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STOLEN BASE.
A COUPLE OF KIDS TOOK OFF WITH EQUIPMENT FROM A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM.
PUTTING THEIR SEASON IN JEOPARDY.
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AND: TONIGHT WE TAKE YOU INSIDE A GATED SOUTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY THAT JUST SAW FOUR BREAK-INS IN ONE DAY.
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PLUS: A BRAND NEW COMMERCIAL JET HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEW ORLEANS TODAY-- AND THE CREW HAS A HUNCH ABOUT WHERE THE PROBLEM CAME FROM.
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DOWN BUT NOT OUT.
A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IS BOUNCING BACK AFTER THIEVES STOLE THEIR EQUIPMENT--
GOOD EVENING, I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.
AND I'M PETER BUSCH.
NBC 2'S SARA MILES IS HERE IN THE STUDIO.AND SARA WE CAN GIVE VIEWERS A PRETTY GOOD LOOK AT THESE THIEVES.
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YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF THE TWO BOYS BEHIND ME --
AND WE'LL GIVE YOU EVEN A BETTER LOOK HERE IN A MINUTE.
THE BASEBALL TEAM TOLD ME TODAY THEY'RE HOPING THAT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THEM WILL NOTICE THEM --
AND WILL HELP THE TEAM TO GETTING SOME OF THEIR STUFF BACK.
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this is the shed as you can see there is nothing in here.
THEIVES STRIKE ON THE NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD.
13:51 this whole rack was full of bats
LAST MONTH BASEBALL COACH ROB ROWE DISCOVERED NOT ONLY BATS --
BUT BALLS, MASKS AND GLOVES WERE MISSING FROM THE DUGOUT STORAGE SHED.
THIEVES PICKED THE LOCK AND GOT IN.
23 unfortunately must have been looking at the field the day before and then broke into it:27
ANOTHER NEARBY SHED ALSO TARGETED.
BUT THE CROOKS COULDN'T BREAK THROUGH THE WINDOW.
7:41 i was shocked - with the cameras out there how they got into it and why they did it
CAMERAS CAUGHT THE BASEBALL BANDITS --
TWO BOYS LEFT THE FIELD CARRYING MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPTMENT.
THEY GOT AWAY IN A SILVER SUV.
i didnt think anyone would steal out of our shed thought it was always locked
NOW PLAYERS LIKE BRAIN MCALPINE WONDERING HOW THEY WOULD PRACTICE OR IF THEY'D HAVE A SEASON.
8:08 i was a little nervous at first and coach rowe said we could get donations
COACH ROWE WAS RIGHT.
IN THE WEEKS SINCE THE THEFT --
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THE COMMUNITY HAS PITCHED IN WITH DONATIONS.
nice that people will come and do something about it:45 because taking from the kids is not okay:49
BATS AND BALLS FROM THE RAYS BASEBALL TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY IS PUTTING THESE PLAYERS BACK ON THE FIELD.
get kids back swinging cuz right now this is all we have team wise
MAKING THEM COME TOGETHER AS MORE OF A TEAM.
thats my shortstop 12:46 nats guitar
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COACH ROWE TELLS US HE IS PUTTING MORE LOCKS AND SECURITY ON THE STORAGE SHEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO GET INSIDE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT THE NORTH PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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FOUR HOMES -- ON THE SAME DAY -- BECOME TARGETS FOR BURGLARS.
SLASHED SCREENS TIPPED OFF HOMEOWNERS THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK IN WHILE THEY WERE AWAY.
AS NBC2'S CHRISTINA LUSBY REPORTS -- IT ALL HAPPENED IN A *GATED COMMUNITY.
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INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY OF GLADIOLOUS PRESERVE --A STRING OF BACK DOOR BREAK-IN'S.
20:27 when i went out there it was pretty obvious that the screen was ripped right around where the lock was 20:35
16:01 cut it so they could get in to reach the lock and unlock it and come in 16:10
JO-ANN AND THOMAS D'ESPINOSA TOOK A PICTURE.
BUT THEY THOUGHT --
oh well maybe its no big deal someone ripped the screen i tried to not give it to much thought 15:24
SINCE THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOCKED --WHOEVER CUT THE SCREEN DIDN'T GET FAR ---NOTHING WAS TAKEN.
THEY ALMOST DIDN'T REPORT IT --UNTIL A NEIGHBOR CAME BY.
21:18 she saw our slider open she hollered in said did you guys have trouble last night we said yea we noticed the screen was ripped and she said the exact same thing happened to her 21:31
THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES.
THERE WAS A TOTAL OF FOUR -- ALL ON THE SAME DAY.
ONLY IN ONE HOME ---DID THE INTRUDER ACTUALLY GO INSIDE THE HOME.STEALING CASH, AN IPOD TOUCH AND CELL PHONE.
THAT SLIDING DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.
18:17 thats the other thing are they watching the house to see who's coming and going? 18:19
ALL THE SCREENS SLICED WHILE THE HOME OWNERS WERE AWAY.
11:48 our deputies go out and do area checks in that neighborhood along with the neighborhoods surrounding that 11:54
UNTIL THE PERSON OR PERSONS ARE CAUGHT IT'S A LITTLE TOUGHER TO REST EASY ON THE COUCH.
23:27 its a little disturbing to think someone is around potentially breaking into your house it gives you an unsettling feeling 23:33
IN SOUTH FORT MYERS CHRISTINA LUSBY NBC2.
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NEW AT 11.
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT MYERS COULD GET A 34-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION.
ADMINISTRATORS WANT TO PUT UP A NEW BUILDING AND ADD 600 STUDENTS.
THEY'RE PROPOSING NEW PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS, LIKE AN I-B PROGRAM WITH ADVANCED COURSEWORK AND A STEM PROGRAM -- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH.
THEY ARGUE ADDING AN I-B PROGRAM REVITALIZED FORT MYERS HIGH, RIVERDALE, AND CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL.AND THIS COULD PROVIDE RELIEF FOR HIGH-DEMAND I-B SEATS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS.
ADMINISTRATORS ARE ALSO WORKING WITH CHICO'S ON A POSSIBLE NEW FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM.
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ROBERT DUNN'S FAMILY TODAY GAVE THE CLEAREST VIEW INSIDE THE DISTURBED MIND OF THE CONVICTED KILLER.SAYING HIS BIZARRE BEHAVIOR STEMS BACK TO WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER.
DUNN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY - CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE.
TODAY - DUNN'S SISTER TALKED ABOUT WHEN HE WENT AWOL FROM THE NAVY.
NO ONE KNEW WHERE DUNN WAS LIVING - UNTIL SHE CAME HOME ONE DAY, AND MADE A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
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1:13:18 found him in the area, living in our house unbeknownst to the family, sleeping under bed
IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE JANUARY 2008 SHOOTING -- BARDEL SAYS HER BROTHER THOUGHT HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY HIS WIFE'S FAMILY WHILE THE COUPLE DIVORCED.
DUNN'S FAMILY IS TRYING TO CONVINCE THE JURY NOT TO PUT HIM ON DEATH ROW.
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A NEW "DREAMLINER" IS ON THE GROUND AFTER PILOTS HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TODAY.
THE UNITED BOEING 7-87 WAS GOING FROM HOUSTON TO NEWARK WHEN THE CREW NOTICED A MECHANICAL ISSUE.
THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT AN AREA JUST BEHIND THE WING WHERE MANY OF THE POWER SYSTEMS ARE LOCATED.
THE PILOT LANDED THE JET SAFELY IN NEW ORLEANS.
OFFICIALS WITH UNITED ARE WORKING WITH BOEING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
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THE F-A-A DOESN'T THINK THE PROBLEM WITH THAT PLANE IS RELATED TO THE FUEL LINE CONNECTORS.
THE F-A-A HAS *REQUIRED THOSE CONNECTORS BE INSPECTED ON EVERY DREAMLINER.
BOEING HAD ALREADY RECOMMENDED THIS INSPECTION.
THE MANUFACTURER SAYS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL LINE CONNECTORS COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKS, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, OR FIRE.
BOEING SAYS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
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NEW YORK POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN ACCUSED OF PUSHING A SUBWAY RIDER INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN.
THE TRAIN HIT AND KILLED THE PASSENGER.
A BYSTANDER RECORDED AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE SUSPECT AND THE VICTIM, BEFORE THE INCIDENT.
POLICE RELEASED THE VIDEO YESTERDAY, AND EMPLOYEES FROM A DELI WHERE THE SUSPECT HAD WORKED TIPPED OFF AUTHORITIES AFTER THEY RECOGNIZED HIS VOICE.
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MORE PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE TODAY FROM THAT TOXIC TRAIN DERAILMENT IN NEW JERSEY.
OFFICIALS NEARLY DOUBLED THE EVACUATION ORDER IN PAULSBORO.
NOW MORE THAN 200 HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AFTER FRIDAY'S ACCIDENT, WHEN A TANKER CAR RUPTURED AND RELEASED THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF VINYL CHLORIDE INTO THE AIR.
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IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.
THE SOUTH FLORIDA REPUBLICAN ATTENDED A DINNER WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, PAUL RYAN.
THE TWO MEN, WHO COULD RUN IN 2016, SPOKE AT THE KEMP FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER IN D.C.
THE EVENT HONORED THE LEGACY OF THE LATE JACK KEMP, THE 1996 REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
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NEW RIGHT NOW: THE WOMAN LISTED AS THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD DIED TONIGHT IN GEORGIA.
BESSE COOPER WAS 116.
THIS IS A PICTURE FROM HER LAST BIRTHDAY PARTY, BACK IN AUGUST.
HER SON SAYS SHE PASSED AWAY IN A NURSING HOME IN MONROE THIS AFTERNOON.
A GUINNESS OFFICIAL SAYS THE TITLE OF OLDEST PERSON ALIVE NOW BELONGS TO 115-YEAR-OLD DINA MANFREDINI, OF JOHNSTON, IOWA.
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THERE ARE CLOSE CALLS.AND THEN THERE'S THIS.
2 PEOPLE WERE IN THAT CAR.
AND TONIGHT.THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY SURVIVED.
AND IT'S A GOOD THING FIREFIGHTERS HAD MASKS ON WHEN THEY WENT INTO THIS HOUSE TODAY.
WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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A COUPLE IS TALKING TONIGHT ABOUT SURVIVING A FREAK ACCIDENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HUGE TREE THAT FELL, AND SMASHED THEIR CAR IN OREGON.
THEY WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TALKING TO EACH OTHER, WHEN IT HAPPENED.
CHRIS HUGGED THE CENTER CONSOLE AND HIS WIFE DOVE FOR THE FLOOR MAT.
HE HAS A FRACTURED SHOULDER.
HIS WIFE BARELY HAS A SCRATCH.
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It's a miracle. It's hard to believe still that we were in there and that's our car or was.
I think if it went another inch or two, I wouldn't have been able to move, I would have been pinned between the roof and the center console.
INVESTIGATORS ARE AMAZED THE TWO SURVIVED.
THEY CALL IT A MIRACLE.
THE COUPLE ADDS, THEY DID SPEND THE MORNING IN CHURCH.
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YOU COULD PROBABLY SMELL THIS HOUSE FIRE FOR MILES.
LEHIGH ACRES FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY STUMBLED ON A MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE THIS MORNING ON 13TH STREET.
THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT SPARKED THE FIRE IN THE FIRST PLACE.BUT NOW RICHARD SMEGAL IS FACING FELONY CHARGES.
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PEOPLE IN LEHIGH ACRES SAY A STREET WHERE A MAN WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR THIS MORNING WAS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN.
86 YEAR OLD BELEN SEGARRA WAS HIT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS SUNSHINE BOULEVARD NEAR SIXTH STREET.
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STATE TROOPERS SAY HE WALKED INTO THE PATH OF AN S-U-V AND DIED BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED.
NEIGHBORS SAY THERE AREN'T ENOUGH STREET LIGHTS IN THE AREA.
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Sot Maria Gutierrez, Witness
"Here it is very dangerous because here it is too dark, you ain't able to see the people who walk, even cross, you don't see nothing
THE DRIVER WAS NOT CITED.
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WHETHER YOU'RE DRUNK.OR JUST TIRED.
A NEW SIMULATOR IS SHOWING THE DANGERS OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T.
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE SENT NBC2'S JULIAN JOHNSON TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE.
AND WE FOUND OUT TODAY AIR FARES ARE GOING UP.
BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE.JUST FLIGHTS INTO AND OUT OF FLORIDA.
MORE DETAILS STILL AHEAD ON NBC2.
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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.
RAIN POSSIBLE
Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek due to a disturbance sitting over the Deep South.
We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds with a few peaks of sunshine we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.
The first side effect we'll notice from this disturbance will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.
The disturbance should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."
A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gusty as in previous days.
Once the disturbance exits Thursday afternoon, we'll get back to seeing mostly sunny and dry weather with daytime highs close to 80 and overnight temperatures dipping down to 60.
The upcoming weekend is looking very nice with partly cloudy skies and warmer than normal temperatures. We've seen some indications Saturday and Sunday might offer up a few more showers, so we'll continue monitoring this possibility over the next couple days.
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DECEMBER IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MONTHS TO BE ON THE ROAD.
TODAY -- LEE COUNTY OFFICIALS UNVEILED A NEW VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE THEY HOPE WILL HELP YOU MAKE BETTER DECISION IN THE REAL WORLD.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON TOOK A TEST DRIVE.
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SYNDI BALTUM: slow down, take a minute, watch what's on the roadway
IT'S A SIMPLE MESSAGE.
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AND IT'S THE *METHOD THIS GROUP HOPES WILL MAKE IT STICK.
SYNDI BALTUM: this is not just a teen problem it's an everybody problem as far as distracted driving
LEE COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION COALITION MEMBERS JOINED CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS TO UNVEIL.
ONE SIMPLE DECISION-- AN IMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING SIMULATOR.
SYNDI BALTUM: they really feel like it's realistic like they're driving down somewhere and they do end up having a crash
DEPUTIES, COPS, AND YES EVEN THIS REPORTER ALL CHALLENGED OUR DRIVING ABILITIES WITH CELL PHONES IN HAND.
-NATS-
AND ALL FAILED.MISERABLY.
SYNDI BALTUM: there's deer that come out or people that could cross the street
-NATS-
LEE MEMEORIAL TRAUMA OFFICIALS WARN DECEMBER IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MONTHS TO BE ON THE ROAD.
IT'S DEEMED "FOUR-D" MONTH.FOR DRUNK, DRUGGED, DROWSY AND DISTRACTED DRIVING.
NELAYDA FONTE, LEE TRAUMA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: remember you'll be seeing me in the emergency room crying in pain and having a really hard time getting comfortable with it
LAST HOLIDAY SEASON LEE MEMORIAL TREATED 200 CRASH PATIENTS.
SIX DIED.
THEY SAY MANY OF THOSE CRASHES WERE CAUSED BY ONE OF THE "FOUR-D'S"
AND DOCTORS SAY A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE NOW HITTING THE ROAD AFTER TAKING PRESCRIPTION PILLS.
NELAYDA FONTE, LEE TRAUMA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: driving even under the influence of a prescription drug is a distraction is an impairment and often times leads to injuries
IN FM JJ NBC-2
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THE PREVENTION COALITION ALSO PLANS TO TAKE THE SIMULATOR TO SCHOOLS AND EVENTS AROUND LEE COUNTY.
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IF WE FALL OFF THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF" JANUARY FIRST, MOST AMERICANS WOULD SAY IT'S THE G-O-P'S FAULT.
53 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED IN A NEW WASHINGTON POST-PEW RESEARCH CENTER POLL WOULD BLAME REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS IF WASHINGTON FAILS TO HAMMER OUT A TAX AND SPENDING DEAL.
ONLY 27 PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN THE POLL SAID THEY WOULD BLAME PRESIDENT OBAMA.
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SIX GOVERNORS WENT TO WASHINGTON TODAY TO PUSH FOR COMPROMISE.
THE THREE DEMOCRATS AND THREE REPUBLICANS MET WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND TOLD CONGRESS TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE, AND PROTECT THE MIDDLE CLASS.
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Utah:xx-:xx
"You've got to come together and get this done. This impacts the economy."
Arizona:xx-:xx
the states are willing to share the sacrifice. We don't wanna take it all, but we are willing to do our part."
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE STILL FAR APART IN NEGOTIATIONS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, PRESIDENT OBAMA INDICATED IF REPUBLICANS RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY NOW- HE MAY CONSIDER LOWERING THOSE RATES AGAIN A YEAR FROM NOW, BUT SOME REPUBLICANS WON'T BUDGE.
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NEW TODAY: "TIME MAGAZINE" JUST NAMED FLORIDA'S VOTING FIASCO THE TENTH MOST UNDERREPORTED STORY OF 2012.
PART OF THE REASON IS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS ALREADY DECIDED BY THE TIME FLORIDA'S VOTES WERE ALL COUNTED, SO OUR RESULTS DIDN'T MATTER, NATIONALLY.
BUT THE LONG LINES DURING EARLY VOTING AND ON ELECTION DAY *DID MATTER TO PEOPLE WHO HAD TO STAND IN THEM.
TODAY, FLORIDA'S ELECTIONS CHIEF PUT LEE COUNTY ON A SHORT LIST OF PLACES HE WILL INVESTIGATE.
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"The long ballot was a major, the number one factor, I think overall. because we saw good performance from almost all the counties in the other elections so you have to look at that one issue."
FLORIDA'S SECRETARY OF STATE CALLED THE LONG LINES UNACCEPTABLE.
HE'LL BE IN LEE COUNTY NEXT TUESDAY TO MEET WITH SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON.
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IT FEELS LIKE THE AIRLINES ARE PICKING ON FLORIDA TRAVELERS.
SEVERAL MAJOR AIRLINES ARE RAISING TICKET PRICES, BUT THE HIKES ONLY IMPACT THOSE FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE SUNSHINE STATE.
UNITED, DELTA, AMERICAN AND SOUTHWEST ALL ANNOUNCED THEY'LL "JACK UP" PRICES 10 DOLLARS ON NEARLY ALL OF THEIR FLORIDA ROUTES.
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Take SOT: Ann Sylvester/Business Traveller/
SOT IN: 02:59:20 Now they're going to even add more money onto my prices. It just makes it more difficult for a business traveller such as myself to get home and pay for all of these flights and so forth. 02:59:33
WE ASKED SOUTHWEST AND AMERICAN ABOUT THE HIKES.
THEY SAID THEY'RE JUST MATCHING THEIR COMPETITORS PRICES.
CONSULTING FIRM "CAMPBELL-HILL AVIATION GROUP" SAYS AIRLINES TRY TO RAISE PRICES IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY'RE NOT MAKING A LOT OF MONEY, BUT OPERATING FULL FLIGHTS.
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JETBLUE WAS THINKING ABOUT STARTING SERVICE AT THE NAPLES AIRPORT, BUT PLANS FELL THROUGH, PARTLY BECAUSE NEIGHBORS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE.
NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP MEASURE JUST HOW LOUD IT IS THERE.
A FORMER NAPLES AIRPORT COMMISSIONER IS ASKING OFFICIALS TO GET ON BOARD WITH HIS NEW MICROPHONE SYSTEM.
MICROPHONES WOULD GO IN AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS COMMONLY COMPLAIN ABOUT NOISE.
THE SYSTEM WOULD RECORD DATA WHEN PLANES LAND AND TAKE OFF.
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YOU DON'T NEED A NEW GADGET TO FIGURE OUT *THIS WAS LOUD.
there it is, boom!
CREWS DEMOLISHED PART OF A BRIDGE IN SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, TODAY.
THEY USED 65 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES TO SEND FOUR-AND-A-HALF MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL INTO THE WATER.
THE BRIDGE IMPLOSION IS PART OF A 63 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO REPLACE THE WESTBOUND SPAN OF I-70.
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BIG NEWS FROM THE N-B-A.
YAHOO SPORTS IS REPORTING THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS WILL CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE "PELICANS."
THE HORNETS MOVED FROM CHARLOTTE TO LOUISIANA A FEW YEARS AGO.
AFTER A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, THEY WANTED TO FIND A NEW NAME TO REFLECT THEIR HOME ON THE GULF COAST.
LOUISIANA IS THE "PELICAN STATE". BUT THE REACTION ON TWITTER HAS BEEN MOSTLY NEGATIVE.
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PELICANS?
SOUNDS LIKE A MINOR LEAGUE BASKETBALL TEAM. I WONDER WHAT JULIUS IRVING WOULD THINK OF THE PELICANS NICKNAME? HE WAS IN TOWN THIS AFTERNOON.
I DIDN'T GET TO ASK ABOUT THE PELICANS. BUT DR J WITH A COMMENT ABOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AND I'LL TELL THE GOOD CAUSE THAT BROUGHT HIM TO BONITA. SPORTS IS NEXT.
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GOING HOME AGAIN. GOOD EVENING.
TWO YEARS AGO ERIC MCKNIGHT MADE A CHOICE. BARELY PLAYING IN HIS FRESHMAN SEASON AT IOWA STATE. MCKNIGHT GOT FED UP AND TRANSFERRED SEEKING A BETTER SITUATION. IT SEEMS HE FOUND IT AT FGCU. AFTER SITTING OUT A YEAR. MCKNIGHT HAS BEEN A STEADY INSIDE PRESENCE FOR THE EAGLES THIS YEAR.
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FGCU ON THE ROAD PLAYING AT MCKNIGHT'S OLD TEAM. IOWA STATE.
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FGCU ON THE ROAD AT MCKNIGHT'S OLD TEAM. MY HOW THINGS COME FULL CIRLCE. ROUGHT NIGHT FOR ERIC. FOUL TROUBLE KEPT HIM TO JUST 6 REBOUNDS IN 24 MINUTES.
CYCLONES PREVAIL 83-72. GOOD EFFORT FROM CHASE FIELER WITH 18 PTS.
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WITHOUT INJECTING TOO MUCH OPINION. THE ART OF THE OLYMPIANS FIRST EVER CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC WAS A ROUSING SUCCESS. THANKS IN PART TO THE INCREDIBLE CELEBRITY TURNOUT.
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OVER 50 ATHLETES AND FORMER OLYMPIANS VENUTRED OUT TO BONITA THIS WEEK. TODAY WE FOUND JULIIUS IRVING HITTING THE LINKS. BETTER KNOWN AS DOCTOR J. THE 11-TIME NBA ALL-STAR IS CREDITED WITH MODERNIZING THE GAME OF BASKETBALL IN THE 70S.
I ASKED DR J WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE INAUGURAL EVENT. HIS ANSWER SOUNDS PROMISING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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FROM AN NBA ALL-STAR..TO THE HIGH SCHOOL VERSION. TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE THE CARRIGAN ROTARY SOUTH ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME IN FORT MYERS. IT PITS THE BEST PLAYERS IN LEE COUNTY AGAINST EACH OTHER. MIAMI DOLPHINS ALUMNI WILL HELP SERVE AS HONORARY COACHES.
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THE NFL FRANCHISE HELPED PUT ON A FREE FOOTBALL CLINIC TONIGHT FOR KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 14. FORMER DOLPHIN TIGHT END TROY DRAYTON AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. AND HE LOVES GIVING BACK TO THE KIDS WHO LOVE THE GAME.
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IMMOKALEE HIGH HAS NO TIME FOR ALL-STAR GAMES. THE INDIANS WILL TRAVEL TO FACE MIAMI JACKSON THIS FRIDAY IN THE CLASS 5A STATE SEMIFINAL.
HEAD COACH JERROD ACKLEY LIKES THE FOCUS OF HIS TEAM SO FAR THIS WEEK.
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THE RAYS AVOIDING ARBITRATION WITH INFIELDER SEAN RODRIGUEZ. SETTLING ON A ONE YEAR DEAL WORTH ONE MILLION DOLLARS. PROVIDING DEPTH FOR NEXT SEASON.
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THE RED SOX OPENING THEIR WALLET A LOT WIDER. AND SOLVING THEIR CENTERFIELDER PROBLEM. SIGNING SHANE VICTORINO TO A 3-YEAR DEAL WORTH CLOSE TO 40 MILLION DOLLARS. NEW MANAGER JOHN FARRELL SPOKE TODAY AT THE WINTER MEETINGS ABOUT HIS OTHER BIG SIGNING. SLUGGER MIKE NAPOLI.
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THE COACHING CAROUSEL KEEPS SPINNING IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. GUS MALZAHN IS THE NEW HEAD COACH AT AUBURN. REMEMBER MALZAHN WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE TIGERS DURING CAM NEWTON'S RUN TO THE NATIONAL TITLE.
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AND A SURPRISING MOVE. AS BRET BIELEMA LEAVES WISCONSIN FOR THE SEC. REPORTS SAY HE'S AGREED TO BE THE NEXT HEAD COACH AT ARKANSAS.
BIELEMA WON 68 GAMES IN 7 YEARS AT WISCONSIN.
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AND CONGRATS TO FORMER MIAMI HURRICANE COACH JIMMIE JOHNSON. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. HE LED THE CANES TO THE 1987 NATIONAL TITLE.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP A LOCAL SENIOR HAVE A SPECIAL HOLIDAY.
N-B-C TWO AND THE FORT MYERS EDISON KIWANIS CLUB ARE TEAMING UP FOR THE GIVING TREE.
IT WRAPS UP THIS WEEK.
ALMOST 6 THOUSAND GIFT TAGS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PERKINS LOCATIONS.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE WAREHOUSE WHERE THE GIFTS ARE SORTED IS NOT AS FULL AS WE NEED IT TO BE.
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:09 / We need people to go out to Perkins, get a tag, buy the gift and return. We also need all the people who've already gotten a tag to bring them back, that will bring us to where our goal is
SELECT A TAG OFF THE TREE AT A PERKINS RESTAURANT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, PURCHASE THE GIFT, WRAP AND RETURN IT WITH THE TAG TO PERKINS BY THIS FRIDAY.
NBC2 AND THE KIWANIS CLUB WILL DELIVER THE PRESENTS TO LOCAL NURSING HOMES BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
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YOU CAN HOP ONLINE AND WATCH A BALD EAGLE, IN ITS NEST IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
IT'S PROTECTING TWO EGGS.
THEY'RE EXPECTED TO HATCH SOMETIME BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
DICK PRITCHETT REAL ESTATE IS STREAMING THIS LIVE.
TO CHECK OUT THE CAMERA, HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM, AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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