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DEVELOPING TONIGHT IN BONITA SPRINGS: POWER CREWS ARE STILL WORKING ON THE LINES, AFTER A GARBAGE TRUCK HIT A LIGHT POLE.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE, ON HARMONY PARK DRIVE, EARLIER THIS EVENING.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GARBAGE TRUCK HIT A LIGHT POLE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, TAKING DOWN LIVE WIRES.
FPL TELLS NBC 2 THE CRASH KNOCKED OUT POWER TO 24 HUNDRED COUSTOMERS.
MOST OF THOSE CUSTOMERS HAVE THEIR ELECTRICITY BACK ON TONIGHT.
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THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH *ABOVE GROUND POWER LINES.
THIS IS ANOTHER.
HURRICANE SANDY KONCKED OUT ELECTRICITY TO MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS IN THE NORTHEAST.
ONE SOLUTION WOULD HELP PREVENT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN: BURYING POWER LINES UNDERGROUND.
BUT AS NBC 2'S SARA MILES FOUND OUT, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
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WITH THE BEACH JUST A SHORT WALK AWAY.DOMENIC COSTANTINI ENJOYS LIVING ON
GULFSHORE DRIVE IN NAPLES --
BUT THERE IS ONE THING.
35:14 "they aren't pretty that's for sure."
DOMENIC COSTANTINI/NAPLES
HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE POWER LINES THAT DANGLE ACROSS THE TREES --
"we have had problems with some of the poles going down the storms we had there in 06" 35:42 DOMENIC COSTANTINI/NAPLES
BUT NOT FOR LONG --THE COMMUNITY HAS TAXED THEMSELVES MORE THAN SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO PUT LINES UNDERGROUND.
"34:47 hope it helps with power outages and i think its a plus:53."DOMENIC COSTANTINI/NAPLES
SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT UNDERGROUND LINES RESULT IN HALF AS MANY OUTAGES…BUT THERE ARE DRAWBACKS…OTHER THAN THE COST.
24:09 "it takes five times longer to restore" DAN SUMMERS/ COLLIER EMERGENCY MGMT
DAN SUMMERS WITH COLLIER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGES TO UNDERGROUND LINES IS THAT OUTAGES CAN LAST LONGER BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO CAN BE DAMAGED BY FLOODING.
23:25 "the salt water just destroys the conduit and destroys the copper and aluminum lines that are in there, so its much harder to replace." SUMMERS
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT SUPPORTS UNDERGROUND CONVERSION.
A SPOKESPERSON TELLS US MORE THAN 1/3 OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IN FLORIDA ARE UNDERGROUND WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
34:10 "both underground and above are equally effective its just some communities need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages and each community could be different." MCDERMITT
AND FOR THOSE LIVING OFF GULF SHORE ITS THE ADVANTAGES THAT HAVE THEM HOOKED.
"it will be a lot nicer when they are underground - advantage to people who want views of the water from this side not to see them and its plus." 35:28 DOMENIC COSTANTINI/NAPLES
IN COLLIER COUNTY, SM, NBC 2
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TONIGHT MILLIONS ARE STILL "IN THE DARK" IN THE NORTHEAST.
THEY'RE FATIGUED AND PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN AS THE RECOVERY CONTINUES AFTER HURRICANE SANDY.
JAY GRAY REPORTS FROM ONE THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITIES, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY.
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TROOPS.
AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT CONTINUE TO MOVE IN TO THE STRIKE ZONE.
"We're in the triage and attack phase of this storm."
THE TATTERED ROAD TO RECOVERY.
LITTERED WITH DEBRIS. AND THE SPLINTERED AND TWISTED REMNANTS OF SO MANY LIVES BEFORE THE STORM.
CREWS ARE CLEARING AWAY WHAT THEY CAN.
SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT ARE POURING IN - BUT THERE'S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE OVERWHELMING NEED.
"This is not something that's going to be over in a long, long time."
THOUGH THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF HELP. AND HOPE.
CHARGING STATIONS PROVIDE SURVIVORS WITH A LIFE LINE.
AND THE SUBWAY IN NEW YORK IS SLOWLY COMING BACK ON LINE.
AS OFFICIALS RACE TO GET READY FOR THE FAMED MARATHON THIS WEEKEND.
THOUGH SOME ARE FRUSTRATED. SAYING IT'S TOO SOON AFTER SANDY. AND A WASTE OF VALUABLE RESOURCES.
"The city of New York right now is talking about getting water out of the battery tunnel and preparing for a marathon. We're pulling bodies out of water. You see the disconnect here?"
"In some of the hardest hit communities like the one just across this bridge - Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The water may be gone.
but with residents still locked out. the anger is clearly rising."
it's the gas mains, it's the gas mains we're scared off we have the gas company trying to shut the mains off/I don't care about a house I care about your life."
MILLIONS OF LIVES. FOREVER CHANGED BY SANDY.
JAY GRAY. NBC NEWS. TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY.
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HURRICANE SANDY COULD END UP COSTING *YOU.
A LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVES THE SURGE OF CLAIMS IN THE NORTHEAST, COULD CAUSE A DOMINO EFFECT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
"L-A INSURANCE" AGENT TAMI BAKER SAYS HER CONCERN IS ONCE ALL THE DAMAGE IS ASSESED FROM SANDY, THE PAYOUTS FOR CLAIMS FROM THE REINSURANCE COMPANIES COULD CAUSE A SPIKE IN PROPERTY INSURANCE RATES IN FLORIDA.
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17:17 ''In general we see most years a 10 to 14 percent increase in premiums but depending on how many billions of dollars are going to payout for Sandy it could be higher than that there's really no cap at this time." Baker
BAKER SAYS IT'S A TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT, IF INSURANCE COMPANIES END UP HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR THEIR INSURANCE, THAT COST WILL BE PASSED ALONG TO HOMEOWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE UNCERTAINITY IS JUST HOW MUCH AND WHEN.
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COUNT ON NBC 2 TO FOLLOW THE REBUILDING EFFORTS IN THE NORTHEAST.
AND N-B-C HAS ANNOUNCED A BENEFIT TO HELP THE VICTIMS.
IT WILL AIR TOMORROW NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON N-B-C TWO.
TODAY SHOW ANCHOR MATT LAUER WILL HOST THE EVENT LIVE FROM ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN NEW YORK.
MONEY COLLECTED WILL BE DONATED TO THE RED CROSS.
THE ONE HOUR SPECIAL STARTS AT EIGHT P-M.
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BILL CLINTON IS COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW TO CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.
IT'S A FREE EVENT, AND YOU DON'T NEED A TICKET TO GET IN.
DOORS OPEN AT TWO O CLOCK AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER, IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WENT BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY AFTER A 3-DAY HIATUS TO COORDINATE THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO SANDY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM A STOP IN NEVADA.
HE WAS ALSO IN COLORADO AND WISCONSIN.
TOMORROW HE'S HEADING TO OHIO.
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MITT ROMNEY WAS IN FLORIDA ALL DAY YESTERDAY.
TODAY HE MADE THREE STOPS IN VIRGINIA.
TOMORROW HE PLANS TO VISIT WISCONSIN AND THEN MEET UP WITH RUNNING MATE, PAUL RYAN, FOR A RALLY IN OHIO.
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A CRIME ALERT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- WHERE DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANK ROBBER.
THEY TELL NBC 2 IT HAPPENED AFTER THREE O CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, AT SUN TRUST ON MURDOCK CIRCLE.
THE MAN GRABBED SOME CASH, AND RAN AWAY.
DETECTIVES TELL US THE GUY IS WHITE, ABOUT 5-11.
HE HAS A MUSTACHE.
HE WAS WEARING A HOODY, A BLACK LEATHER JACKET, A BANDANA AND A RED TEE-SHIRT WITH SLEEVES CUT OFF.
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COMING UP NEXT ON NBC 2 NEWS AT 11.
IT'S OUR FIRST EVER HIT AND RUN STORY.WITH A HORSE.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW SPARKY'S DOING.AND HOW YOU CAN HELP CATCH THE DRIVER WHO TOOK OFF.
AND LATER IN SPORTS.ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TEAMS IN THE NFL.HAS TO DO SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND.THAT WE HARDLY EVER SEE.
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A MOONLIGHT HORSE RIDE--TURNS INTO A TERRIFYING ACCIDENT.
A CAR FLIES BY--HITTING ONE OF THE HORSES.
IT THEN DRIVES AWAY.
CHRISTINA LUSBY TAKES US TO NORTH FORT MYERS WHERE THE HIT AND RUN HAPPENED.
BUT FIRST WE WARN YOU--SOME OF THE IMAGES YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE ARE GRAPHIC.
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SPARKY IS ALL SEWN UP--
12 STITCHES HOLD TOGETHER A GASH--THE MARK OF A HIT AND RUN.
37:33 and its a sound i'll never forget never forget 37:36
IT HAPPENED DURING A MOONLIGHT RIDE MONDAY NIGHT.
6 RIDERS--WEARING LIGHTS ON THEIR HELMETS--WERE ON HORSEBACK JUST 20 MINUTES --WHEN THEY SAW A CAR NEAR NALLE ROAD AND HENDERSON GRADE--THEY SAY IT WAS COMING TOO FAST.
36:30 hit the horse with his passengers side mirror which broke it off and glass shattered and knocked the horse off the road 36:39
23:19 just boom you knew it was something huge 23:24 you knew it was an accident and you just heard everyone screaming 23:29
THIS NEIGHBOR AND HER FAMILY CAME OUT TO HELP.
CINTHIA JOHNSON CALLED DEPUTIES.
THEN HER HUSBAND.
HE TOOK SPARKY TO THE EMERGENCY VET BY TRAILER.
36:48 the vehicle came to a complete stop and then fled the scene 36:52 the witnesses drove away too
THE ONLY THING LEFT BEHIND--THE MIRROR--OFF WHAT THE FAMILY BELIEVES WAS A DARK F-150 TRUCK.
37:45 they could of killed someone but they didn't stick around to find out they just left us there 37:49
500-DOLLARS AND A DOZEN STITCHES LATER--SPARKY SAYS HELLO TO HIS OWNER.
43:05 hes more than a horse to me hes my pet and umm Im just so happy he's here with cindy and dave theyre so good to him 43:15
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES--ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.
CINDY--USING SPARKY'S HIT AND RUN--AS TESTIMONY--CARS MUST SLOW DOWN.
40:05 when you see a horse please please slow down and scoot over then stop 40:15
IN NORTH FORT MYERS CHRISTINA LUSBY NBC2.
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TALK ABOUT BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM.
NEXT WE'LL SHOW YOU NEW VIDEO FROM A CRUISE SHIP.THAT COULDN'T DODGE HURRICANE SANDY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
AND NEW CRIME RATE NUMBERS OUT FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WE'LL LOOK AT HOW OUR AREA COMPARES.
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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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TONIGHT WE'RE GETTING NEW VIDEO OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON A CRUISE SHIP, IN THE MIDDLE OF HURRICANE SANDY.
DOCTOR DAVID EVANS, FROM TENNESSEE, WAS ON DISNEY'S "FANTASY," OFF THE FLORIDA COAST, WHEN THE WEATHER GOT ROUGH.
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"The ship began to list from left to right so dramatically and so quickly that all the furniture in our room turned over. Everything that was breakable that wasn't attached broke."
EVANS TOURED THE SHIP WITH HIS CELL PHONE -- GETTING SHOTS OF THE SWIMMING POOL, AND A DEVASTATED GIFT SHOP.
AT ONE POINT, HE SAYS, HIS WIFE ACTUALLY FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES.
EVANS SAYS DISNEY OFFERED 25-PERCENT OFF A FUTURE CRUISE AS A CONSOLATION.
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NEW CRIME NUMBERS RELEASED TODAY FROM TALLAHASSEE SHOW FLORIDA'S OVERALL CRIME RATE FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2012 IS DOWN.
BUT LOCALLY HOW DID WE COMPARE TO THE REST OF THE STATE?
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS.
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IF YOU LIVE IN LEE COUNTY MAYBE YOU'VE WITNESSED THE CHANGE.
SGT STEPHANIE ELLER, LCSO: people notice people are pleased they like knowing they live in a safe community and we live here too we are their neighbors
THAT SAFE COMMINTY CLAIM IS BACKED BY THE NUMBERS.
THE COUNTY'S OVERALL CRIME RATE THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2012 IS ON THE DECLINE.
THE COUNTY'S NON-VIOLENT CRIME RATE DROPPED 13 PERCENT WHICH BEATS THE STATE'S BY ABOUT 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
HOWEVER VIOLENT CRIME FELL ONLY ONE PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
SGT STEPHANIE ELLER, LCSO: we find a way that we can circumvent their efforts so that they can't keep on doing these things and the better we do our jobs the less the crooks can do theirs
THE COUNTY SAW THE BIGGEST DROP IN HOME BURGLARIES.
WITH ABOUT 250 LESS BREAK-INS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
BUT AUTO THEFTS JUMPED BY NEARLY 100 INCIDENTS COMPARED TO THE FIRST HALF OF 2011.
SGT STEPHANIE ELLER, LCSO: we don't want to give up on what we've been doing in the other areas that have been so good but we do want to get a little more in those areas we need to improve
FORT MYERS POLICE REPORT OVERALL CRIME IS DOWN 16 PERCENT IN THE CITY HALFWAY THROUGH 2012.
THAT ALSO BEATS THE STATE PERCENTAGE.
HOWEVER THEIR 14 HOMICIDES OVER THE FIRST SIX MONTHS WAS A JUMP FROM THE ELEVEN OF LAST YEAR.
THE CITY IS CURRENTLY AT 19 TOTAL HOMICIDES.
JJ NBC-2
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MORE THAN 140 THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM A STROKE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE GROWING NUMBER HAS ONE LOCAL COUNTY EDUCATING ITS E-M-S CREWS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE PATIENTS--GIVING THEM A BETTER CHANCE TO SURVIVE.
NBC 2'S RICK RITTER HAS THE STORY.
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SUFFERING A STROKE CAN BE FRIGHTENING FOR ANYONE--EVEN A SUPER BOWL CHAMPION.
CHARLIE BABB/1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS PLAYER/NAPLES/19:22:25 "It's scary, things like that can happen to you and you don't know what it is."
FORMER MIAMI DOLPHIN CHARLIE BABB OVERCAME THAT HURDLE--RIGHT HERE IN NAPLES.
CHARLIE/19:24:29 "I was close to kicking the bucket and I'm thankful for every day now."
DOCTORS SHARED BABB'S STORY ON THURSDAY-- EDUCATING LOCAL E-M-S CREWS ON DEALING WITH STROKES.
DR. BRIAN MASON/PHYSICIANS REGIONAL HOSPITAL/NAPLES/19:18:09 "We're trying to update the stroke protocols and how to recognize a stroke in the field."
PHYSICAN'S REGIONAL RECENTLY BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTY TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE UNIT.
BUT OFTEN TIMES CREWS SEND A PATIENT TO A HOSPITAL THAT DOESN'T OFFER THE ATTENTION THEY NEED--SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEATH.
19:15:19 "If there's not a fatal outcome to it, there's some sort of catastrophic ability that comes for it."
RICK RITTER/19:19:13 "Doctors say educating these paramedics on what hospitals to take stroke patients to is absoutley crucial. Whether it's here at Physicians Regional Hospital and there new 5 million dollar hybrid room or even another area, and that every second is vital in saving a stroke patients life."
19:14:41 "That's what saves lives, it's the speed of being able to recognize and get them to the appropriate facility."
AND THAT HAVING THIS TYPE OF TRAINING COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME--WITH THE CITY'S POPULATION GETTING READY TO RAPIDLY EXPAND.
CHIEF JORGE AGUILERA/19:13:39 "When you bring that type of service to our community, it's an absoulte positive."
IN CC, RR, NBC2
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AN INJURED BALD EAGLE IS BACK HOME, IN THE WILD, AFTER EXPERTS FROM "CROW" TREATED HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
SOMEONE FOUND HIM LAST WEEK, OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD NEAR GLADIOULOUS, IN LEE COUNTY, AFTER A CAR HIT HIM.
HE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, BUT PEOPLE WORKING AT CROW FOUND A PARASITE THAT COULD'VE KILLED HIM.
SO THEY KEPT HIM FOR A WEEK'S WORTH OF TREATMENT.
THEY RELEASED HIM IN THE SAME AREA HE WAS FOUND IN THE LIKELIHOOD HE HAD A MATE IN THE AREA.
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SANDY'S WRATH MAKING FOR SOME UNUSUAL TRAVEL PLANS BY ONE N-F-L TEAM.
THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS DON'T HAVE A HOTEL ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
MIAMI AND VIRGINIA TECH.LOCAL PLAYER.???BACK TO HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL POSITION????
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AFTER A REDSHIRT SEASON.A POSITION CHANGE FROM DEFENSE TO OFFENSE.AND AN INJURY. FINALLY TONIGHT.DALLAS CRAWFORD WAS SUPPOSED TO SEE HIS FIRST SIGNIFICANT ACTION AS THE 'CANES 3RD RUNNING BACK. BUT THE SOUTH FORT MYERS GRAD.FOUND HIMSELF.FOR AT LEAST ONE PLAY.BACK AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL POSITION.
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2ND QUARTER.CANES ARE UP 17-9 AND DRIVING FOR MORE.
ON FIRST AND 10.THE CANES GO TO CRAWFORD.AT QUARTERBACK. HIS PASS TO DYRON DYE.INCOMPLETE.
DRIVE ENDS IN A FIELD GOAL. IT WAS MIAMI 20-12 AT THE HALF.
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THANKS TO SANDY.THE HOTEL THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS WERE SUPPOSED TO STAY AT SATURDAY NIGHT.HAS NO ELECTRICITY. SO THE TEAM WILL FLY INTO NEWARK SUNDAY MORNING.AND PLAY THE GIANTS AT 4-25.THEN FLY BACK TO PITTSBURGH. NFL TEAMS AND OFFICIALS ALWAYS STAY IN THE CITY THEY ARE PLAYING IN THE NIGHT BEFORE A GAME.
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N-F-L THURSDAY NIGHT ACTION.CHIEFS AND CHARGERS.
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THE N-F-L TRADING DEADLINE EXPIRED AT 4-PM TODAY.
BUT NOT BEFORE THE BUCCANEERS TRADED SUSPENDED DEFENSIVE BACK AQIB TALIB TO THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS.
SINCE HE WAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND BACK IN.2008.TALIB HAS HAD OFF THE FIELD ISSUES.
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WE WILL HAVE CAMERAS AT A DOZEN GAMES ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
THEN ON SATURDAY MORNING.20 MINUTES TO TALK HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
WE HAVE BOOKED THE DUNBAR TIGERS.WHO HAVE A HUGE GAME AT SARASOTA BOOKER FOR A DISTRICT TITLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
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IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE MIKE ZUNINO IS THE SEATTLE MARINER EVERYDAY MAJOR LEAGUE CATCHER.
HE'S BEEN NAMED TO THE ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE'S.RISING STARS GAME.
THIS SATURDAY'S GAME WILL BE BROADCASTED BY THE M-L-B NETOWRK.STARTING AT 8-PM LOCAL TIME.
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ON FRIDAY.MIKE REDMOND WILL BE INTRODUCED AS THE NEW MANAGER OF THE MIAMI MARLINS.
HE PLAYED 13 SEASONS IN THE MAJORS.AS A CATCHER. MOST OF THAT TIME WITH THE MARLINS AND TWINS.
REDMOND PLAYED ON THE 2003 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS AND RETIRED AFTER THE 2010 SEASON.
THE LAST TWO SEASONS.HE MANAGED IN THE FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE FOR THE BLUE JAYS TEAM IN DUNEDIN.
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THE RAYS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT DON ZIMMER WILL REMAIN WITH THEM AS A SENIOR BASEBALL ADVISOR IN 2013. HIS 65TH YEAR IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
THE 81-YEAR OLD ZIMMER IS A FAMILIAR FACE AT SPRING TRAINING.
HE'S BEEN EMPLOYED EVERY SEASON SINCE 19-71.
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THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE 23 YEAR HISTORY OF THE CALOOSA CATCH AND RELEASE SERIES WILL BE WRITTEN THIS WEEKEND.
A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PURSE. INCLUDING A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRST PLACE PRIZE. ARE ON THE LINE AT THE CALOOSA GRAND FINALE AT THE PINK SHELL RESORT.
IT WILL BE A NOSTALIC EVENT. AS ANGLERS AND SPONSORS FROM THIS TOURNAMENT SERIES.COMPETE IN IT'S LAST EVENT.
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THERE ARE STILL ABOUT TEN SPOTS LEFT IN THE TOURNAMENT FIELD.
TO ENTER. CALL RON RILEY AT 239-671-9347
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
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NO RORY.NO TIGER.
BUT THE TOP TWO LEFTIES ARE IN CHINE FOR THIS WEEK'S WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.
PHIL AND BUBBA BOTH SHOT 6-UNDER PAR 66'S.
THEY ARE BOTH 1-SHOT OF THE LEAD OF LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AND ADAM SCOTT.
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TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.THE L-P-G-A MAKES IT'S LONG AWAITED RETURN TO S-W FLORIDA.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU TO THE C-M-E TITLE-HOLDERS EVENT AT TWIN EAGLES IN NAPLES.
LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE.
ON THE HOME PAGE.CLICK ON THE "GIVEAWAYS" ICON. 14 WINNERS.WILL EACH GET 2 WEEKLY TICKETS FOR THE EVENT FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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IN ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS, NASA PLANS TO START MOVING "ATLANTIS" TO IT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE.
IT'S NOT GOING FAR.
THE TRIP FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER'S VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING TO THE VISITOR COMPLEX IS JUST TEN MILES.
ATLANTIS WAS THE LAST SHUTTLE TO ORBIT EARTH AND IT'S THE LAST OF THE THREE SURVIVING SPACE SHUTTLES TO BE MOVED TO RETIREMENT EXHIBITS.
YOU CAN SEE IT AT CAPE CANAVERAL, STARTING NEXT SUMMER.
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CREWS ARE STARTING TO DEMOLISH AN OLD SOUTH FORT MYERS HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND TIKI BAR.
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THEY'RE TEARING DOWN THE CLARION ON U-S 41 JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE PARKWAY, TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW SHOPS AND BUSINESSES.
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OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, HONC INDUSTRIES PLANS TO CLEAR OUT THE ENTIRE FIVE POINT SIX ACRE SITE.
THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL NEAR THE END TO TAKE DOWN THE FIVE STORY TOWER.
SOME PEOPLE ARE SAD TO SEE IT GO.
OTHERS AREN'T.
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Glenn
07:47 oh, a lot of good friends, met my wife here 7:55
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Bill Smith
00:08 it'll be good to see this go, why? it brought a seedy element to the area, especially for the neighborhood 00:18
DEVELOPER DAN CREIGHTON IS IN CHARGE OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
HE TELLS US IT'LL BE ABOUT SIX WEEKS, AT LEAST TO THE END OF THIS YEAR, BEFORE HIS CREWS BEGIN REDEVELOPMENT.
HE ALREADY BROUGHT IN NEW BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STREET.
AS FOR THIS LOCATION, HE SAYS HE LOOKS TO ADD TWO NATIONAL CHAIN RESTAURANTS.
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TODAY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN LATIN AMERICA CELEBRATED THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN.
KNOWN AS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OR "DAY OF THE DEAD."
THE ANNUAL TRADITION IS USED TO REMEMBER DECEASED LOVED ONES WITH RITUALS AND EVENTS.
IN MEXICO, FOLLOWERS OF ANCIENT MAYAN TRADITION CLEAN THE BONES OF THEIR LOVED ONES.
THEY SAY THE BONES MUST BE CLEANED BEFORE THE SOULS OF THEIR OWNERS RETURN ON NOVEMBER SECOND.
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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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