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MORE INCREDIBLE IMAGES FIRST AT FOUR SHOWING THE EXTREME IMPACTS OF SUPERSTORM SANDY:

ALL THOSE PEOPLE -- WAITING IN LINE FOR HOURS JUST TO GET ON A BUS.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA --

LEE COUNTY STAFFERS PACK UP AND WALK OUT OF A MEETING WITH A COMMISSIONER ONCE THE MEDIA SHOWS UP --

FIRST AT FOUR -- WHY THEY REFUSED TO TALK IN FRONT OF CAMERAS.

AND A LOCAL LANDMARK, REDUCED TO RUBBLE.

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2 bigelow medstar meeting-trxVO

3 demo of clarion hotel-trxVO

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DRAMA OVER THE MEDSTAR INVESTIGATION.

COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW SAYS HE HAS QUESTIONS OVER LEE COUNTY'S IDEAS TO SALVAGE THE PROGRAM.

46:42-48 I'm trying to hear their ideas which I guess they want to maintain as top secret.

WE WERE THERE TODAY AS COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS WALKED OUT OF A MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER BIGELOW.

NBC-2'S JOE ROETZ GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WALK-OUT.

HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO FIRST AT FOUR.

BIGELOW MEDSTAR MEETING-PLASMA

COUNTY STAFFERS, INCLUDING TWO ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGERS - WERE SCHEDULED TO BRIEF COMMISSIONER BIGELOW ON THE 4 COMPANIES LOOKING TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

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THIS MORNING'S MEETING DIDN'T EVEN GET STARTED BEFORE STAFF PACKED UP AND WALKED OUT AT THE SIGHT OF OUR CAMERAS.

TYPICALLY - THESE MEETINGS ARE HELD IN PRIVATE.

BUT BIGELOW CLAIMS HE'S BEEN MISLED BY STAFF IN THE PAST - AND WANTED THE MEETING TO BE HELD IN PUBLIC.

OFFICIALS WERE SET TO DICSUSS THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM -

AFTER THE NBC 2 EXPOSED THE PROGRAM HAD MIS-BILLED PATIENTS TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION DOLARS -

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BIGELOW MEDSTAR MEETING-PLASMA

ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER HOLLY SCHWARTZ TOLD ME OFF CAMERA -

SHE AND THE 4 OTHER STAFF MEMBERS HAVE A RIGHT NOT TO BE FILMED ON CAMERA.

THEY WERE WILLING TO LET US SIT AND TAKE NOTES - BUT BIGELOW WANTED THE MEETING FILMED - THAT'S WHEN THEY WALKED OUT.

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CAMPAIGN COUNTDOWN-(2) SS

IN THE HOME STRETCH --

DECISION 2012 JUST 5 DAYS AWAY.

AND PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

IT WILL BE A BUSY SCHEDULE FOR BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY.

THE PRESIDENT WILL CAMPAIGN IN EACH OF THESE STATES BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

HE WILL END HIS CAMPAIGN TRIPS IN IOWA ON TUESDAY.

THIS IS A LOOK AT GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S SCHEDULE.

ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE PRESIDENT.

EACH WIL HIT BATTLEGROUND STATES LIKE FLORIDA, IOWA AND OHIO.

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PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL CAMPAIGN IN FORT MYERS TOMORROW FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

NOT MANY DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED ABOUT HIS VISIT.

WE DO KNOW IT WILL BE A BUSY DAY FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

HE IS SLATED TO CAMPAIGN HERE, PALM BEACH, PALM BAY, SAINT PETE AND TALLAHASSEE.

SANDY SETUP-2 SHOT, ANIBOX

LIFE SLOWLY RETURNS TO NORMAL IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

BUT RECOVERY FOR THE EAST COAST WILL NOT BE EASY.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RELY ON THE SUBWAY SYSTEM TO GET AROUND NEW YORK CITY EVERYDAY - BUT, WATER NEEDS TO BE PUMPED FROM THE TUNNEL BEFORE IT CAN BE OPENED AGAIN.

THOSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH INCREDIBLY LONG LINES TO GET ON LIMITED BUS SERVICE.

PEOPLE WERE PATIENT TO BOARD.

RECUPERATING FROM THE SUPER STORM WILL BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR NEIGHBORING NEW JERSEY.

CANOES ARE THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THESE FOLKS IN BELMAR.

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SANDY DAMAGE-OC

NEW DAMAGE ESTIMATES PUT THE STORM'S PRICE TAG BETWEEN 30 AND 50 *BILLION DOLLARS.

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IT'S ANOTHER DAY OF CLEAN-UP AND RECOVERY HERE IN NEW JERSEY AND ALL ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AN OVERWHELMING TASK WITH NO END IN SIGHT RIGHT NOW.

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WHEN THE DAMAGE IS SO INTENSE.

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SO FAR REACHING.

IT CAN BE HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EVEN START TO COME BACK.

"To see there whole livelihood crash into the ocean its devastating."

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IN MANY AREAS, CREWS ARE MOVING THE MESS THAT SANDY LEFT BEHIND.

BUT IN SME OF THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITIES LIKE OCEANSIDE, NEW JERSEY. THERE ARE NO RECOVERY TEAMS. OR RESIDENTS YET.

AND FRUSTRATIONS ARE BUILDING.

"Why is it unsafe there and nowhere else, talk to the press talk to the homeowners."

it's the gas mains, it's the gas mains we're scared off we have the gas company trying to shut the mains off/I don't care about a house I care about your life.

LIVES THAT - LIKE THE ATLANTIC COAST - HAVE BEEN BATTERED AND TORN APART.

"There's no electricity, no heat, no hot water there's not much we have. We need more help."

SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT ARE POURING IN.

WATER, BY THE TRUCKLOADS. TROOPS, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

BUT THE NEED IS STILL SO OVERWHELMING.

"The full toll on hurricane sandy on new yorkers is still emerging."

THE RECOVERY, STILL UNFOLDING.

SUBWAY TRAINS ARE SLOWLY COMING BACK ON LINE.

CHARGING STATIONS PROVIDE A LIFELINE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.

BUT IT'S THE LINES LIKE THESE - THOUSANDS WAITING FOR BUSES IN BROOKLYN.

CARS TRYING TO INCH BACK INTO THE CITY.

AND MILES OF MOTORISTS WAITING FOR GAS. PUSHING -AT TIMES LITERALLY- TO TRY AND COME BACK.

"Recovering from it is not going to be easy but working together we will recover and we will rebuild our city stronger than every.

STRENGTH THEY WILL NEED AS SO MANY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL LIKELY BE WITHOUT POWER UNTIL NEXT WEEK. AROUND THE SAME TIME, FORECASTERS SAY A WINTER STORM COULD AGAIN HAMMER THIS REGION.

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THIS IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST HEART-BREAKING STORIES RIGHT NOW IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE BODIES OF TWO YOUNG BOYS SWEPT FROM THEIR MOTHER'S ARMS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.

THE 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD DISAPPEARED MONDAY NIGHT WHEN WAVES CRASHED INTO AN S-U-V DRIVER BY THEIR MOTHER ON STATEN ISLAND.

THE MOTHER TRIED TO HOLD ON TO THEM BUT THE WATER RIPPED THEM FROM HER ARMS.

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THE CASH-STRAPPED CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS.

FAMILY DOLLAR STORES ARE BREAKING GROUND ACROSS THE CAPE.

AND THERE'S A PLAN TO BUILD A NEW ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE DOWNTOWN CAPE.

BUT NOT EVERYONE BELIEVES THE VALUE CHAIN IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE.

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The developer for family dollar is asking the city's planning and zoning commission to grant them several deviations in order to build a store on this small corner lot located off cape coral parkway.

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The developer wants to build an 8,300 square foot retail store on this corner lot. The property is located just a couple of miles south from another location nearing completion.

Councilman marty mcclain says dollar stores have become big business in light of the struggling economy. And while the city can't deny a developer the right to build a business on a piece of commercial property, he wants to make sure it fits in with the city's aesthetics.

CAPE 711 AND DOLLAR STORE-REM-LIVE

But not everyone is against value chain. I spoke to some nearby homeowners who say dollar stores are convenient and affordable.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

STOCKS WERE UP TODAY - RISING SHARPLY ON WALL STREET AFTER SOME UPBEAT ECONOMIC REPORTS.

THIS COMES AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S RELEASE OF THE MONTHLY JOBS REPORT.

PENN STATE CHARGES-OC, VO

DEVELOPING - FIRST AT FOUR.

MORE FALLOUT OVER DISGUSTING CHILD SEX ABUSE ACCUSATIONS AT PENN STATE.

THE FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT - GRAHAM SPANIER - FACES CHARGES FOR HIS POSSIBLE ROLE IN A COVER-UP OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY SCANDAL.

SPANIER WAS FORCED TO RESIGN FROM PENN STATE LAST YEAR.

SANDUSKY WAS SENTENCED TO A MINIMUM OF 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS.

USC SHOOTING-VO

CLASSES ARE BACK IN SESSION TODAY AFTER A HALLOWEEN SHOOTING NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF GUN SHOT WOUNDS.

IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT OUTSIDE A UNIVERSITY SPONSORED HALLOWEEN PARTY WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

NONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED GO TO U-S-C.

A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO MEN SPARKED THE SHOOTING.

IL BRUTAL KILLING-VO

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY WEEKS, TWO CHILDREN ARE BRUTALLY STABBED TO DEATH.

WE WANT TO WARN YOU THE DETAILS OF THIS STORY ARE GRAPHIC.

AN ILLINOIS MOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER POLICE SAY SHE STABBED HER SON 100 TIMES BECAUSE SHE WAS ANGRY WITH HER HUSBAND.

THE WOMAN IS ALSO ACCUSED OF STABBING A 5-YEAR OLD GIRL BECAUSE SHE WITNESSED THE ATTACK.

THIS HAPPENED IN NAPERVILLE -- A SUBURB OF CHICAGO.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

ALL IT TOOK WAS A FEW HOURS AND SOME HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT TO BRING DOWN A FORT MYERS LANDMARK.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

DEMO OF CLARION HOTEL-VO

PARTS OF THE OLD CLARION HOTEL ARE NOW REDUCED TO RUBBLE.

CREWS TODAY BEGAN TEARING DOWN THE FORT MYERS SITE, AS DEVELOPERS PREPARE TO

BUILD NEW BUSINESSES THERE.

THIS IS ON HIGHWAY 41, JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE PARKWAY.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS TIME, MUCH OF THE 2 STORY PORTION OF THE HOTEL,

BUILT IN 1969, IS GONE.

MANY STOPPED TO CHECK OUT THE PROGRESS-- SOME TELL US THE OLD

DEMO OF CLARION HOTEL-SOTVO

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super= Glenn McLaughlin, former DJ there runs= 10 sec

07:14 "this place was home to thousands and thousands of people and

tourists it wasn't just a bar and a hotel it was more like home to us

07:24

ITS NEW OWNERS, CREIGHTON DEVELOPMENT, TELL NBC2 THEY'VE SCRAPED PLANS

TO ADD A NEW HOTEL, AND NOW EXPECT TO HAVE 2 RESTAURANTS AND UP 3 MORE

BUSINESSES.

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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 weak front brings slight changes for Thursday"

After several days of nice weather across our part of the state, a very weak front will bring some slight changes to our Thursday.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula this afternoon keeping a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast 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.

As we head into Friday and the weekend, dry high pressure will clear things out and provide us with plenty of sunshine to fill our skies, along with a dry weather pattern that will hold across Southwest Florida. Expect temperatures to fall into the upper 50s to low 60s during the mornings with highs in the lower 80s during the afternoons.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

A HEALTHY EAGLE SPREADS IT'S WINGS - SOARING OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AGAIN THIS EVENING - THANKS TO THE COMMITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.

SOT: "I've never seen one so eager to leave."

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WELLS DISCLAIMER-SSTOPS

TOSS TO NICK-OC

AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS AND DOWN THE THIRD DAY OF THIS WEEK, THE DOW INDUSTRIALS ROARED BACK TO CLOSE 136 POINTS UP TODAY.

BUT WITH ALL OF THE UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING THE ELECTION, THE FISCAL CLIFF, AND NOW THE DEVASTATION IN THE NORTHEAST, ARE TODAY'S ACTION IN THE MARKETS A SIGNAL FOR OUR VIEWERS TO TURN TO STOCKS?

TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION -- WE TURN TO OUR WELLS FARGO ADVISOR NICK CHLUMSKY.

WELLS FARGO ADVISOR-PLASMA

I would love to be able to say yes, now is the time to pull some cash off the sidelines and buy stocks, but unfortunately I still haven't found that crystal ball that will tell me what the market will do tomorrow. And the decision to purchase stocks should not be taken lightly and must be weighed carefully with your risk tolerance, investment objective and time horizon.

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So first, let's look at a little history or some statistical evidence. Since 1950 or for the past 62 years, the month of November has been the 3rd best performing month for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials with an average percentage gain of 1.5%. But quite a bit more convincing than that, we are now entering what has historically been the best six months of the year for stocks.

To illustrate how different the historical returns have been for the next six months from November through April versus May through October, let's compare how an investment of $10,000 would have grown if invested during these two different timeframes.

For those who invested their $10,000 only from November through April since 1950, today they would have over $600,000.

· However, for those who invested $10,000 from May through October since 1950, their investment actually would have lost money and would only be worth about $9,600 today. That's quite a dramatic difference and I would submit that certainly, all things being equal, that November, historically would be the best time to enter the market.

The second thing I would consider is that many, if not most retail investors, have been waiting to make any significant investment decisions until after the election. People have been in the 'ole' paralysis by analysis mode. And this has been reflected in the markets for the past several months.

Remember, markets hate uncertainty. And like I said a few weeks ago, I don't really think the outcome of this election will have a bearing one way or another on the markets in the short to intermediate term.

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WELLS FARGO ADVISOR TAG-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE THREE

ONE OF MOTHER NATURE'S BEAUTIFUL CREATURES IS BACK IN THE WILD TODAY.

"I can't think of anything more satisfying for me for what I do then releasing an injured bird."

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GARBAGE TRUCK

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CREWS ARE RESPONDING TO AN ACCIDENT BETWEEN A GARBAGE TRUCK AND TELEPHONE POLE.

THIS IS AT HARMONY PARK DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS

*LIVE POWER LINES ARE DOWN; *POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA.

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THIS BREATHTAKING SCENE PLAYED OUT OVER LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING.

A INJURED BALD EAGLE FOUND ON THE SIDE OF SUMMERLIN ROAD WAS RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD AFTER A WEEK OF REHAB.

NBC'2S CLIFTON FRENCH CAPTURED THE MOMENT ON VIDEO.

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YOU CAN SEE THE TRAFFIC HERE.

THE EAGLE WAS FOUND RIGHT ALONG THAT FENCE ACROSS THE STREET.

HE WAS EITHER HIT BY A CAR OR KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE BACK DRAFT OF A CAR PASSING BY.

BUT HE MADE A SPEEDY RECOVERY, TODAY, HE'S BACK FLYING THE SKIES.

SOT: "I've never seen one so eager to leave."

IT WAS ONE WEEK AGO WHEN VINCE MCGRATH WAS CALLED OUT TO RESCUE THIS EAGLE.

TODAY, HE HAD THE HONOR OF LETTING HIM GO.

SOT: Vince McGrath, CROW volunteer "He was in there, he led me on a merry chase. Finally got'er in a corner got the net and that was it

FOUND ALONG THE BUSY ROAD. IN A DAZE AND INJURED, THIS MALE BALD EAGLE WAS TAKEN TO CROW ON SANIBEL. WHERE VETS FOUND HIS INJURIES WEREN'T TOO BAD.

NO BROKEN BONES. NO DAMAGED ORGANS. REALLY, JUST A BUMP ON THE HEAD.

BUT AFTER LOOKING FURTHER. SOMETHING UNRELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

SOT: Heather Barron, Crow "A parasitic disease called trichamaniasis."

A DANGEROUS PARASITE THAT COULD EVENTUALLY KILL THE EAGLE AND, IF HE HAS BABIES. PUT THEM IN HARMS WAY TOO.

SOT: Heather Barron, CROW Hospital Director "Now we know he wont pass on that parasitic disease when he's feeding the chicks and that's often what happens, the parents have it, they go out, get food, bring that food to the chicks and then what's even more likely is that the babies may even die from it."

SOT: Vince "Ah that felt great, I can't think of anything more satisfying for me for what I do then releasing an injured bird."

Clifton tag:

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

ALL WEEK WE'VE SEEN LONG LINES OUTSIDE EARLY VOTING CENTERS.

TODAY, PARTY LEADERS ARE CALLING ON GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING UNTIL SUNDAY.

WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REQUEST.

ALL 3 MAJOR NEW YORK AIRPORTS ARE OPEN TODAY, SO WHY ARE FLIGHTS OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CANCELLED?

A) early voting request-vo

B) airports sandy-vo

GARBAGE TRUCK-TRX, OC

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CREWS ARE RESPONDING TO A CRASH IN BONITA SPRINGS.

A GARBAGE TRUCK HAS RUN INTO A POWER POLE.

THIS IS ON HARMONY PARK DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS, EAST OF OLD 41, AND SOUTH OF BONITA BEACH ROAD.

*LIVE POWER LINES ARE DOWN; *POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA.

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TOSS TO CHAD-VOTOPS, SS, OBX

ALL WEEK, EARLY VOTERS HAVE ENDURED UNBELIEVABLY LONG LINES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SOME WAITING AS LONG AS THREE HOURS TO CAST THEIR VOTES.

EARLY VOTING IS SUPPOSED TO WRAP UP ON SATURDAY, BUT PARTY LEADERS ARE PUSHING FOR A DEADLINE EXTENSION.

NBC-2'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE POLLING LOCATION NEAR BELL TOWER SHOPS WITH MORE ON THIS LAST MINUTE PUSH.

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MORE THAN THREE MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND BY MAIL.

IT'S A RECORD TURNOUT IN SOME LOCATIONS AROUND FLORIDA AND THAT'S CREATING LONG LINES AT THE POLLS.

NOW THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY WANTS GOV. SCOTT TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING THROUGH THIS SUNDAY.

THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE ELIMINATED THAT LAST SUNDAY OF EARLY VOTING WITH A NEW ELECTIONS LAW THAT CUT BACK THE NUMBER OF EARLY VOTING DAYS FROM 14 TO 8.

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POLITICS TODAY-(2) SS, OC

WITH JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY, BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY ARE BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

TAKE A LOOK AT SCHEDULED APPEARANCES GOVERNOR ROMNEY HAS PLANNED LEADING UP TO NEXT TUESDAY.

THIS SHOWS HOW MANY STATES HE IS TRAVELLING TO.

AND HE PLANS ON MAKING AT LEAST TWO TRIPS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE - WHERE HE'LL END HIS CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK.

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FINAL SCHEDULE IS VERY SIMILAR TO ROMNEYS.

EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL STOPS IN IOWA, NEVADA, AND OUR BATTLEGROUND STATE OF FLORIDA.

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BOTH SIDES NOW HAVE THEIR EYES ON A FEW OTHER STATES THAT COULD CHANGE THE ELECTION CALCULATION. IT'S THAT CLOSE. BUT THE NINE SWING STATES MATTER THE MOST.

MITT ROMNEY WENT TO VIRGINIA, A SWING STATE WHERE POLLS SHOW THE RACE TIED, AND MADE HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT

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"If the president were to be re-elected, you're going to see high levels of unemployment continue and stalled wage growth - if any wage growth at all,

just like we've seen over the last four years."

HIS NEW AD IS POSITIVE

"Mitt Romney understands business, know how to create jobs, and get our economy moving."

BUT THE FORMER GOVERNOR'S PATH TO A WIN LOOKS DIFFICULT.

IN TODAY'S NBC MARIST POLL, ROMNEY's DOWN BY 6 IN IOWA, CLOSER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WISCONSIN

THAT'S WHERE AIR FORCE ONE WENT TODAY. GREEN BAY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA BACK ON THE TRAIL AFTER SUSPENDING CAMPAIGNING FOR HURRICANE SANDY

HE MADE HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT

"We know what change looks like, and what the Governor is offering sure ain't change. Giving more power back to the biggest banks isn't change.

Leaving millions without health insurance isnt change."

HIS NEW AD FEATURES COLIN POWELL

"The President saved the auto industry, and the actions that he's taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very very solid."

THE AD'S RUNNING IN THE 9 SWING STATES PLUS MINNESOTA.AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THAT GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S GOT A SHOT TO WIN THAT STATE AND UPSET THE ELECTION MAP

Presidential Nominee 1:22 - 1:30

"The President wants to see four more years and that's his chant four more years four more years but our chant is this: five more days five more days."

THIS WAS FLORIDA TODAY. EARLY VOTERS. TUESDAY'S THE LAST DAY TO VOTE.

NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, AN INDEPENDENT WHO ENDORSED NO CANDIDATE IN '08, TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY.URGED THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE THE MAYOR SAID BARACK OBAMA'S IS FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE.

SANDY INFO-OC, ANIBOX

THERE ARE SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS FOR TRAVELERS CONCERNING SANDY.

ALL 3 OF NEW YORK CITY'S MAJOR AIRPORTS ARE BACK OPEN.

BUT THEY ARE ONLY RUNNING PARTIAL SERVICE.

THAT'S WHY 5 FLIGHTS FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WERE CANCELLED TODAY.

J-F-K AND NEWARK AIRPORT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT FULL OPERATIONS TOMORROW.

HOSPITAL PATIENTS REMAIN A TOP PRIORITY IN NEW YORK CITY.

NOW DOCTORS ARE TRYING TO SAVE MEDICAL RESEARCH THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM THE STORM.

POWER OUTAGES DESTROYED MANY LAB TISSUE SAMPLES.

FINALLY, SOMETIMES IT REALLY IS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE.

CHECK OUT THESE CELL PHONE CHARGING STATIONS CITY OFFICIALS SET UP.

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c cell phone charge-vo

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NBC 2 LEARNS THE INCREASE OF INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM SANDY COULD HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON RATES IN FLORIDA.

WE SPOKE WITH L.A. INSURANCE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

HOMELESS MAN IN COURT-VO

A HOMELESS MAN AT THE CENTER OF AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN NAPLES SPEAKS OUT TODAY.

DUANE GREGORY WAS ARRESTED ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES-- ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING TWO COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.

HOMELESS MAN IN COURT-SOTVO

"I don't really remember the facts. So you know, I can't sit here and incriminate myself you know if I can't give you any facts. I was in like a blackout. I was drinking."

TWO DEPUTIES OPENED FIRE ON THE 49-YEAR OLD, BELIEVING HE HAD A GUN-- THAT TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE.

BAEZ ZIMMERMAN LETTER-VO

CASEY ANTHONY'S ATTORNEY JOSE BAEZ IS NOW INVOLVED IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

ACCORDING TO THE MIAMI HERALD, BAEZ SENT A LETTER TO THE JUDGE OVERSEEING ZIMMERMAN'S CASE.

BAEZ ARGUES STATE PROSECUTORS MADE OFFHAND REMARKS ABOUT HIM WHEN ASKING FOR A GAG ORDER.

BAEZ SAYS HE NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE FOR TALKING TO THE MEDIA - HE WAS ONLY DISCIPLINED FOR A DISCOVERY VIOLATION.

ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH FATALLY SHOOTING 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN LAST FEBRUARY.

OK MAN TATTOO CHILDREN-VO

AN OKLAHOMA MAN IS FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY TATTOOING GANG SYMBOLS ON HIS TWO YOUNG COUSINS.

ROCKY GRITTS IS ACCUSED OF USING A SEWING NEEDLE, THREAD AND SOME INK TO TATTOO THE BOYS.

THE 5-YEAR-OLD AND 10-YEAR-OLD ARE TATTOOED WITH A CROSS AND THREE MARKS ON THEIR HANDS, A SIGN AFFILIATED WITH A HISPANIC GANG.

CA SHARK SURVIVOR-VO

A SURFER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO SURVIVED A SHARK ATTACK EARLIER THIS WEEK, IS IN BETTER SPIRITS THIS AFTERNOON.

SCOTT STEPHENS WAS BITTEN TUESDAY.

A GREAT WHITE PULLED HIM UNDERWATER AT A POPULAR SURF SPOT OFF THE COAST OF EUREKA AND LET HIM GO ONLY AFTER SCOTT PUNCHED IT.

HE SUFFERED A 14-INCH BITE WOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIB CAGE.

AMAZINGLY, HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SHORE AND EVENTUALLY TO THE HOSPITAL.

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MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS WITH NOWHERE TO GO-- NOW HAVE A PLACE TO TURN.

THE DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER IN COLLIER IS EXPANDING - OPENING A BRAND NEW FACILITY THAT WILL DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF PATIENTS THEY CAN TAKE IN.

LAST YEAR 600 PATIENTS WERE TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF SPACE IN THE CRISIS UNIT.

THE DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER IS THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE NON-PROFIT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACITLITY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

STROKE TRAINING-VO

MORE THAN 140- THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM A STROKE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE ALARMING NUMBER HAS ONE LOCAL COUNTY EDUCATING IT'S E-M-S CREWS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE PATIENTS.

PARAMEDICS FROM ALL OVER COLLIER COUNTY GATHERED AT THE NORTH NAPLES FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY--LISTENING TO PHYSICIANS REGIONAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS TALK ABOUT STROKE SYMPTOMS.

DOCTORS SHOWED E-M-S CREWS WHAT SIGNS TO LOOK FOR, ALONG WITH WHAT HOSPITAL THEY SHOULD BE SENT TO.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

STUDIES SHOW THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE DOESN'T ALWAYS REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION.

AND THAT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT HEALTH CARE WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ACCESS.

A SOLUTION MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS FINDING STAFF WHO CAN CROSS THE CULTURAL DIVIDE.

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FLANKING THE SIDE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVE, THE LEE PHYSICIAN GROUP DUNBAR UNITED WAY HOUSE IS POSITIONED TO HELP MANY WHO ARE BATTLING SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.

DR. SINDY BERNOT/PHYSICIAN

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1:48: A lot of chronic issues such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD. We have had patients with osteoarthritis, heart disease.

access to health care IS traditionally limited FOR THOSE WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. DR. SINDY BERNOT IS HELPING CROSS THE CULTURAL DIVIDE.

DR. SINDY BERNOT/PHYSICIAN

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2:55: I speak Creole, I speak French and my Spanish is getting up there but I'm working on that still.

EVEN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, STEVE PAPSUM KNOWS HE CAN GET HELP HERE.

STEVE PAPSUM/RESIDENT

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1:39: This place is for everybody. It doesn't matter what your nationality is. These people are here they don't look at your color they don't look at your background they don't look at your financial situation.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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Research finds having a diverse group of doctors and staff encourages minorities to get help, by making them comfortable in their surroundings.

DR. SINDY BERNOT/PHYSICIAN

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3:04: So if you are able to reach them in that language and hopefully understand that culture a little better sometimes does make a difference with compliance. So we are seeing results.

BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICE THAT REFLECTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TRANSLATES INTO BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES.

DR. SINDY BERNOT/PHYSICIAN

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3:47: This is a safe place people are welcome. We do not ask questions about what the situation is. If you need the care, we provide the care.

AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY STORE-VO

AMAZON IS READY TO MEET THE DEMAND OF SHOPPERS LOOKING FOR A DEAL.

TODAY, IT LAUNCHED ITS BLACK FRIDAY DEALS STORE.

LOOK FOR A DEAL OF THE DAY, AND LIMITED-TIME DOORBUSTER-STYLE LIGHTNING DEALS.

SAVINGS GO THROUGH THE BLACK-FRIDAY WEEKEND.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

FROM JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND JESSICA BIEL TO ANNE HATHAWAY -

CELEBRITIES SEEM TO PULL OFF PERFECT DESTINATION WEDDINGS.

BUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE FAIRY TALE HAPPEN?

WE BREAK DOWN THE PROS AND CONS OF THE NON-TRADITIONAL VOWS.

PLUS - FIRST AT FOUR - A TOP ADMINISTRATOR FROM PENN STATE FACES DAMAGING CHARGES FOLLOWING THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

A) destination weddings-vo

B) penn state charges-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

A)-NWSRM

B) ALEX STANDUP TEASE-SOTTOPS

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.

"A weak front brings slight changes for Thursday"

After several days of nice weather across our part of the state, a very weak front will bring some slight changes to our Thursday.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula this afternoon keeping a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast 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.

As we head into Friday and the weekend, dry high pressure will clear things out and provide us with plenty of sunshine to fill our skies, along with a dry weather pattern that will hold across Southwest Florida. Expect temperatures to fall into the upper 50s to low 60s during the mornings with highs in the lower 80s during the afternoons.

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TAKING A LOOKING TRAFFIC ON YOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON -

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND POWER CREWS ARE STILL WORKING A CRASH IN BONITA SPRINGS.

A GARBAGE TRUCK HIT A POWER POLE - CAUSING DOWNED POWER LINES AND OUTAGES.

THIS IS ON HARMONY PARK DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS, EAST OF OLD 41, AND SOUTH OF BONITA BEACH ROAD.

THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE - BUT WE'RE TOLD EVERYONE IN THE AREA IS SAFE.

MAY WANT TO AVOID THAT IF POSSIBLE.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

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LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT DREAM WEDDING?

DESTINATION WEDDINGS ARE A GROWING TREND BUT THERE ARE PROS AND CONS IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO TIE THE KNOT.

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"Its a lot more work time and effort but the payoff is great."

STAR-STUDDED WEDDINGS IN LUXURIOUS DESTINATIONS ARE NOTHING NEW.

AND WE'RE GIVING YOU A PEEK AT SOME OF THE TOP LOCATIONS TO TIE THE KNOT!

JESSICA BIEL AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE CHOSE THIS LUXURY RESORT IN SOUTHERN ITALY. SURROUNDED BY OLIVE TREES AND A GOLF COURSE.

"You are going to italy, going to france, going to an island somewhere so there is always the cost of getting there, finding the right vendors on the ground. many things can go wrong."

CELEBRITY WEDDING PLANNER COLIN COWIE SPECIALIZES IN PLANNING A-LIST NUPTUALS - AND WHETHER YOU ARE A CELEB OR A COMMONER A DESTINATION WEDDING IS NOT ALWAYS AN EASY TASK TO PULL OFF. BUT THERE ARE PERKS!

"You get to spend really quality time with the people you really really love."

AND WHETHER IT'S THE POST RANCH OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WHERE ANNE HATHAWAY TIED THE KNOT OR THE COVE ATLANTIS IN THE BAHAMAS WHERE JEWEL SAID I DO. ORGANIZING TRAVEL AND A GUEST LIST IS THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS!

"Usually a smaller group 100 or less to a destination."

REPORTER: "I hear possibly a june wedding in Nashville, is that true?"

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: "I don't know."

CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND MIKE FISHER STAYED QUIET BEFORE THEIR NUPTIALS BUT PLANNED A GRAND WEDDING WITH SOME SOUTHERN CHARM AT THE RITZ CARLTON REYNOLDS PLANTATION IN GEORGIA. SET JUST 45 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA, IT'S SURROUNDED BY A LAKE AND GEORGIA PINES.

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MIKE WILBER REPORTING.

TEBOW GIRLFRIEND-SS

MULTIPLE REPORTS SAY TIM TEBOW HAS A NEW LADY IN HIS LIFE.

THE FORMER FLORIDA GATOR WAS SPOTTED WITH ACTRESS CAMILLA BELLE AT A MOVIE THEATER IN JACKSONVILLE.

SHE DATED JOE JONAS OF THE JONAS BROTHERS.

BON JOVI SANDY-VO

ROCKER JON BON JOVI CANCELS HIS EUROPEAN TOUR IN THE WAKE OF DAMAGE TO HIS HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BON JOVI PLANS TO HELP IN THE RECOVERY EFFORT BY PITCHING IN TO CLEAN UP.

HE ALSO WANTS TO GET HIS NON-PROFIT RESTAURANT BACK ON ITS FEET-- IT'S ONE OF THE MANY PLACES STILL WITHOUT POWER.

SOUL KITCHEN SERVES MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD ONE.

BON JOVI WILL ALSO PERFORM DURING NBC'S BENEFIT CONCERT THIS FRIDAY.

RYAN TRICK OR TREAT-VO

CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN TOOK A TIME-OUT FROM CAMPAIGNING TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS FAMILY LAST NIGHT.

RYAN AND HIS WIFE TOOK THEIR KIDS TRICK-OR-TREATING THROUGH THEIR WISCONSIN NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE V-P HOPEFUL WORE WISCONSIN BADGER GEAR AND CARRIED A SICKLE.

SUNS GORILLA SCARES PLAYERS-VOTOPS

PHOENIX SUNS PLAYERS GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR BEFORE LAST NIGHT'S GAME.

THEIR MASCOT HID IN A GARBAGE BIN, STALKING PLAYERS AS THEY PASSED BY.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

FALLOUT SPREADS FROM THE CHILD ABUSE SEX SANDAL CONNECTED TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE LATEST VICTIM PAYING FOR THEIR SUSPECTED ROLE IN THE DISGUSTING ACTS OF JERRY SANDUSKY.

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FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Injured bald eagle released after treatment

2. One arrested, another sought in October jewelry theft

3. Burglary suspects caught in Port Charlotte

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MORE CHARGES TODAY RELATED TO THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

THIS TIME, IT'S FORMER PENN STATE PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER WHO'S THE FOCUS.

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ALMOST FIVE MONTHS AFTER FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT COACH JERRY SANDUSKY WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING 10 BOYS.FORMER SCHOOL PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER TODAY WAS CHARGED TODAY WITH TRYING TO COVER UP THE ACTIONS.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES WERE ALSO FILED AGAINST TWO OTHER FORMER PENN STATE OFFICIALS.

This was not a mistake by these men. It was not an oversight. It was not misjudgment on their part. This was a conspiracy of silence by

top officials working to actively conceal the truth.

SPANIER JOINS FORMER PENN STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CURLEY AND FORMER UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT

GARY SCHULTZ IN FACING A TOTAL OF FIVE CHARGES----PERJURY, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE,

FAILURE TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

If these men had done what they were supposed to do and what they were legally required to do, several young men may not have been attacked by a serial predator.:10

ALL THREE FORMER PENN STATE OFFICIALS HAVE PUBLICLY MAINTAINED THEIR INNOCENCE.

A STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON FROM SPANIER'S ATTORNEYS INSISTED QUOTE "NO FACTUAL BASIS TO SUPPORT THESE CHARGES".

THE LAWYERS BLAME THE CHARGES ON PENNSYLVANIA'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT.WHO BEGAN THE SANDUSKY INVESTIGATION AS ATTORNEY GENERAL.AND COULD SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2014.

The charges being filed today have no relationship whatsoever to any election. :05

SPANIER, CURLEY AND SCHULTZ ARE ALL EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED ON FRIDAY.

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WHEN ASKED, ATTORNEY GENERAL KELLY WOULD NOT SAY IF CHARGES WOULD HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST FORMER PENN STATE COACH JOE PATERNO, WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHE WOULD ONLY SAY - "HE IS DECEASED AND THAT'S THE END OF IT".

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

OUR NEWSROOM IS WORKING ON DETAILS OF PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO FORT MYERS TOMORROW -- HE'LL BE HERE CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

AND THE DOLLAR FIGURE FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY COULD BE IN THE BILLIONS -- AND IT COULD MEAN HIGHER INSURANCE RATES ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE IN FLORIDA.

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