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NO DOUBT - IT'S WARM OUTSIDE.

FEELS NICE - AND FIRST AT FOUR - TEAM COVERAGE ON ON HIGH TEMPERATURES AND FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

RIGHT NOW.

CITRUS GROWERS ARE PLANNING FOR THE GOOD *AND THE POTENTIALLY BAD OF THOSE HIGHER TEMPERATURES.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.

PLUS.

GUN SALES ARE THOUGH THE ROOF AROUND THE COUNTRY AS TALKS ON CAPITOL HILL HEAT UP ABOUT NEW GUN LEGISLATION.

NOW VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

the bull was obviously very agitated, it had just bee through a wreck.

DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING TROOPERS EXPECTED RESPONDING TO A FLORIDA HIGHWAY CRASH.

AN ANGRY BULL CHARGES FIRST RESPONDERS!.

THE VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE.

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WE BEGIN THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR LOOKING AT UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES.

THANKS FOR WATCHING TODAY --

I'M LINDSAY LOGUE

AND I'M HEATHER TURCO.

IT WILL FEEL GREAT AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE.

BUT FOR CITRUS GROWERS, BUT THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THEIR PRODUCE.

NBC2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU.

KELLY CRESWELL WILL TELL US WHAT ORANGE GROWERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT, WHICH MAY ULTIMATELY AFFECT HOW MUCH YOU PAY AT THE STORE.

AND OUR OWN GABBY FLEISCHMAN IS OUT IN THE FIELD TALKING TO STRAWBERRY GROWERS ABOUT A BOOST TO THEIR CROPS.

WE'LL TALK WITH THOSE LADIES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST WE GO TO METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF WITH FIRST LOOK AT TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE.

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CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE FIRST AT FOUR.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S WARM WEATHER IS SWEETENING UP OUR STAWBERRIES--

GROWERS SAY THE PRODUCE IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND THE MARKET IS GOING STRONG.

NBC2S GABY FLEISCHMAN IS OUT AT MIKE'S U-PICK FARM IN BONITA SPRINGS--

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BAD WEATHER A COUPLE YEARS BACK DETROYED THE CROP OUT HERE AT MIKES U-PICK AND FORCED THEM TO SHUT DOWN TWO YEARS AGO.

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STAWBERRY PICKERS AT FARMER MIKES U-PICK IN BONITA SPRINGS ARE TAKING NOTICE---

"Delicious just delicious."

"There seem to be a lot more this year than ever before."

SOUTHWEST FLORIDAS STRAWBERRIES ARE SWEET, JUICY AND THERE ARE PLENTY TO GO AROUND.

GROWERS SAY THE NEW YEAR IS GETTING OFF TO A GREAT START--

WITH THE WINTER WEATHER BEING IDEAL FOR THE PLANTS.

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IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FARMERS AND SELLERS HAVE STRUGGLED--

WITH DEVASTATING COLD SNAPS DESTROYING THE RIPE FRUIT--

AND COMPETITION FROM CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO WHICH HAD A BETTER CLIMATE.

HERES A GOOD ONE!

THIS YEAR CALIFORNIA IS GETTING THE COLD--

GROWERS SAY MOTHER NATURE IS HELPING EVEN THE SCORE--

AND HOPE THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER STICKS AROUND.

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RIGHT NOW PRICE OF STARAWBERRIES IS ABOUT $3 PER POUND-- WHICH IS AVERAGE.

IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND TRY THE STRAWBERRIES--

THERE'S A STAWBERRY FESTIVAL AT THE U-PICK FARM THIS WEEKEND--

ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 3PM.

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THE WARM WEATHER AS YOU JUST SAW--HELPING OUT STRAWBERRIES HERE IN FLORIDA---

BUT IT'S ALSO CAUSING CONCERN TONIGHT FOR FLORIDA'S CASH CROP---ORANGES.

AND SOME CITRUS TREES ARE BLOOMING---MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL TALKED TO CITRUS FARMERS TODAY AND IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE THE START OF THIS YEAR.

AND OVER NIGHT---IT'S NOT GETTING COOL ENOUGH, ONLY GETTING INTO THE LOW 60'S.

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WE STOPPED OVER AT U-PICK CITRUS IN LEE COUNTY TODAY AND FOUND SOME OF THE TREES THERE ARE ALREADY BLOOMING.

TYPICALLY, TREES DON'T START BLOOMING UNTIL MARCH.

WE DID HAVE A COLD SNAP A FEW WEEKS AGO--BUT SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN A WARMER THAN AVERAGE WINTER FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT HAVEN'T GOTTEN COLD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE TREES TO GO DORMANT.

AN EXTENSION AGENT SAYS THE CONCERN IS IF WE DO EXPERIENCE A FREEZE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS--THESE BLOOMS THAT EVENTUALLY TURN INTO ORANGES---WILL DIE.

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00.46.17 These are even little oranges already. If we get a cold spell that's going to burn them things back and they'll die.

THERE IS A CHANCE THE TREES CAN BLOOM AGAIN AND STILL PRODUCE FRUIT FOR NEXT SEASON.

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THE EXTENSION AGENT TELLS ME THE U-S-D-A OVER ESTIMATED THE ORANGE CROP THIS YEAR AND REVISED IT TO YIELD A SMALLER CROP THAN LAST YEAR.

THE U-S-D-A IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE ANOTHER REVISION ON THE CITRUS CROP THIS MONTH.

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CHILDREN ARE BACK IN CLASS TODAY AT THE APOSTOLIC REVIVAL CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN FORT MYERS.

JUST TWO DAYS AFTER A MAN WAS GUNNED DOWN IN THE SCHOOL'S PARKING LOT.

JUST BEFORE LUNCHTIME ON MONDAY, KRSITOPHER SMITH WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSDIE OF THE SCHOOL.

HIS FAMILY TELLS US HE WAS THERE TO DROP OFF LUNCH FOR HIS 5-YEAR OLD SON.

THERE WAS AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE AT THE SCHOOL TODAY --

THIS AS INVESTIGATORS TRY TO TRACK DOWN THE KILLER.

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TWO DAYS AFTER A MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE SCHOOL'S PARKING LOT, CHILDREN ARE BACK IN CLASS AT THE APOSTOLIC REVIVAL CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN FORT MYERS.

TAKE PIC:

JUST BEFORE 11:00 IN THE MORING ON MONDAY, 27-YEAR-OLD KRSITOPHER SMITH WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCHOOL ON BARDEN STREET.

ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY, HE WAS DROPPING OFF LUNCH FOR HIS 5-YEAR-OLD SON.

BOXES:

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE SCHOOL.

CLIFTON, QUITE A POLICE PRESENCE OUT THERE THIS MORNING.

LIVE:

AND WE'RE TOLD POLICE WILL BE IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AS THESE CHILDREN AND THE STAFF HERE TRY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.

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IT WAS MONDAY. WHEN SHOTS RANG OUT IN THIS SCHOOL'S PARKING LOT.

A 27-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF A STUDENT WAS KILLED.

AND CHILDREN WERE USHERED PAST LINES OF CRIME SCENE TAPE, AND GROUPS OF POLICE OFFICERS.

TWO DAYS AFTER THAT TRAGEDY HERE AT THE APOSTOLIC REVIVAL CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOOL.

CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WERE ONCE AGAIN GREETED BY POLICE.

TODAY, SERVING AS A PEACE OF MIND.

SOT: "It feels a lot better, just in case something happens, we don't have to wait for the police to get here, they're already here."

MELANIE HAS A 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN KINDERGARTEN HERE.

THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THE SHOOTING AT HOME, AND SHE'S REASSURED HER DAUGHTER, THAT SHE'S SAFE.

BUT THIS IS ALSO HER FAMILY'S CHURCH.

AND MELANIE FEELS BEING IN THIS HOUSE OF GOD WILL HELP HER CHILD HEAL.

"This is our church that we go to, knowing it's a church, we're still comfortable. Not only will they learn about school, they learn more about God."

AND LESSONS ABOUT LIFE. THAT ARE SOMETIMES, NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH.

LIVE TAG:

I WAS ABLE TO BRIEFLY TALK TO THE PASTOR HERE, WHO SAID ABOUT 95 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS SHOWED UP TODAY.

GOING BACK TO THE INVESTIGATION, POLICE BELIEVE THIS WAS A TARGETED SHOOTING.

BUT THERE ARE FEW OTHER DETAILS THAN THAT.

POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CASE TO CONTACT THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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A SURPRISE DECISION IN A HEARING TODAY FOR JAMES HOLMES, THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE AURORA COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING.

HIS DEFENSE DECIDED TO PRESENT NO EVIDENCE.

ALL THIS WEEK, THE PROSECUTION SHARED 9-1-1 TAPES AND UNSETTLING DETAILS ABOUT THE CASE.

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A SURPRISE ENDING. ON DAY THREE OF THE PRELIMINARY HEARING DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ANNOUNCED THIS IS THE NOT THE PROPER VENUE OR TIME TO PUT ON A QUOTE "SHOW" OR SOME TRUNCATED DEFENSE.

THEREFORE ATTORNEYS SAID THEY WOULD NOT PRESENT EVIDENCE OR CALL WITNESSES.

THE DEVELOPMENT AFTER THREE DAYS OF DRAMATIC PROSECUTION EVIDENCE.

THE ECHOES OF THE HORRIFYING MOMENTS WHEN ALLEGED GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES OPENED FIRE INSIDE A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER FILLED THE COURTROOM ON TUESDAY AS PROSECUTORS PLAYED DRAMATIC 9-1-1 TAPES.

IN ONE, 30 GUNSHOTS COULD BE HEARD DURING THE 27-SECOND CALL.

"It's horrific and only because it's how many lives are being shattered at that exact moment.

ON ANOTHER CALL, A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL SAYING HER COUSINS HAD BEEN SHOT, THAT ONE WAS NOT BREATHING.THE DISPATCHER TRYING TO WALK HER THRU CPR AND THEN DESPERATION AS THE TEEN COULD NOT HEAR THE INSTRUCTIONS.

CALLS ANALYSTS SAY WILL MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT WITH A JURY.

"prosecutors are letting the defense know what they are in for if this case goes to trial."

PROSECUTORS THEN PRESENTED EVIDENCE TO PROVE PREMEDITATION.

INVESTIGATORS DETAILED HOW HOLMES SPENT WEEKS PREPARING FOR THE ATTACK. PRE-ORDERING HIS MOVIE TICKET AND RIGGING HIS APARTMENT WITH EXPLOSIVES IN AN EFFORT TO DRAW FIRST RESPONDERS FROM THE SHOOTING SCENE.

"the prosecutors have so much evidence of premeditation in this case they don't even know what to do with it all.

AND NOW THE WAIT FOR WHAT'S NEXT IN THE CASE.

BIDEN GUNS PUSH TO 430-VOTOPS

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS RALLYING FOR ACTION ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.

HE MET WITH VICTIMS GROUPS TODAY.

HE ALSO TALKED TO GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES.

THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED TO TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE CONNECTICUT SHOOTING.

MANY PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RESTRICTIONS MAY BE COMING.

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MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE WERE INJURED THIS MORNING WHEN A FERRY CRASHED INTO A DOCK.

THE "SEA-STREAK WALL STREET" WAS DOCKING IN LOWER MANHATTAN --

BUT IT DIDN'T STOP IN TIME AND A SECTION OF THE BOAT'S HULL RIPPED OPEN.

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Dee Wertz / Eyewitness

It just hit, I don't know how else, it just hit, it just didn't stop and then it listed a little bit and then it pulled up and I think the Captain pretty much said call 9-1-1 we need help. I was on the dock, I was sitting on the bench waiting for the boat.

AFTER A CRASH LIKE THIS -- IT'S ROUTINE TO DRUG TEST THE FERRY CAPTAIN.

THE FERRY WAS LAST INSPECTED IN JULY AFTER NEW ENGINES WERE INSTALLED.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

STOCKS WERE HIGHER ON WALL STREET TODAY AFTER U.S. CORPORATE EARNINGS REPORTS GOT OFF TO A STRONG START.

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V-I-P'S IN BOCA GRANDE HAVE LOCALS BUZZING.

FORMER FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH MADE AN APPEARANCE THERE TODAY.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT THE BUSH FAMILY REGULARLY VISITS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THEY WEREN'T HERE OVER CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR THOUGH--

LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH.

TODAY, FORMER FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH MADE AN APPEARANCE AT A MOTE MARINE'S NEW SATELITE OFFICE.

NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN IS LIVE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

COVERING NOT ONLY THE APPEARANCE TODAY, BUT WHAT THE LOCALS ARE SAYING AND *THE HEALTH OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENT.

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THE ISLAND IS BUZZING LIKE IT DOES EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME.

THE BUSH FAMILY NORMALLY VISITS THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS.

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PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS SMALL ISLAND TOWN SAY THEY'VE SEEN THE BUSHES OUT AND ABOUT GOING TO RESTAURANTS AND CHURCH.

FOR A LOT OF THE LONG TIME RESIDENTS, THIS IS BUSINESS AS USUAL, THEY'RE USED TO SEEING THE BUSH FAMILY HERE.

OUR CAMERAS CAUGHT FORMER FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH AT THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR A NEW MOTE MARINE RESEARCH OFFICE HERE.

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Pastor Brian Brightley, Lighthouse United Methodist Church

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LAURA SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH HASN'T VISITED THE ISLAND THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS.

HE IS IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM A FEVER AND COUGH.

LAURA SAYS HE IS DOING BETTER AND IS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE.

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DEVELOPING AT FOUR AT FOUR.

IN COURT TODAY - DAVID HENLEY.

HE'S THE TEENAGER WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH FORMER LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW WHEN DEPUTIES PULLED THEM OVER AND SUSPECTED A DRUG DEAL.

TODAY HENLEY AVOIDED JAIL TIME BY ENTERING INTO A PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM.

HIS ATTORNEY TELLS US HE ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHARGES FILED AGAINST HIM INCLUDING POSESSION OF COCAINE AND MARIJUANA; AS WELL AS DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.

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RECORD HEAT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

We hit 88 degrees at Page Field in Fort Myers today … and that sets a new record high temperature for this date. The old record was set back in 1974 and was 85 degrees. It's also interesting to note that the warmest daytime high temperature in the month of January ever recorded at Page Field is 88 degrees. So, today's record ties the all-time January high temperature as well.

The forecast tonight is for quiet and mild weather. Skies will be partly cloudy and, unlike last night, there are no showers on the radar this evening. Temperatures tonight will dip below 70 and land in the upper 60's by tomorrow morning. As a side note: the average low for this time of year is 54 and the average high is 74. We are obviously predicting weather much warmer than that!

A large area of high pressure is anchored in the Atlantic and will continue to deliver warm southeasterly winds across the area. Under partly cloudy skies we will be back in the mid to upper 80's by tomorrow afternoon. In fact, we may tie or set another record high again tomorrow.

The long-range computer forecast guidance doesn't look very promising for rain. Only the errant shower could pop up in the afternoon as the humidity and heat continue through the rest of the week. The weekend outlook looks great for a trip to the beach with high temperatures still getting into the 80's each day.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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DOCTORS ARE PUTTING AN OLD TEST TO GOOD USE, AND IT COULD SAVE LIVES.

A) CANCER TEST

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SOME BIG NAME RETAILERS ARE PAYING UP A HEFTY FINE - OVER A MILLION DOLLARS FOR FALSE ADVERTISING.

AMAZON DOT COM, MACY'S, SEARS AND LEON MAX HAVE AGREED TO PAY CIVIL PENALTIES TO SETTLE FEDERAL CHARGES.

THEY'RE ACCUSED OF FALSELY LABELING AND ADVERTISING PRODUCTS MADE OF ECO-FRIENDLY BAMBOO FIBERS.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CLAIMS THE PRODUCTS WERE ACTUALLY WOVEN FROM RAYON.

WALMART AND IPHONES-VOTOPS

PREPAID IPHONES ARE GOING ON SALE THIS WEEK AT WALMART.

THE MEGA-RETAILER IS OFFERING THE IPHONE 4 AND IPHONE 5 FOR 45 BUCKS A MONTH.

AND THERE'S *NO CONTRACT.

YOU ALSO GET UNLIMITED TALK, TEXT AND DATA.

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HOW ABOUT A CHEAPER IPHONE?

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS THAT APPLE COULD LOWER THE IPHONE'S PRICE BY GIVING IT AN EXTERIOR THAT COSTS LESS THAN THE ALUMINUM HOUSING ON CURRENT MODELS.

APPLE IS LOOKING TO RECLAIM SOME OF THE SALES LOST TO LESS EXPENSIVE DEVICES.

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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES ITS NEW WINDOWS 8 OPERATING SYSTEM IS KEEPING PACE WITH RECORD SALES.

MICROSOFT HAS SOLD 60 MILLION LICENSES AND UPGRADES SINCE LAUNCHING IT IN OCTOBER.

SALES OF WINDOWS 8 ARE IN LINE WITH THOSE OF WINDOWS 7, WHICH MICROSOFT CALLED THE FASTEST SELLING OPERATING SYSTEM IN HISTORY BACK IN 2009.

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DOCTORS ARE PUTTING A NEW SPIN ON AN OLD TEST.

RESEARCHERS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ARE USING THE PAP SMEAR TO SPOT OVARIAN AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER.

SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE -- UNTIL NOW.

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THE PAP SMEAR HAS PROVEN TO BE A SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE TEST FOR CERVICAL CANCER -- AND THE DROP IN DEATHS FROM THE DISEASE HAS MADE IT THE GOLD STANDARD SCREENING TOOL.

NOW RESEARCHERS ARE TRYING TO APPLY THE TEST'S SUCCESS TO OVARIAN AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER.

"One of the reasons we're so excited about this research is that there are no screening tests for ovarian cancer, and it's such a deadly disease because it is detected so late."

RESEARCHERS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLED A LIST OF GENETIC MUTATIONS COMMON IN OVARIAN AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCERS. THEY THEN EVELOPED A TEST THAT COULD SPOT THESE MUTATIONS IN FLUID TAKEN FROM A PAP SMEAR.

"In 100% of endometrial cancers we can find the exact same mutation in a tumor and a pap smear sample."

THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO DETECT NEARLY HALF OF OVARIAN CANCERS.

THE RESEARCHERS COMPARED PAP SMEAR SAMPLES FROM HEALTHY WOMEN AND THOSE ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS IS WHAT THEY DIDN'T FIND -- NO FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS.

"If you were told you have a diagnosis of cancer and you don't, not only is that anxiety provoking, but you have to undergo lots of unnecessary tests that can be invasive and dangerous."

SO FAR THE TEST HAS ONLY BEEN STUDIED IN THE LAB. RESEARCHERS HOPE TO HAVE A VERSION FOR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE READY IN THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

TEASE THREE

*dives over hood, "watch out rich"

THAT'S NOT A CAR HE'S DODGING, IT'S AN ANGRY BULL!

NEXT AT FOUR.

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the bull was obviously very agitated, it had just bee through a wreck.

WOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

THIS IS VIDEO OF A BULL BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

THIS WAS IN ALACHUA COUNTY FLORIDA. AFTER A WRECK INVOLVING A LIVESTOCK TRAILER.

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A DEPUTY ROLLS UP ON THE SCENE OF A TRAFFIC CRASH, NEVER DREAMING HIS DASH CAMERA WOULD CATCH THIS: A LOOSE BULL RUNNING A FELLOW DEPUTY DOWN.

Some bruised ribs, and a bruised elbow and a bruised knee, so nothing too serious.

STANDUP - 16 YEARS SGT. LALONDE HAS BEEN AN ALACHUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. HE TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THAT HE ACTUALLY GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY. BUT HIS EXPERIENCE AROUND LOOSE LIVESTOCK, EXTREMELY LIMITED. AND HE HOPES AFTER SATURDAY, THIS WILL BE HIS LAST.

The bull was obviously agitated, it had just been in a wreck. I knew when that bull fell when he stood up the way he looked, that he wasn't happy.

COPS KNEW THEY WERE ROLLING INTO A CRASH SCENE. IT WASN'T CLEAR THAT A LIVESTOCK TRAILER WAS RIPPED OPEN AFTER A BLOWN TIRE AND CRASH.

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IT GOT REALLY CLEAR FOR TROOPER MATT SIMMONS AS HE DOVE OVER THE HOOD OF HIS CRUISER TO GET AWAY.

LALONDE IS JUST GLAD THE UPSET BULL DIDN'T HAVE HORNS.

He actually contacted me in my left hip, if he had horns he would have hit me about mid area.

THE SERGEANT SAYS THIS SETTLES IT FOR WHAT HE HOPES IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.

I can check rodeo clown off my bucket list.

EVENTUALLY THE BULL RAN OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DEPUTIES HAD TO PUT IT DOWN WITH SEVERAL GUNSHOTS.

LALONDE SAYS IT WAS SO CLOSE TO AN EXIT WITH RESTAURANTS AND PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT, THEY COULDN'T RISK THE BULL DOING THIS TO ANYBODY ELSE.

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CONVERSATION IS HEATING UP ON CAPITOL HILL ABOUT GUN CONTROL.

RIGHT NOW - VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS GETTING INPUT FROM VARIOUS GROUPS ON THE ISSUE FOLLOWING THE CONNECTICUT SHOOTING.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M HEATHER TURCO.

HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, IT'S QUITE WARM - UNSEASONABLY WARM.

STRAWBERRY GROWERS TELL US THEIR PRODUCE IS BOOMING RIGHT NOW.

HOWEVER, ORANGE GROWERS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE CONCERNED THEIR PLANTS ARE BUDDING TOO EARLY -- AND A RETURN TO COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DEVASTATE CROPS.

NOW TO THE HOLMES HEARING IN COLORADO.

IT WRAPPED UP TODAY WITH DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CALLING NO WITNESSES, PRESENTING NO EVIDENCE.

THEY SAID IT WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE VENUE.

THE DEVELOPMENT CAME AFTER 3 DAYS OF DRAMATIC PROSECUTION EVIDENCE IN THE AURORA MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING.

A DECISION ON WHETHER ACCUSED KILLER JAMES HOLMES WILL GO TO TRIAL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY.

AND IN NEW YORK.

AT LEAST 50 PASSENGERS ABOARD A COMMUTER FERRY WERE INJURED, TWO CRITICALLY, WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A DOCK IN LOWER MANHATTAN, THIS MORNING.

IT HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A ROUTINE TRIP - AND WAS DOCKING NEAR THE SOUTHSTREET SEAPORT.

A SECTION OF THE BOAT'S HULL RIPPED OPEN WHEN IT FAILED TO STOP, TOSSING HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS TO THE DECK ON IMPACT.

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BREAKING

LABOR SECRETARY

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT FOUR --

LABOR SECRETARY HILDA SOLIS IS RESIGNING FROM THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

SHE WAS NOMINATED AND CONFIRMED TO THE POST IN 2009 -- MAKING HER THE FIRST HISPIANIC WOMAN TO SERVE IN THE U.S. CABINET.

SHE'S THE 5TH MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO LEAVE -- OR ANNOUCNCE THEIR DEPARTURE -- SINCE THE ELECTION.

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NEW FIRST AT FOUR--

THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE IS FRONT AND CENTER IN WASHINGTON.

RIGHT NOW, VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS WRAPPING UP A ROUND OF TALKS WITH GUN SAFETY, AND VICTIMS' GROUPS.

TOMORROW, HE PLANS TO MEET WITH THE N-R-A.

ALL OF THIS IS FOLLOWING A SERIES OF HORRIFIC ACTS OF GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT SANDY HOOK MASSACRE.

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POLICE IN SAINT LOUIS DISCOVERED THE BODY OF A MISSING MOTHER INSIDE THE TRUNK OF HER CAR.

SHE HAD BEEN MISSING FOR FIVE DAYS.

HER FAMILY HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR HER SINCE DISCOVERING HER 5-MONTH-OLD SON ABANDONED IN AN APARTMENT.

THE TODDLER WAS FOUND IN HIS CAR SEAT UNHARMED.

THE BABY IS IN STATE CUSTODY PENDING THE RESULTS OF A PATERNITY TEST TAKEN BY A MAN IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS THE FATHER.

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A SOUTH CAROLINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT IS GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR THE T-SHIRT EMPLOYEES WEAR AND SELL.

TAKE A LOOK.

IT SAYS ON THE BACK -- HOW TO CATCH AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT.

AND THAT PICTURE OF A BOX TRAP IS GETTING PEOPLE TALKING.

WHILE SOME THINK THE SHIRT'S MESSAGE IS FUNNY, OTHERS CALL IT OFFENSIVE.

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DON'T LET THE EMPTY PARKING LOT FOOL YOU.BUSINESS INSIDE TACO CID IN WEST COLUMBIA IS BOOMING.BUT IT'S NOT FOR THE FOOD. IT'S FOR THIS, A $35 T-SHIRT STATING 'HOW TO TRAP AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT'.USING.WELL.A TACO.

I can't get them off the phone long enough to ring them up.

OWNER LEANNE SNELGROVE SAYS SHE'S GETTING CALLS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION, AFTER A TWEET OF THE SHIRT WENT VIRAL. IN FACT SHE HAS ONE EMPLOYEE DEDICATED TO ANSWERING THE CALLS.

You see what they're paying

THAT'S THE PRICE FOR THREE SHIRTS.SNELGROVE IS CASHING IN ON THE CONTROVERSIAL MESSAGE -- SHE SAYS WAS MEANT TO BE AND FUNNY AND POLITICAL.

We're definitely not racists. Illegal immigrants come from all over the world. Whether it be from France, Canada. I mean it doesn't matter. They just don't come from Mexico, like what everybody is screaming.

BUT ONE WOMAN OUTSIDE TACO SID WONDERS WHAT EXTENT THE RESTAURANT WOULD GO TO. IF OTHER STEREOTYPICAL FOOD WAS USED AS BAIT.

Lets say you were to put a watermelon underneath a box or some chicken? What type of message would you be sending? So she equated it to that. So what do you say about that. I would never go to that extent. I would never go to that extent. That's crazy. That's starting to get too racial.

AND EVEN WITH EVERY RING BRINGING IN MONEY, THERE'S A DOWN SIDE.

We've gotten threats. They're gonna shoot us when we come out of the building. All of that. We've gotten it from both angles. But all in all, more support than anything.

SNELGROVE'S ONLY HISPANIC CO-WORKER IS TAKING SHIRT ORDERS. RILEY SAYS SHE'S NOT OFFENDED, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ON-CAMERA. THIS CUSTOMER ORDERED ONE FOR HIS RELATIVE WHO HEARD ABOUT IT IN PITTSBURGH.

I can see it being somewhat offensive but it's just images.

BUT EVERYONE DOESN'T FEEL THE SAME WAY. FOR BRENDA, IT'S AN IMAGE SHE FINDS DISTURBING -- WITH SOME RACIAL UNDERTONES.

I don't know, it just kind off saddens me.

TITO HILL-GUEBARA A LATINO PASTOR IN COLUMBIA BELIEVES THE SHIRTS ARE RIDICULOUS. HE SAYS THE MESSAGE IS DISRESPECTFUL.AND PERPETUATES AN UN-NECESSARY STEREOTYPE ABOUT HISPANICS.

TEACHERS TEAR GASSED-TRX VO

POLICE IN THE CAPITAL OF BANGLADESH TEAR GASSED TEACHERS PROTESTING AGAINST LOW WAGES TODAY.

THE GAS CAME AS PROTESTERS BROKE THROUGH SEVERAL IRON BARRICADES.

THE TEACHERS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ONGOING WAGE DISPUTE.

SYRIA PRISONER SWAP-VOTOPS

THE FIRST MAJOR PRISONER SWAP OF THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR HAPPENED TODAY.

SYRIAN REBELS FREED 48 IRANIANS HELD CAPTIVE SINCE AUGUST.

IN RETURN, MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND PRISONERS HELD BY SYRIAN AUTHORITIES WERE RELEASED.

THE EXCHANGE CAME DAYS AFTER SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD PROMISED TO PUSH AHEAD WITH THE BATTLE AGAINST REBELS.

TURKEY MISSILE UPDATE-VOTOPS

PREPARATIONS ARE GOING ON AT AN AIR BASE IN TURKEY FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF U-S PATRIOT MISSILES.

THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES ARE EACH SENDING TWO PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERIES AND UP TO 400 TROOPS.

JAL DREAMLINER PROBS-VO

THREE PROBLEMS - THREE DAYS IN A ROW.

BOEING FACES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AS THREE OF THE COMPANY'S NEW 787 DREAMLINERS ARE GROUNDED.

THE LATEST ONE REPORTED TODAY IN JAPAN AS A FLIGHT WAS CANCELED OVER A PROBLEM WITH THE PLANE'S BRAKING SYSTEM.

IN THIS ONE - A JET FULL OF PASSENGERS HAD TO TURN BACK TO THE GATE - AFTER PILOTS LEARNED THEIR TANK SPILLED ABOUT 40 GALLONS OF JET FUEL ONTO THE TARMAC - *IT HAPPENED AT BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT.

THE SAME AIRPORT WHERE CREWS PUT OUT A FIRE ON ANOTHER BOEING 7-8-7 MONDAY.

THAT MAKES 3.

JAL DREAMLINER PROBS-SOT VO

"I'll fly on a 787 at any time. I have absolute confidence in the airplane. There ARE going to be teething problems with a new airplane. It's quite common.

THE COMPANY STARTED DELIVERING THE AIRCRAFT IN LATE 20-11.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

INTERNET ADDICTION-VO

SOUTH KOREAN TEENS ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET ARE TURNING TO A UNIQUE TREATMENT TO HELP THEM UNPLUG.

ADVOCATES SAY A HORSE RIDING THERAPY PROGRAM IS SHOWING PROMISE.

SOUTH KOREA IS THE WORLD'S MOST WIRED COUNTRY.

ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF THE POPULATION OWNS SOME SORT OF DIGITAL DEVICE.

FACEBOOK FLU APP-VO

FEELING SICK AND WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN CALL OUT THE CULPRIT?

THERE'S NOW AN APP ON FACEBOOK THAT HELPS YOU DO JUST THAT.

IT'S CALLED 'HELP, I HAVE THE FLU'. AND WITH A CLICK OF THE MOUSE, IT SEARCHES YOUR FRIENDS' PROFILES FOR WORDS LIKE 'FLU', AND 'SICK'. ALONG WITH POSSIBLE CHECK-IN'S AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND LATE NIGHT STATUS UPDATES.

HEALTH MATTERS-OTS

ARTHRITIC HIPS AND KNEES ARE REPLACED ALL THE TIME-BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT ARTHRITIC ANKLES CAN ALSO BE REPLACED?

IN FACT, ANKLE REPLACEMENTS IN THE U.S. MORE THAN DOUBLED LAST YEAR, THANKS IN PART TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

PKG:

BILL CHANDLER KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT ARTHRITIS.FOLLOWING AN INJURY- HIS ANKLES DIDN'T BOUNCE BACK.

BILL CHANDLER/UNDERWENT ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

RUNS:

:22 I tore two ligaments in my ankle playing tennis. When they x-rayed it, I knew I had arthritis in both of them. Bone on bone and over a period of time it just got worse and worse and worse.

PAIN RARELY SLOWS BILL DOWN. BUT WHEN HIS ANKLE'S WOULDN'T FLEX, IT STOPPED HIM IN HIS TRACKS.

BILL CHANDLER/UNDERWENT ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

RUNS:

7:43 I couldn't walk. I actually couldn't control the muscles enough.

HE WEIGHED HIS OPTIONS- AND LANDED ON ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY.

DR. GEORGE MARKOVICH/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

:44 Ankle replacements have actually been around for quite some time but the first generations of the implants were rudimentary and didn't work very well. Since that time the implants have improved and the techniques that we put we utilize to put the actual replacement in has markedly improved. So it's become a very viable option for a lot of patients.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

The ankle replacement works similar to a hip or knee replacement. Only the anatomy is different. This procedure requires doctors to get accurate alignment and operate in a small space.

DR. GEORGE MARKOVICH/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

5:18 You align it through the heel. You make the cuts and then you have some space to work with within the joint.

IN REPLACEMENT SURGERY THE DAMAGED BONES ARE SHAVED AND CAPPED, AN ARTIFICIAL JOINT GOES BETWEEN THEM.

DR. GEORGE MARKOVICH/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

5:18 You actually construct the implant within the joint and push it up on either side and then put the plastic sandwich in-between. When you're done the results can be very, very good.

BILL HAS TWICE THE EXPERIENCE. HAVING SURGERY ON BOTH ANKLES.EACH ONE TAKING 8 WEEKS TO HEAL.

BILL CHANDLER/UNDERWENT ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

RUNS:

6:45 I used to walk, playing golf maybe 3-4 days a week so that's what I'd like to get back to. Be able to walk as far as I want to walk.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

DO YOU REMEMBER THE BUZZ AROUND HIGH DEFINITION PROGRAMMING, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO?

WELL IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.

LEADING THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, A NEW KIND OF TELEVISION THAT WILL LEAVE H-D IN THE DUST.

PLUS.

A) CES DAY ONE-VO

B) FL SHARK-VOTOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

gen trx into break-clip

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

RECORD HEAT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

We hit 88 degrees at Page Field in Fort Myers today … and that sets a new record high temperature for this date. The old record was set back in 1974 and was 85 degrees. It's also interesting to note that the warmest daytime high temperature in the month of January ever recorded at Page Field is 88 degrees. So, today's record ties the all-time January high temperature as well.

The forecast tonight is for quiet and mild weather. Skies will be partly cloudy and, unlike last night, there are no showers on the radar this evening. Temperatures tonight will dip below 70 and land in the upper 60's by tomorrow morning. As a side note: the average low for this time of year is 54 and the average high is 74. We are obviously predicting weather much warmer than that!

A large area of high pressure is anchored in the Atlantic and will continue to deliver warm southeasterly winds across the area. Under partly cloudy skies we will be back in the mid to upper 80's by tomorrow afternoon. In fact, we may tie or set another record high again tomorrow.

The long-range computer forecast guidance doesn't look very promising for rain. Only the errant shower could pop up in the afternoon as the humidity and heat continue through the rest of the week. The weekend outlook looks great for a trip to the beach with high temperatures still getting into the 80's each day.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

CES DAY ONE IN VEGAS-PLASMA

THE BIGGEST TECH CONVENTION IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN LAS VEGAS.

THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW ALWAYS PROMISES THE BEST IN TECH -- AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE HEADLINER THIS YEAR IS SOMETHING YOU'LL BE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT -- *ULTRA H-D" TV'S.

CES DAY ONE IN VEGAS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

IN BETWEEN THE ROBOTIC CLEANERS.

AND BACK MASSAGERS…

THE INDESTRUCTIBLE CELL PHONE CASES….

AND INGENIOUS SMARTPENS…

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PRODUCTS AT CES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AT C-E-S.

FIRST UP---THE WATER SAFE IPHONE…

LIQUPEL HAS A SPECIAL COATING THAT MAKES ANY PHONE OR TABLET-IMMUNE TO THE HAZARDS OF H-2-0.

"Liquipel is a nano coating it's a thousand times thinner than the human hair, so it doesn't effect the look, doesn't effect the feel and doesn't effect functionality."

COST--- ABOUT 60 DOLLARS FOR PHONES --- JUST SEND IT TO THE COMPANY, THEY'LL APPLY THE CHEMICAL AND SEND IT BACK.

NEXT, ULTRA HD TV'S--- THE HEADLINER AT THIS YEAR'S AT THIS YEAR'S CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW.

"4 k is 4imes the resolution of a typical HD T-V, which means you can have a bigger tv in your room, you can sit closer to that T-V, and the T-V will be much, much clearer.

THEY ARE IN FACT, STUNNING.

CONTENT THOUGH IS LIMITED, AND THE PRICE FOR THE BIG SETS CAN GO UPWARDS OF A 20 WHOPPING THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DON'T LOOK FOR THEM JUST YET AT WALMART, BUT LOOK FOR THE PRICE TO COME DOWN IN A FEW YEARS.

WE FOUND THIS ITEM TO BE A BIT MORE AFFORDABLE FROM BROOKSTONE.

STANDUP: "If your someone who likes to watch tv in bed here's something that might appeal to you… this is from Brookstone it's a pillow that has speakers inside and the selling point is if you're listening to the TV, watching whatever show or movie you got on,… you can listen to it without disturbing the person lying next to you."

"We think terrific father's day gift…. It may be even save a few marriages."

FINALLY, THERE WAS THE HAPIFORK, WHICH MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE YOU A FEW POUNDS…

THE ELECTRONIC UTENSIL LETS YOU KNOW WEN YOU'RE EATING TOO FAST.

Reporter:

"Yes, you're going to have a gentle vibration."

AT 99 DOLLARS…IT'S BEING CALLED THE WORLD'S FIRST SMART FORK.

"So that's why eating slowly is very important because you can lose weight, but also your digestion is gonna be much better."

ANOTHER OF THE CUTTING EDGE EXHIBITS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AT C-E-S. WHERE 2,000 COMPANIES

FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR NEWEST PRODUCTS TO THE 150-THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE TO BE DAZZLED.

FL SHARK-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of guys grunting and pulling up shark

A MASSIVE SHARK! -- CAUGHT OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA.

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS IS VIDEO OF A CREW NEAR JACKSONVILLE.

THEY HAULED IN A 34 HUNDRED POUND GREAT WHITE SHARK THIS WEEK.

SHE WAS 200 YARDS OFF JACKSONVILLE BEACH.

ANOTHER GREAT WHITE WAS SPOTTED IN THE SAME AREA.

THE GREAT WHITES WERE TAGGED LAST SEPTEMBER BY RESEARCHERS IN MASSACHUSETTS.

FL SHARK-SOT VO

The chances of encountering this one individual shark on a whole stretch of coastline are pretty minimal.

But again there is that possibility.

GIANT SQUID-VO TOPS

YOU ARE LOOKING AT NEVER-BEFORE SEEN VIDEO OF A 10-FOOT-LONG GIANT SQUID, SWIMMING OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.

RESEARCHERS WORKING WITH THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL NABBED THIS FIRST-EVER FOOTAGE OF A LIVE GIANT SQUID DEEP IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING HOURS OF RESEARCH.

TEASE SIX-2 SHOT

NEXT AT FOUR.

AN INTRUDER DECIDES TO KICK HIS FEET UP AND TAKE A NAP.

IT WAS A BAD DECISION.

A) MACHETE MAMA-VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Near record highs Wednesday

2. School re-opens after parking lot shooting

3. Family speaks out after Ft. Myers murder

BURGALAR HELD WITH MACHETE-2 SHOT TFC VO IN MON

YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS ONE - THIS WOMAN -- IN CALIFORNIA WOKE UP AND FOUND A STRANGER SLEEPING ON HER COUCH.

SO. SHE GRABBED A MACHETE, AND CALLED POLICE -- AND MADE THE INTRUDER SIT THERE UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED.

BURGALAR HELD WITH MACHETE-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

"THAT'S WHEN I UNSHEATHED THE MACHETE AND I SAID, 'NO, YOU NEED TO GET BACK. YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE AND WAIT FOR THE COPS TO GET HERE.'"

TERYL PARNELL, AN IT SPECIALIST FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY IS NOT ONLY HANDY WITH PC'S BUT SHARP OBJECTS.

"I'M NOT AFRAID AND I KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO USE IT."

RECENTLY SHE WOKE UP FROM A DEEP SLEEP ONLY TO FIND AN ALLEGED BURGLAR SLEEPING ON HER COUCH WITH HIS FEET UP.

"TYPICAL MOM, RIGHT? I JUST GO OVER THERE AND SLAP HIS FEET OFF THE COUCH. LIKE 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FEET UP ON MY COUCH? I'M LIKE 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?'"

PARNELL SAYS WHILE THE BURGLAR WAS STILL DAZED, SHE QUICKLY FOUND WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY BROKE IN.

"SO, THIS IS THE LAST ROOM THAT I CHECKED AND THEN I REALIZED THEN 'OH MY GOD, THIS GUY KICKED A BIG OLD HOLE IN MY WINDOW'"

HER CHINESE FOOD HAD BEEN EATEN.

"IT'S SO HARD TO FIND GOOD CHINESE FOOD TO ME."

AND HER VALUABLES WERE ON THE FLOOR READY TO GO.

TRYING TO KEEP HIM FROM GETTING AWAY, SHE OFFERED HIM SOME COFFEE, BUT BROUGHT BACK A MACHETE INSTEAD.

"YOU NEED TO SIT RIGHT HERE AND YOU NEED TO SIT AND WAIT FOR THE COPS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL," SHE SAID SHE TOLD HIM.

HE THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING?

"I WAS LIKE, 'NO SON, NO SON, YOU'RE STAYING RIGHTER THERE AND DON'T TRY TO GET UP BECAUSE I'VE BEEN NICE TO YOU AT THIS POINT.'"

APPARENTLY GOT THE POINT.

DEPUTIES SHOWED UP AND PUT THE CUFFS ON 25-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER WEAVER. PARNELL TOOK THIS PICTURE WITH HER CELL PHONE.

GOODBYE-TFC CTR

TEASE TO FIVE-2SHOT

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE COMING UP ON THIS JANUARY HEAT WAVE.

INCLUDING THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS IT COULD HAVE ON THE ALL IMPORTANT FLORIDA ORANGE CROP.

AND SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY IN THE SPORTS WORLD.THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE 1996.

AND IT IS STIRRING UP A TON OF CONTROVERSY.

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