NBC 11 AM Hour |
NBC 11 AM Hour |
DOZENS OF BEACH FRONT HOMES TARGETED BY BURGLARS.
THE NORMALLY QUIET, CRIME-FREE TOWN WHERE THE TROUBLING TREND IS CONTINING.
LIVING IN LUXURY -- ALL FOR FREE!
HOW ONE MAN IS BEATING THE SYSTEM BY LIVING IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSION
WITHOUT PAYING A PENNY -- LEGALLY!
MODERN DAY GOLD RUSH!
WHERE THOSE WHO HAVE GOLD FEVER ARE SEARCHING --WAY BELOW.
NBC 2 NEWS AT 11 STARTS RIGHT NOW
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16 BEACHFRONT PROPERTIES BROKEN INTO IN THE LAST 10 WEEKS.
A RECENT RASH OF BURGLARIES HAS PEOPLE ON THE NORMALLY QUIET ISLAND OF SANIBEL PRETTY TENSE
GOOD MORNING, I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS STILL UP FOR GRABS FOR ANYONE WHO CAN HELP LEAD POLICE TO AN ARREST.
NBC 2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JUST TALKED WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND JOINS US LIVE WITH THE
DETAILS ON THE LATEST BURGLARY.
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ALL OF THOSE BURGLARIES HAVE TARGETED BEACH FRONT HOMES AND CONDOS ALONG A STRETCH FROM THE 500 BLOCK OF EAST GULF DRIVE HERE, TO THE 34-HUNDRED BLOCK OF WEST GULF DRIVE.
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AND THEY'VE ALL TARGETED THE SAME THINGS. CASH AND JEWELRY.
EARLIER THIS MONTH THE SANIBEL POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERED A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST IN THESE CASES.
BUT THE BURGLARIES HAVE CONTINUED.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN 16.
SANIBEL POLICE CHIEF BILL TOMLINSON SAYS HE BELIEVES THE CRIMINALS ARE WATCHING AND WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO LEAVE THEIR CONDOS.
ALMOST ALL OF THE BURGLARIES HAVE HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. AND EACH TIME THE HOMES WERE LEFT UNLOCKED.
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SOT: Chief Bill Tomlinson, Sanibel Police "I know when you go on vacation there's a tendency to be laize faire and we want you to take a little more of a proactive approach and lock your doors and secure your belongings. Many of these places have safes, you should take advantage of that, just take every precaution you can to make sure your belongings aren't stolen."
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TOMLINSON BELIEVES THESE CRIMES ARE BEING DONE BY THE SAME PERSON AND HE SAYS IF THEY DON'T LIVE ON THE ISLAND, THEY ARE AT LEAST VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
ONCE AGAIN, THAT 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS STILL ON THE TABLE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU'RE URGED TO CALL THE SANIBEL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR CRIMESTOPPERS.
LIVE ON SI, CF, NBC2
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NEW THIS MORNING --
A NAPLES POLICE OFFICER IS FACING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS, OFFICER RYAN SCHICKFUS HIT A WOMAN WITH HIS PATROL CAR MONDAY WHILE MAKING A TURN ONTO U-S 41.
REPORTS SAY COLLIER DEPUTIES FOUND OFFICER SCHICKFUS AT FAULT FOR FAILURE TO YIELD TO A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME OFFICER SCHICKFUS HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.
IN 2006, THE DEPARTMENT SUSPENDED HIM FOR UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AT A TRAFFIC STOP.
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NEW AT 11 --
POLICE TRACK DOWN A NORTH FORT MYERS TEEN
HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY, WHO WAS ON THE RUN FOR MONTHS.
15 YEAR OLD DAMIEN LICQUIA WAS ARRESTED IN KENTUCKY LAST NIGHT
ON SEVEN WARRANTS OUT OF LEE COUNTY.
POLICE SAY AN ANONYMOUS TIP HELPED TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.
LICQUIA WILL BE EXTRADITED BACK TO LEE COUNTY TO FACE THE LONG LIST OF CHARGES AWAITING HIM HERE.
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IT'S NOT JUST THE FLU YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
A NEW STOMACH BUG IS SWEEPING THE NATION.
ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL,
A NEW STRAIN OF THE VOMITING DISEASE NOROVIRUS HAS REACHED THE U.S. FROM AUSTRALIA.
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, BUT IT'S VERY NASTY.
IT CAN CAUSE *DAYS OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
IT'S HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND OFTEN SPREADS IN PLACES LIKE SCHOOLS, CRUISE SHIPS AND NURSING HOMES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER.
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NEW RIGHT NOW --
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS PICKED TOP NATIONAL SECURITY AIDE DENIS MCDONOUGH AS HIS NEXT CHIEF OF STAFF.
HE WILL TAKE OVER THE "KEY" WEST WING ROLE FROM JACK LEW, OBAMA'S NOMINEE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY.
MCDONOUGH HAS LONG ADVISED OBAMA ON FOREIGN POLICY, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS HIS DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER.
DURING HIS FOUR YEARS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, MCDONOUGH HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISERS.
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NORTH KOREA IS STILL MAKING WAR-LIKE THREATS, DAYS AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS IMPOSED
TOUGHER SANCTIONS ON THE COMMUNIST NUCLEAR-ARMED NATION.
THE THREAT AGAINST SOUTH KOREA COMES A DAY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT LED BY IT'S NEW, YOUNG DICTATOR, KIM JONG-UN, VOWED IT WOULD CARRY OUT A NEW NUCLEAR TEST THAT COULD REACH THE U.S.
OUTGOING DEFENSE SECRETARY, LEON PANETTA, CALLED THE COMMENTS FROM NORTH KOREA, "NEEDLESSLY PROVOCATIVE." HE ADDED THAT THE UNITED STATES IS FULLY PREPARED TO RESPOND TO ANY THREATS FROM THE NORTH.
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TOMORROW THREE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM IMMOKALEE, TRAGICALLY KILLED IN A CRASH THIS WEEK ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY, WILL BE LAID TO REST.
THE FAMILY WILL HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CECILIA, RYLEE AND MADISON DOUGLAS AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN MOUNT DORA SATURDAY.
IT'S IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
THE SERVICE STARTS AT TWO.
THE FAMILY WILL WELCOME ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS.
NBC 2 PLANS TO BE THERE.
COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE ALL WEEKEND LONG.
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A NEW BILL TO PREVENT FUNERAL PROTESTS IN FLORIDA, HAS PASSED ITS FIRST HURDLE
IT'S AIMED AT STOPPING DEMONSTRATIONS, LIKE THE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH OF TOPEKA, KANSAS DOES DURING MILITARY FUNERALS.
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THE NEW FLORIDA BILL WOULD PROHIBIT PROTESTS WITHIN AN HOUR BEFORE OR AFTER A BURIAL, FUNERAL OR MEMORIAL SERVICE.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE BILL'S PROGRESS.
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THE STOCK MARKET IS NOW AS HIGH AS IT WAS BEFORE THE RECESSION --
APPROACHING NEW RECORDS -- WHICH MEANS GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR 401-K.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.
THE STEADY CLIMB IN THE STOCK MARKET IS COMING FROM A STRING OF ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE ECONOMY.
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WE COULD SOON HAVE A FINAL DECISION ON REPLACING MEDSTAR IN LEE COUNTY.
COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A FINAL VOTE FEBRUARY 16TH.
MEDSTAR WAS GROUNDED IN AUGUST AFTER AN NBC2 INVESTIGATION REVEALED MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROPER BILLING.
YESTERDAY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND "AIR METHODS CORPORATION" AS THE FIRST CHOICE.
THE COMPANY IS WILLING TO RELOCATE TO PAGE FIELD AND PRESENTED THE LOWEST OPERATING COSTS.
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THE MANTI TE'O STORY THICKENS THIS MORNING --
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK --
WE'RE HEARING VOICEMAILS MANTI SAYS WE'RE FROM "LENNAY" -- THE WOMAN HE CALLED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE.
NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS LIVE IN STUDIO BREAKING THE LATEST DETAILS -- NICK.
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CLAY.KRISTA.
THIS STORY GETS MORE COMPLICATED BY THE MINUTE.
MANTI TE'O SAT DOWN WITH KATIE COURIC FOR A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW THAT AIRED THURSDAY --
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME --
WE HEARD THE VOICEMAILS MANTI SAYS WE'RE FROM "LANNAY" -- THE WOMAN HE CALLED HIS GIRLFRIEND.WHO NEVER REALLY EXISTED.
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MANTI INSISTS HE BELIEVED THE VOICE WAS A GIRL THE ENTIRE TIME.
BUT -- AN ATTORNEY FOR RONIAH TOUISOSOPPO -- WHO IS A MAN -- INSISTS IT'S HIS CLIENT.
HE'S REPORTEDLY THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THIS HOAX.
BUT IN YET ANOTHER TWIST -- THE NEW YORK POST IS NOW REPORTING THE VOICE IS ACTUALLY A FEMALE COUSIN'S OF TOUISOSOPPO.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLAY YOU ONE OF THOSE VOICEMAILS -- THEN YOU'LL GET MANTI'S REACTION YESTERDAY ON KATIE COURIC.
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Um, yeah so get your rest and I'll talk to you tomorrow. I love you so much
hun. Sweet dreams.
MT: Well, it didn't sound like a man. It sounded like a woman. If he
somehow made that voice, that's incredible, that's an incredible talent to
do.
SO -- WE'RE LETTING YOU THE JUDGE OF ALL THIS.
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NOW ABC NEWS TOOK THOSE TAPES TO AN AUDIO EXPERT.
THE EXPERT CLAIMS THE VOICE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A MAN'S.
EVEN IF THE PERSON USED VOICE ALTERING EQUIPMENT.
LIKE IT OR NOT -- THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE LAST WE'VE HEARED OF THIS STORY.
REPORTING LIVE IN THE INTERACTIVE CENTER.
NICK CILETTI.
NBC-2
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A WEEKEND BUILT TO RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES AND AT-RISK YOUTH IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THIS WEEKEND KICKS OFF 2013'S NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT.
THE THEME IS "WHEN STARS ALIGN".
TICKETS COST 85-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER COUPLE.
PROCEEDS WILL HELP AT-RISK CHILDREN IN COLLIER COUNTY.
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A FORT MYERS WOMAN HAS TEN THOUSAND REASONS TO CELEBRATE THIS MORNING!
THIS MORNING --
SAINT ANDREW'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN CAPE CORAL HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO GIVE OUT A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK!
IT WAS ALL PART OF A RAFFLE AT ITS 22ND ANNUAL CARNIVAL!
THIS YEAR'S WINNER - SUSAN KAUFMAN!
AND THE NEWS WAS QUITE A SURPRISE.
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when the school called, I thought it was a joke. I couldn't imagine how anyone would make up a story like that. I'm just overwhelmed.overwhelmed. It's totally unexpected!
THE CARNIVAL IS THE LARGEST 4-DAY FESTIVAL IN CAPE CORAL.
THE MONEY RAISED BENEFIT'S SAINT ANDREW'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
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IF YOU'VE DREAMED ABOUT LIVING THE GEORGE JETSON LIFESTYLE. YOUR TIME HAS COME
WELL ALMOST. HOW LONG YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO DRIVE THIS FLYING CAR
AND THE TALLY KEEPS CLIMBING.BUT WHO WILL "SQUEEZE" OUT THE WIN IN THE PYTHON CHALLENGE. AN UPDATE ON HOW MANY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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After a beautiful afternoon yesterday, we'll continue with a very pleasant weather pattern for Friday and into the upcoming weekend.
You will certainly need the jackets once again this morning as temperatures have settled into the low 50s in town with middle 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Our day will dawn bright and sunny and that ample sunshine will help to warm us up into the upper 70s by the afternoon hours. A developing seabreeze off the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters will keep beach and coastal locations a few degrees cooler with highs expected in the middle 70s.
Through the evening quiet conditions will stay in place and temperatures will fall into the 60s before slipping into the middle 50s first thing Saturday morning.
A couple of weak fronts will try to make their way toward Southwest Florida both today and Saturday, but before they do they will simply run out of steam and not have any effect on our weather. This means our rain free pattern continues all the way into the weekend with no significant cool downs in sight. In fact, over the next few days we'll add a degree or two to the afternoon temperatures with 80° readings in the forecast as early as Sunday. Overnight temperatures will cool into the upper 50s to low 60s through early next week
By mid week humidity will be on the rise in advance of another cold front, which could bring a few showers to the area by the time we get to Thursday.
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.
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THE DEEP FREEZE CONTINUES TO STRETCH ACROSS A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW THE ARCTIC AIR HAS BEEN IMPACTING MOST OF THE STATES.
SNOW IS SET TO CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR A QUARTER OF THE NATION TODAY,
AND YOU CAN EXPECT LOTS OF AIRPORT DELAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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A NEW ROUND OF ICE AND SNOW IS BEARING DOWN ON 15 STATES FROM OHIO TO ALABAMA.
IN HUNTSVILLE, SALT TRUCKS ARE READY AS THE CITY BRACES FOR AN ICE STORM.
THEY'RE ALSO PREPPING AROUND KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.
THERE'S A BIT OF GOOD NEWS FOR FROZEN AMERICANS.
MILDER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE MIDWEST, SOUTH AND NORTHEAST NEXT WEEK.
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6 MONTHS FROM NOW, INSPECTORS WILL AGAIN CHECK THE CRACKS IN THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY.
AN NBC2 INVESTIGATION PROMPTED THE COUNTY TO TEAR DOWN THE *OLD ONE.
INSPECTORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THESE CRACKS ARE SHOWING UP.ONLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE CAUSEWAY WAS BUILT.
EXPERTS TELL US CRACKS ARE NOT A SIGN OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, SO THE BRIDGE IS SAFE, BUT THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY'D BE DEALING WITH ANY ISSUES, YET.
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52:04 because of the newness of the bridge we weren't really expecting to have to do anything at this point 52:08
THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO PREVENT A PROBLEM THAT SPELLED TROUBLE FOR THE LAST CAUSEWAY-- SALT WATER, AND AIR, GETTING INTO CRACKS AND CORRODING ITS STEEL.
CREWS HAVE ONE MORE BRIDGE, AND HALF OF ANOTHER TO EXAMINE.
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THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN PRETTY FOR ANYTHING THAT REPRESENTS PHYSICAL MEDIA.
FROM C-D'S TO D-V-D'S TO GAMES TO BOOKS,
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION HAS STEADILY ERODED PHYSICAL SALES.
CAUSING SOME TRADITIONAL CHAINS LIKE BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO AND BORDERS BOOKS TO GO UNDER.
ON DEMAND VIDEO HAS RE-DEFINED OUR VIEWING EXPERIENCES.
AND WITH COMPUTERS DITCHING THE D-V-D DRIVE ALTOGETHER --
COULD WE BE WITNESSING THE LAST BREATH OF PHYSICAL MEDIA?
ANALYSTS SAY ALTHOUGH TRENDS ARE SHIFTING,
IT COULD TAKE YEARS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
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The overall trend if you will is the money is following the consumption relatively slowly because there is a higher value, higher transaction than when you watch something on Netflix.
THE KIOSK D-V-D BUSINESS "REDBOX" IS CONTINUING TO SHOW SUCCESS.
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INVESTIGATORS MAY BE CLOSE TO FIGURING OUT WHAT'S BEHIND A BATTERY MALFUNCTION IN BOEING'S 787 DREAMLINER.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BATTERY THAT CAUGHT FIRE IN BOSTON EARLIER
THIS MONTH SHOWED SIGNS OF SHORT-CIRCUITING AND A CHEMICAL REACTION KNOWN AS
"THERMAL RUNWAY."
SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT IN BOSTON, ANOTHER 787 BATTERY FAILURE LED TO
AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN JAPAN.
FIFTY DREAMLINERS HAVE BEEN GROUNDED WORLDWIDE.
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THE CARMAKER KIA IS PREPARING TO MAKE A BIG PAYOUT TO CUSTOMERS UPSET OVER FUEL MILAGE CLAIMS.
KIA REPORTEDLY SET ASIDE 187-MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPENSATE PEOPLE WHO
THOUGHT THEY WERE BUYING ULTRA-FUEL EFFICIENT CARS.
KIA AND ITS SISTER COMPANY, HYUNDAI, ADMITTED OVERSTATING FUEL ECONOMY
NUMBERS ON MORE THAN ONE-MILLION CARS RECENTLY SOLD IN NORTH AMERICA.
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THEY'RE NOT JUST SCIENCE-FICTION ANYMORE.
A COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA HAS DEVELOPED WHAT IT CALLS THE "SKYCAR"--
AND NOW THE INVENTOR HAS FINANCIAL BACKERS TO HELP GET PRODUCTION ROLLING.
THIS SKYCAR MODEL, NOW BEING WIND TUNNEL TESTED, WILL BE THE FIRST AIRCRAFT TO COME FROM THE NEW JOINT VENTURE.
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--SOT--
The first two passenger skycar version, similar to this, will take about a year until first deliveries.
---BUTT---
It will not require a pilot's license. It will require what's called a pilots certificate which is like a driver's license.
THE SKYCAR 200 IS DESIGNED FOR SHORT DISTANCE, LOW LEVEL FLIGHT AND CAN BE DRIVEN ON A STREET AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. And will be ready for purchase in about a year.
BUYERS ARE READY AND WAITING TO get there hands on one.
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MARION COUNTY IS LOOKING TO HIRE ALLIGATOR TRAPPERS.
THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CONTRACTED TRAPPERS.
APPLICANTS MUST LIVE IN THE COUNTY, HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS, A CLEAN CRIMINAL HISTORY AND NO FISH-AND-WILDLIFE LAW VIOLATIONS.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
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ONLY A FRACTION OF THE HUNTERS WHO SIGNED UP TO HUNT BURMESE PYTHONS IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR.
WE'VE JUST RECIEVED THE LATEST UPDATE THAT 30 OF THE INVASIVE SNAKES HAVE BEEN CAPTURED.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE HUNT IS HELPING THEM COLLECT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PYTHONS' HABITS.
THE COMPETITION ENDS FEBRUARY 10-TH.
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IT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE DREAM ABOUT --
LIVING IN LUXURY WITHOUT PAYING A DIME.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ONE MAN IS DOING IN SOUTH FLORIDA,
SENDING OUTRAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW'S HE ABLE TO DO IT?
WE EXPLAIN HOW THIS MISCHIEVOUS MASTER OF THIS MANSION
IS BEATING THE SYSTEM -- LIVING IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOME FOR FREE.
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IT'S A HARD TO BELIEVE BUT TRUE STORY OUT OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
A MAN FIGURED OUT HOW TO LIVE IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSION FOR almost *FREE*
HE JUST WALKED IN AND SQUATTED -- AND SO FAR SOME UPSET NEIGHBORS HAVEN 'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
RON CLAIBORNE EXPLAINS
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IT'S A MAGNIFICENT MANSION IN A TONY NEIGHBORHOOD OF UPSCALE BOCA RATON,
FLORIDA -- WORTH 2 AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS. BUT THE GUY LIVING THERE
THESE DAYS IS PAYING NOTHING. HE'S SQUATTING AND, AT LEAST FOR NOW, NO ONE
CAN LEGALLY GET HIM OUT.
HIS NAME IS ANDRE BARBOSA, A 23-YEAR-OLD NATIVE OF BRAZIL - SEEN HERE ON HIS
FACEBOOK PAGE.
BARBOSA MOVED IN LAST SEPTEMBER AFTER THE LAST OWNER - UNABLE TO KEEP UP THE
MORTGAGE PAYMENTS -- MOVED OUT.
SKLAR SOT: THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY FORECLOSURES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOSS
OF CONTROL OF PROPERTY.
INCREDIBLY, THE SQUATTER FILED LEGAL PAPERS CITING "ADVERSE POSSESSION" - AN
OBSCURE 19TH CENTURY STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS SOMEONE TO CLAIM AN EMPTY
PROPERTY BY OCCUPYING IT FOR SEVEN YEARS.
BARBOSA - WHO'S NICKNAME IS "LOKI" AFTER THE NORSE GOD OF MISCHIEF - POSTED
THIS NO TRESPASSING NOTICE
BARBOSA'S NEW WELL, NEIGHBORS AREN'T AT ALL AMUSED.
NEIGHBOR SOT: NOBODY'S HAPPY. WE ALL SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO LIVE ON THIS
STREET
ADVERSE POSSESION IS LEGAL IN ALL FIFTY STATES KENNETH ROBINSON LIVED IN
THIS $300,000 HOME - FOR FREE -- FOR 8 MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS FINALLY OUSTED.
IN THE FLORIDA CASE, BANK OF AMERICA TELLS ABC NEWS: " WE HAVE FILED THE
APPROPRIATE AND IMMEDIATE LEGAL ACTION TO HAVE THIS TRESPASSER REMOVED FROM
THE PROPERTY."
IN THE MEANTIME, THE MISCHIEVOUS MASTER OF THIS MANSION LIVES ON IN
LUXURIOUS SPLENDOR FOR FREE.
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A NEW TWIST IN A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPERANCE.
AFTER MISSING FOR THREE MONTHS, A COAST GUARD OFFICER AND FATHER SUDDENLY SHOWS UP AT HIS HOME.
SO WHY DID HE DISAPPEAR IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND WHAT WAS HE DOING ALL THAT TIME?
AND IT'S AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR LIFE--
BUT CAN IT HELP FIGHT CRIME?
HOW POLICE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE USING "SMART WATER"
TO TRACK DOWN WANTED CRIMINALS.
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WELCOME BACK!
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES ON THIS FRIDAY AS WE HEAD INTO 11:30.
SANIBEL POLICE HOPE A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD WILL SOLVE AN ALARMING NUMBER OF BURGLARIES ON THE ISLAND.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN 16 IN THE LAST 10 WEEKS -- WITH THIEVES TAKING CASH AND JEWELRY.
ALMOST ALL OF THE BURGLARIES HAVE HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. AND EACH TIME THE HOMES WERE LEFT UNLOCKED.
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TOMORROW,
AN IMMOKALEE MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO DIED IN A CAR CRASH ALONG
ALLIGATOR ALLEY WILL BE LAID TO REST.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CECILIA, RYLEE AND MADISON DOUGLAS ARE BEING HELD AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN MOUNT DORA SATURDAY.
THAT'S IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
THE SERVICE STARTS AT TWO O' CLOCK AND IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS.
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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE BRACING FOR YET ANOTHER DAY OF TEETH-SHATTERING COLD.
THE COLD WAVE CONTINUES TO STRETCH ACROSS A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY.
PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH CAN EXPECT A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW,
WHILE STATES IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION CAN EXPECT A COATING TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY.
ALL THIS IS LEADING TO TRAVEL HEADACHES ON THE ROADS AT AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE.
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WITH HIGH EMOTIONS OVER THE DEBATE OVER GUN CONTROL,
A NEW FEDERAL GUN BAN IS FACING INCREASING OPPOSITION.
SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN WANTS TO OUTLAW SOME ASSAULT RIFLES AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS.
HER PROPOSAL WOULD UPGRADE AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN THAT EXPIRED IN 2004.
IT WOULD ALSO OUTLAW AMMUNITION MAGAZINES THAT HOLD MORE THAN 10 ROUNDS.
GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES AGAINST THE MEASURE BELIEVE THE WEAPONS ARE NEEDED FOR PROTECTION.
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Once you have been through one of these episodes. Once you see what the crime scene is like, it isn't like the movies. It changes your view of weapons.
That's not looking seriously at mental health, looking seriously at violent games, looking seriously at violent movies, looking seriously at a variety of things which may have nothing to do with a 20-year-old proposal that in fact has brought out every single chance they have to try to extend the power of the government over individuals. 19
DESPITE THE RECENT PUSH BY THE WHITE HOUSE FOR TOUGHER GUN CONTROL MEASURES, FEINSTEIN'S FULL PROPOSAL IS GIVEN LITTLE CHANCE OF WINNING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.
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VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS TAKING THE WHITE HOUSE'S CAMPAIGN FOR GUN
CONTROL ON THE ROAD TO PRO-GUN VIRGINIA, TODAY.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT IS HOLDING A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION IN RICHMOND WITH EXPERTS WHO WORKED ON GUN SAFETY FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AT VIRGINIA TECH IN 2007.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS PUSHING CONGRESS TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS AND REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL GUN SALES.
IT WILL BE AN UPHILL BATTLE WITH THE N-R-A AND SEVERAL LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES EXPRESSING OPPOSITION ON NEW RESTRICTIONS ON GUN OWNERS.
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A SECOND SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN A SHOOTING THAT INJURED THREE PEOPLE AT A TEXAS COLLEGE.
TREY FOSTER FACES AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES IN TUESDAY'S SHOOTING AT LONE STAR COLLEGE CAMPUS.
CARLTON BERRY, WHO WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, WILL BE IN COURT NEXT WEDNESDAY.
ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS ALSO HURT IN THE SHOOTING TOLD INVESTIGATORS FOSTER SHOT HIM DURING AN ARGUMENT.
A COLLEGE MAINTENANCE MAN WAS ALSO WOUNDED.
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INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE MYSTERY BEHIND A COAST GUARDSMAN WHO VANISHED AT SEA MORE THAN
THREE MONTHS AGO.
OFFICER RUSSELL MATTHEWS REAPPEARED AT HIS HAWAII HOME OUT OF THE BLUE -- BAFFLING AUTHORITIES.
HE'S NOW IN MILITARY CUSTODY AT PEARL HARBOR WHILE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE HIS DISAPPEARANCE.
ABBIE BOUDREAU HAS THE LATEST ON THIS BIZARRE CASE
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THIS MORNING, THE U-S COASTGUARD IS TRYING TO UNRAVEL JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO
PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS RUSSELL MATTHEWS - WHO HAS SUDDENLY TURNED UP AFTER
VANISHING MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO. 9
SOT: COAST GUARD: They received a tip that he was at his wife's residence. They went and picked him up.
POLICE SAY WHEN HE MYSTERIOUSLY *RETURNED HOME* SUNDAY HE WAS INCOHERENT HIS
NEIGHBOR - SAYS SHE HEARD HIM SCREAMING FOR HIS FAMILY. 7
SOT: ESTHER POOR: we didnt even know he was hoome till we heard him demanding he wants to see his wife and children.
MATTHEWS IS A RESCUE SWIMMER, WORKING FOR THE COAST GUARD IN HAWAII. 4 IN
OCTOBER - HIS CAR WAS DISCOVERED IN THIS OAHU PARKING LOT BUT MATTHEWS WAS
NOWHERE TO BE FOUNDAT THE TIME, FRIENDS TOLD POLCIE HE WAS EMOTIONALLY
DISTRAUGHT 12
Nat: SEARCH TEAMS
A MASSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION - FROM THE AIR AND WATERTURNED UP NO
CLUESAND AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING, THE TRAIL WENT COLD. 8
SOT: COAST GUARD: Covered 10,000 square nautical miles, sea search as well.
AT THE TIME OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE - THE 36-YEAR-OLD WAS BEING INVESTIGATED
FOR POSSIBLE MARIJUANA USEWHICH COULD HAVE LED TO HIS TERMINATION. 8
MATTHEWS' *PERSONAL LIFE* HAD SUFFERED A MAJOR BLOW AS WELLHE WENT MISSING
ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER HIS WIFE, CLARA DIED FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HER HEAD,
THOUGH IT WAS RULED A SUICIDE.
THEN HE QUICKLY REMARRIED. 12
NAT: TBD NEIGHBOR - he seems like hes a good daddy/ he cares about his
family.
THIS MORNING - MATTHEWS IS CONSIDERED A FLIGHT RISKAND IS BEING HELD IN
MILITARY CONFINEMENTUNTIL THE COAST GUARD CAN SOLVE THIS MYSTERY
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ABBIE BOUDREAU REPORTING.
MATTHEWS HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED, BUT THE COAST GUARD SAYS HE WAS DEEMED
A FLIGHT RISK BECAUSE OF HIS UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS DISAPPEARANCE.
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A SOUTH FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER'S WIFE IS ARRESTED IN A PROSTITUTION RING.
DENISE MCCOY AND SARA MARIN WERE ARRESTED THIS WEEK.
STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAID THEY SPENT FIVE MONTHS LOOKING INTO "SARA'S ENTERTAINMENT" --
AN ESCORT SERVICE THEY SAY THE WOMEN OPERATED OUT OF TWO RENTED APARTMENTS IN BOCA RATON.
NEIGHBORS WERE SHOCKED TO HEAR THE ALLEGATIONS.
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i talked to her many many times. all i know is she worked with a girlfriend --cut to-- shes usually home by 11 o' clock
INVESTIGATORS SAID MORE ARRESTS COULD BE MADE.
MCCOY'S HUSBAND, SAMUEL MCCOY WAS REPORTEDLY SUSPENDED FOR LOOKING AT
PORNOGRAPHY ON HIS CITY-ISSUED COMPUTER BACK IN 2011.
SINCE HIS WIFE'S ARREST, HE'S BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
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DARING NEWLY RELEASED DASHCAM VIDEO SHOWS A DEPUTY GETTING DRAGGED BY A MOVING VEHICLE IN SEMINOLE COUNTY.
POLICE SAY A SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT ATTACKED THE DEPUTY WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO ARREST HIM.
HERE'S WHERE THINGS GET CRAZY.
WHEN THE DEPUTY TRIES TO PUT THE SUSPECT IN HANDCUFFS,
HE JUMPS IN HIS CAR AND STEPS ON THE GAS, DRAGGING THE DEPUTY ABOUT 20 FEET DOWN THE STREET.
POLICE SAY HE THEN DROVE TO HIS HOUSE, WHERE HE HID IN THE ATTIC.
HE WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE FELL THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE ATTIC.
THE DEPUTY WAS TREATED AND PUT BACK ON LIGHT DUTY.
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THE SHOCKING DEATH OF A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT REMAINS A MYSTERY.
IT HAPPENED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY NEAR TAMPA.
SIX YEAR OLD JOSE PINTO-ROSA WAS COMPLAINING THAT HE DIDN'T
FEEL WELL BEFORE COLLAPSING MINUTES LATER.
THE SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY CALLED 9-1-1.
THE CHILD WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
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"until the medical examiner does their job we are still going to have some unanswered questions. We don't know what happened exactly."
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL OBSERVATION
THAT MAY EXPLAIN THE BOY'S SUDDEN DEATH, BUT THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ENSURING PARENTS THERE'S NO INDICATION THE TRAGIC LOSS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH A CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS.
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A TAMPA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER IS SUSPENDED OVER CLAIMS THAT HER UNIQUE
LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON LEFT SOME OF HER STUDENTS INJURED.
"I don't have any reason to believe that she was trying to abuse kids, but the outcome was not a good one.
6TH GRADE TEACHER ANNA GARRETT IS KNOWN FOR EDGY IDEAS.
BUT PARENTS SAY SHE TOOK ONE LESSON TOO FAR.
WHEN GARRETT ASKED STUDENTS TO REVIEW THEIR SPELLING ERRORS ON PREVIOUS TESTS,
SHE ASKED THEM TO USE A PIECE OF SANDPAPER TO DRAW THE CORRECT SPELLING WITH THEIR FINGER.
AFTER TRACING ABOUT 125 WORDS -- IT TOOK OFF 11 YEAR OLD JOSH SOMER'S SKIN.
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"Then by the end of the time, my whole table was bleeding." 3
--CUT TO--
"She said it teaches us a lesson on texture and the five senses." / "Did you
learn a lesson on that?" / "No." / "What did you learn?" / "That rubbing
your finger on sandpaper hurts." 10
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BELIEVES THE 27 YEAR VETERAN TEACHER INTENDED THE SANDPAPER AS A CREATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 4 MONTHS THAT BURNS MIDDLE HAS DRAWN CRITICISM,
AFTER A TEACHER USED A OUIJA BOARD AS PROP.
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THE FLORIDA TEACHER WHO MADE HEADLINES AFTER PLEADING GUILTY
TO HAVING SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT IS BACK ON PROBATION.
DEBRA LAFAVE WAS SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST AND PROBATION,
BUT A JUDGE LET HER OFF EARLY IN 2011.
PROSECUTORS APPEALED THAT RULING, SAYING THE JUDGE DIDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY.
YESTERDAY, THE FORMER TAMPA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WAS PUT BACK ON PROBATION.
LAFAVE SPOKE TO THE MEDIA AFTER THE HEARING.
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"My mom was diagnosed with cancer for the second time, and I spent my year of probation, excuse me, off probation, taking care of her, and I was so fortunate that I was able to take her to chemo treatments and spend the nights with her when she needed me the most."
LAFAVE IS NOW A MARRIED MOTHER OF TWINS.
THE COURT ORDERED HER TO STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOLS AND ANY PLACE CHILDREN GATHER.
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FIGHTING CRIME WITH WATER?!
POLICE OFFICERS IN FT. LAUDERDALE HAVE ADDED A NEW WEAPON IN THEIR ARSENAL TO FIGHT CRIME --
IT'S CALLED SMARTWATER.
IT'S A FORENSICALLY ENCODED LIQUID THAT COMES IN A BOTTLE.
THE RESIDUE LASTS UP TO FIVE YEARS AND ONLY SHOWS UP UNDER A ULTRAVIOLET BLACK LIGHT.
POLICE CAN LIFT SAMPLES OF THE RESIDUE OFF A SUSPECT OR POSSIBLY STOLEN GOOD AND MATCH IT UP WITH THE RIGHT SMARTWATER OWNER.
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And we're gonna roll it out in Ft. Lauderdale and lets see how successful we're gonna be. And I'll tell ya how successful we're gonna be, extremely.
SMARTWATERS IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN ONE FT. LAUDERDALE NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF PILOT PROGRAM.
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CAN SUPER BOWL SUNDAY SURVIVE WITHOUT A SAVORY STAPLE?
WING-EATING FOOTBALL FANS MAY WANT TO FIND A NEW FOOD FOR THIS YEAR'S GAME.
RUMOR HAS IT THAT THERE IS AN IMPENDING CHICKEN WING SHORTAGE ACROSS THE NATION.
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COULD SEE -- A TOMATO SHORTAGE.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
FLORIDA TOMATO GROWERS WANT TO END AN AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO -- FOR IMPORTING FRESH TOMATOS.
FLORIDA GROWS MUCH OF THE NATION'S WINTER TOMATO CROP.
BUT IF IT ENDS PRICES COULD SOAR -- FROM TWO-FIFTY A POUND -- TO FIVE DOLLARS.
FLORIDA GROWERS SAY THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS MEXICO TO DUMP THEIR PRODUCT ON OUR MARKET. f Mexican tomatoes are forced to withdraw from the U.S. market, then prices for some hothouse tomatoes would double from $2.50 a pound to nearly $5 a pound.
Florida produces much of the nation's winter tomatoes.
Florida growers have complained that their Mexican counterparts have been taking advantage of the Tomato Suspension Agreement to "dump" their product in the U.S.
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WITH THE SUPER BOWL A WEEK FROM SUNDAY,
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MAKING THEIR PARTY MENUS FOR THE BIG GAME.
AND THERE'S A CRISIS LOOMING ABOUT A SUPER BOWL STAPLE-- CHICKEN WINGS.
WILL THERE BE ENOUGH?
WE TURN TO OUR WING-MAN DARREN ROVELL FOR THE ANSWERS.
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THE CHICKEN WING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME: A QUICK BITE OF DELICIOUS
FRIED GOODNESS DRENCHED IN SAUCES.
Nat KFC commercial: "Game Day Bucket go boom!"
And if ever there was a season of the wing THIS is it Super Bowl time.
GAME NAT
SOME wing fans ARE NOW reeling after word that demand for the humble little
wing has grown TOO BIG. Will THERE be ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US come next Sunday
or will some be crying FOUL?!
IN ORDER TO HAVE CHICKEN WINGS, WE OF COURSE NEED CHICKENS AND THE RUMORS
ARE FLYING THAT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO SATISFY OUR WING EATING
CULTURE.
SOT- DAVID HENKES, TECHNOMIC:. "the supply is limited by the number of
chickens and the demand for other chicken parts.I mean, suppliers aren't
creating demand for just the wings. They've got to find other things to do
with the chickens as well.
THE NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL SAYS 1.2 BILLION WINGS WILL BE EATEN ON SUPER
BOWL SUNDAY ALONE. Lay all those out end to end and you get a wing span
reaching from the Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park to the Baltimore Ravens
M&T Bank Stadium 27 times.
BUT NONE OF THE MAJOR CHAINS WE SPOKE TO said they're worried about RUNNING
OUT FOR THE BIG GAME.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT AT SOME POINT, WE WON'T BE GETTING THE SHORT END OF
THE "CHICK."
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After a beautiful afternoon yesterday, we'll continue with a very pleasant weather pattern for Friday and into the upcoming weekend.
You will certainly need the jackets once again this morning as temperatures have settled into the low 50s in town with middle 40s across our inland and northern cold spots. Our day will dawn bright and sunny and that ample sunshine will help to warm us up into the upper 70s by the afternoon hours. A developing seabreeze off the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters will keep beach and coastal locations a few degrees cooler with highs expected in the middle 70s.
Through the evening quiet conditions will stay in place and temperatures will fall into the 60s before slipping into the middle 50s first thing Saturday morning.
A couple of weak fronts will try to make their way toward Southwest Florida both today and Saturday, but before they do they will simply run out of steam and not have any effect on our weather. This means our rain free pattern continues all the way into the weekend with no significant cool downs in sight. In fact, over the next few days we'll add a degree or two to the afternoon temperatures with 80° readings in the forecast as early as Sunday. Overnight temperatures will cool into the upper 50s to low 60s through early next week
By mid week humidity will be on the rise in advance of another cold front, which could bring a few showers to the area by the time we get to Thursday.
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.
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DAREDEVIL NIK WALLENDA HAS A NEW STUNT IN THE WORKS,
THIS TIME, OVER DOWNTOWN SARASOTA.
THE LAST TIME A LOT OF US SAW HIM, HE WAS WALKING ON A WIRE ACROSS NIAGARA FALLS.
THE INTERNATIONAL STUNT YEARS IN THE MAKING MADE WALLENDA AND HIS FAMOUS NAME, EVEN MORE FAMOUS.
NOW HE'S BACK HOME IN SARASOTA, PREPARING FOR A THREE WEEK RUN WITH CIRCUS SARASOTA -- AND HIS HIGH WIRE PERFORMANCE PLANNED FORTUESDAY.
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"about two weeks ago I was going to dinner with my wife out on St. Armands Circle and I said you know I want to do something for the city i'm here for three weeks let me see if I can make it happen."
WALLENDA PLANS TO WALK A WIRE FROM A CRANE NEAR THE CITY'S LANDMARK UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER STATUE, ACROSS THE STREET TO MARINA TOWER, LANDING ON SOMEONE'S BALCONY.
IT'S PLANNED FOR TUESDAY AT 10:30 AM.
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LANCE TURNS DOWN A CHANCE TO DANCE.
AND DESPITE A 60-YEAR AGE GAP, LADY GAGA AND TONY BENNETT WILL MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER.
HERE'S MORE IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE.
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REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--
DON'T EXPECT LANCE ARMSTRONG TO TWO-STEP BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT ANYTIME SOON.
A-B-C REPORTEDLY OFFERED THE CYCLIST A CHANCE TO COMPETE ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" BEFORE HE OPENED UP ABOUT USING PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES.
BUT, ARMSTRONG TURNED DOWN THE OFFER, ACCORDING TO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
POP STAR, LADY GAGA IS - ONCE AGAIN - TEAMING UP WITH MUSIC LEGEND, TONY BENNETT.
THE UNLIKELY PAIR IS SET TO COLLABORATE ON A NEW ALBUM.
GAGA CONFIRMED THE NEWS ON HER TWITTER ACCOUNT WEDNESDAY. JUST ONE DAY AFTER THE TWO PERFORMED AT AN INAUGURAL BALL.
26-YEAR-OLD GAGA AND 86-YEAR-OLD BENNETT WORKED TOGETHER BACK IN 20-11, WHEN THEY RECORDED "THE LADY IS A TRAMP."
AU REVOIR!. ACTRESS, NATALIE PORTMAN WILL SOON PACK HER BAGS AND MOVE TO PARIS, ACCORDING TO US WEEKLY.
THAT'S BECAUSE PORTMAN'S HUSBAND, BENJAMIN MILLEPIED WAS RECENTLY NAMED DIRECTOR OF DANCE AT THE PARIS OPERA BALLET.
PORTMAN AND MILLEPIED CURRENTLY LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD.
THE TWO MET ON THE SET OF "BLACK SWAN" IN 2009.
THEY HAVE ONE SON.
FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ.
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HOLLYWOOD IS BUZZING OVER WHO WILL DIRECT THE NEXT EPISODE OF STAR WARS.
ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS, J.J. ABRAMS WILL DIRECT THE STAR WARS FILM EPISODE 7.
THE MOVIE IS DUE OUT IN 2015.
THE EMMY-AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR HAS ALSO HELPED BEHIND THE SCENES FOR THE REBOOT OF "STAR TREK."
"STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS," IS SET TO HIT THEATERS MAY 17-TH.
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SPEAKING OF MOVIES --
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEWLY RELEASED FILMS IN THEATERS NOW.
FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS GET POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN
"HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS."
JEREMY RENNER AND GEMMA ARTERTON TURN THEIR CHILDHOOD ORDEAL INTO BLOOD LUST --
HUNTING ANYTHING THAT CASTS A SPELL.
"MOVIE 43" IS MADE TO ENTERTAIN, SHOCK.AND EVEN OFFEND.
THE FILM FEATURES SO MANY BIG-NAME STARS YOU WONDER IF THERE WERE BLACKMAIL PHOTOS.
JASON STATHAM STARS AS A MODERN-DAY ROBBIN HOOD IN "PARKER."
HE PLAYS A SMOOTH CRIMINAL WHO GETS DOUBLE-CROSSED LOOKING TO EVEN THE SCORE.
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WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FIGHT WITH DRUG ADDICTION WILL BE DETAILED IN A NEW BOOK.
THE SINGER'S MOTHER IS DOCUMENTING HER FAMOUS DAUGHTER IN HER NEW MEMOIR TITLED "REMEMBERING WHITNEY."
IN THE BOOK, CISSY HOUSTON QUESTIONS WHETHER SHE COULD HAVE SAVED HER CHILD.
CISSY IS EXPECTED TO SIT DOWN WITH OPRAH WINFREY NEXT WEEK, FOR HER FIRST IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW SINCE WHITNEY'S DEATH.
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A MODERN DAY GOLD RUSH!
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE DESOLATE TOWN THAT HAS SUDDENLY BECOME A HOT DESTINATION --
ATTRACTING GOLD CHASERS UNDER THE SEA.
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A MODERN GOLD RUSH MAY BE RIGHT RIGHT BENEATH YOU -- IN THE OCEAN.
SO, HOW DO YOU GET IT?
DIVE WITH THE ADVENTURERS OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA.
BILL WEIR HAS THE DETAILS.
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NATS
If you happen to be off the coast of northern Alaska and hear the sound of
opera floating across the water, it could one of be two things.
Cold-induced hallucinations.or Emily Reidel.
NATS
Until she can make it on stages of Europe, she makes ends meet on the Bering
Sea.and diving to the bottom with a ten inch suction hose. Let other
girls wait tables.Emily's chasing gold.
E: I would much rather dive in freezing water than waitress.
She is part of the modern rush of drifters and dreamers, drawn here by
ancient geology and the modern economy. Ages ago glaciers smeared gold
across this land, and when the recession hit, prices topped $1800 an ounce.
S: It's about a half an ounce
BW: But that's still
S: A thousand bucks worth
BW: A thousand bucks right there
The Pomeranke family borrowed hundreds of thousands to build a backhoe on a
barge they call the Christine Rose. But Emily and the crew of The Edge make
do with a plywood deck and junkyard pump, much to their own peril.
NATS
E: I think the most afraid I've ever been- I've had a couple of experiences
this summer that really made me question diving.
And yet they dive onproviding rich plot lines for the Discovery Channel's "
Bering Sea Gold." That show has turned this desolate place-into a suddenly
hot destination.
BW: What do you say to the person watching this says I've got plywood, I've
got an old pump , I'm going to go do it.
Z: By all means but just accept that it's gonna mean spending a lot of
winters in Nome broke
But when word spreads of a 20, 30 or 50 thousand dollar day, those warnings
lose weight. Because nothing fights the cold like gold fever.
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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW.
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NEXT AT NOON - WHO IS BREAKING INTO BEACH-FRONT PROPERTIES ON SANIBEL?
IF YOU CAN HELP POLICE CATCH THE BURGLARS - YOU COULD GET THOUSANDS OF REWARD MONEY!
NBC2 WITH A LIVE REPORT.
BRAND NEW AT NOON - A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER - ON THE RUN - IS BACK IN JAIL FOR OTHER CRIMES.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF CRIME STOPPERS 10 MOST WANTED.
AND JUSTICE FOR THE DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL - COMES UP ONE VOTE SHY.
THE LATEST ON THE DEADLOCKED JURY IN THE RILYA WILSON CASE OUT OF MIAMI.
PLUS -
SOT SUSIE SMITH / MOTHER
.All of a sudden she was on the floor. / My 3 year old said "it's in
her head!" "the pencil is in her head!"
A TODDLER FELL ON A PENCIL - INJURING HER BRAIN.
DOCTORS CALL HER INCREDIBLE OUTCOME, A MEDICAL MIRACLE.
PLUS - ON THE HUNT FOR REALLY BIG SNAKES.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE PYTHON CHALLENGE HAPPENING WRITE NOW IN EVERGLADES.
AND EVER WISHED YOUR CAR COULD FLY?
NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL CHECK OUT THE "SKYCAR!"
ALL THIS - PLUS FUGITIVE FRIDAY AND YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER.
THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
fugitive friday
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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