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NEW AT 11--
A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IS ACCUSED OF STABBING TWO CLASSMATES WITH A PAIR OF MEDICAL SCISSORS.
WE SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED, IN A FULL REPORT.
THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE JUST WRAPPED UP ON NBC2.
BUT DOES THE DEBATE REALLY MATTER, WHEN IT COMES TO WINNING THE PRESIDENCY?
WE INVESTIGATE.
AND ASTRONOMERS JUST FOUND A PLANET. MADE OUT OF DIAMONDS.
THE NEWS AT 11, STARTS NOW.
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TWO DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RECOVERING TONIGHT, AFTER DEPUTIES SAY ANOTHER STUDENT STABBED BOTH OF THEM WITH MEDICAL SCISSORS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
13 YEAR OLD JA'DARION THOMAS FACES SERIOUS CHARGES TONIGHT.
NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA TELLS US HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN.
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NATS BUS
A SCHOOL BUS RIDE TURNED VIOLENT FOR DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THIS TEENAGER -
13 YEAR OLD JA'DARION THOMAS
STABBED 14 YEAR OLD DE ANDRE RODRIQUEZ IN THE HAND WITH A PAIR OF MEDICAL SCISSORS --
CAUSING HIS HAND TO BLEED.
IT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY MORNING ON THE WAY INTO SCHOOL OVER A PIECE OF CANDY.
STILL ON THE BUS -- DEPUTIES SAY THOMAS THEN BEGAN BULLYING A FEMALE STUDENT.
"CALLING HER NAMES AND MAKING FUN OF HER WEIGHT."
WHEN THEY GOT OFF THE BUS --
THE GIRL THREATENDED TO HIT THOMAS.
THAT'S WHEN THOMAS ALLEDEGLY TOOK OUT THE SCISSORS AGAIN, SWINGING IT AT HER.
"THREATENING TO STAB THE GIRL WITH THEM IF SHE APPROACHED HIM."
ANOTHER TEEN --14 YEAR OLD WALTER WILLIAMS -- STEPPED IN TO STOP THE FIGHT.
DEPUTIES TELL US THOMAS THEN STABBED WILLIAMS.
nats up to the house
WE WENT TO THOMAS' HOUSE TO GET HIS SIDE OF THE STORY -
KIMBERLY THOMAS/MOM
45:41 Reporter - "is Ja'Danion home?"
Mom - you have the wrong information. I don't know where you got your information from but --
Reporter - Would you be able to clear up that information for us?
Mom - I have absolutely no statement because I am taking further action
THOMAS WAS ARRESTED
AND NOW FACES 2 COUNTS OF AGGREVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
IN FORT MYERS, LEIGH DANA, NBC2.
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BETWEEN THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, BIG FOOTBALL GAMES, AND PLAYOFF BASEBALL, T-V VIEWERS HAD A LOT OF OPTIONS TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WATCHED THE MOST.
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WE POSTED THAT QUESTION ON THE NBC 2 FACEBOOK PAGE.
THE MAJORITY SAID THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOTE.
JUST GO TO FACEBOOK DOT COM SLASH NBC2NEWS.
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IF YOU MISSED A GAME, OR THE DEBATE, OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TOMORROW.
WE BEGIN WITH THE DEBATE BETWEEN PAUL RYAN AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
HERE'S NBC'S STEVE HANDELSMAN.
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IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL, BUT HISTORY TELLS US VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES DON'T MATTER TOO MUCH ONCE WE GET TO ELECTION DAY.
THIS WEEK, GALLUP SAID A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS POLLS SHOWS NONE OF THE EIGHT V-P DEBATES FROM 1976 TO 2008 APPEARS TO HAVE MEANINGFULLY ALTERED VOTER PREFERENCES.
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JOB CREATION HAS BEEN A PREDOMINANT THEME FOR BOTH CAMPAIGNS.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON WENT TO A JOB FAIR TODAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO SEE IF THOSE OUT OF WORK ARE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS ELECTION.
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GREG JOHNSON, JOB SEEKER: right now it's no job openings or give me a call back or something like that
LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
GREG JOHNSON SAYS EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN FEEDING HIM THE SAME LINES FOR MONTHS.
GREG JOHNSON, JOB SEEKER: rough it's been rough
A ROUGH SEARCH WHICH IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR GREG.
HE'S LEGALLY BLIND.
GREG JOHNSON, JOB SEEKER: very frustrating when you don't have no money very frustrating
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY RIGHT NOW IS 7 POINT 1 PERCENT.LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.
BUT THAT'S LITTLE CONSOLATION FOR JOHNSON AND MORE THAN 200 OTHERS WHO SHOWED UP FOR THE JOB FAIR AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COLLEGE IN PORT CHARLOTTE TONIGHT.
GREG JOHNSON, JOB SEEKER: just keep on praying about and eventually you'll get a job I guess
JULIAN: Job creation is at the forefront of the presidential campaign.and that's an issue many people here are paying very close attention to
PEOPLE LIKE 35 YEAR OLD STUDENT LA'KEISHA WASHINGTON.
WHO FAVORS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN TO CREATE MORE JOBS IF HE'S RE-ELECTED.
LA'KEISHA WASHINGTON, JOB SEEKER: Obama has put out a stimulus and a lot of jobs have been created with that the market in our area North Port/Port Charlotte area I see a lot of rise in development
BUT AS THE POLITICAL BATTLE RAGES ON.
WASHINGTON IS OPTIMISTC THAT WORK IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
LA'KEISHA WASHINGTON, JOB SEEKER: with season coming up I'm more optimistic about getting out there and getting back to work
JJ-NBC-2
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TONIGHT NBC 2 SPOKE WITH THE MOTHER OF A GOLDEN GATE MURDER VICTIM, HOURS AFTER COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES MADE AN ARREST IN THE CASE.
ERNEST TORRES WAS KILLED IN EARLY AUGUST.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WHILE SLEEPING IN HIS BEDROOM.
THEY THINK THIS MAN, ABRAHAM ECKMAN, PULLED THE TRIGGER.
HE NOW FACES A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.
TORRES' MOTHER SPOKE TO NBC 2 ABOUT TODAY'S ARREST.
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I got some justice out of it because he needs to suffer for what he did, coming up to my house shooting my son through the window while he was sleeping it's just horrible, its horrible for what I had to deal with and I don't have a child now.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED ECKMAN TODAY IN THE NAPLES JAIL.
HE'S BEEN THERE SINCE EARLY AUGUST ON A DIFFERENT CHARGE.
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A TODDLER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT AFTER HIS MOTHER FOUND HIM UNRESPONSIVE IN THEIR POOL.
THE CHILD, NAMED BLAKE, TURNED TWO YESTERDAY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE, THIS MORNING, ON MERRITT AVEUNE SOUTH IN LEHIGH ACRES.
BLAKE'S MOTHER, 22 YEAR OLD REBECCA OSCEOLA, SAYS SHE WAS IN THE SHOWER AND LOST TRACK OF HIM FOR JUST A MINUTE BEFORE SHE FOUND HIM IN THE POOL.
PARAMEDICS RUSHED HIM TO HEALTHPARK HOSPITAL.
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THE HOPE OF A DRAMATIC LIFE-SAVING RESCUE FADED TODAY AT THE PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE IN MIAMI.
CREWS MANAGED TO GET A TRAPPED CONSTRUCTION WORKER OUT ALIVE.BUT HE DIED HOURS LATER AT THE HOSPITAL.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE CAMPUS IN DORAL.
IN ALL THREE WORKERS ARE CONFIRMED DEAD.
A FOURTH IS MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD AS WELL.
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ASTRONOMY CAN BE BORING, BUT A LOT OF *WOMEN ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE LATEST DISCOVERY.
SCIENTISTS SAY THEY FOUND A PLANET PRIMARILY MADE OF DIAMONDS.
A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS, LED BY AN EXPERT FROM YALE UNIVERSITY, MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.
THE EXPERTS SAY THE PLANET IS TWICE THE SIZE OF EARTH. SO THE ARE ENOUGH DIAMONDS TO GO AROUND.
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BEFORE YOU GO TO BED TONIGHT.WE HAVE A RECALL ALERT ABOUT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT EAT FOR BREAKFAST.
I KNOW IT'S IN MY PANTRY.
THAT STORY COMING UP.PLUS.
"It's been 29 years since I've had a fight with somebody. I have body parts that I forgot got sore and I'm feeling them right now, trust me"
A FORMER BOXER SHOOK OFF THE RUST.AND TOOK DOWN AN INTRUDER INSIDE HIS NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.
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THE FUTURE OF CAPE CORAL'S REDEVLOPMENT AGENCY ONCE AGAIN REMAINS IN JEOPARDY.
THEIR JOB IS TO RE-VITALIZE DOWNTOWN CAPE.
BUT AS NBC 2'S SARA MILES EXPLAINS AFTER REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL STATUS, THE CITY MANAGER IS RECCOMENDING COUNCIL PUT THE C-R-A IN CITY HANDS.
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FROM PAVING CAPE CORAL PARKWAY --
6:23 if it werent for cra would still have pot holes and wouldnt be paved:26
TO BURYING POWERLINES UNDER DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.
7:33 you would have 70 foot towers running down 47th right now as we speak
TONIGHT THE FUTURE OF THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR REVITALIZING AND DEVELOPING DOWNTOWN REMAINS IN JEOPARDY.
5:19 its quite frustrating right now:20
CHAIRMAN RICH GREER SAYS THIS WEEK HE GOT WORD CITY MANAGER JOHN SZERLAG WANTS TO DISBAND THE COMMUNITY REDEVLOPMENT AGENCY -- PUTTING IT IN CITY'S HANDS.
4:28 telling us what a great job we do that our finances look great and we are awesome and then one day walk in and say time to end your biz here bc you guys arent doing the job 4:39
51:28 they have become a victim of the recession:31
COUNCILMAN MARTY MCCLAIN IS CONCERNED THE MAJORITY OF THE TAX INCRIMENT FUNDING THE AGENCY RECIEVES IS PAYING SALARIES FOR THREE EMPLOYEES, RENT AS WELL AS CONSULTANT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
LEAVING NOTHING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
57:03 if you have over 300 thousand dollars coming in and its costing you over a million to do it youre going down quickly:06
51:49 thats where people start to get excited they see nothing getting done and all youre doing is paying payroll:53
AS THE COUNCIL LIASION, SPONSORING THE ORDINANCE LEAVES MCCLAIN IN A TOUGH PLACE.
THE THREE CURRENT C-R-A EMPLOYEES WOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS.
59:58 they are all friends and its very difficult 11:00:00
essentially the city manager would serve as the director of the cra and city staff would handle day to day operations and development projects that come along.
11:50 i have more questions than answers:52
SOME OF WHICH SHOULD BE ANSWERED DURING A THREE P-M SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY.
COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON OCTOBER 29 AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
let city manager show his side we will show our side and go from there and then live with the consequences 9:51
IN CAPE CORAL, SM, NBC 2
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NEXT ON NBC 2 NEWS AT 11.
ANOTHER FLORIDIAN HAS DIED FROM THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
AND THE CASES ARE SWEEPING ACROSS AMERICA TONIGHT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE WANTED TO KNOW.WILL CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER JERRY SANDUSKY STILL GET A PENSION FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA?
TONIGHT.WE HAVE THE ANSWER.
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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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FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF 11 YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON GATHERED TODAY TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE.
THE 6TH GRADER PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, FOUR DAYS AFTER HE WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING BEFORE FOOTBALL PRACTICE, AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS.
AS PEOPLE PACKED MCGREGOR BAPTIST TODAY, MOST DONNED PURPLE IN HONOR OF JESSE, SINCE IT WAS HIS FAVORITE COLOR.
HIS MOTHER WROTE A LETTER TO HER SON, WHICH WAS READ BY A FAMILY FRIEND.
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56:13 "as i'm always so proud of you jesse- in memory of jesse is that we don't fall back into our daily lives and forget to pray and make a difference for someone else."
JESSE'S TEAMMATES STOOD OUT IN A SEA OF PURPLE.
THEY WERE WEARING THEIR UNIFORMS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR FRIEND.
JESSE'S FATHER HAD PLANNED TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS SON, BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE- DECIDED HE COULDN'T.
THE FAMILY HAD A PRIVATE BURIAL SERVICE AFTER THE MEMORIAL.
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A NORTH FORT MYERS MAN PROVED HE *WASN'T AN EASY TARGET.
HE FOUND A STRANGER IN HIS BEDROOM WHEN HE CAME HOME, AND TACKLED HIM TO THE GROUND.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
50 YEAR OLD DALE NOTTINGHAM SAYS HE CAME HOME TO FIND 29 YEAR OLD DENNIS SZAKACS IN HIS BEDROOM.
HE CONFRONTED THE MAN, THEN FOUGHT HIM TO THE GROUND UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO CALL 9-1-1.
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"I was just glad that I was able to get the first couple shots in him and get somewhat of the advantage because I didn't know what he had. I know he had a knife in one hand and then they found another knife in his pocket."
NOTTINGHAM SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE MAN WAS IN HIS HOME - BUT HE SAYS HIS OLD BOXING TRICKS HELPED HIM PUT THE MAN INTO A CHOKEHOLD.
TODAY - HE SAYS HE'S A BIT SORE, BUT THANKFUL NOTHING WORSE THAN A FIST FIGHT HAPPENED.
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STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS LINKED A SECOND FLORIDA DEATH TO THE NATIONWIDE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
THEY SAY THE 83-YEAR-OLD MARION COUNTY MAN DEVELOPED MENINGITIS AFTER HE WAS INJECTED WITH ONE OF THE CONTAMINATED LOTS OF STEROID MEDICINE FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER.
THE FUNGAL OUTBREAK HAS MADE 170 PEOPLE SICK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
14 OF THEM HAVE DIED.
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AN EMBARASSING DAY FOR AUTHORITIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
IT STARTED WHEN A MAN STOLE A CAR IN SEMINOLE COUNTY-- AND HIT I-4.
THE GUY LED THEM ON A CHASE ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE, THROUGH OSCEOLA COUNTY, AND BY DISNEY WORLD.
HE GOT OFF ON "JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY" IN ORANGE COUNTY.
HE PULLED INTO A HOTEL, PARKED THE CAR, AND RAN INSIDE.
AUTHORITIES ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES LATER WITH GUNS AND A K-9.
SO FAR, THEY HAVEN'T FOUND HIM.
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NEW AT 11--
WE NOW HAVE THE LETTER GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SENT HIS CHIEF INSPECTOR GENERAL-- REQUESTING A CRACKDOWN ON EDUCATION SPENDING.
THE INVESTIGATION FOCUSES ON THE COMPENSATION FOR STATE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS.
EDISON STATE COLLEGE IS SINGLED OUT IN THE LETTER.
GOVERNOR SCOTT MENTIONS THE 540-THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL'S FORMER PRESIDENT, DR. KENNETH WALKER.
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"I think it was $540,000 paid out to a president down at Edison State College. You say, gosh are we spending the money to make sure our kids get a great education or are we spending the money to further the rest of presidents that might be making a lot of money as it is.
EDISON STATE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY'RE READY IF AND WHEN THEY DO.
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FORMER PENN STATE COACH JERRY SANDUSKY IS LOSING HIS UNIVERSITY PENSION.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
A "S-E-R-S" RULE STATES A MEMBER FORFEITS HIS OR HER PENSION IF CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES.
IN JUNE, A JURY FOUND SANDUSKY GUILTY OF SEXUALLY MOLESTING 10-BOYS, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER HIS RETIREMENT IN 1999.
TUESDAY A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO AT LEAST 30 YEARS IN JAIL.
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IT'LL COST YOU ONE MORE CENT TO MAIL A LETTER NEXT YEAR.
TODAY THE POSTAL SERVICE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO INCREASE STAMP PRICES BY A PENNY, TO 46 CENTS, STARTING JANUARY 27TH.
THE U-S-P-S WILL STILL HONOR "FOREVER" STAMPS.
THE AGENCY IS FACING A CASH CRISIS, AND HAS DEFAULTED TWICE RECENTLY ON PAYMENTS REQUIRED BY CONGRESS.
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THE PRICE OF GAS JUMPED THREE CENTS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
WE'RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-74 ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A.
IT'S THREE CENTS MORE THAN YESTERDAY, AND TWO CENTS MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE CHEAPEST GAS AROUND, HEAD TO OUR WEB SITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
GO TO THE NEWS TAB, THEN TRAFFIC, THEN CLICK ON THE PUMP PATROL.
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IMAGINE GETTING THIS MESSAGE: THE ENEMA YOU BOUGHT FROM THE PHARMACY HAD BEEN *USED BEFORE.
IT HAPPENED IN JACKSONVILLE.
PROSECUTORS SAY A MAN RESEALED AND RETURNED USED ENEMAS TO PHARMACIES WHO RESOLD THEM TO UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS.
34 YEAR-OLD RONALD EUGENE ROBINSON FACES FEDERAL CHARGES OF TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
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NOW TO ANOTHER STORY FROM OUR STATE, MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES.
A HUGE EYEBALL WASHED ASHORE NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE YESTERDAY.
A MAN WALKING ALONG THE SAND IN POMPANO BEACH FOUND IT.
HE CALLED F-W-C AND TURNED IT OVER TO THEM.
OFFICERS ARE NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT ANIMAL IT BELONGS TO.
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RED SOX MANAGER SEARCH COMING INTO FOCUS
ONE CANDIDATE INTERVIEWING ON FRIDAY. AT LEAST ONE SCHEDULED TO INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK.
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SIX OF THE EIGHT TEAMS PLAYING IN BASEBALL'S PLAYOFFS FACED ELIMINATION ON THURSDAY.
STAYING ALIVE IN THE RACE FOR A WORLD SERIES TITLE. THE ONLY GOAL THAT MATTERED.
A WIN TODAY. THE ONLY ROAD TO GET THERE.
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WOULD THE INCREDIBLE SEASON OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES COME TO AN END AT YANKEE STADIUM?
HIGHLIGHTS
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SAME SCENARIO FOR THE TEAM JUST SOUTH OF BALTIMORE. THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS. HOPING TO EVEN THEIR SERIES WITH THE CARDINALS.
WE WERE TIED AT ONE IN THE NINTH. JAYSON WERTH. TAKES THE 13TH PITCH OF HIS AT BAT AGAINST LANCE LYNN OVER THE WALL. WALKOFF HOMER.
NATS WIN, 2-1. THEY'LL PLAY THE DECIDING GAME FIVE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
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THE GIANTS TRYING TO CLOSE OUT THE REDS WITH THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN ON THE ROAD.
BUSTER POSEY. MAKING IT HAPPEN WITH ONE BIG SWING OF THE BAT. GRAND SLAM CAPS A SIX-RUN
FIFTH INNING. 6-0 GIANTS.
REDS GOT THE POTENTIAL WINNING RUN TO THE PLATE IN THE NINTH. BUT COME UP EMPTY.
SAN FRAN MOVES ON WITH A 6-4 WIN.
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THE DECIDING GAME FIVE BETWEEN THE TIGERS AND A'S. STILL GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN OAKLAND.
SCORE
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THE BOSTON GLOBE REPORTS THAT FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE CATCHER BRAD AUSMUS. THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER IN SAN DIEGO. WILL INTERVIEW FOR BOSTON'S MANAGER JOB NEXT WEEK.
THE RED SOX CONFIRM THAT DODGERS' THIRD BASE COACH TIM WALLACH WILL INTERVIEW FOR THE GIG ON FRIDAY.
WALLACH WAS A FIVE-TIME ALL-STAR AND THREE-TIME GOLD GLOVE WINNER AS A PLAYER.
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SINCE MATT CASSEL HAS BEEN RULED OUT. THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WILL START BRADY QUINN AT QUARTERBACK SUNDAY AGAINST THE BUCCANEERS.
IT'S QUINN'S FIRST NFL START SINCE 2009.
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THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. THE STEELERS. WITHOUT TROY POLUMALU. TRYING TO WIN AT TENNESSEE.
BEN ROETHLISBERGER 82 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO MIKE WALLACE.
???
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THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. THE STEELERS. WITHOUT TROY POLUMALU. STILL GETTING IT DONE AT TENNESSEEE.
SCORE
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILL RETIRE JESSE WATLINGTON'S NUMBER 51 JERSEY SATURDAY. AT A HALFTIME CEREMONY DURING IT'S GAME WITH EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
THE 11-YEAR-OLD WATLINGTON DIED SUNDAY. FOUR DAYS AFTER BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HE WORE NUMBER 51 FOR HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM.
THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL AT 7-PM.
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TOMORROW. OUR EVENING SPORTSCAST WILL BE LOADED WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS.
THEN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WE'LL BE BACK TO GO IN-DEPTH ON GRIDIRON 2DAY.
TUNE IN JUST AFTER 10 A-M SATURDAY ON N-B-C TWO.
WE'LL REVEAL THE NOMINEES FOR OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK DURING THE SHOW.
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THE MIAMI HEAT. TAKING THEIR SHOW TO CHINA. FACING THE CLIPPERS IN A PRESEASON GAME IN BEIJING.
SECOND QUARTER. RAY ALLEN THREE. 39-20.
MINUTES LATER. OFF THE DWYANE WADE STEAL. LEBRON JAMES. THROWING DOWN. HE HAD 20. 15 FOR ALLEN.
HEAT WIN, 94-80.
THE PLAYERS. APPRECIATIVE OF THE CHINESE FANS.
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AFTER BEATING RORY MCILROY BY SIX STROKES IN QUARTERFINALS. TIGER WOODS'S RUN AT THE WORLD GOLF MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT CAME TO AN END IN THE SEMIS AGAINST JUSTIN ROSE.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE.A SAND WEDGE FROM ROSE AT 14. INTO THE HOLE FOR AN EAGLE.
HE BEAT WOODS BY A STROKE.
ROSE PLAYS FELLOW ENGLISHMAN LEE WESTWOOD IN THE FINALS ON FRIDAY.
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NICK O'HERN LEADS AFTER ONE ROUND AT THE FRYS DOT COM OPEN.
ROCCO MEDIATE AND DEREK LAMELY. BOTH IN THE HUNT.
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GREG BIFFLE WINS THE POLE FOR SATURDAY'S SPRINT CUP RACE IN CHARLOTTE.
DALE EARNHARDT JUNIOR WILL MISS NEXT 2 RACES WITH CONCUSSION.
THAT'S SPORTS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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AN ALERT FOR PET OWNERS TONIGHT.
BUFO TOADS ARE POISONING DOGS ACROSS LEE COUNTY.
SOME EMERGENCY CLINICS TELL NBC 2 THEY SEE AN AVERAGE OF ONE DOG A NIGHT COME IN AFTER AN ENCOUNTER.
THE TOAD SECRETES TOXINS. AND THE PETS FOAM AT THE MOUTH.
IT'S A SITUATION GARY GRANZA'S DOG TOBY FOUND ITSELF IN LAST MONTH.
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TOBY WENT INTO A COMA, BUT LUCKILY SURVIVED.
PET INTERACTION WITH A BUFO TOAD CAN CAUSE SEIZURES, COMA OR DEATH.
IF YOUR PET LICKS OR BITES ONE--WASH ITS MOUTH OUT IMMEDIATELY AND CALL A VET.
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IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN FOR ENDEAVOUR.
IN A FEW HOURS CREWS PLAN TO MOVE THE SPACE SHUTTLE FROM L-A-X TO THE CALIFORNIA SPACE CENTER IN DOWNTOWN L-A.
THE TOP SPEED IS JUST TWO MILES PER HOUR.
DURING THE 12 MILE TRIP, ENDEAVOUR WILL BE INCHES AWAY FROM SOME BUILDINGS.
TO CLEAR THE PATH, THE CITY CUT DOWN TREES AND REMOVED STREET LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
CREWS ALSO HAD TO INSTALL STEEL REINFORCEMENTS ALONG PARTS OF THE STREETS TO ACCOMMODATE THE 170-THOUSAND POUND SPACECRAFT.
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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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