HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY. BEFORE TUESDAY'S GENERAL ELECTION.

PEOPLE IN SOUTH FORT MYERS STARTED LINING UP BEFORE THE SUN EVEN CAME OUT.

WE'RE LIVE TO SHOW YOU JUST HOW LONG YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT.

PLUS:

A MAJOR GAS SHORTAGE IN THE NORTHEAST.

DRIVERS ARE LINING UP FOR HOURS TO GET GAS.

NOW NEW RULES ARE IN PLACE TODAY TO GIVE EVERYONE A FAIR CHANCE TO FILL UP THEIR TANKS.

A MOBILE HOME GOES UP IN FLAMES ON PINE ISLAND OVERNIGHT.

HL1 EARLY VOTING ENDS TODAY-VO OR LIVE

HL2 SANDY LATEST-VOTOPS

HL3 pine island fire-VOTOPS

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-2-SHOT

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THIRD.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

TODAY'S WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

DECISION CLIP-CLIP

COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION-SSTOPS

IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-2 SHOT TOSS BOXES

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING IN FLORIDA.

WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE POLLS ALL WEEK.

ABOUT SIX-THOUSAND LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CASTING EARLY VOTES EACH DAY.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE FROM ELECTION CENTER IN SOUTH FORT MYERS

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

IT'S BEEN 8 DAYS OF VOTER ENTHUSIAM.

AND TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION.

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-VOWIPE

ALL WEEK- THE WAIT TO VOTE HAS AVERAGED 45 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS TO VOTE.

ON THE FIRST DAY- SOME PEOPLE WAITED 3 AND HALF HOURS.

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON HOPES LINES ON ELECTION DAY WILL BE SHORTER.

RIGHT NOW - THERE ARE 5 PLACES TO EARLY VOTE IN LEE.

ON ELECTION DAY THERE WILL BE 125 PLACES.

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-SOTVO

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY OR WITH AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

DESPITE RECORD TURNOUT IN MANY PLACES

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT REJECTED CALLS YESTERDAY TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN TRAIL-2 SHOT

AS WE SAID EARLIER, JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY.

THE CANDIDATES ARE MAKING THEIR LAST MINUTE PITCHES FOR VOTES.

THEY'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE BATTLEGROUND STATES WHERE THIS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND

UNPREDICTABLE RACE WILL BE WON OR LOST.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN TRAIL-PKG

the president hit three small towns in buckeye battleground ohio -

and in all of them he went after mitt romney for a TV ad here that falsely

suggests local Jeep jobs are headed to china -- which the company denies

OBAMA -SOT -WE DON'T WANT SUDDENLY A BUNCH OF ADS SAYING STUFF THAT'S NOT

TRUE. YOU DON'T SCARE HARDWORKING AMERICANS JUST TO SCARE UP SOME VOTES.

the president's path from now until election day explains how he sees his

path to reelection.

Ohio to Wisconsin to Iowa to Virginia. New Hampshire to Florida to Ohio

to Colorado.Wisconsin to Ohio to Iowa.

you'll notice thats three Ohios.

OBAMA - HELLO OHIO

if he wins here, iowa and wisconsin it's game over.

but the polls are increasingly tight.and 55% of the public still thinks

the nation is on the wrong track

MINISTER -SOT- STAND TALL, MR PRESIDENT, GOD IS WITH YOU, WE ARE WITH YOU.

he can use the help -- the president is doing what he can to rev up his 2008

base with similar themes

PRESIDENT OBAMA: OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE STATUS QUO IN WASHINGTON HAS

FOUGHT US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. /AND WHAT THEY'RE COUNTING ON NOW IS THAT

YOU'RE GOING TO BE /SO TIRED OF ALL THE DYSFUNCTION, THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING

TO GIVE UP, WALK AWAY AND LET THEM GO AHEAD AND KEEP THEIR POWERS.

and with direct appeals - TO HIS STONGGEST SUPPORTERS??

on BET -- an ad with Jay-Z

Z - sot- WHEN THE PRESIDENT GOT INTO OFFICE, WHAT HE REPRESENTED TO A NATION

OF KIDS WAS HOPE.

in florida - a spanish language ad

NATS - SPANISH

"SEEN MITT ROMNEY'S ATTACK ADS, it asks EXPLOITING OUR LONG-SUFFERING CUBAN

OBAMA CAMPAIGN TRAIL-ON CAM

CLINTON IN FORT MYERS-OC SOTVO WIPE

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON MADE A STOP RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Sot Clinton

17:11:43

doing is more important than talking and he has been doing! Cheers!

CLINTON SPOKE TO A CROWD OF MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

HIS MAIN MESSAGE- GET OUT AND VOTE!

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

SANDY GAS LINES-2SHOT

NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE SANDY AFTERMATH.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ARE DEAD,

AND MILLIONS STILL WAKING UP IN THE DARK.

AND NEW THIS MORNING

THE FEDS ARE TAKING ACTION ON THE MASSIVE GAS SHORTAGE THAT IS CRIPPLING THE STORM ZONE.

SO CAN THE NEW ACTION BEING TAKEN BY FEMA MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

SANDY GAS LINES-PKG

THIS MORNING NEW YORK IS OPENING UP AND NEW JERSEY IS CRACKING DOWN. IN

AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE TRI-STATE GAS SHORTAGE -- THE NEW YORK PORT HAS

BEEN OPENED FOR GAS TANKERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SANDY MADE LANDFALL.

Nat, Hudson River aerial- "We actually saw a fuel barge coming down the

Hudson river before."

UNTIL THINGS RETURN TO NORMAL, GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE HAS SIGNED AN

EXECUTIVE ORDER RATIONING GAS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES IN 12 COUNTIES.

SOT, Governor Chris Christie

150929 "WE ARE ON TOP OF THE GAS SITUATION"

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS--

STARTING TODAY AT NOON, OWNERS OF CARS WITH LICENSE PLATES ENDING IN AN EVEN

NUMBER, CAN ONLY PURCHASE GAS ON EVEN NUMBERED DAYS. OWNERS WITH PLATES

ENDING IN ODD NUMBERS ON ODD NUMBERED DAYS.

TWO-THIRDS OF THE GAS STATIONS IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA ARE NOW OUT OF

FUELAND MORE THAN HALF THE STATIONS IN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND ARE

SHUTDOWN.

SOME HAVE NO POWER, OTHERS SOLD OUT, COMPLETELY DRAINED.

AND FOR SOME. LIKE JOANNE HUGHES, THE WAIT FOR THE PUMPS ISN'T JUST A LONG

LINE, BUT A LIFELINE. WITH HER FATHER UNDERGOING AN EMERGENCY BYPASS AT A

HOSPITAL 40 MILES AWAY.THE ONLY THING KEEPING THIS DAUGHTER FROM HER

FATHER IS HER LACK OF FUEL.

SOT, Alex Perez w/ Joanne Hughes

Joanne- His surgery is at 2, that gives me about 2 hours to get gas. I'm

hoping I make it.

Perez- You've been in this line for about 40 minutes now.

J- And I don't even know, I have no idea how long it's going to be.

MARATHON POSTPONED-VOWIPE

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 42 YEARS,

THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WILL NOT GO ON.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TOMORROW.

MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY.

HE SAID HE CANCELLED THE RACE BECAUSE OF THE CONTROVERSY SWIRLING AROUND THE PLAN TO STILL HOLD IT WHILE THE AREA REMAINS CRIPPLED.

MORE THAN 47-THOUSAND RUNNERS WERE EXPECTED TO LACE UP AND RUN THE 26-POINT-TWO MILES.

MARATHON POSTPONED-SOTVO

6:10 its understandable with what's happening its out of our control

1:31 but yet they cancelled so late they were canceling the marathon i think thats the most disapt 1:38

THE I-N-G NEW YORK CITY MARATHON IS NOW BEING CALLED THE "RACE TO RECOVER".

SANDY AFFECTING LOCAL BANKS-VOWIPE

SANDY HAS ONE LOCAL MAN DIPPING INTO HIS EMERGENCY FUNDS,

BECAUSE HE SAYS THE BANK HE USES WAS IMPACTED BY THE STORM.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN BECAUSE A NEW JERSEY PROCESSING CENTER WAS DAMAGED, AND LOST POWER IN THE STORM.

THE PROCESSING PLANT SERVICED ABOUT 180 BANKS, INCLUDING TWO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE GULF COAST IS EXPERIENCE TRANSACTION DELAYS.

SANDY AFFECTING LOCAL BANKS-SOTVO

GARY TICE, FIRST NATIONAL BANK: we are manually going in and re-posting those transactions so our customers have funds available

CHARLES McGINNIS, WAITING ON MONEY: kind of angry where was it I just put a big check in there and it wasn't there

THE OTHER BANK AFFECTED WAS EDISON NATIONAL.

BANKS WAIVING FEES-VO

SOME NATIONAL BANKS ARE WAIVING FEES TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY SANDY.

BANK OF AMERICA WILL NOW AUTOMATICALLY WAIVE MANY FEES AND CHARGES INCURRED OVER THE LAST WEEK.

THE BANK IS TWEAKING AN EARLIER POLICY THAT HAD CUSTOMERS CALLING OR VISITING A BRANCH.

J-P MORGAN CHASE, CITIGROUP, AND WELLS FARGO ARE ALSO WAIVING FEES THROUGH MONDAY.

NEW RIGHT NOW-CLIP

PINE ISLAND TRAILER FIRE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT STARTED A FIRE AT A MOBILE HOME ON PINE ISLAND.

IT HAPPENED AROUND ONE-30 THIS MORNING ON THE 45-HUNDRED BLOCK OF PINE ISLAND ROAD.

THAT'S IN THE FISHERMAN'S PARK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY

INVESTIGATORS TELL US, THE HOME IS VACANT.

THEY SAY THE CAUSE APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL.

BIGELOW'S MEDSTAR PLAN-VO, ON CAM

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW HAS A PLAN TO GET THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM BACK IN THE AIR.

BIGELOW SENT HIS PLAN TO COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ON FRIDAY.

PARTS INCLUDE-

CONTACTING TERMINATED PILOTS AND OFFERING THEM THEIR JOBS BACK.

AS WELL AS MAKING MEDSTAR ITS OWN DEPARTMENT - SEPARATE FROM LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES.

THE PROGRAM WAS GROUNDED IN AUGUST AFTER THE DISCOVERY PATIENTS WERE MISBILLED TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

CHARCO LANDFILL FOLO-VOWIPE

DEVELOPERS OF A PROPOSED LANDFILL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SAY THEY'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THAT PLAN,

BECAUSE OF AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

CALUSA GREEN IS CHANGING ITS PROPOSAL AFTER HEARING FROM THOSE RESIDENTS.

NOW, THE 550 ACRE SITE WILL NOT INCLUDE A SMALL COMPOSTING FACILITY.

PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS ONE LANDFILL ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD.

20 20 LAND PURCHASE-VOWIPE

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET NEXT WEEK TO DECIDE WHETHER TO BUY A FOUR-THOUSAND ACRE PIECE OF LAND ON THE AUCTION BLOCK AS PART OF ITS CONSERVATION 20-20 PROGRAM.

CONSERVATION 20-20 BUYS LAND, AND RETURNS IT TO ITS NATURAL STATE.

THE AUCTION PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY: EDISON FARMS IN ESTERO, COULD BE AS HIGH AS 16 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE LAND HAS BEEN ON THE COUNTY'S LIST OF TOP LOCATIONS IT'S BEEN INTERESTED IN BUYING WITH CONSERVATION 20-20 DOLLARS.

INITIALLY, IT WAS OUT OF THE PRICE RANGE

BUT NOW THAT'S IT'S BEING FORECLOSED ON, THE COUNTY HOPES TO BUY IT AT AUCTION.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME-VO

DON'T FORGET!

BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP TONIGHT,

SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS OVERNIGHT, GIVING YOU AN EXTRA HOUR FOR SLEEP OR PLAY.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

HELPING YOUR CHILD REST EASY,

IT MAY REQUIRE TREATMENT FOR SLEEP APNEA.

THE VERY LATEST IN HEALTH MATTERS.

EVEN THOUGH THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WAS CANCELLED THIS WEEKEND, A TEAM FROM THE BIG APPLE WAS IN ACTION LAST NIGHT.

BRIAN COLLERAN HAS YOUR SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS AFTER THE BREAK.

BUT FIRST. IF YOU HAVEN'T STEPPED OUTSIDE JUST YET,

HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S COOL TEMPERATURES!

TZ1 A HEALTH MATTERS-VOWP

TZ1 B SPORTS-VOTOPS

WX VID AQUARIUM EVAC-VOTOPS

UNLESS POWER IS FULLY RESTORED SOON, WE COULD SEE A MASSIVE EVACUATION AT NEW YORK'S CONEY ISLAND AQUARIUM.

THE 14 ACRE AQUARIUM IS WAS FLOODED AND LOST ELECTRICITY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING TO RESTORE THE FACILITY'S FILTRATION AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO KEEP ALL THE EXHIBITS AND HOLDING TANKS GOING.

THE CONEY ISLAND AQUARIUM IS HOME TO SOME 12-THOUSAND CREATURES, INCLUDING WALRUS, SHARKS AND PENGUINS.

FORECAST OPEN-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.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

SANDY BEFORE AFTER PICS-TRAFFIC, MITTO, BNR

WE'RE GETTING A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE DESTRUCTION FROM SANDY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES WE FOUND.

AD LIB

WE'VE POSTED THIS LINK TO OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT YOURSELF,

NBC-DASH-TWO DOT COM.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-ON CAM

WE THINK OF SLEEP APNEA MOSTLY IN OLDER ADULTS,

BUT KIDS CAN GET IT TOO.

AND IT MAY HURT THEM IN SCHOOL, WHEN IT COMES TO ATTENTION, BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS TO TREAT APNEA IN KIDS.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PKG

PKG:

IT TAKES MORE THAN A BED TIME STORY TO HELP SOME KIDS GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. IT'S ESTIMATED THREE OUT OF EVERY 100 CHILDREN SUFFER FROM SLEEP APNEA. IT CAUSES THEM TO BRIEFLY STOP BREATHING. THE PARENTS MAY REST EASY, KNOWING THEY HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

20:22 Sometimes taking the tonsils and adenoids is used to treat sleep apnea. Also there is some medication management with nasal steroids or leukotriene inhibitors, a medication that helps calm the upper airway inflammation.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

A child's facial structure may contribute to their apnea. In cases where there is a narrow jaw, a non-surgical treatment may help them breath easier.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

20:22 There are dental procedures that can be done when you have your permanent teeth, called rapid palatal expansion, that does increase the diameter of your airway. 22:59 We're not pulling any teeth, we're doing is expanding our palate.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS THE C-PAP MASK MANY ADULTS WEAR TO SLEEP. IT STANDS FOR CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIR PRESSURE. THE CONSTANT AIRFLOW KEEPS THE CHILD'S AIRWAY OPEN. QUESTION IS, WHETHER THEY'LL BE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO USE IT.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

20:22 The compliance of the oral devices have been found to be higher than the compliance of CPAP, but again, that's in the right patient.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

CENTRAL PARK REOPENS TODAY-VO

PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY ARE TRYING TO RETURN TO *SOME NORMALCY THIS MORNING. OPENING UP SOME OF ITS ATTRACTIONS.

INCLUDING CENTRAL PARK.

THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY POSTED THESE PICTURES TO ITS FACEBOOK PAGE.

CONSERVANCY STAFF HAVE SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS CLEARING DEBRIS FROM THE PARK.

SANTA GANGNAM STYLE-2 SHOT NATVO

BY NOW, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IT. AND YOU MAY HAVE EVEN SEEN PEOPLE DO IT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE "GANGNAM STYLE" DANCE.

CHANCES ARE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN *THIS VERSION OF IT YET.

NATS

EVEN SANTA IS GETTING IN ON THE "GANGNAM STYLE" CRAZE.

NEARLY 150 SANTAS PERFORMED PSY'S SIGNATURE HORSE-RIDING DANCE ON A NAVY SHIP IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.

IT MAY SEEM EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, BUT IT WAS A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO PUT ON SANTA SUITS AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

THE EVENT RAISED MONEY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

THINGS 2 DO-2 SHOT SS (3)

THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

TODAY, PAGE FIELD AIRPORT IN FORT MYERS IS HOSTING AVIATION DAY.

IT STARTS AT TEN THIS MORNING, AND IT'S FREE TO GET IN.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LAUGHS, YOU CAN CATCH COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL TONIGHT.

TICKETS TO THE NINE-30 SHOW THIS EVENING ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

AND GIVE YOUR TASTEBUDS A TREAT DURING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTS TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WITH A CONCERT FEATURING SARA EVANS.

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

DRIVERS LINING UP FOR HOURS IN THE NORTHEAST.

JUST TO FILL UP THEIR TANKS.

THIS MORNING WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO HELP PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY SANDY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

AND WE'RE LIVE WHERE VOTERS LINED UP BEFORE SEVEN O'CLOCK THIS MORNING TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS BEFORE TUESDAY'S ELECTION.

TZ2 A FEDS BUYING GAS FOR NJ-VOTOPS

TZ2 B EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE TEASE-REM LIVE OR VO

MR. GREEN THUMB

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

EARLY VOTING WRAPS UP LATER TODAY, WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO SOUTH FORT MYERS WHERE THE LINES ARE STILL GROWING THIS MORNING.

THE DEATH TOLL FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY CONITNUES TO CLIMB, WE BREAK DOWN THE LATEST NUMBERS ON THE STORM'S LASTING IMPACT.

HL1 EARLY VOTING-VO OR LIVE

HL2 SANDY LATEST-VOTOPS

HL3 CRANE DANGLING-VOTOPS

MAIN OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THIRD.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE,

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

DECISION 2012-CLIP

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-SSTOPS 2SHOT TOSS

ELECTION DAY IS JUST THREE DAYS AWAY BUT IF YOU WANT TO CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

EARLY VOTING ENDS TODAY AND MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY SO FAR.

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

IT'S BEEN 8 DAYS OF VOTER ENTHUSIAM.

AND TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION.

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-VOWIPE

ALL WEEK- THE WAIT TO VOTE HAS AVERAGED 45 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS TO VOTE.

ON THE FIRST DAY- SOME PEOPLE WAITED 3 AND HALF HOURS.

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON HOPES LINES ON ELECTION DAY WILL BE SHORTER.

RIGHT NOW - THERE ARE 5 PLACES TO EARLY VOTE IN LEE.

ON ELECTION DAY THERE WILL BE 125 PLACES.

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-SOTVO

EARLY VOTING LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY OR WITH AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

DESPITE RECORD TURNOUT IN MANY PLACES

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT REJECTED CALLS YESTERDAY TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY-2 SHOT

WITH JUST THREE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE ELECTION,

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BATTLEGROUND STATES.

THOSE EIGHT KEY RACES, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

IN OUR LAST HALF HOUR, WE SHOWED YOU WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS DOING IN HIS FINAL STRETCH BEFORE TUESDAY'S ELECTION.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY-PKG

LOCATION/STORY:

wsGMARomneyPKG

SCRIPT:

Overnight, Mitt Romney in the must-win state of Ohio -

With his wife Ann his 5 sons. his running mate-

All of whom echoed - which state could very well decide this election.

PAUL RYAN

"Ohio, you know you're the lynchpin. You're the battleground of the

battlegrounds."

Then, Ann Romney:

ANN ROMNEY

"Who's going to win next Tuesday? And is Ohio going to help us do it?

Cheers."

And then Mitt Romney himself.

ROMNEY

"Your state is the one we're counting on. This is the one we have to win."

On stage, a who's who in the Republican party - a show of force - in the

race to the finish.

Among them, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Who continued with his blistering criticism of the Administration's handling

of the attack in Benghazi.

"I believe some Americans who might not have to have died may have died

because we had incompetence in the White House."

Romney himself has not mentioned the incident in Libya since the debates.

Giuliani's harsh criticism comes in stark contrast to that other image this

week - one of Romney's most prominent supporters Republican Chris Christie -

applauding President Obama's response to Hurricane Sandy.

The kind of bi-partisan image - and message - Romney is now pushing in his

closing argument.

SANDY CLIP-CLIP

SANDY SOUND-SOT, OC

S/ Ester Larubio - Home Owner:14 -:18

"We need help here, we truly do, to tell us which way to go and how to go."

THIS MORNING, STORM CLEAN UP CONTINUES THIS MORNING IN THE NORTHEAST.

SANDY INFO UPDATE-HALF SCREEN RVL

NOW TO THE LATEST ON SUPERSTORM SANDY:

WE'RE LEARNING MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE STORM.

41 DEATHS IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE.

THE ESTIMATED DAMAGES FROM SANDY -- BETWEEN 30 AND 50 *BILLION DOLLARS.

NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 15 STATES ARE STILL WAKING UP IN THE DARK THIS MORNING.

AND ANOTHER STORM COULD MAKE MATTERS WORSE.

SANDY MARATHON-VOTOPS

FEDS BUYING GAS FOR NJ-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ORDERED THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 12 MILLION GALLONS OF UNLEADED FUEL AND UP TO 10 MILLION GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO AREAS IMPACTED BY THE STORM.

LINES AT GAS STATIONS IN THE METRO NEW YORK AREA HAVE GROWN BY THE DAY AS PEOPLE HAVE WAITED TO FILL UP THEIR CARS AND GAS CANS FOR GENERATORS.

TRIPLE-A SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF THE GAS STATIONS IN NEW JERSEY AND ON NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND AREN'T OPERATIONAL.

DANGLING CRANE UPDATE-VO

WORK BEGINS TODAY TO SECURE AND REMOVE A CRANE THAT COLLAPSED IN NEW YORK CITY DURING SANDY.

CITY OFFICIALS INSPECTED THE CRANE YESTERDAY AND ENGINEERS ALSO CLIMBED THE 74-STORY BUILDING TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT IT.

MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG SAYS THE CRANE SHOULD BE REMOVED BY MONDAY NIGHT.

SANDY TELETHON-NATVO

:00-:03

SOME OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRIES BIGGEST NAMES TOOK TO THE STAGE LAST NIGHT TO BENEFIT VICTIMS OF SANDY. N-B-C'S MATT LAUER HOSTED THE HOURLONG EVENT THAT FEATURED NEW JERSEY NATIVE'S BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND JON BON JOVI AS WELL AS CHRISTINA AGUILERA, STING, AND MANY OTHERS.

NEW RIGHT NOW CLIP-CLIP

CHICAGO GUN TAX-VO

IF YOU LIVE IN CHICAGO YOUR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE.

OFFICIALS IN COOK COUNTY, WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE WINDY CITY, JUST APPROVED A TAX ON EACH GUN SOLD.

THE 25 DOLLAR TAX WILL BE USED TO HELP PAY HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM GUN VIOLENCE.

THE COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAYS THE COUNTY TREATED 670 GUNSHOT VICTIMS LAST YEAR

MEDICADE MEDICALLY NEEDY-ON CAM

STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE MOVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS INTO MANAGED CARE PLANS.

THE STATE PAYS THE MONTHLY MEDICAL BILLS OF MORE THAN 250-THOUSAND PATIENTS A YEAR WITH HIGH HEALTH CARE COSTS UNDER THE MEDICALLY NEEDY PROGRAM.

THE STATE WANTS THOSE PATIENTS TO START PAYING ROUGHLY 120 DOLLARS A MONTH TO RECEIVE SERVICES.

ATLANTIS NEW HOME-VO

THE LAST REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE HAS MADE IT HOME.

ATLANTIS TRAVELED NEARLY TEN MILES THROUGH THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER COMPLEX FRIDAY FROM THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING TO THE VISITOR'S CENTER.

HEADING OUT AT SUNRISE YESTERDAY THE TRANSPORTER TRAVELED ALONG AT TWO MILES AN HOUR BEFORE REACHING ITS DESTINATION LAST NIGHT.

FIRE DANGER-VOWIPE

WITH DRY WEATHER, AND LOW HUMIDTY IN THE FORECAST,

THE RISK OF FIRE DANGER GOES UP.

THEY SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR HOME READY.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THERE ARE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE.

OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT A TIME TO WORRY, BUT A TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR HOME AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE CUTTING AWAY ANY DEAD VEGETATION AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

FIRE DANGER-SOTVO

54:25 "we are starting to dry out- we have had a few fires over the last couple of weeks that have occurred."

SANIBEL WATER QUALITY-VOWIPE

OFFICIALS IN SANIBEL ARE GETTING READY FOR A FIGHT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THEIR WATER QUALITY.

VICE MAYOR MICK DENHAM HOPES TO KEEP STATE LEGISLATORS FROM WEAKENING LOCAL FERTILIZER LAWS THIS SESSION.

THE ORDINANCES LIMIT USE, TO KEEP POLUTANTS IN RUN OFF FROM GETTING INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S WATER.

BUT HE SAYS OTHER INTERESTS ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE STATE LEADERS TO PREEMPT THOSE RULES.

SANIBEL WATER QUALITY-SOTVO

we want them to join us in a grassroots effort to make the feelings felt in the legislature of how important these issues are

DENHAM IS URGING PEOPLE TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND ASK THEM TO KEEP FERTILIZER CONTROL IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S HANDS.

HOSPITALITY JOBS-VO

SEASONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE GROWING.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WORKS HELD A HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY JOB FAIR YESTERDAY.

MORE THAN 160 PEOPLE FILLED OUT APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS AT COMPANIES LIKE DAIRY QUEEN, SOUTH SEAS RESORT AND THE HYATT REGENCY.

CONSUMER ALERT CLIP-CLIP

WEGMAN'S SALAD RECALL-ON CAM

A COUPLE OF RECALLS TO TELL YOU ABOUT NOW.

GROCERY CHAIN WEGMANS IS RECALLING ITS ORGANIC SPINACH AND SPRING MIX SALADS FOR POSSIBLE "E" COLI BACTERIA AFTER 16 PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SICK IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

THE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK-BASED COMPANY SAYS THE RECALL COVERS 5-OUNCE AND 11-OUNCE PACKAGES.

LIGHT RECALL-VO

THOUSANDS OF HALLOWEEN MINI PROJECTION LIGHTS ARE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE THEY CAN OVERHEAT.

THE LIGHTS WERE SOLD AT "FIVE BELOW" STORES IN SEPTEMBER.

FOREVER FAMILY PACKAGE-ON CAM

IN TODAY'S FOREVER FAMILY GIA TUTALO MOTE INTRODUCES US TO A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE BOY.

FOREVER FAMILY PACKAGE-PKG

: You are smiling like a big boy.

Lanecia Radcliff, child advocate: T.J. is almost two years old and he is an adorable toddler. He does have some vision impairment. And that is his only medical issue. It is likely that he may have some vision in the future but we don't know for sure. He likes to walk around. Likes to be stimulated.

Gia Tutalo-Mote, Forever Family: You like my necklace.

Lanecia: He loves people to talk to him and play with him.

Gia: silly lizard.

Lanecia: He can say Momma, Dada and shoes. The more family stimulates him with his vocabulary I am sure he will not have any problem talking.

FOREVER FAMILY PACKAGE-ON CAM

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

IT'S 9:___. THANKS FOR WATCHING N-B-C-2 NEWS TODAY.

COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK,

WAIT'LL YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS TRAIN UNEXPECTEDEDLY MEETS SOMETHING ALONG THE TRACKS

TZ4 A TRAIN HITS TRUCK-VOTOPSWIPE

TZ4 B SANDY BEFORE AFTER PICS-VOTOPS

TZ4 C TRASH OR TREASURE TEASE-SOTVO

FORECAST OPEN-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.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

SANDY BEFORE AFTER PICS-TRAFFIC, MITTO

WE'RE GETTING A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE DESTRUCTION FROM SANDY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES WE FOUND.

AD LIB

WE'VE POSTED THIS LINK TO OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT YOURSELF,

NBC-DASH-TWO DOT COM.

JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.

THINGS TO DO-ONCAM

IF YOU'RE STILL MAKING PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND,

WE'VE GOT A FEW IDEAS FOR YOU.

THINGS TO 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.

FULLSCREEN

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 TO DO-CLIP

OF COURSE, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS, ON OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

SALT INTAKE-VIDBOX

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS LIMITING HOW MUCH SALT YOU EAT,

TO KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY.

MOST CARDIOLOGISTS SAY TOO MUCH SALT IN THE DIET MAY CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE -- A MAJOR CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE.

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS EVERYONE SHOULD LIMIT SODIUM INTAKE TO LESS THAN 15-HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS A DAY.

DOCTORS SAY MOST PEOPLE CONSUME MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT-- 34-HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS -- MOSTLY HIDDEN IN PROCESSED FOOD.

MATH CAUSES PHYSICAL PAIN-2 SHOT VO

IF YOU NEEDED AN EXCUSE NOT TO DO YOUR MATH HOMEWORK, OR BILLS,

THIS MAY BE IT!

BALANCING YOUR CHECKBOOK OR SPLITTING A BILL MAY BE A PAIN IN MORE WAYS THAN YOU THINK.

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THE ANXIETY CAUSED BY EVEN COMMON MATH PROBLEMS COULD CAUSE PHYSICAL PAIN.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FOUND PEOPLE SOLVING TOUGH EQUATIONS SHOWED THE SAME BRAIN ACTIVITY LINKED TO THE SENSATION OF PAIN.

MOVEMBER MUSTACHE-VO

IF THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE ARE GROWING OUT THEIR MUSTACHES THIS MONTH,

IT COULD BE FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

IT'S OFFICIALLY MOVEMBER!

MEN ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE GROWING OUT THEIR MUSTACHES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MEN'S HEALTH.

THE MEN START CLEAN SHAVEN ON NOVEMBER FIRST, AND GROW THEIR MUSTACHES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.

LAST YEAR, THE CAMPAIGN RAISED MORE THAN 15 MILLION DOLLARS FOR MEN'S HEALTH.

TRAIN SLAMS INTO TRUCK-NATVO

A SPECTACULAR TRAIN ACCIDENT TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUT OF UTAH THIS MORNING.

CONSTRUCTION WORLER JAMES WOOD WAS ON HIS LUNCH BREAK WHEN HE HEARD A FREIGHT TRAIN'S WHISTLE.

HE TOOK OUT HIS I-PHONE TO SHOOT VIDEO OF THE PASSING TRAIN FOR HIS SON AND INADVERTENTLY RECORDED A LARGE SEMI TRUCK APPROACHING THE TRAIN CROSSING.

HE TURNED THE PHONE TOWARD THE TRUCK AND CAPTURED THE TRAIN SMASHING THROUGH THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK.

IPAD MINI REVIEWS-ON CAM

APPLE FANS HAVE A NEW GADGET TO PLAY WITH THIS WEEKEND.

THE I-PAD MINI HIT STORE SHELVES YESTERDAY.

AS ADVERTISED, IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE THE ORIGINAL I-PAD, JUST A BIT SMALLER IN SIZE AND A BIT SMALLER IN PRICE.

IT'S NOT A REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE, BUT ENOUGH TO GET CUSTOMERS INTO THE STORES.

IPAD MINI REVIEWS-PKG

THE GOOD NEWS?

THESE APPLE FANS DIDN'T HAVE TO CAMP OUT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE NEW IPAD MINI.

ON THE OTHER HAND.

SALES WERE STILL VERY BRISK, AND BAY AREA APPLE STORES NEARLY SOLD OUT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

:14- 24

"My initial impression is the graphics are really bright and clear. So we were just checking out face time and it's a little more crisp than the one I have right now."

WE HEARD THAT A LOT TODAY.

THE MINI IS "A LITTLE MORE THIS. ". A "LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT."

NOTHING EARTHSHATTERING, WHICH, ALONG WITH THE EASE OF SHOPPING ONLINE, MEANS NO LONG LINES.

BUT, STILL, PLENTY OF INTERESTED SHOPPERS.

:38- 57

"I've started to do all my newspapers and magazines and books on my technology. But I'm finding that the iphone text is getting smaller and smaller. And the ipad, I like to read in bed, it's a little too clumsy and then I drop it. So this, to me, is the perfect size."

INSIDE APPLE'S NEWEST STORE.

IT WAS CLEAR, THE COMPANY HAD ANOTHER HIT ON ITS HANDS.

MAYBE NOT A HUGE HIT.

THINGS 2 DO-2 SHOT SS (3)

THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

TODAY, PAGE FIELD AIRPORT IN FORT MYERS IS HOSTING AVIATION DAY.

IT STARTS AT TEN THIS MORNING, AND IT'S FREE TO GET IN.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LAUGHS, YOU CAN CATCH COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL TONIGHT.

TICKETS TO THE NINE-30 SHOW THIS EVENING ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

AND GIVE YOUR TASTEBUDS A TREAT DURING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTS TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WITH A CONCERT FEATURING SARA EVANS.

TRASH OR TREASURE-2 SHOT

COMING UP NEXT,

A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES PLUS -- METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING WILL LET US KNOW HOW LONG THIS COOLER WEATHER WILL LAST.

TRASH OR TREASURE-PKG

TOP STORY EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

TEASE TO GRIDIRON2DAY COMING UP-VOTOPS

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS A HISTORICALLY ONE FOR THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AT EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-2-SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

DECISION CLIP-CLIP

LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY-TRAFFIC VO

JUST THREE DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE NOVEMBER SIXTH ELECTION,

AND TODAY IS THE *LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING.

EARLY VOTING ENDS TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

WE'VE HAD A CREW IN SOUTH FORT MYERS ALL MORNING,

AND THE LINES STARTED FORMING BEFORE SEVEN TODAY!

TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN VOTE EARLY,

OR WHICH POLLING PLACE TO GO TO ON ELECTION DAY,

WE'VE POSTED A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE,

OBAMA TODAY-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY ARE USING THESE FINAL DAYS TO DRUMP UP LAST MINUTE SUPPORT.

TODAY THE PRESIDENT IS STOPPING IN SEVERAL BATTLEGROUND STATES:

OHIO, WISCONSIN, IOWA, AND VIRGINIA.

THEN TOMORROW, HE RETURNS RIGHT HERE TO THE SUNSHINE STATE.

HE'S HOLDING A GRASS ROOTS EVENT IN HOLLYWOOD.

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

MITT ROMNEY IS ALSO OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY.

SANDY LATEST-VO IN PLASMA, VO FULL

NOW TO THE LATEST ON SUPERSTORM SANDY:

WE'RE LEARNING MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE STORM.

41 DEATHS IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE.

THE ESTIMATED DAMAGES FROM SANDY -- BETWEEN 30 AND 50 *BILLION DOLLARS.

NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 15 STATES ARE STILL WAKING UP IN THE DARK THIS MORNING.

AND ANOTHER STORM COULD MAKE MATTERS WORSE.

SANDY MARATHON-VOTOPS

AND IN NEW YORK CITY, MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG HAS CHANGED COURSE AND DECIDED TO CANCEL THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON.

BLOOMBERG SAYS IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO USE THE RESOURCES TO HELP VICTIMS OF SANDY.

THE MAYOR MET WITH RACE OFFICIALS LAST NIGHT BEFORE MAKING THIS DECISION.

NEW RIGHT NOW-CLIP

PINE ISLAND TRAILER FIRE-TRAFFIC VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT STARTED A FIRE AT A MOBILE HOME ON PINE ISLAND.

IT HAPPENED AROUND ONE-30 THIS MORNING ON THE 45-HUNDRED BLOCK OF PINE ISLAND ROAD.

THAT'S IN THE FISHERMAN'S PARK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY

INVESTIGATORS TELL US, THE HOME IS VACANT.

THEY SAY THE CAUSE APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL.

FIRE DANGER-VOTOPS

THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE IS REMINDING EVERYONE FIRE SEASON IS ALMOST HERE.

AND WITH A RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE FOR LEE COUNTY TODAY, THEY SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR HOME READY.

THE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE POSSIBLE.

OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT A TIME TO WORRY, BUT A TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR HOME AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE CUTTING AWAY ANY DEAD VEGETATION AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

BIGELOW'S MEDSTAR PLAN-TRAFFIC VO

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW HAS A PLAN TO GET THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM BACK IN THE AIR.

BIGELOW SENT HIS PLAN TO COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ON FRIDAY.

PARTS INCLUDE-

CONTACTING TERMINATED PILOTS AND OFFERING THEM THEIR JOBS BACK.

AS WELL AS MAKING MEDSTAR ITS OWN DEPARTMENT - SEPARATE FROM LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES.

THE PROGRAM WAS GROUNDED IN AUGUST AFTER THE DISCOVERY PATIENTS WERE MISBILLED TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

CHARCO LANDFILL FOLO-VOTOPS

DEVELOPERS OF A PROPOSED LANDFILL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SAY THEY'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THAT PLAN,

BECAUSE OF AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

CALUSA GREEN IS CHANGING ITS PROPOSAL AFTER HEARING FROM THOSE RESIDENTS.

NOW, THE 550 ACRE SITE WILL NOT INCLUDE A SMALL COMPOSTING FACILITY.

PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS ONE LANDFILL ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD.

CHARCO LANDFILL FOLO-SOTVO

"they were concerned about biosolids getting into the water supply, although this was going to be in an enclosed building sitting on top of a pad of concrete so there really wasn't much chance of that occurring."

"it's in the middle of our wildlife corridor, it's in the middle of our aquifer for Prairie Creek and Shell Creek. It's just the wrong place."

GRIDIRON TODAY TOSS-TRAFFIC

THAT'S IT FOR NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

NOW WE WANT TO TOSS IT OVER TO BRIAN COLLERAN,

WITH WHAT'S UP NEXT ON GRID IRON TODAY!

TEASE SIX-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

UP IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED. EXCEPT THAT WE WILL HAVE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL INVOLVING NOT TWO.BUT THREE TEAMS.

THE DUNBAR TIGERS JOIN US ***LIVE*** IN STUDIO.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THEY TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS AND GUARANTEED A HOME GAME IN THE PLAYOFFS.

SCOTT BUTHERUS OF THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS IS HERE.

TZ6A COMING UP ON GRIDIRON2DAY-VOTOPS

GRIDIRON2DAY OPEN-CLIP

SPECIAL OPEN-SOT W MUSIC BED

THE TARPONS TRIED TO MAKE THE PIRATES WALK THE PLANK.AND END THEIR PLAYOFF HOPE.

IT DIDN'T WORK!!!

WE'LL SHOW YOU HAVE FRIDAY NIGHT'S RESULTS ARE GIVING US MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

IN LEE COUNTY.EAST LEE COUNTY TO BE EXACT.THEY ARE CELEBRATING. WITH A TITLE AND A FIRST FOR THE JAGUARS.

GRIDRION2DAY INTRO-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

EAST LEE CAPE CORAL-VOTOPS-WIPE

EAST LEE COUNTY AND CAPE CORAL PLAYING FOR A DISTRICT TITLE.

1ST QTR. WILFRED WARD GIVING IT UP TO DAVID CAMPBELL. SWEET DIVING GRAB. DOWN TO THE 1 YARD LINE.

NEXT PLAY. WARD SAYS. I'VE GOT IT FROM HERE. STICKS IT IN. 7-0 EAST LEE.

STAY IN THE FIRST. EAST LEE PLAYING SOME D. PASS IS TIPPED AND PICKED BY OMARIUS TOLBERT. GOING THE OTHER WAY. NICE RETURN. EVENTUALLY TACKLED.

MOVE TO THE 2ND MORE FROM THE JAGS. KENDALL SAWYER. WINS THE RACE TO THE ENDZONE. 5 YARD STRIKE. 13-0 EAST LEE.

LEHIGH ESTERO-VO-WIPE

ESTERO WITH A SHOT TO GET THE OTHER PLAYOFF SPOT IN THAT DISTRICT WITH A WIN OVER LEHIGH.

IT'S 19-14 LEHIGH IN THE 3RD. BUT ERIC MCFADDEN'S 10 YARD TOUCHDOWN PUTS ESTERO BACK IN FRONT.

THE LIGHTNING ANSWER. DA'VONTE WHITE FINDS BOBBY HART IN DOUBLE COVERAGE. DRIVE LED TO A SHORT TD RUN. 25-21 LEHIGH.

BACK COMES ESTERO. CHRISTIAN PHILLIPS UP TOP FOR NICK NATARO. NICE CATCH!

VERY NEXT PLAY. SAME ROUTE. THIS TIME IT'S RODOLFO SASSO HAULING IT IN. 28-25 WILDCATS IN LEAD.

LEHIGH TRYING TO KEEP UP. WHITE TO JESSE LASTRA. TOUCHDOWN.

CHARLOTTE PORT CHARLOTTE-VO-WIPE

CHARLOTTE COULD WIN ITS DISTRICT BY BEATING PORT CHARLOTTE ON THE ROAD.

AUSTIN TAYLOR.NO GOOD FROM 41 YARDS. NO SOCRE AFTER 1ST.

IN THE 2ND.

BRENNEN MCGILL THROWS IT DEEP TO KEIONTE LATTIMORE.PIRATES DEFENSIVE BACKS ALL OVER IT.

VERY NEXT PLAY.TY TYLER AND THE PIRATES DEFENSE PUTS THE CLAMPS ON THE TARPONS CYLDE NEWTON AND THE RUNNING GAME,

TARPONS D WAS GOOD TOO.TRAIGE MCCLARY FUMBLE AT THE 1.ALOMST RECOVERED BY TREY HOFF.

GULF COAST LEMON BAY-VO-WIPE

LEMON BAY COULD EARN A PLAYOFF SPOT WITH A WIN OVER GULF COAST.

-1ST Q, 30-YARD RUN BY AUSTIN HIRSCHY

-LED TO 45-YARD RUN BY LUCAS SPARKS TOUCHDOWN 6-0 MANATA RAYS

-LUCAS SPARKS PICKED OFF BY TANNER ROE

-SPARKS 4-YARD TD RUN 13-0 LEMON BAY

CLASS 7A DISTRICT 11 MONDAY-CGTOPS

SO WITH 2-1 DISTRICT RECORDS.THERE IS A MONDAY NIGHT TIE-BREAKER AT PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL.

CHARLOTTE AND LEMON BAY WILL PLAY THE FIRST PERIOD. WINNER GETS PORT CHARLOTTE. THE DISTRICT CHAMPS WILL BE DECIDED IN THAT PERIOD.

SOUTH FORT MYERS IDA BAKER-VOTOPS

SOUTH FORT MYERS AT IDA BAKER.

BULLDOGS HOPING TO RUIN SOUTH FORT MYERS UNDEFEATED SEASON.

BAKER UP 15-7 AT HALF.

3RD QTR. JAYRON KEARSE GOING TO WORK. KEEPS IT HIMSELF. AND IS OFF. 45 YARDS. TAKES IT DOWN TO THE 5.

NEXT PLAY. KEARSE AGAIN. WHY NOT. GOOD FROM 5 YARDS OUT. 15-14 BAKER.

4TH QTR. WOLFPACK. LOOKING TO TAKE THE LEAD. CONNOR KANNERLOCHER. NO GOOD ON THE FIELD GOAL. STILL 15-14 BAKER.

TOSS TO SPORTS ANCHOR 2-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

DUNBAR AND SARASOTA BOOKER KNEW THEY WERE BOTH GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS.BUT THEY HAD TO DECIDE WHO WAS DISTRICT CHAMP AND WHO WAS THE RUNNER-UP.

DUNBAR BOOKER-VOTOPS

THANKS BRIAN. LET'S GO TO SARASOTA FOR THIS ONE.

DUNBAR WITH A COUPLE CHANCES EARLY TO PUT THIS GAME AWAY. DANIEL COBB ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING GUYS IN THE AREA. COUGHS IT UP AT THE GOALLINE. THAT WOULD A TOUCHBACK. BOOKER GETS THE BALL.

LATER IN THE FIRST HALF. TIGERS ON THE MOVE AGAIN. SAME RESULT. TIGERS FUMBLE IT AWAY. SEVERAL TURNOVERS BY BOTH TEAMS ON THE NIGHT.

JUST BEFORE HALF. INTERESTING CALL BY BOOKER. ROLLING THE DICE WITH THE FAKE PUNT. THAT DID NOT TURN OUT WELL FOR THEM. HURAJAY JAMES. WITH THE PICK. TIGERS IN BUSINESS

---DUNBAR WOULD CASH IN. COBB TAKES IT HIMSELF AND THE TIGERS LED 6-0 AT THE HALF

INTERVIEW SEGMENT-DESK 3-SHOT

AND WE'VE GOT SOME HAPPY KITTIES IN STUDIO. TIGERS NOW HAVE WON 2 STRAIGHT DISTRICT TITLES. RANKED 6TH IN STATE AND OF COURSE. BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS ONCE AGAIN. IT'S GOOD TO BE A TIGER THESE DAYS.

COACH PHIL VOGT. YOU'RE AT THE POINT WHERE YOU EXPECT TO WIN DISTRICT EVERY YEAR.

GREG HOUSTON. DEFENSIVE END. IN THE AS WELL. WHAT WAS THE TALK THIS WEEK HEADING INTO THE BOOKER GAME. KNOWING A WIN. MEANS DISTRICT TITLE.

TALK ABOUT YOUR OFFENSE. BIG PLAY TEAM. AVERAGE 10 YARDS PER CARRY. 15 YARDS PER CATCH.

YOU'VE GOT GREAT ATHLETES. SO WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO.

DEFENSIVELY YOU GUYS HAVE 4 SHUTOUTS. SO YOU ARE PLAYING GREAT D AS WELL.

ONLY 30 SOME PLAYERS ON THE TEAM. IS THAT A CONCERN. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT

COACH HOW GOOD IS THIS TEAM.

TEAM GOALS BEFORE THE SEASON.

INTERVIEW SEGMENT VO1-VOTOPS

INTERVIEW SEGMENT VO2-VOTOPS

NAPLES DAILY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS-WX WALL, 2-SHOT

THE MUSTACHE JOINS US FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK.

THE NAPLES' DAILY NEWS SCOTT BUTHERUS WAS ON HAND FOR THE 39TH PLAYING OF THE COCONUT BOWL.

PALMETTO RIDGE BARRON COLLIER-VO-WIPE

PALMETTO RIDGE AND BARRON COLLIER. THE WINNER WOULD BE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS.

THIRD QUARTER. BEARS FUMBLE THE PUNT. BARRON COLLIER'S NATHAN LEEDY RECOVERS IN PALMETTO RIDGE TERRITORY.

THAT LED TO THIS. ANDY BOILEAU 5-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN. 21-7 BARRON COLLIER.

THEN IN THE FOURTH. LEEDY WITH ANOTHER TAKEAWAY. THIS TIME ON THE INTERCEPTION.

IMMOKALEE GOLDEN GATE-VOTOPS-WIPE

IMMOKALEE AND GOLDEN GATE. BOTH ALREADY IN THE PLAYOFFS. FACING OFF FOR THE DISTRICT CROWN.

TSHUMBI JOHNSON OUT WITH A SHOULDER INJURY.

AFTER PINNING GOLDEN GATE TO ITS OWN ONE YARD LINE WITH A PUNT. INDIANS GET THE SAFETY. 2-0 IMMOKALEE.

MINUTES LATER. INDIANS TACK ON A 2-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN FROM D'ERNEST JOHNSON. POINT AFTER BLOCKED. 8-0 IMMOKALEE.

STILL IN THE FIRST. JOHNSON'S REPLACEMENT LOUINELSON CELIAN WITH THE 17-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO J.C. JACKSON. 15-0 INDIANS.

THEN IN THE SECOND. JACKSON TAKES THE PUNT BACK 51 YARDS FOR A TOUCHDOWN. 21-0 IMMOKALEE.

NAPLES LELY-VO-WIPE

NOTHING BUT PRIDE ON THE LINE IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE COCONUT BOWL. NAPLES AT LELY.

BARBARA KLIMAS.JOE KLIMAS'S WIDOW.ON HAND.WITH THE TROPHY THAT BEARS HER LATE HUSBANDS' NAME,

THIS WAS ALL NAPLES!!!

IN THE 1ST.KILTON ANDERSON TO TRAVIS BYRD.65 YARDS.6-0 GOLDEN EAGLES.

MANNY MORGAN.HAD THREE TOUCHDOWN RUNS. THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE. 14-NOTHING.

MAX JOSEPH HAD A PAIR OF HIS OWN TOUCHDOWN RUNS.

COCONUT BOWL POST-SOTTOPS

NAPLES DAILY NEWS CHATTER-WX WALL, 2-SHOT

NAPLES VS. VENICE.

FIRST BAPTIST COMMUNITY SCHOOL-VO-WIPE

FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY TRYING TO STAY UNBEATEN WITH A WIN OVER THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES.

BUT IT'S SENIOR NIGHT FOR THE SEAHAWKS

THEY COME OUT FIRING. DREW TOMAINI HITS CASEY SANTOS-OCAMPO ACROSS THE MIDDLE. 36 YARDS. SETS UP.

TOMAINI TO JONATHAN BAKER ON THE SLANT. 7-0 SEAHAWKS.

AFTER A BAD PUNT. C-S-N GOING FOR MORE. TOMAINI TO EMERSON ROWE. 23 YARDS.

LEADS TO THIS. MICHAEL CONROY 27 YARD FIELD GOAL. 10-0.

BAPTIST IN TROUBLE? COREY TODD NICE THROW TO JONAH BUELTEL.

ECS ST. JOHN NEUMANN-VO-WIPE

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND ST. JOHN NEUMANN WRAPPING UP THEIR SEASON AGAINST EACH OTHER.

CHECK OUT JOHN AUGUSTIN'S YELLOW SHOES. STYLISH!

AUGUSTIN ON THE HANDOFF. BREAKS OUTSIDE. 21 YARDS. BUT CALLED BACK FOR HOLDING.

NO PROBLEM. HALFBACK PASS. KENDRICK MOUTON FINDS AUGUSTIN WIDE OPEN FOR THE 35 YARD TOUCHDOWN. PAT NO GOOD. 20-14 CELTICS.

E-C-S TRYING TO SCORE BEFORE THE HALF. BUT CARSON PEARLMAN IS STUFFED ON 4TH DOWN.

FORT MYERS BISHOP VEROT-VO-WIPE

RIVALS IN EVERY SPORT.FORT MYERS AND BISHOP VEROT.

3RD QUARTER.DOWN 27-NOTHING.4TH DOWN AND GOAL.VIKINGS GO FOR IT. PASS FALLS SHORT. GREEN WAVE DEFENSE PRESERVES THE SHUTOUT.

IN THE 4TH.T-J DOUGLAS.WHO ALREADY HAD THREE FIRST-HALF TOUCHDOWNS.CALLS HIS OWN NUMBER AGAIN. 84 YARDS ON THE KEEPER. FORT MYERS UP 34-NOTHING.

ENSUING DRIVE FOR VIKINGS.THEY KEEP THROWING IT.QUINN FARRELL FINDS D-J OCEANT KELLY.HE'S OFF TO THE RACES. 48 YARDS. VIKINGS TOUCHDOWN.

SCOREBOARDS-CGTOPS

RIVERDALE @ NORTH FORT MYERS

CYPRESS LAKE @ MARINER

GATEWAY CHARTER @ ALL SAINTS

SFCA @ BOCA RATON CHRISTIAN

CLEWISTON @ LABELLE

RIVERVIEW @ NORTH PORT

HARDEE @ DESOTO COUNTY

MARCO ISLAND @ SOLID ROCK

GRIDIRON 2DDAY CLIP-CLIP TOPS

TZ #7)-VOTOPS

CHEERLEADERS TEASE-SOTTOPS

MORE GRIDIRON2DAY-CLIP

HIGH SCHOOL BAND-NATS, VO

THAT'S THE TITAN BAND FROM GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

WHICH RECENTLY WAS GRAND CHAMPION AT THE LEHIGH LIGHTNING TOURNAMENT OF BANDS.

TOSS TO PACKAGE-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

SPORTS ANCHOR 3 PACKAGE-PKG

AT 6'2.265 POUNDS. REGIE MEANT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS BORN TO PLAY FOOTBALL. BUT IN REALITY THAT SIZE KEPT HIM OUT OF FOOTBALL MOST OF HIS LIFE.

Meant - Growing up I couldn't play Pop Warner, couldn't make weight, I was too big. Got to high school, dream came true, got a chance to play.

AND NOW THE IDA BAKER DEFENSIVE TACKLE IS MAKING THE MOST OF THAT CHANCE. NOT JUST WITH HIS SIZE. BUT HIS PERSONALITY TOO.

Conn - Got the size and athletic ability, what people don't see is how great a leader he is, in the locker room, on the practice field, just really a motivator.

THANKFULLY WHEN HE MOTIVATES. IT'S IN ENGLISH. REGIE WAS BORN TO HAITIAN PARENTS. AND THE CREOLE LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN A LOT AROUND THE HOUSE.

Meant - what's mean? Go and take out the trash.

BRIDGE: WHEN HE ISN'T TAKING OUT THE TRASH, REGIE IS TAKING OUT OPPOSING QUARTERBACKS. TO THE POINT WHERE DIVISION ONE SCHOOLS ARE RECRUITING HIM. ALONG WITH A 3.0 GPA. REGIE IS PRIMED TO BECOME THE FIRST MAN IN HIS FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE.

Regie - It means a lot to my family. Because oldest brother dropped out, 2nd brother didn't go, going to college has made my mom very proud of me.

Conn - he's here year round, 365 days a year on this campus. I think he's gotten the most of his high school career, plans to graduate in december, and move on to a 4 year college after that.

POW NOMINEES-MITTO OR SSB IN TRAFFIC MON

PLAY OF THE WEEK #1-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLAY OF THE WEEK #2-VO-WIPE

PLAY NUMBER TWO. COMING YOUR WAY COURTESY THE IMMOKALEE INDIANS.

IT'S J.C. JACKSON. WITH THE SWEET PUNT RETURN. 51 YARDS FOR THE SCORE.

NICE MOVE AT THE END.

IT WAS J.C.'S SECOND T-D OF THE GAME.

PLAY OF THE WEEK #3-VO-WIPE

VOTE FOR PLAY OF THE WEEK-SSTOPS

THE VOTING IS UNDERWAY ON NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

YOU CAN VOTE UNTIL 5-PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WE REVEAL THE RESULTS ON NBC TWO NEWS AT 6-PM.

GOODBYE-DESK 3-SHOT

DUNBAR VS. IMMOKALEE.YOU WANT TO STILL PLAY THIS GAME? HOW DOES IT GET YOU READY FOR THE PLAYOFFS?

SCOTT.WHAT YOU GOING ON THIS WEEK.

NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

LASTING PLAY-VOTOPS

FINAL WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

It's shaping up to be an absolutely delightful weekend across Southwest Florida.

Sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, and low humidity will headline this first weekend of November, and there's a few more surprises coming down the road as we head into next week.

First, let's focus on the weekend. Through your Saturday, we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine. Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light out of the northeast. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s and warm into the low to mid 80s by the afternoon. By this evening temperatures will quickly drop through the 70s, and then our overnight lows will dip into the low 60s. Skies will stay nice and clear through the overnight.

Sunday will be another beauty. Highs will again climb into the low to mid 80s, and we'll be treated to more blue skies and sunshine from start to finish. Humidity will be a few notches higher but will stay very comfortable. If you're heading out to chow down at Taste of the Town, the weather looks perfect.

The sunny weather carries over into next week until we hit a little speed bump on Tuesday as the next cold front slips into Southwest Florida. We'll notice more cloud cover along with the potential for some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. While rain chances get a little boost, the chance of getting wet will only be around 30%, so this won't be a wash out-just a few hit-or-miss showers roaming around.

After the front passes, another batch of cool, dry air will come rushing into Southwest Florida starting Wednesday. There are signs this front may actually be the strongest one so far this season, and we'll feel the difference Wednesday. Temperatures should only warm into the middle 70s despite a nice supply of sunshine, and a noticeable chill returns to the air Wednesday night as temperatures cool into the low 50s with some 40s deeper inland.

Temperatures will then begin to moderate a bit Thursday and Friday as daytime highs approach 80 degrees.

THINGS 2 DO-OC

THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

TOMORROW, PAGE FIELD AIRPORT IN FORT MYERS IS HOSTING AVIATION DAY.

THE ONE DAY EVENT STARTS AT TEN IN THE MORNING.

ADMISSION IS FREE.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LAUGHS, YOU CAN CATCH COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL TOMORROW NIGHT.

TICKETS TO THE ADDED 9-30PM SHOW ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

AND GIVE YOUR TASTEBUDS A TREAT DURING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTS SATURDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WITH A CONCERT FEATURING SARA EVANS.

a. aviation day-SS TOPS

b. seinfeld-SS TOPS

c. taste of the town-SS TOPS

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