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NBC 11PM |
"a murder in broad day light - a body found in a cape coral driveway. As day turns into night the intense investigation continues … and we're live tonight at the cape coral police department where we're expecting to break new details during a live press conference , at 11"
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23:24 when he came out of the garage he looked totally deranged to me - i mean like he was off the deep end. 8 sec
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THOSE ARE THE CHILLING WORDS FROM A NEIGHBOR WHO SAW THE SUSPECT IN A CAPE CORAL HOMICIDE.
NBC 2 HAS BEEN ON TOP OF THIS STORY ALL AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A PRESS CONFERENCE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN IN SECONDS, WITH NEW DETAILS.
WE WILL BRING IT TO YOU LIVE.
HERE'S WHAT WE TRACKED DOWN BY TALKING TO WITNESSES--
THE VICTIM WAS A DOOR-TO-DOOR FOOD SALESMAN.
AND AN OFF-DUTY DEPUTY WHO LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.MAY HAVE BEEN A HERO BY STOPPING THE SUSPECT BEFORE OTHERS WERE KILLED.
THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE FIVE O'CLOCK THIS EVENING AT 18-15 SOUTHWEST 30TH TERRACE.THAT'S NEAR CHIQUITA BOULEVARD AND VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
LET'S GO LIVE TO THAT PRESS CONFERENCE AT CAPE CORAL POLICE WHERE LIEUTENANT ANTHONY SIZEMORE IS ABOUT TO BREAK NEW INFORMATION FOR US.
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OUR REPORTER SARA MILES IS GOING TO ASK LIEUTENANT SIZEMORE SOME QUESTIONS NOW AND GET YOU MORE INFORMATION.
ONCE SHE GETS THOSE ANSWERS, WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH HER SO YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CAPE CORAL.
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, SHE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO A WITNESS WHO SAW THE ENTIRE SCENE PLAY OUT.
AND AS YOU'LL HEAR, HE'S THANKING AN OFF DUTY DEPUTY FOR SAVING HIS LIFE.
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"heard the gun go click click but it was too late i was there."
gene snyder describes to us the minutes after a door to door meat sales man was shot around 4-50 this afternoon.
his wife heard the shots from their lanai - thats when snyder rushed to help.
when he got to the home on sw 30th terrace he saw the victim laying on the driveway - the shooter in his garage with gun in hand.
he says a collier county sheriff deputy ran up to the home and made the suspect drop his weapon and later got him to the ground before cape police took him away.
sot - "out of the garage. everyone elses life in the area."
sot "all they were doing was selling meat - just a terrible tragedy."
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SARA MILES REPORTING.
AGAIN, SHE'S SITTING IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW, GATHERING BRAND NEW INFORMATION.
AS SOON AS IT WRAPS UP, SHE'LL HAVE NEW DETAILS IN A LIVE REPORT.
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THERE WERE NO WITNESSES IN ANOTHER.EQUALLY GRIZLY MURDER LAST NIGHT IN SAN CARLOS PARK.
A WOMAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER HOME IN WHAT IS NORMALLY A VERY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CHRISTINA LUSBY LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON THE INVESTIGATION.AND WHAT THE VICTIM'S FAMILY IS SAYING TONIGHT.
CHRISTINA.
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24 HOURS AFTER THE WOMAN'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED.CRIME TAPE STILL SURROUNDS HER HOME.
AND DEPUTIES ARE STILL SITTING OUT FRONT.
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.STAYING TIGHT LIPPED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE HOME.THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
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INSIDE THIS SAN CARLOS PARK HOME.55-YEAR-OLD DEBBIE STRIANO'S BODY.RECOVERED.
HER MURDER DESCRIBED AS BRUTAL.FAMILY MEMBERS.DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS.
00:18 we've heard nothing
HER FAMILY.STILL NUMB FROM THE NEWS.
ITS BEEN A DAY SINCE STRAINO'S DEATH.AND HER HOME STILL CONSIDERED A CRIME SCENE.
57:50 we just cant believe it we just cant believe it
STRIANO LIVED INSIDE THE HOME WITH HER LONGTIME BOYFRIEND.RUSSELL MYERS.
NEIGHBORS SAY THEY RAN A LAWN CARE BUSINESS TOGETHER.
52:40 it was very large now debby did most of the accounting and billing and russell worked outside 52:50
FOR HOURS WEDNESDAY.DETECTIVES QUESTIONED NEIGHBORS AND STRIANO'S FAMILY.
THEY COMBED THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEARCHED NEARBY TRASH CANS.
BUT SO FAR HAVE ANNOUNCED NO SUSPECTS.AND AS OF NOW.NO REPORTED MOTIVE.
59:20 she's done nothing bad to anybody throughout her life she's done nothing but good 59:25 59:25 I want the person caught at all cost 59:28
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WHILE DETECTIVES STILL ARE NOT RELEASING THE CAUSE OF DEATH.WE DO KNOW THE WOMAN'S DOG "SCRUFFY" WAS TREATED FOR WOUNDS.
IT WAS REPORTEDLY SLASHED IN THE NECK.
IT'S UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME IF THE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED.
NOW THERE WAS ALSO A POWEROUTAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE TIME THE WOMAN WAS KILLED.
DEPUTIES SAY IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOMICIDE.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM CHRISTINA LUSBY NBC 2.
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NEW RIGHT NOW---
POLICE TRACKED DOWN A BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT AT A WELL-KNOWN BEACH BAR IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOUND 37 YEAR OLD WAKIM STEWART AT THE LANI KAI ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
THEY SAY HE TRIED TO RUN, BUT THEY CAUGHT HIM.
INVESTIGATORS THINK HE'S THE MAN IN SURVIELLANCE PICTURES, TAKING MONEY FROM A BANK OF AMERICA TUESDAY, ON DAVIS BOULEVARD IN COLLIER COUNTY.
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STATE TROOPERS JUST RELEASED NEW DETAILS ABOUT A TRUCK FIRE ON I-75 TODAY THAT BACKED UP TRAFFIC FOR HOURS.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE SCENE FROM OUR F-DOT CAMERA.
F-H-P SAYS THE DRIVER, 37 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN, WAS DRIVING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES AROUND 12-45, WHEN A TIRE BLEW.
THE TRUCK OVERTURNED AND CAUGHT FIRE, IN THE MEDIAN, SOUTH OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
THE DRIVER HAS MINOR INJURIES.
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THE FIRST OF MANY TOUGH GOODBYES IN COLORADO.
TODAY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF 51-YEAR OLD GORDON COWDEN REMEMBERED HIS LIFE AT A DENVER CHURCH.
HE IS ONE OF 12 KILLED IN LAST WEEK'S MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING AND THE FIRST TO BE LAID TO REST.
COLORADO'S GOVERNOR AND AURORA'S MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF SHOWED UP.
FAMILIES OF OTHER VICTIMS WILL SAY THEIR FINAL GOODBYES LATER THIS WEEK.
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CHILLING DETAILS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO'S DENVER CAMPUS.
JAMES HOLMES, THE ACCUSED GUNMAN IN THE MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING, SENT A NOTEBOOK TO THE SCHOOL. WHERE HE HAD BEEN, AT ONE TIME, A STUDENT.
INSIDE THE NOTEBOOK --- SCRIBBLINGS OF STICK FIGURES BEING SHOT.
FOX NEWS IS REPORTING THE NOTEBOOK WAS IN A PACKAGE THAT SAT IN A SCHOOL MAILROOM SINCE AT LEAST JULY 12TH.
IT WASN'T FOUND UNTIL MONDAY.
NBC NEWS REPORTS HOLMES TOLD INVESTIGATORS TO LOOK FOR THE PACKAGE AND THAT IT DESCRIBED KILLING PEOPLE.
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ONE PENNSYLVANIA MOVIE THEATER HAS ALREADY SEEN TWO FIGHTS DURING SHOWINGS OF THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE.ALL SINCE THE COLORADO SHOOTING.
SURVIELLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A MAN SHOVING ANOTHER GUY TO THE GROUND.
AS A WOMAN POURS HER DRINK ON HIM, SHE GETS PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
THIS STARTED AS AN ARGUMENT OVER A BATHROOM STALL.
IT WAS THE FIRST OF THE TWO INCIDENTS AT THE THEATER IN HOMESTEAD SUNDAY.
IN THE OTHER INCIDENT, A SOLD OUT CROWD RAN OUT OF A SHOWING OF "DARK KNIGHT RISES" AFTER A FIGHT.
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A MAN WHO FIRED HIS GUN OUTSIDE A PORT SAINT LUCIE THEATER WON'T BE CHARGED.
POLICE THINK HE'S THE VICTIM.
IT STARTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, AFTER "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" LET OUT.
A TEEN WHO HAD BEEN INSIDE WAS TRYING TO GET BACK IN, SAYING HE LEFT HIS CELL PHONE INSIDE.
OFFICERS THINK HE COLLIDED WITH THE VICTIM AND STARTED A FIGHT.
THE VICTIM PULLED OUT HIS GUN AND SHOT TWO ROUNDS.
NO ONE WAS HIT.
THE TEEN IS CHARGED WITH BATTERY.
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NO ONE WANTS TO BE SHORT AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND THAT INCLUDES INSURANCE AGENCIES.
THAT'S WHY THREE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HOME INSURER'S ARE LOOKING TO RAISE YOUR RATES.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON EXPLAINS HOW LIKELY AN INCREASE IS FOR YOU.
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DESPITE NOT BEING HIT BY A MAJOR HURRICANE IN NEARLY SEVEN YEARS.
YOU'D THINK THAT WOULD BE A PLUS FOR HOME INSURANCE RATES.
WELL PREPARE TO BE DISAPPOINTED.
FRANK BONSIGNORE, INSURANCE AGENT: Insurance will never go down they haven't gone down they keep going up
ALLSTATE, THE UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA AND STATE FARM FLORIDA ARE ALL DIALED IN ON RAISING YOUR RATES.
SO WHY THE BUMP IF WE'VE BEEN STAYING OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
INSURANCE AGENT FRANK BONSIGNORE SAYS OTHER VARIABLES MAY BE AT PLAY.
FRANK BONSIGNORE, INSURANCE AGENT: the biggest thing right now is fraud there's a lot of fraud happening in Florida
JUSTIN TOMCZAK, STATE FARM: what is coming in and then what do we expect to pay out and we have to ensure that we have enough money
HERE'S WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WANT.
ALLSTATE IS PROPOSING AVERAGE STATEWIDE INCREASES OF NEARLY 22 AND 33 PERCENT.
UNIVERSAL POLICY HOLDERS COULD BE FACING A 22 PERCENT INCREASE
WHILE STATE FARM WHO INSURES MORE THAN 400 THOUSAND FLORIDIANS WANTS TO RAISE PREMIUMS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 15 PERCENT FOR HOMEOWNERS LIVING IN THEIR HOUSE.AND A WHOLE LOT MORE FOR OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS.
JUSTIN TOMCZAK, STATE FARM: if you are renting your home out to someone else the proposed increase is that 56 percent
BUT INSTEAD OF SETTLING FOR THE HIGHER PRICES.
BONSIGNORE SUGGESTS YOU DO SOME SHOPPING.
FRANK BONSIGNORE, INSURANCE AGENT: If you can stomach shopping your insurance almost every year do so because there are insurance companies out there that will always be a little less
THE STATE HAS NOT OKAYED ANYTHING JUST YET.
IF APPROVED PREMIUM CHANGES FOR STATE FARM CUSTOMERS COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS SEPTEMBER.
JULIAN JOHNSON NBC-2.
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NEW DETAILS IN THE CUSTODY BATTLE FOR ZANDER MCCREADY.
WE SPOKE TO HIS FATHER BILLY MCKNIGHT OVER THE PHONE TONIGHT.
HE SAYS HE AND MINDY'S MOTHER GAYLE INGE PETITIONED THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT.
MCKNIGHT FILED THE PETITION ON JULY 19TH, WITH THE LATEST ACTION TO EXPEDITE IT ON THE 23RD, AFTER HE FELT FLORIDA WASN'T ACTIVELY INTERESTED IN KEEPING THE CASE.
HE ALSO THINKS D-C-F HASN'T BEEN STRONG ENOUGH.
MCKNIGHT FEELS HIS RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED AS HE HASN'T SEEN HIS SON SINCE NOVEMBER.
HIS ONLY CONTACT HAS BEEN BRIEF PHONE CALLS.
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11:04 the rights have gotten away from me and she is not following the law and it has gone in her favor 11:08 i feel its unjust. i don't see my son who would like that - what parent would want their son taken away from them 11:19
MCKNIGHT SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ZANDER RETURN TO FLORIDA, AND EQUALLY SHARE CUSTODY WITH MINDY.
COUNT ON US TO PASS ALONG ANY MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS.
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A DISEASE CONNECTED TO WEST NILE.SHOWING UP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
YOU'LL WANT TO STICK AROUND TO HEAR THIS.
AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE SEVERE DROUGHT IN AMERICA'S HEART LAND RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD.UNTIL NOW.IS SPECIFICS ON JUST HOW MUCH IT WILL LIKELY RAISE OUR GROCERY BILL.
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NEW AT 11--
A HORSE IN MOORE HAVEN TESTED POSITIVE FOR "EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS."
IT'S A MOSQUITO VIRUS THAT INFECTS BOTH ANIMALS AND HUMAN BRAINS.
THE GLADES COUNTY HORSE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS THE SECOND INFECTED HORSE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
BOTH BELONG TO THE SAME OWNER.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE ONLY WAY TO SPREAD THE VIRUS IS TO BE BITTEN BY AN INFECTED MOSQUITO.
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NEW PREDICTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH THE DROUGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL END UP COSTING US HERE IN FLORIDA.
TODAY, THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAID IT EXPECTS BEEF PRICES TO JUMP FOUR TO FIVE PERCENT.
DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES SHOULD CLIMB THREE AND A HALF, TO FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT.
AND THEY EXPECT POULTRY PRICES TO RISE 3 TO 4 PERCENT.
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TALK ABOUT PUTTING IN A GOOD WORD.
FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH THINKS SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IS READY TO BE VICE PRESIDENT.AND HE'S LETTING MITT ROMNEY KNOW IT.
ROMNEY HAS CONFIRMED THAT RUBIO IS ON HIS RUNNING MATE SHORT LIST.
ROMNEY WILL ANNOUNCE HIS V-P PICK SOMETIME BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NEXT MONTH IN TAMPA.
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WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY WHEN MITT ROMNEY AND BARACK OBAMA WILL SQUARE OFF IN THOSE CRUCIAL DEBATES THIS FALL.
THE FIRST ONE IS OCTOBER THIRD IN DENVER.
IT'LL BE DEVOTED TO DOMESTIC POLICY.
THE SECOND, OCTOBER 16TH IN NEW YORK STATE.
IT'LL BE A TOWN HALL WHERE VOTERS CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
THE THIRD AND FINAL DEBATE IS IN FLORIDA.OCTOBER 22ND IN BOCA RATON.
THE FOCUS WILL BE FOREIGN POLICY.
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AFTER THE BREAK.WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK OUT LIVE TO CAPE CORAL WHERE WE JUST LEARNED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE MURDER OF A DOOR-TO-DOOR FOOD SALESMAN.
AND HERE'S A REAL HEAD SCRATCHER.
HOW DID AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY GET ON A FLIGHT TO ROME.WITH NO PASSPORT, AND NO BOARDING PASS?
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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.
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WE WANT TO GET BACK TO A BREAKING STORY IN CAPE CORAL.
POLICE JUST WARPPED UP A NEWS CONFERENCE, TELLING US NEW DETAILS IN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
A MAN WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH JUST BEFORE FIVE O'CLOCK THIS EVENING AT 18-15 SOUTHWEST 30TH TERRACE.
NBC 2'S SARA MILES JOINS US LIVE FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS WITH THE NEW DETAILS.
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VANDALISM IN DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.
POLICE TELL NBC 2 THEY CAUGHT TWO TEENS AS THEY WERE TAGGING A BUILDING.
THE INVESTIGATION DIDN'T STOP THERE.
NBC 2'S STEVE CAMPION FOUND OUT, POLICE GOT A STARTLING CONFESSION THAT SENT THEM TO WORSHIP CENTERS ACROSS LEE COUNTY.
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0224 billy Atwell, diocese of venice communications director "it is a bit of a set back and not what priests or staff want to clean up on a day like this."
Profanities and spray painted drawings -- too crude for television -- plaster st Andrews school's outside wall this morning.
The Vandals' work of art sent staff scrambling just before sunrise.
0237 "it was actually cleaned up before the first mass of the day at 730.
Cape coral police officers tell us -- responsible for the 4 letter words and anatomy sketches on the schoolhouse are these two teenagers -- Christian micklisch and Michael Graziano.
They claim the 19 years olds also confessed to using bishop Verot catholic high school and mcgregor baptist church in fort Myers -- as their canvases in the past two weeks.
officers explain their artistic criss crossing of lee county ended in the back alley of this downtown cape coral office building -- which was just painted.
Take nats 5706 "it bothers me. It bothers me."
Building manager Kristina Jacko tells us -- the childish behavior is annoying given recent renovations.
Jacko 5717 "having people who live in cape coral destroy buildings in cape coral is just horrible."
And while no one came to the self described "amateur taggers'" defense at one of their homes
Take nats of door slamming
some wish the teens would find a better use of their time.
Jacko, 5642 "19 year olds you would think they would be doing something else with their education."
While others offer -- divine guidance
0310 Atwell "we pray for all people including the teenagers. But there is accountability for these kinds of actions."
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STEVE CAMPION REPORTING.
OFFICERS TELL US THE TEENS HAD NINE SPRAY PAINT CANS IN A BACK PACK, AND SAY THEY WOULD HAVE TRANSFORMED THE DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL WALL INTO A MASTERPIECE IF POLICE DIDN'T CATCH THEM.
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CAL RIPKEN JUNIOR'S MOTHER IS SAFE, AFTER AN UNBELIEVABLE 24 HOURS.
INVESTIGATORS THINK SOMEONE ABDUCTED "VI RIPKEN" AT GUNPOINT LATE TUESDAY MORNING IN MARYLAND.
24 HOURS LATER, SOMEONE FOUND HER TIED UP, IN THE BACK SEAT OF HER CAR, NEAR HER ABERDEEN HOME.
SHE WAS UNHARMED, BUT SHAKEN.
INVESTIGATORS DO NOT KNOW THE KIDNAPPER'S MOTIVE.
THERE WAS NO RANSOM DEMAND.
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A PHOTOGRAPHER NOW FACES CHARGES IN THE "BIEBER SPEEDER" CASE.
THIS ALL DATES BACK TO JULY 6TH, WHEN POLICE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA PULLED JUSTIN BIEBER OVER FOR DRIVING MORE THAN 80 MILES PER HOUR.
THE SINGER SAID HE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE PAPARAZZI.
PROSECUTORS SAY 30-YEAR-OLD PAUL RAEF WAS CHASING HIM.
HE NOW FACES FOUR CHARGES, INCLUDING RECKLESS DRIVING WITH THE INTENT TO CAPTURE PICTURES FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN.
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LIPOSUCTION COULD BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART.
A NEW UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA STUDY SUGGESTS ADULT STEM CELLS TAKEN DURING LIPOSUCTION HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE "GROWN" INTO HEART VESSELS.
EXPERTS BELIEVE THESE BLOOD VESSELS WILL BE A GOOD OPTION FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING BYPASS SURGERY.
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WILDLIFE OFFICERS ARE STILL WAITING FOR BEARS TO WALK INTO TRAPS THEY SET UP IN COLLIER COUNTY.
PEOPLE IN THE AVENTINE COMMUNITY, IN EAST NAPLES, HAVE SEEN THREE OF THEM, RECENTLY.
THEY SAW ONE EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE F-W-C SAYS THEY'RE GETTING TOO COMFORTABLE AROUND THE DUMPSTERS, AND PEOPLE, SO THEY WANT TO RELEOCATE THEM JUST TO BE SAFE.
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AN OPTIMISTIC PUSH TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
THE 52 BED "HOMLESS COALITION" SHELTER IS OVER CAPACITY TONIGHT.
ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S TIME TO TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
SO TODAY THE COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVED A TEN YEAR PLAN TO GUIDE LEADERS THROUGH A SOLUTION.
THE PLAN IDENTIFIES FIVE AREAS TO WORK ON: PREVENTION, HEALTH, OUTREACH, HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.
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"I just can't wait to see what three to five years from now looks like. I think it's going to be a much different looking community."
THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION ESTIMATES MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND HOMLESS PEOPLE LIVE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
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AN 11 YEAR OLD BRITISH BOY IS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE IN HIS CLASS WHO WENT TO ROME OVER SUMMER BREAK, BY HIMSELF, WITHOUT HIS PARENTS KNOWING ABOUT IT.
HE DIDN'T HAVE A PASSPORT, OR A BOARDING PASS.
HIS MOTHER LOST TRACK OF HIM TUESDAY AT A MALL NEAR THE MANCHESTER AIRPORT.
HE WENT TO THE AIRPORT, SNUCK PAST PASSPORT CONTROL BOARDING PASS CHECKS, AND SECURITY.
HE WAS ON A PLANE HALFWAY TO ROME BEFORE ANYONE REALIZED IT.
ONCE THE BOY ARRIVED IN ITALY, THE AIRLINE SENT HIM BACK TO ENGLAND.
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THE AMERICAN SWIMMERS CAN'T WAIT TO GET INTO THE POOL.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE BUSY TAKING PICTURES.
THEY SPENT TIME AT A MEDIA EVENT IN LONDON TODAY.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORYLINES.
MICHAEL PHELPS CAN BECOME THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN OF ALL TIME.
DANA VOLLMER HAS A CHANCE TO SET A WORLD RECORD IN THE 100 METER BUTTERFLY, AND NATALIE COUGHLIN CAN TIE TWO ATHLETES FOR THE MOST MEDALS WON BY AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN OLYMPIC HISTORY.
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THE FIRST EVENT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.WE CAN SHOW THE HIGHLIGHTS NOW.
PLUS.THIS IS THE FLAG BEARER FOR THE USA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
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AN ESTIMATED 60-THOUSAND PEOPLE GOT TO THE FINAL REHEARSAL FOR FRIDAY'S OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LONDON GAMES.
THE CROWD WAS SWORN TO SECRECY.NOT TO REVEAL DETAILS OF THE 41-MILLION DOLLAR SHOW THAT WILL BE SEEN WORLD-WIDE.
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THE FLAG BEARER FOR THE UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE TWO-TIME OLYMPIC FENCING CHAMP.MARIEL ZAGUNIS.
THE USA WOMENS SOCCER TEAM WILL NOT BE THERE. THEY ARE IN GLASCOW-SCOTLAND AND HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THEIR OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE.
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USA VS. FRANCE.
THE FRENCH WOMEN JUMPED OUT TO A GREAT START.THIS GOAL PUT THE FRENCH OPEN 2-ZIP.
THE UNITED STATES.SCORED 2 GOALS BEFORE THE HALF. THIS ONE BY ALEX MORGAN.
2ND HALF..56TH MINUTE.CARLI LLOYD. GREAT SHOT.
USA WINS 4-2.
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THE WOMEN PLAY AGAIN ON SATURDAY VS. COLUMBIA.
FOR A FULL LIST OF SCHEDULE.T-V TIMES.
EVERYTHING LONDON OLYMPICS.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE.NBC DASH TWO DOT COM. CLICK ON THE OLYMPIC ZONE ICON IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
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THE TRUSTEES AT PENN STATE ACCEPTED THE NCAA'S SANCTIONS AGAINST THE SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM.IN PART TO AVOID A 4-YEAR BAN ON PLAY. WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE "DEATH PENALTY" TO THE PROGRAM.
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EARLIER TODAY.A LARGE GROUP OF CURRENT PLAYERS SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THE SANCTIONS.
NONE OF THIS GROUP PLAN TO TRANSFER TO PLAY AT ANOTHER SCHOOL.
EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN TRANSFER AND PLAY AT A NEW SCHOOL TOMORROW.
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THREE-TIME ALL-STAR HANLEY RAMIREZ AND RELIEF PITCHER RANDY CHOATE WERE TRADED WEDNESDAY TO THE DODGERS. THE MARLINS GOT PITCHER NATE EOVALDI AND A MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER.
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THE MARLINS ANNOUNCED THE TRADE.THEN PLAYED THE BRAVES MINUS HANLEY AND CHOATE.
IN THE 4TH.JUAN FRANCISCO BREAKS A 1-1 TIE WITH THIS MONSTER HOME RUN TO THE EXIT.
IN THE 5TH.MICHAEL BOURN HOMERS.
MARLINS LOSING CONTINUES.7 OF LAST 8.AFTER 7-1 LOSS.
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THE RAYS TRADED FOR INFIELDER RYAN ROBERTS.
THAT DEAL WITH ARIZONA PAID OFF IMMEDIATELY.
TOP OF 3RD: RAYS' RYAN ROBERTS WITH A SMASH TO LEFT CENTER FIELD. IT'S OVER THE WALL SCORING MATT JOYCE. TAMPA BAY TAKES A SIX-RUN LEAD.
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TWINS AND WHITE SOX THIS AFTERNOON IN CHICAGO.
Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis left the game early Wednesday with what the team said was a sprained left ankle.
Youkilis, whose RBI single in the third put the White Sox up 3-1 against the Minnesota Twins, was removed for a pinch-hitter an inning later.
TWINS GET SWEPT IN THE WINDY CITY.8-2 THE FINAL
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MIRACLE BEAT THE STONE CRABS 12-4 AT THE CHARLOTTE SPORTS PARK.
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AN ALLIGATOR SITTING IN A STORM DRAIN ISN'T A BIG DEAL IN FLORIDA.
WHEN IT HAPPENS IN OHIO, IT MAKES NATIONAL NEWS.
SOMEONE SPOTTED THE THREE FOOT LONG REPTILE IN A CULVERT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT.
A WILDLIFE OFFICER CAUGHT IT IN TEN MINUTES.
THE D-N-R THINKS THE GATOR WAS A PET THAT SOMEONE LET GO, OR IT JUST GOT OUT.
OFFICERS HAVE IT IN THEIR REGIONAL OFFICE.
IF THE GATOR'S OWNER DOESN'T CALL THEM SOON, THEY'LL TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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HE SAYS THE VIEW FROM UP THERE IS TREMENDOUS.
TODAY AUSTRIAN FELIX BAUMGARTNER TOOK A CAPSULE 96 THOUSAND FEET INTO THE AIR ABOVE ROSWELL NEW MEXICO, AND JUMPED OUT.
THAT'S ABOUT THREE TIMES AS HIGH AS COMMERCIAL JETS FLY.
HE WAS IN FREE FALL FOR NEARLY FOUR MINUTES, BEFORE OPENING HIS PARACHUTES.
NEXT MONTH HE HOPES TO JUMP FROM 125 THOUSAND FEET, GO SUPERSONIC, BREAK THE SPEED OF SOUND WITH JUST HIS BODY, AND SET A NEW
WORLD RECORD.
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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.
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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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