NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

A) BRICKTOWN FIRE-VO TOPS

SANDY'S INFERNO.

B) HOBOKEN DAMAGE-TRX SOT VO

i looked up the street and said to my husband i think the ocean is coming down the street

WATER WOES.

TOMS RIVER DAMAGE-2 SHOT VO

TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TOURING THE DAMAGE IN NEW JERSEY WITH REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.BUT HE WON'T BE HEADED ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER TO NEW YORK.

THATS BECAUSE NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ASKED THE PRESIDENT NOT TO COME AND DELAY THE RECOVERY PROCESS IN THE BIG APPLE.

TOMS RIVER DAMAGE-SAT LIVE

TOMS RIVER DAMAGE-PKG

TOMS RIVER DAMAGE-SAT LIVE

TREE UPROOTED-NATS TOPS VO

uh oh uh oh.tree falls

MORE AMAZING VIDEOS THIS MORNING COURTESY OF THE WRATH OF SANDY.

CLEANUP AND RECOVERY CONTINUES DESPITE DANGEROUS SCENES LIKE THIS ACROSS THE EAST COAST.

SUBWAY TUNNEL-TRX VO TOPS

BUT PARTS OF THE BIG APPLE REMAIN STOPPED IN their TRACKS.

SEVEN SUBWAY TUNNELS REMAIN FLOODED AND IT COULD BE DAYS UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS BACK UP AND RUNNING.

HELICOPTER RESCUE-TRX VO TOPS

DID YOU EVER EXPECT TO SEE THIS SCENE IN NEW YORK CITY?

TAKE A LOOK NEW VIDEO IS OUT SHOWING A DRAMATIC RESCUE OF FIVE ADULTS AND ONE CHILD WHO WERE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOUSES DUE TO RISING WATERS.

POWERLINE ZAPS CAR-TRX VO TOPS

POWER CONTINUES TO BE OUT FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION.

TAKE A LOOK.YOU CAN SEE THIS CAR BEING ELECTRIFIED BY A DOWNED POWER LINE IN BRICK TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

NO WORD ON WHETHER ANYONE WAS INJURED.

RSW FLIGHTS-ONCAM

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CATCH A FLIGHT TODAY OUT OF R-S-W IN LEE COUNTY.YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE FIRST.

AIRPORT MANAGERS TELL 21 FLIGHTS ARE CANCELLED TODAY

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX NATS TOPS VO SAT LIVE

nats of mcihael bloomberg ringing bell

TRADING RESUMED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WEDNESDAY AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS BECAUSE OF HURRICANE SANDY. NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG RAN THE OPENING BELL.

THE EXCHANGE IS RUNNING ON BACKUP GENERATORS SINCE POWER IS OUT IN LARGE PARTS OF DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN.

THE MARKET GOT OFF TO A GOOD START AFTER THE SHUTDOWN, WITH STOCKS MOVING HIGHER.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OC TRX

MORE LINES AND MORE WAITING FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING TO CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY FOR THE ELECTION.

THE RESPONSE FOR EARLY VOTING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN IMMENSE.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE JUST ACROSS FROM BELL TOWER SHOPS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

MORE EARLY VOTING-REM LIVE

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING AT THE SOUTH FORT MYERS LOCATION FOR UP TO 2 HOURS.

MORE EARLY VOTING-VO

WE'RE SEEING THE TOLL THE LONG WAIT IS TAKING ON SOME THOUGH.

JUST ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO, A MAN WITH A WALKER COLLAPSED AND HIT THE GROUND VERY HARD OUT HERE.

YESTERDAY SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED.

THIS WAS A CONCERN THAT ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE HAD ABOUT THE LONG LINES AND WAITING.

I TALKED TO SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON EARLIER.

MORE EARLY VOTING-SOT

MORE EARLY VOTING-REM LIVE

ELECTIONS OFFICIALS SEEING SOME PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T NEED IT USING THOSE WALK UP WINDOWS THOUGH.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE LINES FASTER BY USING THE WALK-UP WINDOWS TO GET ABSENTEE BALLOTS, THEN FILLING IT OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND HANDING IT IN.

THE LINE HERE TO GET THOSE ABSENTEE BALLOTS YESTERDAY WAS JUST AS LONG AS THE EARLY VOTING LINE.

SHARON HARRINGTON TODAY WHO WANTED TO STRESS THAT THIS LINE IS FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY.

ABSENTEE BALLOT LAST DAY-ONCAM

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

NOW REMEMBER, THIS IS TO HAVE THE BALLOT MAILED TO YOU.

YOU CAN STILL PICK UP AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE AFTER TODAY.

ALSO NOTE, EACH COUNTY HAS A DIFFERENT PROCESS OF REQUESTING.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN COLLIER YOU CAN REQUEST ONE ONLINE.

GONZALEZ IN LEE COUNTY-3 SS

THE MAN ARRESTED IN THE BRUTAL DEATH OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS NOW BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO FACE CHARGES.

AUTHORITIES ARRESTED LUIS GONZALEZ EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MEXICO.

HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING 25 YEAR OLD TIA POKLEMBA IN SAN CARLOS PARK FOUR YEARS AGO.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS RUN OVER AND LEFT FOR DEAD.

DEPUTIES BELIEVE SHE MET GONZALEZ AT A BAR AND LEFT WITH HIM -- AND THEY SAY HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DEATH.

GAS PRICES-CG

IT APPEARS HURRICANE SANDY ISN'T FORCING A JUMP IN GAS PRICES.

NEW NUMBERS OUT SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW AT $3.52.

THATS A DROP OF A PENNY SINCE YESTERDAY.

STATE WIDE DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.48.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN SWFL-CGRVL OC BNR

HAPPY HALLOWEEN-- ARE YOU READY TO GO TRICK OR TREATING?

THERE ARE SEVERAL HALLOWEEN EVENTS ON THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY.

FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH, IN NAPLES, IS HOSTING ITS SECOND ANNUAL "HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR ON FIFTH."

THE HOURS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN.

EDISON MALL, COCONUT POINT, AND

PORT CHARLOTTE TOWN CENTER, ARE EACH HOSTING FUN AND SAFE NIGHTS OF TRICK-OR-TREATING.

IF YOU MISSED THE HOURS FOR EACH EVENT, YOU CAN ALSO FIND THEM ON OUR WEB SITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

TEASE ONE--------

WHEN WILL THE SHOWS GO ON?

More than 8 million people lost power which means no one is

watching right now

SOME OF THE LATE NIGHT COMEDY SHOWS SOLDIER ON. DESPITE SANDY'S WRATH BUT OTHER TELEVISION SHOWS ARE IN THE DARK.

A) SANDY SHOWBIZ-2 SHOT NATS VO

WEATHER-STC

TIME LAPSE OF SANDY-VOTOPS

NEW AMAZING TIME LAPSE VIDEO OF THE DAY THAT SANDY SLAMMED INTO NEW YORK CITY.

THIS VIDEO WAS POSTED ONLINE BY SOMEONE WHO SET UP A CAMERA FACING THE SKYLINE.

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 SPOOK-tacular forecast"

After a cool start this morning, temperatures will be a bit warmer today compared to yesterdays high of 71°. Despite some cloud cover rolling in this morning, plan on another pleasant day across Southwest Florida with temperatures remaining below normal.

Through the late morning and early afternoon hours, a bit more sunshine will break through those clouds with partly sunny conditions for the rest of your Wednesday. Highs today will climb into the middle and upper 70s with a nice breeze out of the northwest. Winds won't be quiet as gusty today, however an occasional wind gust at 15 to 20mph isn't out of the question.

As we head into the evening hours, our skies will stay partly cloudy to mostly clear with mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will begin to drop into the upper 60s around sunset, so as your ghosts and goblins are getting ready to head out for some treats there will be a very slight chill in the air. Overnight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as most locations along the coast and urban corridor will drop into the lower 60s with spots deeper inland falling into the middle and upper 50s.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday keeping our skies partly sunny with a slight chance for a few spotty showers during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will continue to run in the upper 70s to near 80°. While this front, won't bring another dose of colder air, it will reinforce the pleasant weather we've already been seeing.

SANDY SHOWBIZ-VO IN PLASMA

WHILE THE TRAGEDY OF SANDY CONTINUES TO PLAY OUT.NEW YORK REMAINS THE late night ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL FOR MANY OF OUR TELEVISION SHOWS.

SO MANY OF US ARE ASKING WHEN CAN WE SEE THEM BACK TO NORMAL?

SANDY SHOWBIZ-PKG

SOT/Kimmel - More than 8 million people lost power which means no one is

watching right now

LEAVE IT TO THE GUYS ON LATE NIGHT TO BRING A LITTLE DRY HUMOR TO A VERY WET

SITUATION.

SOT/Letterman - I had to come in I used up all my sick days

SUPERSTORM SANDY FORCED JIMMY KIMMEL TO CANCEL HIS FIRST BROOKLYN SHOW ON

MONDAY. BUT HE WAS BACK TUESDAY-- THANKS TO A CAST OF NEW YORKERS, LIKE

HOWARD STERN

SOT/Howard Stern - I've been up since 4 o'clock in the morning, I did my

radio show and I was begging Jimmy to cancel the show / you were

AND THANKS TO THIS HISTORIC STORM.DAVID LETTERMAN WENT TWO NIGHTS WITHOUT

AN AUDIENCE

SOT/David Letterman - You knew about the storm but you came all the way to

New York anyway

SOT/Denzel Washington - I swam, I swam

WHILE JIMMY FALLON RETURNED TO A PACKED HOUSE AFTER HE TOO PLAYED TO AN

EMPTY STUDIO EARLIER THIS WEEK

SOT/Fallon - We had to do the show to a bunch empty seats or as Clint

Eastwood calls that a full house

OTHER NEW YORK BASED SHOWS DIDN'T FARE SO WELL.THE DAILY SHOW AND THE

COLBERT REPORT BOTH CANCELED TAPINGS WHILE SHOWS LIKE GOSSIP GIRL AND 666

PARK AVENUE WERE FORCED TO STOP SHOOTING. *IRONICALLY* THERE WAS EVEN TOO

MUCH WATER FOR THE EPIC RUSSELL CROWE BIBLICAL DRAMA "NOAH"

AND WHILE IT'S THE EAST COAST THAT'S LEFT DEALING WITH SANDY'S MESS -

HOLLYWOOD IS ALSO FEELING THE EFFECTS

SOT/Brody Brown, US Weekly - revenues were already down this past weekend

compared to where they were a year ago / and the subsequent closing of

hundreds of movie theaters in the northeast have only further hurt box

office revenues

BUT AS ALWAYS, THE SHOW, MUST GO ON.EVEN IF IT MEANS A TOP 10 LIST

SCRIBBLED BY HAND

SANDY DOWNED POWERLINE-TRX NATS VO

nats of power line buzzing

MORE AMAZING VIDEO COURTESY OF HURRICANE SANDY.

TELEVISION CREWS FROM NEW YORK CITY MANAGE TO CAPTURE THIS SPARKING POWER LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU CAN HEAR THE NOISE GENERATED FROM SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY.

SANDY BOAT ON TRACKS-TRX VO TOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS UNUSUAL DAMAGE INSIDE THIS NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.

BOATS AND CAR OWNERS ARE NOW CALLING THEIR INSURANCE AGENTS.

YOU CAN SEE BOATS STACKED UP ON CARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STATEN ISLAND STREET.

TEASE TWO-----

ROCKING THE STAGE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

oooh baracuda.play nats for 5 seconds

HEART WILL SOON PLAY IN OUR AREA.BUT DID YOU KNOW THE 70S and 80's SUPER GROUP IS ALSO HOPING TO MAKE A HIT AT THE BOOK STORE?

A) BARACUDA-2 SHOT NATS VO

FL WEEKLY-3 SHOT

FL WEEKLY-3 SS

1. College students are graduating with mountains of debt and low job prospects - some people say a degree may not even be worth it.

2. Big money investors are listening to local sales pitches and ponying up to give the most innovative entrepreneurs the funds they need to make it to the big-time.

The Gulf Coast Venture Forum reconvenes this week, it's a real life shark tank for businesses on the brink of making it big.

TEASE THREE-----

ARE WE TO BLAME FOR HURRICANE SANDY?

YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR WHY ONE FORMER PROMINENT POLITICIAN SAYS OUR NEED TO LIGHT AND COOL OUR HOMES HELP FORM THE DEADLY STORM.

PLUS OUTRAGE BUILT UP FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

Whether right or wrong we will hate that son of a *bleep* till the day we die. May he rot in hell

B) SD EXECUTION-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

ROMNEY AND OBAMA-2 SOTS VO

it hit so hard, is that we are going to do everything we can to get resources to you. "

I appreciate your generosity, it's part of the American spirit, the american way to give to people who are in need.

NEW POLLS-TRX 2 SS

BUT THE EYES OF THE COUNTRY CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON THE ELECTION.

A NEW POLL CLAIMS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HOLDING AN EDGE OVER MITT ROMNEY IN FLORIDA.

A NEW QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY - NEW YORK TIMES POLL SUGGESTS THE PRESIDENT HAS A ONE POINT LEAD.

THAT IS DOWN FROM HIS NINE POINT LEAD LAST MONTH.

IN OHIO THAT SAME POLL HAS OBAMA UP BY FIVE POINTS.

SANDY POLITICS-2 SHOT

THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE -- SUSPENDED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY -- IT'S

STARTING UP AGAIN WITH JUST SIX DAYS TO GO.

ALL THIS AS THE PRESIDENT HEADS TO THE DISASTER ZONE.

SANDY POLITICS-PKG

AL GORE GLOBAL WARMING-SS

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE IS COMING OUT IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY AND BLAMING THE STORM ON GLOBAL WARMING.

GORE IS BLAMING THE STORM'S INTENSITY ON "GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION."

HE POSTED THIS STATEMENT ON HIS ONLINE BLOG.

HE SAYS AS THE OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE CONTINUE TO WARM, STORMS ARE BECOMING MORE ENERGETIC AND POWERFUL.

CONGRESS HOME LOST-SS VO

THE NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN WHO WON ANTHONY WIERNER'S SEAT IS AMONG THOSE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES IN THAT MASSIVE FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH QUEENS.

REPUBLICAN BOB TURNER SAYS HIS HOUSE WAS AMONG THE 80 LOST DURING THE INFERNO IN THE BREEZY POINT NEIGHBORHOOD.

2LB BABY-VO WIPE

THERE ARE NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THE BACKUP POWER SYSTEM AT A NEW YORK HOSPITAL FAILED MONDAY NIGHT. AND THE SICKEST PATIENTS WEREN'T EVACUATED BEFORE HURRICANE SANDY HIT.

SOME BABIES WHO WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE BLACKED-OUT HOSPITAL WERE EXTREMELY FRAGILE. ONE OF THEM A NEWBORN GIRL WEIGHING IN AT JUST TWO POUNDS.

THE PARENTS OF LITTLE BABY MARTINEZ FOUND OUT THE HOSPITAL -- AND THEIR DAUGHTER -- WOULD BE EVACUATED WHEN THEY WATCHED MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ON TV.

2LB BABY-SOT VO

It was confirmed by my family members because they were calling me at home. Suddenly I lost outage in my apartment. We had no access to the TV, no access to internet, no phone services at home it was just our cell.

SD EXECUTION-OC SOT VO

FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST AND KILLER DONALD MOELLER FOUGHT SOUTH DAKOTA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR THE RIGHT TO LIVE.

TUESDAY, HE LOST THAT FIGHT.

NOW THE FAMILY OF THE NINE YEAR OLD VICTIM IS SPEAKING OUT.

Finally justice for Becky. After 22 years, five months 23 days to the date of May 8th, 1990 when Don Moeller murdered our daughter Becky. He is dead. He will no longer take a break or hurt another child. take another breath or hurt another child. anyone. Everyone keeps telling us to make this about Becky, there is no Becky because of Don Moeller. Whether right or wrong we will hate that son of a *bleep* till the day we die. May he rot in hell

MOELLER WAS CONVICTED OF RAPE AND PREMEDITATED MURDER OF NINE-YEAR OLD BECKY O'CONNELL.

HER MOTHER TRAVELED FROM NEW YORK TO WATCH LAST NIGHT'S EXECUTION IN PERSON.

CA SHARK ATTACK-VO WIPE

A 25-YEAR-OLD SURFER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SURVIVES A SHARK ATTACK.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SHARK TOOK A BIG BITE OUT OF THE VICTIM'S SURF BOARD.

THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE SURFER HAS A 14-INCH BITE WOUND AND THAT HE REQUIRED SURGERY.

CA SHARK ATTACK-SOT VO

"He was really gashed up and he had four or five serious gashes from his nipple down to his hip and he was definitely bleeding out pretty good."

SHARK ATTACK-OC SOT VO WIPE

A CALIFORNIA WOMAN CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A 12 FOOT TIGER SHARK IN HAWAII.

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HEAR FROM THE WOMAN FOLLOWING HER CLOSE ENCOUNTER.

all of a sudden, it was like Hollywood. You see the big jaws coming at

you.

THE WOMAN WAS JUST 25 FEET FROM SHORE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE SHARK.

SHARK ATTACK-SOT VO

I punched it twice.outcue: slid into the mouth. 3:21

5:42 I kinda credit my training in martial arts. My tae kwan do to prepare

me to learn how to punch.

FORTUNATELY THE SHARK TOOK OFF.

THE WOMAN'S RIGHT HAND AND THIGH ARE BANDAGED.

STUCK ON BORDER-VO

TWO MEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALLY WERE LITERALLY STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS WHEN THEIR SUV GOT STUCK ON TOP OF THE BORDER FENCE.

THE INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED TUESDAY WHEN BORDER PATROL AGENTS DISCOVERED A SILVER JEEP CHEROKEE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OVER THE FENCE USING A MAKE-SHIFT RAMP EXTENDING FROM MEXICO INTO THE UNITED STATES.

TEASE FOUR------

OFFERING DISCOUNTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEADLY HURRICANE?

ONE COMPANY IS COMING UNDER FIRE FOR OFFERING MONEY OFF PRODUCTS FOR THOSE BORED DURING SANDY.

PLUS.GOOD FOR THE ENVIORNMENT DEADLY FOR YOU?

"It saves the environment."

"Overall, we found that 10 percent of the bags had E. Coli

RESUSEABLE BAGS-2 SOTS VO

REUSEABLE BAGS-PLASMA

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THE ENVIORNMENT.

BUT NOW THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS THAT THE RE-USEABLE SHOPPING BAGS COULD BE IMPACTING YOUR HEALTH IN WAYS NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN.

REUSEABLE BAGS-PKG

Pretty much with all of my shopping I use reusable bags. I've always got at least one, two or three in the car."

"I've been using them for years."

"I always have my bags with me whenever I shop."

MORE AND MORE STORES DECIDED TO BAG PLASTIC BAGS AS MORE AND MORE SHOPPERS TURN TO REUSABLE BAGS.

"It saves the environment."

"I think with a lot of things happening in the Earth today in our environment it is definitely go green a better way."

"I get tired of throwing the plastic bags away."

AND THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS AGREES.

"We've been trying to encourage people to stop the use of single-use plastic bags."

PALM SPRINGS IS ONE OF SEVERAL CITIES IN THE VALLEY STUDYING THE IDEA OF BANNING PLASTIC BAGS.

"The economic impact of just cleaning those up, you'll see them in the trees, you'll see them in the gutters, you'll see them in the streams, then the environmental impacts are huge."

THERE AREN'T ANY DEFINITE PLANS YET, BUT SOME BELIEVE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

"I think we can do it Valley-wide."

"Because it's happened in LA, I think what we are seeing is that it is possible."

"Hopefully, we will see something in 2013."

BUT BEFORE WE ALL TURN TO REUSABLE BAGS, LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

AFTER ALL, WE'RE ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY EAT WHAT GOES IN HERE.

THIS IS ONE IS MADE OUT OF CLOTH, THIS ONE A REUSABLE PLASTIC.

THEY LOOK CLEAN, BUT ARE THEY?

"Right now there are a lot of people using reusable bags."

DOCTOR RYAN SINCLAIR AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY TESTED REUSABLE BAGS IN HIS LAB.

HERE'S WHAT HE FOUND:

"Overall, we found that 10 percent of the bags had E. coli, about 50 percent around there had chloroforms and almost all of them had some kind of bacteria."

DOCTOR SINCLAIR FOUND THE SAME TYPE OF BACTERIA INSIDE THESE BAGS AS YOU WOULD FIND IN DIRTY UNDERWEAR.

"I don't think anyone wants fecal bacteria in their grocery bag."

AND THINK ABOUT THIS: MOST OF US STORE THESE IN THE BACK OF OUR CARS -- A WARM, DARK PLACE, THE PERFECT BREEDING GROUND FOR BACTERIA.

"Oh, you're kidding, I would have never thought that.".

"That is shocking. That is shocking. Really?"

"Oh, that's terrible."

"Oh, Yuck. Really?"

"Gosh, because that's, ya know, that's one thing with our foods and our groceries we don't want to have any of that contamination going on."

THE DANGER IS REAL.

JUST RECENTLY SCIENTISTS TRACED A 2010 OUTBREAK OF NOROVIRUS IN OREGON TO A REUSABLE BAG.

IT CONTAINED CONTAMINATED FOOD FOR A GIRLS' SOCCER TEAM.

"They are a public health concern."

REUSEABLE BAGS-ONCAM

MEGAN TERLECKY REPORTING.

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-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 SPOOK-tacular forecast"

After a cool start this morning, temperatures will be a bit warmer today compared to yesterdays high of 71°. Despite some cloud cover rolling in this morning, plan on another pleasant day across Southwest Florida with temperatures remaining below normal.

Through the late morning and early afternoon hours, a bit more sunshine will break through those clouds with partly sunny conditions for the rest of your Wednesday. Highs today will climb into the middle and upper 70s with a nice breeze out of the northwest. Winds won't be quiet as gusty today, however an occasional wind gust at 15 to 20mph isn't out of the question.

As we head into the evening hours, our skies will stay partly cloudy to mostly clear with mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will begin to drop into the upper 60s around sunset, so as your ghosts and goblins are getting ready to head out for some treats there will be a very slight chill in the air. Overnight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as most locations along the coast and urban corridor will drop into the lower 60s with spots deeper inland falling into the middle and upper 50s.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday keeping our skies partly sunny with a slight chance for a few spotty showers during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will continue to run in the upper 70s to near 80°. While this front, won't bring another dose of colder air, it will reinforce the pleasant weather we've already been seeing.

RUSSIA ROCKET-NATS TOPS VO

turbo pumps now firing at flight speed.engines roar.and liftoff

A RUSSIAN SUPPLY ROCKET BLASTED OFF FROM KAZAKHSTAN THIS MORNING BOUND FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

THE I-S-S PROGRESS 49 BLASTED OFF WITH NO PROBLEMS.

THE CARGO VEHICLE IS CARRYING TWO-POINT-NINE TONS OF SUPPLIES TO THE I-S-S.

AMERICAN APPAREL AD-SS

CLEVER MARKETING OR INSENSITIVE TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE?

ONE COMPANY TRIED TO CAPITALIZE ON HURRICANE SANDY, AND NOW IT IS FEELING THE BACKLASH.

AN AMERICAN APPAREL EMAIL WENT OUT MONDAY NIGHT TO SHOPPERS ON THE EAST COAST, TELLING THEM THEY GET 20-PERCENT OFF CLOTHES.

THE AD SAYS THE DISCOUNT WAS IN CASE THEY WERE "BORED DURING THE STORM."

ONLINE REACTION TO THE PROMO WAS NEGATIVE WITH PEOPLE UPSET THE COMPANY WAS CAPITALIZING OFF THE DEADLY STORM.

GENE HACKMAN-ONCAM

ACTOR GENE HACKMAN SLAPS A HOMELESS MAN.

HOWEVER POLICE IN NEW MEXICO SAYS HE WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE WHEN THE HOMELESS MAN BECAME AGGRESSIVE TOWARD THE OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR AND HIS WIFE.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

NO TRICKS-OR-TREATS FROM HEIDI KLUM, A ROLLING STONE PLAYS THE WEDDING MARCH AND DROIDS AND JEDIS JOIN FORCES WITH MICKEY MOUSE.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

BOO!

IT'S GHOULISH NEWS FROM HEIDI KLUM.

THE MODEL AND "PROJECT RUNWAY" HOST ANNOUNCED SHE IS CANCELING HER ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE SANDY.

KLUM SENT MESSAGES AND A TWEET TO INVITEES EXPRESSING HOPE FOR A POSTPONMENT. WHAT SHE'S CALLING A "VERY HAUNTED CHRISTMAS."

KLUM WHO IS KNOWN FOR HER OUTLANDISH HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR THE EVENT WAS PLANNING ON ATTENDING AS CLEOPATRA.

THIS WAS TO BE KLUM'S FIRST PARTY WITHOUT FORMER HUSBAND SEAL WHO WORE MONKEY COSTUMES LAST YEAR.

ROLLING STONES GUITARIST RON WOOD IS HEADING DOWN THE AISLE FOR A THIRD TIME.

THE 66-YEAR OLD ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER IS MARRYING HIS 34-YER OLD GIRLFRIEND SALLY HUMPHREYS.

WOOD MAY HAVE TO JUGGLE A WEDDING DATE IN BETWEEN CONCERT DATES.THE ROLLING STONES ARE PLAYING A FEW CONCERTS AS PART OF THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS ROCKERS.

MICKEY MOUSE IS ACQURING R2D2.

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY HAS AGREED TO ACQUIRE LUCASFILM FROM GEORGE LUCAS IN A $4-BILLION DOLLAR DEAL.

THE DEAL MEANS DISNEY WILL GAIN CONTROL OVER THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE AND LUCASFILM'S SPECIAL-EFFECTS PRODUCTION BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC.

LUCAS WILL BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER IN DISNEY AND CONTINUE TO WORK AS CREATIVE CONSULTANT ON STAR WARS EPISODE 7 WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE IN 2015.

OCTO REHAB-VO

ITS REHAB FOR THE OCTOMOM.

A REPRESENTATIVE FOR NADYA SULEMAN SAYS THE MOM OF 14 HAS ENTERED A TREATMENT CENTER FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADDICTION.

SULEMAN ENTERED REHAB LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF "ANXIETY, EXHAUSTION, AND STRESS" LINKED TO DOCTOR PRESCRIBED XANAX.

SHE IS EXPECTED TO BE THERE 3 TO 4 WEEKS.

DURING HER TREATMENT, HER KIDS WILL STAY WITH NANNIES AND FRIENDS.

SULEMAN MADE HEADLINES WHEN SHE GAVE BIRTH TO OCTUPLETS IN 2009.

TEASE FIVE---------

THEY WERE AMAZING PICTURES THAT HAVE POPPED UP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES.

SCUBA DIVERS IN SUBWAY TUNNELS, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY STANDING FIRM AGAINST STORM CLOUDS.

THE ONLY PROBLEM.THEY'RE ALL FAKE.

A) SOCIAL MEDIA FAKEOUT-2 SHOT VO

STEVE JOBS YACHT-VO TOPS

MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER THE DEATH OF APPLE FOUNDER STEVE JOBS, A YACHT HE COMMISSIONED AND HELPED DESIGN HAS FINALLY BEEN SLIPPED INTO THE WATER.

IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE AN APPLE STORE ON THE WATER.

THE DESIGN IS SLEEK AND MINIMALIST WITH LOTS OF CLEAN LINES AND GLASS.

The FRENCH DESIGNER SAID JOBS ASKED HIM TO DESIGN A BOAT IN 2007 AND APPROVED THE DESIGN BEFORE HIS DEATH.

SOCIAL MEDIA FAKEOUT-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

IN A CRISIS LIKE SANDY, SOCIAL MEDIA - TWITTER, REDDIT AND FACEBOOK - HAVE BECOME A GOOD PLACE TO GO TO GET INFORMATION.

BUT THEY'VE ALSO BECOME A PLACE FOR PRANKSTERS TO PROWL - POSTING PHONY PHOTOS LIKE THESE BEHIND US?

SOCIAL MEDIA FAKEOUT-PKG

SANDY'S DESTRUCTIVE PLUNGE INTO NEW YORK CITY PRODUCED MORE THAN ITS SHARE

OF STUNNING IMAGES.

BUT STACKING UP ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA-- PILES OF HURRICANE HOAXES. SOME,

SIMPLY FAKES, OR CLEVER JOKES. OTHERS-- REAL PHOTOGRAPHS. OF THE WRONG

STORM.

WITH IT'S ICONIC IMAGERY, MANHATTAN SEEMED AN EASY TARGET-- FREEZE-FRAMES OF

A DESTROYED CITY FROM DISASTER MOVIES LIKE "DEEP IMPACT" AND "THE DAY AFTER

TOMORROW." BUT WHY? WHEN THERE'S PLENTY AUTHENTIC PHOTOS OF THE SKYLINE

MENACED BY THE STORM, OR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY STANDING FIRM AGAINST

APPROACHING DOOM AND GLOOM.

AND AS VERY REAL FLOODWATERS RAVAGE THE BIG APPLE'S TRANSIT SYSTEM, THERE'S

THIS PHOTOSHOP OF A SCUBA DIVER TURNED STRAPHANGER.

ALL OF IT, AMID A FLURRY OF IMAGES THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, BUT AREN'T-- A

PARTIALLY SUBMERGED, FULLY LIT CAROUSEL IN BROOKLYN. A TANKER ON THE BEACH

IN STATEN ISLAND. CARS FLOATING OUT OF A PARKING GARAGE IN GREENWICH

VILLAGE.

AND DON'T FORGET THE SHARKS. BUT SURELY, THESE PHOTOS OF "THE PREDATOR OF

THE DEEP" IN NEWLY-AQUATIC HIGHWAYS, HOMES, AND ESCALATORS CAN'T BE REAL?

SOT - SHARK EXPERT

"As homes get closer to marshes and coastlines, we're increasing the odds of

this kind of encounter."

OK, THEY'RE *NOT* REAL, BUT ACCORDING TO GEORGE PARSONS OF CHICAGO'S SHEDD

AQUARIUM. THEY COULD BE.

SOT - SHARK EXPERT

"You've got nothing to worry about, though. My advice to the sharks would

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF NORMALCY IN THE NORTHEAST.

WALL STREET IS GETTING BACK TO WORK - FLIGHTS ARE RETURNING TO NORMAL AND COMMUNITIES ARE SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM THE STORM.

NEW AT NOON A LIVE UPDATE ON LATEST IN THE AFTERMATH OF SUPER STORM SANDY - INCLUDING PROBLEMS THAT STILL EXIST.

WE'LL ALSO GET YOU UPDATED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN - ONE CANDIDATE WILL RESUME CAMPAIGN STOPS TOMORROW, WHILE THE OTHER GETS BACK AT IT TODAY.

NEXT AT NOON - WHERE CANDIDATES ARE HEADED - JUST DAYS OUT FROM THE ELECTION.

MEANTIME - HERE AT HOME - WITH EARLY VOTING IN FULL SWING.

NEXT - WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO ONE OF OUR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS - TO SHOW YOU HOW LONG LINES ARE CAUSING CONCERNS FOR SOME PEOPLE.

PLUS -

"Children don't need to be sexy. They need to be cute and fun."

NEW AT NOON - AS THE KIDS GET DRESSED UP FOR A NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN FUN - A DISTURBING TREND - A NEW REPORT FINDS CHILDREN'S COSTUMES HAVE HAVE GOTTEN SKIMPY OVER THE YEARS.

WE'LL COMPARE SEVERAL STYLES.

AND AN INTRUDER GETS A SURPRISE - WHEN HE BREAKS INTO THE HOME OF A KARATE CHAMPION.

FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

NOON TZA) SANDY-VO

NOON TZB) SANDY POLITICS-VO

NOON TZC) EARLY VOTING-VO

NOON TZD) SEXY COSTUMES-SOTVO

NOON TZE) KARATE WOMAN-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA