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BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.IT COULD BE THE CLUE THAT ENDS A NEARLY 20 YEAR OLD COLD CASE.
A CAR IS PULLED FROM A PUNTA GORDA CANAL JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE HOME OF A WOMAN WHO WENT MISSING.
WE'RE LIVE WITH THE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS.
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A TRAFFIC HEADACHE CAUSED BY TWO RELATIVES SPEEDING ON MOTORCYCLES.
POLICE RELEASE BRAND NEW INFO ON THE DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
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PLUS.BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN SEVERAL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SWEETBAY STORES ARE SHUTTING ITS DOORS PERMANENTLY AS THE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THEY'RE JUST NOT MAKING MONEY.
WE'RE LIVE TO BRING YOU WHICH ONES WILL CLOSE.
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BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.
IT COULD BE THE BREAK PUNTA GORDA POLICE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
IT'S A COLD CASE THAT'S SUDDENLY HEATING up. WITHIN THE HOUR.A CAR WAS PULLED FROM A CANAL.
FRANCES HENDRICKSON HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE 1993 WHEN SHE LEFT HER HOME IN HER CAR.
POLICE JUST PULLED OUT THAT CAR FOUND IN A CANAL NEAR WHIPPOORWILL BOULEVARD AND EIDER COURT.
NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLINIAK IS LIVE WITH THIS DEVELOPING STORY AT ELEVEN.
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EVERYTHING IS CHANGING ON A MINUTE TO MINUTE BASIS.
LISTEN FOR MY ROLL Q FOR WHEN TO GO TO MY SHOT.
WE WILL FEED THE SOTAND VO IN 2 MINUTES.
ROLL Q FOR VO
"TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO."
ROLL Q FOR SOT
"I SPOKE TO THE OPERATIONS COMMANDER AS CREWS HEADED INTO THE WATERS-- ASKING HIM HOW SURE ARE THEY THAT THIS IS INDEED FRANCIS HENDRICKSON'S CAR."
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"We feel pretty confident although we haven't laid eyes on it. It's pretty black water. The divers yesterday were able to determine it is a light blued station wagon which matches the description of the woman's vehicle."
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BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS INTO THE DEADLY MOTORCYLE CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN PARTS OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD THIS MORNING.
FORT MYERS POLICE NOW SAY BOTH MOTORCYCLES WERE TRAVELING AT MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THEY COLLIDED.
34 YEAR OLD ERIC SANTIAGO OF LEHIGH ACRES DIED ON THE SCENE.
INVESTIGATORS SAY LUIS SANTIAGO WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE RELATED AND ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH.
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BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.ITS A SHOPPING STUNNER AS SWEETBAY ANNOUNCING DOZENS OF STORES ACROSS THE STATES INCLUDING FOUR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
NOW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR JOBS IN LIMBO.
NBC2 GABBY FLEISCHMANN IS LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE STORES SCHEDULED TO CLOSE WITHIN A MONTH.
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33 OTHER UNDERPERFORMING STORES WILL GET SHUT DOWN ACROSS THE STATE.
WERE AT SWEETBAY LOCATION ON PREMIER WAY IN NAPLES. THIS IS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT IS ON THE LIST TO CLOSE.
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TOTAL OF THREE CLOSINGS IN NAPLES AND ONE IN PUNTA GORDA. THE PHARMACY IN THE BONITA SPRINGS STORE WILL ALSO CLOSE.
THE COMPANY ISSUES THIS STATEMENT, SAYING
"WHILE THESE DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE IMPACT ON OUR ASSOCIATES, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES, THESE ACTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR OVERALL STORE PORTFOLIO AND FURTHER ENABLE US TO DELIVER PROFITABLE GROWTH AND ACCELERATE SHAREHOLDER VALUE."
WE SPOKE TO SHOPPERS OUT HERE WHO SAY THEY ARE SAD TO HEAR THAT THE SUPERMARKET IS CLOSING-- BUT THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED.
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Sot:
Arlene mauer, sweetbay shopper
52:54 unfortunately I don't see a lot of ppl shopping here all the time so I didn't know how the volume of biz would substntiate keeping them open 05
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THE COMPANY PLANS TO CLOSE THE STORES BY MID-FEBRUARY. AROUND TWO-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS. AFTER THE CLOSURES SWEETBAY WILL HAVE 72 STORES LEFT IN THE STATE.
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Stocks are higher on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 hitting a new five-year high. Strong reports on housing starts and claims for unemployment benefits are feeding investor optimism.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.
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BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.THE MAN CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY STABBED HIS WIFE TO DEATH APPEARS BEFORE A JUDGE.
PORFIRO RIVERA MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.
THIS IS BRAND NEW VIDEO FROM THE LEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER.
POLICE SAY HE MURDERED HIS 45 YEAR OLD WIFE.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS OUTSIDE THE COURT HOUSE AND JOINS US LIVE AT ELEVEN.
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AS WAS EXPECTED, RIVERA WAS REFUSED BOND IN THIS CASE.
WHERE THE COURT IS SAYING THE EVIDENCE OF GUILT IS GREAT.
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ACCORDING TO POLICE RIVERA HAS ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS WIFE TWICE.
FIRST IN A MESSAGE HE LEFT ON HIS WIFE'S FRIENDS CELL PHONE.
THE SECOND CONFESSION WAS TO DETECTIVES.
BUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE CHARGES DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY SINK IN WITH RIVERA IN COURT TODAY.
LISTEN TO HIM ASK THE JUDGE TO BE RELEASED SO HE DIDN'T LOSE HIS JOB.
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OT: Porfirio Rivera, Accused of Killing Wife "I've been doing my job for like 23 years, if I don't get released I'll end up losing my job."
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WE'VE ALSO LEARNED MORE ABOUT RIVERA'S HISTORY IN COURT TODAY.
HE IS CURRENTLY ON PRETRIAL SUPERVISION FOR AN AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGE.
HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH SEVERAL OTHER BATTERY CASES OVER THE YEARS.
ONE IN 2006 AND ANOTHER IN 2002, WHERE HE WASN'T PROSECUTED.
THERE WAS ANOTHER BATTERY CHARGE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM IN 1997.
LIVE IN DTFM, CF, NBC2.
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NBC2 IS ONTOP OF BREAKING NEWS INVOLVING SEVERAL AMERICANS THAT WERE HELD HOSTAGE IN ALGERIA.
WE'RE TOLD AMERICANS ARE AMONG THOSE ALIVE FOLLOWING A RAID TODAY.
NBC2'S STACEY DEFFENBAUGH HAS BEEN BUSY MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENTS THOUGHOUT THE DAY SHE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO.
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IT'S A STORY THAT'S STILL CHANGING BY THE MINUTE.
HERE'S WHAT WE ARE BEING TOLD. 35 HOSTAGES WERE KILLED BUT SEVEN ARE STILL ALIVE AFTER ALGERIAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS FIRED AT A GAS COMPLEX DEEP IN THE SAHARA.
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THE MILITANTS CLAIM THE SURVIVORS INCLUDE 2 AMERICANS.
WE'RE TOLD THE KIDNAPPERS WERE ATTACKED BY ALGERIAN HELICOPTERS AS THEY TRIED TO LEAVE THE COMPLEX.
YESTERDAY AL QAEDA LINKED MILITANTS STORMED A REMOTE NATURAL GAS FIELD IN THE DESERT TAKING AROUND 40 FOREIGN WORKERS HOSTAGE, INCLUDING AS MANY AS SEVEN AMERICANS.
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WE'RE STILL AWAITING ON JUST HOW MANY AMERICANS WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE.THE PENTAGON REFUSED TO GIVE AN EXACT NUMBER.
BUT JUST THIS MORNING DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA SAID THE U-S GOVERNMENT WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH TERROISTS.
ITS BELIEVED THE ALGERIAN MILITARY CONDUCTED THE OPERATION.
I'M LIVE IN THE STUDIO STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC2.
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MANTI TE'O'S HAD QUITE THE YEAR --
HE PLAYED IN THE B-C-S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR NOTRE DAME.WAS A FINALIST FOR THE HEISMAN TROPHY.BUT IT'S HIS PERSONAL LIFE THAT'S MADE HIM THE BIGGEST HEADLINES.
AND THAT CONTINUES THIS MORNING!
NOW -- THE FOOTBALL STAR SAYS HE'S THE VICTIM OF AN ELABORATE HOAX INVOLVING SOMEONE HE THOUGHT WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND.
IT TURNS OUT -- THAT PERSON NEVER EXISTED.
NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS FOLLOWING THE LATEST TWISTS AND TURNS FOR US IN THE STUDIO --
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THIS STORY GETS MORE TWISTS BY THE MINUTE.
MANTI TEO -- A STAR LINEBACKER FOR NOTRE DAME -- IS AT THE CENTER OF AN APPARENT LOVE HOAX INVOLVING AN ONLINE GIRLFRIEND.
A GIRLFRIEND SOME SAY HE'S NEVER EVEN MET.
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sot te'o:
"the last thing she said to me was I love you."
IT WAS A DOUBLE DOSE OF HEART-ACHE FOR NOTRE DAME'S MANTI T'EO.
BACK IN SETEPMBER.
THE LINEBACKER AND HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST SAYS HE LOST HIS GRANDMOTHER AND GIRLFRIEND WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER.
sot te'o:
"my older brother called me crying, crying and crying. But I was still in
denial."
BUT NOW -- THAT GIRLFRIEND -- LENNAY KUKUA -- IS SPIRILING MANTI INTO THE CENTER OF A BIZZARE STORY OF LIES.LOVE LOST.AND A SOULMATE WHO APPARENTLY NEVER EXISTED.
SOT Swarbrick:
"Thing i most sad about that the single most trusting human being I
have ever met will not be able to trust again in his life."
THE SPORTS WEBSITE "DEADSPIN" FIRST BROKE THE STORY.
NOTRE DAME SAYS IT THEN LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION IN DECEMBER AND FOUND OUT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO FOUND
SOT Jack Swarbrick -
"This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reasons
we can't fully understand. it had certain cruelty at its core."
THE SCHOOL SAYS TEO'S RELATIONSHIP WAS STRICTLY ONLINE AND OVER THE PHONE -- SAYING THE TWO NEVER MET.
BUT -- ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER IN SOUTH BEND -- THE COUPLE FIRST MET IN 2009 AND REMAINED FRIENDS.
IN A STATEMENT -- TE'O SAYS QUOTE -
"To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating."
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THE WORLD IS NOW WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANTI TE'O TO GET HIS FULL SIDE OF THE STORY.
THAT COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS TODAY.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO -- NICK CILETTI -- NBC -2
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THE GRIZZLY BEAR THAT ESCAPED A COLLIER COUNTY PROPERTY IS STILL ON THE RUN.
THE 125 POUND CUB NAMED BOO BOO RAN AWAY FROM HIS HOME ON 43RD AVENUE NORTHEAST EARLIER THIS WEEK.
HE WAS BEING HELD IN CAPTIVITY WITH HIS BROTHER YOGI AS PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL SHOW CALLED 'A GRIZZLY EXPERIENCE.'
F-W-C HAS SET OUT FOOD AND TRAPS TO TRY TO LURE THE BEAR.
OFFICIALS SAY IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT HE WOULD ATTACK A PERSON.BUT IF YOU SPOT HIM DON'T APPROACH HIM, CALL F-W-C OR COLLIER DEPUTIES.
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THE BALD EAGLES WHO HAVE TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN NORTH FORT MYERS HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR.
YOU MAY REMEMBER OZZIE AND HARRIET HATCHING THEIR YOUNG BIRDS AS IT WAS CAUGHT ON A WEBCAMERA.
NOW DICK PRITCHETT REAL ESTATE CLAIMS THE CAMERA HAS HAD MORE THAN FIVE MILLION VIEWS FROM MORE THAN 150 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
FROM THE TIME THE EAGLETS WERE HATCHED IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THIS YEAR THE LIVE STREAM HAS AVERAGED OVER 190 THOUSAND VIEWS A DAY.
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WITH THIS MAN'S LUCK HE MAY WANT TO HIT UP A LAS VEGAS CASINO.
AN OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK NEARLY WIPES OUT A DRIVER AS CAMERAS CATCH IT ALL.
WE HAVE THE VIDEO YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.
PLUS WE'RE BURNING UP WITH HOT VIDEOS IN THE B BLOCK.
WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE SOME INFERNOS TO GIVE YOU A NEVER BEFORE SEEN VIEW OF WHAT FIREFIGHTERS FACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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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.
COOLER WEATHER SOON
Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.
The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.
So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.
I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.
The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days
Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.
The extended outlook for the weekend looks cool with variable clouds overhead. High temperatures both Saturday and Sunday will be in the 70's and overnight lows throughout the area will noticeably cooler this weekend.
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nats of truck crashing but bleep out the guy saying god d****
ALL NEW AMAZING VIDEO AT ELEVEN.
TAKE A LOOK.A DRIVER NEARLY GETS TAKEN OUT BY A TRUCK ON A LAS VEGAS HIGHWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE BIG RIG BARLEY MISSING HIM.
THE DRIVER'S DASH CAM RECORDED THE ACTION.
HE POSTED THE VIDEO ONLINE.
THE DRIVER CLAIMS ANOTHER TRUCK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
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AND WITH THAT THE B BLOCK IS JUST BEGINNING.
MORE INTENSE VIDEOS COMING TO YOU TODAY.
FIRE FIGHTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACE DANGEROUS DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
ONE YOUNG FIRE FIGHTER PUT A CAMERA ON HIS HELMET FOR A YEAR.
SO THAT WE COULD EXPERIENCE THE HEAT, and TREACHERY OF A BLAZING FIRE.
HERE'S JOHN SCHRIFFEN.
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THIS IS WHAT IT 's LIKE TO WALK INTO A BURNING HOUSE.
The first thing you feelthe SCORCHING heattemperatures can reach more than
500 degreesyou feel the heat right through your fire suit.
Insideit is NOISY
It is disorientingthe smoke in your eyes
While one of the big fears - is beneath your feet - while you take each step
-- will the floor give way?
SOT: if you're not safe you can't help the people you're supposed to be
helping out. It's always in your mind your own safety.
FOR A FULL YEAR 27-YEAR-OLD firefighter scott ZEIGLER FILMED HIS DAYJOB -
WITH A CAMERA MOUNTED ON HIS HELMET CAPTURING BLAZE AFTER BLAZE NEAR DETROIT
, MICHIGAN.
SOT: That video could be in anyone's town, it could be on any firemen's
helmet
HE'S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER - HE SAYS HIS MOTHER WORRIES ABOUT HIM
ZIEGLER SAID HE WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT IT'S *REALLY* LIKE INSIDE A
BURNING BUILDING AT A TIME WHEN HIS DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE BEING FORCED TO FIGHT MORE FIRES WITH FEWER RESOURCES.
SOT:. Just by looking at it you can tell that's pretty dangerous because it
is. It's very dangerous. So if they can take anything away from it, maybe
they know a firefighter / or maybe their town they live in is talking about
cutting their funding, maybe they can take a look at that video and think
well those guys do a pretty dangerous job, it seems to be they might need
more people than less.
IT'S UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE WITH UNIQUE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED-
ZIEGLER SAYS IT IS CRUCIAL TO PLAN *AHEAD* -
SOT: People should have floor plans of their house, you know teach your kids
if your house catches on fire, run drills/ so they can get out of that
house and not worry about anything else.
GET OUT AND WAIT FOR HELP. HELP COMING FROM ZIEGLER AND THOUSANDS OF
FIREFIGHTERS WHO PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK EVERY DAY AND THEN COME BACK FOR
MORE.
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TWO BANK ROBBERY SUSPECTS TRY TO OUTRUN POLICE IN A MINIVAN.
TAKE A LOOK.THE CHASE CONTINUED ON A HOUSTON FREEWAY FOR NEARLY AN HOUR.
POLICE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH SPIKE STRIPS THAT FLATTENED THE VAN'S TIRES, BUT THE CAR ROLLED ON THROUGH SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
AFTER TRAVELING ON DAMAGED TIRES AND LOSING A RIM, THE VEHICLE STOPPED.
THE PASSENGER GOT OUT AND SURRENDERED, BUT THE DRIVER RAN AWAY.
HE LATER SURRENDERED.
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A DRAMATIC ROLLOVER IN MEMPHIS - CAUGHT ON TAPE!
WATCH THIS Traffic camera video YOU CAN SEE THE DODGE DURANGO REAR-END THE ISUZU RODEO.
AND WATCH, THE RODEO ROLLS OVER - MORE THAN ONCE - BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS ROOF.
THE DRIVER OF THE OVERTURNED S-U-V WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
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A MAN TRIES TO USE A BUCKET TO HIDE HIS CRIMES IN LOUISIANA.
TAKE A LOOK.POLICE SAY THIS 23 YEAR OLD MAN USED A BUCKET TO COVER HIS FACE WHEN HE ROBBED HIS FORMER EMPLOYER.
YOU CAN SEE HIM STUMBLING AROUND A BIT AS HE HAS A HARD TIME SEEING.
HIS DISGUISE PROVED TO BE A BAD IDEA, THOUGH. POLICE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM AND ARRESTED HIM AT HIS HOME.
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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE IT.WE'RE ADDICTED TO SCREENS.
NOW SOME RETAILERS ARE PRAYING ON OUR NEED TO PLAY WITH TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES.
NEW AT ELEVEN HOW THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS HELPING TO BRINGS BIG CHANGES TO STORES.
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RETAILERS KNOW CONSUMERS USE THEIR SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS TO RESEARCH PRODUCTS AND HUNT FOR SALES.
NOW THEY WANT TO MAKE THAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE IN BRICK-AND-MORTAR SHOPS.
KARIN CAIFA HAS A LOOK AT WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE.
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TOUCH SCREENS ARE THE TREND IN MOBILE PHONES AND TABLETS. NOW RETAILERS ARE FINDING USES FOR THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY, INSIDE STORES.
What you're able to do is put together an outfit to see how everything looks together, while you're right there in the store. So you might start with a particualr shirt, match it with a pair of jeans.
THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SHOW IN NEW YORK SHOWCASED A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL USES LIKE THIS TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY AIMED AT LARGE APPLIANCE RETAILERS, HIGHLIGHTING PRICING, FEATURES, AND MORE, EVEN WITHOUT THE ITEMS PHYSICALLY BEING IN THE STORE.
AND THIS TOUCH-SCREEN PEPSI MACHINE THAT CAN GIVE CONSUMERS NUTRITIONAL DETAILS BEFORE THEY MAKE A SELECTION.
They're really catering to that demographic where they know that almost every person has a smartphone and it's going to be part of the way you live your life.
INTEL, WHICH HAS PARTNERED WITH A NUMBER OF MAJOR BRANDS FOR NEW HIGH-TECH IDEAS, SAYS IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE "COOL FACTOR," IT'S ABOUT GIVING SOMETHING EXTRA TO THE CONSUMER.
That's one of the things where we are working with retailers, again, saying not just what's the technology problem you want to solve, but what is the business problem because when you can add a lot of value to the consumer, that's a winning solution
FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M KARIN CAIFA.
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THE MAN IN CHARGE LAID OUT WAYS HE THINKS WILL REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
NOW PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.
this will not happen unless the american people demand it.
BUT ARE AMERICANS REALLY WILLING TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS.
WE HAVE THE NEW REACTION AND SOME SURPRISING FINDINGS.
PLUS ARE SOME PARENTS ACTUALLY HURTING THEIR KIDS' CHANCES AT DOING WELL IN COLLEGE?
WHY IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR POCKETS.
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BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.Police say they found skeletal remains in A car THAT WAS PULLED FROM A PUNTA GORDA CANAL.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE CAR that's NOW ON THE BANK.
INVESTIGATORS WILL HAVE TO PERFORM D-N-A TESTS.
FRANCES HENDRICKSON HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE 1993 WHEN SHE LEFT HER HOME IN HER CAR.
THE CAR WAS FOUND NEAR HER HOME THIS MORNING.
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THERE ARE SWEEPING NEW PROPOSALS NOW ON THE TABLE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA WHICH HE CLAIMS WILL HELP CUT DOWN ON GUN VIOLENCE.
AND NOW WE ARE GETTING NEW REACTION FROM GROUPS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
AT LEAST ONE GOVERNOR -- SUGGESTING HE WON'T ENFORCE PROPOSALS -- EVEN IF THEY BECOME THE LAW OF THE LAND.
JON KARL HAS THE STORY.
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AT A FIREARMS TRADE SHOW IN LAS VEGAS WEDNESDAY, THE REACTION TO THE
PRESIDENT'S PLAN WAS ALMOST UNIVERSALLY NEGATIVE
MOS: I'M OPPOSED TO IT.
MOS: IT'S GOING TO HAVE ZERO EFFECT ON SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
MOS: I REALLY DON'T AGREE WITH OBAMA
IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR RICK PERRY SAID WAS HE WAS DISGUSTED BY THE WAY THE
PRESIDENT WAS USING THE SANDY HOOK MASSACRE.
PERRY SOT: WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THIS WHOLE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN WE ARE USING THE DEATH OF THESE YOUNG CHILDREN TO
FURTHER A POLITICAL CAUSE.
A TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE WENT FURTHER VOWING TO PASS A BILL MAKING IT A
FELONY FOR ANYONE IN THE STATE TO ENFORCE NEW GUN LAWS.
IN MISSISSIPPI THE GOVERNOR HAD A SIMILAR IDEA -- URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO
PROHIBIT THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY NEW FEDERAL GUN LAWS OBAMA COULD GET PASSED.
BRYANT SOT: I SUPPORT THE CURRENT LAWS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO CHANGE
ANYTHING AT ALL.
THE FEROCITY OF THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT SURPRISE THE WHITE HOUSE. IT'S BEEN
NEARLY TWO DECADES SINCE ANY NEW GUN LAWS HAVE BEEN PASSED.
OBAMA SOT: THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN UNLESS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEMAND IT. / WE
SUFFERED TOO MUCH PAIN AND CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT OUR CHILDREN TO ALLOW THIS
TO CONTINUE
THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN, INCLUDING THE BAN ON ASSAULT
WEAPONS AND REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON VIRTUALLY ALL GUN SALES -- ARE
THINGS THE NRA ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED AND VOW TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
KEENE SOT: THERE ARE MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE
FOR POLITICIANS WHO SELL THEM OUT TO SOME PIE-IN-THE-SKY SCHEME.
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JON KARL REPORTING.
BUT IT APPEARS THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CLAIM THEY STILL WANT TO BUY A GUN.
A NEW SURVEY FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SHOWS 60 PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE CONSIDERING OWNING A GUN IN THE FUTURE.
THE STUDY ALSO FINDS, DEMOCRATS ARE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY AS REPUBLICANS TO FEAR GUN VIOLENCE AND LESS LIKELY TO REPORT PLANNING ON OWNING A GUN IN THE FUTURE.
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NEW AT ELEVEN LANCE ARMSTRONG IS STRIPPED OF HIS OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL HE WON IN 2000.
ALL THIS AS OPRAH WINFREY'S INTERVIEW WITH ARMSTRONG AIRS TONIGHT.
WINFREY HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT ARMSTRONG ADMITTED USING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS.
I would say he did not come clean in the manner that I expected. It was surprising to me. I would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers."
THE CYCLIST HAD DENIED THE DOPING ALLEGATIONS FOR YEARS.
ARMSTRONG WON SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES IN A ROW.
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"I would say there were a couple of times where he was emotional, but emotional does not begin to describe the intensity or the difficulty that I think he experienced in talking about some of these things."
OPRAH SAID ARMSTRONG CAME PREPARED AND QUOTE "BROUGHT IT."
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THE MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA, COLORADO THAT WAS THE SITE OF A MASS SHOOTING LAST SUMMER WILL REOPEN TONIGHT. AND THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS ARE NOT PLEASED.
CINEMARK --- THE OWNER OF THE THEATER -- ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER ITS PLANS TO REOPEN THE THEATER WITH A COMMUNITY EVENT.
BUT WHEN VICTIMS' FAMILIES RECEIVED INVITATIONS TO A, QUOTE, "SPECIAL EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE" THEY WERE OUTRAGED.
THOSE FAMILIES ARE ORGANIZING A BOYCOTT OF THE EVENT SAYING THEY ARE SHOCKED BY THE LEVEL OF INSENSITIVITY SHOWN BY THE INVITATION.
12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES IS AWAITING TRIAL.
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STATE OF FLORIDA TAX PAYERS COULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR A 300 MILLION DOLLAR PENALTY UNLESS IT MAKES MAJOR CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE TO STATE WORKERS.
THE STATE HAS THOUSANDS OF PART-TIME WORKERS WHO WILL QUALIFY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE NEXT YEAR UNDER THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL.
STATE LAW CURRENTLY PROHIBITS THE STATE FROM OFFERING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO THOSE WORKERS.
FLORIDA LEGISLATORS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO DURING THE UPCOMING 2013 SESSION.
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A JUDGE SAYS HE'LL RULE LATER AFTER HEARING A CHALLENGE TO FLORIDA'S NEW LAW REQUIRING A MERIT PAY SYSTEM FOR TEACHERS AND ENDING TENURE FOR NEW HIRES.
THE UNION CONTENDS THE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGES THE WAY TEACHERS ARE PAID AND EVALUATED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
THE STATE ARGUES THAT TEACHERS ARE STILL FREE TO NEGOTIATE WITH EMPLOYERS OVER WAGES, HOURS AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
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THERE ARE NEW PROBLEMS FOR BOEING'S NEW DREAM LINER JET.
EUROPE'S AIR SAFETY AUTHORITY HAS FOLLOWED THE UNITED STATES IN ORDERING THE GROUNDING AND SAFETY REVIEW OF THE 7-8-7.
THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY SAYS IT IS ENDORSING THE GROUNDING UNTIL THE RISK OF BATTERY FIRES IS RESOLVED.
AT THE MOMENT ONLY A POLISH AIRLINE CONTINUES TO FLY THE PLANE.
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PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR DEPRESSION LATER IN LIFE.
TWO STUDIES LOOKED AT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF REPEATED CONCUSSIONS. ESPECIALLY RELATED TO DEPRESSION.
THE FIRST FOUND RETIRED N-F-L PLAYERS HAD HIGHER RATES OF DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS AND COGNITIVE PROBLEMS THAN THOSE FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION WITH NO HISTORY OF CONCUSSIONS.
IN A SECOND STUDY, RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY EX-ATHLETES WITH DEPRESSION BY MEASURING WHITE MATTER DAMAGE IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE BRAIN.
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THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS A WARNING FOR COMPUTER USERS.
A CALL FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE TECH SUPPORT. MAY ACTUALLY BE A CALL FROM A SCAMMER.
He said he was from Microsoft and I had downloaded a corrupt file."
"And I said well obviously you know who I am, you know my email address, send me an email."
"He hung up."
THE F-T-C CLAIMS CONSUMERS HAVE ALREADY LOST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THE AGENCY SAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE BEING TARGETED.
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"You'll get a call from someone claiming to be a computer tech service person affiliated with a legitimate computer company like Microsoft, Dell, MacAfee, or Norton. They'll tell you that your computer is infected with viruses or other malware and what they are trying to do is is trick you into buying software that you don't need."
JUST LAST OCTOBER THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TOOK ACTION AGAINST SIX COMPANIES THAT IT CLAIMS WERE SCAMMING CONSUMERS.
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A FLORIDA LAWMAKER IS JOINING THE HUNT FOR PYTHONS IN THE STATE.
SENATOR BILL NELSON SAYS HE WILL JOIN THE NEARLY 800 PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HUNT.
THE STATE'S FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION IS OFFERING A TOTAL OF 25-HUNDRED-DOLLARS IN CASH PRIZES FOR THE HUNTER WHO BAGS THE MOST AND THE LONGEST.
ESTIMATES OF HOW MANY LIVE IN THE EVERGLADES RANGE FROM THE TENS OF THOUSANDS TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
NELSON HAS SPOKEN OUT ON THE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
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A NEW NATIONAL STUDY FOUND THE MORE MONEY PARENTS CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THEIR KIDS' COLLEGE EDUCATION, THE LOWER THE GRADES THEY EARN.
THE STUDY BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-MERCED SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR LAURA HAMILTON WAS PUBLISHED IN JANUARY'S AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW.
SHE TOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES IT WAS A MODEST EFFECT: NOT BIG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STUDENTS FAIL OUT OF COLLEGE.
SHE SAID IT WAS SURPRISING BECAUSE PARENTS ASSUME THE MORE MONEY THEY GIVE, THE BETTER THEIR CHILD WILL PERFORM IN COLLEGE.
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A NEW LIST OF COLLEGE RANKINGS IS OUT -- BUT THIS MAY BE ONE YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING.
DATING WEBSITE SEEKING-ARRANGEMENT-DOT-COM RELEASED A LIST OF COLLEGES WITH THE MOST FEMALE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR "SUGAR DADDIES."
THE WEBSITE BASICALLY HOOKS UP "SUGAR DADDIES" WITH SO-CALLED "SUGAR BABIES" FOR WHAT THE SITE CALLS "MUTUALLY REWARDING RELATIONSHIPS."
IN THIS CASE, THAT CAN MEAN HAVE A SUGAR DADDY PAY FOR TUITION.
GEORGIA STATE IN ATLANTA TOPPED THE LIST OF SCHOOLS WITH FEMALE STUDENTS SIGNING UP FOR THE SITE.
THREE SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA MADE THE TOP TEN.
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SOME WANT TO PUT G-P-S TRACKING DEVICES INSIDE PILL BOTTLES.
AND NOW WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE PERSON WHO IS ALREADY DOING JUST THAT.
When the drug is actually lifted up out of its base. sort of like a phone charger, when it's lifted out of the base, it activates a signal directly to the police department.
BUT DOES THIS STOP PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FROM ENDING UP IN THE WRONG HANDS?
HAVE YOU VISITED AN A-T-M RECENTLY?
IF SO YOU MAY HAVE A POCKET FULL OF TWENTIES.
BUT THAT ALL IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.WHY YOUR MONEY COULD LOOK VERY DIFFERENT.
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PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ABUSE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THIS COUNTRY.
THIEVES ARE TAKING MEDICATION RIGHT FROM PHARMACIES.
BUT DOES THAT MEAN YOU SHOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR PRIVACY TO STOP THE CRIME?
THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW WANTS TO PUT G-P-S TRACKING INSIDE PILL BOTTLES.
MARY SNOW EXPLAINS.
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JUST TO GET INSIDE THIS LONG ISLAND PHARMACY, YOU HAVE TO BE BUZZED IN.
OWNER HAROLD LEVINE CHANGED SECURITY DRASTICALLY AFTER AN ARMED ROBBER HELD UP HIS STORE TWICE LOOKING FOR PAINKILLERS.
I still love coming to work, but it's a different feeling because now you wonder if you are going to be going home at the end of the day also.
HE NO LONGER CARRIES OXYCONTIN AND OTHER PAINKILLERS IN THE STORE.
BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR, HE DID STOCK A FAKE BOTTLE OF PAINKILLERS-- EQUIPPED WITH A TRACKING DEVICE INSIDE.
When the drug is actually lifted up out of its base. sort of like a phone charger, when it's lifted out of the base, it activates a signal directly to the police department.
IN LEVINE'S CASE, IT WAS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE THERE SAY THEY'VE USED THE DEVICES AS PART OF STEPPED UP SECURITY MEASURES FOLLOWING A QUADRUPLE MURDER IN 2011 BY A ROBBER SEARCHING FOR PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS.
THE TRACKING DEVICE, THEY SAY, IS EMBEDDED INSIDE THE BOTTLE AND NOT VISIBLE.
IT EMITS A SIGNAL WHEN IT'S REMOVED FROM THE SHELF.
NOW, NEW YORK CITY'S POLICE CHIEF PLANS TO DO THE SAME AND ASK THE CITY'S 18-HUNDRED PHARMACIES TO CARRY THE GPS DEVICES AS AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL.
We in the police department have seen the destructive power of addiction first hand. We had a police officer who was injured in the line of duty, was given painkillers, he started to abuse them, he then started to rob pharmacies on his own.
THE DEVICES ARE MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY THAT MAKES OXYCONTIN AND IT WOULD ONLY SAY IT'S WORKING WITH THE NYPD.
NATIONWIDE, THE NUMBER OF PHARMACY ROBBERIES ACCORDING TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, FELL IN 2011 TO 663-DOWN FROM 758 THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
BUT IN NEW YORK CITY, PAINKILLER ADDICTION IS SO PERVASIVE, THE CITY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT'S RESTRICTING THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AT CITY HOSPITALS.
WITH ADDICTION SUCH A PROBLEM, HAROLD LEVINE, FOR ONE, ISN'T HOPEFUL THE TRACKING DEVICES WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PHARMACY ROBBERIES.
Why?
Because the person who's coming in who needs the medication has a true psychological, physiological dependence and they really don't care whether someone is looking at them on cameras, it doesn't matter.
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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.
COOLER WEATHER SOON
Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.
The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.
So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.
I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.
The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days
Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.
The extended outlook for the weekend looks cool with variable clouds overhead. High temperatures both Saturday and Sunday will be in the 70's and overnight lows throughout the area will noticeably cooler this weekend.
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JUST COMING IN AT ELEVEN.
FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP IS NO LONGER THE C-E-O OF A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY THAT SO FAR ISN'T FULFILLING COMMITMENTS TO CREATE JOBS AFTER TAKING A 5 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM LEE COUNTY.
KOTTKAMP, ALSO LOST A BID TO BE THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HE SAYS HE LEFT THE COMPANY.
THE COMPANY TOOK A $5 MILLION GRANT FROM LEE COUNTY IN 2011 AND PROMISED TO CREATE 40 NEW FULL TIME JOBS BY THE END OF 2012 AND 208 JOBS BY THE END OF 2016.
BUT THE JOBS HAVEN'T BEEN CREATED AND THE COMPANY'S BOTTLING PLANT HASN'T OPENED.
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A SCARY SCENE PLAYS OUT INFRONT OF SECURITY CAMERAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
TAKE A LOOK.TWO MEN ROBBED A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.
YOU CAN SEE THE MEN BOTH CARRYING HANDGUNS, ENTER THE restaurant AND JUMP OVER THE COUNTER.
THEN ONE POINTS THE GUN AT THE MANAGERS HEAD AND FORCES HIM TO OPEN THE SAFE.
AFTER THEY TOOK THE MONEY THE ROBBERS TOOK OFF ON FOOT.
POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE THE SUSPECTS COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER INCIDENTS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
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IS IT CHILD'S PLAY OR A SERIOUS THREAT OF GUN VIOLENCE?
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH, A MARYLAND CHILD HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOR USING HIS FINGER AS AN IMAGINARY GUN.
"Just pointing your fingers like this and then she did the POW sound and I just went like that. And then I got sent to the office again."
EARLIER THIS MONTH SIX YEAR OLD RODNEY LYNCH WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL AFTER PRETENDING TO FIRE AN IMAGINARY GUN MORE THAN ONCE.
THE SCHOOL REVERSED IT'S DECISION AFTER RODNEY'S PARENTS APPEALED.
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"They're saying he threatened a student. Threatened to shoot a student. He was playing."
IN THE LATEST INCIDENT TWO SIX YEAR OLD BOYS WERE SUSPENDED WHILE PLAYING COPS AND ROBBERS DURING RECESS.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THIS WEEK.
AFTER RELEASING HIS FIRST SINGLE IN MORE THAN SIX YEARS, THE TRIPLE-THREAT HAS REVIVED ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.
MARTHA SHADE HAS THE HEADLINES IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE.
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FIRST HE STARRED IN "THE SOCIAL NETWORK," AND NOW HE'S BRINGING ONE BACK.
SINGER, ACTOR, AND NOW SOCIAL MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR -- JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, HAS RE-LAUNCHED MYSPACE.
ACCORDING TO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE REVAMPED SITE BOASTS ITSELF AS "THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIBRARY OF DIGITAL MUSIC."
ONE FEATURE THAT REMAINS THE SAME.
A USER'S TOP EIGHT FRIENDS.
AS OF NOW, TIMBERLAKE'S TOP EIGHT DOES NOT INCLUDE TOM, MYSPACE'S CO-FOUNDER AND ORIGINAL DEFAULT FRIEND.
CONRAD BAIN, THE LOVEABLE MR. DRUMMOND ON THE SITCOM "DIFF'RENT STROKES," HAS DIED.
BAIN'S DAUGHTER CONFIRMS TO PEOPLE MAGAZINE THAT THE ACTOR DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES ON MONDAY.
BESIDES HIS ICONIC ROLE AS THE PARK AVENUE ADOPTIVE DAD TO TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN SONS, HE ALSO APPEARED ON THE HIT, 70's SHOW, "MAUDE."
HIS DAUGHTER TELLS PEOPLE THAT HER DAD WAS A LOT LIKE HIS "DIFF'RENT STROKES" CHARACTER, AND WAS AN "OPEN-HEARTED" MAN.
BAIN WAS 89 YEARS OLD.
AWARDS SEASON IS IN FULL-SWING.
AND THE GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION IS RECOGNIZING "OUTSTANDING IMAGES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY" IN THEIR 24th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS NOMINATIONS.
AMONG THE FILM CONTENDERS IS OSCAR-NOMINATED "PARA-NORMAN," WHICH IS THE FIRST P-G ANIMATED FILM TO RECEIVE A NOD FROM THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS.
OTHER NOMINEES IN THE WIDE RELEASE FILM CATEGORY INCLUDE "CLOUD ATLAS," "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER," AND "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL."
FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M MARTHA SHADE.
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THE DAYS OF BEING FORCED TO WITHDRAW 20 BUCKS FROM AN A-T-M ARE COMING TO AN END FOR SOME CUSTOMERS.
A-T-MS CAPABLE OF DISPENSING ONE AND FIVE DOLLAR BILLS ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CHASE AND P-N-C ARE ROLLING OUT THE NEW MACHINES THAT HAND OUT EXACT CHANGE DOWN TO THE DOLLAR AND MAY SOON DISPENSE COINS.
THE NEW A-T-MS ARE FREE FOR CUSTOMERS.
OUT-OF-NETWORK FEES APPLY TO NON-CUSTOMERS.
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A CALIFORNIA MAN PAYS 14-THOUSAND-DOLLARS IN PROPERTY TAXES. USING ONLY COINS AND DOLLAR BILLS.
HE SAYS HE HIT SOME TOUGH TIMES AND HAD TO ASK AROUND FOR HELP.
YOU CAN SEE HIM UNLOADING THE BINS OF COINS AND BILLS FROM HIS CAR.
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"I had to borrow some money. I've missed a few payments on my home to pay for my taxes for this piece of property. My grand-kids' piggy banks, my daughters' piggy banks, my money , my change and a lot of people have offered to help a bit."
LARRY GASPER SAYS HE ROLLED ALL THE MONEY HIMSELF AND PACKED THE 14-GRAND IN THE BACK OF HIS CAR TO PAY OFF HIS DEBT.
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HAVE YOU COME DOWN WITH THE FLU?
WANT TO KNOW WHO GAVE IT TO YOU?
THE ANSWER MAY BE FOUND IN YOUR POCKET.
WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME SMART PHONE APPS THAT CLAIM TO RAT OUT THOSE SPREADING THE VIRUS.
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Oh my God Yeah that was close. Can we start the engine and just have that running.
THE ONLY THING MISSING FROM THIS SCENE IS THE JAWS THEME SONG.
TWO AUSTRALIAN FISHERMAN GOT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK.
THEY WERE FISHING FOR MUCH SMALLER SHARKS THIS WEEK WHEN THEY LURED MORE THAN THEY EXPECTED.
THE MEN STAYED AT SEA FOR FORTY NAIL-BITING MINUTES AS THE SHARK CIRCLED BEFORE EVENTUALLY SWIMMING AWAY.
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FLU SEASON IS SWEEPING THE NATION -- AND NOW, YOU CAN WATCH IT HAPPEN IN
REAL TIME ON THE INTERNET.
JONATHAN BLOOM HAS A LOOK AT SOME "FREE" HIGH TECH TOOLS THAT CAN TRACK FLU CASES RIGHT DOWN TO THE STREET THEY'RE ON -- AND EVEN TELL YOU WHO MIGHT'VE GOTTEN YOU SICK.
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" 1339 so i'm sitting at home -- i'm feeling pretty miserable --
just sick, horrible. "
LAST WEEK, VENTUREBEAT WRITER CHRISTINA FARR CALLED IN SICK.
AND SHE BEGAN WONDERING. WHO "GOT" HER SICK?
TURNS OUT THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT -- A FACEBOOK APP -- CALLED "HELP -- MY
FRIEND GAVE ME THE FLU!"
CHRISTINA FARR-VENTUREBEAT WRITER
" 2326 it'll scrape all the data from your difft social networks, it
'll start looking for the telltale signs, seach terms like sneeze, cold, flu
. -36 "
IN A FEW SECONDS, CHRISTINA GOT A LIST OF FOUR LIKELY SUSPECTS WHO'VE
POSTED ABOUT BEING SICK.
" 2404 so um sorry guys, but i'm gonna be avoiding you for the next
couple of weeks. -07 "
CRAWLING FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR POSTS ABOUT FEELING ILL, ANOTHER APP
CALLED GERM TRACKER PLOTS LIKELY FLU CASES ON A MAP.
" 55 people do post on fb and esp twitter these short little status
updates just saying feeling pretty miserable and mentioning they might be
workging from home. -03 so these apps can pick up on that. 1806 "
ANOTHER MAP CALLED FLU NEAR YOU RELIES ON 40-THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS TO
REPORT EVERY WEEK IF "THEY" HAVE THE FLU.
JUST CLICK ON ANY CITY.
" 1928 and it will show you whether the flu risk is high or not, and
whether the people around you are sick. -33 "
BUT FARR SAYS HER FAVORITE COMES FROM "GOOGLE" -- A MAP THAT SHOWS WHO'S
"SEARCHING" FOR FLU SYMPTOMS OR REMEDIES.
" 1555 people are asking, you know how do i get a fever down or what
kind of medications should i take for the flu. -1600 and google's updating
every single day. 1602 "
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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW.
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NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 WORKING ON SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES -
WE'LL BE TAKING YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE WHERE A CAR HAS JUST BEEN PULLED OUT OF A CANAL - THE CAR IS BELIEVED TO BELONG TO A WOMAN WHO VANISHED 20 YEARS AGO.
ALSO - WE'VE GOTTEN WORD A POPULAR GROCERY STORE CHAIN WILL BE CLOSING STORES ALL OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU INSIDE THE COURTROOM - WHERE THE MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS WIFE TO DEATH APPEARS IN COURT - NBC2 WAS THERE.
AND HAVE YOU HEARD THE STORY OF THE CALIFORNIA WOMAN - A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER, BUT WHO USED TO BE A PORN STAR?
SHE WAS FIRED WHEN HER PAST WAS REVEALED.
NEW TODAY - WHY SHE'S FIGHTING TO GET HER JOB BACK.
WE'LL ALSO SHOW YOU THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY - THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TALK TO YOUR CAR.
SOME CHANGES ON YOUR WAY IN THE FORECAST - THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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