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LEE CRASH WITH INJURIES-NAVI TOPS FLY LIVE

WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN LEE COUNTY,

PARTS OF A BUSY ROAD SHUT DOWN IN FORT MYERS AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT THERE.

ALL SOUTHBOUND LANES AT STATE ROAD 82 ARE SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW AT COLONIAL BLVD.

NBC-2'S NINA MOINI IS AT THE INTERSECTION AT 5.

LEE CRASH WITH INJURIES NINA-REM LIVE

LEE CRASH WITH INJURIES NINA-VO

LET'S SHOW YOU THE SCENE

FMPD TELLS US A BLACK SUV SITTING AT LIGHT AND TAN CAR COLLIDED WITH IT FROM BEHIND AROUND 2:30

EVERYONE IN BOTH CARS WENT TO HOSPITAL STILL NOT CLEAR SPECIFICS AGES OR INJURIES OR IF ANYONE HAS DIED

LEE CRASH WITH INJURIES NINA-SOT

LEE CRASH WITH INJURIES NINA-REM LIVE

LOTS OF THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GOING OUT TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED

AGAIN DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS COMBING THE SCENE

BRING YOU MORE DETAILS WHEN GET THEM

FIRST WX TOSS-OMNI ANI TOPS

NINA THANKS.

NOT A BAD WEATHER DAY AT ALL FOR CHRISTMAS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

MAYBE YOU'RE CHECKING OUT SOME HOLIDAY LIGHTS TONIGHT.

FOR A LOOK OUTSIDE AND WHAT'S ON THE WAY TOMORROW WE TURN TO ROBERT VAN WINKLE.

ROBERT FIRST WX-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.

We've got some magnificent weather on the way for Christmas Day across Southwest Florida!

We'll start things off this Christmas morning with a few passing clouds and lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be cool but slightly warmer than Christmas Eve morning as the warming trend continues for us today. After starting out with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, we'll end up warmer then normal this afternoon with highs close to 80°.

Aside from Santa and his reindeer this morning, the only thing we'll be tracking in our sky is some thin clouds flowing in from the west. Overall, we'll call Christmas Day partly cloudy and dry with a nice supply of sunshine.

If you're going out tonight to check out some Christmas lights or to simply enjoy the beautiful weather, temperatures will settle into the low 70s just after sunrise, and we'll cool off into the low 60s overnight and into Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be another warm day with higher humidity and a little more cloud cover. A weakening cool front will also be heading our way Wednesday afternoon and evening, so we'll see the potential for a few showers and perhaps a couple rumbles of thunder.

By Thursday, we'll clear out and cool off. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s, and we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine.

The chill returns to the air Friday morning as overnight lows dip into the low 50s and even upper 40s. Temperatures Friday afternoon will be quite pleasant as daytime highs reach the mid 70s.

The next chance of rain for us will be Saturday as the next storm system heads our way. Most of the rain will clear the area Sunday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky and another cool down coming our way toward the end of the weekend.

XMAS TREES CHRISTINA LIVE-2 SHOT TRX OBX LIVE

ROBERT THANKS.

WITH CHRISTMAS WELL UNDERWAY,

SOME CHRISTMAS TREES NEVER FOUND A HOME!

AT LOT OF CHRISTMAS TREE LOTS ARE LOSING MONEY THIS YEAR.

SO WHO TAKES THE HIT --AND WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE TREES?

CHRISTINA LUSBY IS OUTSIDE HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN FT MYERS.

XMAS TREES CHRISTINA LIVE-REM LIVE

THERE ARE A FEW TREES LEFT ON THIS LOT

BUT HOPE UNITED --DIDN'T SELL OUT.

XMAS TREES CHRISTINA LIVE-VO

IT'S SOMETHING LOTS ACROSS THE AREA EXPERIENCED.

THIS STAND OFF PINE ISLAND IN THE CAPE --IS STILL FILLED WITH TREES THAT WILL NEVER GET DECORATED.

XMAS TREES CHRISTINA LIVE-SOT

49:01 we just didnt sell quite as many this year as we have in the past so we lost a little bit of money 49:06 but we sold 193 trees 49:11

THE CHURCH --WAS DOWN OVER 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS -UNTIL THEY PUT OUT A FREE CHRISTMAS TREE SIGN.

PEOPLE STOPPED BY AND GAVE A SMALL DONATION IN EXCHANGE FOR A TREE.

XMAS TREES CHRISTINA LIVE-REM LIVE

THE CHURCH SOLD NEARLY 200 TREES.

THAT LEFT THEM 70 ON THE LOT.

THE GOOD NEWS HERE --50 FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO PICK UP AN INEXPENSIVE TREE.

AND THAT HELPS THE CHURCH --

ALL OF THE EXCESS TREES IN THIS LOT AND ACROSS THE AREA WILL HAVE TO BE CHOPPED UP.

THEY WILL THEN BECOME MULCH OR FIREWOOD.

WINTER WX WOES-OC

CHRISTINA THANKS.

DANGEROUS, DEADLY WEATHER AROUND THE COUNTRY TODAY.

ELIZABETH CORRIDAN TAKES A LOOK AT THE SITUATION NOW,

WINTER WX WOES-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

IT WAS NOT THE MERRIEST START TO CHRISTMAS DAY IN OKLAHOMA.

MORE THAN 20 VEHICLES MANGLED IN A MASSIVE PILE UP THAT SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 40-WEST NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY.

AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS.

AUTHORITIES SAY FREEZING RAIN MADE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL.

THE SAME DANGEROUS SYSTEM SPAWNED TWO POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN TEXAS.

ONE MAN DIED WHEN A TREE FELL ON HIS CAR.

All of these storms pushing east-north east and taking their severity with them. So big picture today, serious risk for a strong tornado outbreak. Damaging winds 60-80 miles an hour with straight line winds, even some hail.

SOME AREAS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

SO FORGET THE EGG NOG AND COOKIES, ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY SUPPLIES INCLUDE SHOVELS, ICE MELT, AND SEVERE WEATHER RADIOS.

IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, IT'S A WORKING CHRISTMAS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

CREWS say they are ready FOR WHATEVER COMES THEIR WAY.

You know on Christmas Day there's a lot of people at family's house. They've got to get home eventually.

AS THIS WHITE CHRISTMAS MESS PUSHES ONWARD.MILLIONS MORE ARE IN ITS PATH, MEANING PLANS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEK COULD BE IN JEOPARDY.

Here's where the snow is falling, 3-5 inches in Oklahoma City and that's just the beginning. Here's where the threat will be. Look at Paducah, Blizzard warnings posted tonight. We're going to watch all that snow more into the northeast. We could see a foot plus in Western New York tomorrow.

ONE PERSON WHO IS NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT ALL THE SNOW.SANTA.

HE'S EARNED ONE LONG VACATION.

RSW FLIGHT BOARD-MITTO

ELIZABETH THANKS.

MAYBE YOU HAVE FAMILY FLY OUT TONIGHT, OR COMING IN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FLIGHT BOARD OVER AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL.

RIGHT NOW ___.

SALVATION ARMY DINNER-VOWIPE

A HOT MEAL FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

TODAY THE SALVATION ARMY FED MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

THAT'S 15 PERCENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

SALVATION ARMY DINNER-SOTVO

28:14 this makes you appreciate more what you have. We're very blessed. We have so much compared to so many people.

ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDAS FAMOUS CHOCOLATIERS, NORMAN LOVE AND HIS FAMILY ALSO VOLUNTEERED TODAY.

RETURN POLICIES-VOWIPE

IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE STORES TOMORROW TO RETURN GIFTS, LISTEN UP.

MAKING THOSE RETURNS MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED THIS YEAR.

SOME POLICES ARE CHANGING.

STORES ARE CREATING NEWS RULES --CATEGORIZING RETURNS.

TARGET IS ONE.

IT'S TIGHTENED ITS RETURN POLICY.

YOU ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS INSTEAD OF 45 TO RETURN ELECTRONICS.

AT SEARS-- THE "EXTENDED HOLIDAY RETURN PERIOD" HAS BEEN SHORTENED.

SOME GIFTS MUST BE RETURNED BY JANUARY 24TH.

RETURN POLICIES-3 SOTVO

"58:40 we dont really return anything unless its broke 58:42 58:57 common sense would say do not go the day after christmas definitely not 59:01. The day after

BE CAREFUL --OPENING PRESENTS.

SOME STORES WILL CHARGE A RESTOCKING FEE IF THE BOX IS TORN.

SEARS CHARGES 15 PERCENT AND OVERSTOCK DOT COM CAN CHARGE UP TO 60 PERCENT.

AT THE PUMP-VOWIPE

MANY FLORIDA DRIVERS CONSIDER IT THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT OF ALL, CHEAPER GAS!

PRICES HAS BEEN DIPPING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THE AVERAGE PUMP PRICE HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS.

AT THE PUMP-SOTVO

23:57 "It's nice to be able to see the gas prices dropping a little bit making it a little but easier to travel and get around, and yes a little less of their budget for gasoline and can spend it on their families."

TRIPLE A FORECASTS MORE THAN 84 MILLIONS AMERICAN HITS THE ROAD FOR THE HOLIDAY.

ALVA STABBING ARREST-SS

ONE MAN IS IN JAIL TONIGHT -- ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO A CHRISTMAS EVE STABBING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED ARNULFO PEREZ MONDAY NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON PARK AREA IN ALVA.

THAT'S THE SAME PARK WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED MONDAY.

FMB BOIL WATER UPDATE-OC

A BOIL WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR RESIDENTS ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THOSE WHO LIVE FROM ALBATROSS STREET TO THE SOUTH END OF ESTERO ISLAND NO LONGER HAVE TO BOIL THEIR WATER.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

IT'S A YEARLY TRADITION THAT HELPS HUNDREDS OF KIDS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

it is such a wonderful feeling and we could never do this without the help of the community

IN SEVEN MINUTES,

THE ANNUAL DOCTOR PIPER CHRISTMAS PARTY.

RUNNING STRONG FOR 97 YEARS TODAY.

SANTA AND THE COMMUNITY COMBINE FORCES FOR KIDS IN NEED.

AND TODAY'S A BIG DAY FOR THE BOX OFFICE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY.

PLUS A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR HOLIDAY FORECAST.

THIS IS THE NEWS AT FIVE.

TZ1 A) PIPERS XMAS PARTY-SOTVO

TZ1 B) BUSIEST MOVIE DAY-VO TOWER TO BREKA

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.

We've got some magnificent weather on the way for Christmas Day across Southwest Florida!

We'll start things off this Christmas morning with a few passing clouds and lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be cool but slightly warmer than Christmas Eve morning as the warming trend continues for us today. After starting out with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, we'll end up warmer then normal this afternoon with highs close to 80°.

Aside from Santa and his reindeer this morning, the only thing we'll be tracking in our sky is some thin clouds flowing in from the west. Overall, we'll call Christmas Day partly cloudy and dry with a nice supply of sunshine.

If you're going out tonight to check out some Christmas lights or to simply enjoy the beautiful weather, temperatures will settle into the low 70s just after sunrise, and we'll cool off into the low 60s overnight and into Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be another warm day with higher humidity and a little more cloud cover. A weakening cool front will also be heading our way Wednesday afternoon and evening, so we'll see the potential for a few showers and perhaps a couple rumbles of thunder.

By Thursday, we'll clear out and cool off. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s, and we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine.

The chill returns to the air Friday morning as overnight lows dip into the low 50s and even upper 40s. Temperatures Friday afternoon will be quite pleasant as daytime highs reach the mid 70s.

The next chance of rain for us will be Saturday as the next storm system heads our way. Most of the rain will clear the area Sunday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky and another cool down coming our way toward the end of the weekend.

PIPERS XMAS PARTY CLIFTON-2 SHOT TRX PLASMA

ROBERT THANKS.

IT'S A CHRISTMAS TRADITION NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD.

AND IT HELPS HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHILDREN EVERY YEAR.

TODAY THE TRADITION AT THE DOCTOR PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES CONTINUED.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH WAS AT TODAY'S PARTY IN FORT MYERS.

PIPERS XMAS PARTY CLIFTON-VO IN PLASMA

FOR THE PAST 97 YEARS, THE DOCTOR ELLA PIPER CHRISTMAS PARTY HAS GIVEN TOYS AND GIFTS TO CHILDREN THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY.

PIPERS XMAS PARTY CLIFTON-PKG

IT'S CHRISTMAS IN FORT MYERS. AT THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, SANTA STAYED A LITTLE LATE.

IT'S THE 97 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY. WHERE HERE, CHILDREN ARE THE FOCUS.

THIS YEAR HUNDREDS OF NEEDY CHILDREN FROM ACROSS THE AREA RECEIVED GIFTS FROM TOYS. TO BIKES.

SOT:

"it's excellent"

EXCELLENT FOR THE CHILDREN.

AND FOR THE 30 VOLUNTEERS, WHO SPENT THEIR HOLIDAY MORNING AS SANTA'S HELPERS, HANDING OUT HUNDREDS OF GIFTS DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY.

SOT: "You have to be here to really witness the glow in the faces of these children who receive a bike and gifts even, it is such a wonderful feeling and we could never do this without the help of the community."

FOR EVERYONE HERE, IT'S A DAY FOR BRIGHT SMILING FACES. FOR 9-YEAR-OLD J'ASIA, IT'S ABOUT REMEMBERING WHAT THE DAY IS REALLY ABOUT.

PIPERS XMAS PARTY CLIFTON-VO IN PLASMA

THE CHRISTMAS TRADITION HAS GROWN TO HELP HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PAST 97 YEARS.

METHODIST CHURCH PORT CHARLOTTE-2 SHOT VOWIPE

CLIFTON THANKS.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY TODAY,

NEARLY 12-HUNDRED PEOPLE ENJOYED A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MEAL ON THE HOUSE.

THE PORT CHARLOTTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WANTS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS ALONE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

FOR THE 27TH YEAR, IT HOSTED A FREE CHRISTMAS LUNCH WITH ALL THE TRADITIONAL FIXINGS LIKE TURKEY, POTATOES, AND STUFFING.

METHODIST CHURCH PORT CHARLOTTE-SOTVO

"all of our family is scattered all over the country and it's hard to get together at Christmas, and this is our family at Christmas."

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

TODAY HAS BEEN A DAY OF GIVING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IN THREE MINUTES WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW OTHER EVENTS HELPING FAMILIES IN OUR AREA.

AND FIREFIGHTERS WITH TOYS FOR KIDS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THIS IS THE NEWS AT FIVE.

TZ2 A) BIG CORKSCREW FD GIFTS-VO TO BREAK

BIG CORKSCREW FD GIFTS-2 SHOT VOWIPE

A GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS SPENT THEIR MORNING PLAYING SANTA!

BIG CORKSCREW FIRE BOUGHT GIFTS AND DELIVERED THEM TO FAMILIES WHO NEEDED A LITTLE HELP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE KIDS GOT EVERYTHING FROM TOYS TO CLOTHES AND GIFT CARDS--

BIG CORKSCREW FD GIFTS-2 SOTVO

"It's hard to explain but I feel like really excited to have all these presents."

"Christmas isn't all about giving presents it's about care and joy and caring for others."

THE FIREFIGHTERS SAY THIS IS A SMALL WAY THEY CAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY--

BREAD OF LIFE MISSION-VOWIPE

HUNGRY FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GOT A WARM, HOME COOKED MEAL TODAY THANKS TO THE BREAD OF LIFE MISSION.

WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS, RESIDENTS AT THE PUNTA GORDA HOMELESS SHELTER PREPARED AND DELIVERED MEALS TO THE NEEDY IN ARCADIA, IMMOKALEE, FORT MYERS AND PUNTA GORDA.

ABOUT 2-THOUSAND MEALS WERE PREPARED.

BREAD OF LIFE MISSION-SOTVO

"that they would take time from their own families to come and volunteer and to help a stranger out, that motivates me even more. I mean I'm motivated for next year already just seeing what the volunteers do!"

BUSIEST MOVIE DAY-VOWIPE

IT'S KNOWN AS ONE THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR MOVIE THEATERS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A SEA OF CARS FLOODED THE PARKING LOT OF REGAL CINEMAS IN THE GULF COAST TOWN CENTER.

BUSIEST MOVIE DAY-SOTVO

48:27 "Just wanted to go do something fun, and nothing else is open

NEW AT 530-BNR TOPS

ALL NEW AT 5-30,

FEEDING FAMILIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GET A FREE MEAL IN LEHIGH ACRES.

AND ONE VOLUNTEER IS A FAMILIAR FACE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

PLUS THIS.

I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down, and do what I like doing best. Killing people.

WORDS FROM THE SHOOTER WHO KILLED TWO FIREMEN IN NEW YORK.

POLICE RECOVER A NOTE LEFT BY THE GUNMAN.

WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THIS STORY IN SIX MINUTES.

PLUS A LOOK AT YOUR HOLIDAY FORECAST!

A) LEIGH FOOD GIVEAWAY-VO

B) WEBSTER FIRE UPDATE-SOTVO TOWER TO BREAK

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WX TOSS-OMNI ANI TOPS

STARTING WITH OUR WEATHER AT 5-30.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY FOR CHRISTMAS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FOR A LOOK OUTSIDE TONIGHT, AND WHAT'S ON THE WAY TOMORROW WE TURN TO ROBERT VAN WINKLE.

ROBERT FIRST WX-WX

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.

We've got some magnificent weather on the way for Christmas Day across Southwest Florida!

We'll start things off this Christmas morning with a few passing clouds and lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be cool but slightly warmer than Christmas Eve morning as the warming trend continues for us today. After starting out with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, we'll end up warmer then normal this afternoon with highs close to 80°.

Aside from Santa and his reindeer this morning, the only thing we'll be tracking in our sky is some thin clouds flowing in from the west. Overall, we'll call Christmas Day partly cloudy and dry with a nice supply of sunshine.

If you're going out tonight to check out some Christmas lights or to simply enjoy the beautiful weather, temperatures will settle into the low 70s just after sunrise, and we'll cool off into the low 60s overnight and into Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be another warm day with higher humidity and a little more cloud cover. A weakening cool front will also be heading our way Wednesday afternoon and evening, so we'll see the potential for a few showers and perhaps a couple rumbles of thunder.

By Thursday, we'll clear out and cool off. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s, and we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine.

The chill returns to the air Friday morning as overnight lows dip into the low 50s and even upper 40s. Temperatures Friday afternoon will be quite pleasant as daytime highs reach the mid 70s.

The next chance of rain for us will be Saturday as the next storm system heads our way. Most of the rain will clear the area Sunday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky and another cool down coming our way toward the end of the weekend.

LEHIGH FOOD GIVEAWAY GEORGE-2 SHOT TRX PLASMA

ROBERT THANKS.

MORE THAN 500 LEHIGH ACRES RESIDENTS ENJOYED A FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER TODAY AT SAINT RAPHAEL'S CHURCH.

IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF LEHIGH, AND ONE SPECIAL VOLUNTEER.

NBC-2 GEORGE SOLIS JOINS IN THE STUDIO WITH THIS STORY.

LEHIGH FOOD GIVEAWAY GEORGE-VO IN PLASMA

IN A DINING ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE FACING ANY NUMBER OF HARDSHIPS THIS CHRISTMAS DAY, ONE YOUNG WOMAN STANDS OUT WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE DETERMINED TO REMIND THEM WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS ALL ABOUT.

LEHIGH FOOD GIVEAWAY GEORGE-PKG

AS HUNDREDS OF HUNGRY PEOPLE LINED UP FOR A FREE DINNER.

JULIANA TOYLOY-STANTON WAS MANNING HER STATION--AS SHE DOES MOST YEARS, FOR THE NEXT COURSE, DESSERT.

34:17 "I tell my parents and I tell my grandparents hey we're going to be a little late for dinner because I'm going to be going to the church to do delivering of either the pies or I do anything I can do."

FOR SIX YEARS THE LEHIGH ACRES ROTARY HAS BEEN SERVING UP THESE MEALS AT SAINT RAPHAEL'S

WHICH JULIANA HAS BEEN A PART OF, BUT IT'S GOES FAR BEYOND THAT.

33:17 "I've been doing this since I was 4 years old, I barely could reach the tables to deliver the pies to everybody."

JULIANA'S PRESENCE HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN FOR THOSE SHE'S SERVED OVER THE YEARS.

40:55 "She's very very outgoing and she loves to be with people there's no question about that."

DONALD NOVAK HAS KNOWN JULIANA FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS.

HE NOW COMES FOR DINNER SPECIFICALLY JUST TO SEE HER.WHILE HE CAN.

41:20 "It's going to break my heart, but she says she going to make it hear so I'm going to take her word for it."

JULIANA STARTS COLLEGE IN FALL.

A JOURNEY WHICH COULD TAKE HER OUT OF STATE, AND AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO'VE COME TO LOVE HER.

LIKE MOM.

43:48 "Something rub off from her to them and the love and the care it just feels good."

BUT HERE OR NOT, JULIANA SAYS SHE'LL FIND A WAY TO HELP.

LEHIGH FOOD GIVEAWAY GEORGE-VO IN PLASMA

JULIANA SAYS SHE'S GOING TO DO HER BEST TO COME BACK AND SERVE ON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS NEXT YEAR.

WEBSTER FIRE UPDATE-TRX SOTVO WIPE

GEORGE THANKS.

TURNING TO NEW YORK AT 5-30,

A GUNMAN WHO KILLED TWO FIREMEN SAYS HE PLANNED TO QUOTE 'DO WHAT I LIKE DOING BEST, KILLING PEOPLE'.

POLICE HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.

while the note does not go to motive. Quote: I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down, and do what I like doing best. Killing people. End quote.

POLICE RECOVERED A THREE-PAGE TYPEWRITTEN NOTE FROM THE SHOOTER.

MONDAY'S AMBUSH IN UPSTATE NEW YORK KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS AND WOUNDED TWO OTHERS.

WEBSTER FIRE UPDATE-SOTVO

"Had that police officer not been there, more people would have been killed. Because he immediately engaged the shooter. he immediately engaged the shooter with a rifle. But as far as motive, all kind of speculation, but truthfully we do not know."

FIREFIGHTERS WERE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE YESTERDAY WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

NEWTOWN XMAS-VO IN TRAFFIC

IN CONNECTICUT TONIGHT,

THE HOLIDAYS TAKE ON A SPECIAL MEANING FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEWTOWN.

NEWTOWN XMAS-PKG

THEY LIGHT UP THE NIGHT ON THIS CHRISTMAS EVE. HUNDREDS OF LUMINARIES LINING THE STREETS OF A TOWN STILL SHADOWED BY DARKNESS.

"It's a time of love, it's a time of sharing."

A TIME THAT WOULD USUALLY BE SPENT AT HOME. POSSIBLY OPENING EARLY GIFTS SPENT HERE … AT THE GROWING TOWN HALL MEMORIAL. HONORING THE 26 VICTIMS KILLED AT SANDY HOOK.

"I feel, what we agree we feel here is a lot of peace and love and healing beginning."

FOR SOME. IT WAS A STOP THEY HAD TO MAKE.

"We have a first grader, it really hit home for us and we just wanted to come and pray for the families here."

DEBORAH AND GLENN RUTLAND AND THEIR BOYS STOPPED BY THE MEMORIAL ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM A FLORIDA VACATION.

"We also want our children to see there's a lot of love, there's a lot of people who care about them and that they can trust most people."

A TRUST PARENTS SAY HAS BEEN SHAKEN BY THE LOSS OF 20 YOUNG LIVES. AND THE LIVES OF THE GUARDIANS WHO TRIED TO PROTECT THEM.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS. NOW TAKING ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING AND THE SPIRIT OF GIVING THAT WOULD USUALLY BECOME SECOND NATURE THIS TIME OF YEAR. NOW A FIRST PRIORITY AS LOCALS AND DISTANT STRANGERS STRETCH OUT THEIR HANDS AND THEIR WALLETS TO THE GRIEVING COMMUNITY.

"We've received about three million to date and we're just the guardians. The Newtown community will decide where that money will go."

BUT EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL THE THOUSANDS OF STUFFED ANIMALS, POSTERS AND CARDS FLOWING IN. FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

WHILE NOTHING WILL ERASE THE DARKNESS OVER NEWTOWN THIS CHRISTMAS EVE, PEOPLE HOPE. THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS. WILL HELP LIGHT THE PATH. TO HEALING.

NELSON MANDELA PROGRESS-VOWIPE

CHECK BECKFORD REPORTING.

TONIGHT NELSON MANDELA IS APPARENTLY LOOKING MUCH BETTER.

THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT SPENT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS HE HAS A POSITIVE SPIRIT.

GEORGE BUSH CONDITION-VOTOPS

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE.

HE'S DEVELOPED A FEVER AND WILL BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

HIS DOCTORS NOW SAY THEY ARE "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" THAT MR. BUSH, WHO IS 88 YEARS OLD, WILL RECOVER.

OK 21 CAR PILEUP-TRX VOTOPS WIPE

A NASTY CHRISTMAS MORNING ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN PART OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY.

ALMOST TWO DOZEN CARS AND AT LEAST THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE ALL INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

12 PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THE PILEUP.

PHOENIX PLANE FIRE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PLANE FIRE FROM PHOENIX.

IT BROKE OUT IN THE REAR OF THE PLANE.

FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME.

THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL.

NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

NEW AT 5-30,

REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS OVERSEAS THIS CHRISTMAS.

IN TWO MINUTES WE'LL TAKE A TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN TO SEE HOW THEY'RE CELEBRATING,

AND TOUR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

AND GOING HIGH-TEC ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TONIGHT,

HOW YOUR SMARTPHONE COULD BE THE NEXT WAVE FOR HEALTHY SKIN.

TZ1 A) XMAS AROUND THE WORLD-VO

TZ1 B) SMARTPHONE SKINCARE-VO TOWER TO BREAK

XMAS AROUND THE WORLD-VO IN PLASMA

IT'S NOT JUST A DAY OF CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN THE U-S.

WE'RE SEEING EVENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL LOOK AT U-S TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN -

AND WHO WOKE UP TO A WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.

XMAS AROUND THE WORLD-PKG

MOTHER NATURE HELPED SANTA DELIVER A WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

FROM NEW ENGLAND. TO THE SNOW COVERED HILLS OF COLORADO.

A WINTER WONDERLAND FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

AND THEIR FURRY FRIENDS, TOO.

AFTER A LAST-MINUTE SHOPPING FRENZY IN MALLS ACROSS AMERICA.

/NATS /

"I still have some left on my credit card."

SOME WELCOMED THIS HOLIDAY IN CHURCH. GIVING PRAYERS AND THANKS WITH FAMILY.

FOR AMERICANS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.

A CHRISTMAS FEAST WAS A BITTERSWEET REMINDER OF LIFE BACK IN THE STATES - AND LOVED ONES LEFT BEHIND.

S/ Michael McCain/ U.S. soldier:

13:20:18 YEAH FEEL A LITTLE HOMESICK - 13:20:07 MISS BEING WITH FAMILY. THAT PRICE

BUT WITH AMERICA WINDING DOWN ITS WARS. THERE'S A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

/NATS /

CAL-VIN - WELCOME HOME

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THESE WARRIORS ARE BACK ON THE HOME FRONT.

/NATS/

AS A PARENT - YOU PRAY A LOT

AND WHAT BETTER GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS THAN A FAMILY REUNION?

LAWMAKERS AREN'T GETTING MUCH OF A BREAK. THEY'RE HEADING BACK HERE TO THE CAPITOL TO FINISH THEIR FIGHT OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS-VOWIPE

BRIAN THANKS.

TAKING A LOOK AT CHRISTMAS ACROSS THE POND,

THE ROYAL FAMILY HAD A BUSY DAY.

THE QUEEN JOINED THE REST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY FOR THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICE

AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE QUEEN VISITED WITH WELL-WISHERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE CHAPEL.

PRINCE WILLIAM AND DUCHESS KATE MIDDLETON WEREN'T ON HAND.

POPE XMAS BLESSING-VOTOPS

AND IN ROME,

THE POPE WISHED FOR WORLD PEACE FROM THE VATICAN TODAY.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION TONIGHT -

ARE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GET THE REST YOU NEED?

when we have that rhythm of rest and work, the work takes on more meaning

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT,

EXPERTS SAY WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN!

AND DON'T TELL THESE GUYS IT'S TOO COLD!

MEET THE 'BERLIN SEALS' AND THEIR WACKY TRADITION.

ROBERT'S UP IN ONE MINUTE WITH YOUR FORECAST.

TZ2 A) TAKE A DAY TO REST-SOTVO

TZ2 B) BERLIN ICE SWIMMERS-VO TO BREAK

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.

We've got some magnificent weather on the way for Christmas Day across Southwest Florida!

We'll start things off this Christmas morning with a few passing clouds and lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be cool but slightly warmer than Christmas Eve morning as the warming trend continues for us today. After starting out with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, we'll end up warmer then normal this afternoon with highs close to 80°.

Aside from Santa and his reindeer this morning, the only thing we'll be tracking in our sky is some thin clouds flowing in from the west. Overall, we'll call Christmas Day partly cloudy and dry with a nice supply of sunshine.

If you're going out tonight to check out some Christmas lights or to simply enjoy the beautiful weather, temperatures will settle into the low 70s just after sunrise, and we'll cool off into the low 60s overnight and into Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be another warm day with higher humidity and a little more cloud cover. A weakening cool front will also be heading our way Wednesday afternoon and evening, so we'll see the potential for a few showers and perhaps a couple rumbles of thunder.

By Thursday, we'll clear out and cool off. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s, and we'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine.

The chill returns to the air Friday morning as overnight lows dip into the low 50s and even upper 40s. Temperatures Friday afternoon will be quite pleasant as daytime highs reach the mid 70s.

The next chance of rain for us will be Saturday as the next storm system heads our way. Most of the rain will clear the area Sunday, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky and another cool down coming our way toward the end of the weekend.

MA SNOW-TRX VOTOPS WIPE

ROBERT THANKS.

CHECK OUT THIS SNOW IN MASSACHUSETTS!

PEOPLE IN THE BOSTON AREA WOKE UP TO A LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING.

RUSSIA COLD EVACS-VOTOPS WIPE

TAKING COLD TO THE EXTREME.

EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE IN PARTS OF RUSSIA TODAY.

BECAUSE THE TEMPS ARE TOO LOW!

HEAVY SNOW AND WIND HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES.

SOME AREAS ARE SEEING TEMPS 67 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

BERLIN ICE SWIMMERS-VOTOPS

A YEARLY CHRISTMAS TRADITION TOOK PLACE IN BERLIN TODAY.

CHECK THIS OUT.

NOTHING QUITE LIKE A DIP INTO AN ICEY LAKE!

THESE PEOPLE MAKE UP THE 'BERLIN SEALS'.

TEMPERATURES ARE NORMALLY BELOW FREEZING.

THE WEATHER ACTUALLY WARMED UP TO ABOUT 50 DEGREES TODAY.

TAKE A DAY TO REST-VO IN TRAFFIC

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TONIGHT,

FOR MANY,

THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME TO RELAX!

BUT IN TODAY'S AGE OF TECHNOLOGY,

ALL THOSE LITTLE GADGETS KEEP YOU BUSIER THAN YOU THINK.

TAKE A DAY TO REST-CLIP PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

THE IDEA OF HAVING A DAY OF REST HAS BIBLICAL ROOTS. EVEN GOD TOOK TIME OFF ON THE SEVENTH DAY. BUT TODAY, THE WORLD IS A DIFFERENT PLACE. WE ARE A 24-7 PLANET, WITH LONG WORK WEEKS, AND TO DO LISTS THAT NEVER END. AND AT SOME POINT, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN.

"Everyone needs a stop day. For some that may involved going to church or synagogue. For some that may mean doing the ny times crossword puzzle. But when we have that rhythm of rest and work, the work takes on more meaning."

DR. MATTHEW SLEETH, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK: 24/6, A PRESCRIPTION FOR A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIFE. HAS EXAMINED THE REASONS WE SHOULD ALL TAKE A DAY OFF. HE SAYS BEING ON THE GO, FOR MOST OF US, JUST MEANS MORE STRESS TO THE BODY.

"Virtually every study that's been done on this, shows that we are pouring out catecholamines, which are those kind of flight or fright hormones that are stress hormones. We are pouring out cortisol, which is a stress steroid in our body. "

AND OVERALL THOSE TAKE A TOLL ON OUR BODIES.

"They give us higher blood pressure, they increase anxiety and depression.and i think also psychologically knowing that you don't have a day coming up, that you aren't given permission to rest is difficult for people."

SO HOW CAN WE STOP? DR. SLEETH SAYS CUT OUT SOME OF THE TIME WASTING HABITS. GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER, PRIORITIZE WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND TAKE THAT DAY OFF. EVEN EATING YOUR FOOD SLOWLY HELPS YOU ENJOY LIFE IN A MORE HEALTHY WAY. AND CUT OUT THE MULTI-TASKING, AT LEAST AT HOME.

"There's a saying that the point of life, isn't to see how fast you can get through it."

SO BREATHE.

SMARTPHONE SKINCARE-VO

HOLLY THANKS.

SCORE ANOTHER POINT FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE.

BEAUTIFUL SKIN IS JUST A TAP AWAY.

A JAPANESE COMPANY CREATED A SYSTEM TO ANALYZE YOUR SKIN.

IT'S ALL DONE BY YOUR PHONE'S CAMERA.

YOU CAN PUT A "COLOR REFERENCE CHART" -

AND TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR SKIN.

THE SOFTWARE WILL RATE YOUR CONDITION,

BO JUMPS ON FIRST LADY-TRX NATS VOTOPS WIPE

nats of bo jumping on first lady

FIRST DOG 'BO' GETS A LAUGH FOR THIS STUNT.

HE DECIDED TO JUMP ON FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA'S LAP AT THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

THE FIRST LADY WAS READING 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS'.

LOOKS LIKE 'BO' WAS STIRRING!

LOUISIANA SANTA FIRE-NATS VOTOPS

nats of fireworks

A CHRISTMAS TRADITION IN LOUISIANA IS A SUCCESS!

YOU'RE LOOKING AT BONFIRES THAT HELP LIGHT THE WAY FOR SANTA.

THEY DOT THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI TO GUIDE THE BIG GUY AND HIS REINDEER!

AT FIRST ORGANIZERS WORRIED ABOUT WET WEATHER AND LIGHTNING.

SPACEX ROCKET HOVERS-TRX NATS VOTOPS

nats of rocket hovering

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A ROCKET THAT HOVERS WHEN YOU NEED IT TO.

IT'S THE LATEST IDEA FROM COMPANY 'SPACEX'.

THEY CALL THIS THE 'GRASSHOPPER' ROCKET.

SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF HOVERING?

THE TECHNOLOGY WILL LET SCIENTISTS REUSE THE ROCKET.

TEASE THREE-BNR TOPS

What do you want for Christmas? Boy: a tractor trailer. Santa: And what else? Boy: Daddy. Santa: you want daddy?

DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS?

NEW AT 5-30,

ALL A LITTLE BOY IN SOUTH CAROLINA WANTS IS HIS DAD.

SOMETHING SANTA CAN MAKE HAPPEN!

TZ3 A) SANTA SOLDIER SURPRISE-SOTVO

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A)

SANTA SOLDIER SURPRISE-2 SHOT

FULFILLING A CHRISTMAS WISH.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD PUTS SANTA CLAUS TO THE TEST AT A SOUTH CAROLINA MALL.

HE SAT ON SANTA'S LAP. AND ASKED FOR HIS DAD - AN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER WHO'S SERVING OVERSEAS.

SANTA SOLDIER SURPRISE-PKG

BEFORE HIS BUSY NIGHT.

SANTA MADE TIME FOR THOSE LAST MINUTE REQUESTS.

Zach what do you want? Sister: nothing expensive. Santa laughs.

SANTA WAS BOMBARDED WITH FLASHES.

can you say candy? Cookie?

SO THAT FAMILIES COULD MAKE MEMORIES. SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.

baby cries. Santa:it's okay

BY NOW. SANTA'S HEARD IT ALL.

"Ipads, ipods, legos. Barbie doll stuff as usual."

THAT IS. UNTIL TWO-YEAR-OLD HUNTER MORTON. SAT ON HIS LAP.

Santa: What do you want for Christmas? Boy: a tractor trailer. Santa: And what else? Boy: Daddy. Santa: you want daddy?

"Here's the back story. Hunter's father deployed a year ago and wasn't due back until January. But the magic of Christmas. brought him back much sooner than expected."

Santa: That's an awful big gift. You want to do me a favor? Look over there. daddy. runs to daddy hugs.

THE SURPRISE PULLED OFF WITH MILITARY LIKE PRECISION.

"Oh, it's great. Great to see him. He's a lot bigger than i remembered. / It was tremendous. Went great. It was really nice of everybody here at the mall to do this for us. I hope everyone gets to have a happy holiday like we are."

THEY'RE BACK TO SHARING EVERYTHING AGAIN. FROM THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE COOKIES.

TO SQUEEZING EACH OTHER TIGHT.

good to have you back sweetie i love you.

what ya'll going to do tonight? Tell grammy. We're going to play choo choo.

And we'll play tractor trailers.

A YOUNG BOY WHO DARED TO BELIEVE.

"That was exactly what I was hoping for."

SANTA SOLDIER SURPRISE-2 SHOT

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

SPECIALIST BRENT MORTON PROMISED HIS LITTLE BOY THEY COULD CAMP OUT IN THE TOY ROOM AND WAIT FOR SANTA.