HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY IS DEALING WITH TRAGEDY, AGAIN.

WE'LL SHOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HOME

PLUS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST

HEADLINE 1 CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 BOIL WATER-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 POWERBALL-VIDBOX

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M CLIFTON FRENCH.

OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL

AND I'M CLIFTON FRENCH

TODAY IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

TODAY'S WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL FAMILY'S STRING OF MISFORTUNE CONTNUES THIS MORNING AS THEY ARE NOW HOMELESS.

"its been a tough year its just another thing to happen but we will get through it."\

LESA KALATKA LOST HER JOB, HER HUSBAND AND NOW HER HOUSE.

A MALFUNCTIONING DRYER SPARKED THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE GARAGE.

SHE STILL HAS HER FOUR CHILDREN TO WORRY ABOUT.

THEY WERE NOT IN THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED BUT POLICE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

TWO OFFICERS STRUGGLED TO GET INSIDE AND THEY SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION.

AS FOR THE FAMILY, THEY'RE STAYING AT A MOTEL IN CAPE CORAL.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS

THE U-S FIRE ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES ALMOST THREE-THOUSAND DRYER FIRES BREAK OUT EVERY YEAR.

THEY'VE CAUSED 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-TRX VO WIPE

A BOIL WATER NOTICE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WILL STAY IN PLACE UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY -- THAT'S WHEN OFFICIALS GET TEST RESULTS BACK.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY HOMES ARE AFFECTED ON THIS MAP.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-VOTOPS

SOME HOMEOWNERS AND RESTAURANTS SAY THEY DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE.

CHARLOTTE UTILITIES SENDS OUT A PRESS RELEASE AND CONTACTS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THEN CONTACTS STATE AGENCIES WHICH PASS ON THE ORDER TO BUSINESSES.

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-2SHOT

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER!

WINTER IS ALMOST HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND IN COLLIER COUNTY WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME SNOW!

YES SNOW!

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-REM LIVE

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-VO

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-SOTVO

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-OC TAG

IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT TO THE FESTIVAL, PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT CALUSA PARK ELEMENTARY,

46-HUNDRED SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-TRX SSTOPS VO WIPE

A MARCO ISLAND DOCTOR, WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITY WORK AND MILITARY SERVICE, IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

49-YEAR-OLD ANDREW GUIDRY IS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX IN EXCHANGE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES FROM A FORMER PATIENT WHO IS HALF HIS AGE.

THE STATE IS SUSPENDING HIS MEDICAL LICENSE.

GUIDRY HAS BEEN ARRESTED SEVEN TIMES IN THREE YEARS, MOSTLY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING HIS WIFE.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-SOTVO

"I've heard about from other people that have gone to him, they say he's a good doctor, they like him, but the things that he gets into, the things that he does, is not really a good reputation for the island."

GUIDRY DIDNT DISPUTE THE MEDICAL MISCONDUCT ALLGATIONS.

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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES BUSTED AN ILLEGAL SEX OPERATION RUNNING OUT OF A SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME BY TWO SISTERS.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD KATIE WARNACK AND 32 YEAR OLD MAGGIE WARNACK FOR PERFORMING ILLEGAL MASSAGES AND SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY AT THEIR HOME.

AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE FOUND THE TWO POSTED AN AD ON A LOCAL WEBSITE ADVERTISING "SENSUAL FULL BODY MASSAGE" AND A "PRIVATE SHOWER".

DEPUTIES CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER STING AT THE HOME ON THE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SANDPOINT COURT.

DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM FIRE-VO WIPE

FIREFIGHTERS ARE GIVING CREDIT TO A DOG FOR SAVING ITS FAMILY AFTER A FIRE STARTED OUTSIDE THEIR HOME.

EAST NAPLES FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO A CALL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON GREENWAY ROAD.

FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH A FAMILY'S SHED RIGHT BEHIND THEIR HOME.

DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM FIRE-SOTVO

Kingman Schuldt, Chief, East Naples Fire Rescue

"The dog was barking, woke them up, they looked out and saw the fire in the back. Actually the dog did save the day."

FIREFIGHTERS STOPPED THE FIRE FROM SPREADING TO THE HOUSE.BUT THE FAMILY LOST MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR BUSINESS.

HURRICANE SEASON BEACHES-VO

HURRICANE SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

AND IT'S REASON TO MAKE ANYONE MANAGING A LOCAL COUNTY BUDGET CELEBRATE.

EACH YEAR CHARLOTTE, LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES SET ASIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR DISASTER RELIEF.

THE MONEY IS IN THE GENERAL FUND.

SINCE MOST OF IT WAS NEVER TOUCHED THE IT WILL BE SAVED AND ROLL OVER TO NEXT YEAR.

BUT IT CAN BE USED TO AID OTHER COUNTY PROJECTS, IF APPROVED BY COMISSIONERS.

SOME OF THE COUNTIES USED ONLY TWO TO THREE MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR --

FISCAL CLIFF-VO

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY'RE CLOSE TO A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

BOEHNER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING "ALMOST NOWHERE" RIGHT NOW.

HE SAYS OBAMA'S PROPOSAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF BY BOOSTING REVENUE BY 1-POINT-6 TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE WOULD BE A "CRIPPLING BLOW" TO THE ECONOMY AND LEAVE THE NATION'S DEBT PROBLEMS UNRESOLVED.

SOUTH FLORIDA TERROR BUST-VO

TWO SOUTH FLORIDA MEN APPEARED IN COURT, CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO HELP TERRORISTS LAUNCH AN ATTACK AGAINST AMERICANS.

THE TWO BROTHERS HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF PLANNING TO PRVOIDE SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS AND TO USE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WITHIN THE U-S.

POORE NOT GUILTY-VO

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY JURY RULED A PUNTA GORDA MAN ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE WHEN HE STABBED A MAN AFTER A DRUG RELATED ARGUMENT.

ROY LEE POORE STABBED LEON MARTIN OVER A YEAR AGO.

POORE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER BUT CLAIMED LEON STARTED THE FIGHT, AND HE WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF.

FLU UPDATE-VO

CASES OF THE FLU ARE SPREADING ACROSS THE COUNTRY EARLY THIS YEAR.

EVERY STATE EXCEPT VERMONT IS REPORTING THE NASTY BUG.

DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE NOT SEEN SO MANY PATIENTS FOR FLU THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON SINCE 2004.

THE SITUATION ISN'T HORRIBLE IN FLORIDA.

DANIELS PKWY. UPDATE-TRX VO

A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS WHO USE DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR I-75.

CREWS ARE PLANNING TO RESURFACE DANIELS AT THE I-75 INTERCHANGE, STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON ALL THREE EASTBOUND LANES, FROM EIGHT AT NIGHT, UNTIL FIVE MONDAY MORNING.

ONE LANE WILL BE CLOSED AT A TIME.

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SS VO WIPE

A GRAFFITI ARTIST IN LEHIGH ACRES WASN'T HARD TO CATCH.

DEPUTIES SAY 17-YEAR-OLD JESUS DELGADO TAGGED HIS "STREET NAME" ON BUILDINGS, UTILITY POLES, AND A WATER TANK.

THE GRAFITI STRETCHES FROM GUNNERY ROAD AND LEONARD BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY TO LEE BOULEVARD.

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SOTVO

PAUL LAMBERTUCCI/ BUILDING OWNER

56:00 i'm mad. I've got to hire people here and paint. And you're talking $10,000

WHEN DELGADO GOT CAUGHT, HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH "TAGGING" A YEAR AGO

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-VO WIPE

A MISSOURI FAMILY WON HALF OF THE RECORD POWERBALL JACKPOT.

MARK AND CINDY HILL CAME FORWARD YESTERDAY TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE, AN AMAZING T293-MILLION DOLLARS, BEFORE TAXES.

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-SOTVO

I hope we stay grounded. I hope we stay the great people we were yesterday and the day before.

We're as common as anybody. We just have a little bit more money.

THE OTHER WINNER, WHO PURCHASED THE TICKET IN ARIZONA, HAS NOT OFFICIALLY COME FORWARD.

BUT, THE PRESUMED WINNER WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLEANCE VIDEO, CELEBRATING AFTER HE DISCOVERED HIS FORTUNE AT A CONVENIENCE STORE ALL THE WAY IN MARYLAND.

GMA PKG 1-2SHOT

SOME TOYS ARE BEING CRITICIZED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT IT'S NOT COMING FROM THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

ONE YOUNG GIRL IS LEADING A FIGHT ABOUT HOW TOYS ARE BEING MARKETED, THAT'S BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO GIVE HER BROTHER AN EASY BAKE OVEN FOR CHRISTMAS.

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NATS Gavin and Mckenna playing

Cooking!

4-YEAR-OLD GAVIN POPE LOVES TO PLAY WITH HIS BIG SISTER MCKENNA.

NATS Gavin and Mckenna playing

WHETHER IT'S PRETENDING TO BE KNIGHT.

NATS

Let's play a cooking game!

OR A COOK.

SOT Mckenna

What do you want to be when you grow up?

SOT Gavin Pope

A chef!

SOT Gavin's mom

He's just obsessed with cooking.whenever I'm in the kitchen he always wants

to be involved.

IN THIS VIDEO SHOT BY MCKENNA, GAVIN TELLS WHAT HE MOST WANTS FROM SANTA

THIS YEAR

SOT Online Petition Video

A dinosaur and the easy bake oven!

BUT THIS ASPIRING CHEF WAS DISMAYED TO FIND HASBRO ONLY MAKES THE EASY BAKE

ULTIMATE OVEN IN PINK AND PURPLE.AND THE ADS AND PACKAGING DON'T SHOW A

SINGLE BOY.

Nats Ultimate Easy Bake Oven

/

Nats Online Petition Video

SO 13-YR-OLD MCKENNA.

TOOK MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS.AND BEGAN A PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG.

CALLING ON HASBRO TO ALTER ITS PACKAGING AND COLOR OPTIONS.

SOT Mckenna

He should know that it's okay for him to go against societal norms and

gender roles.

SOME EXPERTS SAY MCKENNA'S ON TO SOMETHING.

DR. JEFF GARDERE/CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST

In order for children to not face limitations in their occupational choices,

we need to present them with gender neutral toys.

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, OVERLY-GENDER-SPECIFIC TOYS ARE A HOT BUTTON ISSUE.

THIS BUTTERFLY BEAUTFY SHOP FROM LEGO'S "FRIENDS" LINE HAS DRAWN THE IRE OF

A GROUP CALLED "CAMPAIGN FOR A COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDHOOD

THEY'VE NOMINATED IT FOR THIER DUBIOUS "TOADIE" AWARD, SAYING IT'S "SO JAM-

PACKED WITH CONDESCENDING STEREOTYPES IT WOULD EVEN MAKE BARBIE BLUSH."

BUT IN CONTRAST, THE SWEDISH TOP-TOYS GROUP SEEMS TO BE RIDING THE ZEITGEIST

.THEY'VE JUST PUBLISHED A CATALOG FULL OF GENDER-NEUTRAL TOY IMAGES.

GIRLS WEILDING TOY GUNS. BOYS WITH BLOWDRYERS.

BY THE WAY, WE FOUND TOP-TOYS SELLS A BLUE AND GREEN KITCHEN, SHOWN COMPLETE

WITH BOY IN PURPLE APRON.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY WEEKEND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND WE'VE GOT A FEW OF THEM TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN THINGS TO DO.

THIS MORNING YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.

HEAD TO THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE THINGS ARE JUST GETTING UNDERWAY

IT ONLY COSTS 2-DOLLARS.

THE GROUP WILL THEN PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO SNOW FEST!

DECEMBER ART IN THE PARK TAKES PLACE TODAY AT THE VON LIEBIG ART CENTER IN NAPLES.

IT RUNS FROM TEN UNTIL FOUR.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES LOCAL ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DÉCOR.

AND IT'S FREE.

AND CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERT IN THE PARK.

IT'S SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:00 AT THE CAMBIER PARK BANDSHELL IN NAPLES.

YOU'LL HEAR ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES.

THE EVENT IS FREE.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY

FIXING THE 'BREAKS', HOW TRAUMA SURGEONS ARE TREATING CAR CRASH INJURIES IN TODAYS HEALTH MATTERS.

AND RISHI HAS THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TWO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES.

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TZ1 B SPORTS-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PLASMA

CAR WRECKS ARE ONE OF THE TOP REASONS PEOPLE END UP IN THE TRAUMA CENTER AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THEIR INJURIES OFTEN INCLUDE MULTIPLE BONE FRACTURES, AND IT TAKES A SPECIALLY TRAINED TRAUMA SURGEON TO FIX THE BREAKS.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PKG

PKG:

AS AN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEON, DR. PAT LEACH HAS SEEN THE BODY BROKEN IN JUST ABOUT EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THROUGH ANY MEANS POSSIBLE.

DR. PAT LEACH/ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEON

RUNS:

2:26 Anything that gets a human being moving faster than we're designed to be moving - cars, motorcycles, ATVs, dirt bikes. Sometimes an industrial situation, people that have fallen from a height. I've seen mechanics where cars have fallen off racks.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

The most common traumatic injuries result from car crashes. The job of an orthopedic trauma surgeon is to put the pieces back together. Many times there's multiple broken bones, including ones that are crushed or shattered.

DR. PAT LEACH/ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEON

RUNS:

1:13 A lot of times we'll see patients that have some sort side impact or a T-bone type injury. What will occur is there will be fractures of the bones, mostly where muscles attach or where the main pelvic bones attach to the sacrum or the tailbone. And then the other main type of pelvic fracture is a fracture of the hip socket.

THE ORTHOPEDIC ASPECTS AREN'T THE TOP PRIORITY, UNLIKE OTHER TRAUMA SPECIALITIES THAT TREAT LIFE-OR-DEATH INJURIES.

DR. PAT LEACH/ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEON

RUNS:

:39 They're the real life-savers. They're the ones that stabilize the patient, make sure any internal injuries, heart, lungs, solid organ injuries, are addressed.

SURGERY TO FIX BREAKS, OFTEN COMES DOWN THE ROAD.

DR. PAT LEACH/ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA SURGEON

RUNS:

4:37 We try to do it as soon as we can, within the first couple of days. 4:58 Sometimes as long as a couple weeks, a month, before the patient's recovered enough that they can have with orthopedic issues addressed.

THE END GOAL IS TO GET PATIENTS AS WHOLE AND AS MOBILE AS POSSIBLE.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

IF YOU TAKE THE CHOLESTEROL DRUG LIPITOR, WE HAVE A WARNING THAT YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR ABOUT,

AND, STORMS CONTINUE TO POUND THE WEST COAST OF THE U-S, WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY'RE FACING OUT IN CALIFORNIA WHEN WE RETURN.

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TZ2 B CA WEATHER-VOTOPS

LIPITOR WARNING-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING CONCERNING THE CHOLESTEROL DRUG LIPITOR.

THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY RANBAXY HAS STOPPED PRODUCING AND SHIPPING THE DRUG.

IT FOUND PARTICLES OF *GLASS* IN SOME OF THEIR GENERIC VERSION OF LIPITOR.

THE F-D-A IS INVESTIGATING THE COMPANY'S QUALITY CONTROL.

SNAKE PROBLEMS-VO

SOME STATE LEADERS SAY THE PYTHON PROBLEM IS GETTING SO BAD IT NEEDS NATIONAL ATTENTION.

U-S REPRESENTATIVE TOM ROONEY PROPOSED A BILL THAT WOULD BROADEN THE BAN ON SNAKES, ADDING BOA CONSTRICTORS AND ANACONDAS TO THE LIST.

TRIPLE A E15 WARNING-VO

TRIPLE A HAS A WARNING FOR DRIVERS TODAY.

THE GROUP SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED AN ALARMING NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEW "E-15" GASOLINE.

THE F-D-A JUST APPROVED IT.

E-15 IS GASOLINE WITH 15-PERCENT ETHANOL.

IF YOUR CAR CAN'T HANDLE THAT FUEL, IT CAN DO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.

TRIPLE-A SAYS MOST CONSUMERS HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND OTHERS ARE USING IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE.

SEVERE CA WEATHER-VO

HEAVY RAIN ALONG CALIFORNIA'S WEST COAST IS CAUSING MANY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.

SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN FELL YESTERDAY CAUSING FLOODING OF MANY STTREETS AND BUSINESSES NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.

REPORTS OF TREES BEING UPROOTED AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAS SLOWED THIGNS DOWN FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS.

FREEWAY SHOOTING-VO

MEANWHILE, DOWN THE COAST IN LOS ANGELES, THEY'RE DEALING WITH A SHOOTER ON THE FREEWAY.

A WOMAN WAS SHOT LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY.

SHE WAS APPARENTLY TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER CAR DROVE UP NEXT TO HER AND OPENED FIRE.

SHE WAS HIT IN THE UPPER TORSO.

THE WOMAN PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP.

PARAMEDICS TREATED HER ON THE SCENE.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

WHEN N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY RETURNS

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY YOU COULD SOON BEING PAYING MORE IF YOUR PARKING IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

TZ3 A FM DOWNTOWN PARKING-VO

TZ3 B SANDY STATUE OF LIBERTY-VOTOPS

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY IS DEALING WITH TRAGEDY, AGAIN.

WE'LL SHOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HOME

PLUS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST

HEADLINE 1 CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 BOIL WATER-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 FORD RECALLS-VIDBOX

MAIN OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 2-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M CLIFTON FRENCH.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL

WE'LL GET A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL FAMILY'S STRING OF MISFORTUNE CONTNUES THIS MORNING.

"its been a tough year its just another thing to happen but we will get through it."\

LESA KALATKA LOST HER JOB, HER HUSBAND AND NOW HER HOUSE.

A MALFUNCTIONING DRYER SPARKED THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE GARAGE.

SHE STILL HAS HER FOUR CHILDREN TO WORRY ABOUT.

THEY WERE NOT HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED BUT POLICE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

TWO OFFICERS STRUGGLED TO GET INSIDE AND THEY SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION.

AS FOR THE FAMILY, THEY'RE STAYING AT A MOTEL IN CAPE CORAL.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS

THE U-S FIRE ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES ALMOST THREE-THOUSAND DRYER FIRES BREAK OUT EVERY YEAR.

THEY'VE CAUSED 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-VO WIPE

A BOIL WATER NOTICE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WILL STAY IN PLACE UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY, WHEN OFFICIALS GET TEST RESULTS BACK.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY HOMES ARE AFFECTED ON THIS MAP.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-VOTOPS

SOME HOMEOWNERS AND RESTAURANTS SAY THEY DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE.

TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS, CHARLOTTE UTILITIES SENDS OUT A PRESS RELEASE AND CONTACTS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTACTS STATE AGENCIES WHICH PASS ON THE ORDER TO BUSINESSES.

SEX STING-OC

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES BUSTED AN ILLEGAL SEX OPERATION BEING RUN BY TWO SISTERS IN A SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 36-YEAR-OLD KATIE WARNACK AND 32-YEAR-OLD MAGGIE WARNACK FOR PERFORMING ILLEGAL MASSAGES AND SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY IN THEIR HOME.

AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE FOUND THE TWO POSTED AN AD ON A LOCAL WEBSITE ADVERTISING "SENSUAL FULL BODY MASSAGE" AND A "PRIVATE SHOWER".

DEPUTIES CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER STING AT THE HOME ON THE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SANDPOINT COURT.

FORD RECALLS-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.

FORD IS RECALLING MORE THAN 89-THOUSAND ESCAPE S-U-V'S AND FUSION SEDANS BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING ENGINES.

THE RECALL EFFECTS 2013 VEHICLES WITH ONE-POINT-SIX LITER ENGINES THAT WERE SOLD IN THE U-S AND CANADA.

ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY, THE PROBLEM INVOLVES A SERIOUS FIRE RISK.

MASKED SWIMMER-VO WIPE

A FORT MYERS WOMAN'S CHOICE OF SUN BLOCK ISN'T GOING OVER WELL AT A NEARBY COMMUNITY POOL.

ALEXANDRA MONTIEL SAYS SHE WEARS THIS MASK WHEN SHE SWIMS AT THE NORTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY POOL BECAUSE SHE HAS SKIN CANCER.

MASKED SWIMMER-SOTVO

17:31 "I'm doing it because I have no choice, if i had a choice I would wear nothing, I would have no cancer" Montiel

COUNTY OFFICIALS REMOVED HER FROM THE POOL CITING THE MASK IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD, IT SCARES CHILDREN TOO.

MONTIEL SAYS SHE'LL BE SUING IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T LET HER WEAR THE MASK.

FM DOWNTOWN PARKING-VO

SOME PARKING RATES IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS MIGHT BE ON THE RISE.

MONTHLY RATES ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 50 TO 55 DOLLARS.

SPECIAL EVENT PRICES COULD INCREASE BY A DOLLAR.

SOME VENDORS ARE ALSO CONSIDERING A SURCHARGE OF FIVE DOLLARS DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.

RATES HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

FLORIDA HEALTHCARE-VO

THE FIGHT OVER THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE IN FLORIDA HAS GROWN.

THERE'S NOW AN ORGANIZED EFFORT TO BYPASS STATE LAWMAKERS IMPLEMENTING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

THE CENTRAL PART OF THE LAW IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PLACE BY JANUARY FIRST 20-14.

BUT FLORIDA IS NOWHERE NEAR SETTING UP AN ON-LINE MARKETPLACE WHERE YOU CAN SHOP FOR COVERAGE.

FLORIDA HEALTHCARE-SOT VO

Karen Woodall/ Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy

We cannot possibly have a fair exchange and effective exchange set up by 2014 given how far behind we are. That's the message"

Gov. Rick Scott/ R-Florida

"How is this going to help us reduce our health care cost? How is going to make sure we have great quality? How is it going to give us good access to health care? That's what the focus of this ought to be and that's what the focus of these exchanges ought to be."

EGYPT PROTESTS-VO

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WAVING EGYPTIAN FLAGS AND HOLDING LARGE PICTURES OF THE PRESIDENT ARE DEMONSTRATING ACROSS EGYPT TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HIM.

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, WHICH PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI IS PART OF, HOPES THE TURNOUT AT TODAY'S RALLIES WILL COUNTERACT EARLIER OPPOSITION PROTESTS.

NJ TRAIN DERAILS-TRX VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE AT THE SCENE OF A FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT IN NEW JERSEY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, A TRAIN DERAILED NEAR PAULSBORO FILLED WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

SEVERAL TANKERS FELL INTO A CREEK AND ANOTHER IS HANGING OVER A TRESTLE.

THE TRAIN CARRIED VINYL CHLORIDE WHICH IS USED TO MAKE P-V-C AND VINYL PRODUCTS.

DOZENS OF NEAR-BY RESIDENTS COMPLAINED OF BREATHING PROBLEMS.

NO WORD WHAT CAUSED THE DERAILMENT.

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WHILE WE'RE HEARING FROM THE POWERBALL WINNERS WHO ARE HAPPY OF THEIR NEW WEALTH,

WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROM A LOTTERY WINNER WHO'S LUCK WENT SOUTH.

IN THE TAMPA TRIAL OF A WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A LOTTERY WINNER, DEFANDANT DEE DEE MOORE HAD TO HAVE A DOCTOR WITH HER IN COURT FRIDAY AFTER SUFFERING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO MEDICATION.

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SOT, DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK/Polk County Sheriff's Office

"She told me that she could get a free room at the Hard Rock Casino.and

then her perform sexual acts on me."

DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK DROPPED THE LATEST BOMBSHELL IN DEE DEE MOORE'S TRIAL

FOR MURDER. SAYING MOORE OFFERED HIM SEX AFTER HE CAUGHT HER LYING WHILE

INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF LOTTERY WINNER ABE SHAKESPEARE.

SOT, DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK/Polk County Sheriff's Office

"I told her that if she kept lying that I was going to get angry. And she

said that I wasn't going to get angry, that I was gonna have sex with her."

POLICE CHARGED MOORE WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER. AFTER FINDING SHAKESPEARE'S

BODY BURIED UNDER CONCRETE IN MOORE'S BACKYARD.

MOORE WAS OFTEN REDUCED TO TEARS IN COURT.AFTER SPENDING THE PREVIOUS

NIGHT HOSPITALIZED, CLAIMING MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

SOT, DEE DEE MOORE

"I had anaphylactic shock."

THIS, JUST ONE DAY AFTER SHE ALMOST GOT THROWN OUT OF HER OWN MURDER TRIAL

ALLEGEDLY FOR MAKING FACES TO COMMUNICATE WITH JURORS.

Nats, Judge- "Ms. Moore I've cautioned you throughout these preceedings. It'

s not acceptable."

SHAKESPEARE HAD SAID AFTER HE WON THAT 17 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT IN FLORIDA

IT SEEMED EVERYONE HE KNEW JUST WANTED HIS MONEY.

SOT, ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE/LOTTERY WINNER

"I really would like my old life back when I could walk the streets like a

normal person."

DETECTIVES SAY SHAKESPEARE'S LUCK RAN OUT FOR GOOD. WHEN MOORE GOT CLOSE

TO HIM. TAKING OVER HIS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, AND THEN ALLEGEDLY MURDERING

HIM.

THEY SAY HIS NORMALLY BUSY CELL PHONE WENT INACTIVE. EXCEPT FOR SOME

MYSTERIOUS CALLS PLACED ONLY TO MOORE. BUT POLICE SAY IT WAS A CHARADE-- /

SHE HAD ACTUALLY MADE THOSE CALLS- TO HERSELF.

Investigator: You had his phone. Where is the phone now? And don't lie to me

. Where's the phone? Just tell me.

Moore: I threw it away.

Investigator: Where did you throw it away at?

Moore: On the side of the road.

IT'S THIS KIND OF COURTROOM TENSION THAT HER PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS MAY BE

CAUSING HER STRANGE BEHAVIOR.

SOT, BYRON HILEMAN/MOORE'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY

"I don't pretend to know precisely what kinds of things she's

SANDY STATUE OF LIBERTY-VOWIPE

IT'S GOING TO AWHILE BEFORE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY RE-OPENS.

IT SURVIVED HURRICANE SANDY BUT THE STORM FLOODED LIBERTY ISLAND'S POWER AND HEATING SYSTEMS AND ALSO DAMAGED ITS BUILDINGS.

HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS ON NEIGHBORING ELLIS ISLAND CAME THROUGH UNSCATHED BUT THE STORM SEVERELY DAMAGED THE ISLAND'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

SANDY IMPACTS SPENDING-VOTOPS

AND OFFICIALS SAY THE SUPERSTORM PUT A DENT IN CONSUMER SPENDING.

PEOPLE CUT BACK ON SPENDING IN OCTOBER AND THERE WAS NO GROWTH IN THEIR INCOME.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY WEEKEND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND WE'VE GOT A FEW OF THEM TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN THINGS TO DO.

THIS MORNING YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.

HEAD TO THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE THINGS ARE JUST GETTING UNDERWAY

IT ONLY COSTS 2-DOLLARS.

THE GROUP WILL THEN PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO SNOW FEST!

DECEMBER ART IN THE PARK TAKES PLACE TODAY AT THE VON LIEBIG ART CENTER IN NAPLES.

IT RUNS FROM 10:00 TO 4:00.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES LOCAL ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DÉCOR.

AND IT'S FREE.

AND CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERT IN THE PARK.

IT'S SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE CAMBIER PARK BANDSHELL IN NAPLES.

YOU'LL HEAR ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES.

THE EVENT IS FREE.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY

HUNDREDS OF MILTARY CHILDREN ARE BEING TREATED TO A WEEKEND THAT THEY'LL NEVER FORGET, WE'LL SHOW YOU THE BIG EVENT TAKING PLACE IN TEXAS.

TZ4 A SNOWBALL EXPRESS-VO WIPE

TZ4 B UNDERWOOD SOUND OF MUSIC-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

BREAKING NEWS-TRX OC

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF MIAMI-

WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT A DEADLY BUS CRASH AT THE AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS SAY A DOUBLE DECKER BUS HIT AN OVERPASS AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KILLING AT LEAST ONE PERSON AND INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHERS.

AN AIRPORT OFFICIAL SAYS THE BUS WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MIILES PER HOUR WHEN IT CLIPPED THE ROOF ENTRANCE OF THE ARRIVALS SECTION.

TENNIS UMP CASE DISMISSED-VO

THE CASE AGAINST A TENNIS UMPIRE ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN DISMISSED AFTER NEW INFORMATION LEFT PROSECUTORS UNABLE TO PROCEED.

THE DISMISSAL SETS FREE LOIS GOODMAN, WHOM POLICE ARRESTED IN AUGUST FOR THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND OF NEARLY 50 YEARS.

GOODMAN WAS ACCUSED OF STABBING HER HUSBAND TO DEATH, USING A BROKEN COFFEE MUG AS AN IMPROVISED KNIFE.

NO ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CASE WILL SAY WHAT NEW INFORMATION WAS UNCOVERED.

HAND HOLDING PUNISHMENT-VO

HOLD HANDS OR BE SUSPENDED, THAT'S THE CHOICE TWO ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FACED.

THEY CHOSE TO HOLD HANDS

THE TEENS WERE IN A FIGHT BUT INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING THEM THE PRINCIPAL LET THEM HOLD HANDS FOR 15 MINUTES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD AS THEIR PUNISHMENT.

SOME STUDENTS TAUNTED THEM.

OTHERS TOOK PICTURES AND POSTED THEM TO FACEBOOK.

THAT'S WHEN THE COMMENTS CAME FLOODING IN.

SOME SAID THE PUNISHMENT WAS INAPPROPRIATE, THAT IT SENT THE WRONG MESSAGE TO GAY STUDENTS.

HAND HOLDING PUNISHMENT-SOTVO

" They had the opportunity early to become suspended so, it was their option

to get in the fight.

"I was in ROTC and we had to do stuff like that so, I think it works."

"It's kind of like elementary school. Making these teenagers hold hands

instead of giving them actual punishment.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY DO NOT APPROVE.

MEXICO DRUG BUST-VO

POLICE IN MEXICO CONFISCATED MORE THAN FOUR TONS OF CHEMICALS DESTINED TO BE TURNED INTO SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

THEY SAY THE MASSIVE HAUL WAS FOUND AT A PARCEL COMPANY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF GUADALAJARA AFTER A SURVEILLANCE OPERATION.

SNOWBALL EXPRESS-OC

17-HUNDRED CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF FALLEN MILITARY HEROES ARE RECEVING A HEROE'S WELCOME OF THEIR OWN.

FORT WORTH TEXAS IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL SNOWBALL EXPRESS FOR THE FAMILIES TO HELP THEM HEAL AND TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU.

SNOWBALL EXPRESS-PKG

Nats

THROUGH THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE

Nats

THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE NON-PROFIT "SNOWBALL EXPRESS" DELIVERED A SIMPLE MESSAGE TO THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN MILITARY HEROES … THANK YOU …

S/ Captain Jim Palmershen / American Airlines Pilot:11-:14

"it's the least we can do for these kids, for these families who have given so much."

FAMILIES LIKE THE STRATTONS FROM STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

… nat pop of arrival …

WHO ARE ATTENDING THEIR THIRD SNOWBALL EXPRESS … AFTER HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THREE AIR FORCE LT. COL MARK STRATTON WAS KILLED BY AN I-E-D IN AFGHANISTAN IN MAY 2009.

S/ Jennifer Stratton / Stafford, Virginia:29-42

"The first event we went to my daughter Delaney looked around at all the people and she said 'they haven't forgotten daddy' and I said, 'no they haven't.'its America at its best, we just love coming to texas and that Texans remember our fallen heroes."

BUT ITS NOT JUST THE GREETING AT THE AIRPORT, THE 17-HUNDRED CHILDREN AND SPOUSES WILL SPEND FIVE DAYS IN NORTH TEXAS.

S/ Chris Van Horne / Reporting:48-:51

"including for the first time activities here at the stockyards, where the public is being asked to help."

S/ Dan Ronan / Snowball Express:52-:58

"we do a thing called the 'walk of gratitude' and this is a chance for the community to come out and try and show how much they appreciate the service and sacrifice these families have made."

FAMILIES LIKE THE SYVERSONS FROM CARLYLE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE SNOWBALL EXPRESS FOR ALL SEVEN OF ITS YEARS.

S/ Amy Syverson / Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1:04-1:08

"it's really great to be here, with everyone's support, its really nice."

S/ Jackie Syverson / Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1:09-1:12

"its just a really cool way to start the holidays, it means a lot to us."

JUST AS IT DOES FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.

S/ Captain Jim Palmershen / American Airlines Pilot 1:15-1:16

"we're just so glad to be here and be apart of this."

A HOLIDAY TREAT AWAY FROM HOME, REMEMBERING THE FAMILIES LEFT LIVING WITH LOSS.

S/ Jennifer Stratton / Stafford, Virginia 1:23-1:25

"he would be happy to know that America doesn't forget their heroes."

PRODUCER NOTES:

SUPERS:

L/ Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Texas:02

S/ Captain Jim Palmershen / American Airlines Pilot:11-:14

S/ Jennifer Stratton / Stafford, Virginia:29-:34

S/ Chris Van Horne / Reporting:48-:51

S/ Dan Ronan / Snowball Express:53-:58

S/ Amy Syverson / Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1:04-1:08

VIRTUAL SCHOOLS-VO

MANY CHILDREN ARE LEARNING WITHOUT A CLASSROOM.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL, ONLINE LEARNING, IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR.

40 FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MEETING HERE IN LEE COUNTY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST TRENDS IN VIRTUAL EDUCATION.

THIS IS AT THE SECOND ANNUAL VIRTUAL SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL ALLOWS STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE TO TAKE ALL THEIR CLASSES THROUGH THE INTERNET.

VIRTUAL SCHOOLS-SOT VO

The stakes are significantly higher in virtual school because our funding is entirely dependent on student success.

CHARLOTTE AND COLLIER COUNTIES ARE ALSO ATTENDING.

THEY ARE LOOKING AT LEE COUNTY AS A MODEL.

UNDERWOOD SOUND OF MUSIC-VO

FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING COUNTRY SINGER-SONGWRITER CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS CAST TO STAR IN THE "SOUND OF MUSIC" FOR NBC.

THE ROLE WAS MADE FAMOUS BY JULIE ANDREWS IN THE 1965 OSCAR-WINNING FILM "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"

THE FORMER AMERICAN IDOL WINNER HAS BEEN CAST TO STAR AS MARIA VON TRAPP IN A LIVE TELEVISION BROADCAST OF THE ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN CLASSIC.

SECRET SANTA-OC

MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE "SECRET SANTA" WHO'S BEEN HANDING OUT 100-

DOLLAR BILLS RANDOMLY TO VICTIMS OF HURRICANE SANDY.

HE'S PLANNING TO GIVE AWAY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND HE'S HOPING OTHER PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE.

SECRET SANTA-PKG

SOT, DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK/Polk County Sheriff's Office

"She told me that she could get a free room at the Hard Rock Casino.and

then her perform sexual acts on me."

DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK DROPPED THE LATEST BOMBSHELL IN DEE DEE MOORE'S TRIAL

FOR MURDER. SAYING MOORE OFFERED HIM SEX AFTER HE CAUGHT HER LYING WHILE

INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF LOTTERY WINNER ABE SHAKESPEARE.

SOT, DETECTIVE DAVID CLARK/Polk County Sheriff's Office

"I told her that if she kept lying that I was going to get angry. And she

said that I wasn't going to get angry, that I was gonna have sex with her."

POLICE CHARGED MOORE WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER. AFTER FINDING SHAKESPEARE'S

BODY BURIED UNDER CONCRETE IN MOORE'S BACKYARD.

MOORE WAS OFTEN REDUCED TO TEARS IN COURT.AFTER SPENDING THE PREVIOUS

NIGHT HOSPITALIZED, CLAIMING MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

SOT, DEE DEE MOORE

"I had anaphylactic shock."

THIS, JUST ONE DAY AFTER SHE ALMOST GOT THROWN OUT OF HER OWN MURDER TRIAL

ALLEGEDLY FOR MAKING FACES TO COMMUNICATE WITH JURORS.

Nats, Judge- "Ms. Moore I've cautioned you throughout these preceedings. It'

s not acceptable."

SHAKESPEARE HAD SAID AFTER HE WON THAT 17 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT IN FLORIDA

IT SEEMED EVERYONE HE KNEW JUST WANTED HIS MONEY.

SOT, ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE/LOTTERY WINNER

"I really would like my old life back when I could walk the streets like a

normal person."

DETECTIVES SAY SHAKESPEARE'S LUCK RAN OUT FOR GOOD. WHEN MOORE GOT CLOSE

TO HIM. TAKING OVER HIS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, AND THEN ALLEGEDLY MURDERING

HIM.

THEY SAY HIS NORMALLY BUSY CELL PHONE WENT INACTIVE. EXCEPT FOR SOME

MYSTERIOUS CALLS PLACED ONLY TO MOORE. BUT POLICE SAY IT WAS A CHARADE-- /

SHE HAD ACTUALLY MADE THOSE CALLS- TO HERSELF.

Investigator: You had his phone. Where is the phone now? And don't lie to me

. Where's the phone? Just tell me.

Moore: I threw it away.

Investigator: Where did you throw it away at?

Moore: On the side of the road.

IT'S THIS KIND OF COURTROOM TENSION THAT HER PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS MAY BE

CAUSING HER STRANGE BEHAVIOR.

HOLIDAY JOBS-VO

HUNDREDS OF HOLIDAY JOBS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE TAKING.BUT EMPLOYERS ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING PEOPLE TO FILL THEM.

U-P-S, ONE THE NATION'S MAJOR SHIPPERS, IS STRUGGLING TO FILL JOBS TO DELIVER LARGE QUANTITIES OF HOLIDAY ORDERS.

OR BABY ELEPHANT-VO

THE OREGON ZOO'S LATEST ADDITION IS ALREADY UP AND WALKING ON HER OWN.

THE 300-POUND BABY ELEPHANT WAS BORN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

ZOO OFFICIALS MANAGED TO SNEAK THE CALF AWAY FOR A QUICK HEALTH CHECKUP AND HELPED HER TO HER FEET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BUT NOW THE YOUNG ELEPHANT IS MOVING ON HER OWN AND INTERACTING WELL WITH MOTHER "ROSE-TU".

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

WE'LL GO BACK TO NAPLES TO CHECK IN WITH LEIGH DANA LIVE AT THE 27TH ANNUAL SNOW FEST,

TZ5 A LEIGH LIVE SHOT-LIVE OR VO

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY IS DEALING WITH TRAGEDY, AGAIN.

WE'LL SHOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HOME

PLUS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST

HEADLINE 1 CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 BOIL WATER-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 POWERBALL-VIDBOX

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-1 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL HALF HOUR OF N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M CLIFTON FRENCH

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL FAMILY'S STRING OF MISFORTUNE CONTNUES THIS MORNING AS THEY ARE NOW HOMELESS.

"its been a tough year its just another thing to happen but we will get through it."\

LESA KALATKA LOST HER JOB, HER HUSBAND AND NOW HER HOUSE.

A MALFUNCTIONING DRYER SPARKED THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE GARAGE.

SHE STILL HAS HER FOUR CHILDREN TO WORRY ABOUT.

THEY WERE NOT IN THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED BUT POLICE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

TWO OFFICERS STRUGGLED TO GET INSIDE AND THEY SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION.

AS FOR THE FAMILY, THEY'RE STAYING AT A MOTEL IN CAPE CORAL.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS

THE U-S FIRE ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES ALMOST THREE-THOUSAND DRYER FIRES BREAK OUT EVERY YEAR.

THEY'VE CAUSED 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-VO WIPE

A BOIL WATER NOTICE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WILL STAY IN PLACE UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY, WHEN OFFICIALS GET TEST RESULTS BACK.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY HOMES ARE AFFECTED ON THIS MAP.

CHAR CO BOIL WATER NOTICE-VOTOPS

SOME HOMEOWNERS AND RESTAURANTS SAY THEY DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE.

TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS, CHARLOTTE UTILITIES SENDS OUT A PRESS RELEASE AND CONTACTS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTACTS STATE AGENCIES WHICH PASS ON THE ORDER TO BUSINESSES.

BREAKING NEWS-TRX OC

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF MIAMI-

WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT A DEADLY BUS CRASH AT THE AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS SAY A DOUBLE DECKER BUS HIT AN OVERPASS AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KILLING AT LEAST ONE PERSON AND INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHERS.

AN AIRPORT OFFICIAL SAYS THE BUS WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MIILES PER HOUR WHEN IT CLIPPED THE ROOF ENTRANCE OF THE ARRIVALS SECTION.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY'RE CLOSE TO A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

BOEHNER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING "ALMOST NOWHERE" RIGHT NOW.

HE SAYS OBAMA'S PROPOSAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF BY BOOSTING REVENUE BY 1-POINT-6 TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE WOULD BE A "CRIPPLING BLOW" TO THE ECONOMY AND LEAVE THE NATION'S DEBT PROBLEMS UNRESOLVED.

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-2SHOT

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER!

WINTER IS ALMOST HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND IN COLLIER COUNTY WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME SNOW!

YES SNOW!

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-REM LIVE

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-VO

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-SOT

LEIGH LIVE SHOT-OC TAG

IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT TO THE FESTIVAL, PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT CALUSA PARK ELEMENTARY,

46-HUNDRED SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD.

DANIELS PKWY. UPDATE-TRX VO

A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS WHO USE DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR THE I-75.

WE'VE LEARNED CREWS PLAN TO RESURFACE DANIELS AT THE I-75 INTERCHANGE, STARTING THIS SUNDAY NIGHT.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON ALL THREE EASTBOUND LANES, FROM EIGHT AT NIGHT, UNTIL FIVE MONDAY MORNING.

ONE LANE WILL BE CLOSED AT A TIME.

DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM FIRE-VO WIPE

IN COLLIER COUNTY.FIREFIGHTERS CREDIT A DOG WITH SAVING ITS FAMILY AFTER A FIRE STARTED OUTSIDE THEIR HOME.

EAST NAPLES FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO A CALL AROUND 3:00 YESTERDAY MORNING ON GREENWAY ROAD.

FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH A FAMILY'S SHED RIGHT BEHIND THEIR HOME.

DOG SAVES FAMILY FROM FIRE-SOTVO

Kingman Schuldt, Chief, East Naples Fire Rescue

"The dog was barking, woke them up, they looked out and saw the fire in the back. Actually the dog did save the day."

FIREFIGHTERS STOPPED THE FIRE FROM SPREADING TO THE HOUSE.BUT THE FAMILY LOST MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR BUSINESS.

SEX STING-OC

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES BUSTED AN ILLEGAL SEX OPERATION RUNNING OUT OF A SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME BY TWO SISTERS.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD KATIE WARNACK AND 32 YEAR OLD MAGGIE WARNACK FOR PERFORMING ILLEGAL MASSAGES AND SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY AT THEIR HOME.

AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE FOUND THE TWO POSTED AN AD ON A LOCAL WEBSITE ADVERTISING "SENSUAL FULL BODY MASSAGE" AND A "PRIVATE SHOWER".

DEPUTIES CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER STING AT THE HOME ON THE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SANDPOINT COURT.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-SSTOPS VO WIPE

A MARCO ISLAND DOCTOR, WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITY WORK AND MILITARY SERVICE, IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

49-YEAR-OLD ANDREW GUIDRY IS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX IN EXCHANGE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES FROM A FORMER PATIENT WHO IS HALF HIS AGE.

THE STATE IS SUSPENDING HIS MEDICAL LICENSE.

GUIDRY HAS BEEN ARRESTED SEVEN TIMES IN THREE YEARS, MOSTLY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING HIS WIFE.

MARCO DR. LICENSE SUSPENDED-SOTVO

"I've heard about from other people that have gone to him, they say he's a good doctor, they like him, but the things that he gets into, the things that he does, is not really a good reputation for the island."

GUIDRY DIDNT DISPUTE THE MEDICAL MISCONDUCT ALLGATIONS.

POORE NOT GUILTY-VO

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY JURY RULED A PUNTA GORDA MAN ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE WHEN HE STABBED A MAN AFTER A DRUG RELATED ARGUMENT.

ROY LEE POORE STABBED LEON MARTIN OVER A YEAR AGO.

POORE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER BUT CLAIMED LEON STARTED THE FIGHT, AND HE WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF.

AIDS CLINIC EVICTION-VO WIPE

RIGHT ON THE EVE OF WORLD AIDS DAY, A LOCAL AIDS CLINIC WAS FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

WORKERS AT THE "BOB RAUSCHENBERG CENTER FOR LIVING" WERE EVICTED FRIDAY FROM THE FORT MYERS BUILDING, AND THE LOCKS WERE CHANGED.

AIDS CLINIC EVICTION-SOTVO

we don't have an ability to tell them right now, other than me telling you. i would like to be able to continue calling them, all we need is another week or two to finish notifying all these patients, have them come in, sign a release for their charts and have their charts transferred to another physician.

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SS VO WIPE

A SUSPECTED GRAFFITI ARTIST IN LEHIGH ACRES WASN'T HARD TO CATCH.

DEPUTIES SAY 17-YEAR-OLD JESUS DELGADO TAGGED HIS "STREET NAME" ON BUILDINGS, UTILITY POLES, AND A WATER TANK.

THE GRAFITI STRETCHES FROM GUNNERY ROAD AND LEONARD BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY TO LEE BOULEVARD.

LEHIGH TEEN VANDAL ARREST-SOTVO

PAUL LAMBERTUCCI/ BUILDING OWNER

56:00 i'm mad. I've got to hire people here and paint. And you're talking $10,000

WHEN DELGADO GOT CAUGHT, HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH "TAGGING" A YEAR AGO

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-VO WIPE

TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE SMALL TOWN MISSOURI FAMILY THAT WON HALF OF THE RECORD POWERBALL JACKPOT.

MARK AND CINDY HILL CAME FORWARD TODAY TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE.A COOL TWO HUNDRED AND 93 MILLION DOLLARS AND CHANGE.BEFORE TAXES.

MO POWERBALL WINNERS REVEALED-SOTVO

I hope we stay grounded. I hope we stay the great people we were yesterday and the day before.

We're as common as anybody. We just have a little bit more money.

THE OTHER WINNER - WHO PURCHASED THE TICKET IN ARIZONA, HAS NOT OFFICIALLY COME FORWARD.

BUT, THE PRESUMED WINNER WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLEANCE VIDEO, CELEBRATING AFTER HE DISCOVERED HIS FORTUNE AT A CONVENIENCE STORE ALL THE WAY IN MARYLAND.

TEASE SIX-2 SHOT

A NEW STUDY FINDS AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF NURSING HOMES HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE WITH A CRIMINAL PAST.

AND ACTS LIKE THIS -- ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

PLUS -- ADDING INSULT TO INJURY --

18-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK--

AND HOSTESS HIGHER UPS ARE SPLITTING MORE THAN MILLION DOLLARS.

TZ6 A) CAREGIVER BACKGROUND CHECK-VOWP

TZ6 B) HOSTESS BONUS-VOTOPS

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FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Sunny skies return to Southwest Florida this weekend after what ended up being quite the cloudy Friday.

We'll likely see some scattered patchy clouds build in during the afternoon, providing for a nice mix of sun and clouds, but cloud cover won't be nearly as extensive as yesterday.

With no cool fronts expected to approach this weekend, temperatures will continue to run a couple degrees above normal for this time of year. After starting things off with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, look for daytime highs to warm nicely into the low 80s.

A strong easterly will keep winds gusting up to 20-25 mph at times, so today will be another breezy one as well as Sunday.

Tonight's weather should be very pleasant. Our sky will stay clear and quiet, and temperatures will cool to near 60 degrees with a nice easterly breeze.

Sunday will almost be a repeat performance of today's weather. Our sky will become partly cloudy by the afternoon, and temperatures will warm into the low 80s. The breeze will continue to stay rather stiff with gusts reaching 20-25 mph.

As we head into next week, our forecast stays pretty consistent with no major cool fronts expected to pass through. This means temperatures will keep running slightly above average, and we'll enjoy a mix of sun and clouds each day.

Moisture will stay very limited, so rain chances through next week will generally be less than 20%. By the end of the week there's a chance enough moisture could build in to produce a few isolated showers, but shower prospects look slim at best.

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DO YOU KNOW WHO IS CARING FOR YOUR ELDERLY LOVED ONE?

A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT 92 PERCENT OF NURSING HOMES HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE WITH A CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

MONICA ROBINS SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN WHO MADE IT HER *BUSINESS* TO FIND SAFE CARE.

CAREGIVER BACKGROUND CHECK-PKG

SUPERS:

S/ LISSETTE RIVERA, CEO, SAFECARENOW.COM:36-:46

S/ SHELLEY SEDOR, ASSISTED LIVING EXEC. DIR.:55-1:05

EVIDENCE LIKE THIS IS ENOUGH TO STRIKE FEAR INTO ANYONE WHO DEPENDS ON A HEALTHCARE WORKER TO CARE FOR AN ELDERLY LOVED ONE. VIRGIN CABALLO'S ABUSE WAS ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER ESTER PISKOR'S SON INSTALLED A HIDDEN CAMERA IN HER ROOM. THE EX-NURSES AID IS NOW SPENDING THE NEXT TEN YEARS BEHIND BARS.

WHEN LISETTE RIVERA SAW THIS STORY SHE FEARED FOR HER MOTHER IN A NURSING HOME AND THEN WANTED TO MAKE SURE CONSUMERS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES HAD ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK THE BACKGROUNDS OF THOSE IN CHARGE OF CARE. SIX MONTHS AGO HER WEBSITE, SAFE CARE NOW WENT ON LINE.

"We're like the carfax for the healthcare industry. we continually background check nurses aids against this public data such as certification data abuse listings and then we also check against nationwide criminal records."

SHELLEY SEDOR GETS A REPORT ON HER EMPLOYEES EVERY MONTH.

"Safecare allows us to have that piece of mind and that comfort knowing that my staff is being checked out regularly and they're all on the up and up and there's nothing going on in the background that I'm not aware of."

SAFECARE RUNS THE EMPLOYEE'S NAME AND PROVIDES A REPORT CARD. A RED X INDICATES A PROBLEM AND GIVES THE REASON. TURNOVER IN THIS INDUSTRY IS MORE THAN 85 PERCENT. SO SOMETIMES, A PERSON'S RECORD DOESN'T FOLLOW THEM. UNTIL NOW.

"A lot of people working in facilities work in multiple facilities something could happen at another facility and I would never know."

BUT SHE DOES NOW. AND THERE'S A REASON SHE AND FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW.

"One in five nurse aids that are currently employed have a conviction that should have disqualified them from gaining employment in the first place."

"it's not just caregivers it can be someone working in the kitchen or a housekeeper who you can use this service for as well because if somebody has an abuse claim as an STNA well maybe they go get jobs as a housekeeper because that's flying under the radar."

SAFECARE NOW DOT COM IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMERS TO CHECK OUT CAREGIVERS THEMSELVES.

FLU UPDATE-VO

FLU CASES ARE POPPING UP EARLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

EVERY STATE EXCEPT VERMONT IS REPORTING THE NASTY BUG.

DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE NOT SEEN SO MANY PATIENTS FOR FLU THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON SINCE 2004.

THE SITUATION ISN'T HORRIBLE IN FLORIDA.

HOSTESS BONUSES APPROVED-VO

HERE'S A LITTLE SALT IN THE WOUND FOR HOSTESS WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS.

A JUDGE DECIDED THE BANKRUPT COMPANY *CAN STILL GIVE BONUSES TO SOME EXECUTIVES.

IN ALL 19 EXECUTIVES WILL GET A TOTAL OF ONE-POINT-EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS IN BONUSES.

THAT DECISION ISN'T SITTING WELL WITH MORE THAN 18-THOUSAND WORKERS, WHO ARE OUT OF WORK.

SNAKE PROBLEMS-VO

SOME STATE LEADERS HERE IN FLORIDA SAY THE PYTHON PROBLEM IS GETTING SO BAD IT NEEDS NATIONAL ATTENTION.

U-S REPRESENTATIVE TOM ROONEY PROPOSED A BILL THAT WOULD BROADEN THE BAN ON SNAKES, ADDING BOA CONSTRICTORS AND ANACONDAS TO THE LIST.

JULIAN ASSANGE UPDATE-VO

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE SPOKE WITH RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS YESTERDAY AT ECUADOR'S EMBASSY IN LONDON.

ASSANGE TALKED ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK AND THE CASE AGAINST BRADLEY MANNING, THE AMERICAN SOLDIER ACCUSED OF LEAKING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TO WIKILEAKS.

ECUADOR GRANTED JULIAN ASSANGE ASYLUM AT ITS EMBASSY IN LONDON AS HE FIGHTS EXTRADITION TO SWEDEN FOR QUESTIONING OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS.

KUWAIT VOTING-VO

VOTERS IN KUWAIT ARE ELECTING A NEW PARLIAMENT TODAY

THREE-HUNDRED-AND-SEVEN CANDIDATES INCLUDING 14 WOMEN ARE VYING FOR 50 SEATS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

OPPOSITION GROUPS HAVE LED A WIDESPREAD ELECTION BOYCOTT AND ARE ALREADY CALLING THE NEW PARLIAMENT ILLEGITIMATE.

EXTENDED WARRANTIES-VO

CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS RESIST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PITCH WHEN YOU GO TO BUY THAT TELEVISION, COMPUTER OR CAMERA YOU'VE BEEN WANTING.

THEY SAY MOST PRODUCTS ARE REASONABLY RELIABLE THESE DAYS.

PURCHASING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAN INCREASE THE PRICE OF AN ITEM BY A THIRD OR MORE

AND STORES KEEP UP TO 50 PERCENT OF WHAT THEY CHARGE FOR THESE PLANS.

CONSUMER REPORTS CAUTIONS THAT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T ALWAYS GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL GET THE ITEM FIXED.

BOAT PARADE-NATS VO

THE 24TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE IS THIS SATURDAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

it's the most wonderful time of the year

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S PARADE.

THE PARADE BEGINS AT 6:10 STARTING AT SALTY SAM'S MARINA LED BY MR. AND MRS. CLAUS.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY WEEKEND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND WE'VE GOT A FEW OF THEM TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN THINGS TO DO.

THIS MORNING YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.

HEAD TO THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE THINGS GOT UNDERWAY JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

IT ONLY COSTS 2-DOLLARS.

THE GROUP WILL THEN PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO SNOW FEST!

DECEMBER ART IN THE PARK TAKES PLACE TODAY AT THE VON LIEBIG ART CENTER IN NAPLES.

IT RUNS FROM TEN UNTIL FOUR.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES LOCAL ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DÉCOR.

AND IT'S FREE.

AND CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERT IN THE PARK.

IT'S SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE CAMBIER PARK BANDSHELL IN NAPLES.

YOU'LL HEAR ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES.

THE EVENT IS FREE.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE SEVEN-2 SHOT

COMING UP, WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

STAY WITH US.

TRASH OR TREASURE-SOTTOPS

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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF MIAMI-

WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT A DEADLY BUS CRASH AT THE AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS SAY A BUS HIT AN OVERPASS AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KILLING AT LEAST ONE PERSON AND INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHERS.

AN AIRPORT OFFICIAL SAYS THE BUS WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MIILES PER HOUR WHEN IT CLIPPED THE ROOF ENTRANCE OF THE ARRIVALS SECTION.

SEX STING-SS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES BUSTED AN ILLEGAL SEX OPERATION BEING RUN BY TWO SISTERS IN A SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 36-YEAR-OLD KATIE WARNACK AND 32-YEAR-OLD MAGGIE WARNACK FOR PERFORMING ILLEGAL MASSAGES AND SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY IN THEIR HOME.

AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE FOUND THE TWO POSTED AN AD ON A LOCAL WEBSITE ADVERTISING "SENSUAL FULL BODY MASSAGE" AND A "PRIVATE SHOWER".

DEPUTIES CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER STING AT THE HOME ON THE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SANDPOINT COURT.

TOP STORIES 1 CAPE CORAL FIRE-TRX-VOTOPS-WIPE

NOW LETS TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A FAMILY WAKES UP IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY THIS MORNING --

AFTER THEIR CAPE CORAL HOME WAS LOST IN A FIRE.

IT STARTED WITH THE DRYER.

FOUR CHILDREN WERE *NOT INSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE --

BUT POLICE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

TWO FIRE FIGHTERS SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION BY GOING INSIDE LOOKING FOR THEM.

TOP STORIES 2 CHAR CO. BOIL WATER-VOTOPS

30 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY STILL NEED TO BOIL THEIR WATER THIS MORNING.

IT IMPACTS CUSTOMERS EAST OF COLLINGSWOOD BOULEVARD..

THE EARLIEST THE NOTICE WOULD EXPIRE IS SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHEN OFFICIALS GET WATER TESTS BACK.

TOP STORIES 3 MARCO DR. SUSPENDED-SS VO

THIS MARCO ISLAND DOCTOR -- WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITY WORK AND MILITARY SERVICE -- IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

49-YEAR-OLD ANDREW GUIDRY IS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX IN EXCHANGE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES --

THE STATE IS SUSPENDING HIS MEDICAL LICENSE.

GUIDRY HAS BEEN ARRESTED SEVEN TIMES IN THREE YEARS--

TOP STORIES 4 FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER ARE NOWHERE NEAR A COMPROMISE TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

BOEHNER SAYS OBAMA'S PROPOSAL OF BOOSTING REVENUE BY 1-POINT-6 TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE WOULD NOT SOLVE THE NATION;S DEBT CRISIS.

MEANWHILE, OBAMA VISITED A PENNSYLVANIA TOY FACTORY AND TOLD AN AUDIENCE

TOP STORIES 5 DOWNTOWN PARKING-VOTOPS

SOME PARKING RATES IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS MIGHT BE ON THE RISE.

MONTHLY RATES ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 50 TO 55 DOLLARS.

SPECIAL EVENT PRICES COULD INCREASE BY A DOLLAR.

SOME VENDORS ARE ALSO CONSIDERING A SURCHARGE OF FIVE DOLLARS DURING THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS.

TOP STORIES 6 FORD RECALL-VOTOPS

FORD ANNOUNCES YET *ANOTHER RECALL FOR ESCAPE S-U-V'S.

THIS TIME FUSION SEDANS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE RECALL AFFECTS MODELS FROM 2013.

THERE'S A SERIOUS **FIRE RISK THAT STEMS FROM AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM.

FINAL WEATHER-3-SHOT

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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