ANCHOR SUPERS

HL1) I75 CRASH-NAVI

RIGHT NOW -- A PORTION OF I-75 IN LEE COUNTY IS SHUT DOWN --

AFTER AN OVERNIGHT ACCIDENT INJURES NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE.

WE HAVE CREW LIVE ON THE SCENE --

HL3) DEADLY PLANE CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

AND --

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE OF A FATAL PLANE CRASH -- JUST NORTH OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY

RIGHT NOW -- AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY --

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

BREAKING CLIP

TOSS TO LEIGH-OC-BOXES

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

A PORTION OF I-75 SOUTHBOUND JUST SOUTH OF ALICO ROAD IN LEE COUNTY IS SHUT DOWN AFTER SEVERAL OVERNIGHT CRASHES LEAVE EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED.

A TOTAL OF 15 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE ON THE SCENE.

i75 BREAKING-REMLIVE

i75 BREAKING-SOT

I75 ACCIDENT-TRX-OC-FDOT?

STARTING OFF THIS MORNING--WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN LEE COUNTY.

A PORTION OF I-75 SOUTHBOUND IS SHUT DOWN WITH SEVERAL CRASHES.

F-H-P TELLS US TROOPERS INITIALLY RESPONDED TO A CRASH ON I-75 SOUTH AT MILE MARKER 126, NEAR ALICO ROAD AT 2:16 THIS MORNING.

WHEN F-H-P ARRIVED ON SCENE, TROOPERS DISCOVERED FIVE SEPARATE CRASHES INVOLVING SIX VEHICLES.

OF THE 15 PEOPLE INVOVLED, EIGHT WERE INJURED, TWO WERE TRAUMA ALERTS.

TWO SEPARATE DRIVERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR D-U-I.

ALL SOUTHBOUND LANES OF I-75 SOUTH OF ALICO ARE CLOSED AND ALSO THE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMPS OF ALICO ARE CLOSED.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THE AREA, PLEASE USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE---YOU COULD EITHER USED THREE OAKS PARKWAY, BEN HILL GRIFFIN PARKWAY, OR U-S 41.

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

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

FATAL CRASH-OTS-OC

NEW THIS MORNING--

WE'RE JUST LEARNING A NAPLES MAN DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES IN A CRASH ON I-75.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 7 O'CLOCK NEAR MILE MARKER 195 IN SARASOTA COUNTY.

F-H-P SAYS THOMAS MILLER "THE SECOND" WAS HEADED NORTH AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR, STRUCK SEVERAL PALM TREES AND OVERTURNED.

MILLER WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT AT THE TIME AND WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM HIS CAR.

SARASOTA PLANE CRASH-TRX-VO

NEW FROM OVERNIGHT -- A PILOT IS DEAD -- AND A PASSENGER INJURED -- AFTER THEIR PLANE CRASHED, JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE IN SARASOTA.

WITNESSES SAY THE SMALL PLANE TOOK OFF FROM SARASOTA BRADENTON AIRPORT -- BUT STRUGGLED TO GAIN ALTITUDE.

AROUND 3-30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A FIELD NOT FAR FROM THAT AIRPORT AROUND.

THE PASSENGER, A MAN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 35-40 IS SUFFERING FROM SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

HE'S AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

BRANDON SMALL PLANE CRASH-SOTVO

WE HAVE ANOTHER PLANE CRASH IN FLORIDA TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

THIS ONE THOUGH---THE PILOT SAYS HE IS GRATEFUL FOR BEING PREPARED, AND ALSO THANKING HIS LUCKY STARS.

I just did what every pilot is trained to do. That's why they train you.

JOHN MURRAY AND HIS WIFE PHYLLIS TOOK OFF FROM PETER O'NIGHT AIRPORT BOUND FOR MIAMI.

BUT JUST MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE OF THEIR CESSNA WENT OUT.

MURRAY SAYS THE WHOLE PLANE WAS SHAKING AND OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD, BLINDING HIM.

HOWEVER, HE MANAGED TO CRASH LAND THE PLANE IN AN EMPTY FIELD.

FLU LATEST-OC

THIS MORNING WE'RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE LATEST ON THE FLU THAT IS GRIPPING THE NATION FROM COAST TO COAST.

HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO BE PACKED AND THOSE WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEIR SHOT YET SCRAMBLE TO FIND WHERE IT'S AVAILABLE.

FLU LATEST-PKG

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ROOM IN BROOKLYN …BUT IT COULD BE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY TODAY.

AND THIS PATIENT ISN'T ALONE.

"I'm nauseous, burning up, you know, i feel so weak."

NEW YORK STATE HAS ALREADY SEEN MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND CASES OF THE FLU …

NEARLY FIVE TIMES THE CASES SEEN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

OFFICIALS AT THE U-S CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAY THE FLU IS WIDESPREAD RIGHT NOW IN FORTY-SEVEN STATES.

CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY HARD-HIT … WITH 20 DEATHS REPORTED.

11;41;14;05 nat pop mom describing symptoms to doctor

THIS MOM FINDS HERSELF JUGGLING TWO SICK CHILDREN.

"I was just in the hospital with Aaron, now I'm here with Chloe

A TYPICAL FLU SEASON LASTS ABOUT THREE MONTHS … MEANING THIS ISN'T EVEN THE HALF-WAY MARK.

AND MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THERE'S STILL TIME TO GET THE FLU SHOT - BUT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

"It does prevent the complications, pneumonia, hospitalizations. and. death."

FROM WASHINGTON STATE …

TO BOSTON …

PEOPLE ARE HEEDING THE ADVICE AND GETTING THE FLU SHOT.

"We've given about 400 flu shots already this morning."

THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE … IN AN EPIC FLU SEASON THAT'S JUST STILL GOING STRONG.

COLLIER RAPE ARREST-SSTOPS

THIS COLLIER COUNTY MAN IS IN JAIL, THIS MORNING --

ACCUSED OF GETTING A YOUNG GIRL DRUNK AND RAPING HER.

INVESTIGATORS SAY GREGORIO ZAVALA KNOWINGLY BOUGHT ALCOHOL AND GAVE IT TO TWO MINORS WITH THE INTENTION TO HAVE SEX.

COLLIER PUBLIX ARREST-TRX-SSTOPS

MEANWHILE -- THIS AVE MARIA STUDENT WAS ARRESTED --

AFTER TRYING TO BREAK INTO A PUBLIX GROCERY STORE.

MARK MCKENNA WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. *IN DISGUISE* TRYING TO FORCE HIS WAY INTO THE STORE.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES.

HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES.AND EVENTUALLY SOMEONE SAW HIM PICK UP A CHAIR AND THROW IT AT THE DOOR.

RUBIO IMMIGRATION-VO

NBC-2 IS LEARNING FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IS ROLLING OUT PARTS OF HIS U-S IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL.

RUBIO SAYS, HIS PLAN INCLUDES A PERMANENT RESIDENCY PROVISION.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CURRENTLY IN THE U.S.

GUN CONTROL LATEST-OC

AFTER THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK, THE GUN SAFETY ISSUE DOMINATED THE AGENDA IN WASHINGTON.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WANTS THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF SWIFTLY AND HAS MET WITH PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES OF THE FIGHT.

GUN CONTROL LATEST-PKG

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

LANCE CONFESSIONS-OC

MANY CONSIDER HIM ONE OF THE GREATEST CYCLISTS OF ALL TIME --

BUT THERE'S A CLOUD OF CONTROVERSY HANGING OVER LANCE ARMSTRONG'S HEAD -- THE CHARGES OF DOPING TO ACHIEVE HIS SUCCESS.

NOW -- ARMSTRONG MAY BE COMING CLEAN -- ABOUT HIS ALLEGED DRUG USE DURING THE MANY TOUR DE FRANCE RACES.

LANCE CONFESSIONS-PKG

LANCE CONFESSIONS-OC

MARK GREENBLATT REPORTING --

CANCER BENIFIT-VO

A CAPE CORAL TEEN CONTINUES HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, THIS MORNING.

DOUGLAS HUTCHISON WAS DIAGNOSED IN OCTOBER.

YESTERDAY, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TEAMED UP WITH HIS BASEBALL COACH TO ORGANIZE "HOMERUNS FOR DOUGIE."

CANCER BENIFIT-SOTVO

It's great that everyone wants to help and support me. I feel very thankful for all that god has given me.

SOME GOOD NEWS --

DOUG RECENTLY TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CANCER.

BUT HE'S STILL GETTING TREATMENT AS A PRECAUTION.

DUNBAR LITTLE LEAGUE-VO-BNR

A SURGE IN LOCAL HOMICIDES -- PUSHED A COMMUNITY TO SPARK CHANGE --

AFTER BEING PLAGUED WITH VIOLENCE.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE --

THE DUNBAR AREA IN FORT MYERS IS STARTING A LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM.

THEY WILL PRACTICE AT THE FORT MYERS STARS COMPLEX.

PARENTS HOPE PUTTING THEIR KIDS ON THE TEAM WILL STEER THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND KEEP AWAY FROM GUNS.

THE LEAGUE IS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 4-16 -- WHO LIVE IN DUNBAR.

OBAMA FITNESS EVAL-VOTOPS

NBC-2 HAS VIDEO, THIS MORNING, OF A CASUAL PRESIDENT OBAMA -- HEADED TO THE DOCTOR FOR A ROUTINE CHECK-UP.

YOU CAN SEE THE PRESIDENT LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE -- HEADING TO HIS FITNESS EVALUTATION.

STAFFERS SAY THE EXAMS RESULTS WILL BE RELASED BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

HIS MOST RECENT PHYSICAL EXAMS WAS CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER OF 20-11.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT-BUMP

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-OC

TURNING TO YOUR BUSINESS NEWS --

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-PKG

HONDA ACCORD HYBRID-VO

A FOREIGN AUTO MANUFACTURER IS BRINGING PRODUCTION TO THE U-S.

WE'RE LEARNING HONDA IS PLANNING TO BUILD THE 20-14 HYBRID ACCORD AT ITS PRODUCTION PLANT IN OHIO.

THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT IS INVESTING 23-MILLION DOLLARS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION -- AND HIRE 50 WORKERS.

THIS IS THE THIRD HYBRID MODEL HONDA IS BUILDING IN THE U.S. AND THE FIRST IN OHIO.

AUTO SHOW PREPS-SOTVO

MEANWHILE -- WE'RE JUST ONE DAY AWAY FROM THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

IT'S ALL HAPPENING IN DETRIOT.

AND RIGHT NOW -- LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

"The displays are a lot taller. We got a lot of 2nd story stuff ya know and that takes a while to set up."

ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM HEAVY CONSTRUCTION -- TO FINISHING CARPENTRY.

THE CLEANERS ARE WORKING HARD -- AND MOST MODELS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.

AUTO SHOW PREPS-SOTVO

"It seems to be a lot bigger in the sense of everybody having more floor space. Everybody's booths are really spectacular. They're looking really good, but then they always do but they're looking extra better this year."

SOME OF THE SHOW BULDERS STARTED WORKING AS FAR BACK AS OCTOBER.

THE STAR OF THIS YEAR'S SHOWCASE -- THE 2014 CHEVY CORVETTE.

IT'S BEING UNVEILED AT A SEPARATE EVENT, TONIGHT --

NEW CARGO AIRSHIP-VO

A NEW -- LIGHTWEIGHT CARGO PLANE JUST UNVEILED IS CAUSING QUITE THE BUZZ.

HERE'S THE PROTOTYPE FOR THE ADVANCED RIGID AIRSHIP.

THE 270 FOOT LONG CRAFT, MADE OF ALUMINUM AND LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FIBER -- IS DESIGNED TO CARRY CARGO.

IT WAS BUILT BY THE AEROS COMPANY UNDER CONTRACT FROM THE PENTAGON AND NASA.

THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT IS IN A FEW MONTHS --

PYTHON CHALLENGE-VO

800 HUNDRED DEDICATED SNAKE HUNTERS WILL RETURN TO THE EVERGLADES, TODAY.

IT'S ALL APART OF FLORIDA'S FIRST PYTHON CHALLENGE.

FLORIDA FISH AND WIDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION KICKED OFF THE EVENT, YESTERDAY.

OFFICALS HOPE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE INVASIVE SPECIES.

WHOEVER CATCHES THE MOST BURMESE PYTHONS WINS 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

COLLIER TRIATHLON-TRX-ANIMAP

HEADS UP IF YOU'LL BE DRIVING IN COLLIER COUNTY TODAY--

IT'S DAY TWO OF THE TRIATHLON.

EXPECT DELAYS UP TO 40 MINUTES ALONG VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD.

YOU'LL SEE DEPUTIES AT THE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS.

PIP CLAIMS BUST-VO

BACK ON LAND --

A FRAUDULENT CLINIC NEAR TAMPA WAS BUSTED BY DEPUTIES SATURDAY.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE CRACKDOWN ON PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION FRAUD -- OR PIP.

THEY WERE LOOKING FOR FOUR EMPLOYEES AND THREE OTHERS ACCUSED OF STAGING

ACCIDENTS AND THEN FILING PIP CLAIMS.

i75 ACCIDENT-FDOT

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

THANKS FOR JOINING US ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 13-TH.

TOSS TO LEIGH-OC-BOXES

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

A PORTION OF I-75 SOUTHBOUND JUST SOUTH OF ALICO ROAD IN LEE COUNTY IS SHUT DOWN AFTER SEVERAL OVERNIGHT CRASHES LEAVE EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED.

A TOTAL OF 15 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE ON THE SCENE.

i75 BREAKING-REMLIVE

i75 BREAKING-VO

i75 BREAKING-SOT

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

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

FATAL CRASH-OTS-OC

NEW THIS MORNING--

WE'RE JUST LEARNING A NAPLES MAN DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES IN A CRASH ON I-75.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 7 O'CLOCK NEAR MILE MARKER 195 IN SARASOTA COUNTY.

F-H-P SAYS THOMAS MILLER "THE SECOND" WAS HEADED NORTH AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR, STRUCK SEVERAL PALM TREES AND OVERTURNED.

MILLER WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT AT THE TIME AND WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM HIS CAR.

SARASOTA PLANE CRASH-TRX-VO

NEW FROM OVERNIGHT -- A PILOT IS DEAD -- AND A PASSENGER INJURED -- AFTER THEIR PLANE CRASHED, JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE IN SARASOTA.

WITNESSES SAY THE SMALL PLANE TOOK OFF FROM SARASOTA BRADENTON AIRPORT -- BUT STRUGGLED TO GAIN ALTITUDE.

AROUND 3-30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A FIELD NOT FAR FROM THAT AIRPORT AROUND.

THE PASSENGER, A MAN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 35-40 IS SUFFERING FROM SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

HE'S AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

TX PLANE CRASH-OTS-SOTVO

NEW THIS MORNING --

THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- AFTER A PLANE CRASH IN TEXAS.

RIGHT NOW -- THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATIONG WHAT HAPPENED.

"I just looked over and it was nose down just spinnin'. And when I caught it. It hit the ground and burst into flames."

THE SMALL PLANE CRASH LANDED NEAR GLORY, TEXAS --

ONBOARD WERE THREE MEN, TWO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT.

THE FIRST FIREFIGHTER ON THE SCENE SAYS, THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED -- AND THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE PLANE WAS ON FIRE.

TX PLANE CRASH-SOTVO

"It's the first time I've ever seen anything like that."

"It's its real bad. That's all I can say. I've seen some like it, but not where the plane had been on fire. And it. I don't want to re-live it."

THE NAMES OF THE THREE MEN KILLED HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.

THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.

WINTER WEATHER-OC

WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING SOME UNUSUALLY WARM JANUARY WEATHER HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND WE'RE NOT ALONE WITH THAT UNUSUAL WEATHER---

IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE ITS NORMALLY WARM---IT'S VERY COLD, EVEN DOWN RIGHT FRIGID.

WINTER WEATHER-PKG

Nat covering plants

TONIGHT ARIZONA IS FACING ITS COLDEST NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES IN YEARS.

BRANDI EIDE: Anything that's tropical is going to need to be covered

THREATENING CROPS AND POTENTIALLY SKYROCKETING PRODUCE PRICES.

Nat

IN CALIFORNIA MAJOR FREEWAY, I-5 HAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO ICE AND SNOW FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS

TEMPERATURES IN SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO WILL ALL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30'S TONIGHT.

Dr Greg Postel, Weather Channel

A very strong dip in the jet stream has placed itself over the western part of the country and that's allowed some very cold air from canada to move southward.

SNOW IN NEW MEXICO MADE IT LOOK MORE LIKE NEW YORK.

THAT IS, IF NEW YORK WASN'T CLOSE TO 50 TODAY.

IN THE EAST MANY PLACES WERE NEAR RECORD HIGHS.

IN DC, IT WAS WARM ENOUGH FOR SHIRTLESS BEACH VOLLEYBALL

WHILE ORLANDO WAS EXTRA HOT EVEN BY FLORIDA STANDARDS

TALK ABOUT UPSIDE DOWN WEATHER. ON SUNDAY HIGHS WILL BE 57 IN SAN DIEGO. AND ONE DEGREE WARMER IN PHILLY

AND FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME TEMPERATURE AS GREEN BAY WISCONSIN. JUST 21 DEGREES!

OF COURSE THERE ARE PLACES SEEING MORE SEASONAL WEATHER.

SNOW IS BEING MEASURED IN FEET IN PARTS OF UTAH.

Nat

WHILE IN THE DAKOTAS BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS HAVE FINALLY MOVED ON. A LITTLE RELIEF IN A COUNTRY SEEING ITS FAIR SHARE OF STRANGE WEATHER.

FL BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --

A BRUSH FIRE ILLUMINATES THE SKY IN PORT ST. JOHN, LAST NIGHT.

BREVARD COUNTY FIRE CREWS WORKED TO CONTROL THE FIRE -- WHICH SPREAD TO 12-HUNDRED ACRES.

THE THICK SMOKE PROMPTED THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO CLOSE DOWN AT LEAST ONE ROAD.

EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THE ROAD COULD REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SOMETIME THIS MORNING.

SANDY VICTIMS EVICTED-OC

SOME DISPLACED SANDY VICTIMS ARE SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE THIS MORNING -- AFTER BEING EVICTED FROM TEMPORARY HOTELS

THE HOTELS NEED TO MAKE SPACE FOR PRIOR COMMITMENTS TO EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS.

SANDY VICTIMS EVICTED-PKG

SANDY VICTIM BILL JOHNS, IN THE LOBBY OF HIS HOTEL IN LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY, FIGURING OUT HIS NEXT MOVE - AFTER BEING TOLD HE HAS TO MOVE OUT.

"They're giving you days that you can leave and days that you can come back into the hotel."

THAT'S BECAUSE THE OCEANPORT RESORT AND SPA IS DOUBLE BOOKED.

"Scrapbooking, it's a retreat."

THE CONFERENCE WAS PLANNED MONTHS BEFORE SANDY, TAKING UP 75 OF THE HOTEL'S 250 ROOMS.

THE CONFLICT, UP AND DOWN THE JERSEY SHORE, SO DIRE, THE MAYOR OF SEA BRIGHT TWEETED. "WHEN UR FEMA SPONSORED HOTEL HAS A PREBOOKED WEDDING OR EVENT, U GET EVICTED 4 THE WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY SOME HAD NO WHERE 2 GO BUT CAR."

THEIR PERSONAL CAR, TO SLEEP.

"Of course you feel bad of that. But you don't know, if that was the case, this was booked a long time ago."

"AND THAT'S THE SCENARIO AT JUST ONE HOTEL, THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS HOUSING SANDY VICTIMS THRU FEMA, WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED."

"I don't think it's the hotels, I think its just really at the root of FEMA."

SEA BRIGHT'S DEPUTY BOROUGH CLERK SAYS HER OFFICE IS STILL SWAMPED WITH REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM HURRICANE VICTIMS, FORCED TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF ROOMS.

"Yeah, they need money to get places to live, but also too, housing is at a premium."

"A FEMA SPOKESMAN SAYS "WE RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL MARKET CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, "NO ONE SHOULD BE ON THE STREETS OR IN CARS, WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE HOTELS. WE ARE HERE TO HELP."

"We're at the mercy of their accommodations."

FOR NOW, JOHNS WILL GO BACK TO HIS STORM DAMAGED HOME.

SANDY VICTIMS EVICTED-OC

DERRICKE DENNIS REPORTING --

FORECAST WHAT'S TRENDING-WX GFX

BREAK FOUR AT 6:39:30

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

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CONCORDIA LATEST-OC

THIS MORNING, PLANS ARE GOING FORWARD -- TO MOVE THE WRECKED OCEAN LINER -- COSTA CONDORDIA.

BUT FIRST -- THERE'S NEW VIDEO SURFACING -- OF THE DAY THAT MASSIVE SHIP STRUCK ROCKS ON AN ISLAND OFF THE ITIALIAN COAST.

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NATS

STUNNING NEW INFRA RED VIDEO RELEASED TODAY SHOWS THE FRANTIC AND CHAOTIC

RESCUE OPERATION THE NIGHT THE COSTA CONCORDIA RAN AGROUND.

PASSENGERS SCRAMBLING DOWN THE VESSEL'S SIDE DESPERATELY TRYING TO ESCAPE.

A YEAR AGO TOMORROW THIS MASSIVE 492 FOOT LINER WAS NAVIGATING THROUGH

SHALLOW WATERS WHEN IT HIT A ROCK RIPPING OPEN A 230 FOOT GASH ACROSS THE

HULL.

HAUNTING IMAGES AS WE SAW FOR OURSELVES.

NATS UP

TODAY, IT IS STILL LYING ON ITS SIDE. AN ITALIAN AMERICAN COMPANY IS IN

CHARGE OF THE SALVAGE OPERATION WITH 300 ENGINEERS AND DIVERS WORKING AROUND

THE CLOCK.

IT'S A COMPLICATED OPERATION. OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE TO CONSTRUCT AN

UNDERWATER PLATFORM TO ROTATE THE SHIP, PULL IT UPRIGHT AND KEEP IT FLOATING

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LAMA HASSAN REPORTING --

THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP FACES CHARGES OF MANSLAUGHTER AND ABANDONING SHIP.

NY SIDEWALK COLLAPSE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MISSING CHUNK OF SIDEWALK -- ON A NEW YORK CITY STREET.

A WOMAN WAS WAITING FOR THE BUS HERE -- WHEN SHE SUDDENLY FELL RIGHT THROUGH IT.

SHE FELL SEVEN FEET -- DOWN INTO A VAULT.

SHE WAS LATER RESCUED, AND IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AT A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE SIDEWALK TO FALL.

BUT FIRE OFFICIALS SAY, THE CONCRETE WAS OLD AND VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY HAVE WEAKENED IT.

NY LOADED CANNON-VO

ALSO IN NEW YORK -- A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY WAS MADE IN CENTRAL PARK.

WORKERS STUMBLED UPON A *LOADED REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE CANNON HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY FOR MORE THAN 100-YEARS.

PRESERVATION WORKERS WERE GOING TO CLEAN THE CANNON -- WHEN THEY FOUND MORE THAN 800-GRAMS OF BLACK POWDER -- STILL CAPABLE OF FIRING.

ALSO INSIDE THE CAPPED CANNON -- COTTON WADDING AND A CANNONBALL.

NY SMUGGLED CIGARETTES-SOTVO

HIGH TOBACCO PRICES IN NEW YORK -- IS MAKING PEOPLE FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PURCHASE CIGARETTES.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS -- MORE THAN 60-PERCENT OF CIGARETTES SOLD IN THE STATE ARE SOLD ILLEGALLY.

"It's like 12 dollars a pack so I have somebody I know that lives in Virginia, goes there once in awhile and brings me back a carton and I pay like somewhat like six dollars a pack. I would say like half of what New York is."

CIGARRETTES ARE THERE ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY.

RESEARCH BY THE PRO-BUSINESS MACKINAC CENTER, AND ANALYZED BY THE TAX FOUNDATION, SHOWS MORE THAN SIX IN TEN CIGARETTES SOLD IN NEW YORK STATE ARE ILLEGAL.

NY SMUGGLED CIGARETTES-SOTVO

"We've crossed the line where we have defacto prohibition on cigarettes because the prices are blown so out of proportion. And prohibition, as history tells us, is associated with substantial lucrative black market activity."

THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES SAYS 10-BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN TAX REVENUE IS GOING UP IN SMOKE.

RUNAWAY HORSE-OC

IMAGINE SEEING A HORSE -- RUNNING DOWN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.

WE'VE GOT VIDEO OF A ROGUE HORSE -- HEADING TO MARYLAND.

A JOCKEY CAUGHT THE WHOLE INCIDENT ON CAMERA.

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"Oh my God, I'm on route 1."

A RACE HORSE ON THE WRONG TRACK, GALLOPING ON US-1 IN LAUREL, MARYLAND WITHOUT A RIDER, GIVING DRIVERS QUITE A SURPRISE.

"He got lost and he's running."

"BULLET CATCHER" GOT LOOSE AT LAUREL PARK RACE TRACK, TOSSING IT'S JOCKEY NEAR A STABLE AFTER A MORNING WORKOUT.

"And I saw a horse just flying.

JOCKEY ABEL CASTELLANO WATCHED THE THOROUGHBRED RUN PAST HIS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.

"I follow because I care. So I was following the horse. It was scary about the horse. I hope he stop and I can catch."

YOU CAN HEAR HIM ON VIDEO SAYING JUST HOW FAST "BULLET CATCHER" IS TREKKING.

"30 miles an hour."

ON HIS JOURNEY IN PARTS OF ANNE ARUNDEL, HOWARD AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY STUNNED DRIVERS CALL 911.

"You got a race horse running down the middle of route 1."

THE HORSE GALLOPS A MILE AND HALF LONGER THAN THE KENTUCKY DERBY RACE.

"BULLET CATCHER" BECOMES TIRED, SLOWS DOWN. THE MOMENT CASTELLANO HAD BEEN WAITING FOR.

"I put my car in parking, I get off the car, and I chased the horse and caught it."

"It looks like someone's trying to secure it right now."

NO HUMANS WERE HURT, BUT "BULLET CATCHER" HAS MINOR CUTS ON HIS FEET.

CASTELLANO SAYS EVERYONE'S FORTUNATE THIS WILD TRIP ENDED SAFELY.

RUNAWAY HORSE-OC

HOSTESS BUYER-VO

HOW MUCH IS WONDER BREAD REALLY WORTH?

A 390-MILLION DOLLARS?

THAT'S THE PRICE ONE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE RIGHTS TO SIX HOSTESS BREAD BRAND PRODUCTS.

FLOWERS FOODS, BASED IN GEORGIA, MADE THE DEAL.

IT INCLUDES THE ICONIC WONDER BREAD.

HOSTESS HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL OFF ITS ASSETS UNDER BANKRUPTCY-COURT OVERSIGHT.

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SHORT ADLIB

BREAK FIVE AT 6:49:45

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

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

Saturday proved to be one for the books as temperatures soared to record territory.

In Punta Gorda, the previous record of 83 was broken as temperatures climbed to 85°, and in both Fort Myers and Naples, we ended up tying the previous record of 85°.

For our Sunday, temperatures will continue to stay unseasonably warm, but it will be more challenging to match today's record of 86° as daytime highs range from 82° to 85°. Locations along the coast will see the lowest temperatures as the breeze off the Gulf keeps the air slightly cooler.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish through our Sunday with only a few puffy clouds building as the atmosphere heats up, but shower prospects will remain very low.

Winds will stay southeasterly between 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Beach and boating conditions look good again today with the water temperature in the Gulf all the way up to 73°. Seas and open water will get up to 1-2 feet while inland waters stay at a light chop.

Signs point to the unseasonably warm weather sticking around for most of next week until a weak front stalls over Central Florida and ultimately gets pushed through by a stronger disturbance after next weekend. Until then, however, daytime highs should continue to reach the low 80s while overnight lows only cool to the low 60s. Temperatures should drop a little toward the end of next weekend as more clouds build in with the approaching front.

Even as the front nears Southwest Florida later this week, a moisture-starved atmosphere will keep rain prospects at a minimum.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

THINGS 2 DO-OC-CG

IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY - SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!

YOU CAN HEAD TO THE 28TH ANNUAL CAPE CORAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.

THE EVENT IS TODAY AND IT'S FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY.

IT'S FREE AND BEGINS AT TEN A-M.

THIS ANNUAL ART EVENT SHOWCASES THE WORKS OF OVER 300 ARTISTS AND ARTISANS FEATURING FINE ART, JEWELRY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MORE

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

GOLDEN GLOBES TONIGHT-OC

THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS ARE BEING HELD IN BEVERLY HILLS, TONIGHT.

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Nat:

"This is actually gown fabric."

ONE PARTY WILL BE A COPACOBANA--

ANOTHER WILL BE ENVIRONMENTAL CHIC--

ANOTHER WILL HAVE A CHOCOLATE ROOM--

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THE GOLDEN GLOBE POST PARTIES ARE KNOWN FOR ELEGANCE AND EXTRAVAGANCE.

AND THIS YEAR, IT WILL ALSO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AT THE NBC UNIVERSAL-FOCUS FEATURES-E PARTY ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE BEVERLY HILTON.

THERE WILL BE PANELING MADE OF SUSTAINABLE WOODS-- ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING-- AND BAMBOO FLOORS.

HERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE IT'S DONE.

PARTY PLANNER HOLLACE DAVIDS SAYS THE THEME IS TO BRING THE OUTDOORS IN.

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"We're trying to be the forefront of showing that you can have fancy and wonderful and black tie worthy events that are environmentally forward thinking and taking into account leaving as little of a footprint as we can."

Standup Ted Chen

All the big stars of Les Miserables will be here including Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. The celebrities will sign a map that will be auctioned off to send teachers around the world and bring back valuable lessons for their students.

AT POOLSIDE, BILLY BUTCHKAVITZ IS PLANNING HIS 15TH GOLDEN GLOBE POST PARTY FOR HBO.

A MULTI LEVEL LOUNGE IS BEING BUILT OVER THE POOL.

THAT'S NEXT TO A 24 BY 130 FOOT WALL COVERED WITH BLACK SEQUINED DRAPERIES.

BUTCHKAVITZ SAYS HE GOT HIS INSPIRATION FROM THE WALKWAYS OF THE COPACOBANA IN RIO DE JANEIRO.

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"I was looking for some wild patterns and that's where I got inspired from it. And so these are going to to be used everywhere from table linens to upholstered walls, furniture."

AND THEN THERE'S THE WARNER BROTHERS IN STYLE AFTER PARTY, FEATURING WALLS MADE OF GODIVA CHOCOLATE AND A 20 FOOT GOLD CHANDELIER.

GOLDEN GLOBES TONIGHT-OC

TED CHEN REPORTING --

YOU CAN CATCH THE GOLDEN GLOBES TONIGHT -- RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 --

ROCKIN ON THE BAY-VO

BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

ALL EYES WERE ON NAPLES BAYFRONT LAST NIGHT.

THE "ROCKIN' ON THE BAY" CELEBRATED IT'S SECOND WEEK -- BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS.

THE START OF THE CONCERT SERIES A WEEK AGO WAS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF MANY, INCLUDING BUSINESS OWNERS.

BUT IT HIT A SOUR NOTE WITH SOME RESIDENTS WHO SAID THE MUSIC WAS TOO LOUD.

THIS WEEK EVENT ORGANIZERS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT WERE KEEPING A CLOSE EAR ON VOLUME

ROCKIN ON THE BAY-SOTVO

01:01 "we're giving it the Disney esque feel to it so we're giving people a magically day at Bayfront on the bay and making sure everyone is taken care of we're trying to please everyone Mike Randal, Rockin' on the Bay

WEDNESDAY NAPLES CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TO DISCUSS THE NOISE ISSUE.

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7 AM PREVIEW-2SHOT

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