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***New Right Now***

Revealing Website

HAVE YOU HEARD OF BACKPAGE DOT COM?

IT'S A REVEALING WEBSITE HELPING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INVESTIGATORS BUST PROSTITUTION RINGS.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE SITE LEADS AUTHORITIES TO A BROTHEL IN THIS QUIET FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

***Developing Story***

Death Investigation

NEIGHBORS TELL US A CHILD DIED INSIDE THIS APARTMENT TODAY. THE CRIME SCENE GROWING LARGER AS THE DAY WENT ON.

"When she came back her daughter was already dead."

WE'RE LIVE ON SCENE, SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO UNCOVER WHAT HAPPENED.

***Special Report***

Parents: Dangerous for Kids

CAPE CORAL PARENTS ARE ANGRY THEIR CHILDREN ARE FORCED TO WALK ALONG A BUSY ROAD TO GET TO SCHOOL.

43:05 it is dangerous for kids there is no where for them to walk or go:07

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO ROBERT-OMNI-ANIBOX

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE STORM SYSTEM. RAGING ACROSS THE EAST COAST. THAT SAME SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING SIGNFICANT CHANGES OUR WEATHER IN JUST A MATTER OF HOURS.

CHANGES ARE COMING.

FIRST WX WINS!-STC

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.

TOSS TO RICK-trxOC-SS

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

A TEENAGER CRASHED AND FLIPPED AN A-T-V.

AN AIR AMBULANCE HAS RUSHED HIM TO A LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

IT HAPPENED NEAR THE 600-BLOCK OF 19TH STREET NORTHWEST IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

NBC2'S RICK RITTER IS LIVE FROM THE SCENE.

GG ATV CRASH-REM26-LIVE

GG ATV CRASH-VOTOPS-WIPE

CONFIRMED FROM FHP TROOPER:

AROUND 4:20 THIS AFTERNOON A TEEN BOY RIDING AN ATV NORTH ON 19TH STREET NORTHWEST HIT A DOG AND THEN RAN INTO A MAILBOX.

THE ATV ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES

GG ATV CRASH-SOTVO

MORE CONFIRMED INFO -

- TROOPER CONFIRMS THE TEEN IS 17yo

- WEARING A HELMET? - NOT AS FAR AS THE TROOPER KNOWS

- EXACT ADDRESS WHERE HE HIT THE MAILBOX: 611 19th STREET NW

GG ATV CRASH-REM26-LIVE

INTRO TO BACKPAGE.COM-SSTOPS-VOTOPS

TWO LEE COUNTY SISTERS ARE BUSTED FOR PROSTITUTION, OPERATING OUT OF A SOUTH FORT MEYRS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND TONIGHT, NBC2 HAS LEARNED A WEBSITE LED INVESTIGATORS TO THEIR FRONT DOOR.

IT'S CALLED "BACKPAGE DOT COM".

PEOPLE GO THERE TO FIND -- JOBS, RESTAURANTS, EVEN BABYSITTERS.

TOSS TO MEAGHAN-SSTOPS-VO-OC

DIGGING THROUGH OUR ARCHIVES WE FOUND AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN ARRESTS ATTRIBUTED TO BACKPAGE.

ALLEGED PROSTITUTES FROM BONITA SPRINGS TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE MOST RECENT TAKEDOWN HAPPENED ON GARLAND STREET IN LEE COUNTY, NEAR METRO PARKWAY AND COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

NBC2'S MEAGHAN SMITH IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO, WITH DETAILS.

WHAT IS BACKPAGE.COM-TFC CTR

WE'VE LEARNED BACKPAGE.COM ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST 3-QUARTERS OF ALL ONLINE PROSTITUTION ADS-

WHAT IS BACKPAGE.COM-BNR-PKG

BACKPAGE.COM

Nat

AT FIRST GLANCE -

IT SEEMS LIKE AN AVERAGE ONLINE CLASSIFIED PAGE.

Nat

BUT DIG A LITTLE DEEPER-

12:24 "backpage is just a feeding ground for bad things to happen."

Nat

LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US ALLEGED PROSTITUTES WILL GO ONLINE AND ADVERTISE LEGAL SERVICES LIKE MASSAGES,

BUT ONCE THE UNDERCOVER COP GETS THERE-

HE'S OFFERED SEX FOR MONEY.

IN THE PAST 2 YEARS-

WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL PROSTITUTION ARRESTS,

THAT BEGAN WITH LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SEARCHING BACKPAGE.COM.

THE LATEST -

THESE SISTERS,

HOLLY AND HEATHER YEOMANS.

THE DUO WAS BUSTED IN A QUAINT, QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF PLANTATION ROAD.

9:10 "it's disgusting- we're surrounded by a lot of families and i'm sure they're not happy with the goings on."

AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED TO DEPUTIES ABOUT THE HOME ON GARLAND STREET-

DETECTIVES REPORT FINDING ONE OF THE SISTERS-

ON BACKPAGE.COM-

WHERE SHE CALLED HERSELF AN EXOTIC BRUNETTE- PASSION AND PLEASURE, READY TO PLEASE.

AFTER THE UNDERCOVER DEPUTY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MASSAGE-

HE STATED THE SISTERS OFFERED SEX FOR A PRICE.

10:26 "within a half hour- about 4 or 5 other cruisers zoomed in that house."

THE YEOMANS WERE ARRESTED.

WHILE THE WEBSITE-

BACKPAGE.COM ACCOUNTS FOR AN ESTIMATED 70% OF ALL ONLINE PROSTITUTION ADS-

WHAT IS BACKPAGE.COM-TFC CTR

WHILE THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NOTES IN THEIR ARREST REPORTS THAT THEY DO USE BACKPAGE.COM.

BACKPAGE.COM BREAKOUT-(2)SS-OC-VO-WIPE

BACKPAGE.COM HAS ALSO BEEN LINKED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

IN 2011 FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI, ALONG WITH 47 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL SENT THIS LETTER TO BACKPAGE.

IN IT - THEY SAY THEY'RE "INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY THE TRAFFICKING OF MINORS."

AND THEY ACCUSE BACKPAGE OF BEING QUOTE: "A HUB FOR SUCH ACTIVITY."

WE TALKED WITH THE A-G'S OFFICE TODAY AND THEY TOLD US BACKPAGE IS STILL ON THEIR RADAR.

WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR ALEX OLIVARES.

HE'S THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES--

THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED MORE THAN 60 SURVIVORS SINCE 2009.

BACKPAGE.COM BREAKOUT-SOT-OC

15:22 "it's a big problem because it's accessible for anybody who has internet can go on there and it's like a buffet for them."

FOR IT'S PART.BACKPAGE SAYS IT REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ANY ADS INVOLVING UNDERAGE GIRLS. AND THAT IT FILTERS OUT INAPPROPRIATE TERMS AND BANS CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES.

TO READ THE FULL LETTER FROM THE STATES' ATTORNEYS

TOSS TO JOELLE-trxPLASMA

DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX--

FORT MYERS POLICE HAVE BEEN ON SCENE OF A DEATH INVESTIGATION ALL DAY.

AND WE'RE HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS, A CHILD COULD BE DEAD.

IT'S HAPPENING AT THE HORIZON APARTMENTS ON SUMMERLIN ROAD, NEAR BOY SCOUT DRIVE.

NBC2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE, SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH INVESTIGATORS.

HORIZON APT. DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM1-LIVE

THE CRIME SCENE REMAINS HERE THE HORIZON APARTMENT COMPLEX,

NO ONES BEEN IN OR OUT OF THE BACK APARTMENT WHERE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEATH AT THIS TIME.

HORIZON APT. DEATH INVESTIGATION-BNR-PKG

It was a scary morning for Mae Perkins.

Sot Mae Perkins, neighbor

" the police running, the ambulance and the fire department trying

into hurry up and do what they do."

All this- at the apartment building where her step daughter and grand

kids live.

Sot Mae

I went ot make sure everything was okay with her first."

Her family- okay.

Another's- torn apart.

Sot Mae

When I heard what happened I was like. It's so sad."

What exactly happened here- still unknown.

Fort myers police responded to assist with a medical call just before

9 am.

Ever since they've been investigating a death.

Sot Cheryl Jelks, neighbor

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

Neighbors say a girl around 2 years old died here.

They tell us another child from the home was transported to the postal

with a gash in its leg.

Sot Mae

About 20-30 minutes after they left with her, they came back for the

other baby."

Sot Cheryl

" they took the mother in the rental office right her but I don't

know, even now what's going on."

Shedrick Murphy spoke 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."

While the investigation continues,

These neighbors are grieving for what they say is a major loss.

Sot Mae

You think about your own kids, grand kids, or whatever you have for

yourself- nieces, nephews, you know it's gonna affect you some sort of

HORIZON APT. DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM1-LIVE

NEIGHBORS SAY THE MOTHER WHO LIVES HERE HAS A THIRD CHILD WHO'S STAYING WITH A COUSIN ON PROPERTY.

I TALKED TO THAT WOMAN- WHO TOLD ME THE CHILDREN'S OTHER IS AT THE HOSPITAL.

SHE SAYS SHE HASN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATE YET

NORTH PORT STUDENTS GUN TO SCHOOL-SS

TONIGHT, TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STUDENTS ARE IN TROUBLE, ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL.

THESE ARE NEW MUG SHOTS OF 12-YEAR-OLD TYLER MCNAMARA AND 14-YEAR-OLD JAVON HOWELL.

THE BOYS GO TO IMAGINE SCHOOL IN NORTH PORT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TYLER GAVE THE GUN TO JAVON WHEN HE GOT TO SCHOOL.

ANOTHER STUDENT REPORTED IT TO A TEACHER.

FL SCHOOL SAFETY-PLAS-VO-PLAS

TONIGHT, A STATE SENATOR FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, BELIEVES EFFORTS TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, SHOULD BE HANDLED BY LOCAL GOVERMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS-- NOT THE STATE ITSELF.

HE ARGUES WHAT MIGHT BE BEST AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN A LARGE CITY, MIGHT NOT BE BEST FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN A RURAL TOWN.

THE LAWMAKER THINKS HIS FELLOW LEGISLATORS SHOULD AVOID MAKING STATEWIDE MANDATES, WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL SECURITY.

NEWTOWN SCHOOL SAFETY MTG.-SAT3-LIVE-VO

NO TIME IS BEING WASTED DISCUSSING THE ISSUES IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OF A FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING FOCUSING ON SCHOOL SAFETY.

A "BI-PARTISAN TASK FORCE ON GUN VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN'S SAFETY" IS HOSTING THE SESSION RIGHT NOW, AT NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, HEARINGS WERE HELD ON GUN SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH.

THE HEARINGS FOLLOW LAST MONTH'S SCHOOL SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

GIFFORDS~GUN CONTROL-OC-SOTVO

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS MADE A DRAMATIC APPEAL FOR GUN CONTROL TODAY.

GIFFORDS WAS JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, FORMER ASTRONAUT CAPTAIN MARK KELLY.

Speaking is difficult, but I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying, Too many children. We must do something!!

GIFFORDS HAS BECOME A PUBLIC ADVOCATE FOR GUN CONTROL ONLY RECENTLY.

GOV. SCOTT EDUCATION MONEY-OC-CGR-OC

TONIGHT, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT, IS PROPOSING MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET.

HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN--

IT WOULD INCLUDE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 400-DOLLARS PER STUDENT.

RIGHT NOW, LEE COUNTY SPENDS ABOUT SIX THOUSAND 656 DOLLARS PER STUDENT.

CHARLOTTE SPENDS NINE FEWER DOLLARS THAN THAT.

AND WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM COLLIER COUNTY.

WE ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY--

FLORIDA RANKS 41ST IN THE COUNTRY-- FOR MONEY SPENT PER STUDENT.

THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR RAISE FOR TEACHERS.

GOVERNOR SCOTT WILL MAKE HIS PROPOSAL OFFICIAL, TOMORROW.

TOSS TO GEORGE-ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AFFECTED FROM A WATERMAIN BREAK IN ESTERO.

IT'S HAPPENING ON CORKSCREW ROAD, NEAR U-S 41.

NBC2'S GEORGE SOLIS IS LIVE WITH THE INFORMATION.

ESTERO WATERMAIN BREAK-REMLIVE

From Lee Co Water -

There is a large main break near the intersection of Corkscrew and U.S. 41 in Estero.

Call came in at 3:49pm

Crews are headed out to the scene now.

This break effects a large area of homes and businesses.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

TONIGHT, PARENTS ARE FIGHTING TO GET A SIDEWALK INSTALLED NEXT TO THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HIT.

48:01 "i try and stay on the grass or stay close to the side of the road as i can." erin macindoe

WE'LL GO LIVE TO PELICAN ELEMENTARY IN THE CAPE.

AND WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT OUR CAMERAS CAUGHT.AS CHILDREN TRIED TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

TZ1 A) PELICAN ELEMENTARY SIDEWALK EFFORT-SOTVO

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STILL PICS OF DAMAGE-VOTOPS-WIPE

THERE ARE REPORTS OF PEOPLE IN GEORGIA TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES AFTER THIS TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH TODAY.

THIS TORNADO WAS SPOTTED NEAR ADAIRSVILLE.

ONE PERSON DIED IN THE STORM.

WX VIDEO 2-VOTOPS OR SAT

AND THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE ARE DEALING WITH.

TORNADOES AND STRONG STORMS DAMAGED HOMES, AND KNOCKED OUT POWER LINES.

ROBERT BREAKOUT-3SHOT

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.

TOSS TO SARA-2SH-OBX

A LOT OF TALK ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY LATELY.BUT JUST GETTING TO SCHOOL HAS BEEN A LITTLE TRICKY FOR SOME KIDS IN CAPE CORAL.

THERE AREN'T MANY SIDEWALKS AROUND PELICAN ELEMENTARY SO PARENTS ARE LAUNCHING AN EFFORT TO CHANGE THAT.

NBC 2'S SARA MILES IS LIVE FROM OUR CAPE CORAL MOBILE NEWSROOM, TO SHOW US WHY PARENTS SAY THE AREA IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN.

PELICAN ELEMENTARY SIDEWALK EFFORT-REM26-LIVE

WHERE I AM WALKING IS THE ROUTE MANY KIDS TAKE TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL - AND AS YOU CAN SEE I'M HAVING TO WALK ON THE ROAD.

PELICAN ELEMENTARY SIDEWALK EFFORT-BNR-PKG

42:27 "its crazy its dangerous."

EVERYDAY AFTER SCHOOL --

MICHELLE CRANDALL SPOTS A DANGEROUS COMBINATION -- CHILDREN AND CARS SHARING THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL HOME.

41:06 its too much traffic just for this condensed area so i mean it would be better if they had sidewalks." crandall

EVEN PARENTS LIKE ERIN MACINDOE FIND GETTING TO THE SCHOOL ON FOOT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.

48:01 "i try and stay on the grass or stay close to the side of the road as i can." erin macindoe

BUT THAT COULD CHANGE IF THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL AND LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE GIVEN A 190 THOUSAND DOLLAR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS GRANT TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS IN THE AREA AROUND PELICAN ELEMENTARY.

47:35 the drivers arent always as cautious as they need to be so we could use it and it would help with the students when they are leaving school." macindoe

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SCHOOL IS APPLYING FOR THE GRANT.

LAST YEAR THEY WERE DENIED.

THE SIDEWALKS WOULD BE PLACED ON SW 32ND TERRACE, SW 3RD AVE, AND SW 37TH LANE.

AND WOULD SERVE ROUGHLY 1600 STUDENTS IN A TWO MILE RADIUS.

43:53 sidewalks are always safe for kids they have a safe place to walk and arent in the streets." no name

A FEW MONTHS AGO PELICAN ELEMENTARY TRIED TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEM BY MOVING THEIR PARENT AND BUS PICK UPS TO SPECIFIC AREAS AROUND THE SCHOOL AWAY FROM WALKERS.

48:09 "depending on what kind of vehicle is coming you have to watch out for some of the drivers." macindoe

STILL MACIDOE FINDS HER AND HER CHILDREN WALKING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO CARS.

PELICAN ELEMENTARY SIDEWALK EFFORT-REM26-LIVE

FLORIDA DOT MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION.

THEY WILL FIND OUT IN NOVEMBER WHETHER THEY GET THE MONEY.

YOU CAN GIVE YOUR INPUT AT A PUBLIC MEETING ON FEB 5 AT 5 PM HERE AT PELICAN ELEMENTARY.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

CODY SHOUTOUT-SOTTOPS

TERRENCE CODY-ON CAM

TERRENCE CODY-VOTOPS-WIPE

HE LEFT RIVERDALE TO PLAY AT MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY WON THE NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE TITLE.

THEN IT WAS ON TO ALABAMA. WHERE HE WAS A BIG PLAYERS ON THE FIRST OF ALABAMA'S THREE MOST RECENT NATIONAL TITLES.

TERRENCE CODY-SOT

SIGNING DAY-ON CAM

MANNY TO AKRON-VOTOPS

AS WE GET READY FOR SIGNING DAY.WE HEARD FROM NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEIR ALL-STATE RUNNING BACK.MANNY MORGAN WILL BE PLAYING IN THE MAC.THE MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE.

MORGAN.AN AUTOMATIC HIGHLIGHT EACH FRIDAY NIGHT.WILL SIGN WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON TO PLAY RUNNING BACK THERE.

VIJAY SINGH-ON CAM

???BANNED SUBSTANCES???ON THE PGA TOUR!!!!

IN THE SAME SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE THAT ACCUSES FOOTBALL STAR RAY LEWIS OF USING DEER ANTLER SPRAY.GOLF HALL OF FAMER VIJAY SINGH ADMITS TO USING THE SUBSTANCE.

VIJAY SINGH-CGTOPS-WIPE

SINGH RELEASED A STATEMENT.IN PART IT SAID

I am absolutely shocked that deer antler spray may contain a banned substance

VIJAY SINGH-VOTOPS

IN THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE THAT NAMED HIM.SINGH BOUGHT THE PRODUCT FROM A COMPANY IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

HE SAYS HE REVIEWED THE INGREDIENTS AND DID NOT SEE ANY PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES.

PHOENIX OPEN-ON CAM

VIJAY IS IN THE FIELD AT THIS WEEK'S PHOENX OPEN.

RYAN KALISH SURGERY-VOTOPS

Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish underwent a successful right shoulder arthroscopy and posterior labrum repair.

The surgery was performed yesterday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles, CA.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

BREAK TWO

TOSS TO GABY-2SHOT

CONFUSION REIGNED FRIDAY NIGHT IN NAPLES.

9-1-1 RECEIVED DOZENS OF CALLS.

PEOPLED SAID THEY HEARD LOUD BOOMS, CANNONS, POSSIBLY EVEN BOMBS.

BUT FOR THOSE THAT THOUGHT THE CITY WAS UNDER ATTACK --

NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL COMPLAINTS-BNR-PKG

A BREATH-TAKING FINALE BOOMS ABOVE PARK SHORE BEACH IN NAPLES--

FIREWORKS BOOMING

IMPRESSING SPECTATORS--

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

AND CAUSING PANIC.

"We just went oh my god, what is it? and then she said oh my god we are being invaded!!"

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

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

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

PEOPLE CONFUSED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOUD EXPLOSIONS--

SOME EVEN THOUGHT THE CITY WAS BEING BOMBED.

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

OFFICERS HAD TO EXPLAIN THE NOISE WAS JUST FIREWORKS--

ENTERTAINMENT FOR WINTER WINE FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER DINNER PARTIES.

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

"After I heard what it was I was relieved."

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

CLOSE-4SHOT