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HL1) EMERGENCY LANDING-VOTOPS

A PUNTA GORDA BOUND FLIGHT --

FORCED FROM THE SKY --

DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) NY FIREFIGHTER LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS --

CHILLING NEW INFORMATION -- IN THE MURDERS OF 2 NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS.

NBC-2 TELLS YOU HOW THE LONE GUNMAN GOT HIS HANDS ON THE MURDER WEAPONS --

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

EMERGENCY LANDING-SOTVO-OC

THIS MORNING -- WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST ON A PLANE -- HEADED TO PUNTA GORDA --

FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING -- SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

"I remember them telling us to put our coats on and to put our heads down."

IT WAS TRULY AN UFORGETTABLE DAY --

THAT PLAN WAS GROUNDED AFTER LEAVING SOUTH BEND INDIANA.

WE SPOKE WITH PASSENGERS ABOUT THE TENSE MOMENTS THEY EXPERIENCED.

HERE'S NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON HAS BEEN STAYING ON TOP OF THIS DEVELOPING STORY --

EMERGENCY LANDING-PKG

TAKE: SOT AT TC:

AT: 0:13

TO: 0:16

DURATION:0:03

FRIGHTENED PASSENGERS ONBOARD ALLEGIANT FLIGHT 959 FROM SOUTH BEND TO PUNTA GORDA.

EXPERIENCED EVERY FLIERS NIGHTMARE.

THE PLANE WAS ONLY IN THE AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE OFFICIALS SAY THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT CAME ON.

THAT PROMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT FORT WAYNE AIRPORT.

ALL 149 PASSENGERS AND FIVE CREW MEMBERS USED INFLATABLE SLIDES TO EXIT THE PLANE.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL FIRE ONBOARD AND THEY ARE STILL LOOKING IN TO WHAT MADE THE FIRE LIGHT COME ON.

-NATS FROM AIRPORT-

BACK AT PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT.

EMERGENCY LANDING-OC

COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR --

NBC-2 WAS THERE WHEN THAT PLANE FINALLY MADE IT TO PUNTA GORDA, JUST AFTER 3-O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

LEHIGH FIRE-SOTVO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING --

A LEHIGH ACRES FAMILY IS WITHOUT A HOME AFTER A FIRE DESTROYED IT.

IT ALL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON CAPRI STREET -- BETWEEN JAGUAR AND COLUMBUS BOULEVARDS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY -- THE FAMILY AND MOST OF THEIR PETS -- 3 DOGS, 2 BIRDS AND A CAT -- MADE IT OUT SAFELY.

LEHIGH FIRE-SOTVO

SOT: Robert Dilallo, Batallion Chief:0"When we arrived there was too much fire to make an offensive attack so we made a defensive attack from the outside. We didn't put any firefighters in danger, just a lot of week."

FMPD 23RD MURDER-TRX-SS-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE, IN FORT MYERS.

POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING THE 23-RD MURDER OF THE YEAR --

THAT'S THE MOST *EVER RECORED, IN FORT MYERS.

ACCORDING TO DECTECTIVES -- FRIDAY MORNING, A GUNMAN SHOT AND KILLED THIS MAN --

35-YEAR OLD ROBERT RAYBON JUNIOR.

FAMILY MEMBERS TELL US HE WAS SHOT IN HIS DRIVEWAY.

FMPD 23RD MURDER-SOTVO

1747 "it's hard if no one don't talk. If they beat the bushes, if the beat the bushes hard enough they'll come up with something. There is something that can be said If you beat the bushes hard enough, somebody will talk."

FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-OTS-VO-OC

PROGRESS COULD BE SHAPING UP IN WASHINGTON --

TALKS BETWEEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MAY BE MAKING SOME PROGRESS TOWARD AVERTING THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THE POLITICAL LEADERS WERE ON CAPITAL HILL FRIDAY-- FOR A LAST MINUTE EFFORT TO AVERT THE SERIES OF TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS -- SET TO TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY FIRST.

SENATE LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND --

AND HOUSE MEMBERS RETURN TO WASHINGTON SUNDAY FOR AN EMERGENCY SESSION.

LOCAL PROGRAMS AFFECTED-OC-SOTVO

IF THERE'S NO DEAL MONDAY -- THOUSANDS OF LOCAL SENIORS COULD GO HUNGRY.

FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD PROGRAMS WOULD BE CUT -- INCLUDING ONE PROVIDED BY THE SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS OF LEE COUNTY.

NANCY green-Irwin/ exec dir. Senior friendship centers of lee county

18:02 185 seniors are on a waiting list right now for home delivery meals and that's going to grow if there's a problem with cuts

IF CUTS HAPPEN--

THAT WOULD MEAN 28-THOUSAND MEALS HANDED OUT TO THE ELDERY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

2WEEK VIGIL-TRX-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE -- TWO-WEEKS LATER, THE HEALING PROCESS CONTINUES IN THE CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY OF NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT.

RESIDENTS AND CLERGY CAME TOGETHER FOR AN INTERFAITH VIGIL -- TO REMEBER THE 26 VICTIMS -- SHOT AND KILLED.

NEWTOWN SURVIVOR LAW SUIT-VO

FOR SURIVORS OF THE SHOOTING, IT'S NO DOUBT, BEEN A TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE.

SO TRAUMATIZING----THAT ONE SIX YEAR OLD WANTS TO SUE THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR 100-MILLION DOLLARS.

THE SIX YEAR OLD'S LAWYER CLAIMS HIS CLIENT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE HORRIFIC SOUNDS OF SCREAMING, SWEARING, AND SHOOTING OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER.

THE LAWYER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THE STATE COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF PROTECTING THE VICTIMS.

NEWTOWN SURVIVOR LAW SUIT-SOTVO

S/ Irv Pinsky/ Attorney 1:07 - 1:11

"There will be other law suits, not only by other lawyers but by me probably."

THE ATTORNEY IS NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF HIS CLIENT.

COLLIER MOM ARRESTED-OTS-SOTVO-TRX

A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER WAS ARRESTED AND SENT TO JAIL---

AFTER DEPUTIES SAY, SHE THREATENED HER OWN SON WITH A GUN!

BUT DURING AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE SUSPECT'S SON -- THE 23-YEAR-OLD SAYS, HE'S THE ONE WHO FEELS BAD.

"I feel horrible, I feel like I can never forgive myself for this."

"It was too loud and she doesn't like loud noise. I talked back and then she made a comment that I don't care about anybody except myself and that made me upset."

HE'S TALKING ABOUT HIS LOUD MUSIC -- WHICH HE SAYS, DROVE HER TEMPER THREW THE ROOF.

COLLIER MOM ARRESTED-SOTVO

"She had a.38, she has one in her drawer, when she pushed me out of her room I saw her open her drawer so I walked away. that's the reason I called the cops."

51-YEAR-OLD KAREN SHOTWELL WAS ARRESTED FOR AGGRIVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

SHE HAS SINCE BONDED OUT.

HE SAYS HE IMMEDIATELY REGRETTED THE DECISION TO CALL 911 AND TOLD THE DISPATCHER HE DIDNT NEED HELP.

GOLDEN FATE FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS-OTS-VO-OC

NEW THIS MORNING --

THE GOLDEN GATE FIRE CHIEF HAS ANNOUNCED HIS SUDDEN RESIGNATION.

CHIEF ROBERT METZGER SAID HIS LAST DAY WITH THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE FEBRUARY 10TH.

METZGER HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR FIVE YEARS.

SUPERSTORM SANDY MONEY APPROVED-OTS-VO

ALSO NEW THIS MORNING --

THE U.S. SENATE HAS PASSED 60-BILLION DOLLARS IN DISASTER AID --

FOR VICTIMS OF SUPERSTORM SANDY.

THE FUNDING REQUEST WAS MADE EARLIER BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO HELP CLEAN UP AND REBUILD PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

MR. GREENTHUMB-PKG

BREAK TWO AT 6:19:30

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-OC

FROM THE WACKY RIDE ON WALL STREET TO THE LATEST ON HOME SALES-

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-PKG

WALL STREET AND ALL THE REST OF US SPENT THE WEEK TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF AS THE DAYS DWINDLED DOWN TO THE BIG TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS SCHEDULED TO HIT US ALL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. UNLESS THE WASHINGTON POLITICIANS CAN "RISE ABOVE" THEIR PARTISAN RHETORIC AND APPROVE AT LEAST A STOP GAP BUDGET MEASURE.

THE CONSTANT MEDIA DRUMBEAT ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF FOLLIES APPARENTLY GOT THROUGH TO CONSUMERS THIS MONTH. THE CONFERENCE BOARD SAID CONFIDENCE FELL SHARPLY IN DECEMBER AND VARIOUS REPORTS SUGGESTED THAT WAS PARTIALLY REFLECTED IN LOWER THAN EXPECTED SPENDING DURING THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

AND IF ALL THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT FORMALLY NOTIFIED CONGRESS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL HIT THE CURRENT DEBT CEILING ON MONDAY, ALTHOUGH THE U.S. CAN SCRAPE BY WITH ACCOUNTING MEASURES FOR A FEW MONTHS.

THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS THIS WEEK SHOWING THAT THE HOUSING RECOVERY IS CONTINUING.

THE CASE-SHILLER INDEX TRACKING HOME PRICES IN MAJOR CITIES FOUND A FOUR POINT THREE PERCENT GAIN IN OCTOBER. AND PENDING SALES, PREVIOUSLY OWNED HOMES UNDER CONTRACT, ROSE LAST MONTH TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

AND SALES OF NEW HOMES WERE THE STRONGEST IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

TOYOTA OWNERS GOT A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT. THE JAPANESE AUTOMAKER AGREEING TO PAY MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE CLAIMS ITS CARS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON.

MAINE GAY MARRIAGE TAKES EFFECT-BNR-OTS

NEW DEVELOPMENTS, THIS MORNING.

MAINE'S GAY MARRIAGE LAW HAS TAKEN EFFECT --

AND SOME COUPLES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT RIGHT AWAY.

THE LAW WENT INTO EFFECT TODAY A MINUTE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SOME CITIES AND TOWNS HELD SPECIAL HOURS TO ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENSES, WITH SOME GRANTED IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING.

LONGSHOREMAN DEAL-VO

THE NATION'S PORTS WILL STAY OPEN, THIS MORNING --

AT LEAST FOR NOW.

OPPOSING SIDES STRUCK A DEAL FRIDAY--

AVERTING A STRIKE BY 14-THOUSAND LONGSHOREMEN AT MAJOR PORTS ON THE EAST COAST AND THE GULF COAST.

INCLUDING FLORIDA.

THE UNION AND THE U-S MARITIME ALLIANCE WILL NOW ABOUT A MONTH TO AGREE ON A NEW CONTRACT.

THIS DEAL AVOIDS A WORK STOPPAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CRIPPLED OPERATIONS AT THE NATION'S PORTS.

UT FOOTBALL PLAYERS SUSPENDED-VO

TWO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW THIS MORNING --

AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT A HOTEL.

THE TEAM IS IN SAN ANTONIO TO PLAY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE ALAMO BOWL, TODAY.

IN A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE GAME, HEAD COACH MACK BROWN SAID THE TWO PLAYERS HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE TEAM AND SENT HOME.

NEW FAMU REPORT-OTS-VO

A NEWLY RELEASED REPORT BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS GIVING FLORIDA A-AND-M UNIVERSITY 15-DAYS TO RESPOND ABOUT LEAST YEAR'S HAZING DEATH.

THAT REPORT WAS RELEASED LAST NIGHT.

THE FLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNORS SAYS THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS AGAINST HAZING -- LEADING UP TO ROBERT CHAMPION'S DEATH.

THERE WERE REPORTS THAT UNIVERSITY LEADERS IGNORED CALLS FOR ACTION.

HOWEVER THE REPORT SHOWS THOSE CAN'T BE PROVEN.

THE BAND HAS SINCE BEEN SUSPENDED.

BEST PUBLIC COLLEGES-VO-CG

KIPLINGER IS RELEASING ITS LIST OF THE BEST VALUES IN PUBLIC COLLEGES.

ANALYSTS MEASURE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AGAINST THE ECONOMIC VALUE.

TOP HONORS GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. WHICH HAS HELD THE TOP SPOT SINCE THE LIST DEBUTED IN 19-98.

IT'S FOLLOWED BY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA,

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY,

BOIL WATER NOTICE LIFTED-SS

GOOD NEWS FOR HUNDREDS OF CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS.

A BOIL WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN LIFTED.

IT WAS FOR AREAS AROUND SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD.

THIS IS A MAP OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT WERE AFFECTED.

EARLIER THIS MONTH ---THERE WAS A WATER MAIN BREAK.

THE UTILITIES COMPANY HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOU ARE WATCHING NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOUR TOP STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

HL1) EMERGENCY LANDING-VOTOPS

WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING --

A PLANE FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FINALLY TOUCHED GROUND IN PUNTA GORDA JUST THREE HOURS AGO.

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) SHOOTING ON TAPE-TRX-VOTOPS

A HORRIFIC EVENT -- CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD -- OPENS FIRE IN A BUSY PHLADELPHIA TRAIN STATION.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

EMERGENCY LANDING-OC-SOT-MAP

GOOD MORNING!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29-TH.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

"I was terrified. I mean the worst things that you could think of running through your head."

IT'S BEEN A DAY MANY PASSENGERS WILL REMEMBER, BUT WOULD LIKE TO FORGET.

A PLANE THAT TOOK OFF IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

EMERGENCY LANDING-VO

THOSE PASSENGERS FINALLY MADE IT BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SAFELY.

THEY ARRIVED AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT AROUND 4 THIS MORNING.

ALLEGIANT AIR FLIGHT 959 TOOK OFF FROM SOUTH BEND INDIANA.

THE PLANE WAS ONLY IN THE AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE OFFICIALS SAY THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT CAME ON.

THAT PROMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FORT WAYNE.

EMERGENCY LANDING-SOT

mary ellen mount/ passenger

35:08 - 35:25 the rest of the day we waited to get on a plane but we were stuck because of the snow stoem. So after all this time we finally arrived and we're thankful to be alive and made it through

FIRE FIGHTERS SAY THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL FIRE ONBOARD.

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

RED TIDE-SOTVO

RED TIDE IS BACK.

OFFICIALS FOUND THE ALGAE IN CONCENTRATION OFF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH.

"the other day we probably saw 50 fish in a pile every 10 feet. It wa a considerable fish kill which surprised me."

THIS IS VIDEO FROM STUMP PASS STATE PARK IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

BEACH GOERS SAY THE MULLET STARTED WASHING UP WEDNESDAY.

THE BLOOM STRETCHES FROM SAINT PETERSBURG TO NAPLES, WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN SARASOTA COUNTY ACCORDING F-W-C.

FISCAL CLIFF-TRX-OC

IT MAY SOUND LIKE A MIRACLE---BUT OUR NATION'S LEADER WILL HAVE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT IN LESS THAN THREE DAYS TO AVOID AUTOMATIC TAX INCREASES AND DRASTIC SPENDING CUTS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE FRIDAY, IN AN EFFORT TO STRIKE A LAST MINUTE DEAL --

FISCAL CLIFF-PKG

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS BOTH HE AND THE NATION ARE OUT OF PATIENCE.AND HE IS URGING CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO DO THEIR JOB.

"If an agreement isn't reached in time, between Senator Reid and Senator McConnell, then I will urge Senator Reid to bring forth a package for a basic up or down vote. One that protects the middle class from an income tax hike."

FOLLOWING A HIGH-STAKES WHITE HOUSE MEETING FRIDAY, SENATE LEADERS APPEAR POISED TO WORK TOWARD A SOLUTION.

"And so we'll be working hard to try to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. And so I am hopeful, and optimistic."

"I am going to do everything that I can and I'm confident Senator McConnell will do the same. But everybody, whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. Some people aren't going to like it, some people will like it less. But that's where we are."

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER REID CALLED FOR THE SENATE NOT TO MEET ON SATURDAY WHILE LEADERS NEGOTIATE.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER HAS SAID HE WILL NOT BRING ANYTHING TO A VOTE IN THE HOUSE UNTIL IT HAS PASSED THE SENATE.

IF BOTH CHAMBERS FAIL TO ACT, NEARLY EVERY AMERICAN WILL SEE A TAX INCREASE STARTING JANUARY FIRST, AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL EXPIRE FOR MILLIONS.

"Ordinary folks, they do their jobs. They meet deadlines. They sit down and they discuss things and then things happen. If there are disagreements they sort through the disagreements. The notion that our elected leadership can't do the same is mind boggling to them. It needs stop."

NY FIREFIGHTER LATEST-OTS-VO

NBC-2 HAS NEW DETAILS IN THE KILLING OF TWO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

THE GUNMAN SHOT BOTH MEN AS THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 24-YEAR-OLD DAWN NGUYEN, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDERS --

THEY CLAIM HE PURCHASED TWO OF THE THREE GUNS USED BY WILLIAM SPENGLER,, IN THE DEADLY ATTACK.

NY FIREFIGHTER LATEST-SOTVO

S/William Hochul/ U.S. Attorney:45According to the publicly filed complaint, Dawn Nguyen told the seller of these guns, Gander Mountain located in Henrietta, New York that she was to be the true owner and buyer of the guns instead of William Spengler. It is absolutely against federal law to provide any materially false information relating to the acquisition of firearms.

WILLIAM SPENGLER HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM NEW YORK STATE POLICE FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

FMPD COKE RIDE ALONG-TRX-SS-VO

MEANWHILE -- THESE ARE AMONG THE PEOPLE ARRESTED FRIDAY, DURING A SWEEP TO GET GUNS AND DRUGS OFF THE STREETS OF FORT MYERS.

THESE EIGHT MEN --

PLUS THESE FOUR JUVENILES WERE ARRESTED DURING THE STING.

THE TWO OTHER JUVENILES DON'T HAVE MUG SHOTS

NBC-2 WAS THERE TO SEE IT ALL HAPPEN.

FMPD COKE RIDE ALONG-SOTVO

22:01:49 12 year olds have guns now, I don't know why, 52 I can't speak to why they have guns but they're carrying guns 55 it's kinda scary 56

POLICE SAY - A K-9 FOUND WEAPONS --

INCLUDING A PAINTBALL GUN, A RIFLE, A HANDGUN AND AN AK-47.

SHOOTING ON TAPE-VO

A PHILDELPHIA TEEN IS SITTING IN JAIL---ACCUSED OF SHOOTING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS ON A TRAIN.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE 18-YEAR-OLD AND HIS 17-YEAR-OLD BROTHER GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER OVER A BASKETBALL GAME BACK ON DECEMBER 12-TH.

AS THEY GOT OFF THE TRAIN, THE 18 YEAR OLD ALLEGEDLY FIRED ONE SHOT AT THE MAN HITTING HIM AND AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER.

THE INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED BY SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.

BOTH VICTIMS SURVIVED THE SHOOTING.

SUBWAY PUSH KILLING-VO

IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

A MAN IN NEW YORK CITY HAS DIED AFTER BEING PUSHED IN FRONT OF A SUBWAY TRAIN.

SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO RELEASED BY AUTHORITIES SHOWS A WOMAN THOUGHT TO BE THE SUSPECT SCURRYING DOWN THE SUBWAY STEPS AFTER SHOVING A MAN, STANDING WITH HIS BACK TO HER, OFF OF THE PLATFORM AND INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN.

SUBWAY PUSH KILLING-SOTVO

S/ Mayor Micheal Bloomberg, New York, New York

"There's always gonna be somebody-a deranged person.you can say it's only 2 out of the 3 or 4 million people that ride the subway every day but 2 is two too many."

BUT MAYOR BLOOMBERG ADMITS STEPPED UP POLICE PATROLS ON SUBWAY PLATFORMS WON'T STOP THESE RARE INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING.

FORECAST WHAT'S TRENDING-WX GFX

BREAK FOUR AT 6:39:30

THINGS 2 DO-OC-CG(2)

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS-2-DO THIS WEEKEND -- WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

YOU CAN HEAD DOWN TO ESTERO FOR THE 2-ND ANNUAL COCONUT POINT NEW YEARS WEEKEND ART FESTIVAL.

YOU CAN ENJOY FINE ART, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY AND EVEN ONE-OF-A-KIND JEWELS.

IT'S ALL STARTING THIS MORNING -- AT 10 AT THE COCONUT POINT MALL.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES --

AND WILL LAST UNTIL AROUND 5, THIS EVENING.

TONIGHT -- YOU CAN SWING BY THE EDISON HOME, IN FORT MYERS.

FOR THE EDISON AND FORD HOLIDAY NIGHTS.

IT'S ALL APART OF NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT BY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.

THE ESTATES MUSEUM AND EDISON BOTANIC RESEARCH LAB WILL ALSO BE OPEN, DURING THE EVENT.

THERE'S THE OPTION OF A SELF GUIDED OR TOUR GUIDED TOUR WITH AN ESTATES SITE HISTORIAN.

IT ALL STARTS AT 5:30.

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

HANGOVER CURES-OC

NEW YEARS EVE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING --

AND BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND DRINK YOUR NIGHT AWAY --

HANGOVER CURES-PKG

SOT: LAUREL HOUSE / AUTHOR, "QUICKIE CHICK'S GUIDE TO LIFE"

"The reason why we have hang overs is because our body is having a hard time dealing with all of the toxins from the alcohol."

"QUICKIE CHICK'S GUIDE TO LIFE" AUTHOR LAUREL HOUSE SAYS BEFORE A NIGHT OF PARTYING, EAT A HEARTY MEAL. DRINK LOTS OF WATER. AND.

"Asparagus has also shown to break down alcohol faster. it'll actually help to minimize and then completely help to make your hang over non-existent."

IF YOU DIDN'T PLAN AHEAD, SIP ON SOME FRUIT JUICE IF YOU WAKE UP FEELING SICK!

"One of the things that helps to make hang overs go away faster is fruit juice. Fruit juice is filled with fructose and fructose helps to minimize the hang over by pulling out the toxins faster and processing them through the liver and getting them out of your body."

"Banana is a great hang over food because it's filled with potassium and also electrolytes so when your drinking your pulling the electrolytes out of your body it helps to refill them and refuel you."

COCONUT WATER IS ALSO FULL OF ELECTROLYTES. AND POACHED EGGS ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR PAIN RELIEF!

"Eggs are filled with a chemical called sistine & sistine helps to break down alcohol faster. You don't wanna have eggs that are fried or filled with all different other things. Poached eggs are the cleanest lowest fat & best way to have eggs in the morning."

WHILE AT "THE FOUR SEASONS - LOS ANGELES", LAUREL SHOOTS DOWN SOME HANGOVER CURE MYTHS.

"For some reason people think that having fried fatty food and spicy food actually helps to get rid of their hangover, it doesn't. It's actually going to aggravate your stomach even more. "

"Burnt toast is one of those strange myths people think, I'll have burnt toast it's going to make my hang over go away, it's actually not going to do anything in fact it might actually hurt you because of the burnt charcoal on the toast."

AND THE "HAIR OF THE DOG" THEORY OF DRINKING MORE ALCOHOL TO HELP YOUR HEADACHE IS DECEIVING.

HANGOVER CURES-OC

MIKE WILBER REPORTING

OF COURSE -- THE ONLY SURE WAY TO PREVENT A HANGOVER -- DON'T DRINK!

ASPCA SETTLEMENT-VO

THE A-S-P-C-A IS PAYING NINE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO END A 12-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE WITH CIRCUS OPERATOR, FELD ENTERTAINMENT -- OVER ELEPHANTS.

THE A-S-P-C-A WAS ONE OF SEVERAL ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS THAT SUED IN 2000, ALLEGING CIRCUS ELEPHANTS WERE ABUSED.

A FORMER CIRCUS EMPLOYEE TESTIFIED AGAINST RINGLING BROTHERS IN COURT

BUT A JUDGE RULED THE TESTIMONY WAS TAINTED BECAUSE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS PAID THE WITNESS AND HE DIDN'T HAVE STANDING TO SUE.

FCC PRISON PHONE RATES-VO

MAKING LONG DISTANCE CALLS COULD SOON GET A BIT CHEAPER FOR PRISONERS.

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WANTS TO LOWER INTERSTATE PRISON PHONE CALL RATES.

RIGHT NOW, THE BILL FOR A TYPICAL 15-MINUTE CALL LIKE THAT TOPS 16-DOLLARS IN SOME STATES.

THE F-C-C SAYS THE INMATE CALLING SERVICES BUSINESS IS A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED "MONOPOLY."

IT'S OPENING PUBLIC COMMENT TO REDUCE THE RATES COMPANIES CAN CHARGE.

FORECLOSURE REVIEW-VO

MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO ASK FOR A "FREE" REVIEW. IF YOUR HOME WAS IN FORECLOSURE IN 2009 OR 2010.

YOU COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REVIEW -- WHICH STEMS FROM A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN FEDERAL BANK REGULATORS AND MORTGAGE SERVICERS.

FEWER THAN 400-THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS HAVE REQUESTED ONE.

NEW YEARS SECURITY PREPS-OC

WHILE SOME OF YOU ARE PREPARING TO GO OUT OF TOWN -- TO BRING IN 20-13.

THERE'S A FEW CITIES NATIONWIDE -- PREPPING FOR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS -- COUNTING DOWN UNTIL THE NEW YEAR.

NEW YEARS SECURITY PREPS-PKG

FIREWORKS, BRIGHT LIGHTS, AND FUN ARE ATTRACTING PARTIERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

The person I flew from on the plane with said watch out there's going to be tons of people here this weekend.

PLANNING TO TAKE PART IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

Just even last night it was so crowed we got here yesterday and it was so crowded it's just crazy how many people are here just last night.

THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY SAY THE TOURISTS WILL BRING IN ABOUT 200 MILLION DOLLARS IN NON-GAMING REVENUE.

That translates into our economy, for every thousand people that come to visit us that supports or creates about 9 jobs.

BUT WITH THE MONEY. COMES TROUBLE.

This is an all hands on deck situation.

OFFICER BILL CASSELL SAYS PLAIN-CLOTHED AND UNIFORMED OFFICERS WILL BE ON THE STRIP TO KEEP ORDER. HE SAYS MOST ARRESTS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE COME FROM PEOPLE GETTING IN FIGHTS OR DISTURBING THE PEACE.

The detective bureaus, traffic bureau, all of these bureaus are putting people back in uniform and putting them out there so we can provide the safest most enjoyable evening possible for our tourists and our residents alike.

NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL IS ALREADY DOUBLING THE ENFORCEMENT ON THE FREEWAYS.

We could have as many as 40 troopers on the road at one time.

ADDING ABOUT 20 TROOPERS PER SHIFT.

Looking for erratic driving, speeding, not staying within the travel lanes even possibly equipment violations, you'll get stopped, We want to make sure everybody is staying safe out there.

MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE WORKING SO PEOPLE CAN LEAVE THEIR INHIBITIONS AT HOME.

We're going to step out of our Wisconsin comfort zone a little bit.

NEW YEARS SECURITY PREPS-OC

Brian Brennan REPORTING.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

JACOB PERKLO REPORTING --

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE AT 6:49:45

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

"You'll need the umbrellas today, sweaters tomorrow"

If you like the colder weather, hopefully you soaked up every last minute of it yesterday morning as lows dropped into the 40s. Our warming trend that began yesterday, continues today ahead of a cold front that will bring us another cool down by Sunday.

Thermometer readings this morning are running near 20° warmer with many locations in the upper 60s to low 70s. We may even see some low clouds and patchy fog, especially in the areas that received rain late yesterday evening. Skies through the day will stay mostly cloudy, however we may be able to see a few holes in the clouds revealing a few rays of sunshine through the mid day hours. A south and southwesterly wind flow this afternoon will fuel in some warmer air as highs quickly rise into the upper 70s to 80° with a boost in our humidity levels as well.

Another potent two sided storm system will continue to develop across our northern Gulf coast states with moderate to heavy rain through the Florida Panhandle to wintry weather including more snow moving up across the mid - Atlantic and northeast states today.

This system will direct another cold front our way with a band of broken showers and even an embedded thunderstorm moving across the peninsula during the hours of 2-6pm from north to south. Once the front passes quickly to our south during the evening, skies will clear and high pressure will build in. On northerly winds, cooler and drier air will sink down the spine of the peninsula with a return to sweater weather as highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 70° with overnight lows near 50° by Monday morning. Mostly to partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with unseasonably warm weather as we welcome in the New Year on Tuesday.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

2012 MUSIC REVIEW-OC

MANY SONGS AND ARTISTS CONTRIBUTED TO MUSICAL MEMORIES, THIS YEAR.

IN PARTICULAR, SEVERAL 'NEW' ARTISTS MADE A BIG IMPRESSION.

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE TRACKS ALL THINGS MUSIC --

2012 MUSIC REVIEW-PKG

nats "Now you're just somebody that I used to know."

AND LOTS OF PEOPLE CAME TO KNOW GOTYE IN 2012.

HIS SONG TOPS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S HOT 100 CHART FOR THE YEAR.

AFTER GETTING ITS START ON YOUTUBE.

"Lots of people told lots of other people and before you knew it, this was a song that had tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of views and radio kind of caught up with it."

nats "Call Me Maybe"

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DISCOVERED THE YEAR'S NUMBER TWO SONG.

THANKS TO A FAMOUS TWITTER ACCOUNT.IT HELPED MAKE CARLY RAE JEPSEN AND 'CALL ME MAYBE' A PHENOMENON.

"When Justin Bieber tweeted about the song, it immediately started climbing our charts."

A THIRD NEW ACT ALSO HIT IT BIG.

nats "We are young"

THE INDIE ROCK BAND "FUN" SCORED 2012's NUMBER THREE HIT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN BILLBOARD'S HOT 100 HISTORY THAT THE YEAR'S TOP 3 SONGS WERE EACH BY NEW ARTISTS.

"At any given moment, if you flipped to any given radio station, you would probably hear one of these songs and it lasted for months and months and months."

YET EVEN WITH THAT TRIO OF NEW ACTS MAKING A CHART SPLASH.

nats "That's what makes you beautiful"

A QUINTET OF BOYS FROM BRITAIN GRABBED BILLBOARD HONORS AS BEST NEW ARTIST OF 2012.

ONE DIRECTION'S TWO CHART TOPPING ALBUMS WERE PART OF THEIR WHITE HOT SUCCESS.CONCERTS ANOTHER.

"Not only were tickets being snatched up and arenas sold out in a matter of minutes, but then, in the resale markets, you were

seeing these tickets going for thousands of dollars."

BUT EVEN "ONE DIRECTION" TOOK A BACKSEAT TO FELLOW BRIT ADELE.

nats "Someone like you"

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT TIME, HER ALBUM '21' TOPPED BILLBOARD'S YEAR END CHART.THAT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE MICHAEL JACKSON'S "THRILLER".

AND IT GAVE HER BACK TO BACK KUDOS AS BILLBOARD'S ARTIST OF THE YEAR.

"It's like there's a bunch of trees that are normal height, and then, there's a Redwood. And that Redwood is Adele."

WHICH GAVE 2012 A LYRICAL CONSTANT.

AMIDST AN EVER CHANGING MUSICAL LANDSCAPE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

EMERGENCY LANDING-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF A DEVELOPING STORY, HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

A PLANE, HEADED TOWARDS PUNTA GORDA -- JUST LANDED EARLY THIS MORNING ,

AFTER BEING FORCED FROM THE AIR, DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

APPARENTLY, WEATHER PLAYED A PART IN THE INCIDENT.

FISCAL CLIFF-VOTOPS

WE'RE JUST THREE DAYS AWAY FROM THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MET YESTERDAY -- IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRIKE A LAST MINUTE DEAL.

23RD MURDER-VOTOPS

A DISTRUBING TREND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

THE CITY OF FORT MYERS HAS REACH THE MOST HOMICIDES -- EVER RECORDED.

THE NUMBER CURRENTLY SITS AT 23.

FINAL FORECAST-WX GFX

GOODBYE-2SHOT

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