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FIRST AT FOUR: THE DECISION 2012 CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

NBC2 HAS LIVE TEAM COVERAGE AS REPUBLICAN VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN COMES TO TOWN.

PLUS -- THREE WOMEN SHOT DEAD AT A CENTRAL FLORIDA HAIR SALON -- NBC2 GATHERING DETAILS OF THIS HORRIFIC SCENE, FIRST AT FOUR.

AND MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND PAGES FROM WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE BOY SCOUTS PERVERSION FILES ARE RELEASED --

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PINE ISLAND TRAFFIC-TRX, OC, SS

BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC ALERT FIRST AT FOUR.

A CRASH IN CAPE CORAL HAS DAMAGED A UTILITY POLE.

AN INTERSECTION LEADING TO PINE ISLAND IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

DRIVERS SHOULD AVOID SOUTHWEST PINE ISLAND ROAD AT NOTT ROAD FOR THE NEXT FOUR HOURS WHILE CREWS REPAIR THE POLE.

NBC 2 HAS A CREW ON THE WAY.

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RYAN TEAM COVERAGE-TBXTOPS

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS IN FORT MYERS.

DOORS JUST OPENED FOR REPUBLICAN SUPPORTERS TO ATTEND A RALLY FOR PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL MITT ROMNEY.

HIS RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN WILL SPEAK AT THE EVENT, AFTER HE COMPLETES A FUNDRAISER IN NAPLES.

NBC-2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE OF THE NOMINEE'S VISIT.

LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER.

HE IS LIVE AT THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX WHERE THE DOORS HAVE JUST OPENED.

PAUL RYAN IN FM-REM-LIVE

EXPECT TO SEE A SORT OF 'VARIETY SHOW.'

MUSIC GIVES THE ENERGY FOR THESE RALLIES.

TODAY IN CLEVELAND OHIO, "THE BOSS" BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PERFORMED AT AN OBAMA RALLY.

PAUL RYAN IN FM-(2) CG

Lee Greenwood, Country Music Artist

Raymond Rodriguez, State Rep-Elect

Dane Eagle, Candidate State House

Mayor Randy Henderson, Fort Myers

Rep. Matt Hudson, State House

Lenny Curry, RPOF Chairman

Dennis Miller, Comedian

PAUL RYAN IN FM-REM-LIVE

CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT 7-20.

SOMEONE WITH THE RYAN CAMPAIGN JUST TOLD ME TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

THEY WILL CLOSE THE GATES THOUGH A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CONGRESSMAN ARRIVES.

SINCE THIS IS A RALLY IN AN OPEN FIELD - THERE IS PLENTY OF OVERFLOW SPACE.

I'LL BE BACK AT FIVE - TO TALK STRATEGY.

WHAT THE ROMNEY-RYAN CAMPAIGN HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY.

ROAD CLOSURE-SStops

THERE IS A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR THE EVENT TONIGHT.

PLANTATION ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM SIX MILE CHARTER ACADEMY TO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

RYAN ANIMAP-ANIMAP

IT'S BEEN A BUSY DAY FOR V-P HOPEFUL PAUL RYAN.

HE CAMPAIGNED IN OCALA EARLIER TODAY BEFORE COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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NBC-2'S RICK RITTER IS STANDING WATCH OUTSIDE THE OLD COLLIER GOLF CLUB.

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PAUL RYAN NAPLES-SOTVO

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PAUL RYAN WRAP-OC

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CONGRESSMAN RYAN'S VISIT THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OUR CREWS ARE STANDING WATCH OVER THE EVENTS IN NAPLES AND FORT MYERS.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN-ANIMAP

PRESIDENT OBAMA HITS THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY.

HE HELD A RALLY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK CITY.

HE SAID MITT ROMNEY NEEDS TO EXPLAIN HIS PLAN TO CUT 5 TRILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES.

SEMINOLE SHOOTING-TRX, VO

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SEMINOLE COUNTY--

POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE GUNMAN IN A DEADLY BEAUTY SALON SHOOTING.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY IN CASSELBERRY, THAT'S NORTH OF ORLANDO.

POLICE SAY 36-YEAR-OLD BRADFORD BAUMET WALKED INTO A BEAUTY SALON AND OPENED FIRE--

KILLING THREE WOMEN.

AFTER THE SHOOTING, INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WENT TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND KILLED HIMSELF.

BOY SCOUT FILES RELEASED-TRX, OC

ALSO BREAKING FIRST AT FOUR: THE BOY SCOUT PERVERSION FILES JUST RELEASED -- THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF FILES CONCERNING SUSPECTED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS KEPT BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOR DECADES.

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THESE DOCUMENTS. HAVE BEEN HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES - JUST LIKE SO MANY OF THE HORRIFIC CRIMES OUTLINED IN THE NEARLY 15-THOUSAND PAGES.

BUT TODAY. THEY'RE BEING REVEALED.

"These are files that document the history of abuse allegations in scouting and how the boy scouts responded to those allegations."

THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUGHT TO KEEP THE FILES PRIVATE.ARGUING A CONFIDENTIAL LIST ENCOURAGES MORE WHISTLE BLOWERS TO COME FORWARD. AND PROTECTS THE VICTIMS.

BUT THE OREGON SUPREME COURT RULED THE RECORDS SHOULD BE RELEASED. AFTER AN ASSISTANT SCOUT MASTER IN THE STATE WAS CONVICTED OF ABUSE.

"You do not get to keep secrets about hidden dangers to children, period, end of conversation, that's what they did it was wrong and that's why a jury was infuriated.

ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS SAY THEY SHOW A PATTERN OF MOLESTATION.

"For us it represents the pain and anguish for thousands of untold scouts.

OFTEN CARRIED OUT BY SINGLE MEN IN THEIR 30'S AND 40'S. WHO SPENT A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH POTENTIAL VICTIMS.

MANY OF THE SCOUT LEADERS. CONSIDERED SOME OF THE BEST IN THEIR REGIONS.

"In the past we didn't do the job we should have and we're sorry for that profoundly sorry."

BOY SCOUT OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS.

BUT ARE QUICK TO POINT OUT. THE TIMES AND FOCUS ON SAFETY HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

"What we try to remind people is where we are today, where we've been for a long time in our commitment to youth protection, how we've been leaders in youth protection around the world."

THOUGH FOR MANY THE CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE WHAT COULD BE GOING ON. IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD.

BIG BOARD-SAT 30-TOPS

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK-SS, VO

ANOTHER DEATH TO REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.

THE TOTAL IS NOW UP TO 20.

FEDERAL HEALTH INVESTIGATORS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A FUNGUS BEHIND THE OUTBREAK HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND IN UNOPENED VIALS OF STEROID MEDICATION.

ACCORDING TO THE F-D-A, THE FUNGUS WAS IN A GROUP OF MEDICATION MADE IN AUGUST BY THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER IN MASSACHUSETTS.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

A COUPLE SAYS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE SIGNING UP FOR WHEN

THEY RENTED THIS HOME IN CAPE CORAL.

NOW THEY WANT THEIR MONEY BACK AFTER FINDING OUT SOMEONE WAS MURDERED THERE!

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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A SHOCKING DISCOVERY IN CAPE CORAL -- A COUPLE FINDS OUT THEIR BEDROOM HAS A BLOODY PAST.

TOM NAPOLITAN AND HIS WIFE MOVED INTO A HOME ON SW 49TH LANE ON OCTOBER FIFTH.

THREE DAYS LATER -- THEY REALIZED IT WAS THE SCENE OF A GRUESOME JULY MURDER.

ON JULY 18TH - CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER FOUND 91-YEAR OLD LEROY TAYLOR BEATEN TO DEATH AND DRENCHED IN GASOLINE.

THEY LATER ARRESTED TAYLOR'S SON FOR THE KILLING.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

VERY FEW SHOWERS

Weather conditions for the next few days will continue to be pretty quiet here in southwest Florida. I expect a few, mainly inland, showers this evening and the steering winds off the Gulf of Mexico will keep pushing the very limited rain showers to the other side of the state. Generally, a partly cloudy sky and temperatures slowly falling into the 70's will be the forecast tonight.

Tomorrow's weather looks similar to today. We will see lots of sunshine in the morning and partly cloudy weather by the afternoon. Temperatures on Friday will start in the lower 70's and end up in the mid 80's by late day. Rain chances will still be less than 20% tomorrow. Only a few showers are possible as a weak front moves across central Florida and gets weaker over us.

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FIRST AT FOUR.

NBC-2 STAYING WITH BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC ALERT.

DRIVERS SHOULD AVOID SOUTHWEST PINE ISLAND ROAD AT NOTT ROAD FOR THE NEXT FOUR HOURS.

A CAR CRASH DAMAGED A UTILITY POLE IN THE AREA - SHUTTING DOWN THE INTERSECTION.

CREWS ARE REPAIRING THE POLE RIGHT NOW.

NBC 2 HAS A CREW ON THE WAY.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

KA-CHING!

RETAILERS ARE LICKING THEIR CHOPS - ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON.

A) early xmas shopping-vo

WELLS DISCLAIMER-SSTOPS

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MOST OF THE TRADING SESSION ON WALL STREET TODAY WAS UNEVENTFUL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GOOGLE, AND IN FACT THE BROAD MARKETS HAVE BEEN TRADING PRETTY MUCH SIDEWAYS FOR THE LAST MONTH.

AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE YEAR, WHAT CAN ACTIONS CAN INVESTORS TAKE IN THE 4TH QUARTER TO MAKE SURE 2012 IS A SUCCESS?

WELLS ADVISORS-PLASMA

WELLS ADVISORS-CG

And when we talk about planning, yes we're talking about budgeting, asset allocation, reviewing your portfolio every 3 to 6 months but we're also talking about taking specific actions throughout the year to strengthen your overall financial position. And today let's talk about some end of the year items you should be focusing on and then talk about some good news for 2013.

· So this month, October, determine whether the 0% capital gains rate will apply to you this year. 2012 may be the last year this low rate is available. Review your Medicare Part D choices if you are on Medicare. The open window for enrolling or changing plans is October 15 to December 7th.

And learn about the new 3.8% Medicare tax on investment income that becomes effective January 1st, 2013. There may be some year-end tax strategies that you may be able to take advantage of to reduce your 2013 Medicare tax liability.

In November, abide by the wash sale rule when selling securities at a loss. Purchasing a substantially identical security with 30 days before or after the sale may prevent you from being able to fully take that loss. And remember, the last day to double up your position to avoid a wash sale is Friday, November 30th.

Develop a plan to complete any charitable donations or gifts to family members in November. Also, review your beneficiary designations for any life insurance policies, annuities, 401K plans and other retirement plans you may have.

WELLS ADVISORS-PLASMA

Making sure you follow these end of year checklist items will not only help you better achieve your financial plan but it will also prevent you from possibly paying more taxes and or penalties.

WELLS TAG-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE THREE

AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS, A LONG-AWAITED LEE COUNTY ROAD PROJECT WILL SOON BE FINALLY FINISHED.

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METRO EXTENSION-SS, VO

A LONG-ANTICIPATED ROAD PROJECT IN LEE COUNTY HAS AN OPENING DATE.

IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES, THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION WILL OPEN AT 5 O'CLOCK THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE SIX-LANE ROAD STRETCHES FROM SIX MILE CYPRESS TO U-S 41.

DRIVERS SHOULD OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT - 45 MILES AN HOUR.

BICYCLISTS AND PEOPLE WALKING IN THE AREA NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE CHANGES.

EARLY XMAS SHOPPING-OC

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HOLIDAY SALES ARE ALREADY RINGING UP ON THESE CASH REGISTERS HERE AT TARGET.

"It's crazy and overwhelming."

PARENTS AND EVEN FOR SANTA'S HELPERS GATHERING GOODS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY GIFT GIVING DAY.

"We have to get it done while the things are still on sale and we can get the best toys."

"Parents get a jump start on it because some of the things are cheaper."

RETAILERS LIKE TARGET ARE RAMPING UP EARLY.ROLLING OUT ITS ADVERTISING AND ITS BAG FULL OF GOODIES.

S/ Lee Crum/ Target Manager:33 -:44

"We go in there very optimistic, but you know, conservative. So we're going into this Christmas season optimistic. We have brought on some of the early staffing so we are prepared to stock the store."

TARGET IS NOT ALONE.

75 PERCENT OF THE RETAIL LEADERS SURVEYED BY THE HAY CONSULTING GROUP HAVE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS THIS YEAR.BUT STILL, ARE NOT LEAVING IT TO CHANCE.

S/ Michael Syperek/ American Sale Manager:57 - 1:03

"People are coming out early. We have an early buyer promotion, extra 10% off."

CHRISTMAS CONSUMERS ARE ALREADY TURNING INTO EARLY BIRDS.

S/ Diane Jerzierski/ Shopper 1:08 - 1:17

"Yeah, cause you won't find the items, come close to Christmas. I'm really excited about it. I already have the bug."

EARLY XMAS SHOPPING-OC

SHARON WRIGHT REPORTING.

SEVERAL BIG CHAIN STORES ARE RAMPING UP THEIR LAYAWAY SERVICES.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

VICE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL PAUL RYAN STUMPS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IN JUST 30 MINUTES, HE'S EXPECTED TO ATTEND A FUNDRAISER IN NAPLES.

STRAIGHT AHEAD - NBC-2 IS LIVE LEADING UP TO HIS ARRIVAL.

AND -

A) paul ryan visit-vo

B) alex standup tz-sottops

CAPE TRAFFIC-TRX, OC SS

BREAKING NEWS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF CAPE CORAL.

A CAR ACCIDENT DAMAGED A UTILITY POLE - CLOSING AN INTERSECTION FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THIS IS ALONG SOUTHWEST PINE ISLAND ROAD AT NOTT ROAD - RIGHT BY THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB.

A CAR CRASH DAMAGED A UTILITY POLE IN THE AREA - SHUTTING DOWN THE INTERSECTION.

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TOSS TO RICK-2 SHOT, OBX

NBC-2 IS STAYING WITH BREAKING NEWS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN IS CAMPAIGNING IN FORT MYERS AND NAPLES.

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PAUL RYAN NAPLES-SOT

PAUL RYAN NAPLES-REM-LIVE

TOSS TO CHAD-TRX, OC, DBX

RIGHT NOW IN FORT MYERS - SUPPORTERS OF PAUL RYAN AND MITT ROMNEY FILE INTO THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX.

V-P NOMINEE PAUL RYAN WILL SPEAK THERE LATER TONIGHT.

NBC-2'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER IS LIVE AT THE COMPLEX.

PAUL RYAN FM-REM-LIVE

PAUL RYAN FM-VO

PAUL RYAN FM-SOTVO

PAUL RYAN FM-REM-LIVE

PAUL RYAN WRAP-OC

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CONGRESSMAN RYAN'S VISIT THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OUR CREWS ARE STANDING WATCH OVER THE FUNDRAISER IN NAPLES AND FORT MYERS.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN-ANIMAP

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS ALSO CAMPAIGNING TODAY.

HE SPOKE AT A RALLY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK CITY.

THE PRESIDENT ATTACKED GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S PLAN TO CUT 5 TRILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS ROMNEY IS BEING INTENTIONALLY VAGUE ABOUT THE PLAN BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR CAN'T PAY FOR IT WITHOUT INCREASING THE NATION'S DEFICIT.

TOSS TO ALEX-TRX, OC, DBX

FIRST AT 4 -

FUEL DELIVERIES TO THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL ARE BACK ON TRACK.

TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR MADE AN EMERGENCY REQUEST TO COUNCIL TO SWITCH FUEL VENDORS - AFTER LEARNING THE CITY'S MAIN FUEL SUPPLIER - WAS IN BANKRUPTCY.

EVANS OIL LEE COUNTY-REM-LIVE

EVANS OIL LEE COUNTY-PKG

Vicky bateman tells me her primary concern was to keep the city's 800 vehicles - many of them police and fire trucks - moving.

So she asked council to give her the go ahead to switch fuel vendors.

Council said yes. But just one week later, bateman decided to give evans another chance.

-victoria bateman/city finance director-"evans ended up being purchased through receivership after going bankrupt so once evans was up it took about a week or so to get back in business delivering. But as soon as they were we picked them back up."

EVANS OIL LEE COUNTY-REM-LIVE

LEESAR FACILITY-VO

A NEW FACILITY BRINGING NEW JOBS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OPENS ITS DOORS TODAY IN FORT MYERS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LEE-SAR REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER ON WINKLER AVENUE IN FORT MYERS.

LEESAR FACILITY-SOTVO

"We started 10 years ago with 34 jobs, today we have about 320 and we'll be adding to that as we add extra shifts to do more work. We've added over 100 people since this facility opened shop here."

THE FACILITY IS ALSO BIG ON BUYING LOCAL.

LEHIGH SNAKE UPDATE-VO

TOO MANY SNAKES!

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN SAYS HE'S TRIED EVERYTHING - BUT HE CAN'T GET RID OF THE RATTLESNAKES LIVING ON A VACANT LOT NEXT DOOR TO HIS HOUSE.

BOB LAMBERT LIVES OFF RICHMOND AVENUE IN LEHIGH ACRES -

SINCE MAY, HE SAYS HE'S KILLED 16 RATTLESNAKES AND RUN OFF MANY MORE FROM A NEIGHBORING LOT.

THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE DISTRICT OWNS THE LOT - AND SAYS THERE'S NOT MUCH IT CAN DO ABOUT THE SNAKES.

GREKOS DAY 3-VO

TENSIONS RUN HIGH DURING DAY THREE OF A HEARING FOR A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.

DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS IS FIGHTING TO GET HIS MEDICAL LICENSE BACK-- IT WAS SUSPENDED AFTER TWO PATIENTS DIED FOLLOWING A CONTROVERSIAL STEM CELL TREATMENT PERFORMED AT HIS BONITA SPRINGS OFFICE.

TODAY IN COURT GREKOS' WIFE ASKED THE BALIFF TO KICK THE FAMILY OF ONE OF THOSE PATIENTS OUT OF THE COURTROOM-- CLAIMING THEY WERE BEING DISRUPTIVE.

THE FAMILY WAS ALLOWED TO STAY, BUT WAS ASKED TO KEEP QUIET.

ONE PATIENT'S DAUGHTER WAS IN TEARS AS MEDICAL EXPERTS TESTIFIED ABOUT HER MOTHERS DEATH.

ONE DOCTOR SAYS THE PROCEDURE WAS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE.

NY BOMB PLOT-VO

RELATIVES OF THE MAN FROM BANGLADESH, ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BOMB THE FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING IN NEW YORK ARE STUNNED BY HIS ARREST.

21-YEAR-OLD QUAZI NAFIS WAS ARRESTED IN AN F-B-I STING OPERATION, AFTER THE FBI CLAIMS HE REPEATEDLY TRIED TO DETONATE A FAKE ONE-THOUSAND-POUND CAR BOMB OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.

NAFIS REPORTEDLY SPOKE TO HIS PARENTS BACK HOME VIA SKYPE AND UPDATED THEM ON HIS STUDIES, HOURS BEFORE HIS ARREST.

PROSECUTORS BELIEVE THE 21-YEAR-OLD TRAVELED TO THE U-S ON A STUDENT VISA TO CARRY OUT AN ATTACK.

HOWEVER, HIS FAMILY TODAY SAID HE WASN'T CAPABLE OF SUCH ACTIONS.

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HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

TYPE 2 DIABETES IS ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY AND DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY -- WHICH HAS PROMPTED RESEARCHERS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH EXERCISE KIDS SHOULD GET IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT.

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NAT OPEN FROM EXERCISE CLASS

RUNS:

IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES TO FOUR YEAR OLD BLAKE FARRY. BUT HIS MOM KNOWS BETTER. SHE MAKES SURE HE GETS A DAILY DOSE OF EXERCISE.

BRIDGETT FARRY/MOM

RUNS:

:25: I really want try to promote healthier living and I think starting young is the best thing to do.

RESEARCH FINDS KIDS WHO ARE ACTIVE ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP TYPE 2 DIABETES. IT'S ESTIMATED A THIRD OF CHILDREN ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. AND THAT PUTS THEM AT RISK.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLGIST

RUNS:

2:44 The biggest issue that you see is the diabetes and the high blood sugar. And the reason for that is that your body's insulin, the hormone that helps you control the blood sugars, is less effective.

DR. ASJAD KHAN IS A PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLGIST WHO TREATS KIDS WITH DIABETES.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLGIST

RUNS:

1:46 A lot of the kids end up with some sort of endocrine maladies, whether it's cholesterol problems, insulin resistance, boys with breast enlargement, there's usually some underlying endocrine abnormality.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Researchers wanted to find out how much exercise made a difference. It turns out, not much. A new study found kids who were active for just 20 minutes a day were more fit, had less body fat and fewer markers for diabetes.

THESE RESULTS OCCURRED WITHOUT CHANGING WHAT THE KIDS ATE, ISOLATING THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. REINFORCING IT TO MOMS LIKE BRIDGETT.

BRIDGETT FARRY/MOM

RUNS:

:49 Getting them outside, exercising. a lot of parents now just want to get them in front of the TV's or the games.

EXPERTS BELIEVE A BALANCED APPROACH WILL PAY OFF IN OUR KIDS WELL BEING.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLGIST

RUNS:

4:41 Some people need to be more heavy on the exercise, some people need to focus more on the sugared drinks, some people need to focus more on the portion size, but everybody has to look at what they are doing.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

SACRIFICING SAFETY FOR FASHION.

WE'VE SEEN CELEBRITIES AND DIGNITARIES TAKE DANGEROUS TUMBLES WHILE WEARING THOSE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEELS.

BUT IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER.

FIRST AT FOUR - AVOIDING FOOTWEAR FIASCOS WHILE ROCKING STILETTOS.

PLUS - A JOLT TO NEW YORK CITY, JUST BLOCKS FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

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B) ny terror plot-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

A)-NWSRM

B)

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

VERY FEW SHOWERS

Weather conditions for the next few days will continue to be pretty quiet here in southwest Florida. I expect a few, mainly inland, showers this evening and the steering winds off the Gulf of Mexico will keep pushing the very limited rain showers to the other side of the state. Generally, a partly cloudy sky and temperatures slowly falling into the 70's will be the forecast tonight.

Tomorrow's weather looks similar to today. We will see lots of sunshine in the morning and partly cloudy weather by the afternoon. Temperatures on Friday will start in the lower 70's and end up in the mid 80's by late day. Rain chances will still be less than 20% tomorrow. Only a few showers are possible as a weak front moves across central Florida and gets weaker over us.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

DANGEROUS HIGH HEELS-VO in PLASMA

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

OUCH!

THAT'S THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MISTER GOING FACE FIRST INTO THE GRASS --

SHE TRIPPED OVER HER HIGH HEELS.

THAT HAS US WONDERING -- IS THERE ANY WAY TO AVOID TAKING THE FALL?

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TRK 1:08

SHE MAY BE A HEAD OF STATE BUT IT WAS AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JULIA

GILLARD'S **FOOTWEAR** THAT MADE HEADLINES WEDNESDAY.

Nats

TRK 2: 09

THIS EPIC FALL-FROM-GRACE ALL BECAUSE OF THE STAPLE OF A WOMEN'S WARDROBES:

THE ALL-TOO-OFTEN HAZARDOUS HIGH-HEEL

SOT JULIA GILLARD: "IF YOU WEAR A HEEL IT CAN BE EMBEDDED IN SOFT GRASS

THE REST OF IT IS AS YOU SAW "

TRK 3:08

THEN AGAIN. WHO HASN'T TOTTERED TRIPPED OR TUMBLED WHEN WALKING ON THESE

MINI STILTS

FROM REAL-LIFE MODELS

TRK 4: 02 1/2

TO SEX AND THE CITY'S CARRIE BRADSHAW.

NATS CARRIE SATC FALL

NAT: OMG SHE'S FASHION ROAD KILL

TRK 5: 01

LADY GAGA

TRK 6:01

BEYONNCE.

NATS JLO

TRK 7:01

JLO.

NATS RIHANNA

TRK 8: 01

AND RIHANNA.

TRK 9: 03

.ALL HAVE TAKEN A PUBLIC PLUNGE IN THEIR HEELS.

SOT Dr Suzanne Levine / Board-Certified Podiatric Surgeon:

01:04:24: I think women / don't walk off the big toe properly and that

makes your foot more unstable the higher the heel the more instability so

when in doubt always lower your heel height

NATS MODEL FALLING

TRK 10:04

BUT WHAT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP ON STEPPING OUT IN YOUR SIX-INCH STILETTOS?

TRK 11: 10

ENTER MISS JAY.THE RUNWAY COACH EXTRAORDINAIRE

AND SEASONED JUDGE ON AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL GAVE ME A LESSON IN HOW TO

AVOID THOSE FOOTWEAR FIASCOS.

23:40:41 MISS JAY: now when you walk do you walk on the balls of your feet

or the heels

AR: I think I walk on the balls

Miss Jay? You think?

AR: is that bad?

TRK 12: 02

CLEARLY I NEEDED SOME HELP

23:42:10 AM: what is the biggest mistake women make when they're walking in

high heels

MISS JAY: it's relaying on the high heel to keep them steady you have to

navigate your shoe

TRK 13: 03

MOST OF ALL, HE SAYS EVEN IF YOU DON'T STICK THE LANDING.

TRK 14: 04

WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS HOW YOU REACT WHEN YOU'RE BACK ON YOUR FEET.

23:51:51 AR: even if you fall

: SMILE !!!

DANGEROUS HIGH HEELS-OC

AMY ROBACH REPORTING.

TO CUT DOWN ON THE DANGER - WEAR HEELS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.

KUTCHER HIGHEST PAID-VO, CG

HE TOOK OVER CHARLIE SHEEN'S ROLE ON T-V, NOW HE TAKES OVER THE TOP SPOT AS HIGHEST PAID T-V ACTOR.

ASHTON KUTCHER TOPS FORBES LIST AFTER EARNING 24 MILLION DOLLARS.

SHEEN HELD THE NUMBER ONE SPOT WITH 40 MILLION.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OTHER T-V ACTORS EARNING TOP DOLLARS.

NUMBER TWO AND THREE:

UMA THURMAN BABY NAME-SS

ACTRESS UMA THURMAN HAS CHOSEN A NAME FOR HER NEW BABY TO RIVAL ALL OTHER UNIQUE HOLLYWOOD BABY NAMES.

LET ME START BY SAYING - MY APOLOGIES IF I MISPRONOUCE THE NAME.

IT'S ROSALIND - ARUSHA - ARKADINA - ALTALUNE FLORENCE THURMAN - BUSSON.

**OR LUNA FOR SHORT.

TOYS R US LAYAWAY-VO

CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER -- TOYS-R-US IS EXTENDING ITS FREE LAYAWAY PLAN.

THE DEAL STARTED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND WAS SET TO EXPIRE ON HALOWEEN.

BUT THE COMPANY SAID AFTER A BOOST IN POPULARITY, THE DEAL WAS EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH.

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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WAIT FOR WORD EVERY DAY THAT A NEW, LIFE-SAVING ORGAN IS READY FOR THEM.

FIRST AT FOUR -- WHY THE FOOD CHOICES YOU'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW COULD DRASTICALLY CHANGE THAT LIST.

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FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

AN INTERSECTION IN CAPE CORAL REMAINS CLOSED AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT DAMAGED A UTILITY POLE.

THIS IS ALONG SOUTHWEST PINE ISLAND ROAD AT NOTT ROAD - RIGHT BY THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB.

TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED FROM CHIQUITA BLVD TO TRAFALGAR PKWY AND FROM TRAFALGAR TO NOTT ROAD

WE'RE WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH.

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THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ARE WAITING FOR KIDNEY DONATIONS THAT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH -- AND NOW WE'RE LEARNING A NEW KIND OF DONOR IS BEING TURNED AWAY.

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"If we're in fact making dangerous decisions and/or not using our best judgments and end up creating the next group of folks who are going to need kidney transplants then we're really not serving the population."

DOCTORS AT MANY HOSPITALS DO WORK WITH POTENTIAL DONORS TO HELP THEM LOSE WEIGHT.

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THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ARE WAITING FOR KIDNEY DONATIONS THAT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS WHY SO MANY OF THEM HAVE TO KEEP WAITING: TOO FEW DONORS, PROBLEMS FINDING A MATCH. THE LIST GOES ON.

BUT THERE'S ONE REASON YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD BEFORE.

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"I've never had time to volunteer for anything. I've never been in a position to write a check for something I believe in. But this was something I could do."

66-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINE HALL WANTED TO DONATE A KIDNEY TO A TOTAL STRANGER.

SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BIG REASONS FOR DOING SO. JUST A DESIRE TO GIVE BACK.

"This was my chance to make a difference and do something for somebody."

BUT EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD THE WILL. SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE WEIGH -- LITERALLY. SHE WEIGHED TOO MUCH.

DOCTORS TOLD HER SHE WAS TOO FAT TO DONATE. A PROBLEM AFFECTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND POTENTIAL ORGAN DONORS.

"It's really a national epidemic."

DR. MATTHEW COOPER IS DIRECTOR OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION AT MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. HE SAYS THEY DON'T KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY DONORS ARE OBESE, BUT HE'S BEING FORCED TO TURN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AWAY BECAUSE OF THEIR WEIGHT.

"One of the things that we have learned is that obesity in organ donors is quite dangerous."

THAT'S BECAUSE BEING OVERWEIGHT IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR CHRONIC ILLNESSES THAT CAN LEAD TO KIDNEY DISEASE. AND IF YOU JUST HAVE ONE KIDNEY, THAT CAN BE FATAL.

"If we're in fact making dangerous decisions and/or not using our best judgments and end up creating the next group of folks who are going to need kidney transplants then we're really not serving the population."

RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO NATIONAL WEIGHT LIMIT FOR DONORS. BUT ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS -- INCLUDING GEORGETOWN -- REQUIRE DONORS TO HAVE A BODY MASS INDEX UNDER 35.

"I was just determined to see it through and the only obstacle was totally under my control."

CHRISTINE HALL WORKED WITH GEORGETOWN DOCTORS AND NUTRITIONISTS TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.

SHE LOST 40 POUNDS IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. HER MOTIVATION? SAVING ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE.

"There was a match for me and he was waiting and so I was on a mission. I was eating for two. So every time I was tempted to eat something I shouldn't, I thought about him."

SHE CONTINUED DROPPING THE WEIGHT, EVEN AFTER HER SURGERY -- LOSING A TOTAL OF 85 POUNDS.

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THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

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OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OF VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN'S VISIT TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CONTINUES NEXT AT FIVE -- WE HAVE CREWS STANDING BY AT BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS HAPPENING TONIGHT.

OUR CREWS ALSO FOUND DEAD FISH ALONG THE LEE-COLLIER COUNTY COASTLINE TODAY -- EVIDENCE OF RED TIDE MOVING SOUTH.

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