HL1) ROYALS ARE PREGNANT-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY-- HEIR ON BOARD!

THE ROYAL COUPLE IS HAVING A BABY.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-VO

AND DEAD ON ARRIVAL.

THE WHITE HOUSE QUICKLY REJECTS THE G-O-P'S PLAN TO AVERT THE FISCAL CLIFF.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

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

IT'S TUESDAY, DECEMBER FOURTH.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

ROYALS PREGNANT-BNR-VOTOPS-WIPE

THESE ARE NEW PICTURES OF PRINCE WILLIAM -- SPOTTED LEAVING THE LONDON HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT WHERE THE DUCHESS IS BEING TREATED FOR SEVERE MORNING SICKNESS.

ROYALS PREGNANT-PKG

SCRIPT:

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THE ROYAL COUPLE EXCHANGED THEIR

VOWS-- AND THEIR FAMOUS KISSES.

AND THE HONEYMOON WAS BARELY OVER BEFORE THE BABY GUESSING GAMES BEGAN.

PRINCE WILLIAM HIMSELF FUELED THE SPECULATION -- TELLING ABC'S KATIE COURIC

LAST MAY.

I'm just very keen to have a family and both Catherine and I are looking

forward to having a family in the future

NOW THAT THE PREGNANCY IS CONFIRMED. THE CELEBRATING HAS STARTED.

SOT DAVID CAMERON / BRITISH PRIME MINISTER

This is wonderful news. I'm delighted for them. I'm sure they'll make

absolutely brilliant parents.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FIRST LADY ECHOED THAT -- SAYING IT'S WELCOME NEWS.

NOT WELCOME, THOUGH, KATE'S EARLY-PREGNANCY HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE LANDED

HER IN THE HOSPITAL -- WITH WILLIAM AT HER SIDE AS SHE'S TREATED FOR A RARE

AND EXTREME FORM OF MORNING SICKNESS.

DR JENNIFER ASHTON

THIS IS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN.

AT THIS STAGE OF PREGNANCY,

HOWEVER, MOST OF THE RISKS LIE

WITH THE MOTHER.

IT'S CALLED HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM -- AND CAUSES DEBILITATING NAUSEA AND

SICKNESS -- AND CAN LEAD TO SEVERE DEHYDRATION

SOT -- Dr. Elisa Ross / OBGYN, Cleveland Clinic /:00 -:05 / "Hyperemesis

Gravidarum. is more common in people carrying twins."

THAT'S RIGHT - HER SICKNESS MIGHT MEAN 2 ROYAL BABIES ON THE WAY.

OF COURSE. MORE THAN ONE HAS PROBABLY ALWAYS BEEN IN THE PLANS.

Victoria Arbiter 5/8 ABC News Royal Consultant

ARBITER SOT - THE DUTY OF THE WIFE OF THE FUTURE KING IS TO PROVIDE AN HEIR

AND HOPEFULLY A SPARE.

BUT MAYBE JUST NOT AT THE SAME TIME

ON-CAMERA CLOSE:

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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SSTOPS

28 DAYS UNTIL THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS MUST STRIKE A DEAL ON THAT SO-CALLED 'FISCAL CLIFF',

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-2 SHOT VOWIPE

HAPPENING TODAY:

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL MEET WITH SEVEN GOVERNORS -- BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS --

TO TALK ABOUT AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF,

AND FIND A BALANCED APPROACH TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.

WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENT PUT THE FIRST DEAL ON THE TABLE --

INSISTING BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS ON THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS SHOULD EXPIRE.

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

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS ISSUED THEIR OFFER MONDAY.

THE G-O-P PLAN INCLUDES 800 BILLION IN NEW TAXES BY CLOSING LOOPHOLES AND DEDUCTIONS, NOT RAISING ANY RATES.

FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SOTVO

boehner: we've put a serious offer on the table by putting revenues up there to try to get this question resolved. but the white house has responded with virtually nothing.

carney: the obstacle here continues to be republicans who hold out hope that we can somehow go through this process and still deliver tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires.

IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED BY THE END OF THE MONTH,

PRESIDENT SYRIA WARNING-trx VO

NEW RIGHT NOW:

PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERED A STERN WARNING TO SYRIA'S PRESIDENT AGAINST THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY AT FORT MCNAIR YESTERDAY AT AN EVENT MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION, WHICH AIMS TO SECURE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILES.

HE TOOK A MOMENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO SYRIA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT OVER THE THREAT OF HIS USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST REBELS.

HIS MESSAGE TO RUSSIA'S LEADERS:

FATAL CRASH CHARLOTTE COUNTY-ON CAM

NBC-2 IS LEARNING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING IN A DEADLY CRASH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A 88-YEAR OLD LOUIS PLANTE WAS HURT IN THE CRASH,

AND LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

TROOPERS SAY IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT STATE ROAD 7-76 AND BIGGS STREET IN ENGLWOOD.

WE'RE TOLD ANOTHER PASSENGER IN THAT CAR WAS CRITICALLY HURT.

DUNN PENALTY PHASE-VO-WIPE

THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

AND THIS MORNING, WE'RE SEEING PICTURES OF ROBERT DUNN'S ESTRANGED WIFE, CHRISTINE.

A JURY FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER LAST WEEK FOR SHOOTING HIS WIFE TWICE IN A BATHROOM IN FRONT OF SMALL CHILDREN - INCLUDING THE COUPLE'S TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

THE JURORS HEARD TESTIMONY YESTERDAY TO HELP THEM DECIDE: LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH PENALTY.

DUNN PENALTY PHASE-SOTVO

"she wasn't prom queen or on the honor roll, but we couldn't have had a more perfect daughter"

"he was very quiet, he was lost. he was - he didn't really have friends that I remember."

REACTION TO BOB COSTAS' GUNS COMMENTS-SOTVO

BACKLASH IS GROWING THIS MORNING OVER A COMMENT MADE BY LEAD NBC SPORTS ANCHOR BOB COSTAS ON GUN CONTROL.

If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and Kassandra Perkins would both be alive today

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT ON NBC-2 SUNDAY NIGHT.

BOB COSTAS GIVING HIS PERSONAL OPINION ON GUNS IN THE WAKE OF THE MURDER-SUICIDE OF A KANSAS CITY CHEIF'S FOOTBALL PLAYER.

HE WAS PARAPHRASING FOX SPORTS COLUMNIST JASON WHITLOCK.

REACTION TO BOB COSTAS' GUNS COMMENTS-SOTVO

3:15 guns dont kill people, people kill people:16:18 guns are a nice thing to have in the house gives you a piece of mind if someone comes in you have a line of defense to save your family:27

A HANDFUL OF GROUPS.LIKE THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS. DID COME OUT IN FAVOR OF THE REMARKS.

CAIRO NIGHT PROTESTS-trx VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW:

PROTESTERS ARE PACKING THE STREETS IN CAIRO'S TAHRIR SQUARE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A HUGE MARCH AND GENERAL STRIKE ACROSS EGYPT.

THIS IS THE TENTH DAY IN A ROW THEY'VE BEEN PROTESTING THERE.

THE DAY OF ACTION IS PLANNED TO PROTEST THE HURRIED DRAFTING OF A NEW CONSTITUTION AND DECREES BY PRESIDENT MORSI THAT GAVE HIM NEARLY UNRESTRICTED POWER.

JUDGES HAVE ALREADY GONE ON STRIKE OVER THE DECREES THAT PLACED MORSI'S DECISIONS ABOVE JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT.

FORT MYERS PARKING RATES-VOWIPE

PARKING IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE.

LAST NIGHT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED INCREASES TO MONTHLY GARAGE PARKING GOING FROM 50 TO 55 DOLLARS.

AND ALSO SPECIAL EVENT PARKING.

WHICH WILL INCREASE FROM FOUR DOLLARS TO FIVE.

CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE PRICE HIKE WILL GO TOWARD GARAGE MAINTENANCE AND POTENTIALLY BUILDING MORE PLACES TO PARK.

HMA REACTS TO NATIONAL TV-SS, VO

A NAPLES-BASED HOSPITAL CHAIN IS FIRING BACK THIS MORNING FOLLOWING AN IMAGE-BLASTING REPORT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION.

HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES HAS FIVE HOSPITALS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TWO ARE IN COLLIER COUNTY,

THERE ARE TWO IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND ONE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

BUT THE ENTIRE CHAIN IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

60-MINUTES AIRED AN INVESTIGATIVE STORY--

CLAIMING H-M-A PRESSURES DOCTORS INTO ADMITTING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, REGARDLESS OF MEDICAL NEED, TO SIMPLY MAKE MONEY.

THE REPORT FOCUSED ON ALLEGATIONS FROM 100 CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES.

H-M-A IS FIRING BACK-

HMA REACTS TO NATIONAL TV-SOTVO

"We don't and have not directed, pushed, coerced any inappropriate activity in our hospitals."

H-M-A ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING: "60 MINUTES RELIED ENTIRELY ON DISGRUNTLED FORMER EMPLOYEES."

IT SAYS THE REPORT "FAILED TO IDENTIFY A SINGLE PATIENT WHO HAD BEEN INAPPROPRIATELY ADMITTED"

AND THAT "ADMISSIONS RATES. WERE IN-LINE WITH NATIONAL NORMS."

QUARTER HOUR PUSH bad flu season-2SHOT VO

IT'S THE HOLIDAY PRESENT YOU DO NOT WANT -- THE FLU.

BUT THIS MORNING THE NATION'S TOP DOCTORS WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EARLIEST FLU SEASON IN A DECADE.

STRAIGHT AHEAD - THE STATES GETTING HIT THE HARDEST.

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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

BAD FLU SEASON-trx VOWIPE

FLU SEASON IS ALREADY HERE, AND ACCORDING TO WHAT THE EXPERTS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAVE SEEN SO FAR --

THIS COULD BE A BAD YEAR.

THE PROMINENT STRAIN SO FAR IS H-3-N-2 --

A STRAIN THE C-D-C SAYS IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE FLU SEASON.

THE C-D-C'S DIRECTOR SAYS THIS YEAR'S FLU SHOT IS AN EXCELLENT MATCH WITH THE INFLUENZA THAT'S GOING AROUND.

BAD FLU SEASON-SOTVO

SOT Dr. Joseph Gigante, Vanderbilt University "I think very important to let viewers know it's never too late to get the flu vaccine so if you haven't been vaccinated for the flu go ahead and get vaccinated as soon as possible."

HEALTH CONSCIOUS FORT MYERS-trx VO, CG

NEW THIS MORNING:

A CITY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MADE THE LIST FOR ONE OF THE TOP HEALTH CONSCIOUS AMERICAN CITIES.

AS 2012 NEARS A CLOSE AND A HEALTHY 2013 IS ON THE MIND OF MANY,

ZOC-DOC IS REVEALING THE TOP HEALTH CONSCIOUS AMERICAN CITIES.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PREVENTATIVE APPOINTMENTS BOOKED BY RESIDENTS THIS YEAR VIA ZOCDOC --

AUSTIN, TEXAS IS "THE" MOST HEALTH CONSCIOUS CITY.FOLLOWED BY ORLANDO, DENVER, WASHINGTON D-C, AND DETROIT ROUNDING OUT THE TOP FIVE.

GET THIS.

WESTERN WEATHER-VO

PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WINDS THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

FLASH FLOODING HAS SHUT DOWN ROADS AND BUSINESSES,

AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER BECAUSE OF DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES.

THIS IS THE THIRD ROUND OF WICKED WINTER WEATHER FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN LESS THAN A WEEK.

AUTHORITIES ARE SURVEYING DAMAGE TODAY,

GANGNAM STYLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-2 shot NATVO

PSY'S GANGNAM STYLE SONG IS MAKING ITS WAY AROUND THE GLOBE.

AND BY THE TIME CHRISTMAS ROLLS AROUND,

PEOPLE IN ONE AUSTRALIA CITY, MAY BE TIRED OF HEARING IT.

NATS SONG

KYM ILLMAN, OF WORLD'S BEST CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HAS PULLED IN THOUSANDS OF VIEWS ON YOUTUBE

NOW HE HAS COMPLETED HIS LATEST HOUSE WITH THE MUSIC FROM YOUTUBE'S MOST WATCHED VIDEO.

EVERY YEAR THERE'S A CONTEST ON ILLMAN'S STREET FOR THE BEST HOLIDAY LIGHTS.

THIS YEAR HE USED 41-THOUSAND LIGHTS AND IT TOOK 200 HOURS TO SET UP.

IT'S ALL PROGRAMMED ON HIS COMPUTER.

MARS ROVER UPDATE-VO

RESEARCHERS REVEALED A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE MARS ROVER "CURIOSITY".

SOME SCIENTISTS EXPECTED NEWS ABOUT THE DISCOVERY OF "CARBON BASED" LIFE--

BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

THE ROVER HAS HOWEVER FINISHED ITS FIRST CHEMICAL TESTS ON SOIL SAMPLES--

AND SCIENTISTS SAY THERE ARE *FEW* SURPRISES.

LEE CO HESS ROBBERY-trx(2)SS

NOW TO A CRIME ALERT IN LEE COUNTY.

DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A HESS GAS STATION ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT.

DEPUTIES SENT US A SURVIELLANCE PICTURE OF THE MAN IN THE STORE--

AND ONE SHOWING THE GETAWAY CAR.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE MAN WAKLED IN, HIT AN EMPLOYEE, THEN TOOK THINGS FROM THE STORE.

HE LEFT IN A METALLIC SILVER OR GOLD, FOUR DOOR SEDAN.

MARCO OFFICER REPORTABLE-ONCAM

A MARCO ISLAND police officer IS IN TROUBLE -- BUT HE WON'T BE PUNSIHED FOR SENDING INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES OF HIMSELF TO A FEMALE COWORKER.

WHEN THE INFORMATION FIRST CAME OUT -- PETE BEUCLER LEFT THE DEPARTMENT -- NOW HE'S BACK AS A CIVILIAN MEMBER.

PUNISHMENT WOULD NORMALLY INCLUDE SURRENDERING RANK AND PAY -- BUT BEUCLER ALREADY DID THAT WHEN HE INITALLY LEFT.

MATLACHA BRIDGE DEMOTILITON-VO

CREWS HAVE STARTED THE "HEAVY LIFTING" AS THEY DEMOLISH THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE.

WE WERE THERE YESTERDAY AS THEY STARTED REMOVING LARGE CONCRETE SLABS WEIGHING IN AT 22-THOUSAND POUNDS EACH.

CONTRACTORS TELL US THEY PLAN TO WORK FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. TO TEAR THE BRIDGE DOWN BY THE END OF JANUARY 2013.

RED SOX TICKET LINES-VOWIPE

RED SOX NATION IS BACK.

AND THIS TIME FANS ARE TAKING ON NEW TERRITORY--JETBLUE PARK.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FANS ARE LINING UP TO BUY TICKETS AT THE NEW SPRING TRAINING FACILITY.

LAST DECEMBER, FANS HAD TO LINE UP AT CITY OF PALMS park WHILE CREWS FINISHED LAST MINUTE WORK AT JET BLUE PARK.

RED SOX TICKET LINES-SOTVO

derek dearmond, red sox fan

"oh you always want to get the prime seat. either down on home plate in between the dugout or in between the green monster."

LAST YEAR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP.

THERE'S EVEN A LIST TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS JUMPING SPOTS.

SPRING TRAINING DATES-SS TOPS

RED SOX TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY.

SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR THE TWINS GO ON SALE JANUARY 12TH.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY what kate's baby will look li

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

THE ROYAL COUPLE IS EXPECTING!

AND THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SPECULATING WHAT THE FUTURE KING *OR QUEEN OF ENGLAND WILL LOOK LIKE.

THE WEBSITE "MORPH THING" HAS COME UP WITH THESE PICTURES.

ORGANIZERS COMBINED PICTURES OF WILL AND KATE TO CREATE POSSIBLE COMPOSITES OF WHAT WILL AND KATE'S BABY BOY AND GIRL BABY MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

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

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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

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

PEOPLE WHO OWE ON STUDENT LOANS MAY SOON FIND THE MONEY'S BEING TAKEN RIGHT OUT OF THEIR PAYCECK!

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND PROCRASTINATOR ALERT. IF YOU'RE FLYING, DON'T PUT OFF GETTING A TICKET, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

INSTEAD IT'S THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS FROM NBC-2.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

DECEMBER 4, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING,

IF YOU'RE THINKING OF FLYING ANYWHERE OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET YET -- BOOK FAST.

MEANTIME -- COFFEE PRICES MAY BE ABOUT TO GET CHEAPER --

THANKS TO A BUMPER CROP IN BRAZIL AND A GLOBAL GLUT OF THE "ARABICA" USED BY STARBUCKS AND DUNKIN DONUTS --

WHICH ANALYSTS SAY COULD DRIVE COFFEE FUTURES PRICES DOWN 13-PERCENT BY JUNE.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- IT MAY BE ABOUT TO GET HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO AVOID PAYING BACK THOSE STUDENT LOANS!

OC:

CONGRESS -- GEARING UP TO OVERHAUL STUDENT LOAN DEBT COLLECTION.

A WISCONSIN REPRESENTATIVE, EXPECTED TO INTRODUCE A MEASURE AS SOON AS THIS WEEK --

THAT WOULD REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO WITHHOLD PAYMENTS FROM BORROWERS PAYCHECKS, TO PAY BACK THE LOANS!

*****

AS FOR TRADING, LOWER CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.

AN UNEXPECTED CONTRACTION IN MANUFACTURING SPARKED CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF."

*****

AND -- WATCH FOR AN EMAIL ALERT FROM FACEBOOK.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE GIVING USERS UNTIL DECEMBER 10 -- TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT USERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON FUTURE PRIVACY POLICIES AND OTHER CHANGES.

FACEBOOK HAD FACED PRESSURE FROM REGULATORS, TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING PRIVACY ISSUES.

******

******

AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

*****

*****

AND -- HOLIDAY AIR FARES ARE GOING UP BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME WAYS TO SAVE.

IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY--

COUNTER OFFER DISMISSED.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) ROYALS ARE PREGNANT-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY-- BABY IN WAITING.

NEW PICTURES THIS MORNING OF PRINCE WILLIAM LEAVING THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE DUCHESS IS RECOVERING FROM A BAD BOUT OF MORNING SICKNESS.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

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

I'M CLAY MILLER.

FISCAL CLIFF-2 SHOT TOSS

THE BACK-AND-FORTH CONTINUES IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THOSE HOPING TO AVOID THE "FISCAL CLIFF."

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

FISCAL CLIFF-PLASMA

A LOT OF REACTION AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING TO THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF.

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

Congressional Republicans' counter proposal was dead on arrival.

The White House quickly rejected the two-point-two Trillion dollar

deficit reduction plan that would raise 800-billion dollars in tax revenue

over the next decade.

But the plan calls for raising the revenue WITHOUT raising tax rates on top

income earners. Something the White House views as unacceptable.

During a photo opp, President Obama avoided questions about the GOP plan.

SOT Reporter: "THERE IS NO DEAL BETTER THAN A BAD DEAL, SIR?"

SOT Obama: "THANK YOU, EVERYBODY."

A senior White House official called the proposal a step backwards,

saying if Republicans do not agree to some higher tax rates for the wealthy,

the nation WILL go over the fiscal cliff and the American people will hold

them responsible.

Democrats also take issue with the proposal's spending cuts to Medicare and

Social Security.

Republicans counter that tough cuts are needed to address the nation's

soaring debt.

Leaving Washington locked in a stalemate less than a month before every

American sees their taxes shoot up.

The gridlock has irritated people outside Washington, like Deborah Page of

Arlington, Texas.

SOT Deborah Page

"IF I WAS WORKING THE WAY CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ARE WORKING, I WOULD

PROBABLY LOSE MY JOB."

Page started a petition that would cease paychecks and health benefits for

all members of Congress and President Obama if they can't avoid the fiscal

FISCAL CLIFF-PLASMA

HER PUSH IS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

COUNT ON US TO SAY ON TOP OF THE LATEST OUT OF WASHINGTON.

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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

iran us drone-trx on cam

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A BREAKING STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO.

A U-S NAVY SPOKEMAN SAYS *NO U-S DRONES ARE MISSING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. AFTER IRAN CLAIMS IT CAPTURED ONE.

IRAN SAID THIS MORNING IT CAPTURED A U-S DRONE THAT WAS FLYING IN THE COUNTRY'S AIRSPACE.

THERE WERE REPORTS THE DRONE WAS GATHERING INFORMATION OVER THE PERSIAN GULF WHEN IT WAS CAPTURED.

ROYALS ARE PREGNANT-2 SHOT VOWIPE

GREAT BRITIAN -- THE U-S -- REALLY MUCH OF THE GLOBE IS A BUZZ THIS MORNING WITH BABY FEVER AFTER THE ROYAL PALACE ANNOUNCED PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST BABY.

THAT BIG ANNOUNCEMENT CAME MONDAY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE BRAND NEW PHOTOS!

PRINCE WILLIAM WAS SPOTTED LEAVING THE HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT WHERE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IS BEING TREATED FOR SEVERE MORNING SICKNESS.

ROYALS ARE PREGNANT-SOTVO

'I think there are probably mixed feelings at the moment at the palace obviously - it's amazing news and everyone's been congratulating the couple but Kate is in hospital although doctors does say it's not serious'

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-VO

THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

AND THIS MORNING, WE'RE SEEING PICTURES OF ROBERT DUNN'S ESTRANGED WIFE, CHRISTINE.

A JURY FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER LAST WEEK FOR SHOOTING HIS WIFE TWICE IN A TINY BATHROOM IN FRONT OF SMALL CHILDREN - INCLUDING THE COUPLE'S TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

ZIMMERMAN PHOTO-VO

THE DEFENSE TEAM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH CAPTAIN WHO SHOT AND KILLED A 17-YEAR OLD CENTRAL FLORIDA TEEN RELEASED A NEW PICTURE FROM THE NIGHT THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

JUST TO WARN YOU, THIS PICTURE CAN BE DISTURBING.

george ZIMMERMAN'S DEFENSE TEAM RELEASED THIS PICTURE, TAKEN BY POLICE ON FEBRUARY 26TH.

IT SHOWS him WITH A BLOODY AND SWOLLEN NOSE, AND OTHER INJURIES TO HIS FACE.

CARBON MONOXIDE POSIONING ATLANTA-VO

A SCARY SITUATION FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AT AN ATLANTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

A FAULTY FURNACE STARTED SPEWING DANGEROUS CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES. AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS STARTED GETTING SICK.

43 CHILDREN, AND SIX ADULTS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL COMPLAINING OF SOME DIZZINESS, NAUSEA BUT, MOSTLY, A TERRIBLE HEADACHE.

voter problems-on cam

HAPPENING TODAY--

FLORIDA LAWMAKERS WILL HEAR FROM THE STATE'S TOP ELECTIONS OFFICIAL ABOUT WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE ELECTION DAY RUN SMOOTHLY.

SECRETARY OF STATE KEN DETZNER MET WITH SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS LAST MONTH.

THE BIG PROBLEM--WAIT TIMES.

IT WAS ESPECIALLY FELT HERE IN LEE COUNTY WHERE SOME VOTERS WAITED AS LONG AS SIX HOURS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

PRIVITIZING EMERGENCY GROUND-VO

AS LEE COUNTY DETERMINES WHAT TO DO WITH ITS AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE,

ONE COMMISSIONER IS ENTERTAINING THE IDEA OF PRIVATIZING GROUND E-M-S SERVICES.

WORD HIT THE AIRWAVES ON A TALK RADIO PROGRAM OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN LESS THAN POSITIVE.

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN SAYS THE COUNTY COULD SAVE ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS BY PRIVATIZING GROUND E-M-S SERVICE TOO.

HE SAYS THIS IS PERFECT TIME TO LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS WITH MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES TO HELP REDUCE THE COUNTY'S 30 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

A PETITION HAS BEEN STARTED TO STOP THE PRIVATIZATION.

IT'S ON CHANGE DOT ORG

SO FAR IT HAS 63 SIGNATURES.

SUPERSTORM SANDY HEARING-VO

SUPERSTORM SANDY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR LAWMAKERS TODAY.

THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS HOLDING A HEARING TO LOOK AT EFFORTS FOR PREPARING FOR THE STORM, THE RESPONSE TO THE DAMAGE, AND RECOVERY PLANS.

FL TERROR SUSPECTS-VO

TWO BROTHERS ARE FACING TERRORISM CONSPIRACY CHARGES IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

F-B-I AGENTS SAY THESE TWO MEN ARE IN CUSTODY.

VR LABS UPDATE-VO

NEW DEVELOPMENTS THIS MORNING IN THE SAGA BETWEEN V-R LABS AND LEE COUNTY.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THE COUNTY GAVE THE COMPANY A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO CREATE JOBS AND BUILD A FACILITY TO CREATE IT'S BOTANICAL PHARMACEUTICALS.

NOW - V-R LABS IS ASKING FOR ANOTHER EXTENSION.

40 JOBS WERE SUPPOSED TO ALREADY BE CREATED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO FAR THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S HIRED EIGHT.

ALL 208 WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CREATED BY 2016; THEY WANT THAT EXTENDED TO 2017.

THE COMPANY SAYS STALLED WORK AT ITS NEW FACILITY IS THE REASON.

D & D SHOOTING-VO

A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IN MATLACHA.

A BAIT SHOP OWNER TELLS N-B-C 2 CROOKS FORCED HIM TO SHOOT.

JUST BEFORE ELEVEN MONDAY MORNING DEPUTIES TELL US TWO MEN DROVE UP AND WENT INSIDE.

THEY SAY ONE GOT INTO A HEATED ARUGMENT WITH AN EMPLOYEE.

THE OWNER OF THE SHOP TELLS US HE GOT HIS PISTOL AND CHASED AFTER THEM BEFORE SHOOTING INTO THE AIR.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WASN'T A ROBBERY BECAUSE THE MEN DIDNT MAKE ANY DEMANDS OR SHOW A WEAPON.

D & D SHOOTING-SOTVO

hope it doesn't happen again. Hope they don't come back. Hope they stay safe

FGCU BACKGROUND CHECKS-VOWIPE

STALEMATE ON THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY-

ALL OVER FINGERPRINTS.

THE FACULTY SENATE VOTED NOT TO SUPPORT A POLICY BEING CREATED BY UNIVERSITY LEADERS REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES TO GET BACKGROUND CHECKS *WITH FINGERPRINTS.

ONLY SOME EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO GET CHECKS RIGHT NOW.

TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE NEW RULE IN SEPTEMBER - NOW THEY HAVE TO DRAFT A POLICY FOR HOW IT WILL WORK.

FACULTY MEMBERS OPINIONS ARE DIVIDED ON THAT POLICY.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE FACULTY SENATE WILL SEE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE POLICY TO GIVE FEEDBACK.

BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SIGNS OFF ON IT.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

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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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

GIVING TREE DANIELLE LIVE-2 SHOT TOSS BOXES

THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR THIS YEARS 26TH ANNUAL GIVING TREE.

NEARLY SIX THOUSAND GIFT TAGS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PERKINGS LOCATIONS.

THE PROBLEM IS. THE NEED IS STILL GREAT. AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

GIVING TREE DANIELLE LIVE-REM LIVE

LIVE

-SHOW GIFTS

-BUT THERE ARE STILL THOUSANDS OF TAGS LEFT HANGING

-Q&A WITH.

***SUPER*****

HARRIS SEGEL/ PRESIDENT, FORT MYERS AND EDISON KIWANIS CLUB

TAKE VO AFTER HARRIS IS SUPERED

TOSS TO FS

HERES HOW YOU CAN HELP.

GO TO ANY AREA PERKINS LOCATIONS, SELECT A TAG OFF THE TREE, BUY THE GIFT, WRAP THE GIFT AND RETURN THE GIFT TO PERKINS WITH THE TAG ATTACHED BY DEC. 7TH

ON CAM

WE HAVE ALL PERKINS LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE AT NBC-2.COM

GIVING TREE DANIELLE LIVE-VOWIPE

GIVING TREE DANIELLE LIVE-SS

GIVING TREE DANIELLE LIVE-REM LIVE

FM HOLIDAY DESTINATION-HALF SCREEN

APPARENTLY THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE FORT MYERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

ORBITZ JUST RANKED FORT MYERS AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS.

ORBITS ANALYZED HOTEL AND FLIGHT INFORMATION--

AND RANKED FORT MYERS SEVENTH.

THE CITY EVEN TOPPED SUCH POPULAR WINTER DESTINATIONS AS CANCUN--

NEW CHARLOTTE FIRE BOATS-NATVO

CHARLOTTE COUNTY E-M-S'S NEW BOAT "MARINE TWO" IS OFFICIALLY PATROLLING THE WATERS.

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IT'S THE COUNTYS THIRD EMERGENCY BOAT.

THE COUNTY SAYS TWO BOATS WERE NOT ENOUGH.

IT WAS TAKING CREWS 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO GET BOATERS IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR.

RENAMING A STRETCH OF EVANS-VO

"CURTIS SMITH AVENUE" IS A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY IN FORT MYERS.

LAST NIGHT, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR 30 DAYS BEFORE A FORMAL APPROVAL IS MADE.

SMITH WAS A FORT MYERS GROUNDSKEEPER WHO DIED IN 19-98.

HE WAS TRYING TO SAVE A YOUNG BOY, HIS FATHER, AND THE BOY'S GRANDFATHER FROM DROWNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

THAT BOY IS NOW 23.

CHARLOTTE FILM PUSH-VO-WIPE

WITH THE HARBOR, THE BEACH AND THE CITY LIFE - CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS PERFECTLY SUITED FOR A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE.

TO HELP PROMOTE THE AREA AS A FILMING DESTINATION, CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HIRED A FILM DIRECTOR.

JERRY JONES HAS SPENT THE PAST 27 YEARS WORKING IN SIMILAR POSITIONS ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

CHARLOTTE FILM PUSH-SOTVO

Jerry Jones, Director of Film, TV and Digital Media"You're trying to look at it as best you can through the eye of the director, the art designer of the cinematographer."

THE PART-TIME JOB PAYS 27-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS KIDS LOSE WEIGHT-trx VOWIPE

RESEARCHERS SAY SOCIAL MEDIA CAN ACTUALLY HELP FIGHT OBESITY IN CHILDREN.

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SUGGESTS DOCTORS USE THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP OBESE KIDS LOSE WEIGHT.

RESEARCHERS FOUND ONLINE WEIGHT LOSS TOOLS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN AND TEENS LOSE WEIGHT -- AS LONG AS THEIR PARENTS WERE INVOLVED AND THEY INTERACTED WITH THEIR ONLINE COUNSELOR FREQUENTLY.

CARDIOVASUCLAR PATIENTS HEALTHY DIET-VO

EVEN IF PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HAVE THEIR ILLNESSES UNDER CONTROL WITH MEDICATION --

THEY STILL NEED TO FOLLOW A HEALTHY DIET.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAMILTON IN CANADA FOLLOWED OVER THIRTY THOUSAND ADULTS WITH HEART DISEASE OR ORGAN DAMAGE FOR FIVE YEARS.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO FOLLOWED A HEART-HEALTHY DIET WERE 30 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO DIE FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

TEEN SMOKERS OSTEPEROSIS-VOTOPS

TEEN GIRLS WHO SMOKE MAY FACE AN INCREASED RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS LATER IN LIFE.

A STUDY OF MORE THAN 200 GIRLS AGES ELEVEN TO NINETEEN FOUND THOSE WHO SMOKED HAD LOWER BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN AREAS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FRACTURE LATER IN LIFE -- LIKE THE LUMBAR SPINE AND HIP.

NHL LOCKOUT-VO

HOCKEY PLAYERS AND OWNERS ARE TRYING TO BREAK THE ICE SURROUNDING THE N-H-L LOCKOUT.

SIX PLAYERS AND SIX OWNERS WILL MEET IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY,

WITHOUT THE LEAGUE'S COMMISSIONER OR THE PLAYER'S UNION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

GIFT OF REGIFTING-2 SHOT VO

HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN A GIFT THAT LOOKED "FAMILIAR"?

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF "RE-GIFTING".

EXPERTS SAY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.IT'S NOT GOING AWAY!

ACCORDING TO COUPON-CABIN-DOT-COM's ANNUAL REGIFTING SURVEY, NEARLY FOUR IN TEN AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE REGIFTED AN ITEM.

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.

We're on track to see another mostly sunny, warm day across Southwest Florida with pretty slim rain chances once again.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds, but sunshine will prevail as we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gust as in previous days.

There's very limited moisture around Southwest Florida today, but we may see just enough to support a one or two stray showers. Aside from a couple lonely sprinkles, though, we'll stay mostly dry today.

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek as a result of a disturbance that's appearing a little bit stronger. This system should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

The main side effect we'll notice from this system will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.

The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

SOCIAL MEDIA WHILE WATCHING TV-VO

TIMES IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION HAVE CHANGED!

TELEVISION VIEWERS AREN'T JUST BRINGING POPCORN TO THE COUCH THESE DAYS. THEY'RE BRINGING A SECOND SCREEN. THE TABLET OR SMARTPHONE.

ACCORDING TO THE NIELSEN COMPANY, ONE IN THREE PEOPLE USING TWITTER IN JUNE SENT MESSAGES AT SOME POINT ABOUT THE CONTENT OF TELEVISION SHOWS.

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 27 PERCENT FROM ONLY FIVE MONTHS EARLIER.

MONKEY AROUND PINELLAS CO-VOWIPE

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AFTER FOUR YEARS ON THE RUN. AND A DRAMATIC CAPTURE.A MYSTERY MONKEY HAS A NEW HOME.

IT SPENT YEARS EVADING CAPTURE. AND WAS SPOTTED NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

HE'S BEEN NAMED CORNELIUS.

NOW HE HAS MOVED TO DADE CITY. AND WILL SOON HAVE COMPANIONSHIP FROM MONKEY'S OF HIS OWN KIND.

ON MONDAY, HE WAS DELIVERED TO HIS NEW HOME. WILD THINGS IN DADE CITY.

MONKEY AROUND PINELLAS CO-SOTVO

"Well, I'm very glad to see we finally got the cage completed. He's in it now."

The plan is to build Cornelius a much larger enclosure and to eventually introduce females to him.

FANS CAN VISIT THE NON-PROFIT ZOO TO CHECK OUT THE THE LEGENDARY MONKEY.

NEW BABY ELEPHANT-VO

A NEW ARRIVAL NEEDS A NAME AT THE OREGON ZOO, AND "YOU" CAN HELP CHOOSE IT.

THE ASIAN ELEPHANT CALF WAS BORN FRIDAY.

YOU CAN SEE HER STICKING CLOSE TO MOM "ROSE-TU" AS THE TWO PLAYED IN WOOD SHAVINGS.

ZOOKEEPERS HAVE PICKED FIVE NAMES FOR HER AND THE PUBLIC GETS THE FINAL VOTE.

"JAIDEE", WHICH IS THAI FOR "GOOD-HEARTED",

"SIRIKIT", A NAME WHICH MEANS "GLORIOUS",

"RAKHI", WHICH TRANSLATES INTO "BOND BETWEEN SIBLINGS".

"LILY" OR "SIDDHI". SANSKRIT FOR "PERFECTION".

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) TRUNK KIDNAPPING-VOTOPS

2) GIVING TREE-VOTOPS OR REMLIVELOOK

AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

THE NBC-2 GIVING TREE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO FULLFILL THIS YEAR'S GOAL OF GIVING THOUSANDS OF SENIORS A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY.

3) SEXIST EASY BAKE OVEN-VOTOPS

PLUS, EASY BAKE OVENS. FOR BOYS?

END OF SHOW-LIVE ELEMENT AVAILABLE?

END OF SHOW CLIP-CLIP