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HL1) BILL CLINTON LIVE-VOTOPS WIPE

FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND BOTH SIDES ARE DOING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN IN THE FINAL DAYS.

HL2) POLITICS TODAY-SOTVO WIPE

you know what i believe. you know where i stand.

when i'm elected president, on day one we'll bring real change to america!

HL3) SANDY LATEST-VO TOPS

AND TRYING TO RETURNING TO NORMAL. FRUSTRATION IS SETTING IN, FOR SOME PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST, AS THE POWER STARTS TO COME BACK ON AND TRANSPORTATION PICKS UP AGAIN.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-OC TRX MAP FLY LIVE

WE BEGIN WITH POLITICS THIS AFTERNOON, AND TURN OUR ATTENTION TO DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

IN A FEW HOURS, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL BE IN TOWN.

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

DOORS OPEN AT 2:00, CLINTON SHOULD BE SPEAKING AROUND 3:00.

AND THERE IS ALREADY A LINE FORMING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF US HERE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MONROE AND BAY.

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-VOWIPE

SO IF YOU'RE COMING DOWNTOWN, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-VOTOPS WIPE

PEOPLE STARTED GETTING IN LINE AT 5:00 THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S STARTING TO GROW.

SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THE FORMER PRESIDENT TO SAY TODAY?

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-SOT

BILL CLINTON CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

IF YOU NEED TO PARK, IT'S FREE AT THE CITY OF PALMS PARKING GARAGE RIGHT HERE.

BUT THEY'RE EXPECTING IT TO FILL UP QUICK.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT, NO TICKET NEEDED, BUT THERE IS A LIMIT ON HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN FIT INSIDE.

OCTOBER JOBS-VO

THIS AFTERNOON, BOTH SIDES ARE REACING TO A NEW REPORT THAT CAME THIS MORNING ABOUT JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

IT'S BASICALLY A MIXED BAG.

ABOUT 171-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED, BUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GREW TO ABOUT 170-THOUSAND.

WHICH WORKS OUT TO 7.9 PERCENT. THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM SEPTEMBER.

ROMNEY ON JOBS-TRX SS TOPS OC

HERE'S WHAT MITT ROMNEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE JOBS REPORT.

"TODAY'S INCREASE IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS A SAD REMINDER THAT THE ECONOMY IS AT A VIRTUAL STANDSTILL.'

POLITICS TODAY-OC

IT'S NO SECRET, OHIO IS KEY TO WINNING THE ELECTION.

BOTH SIDES KNOW IT, AND THEY ARE DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN IN THE BUCKEYE STATE BEFORE TUESDAY.

POLITICS TODAY-PKG

NATSOT

ROMNEY: I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO MAKE SURE WE WILL WIN! WE CAN'T LOSE! 1/8CHEERS 3/8

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OBAMA: LET'S GO VOTE! LET'S GET THIS DONE! 1/8CHEERS 3/8

And the final chapter of the 2012 campaign has begun -- and it's all come down to Ohio, which President Obama and Mitt Romney will visit SIX separate times in the last four days of this race.

NATSOT OBAMA

Today, President Obama will spend the entire day in Ohio. and a look at his campaign travel schedule makes the Buckeye State look like an airline hub for Air Force One, with Ohio stops every day through Election Day.

NATSOT ROMNEY

For his part, Mitt Romney is not only focusing on Ohio, but visiting Wisconsin as well. And he's looking to broaden the battleground map, campaigning in Pennsylvania on Sunday, and visiting New Hampshire twice -- the smallest swing state that may be edging in Mr. Romney's direction in recent polls.

In these frenetic final days, both candidates are sharpening their closing arguments to voters.

Mr. Obama, arguing for another four years:

SOT:

AFTER FOUR YEARS AS PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW ME BY NOW. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE. YOU MAY BE FRUSTRATED AT THE PACE OF CHANGE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE. YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND.

Mr. Romney, calling himself the agent of change:

SOT:

THIS IS NO TIME FOR SMALL MEASURES. THIS IS TIME FOR REAL CHANGE AND WHEN I'M ELECTED PRESIDENT, ON DAY ONE WE'LL BRING REAL CHANGE TO AMERICA! 1/8CHEERS 3/8

And as the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort continues, both candidates took time to mention the storm victims Thursday.

SOT:

THERE ARE NO DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS DURING A STORM - THEY'RE JUST FELLOW AMERICANS.

/FLASH/

SOT:

IF YOU HAVE A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS, SENDING THEM ALONG TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR TO THE SALVATION ARMY OR OTHER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

Mr. Romney was then interrupted by a protester.

SOT:

"WHAT ABOUT CLIMATE? THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THIS MONSTER STORM. CLIMATE CHANGE." 1/8BOOS FROM CROWD 3/8

NATSOT BLOOMBERG

EARLY VOTING-SS BNR

IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO VOTE EARLY, YOU HAVE TWO MORE DAYS.

LOCATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL 7 TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN TOMORROW FROM 7 TO 7.

THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN EACH COUNTY. 3 IN CHARLOTTE, 5 IN LEE, AND 7 IN COLLIER.

STORM CLEANUP-CLIP VOTOPS

NOW TO THE LATEST IN THE NORTHEAST.

DAY FIVE AFTER SANDY.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST STRUGGLE WITHOUT POWER, FOOD AND FUEL.

EXPERTS SAY THE ROAD TO RECOVERY IS A LONG ONE.

STORM CLEANUP-TRX PKG

CRIES FOR HELP ARE GROWING LOUDER THIS AFTERNOON FROM WHAT MANY ARE NOW CALLING THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH.

"Something has to be done. Immediately!"

PARTS OF STATEN ISLAND ARE UNLIVABLE AND THE COMMUNITY IS IN MOURNING- 19 WERE KILLED AS A RESULT OF SANDY'S ASSAULT

"we are devastated here."

ACROSS THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITIES ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR HELP-

EVEN AS SUPPLIES ARRIVE BY THE TRUCK FULL- RELIEF IS LONG AND TEDIOUS.

"walked across the brooklyn bridge this morning."

CREWS PROMISE THEIR MAKING PROGRESS CLEANING UP AND REMOVING DEBRIS.

IN ATLANTIC CITY TRACTORS PICK UP PLANKS FROM A PORTION OF THE CITY'S BOARDWALK.

"Atlantic city is ready to get back to business."

NEW YORK CITY IS READY TO CONTINUE TRADITIONS TOO -BUT NOT EVERYONE IS IN FAVOR OF HOLDING THIS WEEKEND'S YEARLY MARATHON-

New York

"someone who has no home is going to be put back out into the street, there is no plan from the city for transitional housing, but a runner from out of town is going to get that room."

ALREADY THOUSANDS- MANY NOW HOMELESS- ARE ASKING FOR FEDERAL HELP.

"been in the cold and in the dark."

TIRED ACCEPTING LIFE WITHOUT EVEN THE BARE NECESSITIES.

THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY FEMA IS OPENING DISASTER RELIEF CENTERS

AND THEY'LL BE ESPECIALLY NEEDED BECAUSE A WINTER STORM COULD NOW BE HEADED THIS WAY.

NY CRANE REMOVAL-TRX VOTOPS WIPE

REMEMBER THAT CRANE IN NEW YORK THAT'S SNAPPED HIGH ABOVE THAT LUXORY APARTMENT COMPLEX.

WE'LL CREWS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET UP THERE TODAY AND START SECURING IT.

THE CRANE BUCKLED UNDER 90 MILE PER HOUR WINDS.

IT'S BEEN DANGLING SINCE MONDAY.

SANDY BENEFIT CONCERT-SS TOPS

AND MAKE TO KEEP YOUR TV'S ON NBC-2 TONIGHT, AFTER YOU WATCH THE NEWS AT 6 WITH KELLIE AND PETER.

FROM 8-9 YOU CAN HELP THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

MATT LAUER IS HOSTING A BENEFIT CONCERNT TONIGHT.

IPAD MINI LINES-VO

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO GRAB THE NEW I-PAD MINI?

IT'S OUT ON STORE SHELVES.

LONG LINES IN CHICAGO EARLY THIS MORNING.

BUT IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE FRENZY CAUSED BY THE I-PHONE 5 RELEASE.

TIME WILL TELL IF THE MINI WILL BE A HIT.

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS-VO

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS IS ON THE MOVE!

ATLANTIS LEFT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

IT'S TAKING A SLOW 10-MILE RIDE ON THE BACK OF A PLATFORM TO THE SPACE CENTER VISITORS COMPLEX.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

STOCKS WERE UP SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE GATE AFTER A REPORT SHOWED MORE HIRING LAST MONTH.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

AND COMPETING IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING ISN'T QUITE WHAT IT USED TO BE.

HOW TRADITIONAL STORES ARE KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VOTOPS BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) STORES GO DIGITAL-VO

WEATHER-STC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

171-THOUSAND JOBS ADDED TO THE ECONOMY LAST MONTH --

ALMOST 50-THOUSAND MORE THAN FORECAST!

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, THOUGH, TICKED UP TO SEVEN-POINT-NINE PERCENT. AND AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS WERE UNCHANGED.

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ALRIGHT, LOOK FOR CHANGES AT STARBUCKS CAFES.

THE CHAIN THAT'S USING BAKED GOODS AND JUICES TO EXPAND BEYOND COFFEE.

PLANS TO RE-MODEL TWO-THOUSAND STORES.

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WARREN BUFFETT'S PARTYING IT UP!

HIS BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IS BUYING *ORIENTAL TRADING*. THE RETAILER KNOWN FOR ITS CHEAP PARTY FAVORS, ARTS & CRAFTS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

BUFFETT, BY THE WAY, FAMOUS FOR HIS FONDNESS FOR FRUGALITY!

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AND FORECASTERS WHO WARNED OF DEVASTATION BEFORE SUPER-STORM SANDY.

MAY SOON BE STARING INTO A DIMMER CRYSTAL BALL.

THE GOVERNMENT WEATHER SATELLITE SYSTEM UNDER DEVELOPMENT, HAS BEEN HIT BY DELAYS AND COSTS SOARING TO ALMOST 13-BILLION DOLLARS.

THAT MEANS THE U-S WILL PROBABLY HAVE A BLIND SPOT BY THE END OF 2016. AN EXISTING SATELLITE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE END OF ITS LIFE, BEFORE A REPLACEMENT IS LAUNCHED.

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

AUTO SALES UP-VO

A NEW REPORT SHOWS AUTO SALES ARE UP.

IT PROVES AMERICANS ARE BUYING NEW CARS AND TRUCKS AT A STRONG PACE.

CHRYSLER AND GM BOTH REPORTED THEIR BEST OCTOBER SALES SINCE 2007.

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

WE ARE CHECKING GAS PRICES THIS AFTERNOON IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT AND NEED TO FILL UP YOUR TANK.

PRICES ARE DOWN AGAIN.

A PENNY OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-52 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-46 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, 3-50.

FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

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.

"SWFL weather at its finest"

A weak cold front brought some cloudy periods across our skies Thursday, and now that the clearing trend is well underway we're in store for a beautiful weekend. This front will not bring much of a chill, however it will keep our nights comfortably cool and our afternoons sunny and dry with low humidity.

After some patchy fog this morning, we'll continue to see wall to wall sunshine through the midday and afternoon hours. This will help temperatures warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s today. We'll also see a nice refreshing breeze out of the northwest, which will keep the dry air in place and relative humidity levels on the comfy side.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and lows will be a touch cooler as many locations along the urban corridor will settle into the upper 50s by morning with most of our inland and northern communities dropping into the middle 50s.

The weekend is shaping up beautifully with dry high pressure in control. This will keep the pleasant weather around through Sunday. Mostly sunny skies will prevail with our mornings near 60° and our afternoons in the lower 80s.

STORES GO DIGITAL-VO IN PLASMA

STORES ARE STARTING TO PUT UP THOSE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HOPING YOU GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT EARLY.

THIS YEAR, SOME RETAILERS DECIDED THE BEST WAY TO BEAT COMPETITORS IS TO GO DIGITAL.

STORES GO DIGITAL-PKG

EVEN THE GIANTS OF RETAILING SAY SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST COMPETITION ISN'T ONLY THE STORE NEXT DOOR.

.BUT THE STORE ONLINE.

"Because they know people are going to be whipping out their smartphones and pulling up to see what is Amazon's price.what are the prices online"

SO, STORES LIKE TOYS R US AND TARGET HAVE DECIDED TO GET AGGRESSIVE.JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

"many of our online competitors that we have steered away from price matching in the past, we're going to this year"

PRICE-MATCHING. RE-INTRODUCING LAYAWAY. FREE SHIPPING TO YOUR HOME.

.ARE ALL STEPS PHYSICAL STORES ARE TAKING TO AVOID BEING SOMETHING OTHER THAN A SHOWROOM FOR THEIR DIGITAL RIVALS.

"Stores do not want to be Amazon showrooms this year. it's something that we're seeing repeatedly throughout the stores with a variety of different promotions"

"Brick and mortar retailers in particular.you know.they have rent they have to pay.they need to incentivize consumers to visit the stores"

TARGET, FOR EXAMPLE.IS UTILIZING Q-R CODES FOR EASY ACCESS TO ITS TOP TOYS. EVEN IF THE ITEM'S NOT IN STOCK.

"You can snap a picture of the code with your phone and then have that item shipped directly to you for free"

"I don't have to face that frustration taking 3 hours to go shopping and finding that the thing I want isn't on their shelf"

MORE SO THAN HOLIDAYS PAST, RETAIL EXPERTS EXPECT SOME BRICK AND MORTARS TO BE MORE DIGITAL THAN TRADITIONAL THIS YEAR.

CMA AWARDS-TRX NATS VOTOPS

and the winner is. nats

DID YOU CATCH THE CMA'S LAST NIGHT?

BLAKE SHELTON AND HIS WIFE MIRANDA LAMBERT MADE HISTORY AGAIN.

THE PAIR WON FEMALE AND MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

SHELTON AND LAMBERT ALSO WON SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "OVER YOU."

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

TIME TO ROUND UP SOME BAD GUYS!

HERE THEY ARE.

YOU CAN HELP POLICE AND EARN SOME MONEY IN THE PROCESS.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

YOUR TIME NOW __.

HELP POLICE AND EARN SOME MONEY IN THE PROCESS!

TODAY IS FUGITIVE FRIDAY

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-5 SS

Starting us off today is Phillip Barr, a man wanted in Charlotte County for the 2001 murder of 19 year old Tara Sidarovich. Barr is one of two men who detectives believe was involved in the crime. David Ray McMannis, 39, was taken into custody in Maryland earlier this week.

Barr's criminal past dates back to his teens. Committed to the Price Halfway House in Fort Myers in 1987 for a series of misdeeds including felony burglary, Barr fled the facility just after a month of being there. In May of 1988, he was located, taken into custody and charged with escape. Upon release from jail, he continued his life of crime; getting arrested several times in both Charlotte and Lee Counties. Ironically, one of these arrests was in Lee County for violating his probation just eight days after Sidarovich went missing. Bar also spent some time in state prison and earned the dubious distinction of career offender in 2009.

Now 43, Barr is thought to have left the area and has ties to Vermont and New York. However, authorities are willing to wherever they have to in order to bring Barr to justice.

Next up is Jose Gonzalez, wanted in Lee County on Fraud charges stemming from the rental of a 2012 Cadillac Escalade that was never returned. Gonzalez, 50, has racked up over $70,000 in fraud for the current charges. Currently, Gonzalez, who also goes by Jose Gonzalez-Mejias, has an active arrest warrant in Lee County and is possibly driving the stolen Cadillac. The vehicle is white and has a Tennessee license plate of D9268J. Law enforcement issued a 48 hour location request through OnStar vehicle tracking. The results were "no location" found. The tracking unit has likely been disabled and it is thought that Gonzalez is trying to elude law enforcement by traveling back and forth between Lehigh Acres and Miami.

Moving on, we come to a 51 year old man accused of molesting two young girls, who were both under the age of 10. Richard Burks has been on the run just over five years now, and is considered one of Collier County's most wanted. Burks was supposed to show up in court in December 2007 to defend himself on the molestation charges. But when his trial date arrived, Burks was nowhere to be found. Burks was originally arrested in 2006 for allegedly molesting the two young victims over the course of several years. He would have faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted of those charges, as well as an additional 15 years for other offenses. Burks was last known to be living in the Naples area - and though he's been laying low for awhile, word on the street is that he was seen fairly recently at a local strip club. Upon his arrest, Richard Burks will be held without bond.

TEASE THREE-1 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

NOW THAT SANDY'S COME AND GONE,

COULD THE STORM DAMAGE HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IN THE FIRST PLACE?

SOME EXPERTS SAY YES.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW.

PLUS THIS,

now I feel great. and I don't have any pain and I don't have to visit the doctor all the time

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT,

REVERSING THE IMPACT OF AUTISM.

DOCTORS TURN TO A NEW METHOD USING *YOUR STEM CELLS.

TZ3 A) SEAWALLS-VO

TZ3 B) STEM CELL AUTISM-SOTVO

OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) BILL CLINTON IN FLORIDA-VOTOPSWIPE

LOOKING AT OUR BIG STORIES THIS HALF HOUR.

IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL BE IN TOWN.

DOORS OPEN AT 2:00 AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

TS 2) OCTOBER JOBS-SS TOPS WIPE

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT IS A MIXED BAG.

ABOUT 171-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED, BUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GREW TO ABOUT 170-THOUSAND.

TS 3) ATLANTIS ON THE MOVE-VOTOPS

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS IS ON THE MOVE!

ATLANTIS LEFT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

IT'S TAKING A SLOW 10-MILE RIDE ON THE BACK OF A PLATFORM TO THE SPACE CENTER VISITORS COMPLEX.

SEAWALLS-OC PAN

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

A QUESTION ON A LOT OF MINDS TODAY,

COULD WE PREVENT A STORM LIKE SANDY FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?

SOME EXPERTS SAY WE CAN.

THEY POINT TO SYSTEMS ALREADY IN PLACE IN EUROPE.

SEAWALLS-TRX PKG

SCRIPT:

EXPERTS NOW WONDER IF THE MASSIVE STORM SURGE THAT FLOODED LOWER MANHATTAN

AND WASHED AWAY PARTS OF THE JERSEY SHORE COULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY SEA

BARRIERS

SOME SCIENTISTS SAY STATEN ISLAND ORIGINALLY STARTED AS A NATURAL BARRIER

ISLAND - BUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, PARKING LOTS, AND HOMES CREATED AN

URBAN LANDSCAPE TAKING AWAY THIS NATURAL SHIELD.

NOW TWO EUROPEAN ENGINEERING FIRMS ARE PROPOSING MASSIVE SHIELDS, LIKE THESE

WALLS AT THE HEAD OF NEW YORK HARBOR.

FLOOD PROTECTIONS THAT WERE ONCE CONSIDERED UNNECESSARY ARE NOW BEING

RECONSIDERED AFTER SANDY'S 14 FOOT SURGE.

SOT Andrew Cuomo / NY Governor - "anyone who says there is not a dramatic

change in weather patterns I think is denying reality."

OCEANOGRAPHY PROFESSOR MALCOLM BOWMAN TOLD US BY PHONE A REDESIGN IS

CRITICAL.

SOT Malcolm Bowman / Professor, Stoney Brook University - "if we had

implemented these barriers by now there would have been no damage to New

York City from the ocean."

THE BARRIERS ARE HIGH TECH - IN ONE DESIGN A WALL LAYS FLAT AT THE BOTTOM

OF THE HARBOR - PIVOTING UP WHEN NEEDED TO BLOCK A STORM SURGE

AND THEY'VE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN OTHER MAJOR COASTAL REGIONS LIKE LONDON AND

THE NETHERLANDSOPERATING 24 HOURS A DAY.

BUT ONE PROPOSAL FOR NEW YORK'S HARBOR RUNS UPWARDS OF 6 BILLION DOLLARSAND

SKEPTICS SAY THE MASSIVE BARRIERS MAY NOT WORK ON LONG STRETCHES OF

COASTLINE LIKE THE JERSEY SHORE

SOT Michael Bloomberg / NYC Mayor - "when you have an enormous harbor like

we do and Long Island Sound even if you spend a fortune, it is not clear to

me that you would get much value for it."

BUT WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATES FOR THIS STORM REACHING 20 BILLION MANY ARE NOW

SANDY SINGERS IN-TRX VOTOPS

JOHN MULLER REPORTING FROM BATTERY PARK MANHATTAN.

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO COPE WITH SANDY'S WRATH.

PULL OUT THE GUITAR AND MAKE A LITTLE MUSIC!

MEDSTAR MEETING MONDAY-VOWIPE

LOOKING AHEAD TO MONDAY IN LEE COUNTY,

COMMISSIONERS WILL TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDSTAR.

TWO COUNTY STAFFERS WALKED OUT OF A MEETING YESTERDAY AFTER SEEING OUR CAMERAS.

TYPICALLY THESE MEETINGS ARE PRIVATE.

COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW WANTED THE MEETING TO BE PUBLIC.

THE COUNTY IS DEBATING WHETHER TO RESTART THE GROUNDED HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

MEDSTAR MEETING MONDAY-SOTVO

they've called a meeting to brief me on their plans for MedStar - I find it hard to believe in the people's house they'd want to maintain some sort of privacy priveledges.

AGAIN, TALKS RESUME MONDAY.

BANK ROBBERY IN MURDOCK-MAP SS

RIGHT NOW IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY,

A BANK ROBBER IS ON THE LOOSE.

DEPUTIES SAY A SOMEONE GRABBED CASH FROM THE SUNTRUST ON MURDOCK CIRCLE YESTERDAY.

HE THEN RAN OFF.

HERE'S A SURVEILLANCE PICTURE.

DETECTIVES TELL US THE GUY IS WHITE, ABOUT 5-11.

HE HAS A MUSTACHE.

HE WAS WEARING A HOODY, A BLACK LEATHER JACKET, A BANDANA AND A RED TEE-SHIRT WITH SLEEVES CUT OFF.

DAVID LAWRENCE EXPANSION-VOWIPE

IN COLLIER COUNTY,

NO MORE OVERCROWDING AT THE DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER THANKS TO AN EXPANSION.

THE CENTER DOUBLED THE SIZE OF ITS CRISIS UNIT.

THE SPACE IS DESIGNED TO TREAT AND PROTECT PATIENTS WHO MAY HARM THEMSELVES.

THE 16-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IS 36 BEDS NOW.

DAVID LAWRENCE EXPANSION-SOTVO

44:05 it's so much more serene here and it's peaceful. 44:16 people are going to be able to come here in a very difficult time in their life where they're in crisis and well be able to help them that much better."

THE DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER IS THE ONLY OF ITS KIND IN COLLIER.

STEM CELL AUTISM-CLIP OC

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TODAY,

NEW NUMBERS SHOW ONE IN 88 CHILDREN BORN IN THE U-S HAVE AUTISM.

PARENTS HOPE STEM CELLS CAN REVERSE THIS TREND.

DOCTORS TURN TO WHAT'S CALLED 'CORD' BLOOD.

STEM CELL AUTISM-PKG

RESEARCHERS HOPE WHAT'S INSIDE CORD BLOOD CAN REVERSE THE IMPACT OF AUTISM.

"now I feel great. and I don't have any pain and I don't have to visit the doctor all the time."

AFTER ALL, A CORD BLOOD TREATMENT CURED MARIAM MULUMBA'S SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.

CORD BLOOD REGISTRY IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIRST F-D-A CLINICAL TRIAL OF ITS KIND INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE STEM CELLS IN CORD BLOOD MAY BE ABLE TO CURE AUTISM.

"This initial pilot study will accept 30 children who have autism not caused by a genetic factor."

THOSE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE INFUSIONS OF THEIR OWN STEM CELLS. WHICH THEY CAN'T REJECT.

THEY WERE COLLECTED IN THEIR CORD BLOOD, BANKED WHEN THEY WERE NEWBORNS AND STORED WITH THE REGISTRY.

THE THEORY IS THE STEM CELLS PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE WILL BE ABLE TO REGULATE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND STIMULATE NEUROLOGICAL REPAIR.

"Stem cells may have the ability to regulate the immune system or they may regulate the nervous system."

STEM CELL AUTISM-OC

MARIANNE FAVRO REPORTING.

THE 'CORD' BLOOD PROCEDURE IS USED OVERSEAS.

VETERAN WHEEL CHAIR RAMP-VOWIPE

IN FORT MYERS,

A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN CAN NOW LEAVE HIS HOUSE ON HIS OWN.

VOLUNTEERS FROM HOME DEPOT BUILT LOREN GIPSON A WHEEL CHAIR RAMP.

THE 87-YEAR OLD HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN THE STEPS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS.

VETERAN WHEEL CHAIR RAMP-SOTVO

loren gipson/ wwII veteran

24:55 it probably is way beyond my best birthday present ever. And i've got some good ones back when I was younger

HOME DEPOT SET ASIDE 30 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP VETERANS NATIONWIDE.

SANDY SINGERS-OC

TURNING TO PENNSYLVANIA NOW,

A FAMILY REMAINS WITHOUT POWER AFTER SANDY.

AND THEY'VE FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO COPE WITH THE STORM.

SANDY SINGERS-PKG

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOUR POWER'S OUT?

The fridge is getting warmer and it smells like rotten cheese.

LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK AT HOME WITHOUT POWER GET ON EACH OTHERS NERVES. BUT TWIN BROTHERS CHAD AND BRAD GROSSMAN DECIDED TO WRITE A SONG FOR THE OCCASION.

Like my home.

THE BOYS AND THEIR MOM ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO COPE.

It kinda stops your life. You can't move forward with your normal routines.

THEY EVEN FOUND A WAY TO MAKE SURE LILLY STAYS WARM. AND THEY FOUND SOME INGENIOUS WAYS TO SURVIVE.

Grab a towel, run it under the faucet than just stand in the shower and give it a quick rinse and your ready to go.

Basically find an outlet where you can get one, so maybe a connivence store or a fast food join and bring your charger. maybe buy a water or something like that and charge a phone.

THE BOYS SAY THEY'LL KEEP STRUMMING UNTIL THE POWER STARTS TO COMIN.

TEASE FOUR-OC

YOUR TIME NOW __.

GET READY TO GO OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND!

FROM PLANES TO FOOD - AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN,

LOTS OF ACTION TAKING PLACE AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PLUS THIS,

I'm tired, I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney

WE'VE SEE THIS LITTLE GIRL CRY OVER POLITICS THIS WEEK.

TURNS OUT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH CAMPAIGN BLUES.

TZ4 A) THINGS 2 DO-VO

TZ4 B) KID CRIES OVER ELECTION-SOTVO

THINGS 2 DO-OC

WELCOME BACK!

WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK.

AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO THIS WEEKEND.

THINGS 2 DO-PKG

YOU CAN COUNT ON THIS WEEKEND FOR THERE TO BE PLENTY TO DO, SEE AND TASTE.

FIRST UP -- HIGH FLYING FUN.

AVIATION DAY IS BACK AT PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS THIS SATURDAY.

FULLSCREEN GRAPHIC

CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES CAN SEE AND LEARN ABOUT AVIATION HISTORY.

THE ONE DAY EVENT STARTS AT 10 AM AND IT'S ALL FREE-- THAT INCLUDES PARKING.

TRANSITION TO SEINFELD

NEED A GOOD LAUGH?

BREAK FOR A JOKE

HE'S YOUR GUY.

JERRY SEINFELD IS COMING TO BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL IN FORT MYERS SATURDAY NIGHT.

TAKE FULLSCREEN

TICKETS TO THE ADDED 9:30 SHOW ARE STILL AVAILABLE

DEPENDING ON YOUR SEAT, PRICES RANGE FROM 66 TO 80 BUCKS LAUGHS INCLUDED:.

TRANSITION TO TASTE

FINALLY -- ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR FOR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TASTE AND TUNES CONCERT.

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR SARA EVANS WILL SING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TICKETS ARE 20 BUCKS IN ADVANCE, 30 AT THE GATE.

BUT TUNES AREN'T THE ONLY THING YOU ARE GOING TO GET A TASTE OF.

SOUNDBITE FROM LAST YEAR'S PKG OR VOSOT

COME SUNDAY, MUSIC, KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AND TONS AND TONS OF FOOD TO TASTE WILL BE READY WAITING FOR YOU FROM MORE THAN 30 VENDORS.

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IT'S FIVE BUCKS AT THE DOOR.

YOU'LL FIND A VARIETY OF FOOD AND DRINKS FOR FIVE DOLLARS OR LESS.

WHETHER IT'S IN THE SKY, ON YOUR TASTE BUDS, OR TO A STAGE. MAY THIS WEEKEND BRING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MANY SMILES.

THINGS 2 DO-OC BNR

FOR MORE EVENTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

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.

"SWFL weather at its finest"

A weak cold front brought some cloudy periods across our skies Thursday, and now that the clearing trend is well underway we're in store for a beautiful weekend. This front will not bring much of a chill, however it will keep our nights comfortably cool and our afternoons sunny and dry with low humidity.

After some patchy fog this morning, we'll continue to see wall to wall sunshine through the midday and afternoon hours. This will help temperatures warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s today. We'll also see a nice refreshing breeze out of the northwest, which will keep the dry air in place and relative humidity levels on the comfy side.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and lows will be a touch cooler as many locations along the urban corridor will settle into the upper 50s by morning with most of our inland and northern communities dropping into the middle 50s.

The weekend is shaping up beautifully with dry high pressure in control. This will keep the pleasant weather around through Sunday. Mostly sunny skies will prevail with our mornings near 60° and our afternoons in the lower 80s.

AT THE BOX OFFICE-OC

THANKS JIM.

AND IF YOU'RE STAYING INDOORS THIS WEEKEND,

WHY NOT CATCH A MOVIE?

AT THE BOX OFFICE-PKG

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A VIDEO GAME VILLAIN HAS A MID-LIFE CRISIS IN "WRECK-IT RALPH." JOHN-C-REILLY IS THE VOICE OF THE ARCADE SMASHER WHO DECIDES HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE THE BAD GUY ANYMORE. SO HE ESCAPES HIS GAME AND INSERTS HIMSELF INTO OTHERS WHERE HE CAN PLAY THE HERO.ONLY TO FIND THAT TODAY'S VIDEO GAMES ARE VIOLENT AND SCARY. "WRECK-IT RALPH" IS RATED PG.

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A MID-AIR MIRACLE BECOMES A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN "FLIGHT." DENZEL WASHINGTON PLAYS A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOT WHO SURVIVES A CRASH, AND SAVES MOST OF THE PASSENGERS ON HIS PLANE IN THE PROCESS. BUT AS HE'S BEING CELEBRATED AS AN AMERICAN HERO, MEDICAL RECORDS REVEAL THE CAPTAIN WAS DRUNK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. "FLIGHT" IS RATED R.

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THE WU-TANG CLAN GETS A KUNG FU GRIP IN "THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS." "RZA," THE LEADER OF THE HIP-HOP GROUP "WU-TANG CLAN" SERVES AS WRITER, DIRECTOR, AND STAR IN THIS ONE. HE PLAYS A BLACKSMITH IN 19TH-CENTURY CHINA FORCED TO MAKE WEAPONS FOR WARRING FACTIONS. BUT WHEN THE FIGHTING ENGULFS HIS TOWN, THE SMITHY HIMSELF BECOMES A WEAPON. "THE MAN WITH THE IRONS FISTS" IS RATED R.

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"CLUELESS" GETS BITTEN BY THE TWILIGHT SAGA IN "VAMPS." ALICIA SILVERSTONE AND KRYSTEN RITTER ARE AGELESS VAMPIRES ENJOYING THEIR HEX IN THE CITY. BUT KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES IS GETTING HARDER. AND THE FACT THAT RITTER'S NEW BOYFRIEND COMES FROM A FAMILY OF VAMPIRE HUNTERS JUST MAY DRIVE SILVERSTONE TO EAT GARLIC. "VAMPS" IS RATED PG-13.

KID CRIES OVER ELECTION-VO IN PLASMA

TALKING POLITICS - SORT OF.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE 4-YEAR OLD GIRL WEEPING OVER THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN?

IT'S A CRYING BINGE A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO.

KID CRIES OVER ELECTION-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM ELECTION BURN-OUT?

HAS IT LEFT YOU FEELING AS CRANKY AS A 4-YEAR OLD?

"I'm tired, I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney."

"That's why you're crying? Oh, it'll be over soon, Abby."

ABIGAEL EVANS HIT A NERVE. "I FEEL YA, ABBY."."SWEET BABY, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL." ABIGAEL AND HER MOM WERE PULLING INTO THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT LISTENING TO NPR WHEN ABBY STARTED TO CRY.

"The election will be over soon, ok?" "Ok." "She started telling me. I was like, oh my God, I gotta film this."

AND SO ABBY'S MOM HIT "RECORD."

"A little kid saying what everybody wants to say and actually being able to cry about it."

OR, AS TIME MAGAZINE PUT IT, "WE ARE ALL ABIGAEL EVANS." THOUGH MAYBE WE COULDN'T ALL REEL OFF THE PLANETS THE WAY THIS SMART, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO KID CAN.

"Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune."

ABBY WANTS TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. SINCE THE RADIO WAS TUNED TO NPR WHEN ABBY HAD HER MELTDOWN, NPR APOLOGIZED.."DEAR LITTLE GIRL, SORRY WE MADE YOU CRY." BUT ABBY SEEMS TO BE A FAN.

"This is NPR."

THE FUNNY THING IS THAT ABIGAEL'S FAMILY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A TV, SO ABBY HASN'T BEEN SUBJECTED.

TO ALL THOSE CAMPAIGN COMMERCIALS.

OTHER LITTLE GIRLS HAVE GONE VIRAL FOR CRYING, CRYING OVER JUSTIN BIEBER.

"Because I love Justin Bieber."

CRYING AFTER THE VIKINGS LOST TO THE PACKERS.

"Because the Packers won." "The Packers won?" "Yeah."

BUT ABIGAEL DIDN'T JUST CRY FOR ALL OF US, SHE GAVE THE PRESIDENT A NEW NAME.

"I'm tired of Bronco Bamma."

'BRONCO BAMMA' INSPIRED A T-SHIRT AND THIS MASH-UP. SO A TIP OF THE HAT TO ABIGAEL EVANS.

"It'll be over soon, Abby."

AND PLEASE, NO RECOUNT.

"The election will be over soon, ok?"

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

PUTTING THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER.

EAST COASTERS WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER TO RECOVER FROM SANDY'S WRATH.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW SOON WORKERS CAN GET THE POWER BACK ON.

PLUS - A NEW PROPOSAL COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR COUPLES TO EXPAND THEIR FAMILY.

THE TAX BREAKS FOR INVITRO FERTILIZATION.

AND - IS THIS THE NEW WAVE OF WRINKLE-FREE FACES?

THE EXERCISE CRAZE THAT PROMISES TO TIGHTEN UP CHEEKS, LIPS AND JAWS.

A) sandy update-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) fertility legislation-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) face yoga-VOTOPS TO BREAK

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS TO BREAK

TS1) CLINTON-TRXVO TOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES.

IN A FEW HOURS, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL BE IN TOWN.

DOORS OPEN AT 2:00 AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

CLINTON IS EXPECTED TO SPEAK AROUND THREE AND CAMPAIGN STAFFERS TELL US WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR HIM ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

TS2) OCTOBER JOBS-VOTOPS

THE OCTOBER JOBS REPORT IS OUT -- THE LAST REPORT BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

IT'S TWO-SIDED.

ABOUT 171-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED, BUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GREW TO ABOUT 170-THOUSAND.

WHICH WORKS OUT TO 7.9 PERCENT.

THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM SEPTEMBER.

TS3) EARLY VOTING-SSTOPS

IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO VOTE EARLY, YOU HAVE TWO MORE DAYS.

LOCATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL 7 TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN TOMORROW FROM 7 TO 7.

THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN EACH COUNTY. 3 IN CHARLOTTE, 5 IN LEE, AND 7 IN COLLIER.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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