HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

ELECTION DAY IS JUST TWO DAYS AWAY AND THE CANDIATES CONTINUE TO STUMP FOR VOTES. WE HAVE THE LATEST FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL,

HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE NORTHEAST AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH NO POWER,

HL1) DECISION 2012-VIDBOX

HL2) SANDY-VIDBOX

HL3) TASTE LIVE-VIDBOX

OPEN-CLIP

HELLO-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4,

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

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.

The hits just keep on coming for Southwest Florida with another day of beautiful, sunny weather expected to close out the weekend.

The only real blemish in our forecast today is some patchy dense fog early this morning that could make visibility poor in spots until the fog fades by 8 a.m.

Once the fog clears, we'll enjoy another sunny day with comfortable humidity and some very pleasant temperatures.

After starting in the low 60s and upper 50s this morning, temperatures will warm nicely this afternoon with highs projected to reach the low to mid 80s, which is right on target with today's average.

Our winds will be out of the east for most of the day from 5-10 mph until the west coast sea breeze leads to a westerly wind shift during the afternoon.

More patchy fog will develop late tonight and linger through mid morning Monday. Aside from the fog, our sky will stay mostly clear through the overnight with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s.

Monday will be another sunny, dry day, but humidity levels will be up a few notches. Still, Monday will be a very pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The next weather system we're tracking, a cold front, will slide through Southwest Florida on Election Day, but we don't expect to get a whole lot of rain from this. We'll see the potential for some isolated showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, but the real effect from this front will come Wednesday.

Temperatures will cool quite a bit starting Wednesday with highs only reaching the mid 70s and low dipping into the low 50s by Wednesday night.

DECISION 2012, WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE-CLIP

DECISION 2012, WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE-SSCG

WE START THIS MORNING WITH THE FINAL PUSH FOR VOTES IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO DAYS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK IN FLORIDA HOLDING A RALLY IN HOLLYWOOD.

HE'LL ALSO SPEND PART OF THE DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, AND COLORADO.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TODAY-2 SHOT

FOR MITT ROMNEY, THE NEXT TWO DAYS ARE HIS CHANCE TO APPEAL TO HIS BASE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ALL-IMPORTANT SWING STATE OHIO.

TODAY WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT BOTH CAMPAIGNS AS TIME WINDS DOWN TO WIN OVER VOTERS.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TODAY-PKG

LOCATION/STORY:

wsGMARomneyPKG

SUPERS:

ANNE ROMNEY

MITT ROMNEY/ Presidential Candidate

SCRIPT:

Overnight in front of a crowd of 17 thousand -- Mitt Romney -- in Colorado -

- in an all out sprint to the finish.

"We need you Colorado!"

In the last 24 hours -- both campaigns criss crossing the country - and both

-- stopping in Dubuque, Iowa-

And Romney - whose closing argument makes the case that HE is the candidate

who will reach across the aisle -

now asking supporters to reach across the street:

"I want you to reach across the street to the neighbor, who has that other

sign in his front yard. And I'm going to reach across the aisle in

Washington, D.C., to the politicians who are working for the other candidate

."

On the campaign plane,

Ann Romney made a quick trip to the back of the plane - carrying pumpkin

whoopee pies.

Talking about the American people who are hurting.

3 more days she said.

"It's been long. It's been a long road."

Then on to Colorado - where- Ann Romney - was visibly moved - by the

thousands who gathered at the first stop-- a hangar in Colorado Springs:

"That was quite amazing to walk in and have this kind of emotion come to us.

Chokes up. It makes me believe we can win Colorado. Cheers. / FLASH TO

/ "This is our time to turn. turn this country around."

And her husband, in these final hours - turning back to the central argument

of his campaign - that this election is about who can fix the economy.

"I can't wait to get started. He's hoping we'll settle, but Americans don't

settle. We build. We aspire. We listen to the voice inside that says "We

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TODAY-ON CAM

COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR,

EARLY VOTING-VO

EARLY VOTING HAS ENDED BUT BOTH PARTIES ARE STILL CAMPAIGNING HARD TO MAKE SURE THEIR CANDIDATE GETS THE WIN ON TUESDAY.

IN LEE COUNTY, MORE THAN SEVEN-THOUSAND PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS ON THE LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING,

AND THE TOTAL FOR THE LAST WEEK WAS ALMOST 52-THOUSAND VOTES.

THE NUMBERS WERE ABOUT THE SAME IN COLLIER COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING-SOTVO

10:02 "If they don't vote today we've got to make sure they vote by Tuesday, this is all part of the get out and vote effort."Ken Salazar, US Secretary of the Interior

15:14 today we were specifically doing the get out the vote for election day. We're working very hard to make sure our voters are out in the morning, afternoon and evening voting

SUSPICIOUS DEVICE BLOWN UP-VO

A BIT OF A SCARE AT ONE POLLING PLACE IN WINTER PARK.

THAT'S NEAR ORLANDO.

SOME VOTERS HAD TO WAIT IN LINE EVEN LONGER YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF TWO SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES INVESTIGATIONS.

POLICE HAD TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING AND CLOSE OFF NEARBY STEETS BEFORE BLOWING UP THE PACKAGES.

SANDY OPEN-CLIP

SANDY LATEST-VO-WIPE

NEARLY A WEEK AFTER SANDY HITS THE NORTHEAST MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

THE LACK OF ELECTRICITY NOW CAUSING EVEN BIGGER PROBLEMS BECAUSE TEMPERATURES ARE QUICKLY STARTING TO FALL.

NEW YORK CITY WAS IN THE 30'S LAST NIGHT AND MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WAS URGING PEOPLE TO GET TO SHELTERS.

SANDY LATEST-VO

IN NEW JERSEY, THE GAS SHORTAGE IS A GROWING PROBLEM THIS MORNING.

LONG LINES AT GAS STATIONS ARE BECOMING THE NORM AND NOW GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE HAS ORDERED A RATIONING SYSTEM FOR 12 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

NEW JERSEY VOTING-VO

ONE CONCERN AFTER SANDY --

IS HOW PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST WILL GET TO THE POLLS.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRISTIE SAYS HE HAS A PLAN TO HELP HIS STATE'S RESIDENTS VOTE ON TUESDAY.

DESPITE ALL OF THE CHAOS AND CLEAN-UP,

THE GOVERNOR SAYS RESIDENTS CAN USE E-MAIL AND FAXES TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

TYPICALLY, ONLY THOSE OVERSEAS OR IN THE MILITARY COULD VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

CENTRAL PARK REOPEN-VO

IN NEW YORK CITY -- SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

THE CITY'S FAMOUS CENTRAL PARK HAS REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

ASIDE FROM A FEW UPROOTED TREES, THE PARK WAS NOT HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THE STORM.

PARK VISITORS SAY IT HELPS THE CITY FEEL A LITTLE MORE "NORMAL".

ROAD CLOSURES-navi

AND IF YOU'RE HEADED TO TASTE OF THE TOWN TODAY THERE ARE SOME ROAD CLOSURES YOU'LL WANT TO BE AWARE OF.

EDWARDS DRIVE FROM HENDRY TO HEITMAN STREETS,

MONROE STREET FROM BAY STREET TO EDWARDS DRIVE

david mcmannis extradicted-sstops, ss, ss,SS

JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR,

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THIS MAN, DAVID MCMANNIS HAS BEEN EXTRADITED BACK TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY THIS MORNING

FOR THE MURDER OF TARA SIDAROVICH BACK IN 2001.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY COLD CASE UNIT SAYS DAVID MCMANNIS AND PHIL BARR KILLED TARA 11 YEARS AGO.

WE'RE TOLD EARLY THIS MORNING 39-YEAR OLD MCMANNIS WAS EXTRADITED.

LAST WEEK, HE WAS ARRESTED IN MARYLAND, WHERE HE WAS LIVING, FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

LAST MONDAY HE SIGNED A WAIVER OF EXTRADITION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL WHERE IS REMAINS ON NO BOND.

CAPE DRUG BUST-VO bnr

WE'RE LEARNING MORE THIS MORNING ABOUT A GROW HOUSE BUST IN LEE COUNTY WHERE POLICE FOUND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MARIJUANA.

POLICE RAIDED A HOME ON THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTHEAST 23RD STREET IN CAPE CORAL.

THEY SAY THEY SEIZED 16 FULLY GROWN MARIJUANA PLANTS IN THE GARAGE.

WE'RE TOLD THE PLANTS HAVE A STREET VALUE OF ABOUT 65 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

JOSE PEREZ WAS ARRESTED AND POLICE SAY HE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE LIVING IN THE HOME.

STAND DOWN DAY-VO BNR

DOZENS OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO HELP THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN FORT MYERS YESTERDAY ABOUT 30 SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE ON HAND TO HELP VETERANS GET MEDICAL TREATMENT, CLOTHES, AND FOOD.

THEY EVEN HELPED THEM WITH THEIR RESUMES.

STAND DOWN DAY-SOT VO

It feels like somebody really cares I mean I've seen a lot but these people really show the human side of this great country.

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-2 SHOT CGS

WE'RE EXPECTING A GREAT DAY WEATHER WISE TODAY.

PERFECT TO GET OUT AND ENJOY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT'S THE LAST DAY FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL IN NAPLES.

IT'S AT THE EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK

ADMISSION IS FREE.

THERE YOU'LL FIND FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, ACTIVITIES, AND CARNIVAL RIDES.

IT'S OPEN FROM TWO P-M TO ELEVEN P-M TONIGHT.

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE CALUSA BLUEWAY PADDLING FESTIVAL, WHICH IS IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR.

THERE WILL BE WATER DEMONSTRATIONS, A FISHING TOURNAMENT, PLENTY OF KIDS ACTIVITIES, AND MUCH MORE.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

THE WARNING SIGNS OF AUTISM, THINGS PARENTS SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR.

TZ1 A HEALTH MATTERS-VOWP

TZ1 B SPORTS-VOTOPS

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-2 SHOT TOSS BOX

BRING YOUR EMPTY STOMACHS AND HEAD ON DOWN TO CENTENNIAL PARK IN FORT MYERS

FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL TASTE OF THE TOWN!

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-REM LIVE

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON COMING DOWN.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE PRESENTS THE ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN GET FOOD FROM MORE THAN 30 VENDORS AND RESTURANTS FROM ACROSS THE AREA.

THE EVENT RAISES MONEY FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED.

IT'S FROM 11 THIS MORNING 5 THIS EVENING.

AT CENTENNIAL PARK-

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-VOWIPE

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-SOTVO

Chris Robinson -

Harry Chapin food bank

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-SS

LEIGH LIVE TASTE

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.

The hits just keep on coming for Southwest Florida with another day of beautiful, sunny weather expected to close out the weekend.

The only real blemish in our forecast today is some patchy dense fog early this morning that could make visibility poor in spots until the fog fades by 8 a.m.

Once the fog clears, we'll enjoy another sunny day with comfortable humidity and some very pleasant temperatures.

After starting in the low 60s and upper 50s this morning, temperatures will warm nicely this afternoon with highs projected to reach the low to mid 80s, which is right on target with today's average.

Our winds will be out of the east for most of the day from 5-10 mph until the west coast sea breeze leads to a westerly wind shift during the afternoon.

More patchy fog will develop late tonight and linger through mid morning Monday. Aside from the fog, our sky will stay mostly clear through the overnight with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s.

Monday will be another sunny, dry day, but humidity levels will be up a few notches. Still, Monday will be a very pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The next weather system we're tracking, a cold front, will slide through Southwest Florida on Election Day, but we don't expect to get a whole lot of rain from this. We'll see the potential for some isolated showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, but the real effect from this front will come Wednesday.

Temperatures will cool quite a bit starting Wednesday with highs only reaching the mid 70s and low dipping into the low 50s by Wednesday night.

SPORTS-PKG

CRIME STOPPERS-ON CAM

20 YEARS AFTER A FORT MYERS WOMAN DISAPPEARED UNDER VERY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES,

DETECTIVES REMAIN CONFIDENT HER KILLER WILL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

THEY JUST NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

CRIME STOPPERS-PKG

Crime Stoppers segment for 11/3/12 TRT: 2:01

SUPERS

:03 Verna Richardson / Missing Person

:11 Det. Matthew Sands / LCSO

:26 Trish Routte / SWFL Crime Stoppers

:59 Det. Matthew Sands / LCSO

1:23 Det. Matthew Sands / LCSO

1:38 Det. Matthew Sands / LCSO

Though more than two decades have past, Lee County detectives say they're just one small piece away from turning a missing persons case into a murder case - and a murder case into a solved case.

Det. Matthew Sands - "It could break the case wide open - just knowing where she's at."

In July 1990, Verna Richardson left her Fort Myers home with her ex-boyfriend, Alexander Smith. She lived there with her grandchildren, who she was helping raise, and had been dating Smith while estranged from her husband.

Trish Routte: But when Richardson and her husband decided to reconcile, it was time for Smith to move on, and for Richardson to get back to the life she had before. However something went very wrong that day, and Richardson - who was extraordinarily dedicated to her family - would never be seen again.

Det. Matt Sands - "She was throwing him out of the house. He had to go. When he left, they moved his property and she never came back."

Suspicion immediately fell upon the scorned Alexander Smith. In fact two days after Richardson went missing, Smith wrecked his ex-girlfriends car on I-75. Richardson, however, was still nowhere to be found.

Det. Sands - "He is denying his involvement at this time, but there are obvious holes in his story and we feel he is the person responsible."

Oddly, shortly after Richardson disappeared, Smith decided to change his name to Marion Williams. He also relocated out of Fort Myers, and to this date, manages to evade arrest because without a body, detectives can only treat this as a missing persons case - and not a homicide.

Det. Sands - "If we find her remains, there are still places we can take the case and bring the proper person to justice."

The key to making that happen is for someone who's had contact with Alexander Smith to come forward, and help deputies find the place that Richardson was left to die.

Det. Sands - "Maybe that one little key that they have had in communication with Alexander Smith may be something that could lead us to where Verna Richardson is now."

In the meantime, detectives actively work on the case, and family members remain deeply involved, hopeful that someday soon, they can lay their mother, grandmother and wife to rest in peace.

CRIME STOPPERS-ON CAM

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C-2 NEWS TODAY,

WE'RE JUST 2 DAYS AWAY FROM THE ELECTION WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE CANDIDATES ARE UP TO TODAY,

TZ3 A DECISION 2012-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B LIVE LEIGH TEASE-REM LIVE OR VO

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

WITH LESS THEN 2 DAYS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY ARE HARD AT WORK THIS MORNING HOPING TO PERSUADE UNDECIDED VOTERS,

HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE NORTHEAST WITH GAS SHORTAGES NOW BECOMING A MAJOR PROBLEM,

HL1) DECISION 2012-VIDBOX

HL2) SANDY LATEST-VIDBOX

HL3) TASTE OF THE TOWN-VO OR REM LIVE

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

HELLO AGAIN-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ.

WE'LL HAVE OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

FORECAST-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.

The hits just keep on coming for Southwest Florida with another day of beautiful, sunny weather expected to close out the weekend.

The only real blemish in our forecast today is some patchy dense fog early this morning that could make visibility poor in spots until the fog fades by 8 a.m.

Once the fog clears, we'll enjoy another sunny day with comfortable humidity and some very pleasant temperatures.

After starting in the low 60s and upper 50s this morning, temperatures will warm nicely this afternoon with highs projected to reach the low to mid 80s, which is right on target with today's average.

Our winds will be out of the east for most of the day from 5-10 mph until the west coast sea breeze leads to a westerly wind shift during the afternoon.

More patchy fog will develop late tonight and linger through mid morning Monday. Aside from the fog, our sky will stay mostly clear through the overnight with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s.

Monday will be another sunny, dry day, but humidity levels will be up a few notches. Still, Monday will be a very pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The next weather system we're tracking, a cold front, will slide through Southwest Florida on Election Day, but we don't expect to get a whole lot of rain from this. We'll see the potential for some isolated showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, but the real effect from this front will come Wednesday.

Temperatures will cool quite a bit starting Wednesday with highs only reaching the mid 70s and low dipping into the low 50s by Wednesday night.

DECISION 2012-CLIP

COUNTDOWN THE ELECTION-SSTOP

IT'S DECISION 2012!

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

AND BOTH PARTIES ARE USING THESE FINAL 48 HOURS TO DRUM UP LAST MINUTE SUPPORT.

OBAMA TODAY-VOTOPSWIPE

THE PRESIDENT IS ON THE ROAD TODAY MAKING A STOP IN SEVERAL KEY STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA.

OBAMA PKG-2 SHOT

THIS MORNING, WE'RE TAKING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HOW BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE MAKING ONE FINAL PUSH.

IN OUR LAST HALF HOUR, WE SHOWED YOU THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN,

NOW WE TURN TO THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN.

THIS RACE REALLY COULD ALL COME DOWN TO OHIO.

MITT ROMNEY'S BEEN THERE 29 TIMES AND THE PRESIDENT'S MADE 20 VISITS.

OBAMA PKG-PKG bnr

SCRIPT:

racking up roughly 1500 miles yesterday alone on the Air Force One frequent

flier progam -- ohio, wisconsin, iowa virginia -- the president is jetting

from battleground to battleground

his pitch to undecided voters --- i'm the same idealistic non-partisan guy

you voted for last time ---

OBAMA IN DUBUQUE - SOT- THE FIGHTS WE'RE FIGHTING -- THEYRE NOT PARTISAN. /

I WANT TO WORK TOGETHER, I BELIEVE WE'RE ALL AMERICANS FIRST, NOT DEMOCRATS

AND REPUBLICANS

he suggests romney represents failed policies of the past and not

trusthworthy -- not what he seems

with a push for voters, one acknowleging disappointment, to go with the

devil they know.

OBAMA -SOT- YOU KNOW ME BY NOW. Y0U MAY NOT HAVE AGREED WITH EVERY DECISION

I'VE MADE, YOU MADE HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED BY THE PACE OF CHANGE. BUT YOU KNOW

I DO WHAT I SAID.

stars -- the hollywood kind -- aligned for the president, doing what they

can to help generate excitement

WILL FERRELL -SOT- I'M SERIOUS I'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET TO YOU TO VOTE -- I'

LL PUNCH MYSELF IN THE FACE. I DON'T CARE

katy perry in milwaukee helped bring a crowd of 20,000

NATS

john mellencamp in Dubuque - 5,000

NATS

and last night in bristow Virginia - Dave Matthews and former President Bill

clinton

BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO

COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE

TO COMEBITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME BITE TO COME

are they breaking through? are the disillusioned and ambivalent hearing the

message?

BIDEN -SOT- I WISH TO HELL THEY'D TURN THIS MIC UP! IM GOING TO HEAR A PRESS

EARLY VOTING-VOWIPE

NOW THAT EARLY VOTING IS OVER,

BOTH PARTIES ARE TURNING THEIR FOCUS TO TUESDAY.

EARLY VOTING ENDED YESTERDAY.

IN LEE COUNTY, MORE THAN SEVEN-THOUSAND PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS ON THE LAST DAY.

AND THE TOTAL FOR THE LAST WEEK WAS NEARLY 52-THOUSAND VOTES.

THE NUMBERS WERE ABOUT THE SAME IN COLLIER COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING-SOTVO

10:02 "If they don't vote today we've got to make sure they vote by Tuesday, this is all part of the get out and vote effort."Ken Salazar, US Secretary of the Interior

15:14 today we were specifically doing the get out the vote for election day. We're working very hard to make sure our voters are out in the morning, afternoon and evening voting

PUPPET MARCH FOR PBS-NATVO

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED ON WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL MALL SATURDAY FOR A "MILLION PUPPET MARCH."

THEY MARCHED WITH HAND PUPPETS, SIGNS AND MARIONETTES.

MANY PEOPLE WERE DRESSED IN COSTUMES, INCLUDING BIG BIRD.

THE EVENT IS A RESPONSE TO MITT ROMNEY'S STATEMENT IN THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE THAT HE WOULD CUT FUNDING TO P-B-S.

THE SESAME WORKSHOP'S TAX RETURN SHOWS IT EARNED REVENUES OF 122 MILLION LAST YEAR,

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-2 SHOT TOSS BOX

BRING YOUR EMPTY STOMACHS AND HEAD ON DOWN TO CENTENNIAL PARK IN FORT MYERS

FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL TASTE OF THE TOWN!

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-REM LIVE

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON COMING DOWN.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE PRESENTS THE ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN GET FOOD FROM MORE THAN 30 VENDORS AND RESTURANTS FROM ACROSS THE AREA.

THE EVENT RAISES MONEY FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED.

IT'S FROM 11 THIS MORNING 5 THIS EVENING.

AT CENTENNIAL PARK-

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-VOWIPE

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-SOTVO

0 sound

Nicole brenner

President the junior league taste of the town

LEIGH LIVE TASTE-REM LIVE

ROAD CLOSURES-navi

AND IF YOU'RE HEADED TO TASTE OF THE TOWN TODAY, OR NEAR THE DOWNTOWN AREA,

THERE ARE SOME ROAD CLOSURES YOU'LL WANT TO BE AWARE OF.

EDWARDS DRIVE FROM HENDRY TO HEITMAN STREETS,

MONROE STREET FROM BAY STREET TO EDWARDS DRIVE

CAPE DRUG BUST-VO bnr

NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING IN A DRUG BUST IN LEE COUNTY WHERE POLICE SEIZED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MARIJUANA PLANTS.

POLICE RAIDED A HOME ON THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTHEAST 23RD STREET IN CAPE CORAL.

POLICE SAY THEY SEIZED 16 FULLY GROWN MARIJUANA PLANTS IN THE GARAGE OF THE HOUSE

THEY SAY THE PLANTS HAVE A STREET VALUE OF ABOUT 65 THOUSNAD DOLLARS.

POLICE SAY JOSE PEREZ WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE WITH THREE CHILDREN.

HE WAS ARRESTED.

CHARCO SIGNAGE CONTROVERSY-VOWIPE

A BATTLE OVER FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CAMPAIGN SIGNS IS BREWING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY THIS MORNING.

THE MID-COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY WAS ONE OF THREE EARLY VOTING SITES, AND COUNTY LAW SAYS SIGNS CAN'T BE IN THE GROUND ON COUNTY PROPERTY.

BUT CAMPAIGNERS *CAN HOLD THEM.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RAY SANDROCK SAYS IT BECAME A PROBLEM IN THE PRIMARY SO THE COUNTY TRIED TO BE MORE STRICT ABOUT THE RULES THIS TIME.

BUT SOME PEOPLE CAMPAIGNING FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES FELT IT WASN'T RIGHT.

CHARCO SIGNAGE CONTROVERSY-SOTVO

Obviously I'm happy that it's permitted to go on.At least we have a few days to get somewhat of a message out there.

NYC NANNY STABBING CHARGED-SS, SS, VO

NOW TO A DISTURBING STORY OUT OF NEW YORK CITY:

THE NEW YORK NANNY ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO CHILDREN IN HER CARE, HAS FORMALLY BEEN CHARGED.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO INTERVIEW 50-YEAR OLD YOSELYN ORTEGA SATURDAY ABOUT THE STABBING DEATHS

OF THESE CHILDREN, LUCIA KRIM AND HER ONE-YEAR OLD BROTHER, LEO.

ORTEGA HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE IT HAPPENED LAST MONTH,

RECOVERING AFTER SHE STABBED HERSELF.

AFTER TALKING TO HER YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL, POLICE CHARGED HER WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

NEW RIGHT NOW CLIP-CLIP

ATLANTA POLICE CHOPPER CRASH-VO

RIGHT NOW FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED TWO ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS.

POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR A MISSING NINE-YEAR OLD CHILD LAST NIGHT WHEN A POLICE HELICOPTER JOINED THE SEARCH.

WHILE FLYING LOW THE CHOPPER CRASHED NEAR A MAJOR INTERSECTION KILLING THE TWO OFFICERS ONBOARD.

LANCE ARMSTRONG BURNING-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO OUT OF A SMALL BRITISH TOWN.

THAT'S A 15-FOOT EFFIGY OF CYCLIST LANCE ARMSTRONG UP IN FLAMES.

THE SIGN HE'S HOLDING SAYS "FOR SALE, RACING BIKE, NO LONGER REQUIRED".

THIS WAS ALL PART OF A FESTIVAL THAT MARKS "GUY FAWKES NIGHT",

RELIVING GUY FAWKES' FAILED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT IN THE 16-HUNDREDS.

MOSTLY BRITISH PUBLIC FIGURES ARE TARGETED AT THIS EVENT, BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS LANCE ARMSTRONG.

THE CYCLIST WAS RECENTLY STRIPPED OF HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES AFTER THE U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY FOUND HE WAS INVOLVED IN DOPING.

PAGE AVIATION DAY-VOWIPE

PEOPLE IN FORT MYERS HAD THE CHANCE TO GET AN UP CLOSE VIEW AT HISTORIC WAR PLANES.

CHECK THIS OUT.

NBC-2 WAS THERE AS PLANES FROM WORLD WAR TWO TO MODERN DAY CORPORATE JETS WERE PUT UP ON DISPLAY AT PAGE FIELD.

IT WA ALL PART OF THE ANNUAL EVENT "AVIATION DAY".

PAGE AVIATION DAY-SOT(2) VO

ryan yeater/cape coral

00:01 it's cool to learn about the history of what the war was about and all the planes and everything."

frank johnson/world war II veteran

4:39 i enjoy it. Actually, after I got out of the marine corp, I took up flying. I did have my own airplane

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

IT'S THE LAST DAY FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL IN NAPLES.

IT'S AT THE EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK

ADMISSION IS FREE.

THERE YOU'LL FIND FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, ACTIVITIES, AND CARNIVAL RIDES.

IT'S OPEN FROM TWO P-M TO ELEVEN P-M TONIGHT.

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE CALUSA BLUEWAY PADDLING FESTIVAL, WHICH IS IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR.

THERE WILL BE WATER DEMONSTRATIONS, A FISHING TOURNAMENT, PLENTY OF KIDS ACTIVITIES, AND MUCH MORE.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME IS NOW---

ONE COUPLE DIDN'T LET SANDY GET IN THE WAY OF THEIR DREAM WEDDING, WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY DID TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

BUT FIRST. HERE ARE TODAY'S LOTTERY NUMBERS FOR CASH THREE - PLAY FOUR AND FANTASY FIVE.

TZ4 A SANDY SURVIVAL-VO WIPE

TZ4 B SANDY WEDDING-VO TOPS

LOTTO-CG

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.

The hits just keep on coming for Southwest Florida with another day of beautiful, sunny weather expected to close out the weekend.

The only real blemish in our forecast today is some patchy dense fog early this morning that could make visibility poor in spots until the fog fades by 8 a.m.

Once the fog clears, we'll enjoy another sunny day with comfortable humidity and some very pleasant temperatures.

After starting in the low 60s and upper 50s this morning, temperatures will warm nicely this afternoon with highs projected to reach the low to mid 80s, which is right on target with today's average.

Our winds will be out of the east for most of the day from 5-10 mph until the west coast sea breeze leads to a westerly wind shift during the afternoon.

More patchy fog will develop late tonight and linger through mid morning Monday. Aside from the fog, our sky will stay mostly clear through the overnight with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s.

Monday will be another sunny, dry day, but humidity levels will be up a few notches. Still, Monday will be a very pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The next weather system we're tracking, a cold front, will slide through Southwest Florida on Election Day, but we don't expect to get a whole lot of rain from this. We'll see the potential for some isolated showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, but the real effect from this front will come Wednesday.

Temperatures will cool quite a bit starting Wednesday with highs only reaching the mid 70s and low dipping into the low 50s by Wednesday night.

HIKER RESCUED-2 SHOT

AN AMAZING STORY TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN THE AFTERMATH OF SANDY.

A HIKER WAS CAUGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WHEN SANDY STRUCK

LAST WEEK DUMPING A RECORD SNOWFALL.

HIKER RESCUED-PKG

SCRIPT:

Steven Ainsworth was running out of time.

STEVE AINSWARTH I FELT I COULDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH ONE MORE NIGHT.

The 56-year-old hiker set out Monday in Tennessee on the final leg of a 2-

thousand mile hike along the Appalachian Trail. But superstorm Sandy hit

unexpectedly fast dropping record levels of snow.

STEVE AINSWORTH / RESCUED HIKER I WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNED. I HAD NO IDEA

THERE WAS GOING TO BE THAT MUCH SNOW.

He was stranded in a tiny shelter for THREE DAYS. Hiking to safety

impossible.

STEVE AINSWORTH / RESCUED HIKER IT TOOK ME EIGHT HOURS TO GO ABOUT A MILE

AND A QUARTER.

With food and water running out and unable to feel his freezing feet

Ainsworth needed help. His phone managed just enough signal to reach 9-1-1.

STEVE AINSWORTH / RESCUED HIKER I WAS IN PRETTY TOUGH SHAPE AT THAT POINT.

Deep snow blocked rescuers on the ground.

NATS -HELICOPTER TAKEOFF

So on Friday. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Brad Lund and team took to

the skies.

SGT. BRAD LUND / TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WE WERE ABLE TO FOLLOW HIS

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW FOR APPROXOMATELY A MILE AND A HALF AND THAT'S HOW WE

FINALLY LOCATED HIM.

But conditions turned treacherous.

SGT. AUSSIE THAXTER / TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL THE WINDS WERE REALLY HOWLING

.

TROOPER STEVE MANNING / TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROLIT WAS LIKE RIDING A ROLLER

COASTER AND BUMPER CARS AT THE SAME TIME.

Dodging trees. trooper Jeff Bucannan is lowered to find Ainsworth. his

shoes now frozen.

TROOPER JEFF BUCHANNAN / TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL HE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT OF

HIS TENT AND SAID HE'S NEVER BEEN SO GLAD TO SEE ANYBODY IN HIS WHOLE LIFE.

Ainsworth. in only his SOCKS. is finally rescued.

STEVEN AINSWORTH THEY SAID THE FIRST THING TO ME, THAT WAS: "DID YOU BRING A

CREDIT CARD?" I SAID "I DID." THEY SAID "GOOD. YOU'RE BUYING US STEAKS!" I

SAID "AS LONG AS I CAN HAVE THE FIRST ONE."

Ainsworth is exhausted but otherwise fine. and grateful.

STEVEN AINSWORTH YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SAY "THAT'S OUR JOB, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE

HEALTHBEAT-OC

THE AVERAGE AGE FOR AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS IS FIVE YEARS OLD,

FAR TOO LATE AS FAR AS EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED.

EARLIER IS BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING SUCCESSFUL THERAPY.

IT BEGINS WITH PARENTS LEARNING THE SIGNS OF AUTISM.

HEALTHBEAT-PKG

INTRO: THE AVERAGE AGE FOR AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS IS FIVE YEARS OLD. FAR TOO LATE AS FAR AS EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED. EARLIER IS BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING SUCCESSFUL THERAPY. IT BEGINS WITH PARENTS LEARNING THE SIGNS OF AUTISM. AMY OSHIER REPORTS IN TODAYS HEALTH MATTERS.

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SITTING UP, ROLLING OVER, CRAWLING AND WALKING ARE BENCHMARKS IN A BABY'S LIFE. BUT SO IS TALKING. SPEECH IS ONE OF THE FIRST INDICATORS THAT A CHILD MAY HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM INCLUDING AUTISM.

JAMI HALLMAN/NURSE PRACTICIONER

RUNS:

3:42 Many parents are concerned and they just don't know where to turn. And we are here, not only to look for autism, but even some developmental delays.

THE CDC RECOMMENDS AN EVALUATION WHENEVER A CHILD FAILS TO MEET THESE MILESTONES: BABBLING BY 12 MONTHS, GESTURING- WHICH INCLUDES POINTING OR WAVING BY 12 MONTHS, SINGLE WORDS BY 16 MONTHS AND PHRASES BY 24. JAMI HALLMAN CONDUCTS AUTISM SCREENINGS FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM.

JAMI HALLMAN/NURSE PRACTICIONER

RUNS:

:40 It addresses concerns about language and if their child has oddities, such as not playing with toys the way that other children would play with them. For example, instead of playing with the entire car they would spin the wheels of the car and be obsessed about continuing to spin the wheels of the car. Building blocks, instead of building them up they continue to line them up in a specific order.

THIS BEHAVIOR DOESN'T MEAN A CHILD HAS AUTISM, BUT IT'S A RED FLAG. AUTISM SCREENINGS INCLUDE A CHECKLIST, COMPLETED BY A PARENT AND ONE-ON-ONE TIME BETWEEN SCREENER AND CHILD.

JAMI HALLMAN/NURSE PRACTICIONER

RUNS:

1:56 We really want to get our hands on that child and see what their reaction is with us. Many times the child may fail the questionnaire that the parent completed, but we will notice maybe it's more of a language delay.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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An early diagnosis can make a world of difference. It opens the door to therapies that can improve social and communication skills.

SHERRI CAMPBELL/NURSE PRACTICIONER

RUNS:

:15 We can get in with the services: speech therapy, behavioral therapy, to help the child reach higher potential. Sometimes when the children come back to us, they don't even look like same child.

RECOGNIZING EARLY SIGNS OF AUTISM, MAY BE THE KEY TO UNLOCKING YOUR CHILD'S POTENTIAL. FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, I'M AMY OSHIER.

Jami Hallman/Nurse Practitioner

Sherri Campbell/Nurse Practitioner

SANDY WEDDING PLANS-VOWIPE

A NEW YORK CITY COUPLE DIDN'T LET HURRICANE SANDY GET IN THE WAY OF THEIR DREAM WEDDING.

LAKISHA LATTIMORE SAYS SHE DREAMED OF A DISNEY WEDDING SINCE SHE WAS LITTLE.

SANDY ALMOST RUINED THAT DREAM WHEN IT LITERALLY WASHED RIGHT THROUGH THE COUPLE'S BROOKLYN HOME.

THEY EVACUATED THEIR HOME, AND TOOK ONE THING WITH THEM -- HER WEDDING GOWN.

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THEIR FLIGHT, ALONG WITH THEIR 80 GUESTS' FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED,

SANDY WEDDING PLANS-SOTVO

"So we pooled our resources together and we ended up chartering a bus. We got on the bus yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. and we made it down here at 3:30 this morning."

THE COUPLE HAD PLANNED A HONEYMOON IN ORLANDO,

SANDY LEMONADE-NATVO

A GROUP OF GIRLS IN FORT MYERS IS LENDING A HELPING HAND TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SANDY.

PAUSE FOR NATS OF GIRLS SINGING

THESE LITTLE GIRLS PUT UP A LEMONADE STAND AND BAKE SALE TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REFRESHMENTS CAME WITH ENTERTAINMENT.

THEY SANG, AND DANCED THEIR WAY TO RAISING

THE GIRLS RAISED 213 DOLLARS.

RED BULL FLYING COMPETITION-NATVO

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN MIAMI GRABBED THEIR WINGS AND TOOK TO THE SKIES.

NATS

OR AT LEAST THEY TRIED TO GET SOME AIR.

THIS WAS ALL PART OF THE RED BULL FLUGTAG COMPETITION.

FLUGTAG MEANS FLYING DAY IN GERMAN.

30 TEAMS FLEW, OR IN MANY CASES DROPPED, THEIR HOMEMADE AIRSHIPS OFF A 30-FOOT PLATFORM INTO THE BAY.

EACH TEAM AND CRAFT HAD A FUN THEME AND MANY PERFORMED SKITS IN COLORFUL COSTUMES BEFORE TAKING OFF.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

COMING UP NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

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

BUT FIRST HERE'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S UP NEXT ON TODAY'S MEET THE PRESS.

TZ5 MEET THE PRESS-SOT

TOP STORIES 1 ELECTION 2 DAYS AWAY-TRX SS, VOTOPS

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO DAYS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-

TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK IN FLORIDA HOLDING A RALLY IN HOLLYWOOD.

HE'LL ALSO SPEND PART OF THE DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, AND COLORADO.

TOP STORIES 2 EARLY VOTING NUMBERS-VOTOP-WIPE

EARLY VOTING IS DONE FOR THIS ELECTION.

POLLS CLOSED YESTERDAY OFR THOSE THAT WISHED TO GET THEIR BALLOT IN EARLY.

TOP STORIES 3 SANDY LATEST-VOTOP-WIPE

TOP STORIES 4 CAPE DRUG BUST-VOTOPS

A DRUG BUST IN CAPE CORAL NABS 65-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF POT PLANTS.

POLICE RAIDED THE HOME OF JOSE PEREZ ON THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTHEAST 23RD STREET.

THEY SEIZED 16 FULLY GROWN MARIJUANA PLANTS IN THE GARAGE OF THE HOUSE.

PEREZ LIVES THEIR WITH HIS 3 CHILDREN

TOP STORIES 5 TASTE OF THE TOWN TODAY-REM1

TODAY'S FORECAST-3-SHOT GRAPHIC

The hits just keep on coming for Southwest Florida with another day of beautiful, sunny weather expected to close out the weekend.

The only real blemish in our forecast today is some patchy dense fog early this morning that could make visibility poor in spots until the fog fades by 8 a.m.

Once the fog clears, we'll enjoy another sunny day with comfortable humidity and some very pleasant temperatures.

After starting in the low 60s and upper 50s this morning, temperatures will warm nicely this afternoon with highs projected to reach the low to mid 80s, which is right on target with today's average.

Our winds will be out of the east for most of the day from 5-10 mph until the west coast sea breeze leads to a westerly wind shift during the afternoon.

More patchy fog will develop late tonight and linger through mid morning Monday. Aside from the fog, our sky will stay mostly clear through the overnight with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s.

Monday will be another sunny, dry day, but humidity levels will be up a few notches. Still, Monday will be a very pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The next weather system we're tracking, a cold front, will slide through Southwest Florida on Election Day, but we don't expect to get a whole lot of rain from this. We'll see the potential for some isolated showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, but the real effect from this front will come Wednesday.

Temperatures will cool quite a bit starting Wednesday with highs only reaching the mid 70s and low dipping into the low 50s by Wednesday night.

CLOSE-3-SHOT