5PM NBC2 |
CLINIC RAID
CAUTION TAPE AND FLASHING LIGHTS SIGNAL SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT AT THIS NORTH FORT MYERS CLINIC --
RAIDED BY LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT --
NBC2 IS THERE LIVE WITH LATE-BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS.
ROBBER IN A BLACK SUIT
ARMED AND DANGEROUS *AND DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION --
A COLLIER COUNTY BANK ROBBER MAKES A STATEMENT IN A BLACK SUIT.
DRAMA FOR DUNKIN LOVERS
DRAMA FOR DUNKIN LOVERS --
NO DONUTS FOR BREAKFAST!
WHAT IN THE WORLD'S GOING ON?
NBC2 IS ON THE CASE.
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PARTS OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTY ARE SEEING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR --
LOTS OF LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE IS TRACKING THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.
ROBERT.
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DEVELOPING AT FIVE.
STATE AGENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RAID A MEDICAL CLINIC IN NORTH FORT MYERS --
GOOD EVENING I'M PETER BUSCH.
AND I'M KELLIE BURNS.
IT HAPPENED AT *LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP* ON TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH NEAR BAYSHORE ROAD.
N-B-C TWO'S JENNIFER TRAMMELL HAS BEEN GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT LUXOR IS AND WHAT THEY ARE AFTER.
JEN --
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I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ONE OF THE DOCTORS LISTED ON LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP WEBSITE.
DR. JOHN NEHER OF BONITA SPRINGS CALLS THIS OFFICE A CLINIC - AND TELLS ME HE NO LONGER WORKS HERE.
WHEN I ASKED HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT AGENTS WERE DOING - HE SAID HE THINKS THEY'RE INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE PILL MILL.
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SINCE 9:30 THIS MORNING -- YELLOW TAPE HAS SURROUNDED THIS NORTH FORT MYERS CLINIC.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMS THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION AND THEY HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT.BUT THEY WON'T SAY EXACTLY WHAT OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR.
DENNIS ZACNY IS IN THIS PLAZA EVERY DAY --
HE HAS HIS OWN SUSPICIONS.
DENNIS ZACNY 12:42:09 from what i've heard it's just a place where they write prescriptions.
THE SHOP OWNER NEXT DOOR SAYS HER CUSTOMERS CALL IT A "CLINIC."
SONYA HADDAD 12:39:24 some customers they would ask me are they open next door? because we want to get some medicine 30
SONYA HADDAD SAYS THERE ARE LONG LINES OF PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE THE DOOR ON SATURDAY MORNINGS.
HADDAD 12:39:51 you feel it's not, like, right
ZACNY NOTICES THE SAME THING.
ZACNY 12:42:38 i come through here all the time and i see a lot of people in and out standing around waiting in cars 45
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JEN
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATES PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS --
BUT THIS BUSINESS IS NOT LISTED WITH THEM.
WE ALSO CHECKED ON THE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTED AS BUSINESS MANAGERS --
THEY'RE NOT LICENSED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EITHER.
LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS - JENNIFER TRAMMELL NBC2.
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A WOMAN WHO WORKED IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS ACCUSED OF CALLING IN FAKE PRESCRIPTIONS.
AUTHORITIES ARRESTED TARA FASHAUER OF PORT CHARLOTTE AFTER A TWO WEEK INVESTIGATION.
A DOCTOR TOLD POLICE TWO OF HIS EMPLOYEES USED HIS NAME TO OBTAIN AT LEAST 90 HYDROCODONE PILLS.
DETECTIVES SAY THE WOMAN CALLED IN AT LEAST EIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS.
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THE SHOCK STILL HASN'T WORN OFF FOR MANY.
BUT FAMILIES OF THE DEAD IN THE COLORADO MASSACRE.ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE FUNERAL PLANS.
THIS AS STORIES OF HEROISM CONTINUE TO POUR IN.
N-B-C TWO ANCHOR LINDSAY LOGUE IS IN THE STUDIO WITH ONE OF THOSE STORIES WE LEARNED ABOUT TODAY --
LINDSAY.
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PETER OUT OF TRAGEDY THERE ARE STORIES OF PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE.
JAMES HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF CARRYING OUT ONE OF THE WORST MASS SHOOTINGS IN U-S HISTORY.
12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND OF THE 58 PEOPLE WHO WERE WOUNDED --
AT LEAST FOUR OF THEM WERE WOMEN IN THE THEATER WHO ARE STILL ALIVE BECAUSE THEIR BOYFRIENDS OR HUSBANDS SHIELDED THEM FROM GUNFIRE.
HOLDING BACK TEARS ONE WOMAN TOLD THE STORY OF HER BOYFRIEND GIVING HIS LIFE FOR HERS.
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SOT -- Amanda Lindgren
"He held me down and he covered my head and he said shhh stay down it's ok
shh."/SOT Amanda Lindgren
"He was my angel that night, but he was my angel every day I knew him, from
the day I met him. / I just wish I could have protected him the same way he
protected me.""
DONATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE REACHED NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS ACCORDING TO COLORADO'S GOVERNOR.
AND GET THIS IN THE THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THE MASSACRE --
GUN SALES HAVE SPIKED IN COLORADO.
BACKGROUND CHECKS WENT UP 41 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST WEEK.
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AS FOR THE SUSPECT --
HIS DEFENSE TEAM IS GETTING A FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE THEATER.
THE 24 YEAR OLD WILL BE FORMALLY CHARGED NEXT WEEK.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL WORKING TO ESTABLISH A MOTIVE.
YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ALL THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS TRAGEDY.
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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING AN ARMED BANK ROBBER DRESSED IN A SUIT.
HE HIT THE BANK OF AMERICA ON DAVIS BOULEVARD AROUND NOON TODAY.
A VIEWER SENT US THIS VIDEO FROM OUTSIDE THE BANK JUST MOMENTS AFTER THE ROBBERY.
DETECTIVES SAY A MAN WALKED UP TO THE TELLER WITH A GUN AND DEMANDED MONEY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS WEARING A BASEBALL HAT AND A SUIT.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.
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FORT MYERS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN THEY SAY EXPOSED HIMSELF TO TWO GIRLS WALKING ALONG SIX MILE CYPRESS PARKWAY.
IT HAPPENED NEAR THE GULF COAST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
THE 19 AND 12 YEAR OLD WERE WALKING TO THE WAL-MART ON SIX MILE CYPRESS WHEN THEY SAY A MAN WITH DARK SPIKEY HAIR, DRIVING A WHITE S-U-V APPROACHED THEM. AND EXPOSED HIMSELF.
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ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS?
FOR THE THIRD SESSION IN A ROW THE DOW SUFFERED A TRIPLE DIGIT DECLINE.MORE THAN A HUNDRED POINTS.
YOUR INVESTMENTS AREN'T GROWING AS MUCH BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IN EUROPE AND DISAPPOINTING JOBS REPORTS HERE IN THE U.S.
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WE'RE NOW GETTING A BETTER LOOK ON WHERE OUR STATE UNIVERISTIES RANK IN TUITION.
OF THE 11 TOTAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY STILL RANKS AS ONE OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PER YEAR.
IT'S LESS THAN U-S-F, F-S-U, AND THE UNIVERISITY OF FLORIDA.
F-I-U RANKS AS THE MOST COSTLY.
AND JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEW SEMESTER --
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW HAS A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP STUDENTS PLAN PAYING FOR SCHOOL.
N-B-C TWO'S KIM BROWN REPORTS.
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FIGURING OUT THE PRICE TAG FOR ONE YEAR AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.
I don't even know how much it's going to cost me.
HAS BEEN TOUGH FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRAD THERESA SIRAGUSA.
BUT IT'LL BE EASIER NOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALONG WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HAS CREATED WHAT'S CALLED THE 'SHOPPING SHEET.'
IT SHOWS ALL THE COSTS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY IF YOU ATTEND A CERTAIN SCHOOL.
I think that will be so much more helpful than what I've had to go through. Because I know I'm not alone, I know there's other students that need that type of help.
OTHER STUDENTS LIKE ANDREW GREEN.
HE BELIEVES THE SHEET WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG HELP IF IT WAS AROUND WHEN HE WAS LOOKING AT SCHOOLS.
If they harped on that during high school I would've definitely looked into that.
THE SHOPPING SHEET IS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THEY WOULD RECEIVE FROM A SCHOOL AND THE AMOUNT OF LOANS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE OUT.
What I wanted most was something affordable because I'm really depending on myself.
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION URGES COLLEGE PRESIDENTS TO ADOPT THE SHOPPING SHEET; HOWEVER IT'S NOT MANDATORY.
EDISON STATE COLLEGE JUNIOR ZACHARY TAYLOR THINKS IT SHOULD BE.
You never really realize it until you actually experience how expensive it is.
KIM BROWN NBC-2.
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BOTH F-G-C-U AND EDISON STATE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY NEED TIME TO REVIEW THE SHOPPING SHEET INITIATIVE BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ADOPT IT.
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EDISON STATE COLLEGE JUST VOTED TO RAISE TUITION FOR IT'S BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS.
THE STATE IS REQUIRING THE COLLEGE TO INCREASE IT BY FIVE PERCENT.
HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL IS ADJUSTING FEES TO KEEP THE TOTAL TUITION AND FEES COSTS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
AT 3400 DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR.
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AFTER MONTHS OF CONTROVERSY --
A FINAL DECISION TODAY. ON WHAT TO DO WITH A TINY POND IN FRONT OF THE NAPLES ZOO.
Now we have two ponds that are gonna be full of water, full of lilies and it's gonna be a beautiful entrance.
AS N-B-C TWO'S SAUNDRA WEATHERS REPORTS IT APPEARS ALL SIDES ARE HAPPY WITH THE AGREEMENT.
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THE DEBATE OF WHETHER TO KEEP THE POND AT THE NAPLES ZOO IS NOW WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
TODAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED ON A PLAN TO KEEP THE POND… AND THEN SOME.
A WONDERFUL ALTERNATIVE THAT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE. WE'RE LOOSING SOME OF THE MAGIC BUT THE BEAUTY WILL BE THERE.
BEAUTY, ARTIST PAUL ARSENAULT FOUGHT TO KEEP WITH HIS PAINT BRUSH AND AN OPEN LETTER.
I JUST SIMPLY WROTE A LETTER AND THE THING SNOW BALLED. IT HIT A NERVE.
THE COUNTY AND NAPLES ZOO OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO TURN THE ZOO'S KOI POND INTO A DRY RETENTION POND-
MAKING IT EASIER TO ADD A SERVICE ROAD THAT LEADS TO NEW PARKING.
BUT THAT PLAN WAS SCRAPPED ONCE RESIDENTS GOT WIND OF IT.AND STARTED SITTING IN ON MEETINGS WITH ZOO AND COUNTY OFFICIALS.
THE MEETINGS WERE TENSE AT TIMES. BUT I KNEW AND I SAID FROM THE BEGINNING THIS WOULD BE ABOUT COMPROMISE.
AND THE COMPROMISE OFFERS NOT ONE, BUT TWO PONDS IN FRONT OF THE ZOO.
THIS RENDERING SHOWS JUST WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.
SOMETHING VISITORS COULDN'T BE HAPPIER ABOUT.
WE'VE BEEN TO MANY ZOOS IN THE COUNTRY AND I DON'T FIND PONDS LIKE THIS. WE STOOD HERE FOR TEN MINUTES AND COULDN'T WALK ANY FURTHER BECAUSE I JUST LOVE LOOKING AT THESE FISH AND TURTLES.
IT'S VERY NICE TO WALK OVER THE BRIDGE TO THE ENTRANCE.
THE PROJECT IS APART OF AN ESTIMATED TWO MILLION DOLLAR GREENWAY PLAN WITH THE COUNTY.
THIS NEW ZOO ENTRANCE WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL 138,000 DOLLARS TO THAT PRICE TAG.
WITH THE ZOO WILL FOOTING HALF OF THE BILL-THE REST WILL BE PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS.
IN COLLIER COUNTY, SAUNDRA WEATHERS NBC-2.
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AND THE NAPLES ZOO IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO EMERGENCY WORKERS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAGEDY IN COLORADO IS A REMINDER OF HOW EMERGENCY WORKERS SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY.
SO AS A THANKS -
ALL ACTIVE AND RETIRED EMERGENCY WORKERS WILL RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION BY PRINTING A COUPON.
WE'VE SET UP A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE N-B-C DASH TWO DOM.
JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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PLANS TO DEVELOP THE SABAL BAY COMMUNITY IN EAST NAPLES HAVE BEEN REVIVED.
A CANADIAN COMPANY PLANS TO BUY THE 23-HUNDRED ACRE PROPERTY FROM COLLIER ENTERPRISES. AND BUILD 16-HUNDRED HOMES ON THE PROPERTY.
HALF OF THE LAND WILL BE LEFT AS NATURAL HABITAT.
DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. *TAKE MAP *
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DO YOU THINK THIS PARKING SIGN IS CONFUSING.
WOULD YOU PARK HERE?-
1. 2950 "I had to double take on it to make sure it wasn't meaning me."
TURNS OUT THE SIGNS HAVE BEEN UP FOR YEARS.
WE FOUND OUT WHY THEY'RE SUDDENLY CATCHING MORE EYES.
AND A PLACE KNOWN FOR ITS DONUTS --
DIDN'T HAVE ANY AT BREAKFAST TIME.
WHAT BROUGHT THE MORNING ROUTINE UP TO A SCREECHING HALT.
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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.
A few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.
Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.
Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.
Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.
A drier and hotter than normal pattern looks to stay in place as we round out the work week and into the weekend. This means rain prospects will stay on the lower end with temperatures in the mid 90s.
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PARKING CONFUSION IN DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL --
AFTER SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THESE NEW SIGNS.
THEY SAY THE WORDING - THAT YOU SEE HERE - IS VAGUE; AND IT DOESN'T SAY EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AREN'T ALLOWED ON CITY STREETS.
NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION SPENT THE DAY SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.
HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO.
STEVE?
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THE SIGNS ARE EYE-CATCHING AND ALL OVER DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.
THEY WENT UNNOTICED FOR YEARS.
NOW AFTER BEING SPRUCED UP, PEOPLE CAN'T HELP BUT TAKE A SECOND LOOK.
TONIGHT, I'VE LEARNED TO GET THEM CHANGED AND CLARIFIED WILL TAKE AN ACT OF COUNCIL.
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BIG, BRIGHT, AND BOLD -- THESE SIGNS LITTER THE SIDE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.
3029 "first time, I've seen them. First one, I've ever seen."
WHILE THEY AREN'T NEW -- THEIR FRESHENED UP LOOK CAUGHT ERVIN BRADLEY'S EYES.
2950 "I had to do a double take on it to make sure it wasn't meaning me."
THE SIGNS SIMPLY READ "NO PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR TRAILERS EXCEPT FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING"
-- AND THAT'S CONFUSING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
3016 "it could be a small panel truck but it's still a commercial vehicle like a bug guy, pool guy. They're still a commercial vehicle."
"at first glance, these shiny signs don't say what type of commercial vehicles can or cannot be on these busy streets. Which some say is why the signs need to be reworded."
2820 "I do think the words need to be tweaked so hey, Bob the Plumber or Joe the Lawn Mower Guy can come and park in front of the pizzeria and not worry."
C-R-A DIRECTOR JOHN JACOBSEN TELL US -- THE SIGNS NEED TO BE MORE USER-FRIENDLY.
OTHERWISE, THE CONFUSION COULD DRIVE AWAY BUSINESS.
3208 "we've relied on the street parking from the get go."
BREW BABIES BISTRO OWNER WAYNE ELAM HOPES PEOPLE DON'T GET DISTRACTED BY THEM.
3326 "We need the parking on the streets so do other businesses in Cape Coral. They need to make it clear if people don't understand it."
UNDERSTANDING WHICH ISN'T PICTURE PERFECT -- GIVEN WHAT'S POSTED.
3120 "if you're a commercIal vehicle, it's a small or or a big one. They don't say anything different."
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NOW ON THE BOOKS IN THE CAPE ARE TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF WHAT COMMERICAL VEHICLES ACTUALLY ARE.
IN THIS CASE -- THEY'RE ANY SEMI TRUCK, BIG UNATTACHED TRAILER, OR BUS.
THOSE CAN'T BE PARKED ON DOWNTOWN STREETS BECAUSE IN THE PAST THEY WERE LEFT UNATTENDED.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, STEVE CAMPION, NBC2.
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AN OLD COLLIER COUNTY IRISH PUB IS NOW HUNDREDS OF SOUVENIERS.
ERINS' ISLE IRISH PUB ON COLLIER BOULEVARD CLOSED ITS DOORS AFTER THE LANDLORD SOLD THE PROPERTY AND IS PLANNING TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING.
SO THE BAR'S OWNER PUT PIECES OF THE PLACE ON THE AUCTION BLOCK TODAY.
A TOUGH TIME FOR MANY IN THE COMMUNITY --
WHO ARE SAD TO SEE THE LANDMARK GO.
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Mike ward
"getting too old I think but I just don't know yet. I'll know when i have to sit at home with my wife." /Take sound
Howard
"oh I feel really torn because yiu want to support those ma and pa operations, I had one myself. It really hurts you because you see a local icon going away."
ERIN'S HAS BEEN AT THAT SPOT SINCE 19-83.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY NOW?
ACCORDING TO OUR NEWSPARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS THERE ARE UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT RACE TRAC IS INTERESTED IN BUYING THE PROPERTY FOR A MAJOR FACILITY.
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TONIGHT A LOCAL MAN HOPES TO GET CLOSER TO WINNING AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
DAVID SMITH FROM ENGLEWOOD IS A HUMAN CANNONBALL.
NOW THAT THE SHOW HAS MOVED TO NEW YORK LEADING UP TO THE FINALS --
HE KNOWS THE COMPETITION IS TOUGH.
YOU CAN CATCH THE HUMAN CANNONBALL RIGHT HERE ON N-B-C TWO TONIGHT.
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT STARTS AT EIGHT.
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PEOPLE ALL OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING MAY HAVE COME ACROSS SOMETHING STRANGE.
A DONUT SHOP WITHOUT DONUTS.
N-B-C TWO FOUND OUT HOW ONE BROKEN PIPE AFFECTED OUR ENTIRE AREA.
AND IF YOU CAN EXPECT A SIMILAR SITUATION TOMORROW.
"Welcoming people and business to Bonita Springs instead of saying goodbye. I'm NBC2's Joelle Parks with what's in the works to revitalize downtown."
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WHEN YOU GO TO A DONUT SHOP --
YOU EXPECT ONE THING --
DONUTS.
THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AT DUNKIN DONUTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.
AS N-B-C TWO'S CHARLIE KEEGAN FOUND OUT --
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER.
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Nats change in register
GLAZED, BAVARIAN, FROSTED nats: What do ya got? JOHN SOLIO HAS A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM ON HIS **SECOND TRIP TO DUNKIN DONUTS.
John Solio/purchased a donut "I'm in the process of moving, so I needed a pick me up. I'm running out of gas."
ON HIS FIRST TRIP, HE HAD A LOT FEWER CHOICES.
John Solio/purchased a donut "they came over the microphone and I said what do you have?"
THE CORPORATE OFFICE TELLS US THE DONUTS DIDN'T MAKE IT FROM THE BAKERY TO FORTY LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY STORES THIS MORNING.
Tyler Rodman/store manager "I was pretty shocked"
STORE OWNER TYLER RODMAN GOT THE HEADS UP ABOUT A PLUMBING ISSUE AT THE CENTRAL BAKERY LOCATED EAST OF PUNTA GORDA LAST NIGHT.
HE USUALLY GETS BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE HUNDRED DONUTS BY DAYBREAK - INSTEAD THEY DIDN'T ARRIVE UNTIL CLOSER TO 8:30.
"And really it'll start to pick up about 6:00, 6:15am. We'll start to get a lot of business" tyler rodman/store manager.
A CORPORATE RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE TELLS US EVERYTHING SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO TOMORROW.
NATS OF SOLIO?
WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR SOLIO WHO SAYS HE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW.
"Usually once a day almost. it's my favorite, the coffee, you can't beat it."
IN PUNTA GORDA CHARLIE KEEGAN NBC 2.
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TALES OF TERROR AND STORIES OF UNSUNG HEROES.
I just wish I could have protected him the same way he protected me."
VICTIMS OF LAST WEEK'S MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE SHARE THEIR STORIES OF WHAT TOOK PLACE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
AND CAUGHT "RED HANDED"!
A WOMAN RUNS AFTER COPS CATCH HER SHOP-LIFTING.
BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND!
NBC2 NEWS AT 5;30 IS NEXT.
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