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ALL NEW FIRST AT FOUR - THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES WORK OVERTIME TO RECRUIT LAST MINUTE VOTERS.

NBC-2 LAYS OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE CHAPTER CLOSES ON THIS ELECTION.

AND - A MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN LEHIGH ACRES -- NEIGHBORS TELL NBC2 HIS GIRLFRIEND ADMITTED SHE PULLED THE TRIGGER.

PLUS -

VERY REAL ANXIETY FROM A VERY REAL DISORDER.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHEN DOCTORS SAY IT'S TIME TO DISCONNECT OUR CELL PHONES FOR OUR OWN HEALTH.

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TOSS TO STEVE-2 SHOT, PUSH, VO

YOU'VE SURVIVED THE POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, THE CAMPAIGN STOPS AND THE MEDIA COVERAGE.

WE ARE NOW LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE POLLS OPENING FOR YOUR DECISION IN THE BALANCE OF POWER.

IT IS A RACE TO THE FINISH LINE.

4 MAJOR POLLS RELEASED TODAY PUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN A DEAD HEAT.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN-ANIMAP

GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY BEGAN HIS DAY IN OUR BATTLEGROUND STATE OF FLORIDA.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN-ANIMAP

PRESIDENT OBAMA FOCUSES ON THE MIDWEST--

PUSHING FOR VOTES TODAY IN WISCONSIN, OHIO AND IOWA.

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NBC-2'S STEVE HANDELSMAN JOINS US LIVE FROM THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF OHIO.

BOTH CANDIDATES ARE PUSHING FOR LAST MINUTE VOTES LEADING UP TO TOMORROW'S ELECTION.

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GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY BEGAN HIS LAST DAY PUSH IN FLORIDA.

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"Can begin a better tomorrow tomorrow and with the people in florida -

that's exactly what's gonna happen."

A FEW HOURS LATER HE WAS IN VIRGINIA.

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"If you're tired of being tired, vote for change, help us win this."

WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PRESIDENT OBAMA STARTED TODAY IN WISCONSIN.

"You KNOW that I'll fight for you and your families every single day as long as I know how."

LAST NIGHT, COLORADO. A HUGE RALLY.

AFTER A SHIMMY WITH STEVIE WONDER IN OHIO, THE PRESIDENT URGED HIS BACKERS TO VOTE TODAY.

THE LINES TO EARLY VOTE IN OHIO WERE LONG. BUT REPUBLICANS WON A FIGHT TO SHORTEN VOTING HOURS.

MARY JENKINS WAS OUT TO GET OBAMA BACKERS TO THE POLLS. FIGURING SHE COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE NATIONALLY!

"I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I didn't put in every shift

that I'm putting in over these four days."

mary: we'll win we'll win ohio with your vote

allyson: we'll win the nation

mary: absolutely thank you so much for your enthusiasm!!

ACROSS TOWN IS A MITT ROMNEY PHONE BANK

"and we're just calling to remind you that your vote is very important…"

OHIO REPUBLICANS, LIKE DEMOCRATS, FIGURE THEIR WORK COULD DECIDE THE PRESIDENCY!

"If this county ends up red to for mitt romney it will go a very very long

way toward winning this state."

GOVERNOR ROMNEY LEFT A SECOND VIRGINIA STOP FOR OHIO, COLUMBUS, PLANNING END UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 DAY UNTIL ELECTION-SATLIVE

HERE IN OHIO, TOMORROW, REPUBLICANS POLL WATCHERS ARE THREATENING TO CHALLENGE THOUSANDS OF VOTES, WHICH COULD MEAN.IF THE RACE HERE IS CLOSE. NO OHIO RESULT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR 10 DAYS.

TOSS TO CHAD-SSTOPS, DBX

TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT IN THIS ELECTION.

FLORIDA SAW RECORDING BREAKING NUMBERS FOR EARLY VOTING.

BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT IF YOU HEAD TO THE POLLS TOMORROW?

NBC-2'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER IS LIVE AT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION'S OFFICE.

USERS GUIDE TO VOTING DAY-REM-LIVE

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SANDY CLIP-CLIP

SANDY UPDATE-ANIBOX TOPS

MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE REMAIN IN THE COLD, ONE WEEK AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HAMMERED THE EAST COAST.

TRANSPORTATION IS SLOWLY CREEPING BACK TO 100 PERCENT.

TRAIN, BUS AND SUBWAY SERVICES ARE STILL BEING RUN ON A LIMITED BASIS.

THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE EVIDENT.

CRUSHED HOMES LITTER NEIGHBORHOODS AS PEOPLE TRUDGE-ON WITH CLEAN-UP.

AND THE NORTHEAST COULD BE BATTERED AGAIN THIS WEEK.

A SLOW-MOVING NOR-EASTER COULD RUB SALT IN THE WOUNDS OF NEW ENGLAND.

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DEVELOPING TODAY IN LEIGH ACRES - DETECTIVES UNRAVEL A LATE-NIGHT DEATH INVESTIGATION.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND 48-YEAR OLD MARK HOLM - SHOT DEAD IN HIS HOME AROUND 10-'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

NEIGHBORS WE SPOKE TO SAY HOLM'S GIRLFRIEND CONFESSED.

NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH JOINS US LIVE IN LEHIGH WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

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from night to day-

the homicide scene on 51st street southwest is still taped off.

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it's been almost 18 hours-

since lee county deputies got a call that 48 year-old mark holm had been shot and killed inside his lehigh acres house.

carlos 15:14 "the dogs were going crazy."

carlos ramirez and his familly called 911.

they live right across the street from where the shooting happened.

carlos tells us-

he was sound asleep last night, when he awoke to his neighbor- holm's girlfriend- pounding on his front door.

carlos:27 "i saw that it was her and i said- what happened. and she said- carlos, call 911- i just shot someone, i just killed someone in my house."

carlos says after she stated that she killed the person inside-

carlos:40 "she left- she go back in the house and i told my wife to call 911."

deputies quickly arrived at the house-

and found holm dead inside.

detectives won't say if his girlfriend is the one who shot him, but they do confirm that the killing was domestic.

they're calling it a homicide-

LEHIGH DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE

BOONE SENTENCED-VO

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WHO DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO STOP HIS WIFE FROM ABUSING HIS TEN-YEAR-OLD SON WILL SPEND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.

A JUDGE SENTENCED THOMAS BOONE FOR ONE COUNT OF CHILD NEGLECT THIS MORNING.

BOONE'S ESTRANGED WIFE, KIMBERLY, LOCKED THE BOY IN A BEDROOM WITH ONLY A MATTRESS, REFUSING TO LET HIM LEAVE AND BARELY FEEDING HIM.

THE DEFENSE ARGUED BOONE'S WIFE, WHO IS NOW IN PRISON, DID THE ABUSE AND MANIPULATED THOMAS SO HE WOULDN'T STOP IT.

BOONE SENTENCED-SOTVO

I love my son to death.

If he were here what would you say to him?

I would apologize to him and tell him I would do things totally different

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FIRST AT 4 -

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY WANT TO RELAUNCH THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

TODAY - THEY WERE BRIEFED BY COUNTY STAFF ON WHAT IT WOULD TAKE.

NBC 2'S JOE ROETZ HAS BEEN IN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING -

HE IS LIVE FROM THE OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE WITH THE LATEST FIRST AT FOUR -

MEDSTAR UPDATE-REM-LIVE

- Two and a half months after County officials grounded MedStar because of mis billing issues.

MEDSTAR UPDATE-VO

- Facing fines that could run them upwards of a million dollars - Commissioners voiced concern - relaunching the keeping the MedStar program could send a bad signal to the FAA.

- There other options - 4 in total that would either let a private company take over or allow the county to partner with a private company - which could save taxpayers money.

MEDSTAR UPDATE-SOT

Take Sot

Chris Hanson Consultant

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Your plan is saying to drop to a lower level of safety. That's what you want - it is not a good decision.

Take Sot

MEDSTAR UPDATE-REM-LIVE

- Tomorrow Commissioners will decide which direction they want to go.

-They've told the FAA no matter what direction they go in - their own medstar or a private company - they will be in the air by April of next year at the latest.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

AFTER STORMS ERODED BEAUTIFUL BEACHES ALONG THE NAPLES COAST - HELP IS ON THE WAY.

CREWS ARE READY TO RENOURISH A POPULAR BEACH - BUT THERE IS ONE KEY INGREDIENT MISSING.

A) vanderbilt beach-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

VANDERBILT BEACH RENOURISHMENT-VO

WORK ON COLLIER COUNTY'S BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT IS FINALLY EXPECTED TO START THIS WEEK.

TRUCKS BEGAN TO ARRIVE NEAR VANDERBILT BEACH MONDAY MORNING.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE WAITING ON A SHIPMENT OF SAND.

ONCE IT'S DELIVERED, WORK WILL BEGIN ON VANDERBILT AND NAPLES BEACHES--LASTING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH.

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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.

RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY

What a difference twenty four hours can make. Sunday we were able to go out and enjoy the sunshine; however, Monday was the complete opposite.

Is it a sign of changes to come? Absolutely, but those changes will be short lived. We'll see the clouds for another day, and come tomorrow afternoon will add in a fleeting glimpse of rainfall.

The system that will bring us the rain is currently dropping down from Missouri. When it reaches the northern Gulf it will start to intensify, and that will cause it to swing a cold front our way. That front will serve as the focal point for rain as it passes through later in the day. Thunder will be the exception and not the rule. We expect only heavy downpours at times while the strong storms stay well to our north.

As we go into Wednesday that same system pushes east and starts riding up the Atlantic Coast. From there it looks to intensify very rapidly and that will help pull cool, comfortable air into southwest Florida.

We'll see temperatures in the 70s during the daytime, and low 50s during the morning hours. Those numbers begin to moderate on Friday as 80s return to the area.

Our skies look great after Tuesday, too. Lots of sunshine, but something interesting happens during this time of the year when cool air enters the Gulf and Atlantic waters. The cold air meets the warmer sea surface temperatures and that creates low, puffy clouds we call "stratocumulus."

Those clouds will impact Wednesday and Wednesday only. Thursday, Friday, and your weekend will be full of sunshine.

The same system that will give us our rain will continue to cruise up the east coast this week. It'll continue to strengthen, and on Thursday, sadly, it'll impact the Mid-Atlantic and New England area. That's the same region hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Thankfully this system will not even compare to Sandy, but will add insult to injury.

They're going to see winds sustained of 25 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 50. Heavy rains will be an issue so coastal and inland flooding is a hazard, too. Along with that cold air on the backside is the perfect ingredient for heavy, wet snow.

Thus, adding insult to injury.

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TEASE TWO---------

A WIFE CATCHES HER HUSBAND'S IMPROMTU DAREDEVIL LANDING - BUT HE DOESN'T QUITE PULL IT OFF.

A) plane hits suv-VOTOPS

PLANE HITS SUV-VOTOPS

A TEXAS STUDENT PILOT NEEDS TO BRUSH UP ON HIS LANDING SKILLS AFTER THIS ONE.

WILLIAM DAVIS'S WIFE WAS RECORDING HIS FLIGHT WHEN HIS PLANE CLIPPED THE TOP OF AN S-U-V.

THE FORCE OF THE CRASH KNOCKED THE LANDING GEAR OFF THE PLANE AND KNOCKED OUT A WINDOW OF THE S-U-V.

NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.

WOMEN CURE THEMSELVES AND MILLIONS-OC

SOME OF THE GREATEST MEDICAL INVENTIONS HAVE COME FROM THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

THE INVENTOR OF BRAILLE WAS BLIND.

THE FOLDING CHAIR WAS DESIGNED BY A PARAPLEGIC.

WOMEN CURE THEMSELVES AND MILLIONS-PKG

"Some of the strongest people I've met have endured some of the strongest challenges in life."

HALLOWEEN NIGHT, 19-92…

"They took off drag racing. 90 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. We hit a parked car and then slammed head on into a tree."

IN MINUTES, SABRINA COHEN'S LIFE CHANGED FOREVER. SHE WENT FROM AN ACTIVE 14-YEAR-OLD TO A QUADRIPLEGIC.

"And been confined to a wheelchair ever since."

AND EVER SINCE, SHE'S BEEN AN ADVOCATE -- SPEAKING OUT ON EVERYTHING FROM PEER PRESSURE TO SPEEDING…

BUT DURING A CONFERENCE IN 2004, HER FOCUS TURNED A CORNER.

"The mission, today, of my foundation is to reverse paralysis with chronic spinal cord injuries."

THE SABRINA COHEN FOUNDATION HAS HELPED RAISE MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH. 128-MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM DISEASES THAT COULD BE TREATED THROUGH STEM CELL THERAPY. IN THEORY, HARVESTED CELLS COULD HELP REBUILD SABRINA'S SPINAL CORD.

"There's about 500,000 left-over embryos sitting in fertility clinics that doctors have found that we can extract the cells from and use them to further research."

OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, SHE'S HELPED TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS IN THE FIELD OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE -- ADDRESSING CONGRESS, THE U-N, AND EVEN DOING STAND-UP TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS.

"It only makes you stronger and sometimes a better person, and somebody who's capable of making a difference in this world."

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS SOMETHING SAMANTHA ULMER ALSO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT.

THE 24-YEAR-OLD LIVES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ONE DAY, SOMETHING AS SLIGHT AS A HAND TICK COULD BE THE START OF A GENETIC DISORDER THAT CAUSES HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER BOWELS, FORGET WHO SHE IS AND EVENTUALLY DIE.

"It is scary because I've seen what it did to my grandmother. It's even more scary with my uncle who was just recently diagnosed as well."

AS THE DEADLY NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IS PASSED THROUGH FAMILIES, SYMPTOMS START DEVELOPING AT YOUNGER AGES. SAM DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW IF SHE HAS THE GENE. INSTEAD, SHE'S WORKING TO EDUCATE.

ARMED WITH SURVEYS, RESEARCH AND HER OWN WHITE COAT, THE MED SCHOOL STUDENT HOSTS SUPPORT GROUPS AND EVENTS RAISING MONEY AND AWARENESS. THROUGH HER PROJECT, SHE'S SCHOOLED PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DISEASE.

"I definitely wanted to make that more aware and make the disease more known because there are tons of people suffering from it."

TEASE THREE

BOATERS IN THE CAPE SAY DREDGING EQUIPMENT NEAR THE YACHT CLUB IS A WELCOME SIGHT.

BUT IT WILL BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE THIS PROJECT WRAPS UP.

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TOSS TO ALEX-VOTOPS, SS, DBX

FULL SPEED AHEAD -

A MAJOR DREDGING PROJECT IS UNDERWAY IN CAPE CORAL.

THE GOAL IS TO DEEPEN THE CHANNEL AROUND REDFISH POINT AND THE NORMANDY CANAL.

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-dredging machinery being brought in by barge

This was a welcomed sight for cape coral boaters who have gotten use to maneuvering through shallow waters. Lee county - floating in - some of its heavy duty dredgers - to the cape coral yacht club. Over the next several months, crews will be removing a foot of fill around redfish point and normandy canal, in an effort to make the channels - deeper.

Boaters say its long overdue

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TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

CLEANING AND VOTING.

VICTIMS OF HURRICANE SANDY, STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT TRYING TO PICK UP THEIR LIVES AND CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

WHY THE WEATHER IS CAUSING NEW CONCERNS IN THE EAST.

A NEW DEAL WITH THE MINNESOTA TWINS COULD KEEP THEIR SPRING TRAINING IN LEE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

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B) twins contract update-vo

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HURRICANE SANDY CLEANUP-2 SHOT, VO

RESIDENTS IN SEVERAL STATES ARE STILL CLEANING UP DAMAGE FROM HURRICAN SANDY.

IN THE MEANTIME, LONG LINES PLAGUE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ANYWHERE ALONG THE EAST COAST.

THE CLEAN-UP EFFORT COULD TAKE ANOTHER PUNCH THIS WEEK.

HURRICANE SANDY CLEANUP-PKG

IT HAS BEEN A FULL WEEK NOW.

AND WHILE THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF PROGRESS.

TODAY. THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE GOING BACK TO WORK AND SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME.

STILL THE DEVASTATION. THE DIFFICULTIES STRETCH FOR MILES IN THE WAKE OF SANDY.

COMMUNITIES RIPPED APART. STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.

"I am going to go to some of the areas that are still without power, heat, transportation."

AT LEAST 11-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE IN 178 SHELTERS ACROSS SEVEN STATES.

MORE THAN A MILLION DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY YET.

AND MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS AFTER THE STORM.

"Our house was condemned. We don't know where we are going. But we have each other."

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FAMILIES. FRIENDS.AND VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE THE HARD WORK ALONG THE FRONT LINES OF THIS RECOVERY.

"i wanted to help people here in Staten Island first. It's a big disaster over here, we need all the help we can get."

HELP. ON THE EVE OF ELECTION DAY. IS ALSO BEING FOCUSED ON POLLING PLACES ACROSS THE STRIKE ZONE.

HOPING TO "GENERATE" THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO VOTE. POWER WILL BE MOVED IN WHERE IT'S NEEDED - BUT IN SOME AREAS THAT WON'T BE ENOUGH.

IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE, MORE THAN 60 POLLING PLACES HAVE BEEN MOVED OR CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE STORM. OFFICIALS ARE SCRAMBLING FOR OTHER OPTIONS.

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WHILE CREWS CONTINUE TO SCRAMBLE. TO GET AS MUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE NEXT STORM. A HARSH NOR'EASTER MOVES IN.

"The forecast is for continued cold weather and potential a serious storm with wind gust of 40 to 50 miles per hour beginning Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday."

WAY TOO SOON FOR MILLIONS. STILL REELING FROM SANDY.

FL OFFICERS TO NJ-OC

MORE HELP FROM FLORIDA IS HEADED TO HELP VICTIMS OF SUPER STORM SANDY.

27 OFFICERS FROM THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION LEFT OVER THE WEEKEND FOR NEW JERSEY.

THEY'LL ASSIT LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS WITH CURFEW ENFORCEMENT, RESPOND TO 911 CALLS, SET UP ROADBLOCKS AND OTHER PATROL DUTIES.

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ROMNEY SANFORD-ANIMAPVO

TODAY IS THE LAST FULL DAY OF CAMPAIGNING FOR GOVERNOR ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA.

BOTH NOMINEES HAVE A JAM-PACKED DAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

GOVERNOR ROMNEY WILL HIT FIVE STATES TODAY.

HE STARTED IN SANFORD, THIS MORNING WHERE HE TOLD SUPPORTERS HE WOULD BRING REALY CHANGE TO WASHINGTON IF HE WINS TOMORROW.

OBAMA CAMPAIGN-ANIMAPVOTOPS, OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA TURNS HIS FOCUS TO THE MIDWEST TODAY. STOPPING IN WISCONSIN, OHIO AND IOWA.

IN WISCONSIN, THE PRESIDENT SAID HE KNOWS WHAT REAL CHANGE LOOKS LIKE.

AND IS CALLING ON VOTERS TO JUDGE HIM ON HIS PAST FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE.

BOTH CANDIDATES WILL STOP IN COLUMBUS, OHIO TODAY.

TWIN CONTRACT UPDATE-VO

NEW DETAILS TODAY ON THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA TWINS AND LEE COUNTY.

A NEW DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW THE TWINS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF HAMMOND STADIUM - IF THE TEAM PAYS THE COUNTY.

WE UNDERSTAND THE TEAM HAS NOT ASKED TO CHANGE THE NAME -

BUT THIS NEW DEAL WOULD GIVE THE TWINS THE SAME NAMING RIGHTS AS THE BOSTON RED SOX-- WHOSE SPRING TRAINING STADIUM IS SPONSORED BY JET BLUE.

FMB FERTILIZER FIGHT-VO

FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS VOTE TO JOIN A COUNTY-WIDE FERTILIZER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

SANIBEL CITY LEADERS ASKED THE TOWN TO GET INVOLVED.

VICE MAYOR MICK DENHAM HOPES TO RAISE MONEY FOR A NEW PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES PEOPLE ON EXCESSIVE FERTILIZER USE-- AND HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR WATER QUALITY.

CAPE RV ZONING-VO

NY NANNY CHARGED-(2) SS

AND UPDATE NOW ON THE STABBING DEATHS OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN NEW YORK - ALLEGEDLY BY THE WOMAN, PAID TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

OVER THE WEEKEND, POLICE INTERVIEWED 50-YEAR-OLD YOSELYN ORTEGA AND CHARGED THE NANNY WITH THE MURDERS OF 6-YEAR-OLD LUCIA AND 2 YEAR-OLD LEO KRIM.

THE WOMAN IS STILL RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES - ORTEGA ALSO REPORTEDLY TOLD DETECTIVES SHE RESENTED THE FAMILY - WHO ALWAYS TOLD HER WHAT TO DO.

MARINA KRIM, RETURNED TO THE UPPER WEST SIDE APARTMENT OCTOBER 25TH - WITH HER THIRD CHILD, AND FOUND THE BODIES OF THE TWO CHILDREN IN THE BATHTUB.

THE MOTHER TOLD POLICE ORTEGA WAS STABBING HERSELF IN THE THROAT.

AMERICAN AIRLINES UNION DEAL-VO

THE UNION FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOTS SAYS IT'S GETTING CLOSER TO A DEAL.

THE ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT HOPES TO REACH AN AGREEMENT SOMETIME THIS WEEK.

ON THE TABLE FOR NEGOTIATION -- EQUAL PAY WITH OTHER CARRIERS, FURLOUGH PROTECTION AND RULES REGARDING REGIONAL CARRIERS THAT FEED AMERICAN.

NOVEMBER DEALS-OC

SAVE MONEY ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

BLACK FRIDAY IS STILL WEEKS AWAY BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEN TO GET SOME GOOD DEALS.

NOVEMBER DEALS-PKG

SEASONAL SALES ARE NO SURPRISE. IF YOU DON'T MIND THE LOOK. PUMPKIN PEEPS AND CANDY CORN STILL TASTE THE SAME IN NOVEMBER. BUT THEY WON'T TAKE AS BIG A BITE OUT OF YOUR WALLET.

"50 percent off halloween candy."

"But you can also find a great deal on this type of candy. the kind you might use for the next holiday."

"we try to run deals and sales on items that we sell a lot of like coating chocolates. people make their own candy around the holidays.and what we like to do with that is we like to offer great sales. 10, 20, 30 percent off those items."

OFFERING DISCOUNTS ON ITEMS ALREADY IN HIGH DEMAND IS A NO-BRAINER FOR A LOT OF BUSINESSES.NTAKE COOKWARE FOR EXAMPLE.

WITH THANKSGIVING COMING THIS MONTH.NSTORES KNOW YOU'RE LIKELY IN THE MARKET.NAND THEY WANT TO LURE YOU TO THEIR LOCATION.

"So I think people are always looking for sales at the holiday, and cookware is often featured in sales at that time of the year."

"these are samples from the 2012."

WEDDING DRESSES ARE THE OPPOSITE THOUGH. THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND IN NOVEMBER. INSTEAD. BRIDAL SHOPS ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT SEASON. WHICH MEANS THEY NEED TO MAKE ROOM. BY GETTING RID OF LAST YEAR'S LINE.

"December, product is already being received.so we want the things off our shelves by thanksgiving."

GIVING YOU UP TO 40 PERCENT OFF. OR THROWING IN EXTRA INCENTIVES LIKE DEALS ON ACCESSORIES.

THE SAME MENTALITY GOES FOR TRAVEL ALL ACROSS THE MAP. THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER CAN BE SLOW. SHIPPING SAVINGS YOUR WAY.

"hotels might have a lot of excess inventory so they drop the price, or a cruiseline has a lot of extra cabins and they drop the price."

AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK SUMMER VACATIONS.

"The further in advance that you purchase something. the better deal that you're gonna get."

BUT IF YOU'RE STAYING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS? NOVEMBER IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY FURNITURE.

"Everybody starts to go inside.so everybody starts to look at the interior of their house and think oh my gosh it's time for us to get a new sofa, it's time for us to get some new end tables59 it's time for us to really freshen up."

NOVEMBER DEALS-OC

KATELYN SMITH REPORTING.

RETAILERS TEND TO LEAN ON CONSUMERS DURING NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

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BABY GIRLS STRESSED-VO

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS LIVING IN A STRESSED ENVIRONMENT AS A BABY MAY CHANGE THE WAY A PERSON'S BRAIN FUNCTIONS.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A GROUP OF FAMILIES SINCE THE EARLY 90'S.

YOUNG GIRLS WHO LIVED IN HOMES WITH STRESSED MOTHERS TENDED TO HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF A STRESS HORMONE AS PRESCHOOLERS.

THEY WERE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HIGHER LEVELS OF ANXIETY AT AGE 18.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

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NAT OPEN

TWO MONTHS AGO, WINSTON JACKSON WOULD'VE BEEN HARD PRESSED TO ATTEMPT THIS.

WINSTON JACKSON/UNDERGOING SPINE THERAPY

RUNS:

:38: Yeah, I have an out of line disk and a pinched nerve.

A SORE SPINE MADE EVEN THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.

WINSTON JACKSON/UNDERGOING SPINE THERAPY

RUNS:

:44 Lifting anything over ten pounds or bending down low to lift anything you get a sharp pain in lower back, like a knife.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

In 2007 alone, 27 million Americans over age 18 reported having back problems. It's so pervasive, medical professionals are constantly seeking new ways to beat back pain.

LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS TACKLING THE SPINE PROBLEM WITH A THREE-PRONG APPROACH.

KATH KINROSS/DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

RUNS:

4:03: Phase one is when you first are aware that you're having back pain, when you first go to the doctor. Phase two is when you first start traditional physical therapy, so you're working one-on-one with a therapist reducing the pain and inflammation. Phase three, which is kind of a more unique idea that we have been offering here at the Wellness Center, is to try and get you back into a more general exercise problem.

THAT'S WHERE WE FOUND WINSTON.IN LEVEL THREE SPINE THERAPY.

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AMY- How many do you do? WINSTON I do two sets mostly everything of the weight.

WINSTON JACKSON/UNDERGOING SPINE THERAPY

RUNS:

01:56 It's mostly anything that has to do with your normal function of your back that you would do in a normal day, they are doing it here with weights.

KATH KINROSS/DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

RUNS:

5:22 When people first start with the Phase three we take the time to show them how to set-up the equipment, which really gives us a chance to actually really practice how to bend and how to move something that has a little bit of weight to it and not hurt your back.

THIS FINAL LEVEL OF THERAPY STRESSES FOUR FUNDAMENTALS: FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE AND EDUCATION. IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO WINSTON.

WINSTON JACKSON/UNDERGOING SPINE THERAPY

RUNS:

3:13: Oh yeah, I mean I can lift my kids now.

LEE CO KIDS CANNED GOODS-VO

MORE THAN 95-THOUSAND CANNED GOODS ARE DONATED TO THE SALAVATION ARMY.

IT ALL GOES TOWARD MAKING CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKETS FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.

A COUPLE OF LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE RECOGNIZED TODAY FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

ROYAL PALM SCHOOL STUDENTS AVERAGED THE HIGHEST OF ALL -- 15 CANS PER STUDENT.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

FROM HEADLINE TO WAISTLINE.

HEAR LADY GAGA'S SEETHING RESPONSE TO CRITICISM OVER HER WEIGHT - AGAIN.

AND THE BACK-HANDED COMPLIMENT SHE GAVE TO ADELE.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW SOMEONE WITH A CELL PHONE ADDICTION.

A) adele gaga weight-VO

B) cell phone phobia-VO

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN 24 HOURS UNTIL ELECTION DAY --

AND THE LONG CAMPAIGN SEASON IS COMING TO AN END.

BOTH CAMPAIGNS FOCUSING THEIR ATTENTION ON NINE CRUCIAL SWING STATES --

INCLUDING FLORIDA.

PLUS --

A) ONE DAY UNTIL ELECTION-NWSRM

B) CHAD STAND UP TEASE-SOTTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY

What a difference twenty four hours can make. Sunday we were able to go out and enjoy the sunshine; however, Monday was the complete opposite.

Is it a sign of changes to come? Absolutely, but those changes will be short lived. We'll see the clouds for another day, and come tomorrow afternoon will add in a fleeting glimpse of rainfall.

The system that will bring us the rain is currently dropping down from Missouri. When it reaches the northern Gulf it will start to intensify, and that will cause it to swing a cold front our way. That front will serve as the focal point for rain as it passes through later in the day. Thunder will be the exception and not the rule. We expect only heavy downpours at times while the strong storms stay well to our north.

As we go into Wednesday that same system pushes east and starts riding up the Atlantic Coast. From there it looks to intensify very rapidly and that will help pull cool, comfortable air into southwest Florida.

We'll see temperatures in the 70s during the daytime, and low 50s during the morning hours. Those numbers begin to moderate on Friday as 80s return to the area.

Our skies look great after Tuesday, too. Lots of sunshine, but something interesting happens during this time of the year when cool air enters the Gulf and Atlantic waters. The cold air meets the warmer sea surface temperatures and that creates low, puffy clouds we call "stratocumulus."

Those clouds will impact Wednesday and Wednesday only. Thursday, Friday, and your weekend will be full of sunshine.

The same system that will give us our rain will continue to cruise up the east coast this week. It'll continue to strengthen, and on Thursday, sadly, it'll impact the Mid-Atlantic and New England area. That's the same region hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Thankfully this system will not even compare to Sandy, but will add insult to injury.

They're going to see winds sustained of 25 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 50. Heavy rains will be an issue so coastal and inland flooding is a hazard, too. Along with that cold air on the backside is the perfect ingredient for heavy, wet snow.

Thus, adding insult to injury.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

ADELE GAGA WEIGHT-OC

LADY GAGA HAS A NEW MESSAGE ABOUT BODY IMAGE.

THE POP SUPERSTAR WHO ENCOURAGES HER FANS TO CELEBRATE THEIR FLAWS -- IS ONCE AGAIN TAKING ON CRITICS OF HER RECENT WEIGHT GAIN-- AND SINGING THE PRAISES OF ANOTHER FULL FIGURED PERFORMER.

ADELE GAGA WEIGHT-PKG

NEVER SHY ABOUT FLAUNTING HER FAMOUS FIGURE

Nats- born this waaay

THE once slender LADY GAGA- SAYS IN A NEW INTERVIEW THAT WHILE SHE MAY BE

NOW HEAVIER SHE'S NOT APOLOGIZING. TELLING Stylist UK MAGAZINE SHE' S /

outraged her weight is making headlines.

GFX: / "when I heard it was on the news, where they talk about wars, the

economy crashing and the election - I just thought, 'This is

ridiculous.'" she says "what kind of example is that to a young girl sitting

at home?"

Ian Drew / Us Weekly Magazine

19:57:00-gaga flaunted her sexuality and came on very strong and was very

skinny, gained the weight and that's why it's a news story, because it's a

change.

in september gaga posted these photos of herself ON HER / WEBSITE with the

caption "bulimia and anorexia since i was 15" WRITING "WHEN i EAT i AM

HEALTHY."

The songstress NOW tells uk stylist tHIS CRITICISM IS UNFAIRnoting

thatfellow pop star Adele-- hasn't been targeted in tabloids.

GFX: / " Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it?'

gaga asks "She's so wonderful and I think her confidence is something I have

to match. She has set the bar very high for a lot of woman."

Ian Drew / Us Weekly Magazine

19:55:16-/ Adele hasn't put her body out there. She never has. She just

sings. /19:55:38- For gaga she gets scantily clad. If you do that you're

showing off your body you're making it a subject of conversation.

THIS MORNING GAGA DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SHYING AWAY FROM THAT CONVERSATION

MORE PROOF, IT SEEMS, THAT SHE CONTINUES TO EMBRACE THE MANTRA SHE SO

ADELE GAGA WEIGHT-OC

PAULA FARIS REPORTING.

OSBOURNE MASTECTOMY-VO

SHARON OSBOURNE ANNOUNCES SHE RECENTLY OPTED FOR A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, AFTER DISCOVERING SHE HAS A GENE LINKED TO BREAST CANCER.

THE REALITY T-V STAR SAYS SHE MADE THE DECISION AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUT SHE HAD THE GENE.

TEN YEARS AGO, OSBOURNE BEAT COLON CANCER AND DIDN'T WANT TO RISK GETTING CANCER AGAIN.

NBC SANDY BENEFIT TOTAL-VO

LAST FRIDAY, AMERICANS PITCHED-IN DURING NBC'S BENEFIT CONCERT FOR VICTIMS OF SANDY.

FRIDAY'S CONCERT RAISED JUST SHY OF 23 MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH ONLINE AND TELEPHONE PLEDGES.

THE MONEY WILL BE DONATED TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RELIEF FOR SANDY VICTIMS.

WII KIOSKS-VO

YOU CAN NOW CHECK OUT NINTENDO'S NEWEST GAMING CONSOLE BEFORE BUYING IT.

MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND INTERACTIVE WII-U KIOSKS ARE ROLLING OUT.

THE BOOTHS GIVE YOU A HANDS ON TIME WITH THE GAME BEFORE IT LAUNCHES.

THE KIOSKS WILL BE IN DIFFERENT AREAS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

ADDICTED TO THE PHONE.

MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE BECOMING SLAVES TO THEIR TECHNOLOGY.

MEET ONE WOMAN WHO EVEN TAKES HER CELL PHONE WITH HER. IN THE SHOWER!

A) cell phone phobia-VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Death investigation underway in Lehigh Acres

2. Man impaled by pole during Swamp Buggy Races

3. Crack hidden under woman's dentures

CELL PHONE PHOBIA-TFC

ARE YOU *ADDICTED* TO YOUR CELL PHONE?

SERIOUSLY. IT IS A MEDICAL PROBLEM AND IT HAS A NAME.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND 66% OF PEOPLE SHOW SYMPTOMS OF "NOMOPHOBIA".

MANY OF US ARE NERVOUS ABOUT BEING WITHOUT OR PHONES. BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE, BEING WITHOUT THEIR PHONE CAN CAUSE SEVERE ANXIETY OR EVEN PANIC ATTACKS.

CELL PHONE PHOBIA-PKG

IT'S A CELL PHONE SOCIETY. WE ARE TETHERED TO OUR CELL PHONES LIKE IT'S AN EXTENSION OF OURSELVES.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOUR ATTACHMENT TO YOUR PHONE… STARTS TO BECOME A PROBLEM?

"I remember I was crying, I was angry."

FOR CHRISTIANA IKE, NOT HAVING HER PHONE PROVOKES EXTREME ANXIETY.

SHE HAS THREE PHONES, AND CARRIES 2 PHONE CHARGERS WITH HER AT ALL TIMES.

SHE EVEN TAKES HER PHONE WITH HER IN THE SHOWER.

"I'll have it sitting there on the counter, because I'm thinking, what if President Obama calls or the pope, I don't know why I do that."

THESE ARE SYMPTOMS OF NOMOPHOBIA…

"Nomophobia means no mobile phone phobia."

SYMPTOMS OF NOMOPHOBIA INCLUDE:

PANIC AND ANXIETY WHEN SEPARATED FROM YOUR PHONE

HAVING MULTIPLE PHONES

COMPULSIVE CHECKING OF PHONE FOR MESSAGES, BATTERY LIFE

USING PHONE IN INAPPROPRIATE PLACES

PHONE ACTIVITY BECOMING AN ISSUE IN RELATIONSHIPS, WORK OR SCHOOL

THE BRITISH SURVEY RECENTLY FOUND THAT AS MANY AS 66% OF PEOPLE HAVE SOME FORM OF NOMOPHOBIA… BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE, THIS CAN BECOME MORE SERIOUS…

"For some people who use the phone excessively, we know that the brain is actually responding to the phone as if it is a drug."

FOR IKE THIS HAS AFFECTED HER EVERY DAY INTERACTIONS.

"Unfortunately I become so attached to communicating with everybody via my iphone, that I become less attached to people who are physically in front of me. And that's where it becomes detrimental."

SHE IS PART OF A NOMOPHOBIA RECOVERY GROUP. HERE SHE LEARNS HOW TO BREAK HER HABIT.

"So we teach them in treatment how to self monitor their behaviors, how to id when their behaviors have become excessive. How to use coping skills to manage their urges to use the internet or the phone."

CELL PHONE PHOBIA-TFC CTR

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT YOU MAY HAVE NOMOPHOBIA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO COMMIT TO TURNING YOUR PHONE OFF FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME EACH WEEK.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

A FRENZY OF ACTIVITY ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN.

NBC2 IS LIVE WITH THE LAST-MINUTE DETAILS OF THE DECISION 2012 CAMPAIGN.

WE'RE ALSO LIVE ON THE SCENE OF A HOMICIDE IN LEHIGH ACRES -- A MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN HIS OWN HOME.

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