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NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS

GUNNED DOWN ON THE JOB

GUNNED DOWN ON THE JOB--

A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN IS KILLED IN CAPE CORAL.

"Just an instinct. I just automatically jumped to my feet, ran to my gun. I knew someone was injured"

YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR FROM THE OFF-DUTY DEPUTY TURNED HERO -- THE WOMAN CREDITED WITH STOPPING THE GUNMAN.

MURDER MYSTERY

FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER HOME--

INVESTIGATORS SEARCH FOR CLUES IN THE MURDER OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN.

"she's just wonderful to everybody."

NOW HER BOYFRIEND OPENS UP TO NBC-2 ABOUT THE SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

STICKER SHOCK

STICKER SHOCK--

HOMEOWNERS ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE, BRACE FOR BIGGER BILLS AS THE INSURER OF LAST RESORT PLANS TO RAISE RATES--

"I happen to live near the beach so I expect to have a higher rate because I've made that choice"

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GUNNED DOWN ON THE JOB--

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"Just an instinct. I just automatically jumped to my feet, ran to my gun. I knew someone was injured"

HL2) SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER HOME--

HL2) SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-SOTVO

"she's just wonderful to everybody."

HL3) CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKE-TRX-VOTOPS

STICKER SHOCK--

HL3) CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKE-SOTVO

"I happen to live near the beach so I expect to have a higher rate because I've made that choice"

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

CAPE MURDER LATEST-(2)SSTOPS-OBX

A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN IS GUNNED DOWN ON THE JOB--

NICHOLAS RAINEY WAS SHOT AND KILLED YESTERDAY IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL HOME--

AND POLICE SAY 52-YEAR-OLD KEN ROOP PULLED THE TRIGGER.

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CAPE MURDER LATEST-PKG-BNR

This is kenneth roop less than 24-hours after he allegedly shot and killed a door to door salesman.

A judge ordering roop held on bond, faces charges of second degree murder.

The victim's family overcome by emotion while leaving the courtroom.

-donna perillo/former neighbor-"at the time we just thought he was the neighborhood crazy."

Donna perillo use to be roop's neighbor. Perillo says her children would ride bikes on the street in front of roop's home and claims roop warned the kids to stay off his property.

-perillo-"we were woried for our children. I never had contact with him. Police advised us not to approach him about it after a cop I talked to said he's not all there he's not right. Just have your kids ignore him and turn sooner than his home.

but nicholas rainey, unaware of roop's reputation walked onto his property.

According to a police report - Seconds later - roop drove up, asked what rainey was doing on his property.

Rainey reportedly had a food brochure in his hand when roop shot him.

Once in the shoulder and the other in the back of the head.

Perillo devastated by the news and grateful her family no longer lives in the neighborhood.

CAPE MURDER LATEST-REM-2

ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT, ROOP HAS A CONCEALED WEAPON'S PERMIT AND OFFICERS FOUND 14 GUNS IN HIS HOME.

CAPE MURDER THE VICTIM-TRX-SSTOPS-SOT-OC

FRIENDS AND FAMILY CLOSE TO NICK RAINEY CALL HIM ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS AROUND AND A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN.

RAINEY'S MEAT WHOLESALER TELLS NBC-2 -- RAINEY WAS AN AVID YANKEES FAN AND WILL BE MISSED.

0522 "he's a friend, a close friend. He didn't do anything wrong. This can happen to any ones of you at any time. You could knock on your neighbors' door, tell them their dogs are barking or a jehovah's witness"

CAPE MURDER CCSO DEPUTY HERO-1SHOT-TURN-2SHOT

AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VICTIM--

WE'RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THE WOMAN INVESTIGATORS SAY STOPPED THE GUNMAN.

AN OFF-DUTY COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY, WHO LIVES NEARBY, HEARD GUNFIRE AND SPRANG INTO ACTION.

CAPE MURDER CCSO DEPUTY HERO-PKG-BNR

Kristin Shiner is used to fighting crime as a deputy behind the walls of the collier county jail.but Wednesday crime met her in her Cape Coral neighborhood.

16:48

I heard two gun shots. I saw a gentleman running down the street saying all 911.

Shiner says she instantly jumped into action.

17:26

Just an instinct. I just automatically jumped to my feet and ran to my gun. I knew someone was injured.

Her instincts were right.

Nicholas Rainey-a door to door meat salesman- was on the ground bleeding after being shot multiple times-taking some of his last breaths.

17:59

I tried to get him to talk to me and at that point I head the charging of a weapon. I heard the slide sliding.

She says she saw Kenneth Roop armed with a gun-and she says he didn't give up easy.

21:23

I identified myself as a collier county sheriff deputy. I ordered him to put down his gun three times. The third time he put down his gun and put his hands up.

Shiner says she's no hero. But her daughter who came to the scene with her to try and save the victim-and several of her neighbors say she definitely is.

22:23

I'm excited to see my oldest daughter to say in her hero now and she may follow me in law enforcement.

SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-TRX-SOT-SS-DBX

"never had any enemies- she loved everybody and everybody loved her."

THE BOYFRIEND OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN, FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER HOME, OPENS UP ONLY TO NBC-2.

THIS COMES AS WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE THE GRUESOME MURDER.

SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-REM-26

SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-PKG-BNR

there aren't words to describe russell myers' pain-

51:04 russell "she's just wonderful to everybody."

GRIEFSTRIKEN AND in a state of shock as he talks about finding the love of his life-

55 year-old debbie striano murdered, inside their san carlos park home.

50:51 russell "never had any enemies"

tuesday night-

debbie's family tells us russell left the house he shared with his girlfriend of more than a decade to go buy their border collie- scruffy- dog food.

when he came back-

is when they say he found her dead.

50:56 russell "i can't really say very much through."

deputies interviewed him and right now- he's not a suspect or person of interest in debbie's killing.

both he and her family say they're clueless as to who would violently murder her.

*take sot* lindsey "i can't even figure out who would want to hurt her- why they would want to hurt her."

while deputies won't say what kind of weapon was used in the homicide- the couple's dog was found at the scene with a 6 inch cut to his neck.

scruffy-

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is doing much better now after being rushed to an emergency vet.

Nat

meantime-

the investigation into what happened is in full swing.

we've seen detectives going door to door- even searching through trash.

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they've also gotten a birdseye view of the neighborhood.

as the home remains taped off for the 2nd day in a row, in this normally quiet community, both debbie's family and russell want answers, and her killer behind bars.

SAN CARLOS MURDER LATEST-REM-26

CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKE-TRX-2SHOT-PUSH-TURN

THIS MAY BE A STARTLING STATISTIC FOR MANY OF OUR VIEWERS--

IF FLORIDA WERE HIT WITH A BIG STORM THIS HURRICANE SEASON--

STATE-BACKED INSURER, CITIZENS PROPERTY, WOULD *NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY CLAIMS.

TO REDUCE ITS RISK, TOMORROW CITIZENS IS SET TO ASK FOR A RATE INCREASE.

BUT NBC-2 INVESTIGATOR KARLA RAY FOUND OUT--

INVESTIGATORS OPEN-CLIP

CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKE-PKG-BNR

LAWMAKERS HAVE CAPPED CITIZENS RATE INCREASES AT 10%-- BUT IF THAT CAP WEREN'T IN PLACE- MOST RATES IN LEE, CHARLOTTE, AND COLLIER WOULD ACTUALLY GO *DOWN.

ON A QUIET MARCO ISLAND STREET--

MICHELLE HURTLEY 53:07 we have lived here for 13 years, and we moved here from Oregon and have lived here ever since. :13

PROTECTING THIS HOME IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR BUSY MILITARY MOM MICHELLE HURTLEY.

MICHELLE HURTLEY 54:13 we learned that there was just one way to go, and that was citizens, and we really didn't think too much about it because there was no other choice. :20

MEANT TO BE THE INSURER OF LAST RESORT-- CITIZENS WAS CREATED *BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA-- WHEN OTHER COMPANIES DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ON THE RISK OF A PENINSULA STATE.

GARRETT RICHTER 43:20 citizens has become now the insurer of first resort, there's close to one and a half million policy holders, there's a significant amount of risk. :29

GARRETT RICHTER IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INSURANCE AND BANKING COMMITTEE FOR THE FLORIDA SENATE.

HE SAYS A CAP ON RATE INCREASES WAS MEANT TO PROTECT CONSUMERS WHO COULDN'T GET COVERAGE FROM OTHER COMPANIES.

BUT NOW IT MEANS CITIZENS CAN'T INCREASE ITS RATES *ENOUGH TO COVER CLAIMS.

GARRETT RICHTER 48:04 anytime government freezes a price below the proper level the marketplace and a sound level, other in the state of Florida- the rest of the citizens and policy holders end up subsidizing that.

THAT'S TRUE FOR CITIZENS CUSTOMERS IN LEE, CHARLOTTE, AND COLLIER COUNTY.

CITIZENS DATA SHOWS WITHOUT A CAP IN PLACE-- RATES *HERE FOR NON-SINKHOLE COVERAGE WOULD ACTUALLY GO DOWN-- AS MUCH AS 37% ON LEE COUNTY'S COAST, AND ALMOST 20% INLAND--

INSTEAD- RATES IN ALL THREE COUNTIES WILL GO UP TO HELP SUBSIDIZE AREAS IN THE STATE WHERE RATES CANNOT BE RAISED *ENOUGH.

LYNNE MCCHRISTIAN 36:29 people should be paying a premium for your homeowners insurance that matches your level of risk and that's what this whole discussion is about. :36

LYNNE MCCHRISTIAN WITH THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE INSTITUTE SAYS WHILE BLANKET RATE INCREASES MAY NOT SEEM FAIR-- *NOT RAISING RATES WOULD COST *EVERYONE-- IN STATE TAXES.

LYNNE MCCHRISTIAN 35:07 the things people don't understand is we're all citizens of citizens property insurance. whether we have a policy with citizens or not.:15

LEAVING THOSE WHO *DO HAVE CITIZENS TO WONDER WHETHER THEIR PREMIUMS WILL HELP *THEM-- OR SOMEONE *ELSE-- WEATHER A STORM.

MICHELLE HURTLEY 58:21 I happen to live near the beach so I expect to have a higher rate because I've made that choice, but there are people who live a long ways away from the beach which are going to have to pay a difference and that's not right. :31

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WITHOUT THE CAP IN PLACE-COVERAGE FOR JUST *WIND IN ALL 3 LOCAL COUNTIES WOULD GO UP WELL ABOVE 10%.

WE HAVE A LINK TO ALL THE PROPOSED INCREASES ON OUR WEBSITE--

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE--------------

LET THE GAMES BEGIN--

THE OLYMPIC FLAME ARRIVED AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE TODAY--

LESS THAN 24-HOURS AWAY FROM THE OPENING CEREMONY.

TONIGHT, WE TAKE YOU LIVE TO LONDON AS FINAL PREPS ARE MADE FOR THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT.

TZ1 A) 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS-VO-SAT-LIVE

TZ1 B) FORECAST TEASE-STC

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

"HOTTER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL"

We're in store for a hotter and drier weather pattern as we round out the work week as a strong ridge of high pressure builds westward from the Atlantic.

Our mornings will start off warm and muggy with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. With plenty of sunshine overhead through the afternoon hours, highs will be running a couple of degrees above the norm as most locations will climb into the middle 90s, with our beach and coastal locations nearing the 90° mark. Combine the actual air temperature with the humidity and the "feels like" temperature will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading. In fact, heat index values will soar into the low 100s.

Due to a drier airmass settling across the Florida peninsula, rain prospects will remain slim to none with the mention of only a late afternoon stray shower.

Not much cooling will take place, as temperatures through the evening hours will be slow to fall. Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS OPEN-CLIP

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS-SAT?-LIVE-OBX

THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE TURNING TO LONDON AS ANTICIPATION BUILDS FOR TOMORROW'S OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY.

COMPETITION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY IN SOME SITES AROUND GREAT BRITAIN, BUT THE HOST CITY IS MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE "OFFICIAL START" OF THE 30TH OLYMPIC GAMES.

NBC IS YOUR HOME FOR OLYMPIC COVERAGE AS THE EXCITEMENT BUILDS.

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS-IRD3-RTR3

GOOD EVENING.WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM OLYMPIC PARK.JUST BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE THE OLYMPIC STADIUM THAT 24 HOURS FROM NOW, WILL BE THE SCENE OF THAT OPENING CEREMONY.

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS-PKG-BNR

SEVEN YEARS AFTER IT WAS AWARDED THE GAMES.

LONDON IS ABOUT TO PUT ON ITS BIG SHOW

BECOMING THE FIRST THREE TIME HOST OF A MODERN OLYMPICS.

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THE U.S. TEAM OFFICIALLY WELCOMED TODAY.

ONE OF MORE THAN 200 TEAMS.WITH MORE THAN

TEN THOUSAND ATHLETES.

"Being able to wear the stars and stripes -- there's nothing like it."

"Just being here for the last few days, the atmosphere is electrifying."

ELECTRIFYING.BUT CAUTIOUS.

THE GAMES ARE BLANKETED BY LAYERS OF SECURITY

25-THOUSAND POLICE AND SOLDIERS.

SUPPLEMENTED BY SOME 7-THOUSAND PRIVATE OFFICERS

THE HMS OCEAN IS DOCKED IN THE RIVER THAMES

AND SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES ARE DEPLOYED IN A HALF DOZEN SITES

THE BIGGEST PEACETIME MILITARY OPERATION IN BRITISH HISTORY

"I'm very confident in the plan."

COVERING THE GAMES.SOME 21-THOUSAND ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS

WITH NBC PROVIDING MORE THAN 55 HUNDRED HOURS OF COVERAGE ACROSS ITS COMBINED PLATFORMS.

"NBC has about three thousand people working for us during the games."

IT IS A FESTIVE TIME IN LONDON.

TOMORROW MORNING.BIG BEN WILL TOLL FOR THREE MINUTES.

HERALDING THE ARRIVAL OF THESE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES.

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BY THE WAY, THANKS TO SOME LATE CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTION FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY.THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO FREE UP SEVERAL HUNDRED ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR SALE.

AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WERE AVAILABLE.STARTING AT THE LOW END OF 25 HUNDRED DOLLARS.

OLYMPICS Q AND A-DBX-TOPS

MARK, AFTER WEEKS OF WET WEATHER IN LONDON, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL THERE NOW--

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SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

GATORS BAND-VO OFF TOP

THAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GATOR BAND.

PLAYING THEIR WAY IN FRONT OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

OLYMPICS TODAY-ON CAM

LOTS OF CURRENT AND FORMER FLORIDA GATORS ON THE U-S-A OLYMPIC TEAM. IN THE POOL.RYAN LOCHTE. ELIZABETH BEISEL.

TENNIS PLAYER LISA RAYMOND IS PART OF THE TOP SEEDED DOUBLES TEAM.

MOORE BOAT-VOTOPS

TREVOR AND HIS TEAM-MATE ERIK STORCK ARE ONE OF THE TOP RANKED SAILING TEAM IN THE WORLD.

THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE 49-ER EVENT. THAT'S THE TWO PERSON, HIGH SPEED, HIGH PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS.

THEY GOT THEIR FINAL DAY OF TRAINING IN TODAY BEFORE HEADING TO LONDON FOR FRIDAY NIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY.

ERIC STEINBACH-ON CAM

DOLPHINS CAMP-CG-VOBOX

WE WILL BE IN DAVIE TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE FIRST TRAINING CAMP PRACTICE.

YOU CAN TOO!!

14 PRACTICES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INCLUDING FRIDAY MORNING'S

THE TEAM WILL START IN THEIR INDOOR BUBBLE.THEN BY 8-40.THEY ARE ON THE FIELD.

PENN STATE-VOTOPS

IN CHICAGO.THE PRE-SEASON PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS OF THE BIG 10 CONFERENCE.

WHICH INCLUDES PENN STATE.

PENN STATE-SOTVO

PENN STATE MIGHT HAVE IT'S FIRST TRANSFER.

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN-ON CAM

PGA CANADIAN-VOTOPS

PGA TOUR IS IN ONTARIO-CANADA FOR THE CANADIAN OPEN.

ERNIE ELS.NOT TAKING A BREAK AFTER HIS MAJOR WIN AT LAST WEEKEND'S BRITISH OPEN.

DEREK LAMELY.

RAYS ORIOLES-VOTOPS

RAYS STARTING PITCHER.JAMES SHIELDS.DISCUSSED IN MANY BIG TRADE POSSIBILITIES.

THIS AFTERNOON IN BALTIMORE.SHIELD WAS DYNAMITE UNTIL THE 5TH INNING.

THE ORIOLES SCORED 5 IN THE 5TH.

PRIMETIME OLYMPIC SCHEDULE-VOTOPS

AND REMEMBER TO PICK UP THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE FLORIDA WEEKLY.

IT'S WHERE YOU WILL FIND THIS PULL-OUT SCHEDULE OF THE LONDON OLYMPICS EVENTS THAT WILL BE BROADCASTED HERE ON NBC-2.

STARTING WITH TOMORROW NIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY.

BREAK TWO

NAPLES BANK ROBBER ARREST-SS-VO-WIIPE

WE'RE LEARNING BRAND NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE MAN AUTHORITIES SAY ROBBED AN EAST NAPLES BANK THIS WEEK.

TURNS OUT, WAKIM STEWART IS ALSO A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A SHOOTING A FEW DAYS AGO AT THE SEMINOLE INDIAN TRIBE POLICE STATION IN IMMOKALEE.

SOMEONE DROVE UP AND SHOT AT THE BUILDING--

BARELY MISSING AN OFFICER INSIDE.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED STEWART YESTERDAY IN A DRAMATIC TAKE DOWN AT THE LANI KAI ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THIS VIDEO WAS SENT US BY SOMEBODY THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED

NAPLES BANK ROBBER ARREST-SOTVO

Brian Sawyer- CCSO

"They recognized his suit. The main part was his facial recognition from the incident but the suit helped identify who he was."

PANTHER KILLER SENTENCED-VO-OC

SENTENCING TODAY FOR THE FIRST PERSON CONVICTED OF KILLING A FLORIDA PANTHER.

TODD BENFIELD ADMITTED HE SHOT A FLORIDA PANTHER WITH A BOW AND ARROW BACK IN 2009--

THEN ADMITTED TO TRYING TO COVER IT UP.

TODAY, A FEDERAL JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 60 DAYS OF HOUSE ARREST--

15 WEEKENDS IN JAIL--

AND FORCED HIM TO PAY 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES.

FM SCHOOL REVITALIZATION-VO-WIPE

A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL IS LAUNCHING A BRAND NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR.WITH SOME HELP FROM THE FEDS.

FORT MYERS MIDDLE ACADEMY RECEIVED A ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TRAIN TEACHERS FOR A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM.

STUDENTS WILL WORK ON PROJECTS WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES TO SEE IF IT INTERESTS THEM ENOUGH TO MAKE IT A FUTURE CAREER.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE NEW CLASSROOMS AT THE SCHOOL.DIDN'T COST A CENT.

FM SCHOOL REVITALIZATION-SOTVO

We're building hope for our kids. We have a lot of students who are brilliant and capable and they want to achieve in life,

ALL STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ARE ABLE TO TAKE PART.

SCHOOL DRUG DOG-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THE ADDITION OF A NEW PERMANENT OFFICER --

A 2-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLD BLACK LAB.

SCHOOL DRUG DOG-SOTVO

SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE 46:46-02 "We've had an up-tick this past year in violence in and around our community, that violence has been related to drugs in many instances."

DR. BURKE SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS A ZERO TOLLERANCE POLICY FOR DRUGS AND WEAPONS.

SHERIFF SCOTT SAYS HE HASN'T SEEN A SPIKE IN DRUGS AND VIOLENCE AT LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS --

CLOSE-4SHOT