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A BRAND NEW CLUE AFTER A YOUNG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD IN THE STREET.
DOES THIS TRAILER HOLD THE KEY TO HER MYSTERIOUS DEATH?
NBC-2 IS DIGGING UP THE DETAILS IN A LIVE REPORT
A HEARTBREAKING CRASH TAKES ANOTHER TRAGIC TURN.
A FOUR YEAR OLD IS FIGHTING TO LIVE AFTER A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY TAKES THE LIVES OF HER MOTHER AND SISTER.
AND A NEW TREND IN THE STATE'S PYTHON CHALLENGE.
NEW AT 11 -- A LOOK AT THE SLITHERING NEW FASHION STATEMENTS.
NBC 2 NEWS AT 11 STARTS RIGHT NOW
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LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IN A MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG WOMAN.
22-YEAR-OLD DARLA MILLER WAS FOUND DEAD IN A WOODED AREA ON OAKLAND DRIVE IN BONITA SPRINGS ON SATURDAY.
NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH HAS BEEN working tHIS STORY TODAY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH THE BREAKING DETAILS ON THE INVESTIGATION.
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SINCE DARLA'S NAME HAS BEEN RELEASED, CRIMESTOPPERS HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL TIPS.
TODAY, JUST ACROSS THE STREET ABOUT 25 FEET AWAY, THIS TRAILER IS NOW A CRIME SCENE.
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LCSO WONT TELL US WHY THIS TRAILER IS TAPED OFF, OR IF IT IS CONNECTED TO THE INVESTIGATION.
NEIGHBORS TELL ME 2 MEN HAD BEEN LIVING INSIDE OF THIS TRAILER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
NEIGHBORS SAY THEY SAW THOSE MEN GET TAKEN AWAY BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES YESTERDAY, AND SINCE THEN DETECTIVES AND CRIME SCENE TECHS HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE TRAILER.
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SOT: Flor Reyes, Neighbor "They got arrested yesterday around 2:00 in the morning, they closed the trailer down. Yesterday there were cops here looking for fingerprints or something like that inside the trailer."
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I TALKED TO THE VICTIM'S FATHER EARLIER TODAY WHO WAS TOLD BY DETECTIVES THAT THEY'VE DONE MORE THAN 100 INTERVIEWS IN THIS CASE SO FAR.
HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INVESTIGATION GOING ON INSIDE OF THIS TRAILER, BUT HE TOLD ME HE JUST HOPES AND PRAYS THAT JUSTICE IS DONE.
LIVE IN BS, CF, NBC2.
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DEVELOPING AT 11 --
MORE TRAGEDY FOR A COLLIER COUNTY FAMILY.
AN IMMOKALEE WOMAN LOST HER LIFE AFTER CRASHING HER CAR INTO A CANAL OFF ALLIGATOR ALLEY MONDAY.
HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS WERE INSIDE THE CAR AT THE TIME.
NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO AND IS BREAKING BRAND NEW DETAILS FOR US.
NICK.
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UNFORTUNATELY -- MORE SAD NEWS TO REPORT.
WE'RE LEARNING FROM THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL THIS MORNING THAT ONE OF THE LITTLE GIRL'S INVOLVED IN MONDAY'S CRASHED HAS TRAGICALLY DIED.
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THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT CECILIA DOUGLAS AND HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF CECILIA.AND HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS THAT WE FOUND ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE OFFER PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES ON THIS PAGE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
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FHP SAYS 3-YEAR-OLD RYLEE DOUGLAS LOST HER LIFE LATE LAST NIGHT AT NCH NORTH.
THIS WAS THE SCENE MONDAY MORNING -- SHORTLY AFTER EIGHT -- AS RESCUERS RACED TO PULL 33-YEAR-OLD CECILIA AND HER DAUGHTERS FROM THIS CANAL NEAR MILE MARKER 88 ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY
INVESTIGATORS TELL NBC-2 DOUGLAS' LEXUS CLIPPED THE BACK END OF A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER.
SHE THEN LOST CONTROL -- AND WOUND UP IN THE ALLIGATOR-INFESTED CANAL.
TROOPERS SAY THE VEHICLE WAS SUBMERGED -- UPSIDE DOWN -- FOR HALF AN HOUR.
WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS GOT TO THE FAMILY -- NONE OF THEM WERE BREATHING.
NOW -- THERE'S A LOT TALK THIS MORNING ABOUT THESE SPECIAL CABLES ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
WE WERE TOLD THEY'RE DESIGNED TO PREVENT CARS FROM ACTUALLY CRASHING INTO CANALS.
THEY ALSO SEND OUT A SPECIAL EMERGENCY SIGNAL WHEN THEY'RE HIT.
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UNFORTUNATELY -- THE CABLES DID NOT PREVENT THE FAMILY FROM GOING INTO THE CANAL.
FHP SAYS IT'S STILL LOOKING INTO THAT ISSUE.
I JUST CHECKED IN WITH FHP AGAIN THIS MORNING.
AT LAST CHECK -- THEY TELL ME MADISON IS STILL IN VERY CRITICAL CONDITION AT A TAMPA HOSPITAL.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO.NICK CILETTI.NBC2
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A DEVELOPING STORY THIS MORNING OUT OF LEHIGH ACRES.
OVERNIGHT UTILITY WORKERS REPAIRED PIPING AND FILLED THE SINKHOLE
ALONG HOMESTEAD DRIVE-JUST NORTH OF THE LEELAND HEIGHTS INTERSECTION.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK FOUND OUT THE SINKHOLE MESS ISN'T OVER JUST
YET, SHE JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH THE DETAILS.
DANIELLE?
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WHAT WAS ONCE A LEAKING SEWGE SINK HOLE 5 FEET DEEP AND 30 FEET WIDE YESTERDAY IS NOW FLAT AND SOMETHING THAT ISNT EVEN SLOWING DOWN DRIVERS TODAY.
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TAKE NEW VO WALTER FED IN
I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FLORIDA GOVERNMENT UTILITY AUTHORITY- HE SAYS WORKERS WERE OUT HERE UNTIL 1 AM REPLACING AND REPAIRING THE PIPING AND THEN FILLING THE HOLE WITH MATERIAL.
HE SAYS THE AREA IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND SAFE.
THEY'LL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE SITE AS THE MATERIAL SETTLE.AND THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME.
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TAKE VO FROM YESTERDAY
THIS ALL STARTED WHEN AN UNDERGROUND SEWER PIPE BURST.
A WORKER WITH THE FLORIDA GOVERNMENT UTILITY AUTHORITY, WHICH SERVICES WATER AND SEWER FOR PARTS OF LEHIGH SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD WITH WATER COMING OUT OF IT.
WHEN CREWS WENT TO REPAIR IT, THEY FOUND THE SEWER LINE HAD BURST AND THEN DISCOVERED MORE PIPES WITH EROSION.
IM TOLD 40 LINES WERE REPLACED AND REPAIRED OVERNIGHT BEFORE FILLING THE HOLE.
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NOW IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME.
FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS CREWS WILL MONITOR THE SITE AS THE MATERIAL SETTLES AND ADD MORE AS NEEDED.
THEN CREWS WILL PERMANENTLY PAVE OVER THE REPAIR SITE-- SOMETIME LATER THIS WEEK.
LIVE IN LEHIGH ACRES DANIELLE KOLENIAK NBC2.
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THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED SEVERAL BOAT FIRES AT A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MARINA.
FOUR BOATS WERE DESTROYED BY FLAMES.
A MAN DRIVING HIS BOAT PAST THE FIRE SHOT THIS VIDEO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ALL OF THE BOATS WERE DRY-DOCKED AT GATOR CREEK MARINE IN PUNTA GORDA.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THE MARINA'S OWNER AND INVESTIGATORS, THINK IT WAS NOT INTENTIONALLY SET.
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Tim Lisby, Owner Gator Creek Marine "I just feel bad for the people who own the boats. It's a lot to go through something like that. Going trough insurance, losing you boat and all. It's a big hassle, so my heart goes out to them."
COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS THEY'RE RELEASED.
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NEW AT 11 --
TODAY, THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO FINALLY APPROVE A BILL TO HELP STATES DEVASTATED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.
IT WOULD SEND MORE THAN 50-BILLION DOLLARS IN AID.
THE BILL INCLUDES ABOUT 17-BILLION DOLLARS FOR IMMEDIATE RECOVERY EFFORTS.
ONCE THE SENATE APPROVES IT, PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN SIGN THE MEASURE INTO LAW.
CONGRESS HAS ALREADY APPROVED 9-POINT-7 BILLION DOLLARS FOR FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS.
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OFFICIALLY SWORN-IN AT TWO INAUGURAL BALLS, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ONE MORE DAY OF EVENTS BEFORE PLUNGING IN TO THE POLITICS OF HIS SECOND TERM.
THIS MORNING THE OBAMAS ATTENDED A NATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.
AND TONIGHT LADY GAGA ENTERTAINS THEM AT A PRIVATE BALL FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HIS STAFF.
TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON
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PKG SCRIPT:
NATS - Stevie Wonder/Brad Paisley
At star-studded Inaugural balls, President Obama and the First Lady stole
the spotlight.
NATS - Alicia Keys sings
"OBAMAS ON FIRE."
Mrs. Obama stunning in a ruby gown by designer Jason Wu.
The couple serenaded by Jennifer Hudson.
NATS - Jennifer Hudson sings
"WHETHER TIMES ARE GOOD OR BAD."
The inaugural balls capped off a spectacular day of pomp.
Featuring plenty of music.
NATS Beyonce sings
"AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE."
A parade
And a public swearing-in at the Capitol.
Now it's back to work for Mr. Obama, who in his inaugural address, signaled
he'll push a bold progressive agenda.
SOT Obama
"WE HAVE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN TIMES CHANGE, SO MUST WE."
The President spoke directly to the goals of the more diverse and more
socially liberal coalition that re-elected him.
For the first time in an Inaugural speech explicitly mentioning gay rights.
SOT Obama
"FOR IF WE ARE TRULY CREATED EQUAL, THEN SURELY THE LOVE WE COMMIT TO ONE
ANOTHER MUST BE EQUAL AS WELL."
He also spoke about climate change, equal pay for women, and immigration
reform.
SOT Obama
"OUR JOURNEY IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL WE FIND A BETTER WAY TO WELCOME THE
STRIVING, HOPEFUL IMMIGRANTS WHO STILL SEE AMERICA AS A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.
"
The President paused during many of the day's special moments -- seeming to
take it all in, knowing this would be his last inauguration.
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TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.
SOME REPUBLICANS FELT MR. OBAMA'S INAUGURAL SPEECH WAS TOO PARTISAN.
WITH DIVIDED GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENT WILL NEED GOP SUPPORT TO PASS HIS BIG AGENDA ITEMS.
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after a three day break because of the mlk holiday, Stocks are wavering in early trading on Wall Street as U.S. companies turn in a mixed batch of earnings reports.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.
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TWO PROJECTS hoping TO BRING NEW LIFE TO LEHIGH ACRES COULD BE IN DANGER OF BEING PUT ON HOLD.
THESE ARTIST RENDERINGS SHOW WHAT DOWNTOWN LEHIGH AND THE SITE OF AN OLD HOTEL ON JOEL BOULEVARD WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH TWO ACTIVITY CENTERS.
THE ESTIMATED COST -- UP TO EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY.BUT RIGHT NOW THE MONEY MIGHT BE THERE.
IF THE PUBLIC CONVINCES COMMISSIONERS TO GET RID OF IMPACT FEES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THE PROJECTS WON'T GET OFF PAPER.
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0227 "We're nervous that will impact the implementation or the actual funding of these project since they are through now." - Jere Carrick, Community Council of Lehigh Acres
COUNTY COMMISSIONERs WILL MEET LATER TODAY 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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BYE BYE, BLOCKBUSTER.
THE VIDEO RENTAL CHAIN HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL CLOSE ABOUT 300 STORES IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
THE CLOSURES WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ABOUT 3000 JOBS AND LEAVE THE COMPANY WITH ABOUT
500 STORES NATIONWIDE.
SOME STORES ARE CLOSING BECAUSE THEY ARE NEARING THE END OF THEIR LEASES.
OTHERS ARE CLOSING BECAUSE OF POOR PERFORMANCE.
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METAL AND CAR PARTS GO FLYING WHEN A VAN SMASHES
INTO NOT ONE --
NOT TWO --
BUT *THREE* CARS!
WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL
SAYS IS TO BLAME FOR HIS BAD DRIVING.
BE GLAD YOU'RE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE!
BITTER COLD WEATHER IS BLOWING THROUGH MOST OF THE COUNTRY TODAY--
A REMINDER OF WHAT WINTER REALLY FEELS LIKE.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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We're in store for a slightly cooler, seasonable Tuesday across Southwest Florida now that another cool front has cleared the area. After starting with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll warm to the mid 70s during the afternoon, which is right around average for this time of year.
The only complication with today's weather will be cloud cover as we're right under a steady stream of thin cirrus clouds, which will likely dim our sunshine for most of the day.
Winds will be a little stronger today out of the northeast between 5-15 mph with some gusts up to 20.
By tonight, the veil of cirrus clouds should begin to thin out a bit more, leading to a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky by early Wednesday morning.
Temperatures will be a bit cooler tonight with overnight lows dipping into the low 50s and even some 40s deeper inland. Most of urban Southwest Florida will cool to near 52°, but locations farther north and deeper inland will see the potential for temperatures to drop as low as the mid 40s.
Wednesday should be much sunnier as the high thin clouds continue to exit, so mostly sunny should fit the bill tomorrow. Even with the cooler start Wednesday morning, daytime high should be roughly the same as today with afternoon temperatures warming into the mid 70s.
After another cool morning with lows in the upper 40s early Thursday, a gradual warm up will begin Thursday afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 70s. By Saturday, afternoon highs will be close to 80°, but another cool front is expected to swing through late Saturday, which will lower temperatures close to average once again by the late weekend into early next week.
With such a moisture-starved atmosphere, rain prospects will stay very low through the next seven days even as the next front passes through this weekend.
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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IT'S GONE FROM DANGEROUS TO DEADLY --
AND IS BEING CALLED ONE OF THE WORST ARCTIC STORM SYSTEMS TO HIT THE COUNTRY IN YEARS.
WITH ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS POSTED ACROSS THE NORTH --
MINNESOTA'S WIND CHILLS COULD BE AS LOW AS 50-BELOW.
LARRY JACOBS HAS THE DETAILS ON THIS UNFORGIVING WEATHER.
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SCRIPT:
SUDDEN SNOWBURSTS AND ICY CONDITIONS TURNED A CINCINNATI HIGHWAY INTO A
DEATHTRAP. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS BLINDED DRIVERS BEFORE THIS 86-VEHICLE
PILEUP.
SOT wsMultiVehicleAxOH2
SOT-Berter "Never seen anything like it in my life. I called my boss,
freaking out, I called my wife, I just, it was the worst thing I'd ever seen
."
OHIO POLICE REPORT AT LEAST ONE FATALITY. AND AS MANY AS TWENTY INJURIES.
DANGEROUS SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL KEEP MANY MINNESOTA
STUDENTS HOME FROM SCHOOL AGAIN TODAY. IT'S THE COLDEST IT'S BEEN THERE IN
FOUR YEARS.
SOT from Perez pkg
Sgt Bill Ulvi / Minnesota State Patrol
"If you don't have to travel. don't"
IT WAS TWELVE-BELOW ZERO. WHEN A MINNESOTA SNOWPLOW DRIVER FOUND A
SNOWMOBILER. WHO'D BEEN MISSING SINCE SATURDAY. HE RAN OUT OF GAS, TWENTY
MILES FROM HOME. HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL -- TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA.
SOT from wsSnowmobilerFoundMN
Tiffany Jenner / Plow Driver
""He looked really tough -- looked frozen -- severely frozen"
THE VICIOUS WINDS CAUSED PLENTY OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE GUSTS WERE SO
POWERFUL, CHUNKS OF ICE. AT LEAST A FOOT THICK. BLEW OFF OF WISCONSIN'S
LAKE WINNEBAGO.
IN MICHIGAN, THE PONTIAC SILVERDOME. UNDER RENOVATION. APPEARS TO BE
DAMAGED AFTER SNOW AND WINDSTORMS HIT THE DETROIT AREA.
AND IN UTAH. A FROZEN WATER PIPE. ON A HILLSIDE. MAY HAVE SENT A GIANT
BOULDER INTO A WOMAN'S HOME. IT STRUCK HER BEDROOM AT THREE IN THE
MORNING. SHE MANAGED TO FIND HER PHONE AND CALL 9-1-1. SHE NEEDED
EMERGENCY SURGERY.
SOT Scot Denhalter / victim's husband
"And with her jaw wired shut I'm probably not going to get the full story
for a couple of weeks.
AS THE STORM BLOWS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TODAY. NEW ENGLAND IS BRACING FOR
UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW. UP TO THREE FEET FELL ON UPSTATE NEW YORK.
SOT snow blowers
.WITH PLUNGING TEMPERATURES TO FOLLOW.
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A WOMAN IN UTAH IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING CRUSHED BY A BOULDER THAT SLAMMED INTO HER HOME.
"Rolled down into our bedroom onto my wife's side of the bed, crushed the bed and hurt my wife. The neighbor down the street said he could hear her screaming."
WANDA DENHALTER WAS ASLEEP WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT.
IN SHOCK AND INJURED, SOMEHOW SHE MANAGED TO CALL 9-1-1.
WANDA SUFFERED A BROKEN JAW, CRACKED STERNUM AND A LARGE GASH.
BUT SHE'S LUCKY THIS WASN'T WORSE.
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"With her jaw wired shut, I'm probably not going to get the full story for a few weeks."
WANDA'S HUSBAND SCOT SAYS WHEN THEY BOUGHT THEIR HOME BENEATH THE RIDGE IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH --
HE LIKED THE SHADE IT PROVIDED IN THE SUMMER, BUT WARNED HIS WIFE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING.
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THE AFTERMATH OF A SCARY ACCIDENT IN DENVER IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SECURITY VIDEO THAT SHOWS A MINIVAN THAT LOST CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO A PARKED S-U-V. WHICH THEN HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS.
IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE A-M MONDAY MORNING.
POLICE SAY TWO OF THE THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE MINIVAN WERE HURT.
THE DRIVER OF THE MINIVAN TOLD POLICE HE WAS TIRED FROM "WRESTLING ALL DAY" AND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.
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INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF A RESCUE IN SPAIN.
A WOMAN WAITING ON THE PLATFORM IN THE MADRID METRO
FAINTED AND FELL ONTO THE TRACK AS A TRAIN WAS APPROACHING.
AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER QUICKLY SPRANG INTO ACTION.
HE JUMPED ONTO THE TRACKS AND DRAGGED HER TO SAFETY.
THE TRAIN MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME AS PASSENGERS ON THE PLATFORM TRIED DESPERATELY TO WARN THE DRIVER.
THE LADY MADE A FULL RECOVERY.
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ROUGH WAVES CAUSED QUITE AN ORDEAL FOR A SURFER WHO HAD TO BE RESCUED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
DANIEL ROSEN'S DAY ON THE WATER TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORST.
THE ANGRY OCEAN STRANDED THE SURFEER ON A ROCK FOR OVER AN HOUR IN SAN FRANCISCO.
TWO COAST GUARD SWIMMERS JUMPED INTO THE WATER TO SAVE HIM.
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"Big riptide. Really big waves. Yeah I was just way out of my element." --CUT TO-- Started getting sucked out into the bay, climbed on to the rock because I didn't want to go all the way out to the Farollones and get eaten by a shark."
ROSEN SAYS HE'S GOING TO THINK TWICE BEFORE VENTURING BACK INTO THE OCEAN.
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CHECK THIS OUT --
AS DIVERS LEND A HAND TO A NEEDY DOLPHIN OFF THE COAST OF HAWAII.
YOU CAN SEE A BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN APPROACH A DIVER WHO NOTICES HIS FIN IS ENTANGLED IN FISHING LINE.
THE DIVER USES A KNIFE TO CUT AWAY AT THE LINE, FREEING THE DOLPHIN.
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ARE FOOD COMPANIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU?!
i think anything they put in there should be listed in the ingredients label.
AFTER THE BREAK --
A SNEAK PEEK OF AN ALARMING NEW REPORT ON HOW FOODS AND DRINKS MAY BE FOOLING YOU ON WHAT THEY'RE REALLY MADE OUT OF.
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NEW AT 11 --
MANY OF THE FOODS WE BUY MAY NOT BE WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR --
FILLED WITH CHEAP SUBSTITUTES INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING.
JIM AVILA HAS A LOOK AT A NEW REPORT AND HAS MORE ON HOW TO DETECT THE TRICKS.
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SCRIPT:
IT'S WHAT WE EXPECT AS SHOPPERS.
MOS SOT: I THINK ANYTHING THEY PUT IN THERE SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE
INGREDIENTS LABEL.
BUT A NEW SCIENTIFIC TROLL DOWN THE GROCERY AISLE BY THE NON-PROFIT FOOD
FRAUD DETECTIVES /"USP", AN INDEPENDENT LAB IN MARYLAND, DISCOVERED RISING
NUMBERS OF FAKE INGREDIENTS IN PRODUCTS FROM OLIVE OIL, TO SPICES, TO FRUIT
JUICE.
IN A NEW DATABASE TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW, AND OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY ABC
NEWS THIS MORNING. USP WARNS CONSUMERS, THE FDA AND MANUFACTURERS THAT
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD FRAUD THEY FOUND IS UP BY 60 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR.
AMONG THE MOST POPULAR TARGETS FOR UNSCRUPULOUS FOOD SUPPLIERS.
POMEGRANATE JUICE. WHICH IS OFTEN DILUTED WITH GRAPE OR PEAR JUICE.
LIPP SOT: POMEGRANATE JUICE IS A HIGH VALUE INGREDIENT AND A HIGH PRICED
INGREDIENT, AND ADULTERATION APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD
IN FACT, LIQUIDS AND GROUND FOODS IN GENERAL ARE THE EASIEST TO TAMPER WITH.
. FROM OLIVE OIL, WHICH IS OFTEN DILUTED WITH CHEAPER OILS. AND LEMON
JUICE, OFTEN CHEAPENED WITH WATER AND SUGAR. TO / TEA, DILUTED WITH
FILLERS LIKE LAWN GRASS OR FERN LEAVES, AND SPICES LIKE APRIKA ADULTERATED
WITH DANGEROUS FOOD COLORINGS.
LIPP NAT SOT: THERE ARE SYNTHETIC DYES, INDUSTRIAL DYES THAT MIMIC THAT
COLOR VERY NICELY.
ALSO HIGH ON THE LIST, SEAFOOD. THE NUMBER ONE FAKE. WHITE TUNA OR
ALBACORE, FREQUENTLY FOUND ON SUSHI MENUS. WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY ESCOLAR, AN
OILY FISH THAT CAN CAUSE STOMACH PROBLEMS.
SPINK SOT: THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK. AND THE KEY IS THE
PEOPLE/ THAT ARE UNAUTHORIZED TO HANDLE THIS PRODUCT, THEY ARE PROBABLY
NOT FOLLOWING GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AND SO THERE COULD BE
CONTAMINATES IN IT.
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JIM AVILA REPORTING.
BOTH THE F-D-A AND GROCERY STORE MANUFACTURERS SAY THEY TAKE
THIS SCIENTIFIC SURVEY VERY SERIOUSLY AND ARE MONITORING FAKE FOODS.
SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO?
EXPERTS SAY BUY WHOLE FOOD RATHER THAN GROUND UP TEAS, SPICES AND COFFEE BECAUSE IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO FAKE.
BUY FOOD FROM BRANDS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN REPEAT CUSTOMERS.
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A TEEN IS LEFT PARALYZED DURING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FRIENDLY BASKETBALL GAME.
it could have been anybody, it could have been my youngest brother, it could have been me.
WHAT LED UP TO THE NEAR DEADLY INCIDENT AT A PUBLIC PARK.
HOW DID HER HUSBAND SURVIVE FOR TWO AND A HALF DAYS INSIDE A BUILDING AT THE ALGERIAN NATURAL GAS PLANT?
NEW AT 11 --
WE HEAR FROM ONE OF THE WIVES OF IN THAT DEADLY HOSTAGE CRISIS.
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WELCOME BACK.
HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES HEADING INTO 11:30.
A HEARTBREAKING UPDATE TO A SERIOUS CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
3 YEAR OLD RYLEE DOUGLAS PASSED AWAY LATE LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING YESTERDAY MORNING'S CRASH.
TROOPERS SAY 33 YEAR OLD CECILIA DOUGLAS DIED AFTER SHE LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED INTO THE GATOR-INFESTED CANAL.
AT LAST CHECK, TROOPERS SAY FOUR YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
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NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF A BONITA SPRINGS WOMAN.
SINCE RELEASING THE NAME OF THE VICTIM, 22-YEAR-OLD DARLA MILLER, DEPUTIES SAY THEY'RE RECEIVED SEVERAL TIPS.
THIS MORNING, THIS TRAILER IS NOW PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.
DEPUTIES WON'T SAY HOW IT'S CONNECTED, BUT IT IS TAPED OFF AND NEIGHBORS SAY TWO MEN LIVE THERE AND WERE ARRESTED LAST NIGHT.
THE VICTIM'S FATHER SAY DETECTIVES HAVE CONDUCTED MORE THAN 100 INTERVIEWS IN THE CASE SO FAR.
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A SINKHOLE THAT'S BEEN CAUSING DELAYS IN LEHIGH ACRES IS FINALLY FIXED THIS MORNING.
CREWS WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT TO REPAIR A BROKEN SEWER LINE ON HOMESTEAD ROAD NEAR ALABAMA ROAD.
FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS CREWS WILL MONITOR THE SITE AS THE MATERIAL SETTLES AND ADD MORE AS NEEDED.
THEN CREWS WILL PERMANENTLY PAVE OVER THE REPAIR SITE-- SOMETIME LATER THIS WEEK.
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16 STATES FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO MAINE ARE ALL UNDER WIND CHILL
WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES.
THE UPPER MIDWEST CAN EXPECT WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO TODAY.
NORTH CAROLINA WILL SEE WIND CHILLS FALL TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
BY TOMORROW MORNING, MAINE WILL HAVE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW.
THE STRENGTHENING STORM WILL THROW A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
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NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE HOSTAGE CRISIS IN NORTH AFRICA.
WE'RE NOW HEARING FROM THE WIFE OF ONE AMERICAN WHO NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH HIDING FROM THE TERRORISTS FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS.
BRIAN ROSS HAS THE LATEST DETAILS FOR US.
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ERIN LOVELADY/DAUGHTER OF DECEASED HOSTAGE
KRISTI WYSOCKI/WIFE OF ESCAPED HOSTAGE
SCRIPT:
It was four days of terror, seen in these first videos from inside recorded
by one of the hostages, and broadcast by Algerian state TV.
Based on official accounts, at least 38 of these men were either executed by
the terrorists or killed in rescue attempts.
Three of them American.
Gordon Lee Rowan of Oregon and Frederick Buttaccio and Victor
Lovelady of Texas, whose daughter is devastated.
Erin Lovelady: "We asked him all the time 'do you feel safe? Do you feel
safe going if you don't feel safe you don't have to go.' And he goes 'oh I
feel so safe - nothing's happened there in so long
Among the Americans able to get out was Steven Wysocki of
Colorado, whose wife told ABC News of his harrowing tale.
Kristi Wysocki: " My feeling of it is he's been to hell and back.
Wysocki's wife says her husband hid from the terrorists in his office at the
gas plant facility, often under his desk, before making a run for it.
Kristi Wysocki: "He was there in hiding for about two and a half days,
within two or three feet of some of the terrorists, at times, some of his
friends didn't make it. There were a couple of times when he said he truly
did think he was going to die."
Algerian authorities say the attackers were heavily armed and one of them
spoke perfect English, believed to be from Canada.
The leader of the al Qaeda group behind the attack is now the number one
target in a rapidly expanding US-French military operation near his base in
the neighboring African country of Mali, where the first American transport
planes landed Monday.
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BRIAN ROSS REPORTING.
THE BODIES OF SOME OF THE 38 HOSTAGES KILLED IN THE HOSTAGE CRISIS ARE RETURNING HOME.
THE CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY SAID A GOVERNMENT PLANE WOULD BE SENT TO ALGERIA AS EARLY AS TONIGHT TO BRING BACK THE BODIES.
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FORMER STATE G-O-P LEADER JIM GREER WILL FACE A JUDGE LATER TODAY AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S TRIAL FOR FUNNELING PARTY MONEY TO HIS PRIVATE COMPANY.
JIM GREER'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY WILL TELL A CIRCUIT JUDGE IF THEY'RE READY TO GO TO TRIAL.
THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 11-TH.
SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT FLORIDA REPUBLICANS ARE NAMED AS WITNESSES.
GREER IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO THEFT AND OTHER CHARGES.
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A FRIENDLY GAME OF BASKETBALL TAKES A TRAGIC TURN.
A 16-YEAR-OLD IS PARALYZED AFTER A GUN WENT OFF AT AN ORLANDO PARK.
"He kept screaming he can't feel his legs, so I told him you are probably
going into shock, but just chill, but just chill."
MARIO WHITEHEAD WAS SHOT IN THE SHOULDER LAST NIGHT WHILE PLAYING
BASKETBALL AT WILLIE MAYS PARK.
THE BULLET IS STILL IN THE BOY'S SPINE.
DETECTIVES SAY ONE OF THE PLAYERS CHECKED ON A GUN HE WAS CARRYING IN HIS WAIST BAND.
IT ACCIDENTALLY FIRED -- HITTING MARIO.
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"I am devastated dude, I mean we come up here all the time, it could have been anybody, it could have been my youngest brother, it could have been me.
THE TEEN IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION.
THE SHOOTING REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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ONE MOTHER IS TAKING MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS--
BY PAYING A DEPUTY TO STAND GUARD AT HER DAUGHTER'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LAURA LAURIA IS PAYING NEARLY 12-THOUSAND-DOLLARS FOR AN OFFICER TO BE AT OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FLAGLER BEACH.
THE DEPUTY WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL SIX HOURS A DAY.
SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTIES ARE STATIONED AT ALL FLAGLER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT NOT AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
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IT WAS THE LAST THING A NEW ENGLAND PATRIOT PLAYER EXPECTED WHILE HE WAS PLAYING IN THIS WEEKEND'S A-F-C CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
POLICE SAY TWO MASKED MEN ROBBED DEFENSIVE BACK DERRICK MARTIN'S HOME IN COLORADO.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ROBBERS FORCED THEIR WAY INTO MARTIN'S HOME SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE AN ADULT AND TWO CHILDREN WERE INSIDE.
NO ONE WAS HURT --
BUT NUMEROUS ITEMS WERE TAKEN.
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"they were armed with guns, left in an unknown direction in an SUV."
2:59 "it's disheartening to hear that and especially scary to hear that
there were folks that were home."
POLICE SAY IT'S UNCLEAR IF MARTIN'S HOME WAS TARGETED OR IF THE CRIME WAS RANDOM.
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SUPPORTERS OF JOE PATERNO ARE HONORING THE FORMER PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH.
TONIGHT, A VIGIL IS BEING HELD IN STATE COLLEGE.
THE HALL OF FAME COACH DIED OF LUNG CANCER
ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WILL LIGHT 409 CANDLES, ONE FOR EACH OF PATERNO'S VICTORIES BEFORE 111 WERE STRIPPED AS PART OF NCAA SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.
SANDUSKY'S ARREST TARNISHED PENN STATE'S STORIED FOOTBALL PROGRAM AND LED TO PATERNO'S FIRING.
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A NURSE IN LOS ANGELES WAS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY HE HAD SEX WITH A CORPSE.
ALEJANDRO RAZO WAS RELEASED ON 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.
POLICE HAVEN'T RELEASED MANY DETAILS ABOUT THE INCIDENT. ONLY SAYING RAZO WAS ARRESTED AFTER COMMITTING A SEX ACT ON A FEMALE CORPSE.
THE INCIDENT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE HAPPENED AT THE SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL.
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"These things happen we're living in different times it's important that all professional environments keep it that way, so they did the right thing in contacting authorities."
RAZO WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER NEXT MONTH.
THE HOSPITAL HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT.
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IN GEORGIA, AN AGE GROUP THAT CAN OFTEN BE PREYED UPON BY CRIMINALS IS LEARNING TO PACK SOME SERIOUS HEAT.
Instructor: "Remember, you're going to lock your arms out."
Lang: "Yeah."
Instructor: "You're gonna kind of lean forward."
Lang: "Right."
Instructor: ".towards the target."
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MARGO LANG HAS SHOT A GUN.
THE 81-YEAR-OLD SAYS SHE NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D BE LEARNING HOW TO USE A GUN AT HER AGE.
SHE AND A GROUP OF HER SENIOR FRIENDS ARE ALL TAKING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVILIAN GUN SAFETY COURSE TOGETHER.
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"The times are so different we're now seeing things happen that we never saw things happen before, and. you just need it for security."
"There's a lot of alarmists out there. What's going on, just everybody's taking an interest in guns overall, but they do want to learn the safety
of it."
THE GROUP SAYS LEARNING HOW TO USE A GUN PROPERLY IS ARMING THEM WITH CONFIDENCE.
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DON'T EXPECT ANY GUN DEALS ON GROUPON.
THE COUPON SITE IS NO LONGER OFFERING PROMOTIONS FOR ANYTHING RELATED
TO FIREARMS IN THE WAKE OF LAST MONTH'S CONNECTICUT SCHOOL
SHOOTING.
GROUPON ONLY SAYS IT'S REVIEWING THE CATEGORY.
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A SCARE FOR ONE SOUTHWEST JET THAT BLEW THREE TIRES AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
FLIGHT 513 WAS DEPARTING FOR LAS VEGAS WHEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE COCKPIT.
THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A HARD STOP. WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO HEAT UP AND BLOW THE TIRES.
137 PASSENGERS AND FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD. NO ONE WAS HURT.
IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT TO GO OFF.
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FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE CONDUCTING MORE TESTS TODAY ON BOEING'S GROUNDED DREAMLINER 7-87.
PREVIOUS TESTS SHOWED A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WAS *NOT THE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE ON THE DREAM LINER IN BOSTON.
SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE BATTERIES PROMPTED THE U-S AND OTHER NATIONS TO GROUND ALL 50 DREAMLINERS WORLDWIDE LAST WEEK.
THE TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT A SPECIAL FACILITY ARIZONA.
HE AIRCRAFT, WHICH COSTS ABOUT 200 MILLION DOLLARS AND DEBUTED 15 MONTHS AGO, IS THE FIRST MAJOR AIRLINER TO BE ROLLED OUT IN YEARS.
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THE STATE'S HUNT FOR INVASIVE SNAKES IS TAKING A NEW TWIST.
UP AHEAD --
HOW PYTHON SKINS ARE TRANSLATING INTO BIG BUSINESS --
BY BECOMING FASHIONABLE ACCESSORIES AND CLOTHING.
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A NEW FASHION CRAZE IS REALLY CATCHING ON -- BUT DON'T EXPECT TO SEE IT ANY OF YOUR FAVORITE STORES.
THIS YEAR'S PYTHON CHALLENGE HAS CREATED A RUSH ON PYTHON SKINS.
SOME DESIGNERS ARE TURNING THEM INTO HIGH FASHION.
JANINE STANWOOD SHOWS US HOW PYTHONS ARE BEING TURNED INTO FASHIONABLE ACCESSORIES AND CLOTHING.
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Some like Leonardo Sanchez then take them here.to Exotic Leather Fashion
in Hollywood.
Where dead Burmese pythons are turned into high fashion
Then the skin is taken to an outside facility to be tanned
And right here in house is where it's cut and transformed into belts and
wallets and purses and boots -- and, yes, for the daring.some custom
python pants -- that start at a cool 18-hundred dollars
Hunters like Sanchez make some money, too.up to $150 per snake
He's probably not buying the pants.but he's happy to help rid the
Everglades of a non-native species.and fill the fashion world with duds
from there instead
in Hollywood, Janine Stanwood,
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JANINE STANWOOD REPORTING.
RESEARCHERS ARE EXAMINING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN BURMESE PYTHONS THAT HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AS PART OF THE STATE'S PYTHON CHALLENGE.
AS OF THIS MORNING -- 27 OF THE INVASIVE SNAKES HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE MONTH LONG CONTEST.
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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.
We're in store for a slightly cooler, seasonable Tuesday across Southwest Florida now that another cool front has cleared the area. After starting with morning temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll warm to the mid 70s during the afternoon, which is right around average for this time of year.
The only complication with today's weather will be cloud cover as we're right under a steady stream of thin cirrus clouds, which will likely dim our sunshine for most of the day.
Winds will be a little stronger today out of the northeast between 5-15 mph with some gusts up to 20.
By tonight, the veil of cirrus clouds should begin to thin out a bit more, leading to a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky by early Wednesday morning.
Temperatures will be a bit cooler tonight with overnight lows dipping into the low 50s and even some 40s deeper inland. Most of urban Southwest Florida will cool to near 52°, but locations farther north and deeper inland will see the potential for temperatures to drop as low as the mid 40s.
Wednesday should be much sunnier as the high thin clouds continue to exit, so mostly sunny should fit the bill tomorrow. Even with the cooler start Wednesday morning, daytime high should be roughly the same as today with afternoon temperatures warming into the mid 70s.
After another cool morning with lows in the upper 40s early Thursday, a gradual warm up will begin Thursday afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 70s. By Saturday, afternoon highs will be close to 80°, but another cool front is expected to swing through late Saturday, which will lower temperatures close to average once again by the late weekend into early next week.
With such a moisture-starved atmosphere, rain prospects will stay very low through the next seven days even as the next front passes through this weekend.
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THE CELEBRITIES WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S PUBLIC SWEARING-IN.
AND WAR IS EASIER THAN PAPARAZZI.--
OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT PRINCE HARRY SAYS.
CARL AZUZ HAS MORE IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE.
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--
HOLLYWOOD HAD ITS EYES ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION MONDAY.
KELLY CLARKSON.JAMES TAYLOR.AND BEYONCE PERFORMED. JAY-Z AND EVA LONGORIA WERE ON THE STAND WHILE KATY PERRY AND JOHN MAYER WERE IN THE CROWD.
SOME CELEBRITIES WHO WEREN'T IN ATTENDANCE TOOK TO TWITTER TO MARK THE EVENT.
ALICIA KEYS CALLED IT A POWERFUL DAY, AND SAID "MAY WE ALL TAKE THESE POWERFUL STRIDES AND CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD."
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS CALLED THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH "BRILLIANT" AND SAID "I'M VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN."
AND BETTE MIDLER SAID BEYONCE SANG "BEAUTIFULLY."
"AMERICAN IDOL" ALUM DANNY GOKEY IS A NEW DAD.
THE SEASON EIGHT FINALIST AND HIS WIFE WELCOMED A SON SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE-DOT-COM.
IN A STATEMENT, HE TOLD PEOPLE, "I'M ECSTATIC TO BE A FIRST TIME DAD AND TO HAVE A NEW LITTLE BUDDY TO HANG OUT WITH."
THE BOY WAS NAMED DANIEL EMANUEL.
GOKEY AND HIS WIFE WERE MARRIED ON JANUARY 29TH LAST YEAR.
FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ.
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AFTER WOWING THE WORLD AS THE "LADY IN RED" --
THE FIRST LADY'S FAMOUS DRESS WILL SOON BE ON PERMANENT DISPLAY.
MICHELLE OBAMA TURNED HEADS IN A RUBY COLORED CHIFFON AND VELVET GOWN CUSTOM-MADE BY DESIGNER JASON WU.
THE FIRST LADY WAS ALSO WEARING A HANDMADE DIAMOND-EMBELLISHED RING BY JEWELRY DESIGNER KIMBERLY MCDONALD.
HER OUTFIT AND ACCESSORIES WILL NOW GO TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.
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IF YOU'RE HOPING TO MAKE IT TO THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU A PRETTY PENNY!
ACCORDING TO TICKET TRACKER "TIQ I-Q"--
THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A TICKET IS AROUND $31-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
AND THE LOWEST PRICE, ABOUT $21-HUNDRED.
LAST YEAR, THE AVERAGE PRICE ON JANUARY 21ST WAS ABOUT $36-HUNDRED.
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U-S TROOPS SERVING OVERSEAS WILL BE RECEIVING SURPRISES
FOR VALENTINES DAY.
NEAR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON --
MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS MET TO HELP WITH "VALENTINES FOR SOLDIERS".
VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES CREATED HOMEMADE VALENTINES CARDS AND OTHER TREATS AND INTO CARE PACKAGES FOR THE TROOPS.
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THE CARE PACKAGES WILL EVENTUALLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO TROOPS OVERSEAS BY THE
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT AND TEAM RED WHITE AND BLUE.
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ONE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE IS LITERALLY TAKING THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
in Madison Square Garden, everyone gets to wrestle under the lights', but I'm the only one who's truly gotten to wrestle under the lights."
THE JAWDROPPING VIDEO THAT CAPTURES THE MOMENT AN 80 POUND LIGHT
COMES CRASHING DOWN ON TOP OF A WRESTLER IN THE MIDDLE OF A MATCH.
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IT'S A VIDEO THAT HAS GONE VIRAL, FEATURING A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO FACES
AN UNEXPECTED OPPONENT IN THE MIDDLE OF A WRESTLING MATCH.
SENIOR MICHAEL MCCOMISH IS ASSAULTED FROM ABOVE
AS AN 80-POUND SPOTLIGHT FALLS DIRECTLY ON TOP OF HIM.
COURTNEY COLLEN HAS HIS STORY AND THE UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO.
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SCRIPT:
"I walked over to the center, set, and the next thing i know the lights are
on top of me. It's bright. I couldn't stand up, it was awkward. I fell back
down and got some cuts on my knees 52
THOSE MOMENTS ARE A VIVID MEMORY NOW FOR SENIOR WRESTLER MICHAEL MCCOMISH
WITH THE HELP OF THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO GONE VIRAL.
"It was really strange. After a couple of seconds, I kind of realized that's
what it was. At first, I said to myself 'what just hit me?' it was really
bright. I noticed all the glass. I was like, ok, this isn't good."
AND IN THOSE MOMENTS - IT *WASN'T* GOOD - AFTER NEARLY 80 POUNDS OF HEAVY
ALUMINUM SPOTLIGHTS CAME CRASHING DOWN.
"When I was under the light trying to stand up, I heard screams like girls
in movies, I heard those 45
HIS INJURIES ARE MINIMAL - ALL HE REALLY HAS TO SHOW FROM THIS ARE A HANDFUL
OF HEAD STITCHES -- A FEW ON THE FRONT AND A FEW ON THE BACK.
"If i would have been standing or if the mat wouldn't have been in the right
place, it would have done serious damage."
MCCOMISH SAYS HE'S ALWAYS LOVED WRESTLING AND - IF HE HAD TO CHOSE - HE
WOULDN'T WANT TO GET HURT ANY OTHER WAY.
"Something I've heard from a lot of people, they say 'in Madison Square
Garden, everyone gets to wrestle under the lights', but I'm the only one who
's truly gotten to wrestle under the lights."
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COURTNEY COLLEN REPORTING.
THE FAMILY DOESN'T PLAN TO PRESS ANY CHARGES.
MCCOMISH IS RECOVERED AND BACK AT SCHOOL.
HE LOST THE MATCH THAT NIGHT DUE TO "INJURY DEFAULT" --
BU SHOWING SOME GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, HIS OPPONENT WANTED
HIM TO HAVE THE MEDAL.
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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW.
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NBC2 HAS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN A DEATH INVESTIGATION.
THE BODY OF 22-YEAR-OLD DARLA MILLER, WAS FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND - IN SOME BRUSH IN BONITA SPRINGS.
RIGHT NOW DETECTIVE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE YOUNG WOMAN DIED.
NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE.
WE ALSO HAVE A HEART-BREAKING UPDATE ON THE ALLEY CRASH THAT LEFT A MOTHER DEAD - HER 2 LITTLE GIRLS FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES.
AND IN CONSUMER NEWS -
"Maintenance on a water heater is fairly simple, and it's rarely done."
NEW AT NOON - IF YOU LOVE YOUR HOT SHOWERS - HOW TO AVOID DISASTERS, KEEP THE HOT WATER FLOWING AND LOWER THE COST OF YOUR ENERGY BILL.
AND TALK ABOUT LUCKY!
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO UTAH - AND SHOW YOU THE INCREDIBLE SCENE, AFTER BOULDER COMES CRASHING INTO ONE WOMAN'S BEDROOM.
ALSO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT'LL COST YOU TO GET AT THE FRONT OF THE BOARDING LINE FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.
A COOLER-FEELING DAY - JIM HAS OUR FORECAST - THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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