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RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, THE JURY HAS COME TO A DECISION ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ROBERT DUNN, WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS IS MOVING FORWARD, A WHOLE NEW WATERFRONT AREA IS UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK

HEADLINE 1 DUNN SENTENCING-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 RED SOX TICKETS LIVE-VIDBOX

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING.

I'M JOE ROETZ

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ

TODAY IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

TODAY'S WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-VO

TAKE: SOT AT TC:

AT: 11:29

TO: 11:33

DURATION:0:04

the jury advises and recommends to the court that it impose a sentence of life imprisonment

AND WITH THOSE WORDS THE JURY IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL LIKELY SAVED THE CONVICTED KILLER'S LIFE.

LAST WEEK JURORS CONVICTED DUNN OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS WIFE CHRISTINE IN 2008.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: our prayer was for life and I think his defense team did a good job and we're thankful for the outcome

CHRISTINE DUNN'S FAMILY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK AFTER THE HEARING.

CRIST SWITCHING TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY-VO

THE FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES HE HAS SWITCHED PARTIES YET AGAIN.

CHARLIE CRIST, FORMERLY A REPUBLICAN, THEN INDEPENDENT, TWEETED ON FRIDAY THAT HE WAS QUOTE "PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY" WHILE AT A CHRISTMAS GATHERING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE MESSAGE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF CRIST HOLDING UP A FLORIDA VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AS A REPUBLICAN IN 2007 AND SERVED ONE TERM IN OFFICE.

CRIST LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT FOR A U-S SENATE SEAT.

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-2SHOT

THE WAIT WILL SOON BE OVER FOR MANY DIE HARD RED SOX FANS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING ONLINE FOR SPRING TRAINING TICKETS FOR A WEEK!

THEY GO ON SALE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-REM LIVE

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-VO

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-SOTVO

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-REM LIVE

SPRING TRAINING TICKETS-FS TOPS

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

DANIELS AND I75-FDOT

A TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HIS MORNIG.

IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN THE DANIELS APRKWAY AND I-75 AREA TODAY YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE SOME EXTRA CARE.

CREWS ARE REMOUNTING SIGNS, REPLACING LIGHTS AND REPAIRING A GUARDRAIL, ALL DAMAGED WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS LAST MONTH.

A NUMBER OF LANE CLOSURES WILL TAKE PLACE ON EAST BOUND DANIELS AT THE OVERPASS.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO-WIPE

THE FISCAL CLIFF IS JUST 24 DAYS AWAY AND STILL NO PROGRESS IN TALKS TO RESOLVE IT.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER IS STILL INSISTING THAT RAISING TAX RATES WILL HURT SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WON'T HELP THE ECONOMY.

BUT WHEN HE WAS ASKED BY REPORTERS WHETHER HE MIGHT BE WILLING TO ACCEPT SOME INCREASE IN THE TOP TAX RATE, BOEHNER SAID ONLY THAT "THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE POSSIBLE" TO GET THE REVENUE THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS LOOKING FOR.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOT-OC

It's time for the president if he's serious serious to come back to us with a counter offer.

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS THERE WILL BE "NO DEAL" UNTIL REPUBLICANS AGREE TO RAISE TAX RATES ON THE TOP EARNERS *AND* GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AN UNLIMITED CREDIT LIMIT.

NOVEMBER JOBS-VIDBX RVL

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED LAST MONTH.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE U-S ADDED 146-THOUSAND JOBS IN NOVEMBER.

THAT DROPPED THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO 7-POINT-7 PERCENT.

ECONOMISTS SAY THE RATE *FELL* BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK AND AREN'T COUNTED.

SAME SEX MARRIAGE-2SHOT

IT COULD BE AN HISTORIC RULING FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT AGREED TO HEAR TWO CASES ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE.

THE FIRST IS CALIFORNIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT BANS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

THE OTHER CASE DEALS WITH A FEDERAL LAW THAT DENIES BENEFITS TO SAME SEX COUPLES WHO ARE LEGALLY MARRIED.

SAME SEX MARRIAGE-PKG

THE SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE THE EXTENT -- IF ANY -- TO WHICH GOVERNMENT

CAN BAN SAME-SEX

MARRIAGE.

EARLY NEXT YEAR, IT WILL HEAR TWO CASES: ONE FROM CALIFORNIA, WHERE VOTERS

PASSED PROPOSITION EIGHT BANNING GAY MARRIAGE --AND ANOTHER CHALLENGING THE

DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT -- A FEDERAL LAW THAT ALSO FORBIDS SAME-SEX

MATRIMONY.

BOTH SIDES WELCOMED THE COURT'S INTERVENTION.

MARK LENO, CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR SOT - "WITHIN A YEAR OR SO. I'VE

VERY CONFIDENT WE'LL HAVE EQUAL MARRIAGE RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA - HOPEFULLY

ACROSS THE COUNTRY!"

RANDY THOMASSON/SAVECALIFORNIA.COM SOT - "BUT THE US SUPREME COURT , I

EXPECT 4 OR 5 JUSTICES TO UPHOLD PROP 8, WHY, BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION OF

THE UNITED STATES DOESN'T HAVE MARRIAGE IN IT, AND THE 10TH AMENDMENT SAYS

WHAT IS NOT IN THE FEDERAL POWERS BELONGS TO THE STATES."

AFTER PUBLICLY OPPOSING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, PRESIDENT OBAMA VERY PUBLICLY

CHANGED HIS MIND, TELLING ABC'S ROBIN ROBERTS:

OBAMA NATS - I'VE JUST CONCLUDED THAT FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR

ME TO GO AHEAD AND AFFIRM THAT I THINK SAME-SEX COUPLES SHOULD BE ABLE TO

GET MARRIED.

OTHERS AGREED. ON ELECTION DAY, AFTER MANY DEFEATS AT THE BALLOT BOX, VOTERS

APPROVED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE REFERENDUMS IN MAINE, MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON

STATE.

OPPONENTS SAY THE BEDROCK OF OUR CULTURE IS IN DANGER OF CRUMBLING.

SPRIGG SOT - THE FUNDAMENTAL REASON WHY MARRIAGE IS TREATED AS A PUBLIC

INSTITUTION RATHER THAN A PURELY PRIVATE RELATIONSHIP IS BECAUSE IT SERVES

THE INTEREST OF SOCIETY AND SERVES THE INTEREST OF CHILDREN."

ACLU AND IMMIGRATION-VO

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION IS JUMPING INTO A DEBATE OVER COLLIER COUNTY'S CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION PROGRAM.

THE A-C-L-U HAS ASKED SENATORS BILL NELSON AND MARCO RUBIO TO PUSH FOR THE END OF 2-8-7 "G."

THE PROGRAM ALLOWS TRAINED DEPUTIES TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

A JOB USUALLY PERFORMED BY FEDERAL AGENTS.

IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF DEPORTATIONS IN COLLIER COUNTY AND IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

ROWLES TRIAL-VO-WIPE

DISTURBING DETAILS ARE EMERGING IN THE TRIAL OF A TEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS OWN MOTHER.

A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR DESCRIBED PICTURES OF THE LIVING ROOM WHERE JONATHAN ROWLES ALLEGEDLY FIRED THE GUN THROUGH A NARROW ENTRANCE INTO THE T-V ROOM, KILLING HIS MOTHER.

ROWLES TRIAL-SOTVO

TAKE SOT

DURATION = 0:07

22:40:11/She was laying on her back, in front of the chair.appeared to be unconscious to me."

ROWLES WAS 13 WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED BACK IN 2010

MEDSTAR AUDIT REPORTABLE-VO

LEE COUNTY HAS REFUNDED NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PATIENTS, INNAPPROPRIATELY BILLED FOR USING MEDSTAR.

THIS IS BASED ON NUMBERS FROM A NEW AUDIT, OUTLINING THE PRACTICES OF THE GROUNDED HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

THE COUNTY CLERK TELLS N-B-C 2 LEE COUNTY HAS TO FIGURE OUT WHO WILL PAY FOR A PRIVATIZED VERSION OF THE PROGRAM AND, WHETHER THE PROGRAM WOULD BE FORCED TO OPERATE OUTSIDE LEE COUNTY.

911 BY TEXT-VOTOPS

SOON YOU MAY BE ABLE TO "TEXT" 9-1-1.

YESTERDAY, THE F-C-C ANNOUNCED THAT A-T AND T, VERIZON, SPRINT AND T-MOBILE AGREED TO RELAY TEXTS TO 9-1-1 CALL CENTERS BY MAY 2014.

FWC LEHIGH BEARS-VO WIPE

THERE'S A REAL CONCERN THIS MORNING THAT BEARS ARE HANGING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITIES MORE THAN EVER.

THIS YEAR, F-W-C HAS FIELDED 83 CALLS ABOUT BEAR SIGHTINGS IN LEHIGH ACRES, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CALLS FOR AN URBAN AREA IN THE STATE.

F-W-C SAYS BEARS LIKE LEHIGH ACRES BECAUSE THERE'S ENOUGH EASY FOOD SOURCES LIKE PET FOOD OR GARBAGE.

FWC LEHIGH BEARS-SOTVO

Take sot-12 sec

Angeline Scotten

FWC Wildlife Assistance Biologist

"We're seeing an increase in bear numbers and we're also seeing an increase in bear movement. The bears from lehigh are coming up from big cypress and Lehigh's not the only one, the state as a whole has had a lot of bear issues this year."

F-W-C ADVISES PEOPLE TO LOCK UP THEIR GARBAGE, AND IF YOU SEE A BEAR, THEY SAY IT'S BEST TO ACTUALLY HARASS THE ANIMAL.

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

NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN FM-2SHOT

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS HAS A NEW LOOK THIS MORNING.

WHAT USED TO BE A PARKING LOT IS NOW A SPECTACULAR WATER FRONT DEVELOPMENT.

NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN FM-PKG

AS THE CITY STARTS A NEW CHAPTER -

Hundreds cheered as the city **finally unveiled the new fort Myers river basin.

A 5.3 million dollar project that's been in the works since March.

JEAN SEEHAVER/FT MYERS "10:22 we've been peaking through the fences and watching it happen:25."

JEAN SEEHAVER WATCHED THE AREA transform FROM A PARKING LOT TO PRISTINE WATERFRONT.

14:44 nats music --

complete with its own sound system.

SEEHAVER "10:05 its so exciting to replace an ugly parking lot with a beautiful water feature it has the fountains. 6 sec"

The basin NOT ONLY BEAUTIFIES DOWNTOWN. IT ALSO SERVES AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION.filtering waste water before it goes into the caloosahatchee.

11:54 -:59 "IT ADDS A LOT TO THE CITY TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK AROUND AND ENJOY IT." MOS

DOWNTOWN TAX DOLLARS. FEDERAL GRANTS AND MONEY FROM THE STREET SCAPE PROGRAM PAID FOR PHASE ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

With phase two -

Nat - 20:55 MUSIC IN LOS CABOS

The plan is to bring in new business.

"it proves we are moving fwd and the city is investing the money and infastructure to get biz attracted dt on the riverfront." 21:40 8 sec NILS RICHTER/PART OWNER LOS CABOS CANTINA/FIRESTONE

NILS RICHTER with Los cabos cantina says downtown IS ALREADY A bigger ATTRACTION.

richter "we actually have wait times which was unheard of downtown." 22:23

22:03 "we feel the time is right you see the people who wanna come downtown when u have an events ppl show up" 4 sec

EVENT LIKE ART WALK DRAW PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

AND THE HOPE IS THAT THIS work of art will do some attracting as well.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2SHOT

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO HOLIDAY STYLE THIS WEEKEND--

THE HOLIDAY HOUSE AT THE BURROUGHS AND LANGFORD HOMES IS OPEN.

IT'S OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 5 TO 9.

IT ONLY COSTS 5-DOLLARS AND KIDS ARE FREE.

LATER TODAY, HEAD TO THE ANNUAL GOLF CART PARADE THROUGH THE HEART OF CAPTIVA.

DOZENS OF GOLF CARTS ARE DECORDATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ISLAND STYLE!

THE PARADE STARTS AT 2 AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTHSEAS RESORT.

AND TONIGHT, CHECK OUT THE MARINE INDUSTRIES CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE ON NAPLES BAY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

DONATIONS BENEFIT THE RICKY KING FUND.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

IN TODAYS HEALTH MATTERS.

THE AGING HEART.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HEART VALVE WEARS OUT?

AMY OSHIER WILL EXPLAIN.

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FORECAST OPEN-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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PLASMA

OLD AGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY A BROKEN HEART.

ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING HEART CONDITIONS OCCURS WHEN THE HEART VALVE WEARS OUT.

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AORTIC STENOSIS, IT'S COMMONLY A CONSEQUENCE OF AN AGING HEART. SPECIFICALLY THE HEART VALVE.

DR. BRIAN HUMMEL/CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON

RUNS:

7:38 The aortic valve is the valve that separates the main pumping chamber; the left ventricle from the remainder of the body.

LIKE MOST PUMPS, THIS ONE CAN BREAK DOWN OVER TIME.

DR. STEVEN PRIEST/CARDIOLOGIST

RUNS:

:52 Oftentimes it is just a atherosclerosis progressing- like blockage in the coronary to blockage in the valve. And calcium build up in the valve becomes less flexible and with loss of flexibility of the valve blood can't push the valve aside to get out of the heart.

THE CONDITION WORSENS GRADUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

DR. STEVEN PRIEST/CARDIOLOGIST

RUNS:

2:12 A patient may be aware that they have a valve problem and actually in the beginning be completely asymptomatic. Over even ten years it becomes more severe and then as it becomes very severe.

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE:

DR. STEVEN PRIEST/CARDIOLOGIST

RUNS:

2:41 Shortness of breath and chest pain. When it gets extremely severe, patients might start having dizziness or syncope or passing out.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Aortic stenosis is not considered preventable. In early stages people may undergo an angioplasty to open the valve and increase its pumping function. The only long-term solution is a valve replacement.

DR. BRIAN HUMMEL/CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON

RUNS:

:45 The standard operation was to open somebody's chest, stop their heart, open the aorta, cut out the valve, sew a new valve in, close up, and take them off the heart lung machine.

SURGEONS AT LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ARE NOW REPLACING THE AORTIC VALVE WITHOUT OPENING THE CHEST. CALLED TAVR- A NEW VALVE IS FED THROUGH A CATHETER INSERTED THE GROIN WHICH IS THREADED TO THE HEART. IT'S NOW APPROVED FOR USE IN SELECT, LATE-STAGE PATIENTS.

DR. BRIAN HUMMEL/CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON

RUNS:

7:54 As the baby boomers age, we're going to see more and more of these patients-where these valves become narrowed and really limit the lifestyle and life expectancy.

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TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

A PRANK ON BRITAIN'S PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE KATE TURNS INTO A TRAGEDY FOR A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE,

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ROYAL HOAX-VO

WHAT STARTED OUT AS A PRANK TOWARD BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY HAS NOW TURNED TRAGIC.

TWO RADIO D-J'S IN AUSTRALIA MADE A PRANK CALL EARLIER THIS WEEK TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE PRINCE WILLIAM'S PREGNANT WIFE KATE WAS STAYING WHILE BEING TREATED FOR ACUTE MORNING SICKNESS.

THEY PRETENDED TO BE QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE CHARLES WHILE SPEAKING WITH NURSE JACINTHA SALDANHA AND WERE ABLE TO GET SOME PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM HER ABOUT THE DUCHESS'S CONDITION.

ROYAL HOAX-SOTVO

Rhys Holleran, CEO, Southern Cross Austereo "Southern Cross Austereo and the hosts have mutually decided that this show will not return until further notice out of respect of what can only be described as tragedy."

ZUMBA SCANDAL UPDATE-TRX-VO

FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY - WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION IN THE ONGOING ZUMBA

PROSTITUTION SCANDAL OUT OF MAINE.

ONE LEE COUNTY MAN SAYS HE NEVER PAID FOR SEX FROM A DANCE INSTRUCTOR.

ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN WILL SOON MAKE HIS PLEA.

ROBERT HAZELTON JUNIOR FROM ESTERO WILL BE IN COURT IN LATE JANUARY FOR SOLICITING SEX FROM ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR ALEXIS WRIGHT.

A JUDGE ALREADY FOUND THREE MEN GUILTY OF THAT CRIME.

SO FAR PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED 64 MEN.

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CRACKS-VO-WIPE

CRACKS IN THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY ARE GOING TO BE MONITORED FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET WORSE.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTY TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR RANDY CERCHIE SAYS THE LAST 2 STATE INSPECTIONS OF THE BRIDGE REVEALED SMALL CRACKS 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.

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CRACKS-SOTVO

a certain amount of cracking is ordinary and expected, that this cracking happened so soon after the bridge construction causes a little concern

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

CERCHIE SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY SAFETY CONCERNS.

NBC2 GIVING TREE-OTS-VO-SS

THERE'S STILL TIME TO MAKE A LOCAL SENIOR'S HOLIDAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER.

WE'VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO RETURN GIFTS FOR THE N-B-C TWO FORT MYERS KIWANIS GIVING TREE, TO SUNDAY.

JUST 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 BY SUNDAY.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

A LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE'S CHANCES OF BUYING THEIR FIRST HOME ARE DESTROYED. WE'LL SHOW YOU WHY

PLUS, WE NOW HAVE MORE DETAILS ON WHAT KANSAS CITY CHIEF'S LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER WAS DOING IN THE HOURS LEADING UP TO HIS SUICIDE AND THE MURDER OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

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HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, CONVICTED MURDERER ROBERT DUNN LEARNS HIS FATE, WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE JURY HAS DECIDED

PLUS, NEW GRADES ARE OUT FOR FLORIDA TEACHERS, WE'LL TELL YOU IF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EDUCATORS PASS THE TEST,

AND FORMER GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST DOES THE PARTY SHUFFLE

HEADLINE 1 ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 TEACHER EVALUATIONS-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 CRIST SWITCHING PARTIES-VIDBOX

MAIN OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 2-2 SHOT

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

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL

WE'LL GET A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-2SHOT

LAST WEEK A JURY CONVICTED ROBERT DUNN OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS WIFE CHRISTINE IN 2008.

THIS WEEK THEY WERE BACK IN A FORT MYERS COURTROOM TO DETERMINE HIS FATE, LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH PENALTY.

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-NATS-

count one the jury advises and recommends to the court that it impose a sentence of life imprisonment

AND WITH THOSE WORDS.

THE JURY IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL LIKELY SAVED THE LIFE OF THE CONVICTED KILLER.

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: its a hard things to come to terms with it really is it was a horrible act

LAST WEEK JURORS FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF THAT HORRIBLE ACT.

THE 2008 SHOOTING AND KILLING OF HIS WIFE CHRISTINE AT A CROWDED CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

DUNN'S DEFENSE TRIED TO HUMANIZE THEIR CLIENT.

BY SHOWING PICTURES OF HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER ALLISON.

AND REMINDING JURORS OF HIS MENTAL ILLNESSES.

DAVID BRENER, DUNN'S ATTORNEY: as I said to the jury additional blood isn't going to make this go away all we can do now is pick up the pieces

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: he was a doting father and he loved his daughter.Did I see you wiping a few tears? A few

SOME OF DUNN'S FAMILY INCLUDING HIS AUNT SHIRLEY ATTENDED THE HEARING.

WHILE SHE KNEW HER NEPHEW WAS GUILTY.SHE SAYS SHE STILL WANTED HIM TO AVOID THE DEATH PENALTY.

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: our prayer was for life and I think his defense team did a good job and we're thankful for the outcome

STATE PROSECUTOR: our main goal was to get the conviction to make sure he never gets out of prison

IT TOOK JUROS ONLY AN HOUR AND A HALF TO COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

AND IT'S A DECISION ONE ALTERNATE JUROR BELIEVES WAS THE RIGHT ONE.

CRIST SWITCHING TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY-VO

THE FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HE HAS SWITCHED PARTIES VIA TWITTER.

CHARLIE CRIST, FORMERLY A REPUBLICAN, THEN INDEPENDENT, TWEETED ON FRIDAY THAT HE WAS "PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY" WHILE AT A CHRISTMAS GATHERING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE MESSAGE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF CRIST HOLDING UP A FLORIDA VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AS A REPUBLICAN IN 2007 AND SERVED ONE TERM IN OFFICE.

CRIST LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT FOR A U-S SENATE SEAT.

DANIELS AND I75-FDOT

A TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HIS MORNIG.

IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN THE DANIELS APRKWAY AND I-75 AREA TODAY YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE SOME EXTRA CARE.

CREWS ARE REMOUNTING SIGNS, REPLACING LIGHTS AND REPAIRING A GUARDRAIL, ALL DMAAGED WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS LAST MONTH.

VARIOUS LANE CLOSURES WILL TAKE PLACE ON EAST BOUND DANIELS AT THE OVERPASS.

TEACHER EVALUATION-VO-WIPE

EDUCATION LEADERS IN FLORIDA RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FOLLOWING A GLITCH IN THE NEW TEACHER RANKING SYSTEM

IN LEE COUNTY 96-POINT-9 PERCENT OF TEACHERS ARE RATED AS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OR EFFECTIVE.

COLLIER COUNTY HAD 99-POINT-6 PERCENT EFFECTIVE OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAD 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE.

THESE RESULTS ARE UPDATED FROM WEDNESDAY'S RELEASE.

TEACHER EVALUATION-SOTVO

When it becomes high stakes, in terms if teacher compensation, teacher salary, that kind if thing, we really need to have it right.

PUPPIES STOLEN-VO

TWO MEN ARE CAUGHT ON TAPE STEALING SEVERAL PUPPIES FROM A PET STORE IN NORTH TEXAS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE THE MEN RUNNING TO THE KENNELS AND BREAKING OPEN THE DOORS.

THEY GRAB EIGHT PUPPIES VALUED AT MORE THAN *12-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND RUN BACK OUT OF THE STORE.

GOLD BARS STOLEN-VO WIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE HAD THEIR FUTURE STOLEN BY THIEVES.

BURGLARS BROKE INTO THEIR HOME AND TOOK JEWELRY, ELECTRONICS, AND A SAFE WITH 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD AND SILVER.

THE COUPLE JUST TOOK THE BARS OUT OF A SAFETY-DEPOSIT BANK AND PUT THEM INTO THEIR OWN SAFE.

THE HUSBAND, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, BOUGHT THEM AFTER WINNING A SETTLEMENT FROM A CAR CRASH A FEW YEARS AGO.

GOLD BARS STOLEN-SOTVO

25:50 "i'm going to get up and keep moving and we'll find another way and keep chugging along- that's all you can do."

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE COUPLE HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS.

KENYA BLAST-VO

A BLAST IN KENYA'S CAPITAL KILLS THREE PEOPLE AND WOUNDS AT LEAST 15.

ACCORDING TO POLICE THE ATTACK HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN A PREDOMINANTLY SOMALI DISTRICT OF NAIROBI, THE SECOND EXPLOSION IN THE AREA THIS WEEK.

NO ONE HAS CLAIMED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLAST.

POLICE SAY IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW IF A GRENADE OR A BOMB CAUSED THE EXPLOSION.

BELCHER DASHCAM-2shot

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE KANSAS CITY CHIEF'S LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER FATALLY SHOT HIS GIRLFRIEND, THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.

WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THAT DEADLY DAY, INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE SHOOTINGS---BECAUSE MUCH OF IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO.

BELCHER DASHCAM-PKG

STORY NUM: NA21S

SLUG: BELCHER DASHCAM VIDEO

TRT: 1:49

FORMAT: PKG

DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012

ETA: 0300

RESTRICTIONS: NONE

PRODUCER NOTES:

PKG TRT: 1:47

OC:.BELCHER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

REPORTER: Syed Shabbir, not on camera

SUPERS:

S/ December 1, 2012:02

S/ Kansas City, MO. Police Department already on item

S/ Syed Shabbir / Reporting not on camera

IT WAS 3:05 SATURDAY MORNING, WHEN POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN A BLACK CAR AT ARMOUR BOULEVARD AND HOLMES STREET.

OFFICERS APPROACHED THE BLACK BENTLY AND FOUND KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER ASLEEP IN THE DRIVER SEAT.

"Officer: Just go ahead and step-out, brother. I'll roll-up the windows. Ok? Belcher: Alright."

THE PRO-FOOTBALL PLAYER GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS VISITING A FRIEND THAT LIVES IN THE NEARBY APARTMENT.

"Your cars running and you're passed out inside it. You weren't driving. You are correct.

Belcher: I wasn't. I was upstairs.

Officer: I hear you. That's why going upstairs is going to be a good place for you to go back to."

BELCHER AGREED TO LEAVE HIS CAR THERE AND WENT INSIDE.

FOUR AND HALF HOURS LATER, BELCHER'S MOTHER CALLED 911 TO TELL POLICE HER SON THE CHIEF'S PLAYER HAD SHOT HIS 22-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND KASANDRA PERKINS AT THEIR HOME.

"Ok, so she's been shot? Yes. Ok, right now is she awake? Kasandra, stay with me. The ambulance is on the way. You hear me? You hear me? Kasandra!"

POLICE WERE THEN CALLED TO ARROWHEAD STADIUM.

"We believe our suspect is a chiefs player."

THIS OFFICER RUSHED TO THE SCENE - AT TIMES EXCEEDING 90 MPH.

HE PULLED INTO ONE OF THE MAIN ENTRANCES AND THEN WORKED HIS WAY AROUND TO THE TRAINING FACILITY.

WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR HE GOT ON HIS RADIO AND DESCRIBED WHAT HE SAW.

"cut off sirens immediately. I got a sighting from afar. It looks like they're in negotiations phase trying to get him down. I need a rifle asap."

THE OFFICER MOVED FORWARD TO WHERE POLICE SAY BELCHER WAS TALKING WITH GENERAL MANAGER SCOTT PIOLI AND HEAD COACH ROMEO CRENNEL.

"all right i'm on the southside i'm at the main entrance trying to sneak up on foot. i need a rifle. turn off the siren i can hear one in the distance now."

YOUNG BREAST CANCER-VO

YOUNG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER MAY BENEFIT FROM CHEMOTHERAPY BEFORE SURGERY.

A NEW STUDY OUT OF GERMANY FINDS NEARLY A QUARTER OF YOUNG BREAST CANCER PATIENTS RESPONDED TO THIS FORM OF TREATMENT AND THEIR CANCER WENT INTO REMISSION.

ONLY FIFTEEN PERCENT OF OLDER WOMEN HAD THIS REACTION.

EXTENDED POST OFFICE HOURS-CG BNR

SEVERAL POST OFFICES ARE STAYING OPEN LONGER THIS WEEKEND, AND NEXT, TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MAIL CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PACKAGES.

THE LOCATIONS OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS INCLUDE THE NAPLES MAIN POST OFFICE AND COCO RIVER POST OFFICE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE PAGE FIELD POST OFFICE, AND THE LEHIGH ACRES POST OFFICE, AND THE PUNTA GORDA MAIN POST OFFICE.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO HOLIDAY STYLE THIS WEEKEND--

THE HOLIDAY HOUSE AT THE BURROUGHS AND LANGFORD HOMES IS OPEN.

IT'S OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 5 TO 9.

IT ONLY COSTS 5-DOLLARS AND KIDS ARE FREE.

LATER TODAY, HEAD TO THE ANNUAL GOLF CART PARADE THROUGH THE HEART OF CAPTIVA.

DOZENS OF GOLF CARTS ARE DECORDATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ISLAND STYLE!

THE PARADE STARTS AT 2 AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTHSEAS RESORT.

AND TONIGHT, CHECK OUT THE MARINE INDUSTRIES CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE ON NAPLES BAY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

DONATIONS BENEFIT THE RICKY KING FUND.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

AFTER 15 YEARS OF SPECULATION AND RUMORS POLICE HAVE FINALLY RELEASED THE DETAILS OF THE AUTOPSY ON THE LATE RAPPER BIGGIE SMALLS, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY FOUND OUT

TZ4 A BIGGIE SMALLS-VO WIPE

TZ4 B CELL PHONE ARREST-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

SECRET SERVICE LOST TAPES-VO

AN EMBARRASSING SECURITY BREACH BY THE SERCRET SERVICE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S INSPECTOR GENERAL IS LOOKING INTO HOW TWO BACK UP COMPUTER TAPES CONTAINING SENSITIVE INFORMATION WERE LEFT BY A CONTRACTOR ON A METRO RAIL TRAIN IN WASHINGTON D-C'S SUBWAY SYSTEM IN 2008.

IN A STATEMENT, THE SECRET SERVICE SAID "THESE BACK-UP TAPES WERE NOT MARKED OR IDENTIFIED IN ANY WAY AND WERE PROTECTED BY MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SECURITY. THEY COULD NOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT THE PROPER EQUIPMENT, APPLICATIONS AND ENCODING."

BIGGIE SMALLS AUTOPSY-VO

15 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, AND OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON RAPPER BIGGIE SMALLS.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, SMALLS, WHOSE REAL NAME IS CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN LOS ANGELES.

THE FATAL SHOT WAS ONE TO HIS RIGHT HIP THAT HIT SEVERAL OF HIS ORGANS, INCLUDING HIS HEART AND ONE OF HIS LUNGS, BEFORE LODGING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE 24-YEAR-OLD RAPPER WAS KILLED BACK IN MARCH OF 1997 WHILE SITTING IN A VEHICLE.

PHILIPPINES TYPHOON-VO

RESCUERS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR HUNDREDS OF MISSING PEOPLE AFTER THE PHILIPPINES' WORST TYPHOON OF THE YEAR.

THE STORM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST 500 DEATHS IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES.

IT SLAMMED INTO THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK DESTROYING HOMES, UPROOTING TREES AND FLOODING FARMING AND MINING COMMUNITIES.

NEARLY 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE FLED TO EVACUATION CENTERS.

TAHRIR SQUARE-VO

PROTESTERS HAVE USED BARBED WIRE TO FENCE OFF THE ENTRANCE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX IN TAHRIR SQUARE IN EGYPT.

EMPLOYEES STOOD OUTSIDE TODAY AND TRIED TO CONVINCE DEMONSTRATORS TO LET THEM IN.

PROTESTS HAVE BEEN ONGOING IN CAIRO AND OTHER CITIES SINCE EGYPT'S PRESIDENT GRANTED HIMSELF NEAR-ABSOLUTE POWERS LAST MONTH.

CELL PHONE ARREST-2SHOT

MOST OF US NOT ONLY USE OUR CELL PHONES TO TEXT AND MAKE PHONE CALLS, BUT WE ALSO TAKE PICTURES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

AND WITHIN SECONDS WE'RE ABLE TO POST IT ON FACEBOOK.

A 12 YEAR OLD ARIZONA GIRL DID THAT---BUT SHE GOT ARRESTED.

NOW, LAWYERS ARE ARGUING IF SHE SHOULD'VE BEEN HANDCUFFED.

CELL PHONE ARREST-PKG

SCRIPT:

THE 12 YEAR OLD'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WAS TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE LIKE WE SO

OFTEN DO. OF OURSELVES AND PEOPLE WE ARE WITH. THE CAMERA THOUGH WAS

SELECTED THE OPPOSITE WAY. ALLEGEDLY TAKING A RACY PICTURE OF ANOTHER

YOUNG GIRL.

WE'RE NOT SHOWING YOU THIS GIRLS FACE BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY 12 YEARS OLD AND

SHES ACCUSED OF A SERIOUS CRIME.

1108 they were telling me that i can get in a bunch of trouble for

taking a picture.like that and i told them that it was an accident and

they were like. no youre lying.

SHE WAS PULLED OUT OF CLASS TODAY AT ALICE JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH, HANDCUFFED,

PUT INTO A PATROL CAR AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.ALL BECAUSE OF AN INCIDENT

YESTERDAY AT THE SCHOOL IN THE LOCKER ROOM. HER ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WAS TRYING

TO SNAP A PICTURE OF HERSELF AND FRIENDS. WHEN SHE MISTAKENLY TOOK ONE OUT

OF HER IPHONES FORWARD FACING LENS.A PICTURE OF ANOTHER STUDENT NOT

FULLY CLOTHED.

****1015 her. she was just pulling down her pants. but not all the way.

barely.

THE 12 YEAR OLD SAYS SHE IMMEDIATLEY REALIZED HER MISTAKE AND DELETED THE

PICTURE. EVEN SHOWING THE GIRL WHO WAS IN THAT ALLEGED PICTURE.

BUT TODAY SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR TAKING IT.

753 IM VERY UPSET WITH THE WHOLE SITAUTION. the school the way they

did things.

THE 12 YEAR OLD'S MOTHER IS FURIOUS AS IS THEIR ATTORNEY.

****1535 based on what ive been told about this..there was absoutely no

crime to begin with.

LAWYER JACK CARROLL SAYS THE LAW PROTECTS THE CONTENT THATS ON YOUR PHONE.

HE SAYS THE CONSTIUTION WAS VIOLATED WHEN IE TO LOOK FOR THE PICTURE.

****1614 its like having a government official or a police officer look

thru your diary. you cant do that wihtout consent or a search warrant 1622

KTRK LEGAL ANALYST JOEL ANDROPHY DOESN'T AGREE HOWEVER SAYING THE LAW IS

DIFFERENT BECAUSE THIS OCCURED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. QUOTE " "like when you

enter the airport. you give up many of your constitutional rights. when

you go into school. you give up many of your constitutional rights in

regards to search and seizure."

****1319 they couldnt find nothing. but theyre still saying that i did it

.

THE 12 YEAR OLD JUST WANTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. SHE'S BEEN SUSPENDED FOR

THREE DAYS AND IS BEING SENT TO AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR 30.

THE STUDENT AND HER PARENTS ARE APPEALING THAT ASSIGNMENT TO ALTERNATIVE

SCHOOL. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT COMMENT IN ANY DETAIL

HERE BECASUE JUVENILES ARE INVOVLED. NO ONE FROM CHANNELVIEW ISD RETURNED

HONOR FLIGHT MOVIE SHOWING IN NAPLES-VO WIPE

A MOVIE PREMIERED IN NAPLES TO HONOR OUR VETERANS WHO WERE THERE AT PEARL HARBOR.

IN HONOR OF PEARL HARBOR DAY, CAMBIER PARK HOSTED THE LAUNCH LAST NIGHT OF A NEW MOVIE PLAYING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

IT'S CALLED "HONOR FLIGHTS".

HONOR FLIGHT MOVIE SHOWING IN NAPLES-SOTVO

THE PROGRAM IS RACING THE CLOCK TO FLY THOUSANDS OF WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS TO D-C.

FOR MANY IT WILL BE THEIR LAST TRIP WHERE THEY WILL GET TO SEE THE MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTED FOR THEM IN 2005.

JOE RICHARDS FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FLEW TO D-C ON AN HONOR FLIGHT.

PUNTA GORDA'S PEARL HARBOR DAY CEREMONY-VO WIPE

AND ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACKS PEOPLE IN PUNTA GORDA ALSO GATHERED TO REMEMBER THAT INFAMOUS DAY.

71 YEARS LATER, FOUR PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL.

92-YEAR-OLD NAVY VETERAN JOHN GIDEON WAS ON BOARD A SHIP WHEN THE BOMBS LANDED ON THE HARBOR.

PUNTA GORDA'S PEARL HARBOR DAY CEREMONY-SOTVO

we didn't expect anything like this, at that time. Of course we were worried about fighting with Germany. They learned a big lesson, The United States we learned a big lesson to always be prepared.

SANDY RELIEF FUNDS-VO

THE PRESIDENT IS ASKING CONGRESS FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BEHALF OF STATES HARDEST HIT BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SAY, THE PRESIDENT REQUESTED 60- BILLION DOLLARS.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR, CHRIS CHRISTIE, SAYS THIS WILL HELP THEIR STATES RECOVER, REPAIR AND REBUILD STRONGER THAN BEFORE.

NAILERS RECALL-TRX-VO

WE HAVE A CONSUMER ALERT FOR ALL HOLIDAY DECORATERS, THIS MORNING.

NEARLY 13-THOUSAND NAILERS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR MALFUNCTIONING TRIGGERS.

OFFICIALS SAY, THE NAILERS CAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT OUT A FASTENER.

THE RECALL COVERS "RIDGID" "COIL ROOFING NAILERS" AND "CLIPPING HEAD FRAMING NAILERS".

THE PRODUCTS WERE SOLD AT HOME DEPOT STORES AND ONLINE FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

MILK PRICES-VO

WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT MILK DOES A BODY GOOD, BUT SOON IT COULD BE GIVING YOUR WALLET QUITE THE WORK OUT.

WHILE A GALLON OF MILK IS AROUND 3-50, SOME EXPERTS SAY THAT PRICE COULD DOUBLE, AND EVEN GET AS HIGH AS EIGHT BUCKS A GALLON!

WITH NO FARM BILL LIKELY, OTHER FARMING BUSINESSES COULD SEE PRICE CHANGES ON THE WAY.

FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTIATIONS HAVE PLACED A NEW FARM BILL ON THE BACK BURNER.

MILK PRICES-SOTVO

"I know of another guy that's going to sell out any day now and if he doesn't get them sold, he's going to take them to the sale barn."

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

STILL TO COME ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES

PLUS, WE'LL HEAD BACK OUT LIVE TO JET BLUE PARK AS THE CROWDS ARE GATHERING FOR RED SOX SPRING TRAINING TICKETS.

TZ5 A RED SOX TICKETS LIVE-LIVE

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, THE JURY HAS COME TO A DECISION ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ROBERT DUNN, WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT DECISION IS

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS IS MOVING FORWARD, A WHOLE NEW WATERFRONT AREA IS UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK

HEADLINE 1 DUNN SENTENCING-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 RED SOX TICKETS LIVE-VIDBOX

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-1 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ

TODAY IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO TOPS

TAKE: SOT AT TC:

AT: 11:29

TO: 11:33

DURATION:0:04

the jury advises and recommends to the court that it impose a sentence of life imprisonment

AND WITH THOSE WORDS THE JURY IN THE ROBERT DUNN TRIAL LIKELY SAVED THE CONVICTED KILLER'S LIFE.

LAST WEEK JURORS CONVICTED DUNN OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS WIFE CHRISTINE IN 2008.

ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO

SHIRLEY STAUBACH, DUNN'S AUNT: our prayer was for life and I think his defense team did a good job and we're thankful for the outcome

CHRISTINE DUNN'S FAMILY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK AFTER THE HEARING.

CRIST SWITCHING TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY-VO

THE FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HE HAS SWITCHED PARTIES VIA TWITTER.

CHARLIE CRIST, FORMERLY A REPUBLICAN, THEN INDEPENDENT, TWEETED ON FRIDAY THAT HE WAS "PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY" WHILE AT A CHRISTMAS GATHERING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE MESSAGE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF CRIST HOLDING UP A FLORIDA VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AS A REPUBLICAN IN 2007 AND SERVED ONE TERM IN OFFICE.

CRIST LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT FOR A U-S SENATE SEAT.

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-2SHOT

THE WAIT WILL SOON BE OVER FOR MANY DIE HARD RED SOX FANS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING ONLINE FOR SPRING TRAINING TICKETS FOR A WEEK!

THEY GO ON SALE IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-REM LIVE

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-VO

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-SOTVO

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-REM LIVE

SPRING TRAINING TICKETS-FS TOPS

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

DANIELS AND I75-FDOT

A TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HIS MORNING.

IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN THE DANIELS APRKWAY AND I-75 AREA TODAY YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE SOME EXTRA CARE.

CREWS ARE REMOUNTING SIGNS, REPLACING LIGHTS AND REPAIRING A GUARDRAIL, ALL DMAAGED WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS LAST MONTH.

VARIOUS LANE CLOSURES WILL TAKE PLACE ON EAST BOUND DANIELS AT THE OVERPASS.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO-WIPE

THE FISCAL CLIFF IS JUST 24 DAYS AWAY AND STILL NO PROGRESS IN TALKS TO RESOLVE IT.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER IS STILL INSISTING THAT RAISING TAX RATES WILL HURT SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WON'T HELP THE ECONOMY.

BUT WHEN HE WAS ASKED BY REPORTERS WHETHER HE MIGHT BE WILLING TO ACCEPT SOME INCREASE IN THE TOP TAX RATE, BOEHNER SAID ONLY THAT "THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE POSSIBLE" TO GET THE REVENUE THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS LOOKING FOR.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOT-OC

It's time for the president if he's serious serious to come back to us with a counter offer.

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS THERE WILL BE "NO DEAL" UNTIL REPUBLICANS AGREE TO RAISE TAX RATES ON THE TOP EARNERS *AND* GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AN UNLIMITED CREDIT LIMIT.

BUT REPUBLICANS ARE ALSO HOLDING OUT UNTIL THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERS MORE SPENDING CUTS.

NOVEMBER JOBS-VIDBX RVL

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED LAST MONTH.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE U-S ADDED 146-THOUSAND JOBS IN NOVEMBER.

THAT DROPPED THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO 7-POINT-7 PERCENT.

ECONOMISTS SAY THE RATE *FELL* BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK AND AREN'T COUNTED.

BLACK BOXES IN CARS-2SHOT

CAMERAS TO HELP YOU BACK UP, XM RADIO, DVD PLAYERS, EVEN HEATED SEATS ARE ALMOST STANDARD IN MOST CARS YOU BUY NOWADAYS.

BUT SOON THERE MAY BE A CONTROVERSIAL AND *MANDATORY NEW FEATURE, THE ABILITY TO SPY ON YOUR EVERY MOVE.

BLACK BOXES IN CARS-PKG

MANY POLITICIANS WORRY ABOUT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS.

BUT WHEN LT. GOV. TIMOTHY MURRAY OF MASSACHUSSETTS CRASHED THIS GOVERNMENT

VEHICLE. IT'S HIS OWN CAR THAT DID HIM IN.

MURRAY TOLD POLICE HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON AND CLAIMED HE WASN'T SPEEDING.

BUT A "BLACK BOX" LIKE THIS REVEALED THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING MORE

THAN 100 MPH AND MURRAY WASN'T BELTED IN.

YOU'RE PROBABLY USED TO HEARING ABOUT BLACK BOXES. HELPING INVESTIGATORS

SOLVE AIRPLANE CRASHES. BUT CAR MANUFACTURES HAVE QUIETLY PLACED SIMILAR

DEVICES IN MORE AND MORE VEHICLES. TURNING OUR OWN CARS, INTO SNITCHES.

CORZINE: I was very nervous. Excruciating pain.

FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR JON CORZINE FOUND THAT OUT

GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT IN THIS CRASH --

ONLY TO HAVE HIS DATA RECORDER REVEAL TO THE WORLD THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF DIDN

'T HAVE A BELT ON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WITH HIS DRIVER TRAVELLING AT 91

MPH. IN 65 ZONE.

18:30:25 CORZINE I'm gonna do some things on the seat belt issue.

AND NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO REQUIRE EVERY SMALL VEHICLE MADE

FROM NOW ON TO GET ONE OF THOSE BLACK BOXES TOO.

GFX

SAYING "THIS PROPOSAL WILL GIVE US THE CRITICAL INSIGHT AND INFORMATION WE

NEED TO SAVE MORE LIVES." BUT PRIVACY ADVOCATES SAY HOLD ON.

16:02:50 ACLU There are important safety concerns here and they shouldn't be

ignored but there are also pressing privacy concerns. Chiefly, who's gonna

access this information and how long is it gonna be collected?

BECAUSE WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS. YOUR BLACK BOX COULD BECOME A SPY. ONE DAY

TELLING WIVES OR HUSBANDS WHERE YOU GO. OR EVEN LETTING INSURANCE

COMPANIES HIKE YOUR RATES, IF THEY KNOW YOU SPEED.

ACLU I'd make sure that the owner of the vehicle controls the data. They

own it and they control it. I'd make sure if police access it they'd only

ROWLES TRIAL-VO-WIPE

DISTURBING DETAILS ARE EMERGING IN THE TRIAL OF A TEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS OWN MOTHER.

A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR DESCRIBED PICTURES OF THE LIVING ROOM WHERE JONATHAN ROWLES ALLEGEDLY FIRED THE GUN THROUGH A NARROW ENTRANCE INTO THE T-V ROOM, KILLING HIS MOTHER.

ROWLES TRIAL-SOTVO

TAKE SOT

DURATION = 0:07

22:40:11/She was laying on her back, in front of the chair.appeared to be unconscious to me."

ROWLES WAS 13 WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED BACK IN 2010

NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN FM-VO

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS HAS A NEW LOOK TODAY -- AN AREA THAT USED TO BE A PARKING LOT NOW HAS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT VIEWS

HUNDREDS CAME OUT FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING WHICH MARKS THE DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS RIVERFRONT BASIN SITE AS OFFICIALLY OPEN TO EVERYONE.

THE PROJECT COST ABOUT 5 POINT 3 MILLION DOLLARS AND BEGAN CONSTRUCTION IN MARCH.

THE BASIN SERVES AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION, COLLECTING STORM WATER RUNOFF AND FILTERING IT BEFORE IT GOES INTO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

NEW AND IMPROVED DOWNTOWN FM-SOTVO

take sot jean seehaver/fort myers

"its just beautiful its so exciting to replace an ugly parking lot with a water feature and a sound system all of the streets with the inlay brick they really did a great job." 15 sec

TEASE SIX-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C NEWS TODAY,

BEARS, AND PLENTY OF THE THEM.

SPOTTED HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS.

NEXT, A WILDLIFE EXPERT TELLS US WHAT TO DO TO KEEP THEM AWAY

AND, A HEARTWARMING STORY ABOUT CHRISTMAS THAT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING.

TZ6 A LEHIGH BEARS-VOWP

TZ6 B SANTA'S FAMILY-VOTOPS

MR. GREENTHUMB-PKG

FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FORECAST-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.

The warm weather pattern will stay locked in place this weekend, keeping our daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.

Along with the unseasonably warm weather, we'll be able to talk about something that's been missing from our forecasts for a while: a chance of rain.

Winds will turn more southerly starting today, which will allow for some more tropical moisture to build in over Southwest Florida. The result will be some isolated showers that will develop during the afternoon and evening with the chance of getting a wet close to 30%. Shower movement will be to the northwest, so you'll want to look southeast for any approaching showers today.

Sunday will be a bit of a different story with our rain chances actually going down as our atmosphere becomes more stable. We may see a couple stray showers Sunday afternoon, but for the most part, we'll stay dry.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend. It appears we'll have to wait a while before the next substantial cool spell comes to Southwest Florida.

With the steering flow coming from the south this weekend, temperatures will continue to run well above average. The average high for this time of year is 78°. Our afternoon temperatures through the weekend will be close to the mid 80s across the urban corridor and low 80s along the coast.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, meaning we'll continue seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

FWC LEHIGH BEARS-VO WIPE

F-W-C OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THIS MORNING THAT BEARS ARE HANGING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITIES MORE THAN EVER.

THIS YEAR, F-W-C HAS FIELDED 83 CALLS ABOUT BEAR SIGHTINGS IN LEHIGH ACRES, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CALLS FOR AN URBAN AREA IN THE STATE.

F-W-C SAYS BEARS LIKE LEHIGH BECAUSE THERE'S ENOUGH EASY FOOD SOURCES LIKE PET FOOD OR GARBAGE.

FWC LEHIGH BEARS-SOTVO

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Angeline Scotten

FWC Wildlife Assistance Biologist

"We're seeing an increase in bear numbers and we're also seeing an increase in bear movement. The bears from lehigh are coming up from big cypress and Lehigh's not the only one, the state as a whole has had a lot of bear issues this year."

F-W-C ADVICES PEOPLE TO LOCK UP THEIR GARBAGE, AND IF YOU SEE A BEAR, THEY SAY IT'S BEST TO ACTUALLY HARASS THE ANIMAL.

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

EXTENDED POST OFFICE HOURS-CG BNR

SEVERAL POST OFFICES ARE STAYING OPEN LONGER THIS WEEKEND, AND NEXT, TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MAIL CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PACKAGES.

THE LOCATIONS OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS INCLUDE THE NAPLES MAIN POST OFFICE AND COCO RIVER POST OFFICE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE PAGE FIELD POST OFFICE, AND THE LEHIGH ACRES POST OFFICE, AND THE PUNTA GORDA MAIN POST OFFICE.

ACLU AND IMMIGRATION-VO

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION IS JUMPING INTO A DEBATE OVER COLLIER COUNTY'S CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION PROGRAM.

THE A-C-L-U HAS ASKED SENATORS BILL NELSON AND MARCO RUBIO TO PUSH FOR THE END OF 2-8-7 "G."

THE PROGRAM ALLOWS TRAINED DEPUTIES TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

A JOB USUALLY PERFORMED BY FEDERAL AGENTS.

IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF DEPORTATIONS IN COLLIER COUNTY AND IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SANTA'S FAMILY-2SHOT

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MALLS ARE FILLED WITH LINES OF KIDS WAITING TO SIT ON SANTA'S LAP, TELL HIM WHAT THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, AND OF COURSE, GET THEIR PICTURE TAKEN.

SANTA'S FAMILY-PKG

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Nats from event

HO HO HO Anybody want a snowball fight?

Kids cheering yeah

HE'S BEEN DONNING THE RED SUIT AND HELPING OUT 'OLD ST NICK' FOR MORE THAN A

DECADE.

NAT SOT KID AT EVENT

1:20:44

What would you like for christmas?

An electric guitar

ELMER ABASS AND HIS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT HAVE FILLED THE HEARTS OF THOUSANDS OF

CHILDREN DREAMING OF CHRISTMAS MORNING.

NAT SOT KID AT EVENT

1:23:50

cheese

SOT ELMER 22:53:04"

What's most rewarding are how unique children when they are in this magic

moment of believing in santa claus

SOT ELMER at event

1:34:26

HOHOHOHO

AND AFTER ALL THAT TIME A REALLY *MAGIC* MOMENT ONE OF THE CHILDREN ELMER

HELD 12 YEARS AGO. IS NOW HIS *OWN* SON IN LAW.

SOT LIZ WIFE 23:27:36

it was unique I mean especially at first

IT WAS ALL DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT

MUSIC

WHEN CHRIS BIRD GOT ENGANGED TO ELMER'S DAUGHTER LIZ.

CHRIS' MOTHER WAS PULLING OUT OLD PHOTOS FOR A SCRAPBOOK WEDDING GIFT.

WHEN SHE LOOKED AT SANTA SOMETHING CLICKED. OR IN THIS CASE, JINGLED

SOT CHRIS

23:23:22

she gave me call and looking at an old santa picture

and said it kinda looked like liz's dad elmor

SOT LIZ 23:25:24

When i first saw the picture, i immediatley knew it was my dad, and i

remember going to the mall and taking a picture that year

THE YEAR WAS 1999 - THE FIRST TIME ELMER WORKED THE MAPLEWOOD MALL IN

MINNEAPLOIS

SOT Chris 23:30:10

My parents wanted a pciture with my sister and I.

CHRIS CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE ASKED FOR THAT YEAR

SOT ELMER

22:56:06

i think at his age, he might have been asking me for a girlfriend.

AND HE GOT IT - 12 YEARS LATER -

SOT CHRIS 23:31:16

def xmas miracle

SOT LIZ 23:30:40

It just warms your heart when you think everything's connected / i think my

MEDSTAR AUDIT REPORTABLE-VO

LEE COUNTY HAS REFUNDED NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PATIENTS, INNAPPROPRIATELY BILLED FOR USING MEDSTAR.

THIS IS BASED ON NUMBERS FROM A NEW AUDIT, OUTLINING THE PRACTICES OF THE GROUNDED HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

THE COUNTY CLERK TELLS N-B-C 2 LEE COUNTY HAS TO FIGURE OUT WHO WILL PAY FOR A PRIVATIZED VERSION OF THE PROGRAM AND, WHETHER THE PROGRAM WOULD BE FORCED TO OPERATE OUTSIDE LEE COUNTY.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO HOLIDAY STYLE THIS WEEKEND--

THE HOLIDAY HOUSE AT THE BURROUGHS AND LANGFORD HOMES IS OPEN.

IT'S OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 5 TO 9.

IT ONLY COSTS 5-DOLLARS AND KIDS ARE FREE.

LATER TODAY, HEAD TO THE ANNUAL GOLF CART PARADE THROUGH THE HEART OF CAPTIVA.

DOZENS OF GOLF CARTS ARE DECORDATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ISLAND STYLE!

THE PARADE STARTS AT 2 AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTHSEAS RESORT.

AND TONIGHT, CHECK OUT THE MARINE INDUSTRIES CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE ON NAPLES BAY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

DONATIONS BENEFIT THE RICKY KING FUND.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE SEVEN-2 SHOT

COMING UP WE'LL TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

TRASH OR TREASURE-PKG

TOP STORIES 1 ROBERT DUNN-TRX-VOTOPS-WIPE

NOW LET'S TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE JURY RECCOMENDS TO SPARE THE LIFE OF CONVICTED KILLER ROBERT DUNN.

AND A JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION.

LAST WEEK THE SAME JURORS FOUND DUNN GUILTY OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE. CHRISTINE.

TOP STORIES 2 RED SOX TICKETS-VOTOPWP

TODAY RED SOX FANS CAN GET A HOLD OF SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR THE TEAMS SPRING TRAINING.

TICKETS WENT ON SALE AT TEN O'CLOCK AT JET BLUE PARK.

THE RED SOX WILL HOST 20 GAMES THIS UPCOMING SEASON.

SPRING TRAINING NOT ONLY MEANS BASEBALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TOP STORIES 3 CHARLIE CRIST-VOTOPS

A FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES,

HE'S SWITCHED POLITICAL PARTIES.

CHARLIE CRIST USED TO BE A REPUBLICAN -- THEN TURNED INDEPENDENT.

LAST NIGHT OVER TWITTER -- HE TWEETED:

HE WAS QUOTE "PROUD AND HONORED TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY."

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AS A REPUBLICAN IN 2007.

TOP STORIES 4 FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

JOBS NUMBERS TURN OUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED FOR NOVEMBER.

THE JOB SECTOR ADDED 146-THOUSAND JOBS,

AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7-POINT-7 PERCENT.

THE REPORT COMES AS LAWMAKERS ARE DEADLOCKED ON THIS FISCAL CLIFF.

LEADERS MET THIS WEEK FOR TALKS -- BUT THERE'S STILL NO PROGRESS.

THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS - NO DEAL UNTIL REPUBLICANS AGREE TO RAISE TAX RATES ON THE TOP EARNERS,

TOP STORIES 5 ROWLES TRIAL-VOTOPS

THE TRIAL IN FOR JONATHAN ROWLES CONTINUES IN THE WEEK AHEAD.

PROSECUTORS SAY HE KILLED HIS MOTHER IN COLD BLOOD BACK WHEN HE WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.

IN COURT FRIDAY -- THEY PRESENTED THE RIFLE HE USED TO SHOOT HIS MOTHER, KELLY ANN AS SHE WATCHED T-V.

TOP STORIES 6 LEHIGH BEARS-VOTOPS

BEARS ARE HANGING AROUND LEHIGH ACRES AND CAUSING REAL CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNTIY.

THIS YEAR -- FWC HAS GONE OUT ON 83 CALLS ABOUT BEARS SIGHTINGS.

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

FINAL WEATHER-3-SHOT

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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