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HEADLINES

FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY - WE SEE THE WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST HIGH-PROFILE MURDERS.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE PROCESS BEGINS TO DECIDE THE FUTURE OF CHRISTINE DUNN'S CONVICTED KILLER.

AND - BRACE YOURSELF.

THE FLU BUG GETS A RUNNING START THIS SEASON.

TODAY'S WARNING FROM THE C-D-C.

PLUS - BABY WATCH 2013.

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE ANNOUNCE A NEW ROYAL IS EXPECTED NEXT YEAR.

WHY KATE WILL SPEND THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IN A HOSPITAL BED.

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2 flu season fight-trxVO

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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO ELIZABETH-TRXVO, OBX

A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN A CROWDED CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

TODAY - TRIAL BEGINS TO DECIDE ROBERT DUNN'S PUNISHMENT.

NBC-2'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.

DUNN SENTENCING BEGINS-REM-LIVE

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FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY - WE'RE SEEING THE WOMEN AT THE HEART OF THIS TRIAL.

CHRISTINE DUNN AND HER DAUGHTER, ALLYSON.

CHRISTINE'S FATHER TOLD THE JURY SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE AND AN INFECTIOUS LAUGH.

SHE LOVED THE BEACH, THE COLOR RED, HER DAUGHTER, AND HER JOB AS A TEACHER.

HER FATHER TOLD THE JURY HOW CHRISTINE OVERCAME A CHILDHOOD BRAIN TUMOR - ONLY TO DIE AT THE HANDS OF HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND.

DUNN SENTENCING BEGINS-REM-LIVE

MR. LOZIER ALSO SAID THE SHOOTING ROBBED THEM OF THEIR DAUGHTER AND ALSO THEIR RETIREMENT -- THEY PLANNED TO CRUISE ON A SAILBOAT, AND INSTEAD, THEY SOLD THE BOAT AND NOW THEIR LIFE REVOLVES AROUND RAISING THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER - NOW 6 YEARS OLD.

WITH THAT, THE STATE RESTED ITS CASE.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-trx, OC

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

THERE ARE SIGNS OF PROGRESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON CONCERNING FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS ON CAPITOL HILL.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE OFFERED A NEW PROPOSAL TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

REPUBLICANS ARE OFFERING TO RAISE THE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR MEDICARE AND LOWER THE COST-OF-LIVING HIKES IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

THE G-O-P PLAN WOULD ALSO *KEEP THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS - INCLUDING THOSE IN PLACE FOR WEALTHY AMERICANS.

TOSS TO GEORGE-OC, TRX

WILL LEE COUNTY HAVE A MEDICAL CHOPPER OR NOT?

THAT'S THE FOCUS OF A MEETING SCHEDULED AT TOMORROW'S COMMISSION MEETING.

AEROMED ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT WAS RELOCATING IT'S CHOPPER FROM PAGE FIELD TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

LEE CO AEROMED-PLASMA

AEROMED PLANS TO LEAVE LEE COUNTY ON DECEMBER 31ST.

LEE CO AEROMED-VO

COMMISSIONERS DON'T WANT AEROMED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE COUNTY CAN FIND A REPLACEMENT.

LEE CO AEROMED-SOTVO

Frank Mann/Lee County Commission // 1:05 "At this point as far as we can tell for the foreseeable future all of our same protective services are going to be in place."

LEE CO AEROMED-PLASMA

THE COUNTY IS WAITING TO HEAR WHO ELSE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE OVER SERVICE.

BIDS ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 21ST.

LEE CO AEROMED ANCHOR TAG-OC

THE COUNTY DECIDED TO GET OUT OF THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER BUSINESS AFTER THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS FOUND 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROPER BILLING.

NOW, IT'S LOOKING TO HAVE A PRIVATE COMPANY RUNNING IT; OR A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

COMMISSIONER MANN MADE WAVES THIS WEEKEND BY SAYING HE BELIEVES THAT EMERGENCY *GROUND OPERATIONS SHOULD ALSO BE PRIVATIZED.

GENTSCH NO CONTEST PLEA-TRX, VO

NEW RIGHT NOW - A FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF OPERATING ON ANIMALS WITHOUT A LICENSE PLEADS NO CONTEST TO THE CHARGES.

LARRY GENTSCH MADE THE PLEA THIS AFTERNOON IN COURT.

HIS WIFE - AMY - RAN DOCTOR AMY'S ANIMAL HOSPITAL.

SHE PLEAD NO CONTEST TO EMPLOYING AN UNLICENSED VETERINARIAN.

AMY WILL SPEND TWO YEARS ON STATE PROBATION AND WILL PAY A 500 DOLLAR FINE.

HMA INVESTIGATION-VO, OC

A NAPLES-BASED HOSPITAL OPERATOR IS UNDER FIRE AFTER A 60 MINUTES EPISODE AIRED NATIONALLY LAST NIGHT--

ACCUSING 'HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES' OF PRESSURING DOCTORS TO ADMIT PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF MEDICAL NEED--

AS A WAY TO FILL BEDS AND BOOST COMPANY PROFITS.

60 MINUTES SAYS THEY TALKED TO MORE THAN 100 CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO SAY THEY WERE COERCED INTO ADMITTING MORE PATIENTS.

HMA DENIES THE ACCUSATION-- SAYING THE COMPANY DOESN'T SET QUOTAS FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT PATIENT CARE - CLAIMING SAYING THE REPORT RELIES ENTIRELY ON DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES.

HMA HAS 70 HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH FOUR IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

COLLIER DEPUTY FIRED-OC

A COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY IS FIRED FOR MISCONDUCT.

AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOUND CORPORAL MICHAEL SKALA REPEATEDLY TURNED OFF HIS DASHBOARD CAMERA-- KNOWING IT IS AGAINST POLICY.

THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS SKALA STOPPED RECORDING DURING AT LEAST TWO INCIDENTS--

ONCE DURING AN ARREST WHEN A SUSPECT FLED AND WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A TRUCK.

ANOTHER TIME WHEN SKALA CRASHED INTO AN OVERTURNED CAR WHILE RESPONDING TO AN ACCIDENT.

SKALA DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS--

TOSS TO RICK-OC, ANIMAP, DBX

BOATERS BEWARE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

A RECIPE FOR DISASTER IS BUILDING AT A POPULAR WATERWAY IN NAPLES.

DOCTOR'S PASS IS SO SHALLOW RIGHT NOW, BOATERS ARE AT RISK OF GETTING STUCK OR EVEN RUNNING INTO OTHER BOATS

NBC-2'S RICK RITTER JOINS US LIVE FROM NAPLES.

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TROPICAL STORMS FROM LAST SUMMER PUSHED LOADS OF SAND INTO DOCTORS PASS IN NORTH NAPLES--CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.

THE WATERWAY CONNECTS HUNDREDS OF VESSELS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO--BUT IS NOW ONLY 3 FEET DEEP IN SOME AREAS.

IT'LL COST $800,000 TO DREDGE THE PASS. THAT MONEY WOULD NORMALLY COME FROM THE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITEE--BUT THEIR FUNDS ARE TIED UP WITH BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECTS--MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET SOMETHING DONE IN 2013.

TAKE SOT

MAYOR JOHN SOREY/NAPLES

1:49:51 "There's unlimited projects but limited resources so it will be a challenge."

AL KATZ/MOORINGS BAY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

DOCTORS PASS DREDGING-REM-LIVE

NOR CAL FLOODING-ANIBOXTOPS, OC

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CAN'T CATCH A BREAK THIS WEEK.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SEVEN DAYS, THE WEST COAST BRACES FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF POUNDING STORMS.

RAIN FELL SO HARD YESTERDAY SOME AREAS RECEIVED AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR.

THE RISING WATERS FORCED RESCUES.

WHILE PARTS OF CALIFORNIA DEAL WITH THE RAIN, SKI RESORTS ARE SMILING IN THE SIERRAS.

33 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE THURSDAY.

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b ca rescue-vo

c nor cal snow-vo

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Natural Sound Rushing Water

THE RAIN HAS STOPPED FOR NOW. BUT WATER CONTINUES TO RUSH ACROSS CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Sound Chrissy Donlan - Stockton Resident:06-:13

"I have never seen it like this before ever. I cannot believe how much rain we got in such a short period of time."

THREE STORMS OVER FIVE DAYS. THAT PUSHED DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES - MORE THAN 600-THOUSAND LOST ELECTRICITY ACROSS THE STATE.

DRIVING RAINS WASHED AWAY ROADS. AND SWALLOWED NEIGHBORHOODS - INCLUDING THIS ONE OUTSIDE SACRAMENTO. WHERE A BLIND 93 YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER HAD TO BE CARRIED THROUGH THE RISING WATERS.

Sound Ruthie Coker - Citrus Heights Resident :32-:36

"Oh I'm doing fine, it's these four guys that had to haul me out here."

WHAT SAVED THE UPPER ELEVATIONS WAS THE RAIN. TURNING TO SNOW.

STOPPING THE FLOW OF WATER INTO SWOLLEN CREEKS AND RIVERS THERE.

Sound Peggy Lindsay - Truckee Resident:44-:51

"the past week, we've had a lot of storms/ the amount of water that has come out of the sky, is just amazing. It's amazing."

AND THERE IS CONCERN MORE COULD BE ON THE WAY.

FORECASTERS SAY TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW. COULD AGAIN AFFECT THE AREAS ALREADY. SOAKED. AND STRUGGLING HERE.

ATL CARBON MONOXIDE-VO

WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ON A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF ATLANTA.

RIGHT NOW, NEARLY 50 PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

43 STUDENTS AND 5 ADULTS FROM FINCH ELEMENTARY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY UNSAFE LEVELS OF THE POISONOUS GAS WERE FOUND NEAR A FURNACE.

500 STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED TO A NEARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MOVEMENT TODAY ON WALL STREET.

STOCKS WERE MOSTLY LOWER FOLLOWING AN UNEXPECTED CONTRACTION IN U.S. MANUFACTURING LAST MONTH.

CONCERNS ABOUT AUTOMATIC TAX INCREASES IN THE NEW YEAR CAUSED FACTORY ORDERS TO DECLINE.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COULD BE FILLED WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AND MOVIE STARS.

THE COUNTY DIVES IN TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.

ALL NEW FIRST AT FOUR - HOW THEY HOPE TO BRING HOLLYWOOD TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PLUS - KEEP THAT HAND SANTIZER NEARBY.

FLU SEASON IS HERE IN FULL FORCE.

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B) flu season bad-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

CHARCO FILM DRAW-VO

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS OPEN FOR T-V AND FILM PRODUCTION.

IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE COUNTY AS A DESTINATION FOR FILM-MAKERS, COUNTY LEADERS HIRED A FILM DIRECTOR.

JERRY JONES IS BUSY BUILDING A DATABASE OF LOCATIONS AND RESOURCES AND WILL SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CHARLOTTE COUNTY WITH-IN THE PRODUCTION COMMUNITY.

FORT MYERS TOP DESTINATION-VO

IF YOU PLAN TO SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY RIGHT HERE IN LEE COUNTY CONSIDER YOUR SELF ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

THE ORBITZ HOLIDAY TRAVEL EDITION PUTS FORT MYERS ON THE TOP TEN LIST AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS FOR 2012.

THE STUDY LOOKED AT HOTEL AND FLIGHT INFORMATION TO RANK THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

FORT MYERS COMES IN AT NUMBER SEVEN FOR TOP VACATION SPOTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

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.

WARM START TO DECEMBER

Is it actually December? Just curious because it sure doesn't feel like it! We've had a nice string of 80°+ weather, and with no cold fronts headed toward Southwest Florida this week, the warmer than normal weather will be here to stay for a while.

Daytime highs today will be a few notches above average with most places warming up into the low to mid 80s Tuesday afternoon. That comes after waking up to temperatures in the lower 60s.

Like the last few days, winds will be pretty swift out of the east from 5-15 mph with the occasional gust up to 20 mph. Winds should begin to relax a little by Tuesday, so conditions won't be quite as breezy starting tomorrow.

Thus, with a mostly clear sky, light winds, and cool temperatures - expect patchy fog in the morning.

Our sky will stay mostly sunny through the day with some clouds mixing in with the sunshine during the afternoon. Moisture will be very limited, so rain chances will be slim at best.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

COMING UP FIRST AT FOUR -

A DISAPPOINTING UPDATE TO A STORY THAT CAUGHT NATIONAL ATTENTION.

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NYPD HOMELESS BOOTS-SS

A HOMELESS MAN IS SHOELESS AGAIN DESPITE BEING GIVEN A PAIR OF BRAND NEW BOOTS.

THIS STORY WENT VIRAL LAST WEEK AFTER A TOURIST SNAPPED THIS PHOTO.

A NEW YORK OFFICER GAVE THE MAN A PAIR OF BOOTS DURING A CHILLY NEW YORK NIGHT.

THE NEW YORK TIME TRACKED DOWN THE MAN THIS WEEKEND.

TODAY WE'RE LEARNING THE MAN HAS HIDDEN THE SHOES BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

HE WAS IDENTIFIED AS JEFFREY HILLMAN, FROM SOUTH PLAINFIELD NEW JERSEY.

FLU SEASON FIGHT-OC

DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT FLU SEASON IS HERE, AND IT'S A DOOZY.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE SOUTHEAST IS GETTING HIT PARTICULARLY HARD.

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DOCTOR'S OFFICE WAITING ROOMS ARE FILLING UP WITH COUGHING, SNEEZING, FEVERISH, ACHY PATIENTS.

FLU SEASON HAS ARRIVED - A MONTH EARLIER THAN USUAL.

"It's earlier this year, and it's more severe. This is going to be a tough flu season for us."

THE U-S CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORTS THIS IS THE EARLIEST START TO FLU ACTIVITY WE'VE SEEN SINCE THE SEVERE 2003-2004 SEASON.

DOCTORS ARE ALSO SEEING THE SAME SUBTYPE OF FLU -- AN H-3-N-2 STRAIN -- THAT WAS PREDOMINANT A DECADE AGO.

ONE DIFFERENCE FROM THE 2003 SEASON -- IS THAT RESEARCHERS THINK THIS YEAR'S FLU VACCINE IS A CLOSE MATCH TO THE VIRAL STRAINS THAT ARE CIRCULATING.

AND DOCTORS INSIST THE VACCINE -- IN SHOT OR MIST FORM -- CONTINUES TO BE YOUR BEST PROTECTION AGAINST THE FLU.

THEY SAY NOW'S THE TIME TO MAKE TIME TO GET IT.

"If you catch the flu, you will be down for the count for at least a week."

HARDEST HIT STATES SO FAR ARE SHOWN HERE IN RED AND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST: TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE.

TEASE THREE

A FRANTIC SEARCH FOR A SICK LITTLE GIRL SWEEPS THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES.

"there's a pretty good chance of this child obtaining an infection. once an infection starts, it could be just a matter of days, which could turn fatal."

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DOLPHIN BITE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

A LITTLE GIRL FROM GEORGIA HAD HER HAND BITTEN BY A DOLPHIN SHE WAS FEEDING AT SEAWORLD IN ORLANDO.

SHE MOVED THE PAPER CARTON INTO THE DOLPHIN'S VIEW -- THAT'S WHEN SHE WAS BIT.

JILLIAN THOMAS SUFFERED THREE PUNCTURE WOUNDS ON HER HAND.

SHE'S OK.

HER FATHER, WHO WAS WITH HER AT THE TIME, DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS INSTANT FEAR.

MISSING GIRL CANCER PATIENT-PLASMAVO

INVESTIGATORS SCRAMBLE TO FIND A SICK ARIZONA GIRL.

THIS WAS THE LAST TIME SHE WAS SEEN, WHEN HER MOTHER TOOK HER FROM A PHOENIX HOSPITAL.

THIS WAS LAST WEDNESDAY.

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THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IS THE LAST CONFIRMED SIGHTING OF AN ELEVEN-YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT, WHO PHOENIX POLICE IDENTIFY AS "EMILY". SEEN LEAVING THE PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WITH HER MOTHER AND BROTHER on WEDNESDAY.

POLICE SAY EMILY HAD BEEN RECEIVING LEUKEMIA TREATMENTS FOR OVER A MONTH, AND HAD HER ARM AMPUTATED DUE TO AN INFECTION. SHE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL LAST THURSDAY.

INSTEAD, HER MOTHER APPEARED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS. THE SURVEILLANCE TAPE FIRST SHOWS EMILY ATTACHED TO AN IV, WHICH POLICE SAY WAS CONNECTED TO A CATHETER IN HER HEART IT APPEARS THAT EMILY'S MOTHER REMOVED THE IV.

SOT Sgt. Steve Martos/Phoenix Police Dept.:36 -:40

"MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SHE WAS WALKING AROUND WITH THIS CHILD STILL CONNECTED TO THE IV. THEY WALKED INTO A BATHROOM IN THE LOBBY AREA. IT WAS IN THAT BATHROOM THAT THE MOTHER THEN CHANGED THIS CHILD'S CLOTHING AND REMOVED THE IV FROM THAT CATHETER. THEY THEN ALL JUST WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL."

THE SURVEILLANCE TAPE THEN SHOWS THE FAMILY GETTING INTO A BLACK VAN AND DRIVING AWAY. POLICE SAY EMILY'S LIFE IS AT RISK BECAUSE HER CATHETER WASN'T PROPERLY SEALED.

SOT Martos

"THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF THIS CHILD OBTAINING AN INFECTION. ONCE AN INFECTION STARTS, IT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF DAYS, WHICH COULD TURN FATAL.

POLICE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT EMILY'S FAMILY. IDENTIFYING HER MOTHER AS "NORMA" AND FATHER AS "LUIS". ADDING THE FAMILY MAY HAVE RELATIVES IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. POLICE ALSO SAY THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING BY THE HOSPITAL.

SOT Martos

MISSING GIRL CANCER PATIENT-OC

NATALIE MORALES REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

RIGHT NOW, CREWS ARE SAVING AN OLD BRIDGE BY TEARING IT APART.

FIRST AT FOUR - HEAVY LIFTING BEGINS TO BRING DOWN THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE AND TRANSFORM IT INTO AN ARTIFICIAL REEF.

WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE LIVE, WHEN WE RETURN.

PLUS - A SMALL SIGN OF COMPROMISE ON CAPITOL HILL.

REPUBLICANS MAKE A COUNTER-OFFER TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

A) matlacha bridge-vo

B) fiscal cliff negotiations-vo

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

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THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

CREWS ARE TEARING IT DOWN TO TURN IT INTO AN ARTIFICIAL REEF.

NBC-2'S STEVE CAMPION JOINS US LIVE ON MATLACHA.

MATLACHA BRIDGE DEMO-REM-LIVE

PIECE BY PIECE -- CONSTRUCTION CREWS TEAR APART THIS BRIDGE.

TAKE A LOOK -- YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE ALREADY PULLED UP A GOOD PORTION RIGHT HERE

SOME CALL THIS PROGRESS -- A WELCOME SIGHT.

AFTER PROJECT DELAYS THEY

MATLACHA BRIDGE DEMO-PKG

TAKE SAW NATS

AS STEEL SLOWLY CUTS THROUGH CONCRETE -- CREWS DISASSEMBLE THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE --

TAKE CRANE LIFTING NATS

LIKE PIECES OF A PUZZLE.

CONTRACTOR ARCHER WESTERN TELL US THE "HEAVY LIFTING" STARTED TODAY -- TO DISMANTLE THE ONCE ONLY ROAD LINK TO THE MAINLAND.

CREWS WANT TO GET THE ENTIRE BRIDGE DOWN BY THE END OF JANUARY 2013.

PEOPLE NEARBY SAY THE LOUD WORK -- WHICH STARTS IN THE EARLY MORNING AND LASTS UNTIL SUNFALL -- HAS BECOME EASY TO JUST TUNE OUT.

TAKE SOTS

Ahren Surgent, Gulfside Marine Services

5024 "when the project first started, they were driving pilings in. That was actually shaking the ground. This is a welcomed change from the piling driving."

Beverly Dobbins, Matlacha

MATLACHA BRIDGE DEMO-REM-LIVE

ADLIB CURRENT WORK

NOW NOT ALL OF THIS CONCRETE WILL END UP IN A LANDFILL.

PEOPLE HERE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS -- TO TURN A CHUNK OF THE BRIDGE INTO AN ARTIFICIAL REEF.

RED SOX FANS WAITING-VO

RED SOX FANS PROVE IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO CAMP OUT FOR SPRING TRAINING TICKETS.

NBC-2 FOUND PEOPLE CAMPING OUTSIDE JETBLUE PARK THIS MORNING.

THE TICKET WINDOWS DON'T OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD AT JETBLUE.

LAST YEAR, THE STADIUM WAS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS-OC

NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS WE BROUGHT YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON - REPUBLICAN LEADERS OFFERED A COUNTER-PROPOSAL TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONCERNING FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT MORE PUBLIC PRESSURE ON REPUBLICANS TO CUT A DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.

RUNNING A VIDEO ON YOU TUBE, A REMINDER OF WHO WON THE ELECTION AND ON WHAT PLATFORM:

"the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on their income over $250 thousand dollars"

THE PRESIDENT WENT ON TWITTER:

"hey guys - this is barack. ready to answer your questions on fiscal cliff"

THOUSANDS WERE FOLLOWING.

CANDACE TWEETED BACK: "mr PRESIDENT, YOU DO NOT HAVE MY SUPPORT FOR RAISING TAXES ON ANY CLASS."

BUT BWD ENCOURAGED: "MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE A MANDATE"

WHAT IF THERE'S NO DEAL? WARNINGS TODAY!!

CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION

AND VEHICLE SALES.THAT ARE ACCELERATING. COULD CRASH, IF MIDDLE CLASS TAXES RISE

SAID THE CEO OF FORD.

"The most important thing about this fiscal cliff is it could result in less discretionary income

for the consumer - which could really have an impact on the economy."

ON JANUARY 1ST, DEFENSE SPENDING WOULD BE SLASHED. SO-CALLED SEQUESTRATION.

"That were sequestration to go into effect - that the unemployment rate could rise to 9.1%"

AT MID AFTERNOON HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER MADE PUBLIC NEW PROPOSALS

RAISE THE ELIGIBILITY AGE FROM 65 TO 67 FOR MEDICARE

LOWER COST OF LIVING HIKES IN SOCIAL SECURITY

80O BILLION IN NEW REVENUE.

THAT'S HALF OF WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DEMANDING AND NONE FROM HIKING TAX RATE HIKES ON THE RICH

28 DAYS - NO DEAL YET.

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WASSERMAN DNC CHAIR-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THROWING HIS SUPPORT BEHIND FLORIDA'S CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

HE'S WANTS REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ TO KEEP HER POSITION AND IS ASKING MEMEBERS TO BACK HER WHEN THEY MEET AGAIN IN JANUARY.

HW BUSH STILL IN HOSPITAL-VO

A HOSPITAL STAY IS EXTENDED FOR FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH.

HE WAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED AFTER BEING ADMITTED FOR A LINGERING COUGH.

HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY HIS CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME.

FORD RECALL-TRX, CG

AN NBC2 CONSUMER ALERT.

FORD HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL OF ITS 2013 ESCAPE AND FUSION S-E AND S-E-L MODELS.

THESE ARE THE ONE-POINT-SIX LITER ENGINE MODELS.

IT'S AFFECTING ABOUT 90-THOUSAND CARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA.

NJ TRAIN EVACUATIONS-VO

AS CLEAN-UP CONTINUES, MORE THAN 100 NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS ARE STILL OUT OF THEIR HOMES AFTER A TRAIN CARRYING HAZARDOUS GAS DERAILED FRIDAY.

THIS MORNING EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN PAULSBORO SAID LEVELS OF THE TOXIC CHEMICAL ARE ONCE AGAIN UNSAFE -- SO THEY'VE EXTENDED THE EVACUATION ORDER IN A 12 BLOCK AREA UNTIL AT LEAST SATURDAY.

JAPAN TUNNEL COLLAPSE-VO

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE A RUSTED BOLT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS WEEKEND'S DEADLY TUNNEL COLLAPSE IN JAPAN.

MEANWHILE THE DEATH TOLL ROSE TO NINE TODAY.

TWO PEOPLE REMAIN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THE TUNNEL CONNECTING TOKYO TO CENTRAL JAPAN COLLAPSED ON SUNDAY.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

MEDICAL STUDY IN MAIL-VO

RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FOR 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE TO TAKE VITAMIN-D AND OMEGA THREE SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

DOCTORS WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE COMBINED.

THEY THINK THE SUPPLEMENTS MIGHT HELP PREVENT HEART ATTACKS, STROKES, AND CANCER.

DOCTORS ARE TARGETING MEN 50 AND OVER AND WOMEN 55 AND OLDER.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

ABOUT A HALF MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR SHOW UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, ONLY TO FIND THEY HAVE A KIDNEY STONE. THESE CALCIUM CRYSTALS CAN CARRY EXCRUCIATING PAIN WHEN THEY EXIT YOUR SYSTEM.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

Unfortunately I'm a stone-producer.

FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS CHRIS GLENZ HAS BATTLED A PAINFUL CONDITION. HIS BODY IS CONSTANTLY MAKING KIDNEY STONES. AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, HE'S AT THE DOCTORS.

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

:36: Oh yeah it's excruciating. It's probably the worst pain, 1:00 It can be really sharp, you have flank-like cramping and stuff. Then as the stones moves it makes you nauseous.

KIDNEY STONES BECOME A PROBLEM WHEN THEY START TO MOVE THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM FROM THE KIDNEY TO THE BLADDER.

DR. JAMES BORDEN/UROLOGIST

RUNS:

3:30 If it's small enough it may pas all the way down into the bladder. If someone is comfortable enough we can give them pain medication and a little bit of time and if it's a small stone it could pass all the way through- then we don't have to do anything. But if it gets stuck or it's too big, then we have to intervene.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Most patients would like to avoid surgery, so they choose another option. Including a shocking one. Called 'lithotripsy' it uses high energy shock waves to break up the stones through your skin.

DR. JAMES BORDEN/UROLOGIST

RUNS:

4:00 It's actually an energy wave created by electrical shock that penetrates. We focus the energy to a very concentrated point. We put the patient in position on an x-ray table, and that energy travels from the outside. It doesn't hurt your skin, it travels to that point where the stone is and it breaks the stone into smaller crystals that can then pass.

LITHOTRIPSY IS PERFORMED UNDER ANESTHESIA, AND WORKS BEST WHEN STONES ARE CLOSER TO THE KIDNEY. OVER THE YEARS, CHRIS TRIED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING SURGERY, BUT FINDS LITHOTRIPSY PASSES THE PAIN TEST.

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

7:04 I much prefer that because there's nothing invasive. So you just have some side pain and then you might pass some fragments and stuff like that but the pain is gone.

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RUNS:

:35 The beauty of it is, it's outpatient and other then some discomfort from the procedure which is more of an ache it's usually pretty pain free.

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE-OC

IT'S NO SECRET THE HOLIDAYS PACK A PUNCH WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WAISTLINES.

FROM THANKSGIVING TURKEY TO HOLIDAY CANDY - THE FOOD CAN EASILY TURN INTO EXTRA POUNDS.

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THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A DELICIOUS TIME OF YEAR.

PUMPKIN PIE, EGG NOG AND SUGARY COOKIES.

"And we get to january and we think, what happened??!"

DIETICIAN ELAINE HASTINGS SAYS THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO GAIN 7 TO 14 POUNDS FROM THANKSGIVING TO NEW YEARS DAY FOR

SHE SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE FAT.

THE CREAM-BASED DIPS AND FATTY FOODS.

"The biggest thing you want to watch for the holidays is fat content. Thats one thing we seem to consume in abundance and the holidays."

ABUNDANCE. ANOTHER KEY PLAYER.

WHEN YOUR AT A HOLIDAY PARTY REACH FOR THE SMALLER PLATE AND CHOOSE THE SMALLER FORK.

WHEN DECIDING WHAT DISH TO BRING, BRING A VEGGIE PLATTER OR OR FRUIT TRAY-- SOMETHING *YOU* WILL EAT.

ANOTHER TRICK-- RATHER THAN STARVE YOURSELF ALL DAY, EAT A HEALTHY MEAL *BEFORE* THE PARTY.

"it tends to allow you to eat a little bit less and your not overeating while your there."

WANT TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST?

HASTINGS REACH FOR APPLE CIDER OVER EGGNOG-- IT WILL SAVE YOU 200 CALORIES.

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IF THE STRESS OF THE HOLIDAYS HAS YOU BOGGLED DOWN AND STRAPPED FOR TIME, FITNESS INSTRUCTOR RICH KLINE SUGGESTS THIS QUICK FULL-BODY WORKOUT.

"She's loading the weight into her heels, her hip crease is going into her knee, getting a full range of motion with your lower body with is awesome for her butt and legs and now shes going to explode up to the wall, excellent, nice."

WHETHER IT'S IN THE MUNCH OR CRUNCH-- LEAVE IT TO SANTA TO WEAR THE BIG BELLY THIS YEAR.

GIVING TREE-VO

NBC 2 IS PROUD TO CONTINUE THE GIVING TREE TRADITION.

WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH THE FORT MYERS EDISON KIWANIS CLUB--

TO GIVE GIFTS TO 6-THOUSAND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SENIORS LIVING IN NURSING HOMES.

JUST GO TO ANY PERKINS LOCATION IN LEE, COLLIER AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

SELECT A TAG, PURCHASE THE GIFT, WRAP AND RETURN IT WITH THE TAG TO PERKINS BY DECEMBER 7TH.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS ELDERLY DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME CRASH RATE AS PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE.

"Now, somebody just cut you off!"

: "Yeah, so what?"

"But you're not upset about it."

"Patience. Patience! Patience! Patience!"

COMING UP - THEIR SECRETS TO BREAKING THE STEREOTYPE OF OLDER DRIVERS.

PLUS - THE WORLD WILL BE ON BABY WATCH FOR THE NEXT 9 MONTHS.

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE ANNOUNCED THEY ARE EXPECTING.

A) elderly drivers-sotvo

B) royals pregnant-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

A)-NWSRM

B)

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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.

WARM START TO DECEMBER

Is it actually December? Just curious because it sure doesn't feel like it! We've had a nice string of 80°+ weather, and with no cold fronts headed toward Southwest Florida this week, the warmer than normal weather will be here to stay for a while.

Daytime highs today will be a few notches above average with most places warming up into the low to mid 80s Tuesday afternoon. That comes after waking up to temperatures in the lower 60s.

Like the last few days, winds will be pretty swift out of the east from 5-15 mph with the occasional gust up to 20 mph. Winds should begin to relax a little by Tuesday, so conditions won't be quite as breezy starting tomorrow.

Thus, with a mostly clear sky, light winds, and cool temperatures - expect patchy fog in the morning.

Our sky will stay mostly sunny through the day with some clouds mixing in with the sunshine during the afternoon. Moisture will be very limited, so rain chances will be slim at best.

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ROYALS ARE PREGGERS-OC

TODAY, THE ROYAL PALACE PUT TABLOID RUMORS TO REST.

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THIS AFTERNOON IN LONDON.

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Well this is the big announcement.

The news British citizens and royal watchers have been waiting for since Prince William and Catherine married a year and a half ago.

Today comes the official word from the palace the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her first child- a royal baby on the way.

"On behalf of everyone here at the White House, beginning with the President and the First Lady, we extend our congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the welcome news this morning out of London that they are expecting their first child."

They're not giving away too many other details and few are known at this point.

They say that the pregnancy is in its very early stages, within the first trimester.

Unfortunately we get this word among difficult circumstances for the Duchess.

We know from the palace that she's experiencing severe morning sickness, much much worse than what's considered in the normal range.

It's described as a relentless feeling of sickness and this is serious because it could lead to malnutrition or a host of other serious complications.

As a result Catherine has had to enter the hospital.

The palace says she'll be there for several days.

Prince William is by her side.

REPORTER CLOSE:

AND ALREADY CONGRATULATIONS ARE POURING THEIR WAY.

THE PRIME MINISTER HERE IN BRITAIN TWEETED HIS CONGRATULATIONS AND SAID THAT THEY WILL BE WONDERFUL PARENTS.

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POPE ON TWITTER-VO

THE CATHOLIC LEADER WILL NOW EXPRESS HIS THOUGHTS IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS.

POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH WILL LAUNCH HIS PERSONAL TWITTER ACCOUNT ON DECEMBER 12TH.

THE POPE WILL PERSONALLY SEND THE FIRST TWEET, BUT FOLLOWING TWEETS WILL BE SENT BY STAFF MEMBERS.

HIS TWITTER HANDLE IS AT PONTIFEX.

TEXT MESSAGE ANNIVERSARY-VO

YOU MIGHT SAY "O-M-G" AFTER THIS STORY.

TODAY, MARKS 20 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST TEXT MESSAGE WAS SENT.

THE MESSAGING SYSTEM BEGAN WHEN A 22 YEAR OLD BRITISH ENGINEER SENT A QUICK NOTE TO A FRIEND'S MOBILE PHONE FROM HIS COMPUTER.

PARIS HILTON ORPHANS-VO

PARIS HILTON MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO AN ORPHANAGE IN MUMBAI TODAY.

SHE BROUGHT GIFTS TO SHARE WITH THE CHILDREN DRUING HER STOP.

THE SOCIALITE ALSO JUMPED IN A DANCE TO A POPULAR BOLLYWOOD TUNE.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

WHEN IT COMES TO RULES OF THE ROAD, SOME PEOPLE THINK THE OLDER GENERATION HAS MORE PROBLEMS DRIVING.

"What's the most difficult part of driving for you?"

: "For me? I have no trouble driving! I don't have any problems!"

FIRST AT FOUR - THE NEW STUDY THAT REVEALS DRIVING SKILLS OF ELDERLY DRIVERS.

A) elderly drivers-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Collier Sheriff's deputy fired for misconduct

2. Red Sox fans line up for spring training tickets

3. NPD investigating theft of $30k worth of jewelry

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A SURPRISING STUDY IS BREAKING STEREOTYPES OF ELDERLY DRIVERS.

THE COUNTRY'S FASTEST-GROWING AGE GROUP - 65 YEAR OLDS - ARE PROVING THEY KNOW THEIR WAY BEHIND A STEERING WHEEL.

TRIPLE A SAYS THE VAST MAJORITY OF SENIOR DRIVERS DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, DON'T DRIVE AFTER DARK, AND DON'T SPEED.

TO SUM IT UP, THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD DRIVERS.

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BILL KELLER KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT LIFE.AND FOR THAT MATTER, ABOUT DRIVING.

"Alright, where are we going?"

BILL HAS BEEN DRIVING SINCE HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

HE'S 97 TODAY, AND DRIVES EVERY DAY!

"What's the most difficult part of driving for you?"

: "For me? I have no trouble driving! I don't have any problems!"

IN 85 YEARS BEHIND THE WHEEL, NOTHING MORE THAN A FENDER BENDER OR TWO!

HOW UNUSUAL IS THAT?

JUST LAST WEEK, A TODDLER IN GEORGIA NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY A SENIOR DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO A JEWELRY STORE.

AND WE'VE ALL SEEN THE HORRIFIC IMAGES FROM CALIFORNIA AFTER A DRIVER MOWED DOWN A GROUP OF SHOPPERS.

NATIONWIDE, 34-MILLION LICENSED DRIVERS ARE 65 OR OLDER.

BUT SURPRISINGLY, DRIVERS IN THEIR 60s HAVE THE SAME CRASH RATE AS DRIVERS IN THEIR 30s.

AND DRIVERS IN THEIR MID-to-LATE 80s HAVE HALF THE CRASH RATE OF TEENS OR EARLY 20s!

BUT THEY DO HAVE THE HIGHEST ACCIDENT DEATH RATE:

SOT Peter Kissinger/AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 1:02 - 1:08

"It is because when they are in a crash, they're much more likely to be seriously injured because of the frailty of the human body."

"Now, somebody just cut you off!"

: "Yeah, so what?"

"But you're not upset about it."

"Patience. Patience! Patience! Patience!"

BILL ADMITS HE CAN'T TURN HIS HEAD LIKE HE USED TO.

"It's just a fact of growing old! And everything is WEARING OUT!"

HE LIKES HIS PUSH-TO-START IGNITION.ONE OF THE FEATURES TRIPLE-A SUGGESTS TO MAKE DRIVING EASIER FOR SENIORS.

OTHERS SUGGESTIONS:

-A FOUR DOOR CAR WITH A FRONT SEAT THAT'S NOT TOO LOW TO THE GROUND.

-CONTROLS THAT RAISE THE SEAT UP AND DOWN.

- A BIG GRIP STEERING WHEEL FOR SENIORS WITH ARTHRITIS.

-BIG DASHBOARD BUTTONS.

-A BACKUP CAMERA.

-AND BIG, WIDE WINDOWS FOR GOOD VISIBILITY.

BUT NOT SO MANY GADGETS THAT IT BECOMES DISORIENTING:

SOT Jake Nelson/AAA Traffic Safety Research Director 1:52 -1:56

"It can still be very simple in terms of its design and few bells and whistles in terms of what you see on the dash."

"One of the hardest things for me is to drive slowly. I like to drive fast!"

"Even at 97, you like to drive fast?"

ELDERLY DRIVERS-TFC CTR

FLORIDA HAS A LARGER SENIOR POPULATION AND MORE ELDERLY DRIVERS THAN MOST STATES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THE AGING POPULATION DECIDE WHEN IT'S TIME TO STOP DRIVING.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

ALL NEW AHEAD AT FIVE -

BOATERS BEWARE.

OUTRAGE OVER DOCTORS PASS AND THE LACK OR URGENCY TO DREDGE IT.

WHY LEADERS SAY IT CAN'T BE DONE.

AND MAKING CHARLOTTE COUNTY A STAR --

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