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TRACKING YOUR INVESTMENT
MILLIONS IN TAX DOLLARS SPENT ON JOBS IN LEE COUNTY--
AND WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT, THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE STALLED PROJECT FACES TOUGH QUESTIONS.
"We feel very confident from a legal standpoint but more importantly we are anxious to get the project done."
NBC-2 TRACKS YOUR INVESTMENT AS THE FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA FIGHTS OFF CLAIMS OF MISMANAGEMENT.
FUNDING FOR EDUCATION
FUNDING FOR EDUCATION--
THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE OF ONLY 35 ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SET TO RECEIVE MILLIONS IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY.
NBC-2 BREAKS DOWN HOW IT WILL BE PUT TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM.
ARMED ON CAMPUS
A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT--
ARRESTED AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE BROUGHT A LOADED GUN TO SCHOOL.
"10 round magazine- 1 in the chamber, which means it's ready to go."
TONIGHT AT SIX, WHY INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS ARMED AND HIS CONNECTION TO A RECENT DEADLY SHOOTING.
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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.
MIXED BAG OF WEATHER IN THE FORECAST
Your seven day forecast as a little bit of everything. If you enjoy the sunshine - you'll be happy. If you enjoy the clouds - you'll be happy. Rain, 80s and 90s - ditto, you get the picture. There will be something for everyone.
Thursday was a little quieter than Wednesday, and I do expect Friday to be pretty benign as well. We finally lost the extensive amount of cloud cover, and it made the past couple of days great!
Why?
We're stuck between two weather systems, a high pressure to the east and an area of high pressure to the west. The one to our west is winning out and will continue to do so until Sunday. It's providing us with winds from the northwest in the upper reaches of the atmosphere which brings down drier air. That drier air limits our rain chances and gives us sunny skies.
Friday and Saturday look to be the same. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a very slim chance of a late day downpour or storm. Areal coverage is less than 30% so I expect these to be very hit or miss.
Of course this nice weather will not always be around. Sunday clouds start to increase. We still see a lot of sunshine, but there will be more clouds to pepper the blue sky. Our rain percentage begins stair stepping from Sunday on, too.
Eventually Monday through Wednesday comes around, and that is when widespread showers return. Of course that will keep our highs below average, too, which will feel fantastic.
In summary, this weekend looks decent. Get out and enjoy it while you can because next week looks a little soggy.
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WE CONTINUE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN COLLIER COUNTY--
GULF SHORE DRIVE IS STILL SHUTDOWN, BETWEEN VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD AND BLUEBILL AVE.
THE ROAD WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER CONSTRUCTION CREWS HIT A NATURAL GAS LINE IN THE LA PLAYA RESORT PARKING LOT.
WORKERS HAD TO DIG UP THE PAVEMENT TO GET TO THE GAS LINE.
WE'RE TOLD WORK WILL TAKE AT LEAST AN HOUR OR MORE.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO KEEP UP UPDATED ON REPAIRS.
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NEW TONIGHT--
THE HEAD OF A LEE COUNTY COMPANY AWARDED NEARLY FIVE-MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO CREAT JOBS, SPENT THE DAY CONVINCING COMMISSIONERS IT WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
JEFF KOTTKAMP, FLORIDA'S FORMER LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR AND CURRENT C-E-O OF BONITA BASED V-R LABS, IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIRESTORM.
THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IS MEANT FOR JOBS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION--
AND THE ONLY THING TO SHOW FOR IT IS AN EMPTY BUILDING, NO JOBS AND A LAWSUIT.
NBC-2'S JOE ROETZ JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH NEW INFORMATION ON THIS STORY HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING FOR WEEKS.
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DESPITE A LAWSUIT -
A WORK STOPPAGE ON A NEW FACILITY-
AND QUESTIONS OVER HOW NEARLY 5 MILLION DOLLARS OF LEE COUNTY TAX PAYER MONEY WAS SPENT-
VR LABS C-E-O AND FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP SWEARS HIS COMPANY IS CLEAR OF ANY WRONGDOING.
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AN ATTEMPT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT -
VR LABS C-E-O JEFF KOTTKAMP MEETS ONE ON ONE WITH LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
TO give them the assurance that every penny of county money is accounted for.
LEE COUNTY LEADERS HANDED THE BONITA BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 5 MILLION DOLLARS
TO BUILD THIS UNFINISHED PLANT AND STAFF IT WITH MORE THAN 200 JOBS.
THE PROJECT - STALLED - AFTER THE CONTRACTOR HALTED WORK OVER FINANICIAL ISSUES.
i can tell you i felt much more comfortable now than i did before
IN A LAWSUIT FILED THIS MONTH -
THE CONTRACTOR -
GCM CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS SAYS IT PAID WILLIAMS SPECIALTY BOTTLING COMPANY NEARLY 2 POINT 4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A HEAVY DUTY PIECE OF MACHINERY.
WILLIAMS THEN TURNED AROUND AND PAID ANOTHER COMPANY, A-PACKAGING, 900-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SAME MACHINE -
THAT LEFT 1 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS LEFT UNACCOUNTED FOR.
RAISING RED FLAGS FOR THE CONTRACTOR.
BUT KOTTKAMP SAYS THE MONEY WENT TOWARDS MORE THAN JUST THE MACHINE.
you gotta get pieces from here and there and everywhere else. You can't get pieces everyone else has. It doesn't give you a competitive advantage.
WILLIAMS SPECIALTY BOTTLING COMPANY IS REGISTERED TO THIS HOUSE IN ALVA -
THE OWNER KNOWS *NOTHING ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE STATIONED HERE.
STILL- KOTTKAMP SWEARS EVERYTHING IS ON THE UP AND UP.
we feel very confident from a legal standpoint - more importantly we are eager to get this project done.
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COMMISSIONER MANNING ALSO POINTS OUT-
THE 5 MILLION DOLLARS GIVEN TO V-R LABS WILL BE REPAID.
THE ONLY WAY THAT WON'T HAPPEN IS IF THE COMPANY FAILS.
SOMETHING HE IS CONFIDENT WILL NOT HAPPEN.
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THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL, DISTRICT ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL IN THE,ATION, SET TO receive A MULTI MILLION DOLLARS GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT..
THE 17-MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS.
NBC-2 LAUREN DISPIRITO IS LIVE AT SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES WITH DETAILS ABOUT THE GRANT.
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THEY'LL START BY CREATING A SUPPORT SYSTEM, THAT ACTUALLY PAYS TEACHERS MORE MONEY TO LEAD AND MENTOR THEIR PEERS.
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Carl Burnside/ principal, Dunbar High School // 38:06 this really gives the excellent teacher another career path another career ladder to consider and more importantly be recognized as a leader 38:19
ONCE A MATH TEACHER, CARL BURNSIDE MADE A MOVE MANY GOOD TEACHERS MAKE, BECOMING A PRINCIPAL.
BUT HE KNOWS THE VALUE OF KEEPING HIGH PERFORMING TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
Carl Burnside/Principal Dunbar High School // 37:44 that's the most important interaction that classroom interaction between student and teacher 37:51
TO KEEP THAT INTERACTION, THE TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND, A NATIONWIDE GRANT INITIATIVE IS AWARDING LEE COUNTY 17 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLARS, TO PAY HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO GUIDE OTHERS.
SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE SAYS THE MONEY WILL GO TO 32 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
superintendent burke // 1905 "these are high needs schools, schools that have high percentages of students living in poverty" 19:12
THEY'LL CREATING A NEW POSITION CALLED A TEACHER LEADER WHO WILL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS - A MOVE BURNSIDE SAYS COULD HELP CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
37:01 our teachers can learn to work smarter as opposed to harder, they're working hard,
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LEE COUNTY IS ONE OF 35 DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE TO WIN FUNDING.
GET THE MONEY THIS YEAR
CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR 45 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS TOTAL LIVE LD NBC2
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NBC-2 BREAKING NEW DETAILS ON THE STATUS OF THE MATLACHA BRIDGE PROJECT.
TODAY, THE PROJECT MANAGER TOLD US SHE DOESN'T THINK THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE ON-TIME.
TWO WEEKS AGO, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN THE PART THAT LIFTS AND CLOSES THE DRAWBRIDGE.
AT THE TIME, THE COUNTY SAID IT WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE DAYS TO FIX.
BUT NOW, SARAH CLARKE, THE PROJECT'S MANAGER, TELLS US THE ENGINEERING FIRM AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN TO INVESTIGATE WHAT'S WRONG.
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Sarah Clarke, Project Manager: "at this point we don't believe it's an issue with the design and we do need to get to the root cause and if there's additional cost associated with it and we believe that it's a contractor issue then we want to pass that on to the contractor"
CLARKE SAYS SHE EXPECTS TO BE BRIEFED DURING A MEETING TOMORROW.
IF IT'S DETERMINE THEY NEED TO REPLACE A PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM, CLARKE SAYS THAT WOULD LIKELY PUSH THE CONTRACTOR PAST IT'S OCTOBER 26 DEADLINE - THE DATE THE BRIDGE IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN.
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A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM LEE COUNTY --
ARRESTED AFTER HE BROUGHT A LOADED GUN TO SCHOOL.
DEPUTIES SAY MARCUS BURGER SHOWED UP TO EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH ARMED-- YESTERDAY.
AS NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH REPORTS, THE TEEN TOLD DEPUTIES HE NEEDED THE GUN FOR PROTECTION.
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a gun-
is found at east lee county high school.
sheriff 18:44 "a loaded 45 caliber onto campus- 10 round magazine- 1 in the chamber, which means it's ready to go."
the semi-automatic,
which looks just like this one was reportedly found in marcus burger's bookbag.
sheriff 19:40 "he did give a reason- he said that he feared for his safety at his bus stop."
detectives say that's because he's the cousin of fort myers' latest murder victim,
jamaris williams.
williams, who was a part of the lake boyz- a group known for rapping about violence, was shot and killed in a drive by shooting this past weekend.
deputies tell us burger feared retaliation and decided to take a gun with him to and from school.
student "i didn't even know about it until today."
word though, spread quickly throughout the day at east lee county high school.
it was an anomoyous tip from another student that led deputies to burger.
they searched him,
but found nothing.
then, detectives looked in his backpack.
along with school supplies and a text book, they reported finding the weapon.
scott "he admitted to it, was arrested for it and charged for it."
this is actually the 2nd weapon found on a student at east lee county high this school year.
burger has bonded out of jail, but did not want to talk to us.
in lehigh acres, meaghan smith, nbc-2.
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THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY WOMAN CONVICTED OF RAPING HER OWN DAUGHTER -- AND ALLOWING HER 62-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND DO THE SAME -- WILL BE ALLOWED TO TEMPORARILY LEAVE JAIL TOMORROW.
TODAY A JUDGE RULED MELISSA BAILEY CAN LEAVE THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL IN ORDER TO ATTEND HER GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL.
SHE'LL BE ESCORTED BY DEPUTIES -- THAT ESCORT WILL BE PAID FOR BY HER FAMILY.
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THE MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM NORTH CAROLINA APPEARED IN A FLORIDA COURT TODAY.
38-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY NEWMAN, A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, WAS TRACKED DOWN WITH THE GIRL LAST NIGHT IN HALLANDALE BEACH--
ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.
THE F-B-I LAUNCHED A MULTI-STATE AMBER ALERT AND MANHUNT FOR NEWMAN AFTER 12-YEAR-OLD ABIGALE LEFEVER WENT MISSING SUNDAY.
LEFEVER WAS NOT HURT AND IS BEING REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY.
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MEETING PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS.
AUTHORITIES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARRESTED A SOUTH CAROLINA MAN AFTER THEY CLAIM HE FLEW TO THE DEEP CREEK AREA AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN HE MET ONLINE.
NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN REPORTS.
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KINDERGARTENERS ACROSS FLORIDA ARE LEARNING IN SCHOOL.HOW TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE.
THIS IS THE "SAFER, SMARTER KIDS" CURRICULUM--
KIDS LEARN ABOUT SAFE AND UNSAFE SECRETS--
AND LEARN TO TRUST CERTAIN "GROWN UP BUDDIES."
THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY A FLORIDA WOMAN WHO WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD BY HER NANNY.
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Lauren Book/ Developed "Safer, Smarter Kids": "I know that the sexual abuse that I endured for six years would not have gone on for as long as it did because I would've had someone in my trusted triangle who I could turn to and access help from. I know that I would've been able to say, 'No, that's not safe.'"
STATE LAWMAKERS VOTED LAST YEAR TO PLACE "SAFE, SMARTER KIDS" IN ALL 11-THOUSAND KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE STATE.
FLORIDA IS THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO DO THIS.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT IN AN NBC-2 INVESTIGATION--
FLORIDA ELECTION OFFICIALS SENT A LIST OF 198 POTENTIAL NON-CITIZEN VOTERS TO STATE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS.
AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF AN ORIGINAL LIST SENT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IN MOST CASES, COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY CHECKED THE ELIGIBILITY OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST.
THEY'RE COMPARING THE NAMES TO A FEDERAL DATABASE THAT TRACKS CITIZENS.
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THE MOUNTING DRAMA BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, THE HEAD OF COMMISSION'S STAFF IS ASKING TO BE FIRED.
AT YESTERDAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, EXECUTIVE MANAGER IAN MITCHELL TOLD COUNTY LEADERS IT'S BECOMING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO DO HIS JOB.
MITCHELL SAYS HE'S TIRED OF BEING ATTACKED BY CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS.
COUNTY LEADERS EVENTUALLY VOTED TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO LET MITCHELL OUT OF HIS CONTRACT.
HE WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE MATTER.
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A FORT MYESR WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN HER CRE.
DEPUTIES SAY PATRICIA OLIVARES, A WORKER AT THE BRANDYWINE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, ADMITTED TO USING THE NAME OF A 79-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO APPLY FOR A CREDIT CARD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THESE SURVEILLANCE PICTURES ALSO SHOW OLIVARES TAKING OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE VICTIM'S BANK ACCOUNT.
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AN NBC-2 TRAFFIC ALERT TO PASS ALONG--
DRIVERS ON BONITA BEACH ROAD SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN OVERNIGHT LANE SHIFT NEXT WEEK.
MONDAY NIGHT, CREWS WILL SHIFT ALL TRAFFIC ON BONITA BEACH ROAD TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES--
FROM IMPERIAL STREET TO OLD 41.
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
THE SPEED LIMIT WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO 35 MILES-AN-HOUR.
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NEW DETAILS IN THE MEDSTAR SCANDAL--
A FORMER E-M-S CHIEF IS HIRED TO HELP MANAGE THE FALLOUT.
BUT IS IT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR IS THE COUNTY TRYING TO SAVE FACE?
AND FIRST IT WAS FOOTBALL, NOW HOCKEY IS CAUGHT UP IN A LABOR FIGHT.
NEXT AT SIX, HOW THE N-H-L LOCKOUT IS IMPACTING A GAME HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
AD LIB WEATHER TEASE
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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.
MIXED BAG OF WEATHER IN THE FORECAST
Your seven day forecast as a little bit of everything. If you enjoy the sunshine - you'll be happy. If you enjoy the clouds - you'll be happy. Rain, 80s and 90s - ditto, you get the picture. There will be something for everyone.
Thursday was a little quieter than Wednesday, and I do expect Friday to be pretty benign as well. We finally lost the extensive amount of cloud cover, and it made the past couple of days great!
Why?
We're stuck between two weather systems, a high pressure to the east and an area of high pressure to the west. The one to our west is winning out and will continue to do so until Sunday. It's providing us with winds from the northwest in the upper reaches of the atmosphere which brings down drier air. That drier air limits our rain chances and gives us sunny skies.
Friday and Saturday look to be the same. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a very slim chance of a late day downpour or storm. Areal coverage is less than 30% so I expect these to be very hit or miss.
Of course this nice weather will not always be around. Sunday clouds start to increase. We still see a lot of sunshine, but there will be more clouds to pepper the blue sky. Our rain percentage begins stair stepping from Sunday on, too.
Eventually Monday through Wednesday comes around, and that is when widespread showers return. Of course that will keep our highs below average, too, which will feel fantastic.
In summary, this weekend looks decent. Get out and enjoy it while you can because next week looks a little soggy.
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PUBLIC SAFETY OR PUBLIC RELATIONS?
THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED AN EMAIL SENT BY A P-R FIRM TO LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES--
THE EMAILS SUGGEST *HOW SHE SHOULD EXPLAIN THE MEDSTAR SHUTDOWN AFTER COMMISSIONERS AND REPORTERS STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS.
TODAY INVESTIGATOR KARLA RAY TRACKED DOWN THE MAN WHO WROTE THE EMAIL TO GET AN EXPLANATION.
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THE PROPELLORS HAVE STOPPED--
BUT THE *STORY KEEPS SPINNING.
THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED *THIS EMAIL-- SENT BY PRIORITY MARKETING VICE PRESIDENT AND FORMER E-M-S *CHIEF--
CHRIS HANSEN--
SUGGESTING HOW COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES SHOULD RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE SHUTDOWN--
SAYING- QUOTE-
"THE INITIAL MEDIA RELEASE FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE OVERALL GOAL AND NOT SENSITIVE PERSONNEL ISSUES THAT WERE ESCALATING.
GOING ON TO SAY THAT "UPON RESOLUTION OF PERSONNEL ISSUES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC WHICH DETAILED MORE OF THE REASONS" FOR THE SUSPENSION.
STANDUP hansen told me today by phone he wasn't *coaching the county manager-- but consulting. He's been brought in to help clean up the medstar mess as the former EMS chief. His *wife is handling PR for the county. Combined- their firm stands to make $15,000 between now and November when options will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners.
HANSEN'S EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DOESN'T STOP WITH PUBLIC SAFETY--
HE'S CURRENTLY THE *CO-CHAIR FOR TRAUMA SERVICES AT LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH.
AND WHILE LEE COUNTY WILL ENTERTAIN BIDS FOR *PRIVATE SERVICES TO PERMANENTLY TAKE OVER MEDSTAR.
HANSEN TELLS NBC-2 HE DOES *NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN SEEING THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM GO PRIVATE.
KR, NBC2.
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A LEE COUNTY COMMISIONER TELL US TODAY SERIOUS CHANGES MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM--
"We're getting close to coming up with documents that will shed additional light on MedStar and quite frankly I think there will be changes made. But I can't comment on personnel issues."
THE COUNTY IS SCHEDULED TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE MEDSTAR SCANDAL TOMORROW.
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SAINT MATTHEWS HOUSE IN COLLIER COUNTY IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF DONATIONS.
THE PANTRY SHELVES ARE BARE AND THEY ARE RUNNING LOW ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY TYPE OF FOOD ITEM.
THE ORGANIZATIONS GIVES OUT 250 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED EVERY WEEK--
BUT BECAUSE HIGH DEMAND AND A LOW SUPPLY-- THE FOOD GIVEN OUT IN EACH BAG HAS BEEN CUT BACK.
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"We've cut the amount of food were giving to each family in half now. We used to give half as much food as we are now weve cut it to half to make the supplies we have go farther."
ITEMS IN HIGH DEMAND ARE CANNED MEATS, CEREAL, PASTA AND RICE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP STOCK THE SHELVES, DROP OFF YOUR DONATIONS AT THE ST. MATTHEWS HOUSE ON AIRPORT ROAD.
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BOTH LOCALS LARRY ROSE AND JEFF RICE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEIR PART-TIME WEEKEND JOBS BACK. BOTH HAVE TO HEAD TO DALLAS TO VOTE AND RATIFY THE REFS NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. A DEAL STRUCK LAST NIGHT.
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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.IT'S AN 8 YEAR DEAL. LONGEST EVER BETWEEN REFS ASSOCIATION AND THE LEAGUE.
THE AVG. SALARY FOR AN OFFICIAL WILL BE 149-THOUSAND THIS YEAR. EVENTUALLY REACHING 200-GRAND.
AND THE REFS GET THE PENSION PLAN.BUT IT STARTS IN 2017.
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL BELIEVED DESPITE THE MONDAY NIGHT FIASCO.A DEAL WAS GOING TO GET DONE THIS WEEK.
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LIVE LOOK AT M-AND-T STADIUM IN DOWN-TOWN BALTIMORE.
WHERE A REGULAR OFFICIATING CREW WILL BE THERE.
LIKELY WILL GET A STANDING OVATION.
AS THE RAVENS HOST THE BROWNS.
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THE NEWS.NOT AS GOOD FOR THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. BECAUSE OF THEIR PLAYER LOCKOUT.THE LEAGUE CANCELLED THE ENTIRE PRESEASON SCHEDULE.
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THIS EFFECTS LOCAL HOCKEY FANS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2005.GERMAIN ARENA WAS SUPPOSED TO HOST A TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING PRE-SEASON GAME.
IT WAS GOING TO BE PLAYED NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHTNING IN AN ALL-FLORIDA PRESEASON GAME VS. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS.
THE FOLKS AT GERMAIN ARENA.AND THE EVERBLADES GOT THE NEWS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE REST OF US.
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THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES WILL PLAY THEIR SEASON.INCLUDING THEIR PRESEASON GAMES.WHICH START NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE EVERBLADES OPEN TRAINING CAMP TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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THIS AFTERNOON.THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF GOLF'S BIGGEST TEAM COMPEITION. AND THE UNVEALING OF THE FIRST MATCHUPS IN FRIDAY'S FIRST DAY OF PLAY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
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THE RYDER CUP COVERAGE BEGINS FRIDAY ON ESPN.
THEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.ONLY ONE PLACE TO WATCH THE COMBINED 16 HOURS OF COVERAGE.
RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.
10 HOURS SATURDAY.6 ON SUNDAY.
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THE CLEVELAND INDIANS FIRED MANAGER MANNY ACTA AS HIS 4TH SEASON WITH THE INDIANS WAS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END.
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GOODBYE
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