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6 Children in Crash

5640 "There was blood all over them. They were screaming and crying. It was really terribly horrendous."

NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE A VICIOUS CRASH, WITH SIX CHILDREN INSIDE A CAR.

TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT SHE WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

***Developing Story***

Toddler Found Alive

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODDLER VANISHES FROM HER BEDROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

TEN HOURS LATER, SHE'S HOME SAFE WITH HER FAMILY, AND BIG BROTHER.

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

WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY HAPPENED.

***In-Depth Coverage***

Testifying in Tallahassee

SHARON HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLAHASSEE.

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

SETUP TO GABY-VOTOPS-WIPE

AFTER A FRANTIC TEN HOUR SEARCH FOR A MISSING COLLIER COUNTY TODDLER--

TOSS TO GABY-VTPS-OBX

THIS IS THE MOMENT SEARCHERS FOUND TWO YEAR OLD, DENISE HERNANDEZ-- IN A FIELD, ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY FROM HER HOME.

LAST NIGHT, HER FATHER WENT TO CHECK ON HER.

BUT SHE WAS NOT IN HER BEDROOM AND THE WINDOW WAS WIDE OPEN.

NBC2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN IS LIVE IN IMMOKALEE.

SHE WAS THE FIRST REPORTER TO SPEAK WITH DENISE'S FATHER.

IMMOKALEE TODDLER FOUND SAFE-REMLIVE

IMMOKALEE TODDLER FOUND SAFE-BNR-PKG

A smiling but scared two year old is back home with her family after getting lost overnight for nearly 10 hours.

Bruno campos, family friend

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

Denise Hernandez is covered in bug bites-- but safe.

The 2-year old was reported missing by her dad at around 11:30 last night. He noticed she wasn't in her bed in their home on the 400 block of wells street-- and the window was wide open.

Cirolo hernandez, dad

34:10 me sentia muy debilitado muy acabado 18

In spanish-- denises dad tells us he felt devastated and helpless-- as family, friends and dozens of law enforcement agencies frantically searched for the child.

Alex hernandez, brother

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

After bracing for the worst-- search teams found denise 10 hours later-- alone in a field just yards from the house.

Witness

10:26: 24 it was very exciting and everybody was cheering and clapping, we were too, it was just emotional"

Collier county detectives say the 2 year old likely climbed out of the window last night and wandered off on her own.

Her dad says he believes his daughter was abducted--

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.

Dad

35:57 algien lo levanto la ventana

36:05 no tiene ni raspadura de los alambres

He hopes to one day find out what exactly happened--

IMMOKALEE TODDLER FOUND SAFE-REMLIVE

TEASE TO CHAD'S STORY-ONCAM

MANY OF YOU RECEIVED AN URGENT ALERT ON YOUR CELL PHONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, ABOUT DENISE'S DISAPPEARANCE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SENDS THOSE ALERTS OUT.

BUT WHY DID SOME PEOPLE GET IT AND OTHERS DID NOT?

CAPE DUI CRASH SETUP-SOT-1-SHT

"5907 "The first thing you think is OH GOD. The kids. Help the kids.""

SOME PEOPLE IN CAPE CORAL WITNESSED A HORRIFIC SCENE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

TOSS TO STEVE-TRAFFIC-TRX

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE AFTERMATH OF THAT CRASH.OUR REPORTER TOOK AT THE SCENE.

YOU SEE A TORN UP TREE WITH CAR PARTS ON THE GROUND.

SIX YOUNG CHILDREN WERE INSIDE THE CAR.

TONIGHT, THREE OF THEM ARE IN BAD SHAPE.

POLICE SUSPECT THE DRIVER.THE MOM OF 4 OF THOSE KIDS.WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE STORY AT SIX.

CAPE DUI CRASH-PLASMA

THIS IS JUST ONE PIECE LEFT BEHIND OF THE MINI VAN -- SMASHED APART BY YESTERDAY'S VIOLENT IMPACT.

WITNESSES TOLD US THE CRASH TOTALED THE HYUNDAI.

CAPE DUI CRASH-BNR-PKG

5654 "I compare it to when a transformer blows up. It was almost earth shattering."

A LOUD EXPLOSION PULLS ELAINE HOLLIS AWAY FROM HER HORSES AND OUT TO THIS STREET -- SOUTHWEST 20TH AVENUE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON -- WHERE CHILDREN CRIED OUT FOR HELP.

5640 "There was blood all over them. They were screaming and crying. It was really terribly horrendous."

HOLLIS SHOWED UP JUST MOMENTS AFTER POLICE SAY A MINI VAN PACKED WITH LITTLE ONES -- SIDE SWIPPED THIS TREE AND SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER ONE.

IN A SPLIT SECOND -- SHE AND HER HUSBAND TRANSFORMED INTO FIRST RESPONDERS.

5524 "They were all out on the ground, lying there."

CHARLIE HOLLIS TAKES US THROUGH THE STARTLING SCENE -- TELLING US THEY TRIED TO SOOTHE THE BADLY INJURED KIDS.

5412 "We took paper towels, cold water to wipe their faces off. to wipe the blood off."

BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL -- CAPE POLICE CLAIM WAS 35 YEAR OLD MARY JONES SEEN HERE FROM A DRUG ARREST LAST MONTH.

1924 "we believe she was driving impaired either alcohol or drugs."

INVESTIGATORS EXPLAIN JONES COULD FACE SERIOUS CHARGES -- DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY FIND IN HER SYSTEM.

LEAVING A WOMAN'S FIRST REACTION ---

5907 "The first thing you think is Oh God the kids. Help the kids."

-- TO MORPH INTO ANGER AND FRUSTRATION.

CAPE DUI CRASH-PLASMA

JONES’ HUSBAND TOLD US TODAY -- TWO OF THE CHILDREN IN THE VAN BELONGED TO A FRIEND.

SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION SETUP-OC-(3)SOT

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, SHARON HARRINGTON TESTIFIED IN TALLAHASSEE TODAY, ABOUT THE LONG LINES ON ELECTION DAY.

Jerry Holland/ Duval County Supervisor of Elections

"It took Duval County 83 hrs and 57 minutes to report its unofficials."

"My personal opinion is there's enough blame to go around."

TOSS TO DAVE-VTPS-2-SHT-OBX

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, SHARON HARRINGTON TESTIFIED IN TALLAHASSEE TODAY, ABOUT THE LONG LINES ON ELECTION DAY.

PEOPLE WAITED UP TO SIX HOURS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

SOME DIDN'T EVEN GET TO VOTE.

HARRINGTON ADMITS IT WAS "PERFECT STORM" ON ELECTION DAY

NOW THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING MAJOR PROBLEMS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES.

NBC2'S DAVE ELIAS IS LIVE IN TALLAHASSEE TO SHOW US WHAT HARRINGTON'S MESSAGE WAS TO LAWMAKERS.

HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLY-CELL-REM

ELECTION SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON WAS AMONG 10 FROM AROUND THE STATE TO DESCRIBE WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE 2012 PRESIDENTAL ELECTION THAT LEFT FLORIDA

HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLY-BNR-PKG

HARRINGTON TESTIFIES IN TALLY-CELL-REM

THE HEARING TODAY LASTED MORE THAN FIVE HOURS. IN THE END LAWMAKERS HEARD ALL OF THE CONCERNS AND AGREED THERE WOULD BE CHANGES.

TOMORROW IT'S THE HOUSE'S TURN.

WHILE HARRINGTON ISN'T SLATED TO TESTIFY, SHE TELLS ME TONIGHT THEY MAY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HER.

TOSS TO RICK-OC-VO-OC

A FORMER GOLDEN GATE ESTATES MAN IS DEAD.

SHOT BY DEPUTIES DURING A STANDOFF IN GEORGIA.

INVESTIGATORS SAY CHAD MORETZ TOOK HIS WIFE HOSTAGE AT GUNPOINT--

MORETZ OWN FATHER IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE IN A COLLIER COUNTY HOSPITAL.

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DOZENS OF POLICE CARS AND A NEARLY FIVE HOUR STANDOFF.

THIS GEORGIA CRIME SCENE TRICKLES DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

David Ehsanipoor/Effinghamn County Sheriffs Office/3:46 "It was probably one of the more, or most gruesome crime scenes I've ever seen."

IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA. DEPUTIES SHOWED UP TO 34-YEAR OLD CHAD MORETZ'S HOUSE. HE USED TO LIVE 500-PLUS MILES AWAY IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

AUTHORITIES WANTED TO QUESTION HIM ABOUT CHARLES RAY---A 35-YEAR OLD SAVANNAH MAN WHO DISAPPEARED NEW YEARS EVE.

THEY SAY WHEN THEY GOT THERE, MORETZ WAS INSIDE, ARMED WITH A GUN--TAKING HIS OWN WIFE HOSTAGE.

David Ehsanipoor/9:24 "Obviously Chad Moretz was a sick and disturbed individual."

AFTER HOURS OF WAITING---MORET'ZS WIFE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET AWAY.

David Ehsanipoor/5:58 "At that time, Chad Moretz walked out on his front doorstep and he was pointing at rifle at officers and that's when he was shot and killed."

EVEN MORE DISTURBING, DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND BODY PARTS BELONGING TO CHARLES RAY INSIDE THE HOME.

David Ehsanipoor/9:18 "Once you put all of the pieces together, it keeps unraveling."

Rick Ritter/News at 6:00 "Moretz's father Jeffrey is no stranger to Collier County either. You may remember back in 2011 when he allegedly walked through the doors here at Physicians Regional on Pine Ridge - and shot and killed his wife."

David Ehsanipoor/9:07 "Obviously he and his family are known to law enforcement down there."

WHILE JEFFREY MORETZ FACES SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES AND AWAITS A PRE TRIAL CONFERENCE---A POSSIBLE MOTIVE BEHIND THE CRIME HIS SON IS ACCUSED OF REMAINS A MYSTERY, FOR NOW.

ALL NEW AT SIX OPEN-OPEN

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

11 PYTHONS CAUGHT-ONCAM

THE NUMBERS ARE IN --

11 BURMESE PYTHONS HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER IN THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE 2013 PYTHON CHALLENGE.

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

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.

TOSS TO CHAD-VTPS-2-SHT-FSS

TONIGHT A COLLIER COUNTY TODDLER IS SAFE, BACK HOME WITH HER FAMILY.

HER LATE-NIGHT DISAPPEARANCE SPARKED A STATE-WIDE AMBER ALERT.

SOME OF YOU RECEIVED THE ALERT ON YOUR SMART-PHONE.

MANY OF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR LITTLE DENISE UNTIL MUCH LATER.

SO WHY DO SOME PHONES RECEIVE AMBER ALERTS AND OTHERS DO NOT?

GOOD QUESTION~AMBER ALERT-PLASMA

IN YEARS PAST YOU HAD TO SIGN-UP TO RECEIVE AMBER ALERTS.

NOT ANYMORE.

THE RULES CHANGED JANUARY FIRST.

I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ABOUT MISSING CHILDREN.

PRESIDENTIAL ALERTS. AND EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERTS: NOW GO OUT *AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH WIRELESS CARRIERS.

GOOD QUESTION~AMBER ALERT-BNR-PKG

THEY GO WHERE WE GO. AT WORK - AT PLAY. GRANTED WE DO MOST OF THE TALKING. YET EVERY NOW AND THEN OUR CELL PHONES SPEAK TO US.

"please check local media. 1:42 AM."

JUSTIN MARECZ IS A FORT MYERS FATHER WHO DIDN'T MIND THIS MOBILE AMBER ALERT WAKING HIM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

It's got to be out there because that one split second can save a kid's life."

I was up late yeah.

RACHEL ENDRIZZI IS ONE OF MANY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WHO DID *NOT RECEIVE THE MOBILE MESSAGE.

Chad: "Did you, Rachel, receive an Amber Alert?"

Rachel: "I saw it on TV at 1:45. It came on my television but not on my phone."

That's why I'm curious to find out. Is it something you actually have to download and ask for.

NO DOWNLOAD NEEDED. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS GO OUT AUTOMATICALLY, IF YOUR PHONE IS CAPABLE. THAT'S A BIG *IF. IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR CARRIER.

AT & T

Verizon Wireless

ALMOST ALL MAJOR CARRIERS OFFER WIRELESS ALERTS. BUT ONLY ON CERTAIN NEWER PHONES. MANY OLDER DEVICES CAN'T SEND MOBILE ALERTS. EVEN SOME I-PHONES.

I have an iphone and I've never been given the option.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AMBER ALERTS FOR A CERTAIN *REGION.

THEY GO OUT THROUGH LOCAL CELL TOWERS,

THAT MEANS YOU CAN GET THE MESSAGE EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST PASSING THROUGH WITH A DIFFERENT AREA CODE.

"an Amber alert has been issued in your area, please check local media."

SOME CALL THE AUTOMATIC ALERTS ANNOYING.

YOU CAN OPT OUT BY CHANGING YOUR PHONE'S SETTINGS.

THOUGH IT'S NOT SOMETHING THIS FATHER WILL BE DOING ANYTIME SOON.

I would never turn it off no, I'd turn off all the spam mail before I'd turn off a kid that's in trouble."

MOBILE MASS COMMUNICATION GIVING SOME MORE REASON TO DITCH THEIR OLD PHONE.

GOOD QUESTION~AMBER ALERT-PL-BNR

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A NEWER PHONE, YOU CAN STILL RECEIVE AMBER ALERTS THOUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

WE HAVE A LIST OF WIRELESS CARRIERS AND PHONES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF SENDING EMERGENCY ALERTS.

HEAD TO N-B-C DASH-2 DOT COM. CLICK NEWSLINKS.

TOSS TO JOE-OC-MAP-DBX

TONIGHT, A HUGE CHUNK OF THE OLD MATLACHA BRIDGE IS SETTLING INTO ITS NEW HOME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THIS IS THREE MILES OFF THE COAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE OLD BRIDGE WILL BECOME PART OF "NOVAK REEF".

NBC2'S JOE ROETZ WITNESSED THE RECYCLING PROJECT UP CLOSE TODAY.

MATLACHA BRIDGE REEF-REMLIVE

- stood here for 40 years - now there is next to nothing left.

MATLACHA BRIDGE REEF-BNR-PKG

Take pkg

NATS - water/wind

This 5 hour haul is nothing compared to the months it took to make it happen.

Take sot

Tina bush

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 push The decades old Matlacha bridge to a new home- at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico NATS With a groan NATS And a splash NATS tons of concrete quickly sink below the surface NATS - radio move it there!

Standup

Roetz

9 seconds

By the time all 500 tons of the bridge are dropped into the Gulf of Mexico, it will only be in 30 feet of water and home to anglers and scuba divers.

That's big business for Charlotte county

Take sot

7 seconds

Roger Debruler - charco DNR

People come fishing, when they fish they spend money and it goes to the county.

Charlottes 8 reefs generated more than 22 million dollars last year.

But folks here aren't focused on the money. They want the history, and the fish.

Bush

3 seconds

MATLACHA BRIDGE REEF-REMLIVE

- fundraising efforts continue so they can bring students out to the reef and promote it throughout the area.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

LIGHTNING CAMP-ON CAM

THE 4-MONTH N-H-L LOCKOUT COST US THE LIGHTNING-PANTHERS PRESEASON GAME THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED LAST OCTOBER 2ND AT GERMAIN ARENA.

LIGHTNING CAMP-LIVE PLASMA

PART OF THE GREETING PARTY.NBC-2'S MARK LERICOS.

HE'S LIVE FOR US INSIDE GERMAIN ARENA.

LIGHTNING CAMP-REMLIVE

LIGHTNING CAMP-VOTOPS

LIGHTNING CAMP-SOT

LIGHTNING CAMP-CGTOPS

LIGHTNING CAMP-REMLIVE

IMMOKALEE COACH-ON CAM

FIRST REPORTED BY THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS REPORTER ADAM FISHER.A CONTRIBUTOR HERE ON NBC-2.

JERROD ACKLEY HAS RESIGNED AS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL.

VERANDAH GOLF-NATSVO

JAY SEVERSON AND THE STAFF AT VERANDAH IN FORT MYERS.HOSTING THE 2-ND ANNUAL" PROS FOR THE GOLISANO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL" 9-HOLE EVENT.

6 PLAYERS THIS YEAR.NCLUDING FORMER MINNESOTA TWINS BERT BLYLEVEN AND RICK AGULIERA.

VERANDAH GOLF-SOTVO

DEREK AND CLUB PRO NATHAN GROSS BIRDIED THE FIRST THREE HOLES.

LAST YEAR 22-THOUSAND WAS RAISED.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

NIKE "OFFICIALLY" INTRODUCED RORY MCILROY to the NIKE GOLF TEAM.

CLOSE-4SHOT