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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

ABSOLUTE DEVASTATION.

AFTER ALREADY LOSING HIS WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THIS WEEK'S HORRIFIC CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY--

A MAN MAKES THE DECISION TO TAKE HIS 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, HIS ONLY OTHER CHILD, OFF LIFE SUPPORT.

donald: 23:05 "too much time in water, brain damage"

THIS MORNING, HOW THE FAMILY IS COPING AND HOW YOU CAN HELP.

PLUS, HILLARY IN THE HOT SEAT.

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SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON FACES TOUGH QUESTIONS AS THE SOLE WITNESS IN TODAY'S BENGHAZI HEARINGS.

AND PAY RAISES, FOR FLORIDA TEACHERS?

Without any details and just a concept, really hard to speculate.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2-SHOT PUSH

TALK ABOUT A COLD SNAP!

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-OBXTOPS

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

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.

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.

NORTHEAST FREEZING-OBXTOPS-WXCTR

TRAFFIC ALERT-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATALS-2SH-SS-VO

A HEARTBREAKING UPDATE THIS MORNING IN THAT TRAGIC CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

A THIRD FAMILY MEMBER HAS PASSED AWAY.

4 YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS, PICTURED HERE IN PINK, WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT AFTER DOCTORS SAID THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE FROM BEING TRAPPED UNDERWATER.

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.

RESCUE CREWS TELL US CECILIA HAD JUST UNBUCKLED THE GIRLS SEAT BELTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEM BEFORE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATALS-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.

BONITA CAR FIRE FATAL-OC-TRX-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

A CAR CRASHES, BURST INTO FLAMES,

AND THE VICTIM WHO DIED WAS SO BADLY BURNED, INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT ABLE TO I-D THE BODY YET OR THE VEHICLE INVOLVED.

CHECK OUT THE CRASH SCENE OVERNIGHT IN A RURAL AREA OF BONITA SPRINGS.

OUR CREWS WERE KEPT BACK FROM THE CRASH SITE.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES GOT ON SCENE JUST AFTER 8 LAST NIGHT, AND DISCOVERED A DEAD PERSON INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

BONITA CAR FIRE FATAL ANIMAP-VOTOPS

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

ONLY ONE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED.

HERE'S A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THIS HAPPENED. OFF WELLFIELD ROAD NEAR THE LIBERTY YOUTH RANCH IN BONITA SPRINGS.

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-OC-VO-CG RVL

THIS WILL BE A BIG DEAL TODAY.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL UNVEIL A PROPOSAL FOR RAISES FOR FLORIDA'S TEACHERS.

AND WE TRIED OVERNIGHT, BUT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WON'T BUDGE ON DETAILS YET.

HE'LL MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT OCOEE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON. THAT'S JUST NORTH OF ORLANDO.

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

IN 2012-- HE ADDED ONE BILLION BACK.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, SCOTT SAID HE HOPES LAWMAKERS WILL AGAIN INCREASE SPENDING.

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-SOTVO

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

HOUSE VOTE DEBT LIMIT-ONCAM

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

THE HOUSE IS SET TO VOTE ON RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT TODAY.

CLINTON BENGHAZI-OC-TRX

AND TAKING A LOOK AHEAD --- A BIG DAY ON CAPITOL HIL FOR HILLARY CLINTON.

SHE'S SET TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSOLATE IN BENGHAZI. A HEARING THAT'S BEEN DELAYED MORE THAN A MONTH.

CLINTON BENGHAZI-VO IN PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

IT WILL BE A LONG DAY FOR HILLARY CLINTON. SHE IS SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY FOR 90 MINUTES THIS MORNING INFRONT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE AND 90 MINUTES AFTER LUNCH INFRONT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WILL BE INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE NIGHT OF THE SEPTEMBER ATTACK IN BEGAHZI.

THEY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ASK ABOUT SECURITY, AND EFFORTS TO LOCATE U-S AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS, WHO WENT MISSING BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

3 OTHER AMERICANS ALSO DIED.

SENIOR OFFICIALS SAY MRS. CLINTON WILL NOT SHY AWAY FROM TOUGH QUESTIONS AND INTENDS TO ASSERT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WEAK SECURITY AT U.S. DIPLOMATIC POSTS.

PETRAEUS SCANDAL FOLO-OC-SS

ALL NEW IN THE PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL ---

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN IS CLEARED.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS FOUND THAT ALLEGATIONS THAT GENERAL ALLEN ENGAGED IN INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN EMAILS HE EXCHANGED WITH TAMPA SOCIALITE JILL KELLEY, ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED.

SCHOOL SECURITY BILL-OC-HALFSCRN RVL

THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT PLANS TO BEEF UP SCHOOL SECURITY IN FLORIDA.

DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LINDA STEWART OF ORLANDO, FILED TWO BILLS FRIDAY IN TALLAHASSEE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

BEYONCE CAUGHT IN A FIRESTORM.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK ONE 6:09:48

HIT TIME 6:09:48

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 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.

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC ALERT BILLBOARD-CLIP

BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-OC-TRX-VO-SS

THIS MORNING NBC-2 STAYING ON TOP OF A MYSTERIOUS DEATH INVESTIGATION IN BONITA SPRINGS.

CRIME SCENE VANS AND YELLOW TAPE REMAIN IN THE BONITA SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD THIS MORNING, FOUR DAYS AFTER A YOUNG WOMANS BODY WAS DISCOVERED

DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE AND TALKING TO NEIGHBORS ALONG OAKLAND DRIVE.

THE BODY OF 22 YEAR OLD DARLA MILLER WAS DISCOVERED SATURDAY MORNING IN A WOODED AREA ACROSS FROM THE MOBILE HOME WHICH IS ALSO TAPED OFF

BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOT-SS

Julia VanHouten, friend

"They told me she was raped, beaten, stuffed in a garbage can by the McDonald's that we go to everyday by 75."

OBESITY CAR CRASHES-ONCAM

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT OBESITY CAN BE A ROAD HAZARD.

IN A CAR CRASH, OBESE DRIVERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO DIE THAN NORMAL WEIGHT DRIVERS.

HOW TO SURVIVE A WATER CRASH-2SH-VO

IT'S ONE OF TOP STORIES THIS MORNING --

A THIRD FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED IN A CRASH INTO A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY, HAS PASSED AWAY.

IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT HAS A LOT OF US THINKING THIS MORNING ABOUT HOW TO SURVIVE A WATER-CRASH.

HOW TO SURVIVE A WATER CRASH-SOTVO

32: "Some people carry the small extrication hammers that shatter glass and cut seat belts and so forth." Asst. Chief Nolan Sapp, Golden Gate Fire

ONE SUCH HAMMER IS SOLD BY TRIPLE-A

IT'S CALLED THE LIFE HAMMER.

NAKED TV THEFT-OC-SOTVO

YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS. THE NETWORKS WERE CALLING US ABOUT THIS STORY OVERNIGHT -- SO IT'S ABOUT TO MAKE NATIONAL HEADLINES TODAY.

WE HAVE THE 911 CALLS THE 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 MASTURBATING ON THE FLOOR.

DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED HIM AS 21 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRUNI.

BEYONCE LIP SYNC FIRESTORM-2SH-NATSVO

BEYONCE UNDER FIRE THIS MORNING FOR LIP SYNCHING DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.

THIS MORNING WE'VE LEARNED IT WAS PRE-RECORDED FOR MANY REASONS.

beyonce singing natl anthem

THE MARINE CORPS SAYS THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR BEYONCE TO REHEARSE WITH THE MARINE BAND BEFORE THE INAUGURATION SO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE BAND WAS ILL-ADVISED FOR SUCH A HIGH-PROFILE EVENT.

ADDING THAT IT WAS PRE-RECORDED IN CASE OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

CROSS TALK 4 SHOT-4-SHOT

TEASE TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT-REM 2

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

BREAK TWO 6:18:05

HIT TIME 6:18:05AM

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

SCHOOLS THAT RULE-2SH-TRX

SCHOOLS THAT RULE!

EVERY WEEK NBC-2 SCOURS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO FIND SCHOOLS THAT ARE DOING UNIQUE THINGS!

AND THIS WEEK WE HEAD TO HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,.

SCHOOLS THAT RULE-REM 2

WE'RE INSIDE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S IS AN IB SCHOOL-AND PART OF THAT IS LEARNING HOW TO BE LEADERS IN OUR WORLD.

SCHOOLS THAT RULE-PKG

WHEN YOU WALK INTO MRS. NELSON'S SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM YOU NOTICE STUDENTS IN JUST ABOUT EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY-- EXCEPT FOR THEIR DESKS.THOSE SIT EMPTY.

NAT BREAK

IT'S BECAUSE IN THIS CLASS, LEARNING IS AN EXPERIENCE

"it's taking their background knowledge, getting them interested, getting them excited about learning."

AND TODAY'S LESSON REQUIRES A LITTLE OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING.

THE WORD "PEACE" -.

"I just love this project, how you have to think about what peace is."

AND HOW IT RELATES TO THEIR SENSES.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT DOES PEACE SOUND AND LOOK LIKE?

BITE

BITE

AND FEEL LIKE?

BITE

SO THE ILLUSTRATIONS MAY BE A LITTLE OUT THERE, BUT THEY'RE "GETTING IT."

"They show that they have an understanding of these concepts in ways other than taking written tests."

"You actually feel it inside, so it's not like your just reading it and saying, this is peaceful, you have to actually feel it.

A FEELING SEALED WITH A PROMISE-- A CONTRACT BETWEEN EACH STUDENT AND MRS. NELSON ABOUT HOW THEY WILL BRING PEACE INTO THEIR SCHOOL, HOME AND WORLD.

"I want to stand up for myself and for others just like Martin Luther King."

SCHOOLS THAT RULE-SSTOPS-REM 2

IF YOU THINK YOUR SCHOOL RULES, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT!

SEND ME AN EMAIL AT DANIELLE.KOLENIAK@NBC-2.COM WHY YOUR SCHOOL IS SPECIAL AND IT COULD BE FEATURED NEXT!

FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY-2SH-SS

THANKS DANIELLE!

TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.

THIS IS SKYE BILES OF NAPLES.

GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!

BREAK THREE 6:27:03 AM

HIT TIME 6:27:03

HL1) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL2) ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATALS-TRX-VO

PLUS, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR A FATHER OF TWO THIS MORNING.

HL3) GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY RAISES-TRX-VO

AND PAY RAISES FOR FLORIDA TEACHERS.

NBC2 WORKING TO GET YOU DETAILS OVERNIGHT ON HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE TALKING HERE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

BRRRR!

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-OBXTOPS

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

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.

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.

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-OBX-WXCTR

NORTHEAST FREEZE-VOTOPS

AND THIS IS THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDWEST.

HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. NASTY ROADS, FORCING SCHOOLS TO CLOSE DOWN, AND HOMELESS PEOPLE SCRAMBLE TO FIND SHELTER.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATALS-OC-SS-CO

UTTER DEVASTATION THIS MORNING.

A THIRD FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED IN A CRASH INTO A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY, HAS PASSED AWAY.

AND NOW FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BEGIN.

4 YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS, PICTURED HERE IN PINK, WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT AFTER DOCTORS SAID THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE FROM BEING TRAPPED UNDERWATER.

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.

RESCUE CREWS TELL US CECILIA HAD JUST UNBUCKLED THE GIRLS SEAT BELTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEM BEFORE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY FATALS-SOTVO-BNR

Donald:

23:05 its gona weigh heavily but at the same time they had a deep seeded faith and I'm sure their faith in christ will carry them through. 18 to know that mom and the two girls are together and safe and free from the bounds of what's happened to them in this terrible ax 26

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 CLIFTON-OC-DBX

THIS WILL BE A BIG DEAL TODAY.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL UNVEIL A PROPOSAL TO GIVE FLORIDA TEACHERS RAISES.

THIS MORNING,

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-REM 1

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-VOTOPS-CG RVL

GOVERNOR SCOTT WILL MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT OCOEE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON. THAT'S JUST NORTH OF ORLANDO.

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

IN 2012-- HE ADDED ONE BILLION BACK.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, SCOTT SAID HE HOPES LAWMAKERS WILL AGAIN INCREASE SPENDING.

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-SOT

GOV SCOTT TEACHER PAY HIKE-REM 1

SCOTT'S BUDGET IS DUE TO LAWMAKERS BY FEBRUARY THIRD.

BENGHAZI HILLARY HOT SEAT-OC-TRX

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI LIBYA -- AND NOW SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WILL TESTIFY ABOUT THE ASSAULT THIS MORNING.

BENGHAZI HILLARY HOT SEAT-VO IN PLASMA

MRS. CLINTON WILL ADDRESS THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSY OF HER CAREER, THE DEADLY TERROR ATTACK ON THE U.S. CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI.

THIS MORNING, SOME SAY THE POLITICAL STAKES ARE HIGH BECAUSE OF THE BUZZ THAT CLINTON MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016.

HER DAY BEGINS AT 9 AM INFRONT OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND CONTINUES AT 2PM IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

SHE IS CERTAIN TO FACE TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM REPUBLICANS ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER ATTACK THAT KILLED 4 AMERICANS INCLUDING U.S. AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS.

AN INDEPENDENT PANEL HARSHLY CRITICIZED THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

TODAY'S TESTIMONY WILL LIKELY BE HER LAST BEFORE STEPPING DOWN.

JOHN KERRY'S CONFIRMATION HEARING IS SET FOR TOMORROW.

SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS THIS MORNING, ARE TALKING ABOUT AN EXTRA NOTE OF POTENTIAL POLITICAL DRAMA TODAY BECAUSE

SENATOR MARCO RUBLIO OF FLORIDA WILL BE QUESTIONING MRS. CLINTON.

THE TWO ARE BOTH BEING TALKED ABOUT AS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES IN 2016.

ISRAELI ELECTION-OC-VO

IT BECAME OFFICIAL OVERNIGHT.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS BEEN RE-ELECTED TO ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

FIRST ALERT DOPPLER TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 6:38:53 AM

HIT TIME 6:38:53

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 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.

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

SUGERY DRINKS BAN HEARING TODAY-ONCAM

ALL NEW AS WE LOOK AHEAD -- TRYING TO STOP NEW YORK CITY'S BAN ON BIG SUGARY DRINKS.

A HEARING IS SET FOR TODAY.

THE NAACP AND THE HISPANIC FEDERATION,

ARE JOINING A LAWSUIT,

TO STOP IT FROM TAKING EFFECT MARCH 12TH.

CHARLIE BROWN ARRAIGNMENT TODAY-OC-SS

ALL NEW RIGHT NOW ---

HE PLAYED THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN AND THIS MORNING HE'LL BE 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.

TEXAS COLLEGE SHOOTING-OC-VO

A HOUSTON COLLEGE CAMPUS IS SAFE THIS MORNING AFTER A SHOOTING.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE CENTER COURTYARD OF THE CAMPUS. AND A HANDGUN WAS INVOLVED.

BOTH ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES.

A MAINTENANCE WORKER AT THE COLLEGE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG BY A STRAY BULLET.

GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-OC-VO

THIS MORNING WE NOW KNOW A FIRE THAT DESTROYED FOUR BOATS AT A PUNTA GORDA MARINA WAS AN ACCIDENT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE ON ONE OF THE BOATS SPARKED THE FLAMES.

IT HAPPENED SUNDAY AT GATOR CREEK MARINE.

JCREW RETIRES FIRST FAMILY CLOTHING-OC-VO

SORRY LADIES, OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FIRST FAMILY, JCREW IS RETIRING SOME CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES THIS MORNING.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPARKLY BELT MICHELLE OBAMA WORE OVER HER INAUGURATION DAY JACKET, AND THE DEEP PLUM OVERCOAT WORN BY MALIA.

DON'T BOTHER TO SEARCH J.CREW'S WEBSITE FOR EITHER ITEM.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO JCREWS CREATIVE DIRECTOR.

ASPIRIN AND VISION LOSS-TRXTOPS-OC

IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST ---

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY,

REGULAR ASPIRIN USE, IS LINKED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF VISION LOSS WITH AGE.

THE STUDY OF NEARLY 24-HUNDRED AUSTRALIAN MEN AND WOMEN FOUND THOSE WHO ROUTINELY TOOK ASPIRIN WERE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.

CHARCO STOLEN CAR CRASH DEATH-VOTOPS

NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING IN A CRASH THAT KILLED A WOMAN IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

DEPUTIES TELL NBC2 SHE WAS A PART-TIME CARETAKER. WHO STOLE HER PATIENT'S CAR. THEN DIED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH.

DEPUTIES SAY KELLY DEREGO WAS A PART TIME CARE TAKER FOR MAUREEN MCFEE.

CHARCO STOLEN CAR CRASH DEATH-SOTVO

"When he said that she was killed, I don't remember too much after that because it was just like I was shocked."

PYTHON CHALLENGE UPDATE-OC-VO

THIS MORNING THERE'S 19 DAYS LEFT OF THE PYTHON CHALLENGE.

AND NBC-2 DID SOME CHECKING. SNAKE HUNTERS HAVE NOW CAUGHT 27 PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ARE CHECKING OUT THE INVASIVE SNAKES.

THEY HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PYTHONS HABITS.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBOX

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

THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER BOWL SUNDAY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN AND PRE-RELEASED ADS ARE ALREADY CREATING BUZZ THIS MORNING.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S REIGNING COVER GIRL KATE UPTON IS FEATURED IN A NEW TEASER FOR MERCEDES-BENZ. LOOK AT THOSE GAWKING FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

COVERAGE PROMISE-2SHOT

TIME NOW IS--

JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.

BREAK FIVE 6:49:12 AM

HIT TIME 6:49:12 AM

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 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.

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-BNR SOTTOPS

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS ALLEY CRASH FATALS-OC-SOTVO

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

A HEARTBREAKING UPDATE IN THAT TRAGIC CRASH THAT HAPPENED MONDAY ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

A THIRD VICTIM, 4 YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS, HAS PASSED AWAY.

29:54 there was just too much time with her underwater, too much brain

injury after the accident 3:07

A FAMILY FRIEND TELLS US THE FAMILY MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE MADISON OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT, AFTER 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.

TS FL TEACHER PAY RAISES-ONCAM

THIS AFTERNOON GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL ANNOUNCE A PLAN TO GIVE PAY RAISES TO FLORIDA TEACHERS.

IT'S HAPPENING AT AN ORLANDO-AREA SCHOOL AT 3PM.

HIS PROPOSAL IS BEING MET WITH CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM BY THOSE WHO WORK IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

YOU MAY REMEMBER, THE GOVERNOR CUT ABOUT 1 BILLION IN EDUCATION SPENDING DURING HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE.

TS CLINTON BENGHAZI-VOTOPS

BACK TO BACK HEARINGS HAPPENING TODAY.

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON GOES BEFORE TWO CONGRESSIONAL PANELS,

TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER ATTACK ON THE U.S. CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA.

FOUR AMERICANS WERE KILLED.

TS DEBT LIMIT VOTE-ONCAM

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

THE HOUSE IS SET TO VOTE ON RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT TODAY.

TS BONITA CAR FIRE FATAL-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING 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.

TS PETRAUS SCANDAL-SSTOPS

ALL NEW IN THE PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL ---

GENERAL JOHN ALLEN IS CLEARED.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS FOUND THAT ALLEGATIONS THAT GENERAL ALLEN ENGAGED IN INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN EMAILS HE EXCHANGED WITH TAMPA SOCIALITE JILL KELLEY, ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED.

TS BP MOMENT OF SILENCE-ONCAM

HAPPENING TODAY AT 11AM ALL OVER THE WORLD ---

BP OFFICES ARE HOLDING A MOMENT OF SILENCE, FOR ONE MINUTE, AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING HOSTAGE CRISIS IN ALGERIA.

TS NAKED TV THEFT-SOTVO

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

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

THE HUSBAND YELLED AT HIS WIFE TO GET A GUN.

DETECTIVES SAY SHE FIRED 3 SHOTS, BUT MISSED.

HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE GUY AT GUNPOINT WHILE CALLING 911.

TS BEYONCE LIP SYNC-VOTOPS

BEYONCE GETTING A LOT OF FLACK THIS MORNING FOR LIP SYNCHING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.

SHE STILL HAS NOT COMMENTED ON IT THIS MORNING.

TS MIDWEST & NORTH ARCTIC BLAST-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW --- FORECASTERS SAY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. -- CAN EXPECT TO BE SAYING "BRRR" INTO THE WEEKEND.

DAYPLANNER FORECAST-OMNI

FINAL TRAFFIC-TRAFFICCAM

GOODBYE-4-SHOT

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