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SANDY OPEN-CLIP

LIVE SANDY BUMP-SAT TOPS WIPE

LOOKING LIVE AT THE EAST COAST AT NOON.

CITIES ALONG THE EAST COAST ARE BRACING FOR IMPACT FROM SANDY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT ____.

LIVE SANDY BUMP 2-SAT TOPS WIPE

ANOTHER LIVE PICTURE FROM THE EAST COAST AT NOON.

THIS IS ____.

IT'S THE SAME SCENERIO FOR MUCH OF THE EAST COAST RIGHT NOW.

TOSS TO JIM-OMNI ANIBOX

HERE IT IS.

SANDY STRETCHING A WHOPPING 7-HUNDRED MILES IN DIAMETER.

ABOUT TO SLING A LOT OF WEATHER ON THE NORTHERN STATES.

WE'LL CHECK IN WITH NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IN TWO MINUTES FOR ALL THOSE FLIGHTS CANCELED IN AND OUT OF THE NORTH.

BUT FIRST HERE'S JIM REIF.

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.

A little bit of a chill is back in the air this Monday as temperatures start in the low to mid 60s and only end up warming into the low 70s by the afternoon.

Hurricane Sandy's massive circulation is partly responsible for tapping into this cool, dry air and drawing it south. Look for this refreshing, air-conditioned northerly flow to continue through the day, keeping temperatures several degrees below today's average.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as well. A stiff, cool breeze will come in swiftly out of the northwest at 15 mph with some higher gusts up to 20-25 mph.

Several patchy clouds will float through our sky a times, but a nice mix of sunshine is also expected.

A few clouds will linger tonight, which will end up being the coolest night of the week. Temperatures across urban Southwest Florida should cool into the mid 50s while spots farther north and deeper inland dip into the low 50s and perhaps even upper 40s.

Tuesday will be another cool but pleasant day featuring low humidity, lots of sunshine, and highs in the low 70s. Winds should slack up a little Tuesday, but the breeze will remain rather stiff.

A gradual warming trend starts Wednesday as temperatures warm up to 80. Daytime highs Thursday and Friday will be a few notches warmer with afternoon temperatures ranging from the low to mid 80s.

A weak cool front will slide into the area Thursday, which will produce more clouds and even some isolated showers. The front eases to our south Friday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky, highs in the low 80s, and dry conditions, which look to hold all the way into the upcoming weekend.

SANDY TODAY DANIELLE LIVE-TRX 2SHOT

THANKS JIM.

THE CENTER OF SANDY IS SET TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY SOMETIME TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.

SANDY TODAY DANIELLE LIVE-PKG

VIOLENT WAVES POWERED BY HURRICANE SANDY ARE CRASHING ALONG THE COAST ALREADY THREATENING HOMES

NATS

IN CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY THE RIDING TIDE IS BURYING STREETS IN WATER.

NATS

AS THE STORM TAKES DEAD AIM ON THE HEAVILY POPULATED NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES, OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

Ct. :xx -:xx

"All of the weather forecasts of the past few days appear to coming to pass. we still expect all of the bad things we've been talking about to happen."

THE MONSTER STORM STRETCHES MORE THAN 800 MILES WIDE. AS IT COLLIDES WITH TWO WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS.

60 MILLION PEOPLE ARE NOW BRACING FOR ITS FORCE.

"Hope for the best and expect the worst."

Thousands in low lying parts of NEW YORK and new jersey are under mandatory evacuations.

"Unfortunately this is two years in a row so I planned ahead."

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Has stopped-- THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM included

THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST AIRPORTS ARE CLOSED AND THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS CANCELED NATIONWIDE.

THE STORM COULD DUMP WIND AND RAIN FOR 36 HOURS CAUSING WIDE SPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

"I've done the grocery shopping, gotten the flash lights have some candles,"

EMERGENCY SUPPLIES PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BEAR A LINGERING SANDY.

FLIGHTS CANCELED KELLY LIVE-OC TRX DBX LIVE

SANDY ALSO IMPACTING AIR TRAVEL ON THE EAST COAST.

LOTS OF CANCELLED FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS AT THE AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON.

FLIGHTS CANCELED KELLY LIVE-LIVE U

FLIGHTS CANCELED KELLY LIVE-VO

FLIGHTS CANCELED KELLY LIVE-LIVE U

CAPE HOUSE FIRE CLIFTON LIVE-OC TRX DBX LIVE

THANKS KELLY.

OUR COVERAGE OF SANDY CONTINUES IN TEN MINUTES.

MEANTIME - IN CAPE CORAL, FAMILY IS SAVED FROM A FIRE BY THEIR DOG.

THE FIRE HAPPENED IN THE 900 BLOCK OF SOUTH EAST 4TH PLACE AROUND 3:30 THIS MORNING.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS AT THE HOUSE.

CAPE HOUSE FIRE CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

CAPE HOUSE FIRE CLIFTON LIVE-PKG

TO DEBBIE YASBECK, HER THREE YEAR OLD HUSKY NAMED MADDOX, IS A HERO.

SOT: DEBBIE YASBECK, HOMEOWNER "My dog saved the day, he is our hero, all of ours, absolutely."

AT 3:30 THIS MORNING, FLAMES WERE POURING OUT OF THIS HOME'S GARAGE.

DEBBIE AND HER FAMILY WERE FAST ASLEEP.

IT WAS MADDOX'S BARK, THAT LET THEM KNOW THERE WAS TROUBLE.

SOT: "We heard the dog, my husband thought there was maybe a opossum out back, I said go check, he saw the flames, I have my mother who is 88, my sister and my nephew all live with us so I went to the back of the house knocked on the doors and got them out."

DEBBIE IS BEING TOLD HER HOME IS MORE THAN LIKELY A COMPLETE LOSS.

BUT, FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S THE LOSS OF HOLIDAY LANDMARK.

SOT: "this house represents Halloween in the neighborhood."

IT'S KNOWN AS THE HALLOWEEN HOUSE.

EVERY YEAR, DEBBIE AND HER FAMILY GO ALL OUT FOR HALLOWEEN.

THEY DECORATE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

WITH LIGHTS, INFLATABLES AND A SMALL HAUNTED TRAIL.

PEOPLE COME FROM NEIGHBORHOODS ALL OVER TO TRICK OR TREAT HERE.

LAST YEAR, THEY GAVE OUT 400 BAGS OF CANDY.

SOT: "The street's closed from one end to the other, they come on hay carts, 20 to 30 kids on a cart, it's like a block party out here, they just have a riot. it's gone.

CAPE HOUSE FIRE CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

A CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION WHILE HELPING THE FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME.

BUT WE'RE TOLD HE'S GOING TO BE FINE.

RIGHT NOW, DEBBIE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THE 400 BAGS OF CANDY SHE PUT TOGETHER IS STILL GOOD.

IF SO, SHE SAYS THEY MAY JUST GO TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE TO PASS OUT CANDY TO KIDS ON HALLOWEEN.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

EARLY VOTING CHAD LIVE-SS TOPS DBX LIVE

THANKS CLIFTON.

TALKING POLITICS NOW.

8 DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION!

EARLY VOTING CHAD LIVE-REM LIVE

SHOW LINE WRAPPED AROUND BUILDING

THIS IS THE BUSIEST OF THE FIVE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN LEE COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING CHAD LIVE-VO

CHECK OUT THAT SIGN - IT SAYS FROM THIS POINT - THERE IS A TWO AND A HALF HOUR WAIT.

EARLY VOTING RUNS FROM 7 IN THE MORNING UNTIL SEVEN AT NIGHT.

I JUST SPOKE WITH LEE COUNTY'S SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGON - SHE TELLS ME LEE COUNTY SET AN EARLY VOTING RECORD FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS.

HER ADVICE - READ THE SAMPLE BALLOT AND BRING IT WITH YOU SO YOU KNOW HOW TO MARK YOUR BALLOT.

EARLY VOTING CHAD LIVE-SOT SS

:00:57:23

"wait in line outside for about 25 minutes inside and was seated & waited just about an hour." Chad: "Was this the first time you've seen the ballot?" Jane: "I had seen the sample ballot." Did that help? "It did help. There's a lot of amendments there's a lot to read." 38

THIS IS DAY THREE OF EARLY VOTING.

EARLY VOTING CHAD LIVE-REM LIVE

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT IN LINE DURING EARLY VOTING.

YOU CAN STILL VOTE BY MAIL.

YOU HAVE UNTIL THIS WEDNESDAY TO REQUEST A MAIL-IN BALLOT.

YOU CAN DO THAT OVER THE PHONE OR IN PERSON AT YOUR ELECTIONS OFFICE.

CHAR CO COLD CASE CHARLIE LIVE-TRX SS LIVE

THANKS CHAD.

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE ANNOUNCED IT HAS SOLVED AN 11 YEAR OLD COLD CASE.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE PHIL BARR AND DAVID MCMANNIS MURDERED TARA SIDDA-ROVICH.

CHAR CO COLD CASE CHARLIE LIVE-REM LIVE

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING THE SHERIFF SAID NEW EVIDENCE LED INVESTIGATORS TO CHARGE DAVID MCMANNIS AND PHILLIP BARR WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

CHAR CO COLD CASE CHARLIE LIVE-VO

19-YEAR OLD TARA SIDAROVICH WENT MISSING ON OCTOBER FIRST 2001. HER BODY WAS FOUND 10 MONTHS LATER IN THE WOODS IN SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

DETECTIVES QUESTIONED MCMANNIS AND BARR INITIALLY, BUT THEY WERE NEVER CHARGED.

CHAR CO COLD CASE CHARLIE LIVE-SOT

SOT Sharon McPhillips, Tara's Mother 23 seconds

CHAR CO COLD CASE CHARLIE LIVE-REM LIVE

THE SHERIFF IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLICS HELP TODAY. AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR PHILLIP BARR. HE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND IS LAST KNOWN TO BE IN VERMONT OR NEW YORK.

IF UOU HAVE ANY INFO, CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.

1-800-780-8477

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

THANKS CHARLIE.

COVERAGE OF SANDY CONTINUES IN THREE MINUTES.

WAVES POUND VIRGINIA BEACH THIS AFTERNOON.

SANDY ON TRACK TO COLLIDE WITH A WINTER STORM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST.

NBC2 HURRICANE EXPERT, JIM REIF IS TRACKING THE STORMS - HE'LL HAVE A FULL UPDATE.

PLUS TEAM COVERAGE HERE IN THE STUDIO.

NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS MONITORING THE WEB.

SHOTS OF SANDY FROM THE EAST COAST.

TZ1 A) SANDY COVERAGE-VO

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.

A little bit of a chill is back in the air this Monday as temperatures start in the low to mid 60s and only end up warming into the low 70s by the afternoon.

Hurricane Sandy's massive circulation is partly responsible for tapping into this cool, dry air and drawing it south. Look for this refreshing, air-conditioned northerly flow to continue through the day, keeping temperatures several degrees below today's average.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as well. A stiff, cool breeze will come in swiftly out of the northwest at 15 mph with some higher gusts up to 20-25 mph.

Several patchy clouds will float through our sky a times, but a nice mix of sunshine is also expected.

A few clouds will linger tonight, which will end up being the coolest night of the week. Temperatures across urban Southwest Florida should cool into the mid 50s while spots farther north and deeper inland dip into the low 50s and perhaps even upper 40s.

Tuesday will be another cool but pleasant day featuring low humidity, lots of sunshine, and highs in the low 70s. Winds should slack up a little Tuesday, but the breeze will remain rather stiff.

A gradual warming trend starts Wednesday as temperatures warm up to 80. Daytime highs Thursday and Friday will be a few notches warmer with afternoon temperatures ranging from the low to mid 80s.

A weak cool front will slide into the area Thursday, which will produce more clouds and even some isolated showers. The front eases to our south Friday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky, highs in the low 80s, and dry conditions, which look to hold all the way into the upcoming weekend.

SANDY INTERACTIVE NICK-2SHOT TRX TRAFFIC

THANKS JIM.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF HURRICANE SANDY THIS AFTERNOON.

NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS MONITORING THE WEB FOR US.

SANDY INTERACTIVE NICK-MITTO TRAFFIC

STACEY -- HEATHER.

HOW MANY TWEETS DO YOU THINK HAVE COME OUT ABOUT SANDY IN JUST THE LAST 24 HOURS?

THE ANSWER IS ------

BUT IT'S NOT JUST TWITTER!

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YOU-TUBE VIDEO WE FOUND SHOWING SOMEONE TRYING TO WALK THROUGH THE WATER.

NICK AD LIBS ABOUT VIDEO

NICK AD LIBS ABOUT IMAGE

NICK AD LIBS ABOUT SECOND IMAGE.

SANDY DISNEY CRUISE-VO

Friday

Off the coast of Miami

--VO SCRIPT --

A dream trip on a Disney Cruise turned into a nightmare for passengers Friday when they ran into high seas from Hurricane Sandy.

Doctor David Evans shot this video as the ship sailed near Miami.

Evans said at one point the "ship tilted so far to the right that the furniture moved across our room."

The captain told passengers to stay in their cabins to be safe, according to Evans.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

SANDY ISN'T JUST A THREAT FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND MITT ROMNEY NOW FOCUS ON THE STORM.

IN 3 MINUTES.THE POLITICS OF SANDY.

TZ2 A) POLITICS OF SANDY-VO SAT TO BREAK

POLITICS OF SANDY-2 SHOT

TODAY WE'RE GETTING A BETTER IDEA OF JUST HOW BIG SANDY IS.

WITH ELECTION DAY FAST-APPROACHING, BOTH CANDIDATES SHIFT THEIR FOCUS TO THE STORM.

POLITICS OF SANDY-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

THE BEAUTY OF BEING A PRESIDENT AND A CANDIDATE IS THAT WHEN A MONSTER STORM STALKS THE EAST COAST, YOU CAN RUN OVER TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND BE SEEN AS A PRESIDENT ON THE JOB, WHICH ALSO WORKS IF YOU'RE RE-APPLYING.

"It's so important for us to respond big and respond fast."

THE PRESIDENT CANCELED HIS CAMPAIGN TRIP TUESDAY TO COLORADO, A SWING STATE BUT FAR BEYOND THE REACH OF HURRICANE SANDY.

STILL, HIS PEOPLE SAY THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO STAY HOME AND MONITOR THINGS. WHICH ONE REPUHLICAN FOUND INTERESTING

"You'll notice he's cancelling his trips over the hurricane. He did not cancel his trips over Benghazi."

BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT CONTENDER MITT ROMNEY CANCELLED APPEARANCES IN THE WEATHER-THREATENED SWING STATE OF VIRGINIA, SO AS NOT TO CHEW UP RESOURCES AND OTHERWISE GET IN THE WAY OF STORM PREPERATIONS.

BUT SUPPOSE THEY HELD AN ELECTION AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS OUT.

"The state board of elections is already planning for extended hours in advance for absentee voting, and it's now a priority, moved up to the same level as hospitals and police stations to have power restored."

AND WHAT ABOUT STATES WHERE THE POLLS ARE OPEN? THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS ALREADY CANCELLED EARLY VOTING ON MONDAY.

WHAT THESE STORM-DRIVEN TIME-OUTS WILL MEAN FOR THE ELECTION EVEN STUMPS MASTER POLITICOS.

"Obviously, we want unfettered access to the polls, because we believe that the more people come out, the better we're going to do, and so to the extent that it makes it harder, you know, that's a source of concern. But I don't know how all the politics will sort out."

WHICH BRINGS US TO THE ROMNEY/RYAN TICKET: THEY ARE NOT IN POWER AND CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION.

"I know that right now some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm about to hit the coast, and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way."

JUST THE FORECAST OF A POTENTIAL DISASTER CAN MAKE POLITICS LOOK SMALL.

SO FAR, THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN HAS STOPPED FUNDRAISING EMAILS INTO AFFECTED STATES, MADE A CAMPAIGN BUS AVAILABLE FOR RELIEF EFFORTS, STARTED TAKING UP COLLECTIONS IN CAMPAIGN OFFICES, AND PUT UP A BLOG WITH WEATHER-RELATED ADVICE.

AND THE ITINERARY MAY CHANGE.

OPTICS ARE TRICKY SAID ONE TOP REPUBLICAN WHO ADDS THE SCHEDULE MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT THE STORM DOES.

A DISASTER SOMEWHERE WOULD MAKE CAMPAIGNING ANYWHERE DIFFICULT.

MIXING POLITICS AND WEATHER IS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE UNKNOWN

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

OUR COVERAGE OF SANDY CONTINUES IN TWO MINUTES.

TZ3 A) TRACKING SANDY-VO

TZ3 B) FORECLOSURE HELP-VO

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS TO BREAK

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WX JIM-OMNI WX WALL

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.

A little bit of a chill is back in the air this Monday as temperatures start in the low to mid 60s and only end up warming into the low 70s by the afternoon.

Hurricane Sandy's massive circulation is partly responsible for tapping into this cool, dry air and drawing it south. Look for this refreshing, air-conditioned northerly flow to continue through the day, keeping temperatures several degrees below today's average.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as well. A stiff, cool breeze will come in swiftly out of the northwest at 15 mph with some higher gusts up to 20-25 mph.

Several patchy clouds will float through our sky a times, but a nice mix of sunshine is also expected.

A few clouds will linger tonight, which will end up being the coolest night of the week. Temperatures across urban Southwest Florida should cool into the mid 50s while spots farther north and deeper inland dip into the low 50s and perhaps even upper 40s.

Tuesday will be another cool but pleasant day featuring low humidity, lots of sunshine, and highs in the low 70s. Winds should slack up a little Tuesday, but the breeze will remain rather stiff.

A gradual warming trend starts Wednesday as temperatures warm up to 80. Daytime highs Thursday and Friday will be a few notches warmer with afternoon temperatures ranging from the low to mid 80s.

A weak cool front will slide into the area Thursday, which will produce more clouds and even some isolated showers. The front eases to our south Friday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky, highs in the low 80s, and dry conditions, which look to hold all the way into the upcoming weekend.

SANDY CITY SHUTDOWN-2 SHOT

THANKS JIM.

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

I'M HEATHER TURCO.

WE'RE TRACKING HURRICANE SANDY THIS AFTERNOON.

IN FOUR MINUTES NBC2'S NICK CILETTI JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST VIDEO FROM THE EAST COAST.

BUT FIRST, CITIES UP NORTH ARE ON LOCKDOWN BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

THE MID-ATLANTIC BRACES FOR IMPACT.

SANDY CITY SHUTDOWN-PKG

SCRIPT:

THIS MORNING, THE *LARGEST* TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY -- *SHUT DOWN*

THREATS OF MASSIVE FLOODING CLOSING NY'S 850 MILES OF SUBWAYS, TRAINS AND

BUSES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AFFECTING SOME 9 MILLION COMMUTERS.

SOT CUOMO: this is nothing to play with, this is nothing to take lightly.

TRACK 2: 18 SECONDS; HITS AT 0:17

GFX: NEW YORK CITY TRAINS ARE *ESPECIALLY* VULNERABLE TO FLOODS AND DAMAGE

AS THE UNDERGROUND STATIONS LIE *UNDER* THE WATER LINE.

OVERNIGHT, THE M-T-A SAYS IT PREPPED WITH 300 PUMP ROOMS AND PORTABLE TRACK

PUMPS TO DEAL WITH THE *WORST CASE* SCENARIO -- WATER DAMAGE CAUSING

COMMUTERS TO BE STRANDED *INDEFINITELY*.

SOT CUOMO 1025: WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT AND THEN HAVE A REAL

PROBLEM GETTING THE SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING.

TRACK 3: 10 SECONDS; HITS AT 0:40

MAJOR CITIES UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST ARE TAKING SIMILAR PRECAUTIONS --

NEW JERSEY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT MOVES NEARLY ONE MILLION COMMUTERS EVERY

DAY ALSO COMING TO A HALT.

SOT CHRISTIE: NJ TRANSIT HAS IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. FOLKS NEED TO BE

PREPARED TO STAY HOME AND STAY SAFE.

TRACK 4: 6 SECONDS; HITS AT 0:57

IN PHILADELPHIA, NEARLY THREE-HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND COMMUTERS ARE

LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO GET AROUND THIS MORNING.

TRACK 5: 6 SECONDS; HITS AT 1:04

AND FURTHER SOUTH IN DC, THE WASHINGTON METRO IS CLOSED OFF FOR SOME EIGHT

SANDY CITY SHUTDOWN-OC

JOSH ELLIOTT REPORTING.

FOR NEW YORK, IT'S ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CITY'S HISTORY TO SHUT DOWN.

SANDY STORM SURGE-OC

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE SANDY.

SANDY STORM SURGE-PKG

SCRIPT:

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TRACK 1: 4 SECONDS, 0:01-0:04

SANDY'S STORM SURGE WILL BE WIND AND WATER AT THEIR WORST.

SOT Jim Dickey / Meterologist, Accuweather

175417 "We're talking the ocean literally coming inland here, causing some

massive flooding so that likely the biggest threat to loss of life."

TRACK 2: 20 SECONDS, 0:12- 0:32 5:35:00 4 5

STORM SURGE FORCES BODIES OF WATER HIGHER AND FARTHER THAN NORMAL - WE'RE

TALKING 10, 15 FEET, OR EVEN HIGHER. AN EXTREMELY DEADLY WALL OF WATER

POWERFULLY INVADING INLAND AREAS, SURGE-EFFECT CLAIMS 90 PERCENT OF ALL

HURRICANE DEATHS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SANDY WITH HER HIGH WINDS ARE

GETTING A HEAD START: A FULL MOON.

TRACK 3: 22 SECONDS 0:32- 0:54 6

DURING A FULL MOON, GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON THE OCEAN IS AT ITS

STRONGEST, PRODUCING UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES.ADDING UP TO 2-4 FEET, BEFORE

SANDY EVEN GETS HERE. ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE.RESIDENTS DUG IN--

CREATING PROTECTIVE SAND BERMS. LONG ISLANDERS SEALED UP WINDOWS AND LINED

STREETS WITH SAND BAGS-- *ANYTHING* TO STOP A FIST FROM THE SEA WITH THE

FULL WEIGHT OF THE OCEAN BEHIND IT.

SOT MOS

18:09:22 WE PACKED 35 SANDBAGS AND BROUGHT THEM BACK TO THE HOUSE AND WE PUT

PLASTIC AND SAND BAGS AND BOARDED UP.

TRACK 4: 20 SECONDS 1:02-1:21 7 9

SANDY COULD TURN LOWER MANHATTAN INTO A VIRTUAL FLOOD ZONE, WITH

EXPERTS PREDICTING CONSIDERABLE INLAND FLOODING IN AN AREA THAT HAS LITTLE

ELEVATION. LAST YEAR, HURRICANE IRENE HAD LESS THAN FIVE FEET OF

SURGE, BUT JUST THAT EXTRA WIND COMBINING WITH A FULL MOON TIDE MADE

SANDY TOUR NICK-2SHOT TRX OBX NEWSROOM

CHRIS CUOMO IN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON.

LOTS OF VIDEO AND PICTURES ARE COMING IN FROM PEOPLE ALONG THE EAST COAST TODAY.

TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH NBC2'S NICK CILETTI.

SANDY TOUR NICK-NEWSROOM VO

HEATHER.STACEY.

HURRICANE SANDY IS REALLY DELIVERING A WHOLLOP TO THE JERSEY SHOE THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE SOME BRAND NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU.

TAKE A LOOK.

FLOODING HAS ALREADY STARTED AT SOME SPOTS ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE WHERE OFFICIALS HAVE ORDERED A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF BARRIER ISLANDS.

FORECASTERS SAY THE STORM COULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE JERSEY COAST TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

THE STORM IS PREDICTED TO LINGER OVER THE AREA FOR A LONG TIME. CAUSING RECORD FLOODING.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE URGED EVERYONE IN THE AREA TO GET TO SAFER, HIGHER GROUND.

SANDY WEB PUSH-OC BNR

THANKS NICK.

OF COURSE WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW SANDY TODAY IN OUR NEWSCASTS.

FORECLOSURE HELP-OC

SWITCHING GEARS NOW.

THERE'S STILL HELP FOR ANYBODY FEARING FORECLOSURE TODAY.

THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDED ITS DEADLINE TO REVIEW MISTAKES MADE BY LENDERS.

FORECLOSURE HELP-PKG

"We were able to do the american dream. we worked hard. and we made it. and now they're saying get out."

HENRY WILLIAMS AND HIS WIFE RHONDA HAVE LIVED IN THEIR VIRGINIA HOME FOR 12 YEARS MAKING MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.

BUT HENRY WILLIAMS BECAME ILL. HAD KIDNEY SURGERY. AND WAS LAID OFF FROM HIS JOB.

THEN, THE WILLIAMS SAY, THOSE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THE WILLIAMS WERE BEING FORECLOSED ON.

"They said 30 days you have to be gone."

BUT IS THEIR FORECLOSURE FAIR? COULD THEIR LENDER HAVE MADE A MISTAKE? THAT'S JUST WHAT A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED THE INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW WANTS TO KNOW, AND THE FEDS THINK SO MANY HOMEOWNERS MAY BE VICTIMS OF LENDER MISTAKES IT HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR REVIEW TILL DECEMBER 31ST.

BUT FIGURING THE INS AND OUTS OF FORECLOSURE IS OVERWHELMING SO CONSUMERS LIKE THE WILLIAMS COME HERE. A HUD-APPROVED NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT OFFERS FREE HELP.

RONALD CLARKSON SAYS HOMEOWNERS CAN GET MONEY BACK.

"It could be a person who lost maybe a thousand dollars as a result of the process or someone who lost their home with a couple hundred thousand dollars you know people are getting checks in the mail as a result of this free process."

FORECLOSURE REVIEW IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST 2009 AND DECEMBER 31ST 2010.

HUD-APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. AND REMEMBER, IT'S FREE. IF SOMEONE TRIES TO CHARGE YOU FOR HELP. IT'S LIKELY A SCAM.

FORECLOSURE HELP-OC BNR

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

FOR INFORMATION ON THE INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW - CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

CAPE CRA-VO

TODAY IN CAPE CORAL,

LEADERS WILL VOTE ON THE FUTURE OF THE CITY'S REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

IT'S A MOVE TO SAVE THE CAPE MONEY.

SOME DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS SAY PLACING THE C-R-A AT CITY HALL DEFEATS ITS PURPOSE.

CAPE OFFICIALS SAY CITY HALL IS THE C-R-A'S RIGHTFUL HOME.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

FOR WOMEN IT CAN STRIKE AT ANY AGE.

A REMINDER ABOUT THE DANGERS OF BREAST CANCER THIS AFTERNOON.

A YOUNG MOTHER SHARES HER STORY -

TACKLING THE DISEASE AT just 32-YEARS-OLD.

PLUS THIS,

"Actually I was screaming for a while and then I went to go find my mom. And then she started screaming and then we went to go wake up our dad."

GOOD SCREAMING!

A RARE STORY OUT OF CALIFORNIA TODAY.

NOT ONE - BUT TWO PERFECT SCORES ON THE S-A-T.

MEET THE TWINS WITH A LOT OF BRAINPOWER!

AND OUR COVERAGE OF HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TODAY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT ___.

NBC2 HURRICANE EXPERT, JIM REIF HAS A FULL UPDATE IN FIVE MINUTES.

TZ4 A) YOUNG BREAST CANCER-VO WIPE

TZ4 B) PERFECT SAT TWINS-SOTVO WIPE

PERFECT SAT TWINS-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

A SET OF TWINS IN CALIFORNIA HAS SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT.

THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS MAKE THE SAME SCORE ON THE S-A-T.

AND WHAT'S MORE AMAZING - THEY'RE PERFECT SCORES!

PERFECT SAT TWINS-PKG

24-HUNDRED IS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE YOU CAN GET ON THE SAT.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE SCORE ACHIEVED BY TWO TWIN SISTERS.

TINA AND MARIE VACHOVSKY WERE BORN TOGETHER, PLAY PIANO TOGETHER AND EVEN PLAY TENNIS TOGETHER.

AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY GOT PERFECT SCORES ON THE SAT TOGETHER.

S/Tina Vachovsky/Perfect SAT score:14-:20

"Actually I was screaming for a while and then I went to go find my mom. And then she started screaming and then we went to go wake up our dad."

S/Ivan Vachovsky, Marie and Tina's Father:22-:26

I thought the house is on fire. I asked, is the house on fire? they said '24' and then I started yelling too."

THE RESULT WAS EVEN BETTER FOR MARIE, WHO SCORED LOWER THAN HER SISTER THE FIRST TIME. 2170 VERSUS TINA'S 2210.

SHE WORRIED IT WOULD LOOK BAD ON HER COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

S/Marie Vachovksy/Perfect SAT score:43-:50

"Before she had a higher score so it was like, any college I apply to there's gonna be a better version of me, because there's someone with a higher SAT score that's almost the same in everything else."

Was it a natural gift?

The girls certainly have incredible mental capacity, being good students, very talented painters, and musicians.

They say they studied, but not too much, lots of vocabulary.

But the key is to understand how the questions are asked and what answer they're pointing to.

S/Marie and Tina Vachovsky/Perfect SAT scores 1:09-1:15

PERFECT SAT TWINS-2 SHOT

CHRIS CHAMP REPORTING.

BOTH TEENS WANT TO GO TO STANFORD.

THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED ON THEIR CAREERS YET.

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.

A little bit of a chill is back in the air this Monday as temperatures start in the low to mid 60s and only end up warming into the low 70s by the afternoon.

Hurricane Sandy's massive circulation is partly responsible for tapping into this cool, dry air and drawing it south. Look for this refreshing, air-conditioned northerly flow to continue through the day, keeping temperatures several degrees below today's average.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as well. A stiff, cool breeze will come in swiftly out of the northwest at 15 mph with some higher gusts up to 20-25 mph.

Several patchy clouds will float through our sky a times, but a nice mix of sunshine is also expected.

A few clouds will linger tonight, which will end up being the coolest night of the week. Temperatures across urban Southwest Florida should cool into the mid 50s while spots farther north and deeper inland dip into the low 50s and perhaps even upper 40s.

Tuesday will be another cool but pleasant day featuring low humidity, lots of sunshine, and highs in the low 70s. Winds should slack up a little Tuesday, but the breeze will remain rather stiff.

A gradual warming trend starts Wednesday as temperatures warm up to 80. Daytime highs Thursday and Friday will be a few notches warmer with afternoon temperatures ranging from the low to mid 80s.

A weak cool front will slide into the area Thursday, which will produce more clouds and even some isolated showers. The front eases to our south Friday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky, highs in the low 80s, and dry conditions, which look to hold all the way into the upcoming weekend.

YOUNG BREAST CANCER-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

THANKS JIM.

OCTOBER IS A TIME FOR ALL WOMEN TO CONSIDER THEIR HEALTH.

ONE WOMAN'S STORY IS A SOBERING REMINDER THAT BREAST CANCER HAS NO AGE LIMIT.

YOUNG BREAST CANCER-PKG

"Oh good kick!"

THEY SAY A MOTHER'S LOVE IS ETERNAL.

"Smile!"

DARINA O'HARRAN IS HERE TODAY TO SHARE LOVING MOMENTS WITH HER 3 KIDS. BECAUSE OF HER OWN MOTHER.

"You remember the phone call."

LAST YEAR, HER MOM'S BREAST CANCER CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. AND THAT DIAGNOSIS CAUSED THIS 32 YEAR OLD TO HAVE A PRECAUTIONARY MAMMOGRAM.

"I didn't have a lump. I didn't have any thoughts that I had cancer and I was young and they found cancer cells."

HER CANCER WAS STAGE 3. DARINA WENT THROUGH 6 ROUNDS OF CHEMO AND 33 ROUNDS OF RADIATION.

INTENSE TREATMENT. JUST MONTHS AFTER NURSING HER SON.

"I was walking out of my oncologists office with my stroller and one year old and someone else was walking by with their mother and I thought this isn't how it's supposed to be. I'm not supposed to be the patient here."

DR. KRISTEN RICE IS AN ONCOLOGIST. SHE SAYS WOMEN NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS DISEASE HAS NO AGE LIMITS. YOUNG MOMS ARE NOT IMMUNE.

"I have a fair number of 40 somethings in my clinic a couple of 30 somethings and even some 20 somethings."

WHILE ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS BECOME ROUTINE AFTER WOMEN HIT 40. DR RICE SAYS MONTHLY EXAMS ARE ESSENTIAL.

"I think it's important to know your body and know your lumps and bumps so you can know when there is a change, so you can pursue it and do something about it."

THEY ARE WORDS TO LIVE BY DARINA SAYS. SHE'S NOW CANCER FREE AND GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY MOMENT.

PANDAS IN SINGAPORE-VO

CHRISTINE HAAS REPORTING.

TURNING TO SINGAPORE THIS AFTERNOON,

TWO GIANT PANDAS ARE ADJUSTING TO THEIR NEW HOME.

THEY ARRIVED AT THE ZOO LAST MONTH FROM CHINA.

THE TWO WERE SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND THEY SEEM TO BE IN GOOD SPIRITS!

SPIDER CRASHES NEWSCAST-NATS VO

IT'S A FITTING STORY JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN.

AN ANCHOR IN IDAHO GETS A VISIT ON THE DESK SO-TO-SPEAK.

WATCH THIS.

anchor talking - spider drops!

DID YOU SEE THE SPIDER DROP INTO FRAME!

TODD KUNZ SAYS HE NOTICED THE CREEPY CRAWLER DURING A PREVIOUS STORY.

TO HIS CREDIT HE KEPT HIS COMPOSURE AS THE INSECT DROPPED INTO VIEW.

DC NATIONAL XMAS TREE-VO

THERE'S A NEW TREE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!

CREWS PLANTED THIS GIANT COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT REPLACES THE TREE THAT WAS REMOVED IN MA,Y AFTER IT DIED FROM TRANSPLANT SHOCK.

GIANTS WIN-NATSVO WIPE

LOTS OF HAPPY GIANTS FANS THIS AFTERNOON.

SAN FRANCISCO SWEEPS THE TIGERS TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES.

nats of cheers

THIS WAS THE SCENE IN THE CITY'S MISSION DISTRICT LAST NIGHT.

SOMEONE LIT A BONFIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

GIANTS HIGHLIGHTS-VOTOPS

M-V-P PABLO SANDOVAL LED THE SERIES FOR THE GIANTS.

THEY BEAT THE DETROIT TIGERS 4 TO 3 LAST NIGHT IN 10 ININGS.

STATUE OF LIBERTY OPENED-VO

AFTER A YEAR LONG RENOVATION, LADY LIBERTY IS READY FOR THE PUBLIC!

BUT THE LANDMARK WILL REMAIN CLOSED A FEW MORE DAYS BECAUSE OF SANDY.

THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE STATUE'S CROWN WERE REPLACED.

AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESS TO THE OBSERVATION DECK WAS ADDED.

OFFICIALS EXPECT TO RESUME TOURS WEDNESDAY.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

NBC-2 TRACKING SANDY AS IT LASHES THE EAST COAST.

WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS THE EAST COAST BRACES FOR THE WORST.

PLUS - IS AN UPSWING IN THE ECONOMY BRINGING MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE STUDY THAT SHOWS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO.

AND - A DEADLY INFECTION KILLS A QUARTER OF THE NATION'S BABIES EACH YEAR.

WHAT DOCTORS ARE DOING TO SPOT THE ILLNESS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

A) sandy latest-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) illegal immigration-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) detecting deadly newborn infection-VOTOPS TO BR

SANDY RSW-TRXVO TOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON.

ALL EYES ARE ON HURRICANE SANDY AS THE STORM MOVES IN ON THE NORTHEAST.

EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

JUST EIGHT DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION AND EARLY VOTING IN FLORIDA IS IN FULL SWING.

MANY ARE STANDING IN LONG LINES IN LEE COUNTY TODAY, SOME WAITING TWO HOURS OR MORE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT.

CHARCO COLD CASE-VOTOPS

INVESTIGATORS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SAY THEY'VE SOLVED A COLD CASE 11-YEARS-OLD.

POLICE HAVE ARRESTED ONE MAN DAVID MCMANNIS, AND ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, PHILLIP BARR.

TOP STORY 4-VOTOPS

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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