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FROM TUSCON TO AURORA --

VIRGINIA TECH TO CONNECTICUT.

HOW RECENT SHOOTINGS ARE FUELING THE CALLS FOR GUN CONTROL.

WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S DOING TO END THE BLOOD SHED.

PUTTING SECURITY TO THE TEST.

HOW A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN ENED UP IN JAIL FOR HIS REQUEST AT HIS GRANCHILDREN'S SCHOOL.

AND THIS FLORIDA HELICOPTER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT A BIRD DID TO THE PILOT IN MID-AIR.

HL 1) PRESIDENT BACKS GUN CONTROL-SOTVO

HL 2) GRANDPA BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL-VO

HL 3) BIRD CHOPPER-VO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

CT SHOOTING-SOTVOTOP

I had no idea what happened and they said we can't go back to the school, we can't go back to the school 'cause our teacher is gone."

STILL SHAKEN FROM FRIDAY'S TRAGIC SHOOTING, STUDENTS AND PARENTS TRY TO CALM THEIR FEARS AS THEY HEAD BACK TO CLASS IN NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT.

SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY REMAINS CLOSED, AND A SECOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS KEPT CLOSED TODAY FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS.

ALSO TODAY. THE FUNERALS FOR FIVE MORE VICTIMS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL COMBING THROUGH EVIDENCE.

BRADY CAMPAIGN ON GUN CONTRL-SOT-WIPE

TONIGHT, THE CALL FOR MORE GUN CONTROL IS GROWING LOUDER.

THE "BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE" MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

FAMILY MEMEBERS OF MASS SHOOTING VICTIMS FROM ACROSS THE NATION JOINED THEM.

PRESIDENT BACKS GUN CONTROL-VOTOP

AND TONIGHT --

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACKING A BILL BANNING ASSAULT WEAPONS.

THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTED A BAN DURING HIS '08 CAMPAIGN, BUT NEVER PUSHED IT ONCE HE GOT IN OFFICE.

NRA STATEMENT-SS

AFTER FOUR DAYS OF SILENCE -- THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IS RELEASING ITS FIRST STATEMENT SINCE THE SCHOOL SHOOTING.

THEY SAY THEY'RE SHOCKED, SADDENED AND HEARTBROKEN BY THE SENSELESS MURDERS.

THE GROUP ANNOUNCED IT WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY.

GRANDPA BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL-SOTVO

A PORT CHARLOTTE GRANDFATHER ENDED UP IN JAIL AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE ASKED SCHOOL OFFICIALSS IF HE COULD BRING GUNS ON CAMPUS TO PROTECT HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

02.32.46 because if one of these lunatics breaks into the school, I want my grandkids protected.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTED 61-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN MILLER MONDAY AFTERNOON.

DEPUTIES SAY MILLER WAS DRUNK WHEN HE WENT TO KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY AND ASKED SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT BRINGING GUNS ON SCHOOL CAMPUS.

OFFICIALS ASKED HIM TO LEAVE -- THEY SAY THAT'S WHEN HE WENT TO PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

GRANDPA BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL-SOTVO

02.35.29 the fact that five patrol cars showed up, that me feel good.

DEPUTIES SEARCHED MILLER'S CAR.

THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY GUNS. BUT DID FIND AN UNOPENED CAN OF BEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

COLORADO MURDER SUICIDE-VO

WE HAVE ANOTHER TRAGEDY TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT -- THIS ONE IN COLORADO.

FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A MURDER-SUICIDE.

IT HAPPENED ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF DENVER.

TWO WOMEN AND TWO MEN WERE FOUND INSIDE A HOUSE.

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIND A MOTIVE.

DEVELOPING OPEN-CLIP

CAPE MURDER FOLO-VOWIPE

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT INTO AN ACCUSED KILLER'S MIND -- SHERIFF OFFICE RECORDS REVEAL A CAPE CORAL TEENAGER'S HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

17 YEAR BARON VERZI APPEARED IN COURT THIS MORNING.

HE'S ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS FATHER TO DEATH INSIDE THEIR HOME ALONG SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE YESTERDAY MORNING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ENCOUNTERED THE TEEN THREE TIMES BEFORE YESTERDAY'S ARREST.

ON NOVEMBER 29TH - THEY SAY VERZI TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM A MENTAL INSTITUTION.

CAPE MURDER FOLO-SOTVO

He did all the research nothing but the best facility to help his son Baron

VERZI IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE-VO

THE BOMB SQUAD NOW SAY A SUSPICOUS PACKAGE IS NOT DANGEROUS.

BUT NOT BEFORE IT CAUSED AN EVACUATION AT A HOTEL IN SAN CARLOS PARK THIS AFTERNOON.

IT ALSO SHUT DOWN THE STREET OUTSIDE THE DAYS INN MOTEL AT U-S 41 AND CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD.

THE PACKAGE WAS INSIDE THE HOTEL.

A HOTEL EMPLOYEE FOUND IT.

JAMES ROBERTSON ASK FOR DEATH-SS

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY INMATE TODAY GOT HIS REQUEST IN COURT TODAY. THE DEATH PENALTY --

JAMES ROBERTSON ADMITTED TO KILLING ANOTHER INMATE IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL THREE YEARS AGO.

HE SAID HE DID IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE EXECUTED.

MATT BUSH HEARING-VO

A FORMER TAMPA BAY RAYS MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL.

THAT DEAL WILL SEND HIM TO PRISON FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

IT WAS THE FINAL STEP IN A CASE WHICH STARTED LAST MARCH.

MATT BUSH HIT TONY TUFANO WITH HIS CAR.

BUSH WAS DRIVING DRUNK.

TUFANO WAS RIDING A MOTORCYLCE.

TUFANO SPENT WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING.

BUSH WILL HAVE TO TAKE A D-U-I CLASS AND INSTALL AN INTERLOCK DEVICE ON HIS CAR.

AIRPORT ARREST-ss-OC

A FORT MYERS MAN IS IN JAIL AFTER CAUSING A DISTURBANCE AT THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES EMPLOYEE GAVE THIS MAN A BUDDY PASS BECAUSE THEY FELT SORRY FOR HIM.

HE SAID HE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN BOSTON.

ONCE HE WAS IN THE AIRPORT, HE FOUGHT PEOPLE TO BOARD THE PLANE.

PORT AUTHORITY SAY HE WAS DRUNK AND THEY FOUND SEVERAL PRESCRIPTION PILLS ON HIM.

WHILE IN THE POLICE CAR, HE TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS HAVING HEART PROBLEMS AND THEN FOUGHT EMERGENCY WORKERS WHEN THEY TRIED TO HELP HIM.

LEE AEROMED UPDATE-VO-WIPE

COMPANIES INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE COUNTY'S GROUNDED EMERGENCY HELICOPTER PROGRAM ARE GETTING IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.

SEVEN COMPANIES DOWNLOADED THE FORMS TO TAKE CONTROL OF MEDSTAR.

TODAY COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN MET WITH AEROMED LEADERS.

THE COMPANY HAD BEEN FILLING IN SINCE MEDSTAR WAS GROUNDED THIS SUMMER-

LEE AEROMED UPDATE-SOTVO

I just want the broadest possible opportunity here to select from. They have served us well while they were here.

E-M-S OFFICIALS GROUNDED THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC HELICOPTER PROGRAM AFTER THEY DISCOVERED IT MIS-BILLED PATIENTS SOME 3-MILLION DOLLARS.

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TEASE ONE

KIDNAPPED FOR FIVE DAYS IN SYRIA.

TONIGHT RICHARD ENGEL AND HIS COMPANIONS ARE SAFE.

HOW THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ESCAPED HIS CAPTORS.

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THESE MUSHROOMS GROWING INSIDE A HOUSE.

WHY THE WOMAN LIVING THERE SAYS THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE STOPPED.

TZ1 A) RICHARD ENGEL SAFE-VO

TZ1 B) MOLD AND MUSHROOMS IN APARTMENT-VO

FISCAL CLIFF TALKS-VO

THERE WAS A SETBACK TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL DURING NEGOTIATIONS TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THE WHITE HOUSE REJECTED A NEW PLAN HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER PRESIDENT.

THAT PLAN WAS CALLED "PLAN B".

BOEHNER WANTED CONGRESS TO PASS A BILL EXTENDING TAX CUTS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE BILL WOULD NOT PASS THE SENATE.

THEY DON'T THINK IT HELPS THE NATION'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

RICHARD ENGEL SAFE-VOWIPE

AFTER FIVE DAYS OF CAPTIVITY, N-B-C'S CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL IS SAFE TONIGHT.

AN UNKNOWN GROUP KIDNAPPED ENGEL AND HIS CREW MEMEBERS IN SYRIA.

HE SAYS THEY WERE TIED UP AND BLINDFOLDED WHILE THE KIDNAPPERS THREATENED TO KILL THEM.

RICHARD ENGEL SAFE-SOTVO

we weren't physically beaten or tortured. A lot of psychological torture. Threats of being killed, they made us chose which one of us would be shot first, when we refused there were mock shootings

ENGEL SAYS THEY MANAGED TO ESCAPE YESTERDAY WHEN THEIR KIDNAPPERS RAN INTO AN UNEXPECTED REBEL CHECKPOINT AS THEY WERE MOVING THE GROUP IN A VAN.

PETRAEUS LATEST-VO

THE MISTRESS OF FORMER C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS WILL **NOT FACE CHARGES OF CYBERSTALKING.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S DROPPING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER PAULA BROADWELL STALKED HER ROMANTIC RIVAL JILL KELLY ONLINE.

KELLY REPORTED BROADWELL'S THREATENING EMAILS TO THE F-B-I.

THAT OUTED THE AFFAIR.

BIRD CHOPPER-VO

A POLICE HELICOPTER IN MIAMI WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.

THE BIRD CAME THROUGH WITH SUCH FORCE, IT ACTUALLY HIT THE PILOT IN THE FACE AND CUT HIM.

THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN A PARKING LOT AND HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL.

MOLD AND MUSHROOMS IN APARTMENT-VO

A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA IS ALSO DEALING WITH AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM.

SHE HAS MUSHROOMS GROWING IN HER FLOOR.

TAKE A LOOK.

SHE RENTS IN SACRAMENTO.

SHE SAYS SHE'S COMPLAINED TO MANAGEMENT ABOUT MOLD AND MUSHROOMS.

THEY'VE CLEANED AND REPLACED THE CARPET SEVERAL TIMES.

BUT THE PROBLEM, QUITE LITERALLY, JUST KEEPS GROWING BACK.

NOW SHE SAYS SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF HER SON.

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TEASE TWO

GET YOUR TISSUES READY.

A FLORIDA MILITARY MAN MAKES A SPECIAL CHIRSTMAS WISH COME TRUE.

WHY THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY IS ONE HIS BROTHER ISN'T LIKELY TO FORGET.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING STRAIGHT FROM THE JETSONS.

TZ2 A) MILITARY SURPRISE-VO

TZ2 B) ROBOT NURSE-VO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

In the month of December, cold fronts can be strong or weak as they pass southwest Florida. This week we will see both. A weak front is crossing the area today and a stronger front will move in early Friday morning. The weather tonight will be partly cloudy and a wind shift to the northwest will signal a little drop in humidity tonight and tomorrow. It should be nice sleeping weather tonight with the temperatures dropping to 60 along the coast and 50's inland. Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly clear this evening.

MILITARY SURPRISE-NATSVO

HERE'S PROOF THE BEST PRESENTS DON'T ALWAYS ARRIVE UNDER THE TREE.

SHAYNE BROOKS IS FROM PORT CHARLOTTE.

BUT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, HE'S BEEN A CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE U-S AIR FORCE OVERSEAS.

IT'S HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS HOME SINCE HE LEFT FOR BOOK CAMP.

WE WENT ALONG THIS AFTERNOON AS SHAYNE SURPRISED HIS YOUNGER BROTHER AT HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

MILITARY SURPRISE-SOTVO

Hey how are you? I love you. I love you too.

THEIR MOM DEBORAH WORKED HARD TO KEEP THE REUNION A SECRET.

GARRETT SAYS HE NEVER HAD A CLUE.

NAPLES PARADE TRAFFIC-SS OR VO

THE STREETS ARE PACKED IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES!

IT'S ALL FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE!

IT STARTED AT SIX ON BROAD STREET SOUTH.

IT ENDS ON EIGHTH STREET.

THAT MEANS SEVERAL ROADS WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST EIGHT TONIGHT.

INSTAGRAM PHOTO PRIVACY-VOWIPE

CHANGES ARE COMING FOR INSTAGRAM USERS WHICH COULD COST YOU YOUR CONTROL OVER YOUR PICTURES.

NEW TERMS OF SERVICE TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 16TH FOR THE POPULAR PICTURE SHARING APP.

UNDER THE NEW TERMS, BY POSTING PICTURES TO INSTAGRAM, YOU GRANT A WORLDWIDE LICENSE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO POACH THE PICS.

INSTAGRAM PHOTO PRIVACY-SOTVO

"They're not necessarily giving up ownership, but they're giving a license for Instagram and Facebook and any other affiliates to use it in any manner they see fit."

THE COMPANY SAYS THE NEW TERMS HELP PROTECT USERS AND PREVENT SPAM AND ABUSE.

SKATEBOARDING-VOWIPE

SKATEBOARDING IS AT THE CENTER OF A CONTROVESY IN FORT MYERS TONIGHT

THE ROBERT E LEE STATUE NEAR MONROE AND BAY STREETS IS MARKED UP BECAUSE SKATEBOARDERS USE THE BASE TO PERFORM STUNTS.

THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY PLACED THE STATUE AT THAT SPOT IN 1974.

AND THEY DO NOT WANT IT DESTROYED.

SO TODAY --

SKATEBOARDING-SOTVO

I don't think it is fair to skateboarders - we are just trying to go out and have fun. Not destroy property

It's not just an empty base it has artifacts in it

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY IF YOU ARE CAUGHT SKATEBOARDING ON THAT PROPERTY - YOU'LL FIRST GET A WARNING.

BUT IF THEY CATCH YOU AGAIN,

LICENCE PLATE WINNER-VO

FLORIDIANS HAVE SELECTED THE DESIGN OF THE STATE'S NEXT LICENSE PLATE.

HERE IT IS.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VOTING ONLINE FOR THEIR FAVORITE DESIGN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS.

THE NEW PLATE WILL FEATURE A NEW DESIGN BUT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PICK FROM TWO DIFFERENT PHRASES AT THE BOTTOM.

NOW THE DESIGN GOES TO GOVERNOR SCOTT AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA CABINET FOR APPROVAL.

ROBOT NURSE-VO

A NEW ROBOT MAY HELP ADDRESS THE VOID LEFT BY A SHORTAGE OF NURSES.

THE DEVICE IS PART ROVER AND PART WEB CAM.

IT ALLOWS DOCTORS TO SEE AND INTERACT WITH PATIENTS AND STAFF -- EVEN IF THEY ARE MILES AWAY.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HOSPITAL SHOWED OFF THE TECHNOLOGY TODAY.

WHILE SITTING IN A CONTROL ROOM, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COULD LOOK-IN ON A PATIENT AND CHECK THEIR VITAL SIGNS.

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TEASE THREE-POP

IF YOU LIKE REALLY GOOD BASKETBALL. THAN BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL IS THE PLACE TO BE

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

STOCKS MARKET CLOSING-CGTOPS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) CUDDLE PARTY-VOTOPS-WIPE

CUDDLING UP FOR COMPANIONSHIP!

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11 -- THE CRAZE BEHIND

11PM TZ2) LOST MOVIE FILM-VOTOPS

MOVIES IN THE MAKING. TAKEN BY THIEVES.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

CITY OF PALMS-POP

CITY OF PALMS-VOTOPS

LET'S GO TO BISHOP VEROT. LONG BEACH POLY TAKING ON TIFT COUNTY GEORGIA.

FIRST QTR. JORDAN BELL. ATTACKING THE RIM. GETS THAT TO GO. FOR LONG BEACH. HE'S GOING TO PLAY AT OREGON

TIFT THEY ARE RANKED 12TH IN THE NATION. BRENNAN GREEN CAN FLAT OUT SHOOT. KNOCKS DOWN A 3. HE'S A TOP 25 RECRUIT GOING TO KANSAS

BUT JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH FROM POLY. ROSHAUN PRINCE WITH THE STICKBACK AND ONE. PRINCE WITH 17. OFF TO USC NEXT YEAR.

CITY OF PALMS-SOTTOPS

COP SCHEDULE-CGTOPS

HERE'S A LOOK THE SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE DAY. WHICH INCLUES

BISHOP VEROT. THE HOST SCHOOL TAKING ON ST. THOMAS AQUINAS.

THEN THE NIGHT CAP FEATURES THE 3RD RANKED TEAM IN THE NATION. CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

COP SCHEDULE-SOTTOPS

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