DIRECTORS PAGE

HL1) FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-VO

NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING THE LATEST ON CAPITOL HILL.

AN OFFER IS ON THE TABLE TO AVOID THAT SO CALLED FISCAL CLIFF,

BUT REPUBLICANS SAY NO DEAL JUST YET.

HL3) ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-TRX-VO

HAPPENING TODAY IN A HIGH PROFILE MURDER TRIAL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE,

LEARNS HIS SENTENCE TODAY.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

IT'S MONDAY, DECEMBER THIRD.

I'M CLAY MILLER.

FISCAL CLIFF-trx 2 SHOT VOWIPE

A POLITICAL STANDOFF ON CAPITOL HILL OVER THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF".

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS WAITING FOR REPUBLICANS TO MAKE A MOVE.

CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE LESS THAN ONE MONTH. UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST TO MAKE A DEAL --

OR TAXES WILL GO UP FOR EVERYONE.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS MADE THE FIRST OFFER.

HE WANTS TO SLASH THE DEFICIT WITH ONE-POINT-SIX TRILLION DOLLARS IN TAX INCREASES.

THAT INCLUDES LETTING THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS EXPIRE FOR THOSE MAKING MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

BUT REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING NO DEAL.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO

S: Rep. John Boehner/ Speaker of the House

"We're nowhere, period. We're nowhere. We've put a serious offer on the table by putting revenues up there to try to get this question resolved."

s: Timothy Geithner/Treasury Secretary

"The only thing standing in the way of that would be a refusal by Republicans to accept that rates are going to have to go up on the wealthiest Americans. And I don't really see them doing that."

REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT SOMETHING IN RETURN:

SPENDING CUTS ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

THEY SAY WITH NO COMPROMISE,

THERE WILL BE NO DEAL.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

DANIELS PARKWAY-trx VO or fdot cam

AN N-B-C 2 TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.

DANIELS PARKWAY IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING WITH A FRESH LAYER OF PAVEMENT FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE.

BUT THERE COULD BE SOME SLOW DOWNS.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR F-DOT CAMERAS THIS MORNING.

CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT TO RESURFACE EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS PARKWAY AND THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF EYE-75.

WORK STARTED LAST NIGHT AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK.

THE RESURFACING WORK IS PART OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT STARTED LAST MONTH AFTER A TRUCK WITH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SLAMMED INTO THE OVERPASS.

A TEMPORARY EMRGENCY LANE WAS PUT IN AFTER THE CRASH.

THAT'S BEING REMOVED.

TRAFFIC MAY BE MOVING SLOWER THAN USUAL.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-trx VO

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE LEE COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE AT A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE,

WILL LEARN HIS SENTENCE TODAY.

NBC-2 WAS IN COURTROOM LAST WEEK WHEN ROBERT DUNN WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING CHRISTINE DUNN IN 2008.

TODAY, THE JURY IS EXPECTED TO RECOMMEND EITHER LIFE IN PRISON, OR THE DEATH PENALTY.

DUNN'S ATTORNEYS TRIED TO LIMIT WHAT THE JURORS WOULD HEAR ABOUT THE CONVICTED KILLER AND THE CRIME,

TO TRY TO KEEP HIM OFF DEATH ROW.

AND THE STATE, RELUCTANLY SHARED THE EVIDENCE.

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BE THERE FOR THE SENTENCING,

WILD WEATHER-SOTVO

AFTER NEARLY A WEEK OF DEVASTATING WINDS AND RAIN,

THE WEST COAST IS GETTING A BIT OF A BREAK FROM THE DANGEROUS WEATHER THIS MORNING.

BUT MORE COULD BE ON THE WAY.

"Everybody behind us has lost almost everything. Everybody's been evacuated. It's horrible. I've never seen anything like this in real life -- never."

OVER THE LAST WEEK, HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS POUNDED THE WEST COAST.

TREES AND POWER LINES ARE DOWN,

AND RIVERS AND CREEKS WERE PUSHED PAST THEIR BANKS.

AND IT MAY NOT BE OVER YET.

WILD WEATHER-SOT(2)VO

"The amount of water that has come out of the sky, is just amazing. It's amazing."

"It is a helpless feeling. There is nothing else you can do nothing."

MANY FAMILIES ARE PACKING UP THIS MORNING,

AND EVACUATING.

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-VOWIPE

A TRAGEDY FOR FOOTBALL FANS, AND KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FANS THIS MORNING.

AN N-F-L STAR PLAYER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE DEAD AFTER WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A MURDER-SUICIDE.

POLICE SAY CHIEF'S LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER KILLED HIS 22-YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND KASANDRA PERKINS AT THEIR HOME ON SATURDAY,

THEN DROVE TO ARROWHEAD STADIUM, WHERE POLICE SAY HE THANKED HIS COACH AND THEN SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.

A FRIEND OF THE WOMAN KILLED SAYS THE COUPLE LIVED APART FOR THE LAST MONTH, BUT HAD GOTTEN BACK TOGETHER BY THANKSGIVING.

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-SOTVO

:28

"It's tough when circumstances happen. You can't un-do them. And so you have to rely on each other, rely on your family, your friends, and rely on your faith. And that's what the team tried to do today. and we were able to do that, and try to work our way through the tragedy.

FRIENDS OF THE COUPLE SAY THEY ARGUED ABOUT QUOTE, "NORMAL COUPLE ISSUES".

WYOMING KILLING UPDATE-VO

WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING IN THE WYOMING KILLING SPREE THAT LEFT THREE DEAD INCLUDING THE SUSPECT.

POLICE SAY COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR JAMES KRUMM WAS AT THE SMALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CALLED CASPER COLLEGE,

WHEN HIS SON CHRISTOPHER KRUMM WALKED INTO THE CLASSROOM AND SHOT HIS FATHER IN THE HEAD WITH A BOW AND ARROW.

POLICE SAY JAMES KRUMM TRIED TO FEND OFF HIS SON, WHICH GAVE STUDENTS IN THE ROOM TIME TO RUN.

CHRISTOPHER STABBED HIS FATHER'S LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND AT THEIR HOME BEFORE GOING TO THE COLLEGE.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN CRASH-trx ON CAM

NEW RIGHT NOW ---

TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN COLLIER.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND EIGHT AT COUNTY ROAD 9-51 AND SEVENTH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

WE'RE TOLD TWO CARS COLLIDED CAUSING A CADILLAC WITH FOUR PEOPLE INSIDE, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR OLD , TO ROLLOVER.

NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.

ALVA FATAL CRASH-ON CAM

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THE NAME OF THE MAN KILLED IN A CRASH IN ALVA.

IT HAPPENED SATURDAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD AND HICKEY CREEK ROAD.

DEPUTIES SAY 27-YEAR OLD PEDRO RAMIREZ OF LABELLE DIED IN THAT CRASH.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- RAMIREZ WAS SPEEDING AND DID NOT HAVE HIS HEADLIGHTS ON.

HE HIT A TRUCK WITH THREE PEOPLE INSIDE.

DEPUTIES SAY ALCOHOL MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR FOR BOTH DRIVERS.

PIG CAUSES CRASH COLLIER CO-VO

INVESTIGATORS SAY A PIG IS TO BLAME FOR A SERIES OF CAR CRASHES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE HURT AFTER A DRIVER STRUCK A PIG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SATURDAY NIGHT ON STATE ROAD 29.

F-H-P SAYS SEVERAL OTHER CARS COLLIDED WITH THAT WOMAN'S CAR.

THREE OF THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE SERIOUSLY HURT,

INCLUDING AN INFANT.

WE'RE TOLD THAT CHILD WAS NOT IN A SAFETY SEAT.

THE ROAD WAS SHUT DOWN FOR TWO HOURS.

RED SOX LINES-trx VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

LESS THAN A WEEK OUT AND FANS ARE ALREADY IN LINE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING TICKETS.

OUR CREWS SPOTTED THESE TWO TENTS OUTSIDE JETBLUE PARK OVERNIGHT.

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS COMING SATURDAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE TICKETS WILL BE FOR SALE AT JETBLUE PARK.

LAST YEAR THE TEAM STILL SOLD TICKETS AT CITY OF PALMS WHILE CREWS FINISHED BUILDING THE NEW SPRING TRAINING FACILITY.

PORT CHARLOTTE BOIL WATER LIFT-ON CAM

IT'S OKAY TO DRINK THE WATER THIS MORNING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

OFFICIALS SAY NEW BACTERIA TESTS IN PORT CHARLOTTE SHOW THE WATER IS NOW *SAFE.

A BOIL WATER NOTICE HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THE LAST FEW DAYS,

AND HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED.

FORT MYERS PARKING-VIDBOX

IT COULD SOON COST MORE TO PARK IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL VOTE TODAY TO DECIDE IF PARKING RATES WILL GO UP.

RATES HAVE STAYED THE SAME OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SPECIAL EVENT PARKING COULD GO UP A DOLLAR.

ON TOP OF THAT -- A SURCHARGE UP TO FIVE DOLLARS COULD BE ADDED DURING THOSE TIMES.

MONTHLY RATES COULD ALSO INCREASE BY FIVE DOLLARS.

RAISING RATES WOULD GENERATE 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FORT MYERS PARKING-SOTVOWIPE

The garages we have now are about 60 to 70 percent occupied but as we're getting more and more businesses coming down they're starting to come down in nights and weekends when there's events going on. So there's definitely the need for additional parking.

EVANS AVENUE NAME CHANGES-VOTOPS

ALSO UP FOR VOTING TODAY --

RE-NAMING EVANS AVENUE IN FORT MYERS.

FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON WHETHER TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO RENAME MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD - SOUTH TO EDISON AVENUE - TO CURTIS SMITH AVENUE.

THAT'S THE NAME OF A FORT MYERS GROUNDSKEEPER WHO DIED IN 1998 - THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

HE WAS TRYING TO SAVE TWO PEOPLE FROM DROWNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

SMITH WAS HONORED FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORT.

PARENTS ABUSE CASE EXTRADITION-VO

A COUPLE ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY BEATING AND BURNING A THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY IS BACK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER BEING EXTRADITED FROM FLORIDA.

FEDERAL MARSHALS TOOK THE TWO INTO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HERE IN FLORIDA.

OFFICIALS HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE COUPLE FOR TWO WEEKS.

THE BOY'S MOTHER, JESSICA LINSCOTT AND HER BOYFRIEND, ARE FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND FAILING TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE TODDLER.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT VO

A SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR A LITTLE GIRL AT SEAWORLD.

SHE'S FEEDING DOLPHINS.

WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN ONE TAKES A BITE OUT OF HER ARM.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

DOLPHIN BITE-2 SHOT NATVO WIPE

DRAMATIC VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THIS MORNING.

What was supposed to be A THRILLING TIME.FEEDING BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHINS AT SEAWORLD IN ORLANDO,

TURNED FRIGHTENING WHEN ONE OF THE DOLPHINS BIT AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL.

AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

TAKE A LOOK.

NATS

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JILLIAN THOMAS SAYS SHE WAS FEEDING THE DOLPHINS,

WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A DOLPHIN BIT HER.

YOU CAN SEE THE INJURIES ON HER ARM.

DOLPHIN BITE-SOT VO

When I was done I accidentally held it up, the dolphin jumped up and ate the carton and bit my hand.

They told us to make sure the paper plate stays on the wall, but we really didn't know why. And there was no disclaimer. there were no signs on the wall that says hey the dolphin could bite your hand or there is a level of risk in this attraction.

JILLIAN SAYS HER HAND IS NOW HEALED

SEAWORLD SAID EDUCATORS AND ANIMAL CARE STAFF ARE ALWAYS ON-SITE AT THIS AREA, MONITORING ALL INTERACTIONS.

NJ TRAIN DERAILMENT UPDATE-VO

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED A FREIGHT TRAIN TO DERAIL ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE IN NEW JERSEY.

IT HAPPENED FRIDAY.

SEVEN TRAIN CARS DERAILED. FOUR WENT INTO A CREEK.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE COULD STILL NOT RETURN TO THEIR HOMES THIS WEEKEND AS CREWS TRIED TO REMOVE A HAZARDOUS GAS THAT SPEWED FROM ONE OF THE CARS.

FORD FUSION RECALL-VO

WE HAVE AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RECALLING NEARLY 90-THOUSAND VEHICLES BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD.

THERE ARE REPORTS 2013 ESCAPES AND FUSIONS CAN OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE -- SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ONE-POINT-SIX LITER ECO-BOOST ENGINE.

THIS IS THE SECOND AND BROADER RECALL FOR CERTAIN CARS IN THE 2013 MODEL YEAR.

ALAN GROSS SUPPORTERS-VO

SUPPORTERS OF AN AMERICAN JAILED IN CUBA FOR SPYING, ARE TRYING TO HELP FREE HIM THIS MORNING.

ALAN GROSS WAS ARRESTED THREE YEARS AGO TODAY.

SUPPORTERS HELD A VIGIL IN WASHINGTON, D-C, WHERE HIS WIFE CALLED ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MAKE HIS RELEASE A TOP PRIORITY.

OBAMA KENNEDY HONORS-VO

SOME BIG NAMES ARE HEADED TO THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS GALA TONIGHT,

AFTER GETTING RECOGNITION FROM THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

THE PRESIDENT GREETED THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS OF THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS AT A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION SUNDAY EVENING.

BLUES GUITARIST BUDDY GUY, ACTOR DUSTIN HOFFMAN, BALLERINA NATALIA MAKAROVA, TV HOST DAVID LETTERMAN, AND THE THREE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE ROCK BAND LED ZEPPELIN WERE HONORED.

TOYS R US MARATHON OPEN-2 SHOT VO

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON UNTIL THE HOLIDAYS,

AND ONE GIANT TOY STORE IS GIVING YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO BUY THAT PERFECT PRESENT.

STARTING TODAY, TOYS "R" US WILL STAY OPEN NON-STOP UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

A "TOYS R US" IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE OPENED AT 7-A-M SUNDAY AND WON'T CLOSE UNTIL THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS EVE.

THAT'S 5 HUNDRED 43 CONSECUTIVE HOURS

NEIMAN MARCUS TARGET HOLIDAY PROMO-VOTOPS

FINALLY FASHIONISTAS CAN GET THEIR FIX, ON THE CHEAP.SORT OF

AS TARGET AND NEIMAN MARCUS LAUNCH THEIR JOINT HOLIDAY COLLECTION.

THE LIMITED COLLECTION OFFERS ITEMS FROM 24 DESIGNERS LIKE JASON WU, TORY BURCH, AND ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, ON BOTH OF THE RETAILERS' WEBSITES, AND IN THEIR STORES.

PRICES RANGE FROM 7-99 TO 500 BUCKS.

MATLACHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-VOWIPE

A TOWN-WIDE EVENT IS UNDERWAY IN MATLACHA FOR THE FIRST TIME,

BUT IT COMES WITH SOME CONTROVERSY.

MATLACHA NOW HAS ITS OWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SO FAR, 14 OUT OF MORE THAN 100 BUSINESSES HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE A PART OF THE NEW CHAMBER.

IT'S FREE TO JOIN.

BUT SOME OWNERS, DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR IT.

MATLACHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-SOTVO

10:21 steve timcak, president-elect, greater pine island chamber

all the publicity is good, but I feel as a community, our chamber of commerce is enough. And we'd be better served if we all join together towards the same goal

leoma lovegrove/ matlacha chamber president

25:45 I think what Matlacha has that the other chamber doesn't have is we are totally focusing on Matlacha

CHAMBER PRESIDENT, LEOMA LOVEGROVE HOPES TO PUT MATLACHA ON THE MAP.

LEETRAN ROADEO-VO

LEE TRAN BUS DRIVERS ARE BACK TO WORK THIS MORNING,

AFTER A BIG COMPETITION OVER THE WEEKEND.

NBC-2 WAS THERE AS MORE THAN 20 DRIVERS COMPETED IN THE ANNUAL ROADEO.

THERE WEREN'T ANY CATTLE -

INSTEAD 20 AND 40 FOOT BUSES.

THE DRIVERS HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE WITHOUT TIPPING OVER ANY OF THE CONES.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO WINNERS THIS YEAR.

DANTE MARINELL AND BOB BLINKHORN.

STAGE DELI CLOSING-2 SHOT VO

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FROM NEW YORK,

OR MAY HAVE VISITED THERE,

THIS STORY MAY BE DIFFICULT TO HEAR.

AFTER 75 YEARS, A LANDMARK DELI IS CLOSING UP SHOP.

THE CURTAIN HAS CLOSED ON NEW YORK CITY'S STAGE DELI.

THE RESTAURANT'S BIGGEST CLAIM TO FAME WAS THE OVERSTUFFED, TRIPLE DECKER SANDWICHES NAMED AFTER CELEBRITIES LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD, JAMES GANDOLFINI, ARETHA FRANKLIN AND DOLLY PARTON.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY dog adopts baby tigers-SS-NAT

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

A LITTER OF BABY TIGERS HAS A NEW MOMMY THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO!

IT HAS GONE VIRAL.

A ZOO IN RUSSIA SAYS THE TIGERS' BIOLOGICAL MOTHER ABANDONED THEM, AND ZOOKEEPERS HAD TO ACT FAST.

THEY SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND A SURROGATE, WHEN THIS DOG CAME ALONG.

HER NAME IS "TALLIM". SHE'S A WHITE SWISS SHEPPARD WITH A NATURAL KNACK FOR CARETAKING.

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

BEST WX VIDEO california weather-VOTOPS

WILD WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO HIT *ALREADY FLOODED AREAS IN CALIFORNIA TODAY.

FLOODWATERS ARE CHASING PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.

AN EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR TURNED ROADS INTO RIVERS IN VALLEJO.

IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE STORM DRAINS, WHICH OVERFLOWED.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Day Planner

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

ANOTHER RECALL ON THE FORD ESCAPE.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

SOURCES TELL BLOOMBERG --

DELTA AIR LINES IS IN TALKS TO BUY PART OF VIRGIN ATLANTIC, POSSIBLY FROM SINGAPORE AIRLINES!

THE DEAL -- WOULD HELP DELTA EXPAND ACCESS AT LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT.

*****

MEANTIME -- FORD RECALLING MORE THAN 89-THOUSAND NEW ESCAPE S-U-V'S AND FUSIONS.

THE 1-POINT-6 LITER TURBO-CHARGED ENGINES CAN OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE VEHICLES TO CATCH FIRE.

FORD, OFFERING LOANER CARS WHILE IT WORKS ON A FIX --

AND SAYS IF DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND GET OUT.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- THOSE AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD COINS ARE GLITTERING AGAIN!

OC:

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- NOT TOO LATE TO FIND ONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

5-THOUSAND SEASONAL POSITIONS AT U-P-S ARE STILL OPEN, ACCORDING TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL.

AND AMAZON SAYS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS ARE STILL HIRING.

SOME ECONOMISTS SAY IT'S A SIGN THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING.

WE'LL FIND OUT MORE WHEN WE GET THE GOVERNMENT'S NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT, ON FRIDAY.

ECONOMISTS FORECASTING THE WEAKEST JOB CREATION IN 5 MONTHS, PARTLY BECAUSE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE SANDY.

STOCKS WERE LITTLE CHANGED ON FRIDAY -- ON WORD NORWEGIAN INVESTORS PLAN TO INVEST 11-BILLION DOLLARS IN THE U-S REAL ESTATE MARKET.

*****

AND -- SUPER MARIO APPARENTLY ISN'T THE ONLY ONE COLLECTING THOSE GOLD COINS!

THE US MINT SAYS -- SALES OF AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD COINS HAS

MORE THAN DOUBLED IN NOVEMBER TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JULY OF 2010.

SOME INVESTORS SAY -- PEOPLE SEE THE COINS AS A WAY TO HEDGE -- IF LAWMAKERS FAIL TO CUT A DEAL TO AVERT THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF OF TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS.

******

******

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-TRX-vo

THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE WILL RETURN TO COURT THIS MORNING TO LEARN HIS SENTENCE.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) texting anniversary-TRX-sotvo

'wow, yeah, that was ten years ago, that was a big thing'.

20 YEARS OF TEXTING!

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

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

IT'S MONDAY, DECEMBER THIRD.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-VO

THE LEE COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE AT A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE WILL BE SENTENCED TODAY.

NBC-2 WAS IN COURTROOM LAST WEEK WHEN ROBERT DUNN WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING CHRISTINE DUNN IN 2008.

TODAY, THE JURY IS EXPECTED TO RECOMMEND EITHER LIFE IN PRISON, OR THE DEATH PENALTY.

DUNN'S ATTORNEYS TRIED TO LIMIT WHAT THE JURORS WOULD HEAR ABOUT THE CONVICTED KILLER AND THE CRIME,

TO TRY TO KEEP HIM OFF DEATH ROW.

AND THE STATE, RELUCTANLY SHARED THE EVIDENCE.

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BE THERE FOR THE SENTENCING,

DANIELS PARKWAY-trx VO

AN N-B-C 2 TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.

IF YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TAKES YOU TO DANIELS PARKWAY,

YOU MAY WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME.

CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT TO RESURFACE EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS PARKWAY AND THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF EYE-75.

WORK STARTED LAST NIGHT AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK.

THE RESURFACING WORK IS PART OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT STARTED LAST MONTH AFTER A TRUCK WITH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SLAMMED INTO THE OVERPASS.

A TEMPORARY EMRGENCY LANE WAS PUT IN AFTER THE CRASH.

THAT'S BEING REMOVED.

TRAFFIC MAY BE MOVING SLOWER THAN USUAL.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO

THERE'S STILL NO DEAL ON CAPITOL HILL OVER THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE LESS THAN ONE MONTH. UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST TO MAKE A DEAL --

OR TAXES WILL GO UP FOR EVERYONE.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MADE THE FIRST OFFER.

HE WANTS TO SLASH THE DEFICIT WITH ONE-POINT-SIX TRILLION DOLLARS IN TAX INCREASES.

THAT INCLUDES LETTING THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS EXPIRE FOR THOSE MAKING MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

BUT REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT SOMETHING IN RETURN, LIKE SPENDING CUTS ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

THEY SAY WITH NO COMPROMISE,

THERE WILL BE NO DEAL.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

DANIELS PARKWAY KELLY LIVE-2 SHOT TOSS BOXES

WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR A TRAFFIC ALERT THIS MORNING IN LEE COUNTY.

REPAIR WORK ON THE I-75 OVERPASS AT DANIELS PARKWAY is STILL UNDERWAY AT THIS HOUR.

DANIELS PARKWAY KELLY LIVE-REM LIVE

DANIELS PARKWAY KELLY LIVE-VOWIPE

DANIELS PARKWAY KELLY LIVE-SOTVO

DANIELS PARKWAY KELLY LIVE-REM LIVE

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-2 SHOT TOSS

A TRAGEDY FOR FOOTBALL FANS, AND KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FANS THIS MORNING.

AN N-F-L STAR PLAYER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE DEAD AFTER WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A MURDER-SUICIDE.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST.

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-plasma

IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY ON THE FIELD FOR THE TEAM YESTERDAY.

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-VOWIPE

POLICEY LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER KILLED HIS 22-YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND AT THEIR HOME SATURDAY, THEN DROVE TO ARROWHEAD STADIUM, THANKED HIS COACH AND SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF AT THE TEAM FACITY.

A FRIEND OF THE WOMAN KILLED SAYS THE COUPLE LIVED APART FOR THE LAST MONTH, BUT HAD GOTTEN BACK TOGETHER FOR THANKSGIVING.

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-sot

S/ Romeo Crennel, Chiefs Head Coach:15

"I didn't know what our mental state would be. That's one thing you can't predict, and so you just have to go out and play and see what it's going to be. Those guys pulled together and were able to pull it off."

S/ Derrick Johnson, Chiefs Linebacker:17

"It's kind of tough it hit me going to the stadium, really emotional going to the stadium this morning. I knew we had to pull together, knew he's a guy that's really strong, strong minded guy, so I knew he would want us to pull together and get a win."

KANSAS CITY PLAYER MURDER SUICIDE-plasma

BELCHER AND PERKINS HAD A THREE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, NAMED ZOEY.

THE TEAM IS STARTING A FUND TO SUPPORT HER.

POLICE ARE NOT SURE OF A MOTIVE THIS MORNING, AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

MANNING TRIAL DELAYED-trx VO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING:

THE TRIAL OF AN ARMY PRIVATE CHARGED WITH SENDING U-S SECRETS TO THE WEBSITE WIKI-LEAKS IS BEING PUSHED BACK.

AT A CONTINUED HEARING AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND YESTERDAY, A MILITARY JUDGE ANNOUNCED THE TRIAL WOULD BE DELAYED BY A MONTH.

AFGHANISTAN BLAST-trx VO

THIS MORNING, WE'RE LEARNING THE TALIBAN HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ATTACK ON A KEY COALITION BASE IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.

IT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY.

MULTIPLE SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACKED THE BASE AND STARTED A GUNBATTLE THAT LASTED AT LEAST TWO HOURS.

JAPAN TUNNEL COLLAPSE-VOTOPS

NEW RIGHT NOW:

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED NINE PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A TUNNEL COLLAPSE NEAR TOKYO,

AND RESCUE CREWS HAVE JUST SUSPENDED THEIR SEARCH FOR MORE VICTIMS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAID A MORE THAN 300-FOOT SECTION OF CONCRETE CEILING PANELS COLLAPSED ON CARS DRIVING THROUGH.

POLK CO PROSTITUTION STING-ON CAM

TEN PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED IN A POLK COUNTY PROSTITUTION STING.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES CONDUCTED THE STING ON SATURDAY.

THE INVESTIGATION WAS IN RESPONSE TO RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT PROSTITUTION ACTIVITY IN THE LAKELAND AREA.

THE MEN WERE CHARGED WITH SOLICITING PROSTITUTION.

BP SETTLEMENT-VOWIPE

TWO YEARS AFTER THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN U.S. HISTORY --

B-P IS NOW DISTRUBUTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SETTLEMENT MONEY TO AFFECTED AREAS.

THE NON-PROFIT FOR 'DING DARLING WILDLIFE REFUGE' IS GETTING 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE B-P TOURISM AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL GRANT.

THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO PROMOTE THE PARK AS ECOTOURISM DESTINATION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

BP SETTLEMENT-SOTVO

Want to tap into those people that did not come because they thought the oil had spilled here on the beaches. We're trying to bring them back here to see that we are pristine, were clean, we're beautiful, and it's all about being surrounded by wildlife.

THE REFUGE DID NOT HAVE DAMAGE FROM THE OIL ITSELF.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SUCCESS-VOWIPE

NEW NUMBERS OUT THIS MORNING SHOW SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY WAS A SUCCESS.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AND AMERICAN EXPRESS, CONSUMERS SPENT AN ESTIMATED FIVE-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN SMALL BUSINESSES.

THAT'S UP FROM PRE-HOLIDAY SURVEYS THAT ESTIMATED U-S CONSUMERS WOULD SPEND FIVE-POINT-THREE BILLION.

GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR-VOTOPS

IF YOU'RE ON THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR,

FORD MOTOR COMPANY JUST SCORED THE GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR AWARD.

THE NEW FORD FUSION SEDAN WON THE TOP HONOR FROM GREEN CAR JOURNAL MAGAZINE.

THE FUSION, WHICH WENT ON SALE BACK IN OCTOBER, HAS A HYBRID OPTION THAT IS RATED TO GET 47 MILES PER GALLON.

TOYS FOR TOTS SANDY-VO

CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY WHO LOST EVERYTHING DURING HURRICANE SANDY WILL SOON HAVE SOME NEW TOYS TO PLAY WITH FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

A C-130 AIRCRAFT WILL BE LOADED WITH TOYS AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY AND HEAD FOR NEW JERSEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN OF FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY MEGASTORM SANDY.

GIVING TREE-SS VO

N-B-C 2 IS PROUD TO CONTINUE THE GIVING TREE TRADITION.

WE'VE JOINED FORCES WITH THE FORT MYERS EDISON KIWANIS CLUB TO GIVE GIFTS TO SIX-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.

TEXT MESSAGE ANNIVERSARY-2 SHOT VOWIPE

BEFORE YOU SEND A TEXT THIS MORNING,

THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE *BEFORE TEXTING WAS EVEN INVENTED!

TODAY, IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST TEXT MESSAGE SENT TO A MOBILE PHONE.

THE MAN TO THANK FOR THE EVOLUTION OF TEXTING. BRITISH ENGINEER NEIL PAPWORTH.

20 YEARS AGO TODAY, HE HIT 'SEND'. SENDING OUT THE FIRST TEXT MESSAGE.

HE WAS 22 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.

TEXT MESSAGE ANNIVERSARY-SOT VO

S/ Neil Papworth/ First Text Sender:13

"It wasn't until the 10th anniversary of text messaging that I realized like 'wow, yeah, that was ten years ago, that was a big thing'. And here we are ten years later and text messaging has gone on to even bigger and better things now."

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

IF YOUR BABY IS KICKING IN YOUR BELLY.

IT MAY BE A SIGN OF SIBLING RIVALRY.ALREADY!

COMING UP SOME AMAZING VIDEO.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS SHOWING SOME COMPETITION BEFORE THEY EVEN LEAVE MOM'S WOMB.

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Weather Trends

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

SIBLING RIVALRY IN THE WOMB-trx2 SHOT VO

FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE A BROTHER OR SISTER,

WE KNOW THERE CAN BE SOME SIBLING RIVALRY THROUGH THE YEARS.

BUT SOME RESEARCHERS FOUND IT MAY START EARLIER THAN SOME THINK.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A STUDY AT LONDON'S CENTER FOR FETAL CARE RELEASED THIS M-R-I VIDEO.

THEY'RE IMAGES OF SIBILINGS IN UTERO, KICKING EACH OTHER IN MOM'S BELLY.

THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TWIN-TO-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME.

FOOD ALLERGIES FROM PESTICIDES-VO

A NEW STUDY LINKS PESTICIDES TO FOOD ALLERGIES.

ALLERGISTS REPORT HIGH LEVELS OF A CHEMICAL USED IN PESTICIDES AND TO CHLORINATE WATER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD ALLERGIES.

SCIENTISTS ANALYZED URINE SAMPLE DATA AND BELIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF DICHLOROPHENOLS MAY WEAKEN FOOD TOLERANCE IN SOME PEOPLE.

INCONTINENCE BOTOX-VOWIPE

BOTOX IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR WRINKLES--

BUT SOME DOCTORS SAY IT COULD EVEN HELP WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE.

IT MAY SOUND UNUSUAL, BUT DOCTORS SAY IT COULD HELP.

URINARY INCONTINENCE IS AN EMBARRASSING CONDITION THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. MANY OF THEM WOMEN.

NOW THERE'S AN UNLIKELY TREATMENT OPTION -- BOTOX.

FOR SOME WOMEN, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND MEDICATION CAN HELP.

INCONTINENCE BOTOX-SOTVO

"And the botox can help to paralyze the muscle and prevent the contractions when the bladder's not supposed to be contracting."

DIABETES MEDICATION COULD HELP CANCER-VOTOPS

A DRUG TO TREAT DIABETES MAY HELP PATIENTS WITH OVARIAN CANCER.

RESEARCHERS AT THE MAYO CLINIC LOOKED AT THE SURVIVAL RATES OF OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS -- SOME OF WHOM WERE TAKING THE DIABETES DRUG METFORMIN.

TEENS AND SMOKING-VOTOPS

JUST AS SOME TEENS TRY TO HIDE THEIR SMOKING FOR ADULTS. A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS HIDING CIGARETTES FROM TEENAGERS MAY DETER THEM FROM SMOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE!

IN AN INTERACTIVE "VIDEO GAME" -- MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED TEENS WERE ASKED TO "SHOP" IN A VIRTUAL STORE.

TEENS WERE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO BUY TOBACCO WHEN CIGARETTES WERE KEPT OUT OF VIEW.

BEST SMARTPHONE SERVICE-2 SHOT VIDBOX

WITH SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS TOPPING MANY HOLIDAY WISH LISTS,

CONSUMERS WILL BE SHOPPING FOR DATA PLANS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GO WITH THEM.

SO WHICH ONE DO YOU CHOOSE?

EXPERTS SAY DO YOUR RESEARCH.

CONSUMER REPORTS RECENTLY SURVEYED MORE THAN 63-THOUSAND SMARTPHONE USERS ABOUT THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS.

THE TOP OVERALL PICK FOR SMARTPHONES AMONG THE MAJOR CARRIERS WERE:

VERIZON, FOLLOWED BY SPRINT AND T-MOBILE.

FOR DEVICES WITH FOUR-G CAPABILITY, HOWEVER, USERS SEEMED TO FARE BEST WITH A-T-AND-T.

FREQUENT FLIER MILES COULD DISAPPEAR-VO

IF YOU HAVEN'T FLOWN MUCH LATELY BUT STILL HAVE FREQUENT FLIER MILES IN YOUR ACCOUNT, THEY COULD DISAPPEAR.

IN RECENT YEARS, AIRLINES HAVE PLACED TIGHTER LIMITS ON THE LIFESPAN OF YOUR HARD EARNED TRAVEL MILES.

MANY AIRLINES OFFER THE ABILITY TO REINSTATE EXPIRED MILES FOR A FEE ALTHOUGH POLICIES VARY BY AIRLINE.

TEDDY BEAR TOSS-NATVO

THROWING SOMETHING ON THE ICE CAN GET YOU BOOTED FROM A HOCKEY GAME.

BUT IF THAT WAS THE CASE AT A GAME THIS WEEKEND IN HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA,

EVERYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT!

NATS CHEERING

TAKE A LOOK.

FANS WERE ENCOURAGED TO THROW "TEDDY BEARS" ON THE ICE DURING A HERSHEY BEARS GAME SATURDAY.

A RECORD 12-THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND 97 STUFFED AND FLUFFED BEARS RAINED DOWN ON THE RINK AND THE PLAYERS.

LOCAL SALVATION ARMY-VO

A FORT MYERS TEEN SPREADS WARMTH TO THE HOMELESS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

14-YEAR-OLD PATRICK CAVANAUGH COLLECTED BLANKETS AND JACKETS TO GIVE TO THE HOMELESS AT THE SALVATION ARMY OFF EDISON AVENUE.

HE WANTED TO HELP AFTER SEEING A HOMELESS PERSON UNDER AN OVERPASS.

CAVANAUGH SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS COLLECTING FROM HIS SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

LOCAL SALVATION ARMY-SOT VO

It's a lot of fun trying to grab as many as we can. Just feels really good to see all the happy faces when they get some jackets and that theyre able to stay a little warner over the winter.

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-VO

A TEAM OF SKILLED ADVENTURERS WILL TRY TO RE-CREATE AN EPIC SEA JOURNEY ACROSS THE ANTARCTIC.

IN 1916, ERNEST SHACKELTON ATTEMPTED THE FIRST LAND CROSSING OF THE ANTARCTIC.

HIS SHIP WAS CRUSHED BY ICE AND HE HAD TO ABANDON THE MISSION.

NEARLY 100-YEARS-LATER, A BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN TEAM WILL ATTEMPT THE SAME JOURNEY IN A REPLICA OF SHACKLETON'S LIFEBOAT AND USING THE SAME EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING AND FOOD.

UNDERWEAR BANDITS-VO

POLICE IN SAN DIEGO ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TWO SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE FOR STEALING HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF UNDERWEAR.

THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A VICTORA SECRET'S STORE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE THE TWO MEN WALK INTO THE STORE,

AND BROWSE THE MERCHANDISE.

IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE MEN STARTED SNAGGING UNDERWEAR.

CAROLE KING TO BE HONORED TODAY-VO

HAPPENING TODAY:

SINGER AND SONGWRITER CAROLE KING WILL BE HONORED WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

KING BEGAN WRITING SONGS IN HER EARLY TEENS AND HAS BECOME A LEGEND IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

SHE AND HER FORMER HUSBAND, GERRY GOFFIN, WROTE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CHART HITS FOR NUMEROUS ARTISTS DURING THE 1960'S --

HUGH HEFFNER TO GET MARRIED-VO

THE ULTIMATE "PLAYBOY" IS REPORTEDLY READY TO SAY "I DO" AGAIN.

T-M-Z-DOT-COM IS REPORTING HUGH HEFNER IS ENGAGED.

THEY SAY HE IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO CRYSTAL HARRIS, AND THEY WILL GET MARRIED AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

TOP MOVIE FLICKS-NATVO

THE TOP BOX OFFICE SPOTS FOR THE WEEKEND WERE GRABBED BY TWO HUGE HOLDOVER HITS.

TWILIGHT MOVIE NATS

"THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2" EARNED 17-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS TO SQUEEZE INTO THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.

THE VAMPIRE SERIES FINALE HAS NOW MADE MORE THAN 700 MILLION DOLLARS WORLDWIDE.

"SKYFALL" WAS CLOSE BEHIND AT NUMBER TWO FOR THE WEEKEND,

AND IS LEADING THE "TWILIGHT" FILM IN TOTAL REVENUE.

THE JAMES BOND FLICK'S WORLDWIDE EARNINGS ARE NOW APPROACHING THE 900 MILLION DOLLAR MARK.

HOLIDAY SURVIAL GUIDE TEASE-2 SHOT VO

THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE!

AND SO IS THE URGE TO INDULGE IN THOSE TASTY HOLIDAY TREATS!

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

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

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

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

Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

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 this afternoon.

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

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.

As we head through this evening and tonight, look for a mostly clear sky conditions with the exception of some light patchy fog early Tuesday morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE-2 SHOT

'TIS THE SEASON!

AND THE ONE THAT LEADS TO BUSTING BELTS!

BATTLING THE HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN CAN BE TOUGH WHEN YOUR SURROUNDED BY THE STRESS OF THE HOLIDAYS AND TASTY TREATS.

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE-PKG

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.

nat break

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.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

2) MISSING CANCER PATIENT-VOTOPS

THESE ARE THE LAST IMAGES - CAPTURED ON HOSPITAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS - OF

AN 11-YEAR-OLD CANCER PATIENT JUST MOMENTS BEFORE HER MOTHER SNUCK HER OUT

OF THE HOSPITALWITHOUT DOCTORS KNOWING.

1) SENIOR DRIVERS-SOTVOTOPS

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

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

3) NORTH KOREA UNICORN LAIR-ONCAM

AND IT'S A MAGICAL, MYTHICAL CREATURE YOU ONLY HEAR ABOUT IN FAIRYTALES.

END OF SHOW-LIVE ELEMENT AVAILABLE?

END OF SHOW CLIP-CLIP