HL1) LEE COUNTY I75 CRASH-VOTOPS

YOU ARE WAKING UP TO BREAKING NEWS IN LEE COUNTY ---

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) SUSAN RICE TO CAPITOL-TRX-VO

AND, FACE TO FACE WITH HER ACCUSERS.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING, WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS IN LEE COUNTY ---

AND A CRASH ALONG I-75 OVERNIGHT.

LEE COUNTY I 75 CRASH ANIMAP-TRXTOPS-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY I 75 CRASH SCENE-VOTOPS

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.

TWO PEOPLE, A MAN AND A WOMAN, WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

INVESTIGATORS ON SCENE TELL US THEIR MERCEDES AND A SEMI SMASHED INTO EACH OTHER, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75.

THIS HAPPENED JUST NORTH OF THE I75 BRIDGE OVER THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

WE'RE TOLD THE SEMI DRIVER IS OKAY THIS MORNING.

BOTH LANES WERE SHUTDOWN --- SO CARS WERE PASSING ON THE SHOULDER.

BUT NO BACKUPS TO REPORT RIGHT NOW.

THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

FHP IS INVESTIGATING.

EXHUME YASSER ARAFAT BODY-TRXTOPS-VO

BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT ----

THE BODY OF YASSER ARAFAT HAS BEEN EXHUMED IN RAMALLAH.

EXPERTS ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE ICONIC PALESTINIAN LEADER WAS POISONED.

SUSAN RICE TO CAPITOL-OC-TRX

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ---

FACE TO FACE WITH HER CRITICS.

U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING TO SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

SUSAN RICE TO CAPITOL-VO IN PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

SUSAN RICE WILL MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE.

SUSAN RICE TO CAPITOL-VOTOPS

THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, HAS BEEN A VOCAL CRITIC OF RICE, AND HAS SAID HE MAY OPPOSE RICE IF NOMINATED AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

SUSAN RICE TO CAPITOL-VO IN PLASMA

SHE'LL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN HER COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE ATTACK IN BENGAHZI THAT KILLED THE U-S AMBASSADOR AND THREE OTHERS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.

RICE DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS SPONTANEOUS VIOLENCE THAT SEEMED TO GROW OUT OF PROTEST OF AN ANTI ISLAMIC VIDEO.

BUT LATER IT WAS REVEALED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE CONSULATE, AND IT FACT IT WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK.

LIVE IN STUDIO SD NBC-2.

"spontaneous" violence that seemed to grow out of a protest of an anti-Islamic video. But further scrutiny revealed no evidence of a protest outside the consulate on the night of the attacks, and U.S. intelligence officials later said it appeared to be a pre-planned terrorist attack.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

FISCAL CLIFF-OC-TRX-VO

THIS MORNING WE'RE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

AS OF TODAY, JUST 34 DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

REPUBLICANS INSIST ANY DEAL ON TAX HIKES HAS TO COME AFTER A COMMITMENT TO CONTROL SPENDING ON MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY.

CYBER MONDAY TOTALS-OC-VO

THIS MORNING WE ARE GETTING SOME FIRST OFFICIAL NUMBERS FROM CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS.

AND YES, IT WAS AS BIG AS EXPECTED.

A FIRM THAT TRACKS ONLINE SALES, I-B-M BENCHMARK, REPORTS ONLINE SHOPPING WAS UP 28 PERCENT, COMPARED WITH THE SAME TIME PERIOD A YEAR AGO.

AND SALES FROM MOBILE DEVICES, WHICH INCLUDE TABLETS, ROSE 11 PERCENT.

THE GROUP DOES NOT TRACK THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SALES.

DUNN TRIAL-OC-VO

HAPPENING LATER THIS MORNING ---

THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY.

LATE MONDAY EVENING THE ATTORNEYS MADE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

DUNN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE BACK IN 2008.

THE STATE WANTS THE DEATH PENALTY - SAYING THIS CASE IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT ITS UGLIEST.

DUNN TRIAL-SOTVO

2:47:27 mr dunn made the decision to hold his arm out and fire the gun into the small area and fire. - shooting his wife

let's just assume you do believe there was some ill will or hatred or spite between mr dunn and his wife, wll, then perhaps its a second degree murder TRACEY REDD, DEFENSE ATTORNEY

THE JURY WILL HEAR INSTRUCTION ON THE LAW LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN BEGIN DELIBERATIONS.

IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-OC-TRX-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

A SHOOTING IN IMMOKALEE.

THE VICTIM'S CONDITION IS IMPROVING, WHILE DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE VICTIM WAS POSSIBLY RUN OVER WITH A CAR BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

OFFICIALS DID FIND THE SHOOTER'S CAR BUT DID NOT FIND THE SHOOTER HIMSELF.

AS FOR THE VICTIM.HIS CONDITION HAS IMPROVED FROM CRITICAL TO STABLE.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED NEAR THE CORNER OF DELAWARE STREET AND FIFTH STREET AROUND FIVE O'CLOCK YESTERDAY EVENING.

IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-2 SOTVO

16:14-19

it probably had to do with money or something like that but normally Immokalee is just quiet

18:04-08

I never see that before first time I see people go and shoot people like that

BABY SLING WARNING-OC-VO-SS

A GRIEVING FATHER IS BLAMING A BABY SLING FOR THE DEATH OF HIS THREE MONTH OLD.

KELLEN WOHLGEMUTH DIED IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS AT CRESWELL SCHOOL EARLIER THIS MONTH.

KELLEN FELL ASLEEP AFTER NURSING. AND MINUTES LATER HE STOPPED BREATHING.

THE LITTLE BOY WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

IN THE OBITUARY KELLEN'S FATHER WROTE A POEM SAYING ABOUT THE COMPANY: "THEY LIE. WRAPS AND SLINGS ARE SAFE. THE PROFITS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN OUR SON'S SMILING FACE."

FL SENATE MAJORITY LEADER-OC-SS

FORT MYERS REPUBLICAN LIZBETH BENACQUISTO IS THE NEW STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER.

SENATE PRESIDENT DON GAETZ MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY.

BENACQUISTO MOVED UP THE RANKS QUICKLY.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VOTERS FIRST ELECTED HER TO THE SENATE IN 2010.

EURODEAL WITH GREECE-OC-VO-WIPE

A DEAL IS REACHED.

THE 17 EURO ZONE NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAVE NOW AGREED ON A BAILOUT PROGRAM FOR GREECE.

AFTER HOURS OF DEBATE IN BRUSSELS, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE FIRST LOAN PAYMENT WOULD BE ON DECEMBER 13TH.

PEANUT BUTTER RECALL-TRXTOPS-VO

A PEANUT PROCESSING FACILITY LINKED TO A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK WILL NOT REOPEN TODAY AS PLANNED.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HALTED OPERATIONS AT SUNLAND INC.'S NEW MEXICO PROCESSING PLANT,

AFTER 41 PEOPLE IN 20 STATES, MOST OF THEM CHILDREN, WERE SICKENED BY SALMONELLA FROM TAINTED PEANUT BUTTER.

SUNLAND HAD PLANNED TO REOPEN ITS PEANUT PROCESSING FACILITY TODAY.

BUSY SHIPPING DAY-OC-VO

IF YOU PLAN TO SHIP YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS TO LOVED ONES VIA U-P-S. THE COMPANY SAYS IT EXPECTS DECEMBER 20th WILL BE ITS BUSIEST DAY.

U-P-S EXPECTS TO MAKE 28 MILLION DELIVERIES WORLDWIDE THAT DAY.

THAT MEANS U-P-S DRIVERS WILL DELIVER MORE THAN 300 PACKAGES PER SECOND!

AWESOME VOLCANO VIDEO-OC-VO-BNR

NEW THIS MORNING --- THIS IS SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO SEE:

LAVA FLOWING FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO, ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND, ENTERING THE OCEAN.

YOU CAN'T GET TOO CLOSE BECAUSE IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

OBSERVERS SAY THE STREAM OF LAVA WAS ABOUT THREE TO FIVE FEET WIDE, POURING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CLIFF.

AUSTRALIA CRANE FIRE-VOTOPS

AND THIS IS ALL NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING, TOO.

A CRANE BURST INTO FLAMES IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TODAY.

WITNESSES SPOTTED THE CRANE BURST INTO FLAMES AND SWAY BEFORE ITS ARM COLLAPSED.

LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED THE CRANE'S DRIVER MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE FIRE.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA FOR SAFETY REASONS.

FIREFIGHTERS COULD NOT REACH THE MACHINE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HIGH.

NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ----

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

A HOAX IS CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK THIS MORNING.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

FACEBOOK COPYRIGHT HOAX-2SH-SS

IF YOU'VE LOGGED ONTO FACEBOOK IN THE LAST 24 HOURS,

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN FRIENDS POSTING A MESSAGE ABOUT "NEW FACEBOOK GUIDELINES."

THE MESSAGE URGES YOU TO COPY AND PASTE THE POST,

AND IF YOU DON'T, YOUR TOLD FACEBOOK CAN USE YOUR CONTENT FOR COMMERCIAL USE, WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION.

BUT DON'T FALL FOR IT, IT'S A HOAX.

THE POST IN QUESTION READS IN PART:

IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW FACEBOOK GUIDELINES I HEREBY DECLARE THAT MY COPYRIGHT IS ATTACHED TO ALL OF MY PERSONAL DETAILS.

DOWNTOWN FM DEVELOPMENT-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW UP ON DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS DEVELOPMENT.

PEOPLE ARE NOW GETTING AROUND ON THE NEW, FREE TROLLEY SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YOU CAN CATCH FREE RIDES MONDAY THRU SATURDAY

IT'S PART OF A PUSH BY THE CITY TO GET MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

TO ADD TO THAT --- A MORE THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLAR RIVER BASIN PROJECT IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM COMPLETION.

DOWNTOWN FM DEVELOPMENT-SOTVO

TAKE SOT from nbc6pm

Mike McGuigan, The Firestone

"we feel it's just on the brink of a come back."

CAPE SCRUB JAYS-OC-VO

IN CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE SPENDING BIG MONEY.ON SOME LITTLE BIRDS.

NEARLY 800 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER MONEY WILL GO TOWARD AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH LEE COUNTY TO RELOCATE THE SCRUB JAYS.

AT LAST COUNT, THERE WERE JUST EIGHT OF THEM.

THE MONEY WILL ESSENTIALLY BE USED TO RESTORE AND MITIGATE A HABITAT IN ALVA.

THIS WILL MAKE WAY TO DEVELOP FESTIVAL PARK IN THE CAPE.

WHILE MANY COUNCILMEMBERS WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD LAST NIGHT --

CAPE SCRUB JAYS-2 SOTVO

15:54 we havent gotten our fair share folks and unless we are going to be treated like an equal then i think we need to lawyer up on this one:16:01

26:00for us to pull this off the table now with the hope of getting 20/20 dollars to fund is it is counterproductive:11

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS LOOKING TO DEVELOP PROPERTY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FINDING SCRUB JAYS IN THE AREA.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SSTOPS-VO-WIPE

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

THE YOUNGEST STAR OF "TWO AND A HALF MEN" IS CALLING THE SHOW "FILTH" AND TELLING VIEWERS NOT TO WATCH IT!

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SOTVO-WIPE

Jake, "Two and a Half Men" means nothing. He is not a decent character. If you watch "Two and a Half Men," please stop watching "Two and a Half Men". I'm on "Two and a Half Men" and I don't want to be there.

ANNA NICOLE DAUGHTER MODELS-OC-SS

THE 6-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS WALKING IN HER MOTHER'S SHOES,

TAKING A STARRING ROLE IN THE SPRING AD CAMPAIGN FOR GUESS KIDS.

GUESS INC.'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR SAYS IN A STATEMENT THAT DANNIELYNN BIRKHEAD HAS THE "SAME PLAYFUL SPIRIT" THAT HER MOTHER WOULD CARRY ONTO A SET.

SMITH DIED IN 2007.

COLD PLAY HIATUS-TRXTOPS-SOTVO

cold play playing yellow

IS CHRIS MARTIN PULLING A DAVE GROHL?

DURING A RECENT COLDPLAY SHOW IN AUSTRALIA, MARTIN DROPPED NUMEROUS HINTS THAT HIS BAND MIGHT BE TAKING SOME KIND OF HIATUS.

MARTIN TOLD THE CROWD "THIS IS THE LAST BIG SHOW FOR THREE YEARS OR SO".

WX TEASE-OMNITOPS

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

COLLIER ISAAC COST-OC-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING COLLIER OFFICIALS STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE TROPICAL STORM ISAAC DID TO THEIR SHORELINE.

THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS APPROVED $40-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CALCULATE THE TAB.

THE STUDY WILL LOOK AT EROSION AND DAMAGE AT VANDERBILT, PARKSHORE, NAPLES AND SOUTH MARCO BEACHES.

SANDY $71 BILLION-VOTOPS

NEW YORK STATE AND NEW JERSEY NEED AT LEAST $71 BILLION DOLLARS TO RECOVER FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW ESTIMATES THIS MORNING.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

MANNEQUINS WATCHING YOU-2SH-VO

MANNEQUINS ARE WATCHING YOU.

NO REALLY, THERE ARE.

NOW, STORES ARE ACTUALLY USING THEM AS THEIR "EYES AND EARS".

AN ITALIAN COMPANY HAS DESIGNED A LIFE-SIZE FIGURE THAT CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU.

THESE MANNEQUINS ARE ALREADY SHOWING UP IN DEPARTMENT STORES.

THEY'RE EQUIPPED WITH CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES.

THEY CAN ACTUALLY WATCH SHOPPERS, ANALYZE THEIR FACES TO SEE IF THEY ARE A MAN OR A WOMAN AND CAN TELL HOW LONG YOU SPENT LOOKING AT AN OUTFIT.

THE GOAL IS TO TRACK CUSTOMER DATA AND SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

FORGET THE LUMP OF COAL -- PARENTS STILL SHOP FOR KIDS EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NAUGHTY.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH TAINTED PEANUT PUTTER, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

GOOD MORNING,

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION --

HALTING OPERATIONS AT SUNLAND, CITING CONTINUED RISK OF SALMONELLA POISONING!

THE ORGANIC PEANUT BUTTER PROCESSOR HAD PLANNED TO REOPEN THE NEW MEXICO PLANT TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

ITS PRODUCTS, INCLUDING TRADER JOES PEANUT BUTTER, HAVE SICKENED MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE.

*****

MEANTIME -- GENERAL MOTORS, HOPING TO PUT SOME SPARK INTO SALES.

THE AUTOMAKER PLANS TO START SELLING AN ALL-ELECTRIC VERSION OF THE CHEVY SPARK NEXT SUMMER, STARTING IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

FOR LESS THAN 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER A TAX CREDIT.

*****

AND -- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW WII U CONSOLE WITH THAT TOUCH SCREEN GAME-PAD , YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF ON THE LOSING END OF THE GAME!

NINTENDO SCRAMBLED TO RESTOCK AHEAD OF LAST FRIDAY.

A CHECK THIS MORNING SHOWS THE WII IN SHORT SUPPLY AT GAMESTOP, BEST BUY, AND WALMART.

*****

AND COMING UP AFTER THIS -- SOME GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS -- ESPECIALLY THE NAUGHTY ONES.

LOOKS LIKE GREECE IS GETTING ANOTHER BAILOUT!

EUROPEAN FINANCE MINISTERS -- AGREEING TO DRAMATICALLY EASE TERMS ON EMERGENCY AID FOR THE COUNTRY -- IN THE LATEST EFFORT TO SAVE THE EURO.

MIXED CLOSE HERE YESTERDAY -- BRICK AND MORTAR RETAILERS AMONG THE DECLINERS, BUT AMAZON AND EBAY GAINED.

*****

AND A NEW SURVEY FROM WALMART SAYS 78-PERCENT OF PARENTS PLAN TO BUY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY'VE BEHAVED THIS YEAR.

STILL -- PARENTS WILL WANT TO KNOW --

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS KIDS ARE WILLING TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING TO GET THE TOYS THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS --

INCLUDING --

CLEANING THEIR ROOM EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR.

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) ARAFAT BODY EXHUMED-VOTOPS

BREAKING NEWS THIS TUESDAY MORNING ---

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) SUSAN RICE FACES ACCUSERS-TRX-SOTVO

JOHN MCCAIN: My judgment at this time is that four Americans were killed. And the information that the UN Ambassador conveyed was clearly false.

SUSAN RICE GOES FACE TO FACE WITH HER TOUGHEST ACCUSERS ON CAPITAL HILL TODAY,

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

ARAFAT EXHUMATION-TRXTOPS-VO

THE BODY OF YASSER ARAFAT HAS BEEN EXHUMED IN RAMALLAH.

EXPERTS ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE ICONIC PALESTINIAN LEADER WAS POISONED.

SUSAN RICE FACES ACCUSERS-OC-TRX-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ---

U-N AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING TO SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

RICE WILL MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE.

SHE'LL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN HER COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE BENGHAZI CONSULATE ATTACK THAT KILLED THE U-S AMBASSADOR AND THREE OTHERS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.

RICE DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS A SPONTANEOUS EVENT, BUT LATER DECLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORTS CALLED IT AN ACT OF TERROR.

FISCAL CLIFF-OC-TRX

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO THE SO CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

AND AS OF TODAY -- WERE 34 DAYS AWAY FROM THE DEADLINE.

FISCAL CLIFF-PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

BARRING ANY CONGRESSIONAL ACTION, A SERIES OF TAX INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS WILL BEGIN JANUARY 1ST.

IT WOULD DEFINETLY SEND A SHOCK THROUGH THE U.S. ECONOMY.

FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

DESPITE EARLY SIGNS OF ROBUST EARLY HOLIDAY SALES, WHITE HOUSE ECONOMISTS WARNED MONDAY THAT THE UNCERTAINITY OF A POTENTIAL HIKE IN TAXES COULD HURT CONSUMER CONFIENDCE.

A NEW REPORT IS OUT, JUST AS LAWMAKERS DIVE BACK INTO NEGOTITIONS ON HOW TO AVOID TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS.

OVER THE WEKEEND, THE PRESIDENT MET SEPARATELY WITH JOHN BOEHNER AND HARRY REID.

TODAY HE MEETS WITH SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO

"Seems to be the thing that we can all agree on that middle class families should see an extension of these tax cuts."

REPUBLICANS, INCLUDING BOEHNER, HAVE SAID THEY ARE OPEN TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE BUT ARE AGAINST A FLAT TAX ON THE WEATHLY.

FISCAL CLIFF-PLASMA

THE PRESIDENT WANTS THE BUSH ERA TAX RATES TO REMAIN AT THEIR CURRENT LEVER FOR PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 250-THOUSAND, AND PEOPLE MAKING MORE TO BE TAXED AT A HIGHER RATE.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

I 75 LEE COUNTY ANIMAP-TRXTOPS-VO

BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT IN LEE COUNTY ---

I-75 IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING, AFTER A CAR AND SEMI SMASH INTO EACHOTHER.

I 75 LEE COUNTY SCENE-VOTOPS

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.

TWO PEOPLE, A MAN AND A WOMAN, WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

INVESTIGATORS ON SCENE TELL US THEIR MERCEDES AND A SEMI SMASHED INTO EACHOTHER, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75.

THIS HAPPENED JUST NORTH OF THE I75 BRIDGE OVER THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

WE'RE TOLD THE SEMI DRIVER IS OKAY THIS MORNING.

BOTH LANES WERE SHUTDOWN --- SO CARS WERE PASSING ON THE SHOULDER.

BUT NO BACKUPS TO REPORT RIGHT NOW.

CYBER MONDAY TOTALS-OC-VO

THIS MORNING WE ARE GETTING SOME FIRST OFFICIAL NUMBERS FROM CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS.

AND YES, IT WAS AS BIG AS EXPECTED.

A FIRM THAT TRACKS ONLINE SALES, IBM BENCHMARK, REPORTS THAT ONLINE SHOPPING WAS UP 28 PERCENT, COMPARED WITH THE SAME TIME PERIOD A YEAR AGO.

AND SALES FROM MOBILE DEVICES, WHICH INCLUDE TABLETS, ROSE 11 PERCENT.

THE GROUP DOES NOT TRACK THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SALES.

WALMART BANGLADESH-OC-VO-WIPE

NOW AN UPDATE ON A DEADLY FIRE AT A FACTORY THAT MAKES CLOTHES FOR THE U-S.

TODAY WILL BE A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING IN BAGLADESH, WITH THE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO DIED SATURDAY AFTER THE FACTORY FIRE.

IT KILLED AT LEAST 112 PEOPLE.

AND THIS MORNING, WAL-MART SAYS THE GARMENT FACTORY HAD BEEN MAKING CLOTHES FOR THE GIANT RETAILER, WITHOUT ITS KNOWLEDGE.

EGYPT LATEST-NATSVOTOPS

nats pf protesters banging things

NEW THIS MORNING --- THERE WERE SOME MINOR SCUFFLES IN CAIRO OVERNIGHT BETWEEN DEMONSTRATORS AND RIOT POLICE.

A HANDFUL OF PROTESTERS THREW ROCKS AT THE AUTHORITIES WHO RESPONDED WITH TEAR GAS.

THE PROTESTERS HAVE GATHERED IN TAHRIR SQUARE FOR A MASSIVE PROTEST LATER TODAY AGAINST PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSI'S CONSTITUTIONAL DECREE.

THE DECREE, ISSUED LAST WEEK, GRANTS MORSI SWEEPING NEW POWERS.

GARRETT KERN IN COURT-OC-NATSVO

LOOKING AHEAD ---

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GRANDFATHER AND DUMPING HIS BODY IN A CAPE CORAL CANAL ,

WILL BE BACK IN COURT IN FEBRUARY.

2:36 can I release my representation due to misrepresentation and ask for a mistrial?

GARRET KERN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING JAMES ARTHUR LAST OCTOBER.

KERN TOLD THE JUDGE YESTERDAY HE WAS READY TO GO TO TRIAL.

GARRETT KERN IN COURT-SOTVO

2:40 I wrote him on 11-11 of this year about what I was trying to accomplish today asked to speak with him prior to trial and he never caem to see me/

1:40 i'm no tsure whetehr mr kern has a full understanding of what's going on or not, i'm not sure 1:48

1:52 it's obviously would not be in his best interest to proceed in trial at this time 1:56

DUNN TRIAL-OC-VO

HAPPENING LATER THIS MORNING ---

THE ROBERT DUNN MURDER TRIAL SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY.

THE JURY WILL HEAR INSTRUCTION ON THE LAW, AND THEN BEGIN THEIR DELIBERATIONS.

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BE THERE.

LATE MONDAY EVENING THE ATTORNEYS MADE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

DUNN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE BACK IN 2008.

THE STATE WANTS THE DEATH PENALTY - SAYING THIS CASE IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT ITS UGLIEST.

IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-TRXTOPS-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

A SHOOTING IN IMMOKALEE.

THE VICTIM'S CONDITION IS IMPROVING, WHILE DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE VICTIM WAS POSSIBLY RUN OVER WITH A CAR BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

OFFICIALS DID FIND THE SHOOTER'S CAR BUT DID NOT FIND THE SHOOTER HIMSELF.

AS FOR THE VICTIM.HIS CONDITION HAS IMPROVED FROM CRITICAL TO STABLE.

CAPE CRA BOARD-OC-VO

IN CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING ----

THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OFFICALLY HAS A NEW BOARD, THAT WILL GET TO WORK STARTING TODAY.

LAST NIGHT COUNCIL APPROVED RENA ERBRICK AS THE CHAIRPERSON AND MARTY MCCLAIN AS VICE-CHAIR.

COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO ABOLISH THE C-R-A'S CURRENT BY-LAWS

GOV SCOTT TUITION CHALLENGE-OC-VO

IMAGINE PAYING 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS FOR A FOUR YEAR DEGREE.

THAT'S THE CHALLENGE GOVERNOR SCOTT ISSUED TO STATE COLLEGES, TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE AND REDUCE STUDENT DEBT.

AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE, A FOUR YEAR DEGREE COSTS MORE THAN 13-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THIS YEAR ADMINISTRATORS DIDN'T INCREASE TUITION.

THEY TELL US THEY'LL REVIEW THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL.

GOV SCOTT TUITION CHALLENGE-SOTVO

Part of the barrier as to why so many people have resisted going back to college and getting their degree is honestly the price tag. They don't want to go back into so much crippling debt and at the end of it, that's pretty much what students today are facing.

COLLEGES ARE ALSO ASKED TO MODIFY CURRENT PROGRAMS TO SEE IF THEY CAN OFFER THEM AT A LOWER COST.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH $425 MILLION DOLLARS?

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

WATER MAIN BREAK

JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM ---

FMPD RESPONDING TO WATER MAIN BREAK on U-S 41 just north of lee memorial hospital.

AGAIN, FMPD RESPONDING TO WATER MAIN BREAK NEAR LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

MORE DETAILS WHEN WE GET THEM.

PRESCRIBE BIRTH CONTROL-TRXTOPS-OC-VO

A CONTROVERSIAL NEW REPORT OUT THIS MORNING:

SOME DOCTORS ARE SUGGESTING THE MORNING-AFTER PILL SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED TO TEENS, JUST IN CASE THEY NEED IT.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SAYS IT BELIEVES EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES CAN BE USED TO CURB THE U-S TEEN PREGNANCY RATE.

THE GROUP SAYS NEARLY 80-PERCENT OF TEEN PREGNANCIES IN THE U-S ARE UNPLANNED,

AND MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGING DOCTORS TO TALK WITH TEENS ABOUT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES, LIKE 'PLAN B' AND 'NEXT CHOICE'.

SANDY VICTIMS ANGRY POWER BILLS-OC-VO

SOME RESIDENTS IN LONG ISLAND WHO WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR WEEKS AFTER SANDY,

ARE FURIOUS AFTER GETTING THIS MONTH'S POWER BILL.

THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY SLAPPED ITS CUSTOMERS THIS MONTH WITH *NORMAL ELECTRIC BILLS, BASED ON YEARS BEFORE.

THE COMPANY SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE EMPLOYEES WERE USED TO HELP RESTORE POWER.

WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH $425 MILLION-2SH-CG RVL

DREAMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LINING UP FOR A CHANCE TO STRIKE IT RICH.

TOMORROW NIGHT'S POWERBALL JACKPOT IS A RECORD *425 MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT AS YOU TRY TO IMAGINE WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH ALL THAT CASH,

HERE'S A HANDLE ON JUST HOW MUCH MONEY THAT ACTUALLY IS.

YOU WOULD HAVE MORE MONEY THAN THE "U-2" "THREE-60" TOUR AND ROGER WATERS "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON" TOUR GROSSED COMBINED IN 2011.

THEY WERE THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FOUR TOP-GROSSING TOURS.

IT WOULD TAKE YOU NEARLY 13-AND-A-HALF YEARS TO COUNT YOUR MONEY, IF YOU COUNTED ONE DOLLAR EVERY SECOND.

YOU COULD GIVE EACH PERSON LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ONE DOLLAR.GIVE OR TAKE A FEW MILLION PEOPLE.

YOU COULD LAY YOUR DOLLAR BILLS END-TO-END AROUND THE EARTH ALMOST TWO TIMES.

YOU WOULD HAVE AS MUCH MONEY AS IT TAKES OPRAH WINFREY AROUND TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS TO MAKE.

YOU COULD FUND THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR.

YOU COULD FUND THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS.

TOYOTA HONDA VOTED BEST-OC-VO

NEW THIS MORNING ---

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR THAT WILL HOLD ITS VALUE IN A FEW YEARS,

EXPERTS SAY GO WITH TOYOTA OR HONDA.

A NEW REPORT FOUND THE TOYOTA AND HONDA ARE TOP WHEN IT COMES TO RESALE VALUE.

OVERALL, TOYOTA AND ITS LUXURY BRAND, LEXUS, TOOK THE TOP SPOT IN KELLEY BLUE BOOK'S PREDICTIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR.

ROACH EATING CONTEST CHOKE-OC-VO

AN UNUSUAL STORY FROM THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA.

A MAN DIED AFTER HE WON A COCKROACH EATING CONTEST.

BUT A MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS technically IT WASN'T THE BUG THAT KILLED HIM.

EDWARD ARCHBOLD, SEEN HERE WITH A HEADBAND ON, WON THE CONTEST LAST MONTH.

THEN, HE COLLAPSED AFTER LEAVING THE STORE.

AN AUTOPSY REPORT SHOWS THE 32-YEAR-OLD HAD ROACH PARTS CLOGGING HIS AIRWAY,

AND DIED WHEN HE COULDN'T BREATHE.

SO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAID IT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE COCKROACHES,

FL LICENSE PLATE VOTE-OC-SS(4)-BNR

THE STATE WANTS TO CHANGE THE DESIGN FOR FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES,

AND OFFICIALS WANT YOUR INPUT ON HOW THEY SHOULD LOOK.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FOUR DESIGNS.

VOTING STARTED YESTERDAY, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH INTEREST,

THE SITE ACTUALLY CRASHED.

THE CURRENT PLATES ARE TOO TOUGH FOR CAMERAS AND POLICE TO READ.

THESE FOUR CHOICES ARE MEANT TO BE SIMPLER.

YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH TO VOTE.

FL BOOSTER SEATS-OC-VO

A BILL JUST PROPOSED IN THE STATE SENATE AIMS AT KEEPING CHILDREN SAFER IN THE CAR.

THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE BOOSTER SEATS FOR MOST CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SEVEN.

ONLY KIDS TALLER THAN "FOUR FEET NINE INCHES" WOULD BE EXEMPT.

THE GOAL IS TO AVOID INJURIES TO CHILDREN TOO SMALL TO BE PROTECTED BY AN ADULT SEATBELT.

FLU SHOTS FACT AND FICTION-OC-CG RVL

ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS WILL GET THE FLU THIS WINTER,

BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET VACCINATED OFTEN BECAUSE OF MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SHOT.

HERE'S A COMMON MYTH:

ONLY THE ELDERLY AND THOSE AT HIGH RISK NEED TO BE IMMUNIZED.

DOCTORS SAY THAT'S NOT TRUE.

THE FLU CAN MAKE ANYONE SERIOUSLY ILL,

AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET SYMPTOMS, YOU CAN PASS THE VIRUS ALONG TO OTHERS.

ANOTHER MYTH YOU HEAR OFTEN:

THE FLU SHOT CAN *GIVE YOU THE FLU.

FICTION.

ELECTION SIGNS-OC-VO

AS OF TODAY --- IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS SINCE ELECTION DAY,

BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT IN SOME PARTS OF COLLIER COUNTY.

TAKE A LOOK.

CAMPAIGN SIGNS ARE SCATTERED AT INTERSECTIONS AND ON ROADS IN NAPLES,

AND RESIDENTS AREN'T HAPPY.

THE LAW STATES CANDIDATES HAVE SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION TO REMOVE SIGNS.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

WARM WITH MORE HUMIDITY

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

MEN VS WOMEN PARKING CARS-2SH-VO

WE'VE ALL DONE IT. LOST THE CAR AT A CROWDED SHOPPING MALL.

NOW, A STUDY OUT OF THE NETHERLANDS SAYS MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO REMEMBER WHERE THEY PARKED.

RESEARCHERS TESTED MORE THAN A HUNDRED SHOPPERS.

THEY FOUND MOST WOMEN USE LANDMARKS TO REMEMBER WHERE THEY PARKED.

GUYS WERE MORE PRECISE, BEING ABLE TO ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE TO THEIR PARKED CAR.

NEW TITANIC PICTURE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS,

A RARE PHOTO OF THE ICEBERG THAT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK THE TITANIC IS UP FOR AUCTION.

THE CAPTIAN OF A STEAMER TOOK THIS PICTURE TWO DAYS BEFORE THE TITANIC SANK.

WITNESSES DESCRIBE THE ICEBERG VERY MUCH LIKE THE ONE IN THIS PICTURE.

SMALL BIZ OWNERS TO WHITE HOUSE-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ---

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

GIVING TUESDAY-VOTOPS

TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY.

FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ARE BEING USED TO PROMOTE "

GIVING TUESDAY" -- A MOSTLY-ONLINE EFFORT TO GET CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS.

THE ORGANIZERS SAY THERE'S A DAY FOR GIVING THANKS. TWO FOR

GETTING DEALS. AND SO THIS IS A DAY FOR GIVING BACK.

AND NBC-2 DUG UP SOME TIPS FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR YOU:

MAKE SURE TO RESEARCH BEFORE YOU GIVE.

BE WARY OF HIGH-PRESSURE, EMOTIONAL PITCHES.

NBC 2 GIVING TREE-2SH-VO-SS

AND SPEAKING OF GIVING,

YOU CAN HELP OUT A LOCAL SENIOR IF YOU CAN ADD ONE MORE GIFT TO YOUR "SHOPPING LIST."

N-B-C 2'S "GIVING TREES" ARE UP NOW INSIDE PERKINS RESTAURANTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GRAB A TAG, BUY THE SUGGESTED GIFT, WRAP IT AND RETURN IT TO ANY PERKINS BY DECEMBER SEVENTH.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) new mammogram guidlines-VOTOPS

CHANGING GUIDELINES--

2) autism link-VOTOPS

PLUS--

A NEW AUTISM LINK THIS MORNING--

3) chemo brain-VOTOPS

AND THEY CALL IT "CHEMO BRAIN"--

WHEN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FEEL FOGGY.

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHT SHOW-OC-VO

FINALLY THIS MORNING --

NEW YORK'S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING PUT ON ITS FIRST-EVER LIGHT SHOW OVERNIGHT ---.SET TO MUSIC FROM ALICIA KEYS.

THE BUILDING LIT UP DIFFERENT COLORS. SYNCHRONIZED TO TWO OF KEYS' HIT SONGS, "GIRL ON FIRE" AND "EMPIRE STATE OF MIND."

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