HL1) WX HEADLINE-OMNITOPS

HL2) PRES DEBATE-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS, THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

HL3) METRO CRASH CONCERNS-TRX-VO

AND, CORNER OF CONCERN.

JUST AS THE NEW METRO EXTENSION OPENS TO DRIVERS ---

A SERIOUS CRASH SHUTS IT DOWN.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SH PUSH-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES are hitting THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY,

AFTER LAST NIGHT'S THIRD AND FINAL DEBATE.

WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT BUT FIRST --- WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY THIS MORNING.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

Today's Weather Story

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.

TOSS TO STACEY-SSTOPS-TRX

WE ARE NOW EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY.

JUST 14 DAYS UNTIL VOTERS CHOOSE A PRESIDENT.

FINAL PRES DEBATE-PLASMA

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY SPARRING ON A HOST OF ISSUES, RANGING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO CHINA.

FINAL PRES DEBATE-(2) SOT

OBAMA: Governor Romney has taken a different approach throughout this campaign. Both at home and abroad, he has proposed wrong and reckless policies. He's praised George Bush as a good economic steward and Dick Cheney as somebody who's -- who shows great wisdom and judgment.

FINAL PRES DEBATE-PLASMA

TODAY AND TOMORROW, 6 MORE STATES BEGIN EARLY VOTING. HAWAII, LOUISIANA AND UTAH, WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.

OBAMA AND BIDEN TODAY-VOTOPS-WIPE

AND THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS TRACKING THE CANDIDATES BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY ---

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE THE SUNSHINE STATE AT DELRAY BEACH AS WELL AS OHIO.

ROMNEY AND RYAN TODAY-VOTOPS

METRO CRASH CONCERNS-OC-TRX-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW --- A CRASH VICTIM IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING.

AND NOW LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WANT TO SPEAK WITH A WOMAN WHO MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH ON THE NEW PORTION OF METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

WITNESSES SAY THE WOMAN DROVE ACROSS THE BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION YESTERDAY, HITTING A MAN RIDING ON A SCOOTER.

HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

THS CRASH HAPPENED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE ROADWAY RE-OPENED.

METRO CRASH CONCERNS-SOTVO

"I'm just afraid that the county or the state will wait until we have a few people killed there before they do anything about it and I wish they would be proactive instead of reactive."

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE DRIVER THEY WANT TO TALK TO IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE IN HER 50'S WITH BROWN HAIR.

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

KAREN HAWES TODAY-OC-VO

MOVING ON.

HAPPENING TODAY AS WE LOOK AHEAD ---

LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES WILL ADDRESS COMMISSIONERS ON HER EXIT STRATEGY.

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

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

KAREN HAWES TODAY-SOTVO

for the best interest of everybody - especially the taxpayers of Lee County if we can find a pleasant way to resolve this, this is what I'd work for.

HAWES WILL SUGGEST OCTOBER 31ST BE HER LAST DATE - BUT FIRST SHE WANTS COMMISSIONERS TO ASK HER TO RESIGN.

CAPE UEP EXPANSION-OC-SOTVO

NOW AN NBC-2 UPDATE ---

THE UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.

CAPE COUNCIL APPROVED, IN A SIX - TWO VOTE, TO HIRE AN ENGINEERING FIRM AT A COST OF MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

this is the first step we must take if we are going to move fwd with the uep 28:5- 10

24:11 i have great problems with the order of getting things done for sw 6/7:19

THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN CHRIS CHULAKES-LEETZ WERE THE TWO DISSENTING VOTES --

SAYING THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMELINE AND HOW RESIDENTS WILL PAY.

THE VOTE WAS PREVIOUSLY DELAYED TWO WEEKS.

THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN BRINGING WATER AND SEWER TO NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHWEST SIX-SEVEN.

CAPE UEP EXPANSION-SOTVO

if everything goes as plan - by middle of next year will turn dirt and residents should see us in their front yards.

THE CITY IS HOPING TO SECURE LOW INTEREST LOANS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN JANUARY.

IF THEY DO --

IT COULD MEAN NEARLY A 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR DECREASE IN PEOPLE'S BILLS.

CAPTIVA DEBBY-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW UP ON TROPICAL STORM DEBBY'S DESTRUCTION.

IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE TROPICAL STORM.

AND TOMORROW A GROUP WILL HEAD TO WASHINGTON D-C TO ASK FOR EMERGENCY FUNDS TO COVER IT.

EXPERTS NOW SAY IT WILL TAKE TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO FIX THE DAMAGE ON CAPTIVA ISLAND.

CAPTIVA DEBBY-SOTVO-CG

to go all the way to Washington to ask for that is wonderful and to put our Captiva Island on the map right there in Washington is a great thing

THE GROUP SAYS IT WOULD BE A SMART INVESTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO A 2010 STUDY-- VISITORS SPEND 85 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE ISLAND EACH YEAR--

IPAD MINI UNVEILING TODAY-2SH-VO

AND NOW TO ANOTHER BIG UNVEILING. AND WE'RE SEEING THE EXCITEMENT BUILD THIS MORNING.

THE NEW IPAD MINI!

THE SMALLER IPAD IS SET TO BE REVEALED AT 1 THIS AFTERNOON.

IT'S BEEN WIDELY ANTICIPATED FOR MONTHS.

IPAD MINI UNVEILING TODAY-SOTVO-OC

"It makes total sense. It's just like they did with the Ipod. They need to extend their lines to keep milking the market."

THE IPAD MINI IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A 7 TO 8 INCH SCREEN.

MANY OBSERVERS EXPECT A BASE PRICE AROUND $249.WHICH WOULD BE A BIT HIGHER THAN RIVAL DEVICES.

AND A SIDE NOTE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

BEFORE YOU GRAB THAT CAFFEINE FIX TO GET YOU GOING THIS MORNING ---

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

MONSTER DRINK FDA DEATHS-2SH-VO

THIS MORNING THE F-D-A IS INVESTIGATING *FIVE DEATHS -- AND A NON-FATAL HEART ATTACK -- LINKED TO MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS.

ITS EXACTLY 10 MONTHS TOMORROW, SINCE 14-YEAR-OLD ANAIS FOURNIER DIED,

AND THIS MORNING HER MOTHER STILL GRIEVES.

THE MOTHER'S LAWSUIT, FILED IN CALIFORNIA, CLAIMS HER DAUGHTER DIED AFTER A SEVERE REACTION TO DRINKING TOO MUCH MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, IT AMOUNTS TO 14 CANS OF COCA-COLA.

MONSTER DRINK FDA DEATHS-SOTVO

They need to be regulated. They regulate ice, they regulate band-aids. / So we just need to get the word out there, so this never happens to anyone else.

THE FDA DOES NOT REGULATE MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS.

IN A STATEMENT --

MONSTER BEVERAGE SAYS IT'S, QUOTE, "SADDENED" BY THE DEATH, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS BEVERAGES ARE RESPONSIBLE.

AN AUTOPSY CONCLUDED SHE DIED OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA -- DUE TO CAFFEINE TOXICITY.

SANDUSKY VICTIM #1 BOOK-OC-SS

HAPPENING TODAY --- VICTIM NUMBER ONE IN THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE, RELEASES A BOOK.

AARON FISHER'S BOOK, "SILENT NO MORE," RECOUNTS THE TEENAGER'S ABUSE BY THE FORMER PENN STATE COACH.

THE BOOK IS ARRIVING THIS MORNING IN STORES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

TONY SCOTT AUTOPSY-OC-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

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

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

HE ALSO DIRECTED BLOCKBUSTERS LIKE "TOP GUN". "BEVERLY HILLS COP TWO" AND "DAYS OF THUNDER".

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

HIS CAR WAS PARKED ON THE BRIDGE AND IT CONTAINED A NOTE, THOUGH POLICE SAY THAT NOTE DID "NOT" EXPLAIN THE SUICIDE.

FAMU HAZING SENTENCE-OC-SOT-SS-OC

ALL NEW RIGHT NOW ---

A STUDENT,

ACCUSED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF A FAMU MARCHING BAND MEMBER,

GOES FACE TO FACE WITH THE VICTIM'S MOTHER TO APOLOGIZE.

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.

BRIAN JONES WAS INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S HAZING DEATH OF DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION.

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

CHEERLEADING SPORT-2SH-VO

NBC-2 IS TAKING AN IN DEPTH LOOK THIS MORNING AT DESIGNATING CHEERLEADING AS A SPORT IN ALL 50 STATES.

.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS WANTS IT BECAUSE CHEERLEADING HAS BECOME MORE ACROBATIC, AND THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS INJURIES HAS SKYROCKETED.

BUT SUCH A DESIGNATION WOULD MEAN MANDATORY PRE-SEASON PHYSICALS, ACCESS TO QUALIFIED COACHES, AND BETTER MEDICAL CARE.

THE A-A-P ALSO RECOMMENDS PYRAMID AND PARTNER STUNTS NOT BE PERFORMED ON HARD, WET OR UNEVEN SURFACES AND PYRAMIDS SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE HIGH.

ARMSTRONG TITLES STRIPPED-OC-VO

NEW RIGHT NOW --- LANCE ARMSTRONG UPDATES HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT, TAKING OUT HIS 7 TOUR DE FRANCE WINS.

AND THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS PROBING FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EXACTLY ARMSTRONG WILL TURN OVER ALL HIS MEDALS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

THE LEGENDARY CYCLING CHAMP WAS OFFICIALLY STRIPPED OF HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES MONDAY.

CYCLING'S GOVERNING BODY IS NOW DEMANDING THAT ARMSTRONG RETURN HIS MEDALS AND PRIZE MONEY.

THE U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY DETAILED WHAT IT SAID WAS OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE ARMSTRONG USED PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SSTOPS-VO-WIPE

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

LINDSAY LOHAN IS FEUDING WITH HER FATHER AGAIN.

MICHAEL LOHAN ATTEMPTED TO STAGE AN INTERVENTION FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE LAST WEEK AFTER THE TROUBLED STAR FAILED TO SHOW FOR A SHOOT.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SOTVO

Lindsay's team was waiting to come by the house and before we could do anything she took off and went to another hotel.

FACEBOOK EARNINGS-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD THIS MORNING ---

FACEBOOK'S THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS WILL BE RELEASED.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT JUST REACHED ONE-BILLION ACTIVE USERS EARLIER THIS MONTH.

FACEBOOK STOCK DEBUTED ON NASDAQ IN MAY AT 38-DOLLARS A SHARE,

IN WHAT WAS THE THIRD-LARGEST INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING IN U-S HISTORY.

UPS SEASONAL HIRING-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD NOW WHEN IT COMES TO SEASONAL JOBS.

U-P-S, THE LARGEST PACKAGE DELIVERY COMPANY,

COULD GIVE INSIGHT INTO ITS SEASONAL HIRING PLANS,

WHEN IT REPORTS QUARTERLY RESULTS TODAY.

WE WERE CURIOUS, SO WE CHECKED JUST HOW MANY SEASONAL WORKERS U-P-S TYPICALLY HIRES OVER THE HOLIDAYS: AND IT'S ABOUT 50-THOUSAND.

OMNITOPS-WXGRX

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

BEAR WARNING-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE IS URGING YOU TO BEWARE OF BEARS!

NBC-2 EXAMINED SOME RECORDS --- AND FOUND BEARS ARE HYPERACTIVE DURING THE FALL.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE STOCKING UP ON FOOD FOR THE WINTER.

F-W-C IS ASKING YOU TO USE EXTRA CAUTION SECURING FOOD SOURCES AROUND HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

RSW DRILL TODAY-OC-CG

NOW A HEADS UP TO ANYONE HEADING TO R-S-W IN FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

YOU MAY NOTICE A BIG EMERGENCY RESPONSE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.

DON'T BE ALARMED, IT'S JUST A DRILL.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CONDUCTING A FULL SCALE TRAINING EXERCISE FROM NINE UNTIL NOON TODAY,

THE DRILL IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE TERMINAL, YOU COULD SEE ACTIVITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

APPLE GETS READY TO UNVEIL ITS NEW SMALLER IPAD.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND A LOOK AT THE HOUSING MARKET NOW, COMPARED TO WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ELECTED, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

OCTOBER 23, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING,

ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAT YOU WERE 4 YEARS AGO?

CHANCES ARE -- PROBABLY NOT.

ESPECIALLY, IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER!

REALTYTRAC SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS 20-PERCENT LOWER THAN 4 YEARS AGO.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT HOME PRICES, UNEMPLOYMENT AND FORECLOSURES --

65-PERCENT OF HOUSING MARKETS NATIONWIDE ARE WORSE OFF.

THINGS *ARE* GETTING BETTER THO --

ZILLOW SAYS HOME VALUES JUMPED 1-POINT 3 PERCENT IN THE LAST QUARTER --

THE BIGGEST QUARTERLY GAIN SINCE 2006!

ANNUALLY, PRICES CLIMBED 3-POINT 2 PERCENT.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

SOME NEWS THAT PEOPLE NOT-SO-POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, MIGHT NOT WANT TO HEAR!

OC:

TODAY'S THE DAY APPLE TAKES THE WRAPS OFF ITS NEW, SMALLER IPAD, AT AN EVENT IN SAN JOSE.

SOURCES SAY THE DEVICE WILL HAVE A 7-POINT-85 INCH SCREEN MEASURED DIAGONALLY, COMPARED WITH THE 9-POINT-7 INCH SCREEN ON THE CURRENT IPAD.

AND ANALYSTS FORECAST THE CHEAPEST COULD GO FOR AS LITTLE AS 2-HUNDRED 49-DOLLARS --

A PRICE POINT DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN APPLE'S DOMINANCE IN THE TABLET MARKET.

APPLE LEADING A RALLY IN TECH SHARES YESTERDAY -- AND HELPING TAKE STOCKS HIGHER.

BUT SHARES OF MONSTER BEVERAGE -- RUNNING OUT OF ENERGY -- AND PLUNGING 14-PERCENT, ON REPORTS 5 PEOPLE DRANK THE HIGHLY-CAFFEINATED BEVERAGE AND DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

THE F-D-A IS INVESTIGATING THE REPORTS.

*****

AND -- IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU EARN MORE AS AN ADULT -- TRY BEING -- MORE POPULAR -- IN HIGH SCHOOL.

A STUDY IN THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH SAYS --

STUDENTS MORE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL -- MAY EARN UP TO 10-PERCENT MORE, NEARLY 40 YEARS LATER.

******

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

DEBATE LOOK AHEAD TEASE-(2)SOTVOTOPS

ROMNEY: I congratulate him on -- on taking out Osama bin Laden and going after the leadership in al-Qaeda. But we can't kill our way out of this mess

OBAMA: Governor Romney, I'm glad that you recognize that Al Qaeda is a threat, because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia,

AS YOU WAKE UP THIS TUESDAY --- DECISION 2012 FULL STEAM AHEAD!

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL HARD TODAY.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

TWO WEEKS EXACTLY 'TIL ELECTION DAY!

THE BIGGEST TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE THIRD AND FINAL PRESIDENTAL DEBATE IN JUST A MOMENT.

BUT FIRST WE'RE TRACKING THE TROPICS.

AND TROPICAL STORM SANDY.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

Today's Weather Story

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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS-WIPE

TURNING NOW TO decision 2012 --- AND WE ARE NOW EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY.

ROMNEY AND RYAN TODAY-VOTOPS-WIPE

THIS MORNING NBC-2 TRACKING THE CANDIDATES BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY ---

OBAMA AND BIDEN TODAY-VOTOPS-TRX

AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE THE SUNSHINE STATE AT DELRAY BEACH AS WELL AS OHIO.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL ALSO BE IN OHIO TODAY ---

FINAL PRES DEBATE-PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

FINAL PRES DEBATE-PKG

MORE ENGAGING THAN THE FIRST DEBATE. LESS CONTENTIOUS THAN THE LAST. THE PRESIDENT'S STRATEGY SEEMED TO BE PAINTING GOVERNOR ROMNEY AS A LIGHTWEIGHT ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

"Every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong."

"You've been all over the map."

Presidential Nominee

"Attacking me is not an agenda."

THE GOVERNOR AGREED WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA ON KEY ISSUES. LIKE ENDING THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. KEEPING OUR MILITARY OUT OF SYRIA.

HE STEERED CLEAR OF CRITICIZING THE ADMINISTRATION ON LIBYA. AFTER A MISTAKE IN THE LAST DEBATE.

AND HE ARGUED SANCTIONS ON IRAN CAME TOO LATE DUE TO WEAK LEADERSHIP:

Presidential Nominee

"I look around the world, I don't see our influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding."

Presidential Nominee

"We can't kill our way out of this mess."

GOVERNOR ROMNEY SAID IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A SMALLER MILITARY. FEWER SHIPS:

"Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets."

WHAT IF ANY IMPACT DID THIS FINAL DEBATE HAVE ON UNDECIDED VOTERS?

"Romney agreed with the president a lot and there wasn't a distinction between them."

"I was hoping in this debate that he would've said something that would make me feel how I did four years ago and he didn't."

FINAL PRES DEBATE-PLASMA

THIS WEEK, SIX MORE STATES BEGIN EARLY VOTING.

HAWAII, LOUISIANA, UTAH WEST VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND.

HERE IN FLORIDA, EARLY VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY.

FL LICENSE PLATES TODAY-OC-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

APPROVING NEW FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT AND THE FLORIDA CABINET ARE CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL FOR NEW LICENSE PLATES,

THAT WOULD BE EASIER FOR TOLL AND RED LIGHT CAMERAS TO READ.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY IS ASKING FOR THE PLAN TO APPROVED TODAY.

THE NEW PLATES WOULD BE COMPLETELY FLAT.

THE RAISED SURFACES ON CURRENT ONES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CAMERAS TO ACCURATELY RECORD TAG NUMBERS.

KENNEDY TRIAL-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD --- IT'S DAY TWO OF HEARINGS IN DOUG KENNEDY'S HARASSMENT TRIAL.

AND THIS MORNING TWO VERY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE STORY ARE EMERGING.

THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY IS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING TWO NURSES IN THE MATERNITY WARD OF A SUBURBAN NEW YORK HOSPITAL LAST JANUARY.

EVERYONE AGREES THAT KENNEDY WAS TRYING TO TAKE HIS NEWBORN SON, BO, OUTSIDE -- WHEN NURSES STEPPED IN TO STOP HIM.

BUT PROSECUTORS SAY KENNEDY FOUGHT BACK AS THE TWO NURSES TRIED TO FOLLOW HOSPITAL PROTOCOL BY STOPPING HIM FROM LEAVING WITH THE BABY.

JERSEY GIRL FOUND-OC-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS WORKING TO PEICE TOGETHER THE STORY OF A MISSING NEW JERSEY GIRL, WHOSE BODY MAY HAVE FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED.

AN AUTOPSY WILL BE DONE TODAY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A BODY FOUND IN A RECYCLING CONTAINER IS THAT OF 12-YEAR-OLD AUTUMN PASQUALE.

NFM CHILD NEGLECT-OC-VO

A DISTURBING CASE OF CHILD NEGLECT IN NORTH FORT MYERS-

AND NOW A LITTLE GIRL IS RECOVERING WITH NEW FOSTER PARENTS THIS MORNING.

A 3 MONTH-OLD BABY GIRL, REPORTEDLY LIVED WITH HER PARENTS IN FILTH, COVERED IN CAT SCRATCHES, SORES, DEAD SKIN, AND WITH MAGGOTS COMING OUT OF HER EARS.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY GUY KEARNS AND MIRINDA BUYCE'S SAN DIEGO STREET HOME WAS INFESTED WITH FLIES, COCKROACHES, FLEAS, AND HUMAN FECES ON THE FLOOR.

THE HOME WAS SO BAD- THE LANDLORD HAS TO RIP MOST EVERYTHING OUT-

NFM CHILD NEGLECT-SOTVO

11:24 "human poop on the floor- that's bad. why would you do that. poop in the clothes."

EVEN THOUGH THIS ALL REPORTEDLY HAPPENED IN JULY, KEARNS AND BUYCE WERE JUST ARRESTED BECAUSE DEPUTIES HAD TO GET A WARRANT.

DCF THOUGH IMMEDIATELY PUT THE 3 MONTH-OLD IN FOSTER CARE AFTER SHE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

DUNBAR HOAX BOMB THREAT ARREST-OC-VO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES MAKE AN ARREST AFTER A BOMB THREAT AT DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THE NEXT STEP: THE GIRL ARRESTED WILL APPEAR IN COURT.

DEUPTIES RESPONDED TO THE CAMPUS ON WINKLER AVENUE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE EVACUATED FOR A SHORT TIME.

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS TOLD DEPUTIES 15 YEAR OLD ALICIA ROSALES PHONED IN THE THREAT.

LEHIGH FIRE CHIEF-OC-VO

TWO YEARS BEFORE HIS CONTRACT IS UP, THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CHIEF IS STEPPING DOWN.

DON ADAMS WILL LEAVE HIS POST NEXT FRIDAY.

THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AND BATTALION CHIEF WILL TAKE OVER ONCE ADAMS LEAVES.

RATHER THAN PICK A NEW CHIEF--

CAPE POLICE AND FIRE PENSIONS-OC-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS WORKING TO UNCOVER THE EXACT SAVINGS EXPECTED THROUGH CAPPING PENSIONS FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CAPE.

AS OF NOW, THEY CANNOT COUNT MORE THAN 300 OVERTIME HOURS A YEAR. NOR APPLY FOR UN-USED LEAVE TO THEIR RETIREMENT PLANS.

NO ONE WILL GET PAID LESS.

THIS COMES AFTER RECENTLY PASSED STATE LAW CAPPING OVERTIME IN RESPECT TO PENSIONS.

GOV SCOTT EDU PLAN THURSDAY-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL BE IN LEE COUNTY THIS WEEK TO OUTLINE HIS K THRU 12 EDUCATION AGENDA.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEING MADE PUBLIC,

AND WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF PROPOSALS HE'LL SUPPORT IN THE COMING YEAR.

THE PLAN WILL BE UNVIELED THURSDAY IN FORT MYERS AT THE MARKET WATCH EDUCATION SUMMIT.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

behind the scenes-VOTOPS

WE'VE SHOWN YOU THE DEBATE ITSELF.

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

New Row 1 Sarah Stringer

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BEHIND THE SCENES DEBATE-2SH-TRX

NBC-2 HAS BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF THE BATTLE IN BOCA RATON.

NBC2 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WAS ALL IN THE MIX DURING LAST NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

BEHIND THE SCENES DEBATE-PKG

*OUTSIDE THE DEBATE HALL IS ANOTHER SIDE TO THE FIGHT FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT PUSHING MITT ROMNEY'S RESUME.

Governor of Florida :00:02:27 "We have similar backgrounds. He's been in business. He knows how jobs are created just how I know jobs are created."

@:00:09:12

CHAD OLIVER: "Within the Media Center - this is 'Spin Alley.' It's where pundits, politicians and journalists collide. Immediately after the debate, this is where surrogates for both campaigns come to claim victory."

ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROOM - OBAMA SUPPORTERS.

FORMER GENERAL WESLEY CLARK PUMPS THE PRESIDENT DURING AN INTERVIEW ON CABLE NEWS. A FEW FEET AWAY - SENATOR DICK DURBIN DOES THAT SAME.

Illinois Senator "This President for 4 years has kept America safe. Brought our troops home from Iraq, he's going to bring them home from Afghanistan." 18

GOVERNOR ROMNEY SUPPORTERS GATHER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. THERE'S FORMER PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE JOHN MCCAIN. AND FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO TALKS UP ROMNEY DURING A GAGGLE WITH REPORTERS.

VOTE SCAM-VO-WIPE

OFFICIALS ARE WARNING YOU NOT TO GET TRICKED BY SCAMMERS, CALLING YOU TO CAST YOUR BALLOT *BY PHONE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

IT HAS HAPPENED IN CAPE CORAL.

NOELLE BISHOP TOLD US A WOMAN CALLED HER SAYING SHE WAS WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMITTIEE.

VOTE SCAM-2(SOTVO)

"She told me I didn't have to go and vote on election day, I could vote then and there over the phone." 11:16-11:21 Bishop

"This is something new and different we really haven't seen this before." 07:21-07:25 Harrington

ELECTION OFFICIALS BELEIVE IT'S JUST ANOTHER TACTIC MEANT TO CONFUSE VOTERS, BECAUSE IN FLORIDA NO ONE CAN VOTE OVER THE PHONE.

BIDEN RYAN ON TODAY-VOTOPS

AND COMING UP FOR YOU ON THE TODAY SHOW ---

MATT AND SAVANNAH SIT DOWN WITH BOTH VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND VP NOMINEE PAUL RYAN. TO GET THEIR TAKE ON THE DEBATE.

THIRD PARTY DEBATE-CGTOPS

THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES VYING FOR YOUR VOTE.

THE THIRD PARTY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WILL BE HELD TONIGHT.

GARY JOHNSON, JILL STEIN, VIRGIL GOODE, AND ROCKY ANDERSON WILL FACE OFF.

BRIDES AND POLITICS-2SH-VO

THEY SAY DON'T TALK POLITICS AT THE DINNER TABLE.

AND THAT MAY BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER. IF YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE DIVIDED!

IN A RECENT SURVEY BY DAVID'S BRIDAL,

88 PERCENT OF COUPLES SAID THEY GENERALLY SHARE THE SAME POLITICAL VIEWS AS THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.

BUT IN THE CASE WHERE COUPLES DIFFER. BRIDES SAY THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO SWITCH PARTIES FOR LOVE.

30 SOMETHINGS WORRIED ABOUT RETIREMENT-OC-VO

RETIREMENT WORRIES ARE GROWING, AND IT'S NOT JUST AMERICA'S BABY BOOMERS GETTING NERVOUS.

A SURVEY BY THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOUND YOUNGER AMERICANS IN THEIR LATE 30'S ARE THE ONES MOST LIKELY TO DOUBT THEY'LL BE FINANCIALLY SECURE ENOUGH TO RETIRE.

IT'S A MAJOR SHIFT FROM THREE YEARS AGO WHEN BABY BOOMERS NEARING RETIREMENT AGE WERE THE ONES EXPRESSING THE MOST WORRY.

PREMONITION STUDY-TRX-OC

IF YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE,

SOME SCIENTISTS SAY YOU MAY BE ABLE TO.

IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO -- A MAN IS PLAYING A VIDEO GAME AT WORK WHILE WEARING HEADPHONES.

HE CAN'T HEAR HIS BOSS COMING AROUND THE CORNER, AND YET MANAGES TO CLOSE THE GAME JUST IN TIME.

A NEW STUDY CALLS THAT "PREMONITIONS" -- THE ABILITY TO SENSE THE FUTURE.

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE IF YOU ARE TUNED INTO YOUR BODY,

PEOPLE ARE SOMEHOW ABLE TO ANTICIPATE THEY WERE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROVOKE A SENSORY RESPONSE.

CHARCO IMPAC INIVERSITY-OC-VO

WE COULD FIND OUT TODAY IF CHARLOTTE COUNTY WILL BUY UP AN OLD GRADUATE SCHOOL,

TO HELP BUSINESSES FIND A PLACE TO SET UP SHOP IN THE COUNTY.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE PROPOSED TURNING AN OLD GRADUATE SCHOOL INTO A BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND DIGITAL LIBRARY.

THE PLAN IS TO LEASE OFFICES TO ENTREPRENEURS IN THE DIGITIAL MEDIA AND HEALTHCARE FIELDS, THEN HELP THEM DEVELOP AND SET UP SHOP IN THE REGION.

OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO PAY THREE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING AND GET THINGS STARTED.

CHARCO IMPAC INIVERSITY-SOTVO

"You can't incubate something artificially and expect it to definitely work.

"we need to move forward with some sort of initiative which is a job creating initiative and this building represents a huge opportunity to do that."

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

GIANTS PLAY TIGERS WORLD SERIES-OC-VO

SAN FRANCISCO IS FILLED WITH HAPPY GIANTS FANS THIS MORNING.

AFTER THE TEAM BEAT THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS LAST NIGHT TO EARN A SPOT IN THE WORLD SERIES AGAINST THE DETROIT TIGERS.

A DRIVING RAIN THAT BEGAN DRENCHING THE PLAYERS AND THE SPECTATORS AT THE GAME DID NOT SEEM TO DAMPEN THE SPIRIT OF THE FANS.

DOMINOS FREE SLICE-OC-VO

HALF A MILLION PIZZA LOVERS COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON A FREE SLICE OF PIZZA TODAY.

PARTICIPATING DOMINO'S STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE GIVING AWAY 100 SLICES OF DOMINO'S NEW HANDMADE PAN PIZZA FROM NOON TO 2 P-M.

TODAY TEASE-OC-SOT

AND NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW,

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) DEBATE THREE-VOTOPS

IN THEIR FINAL SHOWDOWN ON FOREIGN POLICY PRESIDENT OBAMA REMINDS VOTERS HE IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND HE WENT AFTER REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER -- MITT ROMNEY.

2) BEAUTY PIC CONTROVERSY-SSTOPS

PLUS, BOTHERED BY HER BODY?

3) COLLIER TOWN HALL-VOTOPS

AND COLLIER COUNTY PARENTS-- TONIGHT IS YOUR NIGHT!

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