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WEATHER OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY

Very potent storms came through southwest Florida on Saturday.

There were wind gusts over 60 MPH, and First Alert Radar picked up on more than 1,200 lightning strikes for a moment!

These storms will wither away come midnight, but storms will come back into play tomorrow. The atmosphere is really ripe with moisture due to an area of high pressure to our east. That is forcing ample amounts of moisture into the area tied to a tropical disturbance. When you add in sunshine to destablize the air. Presto you get storms.

Numerous storms will be expected, and they'll cover more area than Saturday. Some will get severe, again, so we will watch that and keep you up to date.

Temperatures for Sunday will be slightly cooler than the past several days. Upper 80s to low 90s will be the rule.

Monday will be another wet day, and eventually dry out and see more Sunshine toward the end of the week. You know what that means though, the heat comes back!

AURORA SHOOTING UPDATE-VOTOPS

THE DAY AFTER A HORRIFIC MASSACRE IN AURORA, COLORADO.AUTHORITIES MAKE A MOVE TO ENTER THE SUSPECT'S BOOBY TRAPPED APARTMENT.

TWELVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN 50 WERE INJURED DURING A SHOOTING SPREE AT A MIDNIGHT PREMIERE OF THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE.

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THE INVESTIGATION TODAY IS CLEARLY CENTERED ON SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES' APARTMENT.

WHERE A BOMB TEAM INITIALLY WORKED THROUGH AN INTRICATE MAZE OF WIRES.

"This apt was rigged to kill whoever entered it."

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN NEIGHBOR KAITLYN FONZI. WHO WALKED UP TO THE DOOR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT LOUD MUSIC BLARING INSIDE.ABOUT THE SAME TIME HOLMES WAS ALLEGEDLY TERRORIZING THE PACKED THEATER.

i definitely feel very lucky that I had an instinct or an impulse not to open that door and its very scary how close I came to doing that

A FEAR JUSTIFIED.

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BY THIS CONTROLLED BLAST.

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THE SOUND OF EXPLOSIVES BEING DETONATED INSIDE.

"If you think we're angry, we sure as hell are. what he threatened to do do our police officers.

AS INVESTIGATORS NOW BEGIN TO SEARCH FOR WHAT THEY THINK COULD BE VITAL CLUES AND EVIDENCE INSIDE.

WE ARE GETTING A BETTER PICTURE NOW OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS LOST IN THE MASSACRE.

ALEX SULLIVAN WAS CELEBRATING HIS 27TH BIRTHDAY AT THE MOVIE. FRIDAY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS FIRST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD JESSICA GHAWI.

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD A-J BOIK.

STORIES OF COURAGE ARE ALSO BEING REVEALED.

MATT MCQUINN DIED WHEN HE DOVE IN FRONT OF THE BULLETS TO SAVE HIS GIRLFRIEND.

NAVY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS JOHN LARIMER LOST HIS LIFE THE SAME WAY.

"I think john just took a bullet for me, i was thinking about what a great hero he is, he provided me the opportunity to survive he just knew you know."

A STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THAT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT FOR THIS SHATTERED COMMUNITY.

LOCAL GUN FOCUS-ONCAM

POLICE RECOVERED FOUR WEAPONS AFTER THE MASSACRE.

THEY SAY HOLMES *LEGALLY PURCHASED THEM FROM RETAIL STORES IN COLORADO.

17:59 "you could technically buy all 4 of these guns in the same day with a permit and leave with them all."

A LOCAL GUN EXPERT TELLS NBC2 THESE WEAPONS ARE POPULAR PURCHASES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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RAPID FIRE -

FROM AN AR-15.

WHAT'S LIKELY, THE *SAME SOUND* THAT RANG OUT INSIDE A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.

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"with a large capacity magazine, basically you can shoot as fast as your finger moves."

IT'S ONE OF 4 WEAPONS -- POLICE SAY --

SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES -- WAS CARRYING THE NIGHT OF THE MASSACRE.

*All PURCHASED AT GUN STORES IN COLORADO -- LEGALLY.

17:19 / JOSH HACKMAN

"a Remington 870; a full gauge shot gun, semi-automatic AR-15 and 2 40-caliber Glock handguns."

HEAD INSTRUCTOR AT FOWLER FIREARMS IN FORT MYERS -- JOSH HACKMAN --

SAYS THESE GUNS ARE POPULAR PURCHASES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THEY'RE EASY TO BUY.

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY.

TOTAL COST: $25 HUNDRED DOLLARS.

17:59

"you could technically buy all 4 of these in the same day with a permit and leave with them all." butt to 19:40 "if they act normal, pass a background check, yea, sure."

BY FLORIDA LAW EVEN IF YOU HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT.

YOU *CAN'T TAKE THAT WEAPON INTO PLACES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, BARS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

BUT *MANY* PLACES - INCLUDING MOVIE THEATERS -- ARE FAIR GROUND.

EVEN SIGNS POSTED - CAN'T *LEGALLY KEEP WEAPONS OUT.

26:21 it's not going to restrict a person with a permit.

IT'S A DISTURBING THOUGHT TO SOME PARENTS WE CAUGHT UP WITH AT THE MOVIES IN NORTH FORT MYERS SATURDAY.

36:16/ maryanna parisi - cape coral

" uneasy. With the kids"

stacy fritsch/cape coral/ 34:35

"i understand for protection and everyone has the right, but there are certain places it's really not appropriate."

THESE MOMS --

JUST HOPE THOSE GUN CARRIERS OBEY THE SIGNS.

AND KEEP THEIR WEAPONS AT HOME.

NAPLES MALL-VO

NEW AT SIX --

SOMETHING IN THE AIR FORCED SHOPPERS OUT OF COASTLAND CENTER IN NAPLES TODAY.

WITNESSES SAY THIS AFTERNOON, PEOPLE LEFT THE MALL COVERING THEIR FACES AND COUGHING.

FIRE CREWS WENT INTO THE MALL WITH MASKS ON.

NAPLES POLICE TELL NBC2 THE CREWS SECTIONED OFF PART OF THE MALL.AND REMOVED THE GARBAGE CANS FROM THE AREA.

THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

CHARCO PARENTS ARRESTED-SS

TWO PARENTS ARE IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL TONIGHT --

CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF THEIR BABY.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED AMBER ROSE LANDRY AND SCOTT PAUL LANDRY FRIDAY.

THEIR 17-MONTH-OLD BABY BOY DIED LAST NOVEMBER.AND A TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWED OXYCODONE IN THE BOY'S BLOOD.WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.

AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PARENTS HAD BEEN SNORTING OXYCODONE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE BOY DIED.

THE LANDRYS ARE CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE-AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER OF A CHILD.AND ARE BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.

TWO OTHER CHILDREN WERE IN THEIR DEEP CREEK HOME WHEN DEPUTIES RESPONDED LAST NOVEMBER.

SCHOOL PROGRESS-ONCAM

THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS A BOOST ON ITS REPORT CARD.AFTER THE REVIEW PROCESS REVEALS A MISTAKE IN CALCULATING STUDENT LEARNING GAINS.

COLLIER COUNTY IS AMONG MORE THAN 100 DISTRICTS THAT JUMPED FROM A 'B' GRADE TO AN 'A.'

THE GRADING SYSTEM RATES ALL OF FLORIDA'S ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND COMBINATION SCHOOLS.

CA PLANE CRASH-VO

TWO PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER A SMALL PLANE CRASHED FRIDAY IN CORONA, CALIFORNIA.

POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED TWO MILES AWAY FROM CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

AUTHORITIES SAID THE PLANE CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE IT WENT DOWN.

NO WORD ON THE IDENTITIES OF THE INJURED--

FL PLANE WRONG AIRPORT-VOTOPS

A MILITARY CARGO PLANE LANDED AT THE WRONG AIRPORT FRIDAY IN TAMPA.

THE C-17 GLOBEMASTER AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAND AT MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE.

BUT IT LANDED AT THE SMALLER PETER O-KNIGHT AIRPORT IN TAMPA INSTEAD.

OFFICIALS HAVE NOT SAID WHY THE PLANE LANDED THERE.

SYRIA VIOLENCE-VO

NEW AMATEUR VIDEO SHOWED A HEAVY PRESENCE OF GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN SYRIA'S CAPITAL FRIDAY.

STREETS APPEAR DESERTED AS GOVERNMENT TROOPS TAKE CONTROL OF MAJOR AREAS IN DAMASCUS.

OTHER AMATEUR VIDEO CLIPS SHOWED BODIES ON A STREET WHERE PROTESTS PURPORTEDLY TOOK PLACE.

OLYMPIC ANIMAL PROTEST-VO

PROMINENT U-K ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS ARE PROTESTING PLANS TO USE LIVE ANIMALS DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS.

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE INSISTS THE ANIMALS WILL REMAIN A FEATURE OF IT.

OLYMPIC ANIMAL PROTEST-SOT VO

"We're taking animals like chickens, ducks, geese, horses, sheep and placing them in the middle of a 62,000 seat arena with bright lights and cheering crowds and it'll just be incredibly stressful for them.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

DOZENS OF CATS ARE SHOWING UP IN ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD --

16 49 31 These babies are totally helpless. They couldn't defend themselves from anything.

*WHY SHELTERS ARE TURNING THE ANIMALS AWAY.

A) LOCAL CAT STORY-SOTVO

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LOCAL CAT STORY-ONCAM

DUMPED AND LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.

FOUR KITTENS WERE FOUND ABANDONED LAST NIGHT ALONG OLD BAYSHORE ROAD.IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

NOW, A NEIGHBOR IS TAKING CARE OF THEM.

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JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD AND WITHOUT A MOTHER.

JENNY SCHROECK IS ALL THESE FOUR KITTENS HAVE.

THEY WERE FOUND ALONG OLD BAYSHORE ROAD IN THIS CRATE LABELED, 'SASSY'S CRIB.'

These kittens could easily have been snake food, rat food

SCHROECK IS CARING FOR THEM NOW-

GIVING THEM WATER, FOOD, AND A CLEAN PLACE TO SNUGGLE UP.

They need their mommy. They're not weened.

THIS SCENARIO ISN'T UNCOMMON FOR THIS ANIMAL LOVER.

SCHROECK KEPT RECORDS OF THE DOZENS OF ANIMALS OVER THE YEARS DUMPED ALONG HER ROAD THAT SHE'S FOSTERED.

AND PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THEM TAGGED, MICROCHIPED, AND CHECKED OUT BY A VET.

Over the last 15 years I've had 40 or 50 cats come in here.

SCHROECK LIVES DOWN THE STREET FROM ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER, KNOWN AS 'ARC.'

THE SHELTER'S DIRECTOR SAYS THEY'RE OVER CAPACITY.AND TURNING ANIMALS AWAY.

SHE'S HEARD SOME PEOPLE WILL DUMP THEM ALONG THE ROAD.

Sometimes they go leave them tied to our gate, sometimes they leave them in a box or in a kennel done of our neighbors have gotten animals that they've seen dumped not leashed or not in the kennel and they end up running in their yards and they'll bring them over to us.

LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IS INVESTIGATING THE KITTENS CASE.

THEY EXAMINED SASSY'S CRIB FOR CLUES - BUT FOUND NOTHING.

IF THE OWNERS ARE FOUND, THEY COULD BE CITED FOR ABANDONMENT.

These babies are totally helpless. They couldn't defend themselves from anything.

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JAPAN ROCKET LAUNCH-VO

JAPAN'S SPACE AGENCY SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AN H2B ROCKET ON SATURDAY -- ONBOARD IS A CARGO CARRIER WHICH WILL DELIVER GOODS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

THE ROCKET BLASTED OFF FROM SOUTHWESTERN JAPAN AT 11:06 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

THIS WAS THE THIRD LAUNCH OF THE SPACECRAFT FOLLOWING ONE IN JANUARY LAST YEAR.

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

*KIDS* ARE BOOSTING E-BOOK SALES.

JUST HOW MANY BEDTIME STORIES ARE BEING READ ON I-PADS AND KINDLES.

A) CHILDREN AND E BOOKS-VO

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY

Very potent storms came through southwest Florida on Saturday.

There were wind gusts over 60 MPH, and First Alert Radar picked up on more than 1,200 lightning strikes for a moment!

These storms will wither away come midnight, but storms will come back into play tomorrow. The atmosphere is really ripe with moisture due to an area of high pressure to our east. That is forcing ample amounts of moisture into the area tied to a tropical disturbance. When you add in sunshine to destablize the air. Presto you get storms.

Numerous storms will be expected, and they'll cover more area than Saturday. Some will get severe, again, so we will watch that and keep you up to date.

Temperatures for Sunday will be slightly cooler than the past several days. Upper 80s to low 90s will be the rule.

Monday will be another wet day, and eventually dry out and see more Sunshine toward the end of the week. You know what that means though, the heat comes back!

Your boating forecast calls for a moderate chop with the inland waterways and seas 2 to 4 feet. You'll encounte scattered thunderstorms and winds from the east at 10 to 15 knots.

WX RUNDOWN:

BOATERS

EXTENDED

CITIES

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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BREAKING NEWS IN THE SHOOTING MASSACRE IN COLORADO.

AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE REMAINING VICTIMS OF THE COLORADO SHOOTING MASSACRE.

WE'RE WORKING TO PUT TOGETHER THESE LATEST DETAILS.

DARK NIGHT RISES MONEY-VO

FILM EXPERTS SAY IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING WILL AFFECT TICKET SALES OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES."

ACCORDING TO EXHIBITOR RELATIONS, THE FILM DID BRISK BUSINESS FOR ITS MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS, BRINGING IN 30-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS.

WARNER BROTHERS HAS NOT CANCELED ANY SHOWINGS, BUT IT DID PULL A MOVIE TRAILER THAT WAS RUNNING BEFORE THE FILM.

CHILDREN AND E BOOKS-VO

MORE AND MORE CHILDREN ARE SNUGGLING UP WITH A GOOD E-BOOK.

"SMART MONEY" REPORTS A 233-PERCENT FIRST QUARTER JUMP IN PUBLISHING REVENUE IN THE JUVENILE E-BOOK CATEGORY, AS MORE PARENTS EMBRACE THE CONCEPT.

COMPANIES AND LAYOFFS-VO

MOST COMPANIES ARE DONE LAYING OFF WORKERS FOR THE YEAR.

A SURVEY FROM "RIGHT MANAGEMENT" FINDS THAT NEARLY 70-PERCENT OF U.S. COMPANIES HAVE NO LAYOFFS PLANNED THROUGH THE END OF 2012.

LARGEST COCKTAIL-VO

CUBANS SET OUT TODAY TO CREATE THE WORLD'S LARGEST DAIQUIRI.

IT TOOK TEN BARTENDERS AND TEN BLENDERS TO CREATE THIS 71-GALLON COCKTAIL.

THEY DID IT IN HONOR OF AMERICAN WRITER ERNEST HEMINGWAY. ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 113-TH BIRTHDAY.

CHINA BASE JUMPING-VO

BASE JUMPERS IN CHINA JUMPED OFF ONE OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGES TODAY.

THIRTY PARACHUTE JUMPERS, INCLUDING THREE WOMEN, FROM 15 COUNTRIES TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE.

THE BRIDGE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES.

SPORTS NEXT-2-SHOT VO

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

OLYMPIC TORCH IN LONDON-VO OFF TOP

THE OLYMPIC FLAME SPENT ITS FIRST FULL DAY IN LONDON.

ARRIVING IN GREENWICH PARK. THEN MAKING A STOP WHERE THE EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION WILL GO ON.

OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE 20-12 GAMES. JUST SIX DAYS AWAY.

DEION HOF INDUCTION TONIGHT-VO IN PLASMA

WINNING AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS ABOUT THE ONLY THING DEION SANDERS HASN'T ACCOMPLISHED IN HIS ATHLETIC CAREER.

THE NORTH FORT MYERS GRAD WAS INDUCTED INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME LAST YEAR.

TONIGHT. NEION DEION WILL ENTER THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME.

BRITISH OPEN 3RD ROUND-VOTOPS

BRANDT SNEDEKER'S FOUR STROKE LEAD DISAPPEARED IN ROUND THREE OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

TIGER WOODS. WASN'T THE MAN WHO'D PASS HIM. BUT IS RIGHT IN THE HUNT. STARTED SLOW. BUT DROPPS THIS 50-FOOT BIRDIE AT THE SIXTH. ONE OF THREE BIRDIES IN AN EVEN PAR ROUND.

GRAEME MCDOWELL WAS ON HIS GAME. BIRDIES THE 13TH. FINISHED AT SEVEN-UNDER. TIED FOR SECOND WITH SNEDEDEKER.

BUT THERE'S ONE PLAYER FOUR SHOTS AHEAD OF BOTH.

BRITISH OPEN LEADERS-CGTOPS

WOODS. IN FOURTH PLACE AT SIX-UNDER.

ERNIE ELS AND ZACH JOHNSON. BOTH STILL WITHIN STRIKING RANGE.

SCOTT REAX-SOTTOPS

MARINELL 2ND AT FLORIDA OPEN-VO IN PLASMA

ON MONDAY. CAPE CORAL'S CHASE MARINELL WAS TEEING IT UP AT THE HENKE BERG JUNIOR MASTERS PRO-AM.

FIVE DAYS LATER. HE'S IN SECOND PLACE AT ONE OF THE TOP TOURNAMENTS IN THE STATE. THE 66TH FLORIDA OPEN.

HENKE BERG RECORD WEEK-VOTOPS

MARINELL IS THE ONLY THREE-TIME WINNER AT THE HENKE-BERG. BUT HIS RECORD COULD BE IN JEOPARDY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

14-YEAR-OLD LANDON WEBER WON HIS SECOND STRAIGHT TITLE IN THE 13-15-YEAR-OLD DIVISION ON FRIDAY.

HE COULD WIN ONE MORE IN THAT DIVISION. AND POTENTIALLY THREE MORE IN THE 16-18 DIVISION.

AND HOW ABOUT BRITTANY SHIN?

HENKE BERG REAX-SOTTOPS

CHRIS SALE VS TIGERS-ONCAM

THREE DAYS AGO. CHRIS SALE'S CHICAGO WHITE SOX LED DETROIT BY THREE-AND-A-HALF GAMES IN THE A-L CENTRAL.

THAT WAS BEFORE THREE STRAIGHT SOX LOSSES AND THREE STRAIGHT TIGERS WINS.

THE FORMER F-G-C-U STAR SALE. TRYING TO RESCUE CHICAGO FROM FALLING BEHIND DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON.

MLB SCORES-CGTOPS

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SALE GAVE UP TWO RUNS IN THE FIFTH. THREE MORE IN THE XITH. SOX TRAIL, 7-1, IN THE 9TH.

THE RED SOX. HOSTING THE BLUE JAYS TONIGHT.

PRE-GAME TRIBUTE FOR THE RECENTLY RETIRED JASON VARITEK.

BULL RIDING AT GERMAIN-VOTOPS

RELEASE THE BULLS!.

SOME OF THE BEST. AND MAYBE CRAZIEST. BULL RIDERS IN THE WORLD ARE BACK AT IT FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT AT GERMAIN ARENA.

THE PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING TOUR. PROVIDING THE THRILLS.

ALL THE ACTION STARTS TONIGHT AT EIGHT P-M.

BULL RIDING REAX-SOTTOPS

ROSS CHASTAIN TONIGHT-VOTOPS

ALVA'S ROSS CHASTAIN. BACK AT IT IN NASCAR'S TRUCK SERIES TONIGHT.

THE 18-YEAR-OLD WILL START 17TH IN THE AMERICAN ETHANOL 225 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

FORT MYERS'S DEREK LAMELY. ONE OVER PAR AT THE P-G-A'S TRUE SOUTH CLASSIC. TWELVE SHOTS BACK.

CAPE CORAL HURRICANES SOCCER TEAM PLAYING JACKSONVILLE OF THE P-D-L TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL.

JOHAN SANTANA PLACED ON 15-DAY DISABLED LIST.

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