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WE'RE TRACKING RAIN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, COMING IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.
SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
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FIRST WEATHER
SHOWERS ON AND OFF
Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.
The extended outlook shows clearing late Saturday evening and a very nice, but cooler day on Sunday. Highs to end the weekend will only be around 70 and our overnight low on Monday morning goes back into the 50's. New Years Eve and New Years Day both look fine with lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
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if we don't have a deal within the next 24 hours, the question is where do you buy a parachute, because it looks like we'll be going over the cliff.
IF WASHINGTON CAN'T GET ON THE SAME PAGE VERY QUICKLY, TAXES WILL GO UP FOR ALL OF US, AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO CUT FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT HELP PEOPLE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TAHMAN BRADELY STARTS OUR TEAM COVERAGE ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY.
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President Obama summoned Congressional leaders to the White House today.
hoping to strike a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
The power brokers have just four days before the government starts slashing
military and domestic spending as most Americans get hit with tax hikes.
Reporter: Any word about a mini deal?
Boehner:
President Obama is pushing for a stop-gap measure that would AT LEAST avoid
tax increases on people earning less than $250,000, and extend long-term
unemployment benefits.
On Capitol Hill, frustration is growing.with both Republicans and
Democrats sounding like they've given up.
Lamar Alexander-SOT-
THEY ARE SITTING DOWN AT THE WHITE HOUSE, LIKE A HARVARD LAW REVIEW MEETING
.
Outside the Capitol, Democrats hauled out a Times Square ball prop with the
message "don't drop the ball."
Tom Harkin -SOT-
THIS IS A MANUFACTURED CRISIS. IT'S NOT A REAL CRISIS. /IT IS MANUFACTURED
BY THE REPUBLICANS WHO REFUSE TO ASK THOSE WHO HAVE THE MOST TO GIVE MORE.
A stop-gap measure that would avoid tax hikes on 98 percent of Americans--
which looks like the only thing possible before the New Year -- is much
smaller than many in Washington and Wall Street had hoped for.
Republicans blame President Obama for the collapse of a bigger deal that
would have cut spending and reduce the country's debt.
Bob Corker -SOT-
IT IS THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSIBITY TO LAY OUT A PLAN AND BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER, BUT IT IS A TOTAL DERELICTION OF DUTY, AND CANDIDLY A LACK OF
COURAGE TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES.
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TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.
THE LEGISLATIVE PATH FORWARD RESTS IN THE HANDS OF THE SENATEM SINCE HOUSE
MEMBERS DON'T GET BACK TO WASHINGTON UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.
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IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED BY MONDAY- THOUSANDS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SENIORS COULD GO HUNGRY.
FOOD PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BE CUT.
NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT.
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IF THE U.S. GOES OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.
28-THOUSAND MEALS HANDED OUT TO THE ELDERY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOULD BE ELIMNATED.
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MILDRED SCARPUZI FEELS AT HOME EATING IN THIS CAFETERIA.
LUNCH DURING THE WEEK AT THE SANDPIPER RUN IN FORT MYERS IS FREE.
10:56 I like all of them, most of them.
BUT STARTING IN JANUARY,
SCARPUZI IS ONE OF NEARLY A-THOUSAND LEE COUNTY SENIORS WHO COULD GO HUNGRY.
mildred scarpuzi/ fort myers
12:27 if I really starved, my daughter lives in Bonita I would go there.
HER LUNCH IS PROVIDED BY LEE COUNTY'S SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGAM.
IT'S FUNDED BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, WHICH FACES AN 8 POINT 2 PERCENT CUT
IF FEDERAL LAWMAKERS DON'T AVERT GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.
THAT WOULD MEAN 12 THOUSAND MEALS A YEAR ELIMINATED IN LEE COUNTY ALONE.
12,000 meals cut, that's a lot of meals.
NANCY green-Irwin/ exec dir. Senior friendship centers of lee county
19:10 it's going to be difficult. And we only provide one meal a day for the most part
185 SENIORS ARE ALREADY ON A WAITING LIST FOR HOME DELIVERY MEALS THROUGH THE SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS.
19:49 we're going to help as much as we can , but yes people are going to go hungry.
FOR NOW, SCARPUZI WILL ENJOY WHAT'S ON HER PLATE
UNTIL SHE'S FORCED TO FIND FOOD SOMEWHERE ELSE
13:28 there is not anything i can do about it anyway
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THE FRIENDSHIP CENTERS RECENTLY FORMED A SENIOR HUNGER TASK FORCE.
COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NON PROFIT GROUPS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FEED SUFFERING SENIORS.
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RIGHT NOW DOCTORS ARE TREATING THREE NEW JERSEY OFFICERS, SHOT THIS MORNING IN *THEIR OWN POLICE STATION.
INVESTIGATORS THINK A SUSPECT GRABBED A GUN, AND STARTED SHOOTING.
AN OFFICER EVENTUALLY SHOT AND KILLED HIM.
ROSEMARY CONNORS HAS MORE.
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Right away, I knew something was very wrong.
GUARDED BY CRIME TAPE THE GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE STATION IS NOW THE SCENE OF AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A SHOOT-OUT INSIDE.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF, POLICE WERE PROCESSING A SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT WHEN A STRUGGLE ENSUED AROUND 5:30 THIS MORNING.
THE SUSPECT MANAGED TO OBTAIN A GUN AND SHOOT THREE OFFICERS SENDING ALL OF THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.
The officers returned fire and the suspect is deceased at this time in the police station.
Slowly you saw police officers arriving in their cars from home. You know they had their badges on and you could see their guns. They locked down the police station and then the crime scene lab came.
EARLY THIS MORNING NEIGHBORS WOKE UP TO THE SOUNDS OF EMERGENCY CREWS AND INVESTIGATORS DESCENDING ON POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
I kind of thought right away that maybe a police officer had been shot because of all the police that had arrived here from outside of this township.
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ROSEMARY CONNORS REPORTING.
THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF SAYS ONE OFFICER SUFFERED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE ABDOMEN AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY.
TWO OTHER OFFICERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
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POLICE MADE AN ARREST LATE THIS AFTEROON IN CONNECTION TO THE AMBUSH OF FIREFIGHTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
24 YEAR OLD DAWN NGUYEN , OF ROCHESTER, IS CHARGED WITH FILING A FALSIFIED BUSINESS RECORD.
THE CHARGE IS CONNECTED TO THE PURCHASE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE AND A 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN -- WILLIAM SPENGLER HAD THOSE GUNS WITH HIM MONDAY WHEN HE SET A HUGE FIRE -- THEN SHOT AND KILLED 2 FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED.
THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED BEFORE SPENGLER KILLED HIMSELF.
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A SHOCKING CRIME REPEATED IN NEW YORK CITY --
POLICE SEARCHING FOR A WOMAN WHO PUSHED A MAN TO HIS DEATH IN FRONT OF A SUBWAY TRAIN.
THE WOMAN CAN BE SEEN IN SURVIELLANCE VIDEO AFTER THE ATTACK.
THEY BELIEVE SHE GOT UP FROM A BENCH AND PUSHED THE MAN FROM BEHIND, SENDING HIM FLYING INTO THE PATH OF A TRAIN IN QUEENS.
WITNESSES TELL POLICE THE WOMAN WAS MUMBLING TO HERSELF BEFORE THE SHOVE.
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AN ALARMING MILESTONE IS FORCING PEOPLE TO LOOK AT A CRIME PROBLEM IN AMERICA'S THIRD BIGGEST CITY.
THE CHICAGO HOMICIDE COUNT IS UP TO 500 FOR 2012, THE HIGHEST TOTAL SINCE 2008.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE WINDY CITY'S 499TH HOMICIDE VICTIM DIED AFTER SOMEONE SHOT HIM AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN AN ALLEY.
LAST NIGHT THE 500TH HOMICIDE HAPPENED WHEN SOMEONE GUNNED DOWN A MAN ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE.
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"There's no magic spell that can end it, it's a matter of people and neighborhoods coming together and deciding that it's not going to happen."
"Teaching our young people alternative dispute resolution, non-violent strategies for addressing conflict and getting guns off the street."
HOMICIDES ARE UP 17 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR AND SHOOTINGS ARE UP 11 PERCENT.
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A GROUP HAS TO PAY RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS MORE THAN NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
A COURT RULED THE "AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS" FALSELY ACCUSED THE CIRCUS OF ELEPHANT ABUSE.
FELD ENTERTAINMENT, BASED IN TAMPA, PRODUCES "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH."
THEY ACCUSED THE A-S-P-C-A OF BRINGING FALSE LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM RELATED TO ALLEGED ABUSE OF THEIR ELEPHANTS.
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PORTS IN MIAMI, TAMPA AND JACKSONVILLE WILL BE BUSY THIS WEEKEND AFTER WORKERS AVOIDED A POSSIBLE STRIKE.
TODAY A FEDERAL MEDIATOR ANNOUNCED AN EXPIRED CONTRACT FOR WORKERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LONGSHOREMEN IS EXTENDED UNTIL EARLY FEBRUARY WHILE TALKS CONTINUE.
THE WORKERS WERE GETTING READY FOR A POSSIBLE STRIKE SUNDAY AT 15 U-S PORTS.
EXPERTS THINK THE STRIKE WOULD'VE CRIPPLED OPERATIONS AT PORTS THAT HANDLE ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF ALL U-S CONTAINER CARGO.
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RUSSIAN ORPHANS, WHO WERE A COUPLE OF STEPS AWAY FROM COMING TO THE U-S, NOW HAVE TO STAY IN THEIR COUNTRY.
VLADIMIR PUTIN JUST SIGNED A CONTROVERSIAL BILL--
BANNING AMERICAN PARENTS FROM ADOPTING RUSSIAN KIDS.
THE U-S DOESN'T LIKE IT, AND WASHINGTON IS STEPPING IN.
PLUS: A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH HER SON OVER LOUD MUSIC.
TONIGHT WE'LL HEAR FROM THE SON, WHO ISN'T HAPPY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
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IT'S OFFICIAL.
AMERICAN PARENTS CAN NO LONGER ADOPT RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
THIS IS TOUGH NEWS FOR THE ORPHANS AND THE PARENTS WHO WANT TO GIVE THEM HAPPY HOMES.
ANNALISA PETRALIA HAS OUR STORY.
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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MADE THE BAN OFFICIAL FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNING THE BILL TO PREVENTS AMERICAN FAMILIES FROM ADOPTING RUSSIAN ORPHANS
.
THE MOVE IS BREAKING THE HEARTS OF THE AMERICAN COUPLE'S WHO WERE ALREADY IN
THE PROCESS OF BECOMING PARENTS TO THE RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
MANY OF THE CHILDREN HAD SPECIAL NEEDS.
BRITT AND JAIME VANCHURA WERE TRYING TO ADOPT A RUSSIAN BABY WITH DOWN
SYNDROME. THE NEW LAW STOPS HIM FROM LEAVING RUSSIA.
"It's really unbelievable that that's the place that you're at where this
little boy we consider him one of our children already. We're pushing him
like he's one of our children who's lost."
THE LAW IS IN RETALIATION FOR A RECENTLY PASSED U.S. LAW THAT CALLS FOR
SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN OFFICIALS WHO'VE VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS. THE MOVE
HAS EVEN ANGERED SOME RUSSIANS, WHO ARGUE IT VICTIMIZES CHILDREN JUST TO
MAKE A POLITICAL POINT.
KAYLA ANDERSON WAS FIRST NAMED OLGA BEFORE SHE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. IN 1992.
SHE IS THE FIRST BABY BORN IN MOSCOW TO BE ADOPTED BY AN AMERICAN FAMILY.
"It just makes me feel so good that
I have a family here in the United States. If I were over there, I would be
in an orphanage."
KAYLA OPPOSES THE ADOPTION BAN BECAUSE SHE FEELS LIVING WITH AN AMERICAN
FAMILY IS BETTER THAN BEING LEFT IN AN ORPHANAGE.
"It's really not fair. "
AMERICANS HAVE ADOPTED OVER 60-THOUSAND RUSSIAN CHILDREN IN THE LAST TWENTY
YEARS, BUT RUSSIAN OFFICIALS POINT TO THE 19 CHILDREN WHO DIED AFTER BEING
ADOPTED BY THEIR AMERICAN PARENTS.
THERE'S ALSO THE CASE OF 7-YEAR OLD ARTYM, WHO WAS SENT BACK TO RUSSIA BY
HIS ADOPTIVE AMERICAN MOTHER, CARRYING A NOTE
SAYING HE'D BECOME TOO DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A STATEMENT TODAY, EXPRESSING DEEP REGRET OVER
THE RUSSIAN LAW, CALLING IT "POLITICALLY MOTIVATED."
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ANNALISA PETRALIA REPORTING.
THE U-S IS ALSO ASKING THAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE ALREADY BONDED WITH THEIR AMERICAN PARENTS, BE ALLOWED TO FINISH THE LEGAL PROCESS SO THEY CAN JOIN THEIR FAMILIES IN THE STATES.
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ARMING TEACHERS AND PUTTING MORE DEPUTIES IN SCHOOLS ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS WE'VE HEARD SINCE THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.
TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SHOOTING, WE ASK LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.
PLUS: THE "DO NOT CALL LIST" WAS MEANT TO KEEP YOUR PHONE QUIET.
NEW NUMBERS FROM THE STATE TELL US WHETHER TELEMARKETERS ARE LISTENING.
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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.
SHOWERS ON AND OFF
Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.
The extended outlook shows clearing late Saturday evening and a very nice, but cooler day on Sunday. Highs to end the weekend will only be around 70 and our overnight low on Monday morning goes back into the 50's. New Years Eve and New Years Day both look fine with lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
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TWO WEEKS AGO TONIGHT PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE STUNNED --
WE HAD JUST LEARNED THAT 20 FIRST GRADERS HAD BEEN KILLED IN THEIR SCHOOL --
SIX STAFF MEMBERS AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT WERE ALSO KILLED Y ADAM LANZA.
HE SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE AUTHORITIES COULD CATCH HIM.
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TODAY RELIGIOUS LEADERS FROM NEWTOWN HELD AN INTERFAITH VIGIL TO MARK TWO WEEKS SINCE THE TRAGEDY.
THEY GATHERED WITH A FEW DOZEN OTHERS AT A SOCCER FIELD TO OFFER WORDS OF SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
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WITH LEE COUNTY STUDENTS SOON TO RETURN FROM THE HOLIDAY BREAK.
SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THINKING ABOUT TIGHTER SECURITY.
NBC2'S KIM BROWN REVEALS THEIR IDEAS.
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SINCE THIS TRAGIC SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK TWO WEEKS AGO.
SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE HEARING CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
I've had concerns from a couple of parents that have called.
JEANNE DOZIER SAYS ONE OF THOSE WORRIES-
CLASSROOMS WHERE TEACHERS HAVE TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.
We're going to have to have some very very strong conversations about are we doing every thing we possibly can to secure our schools.
JANUARY 8TH, THE BOARD WILL MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CONNECTICUT TRAGEDY.
THEN, DOZIER PLANS TO PROPOSE LOOKING AT EXISTING SECURITY MEASURES AND CREATE NEW ONES.
LIKE A DISTRICT WIDE LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE.
We have tornado drills, we have fire drills, the one thing we don't have is a lock mode down drill. And that may be something that we are gong to have to put in our protocol.
A sheriff's deputy can be found at each high school and middle school in Lee County. Now, some board members want more for extra security.
THAT COULD ALSO MEAN MORE DEPUTIES AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
If we could have a school resource officer at every single school including our elementary schools I think that would be good.
BOARD MEMBER MARY FISCHER WANTS TO PROPOSE ADDING MORE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS.
AND ADDITIONAL STRANGER DANGER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.
If there were enough of those people to look at kids and be able to identify problems early on and direct families with kids with issues to treatment I think that it would be money well spent.
ALL WAYS THEY HOPE WILL BETTER KEEP STUDENTS SAFE IN CLASS.
KIM BROWN NBC2.
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A SHERIFF IN ARIZONA ISN'T WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION.
TODAY JOE ARPAIO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PUT BETWEEN 300 AND 400 ARMED VOLUNTEERS OUTSIDE SCHOOLS IN MARICOPA COUNTY.
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Everybody else is talking about what their ideas are. They want new laws. This is immediate. I don't need a new law, I just send out my posse.
HE ADMITS WHILE HE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MOBILIZE PRIVATE CITIZENS TO FIGHT CRIME, HE NEEDS TO WORK OUT DETAILS WITH SCHOOL LEADERS.
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ALL WEEK WE'VE BEEN GETTING POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET.
HERE'S SOME MORE.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS ITS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PENDING HOME SALES INDEX INCREASED ONE POINT SEVEN PERCENT LAST MONTH.
IT'S THE HIGHEST SINCE APRIL OF 2010, WHEN A HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT CAUSED A SPIKE IN SALES.
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DO NOT CALL MEANS *DO NOT CALL!
THIS YEAR PEOPLE ACROSS FLORIDA FILED MORE THAN 17 THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WITH THE STATE ABOUT "DO NOT CALL LIST" VIOLATIONS.
IT WAS THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES RECEIVED.
THE SECOND MOST COMMON GRIPE WAS ABOUT TELEMARKETERS.
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IF YOU PARTY A LITTLE TOO HARD THIS WEEKEND, OR ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, THERE IS A LIFELINE.
TRIPLE-A'S TOW TO GO PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE RIDES TO DRIVERS WHO END UP DRINKING TOO MUCH AT A PARTY OR BAR.
TOW TRUCK OPERATORS WILL DRIVE CALLERS TO A SAFE LOCATION WITHIN A 10-MILE RADIUS.
MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE RIDE OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS.
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---SOT--- Brenda Smith/ AAA Auto Club Group
"It's confidential and we would dispatch a specific driver with the wrecker. The driver will take you home along with your vehicle so that we can keep you off the highway. It will keep you safe. It will also keep our other motorists safe."
THE NUMBER TO CALL FOR THE TOW TO GO PROGRAM IS 1-855-2-TOW-2-GO.
TRIPLE A SAYS THIS SHOULD BE YOUR *LAST RESORT*.
THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO THINK FIRST ABOUT GETTING A DESIGNATED DRIVER IF THEY KNOW THEY'LL BE DRINKING.
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WE FOUND A FUN WAY TO GET YOUR "15 MINUTES OF FAME."
BEYONCE IS INVITING 100 PEOPLE TO DANCE WITH HER DURING THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW.
STARTING TOMORROW, YOU CAN GO TO PEPSI-DOT-COM-SLASH-HALFTIME AND POST PICTURES OF YOURSELF DOING THINGS LIKE HEAD-BOPPING, FEET TAPPING AND HIP SHAKING.
50 WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BRING ONE FRIEND TO NEW ORLEANS FEBRUARY THIRD, TO DANCE ON STAGE.
THE PICTURES WILL ALSO BE USED IN A T-V AD PROMOTING BEYONCE'S PERFORMANCE.
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A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH HER SON --
DEPUTIES SAY SHE THREATENED HIM WITH A GUN.
BUT THE SON TELLS NBC2 -- IT'S ALL A BIG MISTAKE.
YOU'LL HEAR FROM HIM IN A MINUTE.
AND ALL NEW AT SIX--
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A COLLIER COUNTY MOM IS IN JAIL AFTER DEPUTIES SAY SHE THREATENED HER OWN SON WITH A GUN -- BECAUSE HIS MUSIC WAS TOO LOUD!
NBC2S GABY FLEISHMAN SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE SON--
WHO SAYS HE FEELS BAD HIS MOM'S IN JAIL--
AND WISHES HE'D JUST TURNED THE VOLUME DOWN.
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TWENTY-THREE YEAR-OLD CLARK SHOTWELL IS FEELING SORRY AFTER LOUD MUSIC AND FLARING TEMPERS LANDED HIS MOM IN JAIL.
"I feel horrible, I feel like I can never forgive myself for this."
CLARK SAYS HE WAS PLAYING LITTLE WAYNE RAP MUSIC IN HIS MOTHERS BEDROOM AT 8 THURSDAY MORNING--
WHEN SHE TOLD HIM TO TURN IT DOWN.
"It was too loud and she doesn't like loud noise. I talked back and then she made a comment that I don't care about anybody except myself and that made me upset."
THE TWO STARTED ARGUING--
ACCORDING TO A COLLIER COUNTY ARREST REPORT, CLARK TOLD DEPUTIES HIS MOM TRIED TO PUSH HIM OUT OF THE BEDROOM--
HE RESISTED.
THAT'S WHEN HIS MOM ALLEGEDLY GRABBED A HANDGUN--
POINTED IT AT THE CEILING, AND YELLED AT CLARK TO GET OUT.
"They put her in handcuffs, she's in tears and they take her to jail."
CLARK CALLED DEPUTIES WHO ARRESTED HIS MOM-- 51-YEAR-OLD KAREN SHOTWELL-- FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
NOW HE SAYS THEY GOT IT ALL WRONG-- AND HIS MOM NEVER ACTUALLY THREATENED HIM WITH THE GUN.
"She had a.38, she has one in her drawer, when she pushed me out of her room I saw her open her drawer so I walked away. that's the reason I called the cops."
HE SAYS HE IMMEDIATELY REGRETTED THE DECISION TO CALL 911 AND TOLD THE DISPATCHER HE DIDNT NEED HELP.
BUT DEPUTIES STILL SHOWED UP.
NOW HE WISHES HE COULD TAKE IT ALL BACK.
"This shouldn't have happened the way it did. She shouldn't be in jail."
IN COLLIER COUNTY GABY FLEISCHMAN NBC2.
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AT SIX ROBERT TRACKS THE RAIN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT -- BIG QUESTION, IS IT GOING TO RUIN THE WEEKEND?
PLUS FRIGHT ON BOARD A PLANE BOUND FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- PASSENGERS PREPARED FOR THE WORST IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING --
TONIGHT THEY'RE SHAKEN, BUT SAFE -- AND STILL TRYING TO GET HOME.
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