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I haven't been this upset about anything in Lee County Government since I got here.

ANGER OUTRAGE AND FRUSTRATION OVER MEDSTAR.

FLIGHTS SUDDENLY CEASE -

AND NOW AN INVESTIGATION AFTER WE UNCOVER MILLIONS IN OVER CHARGES.

HLB MCDONALDS CHARITY BOX STOLEN-TRX-VOTOPS

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COUPLE TRIED TO STEAL A CHARITY MONEY BOX.INSIDE A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.

HLC TEEN ENCEPHALITIS DEATH-TRX-SSTOPS

A RARE VIRUS, OFTEN SPREAD BY MOSQUITOS, TAKES THE LIFE OF A NAPLES TEEN.

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BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE.

TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE DEAD AFTER WITNESSES SAY THEIR TRUCK HIT POWER LINES.

GOOD EVENING PETER BUSCH.

AND IM KELLIE BURNS.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE SOUTH END OF FORT MYERS BEACH IN THE BELLA LAGO COMMUNITY.

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HAPPENING ON SCENE NOW, TOW TRUCKS PREP TO REMOVE THE BOOM TRUCKS YOU SEE BHIND US.

WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT THE 2 MEN WHO WERE IN THAT TRUCK-- AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

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ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE 2 MEN WERE IN THE BUCKET OF WHATS CALLED A BOOM OR LIFT TRUCK, WHEN THEY STRUCK A POWER LINE HERE AND WERE KILLED.

THOSE MEN ARE 30 YEAR OLD DUSTIN MANNING, FROM BRADENTON, AND 37 YEAR OLD JUAN BOCENEGRA, WHO LIVED HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THEY EACH WORKED FOR SEPARATE COMPANIES, AND WERE HIRED TO REMOVE MOLDING TO TAKE CARE OF A BIRD PROBLEM.

WOODPECKERS HAD BEEN GETTING INTO THE MOLDING OF THE BUILDING.

A WITNESS TELLS ME THEY WERE DOING FINAL MEASUREMENTS, READY TO BEGIN WORK NEXT WEEK, WHEN THEIR TRUCK HIT THE POWER LINE.

OSHA WILL BE ON SCENE TO INVESTIGATE.

LCSO SAYS THIS ALL APPEARS ACCIDENTAL BUT THEYVE ORDERED A FULL INVESTIGATION.

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NFL BOUNTY OVERTURNED-TRX-OC

ALSO BREAKING AT FIVE.

A BIG WIN FOR FOUR CURRENT AND FORMER NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL PLAYERS ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A BOUNTY PROGRAM.

AN APPEALS COURT OVERTURNED THEIR SUSPENSIONS --

N-B-C TWO SPORTS DIRECTOR BRIAN COLLERAN IS HERE WITH THE DETAILS.

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The panel said Commissioner Roger Goodell did not have jurisdiction to hear the players' appeals of their punishment for their roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty program that paid cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents.

NFL BOUNTY OVERTURNED-PLASMA TAG

VILMA AND SMITH.STILL PLAY FOR NEW ORLEANS.

SCOTT FUJITA.PLAYS IN CLEVELAND NOW.

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it strikes me that things that should have been open and shared with the county commission were covered up.

LEE COUNTY LEADERS DEMAND ANSWERS-

AFTER THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR HELICOPTER PROGRAM OVERBILLED PATIENTS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT THREE MILLION DOLLARS!

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OVERNIGHT AND INTO TODAY-

LEE COMMISSIONERS INBOXES HAVE BEEN FLOODED WITH HUNDREDS OF PETITIONS FROM AN ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM -

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FRANK MANN HAS SEEN A LOT IN HIS 6 PLUS YEARS IN LEE COUNTY'S COMMISSION.

BUT HE'S NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY.

I haven't been this upset over something since I got here.

HUNDREDS OF PETITIONS ARE FLOODING HIS OFFICE AND OTHERS -

FROM AN ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

IT WAS ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN LAST MONTH

THE PILOTS FIRED.

we have millions invested in this program. And the solution is to shut it down? Thar makes no sense - There better be good answers from staff.

EMS MANAGEMENT SAYS IT WAS FOR A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

BUT THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED THE PROGRAM IMPROPERLY BILLED PATIENTS - AND THE GOVERNMENT - NEARLY 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

COLLECTING MORE THAN 3 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS - IT WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY BACK.

What is the staff going to recommend to get out of this? It's a disaster

I TOOK THE ISSUE STRAIGHT TO THE TOP -

TO ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER HOLLY SCHWARTZ

SHE DIDN'T SPEAK WITH ME ON CAMERA -

BUT TELLS US HER OFFICE HAS ORDERED AN AUDIT OF THE MEDICAL AIRFLIGHT PROGRAM.

TO PINPOINT WHO LET THIS GO UNNOTICED.

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THE COUNTY'S MANAGER SAYS IT WILL TAKE WEEKS TO COMPILE A REPORT ON THE BILLING PROCEDURES.

THEY WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN 2 MONTHS ON THEIR FINDINGS.

CAPE CORAL VS LCEC LAWSUIT-OC

A FIGHT IN CAPE CORAL PINS THE CITY AGAINST LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OP.

FOR NOW.IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY.AND TAXPAYERS, HAVE WON BIG.

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As cars pass on Gleason parkway in cape coral -- power pulses overhead through these lines.

Their placement is part of a super charged and super long legal dispute.

Kevin McGrail 3456 "a lawsuit among friends"

Cape coral Council Kevin McGrail tells us -- the city sued LCEC several years ago - over which entity must pay to move electrical equipment during road projects.

The 2005 disagreement involved about 43,000 dollars.

With a recent appeal court victory -- the city could see almost three and an half million dollars returned -- from all the project since.

McGrail 3816 "it will mean those road dollars that were supposed to go into black top instead of moving utilities we'll go into blacktop."

Lcec argues any surge in cash for the city isn't fair.

The power co-op tell us -- they have no input into road projects which typically result in electrified costs for them.

Karen Ryan, LCEC

4308 "when you're talking about relocating power lines. It's basically rebuilding them. The costs add up."

Karen Ryan with LCEC explains -- if the court's decision stands -- they'll work to minimize the impact for those plugged into the grid.

Ryan 4355 "if we have costs to pay, we will find another way to pay them. It may mean we cut back in other area. But will we find a way so our customers don't have increased rates in the future."

As LCEC decides whether to appeal the decision to the fl supreme court -- city leaders hold off their excitement.

BRIAN CASEY PLEA DEAL-SS-VO

A CONVICTED MURDERER TAKES A PLEA DEAL FOR KILLING ANOTHER MAN.

BRIAN CASEY WAS SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE MURDER OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND LARRICK SYKES. SYKES WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH WITH A ZIP TIE.

CASEY KILLED HIM FIVE DAYS AFTER MURDERING RYAN VANDERSON THEN SETTING HIS SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME ON FIRE.

HE RECIEIVED TWO LIFE SENTENCES.

CASEY HAS MADE HEADLINES FOR HIS COURTROOM ANTICS --

CHAR CO FAKE ATM WITHDRAWL ARREST-TRX-SS

A SOUTHTWEST FLORIDA MAN SAYS HIS OWN SON STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM HIS BANK ACCOUNT.

BUT DEPUTIES DON'T BUY IT.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A-T-M VIDEO PROVES SCOTT JURY IS THE ONE WHO WITHDREW THE MONEY FROM HIS ACCOUNT.

FIRST.JURY SAID HE DIDN'T REMEMBER --

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WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED IN A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 75 TODAY.

IT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND DANIELS PARKWAY EXITS IN LEE COUNTY AROUND SIX THIS MORNING.

F-H-P SAYS THE DRIVER OF AN S-U-V CLIPPED A TRAILER --

WENT OFF THE ROAD --

CAPE SIDEWALK HOLE-VO

CONSTRUCTION CREWS FINALLY FINISHED THE SIDEWALK IN DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.

THE LANDLORD OF THE RESTAURANT *TABLE 209* TELLS US A CITY CONTRACTOR PULLED THE SIDEWALK OUT WEEKS AGO, AND NEVER REPLACEED IT.

HE SAYS THE MESS DROVE AWAY BUSINESS AND THE CITY IGNORED HIS MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR HELP GETTING THE JOB DONE.

CHAR CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-VO

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS TRYING TO BUILD HOMES FOR SIX FAMILIES BY CHRISTMAS.

WE SAW VOLUNTEERS INSTALLING THE ROOF AND WALLS AT THIS HOUSE IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

NEXT WEEK, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO BREAK GROUND ON TWO MORE HOMES.

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it'd be great to do all of that in due time. Open gifts for christmas and probably be in here for thanksgiving. It'll be wonderful

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SAYS IT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD THE HOMES.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN LATELY ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS.AND MOSQUITOES --

BUT THEY CAN TRANSMIT ANOTHER DEADLY VIRUS.

ONE THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A TEENAGER IN COLLIER COUNTY.

TONIGHT HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE REMEMBERING HER LIFE --

AND HOPING OTHERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THIS RARE VIRUS.

PLUS --

THERE IS A WATER FLOW PROBLEM THAT COULD BE PUTTING EXPENSIVE HOMES AT RISK IN THE CASE OF A FIRE.

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MCDONALDS CHARITY BOX STOLEN-OC-BOXES

A COUPLE OF ACCUSED THIEVES IN LEHIGH ACRES GET MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY TOOK OFF WITH BIN FULL OF CASH MEANT FOR A LOCAL CHARITY.

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INSIDE MCDONALD'S-

IS THE COLLECTION BOX FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE.

THE MONEY IS USED TO HELP FAMILIES WITH SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN.

NOW WATCH-

AS IT'S RIPPED FROM THE COUNTER BY THIEVES.

43:05 "the male took the charity box and ran out."

AT THE LEHIGH ACRES STORE-

RIGHT ON HOMESTEAD,

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THESE 2- BLAKE ALBRITTON AND KAYLA CORTEZ,

WALKED IN- WANTING MORE THAN JUST A BIG MAC AND FRIES-

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAPTURED IT ALL.

43:02 "the man and woman that went into the business had tried to order some food as the employee turned around to get their food.

THAT'S WHEN DETECTIVES TELL US THE 2 RIPPED OUT THE CHARITY BOX, ALONG WITH A CREDIT CARD READER, AND HIGH-TAILED IT OUT OF MCDONALD'S.

LITTLE DID THEY KNOW-

A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY WAS RIGHT NEAR THE PARKING LOT.

42:37 "as the call was coming out was able to see the vehicle flee from the parking lot."

DEPUTIES REPORT THAT RIGHT AFTER CORTEZ PEELED OUT-

SHE QUICKLY LOST CONTROL AND SPUN INTO A DITCH.

BOTH SHE AND ALBRITTON WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR,

AND ARRESTED.

WE WENT BY THEIR LEHIGH ACRES DUPLEX-

46:52 " have they ever stolen from charity before? i don't know. i don't know anything about it."

DEPUTIES FOUND THE DONATION BOX INSIDE THE CAR-

43:37 "we were able to return the box."

IT STILL HAD THE LOCK ON IT,

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DEPUTIES SAY THEY ALSO FOUND NARCOTICS ON CORTEZ, SO SHE'S ALSO DRUG RELATED CHARGES. THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SAYS THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEIR BOX BACK WITH THE MONEY STILL IN IT TO HELP THE NEEDY FAMILIES.

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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.

NUMEROUS STORMS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND

Overall we've had decent weather the past several days. There have been intervals of showers early that turn to storms by the evening with a lot of sunshine in the middle.

There's a very disorganized cluster of clouds over the northern Gulf. It's the remnants of Hurricane Isaac, and the majority of moisture and storms sit on the south side of the system. I'm forecasting it to move northeast, and that means southwest Florida will get a glance of the storms on Sunday.

Saturday will be a carbon copy of today - quick heavy downpours along the coast around daybreak which roll inland through the day. Each storm cell will contain lots of rain, gusty winds, and possibly lightning.

Tomorrow will also serve as our day of transition. Moisture levels will drastically increase and come early Sunday you'll experience some strong storms accompanied by a thick canopy of clouds. These storms will last all day long; however, Sunday will not be a complete waste. There will be a peak or two of sunshine.

That type of weather pushes over into Monday, too.

Highs this weekend will be lower than norm. Pushing 90 to 91 degrees… If that. Hotter weather will return midweek forward. That's when the rain clears back out and dry air returns. What happens with dry air? It heats up quickly!

Boating conditions will be decent on Saturday, but they'll get rough Sunday and Monday.

There's nothing to worry about in the tropics for now, but if you plan to go to the east coast of Florida you'll experience some strong rip currents as Hurricane Leslie edges past Bermuda.

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33:05 the feeling here was that something. Had been taken from the youth, from our community from our home 14

A RARE VIRUS, OFTEN SPREAD BY MOSQUITOS.TOOK THE LIFE OF A STUDENT AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL IN NAPLES.

DOCTORS BELIEVE 16 YEAR OLD DIANA ZULIAN DIED FROM A VIRAL INFECTION THAT CAUSES BRAIN SWELLING.

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THESE FLASH CARDS HOLD WORDS AND MEMORIES THAT WILL FOREVER REPRESENT THE SPIRIT OF 16-YEAR-OLD DIANA ZULIAN.

THE THOUGHFUL TEENAGER WROTE THE NOTES TO HER YOUTH LEADER AT THE VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

"that she's really greatful that I came here and that she's really excited and looking forward to the year."

ZULIAN GREW UP AT THE CHURCH--

SHE'S DESCRIBED AS A BEACON OF LIGHT--

KIDS WERE DRAWN TO HER.

"If anyone had a bad day they went to diana and she would cheer them up she always had something enlightening to say."

SHE ALSO ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE--

A smile shana Dublan will always remember.

36:54 I grabbed a hold of her and she danced with me on the bowling alley floor and ill always see her smile, she's so full of life 09

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME DUBLAN SAW ZULIAN.

TWO MONTHS AGO THE 16-YEAR-OLD GOT SICK-- RIGHT BEFORE STARTING HER JUNIOR YEAR AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK FROM WHAT DOCTORS THINK IS A VIRAL CASE OF ENCEPHALITIS.

32:34 great sorrow everybody here 42 something had been taken from 33:05 the feeling here was that something had been taken from the youth, from our community, from our home."

A LIFE GONE TOO SOON--

A SMILE AND SPIRIT THAT WILL LIVE ON FOREVER.

"Diana will be missed in a lot of ways she will live forever in our hearts and in our memories."

TEEN ENCEPHALITIS DEATH-REM-LIVE

CITIZENS INSURANCE SHIFT-OC

CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE WILL NOW NOW BE ALLOWED TO SHIFT POLICIES TO PRIVATE COMPANIES.

STARTING IN NOVEMBER. 150-THOUSAND POLICIES WILL SHIFT TO FOUR COMPANIES.

THE MOVE IS AIMED AT REDUCING CITIZEN'S EXPOSURE IF A MAJOR HURRICANE HITS AND THEY HAVE TO PAY OUT CLAIMS.

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THE ANNUAL "STAND UP 2 CANCER" TELETHON WILL BE HELD TONIGHT.

ALL FOUR BROADCAST NETWORKS PLUS A DOZEN CABLE NETWORKS WILL AIR THE TELETHON, COMMERCIAL FREE.STARTING AT 8.

AMONG THE CELEBRITIES APPEARING TONIGHT ARE TOM HANKS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, HALLE BERRY.

SEINFELD AT BARBARA B MANN-SS

THE COMEDIAN FAMOUS FOR HIS SHOW ABOUT NOTHING IS COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

JERRY SEINFELD WILL BE AT THE BARBARA B MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL IN SOUTH FORT MYERS IN NOVEMBER.

TICKETS GO ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY AT 10 A-M.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

BIGGER HOMES ARE CREATING PROBLEMS FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE RUSH TO FIX CITY PIPES SO THAT MORE WATER PRESSURE CAN GET TO THOSE LARGER HOMES.

PLUS ALL NEW AT SIX:

NEW DETAILS ABOUT IMPROPER BILLING THAT LED TO THE SHUT DOWN OF LEE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

ONE COMMISSIONER CALLS IT A COVERUP -

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THE STATES CALLS IT A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

BIGGER HOMES IN COLLIER COUNTY AND SMALLER WATER PIPES.

NOW THE DEADLINE TO FIND A SOLUTION IS COMING UP FAST AND THE CITY MUST FIND A SOLUTION.

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Naples is home to some massive mansions.

it's very common to have a home that's 6,000 square feet all the way up to 15, 20, 25,000 square feet.

Which makes the task of putting out a fire a little harder.

the city was originally designed around a smaller home than is being built on average these days.

WITH BIGGER HOMES AND SMALLER WATER PIPES-THE CITY HAS TO FIND A SOLUTION- FAST.

As of January first a new State law says THE CITY HAS TO HAVE 1000 GALLONS PER MINUTE OF WATER -IT'S SOMETHING THEY CALL-FIRE FLOW.

Before they never gave us a standard for the amount of water and now they're saying this is the law and you have to have this. Well in certain areas in the city we just don't have that.

the problem is where there are dead in streets and cul-de-sacs along the canals and where the houses are getting bigger.

One suggested solution TO THE FIRE FLOW ISSUE-indoor sprinkler systems.

Reporter: Is it the homeowners responsibility or the city's responsibility?

Gary: That's a great question. Whose responsibility is it? My problem is people have been pating water bolls in this town for 50 years and now you're gonna put it on the home owner?

But some leaders say if commercial properties have to install sprinkler systems so should these massive mansions.

I do think people should have to sprinkle their homes over a certain size.

The city is working to pin point the areas with the worst fire flow.

it's not the whole city. It's not like we have an epidemic here. We have a few areas that have some problems where they can use a little more fire and water flow.

CITY LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A SOLUTION IN THE COMING MONTHS.

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

LOCKED IN ROACH INFESTED CABINET FOR HOURS --

THE PICTURES ARE DISTURBING.

DEPUTIES SAY *THIS* IS WHERE A WOMAN KEPT A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY-- FOR HOURS ON END.

AND PLANS TO BUILD A LANDFILL NEAR HOMES SOUNDS LIKE A ROTTEN IDEA TO SOME PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

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