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NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS

UNDER FIRE

CALLING FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER'S JOB--

SHE'S THE THIRD HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL TO COME UNDER FIRE IN THE WAKE OF THE MEDSTAR SCANDAL.

ALL NEW AT SIX, WE BREAK DOWN WHERE THE REST OF COUNTY LEADERSHIP STANDS ON KAREN HAWES' FUTURE.

STUDENT SAFETY

INCREASING SAFETY, JUST DAYS AFTER A LIGHTING STRIKE CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BOY--

With what happened in the last week it kind of pushed us a little quicker in that direction.

TONIGHT AT SIX, WHAT LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO BETTER PROTECT STUDENTS.

STUDENT HUNGER

HUNGER HITTING COLLEGE CAMPUSES--

LOCAL STUDENTS SKIPPING MEALS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T *AFFORD TO EAT.

"faculty was going out and buying them meals and groceries"

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

CALLS FOR KAREN HAWES RESIGNATION-(2)SSTOPS-2SHOT

A RENEWED CALL TODAY FOR LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES TO RESIGN--

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN SAYS HE WANTS HAWES OUT OF OFFICE NEXT WEEK.

E-M-S CHIEF KIM DICKERSON RESIGNED LAST WEEK AND LONG-TIME PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JOHN WILSON ALSO ABRUPTLY RETIRED--

ALL IN THE WAKE OF THE SUDDEN SHUT DOWN OF MEDSTAR--

CALLS FOR KAREN HAWES RESIGNATION-PLASMA

MANN TOLD ME IT'S NOT JUST MEDSTAR.

HE'S ALSO FRUSTRATED BY HOW STAFF -- UNDER HAWES' DIRECTION -- HAS HANDLED *V-R LABS.*

A COMPANY THAT GOT 5-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY TO OPEN HERE.AND CREATE MORE THAN 200 JOBS.

CALLS FOR KAREN HAWES RESIGNATION-PKG-BNR

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN HAS HAD ENOUGH --

MANN 3:06:35 it should have never been allowed to happen

THE FALLOUT OVER THE MEDSTAR SHUTDOWN REACHED A BOILING POINT FOR HIM TODAY.

WHEN HE ASKED COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES TO *RESIGN.

MANN 3:09:19 i think it is in the best interest of this county - we put some of this behind us and move forward with new leadership

SEVEN WEEKS AFTER THE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER WAS GROUNDED --

MANN ISN'T THE ONLY ONE STILL FIRED UP.

3:14:57 i'm madder than hell over this helicopter.

3:25:10 pilots let go in an effort to silence them

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NOW BOTH FRANK MANN AND BRIAN BIGELOW HAVE CALLED FOR HAWES TO STEP DOWN.

THEY'LL NEED AT LEAST TWO OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO JOIN THEM BEFORE HAWES CAN BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

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TODAY -- CHAIRMAN JOHN MANNING TOLD ME HE'S "TOTALLY AGAINST" THEIR EFFORTS.

HE SAYS INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONLY HALF COMPLETE --

AND HE HASN'T SEEN EVIDENCE THAT HAWES IS CULPABLE.

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WE REACHED OUT TO COMMISSIONERS RAY JUDAH AND TAMMY HALL -- BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHERE THEY STAND ON PUSHING HAWES OUT.

THE COUNTY MANAGER DID GET SOME *SUPPORT TODAY --

FROM CURRENT EMS EMPLOYEES

3:22:58 no way ms hawes could have known she would be lied to

3:31:55 give ms hawes a chance to fix the problem. she needs time to make this right

BUT MANN INSISTS NEXT WEEK HE'LL BRING A MOTION.

MANN 3:10:36 which i will do with great sadness and reluctance 39

CALLS FOR KAREN HAWES RESIGNATION-PLASMA

MANN SAYS *NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THIS.BEFORE THE NEW COMMISSION IS SEATED IN NOVEMBER.

IF THE BOARD FIRES HAWES.OR IF SHE STEPS DOWN AT COMMISSIONERS' REQUEST.THE COUNTY WILL STILL PAY HER SALARY FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

LIGHTNING DETECTION-OC-DBX

JUST ONE WEEK AFTER 11-YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON WAS STRUCK BY A DEADLY BOLT OF LIGHTNING--

SCHOOLS IN LEE COUNTY, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, ARE LOOKING TO ADD EXTRA SAFETY MEASURES.

NBC-2'S KIM BROWN JOINS US LIVE FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS WHERE BOARD MEMBERS ARE TAKING UP THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW.

LIGHTNING DETECTION-CELL-REM-LIVE

TONIGHT, THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SUPERINTENDENT IS ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE BEEFING UP IT'S CURRENT LIGHTNING DETECTION METHODS.

THIS JUST CAME TO THE BOARD WITHIN THE LAST FEW HOURS.

LIGHTNING DETECTION-PKG-BNR

NATS

TO CHECK FOR LIGHTNING.

EVANGELICAL CHRISTAIN SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LARRY GRITTON USES A SPECIAL METER AND AN APP CALLED COACH SMART.

NATS

BUT THEY WANT MORE.

THE SCHOOL JUST SIGNED OFF TODAY TO PURCHASE LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT FROM A COMPANY CALLED THOR GUARD.

WHICH ALERTS THEM TO LIGHTNING BEFORE THE FIRST STRIKE IS NEAR.

Ultimately we want to ensure that all of our kids are safe as possible when they're outside with their athletic events.

THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN LOOKING INTO IT A MONTH AGO.

BUT AFTER 11 YEAR OLD JESSE WATLINGTON DIED FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE LAST WEEK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

GRITTON AND THE TEAM SPED UP THE PROCESS.

With what happened in the last week it kind of pushed us a little quicker in that direction.

GRITTON SAYS THE CURRENT SOFTWARE DOESN'T PICK LIGHTNING UP UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST STRIKE.

LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS USE SIMILAR METHODS.

BUT FOR MONTHS, THEY WERE LOOKING TO ADD MORE EQUIPMENT.

Right now were using a measurement system that is imprecise to say the best as some of our athletic directors may have two devices and they give different reads when they're close to each other.

IN COLLIER COUNTY.

BOTH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES USE THOR GUARD.

NATS

WHEN LIGHTNING IS WITHIN A 7 TO 10 MILE RADIUS FROM THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

ONE SIREN GOES OFF.

THEN, EVERYONE GOES INSIDE FOR A HALF HOUR.

ONCE THE LIGHTNING PASSES, THE SIREN SOUNDS A HORN THREE TIMES SIGNALING IT'S SAFE AGAIN.

It gives us the safety and security that we need.

THAT'S HOW GRITTON SEES IT, TOO.

LIGHTNING DETECTION-CELL-REM-LIVE

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPECIFICS ON WHAT KIND OF SOFTWARE WILL BE ADDED, OR EVEN WHAT COMPANY MAKES IT.

BUT WE DO KNOW IT WILL COST THE DISTRICT 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE PLAN IS TO PIGGY BACK CURRENT PARTNERSHIP THROUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS.

THE BOARD IS UP FOR A VOTE TONIGHT.

RED TIDE OFF CAPTIVA-SS-VO

MORE RED TIDE OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE COAST.

NEW TESTS SHOW WHAT SCIENTISTS CALL A "SIGNIFICANT" ALGAE BLOOM ABOUT 12 TO 15 MILES WEST OF CAPTIVA--

AND IT'S KILLING FISH.

RED TIDE WAS FIRST SPOTTED LAST WEEK, OFF ENGLEWOOD BEACH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

BANK TELLER SCRIPT-COPY

NEW RIGHT NOW--

A FORMER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BANK TELLER IS IN TROUBLE.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SARAH STONE STOLE MORE THAN 107-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD, FROM "FIRST COMMUNITY BANK" ON DANIELS PARKWAY.

THAT'S WHERE SHE USED TO WORK, AS THE 'HEAD TELLER'.

INVESTIGATORS SAY STONE WOULD TAKE MONEY FROM HER TELLER DRAWER AND ALTER CHECKS TO GET THE MONEY.

UN WORLD HUNGER NUMBERS-HLF SCRN RVL

THE UNITED NATIONS ISSUES A NEW WARNING ABOUT THE STATE OF WORLD HUNGER--

NEW NUMBERS SHOW ONE OUT OF EVERY EIGHT PEOPLE IS CHRONICALLY UNDERNOURISHED--

JACKSON BONAR HONORED-VO

THE COLLIER COUNTY BOY, WHO JUMPED INTO ACTION WHEN HIS BUS DRIVER HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY LAST MONTH, IS BEING HONORED.

11-YEAR-OLD JACKSON BONAR WAS ON THE BUS IN GOLDEN GATE WHEN THE DRIVER SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

THE BUS WAS HEADED TOWARD A TREE WHEN JACKSON JUMPED OUT OF HIS SEAT--

HIT THE BRAKES--

AND STEERED THE BUS INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

THIS FRIDAY, JACKSON WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE "DO THE RIGHT THING AWARD."

COLLIER CHARTER SCHOOL REQUESTS-HLF SCRN RVL

FOUR NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS UP FOR APPROVAL IN COLLIER COUNTY--

MASON ACADEMY AND EYE-GENERATION EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY OF NAPLES WERE JUST APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHILE THE OTHER TWO WERE DENIED.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE ONLY THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY--

WITH LESS THAN TWO-PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S STUDENTS.

COLLIER CHARTER SCHOOL REQUESTS-PKG-BNR

KELLY LICHTER'S KIDS PLAY AND LEARN AT HOME--

THE MOTHER OF TWO WANTS TO GIVE HER CHILDREN THE STRONGEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE--

AND SAYS FOR HER FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL ISNT THE BEST OPTION.

"Parents realize they don't have much choice when it comes to education here a one size fits all public school model doesn't necessarily fit every child."

LICHTER IS NOW WORKING TO OPEN A CHARTER SCHOOL IN COLLIER COUNTY CALLED MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMY.

"Gives parents an option and a choice in the type and quality of education that they want for their kids."

MASON ACADEMY IS ONE OF FOUR CHARTER SCHOOLS HOPING FOR DISTRICT APPROVAL.

FOUR OTHERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPEN NEXT YEAR.

"Charter schools are public schools that are privately run. They are tuition free and are funded through tax dollars-- but not everyone is on board with the idea."

"They're concerned that we take away from the traditional public school system and I like to look at it as we actually enhance it because we create more competition within the district."

MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY IS ONE OF ONLY THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

THE SCHOOLS FOUNDER JANE WATT SAYS MORE CHARTERS MAY BE TARGETING COLLIER BECAUSE THERE IS A DEMAND FOR DIVERSITY--

BY LAW, CHARTERS ARE REQUIRED TO USE NON-TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS.

"There's flexibility in the way that they teach but goals the achievement levels of what they have to reach is all the same."

COLLIER CHARTER SCHOOL REQUESTS-ON CAM

ONCE A SCHOOL IS APPROVED.IT IS UP TO THE PRIVATE COMPANY TO PAY FOR THE LAND AND BUILDING.

CHARTERS GET FIVE PERCENT LESS PUBLIC FUNDING THAN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS--

NAPLES AIRPORT EXPANSION-COPY

A RENEWED PUSH TONIGHT TO BRING A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TO THE NAPLES AIRPORT.

ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS--

AIRPORT OFFICIALS MET WITH JETBLUE OFFICIALS IN NEW YORK, ABOUT OFFERING SERVICE TO NAPLES.

A RUNWAY WEIGHT LIMIT STILL NEEDS TO BE WAIVED BY THE F-A-A TO MAKE IT HAPPENN.

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP

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

THOSE ORANGE AND GREEN LICENSE PLATES YOU'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED COULD BE ABOUT TO CHANGE.

ALL NEW AT SIX, WHY THE STATE WANTS TO MAKE THE SWITCH

AND A STORM ONE COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN WILL NEVER FORGET AFTER LIGHTNING CREATED A FIREBALL IN HER NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARD--

THE VIDEO YOU'VE GOT TO SEE, NEXT.

TZ1 A) FL NEW LICENSE PLATES-VOTOPS

TZ1 B) LIGHTNING FIREBALL-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

FGCU FOOD PANTRY-ON CAM

WE FOUND SOME STUDENTS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY ARE NOT EATING, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD FOOD.

SO THE WIFE OF THE UNIVERSITYS PRESIDENT DECIDED TO START A FOOD PANTRY ON CAMPUS.

FGCU FOOD PANTRY-PKG-BNR

IN COLLEGE.BUDGETING IS TOUGH.

FOR SOME--IT'S BILLS VERSES FOOD.

5:39 higher tuition loans aren't going as far and there in serious need 5:45

IT LED THESE WOMEN TO ASK--WHO IS GOING WITHOUT.

NEARLY 900 STUDENTS RESPONDED.

4:47 faculty was going out and buying them meals and groceries.but we didnt have any asst long term for assistance 5:07

IN AN IN-CLASS SURVEY MORE THAN 60-PERCENT OF STUDENTS SAID THEY KNEW A FRIEND WHO SKIPPED MEALS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

NEARLY 50-PERCENT OF THOSE WHO TOOK THE SURVEY SAID THEY'VE DONE IT THEMSELVES.

12:58 what made me aware was when a student stopped by my students and she looked like she was going to faint and she said she hadn't eaten in 2 days because she had no money 13:08

THE HUNGER--SPARKED AN IDEA.

JOANNA BRADSHAW--THE WIFE OF UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. WILSON BRADSHAW--WANTED TO START A FOOD PANTRY.

HER IDEA COMBINED WITH THE NEWLY APPOINTED STEERING COMMITTEE--PUT IT INTO ACTION.

IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE AREA.

nats of food

THE MEALS COMING FROM DONATIONS FROM FACULTY AND STAFF, VENDORS AND THE HARRY CHAPIN FOODBANK.

:16 starving students is sort of a clique but there are kids that arent starving but facing a tough time:21

LAST WEEK IT GAVE THE CAMPUS 4-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD--THINGS LIKE RAMEN NOODLES, PEANUT BUTTER, FRESH FRUIT AND MEAT.

nats of truck with food

ONLY OPEN MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS--IT'S ALREADY HELPING NEARLY 25 TO 30 STUDENTS A WEEK.

BUT THE CAMPUS KNOWS THE NEED IS GREATER--HUNDREDS ADMITTING IN THE SURVEY THEY NEED A LITTLE HELP SO WHEN MONEY GETS TIGHT.IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE A CHOICE

BETWEEN EATING OR PAYING BILLS.

nats food

JIM REIF 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.

REFRESHING CHANGE TO OUR WEATHER

Did the title get your attention? I'm sure it did. Refreshing is synonymous with exhilarating, rejuvenating, reinvigorating, and reviving.

Pick the term you want to use. It's how we can explain the pattern change coming to our weather this week.

A cold front has been teasing us from the north for several days now. It's finally going to move far enough to our south tonight that a little touch of dry air will invade south Florida. That dry air will greatly decrease our rain chances, clear out the skies, and lower our humidity levels.

This means it won't feel so oppressive every afternoon! Oh, and as for the mornings - We will see lows dropping as far down as 68 over the next seven days.

Refreshing.

Here's what will happen. Wednesday morning will be partly cloudy, and there will be a patchy fog around daybreak. Lows will be around 73. The sunshine will zap all the fog, and we see highs get close to the 90 degree mark. With the lower humidity rolling in it will not feel as uncomfortable. We'll also be dry tomorrow afternoon.

Thursday through Saturday is when you'll really feel the change. Lows will be in the upper 60s, and it'll simply be a great start to the day. We'll see mostly sunny, dry weather. Just gorgeous!

FL NEW LICENSE PLATES-2SHOT

FLORIDA LOSES MORE THAN FOUR-HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF UNREADABLE LICENSE PLATES.

BUT THAT'S LIKELY TO CHANGE.

THE STATE IS LOOKING AT CREATING BRAND NEW, EASIER TO READ PLATES.

NBC-2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS IN STUDIO TO SHOW US THE NEW LOOK.

FL NEW LICENSE PLATES-TFX CTR

FROM TOLL BOOTHS TO RED LIGHT CAMERAS, MORE AND MORE TECHNOLOGY SCANS LICENSE PLATES--

BUT CERTAIN LETTERS AND NUMBERS, LIKE S,5,B,8 ARE HARD TO READ ON THE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE.

FL NEW LICENSE PLATES-PKG

PRETTY SOON, FLORIDIANS MIGHT BE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE STATE'S SIGNATURE CROP IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS LICENSE PLATE.

i think they're brighter, they look pretty.

it's got some color

THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES IS PROPOSING A SLEEK NEW LICENSE PLATE.

the simpler it is, the better I like it

THESE FOUR NEW DESIGNS WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND AND BLACK LETTERS AND NUMBERS COULD REPLACE THE CURRRENT PLATES---THAT ARE NOT ONLY DIFFICULT TO READ FOR CAMERAS---BUT ALSO CAUSING FLORIDA TO LOSE SOME SERIOUS CASH.

00.28.22 so if it's 2.8 million unreadable tags times $150, that's a lot of money.

AND THAT'S JUST FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS---NOT INCLUDING TOLLS.

It's going to make sure that as people go through our toll booths that we can read the license plates better because we're losing the tolls there, which is not fair that you might pay for a toll and somebody else doesn't.

THE COST TO MANUFACTURE? 31 MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT IT WON'T COST TAXPAYERS A DIME.

00.18.46 other states that have done this major replace, it averages a 3-5% increase in revenue, just for that short period of time and that's how I can do this at no cost to our customers

FL NEW LICENSE PLATES-TFX CTR

IN TWO WEEKS, JONES WILL ASK THE GOVERNOR FOR PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD.

IF THAT HAPPENS THE FOUR DIFFERENT DESIGNS WILL GO UP ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN NOVEMBER AND PEOPLE CAN VOTE ON WHICH ONE THEY LIKE THE MOST.

THE WINNER WILL BE PRESENTED TO LEGISLATURE IN JANUARY - AND PLATES WOULD BE PHASED IN EARLY 2014.

LICENSE PLATE OPTIONS-MITTO-TOPS-BNR

WE WANTED TO KNOW WHICH LICENSE PLATE OPTION VIEWERS LIKE MOST--

RIGHT NOW, NOW THE FIRST OPTION HAS A NARROW LEAD.

TO VOICE YOUR OPINION, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE--

TOO OLD TO DRIVE NN TEASE-OC-SS

IT'S A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR A FAMILY--

WHEN AND WHETHER TO TAKE THE CAR KEYS AWAY FROM AGING PARENTS.

TONIGHT, ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS--

HOW SOME FAMILY DOCTORS ARE PLAYING A BIGGER ROLE IN THE DECISION.

INVESTIGATORS OPEN-CLIP

VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD FOLO-ON CAM

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE VOTER FRAUD SCANDAL BROKE IN FLORIDA, THE GOVERNOR IS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE MESS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS ON ITS HANDS.

VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD FOLO-BUBBA

THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T ANSWER MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED OF HIM ABOUT STRATEGIC ALLIED CONSULTING.

THAT'S THE FIRM UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FLORIDA DEPARMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IT'S ACCUSED OF TURNING IN FAULTY REGISTRATIONS - USING THE SAME SIGNATURE ON MULTIPLE FORMS; CHANGING PARTIES - EVEN REGISTERING A DECEASED PERSON.

VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD FOLO-SOT-TOPS

VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD FOLO-BUBBA

MEANTIME THE INVESTIGATION INTO STRATEGIC ALLIED CONSULTING CONTINUES.

HERE IN LEE COUNTY WORKERS ARE STILL COMBING THROUGH THE REGISTRATION FORMS SUBMITTED TO BY THE COMPANY.

SO FAR 16 FAKE FORMS HAVE BEEN FOUND.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS-OC-SOTVO

TONIGHT, WE'RE ALSO TRACKING DOWN ANSWERS TO VOTER CONFUSION IN COLLIER COUNTY.

"It says place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy envelope. Well, I looked around and there was no secrecy envelope."

NBC-2 FOUND ABSENTEE BALLOTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

THERE'S A GREEN SLEEVE TO WRAP AROUND THE BALLOT - BUT NO SECRECY "ENVELOPE."

THE WRONG WORDING APPEARED ON THE FIRST ROUND OF BALLOTS WHICH WENT OUT TO 38-THOUSAND VOTERS.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SAINTS BOUNTY UPDATE-ON CAM

SAINTS BOUNTY UPDATE-CG-(2)VOBOX

SAINTS LINEBACKER JONATHAN VILMA WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED FOR THE ENTIRE 2012 SEASON.

SAINTS TEAM-MATE.DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WILL SMITH WAS ONCE AGAIN GIVEN FOUR GAMES.

COMMISSIONER GOODELL DID REDUCE THE SUSPENSIONS FOR FORMER SAINTS SCOTT FUJITA AND ANTHONY HARGROVE.

FUJITA.WHO NOW PLAYS FOR CLEVELAND. GOES FROM 3 GAMES TO JUST 1.

THE LOCAL.HARGROVE.WHO IS A FREE AGENT.SAW HIS SUSPENSION GO FROM 8 TO 7 GAMES.

BLADES MEDIA DAY-VOTOPS

THE EVERBLADES PLAYERS JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA THIS AFTERNOON.DURING THE TEAM'S MEDIA DAY.

THE BLADES HAVE 12 PLAYERS FROM LAST SEASON'S TEAM RETURNING.

INCLUDING GOALIE PAT NAGLE.

BLADES MEDIA DAY-SOTVO

THE EVERBLADES WILL RAISE THEIR KELLY CUP TITLE BANNER.TO THE ARENA RAFTERS BEFORE THE 7-30 START.

YANKS TRAVEL DAY-ON CAM

MLB SCORES-CGTOPS

THE PLAYOFF CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THESE SERIES SWITCHING TIME ZONES.

A REDS WINS WOULD SEND CINCY TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.

HOF JOHN GORDON-ON CAM

CONGRATS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESIDENT JOHN GORDON. THE FORMER LONG-TIME RADIO VOICE OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS IS ONE OF THE 10 FINALISTS FOR THE FORD FRICK AWARD.AND WITH IT THE INDUCTION INTO THE BROADCASTERS WING OF THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.

FGCU AT FSU-VOTOPS

THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE ALREADY OUT. SO WHY NOT THE COLLEGE BASEBALL SCHEDULES.

FLORIDA STATE RELEASED THEIR EARLIER TODAY.

NOTICED THAT THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN HOST F-G-C-U IN A MID-WEEK SERIES.

THE TWO GAME SERIES SET FOR APRIL 2ND AND 3RD.

TIGER, RORY LOSE-ON CAM

???WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN TIGER WOODS AND RORY MCILROY TEE IT UP IN TURKEY????

TWO LOSSES BY TWO OF THE WORLDS TOP GOLFERS. PLAYING IN THE 8-PLAYER WORLD GOLF FINALS.MCILROY LOST BY 6 SHOTS TO MATT KUCHAR. WOODS BY ONE TO CHARL SCHWARTZEL.

BUBBA ON LENO-NATSVO

IF YOU WEREN'T UP AFTER THE LATE LOCAL NEWS.

PRO GOLFER BUBBA WATSON VISITED JAY LENO'S SET LAST NIGHT.

USGA RESULT-CGTOPS

NAPLES AMATEUR GOLFER MARY JANE HIESTAND LOST 8 OF THE FIRST NINE HOLES OF HER 2ND ROUND MATCH AT THE UNITED STATES WOMENS MID-AMATEUR.

REX ON JETS QBS-ON CAM

LIGHTNING FIREBALL-NATVO-TOPS

CAN'T BLAME HER REACTION.

LIGHTNING LITERALLY FLASHED RIGHT BEFORE THE EYES OF A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN.

THE BOLT STRUCK A TREE IN RITA KRILL'S BACKYARD.

LIGHTNING FIREBALL-SOTVO

CLOSE-4SHOT