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BREAKING NEWS AT NOON -- A TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE.
THIS IS VIDEO OF LITTLE DENISE HERNANDEZ BEING CARRIED TO SAFETY AFTER A FRIGHTENING TEN HOURS.
NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS LIVE IN IMMOKALEE THIS AFTERNOON -- NICK, DOES ANYONE KNOW YET HOW SHE ENDED UP THERE?
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TODAY COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY --BUT LUCKILY THERE IS A HAPPY ENDING.
LITTLE DENISE HERNANDEZ WAS FOUND JUST A SHORT TIME AGO RIGHT IN THIS FIELD BEHIND ME.
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WE HAVE BRAND NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE VERY MOMENTS RESCUERS FIRST FOUND HER.
YOU CAN SEE THEM CRADLING THE TODDLER IN THEIR ARMS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG THAT'S BELIVED TO HAVE HELPED IN THE SEARCH.
WE ALSO HAVE VIDEO OF DENISE MOM AND SIBLINGS JUST MOMENTS AFTET SHE WAS FOUND.
THEY DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK TO US, BUT A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND TELLS US HE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER DENISE IS SAFE.
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NEW SOT
BRUNO CAMPOS
FAMILY FRIEND
TRT: 12
It makes me feel happy because I got nieces about her age. And I know her parents. They're very excited, crying and stuff that they found her.
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TAKE LIVE
DEPUTIES TELL US DENISE APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
THEY'RE STILL NOT SAYING HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM HER HOME, BUT WE ARE TOLD HER FATHER SAW A WINDOW OPEN IN HER BEDROOM.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE RIGHT NOW AND PROMISE TO BREAK BEW DETAILS THROUGH OUT THE DAY.
LIVE IN IMMOKALEE NC NBC2
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NEW RIGHT NOW.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS FRESH OUT OF A NEWS CONFERENCE -- THE LAST OF HIS FIRST TERM AS PRESIDENT.
A BIG EMPHASIS PUT ON THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL DEBT ALONG WITH ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE.
DANIELLE LEE HAS MORE.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO A VERY BUSY WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS WORKING ON HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW GUN LAWS.
AT THE SAME TIME -- CONGRESS IS ALSO FACING THE DEBT CEILING.
NBC-2 ANCHOR CLAY MILLER JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO, TRACKING ALL THE MAJOR ISSUES..
CLAY.
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TECHNICALLY, WE ALREADY HIT THE DEBT CEILING LAST MONTH. BUT THE ADMINISTRATION PUT OFF SOME RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PAYMENTS TO KEEP THINGS AFLOAT WHILE CONGRESS DEALS WITH THAT. **AND A PUSH FOR MORE GUN CONTROL.
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WITH INAUGURAL REHEARSALS UNDERWAY, THE NRA AND LAWMAKERS ARE WEIGHING IN ON WHETHER CONGRESS WILL PASS A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.
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"The likelihood is that they are not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this Congress."
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"Stand alone ban on just gun alone will not in the political reality that we have today will not go anywhere."
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SITTING DOWN WITH CABINET MEMBERS TODAY TO FINALIZE RECOMMENDATIONS HE'LL PRESENT TOMORROW.
LIKELY AMONG THEM: UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
RESTRICTIONS ON HIGH-CAPACITY CLIPS
AND BARRING GUN SALES TO THE MENTALLY ILL.
ALSO AHEAD: SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS STILL TROUBLED BY DEFENSE NOMINEE CHUCK HAGEL'S VIEWS ON IRAN AND ISRAEL.
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"These are legitimate questions that need to be asked."
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"Chuck Hagel is a solid guy who speaks his mind. He is a good supporter of Israel. He has been there and the record will show that but he is not reluctant to disagree when he thinks disagreement is appropriate."
THE HOUSE IS BACK TODAY. THEY'LL SOON HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHETHER AMERICA CAN BORROW MORE MONEY.
WE COULD HIT OUR DEBT LIMIT AS SOON AS MID-FEBRUARY.
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REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING FOR CUTS.
THIS TIME, SOCIAL SECURITY COULD BE ON THE TABLE.
I'M CLAY MILLER, BACK TO YOU.
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OF COURSE, THE GUN DEBATE WAS SPURRED BY THE DEADLY SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT.
IT HAS BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE THE TRAGEDY.
NOW, RESIDENTS HAVE TO MAKE A TOUGH CALL.
SHOULD THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL BE TORN DOWN, TURNED INTO A MUSEUM, OR SHOULD IT BE REOPENED?
RESIDENTS PACKED A HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM SUNDAY TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE 20 FIRST GRADERS AND SIX STAFF MEMBERS WERE KILLED.
OPINIONS VARIED.
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I don't think we should expect the students who are most hurting or the parents who are most hurting or the teachers who are most hurting to have to enter that school again.
My best memories were at Sandy Hook School. I think that children in the future deserve to experience the same beautiful memories that I did and if we were to knock the school down we would be preventing future children from experiencing the same memories.
AS FAMILIES TRY TO MOVE FORWARD IN NEWTOWN.
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE IT CLEAR, HE'S READY FOR A FIGHT OVER HOW TO RESPOND TO GUN VIOLENCE.
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A BIG MEETING IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IN TALLAHASSEE AS THE STATE SENATE COMMITTEE OF ETHICS AND ELECTIONS TRIES TO DETERMINE WHAT WENT WRONG IN FLORIDA'S 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LEE COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON IS AMONG 10 TO TESTIFY IN TODAY'S HEARING THAT GOT UNDERWAY AT 10-AM.
HARRINGTON IS EXPECTED TO BLAME PART OF THE LONG WAIT TIME ON A LENGTHY BALLOT.
NBC2 INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS IS AT THE STATE CAPITAL RIGHT NOW.
COUNT ON FULL COVERAGE TODAY -- STARTING AT 4:00.
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NBC-2 - WORKING NEW DETAILS A CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION.
POLICE RESPONDED TO A WELFARE CHECK SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON NORTHEAST 18TH AVENUE.
THEY FOUND 45 YEAR OLD ANNA RIVERA DEAD INSIDE AND HER HUSBAND 50 YEAR OLD POR-FIRIO RIVERA INJURED.
RIVERA WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL.
CAPE CORAL POLICE INTEND TO QUESTION HIM ONCE HE HAS RECOVERED.
POLICE SAY THERE ARE NO OTHER SUSPECTS AT LARGE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CONSIDERED SAFE.
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WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED A PLANE TO GO DOWN IN SARASOTA OVER THE WEEKEND, KILLING THE PILOT.
AUTHORITIES SAY 70-YEAR-OLD JOHN ARDOYNO OF WISCONSIN, DIED IN SATURDAY'S CRASH.
HIS PASSENGER, 63-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM JACKSON OF MICHIGAN, WAS BADLY BURNED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SEAPLANE CRASHED AS THE PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE AIRPORT.
WITNESSES DESCRIBE WHAT THEY SAW.
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He was calling for me to help and reaching for me and struggling and
laying on his back. But there was flames everywhere."
I yelled to him that I was sorry that I couldn't get any closer and I said
a prayer and stayed with him."
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH
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NEW RIGHT NOW.
JAPAN AIRLINES SAYS ONE OF ITS BOEING 7-87 DREAMLINER JETS LEAKED FUEL IN GROUND TESTS -- THIS IS THE SAME JET THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A FUEL LEAK AT BOSTON AIRPORT LAST WEEK.
THE CAUSES OF BOTH INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN, AND THERE IS NO TIMETABLE FOR THE PLANE TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS ORDERED A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY REVIEW OF THE 7-87.
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ONE YEAR AFTER THE COSTA CONCORDIA DISASTER OFF THE COAST OF ITALY -- AND THE FAMILIES OF TWO PEOPLE WHO DIED ARE HOPING FOR CLOSURE.
AN INDIAN CREW MEMBER AND AN ITALIAN WOMAN. HAVE NOT YET BEEN RETRIEVED FROM THE WRECK.
SALVAGE WORKERS BELIEVE THE BODIES ARE TRAPPED UNDER THE SHIP AND WILL BE ABLE TO RECOVER THEM ONCE IT IS UPRIGHT.
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GAS PRICES ARE WORKING THEIR WAY UPWARD AFTER 11 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF DECLINE.
THE AVERAGE COST FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR DROPPED 58 CENTS FROM OCTOBER TO LATE DECEMBER.
NOW, THE LUNDERG SURVEY SHOWS THE PRICE RISING SIX CENTS OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS AT 3-32.
FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA -- WE SEE AN AVERAGE MORE THAN A DIME HIGHER AT 3-44
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BARELY TOPS THAT AT 3-45
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IT WILL BE WEEKS BEFORE WE KNOW IF THE FLU OUTBREAK HAS HIT ITS PEAK.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS 47 STATES ARE NOW REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLU ACTIVITY.
THE LATEST C-D-C ACTIVITY MAP LISTS SEVERAL STATES THAT HAVE SEEN A DROP IN FLU LEVELS.
PARTICULARY IN SOUTHEASTERN STATES LIKE FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND ONLY 24 STATES WERE REPORTING HIGH LEVELS OF FLU ACTIVITY.
DOWN FROM 29 STATES THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
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Part of the severity of a flu season depends on what strain circulates, some are worse than others. Part depends on how many get vaccinated. We have had a lot more people vaccinated in the last few years, but still fewer than half of Americans get vaccinated each year. We'd like to change that."
THE CDC SAYS IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET A FLU SHOT, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.
INFANTS YOUNGER THAN 6 MONTHS AREN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINATION, BUT THE CDC SAYS YOU CAN STILL TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THEM, INCLUDING GETTING THE REST OF THE FAMILY VACCINATED.
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PARENTS IN LEE COUNTY.
THE FIRST APPLICATION PERIOD FOR STUDENT ASSIGNMENT BEGINS TODAY.
TAKE A LOOK, HERES A PICTURE A VIEWER SENT US THIS MORNING.
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LINED UP AT THE DISTRICT BUILDING.
THIS IS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS ATTENDING PRE-K, 5TH OR 8TH GRADES.
IT ALSO APPLIES TO KIDS GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN AND STUDENTS NEW TO THE DISTRICT.
STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR.
APPLICATIONS WENT OUT LAST WEEK.
YOU HAVE UNTIL MARCH 1ST TO APPLY.
THIS IS NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, IT'S BASED ON A LOTTERY.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM, CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -
AFTER A MAJOR GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN, THE LAST PIECES OF THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE ARE HEADED OUT TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF THOSE PIECES.
THEY'LL BE DROPPED IN TO CREATE A NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF.
NBC 2S JOE ROETZ HAS FOLLOWED THIS STORY FROM THE START AND JOINS US LIVE ON THE PHONE OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY WITH MORE.
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Gasparilla pass near lee and Charlotte county line
Slow moving - 5 hours for barge to reach the drop spot.
Novak's reef - about 3 miles off the coast of Charlotte County's coastline.
250 tons on this barge - it's the last one of two to be dropped.
Describe scene.
Home to fishermen and scuba divers.
Major grassroots effort. 30 thousand dollars and a lot of donated labor.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE BEST IN THE AUTO BUSINESS.
GET READY FOR THE HOTTEST TRENDS ON WHEELS!
"Stuff like rearview cameras, blindside detection, sensors when you're starting to fall asleep."
NEXT AT NOON - A FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW.
PLUS.
DON'T LET JET LAG RUIN YOUR HARD EARNED VACATION!.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A NEW ONLINE TOOL TO HELP YOU MAKE UP LOST TIME.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES THE NATION'S MID-SECTION.
IN INDIANA, FLOODWATERS CARRIED A CAR OFF THE ROAD NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.
THE DRIVER WAS RESCUED.
OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA WERE SHUTDOWN.
WINDS TOPPLED TREES, DOING DAMAGE TO CARS AND HOMES.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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IN UTAH, A 43-YEAR-OLD WOMAN REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN AN AVALANCHE.
IT HAPPENED SATURDAY EVENING.
SHE WAS SKIING WITH A PARTNER, WHO WAS ABLE TO FIND HER UNDER THE BURRIED SNOW.
BOTH SKIERS WERE PREPARED WITH AVALANCHE GEAR, WHICH HELPED THE WOMAN SURVIVE.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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*THE* DEFINING EVENT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY STARTS THIS WEEK.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IN DETROIT.
NBC-2'S JAY GRAY TAKES US INSIDE FOR A FIRST LOOK.
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Michelle Krebs / Senior Analyst, Edmunds.com:26 -:27
TAPE/ Jessica Caldwell / Senior Analyst, Edmunds.com:56 -:59
TAPE/ Dr. Dieter Zetsche / Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars 1:07 - 1:12
IT IS THE ONE TIME EVERY YEAR THAT THE COLLECTIVE HORSEPOWER OF THE ENTIRE AUTO INDUSTRY IS INSIDE ONE GARAGE.
THAT "GARAGE" IS THE MASSIVE, COBO CONVENTION CENTER IN DETROIT. WHERE CREWS ARE PUTTING THE FINAL
POLISH ON THIS YEAR'S NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.
"This show has got it all."
EVERY SIZE. EVERY STYLE. AND A RAINBOW OF COLORS.
MANY MODELS WITH A STRONG TINT OF GREEN.
"That doesn't necessarily mean electric cars and hybrid cars, although those are out there, but what we're seeing is your typical gasoline engine cars getting really good fuel economy, 30 to 40 mpg, something we've never seen before."
SPEAKING OF NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
FIFTY NEW VEHICLES WILL BE UNVEILED AT THE SHOW. INCLUDING THE NEW CORVETTE - UNCOVERED SUNDAY NIGHT.
"I think that will be the star of the show."
A CLOSE SECOND MIGHT BE THE ARRAY OF NEW LUXURY VEHICLES.
WHICH THESE DAYS, COME WITH A LOT MORE THAN JUST LEATHER SEATS.
"Stuff like rearview cameras, blindside detection, sensors when you're starting to fall asleep."
MERCEDES HAS REVAMPED THE POPULAR E-CLASS CARS. AND OVERNIGHT REVEALED ITS' FIRST EVER U-S COMPACT - THE CLA.
"We're very, very sure this goes right into the center to the heart of our US customers."
A CUSTOMER BASE THAT, INDUSTRY-WIDE, CONTINUES TO GROW.
"We're seeing the best sales since 2007, and we anticipate that they'll keep going up over the next few years."
AND THIS WEEK IN MOTOR CITY WE'RE GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT THEY'LL BE BUYING.
JAY GRAY. NBC NEWS. DETROIT.
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A NEW WEBSITE CLAIMS TO HELP TRAVELERS POWER THROUGH JET-LAG.
IT'S CALLED "JET-LAG ROOSTER."
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLUG IN YOUR ITINERARY ALONG WITH THE TIMES YOU USUALLY GO TO SLEEP AND WHEN YOU WAKE UP, AND WHEN YOU WANT TO START SHIFTING YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE.
THE SITE THEN SPITS OUT THE BEST TIMES. DOWN TO THE HOUR. WHEN YOU SHOULD SEEK OUT LIGHT AND WHEN YOU SHOULD AVOID IT.
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MORE THAN HALF THE COUNTRY IS STILL IN SOME FORM OF DROUGHT.
SCIENTISTS PREDICT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS YEAR.
CLIMATE EXPERTS SAY WE'D NEED A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF SNOW FOR THAT TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
FARMERS HAD A ROUGH YEAR IN 2012.
ACCORDING TO THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, IT WAS THE MOST SEVERE AND EXTENSIVE DROUGHT IN AT LEAST 25 YEARS
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MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A BILLION PEOPLE ARE NOW PLAYING ANGRY BIRDS.
GAMING FIRM "ROVIO ENTERTAINMENT" TOOK TO TWITTER FRIDAY, TWEETING "OVER 260 MILLION USERS OF OUR GAMES MEANS ONE THING. WE'RE NOT STOPPING HERE."
THAT FIGURE MOST LIKELY REFERS TO MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE "MASHABLE".
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SNOW AND FREEZING COLD IN THE WEST AND RAIN AND WIND IN THE EAST.
UNSEASONABLE WEATHER CATCHES PEOPLE OFF-GUARD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PLUS.
A MARCO ISLAND MAN EMBARKS ON A LIFETIME DREAM.
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RIGHT NOW MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS DEALING WITH OUTRAGEOUS WEATHER.
HEAVY SNOW AND DEEP FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST.
POUNDING RAIN AND WIND HIT THE MID-WEST AND SOUTH.
SAM CHAMPION IS TRACKING UNSEASONABLE WEATHER ACROSS THE U-S.
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THAT WAS SAM CHAMPION REPORTING.
A MARCO ISLAND GETS THE CHANGE TO LIVE HIS DREAM -- SAILING AROUND THE WORLD.
CAPTAIN KEN BARDON HAS ALREADY COVERED 80-THOUSAND MILES IN HIS LIFETIME.
SAILING'S HIS HOBBY.
HE RECENTLY RETIRED AND FELT NOW IS THE TIME TO DO A VOYAGE AROUND THE GLOBE.
HE SET SAIL ON SUNDAY ON HIS BOAT -- 'MOONBEAM.'
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It's been a dream since I was a kid that I would do it someday and of course I've sailed the Atlantic 3 times by sail and now it's my turn to do the pacific and as long as I cross the pacific we will continue all the way around.
BARDON IS MAKING THE JOURNEY WITH FOUR FRIENDS.
THEY WILL TAKE BREAKS AT DIFFERENT PORTS TO FLY HOME FOR REST, BUT THEN RETURN TO THE BOAT.
THE PLAN IS TO FINISH THE JOURNEY IN THE FALL OF 2014.
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FOLLOWING OUR BREAKNIG STORY.
A LITTLE GIRL IS SAFE TODAY AFTER SHE WENT MISSING FOR NEARLY 12 HOURS.
AFTER THE BREAK - NBC2 TAKES YOU LIVE TO IMMOKALEE WHERE THIS ALL HAPPENED.
YOU CAN SEE HERE - VIDEO OF THE MOMENTS - FOLLOWING HER DISCOVERY.
2-YEAR-OLD DENISE HERNANDEZ, CAN BE SEEN BEING CARRIED TO SAFETY.
STAY WITH US, WE'LL HAVE CONTINUED COVERAGE OF THIS STORY IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS AT NOON.
BUT FIRST -- HERE'S A LOOK AT WHY YOU NEED TO TUNE IN TO Dr. Oz AT 3.
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BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.
A LITTLE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT -- IS NOW SAFE.
THIS IS VIDEO OF 2-YEAR-OLD DENISE HERNANDEZ FROM JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.
POLICE WERE OUT ALL NIGHT SEARCHING FOR HER - THEY FOUND HER IN A FIELD LATE THIS MORNING.
IT'S JUST THE BEST POSSIB;E OUTCOME - AND ONE WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT.
NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS FOLLOWING THIS BREAKING STORY.
HE JOINS US FROM IMMOKALEE.
NICK, GOOD AFTERNOON.
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A COMMUNITY HERE IN IMMOKALEE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TODAY DID NOT END IN TRAGEDY.
A LITTLE GIRL FOUND ---JUST YARDS FROM HER HOME.
AND TODAY --THIS NEIGHORHOOD CAN BREATH EASIER.
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BRAND NEW VIDEO AT NOON SHOWING THE MOMENT LITTLE DENISE HERNANDEZ WAS FOUND
RESCUERS CRADLE THE TWO YEAR OLD IN THWIR ARMS.
DENISE WENT MISSING FROM HER HOME ON THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOCK OF WELLS STREET IN IMMOKALEE AROUND 11:30 LAST NIGHT.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE RELIEVED BEYOND MEASURE.
BRUNO CAMPOS
FAMILY FRIEND
it makes me feel happy bc I got nieces around her age. And I know her parents. They're very excited crying and stuff that they found her.
DENISE WAS FOUND IN THIS FIELD NEAR HER HOME JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.
Nats.
THIS IS IS VIDEO OF HER FANILY JUST A SHORT TIME AFTER SHE WAS FOUND.
WE TRIED TO TALK TO DENISE MOM, BUT SHE DECLINED TO COMMENT.
ANOTHER CLOSE FANILY FRIEND TOLD US IN SPANISH HE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER THIS STORY HAS A GOOD ENDING.
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Y COMO TE SIENTES AHORA??
HE TELLS ME "I FEEL GOOD, I'm happy. And I'm very proud she was found."
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WE'RE STILL WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DENISE WOUND UP IN THIA FIELD.
WERE TOLD DENISE IS GETTING LOOKED OVER BY PARAMEDICS AND IS SAID TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
LIVE IN IMMOKALEE NICK CILETTI NBC 2.
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ONE MONTH AFTER THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY, RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THERE ARE SIGNS OF SUPPORT.
SUSAN CANDIOTTI TAKES US TO NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT FOR AN UPDATE.
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --
ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH LOST NINE OF ITS YOUNGEST MEMBERS AT SANDY HOOK.
A VIGIL DREW THOUSANDS THAT FIRST NIGHT, AND THEN, THERE WERE THE FUNERALS.
"I was this far away from the families. It was palpable what they were going through."
"How well are people healing?"
"There's still a lot of pain and grief. When that's gonna go away, I don't know. It might not ever go away."
ARRIVING DAILY TO EASE THAT PAIN, SOMETHING THAT ASTOUNDS DEACON RICK SCINTO AND FELLOW PARISHIONERS.
"It's a month later. What are all of these boxes doing here?"
"These are the gifts. These are letters. These are prayer cards coming in from all over the country, all over the world."
THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF MAIL, CAREFULLY SORTED FOR EACH VICTIM, INCLUDING THE SHOOTER'S MOTHER AND THE KILLER HIMSELF.
"What is this all a sign of?"
"This is the world putting their arm around Newtown and saying that we're here for you in some way."
.LIKE A HUGE BANNER THAT READS, "WE ARE WITH YOU, NEWTOWN," FILLED WITH SIGNATURES, HANGING FROM AN OVERPASS.
IT'S ALL THE WAY FROM TUCSON, ARIZONA, THE SITE OF THE GABBY GIFFORDS MASS SHOOTING.
DOWN THE STREET FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A BOUQUET MARKS THE SPOT WHERE A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL ONCE STOOD, NOW DISMANTLED, COMPOSTED, PRESERVED FOR A PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
IN THIS COMMUNITY, PEOPLE TURN TO EACH OTHER FOR STRENGTH -- MANY WITH THE SAME QUESTION:
".the main questions of why. Why did this happen? How did this happen?"
ANSWERS NO ONE MAY EVER HAVE.
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SOME NEW VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU.
AN S-U-V CRASHES INTO THE SIDE OF A BEAVERTON, OREGON GAS STATION.
**ALL OF IT CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
POLICE SAY AN ELDERLY DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE *GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, BLASTING THROUGH THE WALL AND INTO ONE OF THE CLERKS.
THAT CLERK WAS HELPED OUT OF THE STORE WITH MINOR INJURIES.
THE DRIVER WAS CITED FOR CARELESS DRIVING.
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FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH COULD BE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL SOMETIME TODAY - AFTER 2 MONTHS OF TREATMENT.
FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, SAID HIS FATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED TODAY.
THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS ADMITTED ON NOVEMBER 23rd FOR BRONCHITIS AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO INTENSIVE CARE IN DECEMBER AFTER COMING DOWN WITH A PERSISTENT FEVER AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS.
NO WORD WHETHER THE 88-YEAR-OLD WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO HIS HOUSTON HOME OR WILL BE SENT TO A REHABILITATION FACILITY.
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SENATOR MARCO RUBIO OF FLORIDA IS TALKING ABOUT HIS PROPOSAL TO REFORM THE U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
RUBIO TELLS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT HIS PLAN INCLUDES A PERMANENT RESIDENCY PROVISION.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CURRENTLY IN THE U.S.
HE ALSO STRESSES THOUGH THAT HIS PLAN IS NOT A BLANKET AMNESTY MEASURE.
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A NEW GALLUP POLL SHOWS AMERICANS ARE DISGUSTED WITH CONGRESS.
THE APPROVAL RATING IS A DISMAL 14 PERCENT.
APPROVAL BOTTOMED OUT AT 10 PERCENT IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.
THE AVERAGE FOR 2012 WAS 15 PERCENT.
THIS LATEST POLL WAS CONDUCTED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE CONTENTIOUS FISCAL CLIFF DEBATE ON CAPITOL HILL ENDED. AND DAYS AFTER THE NEW CONGRESS WAS SWORN IN.
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THE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF FORMER ITALIAN PRESIDENT SILVIO BERLUSCONI'S SEX TRIAL APPEARED IN COURT TODAY.
SHE WAS CALLED TO TESTIFY IN BERLUSCONI'S SEX-FOR-HIRE TRIAL.
THE FORMER ITALIAN PRESIDENT IS ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX AND GIVING GIFTS TO HER WHEN SHE WAS 17 YEARS OLD AND WORKING AS A DANCER.
BOTH DENY EVER HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER.
THE 76-YEAR-OLD BERLUSCONI IS ATTEMPTING TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER ONCE AGAIN.
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IN PAKISTAN, THOUSANDS ARE PROTESTING AFTER A STRING OF DEADLY BOMBINGS.
LAST THURSDAY, AN ATTACK ON A POOL HALL KILLED AT LEAST 86 PEOPLE.
THE PROTESTERS WANTED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISMISSED SO THE PAKISTANI ARMY CAN TAKE OVER.
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THE SYRIAN AIR FORCE HIT TARGETS NEAR THE CAPITAL DAMASCUS TODAY.
AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE WERE KILLED INCLUDING EIGHT CHILDREN.
ACTIVISTS SAY THE SYRIAN MILITARY STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ATTACK IS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF STRIKES BY GOVERNMENT FORCES IN AND AROUND DAMASCUS.
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IN ATHENS, A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF GREECE'S LEADING POLITICAL PARTY.
NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE EARLY MORNING SHOOTING BUT A STRAY BULLET HIT AN OFFICE OCCASIONALLY USED BY THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER.
NO GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK.
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NORTH KOREA IS IN THE GRIP OF A FREEZING COLD WINTER, WITH THE CAPITAL PYONGYANG EXPERIENCING ITS COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY.
TEMPERATURES IN PYONGYANG HAVE DIPPED BELOW ZERO SEVERAL TIMES SINCE LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH, PYONGYANG EXPERIENCED ITS BIGGEST SNOWFALL IN 50 YEARS. MORE THAN NINE INCHES FROM JUST ONE STORM.
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IN AUSTRALIA, UTTER DEVASTATION AS FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL.
OFFICIALS SAY AN ELDERLY MAN DIED WHILE BATTLING A FIRE ALONE NEAR MELBOURNE.
WE KNOW THAT AT LEAST 33 HOMES WERE DESTROYED IN ONE AREA.
ONE OF THE LARGER FIRES IS THREATENING A MOUNTAINTOP OBSERVATORY.
THE FAMOUS OBSERVATORY HAS SURVEYED SOME 200-THOUSAND GALAXIES AND DISCOVERED MORE THAN 30 PLANETS.
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A WARNING FOR PARENTS THIS AFTERNOON.
ONE IN THREE TEEN GIRLS SAY THEY HAVE SET UP IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH PEOPLE THEY MET ONLINE.
RESEARCHERS AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STUDIED MORE THAN 200 GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF FOURTEEN AND SEVENTEEN.
HALF THE GIRLS HAD BEEN PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ABUSED IN THE PAST YEAR.
30-PERCENT OF THE GIRLS IN THE STUDY SAID THEY HAD OFFLINE MEETINGS WITH PEOPLE THEY FIRST MET ON THE INTERNET -- BEFORE THE IDENTITY OF THAT PERSON HAD BEEN CONFIRMED.
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THE GREAT PYTHON HUNT CONTINUES TODAY ACROSS FLORIDA.
IN ALL - 800 HUNTERS SIGNED UP FOR THE PROGRAM
IT REWARDS THEM FOR KILLING PYTHON SNAKES.
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE UP TO 100-THOUSAND WILD BURMESE PYTHONS IN THE STATE, DEVASTATING INDIGENOUS SPECIES.
HUNTERS FROM 30 STATES ARE VYING FOR THE 15 HUNDRED DOLLAR POT FOR THE LONGEST SNAKE.
BUT SOME SAY THE HUNT MAY NOT YIELD THE NUMBERS MANY EXPECT.
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SH: over this entire month I would be floored if the total is 25 snakes
MG: 800 hunters, a month of hunting and 25 snakes
THE HUNT IS TAKING PLACE ON PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE STATE AND ENDS ON FEBRUARY TENTH.
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LANCE ARMSTRONG IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A BIG REVEAL IN AN UPCOMING INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY.
ARMSTRONG SAYS HE IS "READY TO SPEAK CANDIDLY", AS HE PREPARES TO DISCUSS DOPING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.
THE FORMER CHAMPION WOULD NOT DIVULGE WHAT HE WILL TELL SAY IN TODAY'S INTERVIEW FROM HIS HOME THAT IS TO BE BROADCAST THURSDAY ON THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK.
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WE HAVE SOME AMAZING PICTURES WE WANT TO SHOW YOU.
CHECK IT OUT.
THESE ARE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN ICELAND, TAKEN THIS WEEKEND.
A RESIDENT TOOK THESE PHOTOS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE COUNTRY.
HE TOLD STAFF AT C-N-N THAT THE LIGHTS ARE MUCH MORE ACTIVE THIS YEAR.
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NEW TECHNOLOGY IS GIVING NEW PARENTS SOME PEACE OF MIND.
HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY MAKE IT EASY FOR PARENTS TO KEEP WATCH OVER NEWBORNS IN INTENSIVE CARE.
PLUS.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'LL BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE 20-14 WINTER OLYMPICS.
NEW TODAY, WE GET A FIRST LOOK AT THE RELAY TORCH THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY AROUND THE GLOBE.
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THE BIGGEST NAMES ON THE BIG SCREEN *AND THE SMALL SCREEN WERE ALL IN ONE PLACE LAST NIGHT -- FOR THE 70TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS.
JINAH KIM HAS MORE ON WHO WENT HOME WITH HARDWARE.
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nats "And the Golden Globe goes to."
IT WAS A BEST DRAMA UPSET.
nats "Argo!"
A THRILLER ABOUT THE REAL LIFE IRAN HOSTAGE SAGA OF THE LATE 70'S.
BEAT OUT FAVORITES "LINCOLN" AND "ZERO DARK THIRTY" FOR THE NIGHT'S BIG HONOR.AND "ARGO"'S DIRECTOR, BEN AFFLECK ALSO WON.JUST DAYS AFTER BEING SNUBBED FOR A NOMINATION BY THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
"I don't care what the award is, when they put your name next to the names she just read, it's an extraordinary thing in your life."
NO SURPRISES IN THE ACTING CATEGORIES FOR DRAMA.JESSICA CHASTAIN WON BEST ACTRESS FOR "ZERO DARK THIRTY".
nat "It's a beautiful feeling to receive this encouragement and support."
BEST ACTOR WENT TO DANIEL DAY LEWIS FOR "LINCOLN".
nat "Sincerest appreciation to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this lovely thing."
THREE BIG WINS ON THE NIGHT FOR "LES MISERABLES".IT SCORED BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY.BEST ACTOR FOR HUGH JACKMAN.AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FOR ANNE HATHAWAY.
nats "Thank you for this lovely blunt object that I will forever more use as a weapon against self doubt."
HONORS FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY WENT TO JENNIFER LAWRENCE FOR "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK".
nats "I beat Meryl!"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR WENT TO CHRISTOPH WALTZ FOR "DJANGO UNCHAINED".
nats "Homeland!"
IN THE TELEVISION CATEGORIES."HOMELAND" WON BIG FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.BEST DRAMA.AND BEST ACTRESS
FOR CLAIRE DANES.PLUS, A FIRST-TIME BEST ACTOR WIN FOR DAMIAN LEWIS.
nats
HBO'S "GIRLS" PULLED A DOUBLE SURPRISE.WINNING BEST COMEDY.AND BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY FOR THE
SHOW'S CREATOR, LENA DUNHAM.
nats "I thought I was going to be a cooler customer if this ever happened, which I didn't think it would."
KUDOS FOR BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY WENT TO DON CHEADLE FOR 'HOUSE OF LIES'.
NO GLOBES FOR NOMINEES TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER.BUT THEY SCORED AS THE SHOW'S HOSTS
nats "Ricky Gervais couldn't attend.he's no longer technically in show business."
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST IMPROVEMENTS TO SAFETY MEASURES AROUND SCHOOLS *DRAMATICALLY REDUCES INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS.
RESEARCHERS IN NEW YORK DID THE STUDY AFTER A GRANT PAID FOR THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, SIGNALS, AND SPEED BUMPS.
AFTER IMPROVEMENTS -- PEDESTRIAN CRASHES AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WERE REDUCED BY 33-PERCENT.
INJURY AND CRASH RATES WERE UNCHANGED IN AREAS THAT DID NOT GET IMPROVEMENTS -- SUGGESTING THAT EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM COULD HELP PREVENT THESE TYPES OF INJURIES.
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A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT JMORE OFTEN, CHILDREN ARE BEING TREATED WITH ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MEDICINE
THE MOST COMMON THERAPIES WERE MASSAGE, AROMATHERAPY AND RELAXATION. ALONG WITH THE USE OF VITAMINS, HOMEOPATHICS AND HERBAL REMEDIES.
A CANADIAN STUDY OF TWO SPECIALTY HEALTH CLINICS FOUND ALMOST HALF OF PATIENTS WERE USING ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES ALONG WITH CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL CARE.
MORE THAN HALF REPORTED COMBINING ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO TREAT THEIR CONDITION.
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THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW BABY IS AN AMAZING TIME FOR A FAMILY.
BUT FOR SOME WHOSE BABIES NEED TO BE ADMITTED TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THOSE FIRST FEW DAYS OR WEEKS CAN BE DIFFICULT.
BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING THAT SEPARATION A LITTLE EASIER.
TEN HOSPITALS IN THE U-S HAVE SET UP WEBCAM SYSTEMS TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO THEIR NEWBORNS.
CHRISTINE CORRADO HAS MORE.
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WEB CAMS AREN'T JUST FOR ADULTS ANYMORE -- NOW BABIES ARE IN ON THE TECHNOLOGY.
LITTLE BABY BAUER WAS SEEN ON THE NICVIEW WEBCAM SYSTEM.
WHEN HIGH RISK BABIES ARE BORN - THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY SENT TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - AND NOW PARENTS, LIKE KORI AND JEFF KELLER, WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS.
"So to be able to wake up and see his chest rising and falling and my husband's hands inside the incubator being able to touch him was a sense of relief that I don't know I could put into words."
THE KELLERS WERE THE FIRST PATIENTS TO USE THE WEB CAM WHEN BABY BAUER WAS BORN - MOM SAW BAUER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH NICVIEW FROM HER RECOVERY ROOM IN 2011.
THE KELLER FAMILY LOST THEIR BABY GIRL RAMSEY TWO DAYS AFTER SHE WAS BORN - AND SHE WASN'T ABLE TO MONITOR HER DAUGHTER FROM HER HOSPITAL ROOM.
"If we would have had the nic view cam, we would have seen distress.
they maybe could have told us a little bit earlier that there was distress we maybe could have been there sooner than what we were."
INDIVIDUAL CAMERAS ARE MOUNTED ABOVE THE ISOLETTES TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH REAL-TIME VIEWING.
"It's become very apparent that parents have a real time of anxiety until they're able to connect with their baby and know what's going on."
EVEN THOSE WHO MAY BE DEPLYED ABROAD CAN KEEP REAL TIME TABS ON THEIR NEWBORNS.
"and other family members are able to see what's going on with the baby as well."
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NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU.
WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE TORCH THAT'LL BE USED IN THE 2014 OLYMPIC RELAY FOR THE RUSSIA WINTER GAMES.
THE 37-INCH ALUMINUM TORCH IS SHAPED LIKE A FEATHER WITH AN OPEN EYE IN THE MIDDLE OUTLINED IN RED.
THE TORCH'S DESIGNER SAID HE SHAPED THE OBJECT TO LOOK LIKE A FIREBIRD.
THE TORCH RELAY WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER SEVENTH IN GREECE.
IT WILL STRETCH MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND MILES AS IT WINDS ITS WAY PAST FORMER WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES CAPITALS ON ITS WAY TO A BLACK SEA RESORT.
THE GAMES THEMSELVES BEGIN ON FEBRUARY SEVENTH, 2014.
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AND STILL AHEAD ON THE NEWS AT NOON--
A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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TAKING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE DOW THIS HOUR.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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