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TWISTER TERROR.
CHRISTMAS DAY IS INTERRUPTED BY KILLER TWISTERS BEARING DOWN ON PARTS OF THE SOUTH.
BUT NOW MOTHER NATURE HAS A NEW ROUND OF POTENTIALLY SERIOUS WEATHER TAKING AIM ON MILLIONS OF MORE PEOPLE.
So, here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets.
UNDER FIRE.
MEET THE PRESS MODERATOR DAVID GREGORY MAY BE MEETING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER A STUNT HE PULLED ON TELEVISION.
FIRST A STABBING.NOW A SHOOTING.
VIOLENCE ROCKS ONE LOCAL PARK AS DEPUTIES NOW LOOK TO TRACK DOWN THE CULPRITS.
THE NEWS TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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NBC2 IS ONTOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
FORT MYERS POLICE AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SURROUNDING A GATED COMMUNITY AFTER A REPORT OF A HOME INVASION.
AND NOW AN ALL OUT SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR THOSE INVOLVED.
THE SEARCH IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE PASEO COMMUNITY NORTH OF DANIELS PARKWAY.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US LIVE.
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Today's Weather Story
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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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oh my god its right there
DEADLY STORMS TAKE AIM AT AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST.
TORNADOS TEAR THROUGH PARTS OF ALABAMA.
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS SEEM TO BE MOBILE WHICH IS RIGHT ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO.
ATLEAST THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD THIS MORNING.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE TWISTER LEFT LOTS OF DAMAGE IN ITS WAKE… BLOWING OUT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS AT THE MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER AND TEARING OFF ROOF AT a HIGH SCHOOL.
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one of the customers looked out the window and said there's a tornado coming and I looked out and you could see the sparks flying and debris flying around. So I got everybody together, about seven customs, and I said we need to get into the room in the back and huddle down".
STORM CHASERS SAY EARLIER CHRISTMAS DAY, A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR MCNEILL, MISSISSIPPI… MORE THAN A DOZEN HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
IN TEXAS, THREE TORNADOES WERE REPORTED.
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AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY.
A BLIZZARD IS EXPECTED TO SLAM PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES BRINGING TRAVEL TO A STANDSTILL TODAY.
THE SNOW MAY BE MEASURED IN FEET IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
ALREADY SOME HARD HIT AREAS SUCH AS OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS ARE DIGGING OUT FROM UNDER THE SNOW.
PLACES LIKE CLEVELAND ARE EXPECTED TO FACE THE BRUNT OF THE STORM TODAY.
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A ONE YEAR OLD BOY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS AUNT BACKED OVER HIM AT A CLEWISTON APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IT HAPPENED AT THE HARLEM TENANTS APARTMENTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS NECIE LOVE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN HER NEPHEW RAN TOWARD THE CAR AND WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH.
THE ONE YEAR OLD WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TROOPERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
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LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A SHOOTING SUSPECT IN ALVA.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY PARK - LEAVING ONE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL.
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED CHRISTMAS EVE.
THERE IS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOR THAT ACT.
ONE MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
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11:01:57 6
"they was having a little get together or something and a bunch of dudes just started shooting each other"
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THERE WILL BE INCREASED PATROLS IN THE AREA UNTIL THE SUSPECT IS FOUND.
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NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THAT CHRISTMAS EVE SHOOTING OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED TO AN EMERGENCY.
POLICE NEAR ROCHESTER, NEW YORK SAY THE CONVICTED KILLER WHO DREW THEM INTO HIS DEADLY TRAP LEFT A NOTE.
I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down, and do what I like doing best, killing people.
AUTHORITIES SAY 62-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM SPENGLER. WHO SERVED PRISON TIME FOR KILLING HIS GRANDMOTHER MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. SHOT AT FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARRIVED AT HIS BURNING HOUSE. THE FIRE SPREADING TO SIX OTHER HOMES.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE KILLED. TWO OTHERS ARE RECOVERING.
SPENGLER KILLED HIMSELF.
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sot PICKERING at 3pm newser re motive 15:11:54
Motive is always the burning question. I'm not sure, we'll never really know what was going through his mind.
ITS BELIEVED HIS SISTER ALSO DIED IN THE FIRE OR WAS KILLED BEFORE THE RAMPAGE.
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE DEATH OF SPENGLER'S 91-YEAR-OLD MOTHER IN OCTOBER. AND DONATIONS SHE MAY HAVE MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. COULD HELP EXPLAIN THE MOTIVE.
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NEW THIS MORNING.NBC'S MEET THE PRESS MODERATOR IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY POLICE OVER HIS DECISION TO SHOW OFF A GUN MAGAZINE ON THE SET OF HIS SHOW.
So, here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets. Now, isn't it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replaced them and said you could only have a magazine that carries 5 bullets or 10 bullets, isn't it just possible that we could reduce the carnage in a situation like Newtown?"
THAT WAS GREGORY INTERVIEWING THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION DURING LAST WEEKEND'S SHOW IN THE WAKE OF THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING.
POLITICO IS REPORTING THAT THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER ANY CITY LAWS WERE VIOLATED.
THE CITY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST STRICT GUN LAWS IN THE COUNTRY.
NBC ISN'T COMMENTING ON THE STORY.
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WE'RE NOW LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE COUNTRY IS SCHEDULED TO GO OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF.
IF CONGRESS CAN'T AGREE ON A DEAL TO CUT SPENDING AND OR RAISE TAXES, THEN TAXES WILL GO UP ON VIRTUALLY EVERY AMERICAN ON JANUARY 1ST.
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LATER TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA PLANS TO END HIS VACATION.
HE PLANS TO LEAVE HAWAII TONIGHT TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON D-C.
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AND THEIR DAUGHTERS WILL REMAIN IN HAWAII.
THE PRESIDENT IS RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO WORK ON A FISCAL CLIFF DEAL BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS.
HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RECONVENE TOMORROW.
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BILL MCBRIDE, THE FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WHO LOST TO GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, WILL BE HELD LATER THIS WEEK IN TAMPA.
THE SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.
MCBRIDE SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK SATURDAY WHILE VISITING WITH FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
HE WAS 67 YEARS OLD.
MCBRIDE'S WIFE, ALEX SINK, WAS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010, LOSING TO NOW-GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.
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FAMILY MEMBERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH IS VISITING HIM WHILE HE STAYS IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
HIS WIFE, BARBARA ALONG WITH HIS SON, NEIL VISITED THE FORMER COMMANDER IN CHIEF ON CHRISTMAS.
BUSH HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE NOVEMBER WITH A LINGERING, BRONCHITIS-LIKE COUGH.
HE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A FEVER.
DOCTORS REMAIN "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" THAT BUSH WILL RECOVER BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
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SHOPPING GETS UNDERWAY ONCE AGAIN AND SO DOES THE RETURNS.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO EXCHANGE THOSE GIFTS.SOME POLICES ARE CHANGING.
STORES ARE CREATING NEWS RULES --CATEGORIZING RETURNS.
TARGET TIGHTENED ITS RETURN POLICY.
YOU ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS INSTEAD OF 45 TO RETURN ELECTRONICS.
SEARS HAS SHORTENED IT'S "EXTENDED HOLIDAY RETURN PERIOD."
SOME GIFTS MUST BE RETURNED BY JANUARY 24TH.
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"58:40 we dont really return anything unless its broke 58:42 58:57 common sense would say do not go the day after christmas definitely not 59:01. The day after
IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING YOU RECEIVED, DON'T OPEN IT.
SOME STORES WILL CHARGE A RESTOCKING FEE IF THE BOX IS TORN.
SEARS CHARGES 15 PERCENT AND OVERSTOCK DOT COM CAN CHARGE UP TO 60 PERCENT.
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.NETFLIX GOES DOWN.
AND NOW WE KNOW WHY MANY OF YOU EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR OUTAGES DURING CHRISTMAS.
PLUS WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
CHRIS BROWN AND RHIANA APPEARING TOGETHER.
WHY MANY ARE IN AN UPROAR THIS MORNING.
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Full Forecast
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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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AS NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY, POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE REGION GAVE THEIR NEWTOWN BROTHERS THE CHRISTMAS GIFT. OF A DAY OFF.
YESTERDAY NEWTOWN POLICE WERE RELIEVED BY A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER OFFICERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND THE REGION.
THE FILL-IN POLICE SAY IT WAS A PLEASURE TO DONATE THEIR TIME ON BEHALF OF THEIR FELLOW OFFICERS. A WAY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY RECOVER.
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Well, it's really just doing a small part to help this community heal again. You know, I think that there's several guys from my
department that are also here that assisted, and it's just a small part that we can do to try to help the community get back to
some sort of normalcy."
THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DONATIONS AND MEMORIAL ITEMS FOR THE 20 CHILDREN AND SIX EDUCATORS KILLED AT SANDY HOOK DECEMBER 14-TH.
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A PRIVATE SERVICE AND BURIAL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ARE PLANNED FOR TWO-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE AND WORLD WAR TWO HERO CHARLES DURNING.
HE DIED MONDAY AT THE AGE OF 89.
DURNING WAS NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR IN 1982.
A YEAR LATER, HE GOT ANOTHER NOMINATION FOR MEL BROOKS' "TO BE OR NOT TO BE."
HIS BREAKOUT ROLE WAS AS A MAYOR IN PLAY "THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON" IN 1972.
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WE'RE NOW LEARNING THE POLICE WOMAN WHO TURNED ON AN AMERICAN KILLING THEM IN AFGHANISTAN WAS IRANIAN.
AFGHANISTAN INVESTIGATORS SAY THE WOMAN CAME TO AFGHANISTAN 10 YEARS AGO WITH HER HUSBAND AND OBTAINED A FAKE I-D THROUGH HIM.
49 YEAR OLD JOSEPH GRIFFIN, OF GEORGIA, WAS SHOT DEAD ON MONDAY IN WHAT WAS THE FIRST SUCH SHOOTING BY A WOMAN IN AN INSIDER ATTACK.
HE WORKED FOR A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY.
THE SUSPECT REFUSED TO EXPLAIN HER MOTIVE FOR THE ATTACK.
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SOME NETFLIX USERS WHO WANTED TO CURL UP ON THE COUCH WITH A MOVIE ON CHRISTMAS EVE WERE OUT OF LUCK!
THE STREAMING VIDEO SERVICE WAS OUT FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE DAY.
ON ITS TWITTER PAGE, NETFLIX BLAMED AMAZON'S CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROBLEM.
NETFLIX APOLOGIZED IN A TWEET CALLING IT "TERRIBLE TIMING."
A NETFLIX TWEET SAID THEY'RE BACK TO NORMAL STREAMING LEVELS, AND THANKED CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR PATIENCE.
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FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER ANDRUW JONES WAS ARRESTED EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CHARGED WITH BATTERY IN ATLANTA.
HE WAS ARRESTED WHILE POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF A DOMESTIC DISPUTE BETWEEN HE AND HIS WIFE.
HE PLAYED 17 YEARS IN THE MAJORS, 12 WITH THE ATLANTA BRAVES, WINNING TEN GOLD GLOVES AND WAS NAMED TO FIVE ALL-START TEAMS.
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A STRANGE SIGHT DEFINITELY HAS SOCIAL MEDIA A BUZZ THIS MORNING.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS SINGERS CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA APPEARED IN PUBLIC TOGETHER.
THE TWO WERE SITTING TOGETHER DURING A LOS ANGELES LAKERS GAME IN LOS ANGELES.
YOU MAY RECALL THE PAIR BROKE UP BACK IN 2009 WHEN BROWN ASSAULTED HER AND WAS ARRESTED.
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MORE COLD-STRESSED SEA TURTLES HAVE BEEN FLOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND TO RECOVER IN BALMY FLORIDA.
We're out here on Bound Brook Island in Wellfleet picking up two endangered loggerhead juveniles that got cold-stunned in the bay and then blown ashore with the winds we're having right now."
SEAWORLD OFFICIALS SAY FOUR LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES ARRIVED SUNDAY IN ORLANDO ABOARD A NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AIRCRAFT.
THE TURTLES WERE ORIGINALLY RESCUED FROM THE WATERS OFF MASSACHUSETTS.
RECORD NUMBERS OF HYPOTHERMIC SEA TURTLES HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE FRIGID WATERS OFF CAPE COD IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
EXPERTS SAY AN UNSEASONABLY WARM NOVEMBER DELAYED THE TURTLES' MIGRATION TO WARMER WATERS.
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"This years been a great year with a lot of live turtles - the waters been a little bit warmer, the air's a little bit warmer and it think we've had almost 75% of the turtles have come in alive. Which is phenomenal, usually it's about 40 percent."
DOZENS OF RESCUED SEA TURTLES HAVE BEEN FLOWN TO SEAWORLD AND OTHER WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN FLORIDA.
THE TURTLES WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT WHEN OCEAN TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.YOU MAY SOON BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR SHOES ON DURING AN UPCOMING FLIGHT.
BUT LIKE EVERYTHING THERE'S A MAJOR CATCH.
WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO TRADE FOR THE CONVIENANCE.
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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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THERE'S EVIDENCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS DECLINING AMONG THOSE MOST AT RISK.
A DATA ANALYSIS FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOCUSED ON 2- TO 4-YEAR OLD CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
THE DATA SHOW THE PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND EXTREME OBESITY DECREASED SLIGHTLY BETWEEN 2003 AND 2010. THIS WAS AFTER ANNUAL INCREASES SINCE 1998.
OBESITY IS MORE PREVALENT AMONG LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
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THE COST OF MILK MAY GO UP IN THE NEW YEAR.
A STALLED FARM BILL IN CONGRESS MAY MEAN HIGHER MILK PRICES IN THE COMING YEAR.
THE PRICE OF MILK COULD RISE FROM ITS CURRENT AVERAGE COST OF $3.65 A GALLON TO AS MUCH AS 7 DOLLARS A GALLON IF CONGRESS FAILS TO PASS A NEW FARM BILL.
WITHOUT LAST MINUTE ACTION, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW LEGISLATION DATING BACK TO THE TRUMAN PRESIDENCY WHICH WOULD FORCE WASHINGTON TO BUY MILK AT INFLATED PRICES.
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IN THE COMING YEAR, FLIERS MAY HAVE AN EASIER TIME GETTING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AT AIRPORTS.
THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM THAT LETS AVERAGE TRAVELERS HURRY TO THEIR PLANES WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE THEIR SHOES OR TAKE LIQUIDS OUT OF THEIR CARRY ON LUGGAGE.
BUT THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF HURDLES BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR GATE.
TRAVELERS MUST FIRST GET PAST A BOMB SNIFFING DOG AND AN AGENT WHO IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO DETECT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR.
IT'S A PROGRAM CALLED "MANAGED INCLUSION" AND IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED IN TAMPA AND INDIANAPOLIS.
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HERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY WANT FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS.
A ROCKET THAT HOVERS LIKE A HELICOPTER!
THE COMPANY SPACEX RECENTLY LAUNCHED A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT OF ITS "GRASSHOPPER" ROCKET.
AFTER LAUNCH, IT HOVERS IN THE AIR -- AND LANDS VERTICALLY AND VERY SOFTLY INSTEAD OF BREAKING UP.
IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE SPACE FLIGHT AS WE KNOW IT, AND SAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY IN THE PROCESS, AS A REUSABLE ROCKET.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE PRIVATE SPACE FLIGHT COMPANY CARRIED CARGO TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
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THOSE RUMORS THAT JESSICA SIMPSON IS PREGNANT APPARENTLY AREN'T RUMORS ANYMORE.
SIMPSON TWEETED A PHOTO OF HER DAUGHTER MAXWELL PLAYING IN THE SAND, AND WROTE THE WORDS "BIG SIS."
RUMORS ABOUT HER PREGNANCY STARTED SWIRLING WEEKS AGO.
THIS WILL BE HER SECOND CHILD WITH HER FIANCÉ, FORMER N-F-L PLAYER ERIC JOHNSON.
MAXWELL WAS BORN LAST MAY.
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that is a tornado on the ground.a significant one
VIOLENT AND DEADLY TWISTERS TAKE AIM ON A LARGE CITY.
MOTHER NATURE'S WRATH IS BEING FELT ON MILLIONS OF MORE PEOPLE AS TORNADOS MAKE WAY FOR MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SNOW TODAY.
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NEW CLUES EMERGE AS TO WHY A MAN TARGETED FIREFIGHTERS AS THEY BATTLED HOUSE FIRE.
NOW INVESTIGATORS REVEAL HE LEFT BEHIND A SINISTER NOTE.
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Today's Weather Story
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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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VIOLENT AND DEADLY AND NOW PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST ARE TRYING TO PICK UP THE PIECES FOLLOWING A DAY OF WILD WEATHER.
TORNADOS TAKE AIM ALONG THE GULF COAST STATES.
HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE DESTROYED.
ED PAYNE HAS THE DEVELOPMENTS THIS MORNING.
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- NAT --
"oh my god look, that's a tornado. oh wow!!"
SKIES OVER MOBILE, ALABAMA TURNED OMINOUS AS THE STORMS APPROACHED.
HOMES, BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES WERE DAMAGED -- AND RESIDENTS RAN FOR COVER AS IT TOUCHED DOWN.
We stepped out and you could see if forming doing it's thing and then it came behind the church.
I prayed to god as loud as I could and I was just praying for my safety and I knew the church was shaking, I just prayed that the church stayed put and that God would protect me and the ones in my room.
TORNADO WARNINGS BLARED AS THE SEVERE WEATHER MOVED THROUGH THE CITY.
"it's right there!"
MANY GRABBED CAMERAS TO CATCH WHAT APPEARED TO BE FUNNEL CLOUDS FORMING.
"we gotta hutty up and get past this"
ALABAMA POWER OFFICIALS SAY THE WINDS KNOCKED OUT ELECTRICITY TO MORE THAN 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.
DAMAGE WAS WIDESPREAD.
THERE WERE MORE THAN 30-REPORTS OF TORNADOES FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA.
THE DAY GOT OFF TO A ROUGH START IN OKLAHOMA.
MORE THAN 20 VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT THAT SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 40 JUST OUTSIDE OKLAHOMA CITY.
OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS.
TEXAS GOT A DOUBLE DOSE OF BAD WEATHER. A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS KILLED NEAR HOUSTON AFTER A TREE FELL ON HIS PICKUP.
SNOW COVERED THE GROUND IN LONGVIEW -- AND TURNED DALLAS INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND.
AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS STRETCH FROM ARKANSAS TO PENNSYLVANIA.
I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING
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A LEHIGH ACRES TEENAGER IS DEAD FOLLOWING A CRASH AND NOW THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING.
IT HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ALONG STATE ROAD 29 IN COLLIER COUNTY NEAR OIL WELL ROAD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY 19 YEAR OLD EDGAR RENATA DIED IN THE CRASH.
19 YEAR OLD IVAN CRUZ OF IMMOKALEE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY'RE PICKUP TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE STILL LOOKING INTO WHO WAS DRIVING.
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LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A GUNMAN.
A SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY PARK IN ALVA LEAVING ONE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL.
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED CHRISTMAS EVE.
THERE HAS BEEN AN ARREST IN THAT CASE.
BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SHOOTER FROM CHRISTMAS.
ONE MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
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A ONE YEAR OLD BOY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS AUNT BACKED OVER HIM AT A CLEWISTON APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IT HAPPENED AT THE HARLEM TENANTS APARTMENTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS NECIE LOVE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN HER NEPHEW RAN TOWARD THE CAR AND WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH.
THE ONE YEAR OLD WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TROOPERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
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FAMILY MEMBERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH IS VISITING HIM WHILE HE STAYS IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
HIS WIFE, BARBARA ALONG WITH HIS SON, NEIL VISITED THE FORMER COMMANDER IN CHIEF ON CHRISTMAS.
BUSH HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE NOVEMBER WITH A LINGERING, BRONCHITIS-LIKE COUGH.
HE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A FEVER.
DOCTORS REMAIN "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" THAT BUSH WILL RECOVER BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BILL MCBRIDE, THE FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WHO LOST TO GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, WILL BE HELD LATER THIS WEEK IN TAMPA.
THE SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.
MCBRIDE SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK SATURDAY WHILE VISITING WITH FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
HE WAS 67 YEARS OLD.
MCBRIDE'S WIFE, ALEX SINK, WAS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010, LOSING TO NOW-GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.
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POLICE SAY THEY'VE FOUND A NOTE BY THE SHOOTER IN THE CHRISTMAS EVE DAY SHOOTING OF FIREFIGHTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
it did not speak to motive, there were some ramblings in there, there was intelligence information that we obtained that investigators need to follow up on. It spoke mainly to he intended to burn his neighborhood down and kill as many people as possible before stopping.
AUTHORITIES SAY WILLIAM SPENGLER APPARENTLY SET A HIS HOUSE ON FIRE, TOOK UP A POSITION, AND STARTED FIRING WHEN FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED.
TWO WERE KILLED.
TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.
AND AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE AREA HAD MINOR SHRAPNEL WOUNDS.
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WE'RE NOW LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE COUNTRY IS SCHEDULED TO GO OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF.
TONIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HEADING BACK TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FROM A BRIEF CHRISTMAS TRIP TO HAWAII.
THE REST OF THE FIRST FAMILY IS EXPECTED TO STAY ON THE ISLANDS, WHILE THE PRESIDENT TRIES TO HAMMER OUT A DEAL WITH CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ARE BACK IN SESSION TOMORROW.
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AFTER SPENDING CHRISTMAS MORNING OPENING GIFTS, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PAID A VISIT TO THE MARINE CORPS BASE IN HAWAII.
"The greatest honor I have as President is being Commander in Chief, and the reason it's an honor is because not only do we have the finest military in the world, but we also have the finest fighting men and women in the world."
OBAMA ADDRESSED MORE THAN 100 TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY GATHERED FOR A CHRISTMAS DINNER.
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POPE BENEDICT PRAYED FOR PEACE IN SYRIA DURING HIS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the Savior has been born for us."
A CHEER ROSE FROM ST. PETER'S SQUARE AS THE POPE ARRIVED ON THE CENTRAL BALCONY OF SAINT PETER'S BASILICA TO DELIVER HIS MESSAGE.
THE PONTIFF ALSO OFFERED HOLIDAY GREETINGS IN 65 LANGUAGES DURING HIS SPEECH.
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ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE STORIES OF THE YEAR GETS A BRAND NEW TWIST THIS MORNING.
THE MAN WHO GOT HIS FACE CHEWED BY ANOTHER MAN MAKES A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHAT HE'S NOW WISHING FOR IN THE WAKE OF A LONG RECOVERY PROCESS.
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MORE BRAND NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING FROM THE DEADLY TORNADO OUTBREAK THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE SOUTH.
THIS IS WHAT PARTS OF NEAR MCNEILL, MISSISSIPPI, LOOK LIKE THIS MORNING AS A LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGED A DOZEN HOMES AND SENT
AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.
HOWEVER WE'RE TOLD NONE HAVE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO, CAPTURED BY SOMEONE IN A VEHICLE CROSSING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IN LOUISIANA.
IT SHOWS A WATERSPOUT FORMING OVER THE LAKE.
THE WATERSPOUT CROSSED THE CAUSEWAY, STOPPING TRAFFIC.
NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
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Weather Trends
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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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FIVE PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FOLLOWING A CRASH IN EAST FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ALONG STATE ROAD 82 AT COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
OFFICERS TELL US AN ESCALADE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN A FORD CROWN VICTORIA REAR-ENDED IT.
PARAMEDICS TOOK TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEY WERE IN THE ESCALADE.
THEY ALSO TOOK THE DRIVER OF THE CROWN VICTORIA TO THE HOSPITAL.
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THE HOMELESS MIAMI MAN WHOSE FACE WAS MOSTLY CHEWED OFF BY ANOTHER MAN DOESN'T WANT TO UNDERGO ANY MORE SURGERIES.
RONALD POPPO LOST AN EYE, HIS EYEBROWS, HIS NOSE AND PARTS OF HIS FOREHEAD AND RIGHT CHEEK IN THE MAY ATTACK.
DOCTORS WEREN'T ABLE TO SAVE THE SIGHT IN HIS REMAINING EYE.
NOW BLINDED HE LIVES AT A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN MIAMI.
THE VICTIM'S SISTER SAYS ALTHOUGH HIS FACE HASN'T HEALED, HE DOESN'T WANT MORE SURGERY BECAUSE "IT'S GOING TO HURT."
POLICE SHOT AND KILLED POPPO'S ATTACKER.
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A BOAT THAT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT TO SEA DURING LAST YEAR'S TSUNAMI IN JAPAN HAS SHOWN UP ON THE COAST OF HAWAII.
A HAWAIIAN FAMILY FOUND THIS 24-FOOT BOAT, COVERED WITH AN INVASIVE SPECIES OF MUSSELS, ALONG THE SHORE.
THEY TOOK THE BOAT HOME AND CONTACTED AUTHORITIES WHO ARE WORKING TO CLEAN THE BOAT AND MAKE SURE NONE OF THE MUSSELS SPREAD.
OFFICIALS SAY THE FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE BOAT IF THE OWNER DOESN'T COME FORWARD.
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HOLIDAY GATHERINGS OFTEN LEAD TO OVERINDULGING IN YOUR FAVORITE FOODS -- WHICH CAN BE A DANGEROUS PRACTICE FOR DIABETICS.
DIETITIANS AT THE BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SAY HOLIDAY MENUS ARE OFTEN PACKED WITH CARBOHYDRATES AND FATS, BOTH OF WHICH INCREASE THE BODY'S DEMAND FOR INSULIN.
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CAN BE HIGH IN SUGAR AND STIMULATE YOUR APPETITE -- SO THEY SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
FINALLY-- EXERCISING AFTER A MEAL CAN BURN THOSE EXTRA CALORIES AND REDUCE THE RISK FOR INSULIN RESISTANCE.
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EXERCISE CAN ALSO BOOST BRAIN POWER.
IN A NEW STUDY, FIFTY-SIX PEOPLE WENT ON AN OUTWARD BOUND EXPEDITION FOR AT LEAST FOUR DAYS -- LEAVING THEIR SMARTPHONES AND LAPTOPS AT HOME.
ROUGHLY HALF THE GROUP TOOK A CREATIVITY TEST BEFORE THE TRIP, THE REST TOOK THE SAME TEST ON THE FOURTH DAY OF THE TRIP.
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH FOUND THOSE TAKING THE TEST AFTER BEING OUTSIDE FOR FOUR DAYS PERFORMED BETTER.
THEY SAY THE AREA OF THE BRAIN INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING, CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING GETS CLUTTERED BY CONSTANT INTERACTION WITH TECHNOLOGY.
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A NEW STUDY EXAMINES THE PREVALENCE OF HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES AMONG THOSE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE IN TOP PHYSICAL HEALTHY: MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MILITARY.
THE CONDITION OCCURS WHEN FATTY DEPOSITS AND PLAQUE FORM IN THE ARTERIES.
ABOUT 1 IN 12 TROOPS HAD AT LEAST SOME EVIDENCE OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
THOSE WITH THE CONDITION WERE GENERALLY OLDER, HAD LOWER EDUCATION LEVELS AND WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE OBESE OR HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR BLOOD PRESSURE.
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A SCARY THOUGHT FOR ANY PARENT.
BURGLARS BUST IN THE BACK DOOR OF A HOME WHILE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ALONE INSIDE.
THE KIDS MANAGED TO CALL THEIR FATHER BEFORE THE SUSPECTS TOOK OFF.
i was looking for like a weapon.
im glad glad its over. just feeling
relieved really 1756
POLICE IN HOUSTON SAY THE MAN LEFT HIS 15 AND 12 YEAR OLD SON'S HOME ALONE.
THE YOUNGER ONE WOKE UP, WENT OUT INTO THE HALLWAY AND DISCOVERED TWO
STRANGERS IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
HE RAN TO HIS BROTHER'S ROOM, LOCKED THE DOOR
THEY HID UNDER THE BED TILL THEY REALIZED THE MEN WERE GONE.
THE THIEVES GRABBED THE FAMILY'S FLAT SCREEN TV AND A LAPTOP COMPUTER.
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i can replace a tv. i cant replace my sons
lives. so. i thank G-d for that.
THE THIEVES ARE STILL ON THE RUN.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
PLUS-- A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S AND A CHECK OF THE ROADS.
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Full Forecast
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 TODAY, SUN TOMORROW
A prolific storm system wreaked havoc across the Southeast on Christmas night. Prelimary storm reports estimate that the system spawned over 30 tornadoes in the Deep South on Christmas alone.
It's still a healthy weather maker as it heads toward New England, and it is still producing strong storms from Northern Florida to North Carolina.
Those storms are heading toward Southwest Florida with an ETA at 3 PM today.
As a result the Storm Prediction Center is outlining West Central Florida for the possibility of severe weather. I expect the brunt of the activity to stay north of Tampa Bay today. As the storms approach our area they'll become disconnected from their energy source and will push through with hardly a punch.
Is that to say you won't hear any thunder or see any lightning? Nope, because some of you most certainly will. However, it'll all stay below severe limits and pass over with little to show.
The line of storms will traverse Southwest Florida pretty quickly the afternoon. They'll be gone by the afternoon rush hour. Once they're gone we'll see the skies begin to clear. And cooler temperatures filter in.
Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. After sunrise we'll see those clouds erode away, and we'll be left with a deep blue sky and temperatures struggling to get passed 70 during the daytime.
The pleasant pattern will continue into Friday, but conditions deteriorate on Saturday with another rain maker approaching. Highs on Saturday will be around 80, storms will bubble up late in the day, and they'll last through Sunday morning.
Once again cooler weather will roll back in at the beginning of next week.
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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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COMING UP ON TODAY.
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NBC2 IS ONTOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
FORT MYERS POLICE AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SURROUNDING A GATED COMMUNITY AFTER A REPORT OF A HOME INVASION.
AND NOW AN ALL OUT SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR THOSE INVOLVED.
THE SEARCH IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE PASEO COMMUNITY NORTH OF DANIELS PARKWAY.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US LIVE.
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YOUR TIME NOW IS--
LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.
DEADLY STORMS TAKE AIM ON THE SOUTH.
TORNADOS STRIKE STATES INCLUDING ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI,AND LOUISIANA.
ATLEAST THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
FARTHER NORTH FROM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO CLEVELAND, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED FOR SNOW UP TO A FOOT DEEP AS THE SYSTEM CHURNED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
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LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A GUNMAN.
A SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY PARK IN ALVA LEAVING ONE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL.
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AREA WHERE A WOMAN WAS STABBED CHRISTMAS EVE.
THERE IS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOR THAT ACT -
BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SHOOTER FROM CHRISTMAS.
ONE MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
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NBC'S MEET THE PRESS MODERATOR IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY POLICE OVER HIS DECISION TO SHOW OFF A GUN MAGAZINE ON THE SET OF HIS SHOW.
So, here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets. Now, isn't it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replaced them and said you could only have a magazine that carries 5 bullets or 10 bullets, isn't it just possible that we could reduce the carnage in a situation like Newtown?"
THAT WAS GREGORY INTERVIEWING THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION DURING LAST WEEKEND'S SHOW IN THE WAKE OF THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING.
POLITICO IS REPORTING THAT THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER ANY CITY LAWS WERE VIOLATED.
THE CITY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST STRICT GUN LAWS IN THE COUNTRY.
NBC ISN'T COMMENTING ON THE STORY.
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FAMILY MEMBERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH IS VISITING HIM WHILE HE STAYS IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
HIS WIFE, BARBARA ALONG WITH HIS SON, NEIL VISITED THE FORMER COMMANDER IN CHIEF ON CHRISTMAS.
BUSH HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE NOVEMBER WITH A LINGERING, BRONCHITIS-LIKE COUGH.
HE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A FEVER.
DOCTORS REMAIN "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" THAT BUSH WILL RECOVER BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
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A ONE YEAR OLD BOY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS AUNT BACKED OVER HIM AT A CLEWISTON APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IT HAPPENED AT THE HARLEM TENANTS APARTMENTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS NECIE LOVE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN HER NEPHEW RAN TOWARD THE CAR AND WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH.
THE ONE YEAR OLD WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TROOPERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
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A LEHIGH ACRES TEENAGER IS DEAD FOLLOWING A CRASH AND NOW THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING.
IT HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING ALONG STATE ROAD 29 IN COLLIER COUNTY NEAR OIL WELL ROAD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY 19 YEAR OLD EDGAR RENATA DIED IN THE CRASH.
19 YEAR OLD IVAN CRUZ OF IMMOKALEE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY'RE PICKUP TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE STILL LOOKING INTO WHO WAS DRIVING.
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AUTHORITIES SAY A 62-YEAR-OLD EX-CON WHO KILLED TWO UPSTATE NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS AND THEN HIMSELF APPARENTLY MAPPED OUT A PLAN.
POLICE SAY WILLIAM SPENGLER TYPED A NOTE SAYING HE WANTED TO BURN DOWN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO WHAT HE DOES BEST, "KILLING PEOPLE."
AUTHORITIES SAY SPENGLER CARRIED THREE WEAPONS IN HIS CHRISTMAS EVE ATTACK, PRESUMABLY FIRING AN ASSAULT RIFLE.
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BILL MCBRIDE, THE FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WHO LOST TO GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, WILL BE HELD LATER THIS WEEK IN TAMPA.
THE SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.
MCBRIDE SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK SATURDAY WHILE VISITING WITH FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
HE WAS 67 YEARS OLD.
MCBRIDE'S WIFE, ALEX SINK, WAS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010, LOSING TO NOW-GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.
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SHOPPING GETS UNDERWAY ONCE AGAIN AND SO DOES THE RETURNS.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO EXCHANGE THOSE GIFTS.SOME POLICES ARE CHANGING.
STORES ARE CREATING NEWS RULES --CATEGORIZING RETURNS.
TARGET TIGHTENED ITS RETURN POLICY.
YOU ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS INSTEAD OF 45 TO RETURN ELECTRONICS.
SEARS HAS SHORTENED IT'S "EXTENDED HOLIDAY RETURN PERIOD."
SOME GIFTS MUST BE RETURNED BY JANUARY 24TH.
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READY OR NOT. HERE COMES THE CLIFF.
WE'RE NOW LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE COUNTRY IS SCHEDULED TO GO OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF.
IF CONGRESS CAN'T AGREE ON A DEAL TO CUT SPENDING AND OR RAISE TAXES.THEN COME JANUARY FIRST TAXES WILL GO UP ON VIRTUALLY EVERY AMERICAN.
PRESIDENT OBAMA PLANS TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON TOMORROW.
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