HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

BRINGING SOME CLOSURE TO A DEVASTATING CAR CRASH.

A HEARTBROKEN FATHER GETS READY TO LAY HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS TO REST.

A BANK FIGHTS BACK.

AFTER LIVING IN A MILLION DOLLAR MANSION LEGALLY WITHOUT PAYING A DIME-

ONE MAN'S LUCK MAY SOON RUN OUT.

CLEANING UP IN THE CAPE.

NEW THIS MORNING,

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HL2) BANK TO EVICT SQUATTER-VIDBOX

HL3) CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-VIDBOX

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US!

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M LAUREN DISPIRITO.

OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO N-B-C 2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

AND I'M LAUREN DISPIRITO.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 26-TH

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

TODAY'S WEATHER-WX CENTER

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DOUGLAS FUNERAL-SS VO

FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL PAY THEIR FINAL RESPECTS TODAY TO A MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE KILLED IN CAR CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

THE VISITATION FOR CECELIA, MADISON, AND RYLEE DOUGLAS STARTS AT NOON.

THE FUNERAL IS AFTERWARDS AT 2 O'CLOCK IN MOUNT DORA.THAT'S NEAR ORLANDO.

THE SERVICES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

CECILA'S HUSBAND, NATHAN DOUGLAS WORKS AS A FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION OFFICER AND REGULARLY PATROLS ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

HE WAS OFF DUTY MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED.

NBC 2 WILL BE AT THE FUNERAL.

COMEDY CLUB FIRE-TRX-VOTOPS-BNR

NEW THIS MORNING--

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IGNITED THIS BLAZE AT A COMEDY CLUB IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE FIRE ERUPTED LAST NIGHT AT THE ORIGINAL PEPPERBELLYS COMEDY CLUB IN FAIRFIELD.

CREWS HAD TO FIGHT THE BLAZE FROM OUTSIDE FOR FEAR THE TWO-STORY BUILDING WOULD COLLAPSE.

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING FLAMES SOME 40 FEET HIGH.

TOSS TO LEIGH-TRX

NEW RIGHT NOW

A FAMILY'S FENCE IS VANDALIZED WITH GRAFFITI IN CAPE CORAL.

THIS MORNING - THE COMMUNTY IS COMING TOGETHER TO HELP CLEAN IT UP.

CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-REM LIVE

CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-LIVE

CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-SOT

CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-REM LIVE

MANTI TE'O HOAXSTER INTERVIEW-VO

THE MAN BEHIND THE INTERNET HOAX THAT FOOLED THE NATION IS READY TO OPEN UP ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

RONAIAH TUIASOSOPO WILL GIVE HIS FIRST ON CAMERA INTERVIEW TO DOCTOR PHIL.

HE'S ACCUSED OF CREATING THE ONLINE GIRLFRIEND THAT NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STAR MANTI TE'O FELL FOR WITHOUT EVER MEETING FACE-TO-FACE.

THE INTERVIEW IS SET TO TAPE ON THURSDAY,

BUT AN AIRDATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.

GUN CONTROL MARCH-ONCAM

THIS MORNING,

RESIDENTS FROM NEWTOWN, CONNETICUT ARE DEMANDING GUN CONTROL-- BY JOINING A MARCH IN WASHINGTON.

THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE RALLY AT THE NATIONAL MALL.

THEY WILL MARCH TOWARD THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT FOR A RALLY PLANNED ON THE MONUMENT

JUCTICE DEPT HACKERS-VO

NEW AT NINE --

THE ONLINE HACKING GROUP "ANONYMOUS" SAYS IT IS DECLARING WAR ON THE U-S GOVERNMENT AFTER HACKING THE FEDERAL SENTENCING COMMISSION'S WEBSITE OVERNIGHT.

THE GROUP IS DEMANDING THE U-S REFORM ITS JUSTICE SYSTEM.

ANONYMOUS IS BELIEVED TO BE A COLLECTIVE OF SO-CALLED "HACKTIVISTS" WHO OPPOSE ATTEMPTS TO LIMIT INTERNET FREEDOMS.

NPD OFFICER INVESTIGATED-2SHOT

A NAPLES POLICE OFFICER IS IN THE HOT SEAT, AGAIN.AFTER HE ALLEGEDY LET A D-U-I SUSPECT OFF THE HOOK.

WE'VE LEARNED THE OFFICER WHO CONDUCTED THAT STOP KNEW THE DRIVER --

AND LET HER GO --

THAT WAS IN MAY.

THEN THIS WEEK --HE HIT A PEDESTRIAN WITH HIS PATROL CAR.

IT'S THE 4TH TIME HE'S BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR IMPROPER CONDUCT.

WE ASKED THE POLICE CHIEF WHY HE STILL WEARS A UNIFORM.

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Naples police department dash cam video shows a woman doing a field sobriety test last May after she drove the wrong way on 5th avenue.

She hit a pedestrian and two cars.

The officer conducting the test is 15 year veteran ryan schickfus.

According to an internal investigation obtained by NBC 2, witnesses on the scene say they saw the woman stumbling out of a bar and into her car before the accident. The investigation also found that based on witness testimony and this video-- officer shickfus had probable cause to arrest the woman for DUI-- but he let her off the hook because they used to work together.

Schickfus in dash cam video:

"58:09 you're not gona go to jail tonight, I know you, you seem to be talking fine, I can smell the alcohol on you 16. 32 you think you're ok to drive home? Yes. You sure?"

Chief tom weschler, naples police department:

"11:24 allowing that to take place in that incident was definitely a public safety risk. 9:00 in my opinion it was a lack of judgment, poor judgment."

Schickfus was suspended in November without pay for 10 days and removed from the night dui detail. He's now working patrols on the day shift.

While working this past monday-- officer schickfus hit a pedestrian with his patrol car while turning onto us 41. A collier county sheriffs office investigation found him at fault. He's now the focus of yet another internal investigation.

Chief: 10:46 we take this very seriously

Back in 2006 officer schifkus was given a three day suspension for unprofessional behavior after he mouthed off to a teenager he pulled over, laughing at him and towing his car-- even though the teenager passed his dui test.

That same year he was investigated for putting pedestrians at risk as he sped down busy fifth avenue to pull someone over.

We asked the Naples police chief why he hasn't fired Schifkus.

CHURCH FRAUD ARREST-SS-VO

PETER BUSCH REPORTING.

DETECTIVES SAY A WOMAN TRICKED AN ENTIRE CHURCH INTO BELIEVING HER SONS DIED IN THE MILITARY AND THEN ACCEPTED DONATIONS FROM THE CONGREGATION.

SHIRLEY DUNCAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER INVESTIGATORS PROVED HER CHILDREN DIDN'T DIE AT ALL.

DUNCAN COLLECTED MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE AT THE CHURCH.

THEY EVEN HELD A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HER FOUR SONS.

AFTERWARD, A PARISHIONER REALIZED THE GENERAL WHO SIGNED THE DEATH CERTIFICATE DIED 50 YEARS AGO.

CHURCH FRAUD ARREST-SOTVO

April Hellinger, Community Life Center

"I received a phone call from Nick and we had a conversation and he confirmed saying yes I am Alive"

DETECTIVES SAY DUNCAN ONLY HAS TWO SONS.

AND ONLY ONE OF THEM IS IN THE MILITARY.

HE CALLED AUTHORITIES ON HIS MOM.

ATM SKIMMER-SS

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS URGING PORT CHARLOTTE RESIDENTS--

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS AND THEIR BANK STATEMENTS.

ATM SKIMMER-SOTVO

5704 "It's scary because now you know they did it here and they're in the neighborhood, that means they can do it on my other machines."

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ECONOMIC CRIMES UNIT IS ALSO WORKING WITH NORTH PORT POLICE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE DUO COULD BE CONNECTED TO A SIMILAR SCAM IN SARASOTA COUNTY.

BANK FILES TO EVICT SQUATTER-VO WIPE

IT'S BEEN QUITE A TALKER.

A 23 YEAR OLD LIVING IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSION WITHOUT PAYING A DIME FOR IT.

BUT NOW,

A SQUATTER'S PLAN TO TAKE OVER A 2-AND-HALF-MILLION DOLLAR, WATERFRONT SOUTH FLORIDA HOMEMAY HAVE BEEN FOILED.

ANDRE BARBOSA WAS CLAIMING THE HOUSE AS HIS, CITING THE LITTLE KNOWN "ADVERSE POSSESSION" LAW.

BANK FILES TO EVICT SQUATTER-SOTVO

I have the theory that this kid is working for somebody else. He's just the warm body that has to occupy the house to make it legal. Because I don't know how he would have found this law that most of us have never heard of.

AFTER NEIGHBOR OUTRAGE LED TO INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE,

THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE, BANK OF AMERICA, HAS FIRED BACK. FILING A LAWSUIT TO FORCE BARBOSA OUT.

BANK OF AMERICA SAYS THAT BARBOSA IS A SQUATTER IN WRONGFUL POSSESSION OF THE HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION OR CONSENT.

BAYFRONT PARKING FEE-VO

A POPULAR EVENT IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES WON'T BE FREE ANYMORE.

BAYFRONT'S ROCKIN' BY THE BAY SERIES WILL NOW CHARGE FIVE DOLLARS FOR PARKING.

MONEY COLLECTED WILL BE USED TO COVER COSTS SUCH AS STAFFING POLICE AND PARAMEDICS.

THE CONCERT SERIES HAS BEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE, AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE.

LAST WEEK, THE CITY APPROVED A NEW PERMIT FOR THE EVENT.

NAPLES BIKE RACE ROAD CLOSURES-SS

IF YOU'RE IN COLLIER COUNTY EXPECT SOME TRAFFIC DELAYS THIS WEEKEND.

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL CANCER ALLIANCE OF NAPLES BIKE BRUNCH IS SUNDAY.

THE RIDE WILL BEGIN AT LOWDERMILK PARK IN NAPLES.

THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT DISTANCE RIDES.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH FSS-VIDBOX

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

PARTY FOR PINK!

AT EDISON MALL - SUSAN G. KOMEN IS KICKS OFF THE RACE FOR THE CURE WITH A PINK PARTY.

NETWORK, LEARN FUNDRAISING TIPS AND REGISTER TO RUN OR WALK IN THE RACE FOR THE CURE ON MARCH 9TH.

THERE ARE EVENTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

AND THE BEST PART - IT'S FREE.

BEERFEST RETURNS TONIGHT TO HAMMOND STADIUM IN FORT MYERS.

YOU CAN SAMPLE MORE THAN 60 CRAFT BEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

TICKETS ARE 25 DOLLARS IN ADVANCE OR 30 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.

GATES OPEN AT 6 O'CLOCK.

SAMPLING ENDS AT 9.

DESIGNATED DRIVERS PAY JUST 10 DOLLARS AND RECEIVE UNLIMITED WATER AND SODA.

YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 21 TO GET IN.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

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TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

AFTER RAISING MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP A CHARLOTTE COUNTY WOMAN,

PEOPLE WHO DONATED TO HER ARE FINDING OUT HER STORY WAS A LIE.

THE HEARTBREAKING LIES SHE TOLD--

AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR WHO TURNED HER IN.

PLUS--

he probably enjoyed the hug from lebron more than the money!

A BASKETBALL GAME ONE FAN WON'T FORGET!

SEE WHAT LEAD UP TO THIS CELEBATORY SURPRISE BEFORE HE WAS

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FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

A picture perfect weekend is in the works as the sun keeps shining on Southwest Florida and temperatures continue to warm up.

We'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine through our weekend with daytime highs closing in on 80° Saturday and then breaking into the low 80s Sunday.

Overnight and early morning temperatures will still be a little cool with morning lows Sunday dropping into the mid to low 50s once again. Humidity levels will also be quite comfortable both Saturday and Sunday, and winds will be fairly light out of the north and east from 5-10 mph.

With the air being so dry, rain prospects will stay very slim through the weekend and into the first half of next week.

For the boaters and beach goers, conditions on the waters will be very nice; winds will be out of the northwest at 10 knots, and seas will only get up to 2 feet. Inland waters should also be fairly smooth.

As we head into next week, a south wind will bring in more warmth and increasing humidity. Daytime highs will exceed 80° from Monday through Wednesday, and in fact, we'll even hit the mid 80s by Wednesday afternoon!

The next cold front will come sweeping through Southwest Florida early Thursday, and there appears to be enough moisture and energy with this system to bring us some scattered rain followed by another stretch of cooler weather by the end of the week.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

HEALTHCAST OPEN-CLIP

NOROVIRUS SPREADS-VO

THERE'S A NEW STRAIN OF NOROVIRUS SPREADING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE U-S.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL--

SAYS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER--

MORE THAN *HALF* OF THE NOROVIRUS OUTBREAKS--

WERE CAUSED BY THE "NEW" STRAIN.

CASES USUALLY PEAK IN JANUARY.

NOROVIRUS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF STOMACH ILLNESS--

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

IN JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY, MUCH OF THE ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY--

NEW MATERIALS AND IMPLANTS.

BUT A NEW TECHNIQUE IS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE FOR MANY PEOPLE UNDERGOING A HIP REPLACEMENT.

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NAT OPEN

JOINT DEMO- HIP

:06 This is your original joint where you've worn down the cartilage and worn down the socket.

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A HIP REPLACEMENT HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH.

DR. ED HUMBERT/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

JOINT DEMO- HIP

:06 Hip replacement is removing the damaged cartilage and bone.

BUT IN RECENT YEARS MORE AND MORE DOCTORS ARE TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

DR. ED HUMBERT/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

1:23 Hip replacement is the one procedure in orthopedics that the approach can vary based on the surgeon you choose. 1:23 You can come through the posterior buttock region or you can come from the direct front of the hip joint or you can come in through the side of the hip joint.

THE MOST COMMON WAY IS TO ACCESS THE JOINT IS THROUGH THE BACKSIDE, WHICH COMES WITH SOME RESISTANCE.

DR. ED HUMBERT/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

01:49 The posterior approach does go through the biggest muscle in the body which is the gluteus maximus muscle. So you split that muscle, you have to actually remove some of the short external rotator muscles of the hip joint and hip capsule to get to the hip.

JENNIFER INSKEEP LABORED OVER THE IDEA OF A HIP REPLACEMENT FOR YEARS.

JENNIFER INSKEEP/ANTERIOR HIP PATIENT

RUNS:

2:45 I'm an active person and I was very tired of hurting every time I did something.

THE NEWER, ANTERIOR OR FRONTAL APPROACH HELPED CHANGE HER MIND.

JENNIFER INSKEEP/ANTERIOR HIP PATIENT

RUNS:

10:19 This procedure is easier, shorter healing time because they don't cut the buttocks muscle. That's one less thing that has to heal.

DR. ED HUMBERT/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

3:33 You literally don't move any muscles or tendons off the bone. So you're basically separating and pushing the muscles apart as opposed to cutting them and splitting them. That procedure done correctly is a dramatic improvement as far as pain control and recovery times.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

A primary concern with hip replacement are dislocations- which are more common if the muscles have been cut. Using the anterior approach, or going through the front of the body, cuts down on that complication.

DR. ED HUMBERT/ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

RUNS:

8:51: Right, you maintain the soft tissue, you maintain the hip capsule and the short external rotator muscles, which are very protective.

THE CHANGE IN ATTITUDE SAT WELL WITH JENNIFER.

JENNIFER INSKEEP/ANTERIOR HIP PATIENT

RUNS:

7:22 I was on a horse five weeks after surgery.

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HEAT FAN HALF COURT SHOT-OC-SOT-VO

THANKS BRIAN.

A FAN MAKES AN INCREDIBLE SHOT FROM HALF COURT DURING LAST NIGHT'S MIAMI HEAT GAME.

NOT ONLY DID HE HIT THE BASKET FROM 47 FEET --

HE ALSO GOT QUITE A SURPRISE FROM N-B-A SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES.

with a half court hooker. he probably enjoyed the hug from lebron more than the money.OC: greatest hug heat town

MICHAEL DRYSCH, A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN FROM ILLINOIS, WON THE CHANCE TO SINK A BASKET AS PART OF A CONTEST SPONSORED BY JAMES' FOUNDATION.

MICHAEL WON HIMSELF 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SHOT.

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

AFTER THE BREAK--

MAJOR CHANGES THAT PUT DISABLED STUDENT ATHLETES ON THE PLAYING FIELD--

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DISABLED ATHLETICS-2SHOT

A GAME CHANGER FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE'VE ALL BEEN INSPIRED BY AMAZING PLAYS FROM YOUNG ATHLETES OVERCOMING PERSONAL ODDS.

THE GOVERNMENT NOW WANTS ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO ATHLETICS--

ITS A MOVE THAT COULD HELP DISABLED STUDENTS, THE SAME WAY TITLE 9 REVOLUTIONIZED WOMEN'S SPORTS.

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SCRIPT:

"TITLE 9" ADVANCED EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SPORTS 40

YEARS AGO. MORE WOMEN STARTED PLAYING SCHOOL SPORTS.THIS LATEST

DECISION.IS A SIMILAR MOVE.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME EIGHTH GRADER OWEN GROESSER MOVED OFF THE

BENCH AND ONTO THE COURT.

"Let's go Owen let's go Owen"

AND THEN HE DID THIS

NOT ONCE.BUT TWICE.

SCORING TWO THREE POINT SHOTS DURING A BASKETBALL GAME FOR HIS MICHIGAN

MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OWEN HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

ON FRIDAY THE U-S DEPT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

MUST GIVE kids like owen and other STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AN EQUAL

CHANCE TO PLAY IN SCHOOL SPORTS.

" Once a child has more opportunity, then you are going to have more kids

participating. once they see their friends with disabilities participating,

they are going

to want to participate. 1/8Duration:0:10 3/8

BUT CRITICS CLAIM LIKE TITLE NINE, CREATING MORE SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED

WILL REQUIRE MORE MONEY.JEOPORDIZING FUNDING FOR OTHER GAMES scholastic

and athletic programs.

ON HIS BLOG EDUCATION SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN WROTE:

".they don't have to do anything that would provide a student

with a disability an unfair competitive advantage. But they do need missing

a word here make reasonable modifications."

AS FOR OWEN-- HIS CHANCE ON THE COURT.LANDED HIM E-S-P-N FAME

HE ALSO RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, HIS SUCCESS ON THE COURT HAS GIVEN HIM MORE CONFIDENCE OFF

THE COURT.

IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR IF THESE NEW GUIDELINES WILL EXTEND TO COLLEGE AND

UNIVERSITY SPORTS PROGRAMS.

IF A SCHOOL CAN'T ACCOMODATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THEY HAVE TO OFFER

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

REENA NINAN WITH THAT REPORT.

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

A WEB OF LIES COMES BACK TO HAUNT A NORTH PORT WOMAN --

THE INCREDIBLE DECEPTION THAT MADE HER OWN SON TURN HER IN.

A STANDOFF WITH SWAT MEMBERS TAKES ON NEW HEIGHTS.

WHY THIS MAN KEPT A NEIGHBORHOOD AT BAY FOR HOURS -- FROM A ROOFTOP.

THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR TOMATOES COULD DOUBLE--

THAT IS, IF A TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO ENDS.

HL) ARMY DEATH FRAUD-VIDBOX

HL2) ROOF STANDOFF-VIDBOX

HL3) TOMATO WARS-VIDBOX

MAIN OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 2-2 SHOT

GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M LAUREN DISPIRTO

AND I'M JOE ROETZ.

WE'LL GET A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST JASON DUNNING JOINS US WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

A picture perfect weekend is in the works as the sun keeps shining on Southwest Florida and temperatures continue to warm up.

We'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine through our weekend with daytime highs closing in on 80° Saturday and then breaking into the low 80s Sunday.

Overnight and early morning temperatures will still be a little cool with morning lows Sunday dropping into the mid to low 50s once again. Humidity levels will also be quite comfortable both Saturday and Sunday, and winds will be fairly light out of the north and east from 5-10 mph.

With the air being so dry, rain prospects will stay very slim through the weekend and into the first half of next week.

For the boaters and beach goers, conditions on the waters will be very nice; winds will be out of the northwest at 10 knots, and seas will only get up to 2 feet. Inland waters should also be fairly smooth.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

ARMY FRAUD DEATH ARREST-SS

A NORTH PORT WOMAN IS IN BIG TROUBLE AFTER HER HEARTWRENCHING STORY DIDN'T QUITE ADD UP.

SHIRLEY DUNCAN WAS TURNED IN BY HER OWN SON.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE DEFRAUDED A CHARLOTTE COUNTY CHURCH AFTER

SHE CLAIMED HER FOUR SONS WERE KILLED AT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

ARMY FRAUD DEATH ARREST-PKG

April Hellinger, Community Life Center

"for a mom who lost a son she had every emotion there was nothing that even made you doubt."

SHIRLEY DUNCAN BROKE DOWN IN TEARS HER FIRST SUNDAY AT COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER.

SHE TOLD THE PASTOR HER THIRD SON JUST DIED IN THE MILITARY OVERSEAS.

THE CHURCH EMBRACED HER, TAKING HER IN LIKE THEY WOULD ANY OTHER PERSON.

THEY PAID FOR HER ELECTRIC BILL, GAVE HER FURNITURE AND OTHER NECESSITIES.

Anna Soloduk, Community Life Church

"she totally seemed distraught"

SO DISTRAUGHT, CHIRCH MEMBERS HELD A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HER CHILDREN.

THE NEXT DAY, PARISHONERS CONFIRMED IT WAS ALL A LIE AFTER REALIZING THE GENERAL WHO SIGNED THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH HAS BEEN DEAD HIMSELF FOR 50 YEARS.

PARISHONERS TRACKED DOWN ONE OF THE SONS.

April Hellinger, Community Life Center"I received a phone call from Nik and we had a conversation and he confirmed saying yes I am Alive"

DUNCAN NEVER CAME BACK TO THE CHURCH, HER SON TURNED HER IN AND DEPUTIES ARRESTED HER YESTERDAY.

Sheriff bill Prummell, CharCo

ARMY FRAUD DEATH ARREST-ONCAM

DUNCAN RECEIVED MORE THAN 1000 DOLLARS IN HELP AND DONATIONS.

SHE'S CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD.

CAIRO PROTESTORS-NATS-VO

UNREST CONTINUES IN EGYPT'S CAPITAL AFTER THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY'S REVOLUTION.

NATS 4 SECS

TODAY PROTESTERS THREW ROCKS OVER A WALL IN THE CAPITAL, AND TEAR GAS CANISTERS WERE FIRED INTO THE STREETS.

EGYPTIANS ARE POLITICALLY DIVIDED AS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN ISLAMISTS AND THEIR OPPONENTS PLAYS OUT AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A WORSENING ECONOMY.

CLINTON OBAMA INTERVIEW-ONCAM

IT'S THE POLITICAL POWER COUPLE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNIMAGINABLE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON. IN THEIR FIRST SIDE-BY-SIDE INTERVIEW.

THESE TWO LOCKED HORNS REPEATEDLY IN 2008.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR 2016?

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SCRIPT:

nats- it has been a great collaboration

IT IS A FIRST. THE FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS AGREED TO A DUAL

INTERVIEW WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN HIS WIFE. he tells cbs' 60 minutes WHY

SOT: 60

I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you, because I think

Hillary will go down as one of the finest secretaries of state we've had

NATS:

screech sound

WOW. WHAT FOUR YEARS. AND RIVALS BECOMING PARTNERS CAN DO TO A

RELATIONSHIP.

SOT:

"wait a minute. wait a minute"

REMEMBER THIS IN 2008. OBAMA AND CLINTON AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS.

SHE WITH EXPERIENCE. THE ANNOINTED CANDIDATE.

SOT:

Clinton

"I was fighting against those ideaswhen you were practicing law and

representing your contributor revco and his slum landlord business in inner

city Chicago. Non.no.no.no."

HE. THE UPSTART COMMUNITY ORGANZIER.THAT HIT BACK.

SOT:

Obama

"what you just repeated here was patently Ronald Reagan.cross talkc rosstalk

."

ALL THAT SEEMS A DISTANT MEMORY.

SOT: 60

Obama

I want the country to appreciate what an extraordinary role she's played

during the course of my administration.

Clinton

A few years ago it would have been seen as improbable because we had that

very long, hard primary campaign.

SOT:

"I don't think I'm that bad.you're likeable enough"

FOR THE RIVALS.IT CAME DOWN TO SERVICE.

SOT: 60

Clinton

President Obama asked me to be secretary of state and I said yes. And why

CLINTON OBAMA INTERVIEW-ONCAM

DAVID KERLEY REPORTING.

YOU SAW THE SECRETARY WEARING HER GLASSES.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS SHE IS WEARING A SPECIAL LENS, TO PREVENT DOUBLE VISION.

THAT'S A SIDE EFFECT FOLLOWING HER CONCUSSION,

BURT REYNOLDS IN HOSPITAL-VO

ACTOR BURT REYNOLDS IS REPORTEDLY HOSPITALIZED WITH A BAD CASE OF THE FLU.

REYNOLDS WAS REPORTEDLY ADMITTED INTO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BECAUSE HE WAS SEVERELY DEHYDRATED.

THE 76-YEAR-OLD IS HOSPITALIZED IN FLORIDA, WHERE HE LIVES. THOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION IS NOT BEING RELEASED.

ROOF STANDOFF-VO WIPE

A PURSUIT IN LOS ANGELES ENDS UP WITH A SHIRTLESS MAN ON THE ROOF OF A HOME--

PERCHED ON A CHIMNEY-TOP!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE DRAMATIC SCENE.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAN-- IDENTIFIED AS MICHAEL VARGAS-- STANDING ON A NARROW CHIMNEY

HIGH ABOVE A HOME.

BELOW HIM: A STREET FULL OF SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES AND CROWDS OF SPECTATORS.

IT TOOK NEARLY THREE HOURS FOR HIM TO FINALLY CALL IT QUITS AND CLIMB DOWN.

ROOF STANDOFF-SOTVO

NAME: Cruz Frias/Suspect's Mom

COLOR: YELLOW

INCUE: I was worried he would fall or they would shoot him.

OUT:. i just didn't want my son getting hurt by the police.

DURATION:09

GIRL ESCAPES KIDNAPPER W FACEBOOK-VO WIPE

A QUICK THINKING TEEN USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO ESCAPE HER ALLEGED KIDNAPPER.

THE 16 YEAR OLD IS COMING FORWARD AND SHARING HER STORY.

ON TUESDAY SHE SAYS SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN DAVID CALDERON, PULLED HER IN HIS CAR.

FOR TWO DAYS SHE SAYS HE KEPT HER HERE--

WHERE HE THREATENED HER, DEALT DRUGS AND TOOK HER ON DRUG RUNS.

AT ONE POINT SHE SAYS SHE WAS ABLE TO SNEAK TO HIS COMPUTER AND FACEBOOK HER MOM--

GIRL ESCAPES KIDNAPPER W FACEBOOK-SOT VO

He was really really creepy, saying he wanted to be with me forever and make me his queen.

PENN STATE LATEST-VO

A SETTLEMENT COULD SOON BE REACHED AGAINST PENN STATE--FOLLOWING THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX SCANDAL.

OFFICIALS SAY, THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN TALKS WITH 28 CLAIMANTS.

THAT'S 18 MORE THAN WERE PRESENTED IN EVIDENCE AT THE TRIAL.

THEY HOPE TO SEE SOME RESOLUTION WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS.

A JURY FOUND SANDUSKY GUILTY LAST JUNE OF 45 COUNTS DURING HIS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TRIAL.

ARMSTRONG LATEST-VO

LANCE ARMSTRONG'S ATTORNEY HAS TOLD THE U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY --

HIS CLIENT COOPERATE WILL COOPERATE WITH EFFORTS TO CLEAN-UP CYCLING.

U-S A-D-A WANTS ARMSTRONG TO TESTIFY UNDER OATH, ON FEBRUARY SIXTH.

BUT --

THE CYCLIST'S ATTORNEY SAYS ARMSTRONG CAN'T MEET THAT SCHEDULE.

LAST WEEK, ARMSTRONG ADMITTED TO TAKING PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE SEVEN TIMES.

PETER ROBBINS APOLOGY-VO WIPE

THE FORMER CHILD VOICE ACTOR BEHIND CHARLIE BROWN IS SPEAKING AFTER

HIS ARREST FOR FELONY CRIMINAL THREATS AND STALKING CHARGES.

PETER ROBBINS PLEADED NOT GUILTY THIS WEEK TO ACCUSATIONS THAT

HE THREATENED HIS GIRLFRIEND AND THE DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED HER BREAST ENHANCEMENT SURGERY.

FOLLOWING WHAT HE CALLS A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN,

ROBBINS IS APOLOGIZING TO HIS ALLEGED VICTIMS.

IN HIS JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW,

ONE COULD ALMOST HEAR CHARLIE BROWN'S LAMENT COMING FROM THE TALENT

PETER ROBBINS APOLOGY-SOTVO

I apologize to Dr. Laurie Saltz. I tried to prove a point, I did it badly. I apologize to Shawna Kern for making her break my heart.

ROBBINS IS BEING HELD ON HALF A MILLION DOLLARS BAIL AND FACES UP TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON IF HE IS CONVICTED.

ZUMBA PROSTITUTION CASE-VO

IN MAINE,

MOST OF THE CHARGES ARE DROPPED IN A ZUMBA PROSTITUTION SCANDAL.

THE JUDGE DISMISSED 46 OF 59 MISDEMEANOR COUNTS AGAINST MARK STRONG SENIOR.

HE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL THE COUNTS.

INCLUDING CONSPIRING WITH DANCE INSTRUCTOR ALEXIS WRIGHT.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF USING HER STUDIO AS A PROSTITUTION FRONT.

STRONG SAID HE HAD A PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH WRIGHT,

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-2SHOT

IN NAPLES.IT'S ALL ABOUT GLITZ AND GLAM -- AND CELEBRITY CHEFS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL VINTNER DINNER.

IT'S FOR THE ELITE. TICKETS COST UP TO 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-PKG

nats

IT'S A 5 COURSE DINNER

nats

MADE WITH ELEGANT AND HARD TO FIND INGREDIENTS.

SHAVED FRENCH BLACK TRUFFLES. PAN ROASTED DOVER SOLE. KOBE BEEF FILET AND CAVIAR

AND IT'S PREPARED BY ONE OF THE BEST CULINARY CHEFS IN THE U.S. --

LEE HEFTNER, FROM SPAGO.

nats

IN THE DINING ROOM ---

nats

THE CHINA IS OUT, THE SILVER IS POLISHED.

FRESH FLOWERS MAKE FOR SIMPLY ELEGANT CENTERPIECES.

nats

THE MENUS ARE ENGRAVED. THE TABLES ARE CUSTOM MADE FROM CHICAGO, WITH STAR CUT-OUTS TO COMPLIMENT THE THEME "IT'S WRITTEN IN THE STARS".

IT'S BY ALL ACCOUNTS -- GLAMOROUS TO A "T".

"What we're really trying to do is provide an extraordinary experience for the attendees because they're being asked to do something extraordinary for the 150 plus at risk and underprivileged children who are served by the wife festival and the proceeds raised at the auction.

A TICKET TO THE ONE OF THESE DINNERS COSTS IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS--

AND THOSE WHO ATTEND

Nats greeting guests

GIVE EVEN MORE BACK TO THE CHIDLREN IN COLLIER COUNTY.

Nats mingling?

AT LAST YEAR'S WINTER WINE FESTIVAL, THEY RAISED 12 POINT 2 MILLION DOLLARS.

"I feel we've been very fortunate in our lives, we've been lucky we've had a great life and it's a good feeling to give back to others."

THE FESTIVAL WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS WITHOUT. WELL, THE WINE OF COURSE.

Nats wine?

VINTNERS FROM SOME OF THE FINEST VINEYARDS WOULDN'T PASS UP A CHANCE TO FEATURE THEIR BEST GRAPES.

FEATURED HERE TONIGHT -- FROM KISSLER VINEYARD'S IN SONOMA -- STONEFLAT CHARDONAY AND CUVEE NATALIE PINOT NOIR -- JUST SHY OF 100 DOLLARS A BOTTLE.

Nats mingling???

THIS IS NAPLES AT ITS FINEST --- DOING WHAT NAPLES DOES BEST.

AN EXTRAVAGANT GALA. FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-ONCAM

LINDSAY LOGUE REPORTING.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL HAS RAISED

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

IN NAPLES, CHECK OUT THE CHALK ART ON FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH.

IT STARTED THIS MORNING AT EIGHT AND GOES UNTIL 5.

DOZENS OF ARTISTS INCLUDING CHILDREN, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONALS WILL USE ONLY CHALK TO CREATE ORIGINAL ART.

THE EVENT IS FREE.

IN FORT MYERS --

YOU CAN ENJOY THE 10TH ANNUAL CALOOSAHATCHEE CELTIC FESTIVAL.

IT'S FROM 11 UNTIL NINE AT CENTENNIAL PARK.

IT'S JUST 7-DOLLARS TO GET IN.

BANDS WILL PLAY ALL DAY.

AND OF COURSE THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD AND DRINK.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

AFTER DEALING FLOODING AND NO HEAT,

RESIDENTS IN ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX ARE NOW DEALING WITH THIS --

ceiling collapse 6 secs

CAMERAS CAPTURE THE INTENSE MOMENT WHEN A CEILING COMES CRASHING DOWN--

FRUSRATING RESIDENTS MORE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.

-- PLUS--

"he's the ultimate example of bad things happen and you can turn it around."

MISSING THREE LIMBS ISN'T SLOWING THIS GUY DOWN.

TZ4 ceiling collapse-NATS-VO

TZ4 amputee athlete-SOTVO

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

A picture perfect weekend is in the works as the sun keeps shining on Southwest Florida and temperatures continue to warm up.

We'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine through our weekend with daytime highs closing in on 80° Saturday and then breaking into the low 80s Sunday.

Overnight and early morning temperatures will still be a little cool with morning lows Sunday dropping into the mid to low 50s once again. Humidity levels will also be quite comfortable both Saturday and Sunday, and winds will be fairly light out of the north and east from 5-10 mph.

With the air being so dry, rain prospects will stay very slim through the weekend and into the first half of next week.

For the boaters and beach goers, conditions on the waters will be very nice; winds will be out of the northwest at 10 knots, and seas will only get up to 2 feet. Inland waters should also be fairly smooth.

As we head into next week, a south wind will bring in more warmth and increasing humidity. Daytime highs will exceed 80° from Monday through Wednesday, and in fact, we'll even hit the mid 80s by Wednesday afternoon!

The next cold front will come sweeping through Southwest Florida early Thursday, and there appears to be enough moisture and energy with this system to bring us some scattered rain followed by another stretch of cooler weather by the end of the week.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

COLD LIFTS THIS WEEKEND-VO

AFTER 4-DAYS OF BONE-CHILLING AND RECORD BREAKING COLD--

FORECASTERS SAY IT'S FINALLY GOING TO WARM UP THIS WEEKEND.

MANY AREAS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES HAVE STRUGGLED TO HIT "DOUBLE DIGITS" THIS WEEK!

SEVERAL CITIES IN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN NEVER BROKE ZERO.

SOME REGIONS ALSO SAW OVER A FOOT OF SNOW--

THAT WAS BLOWN AROUND BY ALL THE WIND.

CEILING COLLAPSE-NATS-VO

HORRIFYING MOMENTS FOR ONE WOMAN AS HER CEILING CRASHES DOWN.

ceiling collapse 10 secs

RESIDENTS OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN ARE FRUSTRATED AFTER DEALING

CEILING COLLAPSE-SOTVO

im a nervous wreck ive got health issues, i dont need this

MAINTENANCE CREWS HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT MADE MUCH PROGRESS.

TOMATO WARS-ONCAM

THERE'S A WAR BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO RIGHT NOW --

AND IT'S OVER TOMATOES.

SOON -- YOU *COULD* BE PAYING DOUBLE THE PRICE PER POUND.

TOMATO WARS-PKG

ROBERT GRIFFIN LOVES HIS TOMATOES WITH PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.

robert griffin

50:12 grilled cheese sandwiches, with salads, just any which way.

BUT HE WON'T BUY THEM AS OFTEN *IF* THE PRICE DOUBLES.

robert griffin

49:46 that's going to be bad, especially for tomato lovers, which I am.

A NEW STUDY BY THE FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAS, SHOWS TOMATOES COULD JUMP FROM $2.50 TO $5 A POUND

IF THE U.S. ENDS ITS AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO.

nat 49:58 it will be quite a chunk out of your pocket book

THE AGREEMENT SETS A MINIMUM PRICE FOR THE COUNTRY'S TOMATOES, SO AMERICAN GROWERS CAN STAY COMPETITIVE.

AN END TO THE DEAL.

COULD MAKE ROTTEN TOMATOES OUT OF CHUCK WEISINGER'S IMPORT BUSINESS -- WEIS BUY FARMS IN FORT MYERS.

chuck weisinger/ weis buy farms

41:40 I will see less product. I have people that work for me, they'll sell less.

FLORIDA PRODUCES MUCH OF THE NATION'S WINTER TOMATOES.

ITS GROWERS ARGUE MEXICAN FARMERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TOMATO TRADE AGREEMENT

AND ARE SELLING THEIR PRODUCT IN THE U.S. AT CHEAPER PRICES.

chuck weisinger

42:05 i'd like to see some type of compromise made to where it becomes a fair playing field between the Mexican growers and American growers.

MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT SAYS A LIMIT ON IMPORTS WOULD DAMAGE ITS TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE U.S.

A FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER TO CUT TRADING TIES IS EXPECTED IN MAY.

chuck

42:15 I don't want to see anyone get hurt because it affects me whatever happens

GATORADE PROTEST-VO WIPE

A 15 YEAR-OLD IS CELEBRATING AFTER WINNING A BATTLE AGAISNT PEPSICO.

NOW THE SOFT DRINK MAKER IS REMOVING A KEY INGREDIENT FROM CITRUS-FLAVORED GATORADE.

SARAH KAVANAUGH OF MISSISSIPPI LAUNCHED AN ONLINE PETITION REQUESTING THE COMPANY REMOVE BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL FROM HER FAVORITE DRINK.

B-V-O IS USED TO PROMOTE CONSISTENCY IN THE DRINK.

GATORADE PROTEST-SOTVO

I didn't expect all of the attention to be brought to it but I'm definitely grateful for it. I'm glad that people are seeing the affects of it and that they're really caring about what's being put in products that they use.

PEPSICO SAYS IT BEGAN REFORMULATING A NEW LINE OF B-V-O FREE GATORADE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

AMPUTEE ATHLETE-VO-PLASMA

A CRASH CHANGED HIS LIFE 2 YEARS AGO,

BUT THAT'S NOT HOLDING HIM BACK.

THIS TRIPLE AMPUTEE IS RIDING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL THAT HELPED HIM DURING HIS RECOVERY.

AMPUTEE ATHLETE-PKG

SCRIPT:

"I remember taking my hemet off, first thing I said was 'my life is over"

A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT TWO YEARS AGO FOREVER CHANGED THE LIFE OF 23 YEAR OLD

MOISE BRUTUS.

"he was a young man in the prime of his life and all of a sudden he's faced

with having three limbs missing which psychologically is a great challenge"

MOISE RESISTED THE URGE TO GIVE UP. AND CHOSE INSTEAD, TO OVERCOME.

"as time went on and I got this inner happiness that I was able to get I

realized I was pretty much the same having no legs and having one arm doesn'

t change a person"

"he's the ultimate example of bad things happen and you can turn it around."

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MOISE HAS BEEN TRAINING TO RIDE IN THE 60K

BICYCLE EVENT FOR THE TOUR DE BROWARD.

HE SAYS RAISING MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL THAT HELPED HIM IS ONLY NATURAL.

"I feel like right now whatever happens I'll be able to deal with it, this

AMPUTEE ATHLETE-ONCAM

KRISTI KRUEGER WITH THAT STORY.

MOISE NOW VOLUNTEERS AT THE HOSPITAL.

SUPERBOWL PREPS-VO WIPE

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS GETTING READY FOR THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL GAME!

AS SUPER BOWL 47 APPROACHES, THE CITY'S GOAL IS TO WELCOME EVERY FOOTBALL FAN WITH V.I.P TREATMENT.

THE CITY'S HOPE IS TO PULL OFF THE GREATEST SUPER BOWL EVER AND PUT NEW ORLEANS IN A POSITION TO HOST MORE IN THE FUTURE.

SUPERBOWL PREPS-SOTVO

"our great city. New orleans is ready for mardi gras and we're ready for super bowl 47. I guarantee you, no body has done both of these at

the same time. Ever."

WITH 150 THOUSAND VISITORS IN TOWN JUST FOR THE SUPER BOWL AND A LOT MORE COMING FOR MARDI GRAS, SECURITY IS A PRIORITY.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

A TWIST IN THE TALE OF THE MANSION SQAUTTER.

AFTER LEGALLY LIVING FOR FREE IN A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR HOME-

THE PLUG MAY SOON BE PULLED ON HIS LUXURIOUS LIVING ARRAGEMENT.

A RARE TREE IS MISSING FROM ONE BONITA SPRINGS HOME--

WHAT ITS VALUABLE WOOD IS USED FOR--

TZ5 squatter evict-VOTOPS

TZ5 stolen cedar tree-VOTOPS

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

GRIEVING LOVED ONES HONOR A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG GIRLS

AFTER THEIR LIVES WERE TRAGICALLY TAKEN IN A CAR CRASH.

TAKING ACTION AGAINST A SUCCESSFUL STRAGEDY.

AFTER MANAGING TO BEAT THE SYSTEM BY LIVING IN A LAVISH MANSION PRATICALLY FOR FREE,

A YOUNG MAN'S PLAN NOW SEEMS TO BE BACKFIRING.

READY TO COME TO CLEAN.

AND THE MAN WHO ADMITTED TO BEING BEHIND THE MANTI TE'O GIRLFRIEND HOAX

HL1) DOUGLAS FUNERAL-VIDBOX

HL2) BANK EVICTS SQUATTER-VIDBOX

HL3) MANT TE'O-VIDBOX

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-2SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL HALF HOUR OF NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JOE ROETZ

AND I'M LAUREN DISPIRTO

WE'LL HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

A picture perfect weekend is in the works as the sun keeps shining on Southwest Florida and temperatures continue to warm up.

We'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine through our weekend with daytime highs closing in on 80° Saturday and then breaking into the low 80s Sunday.

Overnight and early morning temperatures will still be a little cool with morning lows Sunday dropping into the mid to low 50s once again. Humidity levels will also be quite comfortable both Saturday and Sunday, and winds will be fairly light out of the north and east from 5-10 mph.

With the air being so dry, rain prospects will stay very slim through the weekend and into the first half of next week.

For the boaters and beach goers, conditions on the waters will be very nice; winds will be out of the northwest at 10 knots, and seas will only get up to 2 feet. Inland waters should also be fairly smooth.

As we head into next week, a south wind will bring in more warmth and increasing humidity. Daytime highs will exceed 80° from Monday through Wednesday, and in fact, we'll even hit the mid 80s by Wednesday afternoon!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DOUGLAS FUNERAL-VO SS

THIS AFTERNOON,

A MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE KILLED IN CAR CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY WILL BE LAID TO REST.

THE VISITATION FOR CECELIA, MADISON, AND RYLEE DOUGLAS STARTS AT NOON.

THE FUNERAL IS IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS AT 2 O'CLOCK IN MOUNT DORA.THAT'S NEAR ORLANDO.

THESE SERVICES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

CECILA'S HUSBAND, NATHAN DOUGLAS WORKS AS A FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION OFFICER AND REGULARLY PATROLS ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

HE WAS OFF DUTY MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED.

NBC 2 WILL BE AT THE FUNERAL.

TOSS TO LEIGH-oc-box

IT'S THEIR DAY OFF-

BUT THIS MORNING, 2 CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICERS ARE LENDING A HAND TO A FAMILY IN NEED-AFTER THEIR FENCE WAS VANDALIZED WITH GRAFFITI.

CAPE FENCE CLEANUP-SOT

MANTI TE'O HOAXSTER INTERVIEW-VO

THE MAN BEHIND THE INTERNET HOAX THAT FOOLED THE NATION IS READY TO OPEN UP TO THE WORLD.

RONAIAH TUIASOSOPO WILL GIVE HIS FIRST ON CAMERA INTERVIEW TO DOCTOR PHIL.

HE'S ACCUSED OF CREATING THE ONLINE GIRLFRIEND THAT NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STAR MANTI TE'O FELL FOR WITHOUT MEETING FACE-TO-FACE.

THE INTERVIEW IS SET TO TAPE ON THURSDAY,

BUT AN AIRDATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNONUCED.

CHAR CO SKIMMERS-SS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIND TWO MEN WHO PUT A CARD SKIMMER ON AN A-T-M ALLOWING THEM TO TAKE MONEY FROM UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS.

DEPUTIES SAY THE TWO MEN PUT THE SKIMMER ON THE A-T-M OUTSIDE THE PUBLIX IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR.

WE'RE TOLD THE MEN RETURNED AT LEAST TWICE ON THE SAME DAY.

DETECTIVES SAY ONE MAN WOULD PLACE THE SKIMMER AS THE OTHER SERVED AS A LOOKOUT.

DISABLED WOMAN SCAMMED-VO WIPE

A DISABLED NORTH FORT MYERS WOMAN FELL FOR A DEVASTATING SCAM AND LOST HER SAVINGS.

82 YEAR OLD ELMA CASTO SAYS A MAN CALLED HER AND TOLD HER HE WAS FROM THE PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE, AND SHE WON FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

TO GET HER PRIZE, SHE HAD TO SEND HIM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SO SHE DID.

THE SCAMMER TOLD HER A BRINKS TRUCK WOULD BE COMING TO HER HOME- TO PICK HER UP, AND THEY WOULD ALL GO TO THE BANK.

NO ONE SHOWED UP.

DISABLED WOMAN SCAMMED-SOTVO

6:51 "i would tell him off- i would tell him off because it's just terrible to think they do that to people."

WE TRACKED DOWN THE SCAMMER, WHO HAS A JAMAICAN PHONE NUMBER.

HE HUNG UP ON US AS SOON WHEN HE FOUND OUT WHO WE WERE.

CAPE SLOW RESPONSE TIME-NATS-VO

FIREFIGHTERS IN CAPE CORAL ARE SLOWER THAN EVER GETTING TO AN EMERGENCY.

nats sirens

IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE CAPE.

BUT THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET TO THEM IS SLOWER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN.

IT TAKES AN AVERAGE OF SIX MINUTES THERE.

TO MEET THE NATIONAL AVERAGE --

THAT HAS TO DROP TO FIVE MINUTES 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME.

SO THEY ARE NOT CLOSE.

BANK FILES TO EVICT SQUATTER-ONCAM

HE'S THE 23 YEAR OLD MAKING INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

FOR LIVING IN LUXURY NEARLY ALL FOR FREE.

BUT NOW --

A SQUATTER'S PLAN TO TAKE OVER A 2-AND-HALF-MILLION DOLLAR, WATERFRONT MANSION IN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY HAVE BEEN FOILED, THANKS TO SOME UNHAPPY NEIGHBORS.

BANK FILES TO EVICT SQUATTER-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

FOR WEEKS, NEIGHBORS KNEW THERE WAS TROUBLE AT THIS FORMERLY EMPTY WATERFRONT HOME.

I got an email from the homeowners association saying there were intruders living in the house.

23 YEAR OLD ANDRE BARBOSA HAD SOMEHOW GOTTEN IN, AND WAS CLAIMING THE HOUSE AS HIS, CITING THE LITTLE KNOWN "ADVERSE POSSESSION" LAW

I did walk around the back of the house and I noticed they had changed all of the locks.

BUT NOW AFTER NEIGHBOR OUTRAGE LED TO INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE, BANK OF AMERICA, HAS FIRED BACK. FILING A LAWSUIT FRIDAY TO FORCE OUT BARBOSA AND HIS FRIENDS. SOME OF WHOM DROVE OFF THURSDAY WITHOUT ANSWERING QUESTIONS. THEIR LICENSE PLATE TAPED OVER.

BANK OF AMERICA SAYS IN ITS COMPLAINT THAT BARBOSA IS A "SQUATTER" IN WRONGFUL POSSESSION OF THE HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION OR CONSENT.

IT ASKS FOR A PERMANENT INJUNCTION RESTRAINING BARBOSA AND OTHERS FROM TRESPASSING ON THE PROPERTY. BUT SOME ARE QUESTIONING HOW BARBOSA CAME UP WITH THE SCHEME IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I have the theory that this kid is working for somebody else. He's just the warm body that has to occupy the house to make it legal. Because I don't know how he would have found this law that most of us have never heard of.

NEIGHBORS SAY IT WAS ACTUALLY THIS MAN. PAUL MURRAY. WHO FIRST APPEARED AT THE HOME AND SAID HE WAS MOVING IN.

MURRAY HANDED OUT THIS BUSINESS CARD, WHERE HE CLAIMS TO BE A "PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE."

HIS FACEBOOK PAGE CLAIMS HE WAS "THE JACKSON FAMILY'S HONOR PHOTOGRAPHER."

SEVERAL OF MURRAY'S RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS ARE ON THE NEWS COVERAGE OF BARBOSA.

IN ONE MURRAY WRITES: THE LAW IS IF YOU SEE AN EMPTY HOUSE THAT IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF YOU CAN FILE THE PROPER PAPERS AND MOVE IN IT.

BANK FILES TO EVICT SQUATTER-ONCAM

TERRI PARKER REPORTING.

STOLEN CEDAR TREE-VO WIPE

A RARE, 100-YEAR-OLD TREE IS MISSING IN BONITA SPRINGS.

THE OWNER IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AFTER SOMEONE CUT IT DOWN.

THIS IS WHERE THE 30-FOOT-TALL 34-INCH WIDE SOUTHERN RED CEDAR WAS LAST STANDING.

NOW THERE'S BARELY EVEN A STUMP.

THE CITY - WASTE MANAGEMENT - AND F-P-L SAY IT WASN'T THEM.

STOLEN CEDAR TREE-SOT VO

You don't just get that back, if we find out who did it, and I I hope we do, we'll get the wood back and have the satisfaction of catching a thief, but we won't get the live tree back."

THE TREE IS WORTH THREE GRAND AS LUMBER,

OFTEN USED FOR CIGAR BOXES AND CLOSETS.

SWFL STATE PARKS RUNS-ON CAM, BNR

IF YOU ENJOY RUNNING--

YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF RUNS AT ALL SEVEN STATE PARKS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE "REAL FLORIDA RUN" WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON--

STARTING FEBRUARY 10TH--

AND ENDING ON MARCH 24TH.

EACH EVENT FEATURES A 5K RUN OR WALK--

AND A 10K RUN.

YOU HAVE TO REGISTER ONLINE--

AND WE'VE POSTED ALL THE INFO AND LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE--

NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-2 SH-FSS-VIDBOX

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

PARTY FOR PINK!

AT EDISON MALL - SUSAN G. KOMEN IS KICKING OFF THE RACE FOR THE CURE WITH A PINK PARTY.

NETWORK, LEARN FUNDRAISING TIPS AND REGISTER TO RUN OR WALK IN THE RACE FOR THE CURE ON MARCH 9TH.

THERE ARE EVENTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

AND THE BEST PART - IT'S FREE.

BEERFEST RETURNS TONIGHT TO HAMMOND STADIUM IN FORT MYERS.

MORE THAN 60 CRAFT BEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CAN BE SAMPLED.

TICKETS ARE 25 DOLLARS IN ADVANCE OR 30 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.

GATES OPEN AT 6 O'CLOCK AND SAMPLING ENDS AT 9.

DESIGNATED DRIVERS PAY JUST 10 DOLLARS AND RECEIVE UNLIMITED WATER AND SODA.

YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 21 TO GET IN.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

beerfest-vo

TEASE SIX-1 SHOT

A PICTURE-PERFECT DAY ENDS WITH PRICELESS STOLEN MEMORIES.

NOW A MIDWEST COUPLE IS HOPING FOR A MIRACLE --

TZ6 missing wedding photos-VO

MR. GREENTHUMB-PKG

FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FORECAST-WX WALL

A picture perfect weekend is in the works as the sun keeps shining on Southwest Florida and temperatures continue to warm up.

We'll enjoy wall to wall sunshine through our weekend with daytime highs closing in on 80° Saturday and then breaking into the low 80s Sunday.

Overnight and early morning temperatures will still be a little cool with morning lows Sunday dropping into the mid to low 50s once again. Humidity levels will also be quite comfortable both Saturday and Sunday, and winds will be fairly light out of the north and east from 5-10 mph.

With the air being so dry, rain prospects will stay very slim through the weekend and into the first half of next week.

For the boaters and beach goers, conditions on the waters will be very nice; winds will be out of the northwest at 10 knots, and seas will only get up to 2 feet. Inland waters should also be fairly smooth.

As we head into next week, a south wind will bring in more warmth and increasing humidity. Daytime highs will exceed 80° from Monday through Wednesday, and in fact, we'll even hit the mid 80s by Wednesday afternoon!

The next cold front will come sweeping through Southwest Florida early Thursday, and there appears to be enough moisture and energy with this system to bring us some scattered rain followed by another stretch of cooler weather by the end of the week.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DOCTOR'S PASS DREDGING-VO WIPE

A POPULAR WATERWAY IN NAPLES.IN TROUBLE EVER SINCE TROPICAL STORMS LAST SUMMER.

AND IN RECENT WEEKS, ITS BECOME EVEN MORE SHALLOW.

AT LOT TIDE, SOME PARTS OF DOCTORS PASS ARE ONLY THREE FEET DEEP.

BLAME STORMS ISAAC AND DEBBY, THAT SHIFTED SAND THERE.

BOATERS WANT EMERGENCY DREDGING--BECAUSE BOATS COULD GET STUCK.

THAT SOLUTION WOULD COST 800 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DOCTOR'S PASS DREDGING-SOTVO

Bob Reynen/12:50:37 As that happens it becomes more shallow and that presents enormous dangers for boaters."

BOATS COULD GET STUCK ON SANDBARS.

DREDGING THE PASS WILL COST AROUND 800 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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IT'S ONE OF *THE* MOST MEMORABLE DAYS FOR A COUPLE.

THEIR WEDDING DAY.

BUT SOME OF THOSE MEMORIES WILL BE HARD TO REMEMBER FOR A MINNESOTA COUPLE.

THEY GOT MARRIED THIS WEEK ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

AND THEIR CAMERA -- WITH ALL OF THEIR PHOTOS FROM THAT DAY. IS GONE.

THE COUPLE REACHED OUT TO NBC 2 FOR HELP.

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IT'S A PICTURE PERFECT VIEW.

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FOR NEWLYWEDS APRIL AND JUSTIN.

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THEIR WINTER ESCAPE FROM THE MINNESOTA FREEZE.

The trip had been planned for a while. The wedding was not. But, we said hey wouldn't it be neat if we just got married while we were down there and we did.

They were so excited.

SANIBEL ISLAND WEDDING PLANNER PATRICIA SLATER HELPED THEM ORGANIZE MONDAY'S CEREMONY.

It was a last minute thing. He called me about 10 days ago and said were coming to Florida on vacation we want to surprise our family and we need somebody to help us.

SLATER ARRANGED ALL THE DETAILS, DOWN TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

The energy between them was amazing. You could just see they were in love. It was really fun photographing them. In one hour I think we took 450 pictures.

THOSE PICTURES ARE SAFE AND SOUND WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER CAMERA.THEIR PERSONAL CAMERA.THAT HAD THOSE PRICELESS.CANDID PICTURES OF THE WEDDING DAY AND THEIR TRIP HERE.THAT HAS DISAPPEARED.

I don't know if it got left at the gate I don't know if it got left at security. It was somewhere between us getting there and us getting on the plane. It just went missing.

By the time the couple got back to Minnesota they realized their camera was missing. That's when they remembered the last time they saw it, between security and the gate.

APRIL CALLED THE AIRPORT, THE AIRLINE, AND THE T-S-A.

BUT NOTHING TURNED UP.

Ideally we'd just like to have the cards back. Keep the camera!

BECAUSE ITS THOSE CARDS THAT HOLD MEMORIES.

REMINDING THEM OF THAT SUNSET ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.

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SNL PREVIEW-OC

MAROON 5 FRONT MAN ADAM LEVINE IS BRANCHING OUT.

THE SINGER MADE HIS TELEVISION ACTING DEBUT THIS PAST FALL IN THE CABLE SERIES "AMERICAN HORROR STORY".AND LATER THIS YEAR, "THE VOICE" COACH HAS A MAJOR ROLE IN AN UPCOMING FILM.

BUT TONIGHT, ADAM LEVINE WILL TAKE A CRACK AT HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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AFTER SPENDING A BIG PART OF THE LAST TWO YEARS

PICKING SINGERS TO BE ON "THE VOICE".

nats "If you want normal, go over there."

ADAM LEVINE'S THE ONE WHO GOT PICKED THIS WEEK.

nats "I'm hosting SNL with Musical guest Kendrick Lamar"

"The host job is a strange new twist in my life and in my career and I have to say, I'm a huge fan of the show

and I always have been."

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FUELED BY A SLEW OF TOP TEN HITS.

LEVINE AND HIS BAND, MAROON5, HAVE BEEN MUSICAL GUESTS ON SNL TWICE.A MUCH

LIGHTER WORKLOAD THAN THE HOSTING GIG.

"You're kind of liberated in a way, because you don't have to do it through the week.

Entertainment hell week I guess, that SNL is.which is so exciting and so fun."

THE HOSTING CHORES STARTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, CUTTING PROMOS FOR THE SHOW.

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"Bobby Moynihan has the voice of an angel. He was singing earlier and I was moved. To tears almost, actually."

AND WHILE LEVINE'S USED TO OCCASIONAL CHUCKLES ON "THE VOICE"

nats "You played the vest card?"

LAUGHTER BECOMES THE OVERRIDING GOAL SATURDAY NIGHT AT 1130.

"They'll have to make me funny. But, it's just a new

thing and I'm kind of diving in head first and see where it goes."

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, LEVINE'S CONFIDENT OF HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES.COMEDICALLY.

"It'll be friggin' hysterical. I promise. I won't be, but the show will be."

AND THAT'S WHAT "SNL" IS ALL ABOUT.

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TOP STORIES 1(DOUGLAS FUNERAL)-TRX-SS

NOW LET'S TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE PAYING THEIR FINAL RESPECTS TODAY TO A MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE KILLED IN CAR CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

THE VISITATION FOR CECELIA, MADISON, AND RYLEE DOUGLAS STARTS AT NOON.

THE FUNERAL IS AFTERWARDS AT 2 O'CLOCK IN MOUNT DORA.THAT'S NEAR ORLANDO.

THE SERVICES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

NBC 2 WILL BE AT THE FUNERAL.

TOP STORIES 2(OFFICER INVESTIGATED)-VOTOPS

NBC-2 IS LEARNING THAT AN OFFICER WHO CONDUCTED A STOP IN COLLIER COUNTY KNEW THE DRIVER -- AND LET HER GO --

THE WOMAN HAD BEEN DRINKING AND DRIVING.

AND THAT WAS IN MAY.

THEN THIS WEEK -- HE HIT A PEDESTRIAN WITH HIS PATROL CAR.

TOP STORIES 4( CHURCH FRAUD)-SSVO

DETECTIVES SAY THIS WOMAN TRICKED AN ENTIRE CHURCH INTO BELIEVING HER SONS DIED IN THE MILITARY.

SHIRLEY DUNCAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER INVESTIGATORS PROVED HER CHILDREN DIDN'T DIE AT ALL.

SHE THEN ACCEPTED THOUSANDS IN DONATIONS FROM THE CONGREGATION -- AND EVEN ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE.

TOP STORIES 4(ATM SKIMMER)-SS

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS URGING PORT CHARLOTTE RESIDENTS TO--

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS AND THEIR BANK STATEMENTS.

TOP STORIES 5( BAY FRONT PARKING FEE)-VOTOPS

A POPULAR EVENT IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES WON'T BE FREE ANYMORE.

BAYFRONT'S ROCKIN' BY THE BAY SERIES WILL NOW CHARGE FIVE DOLLARS FOR PARKING.

MONEY COLLECTED WILL COVER STAFFING POLICE AND PARAMEDICS.

THE CONCERT SERIES HAS BEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE.

LAST WEEK, THE CITY APPROVED A NEW PERMIT FOR THE EVENT.

TOPSTORIES 6(WOMAN SCAMMED)-VOTOPS

A DISABLED NORTH FORT MYERS WOMAN FELL FOR A DEVASTATING SCAM AND LOST HER SAVINGS.

82 YEAR OLD ELMA CASTO SAYS A MAN CALLED HER AND TOLD HER HE WAS FROM THE PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE, AND SHE WON FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

TO GET HER PRIZE, SHE HAD TO SEND HIM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SO SHE DID.

THE SCAMMER TOLD HER A BRINKS TRUCK WOULD BE COMING TO HER HOME- TO PICK HER UP --

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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