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RIGHT NOW AT FIVE.
A COLLIER COUNTY TEENAGER CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER HE CRASHES HIS A-T-V.
TODAY WE HEAR FROM HIS FRIENDS --
AND WE GO TO COLLIER COUNTY LEADERS TO PRESS THEM ON PLANS FOR A PARK FOR RIDERS.
STRANGER DANGER.
A NEIGHBORHOOD ON HIGH ALERT AFTER YOUNG GIRLS ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL. ARE FOLLOWED BY A JEEP
NBC 2 IS THERE AS POLICE STEP UP PATROLS.
"I'm Chad Oliver in Naples outside a simple building. Yet inside the office behind me is a group that's given out nearly 2 billion dollars. Tonight's Good Question: how you can get in on the cash."
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THE RAIN MOVED OUT --
THE SUN STARTED SHINING -
NOW I'M TRACKING A DRASTIC COOL DOWN IN MY FIRST ALERT FORECAST.
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BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE --
WE ARE LEARNING OFO A CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS.
IT'S OFF BUCKINGHAM ROAD AND PARK ROAD IN EAST LEE COUNTY.
WE'RE TOLD TROOPERS ARE ON SCENE.
NO WORD IF THERE ARE CHILDREN ON THAT BUS.
WE HAVE A CREW HEADED THERE AND WILL BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE: A 14-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ATLANTA.
POLICE SAY THE TEEN WAS ALERT, CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE SHOOTER, IDENTIFIED AS ANOTHER STUDENT, IS IN CUSTODY AND NO OTHER STUDENTS WERE HURT.
A TEACHER DID SUFFER MINOR INJURIES.
COUNT ON US TO LET YOU KNOW NEW DETAILS WHEN THEY COME IN.
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A COLLIER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS IMPROVED FROM CRITICAL TO SERIOUS CONDITION FOLLOWING A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
THIS WAS BREAKING LAST NIGHT AT FIVE --
17 YEAR OLD JOHN BOOT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DOG -- LOST CONTROL OF HIS A-T-V AND HIT A MAILBOX.
TONIGHT HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE PRAYING FOR HIS RECOVERY ---
THE CRASH HAPPENED IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.
N-B-C TWO'S RICK RITTER JUST SPOKE WITH JOHN'S FRIENDS ABOUT HIS RECOVERY --
AND HE ALSO TALKED TO COLLIER COUNTY LEADERS --
TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE AT WITH PLANS TO BUILD AN A-T-V PARK.
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RICK LIVE
LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO - A TEENAGERS LIFE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY HERE IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES. WHILE SPRAY PAINT STILL MARKS THE SCENE - FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE COMING TOGETHER - AND MANY ARE WONDERING ON WHERE COLLIER STANDS WITH ADDING AN A-T-V PARK.
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TRT = 1:18
Wyatt Barnett/Friend of John Boot = 0:05 Marissa Fischer/Friend of John Boot = 0:28 Barry Williams/Director of Parks and Rec., Collier County = 0:43
TAKE PKG
4:54 "I love him like a brother and just miss him alot."
AN EMOTIONAL GROUP OF FRIENDS.
2:19 "it's pretty tough, you never really think it could happen to him and it just did."
ALL BECAUSE OF A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES - ONE THAT HAS NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JOHN BOOT IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
0:40 "Its kind of hard to believe."
THE 17-YEAR OLD'S A-T-V ACCIDENT HAD HIM AIRLIFTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE HEAD INJURIES.
NOW UPGRADED TO SERIOUS CONDITION - JOHNS CLOSEST FRIENDS ARE COPING WITH THE TRAGEDY.
3:46 "It's very dull, you can tell its effecting everyone in the whole school body."
WE REACHED OUT TO COUNTY OFFICIALS AFTER THE ACCIDENT - TRYING TO SEE WHERE COLLIER STANDS ON ADDING AN A-T-V PARK -SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
0:55 "There's a group right now that's working with the board of coutny commissioners and looking for possible sights in Collier County."
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE AROUND THREE MILLION DOLLARS SET ASIDE TO INVEST IN A PARK- BUT FINDING A LOCATION HASN'T BEEN EASY.
1:26 "Collier County is made up with a lot of state and federal preservatories or preserved land rather, so finding a suitable land
BOTH SIDES ARE EXPECTED TO MEET AGAIN IN MID FEBRUARY TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS - HOPING TO HELP BRING AN END TO THESE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS.
5:25 "I think we demonstarted that we needed a place to ride, the ? is will we be able to find one."
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RICK LIVE
COMING UP - WE GOT OUR HANDS ON YESTERDAY'S 9-1-1 CALL RIGHT AFTER BOOT CRASHED HIS A-T-V. WE'LL PLAY IT FOR YOU FIRST AT 6:00. WE'RE LIVE IN CC, RR, NBC2
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THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SERIOUS A-T-V CRASHES IN COLLIER COUNTY.
LAST MARCH IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES --
A 12 YEAR OLD COULDN'T CONTROL HER A-T-V AND HIT A FIVE YEAR OLD FISHING AT A NEARBY LAKE.
THEN IN APRIL -
TWO TEENS WERE INJURED WHEN A CAR REAR-ENDED THEM.
JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIED FOLLOWING A CRASH.
SHE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET.
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A WARNING FOR PARENTS IN ONE COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY.
FOUR YOUNG GIRLS SAY THEY WERE FOLLOWED HOME FROM SCHOOL.
POLICE THINK THIS MAY BE THE CAR THE GIRLS SAW NEAR LAKE PARK SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON 14TH AVENUE NORTH --
JUST OFF GOODLETTE FRANK ROAD.
N-B-C TWO'S STEVE CAMPION COMBED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS APPARENT CASE OF STRANGER DANGER.
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THE YOUNG GIRLS DESCRIBE A MOMENT OF PANIC TO POLICE.
THEY'RE WALKING HOME DOWN THIS BLOCK -- WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY REALIZE THEY'RE BEING WATCHED.
TONIGHT -- NAPLES POLICE TELL US THEY NEED YOUR HELP TO CALM THE LITTLE ONES' GROWING FEARS.
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TRT 115
Lyn Hunter, Parent -- 21
Lt John Barkley, Naples Police Department -- 42
TAKE PKG
Richard Wagner, Lake Park Parent
4028 "First time, I heard about it really surprised."
SHOCK DESCENDS ON LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS -- AS POLICE STEP UP PATROL AND SEARCH FOR A SUSPICIOUS MAN.
Wagner
4143 "People shouldn't be going after the kids obviously. That is concerning."
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON -- OFFICERS SAY A MAN DRIVING THIS OLDER MODEL BLACK SUV FOLLOWED FOUR YOUNG GIRLS AS THEY WALKED HOME FROM
SCHOOL.
TAKE SOTS
Lyn Hunter, Lake Park Elementary Parent
"I find it pretty horrifying. This is a pretty quiet neighborhood. We
all know each other kids especially the ones who are close enough to
walk so I find it pretty shocking that there's somebody trying to
follow
little girls home."
INVESTIGATORS TELL US - THE GIRLS SPOTTED THE MAN AND RAN FOR SAFTEY AT A FRIEND'S HOME.
POLICE OFFICERS CALL THE REACTION A PERFECT MOVE.
Lt John Barkley, Naples Police Department
"They did the absolute right thing. They were walking in a group which
is very smart and as soon as they thought there might have been danger
nearby they stayed together and went to seek safety as quickly as
possible."
AS THEY OFFICERS INCREASE THER PRESENCE NEAR AND AROUND THE SCHOOL -- THIS MOTHER EMBRACES HER maternal INSTINCT.
Hunter
4349 "we're all in the neighborhood together and it would be good to keep an extra eye on the kids."
WHILE THIS FATHER HOPES POLICE CATCHE UP WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVER."
Wagner
4105 "I want to know who this is and they got to find this person and why they're doing this. They don't need to be around here."
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TAKE LIVE
THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLS US -- THEY'RE NOT SENDING HOME A LETTER TO PARENT BUT THEY WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATED CALL TONIGHT.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN OLDER MODEL BLACK SUV -- POSSIBLY A JEEP THAT WAS SPRAYPAINTED.
CONTACT NAPLES POLICE IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING.
LIVE IN NAPLES STEVE CAMPION NBC2
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HEARTBREAKING NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THAT CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS.
CECILIA DOUGLAS CRASHED HER CAR INTO A CANAL LAST WEEK --
JUST PAST THE CABLES STRUNG UP ALONG THE ALLEY DESIGNED TO STOP CARS FROM GOING IN.
WE FOUND OUT TODAY, CECILIA'S HUSBAND NATHAN WAS ON THE ALLEY, LOOKING FOR HIS WIFE CECILIA BECAUSE SHE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK.
HE CAME UPON THE CRASH SITE AND LEARNED HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE WATER.
WE ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY, THE DRIVER OF THAT TRUCK SHE CRASHED INTO WILL NOT BE TICKETED.
AS FOR THE CABLES SET UP ALONG THE ROADWAY -- NBC2 CONFIRMED THAT BETWEEN 2007 AND 20011, THERE WERE 112 CRASHES -- AND THE CABLES WERE 81-PERCENT EFFECTIVE.
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ALSO DEVELOPING THIS EVENING--
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AFTER NEIGHBORS SAY A YOUNG GIRL DIED IN A FORT MYERS APARTMENT.
IT HAPPENED AT THE HORIZONS APARTMENT COMPLEX YESTERDAY.
N-B-C TWO'S JOELLE PARKS IS THERE AGAIN TONIGHT WORKING TO GATHER MORE DETAILS.
JOELLE.
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We've been out here all day and we haven't seen anyone going in and out of this apartment- still at the center of death investigation.
Tonight- fmpd is staying tight lipped, not releasing another other details other than they are still investigating a death aft responding to a medical call"
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Kari Iseman
Neighbor
:08-
Carmen Lopez
Neighbor
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Trt 1:03
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Kati Isman couldn't help but hear the commotion at horizons apartment complex.
Sot Kari
"Nothing but a wall of traffic, fire trucks police ambulance coming in so naturally I went downstairs to see what was going on."
A scene- she regrets witnessing.
Sot Kari
I knew it wasn't good."
She says she saw a child loaded into an ambulance with a gash in its leg.
Then-
Sot Kari
They were carrying a child on a portable gurney, trying to resuscitating her."
Multiple neighbors say the girl- around 2 years old- died.
The crime scene tape- replaced with this memorial notes.
Sot Carmen's Lopez, neighbor
We still don't know what's going on, I haven't seen anybody walking in or out and I'm still wondering what's going on."
Fmpd says the investigation is ongoing.
Tonight- neighbor hoping for answers to their questions.
Sot Kari
What happened to the child? What provoked the incident? Was she sick. We need answers- not only for me but for the community."
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Neighbors tell us 3 children lived at this home.
Tonight- were working to get details about their conditions.
We've got calls into fmpd, Lee memorial hospital and the department of children and families.Reporting live Jp.
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A FUGITIVE WANTED FOR HITTING A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTY WITH HIS CAR IS NOW IN JAIL.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HUNTER MORRISON TURNED HIMSELF IN YESTERDAY.
DEPUTIES SAY HE AND JEFFREY MAY BACKED INTO A DEPUTY AS HE TRIED TO SERVE A WARRANT EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE DEPUTY IS OK.
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NEW VIDEO THIS EVENING OF A BURGLARY AT A FORT MYERS JEWELRY STORE.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE BACKED INTO A GLASS DOOR AT PROVIDENT JEWELRY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
ONCE INSIDE WE'RE TOLD THE THIEF SMASHED OPEN SEVERAL DISPLAY CASES AND TOOK OFF BEFORE DEPUTIES ARRIVED.
WE JUST SPOKE WITH THE SHOP OWNER --
AND WILL HAVE HIS REACTION COMING UP AT SIX.
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TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME OF THE 9-1-1 CALLS THAT FLOODED NAPLES POLICE FRIDAY NIGHT.
"there's some kind of serious explosion on Gulfshore Boulevard. We're at 40-41 and there's light and fire. Ok, uh, is that over the Gulf, Ma'am? Yes, it is. Ok, those are fireworks. I don't think so, officer. I have units there, Ma'am.
TURNED OUT TO BE A CHARITY FIREWORKS SHOW FOR GUESTS OF THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL.
DISPATCHERS SAY 65 CALLS CAME INTO 9-1-1 WITHIN 30 MINUTES.
COLLIER NON EMERGENCY NUMBER
239-252-9300
lee county -- 239-477-1000
charlotte 474-3233
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LEE COUNTY LEADERS ARE GETTING READY TO VOTE ON A NEW RV PARK FOR PINE ISLAND.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PLANNED WINDJAMMER RV RESORT ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO REZONE NEARLY 60 ACRES.
THAT WOULD ADD ROOM FOR UP TO 200 RVS AT THE WEST END OF TURTLE TRAIL LANE, IN ST JAMES CITY.
ONE MORE PUBLIC MEETING IS SET FOR MONDAY BEFORE COMMISSIONERS MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
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THE DECISION ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT A POPULAR WATER FRONT RESTAURANT IN CAPE CORAL IS ON HOLD --
AGAIN.
CITY COUNCIL WILL TALK ABOUT THE LEASE FOR K-C RIVERSTOP'S ON FEBRUARY 11TH INSTEAD OF MONDYA.
THE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN AT THE CITY OWNED YACHT CLUB FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. THE SHOP OWNER HAD FALLEN BEHIND ON RENT BUT TELLS US SHE IS NOW PAID IN FULL.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
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N-B-C TWO HAS JUST CONFIRMED THE WILLIE NELSON CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AT GERMAIN ARENA HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
THE SHOW WAS SCHEDULED TO START AT SEVEN-30.
WE'RE TOLD NELSON HAS FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS.
TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW WILL BE HONORED AT A RESCHEDULED DATE.
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BP HAS PAID OUT MORE THAN 300-MILLION DOLLARS TO FLORIDIANS HURT BY THE GULF OIL SPILL.
"Your major income is from tips so when people aren't coming in and they're not leaving tips, you're making a lot less money."
AND THERE'S MORE MONEY TO BE HAD.
TONIGHT'S GOOD QUESTION: ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR BP SETTLEMENT DOLLARS?
THE ANSWER - NEXT.
PLUS --
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO FORT MYERS BEACH --
WHAT TOWN LEADERS WANT DONE TO MAKE IT MORE LIKE ONE OF FLORIDA'S MOST FAMOUS ISLANDS.
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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.
COOL MORNINGS TO COME
COOL MORNINGS TO COME
An extremely robust weather system made its way up the east coast yesterday, and I'm sure you heard about the severe weather it produced across the Southeast. It spun up tornadoes from Arkansas to the Carolinas, and wind damage was widespread as well.
That same system had a direct impact on our local weather, too. It pushed a cold front over the area, and we are feeling the affects now. The afternoon on Thursday was chilly as was the wee hours of Thursday.
… It'll get a little chillier too.
Through the evening, temperatures will fall pretty quickly under clear skies with most of the area in the middle 40s first thing Friday. It's even possible to see a few areas fall to near 39 degrees deeper inland and across our far northern communities.
High pressure has built into the area behind the aforementioned cold front. It's the reason we are seeing a tranquil weather pattern.
After our chilly start to Friday we'll contend with plenty of sunshine. Highs will stay in the lower 70s and humidity levels will be rather low making it feel very comfortable during the day.
So it's setting up to be a really nice start the weekend.
It will be another beautiful weekend here across Southwest Florida with chilly mornings and milder afternoons. Morning lows will hover in the upper 40s to low 50s, while daytime highs climb into the middle 70s under mostly sunny skies. Our warming trend will continue through the middle of next week as temperatures warm back into the upper 70s by Wednesday.
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THIS WEEK B-P LEARNED IT WILL HAVE TO PAY 4-BILLION DOLLARS IN *CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE 2010 OIL SPILL IN THE GULF.
BUT THEY COULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR EVEN MORE.
Southwest Florida is only now waking up and realizing that they're businesses may have viable claims to pursue.
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IT'S BEEN CALLED A CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT ON STEROIDS!
JUST IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS - FLORIDIANS HAVE BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF MORE THAN 3-HUNDRED MILLION.
TONIGHT NBC-2 ASKS THE GOOD QUESTION: "ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM MONEY FROM THE B-P SETTLEMENT?"
CHAD OLIVER IS HERE WITH THE ANSWER.
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LOOK AT THIS MAP OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
ANYONE WHO DOES BUSINESS IN THESE COLORED ZONES CAN GET IN ON THIS CLASS-ACTION CASE.
THE AREA IN YELLOW - SANIBEL. CAPTIVA. BOCA GRANDE - HAS THE EASIEST PATH TO PAYMENT.
THE KEY IS PROVING YOUR *INCOME* WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE OIL SPILL.
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OIL NEVER WASHED UP ON LEE COUNTY BEACHES.
"we love it. It's gorgeous.
YET THE POLLUTION *PERCEPTION* CONVINCED THIS KANSAS CITY COUPLE TO CANCEL THEIR FLORIDA VACATION THREE YEARS AGO.
"We just kind of thought it was going to be dirty, and concerned about the cleanup. and we just thought, not a good time."
"I think BP got a piece of everybody."
SARA BARNHART IS GETTING BACK WHAT SHE LOST WHILE SERVING TABLES AT UNITED CAFE.
"The season was still busier than the summer, but it wasn't as busy as a 'season' should be."
HER ATTORNEY TOLD HER SHE'S GETTING 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE B-P SETTLEMENT.
"He was like is that going to be okay and I was like heck yeah!"
SARA TURNED-IN PAY HISTORY AND SEVERAL YEARS OF W-2 FORMS.
Chad: "Is it too late to file a claim with BP?"
Frank: "Absolutely not. Absolutely not.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO BUSINESS ON A BEACH TO CASH IN.
FORT MYERS ATTORNEY FRANK ALOIA RATTLES OFF A LIST OF INDUSTRIES HURT BY PEOPLE STAYING AWAY.
"They didn't come. They didn't buy. They didn't engage a dry cleaner. They didn't go to a restaurant. They didn't hire the contractor. They didn't take a taxi from the airport."
BUSINESSES NEED TO PROVIDE PAPERWORK SHOWING MONTHLY LOSS STATEMENTS OR A DROP IN SALES TAX COLLECTED FOLLOWING THE SPILL.
SINCE JUNE OF LAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 5-THOUSAND 4-HUNDRED CLAIMS FILED FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
FIVE-HUNDRED-FORTY HAVE BEEN *APPROVED.
TOTAL PAYMENTS PROMISED: MORE THAN 34-MILLION DOLLARS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE DENIED DIDN'T PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
"BP is legally obligated to pay every single viable claim no matter the total amount they end up paying."
SARA'S FINANCIALS FIT THE FORMULA.
"It went down and then went back up after things started getting better."
LEADING TO AN UNEXPECTED PAYDAY FOR THIS MOTHER OF TWO.
"I just figured I would give it a shot and if they saw that they owed me some money they would - so it's cool."
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YOU DON'T NEED AN ATTORNEY TO FILE A CLAIM.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE ONLY CLAIMS ASSISTANCE CENTER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
IT'S THE BACK OF A STRIP MALL IN NORTH NAPLES.
WE'VE POSTED DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.
AS WELL AS A WAY FOR YOU TO SEND ME YOUR "GOOD QUESTION."
N-B-C DASH-2 DOT COM. CLICK 'NEWSLINKS.'
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AN ENTIRE FIFTH GRADE CLASS FROM MARCO ISLAND WAS HONORED TODAY BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING.
LYNN HOFFMAN'S CLASS AT TOMMIE BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS FEELING DOWN AFTER THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TO CHEER THEM UP --
HOFFMAN GAVE EACH TEN DOLLARS.
THEY DECIDED TO POOL THAT MONEY AND SEND IT SANDY HOOK'S PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION.
THEY ALSO SENT SYMPATHY CARDS AND SNOWFLAKES TO GO ALONG WITH THE CHECK.
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LEE COUNTY ISN'T GIVING UP ON A PLAN TO FIND A PERMANENT RESIDENT FOR THE CITY OF PALMS PARK.
COMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS ON MONDAY WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE FORMER SPRING TRAINING HOME OF THE BOSTON RED SOX.
THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO LURE THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS --
BUT THE TEAM WANTS MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS.
IF THE COUNTY CAN'T ATTRACT A BASEBALL TEAM TO THE STADIUM,
OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDE CONVERTING IT INTO A SWIMMING OR SOCCER FACILITY.
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ONE OF THE BUSIEST SPOTS ON FORT MYERS BEACH COULD GET A FACE LIFT --
BUSINESS OWNERS SAY IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING --
BUT THE UNEVEN ROAD ISN'T THE ONLY THING MAKING IT A BUMPY PROPOSITION.
AND ALL NEW AT SIX--
JENNIFER T. STANDUP TEASE
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THE HEART OF FORT MYERS BEACH NEEDS A LITTLE T-L-C ACCORDING TO BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND TIMES SQUARE -
AND WE FOUND OUT TODAY, TOWN COUNCIL IS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TOO.
NBC2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO SHOWS YOU WHAT CHANGES THEY'LL CONSIDER--
AND WHY LEADERS MIGHT PUT UPGRADES ON HOLD.
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Nats music
IT MAY BE ON THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND--BUT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER TIMES SQUARE THE HEART OF FORT MYERS BEACH.
here, I think, daytime, this is the place to be
it's just a really fun family atmosphere
AN ATMOSPHERE, THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE SAY IS FADING.
it doesn't look that nice anymore
the pavers are wobbly which makes our tables uneven, re-surfacing would also give it a clean new look
Nats sweep
TOWN COUNCIL SET ASIDE NEARLY 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR, TO REPLACE THE SQUARE'S ORGINAL PAVEMENT WITH A NEW, MORE DURABLE SURFACE.
THEY'LL LOOK AT ADDING A GAZEBO, FOR PERFORMANCES.
AND INTERIM-MAYOR ALAN MANDEL SAYS THEY'LL CONSIDER SCHEDULING THE WORK TO GO ALONG WITH WATER SYSTEM REPAIRS, UNDERNEATH THE SQUARE.
there's really no sense in doing paving only to rip it up again, waste all that money
Nats birds in the square
TO KEEP ONE OF THE BEACH'S BUSIEST SPOTS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, MANDEL SAYS DON'T EXPECT ANY CHANGES UNTIL SUMMER, AT THE EARLIEST.
it's good, it's overdue, they should redo stuff you know, keep it up to date
COUNCIL PLANS TO DISCUSS THE IDEAS AT THEIR MEETING MONDAY.
ON FORT MYERS BEACH, LAUREN DISPIRITO, NBC2.
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THE FORT MYERS POLICE CHIEF GOES TO THE FEDS FOR HELP--
IN SOLVING THE MULTIPLE MURDERS IN THE CITY.
AND AFTER HIS MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CHEF DOUG BAKER TALKED TO US.
AND GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT DOES A 180!
1 YEAR AFTER SLASHING EDUCATION--
HE'S NOW PUMPING A BILLION DOLLARS BACK IN!
NBC2 NEWS AT 5:30 IS NEXT.
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