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DIRECTORS PAGE NP GUN IN SCHOOL ARREST-TRX-SS
HEADLINES-SOTTOPS COLLIER MISSING WOMAN-SS
5PM OPEN-CLIP LEE CO FATAL PED CRASH-VO
SEVERE WEATHER-OC-GEN BOX A LEHIGH 82 CRASH-VOTOPS
ga damage-vo TEASE ONE-2SHOT
tn wx damage-vo TZ1 A) SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-SS (2)
al storm damage-vo TZ1 B) NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-SOTVO
TOSS TO ROBERT-2SH-STC TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC
TRACKING SEVERE WEATHER-OMNITOPS MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS
SEVERE WEATHER-OC ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP
SEVERE WEATHER-PKG FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
TRAVEL DELAYS-MITTO SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-2SH
STILL PICS OF DAMAGE-VO SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PLASMA
COLLIER ATV CRASH-TRX-OC-SS SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PKG-BNR
PHOENIX WORK PLACE SHOOTING-TRX-VO SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PLASMA
ESTERO WATER MAIN BREAK-OC CHAR CO HARBOR TOURISM-OC
AL HOSTAGE STANDOFF-VO RACE FOR CURE REGISTRATION-SS-BNR
AL HOSTAGE STANDOFF-SOTVO TEASE TWO-2SHOT
HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-ANIMAP-FLY TZ2 A) NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-VO
HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS
HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PKG NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-2SHOT
HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-PKG-BNR
MIAMI COLLIER BURGLARY ARRESTS-SS-OCTAG ROCKING ON THE BAY COMPLAINTS-VO
CHAR CO SERIAL BURGLAR-OC-SS-OC NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT
CHAR CO SERIAL BURGLAR-PKG A) TE'O HOAXSTER INTERVIEW-SOTVO
BONITA CROSSWALKS-TRX-OC B) STEVE STANDUP TEASE-SOTTOPS


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HEADLINES-SOTTOPS


SEVERE WEATHER IS WREAKING HAVOC ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- A FUNNEL CLOUD CAUGHT ON CAMERA --

all of a sudden you hear it. The whistle the pressure drops. Tore the entire building to pieces.

NOW THAT SAME SYSTEM IS BRINGING BIG WEATHER CHANGES TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE NBC2 STORM TEAM IS TRACKING EVERY DEVELOPMENT.

MYSTERY SURROUNDING A LEE COUNTY APARTMENT COMPLEX TONIGHT --

NEIGHBORS TELL NBC2 ONE CHILD IS DEAD --

ANOTHER INJURED.

WE ARE LIVE ON THE SCENE.

AND.

34:56 we just went oh my god, what Is it and then she said omg we are being invaded!! 00

ALL WORKED UP.OVER FIREWORKS.FOR CHARITY.

THE NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW. Return to index of stories...


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SEVERE WEATHER-OC-GEN BOX A


N-B-C TWO TRACKING A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. BRINGING RAIN AND COLD WEATHER OUR WAY.

IN GEORGIA, A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. THERE ARE REPORTS OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOMES NORTH OF ATLANTA. AND A LARGE MANUFACTURING PLANT IS DESTROYED.

AT LEAST ONE DEATH IS BLAMED ON THE STORM THERE.

AND I 75 WAS SHUTDOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER THE STORM FLIPPED CARS ON THEIR ROOFS. AND OFF THE ROAD.

IN TENNESSEE DOZENS OF HOMES ARE DAMAGED -- STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES.

TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD. INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO WAS KILLED WHEN A TREE FELL ON THE SHED HE WAS USING AS SHELTER FROM THE STORM. HIS FAMILY WATCHED FROM INSIDE THEIR HOME, HELPLESS TO SAVE HIM.

AND IN ALABAMA --

WINDS RIPPED A METAL ROOF OF A BUSINESS -- AND THE STEEPLE OFF A CHURCH. Return to index of stories...


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TOSS TO ROBERT-2SH-STC


ROBERT --

THAT SAME SYSTEM IS HEADING OUR WAY.

BUT IT SHOULD BE PRETTY TAME BY THE TIME IT REACHES US TOMORROW, RIGHT? Return to index of stories...


TRACKING SEVERE WEATHER-OMNITOPS


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.

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. Return to index of stories...


SEVERE WEATHER-OC


AS WE TOLD YOU. THE STORM HAS KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE,

ITS LEVELED HOMES AND NOW. AND NOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN GEORGIA AND TENNESSE ARE LEFT WITHOUT POWER.

BRIAN MOOAR SURVEYS THE DAMAGE. Return to index of stories...


SEVERE WEATHER-PKG


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.

BRIAN MOOAR, NBC NEWS. Return to index of stories...


TRAVEL DELAYS-MITTO


THIS SEVERE WEATHER IS CAUSING SOME FLIGHT DELAYS TONIGHT.

AT LAST CHECK --

WE'RE SEEING DELAYS IN AN OUT OF ATLANTA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, DETROIT AND SEVERAL OTHER AIRPORTS.

TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR FLIGHT --

OR TRACK THE STORM --

HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS. Return to index of stories...


STILL PICS OF DAMAGE-VO


STILL PICTURES SOMETIMES TELL THE BEST STORIES FROM MAJOR WEATHER EVENTS --

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THAT HUGE FUNNEL CLOUD FROM NEAR ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON -- AT LEAST ONE PERSON KILLED THERE.

WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN INCREDIBLE STILL PICTURES FROM DAMAGE IN TENNESSE -- ONE PERSON KILLED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THAT STATE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS CLOSER TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT -- AND YOU CAN COUNT ON EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TOMORROW MORNING STARTING AT 4:30 AM. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER ATV CRASH-TRX-OC-SS


BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE --

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

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

WE'RE TOLD THERE ARE INJURIES.

WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE AND WILL BRING YOU A LIVE UPDATE AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE. Return to index of stories...


PHOENIX WORK PLACE SHOOTING-TRX-VO


BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE: FIVE PEOPLE WERE HURT, THREE CRITICALLY, IN A SHOOTING AT AN OFFICE COMPLEX IN PHOENIX.

THE SHOOTER HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.

POLICE QUICKLY CONVERGED ON A HOME SOMEHOW CONNECTED -- THEY'VE BEEN TALKING WITH SOMEBODY INSIDE -- THAT PERSON IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE THE SHOOTER.

SWAT TEAMS HAVE SURROUNDED THE HOUSE.

WHEN WE GET MORE INFORMATION WE WILL BRING IT TO YOU. Return to index of stories...


ESTERO WATER MAIN BREAK-OC


ALSO BREAKING NOW AT FIVE --

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

CREWS ON SCENE ARE WORKING TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS IN THE AREA OF THAT ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO WIDEN 41.--

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AL HOSTAGE STANDOFF-VO


THE F-B-I AND HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS ARE TRYING TO TALK A MAN OUT OF BUNKER IN RURAL ALABAMA TONIGHT --

HE KIDNAPPED A 6 YEAR OLD OFF A SCHOOL BUS AND IS NOW HOLDING HIM CAPTIVE.

THE 65 YEAR OLD MAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND THEN GRABBING THE KINDERGARTNER.

NOT SURE OF THE MAN'S CONNECTION TO THE BOY.BUT WE'RE TOLD THAT CHILD NEEDS MEDICATION --

NEGOTIATORS WERE ABLE TO SLIDE THE MEDICINE DOWN A P-V-C PIPE INTO THE BUNKER.AND ARE TRYING TO COAX THE MAN OUT PEACEFULLY. Return to index of stories...


AL HOSTAGE STANDOFF-SOTVO


BRAD GARRETT SOT:HTMLMETA HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html;charset=utf-8"BRAD GARRETT / SECURITY EXPERT

it's an extremely difficult situation to have no windows and only, i would

guess, one entry and exit which means he will know they're coming and can do

whatever in the second before they're able to get through the door to get

to him, harm himself and more importantly, harm the child.

THE SUSPECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN COURT TODAY TO FACE CHARGES THAT HE SHOT AT HIS NEIGHBORS OVER A PROPERTY DISPUTE. Return to index of stories...


HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-ANIMAP-FLY


MYSTERY SURROUNDS A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN FORT MYERS TONIGHT.

RESIDENTS TELL US A LITTLE GIRL WAS FOUND DEAD --

AND A SIBLING'S LEG SLASHED THIS MORNING

AT THE HORIZON APARTMENTS JUST OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD.

N-B-C TWO'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE AT THE COMPLEX WITH THE DEVELOPING DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE


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Right now this community is mourning the loss of a little girl they say died here this morning.

Neighbors- still searching fro answers, trying to figure out why this crimes scene tape is still up, And what happened. Return to index of stories...


HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-PKG


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It's not how Cheryl Jelks is used to waking up.

Sot Cheryl Jelks, Neighbor

" I heard all these ambulances come in and I seen the policr and then they ran and got the tape to cross it off then I saw the, take one child out of this apartment and then maybe a half hour later they took another child out of here."

Shedrick Murphy got a chance to talk to the children's mother.

Sot shedrick Murphy, neighbor

" she said she went to go to work, somebody called her on the phone, she came back and when she came back her daughter was already dead.

Sot Cheryl

" there was a child found unresponsive in that house."

Fort myers police say they responded here to assist with a medical call, But have been investigating a death ever since.

Sot Cheryl

They took the mother in the rental office right here, but I don't know even now what's going on with these kids."

Neighbors tell us the mother had 3 children.

One didn't suffer any injuries and is staying with family.

Right now- many questions remain.

Sot shedrick

We still don't know what happened here, she don't know what happened."

This neighborhood- grieving together.

Sot Mae Perkins, neighbor

" I wouldn't wish that upon my enemy I mean that's sad, for the mother the child the family."

Sot Cheryl

I just don't know. I don't know." Return to index of stories...


HORIZONS DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE


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Fmpd telling us the neighborhood is not in any danger.

The investigations till very active- since we've been here heave expanded the crime scene twice.

Reporting live Jp. Return to index of stories...


MIAMI COLLIER BURGLARY ARRESTS-SS-OCTAG


ALERT NEIGHBORS IN NAPLES.WHO HAD SOME TRAINING. HELPED POLICE CATCH SOME SUSPECTED THIEVES.

POLICE SAY A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE CITIZENS ACADEMY HELPED THEM TRACK DOWN THESE TREE MEN --

BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF ANY CRIMES.

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


CHAR CO SERIAL BURGLAR-OC-SS-OC


A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN'S CRIMINAL HISTORY IS GETTING LONGER AND LONGER.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED BO CLEVELAND YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION TO TWO RECENT BURGLARIES.

NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN DISCOVERED CLEVELAND HAS BEEN ARRESTED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. Return to index of stories...


CHAR CO SERIAL BURGLAR-PKG


Trt. 1:19

0:17 Wesley Schmitz, Port Charlotte

0:27 Charlie Keegan, News at 5:00

0:58 Russell Kirshy, Defense Attorney

WESLEY SCHMITZ NOTICED SOMETHING STRANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

"all of a sudden, this guy jumps out of the passenger side and runs into this house over here." Wesley Schmitz, Port Charlotte

HE SAYS A VAN PULLED UP TO THIS ABANDONED HOME AND THE PASSANGER STARTED TAKING SCRAP METAL FROM INSIDE.

HE CALLED THE SHERIFFS OFFICE

"He came running out of the side door with two big spools of wire and I was like man, that's not cool." Wesley Schmitz, Port Charlotte

POLICE TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED BO CLEVELAND NOT LONG AFTER.

STANDUP: "Cleveland is no stranger to the law, deputies were actually looking for the man after a fingerprint on this window came back as a positive match to him after a burglary here.

Nats

HE'S ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN 1,000 DOLLARS FROM THIS MINI GOLF PARK OVER THE WEEKEND.

BUT SOME WONDER WHAT HE WAS DOING OUT OF JAIL WITH A BACKGROUND WHICH INCLUDES GRAND THEFT, ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, AND ASSAULT CONVICTIONS.

"every case needs to be treated individually." Russell Kirshy, Defense Lawyer

RUSSELL KIRSHY IS A FORMER PROSECUTOR, NOW WORKING DEFENSE.

HE SAYS THE STATE HAS GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE A PERSONS SENTENCE WHICH REQUIRE YOU TO LOOK AT FACTORS BEYOND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.

"You always consider the seriousness of the offense, you always consider the prior record, you always consider the victim's wishes, you always consider what's best of the community at large." Russell Kirshy, Defense Lawyer

PAIRING THOSE FACTORS WITH STATE LAW, A JUDGE DETERMINES SOMEONE'S SENTENCE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

TONIGHT CLEVELAND IS IN JAIL WITH NO BOND.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, CHARLIE KEEGAN NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


BONITA CROSSWALKS-TRX-OC


NEW RIGHT NOW --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TOOK TO BONITA SPRINGS TODAY IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE DRIVERS.

DEPUTIES ISSUED CITATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO DROVE INTO CROSSWALKS.

DEPUTIES TELL US THEY ISSUED 34 WRITTEN WARNINGS ON OLD 41 AT REYNOLDS STREET.

AT A SECOND LOCATION AT BONITA BEACH AND HICKORY BOULEVARD THEY ISSUED 26 WARNINGS. Return to index of stories...


NP GUN IN SCHOOL ARREST-TRX-SS


TWO STUDENTS ARE ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO A NORTHPORT SCHOOL.

POLICE SAY 12 YEAR OLD TYLER MCNAMARA BROUGHT THE GUN TO IMAGINE SCHOOL YESTERDAY--

AND GAVE IT TO A 14 YEAR OLD STUDENT.

ANOTHER STUDENT REPORTED IT TO A TEACHER.

THE GUN WAS NOT LOADED. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER MISSING WOMAN-SS


QUICK UPDATE ON A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN WHO WENT MISSING YESTERDAY.

WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT HER ALL DAY.

22 YEAR OLD LANIE MAZZAROLLO DISAPPEARED LAST NIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US SHE IS HOME SAFE. Return to index of stories...


LEE CO FATAL PED CRASH-VO


WE HAVE LEARNED THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED AFTER GETTING HIT BY A CAR EARLY THIS MORNING IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

TROOPERS SAY MICHAEL MULLADY WAS WALKING ACROSS JUDD ROAD --

JUST OFF U-S 41.

FRIENDS SAY MULLADY JUST GOT OFF A BUS ON HIS WAY TO A REHAB FACILITY.

TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE --

STAFFORD GROFF WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH 82 CRASH-VOTOPS


AND WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN STATE ROAD 82 IN LEHIGH ACRES TODAY.

IT HAPPENED NEAR SHAWNEE ROAD.

TROOPERS SAY THREE CARS WERE INVOLVED --

AND SEVEN PEOPLE SUFFERED INJURIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE CHILD.

COUNT ON US TO BRING YOU MORE DETAILS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-2SHOT


A NEW PLAN FROM THE GOVERNOR GIVES SCHOOLS MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON EACH AND EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT.

FOUR-HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE.

BUT NBC2 UNCOVERED --

WE'RE STILL A LONG WAYS FROM REACHING THOSE 2006 LEVELS.

AND:

24:23 I thought a torpedo bc that's what it sounded like

PEOPLE THOUGHT NAPLES WAS BEING INVADED FRIDAY NIGHT!

DOZENS OF CALLS FLOODED 9-1-1 --

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TZ1 A) SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-SS (2)


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TZ1 B) NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-SOTVO


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TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC


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MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS


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ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP


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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.

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.

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. Return to index of stories...


SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-2SH


GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS THE STATE TO SPEND $1.2 BILLION DOLLARS MORE ON EDUCATION NEXT YEAR.

ENCOURAGING NEWS, FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

BUT AS NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL FOUND OUT, IT STILL FALLS SHORT OF WHAT THE STATE SPENT ON STUDENTS SIX YEARS AGO.

KELLY? Return to index of stories...


SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PLASMA


IN GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S $1.2 BILLION PROPOSAL, HE HOPES TO INCREASE FUNDING BY $400 PER STUDENT.

I CALLED SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF DEEP CUTS, DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THE EXTRA CASH STILL WON'T SOLVE ALL THEIR BUDGETING PROBLEMS. Return to index of stories...


SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PKG-BNR


MORE MONEY COULD BE POURING INTO SCHOOLS ACROSS FLORIDA.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT PLANS TO ASK LAWMAKERS TO PULL $1.2 BILLION OUT OF THE STATE'S PIGGY BANK TO HELP OUT KINDERGARDNER'S THROUGH 12TH GRADERS.

investing in our teachers and our educational system is the key to our state's continued economic growth.

WHEN THE ECONOMY FELL---SCHOOLS WERE HIT HARD.

AND IN 2011--GOVERNOR SCOTT SLASHED ONE BILLION FROM THE EDUCATION BUDGET.

BUT THIS PAST YEAR HE RESTORED THAT MONEY.

AND NOW---HE'S GOING EVEN FURTHER.

teachers change lives. They shape the young minds and cultivate the future workforce.

HIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES A 2500 DOLLAR PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS.

IT ALSO WOULD INCREASE FUNDING BY 400 DOLLARS PER STUDENT.

WE BROKE IT DOWN---IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, THE DISTRICT SPENDS ALMOST 6,500 ON EACH STUDENT.

LEE COUNTY SPENDS A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT, 6,650 PER STUDENT.

AND IN COLLIER----

it may mean for us more resources going to schools, that's obviously what our target will be.

WHILE DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THIS IS ENCOURAGING NEWS, IT STILL DOESN'T BRING THEM BACK TO WHERE FUNDING WAS IN 2007.

we still will be below that number, but it's moving in the right direction. Return to index of stories...


SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-PLASMA


WE JUST GOT THE NUMBERS IN FOR COLLIER COUNTY, AND THE DISTRICT SPENDS $7,177 PER STUDENT.

FLORIDA RANKS 41ST IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING PER STUDENT.

GOVERNOR SCOTT SAYS THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ALONG WITH A REBOUND IN STATE TAX REVENUES HELPED HIM MAKE THIS PUSH FOR INCREASED SPENDING IN EDUCATION.

IT WILL BE UP TO THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE THE 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS.

KELLIE? Return to index of stories...


CHAR CO HARBOR TOURISM-OC


THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR VISITOR'S BUREAU WANTS TO STEP UP ITS MARKETING CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER.

THE GROUP WANTS TO PROMOTE THE AREA AS A PLACE FOR IN STATE RESIDENTS TO VISIT.

OFFICIALS ANTICIPATE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE TAKING "STAY-CATIONS" AFTER PAYROLL TAX CUTS EXPIRED LAST YEAR. Return to index of stories...


RACE FOR CURE REGISTRATION-SS-BNR


IT'S TIME TO THINK PINK.

N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF 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 AN EXISTING TEAM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION - GO TO NBC-2.COM - CLICK THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-2SHOT


THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL RAISED MORE THAN 8 MILLION DOLLARS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES.

BUT NOT EVERYONE IS THRILLED WITH HOW THEY DID IT.

THESE FANTASTIC FIREWORKS -- LED TO DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS -- ONE GUY EVEN THOUGHT NAPLES WAS BEING INVADED! Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A) NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-VO


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TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS


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NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-2SHOT


MYSTERY SOLVED.

THE NAPLES POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED DOZENS OF FRANTIC CALLS-- FRIDAY NIGHT

PEOPLE CONCERNED THAT THE CITY WAS BEING BOMBED!

N-B-C TWO'S GABY FLEISCHMAN FOUND OUT WHAT CAUSED ALL THE COMMOTION. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES WINE NOISE COMPLAINTS-PKG-BNR


PLEASE INSERT YOUTUBE BUG AT

:00-:07

:10-:13

:29-:33

:51-:54

1:02-1:09

1:18-OUT.

TEN SHARP ON FRIDAY NIGHT--

FIREWORKS BOOMING

A SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW BOOMS ABOVE PARK SHORE BEACH IN NAPLES.

"Unbelievably beautiful, the best anyone has ever seen."

THE FIREWORKS WERE PART OF A GRAND FINALE FOR SEVERAL NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER DINNERS.

"Who doesn't like fireworks?"

TURNS OUT-- TONS OF PEOPLE DON'T.

DURING THE SHOW DOZENS OF RESIDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE--

MANY WERE EVEN SHAKEN UP.

"We just went oh my god, what is it? and then she said omg we are being invaded!! and her husband said just relax it's fireworks, it's just fireworks."

RITA MIGNOSA AND HER PUG WERE FAST ASLEEP WHEN THEY WERE WOKEN WITH A BANG.

"It was scary. I thought a torpedo because that's what it sounded like, it had like a whistling noise like whooo and then the bang."

IN FEWER THAN 30 MINUTES-- THE NAPLES POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED 65 FRANTIC CALLS--

PEOPLE CONFUSED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOUD EXPLOSIONS--

SOME EVEN THOUGHT THE CITY WAS BEING BOMBED.

"Shame on them, I mean seriously?"

"Some people don't have anything else to do and some people were probably legitimately scared."

THE HOSTS OF THE PARTIES DID HAVE A PROPER PERMIT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED.

CITY LEADERS SAY THE COMMOTION WONT STOP THEM FROM HANDING OUT FUTURE PRIVATE FIREWORK PERMITS--

BUT THEY ARE CONSIDERING GIVING PEOPLE IN THE AREA MORE OF A HEADS UP.

"Simply send around a notice."

"You can't please everybody."

IN COLLIER COUNTY, GABY FLEISCHMAN, NBC2. Return to index of stories...


ROCKING ON THE BAY COMPLAINTS-VO


THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER NOISE COMPLAINTS RECENTLY IN NAPLES.

THE ROCKING BY THE BAY SERIES IN THE BAYFRONT COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE LOUD FOR SOME NEIGHBORS' TASTES.

THE GOAL OF THE CONCERT IS TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE AREA AND BOOST BUSINESS.

COUNCIL HAS PUT ORGANIZERS ON A SHORT LEASH --

SAYING IF THEY GET ANOTHER VALID COMPLAINT --

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NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT


HE FOOLED THE NATION,

NOW WE'RE FINALLY HEARING FROM THE MAN BEHIND

THE MANTI TE'O GIRLFRIEND HOAX.

I had to get me, Ronaiah and start just living and let this go."

HEAR WHAT THE POSSIBLE MOTIVE WAS IN THIS BIZARRE

STORY OF DECEPTION.

--PLUS--

STEVE STANDUP TEASE, COVER WITH VO OF UFO HALFWAY THROUGH

TZ SU --- ""Bizarre Lights and Unexplained Flying Objects. Some In Cape Coral say something strange is happening. I'm NBC2s Steve Campion with what's flying in the skies over southwest florida's largest city." Return to index of stories...


A) TE'O HOAXSTER INTERVIEW-SOTVO


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B) STEVE STANDUP TEASE-SOTTOPS


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