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A PICTURE-PERFECT FAMILY -- TORN APART
Donald:
"21:19 they were always filled w giggles and smiles."
THE MAN WHO HAD ALREADY LOST HIS WIFE AND 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER --
MADE THE AGONIZING DECISION TONIGHT TO TAKE HIS 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. HIS ONLY OTHER CHILD. OFF LIFE SUPPORT.
SHE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER.
MONDAY'S TRAGIC CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.TRAPPED THE FAMILY CAR UNDERWATER. FOR HALF AN HOUR.
Asst cheif nolan sapp, golden gate fire
25:47 they had no pulse, of course we began cpr immediately."
NBC2 INVESTIGATES SURVIVING A WATER CRASH.
WE GO TO THE EXPERTS FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES.
:49 "Just hitting it with your hand is not going to break the glass
WHO SHOW US THE CUTTING EDGE WAY TO ESCAPE.
WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
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NBC2 BRINGS YOU TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT OF THE STORY THAT'S PULLING AT HEARTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
A MAN LOST HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN AN INSTANT.
WE BEGIN WITH GABY FLEISCHMAN WHO'S LIVE AT ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN ST. PETERSBURG WHERE WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT 4-YEAR-OLD MADISON DOUGLAS HAS PASSED AWAY.
GABY?
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FAMILY FRIEND TELLS ME MADISON WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT AND PASSED AWAY AT AROUND 9.
HE SAYS BECAUSE SHE WAS TRAPPED UNDERWATER FOR SO LONG SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE AND HAD NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.
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A fathers final goodbye--
After he loses his entire family.
Douglas eagle, family friend
29:21 she's currently in her dads arms, he's sitting down with her in his lap and holding her and just trying to be as close to her as he can 34
Nathan douglas just lost his last surviving daughter, madison.
The 4 year old was fighting for her life after a car accident that killed her mother-- 33 year old cecilia-- and her 3 year old sister rylee.
Tonight nathan made the devastating decision to take madison off life support.
28:56 after careful consideration of the medical exams and thorough discussion with the doctors it was decided this evening to withdraw life support from madison 10
Madison suffered irreversible brain damage after being stuck in a car, submerged underwater for thirty minutes. The family's car crashed upside down into a canal on alligator alley yesterday. Rescue crews say cecilia had just unbuckled her girls from their car seats before she lost consciousness.
32:02 the fact that she would give her last dying breath in an attempt to save her children is amazing 12
Dive crews pulled the girls out but they weren't breathing.
32:52 the scar will be in his life forever his faith will carry him through this but its still something hell have to grow and learn and become a different kind of man from bc the family that was always there for him is no longer there 08
Family and friends are now surrounding nathan-- trying to support him and give him strength to make it through an unbearable tragedy.
They say the family is finding comfort in knowing madison will join her mother and sister.
34:50We ask you to continue to pray for nathan bc he's gona have to walk a road that no one should ever have to walk through
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THE FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FAMILY'S HOMETOWN OF EUSTIS, IN CENTRAL FL.
FRIENDS HAVE SET UP A FUND TO HELP PAY FOR FUNERAL COSTS. INFO ON WEBSITE NBC DASH 2 DOT COM HIT NEWSLISNKS.
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MONDAY'S CRASH IS EERILY SIMILAR TO ONE JUST TWO YEARS AGO --
A MAN LOST HIS PREGNANT WIFE, AND THREE KIDS WHEN THEIR CAR WRECKED ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THE FAMILY'S S-U-V ENDED UP SINKING IN A CANAL.
IT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2011--
NEAR MILE MARKER 94 IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THAT'S LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM YESTERDAY'S CRASH.
THE YOUNG MOTHER DIED. ALONG WITH A 1-YEAR OLD, 4-YEAR OLD AND 10-YEAR OLD.
STATE TROOPERS SAY THE WOMAN LOST CONTROL AT THE WHEEL.
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IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE A WATER-CRASH.
TO IMPROVE YOUR ODDS.FIRST RESPONDERS SAY YOU NEED THE PROPER TOOLS -- AND YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO RIGHT AWAY.
OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES RIGHT NOW WITH NBC2'S GEORGE SOLIS --
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WE FOUND SEVERAL TOOLS EXPERTS SUGGEST CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORST CASE OF SCENARIOS.
WHILE NOTHING IS GUARANTEED. THEY SAY KNOWING ABOUT THEM, HOW THEY WORK, AND JUST OWNING THEM INCREASES YOU CHANGE OF SURVIVAL SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE OCCUR.
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SOME DRIVERS ADMIT IT'S SOMETHING THEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT BEFORE.
2020 "I would have no idea how to do that." Barb Claus, driver
AT A TIME WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS AND YOU FIND YOURSELF TRAPPED INSIDE YOUR CAR.
2015 "How could I get out of a car?" Claus
OTHERS TAKE SMALL PRECAUTIONS.
1910 "I have screwdrivers and a wrench and stuff like that." Sissy Hall, driver
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AUTO CLUBS LIKE TRIPLE-A ARE AIMING TO EDUCATE DRIVERS ON TOOLS THEY CAN USE TO SURVIVE A CRASH WHERE THE ONLY WAY OUT IS TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
32: "Some people carry the small extrication hammers that shatter glass and cut seat belts and so forth." Asst. Chief Nolan Sapp, Golden Gate Fire
nats of package being opened
ONE SUCH HAMMER IS SOLD BY TRIPLE-A
IT'S CALLED THE LIFE HAMMER.
04:02 "Everything happens so fast, it's only split seconds and you'll need it." Marsha Kut, Triple A
"Now if you ever find yourself in an emergency situation here's how the Life Hammer is designed to work, if you find that your seat belt it jammed you can then take the hammer's sharp blade to cut diagonally right through your seat belt, and in the worst case scenario you can use the Life Hammer to break glass, start by covering your eyes then striking the bottom corner of the window 2 to 3 times before it breaks." GS
F-H-P SAYS THERE ARE OTHER TOOLS OUT THERE, SOME YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT.
18:00 "A female is wearing a heel, a shoe she can use the heel, some seat rests, head rests come out of the back rest of seat." Greg Bueno, FHP
ALL THESE OPTIONS GIVING DRIVERS A NEW OUTLOOK ON WHAT MATTERS MOST.
SAFETY.
20:58 "I would buy 4 or 5 of them right now and give them to every member of my family." Claus
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EXPERTS SAY ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS YOU CAN USE IS RIGHT HERE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS KEEPING CALM AND STAYING FOCUSED IS YOUR BEST CHANCE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
LINDSAY?
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NOW TO A BREAKING STORY IN THE BONITA SPRINGS AREA.
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING WHAT DEPUTIES ARE CALLING A DEADLY CRASH.
HERE'S A MAP OF THE SCENE, IN A RURAL AREA, EAST OF I-75.
NBC 2'S CHRISTINA LUSBY IS THERE LIVE.
CHRISTINA WHAT CAN YOU TELL US.
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THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS ONE PERSON IS DEAD.
THEY SAY IT'S A SINGLE CAR CRASH.
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WE'RE BEING KEPT HALF A MILE FROM THE SCENE.
DEPUTIES SAY --THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES.
AT THIS POINT IN THE INVESTIGATION DEPUTIES BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS SPARKED BY THE CRASH.
THE PERSON INSIDE THE CAR BURNED.
DEPUTIES SAY THE BODY IS NOT ABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED RIGHT NOW.
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THIS AREA OUT HERE--IS DESOLATE--ONE LANE GRAVEL ROADS.
THE ONLY THING NEARBY IS LIBERTY YOUTH RANCH.
THE SCENE TONIGHT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL UNVEIL A PROPOSAL TOMORROW FOR AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD TEACHER PAY INCREASE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AT AN EVENT AT AN ORLANDO-AREA SCHOOL.
THE PROPOSAL WAS MET A DAY AHEAD WITH CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM BY PUBLIC EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS.
DURING HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, SCOTT CUT 1-POINT-3 BILLION FROM K THROUGH 12 FUNDING.
THE NEXT YEAR, THE HE ADDED ONE BILLION BACK.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE SCOTT SAID HE HOPES LAWMAKERS WILL AGAIN INCREASE SPENDING IN THE K-12 EDUCATION BUDGET.
LEE COUNTY'S TEACHER UNION PRESIDENT SAYS UNTIL THE GOVERNOR IS SERIOUS ABOUT RAISING REVENUES AND FUNDING EDUCATION PROPERLY, IT'S JUST ANOTHER IDEA.
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Without any details and just a concept, really hard to speculate. Do I have a lit if faith in it, not really.
SCOTT'S BUDGET IS DUE TO LAWMAKERS BY FEBRUARY THIRD.
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TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT PLANS TO BEEF UP SCHOOL SECURITY.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LINDA STEWART, A DEMOCRAT FROM ORLANDO, FILED TWO BILLS FRIDAY IN TALLAHASSEE.
IF THEY PASS: AMONG OTHER THINGS, TAX COLLECTED ON THE SALE OF AMMUNITION AND GUNS WOULD GO INTO A "SAFE SCHOOLS TRUST FUND," TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES AND SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES.
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AUTHORITIES IN HOUSTON BELIEVE A COLLEGE CAMPUS IS SAFE TONIGHT, AFTER A SHOOTING THERE THIS AFTERNOON.
INVESTIGATORS STRESS, IT *WASN'T AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT.
IT STARTED AS A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE IN THE CENTER COURTYARD OF THE CAMPUS, IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
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we could hear them arguing. The shooter actually said I don't wanna fight you, I'm not trying to go to jail and he actually turned away from the situation. But whatever ticked him off, whatever they said, turned around, got it out of his back pack and started shooting."
AUTHORITIES SAY ONE OF THE TWO HAD A STUDENT I-D.
THEY ARE BOTH IN THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ARRESTED AND NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
A MAINTENANCE WORKER AT THE COLLEGE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG BY A STRAY BULLET.
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TODAY THE FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO GET BEHIND A CONTROVERISAL REQUEST BY POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER THAT HE BELIEVES WOULD SOLVE MORE CRIMES.
CHIEF BAKER WANTS TO RESTRICT PUBLIC INFORMATION IN POLICE REPORTS.
HE'S ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS TO CHANGE PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS TO KEEP THE NAMES OF VICTIMS AND WITNESS OUT OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
CHIEF BAKER THINKS MORE WITNESSES WOULD COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION IF THEY WEREN'T AT RISK OF BEING PUBLICIZED.
SOME PEOPLE ARGUE THAT THE LAW CHANGE WOULDN'T WORK.BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE NAMES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMAIN CLASSIFIED IN A TRIAL.
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THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS TO SHUT DOWN ANOTHER SCHOOL.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHICH ONE.AND HAVE THE LATEST ON THE BUDGET CUTS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSED TONIGHT.
PLUS.BULLETPROOF WHITE BOARDS.
TEACHERS COULD SOON HAVE A NEW WAY TO PROTECT THEIR CLASSES.
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LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO DECIDE IF BUILDING AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC IS A GOOD FINANCIAL MOVE.
THAT CLINIC WOULD BE LOCATED AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
MORE THAN 11-THOUSAND ACTIVE EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND SOME RETIREES COULD USE IT.
SOME OF THE SERVICES INCLUDE X-RAYS, MAMMOGRAMS, PHYSICALS, AND LAB WORK.
IT COULD SAVE THE DISTRICT ANYWHERE FROM 182-THOUSAND AND THREE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
SOME BOARD MEMBERS SAY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT.
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There are a lot of questions I have. I was looking for large savings. I didn't hear it.
START-UP COSTS AND FIRST YEARS SALARIES FOR THE CLINIC ARE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THIS AGAIN AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
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25 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS: THAT'S WHAT LEE COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SEE AS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THEY MET TODAY TO TALK ABOUT COST-SAVING OPTIONS LIKE COMBINING SCHOOLS, OUTSOURCING JANITORIAL SERVICES AND CUTTING OVERTIME.
THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT LAYOFFS ACROSS THE BOARD.
THAT EQUATES TO A FIVE PERCENT CUT FOR DEPARTMENTS AND TWO PERCENT CUT FOR SCHOOLS.
THEY ALSO DISCUSSED AN ALTERNATE BUDGET SCENARIO WHERE THEY WOULD CUT 13 MILLION THIS YEAR AND CUT THE REST OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN INCREMENTS.
THEY STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH EXACTLY TO CUT FROM THEIR BUDGET BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE THE STATE'S BUDGET FIRST.
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THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TONIGHT TO TERMINATE ANOTHER LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACT FOR RECEIVING AN 'F' GRADE FOR THE PAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LEE CHARTER ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS.
NOW THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO REQUEST A HEARING WITH THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
THIS VOTE TONIGHT NOW MEANS FIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS CLOSED UP THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
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ROBERT'S FIRST ALERT FORECAST IS NEXT.
ALSO COMING UP.ZOMBIE CON MAY HAVE SEALED ITS OWN FATE.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHY AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT FUTURE SPECIAL EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
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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.
COOL NIGHTS MILD DAYS
High clouds most of the day kept us from reaching the mid 70's this afternoon. A northerly breeze tonight will help drop our temperatures this evening to the lower 50's. Some readings in the upper 40's will be on the inland thermometers by tomorrow morning. The high clouds and overcast skies should give way to a mostly sunny day tomorrow bringing our daytime highs back to the mid 70's on Wednesday. In fact, the overall weather picture looks mostly sunny for the next few days. Highs will be just shy of 80 degrees and overnight lows will continue to be in the cool 50's; however, with the clear weather at night there could be many places still dipping in the mid to upper 40's once again on Thursday morning.
The forecast weather maps show a weak front passing to the north of our area on Saturday and mainly dry and comfortable weather remains in place this weekend. The long-range outlook shows me a bit of a warm-up next week and it seems reasonable to forecast some 80 degree weather coming back by next Monday. Rain showers stay out of the picture for the next several days.
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WE WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THE HEARTBREAKING STORY WE REPORTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEWSCAST.
A LITTLE GIRL INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY YESTERDAY, DIED TONIGHT.
MADISON DOUGLAS, WEARING PINK IN THIS PICTURE, WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT, AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER, AT ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, IN SAINT PETERSBURG.
HER MOTHER, AND SISTER, ALSO DIED AFTER MONDAY MORNING'S CRASH.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE FAMILY, A FUND HAS BEEN SET UP THROUGH SUNTRUST BANK.
GO TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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SOME TEACHERS CAN NOW USE A CLASSROOM TOOL TO PROTECT THEM IN CASE OF A SCHOOL SHOOTING.
A MARYLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPED BULLETPROOF WHITE BOARDS.
TEACHERS CAN USE THEM AS SHIELDS.
"HARDWIRE" SAYS AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALL TO PROTECT STUDENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE NEWTOWN SHOOTING, THE COMPANY ADAPTED SOME OF ITS TECHNOLOGY USED IN WAR ZONES FOR CLASSROOMS.
THE BOARDS SELL FOR 299 DOLLARS ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE.
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TODAY WE WENT BACK TO A WOODED AREA IN BONITA SPRINGS, WHERE SOMEONE FOUND THE BODY OF--
22 YEAR OLD DARLA MILLER, OVER THE WEEKEND.
INVESTIGATORS WERE BACK ON SCENE AGAIN TODAY WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TALKING TO NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF THEY SAW OR HEARD ANYTHING.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS NOT RELEASED A CAUSE OF DEATH.
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A NORTH FORT MYERS COUPLE SAYS A NAKED THIEF CAME INTO THEIR HOME, AND TOOK THEIR T-V.
THEY TELL LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES THEY HEARD A NOISE ON THE ROOF LAST NIGHT.
THE HUSBAND WENT OUTSIDE, AND A NAKED BURGLAR POUNCED FROM ABOVE.
AFTER THE BURGLAR JUMPED FROM THE ROOF, HE RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND GRABBED A TV.
THE HUSBAND YELLED AT HIS WIFE TO GET A GUN.
DETECTIVES SAY SHE FIRED 3 SHOTS, BUT MISSED.
HER HUSBAND HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT WHILE CALLING 911.
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:20 "he's laying in my floor. he run in my ******* house naked hooting and hollering and tearing **** up."
BEFORE DEPUTIES GOT THERE-
THE FAMILY TOLD THEM THE NAKED BURGLAR BEGAN MASTURBATING ON THE FLOOR.
DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED HIM AS 21 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRUNI.
THEY DIDN'T TAKE HIM STRAIGHT TO JAIL BUT INSTEAD TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF HIS MENTAL STATE, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S NO MUG SHOT OF HIM, YET.
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ZOMBIE CON'S DEBT TO THE CITY IS STILL ALIVE.
THE EVENT OWES FORT MYERS MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE BILL INCLUDES POLICE PRESENCE, TRASH AND CITY CLEAN-UP.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET MORE THAN TRIPLED AS IT EXPANDED INTO THREE DAYS.
ZOMBIE CON'S DEBT ISSUE RESURRECTED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THE CITY WILL GO ABOUT APPROVING EVENT PERMITS.
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Mayor Randy Henderson
Fort Myers
10:59 the ordinance that we have as law today provides for the council to establish a board that would assist us in evaluating proposals that come before the city so i think thats one good measure 11:06
THE MAYOR SAYS ZOMBIE CON *WANTS TO PAY OF IT'S BILL.
THEY ARE DISCUSSING A POTENTIAL PAYMENT PLAN.
IF ZOMBIE CON DOESNT PAY UP --THE CITY SAYS THE DAY OF THE DEAD WONT HAPPEN NEXT YEAR --AT LEAST NOT IN FORT MYERS.
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STARTING THIS WEEKEND IT'LL COST YOU ONE MORE PENNY TO MAIL A LETTER.
THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE IS RAISING THE PRICE OF A STAMP TO 46 CENTS.
THE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT SUNDAY.
WE SAW THE LAST ONE-CENT HIKE A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK.
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND FOOTBALL ARE TWO SEEMINGLY DIFFERENT TOPICS, BUT TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME RESEARCHERS ARE SAYING THERE IS A LINK.
A STUDY PUBLISHED BY U-C-L-A TODAY FOUND FIVE RETIRED N-F-L PLAYERS HAVE THE SAME ABNORMAL BRAIN PROTEIN AS ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS.
THAT PROTEIN KILLS BRAIN CELLS.
THE 5 PLAYERS EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE CONCUSSION IN THEIR CAREER, AND ARE ALL SUFFERING FROM MEMORY PROBLEMS.
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3:53:46-57
Dr. Frederick Schaerf
Neuropsychiatric Assoc. of SWFL
"What we don't want to do is say that football gives you Alzheimer's disease, but what we do know is that repeated blows to the brain can be a risk factors, but obviously not everyone who plays football gets Alzheimer's disease."
A NEW STUDY LOOKING AT MORE, YOUNGER FOOTBALL PLAYERS IS IN ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
IT WILL USE A NEW FORM OF BRAIN IMAGING THAT CAN DETECT BRAIN DAMAGE DECADES BEFORE MEMORY LOSS OCCURS.
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THE SAINTS GOT THEIR HEAD COACH BACK TODAY.
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THE CHAMPIONS TOUR GOT THEIR SEASON STARTED IN HAWAII LAST WEEK. JOHN COOK WON THE TOURNAMENT IN A 2-HOLE PLAYOFF.
THE COMMITMENTS TO NEXT MONTH'S ACE GROUP CLASSIC NOW INCLUDES SIX WORLD GOLF HALL-OF-FAMERS
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2011 ACE GROUP CLASSIC WINNER. BERNHARD LANGER.
HALE IRWIN WON IT IN 1997 AND 2002.
SANDY LYLE GOT INTO THE HALL LAST YEAR.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.U-S OPEN CHAMPS TOM KITE.LARRY NELSON AND CURTIS STRANGE HAVE NOT WON HERE.
BUT THEY WILL TRY NEXT MONTH.
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PHIL MICKELSON WILL SPEAK TO THE MEDIA ON WEDNESDAY AS THE PGA TOUR PLAYS TORREY PINES IN LEFTY'S NATIVE SAN DIEGO.
PHIL SAID THIS PAST WEEKEND.THAT THE NEW TAX LAWS IN CALIFORNIA ARE COSTING HIM 60 PERCENT OF HIS INCOME. HE LATER APOLOGIZED FOR MAKING HIS FINANCES PUBLIC.
LEFTY HAS ONE GUY IN HIS CORNER.TIGER.
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TIGER HAS LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR HIS ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
CALIFORNIA'S PROP 30 PASSED IN NOVEMBER. INCREASING THE TAX ON THOSE MAKING VOER 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
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MIKE NAPOLI WILL MAKE A REPORTED 5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX TO PLAY FIRST BASE NEXT SEASON.
THE TEAM FINALLY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT A CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED. THEY HAD A THREE-YEAR DEAL DONE IN DECEMBER. A TEAM PHYSICAL WAS DONE AND THE TEAM TOOK THE THREE YEAR DEAL OFF THE TABLE.
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THE TWINS ARE GETTING THEIR FANS READY FOR SPRING TRAINING AND THE UPCOMING SEASON.
THEIR CURRENT PLAYERS AND FORMER GREATS ARE TRAVELING THE STATE WITH THE TWINS CARAVAN.
TONIGHT AT THE OLD-TIMERS HOT STOVE BANQUET..GENERAL MANAGER TERRY RYAN TOLD US.YOU WON'T SEE NICK BLACKBURN THIS SPRING TRIANING.FOLLOWING SURGERY ON HIS WRIST.
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WE WILL SEE DELMON YOUNG IN S-W FLORIDA FOR SPRING TRAINING.
IN THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES UNIFORM AND LINE-UP.
THE FORMER TWINS AND RAYS OUTFIELDER HAS A ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH THE PHILLIES.
LAST FALL.HE WAS WITH THE TIGERS ON THEIR RUN TO THE WORLD SERIES.
HE'S EXPECTED TO BE THE PHILLIES EVERYDAY RIGHT-FIELDER.
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SEAN PAYTON APOLOGIZED TO NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL FOR THE SAINTS "BOUNTY-GATE" SCANDAL. PAYTON TOOK RESPONCIBILITY FOR HIS FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE COMMISH REINSTATED PAYTON TUESDAY.
ALLOWING HIM TO SCOUT THE SENIOR BOWL IN MOBILE-ALABAMA THIS WEEK.
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ACTION FROM THE ICE.
THE LIGHTNING.LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON.
IN RALEIGH.
Keith Aulie scored the momentum-shifting goal that propelled the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Tom Pyatt and Cory Conacher scored early goals, Ryan Malone added a power-play tally, and Vincent Lecavalier had two assists. The Lightning pulled away with two goals in the third period.
Jeff Skinner scored a power play goal for the Hurricanes, who had their home opener spoiled by Tampa Bay for the second straight season.
Mathieu Garon stopped 35 shots - including all 15 he faced in the third period of his first start this season for the Lightning, who opened the lockout-compressed season with two wins in three games.
Cam Ward made 22 saves, but allowed four goals for the second straight game. The Hurricanes have started a much-anticipated season with two losses and have been outscored by a combined 9-2. Carolina has dropped four straight home openers.
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1. CA DREW SHORE MAKING HIS NHL DEBUT AGAINST THE CANADIENS
2. BRIAN GIONTA PASSES OVER TO TOMAS PLEKANEC FOR THE ONE-TIMER GOAL.1-0 CANA
3. ANDREI MARKOV SLAPSHOT POWER PLAY GOAL.2-0 CANA
2ND.
4. TOMAS FLEISCHMANN PASS OVER TO TOMAS KOPECKY FOR THE ONE-TIMER POWER PLAY GOAL.2-1 CANA
5. RAPHEAL DIAZ PASS TO ANDREI MARKOV FOPR THE SLAPSHOT POWER PLAY GOAL.3-1 CANA
6. ALEX GALCHENYUK GETS HIS FIRST CAREER NHL GOAL.4-1 CANA
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AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN.
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A PORTION OF EVANS AVENUE IN FORT MYERS IS GETTING A NEW NAME.
ITS BEING CHANGED TO CURTIS SMITH AVENUE.
TONIGHT HIS FAMILY WAS PRESENTED WITH A SMALLER VERISON OF THE STREET SIGNS.
SMITH WAS A LOCAL HERO.
WHILE WORKING AS A GROUNDSKEEPER HE TRIED TO SAVE TWO PEOPLE FROM DROWNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
SMITH DIED IN THE PROCESS.
AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE HIS FAMILY IS SAYING THANKS TO FORT MYERS FOR HELPING KEPP HIS MEMORY ALIVE.
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Louise Pope Curtis's Mother
"54:56 my son was a great man he was my hero and I feel like now he was at rest and to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and i give thanks to the Lord for each and everyone of you" 55:06
THE ROAD NAME CHANGE WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY FORT MYERS COUNCIL.
IT STRETCHES FROM MLK TO EDISON ALONG THE **FORMER ALIGNMENT OF EVAN'S AVENUE.
THAT'S THE PORTION THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO EVANS.
THE CURTIS SMITH SIGNS WILL GO UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
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SNAKE HUNTERS HAVE NOW CAUGHT 27 BURMESE PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES, AS PART OF THE 2013 PYTHON CHALLENGE.
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ARE CHECKING OUT THE INVASIVE SNAKES.
THEY HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PYTHONS HABITS.
THE COMPETITION STARTED JANUARY 12TH AND GOES UNTIL FEBRUARY TENTH.
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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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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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