ANCHOR SUPERS

HL1) BABY EJECTED CRASH-VOTOPS

NBC-2 HAS DEVELOPING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT --

AN INFANT -- THROWN FROM A VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT IN LEE COUNTY --

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) FLU SEASON-TRX-VOTOPS

AND -- HAVE YOU GOTTEN A FLU SHOT?

IF NOT, DOCTORS SAY, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

BABY EJECTED CRASH-TRX-OC-VO

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF LEHIGH ACRES THIS MORNING--

A SIX MONTH OLD BABY WAS EJECTED OUT OF A CAR IN AN OVERNIGHT CRASH.

THE CRASH BETWEEN A RED SEDAN AND A PICKUP TRUCK HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT AT LEE BOULEVARD AND JOAN AVENUE NORTH.

EMERGENCY CREWS ON SCENE TELL OUR PHOTOGRAPHER THE BABY WAS FOUND LAYING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF LEE BOULEVARD AND WAS NOT IN CAR SEAT OR RESTRAINED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

DUE TO THE WEATHER, HELICOPTERS IN THE AREA REFUSED TO FLY AND THE BABY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE MOTHER OF THE BABY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

PINE ISLAND CRASH FOLO-TRX-SS

ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING---

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TELLS NBC-2 A WOMAN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 41 AND PINE ISLAND ROAD THURSDAY HAS DIED.

TROOPERS SAY LINDA TOOLE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF HER INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

THE CRASH HAPPENED 11:30 THURSDAY MORNING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TOOLE'S TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON US-41 AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO PINE ISLAND ROAD IN THE PATH OF A FORD F-350.

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE-TRX- OMNI 2

WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING --

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA RIGHT NOW

AFTER A STRONG EARTHQUAKE.

A SEVEN POINT SIX MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF CRAIG ALASKA AROUND MIDNIGHT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA ALASKA TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.

WE'RE WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION RIGHT NOW --

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DEPUTIY INVOLVED SHOOTING-TRX-VO

DETAILS ARE UNFOLDING, THIS MORNING --

FOLLOWING A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING, IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

IT ALL HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF CADILLAC JACKS RESTAURANT, YESTERDAY.

THIS MAN -- JOSEPH POWELL, WAS KILLED DURING THE GUNFIRE.

DEPUTIY INVOLVED SHOOTING-SOTVO

PERRY COSTELLO, BAR PATRON: if it was happening inside and more than once then it'd be something different but isolated event I hope

ERIC LEBSACK, CADILLAC JACKS OWNER: we usually have three or four for every 250 people and like I said nothing actually occurred inside"

THE OWNER DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THERE WILL BE INCREASED SECURITY FOLLOWING THE DEADLY INCIDENT --

JOBS REPORT-OC

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT IS OUT --

AND THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS -- 155-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED IN DECEMBER---KEEPING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED AT 7-POINT-8 PERCENT.

JOBS REPORT-PKG

TODAY'S SNAPSHOT OF THE AMERICAN JOBS MARKET SUGGESTS THE COUNTRY TREADED WATER IN DECEMBER.

.ADDING NEARLY THE SAME NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WERE ADDED IN NOVEMBER.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH, SAY ECONOMISTS:

"We need to see much more robust job growth to really whittle away at the unemployment rate in a more meaningful way and have more fundamental improvements out there in the labor market."

THROUGH ALL OF 2012, 1.8-million JOBS WERE CREATED.

:

WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

-THE HEALTH CARE FIELD ADDED 45-THOUSAND.

-CONSTRUCTION ADDED 30-THOUSAND, WITH HURRICANE SANDY REBUILDING AND NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION HELPING OUT.

-MANUFACTURERS ADDED 25-THOUSAND JOBS.

.THE MOST IN 9 MONTHS.

-BUT RETAILERS CUT MORE THAN 11,000 JOBS IN A SIGN THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON MAY HAVE BEEN WEAK.

DELTA AIRLINES IS HIRING up to 400 NEW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

ALREADY 43-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED!

"It means they have to stand out, they have to really have a passion for this and it needs to come through in their interviews."

23-year-old CAMERON BROWN WAS HIRED 2-years-AGO WHEN 100-thousand PEOPLE APPLIED FOR JUST A THOUSAND JOBS.

"it's very tough, i have a lot of friends who are still looking for jobs."

IN FACT, 12.2-million PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF WORK. MANY HAVE SIMPLY GIVEN UP LOOKING.

BUT ECONOMISTS SAY THERE IS REASON FOR OPTIMISM IN 2013:

.WITH SIGNS OF CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN HOME CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING.

-STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAYOFFS ARE LEVELING OFF.

-AND ALL OF THE UNCERTAINLY SURROUNDING THE SHOWDOWN IN WASHINGTON OVER TAXES and THE FISCAL CLIFF SEEMS TO HAVE HAD A MINIMAL IMPACT:

CNBC's STEVE LIESMAN:

"If we were to turn down the volume on all the in-fighting in Washington, it's possible that businesses could turn up the pace of hiring throughout the country."

JOBS REPORT-OC

TOM COSTELLO REPORTING --

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS RECESSION -- THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR WOMEN HAS INCHED ABOVE THE RATE FOR MEN.

PRESIDENT VACATION OVER-VO

MEANWHILE -- PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FIRST FAMILY WILL RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THIS WEEKEND.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PRESIDENT ARRIVING IN HAWAII ON WEDNESDAY.

HE REJOINED HIS FAMILY THERE, AFTER RETURNING TO WASHINGTON EARLY FROM VACTION FOR FISCAL CLIFF NEGOTOTIATIONS.

FLU SEASON-SOTVO

YOU MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ALREADY---WAITING IN A PACKED DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL WARNS THE FLU SEASON APPEARS TO BE BAD THIS YEAR--SPREADING FASTER AND EARLIER THAN USUAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH.

AND EVEN IF YOU GOT THE SHOT, THERE'S STILL A CHANCE YOU COULD GET SICK.

Number one it does take some time for the vaccine to take effect and if you are exposed to influenza a very short time after getting the vaccine you can still get infected. Number two there's a lot of influenza viruses out there. The influenza vaccine will protect against three of those viruses.

ONE THEORY FOR THE OUTBREAK---IT'S POSSIBLE THE FLU VACCINE DOESN'T INCLUDE THE STRAIN THAT'S SICKENING THE COUNTRY.

CAPE STABBING SUSPECT-SS VO SS

HAPPENING TODAY --

A CAPE CORAL TEEN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS FATHER TO DEATH IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT.

POLICE FOUND THOMAS VERZI'S BODY IN HIS HOUSE,

ON SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE, DECEMBER 17TH.

PROSECUTORS TELL US THEY FILED--

A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST HIS SON, 17 YEAR OLD BARON VERZI.

HE WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT -- AND COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON.

FM ALCOHOL POLICY-VO

SOME DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE BUSTED AFTER THEIR SERVERS ALLOW PEOPLE TO WALK OFF PROPERTY WITH AN OPEN CONTAINER.

FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT DID AN UNDERCOVER STING AT DOWNTOWN BARS DURING ART AND MUSIC WALK LAST MONTH.

OFFICERS WARNED BOTH BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THAT ART AND MUSIC WALK ARE NOT EVENTS WHERE OPEN CONTAINERS ARE PERMITTED.

PEOPLE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO DRINK WITHIN THE BARS PREMISES.

BUT, EVENTS LIKE BIKE NIGHT HAVE A PERMIT THAT ALLOWS IT.

SANIBEL RED TIDE-OTS - VO

SOME OF YOU ARE HEADED TO THE BEACH, THIS WEEKEND.

IF YOU'RE IN THE SANIBEL AREA -- YOU MAY NOTICE RED TIDE.

SCIENTISTS REPORT FINDING HIGHER LEVELS OF THE TOXIC ALGAE IN THE PAST THREE DAYS.

THE WATER IS YELLOW IN SOME PLACES.

ONE SCIENTIST SAYS CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHEST AT THE SANIBEL BOAT RAMP.

SANIBEL RED TIDE-SOTVO

we've been coughing like mad we're down here for an hour or two burning nostrils it's not pleasant

EXPERTS SAY --

PAY ATTENTION FOR AN ITCHY SCRATCHY THROAT FEELING --

THAT MAY BE A SIGN OF THE TOXIN.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

MR. GREENTHUMB-PKG

BREAK TWO AT 6:19:30

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-OC

TURNING TO THE WORLD OF BUSINESS --

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-PKG

A LAST-MINUTE BUDGET DEAL IN CONGRESS WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT HELPED THE ECONOMY AVOID GOING OVER THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF THIS PAST WEEK. EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WERE EXTENDED, BUT INCOME TAXES WILL RISE FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING MORE THAN 400-THOUSAND A YEAR AND A TWO-PERCENT PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY FOR ALL AMERICANS WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THE U-S ECONOMY ADDED 155-THOUSAND JOBS IN DECEMBER WITH MOST OF THEM COMING IN HEALTHCARE. MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION. BUT THAT SOLID GROWTH WASN'T ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE NATION'S JOBLESS RATE WHICH REMAINS STUCK AT SEVEN-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT.

IS THIS THE YEAR THAT BENCHMARK INTEREST RATES MAY FINALLY START EDGING HIGHER? MINUTES FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S LATEST POLICY MEETING SHOWS SOME DISSENSION AT THE NATION'S CENTRAL BANK WITH SOME MEMBERS LOOKING TO END THE FED'S EASY-MONEY POLICIES AND THE PURCHASE OF BILLIONS WORTH OF BONDS EVERY MONTH.

SHARES OF APPLE GOT A BIG BOOST THIS WEEK ON REPORTS THAT THE COMPANY IS TESTING ANOTHER NEW i-PHONE, JUST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE TOP-SELLING i-PHONE FIVE.

STRONG DECEMBER CAR SALES CAPPED THE BEST YEAR FOR AUTOMAKERS SINCE 2007. CHRYSLER LED THE WAY FOR DETROIT WITH SALES RISING MORE THAN TEN PERCENT LAST MONTH. AND THE OUTLOOK FOR AUTO SALES THIS YEAR IS LOOKING EVEN BETTER.

LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE-OC-CG

AS REPORTED BEFORE -- THE U-S ECONOMY ADDED 155-THOUSAND JOBS IN DECEMBER.

BUT WHICH PROFESSIONS BOAST THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE?

ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS --

THE TOP FIVE JOBS WITH THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR 2012 ARE IN THE HEALTH CARE, FINANCE OR SOCIAL SERVICE SECTORS -- AND ALL REQUIRE A LOT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM -- ARE JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION, SALES, AND TRANSPORTATION.

TAX RETURN DELAY-VO

THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE SHAKE-UP LOOMING FOR THE I-R-S -- FOLLOWING THE LAST MINUTE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.

"E CREDIT DAILY DOT COM" REPORTS THERE -COULD- BE A DELAY IN PROCESSING RETURNS.

I-R-S COMPUTERS NEED A FIX TO PROCESS ONE PARTICULAR TAX FOR INFLATION, BUT ADMINISTRATORS WAITED FOR THE FINAL FIGURES IN THE FISCAL DEAL.

THE AGENCY SAYS, IT'S REVIEWING THE DEAL AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT ON THIS YEAR'S FILING SEASON --

EASIER TO FIND ONLINE-TRX-VO

"ENERGY GUIDE" INFORMATION WILL BE EASIER TO FIND ONLINE -- THANKS TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMISSION'S "APPLIANCE LABELING RULE" MANDATES ONLINE SELLERS POST ENERGY GUIDE OR LIGHTING FACTS LABELS ALONGSIDE ALL PRODUCTS --

FORMAL FRIDAYS-VOTOPS

SAY GOOD-BYE TO CASUAL FRIDAYS --

AND HELLO TO FRIDAY'S CLASSIC FORMAL AFFAIR.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS SOME SMALL COMPANIES ON BOTH COASTS ARE BRINGING BACK SUITS AND TIES ON FRIDAYS.

BIEBER DEBIT CARD-VO

BIEBER FEVER IS SPREADING -- TO THE PREPAID CARD INDUSTRY.

TEEN-FOCUSED FINANCIAL COMPANY APPROPRIATELY NAMED "BILL-MY-PARENTS" SAYS JUSTIN BIEBER WILL PROMOTE ITS NEW PREPAID DEBIT CARD ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA.

HE'LL ALSO PRODUCE VIDEOS ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR THE COMPANY.

WATCH OUT -- THESE TYPES OF CARDS ARE OFTEN LOADED WITH FEES.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOU ARE WATCHING NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOUR TOP STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

HL1) NEW CONGRESS-VOTOPS

A NEW CONGRESS -- COULD MEAN, MORE PROGESS.

BUT SOME LAWMAKERS THINK OTHERWISE.

NBC-2 EXPLAINS THE MIXED EMOTIONS SURROUDING OFFICIALS,

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) FL BCS TICKET PRICES-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS -- THE B-C-S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS JUST DAYS AWAY.

AND THIS YEAR -- FLORIDA IS TAKING THE SPOTLIGHT.

BUT IF YOU'RE SEEKING TICKETS TO THE BIG GAME -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK AGAIN.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

BABY EJECTED CRASH-VO-TRX-OC

BREAKING FROM OVERNIGHT --

WE'RE FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF LEHIGH ACRES.

A SIX MONTH OLD BABY WAS EJECTED RIGHT OUT OF A CAR -- DURING A CRASH.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCENE.

IT ALL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT -- NEAR LEE BOULEVARD AND JOAN AVENUE NOTRTH.

EMERGENCY CREWS SAY, THE BABY WAS FOUND LAYING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF LEE BOULEVARD --

THAT INFANT WAS NOT IN A CAR SEAT.

DUE TO THE WEATHER, HELICOPTERS REFUSED TO FLY AND BOTH THE MOTHER AND BABY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

PINE ISLAND CRASH FOLO-VOTOPS

ALL NEW, THIS MORNING

NBC-2 IS LEARNING A WOMAN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT NEAR U-S 41 AND PINE ISLAND ROAD -- HAS DIED.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL.

TROOPERS SAY LINDA TOOLE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF HER INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED THURSDAY MORNING -- WHILE TOOLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON U-S 41.

SHE MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO PINE ISLAND ROAD -- RIGHT IN THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING PICKUP TRUCK.

DEPUTIY INVOLVED SHOOTING-TRX-VO

AN INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING, THIS MORNING --

AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT, WITH A LOCAL BAR PATRON.

IT ALL HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CADILLAC JACKS -- IN SOUTH FORT MYERS, YESTERDAY.

DEPUTIES KILLED JOSEPH POWELL.

DEPUTIY INVOLVED SHOOTING-SOTVO

PERRY COSTELLO, BAR PATRON: if it was happening inside and more than once then it'd be something different but isolated event I hope

ERIC LEBSACK, CADILLAC JACKS OWNER: we usually have three or four for every 250 people and like I said nothing actually occurred inside"

THE OWNER DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THERE WILL BE INCREASED SECURITY FOLLOWING THE DEADLY INCIDENT --

MIAMI OFFICER INVOLED SHOOTING-TRX-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE -- TAKE A LOOK AT A SIMILAR SCENE, IN MIAMI, FRIDAY.

POLICE THERE ARE FOLLOWING ANOTHER DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.

THEY SAY IT STARTED WHEN A MAN AND A WOMAN TRIED TO STEAL FROM A STORE.

POLICE WERE CALLED AND A CHASE BEGAN.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE DUO TRIED TO RAM A POLICE CAR -- BUT CRASHED.

THAT'S WHEN THE OFFICERS FIRED.

THE WOMAN WAS KILLED AND THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE-TRX-OMINI

WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING --

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA RIGHT NOW

AFTER A STRONG EARTHQUAKE.

A SEVEN POINT SIX MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF CRAIG ALASKA AROUND MIDNIGHT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA ALASKA TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.

WE'RE WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION RIGHT NOW --

NEW CONGRESS-OC

THEY TOOK A LITTLE TIME FOR A PHOTO-OP---THEN IT WAS RIGHT BACK TO WORK.

BUT THIS MORNING, SOME ARE CONCERNED WHETHER OR NOT ANY WORK WILL GET DONE, REGARDLESS OF THE NEW FACES.

NEW CONGRESS-PKG

Mr. Speaker how are you?

Gonna have ah, just going to have a few days of real life.

AFTER SURVIVING A FAILED COUP LED BY HIS OWN MEMBERS. A BELEAGUERED HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER WANTS TO TAKE THAT SAME FRACTURED PARTY INTO BATTLE.

IN A CLOSED DOOR MEETING OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS. A SOURCE IN THE ROOM TELLS CNN. BOEHNER SAID HE WILL DEMAND BUDGET CUTS THAT ARE LARGER THAN ANY INCREASE IN THE NATION'S DEBT LIMIT.

"WITH THE CLIFF BEHIND US , THE FOCUS TURNS TO SPENDING."

THAT PUTS REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS BACK ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. AFTER THE PRESIDENT INSISTED EARLIER THIS WEEK HE WILL NOT NEGOTIATE OVER THE DEBT CEILING.

"I will not have another debate with this Congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed."

IF THE PRESIDENT WON'T COME TO THE BARGAINING TABLE. ONE TOP REPUBLICAN IN THE SENATE, JOHN CORNYN. SAYS IN AN OP-ED IN THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM FISCAL WELL BEING OF OUR COUNTRY."

A PREVIEW OF THAT BRINKMANSHIP CAME IN THE HOUSE. WHERE 67 REPUBLICANS. INCLUDING HOUSE BUDGET CHAIR PAUL RYAN. VOTED AGAINST 9.7 BILLION DOLLARS IN AID FOR VICTIMS OF SUPER-STORM SANDY. DESPITE THE TONGUE LASHING THEY GOT FROM NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

"Shame on you. Shame on Congress."

THE FACT THAT THE REST OF THE STORM RELIEF IS NOW UP IN THE AIR UNTIL A VOTE LATER THIS MONTH. WAS A LET DOWN FOR NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS. EVEN THE FRESHMEN.

"I am new here. I don't know all the rules of Washington but it sure seems like the rule here is to put off till tomorrow what should be done today."

IT WAS A RETURN TO THE REALITY OF BROKEN GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON.

"Come on mom take a chance. Ruin your reputation here…"

AFTER ALL OF THAT GOOD-WILL ON DISPLAY. WHEN VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS SWEARING IN MEMBERS OF THE 113TH CONGRESS. AND HAMMING IT UP WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.

ONE DAY LATER WE ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT. IF THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

HIS RESPONSE. OFF-CAMERA. "WE'RE BACK TO CERTIFYING THE ELECTION."

TREY RADEL ON FEDERAL SPENDING-OC SOTVO

THE NEW CONGRESSMAN REPRESENTING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA , TREY RADEL, SPOKE WITH C-N-N FRIDAY, ABOUT IMPORTANT DECISIONS CONGRESS HAS TO MAKE.

we need to stop the spending, and it's not just about cutting, Victor, it's about saving, it's about saving medicare, it's about saving social security, and until we have true reform, tax reform and reform on medicare and social security, only then will we be able to save it for today's generation and people like my kids.

RED LIGHT CAMERA CRASHES-VO

THIS MORNING -- A SOUTH FLORIDA LAWMAKER WANTS TO END THE USE OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS --

REPPRESENTATIVE DAPHNE CAMPBELL SAYS, THE CAMERAS "UNFAIRLY DOLE OUT TICKETS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DEFEND THEMSELVES."

THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A REPORT WAS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VECHICLES.

IT SAYS IN 41 JURISDICTIONS -- ACCIDENTS WERE LESS FREQUENT IN INTERSECTIONS WITH CAMERAS.

NEWTOWN GUNSHOW-OC

A CONTROVERSIAL FIREARMS SHOW IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND ABOUT 40 MILES FROM NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT --

AND SOME ARE SAYING IT'S INSENSITIVE TO HOLD THE EVENT SO SOON AFTER THE SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

NEWTOWN GUNSHOW-PKG

"We're at the East Coast firearms show at the Stamford Plaza Hotel

THAT'S THE ONLY ANSWER WE GOT FROM THE PROMOTER - WESTCHESTER COLLECTORS. THE EAST COAST FIREARMS SHOW IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST OF VENDORS. OFFERING 250 TABLES OF ANTIQUE AND HISTORICAL ARMS. YET IT'S A GUN SHOW HAPPENING JUST 40 MILES FROM NEWTOWN.

"I believe that they should have the gun show."

"I'm very opposed to a gun show."

NO MATTER YOUR OPINION, ORGANIZERS WERE SETTING UP HERE AT THE STAMFORD PLAZA HOTEL TONIGHT. SIGNS AROUND THE LOBBY INDICATE THE SHOW IS STILL HAPPENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS AS SIMILAR ONES BY THE PROMOTER IN WATERBURY AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK WERE CANCELED.

"It seems insensitive to have the event continue."

STAMFORD MAYOR MICHAEL PAVIA SAYS THE TIMING OF THE EVENT IS JUST NOT RIGHT-3 WEEKS AFTER THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING.

STAMFORD POLICE CAPTAIN RICHARD CONKLIN SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT SOME AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT. BUT SINCE IT'S BEING STAGED AT A PRIVATE FACILITY THEY CAN'T CANCEL THE EVENT.

"When you think of gun shows this is not your typical gun show."

"Captain Conklin tells me this is a show for weapons collectors and not anything dangerous. He says he's dealt with this organization before and never had an issue."

"We're going to maintain a presence there."

NEWTOWN GUNSHOW-OC

MAYOR MICHAEL A. PAVIA HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING COMMENT:

MAATSCH IN COURT-OTS-VO

ANOTHER STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY--

A JUDGE IS SCHEDULED TO DECIDE WHETHER TO LET A STABBING SUSPECT OUT OF JAIL, NEXT WEEK.

INVESTIGATORS SAY JOHN MAATSCH ATTACKED TRACEY MARAZZI AS SHE SLEPT INSIDE HER FORT MYERS HOME THE MORNING AFTER CHRISTMAS.

THE DEFENSE ASKED THE JUDGE TO RELEASE MAATSCH TO HIS FAMILY.

BUT TRACEY DOESN'T WANT HIM OUT OF JAIL.

BREAK FOUR AT 6:39:30

EVERGLADES FUNNEL CLOUD-VOTOPS

AN EERIE SIGHT IN THE SKIES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA.

CHECK OUT THIS FUNNEL CLOUD NEWS HELICOPTER SPOTTED OVER THE EVERGLADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

FL PLANE VS HOUSE-SOTVO

A FLORIDA WOMAN IS DOING OK THIS MORNING - AFTER SURVIVING A PLANE CRASHING INTO HER HOME.

F-H-P says, the plane hit the Flagler County home 12 minutes after the pilot reported the aircraft was severely shaking.

All three people aboard the small plane died.

The homeowner's daughter explained how her mother got out alive.

"She did know it was a place because she could hear it, but we hear planes all the time. I used to live here, and we hear them a lot and we kind of just figured they were landing in the airport."

"She -- just knows she got out. I mean, that's kind of all the details I know about that."

"She climbed through her window in her bedroom."

THE PLANE WAS ON ITS WAY TO AN AIRPORT IN TENNESSEE -- WHEN IT WAS DIVERTED TO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT.

THAT'S WHEN IT CRASHED -- JUST A MILE EAST OF THAT AIRPORT.

HIDE AND SEEK ARRESTS-VO

A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK ENDED UP TURNING INTO SOME SERIOUS CHARGES FOR A TRIO OF LEHIGH ACRES TEENS.

A 15-YEAR-OLD AND TWO 16-YEAR-OLDS WERE ARRESTED WHEN SHERIFF'S DESPUTIES FOUND THEM IN A HOME ON FOURTH STREET SOUTHWEST IN LEHIGH ACRES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

THE HOMEOWNER LIVES OUT OF STATE.

HIS SISTER LOOKS AFTER THE HOUSE AND TELLS US ITS BEEN EMPTY FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS

SHE SAYS THE TRIO BROKE A SLIDING GLASS DOOR AND WRECKED THE SECURITY SYSTEM.

HIDE AND SEEK ARRESTS-SOTVO

R: I don't think they come in to do anything because there's nothing in the house to steal

GERMINA JORVELUS, HOMEOWNER'S SISTER

GERMINA JORVELUS, HOMEOWNER'S SISTER: im so sorry for them they don't even know what they're doing they don't think.

ONE OF THE TEENS ADMITTED TO DEPUTIES THEY WERE PLAYING A GAME CALLED MAN-HUNT, WHICH IS BASICALLY HIDE AND SEEK.

WEED CANDY-OC-TRX

A WARNING FOR ALL YOU PARENTS, THIS MORNING.

WATCH OUT FOR SUSPICIOUS CANDY -- WEED CANDY.

IT'S THE LATEST WAY MARIJUANA IS BEING CONSUMED ILLEGALLY --

WEED CANDY-PKG

IT MAY BE THE NEXT GENERATION IN ILLEGAL POT CONSUMPTION…

S/ Parent

"I feel like kids are always coming up with something new in terms of doing drugs in school and ways to hide it. So I'm not really surprised."

"This is What we believe to be marijuana or weed candy!"

DETECTIVES IN UPPER MERION…MONTGOMERY COUNTY… SAY THIS WAS TURNED IN BY A CONCERNED PARENT WHO WAS SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE CRUDE LOOKING

CANDY FOUND IN A PLASTIC BAG…

S/ Det. Andrew Rathfon, Upper Merion Twp. Police Department:24-:34

"They'll grind the marijuana down. and then they will combine it with vegetable oil to create an extract. And then they'll take that extract and combine it with corn syrup and sugar and mold it into these."

POLICE SAY IT'S DESIGNED TO HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS SMOKING POT BUT AVOIDS DETECTION BY NOT HAVING TO LIGHT UP…

S/ Det. Andrew Rathfon, Upper Merion Twp. Police Department:42-49

"This is something that would easily fly under the radar. Most parents wouldn't think twice about this or think that it was drugs.Nor would teachers and law enforcement."

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT IS PARENTS WHO HAVE TO BE HAVE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST IT IS POT CANDY…

S/ Female Parent /:56-:59

"There's always something else. And I don't know you crack down on that without banning all candy!"

S/ Male Parent /:1:00-1:05

"It worries you but if you told me it was Heroin Candy or Crack Candy I'd be more concerned. But Weed Candy? "

S/ Female Parent #2

PUNTA GORDA ANNEX THE LOOP-OTS-SOTVO

PUNTA GORDA LEADERS ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE CITY LIMITS.

THE COUNCIL VOTED THIS WEEK TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TO ANNEX THE LOOP PROPERTY.

THE ANNEXATION IS PART OF A MASTER PLAN TO EVENTUALLY ANNEX THE AIRPORT AND ALL THE BUSINESSES AROUND IT.

Bill Alvarez, Punta Gorda

"I really think Punta Gorda should allow some of the major companies in like the TGI Friday's and stuff to get more people here and more business."

CITY LEADERS SAY BY EXPANDING THEY'RE ADDING TO THE TAX BASE BRINGING MORE REVENUE INTO THE CITY.

FL BCS TICKET PRICES-OC

THIS MORNING -- IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN FLORIDA --

AND POSSIBLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

THE B-C-S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME KICKS OFF MONDAY NIGHT IN MIAMI.

FL BCS TICKET PRICES-PKG

ALL EYES IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD WILL BE FOCUSED ON MIAMI. NUMBER ONE NOTRE DAME AND NUMBER TWO ALABAMA TAKE THE FIELD AT SUN LIFE STADIUM TO DETERMINE THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. THERE'S NO QUESTION, IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN RIGHT NOW.

Alabama versus Notre Dame is just a gift from the heavens.

BUT IT'S A GIFT THAT WILL COST YOU. TICKET BROKERS SAY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SEAT FOR THE GAME YET, GOOD LUCK FINDING ONE UNDER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Currently they're trading between a thousand and twenty five hundred a piece.

FANS IN TOWN FOR THE GAME WELL AWARE THEY MAY END UP WATCHING ON TV.

I'm kind of cheap so I'm probably only going to go five hundred.

So we'll see what happens.

YEAH HE'S GOING TO BE AT THE BAR, BUT HE WON'T BE ALONE. MIAMI MAY BE FULL OF HIGH ROLLERS, BUT TWO GRAND FOR A TICKET? THAT'S HARD TO SWALLOW.

Not considering you could probably buy a pretty big screen TV with that price.

OTHERS ARE SHELLING IT OUT LIKE THE GUZY FAMILY FROM ALABAMA. THEY BROUGHT THEIR FLAG AND THEIR CHECKBOOK.

Little expensive, little expensive, but we had to do it, we had to do it. Can't miss it. Yeah, definitely worth it.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE AT 6:49:45

THINGS 2 DO-OC-CG(2)

IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR AND MANY OF US ARE TRYING TO GET FIT.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND,

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE GREATER NAPLES YMCA PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.

THE EVENT IS TODAY FROM 10 A-M TO 1-P-M.

THERE WILL BE FITNESS CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS AND BOUNCE HOUSES FOR THE KIDS.

OR YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO THE ARTS AND CRAFT SHOW AT EAGLES CREEK.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND AGE FRIENDLY.

YOU CAN ENJOY A LAST MINUTE SPECIAL GIFTS PURCHASE FOR FAMILY - FRIENDS OR YOURSELF.

THERE WILL BE FOOD - ICECREAM AND KETTLECORN WILL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL.

FOR MORE THINGS TO DO -- HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

A cold front is parked right over us this Saturday, bringing lots of cloud cover this morning along with a wide range of temperatures.

Instead of moving south and bringing some cool air into Southwest Florida, this front is expected to do the opposite and lift northward through the day, keeping the warm and humid weather with us through the weekend.

One good thing about the front lifting back to the north today is some of the cloud cover will go with it, leaving us with at least some partial sunshine by midday and through the afternoon.

As far as temperatures are concerned, expect a pretty warm weekend for January standards as temperatures climb close to 80° during the afternoon. Humidity will also be higher than normal as lots of moisture collects south of the front. Rain prospects will be low today, but a few isolated showers can't be ruled out with so much moisture in the air.

Sunday looks a littler more promising in the rain chance department. By Sunday afternoon, an area of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Mexico and track across Central Florida. This low should manage to bring us some scattered rain by Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, especially over northern portions of the viewing area. Rain could even linger into Monday as the front wiggles farther south and ultimately fades.

By Tuesday, more sunshine will be in store for us, but temperatures will continue to stay very warm. Daytime highs for most of the week will reach the low to mid 80s while overnight temperatures stay quite mild with lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances will stay pretty low from Tuesday through Friday.

For those wanting another cool down, we may have to wait a while our weather looks unseasonably warm through the next seven days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SAFE FOOD-vo

THE F-D-A IS PROPOSING NEW FOOD SAFETY RULES -- WHICH SHOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS, HERE IN THE U-S.

THE NEW RULES REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS OF FOOD SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES -- BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN -- TO HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES SAFETY HAZARDS AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREVENTED.

THEY ALSO NEED TO PROVE THE PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED.

SCHOOL BOARD TEEN-VO

THIS NEXT STORY IS QUITE AN INTERESTING ONE --

HE'S STILL A STUDENT -- BUT THIS YOUNG MAN WANTS TO SERVE ON HIS OWN DISTRICT'S SCHOOL BOARD.

18-YEAR-OLD CHANCE LAMMER IS RUNNING FOR A SEAT IN KANSAS -- AND GET THIS, HE'S CURRENTLY THE *ONLY CANDIDATE!

SCHOOL BOARD TEEN-SOTVO

"My biggest advantage is that I'm a student in the Shawnee Heights High School, and I see what happens. And I get to see, basically like a police officer undercover. So basically I get to see everything that not necessarily all the other administrators or the board members may see in the day. I see this five days a week for seven or eight hours a day. And I've done it for eighteen years."

DAY IN HISTORY-VO

TAKING A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF TODAY, JANUARY 5-TH.

80-YEARS AGO TODAY -- CONSTRUCTION ON THE FAMED GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE BEGAN, IN CALIFORNIA.

HERE'S A LOOK AT VIDEO OF CREWS WORKING ON THAT BRIDGE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

BABY EJECTED CRASH-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

WE'RE FOLLOWING A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN AN INFANT BEING THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE -- AND ONTO A BUSY ROADWAY.

IT ALL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT -- AT LEE BOULEVARD AND JOAN AVENUE NORTH, IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THE MOTHER AND BABY WERE TAKEN TO NEARBY HOSPITAL.

DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING-VOTOPS

AN INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING --

AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT, WITH A LOCAL BAR PATRON.

IT ALL HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CADILLAC JACKS -- IN SOUTH FORT MYERS, YESTERDAY.

DEPUTIES KILLED JOSEPH POWELL.

JOBS REPORT-VOTOPS

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT IS OUT --

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS -- 155-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED IN DECEMBER---KEEPING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED AT 7-POINT-8 PERCENT.

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE-OMNI2

FINAL FORECAST-WX GFX

GOODBYE-2SHOT

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