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BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

CO MURDER SUICIDE-2 SHOT VO

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

FOUR PEOPLE ARE FOUND DEAD IN A HOME IN COLORADO.APPARENTLY AS THE RESULT OF A MURDER-SUICIDE.

AND IT APPEARS CHILDREN MAY BE AMONG THE VICTIMS.

ALL THIS HAPPENING IN WELD COUNTY WHICH IS NORTH EAST OF DENVER.

ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES, THREE OF THE VICTIMS WERE ADULTS.

THEIR EXACT AGES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

POLICE SAY SOMEONE FROM THE HOME CALLED 9-1-1 AND COULD BE HEARD SCREAMING NO WHEN GUNSHOTS FOLLOWED.

NO CHARGES FOR BROADWELL-TRX 2 SS

MORE BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

THE MISTRESS OF DAVID PETRAEUS WILL NOT FACE CYBER STALKING CHARGES.

that's ACCORDING TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THAT JUST ANNOUNCED PAULD BROADWELL WILL NOT BE CHARGED AS OF RIGHT NOW.

CT SHOOTING FOLLOW-TRX SOT TOPS VO

Children have to get back to school. If we let this type of terror in our lives anywhere in our country win, we've lost. We've gotta get our children back to school again."

TOSS TO REPORTER-2 SHOT BOXES

SCHOOLS RE-OPEN TODAY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT --- ALL EXCEPT FOR SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY - THE SITE OF THE TRAGIC SHOOTING.

BUT THE TOWN IS CONTINUING TO REMEMBER THE 26 VICTIMS OF FRIDAY'S TRAGEDY.

MORE FUNERALS ARE PLANNED FOR THE CHILDREN LOST.

RENE MARSH IS COVERING THE EVENTS LIVE FOR US FROM NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

CT SHOOTING-SAT LIVE

CT SHOOTING-PKG

THE MOURNING CONTINUES IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT ---

TODAY, TWO MORE YOUNG VICTIMS WILL BE LAID TO REST.

ON MONDAY, MOURNERS SAID A FINAL GOODBYE TO SIX YEAR OLD JACK PINTO

it was very sad, very sad, family took it as hard as they would take it losing a first grader.

AND A LARGE CROWD SHOWED UP TO SAY GOODBYE TO SIX YEAR OLD NOAH POZNER.

I started to cry, it's just really close to home

WITH MEMORIES OF THE SHOOTING STILL FRESH, STUDENTS IN THE AREA HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, EXCEPT FOR SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

ON MONDAY, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT WERE MOVED FROM SANDY HOOK TO A SCHOOL IN A NEIGHBORING TOWN --- WHERE SANDY HOOK STUDENTS WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO CLASS.

we really need to lead with love. And that's what I'm seeing our community do.

THE BIG QUESTION REMAINS --- WHY DID THE 20-YEAR OLD GUNMAN OPEN FIRE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

AUTHORITIES ARE PORING OVER EVIDENCE, CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS, AND LOOKING AT THE SHOOTER'S SMASHED HOME COMPUTER - HOPING TO FIND ANSWERS.

CT SHOOTING-SAT LIVE

CHARLOTTE ARREST-SS

BRAND NEW AT NOON.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A DRUNK MAN WENT TO TWO SCHOOLS AND ASKED IF HE COULD BRING A GUN TO PROTECT HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

61 YEAR OLD STEVEN MILLER IS FACING CHARGES.

DEPUTIES SAY HE FIRST WENT TO KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND ASKED SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT BRINGING A GUN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

MILLER THEN WENT TO PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE'RE TOLD NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND.

TOSS TO CHARLIE-OC 2SS TRX

HE WAS ONCE ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY.

NOW A FORMER TAMPA BAY RAYS PROSPECT IS ABOUT TO LEARN HOW LONG HE WILL SPEND IN PRISON.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY MATT BUSH DROVE A S-U-V DRUNK BACK IN MARCH.

72 YEAR OLD TONY TUFFANO WAS RUN DOWN.

HE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

THIS AFTERNOON MATT BUSH IS EXPECTED TO ACCEPT A PLEA DEAL.

MATT BUSH HEARING-REM LIVE

WE EXPECT MATT BUSH TO AGREE TO A DEAL INSIDE THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER JUST AFTER 1 THIS AFTERNOON.

MATT BUSH HEARING-VO

HIGHWAY PATROLMEN ARRESTED THE FORMER MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER IN MARCH.

YOU CAN SEE DASHCAM VIDEO OF TROOPERS PULLING BUSH OVER AFTER THEY SAY HE HIT TONY TUFANO AND FLED THE SCENE LAST MARCH.

BUSH IS ACCUSED OF REAR ENDING TUFANO'S MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING HIS FRIENDS SUV IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

LAB RESULTS SHOW BUSH WAS DRUNK AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

WITNESSES SAY, BUSH DIDN'T EVEN SLOW DOWN AFTER HITTING THE MOTORCYCLE.

TUFANO SPENT WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED A PUNCTURED LUNG AND BROKEN RIBS.

HE IS HOME NOW, BUT FAMILY MEMBERS SAY HE HASN'T BEEN THE SAME.

MATT BUSH HEARING-REM LIVE

AGAIN MATT BUSH IS EXPECTED TO ENTER A PLEA DEAL THIS AFTERNOON.

HE'S FACING SEVEN CHARGES FROM THE CAR CRASH LAST MARCH.

STAY WITH NBC-2 FOR THE LATEST FROM INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OC 3 SS

IT'S A SHOCKING CRIME.A TEENAGE BOY IS ACCUSED OF STABBING TO DEATH HIS OWN FATHER INSIDE HIS CAPE CORAL HOME.

NOW WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE VICTIM, THOMAS VERIZI.

HIS 17 YEAR OLD SON BARON VERZI WENT TO COURT THIS MORNING.

CAPE STABBING FOLLOW-REM LIVE

CAPE STABBING FOLLOW-2 SS

THE VICTIM IS 69-YEAR-OLD THOMAS VERZI SENIOR. HE WAS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS HOME.

POLICE ARRESTED HIS SON 17-YEAR-OLD BARON VERZI. WHO MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN FRONT OF A JUDGE TODAY.

CAPE STABBING FOLLOW-SOT VO

Lt. Anthony Sizemore, Cape Coral Police "Found his father on the floor of the family room, he was suffering from stab wounds in a pool of blood."

ACCORDING TO POLICE, BARON VERZI ADMITTED TO THEM THAT HE AND HIS FATHER WERE IN AN ARGUMENT THAT ESCALATED INTO THE STABBING.

CAPE STABBING FOLLOW-REM LIVE

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THE PAST OF THIS FAMILY.

WE'VE FOUND THAT THE VICTIM, THOMAS VERZI SENIOR, WAS CONVICTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS IN 1990.

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHY HIS SON KILLED HIM THOUGH.

TOSS TO KRISTA-OC TRX

N-B-C'S CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL AND HIS CREW ARE SAFELY OUT OF SYRIA AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED AND HELD CAPTIVE FOR FIVE DAYS IN THE WAR TORN COUNTRY.

NOW HE'S OPENING UP ABOUT THE ORDEAL HE FACED.

RICHARD ENGEL-PLASMA SOT VO

ENGEL AND HIS CREW CROSSED INTO TURKEY FROM SYRIA THIS MORNING AND ARE IN GOOD HEALTH.

SPEAKING THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW, ENGEL SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THE GUNMEN WHO KIDNAPPED HIM AND HIS CREW IN SYRIA WERE A SHIITE MILITIA GROUP LOYAL TO THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT.

We were driving in Syria about five days ago, in what we thought was a rebel controlled area. We were with some of the rebels, and as we were moving down the road a group of gunmen literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. There were probably 15 gunmen they were wearing ski masks, they were heavily armed. They dragged us out of the car, they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. They put us into that container truck, we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us, they executed one of them on the spot

RICHARD ENGEL-SOT VO

We were told that they wanted to exchange us for four Iranian agents and two Lebanese people who were from the Ahrar movement.

RICHARD ENGEL-PLASMA

ENGEL CLAIMS THE CAPTORS WERE TRAINED BY THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD AND THEY ARE ALLIED WITH HEZBOLLAH.

TOSS TO REPORTER-OC TRX

FISCAL CLIFF NO MORE?

TAXES MAY BE GOING UP ON FEWER PEOPLE THAN FEARED AS AN APPARENT DEAL IS REACHED BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER.

FISCAL CLIFF-TRAFFIC

SOME CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS MAY NOT LIKE WHAT THEY'RE HEARING FROM THE TALKS AIMED AT AVERTING THE "FISCAL CLIFF."

FISCAL CLIFF-VO TOPS SS

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE AN OFFER THAT INCLUDES LOWER COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR PEOPLE ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

BOEHNER SAYS HE WOULD ACCEPT AN INCREASE IN TAX RATES FOR PEOPLE WHO EARN MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

OBAMA NOW WANTS TO RAISE THE TOP TAX RATE ON THOSE EARNING OVER 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.

HE'S ABANDONING HIS INSISTENCE ON INCREASING TOP RATES ON INDIVIDUALS EARNING MORE THAN 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND FAMILIES MAKING MORE THAN 250 THOUSAND.

FISCAL CLIFF-TRAFFIC

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE SPEAKER'S PLAN B CAN'T PASS THE SENATE AND THEREFORE WILL NOT PROTECT MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES, AND DOES LITTLE TO ADDRESS OUR FISCAL CHALLENGES WITH ZERO SPENDING CUTS.

COME JANUARY FIRST IF NOTHING IS AGREED UPON TAXES WILL GO UP ON EVERY AMERICAN.

BIKE DONATION-VO WIPE

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU'LL WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS.

TODAY, 162 NEW BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS WERE DONATED TO THE SALVATION ARMY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED THIS CHRISTMAS.

BIKE DONATION-SOT VO

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Ken Fagan

Salvation Army

:00-:05

Don Corder

Owner, Coastal Landscape Supply

:05-:14

"It's just incredible to get this kind of gift this close to christmas."

"What do you hope the bike do for the children that wake up on Christmas morning?"

"Just one smile. If we get one smile out of all these kids then we are good to go.

NAPLES CHRISTMAS PARADE-VO

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME HOLIDAY CHEER TONIGHT, YOU'LL WANT TO HEAD TO FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH IN NAPLES.

THE CITY OF NAPLES' ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE THERE TONIGHT FROM SIX TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.

IT WAS RESCHEDULED TO TONIGHT AFTER BEING RAINED OUT LAST TUESDAY.

THIS IS A MAP OF THE PARADE ROUTE.

TEASE ONE-----

THE BEST OF THE BEST ARE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.AND WE'RE NOT TALKING JUST ABOUT THE NBC2 NEWS TEAM.

INSTEAD WE'RE TALKING HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

A) CITY OF PALMS-2 SHOT VO

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

A very weak front will push through Southwest Florida today, bringing with it some thin clouds and perhaps one or two spotty showers during the first part of the day. A clearing trend will begin by midday, so look for plentiful sunshine this afternoon with temperatures peaking in the low 80s once the front clears.

The key word with this front will be "weak" because there won't be much of a cool down in its wake. By early Wednesday morning, most spots should cool into the upper 50s, but temperatures will quickly rebound to the low 80s by Wednesday afternoon. One thing that will be nice is the drop in humidity Wednesday, but expect this to be a modest drop and a very brief one.

Humidity levels will come roaring back Thursday as winds turn southerly, and morning temperatures are right back in the 60s. With a nice supply of sunshine in place, daytime highs should easily reach the low 80s.

For those ready for a nice cool spell, we won't have to wait too long. In fact, the coldest air we've seen so far this season will move in behind a strong cold front Thursday night into early Friday morning. Some scattered rain will be possible as the front slide through overnight Thursday, and skies should start to clear after sunrise Friday. A brisk northerly wind will keep temperature quite cool through the day, and it's very possible our daytime highs won't even be able to reach the 70s.

The stage will be set for the coldest night of the season Friday as temperature drop into the low to mid 40s across urban Southwest Florida by Saturday morning. The inland cold spots will likely record temperatures even colder with lows in the mid to upper 30s around sunrise Saturday.

The upcoming weekend looks cool and sunny with highs Saturday only in the upper 60s and highs Sunday breaking into the 70s.

Temperatures should start to rebound as we head into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Highs will be close to the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 50s.

TOSS TO NICK-2 SHOT TRX

IT'S A BIG DAY FOR SPORTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OUR AREA IS IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AS THE BEST IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ARE IN FORT MYERS FOR THE CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC.

CITY OF PALMS-REM LIVE

IN JUST A FEW HOURS.SOME OF THE NATION'S HOTTEST HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TALENT WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE RIGHT HERE AT THE BISHOP VEROT GYM!

THIS IS THE 40TH YEAR FOR THE CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC -- 17 OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN PLAYED RIGHT HERE AT BISHOP VEROT!

THIS IS A PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN FOR SOME OF THESE PLAYERS.MANY OF WHOM WILL HEAD OFF TO D-1 SCHOOLS.SOME WILL EVEN BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HIT THE NBA HARDWOOD

JOINING ME KNOW IS ONE OF THOSE NBA HOPEFULS.FROM BISHOP VEROT AND HIS COACH

HERE'S THE RUNDOWN FOR TONIGHT:

FIRST GAME IS AT 3PM

BV PLAYS FT. LAUDERDALE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS AT 8:15 TONIGHT IN GAME 4

TICKETS ARE 15 DOLLARS PER DAY

AGAIN -- THE TOURNEY RUNS UNTIL SATURDAY

ALSO TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED TO GET A LITTLE BACKED UP HERE ON SUMMERLIN SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT

CITY OF PALMS-VO

CITY OF PALMS-REM LIVE

RG3 JERSEYS-VO

IT APPEARS ROBERT GRIFFIN THE THIRD IS BREAKING RECORDS OFF THE FIELD.

E-S-P-N CLAIMS, THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS ROOKIE QUARTERBACK'S *JERSEY HAS SOLD MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER'S IN A SINGLE SEASON.

THE N-F-L BEGAN KEEPING TRACK ON JERSEY SALES BACK IN 2006.

TEASE TWO------

ARMING TEACHERS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM?

SOME SAY IT'S A WAY TO PREVENT THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY.AND IN ONE SCHOOL ITS ALREADY HAPPENING.

I like it because it kind of makes me feel safer because I mean, we don't have a police station here.

A) TEACHERS CARRYING GUNS-2 SHOT SOT VO

POLICE STANDOFF-NATS TOPS VO

nats of gunfire

DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO AT NOON.DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS COULD BE HEARD IN AN HOURS-LONG POLICE STANDOFF IN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE FIREFIGHT ENDED WITH AN OFFICER HURT AND THE GUNMAN REPORTEDLY DEAD.

POLICE SAY ABEL ROMAN WAS WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA.

HE REPORTEDLY BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A PITTSBURGH HOME FOR ABOUT SEVEN HOURS, WHILE FIRING SHOTS AT OFFICERS.

PERRY ON ARMING TEACHERS-OC SOT VO

IN THE WAKE OF THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING.SOME IN TEXAS SAY TEACHERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOLS.

GOVERNOR RICK PERRY SAYS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, WITH PROPER TRAINING, SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY WEAPONS ON CAMPUS.

"With our concealed handgun license, if you go through the process and you have been duly backgrounded and trained and you are a concealed handgun licensed-carrying individual, you should be able to carry your handgun anywhere in this state."

TEACHERS CARRYING GUNS-ON CAM

TEACHERS ARE ALREADY ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS TO CLASS IN ONE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TEACHERS CARRYING GUNS-PKG

IN THE REMOTE TOWN OF HARROLD TEXAS WHERE LAND IS ABUNDANT BUT POPULATION ISN'T.

ECHOES OF ITS --SO CALLED--GUARDIAN PLAN GO FURTHER THAN THE SCHOOL HALLWAY.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION ARE LOOKING AT HARROLD ISD.

AND WHAT THEY SEE IS --FOR SOME--WHAT THEY WANT.

My mantra has been this: as school personnel with children here we are our first responders.

SUPERINTENDENT DAVID THWEATT BELIEVES TEACHERS ARMED WITH A GUN WILL PREVENT A SCHOOL SHOOTING.

My goal is if someone tries to come in and hurt my little ones that they are killed.

IN 2007 THE DISTRICT ADOPTED A POLICY --CALLED THE GUARDIAN PLAN--IT HAS FOUR COMPONENTS BUT ESSENTIALLY TEACHERS WHO HAVE A CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE CAN CARRY A GUN WITH THEM TO SCHOOL.

In the five years it has been in place Prinicipal superintendent Thweatt says there have been no incidents at the school and he attributes that to the extra security measures they've taken.

Its just like seeing a clock in the room, not even in your mind you just know that it's there.

I like it because it kind of makes me feel safer because I mean, we don't have a police station here.

THAT WAS THE MAIN PURPOSE FOR THE GUARDIAN PLAN.

THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WAS 30 MINUTES AWAY.SHOULD A SHOOTER COME TO SCHOOL.WHO WOULD BE LEFT ALIVE?

We need to be here to protect our children not four or five minutes or six minutes from now. We need to protect them now.

FATHER OF TWO MICHAEL HOPKINS AGREES.

I don't have any issues with it at all. If one of theose guys gets into the school, he's met with an armed resistance

TEASE THREE-----

CHRISTMAS DINNER IN A SACK?

NEW AT NOON WE'LL BRING YOU WHICH FAST FOOD CHAIN IS FEELING THE HEAT BEING PRESSURED INTO OPENING ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

PLUS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS NOW TELLING SOME CUSTOMERS TO PAY UP.

B) SOUTHWEST FEE-VOTOPS

OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO RICK-2 SHOT BOXES

NEW AT NOON.

AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING TO KEEP HER PROPERTY--A GOLDEN GATE ESTATES WOMAN IS NOW HOMELESS.

LAST WEEK, A COLLIER JUDGE RULED SHE MUST LEAVE HER HOUSE AFTER FAILING TO PAY HER MORTGAGE SINCE JUNE OF 2009.

COLLIER EVICTION-REM LIVE

COLLIER EVICTION-PKG

TAKE TRACKED VOSOT

A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES TO WHAT'S NO LONGER THEIR HOME.

CINDY BALTERMAN'S PROPERTY FELL INTO FORECLOSURE MONTHS BACK--SELLING AT A COLLIER PUBLIC AUCTION IN JUNE.

SHE FILED AN OBJECTION AND LATER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY---DELAYING THE CLOSING.

TARP PROPERTIES WAS THE WINNING BIDDER OF THE HOUSE--AND A JUDGE ORDERED LAST WEEK THAT BALTERMAN'S TIME WAS UP.

DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THE HOME EARLY THIS MORNING---EVICTING BALTERMAN.

BALTERMAN ADMITS SHE KNEW THIS TIME WOULD EVENTUALLY COME--BUT WAS HOPING TO HAVE UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO GET HER THINGS TOGETHER.

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DURATION = 0:10

Cindy Balterman/Evicted from her Golden Gate Estates Home

COLLIER EVICTION-REM LIVE

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-2 SHOT TRX

WITH THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTINGS STILL VERY RAW IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF AMERICANS, THERE'S NEW MOMENTUM FOR NEW GUN CONTROL.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA FULLY INTENDS TO USE IT.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-PKG

TODAY HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI MEETS WITH THE BRADY CAMPAIGN.AND VICTIMS FROM OTHER MASS SHOOTINGS.

SHE WANTS TO RENEW THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS:

/ Hse. Minority Leader:12-:18

"Why is it that somebody needs a magazine with 20 shots in it and have two of those and 40 lives are at risk?"

THE SENATE HELD A VIGIL LAST NIGHT. AFTER MOMENTS OF SILENCE IN BOTH CHAMBERS.

THE SENATE'S ALREADY ANNOUNCED GUN CONTROL HEARINGS EARLY NEXT YEAR.

/ Sen. Majority Leader:30-:34

"We need to accept the reality that we are not doing enough to protect our citizens."

SINCE THE SHOOTINGS, THERE'S RENEWED INTEREST ON CAPITOL HILL TO TAKE GUN CONTROL OFF THE BACK BURNER.

West Virginia:41-:43

"It just really has changed us. It changed me."

SENATOR JOE MANCHIN -- AND OTHERS WHO'VE BACKED THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION -- NOW SAY THEY'RE RE-THINKING THEIR VIEWS:

West Virginia:51-1:02

"I don't know of anybody that goes hunting with a assault rifle. I don't know anybody that NEEDS those types of multiple clips as far as ammunition in a gun."

CONNECTICUT'S CHRIS MURPHY SAYS IT'S LONG OVERDUE:

Connecticut 1:06-1:08

"The tipping point should have happened a long time ago."

PRESIDENT OBAMA MET WITH CABINET MEMBERS MONDAY PROMISING A "COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION."

AND PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATED OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION - THE GROUP'S BEEN SILENT SINCE FRIDAY'S SHOOTINGS.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-SS TOPS

BUT PASSING ANY SUCH BILL MAY BE A TOUGH HILL TO CLIMB.

NEWTOWN THREAT-VO

NEW AT NOON.

POLICE IN CALIFORNIA SAY THIS TEEN THREATENED TO CARRY OUT ATTACKS SIMILAR TO THE MASSACRE IN CONNECTICUT.

NOW, THE 18 YEAR-OLD IS FACING FELONY CRIMINAL THREAT CHARGES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SERGIO CABADA POSTED A MESSAGE ONLINE SAYING HE SUPPORTED THE SCHOOL SHOOTER AND THOUGHT OF DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR.

DICKS GUN SALES-VO

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, HAS REMOVED ALL GUNS FROM ITS STORE NEAREST TO NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, AND IS SUSPENDING THE SALE OF CERTAIN KINDS OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES FROM ITS CHAINS NATIONWIDE.

ITS UNCLEAR HOW LONG THE STORE WILL KEEP THE SUSPENSION IN PLACE FOR THE GUNS, KNOWN AS 'MODERN SPORTING RIFLES.'

KIDS POSING WITH GUNS-OC SOT VO WIPE

IN THE WAKE OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN CONNECTICUT.IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN TO POSE WITH GUNS WHILE VISITING SANTA?

"I think it's extremely important to train children, to educate them and take the mystery out of the guns."

A TEXAS GUN RANGE IS ALLOWING KIDS TO POSE WITH ASSAULT RIFLES WHILE GETTING PHOTOS WITH SAINT NICK.

THE OWNERS SAY IT'S A CHILD FRIENDLY EVENT.

KIDS POSING WITH GUNS-SOT VO

"We are not going to be able to take all the guns out of Americans hands but I think we must begin to talk to America about violence itself."

NIDAL HASSAN-SS

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST CHARGED IN THE DEADLY FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE IS IN COURT.

THE NEW JUDGE OVERSEEING MAJOR NIDAL HASAN'S CASE IS TALKING ABOUT THE TRIAL SCHEDULE DURING TODAY'S HEARING.

HASAN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED IN THE 2009 RAMPAGE THAT KILLED 13 AND WOUNDED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHERS ON THE TEXAS ARMY POST.

THE CASE HAD BEEN ON HOLD SINCE SEPTEMBER, WHEN HE APPEALED THE FORMER JUDGE'S ORDER TO SHAVE HIS BEARD OR BE FORCIBLY SHAVED BEFORE HIS COURT-MARTIAL.

OH FAT MAN EXECUTION-SS

A CONVICTED KILLER WHO CLAIMS HE'S TOO OBESE TO BE PUT TO DEATH GETS HIS LIFE SPARED.

OHIO'S GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH IS GRANTING CLEMENCY TO RONALD POST.

THE STATE PAROLE BOARD SAID THERE WERE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH HOW HE WAS REPRESENTED 30 YEARS AGO.

AND KASICH AGREED, BUT HE DIDN'T MENTION HIS WEIGHT WHICH IS 450 POUNDS.

OLDEST PERSON DIES-VO OC

THE WORLD'S OLDEST WOMAN HAS DIED, JUST WEEKS AFTER OFFICIALLY GETTING THE TITLE.

DINA MANFREDINI PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT AN IOWA RETIREMENT CENTER AT AGE 115, ACCORDING TO HER GRANDDAUGHTER.

SHE WAS BORN ON APRIL 4TH, 18-97 AND CAME TO DES MOINES FROM ITALY IN 19-20.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS GAVE HER THE TITLE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON ON DECEMBER 5TH, AFTER THE PREVIOUS OLDEST PERSON DIED AT AGE 116.

SOUTHWEST FEE-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT AT NOON.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS NO LONGER GOING TO ALLOW PASSENGERS WHO MISS FLIGHTS TO RE-BOOK FREE.

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS REPORTS THE AIRLINE IS STARTING TO CHARGE A "NO-SHOW" FEE.

IT WILL APPLY TO PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT RESTRICTED TICKETS AND WHO DIDN'T CANCEL THEIR TICKET BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

THE CHANGE WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

TOY RECALL-VO

DOUBLE CHECK WHAT'S SITTING UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THIS.

THERE'S A RECALL ON THE TOY CALLED WATER BALZ AND ITS OTHER VARIETIES: GROWING SKULLS, H-2-O ORBS AND FABULOUS FLOWERS.

THE TOYS ABSORB WATER AND CAN EXPAND 400 TIMES THEIR ORIGINAL SIZE.

THAT'S BIG TROUBLE IF A KID SWALLOWS ONE.

MCDONALDS CHRISTMAS-ONCAM

MCDONALDS IS PUSHING ITS FRANCHISES TO REMAIN OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY.

ACCORDING TO ADVERTISING AGE, A MEMO WAS SENT OUT TO RESTAURANT OWNERS ASKING THEM TO OPEN THEIR DOORS ON THE 25TH IN A BID TO LIFT DECEMBER SALES.

THE MEMO CLAIMS RESTAURANTS OPEN ON CHRISTMAS AVERAGE 55 HUNDRED DOLLARS IN SALES.

NIELSON AND TWITTER-VO

NIELSEN, THE TELEVISION RATINGS COMPANY IS PARTNERING WITH TWITTER TO PUBLISH A NEW SET OF RATINGS THAT MEASURE CHATTER ON TWITTER ABOUT T-V PROGRAMMING.

THE NEW MEASUREMENT, IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS PERCHED ON TWITTER USERS' LAPS WHILE THEY WATCH PROGRAMMING.

SMELL PHONES-ONCAM

GET READY TO SNIFF YOUR CELL PHONE.

A NEW REPORT CLAIMS I-B-M BELIEVES BY 2018 WE WILL ALL BE USING ALL FIVE SENSES WHILE COMMUNICATING ON OUR CELL PHONES.

THE COMPANY CLAIMS NEW TECHNOLOGIES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MACHINES TO MIMIC AND AUGMENT THE SENSES. '

EASY BAKE UPDATE-VO

A GENDER NEUTRAL EASY BAKE OVEN IS IN THE WORKS!.

YOU MAY REMEMBER , 13-YEAR-OLD MCKENNA POPE PETITIONED HASBRO FOR AN OVEN THAT GIRLS AND BOYS COULD USE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GETTING HER WISH.

HASBRO HAS A NEW BLACK-AND-SILVER EASY BAKE OVEN IN THE WORKS. AND WILL BE ON SHELVES IN THE FALL OF 20-13.

AND--- THE NEW PACKAGING WILL APPARENTLY SHOW BOYS, TOO.NOT JUST GIRLS.

TEASE FOUR-------

PAYING TRIBUTE USING THEIR VOICES.

nats "hallelujah"

THE VOICE TAKES A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE TRAGIC SCHOOL SHOOTING.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE SPECIAL MOMENT AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TONIGHT.

ALSO.THINKING ABOUT THAT LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFT OR MAYBE SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF?

A) THE VOICE-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) TOP TECH TOYS-VOTOPS

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THE VOICE-ON CAM

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT FOR "THE VOICE".

THE SEASON THREE WINNER WILL BE CROWNED.

THE SHOW'S THREE FINALISTS ALL TURNED IN THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCES

LAST NIGHT.TRYING TO EARN AMERICA'S VOTE.

BUT THAT WAS ONLY ---AFTER---- A MEMORABLE OPENING TO THE EVENING.

THE VOICE-PKG

nats "Hallelujah"

REHEARSING THE OPENING MOMENTS OF LAST NIGHT'S "VOICE" FINALE WAS A CHALLENGE.

"I couldn't get through one performance without crying."

nats "Hallelujah"

THE SHOW'S COACHES AND SINGERS JOINED IN A CHORAL TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE CONNECTICUT

SCHOOL SHOOTING.

"It's our job to be strong for these families. It's our job to stand there and pay our respects."

AND AFTER THAT SOMBER BEGINNING.

PRODUCERS GAVE FINALIST NICHOLAS DAVID THE UNENVIABLE CHALLENGE OF STARTING THE COMPETITION.

"I was like, are you serious? Then, they were like, people need to be lifted up and what better person to try to do

that than you."

nats "Goodness gracious great balls of fire!"

DAVID TURNED IN A LITERAL RENDITION OF A ROCK N ROLL CLASSIC.

ONE OF HIS THREE PERFORMANCES ON THE NIGHT.

Acrobats, aerial dancers, people in tubes.the place was on fire. It was nuts. It was a true celebration.

CASSADEE POPE USED A MEGAPHONE DURING PART OF HER DUET WITH COACH BLAKE SHELTON.

nats

BUT IT WAS STRICTLY HER OWN VOICE THE REST OF THE TIME.INCLUDING

THE FAITH HILL HIT "CRY".

"My sound has evolved throughout this whole competition, so I was able to do a final performance that was like,

this is what you can expect from me, after."

SCOTSMAN TERRY MCDERMOTT REACHED INTO HIS 80'S RESERVOIR.

nats "Take these broken wings"

ONE OF THREE PERFORMANCES HE HOPES SCORED WITH VOTERS.

"Whatever happens, I feel like I've gone out on a good note. So, we'll see what America wants. Ultimately, that's what it's about. It's what America wants."

AND IT'S CHOICE WILL BE REVEALED TONIGHT.

THE VOICE-SS TOPS

YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN PROMOS FOR TONIGHT'S TWO HOUR FINALE AND THE SPECIAL PERFORMANCES THEY HAVE LINED UP FROM RIHANNA, KELLY CLARKSON AND BRUNO MARS.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

A very weak front will push through Southwest Florida today, bringing with it some thin clouds and perhaps one or two spotty showers during the first part of the day. A clearing trend will begin by midday, so look for plentiful sunshine this afternoon with temperatures peaking in the low 80s once the front clears.

The key word with this front will be "weak" because there won't be much of a cool down in its wake. By early Wednesday morning, most spots should cool into the upper 50s, but temperatures will quickly rebound to the low 80s by Wednesday afternoon. One thing that will be nice is the drop in humidity Wednesday, but expect this to be a modest drop and a very brief one.

Humidity levels will come roaring back Thursday as winds turn southerly, and morning temperatures are right back in the 60s. With a nice supply of sunshine in place, daytime highs should easily reach the low 80s.

For those ready for a nice cool spell, we won't have to wait too long. In fact, the coldest air we've seen so far this season will move in behind a strong cold front Thursday night into early Friday morning. Some scattered rain will be possible as the front slide through overnight Thursday, and skies should start to clear after sunrise Friday. A brisk northerly wind will keep temperature quite cool through the day, and it's very possible our daytime highs won't even be able to reach the 70s.

The stage will be set for the coldest night of the season Friday as temperature drop into the low to mid 40s across urban Southwest Florida by Saturday morning. The inland cold spots will likely record temperatures even colder with lows in the mid to upper 30s around sunrise Saturday.

The upcoming weekend looks cool and sunny with highs Saturday only in the upper 60s and highs Sunday breaking into the 70s.

Temperatures should start to rebound as we head into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Highs will be close to the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 50s.

FED EX ARREST-OC SOT VO WIPE

A NEBRASKA CONTRACTOR'S MISTAKE HAS COST HIM HIS JOB AND SOME FEDEX CUSTOMERS THEIR PACKAGES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE WORKER SIMPLY KICKED THE PACKAGES OFF A TRUCK AND INTO THE STREET.

There were a lot of packages in the street, alongside the road, some intact, some empty boxes and some had already been taken away by people in the area."

INVESTIGATORS CLAIM OF THE 435 PACKAGES ONLY 31 WERE RECOVERED INTACT AND DELIVERED.

THEY FOUND 90 EMPTY PACKAGES, LEAVING 314 UNACCOUNTED FOR.

FED EX ARREST-SOT VO

He thinks he left the door open to the truck and some had fallen out. He stopped to look and he panicked, and he pushed the rest of the packages out of the back of the truck."

TOYOTA FINE-VO

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS SLAPPING TOYOTA WITH A RECORD 17 MILLION MILLION FINE FOR FAILING ONCE AGAIN TO QUICKLY REPORT PROBLEMS AND DELAYING A SAFETY RECALL.

THE LATEST FINE STEMS FROM A JUNE RECALL OF SUVS FROM TOYOTA'S LEXUS LUXURY BRAND.

THEY WERE RECALLED BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FLOOR MATS CAN TRAP THE GAS PEDAL

AND CAUSE THE VEHICLES TO SPEED UP WITHOUT WARNING.

THE PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO TROUBLES FROM 2010 THAT PROMPTED A SERIES OF EMBARRASSING SAFETY RECALLS

TOP TECH TOYS-ON CAM

CHRISTMAS IS FAST APPROACHING AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GRABBED ALL THE GIFTS FOR YOUR LOVED ONES, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER GADGETS.

TOP TECH TOYS-PKG

: "Joining us on the hunt for the latest and greatest in techie gifts, journalist david McClelland. David, what is on your wish list this year?"

"Well, one of the most exciting things I've seen here so far is this. It's called a bubble scope and it's an attachment for your iPhone. It also works on some Android phones as well. You clip it onto your iPhone case and pop it up. And what it does, it takes 360-degree video or photos. It's a bit like having Google Street View in your pocket. It's something that's quirky, not really that expensive, so I think it's something that could pop up in a lot of people's Christmas stockings."

: "What's next on your wish list?"

"This is the Samsung Galaxy camera. This is the first time that a phone has been integrated into a compact camera to good effect. So, rather than having a little camera on back of a phone, where's it's a real compromise in terms of image quality, they've done it the other way around. So we've got 21 times optical zoom, getting proper camera optics, but with the connectivity of a smart phone. So this is a normal Android smart phone. It's got three G connectivity. It's got Wi-Fi connectivity, and the real killer feature, if you like, is that you can take really good quality pictures and then upload them to Facebook, YouTube."

: "Gaming is still huge for the holidays. What are some of the highlights?"

"Well, Nintendo has just launched its Nintendo Wii U, which is its next generation gaming console. Interesting, Nintendo has actually got a tablet. You know, we're all about tablets, iPads, service, whatever else. Nintendo actually has created a tablet that it uses as part of its game play experience, which is something that no one else is doing yet.

: "For this holiday season, it seems that you can't go wrong with cameras, camera phones and video games."

PADDED CAPS-VO

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WILL DISTRIBUTE PADDED HATS TO AT LEAST A DOZEN OF THE LEAGUE'S PITCHERS IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT PLAYERS AGAINST HEAD INJURIES.

THE EXTRA PADDING IS INTENDED TO LESSEN HEAD INJURIES SUFFERED BY PITCHERS STRUCK BY A LINE DRIVE.

EACH CAP WEIGHS JUST OVER FOUR OUNCES AND IS MADE OF A THREE-LAYER SYNTHETIC COMPOSITE THAT INCLUDES MILITARY GRADE KEVLAR.

MAN CRUSHED BY DUMPSTER-TRX VO TOPS

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO AT NOON.

IN PORTLAND, OREGON, A MAN WAS NEARLY CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A DUMP TRUCK.

POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS SLEEPING IN A DUMPSTER WHEN THE TRUCK EMPTIED THE CONTENTS INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND BEGAN CRUSHING THE TRASH. AND THE MAN.

WORKERS REALIZED SOMEONE WAS INSIDE THE COMPACTER AND CALLED POLICE.

EMERGENCY CREWS EVENTUALLY FREED THE MAN'S PINNED FOOT AND RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

NOT SO FAST.

WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE PROGRESS WAS BEING REACHED ON CAPITOL HILL, WE'RE LEARNING THE WHITE HOUSE REJECTED SPEAKER BOEHNER'S LATEST PROPOSAL.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE LATEST ON NEGOTIATIONS, TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE.

PLUS - IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS SHOPPING SEASON HAS BEEN LONG, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

WHY THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR FAVORS RETAILERS.

AND - PROOF THERE IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD FOLLOWING THE TRAGEDY IN CONNECTICUT.

A) fiscal cliff-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) long shopping season-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) ct random acts kindness-VOTOPS

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

AND STILL AHEAD ON THE NEWS AT NOON--

A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

A) CO MURDER SUICIDE-TRXVO TOPS

FOUR PEOPLE ARE FOUND DEAD IN A HOME IN COLORADO.APPARENTLY AS THE RESULT OF A MURDER-SUICIDE.

IT APPEARS CHILDREN MAY BE AMONG THE VICTIMS.

ALL THIS HAPPENING IN WELD COUNTY WHICH IS NORTH EAST OF DENVER.

ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES, THREE OF THE VICTIMS WERE ADULTS.

THEIR EXACT AGES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

POLICE SAY SOMEONE FROM THE HOME CALLED 9-1-1 AND COULD BE HEARD SCREAMING NO WHEN GUNSHOTS FOLLOWED.

B) CT SHOOTING-VOTOPS

ANOTHER CHILD'S FUNERAL IS TAKING PLACE IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, AS MOST STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LAST WEEK'S MASSACRE.

FIRST-GRADER JAMES MATTIOLI IS BEING LAID TO REST TODAY.

FUNERALS WERE HELD YESTERDAY FOR TWO OTHER 6-YEAR-OLD BOYS.

THEY'RE AMONG THE 20 CHILDREN AND SIX ADULTS SHOT TO DEATH FRIDAY AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

C) MATT BUSH HEARING-VO TOPS SS

FORMER TAMPA BAY RAYS PROSPECT IS EXPECTED TO AGREE TO A PLEA DEAL IN A D-U-I CRASH THAT INJURED A MOTORCYCLIST.

MATT BUSH IS BEING HELD IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL.

HE'S ACCUSED OF LEAVING THE SCENE OF THE MARCH 22ND CRASH

D) RICHARD ENGEL-VOTOPS

NBC'S CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL AND HIS CREW WERE KEPT BOUND AND BLINDFOLDED FOR FIVE DAYS BY KIDNAPPERS IN SYRIA.

THEY WERE RELEASED FOLLOWING A FIREFIGHT AND ARRIVED IN TURKEY THIS MORNING.

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