HL1) CA HALLOWEEN SHOOTINGS-TRX-VO

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING:

THREE PEOPLE ARE SHOT DURING ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) SANDY LATEST-TRX-SOTVO

Obama: What I can promise you is that the federal govt will be working as

closely as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit

until this is done.

PEOPLE START TO PICK UP THE PIECES FROM SANDY.

AND A SIGN OF NORMALCY THIS MORNING AS SOME TRANSPORTATION PICKS BACK UP.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

SANDY LATEST-VIDBOX

NEW DETAILS ARE COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LEARNING TODAY:

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 72 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE STORM AND MILLIONS ARE STILL WAKING UP IN THE DARK.

HAPPENING IN JUST A FEW HOURS:

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY JANET NAPOLITANO WILL TRAVEL TO NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT TODAY TO MEET WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT RECOVERY EFFORTS.

LIMITED SUBWAY AND FERRY SERVICES WILL START BACK UP TODAY

SANDY LATEST-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING,

THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US!

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

IN NEW YORK THIS MORNING, MORE SIGNS OF NORMALCY.

THE CITY'S MASSIVE SUBWAY SYSTEM IS ROARING BACK TO LIFE, EXCEPT IN

LOWER MANHATTAN.

MORE POWER IS BEING RESTORED TO THAT AREA AS WELL.

SANDY LATEST-PKG

SCRIPT:

THE NATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN ROLLING AGAIN THIS

MORNING, BUT WITH LIMITED SERVICE AS SOME TUNNELS AND STATIONS REMAIN

FLOODED AND POWER IS STILL OUT IN MUCH OF DOWNTOWN, BUT THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO

TURN BACK ON IN SOME AREAS NEAR WALL STREET. BUT STILL, SUBWAYS WON'T RUN

YET TO THE CITY'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT.

TRAFFIC CLOGGED THE STREETS AS PEOPLE RETURNED TO WORK, SO NYC MAYOR

BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCED ONLY VEHICLES WITH 3 OR MORE OCCUPANTS WILL BE ALLOWED

TO ENTER MANHATTAN BETWEEN 6 AM AND MIDNIGHT.

AS NEW YORK SLOWLY REBOUNDS, NEW JERSEY IS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER. FLEETS

OF EARTH MOVERS ARE WORKING TO CLEAR STREETS CLOGGED BY SAND AND DEBRIS,

AND RESCUERS CONTINUE TO HELP THOSE STRANDED BY THE STORM. BUT RESIDENTS

ARE WORRIED ABOUT GAS LEAKS AND THE APPARENT SHORTAGE OF GAS CREWS TO HELP

SHUT DOWN RUPTURED LINES

Mos: Where are all these gas truck? You got down the block, we got

down the block, why can't we get gas trucks down the block.

PRESIDENT OBAMA TOURED SOME OF THE DAMAGE WITH GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

Christie: He has worked incredibly close with me. I cannot thank

the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state

and the people of our state.

Obama: What I can promise you is that the federal govt will be working as

closely as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit

until this is done.

AND THEN THERE WAS HALLOWEEN. MANY TOWNS DECIDED TO POSTPONE IT BUT SOME

WERE NOT DETERRED , ON LONG ISLAND, SUPERHEORES AND CATS WERE OUT AND IN

NEW YORK CITY, EVEN WITH THE POWER OUT, TRICK OR TREATERS TOOK TO THE

STREETS.

VERBATIM:

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

CA HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTINGS-VO

NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT OUT OF CALIFORNIA:

AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT AFTER A FIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD,

AND AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECT IS STILL ON THE RUN.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

THOSE THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

NO WORD ON THEIR INJURIES.

RIOT POLICE, OFFICERS ON MOTORCYCLES AND ON HORSEBACK CLEARED THE STREETS.

DECISION 2012 CLIP-CLIP

DECISION 2012 COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS, 2 SHOT

TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012!

JUST FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER SIXTH.

AND AFTER SOME TIME OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL BECAUSE OF THE DEVASTATION FROM SANDY,

BOTH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE THIS MORNING HITTING THE BATTLE GROUND STATES, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN THE STUDIO WITH WHERE THEY'RE HEADED TODAY,

AND WHAT THE LATEST POLLS ARE SHOWING.

DECISION 2012 STACEY-BUBBA

TWO NEW POLLS PUT THIS RACE AT A DEAD HEAT.

ONE POLL IS FROM FOX NEWS.

BOTH MEN ARE TIED AT 46%.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, OBAMA COMES OUT ON TOP WHEN IT COMES TO FOREIGN POLICY AND EDUCATION.

DECISION 2012 STACEY-CG

THE OTHER POLL IS FROM ABC NEWS AND THE WASHINGTON POST.

THIS ONE, PUTS BOTH AT 49 PERCENT.

THE SAME POLL RATE THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSE TO SANDY, POSITIVELY.

DECISION 2012 STACEY-VOTOPS

FIVE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE ELECTION AND THEY BOTH KNOW, EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

THE CANDIDATES ARE CRAMMING IN LAST MINUTE STOPS TRYING TO REACH THOSE UNDECIDED VOTERS.

THE PRESIDENT STOPPING TODAY IN COLORADO, NEVADA, AND WISCONSIN.

DECISION 2012 STACEY-BUBBA

ANN ROMNEY IS SPENDING TIME IN OHIO TODAY.

MICHELLE OBAMA WILL BE HERE IN FLORIDA.

STOPS ARE PLANNED IN JACKSONVILLE AND MIAMI.

EARLY VOTING-VO, SS

A RECORD-BREAKING MORE THAN 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THAT'S ABOUT SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE EVERY DAY IN LEE COUNTY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE LINES.

SOME PEOPLE IN OUR AREA WAITED THREE HOURS TO JUST VOTE EARLY.

AT LAST CHECK, ABOUT 18-THOUSAND VOTED EARLY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING RUNS THROUGH THIS SATURDAY,

SO YOU ONLY HAVE THREE DAYS LEFT.

IF NOT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ELECTION DAY ON TUESDAY.

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.

TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN VOTE, EITHER EARLY, OR ON ELECTION DAY,

JOBS REPORT STILL DUE FRI-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD:

WE STILL EXPECT THE OCTOBER JOBS REPORT TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW,

EVEN THOUGH SANDY SHUT DOWN FEDERAL OFFICES FOR TWO DAYS.

THE JOBS REPORT HAS ONLY BEEN DELAYED ONCE, IN 1996, BECAUSE OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER A BUDGET DEADLOCK.

CAPE NEAR DROWNING-VOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL TODDLER IS BACK AT HOME THIS MORNING,

AFTER NEARLY DROWNING IN THE FAMILY POOL.

A CAPE CORAL OFFICER SAVED A TODDLER FROM DROWNING TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE 16-MONTH-OLD GIRL JIGGLED THE BABY GATE OPEN -- IT WASN'T FASTENED CORRECTLY.

THEN SHE FELL INTO THE FAMILY'S POOL ON SOUTHWEST 28TH AVENUE.

BUT AFTER HER MOM CALLED 9-1-1, THE OFFICER SOON ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO USE CPR TO RESCUE HER.

CAPE NEAR DROWNING-SOTVO

make sure its locked correctly and there are alarms on the doors and you hear it 4:28 you take your eye off of them for one sec and this is what happens:31

OFFICER JOSH MORGAN SAYS THE LITTLE GIRL HAD A LOT OF WATER IN HER LUNGS WHEN HE GOT THERE AND BARELY HAD A PULSE.

SHE IS DOING WELL NOW AND IS ACTING LIKE A TYPICAL TODDLER.

OFFICER MORGAN USED TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER HERE AT NBC-2.

NEW RIGHT NOW-CLIP

HENDRY CO VEHICLE VS PED-on cam

NEW THIS MORNING:

A HENDRY COUNTY WOMAN IS AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES THIS MORNING,

AFTER TROOPERS SAY SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR.

IT HAPPENED AT EUCALYPTUS BOULEVARD AND SUNFLOWER CIRCLE IN LA BELLE AROUND SEVEN-30 LAST NIGHT.

CAT BURNED-VOWIPE

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED SOMEONE MAY HAVE INTENTIONALLY SET A CAT ON FIRE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IS VIDEO OF THE CAT,

NOW NAMED PAISLEY FOR THE STREET SHE WAS FOUND ON.

HER EARS AND HEAD ARE BURNED, AND HER FUR- SINGED.

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOUND HER HIDING UNDER A CAR AFTER SHE RAN FROM A SMALL FIRE ACROSS THE STREET IN LEHIGH ACRES. THE RESIDENT SAW THE FLAMES AND CALLED 911.

CAT BURNED-SOTVO

57:35 "it could have been a spontaneous brush fire and the cat got caught in it or it could be someone tried to deliberately do this to her."

PAISLEY IS ON ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER MEDICATIONS BECAUSE OF THE INFECTIONS CAUSED BY HER BURNED SKIN.

JOB FAIR TODAY-CG

HAPPENING TODAY:

IF YOU'RE ON THE MARKET FOR A JOB,

YOU'LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHAKE HANDS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TODAY.

A CAREER FAIR IS HAPPENING TODAY IN NAPLES AT THE EDISON STATE COLLEGE COLLIER CAMPUS.

THAT'S OFF LELY CULTURAL PARKWAY,

IT' STARTS AT TEN THIS MORNING AND RUNS UNTIL TWO.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC.

LEE COUNTY INTERIM-SS

LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES IS OFF THE JOB THIS MORNING,

NOW ALL EYES ARE ON HER TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.

BILL WILLIAMS AND DOUG MEURER'S NAMES ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

WILLIAMS IS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ESTERO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT.

MEURER IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER.

THEY'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STEERING THE COUNTY THROUGH THE MEDSTAR MIS-HAP AND VR-LABS ISSUES.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH candy buyback-2SHOT

IT'S THE MORNING AFTER HALLOWEEN, ARE YOU CARB CRASHING???

CHANCES ARE YOUR KIDS HAVE BAGS, AND BAGS FULL OF CANDY SITTING ON THE KITCHEN TABLE.

COMING UP WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE YOUR KIDS CAN GET PAID FOR HANDING OVER THEIR SWEETS.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

CANDY BUYBACK-2 SHOT ANIMAP

DID YOUR KIDS MAKE OUT BIG ON TRICK OR TREATING LAST NIGHT?

IS THERE TOO MUCH CANDY LINGERING IN YOUR HOME?

TODAY YOUR KIDS CAN GET PAID SOME CASH FOR THEIR COLLECTED SWEETS.

CANDY BUYBACK-REM LIVE

LIVE

WE'RE GOING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT A POUND OF CANDY LOOKS LIKE BY WEIGHING SWEETS.

NOT ONLY DO YOU GET PAID, BUT CANDY GOES FOR A GOOD CAUSE-- ALL CANDY IS DONATED TO OPERATION GRATITUDE

CANDY BUYBACK-SS

FULLSCREEN

CANDY BUY BACK

BONITA DENTAL CARE

2:00-6:00

$2.00 PER POUND

*CANDY MUST BE WRAPPED

CANDY BUYBACK-REM LIVE

LOCAL SANDY FAMILIES-2 SHOT VOWIPE

ONE FORT MYERS FAMILY IS STRUGGLING WITH SANDY'S DEVASTATION.

THEY MOVED HERE A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO-- BUT, THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY IS STILL IN NEW JERSEY.

SANDY HIT THE HOMES OF BOTH MARC AND CHRISTINE TAGLIERI'S PARENTS, COUSINS AND FRIENDS.

BECAUSE OF POWER OUTAGES THEY COULDN'T REACH MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AT FIRST.

IN FACT, NEWS VIDEO HELPED CHRISTINE SPOT HER MOTHER'S HOME ON LONG BEACH ISLAND.

MARC HAS NOT SEEN HIS FAMILYS HOME.

LOCAL SANDY FAMILIES-SOTVO

99 YR OLD FIRST TIME VOTER-vowipe

A FORT MYERS SENIOR CITIZEN IS PROVING YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TOO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

HER LIFE HAS SPANNED 24-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BUT THIS IS A FIRST FOR ROSIE LEWIS.

THE 99-YEAR OLD VOTED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.

SHE WAS IN HER FIFTIES BY THE TIME JIM CROW LAWS WERE ABOLISHED, AND SAYS SHE NEVER HAD AN INTEREST IN POLITICS.

ROSIE SAYS BARACK OBAMA'S ELECTION 4-YEARS AGO INSPIRED HER.

99 YR OLD FIRST TIME VOTER-SOTVO

"I said I'm going if the Lord spare my life this time, and I made it up to my mind to vote."

ELDERLY SCAM-VOWIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES WOMAN IS SCAMMED OUT OF 900 DOLLARS THIS MORNING,

AFTER SHE GAVE SOMEONE MONEY AFTER THEY TOLD HER HER SON WAS IN A CAR CRASH.

ACCORDING TO A SHERIFF'S REPORT,

THE SCAMMERS KNEW THE NAME OF THE WOMAN'S SON.

ELDERLY SCAM-SOTVO

STACY PAYNE, LCSO: Scammers are going to call they're going to push hard they want that money if they give you a chance to call someone or think about it they know they've lost whatever money they're trying to get from you

CONSTRUCTION JOBS UP-VOWIPE

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR HOME BUILDERS IN LEE COUNTY.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY--

IS REPORTING THE HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA IS ON THE UPSWING.

THE FLORIDA D-E-O REPORTS FLORIDA HOUSING STARTS WERE UP NEARLY 19 PERCENT IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST.

IN LEE COUNTY, THE NUMBERS ARE JUST AS GOOD.

CONSTRUCTION JOBS UP-SOTVO

36:10 "This is most optimistic the builders have been probably in the last 4 to 5 years during the recession." Bob Knight, VP, Paul Homes

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-ss

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

TIM TEBOW HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

T-M-Z IS REPORTING TEBOW IS DATING ACTRESS CAMILLA BELLE.

THEY WERE SEEN TOGETHER THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE WHERE THEY WERE BOWLING, AND HOLDING HANDS.

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

BEST WX VIDEO TN SNOW-VOTOPS

YOU'RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OUT OF NEWFOUND GAP TENNESSEE WHERE TWO MORE FEET OF SNOW FELL YESTERDAY. ADDING TO AN ALREADY RECORD SNOWFALL IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS.

THE SNOW IS ONE BYPRODUCTS OF HURRICANE SANDY.

OFFICIALS WITH THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK SAY THIS IS THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

GUN PURCHASES ARE ON THE RISE, ON SPECULATION TIGHTENING GUN LAWS ARE ON THE WAY.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND GAS PRICES MAY KEEP FALLING AFTER HURRICANE SANDY, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

INSTEAD IT'S THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS FROM NBC-2.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING,

LONG GAS LINES, AND SPIKING PRICES ON THE EAST COAST, AFTER HURRICANE SANDY, AS PEOPLE TANK UP AND BUY EXTRA TO POWER GENERATORS.

MEANTIME -- NEW JERSEY'S HOUSING MARKET -- HART HIT BY THE HURRICANE.

AND THE STATE ALREADY HAS THE NATION'S SECOND-HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE, ACCORDING TO CORELOGIC.

AND THE JERSEY SHORE FACES AT LEAST A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF BEACH REPAIRS AND CLEANUP OF TOXIC SEWAGE.

******

HERE IN NEW YORK, A TRANSPORTATION NIGHTMARE YESTERDAY, WITHOUT BUSES AND SUBWAYS RUNNING.

THAT SITUATION, *STARTING* TO RETURN TO NORMAL TODAY.

BUT SOME BIG BUSINESSES INCLUDING A-I-G --ARE LOOKING AT WEEKS WITHOUT LOWER MANHATTAN OFFICES, BECAUSE OF HEAVY FLOODING.

******

AND -- FIREARMS SALES, ON THE RISE.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY, AFTER THIS:

OC:

INVESTORS TODAY -- TAKING A LOOK AT A REPORT ON WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS, AHEAD OF THE BIG OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT DUE OUT TOMORROW.

INSURANCE STOCKS TAKING A DIRECT HIT FROM SANDY YESTERDAY.

AND THAT WEIGHED ON STOCKS AS TRADING RESUMED AFTER A 2-DAY SHUT DOWN OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

*****

AND -- A SURGE IN THE SALE OF FIREARMS, ON SPECULATION PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SEEK TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS ON GUN OWNERSHIP IN A SECOND TERM.

BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PERMITS -- UP 15-PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, AFTER SURGING THE PREVIOUS MONTH AS WELL.

ONE INDUSTRY ANALYST SAYS PEOPLE MAY ALSO BE CONCERNED WITH RISING CRIME.

******

******

AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

*****

*****

GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS -- GAS PRICES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL.

AND -- SPECULATION ABOUT TIGHTER GUN LAWS, FIRES UP WEAPONS PURCHASES.

IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

****

GUN PURCHASES ARE ON THE RISE, ON SPECULATION TIGHTENING GUN LAWS ARE ON THE WAY.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND GAS PRICES MAY KEEP FALLING AFTER HURRICANE SANDY, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

GOOD MORNING JANE.

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COMPANY VIDEO:

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) SANDY LATEST-TRX-VO

LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY IS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD AFTER SANDY RIPPED THROUGH.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW PEOPLE ARE PICKING UP THE PIECES THIS MORNING,

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) DECISION 2012-TRX-TBA

AND WITH JUST FIVE DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE NOVEMBER SIXTH ELECTION --

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

IT'S THURSDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST.

THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

SANDY LATEST-2 SHOT VOWIPE

NEW DETAILS ARE COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LEARNING TODAY:

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 72 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE STORM AND MILLIONS ARE STILL WAKING UP IN THE DARK.

HAPPENING IN JUST A FEW HOURS:

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY JANET NAPOLITANO WILL TRAVEL TO NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT TODAY TO MEET WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT RECOVERY EFFORTS.

SOME NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS WILL GET BACK TO SOME NORMALCY THIS MORNING.

LIMITED SUBWAY AND FERRY SERVICES WILL START BACK UP.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TOURED THE DAMAGED AREAS YESTERDAY,

SANDY LATEST-SOTVO

Obama: What I can promise you is that the federal govt will be working as

closely as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit

until this is done.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

CA HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTINGS-2 SHOT TOSS BOXES

NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FROM *ANOTHER SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA.

THREE PEOPLE ARE HURT AFTER A SHOOTING DURING HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS IN HOLLYWOOD.

THIS IS A SEPARATE SHOOTING FROM THE ONE WE JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT.

CA HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTING STACEY-PLASMA

I'M GETTING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE 3 PEOPLE WHO WERE SHOT.

A 17 YEAR OLD BOY HAS SERIOUS INJURIES, A 14 YEAR BOY WAS SHOT IN THE FOOT, AND A 25 YEAR OLD HAS MINOR INJURES.

CA HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTING STACEY-VO

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE.

YOU CAN SEE RIOT POLICE, OFFICERS ON MOTORCYCLES AND HORSEBACK CLEARING THE STREETS.

THOSE THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

NO WORD ON THEIR INJURIES.

CA HALLOWEEN NIGHT SHOOTING STACEY-PLASMA

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A MOTIVE,

AND STILL TRYING TO HUNT DOWN THE GUNMAN.

MAN LOSES ENTIRE HOME-VO

WE'RE SEEING SOME DEVASTATING PICTURES COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM OF THE SANDY AFTERMATH.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.

YOU CAN SEE A MAN THERE, SITTING ON THE STOOP OF WHAT USED TO BE HIS BEACH-FRONT HOME.

ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS THE STAIRWELL AND PORCH.

ALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST, HOMES HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY,

TRANSIT IN NY STARTING UP AGAIN-VOWIPE

MASS TRANSIT IN NEW YORK CITY IS STARTING TO BOUNCE BACK.

PART OF THE CITY'S SUBWAY SYSTEM WILL BE UP AND RUNNING TODAY.

SOME TRAIN LINES STILL HAVE NO POWER AND SOME STATIONS AND TUNNELS REMAIN FLOODED.

AMTRAK WILL ALSO PROVIDE MODIFIED SERVICE ON ITS NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.

LAGUARDIA OPENS TODAY-VOTOPS

ANOTHER STEP TOWARDs NORMALCY---

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IS OPENING UP PART OF ITS AIRPORT TODAY.

DESPITE HAVING SUFFERED MAJOR FLOODING FROM SANDY, BOTH RUNWAYS AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

LAGUARDIA IS THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA'S MAIN HUB FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS.

DECISION 2012 CLIP-CLIP

COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION-SSTOPS

TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012!

JUST FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER SIXTH.

AND AFTER SOME TIME OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL BECAUSE OF THE DEVASTATION FROM SANDY,

OBAMA TODAY-VOWIPE

AND WITH FIVE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE ELECTION ON TUESDAY,

THE CANDIDATES ARE CRAMMING IN LAST MINUTE STOPS TRYING TO DRUM UP SUPPORT FROM THOSE UNDECIDED VOTERS.

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

GOVERNOR ROMNEY IS ALSO TRYING TO GAIN SUPPORT.

EARLY VOTING-VO, SS

A RECORD-BREAKING MORE THAN 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THAT'S ABOUT SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE EVERY DAY IN LEE COUNTY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE LINES.

SOME PEOPLE IN OUR AREA WAITED THREE HOURS TO JUST VOTE EARLY.

AT LAST CHECK, ABOUT 18-THOUSAND VOTED EARLY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING RUNS THROUGH THIS SATURDAY,

SO YOU ONLY HAVE THREE DAYS LEFT.

IF NOT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ELECTION DAY ON TUESDAY.

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.

TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN VOTE, EITHER EARLY, OR ON ELECTION DAY,

CLARION HOTEL DEMO PLANNED-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING--

A DEMOLITION CREW WILL START CLEARING OUT A FORT MYERS HOTEL.

STEVE HONC - WITH HONC INDUSTRIES SAYS HIS COMPANY WAS CHOSEN TO DEMOLISH THE OLD CLARION HOTEL ON U-S 41 NEAR COLLEGE PARKWAY.

HONC TELLS US CREWS USE EXCAVATORS TO CLEAR OUT THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY TODAY.

TIA POKLEMBA MURDER ARREST FOLO-OC-(2)SS-VO

THE MAN ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO FACE CHARGES THIS MORNING.

POLICE 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 BY A CAR AND LEFT TO DIE.

CRA IN HANDS OF CITY-VOWIPE

THE FATE OF FIVE CAPE CORAL EMPLOYEES IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF CITY COUNCIL.

NEXT WEDNESDAY, COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING AS THE NEW COMMUNITY REDEVELOMENT AGENCY BOARD.

CRA IN HANDS OF CITY-SOTVO

-rana erbrick/cape councilwoman-18:26:19-"what are the payouts for the various things, whether its eliminating the executive director, what are we obligated for?"

COUNCIL WILL ALSO HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT IT WANTS TO DO WITH THE C-R-A'S OFFICE LEASE.

NYC MARATHON-VO

AND CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING SUNDAY'S NEW YORK CITY MARATHON.

MAYOR BLOOMBERG CONTINUES TO SAY IT WILL GO ON, BUT STATEN ISLAND BOROUGH PRESIDENT JIM MOLINARO HAS SAID IT WOULD BE "CRAZY" TO HOLD THE RACE.

NEARLY 20 THOUSAND AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RUNNERS STILL NEED TO GET INTO THE CITY.

AND ANOTHER 30 THOUSAND AMERICAN RUNNERS NEED TO GET TO THE STARTING LINE.

AEROSMITH LIVE ON THE PLAZA-NATVO

MILLIONS IN NEW YORK MAY BE IN THE DARK,

BUT THERE'S ONE PICK-ME-UP TODAY MANY OF THEM ARE WAITING FOR.

AEROSMITH TAKES TO THE PLAZA LIVE ON THE TODAY SHOW!

aerosmith singing

THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE ON THE PLAZA.

DRACULA STOPS THIEVES-2 SHOT VO

YOU MAY NOT THINK OF "DRACULA" AS A CRIME FIGHTER. BUT A SALEM, OREGON MAN MAY CHANGE YOUR MIND.

HE GAVE A CAR THIEF QUITE THE FRIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT "DAN VON TRAPP" LOOKED LIKE IN FULL VAMPIRE COSTUME. WHEN HE SAW A TEENAGER RIFLING THROUGH HIS NEIGHBOR'S CAR.

THE KID TOOK OFF BUT "DRACULA" GAVE CHASE.

"VON TRAPP" FINALLY CORNERED THE TEEN AND HELD HIM UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH hanging superhero-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

IT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND IT'S BECOMING AN INTERNET SENSATION!

SUPERHEROES GRAB THEIR CLEANING GEAR AND REPELL DOWN A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

la shooting breaking-on cam

WE'RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF LOS ANGELES.

AUTHORTIES HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECT AFTER A SHOOTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE SHOOTING DURING A HALLOWEEN PARTY.

AND THE CAMPUS IS ON LOCKDOWN.

HANGING SUPERHERO-VO-WIPE

IT'S A LOCAL VIDEO GOING VIRAL!

SUPERHEROES SHOWING UP TO THE NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO PUT A SMILE ON KIDS FACES.

THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING FROM THOSE HEROES!

WINDOW WASHERS FOR THE 'CLEAN UP GROUP' DRESSED UP IN FULL COSTUME TO CHEER PEOPLE UP.

BATMAN, SPIDERMAN AND SUPERMAN SURPRISED PATIENTS AS THEY RAPELLED DOWN THE SIX STORY BUILDING-- JOKING WITH KIDS AND STAFF INSIDE.

HANGING SUPERHERO-(2)SOTVO

Tommy Hubbell, Clean-up Group

11:35 I think I might have enjoyed it more than the kids just dressing up and then seeing the action on everbodys face it was pretty incredible 43

Nate Starkweather, clean up group

7:57 Smiles, laughs, pointing, lots of picture taking 01

SANIBEL RICE RAT SEARCH-VOWIPE

WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT IF RAT TRAPS SET UP ON SANIBEL HELPED RESEARCHERS CATCH ANOTHER SPECIAL RAT -- NATIVE ONLY TO OUR AREA.

RESEARCHERS ON SANIBEL ISLAND DISCOVERED THE RARE RICE RAT TWICE IN TWO DAYS THIS WEEK,

AFTER NOT SEEING THAT RAT FOR THREE YEARS!

EACH FALL, THE TEAM AT THE J-N DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE USES THESE TRAPS TO TRY TO CATCH IT.

THE rice RATS ARE ONLY FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND HELP KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT BALANCED.

SANIBEL RICE RAT SEARCH-SOTVO

take sot super is Tara Wertz, Wildlife Biologist

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HOME 4 THE HOLIDAYS-VO WIPE

THE HOLIDAYS ARE AROUND THE CORNER,

AND NOW COULD BE A GOOD TIME OF YEAR TO WELCOME A NEW PET INTO YOUR HOME.

LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IS KICKING OFF IT'S "HOME 4 THE HOLIDAYS" CAMPAIGN TODAY.

FEES ON ADOPTING AN ANIMAL WILL BE CUT DRASTICALLY, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN AT THE SHELTER.

HOME 4 THE HOLIDAYS-SOTVO

59:53 "the longtimers are the ones that need the homes the most- they've been here longer and a shelter isn't a home so we'd like to see them all get home for the holidays and forever."

HALLOWEEN HOUSE REOPENS-SOTVO

A HOUSE FIRE DIDN'T STOP ONE CAPE CORAL FAMILY FROM KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN ALIVE.

Yasbeck 5205 "watching their faces when everything goes on is just wonderful."

ON MONDAY FLAMES DESTROYED MOST OF DEBBIE YASBECK'S ELABORATE DISPLAY ON SOUTHEAST FOURTH PLACE, BUT SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP.

HER HOME IS A POPULAR PLACE TO VISIT ON HALLOWEEN.

THE FAMILY BOUGHT NEW COSTUMES, AND PREPARED 418 BAGS OF CANDY.

LAKES PARK FILTER MARSH COMPLETE-VOWIPE

A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AIMED AT REDUCING POLLUTION IN LEE COUNTY'S WATERWAYS IS NOW COMPLETE.

CONSTRUCTION ON A FILTER MARSH BEGAN THIS PAST WINTER IN A 40-ACRE SECTION OF LAKES PARK.

LEE COUNTY ALONG WITH D-E-P AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ALL CHIPPED IN TO PAY FOR THE TWO POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR WATER QUALITY PROJECT.

LAKES PARK FILTER MARSH COMPLETE-SOTVO

part of it is going to impact tourism. I mean once we clean up the water, that's why the people keep coming to this part of the state so there are a lot of benefits out of this.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME-VO

IF YOU'RE ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND,

YOU'LL GET AN EXTRA HOUR TO ENJOY IT!

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS ON SUNDAY.

THAT MEANS CLOCKS WILL GO *BACK AN HOUR.

BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SATURDAY NIGHT,

YOU'LL WANT TO SET YOUR CLOCK BACK.

ANOTHER REMINDER THIS TIME OF YEAR --

REPLACE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS.

AA PILOTS PICKETING-VO

LEADERS OF THE PILOTS' UNION ARE DISCUSSING THEIR LATEST OFFER FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES.

EVEN DURING THAT MEETING YESTERDAY, PILOTS WERE STILL PICKETING AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

SOME SAY TALKS ARE AT A CRITICAL STAGE AFTER WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS

THE MAIN SNAGS INVOLVE THE OUTSOURCING OF JOBS. AND SALARY.

PILOTS SAY THEY'RE WORKING FOR THE SAME PAY THEY WERE MAKING IN 19-93.

UPS HOLIDAY SHIPPING-VO

U-P-S EXPECTS ITS HOLIDAY SHIPMENTS TO JUMP NEARLY TEN PERCENT THIS YEAR.

THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN ONLINE SHOPPING.

U-P-S IS THE PRIMARY DELIVERY COMPANY FOR MANY ONLINE RETAILERS LIKE AMAZON-DOT-COM.

LAST WEEK, RIVAL SHIPPER FEDEX PROJECTED IT WILL HANDLE 13 PERCENT MORE SHIPMENTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

HEALTH CAST-clip

MS DRUG COULD HELP-VO

IN HEALTH NEWS THIS MORNING:

A NEW DRUG APPEARS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

RESEARCHERS TESTED ALEMTUZUMAB ON M-S PATIENTS AND SAY THE DRUG WORKED BETTER THAN THE CURRENT TREATMENT IN PREVENTING RELAPSES AND IMPROVING DISABILITY OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

WOMEN SIT TOO MUCH-VO

LADIES, IF YOU'RE WATCHINIG RIGHT NOW, RESEARCHERS SAY STAND UP!

A NEW STUDY FINDS EVEN WOMEN WHO ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME SITTING.

PAST STUDIES HAVE SHOWN PEOPLE WHO SIT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME ARE AT A GREATER RISK OF DEVELOPING CHRONIC DISEASES.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

Our morning will start off mostly sunny and comfortable with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60° along the urban corridor, with a few middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday 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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

SANDY CHARGING CELL PHONES-VO

TWO MAJOR PHONE SERVICE COMPANIES ARE TEAMING UP TO HELP THOSE IN THE NORTHEAST COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR LOVED ONCES.

WIRELESS PROVIDERS A-T-AND-T AND T-MOBILE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE NETWORKS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING SUPERSTORM SANDY.

YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE CROWDING AROUND A POWER STRIP TO CHARGE THEIR PHONES IN NEW YORK.

DOG ACCUPUNCTURE-VOWIPE

THIS NEXT STORY MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE.

YOU'VE HEARD OF ACUPUNCTURE FOR *PEOPLE,

BUT WHAT ABOUT FOR YOUR PETS?

SOME DOCTORS ARE NOW SAYING THE ANCIENT CHINESE MEDICINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT ALL KINDS OF ISSUES FOR PETS LIKE ANXIETY AND HIP AND BONE PROBLEMS.

WHEN 14-YEAR OLD HENRY'S OWNER NOTICED HE WAS SLOWING DOWN,

SHE TOOK HIM IN FOR DOGGIE ACUPUNCTURE.

DOG ACCUPUNCTURE-SOTVO

S/ Dr. Kim Hombs/ Veterinarian:48 - 1:05 NOTE: MIDDLE PART OF THE SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO

"For instance, there's one that is two vertebrae behind the ribcage called the kidney points, which doesn't sound like it would have to do with the back. But in Chinese medicine, kidney meridian has everything to do with bone strength, back strength."

SMOKE AT PISTONS GAME-NATVO

THE PISTONS AND ROCKETS HAD TO STOP FOR AN UNEXPECTED TIME OUT DURING LAST NIGHT'S GAME.

NATS SMOKE CHAOS

YOU CAN SEE THE MESS.

TOWARD THE END OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME,

A SMOKE MACHINE WENT OFF AND SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED.

ALL OF THAT SMOKE STOPPED THE GAME.

GIANTS CELEBRATION-VOTOPS

A LOT OF ORANGE AND BLACK IN THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND IT WASN'T JUST TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.

IT WAS ALL FOR A TICKER-TAPE PARADE FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, WHO SWEPT THE DETROIT TIGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES.

THE PARTY EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO CITY HALL.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) BREAKING USC-VOTOPS

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON LOCKDOWN.

2) SANDY LATEST-VOTOPS

PLUS-

ROAD TO RECOVERY.

ALL ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, RESCUES, AND THE CLEANUP CONTINUES FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY.

3) HOLIDAY ANIMALS-VOTOPS

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADD A FURRY FRIEND TO YOUR HOME--

NOW'S THE BEST TIME--

FEES FOR ADOPTING AN ANIMAL ARE DRASTICALLY CUT.

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