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ANCHOR SUPERS LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM-LIVE
HL1) INAUGURATION WRAP-TRX-VOTOPS LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VO-WIPE
HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI LEHIGH SINKHOLE-SOTVO
HL3) LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM-LIVE
NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP 5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP
GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH 5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL
TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI
INAUGURATION WRAP-PLASMA-VO TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT
INAUGURATION WRAP-SOTVO OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PLASMA
INAUGURATION WRAP-PLASMA OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PKG
5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PLASMA
5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL COLD SNAP-VO-WIPE
LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX OC ANIMAP COLD SNAP-SOTVO
LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VOTOPS DREAMLINER TEST-VO
LEHIGH SINKHOLE-SOTVO ISLAND COAST STUDENT UPDATE-VO
FATAL CANAL CRASH-SOTVO BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-VO-WIPE
FATAL CANAL CRASH-SOTVO BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-SOTVO
BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-SS SAILOR RESCUED-VO
HENDRY DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SH-VO
ALGERIA LATEST-TRX VOTOPS BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM
COLD WX MOVING EAST-OC 5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP
COLD WX MOVING EAST-PKG 5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL
COLD WX MOVING EAST-OC TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX
JOE PATERNO DEATH ANNIVERSARY-VO TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI
NM SHOOTING LATEST-VO-BNR BABY EAGLES NAMED-VO
ROE V WADE ANNIVERSARY-VO CHARCO WILD BOAR-VO-WIPE
QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SH-VO CHARCO WILD BOAR-SOTVO
FORECAST TEASE-OMNI IND EXPLODING MAILBOXES-VO WIPE
BREAK FOUR 5:09:43 IND EXPLODING MAILBOXES-SOTVO
5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-VOWIPE
5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-SOTVO
SOUTHWEST JET BLOWS TIRES-TRX VO HOMEBREWING BILL-VO WIPE
CINCINNATI PILE UP-VOTOPS HOMEBREWING BILL-SOTVO
CAPE CRA UPDATE-VO-WIPE BAD DROUGHT GOOD WINE-VO-WIPE
CAPE CRA UPDATE-SOTVO BAD DROUGHT GOOD WINE-SOTVO
LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-OC MAN BEGGING FOR KIDNEY-VO
LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-PKG LEGO COMPETITION-VO
LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-OC METRO FALL RESCUE-VO
NEANDERTHAL BABY-VO-WIPE WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS
NEANDERTHAL BABY-SOTVO FORECAST TEASE-OMNI
OBAMA'S KISSING-2 SHOT VO BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM
WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBX 5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP
ATARI BANKRUPTCY-VO 5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL
4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX
BREAK FIVE 5:19:15 TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI
BEST WX VIDEO-SOTVOTOPS TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP
5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP PRINCE HARRY LEAVES WARZONE-VO-WIPE
5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL PRINCE HARRY LEAVES WARZONE-SOTVO
TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI BIDENS DANCING-VO
TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS INAUGURAL BALL DANCE-VOTOPS
MAN WRESTLES SHARK FROM BEACH-VO SOUTHWEST FREE DRINK-VO-BNR
TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM SOUTHWEST 40 TO BOARD-VO
BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK CARPET CLEANERS-VO
BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM PYTHON FASHION-VO
HL1) LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS
HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI UP AT SIX-SSTOPS
HL3) COLD SNAP-TRX-SOTVOTOPS 2) 3 YEAR OLD WRESTLED GATORS-VOTOPS
NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS 3) JASON WU DISSED-VOTOPS
GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH END OF SHOW-LIVE ELEMENT AVAILABLE?
TOSS TO REPORTER-ANIMAP BXS END OF SHOW CLIP-CLIP


ANCHOR SUPERS


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HL1) INAUGURATION WRAP-TRX-VOTOPS


RIGHT NOW ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY -- THE DAY AFTER.

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FOR HIS NEW TERM TO THE FIRST LADY'S RED DRESS.

THIS MORNING -- NBC2 BREAKS DOWN THE HOT TOPICS FROM INAUGURATION DAY. Return to index of stories...


HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI


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HL3) LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS


AND ROAD REPAIRS.

CREWS WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT TO FIX A SINKHOLE AT A LEHIGH ACRES INTERSECTION.

AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. Return to index of stories...


NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP


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GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH


GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

IT'S TUESDAY JANUARY 22ND.

THE MORNING AFTER A VERY BUSY NIGHT IN WASHINGTON. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT


AFTER ALL THAT CELEBRATION,

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL WAKE UP WITH MANY CHALLENGES TO FACE IN HIS SECOND TERM.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT INAUGURATION DAY HIGHLIGHTS.

GOOD MORNING STACEY. Return to index of stories...


INAUGURATION WRAP-PLASMA-VO


THE DAY FOLLOWED MANY TRADITIONS, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF REPEATS.

HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE TWICE BECAUSE OF THE CONSTITUION AND THE TIMING ON THE CALENDAR.

THE 2ND TIME, YESTERDAY, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WATCHING.

ALSO YESTERDAY, THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WALKED PART OF THE PARADE ROUTE ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

LAST NIGHT, MICHELLE OBAMA WORE A RED DRESS BY JASON WU. HE IS THE SAME DESIGNER SHE WORE FOUR YEARS AGO.

AS FOR THE PRESIDENT, IT WAS HIS SECOND CRACK AT DELIVERING AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Return to index of stories...


INAUGURATION WRAP-SOTVO


"We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect. We must act, knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and forty years, and four hundred years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall."

THIS MORNING, MANY ARE CRITICIZING THE SPEECH AS BEING TO LIBERAL.

FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT FAILED THEM DURING HIS FIRST TERM,

AT LEAST FOR ONE DAY -- PERHAPS SOME HOPE THAT HIS SECOND TERM WILL BE DIFFERENT. Return to index of stories...


INAUGURATION WRAP-PLASMA


NOW TODAY --

THERE'S MORE PLANS ON THE BOOKS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN -- ALONG WITH THEIR WIVES -- WILL ATTEND A NATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE.

THIS TOO -- IS ANOTHER PART OF INAUGURAL TRADITION.

I'M LIVE IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING -- STACEY DEFFENBAUGH -- NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Today's Weather Story

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. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX OC ANIMAP


DEVELOPING THIS MORNING IN LEHIGH ACRES.

A SINKHOLE IS CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS.

IT'S AT A BUSY INTERSECTION OF ALABAMA ROAD AND LEELAND HEIGHTS BOULEVARD.

IT'S FIVE FEET DEEP AND ABOUT 30 FEET WIDE.

IT STEMS FROM A UNDERGROUND BROKEN SEWAGE PIPE. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VOTOPS


CREWS WORKED ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND INTO THE NIGHT -- DIGGING UP MORE GROUND AND BRINGING IN MORE PIPING.

THEY'RE REPLACING LINES THAT ARE ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD -- AND FINDING MORE EROSION THAN THEY FIRST EXPECTED.

IT'S NOT JUST A TRAFFIC MESS - IT SMELLS AWFUL TOO. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH SINKHOLE-SOTVO


36:43 its really crappy for the business next door because its turning business away because they don't want to eat when they are smelling this smell

UTILITY CREWS SAY. WITH ALL THE EROSION -- THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO IS THEY'LL HAVE TO PULL UP CONCRETE ACROSS THE STREET TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO CALL IN AN ASPHALT COMPANY TO CLOSE UP THE ROAD.

BUT TRAFFIC WILL KEEP MOVING --

THEY'LL PUT STEAL PLATES IN.SO CARS CAN DRIVE OVER IT. Return to index of stories...


FATAL CANAL CRASH-SOTVO


THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD SISTERS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER THEIR CAR CRASHED INTO A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY -- KILLING THEIR MOTHER…

"When thy brought them out they were not breathing on their own.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE SCENE AT EYE-75 NEAR MILE MARKER 87, IN COLLIER COUNTY YESTERDAY.

FIRST RESPONDERS RACED TO PULL THE FAMILY OUT OF THEIR LEXUS AFTER THE CAR HIT A BOX TRUCK AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD.

THE CAR WAS SUBMERGED UPSIDE DOWN FOR 30-MINUTES IN A GATOR INFESTED CANAL. Return to index of stories...


FATAL CANAL CRASH-SOTVO


"5:43 the difficulty is the pressure of the water. 6:05 all of them were unable to break the window 09"

33 YEAR OLD CECILIA DOUGLAS OF IMMOKALEE DID NOT SURVIVE…

HER TWO DAUGHTERS ARE IN CRITICAL AND SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING. Return to index of stories...


BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-SS


NBC-2 IS WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS IN A BONITA SPRINGS DEATH INVESTIGATION.

RIGHT NOW WE KNOW A MAN FOUND THE DEAD BODY OF DARLA MILLER SATURDAY MORNING IN A WOODED AREA ON OAKLAND DRIVE.

SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF ESTERO HIGH SCHOOL.

DETECTIVES HAVEN'T SAID HOW SHE DIED. Return to index of stories...


HENDRY DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS


IN CLEWISTON -- AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF A 66 YEAR OLD MAN.

BOISY JACKSON'S BOSS CALLED HENDRY COUNTY DEPTUTIES AFTER HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK.

DEPUTIES WENT TO HIS HOME, ON LOUISIANA AVENUE, AND FOUND HIM DEAD ON THE FLOOR.

HENDRY COUNTY INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH A CLUE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. Return to index of stories...


ALGERIA LATEST-TRX VOTOPS


NEW RIGHT NOW: ALGERIAN TELEVISION HAS BROADCAST WHAT IS CLAIMS IS VIDEO OF LAST WEEK'S RAID ON A NATURAL GAS PLANT.

38 HOSTAGES WERE KILLED.

THREE OF THEM -- WERE AMERICANS.

SEVEN AMERICAN'S MADE IT OUT ALIVE.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT BLAMES TERRORISTS FOR THE ATTACK. Return to index of stories...


COLD WX MOVING EAST-OC


IT'S BEING CALLED ONE OF THE WORST ARCTIC STORM SYSTEMS TO HIT A WIDE SECTION OF THE COUNTRY IN YEARS.

IT'S GONE FROM DANGEROUS TO DEADLY.

MINNESOTA'S WIND CHILLS COULD BE AS LOW AS 50-BELOW.

WITH ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS POSTED ACROSS THE NORTH. LARRY JACOBS REPORTS ON THIS UNFORGIVING WEATHER. Return to index of stories...


COLD WX MOVING EAST-PKG


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. Return to index of stories...


COLD WX MOVING EAST-OC


LARRY JACOBS REPORTING.

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. WITH PLUNGING TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY. Return to index of stories...


JOE PATERNO DEATH ANNIVERSARY-VO


SUPPORTERS OF JOE PATERNO PLAN TO HONOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH TONIGHT IN A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.

THE FORMER PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH DIED ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

HE HAD BEEN FIRED JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH AMID THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

TONIGHT -- HIS SUPPORTERS WILL LIGHT 409 CANDLES -- ONE FOR EACH OF PATERNO'S VICTORIES BEFORE THE N-C DOUBLE -A STRIPPED HIM OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED OF THOSE WINS. Return to index of stories...


NM SHOOTING LATEST-VO-BNR


DISTURBING DETAILS EMERGE FROM COURT DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE OF A NEW MEXICO TEENAGER ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING HIS PARENTS AND THREE YOUNGER SIBLINGS.

THEY WERE KILLED IN A HOME SOUTHWEST OF ALBUQUERQUE.

A STATEMENT SAYS THE 15-YEAR-OLD RELOADED A RIFLE TAKEN FROM HIS PARENTS' CLOSET SO THAT HE COULD "DRIVE TO A POPULATED AREA TO MURDER MORE PEOPLE." Return to index of stories...


ROE V WADE ANNIVERSARY-VO


ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V WADE,

A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS SAY IT SHOULD REMAIN THE LAW OF THE LAND.

ON THIS DATE IN 19-73 --

THE U-S SUPREME COURT LEGALIZED ABORTIONS UNDER MOST CONDITIONS.

NOW A NEW N-B-C / WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL FINDS A WHOPPING 70-PERCENT OF AMERICANS SAY THAT ROE V WADE SHOULD NOT BE OVERTURNED.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE ON THAT QUESTION SINCE 19-89. Return to index of stories...


QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SH-VO


YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

THIS MORNING EFFORTS TO SPRUCE UP LEHIGH ACRES ARE IN JEOPARDY THIS MORNING.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, WE'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT COULD KEEP PLANS FOR TWO NEW ACTIVITY CENTERS FROM GETTING OFF THE GROUND.

PLUS, FROM KISSES TO YAWNS, SOME OF THE MOMENTS YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN YET FROM THE BIG INAUGURATION CELEBRATIONS. Return to index of stories...


FORECAST TEASE-OMNI


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BREAK FOUR 5:09:43


HIT TIME 5:09:43

LENGTH 2:17 Return to index of stories...


5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Full Forecast

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. Return to index of stories...


SOUTHWEST JET BLOWS TIRES-TRX VO


NEW THIS MORNING: A SOUTHWEST JET BLOWS THREE TIRES AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE plane WAS LEAVING 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.

1 hundred 37 PASSENGERS AND FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD. NO ONE WAS HURT. Return to index of stories...


CINCINNATI PILE UP-VOTOPS


WINTER WEATHER IS SAID TO HAVE FACTORED INTO AN 85 CAR PILE UP NEAR CINCINATTI.

A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS KILLED AND DOZENS OF OTHERS INJURED.

THE CRASH CLOSED PARTS OF INTERSTATE 275 MONDAY.

THE PILE UP OUTSIDE CINCINNATI IS ONE OF SEVERAL PILE UPS ACROSS THE STATE. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRA UPDATE-VO-WIPE


CAPE CORAL CITY LEADERS BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PLAN TO DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.

THE STREETSCAPE PLAN INCLUDES ADDING BRICKS BETWEEN THE CURB AND PROPERTY LINES, PLUS ADDING BUMP OUTS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC.

THE CITY WOULD ALSO IMPROVE LIGHTING.

THE PROJECT WOULD COST ROUGHLY 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND WOULD COME FROM TAX DOLLARS AND THE C-R-A BUDGET.

BUSINESS OWNERS TELL US ANY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD HELP MAKE THE AREA FEEL MORE LIKE A DOWNTOWN. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CRA UPDATE-SOTVO


1:23 its changed over the time and the city spread out 1:29 so i dont know if there is a downtown like there used to be:31

CITY LEADERS SAY THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS SET TO START IN JULY ON SOUTHEAST 47TH TERRACE. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-OC


A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN LEHIGH ACRES IS IN DANGER OF BEING PUT ON HOLD.

FOR CLOSE TO A DECADE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO RESHAPE THE AREA'S IMAGE, STARTING WITH 2 ACTIVITY CENTERS.

NBC-2 GEORGE SOLIS REPORTS THIS MORNING ON WHAT'S GOING WRONG. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-PKG


THESE PICTURES COULD MAKE UP THE FUTURE FACE OF LEHIGH ACRES.

A PLACE MANY PEOPLE SAY HAS NEVER GOTTEN THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES.

0636 "Sometimes we're on the map for some adverse things this will be a breath of fresh air for us."

THESE ARTIST RENDERINGS SHOW A POTENTIAL BLUEPRINT OF PLACES IN LEHIGH LIKE DOWNTOWN AND THE SITE OF THE OLD HOTEL OFF OF JOEL BOULEVARD WITH THE ADDITION OF AN ACTIVITY CENTER.

00:15 "It's a new concept, and a new design."

FOR NOW, ONLY THESE 2 CENTERS HAVE BEEN DRAWN OUT.

THE NEXT STEP IS GETTING APPROVAL FROM LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

00:05 "We need to rebuild Lehigh and make it better for the future."

BUT THE PROBLEM IS MONEY.

LAST WEEK COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO GET PUBLIC INPUT -- WHETHER OR NOT TO GET RID OF IMPACT FEES FOR 2 YEARS. IMPACT FEES LEHIGH WAS COUNTING ON TO HELP FUND THEIR PROJECTS.

0227 "We're nervous that will impact the implementation or the actual funding of these project since they are through now."

AT LAST WEEK'S COMMISSION MEETING -- AT LEAST TWO COMMISSIONERS SAID ELIMINATING THE IMPACT FEES FOR TWO YEARS WILL HELP GENERATE MORE GROWTH FOR LEE COUNTY.

MEMBERS OF THE LEHIGH ACRES COMMUNITY PLANNING CORP. ESTIMATE THE COST OF THESE 2 ACTIVITY CENTERS AT ABOUT 5 TO 8 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE GROUP ISN'T TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON IMPACT FEES, BUT THEY REMAIN UNEASY.

02:50 "Our concern now is that we don't want to tort this projects, but them on the shelves for 2 months and we're back where we started again." Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH ACRES REDEVELOPMENT-OC


NBC-2'S GEORGE SOLIS REPORTING.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET TODAY TO HEAR THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON THE IMPACT FEES.

LEADERS IN LEHIGH WILL STILL PRESENT THEIR PLAN IN LATE FEBRUARY. Return to index of stories...


NEANDERTHAL BABY-VO-WIPE


A HARVARD GENETICIST IS LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN A UNIQUE PROJECT.

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A WOMAN TO GIVE BIRTH TO A NEANDERTHAL BABY.

"I think there are adventurous females out there."

IT'S NO HOAX. NEANDERTHALS HAVE BEEN EXTINCT FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

BUT A HARVARD PROFESSOR BELIEVES ENOUGH DNA CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM FOSSILS - TO ACHIEVE CLONING.

THE CELLS WOULD BE INITIALLY GROWN IN A LAB - THEN THEORETICALLY IMPLANTED INTO A FEMALE FOR GESTATION.

THE CHALLENGE IS FINDING THAT FEMALE. Return to index of stories...


NEANDERTHAL BABY-SOTVO


"I don't know. I'm in support of the science if she's willing to do it. yeah. "I would not be that adventurous of a female, No."

SOME BELIEVE THE PROFESSOR IS JUST PULLING A PUBLICITY STUNT -

AND THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY ISN'T ADVANCED ENOUGH.

BUT HE DOES HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD -- HAVING BEEN CREDITED WITH HELPING INITIATE THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA'S KISSING-2 SHOT VO


WE WANT TO SHOW YOU ONE OF THE NICER MOMENTS FROM THE INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAUGHT ON HIS SMARTPHONE AS HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER SASHA TRIES TO GET A PICTURE OF HER PARENTS KISSING.

MICHELLE PULLED HER HUSBAND OFF OF HIS SMARTPHONE.

IT TOOK A FEW TIMES TO GET THE KISSING SHOT JUST RIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN MALIA STUCK HER FACE INTO THE SHOT.

WE COUNTED FOUR TIMES TO GET IT RIGHT.

ONCE THE FIRST LADY APPROVED THE PHOTO, EVERYONE WENT BACK TO WATCHING THE PARADE. Return to index of stories...


WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBX


TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

TWITTER USERS SYMPATHIZE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK -- 11 YEAR OLD SASHA WAS CAUGHT MID YAWN DURING HER FATHERS INAUGURATION CEREMONY.

AT THE TIME -- THE PRESIDENT WAS TALKING ABOUT U-S EDUCATION POLICY.

CAMERA'S FLIPPED ON THE CROWD AND CAUGHT SASHA GIVING NOT JUST A LITTLE YAWN -- BUT A PRETTY BIG ONE.

SHE MIGHT NOT LIVE THIS ONE DOWN. Return to index of stories...


ATARI BANKRUPTCY-VO


ONCE THE KING OF VIDEO GAMES -- ATARI NOW WILL NOW HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP IT'S HEAD UP IN THE GAMING MARKET.

THE VIDEO GAME MAKER IS FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY.

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.

ATARI HOPES TO FIND A BUYER TO GO PRIVATE. Return to index of stories...


4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT


THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22. Return to index of stories...


BREAK FIVE 5:19:15


HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

LENGTH 2:30 Return to index of stories...


BEST WX VIDEO-SOTVOTOPS


PRETTY COOL NEW VIDEO COMING OUT OF MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK -- THESE ICE CASTLE CREATIONS ARE MADE BY A MAN NAMED BRENT CHRISTENSEN.

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE HAS TRAVELED THE NATION BUILDING CASTLES WITH ICICLES THEY HARVEST RIGHT ON SITE.

IT'S A HOBBY HE STARTED IN HIS OWN BACKYARD WITH HIS KIDS.

AND NOW HE'S BRINGING HIS WINTER WONDERLAND TO THE MALL OF AMERICA FOR EVERYONE TO EXPLORE. Return to index of stories...


5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Day Planner

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. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI


ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS


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MAN WRESTLES SHARK FROM BEACH-VO


TALK ABOUT FEARLESS --

A MAN TAKES THINGS INTO HIS OWN HANDS WHEN A SHARK COMES TOO CLOSE TO SHORE.

CHECK IT OUT --

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST FRIDAY OFF THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA.

THE SHARK WAS SWIMMING INLAND -- RIGHT INTO THE WATERS JUST FEET FROM A CROWDED BEACH.

THAT'S WHEN TWO MEN WALKED INTO THE WATER. TACKLED THE SHARK WITH THEIR BARE HANDS --

AND PUSHED IT BACK OUT INTO OPEN WATERS. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM


THIS MORNING GROUPON HALTS GUN-RELATED DEALS AMID THE NATIONAL DEBATE ABOUT GUN CONTROL FOLLOWING THE NEWTOWN SCHOOL MASSACRE.

AND NEW INFORMATION ABOUT EATING OUT OF MELAMINE DISHES.

HERE'S JANE KING WITH THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. Return to index of stories...


BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK


GOOD MORNING,

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS -- TESTING 7-87 DREAMLINER COMPONENTS IN TUSCON TODAY --

mosIDsearch.ny.bb.mos/mosIDmosAbstract

U-S-A TODAY REPORTS THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT *THE BATTERY CHARGER* AND OTHER ELECTRONICS.

THE PLANES, GROUNDED LAST WEEK, AFTER AN ON-BOARD FIRE AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

*****

MEANTIME -- GROUPON, PULLING THE TRIGGER ON GUN-RELATED DEALS.

THE DAILY DEAL SITE, HALTING GUN-RELATED OFFERS --

AND CITING "RECENT CONSUMER AND MERCHANT FEEDBACK."

*****

AND, IF YOU HAVE SOME OF THOSE HARD PLASTIC BOWLS IN YOUR KITCHEN -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO STICK TO SERVING COLD FOOD IN THEM!

BECAUSE YOU MAY BE EATING THE TOXIC CHEMICAL *MELAMINE,* WHEN YOU USE THEM TO SERVE HOT THINGS LIKE SOUP.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO TAIWANESE RESEARCHERS IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION "INTERNAL MEDICINE."

******

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCORE SUPERBOWL TICKETS, GET READY TO PAY THE BIG BUCKS.

ALRIGHT -- *INVESTORS* WAITING FOR A REPORT ON EXISTING HOME SALES COMING OUT THIS MORNING.

ZILLOW BY THE WAY, SAYS HOME PRICES GAINED NEARLY 6 PERCENT LAST YEAR BUT SAYS DON'T EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE.

THE STOCK MARKET WAS CLOSED YESTERDAY - IT WAS A *MIXED* DAY WAY BACK ON FRIDAY.

*****

AND -- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES -- NOW OFFERING THE OPTION TO BOARD PLANES EARLY.

THE AIRLINE, CHARGING 40-BUCKS A FLIGHT FOR THE PRIVILEGE, AND SAYS IT RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON IT, FROM TESTS IN SAN DIEGO.

*****

AND -- IF YOU'RE HOPING TO SCORE TICKETS FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPERBOWL --

THE AVERAGE PRICE ON RESALE SITES LIKE STUB HUB AND EBAY FOR THE RAVENS 49-ERS GAME --

MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS AS OF SUNDAY NIGHT.

CITING TIQ I-Q -- BIZ JOURNALS SAYS THAT'S STILL CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR'S GIANTS - PATRIOTS MATCHUP.

******

******

AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. Return to index of stories...


BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM


HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

LENGTH 2:37 Return to index of stories...


HL1) LEHIGH SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS


RIGHT NOW ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY-- ROAD REPAIRS.

After A SINKHOLE OPENed UP AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN LEHIGH ACRES.

NEW INFORMATION ON THE EFFORTS TO GET IT FIXED. Return to index of stories...


HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI


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HL3) COLD SNAP-TRX-SOTVOTOPS


"it is too cold. if you live south stay south. it is so cold here. look

at that "

AND THANK GOODNESS WE LIVE IN THE DEEP SOUTH --

THIS MORNING THE LATEST ON A COLD SNAP SWEEPING THE COUNTRY AT THIS HOUR. Return to index of stories...


NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS


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GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH


GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

THANKS FOR WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG

AND I'M CLAY MILLER --

WE HAVE A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR LEHIGH DRIVERS THIS MORNING-- UTILITY CREWS WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP FROM YESTERDAY'S SINK HOLE MESS. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO REPORTER-ANIMAP BXS


THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ALABAMA ROAD AND LEELAND HEIGHTS.

NBC-2'S BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THIS ONE AND DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US WITH A LIVE UPDATE.

DANIELLE? Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM-LIVE


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LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VO-WIPE


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LEHIGH SINKHOLE-SOTVO


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LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM-LIVE


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5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Today's Weather Story

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. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI


ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT


PRSEIDENT OBAMA IS OFFICIALLY SWORN-IN AND PROBABLY A LITTLE TIRED THIS MORNING AFTER ATTENDING TWO INAUGURAL BALLS.

BUT HE HAS ONE MORE DAY OF EVENTS BEFORE PLUNGING IN TO THE POLITICS OF HIS SECOND

TERM.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN STUDIO WITH THE PRESIDEN'T INAUGURAL SPEECH AND EVEN SOME LATE NIGHT FUN. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PLASMA


THIS MORNING THE OBAMAS AND BIDENS WILL ATTEND A NATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

TONIGHT LADY GAGA ENTERTAINS THEM AT A PRIVATE BALL FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HIS STAFF. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PKG


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. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA'S SECOND TERM-PLASMA


THIS MORNING, SOME PEOPLE ARE CRITIZCING THE SPEECH AS BEING TO PARTISAN AND LIBERAL.

WITH DIVIDED GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENT WILL NEED GOP SUPPORT TO PASS HIS BIG AGENDA ITEMS.

I'M LIVE IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING --

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


COLD SNAP-VO-WIPE


THIS MORNING -- MANY STATES BATTLE FREEZING TEMPERATURES BROUGHT ON BY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT.

IN MINNEAPOLIS, IT'S THE COLDEST IT'S BEEN IN FOUR YEARS.

IN NORTH DAKOTA, TEMPERATURES ARE 20 BELOW ZERO -- WITH A WIND CHILL MAKING IT FEEL MUCH WORSE.

OVERNIGHT -- CHICAGO GOT BELOW THE ZERO MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 700 DAYS. Return to index of stories...


COLD SNAP-SOTVO


itis too cold. if you live south stay south. it is so cold here.

look at that

taylor dahl / north dakota resident: you always say it's the worst you've

seen, but this year, definitely the worst i've seen.

ANOTHER EFFECT OF THE WINTRY BLAST IS ALL THE SNOW -- MAKING FOR DEADLY ROAD CONDITIONS. Return to index of stories...


DREAMLINER TEST-VO


HAPPENING TODAY: FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS PLAN TO RUN THE DREAMLINER THROUGH MORE TESTS.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAYS EARLIER TESTS SHOWED A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THAT CAUGHT FIRE ON AN EMPTY DREAMLINER IN BOSTON THIS MONTH WAS NOT OVERCHARGED.

STILL -- ALL 50 DREAMLINERS WORLDWIDE ARE GROUNDED UNTIL INVESTIGATORS CAN PROVE THERE IS NO FIRE RISK. Return to index of stories...


ISLAND COAST STUDENT UPDATE-VO


AN ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITON THIS MORNING.

16 YEAR OLD JONATHAN CRUZ WAS HIT BY A TRUCK ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL FRIDAY.

HE WAS TRYING TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON DE-NAVARRA PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL WHEN HE WAS HIT.

CRUZ'S BRAIN SWELLED UP AND HE HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY.

NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE DRIVER. Return to index of stories...


BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-VO-WIPE


SURVIVORS OF THE HOSTAGE MASSACRE IN ALGERIA ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THEIR TERRIFING EXPERIENCE.

38 HOSTAGES WERE KILLED.

A BRITISH MAN, NOW SAFELY BACK IN ENGLAND, SAYS HE SURVIVED BY HIDING FOR TWO DAYS IN A BATHROOM UNTIL HE WAS REACHED BY ALGERIAN TROOPS. Return to index of stories...


BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-SOTVO


we were escorted out by what looked like their special forces, to be honest, they were very cautious because they didn't know if there were any terrorists around, so they were very cautious about taking us out and got us out quickly and safely."

THREE AMERICANS ARE CONFIRMED AMONG THE DEAD WHILE SEVEN OTHER U-S CITIZENS MADE IT OUT ALIVE. Return to index of stories...


SAILOR RESCUED-VO


A FRENCH SAILOR IS SAFE THIS MORNING --

AFTER BEING LEFT ALONE FOR DAY ON A LIFE RAFT.

A CRUISE SHIP NEAR "ANTARTICA" RESCUED HIM.

THE 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--

BUT WAS OTHERWISE OKAY. Return to index of stories...


QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SH-VO


YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY -- NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE.

WE'LL CHECK IN WITH HIM FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR.

PLUS, WHY WINE LOVERS ARE DIGGING LAST YEAR'S DROUGHT. Return to index of stories...


BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM


HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

LENGTH 2:37 Return to index of stories...


5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Weather Trends

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. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX


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TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI


ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT. Return to index of stories...


BABY EAGLES NAMED-VO


THE TWO BABY EAGLES BORN EARLIER THIS MONTH IN NORTH FORT MYERS HAVE NAMES.

PEOPLE VOTED TO NAME THEM "HOPE" AND "HONOR."

OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, THE CAMERA SHOWED THE ADULT EAGLES, NICKNAMED HARRIET AND OZZIE, LAY, HATCH AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG IN A NEST ON DICK PRITCHETT'S PROPERTY. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO WILD BOAR-VO-WIPE


A PIG PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN ONE CHARLOTTE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, LEADERS IN DEEP CREEK HAVE FOUGHT TO KEEP WILD BOARS OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

THE ANIMALS ACTUALLY COME FROM THE DEEP CREEK PRESERVE IN DESOTO COUNTY.

THEY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YARDS, GREENBELTS AND FENCES.

THIS MONTH, OFFICIALS LEARNED SOME OF THE PIGS ARE INFECTED WITH BRUCELLOSIS, AN INFECTIOUS BACTERIAL DISEASE, AS WELL AS RABIES. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO WILD BOAR-SOTVO


Kim Jakubaitis, Property Owners' Association Manager

7 seconds

"Now you're not only dealing with the damage that's being done, you're dealing with the possible health hazard to humans and their animals."

ACCORDING TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, BRUCELLOSIS HAS FEVER-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN HUMANS.

RABIES CAN KILL DOGS.

YOU CAN GET BOTH DISEASES BY TOUCHING A BOAR OR EATING INFECTED MEAT. Return to index of stories...


IND EXPLODING MAILBOXES-VO WIPE


MAILBOXES ARE EXPLODING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.

POLICE IN WESTFIELD SAY SODA BOTTLE BOMBS HAVE DESTROYED AT LEAST FIVE OF THEM.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHO'S BEHIND IT.

ONE OF THE VICTIMS SPOKE TO A REPORTER AFTER IT HAPPENED TO HIS MAILBOX. Return to index of stories...


IND EXPLODING MAILBOXES-SOTVO


"I don't like to have the idea that people can come by and destroy your stuff. And then the worst thing about it for me is I gotta stand out there in the

cold with a drill and a hammer working on my mailbox, which I don't like doing it. I got enough homework to do without taking care of vandalism."

POLICE SAY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED SO FAR BUT THEY FEAR IT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME. Return to index of stories...


GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-VOWIPE


THIS MORNING -- STILL NO CAUSE RULED FOR WHAT STARTED A FIRE AT A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MARINA -- DESTROYING FOUR BOATS.

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, DON'T THINK IT WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. Return to index of stories...


GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-SOTVO


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."

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WILL BE BACK OUT TODAY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. Return to index of stories...


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.

IT'S A CHANGE THAT MCCUTCHEON SAYS IS LONG OVERDUE. Return to index of stories...


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.

CURRENTLY ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI ARE THE ONLY STATES WHERE HOMEBREWING IS ILLEGAL. Return to index of stories...


BAD DROUGHT GOOD WINE-VO-WIPE


LAST YEAR'S EXTREME SUMMER HEAT CAUSED A DEVISTATING DROUGHT -- THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST.

BUT IT HAD AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON MANY VINEYARD OWNERS --

THEY SAY, THAT DROUGHT PRODUCED SOME OF THE BEST TASTING WINE, THEY'VE EVER HAD.

AT THIS WINE TASTING EVENT IN MISSOURI -- OWNERS GOT THEIR FIRST FEEDBACK OF THE SEASON.

THE RESPONSE -- MAJORITY APPROVED THE DROUGHT STRIKEN WINE.

THE OWNER SAYS -- THIS YEAR'S BATCH IS LOADED WITH FLAVOR. Return to index of stories...


BAD DROUGHT GOOD WINE-SOTVO


"The whites, they're just loaded with flavor, but the one I think we're

really excited about is our Norton, which is a dry red. This year, it's just

really smooth, it has lots of tannins and kind of a caramel flavor to it

that we've never had in the past."

AT ANY VINEYARD -- THE PRODUCT VARIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

THE OWNERS ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR --

BUT, THERE'S A TRADEOFF FOR THE GREAT TASTE -- THE SMALLER GRAPES HAD MORE FLAVOR, BUT WON'T MAKE AS MUCH WINE. Return to index of stories...


MAN BEGGING FOR KIDNEY-VO


AN OREGON MAN IS BEGGING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- BUT HE DOESN'T WANT MONEY.

HE'S TRYING TO FIND A KIDNEY DONOR

EARL MARTINEZ IS HOLDING UP A SIGN THAT SAYS 'NEED KIDNEY DONOR.'

HE WAS BORN WITH A GENETIC KIDNEY DISEASE CALLED "ALPORT SYNDROME."

MARTINEZ IS UNDERGOING DIALYSIS TREATMENT THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR A YEAR-AND-A-HALF.

AND HE'S BEEN WAITING MORE THAN A YEAR TO GET A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. Return to index of stories...


LEGO COMPETITION-VO


SOME YOUNG LEGO ENTHUSIASTS ARE LOOKING ARE SHOWING OFF AWARDS THIS MORNING AFTER THE FIRST EVER LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION.

A NUMBER OF TEAMS TOOK PART IN THE CONTEST WHICH WAS HELD AT THE NATIONAL ROBOTICS ENGINEERING CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA.

SOME TEAMS SPENT ALMOST A YEAR PREPARING FOR THE EVENT.

THE OVERALL WINNER WAS A TEAM CALLED "BRAIN STEM". THEY NOW HEAD TO SAINT LOUIS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Return to index of stories...


METRO FALL RESCUE-VO


AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE CAUGHT ON CAMERA --

WATCH WHAT HAPPENED AFTER A WOMAN FAINTED ONTO THE TRACKS AT A TRAIN STATION.

THIS IS MADRID, SPAIN.

AN OFFICER SAYS HE HEARD THE WOMAN HIT THE RAILS AND SPRUNG INTO ACTION.

HE HAD TO - BECAUSE A TRAIN WAS BARRELING DOWN ON THEM.

BUT THE DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES AND THE OFFICER PULLED THE WOMAN TO SAFETY. Return to index of stories...


WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS


IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7! Return to index of stories...


FORECAST TEASE-OMNI


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BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM


HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

LENGTH 2:20 Return to index of stories...


5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP


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5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL


Full Forecast

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. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX


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TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI


CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT. Return to index of stories...


TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP


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PRINCE HARRY LEAVES WARZONE-VO-WIPE


PRINCE HARRY IS OUT OF THE WAR ZONE THIS MORNING.

HE LEFT AFGHANISTAN AFTER A 20 WEEK TOUR AS A GUNNER ON A HELICOPTER GUNSHIP.

HE CONFIRMED HE KILLED TALIBAN INSURGENTS AND SAID HE WAS PROTECTING BRITISH AND NATO SOLDIERS.

HE SAYS HIS BRITISH COLLEAGUES TREATED HIM LIKE A REGULAR PERSON, WHICH IS WHAT HE WANTED. Return to index of stories...


PRINCE HARRY LEAVES WARZONE-SOTVO


"hopefully most people will look at me just going it's great to have him on board, great to have him with the same uniform and doing the same job as us. people don't hassle me, it's just a quick glance and move on"

PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE HAS THREE PERSONAS, HIS ARMY LIFE, HIS PRINCE LIFE AND HIS PRIVATE LIFE.

HE'S THE THIRD IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.

HE JOKINGLY SAID IT'S ABOUT TIME HIS BROTHER WILLIAM AND KATE HAD A BABY. Return to index of stories...


BIDENS DANCING-VO


THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION TOOK PLACE JUST BEFORE NOON, BUT THE CELEBRATION CONTINUED LATE INTO THE NIGHT.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HIS WIFE DR. JILL BIDEN SHARED A SPECIAL DANCE AT THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S BALL.

THEY WERE SERENADED BY JAMIE FOXX AS HE PERFORMED "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU."

THE BLUE DRESS THAT JILL BIDEN IS WEARING IS BY DESIGNER VERA WANG. Return to index of stories...


INAUGURAL BALL DANCE-VOTOPS


THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY STOPPED BY THE INAUGURAL BALL AND SHARED A DANCE.

THIS IS THE BALL WITH 35-TO-40-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

THE FIRST COUPLE DANCED TO "LET'S STAY TOGETHER". PERFORMED BY JENNIFER HUDSON. Return to index of stories...


SOUTHWEST FREE DRINK-VO-BNR


YOUR NEXT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT COULD BE MORE ENJOYABLE.

THE CARRIER REACHED A TENTATIVE DEAL TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT OVER A VOUCHER FOR A FREE ALCOHOLIC DRINK.

THE FIVE DOLLAR VOUCHERS WERE GIVEN TO BUSINESS SELECT PASSENGERS AND HAD NO EXPIRATION DATE.

HOWEVER, THE AIRLINE CHANGED ITS POLICY IN 2010 AND CANCELED UNUSED VOUCHERS.

TO FIND OUT IF SOUTHWEST OWES YOU A DRINK, HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS. Return to index of stories...


SOUTHWEST 40 TO BOARD-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


CARPET CLEANERS-VO


DID THE HOLIDAYS TAKE A TOLL ON YOUR CARPET?

"ANGIE'S LIST" HAS SOME TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS WHEN HIRING ONE.

FIRST -- INSIST ON A WRITTEN ESTIMATE.

FIND OUT IF THE COMPANY CHARGES BY THE HOUR OR BY SQUARE FOOTAGE.

WILL IT CHARGE YOU FOR THE SQUARE FOOTAGE UNDER FURNITURE WHICH ISN'T MOVED- LIKE A BED?

ARE "ALL" SERVICES, LIKE PRE-SPRAYS, INCLUDED?

MAKE SURE THE COMPANY IS CERTIFIED BY THE "I-I-C-R-C".

AND GET A GUARANTEE. Return to index of stories...


PYTHON FASHION-VO


A CERTAIN LOOK IS REALLY CATCHING ON -- BUT DON'T EXPECT TO SEE IT SLITHER INTO ANY OF YOUR FAVORITE STORES.

THIS YEAR'S PYTHON CHALLENGE CREATED A RUSH ON PYTHON SKINS.

SOME DESIGNERS ARE TURNING THEM INTO HIGH FASHION.

AFTER THE PYTHONS ARE KILLED IN THE CHALLENGE THEY'RE FROZEN. THEN SKINNED.

AFTER THAT THEY'RE TANNED.

DESIGNERS TURN THOSE SCALES INTO CASH.

A PAIR OF CUSTOM PYTHON PANTS STARTS AT 18-HUNDRED DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS


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UP AT SIX-SSTOPS


FIGHTING THE FLU -- WITH SORBET?

THIS MORNING THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY TRIED THIS CONCOCTION ARE RAVING ABOUT IT --- WHAT'S IN IT, THAT COULD HELP WITH SOME FLU SYMPTOMS. Return to index of stories...


2) 3 YEAR OLD WRESTLED GATORS-VOTOPS


PLUS --

QUITE A BRAVE LITTLE 3 YEAR OLD --- HELPING OUT WITH THE FAMILY BUSINESS -- BUT THIS MORNING SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER A TODDLER SHOULD BE DOING THIS! Return to index of stories...


3) JASON WU DISSED-VOTOPS


AND DESIGNER JASON WU DISSED.

AFTER GETTING A LOT OF PRAISE FOR CREATING THE FIRST LADY'S INAUGURAL DRESS - TWICE - WHY HIS COUNTRY IS NOT SO SUPPORTIVE THIS MORNING. Return to index of stories...


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