HEADLINE OPEN

A MYSTERY IN BONITA SPRINGS.AS AUTHORITIES TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO DIED IN A FIERY CRASH.

PLUS, DISCOUNTED DEGREE?

ONE LOCAL COLLEGE IS STEPPING UP TO THE GOVERNOR'S CHALLENGE -- AIMING TO GET YOU EDUCATED ON THE CHEAP.

AND SUPER SEXY ADS FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL.BUT, ARE THEY TOO HOT FOR T-V??

HL1) BONITA CAR CRASH-VOTOPS-TRX

HL2) EDISON 10K DEGREE-VOTOPS-TRX

HL3) SEXY SUPER BOWL ADS-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JIM-CGTOPS

FLORIDA MAY BE ONE OF THE ONLY STATES THAT ISN'T UNDER BITTER FREEZING TEMPERATURES-

BUT IT'S EXPECTED TO GET PRETTY CHILLY TONIGHT FOR OUR STANDARDS. GOOD MORNING I'M CLAY

AND I'M KRIST.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF

CHAR CO SRO ARREST-ONCAM

A STUDENT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS ACCUSED OF BRINGING RAZOR BLADES AND POT TO SCHOOL.

DEPUTIES SAY RICHARD COLLIER WAS IN THE PRINCIPLES OFFICE WHEN A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WENT THROUGH HIS BAG --

AND FOUND 100 RAZORS AND A GRAM OF POT.

COLLIER TOLD THE OFFICER HE WAS FASCINATED WITH SHARP OBJECTS AND LIKES TO CUT THINGS.

HILLARY CLINTON TESTIFYING-TRX-VO WIPE

BRAND NEW AT 11 --

RIGHT NOW HILLARY CLINTON'S IS TO TESTIYING AT BACK-TO-BACK HEARINGS ON THE ATTACKS ON THE U.S. CONSULATE IN LIBYA THAT KILLED AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS.

CLINTON WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY LAST MONTH BUT POSTPONED HER APPEARANCE TO BE TREATED FOR A CONCUSSION.

BONITA CAR CRASH-VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIM OF A CAR CRASH AND FIRE IN BONITA SPRINGS.

DEPUTIES FOUND THE CAR WITH A BADLY BURNED BODY INSIDE OFF WELLFIELD ROAD NEAR THE LIBERTY YOUTH RANCH LAST NIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY THE CAR CRASHED, HIT SOME TREES AND CAUGHT FIRE.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATAL-SS-VO

A HEARTBROKEN FATHER IS MAKING FUNERAL PLANS AFTER LOSING HIS FAMILY IN A CAR CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

4 YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS, PICTURED HERE IN PINK, WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT.

DOCTORS SAID THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

HER MOTHER, 33 YEAR OLD CECILIA, AND 3 YEAR OLD SISTER RYLEE DIED ON MONDAY.

THEIR CAR WAS STUCK UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE RESCUE CREWS COULD PULL THEM OUT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY CECILIA HAD JUST UNBUCKLED THE GIRLS SEAT BELTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEM BEFORE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATAL-SOTVO-BNR

Donald eagle, family friend

32:52 his faith will carry him through this but it's 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

THE FUNERALS WILL TAKE PLACE IN FAMILYS HOME TOWN OF EUSTIS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.

FRIENDS HAVE SET UP A FUND AT SUNTRUST BANK TO HELP PAY FOR FUNERAL COSTS.

TOSS TO STACEY-2SHOT

HAPPENING TODAY IN WASHINGTON--

THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ON A BILL THAT WOULD AVOID A POTENTIAL

DEBT CRISIS FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS.

IF THEY CAN'T COMPROMISE -- LAWMAKERS' PAYCHECKS COULD TAKE A HIT.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-TRX-PLASMA

TODAY'S VOTE WOULD RAISE THE DEBT CEILING THROUGH THE SPRING, AND ALLOW MORE BORROWING TO PAY THE BILLS.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-VO WIPE

THE MEASURE MARKS A TACTICAL RETREAT BY HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER, WHO IS EAGER TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRST-EVER DEFAULT ON U.S. PAYMENT AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS.

SINCE THE SENATE HASN'T PASSED A BUDGET IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS, IT ALSO CONTAINS A PROVISION TO WITHHOLD PAY FOR HOUSE OR SENATE MEMBERS IF THE THEY FAIL TO PASS A BUDGET PLAN.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-(2)SOT VO

Ohio :13-:16

"Most Americans believe if you don't do your job you shouldn't get paid."

Massachusetts :17-:20

"I'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. This is kind of another gimmick."

SENATE DEMOCRATS HINT THEY WILL PASS A BUDGET, BUT NOT NECESSARILY SOON.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-PLASMA

IT IS STILL NOT KNOWN, IF TODAY'S VOTE, IS ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANOTHER CREDIT DOWNGRADE.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE-TOPS

Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street following strong earnings reports from Google, IBM and railroad operator CSX.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

TOSS TO NICK-TRX-OC-BOX

DISCOUNT DEGREES?

A LOCAL COLLEGE IS HOPPING ON BOARD GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S INIATIVE TO OFFER BACHELORS DEGREES FOR JUST TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

EDISON COLLEGE 10K DEGREE-REM LIVE

FOR JUST TEN THOUSAND OF THESE -- YOU MAY BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH YOUR FOUR YEAR DEGREE FROM EDISON STATE

SOUNDS LIKE A BARGAIN, RIGHT?

EDISON COLLEGE 10K DEGREE-VO

THIS IS MUSIC TO EARS OF MANY STUDENTS HERE

ACCORDING TO CNN MONEY - 51% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN FLORIDA WILL WALK AWAY WITH SOME TYPE OF DEBT

THAT DEBT -- ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ESTIMATES -- IS CLOSE TO $27,000!

EDISON COLLEGE 10K DEGREE-SOT-FSS

TAKE SOT

SUPER: OSANNA SIMON

HOPING TO STUDY BUSINESS

15:53-16:04

EDISON COLLEGE 10K DEGREE-REM LIVE

THE SCHOOL WOULD NOT CONFIRM WHICH DEGREE PROGRAMS IT WOULD OFFER FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

ON AVERAGE -- A FOUR YEAR DEGREE WOULD COST YOU ANOUT $13,000 DEPENDING ON WHICH PROGRAM YOU'RE ENROLLED IN.

EDISON STATE'S PRESIDENT -- JEFFREY ALLBRITTEN HAS AGREED TO DO A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH ME IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.

I'LL ASK HIM IF HE CAN NARROW DOWN WHICH DEGREES WOULD BE OFFERED AT THE DISCOUNT.AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT QUESTION -- HOW DOES EDISON STATE PLAN TO PAY FOR THESE DISCOUNTS???

STAMP INCREASE-ONCAM

NEW AT 11--

STOCK UP ON THOSE FOREVER STAMPS NOW --

THE PRICE IS INCREASING BY A PENNY -- FROM 45 CENTS TO 46.

YOU CAN GET AROUND THIS INCREASE -- TEMPORARILY AT LEAST -- IF YOU BUY FOREVER STAMPS BEFORE SUNDAY.

CAPE CORAL FORD'S GARAGE-VO

NEW AT 11 --

A POPULAR BAR IN CAPE CORAL WILL SOON BE TRANSFORMED.

LEAPIN' LIZARD BAR & GRILLE WILL IS SET TO BECOME THE NEWEST FORD'S GARAGE.

THE CURRENT FORD'S GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS HAS BECOME A BIG HIT SINCE OPENING LAST YEAR --

SERVING GOURMET BURGERS AND CRAFT BEERS.

LEAPIN' LIZARD HAS BEEN OPEN ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST SINCE 2005.

LYNX SHIP FIRST TOUR-NATS VO WIPE

ALL ABOARD THE LYNX, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!

"Good morning, Crew! Good morning, Captain Bob!"

TODAY MRS. KREAMER'S FIFTH GRADE CLASS WAS THE FIRST CLASS TOUR FOR THE PRIVATEER ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE CLASS FIELD TRIP WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL PUBLIC TOUR BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WERE TREATED LIKE CREW MEMBERS.

THE STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE LYNX'S HISTORY THROUGH ROLE PLAY-- LOADING THE GUNNERY AND SEWING THE MAST.

LYNX SHIP FIRST TOUR-SOT VO

Molly Rose KavanaghBR:12BR"It's a lot easier to understand how it was really

like and how they lived, and it's really cool to understand how huge these masts

were."

THE LYNX SETS SAIL TO SAINT PETERSBURG TOMORROW-- BUT

TEASE ONE

A SMASHING ENTRANCE --

CAUGHT OVER. AND OVER. AND OVER AGAIN.

FROM ALMOST EVERY ANGLE.

BUT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMASH AND GRAB TURNED OUT TO BE MORE OF A CASUAL SHOPPING SPREE.

AND A UNIQUE SIGHT FROM OLD MAN WINTER.

AN UPDATE ON THE BRUTAL FRIGID TEMPERATURES GRIPPING MUCH OF THE NATION--

TZ1 thieves drive into verizon-VOTOPS

TZ1 ice shoves-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

Daytime highs should still be close to 80 by early next week, and we may see a little more cloud cover by Monday as our wind flow comes in from the Atlantic.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BITTER COLD-2SHOT

BITING TEMPERATURES ARE GRIPPING A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY TODAY.

MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE ARCTIC SYSTEM THAT'S BEING BLAMED FOR AT LEAST FOUR DEATHS.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED IN 15 STATES FROM THE

DAKOTAS TO THE EAST COAST.

BITTER COLD-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

NATS - shovel

Across the nation, it's bitterly cold. And in some places DANGEROUSLY cold.

MOS - Minneapolis

"I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT OF THE HOUSE."

MOS - Cute little girl

"REALLY COLD."

This morning, wind chill advisories have been posted in 15 states --

from the Dakotas to Virginia.

On Tuesday, the temperature in major cities across the Midwest dropped

to near or below zero. The wind chill.50 below in Maine to 10 below in

North Carolina.

Around the Great Lakes -- minus 40. Colder than the North Pole.

MOS -Colleen Isaac - Chicago

"IT IS LIKE NEEDLES STICKING IN YOUR FACE."

This isn't even the worst of the weather.

Meteorologists say the Great Lakes, New England and the mid-Atlantic are

looking at even colder conditions and more snow for much of the week.

The frigid temperatures are tough to bear.

This woman in Westland, Michigan woke up to no running water.

MOS Kacee Roberts - Michigan

"IT MUST'VE FROZE FAST. BECAUSE I HAD IT WORKING LAST NIGHT, PROBABLY AROUND

EIGHT O'CLOCK."

The arctic blast brought in blinding snow.

Whiteout conditions became hazardous in Ohio.

More than 150 vehicles got tangled up in three major pileups.

MOS

"YOU CAN'T SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU CAN'T SEE THE CARS."

Lake-effect snow is a nightmare in parts of central New York with more on

the way.

An emergency parking ban is in effect in the city of Oswego.

People working outside in these conditions -- like construction workers,

for example -- face the danger of hypothermia, frostbite, and even

cold-air asthma.

SOT Dr. Chadd Nesbit / West Penn Hospital

"PRETTY QUICKLY YOU CAN START TO EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF FROSTBITE, WITHIN 5

ICE SHOVES-TRX-VOTOPS WIPE

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

IT'S AN UNUSUAL SIGHT IN ONE WISCONSIN TOWN.

BIG ICE SHOVES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE LIVING ALONG WISCONSIN'S LAKE WINNEBAGO --

TAKING OVER BOAT DOCKS AND FRONT YARDS.CAUSING HEAVY DAMAGE.

PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN LIVING HERE THEIR WHOLE LIVES SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS.

ICE SHOVES-(2)SOT VO

"it's pretty amazing when it's as tall as the houses"

S/ Bob Evjen / Calumet Resident:25 -:31

""it's hard to say what this is going to look like when it's all gone i really don't know"

THIEVES DRIVE INTO VERIZON STORE-TRX-VOTOPS WIPE

40-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE IS DONE BY THREE MEN USING A TRUCK.

TAKE A LOOK AS THE THIEVES SMASH THEIR WAY RIGHT INTO THIS MIAMI VERIZON STORE.

BUT, INSTEAD OF SIMPLY GRABBING AFTER SMASHING-- THEY GO SHOPPING.

THIEVES DRIVE INTO VERIZON STORE-SOT VO

Officer Jason Ochoa/ NMB Police Dept. says, "There has been in the past week an increase in smash and grab burglaries."

--CUT TO --

says, "It's a crime of opportunity.

easy to grab a truck through and grab what you can." 8

CHOPPER HARD LANDING-VO

A SMALL HELICOPTER MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ARIZONA NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND GET THIS -- THE PILOT IS FINE AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH!

THE PILOT SAYS THE HELICOPTER HAD SOME SORT OF POWER FAILURE WHEN HE WENT IN FOR A HARD LANDING.

SEVERAL WITNESSES SAID THE CHOPPER LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT A HOUSE.

3 SURVIVE PLANE CRASH-VO

ALL THREE PASSENGERS ARE ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITHOUT ANY INJURIES FROM A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN CONNECTICUT.

THIS WAS THE WRECKAGE OF THE 4 PASSENGER PLANE --

WHICH TOOK OUT A TREE AND SNAPPED A POWER LINE BEFORE CRASHING DOWN IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE ABOUT FIVE MILES OUT.

MINING ASTEROIDS-VO

ONE COMPANY SAYS IT'S GETTING READY TO MINE ASTEROIDS IN SPACE!

DEEP SPACE INDUSTRIES IS AIMING TO BEGIN SENDING UNMANNED "SCOUT PROBES" TO ASTEROIDS AS SOON AS 2015.

THE COMPANY WANTS TO TRAVEL ABOUT 31 MILLION MILES INTO SPACE TO MINE ASTEROIDS FOR METALS, WATER AND OTHER COMPOUNDS THAT COULD BE USED TO MANUFACTURE FUEL TO POWER SPACECRAFT.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

HUNDREDS ARE EXPECTED IN FORT MYERS FOR THIS WEEKEND'S ARTFEST.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION OD FLORIDA WEEKLY WEDNESDAY.

AND A PRISONER IN HER OWN HOME.

TZ2 jill kelly-VOWIPE

FL WEEKLY-3 SHOT

FL WEEKLY-(3) SS

1. Governor Rick Scott has altered the way water is managed in florida, putting industry leaders in charge of protecting water ways and terminating environmentaalists from the Department of environmental protections. Will this make for better business or dirtier water?

2. Personal dog training is gaining in popularity as experts make housecalls to curb Fido's bad behavior.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF A HEARTBREAKING HOAX PREPARES TO OPEN UP ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH A GIRL THAT NEVER EXISTED.

WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN CATCH MANTI TE'O'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.

CUTTING BACK. THEN BUILDING UP.

TZ3 manti Te'o-VOTOPS

TZ3 scott teacher Pay-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS2) BONITA FATAL CRASH-VOTOPS

WELCOME BACK

HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES HEADING INTO 11:30.

WE'RE STILL WAITING TO LEARN THE NAME OF A PERSON WHO DIED FOLLOWING A CAR CRASH IN BONITA SPRINGS LAST NIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY THE CAR HIT SOME TREES OFF WELLFIELD ROAD AND CAUGHT FIRE.

TS) DEBT CEILING VOTE-VOTOPS

THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS A BILL TODAY TO INCREASE THE DEBT LIMIT.

THE LEGISLATION WOULD GIVE THE GOVERNMENT ENOUGH BORROWING LEEWAY TO MEET THREE MONTHS' WORTH OF OBLIGATIONS.

TS3) BITTER COLD-VOTOPS

A BLISTERING COLD ARCTIC STORM SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO TAKEOVER THE MIDWEST

AND NORTHEAST.

IT'S SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR THE NATION HAS SEEN IN YEARS.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED IN 15 STATES---FROM THE

DAKOTAS TO VIRGINIA.

AND THE WOST IS YET TO COME: METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE GREAT

LAKES, NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC ARE LOOKING AT EVEN COLDER

GEN ALLEN CLEARED IN PETRAEUS SCANDAL-VO

AN UPDATE ON THE SEX SCANDAL THAT COST C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS HIS JOB.

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN HAS BEEN CLEARED OF ANY WRONG DOING AFTER HIS CAREER WAS THREATENED BY PETRAEUS' AFFAIR.

THE ALLEGATION--

THAT ALLEN HAD BEEN EXCHANGING INAPPROPRIATE EMAILS WITH JILL KELLEY, THE TAMPA SOCIALITE WHO WAS HARRASSED BY PETREAUS; MISTRESS.

ALLEN'S NOMINATION COULD SOON BE BACK ON TRACK TO BE NATO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER IN EUROPE.

AS FOR JILL KELLEY --

SHE AND HER HUSBAND CALL SUGGESTIONS OF AN AFFAIR WITH ALLEN "PAINFUL AND PREPOSTEROUS."

MANTI TE'O INTERVIEW-OC-SOTVO

IT'S THE INTERVIEW THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS WAITING TO HEAR.

MANTI TE'O -- IN HIS OWN WORDS --

ON THE ELOBARATE HOAX HE SAYS HE FELL VICTIM TO.

SPEAKING EXCLUSIVELY WITH ABC NEWS' KATIE COURIC --

THE NOTRE DAME LINEBACKER SAYS HE BRIEFLY LIED ABOUT HIS ONLINE GIRLFRIEND

AFTER DISCOVERING SHE DIDN'T EXIST.

you stuck to the script. OC: what would you do?

TE'O MAINTAINS THAT HE HAD NO PART IN CREATING THE HOAX.

THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW AIRS TOMORROW AFTERNOON

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY-VO-WIPE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS GETTING READY TO UNVEIL HIS PROPOSAL FOR AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD TEACHER PAY INCREASE.

THAT ANNOUNCEMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE MADE LATER TODAY AT THREE O'CLOCK.

DURING HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, SCOTT CUT 1-POINT-3 BILLION FROM K THROUGH 12 FUNDING.

THE NEXT YEAR, HE ADDED ONE BILLION BACK.

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY-SOTVO

Without any details and just a concept, really hard to speculate. Do I have a lot if faith in it, not really.

LONE STAR CAMPUS SHOOTING-VO WIPE

NEW DETAILS IN A SHOOTING AT A TEXAS COLLEGE CAMPUS THAT LEFT THE GUNMAN AND TWO OTHERS INJURED.

22 YEAR OLD CARLTON BERRY HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING AND REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE ERUPTED IN GUNFIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT A LONE STAR COLLEGE.

LONE STAR CAMPUS SHOOTING-(2)SOT VO

I heard the shots and saw a guy try to run into the bushes and trying to

get away and he just laid there."

"There were a lot of kids out there, anybody could have been shot."

NO ONE WAS KILLED.

PARENTS TO REPORT GUNS BILL-VO WIPE

IT'S THE NEXT IDEA IN A LONG LIST OF PROPOSED IDEAS FOR GUN CONTROL.

ONE MISSOURI LAWMAKER WANTS ANY PARENT WHO OWNS A GUN TO NOTIFY THEIR CHILD'S

SCHOOL.

STATE SENATOR MARIA CHAPPELLE-NADAL SAYS SHE WANTS THE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

TO STOP --

PARENTS TO REPORT GUNS BILL-SOTVO

It encourages parents to make sure they store their guns safely in tehir home, it also gives the school districts the opportunity to help encourage gun saftey in the community and in the household

WHILE SOME PARENTS AGREE --

MOST SAY THE BILL DOESN'T FOCUS THE ATTENTION ON THE PARENTS

PARENTS TO REPORT GUNS BILL-SOTVO

I agree with it, we need to know because a lot of parents aren't governing their homes properly 5

I understand what they are trying to do, but making us notify them if we have guns is not going to deter the behavior what makes people do what they do with guns

MEANWHILE --

A MAINE STATE LAWMAKER HAS PROPOSED A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW TEACHERS

FM WITNESS PROTECTION-OC

FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL IS ON BOARD WITH A PLAN THAT MIGHT LEAD TO SOLVING MORE CRIMES.

POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER WANTS TO RESTRICT PUBLIC INFORMATION IN POLICE REPORTS.

HE'S ASKING LAWMAKERS TO CHANGE PUBLIC RECORD LAWS SO THAT NAMES OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES AREN'T PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

NAKED TV THEFT-OC-SOTVO

911 CALLS DETAIL THE FRIGHTENING MOMENT A NORTH FORT MYERS COUPLE SAYS A NAKED THIEF CAME INTO THEIR HOME, AND TRIED TO TAKE THEIR T-V.

:44 "i don't know who the hell he is- he's naked and he's running in my damn house."

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE NAKED BURGLAR JUMPED OFF THE COUPLE'S ROOF, INTO THEIR HOUSE AND GRABBED A TV.

THE HUSBAND YELLED AT HIS WIFE TO GET A GUN.

DETECTIVES SAY SHE FIRED 3 SHOTS, BUT MISSED.

NAKED TV THEFT-SOTVO

: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 TOUCHING HIMSELF INAPPROPRIATELY ON THE FLOOR.

DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED HIM AS 21 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRUNI.

MAN TRIES TO CHOKE WOMAN WITH DIAMOND RING-VO

A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO FORCE HIS FIANCEE TO SWALLOW HER DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER WANTED TO LIVE WITH HIM.

INVESTIGATORS SAY FARON THOMPSON WAS ARGUING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND INSIDE THEIR APARTMENT AS SHE WAS TRYING TO MOVE OUT.

THOMPSON SAYS HE NOTICED SHE HAD LEFT HER ENGAGEMENT RING ON THE COUNTER, SO HE GRABBED IT.

THE WOMAN TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE TRIED TO FORCE THE RING DOWN HER THROAT WHILE HOLDING HER AGAINST HER WILL.

CHARLIE BROWN ARRAIGNMENT TODAY-OC-SS

HE PLAYED THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN --

BUT TODAY HE'LL FACE A JUDGE IN COURT.

AUTHORITIES IN CALIFORNIA SAY 56 YEAR OLD PETER ROBBINS HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES THAT INCLUDE STALKING.

HE'LL BE ARRAIGNED TODAY.

ROBBINS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY SUNDAY.

DALLAS COWBOYS PLAYER ARREST-VO

A DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS ARRESTED AFTER A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH AN 18-WHEELER.

POLICE SAY JAY RATLIFF COLLIDED WITH A SEMI AND THEN REFUSED A SOBRIETY TEST AT THE SCENE.

POLICE OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT TO HAVE HIS BLOOD DRAWN. THE RESULTS ARE STILL PENDING.

RATLIFF POSTED BOND YESTERDAY.

THE DRIVER OF THE 18-WHEELER WAS NOT INJURED.

PATERNO VIGIL-NATS-VO

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF JOE PATERNO'S DEATH, LOYAL FOLLOWERS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE LATE LEGENDARY COACH.

SUPPORTERS HONORED PATERNO NEAR THE MURAL THAT BEARS THE IMAGE OF THE FORMER PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH.

HE WAS FIRED FROM HIS JOB AFTER JERRY SANDUSKY WAS ARRESTED ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES.

UNIQUE ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION-SOT VO WIPE

OVER 300 EXOTIC ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION ARE TURNING SOME HEADS!

"we've got some rats, we've got some mice, and we've got bearded dragons 4

THESE ANIMALS HERE AT THE S-C-P-A OF TAMPA BAY ARE ALL WAITING FOR LOVING HOMES.

THE ANIMALS WERE REMOVED FROM A HOME AFTER THEY WERE FOUND IN OVERCROWDED CAGES.DURING A RAID EARLIER THIS MONTH IN OLDSMAR --

UNIQUE ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION-SOT VO

"There doing great! A lot of them have gained weight, their hair looks so

much better. Compared to what they looked like when they came in, there

wonderful! 7

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING ONE FOR YOURSELF --

CHAINSAW ART-NATS VO

CHASING A DREAM. WITH A NEW TWIST.

WHEN THINGS BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FOR ONE BUSINESS OWNER --

HE DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN AND UNIQUE TALENT.

NOW IT'S HELPING *CUT* THROUGH THE HARD TIMES.

WHEN JAMES GANDY'S TREE SERVICING COMPANY STARTED GATHERING DUST --

HE NEEDED SOMETHING TO RELIEVE TENSION.

THAT'S WHEN HE FOUND HIS CREATIVE SIDE --

CHAINSAW ART-SOT VO

"I'll see something walking around the flea market, a little figurine. I don't know how I can do it."

"the lord's given me something I can't even fathom."

FOR GANDY --

HIS HOBBY SEEMS TO BE SHAPING UP INTO A CAREER --

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

A BRAND NEW REMEDY HELPING THOSE WHO ARE COLOR BLIND.

they're pointing at a lavender flower -- and they've never seen lavender before in their life. you know, that's the goose bump moment for me

NEW AT 11 --

THE SPECIAL EYEGLASSES HELPING TREAT COLOR BLINDNESS--

TZ4 glasses for color blindness-SOTVO

GLASSES FOR COLOR BLINDNESS-ON CAM

SOMETIMES, THE BEST INVENTIONS ARE DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW ONE SCIENTIST CAME ACROSS WHAT'S PROVING TO BE

A REMEDY. FOR COLOR BLINDNESS -- WHICH AFFECTS ABOUT ONE OUT OF EVERY

TWELVE MEN.

GLASSES FOR COLOR BLINDNESS-PKG

SCRIPT:

DON MCPHERSON-ENCHROMA VICE PRESIDENT

A PAIR OF CLASSIC AVIATOR SUNGLASSES WILL RUN YOU ABOUT TEN BUCKS AT A

DRUG STORE.

SO WHY WOULD YOU PAY SIX HUNDRED. FOR THESE?

WELL, FOR STARTERS. IF YOU'RE COLORBLIND.

" 3915 bop! here we go. beep! 02 "

ANDY SCHMEDER IS TAKING A TEST -- TO DETERMINE HOW QUICKLY HE CAN TELL

COLORS APART.

" 4018 beep! "

IT'S THE TEST USED IN THE CLINICAL TRIALS FOR A NEW KIND OF GLASSES --

CALLED ENCHROMA -- THAT HELP YOU SEE COLORS. BETTER.

DON MCPHERSON DISCOVERED IT BY ACCIDENT -- WHEN HIS FRIEND BORROWED A

PAIR OF HIS LASER SAFETY GOGGLES TO USE AS SUNGLASSES WHILE PLAYING ULTIMATE

FRISBEE.

DON MCPHERSON-ENCHROMA VICE PRESIDENT

" 107 and he said these are great, i can see the cones! and i didn't

know what he was talking about but it turned out he was severely colorblind

. and he could see the orange cones on the green grass for the first time in

his life. 118 "

COLORBLINDNESS IS A GENETIC DEFECT IN THE RETINA'S COLOR-SENSING PIGMENTS

.

" 4919 we have one that's sentsitive to green light, and one that's

sensitive to red light. and you can immediately notice that the green and

red photo-sensitive pigments overlap each other a lot. 4930 "

TO SOMEONE WITH A COLOR DEFICIENCY -- THE RED AND GREEN OVERLAP SO MUCH.

. THEY BOTH LOOK BASICALLY BROWN.

"UNLESS" YOU CAN BLOCK A NARROW PART OF THE SPECTRUM "BETWEEN" RED AND

GREEN.

AND THAT'S WHAT ENCHROMA DOES.

MEANING THIS ORANGE FLOWER WILL FINALLY STAND OUT FROM THE GREEN LEAVES

BEHIND IT.

" 5837 but for someone who's color deficient, it goes way beyond

just a new appreciation for plant life. the man made world is built out of

colors, and being able to tell them apart CAN be a matter of safety. 10

"

" 10137. horn honk. "

FROM TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO ROAD SIGNS, IF YOU CAN'T SEE COLOR -- MCPHERSON

SAYS YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO HESITATE WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SPLIT SECOND

DECISION.

IN THE CLINICAL TRIALS. HE SAYS COLORBLIND PATIENTS MADE THOSE SNAP

JUDGMENTS 30 PERCENT FASTER WITH THE GLASSES ON.

BUT WHAT REALLY TICKLES HIM. IS SOMETHING ELSE:

" 1727 they're pointing at a lavender flower -- and they've never

seen lavender before in their life. you know, that's the goose bump moment

for me. -35 "

CROSSTALK-3SHOT

WEATHER-WX WALL

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.

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

REMEMBER ALL THOSE BOY-BANDS FROM BACK IN THE DAY?!

THREE MEGA BANDS ARE TEAMING UP FOR A SUMMER TOUR.

AND AFTER BEYONCE WOWWED THOUSANDS WITH THAT ROUSING RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM--THERE'S SPECULATION THAT THE MULTI-GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING SINGER LIP-SYNCED.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

BEYONCE'S PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION MONDAY WAS APPARENTLY PRE-RECORDED.

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE U.S. MARINE BAND SAID BEYONCE RECORDED THE SONG THE EVENING BEFORE INAUGURATION DAY.

SHE SAYS SUCH PRE-RECORDINGS ARE NOT UNUSUAL.

CELLIST YO-YO MA HAD TO USE A PRE-RECORDED PERFORMANCE DURING THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST INAUGURATION FOUR YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES.

THERE'S A NEW RULER OF THE TWITTERVERSE.

JUSTIN BIEBER HAS DETHRONED LADY GAGA AS THE MOST FOLLOWED PERSON ON TWITTER.

AS OF TUESDAY, BIEBER HAD MORE THAN 33-MILLION-342-THOUSAND FOLLOWERS. GAGA HAS ABOUT 33-MILLION-336-THOUSAND.

SHE'D BEEN ON TOP SINCE SHE SURPASSED BRITNEY SPEARS IN FOLLOWERS BACK IN AUGUST 2010.

BOY BAND LOVERS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SUMMER OF A LIFETIME.

THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ANNOUNCED THEY'RE HITTING THE ROAD FOR A U-S TOUR WITH 98-DEGREES AND BOYZ II MEN.

THE TOUR WILL FOLLOW THE RELEASE OF NEW KIDS' LATEST ALBUM - THE GROUP'S FIRST IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.

IT DROPS APRIL 2.

THE TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 31 IN CONNECTICUT.

SHERYL CROW ON ARMSTRONG CONFESSION-VO

SHERYL CROW IS SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LANCE ARMSTRONG

CONFESSED ABOUT USING BANNED SUBSTANCES.

CROW WAS SYMPATHETIC TOWARDS HER EX-FINACEE--NOTING HOW HARD HE'D WORKED TO WIN THOSE TITLES AND BELIEVES HE NOW FEELS A SENSE OF RELIEF.

BIEBER MOST FOLLOWED-VO

JUSTIN BIEBER HAS TOPPED LADY GAGA AS THE MOST FOLLOWED PERSON ON TWITTER.

THE 18 YEAR OLD SINGER TAKES THE LEAD WITH 33-POINT-THREE-THREE MILLION FOLLOWERS.

THAT'S JUST A BIT MORE THAN GAGA'S 33-POINT-THREE-TWO MILLION TWEETING MONSTERS.

TATTOOS FOR 49ER FANS-VOWIPE

WITH FORTY NINERS FEVER RUNNING HIGH FOR THE UPCOMING SUPERBOWL --

SOME FANS WANT TO MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT BY DISPLAYING THIER PRIDE

PERMANENTLY.

HENCE, THE GOLD RUSH AT "THE FAT CAT TATTOO PARLOR" IN CARMICHEAL, CALIFORNIA.

TO SHOW THEIR UNDYING DEVOTION FOR THEIR FAVORITE TEAM--

SOME FANS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SPECIAL DEAL --

TATTOOS FOR 49ER FANS-SOTVO

Q: "Normally a tattoo like this, what would it cost?"

"On a regular day if you came in for a 49er tattoo about the size of my palm I'd say about two hundred dollars."

Q: "So this is a deal?"

"Oh yeah?"

ANYBODY CAN WEAR A HAT AND JERSEY --

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER BOWL SUNDAY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN

AND PRE-RELEASED ADS ARE ALREADY CREATING BUZZ.

: "It's about capturing that part of the national conversation and getting people to talk about it

BUT WHEN SHOULD AN AD BE CONSIDERED AS TOO SEXY FOR THE SUPER BOWL?

TZ5 sexy super bowl ads-SOTVO

SEXY SUPER BOWL ADS-2SHOT

A SUPER BOWL AD IS SURE TO BRING SOME EXTRA HEAT TO THE BIG GAME.

MERCEDES BENZ IS STIRRING THINGS UP WITH A TEASER FOR THEIR UPCOMING COMMERICAL WITH SWIMSUIT MODEL KATE UPTON.

SHE IS NO STRANGER TO SEXY ADS --

BUT THIS ONE IS CAUSING SOME CONTROVERSY.

IT RAISES THE QUESTION --

HOW SEXY IS TOO SEXY FOR AMERICA'S BIGGEST GAME?

SEXY SUPER BOWL ADS-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS Mercedes ad

THE SLEEK LINES AND SEXY CURVES FEATURED IN THIS NEW COMMERCIAL.ARE

CERTAIN TO MAKE HEARTS RACE. WHAT'S IT AN AD FOR YOU ASK. WELL, THE NEW

MERCEDES CLA.OBVIOUSLY. AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT THE GERMAN AUTOMAKER CLAIMS.

MERCEDES IS *ADVERTISING* THIS 90 SECOND TEASE AS A TASTE OF WHAT'S TO COME

DURING THE SUPER BOWL NEXT MONTH.AN AD IT SAYS IS INTENDED TO TARGET

SOMEONE IN THE MARKET. FOR A NEW CAR.

NATS more Mercedes ad

MODEL KATE UPTON - WHO MANY MIGHT ARGUE IS THE *REAL* STAR OF THE AD -- HAS

FAMOUSLY "TAKEN A BACK SEAT" TO PROMOTE A PRODUCT BEFORE, AS EVIDENCED BY

THIS CARL'S JUNIOR COMMERCIAL.

NATS Carl's Jr. ad

BUT THIS MORNING SOME ARE NOW ASKING IF THE NOTION THAT SEX SELLS IS BEING

TAKEN A BIT TOO FAR?

SOT CHARLIE WARZEL / STAFF WRITER, ADWEEK: "People will always try to push

the envelope, but / at the end of the day they're going to want to make

this sexually suggestive but also family friendly, and there's a real

balance there."

NAT pop Kia commercial

OF COURSE THE SUPER BOWL --WITH ITS 100 MILLION VIEWERS, MOST OF THEM MEN,

IS KNOWN FOR ADVERTISERS WHO PUSH THE ENVELOPE WITH ADS LIKE THIS ONE FOR GO

DADDY

NATS Go Daddy ad

OR THIS AD FOR FIAT

NATS Fiat ad

AND WHO COULD FORGET THIS H AND M COMMERCIAL WITH THAT LONG HARD LOOK AT

TATOOED SOCCER PHENOM DAVID BECKHAM WEARING NOTHING BUT HIS TIGHTY WHITIES

NATS H&M ad

NOW - WITH THE BIG GAME LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY - FOOTBALL FANS ARE EAGERLY

ANTICIPATING WHAT SUPERBOWL 47 ADVERTISERS WILL HAVE UP THEIR SCANTILY CLAD

SLEEVES FOR THEIR 30 SECONDS OF SELL.

SOT CHARLIE WARZEL / STAFF WRITER, ADWEEK: "It's about capturing that part

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON FACES SOME INTENSE GRILLING ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO WASHINGTON AND EXPLAIN WHAT LAWMAKERS WANT TO KNOW - WHEN IT COMES TO LAST YEAR'S DEADLY, TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE U.S. CONSULATE.

ALSO MORE MONEY FOR FLORIDA TEACHERS -

THIS AFTERNOON, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL ANNOUNCE HIS PLAN FOR A PAY-RAISE FOR THE FOLKS IN THE CLASSROOMS.

NEXT AT NOON - NEW DETAILS ON AN INVESTIGATION IN BONITA SPRINGS, AFTER A CAR CRASHES AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED.

AND - ANOTHER DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL PLAYER IS ARRESTED FOR D-U-I AFTER A CRASH WITH AN 18-WHEELER.

HEALTH NEWS - COULD YOUR LACK OF SLEEP MAKE YOU MEAN TO YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER?

A BRAND NEW STUDY TAKES A LOOK.

A COOL START TO the DAY - JIM WILL TELL US WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

NOON TZA) CLINTON TESTIFIES-VOTOPS

NOON TZB) TEACHER PAY RAISE-VOTOPS

NOON TZC) BONITA CAR CRASH-VOTOPS

NOON TZ) DALLAS COWBOY DUI-VOTOPS

NOON TZ) SLEEP & HAPPINESS-VOTOPS

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA