A) MCGREGOR AX-VOTOPS-TRX

AN FORT MYERS COMMUNITY ROCKED.

A CAR CAREENS OUT OF CONTROL INTO ONE OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC PALM TREES.

B) KAPOK FIRE-TRX VO TOPS

ITS HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN.FIRE ERUPTS INSIDE ONE LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY AND ONCE AGAIN INVESTIGATORS SAY IT MAY NOT BE MOTHER NATURE'S FAULT.

C) CREDIT CHARGES-TRX SOT VO

it sucks, because we already pay enough

STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING A GREEN LIGHT TO CHARGE PEOPLE MORE FOR THINGS THEY BUY.

BUT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE MAY HAVE DODGED A CREDIT CARD NIGHTMARE.

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

CRASH VIDEO-VO TOPS

ALCOHOL AND SPEED THAT'S WHAT FORT MYERS POLICE SAY CAUSED THIS CRASH THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF A 25 YEAR OLD WOMAN.

TOSS TO LIVE-2 SHOT VO

RIGHT NOW THE MAN POLICE SAY WAS DRIVING THE CAR REMAINS IN A HOSPITAL.

it's a STORY WE HAVE BEEN ONTOP OF ALL DAY.

ALL THIS IS DEVELOPING ALONG HISTORIC MCGREGOR BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

MCGREGOR AX-REM LIVE

WE LIVE RIGHT WERE THE CRASH TOOK PLACE.

POLICE SAY PAUL POMBIER

WAS DRIVING NORTH ON MCGREGOR BOULEVARD, JUST BEFORE OLMEDA WAY, HE OVERCORRECTED, SPLIT THROUGH ONE ROYAL PALM TREE AND WRAPPED AROUND THIS ONE.

MCGREGOR AX-VO

WHEN RESPONSE CREWS ARRIVED THEY HAD TO EXTRACT THE DRIVER PAUL POMBIE FROM THE CAR. HE WAS RUSHED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

HIS PASSENGER, 25 YEAR OLD TIFFANY THOMAS WAS KILLED ON SCENE,.

MCGREGOR AX-SOT

Kevin Pullon

Neighbor

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MCGREGOR AX-REM LIVE

POLICE SAY THE NOISE THE MAN HEARD WERE THE TIRE MARKS ON THE ROAD.

POLICE SAY ALCOHOL AND SPEED BOTH PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS CRASH.

INFANT DEATH-TRX VO

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A TWO MONTH OLD CHILD IS DEAD AND NOW POLICE ARE CALLING IT SUSPICIOUS.

NORTH PORT POLICE SAY THE CHILD WAS FOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE 46 HUNDRED BLOCK OF FLINT DRIVE.

GAS STATION SHOOTING ARREST-TRX SS VO

A NEW CRIME ALERT AT ELEVEN.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A SHOOTING AT A GAS STATION.

22 YEAR OLD MUSTARRI ANDRE FACES CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US DEPUTIES TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY EARLIER THIS MORNING.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THIS MOBIL GAS STATION ON GLADIOLUS, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MCGREGOR AND SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.

PROSTITUTE ARREST-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

TEN MEN ARE ARRESTED IN AN UNDERCOVER PROSTITUTION BUST IN FORT MYERS.

POLICE OFFICERS CONDUCTED THE OPERATION LOOKING FOR MEN SOLICTING SEX ALONG CLEVELAND AVENUE FRIDAY.

PRESCRIBED BURN-SS

IF YOU SEE AND SMELL SMOKE AROUND LEE COUNTY TODAY.CHANCES ARE THAT'S NORMAL.

LEE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION IS CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN AT PINE ISLAND FLATWOODS PRESERVE ON PINE ISLAND.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OC VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.TWO NEW FIRES HAVE ERUPTED IN A LEE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD THE SCENE OF SEVERAL ARSONS SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK IN THIS IONA MCGREGOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMBING FOR CLUES.

KAPOK FIRE-REM LIVE

THESE FIRES AREN'T BEING LABLED AS SUSPICIOUS OR INTENTIONALLY SET, YET.

BUT NOBODY WAS CAUGHT IN THAT STRING OF ARSONS TWO YEARS AGO.

KAPOK FIRE-PKG

SOT: "Surprised, startled, momentarily scared you know."

IT WAS 7:30 LAST NIGHT.

SARAH YOUNG WAS IN HER HOME WATCHING A MOVIE, WHEN SHE SAW A FIRE JUST OUTSIDE OF HER HOME.

SOT: "I opened the door and peeked out, saw flames, hollered at the neighbors, 911 that kind of stuff, grabbed the hose and tried to keep it down as best as we could."

STU: "This South Fort Myers neighborhood is no stranger to fires, empty lots like this one, and this one are all that's left after a string of arsons two years ago, where 11 fires were intentionally set."

SOT: "We're going to pick up where we left off two years ago."

IONA MCGREGOR FIRE CHEIF PHIL BROWN WAS INVESTIGATING THOSE FIRES TWO YEARS AGO.

HE SAYS NOBODY WAS CAUGHT.

AND WHILE HE'S NOT SAYING THE LATEST TWO FIRES WERE INTENTIONALLY SET, HE SAYS WHERE THEY HAPPENED HAS HIS TEAM TAKING THIS INVESTIGATION VERY SERIOUS.

SOT: "Because of the history of the area, we just don't want it to ramp back up like it did two years ago."

TODAY, NEIGHBORS HERE HOPE WHAT HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO, ISN'T HAPPENING AGAIN.

KAPOK FIRE-REM LIVE

THE IONA MCGREGOR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE AND THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THIS INVESTIGATION.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks are mixed as investors get a peek into the health of the U.S. manufacturing sector.

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

TOSS TO ANCHOR-OC TRX

AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE VERY FRAGILE.MANY STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOW ALLOWED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS MONEY FOR USING CERTAIN CREDIT CARDS.

CREDIT CHARGES-PLASMA

RETAILERS NOW HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE UP TO A FOUR PERCENT SURCHARGE ON ALL CREDIT CARD

PURCHASES.

THAT CHANGE COULD TAKE A BIG BITE OUT OF YOUR WALLET.

CREDIT CHARGES-PKG

NAT SOT

credit card swipe

TRACK 1

YOU THOUGHT ALL YOU HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WAS THE INTEREST RATE?

WRONG.

NAT SOT

credit card swipe

TRACK 2

THIS MORNING, RETAILERS CAN CHARGE YOU A FEE -- FOR SWIPING YOUR CREDIT CARD

.

HOW MUCH? UP TO FOUR PERCENT OF YOUR TOTAL PUCHASE.

TRACK 3 - GFX DIGITAL CAMER

IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU BUY A DIGITAL CAMERA FOR 200 DOLLARS, YOU COULD BE

CHARGED AN EXTRA 8 BUCKS FOR USING A CREDIT CARD INSTEAD OF PAYING CASH.

SOT 1

Ali Corsie / Shopper

010145

Gio: When you hear about the extra possible surcharge, what do you think?

it sucks, because we already pay enough. I paid 2000 in taxes last year and

I make no money.

SOT 2

Sarah Leibowitz / Shopper

010303

I would be really upset! I wouldn't want to pay more. Who wants to pay more?

TRACK 3 - GFX MAP

LUCKILY FOR THIS SHOPPER SHE'S IN NEW YORK -- ONE OF THE TEN STATES THAT HAS

BARRED RETAILERS FROM CHARGING CONSUMERS THE FEE.

SOME RETAILERS HAVE ALREADY SAID THEY WON'T BE PASSING ON THE SURCHARGE TO

CUSTOMERS.

TRACK 4 - GFX

WAL-MART RELEASED A STATEMENT. "We are not interested in surcharging customers

in order to allow credit card companies to continue charging unfair fees."

SOT 3

Adam Levin / Chairman, Credit.com

010920

It will really only be the smaller retailers or service providers who might

do it but it's really anybody's guess.

TRACK 5

SO DON'T PANIC YET -- STORES HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FEE BEFORE

YOU PAY IT.

SOT 4

Adam Levin / Chairman, Credit.com

010658

Gio: What should you look for in a store when you walk in?

Well when you walk in there has to be a sign conspicuously displayed

CREDIT CHARGES-PLASMA

THE SAME GOES FOR ONLINE SHOPPING.

THE WEBSITE MUST WARN YOU ABOUT THE EXTRA FEE.

BUT REMEMBER -- USING YOUR DEBIT CARD, WITH A PIN NUMBER, IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

THIS FEE ONLY APPLIES TO CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.

TOSS TO NICK-OC TRX

BRAND NEW 11 --

WASHINGTON MAY HAVE REACHED A DEAL ON ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND HEAVILY DEBATED ISSUES OUR COUNTRY FACES.

WE'RE GETTING REPORTS THAT A BI-PARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS HAVE HATCHED OUT A NEW PLAN TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION REFORM.

NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS LIVE IN STUDIO BREAKING DOWN THE NEW DETAILS.

IMMIGRATION TODAY-TRAFFIC

IN JUST A FEW HOURS --

WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR SOME PRETTY BIG NEWS THAT COULD IMPACT THE 11 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES.

IMMIGRATION TODAY-VO

IT'S ALL COMING FROM A GROUP OF 8 SENATORS --

4 DEMOCRATS AND 4 REPUBLICANS -- INCLUDING FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.

THE GROUP WAS TASKED WITH NO TONLY COMING UP WITH A PATH TO CITZENSHIP FOR THE MILLIONS OF UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE U-S.

IMMIGRATION TODAY-SOT

SOT McCain

"THERE IS A NEW, I THINK, APPRECIATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE --

INCLUDING MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE."

SOT Menendez

"AMERICANS SUPPORT IT IN POLL AFTER POLL. SECONDLY, LATINO VOTERS EXPECT IT.

IMMIGRATION TODAY-SS TRAFFIC

AND WE'RE GETTING A SNEAK-PEEK AT WHAT THE SENATORS WILL OUTLINE LATER TODAY.

THERE ARE FOUR KEY POINTS.

FIRST -- CREATE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE ALREADY HERE.

THIS ALSO MEANS BETTER TRACKING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE ON VISAS.

SECOND -- REFORM THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM SO THAT IMMIGRANTS WHO GET ADVANCED DEGREES FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES CAN GET GREEN CARDS SOONER.

THIRD -- ESTABLISH A MORE EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM SO THAT EMPLOYERS DO NOT INADVERTAINLY HIRE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.

AND LASTLY -- LET MORE LOW-SKILLED WORKERS AND CREATE AN AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM.

OF COURSE -- COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THIS AFTERNOON'S ANNOUNCENMENT.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HEADS TO LAS VEGAS TOMORROW WHERE HE IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL HIS OWN PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM.

REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO.

NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VO SS

THE FINAL NUMBER IS IN FOR THIS YEAR'S NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL: EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS!

THAT MONEY WILL GO TO LOCAL CHARITIES.

AN AUCTION TOOK PLACE THIS WEEKEND TO WRAP UP THE ANNUAL CHARITY FESTIVAL.

AND THE FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL FERRARI EVER MADE. WENT FOR 750-THOUSAND.

TEASE ONE------

TROUBLE IN THE SKIES PROVIDES FOR SOME REAL FIREWORKS.

FLAMES SHOOT FROM AN AIRPLANE AS HORRIFIED PASSENGERS LOOK ON HELPLESS.

WHY YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BLAME MOTHER NATURE FOR THE TERROR FLIGHT.

HOLD ONTO YOUR SEAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU MORE WILD VIDEOS IN OUR B BLOCK.

A) PLANE LIGHTNING-2 SHOT VO

B) CHINA ESCAPE-VO TOPS

WEATHER-STC

FROZEN FOUNTAIN-VOTOPS

NEW YORK'S NO STRANGER TO THE COLD.

BUT IT'S NOT EVERYDAY YOU GET TO SEE A SIGHT LIKE THIS!

CHECK IT OUT!

A WATER FOUNTAIN IN NEW YORK'S BRYANT PARK FREEZES OVER.

LOW TEMPS TURNED THIS FOUNTAIN INTO A FROZEN WATERFALL!

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BELOW 40 THROUGH TODAY.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

The warmer weather will really take hold of Southwest Florida over the next few days until the next cold front arrives later this week.

As our wind flow becomes more southerly, the warmth and humidity will continue to build in today through Wednesday; in fact, we'll even come close to hitting some record highs during the next few afternoons.

Today's record of 86° could actually be in jeopardy as temperatures reach the mid 80s under a mostly sunny to partly cloudy sky.

Even as we continue to warm up, rain prospects will stay pretty slim with precipitation probabilities generally less than 20%. However, we are expecting a decent rain chance late Wednesday into Thursday morning as the next cold front comes sweeping through Southwest Florida.

The rain should be south of the area by Thursday afternoon, which is when the cool air will start moving in. Daytime highs by the end of the week should only warm into the low to mid 70s, and overnight lows will cool off into the mid 50s.

JEWLER FIGHTS ROBBER-VO TOPS

CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

A JEWELRY STORE OWNER IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS WHEN AN ARMED MAN TRIED TO ROB HIS STORE.

IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE THE ROBBER POINT A GUN. AND THE STORE OWNER, WALKS RIGHT UP TO HIM.

PLANE LIGHTNING-SS IN PLASMA VO IN PLASMA

AND WE HAVE MORE MUST SEE VIDEO IN TODAY'S B BLOCK.

UP NEXT ITS DEFINITELY A FLIGHT THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET.

A PASSENGER MANAGES TO RECORD THE PLANE CATCHING FIRE IN MIDFLIGHT.

IN FACT, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED WERE ON BOARD.

INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS ALL CAUSED BY A BOLT OF LIGHTNING.

PLANE LIGHTNING-PKG

SPARKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE OUT YOUR JETLINER

WINDOW AT 30 THOUSAND FEET. THE MASSIVE FLASHES -- SEEN IN THIS VIDEO THAT

WENT VIRAL LAST WEEK -- WERE ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A LIGHTNING STRIKE FIRE.

. ANOTHER CAMERA CATCHES THE FLAMING PLANE AS IT STREAKS ACROSS THE NIGHT

SKY OVER TURKEY.

BACK ON BOARD. PASSENGERS ARE WARNED OF TURBULENCE.

THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT.

SOT NAT SOUND

BUT THE TURKISH AIRLINE PILOTS NEVER LOSE CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT AND LAND

SAFELY.

LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ACTUALLY NOT UNCOMMON. THIS EMIRATES AIRBUS A380 WAS

HIT BACK IN MAY OF 2011.

THAT SAME SPRING. A UNITED JET FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LONDON

PILOT NATS: WE HAD A LIGHTING STRIKE AND WHAT IT DID IT TRIGGERED A BUNCH

OF THE OXYGEN MASKS

THAT PLANE LANDED SAFELY. AS DID A JETBLUE FLIGHT IN 2011 THAT TOOK OFF

FROM TAMPA.

PILOT NATS: WE'VE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTING TWICE. THREES A SMELL OF SMOKE

IN FACT, AVIATION EXPERTS SAY EVERY AIRLINER IN THE SKY IS HIT ON AVERAGE

ONCE A YEAR. THE CHANCES OF BEING HIT IN THE AIR ARE ACTUALLY 500 TIMES

MORE LIKELY THAN ON THE GROUND

NANCE SOT: JET AIRLINERS ARE DESIGNED TO BE HIT BY LIGHTNING IN THE AIR AND

, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THEY SIMPLY ABSORB IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT

GROUNDED

AVIATION EXPERT JOHN NANCE SAYS THIS ENGINE FIRE. IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE

BEEN CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

NANCE SOT: THERE'S ALMOST NO LIKELIHOOD THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE COULD HAVE

CREATED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE DISINTEGRATING IN FLIGHT.

LIGHTNING CAUSED OR NOT. FIRE IN THE AIR. NOT WHAT ANYONE WANTS TO SEE

AUSSIE RESCUE-TRX VO TOPS

MORE MUST SEE VIDEO IN OUR B BLOCK.

CHECK THIS OUT.A FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA HAD TO BE RESCUED BY HELICOPTER AFTER THEIR PICK-UP TRUCK BECAME SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS.

RESCUERS USED A SPECIAL BAG TO HAUL THE CRYING TODDLER UP TO SAFETY.

CHINA ESCAPE-TRX VO TOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LUCKY ESCAPE FOR A MOTORCYCLIST ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK.

SECURITY FOOTAGE CAPTURED THE INCIDENT IN CHINA.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK MAKING A TURN WHEN IT OVERTURNS NARROWLY MISSING THE RIDER.

HE JUMPS OUT OF THE WAY AT THE VERY LAST SECOND.

TEASE TWO----

ITS BEING CALLED ONE OF THE WORST FLU OUTBREAKS IN HISTORY.

BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW YOU CATCH THE FLU?

A) HOW TO GET FLU-2 SHOT VO

FM CHURCH FLU-VO TOPS

THE FLU IS PROMPTING CHANGES TO SOME LOCAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

NO WINE DURING COMMUNION - AND NO HAND-SHAKING EITHER.

THE DIOCESE OF VENICE IS ASKING ITS CHURCHES IN THE TEN COUNTY REGION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO SUSPEND THESE TRADITIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE FLU.

HOW TO GET FLU-2 SHOT

THIS YEAR'S FLU CONTINUES TO HAVE A GRIP ON THE U.S.

ALTHOUGH HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE FLU, SCIENCE STILL ISN'T EXACTLY SURE HOW WE GET THE FLU.

HOW TO GET FLU-PKG

PEOPLE GO TO SUCH LENGTHS TO AVOID GETTING THE FLU, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE

A PLACE ACTIVELY SEEKING THOSE WHO'VE CAUGHT IT.

WHEN UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRESHMAN DOMINIC ONG HEARD ABOUT A CAMPUS FLU STUDY,

This is going to go into your nose and straight back.

DOMINIC HAD A FEELING HE FIT THE BILL.

I woke up at 8 am today because every time I swallowed, it felt like I was getting punched in the stomach. Yesterday I slept about 18 hours, other than when I needed to eat.

HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR TYPE A INFLUENZA WHICH QUALIFIED HIM FOR A STUDY RESEARCHING HOW ANYONE GETS THE FLU IN THE FIRST PLACE.

That's what research and discovery is about, being a detective

PROFESSOR DON MILTON SAYS SCIENTISTS DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE FLU IS TRANSMITTED.

Deep in, deep out

ONE THEORY: IT MAY NOT BE SPREAD THROUGH DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT, BUT INSTEAD, BY TINY VIRUSES---ONE-THOUSANDTH THE WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR--THAT LINGER IN THE AIR.

It would be nice if flu was not aerosol transmitted because it would be much simpler, but I think the odds are that aerosols are going to play an important role in flu transmission.

THAT'S WHERE THIS MACHINE--NAMED THE GESUNDHEIT 2 COMES INTO PLAY. IT MEASURES HOW MUCH THE FLU VIRUS SPREADS AIRBORNE

He has local exhaust ventilation collecting all of his breath.

THIS LAB IS PART OF A GLOBAL STUDY HOPING TO MORE CLEARLY EXPLAIN FLU TRANSMISSION, AND SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.

Things like UV lights to sterilize the air, to have more ventilation, to have local exhaust ventilation, to control what people are breathing.

The Centers for Disease Control suggests disinfecting germ-contaminated surfaces as one way to avoid the flu.

Dr. Milton says he agrees with that advice for things we touch --but he says, science still needs answers about what to do with the air we breathe.

TEASE THREE-----

IT MAY PAY TO LOG ONTO FACEBOOK.

AN EMAIL IS CIRCULATING CLAIMING YOU COULD BE IN FOR SOME CASH.AND GET THIS ITS NOT A SCAM.

PLUS A CUDDLY GOODBYE?

Very warm. Close. I think there's a sense of understanding that sometimes doesn't even take words"

B) CLINTON OBAMA-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

BRAZIL FIRE-2 SHOT

QUESTIONS REMAIN TODAY.WHAT CAUSED A NIGHTCLUB TO ERUPT IN FLAMES KILLING 233 PEOPLE.

MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FROM INJURIES.

A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THE PACKED CLUB EARLY SUNDAY IN BRAZIL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY MANY DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION, OTHERS WERE TRAMPLED TO DEATH IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE THE FIRE.

BRAZIL FIRE-PKG

AS CREWS SEARCHED THE CHARRED WRECKAGE OF THE NIGHTCLUB SUNDAY THEY REPORTED THE EERIE SOUND OF CELL PHONES RINGING GOING UNANSWERED.

A FIRE SWEPT THROUGH THE "KISS" NIGHTCLUB IN SANTA MARIA, BRAZIL AROUND TWO A-M SUNDAY.

A STATE FIRE OFFICIAL SAYS ABOUT TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE IN THE CLUB.DOUBLE IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY.

INVESTIGATORS THINK PYROTECHNICS USED BY THE BAND MAY HAVE CAUSED IT.

People who were inside the facility informed us that when they came out security guards blocked the exit to prevent people there from leaving and that's when the crowd started panicking and the tragedy grew worse"

AUTHORITIES SAY MOST OF THE VICTIMS WERE FOUND NEAR THE CLUB'S BATHROOMS.THE ROOF ALSO COLLAPSED TRAPPING MANY

A LOCAL GYMNASIUM WAS TURNED INTO A MAKESHIFT MORGUE WHILE FAMILIES SCRAMBLED TO LOCATE LOVED ONES.

"There are a lot of people scattered around hospital's different departments as well as intensive care units who have not been identified. It is now a big number but the people waiting outside for news are desperate."

BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT CUT SHORT A SUMMIT IN CHILE TO OVERSEE THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE.

"To the Brazilian people and the people of Santa Maria we stand together at this time and even though there is a lot of sadness we will pull through."

THIS FIRE REMINDS MANY OF A 2003 NIGHTCLUB FIRE IN RHODE ISLAND WHERE A BAND'S PYROTECHNICS IGNITED A BLAZE THAT KILLED 100 PEOPLE.

SURVIVORS SAY THE LESSONS FROM THAT FIRE ARE NOT BEING LEARNED.

"I can help but watch cause I'm one of them. It's just devastating that someone else has to experience it. This is the third time there's been a fire in a nightclub since our fire.this was more devastating than ours."

FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN BRAZIL ARE QUESTIONING THE CLUB'S OWNER AND WITNESSES.THEY REVEALED THE CLUB'S LICENSE EXPIRED IN AUGUST AND HAD NOT BEEN RENEWED.

BRAZIL FIRE-ONCAM

CLINTON OBAMA INTERVIEW-OC 2 SOTS OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON SAT DOWN FOR A RARE INTERVIEW.

BUT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE SIDE STEPPED A QUESTION ABOUT CLINTON POSSIBLY MAKING ANOTHER RUN AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2016.

"I was literally inaugurated four days ago, and you're talking about elections four years from now."

"2016. I don't think, you know, either he or I can make predictions about what's going to happen tomorrow or the next year."

CLINTON OBAMA INTERVIEW-SOT VO SS

"Oh, it's great. It's great. Now, you know, I still have some lingering effects from falling on my head and having the blood clot, but you know, the doctors tell me that that will all recede. And so, thankfully, I'm looking forward to being at full speed."

CLINTON IS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE POST.

DREAM LINER LATEST-VO

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS MAY HAVE STOPPED BOEING FROM FLYING ITS 7-87 DREAMLINERS, BUT THE COMPANY IS MOVING FULL STEAM AHEAD IN PRODUCTION.

A BOEING SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMED THE COMPANY IS NOT ONLY KEEPING ITS CURRENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THE JETS, BUT IT ALSO PLANS TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE F-A-A GROUNDED ALL 50 DREAMLINERS AROUND THE WORLD AFTER LITHIUM BATTERY FIRES BROKE OUT IN TWO JETS.

I75 CRASH ANNY-VO

TOMORROW MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE ONE OF THE WORST CRASHES IN AMERICAN HISTORY TOOK PLACE RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS SCENE.DOZENS OF CARS AND TRUCKS CRASHED ALONG INTERSTATE 75 NEAR GAINESVILLE.

ELEVEN PEOPLE DIED IN THE DISASTER THAT WAS BLAMED ON FOGGY AND SMOKY CONDITIONS.

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE STATE HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL STEPS TO PREVENT A REPEAT THAT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF ALL OF ITS RELEVANT POLICIES GOVERNING ROAD CLOSURES.

GAS PRICES TODAY-CG

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO JUMP AT A TIME WHEN THE NATION TYPICALLY SEES THEM DROP.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE IS $3.35.

THAT'S UP FIVE CENTS IN A WEEK.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.42.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE SHELLING OUT ON AVERAGE $3.44.

STAMP HIKE-SS

IF YOU HAVE MAIL TO SEND OUT, GET READY TO SHELL OUT AN EXTRA PENNY.

THIS WEEK THE PRICE OF POSTAGE INCREASES BY A CENT.

FIRST CLASS STAMPS WILL NOW COST YOU 46 CENTS, WHILE POSTCARDS PRICES GO UP TO 33 CENTS.

SENDING MAIL OUT OF THE COUNTRY WILL COST YOU EVEN MORE CHANGE.

INTERNATIONAL MAILING WILL COST ONE DOLLAR AND 10 CENTS.

ELDERLY ABUSE-SS

AS THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SO DOES THE NUMBER OF ABUSE CASES.

AS MANY AS 2 MILLION SENIORS ARE ABUSED, EXPLOITED OR NEGLECTED EVERY YEAR, BUT EXPERTS SAY THERE COULD BE MANY MORE.

SOME RESEARCH INDICATES THAT ONE IN 10 SENIORS HAVE SUFFERED SOME FORM OF ABUSE AT LEAST ONCE.

BURT REYNOLDS HOSPITAL-VO

ACTOR BURT REYNOLDS IS FEELING BETTER IN INTENSIVE CARE IN A EAST COAST FLORIDA HOSPITAL.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ACTOR WHO SAYS HE IS SUCCESSFULLY FIGHTING FLU SYMPTOMS.

THE 76-YEAR-OLD ACTOR WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BECOMING DEHYDRATED.

HE WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE I-C-U.

RANDY QUAID CANADA-VO OC

CANADA DOESN'T WANT ACTOR RANDY QUAID.

HIS REQUEST FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS IN CANADA HAS BEEN DENIED.

QUAID CAN APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE FEDERAL COURT.

HIS TROUBLES BEGAN IN 2010 WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE WERE ARRESTED FOR DAMAGING A HOME THEY WERE RENTING IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

U-S OFFICIALS REFUSED TO SEEK THEIR EXTRADITION FROM CANADA LAST YEAR, BUT AUTHORITIES IN SANTA BARBARA SAY THEY'LL STILL HAVE THEM ARRESTED IF THEY RETURN TO THE U-S.

DRIVE THRU FUNERAL-VO WIPE

THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR A PENNSYLVANIA MAN WAS TRULY A WHOPPER.

88-YEAR-OLD DAVID KIME'S FAMILY SAYS THEIR LATE FATHER LOVED BURGER KING'S WHOPPER JUNIOR SANDWICH.

AS A TRIBUTE, THE 40-CAR FUNERAL PROCESSION HIT THE DRIVE-THRU ON THE WAY TO THE CEMETERY.

DRIVE THRU FUNERAL-SOT VO

We were all psyched up and everybody was ready for it. So, I think it's great that we have somebody who's that devoted that it's their last and final thing that they're gonna do."

THE DRIVE-THRU ORDER WAS SET UP WITH THE RESTAURANT IN ADVANCE.

FACEBOOK SETTLEMENT-VO

IF YOU GOT AN EMAIL SAYING YOU'RE PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FACEBOOK, IT'S NOT A SCAM.

FORBES REPORTED THAT MILLIONS OF FACEBOOK USERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A SMALL SHARE OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGAINST THE COMPANY.

THE LAWSUIT STEMS FROM FACEBOOK'S PLACING OF USERS IN "SPONSORED STORY" ADS BASED ON THINGS THEY "LIKED."

THINGS USERS "LIKED" WERE OFTEN TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.

FACEBOOK SETTLED THE CASE FOR $20 MILLION DOLLARS.

TEASE FOUR-----

A SHOCK TO YOUR SYSTEM.

nats of lightning strike

THOUGHT YOU KNEW ALL THE DANGERS WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHTNING?

NEW AT ELEVEN NBC2 UNCOVERS HOW SCENES LIKE THIS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAY HAVE YOU GRABBING A BOTTLE OF ASPRIN.

PLUS.CHRIS BROWN'S NEXT HIT COULD BE THE SOUND OF A CELL CELL CLOSING BEHIND HIM.

A) LIGHTNING HEADACHE-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) CHRIS BROWN-VO TOPS

HIP REPLACEMENT-INTRO

MORE THAN 231-THOUSAND AMERICANS GET TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS EVERY YEAR. BUT WHEN ONE OF THOSE REPLACEMENTS BEGINS TO FAIL. WHAT SHOULD A PATIENT DO?

HIP REPLACEMENT-PKG

3 years after Dennis Brooks HAD HIS arthritic HIP REPLACEDhe began to feel

the pain. It became so badthat he just had his hip REPLACEMENT - REPLACED.

SOT: I was depressed that I had to go through this again because as far as

I was concerned, they didn't do their research.

Brook's original hip replacement was made entirely of metaland that appears

to have been the problem.

Something HIS new SURGEON, DR. STEVEN HARWIN, says he sees all too often.

SOT: I've never been an advocate for metal on metal hips. I was skeptical

about, uh, about some of the results when we had these early reports of

failure.

Hip replacements are A great medical success storY - versions made of

ceramic and plastic. But SOME NEW artificial hips ARE entirely metal. AND

for the estimated half a million Americans who now HAVE metal-on-metal hips

, the news hasn't been good.

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON RECALLED THEIR ALL-METAL HIP IN 2010 A deposition

revealed A 2011 interRNAL COMPANY DOCUMENT PREDICTED THAT ALMOST 40% OF

THOSE HIPS WOULD GO BAD WITHIN FIVE YEARS. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYS THAT

ESTIMATE WAS "based on a small, limited set of data", AND SHOULDN'T BE

GENERALIZED. BUT THE new york times REPORTS THAT lawyers for THE PATIENT

now suing THE COMPANY introduced internal records in court SHOWING THAT

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON KNEW OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HIP IN 2007.

THE FAILURE RATE FOR ALL BRANDS OF Metal hips VARIES - IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN

IN WOMEN, AND THE OVERWEIGHT. It is believed that CONSTANT FRICTION CAN

CAUSE METAL to break off INTO YOUR BODY, EVEN END UP IN your BLOOD stream.

THAT CAN MEAN JOINT PAIN AND SWELLING AND SYMPTOMS YOU'D NEVER ASSOCIATE

WITH YOUR HIP: INCLUDING RASH, HEART PROBLEMS, FATIGUE, DEPRESSION,

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

The warmer weather will really take hold of Southwest Florida over the next few days until the next cold front arrives later this week.

As our wind flow becomes more southerly, the warmth and humidity will continue to build in today through Wednesday; in fact, we'll even come close to hitting some record highs during the next few afternoons.

Today's record of 86° could actually be in jeopardy as temperatures reach the mid 80s under a mostly sunny to partly cloudy sky.

Even as we continue to warm up, rain prospects will stay pretty slim with precipitation probabilities generally less than 20%. However, we are expecting a decent rain chance late Wednesday into Thursday morning as the next cold front comes sweeping through Southwest Florida.

The rain should be south of the area by Thursday afternoon, which is when the cool air will start moving in. Daytime highs by the end of the week should only warm into the low to mid 70s, and overnight lows will cool off into the mid 50s.

LIGHTNING HEADACHES-NATS TOPS VO

nats of thunder and lightning

SCENES LIKE THIS MAY BE GIVING YOU MIGRANES HEADACHES.RESEARCHERS NOW SAY LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY INCREASE YOUR CHANCE AT DEVELOPING MIGRANE HEADACHES.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT PEOPLE WERE 28 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A MIGRAINE ON DAYS WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK WITHIN 25 MILES OF THEIR HOME.

RESEARCHERS DON'T KNOW HOW LIGHTNING PRODUCES THE INCREASE.

UNITED BAG SERVICE-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

UNITED AIRLINES ROLLS OUT A BAGGAGE DELIVERY SERVICE.

THE AIRLINE WILL DELIVER YOUR CHECKED LUGGAGE TO YOUR DOORSTEP, THROUGH A SERVICE CALLED "BAGS V-I-P", AND FOR A FEE.

THE DELIVERY COST IS 29-95 FOR ONE BAG, 39-95 FOR TWO, AND 49-95 FOR THREE TO EIGHT BAGS.

CASEY BANKRUPT-VO WIPE

CASEY ANTHONY HAS LESS THAN 11-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HER NAME.STILL THREE PARTIES PLAN ON GOING AFTER EVERYTHING SHE OWNS, IN SEPARATE

CIVIL SUITS.

SHE IS FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY HERE IN FLORIDA.

ZENAIDA GONZALEZ WHO SHE INITIALLY CLAIMED MURDERED HER DAUGHTER IS SUING THE 26 YEAR OLD.

CASEY IS ALSO BEING SUED BY METER READER, ROY KRONK, SHE CLAIMED HE KILLED 2 YEAR OLD CAYLEE.

CASEY BANKRUPT-SOT VO

the bankruptcy proceeding will enlighten everyone and will correct any

inaccurate beliefs that people have regarding book deals. There are no book

deals. There is no money.

CHRIS BROWN LATEST-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

SINGER CHRIS BROWN FACES ANOTHER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

WITNESSES SAY BROWN PUNCHED ANOTHER MAN SUNDAY EVENING DURING AN ARGUMENT OVER A PARKING SPACE.

THE PUNCH STARTED A BRIEF FIGHT BETWEEN SIX MEN, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF BROWN'S ENTOURAGE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD.

NOW, THE L-A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING HIM FOR BATTERY.

LIBERTY BELL THREAT-VO

POLICE SAY AN ARIZONA MAN THREATENED TO BLOW UP THE ICONIC LIBERTY BELL IN PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY.

NOW 41-YEAR-OLD CARLOS BALSAS HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS, BOMB THREATS AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFENSES.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, HE MADE THE THREATS AS HE ENTERED THE HISTORIC SITE.

LATER, TWO BLACK BACKPACKS WERE FOUND. THOUGH THE BOMB SQUAD DETERMINED THERE WERE NO EXPLOSIVES IN THEM.

DEER RESCUER CHARGE-OC SOT VO WIPE

A COUPLE IN INDIANA THAT RESCUED AN INJURED DEER AND NURSED IT BACK TO HEALTH. NOW FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES.

"She was a threat to society. Is what they said."

THE COUPLE NOW FACES UP TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL.

TWO YEARS AGO THE HUSBAND, WHO IS ALSO A POLICE OFFICER RESPONDED TO A CALL FOR A WOUNDED FAWN ON A PORCH.

SO THE COUPLE NURSED THE ANIMAL BACK TO HEALTH.EVEN BOTTLE FEEDING HER.

A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED A RESCUE PERMIT TO KEEP THE ANIMAL.

DEER RESCUER CHARGE-SOT VO

It's a complete waste of taxpayers' money. What they should have done is wrote us a ticket."

THE DEER DID MANAGE TO ESCAPE THE COUPLE'S HOME.

A JURY WILL DECIDE THEIR FATE.

TEASE FIVE-----

SOME OF HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST STARS COLLECTING EVEN MORE AWARDS.

this has nothing to do with me. Its about the

incredible people who are in this movie.

A) SAG AWARDS-2 SHOT SOT VO

WHALES SPOTTED-VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS SCENE COURTESY OF MOTHER NATURE.

PASSENGERS ABOARD A WHALE-WATCHING TOUR BOAT ARE LEAVING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH A WHALE OF A TALE.

A POD OF ABOUT 20 TO 25 GRAY WHALES APPEARED JUST OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO LAST WEEK.

A COUPLE VISITING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY TOOK THESE AMAZING PHOTOS OF THE GENTLE GIANTS OF THE SEA.

SAG AWARDS-2 SHOT VO IN TRAFFIC

THE FILM "ARGO" RACKS UP ANOTHER VICTORY IN THIS YEAR'S AWARDS SEASON.

THE THRILLER, SET DURING THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, TOOK HOME TOP HONORS AT THE ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS.

SAG AWARDS-PKG

BEN AFFLECK LED THE CHARGE OF HIS ENSEMBLE CAST AFTER THEY HEARD "ARGO'S"

NAME AT THE 19TH ANNUAL SAG AWARDS.

THE DIRECTOR-PRODUCER AND ACTOR WAS HUMBLED BY THIS ENSEMBLE HONOR.

BEN: I've been around long enough to deeply appreciate, wonderful to have

awards. Encouraged and thrilled

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS CONTINUED HIS DOMINATION IN THE LEAD ACTOR CATEGORY, ADDING

ANOTHER MARK IN THE WIN COLUMN FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF OUR 16TH PRESIDENT IN "

LINCOLN."

DAY-LEWIS OFFERED ONE SURPRISING THANK YOU. TO FELLOW ACTOR LEONARDO

DICAPRIO.

DDL: Leo just in a chance meeting asked me if I 'd given up on the idea, he

knew I'd considered it a while ago

and He said don't give up, he's the greatest man of 19th century. It stayed

in my mind This is all Leo's fault. Haha

JENNIFER LAWRENCE WAS NAMED BEST IN THE LEAD FEMALE ACTOR CATEGORY FOR "

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK."

THE 22 YEAR OLD HAS ALREADY WON NUMEROUS AWARDS; STILL, SHE SAYS THE AREA

SHE NEEDS THE MOST HELP. IS WITH HER SPEECHES.

J Law: 19:41:55 i think you can probably tell from my publics peaking that

i haven't gotten that much advice. Still waiting for a couple tips on how

to shut up. 42:07

THE OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE SAG AWARD WENT TO "LES

MISERABLES" ANNE HATHAWAY.

"LINCOLN'S TOMMY LEE JONES WON THE OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR TROPHY.

George Pennacchio stand up bridge

when it comes to acting, the sag awards don't only honor the best in movies,

they also celebrate the best work on television.

THE PBS DRAMA "DOWNTON ABBEY" WON THE SAG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CAST IN A

DRAMA SERIES.

THE CAST OF MODERN FAMILY WON ON THE COMEDY SIDE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE OF A DEADLY CRASH.

A YOUNG WOMAN IS DEAD - AND RIGHT NOW A MAN IS BEING TREATING IN THE HOSPITAL - AFTER HE HIT A TREE OVERNIGHT ALONG MCGREGOR BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

THE ROAD IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

ALSO AT NOON - AN UPDATE ON THAT TRAGIC NIGHTCLUB FIRE IN BRAZIL.

NBC2 GETTING BRAND NEW INFORMATION ON SEVERAL ARRESTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE in the CASE.

AND THIS STORY CAUSING A LOT OF TALK - 16 YEARS AFTER HER MURDER IN BOULDER, COLORADO - NEW DETAILS IN THE CASE OF JONBENET RAMSEY.

SHE WAS THE 6-YEAR-OLD BEAUTY QUEEN - FOUND BEATEN AND STRANGLED IN HER PARENTS HOME.

PLUS -

"It kind of all builds up and since you don't have to pay for it now, you just want it, then you just get into all this debt."

IT'S EASY TO DO - MANY AMERICANS STRUGGLE TO STAY OUT OF DEBT.

NEW AT NOON - WHY YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE MORE AT RISK.

AND HAVE YOUR HEARD?

THE PRODUCERS OF A POPULAR TALENT SHOW, AMERICAN IDOL - MAY SOON BE FACED WITH A DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT.

JIM TELLS US HOW LONG OUR WARMER TEMPERATURES HANG AROUND.

NOON TZ1) CAR VS TREE-VO

NOON TZ2) BRAZIL CLUB FIRE-VO

NOON TZ2 JON BENET RAMSEY-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA