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NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP B) HOUSING SKYROCKET-VOTOPS
SUBWAY DEATH-NATS TOPS VO 2 SHOT NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP
SUBWAY DEATH-PKG HOUSING SKYROCKETING -2 SHOT
SUBWAY DEATH-OC 2 SOTS OC HOUSING SKYROCKETING -PKG
ROWLES IN COURT-SS BARISTA MURDER VIDEO-TRX VO TOPS
DUNN TODAY-SS VO BOY STARTS FIRE-VO
NEW ALLEGIANT ROUTES-VO DOG SHOT-OC SOT VO WIPE
LANI KAI CAR FIRE-VO DOG SHOT-SOT VO
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE KITTEN TRAILER-VO WIPE
COSTAS COMMENTS-OC SOT OC KITTEN TRAILER-SOT VO
BELCHER 911 TAPES-OC SOT VO MCAFEE FOUND-INTRO
FLORIDA TEACHER REPORT CARD-CG MCAFEE FOUND-PKG
CONTROL BURN-VO FAKE RED KETTLES-OC NATS VO WIPE
CITIZENS INSURANCE-ONCAM FAKE RED KETTLES-2 SOTS VO
TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT BOXES OLDEST WOMAN DIES-VO
STEM PROGRAM-REM LIVE YOUTUBE BANK ROBBERY-VO
STEM PROGRAM-VO TEASE FOUR----
STEM PROGRAM-SOT VO A) DRONES IN THE HANDS-2 SHOT VO
STEM PROGRAM-REM LIVE DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-VO IN PLASMA
FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-OC SOT VO WIPE DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-PKG
FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SOT VO DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-ONCAM
ZIMMERMAN LATEST-VO REIF OPEN-CLIP
BOEING INSPECTIONS-TRX VO WEATHER-WX WALL
NETFLIX AND DISNEY-ONCAM HAWAII LAVA-VO TOPS
ROYAL PRANK-OC SOT VO SOCIAL MEDIA COSTS-VO
TEASE ONE----- MUNIZ HEALTH-OC 2 SOTS VO
A) NO SANTA-2 SHOT SOT VO HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM
B) CLERK FIGHT-VOTOPS HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG
WEATHER-STC SD EATING WHILE DRIVING-ONCAM
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP NBC2 GIVING TREE-VO SS
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL TEASE FIVE------
CLERK FIGHT-VO TOPS A) MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-2 SHOT SOT VO
OFFICER PUNCH-TRX VO TOPS DR PHIL'S CAR-VO TOPS
NO SANTA-PLASMA MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT
NO SANTA-PKG MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-PKG
GOATS ATTACK KIDS-TRX VO TOPS TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA
TEASE TWO------ NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK
FL WEEKLY-2 SHOT NOON TZA) ROBERT DUNN-VO
FL WEEKLY-3 SS NOON TZB) SANDY CITATIONS-SOTVO
KATE MIDDLETON-2 SHOT NOON TZC) STEM-VO
KATE MIDDLETON-PKG NOON TZD) MYSTERY GIFTS-VO
TEASE THREE----- NOON TZE) VS MODELS-VO
A) YOUTUBE BANK ROBBERY-2 SHOT VO CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP


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SUBWAY DEATH-NATS TOPS VO 2 SHOT


nats of men fighting in subway tunnel

ITS THE ARGUMENT THAT TURNED DEADLY.

NOW POLICE IN NEW YORK ARE QUESTIONING A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A SUBWAY RIDER WHO WAS PUSHED ONTO THE TRACKS MONDAY. Im clay miller.

POLICE TOOK THE MAN INTO CUSTODY.

ED PAYNE HAS THE DEVELOPMENTS TO THIS SHOCKING STORY. Return to index of stories...


SUBWAY DEATH-PKG


POLICE WERE QUESTIONING A MAN THEY SAY IMPLICATED HIMSELF IN THE DEATH OF A NEW YORK SUBWAY PASSENGER.

58-YEAR-OLD KI-SUCK HAN WAS PUSHED FROM A SUBWAY PLATFORM NEAR TIMES SQUARE MONDAY AFTERNOON -- AND KILLED BY AN ONCOMING TRAIN.

NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY SAYS THEY ARE GETTING INPUT FROM RIDERS WHO WERE IN THE STATION AT THE TIME.

We have a witness that says there was a shoving or a push, depending on how you characterize it.

IT ALL APPARENTLY STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT. NEW YORK POLICE OBTAINED THIS VIDEO WHICH SHOWS THE VICTIM, WHOSE FACE IS OBSCURED HERE, RIGHT BEFORE HE WAS SHOVED ONTO THE TRACK. MTA WORKER NIGEL GRANT SAYS SOME RIDERS TRIED TO GET THE CONDUCTER'S ATTENTION AS THE TRAIN CAME INTO THE STATION.

And I see people trying to flag the train down before the train get to him.

THE TRAIN FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY INTO THE STATION. PATRICK GOMEZ SAYS EVERYONE WAS STUNNED.

People are just standing in fear and shock not knowing what's really going on. Some people started running out of the platform, you know, other people just stood there, really didn't know what was going on.

WITNESSES SAY HAN FRANTICALLY TRIED TO CLIMB BACK ONTO THE PLATFORM AS THE TRAIN BARRELED INTO THE STATION.

HIS EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN.

HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE TRAIN.

I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING. Return to index of stories...


SUBWAY DEATH-OC 2 SOTS OC


THE NEW YORK POST IS BEING CRITICIZED FOR RUNNING A FRONT PAGE PICTURE OF KI-SUCK HAN THAT WAS TAKEN RIGHT BEFORE HE WAS STRUCK BY THE TRAIN.

MANY ARE ASKING WHY THE FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK THE PICTURE, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HELP THE VICTIM.

HE SAT DOWN THIS MORNING ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE DISTANCE Of the approaching train and the only thing i can think of was to alert the driver with my camera flash.

do you think you had the strength or the opportunity to help him off those tracks? no this was a frozen moment there is a train approaching is there a second i am further away

HE SAYS HE'S SHOCKED THAT PEOPLE CLOSER TO THE VICTIM DIDN'T TRY TO HELP IN 22 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRAIN STRUCK. Return to index of stories...


ROWLES IN COURT-SS


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOM IS FACING A JUDGE TODAY.

JONATHAN ROWLES WAS JUST THIRTEEN WHEN HE CONFESSED TO SHOOTING HIS 39-YEAR-OLD MOTHER KELLY ANN IN THEIR EAST NAPLES HOME BACK IN 2010.

ROWLES NON-JURY TRIAL STARTED TODAY.

IN TAPED INTERVIEWS HE CONFESSED TO THE CRIME, SAYING THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACCIDENT.

ROWLES WAS CHARGED AS A JUVENILE-- IF FOUND GUILTY THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE WOULD BE JUVENILE DETENTION UNTIL HE IS 21.

YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO BRING YOU ALL THE LATEST DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


DUNN TODAY-SS VO


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A CONVICTED KILLER FIGHTS FOR LIFE IN PRISON -- BUT THE DEATH PENALTY IS AT STAKE.

ROBERT DUNN WAS CONVICTED OF SHOOTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE NEARLY 5 YEARS AGO.

HE'S BEING SENTENCED THIS WEEK.

THIS MORNING - JURORS SAW A VIDEO OF ROBERT DUNN'S HOUSE THE DAY AFTER THE SHOOTING.

THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT SEARCHED HIS HOME - FINDING IT IN DISARRAY.

- WITH BROKEN PICTURE FRAMES, NEWSPAPERS CIGARETTE BUTTS, AND MAIL STREWN ABOUT.

THE DEFENSE IS TRYING TO SHOW ROBERT DUNN WAS MENTALLY ILL - HOPING THAT WILL SPARE HIM FROM DEATH ROW. Return to index of stories...


NEW ALLEGIANT ROUTES-VO


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

NEW NON STOP FLIGHTS ARE ANNOUNCED FROM OUR AREA TO THREE CITIES.

ALLEGIANT AIR HAS JUST ANNOUNCED NEW FLIGHTS FROM PUNTA GORDA.

THE NEW ROUTES WHICH WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY WILL INCLUDE NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, TOLEDO, OHIO, AND PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK. Return to index of stories...


LANI KAI CAR FIRE-VO


INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO AN EARLY MORNING CAR FIRE ALONG FORT MYERS BEACH.

THIS RED MUSTANG CAUGHT FIRE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LANI KAI, IN THE BAYVIEW MOTEL PARKING LOT.

WHEN OUR CREWS ARRIVED WE FOUND YELLOW TAPE SURROUNDING THE CAR.

THE FORT MYERS BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING HOW IT HAPPENED. Return to index of stories...


NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE


U.S. stocks were mixed early Wednesday as investors remain cautious ahead of jobs data due later this week and an uncertain outlook for taxes

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. Return to index of stories...


COSTAS COMMENTS-OC SOT OC


NEW AT ELEVEN.

NBC SPORTS COMMENTATOR BOB COSTAS isn't backing down from his halftime comments on gun violence, but he wishes he had more time.

Handguns do not enhance our safety. They exacerbate our flaws, tempt us to escalate arguments, and bait us into embracing confrontation rather than avoiding it. "

THOSE WERE THE COMMENTS HE MADE SUNDAY NIGHT THAT SPAKED OUTRAGE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF JOVAN BELCHER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.

IN NEW INTERVIEWS, COSTAS SAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOOTBALL, THE GUN CULTURE AND POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COULD HAVE BEEN FACTORS IN THE TRAGEDY.

HE SAID THE AVAILABILITY OF A GUN WASN'T THE ONLY ISSUE, BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE MORE TIME FOR A NUANCED DISCUSSION SUNDAY. Return to index of stories...


BELCHER 911 TAPES-OC SOT VO


NEW 9-1-1 CALLS SHOW THE MOMENTS A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL PLAYER SHOT AND KILLED GIRLFRIEND KASANDRA PERKINS.

JOVAN BELCHER'S MOTHER CALLED FOR HELP AFTER FINDING THE WOMAN BLEEDING.

She's still breathing but please hurry. I don't know how he , they were arguing, please hurry.

OK so she's been shot?

No.

Stay with me, the ambulance is on the way, stay with me Cassandra, stay with me.

OK listen is she awake?

She's just barely, she's barely open.

Can she hear what you're saying?

Yes, she is moving when I talk to her. Please God.

BELCHER SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF OUTSIDE THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS STADIUM.

THE COUPLE'S THREE MONTH OLD BABY WAS NOT HURT. Return to index of stories...


FLORIDA TEACHER REPORT CARD-CG


HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE LEARNING WHETHER FLORIDA'S TEACHERS ARE MAKING THE GRADE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS JUST RELEASED A REPORT ON DISTRICT PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

STATE LEADERS SAY 22 PERCENT OF TEACHERS ACROSS FLORIDA ARE *HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

27 PERCENT ARE EFFECTIVE.

LESS THAN ONE PERCENT ARE UNSATISFACTORY

WE HAVE A REPORTER COMBING THROUGH THE RESULTS AND WILL BRING YOU WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Return to index of stories...


CONTROL BURN-VO


NEW AT ELEVEN.

A CONTROLLED BURN IS GETTING UNDERWAY IN ESTERO THIS MORNING.

IT'S LOCATED AT GATOR HOLE PRESERVE OFF CORKSCREW ROAD.

LEE COUNTY PARKS AND REC WILL BURN ABOUT 46 ACRES.

IT'S EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY 5 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


CITIZENS INSURANCE-ONCAM


CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE COULD GET THE GO-AHEAD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO RAISE ITS RATES ABOVE CURRENT LIMITS.

A KEY FLORIDA HOUSE PANEL SPENT SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY DISCUSSING WAYS TO SHRINK THE SIZE OF CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE, THE STATE-CREATED INSURER INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE UNABLE TO BUY INSURANCE ELSEWHERE.

CITIZENS CURRENTLY HAS NEARLY 1 POINT 5 MILLION POLICYHOLDERS. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT BOXES


LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE LEARNING NEW WAYS TO TEACH STUDENTS BY TAKING THEM OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.

IT'S CALLED "STEM AT WORK"

FOCUSING ON CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATH AND ENGINEERING.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS AT SHAW DEVELOPMENT.

CLIFTON, THIS IS WHERE MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS GO TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CAREERS. Return to index of stories...


STEM PROGRAM-REM LIVE


IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE A CLASSROOM. BUT THAT'S THE POINT.

WHEN STUDENTS COME HERE, THEY REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING CAN ACTUALLY BE USED. Return to index of stories...


STEM PROGRAM-VO


THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR FOR THE "STEM AT WORK" PROGRAM.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ONLY A HANDFUL OF HIGH SCHOOLS WERE A PART OF THE PROGRAM.

ALL 13 OF THE LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PARTICIPATING.

THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT INVITE THESE STUDENTS IN TO LEARN ABOUT JOBS FOCUSED AROUND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

THE HOPE IS TO GIVE THESE STUDENTS A HEAD START BEFORE THEY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. Return to index of stories...


STEM PROGRAM-SOT VO


SOT: Marshall Bower, Foundation For Lee County Public Schools "We know that kids today learn differently than they did 50, 100 years ago and hands on learning activities are the best way to do that. We hope that this will demonstrate to kids that there are jobs in STEM and it's an interesting area to go into and there is a need for them to go into these areas." Return to index of stories...


STEM PROGRAM-REM LIVE


STUDENTS WILL GO ON DAY LONG FIELD TRIPS TO BUSINESSES LIKE THIS ONE A COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH.

SOON THE SCHOOL CORPORATION AND THE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOPES TO GET THIS PROGRAM INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND EVEN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM.

LIVE IN BS, CF, NBC2. Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-OC SOT VO WIPE


NO DEAL YET TO KEEP YOUR TAXES FROM GOING UP COME JANUARY FIRST.

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REJECTED WHAT REPUBLICANS SAY IS THEIR BEST OFFER.

THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE ABSOLUTELY WON'T BUDGE -- THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS MUST PAY MORE:

"We're not going to be able to get a deal without it."

A NEW WASHINGTON POST-PEW POLL FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS WILL BLAME REPUBLICANS IF WE GO OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

REPUBLICANS SAY THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO MEET THEM HALFWAY:

SOME INSIST. THERE'S A GOOD REASON WHY PEOPLE MAKING OVER 250-THOUSAND SHOULD NOT PAY MORE: Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SOT VO


When you raise tax rates - you're impacting the small businesses that create the jobs in this country."

THE DEADLINE TO REACH A DEAL IS NOW AT 27 DAYS. Return to index of stories...


ZIMMERMAN LATEST-VO


NEW REVELATIONS IN THE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CASE.

WE'RE NOW LEARNING THAT F-B-I AGENTS INTERVIEWED HIS NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHETHER HE WAS RACIST.

COURT RECORDS SHOWED AGENTS TALKED TO THE FORMER NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH LEADER'S NEIGHBORS ABOUT HIS RACIAL ATTITUDES.

THE AGENTS ALSO INTERVIEWED A FORMER CO-WORKER OF ZIMMERMAN, AS WELL AS A RESIDENT ABOUT THE LEGACY OF RACISM IN THE CITY OF SANFORD DURING INVESTIGATION INTO THE FATAL SHOOTING OF 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN. Return to index of stories...


BOEING INSPECTIONS-TRX VO


A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

NEW PROBLEMS FOR BOEING'S BRAND NEW JETLINER.

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS ISSUED A DIRECTIVE REQUIRING ALL 787 DREAMLINERS HAVE THEIR FUEL LINE CONNECTORS INSPECTED.

BOEING CLAIMS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL LINE CONNECTORS COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKS, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, OR FIRE.

BOEING ADDED THAT MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. Return to index of stories...


NETFLIX AND DISNEY-ONCAM


BIG NEWS FOR NETFLIX CUSTOMERS.

THE COMPANY AND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HAVE INKED A DEAL.

STARTING IN 20-16, NETFLIX WILL BECOME THE EXCLUSIVE U-S SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION SERVICE FOR DISNEY'S NEW RELEASES.

CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO STREAM FROM A CATALOG OF DISNEY TITLES, INCLUDING FILMS BY ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL END THE LICENSING DEAL DISNEY HAS WITH PAY-CABLE NETWORK STARZ. Return to index of stories...


ROYAL PRANK-OC SOT VO


NEW AT ELEVEN.

WE'RE NOW HEARING THE PRANK CALL BY AN AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATION PRETENDING TO BE QUEEN ELIZABETH AND TRYING TO CALL PRINCESS KATE MIDDLETON INSIDE A LONDON HOSPITAL.

i was just after my granddaughter kate i wanted to see how her tummy bug is going.she had an unrestful night and sleeping is good for her she was given rehydration fluids after she came in she's stable at the moment

THE HOSPITAL SAYS THE CONVERSATION WAS HELD WITH ONE OF THE NURSING STAFF.

ITS TELEPHONE PROTOCOLS ARE BEING REVIEWED.

THE AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATION PLACED THE RECORDING OF THE CONVERSATION ON ITS WEBSITE.

MIDDLETON IS SAID TO BE DOING BETTER WHILE BATTLING SEVERE MORNING SICKNESS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-----


RUINING CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

He told me that she went 'Santa' and made

the gesture. And he said it led him to believe that there wasn't a Santa

Claus

A TEACHER IS ACCUSED OF TELLING YOUNG STUDENTS THAT SANTA CLAUS DOESN'T EXIST.

BUT WILL THE SCHOOL STAND UP FOR SAINT NICK?

PLUS ALL NEW IN THE B BLOCK.A PHARMACY WORKER GETS SOME VERY UNEXPECTED HELP WHEN A WOULD BE ROBBER TRIES TO MAKE A BIG SCORE.

WE HAVE THE MUST SEE VIDEO. Return to index of stories...


A) NO SANTA-2 SHOT SOT VO


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B) CLERK FIGHT-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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FIRST ALERT 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.

Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sun.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slack up today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

Aside from these slightly higher rain prospects, our weather will stay pretty consistent in every other department. Temperatures will continue to run a few degrees above average, and sky conditions will stay partly cloudy through early next week. Return to index of stories...


CLERK FIGHT-VO TOPS


BRAND NEW MUST SEE VIDEO IN THE B BLOCK.

TAKE A LOOK.A GROUP OF CUSTOMERS HELPS BRING DOWN A WOULD BE ROBBER.

POLICE IN CONNECTICUT RELEASED SECURITY VIDEO OF THE ROBBERY ATTEMPT AT A PHARMACY.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAN APPROACH THE CLERK AT THE COUNTER.

THE SUSPECT GOES BEHIND THE COUNTER.

HE GRABS AT THE DRAWER OF THE CASH REGISTER.

ONCE CUSTOMERS AND THE PHARMACIST REALIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE GROUP TO DRAG THEE SUSPECT OUT FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER AND WAIT FOR POLICE TO ARRIVE. Return to index of stories...


OFFICER PUNCH-TRX VO TOPS


MORE SHOCKING VIDEO.

A MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER FIRED FOR PUNCHING A FEMALE SUSPECT WILL GET HIS JOB BACK.

THE OFFICER WAS LET GO AFTER THIS DASHCAM VIDEO SURFACED OF HIM PUNCHING A HANDCUFFED WOMAN HE ARRESTED IN MAY.

THE MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF SAID IT WAS CLEAR HE HAD LOST CONTROL AND WAS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE.

THE OFFICER APPEALED, SAYING HE PUNCHED THE WOMAN BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID SHE WOULD BITE OR SPIT ON HIM.

THE MILWAUKEE FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION OVERTURNED THE FIRING. Return to index of stories...


NO SANTA-PLASMA


JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

PARENTS ARE USPSET WITH A FLORIDA TEACHER.

THEY SAY THE TAMPA AREA TEACHER TOLD THE KIDS, THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS.

BRAD DAVIS BRINGS US SURPRISING STORY. Return to index of stories...


NO SANTA-PKG


SEMINOLE, Fla. - "He was in tears. He was very distraught," said Kevin

Durbin.

Durbin was describing his fourth-grade son, and how the ten-year-old felt

when he came home from Starkey Elementary school Monday.

Durbin says for his family, like many other families with young children,

Christmas is a special time of year; with the man in the red suit taking

center stage.

"Santa's a big, fat, jolly guy with a white beard, and a red hat, with some

reindeer that brings them presents on Christmas Day," Durbin explained.

Durbin says his son, and others in the class, became upset when their music

teacher at the school began to speak of Santa.

"He told me that she went 'Santa' and made

the gesture. And he said it led him to believe that there wasn't a Santa

Claus," Durbin recalled.

Durbin, who also has a second-grade daughter at Starkey Elementary, said he

went to the school to voice his concerns Tuesday morning.

Melanie Marquez, spokesperson for the Pinellas County School District, said

the principal at Starkey is aware of the situation and is acting accordingly

.

"The goal right now is to understand the parent's concern and to understand

exactly what happened. So the principal will look into it, she'll speak

with students that were in the class, she'll talk to the staff members and

she'll see exactly what it was, to the best of her ability understand

what happened," Marquez explained.

Angela Pouliot also has two kids at Starkey Elementary and hopes this was a

one-time occurrence.

"It's kind of disheartening. It's not really the teacher's objective to

teach them about Santa Claus or anything of the sort. That's up to the

parents," she said.

Kevin Durbin just wants to keep the Christmas spirit alive and well in his

home. And he hopes that his kids will continue to anticipate Santa with the

same exuberance they always have.

"I believe that if he lives in your heart, that he's real no

matter what anybody else says," Durbin said. Return to index of stories...


GOATS ATTACK KIDS-TRX VO TOPS


A GOAT THAT TERRORIZED STUDENTS OUTSIDE A HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IS LOCKED UP.

TAKE A LOOK.THE STUDENTS WERE CHASED DOWN BY THE GOAT AS THEY WALKED TO SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL USHERED 400 STUDENTS INTO THE CAFETERIA AND CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL.

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS EVENTUALLY CAUGHT HIM.

HE'S NOW WAITING TO BE CLAIMED BY ITS OWNER. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO------


HOW DOES A BURGER MADE FROM A GLAZED DONUT SOUND?

IF YOUR A CARDIOLOGIST IT MAY SOUND LIKE JOB SECURITY.

ITS FLORIDA WEEKLY WEDNESDAY.WE'LL SHOW YOU WHICH LOCAL RESTARANTS ARE CREATING SOME EYE OPENING FOOD MENUS. Return to index of stories...


FL WEEKLY-2 SHOT


FLA WEEKLY WEDNESDAY Return to index of stories...


FL WEEKLY-3 SS


A. The rise of the gourmet burger. This American classic is popping up in all sorts of new eateries with a selection of crazy recipes. Burger with glazed doughnut buns anyone?

B. Charter Schools rising. Charter schools, primarily for-profit companies running schools with public funds, are on the rise and doing well for investors.

C. Alternative Christmas fare: Sure, there's The Nutcracker and the standard Christmas Carols, -- but Florida Weekly seeks out some alternative Christmas entertainment, shows that break the mold for the holidays. Return to index of stories...


KATE MIDDLETON-2 SHOT


DESPITE THE PRANK CALL.THERE IS GOOD NEWS SURROUNDING KATE MIDDLETON'S HOSPITAL STAY.

WORD IS THAT KATE MIDDLETON'S GETTING BETTER AFTER SPENDING ANOTHERNIGHT IN THE

HOSPITAL BATTLING AN ACUTE FORM OF MORNING SICKNESS.

PRINCE WILLIAM HAS BEEN AT HER BEDSIDE.

LARA SPENCER HAS THE DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


KATE MIDDLETON-PKG


5:57:09 HIS FACE SAID IT ALLOVERNIGHT, PRINCE WILLIAM FLASHING A BROAD

SMILE EMERGING FROM EDWARD THE SEVENTH HOSPITAL HERE IN LONDON AFTER

SPENDING SIX HOURS BY HIS WIFE'S SIDE. HIS EXPRESSIONMUCH HAPPIER THAN WHEN

HE ARRIVED.

Quick nat of photos from earlier in the day

5:57:58 AND THIS MORNING KATE IS REPORTEDLY BEING TREATED BY THE QUEEN'S

DOCTOR.

THE PALACE SAID IN A STATEMENT SHE IS QUOTE "CONTINUING TO FEEL BETTER" AS

SHE BATTLES HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUMAN ACUTE FORM OF NAUSEA WHICH CAUSED HER

TO BE HOSPITALIZED ON MONDAY.

5:58:17 THE PALACE ADDED KATE AND WILLIAM ARE "GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD WISHES

THEY HAVE RECEIVED."

SOT VICTORIA MURPHY - There's been an outpouring of support for the couple

that made them feel perhaps a little bit more positive about the whole thing

.

5:58:23 KATE'S PARENTS - CAROLE AND MICHAEL MIDDLETON, SPOTTED LEAVING

THEIR HOME IN BUCKLEBURY TUESDAY. THEY WILL REPORTEDLY VISIT THEIR DAUGHTER

AS EARLY AS TODAY. BUT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL WORD YET ON WHEN THE DUCHESS

WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. SOME WOMEN WITH THIS CONDITION CAN

SUFFER FROM SYMPTOMS FOR UP TO 5 MONTHS, EVEN THE ENTIRE PREGNANCY.

SOT VICTORIA MURPHY - The royal family would not normally want to announce a

pregnancy before the twelve week mark and we understand it's quite a

substantial way before the twelve week mark. We believe she's about seven to

eight weeks pregnant at the moment.

5:58:44 5:58:55 THE DUCHESS' PREGNANCY COULD BE MADE A LITTLE EASIER

THOUGH IN THE COMING MONTHS, AS THE COUPLE IS SET TO MOVE INTO A NEWLY

RENOVATED KENSINGTON PALACE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

Nats helicopter

5:59:22 BUT KATE AND WILLIAM MAY BE KEPT APART FOR THE TIME BEING. WILLIAM'

S MILITARY COMMITMENT REQUIRES HIM TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF FLYING HOURS.

SOON HE WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO STAY IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 5:59:37

OR RESUME THE DUTIES OF A FULL TIME ROYAL.

5:59:40 MEANWHILE, ROYAL HEIR SPECULATION IS ON OVERDRIVE.

5:59:42 ODDS MAKERS ARE ALREADY ON THE RECORD ON WHAT THE NAME OF THE

FUTURE HEIR WILL BE. THE EARLY FAVORITESELIZABETH, FRANCES OR DIANA IF IT'S

A GIRL.CHARLES OR JOHN IF IT'S A BOY.

5:59:52 AND ONE FORENSIC ARTIST BECAME AN INTERNET SENSATION, STUDYING

RECENT PHOTOS OF WILL AND KATE AND CREATING THESE COMPOSITES OF WHAT A NEW

PRINCE OR PRINCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-----


ITS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU POST ONLINE CAN HAUNT YOU.

AND IT COULD ALSO SEND YOU TO JAIL.

WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE SOLVED A BANK ROBBERY BY POSTING THE EVIDENCE ON YOUTUBE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM.POLICE SHE SHE'S THE ONE THAT PULLED OFF THE HEIST.

THE RETURN TO THE HOUSING BOOM?

HOME PRICES ARE UP DOUBLE DIGITS IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.

BUT IS FLORIDA REALLY CASHING IN FINALLY?

THE BRAND NEW SURPRISING NUMBERS. Return to index of stories...


A) YOUTUBE BANK ROBBERY-2 SHOT VO


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B) HOUSING SKYROCKET-VOTOPS


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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP


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HOUSING SKYROCKETING -2 SHOT


NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN THE SINGLE BIGGEST INVESTMENT THEY WILL EVER MAKE: THEIR HOME.

WE'RE NOW LEARNING FOR MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT INVESTMENT IS *ROARING* BACK TO LIFE.

HOME PRICES UP MORE THAN SIX PERCENT IN ONE YEAR -- THE BIGGEST *JUMP* IN *SIX YEARS --

DAVID MUIR REPORTS HOW HIGH WILL IT GO, HOW FAST -- AND WHERE? Return to index of stories...


HOUSING SKYROCKETING -PKG


Call it an early Christmas gift.

For millions of Americans who own homes.

Tonight, new signs home values are finally on the rise again.

The biggest spike.

In Arizona. home prices are up more than 21 percent.

NATS "this is Cortis Street"

Perhaps you'll remember our drive down that neighborhood outside Phoenix-

It was ground zero for the housing crash four years ago.

Foreclosed, for sale, for rent.

130 homes on the market in that one subdivision alone.

And Sherri McBroom was trying to sell one of them.

DM: What did they buy their home for?

SMB: 308-thousand dollars.

DM: What is it listed at now?

SMB: 130,000.

Our jaws dropped back then.

And late today - we were stunned again.

NATS: Hey Sherri

We checked in with that same realtor -- Sherri McBroom.

DM: In the last six months how many homes have sold in that subdivision

alone

SMB: There were 163 homes that sold in the last six months

DM: We were standing there when this market hit rock bottom. There were 130

homes for sale at once. How many for sale tonight

SMB: 17 homes for sale tonight

DM: So as you drive down that street real progress

SMB: Absolutely

In fact in 2008 as the recession took its toll - the median price of a home

in America was $186,500.

A year later, down to 172,200

Another year, down again 170,600

Last year an even steeper drop - down to 160,800

But tonight, that rebound. the median price back up nearly 18k to 178,600

Look at the top ten states-where home prices are rising fastest.

Arizona

Hawaii

Nevada

Idaho

North Dakota

Utah

California

Michigan

Colorado

Florida

Among them, states where housing was hardest hit

Nevada, California, Florida. and Michigan.

"Hi David, c'mon in."

In Ann Arbor late today, the Evangelista family gave us a tour of their

newly built home.

Another bright spot tonight.

The nation's biggest home builder, Toll Brothers, reporting tonight, orders

have risen sharply.

The Evangelista's home. is one of them: and tonight they told us the number

one reason why:

"The mortgage rates were so low, it was the best time. It was a steal." Return to index of stories...


BARISTA MURDER VIDEO-TRX VO TOPS


BRAND NEW VIDEO IS RELEASED SHOWING A KILLER ABDUCTING AN ALASKA BARISTA RIGHT FROM HER JOB.

TAKE A LOOK.SAMANTHA KOENIG WAS UNAWARE OF ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT NIGHT.

THAT'S WHEN ISRAEL KEYES TOLD AUTHORITIES HE WALKED UP TO THE COFFEE STAND AND ORDERED A COFFEE.

WHEN KOENIG RETURNED TO THE WINDOW, KEYES PULLED OUT A GUN AND DEMANDED MONEY.

HE THEN ABDUCTED KOENIG FROM THE COFFEE STAND. TAKING HER AWAY IN HIS WHITE TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE.

KOENIG'S BODY WAS LATER FOUND IN A NEARBY LAKE UNDER A SHEET OF ICE.

KEYES WAS AWAITING TRIAL FOR THE CRIME BUT WAS FOUND IN HIS JAIL CELL SUNDAY MORNING IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE. Return to index of stories...


BOY STARTS FIRE-VO


A FORMER FACTORY WORKER ADMITS HE STARTED A FIRE THAT KILLED 14 YOUNG WOMEN WORKING INSIDE THAT SAME FACTORY.

DURING A TAPED INTERVIEW FROM JAIL IN CHINA THE SUSPECT SAID HE STARTED THE FIRE BECAUSE HE WAS ANGRY OVER 461 DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES.

HE REPORTEDLY QUIT THE FACTORY THREE YEARS AGO.

HE CLAIMS HE BOUGHT GAS AND RUSHED INTO THE FACTORY WHERE HE TOOK OUT HIS LIGHTER TO START THE FIRE THIS WEEK.

SURVIVORS SAY THE FACTORY'S EXIT DOORS WERE LOCKED THERE WERE NO EMERGENCY EXITS. Return to index of stories...


DOG SHOT-OC SOT VO WIPE


A CHICAGO FAMILY SAYS A POLICE OFFICER SHOT THE FAMILY DOG LAST WEEKEND WHILE WRITING A PARKING TICKET.

NOW, THE FAMILY IS SUING THE CITY AND POLICE.

The dog wondered over to the sidewalk and was walking around, sniffing at the ground around, wagging his tail and the officer yelled for him, for the owner, to get his dog, waited about two seconds, yelled again for him to get his dog and then did not even wait another two seconds before he pulled his gun and fired twice."

THE SEVEN MONTH OLD PUPPY WAS JUST RELEASED FROM THE VET AFTER A 5 HOUR SURGERY AND 2 DAYS AT HOSPITAL.

THE POOCH IS GOING TO LIVE.

THE FAMILY HAS FILED THIS LAWSUIT.

THEY WANT THE OFFICER INVOLVED OFF THE STREET AND WITHOUT A GUN. Return to index of stories...


DOG SHOT-SOT VO


"The main goal of the Phillips family is to make sure this doesn't happen again. It's obviously unacceptable for police officers to be shooting animals, especially animals that aren't doing anything to deserve it."

THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. Return to index of stories...


KITTEN TRAILER-VO WIPE


THREE KITTENS RESCUED FROM A MAN'S FREEZER ARE RECOVERING IN SAINT PETERSBURG, WHILE THE MAN ACCUSED IS UNDER ARREST.

THE KITTENS WERE ALMOST KILLED.

POLICE SAY RODNEY BLANCHARD TRIED TO GET RID OF FOUR KITTENS BY PUTTING THEM IN THE FREEZER HERE IN HIS TRAILER.

A NEIGHBOR MADE THE GRUESOME DISCOVERY WHEN BLANCHARD ASKED HER TO GET HIM A BEER FROM THE FREEZER. Return to index of stories...


KITTEN TRAILER-SOT VO


"I seen Ziploc bags that looked like it could be steaks or something in there, but I heard kittens. I looked at Rodney and I didn't say anything. And he's laughing and he goes, 'Hypothermia only takes a few minutes.' I put two and two together and I knew it was the kittens."

THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED.

IT'S BELIEVED THE KITTENS BELONG TO HIS ROOMMATE WHO IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. Return to index of stories...


MCAFEE FOUND-INTRO


SOFTWARE COMPANY FOUNDER JOHN MCAFEE IS ALIVE AND WELL. AND ON THE RUN IN GUATEMALA.

POLICE STILL WANT TO QUESTION HIM IN A MURDER CASE IN NEIGHBORING BELIZE.

BUT THEY MAY NEVER GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM.

BRANDI HITT HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. Return to index of stories...


MCAFEE FOUND-PKG


AFTER WEEKS ON THE RUN. SOFTWARE FOUNDER JOHN McAFEE HAS SURFACED IN

GUATEMALA. WHERE HE NOW SAYS HE'LL ASK FOR ASYLUM.

SOT -- Telesforo Guerra, McAfee's Lawyer

"There is no.: "No extradition treaty. I chose Guatemala

carefully."

McAFEE SPENT WEEKS SNEAKING OUT OF BELIZE. WHERE POLICE WANT TO QUESTION

HIM FOR THE MURDER OF HIS NEIGHBOR -- AMERICAN GREG FAULL.

FAULL WAS SHOT TO DEATH LAST MONTH.

.AND HAD RECENTLY FILED A LOCAL PETITION AGAINST McAFEE'S SECURITY GUARDS

-- CALLING THEM "DANGEROUS".

ALONG WITH HIS "VICIOUS DOGS."

POLICE IN BELIZE INSIST HE'S NOT A SUSPECT.

BUT McAFEE CHOSE TO RUN.

AND THE INCREASINGLY PARANOID SOFTWARE MILLIONAIRE "TWEETED" AND "BLOGGED"

ALONG THE WAY.

HE CALLED NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

RUMORS WERE POSTED ON HIS OWN BLOG HE HAD BEEN CAPTURED.

THEN. HE SURFACED LAST WEEKEND ON C-N-N.

SOT -- McAfee

"Hasn't been much fun, I miss my prior life. much of it has been

deprivation."

SOT -- McAfee

"How will this end? I don't have a crystal ball I will fight on until

something changes."

BUT - McAFEE'S ATTORNEY FEARS HIS FIGHT MAY NOT END IN GUATEMALA.

SOT -- Telesforo Guerra, McAfee's Lawyer

"There's no extradition treaty, but sometimes the government just capture

you and put you at the border without any legal action. That's illegal.": "It is.": "They do it. That's why we have to make it

public." Return to index of stories...


FAKE RED KETTLES-OC NATS VO WIPE


THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE A RED KETTLE.YOU MAY WANT TO MAKESURE ITS FROM THE SALVATION ARMY.

nats of bell ringing

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN POSED AS A SALVATION ARMY WORKER SOLICITING DONATIONS IN TEXAS.

A WOMAN CLAIMS SHE DROPPED TEN DOLLARS INTO A BUCKET. BUT QUICKLY REALIZED THE BELL-RINGER WAS AN IMPOSTOR! Return to index of stories...


FAKE RED KETTLES-2 SOTS VO


I got home I called Salvation Army and they said, ya, you've been scammed."

Hate to say it but it's a pretty good scheme because people like to give to

the Salvation Army when the kettles are out. It's one of our brands."

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS YOU CAN AVOID GETTING SCAMMED.

A LEGITIMATE BELL RINGER WILL ALWAYS HAVE PROPER ID AND THEY'LL NEVER STAND

ON A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. Return to index of stories...


OLDEST WOMAN DIES-VO


THE WORLD'S OLDEST WOMAN HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 116.

BESSE COOPER IS ONLY ONE OF EIGHT PEOPLE RECOGNIZED BY THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TO HAVE LIVED THAT LONG.

SHE DIED PEACEFULLY TUESDAY IN AN ASSISTED LIVING HOME.

COOPER, WHO LIVED IN MONREOE GEORGIA, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN TO VOTE IN THE STATE AS PART OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

COOPER ONCE SAID SHE LIVED SO LONG BECAUSE SHE WATCHED WHAT SHE ATE AND DIDN'T CAUSE TROUBLE. Return to index of stories...


YOUTUBE BANK ROBBERY-VO


CAUGHT THANKS TO YOUTUBE.

AUTHORITIES SAY A WOMAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A BANK IN EASTERN NEBRASKA POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE BRAGGING ABOUT THE ROBBERY.

THIS IS THE VIDEO AUTHORITIES SAY 19 YEAR OLD HANNAH SABATA POSTED ONLINE.

YOU CAN SEE HER EDITING CAPTIONS CLAIMING SHE ROBBED A BANK.THEN SHE HOLDS UP THE MONEY SHE CLAIMS SHE STOLE.MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.

REPORTS CLAIM THE SHERIFF WILL USE THE VIDEO AS EVIDENCE AGAINST HER.

SHE FACES ROBBERY AND THEFT CHARGES. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR----


IRAN CLAIMS IT HAS ONE OF OUR DRONES.

BUT WHAT CAN OUR ENEMIES REALLY DO WITH THE TECHNOLOGY?

NEW AT ELEVEN WE'LL SHOW YOU IN DEPTH THE LITTLE KNOWN CAPABILITIES OF THE DRONES THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF WAR AND MAY SOON BE FLYING OVER OUR FRONT YARDS. Return to index of stories...


A) DRONES IN THE HANDS-2 SHOT VO


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DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-VO IN PLASMA


IRAN CONTINUES TO CLAIM IT HAS AN AMERICAN DRONE.

BUT THE UNITED STATES NAVY SAYS THATS NOT POSSIBLE.

BUT DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THE CAPABILITIES OF A DRONE?

NIC ROBERTSON GIVES US AN EYE OPENING LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY. Return to index of stories...


DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-PKG


IRAQ WAS THE GAME CHANGER. DRONES BECAME THE MUST HAVE KIT FOR FRONT LINE TROOPS.

"It went from being seen as something that is was really exotic to have one of these patrolling over head to you didn't go out on convoy without requesting full motion video."

MORE THAN 7,000 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES BY THE END OF DRAWDOWN A YEAR AGO. ALMOST NONE AT THE BEGINNING.

"It is completely different in 2011, our soldiers learned, they adapted, technology adapted to conflict…"

TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVES SOLDIERS AN UNPARALLELED BATTLED FIELD ADVANTAGE. REAL TIME VIDEO OF THE ENEMY. WITHOUT PUTTING PILOTS IN HARMS WAY. IN 2009 THE US AIR FORCE OPENED THEIR DOORS TO US AT AN AIRFIELD NEAR LAS VEGAS. WE SAW HOW BY SATELLITE REMOTE CONTROL THEY FLEW DRONES. THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

"WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT NOW IS MY CREW AND ME BEING VIDEOED FROM THOUSANDS OF FEET UP IN THE SKY BY AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, UAV OR DRONE. THEY ARE REVOLUTIONIZING THE BATTLEFIELD. NO WAR IS EVER GOING TO BE THE SAME AGAIN."

AN IRREVERSIBLE DYNAMIC. BECAUSE NOT ONLY WERE THEY SHOOTING LIVE VIDEO. DRONES SOON GOT FITTED WITH MISSILES. NOW YOU COULD SEE AND SHOOT THE ENEMY.

"The Predator usually if it is armed goes up with just one missile, the Reaper can carry three thousand pounds of munitions."

IN THIS NEW WAR, KILLING AND SPYING BECAME EASIER. MOST MODERN ARMIES. EVEN SOME POLICE FORCES HAVE THEM NOW. THE CIA GOT DRONES TOO. TARGETING TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA IN PAKISTAN, YEMEN AND AFRICA. SO EFFECTIVE OSAMA BIN LADEN WROTE ABOUT THEM: THEY CAN EVEN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HOUSES THAT ARE FREQUENTED BY MALE VISITORS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN IS NORMAL. BUT THE TOOL AGAINST TERRORISTS HAS BEEN TURNED. HEZBOLLAH WITH HELP FROM IRAN HAS THEIR OWN. SO TOO ANOTHER IRANIAN ALLY. SYRIAN LEADER BASHAR AL ASSAD. IS USING DRONES AGAINST THE REBELS. IT'S WHAT WORRIES WORLD LEADERS WHEN IRAN LANDS SOMEONE ELSE'S DRONE. NIC ROBERTSON,CNN,LONDON Return to index of stories...


DRONES IN HANDS OF ENEMY-ONCAM


IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER ANY OTHER BRANCH OF THE U-S MILITARY OR GOVERNMENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN OPERATING A DRONE IN THE AREA.

IRAN HAS NOT GIVEN DETAILS OF EXACTLY HOW OR WHEN IT CAPTURED THE SUPPOSED AMERICAN DEVICE. Return to index of stories...


REIF OPEN-CLIP


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WEATHER-WX WALL


THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

Clouds will mix in with sunshine through our Wednesday, providing for a partly sunny sky, and at times, more clouds than sun.

Like yesterday, a few stray showers may develop during the afternoon, but the chance of getting hit by one of these showers still looks pretty slim.

With the extra cloud clover around today, temperatures should be a touch lower compared to previous days, but it's still going to be fairly warm for December standards. Most places should see daytime highs close to 80, most likely between 77-79°.

You'll also notice winds will continue to slack up today with wind speeds mostly between 5-10 mph out of the east.

Now, let's address the uptick in rain prospects coming our way. We all know rain has been pretty hard to come by lately across Southwest Florida , but the chance for at least a few isolated showers looks a little more promising than initially forecast earlier in the week.

The highest rain chances this week will likely come Thursday and Saturday. With that said, don't get too excited about the prospect of rain because rain probabilities will still be less than 50/50. We're talking about a jump from 10% rain chances to 30% rain chances, but hey, at least it's something.

By Thursday morning, a weak disturbance will swing across Southwest Florida, which should stir up the atmosphere enough to produce a few widely scattered showers. This means the showers will be hit-or-miss in nature, and not everyone gets wet. In fact, most of us should stay dry.

Once this system exits the area late Thursday, we'll dry out a little more Friday, and then it looks like a little more moisture from the Caribbean will build in Saturday, which should generate some more spotty showers Saturday afternoon.

Aside from these slightly higher rain prospects, our weather will stay pretty consistent in every other department. Temperatures will continue to run a few degrees above average, and sky conditions will stay partly cloudy through early next week. Return to index of stories...


HAWAII LAVA-VO TOPS


SOME SPECTACULAR IMAGES TO SHOW YOU FROM HAWAII.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR. LAVA IS FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND.

THE VIDEO SHOWS THE LAVA CASCADING OFF FORTY FOOT CLIFFS INTO THE WATER BELOW.

KILAUEA HAS BEEN ERUPTING CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1983 BUT HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN PRESSURE AND ACTIVITY RECENTLY.

EXPERTS AREN'T SURE HOW LONG THE LAVA WILL FLOW INTO THE OCEAN THIS GO AROUND. Return to index of stories...


SOCIAL MEDIA COSTS-VO


ACCORDING TO NIELSEN'S ANNUAL SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT, THE UNITED STATES SPENT 121 BILLION MINUTES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES IN JULY ALONE.

THAT MEANS WE SPENT 230 THOUSAND YEARS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN JUST ONE MONTH! STARING AT A GLARING SCREEN OF SHARING. RATHER THAN ENJOYING A SUMMER ACTIVITY OUTSIDE IN JULY.

MOST OF OUR TIME WAS SPENT ON FACEBOOK, FOLLOWED BY BLOGGER, TWITTER, WORDPRESS, LINKEDIN, AND PINTEREST. Return to index of stories...


MUNIZ HEALTH-OC 2 SOTS VO


ACTOR FRANKIE MUNIZ TURNS 27 YEARS OLD TODAY.BUT HE'S NOW RECOVERING FROM A MILD STROKE.

I couldn't say WORDS. I

THOUGHT I was SAYING them!

And, my fiance was looking

at me like I was speaking

a foreign language."

"I can't get a deep breath in.

I'm still trying to make sense of

it, um, but, you know,

happy that I'm, I'm, I'm

alive!"

THE FORMER MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE STAR CLAIMS HE WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE FRIDAY IN PHOENIX, WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST HIS VISION IN ONE EYE; HIS BODY

BECAME NUMB.

DOCTORS SAY HIS MINI-STROKE IS UNUSUAL FOR A MAN WHO IS UNDER THIRTY!

EXPERTS SAY FEWER THAN 10 PERCENT OF ALL STROKES HAPPEN TO PEOPLE UNDER 45. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM


SNOOKI'S PREGNANCY WAS BIG NEWS TOO, NEW THE QUEEN OF THE JERSEY SHORE HAS SOME ADVICE FOR DUCHESS CATHERINE.

ELIZABETH CORRIDAN HAS MORE IN HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG


"JERSEY SHORE" STAR AND NEW MOM NICOLE "SNOOKI" POLIZZI HAS SOME WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.

SNOOKI TELLS THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS CATHERINE SHOULD ENJOY HER PREGNANCY AND BE EXCITED. SHE SAYS IT'S HARD, BUT SAYS SHE SHOULDN'T "STRESS OUT."

THE 25-YEAR-OLD REALITY STAR WELCOMED HER FIRST CHILD IN AUGUST.

SNOOKI SAYS CATHERINE SHOULD DEAL WITH PAPARAZZI BY ENJOYING HER TIME AT HOME -- OR IN THE CASTLE -- WITH THE BABY.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE REVEALED MONDAY THAT PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE ARE EXPECTING.

ALEC BALDWIN WON'T BE DONE WITH TELEVISION AFTER HIS N-B-C SERIES "30 ROCK" WRAPS UP ITS FINAL SEASON.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ACTOR CONFIRMS HE HAS SIGNED A NEW TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION.

UNDER THE DEAL, BALDWIN WILL DEVELOP AND PRODUCE NEW SHOWS FOR THE STUDIO, AND POSSIBLY STAR IN THEM.

AN UPCOMING FILM STARRING ASHTON KUTCHER AS STEVE JOBS WILL CLOSE NEXT YEAR'S SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

SUNDANCE JUST RELEASED THIS PHOTO OF KUTCHER, PORTRAYING THE APPLE-FOUNDER EARLY IN HIS CAREER.

THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE FESTIVAL SAYS THE FILM, CALLED "JOBS," IS INSPIRATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING. HE SAYS KUTCHER REALLY OWNS THE ROLE.

FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ELIZABETH CORRIDAN. Return to index of stories...


SD EATING WHILE DRIVING-ONCAM


NEW AT ELEVEN.

PUT DOWN THE CELL PHONE. AND THE BREAKFAST SANDWICH.

NEWS STATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA REPORT THE CITY OF HURON HAS APPROVED A TOUGH NEW BAN ON "DISTRACTED DRIVING."

THE NEW LAW MAKES TEXTING WHILE DRIVING A PRIMARY OFFENSE.

THAT MEANS OFFICERS CAN PULL DRIVERS OVER SIMPLY FOR DOING THAT.

PEOPLE CAUGHT TEXTING AND DRIVING WILL BE FINED 100-DOLLARS.

UNDER THE NEW LAW, YOU CAN ALSO GET A TICKET IF YOU'RE EATING, READING THE PAPER OR PUTTING ON MAKE-UP IN THE MIRROR WHILE DRIVING. Return to index of stories...


NBC2 GIVING TREE-VO SS


NBC2 NEEDS YOUR HELP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

NEARLY SIX THOUSAND GIFT TAGS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PERKINS LOCATIONS, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WAREHOUSE WHERE THE GIFTS ARE SORTED IS NOT AS FULL AS WE'D LIKE IT TO BE.

TO HELP, TAKE A TAG OFF THE TREE AT ANY PERKINS RESTAURANT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, PURCHASE THE GIFT, WRAP AND RETURN IT WITH THE TAG TO PERKINS BY THIS FRIDAY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE------


TO THE RESCUE.

A MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER TRAPPED UNDERNEATH A CAR.

We just lifted the car off her. I'm not sure what her status is yet."

THAT IS UNTIL SOME UNLIKELY HEROS SPRANG INTO ACTION FOR A DRAMATIC MUST SEE ENDING TO THIS STORY. Return to index of stories...


A) MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-2 SHOT SOT VO


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DR PHIL'S CAR-VO TOPS


SOMEONE MAY BE GETTING A LECTURE OVER THIS CLASSIC CAR.

DR. PHIL'S STOLEN 1957 CHEVY BEL AIR IS HEADED HOME.

THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECOVERED THE VEHICLE IN A STING OPERATION TARGETING AN AUTO THEFT RING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY BURGLARS HAD BEEN HITTING UP VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS AND STEALING CLASSIC VEHICLES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SWITCHING AROUND THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS TO THROW POLICE OFF.

SO FAR, INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY'VE IDENTIFIED MORE THAN A DOZEN STOLEN CAR. Return to index of stories...


MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT


ITS A REMARKABLE TALE OF SURVIVAL.

A MOTHER CARRYING A TODDLER ACROSS A BUSY COLORADO STREET WAS HIT BY A CAR THAT PINNED HER AND HER CHILD BENEATH IT.

BUT NOW WE'RE HEARING FROM THE GOOD SAMARITANS AND THE OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER WHO LIFTED THE CAR OFF THE TWO.

JACLYN ALLEN HAS THIS REPORT Return to index of stories...


MOM AND GIRL TRAPPED-PKG


SPT RADIO REFERENCE COVER WITH VIDEO OF SCENE

"There is a female laying on top of a baby underneath a vehicle

. Would you like us to start another ambulance?"

A MOTHER AND HER THREE CHILDREN CROSSING THE STREET

A CAR THAT COULDN'T STOP IN TIME.

AURORA POLICE SAY THE MOTHER WAS CLUTCHING HER TWO-YEAR-OLD

DAUGHTER IN HER ARMS

WHEN SHE WAS HIT AND THEN TRAPPED UNDER THIS WHITE KIA.

The off duty officer arrived on scene.

POLICE SAY AN OFF-DUTY SARGEANT WORKING SECURITY AT THE

NEARBY WAL-MART RESPONDED FIRST

TWO GOOD SAMARITANS AND THE FIRST ON-DUTY OFFICER HELPED LIFT THE CAR -

WHILE THE OFF-DUTY OFFICER PULLED THE MOTHER AND CHILD OUT FROM UNDERNEATH.

"We just lifted the car off her. I'm not sure what her status

is yet."

POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ONLY HAD CUTS

THE TWIN FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WERE NOT HURT - BUT WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A

PRECAUTION.

THE DRIVER OF THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND HELPEDAND POLICE DON'T BELIEVE

SPEED WAS A FACTOR.

THE GOOD SAMARITANS LEFT AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAME

W'eve got great peoplewho live here and work in the city of aurora.

These guys are so selfless that once the scene was secure, they left the

secene and did not leave their names I talked to two of the officesr

involved and they couldn't even tell me how many helped them because it was

so chaotic. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK


NEXT AT NOON - A CONVICTED KILLER FIGHTS TO STAY ALIVE, AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AT A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT - FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON THE PENALTY PHASE IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL.

PLUS -

"It makes me angry, but it also is ridiculous!"

NEW AT NOON - WE'LL CHECK IN WITH THE FOLKS UP NORTH - STILL DEALING WITH THE DEVASTATION FROM SUPER STORM SANDY.

THEY ARE FIRED UP TODAY - AFTER RECEIVING PROPERTY CITATIONS FROM THE CITY.

CLOSER TO HOME - LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE WORKING TO GETS STUDENTS READY FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATH AND ENGINEERING.

WE'LL HAVE LIVE REPORT ON THE NEW "STEM" PROGRAM.

AND -

"I mean its sad, cause if we wouldn't have opened up the boxes, I wonder where they would have ended up?

MYSTERY GIFTS -

NEW AT NOON - HOW SUPPLIES AND TOYS MEANT FOR NEEDY CHILDREN OVERSEAS - ENDED UP IN A DUMPSTER.

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH VICTORIA SECRET MODELS - NEW AT NOON - WHY GETTING INTO SHAPE - COULD MEAN PUTTING ON SOME BALLERINA SLIPPERS.

AND IF YOU'RE A FRAZZLED MOM, WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH THE AUTHORS OF A NEW BOOKS - WITH SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE FROM RAISING CHILDREN TO GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY.

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NOON TZA) ROBERT DUNN-VO


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NOON TZB) SANDY CITATIONS-SOTVO


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NOON TZD) MYSTERY GIFTS-VO


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NOON TZE) VS MODELS-VO


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