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NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS

***Decision 2012***

Before You Vote

MONTHS OF CAMPAIGNING.

TWO BILLION DOLLARS SPENT.

THE POLLS OPEN IN 13 HOURS.

IN A LIVE REPORT--

NBC2 SHOWS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE.

***New at 6:00***

Unthinkable Child Abuse

AN UNTHINKABLE CASE OF CHILD ABUSE.

A TEN YEAR OLD CAGED LIKE AN ANIMAL AND FORCED TO LIVE IN HIS OWN WASTE.

TODAY THE BOY'S FATHER TELLS A JUDGE HE LOVES HIS SON. BUT DID THAT KEEP HIM OUT OF PRISON?

***New Tonight***

Panther Warning

6:55 I didn't wanna leave her on the road somebody would end up running over her it was foggy 57:01

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOMAN PICKS UP A DEAD BABY PANTHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

IN A SPECIAL REPORT--

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

DECISION 2012~RACE FOR PRESIDENT-2SH-SS-WIPE

ALL THE CAMPAIGNING.

THE COMPLAINING.

AND THE POLITICAL PUNCHES ON TV. END TOMORROW.

ELECTION DAY IS FINALLY HERE, BUT it’s a RACE TO THE FINISH.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'M KELLIE BURNS.

AND I'M PETER BUSCH.

THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS SO CLOSE YOU MIGHT AS WELL FLIP A COIN.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEW NATIONAL RASMUSSEN POLL.

DECISION 2012~SWING STATES POLL-SSTOPS-WIPE

BUT IT CALL COMES DOWN TO CRITICAL SWING STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA,

THIS IS HOW POLLS SHOW THE CANDIDATES STATUS HERE.

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS-WIPE

THAT'S WHY BOTH MEN TRAVELED TO SEVERAL STATES TODAY-- OFFERING THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

PRES. OBAMA TODAY-VOTOPS

ROMNEY & OBAMA SOUND-OC-(2)SOT

BY NOW, YOU KNOW THEIR MESSAGE.

BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THEM FROM TRYING TO SWAY UNDECIDED VOTERS ONE LAST TIME.

President Obama:10 "Tomorrow you have a choice to make. It's -- it's not just a choice between two candidates or two parties; it is a choice between two different visions for America."

FL U.S. SENATE RACE-SS

OUR EYES WILL ALSO BE ON FLORIDA'S U-S SENATE SEAT TOMORROW.

HERE IS THE NEW POLL FROM THE TAMPA BAY TIMES AND MIAMI HERALD.

TOSS TO CHAD-2SH-OBX

IT'S IMPORTANT YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE POLLS TOMORROW.

TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED, WE TURN TO NBC2 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT, CHAD OLIVER.

HE'S LIVE OUTSIDE THE ELECTION OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

ELECTION DAY~WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW-REM7-LIVE

ELECTION DAY~WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW-PKG

NAT

:00:02:11

just wanting to make sure you're voting on Tuesday

AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS IN LEE COUNTY - VOLUNTEERS MAKE ONE FINAL PUSH TO THE POLLS - EVEN THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION.

SOT SANDY MCCLINTON / CHAIR, LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

:00:12:56

Yes, we have a list of drivers so we're prepared to drive people so they can contact our office or the OFA office." 02

NATS - republican headquarters

bell ringing:00:15:05

AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS -VOLUNTEERS WORK IN SHIFTS IN HOPES OF REVERSING THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTCOME FROM 4-YEARS AGO.

SOT KATHY

:00:20:47

I did not work for anybody in 2008, and I sat back and said well i'm not sure I would have made any difference but at least I would feel better about it.

SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS FEEL BETTER ABOUT WAIT TIMES ON ELECTION DAY. THERE ARE 2 REASONS LINES SHOULD MOVE FASTER TOMORROW.

STANDUP

:00:28:20

Number 1, unlike last week during early voting the ballots will already be printed. and instead of just 5 places to vote in Lee County for early voting - there will be 125 precincts." 30

ON ELECTION DAY - THIS IS THE ONLY LOCATION ACCEPTING THEM WILL BE MAIN ELECTIONS OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

IN COLLIER COUNTY TOMORROW YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS TO DROPOFF ABSENTEE BALLOTS. THE NORTH COLLIER GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AND THE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OFFICE ON TAMIAMI TRAIL.

ELECTION DAY~WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW-REM7-LIVE

DECISION COVERAGE WRAP-SSTOPS-OC-BNR

POLLS OPEN ABOUT 13 HOURS FROM NOW.

TOMORROW, COUNT ON NBC2 FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN-- AND DEEP INTO THE NIGHT.

THE RACES WILL BE CLOSE.

OUR TEAM WILL TRACK EVERY RACE UPDATE THAT COMES INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

AND OF COURSE, FOR EVERYTHING "DECISION 2012",

THOMAS BOONE PLEA DEAL-trx2SHOT

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COUPLE ADMITTED TO KEEPING THE MAN'S SON CAGED FOR MONTHS.

THE STEPMOTHER'S ALREADY IN JAIL.

ALL NEW AT SIX--

THOMAS BOONE PLEA DEAL-BNR-PKG

nats: judge: "we're here on count 3"

MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER HIS ARREST, THOMAS BOONE STOOD IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FOR THE LAST TIME.

"I love my son to death." Thomas Boone, Sentenced to four years in prison.

IN A TEARFUL PLEA HE ASKED THE JUDGE NOT TO SEND HIM TO PRISON.

"I would do things totally different." Thomas Boone, Sentenced to four years in prison.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED BOONE AND HIS WIFE, KIMBERLY, IN 20-10. DETECTIVES ACCUSED THE COUPLE OF LOCKING BOONE'S TEN-YEAR-OLD SON IN A ROOM FULL OF HIS OWN FECES AND URINE WITH LITTLE TO EAT.

"in the state's eyes, your honor, the victim was treated worse than a family pet would ever be treated." Jennifer Garczewski, Prosecutor

KIMBERLY REACHED A PLEA DEAL IN SEPTEMBER FOR HER ROLE IN THE ABUSE.

THE DEFENSE SAYS BOONE WAS A GOOD FATHER UNTIL HE MARRIED KIMBERLY. They say SHE WAS MANIPULATIVE AND CONTROLLING AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO ABUSED THE CHILD.

"while this was going on, mr. Boone was afraid both for him and his child who was also afraid of kim." Scott Weinberg, Defense Attorney

PROSECUTORS TOLD THE JUDGE STANDING BACK AND NOT STOPPING THE ABUSE IS WORSE THAN ACTUALLY DOING IT.

"His son was crying out for help and the defendant refused to remove him from the situation." Jennifer Garczewski, Prosecutor

"I will follow your recommendation, so I do sentence you sir to four years with the department of corrections." Judge John Duryea, 20th Judicial Circuit

TOSS TO JOE-OC-DBX

THE FUTURE OF MEDSTAR IS BECOMING A HOT BUTTON ISSUE IN LEE COUNTY.

SOME COMMISIONERS WANT THE COUNTY TO RE-LAUNCH THE PROGRAM.OTHERS WANT A PRIVATE COMPANY TO TAKE OVER.

NBC2'S JOE ROETZ IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

MEDSTAR~BIGELOW'S PLAN DISCUSSED-REM7-LIVE

-The County hopes to have that answer by this time tomorrow.

MEDSTAR~BIGELOW'S PLAN DISCUSSED-BNR-PKG

A lot of back and forth in Lee County Commission Chambers.

51:35 - I'd like to restart the program yesterday if not sooner.

Pete Winton

36:06 - Helicopter and EMS are an animal of general fund.

01:48 - We must look at these options but I ant to know what the costs are.

Lee county commissioners trying to figure out if they want to relaunch the grounded MedStar program- or let someone else take it over.

Bigelow

50:10 We didn't terminate the program - County maagement did.

That's commissioner Brian Bigelow making a push for his plan - to relaunch MedStar.

He also wants to rehire employees let go after the helicopter was grounded - following a multimillion dollar billing scandal.

But consultants say his plan is flawed.

Take Sot

Chris Hanson Consultant

0:10

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

With 500 transports a year - and the county forking over roughly 75 percent of those costs- commissioner frank Mann says its worth looking at the 4 companies who want to run the program instead.

Mann

04:45 - Can save bw 3-5 million dollars - tomorrow I suggest we explore other options.

But MedStar supporters say its the wrong direction - and puts people's lives at risk.

Dan ceresa - MedStar supporter

MEDSTAR~BIGELOW'S PLAN DISCUSSED-REM7-LIVE

- will decide tomorrow

INVESTIGATORS OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JENNIFER-OC PUSH

ALL NEW AT SIX--

LEE COUNTY GOES INTO IT'S FIRST WEEK WITHOUT A COUNTY MANAGER.

TONIGHT, THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVER A LETTER -- THAT SHOWS AT LEAST ONE COMMISSIONER WANTED KAREN HAWES OUT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.

MANN'S LETTER TO HAWES-PLASMA

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN WROTE THIS LETTER IN AUGUST OF 2011 ASKING KAREN HAWES TO STEP DOWN.

MANN'S LETTER TO HAWES-BNR-PKG

COMMISSIONER FRANK MAN WRITES ".WITH GREAT REGRET, I MUST TELL YOU THAT I CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT YOUR ROLE AS COUNTY MANAGER."

MANN AIRS HIS FRUSTRATION WITH BUDGET REOMMENDATIONS THAT REQUIRE DIPPING INTO COUNTY RESERVES.

THEN WRITES, "I HAVE SADLY CONCLUDED THAT I HAD SUPPORTED A PERMANENT POSITION FOR YOU AS COUNTY MANAGER FOR WHICH YOU HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE ON A LONG TERM BASIS"

BUT FOR MORE THAN YEAR -- MANN KEPT THE LETTER TO HIMSELF.

LAST YEAR'S REVIEW -- FROM ABOUT THE SAME TIME HE ORIGINALLY WROTE THE LETTER -- INDICATES HAWES "NEEDS IMPROVEMENT."

MANN POINTS OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES -- WRITING "ON BUDGET ISSUES SHE SEEMS TO FOCUS ON THE WELFARE OF COUNTY STAFF. MY FOCUS IS PRIMARILY ON THE TAXPAYER CITIZENS."

ALMOST THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER WRITING THE LETTER -- MANN HAND DELIVERED IT TO HAWES ON SEPTEMBER 13TH OF THIS YEAR.AND ASKED HER TO STEP DOWN.

HAWES RESPONDED WITH A COMMENT OF HER OWN --

SAYING SEPTEMBER 13TH ".WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS HEARING OF YOUR LACK OF SUPPORT."

IN THIS YEAR'S REVIEW -- MANN SIMPLY X'S THE BOX "DOES NOT MEET" FOR OVERALL RATING.

HIS ONLY COMMENT: "MS. HAWES MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO LEE COUNTY HAVE BEEN EXEMPLARY, BUT FOR THE LAST TWO."

MANN'S LETTER TO HAWES-PLASMA

COMMISSIONER MANN TOLD ME HE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS -- BECAUSE OF HAWES' SEPARATION AGREEMENT.

THERE'S A CLAUSE THAT NEITHER SIDE WILL COMMENT ON HER TERMINATION.

COMMISSIONERS WILL PICK AN INTERIM REPLACEMENT TOMORROW.

LEE GOV'T BLDG. DEADLINE-VO

NEW AT SIX--

IT APPEARS THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PREPARING TO SELL THREE OF ITS VACANT SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

THIS FOLLOWS AN NBC2 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERING THE DISTRICT SPENT MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO MAINTAIN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

THE DISTRCT PLANS TO AUCTION ALL THREE PROPERTIES.

METRO PKWY. CRASH NEW INFO-SS-VO-WIPE

INVESTIGATORS TELL US THEY KNOW WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHO CRITICALLY INJURED A MAN ON THE NEWLY OPENED METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

INVESTIGATORS SAY DAVID VANAMAN WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE, WHEN HE SWERVED TO AVOID GISELLE TAYLOR'S S-U-V.

TAYLOR WAS CROSSING SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO HER BRIARCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE STATE HAS RESPONDED TO THE OUTRCRIES OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY WILL LAUNCH A STUDY ABOUT INSTALLING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION.

METRO PKWY. CRASH NEW INFO-SOTVO

03.35.39 "saying that we're going to do a study a little earlier than we said isn't putting up lights to save people, it's just going to, they're going to document more accidents, what does that do?"

NIC VANAMAN SAYS HIS FATHER IS OUT OF HIS MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA AND SHOWS SIGNS OF PROGRESS.

LEHIGH SHOOTING-VO-WIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED INSIDE HIS HOME-

AND NEIGHBORS SAY HIS GIRLFRIEND CONFESSED.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON 51ST STREET SOUTHWEST.

DEPUTIES FOUND 48 YEAR-OLD MARK HOLM, DEAD IN THE HOUSE.

LEHIGH SHOOTING-SOTVO

carlos ramirez, neighbor

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."

DETECTIVES WON'T SAY IF HOLM'S GIRLFRIEND IS THE ONE WHO SHOT HIM, BUT THEY DO CONFIRM THAT THE KILLING WAS DOMESTIC.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

NEW AT SIX--

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOMAN PICKED UP A DEAD BABY PANTHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THAT'S ILLEGAL.

IN A FULL REPORT--

WHY SHE DIDN'T GET ARRESTED.

AND A FATHER IS IN TROUBLE, FOR THROWING A BEER BASH FOR HIS UNDERAGED DAUGHTER-- WITH 200 TEENS THERE.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE FATHER WAS DOING, WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.

TZ1 A) DEAD PANTHER PICKUP-VO-WIPE

TZ1 B) ESTERO UNDERAGE BEER BASH-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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.

SANDY~BY THE NUMBERS-OC-VIDBX RVL

HURRICANE SANDY DEVASTATED PARTS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ONE WEEK AGO TODAY.

TONIGHT, WE'RE TRACKING A NOR'EASTER THAT COULD SLAM INTO THE SAME AREA, THREATENING CLEANUP EFFORTS.

NEARLY ONE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER, AS UTILITY WORKERS RACE TO RESTORE ELECTRICITY BEFORE THE WINTER STORM APPROACHES.

NJ EARTHQUAKE TODAY-VO

AND GET THIS--

EARLY THIS MORNING, A SMALL EARTHQUAKE RATTLED PARTS OF NEW JERSEY.

THE MAGNITUDE "TWO POINT OH" WAS CENTERED IN RINGWOOD, A COMMUNITY STILL DEALING WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES FROM SANDY.

NEARBY TOWNS FELT IT, TOO.

DEAD PANTHER PICKUP-SS-OC

ANOTHER PANTHER KITTEN WAS FOUND DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT HAPPENED ON 18TH AVE NORTHEAST, IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

THIS TIME, A GOOD SAMARITAN PICKED UP THE KITTEN AND TOOK IT HOME--

DEAD PANTHER PICKUP-BNR-PKG

ANNETTE KNIOLA TOOK US BACK TO THE SPOT WHERE SHE FOUND A PANTHER KITTEN--

DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

"It was just like wow, it was very foggy so it was just a glimpse of something on the road."

KNIOLA WAS DRIVING DOWN 18TH AVENUE NORTHEAST IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING-- WHEN SHE SPOTTED SOMETHING.

"We quickly turned around and we looked and it was a baby panther, it was very sad."

THE FOUR MONTH OLD FEMALE KITTEN HAD BEEN HIT BY A CAR.

"I didn't want to leave her on the road, somebody would end up running over her."

KNIOLA PUT THE PANTHER IN THE BACK OF HER CAR AND TOOK IT HOME-- CALLING F-W-C OFFICIALS TO LET THEM KNOW.

FRIDGE OPENING, PLASTIC NOISE

BIOLOGISTS PICKED UP THE KITTEN AND ARE PRESERVING IT, UNTIL THEY CAN GET IT TO GAINSVILLE FOR A NECROPSY.

55:29 terrible 33 it seems like every week a panther is dying 36

SO FAR THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD 20 PANTHER DEATHS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-- WHICH IS AVERAGE.

BUT THE NUMBER OF KITTEN DEATHS HAS GONE UP.

IN 2011-- SEVEN KITTENS WERE KILLED, ONLY TWO BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

THIS YEAR, NINE PANTHER KITTENS HAVE DIED, MORE THAN HALF WERE KILLED ON THE ROAD.

"Road kill mortality is one of leading cause of death to panthers."

FWC BIOLOGISTS DONT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE.PERHAPS BECAUSE THE PANTHER POPULATION HAS GONE UP.

THEY DO WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND A DEAD PANTHER.

"Florida panthers are an endangered species and technically it's illegal to touch them and remove them from site."

WHILE WELL-INTENTIONED, WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY WHAT KNIOLA SHOULD HAVE DONE IS PULL OVER, CALL F-W-C AND WAIT.

SHE WON'T BE CHARGED FOR THE ILLEGAL PANTHER PICK-UP, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CRIMINAL INTENT.

57:16 the first thing they said is you're not in trouble. And I said well I hope not 21

DEAD PANTHER PICKUP-ONCAM

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES--

ASKING RESIDENTS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEIR PETS AND LIVESTOCK BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE PANTHER KITTENS MOTHER AND SIBLINGS MAY STILL BE ROAMING THE AREA.

REWARD FOR BURNED CAT-VOTOPS-OC

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT LAST WEEK.

TONIGHT, THERE'S A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THE PERSON WHO SET A CAT ON FIRE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

LAST WEEK, SOMEONE FOUND THE BURNED CAT AND CALLED 9-1-1.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THEY THINK SOMONE SET IT ON FIRE AND LEFT IT TO DIE.

"IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS" IS OFFERING THE CASH.

ESTERO UNDERAGE BEER BASH-SS-VO-OC

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED AN ESTERO MAN FOR THROWING A BEER BASH FOR HIS UNDERAGED DAUGHTER AND 200 OF HER CLOSEST FRIENDS.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED MARIO DIAZ.

THEY SAY SOME 200-TEENAGERS WERE DRINKING AT HIS HOME OFF CORKSCREW ROAD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY DIAZ WAS "WORKING THE GATE", USHERING THE UNDERAGE DRINKERS FROM HIS PROPERTY WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.

DUNN JURY SELECTION-VO-OC

THE LONGEST JURY SELECTION IN HISTORY IS UNDERWAY INLEE COUNTY.

ROBERT DUNN is ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE CENTER IN 2008.

SO FAR, MORE THAN 390-POTENTIAL JURORS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN. IT ENTERING ITS FOURTH WEEK.

THAT IS A RECORD IN THE COUNTY.

SUN TRUST BANK ROBBER ARRESTED-(2)SS

INVESTIGATORS HAVE ROBBED THE MANY THEY THINK ROBBED A CHARLOTTE COUNTY BANK LAST WEEK.

DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS ARRESTED ROBIN CONTE IN TAMPA.

THE 39 YEAR OLD PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ALSO WANTED FOR AN ARMED ROBBERY AT AN ASIAN MARKET ON EL JOBEAN ROAD.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

DAVID ORTIZ CONTRACT-ON CAM VO

DAVID ORTIZ HAS A VERY INFECTIOUS SMILE. IT'S A SMILE WE HAVE SEEN HERE IN S-W FLORIDA.EVERY FEBRUARY AND MARCH SINCE 19-97.

IT'S A SMILE WE WILL COTINUE TO SEE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO SPRINGS.

DAVID ORTIZ CONTRACT-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE RED SOX AND ORTIZ ANNOUNCED A TWO-YEAR, REPORTED 26 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THEIR LONG-TIME DESIGNATED HITTER.

NEXT SEASON.WILL BE HIS 11TH WITH THE TEAM.

HE HAD A GREAT SEASON.UNTIL IT ENDED IN AUGUST WITH THAT ACHILLIES INJURY.

AT THE END OF THIS DEAL.BIG PAPI WILL BE 38.

DAVID ORTIZ CONTRACT-SOT

CHARLOTTE TIEBREAKER-ON CAM

ORTIZ WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT RETIRING AFTER THIS CONTRACT. HE ISN'T THINKING ABOUT IT.

AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

CHARLOTTE TIEBREAKER-VIDBX RVL

CHARLOTTE.PORT CHARLOTTE AND LEMON BAY ALL FINISHED DISTRICT PLAY WITH 2-1 RECORDS.

SO TONIGHT.AT THE PIRATE'S COVE.THEY WILL PLAY A TIE-BREAKER.

FIRST QUARTER.CHARLOTTE AND LEMON BAY PLAY.

WINNER OF THE FIRST.GETS PORT CHARLOTTE.

PLAY OF WEEK-ON CAM

IF PORT CHARLOTTE LOSES.THEY PLAY A THIRD QUARTER AGAINST THE FIRST QUARTER LOSER. WINNER GET THE RUNNER-UP SPOT FOR THAT DISTRICT.

PLAY OF WEEK-VOTOPS

WITH 57 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.BISHOP VEROT'S D-J OCEANT KELLY WON THIS WEEK'S VOTE FOR THE GRID-IRON 2-DAY PLAY OF THE WEEK.

WITH HIS VIKINGS DOWN 34-NOTHING.OCEANT-KELLY AND THE VEROT OFFENSE KEPT TRYING TO SCORE.

GRIDIRON 2DAY-ON CAM

FGCU SOCCER-VOTOPS

AND WE WATCHED THIS AFTERNOON.ON NCAA-DOT-COM.AS THE 64-TEAM FIELD FOR THE DIVISION ONE SOCCER TOURNAMENT WAS REVEALED.

THE F-G-C-U EAGLES.WILL LOAD UP THE TEAM BUS AND HEAD TO GAINESVILLE.

THEY PLAY THE GATORS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

EAGLES LOST TO THE GATORS 3-NIL IN THE FIRST ROUND OF LAST YEAR'S TOURNAMENT.

CLOSE-4SHOT