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CONTINUING COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS--

A GARBAGE TRUCK HIT A LIGHT POLE IN LEE COUNTY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE --

TAKING DOWN LIVE WIRES.

AND WE'VE LEARNED THERE ARE OUTAGES IN THE AREA.

IT HAPPENED ON HARMONY PARK DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS.

DEPUTIES AND F-P-L ARE ON SCENE.

FIRE CREWS WERE ABLE TO DOUSE THE FLAMES.

AND POWER TO THE LINES IS OUT.

SANDY CLEANUP-SOTVOTOPS, WIPE

"You feel you're gonna wake up any minute. its sickening. it's sad."

SANDY CLEANUP-VOTOPS, 2SHOT

SUBWAYS AND TRAINS ARE WORKING -- ON A LIMITED BASES.

SO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS ARE OVERWHELMING BUS STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BIG APPLE.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE IMAGES *THREE* DAYS AFTER SANDY SLAMMED INTO THE NORTHEAST.

FEMA PROMISES MONEY--

THE MILITARY IS FLYING IN GENERATORS.

BUT DESPITE THE HELP--

PATIENCE IS ALREADY RUNNING THIN.

SANDY CLEANUP-PKG

MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG / I-NY

BRANDI HITT ABC NEWS NEW YORK

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THE CLEAN-UP FROM SUPER STORM SANDY CONTINUES IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

ABC'S BRANDI HITT IS IN LOWER MANHATTAN WHERE THERE IS STILL ALMOST NO POWER

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THREE DAYS AFTER SANDY MADE LANDFALL THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN HOBOKEN, NEW

JERSEY ARE STILL TRAPPED BY FLOODWATERS

SOT - "It's really scary I mean we don't have that much food I mean we

prepared a little bit."

WHILE NATIONAL GUARDESMEN RESCUE PEOPLE STRANDED HERE

NATURAL GAS FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN FURTHER SOUTH IN "MANNA-LO-KING" WHERE

HOMES HAVE BEEN FLATTENED

SOT - "Everywhere you go you hear SHHHH just the gas"

FOR DAYS, GAS HAS POURED INTO THE STREETS BECAUSE UTILITY CREWS HAVEN'T BEEN

ABLE TO REACH THE AREA TO TURN IT OFF.

SOT - " We just never expected it to be what it was"

NEW SOT - 11:30 FEMA / RED CROSS

HELP AND RELIEF IS SLOWLY BEING DELIVERED BUT FRUSTRATION IS GROWING

AT NEW YORK'S HOWARD BEACH AND THE ROCKAWAYS ENTIRE WORKING-CLASS

NEGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND PEOPLE FEEL THEY'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN.

SOT -

IT WILL TAKE WEEKS TO RECOVER FROM THE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION

AND PARTS OF NEW YORK CITY ARE STILL PARALYZED

NEW SOT - BLOOMBERG

NATS - Subway moving

SOME SUBWAY SERVICE HAS RETURNED AND IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT POWER WILL

BE RESTORED TO ALL OF MANHATTAN BY SATURDAY

NEW SOT -

BUT WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC INTO THE CITY LINES FOR BUSES ARE GROWING

AND PEOPLE ORDERED TO DRIVE WITH AT LEAST THREE PASSENGERS ARE STUCK IN

TRAFFIC

OR - THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE WAITING TO FILL UP.

SANDY CLEANUP-TAG

BRANDI HITT REPORTING.

THE COAST GUARD IS WORKING TO BRING MORE FUEL INTO THE CITY--

ATT TMOBILE SHARE NETWORK-VO

TWO MAJOR WIRELESS PROVIDERS ARE JOINING FORCES.

A-T-AND-T AND T-MOBILE.

HAVE AGREED TO SHARE NETWORKS TO HELP VICTIMS OF SANDY.

ITS PROMPTED BY SCENES LIKE THIS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND A POWER STRIP-- TODAY

SIMPLY TO CHARGE THEIR CELL PHONES!

SANDY CONCERT-SS WIPE

N-B-C WILL HOLD A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE SANDY.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND JON BON JOVI OF NEW JERSEY--

AND BILLY JOEL OF LONG ISLAND ARE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR.

THE CONCERT IS SLATED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT--

ROCK CENTER SANDY-SS TOPS

TONIGHT'S "ROCK CENTER" WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS IS DEVOTED TO SANDY'S IMPACT.

THEY HAVE REPORTERS STATIONED UP AND DOWN THE COAST--

SHOWING YOU HOW LIVES ARE CHANGED--

AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO RECOVER.

THAT'S ROCK CENTER TONIGHT AT TEN--

CHARCO BANK ROBBERY-TRX OC

WE'RE GETTING WORD OF A BANK ROBBERY IN MURDOCK IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

IT HAPPENED AT 3:11 AT THE SUN TRUST BANK ON MURDOCK CIRCLE

HELICOPTERS ARE IN THE AREA--

DECISION 2012-CLIP

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-SSTOPS, OC

HURRICANE SANDY IS DOMINATING THE HEADLINES, DESPITE THE FACT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS JUST 5-DAYS AWAY!

BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE RAMPED UP THEIR CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE.

MITT ROMNEY IS SENDING TIME IN *FIVE* STATES--

FLORIDA IS *NOT* ONE OF THEM.

THE PRESIDENT IS CAMPAGNING IN *EIGHT* STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

INCLUDING FLORIDA.

WHAT WAS INTERESTING TODAY WAS THE *TONE* OF THE TWO CANDIDATES--

BOTH CALMER IN LIGHT OF HURRICANE SANDY.

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THAT BRIEF PAUSE FOR SUPER STORM SANDY SEEMS LIKE A DISTANT MEMORY.

TODAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL - THE ATTACKS WERE BACK!

Obama SOT 12:03:23

their bet is on cynicism. But Wisconsin, my bet is on you.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DELIVERING HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT IN THREE BATTLEGROUNDS

TODAY.

Obama SOT after 11:55:34

I know what change looks like because I've fought for it. You have too. And

after all we've been through together, we sure as heck can't give up now.

MITT ROMNEY IS SPENDING HIS ENTIRE DAY IN VIRGINIA - A STATE THAT

REPUBLICANS ARE DESPERATE TO FLIP.

Romney SOT 14:35:56

we're goign to win on Nov 6 i'm giong to tell you that

HE COUNTERED THE PRESIDENT'S CLOSING ARGUMENT:

Romney SOT 14:38:20

he promised real change but didnt deliver.

GFX

THE LATEST ABC NEWS WASHINGTON POST POLL STILL SHOWS A TIGHT RACE.

GFX - NBC/Marist/WSJ poll

BUT NEW POLLS IN THREE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES HAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA ON TOP.

SO WITH JUST FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAYIT'S NOW ALL HANDS ON DECK.

VICE PRESIDENT STUMPED IN IOWA.

Biden SOT Iowa 13:50:38

The American people are asking themselves the question these final days: Who

can they trust?

BILL CLINTON'S WORKING JUST AS HARD AS THE CANDIDATES.

Clinton SOT

Barack Obama should be the next president!

AND IN OHIOANN ROMNEY GOT EMOTIONAL AS SHE ASKED FOR VOTES.

Ann Romney SOT -

We have come to know this country on such an extraordinary level and I can't

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-TAG

KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

AND TODAY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ENDORSED PRESIDENT OBAMA.

HE SAID HURRICANE SANDY RESHAPED HIS THINKING--

MOTHER CHARGED-VO

AN ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC STORY OUT OF ILLINOIS TONIGHT.

PROSECUTORS SAY THIS WOMAN--

ELZBIETA PLACKOWSKA --

STABBED HER 7-YEAR OLD SON *100* TIMES--

AND A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL ABOUT *50* TIMES--

BECAUSE SHE WAS ANGRY WITH HER HUSBAND.

POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS MAD HER HUSBAND.WHO IS A TRUCK DRIVER.WAS CONSTANTLY ON THE ROAD--

SANDUSKY CASE CHARGES-VO

NEW CHARGES IN THE PENN STATE CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE--

THIS TIME AGAINST UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER AND TWO OTHER FORMER PENN STATE OFFICIALS.

SPANIER WAS CHARGED WITH PERJURY, CONSPIRACY AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

ALL CONNECTED TO HIS ROLE IN THE COVERUP OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX SCANDAL.

GREGORY IN COURT-SS, ON CAM

A HOMELESS MAN WHO WAS SHOT BY COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES.IGNORED HIS LAWYER'S ADVICE TODAY AND WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

DUANE GREGORY WAS ARRESTED ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES FOR ASSAULTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

NBC-2 HAD THE ONLY CAMERA IN COURT TODAY--

WHEN GREGORY'S PUBLIC DEFENDER TOLD HIM NOT TO TALK.

BUT HE CLAIMS HE HAD TO SPEAK UP FOR HIMSELF.

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APPEARING FROM THE LEE COUNTY JAIL -

DUANE GREGORY SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MISDEMEANOR CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

"I don't remember anything. You know what I mean, I don't really remember the facts."

HE WAS ARRESTED IN LEE COUNTY FOR ASSAULTING TWO COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.

BACK ON OCTOBER 19TH - A 911 CALLER SAID A MAN WAS ACTING SUSPICIOUS, DRINKING BEHIND THIS 7-11 ON AIRPORT-PULLING ROAD.

THAT, THE 49 YEAR OLD DOES REMEMBER -

"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."

WITNESSES ON SCENE TOLD US GREGORY APPEARED TO HAVE A GUN.

"He was waving his arms and his right hand, had something silver, thought maybe a knife or a gun."

THAT'S WHAT DEPUTIES THOUGHT TOO - AND THEY FIRED AT THE MAN.

BUT THE GUN TURNED OUT TO BE A FAKE.

TODAY - GREGORY TELLS THE COURT ABOUT HIS REAL WOUNDS -

"Well, you know, that's the thing. I was shot a bunch of times. I've got at least 10 holes, you know, and the thing is I want to go back to Collier County and then face this."

THE JUDGE GRANTED HIS WISH - ORDERING GREGORY HELD ON NO BOND UNTIL COLLIER COUNTY OFFICIALS COME TO PICK HIM UP.

TODAY GREGORY HINTS AT A REASON FOR HIS BEHAVIOR -

"It's - the thing is - there was some great depression."

AS FOR THE TWO COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES INOLVED, THEY ARE BACK ON FULL DUTY.

GREGORY IN COURT-TAG

TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING, GREGORY HAD ANOTHER RUN IN WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WELFARE DRUG TESTING-ON CAM

LAWYERS FOR THE STATE ARE IN ATLANTA TODAY.

THEY'RE ARGUING THE *VALIDITY* OF FLORIDA'S CONTROVERSIAL WELFARE DRUG TESTING LAW.

IT REQUIRES ANYONE WHO RECEIVES WELFARE TO PASS A DRUG TEST.

THE A-C-L-U IS CHALLENING THE LAW.

A FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY *BLOCKED* THE LAW FROM TAKING EFFECT--

AA PILOTS DEAL CLOSE?-VO

AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOTS ARE CLOSE TO A NEW CONTRACT.

THE POSITIVE TALKS DIDN'T STOP HUNDREDS OF PILOTS FROM PICKETING OUTSIDE THE DALLAS AIRPORT.

EVEN PILOTS FROM OTHER AIRLINES JOINED IN.

AFTER MONTHS OF CANCELLED FLIGHTS THAT FRUSTRATED PASSENGERS--

BOTH SIDES SAY A DEAL IS "IMMINENT".

THE TWO REMAINING STICKY ISSUES ARE OUTSOURCING AND PAY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

YOU KNOW THE SOUNDS OF A FOOTBALL GAME?

NOW IMAGINE PLAYING THE GAME IN SILENCE!

ONE LOCAL TEEN DOES!

WE'VE GOT HIS AMAZING STORY--

AND HOW IT ENCOURAGES OTHERS EVERY DAY!

AND THIS MAN HAD A RARE ENCOUNTER WITH A GREAT WHITE--

AND SURVIVED!

TZ1 A) DEAF FOOTBALL PLAYER-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) SHARK VICTIM TALKS-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

DEAF FOOTBALL PLAYER-ON CAM

ONE PLAYER ON THE GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL J-V FOOTBALL TEAM HAS EVERYONE TALKING.

HE MAY NOT HEAR THEIR COMPLIMENTS--

BUT HE'S SMILING EVERY DAY HE PUTS ON HIS HELMET.

DEAF FOOTBALL PLAYER-PKG

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

THE PROMENADE AT BONITA BAY HAS NEW OWNERS!

NBC2 WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO TO SPRUCE UP THE AREA--

AND LURE NEW BUSINESS TO THE SHOPPING PLAZA.

PLUS.IS IT LEGAL FOR DOCTORS TO PUSH THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS ON PATIENTS?

HOW ABOUT EMPLOYERS TELL EMPLOYEES HOW TO VOTE?

IT HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU THINK--

TZ2 A) PROMENADE BONITA-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) OBAMACARE LETTERS-VO TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

SUN RETURNS FOR FRIDAY

The weather has been fantastic in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Those brisk winds, which have now subsided, blew in a very cool, dry air mass, and with the exception of Thursday - we've seen a lot of sunshine.

A cold front currently sits to our north. The definition of a cold front is simply a change between two air masses. Ahead of the front there's muggy air, behind the front there's dry air. The air behind this front is very dry; you'll see and feel it Friday.

The front passes to our south over night which means all the dry, comfortable, sunny conditions will ooze into southwest Florida for several days!

As we go through the next seven days the clouds will slowly increase. They'll go from the high thin wispy clouds we call CIRRUS, and slowly start lowering into the big puffy clouds we call CUMULUS.

Come Tuesday those CUMULUS clouds will bear rain at times as another cold front approaches. From midweek forward we'll go back to the sunny, dry, spectacular weather.

When it comes to the temperatures - watch out - upper 70s and lower 80s here to stay during the day time.

Morning lows - in the upper 50s and lower 60s.

Kudos to Mother Nature.

OBAMACARE LETTERS-ON CAM

EVERY ELECTION YEAR--

WE SEE SIGNS AND COMMERCIALS TELLING US WHO WE SHOULD VOTE FOR.

THIS YEAR.

DOCTOR'S OTHER BUSINESSES ARE SENDING MEMOS TO THEIR CLIENTS--

SUGGESTING THEY VOTE A CERTAIN WAY.

IS IT LEGAL? IS IT RIGHT?

OBAMACARE LETTERS-PKG

DOUG KENNEDY SAYS HIS DOCTOR IS TELLING HIM HOW TO VOTE

"dear patient, in the upcoming presidential election on November 6th 2012."

A LETTER HE RECEIVED AT CHARLOTTE HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR URGES PATIENTS TO VOTE AGAINST OBAMA-CARE BASED ON A LIST OF FACTS.

"I got political advice before I got any medical advice. I think that's a problem." Doug Kennedy, Received letter from doctor

SO KENNEDY WALKED OUT, Nats: doctors talking THE ONLY PATIENT TO DO SO SAYS DOCTOR TERRY CONNELLY WHO WROTE THE LETTER.

"this is one particular issue that affects us and our patients very directly." Dr. Terry Connelly, Charlotte Heart and Vascular Institute.

WHILE KENNEDY ARGUES IT'S NOT A DOCTOR'S ROLE TO GIVE POLITICAL ADVICE. CONNELLY SAYS THIS IS A MEDICAL ISSUE WHICH WILL CHANGE HOW HE TREATS PATIENTS AND HE WANTS THEM TO BE INFORMED.

"our patients here in charlotte county are very old and I think these changes are going to be very real to them." Dr. Terry Connelly, Charlotte Heart and Vascular Institute.

STANDUP: "doctors aren't the only professionals sharing their opinions this election season. Plenty of businesses across the country are putting up signs showing their support. And in Hendry County, the United States Sugar Corporation sent a letter to voters asking them not to re-elect the property appraiser Phillip Pelletier."

"let her rip." Dr. Bill Wilcox, Edison St. College

DOCTOR BILL WILCOX AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE STAYS UP TO DATE ON THE POLITICAL SCENE.

HE SAYS BUSINESSES, LIKE PEOPLE, ARE ENTITLED TO SHARING THEIR OPINIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE STAKES ARE SO HIGH.

"and have to do with foundational survival of a company or something. I think they'll tend to express their opinion and publicize it with their customers more." Dr. Bill Wilcox, Edison St. College

WHILE THE MESSAGE CAN BE VERY INFLUENTIAL, WILCOX SAYS IT CAN BE A GAMBLE WHEN PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE OPINION AND TAKE THEIR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE LIKE KENNEDY.

TOSS TO JOELLE-SS

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 5:30-

A ONCE BUSTLING SHOPPING CENTER IN BONITA SPRINGS IS GETTING A FACELIFT.

AFTER LOSING RETAILERS TO COCONUT POINT AND MERCADO,

THE PROMENADE AT BONITA BAY ON US 41 HAS NEW OWNERS AND IS MAKING A COMEBACK.

PROMENADE AT BONITA BAY-PLASMA MON

Take joelle

Right now- there are 2 restaurants, a hair salon and a few business offices but the majority of the 47 units are vacant.

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From power washing-

Nat power washing

To roof repair-

Nat pounding

The promenade at Bonita bay is being renovated,

With one goal in mind:

Sot don deluca, rlr investments

"Hopefully bring it back to where it once was."

Antoinette love first started coming here 7 years ago.

Sot Antoinette love, Bonita bay shopper

" then we noticed it going down and people we're moving out."

But they still come back for one reason-

Sot Antoinette

" we love this restaurant."

Molinas- now a destination for this family.

After they eat- they leave.

Sot Antoinette

" there's nothing here."

What would make her stay longer?

Sot Antoinette

"I want stores, retail stores."

Right now artists with the art league of Bonita springs occupy retail space, rent free.

They'll be allowed to stay until someone wants to pay for their place.

When all 47 units are rented- Here's what you can expect-

Sot don

"5 restaurants, outdoor entertainment, boutique shops, keeping the art there to it, just a palace where people can come spend they day and not just come and want to get out bc they got their goods."

The type of goods--

What investors hope will make the difference and help them all thrive this time around.

Sot don

"We're not a Mega center like what you see at some of the other malls, we don't rally want national retailers, we want more of the unique boutiques that lend to the whole experience."

Both the owners and residents?

Hoping for one thing-

Sot Antoinette

PROMENADE AT BONITA BAY-PLASMA MON

INVESTORS TELLS ME SOME OF THE FORMER TENANTS ARE ALREADY IN NEGOTIATIONS TO MOVE BACK IN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR,

AND THEYRE HOPING TO HAVE THAT CENTER BAR OPERATING THIS SEASON.

SHARK VICTIM SPEAKS-VO WIPE

A CALIFORNIA MAN ATTACKED BY A SHARK THIS WEEK--

IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT HIS ENCOUNTER WITH A GREAT WHITE!

SCOTT STEPHENS WAS SURFING TUESDAY--

WHEN THE SHARK ATTACKED.

IT TOOK A *14* INCH CHUNK OUT OF HIS SIDE *AND* HIS BOARD!

DOCTORS OPERATED ON SCOTT FOR ABOUT 2-HOURS.

SHARK VICTIM SPEAKS-SOTVO

"I opened my eyes under water and punched the shark in the side of the head a couple times until it released me."

ONCE THE SHARK LET SCOTT GO--

A COUPLE OF NEAR-BY SURFERS HELPED STEPHENS GET TO SHORE--

AND STOP THE BLEEDING UNTIL HE COULD GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT--

STEPHENS PLANS TO GET BACK OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

A LEE COUNTY MOTHER ROBBED IN HER OWN DRIVEWAY.

AND THE THEIF GETS AWAY WITH HER PURSE, WALLET, AND HER CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS.

NOW SHE FEARS, HER FAMILY WILL BECOME VICTIMS A SECOND TIME.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

AN NBC2 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS YOUR MONEY BEING SPENT TO HELP *DOUBLE THE SALARIES OF SOME SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMPLOYEE.

TZ3 A) PURSE SNATCHING-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) TTD~OVERTIME-VOTOPS

AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY-VO

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

TODAY IT LAUNCHED ITS BLACK FRIDAY DEALS STORE!

IT FEATURES A DEAL OF THE DAY--

AND LIMITED TIME DOORBUSTER DEALS.

UCLA NOW SMOKE FREE-VO

A MAJOR COLLEGE CAMPUS IS NOW "SMOKE FREE"!

UCLA IS THE FIRST CAMPUS IN CALIFORNIA TO ENACT THE SMOKING BAN.

SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND DORMS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL ARE ALREADY SMOKE FREE--

BUT SMOKERS WILL NOW HAVE TO GO "OFF CAMPUS" TO LIGHT UP.

THE BAN TAKES EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

PURSE SNATCHING-2 SHOT

A THEIF ROBS A LEHIGH ACRES MOTHER IN HER DRIVEWAY- IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

HER- SNATCHED HER PURSE, AND TOOK OFF.

AND AS NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH EXPLAINS-

PURSE SNATCHING-PKG

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME-

A FAMILY'S DRIVEWAY.

Nat

VALENTIA BROWN-

A MOTHER OF 2 AND NURSING STUDENT AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE,

HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FOR THE DAY.

i was getting out of the car.

IT WAS AROUND 3PM ON WEST 7TH STREET IN LEHIGH ACRES.

OUT OF NO WHERE-

A MAN SHE'D NEVER SEEN,

QUICKLY CAME UP TO HER IN THE DRIVEWAY.

31:09 "he just asked me- can i use the phone, and i was like- i don't have a phone."

EVEN THOUGH VALENTIA DOES HAVE A PHONE-

SHE TOLD HIM SHE DIDN'T SO HE'D LEAVE AND SHE COULD GET AWAY,

BUT INSTEAD,

HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE PURSE ON HER ARM.

31:22 "he just grabbed it and i didn't fight with him or anything."

LUCKILY-

SHE SAYS HER KIDS WEREN'T WITH HER.

31:33 "i didn't know if he had a gun or a knife- he could have hurt me and i was here alone, so it could have been worse."

TERRIFIED-

VALENTIA RAN INSIDE AND CALLED 911.

"the robber took off down the driveway and toward williams avenue- the whole time he had her purse."

DEPUTIES SEARCHED THE AREA,

BUT NEVER FOUND THE CULPRIT.

VALENTIA REPORTED WHAT THE ROBBER HAD STOLEN-

INSIDE HER PURSE WAS NOT ONLY RENT MONEY, BUT ALL OF HER ID'S AND HER CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS.

NOW, SHE FEARS THE CROOK MAY STEAL HER KIDS' IDENTITIES.

32:22 "very nerve racking because that's information that you can use and take far."

33:06 "i just hope they catch him and i get my stuff back."

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

HURRICANE SANDY IS ESTIMATED TO COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS --

HOMES, CARS, BOATS, FLOODED -- RIPPED APART -- RUINED.

AND NBC2 FOUND OUT -- IT COULD MEAN YOUR INSURANCE RATES HERE IN FLORIDA WILL GO UP.

AND THE MEDSTAR MESS JUST GOT MORE INTERESTING --

COUNTY WORKERS *WALKED OUT OF A MEETING WITH A COMMISSIONER.

NBC 2 HAD A CAMERA THERE.