NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

HOSTESS ANNOUNCEMENT-2 SHOT VO

IT'S THE DAY THAT MANY AMERICANS HAVE FEARED.AND NOW SOME ARE WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT FOR SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SNACK TREATS.

THE MAKER OF TWINKIES, WONDER BREAD AND OTHER PRODUCTS HAS FILED A MOTION TO CLOSE ITS BUSINESS.

AND NOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ARE OUT OF JOBS.

THE COMPANY WILL SELL ITS ASSETS AND FACILITIES AND LAY OFF ALL 18 THOUSAND 500 WORKERS

OFFICIALS SAY A NATIONWIDE STRIKE BY WORKERS CRIPPLED ITS ABILITY TO MAKE AND DELIVER IT PRODUCTS.

BAKERY OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AT ALL PLANTS.

FL UNEMPLOYMENT-SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS.

ITS NOW AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2008.

THE NEW NUMBERS SHOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR OCTOBER IS AT 8.5 PERCENT.

THAT'S A DROP OF POINT TWO PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT LIVE

Stocks are on a decline this morning

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

ROBERT DUNN TODAY-VO WIPE

NEW AT ELEVEN.

EXPERT WITNESSES TAKE THE STAND THIS MORNING IN THE CAPE CORAL DAYCARE MURDER TRIAL -- ONE OF OUR AREA'S MOST SHOCKING CRIMES.

ROBERT DUNN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN FRONT OF SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE A DAY CARE CENTER NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO.

DURING THE TRIAL- WITNESSES HAVE BEEN VERY EMOTIONAL RELIVING THAT PAINFUL DAY -

ROBERT DUNN TODAY-SOT VO

9:37:05 we know that she was unconscious and died relatively quickly*** OR gunshot wounds often aren't painful 9:44:29 the one thing that would be painful would be broken ribs

THE PROSECUTORS PLAN TO FINISH PUTTING ON THEIR EVIDENCE TODAY.

ROBERT DUNN FACES FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ARMED BURGLARY AND CHILD ABUSE CHARGES.

LEE COUNTY TAX DOLLARS-SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

LEE COUNTY IS CASHING IN ON TOURISTS.

NEW NUMBERS OUT TODAY SHOW TOURIST DOLLARS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ARE UP FIVE PERCENT FROM 2011.

THE COUNTY SAW A 4 POINT 6 PERCENT INCREASE IN PAID VISITORS.

VISITORS SPENT ABOUT 104 MILLION DOLLARS DURING THEIR STAY.

THAT'S UP ABOUT 10 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

NEW YORK WAS THE TOP DOMESTIC FEEDER MARKET FOR THE LEE COUNTY LODGING INDUSTRY ON SEPTEMBER.

RED TIDE FISHING-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

FEARS OVER RED TIDE HAVE FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF A WEEKEND FISHING TOURNAMENT.

DING DARLING REFUGE HAD PLANNED TO HOST ITS SECOND ANNUAL TOURNAMENT TOMORROW, ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY.

SAFETY CONCERNS FROM RED TIDE ALGAE PROMPTED THE CANCELLATION.

THE TOXIN CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND THROAT IRRITATION.

ORGANIZERS PLAN TO RESCHEDULE THE EVENT.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT TRX

OPEN FOR BUSINESS BUT THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS HAS ONLY BEGUN.

A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE IS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OVER ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.

DAYCARE INVESTIGATION-REM LIVE

THE SCHOOL AND DAYCARE IS OPEN TODAY, PARENTS HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR CHILDREN OFF THIS MORNING LIKE NORMAL.

DAYCARE INVESTIGATION-VO

NICAEA ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL IS DENYING THOSE CLAIMS

DCF IS LOOKING INTO THE ACTUAL ALLEGATIONS.

THERE HAS BEEN A MIX OF REACTIONS FROM PARENTS.

BOTH GOOD AND BAD.

ALL OF THEM WE'VE SPOKE TO SAY THE ALLEGATIONS ARE CONCERNING.

DAYCARE INVESTIGATION-SOT CG

Fe Spinoso, Parent "They were good to the kids, yeah, as far as I know. I asked my child, she said she likes it. Everybody's good in there."

TAKE: CG

"NICAEA DENIES ALL ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE SCHOOL. WE ARE FULLY COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATIONS.

NICAEA HAS A DISGRUNTLED FORMER TEACHER AND A SMALL GROUP OF PARENTS MAKING FALSE CLAIMS AND REPORTS AGAINST THE SCHOOL.

DAYCARE INVESTIGATION-REM LIVE

THE ACADEMY IS ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS.

WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM TO SEE IF SOMEONE WOULD GO ON CAMERA OR ELABORATE ON THAT STATEMENT.

EVERYTHING IS BEING FORWARDED TO THE ACADEMY'S ATTORNEY.

WE'VE LEFT MULTIPLE MESSAGES FOR HIM, BUT WE'RE TOLD HE IS OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR THE DAY.

PETRAEUS SHOWDOWN-INTRO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS IS BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT THE RAID IN LIBYA THAT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS INSIDE THE CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI.

BUT DON'T EXPECT ANSWERS TO SURFACE RIGHT AWAY, AS, THE TESTIMONY IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

PETRAEUS SHOWDOWN-PKG

Petraeus will take the familiar walk this morning to a Senate hearing

room knowing that the Senators have agreed not to ask Petraeus about his

extra-marital affair, leaving that to others for now, including the

inspector general of the CIA.

One question that has been answered in the case involves the so-called

shirtless FBI agent Fred Humphries, who started the investigation.

The Seattle Times published the shirtless photo Thursday, and as Humphries

claimed, it appears to be more a joke that something sexually provocative.

Promotion tape: machine guns

Other questions to be answered at some point involve how two of the women

close to Petraeus tried to use their connections.

His mistress Paula Broadwell gave a testimonial and demonstrated a machine

gun for a company trying to gain military contracts for its strange looking,

light weight weapon.

Paula Broadwell: On the individual fighter, reducing weight is critical.

Watchdog groups say the use of Broadwell was a brilliant move by a company

seeking an edge in Washington.

Danielle Brian: People did not have to know she was his mistress. They knew

that he was friends with her.

And another Petraeus family friend, Tampa socialite Jill Kelly allegedly

used the CIA director's name in an effort this summer to broker a contract

for a four billion dollar energy facility with senior officials of the South

Korean government, according to New York businessman Adam Victor.

Adam Victor: Ms. Kelley made it clear to me that General Petraeus

put her in this position and that's why she was able to have access to such

senior levels, that they were essentially doing a favor for General Petraeus

PETRAEUS SHOWDOWN-ONCAM

BRIAN ROSS REPORTING.

BAYSHORE FATAL AX-VO

WE'VE LEARNED THE NAME OF THE NORTH FORT MYERS TEEN KILLED WHILE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE LAST NIGHT.

TROOPERS SAY 19-YEAR OLD JOSEPH SIMPKINS DIED WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR.

IT HAPPENED AROUND NINE O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT NEAR EUCLID AVENUE AND BAYSHORE ROAD.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS TWO MOTORCYCLES WERE GOING EAST ON BAYSHORE,

WHEN ANOTHER CAR TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE MOTORCYCLES.

GOLDEN GATE HOME INVASION-TRX VO

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATION A HOME INVASION.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 8 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT ON HEMINGWAY LANE WEST.

DEPUTIES SAY TWO MASKED MEN BARGED INTO THE HOME.

DEPUTIES SAY A SHOT WAS FIRED, BUT NO ONE WAS HIT.

THE HOMEOWNER DID GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES.

WALMART WALKOUT-ONCAM

COME BLACK FRIDAY SOME WAL MART STORES MAY BE IN TROUBLE.A GROUP OF WAL-MART WORKERS ARE PLANNING TO STAGE A WALKOUT NEXT WEEK.

THE WALKOUT STEMS FROM AN OCTOBER STRIKE THAT BEGAN IN LOS ANGELES AND SPREAD TO 12 OTHER CITIES.

UNION ORGANIZATIONS EXPECT ONE THOUSAND PROTESTS, BOTH AT STORES AND ONLINE.

DENNY'S OBAMACARE-OC SS OC

A FLORIDA OWNER OF DOZENS OF DAIRY QUEEN, DENNY'S AND HURRICANE GRILL AND WINGS ACROSS FLORIDA NOW SAYS HE WILL NOT PASS THE EXTRA COST OF EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE TO CUSTOMERS THANKS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE OVERGHAUL.

JOHN METZ INITIALLY SAID BECAUSE OF THE LAW HE PLANNED TO ADD A FIVE PERCENT SURCHARGE TO CUSTOMERS AT HIS BUSINESSES.

BUT NOW HE SEEMS TO BE BACKING OFF THOSE CLAIMS BUT STILL PLANS TO CUT EMPLOYEES HOURS.

IN A STATEMENT THAT READS "THE 5 PERCENT SURCHARGE MENTIONED IN VARIOUS ONLINE OUTLETS IS PURE SPECULATION AND ONLY A POTENTIAL OPTION SHOULD THE LAW BE RE-WRITTEN TO INCLUDE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS.

TOSS TO DANIELLE-INTRO

THE AMERICAN SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF TODAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

FMB SANDSCULPTING-PKG

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IT'S AN EVENT NOW 26 YEARS STRONG AND HAS SCULPTOR WALTER MC'DONALD COMING BACK FOR TWO DECADES.TO TURN A PILE OF SAND INTO A FANTASY LAND.

"Start at the top and finish on Sunday, that's the plan and I'm sticking to it!"

HE ALONG WITH 29 OTHER SCULPTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE COMPETING IN THE AMERICAN SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP-- AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT DRAWS IN THOUSANDS TO FORT MYERS BEACH EVERY YEAR.

"It's not like any other art show, it's experiential art that they're creating in the sand that people are walking on and they're making these masterpieces. It's truly amazing."

THE EVENT JUST BEHIND THE HOLIDAY INN WILL TAKE OVER THE ISLAND FOR 10 DAYS.

SCULPTORS WILL HAVE THREE DAYS TO TURN 1 THOUSAND TONS OF SAND INTO A MASTERPIECE.

ONE TO PLEASE ALL THAT COME TO SEE AND HOPE THAT THEIR OWN ARTWORK IS DEVINE ENOUGH TO BE A WINNER.

"I'm stubbornly the sandcastle guy."

"And you're gonna win?!"

"I sure hope so. I'm trying like I can."

FMB SANDSCULPTING-ONCAM

THE EVENT KICKED OFF THIS MORNING.

IT RUNS UNTIL NOVEMBER 25.

TASTE OF BONITA-SS

IF YOU HAVE A BIG APPETITE.YOU MAY WANT TO GET TO BONITA SPRINGS.

TASTE OF BONITA IS BACK.

THE EVENT TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND AT RIVERSIDE PARK.

SATURDAY WILL FEATURE A FREE CONCERT BY A JIMMY BUFFET TRIBUTE BAND THE CARIBBEAN CHILLERS

TEASE ONE--------

AS THE WATER FLOODED.SO DID THE CALLS TO 9-1-1.

Caller: Do I leave or do I go upstairs in the attic? I can't leave. I'm sorry.

THOUSANDS OF 9-1-1 CALLS ARE MADE AS HURRICANE SANDY TAKES AIM ON THE NORTHEAST.

NOW we're HEARING SOME OF THE MOST SHOCKING.

PLUS IT WOULDN'T BE THE B BLOCK WITHOUT MOST INSANE VIDEO INCLUDING A POLICE OFFICER CAUGHT PUNCHING A WOMAN.

A) SANDY 911-2 SHOT SOT VO

B) COP PUNCHES WOMAN-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

"Mostly cloudy today"

Low clouds continue to hang tough across Southwest Florida and that has kept temperatures in the middle 60s for most of the morning. These clouds will stick around through the early afternoon hours keeping our skies a bit on the gray side. We may get a couple of breaks in the clouds later this afternoon to reveal a few peaks of sunshine.

As a result temperatures will have a difficult time reaching that 80° mark with most locations topping out in the mid 70s. Tonight, clouds will remain in place with overnight lows settling into the lower to middle 60s with the possibility of a couple of stray showers.

This system will produce more clouds than rain across Southwest Florida as we will cap the rain chance at 20-30% across the area through Saturday. Temperatures during this timeframe will hover into the upper 70s near 80° with lows in the 60s.

COP PUNCHES WOMAN-VO TOPS

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO IN TODAY'S B BLOCK.

TAKE A LOOK.A PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER IS NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW AS THIS VIDEO SHOWING HIM PUNCHING A WOMAN.

AN ASSAULT CHARGE HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST JONATHAN JOSEY WHO WAS WORKING THE CITY'S PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE CROWD MAY HAVE BEEN ROWDY AND OBNOXIOUS.BUT HIS BEHAVIOR CROSSED THE LINE.

SANDY FLOODING-TRX VO TOPS

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO IS BEING RELEASED THAT CAPTUREs PART OF THE WIDESPREAD FLOODING BROUGHT ON BY HURRICANE SANDY AS IT HAPPENED.

THE STORM MADE LANDFALL BRINGING 80 MILE AN HOUR WINDS AND MORE THAN 20 FOOT WAVES.

SEAWATER SURGEd ABOVE 13 FEET. THREE FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS RECORD. LED TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING.

SANDY 911-PLASMA

IN TODAY'S B BLOCK WE'RE HEARING NEW PANIC FROM ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER.

BRAND NEW 9-1-1 CALLS ARE RELEASED AS DISPATCHERS ACROSS NEW JERSEY ARE FORCED TO DEAL WITH MORE THAN 13 HUNDRED EMERGENCY CALLS FROM PEOPLE BEGGING FOR HELP.

SANDY 911-PKG

Nat sound.phone ringing.

ON MONDAY OCTOBER 29TH THE PHONE LINES AT TOMS RIVER POLICE HEADQUARTERS LIT UP.

Busiest night we ever had.

Never expected it could happen.

STARTING AT 8 P-M AS SANDY'S SURGE HIT THE COASTLINE, CALLS FROM PEOPLE SURROUNDED BY WATER IN THEIR HOMES OR CARS WERE FLOODING THE SYSTEM.

FOR THE NEXT 16 HOURS NINE DISPATCHERS DIDN'T MOVE FROM THEIR PHONES.

Nat sound of 911 calls

Caller: The water is coming in everywhere in my house.

Dispatcher: All right, we're working as fast as we possibly can.

Caller: I know you are. I'm very worried.

Dispatcher: I know it's scary. We'll be there as soon as we can.

UNEXPECTEDLY, MOST OF THE CALLS WEREN'T COMING FROM THE BARRIER ISLAND, RATHER THE MAINLAND ALONG BARNEGAT BAY WHERE THERE WERE ONLY VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS.

Nat sound of 911 calls

Caller: My car is flooded and we're on the roof.

Disptcher:I'll send an officer as soon as I have one.

DISPATCHERS HAD THE DIFFICULT TASK OF TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO LEAVE, RATHER GO TO THEIR ATTICS AND WAIT FOR RESCUE.

IF THEY WENT OUTSIDE THERE WAS A CHANCE OF ELECTROCUTION AS MORE AND MORE LIVE-WIRES FELL IN THE FLOODED STREETS.

Nat sound of 911 calls

Caller: Do I leave or do I go upstairs in the attic? I can't leave. I'm sorry.

Dispatcher: I understand you're excited. Just calm down and listen to me. Are you there by yourself? Yes. Okay. Grab some warm clothes. Okay. Okay Go up to the second story or attic or whatever you have and hang out up there.

WHILE CALM ON THE PHONE, DISPATCHERS SAY INTERNALLY IT WAS INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL.

It was upsetting trying to keep them calm and know we're doing the best we could.

THEY JUST WANTED TO KNOW EVERYONE WAS ALIVE.

SANDY 911-ONCAM

CHRIS KEATING REPORTING.

GAZA STRIP EXPLOSIONS-OC SOT OC

WANT TO KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR ZONE?

CNN'S SARA SIDNER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LIVESHOT WHEN EXPLOSIONS WERE ON-GOING BEHIND HER AND THE POWER WENT OUT WHILE REPORTING IN GAZA CITY.

"that is exactly ok, I'm gonna move out of the way and I'm gonna let you get a look here. I'm gonna let you get a look at what is going on. Now I can see the black smoke-- it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. This is what we have been dealing with all day. We've also been dealing with. I'm sorry the power has just gone out. we've been dealing with power outages, Wolf, but this feels like war. It may not have been declared but it feels like war to the civilians that live here."

MORE GAZA BLASTS-OC NATS VO

MORE EVIDENCE OF THE DANGERS LIVING WITHIN THE CONFLICT ZONE.

A MAN WAS GIVING AN INTERVIEW ON SKYPE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

i might as welll.boom boom.blast of bomb

TEASE TWO-------

A SAFE WAY TO KEEP YOUR BODY GOING?

nat sound commercial "having one of those days? tired, grggoy."

THE MAKER OF FIVE HOUR ENERGY FIRE BACK OVER CLAIMS THE PRODUCT KILLS PEOPLE.

A) ENERGY DRINKS-2 SHOT NATS VO

ENERGY DRINKS-2 SHOT

ARE THEY DANGEROUS OR ARE PEOPLE USING CAFFEINE DRINKS INCORRECTLY?

FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY FIVE HOUR ENERGY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN AT LEAST 13 DEATHS.

BUT NOW THE COMPANY IS DEFENDING ITS PRODUCT.

ENERGY DRINKS-PKG

It's a small bottle. JUST 2 ounces BUT PACKS A POWERFUL caffeine punch

EQUAL TO 2 cups of coffee.

SOT NAT SOUND COMMERCIAL "HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS? TIRED, GRGGOY."

5 hour energy led the way in this new and growing segment. energy drinks.

A stiff shot of caffeine and vitamins to jolt you awake. but now the

federal government and the new york attorney generals office are

investigating claims that it can do more than that. The FDA has received

reports of 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations over the past 4 years.

Claiming 5 hour energy was POSSIBLY involved."

SOT Dr. Sean Patrick Nordt / USC - Director of the Section of Toxicology

03:20:21 if someone is to use multiple cans no is when we start to see some

of the side effects / 03:20:42 you're getting astronomical amounts 30 to

40 cups of coffee

It is the second time in a month the FDA has confirmed it is investigating

claims that energy drinks are causing fatal reactions. IN OCTOBER Monster

energy. Another popular drink THAT CONTAINS EVEN MORE CAFFEINE. WAS

linked to 5 deaths.

THE MANUFACTURERS POINT OUT THESE ARE JUST claims, and there is no proven

link BETWEEN THE DRINKS AND THE DEATHS.

GFX - IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT 5 hour energy SAID THE product is "intended

for busy adults". THE COMPANY SAYS ITS compact product contains "about as

much caffeine as a cup of the leading premium coffee".

During an interview this september, the creator of 5 hour energy TOLD ABC

NEWS NIGHTLINE /

***RE-TRACK IN THE AM****

When used as directed the caffeine in his product doesn't do any harm.

SOT Manoj Bhargava/ founder and CEO of 5-hour Energy

"ITS OVERBLOWN WHEN ITS IN SMALL QUANTITIES/ ITS LIKE THIS, WATER IS GOOD,

ENERGY DRINKS-ONCAM

JIM AILVA REPORTING.

IN FACT, MOST EXPERTS SAY THE FATAL DOSE OF CAFFEINE FOR AN ADULT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRINK. 50 TO 60 TIMES OF WHAT IS CONTAINED IN AN

TEASE THREE-----

TERROR ON THE TRACKS.

nat police dispatch audio - "A trailer got hit by a train! we need ambulance

, we need as many units as you can."

WAR HEROES CONFINED TO WHEEL CHAIRS ARE UNABLE TO ESCAPE A SPEEDING TRAIN AS A PARADE TURNS DEADLY.

NOW INVESTIGATORS UNCOVER NEW CLUES.

A) TX TRAIN DISASTER-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) WI HERO-VOTOPS

breaking

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TRAIN 911 CALLS-SOT TOPS VO

Headquarters we are going to have multiple

patients / We are going to need everybody we can get down here.

TX TRAIN DISASTER-2 SHOT

WHAT WENT SO WRONG?A TRAIN SLAMS INTO A FLOAT CARRYING SOME OF AMERICA'S WOUNDED VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NOW WE LEARN ALL FOUR PEOPLE KILLED WERE VETERANS.17 OTHERS ARE INJURED.

NOW FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE SEEKING ANSWERS INTO WHY A PARADE FLOAT WAS ON A RAILROAD TRACK.

TX TRAIN DISASTER-PKG

nat police dispatch audio - "A trailer got hit by a train! we need ambulance

, we need as many units as you can."

THE IMPACT WAS DEAFENING.WITNESSES SAY. AS THE UNION PACIFIC TRAIN

PLOWED INTO THE PARADE FLOAT CARRYING TWO DOZEN WOUNDED VETERANS AND THEIR

SPOUSES

Dearl Truex / Witness - I heard the noise. It went FLOOP. And I said it

sounds like somebody got hit.

THE HORROR UNFOLDED SHORTLY BEFORE 5 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS TWO FLATBED

TRUCKS CARRYING THE VETERANS CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS IN THIS INDUSTRIAL PART

OF MIDLAND ON THEIR WAY TO AN ANNUAL "HUNT FOR HEROES" BANQUET.

Patricia Howle / Witness / phoner - My daughter heard the train coming and

heard the horn.

PATRICIA HOWLE WAS AT THE CROSSING WITH HER DAUGHTER AND SAW THE TRAIN

APPROACHING

Patricia Howle / Witness / phoner - She said mom they're going to hit. And I

saw the trailer was still on the track and the people were jumping and

trying to get off of the trailer before it hit.

AND THEN THE IMPACT.

Eservando Wisler / Witness - I just saw people under the train. There was

blood. There was blood all over there.

nat police dispatch audio - Headquarters we are going to have multiple

patients / We are going to need everybody we can get down here.

POLICE SAY WHILE SOME PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO JUMP FROM THE FLOAT BEFORE THE

CRASH MANY OF THE VICTIMS ON THE BACK OF THE FLATBED TRUCK WERE IN

WHEELCHAIRS. AND COULDN'T ESCAPE.

Gary Painter / Midland County Sheriff - The wounded warriors were helping

each other, the were moving each other. They throwed in. / This is not

TX TRAIN DISASTER-ONCAM

CLAYTON SANDELL REPORTING.

MOTHER AND CHILD IN POND-VO WIPE

A WOMAN AND HER BABY GIRL DIED AFTER THEIR CAR CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A POND.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN TEXAS.

THE MOTHER EVEN CALLED 9-1-1 AS THE CAR FILLED WITH WATER.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE CAR COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO EIGHT FEET OF WATER.

MOTHER AND CHILD IN POND-SOT VO

"It sank fairly quickly into the water.that they attempted to dive down and get through the windows, but there was a tremendous amount of clothes and other articles in the vehicle which they kept continuing to grab but were unable to get to the individuals in the vehicle."

AFTER AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES, THE TODDLER AND HER MOTHER WERE PULLED OUT.

SNEEZE FATAL-VO

A SNEEZING FIT APPARENTLY CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT IN MISSOURI.

POLICE SAY 44-YEAR-OLD KATHRYN BRADY STARTED SNEEZING ON A HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE WHEEL.

HER CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LANE AND HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON.

A 30-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM KANSAS CITY WAS KILLED AND A ONE-YEAR-OLD BOY SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

BACKPACK GUN-VO WIPE

A SHOCKING STORY. A TEXAS WOMAN IS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF STASHING A GUN IN A CHILD'S BACKPACK TO GET THAT LITTLE BOY IN TROUBLE.

AUTHORITIES IN HOUSTON SAY THE CHILD WAS SET UP BY HIS FATHER'S GIRLFRIEND.

APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE WOMAN AND THE BOY'S FATHER.

AUTHORITIES SAY SHE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER.WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WATCHING.SHE PULL UP TO THIS

CONVENIECE STORE PAYPHONE AND PLACED AN ANONYMOUS CALL WARNING THE SCHOOL ABOUT THE GUN AND NAMING HER BOYFRIENDS SON, WHO WAS LATER

BACKPACK GUN-SOT VO

"you're facing down the barrel is what you're doing if your willing to go

that far.

MADDOW VS ANCHOR-2 SS

A CINCINNATI TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR IS BACK ON THE AIR SUSPENDED FOR TWO DAYS FOR POSTING A COMMENT ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE.

TRICIA MACKE WHO WORKS FOR W-X-I-X CALLED M-S-N-B-C HOST RACHEL MADDOW AN "ANGRY YOUNG MAN".

MACKIE HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED.

GLAAD IS NOW CALLING FOR THE STATION TO CONDEMN THE REMARK ON MADDOW WHO IS OPENLY GAY.

DIABETES REPORT-TRX SS

THE NATION'S DIABETES PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE SOUTH.

IN 1958, FEWER THAN 1 IN 100 AMERICANS HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES.

IN 2010, IT WAS ABOUT 1 IN 14.

RATES ACROSS THE SOUTH HAVE DOUBLED SINCE 1995.

IN OKLAHOMA THE RATE HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN 15 YEARS.

SEATBELT RECORDS-VO

AS DRIVERS PREPARE TO HIT THE HIGHWAYS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS, A NEW SURVEY SAYS AMERICANS ARE BUCKLING UP MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS WHO ARE USING THEIR SAFETY BELTS IS NOW AT 86-PERCENT, WHICH IS UP BY 2 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

WI HERO-TRX VO TOPS

BRAND NEW SHOCKING VIDEO AT ELEVEN.

A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS HORRIFIC CRASH AFTER

THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE.

YOU CAN SEE THE CRASH CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN MILWAUKEE FROM A HOME SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SYSTEM.

THE IMPACT WAS SO INTENSE, A FORD EXPLORER ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE SANDWICHED BETWEEN A CADILLAC AND ANOTHER SUV.

WI HERO-SOT VO

She was calling for her mommy and calling for her daddy. The child, to me,

had priority, and the baby was dangling down in her car seat. I had to get

that baby out of there

THANKFULLY, QUINONES WAS ABLE TO FREE THE INJURED TODDLER.

ANOTHER NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE MOTHER.

TEASE FOUR-----

YOU'VE SEEN HER STORY.NOW YOU GET TO HEAR WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR A FASHION MODEL TO RECOVER FROM WALKING INTO A PLANE'S PROPELLER.

I would think I had dreamt about losing my hand or something and I'd wake up and it wasn't there. The doctors even told me that

losing a hand is like losing a family member

A) NATALIE ON LAUREN-2 SHOT SOT VO

LAUREN SCRUGGS INTERVIEW-SOT TOPS VO

Did you see the propeller?

LAUREN SCRUGGS: I don't remember. I just -- I literally just remember climbing out of the plane and touching the ground.

FASHION WRITER LAUREN SCRUGGS LOST AN EYE AND A HAND WHEN SHE WALKED INTO A PLANE'S PROPELLER.

TOSS TO NATALIE-2 SHOT BOXES

WE'RE GLAD TO WELCOME NATALIE MORALES TO TALK ABOUT HER UPCOMING INTERVIEW.

NATALIE ON LAUREN-SAT LIVE

Natalie Morales will be speaking to you from New York. The satellite info is AMC1 17/C - NBC

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Suggested Intro: Coming up on Dateline Friday. she'd been struck by an airplane propeller. lost an eye and a hand. but against all odds, fashion writer Lauren Scruggs survived.

In her first prime-time interview, she tells Natalie Morales what happened that terrifying night and the long road back.

Thanks!

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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.

"Mostly cloudy today"

Low clouds continue to hang tough across Southwest Florida and that has kept temperatures in the middle 60s for most of the morning. These clouds will stick around through the early afternoon hours keeping our skies a bit on the gray side. We may get a couple of breaks in the clouds later this afternoon to reveal a few peaks of sunshine.

As a result temperatures will have a difficult time reaching that 80° mark with most locations topping out in the mid 70s. Tonight, clouds will remain in place with overnight lows settling into the lower to middle 60s with the possibility of a couple of stray showers.

This system will produce more clouds than rain across Southwest Florida as we will cap the rain chance at 20-30% across the area through Saturday. Temperatures during this timeframe will hover into the upper 70s near 80° with lows in the 60s.

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TALK SHOW HOST JERRY SPRINGER IS WEIGHING IN ON THE DAVID PATRAUS SCANDAL SAYING HIS GUESTS ARE REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN THE FORMER C-I-A CHIEF.

"I have always said that there is no difference between the people on my show and virtually everybody else. It's just some people dress better, have more money, have higher titles but this idea that just because people are of low income they are morally less than people that are rich and powerful-it's garbage."

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"We like to say oh those people on the Springer show, we're not like them, it's garbage, the top people in the country are like them."

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

TWO MUSICAL HEARTTHROBS TOP THE LIST OF PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES.

PLUS, THE BOSS LENDS A HAND TO A GOOD CAUSE, AND A FAMOUS MIGRAINE SUFFERER IS SPREADING THE WORD.

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ADAM LEVINE PICKS UP THE MOST NOMINATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.

THE MAROON 5 LEAD SINGER AND A JUDGE ON "THE VOICE" EARNED 6 NODS, INCLUDING FAVORITE SONG AND FAVORITE CELEBRITY JUDGE.

ALSO MAKING HEADLINES: JUSTIN BIEBER.

HE IS NOMINATED IN FIVE CATEGORIES, INCLUDING FAVORITE MALE ARTIST.

FANS CAN VOTE AT PEOPLES.CHOICE DOT COM AND ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

AWARDS WILL BE HANDED OUT JANUARY 9TH.

THE BOSS IS GETTING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.HE'LL PERFORM AT A BENEFIT CONCERT TO HELP WITH THE RECOVERY EFFORT FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS JUST ONE OF THE CELEBRITIES LENDING A VOICE TO THE SHOW ON DECEMBER 12TH, APPROPRIATELY NAMED "12-12-12," AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

PAUL MCCARTNEY, BILLY JOEL, ALICIA KEYS AND JON BON JOVI WILL ALSO PERFORM.

JORDIN SPARKS IS A SINGER, SONGWRITER AND ACTRESS.AND A MIGRAINE SUFFERER.

NOW SHE'S TEAMING UP WITH EXCEDRIN TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE IMPACTED BY THE SOMETIMES DEBILITATING HEADACHES.

They have this new app to track you triggers so you can prevent and take preventative steps when you see what your personal triggers are after you've tracked them for a while.

THOSE MIGRAINES ARE NOT SLOWING SPARKS DOWN.

SHE'S OUT PROMOTING HER NEW PERFUME LINE.

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THE HEAD OF MAINE'S REPUBLICAN PARTY IS ALLEGING VOTER FRAUD BY SOME QUOTE "BLACK PEOPLE."

THE STATE'S G-O-P CHAIRMAN MADE THE CLAIM DURING AN INTERVIEW.

WEBSTER: "In some parts of the state for example, in some parts of rural Maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted Election Day. Everybody has a right to vote, but nobody in town knows anybody that's black. How did that happen? I don't know, but we're going to find out. I think it's a problem, I think it's a problem."

REPORTER: "Where did that happen?

WEBSTER: "In several rural Maine towns."

SINCE THE INTERVIEW AIRED, WEBSTER HAS RECEIVED BACKLASH FOR HIS COMMENTS.

DISTRACTED DRIVER-SS

THINK TEXTING AND DRIVING IS DANGEROUS?

POLICE IN GERMANY SAY THEY STOPPED A MOTORIST WHO WAS SPEEDING AND FOUND AN ENTIRE MOBILE OFFICE IN HIS CAR.

TAKE A LOOK.BUILT ON A WOODEN FRAME ON HIS PASSENGER SEAT WAS A LAPTOP ON A DOCKING STATION, A PRINTER, ROUTER, WIRELESS INTERNET STICK, AND AN INVERTER TO POWER IT ALL.

TOY HOF-VO WIPE

STAR WARS FIGURINES ARE THE LATEST TOY TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL TOY HALL OF FAME.

ACTORS DRESSED AS THE STAR WARS CAST SHOWED UP FOR THE INDUCTION CEREMONY AT THE STRONG MUSEUM IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

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"It meets the criteria that it is certainly the figures are iconic, they have longevity. "

I'd been waiting for years. I don't understand why it didn't happen sooner."

TEASE FIVE-------

A NEW PROBLEM SURFACING FROM HURRICANE SANDY.

nancy zito - "we all lost our cars. at the same time, we're all out trying

to buy a car. it's a mad house."

WHILE THAT MAY BE GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY IT MAY BE BAD FOR THOSE SHOPPING FOR USED CARS.

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you're not scared of the koala are you? No

BUT MAYBE HE WAS A LITTLE SCARED.

FORMER HEAVY WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION MIKE TYSON REFUSED TO HOLD A KOALA AT A MEDIA EVENT IN AUSTRALIA TODAY.

IRON MIKE APPEARED ALMOST SCARED WHEN HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE KOALA.

TYSON IS IN AUSTRALIA ON A SPEAKING TOUR ABOUT HIS CHECKERED PAST.

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WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERELY DAMAGED CARS FROM HURRICANE SANDY MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BUT NOW THERE MAY BE A NEW WORRY FOR ALL POTENTIAL CAY BUYERS.

THE PRICE OF USED CARS IS EXPECTED TO JUMP ALL BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR RIDES IN THE STORM ARE LOOKING FOR A USED REPLACEMENT.

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WHEN THOSE AWFUL FLOOD WATER FROM SANDY CAME RUSHING THROUGH, FLOODING

STREET AND SWAMPING HOMES, WHAT NO ONE EXPECTED WAS THE STORM'S SUPRISING

SECOND HIT.

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NANCY ZITO - "WE ALL LOST OUR CARS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE ALL OUT TRYING

TO BUY A CAR. IT'S A MAD HOUSE."

MORE THAN 250-THOUSAND PERSONAL VEHICLES WERE WASHED AWAY BY STORM WATERS.

TODAY, USED CAR DEALERSHIPS ARE BUSY WITH STORM VICTIMS AND ADDING INSULT TO

INJURY, PRICES ARE SHOOTING UP

BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

LACEY PLACHE - EDMUNDS.COM SOT - "WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE HIGHER PRICES OF $

700-1000 DOLLARS PER VEHICLE.

FOR EVERY SIX PEOPLE WHO WALK INTO THIS USED CAR DEALERSHIP ON STATEN ISLAND

TO BUY A USED CAR, FIVE OF THEM LOST CARS TO THE STORM."

MICHELE AND THOMAS LUPARI JUST BOUGHT A USED MINI-VAN THAT CAME WITH 70-

THOUSAND MILES.

LUPARI SOT - I NEED TO WORK TO GET WORK TOMORROW, SO I'M STUCK."

IT WAS A HAPPY MOMENT, BUT COSTLY TOO.

MICHELE LUPARI SOT - "WE HAD HOPED TO GET SOMETHING UNDER 10, I'M WINDING

SPENDING 13 ON A USED CAR." HE SAYS, "THE PRICES ON EVERYTHING ARE GOING TO

GO UP."

NATS

NANCY ZITO LOST TWO CARS. TODAY SHE CAN ONLY AFFORD ONE.

NANCY ZITO SOT - RIGHT NOW BETWEEN REPAIRS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS

GOING ON / "WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY."

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE HURRICANE ZONE - EXPERTS BELIEVE USED CAR PRICES WILL

RISE -ACROSS THE COUNTRY-AS DEALERSHIPS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY DRAIN

SUPPLIES.

MICHAEL DEVILLE MANAGES A DEALERSHIP IN LOS ANGELES

MICHAEL DEVILLE GOUDY HONDA SOT - "THE EAST COAST DEALERS ARE GOING TO HAVE

TO BUY USED CARS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME OVER -HERE- TO BUY USED CARS, AND

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

OF COURSE - NBC2 WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU LIVE UPDATES ON A GULF OIL RIG FIRE.

2 PEOPLE ARE DEAD - 2 OTHERS, MISSING.

ALSO NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 IS TOP OF ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORY - ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AT A LOCAL DAYCARE.

WE'RE LIVE WITH AN UPDATE - ON HOW PARENTS AND THE DAYCARE ARE RESPONDING.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU TO WASHINGTON - WHERE FORMER CIA DIRECTOR, DAVID PETRAEUS TESTIFIED BEFORE TWO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

CONGRESS - DEMANDING ANSWERS INTO WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT THE US CONSULATE WAS ATTACKED IN LIBYA.

PLUS -

I don't like the brown spots and I don't like the wrinkles.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT YOUR FACE - THIS AFTERNOON, IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR HANDS.

NEW AT NOON -

YOUNGER-LOOKING HANDS IN JUST 15 MINUTES.

WE'LL ALSO SHOW YOU A TERRIBLE CAR CRASH CAUGHT ON TAPE.

MOM KNOCKED OUT - A CRYING TODDLER STRAPPED IN THE CRUMPLED VEHICLE.

NEXT AT AT NOON - MEET THE MAN WHO SAVED THEM.

AND DO YOU LOVE TO SHOP AT OUTLET MALLS?

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - THE EXPERTS TELL US WHAT'S WORTH BUYING.

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NOON TZB) PETRAEUS-VO

NOON TZC) YOUNGER HANDS-SOTVO

NOON TZD) GOOD SAMARITAN-VO

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