BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

TOSS TO CLIFTON-VO IN PLASMA

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.

SAN CARLOS FIREFIGHTERS NOW SAY FIVE FIRES INCLUDING THIS ONE THAT ERUPTED LAST NIGHT ARE BEING CONSIDERED AS SUSPICIOUS.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SOMEONE COULD HAVE INTENTIONALLY SET THESE FIRES.

BRUSH FIRE THREAT-REM LIVE

THERE IS REALLY NO OTHER EXPLANATION.

BRUSH FIRE THREAT-VO

THIS IS VIDEO OF ONE OF THOSE BRUSH FIRES.

THIS ONE WAS IN SAN CARLOS PARK IN A FIELD NEAR BARRAGAN ROAD.

AND IT HAPPENED JUST AROUND 5:00 PM YESTERDAY.

THIS ONE COMBINED WITH ANOTHER FIRE AT THE SAME TIME BURNED JUST OVER AN ACRE OF LAND. GETTING VERY CLOSE TO ONE MAN'S HOME.

BRUSH FIRE THREAT-SOT

bill cress, neighbor "the closest it got was right over in here, seemed like a big flare up, but they put it out fairly quickly."

THE LATEST FIRE HAPPENED AROUND 6:00 THIS MORNING JUST OFF OF US 41 NEAR ALICO ROAD.

BRUSH FIRE THREAT-REM LIVE

S YOU CAN SEE, THIS AREA STILL SMOLDERING TODAY.

INVESTIGATORS ARE COUNTING ON THE PUBLIC FOR HELP ON ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THESE FIRES.

IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION YOU'RE URGED TO CALL THE SAN CARLOS FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

TOSS TO LIVE-1 SHOT VO BOXES

LEE COUNTY WORKERS TERRORIZED FOR DAYS BY ARMED MEN.

BUT THAT REIGN OF TERROR MAY BE COMING TO AN END.

THREE BUSINESSES ALONG PALM BEACH BOULEVARD ARE HIT BY THIEVES AS EMPLOYEES COME FACE TO FACE WITH GUNS.

NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLINIAK HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS CRIME SPREE AND JOINS US RIGHT NOW WITH THE ARREST AND THE SEARCH FOR EVEN MORE.

A 52-YEAR-OLD NANNY IS UNDER ARREST AFTER SHE WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT ON CAMERA SLAPPING A 5-MONTH-OLD BABY IN THE FACE.

WENDYS ROBBERY-REM LIVE

WENDYS ROBBERY-VO SS

A ROBBERY AND AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE--

ALL AT THIS WENDY'S OVERNIGHT.

WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE OF THE ROBBERY SHOTS WERE FIRED.

ONE SUSPECT WAS DETAINED AT THE SCENE--BUT THE OTHER GOT AWAY.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SEARCHED BY CHOPPER FOR AN HOUR AND ARE STILL SEARCHING ON GROUND.

IF THIS ALL SOUNDS TOO FAMILIAR. THE DUNKIN DONUTS WAS ROBBED JUST ACROSS THE STREET TUESDAY AND THE DOMINOS 1.4 MILES AWAY WAS ROBBED FRIDAY.

THE SHERIFF NOW SAYS BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITIES HE BELIEVES THEY ARE RELATED.

WENDYS ROBBERY-SOT

VALENTINE FRANCO

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WENDYS ROBBERY-REM LIVE

CA POLICE SHOOTING-TRX VO

A SUSPECTED KILLER POLICE OFFICER REMAINS ON THE RUN AS A POLICE OFFICER IS FOUND DEAD IN A SHOOTING.

ALL THIS IS DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A FORMER LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICER WHO IS BELIEVED TO BE TARGETING OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AMBUSH-STYLE SLAYING OF A RIVERSIDE OFFICER THIS MORNING AT A STOP LIGHT.

THREE OFFICERS WERE SHOT THIS MORNING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ALL OF THE SHOOTINGS ARE LIKELY CONNECTED TO CHISTOPHER DORNER WHO IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A DOUBLE MURDER LAST WEEKEND IN IRVINE.

MINDY'S KIDS TAKEN-VO

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA native.MINDY MCCREADY LOSES CUSTODY OF HER TWO CHILDREN.

THATS ACCORDING TO E-ONLINE.

THE REPORT CLAIMS, THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TOOK CUSTODY OF SIX YEAR OLD ZANDER AND NINE MONTH OLD ZAYNE.

ALL THIS FOLLOWS HER APPEARANCE LAST WEEK ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW IN WHICH SHE DENIED IN HER FORMER LOVER'S DEATH, DAVID WILSON.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH-VO WIPE

NEW AT ELEVEN.

SCARY MOMENTS FOR A GROUP OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THIS MORNING WHEN A CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THEIR BUS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CAR.

IT TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE CRASH THIS MORNING ON ESTERO PARKWAY EAST OF US 41.

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE BUS WAS STOPPING AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING WHEN THIS CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF IT BEFORE SMASHING INTO THE RAILROAD CROSSING SIGN.

THERE WERE 6 KIDS ON THE BUS HEADING TO PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH-SOT VO

SOT: TROOPER DANNY DIAZ, FHP "The bus was coming to a stop for the RR crossing, had it's emergency equipment activated, the driver of the second vehicle, looked down, was looking for some paperwork or whatnot, looked up and by the time he looked up he was right on vehicle one which was the bus."

THE DRIVER OF THE BUS HAD SOME NECK PAIN, BUT WASN'T TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

TOSS TO STACEY-OC TRX

MAJOR CHANGES ARE LIKELY COMING TO AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

TWO AIRLINES ARE SET TO BECOME ONE AND BOTH AIRLINES SERVE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

AIRLINE MERGER-PKG

AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF TALKS -NEW REPORTS CLAIM AMERICAN AIRLINES AND USAIRWAYS WILL LIKELY ANNOUNCE A MERGER AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK.

#1 - 15.11.28 - Mark Drusch -

"The economics make so much sense. They're so compelling that I think the

creditors and the boards of both companies said 'let's get this done it will

be good for everybody."

A-M-R'S BOARD WILL FORMALLY CONSIDER A MERGER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MONDAY.

OFFICIALLY, AMERICAN SAYS IT DOES NOT DISCUSS AND WILL NOT CONFIRM A

BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK.

AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL REMAIN THE NAME OF THE NEW AIRLINE.

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS WILL STAY IN FORT WORTH.

BUT WHO LEADS THE COMBINED COMPANY REMAINS UNSETTLED.

MARK DRUSCH IS A FORMER AIRLINE EXECUTIVE WHO HAS WATCHED THESE TALKS

DEVELOP.

#1 - 15.14.25 - Mark Drusch -

"Here's the conundrum the board is faced with. Again, if the unions are

really digging in saying we don't want Horton around the board has to decide

'Is Horton important enough to keep around to potentially suffer labor

disharmony through a merger."

DRUSCH SAID - LONG-TERM - FARES WOULD LIKELY RISE.

AND EVEN IF AMERICAN DECIDES TO MERGE WITH ITS SMALLER RIVAL NEXT WEEK - IT'

AIRLINE MERGER-SS TOPS

SO HERE ARE THE CITIES THAT AMERICAN AND U-S AIRWAYS FLY TO FROM R-S-W.

AMERICAN HAS NON-STOP SERVICE TO DALLAS FORT WORTH.

WHILE U-S AIRWAYS FLIES NON STOP TO CHARLOTTE, PHILADELPHIA, AND WASHINGTON D-C.

GREKOS FOLO-VO

A CONTROVERSIAL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOCTOR COULD LOSE HIS LICENSE BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

ZANNOS GREKOS' ATTORNEY HAS UNTIL TODAY TO SUBMIT HIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE JUDGE.

THE STATE ISSUED A RECOMMENDATION ASKING THE JUDGE TO REVOKE GREKOS' MEDICAL LICENSE AND FINE HIM $40-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE JUDGE WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO RULE ON CASE

DOCTOR GREKOS PERFORMED STEM CELL TREATMENTS AT HIS BONITA SPRINGS PRACTICE.

ELECTION NUMBERS-SS

NEW NUMBERS SHOW NEARLY 64 THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO CASTED A BALLOT IN NOVEMBER'S ELECTION DIDN'T ACTUALLY VOTE FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY THEY FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO DID NOT CAST A "VALID" VOTE IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT WAS POINT 7-5 PERCENT.

THIS NUMBER INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE WRONG NAME ON THE BALLOT, LEFT THE BALLOT BLANK OR VOTED FOR MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WON FLORIDA BY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 74 THOUSAND VOTES OVER MITT ROMNEY.

GAS PRICES-CG

THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE AT THE GAS PUMPS FOR DRIVERS.ANOTHER DAY AND ANOTHER JUMP IN PRICES.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR IS NOW AT $3.55.

THAT'S UP A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY AND 25 CENTS HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST MONTH.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.62.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE DISHING OUT, $3.67.

RED SOX TRUCK-VO

TOMORROW IT WILL LOOK A LOT LIKE SPRING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE BOSTON RED SOX TRUCK, FULL OF THE TEAM'S EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEXT 7 WEEKS.IS ON IT'S WAY SOUTH.

WE'RE BEING TOLD IT SHOULD ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING. AND IT WILL BE UNLOADED VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

TEASE ONE-----

A POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE IN FLORIDA UNDER FIRE.OFFICERS ACCUSED OF SEVERELY SLACKING OFF.

that's not so much about being a bad cop, that's about being a bad human being."

AND THEIR ACTIONS ARE CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY SHOW OFFICERS IGNORING ARMED ROBBERIES TO BE WITH THEIR GIRLFRIENDS.

nats of tasering

SOMEONE IS GETTING TASED SO THAT MEANS THE B BLOCK IS COMING UP.

A) SLACKER COPS-2 SHOT SOT VO

B) TASER SHOCK-NATS VO

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

"Partly sunny today, a few Friday showers"

After a chilly start to the work week, temperatures have been on the climb over the last couple of days. We'll continue to keep a warmer than normal pattern through the end of the week before a slight cool down arrives just in time for the weekend.

After a mild start this morning, plan on another warm and partly sunny day across the area with mainly dry conditions. A southeasterly breeze will continue to keep our afternoons a bit warmer with highs in the lower 80s, while the coastal areas remain cooler due to a nice gulf breeze with temperatures cooling into the upper 70s.

Tonight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as they settle into the middle 60s with increasing clouds.

A storm system moving across the northern gulf states, will eventually send a weak cool front our way. This front will approach the area on Friday morning with an increase in cloud cover and the threat for just a few isolated showers. Once the front clears the peninsula during the day, skies will clear and this will set the stage for a pleasant weekend across Southwest Florida.

TASER SHOCK-NATS TOPS VO

Get on the ground now!. Get on the ground! Get on the ground!"

RUNS=:07

Suspect:

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO.LITERALLY.

THINGS GET OUT OF HAND QUICK AT A HOUSE PARTY IN TEXAS WHEN AN OFFICER SHOCKS A MAN WITH A TASER.

BUT NOW THE MAN SAYS HE BELIEVES POLICE HERE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE TASING HIM

IN FRONT OF HIS FAMILY.

POLICE SAY THE MAN THREATENED THEM WITH A BEER BOTTLE AND DIDN'T OBEY

THEIR COMMANDS.

SLACKER COPS-SS VO IN PLASMA

WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO OF THE DAY.IN TODAY'S B BLOCK.

UP NEXT ITS VIDEO THATS ANGERING TAX PAYERS.

UNDERCOVER VIDEO IN MIAMI IS RELEASED SHOWING ON DUTY POLICE OFFICERS SLACKING OFF, SHIRKING THEIR DUTY, EVEN IGNORING URGENT

CALLS.

SLACKER COPS-PKG

NATS "5 month old not alert."

When THE CALL COMES IN TO HELP AN UNCONSCIOUS 5 MONTH OLD THIS on-duty MIAMI

DADE POLICE OFFICER IS SUPPOSED TO SPRING INTO ACTION.

BUT THIS NEWLY RELEASED hidden camera VIDEO SHOWS THE OFFICER DOESN'T even

BUDGE FROM HIS SEAT what's more--that's his SUPERVISOR SITTING right next

to him.

SOT JAMES LOFTUS, FORMER MIAMI-DADE POLICE DIRECTOR

"the idea of not going to a call honestly never crosses your mind. that's

not so much about being a bad cop, that's about being a bad human being."

ACCORDING TO AN INTERNAL POLICE INVESTIGATION launched in 2010--- JUST HOURS

EARLIER, THE SAME OFFICER IGNORED AN ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

NATS AUDIO

NATS "I'm in the area and ill advise when I get to the residence."

But instead of LENDing A HAND at the scene he had HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND

HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHO ALLEGEDLY MET HIM ON THE JOB ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS.

OVER THE COURSE OF 2 YEARS, 5 OFFICERS AND A SERGEANT WERE SECRETLY WATCHED

while ON THE CLOCK, TAKING CARE OF OTHER business. LIKE SHOPPING AT TARGET

AND VISITING FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT.

SOT MAYOR CARLOS GIMINEZ, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

"Not only are they not providing services to the residents they're also

making other officers do their work for them so that's really kind of a

despicable action."

TWO OFFICERS AND THE SERGEANT HAVE now BEEN FIRED, THE OTHER THREE.SUSPENDED

. WE REACHED OUT TO THE OFFICERS AND HEARD BACK FROM THE ONE SEEN HERE

KISSING HIS GIRLFRIEND, HE HAS NO COMMENT. BUT ALL THREE WHO WERE STRIPPED

SLACKER COPS-ONCAM

JOHN SCHRIFFREN REPORTING.

SATELITE LAUNCHES-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of rocket blast and liftoff

CHECK OUT THIS BLAST INTO SPACE.

A SOYUZ ROCKET LIFTED SIX SATELLITES INTO ORBIT FOR A LOUISIANA BASED COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FROM KAZAKHSTAN.

HUMAN FACE DOG-TRX SS TOPS

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

DOES THIS DOG HAVE A HUMAN LIKE FACE?

THIS POOCH IS MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE INTERNET.

WE'RE TOLD THE DOG NAMED TONIK ENDED UP AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN INDIANA.

REPORTS CLAIM HE IS PART POODLE, PART SHIH TZU.

TEASE TWO-----

IS IT REALLY ABOUT TO DETHRONE THE I-PAD AS THE KING OF TABLETS?

MICROSOFT IS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM RELEASING A BRAND NEW VERSION OF ITS SURFACE.

A) NEW SURFACE-2 SHOT VO

NEW SURFACE-CHROMA

IS THE SURFACE REALLY READY TO TAKE ON THE APPLE I-PAD?

MICROSOFT FANS WILL GET THEIR FIRST SHOT THIS SATURDAY TO PICK UP THE

COMPANY'S NEW ULTRA-POWERFUL TABLET, THE SURFACE PRO.

NEW SURFACE-PKG

VISIT THE MICROSOFT STORE IN PALO ALTO, AND YOU MIGHT ALMOST MISS THE HOT

NEW PRODUCT.

SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO MICROSOFT'S ORIGINAL SURFACE "RT" TABLET -- THE

900-DOLLAR SURFACE "PRO" -- LOOKS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

BUT IT'S NOT.

" 3124 this extra layer that's here, that is the ventilation for the

device. -27 "

VENTILATION -- BECAUSE THE SURFACE PRO IS ACTUALLY A LAPTOP -- IN TABLET'

S CLOTHING.

WITH THAT BIG, HOT-RUNNING INTEL PROCESSOR INSIDE IT -- IT CAN RUN ALL

THE SERIOUS BUSINESS SOFTWARE THAT ITS THINNER COUSIN CAN'T.

" 2247 you know when we start talking about the i5 processor, it

starts to set off some cues in their mind that hey, maybe i could really use

this for everything that i need. -54 "

SNAP ON ONE OF THOSE 120-DOLLAR KEYBOARD COVERS, AND FIRE UP MICROSOFT

OFFICE.

OR GRAB THE INCLUDED PEN TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE.

THE ACCESSORIES ARE ALL MAGNETIC.

" 3057 the pen axly can rest in the charging slot on the device. -

01 "

" 5026 for microsoft, the surface pro isn't strictly a mobile device

, but it isn't strictly a computer either. it's a device that's literally

meant to be both in one -- something they say customers want. 09 "

" 1324 i can't tell you how many meetings i go into where people i

interact with and they show up now with two devices. they have one they use

for consumption and play and entertainment, and they have another one that

they use for to do real work. -35 "

MICROSOFT'S KATY BROWN SAYS THE SURFACE PRO COULD END THAT -- BY RUNNING

ALL THE OLD WINDOWS SOFTWARE YOU USE AT WORK -- RIGHT ALONGSIDE NEW TABLET

APPS.

" 515 the full strength of a pc first, and it gives you the ability,

the tablet tech as well. so i think the lines are getting blurred. -23

"

WHETHER YOU AGREE DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

" 5210 as a tablet, the surface pro is not great. as a laptop, it's

pretty good. 5215 but for it to be a laptop, you need that keyboard. 5218

"

AND VENTUREBEAT'S DYLAN TWENEY POINTS OUT IT WORKS BETTER ON A TABLE THAN

ON YOUR LAP.

BUT HE VIEWS THE SURFACE PRO AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT.

" 5739 i think the surface pro is a really promising signal of

things to come. if you're looking for something to buy tomorrow -- i don't

TEASE THREE-------

ITS A BATTLE OVER CHRIS CHRISTIE'S PHYSIQUE.

if she wants to examine me / i ll have a conversation with her about that. until that time, she should

shut up.

BUT IS THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR WILLING TO CHANGE THE WAY HE LIVES?

WE BRING YOU THE COMMENTS FROM A FORMER WHITE HOUSE INSIDER THAT ARE SETTING OFF A FIRESTORM.

PLUS ONE MAN IS WARNING THAT BARELY LITERATE THIEVES WILL BE SHOT.

A) CHRIS IS FIRED UP-2 SHOT SOT VO

B) SIGN THREAT-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO LAUREN-VO TOPS SS

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN. BEACH BLAZE

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM A VIEWER OF AN IMPRESSIVE FIRE ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON SCENE OF THIS FIRE

AND NOW INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW HOW IT STARTED.

FMB FIRE-REM LIVE

FMB FIRE-VO

FMB FIRE-SOT

FMB FIRE-REM LIVE

LANCE TROUBLES-2 SHOT

IS LANCE ARMSTRONG TRYING TO GET A SECOND CHANCE AT CYCLING?

JUST HOURS BEFORE THE DEADLINE THAT WOULD HAVE MEANT HE WAS BANNED FROM CYCLING FOR LIFE WE'RE NOW LEARNING THAT HE WILL COOPERATE WITH THE ANTI-DOPING INVESTIGATION.

ALL THIS FOLLOWING NEWS THAT BROKE OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO ARMSTRONG.

LANCE TROUBLES-PKG

It is a stunning about face-at the very last minute / just before his

deadline to talk to US Anti Doping authorities-Lance Armstrong IS GIVING IN.

.AND APPARENTLY WILL COME CLEAN

In a statement, USADA's CEO Travis Tygart WRITES THAT ARMSTRONG NOW WANTS

"/ to be part of the solution and assist in the effort to clean up the

sport of cycling."

The turn came JUST hours after ABC News broke the story that federal

agents are reportedly investigating Armstrong for "witness tampering,

obstruction and intimidation"-serious federal crimes-based on allegations

that Armstrong threatened witnesses who planned to expose his big lie.

Christine Brennan: ABC's reporting on this story brought LA back to the

table with the US doping agency according to my sources, the reality is LA

did not want to be a participant in any deal making and he got scared.

Coming clean to authorities isn't like talking to Oprah.

Sot/tba Lance and Oprah confession-did you use drugs, yes.

Armstrong will have to do what he's fought hard to avoid-testifying under

oath, with perjury charges at stake. The testimony could take days and will

require Armstrong to provide "substantial assistance" to investigators.

Meaning he must name names-who helped him get the drugs, who helped him

hide and transport them, pass the drug tests and keep the secret hidden for

so long.

He will essentially have to roll over on people he seemed interested in

protecting.

TJ Quinn/ESPN investigative unit: "Planet Armstrong is kind of a dark and

lonely place right now. He's got major problems."

A pile of civil lawsuits are active as well-including a class action suit

by people who bought Armstrong's best selling books--"Defendants knew or

LANCE TROUBLES-ONCAM

NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTING.

IF CHARGES ARE ULTIMATELY FILED, THE CONSEQUENCES OF "SERIOUS POTENTIAL CRIMES" COULD BE SEVERE.

BRENNAN TODAY-OC SOT VO WIPE

HAPPENING TODAY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO HEAD THE C-I-A IS DEFENDING THE USE OF UNMANNED DRONES TO KILL TERROR SUSPECTS.

"i suggest to you that these targeted strikes against al-qaida terrorists

are indeed ethical and just."

HE GOES BEFORE A SENATE PANEL TODAY.

AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING THIS AFTERNOON, DEMOCRATS WILL LIKELY DEMAND ANSWERS ABOUT THE USE OF UNMANNED DRONES TO ATTACK U.S. ENEMIES OVERSEAS.

A NEWLY DISCOVERED JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT SAYING AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT ARE TIED TO AL QAEDA CAN BE KILLED IF "AN INFORMED, HIGH LEVEL OFFICIAL" BELIEVES THE TARGET POSES " AN IMMINENT THREAT."

BUT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO SO WITHOUT HAVING " CLEAR EVIDENCE."

BRENNAN TODAY-SOT VO

"that justifies essentially a claim that the executive branch can be judge,

jury and executioner."

CHANDRA HEARING-VO

NEW QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THE MURDER OF CHANDRA LEVY.

TODAY, A CLOSED DOOR HEARING INVOLVING THE CASE TAKES PLACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

PUBLISHED REPORTS SUGGEST THEY'RE RELATED TO THE CREDIBILITY OF A WITNESS.

LEVY WAS A FORMER FEDERAL INTERN WHO DISAPPEARED IN 2001. HER CASE MADE HEADLINES AFTER REVELATIONS OF A RUMORED RELATIONSHIP WITH A CONGRESSMAN.

HER BODY WAS FOUND A YEAR LATER IN A WASHINGTON, D-C PARK. INGMAR GUANDIQUE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING HER.

CO SHOOTING FOLLOW-VO WIPE

POLICE SAY A COLORADO MOTHER SHOT HER THREE CHILDREN, BEFORE TAKING HER OWN LIFE.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO BREAKING NEWS WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY ON THE NEWS AT ELEVEN.

TWO OF THE CHILDREN. A BOY AND A GIRL. DIED OF THEIR INJURIES. THE THIRD CHILD. A LITTLE GIRL, REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

CO SHOOTING FOLLOW-SOT VO

She was wonderful to her kids, to my kids, and I just want to let everybody know that she was not a bad person. Nor my brother-in-law. They were just like any other couple, they had their good days and bad days. But most of the time they were together."

RAVENS PARADE STABBING-VO

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME TO CELEBRATE THE BALTIMORE RAVENS SUPER BOWL.

NOW WE LEARN A TEENAGE BOY WAS STABBED TO DEATH DURING THE PARADE.

POLICE SAY TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THE ATTACK.

ALL OF THE VICTIMS ARE AROUND 15 TO 16-YEARS-OLD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIMS KNEW THEIR ATTACKERS.

CHRIS ON WEIGHT-OC 2 SOTS VO WIPE

A BATTLE IS BREWING OVER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE'S WEIGHT.

"i worry about this many dying in office."

she must be a genius!

FORMER WHITE HOUSE DOCTOR CONNIE MARIANO. CALLED THE GOVERNOR A "TIME BOMB."

CHRISTIE SAYS HE WILL TRY TO LOSE WEIGHT EVEN AS SPECULATION CONTINUES OVER WHETHER HE WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016.

THE GOVERNOR QUESTIONED HOW DOCTOR MARIANO COULD DIAGNOSE HIM FROM HER

CHRIS ON WEIGHT-SOT VO

it's irresponsible. my children saw that last night. my

twelve year old son comes to me last night and says dad are you gonna die."

DOCTOR MARIANO FIRED BACK IN A STATEMENT. SAYING. "IT IS SAD THAT HE CAN NOT TAKE MY ADVICE. AND INSTEAD. CHOSE TO ATTACK ME

DUKE FRAT PARTY-VO WIPE

THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY HAS SUSPENDED ITS DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPTER OVER A PARTY SOME CLAIMED WAS RACIST.

THESE PHOTOS SURFACED OF PARTIERS IN ASIAN-STYLE CLOTHING AND SOME HAD A GREETING THAT MOCKED ASIAN DIALECT.

DUKE FRAT PARTY-SOT VO

You hurt us when you told us with your words and your actions. that Asian students don't belong here at Duke."

THE FRATERNITY SAYS THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WILL INVESTIGATE THE PARTY AND TAKE FINAL ACTION BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT PROBE.

CA TEACHER SEX-VO WIPE

A CALIFORNIA TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO HAVING SEX WITH HER 17-YEAR-OLD FORMER STUDENT.

THIRTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD KELLY WATSON WAS SENTENCED TO PROBATION WEDNESDAY, FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE TEEN THAT SHE MET IN HER CLASS.

PROSECUTORS REVEALED THAT WATSON IS ALSO PREGNANT WITH THE TEEN'S BABY.

CA TEACHER SEX-SOT VO

"The fact is she was his teacher. She was his leader. She was his mentor. Especially in the school he was in, trying to help him out of a bad situation. And, instead, she allowed that line to be crossed."

MEXICO BIRTH-ONCAM

A SHOCKING STORY.

AUTHORITIES SAY A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS GIVEN BIRTH IN WESTERN MEXICO AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE FATHER, A 17-YEAR-OLD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BABY GIRL WAS BORN LAST WEEK AT A HOSPITAL.

THEY SAY THE GIRL AND HER BABY ARE DOING WELL.

SIGN THREAT-VO WIPE

A HOMEOWNER'S GUN-TOTING THREAT IS SPARKING OUTRAGE.

IN PART THE SIGN READS ATTENTION SEMI LITERATE THIEVES.

AND THEN IT ALLUDES THAT THE OWNER WILL SHOOT THOSE WHO STEAL FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

SIGN THREAT-2 SOTS VO

I think it's terrible. I think there's too many guns in this country

and it's too violent and it's not appropriate around school.

work in the construction industry and I know about getting break in on job

sites

I don't have a problem with the sign at all. If I found out he was carrying

an arsenal there across the street then I might have a problem with it.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE PROPERTY OWNER INFORMED ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE SIGN AND INTENDS TO KEEP THE SIGN UP.

TEASE FOUR----

A SQUATTER WITH EXPENSIVE TASTES.

A MAN DECIDES TO CALL A TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR HOME HIS OWN WITHOUT HIS NAME ON THE DEED.

BUT NEXT AT ELEVEN WHY HE MAY BE ALLOWED TO STAY.

HOW SAFE IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

HACKERS ONCE AGAIN HIT AN INSTITUTION THATS SUPPOSED TO BE SECURE.

A) MANSION SQUAT-2 SHOT VO

B) HACK ATTACK-VOWIPE

HACK ATTACK-INTRO

HOW SAFE IS YOUR INFORMATION THAT SETS ON A COMPUTER EITHER AT YOUR HOME OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?

THE COMPUTERS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK WERE RECENTLY HACKED AND THE

GOVERNMENT KNOWS WHO DID IT.

THE CONCERN IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO DID IT WERE ABLE TO DO IT.

HACK ATTACK-PKG

THIS IS THE PUBLIC FACE OF ANONYMOUS THE SHADOWY GROUP BEHIND THE HACKING

ATTACK ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE--WHICH SETS MONETARY POLICY FOR THE U.S.

ECONOMY.

NATS

DURING THE HACK OF THE FED ANONYMOUS STOLE THE LOG-IN CREDENTIALS OF SOME 4,

000 BANKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY--ALLOWING THE GROUP TO POTENTIALLY

DISRUPT A KEY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.

ANONYMOUS--IS A LOOSELY AFFILIATED NETWORK OF HACKERS SPREAD ACROSS THE

GLOBE.

NATS

GREG HOUSH, A FORMER MEMBER OF ANONYMOUS--SAYS EXPECT MORE ATTACKS ON THE

GOVERNMENT.

HOUSH SOT

THE FBI HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS AGAINST SUSPECTED ANONYMOUS ASSOCIATES--

ARRESTING AT LEAST 20 - INCLUDING ONE MAN DURING THIS BUST CAUGHT ON A

WEBCAM.

NATS

THOMAS STANDUP - BUT FINDING AND ARRESTING MEMBERS OF THE GROUP IS

CHALLENGING. FOR THE FBI, EACH TARGETED COMPUTER NETWORK IS A CRIME SCENE.

ZWILLINGER SOT

AND A BIG INVESTIGATIVE TOOL. FBI AGENTS POSING AS HACKERS AND TRYING TO

INFILTRATE ANONYMOUS ITSELF.

IN ADDITION, THE ANONYMOUS VIDEOS ARE ALSO CLUES. THE VIDEO MAY CONTAIN

EMBEDDED LOCATION INFORMATION IF THE HACKERS DO NOT SCRUB IT OUT. AND THE

PICTURES MAY TELL INVESTIGATORS SOMETHING ABOUT THE HACKERS TOO. AN ONLINE

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-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.

"Partly sunny today, a few Friday showers"

After a chilly start to the work week, temperatures have been on the climb over the last couple of days. We'll continue to keep a warmer than normal pattern through the end of the week before a slight cool down arrives just in time for the weekend.

After a mild start this morning, plan on another warm and partly sunny day across the area with mainly dry conditions. A southeasterly breeze will continue to keep our afternoons a bit warmer with highs in the lower 80s, while the coastal areas remain cooler due to a nice gulf breeze with temperatures cooling into the upper 70s.

Tonight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as they settle into the middle 60s with increasing clouds.

A storm system moving across the northern gulf states, will eventually send a weak cool front our way. This front will approach the area on Friday morning with an increase in cloud cover and the threat for just a few isolated showers. Once the front clears the peninsula during the day, skies will clear and this will set the stage for a pleasant weekend across Southwest Florida.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks are moving lower in early trading on Wall Street. Stocks haven't moved much since the start of the week,

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

IRAN DRONE VIDEO-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

IRAN CLAIMS IT HAS DECODED VIDEO TAKEN FROM A CAPTURED U-S DRONE.

IRANIAN STATE TELEVISION SHOWED THE FOOTAGE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS WAS EXTRACTED FROM A C-I-A DRONE CAPTURED IN 2011.

THE VIDEO AIRED SHOWS AN AERIAL VIEW OF AN AIRPORT AND A CITY, SAID TO BE KANDAHAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

TSUNAMI DAMAGE-TRX VO TOPS

WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE DAMAGED CAUSED BY A TSUNAMI IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

THESE IMAGES WERE TAKEN BY AID ORGANIZATION WORLD VISION ON THE SOLOMON ISLAND OF SANTA CRUZ.

THE ISLAND WAS THE HARDEST HIT BY THE TSUNAMI.

SIX BODIES, INCLUDING A CHILD'S, HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.

MANSION SQUAT-OC SOT VO

IN BOCA RATON, A 23-YEAR OLD SQUATTER IS STILL INSIDE A TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR MANSION.

HE IS USING A UNIQUE FLORIDA LAW CALLED ADVERSE POSSESSION TO OCCUPY THE HOUSE AND THAT HAS NEIGHBORS UPSET.

I'm

gonna

say, "Get the hell out.""

ONE NEIGHBOR ONE HAS HIRED POLICE AND PRIVATE SECURITY TO GUARD THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

MANSION SQUAT-SOT VO

"Hello! Hello?" WS and MS, women in Muslim scarves in the

rooms, Nats: "Are you living here?" MWS, woman speaking a foreign language,

Nats, subtitle: "Hide yourself, hide yourself!" CUs, woman waving the camera

CELEB DRESS WARNING-VO

YOU MAY SEE LESS SKIN AT THIS WEEKEND'S GRAMMY AWARDS CEREMONY.

ACCORDING TO AN ONLINE REPORT, C-B-S SENT AN EMAIL TO ISSUE A SO CALLED 'WARDROBE ADVISORY'.

THE NETWORK REQUESTS THAT BUTTOCKS AND FEMALE BREASTS ARE ADEQUATELY COVERED.

IT ALSO SAYS THONG COSTUMES ARE PROBLEMATIC.

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

CHRIS BROWN GOES TO COURT WITH RIHANNA AT HIS SIDE, AND A GROUP OF CELEBRITIES HEAD TO WASHINGTON TO TALK GUN CONTROL.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

RIHANNA ACCOMPANIED CHRIS BROWN TO HIS PROBATION HEARING IN LOS ANGELES WEDNESDAY.

PROSECUTORS ARE ACCUSING THE R&B STAR OF FAILING TO FULFILL HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS STEMMING FROM HIS 2009 SENTENCE FOR ASSAULTING RIHANNA.

THE TWO DATED IN THE PAST, AND HAVE BEEN SEEN SPENDING TIME TOGETHER RECENTLY.

THE JUDGE SAID HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE, AND ORDERED BROWN TO MEET WITH HIS PROBATION OFFICER IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THE NEXT HEARING IS SET FOR APRIL 5TH, WHEN THE JUDGE SAYS HE'LL SCHEDULE A PROBATION VIOLATION HEARING.

THE GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT IS ADDING SOME STAR POWER.

TONY BENNETT, CHRIS ROCK, AMANDA PEET AND ADAM SCOTT SPOKE OUT AT AN EVENT IN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY.

IT WAS SPONSORED BY "MAYORS AGAINST ILLEGAL GUNS"

"I am just here to support the President of the United States. The President of the United States is, you know, our boss."

"Assault weapons were invented for war. They shouldn't be on our streets."

OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDED A VICTIM OF THE SHOOTING IN AURORA, COLORADO AND KERRY KENNEDY, THE DAUGHTER OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY.

COURTNEY COX AND MATTHEW PERRY WILL SOON BE REUNITED ON SCREEN.

ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, COX IS SET TO GUEST STAR ON AN EPISODE OF PERRY'S N-B-C COMEDY "GO ON."

THEIR CHARACTERS WILL REPORTEDLY BE SET UP ON A DATE.

THE EPISODE IS SET TO AIR IN APRIL.

TEASE FIVE------

STILL TOGETHER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

Can you believe it's been 80 years? They said it wouldn't last!

SO AFTER 80 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WHAT'S THEIR SECRET?

A) LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE-2 SHOT SOT VO

BASEBALL CARD AUCTION-VO TOPS

A VERY PRICEY PIECE OF AMERICANA HIT THE AUCTION BLOCK IN MAINE.

THIS RARE BASEBALL CARD WAS FOUND AT A YARD SALE. IT WENT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON WEDNESDAY FOR 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

JASON LEBLANC BOUGHT IT FOR HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON.

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

IS THERE A SECRET FORMULA TO LONG LASTING LOVE?

A UNION GOING 80-YEARS STRONG IS MAKING A CONNECTICUT HUSBAND AND WIFE THE LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE IN THE U-S.

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE-PKG

JOHN AND ANN BETAR HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS.

AT 101 YEARS OLD AND 97 YEARS OLD RESPECTIVELY THEY ARE THE COUNTRY'S LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE.

We just fell in love, that's all. And.

Can you believe it's been 80 years?

They said it wouldn't last!

THEY TIED THE NOTE ON NOVEMBER 25, 1932.

AND HAVE BEEN BY EACH OTHER'S SIDE EVER SINCE.

SO WHAT'S THEIR SECRET?

80 years, you know it's just contentment.

80 years of really living. Normally.

Just contentment. She's no problem. She's always never worked. She's always a cook, took care of her family. Good mother. Great mother.

He's always got his hand on my knee or my hair.

"THE HAPPY COUPLE MET IN BRIDGEPORT. IN FACT THEIR HOUSES WERE RIGHT HERE. THEY LIVED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. BUT THEIR UNION ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED. THAT'S BECAUSE ANN'S PARENTS HAD ARRANGED FOR HER TO MARRY SOMEONE ELSE. THAT'S WHEN JOHN AND ANN TOOK MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS AND ELOPED."

We went to Harrison, New York.

We didn't have any money to go any further.

THEY WENT ON TO HAVE FIVE KIDS, 14 GRANDCHILDREN AND 16 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.

Your love grows. And it grows in very good directions for the two of us.

THEIR RECORD BREAKING UNION HAS MEANT THE PHONE AT THEIR FAIRFIELD HOUSE HAS NOT STOPPED RINGING.

JOHN AND ANN CAN'T BELIEVE THEY HOLD THE RECORD.

Hope

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NBC2 ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS - STORIES WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL MORNING LONG.

UP NEXT - WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO FORT MYERS BEACH - WITH A LIVE UPDATE ON THE DAMAGE - AFTER FIRE BROKE OUT AT AN R-V PARK.

AND IN A SEPARATE SITUATION - 5 FIRES - ALL SUSPICIOUS.

OVERNIGHT FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY WERE ON HIGH ALERT AFTER A GROUP OF FIRES ERUPT.

THE QUESTION NOW - WAS IT ARSON?

NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 HAS A LIVE REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES.

WE'LL ALSO BE LIVE - WITH A CRIME ALERT - AFTER ANOTHER ARMED ROBBERY AT A LEE COUNTY BUSINESS.

NEW TODAY - AN ARREST - AND MORE TO COME!

PLUS -

Lieutenant Julia Engen, PIO Irvine Police Dept - Dorners whereabouts are

currently unknown. We are considering him armed and dangerous.

NBC2 FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY - A ROGUE COP WANTED FOR MURDER IS ON THE LOOSE IN LOS ANGELES.

NEW AT NOON - THE LATEST ON THE MANHUNT.

KIDS, WORK, EVEN TRAFFIC - IF YOU'RE FEELING STRESSED OUT - KEEP IT RIGHT HERE - WE'LL TALK TO THE EXPERTS TO FIND OUT HOW TO MANAGE IT.

AND JIM IS TRACKING WARMER TEMPERATURES.

NOON TZA) FMB FIRE-VO

NOON TZB) SAN CARLOS FIRES-VOTOPS

NOON TZC) ROBBERIES FORT MYERS-VOTOPS

CALI POLICE OFFICER HUNT-SOTTOPS VO ONCAM

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA