HEADLINE OPEN

They've proven themselves time and time again --CUT TO-- finally they're going to get recognition, which is key."

An HISTORIC MOVE FROM THE MILITARY.

THE UNPRECEDENTED ANNOUCEMENT TO END

THE BAN ON WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT.

FALSE ADVERTISING CONTROVERSY!

THE NATION'S LARGEST FAST FOOD CHAIN FIGHTS BACK

AGAINST A LAWSUIT CLAIMING THEY ARE RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS.

SCREAMING 2 SECS

THE DANGEROUS STUNT CAUGHT ON CAMERA

CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ -- AS WELL AS SOME UNWANTED ATTENTION.

HL1) WOMEN IN COMBAT-SOTVOTOPS-TRX

HL2) SUBWAY LAWSUIT-VOTOPS-TRX

HL3) PLANE STUNT-NATSVOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

KERRY SEC OF STATE HEARINGS-SATLIVE or VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS HOLDING A HEARING ON THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.

SENATOR JOHN KERRY IS EXPECTED TO WIN OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.

TESTIFYING BEFORE THE PANEL HE HAS SERVED ON FOR 28 YEARS --

HE DISCUSSED THE LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

HE ALSO SAYS IT IS CRITICAL THE U.S. PREVENT IRAN FROM DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

TOSS TO STACEY-2SHOT

IN A GROUNDBREAKING MOVE, WOMEN SERVING IN THE MILITARY WILL SOON BE ALLOWED TO MOVE TO THE FRONT LINES.

DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY AN END TO THE

BAN ON WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT.

WOMEN IN COMBAT-PLASMA

WOMEN IN COMBAT-VO WIPE

WOMEN ARE ALREADY SERVING -- AND DYING -- OVERSEAS.

AT LEAST 130 FEMALE TROOPS WERE KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND CLOSE TO A THOUSAND WERE INJURED.

CRITICS SAY FEMALES WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND IT COULD WEAKEN THE MILITARY.

WOMEN ALREADY SERVING IN THE MILITARY THINK THE DECISION IS LONG OVERDUE.

TAMMY DUCKWORTH LOST BOTH HER LEGS IN COMBAT.

WOMEN IN COMBAT-(2) SOTVO

SOT Tammy Duckworth

"The reality of the battlefield has changed since the vietnam era. / just about everyone is serving in a combat situation." 7

they've proven themselves time and time again over the last twelve years.

finally they're going to get recognition, which is key." 4

WOMEN IN COMBAT-PLASMA

SENIOR COMMANDERS WILL HAVE THREE YEARS TO PUT THE PLAN IN PLACE.E

NORTH KOREA ROCKET LAUNCH-VO

DEVELOPING OUT OF ASIA --

NORTH KOREA IS CALLING THE U-S ITS SWORN ENEMY AND IS THREATENING MORE NUCLEAR TESTS.

NORTH KOREA SAYS IT'S PLANNING TO CARRY OUT NEW NUCLEAR TESTING AND FURTHER LONG-RANGE ROCKET LAUNCHES AS PART OF A NEW PHASE OF CONFRONTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARREST-VO-BNR

NEW INFORMATION INTO A SEX TRAFFICKING CASE OUT OF GOLDEN GATE.

YOU MAY REMEMBER ANTONIO MENDEZ-LOPEZ'S ARREST LAST WEDNESDAY.

OUR PARTNERS AT THE THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS TELL US INVESTIGATORS FOUND A LEDGER WITH WOMEN'S NAMES. RECEIPTS FOR MONEY WIRED TO CENTRAL AMERICA. AND FAKE I-D'S INSIDE HIS APARTMENT.

THE OPERATION NETTED 58 PEOPLE FROM NAPLES TO NORTH CAROLINA.

IF CONVICTED-- LOPEZ FACES 15 YEARS ON SEX-TRAFFICKING RELATED CHARGES.

ALLEY CRASH LATEST-OC-SS-VO

FUNERAL PLANS ARE BEING FINALIZED AFTER A DEADLY CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY TOOK THE LIVES OF THREE FAMILY MEMBERS.

WE'VE LEARNED THE FIRST TROOPER ON SCENE WAS OFFICER GUALBERTO MORALES -- A CERTIFIED DIVER.

WHO JUMPED INTO THE WATER -- AND WENT UNDER TO LOCATE THE CAR.

HE TRIED TO BREAK THE WINDOWS AND OPEN THE DOORS. WITNESSES ON SCENE WATCHED AS HE CAME UP FOR AIR AND REPEATEDLY WENT BACK TO THE CAR TO TRY AND SAVE THE DOUGLAS FAMILY.

APPARENTYLY MORALES'S WINDOW BREAKING TOOL DID NOT WORK.

THE TWO LITTLE GIRLS, MADISON AND RILEY, AND THEIR MOTHER, CECILIA DOUGLAS ALL DIED.

ALLEY CRASH LATEST-SOTVO-SS

"is anyone there willing to see if there is anyone in that car? No. No one there is willing to help out? No."

NONE OF THE HANDFUL OF PEOPLE AT THE SCENE WENT IN THE CANAL TO HELP. BECAUSE NONE OF THEM COULD SWIM.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OC-BOX

HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN A PHONE CALL, EMAIL OR LETTER TELLING YOU YOU'VE WON SOMETHING, AND IT JUST SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

SCAM EXPERTS WITH THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAY IT PROBABLY IS.

GOING ON RIGHT NOW, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOLDING A SEMINAR TO KEEP YOU FROM BECOMING THE VICTIM OF A SCAM.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS WHERE THAT SEMINAR IS BEING HELD.

LCSO FRAUD SEMINAR-TRX-REMLIVE

RIGHT NOW LCSO RECEIVES 30 TO 35 CALLS EVERYDAY ABOUT POTENTIAL SCAMS.

THEY CAN BE PHONE CALLS, EMAILS OR AS CONVINCING AS A CHECK LIKE THIS.

THIS CHECK WAS MAILED TO ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS, AND ACCORDING TO LCSO, THIS HAS SCAM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

LCSO FRAUD SEMINAR-VO

FIRST OFF, LCSO SAYS LOOK AT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.

THIS CHECK SAYS US AIRLINES, AND THERE IS NO AIRLINE COMPANY BY THAT NAME.

ALSO, ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU WOULD BE GETTING A CHECK FROM THIS COMPANY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

LCSO FRAUD SEMINAR-SOT

LCSO FRAUD SEMINAR-CG-REMLIVE

IF YOU SUSPECT A SCAM OF FRAUD, LCSO HAS A FRAUD HOTLINE, THAT NUMBER IS 239 477 1242.

WE CALLED THE NUMBER ON THIS CHECK, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.

WE WERE TOLD TO CALL THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS IN ARIZONA.

THE PERSON ON THE PHONE REFUSED TO GIVE US THE NUMBER TO THE HEADQUARTERS AND WE COULD NOT FIND THE BUSINESS LISTED ANYWHERE.

ONCE AGAIN, LCSO SAYS IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.

UNEMPLOYMENT #S-TRX-CG

UNEMPLOYMENT HAS FALLEN TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARS--

EVIDENCE THAT EMPLOYERS ARE CUTTING FEWER JOBS.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FILING FOR FIRST-TIME JOBLESS BENEFITS FELL FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW.

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS 330-THOUSAND PEOPLE FILED FOR FIRST-TIME JOBLESS CLAIMS LAST WEEK.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHY CLAIMS HAVE FALLEN SO DRAMATICALLY --

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE-TOPS

U.S. stocks were mixed at the open Today, with a sharp sell-off in Apple

dragging down the tech sector

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

TOSS TO NICK-2SHOT-BOX

BRUSCHETTA.

FIRED CALAMARI.

FRESH GARLIC BREAD JUST OUT OF THE OVEN.

ARE WE MAKING YOU HUNGRY YET?

THERE'S A DELICIOUS NEW EDITION COMING TO THE EDISON MALL IN FORT MYERS.

NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS LIVE THERE WITH THE DETAILS.

BUCA DE BEPPO AT EDISON MALL-REM LIVE

TAKE A LOOK -

I KNOW IT'S GATED OFF RIGHT NOW --

BUT THIS SPRING --

THIS WILL EMPTY STORE FRONT WILL TRANSFORM INTO THE NEWEST "BUCA DI BEPPO RESTAURANT"

IT'S AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT -- HENCE THE HAME -- WITH EVERYTHING FROM ANTIPASTA TO ZITI --

AND GET THIS --

BUCA DE BEPPO AT EDISON MALL-VO

THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY STARTED HIRING.

THE CHAIN IS LOOKING FOR EVERYONE FROM BARTENDERS.LINE COOKS.SERVERS.DISHWASHERS.AND HOSTS.

AND THEY ARE TAKING APPLICANTS AS WE SPEAK!

THIS ISN'T JUST GOOD NEWS FOR JOB-SEAKERS.

BUCA DE BEPPO AT EDISON MALL-SOT

BUCA DE BEPPO AT EDISON MALL-REM LIVE

AND ACCORDING TO THE MALL -- THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF MORE GOOD THINGS TO COME.

THERE'S A NEW SHOE STORE IN THE WORKS AND ALSO A BURGER KING COMING TO THE FOOD COURT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WORKING AT BUCA.

HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE.NBC-2.COM

WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'LL NEED ABOUT APPLYING IN PERSON AND ALSO HOW YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE.

REPORTING LIVE FROM FORT MYERS.

NICK CILETTI.

CAPE MAYOR RUNS FOR RELECTION-SS

CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN WANTS A SECOND TERM.

SULLIVAN TELLS NBC2 HE IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE CITY'S TOP POST.

HE'S ALREADY FILED PAPER WORK TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LARGEST CITY.

SO FAR -- SULLIVAN' FACES CHALLENGERS VINCE CUMMINGS AND DAN ASHBY.

THE PRIMARY IS ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS-VO

FOR ANYONE STILL RECEIVING A PAPER SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK --

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE.

STARTING IN MARCH, ALMOST EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT OR A DIRECT EXPRESS DEBIT CARD.

FLORIDA IS AMONG THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE STILL RECEIVING PAPER CHECKS.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

THE DEEP FREEZE HITTING THE NATION IS RESULTING IN DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

AN UPDATE ON THE CHALLENGES FROM THE BRUTAL WINTER BLAST STILL AFFECTING MUCH OF THE NATION -- AND HOW LONG THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STICK AROUND.

PLUS --

A BABY CHEATS DEATH NOT ONCE --

BUT TWICE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.

TZ1 deep freeze-VOTOPS

TZ1 Baby thrown from car-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

After a few days with mid and high level clouds blocking out our sunshine, brighter days are ahead across Southwest Florida with a series of cool mornings and warm afternoons.

Now that those clouds have shifted to our south, skies have gone mostly clear overnight allowing temperatures to drop near 50° here in town with colder readings in the 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Through the day, plan on a mostly sunny sky with pleasant afternoon temperatures in the middle 70s.

Tonight, clear conditions will be in control of our skies, however temperatures won't be quite as cold. Overnight lows will bottom out in the lower to middle 50s with a few chillier spots east of I75.

A nice bubble of dry high pressure will continue to settle in from the northwest through the end of the week. This will keep our weather pattern mostly sunny and free of any rain. We'll also see a gradual warming trend as this cooler airmass begins to moderate.

DEEP FREEZE-TRX-VOTOPS-OC

DEEP FREEZE DANGER CONTINUES TO SHIVER THE UPPER MIDWEST ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST COAST.

IT'S PREDICTED THERE WILL NOT BE ANY RELIEF FROM THE FRIGID TEMPERATURE UNTIL AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND.

DEEP FREEZE-PKG

SCRIPT:

This morning- from the upper Midwest, all the way to the east coast /

deep freeze danger.

SOT: Really, really cold. the only thing you can do is put on layers.

In Chicago, frozen hydrants challenged crews trying to extinguish this

massive warehouse blazeand when the fire was finally out, an urban iglooall

that water immediately turning to ice Wednesday.

In Gaithersburg, Maryland, a nerve-racking rescue Wednesday.

A man working on a cell phone tower--200 feet up--was so cold he lost the

feeling in his hands and began to cramp up.

Another worker had to climb the tower and safely get him down.

In Michigan, a driver's nightmarecar on top of carafter snow and black ice

caused this 20-vehicle pile-up, killing one person.another pileup in Ohio

closed a stretch of I-90

In Philadelphia and New York City, fire hydrants frozen in time

And In rural Idaho, Authorities believe 18 year old college student Joseph

ICE CLIMBING ACCIDENT-VOWIPE

ALEX PEREZ REPORTING.

A CHALLENGING RESCUE OPERATION IN UTAH AFTER A WOMAN SLIPS AND FALLS FORTY FEET WHILE SHE WAS ICE CLIMBING.

THIS WAS THE SCENE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT BRIDAL VEIL FALLS IN PROVO CANYON.

THE WOMAN WAS CLIMBING THE POPULAR AREA KNOWN AS THE "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" WHEN SHE FELL.

SHE WAS ABOUT 350 TO 400 FEET UP THE SLOPE AND NOT BREATHING WHEN RESCUERS ARRIVED.

SHE IS IN THE STABLE CONDITION.

BABY THROWN FROM CAR-VO

INCREDIBLE VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN RUSSIA.

NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO NEAR MISSES FOR A BABY GIRL WHO WAS THROWN FROM A CAR.

YOU CAN SEE A CAR SMASHING INTO A TRUCK --

THEN A BABY GIRL WRAPPED IN A BLANKET FLIES OUT IN FRONT OF ONPASSING TRAFFIC.

ONE HUGE TRUCK NARROWLY DRIVES AROUND HER. BEFORE HER FATHER RUSHES TO GET TO HER JUST BEFORE ANOTHER TRUCK APPROACHES.

HENDRY SEMI ORANGES ROLLOVER-VOTOPS WIPE

IN HENDRY COUNTY -- A SEA OF ORANGES ON THE ROAD AND IN THE DITCH.

TRAFFIC IS MOVING NOW, AFTER A SEMI TRUCK HAULING ORANGES CRASHED OVERNIGHT.

IT HAPPENED AROUND ALONG STATE ROAD 29 AT SAM'S LANE.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.

AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE SLAMMED INTO A CULVERT.

HENDRY SEMI ORANGES ROLLOVER-SOTVO

19 Secs long Outcue: "he went for heck of ride."

STOLEN MANHOLES-VO

THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING MISSING FROM SOME CENTRAL FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOODS.

MANHOLE COVERS -- 167 OF THEM TO BE EXACT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THIEVES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS.

EACH MANHOLE COVER WEIGHS 80 POUNDS, MAKING THE TOTAL LOSS 13-THOUSAND POUNDS OF METAL.

THE THEFTS ARE BEING BLAMED ON A DESIRE TO SELL THE METAL AS SCRAP.

GOD IS LOVE SIGN-VO-WIPE

AN UNOFFICIAL LEE COUNTY LANDMARK IS GETTING SOME MUCH NEEDED T-L-C.

FOR 70 YEARS, THIS SIGN HAS SAT AT THE CORNER OF SOUTH GROVE AVENUE AND MCGREGOR BOULEVARD.

IT SAYS GOD IS LOVE.

SINCE THE HOMEOWNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF LOSING HER HOME TO FORECLOSURE, THE SIGN HAS BEEN A LITTLE NEGLECTED.

GOD IS LOVE SIGN-SOTVO

04.00.19 Maybe it will be somebody else's mission later on if it gets to that point again but for now, just doing what I can do to get it straightened out.

THAT MAN MET WITH A FEW OTHER PEOPLE TODAY, AND ONE DECIDED TO FOOT THE BILL.

WAYNE MILLER IS HAVING CARTER SIGNS FIX IT AND MORRISON ELECTRIC WILL COME AND INSTALL A METER ON IT.

PYTHON CHALLENGE UPDATE-VO

AN UPDATE ON THE HUNT FOR PYTHONS IN FLORIDA.

SO FAR, 27 OF THE INVASIVE SNAKES HAVE BEEN KILLED AS PART OF THE STATE'S "PYTHON CHALLENGE."

15-HUNDRED DOLLARS GOES TO THE PERSON WHO CATCHES THE MOST BURMESE PYTHONS.

A THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE AWARDED TO WHOEVER CATCHES THE BIGGEST.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

SLAPPED WITH A LAWSUIT OVER DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING.

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FAST-FOOD CHAIN IS BEING TAKEN TO COURT--

TZ2 subway lawsuit-VOTOPS

SUBWAY LAWSUIT-2SHOT

SCANDAL AT SUBWAY.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ONE --

IT TURNS OUT SOME OF THEIR FAMOUS FOOT-LONG SANDWICHES HAVE BEEN COMING IN A BIT SHORT.

AND THAT -- PERHAPS NOT SURPRISINGLY -- HAS NOW LED TO A LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF ALL THE

UPSET SUBWAY PATRONS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

SUBWAY LAWSUIT-PKG

STEPHEN DENITTIS/PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY 38

MARK CHRISTIANO/SUBWAY HEAD OF BAKING 55

SCRIPT:

FROM THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION TO THE *COURTROOM*

MOS

"i think size matters."

A NEW PROPOSED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS NOW ACCUSING SUBWAY OF DECEPTIVE

ADVERTISING.

THE WORLD WIDE, VIRAL CONTROVERSEY STARTED WITH A QUIRKY FACEBOOK PHOTO

POSTED IN AUSTRALIA SHOWING A SUBWAY FOOTLONG COMING UP SHORT AT ONLY 11

INCHES.

THIS MORNING, TWO NEW JERSEY MEN ARE NOW AIMING TO TAKE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST

FAST-FOOD CHAIN TO COURT SAYING SHORT SANDWICHES ARE LEAVING THEM SHORT

CHANGED.

SOT STEPHEN D. DENITTIS, PLAINTIFF LAWER

20;12;24;10 WHEN YOU ADD THIS UP OVER TIME / THAT COMES OUT TO BE

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 45 TO 60 CENTS A SANDWICH OVER A COURSE OF SIX YEARS.

THE SUIT FILED UNDER THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT ALLEDGES IT IS "A

DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FOR SUBWAY TO ADVERTISE IT'S LARGE SANDWICH AS A '

FOOTLONG'."

WHEN WE QUESTIONED SUBWAYS HEAD BAKER.HE TOLD ABC NEWS

MARK CHRISTIANO/SUBWAY HEAD OF BAKING

"if proper procedures are followed they will all measure 12 inches"

BUT THE LAWYERS IN THE POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION SAY THEY HAD SANDWICHES

FROM 17 NEW JERSEY SHOPS MEASURED AND EVERY ONE HAD ABOUT A BITE'S WORTH

MISSING.

SOT LAWYER FOR PLAINTIFFS.

"people may say this is about one inch and its frivolous/ but keepng

WE BOUGHT 6 SUBWAY FOOTLONGS OF OUR OWN FROM THREE DIFFERENT SUBWAYS IN NEW

YORK CITY, THREE HOT FOOT LONGS , THREE COLD. SO HOW DO THEY MEASURE UP?

PERFECTLY

ALL 6 FOOTLONGS WERE IN FACT 12 INCHES LONG ONE OF THEM, THE MEET BALL SUB

SUBWAY LAWSUIT-ONCAM

JOHN MULLER WITH THAT REPORT.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

MANTI TE'O'S FAMILY MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE IN THAT STRANGE ONLINE HOAX.

people can speculate about what they think he is. i've known him twenty-one years of his life. and he's not a liar

AS THE FOOTBALL STAR TAKES ON A DIFFERENT TYPE OF DEFENSE --

MORE FROM HIS FIRST ON CAMERA INTERVIEW ON THE FAKE GIRLFRIEND HE

SAYS FOOLED HIM -- AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

AND FROM CHILDRENS TELEVISION TO THE COURTROOM --

THE DISTURBING CHARGES THE MAN BEHIND THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN

TZ3 mati te'o-SOTVO

TZ3 peanuts voice in court-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) LCSO FRAUD SEMINAR-VOTOPS-CG

WELCOME BACK --

TOPPING TODAY'S NEWS HEADING INTO 11:30 --

RIGHT NOW, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOLDING A SEMINAR IN NORTH FORT MYERS TO KEEP YOU FROM BECOMING THE VICTIM OF A SCAM.

RIGHT NOW L-C-S-O RECEIVES 30 TO 35 CALLS EVERYDAY ABOUT POTENTIAL SCAMS.

TS2) JOHN KERRY HEARING-VOTOPS

TS3) UNEMPLOYMENT #S-VOTOPS

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE APPLYING FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS FELL LAST WEEK TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARS.

WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DROPPED TO A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 330,000 --

THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE JANUARY 2008.

TS4) WOMEN IN COMBAT-VOTOPS

WOMEN IN THE MILITARY ARE SOON GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO

FIGHT ON THE FRONT LINES.

THE BAN ON WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT ROLES HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1994, BUT THAT COULD END AS SOON AS THIS COMING MAY.

DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA WILL MAKE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

MANTI TE'O INTERVIEW-PLASMA

IT'S THE INTERVIEW THE COLLEGE SPORTS FAN AND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATING.

MANTI T'EO -- THE FOOTBALL STAR AT THE HEART OF THAT BIZARRE CATFISH CASE --

COMES CLEAN ABOUT WHAT HE *KNEW*, WHEN HE LIED AND HOW EVEN HIS *PARENTS* WERE DUPED BY THE

IMPOSTER.

MANTI TE'O INTERVIEW-PKG

SCRIPT:

MANTI TE'O TELLS ABC'S KATIE COURIC HE WAS DUPED. IN LOVE WITH A WOMAN HE

MET ONLINE 4 YEARS AGO, BUT NEVER SAWA WOMAN HE THOUGHT DIED OF CANCER IN

SEPTEMBER.

HE SPOKE OF HER THROUGHOUT HIS EPIC FOOTBALL SEASONEVEN TWO DAYS AFTER THE

WOMAN PRETENDING TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND CALLED HIM TO SAY SHE WAS ALIVE.

A BIZARRE STORYMANY HAD BEEN WONDERING WHETHER TE'O WAS IN ON THE CHARADEOR

WHETHER HE KEPT THE STORY ALIVE, EVEN AFTER LEARNING IT WASN'T TRUE.

COURIC NATS

TEO SOT

BEHIND THE ELABORATE HOAX: THIS MAN

NATS

RONAIAH TOUISOSOPO, A CHRISTIAN SINGER SEEN IN THESE YOUTUBE VIDEOS

NATS

TONIGHT WITH THE MEDIA FRENZY SURROUNDING HIM, TUIASOSOPO IS LIKELY

HOLED UP IN HIS FAMILY'S HOME - WHERE NO ONE IS TALKING

BUT TEO'S FATHER IS TALKING, DEFENDING HIS SON

BRIAN TE'O SOT - PEOPLE CAN SPECULATE ABOUT WHAT THEYTHINK HE IS. I'VE KNOWN

MANTI TE'O INTERVIEW-ONCAM

MATT GUTMAN REPORTING.

YOU CAN WATCH THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW THIS AFTERNOON

FAMU HAZING-VO-SS

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY IS MAKING SWEEPING CHANGES TO BATTLE HAZING AT THE SCHOOL.

IN A NEW REPORT --

THE SCHOOL SPELLS OUT ALL THE CHANGES, INCLUDING ALTERING REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS FAMED MARCHING 100 BAND AND ADOPTING A MAJOR ANTI-HAZING PLAN.

TEACHER PAY RAISES PUSH TODAY-OC-(2) SOTVO

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS PUSHING HIS NEW TEACHER PAY RAISE PROPOSAL.

HE'LL BE IN TAMPA TODAY TO EXPLAIN HOW IT WOULD WORK.

I can think of no better investment for our state than investing in those teachers who work on the frontline of Florida's future every day by teaching our children.

teachers are skeptical. They'll wait till they see it in their check. But this is a good move and we'll see. We're moving forward here. We have a lot to recover from.

GOVERNOR SCOTT UNVEILED THE PROPOSAL THIS WEEK.

IT WOULD GIVE TEACHERS IN FLORIDA A RAISE OF 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR.

SODA BOTTLE BOMBS-NATS VO WIPE

TWO EXPLOSIONS CAUSED A SCARE AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WERE CAUSED BY SODA BOTTLE BOMBS.

bottle exploding

WHEN EACH OF THE POP BOTTLE DEVICES EXPLODED IT LET OUT A BOOM SIMILAR TO THIS ONE.

THE FIRST ONE WENT OFF INSIDE THE BOYS BATHROOM.

WHEN A SECOND DEVICE WENT OFF NEAR A COMMONS AREA --

EVERYONE WAS EVACUATED, AND CLASSES WERE CANCELED FOR THE DAY.

SODA BOTTLE BOMBS-(2) SOTVO

"Generally if it's in an open area and nobody is around the impact from it is no more than noise. Nobody would be hurt from it." 6

"We will investigate. We will find who did this. And we will take full measure both legal and school discipline measure."9

LONE STAR SHOOTING SUSPECT CHARGED-VO

THERE COULD BE A SECOND SUSPECT IN THE SHOOTING AT A TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT INJURED THREE PEOPLE.

SO FAR, CARLTON BERRY IS THE ONLY ONE FACING CHARGES.

AT LEAST 10 SHOTS WERE FIRED DURING A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO MEN ON TUESDAY AT ON CAMPUS OF LONE STAR COLLEGE.

THE SCENE SENT HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS RUNNING FROM THE CAMPUS AND EMERGENCY CREWS RUSHING TO THE SCENE.

BIDEN GUN SAFETY ROAD TOUR-VO-OC

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS PROMOTING GUN SAFETY BY HITTING THE ROAD.

BIDEN IS LAUNCHING HIS WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN TOMORROW WITH HIST FIRST STOP IN THE AVIDLY PRO-GUN STATE OF VIRGINIA.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO PLANS TO TRAVEL TO PUSH THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH HIS DESTINATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED.

LAST MONTH, THE PRESIDENT GAVE BIDEN THE TASK OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE ADMINISTRATION'S SWEEPING GUN CONTROL PROPOSALS.

ALGERIA HOSTAGE DEATHS-VO

THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL IN ALGERIA FROM THE ATTACK ON A GAS FIELD IN THE DESERT HAS INCREASED.

TODAY, OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THAT A TENTH PERSON FROM TOKYO WAS KILLED.

THIS VIDEO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A HOSTAGE DURING THE CRISIS LAST WEEK.

SOME 80 PEOPLE DIED WHEN ALGERIAN TROOPS ATTACKED THE PLANT AND ENDED THE SIEGE.

GOLDEN GATE BURGLARY ARRESTS-SS VO

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES NAB THREE MEN THEY SAY WERE OUT OF TOWN CROOKS TARGETING HOMES IN GOLDEN GATE.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US THESE THREE MEN FROM FORT LAUDERDALE BROKE INTO SIX HOUSES IN GOLDEN GATE JUST THIS PAST WEEK.

DEPUTIES BELIEVE THEY ALSO ROBBED DOZENS OF OTHER HOUSES IN AND AROUND COLLIER COUNTY.

THEY TELL US THE CRIME SPREE SPANNED THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

IT ENEDED TUESDAY WHEN DEPUTIES PULLED THEM OVER ON EYE-75…

GOLDEN GATE BURGLARY ARRESTS-SOTVO

BOB THURSTON, RESIDENT: You're vulnerable out here - you're heavily targeted and sitting back. My house sits back roughly 300 feet from the road and that's what they're looking for

FEMALE BURGLARY RING-SOT VO WIPE

AFTER CATCHING A RING OF SUSPECTED FEMALE BURGLARS,

DETECTIVES CAN NOW CLOSE NEARLY 2 DOZEN BURLGARY CASES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS.

"It appeared that they thought they could get away with it and it was more of a joyride to them."

POLICE SAY THEREE WOMEN BROKE INTO MORE THAN 20 HOMES --

TARGETING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN AUSTIN.

FEMALE BURGLARY RING-SOT VO

"They would generally kick the front door in. Sometimes they would break in

through a window."

"They mainly went for the electronics, televisions and game consoles."

CHARLIE BROWN VOICE ARRAIGNMENT-VO WIPE

THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN IN SEVERAL PEANUTS FILMS AND TELEVISION SPECIALS --

HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO STALKING CHARGES.

PETER ROBBINS FACED A JUDGE YESTERDAY IN HIS JAILHOUSE JUMPSUIT --

A FAR CRY FROM THE CARTOON CHARACTER THAT USED HIS VOICE.

CHARLIE BROWN VOICE ARRAIGNMENT-SOT VO

Marc Kohnen, Defense Attorney

12:35:55 "he's got a lot to lose by way of reputation. His reputation's been stellar, he's got no criminal history. I think he's got quite a bit to lose." 12:36:02

ROBBINS IS BEING HELD ON $550,000 BOND.

LANCE ARMSTRONG BOOK REFUND-VO

SOME WHO READ LANCE ARMSTRONG'S BEST-SELLER "IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE" ARE DEMANDING FOR THEIR MONEY BACK.

AFTER ARMSTRONG CONFESSED TO USING DRUGS TO BOOST HIS PERFORMANCE DURING HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE WINS --

A CLASS ACTION SUIT ACCUSES HIM AND BOOK PUBLISHERS OF PEDDLING FICTION AS FACT.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

RESERVED FOR ANIMALS ONLY IN NEED OF A CANCER CURE.

"We can pretty much mimic or sort of replicate the state-of-the-art treatment that is provided to human patients."

COMING UP --

TZ4 PET CANCER CLINIC-SOTVO

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

A CHILDHOOD FANTASY COMES TO LIFE FOR TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER NEW FAIRY TALE LOOK.

AND ONE SITCOM IS GETTING THE PLUG AFTER LOW RATINGS.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

TAYLOR SWIFT IS CHANNELING HER INNER FAIRY TALE PRINCESS FOR A NEW DISNEY PRINT CAMPAIGN.

CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER ANNIE LEIBOVITZ SHOT THE SONGSTRESS PORTRAYING RAPUNZEL.

THE AD FEATURES THE TAGLINE, "WHERE A WORLD OF ADVENTURE AWAITS."

IT'S PART OF AN ONGOING CELEBRITY AD CAMPAIGN AT DISNEY.

THIS SHOT WILL DEBUT IN UPCOMING ISSUES OF "VANITY FAIR," "IN STYLE" AND "PEOPLE."

A-B-C IS PULLING THE SITCOM "DON'T TRUST THE B-- IN APT. 23."

THE NETWORK WON'T EXACTLY SAY THE LOW-RATED SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELED.

THERE ARE EIGHT EPISODES YET TO BE SHOWN, AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN OR IF THEY'LL EVER AIR.

FANS HAVE TAKEN TO TWITTER TO MOURN THE SHOW'S PASSING.

ONE EVEN STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED "SAVE DON'T TRUST THE B IN APT. 23."

PAULA DEEN IS SHARING HER WEIGHT LOSS SECRETS IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF "PEOPLE."

THE 66-YEAR-OLD CELEBRITY CHEF HAS LOST 40 POUNDS SINCE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES ONE YEAR AGO.

SHE SAYS HER FAMILY HAS ADOPTED A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, WITH HER HUSBAND AND SONS SHEDDING WEIGHT AS WELL.

SHE SAYS HER NEW MANTRA IS, "MODERATION, MODERATION, MODERATION."

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.

After a few days with mid and high level clouds blocking out our sunshine, brighter days are ahead across Southwest Florida with a series of cool mornings and warm afternoons.

Now that those clouds have shifted to our south, skies have gone mostly clear overnight allowing temperatures to drop near 50° here in town with colder readings in the 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Through the day, plan on a mostly sunny sky with pleasant afternoon temperatures in the middle 70s.

Tonight, clear conditions will be in control of our skies, however temperatures won't be quite as cold. Overnight lows will bottom out in the lower to middle 50s with a few chillier spots east of I75.

A nice bubble of dry high pressure will continue to settle in from the northwest through the end of the week. This will keep our weather pattern mostly sunny and free of any rain. We'll also see a gradual warming trend as this cooler airmass begins to moderate.

LIGHTNING & MIGRAINES-VO

WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES. SO MAY A HEADACHE!

PAST RESEARCH HAS SHOWN WEATHER ELEMENTS LIKE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CAN TRIGGER HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES.

BUT A NEW STUDY SPECIFICALLY LINKS LIGHTNING TO THE ONSET OF HEADACHES -- REGARDLESS OF OTHER WEATHER FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.

PET CANCER CLINIC-ON CAM

IT'S BLAMED AS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER FOR PETS --

BUT FINDING SPECIAL CANCER TREATMENT FOR YOUR FURRY FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND ISN'T EASY.

NEW AT 11 --

PET CANCER CLINIC-PKG

SCRIPT:

TO A CHIHUAHUA CHECK UP.

AND A DOGGY DIAGNOSIS.

"Let's see Toby."

THE ANIMAL CANCER CARE CLINIC IN FORT LAUDERDALE -- ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL IN

THE NATION -- SPECIALIZES IN TREATING CANCER FOR THE FURRY AND FOUR-LEGGED.

"We can pretty much mimic or sort of replicate the state-of-the-art

treatment that is provided to human patients."

NATS of radiation machine beeping THIS IS THE SAME RADIATION MACHINE

YOU'LL SEE IN A HOSPITAL.

BUT IT'S RESERVED ONLY FOR ANIMALS -- IN NEED OF A CANCER CURE -- AND IT'S

ONE OF ONLY TWO IN THE ENTIRE STATE USED FOR PETS!

Standup

"Zolita here has lymphoma, so that means she'll receive a round of

chemotherapy, and that's just one of the many treatments done here for a

variety of different cancers.

"We treat brain cancer, nasal cancer, we treat lung cancer, liver cancer, we

treat colon-rectal cancer."

WHICH IS NOW MORE COMMON THAN EVER -- CANCER IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF

ELDERLY DOGS AND CATS OVER THE AGE OF TEN.

"It's been life-changing!"

SHELLY SWETNAM HAS TREATED FIVE OF HER PETS -- THREE CATS AND TWO DOGS --

WITH CHEMOTHERAPY. THE PROCESS PROVIDED PRICLESS TIME WITH HER PETS.

"She lived for about, almost five months but five quality months!"

"She was a tougher case but she got about three months."

"One of my cats got three years, the other cat looks like she's going to be

on the same track, she's doing so well."

"I'm grateful."

"When we do treat them for cancer, what we really want to do is improve

their quality of life or maintain the quality of life, if it's still there,

for as long as possible."

YOU CAN ALSO DO HOME EXAMS TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR AGING ANIMAL'S HEALTH AS

ONE IN SEVEN DOGS -- AND CATS TOO -- WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

"Look at their gums, look at their teeth, look inside their mouth, check

their eyes, feel their glands and overall feel their entire body and make

PET CANCER CLINIC-ONCAM

JACEY BIRCH WITH THAT REPORT.

RADIATION TREATMENT COSTS $3,000 TO $7,000.

CANCER PATIENT TURNS SUPERMODEL-VO WIPE

A DREAM FULFILLED FOR A YOUNG GIRL BATTLING CANCER.

10 YEAR OLD BRIANA VEGA ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO WORK THE RUNWAY.

YESTERDAY, SHE GOT TO EXPERIENCE HER WISH FIRST HAND DURING THE "M-S SOCIETY OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S" GALA FASHION SHOW.

CANCER PATIENT TURNS SUPERMODEL-(2)SOTVO

"When I saw her at the Miami's Children's Gala.I said what can I do to make this girls life special."

"I'm glad to do something fun before I go to the hospital." 10

BRIANA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 'LEUKEMIA' LAST FEBRUARY--

BUT THIS MAKEOVER IS MAKING HER FEEL NORMAL AGAIN --

CANCER PATIENT TURNS SUPERMODEL-(2)SOTVO

"It was so awesome. Everyone was cheering for me, so it's like your famous."

"Very emotional seeing her walk down, proud moment as a parent. You did beautiful baby. I love you."

BRIANA IS BACK AT MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR CHEMOTHERAPY.

HER FATHER SAYS SHE IS FOCUSING ON BEING POSITIVE.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

TALK ABOUT A CLOSE CALL!

SCREAMING 2 SECS

TZ5 plane stunt-NATS-VO

DANGEROUS PLANE STUNT-VO-TRAFFIC

AN ASTONISHING 19-SECOND VIRAL VIDEO HAS GRABBED THE ATTENTION OF FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITIES.

IT SHOWS A PLANE BARELY TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND --

ZOOMING DOWN A RUNWAY RIGHT BY A MAN ON AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE.

DANGEROUS PLANE STUNT-PKG

SCRIPT:

A BREATHTAKING STUNT POSTED ONLINE AN AEROBATIC PLANE AT FULL SPEED, NEARLY

200 MILES AN HOUR. WITHIN FEET OF THE PILOT'S PARTNER ON THIS SUBURBAN

DALLAS RUNWAY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO RECORDED IT ALL. WATCH AGAIN THE

WING TIPPING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AS THE PILOT SPEEDS BY AND THEN

COMPLETES A LOOP INTO THE BLUE.

NAT SOUND SCREAMING

WHO WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THIS INTERNET

SENSATION WAS POSTED AND THEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BY JASON NEWBURG. A

STUNT PILOT WHO ADVERTISES AS A DAREDEVIL FOR HIRE. PERFORMING AT AIR

SHOWS. SPECIALIZING IN DEATH-DEFYING AERIAL BALLET, PARTNERED WITH

MOTORCYCLE SHOWMEN KNOWN AS THE DALLAS STUNT RIDERZ, WHO CHOREOGRAPH

MANEUVERS BENEATH HIS BRIGHT GREEN PLANE.

SOT NAT SOUND

BUT THIS MORNING THE FAA IS APPARENTLY NOT AMUSED BY THIS ADRENALIN BURST OF

SHOWMANSHIP. TELLING ABC NEWS IT IS INVESTIGATING. SOURCES TELL US THE

PILOT'S WAIVER TO PERFORM AEROBATICS EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER. AND EVEN IF IT

HADN'T. PILOTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.

ARE THESE GUYS SAFE?

GANYARD SOT: SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE WAY THIS GUY COULD HAVE MAKE

MISTAKES THAT WOULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF AND THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE FILMING

THE ACTION HERE.

AND IT ISN'T AS THOUGH HE HASN'T CRASHED BEFORE. THIS IS THE WRECKAGE OF A

HELICOPTER NEWBURG WAS FLYING IN 2008. THE NTSB REPORT ON THAT CRASH SAYS

THE PILOT WAS NOT LICENSED TO FLY A HELICOPTER. AND TOOK OFF WITH, INSTEAD

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

HAPPENING AT NOON - SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES, NBC2 IS FOLLOWING CLOSELY.

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON MAKES A FINAL APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SENATE TO INTRODUCE HER LIKELY SUCCESSOR, SENATOR JOHN KERRY.

THIS COMES AFTER CLINTON'S HEATED TESTIMONY ON THE BENGHAZI TERRORIST ATTACK.

WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO WASHINGTON.

AND MANY PEOPLE ARE REACTING TO THIS STORY - WOMEN IN COMBAT.

WHAT THIS MAJOR DECISION MEANS FOR THE MILITARY - AND HOW THOSE AT THE TOP ARE REACTING.

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU TO THE SCENE - WHERE AN ORANGE TRUCK OVERTURNED - RIGHT NOW THE CITRUS OWNER IS SALVAGING WHAT IT CAN.

AND VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE -

INCREDIBLY - A BABY IS OK - AFTER BEING THROWN FROM AN S-U-V IN A BAD CRASH.

AMAZING!

IF YOU LOVE OLD STYLE FAMILY ITALIAN - NBC2 IS LIVE ABOUT THE STORY OF POPULAR RESTAURANT CHAIN, MOVING INTO LEE COUNTY.

AND SO MANY OF US SHOP *ONLINE THESE DAYS - WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT STORES ARE DOING TO TRY TO BRING MORE OF US IN THEIR DOORS.

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA