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15 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN A FORT MYERS DRUG SWEEP --

FIRST AT FOUR: NBC2 UNCOVERS HOW THIS COULD TRANSLATE INTO ARRESTS FOR LARGER CRIMES.

A PLEA IN COURT TODAY FOR THE AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WHO LOST HIS HAND TO A GATOR BITE --

FIRST AT FOUR: WHY CAPTAIN WALLY WON'T BE AT THE HELM OF AN AIRBOAT ANYTIME SOON.

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BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

MIDEAST CRISIS-VO

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

AFTER 8 BLOODY DAYS BUILDING UP TO ALL OUT WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS - A CEASE-FIRE IS IN PLACE AT THIS HOUR.

THE AGREEMENT COMES ON BOTH SIDES AND JUST HOURS AFTER MILITANTS BLEW UP A BUS IN TEL AVIV INJURING 24 PEOPLE.

MIDEAST CRISIS-SOTVO

"This is a critical moment for the region. Egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace."

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15 SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS ARE OFF THE STREETS OF FORT MYERS AFTER A CITY WIDE SWEEP.

POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER SAYSTHESE OFFENDERS COULD BE TIED TO VIOLENT CRIMES.

NBC-2'S JOE ROETZ JOINS US LIVE FROM THE DUNBAR WITH HOW POLICE HOPE THESE

ARRESTS COULD HELP SOLVE THE CITY'S CLIMBING HOMICIDE RATE.

FM DRUG BUST-REM-LIVE

CHief Doug Baker says these guys are no joke - they're accused of

selling hard drugs like crack- cocaine right outside of this school, and

nearby daycares and churches.

- With 22 homicides in Fort Myers this year - Baker is confident these

arrests could help prevent murders - even solve some where the killer

FM DRUG BUST-PKG

15 Faces - all caught in the act.

Fort Myers Police launched a 3 month-long undercover investigation in

the Central and Dunbar neighborhoods.

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We're alking about people in their 30s and 40s who this is the lifestyle

they chose.

We've protected the identity of Undercover Sgt. Rick Notaro.

His investigation caught 11 people allegedly selling crack cocaine along

Henderson and Lincoln Boulevards.

Notaro says his team used documented drug patterns to stage sales in the

neighborhood - then make an arrest.

CHief Doug Baker says these drug sales lead to more violent crimes.

and with a homicide rate of 22 in the city - he's hopeful the arrests

will help solve unsolved cases.

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Chief Baker

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Any arrest of offender involved in criminal activity,, specifically drug

FM DRUG BUST-REM-LIVE

- 71 felony charges in all - 8 more arrests to come.

CAPT. WALLY NO CONTEST-VO

IN COURT TODAY - A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WHO LOST HIS HAND, WHILE ILLEGALLY FEEDING A GATOR.

IT HAPPENED IN JUNE.

WALLACE WEATHERHOLT PLEADED NO CONTEST.

CAPT. WALLY NO CONTEST-SOTVO

"How do you plea? No contest"

TODAY WE GOT A BETTER LOOK AT HIS INJURIES-- DOCTORS WERE UN ABLE TO RE-ATTACH HIS LEFT HAND AND PART OF HIS ARM.

NEIGHBOR BULLYING CASE-VO

A COLLIER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JURY AWARDED 4 GOODLAND RESIDENTS ONE POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS FOR A HARASSING NEIGHBOR.

NEIGHBORS SAY 52-YEAR OLD RICHARD KARNES ANTAGONIZED AND ASSAULTED THEM FOR YEARS - MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE A NORMAL HOME LIFE.

KARNES WAS EVEN ACCUSED OF ISSUING DEATH THREATS.

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MOTE MARINE IS LOOKING FOR A BIG FINANCIAL BOOST TO HELP BUILD AN AQUARIUM IN PUNTA GORDA.

THE ORGANIZATION ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY TO USE MONEY FROM A FUTURE B-P OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT TO FUND THE FACILITY.

MOTE SAYS IT WILL NEED ABOUT 4.6 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THROUGH THE DESIGN AND OTHER EARLY STAGES, THEN IT WILL START ITS OWN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

IL MOM STAB DEATHS-VO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A DISTURBING STORY OUT OF ILLINOIS.

A WOMAN SAYS SHE'S NOT GUILTY IN THE STABBING DEATHS OF HER 7 YEAR OLD SON AND A 5 YEAR OLD GIRL SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF.

ELZBIETA PLACKOWSKA APPEARED IN A CHICAGO-AREA COURTROOM TODAY.

SHE WAS ARRESTED ON OCTOBER 30TH AND CHARGED WITH KILLING THE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

STOCKS FLOATED TODAY - NEAR THE BREAK-EVEN MARK ON WALL STREET.

DEERE, THE FARM EQUIPMENT MAKER, WAS OFF 4 PERCENT AFTER AN EARNINGS REPORT THAT FELL SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS.

A BRIGHT SPOT HERE - AMERICANS ARE OPTIMISTIC THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WILL DROP OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, BOOSTING THEIR CONFIDENCE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARS.

DOW ENDED THE DAY AT

JOBLESS BENEFITS-VO

FEWER AMERICANS FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK.

BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE APPLYING FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS IS STILL HIGH.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT IS BECAUSE OF SUPERSTORM SANDY.

PEOPLE COULD NOT FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONS WHEN POWER WAS OUT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE NORTHEAST.

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MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK FOR THANKSGIVING.

LONG LINES PLAGUED CHICAGO'S OHARE AIRPORT.

DENSE FOG FORCED DOZENS OF FLIGHTS TO EITHER BE CANCELED OR DELAYED.

IN LOS ANGELES, AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF CARS FLOWED OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT.

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b ohare aiport-vo

c lax traffic-vo

THANKSGIVING TRAVEL-PKG

THE SLOW-GO ON CHICAGO'S INTERSTATES ARE PRETTY INDICATIVE OF TRAVEL NATIONWIDE. THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

IT'S WHY AN EARLY START PAID OFF FOR A NEW YORK COUPLE PASSING THROUGH WASHINGTON.

"So far, so good. We left at about 3:30 this morning and we didn't encounter too much traffic"

"Happy Thanksgiving!"

GOOD WEATHER, THOUGH, IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE SMOOTH RIDE SO FAR FOR THE ESTIMATED 39 MILLION AMERICANS. DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING.

EXCEPT FOR A SOGGY SEATTLE. AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WEST.IT'S SUNNY AND DRY MOST EVERYWHERE. WHICH IS ALSO HELPING AIR TRAVEL.

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"Flight schedules have been pretty much on time. The weather's been cooperating and the TSA has not enacted any new rules this year. So, if you've traveled in the past 12 months, you pretty much know what to expect when going through those security lines"

THE TSA'S RELAXING OF THE RULE INVOLVING SHOES IS CUTTING CONGESTION, TOO.

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"it's nice now that they don't all have to take their shoes off

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER, SENIORS 75 AND OLDER DON'T HAVE TO REMOVE THEIR SHOES WHEN GOING THROUGH SECURITY. STILL, EXPECT BIG CROWDS AND LONG LINES.

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"It's crazy but we want to go home so that's what you do."

TRAIN TRAVEL'S EASIER, TOO.AMTRAK HAS EVERY RAIL CAR IN ITS FLEET IN SERVICE TO CARRY WHAT MAY BE A RECORD NUMBER OF RIDERS.

MR. FOOD DEAD-VO

A DAY BEFORE AMERICANS FEAST WITH FAMILY, A FAVORITE T-V COOK HAS PASSED AWAY.

ART GINSBERG, KNOWN BETTER AS MISTER FOOD LOST HIS BATTLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.

MR. FOOD'S T-V SEGMENTS RAN FOR DECADES WITH HIS POPULAR CATCHPHRASE "OOO, IT'S SO GOOD."

HIS 90 SECOND COOKING SHOWS BROADCAST ON 125 STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

RETAIL STORES GEAR UP FOR BLACK FRIDAY SALES, BUT SMALL STORES SAY: DON'T FORGET ABOUT US.

WHY BUSINESSES WANT YOU TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO LOCAL STORES.

PLUS - TWO FLORIDA TEENS ARE ARRESTED FOR HUNTING TOM TURKEY.

A) small biz saturday-vo

B) teens kill neighbor-SS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

TEENS KILL NEIGHBORS TURKEY-SS

TWO GULF BREEZE TEENS ARE IN JAIL FOR HUNTING THEIR THANKSGIVING TURKEY.

BUT THERE IS ONE MAJOR PROBLEM.

THE BIRD WAS THEIR NEIGHBOR'S PET.

INVESTIGATORS SAY JACOB PROVO AND JOSHUA ANDERSON USED A BOW AND ARROW TO KILL THE TURKEY.

THE TEENS TOLD DEPUTIES THEY PLANNED TO EAT THE 30 POUND BIRD FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER.

SMALL BIZ SATURDAY-VO

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GEAR UP FOR THIS SATURDAY -- WHAT THEY CALL ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS OF THE YEAR.

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR -- SUPPORTERS OF THE "SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY" CAMPAIGN WANT PEOPLE TO SHOP AT LOCALLY OWNED PLACES RATHER THAN BIG BOX STORES.

THEY ARGUE WITH ALL THE DISCOUNT SALES AT BIG BOX STORES AND ONLINE SHOPPING -- PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO SEE WHAT LOCAL SHOPS HAVE TO OFFER.

SOME OWNERS TELL US -- THEY'LL SEE MORE SALES SATURDAY THAN BLACK FRIDAY.

BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY-VO

THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR IS ALSO THE BIGGEST DRINKING DAY OF THE YEAR.

TONIGHT ONLY NBC2 TAKES YOU ON A RIDE ALONG WITH THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STAY SAFE.

FHP IS TEAMING UP WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BEEF UP PATROLS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO'S UNSAFE ON THE ROADS- FROM THOSE GOING FAST TO THOSE DRIVING DRUNK.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULDN'T GO OUT- JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S A DESIGNATED DRIVER OR A CAB TO BRING YOU HOME.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

"Beautiful weather for the holiday weekend"

It was a much nicer start to the day with plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures. We'll continue the trend of cooler than normal weather as we head right into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

More sunshine is on the way for this afternoon with a few patchy clouds mixing in from time to time. Highs will climb into the middle to upper 70s with a nice breeze out of the north gusting close to 20mph. A front to our north will cross the peninsula today, and open the flood gates for a cool and dry airmass to flow into Florida.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast with chilly overnight lows. Most of us will wake up on our Thanksgiving morning with temperatures in the lower 50s with upper 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Temperatures will begin to warm up a bit by the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower half of the 70s.

High pressure will dominate our weather pattern through the end of the week, with plenty of sunshine with cool overnight lows in the 50s and mild afternoons in the 70s.

Bright and sunny conditions will stick around through Saturday with another shot of cool and dry air making its way down the peninsula. This will just reinforce the already pleasant weather we have around our part of the state keeping us cool and dry through early next week.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE IS PREPPING RIGHT NOW FOR TOMORROW'S BIG DAY.

B) macy's parade preps-vo

GADGETS AND SLEEP PROBLEMS-VO, OC

LATE NIGHT INTERNET SESSIONS MAY BE TO BLAME FOR SLEEPING PROBLEMS.

SLEEP SCIENTISTS SAY THE "BLUE HUE" OR LIGHT EMITTED FROM COMPUTER ELECTRONICS CONFUSES YOUR BODY.

THE LIGHT MIMICS SUNLIGHT AND THROWS-OFF YOUR NORMAL SLEEP PATTERN.

YOU CAN EXPECT FALLING ASLEEP TO BE DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES IF YOU'RE ON THE COMPUTER RIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED.

ADVICE FROM THE DOCTOR… SHUT OFF THE ELECTRONICS BY 8PM.

TOSS TO JAY-OC, DBX

IT'S A THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITION.

TOMORROW MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL TUNE-IN TO WATCH THE 86TH ANNUAL MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.

BUT TONIGHT ITS A NEW YORK HOLIDAY TRADITION. THE ANNUAL INFLATION OF THE PARADE'S FAMED BALLOONS.

MACY'S PARADE PREPS-SATLIVE

GOOD EVENING FROM NEW YORK. THOUSANDS GATHER HERE EVERY YEAR.

MACY'S PARADE PREPS-PKG

IT'S CRUNCH TIME JUST OUTSIDE CENTRAL PARK RIGHT NOW.

BUT GETTING READY FOR THE MACY'S DAY PARADE.

IS SOMETHING THAT GOES ON YEAR ROUND.

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"Each one of the elements in the parade start as a simple sketch and we sit with the artist and talk about what we want to see come to life."

THAT REALIZATION COMES NOW.

AS FLOATS ARE MOVED INTO PLACE. AND MASSIVE BALLOONS ARE FILLED WITH HELIUM - ULTIMATELY PUSHING THEM TO THE SKY.

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BUT THIS YEAR, ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING TO LIFT MORE THAN THESE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS.

THEY WANT TO HELP RAISE THE SPIRITS OF SO MANY AFFECTED BY SANDY.

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"The parade has always been about family, coming together and about Thanksgiving when everyone comes together to celebrate. this year i believe it will be even more important and I believe will represent as a beacon of hope for the entire tri-state area."

HOPE DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES DESPERATELY NEED. WITH DEBRIS STILL SCATTERED FOR MILES.

AND A CHANCE TO SAY THANK-YOU. TO THOSE WHO RUSHED-IN TO HELP.

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"We've got a float dedicated to the first responders. / and each person in the parade is going to be wearing a pin from the red cross.

OUTSIDE SIGNS OF THE RESOLVE OF SURVIVORS HERE.

WHO INSIDE.

NO DOUBT, DRAW STRENGTH FROM THE ROUTINE OF THIS ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION.

AS THEY CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS NORMAL. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM.

MACY'S PARADE PREPS-SATLIVE

IT IS A THANKSGIVING TRADITION THAT ACTUALLY BEGINS THE DAY BEFORE.

THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THOUSANDS GATHERED TO WATCH AS THEIR FAVORITE CHARACTER'S BALLOONS ARE FILLED WITH HELIUM.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

TWO FAMILIES ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER AFTER A DEADLY DAY CARE FIRE IN TEXAS.

A) organ donation-vo

ORGAN DONATION-OC

YESTERDAY JESSICA TATA WAS SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS FOR THE DEATH OF A CHILD IN A TEXAS DAY CARE FIRE.

THE 24-YEAR-OLD LEFT THE CHILDREN ALONE IN HER HOME DAY CARE TO RUN AN ERRAND WHEN A FIRE BROKE OUT.

THOUGH THE FIRE VICTIM'S FAMILY SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. THEIR DECISION TO DONATE HIS ORGANS SAVED THE LIVES OF MANY.

ORGAN DONATION-PKG

JASMIN TOVAR CAN BARELY KEEP UP WITH HER SON JACOB. JUST A BALL OF FIRE.

JACOB WILL TURN FOUR THIS DECEMBER. BUT TWO YEARS AGO, HE WAS CLINGING TO LIFE. HOSPITALIZED WITH A DEADLY CANCEROUS TUMOR ON HIS LIVER.

"They told me that he couldn't last that long on the waiting list because it was critical."

JACOB'S FAMILY WAITED AN AGONIZING THREE MONTHS. THEN THE CALL CAME.

THE DATE WAS FEBRUARY 25TH, 2011.

THE DAY BEFORE. THE HOUSTON AREA WAS STUNNED BY NEWS OF AN HORRIFIC FIRE AT A DAY CARE.

SEVEN CHILDREN WERE PULLED FROM THE BLAZE. FOUR DIED.

ONE OF THEM. SIXTEEN MONTH OLD ELIAS CASTILLO.

HIS FAMILY'S HEARTFELT DECISION TO DONATE HIS ORGANS SAVED JACOB'S LIFE. GIVING HIM THE LIVER HE SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.

"I was surprised because I did see that on the news but I didn't put that much attention on it but when I knew that was the family I was very surprised."

"Organ donation definitely brings comfort to the people that lost their lives ones. It soothes their grief it helps them take such a tragic situation and take something positive and good out of it."

"Jasmin and jacob had a chance to meet the Castillo family which proved to be a very emotional reunion."

"It was sad their eyes their faces they were happy but sad at the same time."

NOW EVERY GIGGLE. EVERY SMILE. IS A REMINDER OF HOW JACOB IS THRIVING. THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH OF ONE FAMILY AT THEIR TIME OF LOSS.

ORGAN DONATION-OC

RACHEL MCNEILL REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

HUNDREDS OF DRUGS UNAVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

NOW - SOMETHING IS FINALLY BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS HAVE THE STORY - FIRST AT FOUR.

PLUS - WHAT WILL THE WEATHER BRING FOR THANKSGIVING TOMORROW?

A) drug shortage-vo

B) thanksgiving forecast-vo

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THANKSGIVING FORECAST-WX ANIBOX

"Beautiful weather for the holiday weekend"

It was a much nicer start to the day with plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures. We'll continue the trend of cooler than normal weather as we head right into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

More sunshine is on the way for this afternoon with a few patchy clouds mixing in from time to time. Highs will climb into the middle to upper 70s with a nice breeze out of the north gusting close to 20mph. A front to our north will cross the peninsula today, and open the flood gates for a cool and dry airmass to flow into Florida.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast with chilly overnight lows. Most of us will wake up on our Thanksgiving morning with temperatures in the lower 50s with upper 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Temperatures will begin to warm up a bit by the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower half of the 70s.

High pressure will dominate our weather pattern through the end of the week, with plenty of sunshine with cool overnight lows in the 50s and mild afternoons in the 70s.

Bright and sunny conditions will stick around through Saturday with another shot of cool and dry air making its way down the peninsula. This will just reinforce the already pleasant weather we have around our part of the state keeping us cool and dry through early next week.

TOSS TO KELLY-TRX, VOTOPS, OBX

WE ARE STILL OVER A MONTH AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SHOPPING FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES. WE NOTICED SEVERAL TENTS LINING US 41 IN FORT MYERS TODAY STOCKING UP FOR THE RUSH OF PEOPLE.

WE SENT NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL out TO SEE HOW THEY LOOK THIS YEAR AND IF A FRESH CUT TREE WILL BREAK THE BANK.

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XMAS TREE TIPS-VO

XMAS TREE TIPS-SOTVO

Bob Heath, Heath Christmas Trees, Inc

"There's a place for quality and there's a place for price. We try to do the quality thing, we do alright. I made enough money to get home each year and come back the next year."

XMAS TREE TIPS-REM-LIVE

MIDEAST CRISIS-TRX, OC

A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON HAS BEEN IN THE REGION TRYING TO BROKER A TRUCE. IT CAME JUST HOURS AFTER A TERRORIST ATTACK ON A BUS IN TEL AVIV.

MIDEAST CRISIS-PKG

AFTER THE TRUCE WAS ANNOUNCED, NETANYAHU SAID IF IT DOESN'T HOLD ISRAEL WOULD CONSIDER QUOTE.MORE SEVERE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY.

EXPERTS ARE QUICK TO POINT OUT THIS IS A CEASE-FIRE, NOT A PEACE DEAL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DID SPEAK TO PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU TODAY AND TOLD HIM THE U.S. IS COMMITTED TO ISRAEL'S SECURITY.

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN AFGHANISTAN-VO

THE TOP U.S. COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN IS BACK AT HIS POST.

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN RETURNED TO KABUL MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCED IT WAS INVESTIGATING POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE EMAILS BETWEEN ALLEN AND JILL KELLEY.A TAMPA SOCIALITE LINKED TO THE DAVID PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL.

THE FOUR STAR GENERAL WAS NOMINATED TO BECOME THE COMMANDER OF U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND AND THE TOP NATO GENERAL.

INVESTIGATOR CLIP-CLIP

DRUG SHORTAGE-OC

HUNDREDS OF DRUGS UNAVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

IT'S NOT HAPPENING IN A POOR COUNTRY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF - IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE, IN THE UNITED STATES.

AFTER YEARS OF WATCHING THE SITUATION GET WORSE, SOMETHING IS FINALLY BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

DRUG SHORTAGE-PKG

WITHOUT THE DRUGS THEY NEED….PARAMEDICS IN OREGON RESORT TO USING EXPIRED DRUGS TO SAVE LIVES.

OUONE OUT OF FOUR SURVEYED PROVIDERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES SAY DRUG SHORTAGES HAVE RESULTED IN A MEDICATION ERROR.

"Our members are scrambling to try to find the product and often times they're spending more time trying to find the product than they are caring for the patients."

"Really, drugs go into shortage because companies have difficulty making them.

AND THE F-D-A DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A PRESIDENTAL EXECUTIVE ORDER FOLLOWED BY CONGRESS'S APPROVAL OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG USER FEE ACT IS CHANGING THAT.

"A company producing prescription drugs in the United States must notify the FDA as soon as possible whenever they shut down due to a quality issue. If they're discontinuing a product they must notify the FDA within six months of that discontinuation."

THE F-D-A HAS BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT MORE THAN 100 DRUG SHORTAGES BECAUSE OF THE NEW MEASURES.

"We've seen a six fold increase in reports."

STILL…SOME HOSPITALS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE ONGOING ISSUE. DUKE HOSPITAL ADOPTED AN APPROACH BASED ON MODELS USED IN ORGAN DONATIONS. TO HELP AVOID SHORTAGES…A SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM HAS OPENED ITS OWN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER. NOW IT CAN PACK, LABEL AND DISTRIBUTE DRUGS TO ITS HOSPITALS SAFELY… AND FILL PRESCRIPTIONS IN A FRACTION OF THE TIME.STILL THE QUESTION REMAINS…WILL THE NEW LAW PREVENT MORE HOSPITALS FROM TAKING SUCH MEASURES.

DRUG SHORTAGE-TFC

WE'LL CONTINUE OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE ON NBC2 NEWS AT FIVE.

DRUG SHORTAGES AND REGULATIONS ARE MAKING IT HARD FOR PATIENTS *RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA* TO GET THE PRESCRIPTIONS THEY NEED.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE FORCED TO DRIVE TO *FIVE DIFFERENT* PHARMACIES.

WE TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM -- AND WAYS TO GET AROUND IT -- TONIGHT AT FIVE.

SARA LEE RECALL-TRX, OC, VO

AN NBC 2 CONSUMER ALERT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ALLERGIC TO PECANS.

SARA LEE IS RECALLING ITS BUTTER STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE. WITH A 'BEST BUY' DATE OF OCTOBER 16, 2013.

THE PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN PECANS. AN UNDECLARED ALLERGEN NOT LISTED ON THE LABEL.

SEARCH FOR RIG WORKER ENDS-TRX, OC, VO

NEW AT FOUR -

RESCUERS HAVE CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR A WORKER MISSING SINCE FRIDAY'S EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON AN OIL RIG IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE COMPANY WHO RAN THE RIG SAYS IT WILL NOW FOCUS ON THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.

THE BODY OF ANOTHER WORKER WAS FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND.

SF PUBLIC NUDITY-VO

SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BANNING PUBLIC NUDITY.

THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE PUBLIC NUDITY BAN TUESDAY NIGHT SPARKING A CLOTHES-OFF PROTEST RIGHT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THE BAN MUST PASS ONE MORE READING AT CITY HALL AND A COURT CHALLENGE BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO AFFECT FEBRUARY FIRST.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

CONCUSSION SCAN-VO

A NEW STUDY GIVES DOCTORS A BETTER LOOK AT CHANGES IN THE BRAIN AFTER A CONCUSSION.

RESEARCHERS AT N-Y-U RECENTLY USED M-R-I MACHINES TO SPOT CHANGES IN THE BRAIN THAT OCCUR IN PATIENTS WITH POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME

THEY FOUND THE BRAINS OF PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION HAD DAMAGE IN AREAS THAT HANDLE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION.

THEIR BRAINS WERE TAPPING INTO OTHER AREAS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS.

HAPPY CHILD WEALTH ADULT-VO

A HAPPIER CHILDHOOD COULD TRANSLATE INTO A WEALTHIER ADULTHOOD.

BRITISH RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT ADULTS WHO WERE UNHAPPY TEENAGERS. HAD INCOMES THAT WERE 30-PERCENT BELOW AVERAGE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THOSE WHO WERE VERY HAPPY AS KIDS. HAD INCOMES TEN-PERCENT HIGHER THAN AVERAGE.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

MANY CHILDREN, AS YOUNG AS TODDLERS SUFFER FROM MIGRAINE HEADACHES.

THEY SEEM TO INCREASE DURING SCHOOL YEARS AND SPIKE DURING PUBERTY.

SO, WHAT'S A PARENT TO DO?

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

MARGARET KARIS' OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THIRD GRADE, WHEN SHE STARTED GETTING HEADACHES.

MARGARET KARIS/MOTHER

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1:20 She would just complain that her eyes hurt.

THEY WEREN'T SURE WHETHER IT WAS THE STRESS OF SCHOOL OR SOMETHING BIGGER. ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 20 KIDS, GETS MIGRAINES.

Dr. Guillermo Philipps/PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST

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5:09 In general the numbers have been steady over decades.

DR. GUILLERMO PHILLIPS IS A PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST WITH THE GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

Dr. Guillermo Philipps/PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST

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3:02 Migraines are typically throbbing headaches. Sometimes one side of the head, sometimes both. They are associated with nausea, vomiting, visual changes, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noises, typically last at least half an hour, more than an hour, or sometimes several days.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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Certain things may spark a reaction in a child's nervous system and start of migraine attack. The most elementary way to manage migraines is to recognize the triggers.

Dr. Guillermo Philipps/PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST

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6:27 I ask parents what causes headaches to start? And for some people it's being out in the sun, others it's certain smells or certain foods. 3:57 I always ask about sleep - number of hours and the quality of sleep. Whether children are eating all three meals a day.

THESE ARE LIFESTYLE FACTORS, WHICH CAN BE MODIFIED. ONE FACTOR THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED, IS GENETICS. MIGRAINES TEND TO RUN IN FAMILIES.

MARGARET KARIS/MOTHER

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2:15 We didn't have to look too far to see the source. Her dad and I get them too.

1 IN 5 KIDS FEEL THE HEADACHES COMING ON. THROUGH SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT OR SOUND, BLURRED VISION OR A SMELLING A CERTAIN ODOR. THAT WINDOW OF TIME MAY ALLOW THEM TO ACT.

Dr. Guillermo Philipps/PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST

RUNS:

12:33 Medication for headaches really works best when the headache first starts. So waiting long periods of time sometimes let's the headache get out of control.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

THERE IS ENORMOUS BACKLASH AFTER A WOMAN POSTED A TACKY TOURIST PICTURE ONLINE.

THE PHOTO SHOWS HER FLIPPING OFF THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON CEMETARY.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE CALL FOR JUSTICE AFTER HER DISPLAY OF DISRESPECT.

THANKSGIVING IS A TIME TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILY.

FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, REUNIONS ARE HAPPENING IN AIRPORTS ACROSS THE NATION.

A) arlington photo controvery-vo

A) airport tear jerker-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

A DOG FOUND HANGING FROM A TREE --

NBC2 HAS A CREW ON THE SCENE GATHERING INFORMATION RIGHT NOW -- A LIVE REPORT, COMING UP AT FIVE.

PLUS -- A COLLIER COUNTY MAN FINED MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE WAY HE TREATED HIS NEIGHBORS!

B) collier neighbor bullying settlement-VO

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

"Beautiful weather for the holiday weekend"

It was a much nicer start to the day with plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures. We'll continue the trend of cooler than normal weather as we head right into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

More sunshine is on the way for this afternoon with a few patchy clouds mixing in from time to time. Highs will climb into the middle to upper 70s with a nice breeze out of the north gusting close to 20mph. A front to our north will cross the peninsula today, and open the flood gates for a cool and dry airmass to flow into Florida.

Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast with chilly overnight lows. Most of us will wake up on our Thanksgiving morning with temperatures in the lower 50s with upper 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Temperatures will begin to warm up a bit by the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower half of the 70s.

High pressure will dominate our weather pattern through the end of the week, with plenty of sunshine with cool overnight lows in the 50s and mild afternoons in the 70s.

Bright and sunny conditions will stick around through Saturday with another shot of cool and dry air making its way down the peninsula. This will just reinforce the already pleasant weather we have around our part of the state keeping us cool and dry through early next week.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TOSS TO LAUREN-2 SHOT, OBX

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL THIS WEEK TO GET HOME IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS BUZZING WITH FAMILIES TRYING TO GET HOME.

NBC-2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO WAS THERE FOR AN EMOTIONAL REUNION BETWEEN A MILITARY FAMILY.

AIRPORT TEAR JERKERS-CELL-REM

MANY OF US ANTICIPATE THE FOOD-- FOOTBALL MAYBE EVEN FOR

TOMORROW--

WELL HERE AT SOUTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT -- THE ANTICIPATION IS ALL

AIRPORT TEAR JERKERS-vo

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL THIS WEEK TO GET HOME IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS BUZZING WITH FAMILIES TRYING TO GET HOME.

NBC-2 WAS THERE FOR AN EMOTIONAL REUNION BETWEEN A MILITARY FAMILY.

MARINE MAJOR GENERAL MARK CLARK'S FAMILY ALL TRAVELED HERE TO SPEND

AIRPORT TEAR JERKERS-SOT, OC

sot

super= Mark Clark, Major General, US Marines runs=20 "you're off doing

your different things and then when you come home be able to spend

time together as a family and i wasn't expecting them here you're going to make me cry. so i guess that really

says it all"

THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY HAPPY , TEARFUL AND EVEN LAUGH-FILLED

RENUNIONS WE'VE SEEN TODAY-- AND WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE TO SHARE COMING

AIRPORT TEAR JERKERS-CELL-REM

THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY HAPPY , TEARFUL AND EVEN LAUGH-FILLED

RENUNIONS WE'VE SEEN TODAY-- AND WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE TO SHARE COMING

UP IN OUR NEWSCAST AT 5--

ONE STORY THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE

LAST MINUTE TRAVEL TIPS-OC, VIDBOX

IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT TODAY OR TOMORROW, WE HAVE SOME LAST MINUTE TRAVEL TIPS.

GET TO THE AIRPORT EARLY BECAUSE IT WILL BE PACKED.

PACK LIGHTLY. USING CARRY-ON LUGGAGE WILL SAVE YOU ON BAGGAGE FEES.

LIL PSY GANGHAM STYLE-VO

MOVE OVER PSY - A STANDOUT PERFORMER IN HIS HIT MUSIC VIDEO IS TAKING OVER THE SPOTLIGHT.

AND HE IS JUST SEVEN YEARS OLD.

THE BOY IS CALLED "LITTLE PSY" AND HAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON TWO TALENT SHOWS IN SOUTH KOREA.

THAT'S WHEN THE BIG PSY SAW HIM AND PICKED HIM FOR THE GANGNAM STYLE VIDEO.

HUMAN BARBIE FAKE-SS

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TODAY TO THE HUMAN BARBIE DOLL FROM UKRAINE.

IN A RECENT INTERVIEW THE MODEL SAID SHE HAS NOT HAD PLASTIC SURGERY AND DOES NOT ENHANCE HER PHOTOS.

BUT A WEBSITE CALLED "THE DIRTY" SAYS THEY HAVE VIDEO PROOF THAT THE MODEL ALERTS HER LOOK.

SHE STANDS BY HER ORIGINAL STATEMENT THAT HER LOOKS ARE AUTHENTIC.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

A PHOTO STIRS CONTROVERSY AFTER A TRIP TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY.

people do stupid things in this country every day that's one of them for sure

THE DISHONOR AND DISGRACE BROUGHT ON BY ONE SPLIT-SECOND DECISION.

A) arlington photo-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Capt. Wally pleads no contest for gator feeding

2. Bonita Springs man arrested for burglary

3. Sarasota company makes a bid for Hostess

ARLINGTON PHOTO CONTROVERSY-TFC CTR

A MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN IS FACING ENORMOUS CRITICISM FOR A DISGRACEFUL ACT AT ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST REVERED LOCATIONS.

THE WOMAN WENT TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. AND MOCKED A SIGN NEAR THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS.THEN POSTED THAT PHOTO ONLINE.

ARLINGTON PHOTO CONTROVERSY-PKG

THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS VISIT ARLINGTON CEMETERY EVERY YEAR TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THIS COUNTRY'S FALLEN SOLDIERS.

BUT LAST MONTH, 30-YEAR-OLD LINDSAY STONE PHOTOGRAPHED HERSELF DOING SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.

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IN THIS PICTURE, LINDSAY CAN BE SEEN FLIPPING OFF THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AND PRETENDING TO SCREAM IN FRONT OF A SIGN REQUESTING SILENCE AND RESPECT.

father: i was appalled. its not what this family is all about

STONE'S FATHER, SPEAKING TO OUR AFFILIATE WHDH IN BOSTON, APOLOGIZED FOR THE PHOTO, WHICH WAS POSTED ON HIS DAUGHTER'S FACEBOOK PAGE AS A JOKE.

father: She's just beside herself. she had no idea it was gonna go where it did.

TO LINDSAY'S SURPRISE, THE PHOTO WENT VIRAL, EVEN SPAWNING A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED "FIRE LINDSAY STONE"

LINDSAY AND HER CO-WORKER, WHO TOOK THE PICTURE, HAVE BOTH BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE FROM THE ASSISTED LIVING HOME CALLED LIFE IN WHERE THEY BOTH WORK.

THEIR EMPLOYER RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

"THIS PHOTOGRAPH IN NO WAY REFLECTS THE OPINIONS, THOUGHTS, OR FEELINGS OF THE LIFE ORGANIZATION."

LINDSAY AND HER FRIEND JAMIE SCHUSS WHO TOOK THE PICTURE ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING:

WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE PAIN WE HAVE CAUSED BY POSTING THE PICTURE. WE NEVER MEANT TO DISRESPECT ANY OF THE PEOPLE NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND DEFENDED OUR FREEDOM SO VALIANTLY

BUT THESE VETERANS IN HYAENAS MASSACHUSETTS DON'T CARE IF IT WAS A JOKE OR NOT. TO THEM, IT'S OFFENSIVE EITHER WAY:

ARLINGTON PHOTO CONTROVERSY-TFC CTR

NATALIE MORALES REPORTING.

IN THEIR STATEMENT, LINDSEY AND HER CO-WORKER ADDED THAT THEY RECOGNIZED THE PHOTO WAS DISTASTEFUL AND IGNORANT.

HOW THAT AFFECTS THEIR WORK REMAINS TO BE SEEN.AS BOTH ARE ON UNPAID LEAVE.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

HLA COLLIER NEIGHBOR BULLYING SETTLEMENT-2SH-VO

AHEAD AT FIVE --

A FIVE YEAR LONG FIGHT ENDS IN AN UNPRECEDENTED SETTLEMENT.

A NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER SIEGE -- BY A BULLY

HLB LEHIGH HANGING DOG-TRX-SSTOPS

AND A STORY THAT IS TRULY SHOCKING.

WE USE THAT WORD TOO OFTEN IN THE NEWS. BUT IN THIS CASE, IT IS. SHOCKING AND SAD.

HLC PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPACT-TRX-VOTOPS

AND A THREE PART INVESTIGATION ABOUT FLORIDA'S PILL MILL PROBLEM.

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