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FOLLOWING BREAKING STORIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.I'M HEATHER TURCO.

AN I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

PROGRESS IN A 20-YEAR OLD COLD CASE -- A MAJOR GROCER CLOSING ITS DOORS -- AND AN ACCUSED MURDERER IN COURT.

WE HAVE LIVE COVERAGE FOR YOU.

DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS IN PUNTA GORDA WHERE DIVE TEAMS WORK TO PULL A CAR FROM THE WATER - HOPING TO SOLVE A MISSING PERSON'S CASE.

GABY FLEISCHMAN IN COLLIER COUNTY AFTER SWEETBAY ANNOUNCES STORE CLOSURES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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WE BEGIN IN PUNTA GORDA.

BREAKING NEW DETAILS -- POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THE FOUND SKELETAL REMAINS INSIDE A CAR THAT WAS SUBMERGED INSIDE A CANAL.

THEY BELIEVE IT IS THIS WOMAN, FRANCES HENDRICKSON.

SHE HAS BEEN MISSING FOR 20 YEARS.

THE CAR FOUND IN A CANAL, JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM HER HOME, WAS FOUND BY INVESTIGATORS USING SONAR.

DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US LIVE.

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NEARLY 20FEET UNDER THESE WATERS HELD WHAT COULD BE THE BIGGEST ANSWER TO A MYSTERY 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

"We discovered the vehicle is buried three to four feet on the front end."

DIVERS WENT OUT TO THE CANAL WATERS JUST AFTER SUNRISE DOCUMENTING THE BARNACLE-COVERED CAR.

"They videoed the entire scene around so we can kinda get a good picture as to how extensive the problem is going to be."

BROUGHT TO LAND IN LESS THREE HOURS, POLICE SAY THEIR RECOVERY STILL MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE FRANCIS HENDRICKSON WAS DRIVING THE SEPTEMBER DAY SHE DISAPPEARED.

"We're pretty confidentBUT TO The divers yesterday were able to determine it was a light blue car station wagon, which matches the description of the woman's vehicle."

NEIGHBORS TURNED SPECTATORS HAVE THEIR EYES GLUED TO THE REMARKABLE RECOVERY OUTSIDE THEIR BACKYARD.

"It's AMAZING"

PUNTA GORDA COLD CASE CAR-REM

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ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW.

THE SWEETBAY SUPERMARKET CHAIN HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL CLOSE 33 STORES IN FLORIDA.

FOUR OF THEM IN COLLIER COUNTY.

SWEETBAY'S PARENT COMPANY, BELGIUM-BASED DELHAIZE GROUP REPORTED POOR EARNINGS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER THIS YEAR.

GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US LIVE IN NAPLES.

SWEETBAY CLOSURES-REM

Were at sweetbay on premier way in naples-- this is one of the store that will be closing.

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Tracked:

Arlene mauer, sweetbay shopper

52:26 I'm really very sad in fact I'm almost in tears."

A supermarket stunner--

Sweetbay announces 33 stores across florida will shut down.

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Three naples stores will close, another in punta gorda. The pharmacy in the bonita springs store is also on the list.

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The company issued 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."

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Shoppers say they are sad but not surprised.

Sot:

Arlene mauer, sweetbay shopper

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Live:

CAPE MURDER ARREST IN COURT-TRX OC SS DBX

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.

THE MAN POLICE SAY STABBED HIS WIFE TO DEATH APPEARED IN A LEE COUNTY COURT ROOM TODAY.

POLICE SAY THIS MAN, PORFIRO RIVERA, STABBED HIS WIFE TO DEATH INSIDE A CAPE CORAL HOME YESTERDAY.

CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COVERING THIS STORY.

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AS WAS EXPECTED, RIVERA WAS REFUSED BOND IN THIS CASE.

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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.

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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.

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT NOON.

A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU RIGH HERE ON NBC-2.

FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP HAS RESIGNED AS C-E-O OF HIS COMPANY V-R LABS, A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY.

REMEMBER -- THERE IS CONTROVERSY OVER A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT THAT LEE COUNTY GAVE TO THEM BACK IN 2011.

V-R LABS PROMISED 40 FULL TIME JOBS BY THE END OF 2012.

AND 208 JOBS BY 2016.

DEADLY MOTO CRASH-VO

FOLLOWING UP ON THAT DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN COLONIAL BOULEVARD THIS MORNING.

POLICE SAY BOTH RIDERS WERE TRAVELING AT MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR WHEN THEY CRASHED.

THIS IS THE SCENE FROM EARLIER.

34-YEAR OLD ERIC SANTIAGO OF LEHIGH ACRES DIED ON THE SCENE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY LUIS SANTIAGO WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT NOON. NEW INFORMATION IS COMING IN ABOUT A HOSTAGE SITUATION IN ALGERIA, THAT INVOLVES 7 AMERICANS.

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THE NEWS ISN'T GOOD.

ALGERIA HOSTAGES ESCAPE-VO

OVERNIGHT ALGERIAN TROOPS SURROUNDED THE COMPOUND WHERE THOSE SEVEN

AMERICAN HOSTAGES , ALONG WITH FRENCH, BRITISH, NORWEGIAN AND JAPANESE WORKERS ALSO CAPTURED BY TERRORISTS WERE BEING HELD.

ALL MORNING LONG WE'VE BEEN GETTING CONFLICTING REPORTS.FIRST THAT THE HOSTAGES HAD ESCAPED.AND NOW.THAT SEVERAL HAVE BEEN KILLED.

ALGERIA HOSTAGES ESCAPE-SOT

.Sec. Defense Leon Panetta:. It is a very serious matter when Americans are

ALGERIA HOSTAGES ESCAPE-PLASMA

THE COMPLEX.DEEP IN THE SAHARA.IS FOR RESIDENTIAL WORKERS AT A GAS FACILITY PARTIALLY OWNED BY BP.

OF COURSE WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON ANY NEW INFORMATION WE GET.

STOCKS LIVE-SAT LIVE

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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.

WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT APPLICATIONS FELL TO A FIVE YEAR LOW LAST WEEK.

ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, WEEKLY APPLICATIONS FELL BY 37-THOUSAND.

LAST 787 LANDS-VO

THE LAST BOEING 7-87 FLIGHT FROM THE U-S TO JAPAN LANDED TODAY.

THE PLANES ARE GROUNDED TEMPORARILY BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

THE EMERGENCY LANDING OF A JAPANESE FLIGHT THIS WEEK - AFTER SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF, RAISED CONCERNS OVER THE PLANE'S LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND PROMPTED THE COUNTRY'S TWO MAJOR AIRLINES TO GROUND THEIR 787s.

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON THE NEWS AT NOON.

THE LATEST ON AN OFFICER INVOLVED IN DENVER.

WE FIND OUT WHAT LET TO THE CHASE AND HEAR THE CALL FROM THE OFFICER WHO WAS BEING SHOT AT.

AND A POPULAR DEVICE USED TO COOL OFF IS ON THE RECALL LIST THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE.

AND THE SUN IS SHINING AND IT'S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TZ1 A) DENVER OFFICER SHOT-VOTOPS

TZ1 B) TARGET RECALL-VOTOPS

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DENVER OFFICER SHOT IN CHASE-TRX VO

NEW RIGHT NOW - A DENVER POLICE OFFICER TAKES A BULLET TO THE SHOULDER DURING A SHOOTOUT.

ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WAS KILLED, 3 MORE INJURED - A FIFTH SUSPECT IS STILL AT LARGE.

THE CHILLING INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON POLICE RADIO.

DENVER OFFICER SHOT IN CHASE-SOT VO

"I just discharged my weapon. He tried to run me over."

"40, I've been hit, 39th and Osage, he shot me through the windshield."

"Yeah, I saw the suspect running northbound in the alley 3900 Navajo / Osage."

AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT STARTED THE SHOOTOUT BUT SAY THE DEATH OF AN INFANT MAY HAVE LED TO IT.

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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.

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.

TECH SUPPORT SCAM WARNING-TRX OC

A CONSUMER ALERT.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SAYS WATCH OUT FOR COLD-CALLS FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE TECH SUPPORT -- IT IS LIKELY PART OF A NEW AND BOLD SCAM THAT COULD EMPTY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT -- EVEN STEAL YOUR IDENTITY.

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JEROME DORFMAN RELIES HEAVILY ON HIS COMPUTER FOR HIS LAW PRACTICE. O HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF TECH-SAVVY.

THAT'S WHY HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A PHONE CALL TEN DAYS AGO CLAIMING TO BE FROM TECH SUPPORT.

"He said he was from Microsoft and I had downloaded a corrupt file."

NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH HIS COMPUTER, JEROME IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED A PROBLEM. AND BEFORE THE CALL WENT ANY FURTHER.

"And I said well obviously you know who I am, you know my email address, send me an email."

"He hung up."

JEROME ISN'T THE ONLY ONE TO GET A CALL.

BILL EFRON IS THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

HE SAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE BEING TARGETED.

"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."

HOW BIG IS THE SCAM?

THE F-T-C CLAIMS CONSUMERS HAVE ALREADY LOST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

"Do not give your password out over the phone. Legitimate companies do not call and ask you for your password. Do not give someone access remotely to someone if they call out of the blue. Never rely on caller ID to confirm that a caller is legitimate."

JUST LAST OCTOBER THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TOOK ACTION AGAINST SIX COMPANIES THAT THEY CLAIM WERE SCAMMING CONSUMERS. AND AGAIN IT ALL STARTED WILL A COLD CALL ASKING IF YOU HAVE ANY COMPUTER ISSUES.

"If someone calls you and tells you that your computer has a problem, the best thing to do is hang up the phone."

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RIGHT NOW AT NOON - A RECALL WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT - TAKE A LOOK

TARGET IS RECALLING ABOUT 168-THOUSAND OF THESE AIR MISTERS AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS OF THEM SHATTERING.

ONE INCIDENT EVEN INVOLVED CUTS.

THE HAND-HELD DEVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SPRAY A MIST FOR PERSONAL COOLING.

THEY WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT TARGET STORES LAST YEAR FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY.

LOWER RATING FOR HIGHER ED-VOTOPS

HIGHER EDUCATION JUST GOT A MARK ON ITS REPORT CARD.

RATINGS AGENCY, MOODY, GIVES THE **ENTIRE** SECTOR NEGATIVE GRADE -- THAT INCLUDES TOP-TIER RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.

SAVE MONEY ON NEW LEASE-VOTOPS

IF YOU ARE LEASING A CAR, YOU COULD SAVE BIG BY RETURNING IT EARLY FOR A NEWER MODEL.

ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS-DOT-COM, PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED ACTUALLY REDUCING THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS THAT WAY.

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TEASE TWO

CONTROVERSY IN CALIFORNIA -- OVER A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WHO MOONLIGHTED AS A PORN STAR.

SHE'S BACK IN THE NEWS TODAY, FIGHTING TO GET BACK IN THE CLASSROOM.

PLUS.

Oh my God Yeah that was close. Can we start the engine and just have that running.

AN UNSETTLING CLOSE ENCOUNTER.

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WE'RE GETTING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A CALIFORNIA SCIENCE TEACHER WHO LEAD ANOTHER LIFE AS A PORN STAR.

SHE WAS FIRED AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOUND OUT.

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HER TWELVE AND THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS KNEW HER AS MS.

HALAS, THE SCIENCE TEACHER. BUT FANS OF 32-YEAR-OLD STACIE HALAS KNEW HER AS

"TIFFANY SIX," THE PORN STAR.

THIS MORNING, SHE IS OUT OF A JOB NOW BANNED FROM TEACHING. A PANEL OF THREE

CALIFORNIA JUDGES UNANIMOUSLY AGREEING TUESDAY THAT HER HARD CORE PAST HAS

NO PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM.

SOT TOM DeLAPP / SPOKESPERSON, OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT: "We've had a viral

buzz going around with little 12 and 13 year olds showing porn."

THE OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT INITIALLY FIRED HALAS LAST APRIL AFTER STUDENTS

AT HAYDOCK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISCOVERED SHE'D PERFORMED IN AT LEAST 18 X-

RATED FILMS FROM 2005 TO 2006.

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IN A BEHIND THE SCENES AUDIO INTERVIEW POSTED ON SMOKING GUN-DOT-COM, HALAS

REPORTEDLY TALKS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HER DOUBLE LIFE.

MAN: "It's a little risky wouldn't you think?"

STACIE HALAS: "It is risky, very risky for me."

MAN: "Why?"

STACIE HALAS: "'Cause, I am a teacher."

MAN: "Do you think if they find out you'll get fired?"

STACIE HALAS: "Uh, questionable. Probably."

HALAS'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE NEVER STARRED IN ANY PORNOS WHILE TEACHING. SO IN

OCTOBER, SHE APPEALED FOR HER JOB BACK, BUT THE STATE PANEL NOW SAYS HER

TESTIMONY WAS FULL OF "MISLEADING AND EVASIVE STATEMENTS, AND OUTRIGHT

FALSEHOODS."

SOT JEFF CHANCER / SUPERINTENDENT, OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT: "I just feel as

educators we're the professionals and we should a have a high standard for

all of us."

HALAS' ATTORNEY SAYS SHE'S CHANGED HER LIFE AND NOW ONLY WANTS TO BE A

TEACHER.

SOT RICHARD SCHWAB / STACIE'S ATTORNEY: "She feels that by redeeming herself

HUGE AUSIE SHARK!!!-OC SOT VO

THIS IS VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE.

TWO FISHERMEN IN AUSTRALIA CAME ACROSS SOMETHING BIG.

**FACE TO FACE** WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK.

Oh my God Yeah that was close. Can we start the engine and just have that running.

JAMES PRASEVIC AND ALAN FALZON SAY THEY WERE ACTUALLY FISHING FOR MUCH SMALLER SHARKS.

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The adrenaline was kicking in and you don't think sensibly when you have a great white shark swimming arOund your boat.

PRASEVIC -- A WAR VETERAN SAYS FISHING IS A GOOD OUTLET FOR HIM, DEALING WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

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BOTH SIDES SAY "BRING IT ON!"

PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISES A BIG PUSH TO GET AMERICANS ON HIS SIDE - WHEN IT COMES TO NEW GUN LAW PROPOSALS.

ALL THIS WHILE GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES VOW TO NEVER BACK DOWN.

ALSO - NEXT AT NOON - THE SPORTS STORY - THAT HAS EVERYONE TALKING TODAY - THE HOAX PLAYED ON A POPULAR NOTRE DAME PLAYER.

THE PLAYER - CALLING IT PAINFUL, HUMILIATING AND INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSING.

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TZ3 B) NOTRE DAME HOAX

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THANKS FOR JOINING US ON NBC-2 NEWS AT NOON.

HERE ARE YOU TOP STORIES FOR THE HOUR

WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY THEY FOUND SKELETAL REMAINS IN CAR THAT WAS PULLED FROM A CANAL IN PUNTA GORDA THIS MORNING.

THEY WILL NOW BE SEND FOR A DNA MATCH.

DETECTIVES SAY THEY ARE LIKELY THAT OF A WOMEN WHO DISAPPEARED NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO.

SWEETBAY ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THEY ARE CLOSING STORES ACROSS FLORIDA INCLUDING 4 IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

3 OF THE STORES ARE IN NAPLES AND ONE PUNTA GORDA. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE LAID OFF.

AND THIS MORNING, A LEE COUNTY JUDGE DENIED BOND FOR A CAPE CORAL ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE.

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WE BEGIN THIS HALF HOUR WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM TALLAHASSEE THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE STATE.

FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES A PLAN TO *REDUCE WAIT TIMES ON ELECTION DAY.

RICK SCOTT WANTS MORE TIME AND RESOURCES FOR EARLY VOTING.

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THIS IS THE GOVERNOR ESSENTIALLY BACK-TRACKING ON AN ELECTION LAW PUT INTO PLACE UNDER *HIS ADMINISTRATION.

TWO YEARS AGO THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE REDUCED THE NUMER OF DAYS FOR EARLY VOTING.

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NOW, SCOTT WANTS TO REVERT BACK - SAYING SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHOULD OFFER UP TO 14 DAYS OF EARLY VOTING.

IT'S ALL PART OF AN EFFORT TO FIX FLORIDA'S EMBARRASSING WAIT TIMES ON ELECTION DAY.

IN LEE COUNTY, SOME VOTERS WAITED UP TO SIX HOURS TO CAST A BALLOT.

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SCOTT IS ALSO WANTS TO ALLOW VOTING ON THE SUNDAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

MANY IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAVE CALLED FOR THIS.

A DAY NICKNAMED "SOULS TO THE POLLS" BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WOULD VOTE AFTER CHURCH.

THE GOVERNOR IS RECOMMENDING THAT LAWMAKERS LIMIT THE WORDING OF AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT.

ALL OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THOUGH NEED APPROVAL FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT NOON.

A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU RIGH HERE ON NBC-2.

FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP HAS RESIGNED AS C-E-O OF HIS COMPANY V-R LABS, A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY.

REMEMBER -- THERE IS CONTROVERSY OVER A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT THAT LEE COUNTY GAVE TO THEM BACK IN 2011.

V-R LABS PROMISED 40 FULL TIME JOBS BY THE END OF 2012.

AND 208 JOBS BY 2016.

IT HAS STILL NOT DELIVERED ON THOSE PROMISES.

WE JUST GOT A STATEMENT FROM JEFF KOTTKAMP. HE TELLS OUR REPORTER SARA MILES QUOTE -- I DECIDED TO LEAVE VR LABORATORIES LAST MONTH. I AM FOCUSING MY CAREER ON THE LAW AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. I WISH V-R WELL. THEIR SUCCESS WILL BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AGAIN - THAT STATEMENT COMING FROM JEFF KOTTKAMP.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA SET TO LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN-STYLE PUSH, TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIS SWEEPING NEW GUN CONTROL EFFORTS.

MEANTIME - THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IS VOWING THE "FIGHT OF THE CENTURY" TO BLOCK THEM.

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Kicking off the most ambitious federal campaign to crack down on gun violence in decades.

. President Obama Wednesday made this heartfelt promise.

"I will put everything I've got into this, and so will Joe."

But some Republicans are already signaling it'll be an uphill battle for the President.

"It is not going to be easy. I know that legislation is going to be introduced and we will look at it when that happens."

Florida senator Marco Rubio dismissed the president's plan: "Guns are not the problem; criminals with evil in their hearts and mentally ill people prone to violence are."

What's included in the new package?

A ban on military-style assault weapons like the ones used last month in Newtown and last summer in Aurora.

Limits on high-capacity magazines, that might have reduced the number of victims in both those cities.

And, universal background checks, that could have prevented the Columbine High School gunmen from buying an assault weapon from a private seller who had bought it at a gun show.

"This is our first task as a society, keeping our children safe."

To reinforce that point, Mr. Obama shared the stage with FOUR children who had written letters to him since Newtown.

"In the letter that Julia wrote me, she said, "I know that laws have to be passed by Congress, but I beg you to try very hard." Julia, I will try very hard."

Also, greeting the President: 10-year-old Taejah Goode.

"you don't want to lose your life over one little thing like a bullet."

Before signing nearly two dozen executive actions.

. the President also called on Americans to ask their representatives what's more important.

"Doing whatever it takes to get a A grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns, or giving parents some peace of mind when they drop their child off for first grade?"

Even before the President's remarks.

. the NRA unleashed a fiery new attack, infuriating critics with a web video that invokes Mr. Obma's daughters.

"Are the president's kids more important than yours? Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools?"

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MARCO RUBIO CPAC-VO

THE LINE-UP OF THIS YEAR'S CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE COULD BE AN INDICATOR OF WHICH REPUBLICANS ARE PREPARING FOR A WHITE HOUSE RUN IN 20-16.

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SPEAKER LIST FOR THE CONFERENCE.

THE C-P-A-C IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF CONSERVATIVE LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS.

IT HAS LAUNCHED THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS OF MANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.

IT WILL BE HELD MARCH 14-16.

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A COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF SOME DRAMA OFF THE GRIDIORN.

NOTRE DAME LINEBACKER MANTI TE'O NOW SAYS HE WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ELABORATE ONLINE HOAX WHERE SOMEONE WAS POSING TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND.

A GIRLFRIEND HE SAYS DIED JUST HOURS AFTER HIS GRANDMOTHER LAST SEPTEMBER.

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AND THESE TWISTS AND TURNS KEEP POURING IN THIS AFTERNOON.

MANTI TEO WAS A FINALISTS FOR THE HEISMAN TROPHY.

HE'S CREDITED WITH HELPING LEAD HIS TEAM TO THE B-C-S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THIS YEAR.

BUT HE WAS PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR LOSING HIS GRANDMOTHER AND THE PERSON HE CALLED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR MANTI TE'O IS USED TO MAKING HEADLINES ON THE FIELD --

BUT NOW -- HIS PERSONAL LIFE IS WHAT'S THRUSTING HIM INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

IN SEPTEMBER -

NEWS BROKE THAT THE LINEBACKER LOST HIS GRANDMOTHER AND GIRLFRIEND.LENNAY KEKUA.ON THE SAME DAY.

. how would you describe your emotions on the

field tonight?

TEO: 192317 I meant they were with me you know

HE EVEN OPTED NOT TO ATTEND HER FUNERAL AND PLAY MICHIGAN.SAYING IT'S WHAT HIS GIRLFRIEND WOULD HAVE WANTED

MANTI TEO: she made me promise babe, if anything should happen to me you you

promise youll stay over there and youll play and honor me through the way

you play

BUT THIS MORNING --

A STARTLING REVELATION --

TEO CLAIMS HE WAS DUPED -- AND UNBEKNOWNST TO HIM -- THE GIRLFRIEND NEVER EXISTED.

THE SPORTS WEBSITE DEADSPIN BROKE THE STORY.

Jack Swarbrick,athletic director at the University of Notre Dame/

This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reasons

we can't fully understand but Manti was the perfect mark because he's a guy

who is so willing to believe in others

SOME ARE CONTEMPLATING TE'O WAS THE VICTIM OF A NEW-AGE PHENOMEN CALLED "CAT-FISHING" WHERE SOMEONE CREATES A FALSE IDENTIY TO USE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND DATING WEBSITES.

MANTI TEO: when you have somebody that you talk to every single day, that

you sleep with on the phone bc shes shes going through a lot of things/and

all of a sudden its silence that silence really eats at you

HIS SCHOOL CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION BACK IN DECEMBER -- ONLY TO REALIZE THIS KEKUA WASN'T REAL

Jack Swarbrick,athletic director at the University of Notre Dame/ the thing

I am most sad about is that the single most trusting

human being ive ever met will never be able to trust again the same way in

his life.

TEO RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, SAYING QUOTE --

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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.

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A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

COMING UP AT ONE O'CLOCK, 160 MOTORCYCLE RIDERS WILL TAKE OVER I-75 AS PART OF THE AMERICAN VETERANS TRAVELING TRIBUTE.

THEY'LL START AT THE JONES LOOP ROAD WEIGH STATION, EXIT 1-61.

THEIR DESTINATION, JET-BLUE PARK, WHERE THE AMERICAN HEROES AIR SHOW TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND.

THEY WILL RIDE SOUTH TO THE M-L-K EXIT, THEN TAKE S-R 82 TO DANIELS.

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THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TELLS BOEING TO KEEP ITS DREAMLINERS ON THE TARMAC.

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CITING A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK INVOLVING THE BATTERIES IN BOEING'S MARQUEE 787, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS TEMPORARILY GROUNDING ALL US OPERATED DREAMLINERS. IN A STATEMENT THE FAA SAYS:

"BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT, OPERATORS OF US REGISTERED, BOEING 787 AIRCRAFT MUST DEMONSTRATE TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THAT THE BATTERIES ARE SAFE AND IN COMPLIANCE."

THIS COMES AFTER A SECOND BATTERY INCIDENT ON A BOEING 787 IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS.

UNITED AIRLINES IS THE ONLY U-S AIRLINE WITH 6 DREAMLINERS IN SERVICE AND SAYS IT WILL IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIVE.

NEARLY ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS WITH DREAMLINERS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.

BOEING DEFENDS THEIR ADVANCED PLANE WHICH DEBUTED IN 2011 SAYING IN A STATEMENT.

"WE ARE CONFIDENT THE 787 IS SAFE AND WE STAND BEHIND ITS OVERALL INTEGRITY. WE WILL BE TAKING EVERY NECESSARY STEP IN THE COMING DAYS TO ASSURE OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC OF THE 787'S SAFETY AND TO RETURN THE AIRPLANES TO SERVICE."

WEDNESDAY AN ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS FLIGHT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ALARM INDICATED A POSSIBLE BATTERY PROBLEM, AND SMOKE IN THE FORWARD COMPARTMENT. THE INCIDENT FORCED TWO JAPANESE AIRLINES TO GROUND THEIR FLEETS OF 787S.

LAST WEEK, A BATTERY IN A JAPAN AIRLINES DREAMLINER IN BOSTON CAUGHT ON FIRE. THAT CHARRED LITHIUM BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY JAPANESE COMPANY G-S YUASA IS NOW BEING EXAMINED BY THE NTSB.

MIDWEST WIND POWER PLAN-NATS TOP VO

NEW AT NOON - PLANS TO BRING A 700-MILE HIGH ENERGY POWER LINE POWERED BY WIND COULD BECOME A REALITY IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

MIDWEST WIND POWER PLAN-2SOT VO

Three Hoover Dams worth of power can fit on this. Obviously it's a lot of energy. It would come through this general vicinity and a transmission line.

.In the end, you're delivering a very cheap, clean source of energy to states that don't have that much access to it.

THE GRAIN BELT EXPRESS LINE IS ONE OF FOUR LINES PLANNED BY THE COMPANY.

THE PROJECT IS SLATED TO COST NEARLY TWO-BILLION DOLLARS.

CLEAN LINE ENERGY CLAIMS THE PROJECT WILL BRING MORE THAN 5,000 NEW JOBS IN ITS STRETCH, AND BRING MILLIONS IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

BUCKETHEAD BANDIT-TRX VOTOPS

LOOK AT THIS.

SOME BURGLARS GO FOR HATS, SUNGLASSES OR MASKS.

THIS ONE APPARENTLY FORGOT THE KEY PART OF HIS DISGUISE.

SO, HE USED A BUCKET.

THE SUSPECT BROKE INTO A SEAFOOD SHOP IN SLIDELL, LOUISIANA.

HE ALSO TRIED TO BREAK INTO A PAWN SHOP, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

TURNS OUT, HE USED TO WORK AT THE SEAFOOD JOINT.

POLICE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM ANYWAY.

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IMAGINE PULLING UP TO AN ATM - AND TAKING OUT LESS THAN TWENTY BUCKS.

THE DAYS OF BEING FORCED TO WITHDRAW 20 DOLLARS ARE COMING TO AN END.

MACHINES ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT LET YOU TAKE OUT 1'S AND 5'S.

CHASE AND P-N-C BANKS ARE EVEN CONSIDERING MACHINES THAT WILL DISPENSE COINS.

THE NEW A-T-MS ARE FREE FOR CUSTOMERS.

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ARE YOU REGISTERED FOR THE BIG RACE IN MARCH?

THIS EVENING FROM 6-TO-8, THERE WILL BE A "PINK PARTY" - A KICK-OFF FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE!

COME CELEBRATE WITH SUSAN G. KOMEN AT SAM GALLOWAY FORD ON BOY SCOUT DRIVE IN FORT MYERS!

PARTY WITH FRIENDS AND FELLOW KOMEN SUPPORTERS, NETWORK, LEARN FUNDRAISING TIPS AND REGISTER TO RUN OR WALK IN THE RACE FOR THE CURE ON MARCH 9, 2013.

TEASE FOUR-1 SHOT

NEW TECHNOLOGY IS ALL AROUND US -- ESPECIALLY IN OUR CARS.

WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH SOME AMAZING AND AFFORDABLE IDEAS YOU WILL LIKELY SEE IN YOUR NEXT SET OF WHEELS.

PLUS.

ALLERGY SUFFERERS NEED TO GET READY.

TZ4 A) CAR SYNC TECH-VOTOPS

TZ4 B) EARLY SPRING-VOTOPS

CAR SYNCHING TECHNOLOGY-TRAFFIC

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES AT A BLINDING PACE, AND MUCH OF IT BLENDS TOGETHER.

THAT'S CALLED CONVERGENCE.

WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THE GADGETS WE USE HERE AT NBC-2.

BUT NOW THAT TREND IS CHANGING THE WAY WE GET FROM 'A' TO 'B'.

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YES, THERE ARE CONCERNS IN CAR ELECTRONICS, THAT THEY'RE GETTING TOO PLENTIFUL. BUT HERE'S AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS CLEARLY COME.

AN iPAD APP TO CONTROL YOUR SEAT.

NOW, SAY YOU WANT TO LEAN BACK AND RAISE THE HEADREST AT THE SAME TIME. JUST A COUPLE OF FINGERTIP COMMANDS ON YOUR iPAD. YOU'RE RELAXING.

TOM GOULD IS JOHNSON CONTROLS' INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DIRECTOR.

"Everyone has their mobile devices they're bringing into the vehicle, so to be able to provide an app that speaks through bluetooth to the seat allows us to add a level of functionality that's very visual and gets the functionality directly to the seat."

THIS WORKS IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK DEPENDING ON YOUR NEED. SAY YOU WANT TO USE THE LEG RESTS. WELL, THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT.

NEED TO CHARGE YOUR iPHONE?

YOU CAN. WIRELESSLY.

LIKE YOUR POP COLD ON A HOT DAY?

THE COOLING CUP HOLDER IS JUST A SWIPE AWAY. IT ALSO WORKS AT KEEPING YOUR COFFEE HOT TOO.

AND IF YOUR LOWER BACK COULD USE A MESSAGE, AN UNDULATING LUMBAR SUPPORT COMES WITH THE PACKAGE.

NOW ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PORTABLE. IT CAN WORK BUILT INTO THE CAR OR DOWNLOAD TO YOUR iPAD.

BUT YOU CAN'T MESS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR'S CAR SEATS FROM SAY, YOUR LIVING ROOM. THIS IS ALL BLUETOOTH SECURITY PROTECTED.

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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.

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.

HEALTHCAST CLIP-CLIP

NFL AND DEPRESSION-VO

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR DEPRESSION LATER IN LIFE.

A COMBINED RESEARCH PROJECT SHOWED PLAYERS WITH REPEATED CONCUSSIONS WERE AT A MUCH HIGHER RISK FOR DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS AND OTHER MENTAL PROBLEMS.

EARLY SPRING-VOTOPS

THE PAST TWO SPRING SEASONS ARE THE WARMEST ON RECORD IN PARTS OF THE EAST COAST -- AND THAT COULD BE BAD NEWS FOR ALLERGY SUFFERERS.

A NEW STUDY REVEALS THE EARLIEST FLOWERING TIMES IN ONE-HUNDRED-61 YEARS.

HEIGHT PREFERENCES-VOTOPS

HEIGHT MATTERS WHEN CHOOSING A MATE.

A STUDY OUT OF TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE IN BRITAIN SHOWS THAT MOST MEN PREFER A MATE, SHORTER THAN THEY ARE -- AND WOMEN FAVOR A TALLER MAN.

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THIS FLU SEASON HAS EVERYONE TALKING -- AND AS ONE DOCTOR TELLS US, THERE MAY BE SOME BAD ADVICE OUT THERE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF, OR TREAT SYMPTOMS WHEN YOU'RE SICK.

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DR. STUART BRILLIANT, ER CHIEF:00-:05

"This year we're seeing a lot of flu cases by there are a lot of other viruses that do the same thing or give you the same symptoms of the flu, but they're just not the flu. So we're seeing a lot of upper respiratory illness. In addition we're seeing a lot of G-I illnesses."

DOCTOR STUART BRILLIANT SAYS ON A DAILY BASIS AT LEAST 35 TO 40 PATIENTS WHO CHECK INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HAVE THE FLU.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THIS SEASON, THE FLU ARRIVED MUCH EARLIER THAN IN YEARS PAST. EVEN PEOPLE WHO PREPARED EARLY TO COMBAT THE DEADLY SICKNESS ARE DEVELOPING INFLUENZA.

THAT LED US TO SOLICIT THE HELP OF DOCTOR BRILLIANT IN LETTING YOU KNOW THE MYTHS AND THE FACTS ABOUT THIS YEARS FLU STRAIN.

"Does the flu shot work?"

"This year around 60 to 65 percent of people are being covered by the flu vaccine."

"Some people say the flu shot give you the flu?"

"I think that's one of those old myths and wives' tales."

"What if you're young and healthy and really work out a lot, do you really need the flu shot?"

" Yes, it's always better to be safe rather than sorry!-"

"But you don't need to get a flu shot every year, do you?"

"That's another one of those myths. Every year the strains of the flu change."

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"Can you catch the flu from the weather? Like if you go out without a jacket in cold weather? If you have a wet head or if you're sitting by a drafty window? "

"That is a myth."

DOCTOR BRILLIANT ADDS TAMIFLU IS PRESCRIBED FOR CONFIRMED FLU PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD SYMPTOMS FOR LESS THAN 48 HOURS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN , SENIORS OR OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYMPTOMS.

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IT'S BEST TO TREAT THE FEVER, DRINK LIQUIDS AND GET PLENTY OF REST.

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL-TRX VOTOPS

THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF IN PARK CITY, UTAH TODAY.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT ABOUT 50-THOUSAND PEOPLE TO ATTEND OVER THE NEXT TEN DAYS INCLUDING ARTISTS AND FANS.

MAVERICKS COMPETITION-VOTOPS

WE MAY HAVE THE OCEAN, BUT WE DEFINITELY DO **NOT HAVE WAVES LIKE THIS -- PROBABLY A GOOD THING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SURFERS, PADDLING OUT FOR THE ANNUAL MAVERICKS COMPETITION IN HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA.

SWELLS CAN GET UP TO 50-FEET!

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT THE NBC-2 TEAM IS WORKING ON FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER THAT WAS THE SITE OF A DEADLY MASSACRE OPENS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SHOOTING.

FIRST AT FOUR - WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SOMBER CEREMONY PLANNED FOR THIS EVENING.

PLUS - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT RECOMMENDS EXTENDING EARLY VOTING.

NBC-2 IS WORKING TO GET NEW DETAILS ON THE DEVELOPING STORY.

AND - IT'S THE STORY THAT HAS EVERYONE TALKING TODAY.

A PHENOMENAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR REPORTEDLY DUPED THROUGH AN ONLINE DATING SCAM.

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B) early voting scott-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) manti teo fake girlfriend-VOTOPS

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TAKING A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES -

THIS ONE BREAKING TODAY - FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP STEPS DOWN AS C-E-O OF HIS COMPANY V-R LABS, A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY.

RIGHT NOW - THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT LEE COUNTY GAVE THE COMPANY BACK IN 2011.

V-R LABS PROMISED 40 FULL TIME JOBS BY THE END OF 2012.

AND 208 JOBS BY 2016.

IT HAS NOT DELIVERED ON THOSE PROMISES.

KOTTKAMP TELLS US QUOTE - 'I DECIDED TO LEAVE VR LABORATORIES LAST MONTH.

I AM FOCUSING MY CAREER ON THE LAW AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

PG COLD CASE CAR-TRXSS VOTOPS

LESS THAN TWO HOURS AGO,

POLICE IN PUNTA GORDA FIND SKELETAL REMAINS IN A CAR PULLED FROM A CANAL.

THEY BELIEVE IT'S THIS WOMAN, FRANCES HENDRICKSON.

SHE WENT MISSING TWENTY YEARS AGO.

USING SONAR, CREWS PULLED THE CAR FROM THE CANAL THIS MORNING.

THEY'LL NOW SEND THE REMAINS OUT FOR DNA TESTING.

SWEETBAY CLOSURES-VOTOPS

SWEETBAY RETHINKS ITS STRATEGY - CLOSING A HANDFUL OF STORES, INCLUDING SOME IN OUR AREA.

33 ACROSS THE STATE.

3 OF THE STORES ARE IN NAPLES AND ONE PUNTA GORDA.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE LAID OFF.

CAPE MURDER ARREST-SSVO TOPS

NO BOND FOR A CAPE CORAL MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE.

POLICE SAY PORFIRO RIVERA STABBED HER TO DEATH.

HE'S SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO COURT NEXT MONTH.

RIVERA WAS IN A LEE COUNTY COURT ROOM TODAY.

HE'S CURRENTYLY BEING SUPERVISED FOR A SEPARATE AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGE.

DEADLY MOTO CRASH-VOTOPS

POLICE SAY TWO RIDERS WERE GOING MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR WHEN THEY CRASHED.

34-YEAR OLD ERIC SANTIAGO OF LEHIGH ACRES DIED ON THE SCENE.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

THE OTHER RIDER, LUIS SANTIAGO WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

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