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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS AT SIX --
FAMILY MEMBERS HELD AT GUNPOINT IN THEIR OWN HOME ARE SAFE TONIGHT.
DEPUTIES PREVENT A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION.
NOW, ONE MAN IS IN CUSTODY.
WE HAVE DETAILS ON HOW DEPUTIES EVEN HELPED A WOMAN ESCAPE THROUGH A WINDOW.
PLUS.
NEW DETAILS ON THE EXTRAMARITAL AFFIAR THAT LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF C-I-A DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS.
AND.
A FATHER ACCUSES HIS DAUGHTER'S HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF TEACHING HER ABOUT THE PORN INDUSTRY!
SEE WHAT HE'S DOING TO PROTEST.
THE NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW.
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44:52-59 "40 of them down there two helicopters SWAT everything down there"
AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD -- LOCKED DOWN, WHILE OFFICERS TRY TO DIFFUSE A STANDOFF.
JOSEPH PAUL IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER HOLDING TWO FAMILY MEMBERS INSIDE THEIR LEHIGH ACRES HOME.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON WAS THERE AS NEGOTIATORS BROUGHT THE SITUATION TO A PEACEFUL END.
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NEIGHBOR: I'm knocking off from work trying to get home and seen SWAT cars zooming in and out
ONLOOKERS STUNNED BY THE EARLY MORNING SOUND OF SIRENS ECHOING THROUGH THEIR LEHIGH ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBOR: it's ugly down there it's ugly
125 ICHABOD AVE IN LEHIGH ACRES BECAME THAT UGLY SCENE.
A 5AM SHOTS-FIRED CALL TURNED INTO A TENSE STANDOFF.
DEPUTIES SAY 30-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH PAUL THREATENED TO KILL ANYONE TRYING TO COME INSIDE HIS HOME OR LEAVE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK HIS THREATS SERIOUSLY.
NEIGHBOR: 40 of them down there two helicopters SWAT everything down there
LARRY KING, LCSO: it was basically a carry over from an argument or something from the night before the individual was armed
DEPUTIES SAY PAUL HELD HIS SISTER AND AUNT HOSTAGE.
NEGOTIATORS AND THE SWAT TEAM HELPED HIS SISTER ESCAPE THROUGH A BEDROOM WINDOW.
BUT THEIR WHEELCHAIR BOUND AUNT WAS STUCK INSIDE AND STILL IN DANGER.
THAT'S WHEN EVACUATIONS KICKED IN.
NEIGHBOR: everybody in that vicinity they trying to get them out of there
NEIGHBOR: they just blocked off a certain area and wouldn't let us through
NEGOTIATORS EVENTUALLY CONVINCED PAUL TO RELEASE HIS AUNT.
A SHORT TIME LATER, HE ALSO CAME OUT.
LARRY KING, LCSO: no one's injured at this point everybody's out safely
PAUL NOW FACES ONE COUNT OF KIDNAPPING AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT
IN LEHIGH ACRES JJ NBC-2
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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT SIX --
ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT NAPLES DAILY NEWS --
A HENDRY COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION MAY HAVE A COLLIER COUNTY CONNECTION.
A BODY WAS FOUND TODAY ON COUNTY ROAD 835. IN A BURNT CAR.
THE CAR had a tag on it registered to an Immokalee address.
the Hendry County Sheriff's Office believes the tag may be on the wrong car, and the registered owner isn't the deceased
THE VICTIM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
It was unclear if the car was set on fire or caught fire as the result of a crash.
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NBC-2 FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS TONIGHT.
FORT MYERS POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO VICTIMS IN A DEADLY SHOOTING ON KINGSMAN CIRCLE.
POLICE SAY 23-YEAR-OLD JOHNATHAN RODRIGUES AND 22-YEAR-OLD WILLIE FLETCHER WERE SHOT OUTSIDE A HOME AROUND 8-OCLOCK LAST NIGHT.
RODRIGUES DIED AT THE HOSPITAL, FLETCHER IS IN STABLE CONDITION.
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WE'RE ALSO WORKING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS -- THIS ONE HAPPENED ON PROSPECT AVENUE AROUND 8 LAST NIGHT.
POLICE SAY ONE PERSON DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
THAT VICTIM STILL HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE INTERVIEWING WITNESSES IN BOTH CASES.
WE'LL BRING YOU ANY NEW INFORMATION AS IT COMES IN.
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PAUSE FOR CLIP
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FOUR DAYS AFTER POLLS CLOSED -- WE CAN *FINALLY TELL YOU WHO TOOK FLORIDA.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WON FLORIDA'S 29 ELECTORAL VOTES.
THAT GIVES HIM A TOTAL OF 332.
CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY FINISHED OUT WITH A TOTAL OF 206 ELECTORAL VOTES.
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ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION FLORIDIANS VOTED IN THIS ELECTION -- THAT'S A STATE RECORD.
MANY OF YOU STOOD IN LONG LINES TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HAS HEARD THE COMPLAINTS.
TODAY HE ISSUED THIS STATEMENT:
"I have asked Secretary of State Ken Detzner to review this general election and report on ways we can improve the process after all the races are certified."
SECRETARY DETZNER WILL MEET WITH COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISORS.ESPECIALLY IN COUNTIES WHERE VOTERS WAITED FOUR HOURS OR MORE.
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FLORIDA G-O-P CONGRESSMAN ALLEN WEST IS REFUSING TO CONCEDE IN HIS SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICT.
HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT PATRICK MURPHY IS LEADING BY A THIN MARGIN OF 2-THOUSAND-4-HUNDRED-42 VOTES.
WEST SOUGHT A COURT ORDER TO IMPOUND BALLOTS AND VOTING BOOTHS.BUT THE JUDGE DENIED IT.
THE RACE WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE CONTEST IN THE NATION AND ONE OF BOTH PARTIES' TOP TARGETS.
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A SECOND LEE COUNTY MAN IS LINKED TO AN ALLEGED ZUMBA PROSTITUTION RING.
OUR AFFILIATE IN MAINE IS REPORTING 68-YEAR OLD ROBERT HAZLETON JUNIOR OF ESTERO IS ON THE LIST OF MORE THAN A DOZEN NAMES RELEASED FRIDAY.
WE STOPPED BY HAZELTON'S HOME TO SPEAK WITH HIM.
BUT THEY DIDN'T ALLOW US ON THE PROPERTY.
OFFICERS SAY ALEXIS WRIGHT RAN A BROTHEL OUT OF HER DANCE STUDIO.
POLICE HAVE ALREADY RELEASED 39 NAMES, INCLUDING 58-YEAR-OLD JAMES SOULE WHO LIVES IN FORT MYERS.
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HEADS UP IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTH FORT MYERS --
ABOUT 500 CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO BOIL WATER FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THIS IS AFFECTING THE AREA OF MCGREGOR BOULEVARD AND KELLY ROAD.
THERE WAS A WATER MAIN BREAK AT THAT INTERSECTION.
REPAIRS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN THE NEXT HOUR.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE ADDRESSES IMPACTED -- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM.
WE HAVE A STORY ON OUR HOMEPAGE.
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TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THE DANIELS OVERPASS ON I-75.
CREWS ARE HARD AT WORK FIXING DAMAGE FROM AN ACCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK.
A SEMI CARRYING AN OVERSIZED LOAD HIT THE BRIDGE.
PLAN AN EXTRA FEW MINUTES -- ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, F-DOT IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE.
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BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE CREATING TWO BIG RISKS IN FLORIDA RIGHT NOW --
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILDFIRES.
WINDS UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.COMBINED WITH LARGE WAVES COULD CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE STATE'S EAST COAST.
DRY AIR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND -- ALSO INCREASE THE RISK FOR WILDFIRES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE,
BUT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OUR RISK IS STILL LOW.
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TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DEPARTURE OF C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.
THE RETIRED GENERAL RESIGNED AFTER PUBLICLY ADMITTING TO AN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR.
AND FOR THE NATION'S TOP SPY. IT WAS A BREACH OF TRUST THE GENERAL HIMSELF CALLED UNACCEPTABLE.
BRIAN MOOAR HAS THE STORY FROM WASHINGTON.
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THE SUDDEN FALL OF CIA CHIEF DAVID PETRAEUS HAS WASHINGTON ASKING HOW AND WHY.
AND THE WOMAN SUDDENLY IN THE SPOTLIGHT - AUTHOR PAULA BROADWELL ISN'T SAYING.
BACK IN JANUARY - SHE WAS PROMOTING HER BOOK ON THE GENERAL.
"He absolutely loves the agency, and I think it's a great place for him."
BROADWELL. A WEST POINT GRADUATE AND ARMY RESERVE OFFICER HAD CLOSE ACCESS TO THE CIA DIRECTOR.
AND FEDERAL AGENTS ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER SHE HAD ACCESS TO HIS EMAILS OR COMPUTER.
"My understanding is the FBI's investigation about what took place on computers there, did not necessarily, was not necessarily focused on him. They came by the information by accident."
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MULTIPLE U.S. OFFICIALS TELL NBC NEWS THAT EMAILS BETWEEN GENERAL PETRAEUS AND PAULA BROADWELL
WERE INDICATIVE OF AN EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIR. NBC NEWS TRIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH PAULA BROADWELL FOR COMMENT.
IN HIS RESIGNATION LETTER RELEASED ON FRIDAY. THE RETIRED FOUR-STAR GENERAL REVEALED HE HAD QUOTE "showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair."
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES TELL NBC NEWS THAT GENERAL PETRAEUS IS NOT UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT THEY DON'T
EXPECT THEIR INQUIRY WILL RESULT IN CRIMINAL CHARGES.
PETRAEUS WAS THE MAN WHO TURNED AROUND THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
Tennessee 1:19 - 1:21
"He's a figure here that people respected."
BUT AN AFFAIR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSING FOR ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVANT PROVED TO BE A CAREER-ENDER FOR THE MAN TRUSTED TO KEEP THE NATION'S SECRETS.
BRIAN MOOAR. NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON.
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A SHOWDOWN IS LOOMING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
DRASTIC SPENDING CUTS AND TAX HIKES WILL KICK IN AT THE END OF THE YEAR IF THEY CAN'T REACH A DEAL.
PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED A WARNING AHEAD OF THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.
"I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. / On Tuesday night we found out that the majority of Americans agree with my approach."
THAT APPROACH MEANS MAKING THE WEALTHY PAY MORE IN TAXES -- SOMETHING REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER OPPOSES.
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"Raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want."
IF WASHINGTON FAILS TO REACH A DEAL, DEFENSE AND DOMESTIC SPENDING WOULD SEE DRAMATIC CUTS -- AND THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD WOULD SEE TAX HIKES AROUND 35-HUNDRED DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.
BOTH SIDES SEEM TO AGREE -- AMMENDING THE TAX CODE AND OVERHAULING ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE COMMON GROUND TO FIX FINANCES.
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A PRE-TRIAL HEARING CONTINUES FOR AN ARMY SERGEANT ACCUSED OF KILLING 16 AFGHAN CIVILIANS DURING A SHOOTING RAMPAGE LAST MARCH.
THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE WHETHER STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT BATES FACES A MILITARY COURT MARTIAL.
A LATE NIGHT SESSION WAS HELD LAST NIGHT SO WITNESSES IN AFGHANISTAN COULD TESTIFY BY A LIVE VIDEO FEED.
AMONG THEM WERE AN AFGHAN NATIONAL GUARDSMAN. AND A MAN WHO WAS WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK.
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT THE VATICAN THIS SATURDAY -- A COMPUTER EXPERT LINKED TO STEALING CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS IS SENTENCED.
NBC2 HAS THE DETAILS.
PLUS -- THESE FIREWORKS WERE MEANT FOR A CELEBRATION.
BUT THEY CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THEY WENT OFF TOO SOON.
AD LIB WEATHER TEASE
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A VATICAN COMPUTER EXPERT HAS BEEN GIVEN A TWO-MONTH SUSPENDED SENTENCE OVER A SCANDAL INVOLVING THE LEAK OF CONFIDENTIAL PAPAL DOCUMENTS.
N-B-C'S CLAUDIO LAVAGNA HAS MORE.
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A VATICAN COMPUTER EXPERT WAS SENTENCED FOR HELPING THE POPE'S FORMER BUTLER TO STEAL AND LEAK CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS TO AN ITALIAN JOURNALIST.
CLAUDIO SCIARPELLETTI WAS ARRESTED BY VATICAN AUTHORITIES BACK IN MAY WHEN THEY FOUND A STASH OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS ON HIS DESK AT WORK ADDRESSED TO PAOLO GABRIELE, THE POPE'S FORMER BUTLER WHO'S STILL SERVING AN 18-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE HERE IN THE VATICAN.
THE LAWYER OF SCIARPELLETTI SAID THAT HE WILL APPEAL THE SENTENCE SAYING THAT HIS CLIENT PLAYED A VERY MINOR ROLE INTO THE WHOLE AFFAIR AND ALSO THAT HE NOW RISKS TO LOSE HIS JOB AT THE VATICAN.
"But Saturday's sentence represents the last act of a trial over a scandal that was widely seen as the worst security breach in the Vatican's recent history.
Claudio Lavagna, NBC News, Vatican City."
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NEW RIGHT NOW.
BORDER PATROL AGENTS SEIZE MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION THAT WAS DESTINED FOR MEXICO.
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, ONE VEHICLE WAS FLAGGED.
AGENTS FOUND TWO-HUNDRED-72 BOXES OF AMMUNITION HIDDEN BEHIND PANELS IN THE BACK.
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ARRESTED AND TURNED OVER TO HOMELAND SECURITY.
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AN UNCONTROLLED FURY OF FIREWORKS WENT OFF DURING A FIRE AT MARKET IN WESTERN INDIA TODAY.
PAUSE FOR NATS
THE TEMPORARY MARKET WAS SET UP BEFORE A HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
SHOPKEEPERS WATCHED AS THE FIRE REDUCED THE MARKET TO ASHES.
NO CASUALTIES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
FIREWORKS ARE A MAJOR PART OF THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CELEBRATION.
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A RACY HALLLOWEEN COSTUME LEADS TO A LESSON ON *PORN* BY THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL --
AND ONE DAD IS *NOT HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
WHAT HE DID -- STILL AHEAD ON NBC2.
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HEAVY SNOW LOCKS UP TRAVEL TO POPULAR SKI RESORTS IN UTAH.
MANY PEOPLE HEADED TO ALTA AND SNOWBIRD ENDED UP ON THE PHONE CALLING FOR A TOW TRUCK.
ON HEAVY SNOW DAYS -- YOU HAVE TO HAVE CHAINS OR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE TO GET UP LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON.
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STELLAR WEATHER FOR SUNDAY
Our temperatures have begun moderating over the last 48 hours, and that's a trend we're going to keep.
Why?
High pressure helped usher this weather in several days ago, and its center is now sitting off the Carolina Coast. Winds flow clockwise around high pressures, and that gives us a prevailing wind from the northeast.
Northeast winds push Atlantic moisture into Southwest Florida, and during this time of the year that means two things:
1. Mostly cloudy skies
2. Warmer temperatures
That's how you explain our next seven days, too, because that high pressure isn't exactly going anywhere!
It's going to stay positioned in such a way that we see lows continue to be in the mid 50s to low 60s in the morning, and creeping up to the 80 degree mark by the afternoon.
The only speed bump we'll encounter comes during the Monday - Tuesday timeframe. It looks as if a very weak cold front will drop from the north and that'll give a chance of showers during those days. The percentage is less than 20% so it's not looking like a big deal, or anything that'll ruin your day!
So, it looks like the sunshine state will be living up to its name this week.
Enjoy!
WX RUNDOWN:
BOATERS
EXTENDED
CITIES
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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A MAN IN MICHIGAN PUTS UP A BOLD CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIS DAUGHTER'S HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
HE SAYS THE PRINCIPAL TAUGHT HIS DAUGHTER ABOUT THE PORNOGRAPHY INDUSTRY.
REPORTER CHAUNCY GLOVER EXPLAINS THE CONTROVERSY STEMS FROM THE 10TH-GRADER'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME, WHICH THE SCHOOL DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE.
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --
"The principal should just come clean and say, 'Hey, I made a mistake.'"
NOPE. YOUR EYES AREN'T FOOLING YOU.
STEVE WERNER IS SO UPSET, HE BOUGHT THIS TRAILER AND HAD HIS MESSAGE PLASTERED ON THE SIDE OF IT.
"MRS. JONES TAUGHT MY DAUGHTER ABOUT PORN," IT READS.
AND HE DRIVES IT ALL AROUND TOWN.
"I checked the costume, and it looked appropriate."
WERNER SAYS WHEN HIS DAUGHTER WAS SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE BECAUSE OF HER PIRATE GIRL HALLOWEEN COSTUME, THE PRINCIPAL GAVE HER A DETAILED LESSON ABOUT PORN.
".and she said, 'Honey, your outfit looks inappropriate. You look like a porn star.' And she's like, 'What do you mean a porn star? What's a porn star?' She explained to her what it was."
"My daughter was pretty shocked that her principal would explain to her what a pornstar is and what a pornstar does and about the pornography industry, and I thought it was wrong."
SO SHE EXPLAINED ALL OF THAT IN DETAIL. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
"Yeah, she was explaining to her about pornography -- told her, 'Honey, all men watch porn. This is a fact of life.'"
School leaders didn't send the girl home; they just made her cover up the bows on her stockings.
A DISTRICT SPOKESMAN RELEASED THIS MESSAGE SAYING, QUOTE, "THE PRINCIPAL HAS THE OBLIGATION TO ENSURE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE STUDENT, PRINCIPAL, AND COUNSELOR WAS IN THE CONTEXT OF ADDRESSING THE DISRUPTION TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, THE ATTIRE, AND THE CONCERN FOR THE STUDENT." ENDQUOTE.
BUT WERNER SAYS HIS MESSAGE ISN'T GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.
"She wasn't planning on going into porn, and the school don't teach it, and they should keep it out of the school."
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WERNER SAYS PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK HAVE EVEN THREATENED TO BURN HIS TRAILER.
MEANWHILE, THE PRINCIPAL IS GETTING SOME SUPPORT FROM STUDENTS.
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FANS OF THE FORCE, LISTEN UP.
LEGOLAND IN WINTER HAVEN OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS STAR WARS MINI-LAND ON FRIDAY.
THE ATTRACTION INCLUDES SCENES FROM SIX STAR WARS MOVIES -- ALL BUILT WITH LEGOS.
DESIGNERS SPENT MORE THAN A YEAR BUILDING THE DISPLAYS.
IT'S THE SECOND MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE ATTRACTION SINCE IT OPENED LAST OCTOBER.
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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER LEANN RIMES VISITED WITH LOCAL CHILDREN TODAY AT THE NAPLES EQUESTRIAN CHALLENGE.
LeAnn Rimes: Thank you for my card. I appreciate it.You're gonna ride with him? Awesome!
RIMES IS A SUPPORTER OF THE NAPLES CHILDREN AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
SHE MET WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN WHO USE THE FACILITY FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING.
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NEC has helped Steven so much from the time he started riding just with general confidence and god riding ability has just, it's amazing the differences in the last five and half years.
N-C-E-F PRESENTED RIMES WITH A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF ITS TRUSTEES AND THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE.
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SPORTS OPEN
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KARL SMESKO'S NEWLY-GROWN FACIAL HAIR ISN'T THE F-G-C-U WOMEN'S HOOPS TEAM'S ONLY NEW LOOK THIS SEASON.
JUST TWO PLAYERS WHO GOT SIGNIFICANT PLAYING TIME ARE BACK IN THE LINEUP THIS YEAR.
BUT EXPECTATIONS ARE STILL HIGH. AND THE GOAL IS STILL THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
THE EAGLES. PLAYING THEIR OPENER THIS AFTERNOON.
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THERE'S COACH KARL'S SCRUFFY LOOK. HE TOLD ME THIS WEEK NONE OF HIS PLAYERS ARE HUGE FANS OF IT.
HE'D BE A FAN OF DIVISION TWO SCHOOL WARNER.
EAGLES START HOT. BRITTANY KENNEDY THE REBOUND. THEN THE THREE. 13-0 EAGLES.
THEN ON THE BREAK. NICE PASS TO SARAH HANSEN FOR THE LAY-UP. SHE HAD 13 POINTS.
KENNEDY ADDS THE BUCKET AND ONE. FGCU SCORED THE FIRST 23 POINTS OF THE GAME.
SEVEN EAGLES IN DOUBLE FIGURES. THEY WIN, 100-31. GIVING THE EAGLE FRESHMAN PLENTY OF PLAYING TIME.
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THE FLORIDA GATORS EXPECTED THIS SATURDAY TO BE A BIT OF A BREAK: A TUNEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE NEXT WEEK.
INSTEAD. U-F WAS ON UPSET ALERT ALL AFTERNOON AGAINST LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE.
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GATORS WERE UP ONLY 13-10 IN THE THIRD. NOT ANYMORE. LAFAYETTE'S BRADLEY BROWN BLOCKS THE PUNT. BLAKE COMMINNIE PICKS IT UP FOR THE SCORE. GATORS DOWN 17-13.
FLORIDA TRAILING BY SEVEN WITH LESS THAN TWO MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME. JACOBY BRISSETT. IN FOR THE INJURED JEFF DRISKEL. TO QUINTON DUNBAR. TOUCHDOWN TIES IT AT 20.
FINAL SECONDS OF THE 4TH. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO OVERTIME. BUT FLORIDA BLOCKS THE LAFAYETTE PUNT. JELANKI JENKINS HAS IT. AND THE TOUCHDOWN. AND THE WIN. GATORS SURVIVE, 27-20.
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SPEAKING OF UPSET ALERTS. MIAMI WAS TRAILING FOR A LOT OF THE GAME AT THREE-AND-SIX VIRGINIA.
DUKE JOHNSON. 95 YARD KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN. TIED AT 14.
CANES UP FIVE IN THE FINAL SECONDS. VIRGINIA'S MICHAEL ROCCO TO JAKE MCGEE. GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN. WAHOOS STUN THE CANES, 41-40.
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HERE ARE MORE SCORES FOR YOU.
SOUTH FORT MYERS GRAD SAMMY WATKINS LEFT THE CLEMSON GAME WITH A LOWER LEG INJURY.
ALABAMA TRAILS TEXAS A&M IN THE THIRD.
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THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON IS OVER. BUT YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE GRIDIRON 2DAY PLAY OF THE WEEK IS NOT.
THE THREE NEW NOMINEES THIS WEEK: BIG MIGUEL VARGAS FROM MARINER. WHO HAD AN INCREDIBLE DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN. CLYDE "THE CLYDESDALE" NEWTON OF CHARLOTTE. AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN'S NOAH HUXLEY. WHO HAD NOT ONE. BUT TWO. PUNT BLOCKS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS.
TO VOTE. GO TO THE SPORTS SECTION ON N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.
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THE BARRON COLLIER COUGARS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THEY'LL PLAY AT SOUTH FORT MYERS IN ROUND ONE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE COUGARS JOINES US AS OUR IN-STUDIO GUESTS FOR GRIDIRON 2DAY THIS MORNING. TELLING US THEY FEEL THEY'RE PEAKING RIGHT NOW. JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME. AFTER PICKING UP THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN LAST NIGHT.
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THE FORT MYERS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. A WIN OVER ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY AWAY FROM THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT TRIP TO THE STATE FINAL FOUR.
GREEN WAVE. MAKING IT HAPPEN. SETTER DANIELLE MATTE FAKES EVERYONE OUT.DROPS IN THE SHOT. GREENIES UP IN GAME ONE.
LATER THAT GAME. BRIANA CORREA SPIKES IT HOME.
GREEN WAVE GOES ON TO WIN IN A 3-0 SWEEP.
FORT MYERS WILL PLAY VANGUARD IN THE STATE SEMIS TUESDAY AT NOON IN KISSIMMEE.
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SAME SCENARIO FOR E-C-S. WHICH LIKE THE GREEN WAVE. WAS STATE RUNNER UP LAST YEAR.
SENTINELS WON THE FIRST GAME OVER CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC. SYDNEY FERGUSON SPIKE IN A TIGHT SECOND GAME. C-C-C STILL PULLED IT OUT.
E-C-S WON'T BE RETURNING TO THE FINAL FOUR. C-C-C WINS IN FIVE GAMES, 3-2.
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LELY AND BISHOP VEROT. BOTH SWEPT IN THEIR REGIONAL FINAL MATCHES TODAY.
SO FORT MYERS. THE ONLY LOCAL TEAM INTO THE FINAL FOUR.
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THIRD ROUND OF THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS CLASSIC AT DISNEY.
CHARLIE BELJAN WAS HOSPITALIZED HIMSELF ON FRIDAY. BUT HE STILL HAS THE LEAD. BELJAN ???
HE'S 13-UNDER. ON TOP BY TWO HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.
FORT MYERS'S DEREK LAMELY. TIED FOR 32ND AT 6-UNDER.
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FGCU MEN'S SOCCER TEAM PLAYS MERCER IN THE A-SUN FINAL FOR A TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT TOMORROW AT 1 PM.
THE L-A TIMES REPORTING THAT THERE'S A 95 PERCENT CHANCE PHIL JACKSON WILL BE THE LAKERS NEW HEAD COACH.
THAT'S SPORTS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
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GOODBYE
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