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CONTINUING COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS--
AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE ARE INJURED-- AFTER A SHOOTING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.
IT STARTED AS AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE--
ONE OF THEM A STUDENT AT THE "LONE STAR" COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS--
THAT'S JUST OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
HERE'S NBC's CHRIS CLACKUM.
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BECAUSE AUTHORITIES HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING. EVERYBODY AT LONE STAR COLLEGE WAS SUSPECT.
.AND GIVEN HOW SCHOOL SHOOTINGS OF THE RECENT PAST HAVE TURNED OUT, POLICE POURED ONTO THE CAMPUS. ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF HOUSTON.
.WHILE STUDENTS AND OTHERS POURED OUT. WITH DETAILS. OF WHAT THEY SAW OR HEARD.
"We heard six shots and automatically we heard students running and we automatically went under our desks, our teacher shut down the lights, and we took cover."
WITNESSES SAY AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO MEN IN THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY. ESCALATED INTO DRAWN GUNS AND SHOTS FIRED.
"All we know is that he was sitting in the study room and it was three people on the computer and this guy just walked upstairs and opened fire on him."
STUDENTS WERE THE ONES CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.
"All I know is he got shot three times."
.ALTHOUGH REPORTEDLY ONE OF THE ALLEGED GUNMEN WAS AMONG THOSE SHOT.
THE OTHER GUNMAN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FLED.
SO, THE SPRAWLING CAMPUS WITH 18,000 STUDENTS WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN. AS WERE SEVERAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SURROUNDING THE COLLEGE.
LATER, POLICE COULD BE SEEN TAKING TWO. WHAT THEY CALL. PERSONS OF INTEREST INTO CUSTODY. BUT STILL KEPT THE CAMPUS CLOSED FOR THE DAY.
CHRIS CLACKUM, NBC NEWS.
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TONIGHT WE EXPECT THE SENATE TO APPROVE A BILL THAT SENDS MORE THAN 50-BILLION DOLLARS TO STATES DEVASTATED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.
CONGRESS ALREADY APPROVED 10-BILLION DOLLARS FOR FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS.
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NBC 2 IS AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE A COLLIER COUNTY MAN IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER, AND PRAYING HIS OTHER DAUGHTER SURVIVES.
THE THREE CRASHED THEIR CAR INTO A CANAL ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
AND *RIGHT NOW*--
HIS 4-YEAR OLD GIRL IS IN "CRITICAL" CONDITION IN A TAMPA HOSPITAL.
THE MOTHER, CECELIA DOUGLAS DIED YESTERDAY.
3 YEAR OLD, RYLEE-- DIED THIS MORNING FROM HER INJURIES.
AT SIX WE WILL HEAR FROM A FAMILY FRIEND AT THE HOSPITAL WITH OUR REPORTER GABY FLEISHMAN, AND WE GET NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THAT MOTHERS COUREGOUS FINAL ACT TO TRY TO SAVE HER LITTLE GIRLS FROM DROWNING.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT--
WANTS TO BUILD AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC.
THE CLINIC WOULD PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES--
NBC2'S KIM BROWN JUST STEPPED OUT FROM THAT MEETING--
AND SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE DETAILS--
KIM.
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SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MEETING HERE TODAY LOOKED AT PLANS TO SEE IF DISTRICT HEALTH CLINIC IS THE BEST MOVE FINANCIALLY.
THE PROPOSED CLINIC WOULD BE LOCATED HERE AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
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IT WOULD BE OPEN TO MORE THAN 11-THOUSAND ACTIVE EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND RETIREES.
A DOCTOR AND THEIR TEAM WOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS, TAKE X-RAYS, MAMMOGRAMS, PHYSICALS, AND OTHER SERVICES.
THE IDEA IA THE CLINIC WOULD ACT AS A SUPPLEMENT TO SOMEONE'S PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, NOT A REPLACEMENT.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME SAVINGS INVOLVED. ANYWHERE FROM 182-THOUSAND AND THREE POINT EIGHT MILLION BY HAVING THEM TREATED BY A DISTRICT RUN CLINIC.
EMPLOYEES WOULD ALSO SEE BENEFITS. LIKE SAVING MONEY BY PAYING ABOUT TEN DOLLARS FOR A CO-PAY, VERSUS TWENTY AT THEIR DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
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There would be scheduling that would enable visits to last 20 to 25 minutes. So you'd be providing more of an opportunity for that individual to talk to communicate with their physician.
THERE ARE COSTS INVOLVED IN BUILDING AND PAYING FOR MEDICAL STAFF.
FOR START-UP AND FIRST YEARS SALARIES IS ABOUT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
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THERE'S NO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT BUT THEY DID DECIDE TO DISCUSS THIS AGAIN AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
LIVE AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS KIM BROWN NBC2.
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DOESN'T THIS JUST MAKE YOU GLAD YOU LIVE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!
YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW--
BUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IS HOW COLD IT REALLY IS.
MANY PLACES ALONG THE GREAT LAKES AND THE NORTHEAST--
STRUGGLED TO GET ABOVE *ZERO* TODAY!
HERE'S DIANA PEREZ.
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THERMOMETERS ARE STUCK AT ZERO ACROSS THE NATION TODAY.
FROM PHILADEPHIA.
SOT: Azin Majid/Philadelphia, PA
"It feels like the Arctic right now."
TO NEW YORK.
SOT BETTY DELGADO
"It is freezing out here.waiting for that bus you can freeze to death."
SOT BERNIE RAYNO
"This air mass that has set in from The Plains all the way to the Mid
Atlantic and the NE has some of the coldest air we've seen in at least
couple of years.
TO CHICAGO WHERE TEMPERATURES REACHED THE LOWEST THEY'VE BEEN IN TWO YEARS.
SOT Colleen Isaac
"It is like needles sticking in your face."
THE FREEZING COLD SO TOUGH TO BEAR. ITS LEADING SOME TO TAKE EXTREME
MEASURES - WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
THIS INTENSE FIRE BROKE OUT AT AN INDIANAPOLIS HOME AFTER THE HOMEOWNER
TRIED TO HEAT IT UP WITH HER OVEN.
SHE MADE IT OUT OK WITH HER TWO YOUNG KIDS. HER DOGS - STILL UNACCOUNTED
FOR.
ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDWEST, THE ARCTIC AIR IS STIRRING UP THICK SNOW.
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS LED TO THREE MAJOR CAR PILE-UPS IN OHIO - MORE THAN 150
VEHICLES TANGLED UP.
ANOTHER CRASH INVOLVING 86 CARS IN CINCINNATI KILLED A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL.
MOS
"You can't see in front of you, you can't see the cars."
AND THEN THERE'S THAT WICKED WIND.
IN CLEVELAND IT SENT THIS 200 YEAR OLD TREE CRASHING INTO A HOME.
IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN IT DESTROYED THE ROOF OF THE SILVERDOME - THAT WAS
BEING RENOVATED.
AND IN PLACES LIKE FARGO AND NORTH DAKOTA THE WIND-CHILL IS DIPPING AS DEEP
AS 35 BELOW ZERO.
MOS
DEF READY FOR THE SUN.
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DIANA PEREZ REPORTING.
FORECASTERS SAY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL HANG AROUND THE REST OF THE WEEK.
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FLORIDA BUSINESS OWNERS ARE "OPTIMISTIC"--
THEIR COMPANIES WILL *IMPROVE* THIS YEAR.
A NEW STUDY FOUND 58-PERCENT OF BUSINESS OWNERS SURVEYED THINK THEIR BUSINESS WILL GROW IN 2013.
AND 42-PERCENT PLAN TO *EXPAND* THEIR BUSINESS IN SOME CAPACITY--
MORE THAN HALF SAID THEY WILL ADD AT LEAST 10-WORKERS.
AND 3-PERCENT HOPE TO HIRE AT LEAST 20.
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ONE DAY AFTER THE PUBLIC INAUGURATION--
IT'S BACK TO WORK FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.
LIBERALS REJOICED AT THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH YESTERDAY.
THE SECOND TERM GOALS THE PRESIDENT LAID OUT--
WENT WAY BEYOND WHAT WE HEARD ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
HIS GOALS INCLUDE GAY RIGHTS AND GLOBAL WARMING.
IT'S CLEAR HE HAS AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA--
WHO NO LONGER HAS TO WORRY ABOUT RE-ELECTION.
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"Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time - but it does require us to act in our time."
REPUBLICANS ARE AFRAID THE PRESIDENT WILL IGNORE THE STRUGGLING ECONOMY--
WILL NOT CREATE JOBS OF REDUCE THE MASSIVE DEFICIT.
THE PRESIDENT ALSO SIGNALED A SHIFT TO A YOUNGER--
MORE DIVERSE AMERICA.
ONE HE WANTS TO TAP INTO TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS.
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STATE LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO GET AN IDEA--
OF HOW THE NEW FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW WILL IMPACT FLORIDA.
TODAY THEY HEARD TWO VERY DIFFERENT PREDICTIONS.
ONE EXPERT WHO HELPED WRITE THE LAW SAYS THE IMPACT IS ALMOST NEGLIGABLE.
ANOTHER FROM A CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK-
SEES IT MUCH DIFFERENTLY.
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"The Medicaid expansion will cost the state of Florida roughly $20 billion over its first ten years. That is the state's portion of the spending under this expansion and that's for 2014 through 2023. $20 billion."
THE LEGISLATURE IS CONSIDERING WHETHER IT SHOULD EXPAND THE STATE'S MEDICAID PROGRAM--
SO MILLIONS OF UNINSURED FLORIDIANS CAN GET HEALTH INSURANCE.
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THIS YEAR'S SEVERE FLU SEASON IS CLAIMING SOME VICTIMS A *SECOND* TIME--
THOSE WITH *NO* PAID SICK LEAVE.
A GROWING NUMBER OF AMERICANS ARE STRUGGLING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WORKING--
OR STAYING HOME SICK--
OR STAYING HOME TO TAKE CARE OF A SICK CHILD *WITHOUT* PAY.
SO THE CHORUS IS GROWING FOR NATIONWIDE *MANDATORY* SICK LEAVE.
THAT WOULD FORCE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST *FIVE* PAID SICK DAYS A YEAR--
EVEN FOR PART-TIMERS.
RIGHT NOW ONLY NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT ARE TWO STATES CONSIDERING SUCH LEGISLATION.
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MIXED NEWS FROM THE HOUSING INDUSTRY TODAY.
SALES ROSE FOR ALL OF 2012 TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL IN 5-YEARS!
ANALYSTS CREDIT RECORD LOW MORTGAGE RATES.
STILL SALES ARE WELL BELOW THE NUMBERS CONSISTENT WITH A HEALTHY MARKET.
SOMEWHAT SURPRISING IS THAT HOME SALES IN DECEMBER FELL 1-PERCENT.
THE SUPPLY OF AVAILABLE HOMES IS SHRINKING--
AND THAT'S PUSHING UP PRICES.
NATIONAL INVENTORY HASN'T BEEN THIS LOW IN OVER 12-YEARS.
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HOW POSITIVE ARE YOU--
THAT THE FOOD YOU BUY--
IS THE FOOD YOU'RE GETTING?
A NEW STUDY SAYS FOOD SWAPPING IS ON THE RISE AT AN ALARMING RATE!
NBC2 HAS DETAILS--
THAT SOME OF THE MOST BASIC TEAS AND DRINKS ARE *NOT* WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE.
AND POLICE ARREST A MAN FOR STEALING A T-V.
BUT IT'S *HOW* POLCIE SAY HE STOLE IT--
AND HOW HE WAS CAUGHT THAT REALLY MAKES THIS STORY TO BIZARRE!
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A NEW REPORT COMES OUT TOMORROW--
THAT YOU'RE *NOT* GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE.
NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS HERE WITH A SNEAK PEAK AT THE REPORT--
HEATHER.
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THIS REPORT IS DISTURBING.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!
A GROWING NUMBER OF FOOD COMPANIES ARE USING "CHEAP TRICKS" TO CUT CORNERS AND MAKE MONEY.
RESEARCHERS FOUND MANY OF THE FOODS WE BUY - ARE FILLED WITH CHEAP SUBSTITUTES INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING.
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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 STUDY BY THE NON-PROFIT "FOOD FRAUD DETECTIVES" CALLED U-S-P.
DISCOVERED RISING NUMBERS OF FAKE INGREDIENTS IN PRODUCTS FROM OLIVE OIL, TO SPICES, TO FRUIT JUICE.
IN A NEW DATABASE THAT COME OUT TOMORROW--
U-S-P WARNS CONSUMERS, THE FDA AND MANUFACTURERS, THAT
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD FRAUD THEY FOUND IS UP 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 PAPRIKA IS LITTERED 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. 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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BOTH THE F-D-A AND MANUFACTURERS TAKE THIS SCIENTIFIC STUDY "VERY SERIOUSLY" AND ARE MONITORING FAKE FOODS.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
EXPERTS SUGGEST BUYING WHOLE FOODS, THEY ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO FAKE.
AND BUY FOODS FROM BIG NAME WELL KNOWN BRANDS.
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A NEW STUDY DRAWS A LINK BETWEEN FOOTBALL AND ALZHEIMERS.
TONIGHT NBC2 TALKS WITH A LOCAL DOCTOR AND A FOOTBALL COACH ABOUT THE CONNECTION--
AND WHAT STEPS THEY'RE TAKING TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE.
AND HOSPITALS ARE HAVING TO REMODEL. TO ACCOMMODATE OBESE PATIENTS.
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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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FOR THE FIRST TIME RESEARCHERS ARE SAYING THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN FOOTBALL AND ALZHEIMERS.
BEFORE YOU PULL YOUR KIDS FROM CONTACT SPORTS, WE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CONNECTION.
NBC-2S JOELLE PARKS SEARCHES FOR ANSWERS.
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David burns knows how important high school sports are to kids.
And that passion can backfire when it comes to protecting themselves.
Sot David
Once a kid sees something they're going to learn how to beat the system. they see their friend who has to sit 2-3 weeks because of a concussions and maybe there's not going to speak up."
These kids- not the first generation to try this trick.
Sot David
Really it's what we've been seeing for 30-40 years. People haven't been saying anything and going back out there and playing hen they still have a concussion"
5 former national football league players who did just that- Part of a new study just released by ucla.
All 5 players have abnormal brain proteins, That are also found in Alzheimer's patients.
Sot dr. Shaeref
This protein accumulating means brain cell death."
Each player suffered from 1 or more concussion years ago, and are now suffering from memory problems.
The study used a new form of brain imaging to see that damage.
Sot dr schaerf
" it's exciting that we have 2 tools now that are diagnostic that can potentially look at people much earlier and possibly look at their risk factors based on the scans."
Those risk factors can start as teens,
But that doesn't mean parents should pull their kids from contact sports.
Sot dr
" 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 doesn't get Alzheimer's disease."
The next step?
Sot dr
we have to wait and see what a larger number of people who are screened are and what's significant."
This athletic director will work to prevent That number from rising
Sot David
We're trying to teach the proper technique of tackling, of playing giving them the best equipment available to keep them safe."
Safe and smart.
Sot David
2 games is a lot but when they think about their life span it's really not a lot."
In fort Myers Jp nbc-2.
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AMERICA'S HOSPITALS ARE SUPER-SIZING.
IN RESPONSE TO THE NATION'S OBESITY EPIDEMIC--
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ARE MAKING CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR HEAVIEST PATIENTS.
INSTALLING WAITING ROOMS WITH LARGER CHAIRS--
AND MAKING THEM WITH WROUGHT IRON.
WHEELCHAIRS AND BEDS ARE MADE TO SUSTAIN EXTRA WEIGHT--
AND TOILETS ARE BEING MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR--
NOT THE WALL.
MORE THAN A THIRD OF ALL U-S HOSPITALS MADE RENOVATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR--
TO SERVE OBESE PATIENTS.
EACH SPENT OVER 5-MILLION DOLLARS.
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FORTY BUCKS WILL GET YOU TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES!
SOUTHWEST DOES NOT HAVE ASSIGNED SEATING--
AND PASSENGERS CURRENTLY BOARD IN THREE GROUPS. "A", "B", OR "C".
THOSE WITH SPECIAL BUSINESS CLASS TICKETS--
AND LOYALTY CLUB MEMBERS CAN BOARD FIRST.
BUT NOW ANYONE CAN GET TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE--
FOR A 40 DOLLAR FEE.
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ON FORT MYERS BEACH, THE SPACE JUST OFF ITS BUSY ROADS IS PRIME REAL ESTATE.
THE LAND IS CALLED THE RIGHT OF WAY-- AND THE TOWN OWNS IT.
SOME BUSINESSES PAY TO USE SIDEWALKS AND LANES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY--
BUT, OTHERS COMPLAIN PEOPLE ARE USING THOSE, WITHOUT PERMISSION.
NBC2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO SHOWS YOU HOW THE TOWN PLANS TO ADDRESS THAT.
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Nats owner working
AS VISITORS BRING NEWER, AND LARGER VEHICLES TO THE RED COCONUT RV RESORT ON FORT MYERS BEACH, THEY STRETCH CLOSER TO DONORA BOULEVARD.
you can build an RV larger, but you can't stretch the land
THE TOWN SAYS IT OWNS THE LAND JUST OFF THE ROAD-- THE RIGHT OF WAY.
Nats 32:42 they staked it right here, all the way down
BUT OWNER TOM MYERS DISAGREES WITH WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN.
this has been in use long before this was ever the town of Fort Myers Beach
AS THE TOWN AND LEE COUNTY WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE ROADS SAFER, AND EASIER TO TRAVEL, COUNCIL WANTS TO SET STANDARDS THAT WOULD SETTLE SUCH DISPUTES.
looking at how to use the right of way and how to approach the businesses and residents in a fair and consistent manner
SOME BUSINESSES ALREADY PAY A FEE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY--
THE TOWN SAYS THAT'S THE MOST VIABLE OPTION FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO USE THE SPACE--
IF THAT'S THE SOLUTION, MYERS SAYS ITS ONE HE'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.
if you have to pay for the right of way that's been there all the time, I don't know if that's affordable
ON FORT MYERS BEACH, LAUREN DISPIRITO, NBC2.
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MONEY COLLECTED FROM LEASE AGREEMENTS TO USE THE RIGHT OF WAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH-
GOES INTO THE TOWN'S GENERAL FUND.
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OK-- THIS STORY IS JUST TOO BIZARRE!
FOLLOW THIS--
IT INVOLVES A NAKED MAN ON A ROOF--
A STOLEN TV--
AND A CARNIVAL WORKER!
NBC2's MEAGHAN SMITH TIES IT ALL TOGETHER--
NEXT.
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A WIFE AND MOTHER OF TWO--
WAS WRAPPING UP A DREAM VACATION WITH HER FAMILY ABOARD A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP--
WHEN HE LIFE BEGAN TO UNRAVEL.
AS ROBIN OWES STEPPED OFF THE BOAT--
AUTHORITIES WERE WAITING FOR HER.
SHE HAD FAILED TO PAY 85-DOLLARS IN COURT COSTS--
BACK WHEN SHE WAS 18.
THAT'S 22-YEARS AGO!
AUTHORITIES FOUND HER WHEN THEY SCOURED THE PASSENGER LIST FOR TERRORISTS.
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Reporter: "Isn't that just tough luck? This is your problem. I mean, you're the one who did this."
Robin: "I take full responsibility for what I did, but I do not believe I deserve this."
THE BREVARD COUNTY JAIL WILL NOT LET HER POST BAIL--
BECAUSE IT'S AN ORANGE COUNTY CHARGE--
AND SHE HAS TO BE TRANSFERRED THERE.
THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL THURSDAY.
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A BIZARRE CRIME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
A MAN BROKE INTO A FAMILY'S HOME TO STEAL A TV, AND HE DOES IT NAKED.
AS NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH REPORTS-
THE FAMILY HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT UNTIL DEPUTIES GOT THERE.
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TO SAY IT WAS AN EVENTFUL NIGHT AT THIS NORTH FORT MYERS HOUSE-
IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
3:14 "that's crazy is right. i don't even comprehend it. it's nuts."
JUST BEFORE 7 O-CLOCK
THE FAMILY INSIDE THE OLD BAYSHORE ROAD HOME HEARD A NOISE ON THE ROOF.
WHEN THE HUSBAND WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK IT OUT-
A BURGLAR POUNCED FROM ABOVE.
he dropped of my roof and run right into my house.
HE WASN'T DRESSED IN ALL BLACK,
LIKE MOST.
INSTEAD- THIS SUSPECT WAS SPORTING HIS BIRTHDAY SUIT.
:44 "i don't know who the hell he is- he's naked and he's running in my damn house."
THE FAMILY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR HORRIFYING ORDEAL,
BUT TOLD LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AFTER THE BARE-ALL BURGLAR JUMPED FROM THE ROOF-
HE RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND GRABBED A TV.
:20 "he's laying in my floor. he run in my ******* house naked hooting and hollering and tearing **** up."
IN FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES-
THE HUSBAND YELLED AT HIS WIFE TO GET A GUN.
DETECTIVES SAY SHE FIRED 3 SHOTS, BUT MISSED.
SO, HER HUSBAND HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT WHILE CALLING 911.
:28 "lay down, mother ******, lay down."
BEFORE COPS GOT THERE-
THE FAMILY TOLD THEM THE NAKED BURGLAR BEGAN MASTURBATING ON THE FLOOR.
DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED HIM AS 21 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRUNI.
"deputies arrived at the home and arrested bruni. now- they didn't take him straight to jail but instead here to the hospital- they say because of his mental state."
AND HE'S STILL THERE, WHICH IS WHY
THERE'S NO MUG SHOT OF HIM, YET.
DETECTIVES REPORT THAT BRUNI IS A TRAVELING CARNIVAL WORKER,
AND WAS BELIEVED TO BE DELIVERING RIDES TO THE LEE CIVIC CENTER FOR AN UPCOMING FAIR.
WHILE THE FAMILY RECOVERS FROM THEIR WILD NIGHT-
NEIGHBORS ARE RELIEVED THEY DIDN'T SEE THE SAME SIGHT.
1:41 "well- i'm pretty glad, i mean of course obviously, yeah. i don't want that kind of excitement."
IN NORTH FORT MYERS, MEAGHAN SMITH, NBC-2.
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OUR LIVE COVERAGE CONTINUES AT SIX FROM OUTSIDE THE SAINT PETERSBURG HOSPITAL WHERE A LITTLE GIRL IS CLINGING TO LIFE AFTER A HORRIFIC CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY -- THAT KILLED HER MOM AND SISTER.
PLUS 75 NOISE COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOUD AIRPLANES -- ALL FROM ONE MAN.
AND HE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE THAT CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT.
THE NEWS AT SIX IS NEXT.
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