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LET'S START WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM RSW.
UNITED AIRLINES IS HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS TODAY.
THE GLITCH IS GROUNDING FLIGHTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
NBC2'S JOELLE PARKS IS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL.
JOELLE TELL US WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR PASSENGERS.
ARE WE IN THE CLEAR?
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THANKS JOELLE.
-FOUR AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S HOW MUCH B-P WILL PAY IN A SETTLEMENT OVER THE DEEP HORIZON OIL SPILL.
NO WORD YET HOW THAT MONEY WILL BE DIVIDED.
THE SETTLEMENT ALSO INCLUDES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BP EMPLOYEES.
11 PEOPLE DIED IN THE RIG EXPLOSION IN 2010.
WE'RE TOLD B-P WILL ALSO PLEAD GUILTY TO OBSTRUCTION FOR LYING TO CONGRESS ABOUT HOW MUCH OIL WAS ACTUALLY SPILLING FROM THE RUPTURED OIL WELL.
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IT'S DAY NUMBER TWO OF THE TRAIL FOR ROBERT DUNN.
HE'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE FULL OF KIDS NEARLY 5 YEARS AGO.
YESTERDAY ONE OF THE YOUNGSTERS TESTIFIED SHE SAW DUNN FIRE TWICE - SHOOTING AND KILLING CHRISTINE DUNN.
NBC2'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY IS OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM WITH THE LATEST.
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THE DAY STARTED WITH ROBERT DUNN ASKING TO REPRESENT HIMSELF - COMPLAINING THAT HIS LAWYERS HAD MORE QUESTIONS POTENTIAL JURORS THAN FOR CRUCIAL WITNESSES.
BUT THE JUDGE ORDERED THE ATTORNEYS TO STAY ON THE CASE.
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THE STATE'S FIRST WITNESS THIS MORNING WAS THE CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE TO RESPOND TO THE DAYCARE BACK IN JANUARY 2008.
HE SAID HE HEARD TWO SHOTS FIRED INSIDE THE BUILDING -- AND SAW A HYSTERICAL WOMAN AND SEVERAL SCARED THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS - BLOODY AND CRYING.
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10:07:40 saw three and four year olds, bloody crying scared. 10:08:10 saw female bloodied lying in a pool of blood ****
OFFICER MOLL ALSO DESCRIBED HIS ATTEMPT TO SAVE CHRISTINE DUNN - WHO STILL HAD A FAINT PULSE - BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESCUE HER.
HE SAID DUNN LOOKED LIKE HE WAS IN TRANCE.
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ANOTHER OFFICER TESTIFIED THIS MORNING TOO - HE SAYS DUNN ASKED HIM TO SHOOT HIM DEAD BEFORE HE WAS PUT INTO HANDCUFFS.
DUNN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY -- HE'S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ARMED BURGLARY AND CHILD ABUSE.
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THANKS ELIZABETH.
IN LEHIGH ACRES,
TWO HOUSES FULL OF MARIJUANA PLANTS.
ONE HOME IN THE 14-THOUSAND BLOCK OF BRIAR LANE.
THE OTHER - ON RICHMOND AVENUE NORTH.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS OUTSIDE OF THE GROW HOUSE ON RICHMOND AVENUE NORTH.
CLIFTON, A LOT OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN THERE.
WHO DO POLICE BELIEVE ARE BEHIND IT?
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65 PLANTS INSIDE OF THIS HOME.
PIECES OF IT ARE STILL SCATTERED OUT HERE AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY SMELL IT.
BUT 170 PLANTS WERE FOUND INSIDE THAT OTHER HOME. IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEIGHBORS OUT HERE HAD NO IDEA WAS GOING ON.
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SOT: Lucy Rivera, neighbor "When we started looking we saw a few cops with the vests."
STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME, HOLDING HER 4 MONTH OLD BABY, LUCY RIVERA WORRIES ABOUT HER CHILDREN BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE SAW AT HER NEIGHBORS HOUSE JUST YESTERDAY.
SOT: "I went to drive for my son and all we see is the garage open with bags full of marijuana I guess.
PIECES OF MARIJUANA PLANTS ARE STILL SCATTERED ON THIS DOORSTEP AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES FOUND 65 MARIJUANA PLANTS GROWING INSIDE OF THIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME.
LEADING TO THE ARREST OF 30 YEAR-OLD HUMBERTO GARCIA.
IN LEE COUNTY, JUST SOUTH OF LEHIGH, A SIMILAR STORY. BUT WITH MORE DRUGS AND ON A VERY SECLUDED DIRT ROAD.
STU: "Remnants of marijuana plants still litter the front of this home on Briar lane where deputies found 170 plants."
HERE, 35-YEAR-OLD ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ-BAHENA WAS ARRESTED FOR A LARGE GROWING OPERATION.
SOT: Eric Birr, Neighbor "It frustrates me, I don't like it but I live out here. I hadn't seen anything, Just breaks my heart.
FOR NEIGHBOR ERIC BIRR, THIS IS NOTHING NEW.
HE SAYS DRUGS WERE FOUND ON THIS SAME STREET ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
SOT: "They pulled out like 3 quarters of a million dollars worth of pot then, from a barn across the street form me and now this."
FROM THIS DIRT ROAD IN THE CONTRY. TO THIS HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. THE EFFECTS ARE THE SAME FOR PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY.
MIXED EMOTIONS OF RELIEF AND ANXIETY.
SOT:Eric Birr, Neighbor "What can be done, they're watching the best they can obviously something happened, we don't have a bunch of strange traffic out here, so if they're growing it out here, they're taking it out to sell it, not coming out here to pick it up."
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COMING UP LATER TODAY ON NBC-2, WE TALK TO DETECTIVES ABOUT THESE BUSTS.
WHAT THE STATUS OF THE DRUG TRADE AND GROW HOUSES IS IN LEE COUNTY.
LIVE IN LEHIGH ACRES, CLIFTON FRENCH, NBC2.
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THANKS CLIFTON.
A NAPLES MAN WILL SPEND 27 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HAVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
66 YEAR OLD WILLIAM BOKERMAN WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR WHEN RELATIVES FOUND VIDEOS OF CHILD PORN IN HIS EAST NAPLES HOME.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER RECORDED THE IMAGES OF CHILDREN IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND BROUGHT THEM TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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ANOTHER PANTHER IS HIT AND KILLED IN FLORIDA.
THE LATEST ONE IN COLLIER COUNTY.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE TELLS US THE ONE YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT ALONG STATE ROAD 29 JUST SOUTH OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THE PANTHER WAS NOT BEING TRACKED BY WILDLIFE WORKERS.
THIS IS THE 21ST PANTHER DEATH THIS YEAR.
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WE CANNOT FORGET ABOUT THE FOLKS STILL RECOVERING FROM SUPER STORM SANDY.
TODAY THE PRESIDENT TOURS THE NORTH - AND HOW PEOPLE ARE PROGRESSING.
HE'LL LOOK AT NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK.
NBC'S JAY GRAY REPORTS.
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Natural Sound
AS PRESIDENT OBAMA RETURNS TO THE STRIKE ZONE LATER TODAY.
HE WILL FIND DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER SANDY - STILL IN RUINS.
AND SURVIVORS.
Sound Voice of Diane Rivera - Staten Island Resident:10-:14
"we really don't sleep. our minds are just constantly going.
STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS.
Sound Diane Rivera / Staten Island resident:16-:28
"just heartbreak. absolute heartbreak. We had a nice house and our family here and we were happy here and now its gone.its gone and we're trying out best to get it back."
GETTING BACK CONTINUES TO BE A STRUGGLE FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
TATTERED SHELLS ARE ALL THAT'S LEFT OF HOMES. IN OTHER PLACES THERE'S LITTLE MORE THAN A CONCRETE SLAB.
BOATS PUSHED TO THE E MIDDLE OF THE STREET ARE STILL THERE.
AND MOUNDS OF DEBRIS STRETCH ACROSS THIS NEW WASTELAND - PILES OF RUBBLE THAT MEAN SO MUCH MORE TO SURVIVORS.
Sound Diane Rivera - Staten Island Resident:49-1:01
"it was our whole life that we took out and put on the curb for the trash.everything from cups to spoons to beds, my children's toys.everything."
ELECTRIC CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK.
BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR TIRED. FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS.
Sound Los Tuma - Oceanside Long Island Resident 1:08-1:18
"They keep telling me different things, yes you will get electricity soon. we've been waiting here."
THOUSANDS. ARE WAITING FOR POWER.
OTHERS, IN LINES FOR WARM CLOTHES AND FOOD.
Natural sound
AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS CONTINUES TO FIGHT IN THE HARDEST HIT NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT IN MANY AREAS THAT STILL CAN'T SATISFY THE OVERWHELMING NEED.
JAY GRAY. NBC NEWS.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO 12-30.
PEOPLE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES AFFECTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.
A LOT OF PETS NOW NEED HOMES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO FLORIDA.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN ADOPT ONE.
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LOOKING AHEAD IN WASHINGTON TOMORROW,
FORMER CIA DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS WILL TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS.
HE'LL GO BEFORE TWO COMMITTEES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOU THE SEPTEMBER ATTACK IN LIBYA.
PETRAEUS RESIGNED AS CIA DIRECTOR FRIDAY LAST FRIDAY AFTER ADMITTING TO HAVING AN AFFAIR.
AS FOR THE ATTACK IN LIBYA, FOUR AMERICANS WERE KILLED, INCLUDING THE U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE COUNTRY.
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STOCKS START SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTER WALMART AND TARGET RELEASE MIXED REPORTS AHEAD OF BLACK FRIDAY.
LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.
RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.
YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.
HOW MANY PHOTOS HAVE YOU POSTED ON THE INTERNET - HUNDREDS?
YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT - BUT THEY HOLD MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
NEW AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SO-CALLED 'PHOTO PHISHING' - AND HOW YOU'RE AT RISK - BUT FIRST HERE'S JIM - A STEP CLOSER TO FRIDAY - HOW ARE WE LOOKING TODAY?
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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GIFT CARDS ARE ALWAYS A POPULAR CHOICE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
IN FACT, THIS YEAR, THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION EXPECTS SALES TO HIT A RECORD OF ALMOST 29 BILLION DOLLARS--
THE AVERAGE CONSUMER WILL ALSO SPEND *MORE* ON GIFT CARDS THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
ALMOST 60 PERCENT OF PEOPLE POLLED SAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE GIFT CARDS THIS YEAR.
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SOME OF THOSE GIFT CARDS MAY BE BOUGHT AT WAL-MART.
TODAY THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETAILER FORECAST PROFIT THAT TRAILED ANALYST'S ESTIMATES AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO PRESSURE CUSTOMERS.
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JOBLESS CLAIMS TOOK A HUGE JUMP LAST WEEK AS HURRICANE SANDY WREAKED HAVOC ON THE JOB MARKET.
APPLICATIONS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS SURGED BY 78-THOUSAND TO 439-THOUSAND.
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THE U-S POST OFFICE IS LOSING EVEN MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED.
THIS MORNING, IT SAID IT LOST 15 POINT 9 BILLION IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR.
EXPECTATIONS WERE FOR A LOSS OF 15 BILLION.
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FINALLY, JAIL OR JOB?
ASK DOT COM SURVEY REVEALS AMERICANS PREFER A NIGHT IN JAIL TO LOSING JOB BENEFITS.
THE SURVEY FOUND THAT 95 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WEIGH BENEFITS, SUCH AS HEALTH INSURANCE AND 401-K MATCHING, BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ACCEPT A NEW POSITION.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG MIDDAY REPORT.
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THANKS JANE.
KEEP THIS IN MIND IF YOU'RE WORKING BLACK FRIDAY.
'SEATTLE'S BEST' COFFEE HAS A DEAL FOR YOU.
FREE COFFEE TO HELP YOU MANAGE THOSE SHOPPERS.
JUST VISIT THE COMPANY'S FACEBOOK PAGE TO REQUEST A FREE SAMPLE OF 'LEVEL 3' COFFEE.
THE FREE SAMPLE BREWS 10 CUPS!
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NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.
DOWN TWO PENNIES FROM OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT TO PAY 3-40 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-35 THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL IS 3-44.
FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM - UNDER NEWS, THEN TRAFFIC.
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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.
"Mainly dry and staying warm"
After several days with temperatures in the 80s, it looks we'll tack on a couple of more before some changes in our weather pattern take place over the weekend.
The patchy dense fog that was across Southwest Florida this morning quickly faded and now we're seeing plenty of sunshine across the area. A weak cool front continues to weaken and wash out across the central part of the state and with a slight push of some dry air from the northwest, this should stabilize our atmosphere through the afternoon and keep our rain prospects less than 20%. This will lead to mostly to partly sunny skies and daytime highs climbing into the lower to middle 80s.
Tonight, skies will go mostly clear with lows settling into the lower to middle 60s by early morning with light winds, which could lead to some patchy fog once again.
We will round out the work week with near normal temperatures in the lower half of the 80s. You will also notice an increase in the clouds during the afternoon on Friday ahead of another system that will push a cold front through our part of the state on Saturday. Right now, it doesn't look like this front will have much moisture to work with so rain chances will be capped at 20-30% late Friday and into Saturday morning with a few widely scattered showers.
In the wake of this front, a cooler and drier airmass will filter down the peninsula which will keep our nights cool and our afternoons mild and pleasant. High pressure will dominate our weather through the early part of the week with plenty of sunshine and lower humidity values.
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THANKS JIM.
SCAMMERS WILL USE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO STEAL YOUR MONEY.
EVEN YOUR PHOTOS!
IT'S THE LATEST PHISHING SCAM HITTING CYBERSPACE.
BOB HANSEN EXPLAINS.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. TO AN IDENTITY THIEF. YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER DIGITAL POCKET TO PICK.
"They are looking for any kind of information that they can monetize, turn into money."
AND TO GET THAT MONEY, ESET SECURITY EXPERT STEPHEN COBB SAYS SCAMMER WILL TRY ANYTHING. AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THAT COULD INCLUDE YOUR PERSONAL ONLINE PHOTOS.
"We don't know what they're trying to do with those images but it's an indication of, where future attacks may be coming."
BY WHY PHOTOS? COULD OUR DIGITAL PICTURES BE VALUABLE TO A CROOK?
"I think that everyone is looking for the next way to make easy money, why not use your pictures?"
"That's scary, I wouldn't like that at all."
BUT IT IS POSSIBLE. AND HIDDEN SOFTWARE HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED TO DO IT.
"And so it's going through the hard drives on your computer and looking for image files and then uploading them to a remote site."
STEPHEN COBB SAYS IN THE FUTURE, SCAMMERS COULD BE LOOKING FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN YOUR PHOTOS, PICTURES OF CHECKS OR RECEIPTS. BUT THE REAL PRIZE COULD BE PRIVATE PICTURES THAT COULD LAND ON VERY PUBLIC PORN SITES.
"You could be seeing the first stage of an attempt to go out there and siphon in pictures, process them in some automated way to find out which ones are salacious and then use those for content in adult sites."
"There are definite privacy issues and i feel like a lot of people my age don't take that into account."
"Now you may say you don't put photos on your computer so you're fine. But realize, the cell phone that you're using to take those photos, it's a mini computer."
"Both that computer and that phone are going to be the target of bad guys looking for salacious pictures."
"It's common sense, don't be stupid."
THAT'S WHY IT'S CRITICAL TO RUN SECURITY SOFTWARE TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES AND THIEVES.
SO ARE EXPERTS NOW SAYING NOT TO POST YOUR PHOTOS ONLINE? TO STAY CLEAR OF SITE LIKE INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK?
"No, I'm saying, think before you shoot."
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BOB HANSEN REPORTING.
KEEP THIS IN MIND NEXT TIME YOU POST TO FACEBOOK.
PHOTOS ARE EMBEDDED WITH WHAT'S CALLED 'META-DATA'.
THAT INFORMATION SHOWS WHERE THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN.
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WE SEE A LOT OF BIKE RIDERS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TODAY WE HAVE A RECALL THAT MIGHT AFFECT YOU.
TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE 'TIKIT' FOLDING BIKE.
THE HANDLEBARS CAN BREAK - CAUSING INJURIES.
TWO PEOPLE REQUIRED STITCHES AFTER FALLING.
IF YOU HAVE THIS BIKE, GIVE THE COMPANY A CALL.
THEY'LL REPAIR IT FREE.
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TODAY IN NAPLES,
A NEW STORE COULD BRING SOME MUCH-NEEDED BUSINESS TO THE COASTLAND CENTER MALL.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEW 'H & M' CLOTHING STORE.
ABOUT 30 SOUTHWEST FLORIDIANS WILL KEEP IT RUNNING - BOTH FULL AND PART-TIME POSITIONS.
YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
IN RECENT YEARS COASTLAND HAS LOST A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
IT'S THE QUESTION THAT NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER.
ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?
That is not an airplane, that is not a helicopter, those are not birds. Uh, I can't identify it
IN THREE MINUTES,
STRANGE OBJECTS OVER THE SKIES OF DENVER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO WHEN WE COME BACK.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
THERE'S A MYSTERY IN THE SKIES OVER DENVER TODAY.
AVIATION EXPERTS CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT THEY KEEP SEEING - DAY AFTER DAY.
HERE'S HEIDI HEMMAT.
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IT'S NOT A BIRD.
"Keep going up and up and up."
IT'S NOT A PLANE.
"Here it's flipping around."
EVEN THIS AVIATION EXPERT IS MYSTIFIED.
"Uh, I can't identify it."
WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THESE STRANGE SIGHTINGS WHEN THIS METRO AREA MAN, WHO DOES NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, BROUGHT US HIS HOME VIDEO.
"You're going to see a little burst of fire right there, kind of a thruster."
HE CAPTURED THE IMAGES ON HIS DIGITAL CAMERA FROM A HILLTOP IN FEDERAL HEIGHTS, LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS DOWNTOWN DENVER.
"Mile High is right about here."
HE SAYS THE FLYING OBJECTS APPEAR AROUND NOON OR ONE P-M AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK.
"You're going to see it come in from the top and do a loopy loop."
THE STRANGEST PART IS THEY ARE FLYING TOO FAST TO SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE. THIS IS VIDEO IN REAL TIME.
"See it? That was it."
BUT IF YOU SLOW IT DOWN FRAME-BY-FRAME IT'S THERE. WE ALTERED THE COLOR CONTRAST TO HELP YOU SEE IT. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN REAL TIME. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE SLOWED DOWN.
"WE WANTED TO VERIFY THAT THE VIDEO WE SAW WAS LEGIT. SO OUR PHOTOJOURNALIST CAME OUT WITH HIS OWN CAMERA. HE SET UP IN THE SAME SPOT ON 84TH AND FEDERAL AND HE SHOT VIDEO FROM JUST BEFORE NOON UNTIL JUST AFTER ONE."
AND WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN OUR PHOTOGRAPHER'S VIDEO, WE SAW THIS FLYING OBJECT.
"I would consider myself an expert."
AVIATION EXPERT STEVE COWELL IS A FORMER COMMERCIAL PILOT, INSTRUCTOR AND FAA ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNSELOR.
"It's very strange."
HE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION UNTIL HE WATCHED THE VIDEO.
"That is not an airplane, that is not a helicopter, those are not birds. Uh, I can't identify it."
COWELL TOLD US HE KNOWS OF NO AIRCRAFT THAT FLIES AS FAST
"Because of the speed of the object, most people I think would miss it."
COWELL DID SAY THERE WAS ONE OTHER POSSIBILITY.
"Perhaps there is some sort of debris that's being raised up by some of the atmospheric winds."
BUT IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
"As it fits the definition, it's an unidentified flying object."
THE FAA TRACKS ALL AIR TRAFFIC IN COLORADO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FAA SENT US A STATEMENT SAYING: WE CHECKED WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND NO ONE HAS HAD ANY REPORTS OF ANY OF THE ACTIVITY YOU DESCRIBED. NOR HAVE ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES OBSERVED ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE EITHER VISUALLY OR ON THEIR RADAR DISPLAYS.
THE NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE COMMAND IS LOCATED IN COLORADO SPRINGS. IT KEEPS AN EYE ON THE SKIES IN CASE OF AN AIR ATTACK ON THE U.S. NORAD SENT US THIS STATEMENT: OUR COMMAND CENTER REVIEWED THEIR RECORDS AND THEY NOTED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY NOTED AIR ACTIVITY IN THE DENVER AREA DURING THE TIMES YOU INDICATED.
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HEIDI HEMMAT REPORTING.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
ARE YOU A FAN OF 5 HOUR ENERGY?
A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE IT!
THE POPULAR CAFFEINE DRINK CATCHING SOME CRITICISM TODAY.
A NEW REPORT LINKS IT TO A STRING OF DEATHS.
EXPERTS GIVE THEIR OPINION IN TWO MINUTES.
AND LIFE AFTER SANDY MEANS UNCERTAINTY FOR MANY PETS UP NORTH.
SOME OF THEM MAKE THEIR WAY INTO FLORIDA - READY FOR YOU TO TAKE ONE HOME!
PLUS THIS,
We are living in full blown, Twilight, vampire world now. There's nothing holding you down any more
IT'S A BITTERSWEET DAY FOR FANS OF TWILIGHT.
THE LATEST INSTALLMENT HITS THE BIG SCREEN TONIGHT.
BUT IT'S ALSO THE LAST IN THE FRANCHISE.
WE LOOK AT 'BREAKING DAWN PART 2'.
THIS IS THE NEWS AT NOON ON NBC2.
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HELLO EVERYONE!
I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
I'M HEATHER TURCO.
A POPULAR ENERGY DRINK IS UNDER FIRE TODAY.
MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF 'FIVE HOUR ENERGY'.
YOU CAN GET THE LITTLE SHOTS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
BUT ARE THEY TO BLAME FOR 13 DEATHS OVER FOUR YEARS?
JIM AVILA TAKES A LOOK.
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It's a small bottle. JUST 2 ounces BUT PACKS A POWERFUL caffeine punch
EQUAL TO 2 cups of coffee.
SOT NAT SOUND COMMERCIAL "HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS? TIRED, GRGGOY."
5 hour energy led the way in this new and growing segment. energy drinks.
A stiff shot of caffeine and vitamins to jolt you awake. but now the
federal government and the new york attorney generals office are
investigating claims that it can do more than that. The FDA has received
reports of 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations over the past 4 years.
Claiming 5 hour energy was POSSIBLY involved."
SOT Dr. Sean Patrick Nordt / USC - Director of the Section of Toxicology
03:20:21 if someone is to use multiple cans no is when we start to see some
of the side effects / 03:20:42 you're getting astronomical amounts 30 to
40 cups of coffee
It is the second time in a month the FDA has confirmed it is investigating
claims that energy drinks are causing fatal reactions. IN OCTOBER Monster
energy. Another popular drink THAT CONTAINS EVEN MORE CAFFEINE. WAS
linked to 5 deaths.
THE MANUFACTURERS POINT OUT THESE ARE JUST claims, and there is no proven
link BETWEEN THE DRINKS AND THE DEATHS.
GFX - IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT 5 hour energy SAID THE product is "intended
for busy adults". THE COMPANY SAYS ITS compact product contains "about as
much caffeine as a cup of the leading premium coffee".
During an interview this september, the creator of 5 hour energy TOLD ABC
NEWS NIGHTLINE /
***RE-TRACK IN THE AM****
When used as directed the caffeine in his product doesn't do any harm.
SOT Manoj Bhargava/ founder and CEO of 5-hour Energy
"ITS OVERBLOWN WHEN ITS IN SMALL QUANTITIES/ ITS LIKE THIS, WATER IS GOOD,
BUT IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH YOU DROWN."
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JIM AVILA REPORTING.
MOST EXPERTS SAY A FATAL DOSE OF CAFFEINE FOR AN ADULT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRINK.
50 TO 60 TIMES OF WHAT IS CONTAINED IN AN ENERGY DRINK.
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AN UPDATE TO A MURDER COLD CASE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, NBC2 HAS BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING - DEPUTIES ARE PLEASED THIS AFTERNOON, THAT A SECOND PERSON IS IN JAIL TODAY.
AUTHORITIES IN VERMONT HAVE ARRESTED PHILLIP BARR.
HERE'S A NEW PHOTO OF HIM.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2001 DEATH OF TARA SIDAROVICH.
PHILLIP BARR AND DAVID MCMANNIS WERE SEPTIC TANK REPAIRMEN - SCHEDULED TO VISIT TARA'S PUNTA GORDA HOME THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED.
MCMANNIS WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH.
HE'S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
BARR IS AWAITING EXTRADITION TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
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IN LEHIGH ACRES,
A TIE FORCES AN AUTOMATIC RECOUNT FOR A SPOT ON THE CITY'S FIRE BOARD.
INCUMBENT LARRY BECKER AND CHALLENGER RONALD KROME ARE FIGHTING FOR DISTRICT THREE.
THEY BOTH GOT 31 PERCENT OF THE VOTE - HENCE THE RECOUNT.
KROME SAYS THE RACE SHOWS PEOPLE WANT CHANGE.
BECKER SAYS HIS DEPARTURE COULD LEAD TO MONEY WOES FOR THE DISTRICT.
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59:26 "I didn't actually ever think I was going to have the seat I really thought that sooner or later he was going to win the seat." Krome
05:43"If you go into an election you cannot think to be a loser, you have to think to be a winner all the time, and I believe the people of Lehigh will end up voting the right way. " Becker
AGAIN THE RECOUNT IS FOR DISCTRICT THREE OF THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE BOARD.
WE'LL PASS ALONG THE WINNER AFTER THE TALLY.
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IMPROVEMENTS AFTER TRAGEDY.
THE 2008 KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF DENISE AMBER LEE GRABBED NATIONAL HEADLINES.
BECAUSE OF WHAT WENT WRONG IN THAT CASE - 9-1-1 DISPATCHERS NOW RESPOND TO CALLS UNDER NEW STATE GUIDELINES.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH A NEW CLASS OF DISPATCHERS AFTER THEIR TRAINING.
DENISE'S HUSBAND, NATE FOUGHT FOR THE CHANGE.
NOW DISPATCHERS HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH RESPONDERS.
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15:54 "it's exciting to get to be able to tell my boys someday what's happened- to have to explain all the horrible things she went through to turn around and say this is what we did about it-this is the difference she's made everywhere."
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NATE BELIEVES A 9-1-1 CALL MADE BY A KEY WITNESS WAS MISHANDLED BY A DISPATCHER.
DENISE AMBER LEE WAS KIDNAPPED FROM HER NORTH PORT HOME IN 2008 - RAPED AND MURDERED BY MICHAEL KING.
HE'S ON DEATH ROW.
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IN CAPE CORAL,
ANOTHER HAT IS IN THE RING FOR MAYOR.
HERE'S A LOOK AT VINCE CUMMINGS.
HE'S AN IRAQI WAR VETERAN - AND A MILITARY CHAPLAIN WHO GREW UP IN THE CAPE.
CUMMINGS ANNOUNCED HIS BID YESTERDAY AT THE IWO JIMA MEMORIAL.
HIS MAIN PUSH - BRINGING IN NEW BUSINESS FOR THE CITY.
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-"As the Mayor you need to be the statesman, the diplomat and face of this community to the nation and the world."
DAN ASHBY ALSO PUT IN A BID FOR CAPE MAYOR.
HE'S THE STEP-FATHER OF WOUNDED CAPE CORAL SOLDIER COREY KENT.
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ANOTHER ANGLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE RECOVERY FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY NOW.
A RESCUE GROUP HERE IN FLORIDA SET OUT TO HELP VICTIMS UP NORTH.
AND THEY RETURNED WITH SOME EXTRA CARGO.
PETS WAITING FOR A NEW HOME.
HERE'S CLAIRE METZ.
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The folks from ARNI moved by the plight of those in the Northeast after Superstorm Sandy loaded up a Uhaul and pickup filled with supplies, including cages and pet food and donated everything up in the New York area. They had no idea though, they'd come back with another full load.
You are looking at a puppy playground, though we apparently visited at nap time. but they should be exhausted after a long trip from the storm swollen streets of the Northeast in Sandy's Aftermath. ARNI is an animal rescue group and when volunteers went up north they found puppies, adult dogs. Even these kittens a man handed over named for the streets of New York. Quincy and Liberty.
"He had found a couple of little kitties under his house that were not his, didn't know where they came from. But they were tiny tiny. I think feral cats probably."
Shelters in the storm area are at capacity or damaged themselves. So ARNI and others are stepping up to save the animals and find them new families. For Robin Durfee and her boys, you could call it puppy love.
"We want to get a dog for our home, but it's even better to give them a home when they need it so badly."
The influx has stretched ARNI's limits now, but they just can't turn away an animal.
"We definitely are I think maximum capacity now but you do what you, how can you say no. I don't think you can. I couldn't.
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CLAIRE METZ REPORTING.
THE CATS AND DOGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION STARTING MONDAY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE HOME A NEW PET,
CHECK OUT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM FOR DETAILS.
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SPEAKING OF ADOPTION,
IN LEE COUNTY YOU CAN BRING HOME A RABBIT TODAY.
MORE THAN THREE DOZEN WERE PULLED FROM A HOME IN FORT MYERS.
THE BREADER SAYS SHE STARTED WITH TWO RABBITS TWO YEARS AGO.
THAT NUMBER TURNED INTO FORTY!
SHE SAYS SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE THEM UP.
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BUNNY BREEDER @ 16:15
it was like everyday we were cleaning up and it got too much to handle
THE BUNNIES ARE AT LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES.
TWENTY HAVE ALREADY GONE TO NEW HOMES.
THE COST FOR ADOPTION - TEN DOLLARS.
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TURNING TO OKLAHOMA TODAY,
A LITTLE BOY BATTLING DISEASE GETS A MOMENT OF GLORY.
HIS BIGGEST DREAM COMES TRUE ON THE GRIDIRON.
CHELLIE MILLS HAS HIS STORY.
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BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE 9-YEAR OLD JASON SMITH LIKES SPORTS
BUT JASON HAS A FORM OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY -- SO HE'S USUALLY STUCK ON THE SIDELINES WATCHING, CHEERING ON
AND COACHING HIS TWIN BROTHER JALEN.
"Sometimes I just dream about running a touchdown."
"He dreams about it almost every night."
BUT LAST THURSDAY JASON'S DREAM BECAME A REALITY.
"He grabbed my brother's helmet took it off him and put it on me."
"One of them was like they're putting a helmet on Jason and I was like what?"
THE TEAM WAS DOWN AND A WIN OUT OF REACH -- WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE LEFT IN THE GAME JASON'S DAD--
WHO IS ALSO THE COACH-- DECIDED TO PUT HIM IN.
HE CAPTURED THIS VIDEO ON HIS CELLPHONE AS THE BALL WAS PASSED TO JASON AND A TEAMMATE THEN PUSHED HIM ALL THE WAY TO THE ENDZONE.
"We were going pretty fast."
"Just to see that smile on his face that was a great feeling for me."
AFTER HIS TOUCHDOWN. JASON'S TEAM AS WELL AS THE OTHER TEAM GATHERED AROUND HIM CHEERING AND GIVING HIM HIGH FIVES.
"It was very surprising!"
IT WAS A MOMENT THIS 9 YEAR OLD WILL NEVER FORGET.
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AN OLYMPIC SWIMMER IS HEADED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
17-YEAR OLD MISSY FRANKLIN SIGNED THE PAPERWORK THIS WEEK.
THE FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST WILL JOIN COACH TERI MCKEEVER'S TWO-TIME DEFENDING N-C-DOUBLE-A TEAM NEXT YEAR.
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I am so excited. Oh my gosh, I can't wait. I've wanted to go to Cal for so long and it was definitely a harder decision than I thought it was going to be with my visits to the other schools that I looked at.
MISSY PLANS TO SWIM THERE FOR TWO YEARS - EARN HER DEGREE AND GO PRO BEFORE RIO IN 2016.
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IT'S THE END OF THE SAGA FOR TWILIGHT FANS.
THE FIFTH AND FINAL INSTALLMENT 'BREAKING DAWN PART 2' HITS THE BIG SCREEN TONIGHT.
MARK BARGER TAKES A LOOK AT THE 2-BILLION DOLLAR FRANCHISE.
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nats "Your mood swings are kind of giving me whiplash"
KRISTEN STEWART WAS JUST 18 WHEN THE TWILIGHT SAGA STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO.
"It's crazy for me to watch that."
MAYBE EVEN MORESO TO WATCH THE CULTURAL PHENOMENON THAT
THE TWILIGHT FILMS BECAME.
"No one expected it to turn in to what it became."
PROMPTING FANS TO CAMP OUT MORE THAN
A WEEK AHEAD OF THE FINALE.
nats
"Especially to keep this level of intensity on the 5th movie, it's crazy."
FANNING THE FLAMES OF THAT PASSION-----A STORY THAT STARTED AS A
SERIES OF BEST SELLING BOOKS.
"People seem to love this whole kind of timeless love, eternal love theme."
BUT FANS' FASCINATION EXTENDED TO THE STARS
THEMSELVES.EVEN WHEN THEY MADE OTHER MOVIES.
"You could see this crowd at the side of the set, waiting for me to sign Twilight pictures
and stuff, and they're watching, sort of expecting Edward. And they're just thoroughly
disappointed."
BUT THAT'S NOT EXPECTED TO BE THE CASE FOR A HIGH OCTANE "BREAKING DAWN PART 2".
"We are living in full blown, Twilight, vampire world now. There's nothing holding you down any more."
AND THE ENDING HOLDS A SURPRISE----EVEN FOR FANS OF THE BOOKS.
It's a very big departure between the last book and the last movie, so what will the fans think? We'll have to wait and see."
THE TWI-HARDS RENDER THEIR VERDICT STARTING TONIGHT.
MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE FOR NOT EATING HEALTHY?
IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS GOING *OUT TO EAT.
Typically the number one mistake is that they over-consume.
NEXT AT NOON - SIMPLE TIPS CAN CHANGE THAT PATTERN.
AND YOU GET TO KEEP THAT RESERVATION!
AND A TREAT FOR BIRD-WATCHERS ON MARCO ISLAND.
EAGLES RETURN FOR THE WINTER.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL IN THEIR NEST!
BUT FIRST HERE'S JIM.
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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.
"Mainly dry and staying warm"
After several days with temperatures in the 80s, it looks we'll tack on a couple of more before some changes in our weather pattern take place over the weekend.
The patchy dense fog that was across Southwest Florida this morning quickly faded and now we're seeing plenty of sunshine across the area. A weak cool front continues to weaken and wash out across the central part of the state and with a slight push of some dry air from the northwest, this should stabilize our atmosphere through the afternoon and keep our rain prospects less than 20%. This will lead to mostly to partly sunny skies and daytime highs climbing into the lower to middle 80s.
Tonight, skies will go mostly clear with lows settling into the lower to middle 60s by early morning with light winds, which could lead to some patchy fog once again.
We will round out the work week with near normal temperatures in the lower half of the 80s. You will also notice an increase in the clouds during the afternoon on Friday ahead of another system that will push a cold front through our part of the state on Saturday. Right now, it doesn't look like this front will have much moisture to work with so rain chances will be capped at 20-30% late Friday and into Saturday morning with a few widely scattered showers.
In the wake of this front, a cooler and drier airmass will filter down the peninsula which will keep our nights cool and our afternoons mild and pleasant. High pressure will dominate our weather through the early part of the week with plenty of sunshine and lower humidity values.
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THANKS JIM.
MOST OF US ENJOY DINING AT RESTAURANTS.
BUT WE HAVE TO WATCH OUR WAISTLINES.
TODAY WE HAVE TIPS YOU CAN USE BEFORE YOUR NEXT DINNER RESERVATION.
DAWN TIMMENEY REPORTS.
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THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AT WINNIE'S LE BUS RESTAURANT IS ALL ABOUT HEALTHY, FRESH INGREDIENTS, BUT NOT ALL HIS CUSTOMERS ARE.
"When you go out do you just get whatever you want or do you think healthy?"
"I guess it just depends what mood I'm in."
"Being absolutely healthy doesn't generally make me have a good time."
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF EXCUSES FOR NOT EATING HEALTHY WHEN THEY'RE OUT, BUT REGISTERED DIETITIAN JOY DUBOST WHO JOINED ME AT THE RESTAURANT SAYS IT'S REALLY NOT THAT DIFFICULT.
"Typically the number one mistake is that they over-consume."
JOY SAYS SOME SURE FIRE WAYS TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T OVER EAT.
SKIP THE BREAD AND BUTTER BEFORE THE MEAL.
GRILLED, BAKED OR BROILED BEAT OUT FRIED FOODS ANY DAY.
PAY ATTENTION TO THE PORTIONS. THAT CAN BE AS EASY AS SPLITTING YOUR ENTREES AND APPETIZERS.
"That way you can try different things and share and therefore you are not consuming any one thing."
BEWARE OF YOUR BEVERAGES. JOY SAYS THEY ARE AN EASY SOURCE OF CALORIES AND CAN QUICKLY ADD UP.
"Depending on the size it can be anywhere from 150 to 300 calories."
JOY SAYS THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO LOAD UP ON- FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. SHE SAYS THEY ARE LOW IN CALORIES AND HIGH IN NUTRIENTS AND TASTE GOOD.
YES, GET THE DRESSING ON THE SIDE, AND WATCH WHAT'S ON THE SALAD- JOY GIVES THIS ONE A THUMBS UP - ASPARAGUS, TOMATO, CHICKEN AND HOMEMADE GRILLED SALSA.
"Some salads have more calories than a burger and fries because of all the ingredients they add."
JOY SUGGESTS CHOOSING RESTAURANTS WITH HEALTHY OPTIONS.
EXECUTIVE CHEF JOHN O'BRIEN SAYS THAT IS ONE OF THEIR TOP PRIORITIES.
"The one thing we try to stay away from is anything processed, we make our own salad dressings, our own soups. all fresh vegetables."
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DAWN TIMMENEY REPORTING.
AND THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF RESTAURANTS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
WE HAVE SOME ROUGH ESTIMATES ACCORDING TO TRIP ADVISOR DOT COM.
ABOUT 170 IN CAPE CORAL.
ROUGHLY 400 IN FORT MYERS.
AND ABOUT 570 IN NAPLES!
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YOU CAN HEAD OUT TO MARCO ISLAND TO SEE SOME BALD EAGLES!
TWO OF THEM ARE HERE FOR THE WINTER.
IT'S THE SIXTH YEAR SRAIGHT THEY'VE RETURNED.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE.
TWO EAGLES ARE NESTING OFF TIGERTAIL COURT.
THEIR NEST IS PROTECTED BY THE 'MARCO EAGLE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION'.
AND GET THIS,
THE BIRDS ARE PROTECTING TWO EGGS!
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"The eagles are the symbol of our country, I have friends and I'm sure you have friends that have died for this country with that eagle on their shoulder, that's an very important thing."
THE EGGS ARE EXPECTED TO HATCH IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THE NEST IS ONE OF ONLY TWO ON THE ISLAND.
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SWITCHING FROM EAGLES TO TURKEYS.
BIRDS ON THE WARPATH IN CONNECTICUT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
A DRIVER TAPES THE BIRDS ATTACKING A CAR IN THE ROAD!
LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE AHEAD OF TURKEY DAY.
AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF PECKING THEY LEFT THE CARS ALONE.
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MORE QUESTIONS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY ABOUT A deadly ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI.
FIRST AT FOUR - details on THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS TRYING TO GET ANSWERS.
PLUS - A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO HARD-HIT EAST COAST - 2 AND A HALF WEEKS AFTER HURRICANE SANDY MADE LANDFALL.
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE RECOVERY.
AND - BUSINESSES IN NAPLES HOPE A RIVAL STORE WILL BOOST THEIR OWN SALES.
FIRST AT FOUR - THE ANTICIPATED OPENING OF H AND M.
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TAKING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE DOW THIS HOUR.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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