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DIRECTOR PAGE TOSS TO RICK-SS
SHOW OPEN-CLIP TEASE TWO-2SHOT
TS1) HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-VIDBOX TZ2 A) Te'o Hoaxster-SOTVO
TS) ESTER WATERMAIN BREAK-SS-TOPS TZ2 B) Malala surgery-VOTOPS
TS3) ATV CRASH-SS-TOPS ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP
WEATHER TOSS-TRX-OMNITOPS FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
GA TORNADO-VOTOPS TOSS TO JOE-2SHOT
TENNESSEE DAMAGE-VOTOPS IMPACT FEES-PLASMA
SWFL COOLER TEMPS-WXWALL IMPACT FEES-PKG
SEVERE STORMS-TRAFFIC-VO IMPACT FEES-PLASMA
SEVERE STORMS-PKG GATORADE BVO-OC-VO-OC
SEVERE STORMS-TAG GATORADE BVO-PKG
PHOENIX OFFICE SHOOTING-TRX-VO WTC TRAINS RESUME-VO
TOSS TO HEATHER-2SHOT TE'O HOAXER INTERVIEW-VO WIPE
AL BUS HOSTAGE-PLASMA TE'O HOAXER INTERVIEW-SOT VO
AL BUS HOSTAGE-SAT 21 LIVE OR VO HARBAUGH BOWL-VO
AL BUS HOSTAGE-SOTVO MALALA SURGERY-VO WIPE
AL BUS HOSTAGE-PLASMA MALALA SURGERY-SOTVO
CAPE HOME INVASION FOLO-ONCAM TEASE THREE-2SHOT
CAPE HOME INVASION FOLO-PKG-BNR TZ3 A) cape ufo sighting-SOTVO
GUN CONTROL DEBATE-VO WIPE AHEAD AT 6-BANNER
GUN CONTROL DEBATE-SOTVO A) SARA MILES STANDUP TZ-SOT
WPB FBI RAID-VO NEW BLACKBERRY DEVICES-VO
TEASE ONE-2SHOT CAPE UFO SIGHTING-2SHOT
TZ1 A) gatorade bvo-VO CAPE UFO SIGHTING-PKG
TZ1 B) joe standup tease-SOTTOPS SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT


DIRECTOR PAGE


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SHOW OPEN-CLIP


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TS1) HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-VIDBOX


HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TOP STIRES WE ARE FOLLOWING AT THIS HOUR. NEIGHBORS TELL US A TODDLER DIED INSIDE A HOME IN THE HORIZONS APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

NEIGHBORS SAY THE GIRL DIED INSIDE HER MOTHERS APARTMENT AND HER SIBLING WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A CUT LEG.

POLICE ARE ON SCENE, BEEN THERE ALL DAY, AND THE CRIME SCENE GREW BIGGER AS THE DAY WENT ON.

WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE WORKING TO UNCOVER WHAT HAPPENED. Return to index of stories...


TS) ESTER WATERMAIN BREAK-SS-TOPS


A WATER MAIN BREAK NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CORKSCREW AND U-S 41 IN ESTERO IS AFFECTING HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW.THEY'RE WIDENING 41.

CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE BREAK RIGHT NOW. Return to index of stories...


TS3) ATV CRASH-SS-TOPS


AND WE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHO WAS HURT, AFTER AN A-T-V CRASHED ON THE 600 BLOCK OF 19TH STREET SOUTHWEST IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE AND WILL BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT WHEN WE CAN. Return to index of stories...


WEATHER TOSS-TRX-OMNITOPS


OUR BIG STORY AT 5:30 -- POWERFUL, DEADLY STORMS SLAMMING THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THAT STORM SYSTEM THAT IS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT.

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE IS TRACKING IT -- Return to index of stories...


GA TORNADO-VOTOPS


BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE PICTURES CAPTURED SO FAR--

THIS LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD NORTH OF ATLANTA SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 75 EARLIER TODAY. POWER WINDS OVERTURNED VEHICLES. SENDING CARS OFF THE ROAD.

ATLEAST ONE PERSON IS DEAD IN GEORGIA. Return to index of stories...


TENNESSEE DAMAGE-VOTOPS


ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN TENNESSEE AS WELL--

DOZENS OF HOMES WERE DAMAGED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE -- TONIGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER. Return to index of stories...


SWFL COOLER TEMPS-WXWALL


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. Return to index of stories...


SEVERE STORMS-TRAFFIC-VO


AND WINDS AS STRONG AS 70 MILES PER HOUR CAUSED A MESS IN INDIANAPOLIS.

NOW.THE NORTHEAST IS BRACING FOR A DRASTIC COOL DOWN.

DIANA PEREZ HAS MORE. Return to index of stories...


SEVERE STORMS-PKG


PKG:

A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARE WINDING THEIR

WAY THROUGH THE COUNTRY'S SOUTH AND MID SECTION.

THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO SEEN FORMING IN THE SKIES OVER GEORGIA HAS CLAIMED AT

LEAST ONE LIFE.

LOCAL REPORTS SAY A LARGE TREE FELL ON A SHED KILLING THE MAN WHO SOUGHT

SHELTER INSIDE.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE DEMOLISHING HOMES, FLIPPING CARS.AND UPROOTING TREES

ACROSS THAT STATE.

IN LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA WINDS BLEW OVER THIS STATE POLICE HELICOPTER.

FURTHER NORTH - PARTS OF NEW YORK ARE DEALING WITH INTENSE FOG. TAKE A LOOK

AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE.

STANDUP: HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, THE CONDITIONS ARE A RESULT OF THE

ROLLERCOASTER MOST OF THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ON LATELY. IT WAS IN THE TEENS

LATE LAST WEEK. TODAY ITS MORE THAN 60 DEGREES. BUT ITS DIPPING RIGHT

BACK INTO THE 20'S BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

THE COLD THEN MILD THE COLD WEATHER IS PRODUCING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE

MIDWEST, TOO.

wsStormDamageIN

Axe: We have initially about thirteen houses that have been damaged that we

know of as of now. We're probably going to find out more as we go through.

A STORM SYSTEM PACKING 65 MILE AN HOUR WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM

TEMPERATURES SWEPT THROUGH INDIANA. LEAVING THOUSANDS IN THE DARK.

TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN TENNESSEE - WHERE THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WARNINGS.

SOT woman hearing the storm

BUT IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ITS SNOW THAT IS SNARLING TRAFFIC.

"You know, you see people coming up from behind you and it's like, uh oh,

you gotta hang on. It's a sheet of ice, like you're driving on a lake."

OMAHA IS TRYING TO DIG ITSELF OUT OF UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. Return to index of stories...


SEVERE STORMS-TAG


DIANA PEREZ WITH THAT REPORT.

FORTUNATELY FOR US,

ALL WE'RE EXPECTED TO SEE IS COOLER TEMPERATURES.

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PHOENIX OFFICE SHOOTING-TRX-VO


A GUNMAN IN PHOENIX REMAINS ON THE RUN AFTER A SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN AN OFFICE COMPLEX.

THIS WAS THE DRAMATIC SCENE EARLIER TODAY AS THE CRITICALLY INJURED VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE GUNFIRE PROMPTED TERRIFIED WORKERS TO LOCK THE DOORS TO THEIR OFFICES AND HIDE FAR FROM THE WINDOWS

POLICE DO NO THINK THE SHOOTING WAS A RANDOM ACT. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO HEATHER-2SHOT


A MAN WITH A GUN BOARDED A SCHOOL BUS IN ALABAMA - TOLD THE DRIVER HE NEEDED 2 BOYS, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 8.

WHEN THE DRIVER REFUSED - THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED HIM, THEN KIDNAPPED A KINDERGARTNER AND TOOK OFF.

THAT WAS NEARLY 24 HOURS AGO.

TONIGHT WE KNOW THAT CHILD IS STILL ALIVE.

NBC2 ANCHOR HEATHER TURCO JOINS US LIVE WITH THE NEWEST INFORMATION. Return to index of stories...


AL BUS HOSTAGE-PLASMA


KELLIE - WE'VE JUST GOTTEN WORD - THE BOY HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE MEDICINE AND WATCH TV.

THIS COMES FROM AN ALABAMA LAWMAKER WHO MET WITH AUTHORITIES AND VISITED THE BOY'S FAMILY TODAY. Return to index of stories...


AL BUS HOSTAGE-SAT 21 LIVE OR VO


ALL DAY, POLICE WITH SWAT TEAMS HAVE BEEN ON SCENE IN SOUTH RURAL ALABAMA, MIDLAND CITY - TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SUSPECT - WHO IS IS HUNKERED DOWN WITH THE 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER ON HIS REMOTE PROPERTY.

NEIGHBORS IDENTIFY THE HOSTAGE-TAKER AS AS JIMMY DYKES, A RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER AND VIETNAM VETERAN, IN HIS 60'S.

HOWEVER, POLICE HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY RELEASED THE MAN'S IDENTITY.

LISTEN HERE TO ONE OF THE 21 CHILDREN ON THE BUS, WHEN THIS ALL BEGAN. Return to index of stories...


AL BUS HOSTAGE-SOTVO


MOS/LITTLE GIRL:

"He started telling him he needed a kid because something about the law

coming after him and then he shot the bus driver, then the drivers foot was

on the gas and we went backwards"

COURT RECORDS SHOWED DYKES HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS MORNING TO FACE A CHARGE THAT HE SHOT AT HIS NEIGHBORS IN A DISPUTE OVER A SPEED BUMP, LAST MONTH.

NEIGHBORS DESCRIBED THE GUNMAN AS A PARANOID AND COMBATIVE MAN WHO ONCE BEAT A DOG TO DEATH WITH A LEAD PIPE, THREATENED TO SHOOT CHILDREN FOR SETTING FOOT ON HIS PROPERTY AND PATROLLED HIS YARD AT NIGHT WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND A SHOTGUN.

HE'S ALSO SAID TO HAVE ANTI-AMERICAN VIEWS AND DOESN'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT.

RIGHT NOW RESIDENTS NEARBY HAVE BEEN EVACUATED, AND A BOMB SQUAD IS ON SCENE.

POLICE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING THROUGH A PVC PIPE IN THE BUNKER. Return to index of stories...


AL BUS HOSTAGE-PLASMA


THAT BUNKER HAS ELECTRICITY - AND AGAIN THE BOY IS BELIEVED TO BE OK.

THE BUS DRIVERS NAME WAS RELEASED TODAY - THE VICTIM, 66-YEAR-OLD CHARLES POLAND, JR. HAD BEEN A BUS DRIVER SINCE 2009.

MR. POLAND - BEING CALLED AS A HERO, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO PROTECT 21 STUDENTS. Return to index of stories...


CAPE HOME INVASION FOLO-ONCAM


TODAY. WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT YESTERDAY'S VIOLENT HOME INVASION IN CAPE CORAL.

INCLUDING.WHAT THE ROBBERS TOOK AND WHY THE VICTIM THINKS HE MIGHT KNOW THE BAD GUYS.

NBC2'S MATT WRIGHT WAS THE FIRST REPORTER ON SCENE WHEN THIS BROKE.

HE HAS THE LATEST. Return to index of stories...


CAPE HOME INVASION FOLO-PKG-BNR


STEVEN NORTHCUTT IS STILL RECOVERING. ONE DAY AFTER A VIOLENT RUN-IN WITH ROBBERS.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA. BUT SHOWED US WHERE TWO MASKED GUNMEN BROKE THROUGH A BACKYARD FENCE. CONFRONTING STEVEN INSIDE HIS CAPE CORAL HOME.

HIS GIRLFRIEND.SHARON. SAYS HE TRIED TO FIGHT BACK.

ACCORDING TO AN INCIDENT REPORT OBTAINED BY NBC-2. THE MEN ORDERED NORTHCUTT TO OPEN A SAFE. AND HAND OVER CASH.

POLICE SAY THEY GOT AWAY WITH 28-THOUSAND DOLLARS. AS WELL AS 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RARE GOLD AND SILVER COINS.

SHARON DISCOVERED ONE THE ROBBERS APPARENTLY LEFT BEHIND.

THE ROBBERY HAPPENED JUST MOMENTS AFTER LANDSCAPERS COMPLETED WORK ON THE HOME.

THEY HAD BEEN CANVASSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. LEAVING ONLY THIS HANDWRITTEN CARD.

POLICE AREN'T SAYING IF THERE'S A CONNECTION.

NEIGHBORS SAY THE ROBBERY IS UNUSUAL HERE.

THE VICTIM OWNS PROPERTY AROUND TOWN. AND SAYS THIS COULD BE THE WORK OF AN ANGRY TENANT.

TONIGHT. POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECTS. WHO NEIGHBORS SAW DRIVE OFF IN A GOLD SUV.

IN CAPE CORAL. MATT WRIGHT NBC 2. Return to index of stories...


GUN CONTROL DEBATE-VO WIPE


IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY FOR THE FIRST SENATE HEARING ON NEW GUN LAWS SINCE THE NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT MASSACE.

THE FIRST WITNESS BEFORE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WAS A HIGH PROFILE VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE HERSELF.

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS - ALMOST KILLED BY A GUNMAN IN 2 YEARS AGO - PLEADED WITH THE SENATORS TO ACT. Return to index of stories...


GUN CONTROL DEBATE-SOTVO


Giffords: Too many children are dying -- too many children. We must do

something. It will be hard, but the time is now

THE COMMITTEE ALSO HEARD FROM THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE GUN LOBBY ARGUED THAT BEFORE CONGRESS CONSIDERS NEW LEGISLATION,

CURRENT LAWS SHOULD BE FULLY ENFORCED. Return to index of stories...


WPB FBI RAID-VO


THE F-B-I IS INVESTIGATING A SOUTH FLORIDA DOCTOR WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF PROVIDING PROSTITUES TO A SENATOR.

AUTHORITIES RAIDED DR. SALOMON MELGEN'S OFFICE IN WEST PALM BEACH OVERNIGHT.

MELGEN, A POLITICAL DONOR, IS ACCUSED OF PROVIDING FREE TRIPS AND PROSTITUTES TO NEW JERSEY SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ.

MELGEN ALSO REPORTEDLY OWES THE I-R-S MORE THAN 11 MILLION DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-2SHOT


A POPULAR DRINK MADE RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA IS REMOVING A CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT.

UP AHEAD,

THE SAFETY CONCERN BEHIND WHAT'S IN GATORADE AND THE YOUNG GIRL WHO IS SUCCESFULLY GETTING ITS MAKER TO CHANGE IT'S FORMULA.

--PLUS--

Every time a new house or building goes up in lee county- a fee is collected.

But lee county wants to do awy with that- missing out on millions of dollars.

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TZ1 A) gatorade bvo-VO


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TZ1 B) joe standup tease-SOTTOPS


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TOSS TO RICK-SS


E-M-T'S ARE ON THE SCENE OR AN A-T-V CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT HAPPENED ON THE 600 BLOCK OF 19TH STREET SOUTHWEST IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

NBC 2'S RICK RITTER JUST ARRIVED AT THE SCENE,

RICK WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-2SHOT


FINALLY BREAKING HIS SILENCE.

"after everything I had gone through, I finally realized that I just had to move on with my life.

WE HEAR FROM THE MAN BEHIND THE INCREDIBLE ONLINE HOAX THAT TRICKED THE SPORTS WORLD. AND THE NATION. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A) Te'o Hoaxster-SOTVO


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TZ2 B) Malala surgery-VOTOPS


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ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP


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FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL


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.

Looking ahead to the weekend …. Temperatures will be quite chilly in the mornings. We will probably get well into the 40's on Friday and Saturday! Daytime highs through next week will only top out in the 70's. The wind has been a big factor in the weather today but by Friday we will see wind speed drop down. The cooler weather that is coming is not expected to set any records, but it will be especially noticeable after the string of warm days we've had this month.

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. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO JOE-2SHOT


LEE COUNTY HAS A BOLD PLAN TO SPUR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

ELIMINATE A HEFTY FEE LODGED AGAINST ANYONE LOOKING TO BUILD A NEW HOME OR COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

NBC 2'S JOE ROETZ HAS MORE ON WHY THE IDEA HAS OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN A PANIC. Return to index of stories...


IMPACT FEES-PLASMA


KELLIE AND PETER -

IT'S A TEN MILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE.

ELIMINATE IMPACT FEES ON NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS - HOPE THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION BOOM.

BUT TOWNS AND CITIES LIKE CAPE CORAL AND BONITA SPRINGS SAYS IT COULD LEAVE THEM HURTING. Return to index of stories...


IMPACT FEES-PKG


IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS EVERY MAYOR FROM CITIES IN LEE COUNTY HAS HAD A FORMAL MEETING WITH A COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO TALK ABOUT THEIR TROUBLES.

this is freight train coming and it hasn't been vetted properly.

AND TODAY -

IMPACT FEES DOMINATED THE HOUR AND A HALF LONG MEETING.

is there anything anybody can say at this point to make the county commission change its mind? I don't think so.

EVERY TIME A BUILDING OR HOUSE GOES UP IN LEE COUNTY- A FEE IS COLLECTED.

IN THE PAST TWO YEARS - THE COUNTY COLLECTED MORE THAN 18 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE MONEY GOES TOWARD NEW, SCHOOLS FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ROADS.

NATS - CAR

BUT COMMISSIONERS ARE EYEING THE IDEA OF DOING AWAY WITH THOSE FEES FOR TWO YEARS -

HOPING TO SPUR CONSTRUCTION ON NEW HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

THEY EXPECT TO LOSE MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS -

BONITA SPRINGS MAYOR BEN NELSON SAYS HIS CITY SPLITS GAS TAXES WITH THE COUNTY.

you remove that money from the budget - you have to find it somewhere else. It's going to be appealing to look at our money.

CAPE CORAL MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN WORRIES IF THE COUNTY REMOVES IMPACT FEES -

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IMPACT FEES-PLASMA


BUT THIS ISN'T A DONE DEAL -

NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER LARRY KIKER SAYS COMMISSIONERS ARE STILL FORMING THEIR OPINIONS.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE IMPACT FEES IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12TH.

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GATORADE BVO-OC-VO-OC


GATORADE IS UNDER THE MICROSCROPE TODAY.

THE POPULAR SPORTS DRINK WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN A CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT.

THE SAME INGREDIENT IS FOUND IN OTHER DRINKS LIKE PEPSI AND CITRUS-FLAVORED SODAS.

NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI BREAKS DOWN WHAT MAKES "BPO" SO CONTROVERSIAL AND WHY ONE 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS ON A MISSION TO GET IT BANNED. Return to index of stories...


GATORADE BVO-PKG


DANGEROUS DRINKS???

I saw all the side effects and it wouldn't be something I would want to drink. I wouldn't want my family to drink it. I want people to know about it. I don't want anyone to drink it.

SHE'S BARELY OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.

BUT AT 16 --

SARAH KAVANAGH IS TAKING ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST BEVERAGE MAKERS IN THE

SHE SAW "BROMENTATED VEGETABLE OIL" LISTED IN THE INGREDIENTS FOR HER GATORADE.AND DID SOME DIGGING TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS.

I saw it had a whole lot of potentially bad side effects

NOT ONLY DOES IT SHARE A COMMON INGREDIENT WITH FLAME RETARDENTS.

BUT IN ANIMAL STUDIES.

BVO HAS SHOWN TO BUILD UP IN FATTY TISSUES AND CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.

SO SARAH GOT TO WORK --

CIRCULATING AN ONLINE PETITION THAT 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE SIGNED!

PROMPTING GATORADE TO TAKE THE BVO OUT.

IRONICALLY.BVO IS ALREADY BANNED IN EUROPE AND JAPAN.

SO HOW ARE AMERICANS STILL DRINKING IT?

WELL -- THE FDA SAYS IT'S OK IN SMALL AMOUNTS.

they are absolutely adhering to the government regulations. I 100% agree with that. My issue is that the regulations need to be changed

PEPSI -CO SAID NEW VERSIONS OF PEPSI AND GATORADE WITHOUT BVO WILL HIT STORE SHELVES IN THE COMING MONTHS.

Matt: Do you feel like you're David and you just defeated the giant?

Sarah Kavanagh: I wouldn't take it to that level, but they are a very big company and it's very empowering to know someone as young as I am and I'm just one person, but I'm backed up by 200,000 people. We could take down a company like this

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WTC TRAINS RESUME-VO


TRAIN SERVICE HAS FINALLY RESUMED BETWEEN NEW JERSEY AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER THREE MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE SANDY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE HURRICANE SANDY THAT COMMUTERS CAN HAVE A ONE SEAT RIDE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN THE TWO DESTINATIONS.

SERVICE OVERNIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NORMAL IN MARCH. Return to index of stories...


TE'O HOAXER INTERVIEW-VO WIPE


THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE HOAX THAT SHOCKED THE NATION IS FINALLY TALKING ABOUT WHY HE DID IT.

THE MASTERMIND BEHIND MANTI TE'O'S FAKE ONLINE GIRLFRIEND SHARED HIS SIDE OF THE STORY WITH DOCTOR PHIL.

AFTER THE INTERVIEW, DOCTOR PHIL SAYS HE BELIEVES THE MAN GENUINELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE NOTRE DAME STAR LINEBACKER DURING THE COURSE OF THE TWO-YEAR DECEPTION. Return to index of stories...


TE'O HOAXER INTERVIEW-SOT VO


"Here we have a young man that fell deeply, romantically in love. Does he say that? I asked him straight up, was this a romantic relationship? And he says yes. I said, are you then, therefore gay? And he said, well, when you put it that way, yes. And then, he caught himself and said, 'I am confused.'" Return to index of stories...


HARBAUGH BOWL-VO


SUPER BOWL HISTORY WAS MADE IN NEW ORLEANS THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER BEFORE THE BIG GAME, THE COACHES PARENTS HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE.

THE BIGGEST GAME FOOTBALL GAME OF THE YEAR WILL BE A BRAWL BETWEEN BROTHERS.

JIM HARBAUGH. THE COACH OF THE FORTY-NINERS. AND JOHN HARBAUGH. THE COACH OF THE RAVENS.

GAME-PLANNING AGAINST THE GUY YOU USED TO SHARE A BEDROOM WITH CAN BE TOUGH.

BUT BOTH COACHES HAVE STRESS THIS IS ABOUT THE TEAMS. AND PLAYERS. Return to index of stories...


MALALA SURGERY-VO WIPE


A TEENAGE GIRL SHOT IN THE HEAD BY THE TALIBAN WILL REQUIRE ONE FINAL SURGERY.

DOCTORS NEED TO COVER A HOLE IN MALALA YOO-SUF-ZIE'S SKULL.

THE 15-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI GAINED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION WHEN THE TALIBAN TRIED TO KILL HER FOR ADVOCATING EDUCATION FOR GIRLS.

SHE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL EARLIER THIS MONTH BUT DOCTORS SAY ONE MORE SURGERY IS NEEDED. Return to index of stories...


MALALA SURGERY-SOTVO


She is not naive to any of that but she remains incredibly cheerful, incredibly determined and incredibly determined to continue to speak for her cause. She really is a remarkable young lady."

MALALA WILL ALSO BE FITTED WITH A COCHLEAR IMPLANT TO RESTORE THE HEARING IN ONE OF HER EARS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-2SHOT


UNEXPLAINED SIGHTS IN THE SKY HAS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN CAPE CORAL CONVINCED THEY ARE SEEING U-F-O'S.

4019 "They were small, white lights that hovered over the water at slow speed and then disappeared."

WE ARE ON THE CASE.

OUR STEVE CAMPION UNCOVERS WHAT IS REALLLY IN THE SKY.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

kids are being forced to walk in the grass and on busy streets I'm sara miles how the trek to and from pelican elem in cc could be made a lot safer. Return to index of stories...


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AHEAD AT 6-BANNER


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A) SARA MILES STANDUP TZ-SOT


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NEW BLACKBERRY DEVICES-VO


AFTER MONTHS OF WORK AND NUMEROUS DELAYS,

THE NEWEST BLACKBERRY PHONES WERE UNVEILED TODAY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAND NEW "Q-10" AND "Z-10."

THE Q-10 HAS A PHYSICAL KEYBOARD WHILE THE Z-10 WILL HAVE A TOUCH-SCREEN KEYBOARD.

THEY WILL HIT THE MARKET IN MID-MARCH AND WILL SELL FOR ABOUT $150.

ALSO ANNOUNCED TODAY, THE PHONES' MAKER "RESEARCH IN MOTION" ANNOUNCED IT'S CHANGING ITS NAME TO BLACKBERRY TO MAINTAIN A SINGLE BRAND. Return to index of stories...


CAPE UFO SIGHTING-2SHOT


THE STRANGE AND UNEXPLAINED FILLED THE SKIES OVER CAPE CORAL THIS WEEKEND.

SOME OF YOU WROTE TO NBC2 AND EVEN SHARED VIDEO OF BIZZARE LIGHTS -- CALLING THEM UFOS.

NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION DISCOVERS ONE ITEM GROWING IN POPULARITY COULD EXPLAIN THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS. Return to index of stories...


CAPE UFO SIGHTING-PKG


3846 "I never saw anything like that before."

STRANGE SIGHTINGS IN THE SKIES OVER CAPE CORAL -- SPARK IMAGINATION.

4019 "they were small lights that hovered over the water at slow sleep and then they disappeared."

PETE MACCIO TELLS US -- HE SAW BIZZARE LIGHTS FLICKER THIS WEEKEND OFF THE SOUTH CAPE.

HE AND OTHERS SPECULATE THESE UFOS -- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS SEEN HIGH ABOVE THE YACHT CLUB -- COULD BE ALIEN LIFE FORMS.

3319 "i've seen things that don't look right."

RICHARD GOBI ISN'T SOLD -- TELLING US EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE MAY EXIST -- BUT PROBABLY DIDN'T VISIT CAPE CORAL.

3349 "probably reflection. Something that's in the waters that reflects in the sky."

1444 "mutual UFO network tells us many of the sightings could be easily explained with this a "sky lantern." 1708 "the hot air from the fuel heats up the tissue and sends it up into the sky."

0924 "they're going to think this is a UFO."

CHRIS WHITED SELLS SKY LANTERNS AT HIS FORT MYERS STORE.

THE FIREWORKS ENTHUSIAST TELLS US -- SOME MIGHT MISTAKE THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR CONTRAPTION FOR A UFO.

0945 "it's going to be continually going higher. It will get to where it's a pin prick of light because of the distance and height."

WHILE WE CAN'T BE CERTAIN -- THESE LIGHTS ARE MANMADE.

SOME PLAN TO LOOK UP -- A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY

3528 "i'll look at it a little more carefully."

AND PERHAPS SPOT --- SOMETHING SURREAL.

4016 "steve: we're not alone? No, I don't think so."

IN CAPE CORAL, STEVE CAMPION, NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


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NBC2 IS LIVE ON THE SCENE OF A DANGEROUS A-T-V CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY -- A TEENAGER FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER FLIPPING HIS S-U-V MULTIPLE TIMES.

WE JUST TALKED WITNESSES.

AND ROBERT'S HAS HIS LATEST TRACK ON THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MAKE IT ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE WINTER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. Return to index of stories...