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SHOW OPEN A) CHEERLEADER-2 SHOT VO
TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT TRX B) TSA TRIAL-VOTOPS
SANDY FORECAST-WX CTR NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP
BREAKING NEWS-CLIP CHEERLEADER CRACKDOWN-2 SHOT
KAREN HAWES UPDATE-2 SHOT SS OC CHEERLEADER CRACKDOWN-PKG
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE MONSTER DRINK-VO WIPE
DEBATE MOMENTS-TRX 2 SOTS VO MONSTER DRINK-SOT VO
CNN DEBATE POLL-SS TOPS TSA TRIAL-VO WIPE
CBS DEBATE POLL-SS TOPS TSA TRIAL-SOT VO
DEBATE WRAP-2 SHOT TRX DEADLY POLICE CHASE-TRX VO TOPS
DEBATE WRAP-PKG DEADLY POLICE CHASE-SOT VO
MACK AND NELSON POLL-SS TONY SCOTT AUTOPSY-VO
EARLY VOTING SATURDAY-SS TOPS HAZING SENTENCE-OC SOT SS
VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-OC SOT VO WIPE VOTER BILLBOARDS COME DOWN-VO
VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-SOT VO FORECLOSURE STUDY-VO
CAPE ROBBERY ARREST-TRX SS MOM VS BULLY-INTRO
IMPAC STOPPED-VO MOM VS BULLY-PKG
METRO PKWAY CRASH-VO WIPE MOM VS BULLY-ONCAM
METRO PKWAY CRASH-2 SOTS CG BEST AND WORST CANDY-2 SS
COLLIER TOWN HALL-VO WIPE TEASE FOUR------
COLLIER TOWN HALL-SOT CG A) CREEPY PEEPER-2 SHOT VO
UNITED WAY MEETING-VO WIPE B) FLAMING CRASH-VO TOPS
UNITED WAY MEETING-SOT VO CREEPY PEEPER-VO IN PLASMA
GAS PRICES-TRX CG CREEPY PEEPER-PKG
ORGANIC FOOD-VO REIF OPEN-CLIP
ROCKET LAUNCH-OC NATS VO WEATHER-WX WALL
TEASE ONE----- HAIR PULL BY COP-VO WIPE
A) BUS DRIVER ARRESTED-2 SHOT NATS VO HAIR PULL BY COP-SOT VO
B) SMASH AND GRAB-VOTOPS DISNEY LATINA-SS
WEATHER-STC LANCE TWITTER-VO
CA TORNADO-VOTOPS FLAMING CRASH-VO
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP SIT ON BURGLAR-OC NATS VO WIPE
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL SIT ON BURGLAR-SOT VO
SMASH AND GRAB-VO IN PLASMA TEASE FIVE------
SMASH AND GRAB-PKG A) TINY HOUSES-2 SHOT VO
BEIRUT EXPLOSION-VO LAVA SUNSET-VO TOPS
WALGREENS ROBBERY-TRX VO TOPS TINY HOUSES-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT
DEER IN STORE-TRX VO TOPS TINY HOUSES-PKG
DEER IN STORE-SOT VO TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA
BUS DRIVER ARRESTED-TRX NATS TOPS VO NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK
TEASE TWO--- NOON TZA) HAWES RESIGNATION-VO
A) APPLE MINI-2 SHOT SOT VO NOON TZB) SPA SHOOTER WIFE SPEAKS-SOTVO
APPLE MINI-CHROMA NOON TZC) MONSTER DRINK DEATH-VO
APPLE MINI-PKG TZ) GAS PRICES-VO
TEASE THREE-------- CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


SHOW OPEN


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TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT TRX


SOMETHING IS BREWING IN THE TROPICS THAT HAS FORECASTERS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE.

SO IS NBC2'S HURRICANE EXPERT JIM REIF.

HE'S TRACKING TROPICAL STORM SANDY. Return to index of stories...


SANDY FORECAST-WX CTR


Another beautiful day is in the works across Southwest Florida with lots of sunshine, highs in the upper 80s, and a refreshing easterly breeze.

Our atmosphere continues to stay stable and dry, so our rain chance will stay incredibly low through our Tuesday as sunshine dominates. Winds will get a little blustery at times as a strong easterly flow remains in place, producing winds from 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25.

As we enjoy another gorgeous and glorious day, though, one thing we continue to watch is Tropical Storms Sandy as it continues to organize quickly in the Caribbean. Sandy is expected to quickly intensify today and Wednesday before the storm moves over Jamaica and Eastern Cuba by midweek. Sandy will then move over the Bahamas Thursday night into Friday, most likely as a Tropical Storm.

The good news for Southwest Florida is computer models are in solid agreement that Sandy will pass some 250-400 miles east of Return to index of stories...


BREAKING NEWS-CLIP


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KAREN HAWES UPDATE-2 SHOT SS OC


BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 11 --

LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES IS OUT OF A JOB.

COMMISSIONERS VOTED 4 TO 1 TO ACCEPT HER RESIGNATION AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING.

HAWES WILL BE PAID ONE YEAR'S SALARY PLUS VACATION AND SICK TIME BUILT UP.

HAWES' LAST DAY WITH THE COUNTY WILL BE OCTOBER 31ST.

HAWES CAME UNDER FIRE FOR HER ROLE IN THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

THEN THE USE OF 5 MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO FUND A STALLED PROJECT AIMED AT BRINGING JOBS TO LEE COUNTY.

OUR CREW IS IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS RIGHT NOW. WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT ON THE NEWS AT NOON. Return to index of stories...


NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE


U.S. STOCKS OPENED SHARPLY LOWER AS EARNINGS FROM A HOST OF LARGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND A MOODY'S CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADE OF SEVERAL REGIONS IN SPAIN TRIGGERED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SLOWING GLOBAL ECONOMY.

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

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. Return to index of stories...


DEBATE MOMENTS-TRX 2 SOTS VO


: And then the president began what I have called an apology tour, of going to various nations in the Middle East and criticizing America. I think they looked at that and saw weakness.

Starting with this notion of me apologizing. This has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. And every fact checker and every reporter who's looked at it, Governor, has said this is not true.

THEY HAD THEIR SAY.NOW IT WILL BE THE VOTERS WHO WILL HAVE THEIRS.

THE THIRD AND FINAL DEBATE IS IN THE BOOKS.NOW THE PUNDITS ARE WEIGHING IN TO ARGUE WHO CAME OUT ON TOP? Return to index of stories...


CNN DEBATE POLL-SS TOPS


A C-N-N POLL shows FORTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS SAY PRESIDENT OBAMA WON THE SHOWDOWN, WITH 40 PERCENT SAYING MITT ROMNEY DID THE BETTER JOB IN the DEBATE DEDICATED TO FOREIGN POLICY

THE PRESIDENT has an EIGHT-POINT ADVANTAGE OVER THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR.

HOWEVER THERE WERE FOUR PERCENT MORE DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY.

HOWEVER, HALF OF THOSE QUESTIONED SAY THAT THE DEBATE DID NOT AFFECT HOW THEY WOULD VOTE. Return to index of stories...


CBS DEBATE POLL-SS TOPS


HOWEVER A C-B-S NEWS POLL SAYS THE PRESIDENT WON BY A MUCH LARGER MARGIN.

53 PERCENT SAID HE WON. 23 PERCENT SAID ROMNEY HAD THE EDGE.WHILE 24 PERCENT SAY IT WAS A TIE. Return to index of stories...


DEBATE WRAP-2 SHOT TRX


THINGS DID GET HEATED DURING THE FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE.

AND BOTH MEN ARE NOT PULLING ANY PUNCHES WITH JUST 14 DAYS LEFT UNTIL DECISION 2012.

JAKE TAPPER BRINGS US THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOCA RATON. Return to index of stories...


DEBATE WRAP-PKG


THE PRESIDENT CLEARLY SET OUT NOT JUST TO BURNISH HIS COMMANDER IN CHIEF

CRED ON THE DEBATE STAGE -- BUT TO DISCREDIT MITT ROMNEY'S

OBAMA SOT: WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH RESPECT TO THE MIDDLE EAST IS STRONG,

STEADY LEADERSHIP, NOT WRONG AND RECKLESS LEADERSHIP THAT IS ALL OVER THE

MAP

THE PRESIDENT PLAYED *THAT CARD* REPEATEDLY

OBAMA COMMANDER IN CHIEF MONTAGE: WELL, MY FIRST JOB AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF

/ AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF / HERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED AS COMMANDER IN

CHIEF.

ROMNEY SEEMED MORE CAUTIOUS WITH A MORE MODEST GOAL OF PASSING A THRESHOLD

NOT SCORING A KNOCKOUT.

ROMNEY SOT: ATTACKING ME IS NOT AN AGENDA. ATTACKING ME IS NOT TALKING ABOUT

HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST IN THE MIDDLE EAST

AT TIMES EVEN SAYING HIS POLICY VIEWS WERE NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE

PRESIDENT'S.A POINT MR. OBAMA REPEATEDLY UNDERLINED.

OBAMA AGREEMENT MONTAGE: I'M PLEASED THAT YOU NOW ARE ENDORSING OUR POLICY

/ AND I'M GLAD THAT GOVERNOR ROMNEY AGREES WITH THE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING

. / IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU'D DO THE SAME THINGS WE DID, BUT

YOU'D SAY THEM LOUDER AND SOMEHOW THAT -- THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE

ROMNEY EVEN PRAISED THE PRESIDENT RIGHT OFF THE BAT FOR GIVING THE ORDER TO

HAVE OSAMA BIN LADEN KILLED.

ROMNEY OBL SOT: I CONGRATULATE HIM ON TAKING OUT OSAMA BIN LADEN, AND GOING

AFTER THE LEADERSHIP IN AL QAEDA

PERHAPS HOPING THAT WOULD TAKE THE ISSUE OFF THE TABLE.IT DID NOT

OBAMA OBL SOT: WHEN YOU WERE A CANDIDATE IN 2008 YOU SAID WE SHOULDN'T MOVE

HEAVEN AND EARTH TO GET ONE MAN

ROMNEY DID SCORE POINTS DESCRIBING THE UNREST AND CHAOS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

AS EVIDENCE OF OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY FAILURES.WITH A VOCABULARY WORD THAT

SOON BECAME A TOP GOOGLE SEARCH

ROMNEY TUMULT MONTAGE: VIOLENCE, CHAOS, AND TUMULT / TUMULT / TUMULT

AND LAMBASTING WHAT HE CALLED OBAMA'S APOLOGY TOUR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

SAYING THE PRESIDENT TOLD AN ARAB AUDIENCE THE U-S HAS BEEN DISMISSIVE AND

DERISIVE.

ROMNEY SOT: MR. PRESIDENT, AMERICA HAS NOT DICTATED OTHER NATIONS, AMERICA

HAS FREED OTHER NATIONS FROM DICTATORS

BUT THE MOST TALKED ABOUT AND TWEETED LINE OF THE NIGHT CAME AS THE

PRESIDENT CRITICIZED ROMNEY FOR SAYING THE U-S NAVAL FLEET SHOULD BE LARGER.

. LECTURING HIM ON THE MILTARY

OBAMA SOT: WE HAVE FEWER SHIPS THAN WE DID IN 1916. WELL, GOVERNOR, WE ALSO

HAVE FEWER HORSES AND BAYONETS, BECAUSE THE NATURE OF OUR MILITARY'S

CHANGED. WE HAVE THESE THINGS CALLED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, WHERE PLANES LAND ON

THEM. WE HAVE THESE SHIPS THAT GO UNDERWATER, NUCLEAR SUBMARINES. AND SO

THE QUESTION IS NOT A GAME OF BATTLESHIP, WHERE WE'RE COUNTING SHIPS. Return to index of stories...


MACK AND NELSON POLL-SS


A NEW POLL SHOWS THE RACE FOR FLORIDA'S U-S SENATE SEAT IS TIGHTENING.

THIS COMES FROM OUR NEWS PARTNER, the NAPLES DAILY NEWS, ALONG WITH SCRIPPS.

IT SHOWS 45 PERCENT OF LIKELY VOTERS WOULD VOTE FOR DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT SENATOR BILL NELSON.

WHILE 41 PERCENT SAID THEY WOULD VOTE FOR REPUBLICAN OPPONENT CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK.

THE POLL WAS TAKEN AFTER THEIR FIRST AND ONLY DEBATE.

PRIOR TO THE DEBATE, NELSON SHOWED AN EIGHT-POINT LEAD OVER MACK. Return to index of stories...


EARLY VOTING SATURDAY-SS TOPS


AS A REMINDER EARLY VOTING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEGINS SATURDAY.

YOU CAN VOTE FROM SATURDAY TO NOVEMBER THIRD IN LEE, COLLIER, AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. Return to index of stories...


VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-OC SOT VO WIPE


A CAPE CORAL WOMAN CLAIMS SHE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE URGING HER TO SKIP GOING TO THE VOTING BOOTH AND VOTE BY PHONE.

"Once it starting happening I grabbed my mail and that was the first thing I started jotting down." 17:13-17:19 Noelle Bishop

AFTER NOELLE BISHOP QUESTIONED HER, THE CONVERSATION STOPPED, AND ALL THAT WAS HEARD WAS A DIAL TONE.

LEE COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON SAYS IT'S ANOTHER TACTIC MEANT TO CONFUSE VOTERS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STRANGE CALLS, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. Return to index of stories...


VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-SOT VO


"If somebody calls and says you can go ahead and vote do not do it

THERE IS NO PROOF THE RNC HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CALL.AND BISHOP WANTS TO MAKE SURE OTHER VOTERS DON'T FALL FOR IT. Return to index of stories...


CAPE ROBBERY ARREST-TRX SS


A NEW CRIME ALERT AT ELEVEN.

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARREST A MAN THEY SAY ROBBED A CONVIEANCE STORE EARLY THIS MORNING.

28 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY HOLDEN OF NORTH FORT MYERS IS NOW IN CUSTODY.

POLICE SAY HE ROBBED THE 7-ELEVEN STORE ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HOLDEN THREATENED TO SHOOT A CLERK. IF THat clerk DIDN'T HAND OVER MONEY.

POLICE SAY HE LEFT WITH 100 DOLLARS.

HE WAS ARRESTED HOURS LATER WHILE WALKING DOWN DEL PRADO BOULEVARD. Return to index of stories...


IMPAC STOPPED-VO


NEW AT ELEVEN.

PLANS FOR A BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CAME TO A STOP THIS MORNING.

BEFORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAD THE CHANCE TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT OR SEE A STAFF PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONER TRICIA DUFFY VOTED TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA.

IT WAS CLEAR THREE OF THE FIVE COMMISSIONERS OPPOSED THE IDEA.

THE PROPOSAL ASKED THE COUNTY TO SPEND 3 POINT 1 MILLION DOLLARS TO PURCHASE AND FUND A SUPPORT CENTER FOR START UP BUSINESSES.

THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO BRING THE IDEA BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE. Return to index of stories...


METRO PKWAY CRASH-VO WIPE


AFTER BEING OPEN FOR JUST LESS THAN 24 HOURS.THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXPANSION HAS ITS FIRST SERIOUS CRASH.

WITNESSES SAY A WOMAN DROVE ACROSS THE BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION WHEN A MAN RIDING A SCOOTER WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND.

HE PUT HIS SCOOTER DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION.

THE RIDER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

BUT THE WRECK IS SOMETHING AREA RESIDENTS SAY THEY SAW COMING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT. Return to index of stories...


METRO PKWAY CRASH-2 SOTS CG


LARRY CLOSE, AREA RESIDENT: we knew that was going to happen and it's going to happen tomorrow and the next day

JOAN CORY, AREA RESIDENT: there's a stop sign there that's not good because the people on Metro parkway are zooming up and down

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WANTS TO LOCATE THAT DRIVER.

SHE'S DESCRIBED AS WHITE IN HER 50'S WITH BROWN HAIR.

SHE WAS DRIVING A MID-SIZE TO LARGE SUV, POSSIBLY A LEXUS OR TOYOTA.

IF YOU think you KNOW HER PLEASE CALL THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER TOWN HALL-VO WIPE


COLLIER COUNTY PARENTS LISTEN UP!

TONIGHT IS YOUR NIGHT TO LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND GET "IN THE KNOW" ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL.

IT'S ALL PART OF SUPERINTENDENT DR. KEMELA PATTON TOWN HALL MEETINGS.

TONIGHT AT NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL YOU'L LEARN ABOUT A BRAND NEW PARENTAL ONLINE TOOL, ISSUES YOU WILL VOTE ON IN THIS ELECTION AND BE GIVEN ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER TOWN HALL-SOT CG


"This gives us an opportunity to actually here directly from parents, but most importantly, to share our story, what's going on, so we carry a plethera of topics."

THE TOWN HALL STARTS TONIGHT AT 6 AND GOES UNTIL 7. Return to index of stories...


UNITED WAY MEETING-VO WIPE


TODAY, THE UNITED WAY IS KICKING OFF ITS CAMPAIGN FOR 2012 AND 2013.

THIS YEAR'S GOAL IS MORE THAN EIGHT million dollars.

THIS MORNING THE NON-PROFIT HELD IT'S KICK OFF EVENT AT THE HARBOR SIDE EVENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THERE ARE DOZENS OF LOCAL COMPANIES THAT HELP IN RAISING THE MONEY.

THOSE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE BALL ROLLING THIS YEAR, RAISING MORE THAN FOUR-AND-A-HALF-MILLION DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


UNITED WAY MEETING-SOT VO


SOT: Jannine Joy, United Way "We're confident that the caring capacity of this community will come through once again, this is 19 years that we've made our goal or surpassed it, so we don't want to break that streak this year and I don't think SWFL will let us down."

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LAST YEAR, THE UNITED WAY SURPASSED IT'S GOAL OF MORE THAN EIGHT-MILLION-30-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL RUN THROUGH FEBRUARY. Return to index of stories...


GAS PRICES-TRX CG


GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP.SLIGHTLY.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A CLAIM NATIONWIDE DRIVERS ARE PAYING ON AVERAGE $3.65 A GALLON.

THAT'S A DROP OF A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY.

ACROSS THE STATE DRIVERS ARE SHELLING OUT $3.61.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING $3.65.EIGHT CENTS LESS THAN A WEEK AGO. Return to index of stories...


ORGANIC FOOD-VO


NEW AT ELEVEN.

AN ORGANIC DIET FOR KIDS MAY NOT BE WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY.

A NEW REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT ORGANIC FOODS OFFER ANY EXTRA NUTRITIONAL VALUE OVER CONVENTIONALLY GROWN FOODS.

PEDIATRICIANS SAY BOTH TYPES OF FOOD OFFER THE SAME AMOUNT OF VITAMINS, ANTIOXIDANTS AND PROTEINS.

THE REPORT DOES NOTE THAT ORGANIC FOODS DO CONTAIN LOWER LEVELS OF PESTICIDES AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA, Return to index of stories...


ROCKET LAUNCH-OC NATS VO


ON THEIR WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

3-2-1 and ignition lift off of kevin cord

A RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT BLASTED OFF FROM KAZHIKSTAN CARRYING A THREE-MAN CREW ON THEIR WAY TO AN ORBITING STATION.

THE ROCKET WILL DELIVER NASA ASTRONAUT KEVIN FORD AND TWO RUSSIANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

AFTER A TWO-DAY JOURNEY, THEY WILL JOIN U-S.ASTRONAUT SUNITA WILLIAMS AND TWO OTHERS THURSDAY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-----


A WOMAN THOUGHT SHE PUNCHED A TICKET TO RIDE.INSTEAD THIS IS WHAT SHE GOT.

nats of guy winding up and woman gets punched

THE PASSENGER GETS PUNCHED BY THE DRIVER.POLICE NOW MAKE TWO ARRESTS.AND ONE IS THE WOMAN.

PLUS MUST SEE VIDEO AS A TRUCK GOES INTO A GAS STATION.AND THIS TIME POLICE SAY IT WAS NO ACCIDENT. Return to index of stories...


A) BUS DRIVER ARRESTED-2 SHOT NATS VO


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B) SMASH AND GRAB-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


CA TORNADO-VOTOPS


AN UNUSUAL SCENE IN CALIFORNIA.

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN.

TAKE A LOOK THIS IS VIDEO OF THE FUNNEL CLOUD FROM A NEWS HELICOPTER.

DURING A TORNADO WARNING SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SPOTTED NORTH OF SACRAMENTO.

ONLY ONE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN.

THAT HAPPENED NEAR YUBA CITY.

ONLY MINOR DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NO INJURIES. Return to index of stories...


FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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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.

Another beautiful day is in the works across Southwest Florida with lots of sunshine, highs in the upper 80s, and a refreshing easterly breeze.

Our atmosphere continues to stay stable and dry, so our rain chance will stay incredibly low through our Tuesday as sunshine dominates. Winds will get a little blustery at times as a strong easterly flow remains in place, producing winds from 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25.

As we enjoy another gorgeous and glorious day, though, one thing we continue to watch is Tropical Storms Sandy as it continues to organize quickly in the Caribbean. Sandy is expected to quickly intensify today and Wednesday before the storm moves over Jamaica and Eastern Cuba by midweek. Sandy will then move over the Bahamas Thursday night into Friday, most likely as a Tropical Storm.

The good news for Southwest Florida is computer models are in solid agreement that Sandy will pass some 250-400 miles east of Return to index of stories...


SMASH AND GRAB-VO IN PLASMA


IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE MOVIES.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS A PAIR OF SUSPECTED CAR THIEVES SMASHED A TRUCK THROUGH A CONVENIENCE STORE, LOADING UP ON ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES.

MEREDITH BARACK SHOWS US THE MUST SEE VIDEO AT ELEVEN. Return to index of stories...


SMASH AND GRAB-PKG


ONE WILD RIDE. AFTER THIS TRUCK WAS REPORTED STOLEN FROM LUDINGTON. THE TWO PEOPLE IN IT STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. THEN DROVE OFF WITH MORE THAN 100 DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS.

"20 minutes after the gas drive off they have this smash and grab type of incident."

POLICE SAY THEY DROVE THE TRUCK INTO THE FRONT OF THE WISHING WELL CONVENIENCE STORE IN PENTWATER.

"I got here and I was shocked because I thought there'd be a little hole in the wall."

YOU CAN SEE FROM SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT ONE SUSPECT HELPS HIMSELF TO LIQUOR AND CIGARETTES FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER.

"Then he got back in the truck, they backed out, run over the pump, and then they went back into the store again."

POLICE SAY THE THIEVES CRASHED INTO A TREE ALONG LAKESHORE DRIVE DURING THE GETAWAY. THEY ARRESTED TRAVIS WILLIAM MALONE OF LUDINGTON. AND ARE CONFIDENT THE EVIDENCE WILL LEAD THEM TO THE SECOND THIEF.

"We are following through on that investigation right now so I really expect an arrest to be made in the next couple days."

"NOT ONLY DID THE SUSPECTS TAKE OFF WITH LIQUOR AND CIGARETTES, THEY LEFT THIS STORE IN ABSOLUTE DISARRAY."

"Wine racks were over and liquor bottles broken all over and coolers run into and racks everywhere."

WISHING WELL EMPLOYEES SPENT TODAY SURVEYING THE CHAOS- STILL UNCERTAIN WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN BACK UP FOR BUSINESS.

"We have an engineer coming to check the building structure and find out if it's safe. It could be several months or longer." Return to index of stories...


BEIRUT EXPLOSION-VO


NEWLY RELEASED SECURITY VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT A DEADLY CAR BOMB HIT CENTRAL BEIRUT.

THIS IS SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO FROM THE CHASE RESTAURANT, LOCATED NEAR THE SCENE OF THE BLAST THAT KILLED EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING A TOP LEBANESE SECURITY OFFICIAL.

YOU CAN SEE THE MANAGER BEING SPRAYED WITH A WALL OF GLASS FROM THE FORCE OF THE BLAST. Return to index of stories...


WALGREENS ROBBERY-TRX VO TOPS


SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAPTURE A BOLD PURSE SNATCHING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT IN A BUSY PARKING LOT IN INDIANAPOLIS.

WATCH CLOSELY AS A TEENAGER IS SEEN ON THE VIDEO RUNNING UP BEHIND THE VICTIM AND SHOVING HER TO THE GROUND.

THE WOMAN SUFFERED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE thief IS EITHER 15 OR 16 YEARS OLD.

THEY HAVE RELEASED THE VIDEO HOPING SOMEONE WILL HELP THEM IDENTIFY him Return to index of stories...


DEER IN STORE-TRX VO TOPS


A DEER GETS TRAPPED IN A STORE.

TAKE A LOOK THE BUCK RAN THROUGH THE DISPLAY WINDOW IN THIS PENNSYLVANIA HARDWARE STORE.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY. YOU CAN SEE A PAIR OF ANTLERS AND EARS STICKING OUT

BETWEEN THE SHELVES.

THE BUCK GOT STUCK AND THAT'S WHEN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS WERE FORCED TO STEP IN. Return to index of stories...


DEER IN STORE-SOT VO


just fate I guess, this is where he decided to end up today. I heard he was

on the other side of the city today and was just meandering and just ended

up here."

THIS DEER'S STORY DOESN'T END WELL. AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN AN HOUR

TRYING TO TRANQUILIZE IT, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICERS TOOK THE BUCK BACK TO THE WOODS.

THAT'S WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THE DEER WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND HAD TO BE PUT DOWN. Return to index of stories...


BUS DRIVER ARRESTED-TRX NATS TOPS VO


show bus driver winding up.then hitting woman as people on the bus scream

A CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA UPPER CUTTING A FEMALE PASSENGER TURNED HIMSELF INTO POLICE.

THE VIDEO HAS GONE VIRAL.

THE DRIVER CLAIMS THE UNRULY FEMALE PASSENGER SPIT ON HIM AND that’s WHEN HE GOT UP AND PUNCHED HER.

HE NOW FACES AN ASSAULT CHARGE.THE PASSENGER IS ALSO A FACING A DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGE. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO---


A BIG SURPRISE IN A LITTLE FORM?

I shall call himmini me!!

DOCTOR EVIL COULDN'T EVEN GENERATE THE HYPE FOR TODAY'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPLE.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHAT COULD BE THE UNVEILING OF THE I-PAD MINI AND ITS FEATURES. Return to index of stories...


A) APPLE MINI-2 SHOT SOT VO


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APPLE MINI-CHROMA


THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR TECH FANS.

IN JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF APPLE IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL ITS NEWEST GADGET.

BY ALL INDICATIONS.IT WILL BE A MINI VERSION OF ITS ALREADY SUCCESSFUL I-PAD.

NEAL KARLINSKY HAS THE DETAILS ON WHAT COULD BE A GAME CHANGER IN THE WORLD OF TABLETS. Return to index of stories...


APPLE MINI-PKG


THERE HASN'T BEEN THIS KIND OF FRENZY FOR THE LITTLE VERSION OF A BIG HIT

SINCE AUSTIN POWERS MET HIS TINY CLONE

I shall call himmini me!!

WHILE "MINI ME" WAS DESCRIBED AS AN EXACT COPY, BUT ONE-EIGHTH THE SIZE-

THE EXPECTED IPAD MINI IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE

ORIGINAL.

ROUGHLY A SEVEN OR EIGHT INCH SCREEN VERSUS THE IPAD'S TEN INCHES WHEN

MEASURED DIAGONALLY.

Sot/

Joanna Stern, ABC News Technology Blogger

"What we will probably see is a tablet that is focused on consuming content,

not creating content like we've seen with the larger iPad."

UNTIL THE NOW-THE BIGGEST CRITIC AND OBSTACLE TO A SMALLER IPAD HAS COME

FROM INSIDE APPLE.

THE LEGEND HIMSELF-STEVE JOBS-FAMOUSLY AND NOT SO SUBTLY CALLED SEVEN INCH

TABLETS "DEAD ON ARRIVAL."

APPLE SAYS HE CHANGED HIS VIEWS IN THE FINAL MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH.

APPLE IS GOING AFTER A MARKET THAT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR AMAZON AND ANDROID

WITH THEIR SMALLER TABLETS.

Sot/

Joe Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Gizmodo.com

"It makes sense that Apple, the company, would want to defend its turf by

making a product that is selling well from other people."

THE ONLY QUESTION LEFT SEEMS TO BE-ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO CALL IT "MINI".

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TEASE THREE--------


ITS BEEN AN AMERICAN PAST TIME FOR GENERATIONS.

AND OCCASIONALLY CHEERLEADERS DON'T ALWAYS PULL OFF THE BEST MOVES.

NEW AT ELEVEN.WE SHOW YOU THE PUSH BY SOME TO TONE DOWN THE STUNTS YOU SEE ON THE SIDELINES.

EVER FEEL VIOLATED BY A T-S-A AGENT?

ONE WOMAN WENT TO JAIL IN ORDER TO KEEP SOMEONE'S HANDS OFF HER DAUGHTER.

HOW SHE'S NOW FIGHTING BACK. Return to index of stories...


A) CHEERLEADER-2 SHOT VO


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B) TSA TRIAL-VOTOPS


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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP


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CHEERLEADER CRACKDOWN-2 SHOT


IT IS AN ACTIVITY FOUND INTO NEARLY EVERY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA.ON THE

SIDELINES OF SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL. Im clay miller

BUT NOW THERE'S A BIG WARNING FROM DOCTORS, TO CHEERLEADERS. SAYING THAT THEY COULD HURT

THEMSELVES AS BADLY AS ATHLETES DO ON THE FIELD.

CECILIA VEGA BRINGS US THE DANGERS THAT CHEERLEADERS FACE. Return to index of stories...


CHEERLEADER CRACKDOWN-PKG


NATS-OLD CHEERLEADING VO

THE DAYS OF BIG POM POMS AND LONG SKIRTS ARE LONG GONE

NATS-CHEERLEADING COMPETITION

THIS IS CHEERLEADING TODAY ACROBATIC STUNTS THAT PRACTICALLY REACH THE

CEILING FLIPS NEARLY 20 FEET IN THE AIR.

BUT THOSE NAILBITING MOVES CAN CARRY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES

VIDEOS SHOWING THE INJURIES ARE ALL OVER YOU TUBE

CHEERLEADERS CRASH LANDING AFTER STUNTS GONE WRONG SLIPPING FROM PYRAMIDS

AND TUMBLING OUT OF CONTROL

NATS- CROWD OOOHS

COMPETITVE CHEERLEADERS AND SISTERS KASEY AND KORI BRONSTEIN HAVE BEEN THERE

.

BRONSTEIN SOTs

MORE THAN 37,000 CHEERLEADERS WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LAST YEAR FOUR

TIMES MORE THAN IN 1980. THE CATASTROHPIC INJURIES FROM ALL THAT TUMBLING

AND FLIPPING RANKS SECOND ONLY TO FOOTBALL

THAT'S WHY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS PUSHING TODAY TO MAKE THESE

DAREDEVIL STUNTS

IT WANTS *ALL* HIGH SCHOOL SQUADS TO LIMIT THOSE HUMAN PYRAMIDS TO JUST TWO

LEVELS DANGEROUS STUNTS ONLY DONE ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE MATS OR GRASS. AND

NO MORE TRAMPOLINES

THE DOCTORS ALSO WANT CHEERING TO BE AN OFFICIAL SPORT THAT WOULD MEAN,

OFFICIAL RULES:

LIKE LIMITS ON PRACTICE TIME, MANDATORY PHYSICAL EXAMS AND

BETTER TRAINED COACHES

AMERICA'S CHEERLEADING GOVERNING CHEERS MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT

THERE ARE ALSO CONCERNS

JIM LORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEERLEADING SOT - THEY

REALLY DIDN'T ASK US AS THE EXPERTS ABOUT HOW SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS

WOULD ACTUALLY AFFECT CHEERLEADING.

THE ONE THING EVERYONE AGREES ON-- IT'S TIME TO MAKE CHEERLEADING SAFER

BECAUSE AS ONE CHEERLEADER PUT IT "MOST ATHLETES THROW BALLS AROUND. WE

THROW OTHER CHEERLEADERS AROUND. WHAT'S HARDER TO CATCH." Return to index of stories...


MONSTER DRINK-VO WIPE


A MARYLAND MOM IS SUING THE MAKERS OF MONSTER ENERGY DRINK.

THE WOMAN SAYS HER 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER DIED AFTER DRINKING THE CAFFINATED DRINK TWICE IN TWO DAYS.

ITS EXACTLY 10 MONTHS SINCE 14-YEAR-OLD ANAIS FOURNIER DEATH.

WENDY CROSSLAND SAYS HER DAUGHTER DIED AFTER A SEVERE REACTION TO DRINKING TOO MUCH MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD A COMMON HEART DEFECT, WHERE ONE OF THE VALUES DOESN'T WORK WELL, SHE HAD REGULAR CHECK UPS AND GIVEN TO RESTRICTIONS BY HER DOCTOR.

HER MOTHER SAYS ITS A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OTHERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. Return to index of stories...


MONSTER DRINK-SOT VO


So we just need to get the word out there, so this never happens to anyone else.

ENERGY DRINKS LIKE MONSTER ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE F-D-A BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT NOT A FOOD.

THE FDA SAYS IT CONTINUES TO EVALUATE EMERGING SCIENCE OF CAFFEINE. Return to index of stories...


TSA TRIAL-VO WIPE


A NASHVILLE JURY IS HEARING THE CASE that's STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY OVER AIRPORT SCREENINGS INVOLVING CHILDREN.

ANDREA ABBOTT IS CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING HER 15-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN JULY 2011.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE ENTIRE INCIDENT FROM START TO FINISH WHEN

ABBOTT WAS ESCORTED OUT OF THE AIRPORT IN HANDCUFFS.

THE MOM WAS TAKING HER THEN 15-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THRU THE

SECURITY CHECKPOINT.

SHE REFUSED TO LET HER DAUGHTER TO GO THROUGH THE FULL BODY SCAN. Return to index of stories...


TSA TRIAL-SOT VO


the defendant became verbal and abusive calling the tsa police officers child abusers and pedophiles

THE DEFENSE CALLS IT A CASE OF ABUSIVE POWER.

ANY PASSENGER WHO REFUSES THE BODY SCAN MUST BE PATTED DOWN, BUT ABBOTT SAYS

SHE DIDN'T WANT HER 15-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED. Return to index of stories...


DEADLY POLICE CHASE-TRX VO TOPS


BRAND NEW DASH CAM VIDEO IS RELEASED OF A POLICE CHASE THAT KILLED A TEENAGER AND

LEFT HIS FRIEND IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE CHASE BEGAN IN A TEXAS STORE PARKING LOT.

IN THE PICK-UP TRUCK, TWO SHOPLIFTING SUSPECTS.

AS THE OFFICER HEADS FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER OFFICER THROWS DOWN A

SPIKE STRIP IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SUSPECT DOWN.

BUT POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT KEPT GOING AND DASH CAM VIDEO CAPTURED THE FIERY CRASH. Return to index of stories...


DEADLY POLICE CHASE-SOT VO


"the death of this young man is shannon chauncey's its on his hands."

THE TEENS WHO WERE INJURED AND KILLED WERE IN THE OTHER CAR.AND NOT THE SUSPECT'S. Return to index of stories...


TONY SCOTT AUTOPSY-VO


A PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY REPORT CONFIRMS FILMMAKER TONY SCOTT'S DEATH WAS SUICIDE. THOUGH "WHY" HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE REMAINS A MYSTERY.

68-YEAR-OLD SCOTT DIRECTED DENZEL WASHINGTON IN "UNSTOPPABLE" AND "THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3."

LOS ANGELES COUNTY POLICE SAY SCOTT JUMPED OFF THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE IN AUGUST.

THE CORONER'S REPORT SAYS SCOTT HAD AN ANTI-DEPRESSANT AND SLEEP AID IN HIS BLOODSTREAM AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.

SCOTT DID "NOT" HAVE ANY UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION INCLUDING CANCER, ACCORDING TO THE AUTOPSY REPORT. Return to index of stories...


HAZING SENTENCE-OC SOT SS


A FLORIDA A-AND-M UNIVERSITY BAND MEMBER, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S HAZING DEATH OF DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION, AVOIDS JAIL TIME.

BRIAN JONES WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS OF COMMUNITY CONTROL, TWO YEARS OF SUPERVISED PROBATION AND 200 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

JONES ADDRESSED CHAMPION'S FAMILY.

And I just want the world to know that I am sorry for the death of your son Robert, I truly am. No word or anything I can do would be sufficient enough to express how regretful I am of the loss of Robert.

CHAMPION DIED AFTER HE WAS BEAT UP IN A BAND HAZING INITIATION RITUAL.

SEVERAL OTHER STUDENTS ARE FACING CHARGES FOR HIS DEATH. Return to index of stories...


VOTER BILLBOARDS COME DOWN-VO


SOME OF THE BILLBOARDS WARNING PEOPLE OF VOTER FRAUD IN PRIMARILY INNER CITIES ARE COMING DOWN.

ITS AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY.

THE BILLBOARDS SAY "VOTER FRAUD IS A FELONY," AND WENT UP IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. LEADING SOME TO CALL THEM "VOTER INTIMIDATION."

IN CLEVELAND THEY ARE NOW REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MESSAGE TO

VOTERS.

"ALL RIGHT, YEAH."

THE BILLBOARDS WERE PUT UP BY AN ANNONYMOUS PERSON. Return to index of stories...


FORECLOSURE STUDY-VO


A NEW STUDY RELEASED THIS MORNING CLAIMS MOST OF THE HOUSING MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WORSE OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO.

REALTYTRAC, THE ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES ANALYZED FIVE KEY METRICS IMPACTING HOUSING IN MORE THAN 900 COUNTIES NATIONWIDE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

THE REPORT FOUND THAT 65 PERCENT OF LOCAL HOUSING MARKETS NATIONWIDE ARE WORSE OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO

THE REPORT LOOKED AT AVERAGE HOME PRICES, UNEMPLOYMENT, FORECLOSURE INVENTORY, FORECLOSURE STARTS AND SHARE OF DISTRESSED SALES. Return to index of stories...


MOM VS BULLY-INTRO


A NEW JERSEY MOTHER IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT FOR BOARDING HER CHILD'S SCHOOL BUS AND GIVING TWO ALLEGED BULLIES THE SMACK DOWN.

POLICE SAY THE MOM WENT TOO FAR.

REPORTER MARCI RUBIN SPOKE TO THE MOTHER WHO CLAIMS SHE DID NOTHING- BUT PROTECT HER CHILD. Return to index of stories...


MOM VS BULLY-PKG


"Any parent would be so upset and especially if nothings being done about it."

SHE CLAIMS SHE WAS PROTECTING HER DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL BULLIES - BUT TOMS RIVER POLICE SAY REBECCA SARDONI IS REALLY THE BULLY. PICKING ON - EVEN BEATING ON - TWO 9 YEAR OLD BOYS.

"There was some indication of bullying but there is some conflict whether the person she thinks is responsible is the person she struck."

SARDONI, WHO AGREED TO TALK TO US IF WE DIDN'T SHOW HER FACE - SAYS THREE KIDS IN HER DAUGHTERS CLASS HAVE BEEN BULLYING HER, EVEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE 9-YEAR OLD GIRL. THE MOM SAYS SHE COMPLAINED TO THE PRINCIPAL AT EAST DOVER ELEMENTARY - BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. SO COPS SAY - SHE TOOK MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS.

"POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED HERE AT THE BUS STOP. THEY SAY SARDONI GOT ON THE BUS INSTEAD OF HER DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS ABOARD SHE ASKED WHERE'S VINNY. A BOY IN THE BACK OF THE BUS RAISED HIS HAND AND THAT POLICE SAY IS WHEN SARDONI WENT UP TO HIM, YELLED AT HIM AND THEN THEY SAY SHE SLAPPED HIM."

"No parent, no person should go on the school bus. If they have problem - contact their local police or school officials."

"I rather not say."

FOR LEGAL REASONS, SARDONI WON'T GO INTO WHAT SHE SAYS HAPPENED BUT SAYS SHE WANTS TO MAKE ONE THING CLEAR:

"I do want to make it 100 percent clear that I never put my hands on anybody I would never put my hands on a child. They turned this around like these boys are the victim. My daughter was the victim."

POLICE SAY THE COURT SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE WHO THE VICTIM, AND BULLIES ARE IN THIS CASE. Return to index of stories...


MOM VS BULLY-ONCAM


MARCI RUBIN REPORTING.

SARDONI WAS CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT, CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS.

THE TWO BOYS WERE TREATED BY THE SCHOOL NURSE - ONE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A NECK INJURY. Return to index of stories...


BEST AND WORST CANDY-2 SS


JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN.EXPERTS RELEASE THEIR LIST OF THE WORST CANDY FOR TEETH.

THE ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY CLAIMS CHEWY SWEETS, SUCH AS GUMMY CANDIES, TAFFY TOPS THE LIST BECAUSE THE CREVICES BETWEEN TEETH.

SOUR CANDIES ARE ALSO LISTED BECAUSE THEY CAN BREAK DOWN TOOTH ENAMEL QUICKLY.·

SUGARY SNACKS ARE ON THE LIST INCLUDING CANDY CORN, COOKIES, AND CAKE, ALL CONTAIN HIGH AMOUNTS OF SUGAR, WHICH CAN CAUSE TOOTH DECAY.

DARK CHOCOLATE IS BEING CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST CANDY FOR CHILDREN'S TEETH. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR------


BUSTED.THANKS TO HIMSELF.

POLICE SAY A MAN SET UP A HIDDEN CAMERA TO RECORD WOMEN.AND IN TURN HE GOT CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.

BUT NOW EXPERTS WARN CREEPY HIDDEN CAMERAS ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU MAY THINK.

PLUS.THANKS TO THIS CAMERA WE GET TO SEE THE DANGERS THAT FIVE OFFICERS FACED WHILE TRYING TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A DRIVER TRAPPED IN A FLAMING WRECK.

HOW THEY MANAGED TO PULL OF THIS MUST SEE FEAT. Return to index of stories...


A) CREEPY PEEPER-2 SHOT VO


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B) FLAMING CRASH-VO TOPS


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CREEPY PEEPER-VO IN PLASMA


THIS SHOULD BE PROOF THAT NOT ALL CRIMINALS ARE MASTERMINDS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAN SETTING UP A HIDDEN CAMERA -- POLICE SAY HE USED IT TO SPY ON

WOMEN -- BUT IT ALSO HELPED THEM CATCH THE PEEPING TOM.

REENA NINAN HAS THE DETAILS Return to index of stories...


CREEPY PEEPER-PKG


Caught on camera! INSTEAD OF CAPTURING IMAGES OF TWO FEMALE ROMMATES WITH

HIDDEN CAMERAS POLICE SAY THIS MAN FILMED *HIMSELF* AND IN THE PROCESS,

HELPED THEM CATCH HIM RED HANDED.

42 YEAR OLD MICHAEL STEPHEN MCKENNY WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY.AFTER MARYLAND

POLICE RELEASED THIS FOOTAGE OF THE ALLEGED PEEPING TOM SETTING UP HIS

CAMERAS.

Sherry Llewellyn / Spokeperson, Howard County Police Department: what we

found is that the camera had been set up in June and operated through a

motion detector

IN COURT DOCUMENTS POLICE SAY that for more than 4 months MCKENNY WAS

ABLE TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE unidentified WOMEN IN THEIR BATHROOMS AND

BEDROOMS, IN ALL STAGES OF UNDRESS, EVEN USING THE TOILET.

POLICE SAY MCKENNY WAS BRAZEN. ENTERING THE APARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING

THE DAY TO REPOSITION HIS LEERING LENSES.

Sherry Llewellyn / Spokeperson, Howard County Police Department: He knew

these young women and he stole their keys, copied them and returned them

before they had an opportunity to notice

WATCH HIM HERE AS HE APPEARS TO WIPE AWAY HIS OWN FOOTPRINTS!

Sherry Llewellyn / Spokeperson, Howard County Police Department: this isnt

the first time this has happened here/ people are able to do these kinds of

things very surreptitiously

women across the country unwittingly caught on camera again and again.

TAMPA, FLORIDA.THESE ROOMMATES WANTED *ANSWERS* AFTER THEY FOUND AN

ELABORATE CAMERA SYSTEM IN *THEIR* APARTMENT IN 2011

RALITSA DZHAMBAZOVA, peeping victim.

"I just want to know what he had planned with our videos, I want to know the

whole story b/c now I dont know"

PROSECUTORS LATER DROPPED THE CASE SAYING THE CAMERAS WERE NEVER TURNED ON.

IN OHIO.POLICE SAY THIS MAN MADE HIS INTENTIONS CLEAR WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY

PUT HIS CELL PHONE UNDER A DRESSING ROOM DOOR. THE WOMAN INSIDE.NONE TOO

PLEASED.

Nancy Yingling/peeping victim

I pushed him and punched him in the face so he went down."

HE WAS CHARGED WITH VOYEURISM BUT HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.

AS FOR THIS ALLEGEDFILMMAKER.HE HAS NOT YET ENTERED A

PLEABUT *COULD* FACE UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON. Return to index of stories...


REIF OPEN-CLIP


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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.

Another beautiful day is in the works across Southwest Florida with lots of sunshine, highs in the upper 80s, and a refreshing easterly breeze.

Our atmosphere continues to stay stable and dry, so our rain chance will stay incredibly low through our Tuesday as sunshine dominates. Winds will get a little blustery at times as a strong easterly flow remains in place, producing winds from 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25.

As we enjoy another gorgeous and glorious day, though, one thing we continue to watch is Tropical Storms Sandy as it continues to organize quickly in the Caribbean. Sandy is expected to quickly intensify today and Wednesday before the storm moves over Jamaica and Eastern Cuba by midweek. Sandy will then move over the Bahamas Thursday night into Friday, most likely as a Tropical Storm.

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HAIR PULL BY COP-VO WIPE


A WOMAN WHO TRIED TO RUSH INTO A BURNING HOME CLAIMS A POLICE OFFICER PULLED HER HAIR AS THE INCIDENT IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

AS YOU CAN SEE, FIREFIGHTERS WERE THE FIRST TO TRY AND KEEP THE SAN DIEGO WOMAN FROM RUNNING INTO HER BURNING HOME.

THEN A POLICE OFFICER RUNS OVER AND STARTS PUSHING HER BACK.

A SECOND LATER HER HUSBAND TRIES TO PULL HER AWAY.

BUT IN THAT MOMENT OF EXTREME EMOTION THE WOMAN APPEARS TO TRY AND HIT THE OFFICER.

AFTER THAT HE GRABS HER HAIR AND APPEARS TO TRY AND TAKE HER DOWN. Return to index of stories...


HAIR PULL BY COP-SOT VO


I had no clue who that person was. I had tunnel vision when I got there so I wasn't aware of my surroundings. I was just looking at my entire house and if somebody's grabbing and your emotions are at the Max, I was just trying to defend myself.

THE POLICE OFFICER IS NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE AN INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE. Return to index of stories...


DISNEY LATINA-SS


DISNEY IS DEFENDING ITS NEWEST PRINCESS FOLLOWING A BACKLASH OVER HER HISPANIC-INFLUENCED ETHNICITY.

A NEW CHARACTER NAMED SOFIA WILL STAR IN THE TV MOVIE "SOFIA THE FIRST: ONCE UPON A PRINCESS".

HISPANIC ADVOCACY GROUPS QUESTIONED WHETHER THE FAIR-SKINNED, BLUE-EYED YOUNG PRINCESS IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION.

THE PRODUCER SAYS SOFIA IS "A MIXED-HERITAGE PRINCESS IN A FAIRYTALE WORLD." Return to index of stories...


LANCE TWITTER-VO


LANCE ARMSTRONG IS REMOVING REFERENCES TO THE TOUR DE FRANCE FROM HIS TWITTER PAGE.

EARLY THIS MORNING ARMSTRONG'S BIOGRAPHY ON TWITTER WAS CHANGED AND NO LONGER MENTIONS HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE WINS.

ON MONDAY MORNING ARMSTRONG WAS STRIPPED OF THE TITLES BY THE INTERNATIONAL CYCLING UNION AND BANNED FROM THE SPORT FOR LIFE FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN WHAT THE U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY DESCRIBED AS A MASSIVE DOPING PROGRAM. Return to index of stories...


FLAMING CRASH-VO


BRAVERY AT ITS FINEST IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

TAKE A LOOK.A SECURITY VIDEO CATCHES THIS S-U-V ON ITS SIDE AND ENGULFED IN FLAMES NEAR PHILADELPHIA.

THE DRIVER APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND HIT A POLE.

FIVE POLICE OFFICERS WERE NEARBY WHEN THEY GOT THE CALL.

THEY STARTED USING THEIR NIGHT-STICKS AND LANDSCAPING ROCKS TO BREAK THRU THE WINDSHIELD.

THE S-U-V ERUPT IN FLAMES MOMENTS AFTER THE VICTIM WAS PULLED

OUT.

THE 58 YEAR OLD DRIVER IS EXPECTED TO FULLY RECOVER. Return to index of stories...


SIT ON BURGLAR-OC NATS VO WIPE


WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU CATCH SOMEONE BREAKING INTO YOUR CAR?

HAVE A SEAT?

he broke into my vehicle, i'm like six houses up there

I got it i'm fine.

POLICE OFFICERS IN NEW MEXICO JUST RELEASED THIS LAPEL VIDEO.

THE BIG GUY ON TOP IS THE VICTIM AND THE GUY HE'S PINNING

DOWN IS SUSPECTED CAR BURGLAR. Return to index of stories...


SIT ON BURGLAR-SOT VO


4:35 officer: he used a hitch. victim: is that what he used? Officer: he

used a hitch off your truck. Victim: off my truck? Officer: yeah. to

break the window:42

THE SUSPECT WAS EVENTUALLY ARRESTED. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE------


AMERICANS CONTINUE TO DOWNSIZE THE AMERICAN DREAM.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HOMES.

WE GIVE YOU A TOUR OF SOME CASTLES THAT ARE JUST 36 FEET WIDE IN SPOTS. Return to index of stories...


A) TINY HOUSES-2 SHOT VO


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LAVA SUNSET-VO TOPS


SUNSET LIGHTS UP A LAVA LAKE IN HAWAII.

THIS PICTURE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SHOWS A LAVA LAKE AS THE SUN SET.

THE LAVA LEVEL IS "HIGH", AND REACHED IT'S HIGHEST LEVEL LAST WEEK SINCE THE VENT OPENED IN 2008.

THE RISING LAVA LAKE "COULD" MEAN WE'LL SEE AN OUTPOURING OF LAVA INTO THE CRATER.

MOUNT KILAUEA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANOES. Return to index of stories...


TINY HOUSES-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT


MANY HOMEOWNERS DREAM OF A BIGGER HOUSE WITH MORE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT.

BUT SOME PEOPLE THINK THE EXACT OPPOSITE - LIVING IN HOUSES THAT SOME MIGHT CALL

COZY AND OTHERS WOULD SAY IS JUST PLAIN SMALL.

NICK WATT SQUEEZES

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TINY HOUSES-PKG


SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CRAMPED QUARTERS? THEN STRETCH OUT AND LOOK AT THIS

A TEENY SLIVER OF 156 SQUARE-FEET JUST 36-INCHES WIDE IN PLACES.

SHAQ MIGHT SQUEEZE THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, BUT I'M THINKING HE'D GET STUCK

IN THAT BATHROOM.

THERE'S A TABLE FOR TWO COSY BY CANDLE-LIGHT. BUT A BED JUST FOR ONE

"I THINK PLENTY OF LIGHT IS MOST IMPORTANT," SAYS THE EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECT

JAKUB SZCZESNY.

DESIGNED FOR THIS GUY, ETGAR KERET, AN ISRAELI WRITER WITH POLISH ROOTS.

AND HOW MUCH SPACE DO WE REALLY NEED?

THE GLOBAL TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT IS GAINING SOME TRACTION HERE'S POSTER BOY

JAY SCHAFER.

NATS - THIS SLEEPS TWO COMFORTABLE.WOW IT IS SMALL.

THIS MODEL MICRO APARTMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO, TOURED BY OUR VERY OWN CECILIA

VEGA

NATS - VEGA

FROM THE BATHROOM YOU CAN ALMOST REACH AND GET SOMETHING FROM THE FRIDGE

THAT PLACE IS JUST 150 SQUARE-FEET.

THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS EXPLODING, WE'RE GETTING BIGGER, WE'RE GATHERING

IN URBAN CLUSTERS

WILL WE SOON BE VACATIONING IN JAPANESE-STYLE CAPSULE HOTELS, DRIVING THE

MINISCULE PEEL P50, AND STROKING DESCENDENTS OF MR. PEEBLES, THE WORLD'S

SMALLEST CAT?

THE AVERAGE FAMILY HOME IN THE US IS SHRINKING, BUT STILL OVER 2,300 SQUARE-

FEET: 15 TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR POLISH PIED A TERRE Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK


IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US - NBC2 IS ON TOP OF A DEVELOPING STORY -

IN THE WAKE OF THE MEDSTAR MESS, LEE COUNTY MANAGER, KAREN HAWES - RESIGNS.

NBC2 WAS AT THIS MORNING'S COMMISSION MEETING.

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL HAVE A LIVE UPDATE ON HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN.

PLUS -

"I don't want to die. I just. Don't want to die."

NEW AT NOON -

UPDATE ON A TRAGEDY.

AFTER HER DEATH - WE HEAR RECENT COURTROOM RECORDINGS OF THE WOMAN, WHO'S ESTRANGED HUSBAND OPENED FIRE, KILLING HER AND OTHERS AT A WISCONSIN SALON.

CAFFEINE OVERDOSE?

A MARYLAND MOM IS IS SUING THE MAKER OF MONSTER ENERGY DRINK, AFTER HER DAUGHTER DIES.

WE'LL HEAR FROM MOM AND GET REACTION FROM THE COMPANY.

ALSO - A CLOSER LOOK AT GAS PRICES -

PRICES GO UP FAST, BUT DOWN SLOWLY.

NBC2 LOOKS FOR AN EXPLANATION.

AND TALK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY - NEW AT NOON - THE BRA THAT CAN DETECT EARLY SIGNS OF BREAST CANCER!

THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT! Return to index of stories...


NOON TZA) HAWES RESIGNATION-VO


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NOON TZB) SPA SHOOTER WIFE SPEAKS-SOTVO


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NOON TZC) MONSTER DRINK DEATH-VO


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TZ) GAS PRICES-VO


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CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


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