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GOOD MORNING-OMNITOPS-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

YOU ARE WAKING UP TO A BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT CURRENT CONDITIONS.

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

Today's Weather Story

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

STRANGER DANGER-OC-TRX-VO

A DEVELOPING SITUATION THIS MORNING,

AS ONE NAPLES COMMUNITY IS ON HIGH ALERT.

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO A 9 YEAR OLD GIRL.

WE NOW KNOW A STRANGER FOLLOWED FOUR 9 YEAR OLD GIRLS AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN NAPLES.

NAPLES POLICE SAY THE GROUP OF GIRLS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MAN IN AN OLDER MODEL BLACK SUV WEDNESDAY.

IT HAPPENED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

NBC-2 SPOKE TO THE BROTHER OF ONE OF THE GIRLS'.

STRANGER DANGER-SOTVO

Sot - victim's brother 9:07 the first time he was pacing them, the second they ran from him and they hid, the third time he drove by.

PARENTS TELL US THEY ARE NOW WATCHING THEIR KIDS MORE CLOSELY.

SOME EVEN MADE A LOOK OUT PLAN FOR WHEN THEY WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

ALASKA AIRLINES EMERGENCY LANDING-TRXTOPS-VO

BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT -- AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PORTLAND.

WE'RE TOLD THE PILOT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE PASSENGERS WERE TOLD THE PILOT HAD PASSED OUT.

THE FLIGHT'S FIRST OFFICER TOOK OVER AND SAFELY LANDED THE PLANE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT HAS EXPERIENCED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

10 DAYS AGO A CO-PILOT FAINTED.

ALABAMA HOSTAGE NEWSER-OC-TRX-VIDBOX RVL

NBC-2 EXPECTING TO GET MORE ANSWERS THIS MORNING ON THE ALABAMA CHILD HOSTAGE STANDOFF.

A NEWS CONFERENCE IS SET FOR 10:30AM.

THE ORDEAL IS NOW IN ITS FOURTH DAY.

NEGOTIATORS HAVE BEEN TALKING THROUGH A 4-INCH-WIDE PIPE TO A MAN HOLDING A 5-YEAR-OLD BOY HOSTAGE IN AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE GUNMAN PULLED THE BOY OFF A SCHOOL BUS AND SHOT AND KILLED THE DRIVER.

THE FBI SAYS IT HAS REASON TO THE BELIEVE THE SHOOTING WAS A HATE CRIME.

THE LITTLE BOY NAMED ETHAN HAS MEDICATION, COLORING BOOKS AND TV TO KEEP HIM CALM WE'RE TOLD.

MEXICO CITY EXPLOSION-OC-VO-TRX

NOW TO THE LATEST ON A HUGE EXPLOSION ROCKING MEXICO CITY THIS MORNING ---

THERE'S STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE RIGHT NOW WITH RESCUERS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN.

MEXICO CITY EXPLOSION-WELLE

GOOD MORNING.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S COMPLETE CHAOS.

RESCUERS ARE USING DOGS, TRUCKS AND A CRANE TO SEARCH FOR VICTIMS WHO MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE.

THE BLAST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HAPPENED IN ONE OF MEXICIO CITY'S TALLEST BUILDINGS.

I'VE LEARNED MANY OFFICE WORKERS WERE OUTSIDE HAVING LUNCH AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION.

AND I JUST UPDATED THESE NUMBERS BEING I JOINED YOU.

BRAND NEW, AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE ARE DEAD THIS MORNING FROM THE BLAST.

SADLY, THAT NUMBER WILL LIKELY CLIMB.

MEXICO CITY EXPLOSION-VO IN PLASMA

HOWEVER, REUTERS IS REPORTING THAT THE BLAST WAS CAUSED BY AN OLD BOILER.

COLLIER ATV CRASH FOLO-OC-TRX-VO

THIS MORNING THE CONDITION OF A COLLIER TEEN, THROWN FROM HIS ATV -- HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

JOHN BOOT'S FAMILY TELLS NBC-2 HE IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE AND IS MOVING HIS HANDS.

HE'S NOW IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL, UPGRADED FROM CRITICAL.

FM DEATH INVESTIGATION-OC-TRX-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS WORKING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO A TODDLER FOUND DEAD IN FORT MYERS.

BUT FORT MYERS POLICE AREN'T TELLING US.

THEY WILL ONLY SAY THEY GOT A CALL FOR MEDICAL HELP EARLIER THIS WEEK.

NEIGHBORS TELL US OFFICERS FOUND A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL DEAD IN HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT AT THE HORIZONS COMPLEX. ON SUMMERLIN ROAD.

ATL SCHOOL SHOOTING-OC-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST AN ATLANTA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN A SCHOOL COURTYARD.

ANOTHER STUDENT -- A 14-YEAR-OLD -- WAS WOUNDED IN THE NECK BEFORE AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE GUN AWAY.

PROSECUTOR SHOT-VOTOPS

IN TEXAS THIS MORNING --- INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER RETRIBUTION IS THE MOTIVE FOR A PROSCUTOR BEING GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF A COURTHOUSE.

THE VICTIM IS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY MARK HASSE.

OBAMA CABINET SHAKEUP-OC-VIDBOX

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND TERM CABINET-SHAKEUP CONTINUES TODAY.

JOHN KERRY WILL TAKE THE OATH AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

AND HILLARY CLINTON RIDES OFF INTO "RETIREMENT."

AS FOR DEFENSE-SECRETARY NOMINEE CHUCK HAGEL --- A COMMITTEE WILL NOW HAVE TO VOTE ON HIS CONFIRMATION. AND THEN THE FULL SENATE WILL VOTE.

THIS MORNING REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH HAGEL'S STAND ON ISRAEL, IRAN OR HIS SUPPORT FOR ELIMINATING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

COLUMBIA ANNIVERSARY-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ---

NASA WILL HONOR SEVEN ASTRONAUTS WHO DIED WHEN THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA WAS DESTROYED 10 YEARS AGO TODAY.

A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE EVELYN HUSBAND THOMPSON, WHO WAS MARRIED TO THE SHUTTLE'S COMMANDER.

THE ACCIDENT KILLED SIX AMERICANS AND ISRAEL'S FIRST ASTRONAUT.

FIRST JOBS REPORT OF 2013-TRXTOPS-HALFSCRN RVL

THE FIRST JOBS REPORT FOR 2013 WILL BE RELEASED THIS MORNING AT 8:30.

AND WE'LL HEAR WHAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS LAST MONTH.

ECONOMISTS EXPECT 164-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED LAST MONTH.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK ONE 6:09:48

HIT TIME 6:09:48

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC ALERT BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRIAMINIC THERAFLU RECALL-OC-TRX-VO

PARENTS LISTEN UP TO THIS RECALL ALERT ---

SOME COLD MEDICATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN OFF THE MARKET BECAUSE THE CHILD-RESISTANT CAPS FAILED.

THE CPSC SAYS TRIAMINIC SYRUPS AND THERAFLU WARMING RELIEF SYRUPS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARILY RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

THE CAP CAN STILL BE REMOVED BY A CHILD EVEN WITH THE TAMPER-RESISTANT SEAL IN PLACE.

SNOW MOBILE DEATH-OC-VO

TRAGEDY AT THE WINTER X GAMES AFTER A SNOWMOBILER DIES FROM A CRASH.

NOW FUNERAL PLANS ARE UNDERWAY.

25-YEAR-OLD CALEB MOORE WAS HURT AT THE X GAMES LAST WEEK IN COLORADO.

THIS IS THE CRASH CAUGHT ON VIDEO.

HE DIED YESTERDAY MORNING.

GOV SCOTT BUDGET-ONCAM

BACK HERE IN FLORIDA --- THE NEW 2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT STILL NEEDS LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL.

DEBATE WILL TAKE WEEKS - AND WILL LIKELY UNDERGO A LOT OF CHANGES BEFORE IT'S APPROVED.

GOVERNOR SCOTT UNVEILED IT YESTERDAY.

IT'S MORE THAN 74-BILLION DOLLARS.

MAKE ESTERO A CITY-OC-VO

THIS MORNING THERE'S AN EFFORT TO MAKE ESTERO, A CITY.

A GRASSROOTS GROUP HOPES IT WILL GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE INDEPENDENCE.

ORGANIZERS WITH THE GROUP "VOTE ESTERO" WANT TO INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY INTO ITS OWN VILLAGE.

MAKE ESTERO A CITY-SOTVO

MIKE MALONEY, VOTE ESTERO: if we were incorporated issues that affect estero would be made in estero by esteroans

FMB NO COUNCIL ELECTION-ONCAM

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE FORT MYERS BEACH BECAME A TOWN IN 1995,

THERE WILL NOT BE A COUNCIL ELECTION.

THAT'S BECAUSE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO RUN AGAINST THE TWO CURRENT COUNCILMEN WHOSE SEATS WOULD BE UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR.

THEY ARE INTERIM MAYOR, COUNCILMAN ALAN MANDEL, AND COUNCILMAN DAN ANDRE.

BOTH WILL KEEP THEIR SEATS.

MOTE MARINE MANATEES PREDICT SUPER BOWL-2SHOT

THIS MORNING IT'S THE COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPER BOWL!

JUST TWO DAYS TO GO!

SO WHO WILL WIN IT ALL?

THE 49ERS OR THE RAVENS?

JUST ASK THE SARASOTA MANATEES.

HUGH AND BUFFETT ARE RESIDENTS IN THE AQUARIUM AT MOTE MARINE LAB.

AT 10 THIS MORNING THEY WILL MAKE THEIR PREDICTIONS FOR THE WINNER.

BEYONCE SUPER BOWL-OC-SOTVO

AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEYONCE'S HALFTIME PERFORMANCE.

YESTERDAY SHE CAME OUT AND COMMENTED ON HER INAUGURAL LIP-SYNCING,

SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, LIVE. AND HIT EVERY NOTE.

"and the land of the free"

"I"m a perfectionist" SOT "I decided to sing along with my pre-recorded track which is very common in the music industry and I'm very proud of my, my performance."

TEASE TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT-REMLIVE

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

BREAK TWO 6:18:05

HIT TIME 6:18:05AM

BREAKING-TRXTOPS-OC

BREAKING NEWS --- FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR ED KOCH , THE COMBATIVE POLITICIAN WHO RESCUED THE CITY FROM NEAR-FINANCIAL RUIN DURING THREE CITY HALL TERMS, HAS DIED AT AGE 88.

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

FORT MYERS ARTFEST-2SH-TRX

THIS MORNING'S CHILLY TEMPS AREN'T GETTING IN THE WAY OF ART FEST!

TODAY KICKS OFF THE THREE-DAY EVENT RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FORT MYERS ARTFEST-REM 1

IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES A CREW WILL BE OUT HERE SETTING UP HERE IN THE COLD, FOR THE BIG DAY-- SHOW AND TELL SOME SET UP TAKING PLACE

EVENT BRINGS IN 200 ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING FROM SCULPTURES, TO PAINTINGS, TO PHOTOGRAPHY, TO JEWLERY AND WOOD.

FORT MYERS ARTFEST-VO-SS

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

ART FEST

FRIDAY 6:00-10:00PM OPENING NIGHT PARTY

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10AM-5PM FESTIVAL

FORT MYERS ARTFEST-REM 1

CROSS TALK 4 SHOT-4-SHOT

FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.

THIS IS DIANNA KAZANJIAN OF FORT MYERS.

GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!

BREAK THREE 6:27:03 AM

HIT TIME 6:27:03

HL1) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL2) STRANGER DANGER-TRX-SOTVO

53:06 I don't like the fact that he's prowling around the neighborhood waiting for some little girl

NBC-2 LIVE IN NAPLES THIS MORNING ---

HL3) JOBS AND ECONOMY-TRX-SOTVO

"The President can make any excuse he wants, but it's not going to help Americans find jobs."

THE FIRST JOBS REPORT OF 2013 COMES OUT THIS MORNING ---

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-OMNITOPS-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

YOU ARE WAKING UP TO A BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT CURRENT CONDITIONS.

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

Today's Weather Story

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

STRANGER DANGER-OC-VO-FLY

A NAPLES COMMUNITY IS ON HIGH ALERT THIS MORNING AFTER A STRANGER FOLLOWED FOUR 9 YEAR OLD GIRLS AT LEAST THREE TIMES

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS HAPPENED.

STRANGER DANGER-REM 26

SCHOOL IS STARTING AND PARENTS ARE ON WATCH

STRANGER DANGER-VOTOPS

THAT'S WHEN NAPLES POLICE SAY THE GROUP OF GIRLS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MAN IN AN OLDER MODEL BLACK SUV.

IT HAPPENED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD HERE NEAR LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE SPOKE TO THE BROTHER OF ONE OF THE GIRLS.

STRANGER DANGER-SOTVO

9:07 the first time he was pacing them, the second they ran from him and they hid, the third time he drove by.

PARENTS TELL US THEY ARE NOW WATCHING THEIR KIDS MORE CLOSELY.

SOME EVEN MADE A LOOK OUT PLAN FOR WHEN THEY WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

STRANGER DANGER-REM 26

NAPLES POLICE DESCRIBE THE STRANGER AS A WHITE MAN, WITH A SHORT BROWN HAIR, HE WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES ON WEDNESDAY.

HE IS BELIEVED TO POSSIBLY BE DRIVING AN OLDER BLACK JEEP WRANGLER.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON WHO THIS PERSON COULD BE IS ASKED TO CALL NAPLES PD.

breaking-TRXTOPS-OC

BREAKING NEWS --- FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR ED KOCH , THE COMBATIVE POLITICIAN WHO RESCUED THE CITY FROM NEAR-FINANCIAL RUIN DURING THREE CITY HALL TERMS, HAS DIED AT AGE 88.

ALLEY CRASH NEW DETAILS-2SH-VO-1SH

NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING ABOUT THE VIOLENT CRASH THAT KILLED A COLLIER COUNTY MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY LAST WEEK.

CECILIA DOUGLAS CRASHED HER CAR INTO A CANAL DESPITE SAFETY CABLES ALONG THE INTERSTATE.

AND NOW WE'VE LEARNED CECILIA'S HUSBAND, NATHAN, WAS DRIVING ON THE ALLEY, LOOKING FOR HIS WIFE BECAUSE HER WORK SAID SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP.

HE DROVE UP TO THE CRASH SCENE AND FOUND OUT HIS WIFE AND TWO LITTLE GIRLS WERE IN THE WATER.

AS FOR THE CABLES ALONG THE ALLEY-- NBC2 CONFIRMED BETWEEN 2007 AND 2011, THERE WERE 112 CRASHES INVOLVING THOSE CABLES.

LEE COUNTY SMASH AND GRAB-TRXTOPS-VO

NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING OF A BURGLARY AT A FORT MYERS JEWELRY STORE.

AND THE robber IS STILL OUT THERE THIS MORNING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE BACKED INTO A GLASS DOOR AT PROVIDENT JEWELRY TWO DAYS AGO.

JOBS AND ECONOMY-OC-TRX

TODAY WE GET THE FIRST JOBS REPORT OF 2013.

DESPITE IMPROVING SIGNS, THE ECONOMY SHRANK AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

SO WHERE MIGHT WE BE HEADED TODAY?

JOBS AND ECONOMY-VO IN PLASMA

ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING THE U-S ADDED ABOUT 160-THOUSAND NEW JOBS IN JANUARY, THAT WOULD BE UP FROM DECEMBER, BUT STILL BELOW THE MAGIC NUMBER OF 200-THOUSAND WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE MARK OF STEADY GROWTH.

RIGHT NOW, THE JOBLESS RATE IS AROUND 7.8 PERCENT, AND THAT IS NOT EXPECTE TO CHANGE.

ALSO, RELATING TO THE ECONOMY, THE PRESIDENT'S JOB COUNCIL EXPIRES TODAY. IT WILL CREATED LAST YEAR AS A WAY FOR BUSINESS LEADERS TO ADVISE THE PRESIDENT ON WAYS TO BOOST THE ECONOMY.

JOBS AND ECONOMY-(2) SOTVO

"The White House will begin a new, expanded effort to work with the business community."

"The President can make any excuse he wants, but it's not going to help Americans find jobs."

ALSO, THIS MORNING, CONGRESS HAS EXTENDED THE DEBT CEILING, WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE BORROWING THROUGH LATE MAY.

JOBS AND ECONOMY-VO IN PLASMA

THIS MORNING, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ALTHOUGH THE JOBS COUNCIL HAS DISBANDED, THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO MEET WITH CEO'S AND BUSINESS OWNERS FOR THEIR IMPUT.

REPUBLICANS ACCUSE THE PRESIDENT OF PUTTING THE ECNOMY ON THE BACK BURNER.

BOEING INVESTIGATION-TRXTOPS-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW IN THE BOEING 787 INVESTIGATION ---

WE'VE LEARNED JAPAN IS NOW SENDING INVESTIGATORS TO SEATTLE, WHERE THE DREAMLINER AIRCRAFT ARE ASSEMBLED.

THE INVESTIGATION TEAM WILL LEABE FROM TOKYO THIS SUNDAY,

IT PROVIDED NO FURTHER DETAILS.

CHINESE HACKING WSJ & NY TIMES-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING ---

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED BY CHINESE HACKERS WHO WERE TRYING TO MONITOR ITS COVERAGE OF CHINA.

A SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THE JOURNAL HAS COMPLETED A NETWORK SECURITY OVERHAUL.

THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT CHINESE HACKERS REPEATEDLY PENETRATED ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND STOLE REPORTERS' PASSWORDS.

CHINA FIREWORKS EXPLOSION-TRXTOPS-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

A TRUCK CARRYING FIREWORKS,

AHEAD OF CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS,

EXPLODED ON A BRIDGE.

AT LEAST 26 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE AT THIS HOUR.

SUPER BOWL AVACADO-ONCAM

AS WE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER BOWL 47.

FORGET ABOUT THE WINGS --

AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSUME ABOUT 79-MILLION POUNDS OF AVOCADO AROUND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THANKS TO THE POPULARITY OF GUACAMOLE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

A MAN WALKING HIS DOG ALONG A BEACH IN ENGLAND,

CAME ACROSS A STICKY LUMP OF ROCK AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT HOME.

FIRST ALERT DOPPLER TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 6:38:53 AM

HIT TIME 6:38:53

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

breaking turkey-trxtops-oc

BREAKING NEWS OVERSEAS AT THIS HOUR--

NEW REPORTS OF AN EXPLOSION IN FRONT OF THE U-S EMBASSY IN TURKEY.

ACCORDING TO TURKISH NEWS SOURCES, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE INJURED.

BREAKING KOCH-TRXTOPS-SS

BREAKING NEWS --- FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR ED KOCH , HAS DIED. THE COMBATIVE POLITICIAN WHO RESCUED THE CITY FROM NEAR-FINANCIAL RUIN DURING THREE CITY HALL TERMS, HAS DIED AT AGE 88.

COOL WX AND CROPS-OC-VO

THE WARM WINTER WEATHER,

AND NOW THIS COLD BLAST ---

IT'S CONFUSING FOR OUR CROPS.

FOR EXAMPLE --

ORANGE BLOSSOMS POPPED UP A MONTH AND A HALF EARLY.

BUT WITH THIS MORNING'S COLD SNAP --

FARMERS MAY BE GETTING JUST WHAT THEY NEED.

FARMERS SAY AS LONG AS THE THERMOMETER DOESN'T DROP BELOW 30 --

IT WILL BE A SWEET SEASON.

*BUT -- FARMERS SAY THEY CAN NOT AFFORD A FREEZE THIS YEAR.

COOL WX AND CROPS-SOTVO

FEBRUARY IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST MONTHS FARMERS FACE.

TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE.

FARMERS SAY THEY CAN NOT AFFORD A FREEZE THIS YEAR.

FMB TIMES SQUARE CHANGES-OC-VO

THE *HEART* OF FORT MYERS BEACH, NEEDS SOME LOVE.

COME MONDAY, TOWN COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPROVE TIMES SQUARE-- AND WHEN TO DO THE WORK.

TIMES SQUARE'S PAVEMENT GETS POWER-WASHED AND RE-PAINTED EACH YEAR,

BUT PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE SAY ITS TIME FOR A FACELIFT.

THE TOWN SET ASIDE NEARLY 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR, TO RESURFACE THE AREA.

FMB TIMES SQUARE CHANGES-SOTVO

there's really no sense in doing paving only to rip it up again waste that money when you have to do the repairs to those three utilities

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WILLIE NELSON CANCELED-ONCAM

NOW AN UPDATE ON A WILLIE NELSON CONCERT THAT WAS CANCELED AT GERMAIN ARENA.

NELSON'S PEOPLE TELL US THE SINGER IS SICK, WITH FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS.

OFFICIALS AT GERMAIN ARE TRYING TO RESCHEDULE THE SHOW.

VALUABLE VOMIT-OC-VO

TALK ABOUT STUMBLING UPON A GOLD MINE.

KEN WILMAN'S DOG THOUGHT HE FOUND A ROCK WALKING ALONG THE BEACH IN ENGLAND, BUT HE ACTUALLY DISCOVERED WHALE VOMIT.

VERY RARE AND VERY VALUABLE WHALE VOMIT.

AND THAT ROCK COULD BE WORTH MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS, ACCORDING TO BRITISH MEDIA REPORTS.

LEE COUNTY PARVO-ONCAM

A WARNING THIS MORNING FOR PET OWNERS --

THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PARVO-VIRUS CASES IN LEE COUNTY.

PARVO IS HIGHLY CONTAGEOUS. EXPENSIVE TO TREAT AND OFTEN FATAL.

THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU CAN DO -- IS GET YOUR DOG VACCINATED.

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IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST ---

SHOULD TEENAGERS BE CONSUMING ENERGY DRINKS?

US WINE SALES NOW LARGEST MARKET-ONCAM

NOW LETS TALK WINE SALES.

THE U.S. IS NOW THE LARGEST WINE MARKET IN THE WORLD

WE CONSUME 13 PERCENT OF WHAT'S PRODUCED WORLDWIDE.

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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD NOW AT A RARE SIGHT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE LYNX SHIP WILL RETURN TO ITS NEW WINTER HOME PORT TODAY!

THE LYNX HAS BEEN SPENDING THE PAST WEEK IN ST. PETERSBURG.

THE SHIP WILL ARRIVE AT NERVOUS NELLIES WITH DECK GUNS BLAZING AT NOON TODAY.

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AS WE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER BOWL 47.

FORGET ABOUT THE WINGS --

AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSUME ABOUT 79-MILLION POUNDS OF AVOCADO AROUND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THANKS TO THE POPULARITY OF GUACAMOLE.

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TIME NOW IS--

JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.

BREAK FIVE 6:49:12 AM

HIT TIME 6:49:12 AM

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

"Chilly mornings, mild afternoons"

After a little bit of rain yesterday, we're in store for a pleasant stretch of weather with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. The last of the cloud cover has pushed across the far southern tip of the peninsula with clear skies across our part of the state. Even though our Friday will dawn bright and sunny, there will be quite a chill in the air as temperatures have plummeted into the middle 40s with a few upper 30s to our north and deeper inland.

Lots of sunshine during the afternoon will warm us back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Combine these below average temperatures with low humidity and we're on track for a beautiful day as we close out the week.

Through the evening, temperatures are forecast to fall into the 50s under clear skies before dipping back into the upper 40s by sunrise Saturday.

Cool and dry high pressure across the southeastern United States will keep our weather pattern tranquil as we head into the weekend. Sunny conditions will dominate our skies both Saturday and Sunday, but the main weather story will be the cooler than average temperatures, especially during the morning.

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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-BNR SOTTOPS

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

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BREAKING NEWS OVERSEAS AT THIS HOUR--

NEW REPORTS OF AN EXPLOSION IN FRONT OF THE U-S EMBASSY IN TURKEY.

ACCORDING TO TURKISH NEWS SOURCES, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE INJURED.

IT'S NOT CLEAR YET WHAT CAUSED THE BLAST.

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BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT --- FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR ED KOCH HAS DIED.

HE WAS 88.

KOCH HAD BEEN TREATED IN A NEW YORK HOSPITAL FOR WATER IN HIS LUNGS AND LEGS.

KOCH SERVED AS MAYOR OF NEW YORK FOR THREE TERMS, FROM 1978 TO 1989.

TS STANGER DANGER-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS ---

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

THERE'S A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION UNFOLDING AS KIDS WALK TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING.

STRANGER DANGER.

POLICE SAY A GROUP OF GIRLS HAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY A MAN IN AN OLDER MODEL BLACK SUV.

THE GUY FOLLOWS THEM IN HIS CAR, FORCING THE GIRLS TO RUN AND HIDE.

IT HAPPENED NEAR LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SOME PARENTS ARE NOW MAKING NEW PLANS FOR WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

AND POLICE HAVE STEPPED UP PATROLS.

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AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT BOUND FOR SEATTLE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OVERNIGHT IN PORTLAND, OREGON.

THE PILOT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND WE'RE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHY.

THE CO-PILOT LANDED SAFELY.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS THAT AN ALASKA AIRLINES PILOT HAS PASSED OUT.

TS MEXICO CITY EXPLOSION-VOTOPS

RESCUERS IN MEXICO CITY ARE USING RESCUE DOGS, TRUCKS AND A CRANE TO SEARCH FOR VICTIMS IN THE RUBBLE.

AN EXPLOSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

NEXT TO THE STATE-OWNED OIL COMPANY, PEMEX,

KILLED AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 100.

TS ALABAMA HOSTAGE NEWSER-VOTOPS

HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS IN RURAL ALABAMA ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A SUSPECTED GUNMAN TO RELEASE A 5-YEAR-OLD BOY.

IT'S DAY FOUR OF THE STANDOFF IN AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER.

NEGOTIATORS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE GUNMAN THROUGH A PIPE.

TS COLLIER ATV FOLO-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING THE CONDITION OF A COLLIER TEEN, THROWN FROM HIS ATV -- HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

JOHN BOOT'S FAMILY TELLS NBC-2 HE IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE AND IS MOVING HIS HANDS.

HE'S NOW IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL, UPGRADED FROM CRITICAL.

TS FM DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS

NBC-2 IS PUSHING FOR ANSWERS THIS MORNING IN THE DEATH OF A 2 YEAR OLD FORT MYERS GIRL.

BUT FORT MYERS POLICE AREN'T TELLING US.

THEY WILL ONLY SAY THEY GOT A CALL FOR MEDICAL HELP EARLIER THIS WEEK.

OFFICERS FOUND THE GIRL DEAD IN HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT AT THE HORIZONS COMPLEX. ON SUMMERLIN ROAD.

TS COLUMBIA ANNIVERSARY-VOTOPS

NASA REMEMBERS THE LIVES LOST ON ALL SPACE MISSIONS TODAY. WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA DISASTER.

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TS OBAMA CABINET SHAKEUP-VOTOPS

SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING IN AND OUT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CABINET.

TODAY -- JOHN KERRY WILL TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE TO BECOME SECRETARY OF STATE-- WHILE CURRENT SECRETARY, HILLARY CLINTON IS ON HER WAY OUT.

TS FIRST JOBS REPORT OF 2013-ONCAM

TODAY WE GET THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST JOBS REPORT OF 2013 --

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS EXPECTED TO HOLD STEADY AT 7.8%

TWELVE MILLION AMERICANS REMAIN UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW.

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