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BREAKING NEWS:

MOLD FOUND GROWING IN SUPPOSEDLY STERILE ROOMS AT THE PHARMACY LINKED TO A DEADLY OUTBREAK OF MENINGITIS.

WE'RE MONITORING NEW DETAILS.

45-MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP THE MINNESOTA TWINS IN LEE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

DETAILS OF THE DEAL BEING WORKED OUT RIGHT NOW.

AND FIRST AT FOUR: TEAM COVERAGE OF THE HURRICANE THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES ALONG THE EAST COAST --

1 meningitis mold-trxVO

2 twins extension-trxVO

3 hurricane sandy-trxVO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

JIM TRACK-ANIBOX

"HURRICANE SANDY KICKS UP OUR WINDS"

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

TOSS TO JOELLE-TRXvotops, OBX

HURRICANE SANDY LEFT A DEADLY PATH IN THE CARIBBEAN.

NEARLY TWO DOZEN PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER STRONG WINDS AND PELTING RAIN SLAMMED THE ISLANDS.

THE HURRICANE BRUSHED THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA.

NBC-2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

SANDY HURRICANE-IRD 10 LIVE

Joelle describes current conditions.

Wind, rain.

SANDY HURRICANE-VO

The surge so strong this morning-

It brought sand, debris and even fish on to the a1a roadway.

Crews are still working to clean it up.

They've been doing it since 5 am, and the road is still closed.

They're hoping tonight's high tide doesn't bring the same result.

The water is still pretty rough- and no one is supposed to be on this beach.

Instead many are heading to the Fort Lauderdale boat show- to see boats, yachts and even ships.

SANDY HURRICANE-SOT

Take sots trt:25

Sot Rohan Cross, Boat Show Parking Attendant

01-12

Business is not too bad, it's kinda slower than it was last year, last year I felt like we had even more parking and a lot more people but ever since word of the tropical storm, hurricane came through, it kinda slowed it down."

Sot Edward Feighn, Boat Show attendee

:13-25

SANDY HURRICANE-IRD 10 LIVE

There is a no swim advisory in place for all of Fort Lauderdale beach, but that's not deterring everyone, The surfers- traveling from near and far to catch these waves.

Hear from them tonight at 5.

2011 WINTER STORM-VO, DISS VIDBOX

AND IF THIS MONSTER STORM LIVES UP TO IT'S POTENTIAL, NEW ENGLAND COULD BE IN FOR A REPEAT OF LAST OCTOBER.

REMEMBER THIS MASSIVE SNOW STORM?

10 INCHES OF SNOW BLANKETED THE NORTHEAST. KNOCKING OUT POWER IN THE REGION FOR WEEKS.

LAST YEAR, THE STORM KILLED AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE.

CUT POWER TO MORE THAN 3 MILLION CUSTOMERS.

SANDY WRAP-OC

FORECASTERS SAY THAT SAME SCENARIO IS POSSIBLE WITH SANDY.

COMING UP ON THE NEWS AT 4-30 - A LIVE REPORT FROM VIRGINIA ON STORM PREPARATIONS FURTHER NORTH.

MENINGITIS UPDATE-TRX, OC VO

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION IN MASSACHUSETTS FINDS PROBLEMS WITH CLEANLINESS AND STERILIZATION AT A PHARMACY LINKED TO A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.

OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER HAD ISSUES THAT INCLUDED STANDING WATER OUTSIDE A ROOM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE STERILE.

THEY ALSO FAILED TO MAKE SURE STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT WAS WORKING.

THE COMPANY ALSO APPEARED TO BE PRODUCING MEDICATION IN LARGE BATCHES, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF ITS LICENSE.

TOSS TO LAUREN-OC, DBX

NEW DETAILS RIGHT NOW AT 4 ON WHAT IT COULD TAKE TO KEEP THE MINNESOTA TWINS IN LEE COUNTY.

AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OF TALKS, BOTH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE BASEBALL TEAM'S PRESIDENT SAY THEY ARE CLOSE TO REACHING A DEAL - TOPPING MORE THAN 40 MILLION DOLLARS.

NBC2 'S LAUREN DISPIRITO HAS THE LIST OF UPGRADES THE TWIN'S ARE ASKING FOR-- SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM HAMMOND STADIUM--

TWINS CONTRACT EXTENSION-REM26-LIVE

MORE SEATS--

TWINS CONTRACT EXTENSION-VO

ARTISTS RENDERS SHOW WHAT THE FUTURE COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS TRAINING FACILITY.

TWINS CONTRACT EXTENSION-SOT, CG

take sot

super= Dave St. Peter, President, Minnesota Twins

28:01 we're optimistic, we never take it for granted we have tremendous respect for the county board and the process 28:12

WE'RE BREAKING DOWN HOW THEY'LL PAY FOR THE NEW DEAL-- THE STATE ALREADY AWARDED LEE COUNTY

TWINS CONTRACT EXTENSION-REM26-LIVE

COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO VOTE WHETHER TO SIGN THIS DEAL AT THEIR MEETING NOV 6.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

WALL STREET REMAINS ON TRACK FOR A WEEKLY LOSS.

INVESTORS REACTED NEGATIVELY TO SOME WEAK CORPORATE EARNINGS REPORTS.

APPLE STOCK DIPPED BELOW 600-DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 MONTHS.

THE TECHNOLOGY GIANT REPORTED EARNINGS FOR ITS LATEST QUARTER THAT MISSED EXPECTATIONS AND WARNS HOLIDAY PROFITS WILL FALL SHORT.

NANNY DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRXVOTOPS, OC

DEVELOPING - FIRST AT FOUR.

A HEART-BREAKING DISCOVERY FOR ONE NEW YORK CITY MOTHER.

HER TWO CHILDREN BRUTALLY MURDERED AND POLICE SAY IT WAS AT THE HANDS OF THEIR NANNY.

NANNY DEATH INVESTIGATION-PKG

LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIX-YEAR-OLD LUCIA KRIM, AND HER TWO-YEAR-OLD BROTHER LEO, WERE FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN THE BATH-TUB OF THEIR FAMILY'S MANHATTAN APARTMENT.

THE KILLER. ACCORDING TO POLICE. THEIR NANNY.

THEY SAY THE GRUESOME DISCOVERY WAS MADE BY THEIR MOTHER AFTER RETURNING TO THE APARTMENT WITH HER THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHOM SHE HAD TAKEN TO A SWIM LESSON.

"She entered the apartment and see that the lights are out. she goes down stairs to the lobby, she assumes the nanny has taken them out of the building. the doorman says "no". she goes back up. the apartment is dark and she goes into the bathroom and that's when she discovered the bodies."

ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE MOTHER WALKED IN ON THE 50-YEAR-OLD NANNY AS SHE WAS STABBING HERSELF WITH THE SAME KNIFE SHE USED TO KILL THE CHILDREN.

THE NANNY WAS RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL WHERE SHE'S LISTED IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION.

.WHILE NEIGHBORS TRY TO GRASP THE REALITY.

"Unbelievable, just unbelievable. I can't imagine w/ the mother is feeling."

"you have to believe in the best in people and believe that they love your children just as much as you do and it's a betrayal and it's very, very scary."

THE MOTHER, A PEDIATRICIAN, WAS TAKEN FROM THE SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE.

THE FATHER, A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT CNBC, WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS BUT HAS SINCE BEEN REUNITED WITH HIS WIFE AND SURVIVING DAUGHTER.

ZIMMERMAN GAG HEARING-VO

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING UNARMED FLORIDA TEEN TRAYVON MARTIN. WAS BACK IN COURT TODAY.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN ADMITS HE SHOT MARTIN, BUT CLAIMS IT WAS IN SELF-DEFENSE.

PROSECUTORS TODAY ARE REQUESTING A GAG ORDER, SO THAT LAWYERS AND WITNESSES IN THE CASE CANNOT TALK TO THE MEDIA OR INFLUENCE POTENTIAL JURORS.

PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED ZIMMERMAN WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.

HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

THE FORCE OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE IN THE BAHAMAS.

CHECK OUT THESE WAVES CAUGHT NEAR NASSAU.

THE STORM KNOCKED OUT ELECTRICITY AND BLEW THE ROOFS OFF SOME HOMES.

B) hurricane sandy-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

BLACK FRIDAY FADING-VO

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.

BLACK FRIDAY IS JUST FOUR WEEKS AWAY AND RETAILERS ARE GEARING UP.

BUT IS BLACK FRIDAY AS POPULAR AS IT USED TO BE?

A NEW POLL FOUND THAT 40-PERCENT OF SHOPPERS STARTED THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING WEEKS AGO. WHILE ONLY 12-PERCENT WILL WAIT UNTIL BLACK FRIDAY TO BEGIN THEIF SHOPPING.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

"HURRICANE SANDY KICKS UP OUR WINDS"

Our skies will stay mostly cloudy and will give way to a few passing showers from time to time. While most of the wet weather will be along the east coast of Florida, showers associated with Sandy could pinwheel across Southwest Florida at almost anytime of the day.

Tonight, breezy winds will continue under mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows tonight will settle into the lower half of the 70s.

By Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will begin to pull away from the peninsula with it's eyes set on the eastern seaboard anywhere from the mid Atlantic to New England. Our weather will remain a bit on the breezy side, however the threat for any rain will diminish and the clouds will begin to thin out. Daytime highs over the weekend will be several degrees below normal as most locations will warm into the lower 80s.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

FLORIDA VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR VOTE TOMORROW MORNING.

BUT THE BALLOT IS ALREADY CAUSING CONTROVERSY.

NBC-2 BREAKS DOWN WHAT HAS VOTERS PUZZLED.

PLUS - RIGHT NOW - STONE CRAB CLAWS ARE CRACKING AT TIN CITY IN NAPLES.

YOU AND THE FAMILY CAN ENJOY THE SEAFOOD ALL WEEKEND.

THE STONE CRAB FESTIVAL KICKS OFF AT PINCHERS CRAB SHACK.

A) early voting tmmrw-vo

B) STONE CRAB FEST-VIDBOX

DECISION 2012-CLIP

ROMNEY OBAMA TODAY-VO

THE ECONOMY IS PLAYING A DOMINANT ROLE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

THE U-S ECONOMY GREW SLIGHTLY FASTER BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER.

EXPERTS SAY MORE PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MONEY ALONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS IN IOWA WHERE HE IS EXPECTED TO EXPLAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIMSELF AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

EARLY VOTING TOMORROW-OC, SS

IN JUST 11 DAYS, AMERICANS WILL DECIDE THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW IN FLORIDA.

EARLY VOTING TOMORROW-PKG

PEOPLE CAN START VOTING EARLY TOMORROW.

BUT WE HAVE A LONG BALLOT THIS YEAR WITH 11 STATE CONSTITUTIONAL

AMENDMENTS --- AND IT'S THE WAY THEY'RE WRITTEN THAT'S ALREADY CAUSING

CONTROVERSY.

THEY'RE LONG, AND FOR MANY, VERY CONFUSING.

SOT: "IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING."

AND THEY'RE ARE 11 OF THEM -- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT

THAT ARE ALREADY CAUSING AN UPROAR ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SOT: Deidre Macnab, League of Women Voters "The legislature has put 11

very complex and in some cases really quite deceptive ballot

amendments on there.

DEIDRE MACNAB IS THE PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA'S LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.

SHE SAYS CALLS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POURING IN.

MORE THAN 1-THOUSAND SO FAR.

WITH PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTIONS.

SOT: Deidre "They are now going to be facing these very lengthy

confusing ballot amendments that really require most folks to have an

attorney sitting next to them and it better be a very smart one."

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION SHARON HARRINGTON IS PREPARING FOR

LINES PILING UP BECAUSE OF THESE QUESTIONS.

BUT HOPE EARLY VOTING AND MAIL IN BALLOTS HELP.

SOT: Sharon Harrington, Supervisor of Elections "We're getting so many

people who are getting mail ballots and hopefully early voting that it

wont be quite so bad when we get to our polling stations."

TO KEEP THE LINES MOVING. HARRINGTON SAYS, YOU SHOULD DO YOUR

RESEARCH ON THE AMENDMENTS AND KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING VOTE BEFORE YOU GET HERE.

EARLY VOTING GOES FROM TOMORROW TO SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3RD.

OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 7AM TO 7PM EVERYDAY.

YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO VOTE EARLY AND LEARN

MORE ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE NBC-2.COM

SAMPLE BALLOT-2 SHOT

WE HAVE A SAMPLE BALLOT RIGHT HERE.

TAKE A LOOK AT IT - IT'S THE LONGEST BALLOT IN FLORIDA'S HISTORY.

A LOT OF DETAILED INFORMATION - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE 12 AMENDMENTS YOU CAN VOTE ON.

OUR CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER CHAD OLIVER IS FINDING OUT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE ON AVERAGE FOR A PERSON TO FILL OUT THE BALLOT.

TEASE THREE

OUTRAGE TODAY AFTER SCHOOLS BUS DRIVERS ARE CAUGHT RUNNING RED LIGHTS - TAKING INNOCENT CHILDREN ON THE DANGEROUS RIDE.

A) bad school bus drivers-VOTOPS

CAPE ABANDONED HOUSE-VO

PROBLEM PROPERTIES PLAGUE CAPE CORAL -- LEAVING NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS ASKING FOR HELP THIS AFTERNOON.

OVERGROWN GRASS FILL THIS HOUSE'S FRONT YARD ALONG SW 10TH PLACE.

ONE NEIGHBOR TOLD US THE EYESORE FORCED THEM TO PUT IN A BACKYARD FENCE.

CAPE CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGERS TELL US THERE'S CURRENTLY 80 HOUSES LIKE THESE IN THE CITY.

EVERY YEAR, THEY BUDGET MONEY TO CUT THE GRASS.

BUT THERE'S A BACKLOG RIGHT NOW.

BAD SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS-PLASMAVO

THERE IS OUTRAGE TODAY OVER SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, CAUGHT ON CAMERA, RACKING UP HUNDREDS OF DANGEROUS VIOLATIONS.

PUTTING KIDS AT RISK AS THEY BLOW THROUGH RED LIGHTS AND LOOK LIKE THEY'RE ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE.

BAD SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS-PKG

THIS SCHOOL BUS IS ABOUT TO BLOW THE RED LIGHT. ONE OF HUNDREDS CAUGHT ON

TAPE IN BALTIMORE BY STOPLIGHT AND SPEED CAMERAS. HIGH RISK MOVES, WITH

YOUNG LIVES ON BOARD.

MOM SOT: YOU'VE GOT - POTENTIALLY ON OUR BUS - 50 LIVES THAT YOU'VE JUST

PUT IN DANGER."

THIS IS BALTIMORE. WHERE OUR AFFILIATE WMAR ABC-2 REVEALED THE RECKLESS

BEHAVIOR OF DRIVERS OVER THE LIMIT BY AS MUCH AS 20 MILES PER HOUR. OTHERS

BOLDLY CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AGAINST THE LIGHT, WITH KIDS ON BOARD. NOT

WHAT PARENTS WANTED TO HEAR.

REPORTER SOT: THEY WERE STUNNED. THEY WERE ALARMED. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE

THAT ONCE THEY PUT THEIR KIDS ON THE BUS THAT THESE THINGS COULD HAPPEN

IN CINCINNATI, ANOTHER ABC AFFILIATE. USED ITS OWN RADAR GUN TO DOCUMENT

WIDESPREAD SPEEDING THERE. NABBING SCHOOL BUSES AT SPEEDS 21 MPH OVER THE

LIMIT.

PITT SAFETY VIDEO SOT: IF YOU'RE CHOOSING TO DRIVE A SCHOOLBUS REMEMBER YOU

ARE CARRYING OUR MOST PRECIOUS CARGO

SURPRISINGLY, DESPITE THE VIDEOS. EACH YEAR. ONLY 5 STUDENTS A YEAR ARE

KILLED ON THE BUS. MOST ARE ACTUALLY KILLED AT THE BUS STOP.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO KIM PITT'S 6 YEAR-OLD SON HUNTER.

MYERS SOT: THE BUS DRIVER STOPPED FOR 4 SECONDS, WHICH GAVE HUNTER JUST

ENOUGH TIME TO GET RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUS BEFORE THE BUS DRIVE TOOK OFF

FORWARD AGAIN. AND UNFORTUNATELY JUST RAN RIGHT OVER HIM.

PITT SAYS WHEN SHE HEARS OF DRIVERS RUNNING LIGHTS, AND SPEEDING. SHE JUST

CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

PITT SOT: IT HORRIFIES ME. IT REALLY DOES. THAT PEOPLE CAN BE SO CARELESS

BAD SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS-OC

JIM AVILA REPORTING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS THE COUNTY IS NEARING THE END OF THEIR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ITS VENDORS.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

RIGHT NOW - HURRICANE SANDY CHURNS OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA.

RED FLAG WARNINGS LINE THE EAST COAST - AS WAVES POUND THE BEACH.

FURTHER NORTH - PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THEY WILL GET HIT WITH ANOTHER SNOW STORM.

NEW ENGLAND GOT HIT WITH A MONSTER LAST OCTOBER.

A) hurricane sandy-satlive

B) 2011 storm-vo

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO DANIELLE-SAT-23

ROUGH WAVES POUND THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS HURRICANE SANDY PUSHES NORTH.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT BEACHES IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

YOU CAN SEE WHITE CAPS ON THE SURF AS WAVES CRASH ON THE BEACH.

2011 STORM-VOTOPS, OBX

THE NORTHEAST COULD SEE A REPEAT OF A MONSTER SNOW STORM FROM LAST OCTOBER.

REMEMBER THIS?

IT DUMPED NEARLY TWO FEET OF SNOW AND KILLED 12 PEOPLE IN NEW ENGLAND.

HURRICANE SANDY'S EXPECTED PATH HAS THE EAST COAST ON ALERT.

HURRICANE SANDY-SAT29 LIVE

PEOPLE HERE IN CHESAPEAKE BEACH TOOK ADVANTAGE OF FREE SANDBAGS FROM THE CITY THIS AFTERNOON.

HURRICANE SANDY-PKG

nats

STRONG WINDS. RAIN AND A RISING SURF. FROM HURRICANE SANDY ARE ALREADY LASHING OUT ON THE FLORIDA COAST.

THERE A JET SKIER- CAUGHT IN THE SURF NEEDED RESCUE.

ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SANDY HAS LEFT DOZENS OF PEOPLE DEAD.

IT RIPPED THROUGH HOUSES. DOWNED TREES AND FLOODED ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.

NATS

MODELS HAVE THE STORM SMASHING RIGHT INTO THE NORTHEAST IN DAYS.

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EMERGENCY WORKERS SAY ANYONE FROM VIRGINIA- UP THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. SHOULD GET READY NOW.

nats- shoveling

ON LONG ISLAND- NEW YORK, WE FOUND PEOPLE FILLING UP SANDBAGS.

nats supplies.

IN MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT. HOMEOWNERS WERE PREPARING TO LOSE POWER. SNATCHING UP GENERATORS. FLASH LIGHTS AND BATTERIES.

"All of the utilities have reached out beyond our boarders and put contracts in place from places as far away as Washington state."

MEMORIES OF HURRICANE IRENE- LAST YEAR-- THAT LEFT BILLIONS IN DAMAGE.

HURRICANE SANDY-SAT29 LIVE

MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA HAVE ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE STORM.

PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST- FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT POWER AND THE LOSS OF FRESH WATER.

SANDY CANCELLATIONS-CG RVL

THE HURRICANE IS ALREADY FORCING CANCELLATIONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WILL NOT HOST A FREE CONCERT TONIGHT.

OFFICIALS TELL US THEY WILL RESCHEDULE THE CONCERT.

LEE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE CANCELLING PLANS TO PICK UP TRASH IN THE GULF.

VOLUNTEERS USE KAYAKS AND JET SKIS TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM THE WATER.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT SATURDAY.

AND - TONIGHT THE NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL AWAY FOOTBALL GAME IS CANCELLED.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PLAY IN NORTH MIAMI.

SANDY WRAP-OC

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR YOUR COMPLETE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON SANDY'S PATH.

COMING UP AT FIVE - WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM NBC-2'S JOELLE PARKS.

MARCO ISLAND DRUNK WOMAN INVESTIGATION-SS OC

A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER IS ACCUSED OF DRIVING HER KIDS TO SCHOOL WHILE INTOXICATED.

POLICE ARRESTED 38-YEAR OLD PATRICIA LIBBY WHO DROVE HER KIDS TO TOMMY BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCO ISLAND ON THURSDAY.

WITNESSES SAY SHE PULLED INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT -SMASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE TRYING TO PARK.

WITNESSES SAY LIBBY THEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKED HER KIDS INTO SCHOOL.

POLICE TELL US LIBBY FAILED A SOBRIETY TEST.

FGCU SMOKE FREE-VO

THE DAYS OF LIGHTING UP ON FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS COULD BE NUMBERED.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DOCTOR WILSON BRADSHAW SAYS THE SCHOOL'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING TURNING THE CAMPUS SMOKE FREE.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE DESIGNATED SMOKING SPOTS ON CAMPUS.

THIS IDEA IS IN ITS EARLY STAGES--

MURDOCH VILLAGE-VO

NEARLY TEN YEARS AND 120 MILLION DOLLARS LATER, THE PRICE TAG IS STILL GROWING ON COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

THE COUNTY HAD HIGH HOPES FOR MURDOCK VILLAGE WHEN IT PURCHASED THE 12-HUNDRED ACRES IN 2003.

SINCE THEN, PLAN AFTER PLAN TO DEVELOP THE AREA HAVE FAILED.

AS TAX PAYERS CONTINUE TO PAY 4-THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY IN INTEREST ON THE PROPERTY, COMMISSIONER BOB STARR WANTS SOMETHING DONE.

HE'S SUGGESTING THE COUNTY CANCEL A DEAL IT HAS WITH A PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND MARKET THE PROPERTY ON ITS OWN.

FORD SAFETY-TRX, CG

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING A LOOK AT SOME SAFETY ISSUES IN OLDER FORDS AND MERCURYS.

IT'S INVESTIGATING PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLES THAT CAN STICK IN THE TAURUS AND SABLE MODELS FROM MODEL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003.

THE PROBE AFFECTS AN ESTIMATED 310-THOUSAND CARS.

NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET.

ZUMBA NAMES-VO

ANOTHER DAMAGING LIST OF NAMES WILL BE RELEASED FROM A SUSPECTED PROSTITUTION RING IN MAINE.

ZUMBA DANCE INSTRUCTOR ALEXIS WRIGHT IS ACCUSED OF SELLING SEX OUT OF HER STUDIO.

POLICE SAY SHE MADE SOME 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER AN 18-MONTH PERIOD.

MALALA HOSPITAL-VO

DOCTORS IN ENGLAND ARE PLEASED WITH THE CONTINUED RECOVERY EFFORTS OF ONE OF THEIR PATIENTS.

THE 15-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI GIRL WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE TALIBAN AND WAS SHOT EARLIER THIS MONTH HAS MADE VERY GOOD PROGRESS.

MALALA YOUSUFZAI IS WALKING, TALKING AND, ASKING FOR HER SCHOOL BOOKS.

DOCTORS SAY ALL SIGNS OF INFECTION ARE GONE.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

WE'RE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF FLU SEASON, SO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STILL AREN'T QUITE SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.

BUT THIS YEAR A COUPLE OF NEW FLU STRAINS ARE CIRCLING THE GLOBE.

BUT THERE ARE PAIN-FREE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

FOR MICKEY CURTIS, GETTING THE FLU SHOT.

MICKEY CURTIS/GETS ANNUAL FLU SHOT

RUNS:

:14: I have for about the last ten years actually.

IS ALL ABOUT RESULTS.

MICKEY CURTIS/GETS ANNUAL FLU SHOT

RUNS:

:24: I haven't gotten the flu in ten years.

SHE'S IN THE MINORITY. NEW FIGURES SHOW IN 2011, 52 percent of children AND ONLY 39 percent of adults were immunized. BUT IT'S A NEW YEAR. AND EXPERTS BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO NEW FLUS.

DR. CHRISTINA CAVANAGH/FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

2:25: Every year the CDC looks at what the most common strains are they see coming from other parts of the world and we try to target our flu shot to cover those most common strains. And this year there are a few strains we did not see in the previous years.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

So last years flu shot won't cover you this year. Doctors can't say how bad this winter's flu season will be. But they are certain getting a flu shot has never been easier.

DR. CHRISTINA CAVANAGH/FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

4:42 The flu mist is another option for people who are afraid of needles. It's indicated for anyone from the age of 2 up to 63 it does have some live virus in the vaccine- it has been inactivated so it cannot cause the flu.

THERE IS ALSO A 'MILDER' FORM OF FLU SHOT, AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE AGES 18-64.

DR. CHRISTINA CAVANAGH/FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

7:07: The intradermal only goes under the skin a couple of millimeters. It's a very, very small needle. It's suppose to be an 'ouch' less version of the flu vaccine.

HEALTH EXPERTS ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED- TO LIMIT THE VIRUS AND LOWER THE RISK FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AS FOR MICKEY, SHE DOESN'T NEED CONVINCING.

MICKEY CURTIS/GETS ANNUAL FLU SHOT

RUNS:

:24: My husband, he did get the flu- he didn't get the flu shot. That's why basically.

AND NOW THERE ARE PAIN-FREE WAYS TO AVOID A PAINFUL ILLNESS.

SOCCER THEFT FOLO-VO

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A TRAVELING SOCCER TEAM!

IN RESPONSE TO THE STORY WE BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY - GENEROUS DONORS HAVE OFFERED TO COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF A TRIP TO A TOURNAMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THE SAN CARLOS SCORPIONS U-18 TEAM FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WERE THREATENED WHEN

THEIVES STOLE NEARLY 700 DOLLARS OF FUNDRAISER MONEY.

THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING FOR SIX MONTHS TO RAISE MONEY FOR A CHANCE TO BE SEEN BY COLLEGE RECRUITERS AT A NOVEMBER SHOWCASE TOURNAMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA.

EDISON RECORDING-OC, NATVO

HISTORY'S FIRST EVER RECORDED MUSICAL PERFORMANCE - CAN NOW BE PLAYED ON YOUR COMPUTER!

recording

WHAT YOU ARE HEARING IS SOMEONE SINGING MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

RESEARCHERS DIGITIZED WHAT EXPERTS SAY IS THE OLDEST PLAYABLE RECORDING OF AN AMERICAN VOICE.

THE RECORDING WAS DONE ON A SHEET OF TINFOIL - ON A PHONOGRAPH INVENTED BY THOMAS EDISON MADE 134 YEARS AGO, AT THE EDISON AND FORD WINTER ESTATES IN FORT MYERS,.

THERE'S A SIMILAR TIN FOIL RECORDING ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM.

RIGHT NOW -- IT'S NOT PLAYABLE.

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AS LITTLE GHOULS AND GOBLINS GET READY TO HIT THE STREETS FOR TRICK-OR-TREATING -

THERE ARE A FEW STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE THEY STAND OUT IN THE DARK.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW.

PLUS - HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT AN UNEXPECTED HIT TO HAITI.

A) halloween costume safety-vo

B) hope for haiti-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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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.

GRADUALLY IMPROVING WEATHER

As Hurricane Sandy pushes further away from south Florida - we'll see a gradual improvement in our weather.

We already noticed a few changes across the urban corridor on Friday. There was a mix of sun and clouds with just a few passing showers at. Elsewhere, if you live across the inland communities, you saw nothing but clouds and rain. Eventually dry air will filter into the area in the wake of Sandy, and that will scour all the gloom.

Sandy is currently in the transition of going from a tropical system to an extra-tropical system. An extra-tropical system is simply a normal low pressure you would see passing across the Plains or Great Lakes during the winter. Despite this transition, it's going to keep a lot of tropical characteristics and maintain its CAT 1 intensity. The track continues to be to the north, and it will not impact the east coast until Monday - Tuesday.

It will make landfall as a very intense storm, and it will be one we talk about for many years to come.

It's going to merge with another system, and that will cause it to energize. The area impacted will be from Maryland all the way to Massachusetts. The exact area seeing landfall has yet to be determined because we are so far out. When it gets closer to time, we will know, and we will for sure let you know, too. I can go ahead and tell you that models are getting in very good agreement that New Jersey is the bull's eye.

If you are from the mid-Atlantic and the northeast or have family living there - have a heads up. This will be the strongest storm we've seen in decades. Hurricane force wind gusts will be felt across the coast up their way, and tropical storm force winds will be felt in other ways. Coastal flooding is also a concern as is inland flooding because rain totals will be over 10 inches in some areas. Storm surge is another impact as is beach erosion. Ironically, there will be a full moon which will exacerbate tidal surge.

But wait! That's not all…

Arriving behind Sandy is a blast of cold Canadian air. What happens when you mix below freezing temperatures with moisture? Yes, you get wintry precipitation. That will be seen across portions of the Appalachians and other higher elevated surfaces.

This is a historical storm, and there will be damage and power outages. Please urge those you know living up north to have a plan ready.

Now here locally, I told you as Sandy moves away - we will see better weather. We will see that as soon as Sunday. Drier air will push in and give us a lot of sunshine and no rain. It'll also drop our temperatures to the mid 70s during the afternoon, and lower 50s during the mornings! The winds will also slack by the beginning of next week, too.

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HALLOWEEN COSTUME SAFETY-OC

KIDS ARE COUNTING DOWN TO ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF THE YEAR: HALLOWEEN!

BUT A NIGHT OF DRESSING UP CAN TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE IF YOUR LITTLE TRICK OR TREATERS ARE INJURED.

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"That was Cody last year, this was Cody last year!"

PICKING OUT THE PERFECT HALLOWEEN COSTUME IS A BIG DEAL FOR KIDS.

YOU HAVE YOUR PRINCESSES. MONSTERS. PIRATES. EVEN CRIME-FIGHTING SUPERHEROES.

WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE -- THE POINT OF A SUGAR-CRAZED, COSTUMED HOLIDAY IS TO HAVE THEM SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT. NOT SCREAM ALL THE WAY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

ACCORDING TO THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION -- BAD FALLS ARE A BIG REASON KIDS END UP IN THE HOSPITAL ON HALLOWEEN INSTEAD OF COUNTING THEIR CANDY.

"Make sure they're not tripping over the bottom half of the costume, and make sure they have shoes they can run in."

VISIBILITY IS KEY. EXPERTS RECOMMEND MAKING SURE MASKS HAVE BIG ENOUGH EYE HOLES SO KIDS CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T SEE IN TO THESE BODY-HUGGING MORPHSUITS -- PARTY CITY'S ALYCIA REA SAYS KIDS CAN SEE OUT.

"You can see and hear out of them clearly, so they don't impede any of your senses which is really important of course when you're trick or treating."

FLASH LIGHTS, GLOW STICKS AND REFLECTIVE TAPE ON COSTUMES CAN ALSO HELP CARS SEE LITTLE TRICK-OR-TREATERS AFTER DARK.

FEDERAL LAW STATES THAT ALL HALLOWEEN COSTUMES AND HALLOWEEN ACCESSORIES SOLD IN THE U-S MUST BE FLAME RESISTANT.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T CATCH FIRE. THE EXPERTS RECOMMEND COSTUMES THAT FIT WELL, WITHOUT BILLOWY SLEEVES LIKE THIS. THEY CAN EASILY IGNITE ON JACK-O-LANTERN CANDLES.

"Halloween is an exciting time. We can also make it a safe time."

SAFE -- FOR ALL OF YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS AND GHOULS.

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LANCE ARMSTRONG CYCLING-VO

LANCE ARMSTRONG WILL NO LONGER BE LISTED AS THE WINNER OF 7 TOUR DE FRANCE RACES -- BUT NO ONE ELSE WILL EITHER.

THE INTERNATIONAL CYCLING UNION DECIDED LANCE ARMSTRONG WILL NOT BE REPLACED.

THAT MEANS THE PERSON WHO CAME IN SECOND. WILL STAY THERE.

ARMSTRONG WAS FORMALLY STRIPPED OF HIS SEVEN TITLES ON MONDAY AFTER A DOPING SCANDAL.

ARNOLD AS CONAN-SS

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WILL BE BACK AS CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

THE MOVIE IS SET TO HIT THE SCREEN IN 2014.

IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THE ROLE LAUNCHED SCHWARZENEGGER'S MOVIE CAREER.

JESSICA BIEL TO CHANGE NAME-SS

CALL HER - MRS. TIMBERLAKE.

JESSICA BIEL WILL BE CHANGING HER NAME AFTER SAYING I DO TO HER HUBBY - JUSTIN.

WHEN IT COMES TO BECOMING A TIMBERLAKE - BIEL SAYS SHE WON THE JACKPOT OF NAMES.

BIEL TODAY USA TODAY THAT SHE IS EXCITED ABOUT BUILDING A LIFE WITH HER NEW HUSBAND.

MCDONALDS COFFEE SALES-VO

FAST-FOOD GIANT MCDONALD'S IS SET TO EXPLORE NEW 'GROUND'.

GROUND COFFEE THAT IS.

THE RESTAURANT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL START SELLING BAGS OF GROUND COFFEE IN SOME OF IT'S CANADIAN LOCATIONS NEXT MONTH.

EACH PACKAGE WILL COST ABOUT 7-DOLLARS.

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A LOCAL NON-PROFIT IS IN OVERDRIVE WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS IN HAITI.

4:56 when a storm comes like this out of nowhere and families lose what they've been working so hard to rebuild its really heartbreaking 04

STRAIGHT AHEAD - WE SPEAK WITH A VOLUNTEER ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE LATEST TRAGEDY TO HIT THE ISLAND.

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FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Hurricane Sandy kicks up our winds

2. Suspect arrested for July bank robbery in Naples

3. Arrest made in May pistol-whipping, robbery

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AS SOUTH FLORIDA TAKES A HIT FROM SANDY--

PEOPLE IN HAITI ARE AGAIN WORKING TO REBUILD.

A COLLIER COUNTY CHARITY, 'HOPE FOR HAITI,' HAS VOLUNTEERS ON THE GROUND--

HANDING OUT SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE DEVASTATES BY THE HURRICANE.

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HOPE FOR HAITI VOLUNTEERS ARE IN OVER-DRIVE--

WORKING ON DISASTER RECOVERY AFTER AN UNEXPECTED HIT.

TAPING UP SUPPLY BOX

"We had no idea Sandy was going to hit Haiti, all reports said it was going to pass us."

HURRICANE SANDY'S WIND AND RAIN BANDS LASHED THE SMALL COUNTRY--

WHERE PEOPLE ARE STILL DISPLACED AND REBUILDING FROM THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN 2010.

SANDY-- PUTTING A STOP TO THAT RECOVERY.

"Causing a lot of damage, crushing homes, killing livestock, and then the rains came so heavy."

WE SPOKE TO A VOLUNTEER ON THE GROUND IN LES-CAYES WHERE AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED--

SHE TELLS US FAMILIES WERE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES WITH NO FOOD.

"We definitely weren't ready for this much damage so people are quite shocked. They're doing their best to get back on their feet."

RIGHT NOW EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON GIVING PEOPLE SUPPLIES THEY NEED TO SURVIVE--

BUT THERE'S LITTLE ROAD ACCESS AND CREWS ARE WAITING UNTIL WATER CLEARS BEFORE THEY CAN GET TO OTHER HARD-HIT AREAS.

ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS THE HEALTH HAZARDS BROUGHT ON BY SANDY--

HOPE FOR HAITI VOLUNTEERS SAY THERE ARE AT LEAST 39 NEW CASES OF CHOLERA IN THEIR AREA ALONE.

"Need immediate assistance, you can't waste any time when you have cholera victims."

"The volunteers are also handing out these cholera recovery kits filled with everything a family needs to treat and prevent cholera, including aqua tabs to purify water and instructions in creole on everything they need to do."

WHILE THEY RUSH TO DO WHAT THEY CAN--

THE HOPE FOR HAITI GROUP HOLDS IT TOGETHER--

HOPING THE HITS FROM MOTHER NATURE GIVE HAITI A BREAK.

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THAT WRAPS UP THE FOUR.

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AT FIVE WE'LL BRAND NEW INFORMATION ON HURRICANE SANDY AS SHE MOVES UP THE FLORIDA COAST -- TEAM COVERAGE OF THIS MONSTER STORM.

AND YOU'VE HEARD THE BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION IS LONG --

AT FIVE -- A LIVE EXPERIMENT WITH VOLUNTEERS-- TO HELP YOU PLAN.JUST HOW LONG DOES IT TAKES TO FILL OUT THE BALLOT?

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