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TSA) ALLIGATOR ALLEY AX-VIDBOX TOPS

NBC2 TRACKING TWO BIG STORIES AT 5:30--

TWO CHILDREN ARE CLINGING TO LIFE--

AND THEIR MOTHER IS DEAD--

AFTER A NASTY CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY THIS MORNING.

TSB) LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VIDBOX TOPS

WE'RE ALSO MONITORING A SEWER PIPE BURST IN LEHIGH ACRES -

IT CAUSED A HUGE SINKHOLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALABAMA ROAD AND LEELAND HEIGHTS BOULEVARD.

APPROXIMATELY 10-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE AFFECTED.

OBAMA INAUGURATION-TRXSOTVOTOP, 2 SHOT

America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands.

AMERICA'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT TOOK HIS SECOND OATH OF OFFICE TODAY--

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA QUOTED DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING IN HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH, AS AMERICA CELEBRATED THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER'S BIRTHDAY.

THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TOUCHED ON MANY OF THE ISSUES HE PLANS TO PUSH OVER THE NEXT 4-YEARS.

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ON A PERFECT, CRISP WINTER DAY - PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNALED A NEW SEASON IN

AMERICA.

SOT Obama:

"My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it - so

long as we seize it together."

DURING HIS 18 MINUTE INAUGURAL ADDRESS, PRESIDENT OBAMA OUTLINED A VISION

FOR HIS SECOND TERM - AND KEPT RETURNING TO SOME KEY THEMES:

SOTS Obama

"We, the people."

"Our journey."

"Our time."

IT WAS A CALL TO ACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKING IT CLEAR THAT HE LOOKS AT

THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEIZE A MOMENTTOGETHER WITH THE

AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AND WHILE HE SAID THAT MUST BE DONE AS ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE.THE AGENDA

HE OUTLINED IS AIMED AT PROGRESSIVES.

CLIMATE CHANGE, GUN CONTROL, IMMIGRATION REFORM - AND PROTECTING MEDICARE

AND SOCIAL SECURITY.

SOT Obama:

"They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that

make this country great."

AND IN AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS FIRST - A NOD TO GAY RIGHTS.

"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated

like anyone else under the law."

OFFICIALS ESTIMATED ABOUT 800-THOUSAND PEOPLE PACKED THE NATIONAL MALL TO

SEE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CEREMONIAL SWEARING-IN.

NOT QUITE THE MAGNITUDE OF 2009 - ABOUT A MILLION FEWER PEOPLE - BUT FOR

MANY.THE MOMENT WAS STILL POWERFULLY SIGNIFICANT.AND POIGNANT.

SOT - Steven Sherman/Los Angeles, CA.92-year-old Tuskegee Airman:

"I never thought I'd see one inauguration of a black man. Now I've seen two

!"

AND WHILE A SECOND INAUGURATION DOESN'T PACK THE SAME PUNCH AS THE SWEARING

IN OF A NEW PRESIDENT.THERE WAS STILL SOME MEGAWATT STAR POWER.

KELLY CLARKSON.

nats Kelly Clarkson

BEYONCE.

nats Beyonce

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KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

TONIGHT THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND THE TWO OFFICIAL INAUGURAL BALLS--

INAUGURAL THRILL GONE-CGVIDBOX

IT APPEARS THE INAUGURATION IS SEEN AS PARTISAN BY MANY AMERICANS.

IN 2009--

SIX OUT OF TEN AMERICANS WATCHED BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION.

NOW SIX IN TEN SEE THE FESTIVITIES AS A POLITICAL CELEBRATION BY THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS--

AND IGNORE IT.

ANALYSTS SAY THIS SENTIMENT OFTEN APPEARS DURING A *SECOND* INAUGURATION.

COLLIER MLK EVENTS-ON CAM

AS THE PRESIDENT WAS TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE SECOND TIME.

MANY PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WERE HONORING DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR--

AND THE SACRIFICES HE MADE IN THE NAME OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

ONE OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS WAS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

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IT'S A HOLIDAY HONORING A HISTORIC LEADER.

Pat Croker/Naples/8:54 "He worked for equality for everyone."

ONE WHO HELPED SHAPE OUR NATION 49 YEARS AGO.

Pat Croker/Naples/9:06 "It just symbolizes what we should be working for in this country."

WHILE PEOPLE CELEBRATED DOCTOR KING'S LIFE ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - HE HAS A SPECIAL MEANING IN COLLIER COUNTY.

Pauline Thomas/Naples/10:26 "It's very uplifting."

IT WAS THE LOCAL N-A-A-C-P'S 16TH ANNUAL PARADE - HIGHLIGHTED BY A HOST OF GUESTS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE AREA'S FINEST HIGH SCHOOL BANDS.

Elias Yacob/Naples/18:11 "To see people that are really happy right now and all coming together for one cause is just a great experience."

HUNDREDS MARCHED THROUGH DOWNTOWN NAPLES TO REMEMBER THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND THE MESSAGES HE DELIVERED.

Mackenzie White/Naples 12:24 "That everyone should be treated equally no matter what color your skin is."

Deon Thomas/Naples/10:45 "That America is a great country and that we should really love this nation."

WHILE KING'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN - MANY TOUCHED ON HOW IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE OUR YOUNGER GENERATION ON THE IMPACT HE LEFT.

Elias Yacob/18:31 "We hope that the young people of today can realize how far we've come."

SO THEY CAN CARRY ON DOCTOR KING'S LEGACY FOR YEARS TO COME.

Barbara Melvian/Wells Fargo/20:00 "That we all can work together and be together as one nation, one dream and one country."

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IN THE STATE CAPITAL PEOPLE CELEBRATED DR KING.

HUNDREDS MARCHED THROUGH THE STREETS OF TALLAHASSEE.

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"I'm happy because of where we were and where we came from. It is a joy and I just thank the Lord that He allowed me to see this day because of a lot of people suffered for us to have the opportunity to be here. So it's awesome."

PRINCE HARRY RETURNS-VO

PRINCE HARRY IS HEADING HOME.

HE JUST WRAPPED UP A 20-WEEK DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN.

HE SERVED AS AN APACHE HELICOPTER PILOT WITH THE BRITISH ARMY AIR CORPS.

HARRY FLEW DOZENS OF MISSIONS AS A CO-PILOT GUNNER.

SOMETIMES FIRING ROCKETS AND MISSILES AT TALIBAN FIGHTERS.

HARRY'S SECOND TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN WENT MORE SMOOTHLY THAN THE FIRST-- WHEN MAGAZINES PUBLISHED WHERE THE PRINCE WAS STATIONED.

NAVY SHIP REEF DAMAGE-VO

A NAVY WAR SHIP RAN AGROUND NEAR THE PHILLIPINES--

AND DAMAGED A CORAL REEF.

ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARE HINDERING EFFORTS TO SURVEY THE SAMAGE.

THE U-S-S GUARDIAN REMAINS STUCK.

THE NAVY IS TRYING TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE--

SAILOR RESCUED-VO

A CRUISE SHIP NEAR "ANTARTICA" RESCUED A FRENCH SAILOR.

HE HAD BEEN ALONE FOR DAYS IN A LIFE RAFT.

THE CRUISE SHIP O'RION WAS THE CLOSEST SHIP ABLE TO HELP ALAIN DELORD.

HE RAN INTO TROUBLE ABOUT 11-HUNDRED MILES AWAY--

OFF THE COAST OF TASMANIA.

HE WAS HUNGRY AND DEHYDRATED--

COLD WEATHER-ON CAM

YOU CAN'T TELL IT HERE IN FLORIDA--

BUT A BRUTAL COLD SNAP IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.

HIGH WINDS ARE CAUSING DAMAGE--

ICY ROADS LEADING TO DEADLY ACCIDENTS.

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AROUND THE NATION.A CRUEL REMINDER THAT WINTER IS JUST HITTING ITS STRIDE

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SOT SGT. BILL ULVI MINNESOTA STATE PATROL:

"If you don't have to travel. don't."

A WARNING IN MINNESOTA WHERE ITS ALREADY BELOW ZERO - BUT IT NOW FEELS LIKE

AN IMPOSSIBLE MINUS 50 WITH THE WIND-CHILL - THE COLDEST ITS BEEN THERE IN 4

YEARS!

THE MERCURY IN CHICAGO IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ZERO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN

2 YEARS.

WLS:

"IT IS TOO COLD. IF YOU LIVE SOUTH STAY SOUTH. IT IS SO COLD HERE. LOOK

AT THAT "

DETROIT, MICHIGAN IS DEALING WITH WICKED WINDS UPROOTING TREES AND KNOCKING

DOWN POWERLINES - LEAVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE DARK.

MORE DESTRUCTION FROM THOSE WINDS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO

NATS: WIND

ANOTHER EFFECT OF THIS WINTRY BLAST - THE SNOW. CAUSING NASTY ROAD

CONDITIONS. DEADLY FOR SOME.

THE HIGHWAYS OF NORTH DAKOTA ARE BARELY DRIVABLE - SNOW WHIPPED AROUND BY 60

MILE AN HOUR WINDS.TEMPERATURES THERE. 20 BELOW.

SOT MATT LYSON / TRUCK DRIVER:

"YOU'RE SITTING THERE, YOU'VE GOT THE WHITE-KNUCKLE GRIP, TRYING TO HOLD IT

ON THE ROAD."

AND IN UTAH - A WAKE UP CALL TO SLOW DOWN.

A YOUNG COUPLE, THEIR UNBORN BABY GIRL AND FOUR DOGS WERE KILLED WHEN THEY

LOST CONTROL OF THEIR PICK UP TRUCK.

SOT:

"They were traveling above the posted speed limit."

AND BECAUSE IT SO EASY TO FORGET HOW BAD IT CAN GET - WHEN MOTHER NATURE

STARTS THE SEASON SO MILDLY. EXPERTS ARE NOW SOUNDING THE ALARMS.

Battalion Chief Peter Busalacchi, North Shore Fire Dept:

"In less than 30 minutes you can get frost bite, and frost bite some of the

warning signs are pale and white skin, loss of feelings in an area like your

extremities, ears nose, things like this."

SOT TAYLOR DAHL / NORTH DAKOTA RESIDENT:

"YOU ALWAYS SAY IT'S THE WORST YOU'VE SEEN, BUT THIS YEAR, DEFINITELY THE

COLD WEATHER-TAG

DIANA PEREZ REPORTING.

FRUIT VANDAL-VO

WHAT VANDALS MIGHT SEE AS A JOKE--

IS CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE AND FRUSTRATION IN NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

FLYING FRUIT IS HITTING PARKED CARS--

BREAKING WINDOWS AND MIRRORS.

LAST WEEK--

THE FRUIT VANDAL HIT AT LEAST EIGHT CARS WITH PUMPKINS, PINEAPPLES, AND OTHER PRODUCE.

THE DAMAGE RANGES FROM SIMPLE TO SEVERE--

NOLA READY FOR SUPERBOWL-VO

NEW ORLEANS IS READY FOR SUPERBOWL 47!

SOME 150-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO FLOCK TO THE BIG EASY FOR THE BIG GAME.

BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE HIRING EXTRA PEOPLE--

AND THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF OFFICERS ON THE STREETS TO "KEEP THE PEACE".

SAN FRANCISCO AND BALTIMORE DON'T PLAN TO FLY INTO NEW ORLEANS UNTIL NEXT MONDAY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT'S IMPACTING MILLIONS OF SENIORS.

EAGER TO RETIRE--

MANY ARE NOW FORCED TO KEEP ON WORKING!

YOU'LL MEET ONE WOMAN WHO SAYS THE DAYS ARE NOW SPENT LOOKING FOR WORK.

AND ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD CALLS THE PROBLEM "OVERWHELMING"!

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TZ1 B) CHARCO WILD BOARS-VO TOPS

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TOSS TO HEATHER

IT'S BECOMING MORE COMMON--

AARP SAYS MORE SENIORS *WORKING* PAST THE TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT AGE.

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS--

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"I was a teacher for 38 years in the Mohave Dessert up by Death Valley in California."

AND AFTER ALL THOSE DECADES IN THE CLASSROOM, SHE HAD ALWAYS IMAGINED A WORK-FREE RETIREMENT.

"That was kind of the plan, yes."

BUT NOW, LIKE SO MANY OTHER AMERICANS, SACCO SPENDS HER CAREFREE RETIREMENT DAYS, CARING ABOUT SOMETHING BIG.

"I have to pay for my own medical expenses, and not knowing what that might be in the future, I decided I wanted to have some other employment in addition to my retirement."

ACCORDING TO THE AARP PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE, THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING. PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER THAN SACCO, IN THE 75 PLUS AGE ARE EVEN GETTING BACK TO WORK. THE NUMBERS OF THOSE WORKERS JUMPED MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

THE STUDY CITES THE NEED FOR MORE MONEY AND FEARS OF RISING MEDICAL COSTS. THERE'S ALSO THE GROUP WHO JUST LOVE THEIR JOBS.

"I've had to modify the things I do."

AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE FOR SACCO, SHE SAID SINCE SHE TAUGHT SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA, THERE WAS A PROGRAM WHERE TEACHERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL SECURITY, SO ALL SHE HAS IS HER PENSION, AND NOW, FUTURE OF UNCERTAINTY.

WORKING PAST RETIREMENT-PLASMA MON

THIS PROBLEM IS HAVING A MAJOR TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT.

SINCE SENIORS ARE NOW GOING BACK TO WORK, THEY'RE TAKING JOBS THAT ONCE BELONGED TO TEENAGERS.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

FOR YEARS--

CAPE CORAL'S REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WANTED TO "BEAUTIFY" DOWNTOWN--

IT APPEARS AS IF THAT MAY FINALLY HAPPEN!

NBC2 WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THE FIRST PHASE LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE PROJECT BEGINS THIS JULY.

PLUS--

kids screaming

THIS IS TOO FUNNY!!!

THAT'S A SEAL LITERALLY *JUMPING* INTO A BOAT!

WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE STORY--

TZ2 A) CAPE STREERSCAPE-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) SEAL JUMPS ON BOAT-NATSVO TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

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!

TOSS TO SARA-2SHOT

FROM PLAIN TO MAGICAL --

TONIGHT NBC2 LEARNS A PLAN TO TRANSFORM DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL IS VERY CLOSE TO REALITY.

CAPE STREETSCAPE-REMLIVE

IMAGINE SIDEWALKS LINED WITH BRICKS, DECORATIVE FENCES AND TREES LIT UP AT NIGHT.

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DONNA JOHNSON'S BUSINESS MAY BE NEW TO THE SOUTH CAPE --

1:29 "i dont know if there is a downtown like it used to be." donna johnson, business owner

BUT SHE'S LIVED HERE FOR 30 YEARS.

AND SINCE THEN SHE SAYS LITTLE HAS CHANGED.

":54 it kind of looks like an old city and i think it needs an upgrade. 1:00" johnson

CITY LEADERS TELL US UPGRADES TO DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL ARE COMING.

THIS SUMMER THEY PLAN TO BEGIN THEIR STREETSCAPE PLAN WHICH CONSISTS OF ADDING BRICK PAVERS BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CURB AND PROPERTY LINE ON CERTAIN STREETS. BUMP-OUTS FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AND AESTHETIC PURPOSES.

AND ALSO UP-LIGHTING TREES, PUTTING IN TREE GRATES, AND ADDING DECORATIVE FENCES.

johnson ":26 i think its about time to revamp - make it look cleaner and upscale.:33"

TIME SOME RESIDENTS SAY IS WAY OVERDUE -

THE VISION PLAN HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT THE ECONOMY'S DOWNTURN DELAYED ITS START.

"14:52 when it starts to happen i'll believe it there have been so many things that have started and stopped. 57" tony mihalovvich/cape coral

CITY LEADERS BELIEVE THEY NOW HAVE THE MONEY --

THE PROJECT IS SET TO COST 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. FUNDED BY TAX DOLLARS AND MONEY MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY TAKING OVER THE C-R-A.

15:12 to bring it up to a stand that is modern day will take a lot of effort and money.;15" mihalovich

CAPE STREETSCAPE-REMLIVE

THE PLAN IS TO START HERE ON SOUTHEAST 47TH TERRACE -- AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AS THE MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE.

ATARI BANKRUPTCY-VO

ALL YOU FROGGER FANS ARE GOING TO GET SAD HEARING THIS.

VIDEO GAME MAKER ATARI IS FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY.

ONCE THE KING OF VIDEO GAMES--

ATARI IS DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR A PIECE OF THE GAMING MARKET.

ATARI WAS A TRAILBLAZER IN DEVELOPING VIDEO GAMES IN THE '70S AND '80S.

THE COMPANY IS NOW FOCUSING ON SMARTPHONE APS AND INTERNET BASED GAMES.

DREAMLINER TEST-VO

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL RUN A SERIES OF TESTS TOMMORROW--

ON THE BELEAGUERED BOEING 7-8.

THE F-A-A GROUNDED THE PLANE--

AFTER SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FORCED EMERGENCY LANDINGS.

A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT IN ONE PLANE-

ORIGINAL BATMAN CAR SOLD-VO

THE ORIGINAL "BATMOBILE" USED IN THE 19-60'S T-V SERIES--

SOLD AT AN ARIZONA AUCTION FOR 4-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE CAR'S CREATOR--

LEGENDARY CAR CUSTOMIZER GEORGE BARRIS.

HE USED A 1955 LINCOLN CONCEPT CAR.

RICK CHAMPAGNE BOUGHT IT--

SEAL JUMPS ON BOAT-NATSVO WIPE

AN AUSTRALIAN FAMILY HAD AN UNLIKELY GUEST POP UP ON THEIR BOAT.

kids screaming!

A YOUNG FUR SEAL JUMPED ABOARD!

THE FAMILY CAUGHT THE ADVENTURE ON CAMERA.

SEAL JUMPS ON BOAT-SOTVO

It was so cute just sitting and sunbaking.

It was just a once in a life time experience don't think it will ever happen again.

THE SEAL TAGGED ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

FOR ABOUT 30-MINUTES, BEFORE BEING PUT BACK INTO THE WATER.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

WILDBOARS ARE INVADING ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY!

THEY'RE DOING A NUMBER ON THE LANDSCAPING.

BUT NOW THERE'S A BIGGER PROBLEM.

SOME OF THE BOARS ARE *DISEASED*--

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AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINE DRINKS-VO

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES MAY OWE YOU A DRINK!

THE AIRLINE REACHED A SETTLEMENT OVER A VOUCHER FOR A FREE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.

THE FIVE DOLLAR VOUCHERS WERE GIVEN TO MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS WITH *NO* EXPIRATION DATE.

HOWEVER THE AIRLINE CHANGED ITS POLICY 2-YEARS AGO--

AND CANCELED UNUSED VOUCHERS.

UPSET FLYERS FILED A LAWSUIT AND WON.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WILL REDEEM UP TO SIX MILLION VOUCHERS--

HOMEBREWING BILL-VO WIPE

HOMEBREWING IS LEGAL IN 48 STATES--

49 IF AN ALABAMA LAWMAKER HAS HIS WAY.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE MAC MCCUTCHEON--

IS TRYING TO GET A BILL PASSED THAT WOULD LET PEOPLE BREW UP TO 15 GALLONS OF BEER, WINE OR CIDER EVERY THREE MONTHS.

HOMEBREWING BILL-SOTVO

"We have many, many people in this state that like to homebrew. There's a lot of interest in this and this is a hobby."

LAST YEAR SOME REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS OPPOSED A SIMILAR BILL ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS.

THIS LEGISLATION PROHIBITS MAKING STRONGER TYPES OF ALCOHOL--

INCLUDING BOURBON, WHISKEY AND VODKA.

LEMURS ON THE LOOSE-VO

TWO LEMURS LOOSE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH ARE BACK WITH THEIR OWNERS TONIGHT.

SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE BACKYARD AND TRIED TO STEAL THEM FROM THEIR CAGAE.

INSTEAD--

THE LEMURS GOT LOOSE.

ONE OF THEM ATTACKED A LITTLE GIRL.

SHE'S GOING TO BE FINE.

OFFICERS ARE NOW CHECKING WITH CITY RECORDS--

CHARCO WILD BOAR-2SHOT

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD IS LOSING GROUND IN A BATTLE WITH WILD BOARS.

FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS--

THE ANIMALS HAVE DESTROYED LANDSCAPING IN PARTS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA--

NOW, WE ARE LEARNING THE PIGS ARE DISEASED, AND MAY POSE A HEALTH HAZARD.

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Nats "it goes all up and down our greenbelts here."

PILES OF DIRT KICKED ASIDE BY WILD BOARS LITTER THE DEEP CREEK COMMUNITY.

"As soon as you spend the money to fix it, they come back and do it again the next day." Kim Jakubaitis, Property Manager

THE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS, WITH VERY FEW RESULTS.

A TRAPPER HAS EVEN CAUGHT 200 PIGS, BUT THEY KEEP COMING BACK.

"it's frustrating for everybody." Kim Jakubaitis, Property Manager

TOM RICE ADMITS, THE BOARS ARE A NUISANCE. JUST LAST WEEK, THE ANIMALS DID A NUMBER ON HIS BACKYARD.

"You get up in the morning, sometimes the ground's so beautiful it's like a putting green and sometimes it looks like they've taken a road machine through here." Tom Rice, Deep Creek

HE'S HAPPY TO SEE TRAPS SET UP TO CORRAL THE PIGS, BUT THEY KEEP COMING IN FROM THE DEEP CREEK PRESERVE ACROSS THIS STREAM IN DESOTO COUNTY

"When you have 15 or 20 in a herd, they tear it up, you can't plow it that fast." Tom Rice, Deep Creek

THIS MONTH, THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION GOT BAD NEWS. SOME OF THE ANIMALS ARE INFECTED WITH BRUCELOSSIS AND PSEUDO RABIES WHICH CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO HUMANS AND PETS.

"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." Kim Jakubaitis, Property Manager

KIM JAKUBAITIS HOPES TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL RESOURCES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME SHE'S URGING PEOPLE STAY AWAY FROM THE TRAPS AND AREAS WHERE THE BOARS HAVE RUMMAGED.

"Seeing them in the trap you realize they're very dangerous animals, they're scary." Kim Jakubaitis, Property Manager

SHE HASN'T HEARD OF ANY REPORTS OF RESIDENTS OR THEIR PETS GETTING SICK, YET.

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

TWO LITTLE GIRLS TRAPPED WITH THEIR MOTHER IN A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY AFTER THE CABLE DESIGNED TO KEEP CARS FROM CROSSING INTO THE ALLIGATOR-INFESTED WATERS, SNAPPED.

PLUS A PLAN TO CLEAN UP ALL THOSE ABANDONED HOMES ACROSS LEE COUNTY.