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NEW DETAILS ON A MONSTER SNOW STORM THAT'S CANCELLED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS AND STRANDED FRUSTRATED PASSENGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AUTHORITIES SAY A CANCELLED FLIGHT SENT THIS WOMAN INTO A FIT OF RAGE.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO AVOID ANOTHER RECESSION?

WITH JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT FOR LAWMAKERS TO WORK TOGETHER, TOP LEADERS SAY IT LOOKS LIKE THE COUNTRY WILL TOPPLE OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

PLUS - YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY WHEN IT COMES TO ONLINE SHOPPING.

WHY IT PAYS TO SPLURGE, THE FIRST TIME YOU VISIT A WEBSITE.

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2 fiscal cliff talks-trxVO

3 dynamic pricing-trxVO

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SHOW OPEN-CLIP

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PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST BEGIN BACK-BREAKING WORK OF CLEARING OUT THE SNOW.

AND THERE'S MORE ON THE WAY.

THE FORECAST CALLS FOR ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW TO COVER PARTS OF NEW YORK STATE BY TONIGHT.

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THIS IS NEAR ROCHESTER.

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TRAVEL HAS BEEN A HEADACHE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

TENSIONS BOILED OVER AT R-S-W THIS MORNING WHEN ONE WOMAN'S FLIGHT TO DETROIT WAS CANCELLED.

LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY SAY THIS WOMAN TOOK HER FRUSTRATION OUT ON TICKET AGENTS.

AND ULTIMATELY LANDED IN JAIL.

NBC-2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

RSW ALTERCATION-CELL-REM

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NANA MIMURA THOUGHT SHE WAS CATCHING 6:15 FLIGHT BACK HOME TO DETROIT THIS MORNING.

BUT THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE AIRLINE WAS SHORT A CREW MEMBER.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT WHEN POLICE ARRIVED THEY FOUND MIMURA AND HER HUSBAND YELLING AT THE AGENTS.

THEY ASKED THEM TO BACK OFF.

HE DID.

SHE DIDN'T.

POLICE SAY MIMURA BEGAN TAKING PHOTOS OF THE STAFF WITH HER IPHONE CAMERA WHILE SWEARING AND YELLING.

A spokesperson for spirit airlines says

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RSW CANCELLATIONS-MITTOTOPS

IT LOOKS LIKE JUST A FEW FLIGHTS ARE DELAYED OUT OF R-S-W RIGHT NOW.

THIS ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO AKRON, OHIO.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS MORE SNOW OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IN THE NORTHEAST.

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AN ODD CASE OF ROAD RAGE IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

A FAMILY SAYS A WOMAN THREW A COFFEE MUG AT THEIR CAR AFTER THEY HONKED AT HER FOR DRIFTING INTO THEIR LANE.

IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE ARREST THEY FOUND OUT SHE'S AN OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMET OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN IS LIVE IN OUR CHARLOTTE COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM.

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THIS IS WHERE ARREST REPORTS SAY THE WHOLE INCIDENT STARTED.

STEVE RUTHVEN AND HIS FAMILY HAD JUST LEFT THE PHARMACY AND WERE GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS 41.

TAMIKO ELLEN WAS DRIVING NEXT TO HIM.

DJJ OFFICER ARRESTED-VO

AS THE TWO CARS CONTINUED ALONG HARBORVIEW, RUTHVEN CLAIMS ELLEN STARTED YELLING AT HIM, HE YELLED BACK.

THEN, ELLEN IS ACCUSED OF THROWING HER FULL COFFEE CUP OUT OF HER WINDOW ONTO RUTHVEN'S MOVING CAR.

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Steve Ruthven, Port Charlotte

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DEPUTIES CAUGHT ELLEN AND ARRESTED HER FOR HIT AND RUN AND FOR THROWING COFFEE AT THE CAR.

ELLEN WORKS AT THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IN FORT MYERS.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS SHE IS STILL WORKING THERE, BUT WILL NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH YOUTH WHILE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT.

WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF HER TODAY.

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LAWMAKERS ARE BACK IN WASHINGTON AFTER THEIR HOLIDAY BREAK.

THEY'RE CUTTING IT CLOSE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

LAST NIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED THE SENATE AND HOUSE LEADERS BEFORE LEAVING HIS HAWAIIAN VACATION.

IN 5 DAYS, A SET OF TAX RATE INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS ARE SET TO GO INTO EFFECT.

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW FIRST AT FOUR.

A COLLIER COUNTY HOME WAS DESTROYED AFTER A LATE-AFTERNOON FIRE.

IT HAPPENED ON 4TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST - NEAR GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD.

NBC-2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN IS THERE LIVE --

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COLLIER HOME FIRE-REM-LIVE

DUMP TRUCK ROLLOVER-VO

TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR HOURS IN COLLIER COUNTY--

AFTER A DUMP TRUCK ROLLED OVER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO--

THE TRUCK SPILLED 50-THOUSAND POUNDS OF SAND ALL OVER COLLIER BOULEVARD AT GRAND LELY DRIVE.

DUMP TRUCK ROLLOVER-SOTVO

"Saw the car that's smashed up and the truck that's overturned. It's pretty insane this is a wide road."

F-H-P SAYS THE TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HIT TWO CARS. AND THEN FLIPPED OVER.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, WHERE T-V STATIONS TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT STORIES THAT MADE HEADLINES IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.

THIS YEAR, THE STATE OF FLORIDA GAVE US PLENTY TO PUT IN THE "WEIRD FILES".

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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FORT MYERS BEACH FIRE FIGHTERS PLAN TO USE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CUT COSTS AND DO THEIR JOB MORE EFFICIENTLY.

CAPTAIN RON MARTIN SAYS THE NEW "MOBILE EYES" COMPUTER SOFTWARE CUTS OUT 3 TO 4 HOURS OF PAPERWORK EACH DAY.

THE ONLINE DATABASE ALSO MAPS POINT OUT HAZARDS INSIDE BUILDINS--

AND IT CALCULATES HOW MANY GALLONS PER MINUTE OF WATER IT WILL TAKE TO FIGHT A FIRE.

FMB SOFTWARE PROGRAM-SOTVO

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super= Captain Ron Martin, Fort Myers Beach Fire District runs= 11

17:11 the goal of the program is that when they get dispatched they will see our information and they'll be able to say hey we're going to an occupancy that has a shared common attic does it have a sprinkler system in it 17:22

THE DISTRICT BOUGHT THE PROGRAM IN AUGUST FOR 27-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

CLOUDS COME BACK TOMORROW

The weather tomorrow will feature more clouds and warmer temperatures as the wind starts to shift more from the south. Tonight will be partly cloudy and another chilly evening is on the way. Temperatures will quickly drop into the 50's this evening and we will land in the 40's again tomorrow morning. Chilly mid-40's will be on the thermometers a few miles away from the Gulf and our beaches will stay in the lower 50's. As Friday afternoon rolls around you'll notice and increase in clouds and there may even be one or two isolated rain showers before sunset. Highs on Friday will climb to the mid 70's.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

YOU MIGHT NOT THINK KIDS HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR YOGA.BUT APPARENTLY IT'S CATCHING ON.

AND MAYBE THAT'S THE POINT.

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WELLS FARGO DISCLAIMER-SSTOPS

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WORRIES OVER THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF IS HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.

AND IT'S AFFECTING INVESTOR SENTIMENT.

OVER 100 BILLION DOLLARS WAS YANKED FROM STOCKS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.

OUR WELLS FARGO ADVISOR NICK CHLUMSKY IS HERE TODAY --

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS-PLASMA

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And unfortunately, the fear surrounding the fiscal cliff has significantly dragged down consumer confidence in the month of December, its biggest drop since the lowering of the US' credit rating back in August of 2011. And of course this a bit worrisome since the consumer makes up about two thirds of the US economy…A consumer that might already be challenged with fewer dollars to spend due to higher taxes starting in 2013.

Retail investors have also been skeptical of the prospects for growth in the US and the impending fiscal cliff. And for the third year in a row now, investors have pulled out over $150 billion from stock mutual funds and exchanged traded funds and have been plowing money into the safer havens of US bond funds, the most since the record set in 2009.

So if you're wondering, should you follow this trend, that is, steer away from stocks and invest in bonds, here's a few things to consider. First and foremost, the decision to invest in stocks will depend on your investment objective, your risk tolerance, and your time horizon. Having said that, I think it's important to point out that the market is up 12% year to date even in the midst of all of the uncertainty and politics in Washington.

And even though retail investors have pulled out over $450 billion in stocks from the market in the last three years, the market is up 25% since the beginning of 2010 which means that someone believes in stocks. And those believers have been institutional investors like hedge funds and pension funds, often referred to as the "smart money" that have been significantly adding to their stock positions. In short, stocks have done very well in the last three years.

And with interest rates still at record lows and likely to stay there through 2015, investors in short-term bond funds can expect meager returns. There is a greater opportunity to generate higher returns and a higher yield in large cap stocks than in short term bond funds. And with interest rates at near zero percent, money will eventually drift to asset classes with higher returns like stocks and real estate.

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS-PLASMA

WELLS FARGO TAG-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE THREE

STILL TO COME, FIRST AT FOUR.

WE OPEN FLORIDA'S WEIRD FILES FROM THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

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FL WEIRD 2012-OC, ANIBOX RVL

FLORIDA HAD ITS SHARE OF ODD STORIES OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT JUST A FEW THAT HAD MANY SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS.

FIRST UP - THE GRUESOME AND BIZARRE STORY OF A MAN WHO ATTACKED A HOMELESS MAN IN MIAMI.

HE THEN CHEWED THE HOMELESS MAN'S FACE BEFORE POLICE SHOT AND KILLED HIM.

THEN NEAR TAMPA, A WOMAN WAS ARRESTED FOR RIDING A MANATEE.

THE 55-YEAR OLD SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW.

SHE TURNED HERSELF IN TO POLICE.

FINALLY - A HERO LIFEGUARD ON HALLANDALE BEACH LOST HIS JOB AFTER SAVING A PERSON FROM DROWNING.

HIS BOSS SAID HE LEFT THE SWIMMING BOUNDARIES TO RESCUE THE MAN.

AFTER A MEDIA FIRESTORM -- THE LIFEGUARD WAS OFFERED HIS JOB BACK, BUT HE TURNED IT DOWN.

THERE ARE DOZENS OF WEIRD STORIES FROM FLORIDA THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR HERE ON THE AIR.

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b woman riding manatee-vo

c lifeguard fired-vo

CHILD YOGA-OC

MORE AND MORE KIDS ARE FINDING THEIR ZEN.

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Some say yoga is the fastest growing sport in the nation, with an estimated

20 million people practicing regularly. But the latest trend among yogis is

that an ever-growing number of practitioners are.. pint-sized.

Genevieve O/C:

There are yoga classes for infants all the way up to teenagers. They even

have classes for toddlers like my daughter.

SOT: Liz Eustace, CEO Alignyo:

You're still going to see the foundation of yoga - so there's going to be an

awareness of movement, and anatomy and breath, tremendous creativity,

interplay between teacher and children.

Genevieve O/C:

I'm here with a group of 6-9 year-old yogis who are showing me a little

about what a kids' yoga class is like.

NATS:

One leg comes up, the other.

Teacher Lauren Chaitoff co-owner of Yogi Beans:

It's going to be little bit sillier, more playful/Kids are stressed, social

pressures and pressure in school.

SOT KIDS:

MOS LITTLE GIRL:

It clears you mind off something that's really bothering you.

MOS BROTHER AND SISTER:

After class is over it seems like I'm not so worried about my problems as

when I was in school.

Parents should look for a registered children's yoga instructor-a good

start is the Yoga Alliance website. Don't be afraid to ask a lot of

questions and be sure to develop a relationship with the teacher.

Experts - and parents - say the benefits extend well beyond the studio.

Mom Gail Tobias SOT:

After she is done with the class I find she's much more eager to go home and

sit and do her homework and be more focused.

EUSTACE SOT:

"There's also great resources online and through books and through DVDs so

whether you're in a small community or a larger community you can still

integrate a lot of the practices and teachings of kids yoga.

CHILD YOGA-OC

GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN REPORTING.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR A REGISTERED CHILDREN'S INSTRUCTOR WE'VE POSTED THE YOGA ALLIANCE WEBSITE ON OUR WEBSITE - NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

STILL TO COME - ALL NEW, FIRST AT FOUR.

WHO'S TO BLAME FOR A CAPE CORAL FIRE ENGINE FAILING DURING AN EMERGENCY?

FIRST AT FOUR - NBC-2 UNCOVERS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES GETTING CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF POLITICS.

PLUS - 5 MAJOR RETAILERS ANSWER THE WARNING TO RECALL A DANGEROUS CHILD RECLINER.

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B) nap nanny recall-vo

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THERE'S A SHOWDOWN IN CAPE CORAL.

AT THE CENTER OF CONTROVERSY-- WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A FIRE ENGINE THAT BROKE DOWN DURING AN EMERGENCY.

THE FIREFIGHTER UNION SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO HIRE A FULL-TIME MAINTENCE WORKER.

MEANWHILE THE CITY PUTS THE BLAME BACK ON FIREFIGHTERS.

THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

NBC-2'S STEVE CAMPION JOINS US LIVE IN OUR CAPE CORAL MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE STORY.

CAPE FIREFIGHTERS VERSUS THE CITY-REM-LIVE

WHEN LIFE OR DEATH CAN COME DOWN TO MERE MINUTES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION -- YOU WANT FIREFIGHTERS POSITIONED ON THE VERY BEST EQUIPMENT --THERE ASAP.

AS WE FIRST REPORTED THIS PAST MONTH -- AN ENGINE FAILURE LEFT FIRST RESPONDERS CALLING FOR OTHER HELP.

CAPE FIREFIGHTERS VERSUS THE CITY-PKG

"Theres an structure fire."

NOVEMBER 30TH -- FIRE TENDER FIVE NEVER ARRIVES AT THIS CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE.

"Tanker, how far are you out? Tanker 5, I could not get it to crank the battery was dead. The auto ejector ejected and the battery died again."

FIREFIGHTERS BLAMED THE CITY -- SAYING THEIR MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FAILED AND ASKED FOR A NEW POSITION WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT.

TODAY IN A MEMO WE OBTAINED -- THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FIRED BACK.

HE DEFENDED THE CURRENT PRACTICE AND WROTE "FURTHER REVIEW BY FLEET INDICATES THE ISSUE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED INADVERTENTLY BY THE FIRE DEPARMENT USERS OF THIS VEHICLE."

AFTER A FULL REPORT -- PUBLIC WORKS FOUND FIREFIGHTER'S IMPROPRELY STORED EQUIPMENT KNOCKED THE BATTERY CHARGER OFFLINE WHICH IS WHY THE ENGINE COULDN'T START.

Mayor John Sullivan, Cape Coral

CAPE FIREFIGHTERS VERSUS THE CITY-REM-LIVE

NOW -- THE FIRE UNION WHICH FIRST SOUNDED THE ALARM ABOUT MAINTENANCE ISSUE DIDNT WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS STORY.

THEIR PRESIDENT TOLD US THEIR POSITION IS SIMPLE -- THEY JUST WANT TO GET EVERY EQUIPMENT RESOLVED FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL CITIZENS.

CAPE UEP LEADER-VO

MEANWHILE.CAPE CORAL'S NEW UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT MANAGER GAVE AN UPDATE TO NBC 2.

BACK IN FEBRUARY -- CAPE LEADERS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTROVERSIAL PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO THE CITY.

PART OF THE PROCESS INCLUDED HIRING A PERSON TO WORK SOLELY ON THE PROJECT.

THE CITY MANAGER CHOSE PAUL CLINGHAN FOR THE JOB.

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Paul Clinghan, Utilities Extension Project Manager "90 percent of the projects I've done over the years is design, bid, build. That brings a methodical approach to getting it out to bid."

CLINGHAN MUST FIRST FOCUS ON SOUTHWEST SIX AND SEVEN -- AN AREA NEAR TRAFALGAR PARKWAY AND CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.

WINTER STORM TRAVEL-OC

IT'S DÉJÀ VU TODAY FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING HOME AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

WICKED WINTER WEATHER IS KEEPING PLANES ON THE GROUND AT SOME OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.

AND THE NORTHEAST IS BRACING FOR ROUND TWO.

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Natural Sound

FROM PARTS OF NEW YORK TO MAINE.HEAVY SNOWFALL AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

Natural Sound -

"It's been brutal."

SOME AREAS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES ON.

Natural Sound

ALONG WITH SNOW, THE STORM COULD BRING DRENCHING RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING TO COASTAL NEW JERSEY AND MASSACHUSETTS.ANOTHER BLOW TO AREAS STILL RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE SANDY.

Sound MOS :20-:22

" Yeah, it's becoming a bit too much

Natural Sound :23-:25

"You have to pack your patience."

AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED THIS WEEK.

IN PHILADELPHIA, AVERAGE WAITS WERE SEVERAL HOURS, TESTING PASSENGERS' PATIENCE.

Sound Tamara Jenkins - Traveler:33-:41

"It was cancelled and delayed and delayed and missing a connecting flight, yeah I am a little anxious."

AT DALLAS INTERNATIONAL, WHERE A THOUSAND PEOPLE OVERNIGHTED TUESDAY DUE TO WEATHER, THE STORM'S MOVED ON, BUT DELAYS CONTINUE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH FLIGHTS ORIGINATING IN THE EAST.

Natural Sound

ON THE HIGHWAYS, MORE FRUSTRATIONS. HUNDREDS OF MOTORISTS GOT STUCK ON ICY ROADS OR SLID INTO DRIFTS.

Sound MOS - Syracuse, NY 1:00-1:04

"We spent quite a while trying to get the car unstuck."

Natural Sound

BLASTING IN FROM THE MIDWEST, THE STORM HAD ALREADY BROUGHT RECORD SNOWFALL, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND TORNADOES, LEAVING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS WITHOUT POWER.

Natural Sound

AND NOW THIS HEARTY DOSE OF WINTER WILL CONTINUE, AS ANOTHER SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVING EAST, BRINGING WITH IT, MORE SNOW.

NJ FLOODING-VOTOPS

THE HITS KEEP COMING FOR THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FLOODING AT SEASIDE PARK.

THIS VIDEO IS FROM THIS MORNING.

FISCAL CLIFF 5 DAYS-SS, VO

WITH JUST 5 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ONCE AGAIN REACHING OUT TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.

LAST NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE LEADERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO TALK ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS.

IF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DON'T WORK TOGETHER, THE NATION COULD HEAD INTO A RECESSION.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, A SET OF TAX RATE INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS ARE SCHEDULED TO GO INTO EFFECT.

THE HOUSE WILL BE IN SESSION ON SUNDAY.

US JOB APPLICATIONS DROP-VO

TODAY - A SIGN THAT THE JOB MARKET IS HEALING.

THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF U-S UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS FELL TO A 5-YEAR LOW THIS MONTH.

DECEMBER NUMBERS ARE THE LOWEST SINCE MARCH OF 2008.

NFM WEAPON THEFT-VO

WE HAVE SOME SURVEILLANCE PICUTRES WE WANT TO SHOW YOU FROM A HOME BURGLARY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THIS HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY, THE 21ST AROUND NOON ON GARDENIA CIRCLE EAST.

THE HOMEOWNER CALLED DEPUTIES -- REPORTING THAT THE THREE SUSPECTS HAD STOLEN MULTIPLE GUNS.

THEY GOT AWAY IN A DARK COLORED FOUR DOOR TOYOTA CAMRY.

GEORGE H.W. BUSH ILL-VO

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH REMAINS IN THE INTENSITVE CARE UNIT TONIGHT.

HE'S STILL IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL --

WITH WHAT DOCTORS ARE CALLING A "STUBBORN FEVER".

DOCTORS NOR MR. BUSH'S SPOKESPERSON ARE RELEASING ANY *NEW INFORMATION ON HIS CONDITION TODAY.

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FLORIDA PORTS ARE BIG BUSINESS, AND THEY DEPEND ON TWO UNIONS: THE INTERNATIONAL LONG-SHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE UNITED STATES MARITIME ALLIANCE

THIS MORNING, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HELD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH EXECUTIVES FROM EACH UNION -- URGING THEM TO SIGN A CONTRACT BEFORE THE DEADLINE THIS SATURDAY.

IF THEY DON'T, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A STRIKE OR LOCKOUT.

GOVERNOR SCOTT ALREADY ASKED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO INVOKE THE TAFT-HARTLEY ACT, WHICH WOULD PREVENT A WORK STOPPAGE.

NAP NANNY RECALL-TRX, OC VO DISS VIDBOX

CONSUMER ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.

4 MAJOR RETAILERS HAVE AGREED TO PULL A CONTROVERSIAL INFANT RECLINER FROM THEIR SHELVES.

AT LEAST FIVE DEATHS AND DOZENS OF INJURIES HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE NAP NANNY.

THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION WARNED THE MAKERS OF NAP NANNY THAT ITS PRODUCT WAS DANGEROUS.

BUT THE COMPANY REFUSED TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL THE RECLINER.

SO AMAZON DOT COM, BUY BUY BABY, DIAPERS DOT COM, TOYS R US, AND BABIES R US ARE RECALLING THE NAP NANNY THEMSELVES.

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CONSUMER ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.

THE LIGHTBULBS WE GREW UP WITH ARE GOING BYE-BYE IN THE NEW YEAR.

THE 75-WATT BULB WILL NO LONGER BE PRODUCED.

THE 100-WATT WAS ALREADY PHASED OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IN THEIR PLACE, PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BUY NEW L-E-D BULBS.

LIGHT BULB PHASE OUT-SOTVO

If $25 to $40 sounds

like a lot of money for a light bulb, you've got to keep that in perspective

because for $1 you spend to power a regular light bulb, it's only going to cost

you 20 cents to power the LED.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

SPORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR THAN THEY ARE TODAY.

PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD ARE KICKING UP THEIR HEELS AND FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

they don't injure themselves.

MAYBE THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IS RUNNING. IN 1990 THERE WERE 143,000 MARATHON FINISHERS. BY 2011 THE FIGURE TOOK OFF, AS 518,000 RUNNERS FINISHED. COMPLETING A 26.2 MILE COURSE IS A JOURNEY IN ITSELF. THE KEY IS A COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAM.

DR. JAMES BYNUM/ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE

RUNS:

06:46 Practicing just for your specific sport is good, but we've found more and more that cross training, doing other exercises such as weight lifting or endurance training, regardless of your sport, is gonna help you in the long run.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

If you're choosing a sport to take up. You might want to pick up on what you're body is telling you. Some experts believe the sport picks the athlete, as much as the athlete picks the sport.

DR. JAMES BYNUM/ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE

RUNS:

:57 Some examples like Michael Phelps he's designed for swimming, his proportions are such that they call him the human fish. 8:02 We're all born with a certain mixture of different muscle types - some muscles are more adept for marathon running. Some muscle is more adept for endurance. Athletes that excel in those sports have perhaps a high proportion of the muscle that's better for those events.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MUSCLES INCLUDES CONDITIONING AND NUTRITION.

DR. JAMES BYNUM/ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE

RUNS:

:32 It's the differences in training, that are going make the difference.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

USUALLY DENTIST OFFICE AND RELAXATION ARE NOT USED IN THE SAME SENTENCE.

BUT A FORT LAUDERDALE DOCTOR IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

DV1 - 25:36 I offer high end quality dental services along with a full menu

of spa services/

FIRST AT FOUR - THE DENTIST THAT OFFERS A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR EVERY SPA NEED.

PLUS - EACH TIME YOU LOOK AT YOUR ONLINE WISH LIST- THE PRICE COULD INCREASE.

A) dentist office spa-sotvo

B) dynamic pricing-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

DOZENS OF HIGH POWERED ASSUALT WEAPONS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THIEVES TONIGHT.

NEW AT FIVE --

WHERE DEPUTIES ARE ON A FRANTIC SEARCH TO TRACK DOWN A TRIO OF THIEVES

AND THE REWARD BEING OFFERED FOR ANYONE WHO CAN HELP.

A) STOLEN WEAPONS-VOTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

CLOUDS COME BACK TOMORROW

The weather tomorrow will feature more clouds and warmer temperatures as the wind starts to shift more from the south. Tonight will be partly cloudy and another chilly evening is on the way. Temperatures will quickly drop into the 50's this evening and we will land in the 40's again tomorrow morning. Chilly mid-40's will be on the thermometers a few miles away from the Gulf and our beaches will stay in the lower 50's. As Friday afternoon rolls around you'll notice and increase in clouds and there may even be one or two isolated rain showers before sunset. Highs on Friday will climb to the mid 70's.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

DENTIST OFFICE SPA-OC

GO IN FOR ROUTE CANAL AND A FACIAL?

A FLORIDA DENTIST IS OFFERING A FULL-SERVICE SPA IN ADDITION TO DENTAL WORK.

DENTIST OFFICE SPA-PKG

HER NAME IS APRIL PATTERSON A DENTIST WHO'S PATIENTS AFFECTIONATELY CALL HER

DR. PATTY BUT WHEN YOU COME TO DR. PATTY'S DENTAL BOUTIQUE IN FT.

LAUDERDALE FLORIDA YOU QUICKLY REALIZE THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S DENTIST

OFFICE

Dr. Patty

DV1 - 25:36 I offer high end quality dental services along with a full menu

of spa services/

Dr. Patty

DV1 - 26:18 including facials, massage, full body treatments semi permanent

eyelash extensions and we also have a brow bar that specializes in the

modern technique of Indian hair removal threading for high definition brows.

DV2 - 8:40

CHRISTINA CARTER CAME IN TODAY TO GET HER BRACES OFF BUT WHILE SHE'S HERE

SHE'S ALSO SCHEDULED A FACIAL

Christina Carter

DV2 - 30:19

A busy professional like myself, it's a one stop shop where I can get my

dental work done and I can also get a facial and massage and just relax.

When you're busy its just so nice to have everything all at one spot.

Dr. Patty

DV1 - 26:41 I can give you a great example of how all the services kind of

work together. 26:45 A client is coming in to have their dental veneers done

they come in an hour early they can have a facial or a massage while their

valium takes effect they come in to start their dental procedure and they're

nice and relaxed.

Bianna: Is your philosophy that you know maybe everything is rooted from the

smile but everyone looks at your entire face?

They do.

AND IT ISN'T JUST FOR WOMEN. ANDREW HELLER CAME TO DR. PATTY TO FIX HIS

SMILE AND WALKED OUT LOOKING LIKE A NEW MAN

Dr. Patty with Bianna

DV1- 34:22

He was interested in veneers but we wanted to look at him comprehensively,

the dental work but also the facial aesthetics.

Bianna: So did you give him the idea for botox?

Dr. Patty: Absolutely I suggested it.

37:55 Bianna

Oh wow. That's incredible. He looks like a younger man.

DR. PATTY PUT FILLER AROUND ANDREW'S MOUTH TO LIFT AND ENHANCE HIS SMILE AND

A LITTLE BOTOX IN THE FOREHEAD.

Bianna: How do you feel about the way you look now?

Andrew Heller:

DV2-3:03

I'm thrilled. It turned out better than I could have imagined. /but it took

her a tremendous amount of convincing to do more than just enhancing the

teeth.

Dr. Patty

DV1- 27:34 /people are excited that there's something new something that's

DENTIST OFFICE SPA-OC

BIANNA GOLODRYGA REPORTING.

BURGER KING FRANCE-VO

THE FRENCH CAN NOW "HAVE IT THEIR WAY" WHEN IT COMES TO BURGERS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS, BURGER KING OPENS A RESTAURANT IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY.

THE KING HAD NEARLY 40 LOCATIONS IN FRANCE BACK IN 1997.

BUT POOR SALES FORCED THEM TO SHUT DOWN.

LAST WEEKEND, A BURGER KING OPENED AT THE MARSEILLESS AIRPORT.

A SECOND LOCATION WILL OPEN NEXT YEAR.

ZUCKERBURG FAMILY PHOTO-SS

FACEBOOK'S CONVOLUTED PRIVACY SETTINGS ARE EVEN CONFUSING MARK ZUCKERBERG'S FAMILY.

ZUCKERBERG'S SISTER POSTED THIS FAMILY PICTURE TO HER PERSONAL FACEBOOK PROFILE.

THE PICTURE POPPED UP ON ANOTHER WOMAN'S NEWS FEED AND THEN SHE TWEETED THE PICTURE.

JANET JACKSON ENGAGED-VO

JANET JACKSON HAS SOME NEW BLING.

THE POP SINGER IS REPORTEDLY ENGAGED TO BILLIONAIRE BOYFRIEND: WISSAM AL MANA.

US WEEKLY REPORTS AN EXPENSIVE WEDDING IS SET FOR NEXT SPRING.

AQUARIUM SHATTERS-VOTOPS

16 PEOPLE WERE INJURED AT A CHINA SHOPPING CENTER WHEN AN AQUARIUM SHATTERED.

THE 33 TON FISH TANK HAD SHARKS, TURTLES AND FISH.

OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW HOW THE SIX INCH GLASS BROKE. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE CROWDED AROUND TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE FISH.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

WHEN IT COMES TO SHOPPING ONLINE, IMPULSE PURCHASES MIGHT SAVE YOU MONEY.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY YOUR ONLINE WISH LIST GETS MORE EXPENSIVE - THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT.

A) dynamic pricing-VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Sunshine returns with cooler temps

2. Naples woman arrested at RSW

3. Gifted guns hit social media

DYNAMIC PRICING-TFC

A NEW STUDY SHOWS IT COULD PAY TO GIVE-IN TO AN ONLINE IMPULSE BUY.

COMPANIES ARE TRACKING HOW MANY TIMES YOU LOOK AT A CERTAIN ITEM - AND THEN RAISE THE PRICE ON THAT PRODUCT.

DYNAMIC PRICING-PKG

THE MORE YOU LOOK AT AN ITEM ON LINE: WHETHER IT'S A PRODUCT OR AN AIRLINE TICKET… THE MORE LIKELY THE PRICE WILL GO UP.

IT'S CALLED DYNAMIC PRICING.

"Dynamic pricing essentially is pricing things different for different people at different times, for the same product."

JOHN SIMPSON OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG-DOT-ORG SAYS IT'S UNFAIR TO SHOPPERS.

"So you start to have the ability of really discriminatory pricing."

MARKETING EXPERT PROFESSOR DOMINIQUE HANSSENS.

"How do these companies know that I've been looking at this item for 3 days on the 3rd day it's more expensive than it was 3 days ago? That's because you leave a trail, you might think you're anonymous on the internet but you're really not. Your name may be private but your computer name is not."

YOUR COMPUTER ID IS TRACKED BY SOFTWARE ON YOUR BROWSER CALLED COOKIES.

THESE COOKIES COLLECT INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU'VE SHOPPED, AND WHAT YOU'VE BOUGHT. AND, IF YOU'VE SHOPPED AT HIGH END SITES THEY MIGHT SET YOUR PRICE HIGHER!

"They will look at the probability that you will buy given your previous behavior."

PROFESSOR HANSSENS SAYS BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME.

DYNAMIC PRICING-TFC

ANA GARCIA REPORTING.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

HANG ONTO YOUR PAYCHECK -- AT FIVE NBC2 DETAILS JUST HOW MUCH WILL BE MISSING FROM YOURS IF WE FALL OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.

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