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**New at 6:00**

Separation Anxiety

SEPARATION ANXIETY.

ONE LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER WANTS TO RECONSIDER THE COUNTY MANAGER'S 185 THOUSAND DOLLAR PAYOUT.

IS KAREN HAWES IS GETTING MORE MONEY THAN SHE SHOULD?

WE'RE BREAKING NEW INFORMATION AT SIX.

**Developing**

Not Flying High

they have these little razor beaks and boy it sure hurts.

TOXIC ALGEA IS KILLING FISH.

NOW BIRDS ARE FEELING THE HARSH EFFECTS.

A LIVE REPORT DETAILING THE ESCALATING DANGER OF RED TIDE.

**New at 6:00**

Popping Up Everywhere

AND THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS TRIGGER A STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION INTO LETTERS THREATENING REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

NOW, MORE BOGUS LETTERS ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE STATE.

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

TRACKING SANDY-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.

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

As of this afternoon, Sandy is approaching the southeastern coast of Jamaica packing winds of 80mph. As Sandy continues on a northerly track, it will bring flooding rains not only to Jamaica, but eastern Cuba, Haiti, 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 remainder of our Wednesday, we'll continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures peaking in the middle to upper 80s. A couple of spotty showers can't be ruled out through the early evening hours, however the vast majority of Southwest Florida should stay fairly dry.

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

As Sandy moves closer to the Bahamas, our breezy northeasterly wind will set up across the peninsula once again for Thursday keeping the chance for a few spotty showers in the forecast as moisture from the Atlantic gets pulled in our direction from the east. More clouds than sun tomorrow will also keep temperatures in the middle to upper 80s. 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 throughout the day.

SETUP & TOSS TO JOE-trxVOTOPS-2SH

TONIGHT, THERE IS NEW FALLOUT OVER THE UPCOMING RESIGNATION OF LEE COUNTY MANAGER, KAREN HAWES.

GOOD EVENING, I'M KELLIE BURNS.

AND I'M PETER BUSCH.

WE FOUND OUT TODAY, HAWES WILL GET EVEN MORE MONEY THAN COMMISSIONERS THOUGHT THEY APPROVED.

AND TONIGHT, COMMISSIONER TAMMY HALL WANTS TO RECONSIDER EVERYTHING.

NBC2'S JOE ROETZ IS BREAKING THE NEW INFORMATION FOR US.

HAWES SEPARATION ANXIETY-PLASMA

KELLIE, PETER,

THE COUNTY MANAGER'S SEVERENCE PACKAGE CONSISTED OF ONE YEAR'S SALARY OF 170 THOUSAND DOLLARS - PLUS VACATION, SICK TIME AND HEALTH BENEFITS.

HAWES SEPARATION ANXIETY-BNR-PKG

IN A 4 TO 1 VOTE ON TUESDAY-

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENDED KAREN HAWES CONTRACT AS COUNTY MANAGER -

A MOVE THAT TONIGHT, COMMISSIONER TAMMY HALL WANTS TO TAKE BACK.

Hall: She's not asking for anything more than we agreed if we were going to sever?

Fraser: No that is correct.

IT'S THAT EXCHANGE TAMMY HALL IS TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE WROTE AN EMAIL TO THE COUNTY'S DEPUTY ATTORNEY, ANDREA FRASER TODAY - SAYING

"…you instructed me that this agreement was consistent with the severance portion of her employment contract and that no other additions were being added."

IT BECAME CLEAR AFTER TUESDAY'S VOTE THERE IS ONE GLARING DIFFERENCE IN THE SEVERANCE PORTION OF HAWES CONTRACT AND HER ACTUAL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT -

HER DEFERRED COMPENSATION- WORTH AT LEAST 15-THOUSAND EXTRA DOLLARS.

COMMISSIONER HALL WRITES -

"…we are including more than is required in the County Manager Severance portion of her contract I will not be able to support this Separation Agreement."

COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO PAY KAREN HAWES 170-THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS - HEALTH BENEFITS - SICK PAY AND VACATION TIME.

THAT AGREEMENT IS ALREADY SIGNED BY HAWES AND THE COUNTY.

SHE RESIGNED FOLLOWING TWO BOTCHED PROJECTS IN LEE COUNTY -

THE GROUNDING OF THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM AFTER PATIENTS WERE MIS-BILLED 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

HAWES SEPARATION ANXIETY-PLASMA

THAT 185-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL ONLY GROW -

WE ASKED THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY IF THE BOARD CAN REVISIT HER SEVERANCE PACKAGE - AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.

PRIVATIZING MEDSTAR-VO-WIPE

ASSISTANT LEE COUNTY MANAGERS ARE WORKING TO SEE IF PRIVATIZING THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM WOULD BE BETTER THAN RE-LAUNCHING MEDSTAR.

TODAY A DOZEN LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY MET TO DISCUSS THE "PROS AND CONS" OF FOUR COMPANIES WHO WANT TO TAKE OVER THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

PRIVATIZING MEDSTAR-(2)SOTVO

they're stating concerns over loss of control over the transfer center - Loss of control over services. Loss of control over the hangar. That's what they should expect.

yes it is a higher cost to some taxpayers - the users - but all taxpayers it is a lower cost.

TOSS TO JOELLE-TFC CTR

RED TIDE CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN THE GULF OF MEXICA.

IT'S KILLING FISH.

WE'VE SHOWN YOU THE VIDEO.

NOW THE TOXIC ALGEA BLOOM IS TAKING A TOLL ON SHORE BIRDS-- MAKING A NUMBER OF THEM VERY SICK.

NBC2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE ON SANIBEL ISLAND WHERE ONE OF THE BIRDS WAS RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD A SHORT TIME AGO.

RED TIDE AFFECTING BIRDS-REM26-LIVE

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They're birds that you see on almost every beach,

But 2 days ago someone noticed a sanderling who didn't look quite right.

Sot dr. Aundria west, crow

" it just looks like a drunk bird."

The bird- not alone.

He and half a dozen others- got brought to Crow,

The clinic for the rehabilitation of wildlife,

After suffering from the neurological affects of red tide.

Sot Steve Greenstein, crow executive director

It's always sad, red tide- it's still a debate if its a naturally occurring phenomenon or if its somehow man made in term of its outbreak from time to time but when it does happen, it does have a debilitating affect on so much f the wildlife in our area."

The wildlife- not the only ones affected.

Sot Steve

" getting them all at once when you have an outbreak of red tide defiantly stresse sour resources both human and financial."

The care these animals need- is constant,

Especially since There's no cure for red tide poisoning.

Sot dr aundria

" it's a toxin s there's not really much you'd an do as far as anti toxin against it, you just have to wait for the body to clear it out so the best way is to pump m full of fluids, get things flushed out and just provide some food."

Vets usually know within 24 hours if a bird is going to survive red tide.

If they make it- graduate to the outdoor pen.

Sot aundria

" which is kinda like per release."

This command- should be back in the wild within 48 hours.

There he's join his friend the sanderling- released back into the wild today.

Sot Steve

"It's probably the most rewarding experience here at crow- to be through the whole process of admission, diagnosis, treatment , daily care extended care and then ultimately get to that release point."

Sot aundria

RED TIDE AFFECTING BIRDS-REM26-LIVE

1 WORRY- THEY'RE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WATERS THAT MADE THEM SICK IN THE FIRST PLACE.

OLY DO SO MUCH- WILD ANIMALS.

TOSS TO DAVE-trxOC-SS-OC

NEW INFORMATION IN THE STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION, SPARKED BY AN NBC2 REPORT.

TONIGHT, COLLIER COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TURN OVER THE BOGUS VOTER INTIMIDATION LETTERS PEOPLE GOT IN THE MAIL EARLIER THIS WEEK.

NBC2 INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO, AND HE JUST GOT HIS HANDS ON A NEW LETTER FROM THE FBI.

COLLIER VOTER LETTERS FOLO-PLASMA

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE FBI AS THEY TAKE OVER THE INVESTIAGTION.

ALSO NEW AT 6.INVESTIGATORS SAY IN THIS LETTER THAT WHOEVER IS BEHIND THE BOGUS VOTER ELIGIBILITY LETTERS

IS TARGETING FOLKS WITH AN ACTIVE VOTING HISTORY. THE LETTERS QUESTION YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND WARN IF YOU VOTE YOU COULD BE JAILED.

SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU GET ONE OF THESE

COLLIER VOTER LETTERS FOLO-(2)SSTOPS

THE FBI NOW SAYS YOU SHOULD REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE

IF IT'S FAKE, MAINTAIN POSESSION AND CALL THE TAMPA FBI OFFICE. THAT

NUMBER IS 1-866-838-1153.

SO FAR NINE FAKE LETTERS DISCOVERED IN LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES. THREE MORE

FOUND JUST TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

OFFICIALS SAY ACROSS THE STATE 28 COUNTIES HAVE NOW REPORTED RECEIVING

THESE FAKE LETTERS.

COLLIER VOTER LETTERS FOLO-PLASMA

BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS SAYS SOME DEMOCRATS HAVE TOO.

THERE IS LATE WORD THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE LATEST TO GET

PRES. OBAMA TODAY-VO-WIPE

THE NEW INFORMATION COMES ON THE SAME DAY PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CRISS-CROSSING THE COUNTRY ON CAMPAIGN STOPS.

BY THE TIME NINE O'CLOCK ROLLS AROUND TONIGHT, THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE TRAVELED 53-HUNDRED MILES TODAY.

HE STARTED HIS DAY IN IOWA, THEN FLEW TO COLORADO.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S IN LOS ANGELES AND TONIGHT, HE'LL BE IN LAS VEGAS.

MITT ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS-SS

MITT ROMNEY STARTED HIS DAY IN NEVADA, THEN ON TO IOWA.

AND IN LESS THAN AN HOUR--

HE'LL HEADLINE A VICTORY RALLY IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

JUST 13 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE ELECTION.

TOSS TO GABY-trxOC-SS-DBX

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES JUST ARRESTED A TAMPA MAN ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A GANG RAPE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE 20-YEAR OLD AND ANOTHER MAN REPORTEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN AT AN EAST NAPLES HOTEL.

NBC2S GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST DETAILS.

COLLIER WOMAN RAPED-REMLIVE

THE WOMAN TOLD DEPUTIES TWO MEN TOOK TURNS RAPING HER WHILE SHE WAS BLACKED OUT INSIDE A HOTEL ROOM HERE AT THE COMFORT INN.

COLLIER WOMAN RAPED-BNR-PKG

A woman reportedly raped inside a hotel room-- all while she was unconscious.

The violent incident happened at the comfort inn in east naples on monday night.

A woman staying at the motel 8 next door says she was drinking at the pool when two men approached her, INVITED HER TO THE COMFORT INN and offered her drinks at THAT pool bar.

She says she blacked out-- and woke up inside a hotel room with one of the men 'covering her mouth and another on top of her, raping her." She says the men 'took turns sexually assaulting her.' She begged for them to stop-- and eventually was able to get away.

The womans boyfriend later found her curled up and crying in the parking lot-- he rushed her to the emergency room where a nurse reported the rape to authorities.

At the hospital, a deputy says the victim was 'throwing up, mumbling and crying'. She told investigators what happened and was able to give them a description of her alleged attackers.

COLLIER WOMAN RAPED-REMLIVE

WHEN QUESTIONED BY DEPUTIES CARRANZA DENIED SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE WOMAN.

HIS DNA WAS TAKEN AS EVIDENCE.

DEPUTIES STILL LOOKING FOR SECOND MAN INVOLVED.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

ALL NEW AT SIX--

A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH THAT SAVES LIVES --

BUT COULD BE CRITICALLY CONFUSING TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

TZ1 A) PACEMAKER TRAINING-VO

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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

As of this afternoon, Sandy is approaching the southeastern coast of Jamaica packing winds of 80mph. As Sandy continues on a northerly track, it will bring flooding rains not only to Jamaica, but eastern Cuba, Haiti, 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 remainder of our Wednesday, we'll continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures peaking in the middle to upper 80s. A couple of spotty showers can't be ruled out through the early evening hours, however the vast majority of Southwest Florida should stay fairly dry.

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

As Sandy moves closer to the Bahamas, our breezy northeasterly wind will set up across the peninsula once again for Thursday keeping the chance for a few spotty showers in the forecast as moisture from the Atlantic gets pulled in our direction from the east. More clouds than sun tomorrow will also keep temperatures in the middle to upper 80s. 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 throughout the day.

PACEMAKER TRAINING-2SHOT

MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF A PACEMAKER-- A DEVICE USED TO CONTROL THE HEART MUSCLE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT A NEW MEDICAL DEVICE CALLED "L-VAD"--SOMETHING EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREWS ARE LEARNING TO HANDLE RIGHT NOW IN COLLIER COUNTY.

PACEMAKER TRAINING-BNR-PKG

MULTIPLE HEART ATTACKS IN JUST TWO YEARS.

ROBERT ABBA/NAPLES/19:55 "I got worse and worse"

ROBERT ABBA WAS TOLD BY DOCTORS HE WASN'T GOING TO LIVE.

ABBA/21:03 "My heart was in such bad shape, it compromised my lung function."

A NAPLES RESIDENT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, ABBA NEEDED A HEART TRANSPLANT. UNABLE TO QUALIFY FOR ONE , DOCTORS RECOMMENDED A LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE KNOW AS AN "LVAD", USED TO PUMP BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

ABBA/23:07 "I'm able to do now everything I could possibly think of."

THE NEW FORM OF TECHNOLOGY SAVED HIS LIFE AND BROUGHT LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREWS TOGETHER TO LEARN HOW IT WORKS.

JORGE AGUILERA/NORTH NAPLES FIRE CONTROL & RESCUE DIST./ 11:38 "We have patients in our own community that have these new devices and they have some unique needs in case they get into an emergency situation."

LVAD'S GIVE PATIENTS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. THOSE WITH THE DEVICE implanted DON'T HAVE A PULSE THOUGH, WHICH CAN CONFUSE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS---CAUSING THEM TO PERFORM LIFE THREATENING C-P-R.

AGUILERA/13:17 Chest compressions on these types of patients could be fatal."

MAKING A TRAINING SEMINAR LIKE THIS ONE, THAT SHOWS THEM WHAT TO LOOK FOR IS VITAL.

AGUILERA/15:34 "We're being taught by patients that have them and they're actually talking to our paramedics."

RICK RITTER/NEWS AT 6:00 "Odds are if there's an emergency with a patients LVAD device itself, they'll eventually be transported to a Miami or Tampa Bay hospital. Fire officials say the ones here in Collier along with Lee County aren't as familiar with troubleshooting the devices yet, something they hope will soon change."

AGUILERA/16:07 "We're hoping the hospitals here also become more involved from a receiving facility side of it."

TOSS TO CHARLIE-trxOC-SS-OC

THERE'S FRESH DEBATE TONIGHT, ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH A BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA.

NEW BOAT DOCKS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN THE HARBOR NEXT TO 'BAYFRONT CENTER'.

ONE IDEA IS TO USE THE DOCKS FOR YOUTH AND DISABLED SAILING PROGRAMS.

THE OTHER IDEA IS TO USE THEM TO ATTRACT *NEW BOATERS TO BRING IN MORE MONEY.

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Nats, waves

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF LESSONS, 12-YEAR-OLD COOPER WHITTEN CAN SET SAIL ON THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR.

"it's fun." Cooper Whitten, Youth Sailor

LIKE OTHER YOUNG SAILORS, COOPER LEARNED THE INS AND OUTS FROM DENNIS PECK AT THE COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER.

Nats "teach kids, teach adults" Dennis Peck, Community Sailing Center

THE SAILING CENTER CURRENTLY LEASES SPACE FROM THE Y-M-C-A AT THE CITY-OWNED BAYFRONT CENTER.

THE Y-M-C-A'S LEASE EXPIRES EARLY NEXT YEAR. AT THAT POINT, PECK HOPES TO RENT THE WHOLE BUILDING DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY.

"to increase our accessible sailing program and our other youth programs." Dennis Peck, Community Sailing Center

COUPLED WITH NEW DOCKS BEING INSTALLED NEXT DOOR, PECK SEES THIS AS A CHANCE TO EXPAND AND PUT MONEY GENERATED RIGHT BACK INTO PROGRAMS WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE WATERFRONT.

ANOTHER GROUP HAS ITS OWN IDEA.

"The natural progression is to offer an upland facility which would be a shower for visiting boaters to use while they're visiting Punta Gorda." Art Armstrong, TEAM Punta Gorda

TEAM PUNTA GORDA WANTS TO ADD SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES TO THE CENTER TO ENCOURAGE BOATERS TO STOP AT THE NEW DOCKS.

"to use the parks, to use the restrooms, to visit our shops and facilities downtown, the restaurants, that's the intent of the natural anchorage." Art Armstrong, TEAM Punta Gorda

THE CITY IS ACCEPTING PROPOSALS ON HOW TO USE THE BUILDING UNTIL NOVEMBER 21ST.

SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH FOLO-SS-VO-WIPE

CAPE CORAL LEADERS ASK FOR A LIFE LINE TONIGHT-- AFTER AN ENDANGERED FISH THREATENS TO SNAG BUSINESS.

FEDERAL BIOLOGISTS SAY THE SMALL TOOTH SAWFISH LIVES IN CAPE CORAL CANALS.

MORE THAN A WEEK AGO-- THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS PULLED THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ISSUE BOAT LIFT, DOCKS, AND SEAWALL PERMITS BECAUSE OF HABITAT CONCERNS.

GETTING PERMISSION TO BUILD FROM THE FEDS CAN TAKE BETWEEN SIX TO 18 MONTHS COMPARED TO THE CITY'S 48-HOUR TURNAROUND.

SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH FOLO-SOTVO

4917 "The louder our voices our as a group, the faster a solution will come."

THE DELAY MEANS PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS ARE LEFT TO WAIT-- UNTIL THEY GET PERMISSION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BUILD.

RENTING JETBLUE-VO-WIPE

IT'S PACKED DURING SPRING TRAINING, BUT FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR, THE SEATS AT JETBLUE PARK ARE EMPTY.

RENTING JETBLUE-SOTVO

14.48.48 we're here year round and we want to make this year round impact that the community can understand why we're here and why we have this 30 year lease with the county.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SHARK SHOOTOUT-ON CAM

SHARK SHOOTOUT-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE MOST NOTABLE NAME AMONG THE SIX.DAVIS LOVE THE THIRD.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY FALL FOR LOVE.

HE CAPTAINED THE UNITED STATES TEAM IN SEPTEMBER'S RYDER CUP.

SHARK SHOOTOUT-CGTOPS

ALSO ADDED TO THE FIELD.

2-TIME SHOOTOUT CHAMP MARK CALCAVECCHIA.

FIRST-TIMERS BUD CAULEY AND CARL PETTERSSON.

FGCU HOOPS-ON CAM

WE HAVE BEEN OUT TO PRACTICE A FEW TIMES. SO WE'VE SEEN WHAT F-G-C-U'S MENS BASKETBALL LOOKS LIKE THIS SEASON. THEY ARE GOING TO BE GOOD!!!! FIRST LEGIT CHANCE TO MAKE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

FGCU HOOPS-SOT

FGCU HOOPS-ON CAM

NHL TO BROOKLYN-NATVO-WIPE

THE NBA MOVED INTO BROOKLYN. NOW THE NHL WILL.

NHL TO BROOKLYN-SOT

NHL LOCKOUT-ON CAM

MAYBE BY 2015 THE N-H-L WILL BE BACK ON THE ICE PLAYING. THE COMMISSIONER SAID TODAY HE DOUBTS THERE WILL BE A FULL 82-GAME REGULAR SEASON. THE SEASON IS ON HOLD WITH THE CURRENT LOCK-OUT WITH NO NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PLAYERS AND OWNERS.

SPRINT CUP TROPHY-VOTOPS-WIPE

????AND WHAT COULD POSSIBLE NEED A TIFFANY AND COMPANY BAG THIS BIG????

THE 27 POUNDS OF STERLING SILVER THAT GOES TO THE WINNER OF NASCAR'S SPRINT CUP SERIES.

SPRINT CUP TROPHY-SOT

FORD 400 WEEKEND-ON CAM-BNR

RIGHT NOW.YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

NBC DASH TWO DOT COM. AND ENTER THE CHANCE TO WIN FOUR TICKETS TO THE ENTIRE RACE WEEKEND AT HOMESTEAD.

LEE XMAS CHEER PROGRAM-VO-WIPE

TODAY, THE SALVATION ARMY IN LEE COUNTY STARTED IT'S CHRISTMAS CHEER CAMPAIGN TO HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES DURING THE SEASON.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON MCGREGOR BOULEVARD.

THIS MORNING, PEOPLE STARTED LINING UP AROUND TWO IN THE MORNING.

LEE XMAS CHEER PROGRAM-SOTVO

Nahomie Henry, Waiting in line "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."

YOU SHOULD BRING A PHOTO I-D, PROOF THAT YOU LIVE IN LEE COUNTY.

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

CLOSE-4SHOT

SANDY HITTING JAMAICA-VOTOPS