DIRECTORS PAGE

A) TYLER PERRY-VO TOPS

MISSING FOR NEARLY A DECADE.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

C) LEHIGH CAR CRASH-TRX SOT TOPS VO

we saw the body and then you see all the people trying to help him and then all the sudden you see this car coming and everyone was yelling at him to stop

A MAN CRASHES HIS MOTORCYCLE ONLY TO BE RUN DOWN BY ANOTHER CAR.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

TYLER PERRY IN NAPLES-2 SOT SS VO

THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF TWO MEN WHO HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN IN NEARLY A DECADE ARE ABOUT TO GET HELP FROM TWO NATIONALLY KNOWN PERSONALITIES.

Good morning

ACTOR AND DIRECTOR TYLER PERRY. ALONG WITH the REVERAND AL SHARPTON WILL BE IN NAPLES TO DISCUSS THE CASE OF TWO COLLIER COUNTY MEN.

THEY TWO WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT TEN THIRTY WITH THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P.

THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS THE DISSPAREANCES OF TERRANCE WILLIAMS AND FELIPE SANTOS.

THEY BOTH WENT MISSING MONTHS APART NEARLY TEN YEARS AGO.

BOTH MEN WERE LAST SEEN ALIVE BY A FORMER COLLIER DEPUTY --

LEHIGH CAR CRASH-VO

A MOTORCYCLIST CRASHEd AND THEN HE WAS RUN OVER BY A CAR.

THIS MORNING THE MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON ALABAMA ROAD AND NAVAJO AVENUE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE MOTORCYCLE CLIPPED THE BACK OF A CAR AND SENT HIM ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

GOOD SAMARITIANS RAN OUT TO TRY AND HELP HIM.

THEY WERE YELLING FOR TRAFFIC TO STOP BUT ANOTHER CAR CAME THROUGH AND RAN OVER THE MAN ON THE GROUND.

NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE CAR OFF THE MAN.

BIDEN GUN CONTROL-OC SOT OC

HAPPENING TODAY.VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

BUT ALREADY HE IS MAKING GUN OWNERS NERVOUS.

ON WEDNESDAY BIDEN SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA MAY GO AROUND CONGRESS TO GET NEW GUN LEGISLATION PASSED.

The president is going to act. Executive order, executive action that can be taken, we haven't decided what that is yet, but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and all the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action, we believe, is required.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

TOSS TO STACEY-OC TRX

ARE YOU COMING DOWN WITH THE FLU?

IF NOT. CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY.

THE FLU OUTBREAK HAS SPREAD ACROSS 41-STATES AND HAS CLAIMED ATLEAST 18 LIVES.

FLU OUTBREAK-PLASMA VO WIPE

THE CITY OF BOSTON HAS NOW DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

SO FAR THIS SEASON THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 700 CASES IN THIS CITY ALONE, THAT'S A TEN FOLD INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S TOTAL.

ACROSS THE U.S., SCHOOLS IN SOME AREAS ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED OR POST PONING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

IT'S GOTTEN SO BAD THAT HOSPITALS LIKE THE MAYO CLINIC AND OTHERS ARE RESTRICTING VISITORS OR PROHIBITING THEM ALL TOGETHER.FOR THE TIME BEING.

FLU OUTBREAK-SOT OC CG PLASMA

it's come back early and rather fiercely. it's a rather virulent strain and so we're having a moderate to severe influenza season just like the old days.

THE FLU VIRUS CAN SPREAD TO OTHERS UP TO 6 FEET AWAY, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

THE TOP 3 WAYS TO CATCH THE FLU, BEING NEAR SOMEONE WHO IS SICK, WHO SNEEZES, COUGHS OR TALKS. DRINKING FROM THE SAME CUP OR SHARING A UTENSIL, AND TOUCHING A GERMY SURFACE AND THEN TOUCHING YOUR EYES OR MOUTH.

EXPERTS SAY SOAP AND WATER IS THE BEST FOR WASHING HANDS, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM HAND SANITIZER IS EFFECTIVE.

PRESCRIBED BURN-ONCAM

YOU MAY SEE AND SMELL SMOKE IN PARTS OF COLLIER COUNTY THIS MORNING.

CREWS INSIDE THE ROOKERY BAY RESERVE PLAN TO CONDUCT CONTROLLED BURNS.

WEATHER PERMITTING THE BURNS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AT NINE AND RUN THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

RED TIDE REPORTABLE-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING.

RED TIDE IS STILL AFFECTING PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

F-W-C REPORTS SHOW AN ALGAE BLOOM EXTENDING ALONGSHORE CHARLOTTE, LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES.

PARTS OF COLLIER COUNTY HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF RED TIDE.

BIG MARCO PASS AND CAXAMBAS PASS BOTH HAVE MEDIUM LEVELS, WHICH WILL MORE THAN LIKELY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION FOR BEACH GOERS AND KILL SOME FISH.

COLLIER JOB FAIR-CG

A JOB FAIR IS TAKING PLACE TODAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TODAY

THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOLDING A CAREER FAIR JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT HODGES UNIVERSITY.

CAREERS MAY INCLUDE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND TOURISM.

RICK SCOTT TAXES-ONCAM

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS TO ELIMINATE FLORIDA'S SALES TAX ON EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY BOUGHT BY BUSINESSES.

SCOTT SAYS HE WILL ASK THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR TO FULLY EXEMPT SUCH PURCHASES FROM SALES TAX.

FLORIDA CURRENTLY OFFERS A SALES TAX EXEMPTION ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE IF IT EXPANDS A MANUFACTURER'S OUTPUT BY AT LEAST 5 PERCENT.

SANDUSKY HEARING-VO

CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDER JERRY SANDUSKY APPEARS IN COURT THIS MORNING.

THE FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND A HEARING TODAY IN PENNSYLVANIA.

AT ISSUE IS WHETHER SANDUSKY'S ATTORNEYS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE FOR HIS TRIAL LAST YEAR.

THE LAWYERS ARGUE THEY WERE DELUGED WITH PROSECUTION MATERIALS.

JERRY SANDUSKY WAS CONVICTED OF 45 COUNTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

GGE TEMPORARY BRIDGE-VOWIPE

A COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY SAYS A TEMPORARY BRIDGE IS CREATING SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

THIS WAS THE SCENE ALONG 23RD STREET SOUTHWEST--TRASH CANS DESTROYED AND MAILBOXES RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND.

TRAFFIC IS BEING RE-ROUTED THERE-- WHILE CREWS WORK ON A ONE POINT NINE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO REBUILD THE WHITE BOULEVARD BRIDGE.

GGE TEMPORARY BRIDGE-(2)SOTVO

Tony Jacobsen/Golden Gate Estates

"I heard a noise, I saw my neighbors trashcan totally destroyed and the mailbox pulled completely out of the ground."

Dr. Fritz Lemoine/Golden Gate Estates

"One of the big issues is we've said from the beginning that the street was barely big enough for one car."

THE COUNTY INSTALLED SIGNS AND SPEED BUMPS TO TRY TO SLOW TRAFFIC.

CAPE TOWING COMPANY IN TROUBLE-VOWIPE

A CAPE CORAL TOWING COMPANY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY POLICE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS.

THE DEPARTMENT SUSPENDED AMERICA TOWING'S PERMIT FOR TWO MONTHS FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS.

OFFICERS TELL US THE COMPANY OFTEN CHARGED FAR MORE THAN ALLOWED UNDER THE LAW.

THEY SAY THE COMPANY MADE DRIVERS PAY STORAGE FEES EVEN WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO.

CAPE TOWING COMPANY IN TROUBLE-SOTVO

"We believe there may have been others who've grinned and barred it. We're looking for you."

FL DRAGGING-OC SOT VO WIPE

A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER HE WAS DRAGGED A HALF-MILE BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK.

DETECTIVES SAY HE WAS ATTACKED BY HIS EX-WIFE AND HER BROTHER IN VOLUSIA COUNTY.

"He had no pants on, his underwear, that's all he was in and a T-shirt. His underwear was completely shredded, his back was bleeding. The back of his thighs were all bleeding."

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS BEATEN, TASED, AND THEN DRAGGED A HALF MILE DOWN A DIRT ROAD, BUT HE ESCAPED TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE.

FL DRAGGING-SOT VO

"He had a bunch of little twine you would get off hay balEs, I know about hay bales and it's the same rope they wrap hay bales with."

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-------

IF YOU NEED SODA TO HELP GET YOU THROUGH THE DAY.IT COULD BE GIVING YOU BAD THOUGHTS.

NEW THIS MORNING WHY DOCTORS SAY ITS EVEN WORSE TO DRINK DIET SODA.

AND. FROM THE WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE TO A POOL that's BARELY NOTICEABLE.

B) MISSY FRANKLIN-VO TOPS

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

GYM MEMBERSHIP-INTRO

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO JOIN A GYM.

THERE ARE LOTS OF DEALS BEING ADVERTISED. BUT UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SIGNING UP FOR. YOU COULD END UP PAYING MORE THAN YOU PLAN.

GYM MEMBERSHIP-PKG

SOT: DENNIS CONNAUGHTON, CUSTOMER

"Like many good intentions we did use the gym and then as time went on we gradually lost interest in it."

DENNIS CONNAUGHTON AND HIS WIFE SOUND LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO PAY MONEY EVERY MONTH FOR A GYM MEMBERSHIP. THEY JOINED NEARLY SIX YEARS AGO. AND RECENTLY CALLED TO CANCEL.

"And a gentleman at the time said ok here's your confirmation numbers for your cancellation and you're free to use the gym for the next 60 days because we're going to charge you membership for the next 60 days, it surprised me."

WHEN THE CONNAUGHTON FIRST SIGNED UP, HE THOUGHT HE AGREED TO A 30 DAY CANCELLATION FEE. BUT THE FINE PRINT ADDED ANOTHER 30 DAYS.

A SECOND CONTRACT GOTCHA: CONNAUGHTONS MONTHLY CHARGES DOUBLED IN 5 YEARS. WHEN THEY SIGNED UP. CONNAUGHTON'S WIFE WAS PAYING 32-99 A MONTH AND HE WAS PAYING 29-99 A MONTH.

"By the time I canceled in November of 2012 at that point I had been paying now on a biweekly basis because the company slipped that in."

SMALL, FAMILIAR CHARGES NOW TWICE A MONTH. HOW WAS THE GYM ABLE TO CHARGE DOUBLE? SIMPLE. IT SAID IT COULD IN THE CONTRACT.

"The company reserves the right to change the amount the dues and charges payable here under at any time."

SO INSTEAD OF THE CONNAUGHTON'S PAYING ABOUT 700 DOLLARS EACH YEAR. THEY WERE PAYING MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

"It was pretty upsetting to me."

WASHINGTON CONSUMERS' CHECKBOOK OFFERS TIPS TO HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS WHEN CHOOSING A PLACE TO EXERCISE. RULE NUMBER ONE. AVOID SIGNING A CONTRACT. IF YOU CAN. GO MONTH TO MONTH.

AND KNOW THE RULES OF CANCELLATION. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE YOU MIND. MOVE. GET HURT. CAN YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK? OR FREEZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP? RULE NUMBER TWO. DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN HAGGLE THE PRICE?

"Press them on price. you may find they have a special price just for you. you can negotiate."

THIRD. SHOP AND SAVE. FOR EXAMPLE CHECKBOOK FOUND TWO POPULAR HEALTH CLUBS HAD MORE THAN A 500-DOLLAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM FOR A ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP WITH FULL ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND CLASSES AT BOTH PLACES.

RULE NUMBER FOUR. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.

"Try out the facilities. talk to other members."

EXERCISE YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS. SO YOU DON'T END UP IN CONNAUGHTON'S GYM SHOES.

GYM MEMBERSHIP-ONCAM

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

NICHE GYMS LIKE CROSSFIT AND FLYWHEEL ARE ALSO GETTING MORE POPULAR.

YOU MAY FIND YOU PREFER A NON-STANDARD GYM. ONE THAT IS WOMEN ONLY OR OPEN 24 HOURS, FOR INSTANCE.

DIET SODA STUDY-ONCAM

IS SODA MAKING YOU DEPRESSED?

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS SODAS AND OTHER SUGARY DRINKS - ESPECIALLY ARTIFICIALLY SWEETENED ONES - COULD BE RELATED TO DEPRESSION.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY CLAIMS PEOPLE WHO DRINK FOUR CANS OR MORE OF SODA DAILY ARE ABOUT 30 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T DRINK SODA.

COFFEE DRINKERS ARE ABOUT 10 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP DEPRESSION THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T DRINK COFFEE.

PRETZEL BURGER-VO

THERE'S WORD THAT WENDY'S IS TESTING A PRETZEL BURGER. OR RATHER. A PRETZEL BUN.

SELECT WENDY'S LOCATIONS HAVE STARTED SELLING A BACON CHEESEBURGER WITH A SLIGHTLY HEARTIER, PRETZEL-LIKE BUN. BUT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FAST-FOOD CHAIN HAS DECLINED TO CONFIRM THE TEST OR PROVIDE ANY DETAILS.

WHAT WENDY'S EXECS HAVE SAID IN THE PAST IS THAT THEY PLAN TO USE BETTER BREAD IN THE YEAR AHEAD.

SINGLE COSTS-VO

A NEW SURVEY REVEALS THE COST, AND FINANCIAL FEELING, OF BEING SINGLE.

MORE THAN FOUR-IN-TEN OR 42 PERCENT OF SINGLE U-S ADULTS REPORTED THEY FEEL MORE FINANCIALLY STRAINED THAN THEIR MARRIED PEERS.

AND MORE THAN HALF SAID THEY FEEL THEY PAY MORE IN FEDERAL INCOME TAXES.

AS FOR HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES, THAT'S WHERE MARRIED FOLKS FEEL THEY GET THE SHORT END OF THE FINANCIAL STICK.

MISSY FRANKLIN COMPETES-VO WIPE

IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO BEAT OLYMPIC CHAMPION MISSY FRANKLIN IN THE POOL?

THE FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MADE HER HIGH SCHOOL SWIM SEASON DEBUT THIS WEEK.

IT WAS FRANKLIN'S FIRST COMPETITION SINCE THE LONDON GAMES.

AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW, SHE WON.

MISSY FRANKLIN COMPETES-SOT VO

I was so nervous before this meet and I have no idea why. I was literally like intensely shaking in the locker room and all the team mates were like 'what is wrong with you?' I was like 'I don't know what's happening.' I was so nervous and I love that because it shows me that the excitement of the sport is still there.

LION DOG-OC SOT VO

HOW OFTEN IS A DOG MISTAKEN FOR A LION? I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE DOG.

"Hello, I'd like to report a lion sighting across from the zoo."

"Hello. I'm driving down Granby Street right before the zoo and there's a lion that ran across the street. A baby lion."

IF YOU SAW THIS POOCH RUNNING DOWN THE STREET YOU MIGHT DO A DOUBLE-TAKE.

BUT IT'S NOT A LION. THOUGH YOU CAN PROBABLY UNDERSTAND WHY SEVERAL PEOPLE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA CALLED 9-1-1 TO REPORT SEEING A BABY LION ON THE STREETS.

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

OSCAR NOMINEES-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of django

IT'S AWARDS SEASON IN HOLLYWOOD.

LATER THIS MORNING, NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S ACADEMY AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED.

IT'S A HUGE MOMENT FOR ACTORS, DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS. ALL HOPING TO EARN RECOGNITION FOR THEIR WORK WITH ONE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST HONORS.

RAZZIE AWARDS-TRX VO TOPS

IT'S THE BEST OF THE WORST ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH THE ANNUAL RAZZIE AWARD NOMINATIONS!

"THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 " LEADS THE FIELD FOR THIS YEARS "

GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS" WITH A WHOPPING 11 NOMINATIONS- WITH THE "DIS-

HONORS" GOING IN CATEGORIES STRETCHING FROM WORST PICTURE, TO WORST ACTOR

AND WORST ACTRESS, AND WORST ENSEMBLE.

THE PERSON WITH THE MOST INDIVIDUAL NOMINATIONS THIS YEAR: TYLER PERRY.

RAZZIE AWARDS-SOT VO

it looks just like a real awards show, but we're reading horrible critics'

quotes and saying snarky things. And it's shorter than the Oscars. That's

one of the great things about it. Of course, 'The Ten Commandments' was

shorter than the Oscars. "

BLOOMBERG-TRX PKG

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

A) JOE BIDEN VS NRA-VO TOPS

KEEPING GUNS OUT OF YOUR HOME WITHOUT EVEN ASKING CONGRESS.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

C) FL BEARS IN TREES-TRX VO TOPS

PLUS ON THE PROWL HERE IN FLORIDA.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO DANIELLE-2 SHOT SS

TWO BIG NAMES ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP STIR UP CLUES ON WHAT HAPPENED TO TWO COLLIER COUNTY MEN WHO VANISHED NEARLY TEN YEARS AGO.

THEY WERE LAST SEEN BY A COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY WHO HAS BEEN FIRED.

ACTOR TYLER PERRY AND REVERAND AL SHARPTON WILL BE IN NAPLES THIS MORNING.

TYLER PERRY TO NAPLES-REM LIVE

TYLER PERRY TO NAPLES-VO

WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS CASE FOR 8 YEARS WHEN WILLIAMS AND SANTOS WENT MISSING AFTER ENCOUNTERING COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY STEVEN CALKINS.

TYLER PERRY TO NAPLES-SOT

TYLER PERRY TO NAPLES-REM LIVE

TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WILL START AT 10:30.

WE'RE TOLD, THE OVERALL PURPOSE IS MAKING A CALL FOR NATIONAL ATTENTION AND *ACTION IN THIS CASE.

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR CONTINUING INFORMATION ON THIS PRESS CONFERENCE AND DEVELOPING STORY.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TOSS TO STACEY-SOT TOPS VO TRX

The president is going to act. Executive order, executive action that can be taken,

A LOT OF GUN ENTHUSIASTS ARE UP IN ARMS ABOUT THIS COMMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

COULD PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING FOR TIGHTER GUN LAWS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF CONGRESS?

HE COULD BE FACING SOME MORE BACKLASH TODAY WHEN HE MEETS WITH ONE GROUP.

JOE BIDEN VS NRA-PLASMA

TODAY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SITS DOWN WITH THE NRA TO TALK ABOUT GUN SAFETY.

JOE BIDEN VS NRA-PKG

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION HAS MADE ITS POSITION CLEAR: NO NEW GUN LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ACTIVELY LOBBIED TO PREVENT ANY NEW LEGISLATION LIMITING GUNS. SAYING WE SHOULD ENFORCE THE GUN LAWS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.

BUT VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE WHITE HOUSE INTENDS TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.

The president is going to act, there are executive orders, executive action that can be taken. We haven't decided what that is yet, but we are compiling it all with the help of the attorney general all the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action we believe is required.

WITH THE GUN DEBATE HEATING UP, GUN AND AMMUNITION SALES ARE HEATING UP AS WELL. MANY GUN ENTHUSIASTS ARE STOCKING UP ON WEAPONS AND AMMO FEARING THEY COULD BE OUTLAWED. JAY WALLACE, AN AMMUNITION DISTRIBUTOR IN ATLANTA, HAS SEEN A BIG BOOST IN SALES.

This is probably in my lifetime, in my business lifetime there's been more demand for ammunition than there's ever been. We're having law enforcement agencies coming in and buying ammunition off the shelf.

JOE BIDEN VS NRA-PLASMA

PRESIDENT OBAMA ESTABLISHED THE TASK FORCE ON GUN VIOLENCE FOLLOWING THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE HOPES TO ANNOUNCE HIS ADMINISTRATION'S NEXT STEP TO TACKLE GUN VIOLENCE SHORTLY AFTER HE IS SWORN IN FOR A 2ND TERM.

ARPAIO ARMED TEACHERS-OC SOT OC

CONTROVERSIAL ARIZONA SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO HAS BEGUN AN EFFORT TO DETER SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

ARPAIO HAS RECRUITED A POSSE.

THE SHERIFF FOR THE METROPOLITAN PHOENIX AREA PLANS TO HAVE AS MANY AS 500 ARMED VOLUNTEERS PATROL OUTSIDE SCHOOLS.

But I did NOT keep quiet last week when I decided to utilize the posse to act as a deterrent for anyone that thinks they're going to come on school property, or in the schools, to cause havoc, serious crimes."

PATROLS BEGAN ON MONDAY.

POSSE MEMBERS WILL WEAR UNIFORMS AND DRIVE MARKED VEHICLES.

ARPAIO ARMED TEACHERS-SOT OC

ALL this stuff going on about guns. and the president's task force. joe biden. everybody's talking about guns in the schools. Well, I'm not talking about it. I'm doing something about it. Big difference."

FL HEALTHCARE COSTS-ONCAM

A FLORIDA AGENCY IS NOW SAYING THAT THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL MAY COST STATE TAXPAYERS THREE BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION RELEASED NEW ESTIMATES.

EVERGLADES DOGS-ONCAM

THE EVERGLADES HAVE LONG BEEN THE DUMPING GROUNDS OF UNWANTED REPTILES NOW IT APPEARS DOGS ARE THE LATEST VICTIMS OF THE PRACTICE.

EIGHTEEN DOGS, ADULTS AND PUPPIES, WERE RESCUED FROM FAR SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BY ACTIVISTS OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY WERE TAKEN TO AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN FORT LAUDERDALE, WHERE THEY ARE BEING TREATED.

VET FLOAT NO CHARGES-VO

THE DRIVER OF A PARADE FLOAT INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT KILLED SEVERAL WOUNDED MILITARY VETERANS WILL NOT BE CHARGED.

A GRAND JURY HAS DECLINED TO INDICT DALE HAYDEN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY BACK IN NOVEMBER HE DROVE THE FLOAT ONTO THE TRACKS IN TEXAS INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN.

GGE FIRE LEADERSHIP-VO WIPE

THE GOLDEN GATE FIRE CHIEF IS ASKING IF HE CAN QUIT HIS JOB BEFORE HIS CONTRACT IS UP.

CHIEF ROBERT METZGER SAYS IT WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT 59-HUNDRED DOLLARS, PLUS PENSION COSTS.

METZGER HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED HE'S LEAVING FOR A NEW JOB IN CALIFORNIA.

HIS DEPARTURE HAS LEFT THE DISTRICT WONDERING WHO WILL BECOME INTERIM CHIEF.

GGE FIRE LEADERSHIP-SOT-OC

THAT WAS NOLAN SAPP, THE CURRENT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF IN GOLDEN GATE.

FL BEARS IN TREES-VO WIPE

THREE BEARS HAVE BEEN UP IN A CENTRAL FLORIDA TREE.

THE BEARS WERE SPOTTED HIGH UP IN A TREE OFF IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA IN SEMINOLE COUNTY.

THE MAMA BEAR AND TWO CUBS SLEEP FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

BY DUSK, THEY WERE MOVING AROUND, NOT FAR FROM A BUSINESS AND CURIOUS

FL BEARS IN TREES-SOT VO

other than going to the zoo and seeing bears this is about as close as you

get, and this is about as close as I want to be if they come down the tree I

'm heading back in"

FLORIDA BLACK BEARS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED A THREATENED SPECIES.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH---

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

AT A TIME OF ONE OF THE WORST FLU OUTBREAKS IN HISTORY ONE NURSE SAYS SHE REFUSES TO GET A FLU SHOT.

"The whole premise that the vaccinated people are safe. which is flawed

WHY ONE HOSPITAL SAYS SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TREATING SICK PEOPLE.

ITS STRIKE ONE, TWO, AND THREE ALL AT ONCE FOR SOME OF BASEBALL'S GREATEST PLAYERS IN HISTORY.

B) NURSE FIRED-2 SHOT SOT VO

A) HOF BALLOTS-VO TOPS

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BUSH FAMILY IN SWFL-VOWIPE

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FAMILIES IN THE WORLD IS SPENDING TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RIGHT NOW.

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND HIS WIFE LAURA ARE RENTING A HOME IN BOCA GRANDE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.

THE BUSH'S TYPICALLY VISIT THE ISLAND THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS.

BUT THEIR VISIT WAS DELAYED BECAUSE OF GEORGE H. W.'S HEALTH CONCERNS.

ON WEDNESDAY LAURA BUSH ATTENDED A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT MOTE MARINE'S NEW SATELLITE OFFICE.

BUSH FAMILY IN SWFL-SOTVO

Capt. Phil O'Bannon, Mote Marine

"although we didn't get her on a boat all that often. We get her husband out quite a bit and his dad so we do see her a lot."

MRS. BUSH TOLD THE CROWD HER FATHER IN LAW IS DOING GREAT.

THE 88 YEAR OLD IS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE, BUT STILL IN A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.

FERRY CRASH-VO WIPE

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED A PASSENGER FERRY TO SLAM INTO A NEW YORK CITY PIER.

THE CRASH INJURED DOZENS OF FERRY RIDERS INCLUDING TWO CRITICALLY.

THE FERRY WAS PULLING INTO A MANHATTAN PIER ON A ROUTINE, RUSH-HOUR RUN FROM NEW JERSEY WHEN IT HIT THE DOCK.

327 PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE ONBOARD. ABOUT SIX DOZEN PEOPLE WERE HURT.

FERRY CRASH-SOT VO

this vessel got new engines last summer.

actually, you're looking at the greenest ferry in america. the reason she

got

retrofitted was to reduce her air emissions."

NHL IS BACK-OC SOT OC

HOCKEY IS BACK!

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE OWNERS MET IN NEW YORK ON WEDNESDAY TO RATIFY THE DEAL BETWEEN THE LEAGUE AND THE PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION.

THE PROPOSED 10-YEAR DEAL ENDS A FOUR MONTH LOCKOUT THAT THREATENED THE ENTIRE N-H-L SEASON.

"The National Hockey League has a responsibility to earn back your trust and support, whether you watch one game or every game. And that effort begins today. The players are ready to play their hearts out for you, the teams are preparing to welcome you back with open arms.

THE PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE BEFORE SATURDAY.

HOF BALLOTS-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1996 NO BASEBALL PLAYERS WILL BE SELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME THIS YEAR.

THE BASEBALL WRITERS FAILED TO SUBMIT ENOUGH VOTES TO MAKE ANY PLAYER ELIGIBLE FOR THE HALL.

BARRY BONDS, ROGER CLEMENS AND SAMMY SOSA WERE AMONG THE PLAYERS ON THE BALLOT WHO HAVE BEEN LINKED TO STEROIDS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

AMERICANS DIE SOONER-ONCAM

HERE'S A NOT SO PLEASANT THOUGHT TO KICK START YOUR MORNING.

COMPARED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN SIMILAR COUNTRIES -- AMERICANS DIE SOONER AND HAVE HIGHER RATES OF DISEASE.

A NEW REPORT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE FINDS THIS HEALTH DISPARITY OCCURS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN -- FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 75.

NURSE FIRED-OC SOT VO WIPE

A NURSE IS SPEAKING OUT -- CALLING HER FIRING FROM A MISSOURI HOSPITAL UNJUSTIFIED.

SHE REFUSED TO GET A FLU VACCINE AND THEN TO WEAR A SURGICAL MASK AT WORK.

"The flu vaccine specifically I am highly 100 percent opposed to it. And the flu vaccine -- each annual vaccine is predicated on last year's strains, for one. It's well established that people who get the vaccine actually still get sick."

JOANNA SMALL SAYS SHE WOULD NEVER INTENTIONALLY DO ANYTHING TO PUT HER HEALTH-- OR HER PATIENTS-- AT RISK.

BUT SHE WON'T GET THE FLU VACCINE. AND SHE WON'T WEAR A MASK.

BROCK GOT A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

NURSE FIRED-SOT VO

The whole premise that the vaccinated people are safe. which is flawed and unproven, that just didn't make sense that we were being isolated and singled out to wear the mask."

SHARING HOME FOR YEAR-OC SOT VO WIPE

A RETIRED CAREGIVER FROM WASHINGTON STATE IS USED TO HELPING PEOPLE OUT.

BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA SHE HAD BEEN SHARING HER HOME WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER FOR POSSIBLY UP TO A YEAR.

A FURNACE REPAIRMAN CLIMBED INTO HER CRAWL SPACE FOR A SERVICE CALL.THAT'S WHEN HE MADE THE DISCOVERY.

"He said 'Good news I got your vents fixed, but the bad news somebody's been making their home under there.'"

SOMEONE HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE CRAWL SPACE OF HER HOUSE.

THEY FOUND BEER CANS AND LIQUOR BOTTLES.

THE INTRUDER EVEN CUT INTO HER HEATING DUCT TO GET WARM.

SHARING HOME FOR YEAR-SOT VO

To think that someone is going down there and living, obviously a sign of desperation for them. / "Pretty concerning for most people who have crawl spaces."

DOG RESCUE-TRX VO TOPS

NEW DRAMATIC VIDEO THIS MORNING.

FIRE CREWS PERFORM A DRAMATIC RESCUE OF A DOG FROM AN ICY POND IN DENVER.

THIS BULLDOG FELL THROUGH THE ICE.AND IMMEDIATELY STRUGGLED TO STAY AFLOAT.

EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED AND A RESCUER IN A WET SUIT MADE HIS WAY TOWARD THE DOG.ALL THE WHILE BEING HARNESSED TO SHORE WITH A ROPE.

HE EVENTUALLY REACHED THE DOG AND PULLED IT UP OUT OF THE WATER.

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Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

RECORD HEAT CONTINUES

We broke the record yesterday with a high of 88 degrees. The old record was 85 set back in 1974. That 88 also ties the all time warmest day in January.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

AUTOMATIC FL VOTER REGISTRATION-ONCAM

YOU MAY SOON BE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT.

A NEW BILL PROPOSED WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REGISTER FLORIDIANS TO VOTE, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

UNDER THE BILL--

PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T WANT TO REGISTER TO VOTE, WOULDN'T HAVE TO.

THEY COULD OPT OUT.

TABLETS OUTSELL-VO

DEMAND FROM CONSUMERS IS DRIVING UP THE POPULARITY OF TABLET DEVICES.

IN 2013, SALES OF THE DEVICES ARE EXPECTED TO OUTPACE NOTEBOOKS BY MORE THAN 30 MILLION UNITS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO ANALYSTS AT DISPLAY SEARCH, A TECH ANALYSIS FIRM.

RESEARCHERS SAY THE FAST EXPANSION OF DIFFERENT SCREEN SIZES HAS GIVEN MORE BRANDS ACCESS TO THE MARKET.

MONOPOLY TOKENS-VO

MONOPOLY TOKENS ARE IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES!

HASBRO IS REPLACING ONE OF THE TOKENS WITH A NEW ONE.

AND THE GAME BOARD MAKER HAS TURNED TO FACEBOOK TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE CLASSIC GAME PIECES GETS THE BOOT.

PEOPLE CAN VOTE ON WHICH TOKEN THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SPARED--- THE SHOE, TOP HAT, WHEELBARROW, IRON, BATTLESHIP, RACE CAR, THIMBLE AND SCOTTIE DOG.

AUSSIE BOAT OUT OF CONTROL-TRX VO TOPS

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK.OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA A BOATER STRUGGLED TO CONTROL HIS BOAT WHILE IT WAS SPINNING IN CIRCLES.

A NEWS HELICOPTER IN THE AREA SPOTTED THE BOATER IN THE WATER, SWIMMING NEAR THE SPINNING BOAT.

THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER ADMITTED ADMITTED HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED.

AUSSIE BOAT OUT OF CONTROL-SOT VO

I actually thought it was a whale. I thought it was a bit late for whale season but I thought there is nothing breaking here. It just looked really strange."

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) LEHIGH ACRES CRASH-VOTOPS

HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AT SIX O CLOCK THIS MORNING.

A LEHIGH ACRES CRASH SENDS A MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

2) APPLE CHEAPER IPHONES-VOTOPS

AND.IT SEEMS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS -- APPLE COMES OUT WITH A NEW I-PHONE.

NOW, RUMORS ARE SPREADING OF A CHEAPER VERSION OF THE I-PHONE FIVE.

3) LION DOG-VOTOPS

AND.

IT'S A STORY ABOUT CATS AND DOGS -- SORT OF.

911 CALLS POUR IN, REPORTING A LION ON THE LOOSE!

TURNS OUT ONE DOG'S HAIRCUT CAN GO A LONG WAY.

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