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LOCAL VOTING PROBLEMS-VOTOPS-2SH-BOXES

VOTER FRUSTRATION AT A BOILING POINT.

WAIT TIMES UP TO FIVE HOURS IN LEE COUNTY.

LINES STRETCHING AROUND PRECINCTS.

WE'VE GOTTEN REPORTS OF VOTERS LEAVING BEFORE THEY CAST THEIR VOTE FED UP WITH WAITING.

THE POLLING DRAMA IS UNPRECIDENTED HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND CONJURING UP MEMORIES OF THE INFAMOUS HANGING CHADS IN 2000.

N-B-C 2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT.

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Aggravated, annoyed, and agonizing -- are just some of the words people here at precinct 94 use to describe this line.

Take a live look -- you can see it wrapped around this parking lot.

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DJ Sims, Voter

Angie Frink, Voter

Jim Elliot, Voter

TAKE PKG

Take nats --

Election day lines in the hundreds -- criss Cape Coral.

Malfunctioning scanners and long ballots made The wait even longer.

DJ Sims, Voter

4408 "they need to have the correct on day you'll get the perfect storm. When the machines don't work."

DJ Sims stood line outside Cape Coral Christian -- for almost 4 hours.

In the end -- he's not convinced -- he'll be counted.

DJ Sims, Voter

4243 "so its been much longer than I though it's be I couldn't scan my vote. Which left me with a sour taste."

In downtown cape coral -- wait times started to reach almost six hours.

Precincts side by side each other -- reflected different voting worlds.

Angie Frink, voter

1539 "I stayed in the same spot for an hour. While the other the line was 10, 15 people every 15 minutes."

In the other line -- were voters like jim Elliot -- able to get in and out!

Jim Elloit

1748 "somebody count count. But that's government."

For those left to wait -- and wait -- they soon felt disillusioned.

LOCAL VOTING PROBLEMS-REM 1

TAKE PKG

Outcue -- "people from wanting to vote."

TAKE LIVE

At precinct 94 election staff - tell us only one scanner is slowing down this line.

Inside the same room -- there are two more scanners for a precinct with barely anybody in line.

Despite all these people's pleas to use them -- That hasn't happened.

Live in cape coral, Steve campion, NBC 2

Take live -- talk about one scanner

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THE VOTER FRUSTRATION CONTINUED IN OTHER PARTS OF LEE COUNTY. WHERE LINES STRETCHED FOR HOURS.

N-B-C TWO'S JENNIFER TRAMMELL IS LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS AT PRECINCT 65 IN THE HERON'S GLEN COMMUNITY.

JENN --

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SIMILAR HEADACHES AT THE POLLING PRECINCT AT RUTTENBURG PARK IN SOUTH FORT MYERS --

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SOCIAL MEDIA LIGHTING UP-OC

THE DRAMA AT THE POLLS --

LIGHTING UP OUR PHONE LINES --

OUR E-MAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY.

SOCIAL MEDIA LIGHTING UP-TFC-MITTO

THIS HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE UPSET TODAY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM SLIDESHOW.

FACEBOOK PAGE

GET ONLINE AND SHARE YOUR VOTING STORIES AND PICTURES WITH US --

EITHER ON FACEBOOK --

LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR-OC-SOTVO

WE WENT TO LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

SHE BLAMES THE LONG LINES ON THE LONG BALLOT, AND SAYS MANY VOTERS ARE PUTTING THE FOUR PAGE BALLOT INTO THE SCANNERS ALL AT ONCE, INSTEAD OF ONE PAGE AT A TIME.

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It's a small price to pay for the privilege of being able to vote every four years. It's not like we're asking them to do this all the time. This is extremely, extremely unusual. We planned for what we thought we were going to need. And with that long ballot, it's creating havoc everywhere.

RIGHT NOW HARRINGTON AND A CANVASSING BOARD ARE GOING OVER MAIL-IN BALLOTS.

WE'RE BEING TOLD 200 VOTES WON'T COUNT BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SIGNED.

CHAR CO VOTING NUMBERS-VOTOPS

LONG LINES SEEM TO BE ONLY A PROBLEM IN LEE COUNTY --

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

ELECTION LEADERS REPORT SMOOTH SAILING.

HALF HOUR WAIT TIMES AT THE MOST.

THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE THERE SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTY'S 115 THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS VOTED EARLY OR WITH AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

COLLIER CO VOTING NUMBERS-VOTOPS

SIMILAR STORY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

ONLY ONE REPORTED ISSUE EARLY THIS MORNING IN IMMOKALEE -- AND IT WAS QUICKLY RESOLVED.

VOTERS WE SPOKE WITH SAY IT'S BEEN A BREEZE.

NELSON VS MACK-OC

THE BIG RACE IN FLORIDA --

PUTS INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BILL NELSON AGAINST REPUBLICAN CONNIE MACK.

WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS RACE CLOSELY --

PREVIEW OF NBC BOARDS-SSTOPS7229

N-B-C TWO IS YOUR DECISION 20-12 HEADQUARTERS.

AND TONIGHT AS WE COVER THIS IMPORTANT ELECTION --

HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.

CLEAR --

AND DEFINITIVE BOARDS SHOW YOU THE WINNER OF ANY GIVEN RACES.

ALSO --

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NOW IF YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO VOTE --

WHERE TO TURN IN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT --

OR WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISSUES --

GO TO N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

PUT YOUR MOUSE OVER THE "NEWS" TAB, THEN CLICK ON ELECTION 2012.

POLLS CLOSE AT SEVEN.

IF YOU ARE IN LINE BY THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.

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BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE.

THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75 IN FORT MYERS ARE SHUT DOWN FROM DANIELS PARKWAY TO ALICO ROAD AFTER A TRUCK HIT AN OVERPASS.

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FGCU PARTY ARREST-OC

AN FGCU SOCCER STAR IS IN BIG TROUBLE TONIGHT-

ACCUSED OF HOSTING AN UNDERAGE PARTY AT HER SAN CARLOS PARK HOME.

AND AS NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH REPORTS-

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SHE'S ONE OF THE STAR PLAYERS ON FGCU'S WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM.

BUT NOW-

SHE'S GETTING ATTENTION FOR A MOVE SHE ALLEGEDLY MADE OFF THE FIELD.

13:22 "it's not something you can turn your head on, especially when it involves minors."

22 YEAR-OLD ASHLEY CIESIELCZYK IS FACING A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE-

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY AT HER SAN CARLOS PARK HOME-

SHE THREW A BIG UNDERAGE BEER BASH.

12:58 "she actually tried to warn some of the minors to run out of the home when we got there."

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CALLED TO THE BUENA VISTA ROAD HOUSE AFTER SOMEONE COMPLAINED ABOUT LOTS OF CARS AND LOUD MUSIC.

DETECTIVES SAY THE SOCCER PLAYER ADMITTED TO ALLOWING MINORS TO DRINK BOOZE AT HER HOME.

THEY ARRESTED HER.

7:55 "They come and go- everyday I see different cars."

NEIGHBOR RAY RAPOSO TELLS US-

THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW PARTIES IN THE COLLEGE STUDENT'S HOME.

7:35 "oh, yeah. That one and a few others."

SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVEN'T DECIDED IF SHE'LL PLAY IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.

LEE CO INTERIM MANAGER-SS

THE LEE COUNTY COMMISSION NAMED AN INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER TODAY.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PICKED DOUG MEURER.

HE WAS THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC WORKS.

THE OTHER CANDIDATE WAS ESTERO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BILL WILLIAMS.

TWINS LEASE AGREEMENT-VOTOPS

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE A DEAL THAT WILL KEEP THE MINNESOTA TWINS TRAINING IN LEE COUNTY FOR THIRTY YEARS.

THE MOVE WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE TWINS PAY TO PLAY AT HAMMOND STADIUM IN FORT MYERS.

THE TWINS WILL PAY FOR A NEW 4 MILLION DOLLAR DORM FOR PLAYERS.

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we believe that will be minimal. At the same time it is a huge part of what we think is a huge advantage for our baseball team.

dorms aren't part of the package - The campus doesn't include sleeping rooms. And I won't suuport it. I didn't think it would be a deal breaker.

THE LEASE AGREEMENT GIVES THE TWINS THE OPTION OF CHANGING THE NAME OF HAMMOND STADIUM.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

AN N-B-C TWO CONSUMER ALERT THAT AFFECTS YOUR WALLET.

COUNTERFEIT BILLS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

A PROBLEM SO SERIOUS THE SECRET SERVICE IS INVOLVED.

AND VOTER LINES ISN'T THE ONLY DISFUNCTION IN LEE COUNTY TODAY.

COMMISSIONERS TRYING TO A HAMMER OUT THE NEXT MOVE WITH MEDSTAR --

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ROBERT WX 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.

DRY, COOL WEATHER RETURNING

Weather wise our Election Day was a little bleak. Conditions will certainly improve over the next twenty four hours.

Another cold front has settled over central Florida, and it's the reason we're seeing such depressive weather. It's funneling moisture in off the Gulf which gives us the overcast skies and showers. Its counterpart - a Low pressure that now sits in the Atlantic Ocean - will track up the east coast. In return, the cold front will push through southwest Florida and usher in some drier, cooler weather for the week's end.

Will you notice? You bet, but not right away. Typically we don't feel the dry, cool air enter any particular area right after a front passes through. That air will normally arrive two days after the frontal passage.

So, here's what I expect - Wednesday will start off a little warm and humid with lows in the lower 60s. It'll also be clear to start the day, and when you factor in lights winds and the rain we picked up on Tuesday that spells morning fog. The sun will rise and being eroding all the fog soon after daybreak.

The dry, cool air mass will start trying to penetrate south Florida later in the day. As a result we'll see our skies turn mostly cloudy as the cool air hits the warm Gulf waters. These clouds will not bear any rain at all! By the end of the day our afternoon temperatures will be around 75 degrees.

Do use caution if you hit the waters. Winds will be brisk as they come from the Northwest at 15-20 knots. This will cause the seas to be around 3 to 4 feet.

Sadly, the same system that gave 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.

Make sure your family and friends back in the Northeast are away of this possible Nor'easter.

As that system pushes further away from us and strengthens, it'll pull the dry, cool air all the way into Florida. Thus, Thursday will be the day our weather truly changes. The air will be slightly cooler and more comfortable, and on top of that we'll have a lot of sunshine. Friday will be another stupendous day. The sun will be out in full force, and after starting the day off at 51 degrees we heat up to 77!

MEDSTAR FOLO-OC

LEE COUNTY LEADERS TAKE A STEP TOWARDS PRIVATIZING THE COUNTY'S HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

THE MOVE COMES AMID CRIES TO RELAUNCH THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM -

AFTER MANAGERS GROUNDED IT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AGO.

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KELLIE,

COMMISSIONERS HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO RELAUNCH THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM -

OR LET A PRIVATE COMPANY TAKE OVER.

MEDSTAR FOLO-VO

FOUR COMPANIES ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

THE PROBLEM - NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THESE COMPANIES WANT TO CHARGE TO RUN IT.

AND NO ONE DECIDED TO MAKE A PUSH FOR THAT INFORMATION UNTIL TODAY.

THE MOVE ISN'T GOING OVER WELL WITH SUPPORTERS OF MEDSTAR - PARTICULARLY BRIAN BIGELOW.

HE'S MADE A MAJOR PUSH TO RELAUNCH THE GROUNDED HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

MEDSTAR FOLO-VO

IN AN EMAIL TO COMMISSIONERS THIS MORNING - HE WROTE QUOTE-

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disappointed he wasn't here today - he's done what he can and I support and thank him for that.

i'm not commenting on someone who doesn't want to put in their 2 cents. He should have been here and decided he didn't want to be.

MEDSTAR FOLO-PLASMA

WE REACHED OUT TO BRIAN BIGELOW FOR COMMENT - HE HAS NOT RETURNED OUR CALLS.

THE COUNTY WILL SEND THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WITHIN THE WEEK -

AND SHOULD HAVE THEM IN HAND NEXT MONTH.

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IT MAY BE A SIGN OF THE TIMES --

BUT PEOPLE ON SANIBEL ARE TIRED OF SEEING NEGLECTED PROPERTIES.

CITY LEADERS SAY THEY'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.IN PART BECAUSE OF PROPERTIES THAT FELL INTO BANKRUPTCY.

IN RESPONSE --

CAPE DREDGING UPDATE-VOTOPS

A MAJOR DREDGING PROJECT IN CAPE CORAL HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD -- AT LEAST FOR TODAY.

RAIN POSTPONED WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "DAY ONE" OF DREDGING AROUND THE CAPE CORAL YACHT CLUB.

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS ON THE NEWS AT FIVE YESTERDAY.

OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS, THE COUNTY WILL BE DREDGING AROUND REDFISH POINT AND THE NORMANDY CANAL.

ONCE COMPLETE, THE CHANNELS AROUND THE YACHT CLUB WILL BE A FOOT DEEPER.

BRIDGE NAME CHANGE-VO

ONE OF ESTERO'S MAJOR PROPONENTS GETS A BIG GIFT FROM LEE COUNTY.

AT THIS MORNING'S COMMISSION MEETING - COMMISSIONERS DEDICATED THE BRIDGE THAT EXTENDS ESTERO PARKWAY OVER I-75.

IT WILL BE CALLED THE DON ESLICK BRIDGE.

FOR YEARS - ESLICK PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESTERO, ITS TRANSPORTATION AND THE COMMUNITY.

BRIDGE NAME CHANGE-SOTVO

it's a little overwhelming. That's the best answer. Completely unexpected. And very unusual. I don't think they've done something like that.

ESLICK SAYS ESTERO SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN BUILD A GOOD COMMUNITY -

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

FAKE BILLS POPPING UP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT'S LAUNCHED A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION --

AND HAS ONE WOMAN CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

david Cook /// 06:27 Astonished! Dismayed! Appalled! 06:30

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COUPLE CLAIMS THEIR AUTISTIC SON'S TEACHER MADE FUN OF THEIR FAMILY IN CLASS.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE PROOF.

IN A SPECIAL NBC2 INVESTIGATION--

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WE ARE getting MORE REPORTS OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY IS CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE SECRET SERVICE IS NOW INVESTIGATING MORE THAN 25-COUNTERFEIT CASES IN OUR AREA.MOST OF THEM IN CAPE CORAL.

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NORIMA VELOZ MAKES A MODEST LIVING WORKING AT MIAMI BAKERY IN CAPE CORAL.

-Norima making coffee

LAST WEEK, HER BOSS PAID HER IN CASH.

-Elsa Lopez/Owner, Miami Bakery-"She got it from here, cash. I gave to her but I didn't realize it was fake."

IT WASN'T UNTIL NORIMA WENT TO WALMART TO BUY SOME STUFF, THAT SHE REALIZED ONE OF HER $20-DOLLAR BILLS WAS A FAKE!

-Norima Veloz/Employee, Miami Bakery-"Aveya llamado la securidad y la policia."

NORIMA SAYS THE THE CASHIER CALLED SECURITY AND CAPE CORAL POLICE -- WHO CONFISCATED THE COUNTERFEIT BILL.

-Lopez-"It's the first time I had that problem."

ELSA LOPEZ IS NORIMA'S BOSS. SHE SAYS SHE HAD NO IDEA THE $20-DOLLAR BILL WAS A FAKE.

-Lopez-I am not a bad person. I didn't know about that. So I feel very bad about that."

ACCORDING TO CAPE CORAL POLICE, SOMEONE TRIED TO PASS 2-COUNTERFEIT $20-DOLLAR BILLS -- WITH THE *SAME SERIAL NUMBER AS THE ONE NORIMA HAD -- AT MIDPOINT BINGO.

IN A POLICE REPORT OBTAINED BY NBC-2, "THE FACE OF ANDREW JACKSON DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BILL AND NO $20 LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BILL."

-19:25:50-"You check the watermark here."

BACK AT MIAMI BAKERY, ELSA SAYS SHE'S LEARNED HER LESSON -- BUYING THIS ELECTRONIC SCANNING MACHINE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DETECT COUNTERFEIT BILLS.

AS FOR NORIMA, SHE'S OUT 20-BUCKS.

-Veloz-Me senti muy mal."

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OF DECISION 2012 CONTINUES.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO SEVERAL VOTING STATIONS IN THE AREA--

AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE PROBLEMS VOTERS ARE FACING.

A MAJOR PRIVATE PROJECT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUFFERED A MAJOR SETBACK!

SOMEONE STOLE SPECIAL SEEDS THAT COST A LOT OF MONEY--

AND A LADY FINDS A DEAD DOG ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

ANIMAL CONTROL CALLS IT ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ANDWEIRDEST CASES IT'S EVER SEEN!

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