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A CAREER CRIMINAL WITH A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC IS OFF THE STREETS --

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RECORD JACKPOT.

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SUPPORT IS BUILDING TO BAN TEXTING AND DRIVING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

A LOCAL SHERIFF THE LATEST WITH A MESSAGE FOR LAWMAKERS IN TALLAHASSEE.

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CAPE SERIAL BURGLAR-2SH-(2)SS-OC

A SUSPECTED SERIAL BURGLAR IS IN JAIL TONIGHT.AND WE'RE LEARNING IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME.

GOOD EVENING I'M PETER BUSCH.

AND I'M KELLIE BURNS.

CAPE CORAL DETECTIVES SAY TIED MICHAEL SPEES TO A STRING OF BURGLARIES -- AND THEFTS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SPEES TARGETED MORE THAN A DOZEN HOMES IN THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST PART OF THE CAPE.

N-B-C TWO'S ALEX BOYER CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THE VICTIMS WHO SAYS SPEES HAD AN ELABORATE PLAN DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HIS HOME.

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THAT PLAN INCLUDED DRIVING AROUND IN A WORK TRUCK -- GOING DOOR TO DOOR -- ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY WANTED THEIR LAWNS MOWED.

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BRIAN WHITEHOUSE ESCAPES THE COLD, OHIO WINTERS -- HERE -- AT HIS CAPE CORAL HOME.

WHITEHOUSE COULDN'T WAIT TO GET INSIDE -- ONLY TO REALIZE SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY HAD.

-Brian Whitehouse/victim-"The window never broke completely out."

ACCORDING TO WHITEHOUSE, SOMEONE USED A PAVER FROM HIS GARDEN TO BREAK INTO A REAR BEDROOM WINDOW.

-Whitehouse-"It's kind of disturbing knowing someone has been in your house."

THAT "SOMEONE" TURNED OUT TO MICHAEL SPEES. THE 43-YEAR OLD IS ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO AT LEAST 14 HOMES IN THE NORTH CAPE -- INCLUDING WHITEHOUSE'S.

-Lt. Tony Sizemore/CCPD-"This guy has been responsible for many felony crimes here."

ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT TONY SIZEMORE, IT WAS A COMBINATION OF FACTORS THAT LED DETECTIVES TO SPEES.

-Sizemore-"Find out who recently reoffended, similar and put it together and it turns out a witness was able to identify him and it steamrolled from there."

SPEES ALLEGEDLY STOLE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CASH, JEWELERY AND ELECTRONICS -- SELLING THE STOLEN GOODS TO UNSUSPECTING PAWN SHOPS.

-Whitehouse-"We came in the house and found the windows had been broken out and the bedrooms had been ransacked."

LIKE MOST OF THE VICTIMS, WHITEHOUSE WON'T BE GETTING ANY OF HIS STUFF BACK. HE'S FINE WITH THAT. BUT HOPES SPEES DOESN'T GET TO VICTIMIZE ANYBODY ELSE.

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SPEES WAS JUST RELEASED FROM JAIL IN APRIL. SINCE SPEES IS A REPEAT OFFENDER -- IF CONVICTED OF ALL 35-COUNTS AGAINST HIM -- HE COULD SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

POWERBALL DRAWING FEVER-REM1-TOPS-OC

POWERBALL TICKETS ARE SELLING LIKE CRAZY --

THIS IS LIVE INSIDE A STORE IN CAPE CORAL --

THE PACE HAS REALLY PICKED UP IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.SWELLING THE JACKPOT TO A RECORD 550 MILLION DOLLARS.

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LOTTERY FEVER IS REACHING FEVER PITCH AS THE JACKPOT REACHES RECORD HEIGHTS.

THIS IS THE LARGEST POT FOR THE POWERBALL --

EVER.

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At mini-marts and gas stations across the country, millions of hopeful

Americans are lining up to buy tickets.

SOT OLDER MAN

I'm a win it! This is a winner.

SOT DC

I'm going to the Bahamas

SOT ATL

I would be paying off my house

When all is said and done, at least 189-million tickets will have been sold

for tonight's 550 million dollar jackpot.

SOT CAROLE HEDINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW JERSEY LOTTERY

It's hard to even imagine how the tickets are selling because we're in this

territory so rarely/it's the stratosphere of jackpots.

At this store in Arizona, near the borders of two states where Powerball

tickets aren't for sale.the line was endless with Californians and

Nevadans trying to get in on the action.

MOS

Oh, I'd say the line has to be like about 3 3 and a half hours.

At the Tallahassee, Florida studio where the numbers will be drawn, there

are cameras everywhere, keeping watch on workers as they ready the machines.

Those who handle the lottery balls wear gloves, worried that human touch

could change what numbers are drawn.

NATS We've been married 41 years. I know what to do with this check.

People like Jim and Carolyn McCullar bought a winning mega millions lottery

ticket in January of 2011 worth 190 million dollars

They've set up trust funds for their 4 kids and 23 grandchildren and been

very generous with donations.

SOT JIM AND CAROLYN

My kids my grandkids, my great grandkids and their children also will never

POWERBALL DRAWING FEVER-TFC-(2)CG-SS

NOW IF THERE IS A SINGLE WINNER AND THAT PERSON CHOOSES THE ONE TIME CASH PAYOUT --

IT'S WORTH MORE THAN 360 MILLION DOLLARS.

BEFORE TAXES OF COURSE.

WE DID THE MATH --

AND HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU COULD BUY WITH THAT MONEY --

A STAY AT THE MOST EXPENSIVE ROOM AT THE RITZ-CARLTON IN NAPLES EVERY NIGHT FOR THE NEXT 598 YEARS.

THE LADIES WILL GET THIS ONE --

RED SOLED LOUBOUTIN HEELS --

YOU COULD HAVE A NEW PAIR TO WEAR EVERYDAY FOR THE NEXT 14 HUNDRED YEARS.

BUY 150 OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPORTS CAR.

OR PAY FOR A DOMESTIC STAFF OF FIVE FOR THE NEXT 654 YEARS.

BUT DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB JUST YET --

THE CHANCES OF ACTUALLY WINNING THE LOTTERY ARE ONE IN 175 MILLION.

LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF DOING IN YOUR LIFE --

PICKING A PERFECT N-C-DOUBLE-A BRACKET DURING MARCH MADNESS.

BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

DATING A SUPERMODEL.

FINDING A FOUR LEAF CLOVER.

WRITING A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

1/13,460,000 - picking a perfect NCAA bracket

1/10,000,000 - becoming president

1/88,000 - dating a supermodel

1/10,000 - finding a four leaf clover

1/220 - writing a new york times bestseller

1/13,000,000 - giving birth to quadruplets

1/12,100,000 - becoming an astronaut

1/6,100,000 - dying from a hornet sting

1/4,400,000 - dying from being left-handed

1/1,505,000, - becoming a movie star

1/840,000 - drowning in a bathtub

1/649,740 - getting a royal flush in a first hand of poker

1/18,000 - being murdered

1/12,500 - dying in an asteroid apocalypse

1/4,464 - losing an appendage to a chaninsaw

Club Executive Suite, Gulf View Balcony at the Ritz-Carlton Naples - $1,649 night

218, 314 days = 598 years

For the ladies - red-soled Louboutin Heels - $700 - wear new pair everyday, for 1,409 years

Bugatti Veyron Super Sports Car $2,400,000 - buy 150 of these cars

This is by far the most expensive street legal production car available on the market today. It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0-60 in 2.5 seconds.

GGE BANK ROBBERY-VO

DEVELOPING TONIGHT -- THE SEACH IS ON FOR A PAIR OF BANK ROBBERS.

WHO HT THE FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN GOLDEN GATE THIS MORNING.

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THESE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS SHOW THE TENSE MOMENTS INSIDE THE FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN GOLDEN GATE THIS MORNING.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THESE TWO MEN WALKED INTO THE BANK---ONE OF THEM DRESSED IN ALL DARK CLOTHING SHOWING THIS GUN.

IT ALL HAPPENED JUST BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK, WHEN ONLY EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE.

NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT THE TWO GOT AWAY WITH CASH AND RAN FROM THE SCENE.

13.03.44 we used k9's, the air unit to conduct a search in the general area, hoping to find physical evidence for the suspects. We haven't been successful at this time.

INVESTIGATORS COLLECTED EVIDENCE IN AND AROUND THE BANK, SEARCHING FOR CLUES.

13.04.39 "if you live in the area and you saw something suspicious related as to some people running on foot with bags, just give us a call."

SO FAR--IT'S THESE PHOTOS INVESTIGATORS HOPE SOMEONE WILL SEE THAT WILL HELP THEM CATCH THE GUN-WIELDING ROBBERS.

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FORT MYERS POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN A MURDER CASE TONIGHT.

ARRESTING DIETRICH WILCOX.

THEY SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAVIS BURTON BACK IN FEBRUARY.

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DIETRICH WILCOX IS THE MAN OFFICIALS BELIEVE KILLED 27 YEAR OLD TRAVIS BURTON BACK IN FEBRUARY AS HE WAS SITTING ON HIS PORCH.

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WE TALKED WITH ROBIN BURTON HERE OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION.

SHE FOUGHT BACK TEARS AS ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HER SONS KILLING ON PAULDO STREET.

OVER NINE MONTHS FMPD DETECTIVES SAY THEY WORKED WITH FDLE AGENTS TO IDENTIFY WILCOX AS A SUSPECT.

BUT THEY ALSO SAY COOPERATION FROM THE COMMUNITY MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

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WILCOX WAS ALREADY IN JAIL ON AN UNRELATED WEAPONS CHARGE.

HE NOW FACES SECOND DEGREE MURDER

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MARCO ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS HAVE SAID THEIR BOAT IS NOT EVEN SEAWORTHY.

SO THEY TOOK THEIR FIGHT TO COUNCIL --

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A boat explosion--

A massive cloud of smoke billowing over the waters of marco island--

And a fire boat unable to control the flames.

Mike murphy, marco island fire chief

8:54 it was designed as a law enf boat it wasn't designed as a rescue boat and that's the major issue 59

The caxambass pass boat fire back in fenruary is just one incident that marco island fire chief mike murphy says shows the citys fire boat isn't equipped to do its job-- and keep the waterways safe.

Today city council approved $400-thousand dollars for a new 30foot aluminum boat, similar to this one, that will be fully equipped to fight fires and rescue people in the water. It will have a more powerful pump ans slide on platform so patients don't have to be dragged over the boat-- making rescues faster. The new boat will also have jet drives instead of propellers which are safer.

Sot:

Mike murphy, marco island fire chief

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AEROMED FLYING OUT OF LEE-VOTOPS

LEE COUNTY IS OUT ANOTHER MEDICAL HELICOPTER.

AEROMED NOTIFIED THE COUNTY TODAY IT IS RELOCATING ITS SERVICES TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THIS COULD MEAN THE COUNTY IS WITHOUT A MEDICAL HELICOPTER BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM WAS GROUNDED AFTER IT OVERBILLED PATIENTS MILLIONS OF DOLLAR.

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VANDALS SPRAY PAINTED AN IRONIC MESSAGE ON THE FRONT OF A WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN CAPE CORAL --

THE MESSAGE READS "STOP PUTTING FLUORIDE IN THE WATER, ONLY HITLER DID THIS EVIL."

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

A LOCAL SHERIFF IS A STAND ON TEXTING AND DRIVING.

THAT STORY COMING UP.PLUS.

4:50 "Anything that we can get so that more veterans complete school and have a better chance

A SPECIAL PLACE ON CAMPUS FOR VETERANS.

WE SHOW YOU WHAT'S IN STORE FOR FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY TO ENCOURAGE RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS. TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.

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FIRST ALERT 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 clouds finally broke during the early afternoon hours, and we'll continue with clouds mixing in with our sunshine for the remainder of our Wednesday. Despite the cloud cover lingering across Southwest Florida for much of the day, afternoon temperatures managed to reach the upper 70s with a breeze out of the north around 10mph.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will remain in the forecast with mainly dry weather. Some slightly drier air will filter down the state keeping our overnight lows a tad on the cooler side as they settle into the upper 50s here in town with middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots. By the morning hours, a few low clouds will develop, however with an elevated breeze, fog shouldn't be a big issue.

A weak cool front continues to dissipate across central Florida at this time with high pressure building in across the southeast through Thursday. This will keep a mix of sun and clouds across our skies for Thursday and Friday with highs near normal in the upper 70s to low 80s and overnight lows near 60°.

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COLLIER COUNTY LEADERS ARE MAKING A PUSH TO GET STATE LEGISLATORS TO PASS A BAN ON TEXTING AND DRIVING.

FLORIDA IS JUST ONE OF SIX STATES THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOME SORT OF BAN.

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AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR DRIVERS ACROSS AMERICA.

Kristin Murphy/2:12 "What is so important that you're driving down the road and need to answer the phone."

ONE THAT HITS HOME RIGHT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

Kristin Murphy/Daugher died in 2010 accident/2:29 "No day is easy."

KRISTIN MURPHY LOST HER DAUGHTER IN 2010 WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A DRIVER ON HIS CELL PHONE.

THE COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER IS JUST ONE RESIDENT WHO CAN'T COME TO GRIPS ON WHY FLORIDA HAS YET TO PUT A BAN ON TEXTING AND DRIVING.

Kristin Murphy/1:16 "I get mad at the fact that these little inky dinky states have lawws passed."

THE POSSIBILITY OF A LAW BEING PASSED IS LARGER THEN EVER IN 2013---WHICH NOW HAS ONE COUNTY LEADER ON BOARD.

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk/Collier County/23:08 "I believe this is the best opportunity to get something going."

HEADED BY COLLIER SHERIFF KEVIN RAMBOSK--THE DEPARTMENT SPOKE OUT TODAY AGAINST TEXTING AND DRIVING--ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF A NEW ANTI-TEXTING WEBSITE.

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk/20:10 "Legislators across the state need to see not neccesarily what I say, but what our residents are saying."

THE SITE HAS AN ONLINE PETITION FOR RESIDENTS TO SIGN AND SUPPORT A FUTURE LAW. SHERIFF RAMBOSK WILL COLLECT THOSE SIGNATURES--MAKING SURE THEY'RE SEEN.

Sheriff Rambosk/17:46 "I'll bring it to our legislation delegation, bring it to Talahasse when they start to teview an anti texting bill in the next session."

TWO BILLS WERE FILED IN THE SENATE OVER THE LAST WEEK.

ONE PUTS A BAN ON ALL CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING IN FLORIDA.

THE OTHER MAKING IT ONLY A SECONDARY OFFENSE.

MANY WONDER WHY NOT JUST ONE BILL? BUT SHERIFF RAMBOSK SAID THIS IS TYPICAL FASHION.

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk/19:04 "That's how bills are made though, typically a variety of bills get changed along the way and then they try and build something everyone can live with."

THE EARLIEST A LAW COULD BE PASSED IS IN APRIL.THE STATES NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.UNTIL THEN FLORIDA WILL REMAIN ONE OF SIX STATES WITHOUT A TEXTING AND DRIVING BAN.

TEXTING AND DRIVING STATISTICS-(3)SS

TEXTING AND DRIVING IS NOT A PROBLEM SOLELY WITH TEENS.

WHILE 77 PERCENT OF YOUNG ADULTS BELIEVE THEY CAN SAFELY TEXT WHILE DRIVING --

NEARLY 50 PERCENT OF THEM HAVE SEEN THEIR PARENTS DO IT TOO.

AND IT'S PROVEN TO BE DANGEROUS.

LAST YEAR AT LEAST 23 PERCENT OF CRASHES INVOLVED CELL PHONES --

THAT IS MORE THAN A MILLION WRECKS.

AND GET THIS --

AT 55 MILES AN HOUR --

TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR JUST FIVE SECONDS --

MEANS YOU COULD TRAVEL THE DISTANCE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.

THIS MAP BREAKS DOWN WHAT STATES HAVE BANS ON TEXTING AND DRIVING.

RED STATES --

INCLUDING FLORIDA DON'T HAVE A BAN AS OF NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

39 STATES BAN THE PRACTICE FOR ALL DRIVERS.

THOSE STATES ARE IN GREEN.

BLUE STATES HAVE PARTIAL BANS --

USUALLY FOR THOSE UNDER 21.

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A POPULAR CHRISTMAS MOVIE TURNED BROADWAY MUSICAL HAS MADE IT'S WAY TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

'ELF' IS ON STAGE AT BARBARA B MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL ALL WEEK LONG.

NBC-2 GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE MODERN DAY CHRISTMAS STORY.

FROM THE REVOLVING DOORS TO THE SUGAR COATED SPAGHETTI --

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:09 "I'm absolutely eating spaghetti, cold, spaghetti, covered in maple syrup every single night on stage that is the real deal and it's not as terrible as you think it is."

THE SHOW WILL BE AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL UNTIL SUNDAY.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A GIFT TO SENIORS IN LOCAL NURSING HOMES.

NBC2'S 'GIVING TREES' ARE UP NOW INSIDE PERKINS RESTAURANTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

GRAB A TAG OFF THE TREE, BUY THE SUGGESTED GIFT, WRAP IT AND RETURN IT TO ANY PERKINS BY DECEMBER SEVENTH.

COLLIER CO RED TIDE-SS

RED TIDE IS BACK AT ONE COLLIER COUNTY BEACH.

RECENT TEST RESULTS SHOW THE TOXIC BLOOM IS SHOWING UP IN VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS ALONG SEAGATE.

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DEAD FISH ALONG BIG MARCO PASS.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS -- WE'RE TOLD OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD HELP MINIMIZE ANY RED TIDE IMPACTS AT THE BEACHES.

JOE EXPRESS-(2)SS

A HIGH-END FREE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN NAPLES NEXT WEEK.

IT'S CALLED JOE, JUMP ON EXPRESS.

THIS IS THE LOGO YOU WILL SEE ON THE BUS.

THE OWNER HOPES THE SERVICE WILL ELIMINATE TRAFFIC IN NAPLES DURING THE TOURIST SEASON.

IT WILL RUN THROUGH MERCATO AND DOWNTOWN 3RD AND 5TH AVENUE.

EVERY 30 MINUTES FROM 6 AM UNTIL 2 AM.

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MILIARTY EXPERTS WARN IF COLLEGES ARE NOT PREPARED TO HELP SOLDIERS TRANSITION FROM COMBAT, TO COLLEGE WE RUN THE RISK OF LOSING AN ENTIRE GENERATION."

WE WILL SHOW YOU A PLAN IN THE WORKS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF ITS VETERANS.

GIVING THEM A PLACE TO CONNECT AND FEEL AT HOME.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

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WHILE THERE ARE MANY VETERANS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

250 OF THEM ARE REGISTERED AT F-G-C-U.

NOW THE SCHOOL'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TO GIVE THESE SERVICE MEMBERS A PLACE TO HANG OUT -- CONNECT WITH EACHOTHER, AND FIND HELP. MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM COMBAT TO COLLEGE.

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CGS: :11 Peter Cuderman, Student Body President, FGCU

:22 George Solis, News at 5:00

:41 Aaron Schutz, Navy Veteran

STUDENT LEADERS AT F-G-C-U SAY THE GREAT LAWN ON CAMPUS IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT GREATER.

AND IT ALL STARTS WITH THIS.THE DESIGN PLANS FOR A VETERANS MEMORIAL.

01:47 "This is a special project we don't want to take anything away from it this isn't something we're going to do half-way." Peter Cuderman, Student Body President, FGCU

THE IDEA BEHIND THE MEMORIAL STARTED LAST YEAR.

IT EVOLVED INTO WHAT YOU SEE HERE, PLANS FOR A VETERANS AMPHITHEATER.

"This site on FGCU's Great Lawn is where the memorial is set to go. As you can see it's right by the lake and close to the heart of campus." GS

150-THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE BY STUDENT GOVERNMENT START BUILDING, BUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS COULD EXCEED THAT BY AS MUCH AS 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

STUDENT VETERANS SAY IT'S A WELCOMED TRIBUTE.

12:45 "With all the veterans that are returning and for the service that they've done for their country it's very nice to have these little tokens." Aaron Schutz, Navy Veteran

NAVY VETERAN AARON SCHUTZ SAYS HIS HOPE IS THAT THESE "LITTLE TOKENS" NOT ONLY INSPIRE MORE VETERANS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, BUT THAT IT HELP THEM FINISH TOO.

14:50 "Anything that we can get so that more veterans complete school and have a better chance and having a good career once they've done their service would be very welcomed." Schutz

FOR OTHER STUDENTS IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THEIR MARK, AND MUCH MORE.

"When I get completed with being in the military and serving our country I want to be able to have that special place to come back to at Florida Gulf Coast University."

CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEMORIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY 20-13.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DREAMING ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH 550-MILLION DOLLARS!

THAT'S WHAT THE POWERBALL JACKPOT IS UP TO!

WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO ONE VERY BUSY PLACE SELLING TICKETS--

AND SHOW you HOW THE MONEY IS USED IN FLORIDA.

AND DID you HEAR HIS RANT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO--

ANGUS JONES TELLING VIWEERS "DON'T WATCH" TWO AND A HALF MEN!

IT'S DIRTY!

TODAY--

HE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.

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