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PANIC TURNS TO RELIEF --

A MISSING 2--YEAR OLD, WHO VANISHED FROM HER BEDROOM WAS FOUND SAFE AND SOUND.

FIRST AT FOUR - NBC2 GETS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HER FAMILY --

JUST MOMENTS AFTER THE GIRL RETURNS HOME.

PLUS --

UNCOVERING WHAT WENT SO TERRIBLY WRONG ELECTION DAY --

THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS IS IN TALLAHASSEE RIGHT NOW TESTIFYING ABOUT THOSE OUTRAGEOUSLY LONG LINES THAT TRAPPED SO MANY OF YOU.

PLUS NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE LAST HOUR IN LANCE ARMSTRONG'S PURPORTED CONFESSION TO OPRAH.

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OVERNIGHT -- A FRANTIC SEARCH IN IMMOKALEE FOR A LITTLE GIRL. WHO DISAPPEARED.

HER PARENTS SAY THEY PUT HER TO BED --

BUT SHE WASN'T THERE WHEN THEY WENT IN TO CHECK ON HER.

THE F-B-I, COLLIER DEPUTIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM AS FAR AWAY AS SARASOTA WERE CALLED IN TO HELP.

AND THIS IS THE SCENE EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT TODAY --

THE VIDEO OF 2-YEAR OLD DENISE HERNANDEZ. SAFELY CRADLED IN THE ARMS OF A SEARCHER.

SHE WAS FOUND ALONE IN A FIELD, NOT FAR FROM HER HOUSE. AFTER SPENDING 10 HOURS ON HER OWN.

NBC-2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US LIVE IN IMMOKALEE WHERE SHE JUST GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE GIRL'S FATHER AND BROTHER.

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Bruno campos, family friend

"3:37 it's everybody's worst nightmare losing a child 41"

2 year old denise hernandez safe and healthy in the arms of her dad after she disappeared from her home on the four hundred block of wells street in immokalee at around 11 last night. Her dad reported her missing after he went into his daughters room to turn off the tv and noticed she wasn't in bed, and the window was open. More than two dozen different agencies searched for the girl non stop. 10 hours later, search teams spotted denise in a grassy field right next to her house.

Alex hernandez, brother

40:45 I felt like happy when she was like alive but I feel sad she was outside by herself lonely 55 like a lot of mosquito bites on her

Denises dad tells us it is a miracle the 2yo wasn't hurt.

Cirolo hernandez, dad

L34:23 le pido gracias a dios lla recupere a mi hija 25"

DENISE HERNANDEZ FOUND-REM-LIVE

AMBER ALERTS ON PHONE-OC, BNR

A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS RECEIVED AN AMBER ALERT MESSAGE ON THEIR PHONES EARLY THIS MORNING.

BUT THE MESSAGE LEFT OUT SPECIFICS ABOUT WHERE THE AMBER ALERT WAS ISSUED.

COMING UP AT SIX, NBC-2 BREAKS DOWN WHY SOME PEOPLE RECEIVED THE MESSAGE WITHOUT SIGNING UP.

AND A REMINDER - YOU CAN RECEIVED DETAILED BREAKING MESSAGE ALERTS FROM NBC-2.

SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

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NEW INFORMATION FIRST AT FOUR IN THE DEATH OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN FOUND SUNDAY IN HER HOME.

THE BODY OF 45 YEAR OLD ANNA RIVERA WAS DISCOVERED IN THE HOUSE AT NORTHEAST 18TH AVENUE.

HER HUSBAND -- 50 YEAR OLD PORFIRIO RIVERA -- WAS INJURED.

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CRIME SCENE TAPE IS STILL UP AND AN OFFICER HAS BEEN PARKED OUT HERE ALL DAY.

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TAKE TRACKED VO --

FOUR P-M SUNDAY CAPE CORAL POLICE RESPONDED TO A WELFARE CHECK AT THE RIVERA'S HOME ON NE 18TH AVENUE.

WHEN THEY GOT THERE -- THEY FOUND ANNA RIVERA DEAD AND PORFIRIO RIVERA INSIDE WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

TODAY HE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

NEIGHBORS SAY THE COUPLE KEPT TO THEMSELVES AND WERE SHOCKED AT THE SCENE THAT UNFOLDED IN FRONT OF THIS QUIET HOME.

TAKE SOT

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MICHAEL PETER FISCHER/CAPE CORAL

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE

BACK OUT HERE LIVE, POLICE ARE NOT SCOURING THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A SUSPECT -- THEY SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE.

COMING UP ON NBC 2 NEWS AT 5 WE'LL DIG DEEPER INTO THE COUPLE'S HISTORY.

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WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DOCTOR SHOPPING CHARGES AGAINST THERESA SHIRLEY.

SHE'S THE SAME WOMAN WHO HIT AND KILLED A CYCLIST ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY IN 2011.

AFTER THAT CRASH. INVESTIGATORS BEGAN LOOKING INTO SHIRLEY'S PRESCRIPTION HISTORY, FINDING SHE OBTAINED NEARLY 11-THOUSAND OXYCODONE TABLETS.

NEWLY RELEASED COURT DOCUMENTS SPELL OUT HOW IT HAPPENED. INCLUDING THE DOCTORS SHE WENT TO.

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NEW DEVELOPMENTS RIGHT NOW CONCERNING THOSE LONG LINES ON ELECTION DAY.

YOU MAY REMEMBER LEE COUNTY VOTERS STANDING IN LINE FOR 6 TO EIGHT HOURS BEFORE CASTING THEIR BALLOT.

TODAY, THE LEADER OF LEE COUNTY'S ELECTION SYSTEM, SHARON HARRINGTON, TESTIFIED IN TALLAHASSEE ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG.

NBC2 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, DAVE ELIAS WAS AT THE HEARING -

HE JOINS US LIVE IN TALLAHASSEE FIRST AT FOUR -

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LINDSAY ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TESTIFIED HERE TODAY.

ALL APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE ELECTION AND ETHICS COMMITTEE -- EACH HAD 5 MINUTES TO TALK.

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WHILE EACH COUNTY HAD IT'S OWN ISSUES, THEY ALL AGREED THE LENGTH OF THE BALLOT WAS A MAJOR HURDLE.

OTHERS TESTIFIED THAT MORE EARLY VOTING DAYS ARE NEEDED.

AND A THIRD CONCERN?

NOT ENOUGH POLLING PLACES.

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if we had more options available in the places that could be used I feel we could serve our voters much more efficiently.

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HARRINGTON SAYS WITH THE POTENTIAL CHANGES COMES A NEED FOR MORE MONEY.

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TODAYS HEARINGS LASTED FOR MORE THAN FIVE HOURS.

ALSO TODAY A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FILED LEGISLATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF LONG LINES -- IRONICALLY IT HAS TO DO WITH PASSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

DETAILS ON THAT -- TONIGHT AT FIVE.

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OBAMA LAST NEWS CONFERENCE OF FIRST TERM-OC, SOTVO

PRESIDENT OBAMA MARKS A MILESTONE IN HIS PRESIDENCY.

TODAY HE HELD THE LAST PRESS CONFERENCE OF HIS FIRST TERM.

SPENDING AND THE APPROACHING DEBT CEILING DOMINATED HIS SPEECH AND QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THE DEBT CEILING MUST BE RAISED IN ORDER TO PAY FOR SPENDING CONGRESS ALREADY APPROVED.

"the issue here is whether or not America pays its bills. We are not a deadbeat nation."

THE GOVERNMENT REACHED IT'S BORROWING LIMIT AND IS EXPECTED TO RUN OUT OF MONEY BY EARLY MARCH.

REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER, JOHN BOEHNER SAYS THE HOUSE WILL PASS A RESPONSIBLE DEBT BILL.

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DEVELOPING IN WASHINGTON, VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PUTS THE FINAL TOUCHES ON HIS RECOMMENDATIONS TO CRACK DOWN ON GUN VIOLENCE.

TOMORROW HE'LL HAND OVER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT.

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IS CONFIDENT LAWMAKERS WILL NOT BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS.

RIGHT NOW, THE SENATE PLANS TO INTRODUCE A BILL THAT WOULD DO JUST THAT *AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF BULLETS A MAGAZINE CAN HOLD.

NEWTON CT COPING-PLASMA

IT HAS NOW BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE THE VIOLENT MASS SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS ARE BEGINNING THE LONG-PROCESS OF PUTTING THEIR LIVES BACK TOGETHER AS BEST THEY CAN.

MEANTIME, THE COMMUNITY IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL--

NOW ABANDONED.

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CLUTCHING PHOTOS OF THEIR LOST LITTLE ONES.

.IT WAS MOSTLY SURVIVING PARENTS THAT TOOK THE STAGE IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

"On Friday December 14th I put two children on the bus and only one came home"

BUT FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHERS ARE ALSO BEHIND THE LAUNCH OF WHAT'S CALLED THE SANDY HOOK PROMISE.

"This is a promise to turn the conversations into actions. Things must change.this is the time."

EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER 20 CHILDREN AND SIX EDUCATORS WERE KILLED AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

.ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WANT A NATIONAL DISCUSSION ON WHAT LED TO THE TRAGEDY.

"We have let this happen too many times. if we want real change we have think, we have to talk and we have to act differently"

ALTHOUGH ORGANIZED AROUND SANDY HOOK, THE PLEA TO JOIN IN GOES BEYOND NEWTOWN.

"I would respectfully request that every parent in this country who hears these words and simply pause for a moment and think, ask yourselves, what is it worth doing to keep your children safe."

ORGANIZERS SAY.FOR NOW. THEY'RE NOT TAKING SIDES IN THE DEBATES OVER GUN CONTROL, VIOLENT VIDEOS AND MENTAL HEALTH BUT ABSOLUTELY PLAN TO IN THE FUTURE.

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FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

BUSH SENIOR SPENT NEARLY TWO MONTHS AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON.

HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHITIS, A BACTERIAL INFECTION AND PERSISTENT COUGH.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

HOSTESS REACHES AN AGREEMENT TO SELL-OFF SOME OF IT'S PRODUCTS.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHICH HOSTESS FAVORITES WILL BE STAYING ON YOUR GROCERY STORE SHELF AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR JOBS IN FORT MYERS.

AND - DOG OWNERS FROM CAPE CORAL THOUGHT THE WORST WHEN THEIR PET DISAPPEARED FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.

BUT IT WAS JUST TAKING A LONG VACATION.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

HOSTESS PURCHASE-VO

THIS WEEKEND BANKRUPT BAKERY, HOSTESS BREAD ANNOUNCED IT'S SELLING OFF MOST OF ITS BREAD BRANDS.

THAT MEANS WONDER BREAD AND NATURE'S PRIDE WILL STAY IN BUSINESS IN SUPERMARKETS.

HOSTESS SOLD THE BRANDS TO FLOWERS FOODS FOR 390 MILLION DOLLARS.

38 DEPOTS AND 20 BAKERIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SALE.

NBC-2 SPOKE WITH FLOWERS FOODS.

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A CAPE CORAL DOG THAT WENT MISSING TWO YEARS AGO HAS BEEN FOUND.

IN MINNESOTA.

THIS IS ENDO.

AND ESCAPED FROM HIS FENCED-IN CAPE CORAL YARD IN MAY OF 2011.

HIS OWNERS THOUGHT HE'D BEEN ATTACKED BY A GATOR.

HE EVENTUALLY WOUND UP AT A SHELTER IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

WHERE THEY CHECKED FOR A MICROCHIP--

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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.

The warm air is still solidly entrenched across Southwest Florida with afternoon temperatures on track to return to the lows to mid 80s during the heat of the day.

Over the weekend we managed to tie and even break some records highs, but since today's record is 86°, that will be more challenging with highs projected to reach 83° in most spots. Coastal communities will stay slightly cooler, though, under the influence of the gulf breeze, keeping highs there in the upper 70s and low 80s.

Some puffy, fair-weather clouds will form and float through our sky this afternoon, but sunshine will still be the major weather player.

Tonight our sky will stay mostly clear, but there's also a chance that a little fog could form around sunrise. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay above average with lows only reaching the low 60s.

Tuesday will ultimately be a carbon copy of today with lots of sunshine and afternoon temperatures back in the low to mid 80s.

As we head through the remainder of the week, look for the unusually warm January weather to continue. With lots of sunshine around, temperatures will have to trouble reaching the low to mid 80s each afternoon through Thursday.

By Friday, we'll be tracking a band of moisture in association with a cold front that will slowly push down the Florida peninsula. At first, the main side effect for us will be an increase in cloud cover along with the possibility of a few hit-or-miss more showers. Eventually, however, long-range forecast models hint at some cold air making a push toward Southwest Florida by this time next week.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

LAST NIGHT, HOLLYWOOD'S TV AND MOVIE ELITE COMBINED FOR A STAR-STUDDED GOLDEN GLOBES.

THE AWARDS AIRED RIGHT HERE ON NBC.

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ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD THAT A HANDFUL OF MOVIE AND T-V STARS SLEPT IN TODAY.

LAST NIGHT, THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF HOLLYWOOD WERE HONORED AT THE 70TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS.

YOU WATCHED THEM RIGHT HERE ON NBC2 --

NOW WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT DIDN'T AIR.

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nats "Les Miserables"

THE TITLE MEANS "THE MISERABLES ONES".YET HUGH JACKMAN AND COMPANY WERE ANYTHING

BUT AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES.

THE FILM WON BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY,

ANNE HATHAWAY CAPTURED BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

AND HE WON BEST ACTOR.

Tom Hooper and the gang have redefined the movie musical and to be a part of that is unbelieveable.

nats "Argo"

A THRILLER ABOUT THE IRAN HOSTAGE SAGA PULLED A SURPRISE IN WINNING BEST DRAMA.

"ARGO" ALSO BROUGHT

BEN AFFLECK HONORS AS BEST DIRECTOR.EVEN THOUGH HE'S LEFT OUT OF THE CATEGORY AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

"We got nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. I was thrilled. I mean if you can't be happy with that, your long term prospects

for future happiness are pretty dim."

JENNIFER LAWRENCE WAS PRETTY HAPPY

nats "I beat Meryl"

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY FOR "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK".

BUT ALSO PUMPED UP ABOUT WILL FERRELL'S SHOUT OUT.

nats "J Law. Silver Linings Playbook"

"My 7th grade teacher started calling me JLaw so to hear Will Ferrell call me that. I love it, I think I'll get a lot of texts on my phone about that."

THE WHIRLWIND THAT'S BEEN ADELE'S LIFE THE PAST TWO YEARS

nats "Oh my God!"

BROUGHT HER TO THE GLOBES TO COLLECT

BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR THE JAMES BOND TUNE "SKYFALL".

"It's my first night out since I've had my child. My inspiration usually comes from heartbreak but I don't think I'll have that again"

nats "Homeland"

CERTAINLY NO HEARTBREAK FOR "HOMELAND".A SECOND STRAIGHT WIN AS BEST TV DRAMA.

SERIES STAR DAMIAN LEWIS TOOK BEST ACTOR.AND

CO-STAR CLAIRE DANES BEST ACTRESS.HER FIRST GLOBE CAME BACK IN 1995 AT THE AGE OF 15.

"I remember showing up on the red carpet and seeing Quentin Tarantino talking to David Hasselhoff and I thought, what is this?"

THE ANSWER ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.

nats "It's getting sloppy in here, people."

ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST PARTIES.

TEASE THREE

COMING UP, NBC-2 TAKES YOU OUT ON THE GULF FOR THE NEW ADVENTURE OF AN OLD BRIDGE.

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MORE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED PARAMEDICS ARE HITTING THE STREETS IN PUNTA GORDA.

TODAY, THE CITY STARTED OFFERING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES OUT OF A SECOND STATION.

THAT MEANS SOME OF THE FIRE-FIGHTERS ARE TRAINED AS PARAMEDICS, NOT JUST E-M-T'S.

IF AN AMBULANCE CAN'T GET TO A SCENE, THESE PARAMEDICS CAN START DOING ALL THE THINGS THOSE ON AMBULANCES WOULD.

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A PIECE OF PINE ISLAND HISTORY IS NOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

CREWS SUNK HUNDREDS OF TONS OF THE MATLACHA BRIDGE OFF OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY'S COAST - IN AN AREA KNOWN AS NOVAK'S REEF.

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- built right next to the old one, not much left.

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A five hour haul from Pine Island to gasparilla pass.

The decades old matlacha bridge- on the way to its final resting place of the coast of Charlotte county.

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Tina Bush- organizer

5 seconds

To know it will go to something meaningful for decades to come, we are very excited as a community.

Tina Bush spearheaded the grassroots campaign to bring the 500 tons of bridge to Novak's reef.

Nats - splash

With a splash - the concrete quickly slides below the surface, some 30 feet below.

With a little help- What was once dubbed the fishingest bridge in the world will become the fishingest reef.

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MATLACHA BRIDGE MOVED-REM-LIVE

- 30k to transport the bridge and sink it- money from the community

- ahead at 5 we hear from fishermen who are already out using the reef.

ALL NEW TODAY AT 4:00-CLIP

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AIR OFFICIALS HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISY AIRPORTS.

FIRST AT FOUR- THE MAJOR STEP THAT HOPES TO STIFLE THE ROAR OF PLANE ENGINES.

AND THE STORY MAKING HEADLINES TODAY --

A LITTLE GIRL WHO WENT MISSING OVERNIGHT IS REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY. SAFE AND SOUND.

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DENISE HERNANDEZ IMMOKALEE-VOTOPS

LEADING OFF OUR NEWSCAST, FIRST AT FOUR.

AN IMMOKALEE TODDLER IS SAFE AFTER WANDERING FROM HER HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

OFFICIALS SAY SHE CREPT OUT HER BEDROOM WINDOW, BUT THIS AFTERNOON, THE GIRL'S FATHER TELLS US SHE WAS ABDUCTED.

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IN CAPE CORAL, THE CRIME SCENE TAPE IS STILL UP AT HOME WHERE A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD --

AND HER HUSBAND SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THIS IS ON NORTHEAST 18TH AVENUE.

POLICE WANT PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE TO KNOW THERE IS NO SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT.

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AND - THESE IMAGES LIKELY BRING BACK HEADACHES FOR LEE COUNTY VOTERS.

SOME PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT UP TO 6 HOURS TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

TODAY, LEE COUNTY'S SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS ANSWERS HARSH QUESTIONS IN TALLAHASSEE ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG.

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ALL NEW FIRST AT FOUR --

AIRPORT OFFICIALS HEAR COMPLAINTS OVER AIRPLANE NOISE.

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THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT.

MORE THAN 350 PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOUD AIRPLANES ABOVE THEIR HOMES.

TODAY, A MAJOR STEP-- TO QUIET THE SKIES.

NBC-2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO IS LIVE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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PORT AUTHORITY LEADERS VOTED 5 TO ZERO TO SEND 6 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

THOSE 6 IDEAS INCLUDE NEARLY DOUBLING THE ALTITUDE PLANES REACH OVER FORT MYERS BEACH-AND OTHER CHANGES--

THAT RESEARCHERS SAY COULD CUT NOISE SIGNIFICANTLY.

THEIR STUDY BEGAN 18 MONTHS AGO--

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Tom Babcock, Fort Myers Beach

"this is a huge step forward, particularly if they get implemented but its probably not as far as we can go"

Cecil Pendergrass, Lee County Commissioner

NOISE FLIGHT PLAN-REM-LIVE

SOME PEOPLE AFTER THE VOTE TODAY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN--

EVEN IF THE F-A-A APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS-- ITS UP TO PILOTS TO DECIDE HOW TO FLY THEIR PLANES--

ONE OF THE STUDY'S CONSULTANTS TELLS US THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE WE'LL SEE THESE CHANGES, BECAUSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ALSO BACKS THE IDEAS.

THE FAA HAS 6 MONTHS TO DECIDE.

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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT OFFICIALLY STARTS TODAY IN LEE COUNTY.

DOZENS OF PARENTS TURNED OUT EARLY THIS MORNING.

THIS APPLICATION PERIOD IS MANDATORY FOR STUDENTS GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN, 6TH, AND 9TH GRADES NEXT YEAR.

AND ALSO STUDENTS NEW TO THE DISTRICT NEED TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

STUDENTS WANTING TO CHANGE SCHOOLS CAN ALSO APPLY.

THE SYSTEM IS BASED ON A LOTTERY, NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

THAT MEANS A FAMILY WHO REGISTERS TODAY HAS THE SAME CHANCE OF GETTING A SCHOOL AS THAT OF A FAMILY WHO REGISTERS ON THE LAST DAY, MARCH FIRST.

LEE STUDENT ASSIGNMENT-SOTVO

I expected it to be longer but it was only two hours. The people standing out here they're gonna have to wait a long time because there's a lot of people in there.

IF YOUR FAMILY RECEIVED A PRE-PRINTED APPLICATION, YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY ONLINE VIA THE DISTRICTS' WEB SITE.

CAPE SRO DISCUSSION-OC

TONIGHT THE CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS BRINGING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO CAPE CORAL'S CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THE HEAD OF CAPE'S CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT'S NECESSARY IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK.

THEY WANT ONE OFFICER TO OVERSEE THE FOUR SCHOOLS.

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THIS AFTERNOON, AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A MINI-VAN CRASH IN CAPE CORAL.

PARAMEDICS AIR-LIFTED ONE YOUNG GIRL TO TAMPA FOR EMERGENCY CARE.

POLICE OFFICERS TELL US MARY JONES SIDESWIPED A TREE BEFORE SLAMMING HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER TREE ALONG NOTT ROAD LAST NIGHT.

DETECTIVES TELL US INSIDE THE VAN - SIX KIDS AS YOUNG AS TWO YEARS OLD.

WITNESSES WHO RUSHED TO HELP, DESCRIBE A HORRIFYING SCENE FOLLOWING THE LOUD SOUND.

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LAWYERS FOR A CAPE CORAL TEEN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS FATHER WANT A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUTION COMPLETED BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.

TODAY WAS THE ARRAIGNMENT HEARING FOR BARON VERZI.

THE 17-YEAR OLD WAS NOT IN COURT TODAY.

VERZI'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY REFUSED TO ENTER A PLEA -- SAYING HE WANTS TO SEE RESULTS OF A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION FIRST.

TODAY THE COURT ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON VERZI'S BEHALF.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE TEENS FIRST APPEARANCE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

PRESIDENT OBAMA NEWS CONFERENCE-OC

SPENDING AND THE APPROACHING DEBT CEILING TOOK THE LION'S SHARE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.

IT IS THE LAST PRESS CONFERENCE OF HIS FIRST TERM.

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IT'S DEBT CEILING DEJA VU. AT THE START OF HIS SECOND TERM, THE PRESIDENT IS IN AN OLD FIGHT HE SEES AS ABSURD.

raising debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. all it does is say is that america will pay its bills. and we are not a deadbeat nation 35

WE GOT CLOSE IN 2011. FEDERAL BONDS DOWNGRADED.

THIS TIME, MR OBAMA VOWS: HE WON'T NEGOTIATE.

"if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks and veterans benefit will be delayed.

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but they will not collect a ransom in return for not crashing the america's economy"

HUGE DEFENSE CUTS HIT MARCH 1ST

AND SOCIAL SERVICE CUTS.

FUNDING TO RUN GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING OUT.

REPUBLICANS SEE LEVERAGE.TO FORCE DEEPER SPENDING CUTS

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"You know there is the option of govt shutdown. there is an option of raising the debt ceiling in short term increments."

nats guns/ SWITCH GEARS HERE

A FIGHT LOOMS ON GUN CONTROL

PRESIDENT OBAMA REVEALED:

HE WILL ASK FOR UNIVERSAL BACKGROUNDS CHECKS

A BAN ON LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES

AND ON ASSAULT RIFLES.

"If there is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in newtown, we should take that step."

MIGHT HE REACH OUT MORE TO REPUBLICANS?

PLAY MORE GOLF WITH SPEAKER BOEHNER?

HAVE MORE GOP LAWMAKERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE?

THEY'LL STILL CALL ME A SOCIALIST, SAID BARACK OBAMA. A NEW TERM. BUT OLD BATTLES

AND REPEATED RHETORIC: "WE HAVE TO STOP LURCHING FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS" AND GET DISCIPLINE. THE PRESIDENT SAID. AND REPUBLICANS AGREE

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A CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY WILL VOTE TONIGHT ON PROPOSALS TO HONOR ONE OF THE TEACHERS KILLED AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

VICTORIA SOTO LIVED IN STRATFORD-- A TOWN ABOUT 35 MILES FROM NEWTOWN.

SHE DIED TRYING TO SHIELD HER STUDENTS FROM THE GUNMAN.

TONIGHT, THE STRATFORD TOWN COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSAL TO NAME A SCHOOL AND A STREET IN TOWN AFTER HER.

JAPAN GROUNDS BOEING 787-VO

IT LEAKED AGAIN.

A BOEING 7-8-7 DREAMLINER THAT LEAKED FUEL LAST WEEK AT BOSTON AIRPORT, AGAIN SPRUNG A LEAK DURING A TEST IN JAPAN ON SUNDAY.

DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION, JAPAN AIRLINES SAYS AN OPEN VALVE ON THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM A NOZZLE ON THE WING.

PA PRIEST ABUSE TRIAL-OC

STARTING TODAY--

THE TRIAL OF TWO MEN.

ONE A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE OTHER A FORMER CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.

BOTH ACCUSED OF RAPING AN ALTER BOY.

ANOTHER ACCUSED PRIEST HAS ALREADY PLEADED GUILTY IN THE CASE.

THE TWO MEN GOING ON TRIAL TODAY DENY THE SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES.

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INTERNET STRANGERS-VO

A STARLING NUMBER OF TEENAGE GIRLS ARE MEETING STRANGERS OVER THE INTERNET.

RESEARCHERS FOUND ONE IN THREE TEEN GIRLS HAVE SET UP IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH PEOPLE THEY MET ONLINE.

GIRLS IN THEIR STUDY WHO HAD BEEN ABUSED WERE MORE LIKELY TO CREATE PROVOCATIVE ONLINE PROFILES, AND RECEIVE ONLINE SEXUAL SOLICITATIONS.

HIGH QUALITY PARENTING -- THOSE WHO CHECKED WHAT THEIR CHILDREN WERE POSTING AND WHO THEY COMMUNICATED WITH -- REDUCED THE RISKY ONLINE BEHAVIOR.

BEDTIME TV-VO

KIDS MAY NEED TO TURN THE T-V OFF TO GET THEIR BRAINS TO DO THE SAME.

RESEARCHERS IN NEW ZEALAND TRACKED 2-THOUSAND KIDS' AND TEENS' ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE BEDTIME.

T-V DOMINATED THE PRE-BEDTIME ROUTINES.

THOSE WHO WATCHED MORE TELEVISION IN THE EVENINGS FELL ASLEEP LATER --

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

ONE OF THE MORE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES IS CHRONIC FOOT WOUNDS.

IN 2008 ALONE, IT CAUSED MORE THAN 70-THOUSAND PEOPLE TO LOSE A FOOT OR LEG.

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DIABETIC PAT SCHULKINS KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF HER FEET. BUT A TINY AN UCLER, ALMOST SLIPPED BY HER.

PAT SCHULKINS/DIABETIC FOOT PATIENT

RUNS:

1:43 I didn't notice it was there until I was putting cream on my foot. I felt something and looked at it in the mirror.

PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ARE PRONE TO FOOT PROBLEMS. THE DISEASE REDUCES BLOOD FLOW TO THE EXTREMITIES MAKING IT HARD TO HEAL INJURIES. IT ALSO CAUSES NERVE DAMAGE, SO PATIENTS MAY NOT FEEL THEIR FEET.

DR. ANDREW BELIS/PODIATRIST AND FOOT & ANKLE SURGEON

RUNS:

9:24 When you have diabetes and it goes uncontrolled and you developed neuropathy, the structure of your foot can slowly degrade and collapse.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO PAT. SHE HAD DEVELOPED CHARCOT OR ROCKER FOOT. THE BONES IN HER FOOT COLLAPSED PUTTING CONSTANT PRESSURE ON HER INSTEP.

2-SHOT DR. BELIS & AMY

RUNS:

:03 So that when you're walking the mid-foot is actually striking the group with more pressure then the front or the back and that can cause a sore spot to develop.

THE RESULT WAS AN ULCER THAT WOULDN'T HEAL.

DR. ANDREW BELIS/PODIATRIST AND FOOT & ANKLE SURGEON

RUNS:

3:11 We basically reconstructed her foot making it more of a natural shaped foot so there's not these high pressure spots where the ulcer or the bone would break through the skin and develop another ulcer again.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Pat's story had a happy ending but not everyone is as fortunate. Each year more than half the amputations in this country result from diabetes.

DR. ANDREW BELIS/PODIATRIST AND FOOT & ANKLE SURGEON

RUNS:

1:33 Our goal is to avoid amputations, because people with amputations end up having a very poor 5-10 year of rate of living unfortunately.

FIXING THE BONE ISSUE, THROUGH A RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURE, PUT PAT BACK ON SOLID GROUND.

PAT SCHULKINS/DIABETIC FOOT PATIENT

RUNS:

2:10: They re-built my whole foot, otherwise I don't think I'd have a foot today.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

FANS OF THE ROYALS MARK YOUR CALENDAR, A DUE DATE IS SET FOR THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHEN WILL AND KATE ARE EXPECTING THEIR BABY. OR IS IT BABIES?

WE'LL SHARE NEW DETAILS FIRST AT FOUR.

PLUS - THEY'VE GOT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO LAND A NEW JOB OUT OF COLLEGE.

BUT NEARLY 53 PERCENT OF NEW GRADUATES ARE OUT OF WORK.

A) kate due date-vo

B) young, unemployed-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

THIS IS A SIGHT WE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF --

THAT SWEET LITTLE FACE BELONGS TO THE TWO YEAR OLD GIRL WHO SPENT THE NIGHT LOST THE WOODS.

SHE *SOMEHOW GOT OUT OF HER HOUSE. AND GOT LOST.

THE GIRL'S FAMILY SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH NBC2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN.

A) immokalee amber alert girl found-VO

B)

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FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

The warm air is still solidly entrenched across Southwest Florida with afternoon temperatures on track to return to the lows to mid 80s during the heat of the day.

Over the weekend we managed to tie and even break some records highs, but since today's record is 86°, that will be more challenging with highs projected to reach 83° in most spots. Coastal communities will stay slightly cooler, though, under the influence of the gulf breeze, keeping highs there in the upper 70s and low 80s.

Some puffy, fair-weather clouds will form and float through our sky this afternoon, but sunshine will still be the major weather player.

Tonight our sky will stay mostly clear, but there's also a chance that a little fog could form around sunrise. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay above average with lows only reaching the low 60s.

Tuesday will ultimately be a carbon copy of today with lots of sunshine and afternoon temperatures back in the low to mid 80s.

As we head through the remainder of the week, look for the unusually warm January weather to continue. With lots of sunshine around, temperatures will have to trouble reaching the low to mid 80s each afternoon through Thursday.

By Friday, we'll be tracking a band of moisture in association with a cold front that will slowly push down the Florida peninsula. At first, the main side effect for us will be an increase in cloud cover along with the possibility of a few hit-or-miss more showers. Eventually, however, long-range forecast models hint at some cold air making a push toward Southwest Florida by this time next week.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

KATE DUE IN JULY-OC

THERE WILL BE A ROYAL BABY THIS SUMMER!

THE PALACE TODAY SAID THAT KATE MIDDLETON IS EXPECTED TO GIVE BIRTH IN JULY.

AND RUMORS ARE SWIRLING THAT SHE MAY BE HAVING TWINS.

KATE DUE IN JULY-PKG

The statement from St. James Palace is short - but makes a few things clear.

First - there is only one baby.

There had been some speculation, given Kate has had such bad morning sickness, that maybe she's carrying twins.

Well that is not the case.

Only one royal baby is on the way and that baby will be born in July.

That's a little bit vague - no hint if it will be towards the beginning or end of the month - but for sure it will be a summer baby.

No word either on how many weeks pregnant Kate is - but she has clearly passed the all-important three month mark.

Had she not been hospitalized in December for acute morning sickness we would probably only be finding out now that she's pregnant.

The statement does make clear that the worst of the morning sickness is over, saying Kate is continuing to improve following her brief stay in hospital.

She certainly looked well when she and Prince William went to inspect her portrait at a London gallery last week.

REPORTER CLOSE:

IN THE STATEMENT THERE WAS NO MENTION - AND IT'S NOT REALLY SURPRISING - OF WHETHER THE BABY IS A BOY OR A GIRL.

SO THAT WILL KEEP US ALL GUESSING. AND THE BOOKMAKERS ARE BUSY TAKING BETS ON NAMES - WITH GEORGE, VICTORIA AND DIANA UP THERE WITH THE FAVORITES.

ALL WILL BE REVEALED IN JULY.

ARMSTRONG OPRAH INTERVIEW-VO

TODAY, FORMER CYCLING CHAMPION, LANCE ARMSTRONG SAT DOWN WITH OPRAH FOR A CONTROVERSIAL INTERVIEW.

ARMSTRONG WAS READY TO TALK ABOUT DOPING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.

IT WILL BE HIS FIRST PUBLIC RESPONSE TO A U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY REPORT ACCUSING HIM OF USING DRUGS TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE.

THOSE WINS WERE REMOVED.

ARMSTRONG DID NOT MENTION SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT HE AND OPRAH WOULD TALK ABOUT.

ROBIN ROBERTS NEXT MONTH-VO

GOOD MORNING AMERICA ANCHOR, ROBIN ROBERTS COULD RETURN TO THE SHOW FULL-TIME NEXT MONTH.

ROBERTS IS RECOVERING FROM A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AFTER SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE BLOOD DISORDER.

SHE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING DURING A LIVE INTERVIEW.

ROBERTS SAYS SHE EXPECTS TO RETURN, IN A LIMITED ROLE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

NEW CORVETTE GM-VO

A FLASHY SHOW WITH FAST CARS KICKS OFF IN DETROIT.

THE ANNUAL AUTO SHOW LAUCHED WITH THIS BEAUTY.

IT'S THE ALL-NEW 2014 CORVETTE.

IT'S THE SEVENTH GENERATION OF THE MODEL, DUBBED THE STRINGRAY.

THE NEWEST CORVETTE IS EVERY SPEED DEMONS DREAM.

COCA COLA OBESITY-OC

FOR THE FIRST TIME, COCA COLA WILL TACKLE THE ISSUE OF OBESITY IN ITS ADS.

TODAY, THE SOFT DRINK WILL BEGIN AIRING A TWO-MINUTE COMMERCIAL DURING THE HIGHEST-RATED SHOWS ON CNN, FOX NEWS AND MSNBC.

THE COMPANY HOPES TO BECOME A STRONG VOICE IN THE GROWING DEBATE OVER SODAS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HEALTH.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

LISTEN TO THIS ---

MORE THAN HALF OF U-S GRADS ARE UNEMPLOYED.

THE COMPETITIVE MARKET IS TO BLAME.

A) young, educated unemployed-vo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

2 arrested for DUI after crashes on I-75

Missing Immokalee girl found; AMBER Alert cancelled

Woman found dead in Cape Coral home

YOUNG, EDUCATED, UNEMPLOYED-TFC

ACCORDING TO RECENT STATISTICS, 53 PERCENT OF RECENT U-S COLLEGE GRADS ARE JOBLESS OR UNDEREMPLOYED.

SO WHAT CAN YOU OR YOU CHILD DO TO SET THEMSELVES APART IN THIS COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET?

YOUNG, EDUCATED, UNEMPLOYED-PKG

CANDICE COLEMAN THOUGHT HER RESUME HAD IT ALL.

BUT SINCE GRADUATING MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A JOB IN HER FIELD OF HEALTH SCIENCES.

"You spent four years, with a major and two minors, and it hasn't helped you at all."

SHE'S SENT OUT MORE THAN 30 RESUMES, BUT HASN'T LANDED ONE INTERVIEW. WITHOUT STEADY INCOME, CANDICE WAS FORCED TO MOVE BACK WITH HER PARENTS.

"Almost feeling like a failure because you have to come back and rely on them."

RECRUITING SPECIALIST YOLANDA OWENS WORKS WITH GRADS LIKE CANDICE EVERY DAY. HER FIRST TIP:

"Hang out with people who already have jobs."

MANY COMPANIES HAVE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAMS, SO THERE'S A MONETARY INCENTIVE FOR RECOMMENDING YOU. NETWORKING IS VITAL, BUT YOLANDA SAYS DON'T GIVE SOMEONE YOUR RESUME UNTIL YOU HAVE THREE MEANINGFUL CONTACTS WITH THEM.

"Someone who doesn't know you from a can of paint is not going to trust you enough to be able to recommend you for a position."

YOLANDA ALSO SAYS MAKE YOUR RESUME AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE AND QUANTIFY IT. DON'T JUST SAY YOU RAISED MONEY, SAY HOW MUCH YOU RAISED. ALSO, MAKE IT SIMPLE - BULLET POINTS, NOT PARAGRAPHS. GIVE THE EMPLOYER THREE WEEKS TO PROCESS, AND ONCE YOU GET AN INTERVIEW…

"Make sure you prepare a couple of stories about yourself that really display your leadership, your confidence and what you've done to improve your role."

CANDICE HOPES HER BIG BREAK WILL COME SOON, BUT SHE'S CONSIDERING GRAD SCHOOL.

"It's almost like college is the new high school diploma, and you have to have your masters to be considered."

YOUNG, EDUCATED, UNEMPLOYED-TFC

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

THIS MORNING YOU WOKE UP TO AN AMBER ALERT -- A 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING, AN INTENSIVE SEARCH AROUND HER HOME.

TONIGHT THAT LITTLE GIRL IS SAFE -- AND NBC2 HAS NEW VIDEO OF HER RETURN HOME, AND INTERVIEWS WITH HER FAMILY.

PLUS AN NBC2 EXCLUSIVE -- THE MOTHER OF THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED ONE WEEK AGO IN FRONT OF A FORT MYERS SCHOOL OPENS UP TO NBC2.

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