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A FIRE SPARKED INSIDE A GARBAGE TRUCK.LEADS TO DESTRUCTION ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

45:35 we have to get new clothes, and everything, new passports, new credit card, nothing at all, everything is burned 45:42

TONIGHT THE FAMILY WHO LOST EVERYTHING TELLS NBC2 ABOUT THEIR TRAUMATIC MORNING.

FAST FOOD TERROR --

THREE RESTAURANTS TARGETED BY ROBBERS WITHIN ONE WEEK --

THE LATEST FORCING DEPUTIES TO SHOOT.

PLUS.A TOOL MEANT TO SAVE LIVES -- FAILS.

The trooper attempted to utilize the device and it didn't work.

SO WHY DIDN'T IT WORK IN A CRASH THAT KILLED THREE ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY?

NBC2 INVESTIGATES.

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AND WOUNDED WARRIORS HIT THE BASEBALL DIAMOND WITH THE PROS.

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FAST FOOD CRIME SPREE-SS-VO-PLASMA-DISSOLVE LIVE I

A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY IS LUCKY DEPUTIES DIDN'T KILL HIM LAST NIGHT.

THE TEEN DODGED 3 BULLETS AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.

HERE'S THE KID.

KRISTIAN FOSTER.

THIS IS HIS THIRD ARREST --

THE ROBBERY HAPPENED AT THE WENDY'S ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS EARLY THIS MORNING.

N-B-C TWO'S MEAGHAN SMITH IS THERE LIVE.

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FOSTER ARREST HISTORY-SS

WE DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND FOSTER ALREADY HAS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY.

AT 13 HE WAS ACCUSED OF ARSON --

SETTING FIRES AT A CHURCH.

WE'VE PUT HIS MUG SHOT FROM THAT ARREST ON THE RIGHT.

THE OTHER MUG SHOT IS FROM SEPTEMBER OF 20-11.

NOR EASTER STORM PREPS-VIDBOX

THE NORTHEAST IS BRACING FOR A MAJOR SNOW STORM.

THERE IS A BLIZZARD WATCH FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON.

METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE IS FORECASTING UP TO TWO FEET OF SNOW.

ELECTRIC COMPANIES --

ALREADY TAKING HEAT FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO SANDY --

SAY THEY ARE PREPPED AND READY TO GO.

TRACKING THE SYSTEM-2SH-STC-OMNI

ROBERT --

THIS SYSTEM IS STARTING IN THE SOUTH --

BUT WILL BE MILD FOR US BEFORE IT HEADS UP THE EAST COAST AND SLAMS INTO ANOTHER SYSTEM --

AND YOU SAID YESTERDAY --

FMB RV FIRE-VOTOPS-SS-2SH-TURN-BOXES

A LEAK ON A GARBAGE TRUCK SPARKED THIS FIRE ON FORT MYERS BEACH TODAY --

AND MADE FOR A TENSE SITUATION BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED SPREADING.

IT HAPPENED AT THE RED COCONUT RV PARK ON ESTERO BOULEVARD.

THE FIRE BACKED UP TRAFFIC ON THE ISLANDS MAIN ROAD. AT THE HEIGHT OF SEASON.

THE ROAD IS OPEN RIGHT NOW, BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT BROUGHT MUCH OF THE BEACH COMMUNITY TO A STAND STILL.

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WITH PILES OF TRASH TO DOUSE, AND PROPANE TANKS NEARBY-- CREWS SPENT HOURS CLEANING UP A FIRE AT THE RED COCONUT R-V PARK ON FORT MYERS BEACH

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Doug Tyler, witness

48 25 all of the sudden i look at the top of the truck and there are just flames shooting out of it 48:32

DURING NORMAL TRASH PICK UP THIS MORNING, FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK BROKE, SENDING FLAMMABLE LIQUID INTO ITS ENGINE.

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Dale Reisen, Lee County Arson Task Force

53:52 "The garbage truck was trying to pick up a load when it caught on fire 53:56

FLAMES THEN SPREAD TO A FLEETWOOD CAMPER--

WITH ONE MAN'S FAMILY INSIDE--

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44:48 i was coming from walking on the beach with the dog 44:54

HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER AND THE FAMILY DOG VISITING FROM QUEBEC, ALL GOT OUT UNHARMED.

THE TRUCK'S DRIVER IS ALSO OK--

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FEARS A PROPANE TANK UNDERNEATH THE R-V COULD SPARK ANOTHER BLAZE KEPT CREWS AT THE PARK FOR HOURS--

AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS CHECKING RUN OFF, MIXED WITH WASTE FOR CONTAMINATION.

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Fernand Boutin, victim

45:35 we have to get new clothes everything new passports new credit card ntohing at all everything is burned 45:42

THE PARK IS PUTTING THE FAMILY UP IN AN EMPTY CAMPER, WHILE TOURISM OFFICIALS HELP THEM GET NEW DOCUMENTS.

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THIS R-V HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ONE OF THE BEACH'S FIRE STATIONS--

BUT WHEN THE FIRE STARTED-- CREWS WERE OUT RESPONDING TO ANOTHER CALL.

SOME FIRE FIGHTERS SWITCHING DUTY SAW THE FLAMES-- AND CALLED THOSE CREWS BACK HERE, TO FIGHT THIS FIRE.

NO WORD YET ON WHEN THE D-E-P WILL HAVE RESULTS BACK ON THE WATER TESTS IT TOOK HERE TODAY--BUT THAT'S NOT KEEPING PEOPLE FROM THEIR RV'S TONIGHT.

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FLIGHT DELAY CHECK-OC-BNR

THIS STORM IS SURE TO CAUSE SOME TRAVEL NIGHTMARES.

400 FLIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CANCELLED NATIONWIDE IN ADVANCE OF THE MESS.

COUNT ON US TO STAY ON TOP OF THE SITUATION --

AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK FOR WEATHER INFORMATION AND FLIGHT DELAYS ON OUR WEBSITE --

N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

SUSPICIOUS FIRE INVESTIGATION-VO

FIVE SUSPICIOUS FIRES ALL IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

AND NOW INVESTIGATORS SAY SOMEONE SET THEM ON PURPOSE.

THE FIVE FIRES WERE ALL SET WITHIN TWO MILES OF EACH OTHER.BURNING A COMBINED FIVE ACRES.

WE ARE TALKING TO INVESTIGATORS ABOUT WHY THEY BELIEVE ONE PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE.

COLLIER BRUSH FIRE-VOWIPE

CREWS JUST LEFT THE SCENE OF A BRUSH FIRE THAT SPREAD TO A HOME.

ON FLORIDIAN AVENUE IN NORTH NAPLES

THE MAN SLEEPING INSIDE --

TRAVIS GREEN TELLS US A NEIGHBOR BANGED ON HIS DOOR AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE FIRE.

COLLIER BRUSH FIRE-SOTVO

Dad

16:01:17 the house may be gone we've been living here now since 86 so its a part of me

WE'RE TOLD EMBERS FLEW ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE STREET AND BURNT A SHED.

BOTH FIRES ARE OUT.

CAPE GUN ON BUS-TRX-SS

A STUDENT AT MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN AND A TASER TO SCHOOL.

DEPUTIES SAY FOUR STUDENTS TOLD THEIR PARENTS 14-YEAR-OLD YMEZ FORTE WAS PLAYING WITH THE GUN ON THE BUS.

COLLIER STOLEN STATUE-ON CAM

LAWN THIEVES ARE AT IT AGAIN IN NAPLES - THIS TIME STEALING A PIECE OF ARTWORK VALUED CLOSE TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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Judith Liegeois/Victim/1:18 "Just really disappointed - like really someone would do that?'

DISGUSTED AND DISMAYED - FOR NAPLES RESIDENT JUDITH LIEGEOIS - IT'S HARD TO FIND THE WORDS.

Judith Liegeois/1"27 "I think it's sad - sad for Naples."

LIEGEOIS IS THE LATEST VICTIM WHOSE HOME WAS TARGETED BY THIEVES - AFTER HER BLACK SHEEP WAS STOLEN OFF HER LAWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

Judith Liegeois/3:13 "People should have a conscious, people should think twice."

THE PIECE OF "YARD ART" ISN'T TYPICAL BUT IS HAND-PAINTED AND VALUED CLOSE TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

LIEGEOIS SELLS THE STATUES RIGHT IN HER DOWNTOWN NAPLES DESIGN SHOP - AND BECAUSE OF HOW POPULAR THEY'RE BECOMING - SHE DECIDED TO PUT A FEW IN HER OWN YARD.

Judith Liegeois/1:57 "It's not even about the money - it's just the ingemination that someone would do that."

Rick Ritter/News at 5:00/10:38 or 12:38 "These sheep certainly don't require any care or feeding - and are starting to become a hot commodity in Naples - catching the eye of not only thieves but police as well."

Judith Liegeois/4:52 "I have lots of clients who buy these and put them in their yard."

Lt. John Barkley/Naples Police/16:07 "Somebody's probably trying to get in on the trend without having to spend the money for it. You have to remember, it's still grand theft - and it's a felony."

LIEGEOIS SAYS DESPITE THE THEFT - SHE'LL CONTINUE TO SHOW OFF HER OTHER STATUES.

Judith Liegeois/3:04 "I don't want to stop doing that - stop having the right to dress my yard up and what I want to do."

WHILE POLICE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER TYING THEM DOWN - MAKING THE STATUES

HARDER FOR THIEVES TO SNATCH.

Lt. John Barkley/16:25 "If its possible - anchor them down and secure them in some way."

OTHER STOLEN STATUES-SS-VO

IF THE STOLEN STATUE SOUNDS FAMILIAR --

WE'VE COVERED SEVERAL OF THEM --

ALL WHICH HAVE ENDED HAPPILY.

BACK IN 20-10 SOMEONE STOLE THIS SIX FOOT FIVE 170 POUND PIRATE FROM A DOCK IN NAPLES.

JUST TWO MONTHS LATER SOMEONE STOLE THIS SYLVESTER AND TWEETY FOUNTAIN FROM A COUPLES FRONT YARD IN CAPE CORAL.

AND A YEAR LATER --

THIS 300 POUND BRONZE DOLPHIN VANISHED IN THIN AIR.

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MILES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATERWAYS --

BECOME DEATH TRAPS FOR DRIVERS AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Corlew 0143 "you'll have 1 to 3 minutes as the car is settling under water to get out."

MINUTES BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

AND SO CAN A SIMPLE TOOL.

SO WHY DIDN'T THE WINDOW PUNCH WORK LAST MONTH, WHEN A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS DIED IN A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

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ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY

This month sure hasn't felt like February! Temperatures have been in the 80s, sunny skies during the day, and no rain.

That is all going to change within the next 24 hours, but just slightly. No colossal changes expected. It's all due to a low pressure pushing across South Georgia. That low is swinging a cold front in our direction for Friday which will usher in these changes.

Changes start to occur tonight as low temperatures won't be quite as cool. They'll settle into the middle 60s as the clouds begin to increase.

The storm system moving across the northern gulf states will eventually send a weak cool front our way as I mentioned earlier. This front will approach the area on Friday morning with an increase in cloud cover, and a small 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.

GET OUT ALIVE-2SH-TFC

TODAY WE LEARNED THE OFFICIAL CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO CRASHED ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY TWO WEEKS AGO.

THE MEDICAL EXAMINER TELLS US CECILIA DOUGLAS AND HER THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DROWNED.

FOUR YEAR OLD MADISON WHO WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT A COUPLE DAY AFTER THE CRASH - DIED FROM HEAD TRAUMA.

TONIGHT --

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IT WAS THE MORNING OF JANUARY 12TH--

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER GUALBERTO MORALES IS FIRST ON SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

"The trooper reacted without hesitation and attempted to do what he could."

MORALES JUMPED INTO THIS GATOR INFESTED CANAL TO TRY AND SAVE A MOTHER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS--

TRAPPED IN THEIR CAR, SUBMERGED IN 20 FEET OF WATER.

ALL MORALES HAD WITH HIM WAS ROPE AND A WINDOW PUNCH.

"Every FHP officer has one of these tools to help break car windows when doors jam up. They have a metal tip and work like a sling shot-- you pull back, let go, and the glass is supposed to shatter on impact."

"The trooper attempted to utilize the device and it didn't work. He was able to go down under water a couple of times and retry it, he just couldn't break the glass."

WHEN A CAR IS SUBMERGED IN WATER-- IT BECOMES HARDER TO BREAK THE WINDOWS.

THE WATER PRESSURE CREATES RESISTANCE AGAINST ANY FORCE TRYING TO CRACK THEM.

FHP SAYS THE TINT ON THE CARS WINDOWS MAY HAVE ALSO MADE THE GLASS HARDER TO SHATTER.

OFFICER MORALES TRIED TO BREAK THE GLASS MULTIPLE TIMES - BUT WITH NO DIVE GEAR, HE COULD ONLY STAY UNDER WATER FOR SO LONG.

"2:16 most people can only hold their breath 35 seconds.13:23 when you keep coming up for breath you're wasting time."

OFFICER MORALES IS A CERTIFIED DIVER--

BUT FHP TROOPERS AREN'T EQUIPPED WITH SCUBA GEAR OR DIVE TRAINING.

"If he was able to have an air bottle, a scuba tank, he would have been able to help."

FHP SAYS THE AGENCY DOESNT HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR EXTENSIVE DIVE TRAINING OR GEAR.

"FHP relies on local agencies for specialty services such as certified divers."

GOLDEN GATE FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO ASSIST.

THEY GOT THE CALL MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH, IT TOOK EIGHTEEN MINUTES TO DRIVE TO THE SCENE-- TWO TO GET IN THE WATER.

DIVE TEAMS WERE ABLE BREAK A WINDOW AND PULL THE FAMILY OUT-- BUT BY THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE--

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FIRST RESPONDERS GO THROUGH TRAINING ON HOW TO USE THESE RESCUE TOOLS-- BUT ITS ON LAND AND THE TOOLS WORK DIFFERENTLY UNDERWATER.

SINCE THE CRASH, GOLDEN GATE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE REQUESTED TRAINING IN THE WATER.

WE ALSO FOUND IT DISTURBING - THAT TINT COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO PUNCH OUT A WINDOW.

SO TONIGHT THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS ACTUALLY TEST TINTED AND NON TINTED WINDOWS.

RACE FOR THE CURE SIGN UP-SS

IT'S TIME TO THINK PINK.

N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE 2013 SUSAN G KOMEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RACE FOR THE CURE.

THE RACE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

YOU CAN REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

FOR A GROUP OF VETERANS --

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

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WOUNDED WARRIORS COME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO PLAY WITH THE PROS.

IT'S A STORY THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE.NEXT.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

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TZ2 B) MATT WRIGHT STANDUP TZ-SOT

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THE OFFICIAL RED SOX EQUIPMENT TRUCK MAY STILL DRIVING DOWN THE EAST COAST FOR SPRING TRAINING, BUT RED SOX FANS ARE ALREADY IN TOWN FOR THIS YEAR'S FANTASY CAMP.

THE PLAYERS, ARE FORMER WARRIORS.

MEN WHO ARE REMINDED ABOUT THE PAIN OF BATTLE EVERYDAY.

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02:37 - "it's a family, its really a family." 02:39

MICHAEL MCCOMB NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET, LET ALONE SHARE THE SAME PLAYING FIELD AS SOME OF HIS CHILDHOOD HEROES.

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18:05 - "to me it's a dream." - 18:06

- Michael McComb - Wounded Warrior

MCCOMB IS PART OF THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM - VETERANS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S ALL STAR BASEBALL FANTASY CAMP.

BACK IN 2003, HE WAS INJURED WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ.

- Michael McComb - Wounded Warrior

18:51 - "I had the back half of 4 vertebra taken out of my neck and since then I have syatic in both my legs." - 18:57

FOR THIS WEEK AT LEAST, ARMY RESERVE JOANNE PARISI GETS TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE PAIN OF CHRONIC NERVE DAMAGE AND POST TRAMAUTIC STRESS DISORDER.

- JoAnne Parisi - Wounded Warrior

"09:13 - the pros, they're awesome, they give us a lot of respect which is great because we're equals, ya know." - 09:21

EQUALS WITH THE LIKES OF FORMER RED SOX CATCHER MARK SULLIVAN…

- Mark Sullivan - Former Red Sox Catcher

04:01 - "these people are heroes the rest of their lives." - 04:05

AND BAD BOY LEGEND BILL LEE.

- Bill Lee - Former Red Sox Player

"22:24 - "they get away from the everyday humbug of life. This is the church of baseball, this is where you want to be." - 22:32

WOUNDED WHILE SERVING -- BUT NOW INDULGING IN AMERICA'S PAST TIME IN PARADISE.

- Bill Lee

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WOUNDED WARRIORS SOFTBALL TEAM-NATSTOPSVO

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THE WOUNDED WARRIOR'S KNOW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WELL.

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

AUTHORITIES ARREST FIVE PEOPLE--

BUT ARE ON THE HUNT FOR MORE!

DETECTIVES SAY THEY STOLE GUNS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH AND COINS!

NBC2 TALKS WITH PEOPLE WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING GO DOWN.

AND WHO IS MARCO RUBIO?

REPUBLICANS WANT HIM TO GIVE THE *REBUTTAL* TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH.

NBC2 IS LOOKING INTO THE RISING STAR--

AND WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HIM!

A) CHARCO SWAT-VO-WIPE

B) WHO IS RUBIO-VOTOPS