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BREAKING NEWS-CLIP B) BUS BEATING-VOTOPS
DUNN AND PETREUS-VO TOPS NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP
PETRAUS TO TESTIFY-2 SHOT PAUL RYAN SOUND-SOT TOPS VO
CIA INVESTIGATION-2 SHOT PAUL RYAN REAX-2 SHOT
CIA INVESTIGATION-PKG PAUL RYAN REAX-PKG
CIA INVESTIGATION-OC PAUL RYAN REAX-ONCAM
OBAMA NEWS CONF-SS SCOTT ON OBAMA CARE-ONCAM
TOSS TO ELIZABETH-OC SS TRX STAND YOUR GROUND-OC SOT VO WIPE
ROBERT DUNN-REM LIVE STAND YOUR GROUND-SOT VO
ROBERT DUNN-VO MS PLANE CRASH-TRX VO TOPS
ROBERT DUNN-SOT INDY HOME EXPLOSION LATEST-OC SOT VO
ROBERT DUNN-REM LIVE LOTTERY SCAM-VO WIPE
PELOSI LATEST-VO LOTTERY SCAM-SOT VO
REPTILE ARREST-SS TARGET PETITION-VO
MURDER REWARD-SS BAR BEATING-TRX VO TOPS
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE BUS BEATING-TRX VO TOPS OC
TOYOTA RECALL-TRX SS BUS BEATING-PKG
DANIELS PKWAY LATEST-TRX-VO BUS BEATING-ONCAM
FORT MYERS HOME FIRE-VO TEASE FOUR----
TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT BOXES A) FL SECESSION-2 SHOT VO
TURTLES IN SWFL-REM LIVE B) ANTHEM BAN-VO TOPS
TURTLES IN SWFL-VO FL SECESSION-PLASMA
TURTLES IN SWFL-SOT FL SECESSION-PKG
TURTLES IN SWFL-REM LIVE FL SECESSION-ONCAM
GOV SCOTT'S MOM DIED-SS REIF OPEN-CLIP
FORT MYERS DESTINATION ON THE RISE-SS WEATHER-WX WALL
FGCU CELEBRATION-OC NATS VO RING STOLEN-VO TOPS
FGCU CELEBRATION-SOTVO RING STOLEN-SOT VO
TATUM IS SEXY-VO FACEBOOK FAKE LIKES-ONCAM
TEASE ONE------ TEXTING IS DYING-VO
A) BUS FIGHT-2 SHOT NATS VO DALI PAINTING FOUND-VO
B) DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-VO TOPS ANTHEM BAN ENDS-OC 2 SOTS VO
WEATHER-STC TEASE FIVE----
JAPAN TORNADO-VOTOPS A) SIGN PUNISHMENT-2 SHOT VO
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP WHEEL CHAIR THEFT-VO TOPS
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL SIGN PUNISHMENT-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT
ER DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-SS IN PLASMA VO IN PLAS SIGN PUNISHMENT-PKG
ER DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-PKG TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA
MD BUS FIGHT-TRX NATS TOPS VO NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK
PAWN SHOP ROBBERY-TRX VO TOPS NOON TZA) PETRAEUS-VO
CHEERLEADER INJURED-TRX VO TOPS NOON TZB) JILL KELLEY-VO
TEASE TWO----- NOON TZC) ROBERT DUNN-VO
FL WEEKLY-3 SHOT NOON TZD) FM HOMICIDE-VO
FL WEEKLY-3 SS NOON TZE) WHITE TEETH-VO
TEASE THREE----- CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA
A) PAUL RYAN-2 SHOT SOT VO  


BREAKING NEWS-CLIP


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DUNN AND PETREUS-VO TOPS


NBC2 IS FOLLOWING TWO MAJOR BREAKING STORIES RIGHT NOW AT ELEVEN.

THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE IN A DAY CARE FULL OF KIDS IN CAPE CORAL NOW KNOWS WHO WILL DECIDE HIS FATE.

PLUS A NEW SHOCKING TWIST.DAVID PETREUS WILL HAVE TO TELL THE WORLD WHAT HE KNEW AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE AMERICAN CONSULETE IN LIBYA. Return to index of stories...


PETRAUS TO TESTIFY-2 SHOT


BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.

FORMER C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS HAS AGREED TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE LIBYA TERROR ATTACK BEFORE THE HOUSE AND SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.

PETRAEUS HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY THIS THURSDAY.

THAT APPEARANCE WAS HALTED, AFTER HE ABRUPTLY RESIGNED OVER AN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR.

THE TESTIMONY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE BENGHAZI ATTACKS THAT KILLED U.S. AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER STEVENS AND THREE OTHERS. Return to index of stories...


CIA INVESTIGATION-2 SHOT


HOW FAR WILL IT GO AND HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED?

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE NEW QUESTIONS NOW SWIRLING A SEEMINGLY EXPLOSIVE SCANDAL INVOLVING DAVID PETRAEUS AND NOW ADMIRAL JOHN ALLEN.

NOW LAWMAKERS WANT ANSWERS AS A TAMPA SOCIALITE IS PROVDING NEW INTIMATE DETAILS ON WHAT SOME ARE CALLING A LOVE TRIANGLE.

PREETI ARLA BRINGS US THE BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT ELEVEN. Return to index of stories...


CIA INVESTIGATION-PKG


PKG SCRIPT:

THE FBI AND CIA ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEF LAWMAKERS ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY KNOW

ABOUT THE PETRAEUS SCANDAL TODAY.

AS THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS CONTINUES ---

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NEWS BROKE OF HER AFFAIR WITH GENERAL DAVID

PETRAEUS, WE SEE THE WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL, PAULA BROADWELL --

EATING AND DRINKING, BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF HER BROTHER'S HOME IN

WASHINGTON D.C.

THIS AS THE SCANDAL APPEARS TO WIDEN AND THE SPOTLIGHT NOW SHINES ON THE TOP

US COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN, GENERAL JOHN ALLEN.

SOT Carney

"I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF GENERAL ALLEN AND

HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, AS WELL AS THE JOB HE HAS DONE IN AFGHANISTAN."

A SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE EVEN AS THE HEARINGS FOR GENERAL

ALLEN'S NOMINATION AS NATO'S SUPREME COMMANDER ARE PUT ON HOLD.

OFFICIALS UNCOVERED THOUSANDS OF WHAT ARE BEING CALLED "POTENTIALLY

INAPPROPRIATE" EMAILS BETWEEN GENERAL ALLEN AND TAMPA SOCIALIATE JILL KELLEY

KELLEY IS THE WOMEN WHO SPARKED THE INVESTIGATION INTO PETRAEUS AND

BROADWELL.

GENERAL ALLEN SAYS HE DID NOTHING WRONG.

SOT Leon Panetta - this morning

"NO ONE SHOULD LEAP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS. / HIS NOMINATION HAS BEEN PUT ON

HOLD AS A PRUDENT MEASURE."

WHILE THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS CASE HOW BEEN QUIET ---

IN A 9-1-1 CALL, JILL KELLEY TELLS TAMPA DISPATCHERS SHE NEEDS DIPLOMATIC

PROTECTION BECAUSE SHE IS HONORARY COUNSEL TO SOUTH KOREA - AN UN-OFFICIAL

POSITION ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

NATS Kelley - 911 call

"CUZ I'M AN HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL SO I HAVE INVIOLABILITY SO THEY SHOULD,

I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CROSS MY PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GET

DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION INVOLVED BECAUSE THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW SINCE THIS IS

NOW LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S INVIOLABLE." Return to index of stories...


CIA INVESTIGATION-OC


PREETI ARLA REPORTING-

LAWMAKERS WANT ANSWERS TODAY-

WHEN FBI OFFICIALS BRIEF HOUSE AND SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES TODAY-

BUT AGAIN GENERAL PETREUS WILL TESTIFY IN FRONT OF CONGRESS.THE EXACT DATE AND TIME HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA NEWS CONF-SS


EXPERTS SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE SENDING US OVER A FISCAL CLIFF IF NOTHING IS DONE BY THE NEW YEAR.

BUT THIS AFTERNOON PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE PRESSING BUSINESS LEADERS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

BUT HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO BE BARRAGED WITH QUESTIONS RANGING FROM THE GENERAL PATRAEUS SCANDAL TO THE LIBYA ATTACK.

HE'S HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE AT 1:30.

YOU CAN SEE THAT NEWS CONFERENCE LIVE AT 1:30 HERE ON NBC2. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO ELIZABETH-OC SS TRX


BREAKING NEWS.THE LONGEST JURY SELECTION IN LEE COUNTY'S HISTORY IS OVER.

A JURY IS SEATED FOR ROBERT DUNN WHO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE CENTER IN 2008.

NBC2'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE WITH THE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS. Return to index of stories...


ROBERT DUNN-REM LIVE


IT TOOK MORE THAN A MONTH TO PICK THE JURY OF 12 AND 3 ALTERNATES FROM THE MORE THAN 400 POTENTIAL JURORS.

BUT NOW OPENING STATEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY FOR WHAT WILL LIKELY BE A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL CASE. Return to index of stories...


ROBERT DUNN-VO


THE CASE IS NEARLY FIVE YEARS OLD - IN JANUARY 2008, PROSECUTORS SAY ROBERT DUNN JUMPED THE WALL OF THE BOBBIE NOONAN DAY CARE IN CAPE CORAL AND BEGAN STALKING THE HALLS FOR HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.

THEY SAY HE FOUND HER HIDING IN A BATHROOM AND HE SHOT HER IN FRONT OF CHILDREN. Return to index of stories...


ROBERT DUNN-SOT


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ROBERT DUNN-REM LIVE


MANY PEOPLE WERE WONDERING WHY JURY SELECTION TOOK SO LONG - BUT REMEMBER, JURY SELECTION IS THE ONLY TIME THE LAWYERS GET TO HEAR FROM THE JURORS THEMSELVES AND LEARN HOW THEY THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES -- FROM GUNS, TO DIVORCE AND CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES -- AND THE DEATH PENALTY.

TODAY BEGINS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TRIAL TO DETERMINE IF DUNN IS GUILTY. THIS PHASE IS EXPECTED TO LAST 4 TO 5 DAYS. Return to index of stories...


PELOSI LATEST-VO


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI WILL REMAIN AS MINORITY LEADER IN THE NEW SESSION OF CONGRESS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO BRAND NEW REPORTS THAT CLAIM THE 72-YEAR-OLD PELOSI MADE THE DECISION TO REMAIN AT THE HELM OF THE PARTY'S HOUSE LEADERSHIP.

DEMOCRATS FAILED TO WIN THE NECESSARY 25 ADDITIONAL SEATS TO BECOME THE MAJORITY PARTY AGAIN. Return to index of stories...


REPTILE ARREST-SS


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A FORT MYERS MAN IS NOW FACING CHARGES ACCUSED OF TRAFFICING ENDANGERED REPTILES.

54 YEAR OLD ROBROY MACINNES AND ANOTHER MAN WHO OWN GLADES HERP FARM ARE ACCUSED OF COLLECTING PROTECTED SNAKES AND TURTLES FROM THE NORTHEAST AND BRINGING THEM TO FLORIDA.

SOME OF THE ANIMALS INCLUDE RATTLESNAKES. Return to index of stories...


MURDER REWARD-SS


NEW AT ELEVEN.

A FORT MYERS BUSINESS IS OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REWARD MONEY IN HOPES OF TRACKING DOWN THE PERSON WHO KILLED ONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES.

49 YEAR OLD DOMINGO GUTIERREZ-LEON WAS KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS HOME ON PROSPECT AVENUE.

CROWTHER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL OF FLORIDA IS OFFERING UP THE CASH.

THE VICTIM WAS FROM GUATEMALA. Return to index of stories...


NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE


Stocks have opened higher, after the U.S. government reported that wholesale price inflation eased last month for the first time since May.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. Return to index of stories...


TOYOTA RECALL-TRX SS


A CONSUMER ALERT -- TOYOTA IS RECALLING NEARLY 3 MILLION CARS AROUND THE WORLD.

AFFECTED MODELS INCLUDE THE PRIUS HYBRID AND COROLLA PRODUCED BETWEEN 2000 AND 2011.

THE RECALL COVERS TWO ISSUES -- A STEERING DEFECT AND A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP.

TO FIND OUT IF YOUR CAR IS IMPACTED -- HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM, CLICK ON NEWSLINKS. Return to index of stories...


DANIELS PKWAY LATEST-TRX-VO


THERE ARE SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MESS THAT'S CAUSED BACKUPS ALONG DANIELS PARKWAY FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.'

THE *WORST* PART OF REPAIRS TO THE I-75 OVERPASS DAMAGE IS NOW BEHIND US.

CREWS WILL NOT HAVE TO CLOSE PARTS OF THE ROAD DURING THE DAY ANYMORE.

INSTEAD, THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL NIGHTTIME TO CLOSE OR SHIFT ANY LANES.

RIGHT NOW-- ONE EASTBOUND LANE REMAINS CLOSED.

ALL THIS AFTER A SEMI HIT THE OVERPASS CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS HOME FIRE-VO


TODAY INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A LEE COUNTY HOME TO ERUPT IN FLAMES.

FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE LAST NIGHT ON FOURTH STREET IN THE FORT MYERS SHORES AREA.

IT TOOK THEM ABOUT A HALF HOUR TO GET THE FLAMES THAT WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF UNDER CONTROL.

NO ON WAS LIVING AT THE HOME-- BUT IT WAS FILLED WITH FURNITURE.

WE'RE TOLD THE HOUSE IS DESTROYED. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT BOXES


THE NEW DALTON DISCOVERY CENTER AT THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN NAPLES IS OPENING.

THE FACILITY EXHIBITS OF ALL OF THE UNIQUE ECO-SYSTEMS THAT SURROUND US.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE IN NAPLES WHERE THEY JUST HAD A RIBBON CUTTING. Return to index of stories...


TURTLES IN SWFL-REM LIVE


UST TAKE A LOOK AROUND. Return to index of stories...


TURTLES IN SWFL-VO


THIS CENTER BRINGS ALL OF THOSE ECO-SYSTEMS TOGETHER.

SHOWING THE UPLANDS, THE EVERGLADES, MANGROVES, SANDY BEACHES AND THE OCEAN.

DESCRIBING THE WILDLIFE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT IT.

YOU'LL FIND MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS ON DISPLAY, ASIDE FROM THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.

THE HOPE FROM THE CONSERVANCY IS THAT PEOPLE WILL LEARN WHEN THEY COME HERE, AND THEN FIND THEIR OWN WAYS OF PROTECTING THE LOCAL ECO-SYSTEMS. Return to index of stories...


TURTLES IN SWFL-SOT


President of Conservancy of SWF "This is a chance to bring them in and appreciate this incredible eco-system we're privileged to be a part of and all of the wildlife we share our home with. In the lower 48, this is biologically the most diverse area." Return to index of stories...


TURTLES IN SWFL-REM LIVE


THE CONSERVANCY ALSO WENT GREEN WITH THEIR BUILDINGS.

THESE ARE CALLED SOLAR TUBES, THEY'RE LIKE A SKYLIGHT, BUT THEY INTENSIFY THE LIGHT GIVEN OFF BY THE SUN.

THEY ALSO HAVE SOLAR PANELS, GEO-THERMAL AIR CONDITIONING, YOU NAME IT.

THE DOORS HERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NOON TODAY.

OTHERWISE HOURS ARE 9:30 TO 4:30, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

$12.95 FOR ADULTS, $8.95 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12. Return to index of stories...


GOV SCOTT'S MOM DIED-SS


FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BEING PLANNED FOR GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S MOTHER.

ESTHER SCOTT PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN HER HOMETOWN OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HE INTRODUCED ESTHER TO FLORIDIANS AS PART OF HIS GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN 2010.

ESTHER BECAME SICK LAST MONTH.

HE LEARNED OF HER ILLNESS WHILE SPEAKING AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN FORT MYERS.

SHE WAS 84. Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS DESTINATION ON THE RISE-SS


NEW AT ELEVEN.

FORT MYERS IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP TRAVEL SPOTS.

ACCORDING TO TRIP ADVISOR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRAVEL SITE, FORT MYERS CAME IN AT NUMBER 7 IN THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS ON THE RISE IN THE U-S.

AUSTIN TEXAS CAME IN FIRST.

THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE DESTINATIONS THAT HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST INCREASE IN POSITIVE TRAVELER FEEDBACK AND INTEREST YEAR OVER YEAR. Return to index of stories...


FGCU CELEBRATION-OC NATS VO


IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE EXCITING ON THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY TODAY ALL THANKS TO THIS SCENE.

nats of students celebrating

A WILD CELEBRATION FOLLOWED WHAT MAY BE THE SCHOOL'S BIGGEST BASKETBALL VICTORY IN HISTORY.

THE MEN'S TEAM BEAT THE MIAMI HURRICANES LAST NIGHT AT ALICO ARENA.

F-G-C-U HAD TO OPEN UP THE UPPER BLEACHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FOR A MEN'S GAME FOR A RECORD 45 HUNDRED FANS.

MIAMI NEVER LEAD IN THE 2ND HALF.

GIVING FANS A REASON TO STORM THE COURT.

THE FINAL-- 63 TO 51 Return to index of stories...


FGCU CELEBRATION-SOTVO


this is the biggest win for us-- compete with anyone

THE EAGLES ARE BACK ON THE HOME COURT ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

THEY HOST AVE MARIA.

THEN.ON SUNDAY NIGHT.FGCU PLAYS FOR THE FIRST-TIME EVER.AGAINST DUKE. AT CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. Return to index of stories...


TATUM IS SEXY-VO


IT'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SOME LADIES HAVE BEEN WAITING ALL YEAR FOR.

CHANNING TATUM IS PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S "SEXIEST MAN ALIVE" FOR 2012.

THE 32-YEAR-OLD ACTOR SAYS HIS FIRST THOUGHT ON HEARING THE NEWS WAS: "'Y'ALL ARE MESSING WITH ME.'"

TATUM'S FILM ROLES INCLUDE "MAGIC MIKE" AND THE UPCOMING "FOXCATCHER."

OTHER ACTORS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE "SEXIEST" LABEL INCLUDE GEORGE CLOONEY, MATT DAMON, BRAD PITT, JOHNNY DEPP AND RYAN REYNOLDS. LAST YEAR'S "SEXIEST MAN" WAS BRADLEY COOPER. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE------


ITS AN ALL OUT BRAWL ON A CITY BUS.

nats of woman screaming and fighting

BUT GET THIS IT'S A BUS DRIVER THAT'S WRESTLING WITH A PASSENGER.

ALL NEW. IN THE B BLOCK.THE SHOCKING REASON THAT SOME ARE SAYING STARTED THIS MELE.

PLUS it's a SCENE THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ACTION MOVIE.AN OUT OF CONTROL CAR BARRELS INTO TRAFFIC.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS IF THE DRIVER HAD ACTUALLY MADE IT TO WORK. Return to index of stories...


A) BUS FIGHT-2 SHOT NATS VO


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B) DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-VO TOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


JAPAN TORNADO-VOTOPS


CHECK OUT THIS SCENE.

A JAPANESE TELEVISION CREW CAPTURED A RARE TORNADO HOVERING OVER A CITY.

THE TORNADO LASTED ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE IT DISSIPATED AND DISAPPEARED.

TORNADOS, THOUGH INFREQUENT IN JAPAN, ARE NOT UNHEARD OF. Return to index of stories...


FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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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.

"STAYING WARM"

High clouds drifting in from the Gulf of Mexico will keep a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast through the early afternoon hours. These clouds will dim out our sunshine from time to time and keep our afternoon highs in the lower half of the 80s. These clouds are not rain producing clouds, however we will keep a slight chance in for a shower or two later on today.

A weak front to our north has stalled and will continue to wash out through the day. With just enough moisture and daytime heating a couple of showers could migrate across the peninsula on a light east and northeasterly breeze. Any showers that do develop will quickly fade by sunset with mainly dry conditions setting up overnight.

By early tomorrow morning lows will have settled into the lower to middle 60s. Our Thursday is also looking to be a mainly dry day as rain chances slip to less than 20% with partly sunny skies. This warm airmass will hang around the area through the end of the work week with highs in the lower to middle 80s, while lows work their way down into the 60s.

Our weekend will start off with a few more cloudy periods on Saturday with a few isolated showers as another cool front moves down the peninsula, however this time it looks like the cooler and drier airmass will make its way across our part of the state.

For Sunday and early next week, high pressure will dominate our weather with mostly sunny skies, while temperatures dip below normal. As winds become more northerly, daytime highs will remain in the middle to upper 70s with lows in the middle to upper 50s. Return to index of stories...


ER DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-SS IN PLASMA VO IN PLAS


NBC2 HAS SOME OF THE DAY'S BEST AND MUST SEE VIDEOS COMING TO YOU IN TODAY'S EDITION OF THE B BLOCK.

INCLUDING THIS HEARTSTOPPING VIDEO.

TAKE A LOOK. AN OUT OF CONTROL CAR BARRELS INTO TRAFFIC.

WHAT'S MAKING IT EVEN MORE SHOCKING.THE DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL IS A PROMINENT DOCTOR -- APPARENTLY HIGH ON BOOZE AND DRUGS -- AND DRESSED FOR SURGERY.

ROB NELSON REPORTS. Return to index of stories...


ER DOC UNDER THE INFLUENCE-PKG


VIDEO FROM THIS FIXED TRAFFIC CAMERA SHOWS A DRIVER SEEMINGLY OUT OF CONTROL

. WATCH THIS CAR BARREL OUT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT / AND STRAIGHT

INTO TRAFFIC.

WATCH AGAIN SLOWED DOWN YOU SEE THE CAR TRAVEL OVER THE MEDIAN, GOING

AIRBORNE BEFORE VIOLENTLY STRIKING A CAR WHICH THEN SLAMS / INTO A TRUCK.

VICTIM SOT: "I got hammered and I thought it was the end of the world. I

thought a bomb went off inside the car."

BEHIND THE WHEEL, POLICE SAY, WAS THIS WOMAN: 56-YEAR-OLD KRISTIN HOWARD.

A PROMINENT EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORWHO PROSECUTORS SAY WAS HIGH ON DRUGS AND

ALCOHOL.

POLICE SAY WHEN HOWARD WAS STOPPED SHE WEARING SCRUBS. SHE FIRST TOLD THEM

SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.

POLICE SAY THEY FOUND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN HOWARD'S CARPRESCRIPTIONS SHE

APPARENTLY WROTE FOR HERSELF.

PROSECUTOR SOT: "Prescribed from Dr. Howard to Kristin Howard, which

certainly raises some flags, your honor."

HOWARD HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SEVEN CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING UNDER THE

INFLUENCE / AND DRUG VIOLATIONS.

ON MONDAY HER ATTORNEY TOLD A JUDGE HOWARD HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH PERSONAL

ISSUES /

ATTORNEY SOT: "She has a reputation for trying to save lives. And was given

the award of doctor of the year at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in 2009."

HOWARD WAS RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE, BUT HAS BEEN RELIEVED OF HER

HOSPITAL DUTTIES/UNTIL THEN.SHE'S BEEN ORDERED TO STAY SOBER. SHE'S DUE

BACK IN COURT JANUARY 7TH. Return to index of stories...


MD BUS FIGHT-TRX NATS TOPS VO


nats of woman screaming as bus driver hits her

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO AT ELEVEN.

A STUDENT AND A MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION DRIVER WERE INVOLVED in A VIOLENT WRESTLING MATCH ON AN BALTIMORE BUS.

THE PERSON WHO POSTED THE VIDEO ONLINE CLAIMS THE BUS DRIVER HIT A YOUNG FEMALE PASSENGER AFTER

SAYING HER MUSIC WAS PLAYING TOO LOUD.

THE VIDEO SHOWS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SCUFFLE FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE.

THE DRIVER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE WHILE POLICE INVESTIGATE. Return to index of stories...


PAWN SHOP ROBBERY-TRX VO TOPS


NEW MUST SEE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AS 15 WEAPONS ARE STOLEN FROM AN ORLANDO PAWN SHOP DURING A BREAK IN.

YOU CAN SEE THE THIEVES RUSHING INTO THE STORE, SMASH CASES AND GRAB GUNS.

POLICE SAID THEY USED A STOLEN CAR TO PULL THE BARS OFF THE FRONT OF THE

BUILDING, AND THEN A BRICK TO BREAK THE DOOR.

THE STORE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME.

SO FAR NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. Return to index of stories...


CHEERLEADER INJURED-TRX VO TOPS


CHECK OUT THIS SCARY SCENE.

A MEMBER OF THE ORLANDO MAGIC CHEERLEADING SQUAD FELL ON HER HEAD WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE AT LAST NIGHT'S GAME.

JAMIE WOODE WAS BEING LIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF HER TEAM MATES WHEN SHE FELL AND SLAMMED TO THE HARDWOOD FLOOD.

SHE WAS TAKEN FROM THE ARENA ON A STRETCHER AND TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL.

SHE WAS BREATHING ON HER OWN AND MOVING HER EXTREMITIES. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-----


AN ECONOMIC REBOUND FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA?

EXPERTS SAY THE BEST WAY TO TELL IS YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT.

ITS FLORIDA WEEKLY WEDNESDAY.WE'LL BRING YOU THE INSIGHT ON SOME OF THE STORIES NOW APPEARING IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE. Return to index of stories...


FL WEEKLY-3 SHOT


FLA WEEKLY. OSVALDO PADILLA. Return to index of stories...


FL WEEKLY-3 SS


1. Hunger continues to be a growing problem in Southwest Florida. The Nations Association has been fighting the probelem for ecades, but it now has a plan to solve the provblem for good

2. Banking reports show that more folks are making deoposits in Fort Myers banks. Expers say its one indication of an imporving economy.

3. Twisted dolls in downtown. A Fort Myers couple has opened a gallery downtown showcasing their twisted dolls. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-----


GOING BACK TO CONGRESS INSTEAD OF THE WHITE HOUSE.

FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ELECTION.

what did your mom tell you after the loss?

AND NOW HE'S MAKING SOME BOLD REVELATIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT'S AHEAD.

PLUS ITS SHOCKING VIDEO OF A TEENAGE BOY BOARDING A BUS ONLY TO BE BEATEN BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE.

THE STARTLING REASON HE WAS TARGETED. Return to index of stories...


A) PAUL RYAN-2 SHOT SOT VO


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B) BUS BEATING-VOTOPS


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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP


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PAUL RYAN SOUND-SOT TOPS VO


what did your mom tell you after the loss?

ryan sot: she was very proud of me

karl sot: she was kind of a celebrity on the campaign trail

FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GETTING A GLIMPSE OF HOW FORMER REPUBLUICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL PAUL RYAN IS DEALING WITH THE ELECTION LOSS. Return to index of stories...


PAUL RYAN REAX-2 SHOT


BUT NOW SOME ARE WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT FOR RYAN.AND MITT ROMNEY.

PAUL RYAN IS OPENING UP IN A BRAND NEW INTERVIEW SINCE LOSING AND RETURNING TO CONGRESS.

JON KARL BRINGS US THE ANSWERS. Return to index of stories...


PAUL RYAN REAX-PKG


KARL SOT: THE PRESIDENT WINS 330 SOME ELECTORAL VOTES, EVERY BATTLEGROUND

STATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NORTH CAROLINA. DOES BARACK OBAMA NOW HAVE A

MANDATE?

PAUL RYAN SOT: I DON'T THINK SO, BECAUSE THEY ALSO REELECTED THE HOUSE

REPUBLICANS. SO WHETHER PEOPLE-- INTENDED OR NOT, WE'VE GOT DIVIDED

GOVERNMENT.

KARL SOT: IF THERE WAS ONE ISSUE THAT THE PRESIDENT CAMPAIGNED ON, IT WAS

RAISING TAXES ON THE WEALTHY. EVERY SINGLE SPEECH HE GAVE. DOESN'T HE HAVE

A MANDATE THERE?

RYAN SOT: YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH LOOPHOLES WITHOUT COMPROMISING GROWTH.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED, HISTORY AND ECONOMICS, THAT IF YOU KEEP

RAISING TAX RATES ON JOB CREATORS, IT WILL COST US JOBS.

KARL SOT: BUT COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF SUPPORTING A PLAN THAT RAISES TAX

RATES ON THE TOP 2%--

RYAN SOT: YOU KNOW, I'M NOT-- I'M NOT FOR RAISING TAX RATES. I'VE--

KARL SOT: SO YOU WON'T SUPPORT A PLAN --

RYAN SOT: I-- I DON'T WANNA GET INTO NEGOTIATING WITH THE MEDIA. BUT I DO

NOT SUPPORT RAISING TAX RATES.

RYAN ALSO TALKED TO US ABOUT HOW IS FAMILY TOOK THE LOSS - BEGINNING WITH

HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOTHER

KARL SOT: WHAT DID YOUR MOM TELL YOU AFTER THE LOSS?

RYAN SOT: SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF ME

KARL SOT: SHE WAS KIND OF A CELEBRITY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

RYAN SOT: YEAH BETTY. SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF ME SHE GAVE ME A HUG AND A KISS

KARL SOT: WAS IT HARD ON THE KIDS?

RYAN SOT: THE KIDS ARE GREAT THEY ARE JUST COMPLETELY RESILIENT. THEY WERE

WORRIED ABOUT LEAVING THEIR SCHOOLS

KARL SOT: THEY WERE GLAD THEY GOT TO STAY HOME

RYAN SOT: THEY WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO STAY HOME. / YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND

WE LIVE ON THE BLOCK I GREW UP ON. MY BROTHER LIVES A BLOCK AWAY MY AUNT

AND UNCLE ARE ACROSS THE STREET / SO THAT WAS THE UPSIDE OF ALL THIS. THE

DOWNSIDE IS WE DIDN'T WIN THE ELECTION THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO WIN. Return to index of stories...


PAUL RYAN REAX-ONCAM


JON KARL REPORTING.

RYAN MADE IT CLEAR HE PLANS TO GET RIGHT BACK TO WORK HERE IN CONGRESS DISAPPOINTED

BY HIS LOSS, BUT WITH A MUCH HIGHER PROFILE THAN HE HAD BEFORE MITT ROMNEY PICKED HIM AS HIS RUNNING MATE. Return to index of stories...


SCOTT ON OBAMA CARE-ONCAM


IN A SURPRISING MOVE.GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS DROPPING HIS OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM.

SCOTT, A VOCAL CRITIC OF "OBAMACARE," SAYS HE NOW WANTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN A WAY THAT COULD HELP FAMILIES.

SCOTT PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT GO ALONG WITH PARTS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM THAT THE STATE CONTROLS.

SCOTT REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL COSTS THAT HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL MEAN FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND STATE GOVERNMENT. Return to index of stories...


STAND YOUR GROUND-OC SOT VO WIPE


IT'S ONE OF FLORIDA'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL LAWS.

STRONG OPINIONS ON FLORIDA'S "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW ARE STILL BEING HEARD BY A GOVERNOR-APPOINTED TASK FORCE.

"If you're attacking me with a knife, then I would have to defend myself the same way I was able to with traditional self-defense laws. The problem with Stand Your Ground laws is that it's actually encouraging people to shoot first before it's even in any way necessary, and on top of that they're not investigating the cases afterwards."

THE TASK FORCE WAS FORMED BY GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IN THE WAKE OF THE FEBRUARY KILLING OF 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEMBER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CLAIMS HE SHOT MARTIN IN A CENTRAL FLORIDA SUBDIVISION IN SELF-DEFENSE.

HE'S AWAITING TRIAL ON SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

THOSE FOR AND AGAINST CHANGING THE LAW MADE THEIR CASES AT THE TASK FORCE'S SEVENTH PUBLIC HEARING. Return to index of stories...


STAND YOUR GROUND-SOT VO


You don't have a duty to retreat. You should not have to turn your back. If you are lawfully going about your business, you have a legal right to be where you are. If you are subjected to attack, you have a right to defend yourself to the appropriate level".

THE TASK FORCE IS HOPING TO MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS RIGHT AWAY.

THEY'RE DUE BEFORE THE NEXT STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT BEGINS IN MARCH. Return to index of stories...


MS PLANE CRASH-TRX VO TOPS


DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS FIERY PLANE CRASH IN MISSISSIPPI.

TAKE A LOOK.YOU CAN SEE A HOME ERUPTING IN FLAMES WHEN A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO IT.

ONE PERSON ESCAPED THE BURNING HOME WITH MINOR INJURIES.

THREE PEOPLE ON THE PLANE WERE KILLED.

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INDY HOME EXPLOSION LATEST-OC SOT VO


THE WOMAN WHO OWNED THE INDIANAPOLIS HOME THAT BLEW UP THIS WEEKEND IS SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE TO ANYONE WHO THINKS SHE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE EXPLOSION.

"It's devastating and people keep asking me questions and questions like I know something. I don't know nothing. I just left my house like we always do."

MONCY SHIRLEY SAYS SHE AND HER BOYFRIEND LEFT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR A WEEKEND TRIP TO A CASINO.

HER 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS STAYING WITH FRIENDS AND THEY BOARDED THEIR CAT.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE NATURAL GAS IS SOMEHOW INVOLVED BUT SHIRLEY SAYS SHE NEVER SMELLED ANY.

TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION THAT DAMAGED DOZENS OF OTHER HOMES. Return to index of stories...


LOTTERY SCAM-VO WIPE


TWO CENTRAL NEW YORK BROTHERS ARE ARRESTED ACCUSED OF SCAMMING A LOTTERY WINNER OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

PROSECUTORS SAY BACK IN 2006 A MAN BOUGHT A WINNING, 5- MILLION DOLLAR SCRATCH OFF TICKET AT THE MARKET OWNED BY ONE OF THE MEN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ANDY ASHKAR TOLD HIM IT WAS ONLY WORTH 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND PAYS HIM ON THE SPOT. Return to index of stories...


LOTTERY SCAM-SOT VO


Instead of giving the guy the entire 5-thousand, who he just allegedly

stole 5-million from, he gives him four thousand dollars, telling him that

the extra thousand is some sort of finders fee or something, a fee for

cashing the ticket or whatever such nonsense that is."

INVESTIGATORS CLAIM MARCH OF THIS YEAR: ANDY AND HIS BROTHER NAYEL FINALLY CLAIM THE TICKET.

JUST DAYS BEFORE THE PRIZE WAS TO EXPIRE. Return to index of stories...


TARGET PETITION-VO


SOME TARGET EMPLOYEES ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE STORE'S PLAN TO OPEN ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

TARGET ANNOUNCED IT WOULD OPEN FOR BUSINESS STARTING AT 9PM THANKSGIVING NIGHT. THE EARLIEST THE STORE HAS EVER STARTED ITS BLACK FRIDAY SALES.

LAST YEAR, SOME TARGET STORES OPENED AT MIDNIGHT FRIDAY DESPITE A PETITION THAT CIRCULATED AND RECEIVED MORE THAN 2-HUNDRED THOUSAND SIGNATURES ASKING THEM NOT TO OPEN ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

THE COMPANY SAYS THAT TARGET EMPLOYEES RECEIVE TIME AND A HALF PAY FOR WORKING NATIONAL HOLIDAYS. Return to index of stories...


BAR BEATING-TRX VO TOPS


NEW AT ELEVEN.A BARTENDER IN CHICAGO WHO WAS BEATEN BY AN OFF DUTY CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER WINS A LAWSUIT.

THE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO BACK IN 2007.

A FEDERAL JURY RULED IN FAVOR OF KAROLINA OBRYCKA.

SHE SUED THE NOW FORMER COP AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

SHE HAS BEEN AWARDED 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


BUS BEATING-TRX VO TOPS OC


BRAND NEW SHOCKING VIDEO.A 17 YEAR OLD FORT LAUDERDALE BOY IS BRUTALLY BEATEN BY A GANG OF STUDENTS AS HE WAS BOARDING A BUS.

THE HORRIFYING ATTACK WAS CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

JOHN TURCHIN SHOWS US WHAT LEAD UP TO THE ATTACK AND WHY THE TEEN WAS TARGETED. Return to index of stories...


BUS BEATING-PKG


NAT SOUND/ BUS PULLS OVER AND STOPS

IT ALL BEGAN WHEN A BROWARD TRANSIT BUS PULLED OVER AT ITS NEXT STOP.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAPTURE THE REST.

SCHOOL AT MAVERICKS HIGH HAD LET JUST LET OUT.

DOZENS OF STUDENTS GOT ON.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THESE 3. THE KID IN THE WHITE T-SHIRT, THE ONE IN

THE RED PULLOVER - AND THE BIG GUY WITH SHADES. IN A FEW MINUTES, THEY

WILL PUMMEL THIS 17 YEAR OLD. HE HAS NO IDEA HE'S EVEN IN THEIR CROSS HAIRS

.

IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN.

THEY'RE ALL AT THE BACK OF THE BUS.

A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD, THE BUS STOPS.

THE 3 GET OFF.

NOTICE THE KID IN THE WHITE -T.

HE HOLDS THE BACK DOOR OPEN FOR HIS BUDDIES.

SUDDENLY, THE GUY THE RED SHIRT BOLTS BACK ONBOARD - AND UNLEASHES A

BARRAGE OF PUNCHES ON THAT TEEN I SHOWED YOU EARLIER.

THEN, HE GRABS HIM, AND YANKS OFF DOWN THE STAIRS - AND OFF THE BUS, WHERE

HE AND HIS COHORTS BEGIN POUNDING HIM.

\

IT QUICKLY

BECOMES A SPECTACLE FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

SOMEHOW, THE TEEN GETS AWAY.BUT WATCH - THIS BUNCH OF BULLIES, DON'T LET

HIM ESCAPE.

THEY RUN AFTER HIM - AND TAKE HIM TO THE GROUND AGAIN --WHERE THEY

CONTINUE BEATING AND KICKING HIM.

THEN, "THIS" GUY LEANS DOWN AND GRABS SOMETHING FROM THE TEEN BEFORE

TAKING OFF.

"It could have been his life.

REMEMBER WHEN THEY ALL BOARDED THE BUS? WELL, DETECTIVES BELIEVE THE TRIO

SPOTTED THE VICTIM'S GALAXY CELL PHONE -- THE EAR PLUGS AROUND HIS NECK.

MEANTIME - THE VICTIM, VISIBLY STARTLED, TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE BUS.,

WHERE SEVERAL KIDS - INSIDE -TRIED PUSHING OPEN THE DOORS FOR HIM,.

WHILE OTHERS SCREAMED FOR THE DRIVER TO OPEN THEM.

THE DRIVER - REFUSED.

MOMENTS LATER - SHE HIT THE GAS - AND LEFT THE TEEN ALONE, TO FEND FOR

HIMSELF.

"I want to know why. Return to index of stories...


BUS BEATING-ONCAM


JOHN TURCHIN REPORTING.

THE TEEN SUFFERED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES.

AT LEAST ONE 17-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED.

POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE INVOLVED IN THE ROBBERY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR----


ITS SEEN AS TONGUE IN CHEEK.TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FLORIDIANS SAY THEY WANT OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.

THERE'S A BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT HERE IN FLORIDA TO GET THE STATE TO SECCEED FROM THE U-S.

BUT NOW WE LEARN THE WHITE HOUSE MAY SOON HAVE TO SERIOUSLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE REQUEST.

PLUS A HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY ORGANIZER URGED SCHOOL TO DROP THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE GAMES.

BUT IS HE NOW READY TO SING A VERY DIFFERENT TUNE OVER NATIONAL OUTRAGE? Return to index of stories...


A) FL SECESSION-2 SHOT VO


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B) ANTHEM BAN-VO TOPS


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FL SECESSION-PLASMA


FLORIDA LEAVING THE UNITED STATES?

WHILE ITS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN.WE NOW LEARN THE SUNSHINE STATE IS AMONG MORE THAN THIRTY STATES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PETITION TO SECEED FROM THE UNION.

IN FACT MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND FLORIDIANS SAY THEY WANT OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.

PATTY CROSBY REPORTS. Return to index of stories...


FL SECESSION-PKG


"And whether I've earned your vote or not, I have listened to you."

Not even a week after President Obama was re-elected, people in almost 40

states.including

Florida have launched on-line petitions to withdraw from the United States.

They are doing it on a special open forum section of WhiteHouse.Gov called "

we the people

"the best you are gonna get out of this is a soundbite from the

administration."

Dr. Binder a Political Science Professor at UNF says.there is no chance of

a real secession. But says the frustrations behind the movement are real.

"the economy is not going like it typically does after a recession. So there

is a real economic hardship and people thought that getting Romney elected

into office would start to turn things around." Return to index of stories...


FL SECESSION-ONCAM


PATTY CROSBY REPORTING.

DOCTOR BINDER BELIEVES THESE PETITIONS ARE MAINLY DRIVEN BY REPUBLICANS WHO ARE DISSAPOINTED WITH THE ELECTION.

AT LAST CHECK, MORE THAN 23 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION IN FLORIDA.

ONCE FLORIDA GETS MORE THAN 25 THOUSAND THEN THE WHITE HOUSE WILL HAVE TO RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS. Return to index of stories...


REIF OPEN-CLIP


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WEATHER-WX WALL


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.

"STAYING WARM"

High clouds drifting in from the Gulf of Mexico will keep a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast through the early afternoon hours. These clouds will dim out our sunshine from time to time and keep our afternoon highs in the lower half of the 80s. These clouds are not rain producing clouds, however we will keep a slight chance in for a shower or two later on today.

A weak front to our north has stalled and will continue to wash out through the day. With just enough moisture and daytime heating a couple of showers could migrate across the peninsula on a light east and northeasterly breeze. Any showers that do develop will quickly fade by sunset with mainly dry conditions setting up overnight.

By early tomorrow morning lows will have settled into the lower to middle 60s. Our Thursday is also looking to be a mainly dry day as rain chances slip to less than 20% with partly sunny skies. This warm airmass will hang around the area through the end of the work week with highs in the lower to middle 80s, while lows work their way down into the 60s.

Our weekend will start off with a few more cloudy periods on Saturday with a few isolated showers as another cool front moves down the peninsula, however this time it looks like the cooler and drier airmass will make its way across our part of the state.

For Sunday and early next week, high pressure will dominate our weather with mostly sunny skies, while temperatures dip below normal. As winds become more northerly, daytime highs will remain in the middle to upper 70s with lows in the middle to upper 50s. Return to index of stories...


RING STOLEN-VO TOPS


POLICE IN DAYTONA BEACH ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A JEWELRY THIEF.

TAKE A LOOK.A WOMAN WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE SWAPPING A 54-THOUSAND DOLLAR RING WITH A FAKE.

WATCH AGAIN. TWO ARMS CROSS OVER A TRAY.AND A 54-THOUSAND DOLLAR DIAMOND RING IS GONE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

THE CLERK,SAYS ONE OF THE WOMEN ASKED HER TO BRING THE ENTIRE TRAY OF RINGS OUT OF THE CASE.SOMETHING SHE NEVER DOES. Return to index of stories...


RING STOLEN-SOT VO


"She said look, I just put drops in my eyes and she said I can't really see it.can you just bring the tray out and I told her, I said I can only bring one out at a time. And she goes - and she started getting loud.

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE THIEVES. Return to index of stories...


FACEBOOK FAKE LIKES-ONCAM


FACEBOOK ISN'T "LIKING" THE FAKERY THAT'S POPPING UP ON ITS SITE.

A REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS FALSE PROFILES AND FRAUDULENT "LIKES" THREATEN THE BASIC PREMISE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOCIAL NETWORK.

THE MAN IN CHARGE OF FACEBOOK SECURITY SAYS A NEW AUTOMATED SYSTEM IS NOW IN PLACE TO PURGE FAKE "LIKES."

THE COMPANY ALSO HAS ANYWHERE FROM 150 TO 300 EMPLOYEES TO STOP FRAUD. Return to index of stories...


TEXTING IS DYING-VO


TEXTING "MAY" BE ON THE DECLINE.

THERE WAS A DROP IN THE NUMBER OF TEXT MESSAGES "AND" IN TEXTING REVENUE IN THE THIRD QUARTER, ACCORDING TO CONSULTING FIRM "CHETAN SHARMA".

IT LINKS THE DECLINE TO A RISE IN "I-P" MESSAGING, NOTING IT MAY "NOT" BE THAT AMERICANS ARE TEXTING LESS, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT IN OTHER WAYS, AND FOR FREE, SAY THROUGH APPLE'S "iMESSAGE" OR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. Return to index of stories...


DALI PAINTING FOUND-VO


A HIGH-END PIECE OF ART DISCOVERED AT A GOODWILL STORE IS UP FOR AUCTION.

A WOMAN FOUND THIS ORIGINAL, HAND-SIGNED ETCHING BY SALVADOR DALI WHILE SIFTING THROUGH A PILE OF ITEMS AT A STORE IN WASHINGTON STATE.

THE GOODWILL TEAM AUTHENTICATED THE SIGNATURE.

THE ONLINE AUCTION ENDS NOVEMBER 19TH ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE.

AS OF THIS WEEK THE BID IS MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


ANTHEM BAN ENDS-OC 2 SOTS VO


A NEW UPDATE TO A STORY we've BEEN FOLLOWING.

PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY ORGANIZERS ARE NOW HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART AFTER BACKLASH OVER THEIR DECISION TO BAN THE NATIONAL

ANTHEM FROM PREGAME CEREMONIES.

The National Anthem now becomes a part of our games. We're

proud to do it and that's what we're going to do."

It's just been so monumental the phone calls

an the emails that I have received."

SOT Ed Sam: "We're talking Florida, Texas, California. I talked to a

gentleman

from Minnesota yesterday, it's all over."

LAST WEEK, ED SAM,SENT OUT A LETTER TO THE ENTIRE LEAGUE SAYING NO ONE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SING OR OTHERWISE PERFORM THE

NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE HOCKEY GAMES.

THE MOVE WAS MADE AFTER THE LENGTHS OF PERIODS IN THE HOCKEY GAMES WERE EXTENDED BY A

COUPLE OF MINUTES.

THE ANTHEM IS NOW REQUIRED TO BE PLAYED.

COPIES OF THE ANTHEM WILL BE MADE AND DISTRIBUTED IN CD FORMAT TO THE RINKS WHERE THE GAMES ARE STAGED. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE----


A TROUBLING SIGN FOR ONE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T WAIT FOR A SCHOOL BUS?

She's standin" there acting like she's smug."

AND APPARENTLY A JUDGE WAS THINKING THE SAME WAY.

THE BRAND NEW SURPRISING TWIST TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SENTENCED TO HOLDING A SIGN CLAIMING SHE'S AN IDIOT. Return to index of stories...


A) SIGN PUNISHMENT-2 SHOT VO


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WHEEL CHAIR THEFT-VO TOPS


TWO SOUTH CAROLINA MEN IN CUSTODY AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY TRIED TO GET CREATIVE IN THEIR SHOPLIFTING.

CHECK OUT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. YOU CAN SEE THE MEN STASHING MEAT AND FISH UNDERNEATH THE SEAT

OF A WHEEL CHAIR THEY CLEARLY DON'T NEED.

BOTH MEN ARE NOW BEING CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING. Return to index of stories...


SIGN PUNISHMENT-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT


A CLEVELAND JUDGE WHO SENTENCED THIS WOMAN TO WEAR A SIGN CLAMING SHE'S AN IDIOT.WASN'T HAPPY WITH HER PERFORMANCE.

TODAY WAS DAY TWO OF SHENA HARDIN'S SENTENCE.

SHE WAS CAUGHT DRIVING ON A SIDEWALK TO PASS A SCHOOL BUS STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER.

THE JUDGE SAYS HARDIN SPENT YESTERDAY MERELY LEANING ON THE SIGN, SMOKING CIGARETTES, TEXTING, EVEN GETTING IN HER CAR A COUPLE TIMES.

TODAY THE JUDGE INITIALLY PLANNED TO JOIN HARDIN ON THE STREET CORNER TO SUPERVISE THE PUNISHMENT BUT REFUSED.SHE GAVE NO REASON FOR THE LAST MINUTE FLIP FLOP.

PAUL ORLOUSKY SHOWS US HER FIRST DAY OF PUNISHMENT. Return to index of stories...


SIGN PUNISHMENT-PKG


"You said nothing in court and that kinda made the punishment worse. Are you gonna say anything today?"

FOR AN HOUR SHE STOOD SILENT, WITH THE SIGN NEAR HER FEET, WEARING LARGE SUN GLASSES AND A HAT. FIRST TEXTING, THEN TALKING ON THE PHONE, ALL THE TIME WITH EAR BUDS IN LISTENING TO MUSIC. SHE WASN'T TRYING TO BLOW SMOKE. BUT DID.

Exhale.

"Is this really the image you want people to see?"

CAR AFTER CAR CAME PAST. MANY HONKING HORNS, SOME GETTING OUT TO SNAP A PICTURE. A STUDENT LEARNING A VALUABLE LESSON.

"Honk. I just wanted to come out here and look at her man. Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk."

"It shoulda rained, snow, sleet or hailed or somethin' I hope it do it before the hour over."

EVERYONE WE TALKED TO THOUGHT THE SENTENCE AT LEAST APPROPRIATE, OR TOO LIGHT. ALL ALSO THOUGHT HARDIN'S ATTITUDE INAPPROPRIATE. ONE EXCEPTION, HARDIN'S MOTHER.

"Any thoughts?"

"Quite a few, but no thank you."

"You think the judge is showboating here?"

"It was a good idea, but it's not getting through to her. She's standin" there acting like she's smug."

"Did you learn anything today. See you tomorrow." Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK


NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 WAITING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TO MAKE HIS FIRST COMMENTS TODAY ON

THE WIDENING SEX SCANDAL INVOLVING FORMER CIA DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.

LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN DIGGING THROUGH EMAIL - TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THE SCANDAL RESULTED IN A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS - WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PETRAEUS BIOGRAPHER, PAULA BROADWELL.

NEW AT NOON - WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN WHO IGNITED THE SCANDAL, JILL KELLEY - AND HER ROLE IN ALL OF THIS.

CLOSER TO HOME - AFTER 5 WEEKS OF JURY SELECTION, THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN.

HE'S ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN A DAYCARE FULL OF CHILDREN.

NEXT A NOON A LIVE REPORT.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LIVE UPDATE ON A NEW REWARD BEING OFFERED BY A FORT MYERS BUSINESS, IN HOPES OF FINDING A KILLER.

AND IN LIGHTER NEWS - HOW SPARKLING ARE YOUR PEARLY WHITES?

NEW AT NOON - TEETH WHITENING TRICKS - RIGHT IN YOUR KITCHEN - TO LEAVE YOU WITH A HEALTHY FRESH SMILE!

JIM HAS OUR FORECAST!

THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT! Return to index of stories...


NOON TZA) PETRAEUS-VO


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NOON TZB) JILL KELLEY-VO


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NOON TZC) ROBERT DUNN-VO


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NOON TZD) FM HOMICIDE-VO


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NOON TZE) WHITE TEETH-VO


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CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


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