Bradenton, Florida - Volunteer elves at the Manatee Salvation Army may soon need to visit "Hermey" the elf dentist from the Rudolph Christmas special. It seems teeth are handier than scissors when it comes to cutting packing tape there.

The volunteers have been busy gathering gifts and filling bag after bag for needy children. The good feeling keeps Nancy Haendel coming back year after year. "Your heart pitter-patters a little bit," she says while picking out gifts for a 6-year-old girl.

If a community's generosity could be measured in bags, the basketball court at the Salvation Army would be it. The floor is covered in large bags for individual families, holding some 10,000 gifts. But the Salvation Army needs just a little bit more.

Bradenton, Florida -- Deputies inside the Manatee Judicial Complex arrested a Bradenton man Tuesday, accused of assaulting a woman in the court elevator then, minutes later, masturbating in front of another woman. 

Tony Gustin, 41, is charged with battery and disorderly conduct after a 19-year-old woman complained to deputies Gustin grabbed her left breast while in the elevator. 

A second woman was waiting for her boyfriend when she says Gustin called her over while he had his hands down his pants. 

One of the women told investigators Gustin said "Thank you" and "Have a nice day" after inappropriately touching her.

Bradenton, Florida -- Governor-elect Rick Scott continued his  jobs tour of the state Thursday with a stop in Bradenton at the Tropicana Plant.

Although Scott says creating jobs is his number one priority, he was short on specifics on how he will do that. Scott also didn't have any specific  ideas on how he will deal with a $3 billion budget shortfall when he takes over in January.

The governor-elect has said the state must be more efficient and run like a business., and he is sure by examining every state agency, he will be able to find waste and cut the budget.

However at this point, he has no idea where that waste is. Scott also said besides jobs, education is a major priority and the state has to do a better job of educating students.