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WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ALABAMA.

THAT HOSTAGE SITUATION WITH A LITTLE BOY WHO'S BEEN TRAPPED UNDERGROUND FOR A WEEK IS OVER.

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS FOLLOWING THESE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS AS WE SPEAK--

SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM--

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SINCE THEN - SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY - AND 7 DAYS OF PAIN-STAKING NEGOTIATIONS, INVOLVING MULTIPLE AGENCIES - INCLUDING THE F-B-I.

DURING THAT TIME WE LEARNED THE BOY HAD ASPERGER SYNDROME AND A-D-H-D.

ALL REPORTS SHOW DYKES TOOK CARE OF ETHAN - GIVING HIM HIS MEDICINE, ALLOWING HIM TO WATCH T-V - AND WE GOT THE FEELING THAT ETHAN WAS PHYSICALLY OK - THROUGH ALL OF THIS - BUT TO A CHILD - WE'RE CERTAIN HE WAS WONDERING WHAT WHAT GOING ON - WHY COULDN'T HE GO HOME.

THIS EVENING HE'LL BE GOING HOME!

HE'LL BE TURNING 6-YEARS-OLD ON WEDNESDAY.

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KELLIE, PETER - WE HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS TO REPORT TONIGHT - THE CHILD, ETHAN, IS SAFE!

LET ME TAKE YOU BACK 7 DAYS AGO - THIS STORY - TRULY THE UNTHINKABLE.

LAST WEEK - A MAN STORMED ONTO A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS IN A SMALL SOUTHERN ALABAMA TOWN - AND DEMANDED 2 CHILDREN.

THE BUS DRIVER - REFUSED - AND WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

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NBC2 - STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM AUTHORITIES ON SCENE.

A NEWS CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED SHORTLY - WHERE THEY COULD ANNOUNCE HOW NEGOTIATORS WERE ABLE TO GET ETHAN TO SAFETY - AND DETAILS OF THE DEATH OF THE SUSPECT.

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HE THREATENED TO KILL THE PRESIDENT -- NOW A LEE COUNTY TEENAGER WILL PAY FOR HIS WORDS BY SPENDING THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF IN PRISON.

19 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER DAVIES WAS ALREADY LOCKED UP WHEN HE WROTE A LETTER TO LEE COUNTY JAIL PERSONNEL SAYING HE INTENDED TO KILL PRESIDENT OBAMA.

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DAVIES CLAIMS HE WROTE THE LETTER NOT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO KILL THE PRESIDENT --

BUT, BECAUSE HE WAS ACTUALLY SCARED TO GET OUT OF JAIL.

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JUST DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA VISITED FORT MYERS --

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CHRISTOPHER DAVIES WROTE A LETTER THREATNING THE PRESIDENTS LIFE.

WHILE LOCKED UP FOR A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGE --

THE 19 YEAR OLD SENT THE LETTER TO JAIL PERSONNEL.

SAYING. QUOTE - "I AM GOING TO KILL PRESIDENT BARRACK H. OBAMA."

HE UNDERLINED THE WORD "KILL" THREE TIMES.

THE LETTER ALSO STATED. " P-S TAKE THIS LETTER AS A JOKE IF YOU WANT TO AND YOU'LL HAVE A PRESIDENTS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS."

DURING SENTENCING TODAY.

DAVIES SAYS HE ONLY WROTE THE LETTER BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED OF LIFE OUT OF JAIL AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM THERE.

HIS ATTORNEY SAYS THE THREATS WEREN'T ACTUALLY CREDIBLE.

LAST MONTH --

DAVIES WROTE THIS LETTER TO JUDGE JOHN STEELE SAYING "I WILL NOT DO PROBATION.I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE MAX TERM OF IMPRISONMENT. IF YOU LET ME OUT ON PROBATION I WILL RUN."

THE PROSECUTION SAYS THIS SHOWS DAVIES DISREPECTS THE LAW.

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DAVIES FIRST PLED NOT GUILTY IN AUGUST. BUT CHANGED HIS PLEA TO GUILTY IN OCTOBER.

ALONG WITH THE 18 MONTHS IN PRISION.

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IT'S BEING CALLED AN EPIDEMIC --

SINCE 2005, LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS SEEN AN 800-PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN ADDICTED TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS FIRST REPORTED ON THE ISSUE LAST APRIL.

AND TODAY, THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASED A PLAN TO LOWER THE NUMBER OF DRUG ADDICTED BABIES!

NBC2'S LINDSAY LOGUE IS HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT HER PLAN--

DRUGS & BABIES REPORT-TFX CTR MON

TODAY ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI RELEASED THE FINAL REPORT--

FROM THE STATEWIDE TASK FORCE ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND NEWBORNS.

MEMBERS WORKED FOR THE PAST YEAR --

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THE REPORT OFFERS 15 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT--

INCLUDING VOLUNTARY DRUG SCREENING OF PREGNANT PATIENTS AT OBGYN OFFICES.

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI SAYS SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE REPORT--

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"It's going to be on all of us to see that our ideas and thoughts and all the hard work that went into this, is being implemented and I think it's just a great example of how working together we've really set the groundwork to solve this complex social problem."

THE REPORT ALSO ENCOURAGES FLORIDA TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN--

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BONDI SAYS THE HARD PART COMES NOW--

TO MAKE SURE STATE LAWMAKERS UNDERSTAND THE RECOMMENDATIONS--

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ONE DAY AFTER CLOSING ABOVE 14-THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.

THE DOW TOOK A DIVE TODAY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY-- CLOSING AT 13-THOUSAND 880.

THE DOW WAS OFF 130-POINTS.

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THE FBI IS NOW PART OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF A NEW YORK CITY WOMAN MURDERED IN TURKEY.

TURKISH AUTHORITIES INVITED U-S INVESTIGATORS TO HELP THEM FIND OUT WHO KILLED SARAI SIERRA.

THE 33-YEAR OLD MOTHER OF TWO FROM WENT MISSING JANUARY 21ST.

POLICE FOUND HER BODY LATE LAST WEEK.

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"To her, it was the first time she was going overseas. She got into photography at College of Staten Island, and she wanted to go take pictures of the history of. the place kind of like intrigued her, she wanted to go there and take pictures and that's what she wanted to do."

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A SURVIVOR OF THAT HORRIFIC TOUR BUS CRASH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND SAYS THE VEHICLE CAREENED DOWNHILL FOR FIVE TERRIFYING MINUTES BEFORE SMASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES.

TODAY WE LEARNED THE CALIFORNIA BUS COMPANY *FAILED* MORE THAN A THIRD OF ITS FEDERAL VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THAT'S HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 21-PERCENT.

AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE DIED IN THE CRASH--

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THE MAN CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AND KILLING A FORMER NAVY SEAL SNIPER AT A TEXAS GUN RANGE--

WAS AN IRAQ WAR VETERAN.

25-YEAR OLD EDDIE ROUTH WAS IN THE MARINES FROM 2006 TO 2010.

HE WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN 2007.

ROUTH IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 38-YEAR OLD CHRIS KYLE--

AND 35-YEAR OLD CHAD LITTLEFIELD SATURDAY NIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND THE MURDER WEAPON--

PENTAGON BUDGET CUTS-VO

THE PENTAGON IS LAYING OFF UP TO 46-THOUSAND TEMPORARY WORKERS.

IT'S BRACING FOR AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS TO KICK-IN NEXT MONTH.

THE SO-CALLED "FISCAL CLIFF" IS FORCING AUTOMATIC 10-PERCENT CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD.

LAWMAKERS MADE A LAST MINUTE DEAL IN JANUARY--

TO POSTPONE THE CUTS UNTIL MARCH FIRST.

THE CUTS ARE EXPECTED TO HIT DEFENSE PARTICULARLY HARD,

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NEXT YEAR'S WINTER OLYMPICS ARE GETTING *COSTLY*.

THE PRICE TAG IS 50-BILLION DOLLARS AND RISING!

OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS ONLY BUDGETED 10-BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE GAMES.

WE'RE JUST SHY OF A YEAR BEFORE THE GAMES BEGIN--

AND ALL YOU CAN HEAR IN SOCHI IS THE SOUND OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

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"Of course, the snow makes it really slow and soft, and it was pretty deep in spots, but I think I am a pretty small skier, so for someone like me it's good for me to have the soft snow and makes it a little bit harder for everybody else. So, yeah, skis were great and conditions are perfect here."

OLYMPIC SITES EXTEND FOR 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE TOWN--

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STARTING AN EXERCISE ROUTINE AND STICKING WITH IT--

COULD LOWER YOUR RISK FOR DEMENTIA.

RESEARCHERS TESTED THE FITNESS LEVELS OF OVER 19-THOUSAND ADULTS--

WHO WERE IN GENERALLY GOOD HEALTH.

WHEN THE PARTICIPANTS BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE--

DOCTORS TRACKED REPORTS OF DEMENTIA AND OR RELATED MEMORY PROBLEMS.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO WERE PHYSICALLY FIT EARLIER IN LIFE--

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SCIENTISTS CONFIRM AN INCREDIBLE HISTORIC DISCOVERY IN ENGLAND.

THE REMAINS FOUND UNDER A PARKING LOT BELONG TO A NOTORIOUS ENGLISH KING!

THEY SAY THE SKULL FOUND IN CENTRAL ENGLAND IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THAT OF RICHARD THE THIRD.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND THE BODY OF A MAN BURIED BENEATH A PARKING LOT IN LEICESTER LAST YEAR.

GENIOLOGISTS MADE THE LINK USING THE D-N-A OF A RELATIVE OF THE FORMER KING.

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THE PRESDIENT TOOK HIS CAMPAIGN FOR TOUGHER GUN LAWS ON THE ROAD TODAY.

HE USED THE WORD "COMPRIMISE".

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE HE'S PLANNING TO GIVE GROUND TO THE G-O-P.

AND FLORIDA SENIORS SAY THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH.

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OBAMA GUN RALLY-ON CAM

THE PRESIDENT TOOK HIS PUSH FOR TOUGHER GUN LAWS ON THE ROAD TODAY.

HE'S IN MINNESOTA--

TRYING TO GAIN MORE SUPPORT TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE.

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WITH HIS POPULARITY RATINGS AT THEIR HIGHEST IN FOUR YEARS.PRESIDENT OBAMA'

S TRYING TO RALLY PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIS GUN CONTROL MEASURES.

if there's one life we can save, we have an obligation to try

THE PRESIDENT TRAVELED TO MINNEAPOLIS IN PART BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S PUSH TO

STEM GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING STRICTER BACKGROUND CHECKS.

you've shown that progress is possible.

BEFORE HIS REMARKS, HE HEARD FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ELECTED

LEADERS.

We still need commonsense law changes in Washington.

AFTER THE NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT SHOOTING, THE PRESIDENT MADE GUN CONTROL A TOP

PRIORITY AND WANTS LEGISLATION THAT WILL

LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS IN A MAGAZINE CLIP

RENEW A BAN ON THOSE SO-CALLED ASSAULT WEAPONS.

AND REQUIRE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASES.

THE WHITE HOUSE EXPECTED OPPOSITION FROM REPUBLICANS.BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO

WIN OVER SOME DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE OFFERED ONLY LUKEWARM SUPPORT.

Universal background checks?

Im still a supporter of the Second Amendment, but you can do things like

that.

How about restrictions on high-capacity magazines for ammunition?

I think that's something we definitely have to take a look at.

OVER THE WEEKEND THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED A PHOTO OF THE PRESIDENT FIRING AT

CLAY PIGEONS AT A GUN RANGE AT CAMP DAVID LAST SUMMER.

HIS SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THEY DECIDED TO RESPOND TO THE PERSISTENT QUESTIONS

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KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN WILL BE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGE.

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GON CONTROL TODAY--

IMMIGRATION REFORM TOMORROW.

THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH LEADERS OF LABOR UNIONS AND SOME C-E-OS.

HE WANTS THEIR INPUT TO GET AN IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL PASSED THIS YEAR.

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LEE COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE TAKING AN AGGRESSIVE STEP TO CATCH DRIVERS WHO PUT STUDENTS IN DANGER.

CAMERAS ON BUSES.

AND WE NOW KNOW WHEN ALL THAT B-P MONEY CONNECTED TO THE OIL SPILL--

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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.

WARM WEATHER RETURNS

The overall weather picture is looking great this week. Tonight will be mostly clear and it will be another chilly start to the day on Tuesday. I anticipate lows to drop well into the 40's inland and bottom out around 49 to 52 along the coast. No rain is on the radar tonight and there won't be any again tomorrow. Tuesday high temperatures will reach 78 degrees. And it looks like the 80's are coming back by Wednesday.

A cold front is expected to move across northern Florida over the next few days and stall out around that part of the state. This will keep southwest Florida on the warm side of the front and our daytime highs will top 80 beginning on Wednesday and lasting through this upcoming weekend. There could be some showers up in the panhandle and toward Jacksonville over the next few days, but down here I expect it to be a dry week.

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LATEST ON BREAKING NEWS--

AN FBI SPOKESMAN SAYS AGENTS STORMED A BUNKER IN ALABAMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO RESCUE A 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD BEING HELD HOSTAGE.

HE SAID NEGOTIATIONS DETERIORATED TODAY--

AND THAT THEY COULD SEE 65-YEAR-OLD JIMMY LEE DYKES HOLDING A GUN.

THEY THOUGHT THE CHILD WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER.

SO THEY TOOK THE CALCULATED RISK TO GO IN.

THE BOY IS SAFE.

DYKES IS DEAD.

SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS-ON CAM

NEW AT 5-30.

CAMERAS MIGHT BE COMING TO YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL BUS.

IT'S PART OF A NEW PILOT PROGRAM IN LEE COUNTY.

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CAMERAS ARE COMING TO LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES.

Another way of identifying who's not doing right and for the safety of students.

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A COMPANY CALLED RED FLEX - WHICH MAKES TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PRODUCTS - IS USING LEE COUNTY AS A TEST DISTRICT FOR ITS NEW CAMERAS.

BUT THEY WON'T BE RECORDING WHAT STUDENTS DO --

The conjecture is when the bus goes through its stop sequence that people don't necessarily stop.

THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR DRIVERS WHO DON'T STOP FOR THE STOP ARMS.

IT WILL BE FREE FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND ALLOW TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO DO RESEARCH OF THEIR OWN TO SEE IF THEY CAN IMPROVE BUS SAFETY.

The district tells me the cameras are going to go on the stop signs. They don't know how many are going to be installed but they do tell me they will likely go on the busier roads.

ONCE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING ON A BUS.

THE CAMERAS WILL ROLL - PICKING UP LICENSE PLATES FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T STOP.

MORGAN SAYS THEY WILL HAND OVER WHATEVER THE CAMERAS PICK UP TO SHERIFFS OFFICE WHERE THEY COULD ISSUE A WARNING.

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EVEN THOUGH THE CAMERAS WILL BE TEMPORARY.

HE HOPES IT KEEP PEOPLE FROM DISOBEYING THE LAW.

At this point that's what we have is a deterrent. It's no secret that these buses are out there.

THE CAMERAS WILL BE INSTALLED NEXT MONTH.

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THE REVOLVING DOOR IN FLORIDA PRISONS IS SLOWING DOWN.

THE NUMBER OF EX-CONS WHO ENDED UP BACK IN PRISON--

DROPPED FIVE PERCENT BETWEEN 2003 AND 2008.

CORRECTIONS SECRETARY MICHAEL CREWS SAYS THE *RE OFFENDING* RATE IS DOWN TO 27-PERCENT.

HE SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT IS DOING A BETTER JOB OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL--

VOCATIONAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS--

SO INMATES ARE BETTER PREPARED TO GET A JOB WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED.

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"It also means, probably the most important factor, less victims and quite honestly you can't put a dollar and cents on the number of victims when you think of the trauma and the severity of the crimes that most of them are subjected to."

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SAYS LOWERING THE RE-OFFENDING RATE IN FLORIDA--

FLORIDA MEDICAID RULING-ON CAM

FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS JUST GAVE FLORIDA THE GREEN LIGHT--

TO ENROLL LONG TERM CARE PATIENTS INTO PROGRAMS THAT OFFER SERVICES IN THEIR HOME OR OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS--

TO KEEP THEM OUT OF NURSING HOMES.

THE RULING IS PART OF FLORIDA'S PARTICIPATION IN OBAMACARE.

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FLORIDIANS OVER THE AGE OF 50 STRONGLY SUPPORT A BAN ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.

A-A-R-P FOUND THAT NEARLY 90-PERCENT OF THOSE OVER 50--

STRONGLY SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO OUTLAW TEXTING AND DRIVING IN FLORIDA.

SUPPORT CROSSES PARTY LINES.

REPUBLICAN SENATOR NANCY DETERT IS PUSHING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN TEXTING AND DRIVING.

HER BILL PASSED THE SENATE LAST YEAR--

OIL SPILL SPENDING FINES-VO

THE COMMITTEE SET UP TO MANAGE THOSE FINES LINKED TO THE BP OIL SPILL--

WILL RELEASE ITS PLAN IN JULY.

THE GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL--

IS CHARGED WITH DISPERSING THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES B-P PAID.

THE MONEY GOES TO DOZENS OF BEACH COMMUNITIES IN THE GULF COAST STATES--

INCLUDING FLORIDA.

THE PLAN NOT ONLY PRIORITIZES WHICH STATES AND PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDS--

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GOOD NEWS FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO SAVE MONEY ON THEIR CHILD'S COLLEGE EDUCATION.

THE STATE IS EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR PARENTS TO SIGN UP FOR FLORIDA PRE-PAID.

WITH A FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PLAN--

YOU "LOCK IN" *TODAY'S* COLLEGE PRICES--

FOR YOUR CHILD'S COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE.

COLLEGE PRE-PAID OFFERS *FOUR* DIFFERENT PLANS--

THAT COVER EVERYTHING FROM TUITION TO HOUSING.

WE'VE PUT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE FOR YOU TO SIGN-UP.

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COLLIER COUNTY INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY BUSTED "DANGEROUS" HOME INVASION SUSPECTS.

THE DUO IS ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO AT LEAST THREE HOMES--

BUT TONIGHT DEPUTIES SAY MORE SUSPECTS ARE STILL OUT THERE!

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

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CAPE RENOVATIONS-VOTOPS

CONTRACTORS NEED MORE MONEY TO COMPLETE A NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION TO CAPE CORAL'S OLD CITY HALL.

CITY LEADERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO GIVE ENGINEERS ANOTHER 113 THOUSAND TO FINISH THE PROJECT.

ENGINEERS SITE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS.

ASBESTOS WAS FOUND INSIDE AND THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ENDED UP COSTING MORE.

LCSO INTERNAL INVESTIGATION-ON CAM

A LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IS SUSPENDED FOR *TWO* DAYS--

AFTER INVESTIGATORS RULED SHE "FELL ASLEEP" ON THE JOB.

THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT RULED THAT ANA FERRADAS FELL ASLEEP--

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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO MEN-- THEY BELIEVE BROKE INTO SEVERAL HOMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW THEY TRACKED THEM DOWN.

DEPUTIES SAY ONE MAN LEFT HIS PHONE BEHIND AT *ONE* OF THE CRIME SCENES--

AND LAW ENFORCEMENT USED IT TO TRACK THEM DOWN.

NOW THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MORE SUSPECTS.

NBC-2'S RICK RITTER JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM.

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I TALKED WITH SOME OF THE VICTIMS TODAY WHO AREN'T COMFORTABLE GOING ON CAMERA - BUT THEY ALL TELL ME THEY'RE RELIEVED ABOUT THE ARRESTS.

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TWO OF COLLIERS MOST SOUGHT AFTER MEN ARE BEHIND BARS.

Detective Wade Williams/CCSO/9:12 "These guys were extremely dangerous."

ALL BECAUSE OF THREE VICIOUS HOME INVASIONS - ONES THAT CARLOS WALKER AND NICHOLAS CHANDLER PLAYED A KEY PART IT.

Detective Wade Williams/CCSO/8:35 "These were very brutal, brutally violent home invasions."

THIS CHILLING 9-1-1 CALL DESCRIBES ONE OF THE ATTACKS BACK ON DECEMBER 22ND IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES - AN AMBUSH THAT LEFT THE VICTIMS SEVERELY INJURED - AND THEIR HOME RIPPED APART AND ROBBED - A COMMON THEME WITH ALL THREE INVASIONS.

0:02 "Four guys came in, dragged us through the backyard, started yelling for help, they grabbed me , drug my across the lawn and put a gun to my head."

THE OTHER TWO TOOK PLACE IN NAPLES - ONE OFF VIKING WAY AND ANOTHER OFF POMPEI LANE.

Detective Williams/8:49 "The suspects in this case acted very very violent, they beat them with weapons and caused severe injuries."

INVESTIGATORS SAY WALKER AND CHANDLER HAVE THEIR HANDS IN ALL THREE - BUT THAT MORE SUSPECTS ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE.

Detective Williams/11:27 "At least two more."

WHILE THE MOTIVE BEHIND THESE TERRIFYING ATTACKS IS MOST LIKELY LINKED TO DRUGS.

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SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

NEXT AT SIX --

A FORMER MARINE TELLS NBC2 THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF HOW HE CHASED DOWN A GUNMAN WHO SHOTUP A FORT MYERS BAR LAST NIGHT AFTER THE SUPERBOWL.

AND WE JUST LEARNED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT NATHAN DOUGLAS.THE MAN WHOSE WIFE AND CHILDREN LAST MONTH IN A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY --

HE'S PLANNING TO MOVE.