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3:43 "right now, we don't have a motive- this is a very perplexing case."
NBC2 UNCOVERS STRANGE NEW DETAILS IN A CRIME THAT HAS MANY ON EDGE -- A NEIGHBOR ACCUSED OF STABBING A WOMAN WHILE SHE SLEPT.
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FLU CASES IN LEE COUNTY TRIPLE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
TONIGHT -- THE URGENT PLEA TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE THEY RETURN TO SCHOOL.
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A MUCH WELCOME SIGHT INTO THE NEW YEAR--
STOCKS SOARED MORE THAN 230 POINTS AFTER THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.
NBC-2 NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW.
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A RETURN TO THE CRIME SCENE IN A WOMAN'S V-NECK BLOUSE AND KNEE-HIGH BOOTS.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIZARRE NEW DETAILS NBC2 HAS UNCOVERED IN THE HOME INVASION AND STABBING INSIDE A GATED SOUTH FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD.
GOOD EVENING I'M KELLIE BURNS.
I'M PETER BUSCH --
JOHN MAATSCH IS THE SUSPECT -- TONIGHT HE REMAINS IN JAIL -- ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS NEIGHBOR WHILE SHE WAS ASLEEP -- HER SON JUST STEPS AWAY IN ANOTHER BEDROOM.
FEARING FOR HER LIFE -- TRACEY MARAZZI BEGGED THE JUDGE TO KEEP MAATSCH LOCKED UP.
NBC 2'S MEAGHAN SMITH UNCOVERED SURPRISING NEW DETAILS TODAY -- INCLUDING ACCOUNTS OF CROSS-DRESSING AND BLOODY EVIDENCE FOUND IN THE SUSPECT'S HOME.
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WEARING KNEE-HIGH BOOTS-
AND A WOMAN'S BLOUSE,
FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THIS MAN-
JOHN MAATSCH,
RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF HIS CRIME.
4:14 "why would he wear women's clothing? i have no idea"
RIGHT BEFORE THAT-
AT ABOUT 4AM,
DETECTIVES REPORT THAT 32 YEAR-OLD MAATSCH BROKE INTO TRACEY MARAZZI'S PAESO HOME-
AND STABBED HER 3 TIMES IN THE CHEST.
SHE WAS IN BED ASLEEP.
05.50.34 "I don't know how long he stood there and looked at me while I slept before he stabbed me in the chest. He stabbed me three times, just missed my artery, just less than a millimeter, collapsed my lung and almost killed me."
POLICE SAY TRACEY WAS ABLE TO FIGHT OFF MAATSCH,
AS HER 11 YEAR-OLD SON RAN INTO THE ROOM.
THEY GOT AWAY AND RAN TO A NEIGHBOR FOR HELP.
MAATSCH- WHO POLICE SAY IS MARRIED, ONLY LIVES A HALF-MILE AWAY IN THE GATED COMMUNITY.
3:43 "right now, we don't have a motive- this is a very perplexing case."
DETECTIVES SAY A SUSPECT SHOWING UP TO A CRIME SCENE IS PRETTY RARE.
3:50 "most people want to be as far from the crime scene as humanly possible- this individual came back and engaged officers in conversation."
OFFICERS SAY MAATSCH - WHO HAD FRESH SCRATCH MARKS ON HIS HANDS AND ARMS - TOLD THEM HE'D SEEN A SUSPICIOUS PERSON.
THEY SEARCHED HIS HOME-
AND FOUND BLOODY CLOTHES THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR TRACEY'S DNA.
DETECTIVES ARRESTED HIM FOR OCCUPIED BURGLARY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
4:33 "aggravated battery with a deadly weapon carries the same penalty as attempted murder, but you don't have to prove the intent."
MAATSCH IS BEING HELD IN JAIL ON NO BOND.
TRACEY MEANTIME IS RECOVERING FROM HER STAB WOUNDS.
IN LEE COUNTY, MEAGHAN SMITH, NBC-2.
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POLICE MAKE A STABBING ARREST ON WHAT'S NORMALLY KNOWN AS A SAFE, QUIET ISLAND.
IT HAPPENED JUST ONE HOUR INTO THE NEW YEAR ON SANIBEL ISLAND NEAR THE SUNDIAL RESORT.
21-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN PLEIN TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE STABBED A MAN IN THE STOMACH AFTER SOMEONE PUSHED HIM.
THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.
NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION.
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AN URGENT PLEA TONIGHT FROM THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- BEFORE YOUR KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK -- MAKE SURE THEY'VE HAD THEIR FLU SHOT.
NBC2'S JOE ROETZ IS JUST BACK FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- JOE, THIS IS THE PEAK OF FLU SEASON.
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THAT'S RIGHT PETER -
THE NUMBER OF CASES AROUND LEE COUNTY HAS SKYROCKETED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS A QUICK PRICK CAN KEEP YOU OUT OF A PINCH.
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AS THE WINTER BREAK WINDS DOWN -
ALEXANDER MACEDO IS GETTING HIS 2 CHILDREN OUT FOR ONE LAST BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
BUT HE KNOWS FORT MYERS CENTENNIAL PARK isn't JUST FILLED WITH CHILDREN - BUT GERMS TOO.
we sanitize hands and the first thing we do when we get home is shower.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT AVOIDING THE FLU -
AND THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS PUSHING PARENTS LIKE MACEDO TO TAKE FLU PREVENTION ONE STEP FURTHER.
Influenza can be prevented by a vaccine. We strongly recommend it. It is effective and can keep you well.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN DIANE HOLME SAYS THE COUNTY TRACKS THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES IN 5 LOCAL HOSPITALS.
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS - THE NUMBER OF CASES TRIPLED.
the flu can be deadly if your state of health is such that you are compromised or have a chronic disease that makes you vulnerable.
ADVICE THAT HELPED MACEDO GET HIS SON OTAVIO A FLU SHOT.
NEXT UP - IS HIS DAUGHTER.
the flu comes at any time. We believe any month is the time for the flu.
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THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NEXT BEST WAY TO AVOID THE FLU IS WASH- WASH -WASH YOUR HANDS, THEN WASH THEM AGAIN.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET A FLU SHOT - THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET ONE IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY.
PETER?
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THE LAST MINUTE DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF SENT STOCKS ON WALL STREET SOARING.
STOCKS STARTED 2013 WITH BIG GAINS.
THE DOW CLOSED UP MORE THAN 300 POINT.
THE NASDAQ CLOSED GAINING 92 POINTS --
AND THE S-AND-P CLOSED WITH GAINS.
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GOOD NEWS.BAD NEWS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF.
THE BAD NEWS.THE FIGHTING IN CONGRESS IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
NBC 2 ANCHOR LINDSAY LOGUE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO ON THE LATE-NIGHT VOTE WHICH MEANS ONLY *PART* OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS BEEN AVERTED.
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IT TOOK UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW MINUTES--
BUT LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON FINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF.
BUT SEVERAL QUESTIONS REMAIN--
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US?
AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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THE STOCK MARKET SURGED TODAY-- AS WALL STREET REACTED FAVORABLY TO THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.
LATE LAST NIGHT, CONGRESS FINALLY SENT PRESIDENT OBAMA LEGISLATION
President Obama SOT 23:22:07
this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy
and broaden opportunity for everybody.
BUT AT ONE POINT IT LOOKED LIKE THE DEAL COULD FALL APART.
SOT SPENCER BACHUS / AL -- 15;31;23
There's no spending cuts. We're adding $4 billion a day to the debt
SOT JOHN FLEMING / LA -- 15;39;46
What we're really doing is raising taxes to give the president more money to
spend, we think that is a bad idea.
SOME REPUBLICANS PUSHED HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER TO "ADD IN" SPENDING CUTS - BUT
ULTIMATELY THERE WERENT ENOUGH VOTES TO GET IT PASSED.
SO THE HOUSE APPROVED THE SENATE PASSED MEASURE THAT.
-EXTENDS TAX CUTS FOR ALL WORKERS EARNING LESS THAN 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS A
YEAR.
- PREVENTS A TAX HIKE ON ESTATES VALUED AT LESS THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
- AND EXTENDS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR SOME TWO MILLION PEOPLE.
BUT THE PAYROLL TAX CUT EXPIRED-- WHICH MEANS AN INCREASE IN TAXES EVERYONE EARNING UP TO 110-THOUSAND A YEAR.
*AND* THERE'S THE STUFF THE BILL DIDN'T DO.
SO TO AVOID *THIS* FISCAL CLIFF-- CONGRESS SET UP ANOTHER ONE!
IN TWO MONTHS-- CONGRESS NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS IT
PUT OFF-- AND THERE WILL BE A NASTY FIGHT OVER THE DEBT CEILING.
LAST NIGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARED - HE'S NOT WILLING TO DEBATE CONGRESS ON
THE BORROWING LIMIT.
Obama SOT 23:25:04
We can't not pay bills that we've already incurred
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PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS IF CONGRESS REFUSES TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING--
THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY--
WOULD BE CATASTROPHICALLY *WORSE*--
THAN THE FISCAL CLIFF.
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THE NEW FISCAL CLIFF AGREEMENT IS A DONE DEAL--
BUT YOU'RE PAYCHECKS ARE STILL GOING TO BE *SMALLER*!
AS LINDSAY SAID--
THE 2-YEAR OLD PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY IS *OVER*. SO EVERYBODYS PAYROLL TAXES GO UP TWO PERCENT
SO
IF YOU MAKE 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR--
YOU'LL PAY ABOUT 50-DOLLARS MORE A MONTH IN TAXES.
THOSE MAKING 50-THOUSAND A YEAR WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 83-DOLLARS MORE A MONTH.
AND ANYONE EARNING 110-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR--
PAY AN EXTRA 189-DOLLARS *EACH* MONTH.
THE PAYROLL TAX FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY.
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WILDLIFE OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KILLED A PROTECTED FLORIDA MANATEE IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.
IT WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT GULF HARBOUR COUNTRY CLUB IN SOUTH FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL TRY TO REMOVE IT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING, SO RESEACHERS CAN FIND OUT HOW IT DIED.
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES MADE A DISTURBING DISCOVERY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
THEY PULLED OVER A MAN DRIVING A SILVER MERCEDES ERRACTICALLY IN PUNTA GORDA AND FOUND CRYSTAL METH INSIDE THE CAR.
SOME OF THE DRUGS WERE STASHED INSIDE A BABY'S SHOE.
INVESTIGATORS TELL NBC 2 THE DRUGS BELONGED TO THE MOTHER.
SHE AND THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR ARE FACING NUMEROUS DRUG CHARGES.
THE ONE YEAR OLD GIRL IS NOW IN HER FATHER'S CARE. DCF IS INVESTIGATING.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE HEARING THE 9-11 RECORDINGS AFTER A SHOOTING IN SOUTH FORT MYERS LAST MONTH.
FEARFUL NEIGHBORS CALLING FOR HELP AFTER THEIR HOMES WERE HIT BY BULLETS.
IT HAPPENED ON SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF KELLY ROAD.
A DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED A FORT MYERS MAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF DECEMBER 15TH.
NBC 2'S DAVE ELIAS IS IN THE STUDIO TONIGHT WITH THE 9-1-1 CALLS.
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THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLING ME TODAY THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION - SO THEY DIDN'T RELEASE ANY DETAILS - JUST THE FRANTIC 911 CALLS FROM NEIGHBORS WHO HEARD THE FATAL SHOTS.
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// 0:05 9-1-1 What is your emergency? We've got shots fired and my house has been hit with bullets. :10
BULLETS FLYING THROUGH JIM AND JOANNE MORRIS'S HOME.
HITTING A BEDROOM WINDOW.
18:06 sounded like 9 or 10 hard knocks on the side of the house
SHATTERING A MIRROR, GOING THROUGH THE MEDICINE CABINET, A BATHROOM WALL AND THEIR MICROWAVE OVEN BEFORE EXITING OUT OF A BACK WINDOW.
joanne morris
18:53 i've never been this close to anything like this. It was amazing the trajectory of the line.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A DEPUTY WAS PULLING OVER A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.
REPORTS SHOW DRIVER TOMMY KOLLMAN - OF FORT MYERS - WAS ARMED WHEN THE DEPUTY APPROACHED HIM.
SHOTS WERE FIRED.
AND KOLLMAN WAS KILLED.
:25 How man shots were fired? Three! Three? Okay! 00:322
INVESTIGATORS WON'T SAY IF ALL OF THOSE SHOTS CAME FROM THE DEPUTIES GUN.
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THE MORRIS' MAKING IT CLEAR TO THE 9-11 DISPATCHER THEY NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING HIT BY THE GUNFIRE.
1:41 I'm in the house and it went right through this wall right over our heads. 1:44
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KOLLMAN'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY STILL TRYING TO GET ANSWERS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED EARLY THAT MORNING.
KOLLMAN WAS WELL KNOWN ON FORT MYERS BEACH WHERE HE PLAYED IN BANDS AND BARTENDED IN VARIOUS RESTAURANTS.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS ONCE THEIR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE THEY'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO, DAVE ELIAS NBC 2.
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IN SOUTH FLORIDA--
A NAKED INTRUDER ISN'T COOPERATING AFTER BREAKING INTO A MIAMI FAMILY'S HOME.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS MAN, WHO REFUSED TO REVEAL HIS NAME, WAS FOUND INSIDE THE HOME CHOKING THE PET DOG.
POLICE SAY THE NAKED MAN THEN BIT THE HOMEOWNER.
THE INTRUDER WAS SHOT ONCE BUT CONTINUED TO PUT UP A FIGHT AS OFFICERS ARRIVED.
HE'S NOW IN THE HOSPITAL AND ISN'T HELPING MUCH WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
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DOCTORS SAY HILLARY CLINTON IS MAKING EXCELLENT PROGRESS AS SHE RECOVERS IN THE HOSPITAL.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOT BEHIND HER RIGHT EAR.
THE FEAR IS IF IT GROWS LARGER, IT COULD CAUSE A STROKE.
BLOOD THINNERS ARE BEING USED TO SLOWLY DISSOLVE THE CLOT.
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sot russman "if you look at the prognosis for this type of problem, typically if it's isolated to one small area the prognosis is very good.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS CLINTON HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH STAFF AND REVIEWING PAPERWORK WHILE SHE RECOVERS.
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THE AIRPORT MAY BE SMALL,
BUT IT'S BRINGING IN BIG BUCKS!
"It's conveniently located, the price is right and it's just a very nice facility
A LOOK AT HOW PAGE FIELD AIRPORT IS TRANSLATING INTO A BIG ECONOMIC BOOST FOR LEE COUNTY.
AND IT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
THE INCREDIBLE IMAGE OF AN UNBORN BABY REACHING OUT FROM THE WOMB.
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Highs will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s across the area. There will again be patchy fog forming tonight into tomorrow morning with lower near the 60 degree mark.
Through the day Thursday, cloud cover will be increasing ahead of a cold front. Then on Friday we can expect a few scattered showers as the front moves into our area. This front will be different from the past couple of fronts.
Cloud cover and the chance for a few showers will stick around through the weekend. There won't be a big cool down with this front either. Highs will still be in the upper 70s this weekend.
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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IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY PAGE FIELD LATELY.YOU'VE LIKELY NOTICED MORE PLANES ON THE RUNWAYS.
N-B-C 2' S JOELLE PARKS FOUND THE ECONOMIC BOOST FROM THE AIRPORT IS SPREADING TO THE COMMUNITY.
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Pilot Michael looney has been flying into page field for decades.
Sot Michael looney, pilot
The airport was always nice, the role were always nice, the building was a little behind the times."
now-The new base ops facility is bringing him back more often.
Sot Michael
"It's conveniently located, the price is right and it's just a very nice facility, new is always nice."
This building is just a year old,
But is filled with more than 90 decades of history.
From the first days of commercial flying-
To its use as a training facility in worldwar2.
The new facility, just one of the reasons page field is seeing new success.
Sot Barry Bratton, director of general aviation page field
"Business is growing, our operations at page field are up, a little over 9 percent approaching 10 percent, were expecting to reach 80,000 or close to it for the past 12 months."
A number the airport hasn't reached since 2005.
Sot Barry
" fuel sales are up over 10 percent for the year, and were definitely on the road to recovery."
This fuel-
Fuels jobs.
Paying the salaries of employees,
And keeping the airport running.
Sot Barry
"We're not supported by any ad volorum tax revenue whatsoever, no property taxes support the operations here."
Governed by the lee county port authority,
The small airports economic impact is estimated at 94.5 million dollars.
Sot Barry
We feel like its one of the major front doors to the community and we think its an appropriate facility to greet our visitors who are going to purchase homes and spend money out in the community."
This pilot agrees.
Sot Michael
It's beautiful, very nice. Whatever the client wants you cater to."
At page field Jp nbc2
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A PLANE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SOUTH FLORIDA --
THIS WAS THE SCENE THIS MORNING IN MIAMI- DADE COUNTY.
THE PLANE WAS SUPPOSED TO LAND AT THE LINDBERGH AIR STRIP.
INSTEAD, IT LANDED SAFELY BY A LEVEE ON A DIRT TRAIL.
EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE JUST FINE.
NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE EMERGENCY LANDING.
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IT TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO TAKE DOWN THE MACY'S GREAT TREE AT LENOX SQUARE MALL IN ATLANTA.
THIS MORNING AS WORKERS WERE LOWERING THE TREE, THE BOOM BROKE ON THE CRANE - LANDING THE 60-FOOT PINE TREE ON ITS SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE TREE PARTIALLY HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF THE STORE'S ROOF.
AT LEAST ONE STORE WINDOW WAS BROKEN.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
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THE EAGLE HAS HATCHED.
OZZIE AND HARRIET HAVE BEEN BUSY CARING FOR THE FIRST EAGLET THAT HATCHED OVERNIGHT IN THEIR NORTH FORT MYERS NEST.
EARLIER TODAY OUR CAMERAS CAPTURED MAMA FEEDING HER NEW BABY.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR ONE MORE EGG TO HATCH,
WHICH COULD BE ANY MOMENT NOW.
DICK PRICHETT REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN PROVIDING LIVE STEAMING VIDEO OF THE NEST 24/7 --
WHICH HAS BECOME A VIRAL SUCCESS AROUND THE WORLD.
HARRIET AND HER COMPANION OZZIE HAVE BEEN COMING TO THIS NEST FOR 5 YEARS.
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A NEW FATHER CAPTURED AN IMAGE, THAT IS GETTING ATTENTION AROUND THE WORLD.
HIS DAUGHTER, STILL IN THE WOMB REACHING OUT GRABBING THE FINGER OF THE DOCTOR PERFORMING HER C-SECTION DELIVERY IN A PHOENIX AREA HOSPITAL.
MOM IS ACTUALL A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER,
HOWEVER, IT WAS HER HUSBAND RANDY, WHO SNAPPED THE PICTURE.
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The doctor knew it was an amazing photo right away; he knew, the next day, that's all he could talk about for weeks.
AFTER THOUSANDS OF 'LIKES' ON FACEBOOK, ALICIA HAS GOTTEN A FEW OFFERS TO BUY THE PICTURE.
SHE MAY SOMEDAY SELL PRINTS, BUT WILL NEVER GIVE UP THE COPYRIGHT, WHICH SHE SAYS IS PRICELESS.
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SOMETIMES, YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
"it's really amazing everyone just joining in. I didn't think it would get so big."
PEOPLE ON THE BEACH IN NAPLES. ACTUALLY PICKING UP SHOVELS AND DREDGING THE PASS. THEMSELVES. AFTER AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO GET IT DONE BY THE COUNTY GOES NO WHERE.
AND ALL NEW AT SIX--
THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR EVERY FLORIDA FAMILY.
AND WHY HE WAS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO UNVEIL HIS AGENDA FOR 2013.
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SOME FOLKS IN COLLIER COUNTY ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND CUTTING THROUGH GOVERNMENT RED TAPE.
THEY ARE BYPASSING POLITICS AND PERMITS TO OPEN UP CLAM PASS IN NORTH NAPLES.
NBC2S GABY FLEISCHMAN HAS THE STORY ON THEIR PROGRESS AND MESSAGE.
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SHOVELS AND MUSCLES HARD AT WORK--
SAND PILING UP--
A DITCH DUG BY A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO SAVE CLAM PASS.
"Somebody has to take it into their own hands sometimes."
"it's really amazing everyone just joining in. I didn't think it would get so big."
SAND HAS CLOGGED CLAM PASS FOR MONTHS--
BUT THE COUNTY HASNT BEEN ABLE TO GET A PERMIT TO DREDGE THE CHANNEL.
"This is unfortunately something that has been caught up in a political quagmire much longer than it should have been."
PUTTING THE MANGROVES AND WILDLIFE AT RISK---
WITHOUT FLOWING WATER, THEY WILL START TO DIE OFF.
"By the time they start digging which is hopefully soon, everything will be dead so we decided to get some water back there."
TIRED OF WAITING FOR ACTION--
ROD MACKAY AND HIS SON PICKED UP THEIR SHOVELS AND STARTED DIGGING.
RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS OF ALL AGES JOINED IN.
44:40 I think its awesome its great its fun
"In just about 4 days the diggers have made major progress. There's already water flowing into the ditch-- and they're hoping eventually there will be a constant flow coming in and out of the gulf."
53:50 it's not gonna last, everybody knows that except the kids shh 56
EVEN IF IT DOESNT WORK--
THE DIGGING HAS CONNECTED A COMMUNITY--
AND SENT A MESSAGE.
"if you put your mind and your body and your hands to it you can get something done."
53:02 I guess you can say if government doesn't work people do, so were hoping for the best.nothings impossible, even politics
IN COLLIER COUNTY GABY FLEISCHMAN NBC2.
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THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION HAD A MEETING TODAY.
THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET AN EMERGENCY PERMIT FROM THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS-- BUT IT WILL TAKE MONTHS BEFORE DREDGING EVEN STARTS.
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT IN THE FIGHT OVER MONEY FOR HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS!
AND CONGRESS APPROVES A PLAN TO KEEP THE COUNTRY FROM GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF--
BUT IT STILL MEANS HIGHER TAXES-- FOR NEARLY ALL AMERICAN WORKERS.
PLUS THE LATEST VIRAL VIDEO CREATING A LOT OF CONTROVERSY--
A GIRL IS SELLING HER *VIRGINITY*!
THE WHOLE STORY IS NEXT ON NBC2 NEWS AT 5:30--
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