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ALL NEW FIRST AT FOUR.

WHO KNEW *WHAT AND *WHEN?

TOP HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY WERE LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP WHEN THE F-B-I LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE NATION'S TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL.

RIGHT NOW - SMOKE BLANKETS THE SKY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE WARNING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN SMELL IT.

PLUS -

nats: Get him off the field! Get him out of here.

COACH CONTROVERSY.

A COMMUNITY IS DIVIDED AFTER A YOUTH COACH IS CAUGHT SHOVING AN OPPOSING PLAYER.

WHY HE SAYS HE WAS PROTECTING HIS OWN KIDS.

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TWO BREAKING NEWS STORIES AND TRAFFIC ALERTS RIGHT NOW FIRST AT FOUR.

A 3 CAR CRASH HAS CLOSED 2 NORTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75 FROM PALM BEACH BOULEVARD TO BAYSHORE ROAD.

ONLY ONE LANE IS OPEN RIGHT NOW - CAUSING MAJOR SLOW DOWNS IN THE NORTH FORT MYERS AREA.

NBC-2 HAS A CREW ON THE WAY AND WE'LL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE GET THEM.

WE ALSO ARE MONITORING ON-GOING CONSTRUCTION ON THE INTERSTATE AT DANIELS PARKWAY.

EASTBOUND LANES OF DANIELS - UNDERNEATH THE OVERPASS WILL BE CLOSED.

DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME - ESPECIALLY IF HEADING TO THE AIRPORT.

DRIVERS WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONTO ALICO ROAD.

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A TANGLED WEB OF E-MAIL MESSAGES FUELS CONTROVERSY IN WASHINGTON.

INVESTIGATORS DIVE INTO THE TIMING OF FORMER C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS'S SHOCKING ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIR.

THE AFFAIR WAS REPORTEDLY DISCOVERED DURING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO HARASSING EMAILS SENT BY THE WOMAN PETRAEUS WAS INVOLVED WITH - TO A TAMPA WOMAN DESCRIBED AS A PATREAUS FAMILY FRIEND.

NOW - TOP INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY WERE NOT TOLD SOONER ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION.

NBC'S DANIELLE LEIGH JOINS US LIVE FROM WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST.

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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR -- THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT IN LEE COUNTY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED -- AND DEPUTIES BELIEVE THIS REALLY IS A CASE OF WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE.

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BY ALL ACCOUNTS, 49 YEAR OLD DOMINGO GUTIERREZ-LEON AN IMMIGRANT FROM GUATEMALA -- WAS A HARD WORKER WHO SENT MOST OF HIS MONEY TO HIS FAMILY STILL IN THAT COUNTRY.

HE WAS GUNNED DOWN JUST BEFORE 8:30 FRIDAY NIGHT ON PROSPECT AVENUE IN FORT MYERS --

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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN SOUTH FORT MYERS- CREWS ARE TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON A MULCH FIRE AFTER IT SPARKED YESTERDAY MORNING.

AND TODAY - THERE'S A WARNING TO ALLERGY AND SINUS SUFFERERS WHO CAN SMELL THE SMOKE FROM THE MULCH RECYCLING PLANT OFF OLD US 41, NEAR ALICO ROAD.

LICO ROAD.

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A hazy morning glow rose over the piles of chopped up yard waste and vegetation at coastal grinding off of alico road. All day--crews from San Carlos fire and the Florida forest service pulled the burning piles apart and sprayed them over with water as clouds of smoke continued to blow through the area. FFS estimates it is working on an area 50 feet wide and 30 feet long and it will have crews busy for at least the next 48 hours making sure the fire is out. But that also means two more days of smoke filled air for allergy sufferers and people with respiratory problems. Doctor Larry Castillo of allergy and asthma says the piles of burning vegetation sends particles into the air, turning into a respiratory irritant that can cause sinus headaches, nasal congestion and coughing.

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NOW TO AN NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS HEADING TO FORT MYERS BEACH.

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THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ALONG SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD AT PRESCOTT STREET.

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HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW TRAFFIC IS GETTING BY RIGHT NOW--HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF PRESCOTT STREET AND SAN CARLOS BLVD-

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YOU MAY RECALL, THIS IS THE AGING STRETCH OF PIPE THAT BROKE LAST MONTH IN FRONT OF THE SAN CARLOS ISLAND PUMP STATION.

100 THOUSAND GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE SPILLED DURING THAT LEAK.

TODAY, LEE COUNTY UTILITIES TELLS ME THEY'RE RE-ROUTING PART OF THE SEWER LINE, TO AVOID RIPPING UP EVEN MORE OF THE ROAD.

CREWS NEED TO CONNECT 1500 FEET OF NEW PIPES TO THE EXISTING MAIN UNDERNEATH SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.

ITS A MAJOR ROUTE TO AND FROM FORT MYERS BEACH--

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THE SOUTHBOUND OUTSIDE LANE, HEADING TOWARD THE BEACH WILL BE SHUT DOWN THROUGH FRIDAY AT 4PM-- SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP IN MIND AS YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEK.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PAUSES TO HONOR OUR FALLEN VETERANS.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

LEXINGTON VA CEREMONY-NATVO TOPS

THIS WAS THE SCENE TODAY AT LEXINGTON COUNTRY CLUB - AS THE LEXINGTON VETERANS ASSOCIATION HOSTED A CEREMONY - HONORING VIETNAM VETERANS.

THE EVENT FEATURED THE LEE COUNTY PIPE AND DRUMS AND DRILL TEAMS FROM THE LEXINGTON VETERANS ASSOCIATION, THE OTHER - JUNIOR R-O-T-C CADETS FROM OASIS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

RETIRED COLONEL MILAN ZIMER GOT CHOKED UP AS HE REFLECTED ON THE VIETNAM WAR.

ZIMMER IS A HIGHLY DECORATED F-4 PHANTOM JET PILOT WHO FLEW HUNDREDS OF COMBAT MISSIONS OVER NORTH VIETNAM.

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NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO WILL COUNT ON FEDERAL AID TO HELP WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS AFTER HURRICANE SANDY.

AN OFFICIAL SAYS THE GOVERNOR WILL REQUEST AT LEAST 30 *BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL DISASTER AID.

THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARD REPAIRS FOR BRIDGES, TUNNELS, SUBWAYS AND RAIL LINES.

IT WILL ALSO HELP REBUILD HOMES AND APARTMENTS DAMAGED BY THE STORM.

IN NEW JERSEY, GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SAYS GAS RATIONING WILL END TOMORROW MORNING.

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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.

The warming trend that started over the weekend will carry over into our Monday, and we may even see a few passing showers roaming across Southwest Florida through the day.

The main headline today is that we expect another warm and breezy day with a swift easterly breeze coming in at 5-15 mph with some higher gusts near 20 mph.

With no cold fronts coming to Southwest Florida during the week, temperatures will continue to stay fairly warm. Daytime highs in most spots will reach the mid 80s with highs close to the coast reaching the low 80s.

While rain prospects don't look to promising through the next several days, we will mention the potential for some passing showers today as some Atlantic moisture gets carried over with the easterly winds. If you manage to get a passing shower, it likely won't be too heavy or long lived. Aside from a few isolated showers, look for a mix of sun and clouds through the day.

Tuesday will be another warm day with highs in the mid 80s and a partly cloudy sky. A stray afternoon shower will be possible, but these will be pretty scarce.

Another change you'll likely notice this week is the higher humidity levels. It's not going to be a big jump, but this week will be a little more humid compared to that dry, crisp air we had a few days ago.

Confidence continues to remain high the next front that moves into the state will stall before making to Southwest Florida, so the mild, warm weather will continue all the way into the upcoming weekend.

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A 3 CAR CRASH HAS CLOSED 2 NORTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75 FROM PALM BEACH BOULEVARD TO BAYSHORE ROAD.

ONLY ONE LANE IS OPEN RIGHT NOW - CAUSING MAJOR SLOW DOWNS IN THE NORTH FORT MYERS AREA.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

MOMS AND DADS ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN - BUT SOMETIMES THE SITUATION IS REVERSED.

"I couldn't get into any clubs because I had to come home and take care of her.

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THE LATEST RED TIDE BLOOM IS AFFECTING MORE SEA CREATURES.

CROW, OR THE CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE, IS NOW TREATING TURTLES FROM IT.

FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DOCTORS THERE HAVE ONLY SEEN BIRDS.

TWO TURTLES WERE BROUGHT IN OVER THE WEEKEND.

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CARING FOR A SICK, AGING PARENT CAN BE PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DRAINING.

BUT IMAGINE BALANCING THOSE FULL-TIME DUTIES WITH HOMEWORK, CLASSES AND TESTS?

THERE ARE MORE THAN A MILLION CHILD CAREGIVERS IN THE U-S. - AND MANY ARE TOO AFRAID OR EMBARRASSED TO TELL TEACHERS OR THEIR PEERS.

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COOKING….

CLEANING….

AND COUNTING PILLS. WHILE MOST SEVEN-YEAR OLDS WERE PLAYING HOUSE, ANN-MARIE WAS TRYING TO MANAGE HERS.

"I couldn't get into any clubs because I had to come home and take care of her. I had like no social life."

A CAR ACCIDENT AND STROKE LEFT HER MOTHER PARTIALLY PARALYZED -- FORCING ANN-MARIE TO CARE FOR HER AND HER SICK SISTER.

"I asked like why would God do this to us, and why would he put the responsibilities on me."

THESE ARE THE FAMILIES CONNIE SISKOWSKI HAD IN MIND WHEN SHE FOUNDED THE CAREGIVING YOUTH PROJECT.

"The government started with support. For family caregivers, they only looked at adults, and I think it was through ignorance."

AT 11, CONNIE BEGAN CARING FOR HER SICK GRANDFATHER.

"I was the one who found him dead at 2:00 in the morning. I was 13 at the time."

SHE SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS LETTING KIDS KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALONE. THE PROJECT OFFERS IN-HOME HELP AND CLASSES AT SCHOOL. IT ALSO MAKES TEACHERS MORE AWARE OF THE STUDENT'S SITUATION. THROUGH CAMPS AND TRIPS, THESE CARE-GIVERS ARE GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE CARE-FREE.

"And so a little bit can really make a difference."

NOW, THE COOKING SKILLS ANN-MARIE LEARNED AT SEVEN ARE PAYING OFF. THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IS NOW PREPARING FOR CULINARY SCHOOL.

"God puts trials in your life, so it makes you stronger as a person."

TEASE THREE

SHOPOHOLICS WILL GO TO THE EXTREME TO FEED THEIR ADDICTION.

At certain locations, you will see very affluent women jumping into dumpsters as well."

"It's almost like you're getting a little bit of a high, just talking about dumpster diving."

"Yeah, I love it."

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COMPULSIVE SHOPPING IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM FOR 18 MILLION AMERICANS.

THEY'RE MOST VULNERABLE AROUND THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON WHEN THEY SPEND MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD.

IT'S ALL COVERED IN THE NEW OXYGEN SERIES - MY SHOPPING ADDICTION.

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TAWNIE:

"The average price I spend on a pair of jeans

is usually 150-300 dollars and I have at least

100 pairs."

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TAWNIE is one of - nearly -

18 million shopaholics in America.

So is SETH, who drains

his parents' savings.

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SETH's MOTHER:

"You buy it, even if you can't

afford it!"

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.ASHLEY was thrown out

of her house for endless spending.

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ASHLEY:

"I look so good in this hat!"

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Handbags and shoes are like

DESIGNER DRUGS for

recovering shopping ADDICT

Sarah Downey.

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ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"You went dumpster diving.

Was that your rock bottom?"

SARAH DOWNEY:

"No! That was my ultimate high!

At certain locations, you

will see very affluent women

jumping into dumpsters as well."

ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"It's almost like you're getting a little

bit of a high, just talking about

dumpster diving."

SARAH DOWNEY:

"Yeah, I love it."

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And, Sarah LOVED the DOZEN thrift

shops near home; spending

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,

over four years!

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SARAH DOWNEY:

"It's kind of better than sex."

ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"Come on."

SARAH DOWNEY :

"Well, I guess, you know, maybe

I haven't had very good lovers,

but, you know."

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Sarah's WAKE UP CALL

was delivered - on

the OXYGEN TV show,"MY SHOPPING ADDICTION" -

by psychologist

Ramani Durvasula.

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RAMANI DURVASULA, psychologist

"What do you think the value of

all these purses on the bed is?"

SARAH DOWNEY:

"$20,000."

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SARAH DOWNEY:

"She's like, 'You're 32

and you have no savings. You're

broke.' And you're like,

'Wow, you know, THAT hurts.' "

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ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"How do you really know if you have

a PROBLEM with shopping?"

RAMANI DURVASULA, psychologist

"It's a problem when we look at

three major areas:

is it causing financial

problems? Number Two: your relationships.

Number three: time."

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Sarah spent time SHOPPING

at the EXPENSE of personal relationships.

The psychologist helped Sarah kick

her habit, by having her donate

HORDES of merchandise, and buy

ONLY what she NEEDS.

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SARAH DOWNEY:

"In the last six months,

I've probably shopped less than

five times."

ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"Wow."

SARAH DOWNEY:

"So."

ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"You pretty much

went cold turkey."

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SARAH DOWNEY, walking by thrift store window:

"Oh, Lord!"

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NOW, when Sarah cruises thrift stores,

there's no IMPULSE to BUY.

SARAH DOWNEY:

"Kind of walk in and

its just like, 'I don't have

the time anymore.' "

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Yet - still - TEMPTATIONS.

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SARAH DOWNEY:

"I mean, these red shoes, actually, are

pretty awesome. I'd like

to HAVE

these, but I don't NEED them."

ABBIE BOUDREAU:

"But standing in front of these bags -

don't you want to, sort of, dig in -

or are you ok?

SARAH DOWNEY:

"No. I've stopped with the purses."

RAMANI DURVASULA, psychologist:

"So, there we go - Sarah's kind

of let go of her baggage!"

.

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Dumping emotional baggage

may be a STRUGGLE, since

Sarah dreams of opening.

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ABBIE BOUDREAU REPORTS.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

NEW BUSINESS IS MOVING IN CAPE CORAL.

A NEW U-HAUL FACILITY WILL BE BUILT IN THE NORTHWEST CAPE AFTER NEIGHBORS FOUGHT FOR 8 YEARS TO KEEP IT AWAY.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY RESIDENTS ARE OUTRAGED OVER THE DECISION.

PLUS - OFFICIALS DIG THROUGH THE RUBBLE AFTER A MASSIVE EXPLOSION LEVELS AN INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY.

WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY RULED OUT AS THE CAUSE.

AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU AGAIN LIVE AERIALS FROM SKY 2.

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IT'S A BITTER BATTLE THAT'S BEEN BREWING BETWEEN THE CAPE CORAL NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND A GAS STATION OWNER.

RESIDENTS RALLIED TOGETHER TO PREVENT THE OWNER FROM ADDING A TRUCK RENTAL BUSINESS.

. TO HIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BURNT STORE ROAD AND TROPICANA BOULEVARD.

THE 8-YEAR ORDEAL ENDED LAST MONDAY WHEN COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT.

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THE OWNER BUILT THIS CEMENT PARKING LOT IN 2004 WITH THE INTENTION OF STARTING A TRUCK RENTAL BUSINESS. BUT THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOUGHT THE PROPOSAL, WORRIED THE IT WOULD BRING NOISE AND POLLUTION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST THE PROJECT, SO THE OWNER OF THE GAS STATION APPEALED THE DECISION TO COUNCIL WHO NARROWLY APPROVED THE PETITION AFTER FORCING THE OWNER TO BUILD AN 8-FOOT WALL AND INSTALL LANDSCAPING, SHIELDING THE TRUCKS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

joe mazurkiewicz/BJM Consulting, Inc.-04:07:12-"he's extremely happy. He made the capital investment to pave this area to support a U-Haul and now he can begin to experience revenue associated with that use."

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THE OWNER HOPES TO HAVE THE U-HAUL HERE READY TO GO WITH TWO MONTHS.

THAT'S IF THE NW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DOESN'T APPEAL THE COUNCIL'S DECISION.

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THREE MEN ARE IN JAIL AFTER POLICE SAY THEY BROKE INTO A CAPE CORAL HOME LAST NIGHT.

TODAY - DETECTIVES TELL NBC-2 THE MEN ARE CONNECTED TO OTHER HOME BURGLARIES IN THE AREA.

THESE THREE MEN WERE ARRESTED LAST NIGHT WHEN AN OFF DUTY OFFICER SAYS THEY BROKE INTO A HOME ON SOUTHWEST 22ND TERRACE.

POLICE SAY they stole 2 LARGE RIFLES, A GUN, AND A POWER WASHER.

THOSE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO THE HOMEOWNER.

PG PARKING PROBLEMS-VO

NO METERS AND NO TIME LIMIT--

PARKING IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA IS FREE FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

BUT SOME BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THAT'S A PROBLEM.

THEY SAY SOME EMPLOYEES ARE TAKING THOSE COVETED STREET-SIDE PARKING SPACES FORCING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO PARK FAR AWAY.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOW ASKING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

INDY HOUSE EXPLOSION-TRX, VO

DEVELOPING IN INDIANAPOLIS, FIRE CREWS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY A HOME EXPLODED IN A CROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD.

TODAY - THE OWNER OF THE HOME THAT BLEW UP WONDERS IF A FAULTY FURNACE IS TO BLAME.

HE SAYS HIS DAUGHTER LIVES IN THE HOME AND TOLD HIM ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE FURNACE LAST WEEK.

NO ONE WAS IN THE HOME DURING THE BLAST SATURDAY NIGHT.

INDY HOUSE EXPLOSION-SOTVO

"just 1 big bang. and then I ran downstairs and our back patio door was blown away. it was gone.

TEXAS JUDGE REINSTATED-OC, SOTVO

WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE TODAY - ABOUT A TEXAS JUDGE CAUGHT BEATING HIS DAUGHTER WITH A BELT FOR DISCIPLINE.

THE VIDEO WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW IS HARD TO WATCH.

JUDGE WILLIAM ADAMS WILL BE REINSTATED TO THE BENCH THIS WEEK AFTER A VIDEO WENT VIRAL OF HIM WHIPPING HIS DAUGHTER.

'bend over that bed. bend over the bed bend over the bed h: /pistop!

ADAMS WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS POSITION AFTER THE VIDEO WAS POSTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO.

LAST WEEK THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT LIFTED HIS SUSPENSION.

VOICE OF ELMO TEEN RELATIONSHIP-VO

THE MAN KNOWN AS THE VOICE OF ELMO IS DENYING CLAIMS HE HAD A INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AN UNDERAGE BOY.

KEVIN CLASH WAS GRANTED A LEAVE OF ABSENSE FROM SESAME STREET TO TAKE ACTION AND PROTECT HIS REPUTATION.

HE ADMITTED TO HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ACCUSER, BUT SAYS IT WAS BETWEEN TWO CONSENTING ADULTS.

BBC INVESTIGATION-VO

MORE FALLOUT TODAY FOR THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION AS THEIR REPLACEMENT NEWS CHIEF IS FORCED TO STEP ASIDE.

ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY, HELEN BOADEN, THE BBC'S DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS, AND HER DEPUTY, HAVE HANDED OVER THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE THE COMPANY ADDRESSES THE LACK OF CLARITY AROUND THE EDITORIAL CHAIN OF COMMAND.

LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF-OC

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS FROM BOTH PARTIES ARE HEADING TO THE WHITE HOUSE ON FRIDAY FOR ROUND ONE OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.

THEY HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO AGREE ON HUGE SPENDING CUTS - OR AUTOMATIC CUTS KICK IN - AND EVERY AMERICAN WILL SEE AN OVERNIGHT TAX INCREASE.

AND THE KEY STICKING POINT IS TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ARE SQUARING OFF THIS WEEK OVER TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH -

AND IF THEY CAN'T WORK OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST - WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE.

"you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.

THE PRESIDENT AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER ARE EACH DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND OVER LETTING THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS EXPIRE FOR AMERICANS MAKING MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

Ohio :29 -:36

"Instead of raising tax rates on the American people and accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem.

SPEAKER BOEHNER WANTS A TAX OVERHAUL THAT RAISES MONEY BY CUTTING LOOPHOLES.

AND IF THEY CAN'T HAMMER OUT A SPENDING DEAL BY YEAR'S END - THE NATION GOES OVER THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

TAXES GO UP FOR EVERYONE - AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HOUSEHOLD.

AND THERE WILL BE DEEP, AUTOMATIC CUTS IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND DEFENSE SPENDING THAT COULD HOBBLE THE ECONOMY.

REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT THE PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM.

Oklahoma 1:04 - 1:09

and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively."

DEMOCRATS SAY REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPROMISE.

JUST LIKE THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY DID AFTER GETTING WALLOPED IN THE 2010 ELECTIONS.

New York 1:18 - 1:22

we cut 900 billion dollars in spending that we didn't like painful to us."

IN WASHINGTON. A HIGH-STAKES SEARCH FOR MIDDLE GROUND.

ELECTRONICS AT WORK-VO

THE LINE BETWEEN PERSONAL TIME AND ON THE CLOCK IS BLURRING THANKS TO OUR PHONES.

DEPENDING ON YOUR COMPANY'S POLICY, YOU COULD BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER YOUR DEVICE AND EVERYTHING ON IT, INCLUDING PICTURES OR TEXTS, IF YOU CONNECT TO THE BUSINESS NETWORK.

HIDDEN HOME DANGERS-VO

PARENTS WITH SMALL CHILDREN LISTEN UP.

SAFETY EXPERTS HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GETTING YOUR HOME UP TO CODE.

THEY SAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE KITCHEN, WHICH CAN BE A HOT ZONE OF HAZARDS.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHOULD BE VISIBLE AND ATTACHED UP ON THE KITCHEN WALL.

AND CHILDPROOF LATCHES CAN KEEP KIDS FROM GETTING TO HOUSEHOULD CHEMICALS.

ONE DAD LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF A MAJOR STRANGULATION HAZARD-

HIDDEN HOME DANGERS-SOTVO

My Dad fortunately found me within a matter of seconds, but at that point he went through the rooms and cut every cord off of blinds in the house

SAFTEY EXPERTS ALSO RECOMMEND MOUNTING THE TV TO THE WALL AND USING WALL ANCHORS TO PREVENT FURNITURE FROM TOPPLING

AND THE SAY ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNKNOWN HAZARDS TO CHILDREN ARE LITHIUM ION WATCH BATTERIES.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

IPAD KINDLE VISION-VO

USING AN I-PAD OR KINDLE MAY HELP PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS READ BETTER AND FASTER.

A NEW STUDY FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY TESTED THE READING SPEED OF 100 PATIENTS WITH EITHER MACULAR DEGENERATION OR DIABETES-RELATED VISION PROBLEMS.

COMPARED TO READING A NEWSPAPER OR BOOK -- USING ELECTRONIC TABLETS IMPROVED READING SPEED IN ALL OF THE PATIENTS.

FLU AND AUTISM-VO

THE RISK FOR AUTISM MAY BE HIGHER IN CHILDREN WHOSE MOTHERS HAD THE FLU OR HAD A FEVER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK DURING PREGNANCY.

A NEW STUDY INCLUDED NEARLY 97-THOUSAND CHILDREN.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

THE HIDDEN COST OF WAR.

EXPERTS ARE SEEING AN ALARMING RATE OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

IT'S LINKED TO VIOLENCE, SUICIDE, DIVORCE, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.

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WALK INTO AMERICAN LEGION POST 38 AND YOU'LL FIND WAR RELICS. PRESERVED SO PEOPLE WON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE SACRIFICES MADE ON THEIR BEHALF.

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BUT A NEW GENERATION OF SOLDIERS ARE KEEPING THEIR WAR MEMORIES BOTTLED UP INSIDE THEM. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

KEVIN BOYD/COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION POST 38

RUNS:

:39 We see some of these younger vets that come in that have problems. 4:45 The one I spoke with yesterday, he was kicked out of the rescue mission they wouldn't take him into Salvation Army because he was having confrontations with people.

DR. OMAR RIECHE/DIR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

RUNS:

7:10 Soldiers that have been deployed five, six, ten times, continuing to be exposed and exposed to trauma and not having ability to heal and rest. That creates a tremendous amount of a toll on the soldier's brain. Those soldiers are at very high risk for PTSD.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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There has always been a mental cost to war. But it's more frequent today. Of the estimated 2.6 million service members involved in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's believed a quarter of them have post traumatic stress. It's leading to better methods of treatment.

DR. OMAR RIECHE/DIR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

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10:57 Treatments of the past are called cognitive behavioral type treatments, and it was scary to the individual because they have to re-experience and they don't want to go there.

The new treatments are focused on how to help the person in the here and now. Dialect behavioral therapy, yoga, acupuncture, EMDR. They are short; ten-twelve session. Soldiers are not intimidated by the idea that they have to re-experience. It's helping that person learn how become relaxed and calm and disconnect those ideas, negative thoughts and sensations from the memory.

FINDINGS SHOW THOSE WHO GET COUNSELING SOON AFTER A TRAUMATIC EVENT.MAY BE BETTER OFF LATER.

DR. OMAR RIECHE/DIR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

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14:06 We can even start to do some therapies that may prevent the lane of the memories; that is very, very traumatic memory- that can cause PTSD.

COMMANDER BOYD BELIEVES THESE SUFFERING SOLDIERS DESERVE SOME PEACE.

KEVIN BOYD/COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION POST 38

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1:41.protected the very air we breath and they made sacrifices doing unprecedented tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. And these kids need help.

CAPE VA CLINIC UPDATE-VO

THE OPENING OF THE NEW V-A OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN CAPE CORAL IS JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY.

VETERANS CAN BEGIN RECEIVING SERVICES AT THE STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 17-TH.

THE 220-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SPECIALTY CLINIC -- LOCATED OFF DIPLOMAT PARKWAY AND CORBETT ROAD -- WILL REPLACE THE VA CLINIC IN FORT MYERS.

FL DISTRACTED DRIVING-VO

TEXTING AND DRIVING-- IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

AND NOW A COUPLE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL.

JAY ANDERSON WORKS WITH THE "STAY ALIVE, JUST DRIVE" ORGANIZATION

THEY SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING.

HE AND COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER KRISTEN MURPHY ARE IN TAMPA BAY--GETTING READY TO SPEAK AT TOMORROW'S FLORIDA DISTRACTED DRIVING SUMMIT.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A UTAH COMMUNITY IS DIVIDED AFTER A YOUTH FOOTBALL GAME.

Get him off the field! Get him out of here.

OUTRAGE AFTER A COACH APPEARS TO KNOCK DOWN AN OPPOSING PLAYER.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY HE SAYS HE WAS DEFENDING HIS OWN CHILDREN.

PLUS - IS MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TOO DEDICATED TO HIS NEXT MOVIE ROLE?

QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED AFTER AN INCREDIBLY THIN MCCONAUGHEY WAS SPOTTED THIS WEEKEND.

A) coach hits player-sotvo

B) mcconaughey weight-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

A)-NWSRM

B)

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

The warming trend that started over the weekend will carry over into our Monday, and we may even see a few passing showers roaming across Southwest Florida through the day.

The main headline today is that we expect another warm and breezy day with a swift easterly breeze coming in at 5-15 mph with some higher gusts near 20 mph.

With no cold fronts coming to Southwest Florida during the week, temperatures will continue to stay fairly warm. Daytime highs in most spots will reach the mid 80s with highs close to the coast reaching the low 80s.

While rain prospects don't look to promising through the next several days, we will mention the potential for some passing showers today as some Atlantic moisture gets carried over with the easterly winds. If you manage to get a passing shower, it likely won't be too heavy or long lived. Aside from a few isolated showers, look for a mix of sun and clouds through the day.

Tuesday will be another warm day with highs in the mid 80s and a partly cloudy sky. A stray afternoon shower will be possible, but these will be pretty scarce.

Another change you'll likely notice this week is the higher humidity levels. It's not going to be a big jump, but this week will be a little more humid compared to that dry, crisp air we had a few days ago.

Confidence continues to remain high the next front that moves into the state will stall before making to Southwest Florida, so the mild, warm weather will continue all the way into the upcoming weekend.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

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MCCONAUGHEY WEIGHT-OC

WE KNOW SOME ACTORS GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET INTO CHARACTER FOR THEIR ROLES.

NATALIE PORTMAN SHED SOME WEIGHT FOR BLACK SWAN, BEYONCE LOST 20 POUNDS FOR HER ROLE IN DREAMGIRLS. EVEN TOM HANKS -- LOST 50 POUNDS FOR THE FILMING OF CASTAWAY.

BUT NEW PHOTOS CIRCULATING THE WEB OF A DANGEROUS THIN AND UNRECOGNIZABLE MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY HAVE PEOPLE WONDERING IF HE'S GONE TOO FAR.

MCCONAUGHEY WEIGHT-PKG

TRACK #1 - 13 SECOND DURATION

THEY'RE THE SHOCKING PHOTOS OF A ONCE-HUNKY STAR LOOKING FRAIL AND ILL -

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY SNAPPED OVER THE WEEKEND LOOKING EXTREMELY GAUNT --

WITH SUNKEN-IN CHEEKS - HIS CLOTHING BARELY HANGING ONTO HIS / WIRE-THIN

FRAME.

TRACK #2 - 10 SECOND DURATION

TURNS OUT MCCONAUGHEY ISN'T SICK HE'S UNDERGONE A RADICAL 30 POUND

TRANSFORMATION - TO PLAY AN ELECTRICIAN DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS IN THE UPCOMING

FILM "THE DALLAS BUYER'S CLUB"

SOT MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / ACTOR: "I just kind of dared myself, and I haven't

been this light since I was in the ninth grade."

TRACK #3 - 3 SECOND DURATION

HE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH LARRY KING ABOUT SHEDDING THE WEIGHT

SOT MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / ACTOR: "It takes awhile for your body to realize

that it has to feed off of itself, and that you're not going to give it

something else from the outside."

TRACK #4 - 7 SECOND DURATION

MCCONAUGHEY - / WAS LAST SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN STRUTTING HIS SIX PACK ABS

AND BULGING MUSCLES ON STAGE IN "MAGIC MIKE"

NATS Magic Mike: "I see a lot of law breakers out there tonight!"

TRACK #5 - 19 SECOND DURATION

BUT HIS DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION FROM THIS TO THIS.IS MAKING WAVES A THREE

HUNDRED AND SIXTY DEGREE TURN FOR A HOLLYWOOD HUNK WELL KNOWN FOR HIS

STELLAR PHYSIQUE - EVEN TOUTED BY PEOPLE MAGAZINE IN 2005 AS ITS SEXIEST MAN

ALIVE. LEAVING MANY TO WONDER / HOW FAR IS TOO FAR FOR AN ACTOR TO GO FOR

A ROLE

SOT NICK ORAM / CELEBRITY TRAINER: "Losing weight like this in this

dramatic fashion / messes with the way your liver and kidneys process the

vitamins and nutrients / it's very dangerous."

TRACK #6 - 13 SECOND DURATION

OF COURSE MCCONAUGHEY ISN'T THE FIRST A-LISTER WHO'S SHED POUNDS TO

PHYSICALLY "BECOME" A CHARACTER -- CHRISTIAN BALE - BEST KNOWN AS THE

MUSCULAR BATMAN LOST A SHOCKING 63 POUNDS TO FILM 2004'S "THE MACHINIST"

TRACK #7 - 11 SECOND DURATION

WHILE TOM HANKS' TURN AS A PLANE CRASH SURVIVOR IN THE 2000 FLICK "CAST AWAY

" - CAUSED HIM TO LOSE A STUNNING 50 POUNDS HIS SECOND MAJOR WEIGHT-LOSS FOR

A ROLE AFTER 1993'S PHILADELPHIA

TRACK #8 - 5 SECOND DURATION

/ EVEN SONGSTRESS BEYONCE KNOWLES / LOST 20 POUNDS TO FILM 2006'S "

DREAMGIRLS".

SOT MATTHEW BELLONI / NEWS DIRECTOR, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "When you do

something that dramatic to your appearance and you lose a lot of weight, you

put in the kind of effort that it takes to do that, you're much more likely

to get noticed by your peers, and that translates usually into awards, and

MCCONAUGHEY WEIGHT-OC

LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

MCCONAUGHEY SAYS THE WEIGHT LOSS IS MORE OF A MENTAL CHALLENGE THAN PHYSICAL.

ARMSTRONG CUTS FORMAL TIES-VO

FORMER CYCLING PHENOMENON LANCE ARMSTRONG SEVERS OFFICIAL TIES WITH HIS CANCER-FIGHTING CHARITY.

ARMSTRONG HOPES TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE BROUGHT ON AFTER BEING THE FOCUS OF DOPING CHARGES.

HE WAS RECENTLY STRIPPED OF HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES.

LAST WEEK - ARMSTRONG RESIGNED HIS POSITION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR LIVESTRONG BUT KEPT A SEAT ON THE BOARD.

TODAY - HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BOARD COMPLETELY.

MJ DEATH HOUSE SOLD-VO

ONE OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S HOMES HAS A NEW OWNER.

A BROKER SAYS THIS MANSION IN L-A RECENTLY SOLD FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN 18-MILLION DOLLARS.

IT'S THE HOME RENTED BY JACKSON -- WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF HIS LIFE.

JACKSON DIED IN JUNE OF 2009.

VENICE FLOODING-VO

VENICE, ITALY IS KNOWN FOR IT'S CANALS.

BUT THOSE CANALS ARE SPILLING OVER AFTER RECORD FLOODING.

80 PERCENT OF VENICE IS UNDERWATER BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY RAINS.

LIKE PROBLEMS THE EAST COAST SAW - A STRONGER- THAN- USUAL HIGH TIDE IS ONLY MAKING MATTERS WORSE.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

A YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH FACES BACKLASH AFTER VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW HIM SHOVING AN OPPOSING PLAYER.

Just a routine football play that's turned into a nightmare.

BUT PARENTS ARGUE IT WAS NO ROUTINE PLAY.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY THE COACH SAYS HE HAD VIDEO TAPE PROVING HIS INNOCENCE.

A) coach hits player-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Crews battling Lee County mulch fire

2. 3 men captured after Cape home burglary

3. SWFL charity helps military couple wed on FMB

COACH HITS PLAYER-TFC VO

YOU BE THE JUDGE.

A YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH IS FACING CHARGES AFTER A VIDEO SHOWS HIM COLLIDING WITH A PLAYER ON THE OPPOSING TEAM.

POLICE SAID IT WAS A DELIBERATE HIT AND CHARGED HIM WITH ASSAULT.

COACH HITS PLAYER-PKG

IT'S THE SPLIT-SECOND SHOVE DIVIDING A UTAH COMMUNITY.

Just a routine football play that's turned into a nightmare.

WATCH AGAIN AS COACH NATE HARRIS APPEARS TO PUSH A PLAYER FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM DURING A GAME OCTOBER SIXTH. HERE IT IS SLOWED DOWN. YOU CAN SEE HARRIS MAKE CONTACT WITH THE 13 YEAR OLD AS HE'S RUNNING DOWN THE SIDELINE - KNOCKING HIM DOWN

nats: Get him off the field! Get him out of here.

THE 7TH GRADE PLAYER WHO'S NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED APPEARED TO GET UP QUICKLY. BUT REPORTEDLY SUFFERED A SEASON ENDING CONCUSSION. HIS MOTHER LATER SPOKE OFF CAMERA TO A LOCAL T-V STATION.

He acutally stepped in, pulled his arms and went up under his chin, and flattened him. It's the most awful thing I ever witnessed in my life coming from a grown man.

AFTER THE HIT, HARRIS WAS EJECTED FROM THE GAME. BUT WHEN THIS GRAINY VIDEO BEGAN CIRCULATING HE WAS ALSO ARRESTED BOOKED ON SECOND DEGREE FELONY CHILD ABUSE.

At no no point was there any harm meant to be done. It's effected my business, my reputation.

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, HARRIS AND HIS ATTORNEY NOW SAY NEW VIDEO SHOT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE BACKS UP THEIR CLAIMS. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO VIDEOS PLAYED SIDE BY SIDE.

I think the video speaks for itself. You see a defender coming at you 20 miles an hour, you're not going to let it hit you in the chin.

PROSECUTORS AGREED TO DROP THE FELONY CHARGES - CITING A LACK OF PHYSICAL INJURY. BUT LATE LAST WEEK, HARRIS WAS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT AND WILL NOW HEAD TO COURT NEXT MONTH. THE FATHER OF SIX SAYS EVEN THE LESSER CHARGES ARE UNFAIR. BUT SAYS, HE UNDERSTANDS HOW THE PLAYER'S PARENTS FEEL. ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS OWN SONS WERE ALSO ON THE FIELD.

COACH HITS PLAYER-TFC

WHEN ASKED WHY HE DIDN'T HELP THE PLAYER BACK UP FROM THE GROUND - HARRIS SAYS THE PLAYER POPPED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS FINE.

HE SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

AT FIVE IS IN THE AIR MONITORING THE SMOKE FROM THAT MULCH FIRE IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY -- THIS COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE'RE ALSO LEARNING OF TWO TURTLES, SICK FROM RED TIDE --

PLUS ANOTHER TRAFFIC ALERT FROM THAT DANIELS AND I-75 OVERPASS MESS --

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