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WE'RE TRACKING SEVERAL BIG STORIES ON NBC 2 NEWS AT 11.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FIRST LADY, MICHELLE, ARE CELEBRATING IN WASHINGTON, D-C, AS THEY WRAP UP THEIR SECOND INAUGURATION DAY.
PLUS: WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HEARTBREAKING STORY ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY--
A MOTHER DIED IN A CRASH, AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS ARE TRYING TO PULL THROUGH.
AND: IT'S BITTERLY COLD IN THE MIDWEST, BUT THE WEATHER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS VERY NICE.
ROBERT HAS YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.
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WE'RE HOPING FOR A MIRACLE TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT FIRST REPONDERS TOLD US IT WOULD TAKE TO SAVE THE KIDS WHO WERE TRAPPED INSIDE A CAR THAT CRASHED INTO A CANAL OFF ALLIGATOR ALLEY TODAY.
THEIR MOM ALREADY DIED.
NBC 2'S JULIAN JOHNSON IS LIVE AT NCH NORTH WHERE ONE OF THE GIRLS IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
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THREE YEAR OLD RYLEE DOUGLAS IS HERE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
HER SISTER FOUR YEAR OLD MADISON IS AT A TAMPA AREA HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
IT'S NOT JUST HOW THEY CRASHED.BUT WHERE.THAT MADE THEIR RESCUE SO COMPLICATED.
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FHP SAYS 33 YEAR OLD CECILIA DOUGLAS OF IMMOKALEE LOST CONTROL OF HER LEXUS AFTER THE FRONT END OF HER CAR HIT THE BACK OF A BOX TRUCK -- SHE CRASHED THROUGH A CABLE BARRIER AND CHAIN LINK FENCE.AND INTO A CANAL NEAR MILE MARKER 88 IN COLLIER COUNTY.
DOUGLAS' TWO KIDS-- 3 YEAR OLD RYLEE AND 4 YEAR OLD MADISON WERE IN THE BACK.
DESPITE THE CANAL BEING INFESTED WITH ALLIGATORS.TROOPERS IMMEDIATELY JUMPED IN THE WATER.BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T HELP.
Sgt norman parks, fhp: 5:43 the difficulty is the pressure of the water. 6:05 all of them were unable to break the window 09
THE THREE WERE SUBMERGED UPSIDE DOWN FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS COULD ARRIVE AND GET THEM OUT.
ONCE PULLED OUT-- OFFICIALS SAY NONE OF THEM WERE BREATHING.
AND AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED TO PHYSICIANS REGIONAL.
CECILIA PASSED AWAY BUT HER DAUGHTERS ARE STILL FIGHTING TO SURVIVE.
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THREE PEOPLE IN THE BOX TRUCK WERE ALSO SENT TO THE HOSPITAL-- ONE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER HER HEAD HIT THE WINDOW DURING THE CRASH.
WE ALSO TRIED TALKING TO THE DOUGLAS FAMILY BUT THEY DECLINED TO COMMENT.
LIVE AT NCH NORTH JJ NBC-2
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YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED DRIVING ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY THE CHAIN LINK FENCE ON EITHER SIDE.
THAT'S MORE TO KEEP THE ANIMALS IN THE EVERGLADES THAN TO KEEP CARS OUT.
THAT IS WHY FDOT INSTALLED CABLE BARRIERS BACK IN 2004.
THE CABLES ARE ONLY ON A 50-MILE STRETCH OF I-75.ALL IN COLLIER COUNTY
4.2 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
THE CABLES HAVE TRIP WIRES THAT ACTIVATE STROBE LIGHTS TO HELP FIRST REPONDERS LOCATE CRASH SITE IF ITS DARK OUT.
NONE OF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE TODAY.THE CAR SNAPPED THE CABLES IN HALF AND EVEN THOUGH TROOPERS FOUND THE CAR RIGHT AWAY.IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO GET EVERYONE OUT QUICKLY.
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NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY IN LEHIGH ACRES, WHERE A SINKHOLE IS CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS.
THIS MORNING WORKERS KNEW THEY HAD A MESS ON THEIR HANDS WHEN THEY SAW A SMALL SINKHOLE--
AT THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF ALABAMA ROAD AND LEELAND HEIGHTS BOULEVARD.
CREWS SAY LIQUID WAS POURING FROM THE BREAK IN THE ROAD.
THEY TORE THROUGH THE GROUND-- TO FIND A BROKEN SEWAGE PIPE.
THEY REPAIRED IT-- BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED IT WASNT A GOOD ENOUGH FIX.
REPARIS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY 11 TONIGHT --
NBC2'S CHRISTINA LUSBY IS LIVE WHERE THEY'RE STILL WORKING --
CHRISTINA?
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THEY'RE DIGGING UP MORE GROUND---BRINGING IN MORE NEW PIPING.
THESE LINES OUT HERE ARE ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD.
THEY'RE AVC LINES--SO THEY'RE MADE WITH CONCRETE AND ASBESTOS.
AND CREWS BELIEVE THERE'S MORE EROSION TO THE PIPES THAN FIRST EXPECTED
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take pkg
nats
36:33 its horrific its disgusting it will turn your stomach in a matter of minutes 36:42
THE SMELL OF SEWAGE IS POURING FROM THE PAVEMENT.
IT'S BEEN TOUGH TO OVERCOME THE SMELL--
36:43 its really crappy for the business next door because its turning business away because they don't want to eat when they are smelling this smell 36:47
WHAT'S WORSE--THE SEWAGE LINE BREAK IS WORSE THAN EXPECTED.
CREWS FOUND THAT OUT AFTER ATTACHING NEW PIPING.
49:02 we tightened it down it crumbled 49:07
THESE SEWAGE LINES ARENT FULL--THEY'RE HAVE GAS AND HALF LIQUID.
THE GAS ERODES THE PIPES.
CREWS SAY THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS BEFORE.
SINCE THESE ARE 50 YEARS OLD AND MADE OF CONCRETE AND ASBESTOS--THERE'S A LOT OF EROSION.
49:08 currently we are digging in the road further to find a section of pvc pipe from an earlier repair 49:15 and we are going to tie in another section of pipe 49:18
IT MEANS THEY'LL WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT.
49:32 cant have sewage leaking in the middle of the road its a biological hazard
AS THEY TEAR UP THE ROAD--THEY CANT CONTAIN THE SMELL BUT THEY ARE KEEPING THE ROADS DRY.
KEEPING SEWAGE OUT OF THE STREET AND NEARBY HOMES SEPTIC TANKS STILL PUMPING.
50:44 we have other septic trucks on alabama they are pumping it out there and taking it to this station 50:55
John Mervin Field Construction Inspector FGUA
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UNTILTY CREWS EXPECT TO BE DONE WITH THE PROJECT BEFORE RUSH HOUR TOMORROW.
THIS IS THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION IN LEHIGH.
THEY SAY WORSE CASE SENERIO---IF THEY CANT FIND A GOOD PIECE OF PIPE TO ATTACH A CLOSING TOO--THEY'LL HAVE TO PULL UP CONCRETE ACROSS THE STREET.
THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO CALL IN AN ASPHALT COMPANY TO CLOSE UP THE ROAD.
BUT TRAFFIC WILL KEEP MOVING THEY'LL PUT STEAL PLATES IN SO CARS CAN DRIVE OVER IT.
LIVE CL NBC2.
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NEW AT 11:
THE RELATIVES OF A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD OVER THE WEEKEND TELL NBC 2 THEY AREN'T READY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN FOUND THE BODY OF DARLA MILLER SATURDAY MORNING, IN SOME BRUSH ON OAKLAND DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS.
DETECTIVES ARE NOT SAYING HOW THE 22-YEAR OLD.
SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF ESTERO HIGH SCHOOL.
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AUTHORITIES IN CLEWISTON ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A 66-YEAR OLD MAN DIED.
BOISY JACKSON'S BOSS CALLED HENDRY COUNTY DEPUTIES AFTER HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK.
DEPUTIES WENT TO HIS HOME, ON LOUISIANA AVENUE, AND FOUND HIM DEAD ON THE FLOOR.
THEY SAY SOME OF HIS PERSONAL ITEMS WERE MISSING.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, HENDRY COUNTY INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
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A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN LEHIGH ACRES IS IN DANGER OF BEING PUT ON HOLD.
FOR CLOSE TO A DECADE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO RESHAPE THE AREA'S IMAGE, STARTING WITH 2 ACTIVITY CENTERS.
NBC-2 GEORGE SOLIS JOINS IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US WHERE THINGS ARE GOING WRONG. GEORGE?
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AS ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF LEHIGH PUT IT, "IT ALWAYS ENDS UP WITH MONEY."
IN THIS CASE, IT'S MONEY FROM IMPACT FEES THAT COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
THOSE IMPACT FEES ARE IN JEOPARDY.
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THESE PICTURES COULD MAKE UP THE FUTURE FACE OF LEHIGH ACRES.
A PLACE MANY PEOPLE SAY HAS NEVER GOTTEN THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES.
0636 "Sometimes we're on the map for some adverse things this will be a breath of fresh air for us."
THESE ARTIST RENDERINGS SHOW A POTENTIAL BLUEPRINT OF PLACES IN LEHIGH LIKE DOWNTOWN AND THE SITE OF THE OLD HOTEL OFF OF JOEL BOULEVARD WITH THE ADDITION OF AN ACTIVITY CENTER.
00:15 "It's a new concept, and a new design."
FOR NOW, ONLY THESE 2 CENTERS HAVE BEEN DRAWN OUT.
THE NEXT STEP IS GETTING APPROVAL FROM LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
00:05 "We need to rebuild Lehigh and make it better for the future."
BUT THE PROBLEM IS MONEY.
LAST WEEK COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO GET PUBLIC INPUT -- WHETHER OR NOT TO GET RID OF IMPACT FEES FOR 2 YEARS. IMPACT FEES LEHIGH WAS COUNTING ON TO HELP FUND THEIR PROJECTS.
0227 "We're nervous that will impact the implementation or the actual funding of these project since they are through now."
AT LAST WEEK'S COMMISSION MEETING -- AT LEAST TWO COMMISSIONERS SAID ELIMINATING THE IMPACT FEES FOR TWO YEARS WILL HELP GENERATE MORE GROWTH FOR LEE COUNTY.
MEMBERS OF THE LEHIGH ACRES COMMUNITY PLANNING CORP. ESTIMATE THE COST OF THESE 2 ACTIVITY CENTERS AT ABOUT 5 TO 8 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE GROUP ISN'T TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON IMPACT FEES, BUT THEY REMAIN UNEASY.
02:50 "Our concern now is that we don't want to tort this projects, but them on the shelves for 2 months and we're back where we started again."
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILL MEET TOMORROW TO HEAR THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON THE IMPACT FEES.
LEADERS IN LEHIGH WILL STILL PRESENT THEIR PLAN IN LATE FEBRUARY.
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STILL TO COME TONIGHT ON NBC 2 NEWS.
WE HAVE NAMES!
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BABY EAGLES IN NORTH FORT MYERS THAT GRABBED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION.PEOPLE VOTED ON LINE AND THE NAMES ARE TOUGH TO FORGET.
THE DETAILS.LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST.
AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES MIGHT OWE YOU A FREE ALCOHOLIC DRINK.
WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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THERE ARE NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A HOSTAGE STANDOFF IN ALGERIA.
A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO MORE AMERICANS DIED IN LAST WEEK'S STANDOFF.
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 3 AMERICANS WHO DIED DURING THE ATTACK AT A NATURAL GAS COMPLEX.
7 AMERICANS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE.
OFFICIALS SAY THE HOSTAGE-TAKERS OFFERED TO RELEASE THE PAIR OF AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR TWO TERROR SUSPECTS IN JAIL IN THE U-S.
THE WHITE HOUSE REJECTED THE OFFER.
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TOMORROW FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS PLAN TO RUN THE DREAMLINER THROUGH MORE TESTS.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL CONDUCT THE TESTS AT A FACILITY IN ARIZONA.
THE N-T-S-B SAYS EARLIER TESTS SHOWED A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THAT CAUGHT FIRE ON AN EMPTY DREAMLINER IN BOSTON THIS MONTH WAS NOT OVERCHARGED.
SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE BATTERIES AND A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK PROMPTED THE U-S AND OTHER NATIONS TO GROUND ALL 50 DREAMLINERS WORLDWIDE LAST WEEK.
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A PIG PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN ONE CHARLOTTE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.
FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, PEOPLE IN DEEP CREEK HAVE FOUGHT TO KEEP WILD BOARS OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE ANIMALS ACTUALLY COME FROM THE DEEP CREEK PRESERVE IN DESOTO COUNTY.
THEY CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO LANDSCAPING.
AND THIS MONTH, OFFICIALS LEARNED SOME OF THE PIGS ARE INFECTED WITH PSEUDO-RABIES.
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Kim Jakubaitis, Property Owners' Association Manager
7 seconds
"Now you're not only dealing with the damage that's being done, you're dealing with the possible health hazard to humans and their animals."
ACCORDING TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, BRUCELLOSIS HAS FEVER-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN HUMANS.
PSEUDO-RABIES CAN KILL DOGS.
YOU CAN GET BOTH DISEASES BY TOUCHING A BOAR OR EATING INFECTED MEAT.
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READY TO BRAG TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY UP NORTH ABOUT THE WEATHER?
WAIT TILL YOU SEE HOW COLD IT'S GETTING IN SOME PLACES TONIGHT.
HERE'S A HINT.IT STARTS WITH A MINUS.
AND WAIT TILL YOU SEE HOW A COUPLE GUYS STEPPED IN WHEN A SHARK STARTED SWIM CLOSE TO PEOPLE.
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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.
SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON THE WAY
Over the past few days, the clouds have definitely won out over the sunshine, but that is all going to change as a swift moving cold front pushes over the area tonight.
So yes changes are looming for us. The cold front will traverse Southwest Florida and sweep away the clouds and humidity. Anticipate on cooler and drier air filtering down the peninsula during the afternoon. This will lead to a partly sunny day with temperatures in the mid 70s after starting off in the mid 50s.
A chilly dome of high pressure will build over Florida in the front's wake. It will push its way down the plains states and keep our skies mostly sunny with comfortable humidity levels through Thursday. We'll even have to break out the sweaters and jackets Wednesday and Thursday morning with lows dipping into the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Temperatures will continue to run in the 50s in the morning, but a gradual warming trend is expected from Thursday in the weekend. Highs will creep back into the upper 70s.
Another cold front is scheduled to pass through our part of the state early Saturday. It'll be a dry front meaning no showers are expected with it. In fact we're not forecasting any rain for the rest of the month!
I'm forecasting another cool down for you with our next front, too. It may get a little chilly with temperatures getting down into the lower 40s during the morning hours of Sunday, and they'll struggle to get pass 75 during the afternoon.
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WINTER HAS SET IN UP NORTH.
TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW FREEZING IN MANY PLACES TONIGHT.
CHICAGO HAS NOT BEEN BELOW THE ZERO MARK IN 700 DAYS, BUT THEY WILL GET BELOW IT TONIGHT.
sot/wls: itis too cold. if you live south stay south. it is so cold here.
look at that
taylor dahl / north dakota resident: you always say it's the worst you've
seen, but this year, definitely the worst i've seen.
IT'S THE COLDEST IT'S BEEN IN FOUR YEARS IN MINNEAPOLIS.
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IT'S NOT *AS COLD IN OHIO, BUT DRIVERS HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY.
SEVERAL PILE UPS WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING ONE IN CINCINNATI.
A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS KILLED AND DOZENS OF OTHERS INJURED IN THE WRECK ON I-275.
THE CRASH INVOLVED ABOUT 85 VEHICLES.
AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS.
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PRINCE HARRY IS OUT OF THE WAR ZONE.
HE LEFT AFGHANISTAN AFTER A 20 WEEK TOUR AS A GUNNER ON A HELICOPTER GUNSHIP.
REPORTERS SPOKE WITH HIM WHILE HE WAS STATIONED AT CAMP BASTION.
HE CONFIRMED HE KILLED TALIBAN INSURGENTS AND SAID HE WAS PROTECTING BRITISH AND NATO SOLDIERS.
HE SAYS HIS BRITISH COLLEAGUES TREATED HIM LIKE A REGULAR PERSON, WHICH IS WHAT HE WANTED.
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"hopefully most people will look at me just going it's great to have him on board, great to have him with the same uniform and doing the same job as us. people don't hassle me, it's just a quick glance and move on"
PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE HAS THREE PERSONAS, HIS ARMY LIFE, HIS PRINCE LIFE AND HIS PRIVATE LIFE.
HE'S THE THIRD IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.
HE JOKINGLY SAID IT'S ABOUT TIME HIS BROTHER WILLIAM AND KATE HAD A BABY.
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MAILBOXES ARE EXPLODING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.
POLICE IN WESTFIELD SAY SODA BOTTLE BOMBS HAVE DESTROYED AT LEAST FIVE OF THEM.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHO'S BEHIND IT.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS SPOKE TO A REPORTER AFTER IT HAPPENED TO HIS MAILBOX.
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"I don't like to have the idea that people can come by and destroy your stuff. And then the worst thing about it for me is I gotta stand out there in the
cold with a drill and a hammer working on my mailbox, which I don't like doing it. I got enough homework to do without taking care of vandalism."
POLICE SAY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED SO FAR BUT THEY FEAR IT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
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THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S COLLIER CAMPUS.
RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS IS GETTING A MAKEOVER.
AND AS NBC 2'S KIM BROWN SHOWS US, IT'S PART OF A EFFORT TO EXPAND THE SCHOOL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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NATS
KNOCKING DOWN THE OLD TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW.
NATS
A COMMON SIGHT AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S *COLLIER CAMPUS.
nats- are there any surprises up there
TODAY, CREWS MADE A DENT IN GETTING MORE THAN 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY INSIDE THIS CAMPUS' ORIGINAL BUILDING.
BUILDING 'A'.
For the last 20 years this has been the registration and admissions part if the building. But by Fall it will part if the student life center with computer labs and other state-of-the-art technology.
IT'S PRESIDENT, DOCTOR ROBERT JONES, SAYS HALF THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN RENOVATED OR BUILT NEW OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO KEEP UP WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
This campus has actually grown just a little bit over the last couple of years and really sort of bucking a trend of leveling off college enrollment statewide.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 4200 STUDENTS.
ENROLLMENT GROWS ABOUT ONE TO TWO PERCENT EACH YEAR.
nats - Teaching methods change
AND WITH A NEW BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM THAT WILL SOON BE BASED HERE.
THEY'RE HOPING ALL THE CHANGES WILL KEEP THE TREND GOING.
I don't think this will be the last renovation. This is a large renovation and its gonna be important addition to our students.
IN COLLIER COUNTY, KIM BROWN NBC2.
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TALK ABOUT FEARLESS --
A MAN TAKES THINGS INTO HIS OWN HANDS WHEN A SHARK COMES TOO CLOSE TO SHORE.
CHECK IT OUT --
THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST FRIDAY OFF THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA.
THE SHARK WAS SWIMMING INLAND -- RIGHT INTO THE WATERS JUST FEET FROM A CROWDED BEACH.
THAT'S WHEN TWO MEN WALKED INTO THE WATER. TACKLED THE SHARK WITH THEIR BARE HANDS --
AND PUSHED IT BACK OUT INTO OPEN WATERS.
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TWO LEMURS TERRORIZED A NORTH MIAMI BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY THIS MORNING.
ONE OF THE LEMURS ATTACKED A LITTLE GIRL AND SCRATCHED HER FACE.
THE CHILD WAS ATTACKED WHILE GETTING OUT OF A CAR WITH HER MOTHER.
POLICE SAY THE TWO ANIMALS ESCAPED A CAGE AT THEIR OWNER'S HOME AROUND TWO THIS MORNING.
BOTH LEMURS WERE CAPTURED.
THEIR OWNER SAYS SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE CAGE AND LET THEM LOOSE.
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NEW AT 11: "OCTOMOM" NADYA SULEMAN SAYS SHE'LL DANCE TOPLESS AT A WEST PALM BEACH STRIP CLUB, AFTER ALL.
THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL IS REPORTING SHE'LL APPEAR AT "T'S LOUNGE" STARTING ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
SULEMAN WAS SCHEDULED TO MAKE HER STRIP CLUB DEBUT THERE LAST JULY, BUT SHE CANCELED, CITING COMMENTS MADE BY T'S STAFFERS.
NEXT MONTH'S APPEARANCES WON'T BE HER FIRST TIME.
LAST YEAR SHE DID TWO TOPLESS PERFORMANCES AT A HOLLYWOOD GENTLEMEN'S CLUB.
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YOUR NEXT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT COULD BE MORE ENJOYABLE.
THE CARRIER REACHED A TENTATIVE DEAL TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT OVER A VOUCHER FOR A FREE ALCOHOLIC DRINK.
THE FIVE DOLLAR VOUCHERS WERE GIVEN TO BUSINESS SELECT PASSENGERS AND HAD NO EXPIRATION DATE.
HOWEVER, THE AIRLINE CHANGED ITS POLICY IN 2010 AND CANCELED UNUSED VOUCHERS.
TO FIND OUT IF SOUTHWEST OWES YOU A DRINK, HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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WE'RE TALKIN HOOPS. WE'VE TALKED A BUNCH THIS YEAR ABOUT THE FGCU WOMEN'S TEAM AND THEIR INCREDIBLE WINNING STREAK. THEY PUT IT ON THE LINE THIS EVENING AT HOME.
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ALICO ARENA. AND FIND OUT WHY HEAD COACH KARL SMESKO WAS NOT A HAPPY CAMPER FOR MOST OF THE GAME. DETAILS NEXT IN SPORTS.
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EYES ON THE PRIZE. GOOD EVENING. FGCU COACH KARL SMESKO ISN'T INTERESTED IN THE TEAM'S 25 GAME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK. HIS FOCUS. GETTING HIS ROSTER TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN PREPARATION FOR THE A-SUN TOURNAMENT AND HOPEFULLY. A TRIP TO THE NCAA DANCE. STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. AS EVIDENCED BY TONIGHT.
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OUT TO ALICO ARENA. THE EAGLES HOSTING 2-14 LIPSCOMB.
UGLY FIRST HALF FOR THE EAGLES. STRUGGLING FROM LONG RANGE. THEY HIT JUST 4 OF 28 FROM BEHIND THE ARC. BETSY ADAMS WITH 2 OF THEM. FGCU UP 8 AT THE BREAK.
BUT IN THE 2ND HALF. EAGLES EXPLODE. JOYCE IAMSTRONG ON THE WING. EAGLES HIT 7 3'S IN THE 2ND HALF.
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON SARAH HANSEN CRASHING THE BOARDS. THE PUTBACK. PART OF A 16-3 RUN TO BLOW IT OPEN.
THEN HANSEN RUNNING THE FLOOR GETS REWARDRD. BUCKET AND THE FOUL. SHE HAD 11 POINTS. 9 BOARDS.
FGCU ROLLS 67-37. MAKE IT 26 STRAIGHT CONFERENCE WINS. BUT COACH WAS ASKED IF HIS TEAM WAS LOOKING AHEAD TO STETSON THIS WEEK.
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I MENTIONED LOOKING AHEAD. TONIGHT STETSON WHIPPED NORTHERN KENTUCKY. THAT MEANS THE HATTERS ALSO ARE UNDEFEATED IN LEAGUE PLAY. IT'S STETSON AND FGCU SATURDAY NIGHT AT ALICO ARENA. BATTLE OF UNBEATENS. MORE ON THAT LATER IN THE WEEK.
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ONE OTHER NOTE. SARAH HANSEN NAMED A-SUN PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN HER CAREER. THE JUNIOR HAD 16 POINTS AND A CAREER HIGH 15 BOARDS AGAINST NORTHERN KENTUCKY LAST WEEK.
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THE FLORIDA GATORS HAVE MARCHED RIGHT INTO SEC PLAY THIS YEAR. AND NOT EVEN SKIPPED A BEAT. OF COURSE. THE SEC ISN'T THE HARDEST CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRY. BUT IT'S IMPRESSIVE ANYWAY.
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THE GATORS ARE A PERFECT 4-0. WITH THEIR AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY. 26 POINTS.
FLORIDA IS RANKED 8TH IN THE NATION. AND WILL TRAVEL TO GEORGIA THIS WEDNESDAY.
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IT APPEARS CAMERON WAKE JOHN DENNEY WILL HAVE SOME COMPANY AT THE PRO BOWL. THE DOLPHINS THAT TWO MORE PLAYERS. LINEMAN RICHIE INCOGNITO AND DEFENSIVE TACKLE RANDY STARKS WERE LATE ADDITIONS TO THE ANNUAL ALL-STAR GAME. IT'LL BE PLAYED SUNDAY IN HAWAII.
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TERRENCE CODY IS HEADING TO SUPER BOWL 47. THE RAVENS DEFENSIVE TACKLE. AND FORMER RIVERDALE HIGH GRAD. HAS BEEN IN BALTIMORE SINCE THEY DRAFTED HIM OUT OF ALABAMA BACK IN 2010. CODY HAS A BCS TITLE. AND COULD ADD A SUPER BOWL TITLE TO HIS RESUME.
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GREAT MOMENT FROM THE LIGHTNING'S GAME IN NEW YORK TODAY. SOON AS THE PUCK DROPS AGAINST THE ISLANDERS. 2 FIGHTS ERUPT. BAD BLOOD INDEED.
EVENTUALLY THEY GOT ON TO THE BUSINESS OF PLAYING HOCKEY.
ONE OF THE LAST GUYS TO MAKE THE TAMPA ROSTER. WE SAW HIM HERE AT CAMP. CORY CAVANAUGH. THE PUTBACK GOAL. MAKES IT 4-3.
BUT THAT'S AS CLOSE AS THE LIGHTNING GET. THEY LOSE 4-3.
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AN NBA FRANCHISE LOOKS TO BE ON THE MOVE. THE OWNERS OF THE SACRAMENTO KINGS HAVE AGREED TO SELL THE CONTROLLING STAKE IN THE TEAM. TO CHRISTOPHER HANSEN. WHO PLANS ON RELOCATING THE KINGS TO SEATTLE.
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TODAY, ACROSS AMERICA AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, PEOPLE HONORED DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR.
AFTER A MORNING PRAYER, A COUPLE HUNDRED FORT MYERS RESIDENTS WENT ON A COMMEMORATIVE MARCH, REMEMBERING THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
ONE OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS PARTICIPATED IN THE "SIT-INS" IN BIRMINGHAM IN THE 1960S.
HE SAYS WHILE HE'LL NEVER FORGET THE PAST, HE'S GLAD TO SEE THE DIRECTION THE COUNTRY HAS MOVED IN.
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Reginald Billubs, Dunbar Festival Committee "The fact that this country has come from, you can't go and sit on they seat on a bus because of the color if your skin, to the fact that we have a black family occupying the White House is absolutely giggling. That's the only way I can describe it, I'm so elated about that."
MANY MARCHERS TOLD NBC 2 THIS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY HELD SPECIAL MEANING FOR THEM, COMING ON THE SAME DAY THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT TOOK HIS SECOND OATH OF OFFICE.
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THE TWO BABY EAGLES, SEEN BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ON THE NORTH FORT MYERS EAGLE CAM, HAVE NEW NAMES TONIGHT.
PEOPLE VOTED TO NAME THEM "HOPE" AND "HONOR."
OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, THE CAMERA SHOWED THE ADULT EAGLES, NICKNAMED HARRIET AND OZZIE, LAY, HATCH AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG ON DICK PRITCHETT'S PROPERTY.
SINCE "HOPE" AND "HONOR" HATCHED EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE LIVE STREAM HAS AVERAGED MORE THAN 190 THOUSAND VIEWS A DAY.
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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.
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