HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

JUST THREE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS AND IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE AIRPORT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE WAY OF DELAYS AND CROWDS IN A LIVE REPORT

PLUS, IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO THE NORTHWEST, WATCH OUT, THE WEATHER IS NOT GOOD, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST

AND, TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED ARE NOW IN CUSTODY.

HEADLINE 1 HOLIDAY TRAVEL-LIVE SHOT

HEADLINE 2 WEATHER OUT WEST-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 FUGITIVES CAPTURED-SS VIDBOX

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNINGAND THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US.

I'M JOE ROETZ

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

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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 22.

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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-2SHOT

IT WAS CERTAINLY A RECORD NOVEMBER FOR THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS THERE SAY IT WAS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH THAT AIRPORT TRAFFIC INCREASED.

WITH THE HOLIDAYS ARRIVING--IT'S ONLY EXPECTED TO GET BUSIER.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-REM LIVE

IT'S BEEN PRETTY BUSY HERE AT THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SO FAR TODAY---LINES WERE HEAVY EARLIER THIS MORNING WITH TRAVELERS GETTING READY TO HEAD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY'S.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-PKG

VOSOT

ONE PASSENGER AFTER ANOTHER CHECKING IN---AS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STARTS TO PILE UP WITH THOSE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

THE AIRPORT REPORTED ITS SECOND BEST NOVEMBER EVER LAST MONTH--AND WITH WINTER ARRIVING--TRAFFICS ONLY EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

DESPITE THE SNOW STORM SWEEPING THROUGH THE MIDWEST---JUST ABOUT ALL FLIGHTS WERE ON TIME THIS MORNING.

BUT THOSE HEADING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AREN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO TRADING THE SUN FOR SNOW.

TAKE SOTS

DURATION = 0:12

Kendall Dulle/Ft. Myers

"I'll tell ya, each year it gets rough that's for sure. I don't know if it's the climate or what but each year it definitely gets a little harder to deal with."

Danny O'Chavvie/Missouri

"I told them to dress warm, we're kind of warm right now but by the time we get off the plane and say hello it won't be too good."

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-REM LIVE

WEATHER OUT WEST-2SHOT

WINTER STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST ARE CREATING ALL KINDS OF HAVOC FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

AND THEY'RE IN FOR A MESSY WEEKEND.

SNOW PACKED TREES ARE DAMAGING POWER LINES IN A LOT OF PLACES AND CLOSING DOWN ROADS.

WEATHER OUT WEST-PKG

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NAT POP

SOT: Shane Wilken

THE SNOW JUST KEEPS FALLING.PILING UP ON TREES.AND BRINGING THEM

DOWN ON POWER LINES AND ACROSS ROADS.

SHANE WILKEN FOUND A TREE LEANING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO A NEIGHBOR'S BARN.

.

SOT: Robert Whitten/Resident

ROUGHLY 2000 HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER IN THE PLAIN/LAKE WENATCHEE AREA

SOT:

MANY HAVE BEEN IN THE DARK GOING ON 5 DAYS

SOT:

AND THE SNOW JUST KEEPS FALLING

SOT:

POWER CREWS ARE SCRAMBLING TO REPAIR THE LINES.BUT AS SOON AS ONE GETS

FIXED.ANOTHER TREE FALLS.

SOT: Lauren Loebsack/Chelan County Public Works

WIPING OUT THEIR PROGRESS.

UNDOING ALL THEIR HARD WORK

SOT:

MANY ARE JUST AT THEIR WITS END.

SOT:

ITS SO BAD

POWER CREWS SAY MANY HERE COULD BE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS IN THE DARK

IN LEAVENWORTH JLD K4N

ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: NONE

FUGITIVES CAPTURED-OC (3)SS

TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED ARE OFF THE STREETS THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES MADE THE ARRESTS YESTERDAY.

DUSTIN BALLENTINE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JORDAN CULLEN, WERE FEATURED ON N-B-C 2'S "FUGITIVE FRIDAY" SEGMENT AT NOON, AND A TIP LED TO THEIR ARRESTS.

SOURCES TELL US CULLEN WORKS FOR A CATERING COMPANY AND WAS SETTING UP FOR A WEDDING, AT THE TIME OF THE ARREST.

BALLENTINE WAS THERE, ALSO.

BALLENTINE AND CULLEN HAVE BEEN DODGING POLICE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.

BALLENTINE IS A CONVICTED FELON AND DEPUTIES SAY HE'S BEEN BURGLARIZING HOMES SINCE HE WAS A PRE-TEEN.

HE HAS FOUR FELONY WARRANTS AND AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY INCLUDING BURGLARY, THEFT, DRUGS, AND FRAUD.

COACH ACCUSED OF SCAMMING-SS

A FORMER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH IS ACCUSED OF BEING A CON ARTIST.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US, ROBERT SCHNEPP, WHO COACHED AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH FROM 2006 TO 2010, SCAMMED FELLOW COACHES, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN A PONZI SCHEME.

CT SHOOTING LATEST-VO

TOUCHING TRIBUTES TO MARK THE ONE WEEK ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY MASSACRE.

PEOPLE IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT GATHERED IN THE WIND AND RAIN AT 9:30 FRIDAY MORNING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THAT'S THE EXACT TIME GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE SCHOOL.

THERE WERE SIMILAR TRIBUTES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

NRA'S PLAN-VO

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SUGGESTS GUN CONTROL IS *NOT THE ANSWER TO MAKING AMERICA SAFER.

THE N-R-A'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SAYS EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WITH GUNS.

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT-SS VO

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEEN FACES SERIOUS CHARGES THIS MORNING, ACCUSED OF POSTING A BOMB THREAT ABOUT NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL ON FACEBOOK.

19-YEAR-OLD KYLE MCMAHAN ADMITTED TO DETECTIVES HE POSTED THE THREAT AS A HOAX.

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT-SOT VO

Shoumie Mervil, NPHS Sophomore

8 seconds

"it makes you feel more protected, it makes you think if something were to happen there would be people there to help you and everything."

POLICE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS HOPE THIS ARREST KEEPS ANYONE ELSE FROM MAKING SIMILAR THREATS IN THE FUTURE.

FORMER SFL MARINE RELEASED-SS VO

A MARINE VETERAN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA, WHO SPENT MONTHS IN A MEXICAN JAIL, IS ON HIS WAY BACK HOME.

MEXICAN POLICE ARRESTED JON HAMMAR IN AUGUST, BECAUSE HE TRIED TO BRING A SHOTGUN INTO MEXICO THAT WAS TOO SHORT BY THEIR LAWS.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT PUT PRESSURE ON MEXICO AFTER HE SPENT MONTHS BEHIND BARS.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-OC SOTVO WIPE

WITH JUST TEN DAYS TO GO BEFORE REACHING THE FISCAL CLIFF THERE'S STILL NO DEAL.

MOST POLITICIANS ARE NOW GONE FROM WASHINGTON FOR THE HOLIDAYS

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO AMERICANS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR HIS FAMILY VACATION IN HAWAII.

In the next few days I've asked leaders of Congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class Americans, protects unemployment insurance for 2 million Americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both and deficit reduction.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER HAD A PLAN B THAT WOULD'VE RAISED TAXES ON AMERICANS MAKING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-SOTVO

We had a number of our members who just really didn't want to be perceived as having raised taxes.

SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO MAKE THE NEXT MOVE.

KERRY ANNOUNCEMENT-VO

MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR JOHN KERRY WILL LIKELY BE OUR NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ANNOUNCED HIS CHOICE ON FRIDAY.

POLITICAL ANALYSTS THINK THE SENATE WILL QUICKLY CONFIRM THEIR COLLEAGUE.

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-OC VO SS

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WILL SERVE TEN YEARS PROBATION, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER DAUGHTER.

THE TWO YEAR OLD DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN A FENDER BENDER IN FORT MYERS.

THE CRASH WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

EVA DAGHRA'S MOTHER ADMITTED SHE MADE A MISTAKE BY ALLOWING THE TODDLER TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-PKG

IN A VIDEO SHOWN AT HER FUNERAL

LITTLE EVA DAGHRA DANCES

Nat

AND BOUNCES AROUND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 2 YEAR-OLD.

Nat

THE TODDLER'S LIFE TRAGICALLY ENDED-

AFTER THIS CAR CRASH.

50:21 "it was just an accident- I would never do anything to hurt my child."

THAT'S HER MOTHER-

MONIQUE DAGHRA- WHO WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL,

AND LATER CHARGED WITH HER CHILD'S DEATH.

49:42 "I have to suffer for the rest of my life and I miss her and I wish she was still here with me."

FOR THE FIRST TIME-

SHE'S SPEAKING OUT.

49:34 "I miss my daughter dearly and it was just a tragic accident and I didn't mean for anything to happen to her."

MONIQUE JUST ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL-

AND WON'T BE SENT TO JAIL,

BUT INSTEAD WILL BE ON PROBATION FOR 10 YEARS.

BACK IN FEBRUARY,

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY DAGHRA MADE THE CHOICE TO PUT HER DAUGHTER IN A CAR SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HER CAR-

THEY TELL US SHE NEVER BUCKLED THE CHILD IN,

AND NEVER STRAPPED HER CAR SEAT TO THE CAR.

WHEN SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE-

THE AIRBAG SLAMMED INTO EVA.

PARAMEDICS RUSHED THE LITTLE GIRL TO THE HOSPITAL,

BUT SHE DIED.

50:49 "she was in her carseat and at the time of the accident, the airbags deployed- I tried to remove the car seat from the car."

MONIQUE TELLS US TODAY,

THAT EVA WAS BUCKLED IN,

AND THE CAR SEAT WAS STRAPPED IN TOO.

BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE'S NO PROOF THE LITTLE GIRL WAS EVER BUCKLED IN.

FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE-

MONIQUE WILL ONLY HAVE THE MEMORIES OF HER DAUGHTER-

WHO SHE LOST

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-OC

DAGHRA ORIGINALLY FACED UP TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON.

MEDSTAR LATEST-VO

FOUR COMPANIES WANT TO TAKEOVER FOR MEDSTAR AS LEE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY HELICOPTER SERVICE.

YESTERDAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR COMPANIES TO APPLY, AND THEY WAITED UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE.

TWO OF THE COMPANIES?

AEROMED OUT OF TAMPA AND AIR METHODS FROM COLORADO COME AS NO SURPRISE

THE OTHER 2 ARE KEYSTONE MEDFLIGHT OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND MED-TRANS CORPORATION FROM TEXAS.

MEDSTAR LATEST-SOTVO

"This shows our public that there will be services continued here in Lee County with a savings."

TOMMY KOLLMAN'S MEMORIAL-VO WIPE

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE REMEMBERED A FORT MYERS MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY A DEPUTY.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF TOMMY KOLLMAN GATHERED LAST NIGHT TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES AT HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE AT BOWDITCH POINT.

FRIENDS TELL US KOLLMAN WAS WELL KNOWN ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

FOR MANY YEARS, HE PLAYED IN BANDS AND BARTENDED AT VARIOUS RESTAURANTS ON THE BEACH.

LAST SATURDAY KOLLMAN WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP NEAR LOVE BOAT ICE CREAM.

TOMMY KOLLMAN'S MEMORIAL-SOTVO

12:02 of all the times and music we recorded together is what i want to remember i dont want to remember what happened last week:09 thats my love for him:12

MANY FRIENDS ARE STILL QUESTIONING WHY KOLLMAN WAS SHOT.

DING DARLING PROJECT-ON CAM

DING DARLING WILL UNDERGO A MAJOR RE-PAVING PROJECT NEXT YEAR.

THE 4-MILE WILDLIFE DRIVE WILL CLOSE FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER.

THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PAVEMENT WITH AN ASPHALT-CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

CREWS WILL ALSO RE-ENFORCE THE SHOULDER.

DING DARLING SAYS THE ROAD HAS DETERIORATED A LOT IN THE PAST 10-YEARS.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW AT EAGLE CREEK IN NAPLES FOR SOME LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

IT'S TODAY AND SUNDAY.

IT'S FREE TO GET IN.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON TONIGHT.

WATCH THE HOLIDAY POPS WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY!

IT STARTS AT EIGHT AT BARBARA B MANN.

YOU'LL HER GREAT HOLIDAY SOUNDS FROM ALL THE CLASSICS--

INCLUDING THE NUTCRACKER.

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,

STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE.

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY STONES.

AMY OSHIER HAS MORE IN HEALTH MATTERS.

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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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PLASMA

MORE THAN A MILLION AMERICANS ARE TREATED FOR KIDNEY STONES EACH YEAR.

60-PERCENT OF THEM WILL LATER DEVELOP ANOTHER.

SOME WILL SUFFER FROM CHRONIC KIDNEY STONES.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PKG

IT STARTS OUT AS DISCOMFORT, EASILY MISTAKEN FOR GAS. WHEN A KIDNEY STONE STARTS PASSING WOMEN OFTEN COMPARE IT TO CHILDBIRTH. MEN SIMPLY CALL IT AGONY.

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

:21 Woke up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain, didn't go away so at the time we went to the ER.

DR. JAMES BORDEN/UROLOGIST

RUNS:

2:08 It's the passing of the stone from the kidney to the bladder that causes most people to have symptoms. You usually have severe enough pain that you call 9-1-1.

KIDNEY STONES FIND AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT TO GROW WHEN URINE LACKS SUBSTANCES THAT KEEP CRYSTALS FROM STICKING TOGETHER

DR. JAMES BORDEN/UROLOGIST

RUNS:

1:17: Stones form when there's too much mineral in urine to stay in solution. If you have too much calcium or too much oxalate which are the most common stones compared to the volume of urine then they start getting saturation and they group together.

CHRIS SUFFERS FROM CHRONIC KIDNEY STONES, MEANING HIS BODY IS CONSTANTLY MAKING THEM. IT STEMS FROM A METABOLIC IMBALANCE.

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

7:30 There's two different medicines they have me on, one of them is to increase the level of citrate and the other one is to help me dump calcium. So you're just trying to figure out the right chemistry.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

For chronic sufferers, treatment becomes prevention. Meaning medication and diet changes. Some as simple as adding water.

DR. JAMES BORDEN/UROLOGIST

RUNS:

08:15 if you get dehydrated a lot you'll have a tendency to form stones. And in the south people tend to have more stones just because it's so hot.

IT'S BEEN A 20 BATTLE FOR CHRIS- TRYING TO KEEP HIS LIFE IN BALANCE.

CHRIS GLENZ/KIDNEY STONE PATIENT

RUNS:

8:35 There's no family history or anything like that, so I guess I was just the lucky one.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

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

B-P REACHES A SETTLEMENT WITH OVER 100-THOUSAND CLAIMANTS IN THE 2010 GULF OIL SPILL, WE'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY'LL BE PAYING OUT,

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ZIMMERMAN SECURITY COMPANY-VO

A SECURITY COMPANY SLAPPED GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WITH A LAWSUIT.

ASSOCIATED INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES CLAIMS ZIMMERMAN, HIS WIFE, AND ATTORNEY OWE MORE THAN 27-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PROTECTION SERVICES.

THE COMPANY WAS HIRED IN JUNE TO PROTECT THE ZIMMERMAN FAMILY AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

BP OIL SETTLEMENT-VO

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL TO A NEARLY EIGHT BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR B-P'S 2010 OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE SETTLEMENT WILL RESOLVE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CLAIMS MADE BY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHICH LOST MONEY BECAUSE OF THE SPILL.

THE SETTLEMENT DOES NOT COVER MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CLEANUP WORKERS AND OTHERS OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES SOUGHT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND GULF COAST STATES.

NEW NIKE SHOE-VO

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA WAITED IN A LONG LINE AT A SAN FRANCISCO AREA MALL FOR A CHANCE TO PURCHASE A PAIR OF THE LATEST VERSION OF NIKE'S AIR JORDAN BASKETBALL SHOES.

MICHAEL JORDAN HASN'T PLAYED IN YEARS BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THE FRENZY FOR THE SHOES NAMED AFTER HIM.

TABLET BOOM-VO

THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE U-S THAT OWN A TABLET HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE PAST YEAR.

THE RESEARCH FIRM FORRESTER SAYS 19 PERCENT OF ADULTS IN THE U-S NOW OWN A TABLET

TABLET COMPUTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POPULAR AMONG YOUNGER CROWDS.

ANALYSTS SAY WE CAN EXPECT THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WITH A TABLET TO SKYROCKET IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THIRTY-FOUR MILLION AMERICANS OWNED A TABLET LAST YEAR.

UPS ROBBER DRIVER-VO

A DELIVERYMAN DECIDED TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS A LITTLE EARLY BY KEEPING A PACKAGE FOR HIMSELF.

LITTLE DID HE KNOW---IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A FED-EX DELIVERYMAN DROPPING OFF THE NEW I-PAD ON THE OWNER'S DOORSTEP.

LATER THAT DAY, THE DELIVERYMAN SHOWS UP WITH A SECOND PACKAGE.

HE DROPS IT OFF, BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER COMES BACK AND SWIPES THE FIRST ONE--WHICH WAS AN I-PAD.

THE HOMEOWNER POSTED THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

NEXT ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR HEADLINES

PLUS, THE FISCAL CLIFF IS JUST 10 DAYS AWAY, AND THE POLITICIANS HAVE LEFT WASHINGOTN, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM.

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HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, THE AIRPORTS ARE FILLING UP AS THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON IS UNDERWAY, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN EXPECT SOME DELAYS,

PLUS, THE POLITICIANS HEAD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY, AND STILL NO DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF WITH JUST TEN DAYS TO GO,

HEADLINE 1 HOLIDAY TRAVEL-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 FISCAL CLIFF-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 NRA PRESSER-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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

TRAVEL WOES-OC

THANKS JASON.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH WEATHER RIGHT NOW AND TAKE YOU OUT TO THE MIDEWEST.

TRAVEL WOES-PKG

SCRIPT:

The hub on the travel wheel is churning again -- At Chicago's O'Hare.

"Ginger - can you believe how short the line is? Yes, I'm so happy."

Guy from my interview "I thought it would be a little bit worse."

After the storm that blanketed the landscape from Washington / to Wisconsin with pre holiday drama

Woman from GMA 12/20/12: One cancelation, 2 delays, missed one plane by 3

minutes

The extreme weather team met the mess in Iowa

Where a whiteout lead to one of many interstate shutdowns.

/ orange coat. - me describing traffic

24 hours later. The skies cleared but the blizzard left us inching along an

Iowa interstate.

Sot of me in car -- we are only going 20 mph.

While we crept as the stranded slept any airport sleeping. And some stewed.

"Guy:-- bairds interview Alaska to American 6 times. "

FUGITIVES CAPTURED-SS

TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED ARE OFF THE STREETS THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES YESTERDAY.

DUSTIN BALLENTINE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JORDAN CULLEN, WERE FEATURED ON N-B-C 2'S "FUGITIVE FRIDAY" SEGMENT AT NOON, AND A TIP LED TO THEIR ARRESTS.

SOURCES TELL US CULLEN WORKS FOR A CATERING COMPANY AND WAS SETTING UP FOR A WEDDING, AT THE TIME OF THE ARREST.

BALLENTINE WAS THERE, ALSO.

BALLENTINE AND CULLEN HAVE BEEN DODGING POLICE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.

BALLENTINE IS A CONVICTED FELON AND DEPUTIES SAY HE'S BEEN BURGLARIZING HOMES SINCE HE WAS A PRE-TEEN.

HE HAS FOUR FELONY WARRANTS AND AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY INCLUDING BURGLARY, THEFT, DRUGS, AND FRAUD.

COACH ACCUSED OF SCAMMING-SS

A FORMER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH IS ACCUSED OF BEING A CON ARTIST.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US, ROBERT SCHNEPP, WHO COACHED AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH FROM 2006 TO 2010, SCAMMED FELLOW COACHES, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN A PONZI SCHEME.

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IT'S CHRISTMAS VACATION FOR MANY--INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

BUT THEY STILL HAVE ONE THING TO TAKE CARE OF WHEN THEY GET BACK.

THE FISCAL CLIFF.

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AFTER SPEAKING WITH PARTY LEADERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED ON CONGRESS TO QUICKLY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO AVERT SOME END-OF-YEAR TAX HIKES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF.

In the next few days I've asked leaders of Congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class Americans, protects unemployment insurance for 2 million Americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both and deficit reduction.

THE REMARKS CAME AFTER HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER FAILED TO MUSTER ENOUGH OF HIS PARTY'S SUPPORT TO BRING HIS "PLAN B" TO THE FLOOR. HIS PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY RAISED TAXES ONLY ON THOSE AMERICANS MAKING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

We had a number of our members who just really didn't want to be perceived as having raised taxes.

THE TWO SIDES EACH LEFT THE CAPITOL FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, BLAMING THE OTHER FOR INACTION.

DEMOCRATS SAID THURSDAY'S FAILURE IN THE HOUSE POINTED TO A NEED FOR MORE COMPROMISE BY THE G-O-P.

House Republicans have gotten the message loud and clear that a comprehensive solution to the looming fiscal cliff will need to be a bipartisan solution.

SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL SAID THE NEXT MOVE NEEDS TO COME FROM THE PRESIDENT.

He is the only one that can do it. This isn't John Boehner's problem to solve.

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THAT WAS KARIN CAIFA REPORTING.

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EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN--THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION BROKE ITS SILENCE.

THE GUN RIGHTS GROUP CALLED ON CONGRESS TO PUT ARMED GUARDS AT EVERY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.

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LIVE / DANIELLE LEIGH / WASHINGTON, DC

TAPE / WASHINGTON, D.C.:00 -:03

TAPE / WHITE HOUSE PHOTO:03 -:08

TAPE / WAYNE LAPIERRE / NRA CEO AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT:14 -:32

TAPE / MICHAEL STEELE / FORMER RNC CHAIRMAN:49 -:51 -- SHORT!

TAPE / DENNIS VAN ROEKEL / PRESIDENT, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION:57 - 1:02

TAPE / SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL / CONNECTICUT 1:11 - 1:16

TAPE / WHITE HOUSE VIDEO 1:22 - 1:28

LIVE / DANIELLE LEIGH / WASHINGTON, DC

JUST HOURS AFTER THE NATION PAUSED IN SILENCE. AND A BELL TOLLED FOR EVERY PERSON LOST IN THAT DEADLY NEWTOWN SHOOTING.

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SPARKED A FIERY DEBATE.

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.I call on Congress today to act immediately, to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school."

AS THE ASSOCIATION'S LEADER BLAMED VIDEO GAMES AND THE MEDIA FOR A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE.

PROTESTERS INTERRUPTED WITH SHOUTS FOR GUN CONTROL.

"The NRA has blood on its hands! Shame on the NRA!"

EVEN N-R-A- SUPPORTERS CALLED THE ASSOCIATION OUT OF TOUCH.

"And I do not believe that's where the American people want to go."

TOP EDUCATORS SAY MORE GUNS AREN'T THE ANSWER TO THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

"I don't believe the only way to stop violence by guns, is to give the other person a gun."

DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS ACKNOWLEDGE ARMED POLICE COULD BE A PIECE TO THE SOLUTION. THAT THEY SAY MUST ALSO INCLUDE GUN CONTROL- AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

Connecticut 1:11 - 1:16

"The NRA statement today is sadly and shamefully inadequate."

MORE THAN 400-THOUSAND AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ONLINE PETITIONS- CALLING FOR GUN CONTROL.

THIS MORNING PRESIDENT OBAMA RESPONDED.

"I will do everything in power as pres to advance these efforts.

LAST WEEK'S TRAGEDY PROPELLING THE PRESIDENT TO WAGE A FIGHT IN THE NEW YEAR.

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FORMER SFL MARINE RELEASED-SS VO

A MARINE VETERAN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA, WHO SPENT MONTHS IN A MEXICAN JAIL, IS ON HIS WAY BACK HOME.

MEXICAN POLICE ARRESTED JON HAMMAR IN AUGUST, BECAUSE HE TRIED TO BRING A SHOTGUN INTO MEXICO THAT WAS TOO SHORT FOR THEIR LAWS.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT PUT PRESSURE ON MEXICO AFTER HE SPENT MONTHS IN JAIL.

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LEE COUNTY AND FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS ARE TRYING TO BRING A NEW ATTRACTION OUR WAY.

THE "PRIVATEER LYNX" IS A REPLICA SHIP FROM THE WAR OF 1812.

IT'S TOURED THE WORLD.

IT WILL MAKE ITS FIRST EVER STOP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEXT MONTH ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

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through all of the amenities of this beach, the deep water the tourism availability the people of this community know how to put on an event

THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO CONSIDERING ST. PETERSBURG FOR A HOME PORT.

THE SHIP ARRIVES AT FORT MYERS BEACH JANUARY THIRD.

IT WILL BE DOCKED THROUGH THE 23RD WHERE THEY'LL TEST IT'S POPULARITY WITH VISITORS.

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IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO WHEN SHOPPERS AT EDISON MALL WERE STUNNED BY A MURDER IN THE PARKING LOT.

THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA AT THE TIME AND NO ONE HAS BEEN CAUGHT FOR THE CRIME.

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PATTI HAMSTRA WON'T GO SHOPPING WITHOUT HER HUSBAND MARK BY HER SIDE --

18:19 i got him so i feel safe but if i were alone i probably wouldn't feel so safe:22

AND SINCE THE SHOOTING AT THE EDISON MALL LAST YEAR --

19:09 i wont go to the mall since that happened

ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2011 THOMAS GOODMAN WAS AMONG HUNDRES OF OTHERS DOING LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

BAGS WERE STILL IN HIS HAND WHEN HE WAS SHOT BY AN ASSAULT RIFLE IN THE PARKING LOT OF EDISON MALL BY AN UNKNOWN GUNMAN.

19:27 its one of those random things doesn't change for me anyway:31

UNLIKE HIS WIFE -

EVEN AFTER THE SHOOTING, MARK SAYS HE FEELS SAFE.

18:35 we have seen some cop cars out some sheriffs around the stores so again it makes you feel more comfortable:45

BETWEEN BLACK FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT PUTS EXTRA OFFICERS, PATROLS AND THEIR MOBILE COMMAND POST IN VARIOUS SHOPPING CENTERS ALONG CLEVELAND, COLONIAL AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

1:36its unfortunate where it did occur last year but our goal is to make all the shoppers feel safe every shopping center we cant just say its at one area so we hit everything:46

OFFICERS TELL US WHILE THERE ARE MORE PATROLS -- THE SAME AMOUNT OF OFFICERS ARE ON THE STREET AS LAST YEAR.

BUT FOR SOME SHOPPERS MORE OFFICERS IS WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE.

15:33 i feel like i would feel better if i saw more cops or any sort of security when i enter the parking lot:39

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SECURITY-OTS

OFFICERS TELL US YOU CAN DO SOME SIMPLE THINGS TO INCREASE YOUR SECURITY.

LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS, PUT BELONGINGS IN YOUR TRUNK AND NEVER LEAVE ANY VALUABLES IN PLAIN VIEW.

AND AGAIN POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ANY LEADS IN THE SHOOTING AT EDISON MALL LAST YEAR.

SWFL UNEMPLOYMENT-(3) FS

NEW NUMBERS OUT SHOW FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUING TO DROP.

THE NOVEMBER RATE WAS EIGHT POINT ONE PERCENT.

THAT'S NEARLY HALF A PERCENT LESS THAN OCTOBER AND IT'S THE BIGGEST DROP SINCE OCTOBER OF 1992.

CHARLOTTE, COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES ALL IMPROVED ON THE JOB FRONT

DESOTO, HENDRY AND GLADES ALSO DROPPED.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW AT EAGLE CREEK IN NAPLES FOR SOME LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

IT'S TODAY AND SUNDAY.

IT'S FREE TO GET IN.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON TONIGHT.

WATCH THE HOLIDAY POPS WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY!

IT STARTS AT EIGHT AT BARBARA B MANN.

YOU'LL HER GREAT HOLIDAY SOUNDS FROM ALL THE CLASSICS--

INCLUDING THE NUTCRACKER.

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,

A HUGE FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH A HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDING IN CHINA, WE'LL SHOW YOU THE DAMAGE.

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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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

EGYPT POLLS OPEN-VO

PEOPLE IN EGYPT ARE VOTING TODAY IN THE SECOND AND FINAL PHASE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS INDICATED A MAJORITY OF VOTERS SAID "YES" TO THE CONTROVERSIAL, ISLAMIST-BACKED DRAFT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE REFERENDUM.

AROUND 25-MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN 17 OF EGYPT'S 27 PROVINCES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAST BALLOTS TODAY.

EGYPTIANS ARE DIVIDED OVER THE PRESIDENT'S POWERS AND DRAFT CONSTITUTION.

EGYPT POLLS OPEN-SOT VO

"Well I am going to say 'yes' because I am totally convinced. I've read all the articles, not all of them but over 90 percent of the articles of the constitution, and I'm totally convinced that. it has some points that I do not agree with totally but again they could be changed later on in the parliament."

NECC FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY-VO

A MASSACHUSETTS PHARMACY CONNECTED TO A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

THE CHAPTER 11 FILING FRIDAY BY THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A FUND TO COMPENSATE THOSE AFFECTED BY THE NATIONWIDE OUTBREAK.

CONTAMINATED INJECTIONS FROM THE COMPANY HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR 39 DEATHS AND 620 ILLNESSES NATIONWIDE.

CHINA OFFICE FIRE-VO

A MASSIVE FIRE SWEPT THROUGH A 16-STORY OFFICE BUILDING IN NORTHWEST CHINA.

THICK SMOKE ROSE FROM THE BUILDING AS FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE.

CHINESE CENTRAL T-V SAID POLICE SEALED OFF ROADS AROUND THE BUILDING AND RELOCATED OVER 17-HUNDRED PEOPLE.

SIXTEEN PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

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NOT EVEN THINKING TWICE--

A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER JUMPED IN FRIGID WATERS TO SAVE A WOMAN SCREAMING FOR HELP.

THAT OFFICER IS BEING HAILED A HERO THIS MORNING AND THE AMAZING RESCUE WAS ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE!

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SLUG: WATER RESCUE ON TAPE

TRT: 1:08

FORMAT: PKG

DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012

ETA: 2100

RESTRICTIONS: YES - NO USE REUTERS

PRODUCER NOTES: WU IS PRONOUNCED AS "WOO"

SUPERS:

L/ Boston, Massachusetts:02

S/ Hal Munger/ Witness:17 -:22

S/ Keith Young/ Witness:40 -:43

S/ Janet Wu/ Reporting

IN THE POURING RAIN, A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER JUMPS INTO THE FRIGID FORT POINT CHANNEL. HE GRABS A LIFE RING TOSSED DOWN TO HIM.AND STARTS SWIMMING.TO REACH A WOMAN FLOUNDERING IN THE WATER.

S/ Keith Young/ Witness TOO QUICK TO SUPER

"I'm just speculating that she jumped."

YOU CAN SEE HER CLINGING TO THAT SMALL DOCK.

S/ Hal Munger/ Witness:17 -:22 **NOTE: THE MAJORITY OF THE SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO

"She was in the water and hanging onto the little raft in the water and she was screaming for help."

HAL MUNGER WAS JUST WALKING BACK FROM LUNCH. HE TOOK OUT HIS CELL PHONE AND STARTED RECORDING.

S/ Hal Munger/ Witness NOTE: SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO

"He didn't hesitate.ran down the steps, took off his belt and jumped into the water swam over to get her."

S/ Keith Young/ Witness:37 -:46 ***NOTE: FIRST PART OF SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO**

He grabbed her and put the life preserver on her and they swam for this floating device. They just held on until the fire department came, and then the divers jumped into the water after them."

THE OFFICER AND WOMAN WERE TAKEN TO MGH - TO BE TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA. TWO FIREFIGHTERS WHO ALSO WENT INTO THE WATER - WERE TAKEN TO TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. ALL ARE OK.

S/ Keith Young/ Witness:56 - 1:00

"Tell you what. That cop was the hero of the day. Didn't think twice about it."

SOUPED UP SALMON-VO

FISH LOVERS BEWARE, YOUR NEXT PIECE OF SALMON COULD BE GENETIC ALTERED.

ON FRIDAY THE F-D-A RELEASED A REPORT, CLAIMING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FISH ARE SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

AQUA ADVANTAGE SALMON, AS THEY'RE CALLED, GROW TWICE AS FAST AS REGULAR SALMON.

SNOW HOTEL-VO

A HOTEL MADE OF ONLY SNOW AND ICE HAS OPENED FOR THE WINTER SEASON IN NORWAY.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS TROLLS AND TROLL-RELATED ARTWORK.

SNOW HOTEL-SOTVO

"It's fantastic. It's so creative. The artist work is beautiful. It's so unique and different."

"It's like a dream you know. With at the persons and landscape. It's like a cartoon."

EXTREME GIFTS-2SHOT

IT'S AN AGE OLD HOLIDAY DILEMMA, WHAT TO GET THE MAN OR WOMAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING?

IT MIGHT BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK, IF YOUR GIFTEE HAS BEEN NICE.

REALLY NICE.

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SCRIPT:

GFX ORDEREDEvery year in "the Christmas Book," an over-the-top catalog put

out by high-end retailer Neiman-Marcus, you can find a trove of "fantasy

gifts." Like a $50,000 personal blimp, "his and hers" robots, and even a

flying car at the bargain price of 3 and a half million bucks.

SOT - Neiman Marcus CEO

"It's just fun to go through the pages and say. 'I'd like to have this, I'd

like to have that."

This year-- You can buy a walk-on role in the broadway hit "Annie", a 350

thousand dollar sports car. Or. This: A real-life jetpack. Which I

had to try.

NATS - Dan strapping in to Jet Pack

The JetLev will send you rocketing 30 feet into the air, at speeds up to 30

miles per hour.

Or, if you're me. You will struggle to get more than a few feet off the

surface.

SOT - Instructor while Dan flies

11:59:47Arms all the way up, arms all the way up. Pick those arms al the way

up!

This thing does take some getting used to.

SOT - Instructor while Dan flies

12:16:19One more notch, one more, one more. Nice! Very cool.

With a price tag of almost 100 grand; it may be a bit of a stretch to

justify this kind of splurge

NATS - Dan in the water

"Where's the ATM?"

For the more risk-averse types on your list, you can spend that 100 thousand

on this Versailles-inspired chicken coop.

SOT- Touring the henhouse

SVETLANA SIMON: 16:27:03Okay. This is the living room of the Hen House.

QUESTION:This is a hen house with a living room.

SVETLANA SIMON: 16:27:08Yes.

The mini farm comes with the palatial henhouse, a starter flock, and hands-

on chicken-rearing lessons with the creator here, Svetlana Simon.

SOT - SVETLANA SIMON:

16:41:29And then we will hold the future farmer's hand and walk them through

everything that they need to know about keeping chickens.

If six-figures is a tad over your budget, do not fret. You can still pick

up this flatulant St. Nick travel pillow, lean back in your seat, grab the

trusty SkyMall catalog, and order up some one-of-a-kind holiday goodies like

this iPhone controlled helicopter, this bizarre contraption that will let

you sleep standing up, or for the baseball lover in your life, a kit that

will turn any tree into a smiling-- but slightly disturbing-- baseball fan.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES, PLUS YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST.

STAY WITH US.

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HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

RIGHT NOW ON N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY,

JUST THREE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS AND IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE AIRPORT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE WAY OF DELAYS AND CROWDS IN A LIVE REPORT

PLUS, IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO THE NORTHWEST, WATCH OUT, THE WEATHER IS NOT GOOD, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST

AND, TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED ARE NOW IN CUSTODY.

HEADLINE 1 HOLIDAY TRAVEL-LIVE SHOT

HEADLINE 2 WEATHER OUT WEST-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 FUGITIVES CAPTURED-SS VIDBOX

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

AND I'M ROETZ

WE'LL HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-2SHOT

IT WAS CERTAINLY A RECORD NOVEMBER FOR THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS THERE SAY IT WAS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH THAT AIRPORT TRAFFIC INCREASED.

WITH THE HOLIDAY'S ARRIVING--IT'S ONLY EXPECTED TO GET BUSIER.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-REM LIVE

IT'S BEEN PRETTY BUSY HERE AT THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SO FAR TODAY---LINES WERE HEAVY EARLIER THIS MORNING WITH TRAVELERS GETTING READY TO HEAD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY'S.

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VOSOT

ONE PASSENGER AFTER ANOTHER CHECKING IN---AS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STARTS TO PILE UP WITH THOSE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

THE AIRPORT REPORTED ITS SECOND BEST NOVEMBER EVER LAST MONTH--AND WITH WINTER ARRIVING--TRAFFICS ONLY EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

DESPITE THE SNOW STORM SWEEPING THROUGH THE MIDWEST---JUST ABOUT ALL FLIGHTS WERE ON TIME THIS MORNING.

BUT THOSE HEADING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AREN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO TRADING THE SUN FOR SNOW.

TAKE SOTS

DURATION = 0:12

Kendall Dulle/Ft. Myers

"I'll tell ya, each year it gets rough that's for sure. I don't know if it's the climate or what but each year it definitely gets a little harder to deal with."

Danny O'Chavvie/Missouri

"I told them to dress warm, we're kind of warm right now but by the time we get off the plane and say hello it won't be too good."

HOLIDAY TRAVEL LIVE-REM LIVE

WEATHER OUT WEST-OC

WINTER STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST ARE CREATING ALL KINDS OF HAVOC FOR

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND THEY'RE IN FOR A MESSY WEEKEND.

SNOW PACKED TREES ARE DAMAGING POWER LINES IN A LOT OF PLACES AND CLOSING DOWN ROADS.

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SCRIPT:

NAT POP

SOT: Shane Wilken

THE SNOW JUST KEEPS FALLING.PILING UP ON TREES.AND BRINGING THEM

DOWN ON POWER LINES AND ACROSS ROADS.

SHANE WILKEN FOUND A TREE LEANING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO A NEIGHBOR'S BARN.

.

SOT: Robert Whitten/Resident

ROUGHLY 2000 HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER IN THE PLAIN/LAKE WENATCHEE AREA

SOT:

MANY HAVE BEEN IN THE DARK GOING ON 5 DAYS

SOT:

AND THE SNOW JUST KEEPS FALLING

SOT:

POWER CREWS ARE SCRAMBLING TO REPAIR THE LINES.BUT AS SOON AS ONE GETS

FIXED.ANOTHER TREE FALLS.

SOT: Lauren Loebsack/Chelan County Public Works

WIPING OUT THEIR PROGRESS.

UNDOING ALL THEIR HARD WORK

SOT:

MANY ARE JUST AT THEIR WITS END.

SOT:

ITS SO BAD

POWER CREWS SAY MANY HERE COULD BE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS IN THE DARK

IN LEAVENWORTH JLD K4N

ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: NONE

TIME/INITIAL: 21:59PST/CR

SUPERS:

-Leavenworth, WA

-Shane Wilken/Resident

-Robert Whitten/Resident

-Lauren Loebsack/Chelan County Public Works

FUGITIVES CAPTURED-OC (3)SS

TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED ARE OFF THE STREETS THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES YESTERDAY.

DUSTIN BALLENTINE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JORDAN CULLEN, WERE FEATURED ON N-B-C 2'S "FUGITIVE FRIDAY" SEGMENT AT NOON, AND A TIP LED TO THEIR ARRESTS.

SOURCES TELL US CULLEN WORKS FOR A CATERING COMPANY AND WAS SETTING UP FOR A WEDDING, AT THE TIME OF THE ARREST.

BALLENTINE WAS THERE, ALSO.

BALLENTINE AND CULLEN HAVE BEEN DODGING POLICE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.

BALLENTINE IS A CONVICTED FELON AND DEPUTIES SAY HE'S BEEN BURGLARIZING HOMES SINCE HE WAS A PRE-TEEN.

HE HAS FOUR FELONY WARRANTS AND AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY INCLUDING BURGLARY, THEFT, DRUGS, AND FRAUD.

COACH ACCUSED OF SCAMMING-SS

A FORMER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH IS ACCUSED OF BEING A CON ARTIST.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US, ROBERT SCHNEPP, WHO COACHED AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH FROM 2006 TO 2010, SCAMMED FELLOW COACHES, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN A PONZI SCHEME.

CT SHOOTING LATEST-VO

TOUCHING TRIBUTES TO MARK THE ONE WEEK ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY MASSACRE.

PEOPLE IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT GATHERED IN THE WIND AND RAIN AT 9:30 FRIDAY MORNING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THAT'S THE EXACT TIME GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE SCHOOL.

THERE WERE SIMILAR TRIBUTES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

NRA'S PLAN-VO

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IS SUGGESTING THAT GUN CONTROL IS NOT THE ANSWER TO MAKING AMERICA SAFER.

THE N-R-A'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SAYS EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WITH GUNS.

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT-SS VO

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEEN FACES SERIOUS CHARGES THIS MORNING, ACCUSED OF POSTING A BOMB THREAT ABOUT NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL ON FACEBOOK.

19-YEAR-OLD KYLE MCMAHAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND ADMITTED TO DETECTIVES HE POSTED THE THREAT AS A HOAX.

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT-SOT VO

Shoumie Mervil, NPHS Sophomore

8 seconds

"it makes you feel more protected, it makes you think if something were to happen there would be people there to help you and everything."

POLICE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS HOPE THIS ARREST KEEPS ANYONE ELSE FROM MAKING SIMILAR THREATS IN THE FUTURE.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-OC SOTVO WIPE

WITH JUST TEN DAYS TO GO BEFORE REACHING THE FISCAL CLIFF THERE'S STILL NO DEAL.

MOST POLITICIANS ARE NOW GONE FROM WASHINGTON FOR THE HOLIDAYS

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO AMERICANS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR HIS FAMILY VACATION IN HAWAII.

In the next few days I've asked leaders of Congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class Americans, protects unemployment insurance for 2 million Americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both and deficit reduction.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER HAD A PLAN B THAT WOULD'VE RAISED TAXES ON AMERICANS MAKING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-SOTVO

We had a number of our members who just really didn't want to be perceived as having raised taxes.

SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO MAKE THE NEXT MOVE.

KERRY ANNOUNCEMENT-VO

MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR JOHN KERRY WILL LIKELY BE OUR NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED HIS CHOICE YESTERDAY.

POLITICAL ANALYSTS THINK THE SENATE WILL QUICKLY CONFIRM THEIR COLLEAGUE.

FORMER SFL MARINE RELEASED-SS VO

A MARINE VETERAN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA, WHO SPENT MONTHS IN A MEXICAN JAIL, IS ON HIS WAY BACK HOME.

MEXICAN POLICE ARRESTED JON HAMMAR IN AUGUST, BECAUSE HE TRIED TO BRING A SHOTGUN INTO MEXICO THAT WAS TOO SHORT FOR THEIR LAWS.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT PUT PRESSURE ON MEXICO AFTER HE SPENT MONTHS BEHIND BARS.

TOMMY KOLLMAN'S MEMORIAL-VO WIPE

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE REMEMBERED A FORT MYERS MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY A DEPUTY.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF TOMMY KOLLMAN GATHERED LAST NIGHT TO SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES AT HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE AT BOWDITCH POINT.

FRIENDS TELL US KOLLMAN WAS WELL KNOWN ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

FOR MANY YEARS, HE PLAYED IN BANDS AND BARTENDED AT VARIOUS RESTAURANTS ON THE BEACH.

LAST SATURDAY KOLLMAN WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP NEAR LOVE BOAT ICE CREAM.

TOMMY KOLLMAN'S MEMORIAL-SOTVO

12:02 of all the times and music we recorded together is what i want to remember i dont want to remember what happened last week:09 thats my love for him:12

MANY FRIENDS ARE STILL QUESTIONING WHY KOLLMAN WAS SHOT.

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-OC VO SS

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WILL SERVE TEN YEARS PROBATION, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER DAUGHTER.

THE TWO YEAR OLD DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN A FENDER BENDER IN FORT MYERS.

THE CRASH WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

EVA DAGHRA'S MOTHER ADMITTED SHE MADE A MISTAKE BY ALLOWING THE TODDLER TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-PKG

IN A VIDEO SHOWN AT HER FUNERAL

LITTLE EVA DAGHRA DANCES

Nat

AND BOUNCES AROUND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 2 YEAR-OLD.

Nat

THE TODDLER'S LIFE TRAGICALLY ENDED-

AFTER THIS CAR CRASH.

50:21 "it was just an accident- I would never do anything to hurt my child."

THAT'S HER MOTHER-

MONIQUE DAGHRA- WHO WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL,

AND LATER CHARGED WITH HER CHILD'S DEATH.

49:42 "I have to suffer for the rest of my life and I miss her and I wish she was still here with me."

FOR THE FIRST TIME-

SHE'S SPEAKING OUT.

49:34 "I miss my daughter dearly and it was just a tragic accident and I didn't mean for anything to happen to her."

MONIQUE JUST ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL-

AND WON'T BE SENT TO JAIL,

BUT INSTEAD WILL BE ON PROBATION FOR 10 YEARS.

BACK IN FEBRUARY,

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY DAGHRA MADE THE CHOICE TO PUT HER DAUGHTER IN A CAR SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HER CAR-

THEY TELL US SHE NEVER BUCKLED THE CHILD IN,

AND NEVER STRAPPED HER CAR SEAT TO THE CAR.

WHEN SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE-

THE AIRBAG SLAMMED INTO EVA.

PARAMEDICS RUSHED THE LITTLE GIRL TO THE HOSPITAL,

BUT SHE DIED.

50:49 "she was in her carseat and at the time of the accident, the airbags deployed- I tried to remove the car seat from the car."

MONIQUE TELLS US TODAY,

THAT EVA WAS BUCKLED IN,

AND THE CAR SEAT WAS STRAPPED IN TOO.

BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE'S NO PROOF THE LITTLE GIRL WAS EVER BUCKLED IN.

FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE-

MONIQUE WILL ONLY HAVE THE MEMORIES OF HER DAUGHTER-

WHO SHE LOST

DAGHRA SPEAKS TO NBC2-OC

DAGHRA ORIGINALLY FACED UP TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON.

SWFL UNEMPLOYMENT-(3) FS

NEW NUMBERS OUT SHOW FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUING TO DROP.

THE NOVEMBER RATE WAS EIGHT POINT ONE PERCENT.

THAT'S NEARLY HALF A PERCENT LESS THAN OCTOBER AND IT'S THE BIGGEST DROP SINCE OCTOBER OF 1992.

CHARLOTTE, COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES ALL IMPROVED ON THE JOB FRONT

DESOTO, HENDRY AND GLADES ALSO DROPPED.

DING DARLING PROJECT-ON CAM

DING DARLING WILL UNDERGO A MAJOR RE-PAVING PROJECT NEXT YEAR.

THE 4-MILE WILDLIFE DRIVE WILL CLOSE FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER.

THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PAVEMENT WITH AN ASPHALT-CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

CREWS WILL ALSO RE-ENFORCE THE SHOULDER.

DING DARLING SAYS THE ROAD HAS DETERIORATED A LOT OVER THE PAST 10-YEARS.

TEASE SIX-2 SHOT

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

THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING TEENAGER TRAYVON MARTIN COULDBE IN TROUBLE ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IT INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,

TZ6 A GEORGE ZIMMERMAN-VOWP

TZ6 B BEN AFFLECK RUNNING-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.

With a chilly, Canadian air mass in place across Southwest Florida, temperatures will stay well below average for this last Saturday before Christmas.

Afternoon starting with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s around sunrise , daytime temps will be slow to warm through the day with highs aimed for the mid 60s. A stiff breeze will bring an extra chill to the air, especially during the early morning when wind chill values will be as low as the upper 30s and low 40s.

The cool breeze will persist through the day with winds ranging from 5-15 mph with some higher gusts.

Blue skies and sunshine will be in place all day today, so skies conditions will be gorgeous. On Sunday we'll see a few more thin clouds around, but sunshine will still be prevalent.

With clear skies and calm winds in place tonight, the stage will be set for the coldest temperatures we've seen in some time across Southwest Florida. Overnight lows will likely dip into the low 40s around the urban corridor and mid to upper 30s deep inland. A Freeze Watch is in effect for our inland counties through Sunday morning, indicating some of the more rural settings may briefly drop close to freezing.

By Sunday afternoon, another warming trend begins as daytime highs break into the low to mid 70s, but even Sunday will be on the cool side for this time of year.

The warm up continues early next week and right on through Christmas. By Christmas Eve, afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s, and on Christmas Day temperatures will get close to 80°. We'll also be watching for a little more cloud cover Monday and Tuesday, but skies will at least be partly sunny, and we don't expect any rain around SWFL.

ZIMMERMAN SECURITY COMPANY-VO

A SECURITY COMPANY SLAPPED GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WITH A LAWSUIT.

ASSOCIATED INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES CLAIMS ZIMMERMAN, HIS WIFE, AND ATTORNEY OWE MORE THAN 27-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PROTECTION SERVICES.

THE COMPANY WAS HIRED IN JUNE TO PROTECT THE ZIMMERMAN FAMILY AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

CHRISTMAS LOTTERY RUSH-VO

REMEMBER HOW EVERYONE RUSHED TO BUY A POWERBALL TICKET FOR THE LARGEST JACKPOT IN HISTORY?

IN SPAIN TODAY, LUCKY WINNERS ARE CELEBRATING THE FAMOUS CHRISTMAS LOTTERY.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE WAS A LAST MINUTE RUSH FOR TICKETS IN MADRID FRIDAY FOR PEOPLE HOPING TO BE THE WINNER OF THE THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLAR PRIZE.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAID INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED THERE WERE WINNERS OF THE MAXIMUM PRIZE OF AROUND 530-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN 15 TOWNS OR CITIES INCLUDING MADRID AND BARCELONA.

END OF WORLD FLASH MOB-NATS VO

THE END OF THE WORLD HAS COME AND GONE, AND WELL, WE'RE ALL STILL HERE.

ON FRIDAY--MANY WERE EITHER WORRIED---OR CELEBRATED.

"It's the end of the world as we know it!"

LETS SHOW THE FOLKS WHO CELEBRATED.

A FLASH MOB STARTED UP IN DENVER LAST NIGHT.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND ON CUE THEY DANCED AND SANG R-E-M's CLASSIC SONG, "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT."

TAMIFLU FOR BABIES-VO

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPANDED THE USE OF TAMIFLU TO TREAT BABIES AS YOUNG AS 2 WEEKS OLD.

ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF ONE PRESCRIBED TAMIFLU MUST BE GIVEN DOSES THAT COINCIDE WITH THEIR EXACT WEIGHT.

RIGHT NOW - THE DOSAGE DISPENSERS GIVEN WITH TAMIFLU AREN'T MEANT FOR INFANTS,

SO PARENTS MUST ASK PHARMACISTS FOR SPECIALIZED DISPENSERS.

BEN AFFLECK RUNNING-OC

BEN AFFLECK HAS CREATED BUZZ FOR MANY REASONS OVER THE YEARS.

FROM DATING JENNIFER LOPEZ. TO THEN TAKING ON A ROLE IN A MOVIE WITH HER THAT FELL FLAT.

NOW--THERE'S BEEN TALK THAT HE MIGHT JUMP INTO POLITICS.

AND AFFLECK IS DROPPING SOME HINTS ON WHAT HE MIGHT DO NEXT.

BEN AFFLECK RUNNING-PKG

SCRIPT:

Nat of ben in a movie

WE KNOW HIM AS A HIGH PROFILE MOVIE STAR. AND DIRECTOR.

HIS HANDSOME FACE ATTRACTING MAGAZINE COVERS AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN THROUGH

OUT HIS HOLLYWOOD CAREER.

BUT INCREASINGLY BEN AFFLECK's NAME HAS BEEN COMING UP AS POTENTIAL

POWERHOUSE POLITICAL CANDIDAATE

NOW IN AN INTERVIEW WITH GQ.COM AFFLECK PUTS THE BRAKES ON

ALL THAT SPECULATION.

SAYING POLITICS IS AMONG OTHER THINGS

GRAPHIC

UGLY, TOXIC, HORRENDOUS AND COMPLETE BULL****

STRONG AND DEFINITIVE WORDS AFTER SPECULATION THE BOSTON BORN AFFLECK might

launch A POTENTIAL SENATE BID TO FILL JOHN KERRY'S SEAT. now that KERRY's

been tapped for SECRETARY OF STATE.

But AFFLECK SAYS

"the answer is I don't want to run for office. And I don't even like working

in partisan politics. People get so wound up and so ugly now."

Nat sot

"My name is ben Affleck, I am the founder of the eastern congo initiative"

LAST WEEK AFFLECK TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS ON SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE

CONGO.

HE SAT DOWN TO DISCUSS POLITICS AND HUMANITARY CONCERNS IN AFRICA ON "THIS

WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPLIS".

Nat

"the systemic issue here is security reform and that's something that the

united states can really have an impact on."

BUT HIS YOUTHFUL INTEREST IN A POLITICAL CAREER HAS BEEN QUOTE

"sublimated into a tremendous disillusionment with the political process

which as it turns out is almost entirely about raising money"

AFFLECK GOES ON TO TELL GQ.COM

""I have gotten myself in to politics, actually fairly in a deep way, only

to find it really just took the wind out of my sails. You know its much

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW AT EAGLE CREEK IN NAPLES FOR SOME LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

IT'S TODAY AND SUNDAY.

IT'S FREE TO GET IN.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON TONIGHT.

WATCH THE HOLIDAY POPS WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY!

IT STARTS AT EIGHT AT BARBARA B MANN.

YOU'LL HER GREAT HOLIDAY SOUNDS FROM ALL THE CLASSICS--

INCLUDING THE NUTCRACKER.

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 A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

TRASH OR TREASURE-SOTTOPS

TRASH OR TREASURE-PKG

TOP STORIES 1 HOLIDAY TRAVEL-TRX-VOTOPS-WIPE

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

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATONAL AIRPORT IS STARTING TO SEE SOME TRAFFIC WITH TRAVELERS FLYING TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

TOP STORIES 2 FUGITIVES CAPTURED-SSTOPS

TWO OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MOST WANTED FUGIVITES WILL SPEND CHRISTMAS IN JAIL.

AND YOU HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED DUSTIN BALLENTINE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JORDAN CULLEN.

THEY SAY THE PAIR COMMITTED CRIMES AS A COUPLE.

BURGLARY.

DRUGS.

FRAUD.

AND THEY ESCAPED ARREST FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT THEY'RE IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

TOP STORIES 3 COACH SCAMMING-SSTOPS

A FORMER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH IS ACCUSED OF BEING A CON ARTIST.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US, ROBERT SCHNEPP, WHO COACHED AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH FROM 2006 TO 2010, SCAMMED FELLOW COACHES, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN A PONZI SCHEME.

TOP STORIES 4-VOTOPS

TOP STORIES 5-VOTOPS

TOP STORIES 6-VOTOPS

FINAL WEATHER-3-SHOT

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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