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HL1) POLITICS TODAY-VOTOPS WIPE

13 DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION,

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY BOTH HITTING THE TRAIL HARD THIS WEEK.

HL2) XMAS CHEER-VOTOPS

AND SOME HOLIDAY HELP FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES.

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WX TOSS-OMNI TOPS ANIBOX

BUT FIRST WE'RE TRACKING SANDY AT NOON - NOW A CATERGORY ONE HURRICANE.

SIGHTS SET ON JAMAICA AND THE BAHAMAS.

NBC2'S HURRICANE EXPERT JIM REIF IS WATCHING THE STORM FOR US THIS AFTERNOON.

FIRST WX JIM-WX CENTER

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.

"SPOTTY SHOWERS, BREEZY WINDS"

Tropical Storm Sandy will continue to influence our weather through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend.

As of the mid day hours, Sandy continues to approach the island of Jamaica packing winds of 70mph. Sandy is forecasted to become a category one hurricane later today, bringing flooding rains not only to Jamaica, but eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. For us, Southwest Florida will stay on the drier side of Sandy, however you will notice an increase in the winds over the next couple of days as Sandy makes its closest approach.

For the rest of our Wednesday, we'll continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with cloudy periods from time to time. This will keep temperatures from reaching the 90° mark with most of us topping out in the middle to upper 80s. Breezy northeasterly winds will set up across the peninsula dragging in some moisture from the Atlantic. This will keep the chance of spotty showers in the forecast through the afternoon and early evening hours. Expect winds this afternoon to gust close to 25 mph at times.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will stick around with overnight lows settling into the lower 70s by morning.

Spotty showers will remain in the forecast for Thursday along with gusty winds as Sandy moves closer to the Bahamas. Expect our windiest day to be on Friday as winds will increase out of the north and northwest to 25 mph gusting close to 40mph.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

OBAMA TODAY-SS TOPS VO WIPE

THANKS JIM.

TALKING POLITICS AT NOON,

13 DAYS UNTIL THE BIG ELECTION.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES STEP UP THEIR GAME.

PRESIDENT OBAMA KICKS OFF A TWO DAY BLITZ ACROSS BATTLGROUND STATES.

TODAY HE'S IN IOWA AND COLORADO.

AND TONIGHT HE'LL BE IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY IS IN NEVADA.

POLITICS TODAY-2 SHOT

NEW URGENCY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS AFTERNOON.

POLITICS TODAY-PKG

In his first trip back to Colorado since that first debate performance that shifted the course of this race.

. Mitt Romney enjoyed a political Rocky Mountain high Tuesday night.

"We're on the home stretch now and I think the people of Colorado are going to get us all the way there, what do you think?" 1/8cheers 3/8

And, again, accused his opponent of unloading an arsenal of attacks, but no solutions.

"Day in and day out, there's one attack after the other. And the attacks on us -- that does not make an agenda for the future."

In the must-win state of Ohio, President Obama tried to fortify his support -- and questioned whether voters can trust Mr. Romney.

"Ohio, you know me. You know I mean what I say. You know that I do what I say I'm going to do."

Each stump speech punctuated by this now familiar refrain -- accusing his rival of conveniently forgetting past positions.

"It's called Romnesia." / /pi "That sounds like a classic case of Romnesia." / /pi "You've got to vote to make sure the medicine is there for Romnesia."

The President also unveiled a 20-page booklet promoting his second-term agenda.

"Unlike Mitt Romney I'm proud to talk about what's in my plan."

Meanwhile, late Tuesday, the Romney campaign distanced itself from Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana, who Romney recently endorsed.

.after Mourdock made these comments about abortion and rape during a debate Tuesday:

SOT:

"I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have for -- to have an abortion in that case is for the life of the mother. I just -- I struggled with it for a long time but I came to realize life is a gift from God and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen."

The Romney campaign responded: "Gov. Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views."

It's the second time this year a Republican Senate candidate has made controversial comments about rape.

POLITICS TODAY-OC

PETER ALEXANDER REPORTING.

MITT ROMNEY'S CAMP IS ALSO STEERING CLEAR OF THAT COMMENT ON ABORTION.

TRUMP ON OBAMA-OC

ANY SECOND NOW DONALD TRUMP WILL MAKE WHAT HE CALLS A *BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA.

TRUMP HAS SHOWN UP AT TIMES DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON.

AND HE SUPPORTS MITT ROMNEY.

GOVERNOR SCOTT TO SWFL

24 HOURS FROM NOW - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL BE IN FORT MYERS TO LAY OUT HIS VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

YESTERDAY IN TALLAHASSEE, THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT THE STATE'S TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE F-CAT AND TOWARD COMMON CORE TESTING.

HE'S ALSO PROMISING TO KEEP SPENDING AT OR ABOVE THE CURRENT LEVEL.

SCOTT ALSO WANTS TO EXPAND OPTIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

AN IDEA *NOT SUPPORTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF LEE COUNTY'S TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

HE BRINGS UP RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY IN BONITA SPRINGS.

IT CLOSED THIS MONTH - LEAVING THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FIND NEW CLASSROOMS FOR 75 STUDENTS.

"We are the ones that have to service them, the district has to absorb that. and that's not feasible. We don't get that money back."

"It's not an issue of choosing Charter Schools over traditional public schools, it's the idea of let's create as much choice as we can."

XMAS CHEER CLIFTON LIVE-PKG

IT'S ONLY OCTOBER, BUT THE SALVATION ARMY IN LEE COUNTY IS ALREADY STARTING TO BRING SOME HELP TO STRUGGLING FAMILIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE SALVATION ARMY IN FORT MYERS ON MCGREGOR AVENUE.

CLIFTON, THEY EXPECT TO HELP THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THIS YEAR.

LIVE:

BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE THOUSAND FAMILIES, MANY OF THEM WHO ARE JUST STRUGGLING DAY TO DAY.

PKG:

SOT: Nahomie Henry "That's my world, that's my world, that's my everything."

NAHOMIE HENRY SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME WITH HER SON TJ.

BUT TIMES HAVE NOT BEEN EASY FOR THIS MOTHER

SHE'S BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE HOLIDAYS, SHE'S HAPPY TO GET SOME HELP.

SOT: "I'm here for the Christmas presents for my baby, it's hard out here for anybody."

THE LINE STARTED EARLY OUTSIDE THE SALVATION ARMY IN FORT MYERS.

PEOPLE GOT HERE AS EARLY AS 2:00 AM.

BY 8:00, THE LINE STRETCHED AROUND THE BUILDING.

SOT: Sarah Clarke, Salvation Army "There are always going to be families in this community who are a little down on their luck, the Salvation Army will always be here to help them out, but we can't do it without the support of the community."

STU: ALL OF THIS HELP IS BEING PROVIDED BY DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE GIVING MONEY DURING THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN. AND MAKING DONATIONS TO THE SALVATION ARMY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

GIVING HOPE. AND SMILES TO THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES.

SOT:"It means a lot to us, especially because I don't have a job, it puts a smile on our faces and our children's faces just to see that they got something for Christmas, so it means a lot to us."

TAG:

SS:

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO YOU CAN SIGN UP.

YOU SHOULD BRING A PHOTO I-D, PROOF THAT YOU LIVE IN LEE COUNTY--- A LEASE AGREEMENT OR UTILITY BILL WILL WORK.

PROOF OF INCOME AND BENEFITS.

YOU'LL ALSO NEED TO BRING PROOF OF YOUR CHILDS DATE OF BIRTH, OR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

LIVE:

THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM 9:00 TO NOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS NO LIMIT ON HOW MANY FAMILIES WILL GET ASSISTANCE.

XMAS CHEER CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE SS

JOB FAIR TODAY

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WORKS IS HOSTING A JOB FAIR IN FORT MYERS.

IT BEGAN AT NINE THIS MORNING AND RUNS UNTIL ONE.

THIS IS A RETAIL JOB FAIR --

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A BACKGROUND IN RETAIL.

MORE THAN A DOZEN COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO HIRE.

METRO CRASH UPDATE

A LOCAL MAN IS IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA AFTER SUFFERING A SKULL FRACTURE AND A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE--

AND THIS MORNING POLICE NEED YOU HELP LOCATING THE PERSON DEPUTIES SAY CAUSED THE CRASH.

THIS IS THE VICTIM-- SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND FATHER OF NINE---56-YEAR-OLD DAVID VANAMAN.

HE ALSO WORKS AS A PASTOR AT CROSS WAY BAPTIST CHURCH IN LEE COUNTY.

ON MONDAY HE WAS RIDING HIS SCOOTER ON THE *JUST* OPENED METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION AT THE BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION -- WHEN AN S-U-V CUT HIM OFF.

METRO CRASH UPDATE

3:30:27:00 "BEN VANAMAN, VICTIM'S SON: first thing the doctor said as we were going over it, and he said Metro Parkway opened 24 hours and already had its first trauma."

3:27:44:00 BEN VANAMAN, VICTIM'S SON: "we're doing everything we can right now and praying god will bring him through this."

DEPUTIES CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR THE FEMALE DRIVER WHO CUT VANAMAN OFF AND THEN DROVE OFF, NOT STOPPING.

VANAMAN'S SON, BEN, SAYS HIS FAMILY'S NOT ANGRY AT THE WOMAN.

KAREN HAWES OUT

THIS MORNING THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A NEW LEE COUNTY MANAGER--

NOW THAT KAREN HAWES IS OFF THE JOB.

HAWES BARELY LOOKED AT COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY - AS THEY VOTED 4 TO 1 TO ASK HER TO RESIGN.

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

MEDSTAR MIS-BILLED PATIENTS TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

AS PART OF HER SEPARATION AGREEMENT -

HAWES WILL COLLECT ONE YEAR'S SALARY OF 170-THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS VACATION, SICK TIME AND HEALTH BENEFITS.

NOW THE SEARCH BEGINS FOR HER REPLACEMENT.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

NEW HOME SALES ARE UP,

AND STOCKS OPEN HIGHER FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S DROP.

BIG COMPANIES LIKE BOEING ARE SHOWING STRONGER PROFITS.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

PLUS THIS,

If these signs weren't here, if they had just been discarded and thrown away

RE-LIVING VEGAS HISTORY.

EVER WONDERED WHERE THOSE VEGAS BLVD SIGNS GO, WHEN THERE'S NO LONGER A NEED FOR THEM?

TODAY - WE'LL VISIT THE NEON MUSEUM.

TZ1 A) MARKETWATCH UPDATE-NATS VOTOPS BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) VEGAS NEON MUSEUM-SOTVO

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK

MARKET WATCH-PKG

HOLIDAY FLIGHTS-VO

GET READY TO PAY MORE FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL - ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE TAKING TO THE SKIES.

A NEW REPORT LOOKS AT FARES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 17 AND 27 - THE TIME AROUND THANKSGIVING.

THE AVERAGE DOMESTIC ROUND TRIP IS ABOUT 385 DOLLARS.

THAT'S UP 9 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.

DOWN A PENNY FROM OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-64 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-60 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-63.

FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"SPOTTY SHOWERS, BREEZY WINDS"

Tropical Storm Sandy will continue to influence our weather through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend.

As of the mid day hours, Sandy continues to approach the island of Jamaica packing winds of 70mph. Sandy is forecasted to become a category one hurricane later today, bringing flooding rains not only to Jamaica, but eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. For us, Southwest Florida will stay on the drier side of Sandy, however you will notice an increase in the winds over the next couple of days as Sandy makes its closest approach.

For the rest of our Wednesday, we'll continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with cloudy periods from time to time. This will keep temperatures from reaching the 90° mark with most of us topping out in the middle to upper 80s. Breezy northeasterly winds will set up across the peninsula dragging in some moisture from the Atlantic. This will keep the chance of spotty showers in the forecast through the afternoon and early evening hours. Expect winds this afternoon to gust close to 25 mph at times.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will stick around with overnight lows settling into the lower 70s by morning.

Spotty showers will remain in the forecast for Thursday along with gusty winds as Sandy moves closer to the Bahamas. Expect our windiest day to be on Friday as winds will increase out of the north and northwest to 25 mph gusting close to 40mph.

VEGAS NEON MUSEUM-VO IN PLASMA

THANKS JIM.

17 YEARS IN THE MAKING -

AND NOW THE WAIT IS OVER!

THE NEON MUSEUM IN VEGAS OPENS ITS DOORS.

FLASHY SIGNS OF SIN CITY'S PAST ARE SHINING BRIGHT.

VEGAS NEON MUSEUM-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

WITH THE FLIP OF A SWITCH-

VINTAGE LAS VEGAS SIGNS ARE GIVEN NEW LIFE.

AS THE NEON BONEYARD- ILLUMINATES- AND BECOMES HAUNTED BY STORIES OF OLD?

These signs are the last remnants left of some truly historic buildings. If these signs weren't here, if they had just been discarded and thrown away we wouldn't have any physical remnants left of las vegas past.

FOR THAT REASON- THE NON PROFIT "NEON MUSEUM"- WAS CREATED IN 1996.

THE BONEYARD HOLDS 150 NEON SIGNS DATING BACK TO THE 1930'S, FROM RESTAURANTS TO HOTELS AND CASINOS?

THE MAJORITY HAVEN'T BEEN RESTORED AND LOOK HOW THEY DID WHEN THEY CAME DOWN.

THEY HOLD COUNTLESS STORIES.

RECENTLY A SOUTH AMERICAN FAMILY WAS MOVED WHEN THEY SAW THE STARDUST SIGN-

They said you know our parents got married here 30 years ago, they've never been back. This is our first time we have pics of them in front of the stardust in our living room.

NOW HUNDREDS EACH DAY WILL GET TO TAKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE- AND EXPLORE LAS VEGAS' COLORFUL HISTORY:

MAYOR CAROLYN GOODMAN/ CITY OF LAS VEGAS 16:00 Everything we do in our own weird way is fabulous and this is just an art form nobody else can boast it, we have it.

VEGAS NEON MUSEUM-OC BNR

ELIZABETH WATTS REPORTING.

FOR TOUR DATES AND TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE SIGN MUSEUM,

WE HAVE A LINK FOR YOU AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

RECORD CENTRAL PARK DONATION-VOWIPE

IN THE BIG APPLE TODAY,

TALK ABOUT A LOVE FOR YOUR CITY.

A NEW YORK BILLIONAIRE DONATES 100 MILLION-DOLLARS TO CENTRAL PARK.

THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE THE PARK'S MAIN ENTRANCE, COMFORT STATIONS AND VISITOR CENTERS.

RECORD CENTRAL PARK DONATION-SOTVO

My mother was rolled around when she was a child in Central Park and my grandparents, God bless them, had their first date holding hands in Central Park so it's been an important part of my life and my family's life for a very long time.

THE MONEY WILL COME IN TWO PHASES.

60 MILLION FOR THE FIRST YEAR.

BASSINET RECALL-VO BNR

NBC2 WITH A RECALL FOR PARENTS THIS AFTERNOON.

ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND EDDIE BAUER WOODEN BASSINETS ARE BEING PULLED, BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF SUFFOCATION.

THE LOCKING MECHANISM CAN FAIL TO LOCK PROPERLY, IF A SPRING IS NOT INSTALLED.

THE INFANT CAN ROLL TO THE SIDE AS A RESULT.

SO FAR 17 CHILDREN WERE INJURED.

BINDER FULL OF WOMEN-VO

IN ARIZONA,

ONE TEACHER MAKES A POLITICAL STATEMENT WITH HER COSTUME.

CHECK IT OUT.

FOR SPIRIT WEEK AT THE SCHOOL,

LESLIE BAKER WENT AS A 'BINDER FULL OF WOMEN'.

THE COSTUME, OF COURSE, REFERS TO THE COMMENT MITT ROMNEY MADE ABOUT HIRING WOMEN WHILE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

IT'S A HONEY BOOBOO BLOWOUT.

THE LITTLE TODDLER GOES ON A TANTRUM TOUR AROUND THE U-S.

"You better rednecknognize."

IN THREE MINUTES,

HONEY'S PATIENCE RUNS THIN ON TALK SHOWS.

SO, IS AMERICA'S PATIENCE RUNNING THIN TOO?

TZ2 A) HONEY BOOBOO BLOWOUT-SOTVO TO BREAK

HONEY BOOBOO BLOWOUT-2 SHOT

SHE STRIKES TERROR INTO THE HEARTS OF EXPERIENCED INTERVIEWERS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH REALITY STAR HONEY BOO BOO?

HONEY BOOBOO BLOWOUT-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

PICK THE TOUGHEST INTERVIEWEE. IS IT DICK CHENEY.

"So?"

IS IT CHARLIE SHEEN?

"I am on a drug and it's called Charlie Sheen."

BUT THEY'RE CHILD'S PLAY COMPARED TO HONEY BOO BOO.

"Let me ask you some questions, honey?"

"Ohhh."

HLN'S DR. DREW HAD TO CONTEND WITH PRETEND SNORING.

"Is it difficult to be on tv? She's sleeping."

BUT THE WEEK BEFORE ON KTLA, THEY PROBABLY WISHED SHE'D DOZED OFF.

INSTEAD OF BELTING OUT SONGS.

THE 7-YEAR-OLD STAR OF TLC'S REALITY SHOW "HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO".

BOUNCED HER WAY THROUGH THE INTERVIEW.SHE PLAYED GAMES.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot."

MOM DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDS TO STOP HER.

"Whoa!"

HONEY BOO BOO IS ON A TEAR WHILE ON HER LATEST MEDIA TOUR. FROM EXTRA.

"Baa!"

TO JIMMY KIMMEL.

"What?"

SHE COULDN'T SIT STILL.

"You better rednecknognize."

THE CROWD RECOGNIZED ONE OF HER FAVORITE SAYINGS.

SHE WENT FROM INTERVIEW TO INTERVIEW, ACTING UP.

"NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BOOING ALL THE ATTENTION BEING SHOWERED ON HONEY BOO BOO."

"I honestly think people are doing a disservice to this child."

SHARON OSBOURNE'S FAMILY HAD THEIR OWN REALITY SHOW.

"I think 7 is way too young."

THE MEDIA GRIND CAN LEAVE YOU POOPED. HONEY BOO BOO'S FAMILY SEEMS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY LOVING, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP PEOPLE ON LINE FROM POSTING DIRE PREDICTIONS. "THIS WILL END BADLY." ALREADY SHE'S BEEN PORTRAYED ON SNL.

"And always be telling off no one in particular."

DEBUTED ON SOUTH PARK.

"I'm only 6 and I've already had 3 heart attacks, girlfriend."

AND BEEN MENTIONED BY THE PRESIDENT.

"Honey Boo Boo endorsed me."

"Marock Obama."

"So that's a big relief."

SHE ALMOST SWATTED DR. DREW.

"Hi, don't hit."

THESE DAYS SHE'S LESS HONEY.

MORE BOO BOO.

"Is there something exciting you'd like to talk about?"

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

AS ELECTION DAY GETS CLOSER,

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE VOTER SCAMS.

This is something new and different we really haven't seen this before

THE LATEST ONE TARGETS YOUR PHONE,

SAYING YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FILL OUT A BALLOT - TO VOTE!

AND TAKING CARE OF UNWANTED BELLY FAT.

A NEW SHOT AIMS TO FIGHT AMERICA'S OBESITY PROBLEM.

AND BOND -- JAMES BOND.

DOUBLE-OH SEVEN GETS READY FOR A NEW ADVENTURE.

WE'LL TAKE A TRIP TO LONDON FOR THE PREMIERE OF 'SKYFALL'.

TZ3 A) VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-SOTVO

TZ3 B) BELLY FAT VACCINE-VO

TZ3 C) JAMES BOND-VO

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS TO BREAK

OPEN-CLIP

VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-2 SHOT

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

I'M HEATHER TURCO.

SCAMMERS WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO INTIMIDATE VOTERS - ESPECIALLY IN SWING STATES.

LIKE HERE IN FLORIDA.

SO, BE CAUTIOUS IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU TO VOTE OVER THE PHONE.

VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-PKG

"Once it starting happening I grabbed my mail and that was the first thing I started jotting down."

ON HER WATER BILL NOELLE BISHOP TOOK NOTE OF THE UNUSUAL REQUEST COMING FROM THE OTHER LINE.

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

BISHOP SAYS THE WOMAN CALLING SAID SHE WAS WITH THE R-N-C, THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

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

"I got annoyed."

FEELING THIS WAS A POTENTIAL SCHEME IN THE MAKING, BISHOP USED THE STAR 69 SERVICE TO NOT ONLY GET THE MYSTERY CALLER'S NUMBER, BUT CALL IT BACK TO GET ANSWERS.

BUT NO LUCK.

"Nothing, it doesn't accept incoming calls."

"We called the same number that Bishop was able to get through star 69 only to find it's been disconnected."

BISHOP PASSED ALONG THE INFORMATION TO POLICE AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS.

SHARON HARRINGTON SAYS THIS IS A FIRST FOR HER.

"This is something new and different we really haven't seen this before."

SHE BELIEVES IT'S ANOTHER TACTIC MEANT TO CONFUSE VOTERS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STRANGE CALLS, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

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

"I hope whoever did call gets in trouble for 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.

VOTE BY PHONE SCAM-OC BNR

GEORGE SOLIS REPORTING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION,

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS.

WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

NDN FATHER STAN REMOVED PRIESTHOOD SCRIPT-SS

IN BONITA SPRINGS THIS AFTERNOON,

A FORMER PRIEST IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO SERVE.

ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNER, THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS - THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF VENICE REMOVED STAN STRYCHARZ FROM PRIESTHOOD.

THE DIOCESE SAYS HE VIOLATED HIS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO HIS PARISH -- ST. LEO'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.

THE DIOCESE ALSO SAYS HE VIOLATED HIS PRIESTLY PROMISE TO CELIBACY.

CO WILDFIRE-TRX VOTOPS

FIRES RAGE IN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON, ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

ABOUT 3 HUNDRED HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

THE FIRE HAS TORCHED ABOUT 1 THOUSAND ACRES.

IT ALL STARTED AS A STRUCTURE FIRE - TURNING INTO A BRUSHFIRE.

85 MILE PER HOUR ROAD-VO

THE FASTEST HIGHWAY IS OPEN TODAY.

YOU CAN NOW DRIVE 85 MILES PER HOUR ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 130 IN TEXAS.

THE ROAD CONNECTS AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO.

UEP EXTENSION-SS VO

IN CAPE CORAL,

AN UPDATE ON THE UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT.

THE CITY WANTS TO HIRE A NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE PROJECT.

THE U-E-P WILL BRING SEWER AND WATER TO AN AREA NEAR TRAFALGAR PARKWAY AND CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.

THE GOAL IS TO GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND BY JULY NEXT YEAR.

IN 2014, HOMEOWNERS WILL BE BILLED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE EXPANSION.

CAPE POTHOLES-VO

ALSO IN THE CAPE,

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POTHOLES.

THEY WANT THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST 13TH STREET EAST OF CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.

TEMPORARY PATCHES LINE THE STREET.

BUT RESIDENTS WANT A NEWLY PAVED ROAD.

COUNCILWOMAN RANA ERBRICK SAYS FIRST THE CITY NEEDS TO EXTEND WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CANDY CIGGARETTES-VO

PARENTS, A STORY FOR YOU AHEAD OF HALLOWEEN.

CANDY-FLAVORED TOBACCO IS TARGETING CHILDREN.

DOCTORS SAY THE FRUITY FLAVORS MASK THE TASTE OF TOBACCO.

AND THE PRODUCTS ARE **LEGALLY SOLD ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

COLLIER COUNTY ASKED VENDORS TO STOP SELLING THE PRODUCTS.

NAPLES TOMATOES GIFTS-VO OC

HANG ONTO THOSE OLD NAPLES TOMATO GIFT CARDS!

ANOTHER BONITA SPRINGS RESTAURANT WILL HONOR THEM.

NAPLES TOMATO UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED IN APRIL AFTER 8 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

OWNERS OF THE POPULAR ITALIAN RESTAURANT DECLINED TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE SUDDEN CLOSING.

IF YOU HAVE A GIFT CARD

ANGELINA'S ON U-S 41 IS ACCEPTING THEM THROUGH NOVEMBER 15TH.

HERO BUS DRIVER-OC

AN AMAZING STORY OF SURVIVAL IN OREGON TODAY.

A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER PUTS HIS TRAINING INTO ACTION AFTER A STUDENT STARTS CHOKING.

HERO BUS DRIVER-PKG

NEKKO DEUTSCH IS LIKE MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LIKE TO HAVE FUN AT SCHOOL. HE'S A SELF ADMITTED PRACTICAL JOKER.

I've only read this one

BUT LAST WEEK, RIDING IN THE VERY BACK OF THE SCHOOL BUS ON THE WAY HOME, NEKKO ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A PLASTIC ICE CUBE. YOU CAN SEE HIM THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN REACHING OUT FOR HELP. BUT HIS FRIENDS FIRST THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING.

No, that's something you don't joke about. It's not funny.

IN FACT HIS AIRWAY WAS BLOCKED. HE COULDN'T BREATH.

I had this blurriness like covering my eyes. like on my peripheral, like i couldn't see. like a blink.

LUCKY FOR NEKKO. HE WAS ON JIM MCINTYRE'S BUS.

Mid Columbia is an excellent bus company.

HE'S A RETIRED SHOPPING CENTER DEVELOPER FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOUR YEARS AGO, BORED WITH RETIREMENT, HE STARTED DRIVING BUS. HE GOT EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON SAFETY AND LIFE SAVING.

I thought, i'll never use that or at least i hope i never have to use it.

BUT SUDDENLY, WITH NEKKO TEETERING ON THE KNIFE'S EDGE OF LIFE AND DEATH THE TRAINING CAME THROUGH. MCINYTRE GAVE HIM THE HYMELIC MANEUVER, FORCING THE PLASTIC CUBE OUT OF THE TEEN'S THROAT. HE WAS SHAKEN BUT ALIVE.

I was sitting there crying. i was so scared like for the whole entire bus ride home i was quiet. I really didn't say anything.

MCINTYRE DID THOUGHT. HE LECTURED THE KIDS ON WHY THEY SHOULD NOT EAT OR DRINK ON THE BUS AND HE IS RELIEVED.

PANDA NAMING-VO BNR

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BABY PANDA GROWING UP IN SAN DIEGO.

WELL YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO NAME IT!

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LITTLE GUY AFTER HIS LATEST CHECKUP.

HE'S DOING JUST FINE.

YOU CAN HELP WITH HIS NAME.

VOTING IS SET UP ONLINE.

THE OPTIONS ARE MIRACLE, GUMDROP, BIG OCEAN OR BIG SEA, LITTLE GIFT, BRAVE SON OR WATER DRAGON.

JAMES BOND-2 SHOT

IT COULD BE THE BIGGEST BOND MOVIE YET.

ADELE HAS THE SONG.

DANIEL CRAIG HAS THE LEAD.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 'SKYFALL' SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 9TH.

JAMES BOND-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS -

"007, reporting for duty."

DOUBLE-OH-SEVEN IS BACK.

NATS -

"Bond. James Bond."

BUT I HAD A QUESTION FOR CRAIG. DANIEL CRAIG.

NATS UP Daniel Lama

LH Do we see you shirtless in this?

DC Not gonna say

LH Why?

DC OK Yes YES

THE "MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN" IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ON THE "SILVER SCREEN.

" SKYFALLL, THE LATEST INSTALMENT HAS CRITICS SAYING IT MIGHT BE THE

BEST BOND YET, GUARANTEEING CLASSIC BOND ACTION BOND GIRLS

. AND OH, YES. THE BOND CAR.

LH You're here the Bondmobile is behind you

DC That's not a Bondmobile, that's an Aston Martin my dear

LH Im starting to feel like a Bond Girl

DC You gotta get it right. Im sure they wouldn't mind if you jumped over the

barrier and took it for a ride

LH Would you take me for a ride?

DC Laughing, no no

ALSO ON HAND. M-I-SIX'S SHADOWY NEW POWER PLAYER. RALPH FIENNES

NATS

"I only have one question. Why not stay dead?"

RALPH FIENNES SOT

"I challenge M and Bond for their incompetence. I'm a figure of authority."

BUT CAN CRAIG REALLY TOP HIS PERFORMANCE EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHEN HE WAS

TRULY "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE."

NATS - QEII

"Good evening, Mr. Bond."

ESCORTING THE QUEEN TO THE OLYMPICS IN TRUE JAMES BOND FASHION.

SEEMS EVEN THE FAMOUSLY BUTTONED UP PRINCE CHARLES DIDN'T WANT TO MISS OUT.

THE ONLY NO SHOW-- NEW MOM ADELE.

NATS ADELE SONG

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

LAMA HASAN REPORTING.

MELTING BAD FAT THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A VACCINE THAT COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN?

IN TEN MINUTES,

THE LATEST FIGHT AGAINST OBESITY IN THE FORM OF A SHOT.

PLUS THIS,

We have cans of spagehttios quarters just in case-cracker jack,. cliff bars

ALL PACKED AND READY TO SET A WORLD RECORD!

CONQUERING THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SYSTEM IN ONE DAY.

THE DAUNTING TASK COMES WITH A PURPOSE.

TZ4 A) BELLY FAT VACCINE-VO

TZ4 B) NY SUBWAY RECORD-SOTVO

LENO POLITICS-2 SHOT

IT'S A BIG NIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE SITS DOWN WITH JAY LENO.

BUT REST ASSURED,

WHEN JAY TALKS POLITICS, IT'S NO-HOLDS BARRED FOR ANY POLITICIAN!

LENO POLITICS-PKG

nats "Lindsay Lohan has endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Lindsay Lohan.so, this could be the kind of

thing that puts Obama over the top!"

WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICAL HUMOR.

"I don't think anybody can figure out my political beliefs. At least, I hope not."

JAY LENO TRIES TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFENDER.

nats "So far, for Halloween, sales of Obama masks are 30 percent higher than sales of Mitt Romney masks.

That makes sense! What's scarier than 4 more years of this economy?"

"My favorite thing is, when I will have President Obama on the show, and I'll get, you and your Democratic

friends, I hope you're happy and then, when Romney's on, I knew you were a Republican!"

LENO SAYS THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN DOESN'T QUITE STACK UP COMEDICALLY TO WHAT HE CALLS THE GOLDEN YEARS.

"Clinton and Bush, fantastic!"

BUT HE SAYS THIS YEAR'S DEBATES HAVE PROVIDED GREAT UNSCRIPTED MOMENTS.

nats "They brought us binders full of women"

"I don't think anyone would have written 'binders of full of women'. Now, you say this, and people will react."

AND EVEN THOUGH THE CANDIDATES PROVIDE LENO NIGHTLY TARGETS.

nats "They didn't know they were bank robbers. They thought it was another of President Obama's stimulus programs."

HE SAYS IT'S NEVER AWKWARD HAVING THEM AS GUESTS.

"I never question their patriotism. You just joke about their judgement. It's a bit like the mafia. You don't go after

the wives or the families."

AND NOW, LENO'S GOT A PRECIOUS FEW DAYS LEFT TO SAVOR CAMPAIGN COMEDY.

"My trick is not to change anybody's mind. It's just to get a laugh."

nats "The debate was broadcast in 3-D. It's as if the candidates were reaching in and taking the wallet right out of your

pocket."

LENO POLITICS-2 SHOT SS

THE PRESIDENT'S LAST VISIT TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW" WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO.

YOU CAN CATCH THE PRESIDENT WITH JAY TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON NBC2.

MUSICAL GUEST 'NO DOUBT' WILL ALSO PERFORM.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"SPOTTY SHOWERS, BREEZY WINDS"

Tropical Storm Sandy will continue to influence our weather through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend.

As of the mid day hours, Sandy continues to approach the island of Jamaica packing winds of 70mph. Sandy is forecasted to become a category one hurricane later today, bringing flooding rains not only to Jamaica, but eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. For us, Southwest Florida will stay on the drier side of Sandy, however you will notice an increase in the winds over the next couple of days as Sandy makes its closest approach.

For the rest of our Wednesday, we'll continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with cloudy periods from time to time. This will keep temperatures from reaching the 90° mark with most of us topping out in the middle to upper 80s. Breezy northeasterly winds will set up across the peninsula dragging in some moisture from the Atlantic. This will keep the chance of spotty showers in the forecast through the afternoon and early evening hours. Expect winds this afternoon to gust close to 25 mph at times.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will stick around with overnight lows settling into the lower 70s by morning.

Spotty showers will remain in the forecast for Thursday along with gusty winds as Sandy moves closer to the Bahamas. Expect our windiest day to be on Friday as winds will increase out of the north and northwest to 25 mph gusting close to 40mph.

BELLY FAT VACCINE-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

THANKS JIM.

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TODAY,

WE KNOW CARRYING EXTRA FAT IS BAD FOR OUR HEALTH.

NEW RESEARCH LOOKS AT WAYS TO CUT DOWN ON PROBLEM AREAS, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE INJECTION.

BELLY FAT VACCINE-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

OBESITY IS A PROBLEM IN THE U.S. BY THE YEAR 2030 THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PREDICTS 42% OF AMERICANS WILL BE OBESE. AND WHAT MAKES MATTERS WORSE, MANY OF THESE PEOPLE CARRY THE BULK OF THEIR FAT IN THEIR BELLIES, WHICH STUDIES HAVE SHOWN CAN LEAD TO ALL SORTS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.

"Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer."

NOW RESEARCHERS AT OHIO STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER ARE FINDING THAT INJECTING A TINY CAPSULE OF HEAT GENERATING CELLS INTO THE TUMMIES OF MICE HELPED THEM TURN THEIR WHITE OR BAD FAT, WHICH STORES FATS IN THE BODY, INTO BROWN FAT. BROWN FAT IS GOOD, BECAUSE IT REVS UP THE METABOLISM, WHICH LED THE MICE TO TO INITIALLY LOSE ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF BELLY FAT AFTER 80 DAYS OF TREATMENT.

"We call it thermalgenic fat. "

OVERTIME THE MICE DID GAIN SOME WEIGHT BACK. BUT IT WASN'T DRAMATIC. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESEARCHERS FOUND, THE INJECTION ALSO CAUSED A REDUCTION IN VISCERAL FAT, WHICH IS FAT THAT SURROUNDS THE ORGANS, AND IS A MAIN FACTOR IN SERIOUS CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HEART DISEASE.

IF THE VACCINE IS DEVELOPED FOR HUMANS, IT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NOT BE USED AS A WEIGHT REDUCTION DEVICE, JUST YET, BUT MORE FOR THOSE WHO ARE INCAPABLE OF EXERCISING, SUCH AS THE ELDERLY OR THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED.

PINK POST OFFICE-VO

IT'S THE COLOR PINK FOR THE NATION'S SMALLEST POST OFFICE.

CHECK OUT THE OCHOPEE BRANCH.

ALL IN THE NAME OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.

THE POST OFFICE HAS SOLD 21-HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF BREAST CANCER FOREVER STAMPS.

NY SUBWAY RECORD-2 SHOT

TURNING TO NEW YORK,

468 SUBWAY STATIONS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

A BROOKLYN WOMAN WANTS TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR FASTEST TRIP EVER THROUGH THE SUBWAY SYSTEM.

AND IT'S ALL FOR A PURPOSE.

NY SUBWAY RECORD-PKG

THERE'S A BUZZ AT THE OFFICE, ABOUT A CO-WORKER'S QUEST.

I'm hoping when we hit queensboro plaza we can do the Seinfeld thing-- run out and grab a gyro and come back.

STEFANIE GRAY WORE SNEAKERS:

I'm not one of the athletes-- I'm one of the geeks

SO SHE AND TWO FRIENDS AT TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES-- COULD MAKE A POINT---

My beef with the fare hike is the quality is decreasing as the price is increasing- and it's not fair

AND AIM FOR A RECORD.

We have cans of spagehttios quarters just in case-cracker jack,. cliff bars

SO THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR GOAL ON 34TH STREET

The challenge is riding past all the stations in the shortest amount of time.

468 STATIONS IN UNDER 24 HOURS.

I'm typin out some of the tweets before we go underground

EVEN THE MTA CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN TWEAKED HER ABOUT FINDING FACILITIES. BATHROOMS? LIKE I SAID, GOOD LUCK.

I've never used any of the station bathrooms before-- it'll be a new experience for me

SO THE CLOCK STARTS. AND THE RACE IS ON.

There are actually trhree main rules. Stephanie will be tweeting our progress, i will be taking time stamped pictures at each station.

A DOWNTOWN #1 TRAIN WAS THE FIRST ROUTE OF THE DAY BUT THEIR JOUNEY KEEPS CHANGIN

We've had to change it so many times because of all the unexpected route advisories

THEY'VE MILES TO GO-- WITH TONS OF TRANSFERS AND NO SLEEP--- AND IF NOT FOR THE RECORD.YOU MIGHT CALL IT THE COMMUTE FROM HELL.

NY SUBWAY RECORD-2 SHOT

ANDREW SIFF REPORTING.

NO WORD YET IF STEPHANIE HIT HER RECORD.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

A)-VOTOPS-WIPE

B)-VOTOPS-WIPE

C)-VOTOPS TO BREAK

TOP STORY 1-TRXVO TOPS

TOP STORY 2-VOTOPS

TOP STORY 3-VOTOPS

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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