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NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT CONTINUES TO COPE--

WITH THE GRIEF OF LAST FRIDAY'S SHOOTINGS.

AS TEACHERS PREPARE FOR THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL--

FUNERALS WERE HELD FOR TWO MORE FIRST GRADERS TODAY.

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It was a somber day for many parents here in Newtown, Connecticut who sent

their students back to school for the first time since Friday's shooting.

Sandy Hook Elementary -where the shootings happened-- remains closed, and a

second elementary school was kept closed today for "precautionary reasons."

MOS/TATE SCHWAB: I know a lot of people are nervous to be back at school a

lot of people don't want to be here

MOS/PARENT: there is no worries, just tears

MOS/PARENT: getting back to the routine is the best think I think.

At St. Rose of Lima Catholic church back to back funerals.

As the service ends for 6 year-old James Mattioli, his small white casket is

placed back in the hearse.several minutes later, another tiny white casket,

this one for Jessica Rekos is carried inside the church.

Three other shooting victimsCharlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden and teacher,

Vicki Soto also have services today.

The body of 6 year-old Emilie Parker, returned with her family to her home

state of Utah.

In the neighboring town of Monroe, volunteers continue preparing Chalk Hill

middle school for the Sandy Hook students to attend.

SOT: Debbie Leidein, Newtown Board of Education

"We gonna work with everybody through the process in order to provide

everybody what they need in order to get through this. that's what truly

important to us."

The criminal investigation is proceeding, as authorities comb thru every

inch of gunman Adam Lanza's life searching for clues that could explain what

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JUST OVER AN HOUR AGO--

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION RELEASED THEIR FIRST STATEMENT SINCE THE NEWTOWN SHOOTINGS.

OF NOTE.THE GROUP SAYS IT PLANS TO "OFFER MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS"--

TO MAKE SURE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

DICKS STOPS GUN SALES-VO

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS IS PULLING CERTAIN KINDS OF SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLES OFF ITS SHELVES.

IN FACT, IT'S ALSO REMOVING *ALL* GUNS FROM ITS STORE NEAR NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES THE SHOOTING VICTIMS

COMFORT DOGS-SOTVO

A SUPPORT TEAM FROM CHICAGO IS IN NEWTOWN--

HELPING VICTIMS DEAL WITH THEIR GRIEF.

BUT THIS ISN'T YOUR ORDINARY SUPPORT TEAM.

"In this tragedy everybody needs a little something to make them smile, distracts people from the heartbreak that's going on."

THE *TEAM* IS A GROUP OF TEN GOLDEN RETRIEVERS.

THE GOLDENS AND THEIR 14 HANDLERS--

ARE FROM LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES.

EVERYONE IN TOWN AGREES THE DOGS ARE PUTTING SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES--

EVEN THE CHILDREN.

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FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD NEAR DENVER, INCLUDING A WOMAN SHOT WHILE CALLING 9-1-1 FOR HELP.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE WOMAN SCREAMED "NO NO NO"--

WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH DISPATCHERS.

THEY THEN HEARD A GUNSHOT.

A MAN THEN GRABBED THE PHONE AND TOLD THEM HE WAS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF.

SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FOUND THE BODIES OF TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN INSIDE A MOBILE HOME.

IT'S NOT KNOWN IF THEY ALL LIVED AT THE HOME.

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14-DAYS UNTIL AMERICA GOES OVER THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF".

EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS TALK OF A DEAL LAST NIGHT.THAT OPTIMISM HAS EVAPORATED TODAY.

REPUBLICANS INSTEAD PUT A "PLAN B" ON THE TABLE--

WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE QUICKLY REJECTED.

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THE BACK AND FORTH OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF CONTINUED TODAY WITH SOME MODEST

SIGNALS THAT THE TWO SIDES ARE CLOSER TO A FINAL DEAL.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAID HE CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE PRESIDENTBUT

HE'S ALSO KEEPING HANDY A "PLAN B."

THAT PROPOSAL WOULD EXTEND THE BUSH TAX CUTS FOR EVERYBODY MAKING LESS THAN

ONE MILION DOLLARS.

Boehner SOT

having a backup plan to make sure that as few American taxpayers are

affected by this increase as possible, moving down that path is the right

course of action for us.

AFTER MEETING WITH BOEHNER YESTERDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT OBAMA

SWEETENED HIS OFFER.

GFX

THAT INCLUDED 1.2 TRILLION IN TAX INCREASES - DOWN FROM THEIR ORIGINAL OFFER

OF 1.6 TRILLION

GFX

EXTENDING THE BUSH TAX CUTS FOR EVERY AMERICAN EARNING LESS THAN 400-

THOUSAND A YEAR - INSTEAD OF 250-THOUSAND.

GFX

LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

RECIPIENTS.

AND INCLUDED A TWO YEAR EXTENSION ON THE DEBT CEILINGTHE PRESIDENT HAD ASKED

FOR A PERMANENT EXTENSION

Carney SOT

The president has come halfway, maybe a little bit -- little bIt more,

Republicans have come about this far. So we're close. The president has

demonstrated his reasonableness.

BUT BOEHNER SAID THAT IS NOT QUITE THE BALANCE REPUBLICANS LOOKING FOR.

Boehner SOT

I have made it clear to the president that I would put a trillion dollars'

worth of revenue on the table if he were willing to put a trillion dollars

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KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

AND EVEN HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAD MIXED REACTIONS TO BOEHNER'S PLAN "B"--

OSHA PETITION VS SEAWORLD-VO

OSHA TODAY FILED A "PETITION" AGAINST SEAWORLD.

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CLAIMS SEAWORLD HAS NOT MADE MANAGER'S AVAILABLE TO TALK TO INVESTIGATORS--

AS THEY FOLLOW-UP ON SEAWORLD'S SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

THOSE VIOLATIONS DEAL WITH "HAZARDS" THAT EXISTED DURING PERFORMANCES BY KILLER WHALES.

A SEAWORLD TRAINER--

RICHARD ENGEL SAFE-SOT, ON CAM

NBC's CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL IS SAFE TONIGHT.

TERRORISTS IN SYRIA KIDNAPPED ENGEL AND HIS CREW LATE LAST WEEK.

ON THE TODAY SHOW--

ENGEL TALKED ABOUT HOW REBEL FORCES *RESCUED* THEM.

And we were in the back of a mini-van and when we were driving along the road the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gun fight with it, two of the kidnappers were killed, we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us.

ENGEL AND HIS TEAM SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE REBELS AND MADE IT TO TURKEY TODAY.

WTC CANCER RISK-VO

A NEW STUDY SAYS RESCUE WORKERS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DURING 9-11.

MAY FACE AN INCREASED RISK FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER.

RESEARCHERS SAY CANCER RATES FOR THE PROSTATE, THYROID AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA--

WERE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMONG RESCUE WORKERS--

THAN OTHERS IN NEW YORK CITY.

BUT SOME EXPERTS DOUBT THE STUDY.

THEY CLAIM THE NUMBER OF "SUBJECTS" IN THE TEST GROUP WAS TO SMALL--

McDONALDS CHRISTMAS-VO

A BIG MAC FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER?

YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT OPTION.

MCDONALD'S IS URGING FRANCHISE OWNERS TO STAY OPEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY--

TO HELP BOOST DECEMBER SALES.

BUT THE COMPANY CLAIMS THE DECISION LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE OWNERS.

BACK IN OCTOBER--

SALES FOR MCDONALD'S' FELL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NINE YEARS--

$6 MILK-VO

HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR MILK?

HOW ABOUT SIX DOLLARS A GALLON!

SOME FARMERS FEAR THAT'S POSSIBLE--

IF CONGRESS DOESN'T TAKE ACTION ON A NEW FARM BILL.

THE OLD ONE EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER.

THE GOVERNMENT SETS A MINIMUM PRICE FOR MILK PRICES--

SO DAIRY FARMERS CAN STAY IN BUSINESS.

BUT WITH NO FARM BILL--

THE WAY YOUR MILK IS PRICED--

COULD REVERT TO A 1949 LAW--

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THE NEXT CREW OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION--

IS GETTING READY TO BLAST OFF TOMORROW.

THE THREE MEN HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.

AMERICAN TOM MARSHBURN IS PART OF THE TRIO.

ISS NEWSER-SOTVO

"The steps that they made on the moon opened the doors of invitation to us and what we are doing today as a group is continuing through that door and learning the things that we need to do and taking one small step at a time so that we can better understand where we are in the universe, and can better lead towards the future."

HADFIELD IS SLATED TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE I-S-S IN MARCH--

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THERE IS SOME NASTY WINTER WEATHER--

MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE U-S TONIGHT.

THE STORM BLEW INTO THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY WITH 100-MILE PER HOUR WINDS!

IT KNOCKED OUT POWER AND DUMPED A TON OF SNOW FROM WASHINGTON TO UTAH.

16 MIDWESTERN STATES ARE NOW UNDER WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS!

ALL THE WAY FROM ARIZONA TO MINNESOTA.

BY TOMORROW--

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FURTHER EAST--

AND DUMP UP TO 12-INCHES OF SNOW FROM CHICAGO TO OKLAHOMA.

LATER IN THE WEEK--

THE DEEP SOUTH COULD SEE SEVERE STORMS--

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SIBERIA IS IN THE GRIPS OF AN EXTREME COLD SNAP--

AND WE MEAN EXTREME!

THE TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING WAS A BONE CHILLING 49-DEGREES BELOW ZERO!

THAT'S EVEN EXTREME FOR THAT PART OF THE WORLD.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT A WARM-UP IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

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EVERYONE IS DEALING WITH THE TRAGEDY IN CONNECTICUT IN THEIR OWN WAY.

YET OUT OF THE HEARTBREAK OF THE SHOOTINGS--

IS RISING A MOVEMENT THAT IS SWEEPING THE NATION.

WAIT TIL YOU HEAR HOW A FEW RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS IS HELPING EASE THE PAIN.

AND SHE BATTLED FOR YEARS TO KEEP HER HOME.

TODAY DEPUTIES ARRIVED TO FORCE HER OUT--

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THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY HAS IMPACTED ALL OF US.

AS THE NATION STRUGGLES TO GO ON--

A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT--

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6 YEAR OLD EMILIE PARKER'S TINY HEART WAS FULL OF LOVE AND KINDNESS. HER FATHER ROBERT MADE AN EMOTIONAL PLEA FOR THAT SPIRIT TO BE THE LEGACY OF THIS TRAGEDY.

"Let it not turn into something that defines us but something that inspires us to be better to be more compassionate and more humble people."

POURING INTO NEWTOWN ARE ACTS OF KINDNESS: ANONYMOUS DELIVERIES OF CHRISTMAS TREES FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND A FREE COFFEE AT THE TOWN'S GENERAL STORE FROM CALIFORNIA.

"It's really nice to see. You know, it's a small gesture, you know. But it's huge in its impact."

FAMILY MEMBERS WHO COULD NOT ATTEND MONDAY'S FUNERAL OF NOAH POZNER WROTE LETTERS TO BE BURIED WITH HIM.

JET BLUE FLEW THE LETTERS IN, TWEETING: "WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP THE LOVING FAMILY OF LITTLE NOAH."

"It warmed my heart so much that I am on a quest now to pay it forward."

AND GENEROSITY IS SPREADING BEYOND NEWTOWN. A PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN FOUND A CARD WITH MONEY ON HER WINDSHIELD, WITH A MESSAGE FROM THE ANONYMOUS GIVER.

"How do you fight evil in the world? You fight it with good. This act of kindness is in memory of a child who lost his or her life"

THE PAY IT FORWARD SPIRIT IS SPREADING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER NBC's ANN CURRY ISSUED AN ONLINE CALL FOR ACTS OF KINDNESS

"Imagine if everyone could commit to doing one act of kindness for every one of those children."

USING THE HASTAGS #20ACTS AND #26ACTS ONE WOMAN TWEETED

"PAID OFF WOMAN'S LAYAWAY BILL FOR HER 5 KIDS AT #TOYSRUS. THANKS TO @ANNCURRY FOR STARTING" #20ACTS #26ACTS

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IF YOU'VE BEEN INSPIRED TO PERFORM A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS WE'D LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT -- I'M ALREADY GETTING MESSAGES ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

A POPULAR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS MONUMENT--

HAS TURNED INTO A MINI SKATEBOARD PARK!

TONIGHT NBC2 TALKS TO ONE GROUP THAT PLANS TO PUT AN END TO IT.

AND THIS WAS THE EARLY LEADER FOR FLORIDA'S *NEW* LICENSE PLATE.

THE STATE NAMED A WINNER TODAY--

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ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH

In the month of December, cold fronts can be strong or weak as they pass southwest Florida. This week we will see both. A weak front is crossing the area today and a stronger front will move in early Friday morning. The weather tonight will be partly cloudy and a wind shift to the northwest will signal a little drop in humidity tonight and tomorrow. It should be nice sleeping weather tonight with the temperatures dropping to 60 along the coast and 50's inland. Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly clear this evening.

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A PIECE OF HISTORY IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS IS UNDER ASSAULT, SOME SAY, BY SKATEBOARDERS.

GROUPS OF TEENS ARE USING A MONUMENT ON MONROE STREET TO PERFORM STUNTS - AND THOSE TRICKS ARE STARTING TO TAKE A TOLL.

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PETER -

YOU PROBABLY DRIVE BY THE ROBERT E. LEE STATUE NEAR MONROE AND BAY STREETS OFTEN - AND don't THINK TWICE.

BUT IT'S A POINT OF PRIDE FOR THE WOMEN'S GROUP THAT WORKED FOR DECADES TO ERECT IT THERE.

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HE COMMANDED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR

TODAY - ROBERT E. LEE IS STATIONED SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF MONROE STREET IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

handrails ledges and stairs are the three main ones.

AND THAT'S WHAT DRAWS SKATEBOARDERS STRAIGHT TO ROBERT E LEE.

SKATEBOARDER JAKE FUSCANO WATCHES IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

SO DOES SHELLIE WEBER - AND SHE'S WORRIED THE SCUFFS, SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES WILL TAKE A TOLL.

you can't condemn kids - you just do what you can with what you got.

WEBERS WITH THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.

THE SAME GROUP THAT ERECTED THE STATUE HERE 38 YEARS AGO.

NOW SHE WANTS TO KEEP IT SAFE - BY BUILDING A SMALL FENCE AROUND THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT.

it's not just an empty base. It has artifacts in it.

SHE'S TAKING HER PLANS TO FORT MYERS PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE -

THE GROUP SAYS IT HAS SEVERAL OTHER MONUMENTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN IT WANTS TO PROTECT.

WEBER WANTS TO START HERE.

there will be some crazy dude who will try to olly in and break it off. Some dude will olly in.

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THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE COULD OPT OUT OF A FENCE AND INSTEAD INSTALL RAISED BUMPS ALONG THE BASE TO PREVENT SKATEBOARDERS FROM USING IT.

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FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS--

FLORIDIANS VOTED FOR THEIR FAVORITE NEW LICENSE PLATE DESIGN.

TODAY THE STATE ANNOUNCED A WINNER--

AND NBC2'S HEATHER TURCO IS HERE WITH THE STORY--

FL LICENSE PLATE VOTE-PLASMA MON

KELLIE--

THERE IT IS.

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IT ALSO FEATURES AN ORANGE IN THE "O" IN "FLORIDA" AT THE TOP.

THE VOTING WAS PRETTY CLOSE.

THE WINNER RECEIVED MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND VOTES.

THE SECOND PLACE DESIGN WAS ONLY 500 VOTES BEHIND.

FL LICENSE PLATE VOTE-SOTVO

"In the design, we have 'Sunshine State' at the bottom and we're also going to propose that 'In God We Trust,' the state motto, is also allowed on plates. One of the proposals was to take the county designations off because that's a lot of inventory management and it would save money to just have those two versions of plates. So people will be able to get either phrase on the bottom of their plate."

NOW THE DESIGN GOES TO GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT AND THE FLORIDA CABINET FOR APPROVAL.

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IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHO WILL MAKE THE NEW PLATE.

THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE BIDS.

THE OTHER ISSUE OF "DISTRIBUTION" - GENERATED A LOT OF CONTROVERSY, WHEN THE STATE PROPOSED *PRIVATIZING* SOME PARTS OF THE PLATE DISTRIBUTION PROCESS.

EASY BAKE CHANGES-VO

A LITTLE GIRL HAS MANAGED TO CHANGE CORPORATE AMERICA!

13-YEAR OLD MCKENNA POPE--

ASKED HASBRO TO MAKE AN EASY BAKE OVEN--

THAT WOULD APPEAL TO BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.

MCKENNA'S 4-YEAR-OLD BROTHER GAVYN--

WAS HER INSPIRATION.

GAVYN SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE TO PLAY WHAT HE PERCEIVES TO BE A "GIRL" TOY.

QUEEN'S HISTORIC VISIT-VO

QUEEN ELIZABETH MADE HISTORY TODAY.

SHE IS THE FIRST BRITISH MONARCH IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS--

TO SIT IN ON A CABINET MEETING.

HER VISIT IS PART OF THE CELEBRATIONS TO MARK 60 YEARS ON THE THRONE.

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ANOTHER PIECE OF HISTORY IS CLOSING FOR GOOD IN LONDON.

THE BRITISH ELECTRICAL RETAILER COMET CLOSED TODAY.

AT ONE TIME--

IT WAS THE SINGLE BIGGEST RETAILER IN THAT COUNTRY!

THE SHUTDOWN MEANS 69-HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS--

PSY NUMBER ONE DOWNLOAD-VO

THE SONG IS SO POPULAR EVEN THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE USED IT FOR A VIDEO.

YES.THE MOST DOWNLOADED VIDEO OF THE YEAR.IS GANGHAM STYLE.

THE CATCHY TUNE.AND DANCE BY KOREAN RAP STAR "PSY" IS ON TRACK TO HIT ONE *BILLION* VIEWS.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

AFTER MONTHS OF BATTLING--

CINDY BALTERMAN WAS EVICTED FROM HER HOME TODAY.

NBC2 IS THERE AS SHE'S FORCED OUT OF HER HOUSE--

WITH SOME OF HER PRIZED POSSESSIONS STILL INSIDE.

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AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A)

SOUTHWEST NEW CANCEL FEE-VO

BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

IT IS NO LONGER GOING TO ALLOW PASSENGERS WHO *MISS* FLIGHTS--

TO RE-BOOK FOR FREE.

THE AIRLINE IS STARTING A "NO-SHOW" FEE.

IT APPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT RESTRICTED TICKETS--

THEN DIDN'T CANCEL THEIR TICKET BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

THE CHANGE TAKES PLACES JANUARY FIRST.

CINDY EVICTED-2SHOT, SOTVO

HOW FAR WILL YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR HOME?

4:57:27 "I lost the home and then we lost so many things in the home because we couldn't get out in time."

FROM SIGNS TO MAKING YOU-TUBE VIDEOS--

CINDY BALTERMAN TRIED IT ALL WHEN HER PROPERTY FELL INTO FORECLOSURE.

BUT AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING--THE GOLDEN GATE ESTATES WOMAN IS NOW WITHOUT A HOME.

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DEPUTIES ARRIVING ON YOUR FRONT DOORSTEP.

IT FORCED A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES.

Cindy Balterman/4:57:23 "I failed my daughter. I can't even think about it."

A LONG FOUGHT BATTLE BY CINDY BALTERMAN ENDED WITH PAD LOCKS ON TUESDAY---WHEN SHE WAS EVICTED FROM HER GOLDEN GATE ESTATES HOME.

Cindy Balterman/4:56:47 "I just really wish we would have been given until the 31st to get everything out."

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

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

Cindy Balterman/4:59:07 "I think if you have the opportunity to battle for your home, you need to."

TARP PROPERTIES WAS THE WINNING BIDDER OF THE HOUSE--AND A JUDGE ORDERED LAST WEEK THAT BALTERMAN HAD TO BE OUT IMMEDIATELY.

Cindy Balterman/4:56:59 "He had his money tied up since June, a quarter of a million dollars, and now he wanted to return on his investment."

BALTERMAN FOUGHT TO GET AN EXTENSION WITH TARP PROPERTIES AND THE COMPANY GRANTED HER A FEW EXTRA DAYS---BUT NOW SHE'LL BE HOMELESS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

Cindy Balterman/4:57:07 "I said to him, what's the difference between now and the end of the month.he said it's just business."

Rick Ritter/News at 6:00/5:02:21 "Balterman's leaving behind several boxes scattered around the house, as well as an entire garage filled top to bottom with her possessions. She admits she should've packed more accordingly but was hoping to have until after the holidays."

Cindy Balterman/4:57:23 "I lost the home and then we lost so many things in the house because we couldn't get out in time, which is my fault."

AS FOR WHERE SHE'S HEADED NEXT.BALTERMAN'S NOT QUITE SURE.

Cindy Balterman/4:58:58 "I don't know.I don't know."

SHE'S HOPING HER STORY WILL SEND A MESSAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO THOSE IN THE SAME SITUATION.

Cindy Balterman/5:00:15 "Fight as hard as you can to let the bank work with you."

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

AT SIX A FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL!

AND THE WAY DETECTIVES SAY SHE MET THE MAN IS SOMETHING EVERY SINGLE PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT.

AND WE CONTINUE TO UNCOVER NEW AND DISTURBING DETAILS ABOUT THE CAPE CORAL TEENAGER ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS FATHER TO DEATH.