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FIRST FORECAST-WX CTR

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

VANDALIZED HOME-TRXVO TOPS, 2SHOT

A HOUSE KNOWN FOR TROUBLE.

NEIGHBORS ARE DISGUSTED ABOUT AN OLD HOUSE OFF BUCKINGHAM ROAD--

IT'S BEEN HOME TO VAGRANTS, AND OTHER CRIMES OVER THE YEARS.

THE LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVING BURGLARS BREAKING IN, AND CAUSING DAMAGE--

HAS NEIGHBORS CONCERNED.

VANDALIZED HOME-PKG

IN THE HEART OF BUCKINGHAM

Nat

DOWN BIRD ROAD,

SITS AN OLD ABANDONED HOUSE,

WITH A HISTORY OF TROUBLE.

14:58 "it's an eyesore- it's probably a health hazard."

THE WOODEN HOUSE-

BUILT IN 1906 IS NOW THE CENTER OF A BURGLARY INVESTIGATION.

SOMEONE BROKE IN-

LEFT BEER CANS AND BOTTLES EVERYWHERE,

AND EVEN CAUSED DAMAGE TO SOME ODDS AND ENDS INSIDE.

sooner or later if they're breaking into this house, they're going to break into somebody else's house."

IT'S JUST THE LATEST OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS AND CRIMES THAT HAVE HAPPENED HERE OVER THE YEARS.

THE HOUSE HAS EVEN BEEN THE HOME TO VAGRANTS IN THE PAST.

15:32 "number 1- vagrants bring criminal elements."

FROM THE BIRD'S NEST IN THE MAILBOX-

TO THE ROTTING FLOORS INSIDE.

THE EYESORE IS A TALKER.

Nat

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR-

TOMMY LEE COOK, WHO FULLY RESTORED HIS TURN OF THE CENTURY HOUSE-

WANTS TO SEE THIS MESS- GONE.

15:42 "i don't want that around- this is buckingham"

FARTHER DOWN THE STREET-

KELLY REYNOLDS FEELS THE SAME WAY.

16:36 "i just wish they would tear it down- it's a safety hazard if anyone goes in there."

WE TRACKED DOWN THE OWNER-

WHO SAYS HE TRIED TO SELL THE HOUSE RIGHT BEFORE THE MARKET CRASHED.

HE TELLS US IT'S GOING TO COST THOUSANDS TO TEAR IT DOWN-

MONEY HE DOESN'T HAVE.

Nat

SO, THE OLD HOUSE, THAT'S EVEN REPORTED TO BE HAUNTED,

WILL STAY STANDING FOR NOW-

16:46 "i stay away from it- it's kind of scary, so we just stay away from it."

EVERYONE AROUND WILL BE KEEPING AN EXTRA EYE ON THE HOUSE-

TRYING TO KEEP TROUBLE OUT OF BUCKINGHAM.

TOSS TO LINDSAY-2SHOT

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL JUST RELEASED ITS REPORT--

OF THAT HORRIFIC, MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH EARLIER THIS YEAR NEAR GAINESVILLE.

TROOPERS CAME UNDER FIRE FOR NOT SHUTTING DOWN I-75.

SMOKE WAS THICK THAT MORNING. WHEN 11-PEOPLE DIED--

DOZENS MORE WERE INJURED ON *BOTH* SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE.

NBC2's LINDSAY LOGUE IS HERE WITH DETAILS OF THE REPORT.

I75 REPORT RELEASED-PLASMA VO, VO FULL

IT HAPPENED ON AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN LATE JANUARY.

THICK, DENSE SMOKE AND FOG BLANKETED I-75.

CAR AFTER CAR--

TRUCK AFTER TRUCK SLAMMED INTO EACH OTHER FOR ALMOST TEN-MINUTES!

SURVIVORS OF THE CRASH SAY THEY WILL NEVER FORGET THE SOUNDS OF THE CRASH--

OR THE VICTIMS CRYING FOR HELP.

TROOPERS ORIGINALLY CLOSED THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND FOG IN THE AREA--

I75 REPORT RELEASED-SS

PRIOR TO THE CRASHES, THE ROADWAYS WERE CLOSED AND CONDITIONS MONITORED.

FHP INCREASED ITS STAFFING LEVEL FOUR-FOLD FROM THE NORMAL TWO TROOPERS TO EIGHT, INCLUDING A SERGEANT AND LIEUTENANT.

AFTER CONTINUED MONITORING, THE ON-SCENE COMMANDER MADE THE DECISION TO OPEN THE ROAD UNDER CLEAR CONDITIONS.

NOW HERE'S THE *KEY* POINT--

THE RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THAT MORNING IN A LOCALIZED AREA COULD NOT BE PREDICTED.

FHP IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING POLICIES, TO ENSURE THE MOST EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO SMOKE & FOG.

I75 REPORT RELEASED-PLASMA MON

VICTIMS OF THE CRASH HAVE FILED NUMEROUS LAWSUITS--

SIKH SHOOTING MEMORIAL-VO

HUNDREDS OF MOURNERS PACKED A WISCONSIN GYM TODAY--

TO PAY THEIR FINAL RESPECTS FOR SIX MEMBERS OF A SIKH TEMPLE.

THEY WERE GUNNED DOWN DURING THEIR WORSHIP SERVICE LAST SUNDAY. THE GUNMAN THEN SHOT HIMSELF AFTER A STAND OFF WITH POLICE.

SOME MOURNERS CAME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS INDIA.

FT HOOD PLOT SENTENCE-VO

A U-S SOLDIER FOUND GUILTY OF PLOTTING TO BLOW UP U-S TROOPS.

WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN JAIL.

NASER ABDO FIRED HIS LAWYERS DURING A COURT HEARING YESTERDAY--

AND CHOSE TO REPRESENT HIMSELF DURING TODAY'S SENTENCING.

ABDO WAS FOUND GUILTY IN MAY--

OF ATTEMPTED USE OF A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

TN MOSQUE OPENS-VO

A TENNESSEE MOSQUE THAT CREATED A LOT OF CONTROVERSY--

WILL OPEN THIS WEEKEND.

THE CITY OF MURFREESBORO GRANTED IT A 30 DAY PERMIT--

RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED THE MOSQUE WILL BECOME A PLACE TO TRAIN TERRORISTS--

BUT THE HEAD OF THE MOSQUE SAYS HE'S DEDICATED TO "BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR".

DROUGHT CORN PRODUCTION-VO

THAT LINGERING DROUGHT IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND IS DEVASTATING THE CORN CROP.

THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EXPECTS A *MASSIVE* SLUMP IN THE CORN HARVEST.

THAT MEANS HIGHER PRICES.

THE U-S-D-A IS FORECASTING UP TO NEARLY *NINE* DOLLARS A BUSHEL.

THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE PRICE OF MEAT--

CA WILDFIRE-VO

A NEW WILDFIRE IS BURNING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE WILDFIRE HAS BURNED APPROXIMATELY 900 ACRES.

FIREFIGHTERS BELIEVE LIGHTNING CAUSED THE FIRE.

WHILE THE STATE HAS NOT ISSUED ANY MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS--

IT DID ISSUE A "REVERSE 9-1-1 ALERT"--

TELLING RESIDENTS TO PREPARE TO EVACUATE.

BREAST FEEDING LAWSUIT-VO

A T-V COMPANY DEVOTED TO NEW MOTHERS--

IS THE TARGET OF AN UGLY LAWSUIT.

MAYANN SAHOURY AGREED TO APPEAR IN AN INFORMATIONAL VIDEO FOR PARENTS T-V.

IT WOULD HELP FIRST-TIME MOTHERS OVERCOME THEIR BREAST-FEEDING FEARS.

BUT SOMEONE STOLE THE VIDEO--

USED SOME FANCY HI-TECH WORK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SAHOURY WAS MAKING PORN FILMS!

SO SHE'S SUING PARENT T-V FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.

RIVERSIDE POOL OPENS-ON CAM

THE CITY OF NAPLES' ONLY PUBLIC POOL OPENED JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, SCHOOL STARTS NEXT WEEK.

KIDS TOOK A SPLASH AT THE NEW AQUATIC CENTER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TODAY.

RIVERSIDE POOL OPENS-PKG

cheering: one more time, underwater style, haha

WITH THEIR OUTSIDE VOICES AND BATHINGSUITS IN CHECK--

THE ANXIOUS CAMPERS AT RIVERPARK SUMMER CAMP IN NAPLES HELPED CUT THE RIBBON --

1,2,3 GO, YAY!

AND RUSH THROUGH THE GATES AT THE CITY'S NEW AND IMPROVED AQUATIC CENTER.

Kid jumping/splashing in water

2:30 we've been waiting for this forever 36 were always like oh my gosh look at that it's almost done and then it takes a couple more months and were like oh you're kidding me right? 45

AFTER YEARS OF DEBATE AND MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION--

THE $1.6 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS FINALLY DONE--

EQUIPPED WITH EXTRA LAP LANES, A PLAY AREA AND A 'LEARN TO SWIM' SPOT FOR BEGINNERS AND SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

it's just bigger and better

COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PRICE TAG AND LOCATION OF THE POOL IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD NEARLY DROWNED THE PROJECT.

MAYOR JOHN SOREY SAYS THIS ISN'T JUST A COMMUNITY POOL-- IT'S A CITY POOL.

"some effort to get kids from all over the city to come because this needs to be a city pool not a riverpark pool."

KIDS SPLASHING AROUND JUST BEFORE SUMMERS END-- A SIGN OF SUCCESS.

59:28 I'm gona' come here every day for the next week before I go back to school 33

3:55 I hope summer never ends, summer should never end especially with this new pool 59

GAS PRICES UP AGAIN-CG, ON CAM

THE PAIN AT THE PUMP IS GETTING WORSE.

GAS PRICES ARE UP FOR THE 12-TH STRAIGHT DAY!

TRIPLE-A SAYS THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED--

IS NOW THREE-DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS.

THAT'S UP 29 CENTS COMPARED TO A MONTH AGO.

PREMIUM IS NEARLY *FOUR* DOLLARS A GALLON.

GAS PRICES ARE HIGHEST IN HAWAII.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

IT IS A STORY OF COURAGE AND HOPE--

A WOMAN REFUSING TO GIVE IN TO A TRAGEDY THAT NEARLY CLAIMED HER LIFE.

COMING UP--

THE WOMAN ATTACKED BY A CHIMP YEARS AGO.

TOOK OFF THE VEIL TODAY AND SHOWED HER INJURIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.

PLUS--

TZ1 A) CHIMP ATTACK-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) KARLA STANDUP TZ-SOT TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

CHIMP ATTACK-ON CAM

3-YEARS AGO--

CHARLA NASH WAS HORRIBLY DISFIGURED--

WHEN SHE WAS SUDDENLY ATTACKED BY A CHIMPANZEE.

SHE'S HAD SEVERAL SUGERIES.AND TODAY--FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SHE SHOWED HER FACE TO THE PUBLIC.

CHIMP ATTACK-PKG

NATS -- "Cameras flash / walking through courthouse".

CHARLA NASH REVEALED HER INJURIES -- IN PUBLIC -- FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE

BEING *SEVERELY* MAULED BY HER FRIEND'S CHIMPANZEE THREE YEARS AGO.

NOW, SHE'S TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF

CONNECTICUT.

SOT -- Charles Willinger Jr., Charla Nash's Attorney / 10:50:05 -:13/ "

Charla today sits in a nursing home outside of Boston. in total darkness

without eyes, without hands, without her face."

THE STATE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER MUST GIVE "THE OKAY" FOR NASH TO SUE THE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHICH ALLOWED NASH's

FRIEND - SANDRA HEROLD - TO KEEP "TRAVIS" -- A 200 POUND CHIMP -- AS A PET.

IN 2009, "TRAVIS" GOT LOOSE. AND ATTACKED.

SOT - 911 CALL / 10:51:46 -:50 / "He's killing my friend! Who's killing

your friend? My chimp! My chimpanzee!"

CHARLA BARELY SURVIVED THE MAULING.

SOT -- / 11:51:16 -:23 / "I'd like to put across in

people's minds. that these exotic animals are very dangerous."

AND IN THIS 2009 INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY. SHE BRAVELY EXPOSED HER

INJURIES TO THE WORLD.

SOT -- Charles Willinger Jr., Charla Nash's Attorney / 10:50:55 -:07 / "

Had the state exercised its mandatory obligation to seize and dispose of

this illegally possessed chimp - this accident would have never happened."

BUT CONNECTICUT'S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE POTENTIAL

SUIT.

SOT -- Maite Barainca, Attorney General's Office / 10:45:13 -:23 / "

Allowing suits against the state for claims that DEP failed to enforce.

some particular provision regarding these functions would result in

limitless claims."

CHARLA HAS ENDURED MULTIPLE SURGERIES. INCLUDING A REMARKABLE FACE

TRANSPLANT. AND RECENTLY SPOKE ABOUT HER RECOVERY TO WABC IN NEW YORK.

SOT -- WABC / Charla Nash, February 2012 / "One day at a time. that's

CHIMP ATTACK-TAG

THAT WAS BRANDI HITT.

A DECISION IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

IF THE COMMISSIONER REJECTS NASH'S LAWSUIT--

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

RUNNING SANS SHOES?

IT'S A HOT TREND THAT'S GAINING MOMEMTUM ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- AND RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

great way to strengthen your foot muscles, your calves, achiles tendons, and it's a natural way to run

BUT IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

NBC 2 HITS THE GROUND RUNNING TO FIND OUT.

AND *EIGHT* YEARS AFTER TYLER HAMILTON PEDALED HIS WAY TO GOLD--

TZ2 A) BAREFOOT RUNNING-SOTVO

TZ2 B) TYLER HAMILTON-VO TOPS

ROBERT WX 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.

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday and Sunday will be gloomy at times. There will be a lot of cloud cover, but there will the occasional peak of sunshine. Numerous thunderstorms can be expected across all of southwest Florida… So plan accordingly!

Rain chances take a precipitous drop Monday through mid week. What storm cells pop up will be very isolated in nature.

Highs will cool off slightly, too. Lower 90s will be the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

For you beach and boat goers expect winds from the south at 5-10 knots, seas 1-2 feet, and a light chop for the inland waterways.

As for the tropics we are watching Tropical Depression Seven. It can be found right in between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. Forecast models project it to take a westward track. In fact, it'll nearly follow Ernesto's same track. As it Seven pushes west, we do expect it to develop into a Tropical Storm.

The next area of interest is a low pressure system off the coast of Africa.

BAREFOOT RUNNING-ON CAM

A NEW TREND IN RUNNING HAS SOME PEOPLE "BARING" IT ALL -- AT LEAST ON A CERTAIN PART OF THEIR BODIES.

BAREFOOT RUNNING IS TAKING OFF -- BUT IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

MORE IMPORTANTLY -- IS IT EVEN SAFE?

BAREFOOT RUNNING-PKG

practically my entire life I've been running

IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN HITTING THE BEACH FOR A NICE LONG RUN FOR MITCH NORGART.

I don't know what I'd do without it. It helps clear my mind in the morning

BUT AS HIS FEET HIT THE SAND -- YOU MAY NOTICE HE'S MISSING A CERTAIN SOMETHING.LIKE A PAIR OF SHOES!

it's a great workout one time, two times a week, it really is

NO SHOES, NO PROBLEM FOR MITCH.

great way to strengthen your foot muscles, your calves, achiles tendons and it's a natural way of running. You run more on the balls of your feet than the heels of your feet

sure, barefoot running may work out different parts of your body, but that doesn't mean the practice is for everyone

your casual runner, weekend warrior, somebody who likes to do 5ks twice a year might not be the best person to jump right into barefoot running because this type of running is very technique dependent.

A TECHNIQUE DR. JASON NEMITZ SAYS CAN BE HARD TO MASTER.

HE SAYS YOU RISK A VARIETY OF INJURIES.INCLUDING STRESS FRACTURES.IF YOU DON'T RUN THE RIGHT WAY.

BUT HE'S NOT COMPLETELY AGAINST THE IDEA OF BAREFOOT RUNNING

in the right group of people, people who have good running technique or who are already higher-level runners, I think it's ok to switch over.

MITCH COACHES RUNNERS TO EASE INTO IT AND NOT GO "FULL THROTTLE" RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

people get into barefoot running too quickly and too aggressively. You should build your way into it for sure

SO FAR -- MITCH SAYS HE HASN'T "RUN" INTO ANY PROBLEMS.

BUT OF COURSE, HE ALWAYS WATCHES WHERE HE STEPS!

at 200 plus pounds, when I hit a shell, it usually just sinks into the sand::laughs:

BAREFOOT RUNNING-TAG

MITCH EVEN SAYS THE BAREFOOT RUNNING DOESN'T SLOW HIM DOWN.

YOU CAN JUST AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH A PAIR OF RUNNING SHOES--

LONDON OLYMPICS-CLIP

TOSS TO HEATHER-2SHOT

AS OF RIGHT NOW--

THE U-S LEADS THE OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT IN LONDON--

MORE GOLD--

MORE SILVER--

MORE BRONZE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.

BUT THE RECORD BOOKS FROM THE 2004 OLYMPICS IN ATHENS *CHANGED TODAY--

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS IN STUDIO WITH THE STORY--

TYLER HAMILTON STRIPPED-PLASMA MON, VO

THIS IS GOING DOWN AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FALLS FROM GRACE IN OLYMPIC HISTORY.

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE--

FORMALLY STRIPPED AMERICAN CYCLIST TYLER HAMILTON OF HIS GOLD MEDAL.

HE WON IT IN ATHENS 8-YEARS AGO.

TYLER HAMILTON STRIPPED-SOT, PLASMA MON

"One of the sad things of doping is that people who should have got the medals don't get their moment in the sun, as it were, in the stadium. So here's a chance maybe to recognise them. So it does happen but that is a matter for the team, for the national Olympic Committee, to organise."

THE GOLD MEDAL WILL NOW GO TO A RUSSIAN RIDER.

AMERICAN BOBBY JULICH WILL NOW RECEIVE THE SILVER.

OLYMPICS SCHEDULE-CG TOPS

ONLY TWO MORE NIGHTS OF OLYMPIC COMPETITION.

TONIGHT TWO MARQUEE TRACK EVENTS.

THE WOMEN'S FOUR BY 100 RELAY--

AND THE MEN'S FOUR BY 400 RELAY.

ONE OF THE MEN COMPETING IS OSCAR PISTORIUS--

THE SO-CALLED "BLADE RUNNER".

HE HAS TWO ARTIFICIAL LEGS.

IT'S THE MEN'S FINALS IN PLATFORM DIVING--

DAVID BOUDIA DIVES FOR THE U-S.

PLUS IT'S THE FINALS IN THE MEN B-M-X CYCLING.

TWO U-S MEN ARE GOING FOR GOLD.

IT ALL BEGINS TONIGHT AT EIGHT--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

IF A HURRICANE WERE TO HEAD TOWARD SOUTHWEST FLORIDA--

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE SOME OUR MOST FRAGILE RESDIENTS WOULD *NOT* BE PROTECTED!

NBC2 FOUND OUT AN ALARMING NUMBER OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR!

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

MORE FALLOUT TONIGHT IN THE FIGHT OVER VOTER FRAUD.

THE FEDS PROMISING FLORIDA ACCESS TO RECORDS TO HELP WEED OUT ILLEGAL VOTERS--

TZ3 A) NURSING HOME-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) VOTER FRAUD FOLO-VOTOPS

PA STORM CLEANUP-VO

SEVERAL STATES ALONG THE EAST COAST ARE UNDER THREAT TONIGHT OF SEVERE STORMS.

LAST NIGHT THOSE STORMS HIT THE MIDWEST

STRONG WINDS KNOCKED OVER THIS TREE INTO A FAMILY'S HOME IN OHIO.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

TOSS TO KARLA-2SHOT, CLIP

SOME OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST FRAGILE RESIDENTS--

MAY NOT BE PROTECTED DURING A HURRICANE OR OTHER DISASTER.

A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION INTO NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOUND AN ALARMING NUMBER WERE *NOT PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY-

DESPITE BEING *REQUIRED TO HAVE A DISASTER PLAN IN PLACE.

NBC-2 INVESTIGATOR KARLA RAY DUG DEEPER INTO THAT REPORT - FINDING SOME *LOCAL FACILITIES HAVE FALLEN BEHIND--

AND THE STATE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT - UNTIL NOW.

NURSING HOME HURRICANES-PLASMA MON

WHILE MOST IN OUR AREA COMPLY--

THERE ARE NEARLY A DOZEN FACILITIES THAT DON'T HAVE *ANYTHING* ON FILE.

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LIVING THIS CLOSE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO- COMES WITH RISK.

RANDY LONG 1:50 every entity, residence, business of any kind that's west of 41 in a hurricane automatically gets a mandatory evacuation:00

RANDY LONG OVERSEES NEARLY *200 ELDERLY RESIDENTS AT THE GLENVIEW AT PELICAN BAY.

HIS FACILITY- LIKE ALL RETIREMENT AND NURSING HOMES IN THE STATE- IS *REQUIRED TO HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN FOR EMERGENCIES.

RANDY LONG 2:39 chemical spills to floods to electrical outages to you name it. and hurricanes obviously being in Florida is a key item. :46

Judy Scribner 3:15 it's hectic and it has to be well-orchestrated. every person there needs to know what their job is and they must address it accordingly. :23

JUDY SCRIBNER WITH COLLIER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES SAYS *ALL FACILITIES IN HER JURISDICTION ARE IN COMPLIANCE--

THE SAME IS TRUE FOR *MOST IN LEE COUNTY.

Gerald Campbell 22:20 Their clientelle is a vulnerable population and they take that responsibility seriously. :24

BUT THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS FOUND *10 LOCATIONS HAVE *NO EMERGENCY PLAN ON FILE-

AND SOME HAVEN'T FOR MORE THAN A *YEAR!

STANDUP- WE CALLED ALL OF THE LOCATIONS WITHOUT A PLAN IN PLACE-- MOST SAID THEY WERE EITHER WORKING ON IT- OR DIDN'T KNOW THEIR PLANS WEREN'T ON FILE

EMERGENCY MANAGER GERALD CAMPBELL TOLD US- AT THE COUNTY LEVEL- THERE'S NOT MUCH THEY *CAN DO--

Gerald Campbell 22:01 we have limited authority to enforce that part of it, that falls to the state agency the Agency for Healthcare Administration to deal with the folks that just refuse. :11

WHEN WE QUESTIONED THEM - A-H-C-A OFFICIALS TOLD US THEY ONLY CHECK ON ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES EVERY TWO YEARS.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE FACILITIES OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

BUT AS A RESULT OF PREPARING *THIS STORY-- BOTH AGENCIES PLAN TO WORK TOGETHER MORE CLOSELY IN THE FUTURE.

NURSING HOME HURRICANES-PLASMA MON

AT LAST CHECK- THE FACILITIES IN OUR STORY HAD *NOT YET COME INTO COMPLIANCE--

BUT LEE COUNTY OFFICIALS TELL US THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO GET NEW PLANS ON FILE.