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THE PRANK BY A COUPLE OF DJ'S TO THE HOSPITAL TREATING THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. ENDS WITH A DEADLY TRAGEDY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NURSE WHO GAVE OUT PRIVATE INFORMATION, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GUYS WHO PULLED IT OFF.

BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE SPIKING IN LEHIGH ACRES, AND STATE WILDLIFE OFFICERS ARE WORRIED SOMEONE COULD GET HURT.

THEIR MESSAGE TODAY TO RESIDENTS.

1 middleton nurse-trxVOTOPS

2 bears in lehigh-trxVOTOPS

3 ugly christmas sweaters-trxVOTOPS

WEATHER TOPS-trxSTC

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

SUPREME COURT GAY-ONCAM

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

THE SUPREME COURT SAYS THEY WILL TAKE UP CALIFORNIA'S BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

IT'S A CASE THAT COULD GIVE JUDGES A CHANCE TO DECIDE IF GAY AMERICANS HAVE THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MARRY AS HETEROSEXUALS.

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LOTTERY WINNERS AZ-ONCAM

ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW - THE SECOND WINNER OR WINNERS FROM THAT HUGE POWERBALL JACKPOT HAVE COME FORWARD.

BUT THE WINNER'S NAME HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.

THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE HISTORICAL POWERBALL JACKPOT LAST WEEK -- WORTH 588 MILLION DOLLARS.

WE DO KNOW THE ARIZONA WINNER HAS OPTED TO TAKE THE CASH OPTION OF 192 MILLION.

MIDDLETON NURSE-trxVOTOPS-2SH

DEVELOPING IN LONDON TONIGHT.

A SAD TWIST TO A ROYAL PRANK.

A NURSE FOR THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IS DEAD. JUST ONE DAY AFTER SHE BECAME THE VICTIM OF A HOAX CALL.

EARLY REPORTS SAY SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE AT THE VERY HOSPITAL SHE WORKED.

MIDDLETON NURSE-PKG

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SAY THEY ARE DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF JACINTHA SALDANHA - A NURSE FROM THE HOSPITAL WHERE KATE WAS TREATED THIS WEEK.

SHE'S SAID TO HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE HOSPITAL FOR FOUR YEARS AND WAS WELL LIKED.

HER BODY WAS FOUND THIS MORNING.

SHE'S BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN THE PRANK CALL FROM A AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATION WHERE THE HOSTS PRETENDED TO BE THE QUEEN AND THE PRINCE OF WALES AND GOT PUT THROUGH TO KATE'S WARD.

KATE AND WILLIAM'S STATEMENT SAYS THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH JACINTHA SALDANA'S FAMILY.

THE RADIO STATION IN AUSTRALIA SAYS ITS HOSTS ARE DEEPLY SHOCKED AND HAVE DECIDED TO NOT RETURN TO THEIR SHOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

"Jacintha was a first class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. Everyone is shocked by the loss of a much loved and valued colleague."

THE POLICE WILL NOW INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED - ST JAMES PALACE SAYING AT NO POINT DID THE PALACE MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO THE HOSPITAL.

IN FACT, IT SAYS, IT OFFERED SUPPORT FOR THE NURSE.

BUT PRINCE WILLIAM WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY VIEW THIS AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN INVASION OF PRIVACY BY THE MEDIA WITH TRAGIC RESULTS.

REPORTER CLOSE:

AGAIN HE WILL SEE IT AS A MEDIA THAT HE HAS TO DEAL WITH BUT WHICH PUTS HUGE PRESSURE ON BOTH HIM AND THOSE ARE AROUND HIM.

EVEN A NURSE WHO'S JOB WAS SIMPLY TO CARE FOR HIS PREGNANT WIFE.

MIDDLETON NURSE backup pkg-PKG

TOSS TO JOELLE-trxOC-SS-DBX

TRACKING BEARS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

ALL NEW FIRST AT 4-

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SHARED THEIR CONCERNS TODAY ABOUT A GROWING BEAR POPULATION.

SO FAR THIS YEAR,

THERE'S BEEN 83 CALLS ABOUT BEAR SIGHTINGS IN LEHIGH ACRES ALONE.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CALLS FOR AN URBAN AREA OF THE STATE.

NBC2S JOELLE PARKS IS IN LEHIGH ACRES,

BEARS IN LEHIGH-REM-LIVE

FWC SAYS THE REASON IS SIMPLE.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FOOD.

BUT BEARS- DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT.

BEARS IN LEHIGH-VOTOPS-WIPE

These areas weren't always so overgrown, But with so many abandoned and vacant lots, it's the perfect place for them to make home.

BEARS IN LEHIGH-SOT

Angeline Scotten: FWC Wildlife Assistance Bioligist /

BEARS IN LEHIGH-REM-LIVE

THERE'S BEEN NO REPORT OF BEARS HURTING OR ATTACKING PEOPLE OR PETS,

BUT IF YOU SEE ONE- IT'S BEST TO HARASS THE ANIMAL.

FWC SAYS MAKE LOUD NOISES, THROW THINGS AND IT, WAVE YOUR ARMS WILDLY.

AL THESE THINGS USUALLY SCARE BEARS INTO NOT COMING BACK.

DUNN SENTENCING-trxOC-SOTVO-WIPE

BOTH SIDES ARE FINISHED LAYING OUT THEIR CASE FOR THE SENTENCING PHASE IN A HIGH PROFILE LEE COUNTY MURDER TRIAL.

10:43:32 "This is not just ba-baaam. This is bam, and she falls and he moves and he fires again." 10:43:40

DUNN SENTENCING-VOTOPS

TOSS TO RICK-OC-SS-DBX

IN COLLIER COUNTY, DEPUTIES TESTIFIED TODAY ABOUT THE MOMENTS THEY TRIED TO SAVE AN EAST NAPLES MOTHER.

HER OWN SON - JONATHAN ROWLES - IS ON TRIAL FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HER.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND KELLY ANN ROWLES ON HER BACK AND GAVE HER C-P-R BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

NBC-2'S RICK RITTER WAS IN COURT FOR TODAY'S EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY.

ROWLES TRIAL-REM-LIVE

WE HEARD FROM DEPUTIES AS WELL AS ONE OF THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS WHO WERE ALL ON THAT BLOODY SCENE TWO YEARS AGO.

ROWLES TRIAL-PKG

JOHNATHAN ROWLES WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD WHEN HE is accused of shooting HIS MOTHER WHILE SHE WAS WATCHING TV IN THEIR Fiddler's creek HOME.

TODAY, two years later, WE HEARD testimony from A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR WHO DESCRIBED PICTURES OF THE LIVING ROOM--WHERE JONATHAN ALLEGEDLY FIRED THE GUN THROUGH A NARROW WAll INTO THE TV ROOM., KILLING HIS MOTHER.

PROSECUTORS ALSO GAVE US A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE RIFLE AND LIVE AMMO GATHERED FROM THE SCENE.

TWO COLLIER DEPUTIES who were on the scene TESTIFIED AS WELL --ONE DESCRIBED KELLY ANN ROWLES WHEN HE FIRST ENTERED THE HOME.

TAKE SOT

THOMAS HORSMAN/CCSO DEPUTY

ROWLES TRIAL-REM-LIVE

NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT-VIDBOX RVL

IT TURNS OUT HURRICANE SANDY DIDN'T IMPACT THE NATIONS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AS MUCH AS FIRST EXPECTED.

FEWER AMERICANS FILED FOR BENEFITS LAST MONTH - DROPPING THE JOBLESS RATE TO 7 POINT 7 PERCENT.

EMPLOYERS ADDED 146-THOUSAND LAST MONTH A MUCH LARGER NUMBER THAN MANY ANALYSTS HAD EXPECTED.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-VO-OC

WE ARE 25 DAYS AWAY FROM THE FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE NEITHER SIDE HAS LIFTED A FINGER.EXCEPT TO POINT IT AT EACH OTHER.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS THIS WEEK AND THE WHITE HOUSE WASTED TIME.

MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI PUTS THE BLAME BACK ON REPUBLICANS - SAYING THE HOUSE WAS ONLY IN SESSION ONE DAY THIS WEEK.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

ALL NEW, FIRST AT FOUR. ENGINEERS INSPECTING THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY GET A SURPRISE.

CRACKS IN THE BRIDGES WHICH ARE JUST FIVE YEAR OLD.

AN NBC 2 INVESTIGATION FIRST REVEALED PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD BRIDGES.

WE ARE BACK ON THE STORY.

DIGGING UP WHY THE NEW BRIDGE IS CRACKING TOO.

PLUS THIS YEAR'S STRAIN OF THE FLU. PROVING TO BE A DOOZY. PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION GETTING SICK.

A) sanibel causeway-VO-WIPE

B) influenza update-VOTOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY-VO

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SOME CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY BRIDGES.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTY TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR RANDY CERCHIE SAYS THE LAST 2 STATE INSPECTIONS REVEALED SMALL CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED ON THE BEAMS UNDERNEATH THE ROADWAY.

ALL THREE BRIDGES WERE COMPLETED 5 YEARS AGO.

HE SAYS THE CRACKS MIGHT JUST BE A SIGN OF CONCRETE SETTING--

THAT'S NORMAL-- HE SAYS-- BUT SURPRISING TO SEE JUST 5 YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION WRAPPED UP.

THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS ASKING COMMISSIONERS TO SET ASIDE 160 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HIRE A FIRM TO MONITOR THE CRACKS FOR ONE YEAR.

HE SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY SAFETY CONCERNS.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

"More sunshine, stray shower"

An upper level disturbance that brought clouds and widely scattered showers to the area yesterday has finally pushed east of the state. This means we will end the work week on a drier and sunnier note with warmer than average temperatures.

Sunshine will prevail through the late morning hours with mostly to partly sunny skies during the afternoon. With a bit more sunshine across our Southwest Florida skies, temperatures will warm into the low 80s with a cooling seabreeze by the coast. The vast majority of us will stay dry during the day, however with sufficient moisture still in place a stray shower can't be ruled out.

Tonight, skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy and lows will be rather mild for this time of year in the mid 60s.

Some tropical moisture looks to return to the area over the weekend with the chance for a stray shower or two each and every afternoon. Temperatures will continue to run warmer than average in the lower to middle 80s with overnight lows in the mid 60s.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

AN NBC-2 TRAFFIC ALERT.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY OFFICIALS TELL US CREWS WILL BE BACK TO WORK ON DANIELS PARKWAY TOMORROW MORNING.

DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LANE CLOSURES IN THE EASTBOUND LANE STARTING AT 8 O'CLOCK.

CREWS WILL BE RE-ATTACHING AN OVERHEAD SIGN AND REPLACING A DAMAGED GUARDRAIL.

NIGHTWORK IS NOT PLANNED.

SO GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. YOU COULD EXPERIENCE SOME DELAYS.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

WE'VE BEEN WARNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A BAD FLU SEASON.

TODAY, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL REVEALED THEIR FINDINGS.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE VIRUS.

AND IT'S FRIDAY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND.

THE LANGFORD KINGSTON AND BURROUGHS HOMES IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS ARE LIT FOR THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE.

THE FORT MYERS WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CLUB PUTS ON THE EVENT.

YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT THROUGH THE TWENTY-THIRD.

IT'S FIVE DOLLARS FOR ADULTS.

A) influenza update-VO-DISS

B) HOLIDAY HOUSE-SSTOPS

FL EPCOT TRACK TEST-VO

ON THE HEELS OF MAGIC KINGDOM'S HISTORICAL EXPANSION - ANOTHER DISNEY THEME PARK ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS.

THE EPCOT CENTER RE-OPENED IT'S "TEST TRACK" RIDE THURSDAY.

IT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

INFLUENZA UPDATE-ONCAM

MORE AMERICANS ARE COUGHING AND SNEEZING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, AND A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SHOWS THE FLU WILL LIKELY BE AROUND LONG AFTER THE CHRISTMAS TREE COMES DOWN.

INFLUENZA UPDATE-PKG

IF YOU THOUGHT THE MALL WAS CROWDED -- YOU CLEARLY HAVEN'T BEEN TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE RECENTLY.

"I think we're in for quite an influenza season. It's starting early, and it's called by this so-called H3N2 virus, it's the kind of virus that produces a more severe illness."

THE NUMBER OF STATES REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLU ACTIVITY DOUBLED LAST WEEK TO EIGHT, SHOWN HERE IN BROWN. STATES REPORTING REGIONAL FLU ACTIVITY, SHOWN IN ORANGE, ALSO DOUBLED.

HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE TO THE FLU ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

"Flu can hit anyone and put them in the intensive care unit in 48 hours."

THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE OFTEN HIT THE HARDEST. LAST WEEK THREE CHILDREN DIED FROM THE FLU -- BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC DEATHS TO FIVE THIS SEASON.

CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX MONTHS ARE TOO YOUNG TO GET A FLU SHOT -- SO DOCTORS RECOMMEND EVERYONE AROUND THEM GET VACCINATED.

"We've still got 20 million doses of influenza vaccine in refrigerators across the country, they can't prevent flu until they get into arms."

DOCTORS SAY IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET A FLU SHOT -- AND THAT THE VACCINE APPEARS TO BE A GOOD MATCH FOR THE ESPECIALLY STRONG STRAIN THAT IS CIRCULATING THIS YEAR.

INFLUENZA UPDATE-ONCAM

IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, DOCTORS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE OF BOTH INFLUENZA A AND B CASES.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED FROM THE ILLNESS.

BODY IDENTIFIED-TRXVOTOPS

BREAKING NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR.

FORT MYERS POLICE TELL US THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE BODY OF A MAN PULLED FROM THE RIVER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE YACHT BASIN.

WE'RE TOLD HE IS 63 YEAR OLD, TERRY CONRAD DIXON.

AN AUTOPSY SHOWS HE DID NOT DIED FROM TRAUMA.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

TODAY MARKS THE 71ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK THAT LAUNCHED WORLD WAR TWO.

VETERANS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REMEMBERED THOSE WHO DIED IN THE PEARL HARBOR BOMBING.

SOT: Jim Clawson, WWII Vet "It was Sunday, I was laying on the floor between my parents listening to the news and it came over, so I remember it very vividly."

COMING UP - HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED AND WHY ONE FLAG ON FORT MYERS BEACH IS A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL.

HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

THE RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD HOSTS ITS ANNUAL ESTERO CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.

THE FREE EVENT INCLUDES LIGHT SHOWS AND LIVE MUSIC.

A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

A) pearl harbor ceremony-SOTVO-DISS

B) estero christmas celebration-CGTOPS

NEW VA CLINIC-VO-WIPE

THE NEW VETERANS CLINIC IN CAPE CORAL WILL START ACCEPTING PATIENTS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

TODAY, CITY AND STATE LEADERS DEDICATED THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVE.

NEW VA CLINIC-SOTVO

"We have to remember these people our veterans not save this country, they saved the world. Anything we can do for them is not enough."

MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND VETERANS IN LEE COUNTY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES.

PEARL HARBOR CEREMONY-trxVOTOPS-OC

IT'S FITTING THAT THE NEW VETERANS CLINIC OPENS ON A SIGNFICANT ANNIVERSARY FOR OUR MILITARY.

71 YEARS AGO, JAPAN BOMBED PEARL HARBOR, DRAWING THE UNITED STATES INTO WORLD WAR TWO.

TODAY PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HONOR OUR VETERANS.

PEARL HARBOR CEREMONY-LL-PKG

FLAGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FLYING AT HALF STAFF TODAY, TO REMEMBER THE ATTACK.

THIS SPECIAL FLAG HERE ACTUALLY FLEW OVER THE USS ARIZONA, WHICH WAS SUNK DURING THE ATTACK. AND STILL SITS AT PEARL HARBOR AS MEMORIAL TO THOSE LOST.

FOR THOSE WHO WERE ALIVE WHEN THESE ATTACKS HAPPENED, IT'S A DAY THEY WILL NEVER FORGET.

SOT: Jim Clawson, WWII Vet "It was Sunday, I was laying on the floor between my parents listening to the news and it came over, so I remember it very vividly."

71 YEARS AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.

WWII VETERAN JIM CLAWSON REMEMBERS LISTENING TO THE RADIO HEARING THE NEWS.

A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME, THE VERY NEXT YEAR, HE JOINED THE COAST GUARD. WHERE HE WAS AN ENGINEER SERVING IN THE PACIFIC FRONT.

SOT: Jim "From the landings in New Guinea up to the Philippines."

TODAY, AT THE ESTERO BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB.

JIM WATCHED AS A FLAG, THAT FLEW OVER THE USS ARIZONA, WAS RAISED NEXT TO HIS HOME IN FORT MYERS BEACH.

LETTING THIS VETERAN KNOW. THE SACRIFICES MADE SO MANY YEARS AGO, ARE STILL NOT FORGOTTEN.

SOT: Jim "I'm very appreciative of people recognizing and remembering because somethings tend to drift away and are forgotten."

THE FORT MYERS BEACH AMERICAN LEGION POST RAISED THIS FLAG HERE TODAY.

IT WILL BE REMAIN UP FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND WILL BE RAISED EVERY YEAR ON THE ANNIVERSARY.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE NEW RIVER BASIN IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE'LL TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

PLUS - A HIGH SPEED CHASE IN MIAMI.

AND IT'S A UHAUL TRUCK LEADING THE WAY.

B) miami uhaul chase-VOTOPS

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO SARA-VOTOPS-OBX

RIGHT NOW - FIRST AT FOUR.

THE FORT MYERS RIVER BASIN IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

CREWS MOVED THE RIVER TWO BLOCKS INLAND CLOSER TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. GIVING PATRONS A WATER FRONT VIEW.

TODAY OFFICIALS GET READY TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING WITH A RIBBON CUTTING.

BUSY FM DWNTWN-REM-LIVE

right now we are listening to ---- speak to these hundreds of people you see behind me.

BUSY FM DWNTWN-VOTOPS-WIPE

this phase of the riverfront development project cost roughly five point three million dollars.

the most noticeable features are of course the two new basins that are used to filter pollutants before the water goes to the calooshatchee.

there is also continuous music that plays, free wi-fi and an overall feel that the water runs up to downtown.

BUSY FM DWNTWN-SOTVO

BUSY FM DWNTWN-REM-LIVE

ribbon cutting is set to take place in a few minutes and it will be open for everyone.

so if you're planning to come downtown for artwalk tonight be sure to check this out.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-ONCAM

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS EMPLOYERS MAY NOT BE HOLDING OFF ON HIRING IN ANTICIPATION OF BUDGET CUTS AND TAX INCREASES.

IN NOVEMBER THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVED- FALLING TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN FOUR YEARS.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-PKG

THE WHITE HOUSE AND SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER ARE NOW ADMITTING THEY'VE BEEN IN PRIVATE TALKS.

BUT THERE'S STILL NO PROGRESS.

AND ECONOMISTS SAY--- NOW- WITH AN IMPROVING JOBS MARKET--- IS THE WORST TIME TO RISK THE CLIFF.

UNCERTAINTY HERE ON CAPITOL HILL-- HASN'T TRANSLATED INTO CALAMITY FOR JOB SEEKERS.

NATS-

THE U-S ECONOMY ADDED 146-THOUSAND JOBS IN NOVEMBER. DROPPING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO 7.7 PERCENT-

A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT SINCE LAST YEAR.

Ohio

the pres has adopted a deliberate policy to walk our country off the fiscal cliff.

DEMOCRATS FIRED BACK.

California

the only obstacle standing in the way of middle income tax relief are of republicans refusing to make the top two percent pay their fair share.

BOTH SIDES AGREE THE RICH WILL PAY MORE TAXES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS TO RAISE RATES. REPUBLICANS SAY NO WAY.

Ohio

increasing tax rates will hit small businesses that produce new jobs in our country that is the issue.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CONTINUED THE PRESIDENT'S PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TODAY.

NATS

HE HAD LUNCH IN VIRGINIA- WITH A GROUP OF MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS WORRIED ABOUT PAYING HIGHER TAXES IF CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT.

JUDGE FORCED TO RETIRE-SS

A LEE COUNTY JUDGE HAS BEEN FORCED TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF HIS HEALTH.

TWO DOCTORS SAY JUDGE JOSEPH SIMPSON IS SUFFERING FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

THEIR REPORTS SAY HE IS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND IS AT RISK OF FALLING ON THE JOB.

JUDGE SIMPSON AGREED WITH THE FINDINGS.

HE ALREADY LOST HIS SEAT IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

TEACHER EVALUATIONS-VO

LOCAL EDUCATORS ARE LOOKING CLOSELY AT NEW TEACHER EVALUATION NUMBERS.

THE STATE RELEASED THEM WEDNESDAY, BUT HAD TO TAKE THEM DOWN SOON AFTER BECAUSE OF MISTAKES.

IN LEE COUNTY, 96.9 PERCENT OF TEACHERS ARE RATED EITHER EFFECTIVE OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

COLLIER SCORED HIGHER WITH 99.6 PERCENT OF TEACHERS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OR EFFECTIVE.

CHARLOTTE SCORED 100 PERCENT ON THIS.

NFM GATE WAR-VO

TWO NORTH FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOODS COULD BE ON THE VERGE OF A TURF WAR IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T FORMALLY SPLIT THEM UP.

RESIDENTS OF HERON'S GLEN SAY THEIR COMMUNITY IS PRIVATE AND THEY'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

AS OF NOW THOSE LIVING AT MAGNOLIA LANDING, A GROWING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO HERON'S GLEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY.

BOTH GROUPS MET THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS DIVIDING THE TWO COMMUNITIES WITH A GATE.

HESS ROBBERY-(4)SS

CRIMESTOPPERS NEED YOUR HELP IDENTIFYING A MAN INVOLVED IN TWO GAS STATION BURGLARIES

THESE SURVEILLANCE PICTURES ARE FROM LAST MONTH AT THE SUNOCO GAS STATION ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

THE THEIF GOT AWAY WITH SEVEN CARTONS OF CIGARETTES AND 13 LOTTERY TICKETS.

SAME STORY MONDAY AT A HESS GAS STATION ON MIROMAR OUTLET DRIVE -- CIGARETTES AND LOTTERY TICKETS STOLEN.

ZIMMERMAN ATTORNEY LAWSUIT-VO-WIPE

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS SUING N-B-C.

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY SAYS THE NETWORK MANIPULATED AN AUDIO TAPE OF HIS 9-1-1 CALL TO CREATE THE MYTH THAT ZIMMERMAN WAS RACIST.

ZIMMERMAN ATTORNEY LAWSUIT-SOTVO

"And I think what they tried to do was to get ahead of the curve in coverage, thinking that they had themselves a person who was a racist. And they were wrong.

N-B-C SAYS IT DID NOT INTEND TO PORTRAY ZIMMERMAN UNFAIRLY, AND THAT THE NETWORK INTENDS TO "VIGOROUSLY DEFEND" ITS POSITION IN COURT.

FL PAKISTAN BROTHERS IN COURT-VO

TWO FLORIDA BROTHERS ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO USE AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE AND CONSPIRACY TO SUPPORT TO TERRORIST

WERE INDICTED TODAY

BOTH MEN, ORIGINALLY FROM PAKISTAN WERE ARRESTED BY FBI AGENTS IN FORT LAUDERDALE ON THURSDAY.

DETAILS AREN'T BEING RELEASED ABOUT WHAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETING.

NAVY NORTH KOREA-VO

THE U-S NAVY HAS MOVED TWO MISSILE DESTROYERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON NORTH KOREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

NORTH KORIEA SAYS THEY WILL LAUNCH A ROCKET FOR RESEARCH BETWEEN DECEMBER TENTH AND DECEMBER TWENTY-SECOND.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE BILL-VO

EVER WONDER HOW MUCH A PRESIDENTIAL RACE COST? IN 2012--MORE THAN TWO BILLION DOLLARS.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE FILINGS SHOW THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE SURPASSED THE TWO

BILLION MARK.THE NUMBERS INCLUDE NEARLY 86-MILLION IN FUNDRAISING BY G-O-P NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IN

THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE RACE.MUCH OF THE MONEY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, WAS

DONATED TO "SUPER" POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. OR SUPER PACS.CELEBRITIES AND OTHERS ALSO

ATL STUDENTS RETURN-VO

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FINALLY RETURNED TODAY TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ATLANTA AFTER A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK.

SINCE THE INITIAL LEAK ON MONDAY.CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE BUILDING.

OFFICIALS SAY THE LEAK WAS DUE TO HUMAN ERROR NOT EQUIPMENT FAILURE.

DAYS BEFORE THE LEAK.MAINTENCE WORKERS FAILED TO REOPEN A VALVE AFTER AFTER SERVICING A BOILER.

MIAMI UHAUL CHASE-VO

MIAMI POLICE ARRESTED A DRIVER OF A CHASE THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT IT WAS A U-HAUL TRUCK.

THE DRIVER WEAVED THROUGH BUSY STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS BEFORE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO ARREST HIM.

IT TOOK SEVERAL OFFICERS TO PULL THE DRIVER OUT OF THE WINDOW - LOOKING PRETTY VIOLENT AT TIMES.

HEALTHCAST OPEN-CLIP

SCALPEL FREE FACELIFT-ONCAM

FACE LIFTS WERE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COSMETIC PROCEDURES IN 2011 AND ON AVERAGE THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

SCALPEL FREE FACELIFT-PKG

PICTURES TAKEN DURING HER SHOW HORSE COMPETITIONS MADE PATTI MURPHY SELF-CONSCIOUS.

"And I felt like my problem area was really just down here."

TIGHTENING CREAMS DIDN'T CUT IT, BUT SHE DID NOT WANT TO GET CUT.

"I don't want this tied behind my ears or anything."

SO PATTI OPTED FOR THIS….

"We don't even put any stitches in at the end."

IT'S CALLED LAZER-LIFT. COSMETIC SURGEON DOCTOR ROGER BASSIN SAYS THE SCALPEL-FREE TREATMENT GIVES PATIENTS…

"…A facelift result without actually having to do an actual cut and lift."

AFTER A FEW TINY PUNCTURES, THE LASER MELTS FAT BETWEEN THE SKIN AND MUSCLE AND HEATS DEEP TISSUE IN THE SKIN.

"And thus, that gives you the new collagen and the tightening effect that we're looking for."

IT TAKES UP TO SIX-MONTHS FOR THE FINAL RESULT. THIS IS JOY CELIBRATI BEFORE LAZER-LIFT…THIS IS JOY FOUR-MONTHS AFTER.

"And I could just slowly see week to week, I just felt it like smoothing out and getting tighter. It wasn't like instant."

THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'S BEST FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED MORE THAN A LITTLE, BUT NOT A MAJOR LIFT.

"We gotta make sure the patients are the correct candidates for this."

JOY'S HAPPY WITH HER RESULTS.

"I feel more confident."

PATTI'S HOPING FOR THE SAME.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF REASONS WHY EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR YOU:

A NEW STUDY SAYS 150 MINUTES A WEEK OF MODERATE-INTENSITY, LEISURE TIME EXERCISE WILL LIKELY ADD MORE THAN THREE YEARS TO YOUR LIFE.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

YOUNG AND OLD, IN WEAKNESS AND IN STRENGTH, FITNESS SPECIALIST DEAN MANTION PUTS HIS CLIENTS THROUGH THE PACES.

DEAN MANTION/TRAINER

RUNS:

2:18: There are people that have never exercised before and they come in when they're in retirement and have time and we get them exercising.

NOW A STUDY IS SHOWING HITTING THE GYM COULD ADD YEARS TO THEIR LIFE. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FOLLOWED MORE THAN A HALF-MILLION AMERICANS AGES FORTY AND UP FOR TEN YEARS, AND DISCOVERED MODERATE EXERCISE EXTENDED LIFE EXPECTANCY AN AVERAGE OF 3.4 YEARS.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

There was something for everyone in this report. People who want to walk or do moderate exercise can get the benefit with 2 1/2 hours a week. Those who want to push themselves can step up the pace and get the same result in half the time.

HEATHER PARKER/CERTIFIED FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

RUNS:

1:54 If you are very sedentary right now, what you can do is start with a nice walking program. And if you're sweating and you're breathing hard and it's hard to talk to the person next to you, then you're working at a level that's an appropriate level for your body. So that would be anybody. Anybody could do that.

THE STUDY FOUND ANYONE, EVEN PEOPLE WHO AR OVERWEIGHT CAN GAIN THE ADDED YEARS. BUT THE YOUNGER SOMEONE STARTS EXERCISING THE BETTER. THAT PUTS ALYSSA CAVERLEY ON THE PATH TO A LONG LIFE.

ALYSSA CAVERLEY/MAKES TIME FOR EXERCISE

RUNS:

:29 For me, it mostly entails getting at least getting 30 minutes in of anything. So I don't necessarily go to the gym, I don't do classes. But I try and walk or hike and even run.

IT'S HOPED THESE FINDINGS WILL ENCOURAGE INACTIVE PEOPLE TO GET UP AND GET MOVING.

DEAN MANTION/TRAINER

RUNS:

1:41: You do not have to be marathon runner.

GIVING TREE REMINDER-SS

DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR NBC2 GIVING TREE DRIVE!

WE'VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO SUNDAY.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS SEASON - FOR A LONELY SENIOR IN OUR AREA.

HEAD TO ANY PERKINS RESTAURANT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TAKE A TAG OFF THE TREE, PURCHASE THE GIFT, WRAP AND RETURN IT WITH THE TAG TO PERKINS.

SALVATION ARMY GOLD COIN-VO

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MYSTERY SALVATION ARMY DONOR STRIKES AGAIN!

THIS IS THE 8TH YEAR IN A ROW AN ANONYMOUS DONOR DROPPED A GOLD COIN INTO ONE OF ITS RED KETTLE BUCKETS.

THIS TIME -- AT THE WALMART ON LEE BOULEVARD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

IT'S A 20 DOLLAR LIBERTY EAGLE COIN.

VALUED AT 17 HUNDRED DOLLARS.

LIKE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, A NOTE WAS ATTACHED THAT READ:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MIMI.

TEASE FIVE-2SHOT

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS ARE SO POPULAR - PARTIES ARE DEDICATED TO CELEBRATE THE TACKY FASHION.

BUT ONE HIGH SCHOOLER IS SAVING MONEY FOR COLLEGE BY FLIPPING THE SWEATERS.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW HE'S TURNING THE SWEATERS INTO PROFIT.

PLUS - A DYING BOY'S LAST WISH HAS HIM THINKING OF STRANGERS.

A) ugly xmas sweater-VO-WIPE

B) nathan's wish-VOTOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

BEARS AND HUMANS SHARING LAND IS MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WE'VE GOT THE EASY WAY F-W-C SAYS TO KEEP THEM AWAY.

PLUS --

WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SENTENCING OF ROBERT DUNN.

A LIVE UPDATE AT FIVE.

AND A COIN FOR A MYSTERY WOMAN SHOWS UP EVERY YEAR IN SALVATION ARMY KETTLES.

TONIGHT --

A) DUNN SENTENCING PHASE-OC-VO-WIPE

B) SALVATION ARMY MIMI GOLD COIN-VOTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

"More sunshine, stray shower"

An upper level disturbance that brought clouds and widely scattered showers to the area yesterday has finally pushed east of the state. This means we will end the work week on a drier and sunnier note with warmer than average temperatures.

Sunshine will prevail through the late morning hours with mostly to partly sunny skies during the afternoon. With a bit more sunshine across our Southwest Florida skies, temperatures will warm into the low 80s with a cooling seabreeze by the coast. The vast majority of us will stay dry during the day, however with sufficient moisture still in place a stray shower can't be ruled out.

Tonight, skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy and lows will be rather mild for this time of year in the mid 60s.

Some tropical moisture looks to return to the area over the weekend with the chance for a stray shower or two each and every afternoon. Temperatures will continue to run warmer than average in the lower to middle 80s with overnight lows in the mid 60s.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

AN NBC-2 TRAFFIC ALERT.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY OFFICIALS TELL US CREWS WILL BE BACK TO WORK ON DANIELS PARKWAY TOMORROW MORNING.

DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LANE CLOSURES IN THE EASTBOUND LANE STARTING AT 8 O'CLOCK.

CREWS WILL BE RE-ATTACHING AN OVERHEAD SIGN AND REPLACING A DAMAGED GUARDRAIL.

NIGHTWORK IS NOT PLANNED.

SO GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. YOU COULD EXPERIENCE SOME DELAYS.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

UGLY XMAS SWEATER PROFIT-ONCAM

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS ARE A HOLIDAY TRADITION - INSPIRING PARTIES DEDICATED TO SHOWCASING THE AWFUL CLOTHING.

BUT ONE HIGH SCHOOLER HAS FOUND A WAY TO TURN THOSE TACKY CARDIGANS INTO MAJOR PROFIT.

UGLY XMAS SWEATER PROFIT-PKG

WHEN TEENAGE BOYS TAKE TO THE BASEMENT FOR HOURS AT A TIME -- MOMS START TO WORRY.

UNLESS YOU ARE THE MOTHER OF 18-YEAR-OLD JACK MCCARTHY.

HIS OBSESSION IN THIS WAUWATOSA BASEMENT -- REVOLVES AROUND CHRISTMAS SWEATERS SO TACKY. SOME PEOPLE FIND THEM BEAUTIFUL.

SINCE SELLING HIS FIRST ONE THREE YEARS AGO -- JACK MCCARTHY HAS MADE A TON OF MONEY.

"We sold it on ebay, and it went for about 50 bucks and we were surprised sweaters would have that kind of market."

INSPIRED BY THAT REVELATION -- JACK BUILT HIS STOCKPILE AT EVERY FLEA MARKET, THRIFT STORE, AND YARD SALE ACROSS SIX DIFFERENT STATES.

THE RESULT IS A WEBSITE -- ULTIMATEUGLYCHRISTMAS-DOT-COM -- WHERE HIS FINDS SELL FOR 20 TO 50 DOLLARS EACH.

"The more colorful, the more action, the more eye popping things -- that's our definition of ugly."

WHILE HE'S NOW SHIPPING OUT SWEATERS AT A PACE OF 40 A DAY -- THERE WAS A TIME NO ONE WAS SURE THIS WOULD PAY OFF.

"There were moments, though, I suppose where I was concerned there was more stock than we would get rid of and I would never get my basement back, but."

MAYBE YOU WON'T, MOM. JACK GRADUATES FROM MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL IN A FEW MONTHS.

UGLY XMAS SWEATER PROFIT-OC-BNR

STEVE CHAMRAZ REPORTING.

IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT JACK'S WEBSITE WE'VE PROVIDED A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE. NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

AXELROD MUSTACHE-VO

ONE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TOP POLITICAL ADVISORS PUT HIS MUSTACHE ON THE LINE FOR CHARITY.

FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS, DAVID AXELROD HAS SPORTED A MUSTACHE.

BUT TODAY, IT WAS SHAVED OFF ON LIVE TELEVISION.

AXELROD MADE THE BET THAT HE WOULD SHAVE THE 'STASH IF ONE MILLION DOLLARS WAS RAISED FOR EPILEPSY RESEARCH.

HIS DAUGHTER SUFFERS FROM THE BRAIN DISORDER.

WELL, CELEBRITIES LIKE DONALD TRUMP AND TOM HANKS HELPED REACH THE FUNDRAISING GOAL.

LARGEST CUT STONE-VO

THE WORLD'S LARGEST CUT STONE IS NOW ON AMERICA SOIL.

CHECK OUT THIS AQUAMARINE GEM. IT WAS MINED IN BRAZIL IN THE LATE EIGHTIES.

THE BLUE CRYSTAL MEASURES MORE THAN A FOOT TALL AND WEIGHS NEARLY FIVE POUNDS.

A WHOOPING TEN-THOUSAND CARATS.

GISELE BIRTH GIRL-VO

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR SUPERMODEL GISELE BUNDCHEN AND QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY.

THE COUPLE ARE PARENTS TO THEIR SECOND CHILD.

GISELE ANNOUNCED THE BIRTH OF THEIR BABY GIRL ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE THIS MORNING.

"VIVIAN LAKE" WAS BORN AT HOME.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

A 12 YEAR OLD BOY IS FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE. TO MAKE IT TO HIS BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK.

HE HAS BIRTHDAY GIFTS ON HIS MIND, BUT THEY ARE NOT FOR HIM.

FIRST AT FOUR - AN INSPIRING REMINDER ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF THE HOLIDAYS.

A) nathan's wish-VO-DISS

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

4. Mug shot gallery 12/06/12

3. Slideshow: Captiva Lighted Boat Parade

2. Deputies looking for gas station burglary suspect

NATHAN'S WISH-2SHOT

NOW TO A STORY THAT DEMONSTRATES THE TRUE MEANING OF THE HOLIDAYS.

A 12 YEAR OLD BOY BATTLING STAGE FOUR BRAIN CANCER, CAN ONLY THINK OF OTHERS.

NATHAN'S WISH-PKG

NATHAN GARCIA. NUMBER 59.

"He would always tell me that he was going to play for USC."

HE HAD A DREAM OF PLAYING FOR U-S-C.

HIS ROOM IS FILLED WITH FOOTBALL TROPHY'S AND AUTOGRAPHED REMINDERS.

BUT THAT DREAM. HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD.

"let's set you back."

NATHAN IS BATTLING STAGE FOUR BRAIN CANCER.

S/Jessica Garcia/Nathan's mom:21

"He's a warrior. He's a fighter. And he's a hero and an inspiration to a lot of people."

DOCTORS FOUND NATHAN'S TUMOR IN SEPTEMBER 2011.

AFTER A SURGERY TO REMOVE IT, CHEMO AND RADIATION TREATMENTS, IT'S BACK ALONG WITH ANOTHER MASS.

AND MONDAY, DOCTORS TOLD HIS PARENTS HE'S GETTING WORSE.

SO I ASKED HIS PARENTS WHERE THEY ARE FINDING THE STRENGTH. IN WHICH NATHAN ANSWERED FOR THEM.

in here.

IN HERE. HE SAYS- POINTING TO HIS HEART.

AND THIS KID'S GOT A LOT OF IT.

WHEN HE COULD STILL TALK. HE MADE HIS BIRTHDAY PLANS.

S/Jessica Garcia/Nathan's mom:59

"He had um, told me that for his birthday, he wanted to give toys back to kids who needed it."

ON DECEMBER 17TH, NATHAN'S 13TH BIRTHDAY. HE WANTS TO HAVE COLLECTED SO MANY TOYS, HE CAN GIVE THEM TO OTHER KIDS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.

HOW MANY DOES HE WANT.

Thousands.

THOUSANDS OF TOYS.

S/Michael Garcia/Nathan's dad 1:23

"This is Nathan's wish and we want to make it happen for him."

S/Jessica Garcia/Nathan's mom 1:28

"Nathan has everything he needs. He has a lot of people who love him and has a lot of support. And so do we. And we thought? it would be a way to give back because we've been so blessed."

BLESSED, SHE SAYS, BY THE SUPPORT THEY'VE RECEIVED.

A MAKE A WISH TRIP TOOK NATHAN AND HIS FAMILY TO THE FIELD OF A COWBOYS GAME.

AND WHILE I WAS INTERVIEWING THEM. ANOTHER BLESSING.

REMEMBER NATHAN'S DREAM OF U-S-C.

S/Voice of Lane Kiffin/USC Football coach 1:55

"This is Coach Kiffin, Can you hear me? He said yes. Know we are praying for you. And um, we'll go win this game for you, ok, bud. He said Ok."

NATHAN. INSPIRING HIS DREAM TEAM AS THEY HEAD TO THE SUN BOWL-- AS HE BATTLES ON, ONLY HOPING TO SEE HIS BIRTHDAY WISH COME TRUE.

A DAY, DOCTORS FEAR COULD BE ONE OF HIS LAST, NATHAN WOULD RATHER GIVE THAN GET-- TO OTHER SICK CHILDREN. LEAVING SMILES AS HIS LEGACY.

S/Jessica Garcia/Nathan's mom 2:31

NATHAN'S WISH-ONCAM

GOODBYE-2SHOT

BEWARE OF BEARS.

STATE WILDLIFE OFFICERS TAKE A RARE STEP. TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A SERIOUS WARNING.

AT FIVE -- WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY HOMEOWNERS ARE TO BLAME FOR THE SPIKE IN BEAR SIGHTINGS.

AND A COIN WORTH NEARLY 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS DROPPED INTO A LOCAL SALVATION ARMY BUCKET -- ALONG WITH A MYSTERIOUS NOTE.

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