OPEN-CLIP

HELLO-2 SHOT PUSH-CLIP

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ,

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL

TODAY IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.

THE BIG STORY THIS MORNING --- A TSUNAMI WARNING IN HAWAII THAT FORCED EVACUATIONS, HAS NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY.

MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT BUT FIRST --- MILLIONS OF EASTCOAST RESIDENTS ARE BEING URGED TO EVACUATE AHEAD OF HURRICANE SANDY.

WHICH COULD COME ASHORE TUESDAY SOMEWHERE NEAR DELAWARE.

WEATHER-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.

We're on the verge of seeing a refreshing cool spell across Southwest Florida as a batch of dry, chilly air gets wrapped around Hurricane Sandy and heads southward.

This dry, cool air will start sliding down the Florida peninsula today, keeping our highs for the day comfortably in the upper 70s and low 80s.

One thing we're not done with is the windy weather. Hurricane Sandy's massive field is expanding, and that will keep our winds coming in swiftly from the northwest from 15-25 with some gusts up to 25-30 mph.

Our sky should feature a nice supply of sunshine through the day with the exception of some fair-weather clouds coming in off the Gulf that will dot the sky at times.

By tonight, the winds will relax a little, but conditions will still be rather breezy. The northerly winds will help to pull down a nice surge of cool air into Southwest Florida tonight, allowing our overnight temperatures to cool into the upper 50s and low 60s!

Monday and Tuesday will be even cooler. High temperatures Monday will only manage to climb into the mid 70s, and Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the low to mid 70s. Our lows will even get lower Monday night into Tuesday morning as temperatures across urban Southwest Florida cool into the low to mid 50s and while our inland communities potentially get down into the upper 40s and low 50s.

We begin a slow warming trend through the second half of the week as high temperatures start to climb into the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday.

A weak cool front will attempt to slide through the area Thursday, which will likely produce a little more cloud cover along with a few light showers.

SANDY LATEST-2SHOT-satlivelook

HURRICANE SANDY IS HEADING NORTH FROM THE CARIBBEAN, WHERE IT LEFT NEARLY 60 PEOPLE DEAD.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA. YOU SEE THE WAVES POUNDING.

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS ALSO TRACKING FLIGHTS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED IN AND OUT OF RSW IN FORT MYERS,

AND RIGHT NOW THEIR WEBSITE SHOWS ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ARE ON TIME.

SANDY LATEST-PKG

SCRIPT:

NYC IS OPERATING UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND PREPARING FOR THE WORST.

NATS HAMMER POUNDING

BOARDING UP HOUSES

MOS I'm really nervous about thisI really am.I must say. I'm cookingI'm

thinking we're not gonna eat for the next six days.

AND SWEEPING SEWER CATCH BASINS TO PREVENT FLOODING.

BLOOMBERG/NYC MAYORThis is a dangerous storm butif it would have strengthen

or changes its expected path then it could do a lot of damage and you could

be at risk.

NYC TRANSIT OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING FOR A SHUTDOWN OF THE SUBWAY SYSTEMTHE

LARGEST RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE WORLD

MOS if it's shut down while I'm in the city that's a problem

GRFX

SANDY CAN POTENTIALLY CREATE A STORM SURGE CAPABLE OF OVERTOPPING THE

MANHATTAN FLOOD WALLS FILLING THE SUBWAY TUNNELS WITH WATER.

BLOOMBERG/NYC MAYOR Lower Manhattan is the most vulnerable place to a storm

TSUNAMI WARNING HAWAII-OC-VO-OMNI 2

A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII, ENDING THE THREAT OF SERIOUS DAMAGE.

RESIDENTS BEGAN EVACAUATING TO HIGHER GROUND LAST NIGHT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AS PEOPLE TRIED TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY.

SO FAR NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

BEACHES AND HARBORS ARE STILL CLOSED THOUGH.

THE WARNING AND NOW ADVISORY WAS ISSUED FOR HAWAII AFTER A MAGNITUDE 7 POINT 7 EARTHQUAKE HIT LAST NIGHT OFF WESTERN CANADA.

ATV FATAL-OC-NAVI

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A FATAL A-T-V CRASH-

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 51 YEAR OLD LORRAINE SCOFIELD OF NORTH FORT MYERS CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE RIDING HER A-T-V.

THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 11:15 AT THE INTERSECTION OF TOLLES DRIVE AND GISH LANE IN SUNCOAST ESTATES.

SHE WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED FROM HER INJURIES.

EARLY VOTING CONTINUES-TRXTOPS-SS-DBX

TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012. AND NBC-2 IS COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

JUST NINE TO GO.

AND TODAY WE EXPECT MORE LONG LINES, AS PEOPLE HEAD TO THE POLLS TO VOTE EARLY.

THEY OPENED AT SEVEN THIS MORNING AND STAY OPEN UNTIL SEVEN THIS EVENING.

NBC-2's LEIGH DANA IS LIVE AT THE LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ON U-S 41,

EARLY VOTING-REMLIVE

THIS. THE SAMPLE BALLOT THAT CAME IN THE MAIL. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING IT IN WITH YOU SO YOU CAN VOTE FASTER. IF YOU WERE WATCHING YESTERDAY WE WERE REPORTING HOW LONG THE LINE WAS -

TODAY IT IS EVEN LONGER EVEN EARLIER.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ARE WAIT OUTSIDE.

EARLY VOTING-CGTOPS-VO

THE POLLS WERE VERY BUSY ON SATURDAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING

IN COLLIER COUNTY OVER 6-THOUSAND PEOPLE CASTED BALLOTS.

WHILE IN LEE COUNTY MORE THAN 57-HUNDRED VOTED YESTERDAY.

IN CHARLOTTE MORE THAN 39-HUNDRED VOTED YESTERDAY.

PEOPLE IN LINE TELL US THEY WAITED ANYWHERE FROM AN HOUR TO 3 AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE VOTING.

ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST, WAIT TIMES FOR SOME REACHED *FIVE HOURS* IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING-SOTVO

Susan ray -

Fort myers -9 seconds

EARLY VOTING-SOTVO

stephanie scheubert/fort myers

33:41

"I think everyone around us had cheat sheets. I wouldn't have been able to do most it without it."

EARLY VOTING-REMLIVE

CAPE CORAL PHOTOS-SSTOPS

LEIGH THANKS.

AND NBC2'S ALEX BOYER JUST SENT US IN THESE PICTURES FROM EARLY VOTING IN CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING.

ARCADIA WOMAN HIT-TRXTOPS-OC

NEW RIGHT NOW ---

A SHERIFF'S POLICE CRUISER HITS AND KILLS AN ARCADIA WOMAN WHO WALKED RIGHT INTO THE ROAD.

THE VICTIM IS 48 YEAR OLD SHERRI STEWART.

FHP SAYS LAST NIGHT THE OFFICER WAS DRIVING ALONG U-S 27 IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY --- WHEN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON STEWART WALKED INTO THE PATH OF THE ONCOMING POLICE CRUISER.

RUBIO DAUGHTER ACCIDENT-OC-VO-WIPE

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO'S DAUGHTER IS IN FAIR CONIDTION THIS MORNING IN A MIAMI HOSPITAL.

12-YEAR-OLD AMANDA SUFFERED A CONCUSSION WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A GOLF CART ACCIDENT WHILE VISITING A FRIEND.

THE SENATOR WAS CAMPAIGINING WITH MITT ROMNEY ALONG INTERSTATE 4 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. RUBIO WAS DRIVEN TO A NEARBY AIRPORT AND FLEW HOME TO BE WITH HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER.

RUBIO DAUGHTER ACCIDENT-SOTVO-WIPE

Rebeca Sosa, Miami Dade Commissioner

"Many tests were done. She's doing better, she's talking and the whole family is next to her and we hope that everything is going to be much better tomorrow."

US 41 PED HIT-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON CRASH INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS IN BONITA SPRINGS.

WE KNOW TWO PEOPLE WERE HIT BY A CAR ON U-S 41 LAST NIGHT.

AT LEAST ONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM AROUND 8 OCLOCK LAST NIGHT ON U-S 41 IN BONITA SPRINGS.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

A TOUGH DAY FOR THE GATORS COMING UP NEXT IN OUR SPORTS WRAP.

PLUS GIVING THE BODY'S LYMPHATIC SYSTEM A BOOST.

TZ1 A) HEALTH MATTERS-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-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.

We're on the verge of seeing a refreshing cool spell across Southwest Florida as a batch of dry, chilly air gets wrapped around Hurricane Sandy and heads southward.

This dry, cool air will start sliding down the Florida peninsula today, keeping our highs for the day comfortably in the upper 70s and low 80s.

One thing we're not done with is the windy weather. Hurricane Sandy's massive field is expanding, and that will keep our winds coming in swiftly from the northwest from 15-25 with some gusts up to 25-30 mph.

Our sky should feature a nice supply of sunshine through the day with the exception of some fair-weather clouds coming in off the Gulf that will dot the sky at times.

By tonight, the winds will relax a little, but conditions will still be rather breezy. The northerly winds will help to pull down a nice surge of cool air into Southwest Florida tonight, allowing our overnight temperatures to cool into the upper 50s and low 60s!

Monday and Tuesday will be even cooler. High temperatures Monday will only manage to climb into the mid 70s, and Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the low to mid 70s. Our lows will even get lower Monday night into Tuesday morning as temperatures across urban Southwest Florida cool into the low to mid 50s and while our inland communities potentially get down into the upper 40s and low 50s.

We begin a slow warming trend through the second half of the week as high temperatures start to climb into the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday.

A weak cool front will attempt to slide through the area Thursday, which will likely produce a little more cloud cover along with a few light showers.

SPORTS-PKG

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

THIS MORNING --- TWO HIGH END BURGLARIES UNDER INVESTIGATION IN LEE COUNTY.

AND NOW INVESTIGATORS THINK THEY'RE RELATED.

CRIME STOPPERS-PLASMA

CRIME STOPPERS-PKG

When a Fort Myers man slipped a wedding ring on his wife's finger in November 1965, he knew it was a keepsake item the couple would cherish for years. But now, an unknown thief has stolen that precious item - and replaced it with an unshakable sense of violation.

Victim #1 - "The scariness of knowing someone was in your home and you might have been right there and not knowing what the outcome of that might have been."

Two weeks ago, a couple in a south Lee County gated community came home after dinner with friends to find their house broken into, and nearly $500,000 in jewelry swiped from their second story bedroom.

Victim #1 - "You look at it and it takes five minutes for it to sink in and know what the story is. We were afraid to go in the rest of the house because we didn't know."

But that Friday night burglary wasn't the only episode. This past week, another house just a few blocks away was targeted - this time with a brand new $11,000 Breitling watch snagged, as well as a 4 carat engagement ring worth well over $50,000.

Victim #2 - "Everything else bothers me, too, but the worst part is somebody coming into the house."

Trish Routte: Despite the fact that both crimes occurred in a very well protected gated community, it just goes to show that no one is immune. Both victims think the crimes are related, with the suspects possibly being someone who may do contract work in the area, and knew which houses to hit - and when.

Victim #1 - "They seemed to know what was valuable. Because they didn't take my watches, which were right there. They didn't take lesser expensive jewelry."

In the first crime, the thief broke in through a lanai door, then had free reign into the unlocked sliding glass doors. In the second instance, the thief used a small tool to pry a side door open.

Victim #2 - "The door was loose - then I walked back to this door and I found that it was broken. Then I knew what happened."

Detectives are searching for any possible suspects, who may be trying to fence rare and very expensive jewelry items - including two Brietling watches, several Rolexes and a tennis bracelet valued at roughly $90,000.

Both victims say they're both tightening up security, but more important than anything, they want their jewelry back. They're also prepared to ensure they won't be targeted again.

Victim #2 - "All I'd have to say is they better never come back in my house again."

CRIME STOPPERS-ON CAM

CHURCH BUS CRASH FOLO-ONCAM

THIS MORNING WE'RE WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS ON A CRASH INVOLVING A CHURCH BUS, SENDING 18 PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE BUS WAS DRIVING THROUGH GLADES COUNTY TO FLORIDA CITY YESTERDAY.

THE BUS DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND THE BUS OVERTURNED INTO A DITCH.

ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, ONE PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A SERIOUS INJURY.

SANIBEL LIGHTHOUSE-OC-VO

THE WORK HAS PAID OFF FOR A GROUP THAT HELPS PRESERVE FLORIDA HISTORY AND NOW THEY GET A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED.

PEOPLE FROM THE FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION CLIMBED 106 STEPS TO THE TOP OF THE SANIBEL LIGHTHOUSE YESTERDAY, WHICH IS NORMALLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

THE F-L-A PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE 30 REMAINING LIGHTHOUSES IN THE STATE.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

RANDOM GUNFIRE ALONG ONE STRETCH OF ROADWAY---

AND THIS TIME. SOMEONE HAS BEEN HIT.

THE LATEST AS INVESTIGATORS TRY TO TRACK DOWN A SHOOTER TARGETING UN-SUSPECTING DRIVERS.

TZ3 A MICHIGAN FREEWAY SHOOTINGS-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B NEW MENINGITIS-VOTOPS

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

HELLO AGAIN-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IN HAWAII HAS NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY,

ENDING THE THREAT OF SERIOUS DAMAGE.

THE BIG STORY TODAY -- MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE BRACING FOR HURRICANE SANDY --- SEVERAL STATES ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE.

FORECAST-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.

We're on the verge of seeing a refreshing cool spell across Southwest Florida as a batch of dry, chilly air gets wrapped around Hurricane Sandy and heads southward.

This dry, cool air will start sliding down the Florida peninsula today, keeping our highs for the day comfortably in the upper 70s and low 80s.

One thing we're not done with is the windy weather. Hurricane Sandy's massive field is expanding, and that will keep our winds coming in swiftly from the northwest from 15-25 with some gusts up to 25-30 mph.

Our sky should feature a nice supply of sunshine through the day with the exception of some fair-weather clouds coming in off the Gulf that will dot the sky at times.

By tonight, the winds will relax a little, but conditions will still be rather breezy. The northerly winds will help to pull down a nice surge of cool air into Southwest Florida tonight, allowing our overnight temperatures to cool into the upper 50s and low 60s!

Monday and Tuesday will be even cooler. High temperatures Monday will only manage to climb into the mid 70s, and Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the low to mid 70s. Our lows will even get lower Monday night into Tuesday morning as temperatures across urban Southwest Florida cool into the low to mid 50s and while our inland communities potentially get down into the upper 40s and low 50s.

We begin a slow warming trend through the second half of the week as high temperatures start to climb into the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday.

A weak cool front will attempt to slide through the area Thursday, which will likely produce a little more cloud cover along with a few light showers.

SANDY PREPS-2SHOT

FORECASTERS SAY THE SCOPE OF HURRICANE SANDY MAKES IT PRETTY MUCH IRRELEVANT WHERE IT HITS LAND, BECAUSE THE EFFECTS WILL BE FELT IN A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. AND BY UP TO 60 MILLION PEOPLE.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA. YOU SEE THE WAVES POUNDING.

SANDY PREPS-PKG-WIPE

NATS:

chain saw Irene

THIS IS WHAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND HUNDREDS OF POWER COMPANIES ARE

WORRIED ABOUT.

LAST YEAR. IRENE LEFT 7 MILLION HOMES WITHOUT POWER.

SO.EVEN BEFORE SANDY'S HURRICANE WINDS AND RAIN.UTILITY CREWS ARE OUT

TRIMMING TREES. PUTTING EQUIPMENT IN PLACE.

SOT Vince Maione/Atlantic City Electric

04;28;18. " Yeah, it's looking pretty ominous.

VINCE MAIONE HAS BEEN WITH THE UTILITY THAT SERVES SOUTH NEW JERESY.

INCLUDING ATLANTIC CITY. FOR 28 YEARS.

HE'S NEVER SEEN A STORM LIKE THIS. AND KNOWS. A LOT OF HIS CUSTOMERS ARE

GOING TO LOSE ELECTRICITY.

SOT Vince Maione/Atlantic City Electric

04;24;05 "The best thing is to be prepared, and I think that's where we are.

We're prepared for what the worst will bring."

NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR.DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.WARNED RESIDENTS

THEY COULD BE WITHOUT POWER FOR A WEEK TO 10DAYS.AND HE'S.WORRIED THAT

RESIDENTS MIGHT PUT GENERATORS INDOORS.OR RUN EXTENSION CORDS IN A HAP

HAZARD WAY.TO GET SOME ELECTRICITY.

SOT Chris Christie

"That's a good general New Jersey rule: If it looks stupid, it is stupid."

ALREADY. CREWS FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.TO IOWA. ARE IN THEIR TRUCKS

AND ARE DRIVING TO THE EAST COAST. IN FRONT OF SANDY'S WRATH.

SO HOW BAD COULD IT BE?

BELIEVE IT OR NOT. THIS GUY THINKS HE HAS AN IDEA. SANDY

A RESEARCHER AT JOHNS HOPKINS.HE'S PUT TOGETHER A MODEL.PREDICITING HOW

MANY OF US MAY LOSE POWER.

REMEMBER IRENE LEFT 7 MILLION WITHOUT POWER.

SOT Dr.Seth Guikema/Johns Hopkins Researcher

"We've looked at it. and it looks like 10 million."

HAWAII TSUNAMI WARNING-VOTOPS

A TSUNAMI WARNING IN HAWAII HAS NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY.

BUT BEACHES AND HARBORS ARE STILL CLOSED.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC MESS FROM OVERNIGHT IN HAWAII AS PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM COASTAL AREAS.

THE FIRST WAVE THAT HIT WAS ABOUT FIVE FEET. TWO FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

THE WARNING AND NOW ADVISORY WAS ISSUED SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER A 7 POINT 7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HIT WESTERN CANADA.

WARNING SIRENS BLARED WHILE RESIDENTS DROVE AWAY FROM COASTS AND TOURISTS WERE EVACUATED FROM LOWER FLOORS OF BEACHSIDE HOTELS.

EARLY VOTING-TRXTOPS-SS (2)-DBX

TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012. AND NBC-2 IS COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

JUST 9 TO GO.

AND TODAY WE EXPECT MORE LONG LINES, AS PEOPLE HEAD TO THE POLLS TO VOTE EARLY.

NBC-2 LEIGH DANA IS LIVE AT THE LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ON U-S 41,

EARLY VOTING-REMLIVE

THIS. THE SAMPLE BALLOT THAT CAME IN THE MAIL. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING IT IN WITH YOU SO YOU CAN VOTE FASTER. IF YOU WERE WATCHING YESTERDAY WE WERE REPORTING HOW LONG THE LINE WAS -

TODAY IT IS EVEN LONGER EVEN EARLIER.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ARE WAIT OUTSIDE.

EARLY VOTING-CGTOPS-VO

THE POLLS WERE QUITE BUSY ON SATURDAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING.

IN COLLIER COUNTY MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND PEOPLE CAST BALLOTS.

IN LEE MORE THAN 57-HUNDRED VOTED YESTERDAY.

IN CHARLOTTE MORE THAN 39-HUNDRED VOTED YESTERDAY.

WHILE IN LEE COUNTY, PEOPLE IN LINE TELL US THEY WAITED ANYWHERE FROM AN HOUR TO 3 AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE GETTING THE CHANCE TO VOTE.

ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST, WAIT TIMES FOR SOME REACHED *FIVE HOURS* IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING-REMLIVE

CAPE CORAL PHOTOS-SSTOPS (2)

LEIGH THANKS.

AND NBC2'S ALEX BOYER JUST SENT US IN THESE PICTURES FROM EARLY VOTING IN CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING.

RUBIO DAUGHTER CRASH-OC-VO

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO'S DAUGHTER IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING IN A MIAMI HOSPITAL.

12-YEAR-OLD AMANDA SUFFERED A CONCUSSION YESTERDAY WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A GOLF CART ACCIDENT WHILE VISITING A FRIEND IN A PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY.

THE SENATOR WAS CAMPAIGINING WITH MITT ROMNEY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

SENATOR RUBIO WAS DRIVEN TO A NEARBY AIRPORT TO BE WITH HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER.

NEW MENINGITIS CASES-OC-VO

NEW THIS MORNING ---

SIX NEW CASES OF FUNGAL MENINGITIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE NATIONWIDE OUTBREAK.

THERE ARE NOW 344 CASES IN 18 STATES.

25 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.

MICHIGAN FREEWAY SHOOTINGS-OC-VO

A STRING OF RANDOM SHOOTINGS AT VEHICLES ALONG A MICHIGAN HIGHWAY. AND NOW A DRIVER HAS BEEN HIT.

THE BULLET WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR, STRIKING THE MAN IN HIS BACK.

POLICE SAY THE VICTIM IS A 46-YEAR-OLD FROM MICHIGAN.

POLICE SAY THERE ARE REPORTS OF ABOUT 25 SHOOTINGS IN RECENT WEEKS IN THE SAME AREA.

THEY SAY THE SHOOTER APPEARS TO BE A MALE IN HIS 30'S.

THE INJURED DRIVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

NJ GIRL FUNERAL-OC-VO

DOZENS OF MOURNERS LINE UP TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES TO AUTUMN PASQUALE OF NEW JERSEY.

IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY AT THE CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

THE 12-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH TOUCHED MANY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SHE DISAPPEARED LAST WEEK WHILE RIDING HER BIKE AND WAS FOUND DEAD A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER INSIDE A NEIGHBOR'S RECYCLING CAN.

TWO TEENAGE BROTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN HER MURDER.

WORLD SERIES-OC-VO

THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS HAVE COMMAND OF THE WORLD SERIES AND COULD FINISH THINGS OFF TONIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.

THREE GIANTS' PITCHERS COMBINED FOR A FIVE-HITTER AGAINST THE DETROIT TIGERS LAST NIGHT TO BEAT THEM TWO NOTHING.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 50 YEARS THAT A TEAM HAS WON TWO CONSECUTIVE WORLD SERIES GAMES BY SHUTOUT.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME FUN FOR THE FAMILY TODAY --- WE HAVE A LIST OF THINGS TO DO.

PLUS, WHY SANTA IS CALLING IT QUITS.

BUT FIRST. HERE ARE TODAY'S LOTTERY NUMBERS FOR CASH THREE - PLAY FOUR AND FANTASY FIVE.

LOTTO-CG

LOCAL SANDY REAX-VOTOPS

SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH HOMES IN NEW JERSEY ARE HEADED BACK BECAUSE OF HURRICANE SANDY.

ONE COUPLE TELLS NBC-2 THEY ENDED THEIR STAY EIGHT DAYS EARLY AND ARE HEADING OUT OF R-S-W.

FIRST ON THE LIST BACK HOME--

LOCAL SANDY REAX-SOT-OC

I'm very much concerned about it yea I mean every one of the storms, even with the generators there have been some kind of problem as a residual effect of the storm.

FORECAST OPEN-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.

We're on the verge of seeing a refreshing cool spell across Southwest Florida as a batch of dry, chilly air gets wrapped around Hurricane Sandy and heads southward.

This dry, cool air will start sliding down the Florida peninsula today, keeping our highs for the day comfortably in the upper 70s and low 80s.

One thing we're not done with is the windy weather. Hurricane Sandy's massive field is expanding, and that will keep our winds coming in swiftly from the northwest from 15-25 with some gusts up to 25-30 mph.

Our sky should feature a nice supply of sunshine through the day with the exception of some fair-weather clouds coming in off the Gulf that will dot the sky at times.

By tonight, the winds will relax a little, but conditions will still be rather breezy. The northerly winds will help to pull down a nice surge of cool air into Southwest Florida tonight, allowing our overnight temperatures to cool into the upper 50s and low 60s!

Monday and Tuesday will be even cooler. High temperatures Monday will only manage to climb into the mid 70s, and Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the low to mid 70s. Our lows will even get lower Monday night into Tuesday morning as temperatures across urban Southwest Florida cool into the low to mid 50s and while our inland communities potentially get down into the upper 40s and low 50s.

We begin a slow warming trend through the second half of the week as high temperatures start to climb into the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday.

A weak cool front will attempt to slide through the area Thursday, which will likely produce a little more cloud cover along with a few light showers.

NAPLES NEONATAL-OC-SS

GREAT NEWS FOR EXPECTING PARENTS AND BABIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS MAKING MAJOR UPGRADES TO ITS NEO-NATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.THANKS TO SOME VERY GENEROUS DONORS.

OUR OWN PETER BUSCH EMCEED THE N-C-H HOSPITAL BALL LAST NIGHT AT THE RITZ CARLTON BEACH RESORT IN NAPLES.

WHERE THEY RAISED A MILLION DOLLARS!

THE MONEY WILL HELP BUY MORE OF THESE CUTTING EDGE INCUBATORS USED IN THE NIC-U.

RIGHT NOW, THE HOSPITAL ONLY HAS ONE.

THE SPECIAL BEDS COST 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH --

LANDFILL CONCERNS-OC-VO

THERE ARE CONCERNS THIS MORNING FROM A BOYS CAMP AND SCHOOL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY OVER A PROPOSED LANDFILL CALLED "CALUSA GREEN."

THAT LANDFILL IS PROPOSED FOR AN AREA NORTH OF BERMONT ROAD AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 31.

THE CAMP'S DIRECTOR SAYS HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE LANDFILL'S SMELL AND TRUCKS MAY IMPACT THE AREA.

HOWEVER, THOSE WITH THE CALUSA GREEN LANDFILL SAY THE LANDFILL WON'T BRING TRUCKS DOWN THE ROAD OF THE CAMP.

LANDFILL CONCERNS-SOTVO

Our other big concern is its quiet out here it's beautiful, you've been around a landfill how many thousand sea gulls do you see flying around and just what that would mean for us.

We submitted an extensive operating plan that detailed what will be done on a daily basis to ensure that odors and pests and those sorts of things will not have an impact on the surrounding properties.

THE ATTORNEY WITH CALUSA GREEN SAYS THEY WILL MEET WITH ANYONE WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE LANDFILL.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN VOTED DOWN BY THE PUNTA GORDA ZONING COMMITTEE.

SOLDIER SURPRISE-OC-SOTVO

WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ON BULLYING ENDED WITH AN EMOTIONAL SURPRISE FOR ONE SECOND GRADER IN WASHINGTON STATE.

"We also have a special guest at the school today. Someone who loves you very much who wanted to give a special surprise to you. Crowd cheers and claps

LEXIE VILLA WAS SITTING ON STAGE IN HER ELEMNTARY SCHOOL LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION AND HAD NO IDEA THAT THE PERSON STANDING IN COSTUME BEHIND HER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BULLYING.

INSTEAD, IT WAS HER FATHER, SERGEANT JOSE VILLA WHO CAME HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN TO SURPRISE HIS DAUGHTER.

STATUE OF LIBERTY REOPENS-OC-VO

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY RE-OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TODAY, HER 126TH BIRTHDAY.

FOR MUCH OF THE PAST YEAR, THIS IS HOW LADY LIBERTY LOOKED, WHILE CONSTRUCTION TEAMS REBUILT STAIRS AND PARTS OF HER INTERIOR.

STAIRCASES WERE MADE LESS STEEP AND A GLASS ENCLOSED ELEVATOR SHAFT WAS ALSO UPGRADED.

HEALTHBEAT-PLASMA

HEALTHBEAT-PKG

A BUILD-UP OF EXCESS FLUID IN THE ARMS AND LEGS, LYMPHEDEMA IS A COMMON SIDE AFFECT FOLLOWING CANCER SURGERY. WHEN LYMPH NODES ARE REMOVED, THE SYSTEM HAS FEWER PLACES TO DRAIN. THE RESULT CAN BE SWELLING, TIGHTNESS AND PAIN.

JACKIE SPEAS/LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST

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1:52 When it first starts it's mild and it can kind of come and go. As it progresses, it'll keep accumulating fluid over years and as it accumulates, it'll kind of harden and become fibrotic and then it's more severe.

TREATING LYMPHEDEMA BECOMES A MATTER OF MANAGEMENT. IT NEVER GOES AWAY, BUT IF DETECTED EARLY ENOUGH, YOU CAN SLOW THE RATE OF PROGRESSION.

JACKIE SPEAS/LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST

RUNS:

2:53 We train people how to control it themselves so they know how to do all their self care.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

People with advanced or severe cases of lymphedema rely on compression wraps or custom garments to help squeeze and drain fluid. But therapists also teach patients who to use movement to their benefit.

JACKIE SPEAS/LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST

RUNS:

5:30 We have them do an exercise program, because when they exercise with a compression on it helps to reduce it also.

EXERCISE IS MEANT TO BE THERAPEUTIC, NOT STRENUOUS. MOVEMENTS SHOULD BE SLOW AND MEASURED.

JACKIE SPEAS/LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST

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10:34 There are precautions with exercise. You cant just go and do an extreme exercise program. If you're not used to exercising, you have to gradually build up the intensity.

THERAPISTS ALSO TEACH MASSAGE TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE CIRCULATION. IT PROVIDES PAIN AND SYMPTOM RELIEF, BENEFITS ALSO GAINED FROM EXERCISE.

JACKIE SPEAS/LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST

RUNS:

10:47 People that exercise regular actually have less self reported problems with their lymphedema, so its actually very good.

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO TOday --

CHECK OUT THE 3RD ANNUAL STONE CRAB FESIVAL.

IT'S OPEN FROM 10 A-M TO 5 P-M. JUST HEAD TO DOWNTOWN NAPLES NEAR TIN CITY.

TODAY IS ALSO THE LAST DAY OF OKTOBERFEST IN CAPE CORAL.

GATES OPEN AT ELEVEN A-M, AND CLOSE AT 10PM.

IT'S AT THE GERMAN AMERICAN CLUB ON PINE ISLAND ROAD.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

SANTA CALLING IT QUITS-2SH-SS

CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND SANTA CLAUS IS GETTING READY FOR THE BIG DAY.

BUT THIS YEAR HE'S GOING COLD TURKEY.

YOU MAY RECALL IN THE POEM "TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" THE LINE, "THE SMOKE IT ENCIRCLED HIS HEAD LIKE A WREATH."

WELL, NOW, A CANADIAN PUBLISHER IS RELEASING AN EDITED VERSION OF THE CLASSIC, DELETING THAT LINE.

THE COMPANY SAYS THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM SMOKING AND THEY WANTED TO GET RID OF THE IMAGE SOME PEOPLE HAVE OF ST. NICK LIGHTING UP.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

COMING UP NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

BUT FIRST HERE'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S UP NEXT ON TODAY'S MEET THE PRESS.

TZ5 MEET THE PRESS-SOT

HURRICANE SANDY-TRX-VOTOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES HER TREK NORTH AS PREPARATIONS TAKE PLACE RIGHT NOW ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC FOR THE STORM TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

HAWAII TSUNAMI ADVISORY-VOTOP-WIPE

AND IN HAWAII, THE GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND STATE HAS NOW DOWNGRADED THE TSUNAMI WARNING TO JUST AN ADVISORY.

MEANING THE THREAT IS NOT AS SERIOUS.

THE FIRST WAVES FROM THE SYSTEM ARE MUCH SMALLER THEN EXPECTED.

LARGER WAVES COULD OCCUR FOR ANTOHER SEVERAL HOURS BEfoRE THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.

ATV FATAL-NAVITOPS-WIPE

A WOMAN CRASHES HER ATV INTO TREE AND WE'VE LEARNED SHE DIED FROM HER INJURIES.

FHP SAYS THE VICTIM IS 51 YEAR OLD LORRAINE SCOFIELD OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

RUBIO DAUGHTER ACCIDENT-VOTOPS-WIPE

EARLY VOTING-SSTOPS-REMLIVELOOK

EXPECT MORE LONG LINES.

YOU MAY BE ONE OF MANY PEOPLE HEADING TO THE POLLS TO VOTE EARLY TODAY.

POLLS OPENED AT 7AM AND STAY OPEN UNTIL 7PM.

YOU CAN VOTE EARLY THRU NOVEMBER 3RD.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS --- THE LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS CENTER ON U-S 41.

WE HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF PLACES AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.

CAPE CORAL PHOTOS-SSTOPS

AND NBC2'S ALEX BOYER JUST SENT US IN THESE PICTURES FROM EARLY VOTING IN CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING.

TENTS HAVE BEEN SENT UP, BOTTLES OF WATER ARE BEING HANDED OUT,

TODAY'S FORECAST-3-SHOT GRAPHIC

CLOSE-3-SHOT