty remarkable way to end the work week! Highs were in the lower 90s, and there was enough sunshine to make us believe we were still in summer. Apparently mother nature hasn't gotten the memo that fall started two weeks ago.

Yes you had to dodge a shower or two today, but by far the heavier and more widespread rains stayed to our north. That's where the deeper tropical moisture sits, and you guessed it - that moisture and the accompanying storms will be advancing in our direction this weekend.

Saturday and Sunday will not be gloomy, and it most certainly will not be a washout. We'll simply see a few more clouds to mix with the sun, and a slight increase in areal rain coverage.

Our mornings will start out dry. After daybreak we start warming up, and thanks to the heat combined with the sea breeze - we will see scattered storms each afternoon. If you plan to be outside, carry on with your schedule. Just be aware you may encounter some heavy rain at times.

Overall we'll only see heavy rain; however, one or two of these cells could become strong. What to expect with those? Powerful winds, excessive lightning, and a quick burst of rainfall. Rain totals could be up to 3 inches.

Remember, lightning can travel many miles in advance of a storm. So when the thunder roars, go indoors!

We quickly see our sky conditions improve after Sunday. We'll keep partly sunny skies in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday with some late day storms. It'll seem like we're back in August by the end of next week. It'll be hot, completely sunny, but there will hardly be a drop of rain.

High pressure will dominate our weather late next weekend, and hot, rain free weather is pretty normal with high pressure systems.

Our temperatures will be above average during the next 7 days. Keep the water handy!

SARASOTA 75 CRASH-TRX SAT 23?

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS ON I-75.

UP TO 50 CARS ARE INVOLVED IN A PILE UP IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE IN SARASOTA.

18 EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARE ON SCENE.

AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE ARE INJURED.

ONE CRITICALLY.

BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-VOTOPS-2SH-TURN-BOXES

HEARTBREAKING PICTURES ARE COMING OUT OF A TAMPA HOSPITAL.

JESSE WATLINGTON -- REMAINS IN A COMA, FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE, AFTER HE WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

HIS PARENTS TELL N-B-C TWO --

THEIR SON IS LUCKY TO BE A LIVE.

THEY ARE OPENING UP TONIGHT ABOUT THE DAY THEY SAY THEIR LIVES HAVE CHANGED FOREVER.

N-B-C TWO'S MEAGHAN SMITH WAS THE ONLY LOCAL REPORTER TO SPEAK WITH THE FAMILY TODAY.

BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-IRD 10 LIVE

BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-PKG

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still in a coma-

still in critical condition-

12:38 "he's by the grace of god lucky to be alive."

wednesday,

11 year-old jesse watlington's life changed.

12:40 "he was struck in the chest by lightning- the bolt exited out of his left foot and his right leg. the lightning bolt hit him directly in the heart."

his parents open up about the day that changed everything.

jesse- a 6th grader at southwest florida christian academy was running out onto the field that afternoon with his friends and fellow teamates for football practice-

when out of nowhere-

lightning struck him.

15:46 "they looked back to yell for him and he was lying on the floor."

his mother- alda-

is too heartbroken to talk.

his father- chuck is asking everyone to pray for their child.

14:20 "jesse is in god's hands right now and we ned all the possible prayer we can get and we ask for a continued prayer and for him to regain consciousness and from that point on- what kind of health issues we're going to have."

all his parents know right now is that their son will have heart damage.

they aren't leaving his side-

and are staying at the ronald mcdonald house- taking turns sleeping,

so that one of them is always with their precious son.

BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-IRD 10 LIVE

LIGHTNING STRIKE FACTS-CG

WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND.WORLDWIDE.NEARLY THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY YEAR.

OF THOSE HIT --

AN ESTIMATED 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE.

IT RANKS ONLY BEHIND FLOODS AS THE HIGHEST WEATHER-RELATED KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE ODDS OF A PERSON IN THE U-S BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN A GIVEN YEAR IS ABOUT ONE IN A MILLION.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

OBAMA ROMNEY WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING-SS-REM-LIVE

AFTER A SURGE FROM WEDNESDAYS PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE --

JOB NUMBERS OUT TODAY SHIFTED THE TALK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK OFFICE IN 2009 --

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DIPPED BELOW EIGHT PERCENT.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT SAINT PETERSBURG WHERE MITT ROMNEY IS EXPECTED TO LAND AT ANY MOMENT.

THE NEW NUMBERS SURE TO SET UP AN INTERESTING FEW WEEKS AS WE RACE TOWARDS NOVEMBER SIXTH.

OBAMA ROMNEY WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING-TFC

THE PRESIDENT USED TODAY'S JOB NUMBERS TO MAKE A CASE AGAINST ROMNEY.

THE NEW JOBS NUMBERS WERE WELCOME NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT AT A RALLY IN VIRGINIA

OBAMA ROMNEY WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING-SOTVO

"After losing about 800,000 jobs a month when I took office, our businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years.

MORE GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT --

SEPTEMBER MAY HAVE BEEN A RECORD BREAKING FUNDRAISING MONTH.

HIS CAMPAIGN EXPECTED TO HAVE RAISED MORE THAN 150 MILLION DOLLARS.

OBAMA ROMNEY WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING-TFC-SOTVO

AS FOR ROMNEY --

HE SAYS TODAY'S NUMBERS DON'T REFLECT REAL STRUGGLES OF JOB SEEKERS.

TODAY IN VIRGINIA HE PROMISED BETTER TIMES FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GOOD PAYING JOBS IF HE WINS THE WHITE HOUSE.

if you just dropped out of the work force, if you just give up and say look I can't go back to work I'm just going to stay home, if you just drop out all together why you're not longer part of the employment statistics so it looks like unemployment is getting better, but the truth is, if the same share of people were participating in the workforce today as on the day the president got elected, our unemployment rate would be around 11 percent.

ROMNEY HAS A JAMMED PACK SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA.

EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SATURDAY --

OBAMA ROMNEY WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING-TFC

WE CHECKED THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -

THERE ARE NO PLANNED EVENTS THIS WEEKEND.

VOTER FRAUD FOLO-VO

LEE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE SORTING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS SUBMITTED BY A CONSULTING FIRM NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.

AT LEAST 16 BOGUS FORMS FROM LEE COUNTY WERE TURNED IN BY VIRGINIA BASED STRATEGIC ALLIED CONSULTING.

MORE WERE FOUND AROUND THE STATE.

SOME HAD FRAUDULENT SIGNATURES --

WRONG ADDRESSES --

AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO WERE DEAD.

VOTER FRAUD FOLO-SOTVO

08:47 I know at one time they dropped off about 11-hundred of them a couple of weeks ago.

In a big batch. There is quite a few there from that organization. 08:58

ANY FORMS THAT COME INTO QUESTION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE STATE.

FMB SEWER LINE BREAK-VO

A BAD STENCH IS COMING FROM NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH RIGHT NOW.

ABOUT 100 THOUSAND GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE FLOWED INTO THE STREET THIS MORNING AFTER AN AGING PIPE BURST.

IT HAPPENED JUST OFF SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD RIGHT BEFORE THE MANTAZAS BRIDGE.

FMB SEWER LINE BREAK-ANIMAP-MAPFLY

FMB SEWER LINE BREAK-REM 26

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FMB SEWER LINE BREAK-PKG

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mike stouder

08:41:08 i drove by this morning and saw a massive amount of water just flowing out 41:13

MIKE STOUDER FIRST SAW THE MESS OUTSIDE HIS SAN CARLOS ISLAND HOME BEFORE 8 THIS MORNING.

41:14 there was a terrible smell with it i assumed it was sewer 41:17

A PIPE BROKE SENDING LEE COUNTY UTILITIES SCRAMBLING TO SUCK UP NEARLY 100 GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE-- SPILLING INTO THE STREET OFF SAN CARLOS PARK BLVD.

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pump truck

THE AGING PIPE BURST JUST IN FRONT OF THE MAJOR LIFT STATION FOR FORT MYERS BEACH--

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SPOKESWOMAN PATTY DIPIERO SAYS THAT FORCED CREWS TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION.

TRUCKS PUMPED SEWAGE OUT OF THE STREET, DRIVING IT TO THE NEARBY WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

SOT: PATTY DIPIERO, LEE COUNTY UTILITIES

08:33:46 right now our customers will not see anything different when they go ahead and they run the water dor flush the toilet, none of that is going to be affected 33:54

BUT THERE COULD BE HEALTH CONCERNS--AS SOME SEWAGE DRIFTED DOWN STORM DRAINS.

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THE COUNTY'S ISSUED AN ADVISORY, ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO SWIM OR FISH IN THE BAY OFF SAN CARLOS ISLAND FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS, WHILE THEY TEST THE WATER FOR CONTAMINATION.

dan magrath, san carlos island

30:29 i'd just like to see them get it done and get it over with hope it doesn't break somewhere else 30:35

REPAIR WORK SHUT DOWN MAIN STREET IN THIS SMALL BAYSIDE COMMUNITY-- BUT FOR MANY IT'S THE WHIFF THEY GET PASSING BY THAT'S CAUSING THE MOST TROUBLE.

mike stouder

FMB SEWER LINE BREAK-REM 26

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CREWS ARE TRYING TO GET THE BROKEN PIECE OF PIPE REPAIRED FOR NOW-- IT IS STILL LEAKING BUT THEYRE USING THESE PUMP TRUCKS TO CONTAIN ANY SEWAGE AND KEEP IT FROM SPILLING INTO THE STREET.

THEY EXPECT THE WORK TO RUN INTO TONIGHT.

FMB BOIL WATER NOTICE-SS

MEANWHILE A BOIL WATER NOTICE ON THE ISLAND HAS BEEN LIFTED.

THE PRECAUTIONARY NOTICE WAS PUT IN EFFECT EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER CREWS COMPLETED SOME SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.

PIRATE FEST-VO

AND NOT A SEWER LINE BREAK OR A BRIEF ARGUMENT WILL STOP THE PIRATE FEST ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY TOOK OVER PLANNING THE EVENT WHEN THE PROMOTER TRIED TO POSTPONE THE EVENT TEN DAYS BEFORE IT WAS TO BEGIN.

AS A RESULT THIS YEAR'S EVENT HAD TO BE CUT DOWN TO JUST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

PIRATE FEST-SOTVO

Dave Anderson, organizer

08:38:19 craziness there is going to be everything going on, from activities for the kids starting with the fishing tournament going in the morning through the bucaneers ball and charity auction tomorrow night 08:38:32

PIRATE BALL KICKS OFF TONIGHT AT 7:00 AT NERVOUS NELLIES AT THE END OF FIRST STREET.

FM IDENTIFY LAKE BODY-VO

AN UPDATE NOW ON THE CASE OF A BODY FOUND IN A POND IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

WE'RE TOLD MICHAEL HAMPTON WAS THE PERSON DISCOVERED DEAD AT THE CLUB AT RENAISSANCE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

DUNN IN COURT-OC SS VO

THE MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE WAS IN COURT TODAY.

ROBERT DUNN'S TRIAL HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO OCTOBER 15TH.

THE TRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST.

DUNN IS ACCUSED SHOOTING AND KILLING CHRISTINE LOZIER INSIDE BOBBIE NOONAN'S DAYCARE IN JANUARY 2008.

PEANUT BUTTER RECALL-TRX-OC

THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT HAS FOUND THE SOURCE OF SALMONELLA THAT SPARKED A MAJOR PEANUT BUTTER RECALL.

BACTERIA WAS FOUND AT A PLANT IN NEW MEXICO.

PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SOLD ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING FLORIDA AT WHOLE FOODS -

TARGET AND TRADER JOES.

35 PEOPLE GOT SICK.

WE'VE PUT THE RECALL LIST ON OUR WEBSITE N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

SWFL JOB FAIR-CGTOPS-OC

THERE IS A JOB FAIR AT THE EDISON MALL IN FORT MYERS TOMORROW.

IT'S FROM 11 UNTIL TWO P-M.

STORES ARE LOOKING TO FILL MORE THAN 150 FULL AND PART TIME POSITIONS.

COME DRESSED TO IMPRESS WITH A RESUME.

SEPARATELY --

COLLIER SHOE PROJECT-VO

A SNEAKER PROJECT IS BRINGING A BIG SMILE TO COLLIER STUDENTS.

FOURTH GRADERS AT AVALON ELEMENTARY IN EAST NAPLES ALL GOT A BRAND NEW PAIRS OF SHOES TODAY --

THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR MOST 4TH GRADERS.

COLLIER SHOE PROJECT-SOTVO

SOTS- 16 seconds total

DAnielle Dubois, Avalon Elementray fourth grader "now I got my new shoes I wanna ace the fcat and try my best."

Omar Gutierrez, Avalon Elementray fourth grader "I want to thank all these people for giving us these and give them a great big hug."

Edie liszewski, Avalon at pelican bay resident "I'm just thrilled I'm so glad ice today it's just beautiful."

SARASOTA 75 CRASH-TRX SAT 23?

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN SARASOTA COUNTY.

UP TO 50 CARS ARE INVOLVED IN A PILE UP IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75.

18 EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARE ON SCENE.

AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE INJURED.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

TZ1 A) CAPTIVA RED TIDE FISH KILL-VO-WIPE

TZ1 B)-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

HIGHER RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND

Pretty remarkable way to end the work week! Highs were in the lower 90s, and there was enough sunshine to make us believe we were still in summer. Apparently mother nature hasn't gotten the memo that fall started two weeks ago.

Yes you had to dodge a shower or two today, but by far the heavier and more widespread rains stayed to our north. That's where the deeper tropical moisture sits, and you guessed it - that moisture and the accompanying storms will be advancing in our direction this weekend.

Saturday and Sunday will not be gloomy, and it most certainly will not be a washout. We'll simply see a few more clouds to mix with the sun, and a slight increase in areal rain coverage.

Our mornings will start out dry. After daybreak we start warming up, and thanks to the heat combined with the sea breeze - we will see scattered storms each afternoon. If you plan to be outside, carry on with your schedule. Just be aware you may encounter some heavy rain at times.

Overall we'll only see heavy rain; however, one or two of these cells could become strong. What to expect with those? Powerful winds, excessive lightning, and a quick burst of rainfall. Rain totals could be up to 3 inches.

Remember, lightning can travel many miles in advance of a storm. So when the thunder roars, go indoors!

We quickly see our sky conditions improve after Sunday. We'll keep partly sunny skies in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday with some late day storms. It'll seem like we're back in August by the end of next week. It'll be hot, completely sunny, but there will hardly be a drop of rain.

High pressure will dominate our weather late next weekend, and hot, rain free weather is pretty normal with high pressure systems.

Our temperatures will be above average during the next 7 days. Keep the water handy!

SARASOTA 75 CRASH-TRX SAT 23?

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN SARASOTA COUNTY.

UP TO 50 CARS ARE INVOLVED IN A PILE UP IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75.

29 PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL.2 CONSIDERED TRAUMA CASES.

POSSIBLY WEATHER RELATED.

SAFE ASSUMPTION THAT I-75 SOUTH WILL BE CLOSED FOR MOST.IF NOT ALL OF THE EVENING.

NORTH BOUND MOVING VERY SLOW TOO.

CAPTIVA RED TIDE FISH KILL-SS-MAPFLY

A TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPEARS TO BE DRIFTING SOUTH.

YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A FISH KILL FROM RED TIDE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

NOW THE ALGEA BLOOM APPEARS TO BE DRIFING FARTHER SOUTH TO CAPTIVA ISLAND --

CAPTIVA RED TIDE FISH KILL-REM 7

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If you've got plans to head to the beach in lee or collier counties this weekend-

Don't cancel them!

Take a look at tis beach- no dead fish!

The red tide has not yet hit these shores,

CAPTIVA RED TIDE FISH KILL-PKG

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Sot Michael konowicz, beachgoer

" it's a wonderful day, the suns out."

And that means plenty of people are hitting the beach.

Nat wave

But the beach waters look-

Sot bev ditmer, beachgoer

"when we got in I said why is water all yellow?"

and feel-

Sot Michael

" it's warm."

A little different than normal.

Sot dr. Bruce neill, sanibel sea school

"the waters very brown in n Carlos bay and a lot of pine island sound and that is a mixture of water coming from lake o down the caloosahatchee river and a lot of this condition is our water int he fort myers area- it's called basin drainage."

That drainage- caused by excessive rain- brings fertilizers with it.

Combine that with warm weather-

Sot Bruce

" conditions all collide to be able to support red tide outbreaks very well in the early fall."

So what is red tide?

Sot Bruce

"the organism that creates red tides is a microscopic platonic creature and inside it's body it creates these little chemicals called breva toxins and to animals that have backbones it is a neuro toxin"

Fish are usually the first victims.

When they wash ashore- birds and other animals eat them and can become sick.

The effect is not as bad for humans-

Sot Bruce

" the st common ailment for people is that it irritates the back of our throat gives us respiratory challenges."

Red tide-Something these beach goers- hope they don't have to experience anytime soon.

Sot Harold ditmer, beachgoer

CAPTIVA RED TIDE FISH KILL-REM 7

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The good thing about red tide is it is patchy- so if you see or feel its affects on one beach, you can just move.

Since it may not be present even a mile down.

Tonight at 6- we'll show you an aerial view of this red tide bloom.

POST YOUR PINK-SS

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

N-B-C TWO IS A SUPPORTER OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G KOMEN FOR THE CURE.

SO WE ARE ASKING OUR VIEWERS TO "GET YOUR PINK ON" THIS MONTH, POST YOUR PICTURE ON OUR WEBSITE - AND YOU MAY BE FEATURED ON ONE OF OUR NEWSCASTS.

UPLOAD YOUR PICTURES TO NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON SEE-SHOOT-SEND.

ITALIAN FEST PREVIEW-VO

THE WEATHER MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE IT --

BUT FALL IS HERE.

AND THAT MEANS THERE ARE A LOT OF TRADITIONAL EVENTS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL ITALIAN FEST IS AT THE ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS SUNDAY BEGINNING AT 11 A-M.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE DANCERS THAT WILL BE FEATURED.

TASTE OF COCONUT POINT-VOTOPS

IF ITALIAN'S NOT YOUR THING --

YOU CAN HEAD OUT TO THE TASTE OF COCONUT POINT IN ESTERO.

MORE THAN 20 RESTAURANTS WILL BE SET UP OUTSIDE THE COCONUT POINT MALL TO GIVE YOU A SAMPLE OF THEIR BEST DISHES.

TASTE OF COCONUT POINT GOES FROM 11:30 TO 4:00 ON SUNDAY.

ADMISSION IS 3 DOLLARS.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

STILL WEEKS AWAY FROM THE HOLIDAYS --

AND THOSE IN NEED ARE GETTING IN LINE.

18:00 the kids will have a smile on their face and that's what really counts 03

"

SO MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP TODAY --

THE SALVATION ARMY REACHED IT'S APPLICATION LIMIT IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

TZ2 A) SALVATION ARMY THANKSGIVING DONATIONS-SOTVO

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP

TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-SOT-TOPS

SALVATION ARMY THANKSGIVING DONATIONS-2SHOT

HUNDREDS OF NEEDY FAMILES ARE ALREADY LINING UP TO GET SOME HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

THE SALVATION ARMY IN IMMOKALEE HAS BEEN PACKED WITH PEOPLE REGISTERING TO RECEIVE FOOD AND TOYS.

SALVATION ARMY THANKSGIVING DONATIONS-PKG

IMMOKALEE RESIDENT ARMANDO MASSIETE AND HIS SON PATIENTLY WAITED IN A ROOM FILLED WITH PEOPLE ALL HOPING FOR SOME HOLIDAY HELP.

"God bless them for what they're doing."

THE SEASONAL FARMWORKER IS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

"the work is kind of low here."

HIS SON JESUS HAS A CONDITION KNOWN AS APERT SYNDROME-- A CONGENTIAL DISORDER WHICH MISHAPES A CHILDS HEAD HANDS AND FEET.

THE EIGHT MONTH OLD IS UNDERGOING SURGUREY NEXT WEEK.

HIS DAD HOPES BY CHRISTMAS TIME, JESUS WILL BE HEALTHY-- AND HAPPY THANKS TO SOME NEW TOYS.

"The kids will have a smile on their face and that's what really counts 03

MASIETTE IS ONE OF NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO WAITED IN LINE AT THE SALVATION ARMY IN IMMOKALEE TO SIGN UP FOR THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKETS AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS THEY WOULNDNT BE ABLE TO AFFORD.

"The people need help, they won't be able to do christmas without the help and support of collier county."

SOME SHOWED UP EARLY AND WAITED FOR HOURS, HOPING TO GET PUT ON THE CHRISTMAS LIST.

SIGN-UPS WERE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

"A lot of long lines some people have waited, they got here at 8 and waited until 2 or 3."

FOR MASIETTE-- THE WAIT IS WORTH IT BECAUSE NOW HE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO GIFT DURING THE SEASON OF GIVING.

17:08 I'm hoping were all in good health and whatever they can donate I think is a blessing 12

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

MORE BAD NEWS FOR PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS--

THAT RECALL IS EXPANDING!

NOW SEVERAL STORES IN SOTHWEST FLORIDA ARE AFFECTED.

THE GOVERNMENT RELEASED UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS TODAY--

GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT.BUT MITT ROMNEY SAYS IT'S A MIRAGE.

AND IF YOU THINK GAS PRICES ARE HIGH--

LOOK AT WHAT CALIFORNIA DRIVERS WOKE UP TO THIS MORNING--

*SIX* DOLLARS A GALLON!

A) PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-VO-WIPE

B) GAS PRICES-VOTOPS