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BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AS A SEVERE STORM SYSTEM RIPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS A TORNADO TODAY FROM ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA.

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THE OTHER PERSON KILLED IN THIS VIOLENT WEATHER WAS NEAR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

THIS IS AERIAL VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE THERE.

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IN ALABAMA - WINDS WERE SO STRONG - THEY RIPPED A STEEPLE FROM A CHURCH.

THIS MASSIVE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING -- BUT GOOD NEWS, NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED HERE.

METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF IS TRACKING THE SYSTEM IN THE FIRST ALERT STORM TRACKING CENTER.

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RIGHT NOW, NBC-2 IS WATCHING TWO BREAKING NEWS STORIES MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES.

IN ARIZONA, AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE ARE HURT AFTER AN OFFICE SHOOTING.

AND IN ALABAMA - A HOSTAGE SITUATION CONTINUES AFTER A MAN STORMED ONTO A SCHOOL BUS - SHOT THE DRIVER, AND TOOK OFF WITH A YOUNG STUDENT.

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AN UPDATE ON THE HOSTAGE STANDOFF SITUATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW INVOLVING A CHILD IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

WE'VE LEARNED THE MAN, WHOSE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY POLICE, AFTER HE SHOT AND KILLED A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER - HAD BEEN DUE IN COURT ON A CHARGE OF THREATENING NEIGHBORS.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED THE SUSPECT'S NAME - HOWEVER THE PROPERTY BELONGS TO JIMMY DYKES, A MAN IN HIS 60S.

THE STANDOFF STARTED LATE YESTERDAY - AFTER MAN BOARDED A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SHOT THE DRIVER AND TOOK A SIX-YEAR-OLD STUDENT.

THAT WAS ALMOST 24 HOURS AGO.

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AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW IN ARIZONA --

POLICE SAY A MAN WALKED INTO A BUSINESS AND SHOT THREE PEOPLE.

THIS IS IN PHOENIX. JUST NORTH OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

WITNESSES REPORT HEARING MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS --

ONE PERSON IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

POLICE BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO THE SHOOTER IS --

AND RIGHT NOW, A SWAT TEAM HAS A HOUSE SURROUNDED. WHILE THEY INVESTIGATE FURTHER.

POLICE DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS A RANDOM ATTACK --

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THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM IS BUSY THIS HOUR.

BREAKING IN SAN DIEGO - FIREFIGHTERS SAY AN EXPLOSION AT A HOTEL HAS INJURED THREE PEOPLE.

ONE PERSON SERIOUSLY.

THIS HAPPENED NEAR SEAWORLD.

IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION.

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FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON THE SCENE OF DEATH INVESTIGATION IN FORT MYERS.

NEIGHBORS TELL US A LITTLE GIRL WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE HORIZONS APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD JUST BEFORE 9 THIS MORNING.

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Since we've been here the crime scene grew from just this apartment complex, to this whole area.

Fort Myers police telling us they responded to the back apartment on the first floor of the building for a medical call.

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Neighbor say the children's mother wasn't home at the time but came home when she got a call at work that her little girl was unresponsive and another child had a gash in its leg.

They tell us the mother was questioned by authorities before heading to the hospital.

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Neighbors say the mother is still at the hospital with that child while family member care for another child so was unharmed.

Fmpd says the neighborhood is not at risk at time.

They're still out here investigating.

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IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN --

DOZENS OF KIDS WHO WALK TO PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME.

TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF ---

THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS NEAR THE CAPE CORAL SCHOOL --

FORCING THE YOUNG KIDS TO WALK IN PEOPLE'S YARDS AND IN SOME CASES. WAY TOO CLOSE TO TRAFFIC.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY ARE NOW ASKING. FOR A *SECOND TIME. FOR MONEY TO PAVE SIDEWALKS.

NBC2'S SARA MILES IS LIVE FIRST AT FOUR -- TO SHOW US JUST HOW BADLY THEY'RE NEEDED --

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A FEW HOURS AGO WHEN SCHOOL LET OUT WHERE IM STANDING FLOODED WITH KIDS -- SHARING THIS STREET WITH CARS AS THEY WALKED OR BIKED HOME.

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CAPE CORAL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE APPLYING FOR A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT TO PUT SIDEWALKS UP IN THE AREA ACROSS FROM PELICAN ELEMENTARY.

THE 190 THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD COVER PARTS OF THREE STREETS NEAR THE SCHOOL -- THAT INCLUDES SW 32ND TERRACE, SW 3RD AVENUE AND SW 37TH LANE.

PARENTS WE TALKED TO IN THE AREA SAY THIS AREA IS PLAGUED WITH SPEEDERS AND SIDEWALKS WOULD MAKE IT SAFER.

ERIN MACINDOE - PARENT 9 SEC

48:54 I FEEL LIKE I'M IN THEIR WAY IF THEY HAD SIDEWALKS WE COULD GET OUT OF THEIR WAY.:57

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THE SCHOOL DIST TELLS US THERE ARE ROUGHLY 400 STUDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THE SIDEWALKS.

THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOUR INPUT -- A PUBLIC MEETING IS BEING HELD ON FEBUARY 5TH AT 5 AT THE SCHOOL.

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TONIGHT - A GROUP OF MEN FROM THE EAST COAST IS BEHIND BARS FOR A STRING OF ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

POLICE SAY THESE THREE MEN WERE CAUGHT ON CRAYTON ROAD IN NAPLES - ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO A HOME.

THERE POLICE FOUND ONE MAN AT THE REAR OF A RESIDENCE - WHILE TWO OTHERS WERE IN A CAR WITH BOLT CUTTERS AND SCREWDRIVERS.

POLICE SAY THE CREW IS FROM HIALEAH, FLORIDA - AND THAT THEY MAY BE INVOLVED WITH OTHER GROUPS.

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NEW DETAILS - FIRST AT FOUR ABOUT A DEADLY ACCIDENT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS MICHAEL MULLADY DIED WHEN AN S-U-V HIT HIM THIS MORNING.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 6:15 ON JUDD ROAD.

THAT'S OFF U-S 41.

F-H-P SAYS MULLADY HAD GOTTEN OFF A BUS AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET.

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ON CAPITAL HILL, A SENATE HEARING IS BEING CALLED A SHOWDOWN OVER GUN SAFETY

TODAY, IT LIVED UP TO IT'S NAME.

SENATOR DICK DURBIN AND THE LEADER OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION GOT INTO A HEATED EXCHANGE.

THE N-R-A'S WAYNE LAPIERRE SAID HE OPPOSED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PRIVATE PURCHASES AT GUN SHOWS.

"Mr. LaPierre that's the point. The criminals won't be able to buy the guns because there is a background check. You missed that point completely. Senator I think you missed the point. Let there be order!.I said earlier there will be order in the committee room."

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITED IN LINE TO ATTEND A SENATE HEARING ON GUN SAFETY.

IT'S THE FIRST HEARING ON GUN VIOLENCE IN 14 MONTHS.

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS - A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE, HERSELF - GAVE TODAY'S OPENING STATEMENT.

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Too many children are dying, Too many children. We must do something!!

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS IS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE, HERSELF.

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EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AGO, PRESIDENT OBAMA USED EXECUTIVE ACTION TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE.

500 MILLION DOLLARS WILL EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PEOPLE WHO BUY GUNS AT PRIVATE BUSINESSES.

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A WOMAN REPORTED MISSING IN COLLIER COUNTY HAS BEEN FOUND.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS LANIE MAZZAROLLO IS "OK" AND SAFE.

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GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS TO INCREASE EDUCATION SPENDING IN FLORIDA.

THE GOVERNOR WILL PROPOSE AN INCREASE OF 1 POINT 2 BILLION DOLLARS.

THAT MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD THE BUDGET FOR K THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

THAT'S ROUGHLY A 400 DOLLAR INCREASE PER STUDENT.

IN 2011, GOVERNOR SCOTT CUT A BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE EDUCATION BUDGET.

GOVERNOR SCOTT WAS CRITICIZED FOR THE MOVE.

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WE WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS WE BROUGHT YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

THESE ARE PICTURES OF STORM DAMAGE FROM GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE.

THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED NEAR ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA.

THAT'S WHERE AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN THE STORM.

THESE OTHER PICTURES ARE FROM THE TENNESSEE AREA.

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C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR VISITOR'S CENTER IS BEEFING UP IT'S PUSH FOR TOURISM.

OFFICIALS WANT TO PROMOTE THE AREA AS A PLACE FOR FLORIDIANS TO VISIT.

AS PART OF ITS SUMMER MARKETING CAMPAIGN, THE VISITOR'S BUREAU WILL FOCUS IT'S MARKETING TO IN-STATE RESIDENTS.

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50 BILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDING IS ON ITS WAY TO SUPERSTORM SANDY VICTIMS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED THE BILL THIS MORNING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE OCTOBER STORM IS BLAMED FOR MORE THAN 130 DEATHS.

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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.

CHANGES COMING SOON

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DEADLY STORMS SLIDE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, LEAVING A LOT OF DAMAGE BEHIND, AND PEOPLE WITH NO POWER.

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WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR --

TENNESSEE IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

DEADLY STORMS RIPPED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT.

WE KNOW AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS DIED THERE.

IN GEORGIA RIGHT NOW --

THERE ARE NEW REPORTS ABOUT PEOPLE POSSIBLY TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES AFTER TORNADOES HIT THERE.

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AMATEUR VIDEO GIVES A TERRIFYING GLIMPSE OF A TORNADO BEARING DOWN ON ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA.

JUST ONE OF MANY TOWNS UNDER THE GUN TODAY AS A DEADLY LINE OF STORMS ROARED THROUGH THE SOUTH.

"Heads up, tornado warning right now."

WHOLE SWATHS OF GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE SPENT THE DAY UNDER SIEGE.

ALREADY BATTERED BY HIGH WINDS AS THE STORM FRONT BEGAN ITS DEADLY MARCH LAST NIGHT.

OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE. RESIDENTS HEARD A DEAFENING ROAR.

AND HAD ONLY SECONDS TO REACT.

"She woke me up to come take cover and in the midst of me getting up we heard something, boom."

A MAN WAS KILLED WHEN THIS TREE FELL ONTO A SHED. THE FIRST DEATH REPORTED IN THIS STORM.

EAST OF MEMPHIS. BUILDINGS WERE FLATTENED. THEIR CONTENTS SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE.

FOR SOME. THERE WASN'T MUCH MORE TO DO THAN WAIT OUT THE STORM. AND PRAY.

"I'm alive, i'm alive, it could have been a lot worse."

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IN WESTERN, KENTUCKY - WHERE TRAILER HOMES WERE LITTLE MATCH FOR THE HIGH WINDS.

AS FAR NORTH AS INDIANA. STORM-STRICKEN COMMUNITIES ARE TALLYING THE TOLL.

AND BEGINNING THE RECOVERY FROM AN UNUSUALLY POWERFUL AND DEADLY WINTER STORM.

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CANCER-CAUSING OR CONVENIENCE ON CRUST?

Greg Watson / Attorney

20:21:56

we want all the money they have ever made from the frozen pizzas

FIRST AT FOUR - A MOTHER TAKES-ON THE MAKERS OF POPULAR FROZEN PIZZAS - CALLING THE PIES, BAD FOR OUR HEALTH.

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A WOMAN IS TAKING ON THE FREEZER SECTION OF THE GROCERY STORE.

SHE FILED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT CLAIMING THAT FROZEN PIZZA COULD CAUSE CANCER.

THE LAWSUIT TARGETS NESTLE FOR WHAT SHE CALLS A TOXIC CARCINOGEN IN CHEESE.

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IT'S THE 5 MILLION DOLLAR FROZEN PIZZA BATTLE THAT COULD HEAT UP A

CALIFORNIA COURT ROOM

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THIS MORNING, DIGIORNO, STOUFFERS, AND CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN ARE COMING

UNDER FIRE ---A NEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CLAIMING THE MAKERS OF THE POPULAR

PIZZA BRANDS ARE A DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

TAKING ON NESTLE - WHO PRODUCES ALL 3 BRANDS - KATIE SIMPSON OF SAN DIEGO.

IN THE LAWSUIT SHE JUST FILED, SHE ARGUES THE COMPANY IS "PLACING PROFITS

OVER PUBLIC HEALTH" BY NOT REMOVING TRANS FATS FROM THEIR PIZZAS

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Greg Watson / Attorney

katie has 2 young children and she likes to make pizza for them and all kids

love pizza

it shouldn't have toxic food additive that's been banned all around the

world.

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CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWED BY 13 CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. BANS TRANS

FATS IN FOODS SERVED RESTAURANTS. BECAUSE THEY RAISE BAD CHOLESTEROL AND

LOWER THE GOOD KIND.

BUT THERE ARE NO BANS ON TRANS FATS IN PACKAGED FOODS -- THE FDA AND USDA

ONLY REQUIRE THAT COMPANIES LIST ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS ON THE LABEL.

Nat supermarket?

STILL, WHEN SIMPSON WAS BUYING HER FAVORITE FROZEN PIZZAS, SHE SAYS, SHE HAD

NO IDEA THEY CONTAINED WHAT THE SUIT CALLS "A TOXIC CARCINOGEN."

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Greg Watson / Attorney

20:21:56

we want all the money they have ever made from the frozen pizzas

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TRANS FAT LAWSUIT.

IN 2005, MCDONALD'S PAID 8.5 MILLION TO SETTLE TWO LAWSUITS ALLEGING

THEYMISLED CONSUMERS ABOUT TRANS FAT LEVELS IN THEIR FOOD.

BUT WILL THIS PIZZA SUIT GET TOSSED OUT OF COURT?

SOT 3 Sunny Hostin

I mean it's clear that these companies haven't broken any rules

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NESTLE TELLS ABC NEWS.

"Nestl recently received a copy of the lawsuit, and we are in the process of

reviewing it. We will vigorously defend ourselves against all baseless

allegations. All of our Pizza products are in strict compliance with both

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GIO BENTIEZ REPORTING.

SIMPSON ADMITS THAT SHE WAS NEVER FORCED TO PURCHASE OR EAT NESTLE PIZZAS.

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NBC-2 HAS NEW DETAILS FOR TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS KICKED OFF A HEARING ON GUN SAFETY ON THE CAPITOL HILL.

Speaking is difficult, but I need to say something important.

FIRST AT FOUR - HER EMOTIONAL MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS.

PLUS - NEW DAMAGE REPORTS ARE COMING IN FROM A MASSIVE STORM STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTH.

THESE ARE PICTURES OF DAMAGE FROM THE MEMPHIS AREA IN TENNESSEE.

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WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU NOW ON YOUR TOP STORIES FIRST AT 4, THIS DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF ARIZONA --

POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT AT AN OFFICE BUILDING IN PHOENIX.

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE SHOOTER.

WITNESSES REPORT HEARING MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS.

ONE PERSON IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

AS FOR A MOTIVE OR THE SHOOTER'S IDENTITY--

POLICE DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS A RANDOM ATTACK --

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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN FORT MYERS --

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEATH AT THE HORIZONS APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD.

NEIGHBORS ON SCENE TELL US A CHILD WAS FOUND DEAD.

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IN THE CAPE --

IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY FOR STUDENTS.

RIGHT NOW, THOSE WHO WALK TO PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE HAVING TO WALK THROUGH YARDS AND ALONG BUSY STREETS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS SO THEY CAN PAVE SIDEWALKS NEAR THE SCHOOL.

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WE ARE GETTING NEW VIDEO OF THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION.

FROM STORM DAMAGE FROM THE SOUTH EAST --

IN ARKANSAS, ONE PERSON WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

AT LEAST 9-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WERE IN THE DARK.

THE DAMAGE SPREAD TO MISSOURI WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE STORM DESTROYED AT LEAST ONE MOBILE HOME.

NOBODY WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME.

LAST NIGHT TURNED DEADLY IN TENNESSEE.

A MAN DIED WHEN A TREE FELL THROUGH A STORAGE SHED WHERE HE WAS TAKING SHELTER.

AND ANOTHER PERSON DIED IN GEORGIA.

THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF MINOR INJURIES.

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WASHINGTON GUN VIOLENCE HEARING-trxSOTVO

"Speaking is difficult but I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying."

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS SPOKE AT TODAY'S SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ON GUN SAFETY.

SHE IS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE HERSELF.

TODAY - SHE ENCOURAGE LAWMAKERS TO TAKE STEPS TO CURB THAT VIOLENCE.

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Illinois

"A gunman came in and shot her dead. just a matter of days after the happiest day of her life she's gone."

AS THE GUN LAWS FIGHT RAGED ON CAPITOL HILL- ANOTHER SHOOTING-

Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals. Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families.

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION INTENSELY OPPOSES ANY NEW LEGISLATION-

CONSERVATIVES REPUBLICANS ARE BACKING THE NRA.

Texas

"I fail to see how passing laws the federal gov wont enforce will make america any safer.

ITS CLEAR- COMMON GROUND ON GUN CONTROL MAY BE HARD TO FIND.

NORTH PORT GUN TO SCHOOL-SS

TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ARRESTED AT SCHOOL TUESDAY.

ONE OF THEM IS ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN ON CAMPUS.

NORTH PORT POLICE SAY TYLER MCNAMARA BROUGHT IT TO IMAGNE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THEN GAVE IT TO JAVON HOWELL.

TEACHERS FOUND IT IN *HIS BACKPACK.

THE 9-MILLIMETER WAS *NOT LOADED.

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WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL SAFETY--

FLORIDA STATE SENATOR CHRIS SMITH SAYS REGULATIONS SHOULD BE A *LOCAL ISSUE.

SMITH, FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, SAYS THERE ARE TOO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES CONCERNING GUNS ON THE STATEWIDE LEVEL.

HE WANTS TO SEE ACROSS-THE-BOARD FUNDING FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.

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NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING THE RECOVERY OF AN ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK ON JANUARY 18TH.

LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TELLS US 16 YEAR OLD JONATHAN CRUZ IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE TEEN TRIED TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON DE-NAVARRA PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL.

THAT'S WHEN A TRUCK HIT HIM.

CRUZ'S BRAIN SWELLED UP AND HE HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY.

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LEADERS FROM ACROSS LEE COUNTY VOICE STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENDING IMPACT FEES.

MAYORS FROM EVERY CITY AND TOWN SAT WITH COUNTY LEADERS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS.

THE ISSUE DOMINATED THE CONVERSATION.

THE COUNTY COLLECTS IMPACT FEES ON NEW CONSTRUCTION TO HELP BUILD SCHOOLS, ROADS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

CAPE CORAL WORRIES THEY'D HAVE TO DROP THEIRS TOO TO STAY COMPETITIVE.

BONITA SPRINGS SAYS IF THE COUNTY LOSES THAT MONEY - THEY COULD TRY TO MAKE IT UP BY GOING AFTER THEM.

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THERE ARE BREAKING DETAILS JUST COMING OVER THE WIRES ABOUT THAT BIZARRE HOSTAGE SITUATION IN ALABAMA.

A 6-YEAR OLD BOY WAS SNATCHED OFF HIS SCHOOL BUS TUESDAY BY A GUNMAN.

A STATE LAWMAKER HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THE BOY'S FAMILY ALL DAY.

WE KNOW THE BOY HAS SOME KIND OF MEDICAL CONDITION -- HE IS GETTING HIS MEDICINE AND HE'S ABLE TO WATCH T-V.

BUT HE'S STILL BEING HELD CAPTIVE IN AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER.

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F-B-I AGENTS RAIDED THE OFFICE OF A PROMINENT SOUTH FLORIDA DOCTOR.

THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTS - DR. SALOMON MELGEN OWES THE I-R-S MORE THAN 11 MILLION DOLLARS.

AUTHORITIES RAIDED HIS OFFICE IN WEST PALM BEACH LATE LAST NIGHT, SEIZING SEVERAL ITEMS.

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IT'S TIME TO GET YOU TAX FORMS IN ORDER.

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY YOU CAN SUBMIT RETURNS FOR 2012.

THE FISCAL CLIFF PUSHED BACK THE START DATE THIS YEAR.

AND SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE LONER.

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CONSUMER ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.

WHOLE FOODS IS RECALLING ALASKAN SALMON BECAUSE OF A LISTERIA THREAT.

A SAMPLE OF THE FISH TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE BACTERIA.

THE RECALLED PRODUCT WAS SOLD IN 12 STATES ACROSS THE U-S.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

NEW SKIN CANCER SCANNER-VOWIPE

A NEW SCANNER COULD KEEP YOU FROM GOING UNDER THE KNIFE.

IT'S CALLED MELAFIND, DESIGNED SPECIALLY TO HELP DOCTORS DETECT MELANOMA.

IT GIVES THEM A 3-D IMAGE OF A POTENTIALLY CANEROUS MOLE AND LETS THEM DETERMINE WHETHER THEY NEED TO DO A BIOPSY.

DOCTORS SAY IT ALLOWS THEM TO DETECT SKIN CANCER EARLY.

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"When it's caught early, it's virtually 100-percent curable; when it's caught late, it will kill you."

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GET THIS - THE WORST PATIENTS MAY BE THE ONES, WHO'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH.

EXPERTS FEAR THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SKIP EXAMS AND RECOMMENDED SCREENINGS THAT COULD ACTUALLY SAVE THEIR LIFE.

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MICK FERRY IS BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH.

MICK FERRY/TAKES CARE OF HIS HEALTH

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1:32: The only time I've been to the hospital, I got a fishing hook stuck in my finger.

PEOPLE LIKE HIM TEND TO SKIP REGULAR CHECKUPS AND SCREENINGS.

MICK FERRY/TAKES CARE OF HIS HEALTH

RUNS:

1:58 When you're younger it's not as important because you're bullet proof so to speak.

EXPERTS SAY THAT'S NOT A HEALTHY ATTITUDE.

DR. SAL LACAGNINA/VP HEALTH & WELLNESS

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:38 One of the things I try to encourage my patients to do is to get a wellness exam or an annual physical exam every year whether or not you're feeling well and thinking that you're healthy. Because there maybe underlying problems developing.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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Newborns have scheduled 'well baby' exams. And parents are generally good about getting their kids annual physicals. But about the time people are done with the pediatrician, they turn into a lost generation.

DR. SAL LACAGNINA/VP HEALTH & WELLNESS

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1:16: I think we lose people once they really become adults, probably from their early 20's until their 40s and 50s, when at that time people may start to have problems.

EXPERTS FEAR SLOW GROWING CONDITIONS, LIKE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, ARE GOING UNDER THE RADAR.

DR. SAL LACAGNINA/VP HEALTH & WELLNESS

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2:51 I'll see people who have high cholesterol and they'll feel good and they'll say 'well you know that's just me, I've had high cholesterol all my life' Well these blood vessels are getting clogged and over time something bad is going to happen.

EVEN THE BEST HABITS CAN'T PREVENT EVERY MEDICAL CONDITION. FINDING THEM EARLY GIVES YOU MORE AND BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS.

MICK FERRY/TAKES CARE OF HIS HEALTH

RUNS:

2:16 After I turned 50, I was like ok no more games. You have to adjust your diet and your intake and high cholesterol and blood pressure. There are ways to control those things so you're not a time bomb.

THINK PINK KOMEN PUSH-OC, SS, BNR

IT'S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO THINK PINK!

NBC2 IS AMONG THE MANY PROUD SPONSORS THE 2013 SUSAN G KOMEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RACE FOR THE CURE.

THE RACE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

YOU CAN REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN A TEAM.

IT'S A 5K RUN-WALK.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO HELP TOO.

YOU CAN SIGN UP TO BE A VOLUNTEER OR DONATE TO THE CAUSE.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A TEXAS COLLEGE STUDENT ASKS A PAGEANT QUEEN ON A DATE AND HIS REACTION TO HER ANSWER PLAYED ON LIVE T-V.

"Actually, as of right now, I will be making the trip to Lubbock, so Luke, get ready to get excited, because I will be able to meet you at the Overton."

nats of them screaming.

FIRST AT FOUR - IT'S *HOW* HE ASKED HER, MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS THE NATION.

PLUS - AN ENCOURAGING UPDATE FOR A YOUNG ACTIVIST WHO WAS SHOT BY THE TALIBAN.

A) invitation to miss texas-sotvo

B) malala surgery-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

A)-TFC,

B)

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

COLD FRONT MOVES IN TOMORROW

Windy weather will continue tonight and tomorrow as a cold front crosses Florida. The front has produced severe weather in parts of the southern United States but we are not expecting severe weather here. As the evening unfolds tonight we will see southwest winds gusting over 30 mph and partly cloudy skies. Before sunrise tomorrow we should start to track approaching showers and there will be a threat of rain though 10:00 a.m. Showers could be briefly heavy but they are going to move through here very quickly. Most locations will likely see less than.25" inches of rain tomorrow. By late day we will start to see the clouds break up and winds will turn from the northwest at 20 - 25 mph and gusty. High temperatures tomorrow will be held back in the 70's and it looks like our warm 80 degree weather will be gone for a while.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

INVITATION TO MISS TEXAS-OC

A COLLEGE R-O-T-C MEMBER TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH---

AND INVITED A PAGEANT QUEEN TO BE HIS DATE AT THE MILITARY BALL.

AND WHEN SHE SAID YES -- IT WAS BROADCAST ON LIVE T-V.

INVITATION TO MISS TEXAS-PKG

JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE ANNUAL MILITARY BALL, ROTC STUDENT LUKE GUFFEY CAME TO A REALIZATION. HE WAS DATELESS FOR HIS BIG NIGHT.

"We were working out and one of the the members said, you should take miss texas and I said ok."

SO GUFFEY AND HIS FRIENDS SPRUNG INTO ACTION.

AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PARODY OF THIS POPULAR OLD SPICE COMMERCIAL.

BUT GUFFEY'S VERSION WAS TAILORED FOR A SPECIAL SOMEONE.

MISS TEXAS, DANAE COUCH.

THE MISS AMERICA FINALIST WATCHED THE VIDEO NOT LONG AFTER IT WAS POSTED ON YOUTUBE.

AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE GESTURE.

"When I first watched the video I was really impressed and really flattered that someone would take the time."

BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS, DID SHE SAY YES?

WE DELIVERED THE ANSWER TO GUFFEY AND HIS FRIENDS ON OUR SIX O'CLOCK NEWS.

"OH IT'S ON"

HE WAS CLEARLY NERVOUS, BUT FINALLY, MISS TEXAS SPOKE.

"Actually, as of right now, I will be making the trip to Lubbock, so Luke, get ready to get excited, because I will be able to meet you at the Overton."

"I'm freaking stoked. I did not think this was going to happen."

NOW, GUFFEY HAS A FEW DAYS TO CALM HIS NERVES AND GET READY FOR HIS BIG DATE.

"I'm going to clean my car. And then I'll go to disney world after the mil ball of course denae you're invited too if you're free"

AND COULD THERE BE A PROPOSAL? WELL GUFFEY HASN'T RULED THAT OUT.

INVITATION TO MISS TEXAS-OC

SARAH BLAKE-MORGAN REPORTING.

COUCH SAYS SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BALL.

ASHLEY JUDD & FRANCHITTI-VO

ACTRESS ASHLEY JUDD IS CALLING IT QUITS ON HER MARRIAGE.

AFTER 11 YEARS, SHE AND HER RACECAR HUSBAND, DARIO FRAN-KEETY WILL SPLIT.

TIMBERLAKE PERFORMING GRAMMYS-SS

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAMMY'S NEXT MONTH.

TIMBERLAKE WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

THE POP-STAR RETURNED TO MUSIC EARLIER THIS MONTH--

HE RELEASED A SINGLE CALLED "SUIT AND TIE".

THE SONG IS A TOP FIVE HIT ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100.

THE GRAMMY'S WILL MARK TIMBERLAKE'S FIRST T-V PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL YEARS.

BARBIE THEMED CAFE TAIWAN-VO

A NEW café IN TAIWAN CATERS TO BARBIE LOVERS.

IT'S THE FIRST BARBIE RESTAURANT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY TOYMAKER - MATTEL.

YOU CAN HAVE LUNCH, AFTERNOON TEA OR DINNER AT TAIPEI'S BARBIE café.

MEALS AVERAGE TEN DOLLARS.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

TONIGHT - A MAJOR STEP FOR A YOUNG PAKISTANI GIRL WHO WAS SHOT FOR STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE PAINSTAKING SURGERY TO RETURN HER LIFE TO NORMAL.

A) malala surgery schedule-vo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Death investigation underway in Fort Myers

2. Pedestrian killed by car in N. Fort Myers

3. Masturbating man frightens Lehigh children

MALALA SURGERY SCHEDULED-TFC CTR

A PAKISTANI TEENAGER PREPARES FOR HER NEXT BIG FIGHT IN HER RECOVERY.

THE TALIBAN SHOT HER IN THE HEAD WHEN SHE RALLIED FOR EDUCATION FOR GIRLS.

TONIGHT - SHE PREPARES FOR AN INTENSE SURGERY TO COVER THE HOLE IN HER SKULL.

MALALA SURGERY SCHEDULED-PKG

Malala Yousafzai's future begins in this lab. with that piece of titanium

NATS from Edmondson in lab

It will cover a 3 inch wide hole in her skull.caused 3 months ago after a

taliban gunman shot her point blank.

the bullet passed through that red line.

and yet she survived. As she recuperated, she became a global icon of

courage, an elegant advocate for girls' education

Malala nats

And once Dr. Stephan Edmondson is done stamping the titanium so it fits her

skull. she can re-start her life.

SOT STEPHAN EDMONDSON / Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist, QUEEN ELIZABETH

HOSPITAL

0438 not only does it recontour the skull, it protects the brain as well.

The bullet also destroyed the hearing in her left ear. so she'll need a

cochlear implant to be able to know where a sound is coming from

SOT DAVE ROSSERT / MEDICAL DIRECTOR, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

1209 The bullet has physically disrupted the middle ear, so those bones are

shattered. And it has physically disrupted her eardrums, so her outer ear

and her middle ear are destroyed and beyond reconstruction.

But despite all her injuries - despite coming close to death - Malala is

expected to make a full recovery.

SOT DAVE

0019 She's doing remarkably well. She's full of life, really

And she's eager to resume her work, promoting girls' education. She is even

a favorite for next year's nobel peace prize.

SOT DAVE

0505 She's got some difficult times ahead, inevitably. But she is as I've

said, very, very strong. And I have no doubt she will overcome whatever the

MALALA SURGERY SCHEDULED-TFC

AFTER THE SURGERY MALALA WILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR LESS THAN A WEEK.

A FULL REOCVERY WILL TAKE AS LONG AS A YEAR AND A HALF.

BUT AFTER THAT. DOCTORS SAY NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALALA BEFORE AND AFTER SHE WAS SHOT.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

OUR BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE INCLUDES EXTREME WEATHER DAMAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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