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HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.

RIGHT NOW -- VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN - SWORN INTO HIS SECOND TERM OF OFFICE.

HERE'S VIDEO FROM THAT CEREMONY JUST A SHORT TIME AGO.

DETAILS ON ALL THE INAUGURAL ACTIVITIES STRAIGHT AHEAD.

PLUS.

ALL EYES ON ALGERIA AS NEW DETAILS EMERGE IN THAT CHAOTIC HOSTAGE SITUATION.

INVESTIGATORS NOW WORKING A CRIME SCENE WHERE 23 HOSTAGES AND 32 MILITANTS WERE KILLED.

AND.

TEMPERATURES RISE -- SO DOES THE FOG.

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB JOINS US WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK-WEEK.

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HDZ2) ALGERIA-VIDBOX

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OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX CENTER

CLOUDY PERIODS

There are still some cloud complications across Southwest Florida for your Sunday. Expect patchy dense fog through the morning, especially in the inland areas. Otherwise, the first half of the day will be mostly cloudy and warm. By this afternoon, we'll be seeing a few breaks for sunshine and temperatures will head back into the upper 70s. The breeze will be lighter than yesterday, coming in from the northeast at 5 - 10 mph. If boating is in your Sunday plans, good news, seas will be 1 - 2 feet and inland waters will have a light chop. As we look ahead into the week, cloud cover will be decreasing a bit each of the next few days. Highs will be in the upper 80s for Monday, but will cool to the low to mid 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday. By Wednesday, the skies will be mostly sunny. Overnight lows will also be on the decrease. Tonight we'll only drop into the lower 60s. We'll be in the upper 50s tomorrow night and lower 50s for the middle of the week. There are no good rain chances in the next 7 days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAKING-CLIP

GMA PREZ INAUGURATION PREP-TRX VOTOPS

THANK YOU HALEY.

BREAKING NEWS.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN JUST TOOK HIS OATH OF OFFICE FOR HER HIS SECOND TERM AS VICE PRESIDENT.

HE TOOK THE OATH FROM SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTAMAYOR DURING A PRIVATE CEREMONY AT THE U-S NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE AROUND NOON.

NBC NEWS WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF REPORT AT 11:53 THIS MORNING FOR THE OFFICIAL SWEARING IN.

HIS OATH WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE BLUE ROOM.

TOMORROW, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL WATCH THE PRESIDENT TAKE HIS PUBLIC OATH ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL.

GOOD MORNING, I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M KELLY CRESWELL

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NATS:

usher/glee/katy?

FOR SOME LUCKY KIDS. THE PARTY STARTED LAST NIGHT.

THE KIDS INAUGURAL BALL HAD SOME OF THE KIDS FROM GLEE.AND KATY PERRY.

.

LATER TODAY. AS MANDATED. THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE THE OATH. BEFORE

NOON.

BUT THAT WILL BE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

THEN.TOMORROW.ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL.

NATS:

"I Barack Hussein Obama."

ON MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY. THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE THE OATH AGAIN

.

NATS:

"I 've been to the mountaop"

HONORING KING. AND HIS FAVORITE PRESIDENT. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

NATS:

movie. now. now. now

MR. OBAMA WILL PLACE HIS HAND ON TWO BIBLES.ONE THAT KING USED. ONE

THAT LINCOLN USED.

THEN IT IS THE PARADE. THE ROUTE HAS BEEN SECURED. THE FLOATS ARE

READY TO ROLL DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

WHILE THERE WILL BE ONLY TWO INAUGURAL BALLS. THEY ARE STAR STUDDED

ALICIA KEYS. BRAD PAISLEY. JENNIFER HUDSON.

BUT BEFORE ALL THE POMP. AND PARTIES.

NATS:

walks into school

THE PRESIDENT TOOK PART AGAIN IN WHAT HE CALLS 'THE NATIONAL DAY OF

SERVICE."

SOT:

Obama

This inauguration / also should be an acclamation that we're in this

together

SO.THE FIRST FAMILY.GRABBED SOME PAINT BRUSHES AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL.

NATS:

Obama "how'd you guys get power tools."

ALREADY. THE PEOPLE'S LAWN.THE MALL IS SEEING PLENTY OF VISITORS.

SOT:

FL COPS TO INAUGURATION-VOTOPS

THAT WAS DAVID KERLEY REPORTING.

OFFICERS FROM THE MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEFT THIS MORNING TO GO TO WASHINGTON D-C FOLLOWING MONTHS OF TRAINING.

THEY ARE ASSIGNED AS SECURITY FOR TOMORROW'S EVENTS.

GOV SCOTT NAPLES-OC

LOOKING AHEAD-

TONIGHT GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT THE CASUALTY INSURERS SUMMIT IN NAPLES.

THE EVENT WILL START AT FIVE THIRTY P-M.

BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX VO

DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING LOOKING FOR ANSWERS THIS MORNING IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN BONITA SPRINGS.

A PASSER-BY FOUND THE BODY IN A WOODED AREA ON OAKLAND DRIVE NEAR BONITA BEACH ROAD.

THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN FOUND HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

FL NURSING HOME SHOOTING-VO

A PALM BEACH COUNTY NURSING HOME IS A CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING.

SATURDAY, POLICE SAY AN ELDERLY MAN SHOT AND KILLED HIS WIFE -- THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.

A NURSE FOUND THE COUPLE DEAD IN THE WIFE'S ROOM.

POLICE SAY THE HUSBAND WAS IN HIS 80S.

SHE WAS IN HER LATE 70S.

POLICE SAY A FRIEND CALLED POLICE AND SAID THE HUSBAND WAS ACTING STRANGELY.

STAFF SAY THE HUSBAND FREQUENTLY VISITED HIS WIFE AND WAS NEVER A THREAT.

JUDGE CHARGED W FRAUD -VO

A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN MICHIGAN IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD -- ACCUSED IN QUESTIONABLE REAL ESTATE DEALS.

JUDGE DIANE HATHAWAY AND HER HUSBAND ARE ACCUSED OF TRYING TO CONCEAL A HOME HERE IN FLORIDA.

PROSECUTORS EXPECT THE JUDGE TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA IN FEDERAL COURT.

ALGERIA LATEST-TRX ONCAM

NEW RIGHT NOW.

AFTER DAYS OF UNCERTAINTY, AND DISTURBING REPORTS COMING IN BY-THE-MINUTE IN THAT CHAOTIC HOSTAGE SITUATION IN ALGERIA --SURVIVORS ARE TELLING THEIR STORIES.

NARROW ESCAPES. EXECUTION-STYLE KILLINGS. AND BOMBS STRAPPED AROUND NECKS.

THEY'VE BEEN FLOWN TO HOSPITALS ACROSS EUROPE.

. INCLUDING ONE IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

ALGERIA LATEST-PKG

BOO BOO'S OWNER-SOTVO

THAT WAS NICK SCHIFRIN REPORTING.

THE OWNER OF BOO-BOO, THE GRUZZLY BEAR CUB THAT ESCAPED THIS WEEK -- IS SPEAKING OUT.

DEXTER OSBORN SAYS BOO BOO ESCAPED WHEN A WILD BLACK BEAR WANDERED TOO CLOSE TO HIS PEN.

dexter ozborn/ cub's owner

20:45 It's a nightmare everyone wishes never to happen and unfortunately it did happen.

THE BEAR WAS FOUND 2 MILES FROM HIS GOLDEN GATE ESATES HOME.

BOO BOO'S OWNER-SOTVO

dexter ozborn/ cub's owner

19:18 it was a freak accident where more than anything it was my fault. It was handler error. 19:25

BOOBOO AND ANOTHER BEAR, YOGI, TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY.

THEY'RE PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.

F-W-C OFFICIALS ARE STILL DETERMINING IF OZBORN WILL FACE ANY LEGAL CHARGES.

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-2 SHOT CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

THE NAPLES ZOO IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS TO THE ZOO WITH THE PURCHACE OF AN ADULT TICKET.

THE FREE TICKETS INCLUDE A CRUISE THROUGH ISLANDS OF MONKEYS,

A HISTORIC BOTANICAL GARDEN FILLED WITH RARE ANIMALS

AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS.

RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL IS HOSTING A MEDIVAL FAIRE.

THE EVENT BEGAN AT NINE A-M AND ENDS AT SIX P-M.

THE FAIRE WILL TAKE PLACE AT LAKES REGIONAL PARK

THERE WILL BE JOUSTING, JUGGLERS, AND LIVE SWORD FIGHTS.

TICKETS ARE 15 DOLLARS FOR ADULTS AND FIVE DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN.

THE BAYSHORE CULTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS HOSTING JAZZ IN THE PARK.

THE BOB ZOTTOLA E-J-B QUINTET WILL PERFORM.

THE CONCERT WILL START AT TWO PM AND RUNS UNTIL FOUR P-M.

ITS BEING HELD AT THE SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK.

THE CONCERT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON NBC TWO

WE HAVE SOME NEW RESEARCH THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON AUTISM.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT TWO YEAR OLD DIAGNOSED WITH A SEVERE CASE OF AUTISM AND HOW HE OVER CAME THE DISORDER.

PLUS--THE FIRST DAY OF THE ABBREVIATED N-H-L SEASON IS IN THE BOOKS!

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TZ1 B) SPORTS-VOTOPS

AUTISM NIGHTLY-PLASMA

HERE'S A STORY PARENTS MIGHT WANT TO SIT DOWN AND WATCH.

NEW RESEARCH SHEDS MORE LIGHT ON AUTISM---A DISORDER THAT AFFECTS ONE OUT OF EVERY 100 CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY.

IT GIVES ANSWERS TO HOW AND WHY A SMALL NUMBER OF CHILDREN ABLE TO OVERCOME IT.

AUTISM NIGHTLY-PKG

Jake Exkorn is a perfectly normal sixteen year old.

But when he was two years old --shown in these videotapes -- he was diagnosed with severe autism, the widespread disorder that affects a child's ability to have social interactions,

SOT Karen Mom: "He stopped relating. He wasn't interested in other kids. he wasn't even interested in me or his dad. And by his second birthday, he stopped speaking entirely."

After two years of of intensive therapy 40 hours a week he was declared free of autism and he remains so to this day.

SOT Jake 1: "When I look at the videos when I'm two years old, I cannot believe that at one point in my life that was me.

New research from the University of Connecticut closely studying 34 such cases including Jake concludes that the outcome is real -- therapy does bring a cure in some cases. And it is often with kids who were severely autistic.

SOT Dr. Deborah Fein/ "They had very little language when they were two or three years old and they were --most of them classically autistic."

But the good news comes with caveats

SU Bridge/ "Researchers caution that such cases only represent a portion of children with autism -- perhaps as few as one in 10. And there is no way to predict in advance which kids can be cured."

It is possible the kids like Jake have a certain genetic makeup that makes them responsive to therapy but doctors have no idea what that is

SOT Dr. Fred Volkmar/ "We have to frame the results not to give parents false hope, but to be really honest about what we can hope expect, given the better rates of early diagnosis and intervention."

But, the experts believe that early diagnosis and intervention remains key

SOT Jake 2: "I feel proud that I'm able to help in any way -- whether it's doing the study or just representing the possibility of recovery."

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

CLOUDY PERIODS

There are still some cloud complications across Southwest Florida for your Sunday. Expect patchy dense fog through the morning, especially in the inland areas. Otherwise, the first half of the day will be mostly cloudy and warm. By this afternoon, we'll be seeing a few breaks for sunshine and temperatures will head back into the upper 70s. The breeze will be lighter than yesterday, coming in from the northeast at 5 - 10 mph. If boating is in your Sunday plans, good news, seas will be 1 - 2 feet and inland waters will have a light chop. As we look ahead into the week, cloud cover will be decreasing a bit each of the next few days. Highs will be in the upper 80s for Monday, but will cool to the low to mid 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday. By Wednesday, the skies will be mostly sunny. Overnight lows will also be on the decrease. Tonight we'll only drop into the lower 60s. We'll be in the upper 50s tomorrow night and lower 50s for the middle of the week. There are no good rain chances in the next 7 days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPORTS-PKG

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

STAY WITH US ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

TRISH ROUTTE FROM THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S MOST WANTED.

TZ2 A-VO

CRIME STOPPERS-PLASMA

LEGENDARY ACTOR TYLER PERRY RECENTLY UPPED THE ANTE FOR INFORMATION ON A COLD CASE.

HE OFFERED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR NEW LEADS TO BRING JUSTICE FOR TWO COLLIER COUNTY FAMILIES.

CRIME STOPPERS-PKG

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

A MAN CHARGES A STAGE PULLS A GUN OUT AND SQUEEZES THE TRIGGER.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS FAR FROM EXPECTED.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE TURN OF EVENTS THAT SAVES A MANS LIFE.

PLUS. A SCHOOL IN NEW YORK IS PUT ON LOCK DOWN AFTER A GUN AND A LOADED AMMO CLIP IS FOUND IN HIS BAG.

TZ3 A BULGARIA ASSASSIN-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B KID BRINGS GUN 2 SCHOOL-VOTOPS

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

COMING UP ON NBC2 NEWS TODAY

STARTLING VIDEO OF AN ASSASINATION ATTEMPT.

WHY THIS POLITICAL LEADER WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY UNHARMED.

PLUS.

HOW A NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL RESPONDED WHEN A SEVEN YEAR OLD BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL, WITH BULLETS IN HIS BAG.

AND.

HDZ1) BULGERIA ASSASSIN-VIDBOX

HDZ2) KID GUN TO SCHOOL-VIDBOX

HDZ3) LOCAL WEATHER-VIDBOX

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WX CENTER

CLOUDY PERIODS

There are still some cloud complications across Southwest Florida for your Sunday. Expect patchy dense fog through the morning, especially in the inland areas. Otherwise, the first half of the day will be mostly cloudy and warm. By this afternoon, we'll be seeing a few breaks for sunshine and temperatures will head back into the upper 70s. The breeze will be lighter than yesterday, coming in from the northeast at 5 - 10 mph. If boating is in your Sunday plans, good news, seas will be 1 - 2 feet and inland waters will have a light chop. As we look ahead into the week, cloud cover will be decreasing a bit each of the next few days. Highs will be in the upper 80s for Monday, but will cool to the low to mid 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday. By Wednesday, the skies will be mostly sunny. Overnight lows will also be on the decrease. Tonight we'll only drop into the lower 60s. We'll be in the upper 50s tomorrow night and lower 50s for the middle of the week. There are no good rain chances in the next 7 days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BULGARIA ASSINATION ATTEMPT-TRX VOTOPS OC

WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS CHILLING INCIDENT IN BULGERIA -- A MAN TAKES THE STAGE AT A POLITICAL RALLY, AND RAISES A GUN TO THE HEAD OF POLITICAL LEADER AHMED DOGAN.

HE PULLS THE TRIGGER -- AND WHAT FOLLOWS IS BEING CALLED PURE LUCK.

BULGARIA ASSINATION ATTEMPT-PKG

SCRIPT:

THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN BOUNDED ACROSS THE STAGE, RAISING HIS GUN TO

SHOOT.

HE COULDN'T FIRE, AND WAS INSTANTLY THROWN TO THE GROUND - KICKS AND PUNCHES

RAINING DOWN.

OTHERS STOOD OVER THE GAS PISTOL, A SELF-DEFENSE WEAPON THAT CAN BE DEADLY

AT CLOSE RANGE.

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR THIS MORNING WHY THE 25 YEAR-OLD THE BULGARIAN-TURKISH

MAN, OKTAI ENIMEHMEDOV, ATTACKED FAMOUS POLITICIAN AHMED DOGAN, THE LONGTIME

LEADER OF A PARTY THAT REPRESENTS BULGARIA'S MINORITY TURKS AND MUSLIMS.

SOT Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov

"Right now we are working on finding out everything about the attacker SAID

BULGARIA'S INTERIOR MINISTER. samples were taken to find out if there were

drugs in his system."

IT'S ALSO A MYSTERY HOW THE ATTACKER GOT IN - ON TOP OF THE GUN HE HAD TWO

KNIVES AS WELL AS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, WITH ARRESTS FOR DRUGS POSSESSION

AND ROBBERY.

DOGAN WAS ANNOUNCING HIS RETIREMENT WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED. THIS MORNING, THE

PROSTITUTION-TRX SS

AN UNDERCOVER SEX STING LANDS THREE PEOPLE IN JAIL IN COLLIER COUNTY.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THIS MAN AND THESE 2 WOMEN IN IMMOKALEE.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE TRIO AGREED TO MEET WITH THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES--

AND AGREED TO HAVE SEX WITH THEM, IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY.

FL FATAL CRASH-VO

A WRECK ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY KILLS A FATHER AND HIS THREE CHILDREN.

THE WRECK HAPPENED ON STATE ROAD 33 IN LAKE COUNTY. NORTHWEST OF ORLANDO.

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE 41-YEAR-OLD DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS MERCEDES AND STRIKE A POLE AND SEVERAL TREES.

THE FATHER AND HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD SON WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

ISLAND COAST STUDENT HIT BY CAR-TRX VOTOPS

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT LED TO A STUDENT BEING HIT ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL.

16-YEAR-OLD JONATHAN CRUZ WAS HIT FRIDAY MORNING WHILE CROSSING 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON DE-NAVARRA PARKWAY.

THE STUDENT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

MAN CRASHES MILITARY GATE-VO

A MAN IS STILL ON THE RUN AFTER LEADING AUTHORITIES ON A WILD RIDE THROUGH A MILITARY BASE.

POLICE SAY HE DROVE A PICKUP TRUCK THROUGH A GATE AT AN ALASKAN MILITARY BASE.

NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE-ONCAM

HUNDREDS HONORED THE LEGACY OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING IN WASHINGTON D.C. BY PARTICPATING IN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE.

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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

PRESIDENT OBAMA BEGAN THE WEEKEND OF HIS SECOND INAUGURATION STAINING SHELVES AT BURRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON.

MAYBE NOT THE MOST GLAMOROUS WAY TO START PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES, BUT IT WAS HIS PROJECT FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE.

"This is really what America's about. This is what we celebrate. This inauguration, we're going to be- it's a symbol of how our democracy works and how we peacefully transfer power. But it should also be an affirmation that we're all in this together."

THE NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE COINCIDES WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY.

THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY HONORING THE LATE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER.

"These are cotton swabs."

THE VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE GOT TO WORK AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, FILLING CARE KITS FOR DEPLOYED TROOPS.

BIDEN, ALSO JOINED BY HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, CALLED THE DAY A "FAMILY AFFAIR."

"I want to thank you for believing as deeply as I do and my family does about possibilities and making things better in this country."

A CELEBRATION AT THE NATIONAL MALL FEATURED CELEBRITY GUESTS EVA LONGORIA, AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY YOLANDA ADAMS AND BEN FOLDS.

CHELSEA CLINTON IS THE HONORARY CHAIR FOR THE DAY OF SERVICE.

AS PRESIDENT, HER FATHER SIGNED THE BILL DESIGNATING A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-L-K DAY.

"When he signed the bill, he reminded us of what Dr. King often called life's most persistent and urgent question, 'What are you doing for others?'"

NATIONAL APPRECIATION DAY-VO

NC GUN SHOW SHOOTING-TRX VOWIPE

THREE GUN SHOWS AROUND THE NATION ENDED WITH ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

WE HAVE DETAILS ON TWO OF THEM.

STARTING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

A SHOTGUN WENT OFF AS THE OWNER WAS UNZIPPING THE CASE - TO HAVE THE WEAPON CHECKED BY POLICE.

THREE PEOPLE WERE HIT WITH BIRDSHOT PELLETS.

NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.

OH GUN SHOW SHOOTING-VOTOPS

AND IN OHIO,

A MAN WAS SHOT WHEN A DEALER LOOKING AT A HANDGUN ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE TRIGGER.

THE GUN'S MAGAZINE HAD BEEN REMOVED.

BUT THERE WAS STILL ONE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER.

THE BULLET HIT THE DEALER'S PARTNER IN THE ARM AND LEG.

GUN RALLIES-TRX VOTOPS

MEANTIME--

PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY WERE PROTESTING STRICTER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

THE RALLIES CAME JUST DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED SWEEPING NEW PROPOSALS.

PEOPLE IN PENNSYLANIA ARE CALLING THOSE PROPOSALS "THE GRAVEST THREAT" EVER TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

IN BUFFALO--

HUNDREDS GATHERED TO SUPPORT LAWFUL GUN OWNERSHIP.

KID BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL-2 SHOT VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A 7-YEAR-OLD ENDED UP WITH A GUN IN SCHOOL.

THE BOY BROUGHT A 22 CALIBER HANDGUN TO WAVE PREPARATORY ACADEMY IN NEW YORK.

A STAFF MEMBER WAS THE FIRST TO REALIZE THE BOY HAD A FIREARM.

A RESOURCE OFFICER WAS CALLED AND SECURED THE GUN WHILE THE SCHOOL WENT INTO LOCKDOWN.

KID BRINGS GUN TO SCHOOL-SOT VO

I guess when they do their investigation, the person will get into trouble for leaving it around for the kid to get it.

POLICE QUESTIONED THE BOY'S FAMILY.

BUBBLE GUN-ONCAM

NOW TO THE 5-YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN STUDENT BRANDED A TERRORIST THREAT.

SHE WAS SUSPENDED FROM HER SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THREATENING TO SHOOT

ANOTHER CHILD.

HER WEAPON: A HELLO KITTY BUBBLE GUN.

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SCRIPT:

WAS THIS THE WEAPON OF CHOICE FOR A NEW KIND OF TERRORIST? TERROR BY BUBBLES

THE SMALL PINK - HELLO KITTY -- TOY GUN IS AN AUTOMATIC BUBBLE BLOWER.

BUT JUST DAYS AGO, WHEN A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAID SHE AND A CLASSMATE SHOULD

SHOOT EACH OTHER WITH BUBBLES, THE SCHOOL CALLED IT A *TERRORIST THREAT.*

SOT, Robin Ficker / Family Attorney

I think people know how harmless a bubble is, it doesn't hurt.

SOT, Kayla Nash, Shamokin

It's just bubbles it can't harm anybody.

SOT, Ray Scott, Mount Carmel

It's only a bubble gun for a five year old.

ADMINISTRATORS AT MOUNT CARMEL AREA ELEMENTARY IN RURAL PENNSYLVANIA TOOK

ACTION - SUSPENDING THE GIRL FOR TEN DAYS, LATER REDUCING THAT TO TWO.

THE FAMILY'S LAWYER SAYS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION CALLS THE GIRL NORMAL

BUT NOW HER RECORD ISN'T.

SOT, Robin Ficker / Family Attorney

The mother has tried to get the girl in another school since this time, and

they won't take the little girl because of this mark on her record.

THE ATTORNEY SAYS THE GIRL DID *NOT* HAVE THE HELLO KITTY BUBBLES GUN WITH

HER. SO WAS THIS ALL A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING?

AFTER ALL, IT'S A NEW WORLD WHERE PARENTS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE ON

HEIGHTENED ALERT AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

SOT, Robin Ficker / Family Attorney

She's not aware of what Connecticut is, what death is, what shooting is.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SUPERINTENDENT TOLD ABC NEWS

".we are confident that much of the information supplied to the media may

not be consistent with the facts.. The Mount Carmel Area School District

FOSTER KIDS PARK PASSES-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING.

THOUSANDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT FLORIDA STATE PARKS FOR FREE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND STATE WELFARE OFFICIALS ARE NOW WORKING TOGETHER TO DONATE 15-THOUSAND PARK PASSES FOR FOSTER FAMILIES TO USE IN 20-13.

FACEBOOK PUPPIES-ONCAM

IT'S THE AMAZING STORY OF HOW A FAMILY'S FACEBOOK PAGE WENT VIRAL AND RECEIVED MORE THAN A MILLION LIKES IN JUST 6 HOURS.

AND THE RESULT.A VERY HAPPY ENDING FOR THE KIDS, WHO JUST WANTED A PUPPY AND A DAD WHO HAD TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

FACEBOOK PUPPIES-PKG

IT'S NOTHING NEW FOR KIDS TO WANT A PUPPY, SO WHEN THESE KIDS IN MANSFIELD ASKED THEIR DAD FOR ONE, HE THOUGHT HE HAD A GOOD PLAN.

Ryan Cordell / Dad

"I thought I was being very clever saying you'd have to get a million likes."

MOM TOOK THE PICTURE, SIGN READING: IF WE GET A MILLION LIKES WE GET A PUPPY, SIDE NOTE DAD DOESN'T THINK WE CAN DO IT.

ONCE THE SIGN WENT UP, IT TOOK LESS THAN 6 HOURS FOR THE CORDELL'S TO HIT THAT MILLION MARK.

SO DAD CAME THROUGH ON HIS PROMISE, THEY ADOPTED WHAT THEY THINK IS A LAB / SHEPARD MIX WHILE ON A TRIP TO NEW YORK.

"what did you name your puppy? Millie, but if you go by her full name according to Joe it's Millie Smore Cordell."

How big is she going to be? She is going to be this big."

THE POWER OF SOCIAL NETWORKING PROPELLING THIS STORY TO A NATIONAL AND THEN GLOBAL LEVEL SO MUCH SO ITS PROMOTED A GEOGRAPHY LESSON.

SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN, MOMS FROM LEBANON ALL GIVING THEIR LIKES AND SENDING MESSAGES.

FOR THE MOST PART THE REACTION HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. BUT THE CORDELL'S DON'T WANT TO TAKE RISKS WITH THEIR KIDS PRIVACY.

S/Eviee Cordell / Mom

"It's a little bit scary, but I have 20 close friends that are moderating the page and they go in there and make sure there are no nasty comments, they go on and help answer the thousands of messages we've gotten."

FACEBOOK PUPPIES-ONCAM

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-2 SHOT CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

THE NAPLES ZOO IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS TO THE ZOO WITH THE PURCHACE OF AN ADULT TICKET.

THE FREE TICKETS INCLUDE A CRUISE THROUGH ISLANDS OF MONKEYS,

A HISTORIC BOTANICAL GARDEN FILLED WITH RARE ANIMALS

AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS.

RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL IS HOSTING A MEDIVAL FAIRE.

THE EVENT WILL START AT NINE A-M AND END AT SIX P-M.

THE FAIRE WILL TAKE PLACE AT LAKES REGIONAL PARK

THERE WILL BE JOUSTING, JUGGLERS, AND LIVE SWORD FIGHTS.

TICKETS ARE 15 DOLLARS FOR ADULTS AND FIVE DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN.

THE BAYSHORE CULTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS HOSTING JAZZ IN THE PARK.

THE BOB ZOTTOLA E-J-B QUINTET WILL PERFORM.

THE CONCERT WILL START AT TWO PM AND RUNS UNTIL FOUR P-M.

ITS BEING HELD AT THE SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK.

THE CONCERT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

COMING UP ON NBC-2

TZ4 A WOUNDED WARRIOR-VO WIPE

WEATHER TEASE-VO TOPS

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

CLOUDY PERIODS

There are still some cloud complications across Southwest Florida for your Sunday. Expect patchy dense fog through the morning, especially in the inland areas. Otherwise, the first half of the day will be mostly cloudy and warm. By this afternoon, we'll be seeing a few breaks for sunshine and temperatures will head back into the upper 70s. The breeze will be lighter than yesterday, coming in from the northeast at 5 - 10 mph. If boating is in your Sunday plans, good news, seas will be 1 - 2 feet and inland waters will have a light chop. As we look ahead into the week, cloud cover will be decreasing a bit each of the next few days. Highs will be in the upper 80s for Monday, but will cool to the low to mid 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday. By Wednesday, the skies will be mostly sunny. Overnight lows will also be on the decrease. Tonight we'll only drop into the lower 60s. We'll be in the upper 50s tomorrow night and lower 50s for the middle of the week. There are no good rain chances in the next 7 days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

WOUNDED WARRIORS-OC

FOR WOUNDED VETERANS RETURNING FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, THE FIGHT CONTINUES AT HOME.

WOUNDED WARRIORS-PKG

S/ DANNY SWANK, FORMER ARMY SERGEANT:50-1:00

S/ STAFF SGT. BILLY COSTELLO, WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN1:22-1:34

S/ ARLENE GILLIS, PROSTHETIST1:47-1:51

FOR SOME THE PRICE OF WAR IS PAID IN LIMBS.

AND FOR A FEW. THE HEROICS EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD.

THE COMBAT WOUNDED VETERANS CHALLENGE AIMS TO CAPTURE THAT SPECIAL BREED OF SOLDIER TURNED SURVIVOR. GUYS LIKE FORMER ARMY SARGENT DANNY SWANK. WILLING TO STILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY. SHARING STORIES. INSPIRING GENERATIONS.

"I took shrapnel to both of my legs, thigh down pretty much."

DANNY. AND A NEW BAND OF BROTHERS ARE SET TO CONQUER A ONCE UNTHINKABLE CHALLENGE. CLIMBING MOUNT KILIMANJARO. AND IN THE PROCESS DEFEATING AN ENEMY THAT STRIKES MOST WOUNDED VETERANS.

"They're just sitting around, moping around, wondering what they're going to do if they're even going to be able to do anything with the rest of their life, and it gives them something to work for and get out of bed for."

30 YEAR OLD ARMY STAFF SARGENT BILLY COSTELLO. WHO LOST A LEG TO AN I-E-D IN AFGHANISTAN. WILL CLIMB. NOT JUST TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OTHERS FROM THE FRONT LINES. BUT ALSO TO TWO YOUNG SONS AT HOME.

"We were always a very active family, always swimming or biking or doing something, so I had to let my kids know that um, that that stuff was still going to be there, that we could still do all those things."

AND WHEN HE AND OTHER WOUNDED VETERANS SUMMIT KILIMANJARO. THEY'LL DO IT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A TEAM OF PROSTHETIC EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS. LIKE ARLENE GILLIS.

"It is so humbling to be around these folks. They're just inspiring. They're all heroes."

WHO'LL USE THE CLIMB TO TAKE THE TECHNOLOGY TO NEW HEIGHTS TOO.

"We're gathering quantitative and qualitative data so that we can come back and create better fitting sockets and control the comfort of what they're going through."

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THAT WAS JENNIFER LEIGH REPORTING.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

COMING UP NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

BUT FIRST HERE'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S UP NEXT ON TODAY'S MEET THE PRESS.

TZ5 MEET THE PRESS-SOT

AARON SWARTZ MEMORIAL -VO

HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS GATHERED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO AARON SWARTZ SATURDAY.

SWARTZ COMMITTED SUICIDE LAST WEEK AS HE FACED TRIAL ON FEDERAL COMPUTER HACKING CHARGES.

PROSECUTORS CHARGED HIM WITH TAPPING INTO THE M-I-T COMPUTER SYSTEM AND STEALING THOUSANDS OF PAID-ACCESS ARTICLES.

HE PLANNED TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR FREE.

THE 26-YEAR-OLD WAS A TEENAGER WHEN HE HELPED CREATE THE WEB-UPDATE TECHNOLOGY R-S-S.

NEW MEGAUPLOAD WEBSITE -VOTOPS

IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE AUTHORITIES RAIDED HIS MANSION IN NEW ZEALAND AND SHUT DOWN HIS PREVIOUS SITE MEGA-UP-LOAD.

NOW KIM DOTCOM WILL LAUNCH A NEW ENCRYPTED CLOUD STORAGE SITE.

THE SITE WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN U-S AUTHORITIES CLAIMED IT WAS BEING USED TO ILLEGALLY SHARE COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL.

DOTCOM INSISTS HIS NEW SITE "MEGA" COMPLIES WITH THE LAW AND SAYS ANY ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT DOWN WOULD PROVE FUTILE.

DELTA FREQUENT FLIER RULES-VOTOPS

DELTA IS MAKING SOME CHANGES TO ITS SKY MILES.

NOW PROGRAM MEMBERS WILL HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST 25 HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUALLY ON TICKETS.

THE NEXT LEVEL REQUIRES FIVE-THOUSAND IN TICKET PURCHASES

FOLLOWED BY 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

THE TOP RUNG BENEFITS WILL REQUIRE 12-THOUSAND-500 DOLLARS IN TICKET SPENDING.

THE NEW CHANGES WILL LIKELY BUMP SOME FLIERS DOWN TO LOWER RUNG OR OUT OF THE PROGRAM.

BATMOBILE AUCTION-OC VO

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK SOMEONE WOULD PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL BATMOBILE?

TAKE A MOMENT -- WE'LL LET YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

OK - ARE YOU READY?

THIS IS SATURDAY IN ARIZONA.

THE ORIGINAL BATMOBILE WAS PICKED UP AT AUCTION FOR **FOUR-POINT-TWO-MILLION DOLLARS.

THE BATMAN T-V SHOW RAN FOR THREE SEASONS AND FEATURED THE POPULAR 19-FOOT-LONG, BLACK, BUBBLE-TOPPED CAR WHICH --- IN FICTION --- COULD LAY DOWN SMOKE SCREENS AND OIL SLICKS.

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TAKING A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR HIS SECOND TERM.

HE TOOK THE OATH FROM SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTAMAYOR DURING A PRIVATE CEREMONY AT THE U-S NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE AROUND NOON.

TS2) BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOP-WIPE

DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING LOOKING FOR ANSWERS THIS MORNING IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN BONITA SPRINGS.

A PASSER-BY FOUND THE BODY IN A WOODED AREA ON OAKLAND DRIVE NEAR BONITA BEACH ROAD.

THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN FOUND HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

TS3) ALGERIA-VOTOP-WIPE

WORKING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON THAT HOSTAGE CRISIS IN ALGERIA.

VIDEO FROM STATE MEDIA CLAIMS TO SHOW PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH A DESERT PAST WHAT APPEARED TO BE DEAD BODIES LYING IN THE SAND.

THE FOUR DAY STANDOFF IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ENDED YESTERDAY AFTER ALGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES RAIDED THE COMPLEX.

TS4) BOO BOO THE BEAR-VOTOPS

THE OWNER OF BOO BOO THE BEAR SAYS IT WAS HIS FAULT THE CUB ESCAPED FROM HIS COLLIER COUNTY PROPERTY.

WILDLIFE OFFICERS FOUND THE BEAR FRIDAY JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM ITS HOME.

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