NBC MIDNIGHT |
THINK IT'S CRAZY THAT U-S OLYMPIANS HAVE TO PAY TAXES FOR THE MEDALS THEY WIN?
NEW RIGHT NOW--
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD DO IF CONGRESS TRIED TO CHANGE THAT LAW.
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if you come to the gym and you exercise and you have a coregasm, that's a plus!::laughs::
YOU HEARD IT RIGHT.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOMEN ARE GETTING SOME EXTRA SATISFACTION FROM A CERTAIN KIND OF GYM WORKOUT.
IT'S THE MUST-SEE STORY OF THE NIGHT.
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MOTHER NATURE GAVE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA A GOOD DOSE OF RAIN MONDAY.
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT WHERE IT'S STILL RAINING AS WE TURN THE CLOCK TO TUESDAY--
SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THE REST OF THE DAY WILL LOOK LIKE.
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FIRST WEATHER
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NEW VIDEO INTO OUR NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW, OF CREWS SCRAMBLING TO HELP A NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG LAUREL LANE AND BARTHOLOMEW DRIVE ARE STUCK INSIDE THEIR HOMES.
CONTRACTORS HAD BEEN WORKING ON FIXING POTHOLES AND DRAINAGE ON LAUREL LANE.
IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE.
NOW IT MIGHT BE EVEN WORSE.
NBC 2'S SARA MILES JOINS US LIVE FROM LAUREL LANE WHERE LEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS HAS SAID IT ISNT SAFE FOR ANY TRAVEL.
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PUBLIC WORKS TELLS ME THERE IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 15 INCHES OF SOFT MUD HERE RIGHT NOW. AND THAT MUD IS NOT ONLY MAKING THIS IMPASSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS BUT IF ANY EMERGENCY VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME THROUGH THEY LIKELY WOUDLNT MAKE IT AS NEIGHBORS TELL ME THEY HAD TO HAVE THEIR TRUCKS PULLED OUT EARLIER TONIGHT.
AS WE REPORTED LAST WEEK CLARY'S CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN OUT HERE FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS REPLACING THE DRAINAGE AND SMOOTHING THE ROAD. THEY WERE SET TO PUT DOWN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF ROCK. PUBLIC WORKS TELLS ME IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE WORKING ON THAT TODAY BUT HAD TO STOP BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINS. BUT PEOPLE DOWN BARTHOLOMEW CANT GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES. AS THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN ROADS TO GET IN AND OUT.
PUBLIC WORKS TELLS ME THEY ARE GOING TO DO THEIR BEST TO GET THIS RESOLVED TONIGHT BECAUSE AGAIN ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.
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LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS, SARA MILES, NBC 2.
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ANOTHER SHOOTING-- ANOTHER LIFE ENDED IN FORT MYERS.
A YOUNG MAN DIED SUNDAY NIGHT.
HE'S THE VICTIM OF THE CITY'S 16TH HOMICIDE THIS YEAR.
IF YOU'RE ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW, YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK YOU'RE A TARGET.
BUT AS NBC 2'S JULIAN JOHNSON POINTS OUT, THESE SHOOTINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN PUBLIC PLACES-- AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY.
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FIRST THE PACKED EDISON MALL.
THEN BUSY COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
AND JUST LAST NIGHT A CORNER STORE.
EACH ONE A PUBLIC PLACE. WHERE INNOCENT PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED.
BUT CITY LEADERS CLAIM YOU'RE SAFE.
HENDERSON: Chief Baker is stepping up his community policing activities and we"re reaching out to the community to be more proactive
MAYOR HENDERSON ADMITS THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIOLENCE.
THAT'S WHY HE TELLS US THEY'RE DOING MORE TO CATCH THE PEOPLE PULLING THE TRIGGER.
HENDERSON: I don't see any threat to our community no one should be afraid go on about your lives these are acts between individuals for whatever reason
RESIDENT: They get paid to protect us to protect the community and I don't think they're doing a good job at it
BUT ONE WOMAN WE SPOKE TO SAYS SHE'S COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF ONE OF THOSE VERY PUBLIC SHOOTINGS.
RESIDENT: I go to that store quite often I'm just glad I wasn't there last night
SHE FREQUENTS A NEARBY CASINO WHERE LAST NIGHT'S SHOOTING HAPPENED-- AND BELIEVES PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PROBLEM FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
RESIDENT: they don't really care where they are shooting at they don't have no regard for the kids, the older folks or themselves
ONCE THOUGHT OF AS A SAFE PLACE--
OFFICIALS HOPE THE RECENT KILLINGS WILL NOT CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF THE CITY OF PALMS.
HENDERSON: What's frustrating is crime overall is down but these random acts of murders are up and it's very frustrating
IN FORT MYERS JULIAN JOHNSON NBC-2.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON CHANGING THE CITY'S CURFEW FOR MINORS.
THEY DECIDED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT AN UPCOMING MEETING TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
COUNCIL WANTS THE CURFEW TO CHANGE FROM 11 P-M TO NINE P-M DURING THE WEEK AND FROM 12 A-M TO 11-PM ON WEEKENDS.
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NEW RIGHT NOW-- WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT VIDEO FROM THE SCENE OF A SHOOTING THAT KILLED A CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIREFIGHTER.
IT HAPPENED IN SARASOTA, SATURDAY.
OFFICERS THINK MICHAEL MINOR SHOT--
39-YEAR-OLD SAM DREHER TWICE.
INVESTIGATORS SAY MINOR WAS IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DREHER'S WIFE.
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THIS IS VIDEO OF DEPUTIES BOOKING MINOR AT THE JAIL.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS TRYING TO GET SOMETHING *HE OWNED OUT OF DREHER'S CAR.
DREHER CONFRONTED HIM, TRYING TO STOP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A CAR BREAK IN, THEN, INVESTIGATORS SAY, MINOR SHOT HIM.
DREHER'S CO-WORKERS WERE UNDERSTANDABLY SAD TO HEAR THE NEWS.
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"Sam was a happy go lucky guy, he was willing to do anything you asked him to do, he always came in with a smile"
DEPUTIES SAY MINOR ADMITTED TO THE SHOOTING.
HE FACES A FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.
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NEW RIGHT NOW--
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PERSON WHO ROBBED A LEHIGH ACRES GAS STATION.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK MONDAY NIGHT, AT THE MARATHON GAS STATION ON LEE BOULEVARD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN WEARING A MASK STORMED IN AND DEMANDED CASH.
THE CLERK DID WHAT HE WAS TOLD.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
WE'RE TOLD THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE HELPING THE ROBBER.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, CALL DEPUTIES.
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NOW TO AN NBC2 CRIME ALERT --
NAPLES POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIND 15 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF HURRICANE SHUTTERS, STOLEN FROM A DOWNTOWN BUILDING.
BURT HARTINGTON TOLD OFFICERS SOMEONE TOOK 291 ALUMINUM PANELS FROM HIS PROPERTY, ON 3RD STREET SOUTH.
HE STORED THEM OUTSIDE, NEXT TO THE BUILDING, AND NOTICED THEY WEREN'T THERE ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
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CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A BANK ROBBER.
TAKE A LOOK -- INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS MAN CLAIMED HE HAD A GUN AND GOT AWAY WITH MONEY AT THE FIFTH THIRD BANK ON NORTHEAST PINE ISLAND ROAD MONDAY MORNING.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION -- CALL THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN.
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DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING DURING SUNDAY SERVICES AT SIKH TEMPLE AS A CASE OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE GUNMAN WHO OPENED FIRE AT THE TEMPLE IN OAK HILL, WISCONSIN IS WADE MICHAEL PAGE.
6 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY PAGE SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE ARMY AND WAS DISCHARGED.
SOURCES SAY PAGE IS TIED TO A VIOLENT GROUP OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS.
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A PLEA DEAL HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 6 PEOPLE AND WOUNDED
CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS LAST YEAR IN TUCSON.
WE EXPECT JARED LOUGHNER TO PLEAD GUILTY SOMETIME TUESDAY.
BEFORE HE CAN ENTER THE PLEA -- THE JUDGE MUST FIND HE IS MENTALLY COMPETENT.
LOUGHNER HAS SPENT MORE THAN A YEAR BEING TREATED FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.
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MITT ROMNEY PLANS TO COME TO FLORIDA NEXT WEEK.
IT'S PART OF A BUS TOUR THAT WILL HIT FOUR STATES.
NO SPECICIFS YET ABOUT WHAT CITIES HE'LL VISIT.BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
PRESIDENT OBAMA.AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW.MADE A STOP IN FORT MYERS LAST MONTH.
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AND SPEAKING OF THE PRESIDENT.HE'S ON BOARD WITH A PLAN TO EXEMPT U.S. OLYMPIANS FROM PAYING A TAX FOR WINNING MEDALS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA SUPPORTS THE PLAN.FIRST INTRODUCED LAST WEEK BY FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.
OLYMPIANS WHO EARN GOLD MEDALS RECEIVE A 25 THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE, SILVER WINNERS GET 15 THOUSAND AND BRONZE WINNERS PICK UP 10 GRAND.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO PAY THE IRS A CUT OF THAT PRIZE.
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NURSING STUDENTS AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.
AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OF CONTROVERSY OVER NATIONAL ACCREDITATION-- THE LETTER FOR THE NURSING PROGRAM FINALLY CAME.
NBC-2'S CHRISTINA LUSBY HAS MORE ON WHAT IT MEANS FOR STUDENTS.
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SOME COULD SAY CLOUDS HAVE BEEN LOOMING OVER EDISON COLLEGE'S NURSING PROGRAM FOR NEARLY A YEAR.
BUT ON THIS RAINY DAY.AMIDST THE STORM.THERE'S A SILVER LINING--SOME DESCRIBE AS.
10:13 long awaited
10:51 joy
YOU CAN PRINT IT OUT.TOUCH IT.
9:22 ive been watching the mailbox for a year
THE OFFICAL LETTER OF NATIONAL ACCREDITATION--FOR EDISON'S NURSING PROGRAM.
8:56 I hope students in the program are assured everything that needed to be done is done 9:04
THE PROCESS 5 STEPS--ALL PASSED.
GOOD NEWS FOR NURSING STUDENTS HOPING TO GET A BACHELORS DEGREE.
21:19 it's a great relief because i really dont want to transfer schools so knowing i can stay is great news 21:21
FOR THOSE ALREADY PLANNING TO TRANSFER.
23:45 its great news ill consider it more it would be nice to be close to home and go to school 23:53
BUT THE EXCITEMENT FOR SOME STOPS THERE.
FOR THE NEARLY HUNDRED STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS--THE ACCREDITATION MEANS NOTHING.
7:22 she should hold her head up high and be proud its a good program 7:28
AFTER FORGETTING TO APPLY THIS PAST GO AROUND.
EDISON SAYS.MAKING SURE ACCREDITATION PAPERS ARE IN.IS AT THE TOP OF COLLEGE'S LIST.
13:00 next time accreditation rolls around we'll be ready its a continuous process 13:13
IN FORT MYERS CHRISTINA LUSBY NBC 2.
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SCHOOL STARTS LATER THIS MORNING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
AND LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS GO BACK WEDNESDAY.
THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN ARE UP TO DATE ON THEIR SHOTS.
IF THEY AREN'T, YOU CAN GO TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GET WHAT THEY NEED.
IF THEY ARE UP TO DATE, THEIR SCHOOL NEEDS PROOF.
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A FLORIDA MAN.GOING TO DOOR TO DOOR.OFFERING TO SELL A BABY IN EXCHANGE FOR FOOD.
TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO TRACK HIM DOWN AND MAKE SURE THE CHILD IS SAFE.
MORE ON THE SEARCH.COMING UP.
PLUS.WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON WHEN EXACTLY YOU'LL START PAYING MORE AT THE GROCERY STORE.AS A RESULT OF THE HISTORIC DROUGHT IN THE MIDWEST.
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TRAYVON MARTIN'S MOTHER IS ASKING FOR AT LEAST 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION OF THE SANFORD COMMUNITY WHERE HER SON WAS KILLED.
SYBRINA FULTON IS ALSO ASKING FOR MONEY FROM A STATE FUND SET UP TO HELP CRIME VICTIMS WITH THINGS LIKE FUNERAL EXPENSES AND COUNSELING.
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CLAIMS HE SHOT THE 17-YEAR-OLD UNARMED TEEN IN SELF-DEFENSE.
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NORTH FLORIDA POLICE ARE DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR THE MAN THEY SAY TRIED TO TRADE A BABY FOR FOOD!
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE MAN GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR AT A MOTEL IN ORANGE PARK ON SATURDAY.
OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE MAN AND FIGURE OUT IF THE BABY EVEN BELONGS TO HIM.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PAIR WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A WHITE FEMALE.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF MISSING CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
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THE HISTORIC DROUGHT CRIPPLING AMERICA'S HEARTLAND IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE A TOLL ON GROCERY STORE PRICES ACROSS FLORIDA.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORECASTS A NATIONWIDE AVERAGE INCREASE
IN FOOD PRICES OF 3 TO 4 PERCENT NEXT YEAR.
THE PRICES FOR BEEF, PORK AND MILK ARE BOUND TO RISE AS FARMERS HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR FEED USED TO FATTEN CATTLE, CHICKENS AND HOGS.
THE PRICE SPIKE WILL HELP REINFORCE COST-CONSCIOUS TRENDS WITH CONSUMERS RELYING MORE ON DISCOUNTS, COUPONS AND LOWER-PRICED STORE BRANDS.
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WORKING OUT IS SUPPOSED TO FEEL GOOD.BUT THIS GOOD?
NEXT ON NBC 2.HOW SOME WOMEN SAY THEY'RE GETTING TURNED ON.BY DOING SPECIFIC WORKOUTS.
AND A MAN DIED JET SKIING OFF THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST.
NOW INVESTIGATORS SAY.SOMETHING WITH THE STORY.DOESN'T ADD UP.
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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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FORGET A BETTER BODY, RELIEVING STRESS AND IMPROVING YOUR OVERALL HEALTH.
LADIES, THERE'S A BRAND NEW REASON TO HIT THE GYM!!
IT'S A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL -- BUT SOME WOMEN ARE SWEARING BY IT.
NBC2'S NICK CILETTI FINDS OUT WHAT'S GETTING SOME LADIES "HOT AND BOTHERED."
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NATS
WENDY MATTHEWS NEVERS MISSES A CHANCE TO WORK OUT.
SHE'S A PERSONAL TRAINER AND HITS THE GYM EVERYDAY FOR WORK AND FOR PLAY.
my first reaction was, "wow!"
BUT ONE DAY -- SOMETHING COMPLETELY THREW OFF HER ROUTINE -- IN A GOOD WAY!
I was actually exercising and I was feeling some kind of pleasure, and I just didn't know what it was
WENDY DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME -- BUT SHE WAS ACTUALLY HAVING WHAT MANY HAVE CALLED A "COREGASM."
A certainly wonderful and for many, unexpected benefit of exercise
DOCTOR DEBBY HERBENICK IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "SEX MADE EASY" AND IS ALSO BEHIND A RECENT STUDY THAT ASKED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN ABOUT GETTING "HOT AND HEAVY" WHILE WORKING OUT.
for women, a corgasm is some type of orgasm she has from physical exercise. A coregasm specifically would be exercises usually that somehow are very demanding on the abdominal muscles, things like sit-ups, crunches, and the captains chair.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST THAT.
IN THE STUDY -- SOME PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY GOT AROUSED DURING YOGA.EVEN MOPPING FLOORS AND RAKING LEAVES!
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE BE A FULL ON ORGASM.
SOME WOMEN JUST REPORT FEELING MILD SEXUAL STIUMALATION.
HERBENICK ESTIMATES AS MANY AS 15% OF ALL WOMEN GET SEXUAL PLEASURE FROM EXERCISE.
basically, I'm hanging on by my elbows and my legs are coming up
THIS IS WHAT WENDY WAS DOING DURING HER FIRST "CORGASMIC" EXPERIENCE.
SHE SAYS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYTIME.BUT WHEN IT DOES.
it's that last one. It's that last effort you put into, and it's so wonderful and it feels so good::laughs::
IT'S ENOUGH INTRIGUE WOMEN LIKE CHERYL HEMED.
really? I better start working more on my abs!
SHE HASN'T HAD ONE YET -- BUT SAYS SHE'S WILLING TO PUT IN MORE TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE.
it would even encourage me to come to the gym twice a day!
WENDY SAYS WOMEN SHOULD EMBRACE THEIR COREGASMS.NOT HIDE FROM THEM.
SHE SEES THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE AS JUST ANOTHER REASON TO HIT THE GYM.GET HEALTHY.AND FEEL SEXY.
if you come to the gym and you exercise and you have a coregasm, that's a plus!::laughs::
IN FORT MYERS -- NICK CILETTI -- NBC2.
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NICK CILETTI REPORTING.
DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT GUYS.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN TO MEN.
THE AUTHORS OF THIS STUDY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THAT PHENOMENA, AS WELL AS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF PEOPLE CAN BE TAUGHT TO HAVE A COREGASM.
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NEW RIGHT NOW: MORE TEENS AND KIDS IN OUR STATE ARE SMOKING CIGARS, AND THE COLLIER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORRIED ABOUT THE TREND.
ACCORDING TO THE 2011 FLORIDA YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY, NINE POINT SIX PERCENT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED SMOKING CIGARS AT LEAST ONCE.
THAT'S UP FROM JUST OVER FIVE PERCENT IN 2010.
IN 2011, 28 PERCENT OF FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED SMOKING CIGARS.
THAT'S UP FROM 14 POINT IN 2010.
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INVESTIGATORS STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT LED TO A DEADLY JET SKI CRASH OFF THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST.
CARLOS IGNACIO AGAGON, OF MIAMI, DIED IN LAST WEEK'S WRECK OFF KEEWAYDIN ISLAND.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY HIS FRIEND, WHO WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CRASH, IS THE ONLY WITNESS TO COME FORWARD.
AN F-W-C SPOKESPERSON TELLS US *HIS ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DON'T MATCH.
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A LEHIGH ACRES MAN IS PICKING UP THE PIECES OF WHAT'S LEFT AFTER FLAMES TORE THROUGH HALF OF HIS HOME-- KILLING FOUR CATS INSIDE.
THE FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THE GARAGE OF THIS HOUSE ON JAYVIEW AVENUE SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE HOMEOWNER AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT SAFELY.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS ELECTRICAL.
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INMATES AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL TOOK FIVE THOUSAND DEAD FISH OUT OF THE POND MONDAY.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN RAISING CATFISH IN A RETENTION POND IN FRONT OF THE JAIL, CATCHING THEM, AND EATING THEM.
BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS A CONTRACTOR WAS RECENTLY CLEANING THE JAIL'S ROOF, WHEN A CHEMICAL USED TO CLEAN THE ROOF DRAINED INTO THE POND.
AUTHORITIES THINK THAT'S WHAT KILLED THE FISH.
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NASA'S MARS ROVER IS ON THE RED PLANET.
IT LANDED EARLY MONDAY MORNING, AFTER A 352 MILLION MILE TRIP.
LATER IN THE MISSION, THE ROVER WILL USE A DRILL AND SCOOP AT THE END OF ITS ROBOTIC ARM TO GATHER SOIL AND POWDERED SAMPLES OF ROCK.
SCIENTISTS HOPE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN WHETHER THERE WAS ONCE WATER AND-OR LIFE ON MARS.
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HE ALMOST RUINED THE START OF THE 100 METER DASH SUNDAY NIGHT IN LONDON WHEN HE THREW A BOTTLE RIGHT BEHIND THE RUNNERS.
NOW, HE'S IN BIG TROUBLE.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF ASHLEY GILL-WEBB IN CUSTODY.
HE FACES SEVERAL CHARGES.
PROSECUTORS WANT AUTHORITIES TO BAN HIM FROM ALL OLYMPIC VENUES AND THE OLYMPIC PARK FOR THE DURATION OF THE GAMES.
POLICE THINK HE SHOUTED SOMETHING BEFORE THROWING THE BOTTLE ONTO THE TRACK BEHIND THE RUNNERS AS THE RACE STARTED.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
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THIS IS WHY THE OLYMPICS IS SO GREAT!!!
THE ISLAND NATION OF GRENADA NOW HAS IT'S FIRST MEDAL.
AND IT'S GOLD!!!
19-YEAR OLD KIRANI JAMES WON THE 400 METER RUN.
HE'S THE FIRST NON-AMERICAN RUNNER TO RUN THE 400 IN LESS THAN 44 SECONDS.
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GABBY DOUGLAS' NEXT GOLD MEDAL WILL HAVE TO WAIT. THE ALL-AROUND CHAMP IN GYMNASTICS FINISHED 8TH.LAST AMONG THE COMPETITORS IN THE UNEVEN BARS FINALS. GABBY WILL BE IN THE BALANCE BEAM FINALS ON TUESDAY.
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WHAT A GAME BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES WOMENS' SOCCER TEAM AND CANADA.
IN THE OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS.
THE CANADIAN TOOK THE LEAD THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE U-S RESPONDED WITH A GOAL.
.TIED AT 3.IN EXTRA TIME.AT THE 120-TH MINUTE. ALEX MORGAN'S HEADER FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET.
UNITED STATES WINS 4-3.GETS A RE-MATCH OF LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP FINAL. THEY'LL PLAY JAPAN IN THE GOLD MEDAL GAME.
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THE GOLD MEDAL GAME IS THURSDAY. 2-45 ON THE NBC SPORTS NETWORK.
AFTER 7 DAYS AND 15 QUALIFYING RACES.TREVOR MOORE OF NAPLES.AND HIS SAIL-MATE ERIK STORCK FEL SHORT OF SAILING FOR A MEDAL IN THE TWO-MAN 49-ER EVENT.
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RACING AGAINST THE OTHER TOP 19 2-MAN TEAMS IN THE WORLD.
MOORE AND STORCK FINISHED 8TH IN THE FIRST RACE OF THE DAY. 17TH PLACE IN THE 2ND RACE.
THE U-S TEAM ENDS THE 15 RACES IN 15TH PLACE OVERALL.
ONLY THE TEAMS IN THE TOP 10 ADVANCE TO WEDNESDAY'S MEDAL RACE.
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10 DAYS IN LONDON ARE IN THE BOOKS. HERE IS THE UPDATED MEDAL COUNT IN LONDON.
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IN AN EMAIL TO THE BEAT WRITERS WHO COVER THE TEAM.RED SOX MAJORITY OWNER JOHN HENRY IS NOT BLAMING BOBBY VALENTINE FOR THE TEAMS RECORD THIS SEASON. HENRY POINTED TO THE INJURIES.
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RED SOX STARTING A 3 GAMES SERIES WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS.
RED SOX SCORED 3 RUNS IN THE 4TH.JACOBY ELLSBURTY.ONE OF HIS TWO DOUBLES.
DUSTIN PEDROIA HAD 3 DOUBLES.
RED SOX 9.RANGERS 2.
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THE TWINS IN CLEVELAND.
SCORED 10 RUNS IN THE SECOND INNING.
13 BATTERS.7 HITS,.3 WERE HOME RUNS.
TWINS WIN..INDIANS LOSE FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT TIME. 14-3 THE FINAL
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AFTER LAST WEEK'S SKPPPED START.CHRIS SALE.BACK ON THE MOUND.
TONIGHT GOT THE START FOR THE WHITE SOX.VS THE ROYALS.
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JUST TWO GAMES OUT OF THE WILD CARD SPOTS IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.THE RAYS WILL GET EVAN LONGORIA BACK IN THEIR LINEUP ON TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE RAYS HOST TORONTO.
LONGORIA HAS NOT PLAYED IN A BIG LEAGUE GAME SINCE APRIL 30-TH WHEN HE PARTIALLY TORE HIS LEFT HAMSTRING.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS WERE ON THE FIELD THIS MORNING.
THE FIRST OF THREE DAYS OF NON-CONTACT DRILLS. CAN'T HIT UNTIL THURSDAY.
DOWN AT NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL.THEY RETURN ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING BACKS IN THE AREA.
AFTER RUNNING FOR 13-HUNDRED YARDS LAST SEASON.SENIOR MANNY MORGAN IS FASTER THAN LAST YEAR.
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TEAMS IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL.GOLF.SWIMMING AND DIVING. ALSO STARTED PRACTICING ON MONDAY.
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IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.IS AN OLYMPIC SPORT.
HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT A FORT MYERS WOMAN SENT US.
'HAPPIE THE GOAT' HAS EARNED A SPOT IN THE GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR THE "FARTHEST DISTANCE SKATEBOARDING BY A GOAT."
HER OWNER -- MELODY COOKE -- SENT US THIS VIDEO OF HER BELOVED PET BALANCING ON THE SKATEBOARD FOR 118 FEET.
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A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.
AN INTERSECTION IN ESTERO IS STILL A MESS.
A WATER MAIN BREAK CAUSED A LARGE SINKHOLE AT COCONUT ROAD AND U-S 41.
IT TOOK AWAY THE ROAD, AND THE "TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL BOX."
THE LIGHTS HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE SUNDAY.
TRAFFIC CREWS WILL BE OUT LATER TODAY, TO PUT IN A NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL BOX AND TRY TO GET POWER BACK TO THE LIGHTS.
IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN WORKERS WILL FINISH FIXING THE SINK HOLE.
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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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