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HL1) CHRISTMAS STORMS-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY -

A NOT SO WELCOME CHRISTMAS SURPRISE - LEAVES THE DEEP SOUTH RUNNING FOR COVER.

FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA -- DOZENS OF TWISTERS.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) ALVA SHOOTING-TRX-VO

AMPING UP SECURITY AFTER BACK TO BACK VIOLENCE AT A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PARK.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -

IT'S WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 26TH

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG

JUST AS FORECASTED -- CHRISTMAS DAY PROVED TO BE A NIGHTMARE FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SEVERE STORMS SWEPT THE GULF COAST FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA ON

CHRISTMAS DAY - TRIGGERING OVER 30 TORNADOES.

AND THOSE DREAMS OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS CAME TRUE CAUSING TRAVEL HEADACHES.

ABC'S WENDY GILLETTE REPORTS ON THE HOLIDAY WEATHER.

CHRISTMAS STORMS-PKG

NATS - "Oh wow,

oh Jesus, look at that tornado."

This is just one of more than thirty reported tornados that touched down on

Christmas Day. leaving behind heavy damage.

1:07 NATS "It's been down on the ground for a minute."

This one roared through Mobile, Alabama. tearing down parts of

Trinity Episcopal Church and some downtown businesses.

NATS running water

Another twister hit Pearl River County in Missisippi

blowing insulation into trees and peeling back walls of

homes.

There were some injuries reported there but no deaths.

SOT: "Judging from the damage we've witnessed today it's a miracle

that no one was hurt any worse than they were."

NATS: "This tree got us in the truck and kept us from

being sucked up in the tornado."

Further east in the state in Stone County, Teresa Mason and her boyfriend

took shelter from a tornado inside their truck.

SOT: "It started jerking us and spinning us."

NATS

The same fast-moving storms brought blizzard conditions to parts of the

country's midsection. causing a 21 vehicle pileup in

Oklahoma City.

NATS snow

And the system is heading eastbringing with it treacherous conditions on the

day after Christmas, often a busy travel day.

NATS pushing cart

enough of a threat for some in Cleveland to stock up on supplies.

SOT: "I'm ready to go."

CHRISTMAS STORMS-OC

WENDY GILLETTE REPORTING.

AN APPARENT TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

ALVA SHOOTING-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING, LEE COUNTY ARE SEARCHING FOR A GUNMAN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING IN ALVA.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY PARK. IT'S THE SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED CHRISTMAS EVE.

THERE IS A SUSPECT FROM THE CHRISTMAS EVE STABBING, BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THE CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTER.

ONE MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

ALVA SHOOTING-SOTVO

11:01:57 6

"they was having a little get together or something and a bunch of dudes just started shooting each other"

ALVA STABBING UPDATE-SS

NOW TO THAT ARREST IN ALVA FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE STABBING.

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

THAT'S THE SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED.

HENDRY CO. AX ON CAM-TRX OC

THIS MORNING: A ONE YEAR OLD IS RECOVERING FROM CRITICAL INJURIES AFTER SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A CAR.

IT HAPPENED AT THE HARLEM TENANTS APARTMENTS IN CLEWISTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL A WOMEN WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN HER NEPHEW RAN TOWARDS THE CAR AND WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH. THE LITTLE BOY WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

COLONIAL BLVD CRASH-VO-WIPE

WE'RE STILL WAITING ON DETAILS FROM AUTHORITIES ABOUT A CRASH IN FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 82 AND LEE BOULEVARD.

OFFICERS TELL US AN SUV WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT,

WHEN A CAR REAR-ENDED IT.

PARAMEDICS TOOK TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THEY WERE IN THE SUV

COLONIAL BLVD CRASH-SOTVO

Sot bill humber onlooker 9sec

"it was just horrible they took a person out and I couldn't tell if it was a male it a female"

FISCAL CLIFF-TRXSS VO

NEW RIGHT NOW: FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE NATION FALLS OFF A SO CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

LATER TODAY, THE PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS WASHINGTON, D.C AFER SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS IN HAWAII WITH HIS FAMILY.

THE PRESIDENT, WILL TRY AND HAMMER OUT A DEAL WITH CONGRESS.

BUSY RETAIL DAY-VO

NOW THAT THE GIFTS HAVE ALL BEEN UNWRAPPED --

RETAILERS EXPECT A BUSY DAY TODAY.

MANY WILL HEAD TO THE MALL TO RETURN THOSE NOT-QUITE-RIGHT PRESENTS.

AND AS THOSE GIFTS ARE EXCHANGED,

MANY COME ARMED WITH GIFT CARDS.

TO BUY WHAT THEY REALLY WANT.

AND SHOPPERS COULD FIND SOME STEEP DISCOUNTS.

HOLIDAY RETURNS-VO WIPE

IF YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO LIKE YOUR GIFT, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME PROBLEMS IF YOU HAVE TO RETURN IT.

SOME POLICES ARE CHANGING.

STORES ARE CREATING NEWS RULES FOR RETURNING GIFTS.

TARGET TIGHTENED ITS RETURN POLICY.

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

HOLIDAY RETURNS-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

IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING YOU RECEIVED, DON'T OPEN IT.

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

GAS PRICES-VO-WIPE

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.

TRIPLE-A OFFICIALS SAY IT'S ONLY A FEW CENTS SHY OF WHAT DRIVERS PAID THIS TIME LAST YEAR,

GAS PRICES-SOTVO

23:57 Steve Troyer, Filling Up"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 MILLION AMERICANS HIT THE ROAD FOR THE HOLIDAY.

COST OF MILK TO GO UP-VO

THE COST OF MILK MAY GO UP IN THE NEW YEAR. IT

COULD RISE FROM 3.65 A GALLON TO AS MUCH AS 7 DOLLARS A GALLON IF CONGRESS FAILS TO PASS A NEW FARM BILL.

WITHOUT LAST MINUTE ACTION, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW LEGISLATION DATING BACK TO THE TRUMAN PRESIDENCY.

IT WOULD FORCE WASHINGTON TO BUY MILK AT INFLATED PRICES -- ALSO PUTTING A BURDEN ON CONSUMERS.

THE SENATE PASSED A FARM BILL BACK IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.

QHP) CHRISTMAS BOX OFFICE-2SHOT VO

EPIC PRODUCTIONS -- WITH EPIC RUN TIMES.

HOLLYWOOD'S NEWEST HITS --

CALL FOR SOME BIG TIME COMMITMENTS.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

CHRISTMAS BOX OFFICE-2 SHOT

NOW TO SOMETHING WE NOTICED ABOUT A LOT OF *THIS* YEAR'S OSCAR HOPEFULS --

IT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP IN MIND BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE MOVIES.

YOU COULD FLY FROM NEW YORK TO FORT LAUDERDALE IN ABOUT THE SAME TIME IT TAKES TO SIT THROUGH 'THE HOBBIT'.

IT'S LONG! AND MANY OF THIS SEASON'S OTHER BLOCKBUSTERS AREN'T TOO FAR BEHIND.

CHRISTMAS BOX OFFICE-PKG

sot les mis

THEY ARE EPIC PRODUCTIONS. EARNING OSCAR BUZZ

nat lincoln

BUT THIS YEAR'S BLOCK BUSTERS HAVE SOMETHING ELSE IN COMMON- YOU BETTER BLOCK OUT THREE HOURS IF YOU WANT TO SEE ONE.

AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE YEAR, HOLLYWOODS HEAVYWEIGHTS ARE POSTING SOME HEFTY RUN TIMES.

SPIELBERG'S LINCOLN CLOCKS IN AT 2 AND A HALF HOURS.

LES MISERABLES KEEPS AUDIENCES IN THEIR SEATS FOR 2:38

AND THE HOBBIT'S JOURNEY THROUGH MIDDLE EARTH.

sot hobbit

TAKES A WHOPPING 2:49

THAT'S RIGHT - ALMOST 3 HOURS

Ramin Setoodeh/ Senior writer Daily beast/newsweek

"Every movie this year is super long, it shouldbe called the never ending story. They go on and on and on. "

EVEN THE NEVER ENDING STORY WAS ONLY 102 MINUTES!

HOLLYWOOD KNOWS MOVIES ARE LONG THIS YEAR. LES MIS STAR SASHA BARON COHEN JOKED

SACHA BARON COHEN

One word of advice, go to the toilet before the movie starts, because the movies almost three hours long. That's an honest bit of advice.

standup:

so why try to hold moviegoers. "attention" for so long?

many say oscar's to blame. there's a feeling here in hollywood the academy won't take a best picture contender seriously if its under two hours.

AND THIS TIME OF YEAR STUDIOS ARE RACING TO RELEASE THESE EPICS BEFORE THE OSCAR DEADLINE

dergarabedian

any film that opens christmas day is also eligible for oscar. it's right before the end of teh year and that can get you oscar qualification.

LONG OSCAR WINNERS ARE OF COURSE NOTHING NEW. GONE WITH THE WIND WAS ALMOST FOUR HOURS. BUT INCLUDED AN INTERMISSION.

IT SEEMS THAT TODAYS MOVIE GOERS DONT SEEM TO MIND THOUGH-

MOS - "If I believe in the subject matter and everything like that, I'm all for it.***

EXPERTS PREDICT A RECORD BREAKING BOX OFFICE TAKE OF ALMOST ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

A SIGN THAT THESE SUPERSIZED MOVIES. MAY BE AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

BEN AFFLECK NOT TO RUN-VO

BEN AFFLECK IS TAKING HIS NAME OFF THE LIST OF POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR U-S SENATOR JOHN KERRY'S SEAT.

THAT SEAT WILL BE OPEN IF KERRY IS CONFIRMED AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

ON MONDAY -- THE ACTOR POSTED ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE --

THAT WHILE HE LOVES THE POLITICAL PROCESS,

HE WILL NOT BE RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

HE SAYS INSTEAD -- HE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE EASTERN CONGO INIITIATIVE

COMMON CORE STANDARDS-ONCAM

FLORIDA SCHOOLS ARE ADOPTING ACADEMIC STANDARDS SHARED BY MANY OTHER STATES.

THE COMMON STANDARDS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP KIDS COMPETE WITH PEERS AROUND THE WORLD.

MOST TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND POLITICIANS IN FLORIDA LIKE THE IDEA.

BREAD OF LIFE MISSION-VO WIPE

HUNGRY FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GOT A WARM MEAL ON CHRISTMAS --

THANKS TO THE BREAD OF LIFE MISSION.

WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS -- PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT THE PUNTA GORDA HOMELESS SHELTER PREPARED AND DELIVERED MEALS IN ARCADIA -- IMMOKALEE -- FORT MYERS AND PUNTA GORDA.

THE MISSION HOPES ITS RESIDENTS REALIZE THE BLESSINGS THEY HAVE BY HELPING OTHER HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

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!"

QUAD CHRISTMAS-VO-WIPE

FOR MANY, CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT FAMILY.

AND FOR ONE COUPLE, THIS YEAR THEY HAVE A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.

AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS AT CONCEIVING A CHILD, CARRIE AND JENNIFER DECIDED TO TRY *ONE LAST TIME.

IT WORKER, THEY HAD 4 BABIES IN MARCH -- EACH JUST A LITTLE OVER A POUND.

QUAD CHRISTMAS-SOTVO

"Last Christmas was interesting and fun but this Christmas is so much more

better because they're here they're healthy"

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBX

AND ANOTHER BABY ANNOUNCEMENT IS OUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY --

THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

RUMORS HAVE BEEN SWIRLING FOR WEEKS,

BUT UNTIL NOW -- JESSICA SIMPSON HAS REMAINED HAS KEPT QUIET ABOUT A SECOND PREGNANCY.

YESTERDAY -- THE NEW MOM TOOK TO TWITTER TO ANNOUNCE THAT BABY MAXWELL IS GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!

SHE AND HER FIANCÉ, ERIC JOHNSON, HAD THEIR DAUGHTER ON MAY 1ST.

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

LOUISANA WATER SPOUT-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO--

CAPTURED BY SOMEONE IN A CAR CROSSING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IN LOUISIANA.

ANOTHER PEICE OF GREAT VIDEO COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM AFTER STRONG STORMS SWEPT THE SOUTH YESTERDAY.

IT SHOWS A WATERSPOUT FORMING OVER THE LAKE.

THE WATERSPOUT CROSSED THE CAUSEWAY, STOPPING TRAFFIC.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

HIGH SPEED TRAIN-VO

THE LONGEST HIGH SPEED TRAIN LINE IN THE WORLD STARTED MOVING TODAY IN CHINA.

IT RUNS MORE THAN 14-HUNDRED MILES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF CHINA.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

THE HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING SEASON BRINGS WITH IT-- A FRESH CROP OF ELECTRONIC WASTE.

AND-- CHRISTMAS DOESN'T BRING "MANY HAPPY RETURNS"-- ESPECIALLY TODAY!

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

INSTEAD IT'S THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS FROM NBC-2.

GOOD MORNING.

CHRISTMAS IS OVER, SO LET THE RETURNS BEGIN!

IF YOU'RE NOT A BIG FAN OF THAT UGLY SWEATER FROM AUNT THELMA--

YOU MAY WANT TO WAIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE HEADING BACK TO THE MALL.

THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS TODAY- IS THE *WORST* DAY TO RETURN YOUR UNWANTED GIFTS--

BECAUSE THE LINES ARE THE LONGEST.

AND STORE CLERKS ARE STILL BURNED OUT FROM THE HOLIDAY MADNESS.

ALSO, THE SITE "CONSUMER-WORLD," SAYS RETURN POLICIES AT SOME STORES ARE GETTING TIGHTER--

ESPECIALLY AT TARGET AND SEARS.

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THE MALLS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO BUSY AFTER ALL.

MASTERCARD'S SPENDING-PULSE SAYS--

HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES WERE A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR.

WORRIES OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF SITUATION TO HURRICANE SANDY - DISRUPTED SHOPPING.

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AS PEOPLE UNWRAP NEW APPLE I-PADS AND TV'S OVER THE HOLIDAYS--

DON'T FORGET TO RECYCLE YOUR OLD DEVICES YOU DON'T WANT!

A COMPANY CALLED "GREEN CITIZEN" WHICH COLLECTS AND DISPOSES OLD ELECTRONICS--

TELLS BLOOMBERG IT EXPECTS TO SEE A 30-PERCENT *RISE* IN E-WASTE BETWEEN NOW TO FEBRUARY.

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ALRIGHT, MORE PROBLEMS FOR INSTAGRAM.

I'LL EXPLAIN, AFTER THIS:

TOMORROW, LAWMAKERS HEAD BACK TO WASHINGTON TO CONTINUE TACKLING THE FISCAL CLIFF.

STOCKS CONTINUED TO FALL AHEAD OF THE CHRSITMAS HOLIDAY--

ON GROWING CONCERN TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR LAWMAKERS TO COME TO A BUDGET AGREEMENT.

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LASTLY, REUTERS SAYS THE PRIVACY SNAFU TRIGGERING ANGER FROM INSTAGRAM USERS--MAY LEAD TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

THIS COMES AFTER CHANGES TO ITS TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH WOULD USE YOUR PICTURES FOR MARKETING PURPOSES.

THE MOVE EVENTUALLY PROMPTED THE COMPANY TO DIAL BACK THE CHANGES AFTER FACING MUCH BACKLASH.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M ELLEN BRAITMAN WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) ALABAMA TORNADO-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY, A CHRISTMAS TWISTER OUTBREAK.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-VO

AND BACK DOWN TO BUSINESS --

THE PRESIDENT COMES HOME FROM HAWAII --

WITH JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE --

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FISCAL CLIFF-2 SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -

THANKS FOR WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

THIS MORNING -- THE FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING.

JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT.

LAWMAKERS AREN'T BACK IN SESSION UNTIL TOMORROW,

BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK IN WASHINGTON TODAY, TRYING TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO.

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

ALABAMA TORNADO-TRX VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, PEOPLE IN SOME PARTS OF ALABAMA ARE WAKING UP AND PREPARING TO CLEAN UP STORM DAMAGE.

A TORNADO TORE THROUGH DOWNTOWN MOBILE DAMAGING HOMES, A SCHOOL AND A CHURCH.

LUCKILY NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

TORNADO SIRENS BLARED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS AFTER THE FIRST LINE OF STORMS CAME THROUGH.

ALABAMA TORNADO-SOTVO

S/ Les Porter / Restaurant Employee:12

"And it was like this crazy wind, and the whole building shaking and it didn't sound like a freight train. just really loud wind."

THE STORM OVERTURNED CARS AND BLEW OUT WINDOWS AT MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER.

ALVA SHOOTING-TRX VO

LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A SHOOTING SUSPECT IN ALVA.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY PARK - LEAVING ONE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL.

THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED CHRISTMAS EVE.

THERE IS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOR THAT ACT -

BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SHOOTER FROM CHRISTMAS.

ONE MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

ALVA SHOOTING-SOTVO

11:01:57 6

"they was having a little get together or something and a bunch of dudes just started shooting each other"

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT

WE ARE ON TOP OF SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE OF A HOME INVASION WITH AN INJURY.

IT'S in the paseo community in south fort myers

HOME INVASION-REM-LIVE

ALVA STABBING UPDATE-SS

NOW TO THAT ARREST IN ALVA FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE STABBING.

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

THAT'S THE SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED.

HENDRY CO. AX ON CAM-TRX OC

A ONE YEAR OLD IS RECOVERING FROM CRITICAL INJURIES AFTER SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A CAR.

IT HAPPENED AT THE HARLEM TENANTS APARTMENTS IN CLEWISTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS NECIE LOVE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN HER NEPHEW RAN TOWARDS THE CAR AND WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH.

LOVE WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

COLONIAL BLVD CRASH-VO-WIPE

WE'RE STILL WAITING ON DETAILS ABOUT A CRASH IN FORT MYERS, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 82 AND LEE BOULEVARD.

OFFICERS TELL US AN ESCALADE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN A FORD CROWN VICTORIA REAR-ENDED IT.

PARAMEDICS TOOK TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE ESCALADE TO THE HOSPITAL.

FACE CHEWING UPDATE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING: THE VICTIM OF THE FACE CHEWING ATTACK IN MIAMI SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ANY MORE SURGERY.

RONNALD POPPO SAYS IT WOULD HURT TOO MUCH.

HE LOST AN EYE, HIS EYEBROWS, HIS NOSE AND PARTS OF HIS FOREHEAD AND RIGHT CHEEK IN THE ATTACK IN MAY.

HE'S NOW BLIND.

HE LIVES AT A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY SOUTH OF MIAMI.

HIS SISTER TELLS THE MIAMI HERALD HE LIKES HIS NEW HOME.

FIRE SHOOTING UPDATE-TRX VO WIPE

POLICE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK THINK THE MAN WHO KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS HAD THE SAME CALIBER AND MAKE MILITARY-STYLE RIFLE USED IN THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL MASSACRE.

WEBSTER POLICE ALSO SAY 62-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM SPENGLER TYPED A NOTE PLEDGING TO BURN DOWN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO WHAT HE LIKED DOING BEST, "KILLING PEOPLE."

OFFICERS THINK SPENGLER ALSO KILLED HIS 67-YEAR-OLD SISTER, CHERYL.

FIRE SHOOTING UPDATE-SOTVO

The medical examiner will be working on the identification. I'm assuming that's going to take quite a period of time. The assumption is that it's the shooter's sister.

LEHIGH ACRES BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

CREWS IN LEHIGH ACRES SPENT THEIR CHRISTMAS DAY PUTTING OUT TWO BRUSH FIRES.

THIS IS VIDEO OF A ONE-ACRE BLAZE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EISENHOWER BOULEVARD AND VAN FLEET AVENUE.

BOTH FIRES ARE OUT.

FORMER S FL MARINE IS HOME-VO WIPE

A SOUTH FLORIDA VETERAN SPENT CHRISTMAS AT HOME,

AFTER MEXICAN AUTHORITIES RELEASED HIM FROM JAIL.

POLICE ARRESTED FORMER MARINE, JON HAMMAR, IN AUGUST, FOR TRYING TO BRING AN HEIRLOOM SHOTGUN INTO MEXICO.

THEY JUST RELEASED HIM UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE U-S GOVERNMENT,

INCLUDING FROM SENATOR BILL NELSON.

FORMER S FL MARINE IS HOME-SOTVO

what was the first thing he said to you? Where are we going. And he said he'd like to go to the beach. We drove over there and we spent the night there in a hotel and he got up before sunup and went out to the beach to watch the sunrise

GAS PRICES-CG OC BNR

GAS PRICES ARE HOLDING STEADY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TRIPLE A SAYS WE'RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-29.

THAT WAS THE AVERAGE A WEEK AGO AS WELL.

BUT A MONTH AGO IT WAS 12 CENTS HIGHER -- AT 3-41.

TO CHECK OUT THE BEST PRICES, HEAD TO OUR WEB SITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

QHP) TOY SAFETY-2SHOT -VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

CHILDREN'S TOYS ARE PUT THROUGH THE TEST.

TOYS CAN POSE MANY THREATS TO KIDS --

THIS MORNING -- WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE WAYS THE GOVERNMENT TEST TOYS

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TOY SAFETY-OC

WHILE THE U-S HAS STRICT TOY SAFETY STANDARDS,

13 CHILDREN DIED IN TOY-RELATED ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT TESTS TOYS TO TRY AND PREVENT INJURIES AND DEATHS.

IT SPOT CHECKS SHIPMENTS, SENDING TOYS TO ITS LAB FOR TESTING.

TOY SAFETY-PKG

NO, THIS IS NOT A TORTURE CHAMBER FOR TOYS. ITS YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK. TESTING TOYS FOR SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

"We simulate the use and abuse with a child of that age can do."

JOHN MASSALE IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER FOR C-P-S-C.

TOYS ARE TESTED WHEN INVESTIGATORS INTERCEPT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE TOYS AT U-S PORTS.

THIS YEAR MORE THAN TWO MILLION TOYS WERE SEIZED AND TESTED.

"So what we're going to do here is we're going to drop this toy."

THE RED LASERS SIMULATE THE HEIGHT OF A HIGH CHAIR OR A CHILD STANDING.

"What we're going to be looking for is sharp points or small parts anything that comes off of this when we drop it."

Q: "What is this machine?"

A: "This is our tension tester."

MASSALE ATTACHES THIS TOY GIRAFFE AND PULLS, SIMULATING THE FORCE OF A CHILD. TOYS MUST WITHSTAND 15 POUNDS OF FORCE.

"So that came out at 5.23 pounds which is way less than the 15 so obviously that is going to be a failure."

THE PIECE IS THEN DROPPED IN THE SMALL PARTS TUBE. IF IT FITS, THE PART IS TOO SMALL, POSING A CHOKING HAZARD.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS NEEDLE WAS PART OF A CHILD'S DOCTOR KIT. IT WAS SEIZED AT A U-S PORT. THE TEST?

"It's got a little hole in the bottom here and there's a trigger on the inside of this and so if a point is able to penetrate that hole and hit the trigger the light will go off."

WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TOY IS BEING TORTURED, THIS BENDING TEST ENSURES NO METAL PARTS POKE THROUGH AS A CHILD PLAYS WITH THIS TOY.

THIS PULL TEST MAKES SURE SEAMS ARE STRONG ENOUGH SO SMALL STUFFING PARTS DON'T ESCAPE.

ANOTHER DANGER - MAGNETS. DOZENS OF KIDS HAVE SWALLOWED MAGNETS LIKE THESE AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INTERNAL INJURIES.

THE C-P-S-C TESTS THE SIZE AND STRENGTH OF MAGNETIC TOYS

TOY SAFETY-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

MORE THAN TWO MILLION TOYS WERE SEIZED AT U-S PORTS THIS YEAR AND TESTED.

GOVERNMENT TESTING ALSO CHECKS AGE LABELS ON TOYS.

SO WHEN YOU'RE TOY SHOPPING REMEMBER TO ONLY BUY TOYS THAT ARE AGE APPROPRIATE.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING-VO-WIPE

DESPITE DEEP DISCOUNTS AND EXTENDED HOURS--

SHOPPERS SPENT LESS MONEY THIS HOLIDAY THAN MANY RETAILERS HAD HOPED.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT THAT TRACKS HOLIDAY SPENDING--

RETAIL SALES THIS YEAR ARE THE WEAKEST SINCE 2008.

IN THE 8 WEEK RUN-UP TO CHRISTMAS,

RETAILERS COUNT ON SHOPPERS TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THEIR POCKETS-- AND BOOST SALES BY 4 PERCENT.

THIS HOLIDAY, SPENDING INCREASED BY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT.

CHARCO WEIGHT LOSS CONTEST-CG

IF YOU'RE ALREADY WORRIED ABOUT ALL OF THE FOOD YOU ATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WE FOUND A FUN WAY TO "WORK IT OFF."

THE FITNESS SALON AT THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS HOLDING A 12 WEEK POST-HOLIDAY WEIGHT LOSS COMPETITION.

IT STARTS JANUARY 7TH.

IT COSTS 30 DOLLARS TO SIGN UP.

YOU GET A WEIGH-IN DINNER PARTY, A FREE WEEKS' USE OF THE FITNESS SALON, CASH PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS AND MORE.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY-VO

WE'VE LEARNED CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS ACTUALLY DECLINING AMONG "HIGH RISK" KIDS.

ANALYSIS FROM THE C-D-C FOCUSED ON 2- TO 4-YEAR OLD CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

OBESITY IS MORE COMMON AMONG LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

THE NUMBERS SHOWED PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND EXTREME OBESITY DECREASED SLIGHTLY BETWEEN 2003 AND 2010.

FIREFIGHTER GIFTS-VO WIPE

A GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS SPENT CHRISTMAS MORNIGN 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--

FIREFIGHTER 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--

CHRISTMAS BABIES-VO

IN THE MATERNITY WARD OF SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL IN MISSOURI,

CHRISTMAS GIFTS GET SPECIAL WRAPPING.

EVERY YEAR, NEWBORN BABIES ARE DRESSED IN HOLIDAY STOCKINGS.

HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS MAKE THEM OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, SO THAT THEY'LL BE READY FOR THE HOLIDAY.

POPE'S CHRISTMAS SPEECH-OC SOTVO

POPE BENEDICT SPOKE TO CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD LAST NIGHT IN HIS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

"May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the Savior has been born for us."

HE SPOKE FROM SAINT PETER'S BASILICA IN VATICAN CITY.

HE OFFERED HOLIDAY GREETINGS IN ENGLISH, AND 64 OTHER LANGUAGES.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

RAIN TODAY, SUN TOMORROW

A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.

It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.

Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.

As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.

Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.

The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.

Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.

The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

NEW TSA PROGRAM-VO

IN THE COMING YEAR, FLIERS MAY HAVE AN EASIER TIME GETTING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AT AIRPORTS.

THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM.

IT LETS AVERAGE TRAVELERS GET TO THEIR PLANES WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE OFF THEIR SHOES OR TAKE LIQUIDS OUT OF THEIR CARRY ON'S.

BUT FIRST -- TRAVELERS MUST FIRST GET PAST A BOMB SNIFFING DOG AND AN AGENT WHO IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO DETECT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR.

DIABETIC DANGER-VO

HOLIDAY GATHERINGS OFTEN LEAD TO OVERINDULGING IN YOUR FAVORITE FOODS -- WHICH CAN BE A DANGEROUS PRACTICE FOR DIABETICS.

NEW THIS MORNING: DIETITIANS AT THE BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SAY HOLIDAY MENUS ARE OFTEN PACKED WITH CARBOHYDRATES AND FATS, BOTH OF WHICH INCREASE THE BODY'S DEMAND FOR INSULIN.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CAN BE HIGH IN SUGAR AND STIMULATE YOUR APPETITE -- SO THEY SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

CHARLES DUNNING DEATH-VO

THE MAN DUBBED THE KING OF CHARACTER ACTORS HAS PASSED AWAY.

CHARLES DURNING WAS BEST KNOWN FOR SUCH MOVIES AS "THE STING" AND "TOOTSIE."

DURNING WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR TWO HERO --

HE BARELY LIVED THROUGH D-DAY AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

CHARLES DURNING WAS 89 YEARS OLD.

STOLEN PUPPY FOUND-VO-WIPE

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS -

AUTHORITIES MAKE ONE FAMILY'S HOLIDAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER-

BY FINDING THEIR STOLEN PUPPY.

THE LITTLE POMERANIAN - CHIHUAHUA MIX WAS READY TO GO HOME WITH HIS ADOPTED FAMILY LAST WEEKEND.

BUT SOMEONE WALKED OFF WITH HIM FIRST.

STOLEN PUPPY FOUND-SOTVO

"I think Lauren right here in the blue, she said it the best when we got the phone call last night she said " Best Christmas ever." So we were excited to get the phone call and obviously nervous with all of the cameras here. And just want to take our puppy and go home and get on with our Christmas."

DR ELLA PIPER'S PARTY-NATSVO WIPE

IT'S A CHRISTMAS TRADITION NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD --- AND IT HELPS HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHILDREN EVERY YEAR.

nats

THIS YEAR ABOUT 400 CHILDREN RECEIVED GIFTS AT THE 97TH ANNUAL DOCTOR ELLA PIPER CENTER CHRISTMAS PARTY IN FORT MYERS.

ALL OF THE GIFTS AND PRESENTS ARE DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY.

DR ELLA PIPER'S PARTY-SOTVO

Nida Eluna, Dr. Piper Center for Social Services "Everything that we do for these kids, it's all worth it. You have to be here to really witness the glow in the faces of the children that receive a bike or the toys even."

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

DUNKING SANTAS-VOTOPS

MUST SEE VIDEO THIS MORNING --

SANTA CLAUSES STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE ROCKETS AND BULL GAME LAST NIGHT.

ALL OF THEM SHOWING OFF THEIR DUNKING SKILLS -- WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE SPRINGBOARD.

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