A) SANDY HOOK SILENCE-NATS TOPS VO

nats of bells ringing

REMEMBERING THE LIVES LOST ONE WEEK AGO.

THE NATION GRIPS WITH THE LOSS OF CHILDREN AND TEACHERS ON A DAY THAT FOREVER CHANGED THIS COUNTRY.

B) NRA SILENCE-VO TOPS

C) FUGITIVE ARREST-VOTOPS

ONE OF THE MOST WANTED MEN IN THE COUNTRY.BANNED RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NOW NEIGHBORS OPEN UP ABOUT HOW HE MANAGED TO HIDE FROM AUTHORITIES FOR MONTHS.

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT

GET READY FOR WINTER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STYLE.

THE MERCURY IS PLUNGING THIS WEEKEND.

FIRST WX-WX CTR

"A COOL AND BLUSTERY DAY"

Clouds have cleared quickly from north to south with the passage of a strong cold front earlier this morning.

Sunny skies will prevail across Southwest Florida through the afternoon hours with a brisk wind out of the northwest with the occasional gust up to 25mph. Despite the sunshine, temperatures will struggle to reach 70°, while many locations will hover in the middle to upper 60s. Add in the wind and it will feel much cooler than that.

Tonight, skies will remain clear and with cool dry Canadian air spilling down the spine of the peninsula, temperatures will plummet into the low 40s here in town with middle to upper 30s across our inland and northern communities.

Over the weekend a dome of high pressure will be in control of our weather with lots of sunshine headed our way for Saturday. After lows in the 40s, afternoon temperatures will be running around 10° cooler than normal as they climb into the middle 60s.

SANDY HOOK SILENCE-OC NATS VO

BELLS HAVE RUNG THROUGHOUT A CONNECTICUT TOWN TO COMMEMORATE THE MOMENT ONE WEEK AGO WHEN A GUNMAN BEGAN A SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT KILLED 20 CHILDREN AND SIX ADULTS.

nats of bells

GOVERNOR DANNEL MALLOY AND OTHER OFFICIALS LED A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER THE RINGING OF A BELL AT TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

SALVATION ARMY SILENCE-OC NATS VO

THE SALVATION ARMY IN NAPLES TOOK A MOMENT OF SILENCE THIS MORNING TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SANDY HOOK TRAGIC SHOOTING.

nats of bell ringing

SALVATION ARMY SILENCE-SOT VO

TAKE SOT

Maria Ramo/Salvation Army

DURATION = 0:11

"Everyone is more sensitive, everyone is more caring. You can feel the warmth of everyone and everyone wants to be united and stay together as a family and we can because it's a tragedy and it hits everyone."

TOSS TO STACEY-TRX ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS AS THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION BREAKS ITS SILENCE ON THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING.

THE GROUP JUST HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE.

NRA ANNOUNCEMENT-PLASMA

NRA ANNOUNCEMENT-SOT SS

OBAMA GUN CONTROL-OC 2 SOTS OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RESPONDING THIS MORNING TO AN ONLINE PETITION SIGNED BY SOME WHO WANT STRICTER GUN LAWS.

I also tasked vice president joe biden to come up with a list of things and series of proposals to keep our children safe including strenghtening schools improving mental health and addressing a culture that glorifies guns and violence

because if there's even one thing we can do in this country.we're going to succeed its going to take a sustain effort from mothers and father and daughters and sons and responsible gun owners

TEASE ONE-----

FEELING THE HEAT AND THE PAIN.

"I want my mom! I want my mom!"

CAUGHT ON CAMERA.ONE MAN THROWS A MAJOR TEMPER TANTRUM AS HE'S HAULED OFF TO JAIL.WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHY POLICE WERE EVEN CALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

FROM DISASTER TO BRAVERY.

A) COP CAR TAMTRUM-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) BURNING CAR RESCUE-VOTOPS

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 COOL AND BLUSTERY DAY"

Clouds have cleared quickly from north to south with the passage of a strong cold front earlier this morning.

Sunny skies will prevail across Southwest Florida through the afternoon hours with a brisk wind out of the northwest with the occasional gust up to 25mph. Despite the sunshine, temperatures will struggle to reach 70°, while many locations will hover in the middle to upper 60s. Add in the wind and it will feel much cooler than that.

Tonight, skies will remain clear and with cool dry Canadian air spilling down the spine of the peninsula, temperatures will plummet into the low 40s here in town with middle to upper 30s across our inland and northern communities.

Over the weekend a dome of high pressure will be in control of our weather with lots of sunshine headed our way for Saturday. After lows in the 40s, afternoon temperatures will be running around 10° cooler than normal as they climb into the middle 60s.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT TRX

PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOOK A MOMENT TO REFLECT.

EVEN RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY'RE HOSTING THE 40TH ANNUAL CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC.

LOCAL SILENCE-REM LIVE

AND IT'S PRETTY FITTING THAT IT WAS DONE HERE.

THIS IS A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, SO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ON THE SAME COURT.

LOCAL SILENCE-VO

LOCAL SILENCE-SOT

LOCAL SILENCE-REM LIVE

THIS WASN'T THE ONLY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE REFLECTED ON THE TRAGEDY.

OUR LOCAL POLICE AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS ALSO STOPPED FOR A MOMENT.

COMING UP AT NOON, WE'LL TAKE YOU ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO SHOW YOU HOW PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX VO TOPS SAT LIVE

WALL STREET OBSERVED A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING VICTIMS.

THIS IS NORMALLY WHEN THE OPENING BELL WOULD HAVE SOUNDED TO BEGIN THE TRADING.

BUT ANOTHER BIG DEVELOPMENT AT ELEVEN ARE THE STOCKS THEMSELVES.

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

BURNING CAR RESCUE-VO TOPS

NEW DRAMATIC DASH CAM VIDEO IS RELEASED SHOWING THE RESCUE FOLLOWING A FIERY CAR CRASH.

ALL THIS HAPPENING ALONG FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.

YOU CAN SEE THE OFFICERS PULL THE VICTIMS OUT OF THE BURNING CAR.

ALL THREE SURVIVED. THANKS TO POLICE -- AND A MAN WHO STOPPED -- AND PUT HIS OWN LIFE IN DANGER.

COP CAR TANTRUM-SS IN PLASMA VO IN PLASMA

THAT'S HOW WE'RE KICKING OFF TODAY'S EDITION OF THE B BLOCK.

MORE MUST SEE VIDEO AT ELEVEN.

A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN WHO WAS THROWN IN A POLICE CAR IS ANYTHING BUT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

POLICE SAY HE WAS DRUNK AND DISORDERLY WHEN HE WAS NABBED AT A NIGHTCLUB.

COP CAR TANTRUM-PKG

HIS NIGHT STARTED AT THE BAR BUT BEFORE IT WAS OVER. HE HAD A HEAD BANGING ENCOUNTER WITH ALTAMONTE SPRINGS POLICE OFFICERS.

IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON DASH CAME VIDEO.

Nats

"I want my mom! I want my mom!"

ACCORDING TO ANGELO BOCCHINO'S ARREST REPORT, EARLY SUNDAY MORNING POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE WHY NOT NIGHT CLUB.

THEY FOUND HIM IN A DRUNKEN, OUT OF CONTROL STATE.

IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES OF STRUGGLE BUT THE OFFICERS ARE FINALLY ABLE TO FORCE HIM INSIDE THE PATROL CAR.

Nats

"You release the leg it wont hurt anymore."

AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO CALM THE SUSPECT DOWN. OFFICERS HAD ENOUGH.

HE HAD ALREADY KICKED ONE OF THEM IN THE FACE. FRACTURING THE OFFICER'S NOSE.

Nats

"Release the leg or you're going to be tased."

THEY TASE HIM.

BUT IT ONLY CALMS BOCCHINO DOWN FOR A MOMENT.

Nats

"I don't have any family for Christmas. My mom and dad are dead, bro! I want my mom!"

MOMENTS LATER YOU SEE ANGELO BOCCHINO IN A SPITTING RAGE.

HE ALSO THREATENS TO KILL THE OFFICERS WHO ARE TAKING HIM IN.

Nats

"You hurt me! You hurt me lady!"

THE SUSPECT'S RAGE GOES ON FOR NEARLY 35 MINUTES.

Nats

"I want to go home!"

COP CAR TANTRUM-ONCAM

TRAVELL EILAND REPORTING.

TEASE TWO----

A) CONJOINED TWINS-2 SHOT SOT VO

TOSS TO DANIELLE-2 SHOT BOXES

ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST WANTED MEN.CAUGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NOW WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW HE SPENT MONTHS IN HIDING.

FELIPE TORREALBA WAS ARRESTED IN LEE COUNTY.

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE LIVING INSIDE THE APARTMENT COMPLEX CLAIM HE WENT TO EXTREMES TO DODGE POLICE.

FUGITIVE ARREST-REM LIVE

LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO TORREALBA WAS HIDING OUT INSIDE THIS APARTMENT-- WHEN YOU MARSHALS BUSTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

FUGITIVE ARREST-VO

LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO TORREALBA WAS HIDING OUT INSIDE THIS APARTMENT-- WHEN YOU MARSHALS BUSTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

MANY NEIGHBORS SPOKE TO ARE HAPPY THE DANGEROUS MAN IS OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD

.

A NEIGHBORING WITNESSED THE MAN HIMSELF.

TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT-- THAT THEY ACTUALLY SAW A HISPANIC MAN WITH LONG HAIR WALK DOWN THIS STREET ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

MUG/VO

THEY LEARNED THE LONG HAIR WAS WIG TORREALBA USED TO DISGUISE HIMSELF.

THEY SAY THEY COULD TELL HE WAS UP TO NO GOOD ALONG THIS STREET.

THE MAN ON AN 11 MONTH RUN WAS TAKEN DOWN BY US MARSHALS LAST NIGHT. ONLY NBC-2 CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS HE WAS CARRIED OUT OF THE HOME IN A STRETCHER WITH A HEAD INJURY AND THEN LEFT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN HANDCUFFS.

FUGITIVE ARREST-SOT

Gary Hartzell

Neighbor

:09

"None, whatsoever. We didnt see anything look strange, any bad traffic."

"Find it all little scary?"

"Yeah. Really. But they got him."

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW LONG TORREALBA WAS HIDING OUT IN THIS APARTMENT FOR.

FUGITIVE ARREST-REM LIVE

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT LED MARSHALS TO TORREALBA'S LOCATION. WE DO KNOW THERE WAS A REWARD OF 125 THOUSAND DOLLARS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION THAT WOULD LEAD THEM TO TORREALBA'S CAPTURE.

CONJOINED TWINS-2 SHOT

SIX WEEKS AGO, THEY WERE JOINED TOGETHER PHYSICALLY.

NOW, A PAIR OF FORMERLY-CONJOINED TWINS ARE ENJOYING LIFE ON THEIR OWN.

THE GIRLS WERE SEPARATED LAST MONTH AND ARE NOW MAKING THEIR PUBLIC DEBUT.

CONJOINED TWINS-PKG

IN FASHIONABLE ZEBRA PRINTS AND FLOWERY HEAD BANDS, THE TUCKER TWINS MADE THEIR DEBUT AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA.

AMELIA IS IN THE ARMS OF HER FATHER GREG, AND ALLISON WITH HER MOTHER SHELLEY.

"It's been a pure roller coaster of emotions, but I wouldn't trade it for anything."

THE ROLLER COASTER STARTED LAST NOVEMBER, WHEN SHELLEY AND GREG LEARNED THEIR TWINS GIRLS WERE CONJOINED - CONNECTED AT THE LOWER CHEST AND ABDOMEN.

A NEW YORK SPECIALIST ADVISED THEM TO TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY.

"The outcome doesn't look good. The hearts are too close and they couldn't separate the babies. How can you look at the ultrasound and tell me they don't have a chance?"

FETAL SPECIALISTS AT CHOP BELIEVED THE GIRLS HAD A GOOD CHANCE NOT JUST TO SURVIVE, BUT TO THRIVE.

WHEN WE MET THE TUCKERS TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MARCH 1ST DELIVERY AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THEY WERE SCARED, BUT DETERMINED.

"Our girls some how learned how to hug one another and soothe one another. we actually watched it during and ultra sound. It's another miracle."

ON NOVEMBER 7TH -- PEDIATRIC SURGEON DR. HOLLY HEDRICK LEAD A 40 MEMBER TEAM THROUGH THE A 7 HOUR OPERATION.

"The girls have been in charge every step of the way. It required nearly every expertise in the hospital to get them through. They're now in a much, much better place."

AND NOW. SHELLEY AND GREG CAN SEE THEIR DAUGHTERS' INDEPENDENT PERSONALITIES.

CONJOINED TWINS-ONCAM

ALLISON WAS THE FIRST TWIN TO BE DISCHARGED HOME ON MONDAY.

TEASE THREE------

A) DOOMSDAY TODAY-2 SHOT VO

B) DOWN SYNDROME BEATING-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

JOHN KERRY-TRX SS

BREAKING NEWS AT 11.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO NOMINATE SENATOR JOHN KERRY AS THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.

IF CONFIRMED KERRY WOULD TAKE OVER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.

THE MOVE WOULD BE THE FIRST IN SWEEPING OVERHAUL OF THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM.

JON HAMMAR RELEASED-TRX SS

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.

THE AMERICAN MARINE WHO WAS IMPRISONED ON A GUN CHARGE IN MEXICO WILL BE RELEASED TODAY.

FOX NEWS IS REPORTING THAT JON HAMMAR WILL BE RELEASED AFTER A JUDGE ISSUED A RULING IN HIS FAVOR.

THE 27 YEAR OLD WHO SERVED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, HAS BEEN STUCK IN A PRISON SINCE AUGUST AFTER HE CROSSED INTO MEXICO AND DECLARED AN ANTIQUE SHOTGUN TO MEXICAN CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.

CAR CRASH UPDATE-TRX SS VO

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A MOTHER WHO LEFT HER TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER UNRESTRAINED IN A CAR AND DIED IN A CRASH ACCEPTS A PLEA DEAL.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY MONIQUE DAGHRA PLEAD GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED NEGLECT OF A CHILD.

SHE WAS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS OF PROBATION AND VARIOUS DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS.

BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 DAGHRA PLACED HER 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, EVA DAGHRA, IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HER CAR UNRESTRAINED.

COLLIER DRUG ARREST-SS

NEW AT ELEVEN.

AN ARREST IS MADE IN THE WAKE OF A SUSPECTED GROWHOUSE BUSTED IN COLLIER COUNTY.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED ROBERT RODGERS.

THEY SAY MORE THAN 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MARIJUANA WAS FOUND INSIDE HIS GOLDEN GATE ESTATES HOME.

DETECTIVES RAIDED THE HOME ON 24TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST THIS WEEK.

FL UNEMPLOYMENT-SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TAKES ANOTHER DROP.

NEW NUMBERS JUST RELEASED SHOW NOVEMBER'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 8 POINT 1 PERCENT.

THAT'S DOWN POINT 4 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM OCTOBER AND THE LOWEST SINCE NOVEMBER 2008.

DOOMSDAY TODAY-2 SHOT

TO MAKE WEEKEND PLANS OR TO NOT.THATS THE QUESTION FACING THE WORLD IN THE WAKE OF THE MAYAN PREDICTION THAT THE WORLD WILL END TODAY.

WHILE MANY OF US ARE JOKING ABOUT THE SO-CALLED DOOMSDAY.MANY ARE TAKING TODAY VERY SERIOUSLY.

DOOMSDAY TODAY-PKG

TODAYARMEGEDDON FOR ALL OR NOT

DECEMBER 21ST 2012 THE END OF THE MAYAN CALENDER DRAWN UP BY AN ANCIENT

CIVILIZATION THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.

IN FRANCE TRUE BELIEVERS FLOCKED TO BUGARACH PEAK IN THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS

BELIEVING IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT WAS SAFE

NATS CELEBRATION

THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS FLOCKED TO MEXICO HOPING TO CELEBRATE A NEW ERA IN AN

ANCIENT MAYAN CITY

AT THE THIRSTY DOG BREWING COMPANY IN AKRON, OHIO THERE IS A SPECIAL BEER

FOR THE OCCASION.

OTHERS WEREN'T WORRIED TAKING A CUE FROM R-E-M *upsound* it's the end of

the world as we know it and I feel fine

THE FIRST CRUCIAL HURDLE FOR MANKIND ASIA WHERE MIDNIGHT CAME AND

WENT AND HUMANITY CARRIED ON.

BUT THE MAYANS WERE FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE MAYBE THEY WERE ON NEW YORK

TIME?

MULLLER STAND-UP

here we are in times square the place were humanity celEbrates NEW years

waiting to see if this is in fact our FINAL year our last moments on earth

. abc newshas trusted me with this assignment the potential scoop of

all scoops. not that any one would be around to give me a promotion but

ok lets take a look.

theres the clock / 5 ,4,3,2,1 and ok 'breaking news this is john

muller of abc news reporting exclusively that world has not ended i repeat

the world has not ended.

####

Tag: and hours later, im Still here! Looks like all I have to worry about

DOOMSDAY TODAY-ONCAM

JOHN MULLER REPORTING.

NASA HAS BEEN ININDATED WITH PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT TODAY.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES REPORTS THE AGENCY TYPICALLY RECEIVES ABOUT 90 CALLS OR EMAILS PER WEEK CONTAINING QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE.

MISSING WOMAN-SS

THIS MORNING THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN FINDING A MISSING WOMAN.

SHE'S 49 YEAR OLD GILLIAN CARNEY.

DEPUTIES SAYS SHE WAS LAST HEARD FROM AROUND 1 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

A CONCERNED FRIEND THEN REPORTED HER MISSING LATER THAT EVENING.

DOWN SYNDROME BEATING-OC SOT VO WIPE

A CALIFORNIA MAN WITH DOWN SYNDROME CLAIMS HE WAS BEATEN AND PEPPER SPRAYED BY A SAN DIEGO

COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.

22 12 he got pepper sprayed so he's covering his eyes the cop kept saying,

get on the floor. he was already on the floor. 22 16

21-YEAR-OLD ANTONIO MARTINEZ WAS WALKING TO HIS FAMILY'S BAKERY WHEN HE WAS APPROACHED BY DEPUTIES.

THE MAN SHOWED OFF SCRATCHES ON HIS FACE, AND BRUISES ON HIS ARMS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY DEPUTIES WERE LOOKING FOR A MAN IN THE AREA - POSSIBLY

DOWN SYNDROME BEATING-SOT VO

he pepper sprayed him, when that wasnt effective he hit him with a

baton, which put him on the ground, and then a couple more strikes to get

his hands free. so they could hand cuff him. 12 35

10 37 they got him in the car and realized he had Down's syndrome.

SCOTT HEALTH CARE-ONCAM

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS MEETING IN EARLY JANUARY WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL.

SCOTT WILL MEET WITH SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

HE IS A FIERCE CRITIC OF THE OVERHAUL, BUT AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, HE SAID HE WANTED TO DISCUSS HIS CONCERNS WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

SURGERY ERRORS-INTRO

NEW RESEARCH OUT OF ONE OF JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL FINDS THAT SURGEONS ARE MAKING MORE THAN 4 THOUSAND MISTAKES A YEAR.

SURGERY ERRORS-PKG

A SURGICAL CLAMP LEFT LEFT INSIDE AN ABDOMEN. A SCISSOR BLADE LEFT NEAR A

PELVIS. EVEN THIS ONE - AN 18INCH RETRACTOR LEFT BEHIND.

AND SURGICAL MISTAKES LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED TO LONNIE SOWELL. THEY

OPERATED ON THE WRONG KNEE.

SOWELL SOT - I WAS UNDER. I WAS HELPLESS.

TODAY A NEW STUDY FROM JOHNS HOPKINS REVEALS IT HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN YOU

MIGHT THINK.

PRONOVOST SOT - WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT ABOUT 40 TIMES PER WEEK IN THE US,

PATIENTS HAVE A SPONGE OR A TOWEL LEFT, 20 TIMES A WEEK WE OPERATE ON THE

WRONG SIDE OF THE BODY OR THE WRONG PART OF THE BODY AND 20 TIMES WE DO THE

WRONG OPERATION.

40 TIMES SPONGE OR TOWEL INSIDE

20 TIMES WRONG SIDE OF BODY

20 TIEMS WRONG OPERATION

DR. JEFFREY PORT OF NEW YORK / PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SHOWED ME WHAT'S

SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SURGERY EVEN STARTS.

NATS

THE SURGEON INITIALS THE CORRECT LIMB. ONCE INSIDE THE OR, EVERYTHING STOPS

, AND THEY HOLD UP A CHECKLIST.

NATS

NURSES SHOULD COUNT THE INSTRUMENTS AND GAUZE SPONGES BEFORE AND AFTER

SURGERY, SO NOTHING IS LEFT INSIDE. AND SOME HOSPITALS USE A NEW TECHNOLOGY

THAT DR. PORT PIONEERED - A TINY TRACKING CHIP ATTACHED TO EACH PIECE OF

GAUZE.

BESSER NATS - ARE SURGEONS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

SURGERY ERRORS-ONCAM

RICHARD BESSER REPORTING.

GAS PRICES-CG

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW AT $3.23.

THAT'S A JUMP OF A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.26.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING ON AVERAGE $3.29.

INSTAGRAM-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

ITS OFFICIAL. INSTAGRAM IS ABANDONING WORDING IN ITS NEW TERMS-OF-SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT SPARKED OUTCRY FROM USERS CONCERNED IT MEANT THEIR PHOTOS COULD APPEAR IN ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE PHOTO-SHARING SERVICE SAYS IT HAS REVERTED TO LANGUAGE IN THE ADVERTISING SECTION OF ITS TERMS OF SERVICE THAT APPEARED WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2010.

FACEBOOK MESSAGES-ONCAM

WOULD YOU PAY TO REACH OUT TO A STRANGER ON FACEBOOK?

MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGES GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR FACEBOOK IN-BOX.

BUT THERE'S A SECOND CLASS OF MESSAGES, INCLUDING POTENTIAL SPAM, THAT THE SITE PUTS IN THE LITTLE-KNOWN "OTHER" FOLDER.

THE COMPANY WILL NOW ALLOW PEOPLE TO AVOID THE DREADED "OTHER" FOLDER AND HAVE THEIR MESSAGES SHOW UP DIRECTLY IN THE RECIPIENT'S INBOX -- IF THEY PAY A FEE.

AUSSIE SNAKES-OC SOT VO WIPE

AN AUSTRALIAN MOTHER HELPED HER TODDLER SON COLLECT THE EGGS OF THE WORLD'S SECOND-MOST DEADLY SNAKE SO HE COULD WATCH THEM HATCH.

HOWEVER, SHE QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS A BAD IDEA WHEN THE EGGS HATCHED INSIDE THE BOYS ROOM.

I wanted to keep them.

I wanted to put them in the yard

THE THREE YEAR OLD PUT HIS SNAKE EGGS IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER TUCKED SAFELY AWAY IN HIS BEDROOM

AUSSIE SNAKES-SOT VO

It was very lucky that the container was secure and there werent snakes cruising around

TEASE FOUR------

WOULD YOU BE THRILLED IF 20 MILLION DOLLARS LANDED IN YOUR HAND?

APPARENTLY THOSE WITH CASH AREN'T FEELING QUITE JOLLY.

WE HAVE THE BRAND NEW SURPRISING NUMBERS THAT SUGGEST MONEY DOESN'T BUY HAPPINESS.

THIS MAY MAKE YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT THROWING AWAY OR DESTROYING YOUR OLD HARD DRIVE.

B) SEARCHING HARD DRIVES-VO TOPS

SEARCHING HARD DRIVES-ON CAM

INVESTIGATORS IN CONNECTICUT ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE DATA FROM A COMPUTER TAKEN FROM THE HOME OF THE ALLEGED SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTER.

BUT IT APPEARS ADAM LANZA SMASHED THE COMPUTER DAMAGING THE HARD DRIVE.

CAN THAT DATA BE SALVAGED?

SEARCHING HARD DRIVES-PKG

IN THE WEEKS SINCE SUPERSTORM SANDY SOCKED THE EAST COAST, LABS AT KROLL ONTRACK HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO RESTORE DATA FROM COMPUTERS AND HARD DRIVES INUNDATED BY WATER.

Reporter: "Can you recover anything from this?"

"Yes we can, yes we can. It's seems unrealistic to a lot of people but we can recover it, yes."

MICHAEL DIOMIDIOUS SAYS THE COMPANY HAS SALVAGED DATA FROM HARD DRIVES DESTROYED ON 9/11 IN BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, HURRICANE KATRINA AND EVEN THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA DISASTER IN 2003.

THAT PAINSTAKING WORK IS DONE IN LABS LIKE THIS ONE CALLED A CLEAN ROOM.

"Sealed, dust-free. Only need-to-know have access in here."

ENGINEERS RECONSTRUCT HARD DRIVES LIKE THIS ONE THAT CAN WITHSTAND SERIOUS DAMAGE. WHAT'S KEY FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL ARE THESE DISKS OR PLATTERS FOUND INSIDE.

"There are layers. It's like a cake. You damage the top but the bottom is still good."

WHILE DIOMIDIOUS HAS NO FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT INVESTIGATORS IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, ARE FINDING, HE SAYS RECOVERING DATA DEPENDS ON HOW BADLY THOSE DISCS INSIDE ARE DAMAGED.

"If some of them are smashed and some of them are intact, we can get data out of the ones that are intact. There are cases we have done in the past that out of four discs that are inside the hard drive, we were able to recover one and that will be tremendous help for the customer and the investigators in this case."

BUT PHYSICAL RESTORATION HAS ITS LIMITS.

ERIC VENEMA WITH THE COMPANY'S FORENSIC CRIME LAB SAYS IF THE HARD DRIVE IS ERASED OR WRITTEN OVER BEFORE IT'S DESTROYED. DATA CAN'T BE RETRIEVED. REFORMATTING A HARD DRIVE IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

SEARCHING HARD DRIVES-ONCAM

MARY SNOW REPORTING.

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

"A COOL AND BLUSTERY DAY"

Clouds have cleared quickly from north to south with the passage of a strong cold front earlier this morning.

Sunny skies will prevail across Southwest Florida through the afternoon hours with a brisk wind out of the northwest with the occasional gust up to 25mph. Despite the sunshine, temperatures will struggle to reach 70°, while many locations will hover in the middle to upper 60s. Add in the wind and it will feel much cooler than that.

Tonight, skies will remain clear and with cool dry Canadian air spilling down the spine of the peninsula, temperatures will plummet into the low 40s here in town with middle to upper 30s across our inland and northern communities.

Over the weekend a dome of high pressure will be in control of our weather with lots of sunshine headed our way for Saturday. After lows in the 40s, afternoon temperatures will be running around 10° cooler than normal as they climb into the middle 60s.

WINTER STORM LATEST-NATS TOPS VO

nats of car spinning out

THE TRAVEL MESS CONTINUES TODAY.

A SNOWSTORM HAS WALLOPED THE NATION'S MID-SECTION RIGHT AT THE START OF THE BUSY CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PERIOD.

ALL AIRLINES ARE ADVISING PASSENGERS TO CHECK THE STATUS OF THEIR FLIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO THE AIRPORT IMPACTED BY BAD WEATHER.

FED EX SHIPPING DELAYS-SS

THE WINTER STORM IS CAUSING DELAYS FOR PEOPLE SHIPPING OR RECEIVING PACKAGES FROM THE MIDWEST.

FED EX HAS POSTED A MESSAGE ON ITS WEBSITE SAYING DISRUPTIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND WISCONSIN.

STAND GROUND-2 SS

A FLORIDA LAWMAKER HAS FILED A BILL REVISING THE STATE'S CONTROVERSIAL "STAND YOUR GROUND" IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAYVON MARTIN SHOOTING.

DEMOCRAT STATE SENATOR CHRIS SMITH FROM FORT LAUDERDALE FILED THE BILL.

UNDER THE PROPOSED MEASURE, PEOPLE FOUND TO BE THE AGGRESSOR IN ALTERCATIONS WON'T BE ABLE TO SEEK PROTECTION UNDER THE SELF-DEFENSE LAW.

THE BILL WOULD ALSO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTS WHO INVOKE THE LAW UNDER QUESTIONABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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"They've always maintained that it's asinine that you can pursue, be the aggressor, and then shoot and kill somebody and say that you were standing your ground. So, to that end, they welcome legislation to address these issues."

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ANOTHER MAN WILL GO TO JAIL IN THE MADOFF PONZI SCHEME.

BERNIE MADOFF'S BROTHER HAS NOW RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE.

PETER MADOFF WAS SETENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON.

DURING THE COURT HEARING THURSDAY, MADOFF STATED, QUOTE, HE'S "DEEPLY ASHAMED," "PROFOUNDLY SORRY" THAT HIS FAILURES AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE IN SUCH A WAY, TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS.

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WITH SOME OF US FOCUSED ON GETTING OUT THE DOOR FOR THE HOLIDAYS WE MAY FORGET TO LOCK IT BEHIND US!

A RECENT SURVEY BY NEXTDOOR-DOT-COM FINDS NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW COMMON SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HOME FROM THEFT.

SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO ARE --

LOCK THE DOORS --

SET AN ALARM.

AND LEAVE ON LIGHTS. OR A TV.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO ASK A NEIGHBOR OR RELATIVE TO PICK UP YOUR MAIL AND PAPER.

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THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS OTHER AGENCIES IN OUR AREA HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE SOMEONE WILL COME BY YOUR HOME AND CHECK ON IT WHEN YOU'RE GONE.

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PERHAPS MONEY REALLY DOESN'T BUY HAPPINESS!

A RECENT SURVEY FINDS A RELATIVELY POOR COUNTRY HAS SOME OF THE WORLD'S HAPPIEST PEOPLE -- WHILE THE LEAST-HAPPY LIVE IN ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST NATIONS.

THE GALLUP POLL RANKS PANAMA AS HAVING THE "POPULATION WITH THE MOST POSITIVE EMOTIONS."

PANAMA RANKS JUST 90TH WORLD-WIDE IN G-D-P, OR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

COMING IN DEAD LAST, SINGAPORE -- WITH THE HIGHEST G-D-P IN THE WORLD.

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A "LEGEND" RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN, WHILE ANOTHER ACTOR DROPS OUT OF AN UPCOMING MOVIE.

PLUS, IT'S A BOY FOR TWO OF HOLLYWOOD'S FINEST!

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STAY CLASSY, PLANET EARTH - AND GEAR UP FOR THE RETURN OF RON BURGUNDY!

ACCORDING TO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, PARAMOUNT PICTURES HAS SET THE "ANCHORMAN" SEQUEL RELEASE DATE FOR DECEMBER 20TH, 20-13.

WILL FERRELL RETURNS AS THE LEADING ANCHORMAN, ALONGSIDE STEVE CARELL, PAUL RUDD, AND DAVID KOECHNER.

ALMOST AS SOON AS WE HEARD BEN AFFLECK AND KRISTEN STEWART WERE CO-STARRING IN A COMEDY, THE LEADING MAN HAS DROPPED OUT.

ACCORDING TO "VARIETY," AFFLECK HAS A BIT TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE TO FIT THE FILM INTO HIS BUSY SCHEDULE.

THE "ARGO" WRITER/DIRECTOR IS A MAJOR CONTENDER IN THE UPCOMING AWARDS SEASON, AND ALREADY HAS THREE FILMS IN THE WORKS.

NOW, WARNER BROTHERS IS ON THE HUNT FOR A REPLACEMENT.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY FOR ACTORS CLAIRE DANES AND HUGH DANCY!

PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTS THE "HOMELAND" ACTRESS AND DANCY WELCOMED THEIR SON ON DECEMBER 17TH.

HIS NAME? CYRUS MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER DANCY.

IT'S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR THE ACTRESS, WHO IS NOMINATED FOR A GOLDEN GLOBE A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR HER ROLE AS "CARRIE" ON "HOMELAND."

THE SHOWTIME SERIES IS NOMINATED FOR NUMEROUS SAG AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

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IT PAYS TO WAIT TO THE LAST MINUTE.

LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS ARE GETTING REWARDED THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME BIG DISCOUNTS.

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PEPPER PRAY, POLICE CARS, AND TENNIS SHOES.

THE RELEASE OF THE BRAND NEW AIR JORDAN SNEAKERS ARE CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS AT MALLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THIS ONE IN ALABAMA.

TEMPERS FLARED LATE LAST NIGHT AMONG A CROWD OF ABOUT 75 PEOPLE.

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THIS WEEKEND MANY OF YOU WILL BE HITTING THE MALLS.LAST MINUTE SHOPPING IS BECOMING ALL THE RAGE.

AND IT APPEARS PROCRASTINATION IS BEING REWARDED WITH SOME LAST MINUTE DEALS.

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BE IT A BIG BOX, A LOCAL BOUTIQUE OR THE GOOD OLD MALL

YOU MAY NOT FIND A PARKING SPOT, BUT THIS WEEKEND YOU'LL FIND SOME DELICIOUS

DEALS

WHY- CONSUMERS HAVE WAITED LONGER THAN USUAL TO WRAP UP THEIR SHOPPING,

SO RETAILERS ARE READY TO SLASH PRICES

BIG ACROSS THE BOARD DISCOUNTS ARE COMING WITH CLOTHES-

AEROPOSTALE- A STAPLE FOR THE TEEN SET HAS 60% OFF EVERYTHING

AMERICAN EAGLE AND BANANA REPUBLIC HAVE SLASHED 40% OFF THE ENTIRE STORE

KMART HAS 50% OFF ALL JAMMIES AND ROBES -

FROM COZY AND WARM LET'S MOVE OVER TO HOT GIFTS

AT TOYS R US THEY ARE OFFERING A BUY ONE GET ONE 30% OFF ON VIDEO GAMES

FOR THE DUDES AND THE HANDY LADIES- SEARS HAS $90 OFF ONE OF THEIR MOST

POPULAR TOOL SETS.

LOWES HAS 20% OFF VACUUMS AND SMALL APPLIANCES INCLUDING THE EVER COVETED

KITCHEN AID MIXER - OOOH MOMMY LIKE!!!

NOW A BIG TREND I'M SEEING IS BUNDLING-

LIKE THIS SINGLE SERVE COFFEE MAKER FOR $149 BUNDLED WITH A $30 GIFT CARD

FROM TARGET, DITTO THE NOOK SIMPLE TOUCH GLOW AT $119 WITH A $20 TARGET CARD

WALMART HAS THE BEST DEALS ON APPLE GEAR THIS WEEKEND- THE IPAD 3 FOR $399

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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - BELLS RING THROUGHOUT A CONNECTICUT TOWN, WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE OBSERVED - AT THE MOMENT ONE WEEK AGO WHEN A GUNMAN BEGAN A SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MEANTIME - AFTER STAYING SILENT FOR THE WEEK - THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MADE A STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA - WITH REACTION ON THE SHOOTING.

WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS.

CONSUMER NEWS AT NOON -

IT'S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR TABLET COMPUTERS.

WHY THE GADGETS ARE MORE THAN A TECH TREND.

YOU'VE HEARD OF RECYCLING - HOW ABOUT UPCYCLING?

NEW AT NOON - WAYS TO GET CRAFTY THIS CHRISTMAS - AND SAVE SOME MONEY.

ALSO ON THE HOLIDAY THEME - TREES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES - , KEEP IT RIGHT HERE AS WE CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MORE UNIQUE ONES.

JIM WILL TELL US HOW LONG THE COOL TEMPS HANG AROUND.

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