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NOR'EASTER STARTS-TFX CTR LIVE, VO WIPE

8-DAYS AFTER SANDY--

A NOR'EASTER IS HEADING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST!

SNOW IS ALREADY FALLING IN PHILADELPHIA.

LIVE PIC.

AND NOT JUST SNOWING THERE!

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME VIDEO THAT JUST CAME INTO OUR NEWSROOM FROM CONNECTICUT.

NEW JERSEY STORM PREPS-VOTOPS, WIPE

EMERGENCY CREWS ARE LOADING TRUCKS WITH TONS OF SALT.

NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR IS WARNING RESIDENTS ALONG THE SHORELINE TO GET OUT!

HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT JUST GOT POWER AGAIN--

NEW JERSEY STORM PREPS-SOT, 2SHOT TFX CTR LIVE

"I think my first job as governor is to protect the lives of the citizens of this state and if that means taking an extra step and make them leave and go someplace else, I'd rather have them leave and be wrong than have them stay and be wrong.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DROP AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE AREA--

COMBINED WITH WINDS UP TO 65 MILES PER HOUR.

NJ STORM PREPS-2SHOT, TFX CTR LIVE, VO WIPE

STORM-WEARY RESIDENTS AREN'T TAKING CHANCES THIS TIME.

THEY'RE PREPARING FOR ANOTHER PUNCH!

THEY'RE FLOCKING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES TO STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES.

SHOVELS, SALT, AND GAS CANS WERE AMONG THE MOST COVETED ITEMS.

GENERATORS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY--

ALREADY GONE FROM LAST WEEKS STORM.

LGA FLIGHT DELAYS-VO TOPS

THE IMPENDING STORM IS ALSO CAUSING MASSIVE FLIGHT DELAYS.

AIRLINES CANCELLED OR DELAYED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS FROM LAGUARDIA TODAY.

THAT'S CAUSING A RIPPLE EFFECT UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST--

AND THAT INCLUDES SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL IN FORT MYERS.

SO MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR FLIGHT STATUS IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT.

STOCKS PLUMMETT-TRXSOTVOTOPS, CG

Closing Bell

IT WAS A TUMULTOUS DAY ON WALL STREET!

STOCKS DIVE AFTER SEVERAL MAJOR ISSUES RATTLE INVESTORS.

OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION.

DEBT IN EUROPE AND OUR "FISCAL CLIFF".

AT THE CLOSING BELL--

THE DOW CLOSED DOWN 313 POINTS--

IT'S *WORST* ONE DAY LOSS OF THE YEAR.

THE NASDAQ WAS OFF 75 POINTS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RECAP-TRXSOTVOTOP, 2SHOT

This is not Cuba. This is not China. We can not allow this to happen.

VOTER OUTRAGE CONTINUES ONE DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY.

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY FLORIDA IS STILL COUNTING VOTES!

AS OF *RIGHT NOW*--

WE ARE THE ONLY STATE WHOSE RESULTS ARE STILL *NOT* CERTIFIED.

BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER--

PRESIDENT OBAMA WON RE-ELECTION *WITHOUT* FLORIDA.

HIS JOB NOW--

HEALING A FRACTURED NATION.

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RECAP-PKG

Nats Chicago-four more years

IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT OBAMA BROUGHT BACK A FAMILIAR

THEME -HOPE.

SOT - Obama

"While our road has been hardour journey has been longwe have picked

ourselves up we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts for the

United States of America the best is yet to come"

AFTER WEEKS OF A DEADLOCKED RACE.IT WAS A HUGE NIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENT.

NOT ONLY DID HE HOLD THAT CRITICAL MIDWESTERN FIREWALL.HE ALSO PICKED UP

SEVERAL OTHER KEY BATTLEGROUNDS.ON HIS WAY TO A BIG ELECTORAL VOTE WIN.

THE MOOD IN CHICAGO WAS EUPHORIC.THE CROWD OF NEARLY 20-THOUSAND ON THEIR

FEET FOR HOURS.CHEERING AND DANCING AS EACH STATE WAS CALLED FOR THE

PRESIDENT.

nats

IN BOSTON.IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFERENT.

EMOTIONAL ROMNEY STAFFERS AND SUPPORTERS.WHO BELIEVED UNTIL THE BITTER END

THAT THEY WOULD PULL OUT THE WIN.

IN HIS CONCESSION SPEECH, ROMNEY WAS GRACIOUS.

SOT Romney

"TBA / I so wish that I had been able to fulfull your hopes to lead the

country in a different direction."

THE EXIT POLL DATA TELLS THE STORY OF HOW THE PRESIDENT WON A SECOND TERM.

WHITES ACCOUNTED FOR 72 PERCENT OF VOTERS.THE FEWEST IN EXIT POLLS DATING

TO 1976.

THE PRESIDENT LOST WHITE VOTERS BY 20 POINTS.BUT AMONG THE 28 PERCENT OF

NON-WHITES, A CRUSHING MARGIN.80 PERCENT TO ROMNEY'S 20.

THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA IS SURE TO CHANGE POLITICS.

SOT Dowd

"The Republican Party is a Mad Men party in a Modern Family America and it

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RECAP-TAG

KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

NOW IT'S BACK TO BUSINESS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER TODAY--

CONGRESS CONTROL-ON CAM, TRX

DEFYING MOST PREDICTIONS--

DEMOCRATS *STRENGTHENED* THEIR MAJORITY IN THE SENATE.

THEY ALSO PICKED UP SEATS IN THE HOUSE--

BUT NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE CONTROL.

WHAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN--

IS IF THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS--

CAN RESOLVE THE EXTREMELY CONTENTIOUS ISSUES FACING THIS COUNTRY.

CONGRESS CONTROL-PKG

IF YOU'RE HOPING THIS ELECTION WOULD CHANGE THE FACE OF CONGRESS-

YOU'LL HAVE TO LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE.

SOT REID

"I'm not kidding. I'm glad to be back.

HARRY REID WILL STILL LEAD THE DEMOCRATS. WHO HELD ON TO THE SENATE.

AND JOHN BOEHNER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE- WHERE

REPUBLICANS REMAIN IN CONTROL.

BUT IN one SHIFT. THE TWO MEN FAMOUS FOR BICKERING- AND STONEWALLING ON

THE NATION'S DEBT CRISIS. AT LEAST SOUND LIKE THEY'RE READY TO SOLVE IT.

SOT REID:

"I'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as

possible. I want to work together."

SOT BOEHNER:

TBA

EVEN PAUL RYAN WILL RETURN TO A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE HOUSE.

WHERE HE WON RE-ELECTION in wisconsin, while losing the race for vice

president.

BUT THE CULTURE OF THE OLD BOYS CLUB IN CONGRESS. IS FADING.

WITH WINS BY SENATOR ELECT ELIZABETH WARREN OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND TAMMY

BALDWIN, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN, HELPING WOMEN TO

REACH HISTORIC NUMBERS NOW IN THE CONGRESS TO COME.

SOT COKIE ROBERTS:

"Women have been the bastion to bipartisanship in the senate. We'll see

whether that's true with this new crop of women who are a little more from

CONGRESS CONTROL-TAG

MARK GREENBLATT REPORTING.

WITH THOSE TWO VICTORIES--

WOMEN NOW SIT IN 20-SENATE SEATS.

FISCAL CLIFF REALITY-HALF GFX

AS YOU HEARD--

THE *BIG* ISSUE FACING CONGRESS NOW IS THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF".

HERE'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

COME JANUARY THIRD--

THE BUSH TAX CUTS WOULD EXPIRE.THAT'S ROUGHLY 400-BILLION DOLLARS SPREAD OUT AMONG AMERICANS OF VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS--

*AND* 100-BILLION IN SPENDING CUTS *AUTOMATICALLY* GO INTO EFFECT.

THOSE CUTS ARE ACROSS THE BOARD--

FROM THE MILITARY TO DOMESTIC SPENDING.

ECONOMISTS WARN THAT THE COMBINATION MIGHT SEND THE COUNTRY BACK INTO RECESSION.

THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO IMPOSE HIGHER TAXES ON PEOPLE EARNING OVER 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AS A COMPROMISE.

HOME TAX BREAK EXPIRES-VO TOPS

ONE OF THOSE BIG TAX CHANGES COMING IS THE *ELIMINATION* OF THE HOME TAX BREAK.

CONGRESS HAS YET TO EXTEND THE MORTGAGE FORGIVENESS DEBT RELIEF ACT OF 2007.

IT SAVES HOMEOWNERS FROM PAYING TAXES ON THE PORTION OF THEIR MORTGAGE--

THAT IS FORGIVEN IN FORECLOSURE OR SHORT SALE.

IF THE TAX BREAK EXPIRES--

PAYROLL TAX CHANGES-ON CAM

YOUR *PERSONAL* TAXES COULD ALSO CHANGE.

EXPIRING TAX CUTS WOULD HIT THE MIDDLE CLASS HARD.

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN MAKING 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR--

COLLIER VOTER TURNOUT-SS WIPE

NATIONWIDE--

VOTER TURNOUT WAS DOWN.

COLLIER COUNTY WAS AN EXCEPTION.

83-PERCENT OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS--

VOTED.

74- PERCENT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

ONLY 68-PERCENT IN LEE COUNTY.

SO WHY WERE COLLIER VOTERS TOPS IN THE STATE?

COLLIER VOTER TURNOUT-PKG

ELECTION EQUIPMENT CLEAN-UP IS IN FULL SWING--

IN COLLIER COUNTY, THE BALLOT COUNT-UP SHOWS A RECORD-BREAKING TURNOUT.

"We exceeded what we had really anticipated and I think you can tell the energy building up to it."

ENERGIZED AND ENGAGED VOTERS IN COLLIER SET THE STATE RECORD FOR TURNOUT--

WITH 83 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS CASTING A BALLOT.

"You kidding, if I would have been on my death bed I would have been sending in my absentee ballot so very important election to me."

A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTES ARE PART OF THE RECORD BREAKING REASON--

WITH MORE THAN HALF VOTING BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

LONG LINES AND WAITS WEREN'T AN ISSUE AT MOST PRECINCTS YESTERDAY.

"This election we knew it was going to be big and we knew we had to deploy every piece of equipment possible."

"one of the reasons things went so smoothly here in Collier is because each precinct had two or more of these scanner machines, allowing voters to get their ballots in quickly"

"Very smooth, I walked in there was no line I just went right through there were plenty of open booths, plenty of people to help and it was painless."

MEXICO EARTHQUAKE-TRXVO TOPS

WE'RE TRACKING A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE THAT ROCKED THE PACIFIC COAST IN CENTRAL AMERICA THIS AFTERNOON.

THE 7-POINT-4 QUAKE WAS CENTERED ABOUT 15 MILES OFF THE GUATEMALAN COAST--

AND FELT AS FAR NORTH AS MEXICO CITY.

THESE PICTURES SHOW PEOPLE RUNNING INTO THE STREET.

THERE ARE REPORTS OF HOMES AND SCHOOLS DESTROYED IN WESTERN GUATEMALA.

39 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED DEAD.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

DO YOU MISS THEM?

ALL THOSE POLITICAL ADS!

THEY'RE FINALLY GONE!

BUT GUESS WHAT'S ABOUT TO TAKE THEIR PLACE!

CAN YOU SAY HO- HO- HO!

AND BONITA WANTED THEM BAD--

SLOTS AT THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK!

IT GOT ITS WISH--

SO WHAT'S NEXT?

TZ1 A) CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) BONITA SLOTS-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALS-ON CAM

FROM HALLOWEEN AND ELECTION DAY - TO CHRISTMAS!

RETAILERS ARE DECKING THE HALLS, HOPING PREDICTIONS OF INCREASED SALES RINGS TRUE.

CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALS-PKG

THESE SCARY SIGHTS ARE A BIG DRAW AT HALLOWEEN.

"We try and do it for the locals. People expect every year that we do it. Kids, try and keep things local in the city of Cape Coral"

DANIEL ZELINSKI'S IS TAKING DOWN THE FALL DECORATIONS- BUT IT'S TOO SOON FOR HIM TO PUT UP HIS CHRISTMAS DECOR.

"Probably on the first of December"

FOR RETAILERS THOUGH- IT'S ALMOST NEVER TOO EARLY.

"Christmas in July. Everybody starts, even though it's 110 degrees."

AT KAY'S HALLMARK IN THE IONA AREA -- CHRISTMAS STARTS WITH COLLECTIBLE ORNAMENTS.

AND RIGHT AFTER HALLOWEEN - THE HOLIDAYS TAKE OVER.

"It's really because consumers are starting to ask you already, and that's the number one thing. Once we get asked more than two times in a given month for Merry Christmas items, you're to put it out. It's time."

"It's too soon, but I understand"

"We got through the election, and I thought we'd have some peace and quiet for a while, and first thing I did

when I turned on the TV this morning was to hear Christmas carols. It's too soon."

"The National Retail Federation says retailers were actually unusually quiet this October. That's because of all these political advertisements."

THE RETAIL INDUSTRY PREDICTS INCREASED HOLIDAY SALES THIS YEAR - WILL BE HELPED BY AN EXTRA WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

THEY SAY 40 PERCENT OF HOLIDAY SHOPPERS START BEFORE HALLOWEEN.

"It's a very big chore taking it all down and packing it up."

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

YOU CAN FIND FRUSTRATION IN A LOT OF VOTERS--

FRUSTRATED BY YESTERDAY'S LONG LINES AT THE POLLS!

NONE MORE SO THAN FROM ONE MILITARY VETERAN.

HE WAS IN LINE TO VOTE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!

PLUS--

TZ2 A) VET DIDN'T VOTE-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) ALEX STANDUP TEASE-SOT TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

NOR'EASTER SNOW-VOTOPS

GUESS WHAT'S FALLING IN THE NORTHEAST--

SNOW!

THIS IS THE SCENE TODAY IN PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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.

"A FEW CHILLY NIGHTS AHEAD"

You could definitely feel a change in the airmass today as highs peaked only into the lower to middle 70s, which kept us a good 10° below the norm for this time of year. For the remainder of our Wednesday afternoon we will see a few clouds mixing in with our sunshine, as a northwest wind continues to usher in some cooler air that's rushing in over the relatively warmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

That will more than likely keep a few patchy clouds in the forecast tonight with the possibility of a sprinkle or two. You'll also notice a more dramatic drop in our temperatures by morning as they settle into the middle 50s along the urban corridor with a few upper 40s deeper inland. Slightly milder conditions will be felt along our coastal and beach locations with temperatures in the upper 50s to 60°.

A few clouds are still possible in the morning forecast for Thursday, however with a northerly wind developing throughout the day, that will allow some even drier and cooler air to filter down the spine of the peninsula. This will clear any of the leftover clouds out allowing for bright sunshine to return to Southwest Florida. Despite our sunny skies during the afternoon, temperatures will only climb into the lower 70s with very comfortable humidity levels.

Thursday night looks to be the chilliest of the week or even this season. Temperatures will plummet into the upper 40s to low 50s along the urban corridor with a few middle 40s across our inland and northern communities.

It will be a spectacular finish to the work week as high pressure remains in control of our weather pattern with plentiful sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures in the upper 70s. By the weekend, our winds will take more of an easterly turn, which will bring a bit of low level moisture across the state. By Saturday and Sunday, expect a few more clouds dotting the sky with temperatures recovering back into the lower 80s.

VET DIDN'T VOTE-ON CAM

MEN AND WOMEN DEFEND OUR FREEDOM--

AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

IT'S A SAD IRONY THAT IN LEE COUNTY YESTERDAY--

ONE VETERAN DID NOT GET HIS CHANCE TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED.

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Nats during world war two learned to build these

WHETHER ITS MAKING MODEL AIRPLANES, OR STUDYING UP ON POLITICIANS, LARRY CONGRESS PUTS A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHAT HE DOES.

I was really into this election probably more than ever in my lifetime

IN 1952-- HE CAST HIS FIRST BALLOT--

Adlai Stevenson was running and I was in college I worked for him

NOT MISSING THE CHANCE TO VOTE IN A SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION --UNTIL YESTERDAY.

it was a nightmare

THE KOREAN WAR ARMY VETERAN TRIED 3 TIMES TO LINE UP AT HIS SANIBEL ISLAND POLLING PLACE-- WHERE PEOPLE WAITED UP TO 7 HOURS.

41:47 we're outraged this is a disgrace

HE SIMPLY WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND IN LINE-- A REALITY THAT PAINS SANIBEL MAYOR KEVIN RUANE, WHO TRIED TO HELP.

I deprived our veterans that fought for our freedom the opportunity to vote, that's heartbreaking, that's criminal

HE SAYS LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS WORKERS DIDN'T DELIVER EXTRA EQUIPMENT TO SPEED UP VOTING, UNTIL 8 OCLOCK-- TOO LATE FOR CONGRESS TO VOTE.

they were not prepared for the amount of people that were going to vote and they should have been because it's a very important election

AND WE MAY NEVER KNOW MANY VOTERS, LIKE CONGRESS.NEVER GOT TO HAVE A SAY.

TOSS TO ALEX-VO

PLANS TO BUILD A FAMILY DOLLAR STORE IN THE SOUTH CAPE HIT A MAJOR SNAG -- WHICH COULD BE A MAJOR BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

THE ARCHITECT'S GOING TO HAVE TO REDESIGN THE BUILDING--

CALLING THE CURRENT PLAN FOR A BUILDING ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY "CHEAP AND SUBSTANDARD".

CAPE FAMILY DOLLAR-LIVE

CAPE FAMILY DOLLAR-PKG

With pads out and pencils in hand,

representatives for family dollar got to work. The architect - forced to come up with a new design - after the cape coral planning and zoning commission shot down the original proposal.

-patti martin/P&Z Chair-"one of the things I find impossible to support is the construction of the building."

Chairwoman patti martin is worried the value-store will cheapen the look of the city's downtown corridor. And she's not alone.

-max forgey/P&Z commissioner-"my concern is this is going to set a tone for that neighborhood and I don't think this is setting the best tone."

SOME COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EXTERIOR OF THE NEW FAMILY DOLLAR STORE LOOK MORE LIKE THE NEW WALGREENS LOCATED JUST DONE THE STREET. THE PHARMACY GIANT TWEAKED THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO MAKE THE BUILDING MORE ASTHETICALLY PLEASING.

The attorney representing family dollar pushed back.

-charles basinet/attorney, family dollar-"we believe the design of this facility is consistent with the vision plan."

But in an effort to appease the commission - and get approval for 11 deviations - charles basinet relented.

-basinet-"I do understand your concerns."

Paving the way for 8,300 square foot retail store.

CAPE FAMILY DOLLAR-LIVE

HARRISON FORD STAR WARS-VO

IT'S OFFICIAL--

ALL *THREE* STARS FROM THE *FIRST* STAR WARS TRILOGY ARE READY TO TRAVEL AGAIN TO A TIME LONG, LONG AGO--

AND A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY!

CARRIE FISHER--

MARK HAMILL AND NOW HARRISON FORD SAY THEY ALL WANT TO REPRISE THEIR ROLES IN THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE.

DISNEY JUST BOUGHT THE RIGHTS--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

LEE COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED SLOTS AT THE GREYHOUND TRACK.

SO WHAT'S NEXT?

COULD THEY BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF THE YEAR?

NBC2 WENT LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE FOUND--

NEXT.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

WE GO IN-DEPTH ON WHY FLORIDA IS THE ONLY STATE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS YET TO CALL A WINNER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

TZ3 A) BONITA SLOTS-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) FLORIDA UNDECIDED-VO

LOUGHNER COURT TOMORROW-VO

THE MAN WHO SHOT THEN REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS--

WILL BE SENTENCED TOMORROW.

JARED LOUGHNER PLEADED GUILTY TO 19 COUNTS--

INCLUDING THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

HE FIRED SHOTS INTO ONE OF HER RALLIES--

SPANIER FREE ON BOND-VO

FORMER PENN STATE PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER IS FREE ON BOND.

SPANIER IS CHARGED WITH PERJURY--

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND CONSPIRACY.

THEY'RE RELATED TO THE CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE--

OF FORMER ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY.

SPANIER DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS--

TOSS TO JOELLE-TRX-SOT-OC

"slot machines are the crack cocaine, the crack cocaine of gambling."

LEE COUNTY VOTERS DON'T THINK SO.

THEY APPROVED THEM ON THE BALLOT-- AND SOON, THEY COULD SIT INSIDE THE DOG TRACK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

NBC2'S JOELLE PARKS IS HERE TO SHOW US IF THE DECISION PAVES THE WAY FOR OTHER GAMBLING INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

BONITA SLOTS VOTE-PLASMA MON

THIS VOTE LIMITS SLOT MACHINES TO JUST THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST SLOTS THAT SOME ARE WORRIED ABOUT,

BONITA SLOTS VOTE-PKG

sot Bobby Pennington

Me and my dear wife waited in one over 5 hours to get our vote in."

Getting slots at the Naples fort Myers greyhound track was enough to keep bobby Pennington in line on Tuesday.

Sot bobby

"I am thrilled about the track, I'm thrilled about the idea of it bringing more jobs more revenue, more tourist money."

He voted yes- after hearing what the track could become.

Sot izzy

" it's going to be a huge economic boom for the area, as soon as the legislature passes enabling legislation we plan on breaking ground."

that would bring in 800 construction jobs,

and 500 permanent ones.

That is if its approved by legislators in march.

Sot izzy

We have 100 acres here and we want to build an entire entertainment destination on this property."

That's what Lee county says no chariman mark andrews doesn't want to happen.

Sot Mark Andrews,

This will be come a casino just the havenicks have in Miami."

As the chairman of the national anti- gambling group- casino watch, he's hoping lawmakers see what he sees.

Sot mark

18:19-31

Every drug dealer lows that the place to go to launder your money is at a casino, and it happens, this is not the casino crime, the casino is a magnet for crime."

Lee county commissioner frank Mann agrees.

Sot Mann

23:36:22-26

"I hope we never see slots in lee county I don't think it's good for our children or our grandchildren."

Mann says if approved by the legislature- slots here are a catalyst for more gambling.

Others- saying that the jobs and tax revenue are not only needed- but also wanted.

Sot bobby

BONITA SLOTS VOTE-PLASMA MON

I CONTACTED ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI'S OFFICE TO SEE IF SHE HAD A COMMENT ON THIS REFERENDUM PASSING-

SINCE SHE'S BEEN OUTSPOKEN AGAINST GAMBLING LEGISLATION.

I RECEIVED A RESPONSE SAYING SHE WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY STATEMENT REGARDING YESTERDAY'S SLOT MACHINE REFERENDUM- YET.