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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CALIFORNIA--

ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER RIGHT NOW IS BARRICADED IN A CABIN

IN THE SAN BERNANDINO MOUNTAINS-- NEAR A SKI RESORT KNOWN AS BIG BEAR.

DORNER AND OFFICERS ENGAGED IN A SHOOTOUT A SHORT TIME AGO, AND TWO OFFICERS ARE HURT.

NOW HE'S IN A CABIN AND A STAND OFF IS UNDERWAY.

THEY FOUND DORNER AFTER A CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO SAID DORNER HAD BROKEN INTO THEIR CABIN AND HELD THEM HOSTAGE.

POLICE SAY DORNER IS BENT ON REVENGE.

HE CLAIMS HE WAS "UNJUSTLY" FIRED FROM HIS JOB AS A LOS ANGELES COP.

POLICE SAY DORNER'S ALREADY KILLED 3-PEOPLE AND WOUNDED ANOTHER.

AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO WORKING ON TIPS DORNER MAY HAVE HELP.

STATE OF UNION PREVIEW-TFC MON, SS, TFC MON

THE PRESIDENT GIVES HIS "STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH" IN JUST A FEW HOURS--

BUT IN FLORIDA-- ALL EYES WILL BE ON SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.

THESE ARE NEW PICTURES OF THE SENATOR *PRACTICING* FOR TONIGHT'S "REBUTTAL" SPEECH.

RUBIO HAS BEEN CALLED THE SAVIOR OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. HE'LL MAKE HIS REMARKS FROM THE U-S CAPITOL--

HE'S ALSO GIVING HIS RESPONSE IN SPANISH FOR TELEMUNDO. THE FIRST TIME A REPUBLICAN RESPONSE HAS BEEN IN SPANISH.

THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS TONIGHT ON THE ECONOMY AND JOBS--

WITH HIGHER TAXES AND FEWER SPENDING CUTS.

BUT AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT--

THAT ISN'T GOING OVER WELL WITH MARCO RUBIO--

OR REPUBLICANS IN GENERAL.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA ISNT SETTING ANY EXPECTATIONS FOR HIS STATE OF THE UNION

ADDRESS TONIGHT.

Travel Pool footage - Obama, White House

We'll find out tonight.

IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO CONGRESS AND THE NATIONTHE PRESIDENT'S EXPECTED TO

OUTLINE AN AGENDA TO GROW THE MIDDLE CLASS.AND GROW THE ECONOMY.

Carney SOT

the middle class is the engine that drives this country forward

TO DO THAT.THE PRESIDENT WILL CALL FOR NEW PROGRAMS, NEW SPENDING AS A WAY

TO STIMULATE GROWTH.

AND REPUBLICANS ARE ALREADY FIRING BACK.

EARLIER TODAY, A FIESTY HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER TOLD REPORTERS - OFF

CAMERA - THAT THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T HAVE THE GUTS TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES

ABOUT THE DEFICIT.BECAUSE HE WON'T TAKE ON THE LIBERALS IN THE DEMOCRATIC

PARTY.

OTHER TOP REPUBLICANS ECHOED THAT CHARGE:

Sen Mitch McConnell SOT

another litany of left-wing proposals with plenty of red meat for the

president's base.

Sen Harry Reid SOT

I hope my republican colleagues will give his vision the consideration it

deserves.

THE PARTISAN FIGHT WILL CENTER ON SPENDING CUTS AND THE ECONOMY.BUT IT

WILL BE GUN CONTROL THAT WILL LIKELY SPARK THE EMOTIONAL MOMENTS TONIGHT.

ATTENDING AS SPECIAL GUESTS OF FIRST LADY.THE PARENTS OF HADIYA PENDLETON,

THE CHICAGO TEEN WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN A PARK JUST DAYS AFTER SHE WAS IN

WASHINGTON PERFORMING FOR THE INAUGURATION.

STATE OF UNION PREVIEW-SS TOPS

KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

REMEMBER THIS COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE PROCLAIMING RUBIO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S "SAVIOR".

TONIGHT'S SPEECH WILL GO A LONG WAY TO DECIDING IF HE'S AT LEAST THE G-O-P's MAIN MAN IN 2016.

ONCE AGAIN THE PRESIDENT'S "STATE OF THE UNION" SPEECH IS TONIGHT--

YOU CAN CATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON NBC2.

N KOREA NUKE TEST-VO

BEFORE TONIGHT'S SPEECH--

THE PRESIDENT HUDDLED WITH HIS FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS.

THE WORLD IS WATCHING AND CONCERNED ABOUT NORTH KOREA'S *THIRD* NUCLEAR TEST.

THE U-S AND ALL ITS ALLIES "CONDEMNED" THE TEST.

LAST MONTH--

NORTH KOREA SAID THE UNITED STATES WAS ITS "PRIME TARGET"--

FOR LONG RANGE ROCKET LAUNCHES.

E NAPLES SUSPICIOUS FIRE-2SHOT, SS

A HOUSE FIRE IN EAST NAPLES IS UNDER INVESTIGATION TONIGHT.

IT BROKE OUT YESTERDAY IN AN ABANDONED HOME ON PINELAND STREET--

JUST OFF TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST.

LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INSIDE.

BUT AS NBC2'S RICK RITTER EXPLAINS--

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Rick Ritter/News at 5:30/1:44:55 "The blaze ripped through this abandoned home here last night. Firefighters say because of the condition the house was in, they couldn't attack it from the inside. This is exactly what they're talking about, take a look. Holes in the floor - which was the first thing they noticed. Even though this house was considered vacant, all signs point to a suspicious cause."

A HOME MELTED AWAY AND IT'S ROOF CAVING IN - BOTH THE AFTERMATH OF A FIRE THAT LEFT THIS ABANDONED HOUSE A TOTAL LOSS.

Glenn Synder/Neighbor/1:42:01 "It was pretty scary - it got big fast."

THE BLAZE BROKE OUT ON MONDAY NIGHT IN EAST NAPLES - CREWS SPENT HOURS ON THE SCENE BEFORE THEY COULD CONTROL THE FLAMES.

AFTERWARD - IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO LABEL THE CAUSE SUSPICIOUS.

Chief Kingman Schuldt/East Naples Fire/56:51 "They do have some evidence at the location that leads them to believe that."

EVIDENCE SUCH AS LOCKS BUSTED OPEN - AND BEER CANS ON THE GROUND - SIGNS POINTING TO SQUATTERS LIVING IN THE HOME.

Glenn Synder/1:39:44 "I've seen people in there every now and again."

Chief Kingman Schuldt/58:07 "Homeowners told us they've been trying to keep the building secure but every time they do, people force their way in."

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT'S BECOMING MORE COMMON - SQUATTERS POTENTIALLY CAUSING FIRES AT VACANT PROPERTIES.

A DANGER THAT LEAVES CREWS NO CHOICE BUT TO ATTACK THE FLAMES FROM THE OUTSIDE - OR TAKE THEIR CHANCES WITH AN UNSTABLE BUILDING.

Chief Kingman Schuldt/58:31 "When you have a fire in these types of buildings that are in the state of repair, it's dangerous for the firefighters responding there. "Problem with that is someone could be inside trapped or missing."

MEANWHILE, NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR SQUATTERS - WHILE THE BLAZE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

FL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS-VO WIPE

MOST FLORIDA LAWMAKERS AGREE--

THE STATE'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM IS A MESS.

THE PROBLEM IS HOW TO FIX IT.

THE FLORIDA HOUSE IS DICTATING THE DEBATE SO FAR.

ONE COMMITTEE WANTS TO CAP CONTRIBUTIONS AT 10-GRAND.

INSTEAD OF 500-DOLLARS.

IN RETURN--

THE HOUSE WOULD ELIMINATE "COMMITTEES OF CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE"--

FL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS-SOTVO

"People that donate to help candidates out, that's exactly what they should be used for and you can do that, in my opinion, by donating directly to the candidate or donating to the party of your choice. That's the best way to make certain that those dollars are used accordingly and appropriately."

FL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES-VO WIPE

FLORIDA'S PRACTICE OF USING *YOUR* TAX DOLLARS FOR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES--

IS UNDER FIRE TONIGHT.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON WAYS--

TO *GUARANTEE* FLORIDA'S INVESTMENTS "PAY OFF".

SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE COMPANIES RECENTLY TOOK THE CASH--

AND *NEVER* DELIVERED--

THEN WENT BANKRUPT.

ONE OF THEM--

MOVIE STUDIO DIGITAL DOMAIN.

FL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES-SOTVO

"Some of the questions that are coming up are looking at the existing programs. Are they really working? Is it time to maybe re-evaluate all these different programs?"

DESPITE THE SCRUTINY.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS PUSHING FOR A BIG INCREASE IN THE STATE'S POT OF CASH FOR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES NEXT YEAR.

HE'S ASKING LAWMAKERS TO SET ASIDE ABOUT 280-MILLION DOLLARS.

BOEING 787 TESTS CONTINUE-VO

BOEING IS CONTINUING TO TEST THE 7-87 "DREAMLINER".

THE F-A-A *GROUNDED* THE JET--

AFTER BATTERY FIRES FORCED SEVERAL EMERGENCY LANDINGS.

SO FAR NO ONE'S BEEN HURT--

BUT THE AGENCY WANTS TO KNOW IF THE BATTIERS AND THE PLANES ARE SAFE.

BOEING AND THE F-A-A ARE NOT SAYING HOW MANY MORE TESTS ARE NEEDED.

REMEMBER ENGINEERS CONDUCTED 40-THOUSAND HOURS OF TESTS ON THE PLANE--

FOLIC ACID AUTISM LINK-VO

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS A SIMPLE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT--

MAY *LOWER* THE RISK OF CHILDREN BORN WITH AUTISM.

IT'S FOLIC ACID--

OR VITAMIN B-9.

FOLIC ACID TAKEN BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY--

REDUCES THE RISK FOR SOME PROBLEMS WITH BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD DEVELOPMENT.

WALL STREET ABOVE 14K-SOTVO, CG

A HUGE DAY ON WALL STREET!

closing bell

THE DOW JONES CLOSED AT IT'S HIGHEST LEVEL THIS YEAR--

ABOVE 14-THOUSAND.

AND ITS RAPIDLY CLOSING IN ON THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 14-THOUSAND 164 SET IN 2007.

AT THE CLOSING BELL--

THE DOW WAS UP 47-POINTS.

THE NASDAQ WAS OFF 5--

NAME PLUTO'S MOONS-VO

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED YOUR NAME AMONG THE STARS--

NOW YOU CAN.

PUT YOUR NAME ON ONE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM'S MOONS!

THE SETI INSTITUTE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP--

TO NAME TWO RECENTLY DISCOVERED MOONS ORBITING THE DWARF PLANET PLUTO.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE CALLED "P4" AND "P5".

BORING!

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

LIFE ABOARD THE CUISE SHIP "TRIUMPH" IS *NO* FUN!

All you hear aboard those ships is crying.

WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT JUST HOW BAD IT IS ON THE STRANDED CRUISE SHIP IN THE GULF.

AND TWO TEENS ARE IN JAIL--

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TZ1 B) CHARCO TEEN DRUGS-SS TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

TOSS TO HEATHER-ON CAM

CRUISING CAN BE A *TON* OF FUN!!!

UNLESS YOUR TRIP TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE--

LIKE IT HAS FOR CARNIVAL'S "TRIUMPH".

IT'S STUCK AT SEA!

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS IN THE STUDIO--

HEATHER--

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THERE ARE MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE ONBOARD THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH RIGHT NOW - AND RIGHT NOW THEY'D ALL RATHER BE HOME.

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THE DECISION TO TOW THE CRIPPLDE TRIUMPH - SEEN IN THESE NEW COAST

GUARD PHOTOS -- TO ALABAMA-- COULD MAKE A BRUTAL VOYAGE, EVEN WORSE.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME-- WE ARE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM PASSENGERS ONBOARD THAT STRICKEN SHIP:

"there's no lights, no water. we can't flush. some people were able to shower."

"CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE BY THE HOUR." PASSENGER DEBRA RIGHTMIRE TEXTED

ABC NEWS " CABIN CARPETS ARE WET WITH URINE AND WATER. TOILETS ARE

OVERFLOWING INSIDE R CABINS, WE ARE HAVING TO SLEEP IN THE HALLWAYS. /ONION

AND CUCUMBER SANDWICH LAST NIGHT. "

THE TRIUMPH - WHICH IS BIGGER THAN THE TITANIC WAS - IS RUNNING SOLELY ON

EMERGENCY POWER IT'S NOW BEING TOWED AT THE TORTUROUSLY SLOW PACE OF ONLY A FEW MILES PER HOUR.

PASSENGER SHELLY CROSBY TEXTED US "WE HAVE A LOT OF TENT CITIES ON DECK.".

AND WHILE CARNIVAL'S ADS BOAST LIMITLESS BUFFETS OFF FOOD, THAT'S NOT THE CASE ON THE HOBBLED TRIUMPH.

"WE JUST STOOD IN LINE FOR 4 HOURS TO GET A HAMBURGER." CROSBY TEXTED

CELL PHONE RECEPTION IS JUST AS SCARCE - COMING ONLY WHEN ANOTHER CARNIVAL

SHIP PULLS ALONG SIDE TO DROP OFF SUPPLIES ABOARD THESE LIFEBOATS.

NAT: brent nutt: Imagine 4-thousand people running to these single bathrooms, it's horrible.

BRENT NUTT MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HIS WIFE BETHANY AND HER FRIENDS ONBOARD

THE SHIP BRIEFLY LAST NIGHT.

SOT: All you hear aboard those ships is crying. I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die.

CARNIVAL ACKNOWLEDGES THERE ARE ISSUES, BUT TELLS ABC NEWS THERE'S PLENTY OF

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THE TOW BACK TO ALABAMA IS SLOW - LESS THAN 3-MILES PER HOUR.

AT THIS RATE - THE TRIUMPH WON'T 'TIL SOMETIME THURSDAY - THEN FOLKS HAVE TO FIND A WAY HOME.

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN IS ONE OF THOSE DEALING WITH THE VACATION MESS - ONBOARD THE CRIPPLED SHIP.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL HAVE A NEW POPE SOON.

AND SOME INSIDE THE CHURCH ARE *GLAD* TO SEE IT!

NBC2 CAUGHT UP WITH THEM TODAY--

THEY SAY THE CHURCH NEEDS TO "CATCH UP WITH THE TIMES".

AND RARELY DO 100 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT A LEE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING.

WELL THEY DID TODAY.

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TZ2 B) IMPACT FEES-VO TOPS

DORNER UPDATE-TRXLIVE TOP

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CALIFORNIA--

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THEY WERE JUST INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH THIS MAN--

CHRISTOPHER DORNER.

IT TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE HOUR IN THE SAN BERNANDINO MOUNTAINS--

NEAR A SKI RESORT KNOWN AS BIG BEAR.

AN OFFICER TOLD THE A-P.

THAT DORNER BROKE INTO A CABIN NEAR THAT RESORT--

TIED UP A COUPLE, THEN STOLE THEIR CAR.

ONE OF HIS VICTIMS WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY AND CALL AUTHORITIES.

WE ARE TOLD SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE ON LOCKDOWN--

ALL ROADS IN AND OUT OF THE AREA ARE CLOSED--

AND POLICE HAVE SET-UP ROADBLOCKS--

AND DORNER IS "PINNED DOWN"

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

CT SNOWFALL TIME LAPSE-VOTOPS

THE VIDEO ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW MUCH SNOW FELL IN HARTFORD, CT.

THIS TIME LAPSE IS BETWEEN 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY--

UNTIL JUST BEFORE 9:00 A.M SATURDAY.

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.

SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST

One more warm day is on the way for tomorrow before we see some changes in our string of warm, dry days.

A front across the northern Gulf Coast states will continue to sink southward and by late tomorrow we should see a few showers break out in the afternoon - mainly inland. On Thursday and Friday the front will move through the area and stall out to the south of us. Forecast computer models suggest that this pattern will keep our skies rather cloudy for a few days and we should be able to track some rain both Thursday and Friday. Forecast guidance says we could see over 1/2 inch of rain over that time period.

We are well below normal for rain over the last 2 months and the return of showers this week is good news.

TOSS TO JOE-2SHOT

NEARLY 100 PEOPLE PACKED LEE COUNTY'S COMMISSION CHAMBERS TODAY -- TO TALK ABOUT IMPACT FEES, OF ALL THINGS.

THE RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE, ENOUGH FOR COUNTY LEADERS TO PUT OFF A VOTE THAT COULD MEAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

NBC 2'S JOE ROETZ IS HERE TO EXPLAIN IT ALL.

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IT'S A HEATED ISSUE IN THE COUNTY -

SOME SAY ELIMINATING THE IMPACT FEES SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH - BUT MANY DISAGREE.

COMMISSIONERS SAY A LACK OF INFORMATION ON THEIR PART -

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ONE BY ONE-

building homes means more taxes - to me it is a no brainer

FOR TWO HOURS.

REALTORS, DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, MAYORS AND RESIDENTS ALL MADE THEIR CASE.

how many homes are currently empty?

BUT TODAY -

COMMISSIONERS PUT OFF A DECISION TO PLACE A TWO YEAR MORATORIUM ON IMPACT FEES -

SOMETHING THE COUNTY COLLECTS EVERY TIME A NEW HOUSE OR BUILDING GOES UP.

MICHAEL SEDLEY WANTS TO BUILD A 100 ROOM ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY -

IF IMPACT FEES ARE DROPPED - HE SAYS HE'LL DIG IN.

just our property taxes alone would go up by 200-thousand a year. So the county would be paid back quick and reap the benefits for years to come.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIKE SEDLEY LINED UP TO SPELL OUT WHY THE FEE SHOULD STAY -- OR GO.

THE FUNDS HELPS BUILD THINGS LIKE NEW SCHOOLS, ROADS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

COMMISSIONERS LIKE CECIL PENDERGRASS SAY IF YOU DROP THE FEE -

it's pretty simple math. Look at the numbers. You create a larger tax base, and more jobs for the consumer.

BUT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST NICK BATOS DISAGREES.

lee County has grown because growth pays for growth.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER LARRY KIKER SAYS WITH AN EXTRA MONTH NOW ON THE TABLE -

HE CAN CLEAR UP MIS-INFORMATION.

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COMMISSIONERS WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE AGAIN ON MARCH 12TH - ONE MONTH FROM TODAY.

SWFL POPE REACTION-ON CAM

THE RESIGNATION ANNOUNCEMENT BY POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH HAS MANY SADDENED.

BUT FOR OTHERS THE NEWS IS WELCOMING.

NBC 2'S JIM SPEE-WAK HAS MORE ON WHY ONE LARGE GROUP OF CATHOLICS BELIEVE--

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EVERYTHING ABOUT ELLEN AND JACK MCNALLY SEEMS TRADITIONAL. THEY KEEP A QUIET HOME IN ESTERO AND ARE PRACTICING CATHOLICS.BUT IT'S THEIR VIEWS ON CATHOLICISM THAT IS ANYTHING BUT TRADITIONAL.

- Ellen Mcnally - Call to Action Member

28:01 - "be more gentle to divorced and remarried Catholics, to accept lesbians, gays and bi sexual people into the church." - 28:10

ALL VIEWS POPE BENEDICT, KNOWN AS AN ARCH CONSERVATIVE, WORKED HARD OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS TO KEEP OUT OF THE CHURCH. THE MCNALLYS ARE NOT ALONE IN THINKING THIS WAY. 35,000 OTHERS BELONGING TO THE GROUP "A CALL TO ACTION" SAY HIS RESIGNATION COULD ENFUSE NEW LIFE INTO THE RELIGION.

- Jack Mcnally - Call To Action Member

43:15 - "I think we cant help but get somebody that's a little more progressive." - 43:21

STANDUP - JIM SPIEWAK - REPORTING

51:06 - "even though they've been married for almost 40 years, the Mcnally's say they got a late start on their marriage, that's because before they tied the knot, Ellen spent 25 years as a nun and jack 20 years as a priest in church's like this one, but they say their view of the religion has changed through the years." - 51:21

- Jack

43:38 - "we will have to continue working for genuine reform in the church." - 43:43

DISSAPOINTED WHEN POPE BENEDICT BEGAN.

- Ellen

34:55 - "i cried when he was elected." - 34:57

FEELING MUCH HAPPIER NOW, THE MCNALLYS KNOW A RESIGNATION BY THIS POPE DOESN'T ENSURE CATHOLICISM WILL PROGRESS THE WAY THEY SEE IT.

- ELLEN

34:34 - "HOPE IS OUR ONLY SALVATION HERE." - 34:37

BARBARA B MANN-SOTVO

THE MATRIACH OF FORT MYERS. WAS HONORED THIS MORNING BY WILLARD SCOTT ON THE "TODAY" SHOW.

one of the most beautiful women in the world, here in South Florida Barbara Mann!. She has done so much.The Barbara Mann Center for Performing Arts. We salute you on your big day!

BARABA B. MANN TURNED 100 LAST MONTH. AND SHE SAID HER BIRTHDAY WISH WAS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY SCOTT.

THIS IS A LOOK AT HER CELEBRATION BACK IN JANUARY.

TORNADO DRILL DELAYED-ON CAM

FLORIDA IS *POSTPONING* THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL.

IT WAS SLATED FOR TOMORROW--

BUT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS--

THE DRILL IS NOW PUSHED BACK UNTIL FRODAY MORNING AT TEN.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TEENS ARE IN JAIL--

ACCUSED OF SELLING *ECSTACY* TO UNDERCOVER COPS!

NBC2 TONIGHT IS ASKING HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM ECSTACY IS ON THE HIGH SCYHOOL CAMPUS.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

DEPUTIES WANT TO FIND THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRESSED IN SCRUBS AND ASKED SOME SUSPICIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO FIND THE BABIES AT A LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

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AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) MATERNITY WARD SCARE-VOTOPS

CHARCO ROAD CLOSED-SS

HEADS UP TO DRIVERS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

ROAD CREWS NEED TO *CLOSE* A STRETCH OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR REPAIRS.

THE COUNTY IS SHUTTING DOWN BAYSHORE ROAD FROM MAIN STREET TO OAKLEY STREET--

STARTING *NEXT* TUESDAY.

IT WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.

CREWS WILL REPLACE OLD PIPE.

THERE IS A DETOUR--

CHARCO TEEN DRUG ARRESTS-2SHOT

DEPUTIES SAY A 17-YEAR-OLD DRUG DEALER--

AND HIS 19-YEAR-OLD SUPPLIER ARE IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTED THE TEENAGERS YESTERDAY--

AFTER AN UNDERCOVER DRUG BUY.

NOW THE PAIR IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING ECSTASY.

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THIS PARKING LOT WAS THE BACKDROP MONDAY AS A DETECTIVE AND A CRIMINAL INFORMANT MADE AN UNDERCOVER DRUG DEAL.

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ACCORDING TO ARREST REPORTS, DYLAN ROY AND TIMOTHY WARNOCK SHOWED UP HERE AND GOT INSIDE A CAR WITH THE DETECTIVE AND INFORMANT.

THE DEAL WAS TO PAY 410 DOLLARS FOR 7 GRAMS OF ECSTASY.

AFTER WARNOCK EXCHANGED DRUGS FOR CASH, REPORTS STATE NEARBY DEPUTIES SWARMED IN AND ARRESTED THE TWO TEENAGERS.

"They're big enough that a relatively small narcotics unit found them and bought drugs from them and they're big enough to go to prison, so they're big enough." Capt. Les Partington, Charlotte Co. Sheriff's Office

DETECTIVES BELIEVE WARNOCK HAS SOLD DRUGS IN CHARLOTTE, LEE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES.

ROY, WHO CALLED WARNOCK HIS SUPPLIER, SOLD ECSTASY TO DETECTIVES ONCE BEFORE, ACCORDING TO REPORTS.

"these things do tend to follow trends and I am shocked to see ecstasy pooping up, I thought it was a trend long passed." Amity Chandler, Drug Free Charlotte County

AMITY CHANDLER TRACKS DRUG ACTIVITY IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

NEITHER ONE OF THESE TEENS CURRENTLY ATTEND SCHOOL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

CHANDLER SAYS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE AREA ADMIT TO USING ECSTASY.

"We always get concerned about ecstasy because it does seem to have a marketing appeal to younger students if it happens to get popular." Amity Chandler, Drug Free Charlotte County

DETECTIVES SAY THEY UNCOVERED 15 GRAMS OF THE SYNTHETIC DRUG IN THE BUY, ENOUGH TO CHARGE THE PAIR WITH TRAFFICKING AND SEVERAL OTHER FELONIES.

ROY IS 17 YEARS OLD. HE'S IN JUVENILE DETENTION - 19-YEAR-OLD WARNOCK IS STILL IN JAIL.

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

WORKERS AT LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL ARE ON ALERT AFTER A SUSPCIOUS WOMAN STARTS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERNITY WARD. AND LOCKED DOORS.