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HEADLINES

THE RUSH TO WIN.

THE POWERBALL JACKPOT IS BREAKING RECORDS -- AND WE'RE JUST HOURS LEFT UNTIL THE DRAWING.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE LAST MINUTE SURGE TO WIN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

AND - STRANDED IN LEE COUNTY.

THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED TRAUMA HELICOPTER SAYS THEY'RE TAKING OFF.

FIRST AT FOUR - COMMISSIONERS ARE LEFT SCRAMBLING TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR SAFETY.

PLUS - THOSE LONG VOTER LINES MEANT LONG HOURS FOR LEE COUNTY ELECTION WORKERS.

SO THEY'RE GETTING A HOLIDAY BONUS - AND IT'S COMING OUT OF TAXPAYERS POCKETS.

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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CLING TO A SLIP OF PAPER TONIGHT.

IN JUST 7 HOURS, THE LUCKY NUMBERS OF THE POWERBALL JACKPOT WILL BE DRAWN.

MEANTIME - THE RECORD POT KEEPS GROWING.

IT NOW SITS AT 550 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE ODDS OF WINNING TONIGHT'S TOP PRIZE?

1 IN 175-MILLION.

BUT AS NBC-2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO FOUND OUT, THOSE HARSH ODDS AREN'T PUTTING A DAMPER ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GAMBLERS.

SHE JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE ONE OF THE MANY GAS STATIONS SEEING A STEADY STREAM OF CUSTOMERS TODAY.

LOCAL POWERBALL-REM-1

HERE AT THIS 711 IN CAPE CORAL, STORE CLERKS SAY THEY'VE BEEN SELLING POWERBALL TICKETS LIKE CRAZY SINCE 2 THIS AFTERNOON--

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FLORIDA LEADS THE COUNTRY IN POWERBALL SALES, ACCORDING TO STATE LOTTO OFFICIALS--

THE POT-- 550 MILLION-- COULD CLIMB AS SALES RISE--

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live interview

the drawing happens tonight at 1059 you can watch it live on our sister station abc7--

coming up this afternoon we break down how lotto money benefits education-- and talk to a 23 million dollar winner in our area

430 TEASE AHEAD-OC

AHEAD AT FOUR - WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WON THE JACKPOT.

YOU CAN POST YOUR ANSWER ON OUR NBC-2 FACEBOOK PAGE.

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TODAY LEE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TEMPORARY MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

AEROMED STEPPED IN AFTER E-M-S ADMINISTRATORS GROUNDED ITS MEDSTAR HELICOPTERS.

BUT NOW - THEY ARE TAKING OFF, AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.

AEROMED PULLING OUT OF LEE COUNTY-PLASMA

AEROMED INFORMED THE COUNTY IT WAS LEAVING LEE COUNTY HOURS AFTER IT ANNOUNCED A DEAL TO RELOCATE TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY

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AEROMED NOTIFIED THE COUNTY IT WILL ONLY PROVIDE A HELICOPTER UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE COMPANY WAS ONE OF FOUR INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

E-M-S OFFICIALS AXED MEDSTAR AFTER THEY DISCOVERED MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BILLING ISSUES.

THEN COMMISSIONERS DECIDED TO PRIVATIZE AT LEAST PART OF THE TRAUMA HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

AEROMED PULLING OUT OF LEE COUNTY-SOTVO

1:54:25 the important thing for the citizens of lee county to know is they're not in any risk. We have full time helicopter service now and we're ging to continue to have that until we know exactly what we're doing long term 35

AEROMED PULLING OUT OF LEE COUNTY-PLASMA

RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY TELLS ME THERE ARE TALKS ABOUT A POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT - BUT NOTHING DEFINITE YET.

THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY GIVEN UP ITS CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE A MEDICAL HELICOPTER - SO THERE'S NO GOING BACK TO MEDSTAR.

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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR--

NINE MONTHS AFTER A MAN IS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH ON HIS FRONT PORCH --

FORT MYERS POLICE ANNOUNCE AN ARREST.

NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH NEW INFORMATION FIRST AT FOUR --

FM MURDER ARREST-VO

WATER TREATMENT VANDALISM-VO

IN CAPE CORAL--

POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIND THE VANDALS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPRAY PAINTING A MESSAGE THAT REFERENCED HITLER AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

POLICE BELIEVE THE VANDALISM WAS DONE SOMETIME OVERNIGHT.

THE MESSAGE READS" STOP PUTTING FLUORIDE IN THE WATER, ONLY HITLER DID THIS EVIL."

IT ALSO GOES ON TO MENTION PLANT CHEMICALS KILLING PEOPLE.

THIS PARTICULAR WATER PLANT ACTUALLY REMOVES FLUORIDE.

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A FIRE BOAT THAT'S NOT BUILT TO FIGHT FIRES--

THAT'S WHAT MARCO FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO PROTECT THE ISLANDS WATERWAYS--

AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

THEY'VE BEEN ASKING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR A NEW BOAT--

AND THEY JUST GOT APPROVAL.

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MARCO ISLAND FIRE BOAT-VO

Back in feb firefighters couldn't properly fight a boat fire at caxambass pass-- they had to let the boat burn while they waited for backup. The smoke ended up badly damaging a building on the water.

Other troubling incidents include a capsized boat and jet ski accidents where it took longer to get rescued patients on board and treated because of the way the current boat is designed.

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Mike murphy, marco island fire chief

7:42 getting the patient safely on board without propellers being in the way without other issues 46

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They approved the boat few minutes ago.

CAPE SERIAL BURGLAR-SS, VO

CAPE COPS SAY THEY'VE ARRESTED A SERIAL BURGLAR -

MICHAEL SPEES IS ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO AT LEAST 14 HOMES OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, SPEES WOULD DRIVE AROUND IN HIS WORK TRUCK AND KNOCK ON PEOPLE'S DOORS.

IF SOMEONE ANSWERED, SPEES WOULD ASK IF THE HOMEOWNER WANTED THEIR GRASS MOWED.

IF NO ONE WAS HOME, POLICE SAY SPEES WOULD BREAK-IN AND ROB THEM.

THALHEIMERS ROBBERY ARREST-VO

ALL NEW - FIRST AT FOUR.

OFFICERS IN TEXAS HELP NAB A MAN SUSPECTED OF ROBBING A NAPLES JEWELRY STORE.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2011, MASKED MEN ROBBED A SALES REP OUTSIDE OF THALHEIMERS ON U-S 41.

NOW, NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER, TEXAS POLICE SAY THEY CAUGHT ONE OF THE ROBBERS.

JOSE CABEZUDO-GOMEZ WAS STOPPED FOR SPEEDING ALONG A TEXAS HIGHWAY.

D-N-A TESTS LINKED HIM TO THE NAPLES ROBBERY.

FPL RATE HIKE-OC

FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CUSTOMERS, GET READY FOR A RATE INCREASE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A RATE HIKE.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU IS THAT A TYPICAL BILL WILL GO UP BY AT LEAST TWO- DOLLARS AND 59 CENTS.

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HAS SOME HARSH CRITICISM FOR THE WAY OUR STATE IS RUN.

DURING THIS YEAR'S REVIEW OF ALL FIFTY STATES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS FLORIDA RANKS NUMBER 42 AS THE WORST RUN STATE.

ANALYSTS SIFT THROUGH INFORMATION LIKE FINANCIAL HEALTH, STANDARD OF LIVING AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

STOCKS DOWN TODAY IN EARLY GOING ON WALL STREET BEFORE ADVANCING.

SO FAR THIS WEEK - STOCKS HAVE LOST GROUND.

IF NO DEAL IS REACHED IN WASHINGTON, HUGE TAX INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS WILL COME INTO EFFECT JANUARY FIRST.

THAT COULD PUSH THE U.S. BACK INTO RECESSION.

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THREE B-P EMPLOYEES ARE IN COURT TODAY, FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR A DEADLY OIL RIG EXPLOSION TWO YEARS AGO.

TWO B-P SUPERVISORS FACE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF ELEVEN RIG WORKERS KILLED IN THE DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION.

NANNY STABBING PLEADS NOT GUILTY-VO

A NEW YORK NANNY ACCUSED OF STABBING TWO CHILDREN IN HER CARE SAYS SHE'S NOT GUILTY.

YOSELYN ORTEGA ENTERED HER PLEA AT A NEW YORK HOSPITAL WHERE SHE IS BEING TREATED.

DETECTIVES SAY SHE STABBED A 6 YEAR OLD GIRL AND HER 2 YEAR OLD BROTHER IN AN UPSCALE MANHATTAN APARTMENT IN OCTOBER.

ORTEGA THEN HURT HERSELF WITH THE KNIFE.

THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER FOUND THEM WHEN SHE CAME HOME.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER FACE THE SAME QUESTION EVERY YEAR -

WHAT IS THE BEST FORM OF TREATMENT.

ALTHOUGH MORE WOMEN OPT FOR A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THEY'D BE JUST AS WELL TO SKIP THE SURGERY.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

NAPLES PROPERTY SOLD-SS

19-ACRES OF PRIME REAL ESTATE IN NAPLES SOLD AT AUCTION TODAY FOR 100 DOLLARS.

THE PLOT OF LAND IS KNOWN AS GRAND CENTRAL STATION--

IT'S AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF GOODLETTE-FRANK ROAD AND FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH.

REGIONS BANK WAS THE ONLY BIDDER ON THE FORECLOSED PROPERTY.

THE LENDER OF THE PROPERTY IS OWED 47 MILLION DOLLARS.

DEVELOPERS HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN BUYING THE LAND FROM THE BANK--

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A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN NAPLES NEXT WEEK.

IT'S CALLED JOE, WHICH STANDS FOR JUMP ON EXPRESS.

THIS IS THE LOGO THAT WILL BE MARKED ON THE BUS.

THE OWNER OF SYSTEM HOPES THE ROUTE WILL ELIMINATE TRAFFIC IN NAPLES DURING THE TOURIST SEASON.

STORE OWNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA PITCHED IN TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE SO IT'S FREE FOR EVERYONE.

THE BUS IS COMPLETE WITH HI-DEFINITION TELEVISIONS FOR ADS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP POINTS.

THE SERVICE WILL RUN THROUGH MERCATO AND DOWNTOWN 3RD AND 5TH AVENUE.

3 BUSES WILL HIT THE STOPS EVERY 30 MINUTES.

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TEST RESULTS SHOW RED TIDE IS BACK AT ONE COLLIER COUNTY BEACH.

THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE ALGAE BLOOM IS SHOWING UP IN VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS ALONG SEAGATE.

VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH REMAIN ALONG BIG MARCO PASS AS WELL.

THE ALGAE BLOOM CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS -- WE'RE TOLD OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD HELP MINIMIZE ANY RED TIDE IMPACTS AT THE BEACHES.

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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.

The clouds finally broke during the early afternoon hours, and we'll continue with clouds mixing in with our sunshine for the remainder of our Wednesday. Despite the cloud cover lingering across Southwest Florida for much of the day, afternoon temperatures managed to reach the upper 70s with a breeze out of the north around 10mph.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will remain in the forecast with mainly dry weather. Some slightly drier air will filter down the state keeping our overnight lows a tad on the cooler side as they settle into the upper 50s here in town with middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots. By the morning hours, a few low clouds will develop, however with an elevated breeze, fog shouldn't be a big issue.

A weak cool front continues to dissipate across central Florida at this time with high pressure building in across the southeast through Thursday. This will keep a mix of sun and clouds across our skies for Thursday and Friday with highs near normal in the upper 70s to low 80s and overnight lows near 60°.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

GETTING INTO PRE-BABY SHAPE AFTER PREGNANCY CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR NEW MOMS.

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ROCK CENTER TREE-SATorVO, SS

IN NEW YORK CITY TONIGHT --

THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

PEOPLE IN MANHATTAN ARE ALREADY RESERVING THEIR SPOT FOR TONIGHT'S LIGHTING AND CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACK INTO ROCKEFELLER CENTER.

LISTEN TO THIS -- TO COVER THIS YEAR'S TREE. IT TOOK NEARLY 5 MILES OF LIGHTS.

AND ON THE TOP -- THAT FAMOUS SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL STAR.

NO WORRIES FOR PEOPLE HERE IN FLORIDA --

MOMS RUNNING CLINIC-OC

THE MIRACLE OF LIFE CAN WREAK HAVOC ON WOMEN'S WORKOUTS.

EXPERTS SAY RUNNING STYLES CAN CHANGE DRAMATICALLY AFTER GIVING BIRTH -- RESULTING IN MORE INJURIES AND LESS BENEFIT.

MOMS RUNNING CLINIC-PKG

SUITED UP WITH SENSORS.

LIZ HRODEY.

HITS THE TREADMILL…

TO GET HER PRE-PREGNANCY RUNNING FORM BACK.

"I ran all through high school, all through college and post-college."

BUT POST TWO BABIES.

"I never felt right. I had a lot of injuries. I literally zig-zagged down the roads."

LIZ CAME TO THE MOM RUNNING CLINIC TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

CLINIC DIRECTOR BRYAN HEIDERSCHEIT SAYS THE PROBLEMS IN FORM LEAD TO BACK, BUTTOCK AND THIGH PAINS AS WELL AS HAMSTRING AND ACHILLES INJURIES.

"It's not as if we're not seeing this in other individuals, but it's much more consistent in women following pregnancy."

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WEAKENED BY PREGNANCY THAT AFFECT THE PELVIC BONES ARE A MAJOR ISSUE. LIZ WAS GIVEN EXERCISES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR HER TO STRENGTHEN THEM.

BRYAN SAYS THERE ARE THINGS EVERY MOM CAN DO TO IMPROVE THEIR RUNNING. FIRST, DON'T EXPECT TO PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF BEFORE YOU WERE PREGNANT. HE SAYS SIX WEEKS AFTER BIRTH, START SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY BUILD UP. NEXT, SHORTEN YOUR STRIDE

"You can reduce the load the body's incurring with running by just shortening your stride by about 5 or 10-percent."

TO DO THAT, BRYAN SAYS FIGURE OUT YOUR CURRENT STEPS PER MINUTE BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOUR RIGHT FOOT HITS THE GROUND WHILE RUNNING 30 SECONDS AND MULTIPLY IT BY FOUR. THEN, ADD FIVE TO TEN-PERCENT MORE STEPS. USE A METRONOME.

TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE RUNNING AT YOUR NEW STRIDE. LIZ SAYS IT TOOK HER A WHILE TO GET THE HANG OF IT.

SINCE FIGURING OUT HER PROBLEMS, SHE'S RUN MULTIPLE HALF-MARATHONS AND JUST FINISHED HER FIRST FULL MARATHON.

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BRYAN SAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR MOMS TO AVOID BOUNCING WHILE THEY'RE RUNNING.

IF YOU NOTICE YOUR EYES MOVING A LOT, WORK ON STABILIZING THEM.

TEASE THREE

IT'S NOT A DECISION WOMEN TAKE LIGHTLY.

OPTING FOR A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY TO MAKE SURE BREAST CANCER DOESN'T SPREAD TO A HEALTH BREAST.

BUT NOW, THERE'S A NEW STUDY SUGGESTING THE SURGERY ISN'T NEEDED.

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NAIL POLISH RENTAL-VO-BNR

AN ONLINE SERVICE IS MAKING IT EASY TO CHANGE YOUR NAIL POLISH WITHOUT BUYING BRAND NEW BOTTLES.

THE COMPANY IS CALLED LACQUEROUS.

MEMBERS PAY A MONTHLY 18 DOLLAR FEE TO HAVE 3 HIGH END POLISHES DELIVERED EACH MONTH.

YOU RETURN THE BOTTLES AFTER 30 DAYS, BY USING A PREPAID ENVELOPE, THEN SELECT 3 MORE COLORS.

DESIGNERS RANGE FROM CHANEL TO DIOR TO DOLCE AND GABANNA.

THE BOTTLE ARE CHECKED FOR IMPURITIES BEFORE SHIPPING.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE SERVICE, WE'VE POSTED A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

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A NEW STUDY SET TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY WILL SUGGEST THAT MOST WOMEN WHO HAVE A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY TO KEEP THEIR BREAST CANCER FROM COMING BACK, ACTUALLY DON'T NEED IT.

THE STUDY WAS SMALL, BUT CLEARLY SHOWS MOST WOMEN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN ONE BREAST HAVE A VERY LOW RISK OF CANCER RE-OCCURING IN THEIR HEALTHY BREAST.

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IT'S NOT A DECISION E-NEWS HOST GIULIANA RANCIC MADE LIGHTLY.

SOT RANCIC 19:17:45: "At the end all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking over my shoulder."

BUT AFTER CONSULTING WITH HER DOCTORS AND FAMILY SHE DECIDED IT WAS RIGHT FOR HER, ANNOUNCING HER DECISION HERE ON TODAY.

SOT RANCIC 19:16:40:

"I'm going to go ahead and move forward with a double mastectomy."

THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER FACE THE SAME QUESTION EVERY YEAR - WHAT FORM OF THERAPY DR. SHOULD THEY CHOOSE. FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF WOMEN THE ANSWER HAS BEEN TO HAVE BOTH BREASTS REMOVED.

SOT RANCIC 19:18:28: "For me it was just very important to get the cancer out."

BUT A NEW STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FINDS THAT FOR THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD BOTH BREASTS REMOVED, THE RISK OF CANCER DEVELOPING IN THE HEALTHY BREAST IS VERY LOW.

SOT DR. MONICA MORROW: 18:44:50

"For most women, over the 20 years after a breast cancer diagnosis, the risk of getting a new second cancer is in the range of about five or six percent, very very small."

ACTRESS CHRISTINA APPLEGATE SAYS SHE HAD PREVENTIVE SURGERY TO KEEP HER CANCER FROM RETURNING.

SHARON OSBOURNE OPTED FOR THE PROCEDURE AFTER LEARNING SHE CARRIED A HIGH RISK GENE.

THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THEM MEDICALLY, BUT FOR MOST CANCER PATIENTS, CHOOSING TO REMOVE THEIR HEALTHY BREAST AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, MAY BE UNNECESSARY.

SOT: DR. HALLE MOORE 18:16:55

"Many women are doing the elective procedure without a good understanding of what the actual risk is for the other side.

THE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT FEAR OF RECURRENCE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS DRIVING THE DECISION TO HAVE PREVENTIVE SURGERY - 90 PERCENT REPORTED BEING "VERY WORRIED" CANCER WOULD DEVELOP IN THEIR OTHER BREAST.

BUT DOCTORS SAY THE SCIENCE SUGGESTS, FOR MOST WOMEN, THE FEAR IS UNFOUNDED.

SOT: DR. MORROW 16:50:08

DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-OC

NANCY SNYDERMAN REPORTING.

THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS WOMEN WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF TWO OR MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOUR WIN TONIGHT'S POWERBALL?

A WINNER TAKING THE CASH OPTION WOULD GET 360 MILLION DOLLARS BEFORE TAXES.

COMING UP - WE SHARE SOME OF YOUR DREAMS AFTER HITTING IT BIG.

NBC-2 LEARNS LEE COUNTY POLL WORKER WILL GET A BONUS FOR THE LONG HOURS WORKED ON ELECTION DAY.

BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE TO TAXPAYERS.

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POWERBALL SETUP-ANIBOX RVL, OC

ONCE AGAIN, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE PUSHED THE JACKPOT TO A NEW LEVEL.

THE MASSIVE POT NOW SITS AT 550 MILLION DOLLARS.

YES, THAT IS HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN INDIANA WERE SURPRISED WITH FREE TICKETS FOR THE DRAWING.

THE HOOSIER LOTTERY GAVE AWAY 35-HUNDRED TICKETS TODAY.

AND RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, PEOPLE ARE KEEPING THEIR FINGERS CROSSED TO BE THE LUCKY WINNER.

IN JUST A MINUTE, WE'LL SHARE SOME OF YOUR FANTASIES IF YOU HAPPEN TO CHOOSE THE MAGIC NUMBERS.

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POWERBALL DRAWING TONIGHT-PKG

LOTTO LUNACY.

"It's freakin incredible."

POWERBALL PANIC.

"you gotta be in it to win it."

MILLION-DOLLAR MANIA.

"oh my goodness."

RIGHT NOW. ACROSS AMERICA. POWERBALL PLAYERS ARE LINED UP LOOKING TO BEAT THE ODDS. AND THE DEADLINE FOR BUYING A TICKET FOR TONIGHT'S RECORD DRAWING.

"You've gotta play. If you don't play you don't have a chance to win it."

AND EVEN WHEN YOU DO PLAY. THOSE CHANCES ARE SLIM.

"mathematically its not a good bet to buy a lottery ticket."

THE OFFICIAL ODDS. 175-MILLION-TO-ONE.

BUT FOR 2-DOLLARS A TICKET. MANY SAY THEY HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE.

"I gotta think about it. I gotta dream about it."

OK. SO LET'S DREAM.

WITH A 550-MILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOT YOU COULD BUY.

MORE THAN 850-THOUSAND IPADS.

NEARLY A THOUSAND ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM COUPS.

A 400-FOOT MEGA-YACHT.

"I would buy an island, and it would be my island."

YEAH, YOU COULD DO THAT.

YOU COULD BUY 9 EXECUTIVE JETS.

OR ONE 747 JUMBO LINER - WITH PLENTY OF CASH LEFT FOR FUEL.

THOUGH APPARENTLY, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR THE TRIP SOME ARE PLANNING.

"when i win I'm moving to Mars."

MOST, HAVE MORE DOWN TO EARTH GOALS.

"we would come in and open up then we are out of there!"

"I would totally quit my job"

OTHERS WOULD JUST CHANGE CAREERS.

"buy a ranch in montana / i'd like to run cattle. turn my steering wheel in for some reins."

HMM. CATTLE.

A REMINDER THAT THERE WILL LIKELY BE A "STAMPEDE OF NEW BEST FRIENDS.

FOR ANYONE WHO GETS THE WINNING TICKET.

POWERBALL LOCAL-TFC, MITTO, CG

NBC-2 WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WON TONIGHT'S JACKPOT.

WE'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW RESPONSES.

AND YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

HERE IS WHAT A FEW OF YOU WOULD DO.

MARY WILLIAMS SAYS SHE WOULD TAKE A LUMP SUM AND GIVE LOTS OF THE MONEY AWAY.

MARY SAYS SHE WOULD GO BACK TO WORK JUST LIKE SHE NEVER WON.

APRIL SMITH SHARED WITH US WHAT SHE WOULD DO.

SHE SAYS SHE WOULD PAY HER DAD BACK FOR BEING A ROWDY TEENAGER AND BUY HER MOM A HOUSE.

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE WRAPPING UP THEIR TRAFFIC STUDY OF WHAT HAS BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL LEE COUNTY INTERSECTION.

MANY DRIVERS WHO USE THE NEW METRO PARKWAY SAY A TRAFFIC LIGHT IS NEEDED AT THE BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION.

NBC 2's DAVE ELIAS IS DISCOVERING A DECISION WHETHER

BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION REVIEW-PLASMA

THE STATE HAS BEEN GATHERING DATA FOR A MONTH NOW TO DETERMINE

BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION REVIEW-VO

THE RESULTS OF THEIR STUDY ARE DUE OUT AROUND THE FIRST OF DECEMBER. THE

STUDY WAS PLACED ON A FAST TRACK AFTER A VOCAL GROUP OF RESIDENTS AND

LEGISLATORS DEMANDED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AN NBC 2 INVESTIGATION IS REVEALING

THAT EVEN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WARNING IT'S BUS DRIVERS

BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION REVIEW-SOT

BRIARCLIFF INTERSECTION REVIEW-PLASMA

SO IS THIS THE ONLY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION IN OUR AREA

AND WHAT GOES INTO TO DETERMINING IF AN INTERSECTION EVEN GETS A

TRAFFIC SIGNAL? WE'LL ANSWER ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS TONIGHT AT 6

FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS-OC

IN WASHINGTON, TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT PRESSURE ON REPUBLICANS TO KEEP MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS FROM FALLING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

BUT REPUBLICANS ARE RESISTING ANY MOVE THAT COULD END UP RAISING TAXES ON THE RICH.

FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS-PKG

HE SAYS HE WANTS A DEAL. SOON. TO CUT SPENDING, BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DEMANDING REPUBLICANS VOTE NOW TO PREVENT THE WORST FALL OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF. TAX HIKES ON 98% OF AMERICANS.

"Our FIRST job - is to make sure that taxes on middle class families don't go UP! and since we all - theoretically agree on that - we should go ahead and get that done. 41

HOUSE DEMOCRATS AGREE.

"If we can get a few house republicans to agree as well - I'll sign this

bill as soon as congress sends it my way."

REPUBLICAN TOM COLE. IN HOUSE LEADERSHIP. GOT ON BOARD.

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"We all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people who make less

than $250,000 dollars, so we should just take them out of this discussion right now."

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAYS NO.

ONCE TAX HIKES GET BLOCKED FOR 98% OF AMERICANS

DEMOCRATS CAN GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

AND, ON JANUARY ONE, TAX RATES RISE AUTOMATICALLY ON THE TOP 2%.

WORRIED C-E-O'S CAME TO CAPITOL HILL.SAYING: CONGRESS HAS TO AVOID THE CLIFF. EVEN IF THE RICH DO PAY MORE

"Entitlements have to be touched and revenues have to be touched."

"To make sure that we have revenue necessary in order to move this economy forward."

BOEHNER RULES OUT HIGHER TAX RATES FOR THE RICH

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"We're willing to put revenue on the table as long as we're not raising rates."

THE PRESIDENT SAYS NO LONG-TERM DEAL WITHOUT A RATE HIKE ON THE RICH. HE'S URGING THE MIDDLE CLASS TO LOBBY LAWMAKERS

"When the American people speak loud enough, lo and behold Congress listens."

33 DAYS. NO DEAL YET.

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EXTRA POLL WORKER PAY-OC, VO

LEE COUNTY POLL WORKERS ARE GETTING A HOLIDAY BONUS FOR THOSE LONG HOURS ON ELECTION DAY.

SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, SHARON HARRINGTON, SAYS SHE ADDED 50 DOLLARS, TO THE AMOUNT EACH POLL WORKER WAS SET TO RECEIVE, BECAUSE THEY HAD TO WORK LONGER THAN EXPECTED DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THERE ARE 15-HUNDRED POLL WORKERS IN LEE COUNTY.

GG BANK ROBBERY-TRX, OC, ANIMAPVO

NOW TO A CRIME ALERT IN COLLIER COUNTY --

DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP TO TRACK DOWN BANK ROBBERS.

THE ROBBERY HAPPENED THIS MORNING JUST BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK AT FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN GOLDEN GATE.

DETECTIVES SAY ONE OF THE MEN THREATENED AN EMPLOYEE WITH A GUN.

ONCE THE CASH WAS HANDED OVER, THE ROBBERS TOOK OFF.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

SANDY MOVIE SHOOT-VO

SOME BROOKLYN, NEW YORK RESIDENTS, STILL RECOVERING FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY, ARE UPSET OVER A MOVIE BEING FILMED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE RESIDENTS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF "WINTER'S TALE".STARRING WILL SMITH, RUSSELL CROWE AND COLIN FARRELL.

SEA LEVELS RISING-VO

THE WORLD'S OCEANS MAY BE RISING AT A FASTER RATE THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED.

THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION REPORTS ARCTIC ICE HAS MELTED THIS YEAR TO ITS LOWEST RECORDED LEVEL.

AND ARCTIC ICE HAS DIMINISHED BY 16 PERCENT FROM 2007.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

FAT AND OSTEOPOROSIS-VO

MEN WITH EXCESS BELLY FAT ARE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.

OBESE MEN WERE THOUGHT TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST BONE LOSS. BUT A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT FAT STORED UNDER THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLES DECREASES BONE STRENGTH.

THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TOTAL BODY MASS INDEX AND BONE LOSS.

PORK SAFETY-VO

NEW CONCERNS TODAY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE NATION'S PORK SUPPLY.

THOSE CONCERNS -- BASED OFF RESULTS FROM A STUDY PUBLISHED IN CONSUMER REPORTS.

NEARLY 200 PORK SAMPLES FROM SEVERAL STATES WERE TESTED.

AND RESULTS SHOW NEARLY 70 PERCENT WERE CONTAMINATED WITH BACTERIA THAT CAN MAKE YOU SICK.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

HEART DISEASE STRIKES PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ALMOST TWICE AS OFTEN AS PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE DISEASE.

ALONG WITH MONITORING THEIR BLOOD SUGARS, IT'S CRUCIAL DIABETICS KEEP TABS ON THEIR HEART.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

HOME HEALTH PATIENT JANET RUTLEDGE CHECKS HER VITALS EVERY DAY, USING REMOTE TECHNOLOGY SET UP IN HER HOME.

JANET RUTLEDGE/HEART PATIENT

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4:40 It tells me to put on blood pressure cup and the oxygen thing and I do that. And then it registers. And then I prick my finger for sugar and that registers.

OVER THE YEARS, HIGH BLOOD SUGAR DAMAGES BLOOD VESSELS AND PUTS PEOPLE AT RISK FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, WHICH JANET HAS.

DR. STEVEN LEE/CARDIOLOGIST

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16:59 Patients with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk for having heart disease.

DIABETICS ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR HEART DISEASE, HAVE ADDITIONAL CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE, MAY DEVELOP HEART DISEASE YOUNGER AND HAVE MORE SEVERE HEART DISEASE.

DR. STEVEN LEE/CARDIOLOGIST

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17:09 They typically die not from their diabetes, but rather from complications thereof. And heart disease is number one on that list.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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Which is why careful monitoring is so important. Not just with diabetics who already have heart disease, but those who don't. That group needs to be proactive, looking for any cardiac concerns during their annual doctor visits.

SHARON KRISPINSKY/CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR

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03:13 One of the lab tests the physicians will be doing annual is lipid profiles. Basically showing the amount of fat in the blood. Their looking at LDL low-density lipid protein, and we want those as low as possible. They're looking at HDL, which is good cholesterol, and we want that as high as possible. Because it can actually protect against cardiovascular disease.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

SOME WINNERS OF PAST LOTTERY'S SAY THEY REGRET HITTING THE MAGIC NUMBERS.

Mr. WILLIAM BUD POST III: I was hoping it would change my life for the

better, but, in reality, it changed it for the worse.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE PERILS OF WINNING THE JACKPOT.

PLUS - ROCKEFELLER CENTER WILL SHINE BRIGHTER TONIGHT.

A) perils of winning lottery-sotvo

B) rockefeller tree-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

PEOPLE ARE LINED UP FOR THEIR SHOT AT MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

AND AS THE JACKPOT GROWS TONIGHT --

N-B-C TWO LOOKS AT THE FULL ON FRENZY POWERBALL HAS CAUSED --

YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING --

AND WHAT ALL THAT MONEY COULD BUY.

PLUS --

"Cape cops call him a serial burglar, accused of breaking in to at least

A) POWERBALL DRAWING FEVER-CAM99-RTR1-VO

B) ALEX STAND UP TEASE-SOTTOPS

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.

The clouds finally broke during the early afternoon hours, and we'll continue with clouds mixing in with our sunshine for the remainder of our Wednesday. Despite the cloud cover lingering across Southwest Florida for much of the day, afternoon temperatures managed to reach the upper 70s with a breeze out of the north around 10mph.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will remain in the forecast with mainly dry weather. Some slightly drier air will filter down the state keeping our overnight lows a tad on the cooler side as they settle into the upper 50s here in town with middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots. By the morning hours, a few low clouds will develop, however with an elevated breeze, fog shouldn't be a big issue.

A weak cool front continues to dissipate across central Florida at this time with high pressure building in across the southeast through Thursday. This will keep a mix of sun and clouds across our skies for Thursday and Friday with highs near normal in the upper 70s to low 80s and overnight lows near 60°.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

ROCKEFELLER TREE LIGHTING-SATLIVE or VO

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE IN NEW YORK CITY --

PEOPLE THERE ARE ALREADY CLAIMING THEIR SEATS FOR TONIGHT'S SPECIAL CONCERT AND ANNUAL LIGHTING CEREMONY.

ROCKEFELLER TREE LIGHTING-PKG

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HOISTED INTO PLACE AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER. THIS 80 FOOT TALL NORWAY SPRUCE.

IS MORE THAN A CHRISTMAS TREE.

"its just a wonderful time to just start the season together."

JUST WEEKS AGO IT CAME FROM FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY-

CUT DOWN AFTER SURVIVING SUPERSTORM SANDY-

"It's great that after all the devastation we've been through we can have a joyous occasion in our community."

ONLOOKERS LIKE JOANN CONAHAN CAME TO WATCH AS CREWS REMOVED THE ROUGHLY 50 YEAR OLD TREE FROM JOE BALKU'S YARD.

"I love the tree but I love to see it go so it's two different ideals."

SANDY LEFT BALKU WITH NO POWER AND KNOCKED DOWN TWO OTHER TREES IN HIS YARD.

BUT THIS SPRUCE STOOD TALL.

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NOW ITS BEEN DECORATED IN MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND LIGHTS. AND TOPPED WITH A SWARVOSKI CRYSTAL STAR.

A SYMBOL OF STRENGTH-

"it's got special meaning to it and it being the 80th anniversary its just a spirit of hope and how New Yorkers get back together and , you know, they survive."

OFFERING JOY AND HOPE TO THE THOUSANDS WHO VISIT ROCKEFELLER CENTER.

JONES APOLOGY-VO

A YOUNG HOLLYWOOD ACTOR IS APOLOGIZING FOR HIS RANT AGAINST T-V SHOW -- KIND OF.

ANGUS T. JONES SPOKE OUT AGAINST "TWO AND A HALF MEN" CALLING THE SITCOM FILTH AND TELLING VIEWERS NOT TO WATCH.

NOW JONES IS APOLOGIZING IF HIS REMARKS SHOWED DISRESPECT FOR THE CAST AND CREW OF THE SHOW.

HE SAYS HE HAS THE HIGHEST REGARD FOR EVERYONE HE HAS WORKED WITH OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

WILL AND KATE CAMBRIDGE-VO

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE HOLD THE TITLES OF DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.

BUT TODAY WAS THEIR FIRST OFFICIALS VISIT TO THE AREA.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED THE STREET TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE COUPLE.

AND TODAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT KATE'S NEW HAIR-DO. BANGS.

NORTH KOREA THE ONION-VO

A CHINA NEWSPAPER IS BLUSHING AFTER REPRINTING A FAKE ARTICLE ABOUT THE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA.

THE U-S SATIRICAL PAPER "THE ONION" WROTE AN ARTICLE NAMING KIM JONG UN THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.

AN ONLINE VERSION OF CHINA'S COMMUNITY PARTY NEWSPAPER, THOUGHT THE ARTICLE WAS REAL AND RE-POSTED IT.

THE ONION DESCRIBED THE LEADER AS DEVASTATINGLY HANDSOME, HAVING BOYISH CHARM AND A STRONG STURDY FRAME.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

THE OPTIONS SEEM ENDLESS WHEN IT COMES TO WINNING THE LOTTERY.

20:21:56House, boat, yacht, mansion

BUT HITTING THE JACKPOT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE WAY YOU WOULD THINK.

STILL TO COME, THE PERILS OF PADDING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

A) perils of winning lottery-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Powerball fever hits SWFL

2. Misinformed vandal strikes Cape Coral water plant

3. Arrest made in 2011 jewelry store shootout

PERILS OF WINNING LOTTERY-TFC CTR

THE RUSH IS ON TO PICK THE PERFECT SET OF NUMBERS.

TONIGHT, SOMEONE COULD WIN THE 550 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT.

BUT WINNING THE POT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OUT TO BE FILLED WITH RICHES.

PERILS OF WINNING LOTTERY-PKG

18:10:41Its always a dream. Always a dream.

FOR MOST PEOPLE, WINNING THE LOTTERY SOUNDS LIKE A ONE-WAY TICKET OUT OF THE DAILY GRIND.

20:22:50im tired of working. Ive been working for 60 years.

THE OPTIONS. SEEM LIMITLESS..

20:21:56House, boat, yacht, mansion

09:57:00Buy a lot of concert tickets.

09:57:19A big house, mansion probably in las vegas. yeah and id like to settle down there.

FOR SOME. STRIKING GOLD IS MORE THAN JUST A FAR-FETCHED DREAM.

SOT JACKIE: it's enabled us to help others

JACKIE AND GILBERT CISNEROS OF THE LOS ANGELES AREA STRUCK IT RICH TWO YEARS AGO.

THEY'RE USING THEIR WINNINGS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

SOT JACKIE / GILBERT:

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HUSBAND: THE GOOD FORTUNE THAT WE HAD ALLOWED US TO START A FOUNDATION WITH THE FOCUS ON HISPANIC EDUCATION AND PROMOTING COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY.

145015 GAIL SALTZ winning the lottery is obviousy a wonderful event, but it's all about your coping skills that will prevent wther this will be a happy event or not.

FOR MANY. FINANCIAL HAPPINESS COMES AT A COST.

Mr. WILLIAM BUD POST III: I was hoping it would change my life for the

better, but, in reality, it changed it for the worse.

WINNER WILLIAM BUD POST THE THIRD FACED A SLEW OF PROBLEMS. AMONG THEM: A BROTHER WHO TRIED

TO HAVE HIM KILLED, A LANDLADY WHO TOOK ONE-THIRD OF HIS JACKPOT IN A LAWSUIT, A CONVICTION ON AN ASSAULT CHARGE AND BANKRUPTCY.

AND HE'S NOT ALONE.

JUAN RODRIGUEZ WAS WORKING AS A PARKING ATTENDANT MAKING LESS THAN $30,000 A YEAR WHEN HE WON A JACKPOT WORTH 149-MILLION. SOON AFTER, HIS WIFE DIVORCED HIM AND TOOK HALF HIS LOTTERY WINNINGS.

NATS trial

IN SOUTH FLORIDA, A WOMAN IS ON TRIAL, ACCUSED OF KILLING A MAN WHO WON A $30 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT. SHE PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

PERILS OF WINNING LOTTERY-TFC

THE DRAWING IS TONIGHT AT 11 O'CLOCK SO THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO BUY A TICKET IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

A SERIAL BURGLAR JUST OUT OF JAIL IS BEHIND BARS AGAIN TONIGHT -

WHY ONE MAN SAYS WHILE HE MAY BE SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE --

THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE.

PLUS --

YOU'VE STILL GOT A FEW HOURS TO GET YOUR POWERBALL TICKET.

THE FRENZY OF WINNING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IS SWEEPING THE NATION.

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