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DIRECTORS PAGE ARCADIA POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLO-SOTVO
HLA IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-TRX-VOTOPS LEE CO STUDENT ASSIGNMENT-VO
HLA IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-SOTTOPSVO LEE CO STUDENT ASSIGNMENT-SOTVO
HLB HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-TRX-VOTOPS ALL NEW AHEAD FIVE-CLIP
HLC MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-TRX-SOTTOPS-VO TEASE ONE
5PM OPEN-CLIP TZ1 A) HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-SOTTOPS
IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-VOTOPS TZ1 B) MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-VOTOPS
IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-OC-SOT-2SH-BOXES TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC
IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-REM-LIVE MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS
IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-TRX-PKG ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP
IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-REM-LIVE FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
AMBER ALERT AWARNESS-OC HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-TRX-VOTOPS-PLA
SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-OC HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-CELL-LIVE
SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-TFC HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-PKG
SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-trx-PKG HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-CELL-LIVE
SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-TFC AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS-VO
CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PLASMA-DISSOLVE LIVE AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS-SOT-OC
CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE TEASE TWO-OC
CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PKG TZ2 A) MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-VO
CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS
CAPE CRASH FOLO-OC-VO MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-NATSTOPSVO-2SH-DISSOLVE
CAPE CRASH FOLO-TFC MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-REM-LIVE
CAPE CRASH FOLO-SS-VO MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-PKG-BNR
CAPE CRASH FOLO-SOTVO MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-REM-LIVE
CAPE CRASH FOLO-TFC NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT
LEHIGH 711 ROBBERY-TRX-SS A) AIRPORT NOISE-VO-WIPE
ARCADIA POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLO-VO B) SHIRLEY DOCUMENTS-VOTOPS


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HLA IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-TRX-VOTOPS


ALONE, SCARED AND COVERED BY MOSQUITOES --

A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL SURVIVES A NIGHT ALONE IN THE WOODS. Return to index of stories...


HLA IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-SOTTOPSVO


I looked in her bed and she wasn't

there

HER TEN HOURS OF TERROR ARE OVER -- TONIGHT, THE LITTLE GIRL YOU LIKELY SAW IN AN AMBER ALERT IS HOME, SAFE.

AND NBC2 IS TALKING TO HER FAMILY. Return to index of stories...


HLB HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-TRX-VOTOPS


NBC-2 HAS A REPORTER LIVE IN TALLAHASSEE.WHERE TODAY LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO LAWMAKERS WHY VOTING LINES WERE SO LONG ON ELECTION DAY. Return to index of stories...


HLC MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-TRX-SOTTOPS-VO


organizer

5 seconds

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

NBC 2 IS THERE AS AN OLD BRIDGE IS SENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF.

HOW A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT IS CREATING A VIBRANT UNDERWATER HOME FOR SEALIFE.

THE NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. Return to index of stories...


5PM OPEN-CLIP


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IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-VOTOPS


JOYFUL HOMECOMING.

DENISE HERNANDEZ RETURNS HOME IN HER FATHER'S ARMS.

FINALLY SAFE AFTER A HARROWING NIGHT WANDERING ALONE. Return to index of stories...


IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-OC-SOT-2SH-BOXES


INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE TODDLER WANDERED AWAY FROM HER HOME LAST NIGHT.

SEARCHERS FOUND HER NEARLY 10 HOURS LATER -

FRIGHTENED AND ALONE --

IN A FIELD ABOUT A HALF-MILE FROM HER HOME.

I felt like happy when she was like alive but I feel sad she was outside by herself lonely

THE LITTLE GIRL'S FATHER AND BROTHER TALKED EXCLUSIVELY TO NBC2 ABOUT THEIR ORDEAL AS THEY CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL.

REPORTER GABY FLEISCHMAN IS LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM --

GABY A REAL EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER FOR THE FAMILY AND THE SEARCH CREWS TODAY. Return to index of stories...


IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-REM-LIVE


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IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-TRX-PKG


Trt: 57

:15 Alex Hernandez, Denise's brother

2 year old denise hernandez is back in her fathers arms--

Shaken up and covered in bug bites, but alive.

34:23 le pido gracias a dios lla recupere a mi hija 25

Her family says it's a miracle the little girl wasn't hurt after spending 10 hours alone--lost in the middle of the night.

Alex hernandez

39:56 I looked in her bed and she wasn't there.

Denises dad says he went in to check on her at 11 last night-- when he noticed his baby wasn't in her bed-- and the window of their home on the 400 block of wells st in immokalee was open.

Family, friends and more than two dozen law enf agencies frantically searched for her-- many thinking the worst.

Alex hernandez, brother

"41:00 she must have been killed or something"

Nbc2 cameras caught the moment the lost little girl was found alone in a field.

40:45 I felt like happy when she was like alive but I feel sad she was outside by herself lonely 55

detectives say the girl liKely climbed out of the bedroom window and wandered off on her own-- her dad says he believes she was abducted.

Dad

35:57 algien lo levanto la ventana

36:05 no tiene ni raspadura de los alambres

He says there's barbed wire surrounding the field she was found in-- and she would have gotten hurt trying to climb through it-- but she came back without a scratch.

He says he's thankful to god and law enforcement for finding and bringing her home. Return to index of stories...


IMMOKALEE AMBER ALERT GIRL FOUND-REM-LIVE


Live:

Family just installed alarms on windows. Return to index of stories...


AMBER ALERT AWARNESS-OC


OVERNIGHT.MANY PEOPLE.BUT NOT EVERYONE WITH A CELL PHONE.GOT A TEXT ALERT ABOUT THE MISSING GIRL.

COMING UP AT SIX -

CHAD OLIVER IS LOOKING DEEPER INTO CELL PHONE ALERTS AND WHY YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED ONE FOR TODAYS CASE. Return to index of stories...


SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-OC


IN AN NBC-2 EXCLUSIVE-

WE'RE HEARING FROM THE MOTHER OF KRISTOPHER SMITH- THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN A FORT MYERS SCHOOL PARKING LOT.

SHE TELL MEGHAN SMITHER HER SON WAS DROPPING OFF *HIS SON'S LUNCH, WHEN SOMEONE GUNNED HIM DOWN.

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SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-TFC


SHE SAYS AS THE SHOCK WEARS OFF, THE REALITY THAT HER SON IS DEAD, IS SETTING IN. AS FORT MYERS POLICE INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY- KRISTOPHER SMITH'S FAMILY IS PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR HIS FUNERAL. Return to index of stories...


SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-trx-PKG


HER PAIN IS UNBEARABLE.

10:27 "it gets harder everyday- everyday it gets harder and harder."

IT'S BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE SHARON ZIEGLER'S SON WAS MURDERED.

TODAY-

SHE'S READY TO OPEN UP ABOUT HER HEARTBREAKING LOSS.

10:00 "it was oh. i thought i was going to die."

LAST MONDAY MORNING --

KRISTOPHER SMITH WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE PARKING LOT OF HIS SON'S SCHOOL.

HIS MOTHER TELLS US,

EARLIER THAT MORNING-

KRIS DROPPED OFF HIS 6 YEAR-OLD AT THE APOSTOLIC REVIVAL CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN DUNBAR,

BUT THEN REALIZED HIS SON FORGOT HIS LUNCH.

10:50 "after he dropped him off- he went home to get his lunch and take it back to school."

HE PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT-

11:28 "that's when someone jumped out the van and killed my baby."

SHARON SAYS LUCKILY-

HER GRANDSON DIDN'T SEE HIS FATHER'S MURDER.

SHE TELLS US SHE HAS NO IDEA WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO KILL KRIS.

9:07 "i couldn't believe it- because he wasn't a violent child. he loved everybody- everybody was his friends."

AS THIS MOTHER WAITS FOR ANSWERS-

SHE CHERISHES ALL THE MOMENTS SHE SHARED WITH HER SON

8:11 "seeing his face- hugging- the kisses." Return to index of stories...


SCHOOL SHOOTING MOM REAX-TFC


WE CHECKED BACK IN WITH THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT- THEY TELL US THEY HAVE NO NEW INFORMATION TO RELEASE. KRIS'S FAMILY SAID THE KILLERS WERE IN A VAN, BUT POLICE WILL NOT CONFIRM THAT.

IN YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION IN THIS CASE- CALL CRIMESTOPPERS. Return to index of stories...


CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PLASMA-DISSOLVE LIVE


THIS EVENING WE KNOW THE NAMES OF THE TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN A CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION.

POLICE SAY ANNA RIVERA WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME DURING A WELL BEING CHECK YESTERDAY.

DETECTIVES ARE NOW QUESTIONING HER HUSBAND PORFIRIO AFTER THEY SAY HE WAS FOUND INJURED IN THE SAME HOME.

N-B-C TWO'S SARA MILES IS LIVE FROM OUR CAPE CORAL MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST DETAILS.

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CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE


SARA LIVE --

CAPE DETECTIVES AREN'T SAYING MUCH ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO ANNA AND PORFIRIO RIVERA AT THIS HOME YESTERDAY -- BUT NEIGHBORS HAVE THEIR SPECULATIONS FROM WHAT THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT THE COUPLES PAST. Return to index of stories...


CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PKG


Jason Lucas/Cape Coral -:15

Mike Fischer/Cape Coral - 37

bill tolstyka/cape coral - 50

TAKE PKG

25:33 they were nice people anytime they needed something they were always willing to help me out.":37 jason lucas/ cape coral

JASON LUCAS HAS OWNED THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO ANNA AND PORFIRIO RIVERIA FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.

25:45 very generous very nice people:47 lucas

HE DIDNT TALK TO THEM MUCH. BUT SAYS HE HEARD THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES.

26:19 "i did have some conversation with both of them about recent problems":24 lucas

BUT NEVER DID HE THINK THEIR HOME ON THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTHEAST 18TH AVENUE IN CAPE CORAL WOULD TURN INTO A CRIME SCENE.

25:45 "i'm shocked and upset something has happened." lucas

AROUND FOUR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICERS SHOWED UP.

SOMEONE WHO KNEW THE COUPLE HAD CONCERNS AND WANTED POLICE TO CHECK ON THEM.

22:31 "police were parked her for a good four to six hours." michael peter fischer/cape coral

INSIDE THE HOME POLICE FOUND 45 YEAR OLD ANNA RIVERA DEAD -- AND 50 YEAR OLD PORFIRIO RIVERIA INJURED.

HE'S IN GOOD CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL.

35:20 "i find it very disturbing that a community like cape coral would have this type of crime.":28 bill tolstyka/cape coral

POLICE ARE NOT RELEASING ANY DETAILS ABOUT HOW ANNA DIED, MR. RIVERA'S INJURIES OR WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.

BUT, ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - PORFIRIO DOES HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY.

HE'S BEEN ARRESTED FOUR TIMES FOR BATTERY.

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CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE


TAKE SARA

POLICE TELL US THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE AND THEY AREN'T LOOKING FOR ANY SUSPECTS.

LIVE IN CAPE CORAL. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRASH FOLO-OC-VO


POLICE TELL NBC 2 A MOTHER WITH SIX CHILDREN IN HER VAN. WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHEN SHE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE.

IT HAPPENED JUST SOUTH OF PINE ISLAND ROAD ON NOTT ROAD LAST NIGHT IN CAPE CORAL.

N-B-C TWO'S STEVE CAMPION JUST SPOKE WITH NEIGHBORS WHO HEARD THE HORRIFIC CRASH -- AND RAN TO HELP THE CRITICALLY INJURED CHILDREN. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRASH FOLO-TFC


A QUIET EVENING FOR ONE COUPLE TRANSFORMED IN SECONDS.

THEY TELL ME THEY'LL NEVER FORGET -- SEEING THE CHILDREN CRAWL AWAY FROM THE TOTALED MINI VAN ONLY TO CRY OUT FOR HELP. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRASH FOLO-SS-VO


BEHIND THE WHEEL -- CAPE DETECTIVES TELLS US WAS 35 YEAR OLD MARY JONES SEEN HERE IN A PREVIOUS ARREST.

TO BE CLEAR -- SHE HASN'T BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING FROM YESTERDAY'S CRASH.

CAPE POLICE TELL US THEY'RE WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS IN HER SYSTEM.

THEY SAY SHE WAS DRIVING IMPAIRED WITH SIX CHILDREN IN A MINI VAN -- HEADING SOUTH ON NOTT ROAD ALSO CALLED SOUTHWEST 20TH AVENUE -- WHEN SHE SIDESWIPPED A TREE AND SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER.

WITNESSES RUSHED TO HELP AND TELL NBC2 TONIGHT -- THEY WIPPED BLOOD AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN'S FACES. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRASH FOLO-SOTVO


566 "it was awful to walk up there and see all those kids. There was blood all over them. They were screaming and crying. It was really terribly horrendous to walk up and see that."

THE KIDS' AGES RANGE FROM JUST TWO YEARS TO TEN YEARS OLD.

JONES' HUSBAND TOLD ME -- TWO OF THE CHILDREN INSIDE THE VAN BELONGED TO A FRIEND. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRASH FOLO-TFC


AHEAD AT SIX -- WE DIG INTO JONES' CRIMINAL PAST AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM THOSE WITNESSES TURNED GOOD SAMARITANS WHO HELD AND CARE FOR THE CHILDREN BEFORE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

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LEHIGH 711 ROBBERY-TRX-SS


LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE ARMED ROBBERS WHO HIT A SEVEN-11.

ON JOEL BOULEVARD OVER THE WEEKEND.

TWO MEN WITH GUNS DEMANDED CASH AND LOTTERY TICKETS DURING THE HEIST.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL DEPUTIES OR CRIME STOPPERS. Return to index of stories...


ARCADIA POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLO-VO


FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE HEARING THE FRANTIC DISPATCH CALLS FROM ARCADIA WHEN A POLICE OFFICER WAS BLINDSIDED BY A BULLET INSIDE A CEMETERY.

HIS BULLETPROOF VEST LIKELY SAVED HIS LIFE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST AND ARM AT THE OAK RIDGE CEMETERY ON NEW YEARS EVE.

THE OFFICER WENT TO CHECK THE AREA WHEN HE SAYS HE NOTICED TWO PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND.

NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AFTER DARK. Return to index of stories...


ARCADIA POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLO-SOTVO


10:16 shots fired, shots fired. i'm hit/12:20 inaudible i'm hit at least three times/14:00 shots fired coming from the back coming from the west side of the cemetary. is he in the cemetary? inaudible 14:09

THE OFFICER IS BACK ON THE JOB AND POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THAT CEMETERY. Return to index of stories...


LEE CO STUDENT ASSIGNMENT-VO


SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT OFFICIALLY STARTS TODAY IN LEE COUNTY.

DOZENS OF PARENTS TURNED OUT AT SCHOOL DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS THIS MORNING.

STUDENTS GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN, 6TH, AND 9TH GRADES NEXT YEAR NEED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION WITH THEIR SCHOOLD OF CHIOICE.

AND ALSO NEW STUDENTS TO THE DISTRICT.

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

DESPITE THAT, LINES STILL FORMED. Return to index of stories...


LEE CO STUDENT ASSIGNMENT-SOTVO


I was here last year do I knew what to expect but I guess most people for the first time it's sort of daunting because the room is full inside also.

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 CAN APPLY ONLINE VIA THE DISTRICTS' WEB SITE.

WE'VE POSTED INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS. Return to index of stories...


ALL NEW AHEAD FIVE-CLIP


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TEASE ONE


it was a combination of things that contributed to our perfect storm election.

THE PERFECT STORM.

LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG LAST NOVEMBER.

SHE SAYS KEEPING LONG LINES LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, IS AN EASY FIX.

NBC 2 IS LIVE IN THE STATE CAPITAL WITH WHAT WE WILL SEE AT THE POLLS IN THE NEXT ELECTION.

AND AN OLD BRIDGE.MADE IT TO ITS NEW HOME. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF. Return to index of stories...


TZ1 A) HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-SOTTOPS


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TZ1 B) MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-VOTOPS


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TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC


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MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS


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ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP


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FIRST ALERT 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.

Until then, our weather will stay warm, sunny and mainly dry. Return to index of stories...


HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-TRX-VOTOPS-PLA


THE 20-12 ELECTION IS STILL FRESH IN MANY VOTER'S MINDS --

ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE ONE OF THOUSANDS WHO HAD TO WAIT UP TO SIX HOURS TO CAST A BALLOT.

THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TESTIFYING IN TALLAHASSEE ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG.

N-B-C TWO'S DAVE ELIAS IS LIVE IN THE STATE CAPITOL WITH SHARON HARRINGTON'S RESPONSE TO THE NOVEMBER DEBACLE. Return to index of stories...


HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-CELL-LIVE


NEARLY EVERYONE AT TODAY'S HEARING AGREED THAT WAITING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR TO VOTE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON TOLD SENATORS TODAY THAT SOME PEOPLE IN HER DISTRICT WAITED MORE THAN FIVE HOURS TO VOTE. Return to index of stories...


HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-PKG


25:27 EVEN THOUGH WE OFFERED 12 HOURS A DAY OF EARLY VOTING WE HAD LONG LINES EVERY DAY. 25:31

SHARON HARRINGTON TELLING STATE SENATORS MORE EARLY VOTING DAYS ARE NEEDED AS WELL AS MORE PLACES TO VOTE.

26:34 if we had more options available in the places that could be used I feel we could serve our voters much more efficiently. 26:42

AND FINALLY HARRINGTON WANTS TO SEE SHORTER BALLOTS IN THE FUTURE.

27:54 My third area of concern was those extrememly long ballots. 26:57 Return to index of stories...


HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE-CELL-LIVE


SHARON HARRINGTON SAID ALL OF THESE ISSUES LED TO THE PERFECT ELECTION STORM.

SHE TOLD STATE SENATORS THAT FIXING THE PROBLEM TAKES MONEY.

AN ISSUE SHE'LL ADDRESS WITH US TONIGHT AT 6 OCLOCK AND THEN WITH COMMISSIONERS WHEN SHE RETURNS TO FORT MYERS.

LIVE IN TALLAHASSEE DAVE ELIAS NBC 2. Return to index of stories...


AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS-VO


TODAY A STATE SENATOR FILED A BILL TO HELP MAKE SURE THE LONG LINES DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

DEMOCRATIC SENATOR JEFF CLEMENS, FROM FORT WORTH.WANTS TO PLACE A 3-AMENDMENT LIMIT ON FUTURE BALLOTS.

NOVEMBER'S BALLOT HAD 11 AMENDMENTS.WHICH NOT ONLY TOOK TIME TO READ.BUT ALSO MADE FOR MORE PAGES THAT THE MACHINES HAD TO SCAN. Return to index of stories...


AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS-SOT-OC


Sen. Jeff Clemens/ D-Ft. Worth "It's somewhat humorous that you have to file a constitutional amendment in order to be able to limit constitutional amendments. But I think people were frustrated with the length of the ballot. You hear it over and over again and I think we need to come up with some common sense solutions and if three isn't the right limit I'm willing to negotiate on that but I think we do need to talk about limiting it."

SEN. CLEMENS SAYS A STUDY DONE BY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUND ABOUT 50-THOUSAND FLORIDIANS DIDN'T VOTE BECAUSE OF THE LONG LINES AT POLLING LOCATIONS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-OC


THE FISHINGIST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD.

WILL LIVE ON FOR GENERATIONS.

AS HOME FOR FISH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF.

NBC 2 TAKES YOU ON THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY. AS THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE TRAVELS TO ITS NEW HOME. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A) MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-VO


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TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS


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MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-NATSTOPSVO-2SH-DISSOLVE


nats of reef being pushed in ocean

A GOOD CHUNK OF THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE ARE NOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF --

PART OF NOVAK REEF THREE MILES OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

A GRASSROOTS EFFORT RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE OLD BRIDGE.

THE HOPE IS TO MAKE IT A NEW DESTINATION FOR FISHERMAN AND SCUBA DIVERS.

N-B-C TWO'S JOE ROETZ SPOKE TO SOME OF THOSE FISHERMAN WHO NOW HOPE THE SO-CALLED FISHINGEST BRIDGE WILL BECOME THE FISHINGEST REEF. Return to index of stories...


MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-REM-LIVE


Take Live

- what linked Matlacha to the rest of Pine Island for more than 40 years now rests at the bottom Of the Gulf.

- a historic day for the old Matlacha bridge which wasn't supposed to be turned into much more than roadfill. Return to index of stories...


MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-PKG-BNR


TRT 1:17

Tina Bush 11 organizer

Jim davidson 37 fisherman

Take PKG

NATS - Wind/Water

IT'S SLOW GOING FOR THIS BIG BRIDGE-

ON A 5 HOUR TREK, MAKING ITS WAY FROM MATLACHA TO OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TAKE SOT

35:09-16

Tina Bush The bridge means something different and meaningful to everybody who passes over it from boating stories to finishing stories.

ONCE DUBBED THE FISHINGEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD - THE PINE ISLAND COMMUNITY HOPES TO TURN THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE INTO THE FISHINGEST REEF

TAKE SOT

JIM DAVIDSON - FISHERMAN

12 SECONDS

Every load of debris counts out here.

JIM DAVIDSON AND HIS FISHING BUDDY CAME OUT TO NOVAKS REEF, 3 MILES OFF THE COAST, TO WATCH THE BRIDGE BECOME A UNDERWATER HAVEN FOR ANGLERS AND SCUBA DIVERS.

DAVIDSON

It really makes a lot of room for the fish habitat. They make new little fish and they turn into big fish.

AND WITH A GROAN

NATS

AND A SPLASH-

NATS

500 TONS OF CONCRETE AND MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF PINE ISLAND HISTORY QUICKLY SINK BELOW THE SURFACE.

TAKE SOT

TINA BUSH

7 seconds

The bridge means something different and meaningful to everybody who passes over it from fishing stories to boating stories.

TINA BUSH PIONEERED THE GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING EFFORT TO SINK THE BRIDGE.

30-THOUSAND DOLLARS LATER

NATS

HER DREAM IS REALITY.

Take sot

3 seconds

Within 6-18 months we're going to have a good fishing spot there. Return to index of stories...


MATLACHA BRIDGE NOW A REEF-REM-LIVE


Take Live

- fundraising efforts continue to bring children out to the reef and promote it.

- ahead at 6 we find out how these reefs impact the county's bottom line.

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NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT


SOME PEOPLE ON FORT MYERS BEACH--

SAY PLANES LANDING AT RSW CAUSE TOO MUCH NOISE!

TODAY THE COUNTY VOTED ON *SIX* WAYS TO MAKE THINGS QUIET.

BUT WILL THE FEDS GO FOR IT?

AND NBC2 HAS *NEW* INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF A WOMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL IN A DEADLY CRASH ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY -- INVOLVING DOCTOR SHOPPING.

NBC2 NEWS AT 5:30 IS NEXT. Return to index of stories...


A) AIRPORT NOISE-VO-WIPE


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B) SHIRLEY DOCUMENTS-VOTOPS


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