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ANCHOR SUPERS ASH WEDNESDAY BEGINS-VOTOPS
KEY LIST TEASE THREE-2 SHOT
HEADLINES TZ3 A) MANHUNT-VO
HL1) CALI STANDOFF-TRX VOTOPS TZ3 B) ESCAPED FL PRISONER TZ REWARD-VOTOPS
HL2) MISSING TEENS-TRX VOTOPS OPEN 12:30-CLIP
HL3) STATE OF TEH UNION-TRX VOTOPS MISSING TEENS-SSTOPS MITTO
BREAKING-CLIP CHARCO DRUG BUST-TRX (4) SS
CALI MANHUNT ENDS-ONCAM MANHUNT ENDS-TRX VOTOPS OC
CALI MANHUNT ENDS-NEWSROOM MANHUNT ENDS-PKG
CALI MANHUNT ENDS-PKG 40 DAYS FOR LIFE-TRX DBX
CALI MANHUNT ENDS-NEWSROOM 40 DAYS FOR LIFE-REM
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-TRX SS MITTO 40 DAYS FOR LIFE-VO
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-REM 40 DAYS FOR LIFE-SOT
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SS MITTO 40 DAYS FOR LIFE-REM
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-VOTOPS STATE OF THE UNION GOP RESPONSES-TRX ONCAM
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SOT STATE OF THE UNION GOP RESPONSES-PKG
MISSING COLLIER TEENS-REM CAPE WOMAN STRANDED-SSTOPS-VO-OC
CHARCO DRUG BUST-TRX (2)SS 100k REWARD FOR TEXAS PRISONER-VO
CHARCO DRUG BUST-REM PARENTS CUFF TEEN TO POLE IN BASEMENT-VO
CHARCO DRUG BUST-PKG THAILAND ATTACK-TRX VO
CHARCO DRUG BUST-REM HORSE MEAT RAID-VOTOPS
OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-TRX ONCAM BOLIVIA FLOODS-VOTOPS
OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-PLASMA JAPAN TRAIN HITS TRUCK-VOTOPS
OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-CG TOPS VO FMR OLYMPIAN ON WRESTLING CANCELLED-SOT VO
OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-SOT FMR OLYMPIAN ON WRESTLING CANCELLED-SOT VO
OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-PLASMA TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT
MARCO RUBIO-OC SOT OC TZ4 A) ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED FOR DEALING POT-VO
MARCO RUBIO-VOTOPS TZ4 B) MEN HELP PREGNANT WOMAN-VOTOPS
TEASE ONE-2 SHOT ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-TRX ONCAM
TZ1 A) MOM AND KID HIT BY CAR-VO ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-PKG
TZ1 B) BUS RIDE JOY RIDE-VOTOPS ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-ONCAM
WEATHER-STC FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP
MARKET WATCH-PKG FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP AFGHAN AIR STRIKE-VO
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL SYRIA VIOLENCE-VOTOPS
CAR HITS MOM AND TODDLER SURVEILLANCE-TRX VOTOPS CHERNOBYL PARTIAL COLLAPSE-TRX VO
SCHOOL BUS JOYRIDE-VOTOPS KYLE MEMORIAL ARRIVAL-VO
SCHOOL BUS JOYRIDE-SOT VO NEW SARS-VO
DADE COLD CASE-SS RETAIL SALES UP IN JANUARY-VO
SHOCK JOCK TRIAL-SS MEN HELP PREGNANT WOMAN ON SLED-ONCAM
FL TAX FRAUD SENTENCE-OTS MEN HELP PREGNANT WOMAN ON SLED-PKG
MORE FEDERAL PROSECTURS HIRED-OTS COMING UP @ 4-CLIP
NY GUN RALLY-TRX VO A) cruise ship to return-VO
IN FOUNDRY FIRE-VOTOPS B) swfl pope reaction-VOTOPS
TEASE TWO-2 SHOT C) fat tax for unhealthy food-VOTOPS
TZ2 A) POPE LATEST-VO CALI MANHUNT ENDS-TRXVO TOPS
TZ2 B) END OF MARDI GRAS-VOTOPS MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SSTOPS
POPE LATEST-TRX ONCAM CHARCO DRUG BUST-(2)SSTOPS
POPE LATEST-PKG MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE
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HEADLINES


RIGHT NOW AT NOON.

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN THAT CALIFORNIA STANDOFF.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT POLICE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THE FINAL MOMENTS YESTERDAY IN THAT MOUNTAIN CABIN.

PLUS.

THREE TEENS -- MISSING - THEIR FAMILIES AND POLICE, TODAY, DESPERATELY HOPING FOR NEW INFORMATION.

NBC2 WITH A LIVE REPORT.

AND.

WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE LATEST REACTION FROM THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. Return to index of stories...


HL1) CALI STANDOFF-TRX VOTOPS


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HL2) MISSING TEENS-TRX VOTOPS


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HL3) STATE OF TEH UNION-TRX VOTOPS


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BREAKING-CLIP


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CALI MANHUNT ENDS-ONCAM


BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GETTING NEW INFORMATION INTO OUR NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW OUT OF CALIFORNIA.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SAYING THEY'VE FOUND ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT POINTS TO THE FACT THAT CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS NOW DEAD.

OUR NICK CILETTI IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW, TRACKING THE NEWEST INFORMATION.

NICK WHAT DID YOU UNCOVER. Return to index of stories...


CALI MANHUNT ENDS-NEWSROOM


STACEY.

THE SAN BERNADINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NOW SAYS THEY FOUND CHRISTOPHER DORNER'S LICENSE INSIDE THAT LOG CABIN.

THE SAME CABIN ON BIG BEAR WHERE THEY FOUND CHARRED HUMAN REMAINS TUESDAY

NOW.I WANT TO RE-ITERATE.LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFED THAT BODY AS DORNER'S.

BUT IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT MORE AND MORE SIGNS ARE SUGGESTING THAT. Return to index of stories...


CALI MANHUNT ENDS-PKG


NATS.GUNFIRE

ERRUPTING IN GUNFIRE.

A STAND OFF WITH MURDER SUSPECT CHRISTOPHER DORNER TURNS DEADLY.

I stopped my truck, put in park, and put up my hands. And he said, "I don't want to hurt you. So I just got out and started walking down the road. He said take your dog, which is what I did.

AFTER DAYS ON THE RUN. WITNESSES SAY THEY SPOTTED DORNER TUESDAY AFTERNOON

. NOT FAR FROM WHERE HIS BURNED OUT TRUCK WAS FOUND LAST THURSDAY.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECT HELD TWO WOMEN HOSTAGE IN A HOME.

ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS THIS MAN'S WIFE.

SOT -- Jay Hilton, Husband of Hostage "He had tied em in - broke in - tied

em up. and stole the car. They're OK as far as we know. they're fine."

POLICE SAY THE DORNER. ALSO CAR-JACKED A *SECOND* VEHICLE.

AND -- AFTER A POLICE CHASE. HE DITCHED THE CAR. THEN TOOK OFF ON FOOT.

. WHICH LEAD TO A SHOOTOUT.

THOSE TENSE MOMENTS WERE CAPTURED ON THE AIR. DURING K-C-B-S's NEWSCAST.

SOT - / Full

AND -- ANOTHER LIFE. WAS TAKEN.

SOT -- Sheriff John McMahon , San Bernardino County / "Unfortunately one of

our deputies passed away as a result of his injuries."

ALREADY ACCUSED OF THREE MURDERS. POLICE SAY DORNER PROMISED TO CONTINUE

KILLING OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN RETALIATION FOR BEING FIRED FROM

THE L-A-P-D.

HE ALSO WROTE IN HIS ALLEGED ONLINE MANIFESTO THAT THERE WOULD BE *NO*

NEGOTIATING.

AN INTENSE STAND-OFF WITH SWAT TEAMS AT THIS CABIN LEAD TO MORE SHOTS BEING

FIRED.

THEN. CAME THIS MASSIVE FIRE. Return to index of stories...


CALI MANHUNT ENDS-NEWSROOM


AGAIN.

WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE SAN BERNADINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO CONFIRM THOSE REMAINS ARE DORNERS.

NO WORD YET ON WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN.

OF COURSE.

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BREAK ANY MORE DEVELOPMENTS AS WE GET THEM.

REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.

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MISSING COLLIER TEENS-TRX SS MITTO


DEVELOPING AT NOON - IT'S BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE 3 COLLIER COUNTY TEENAGERS WERE LAST SEEN.

TODAY- COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES AND THEIR PARENTS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES.

HERE THEY ARE-

17-YEAR-OLD SHYLA VALVERDE, HER BOYFRIEND 16-YEAR-OLD ANDREW RUIZ AND 16-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GIDEON.

TODAY -- A FACEBOOK PAGE IS UP FOR SHYLA, ASKING FOR HELP FINDING THEM.

JOELLE PARKS IS GATHERING NEW INFORMATION - IN THIS STORY.

SHE JOINS US FROM COLLIER COUNTY.

JOELLE? Return to index of stories...


MISSING COLLIER TEENS-REM


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THAT FACEBOOK AGE HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING FOR LESS THAN A DAY AND ALREADY HAD ALMOST 500 'LIKES.'

IT'S BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE 3 COLLIER COUNTY TEENAGERS WENT MISSING.

TODAY- COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES AND THEIR PARENTS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES.

THEY'RE ALSO ASKING FOR YOU TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.

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17-YEAR-OLD SHYLA VALVERDE, HER BOYFRIEND 16-YEAR-OLD ANDREW RUIZ AND 16-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GIDEON.

FRIENDS CALL MICHAEL "ALEC."

PARENTS OF THE TEENS SAY THE TRIO TOLD THEM THEY WERE HEADED TO THEEVERGLADES CITY SEAFOOD FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY.

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MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SS MITTO


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MISSING COLLIER TEENS-VOTOPS


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MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SOT


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Heather Robinson

Missing teen's mom

" WHAT I KNOW IS THAT I TRUST MY DAUGHTER AND I TRUST THAT SHE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING AND SHE DOES AND IF SOMETHING WAS GOING ON SHE WOULD TELL ME." Return to index of stories...


MISSING COLLIER TEENS-REM


Take joelle live

I DID CONTACT THE FL DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO SEE IF ANY OF THESE TEENS WERE EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT HOME.

THE AGENCY TELLS ME THEY DO HAVE A PAST HISTORY WITH THE GIDEON FAMILY,

AND THERE IS A NEW INVESTIGATION THAT WAS OPENED ON JANUARY 15th. THAT INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

THEY HAVE HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE OTHER 2 FAMILIES.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE 3 TEENS IS ASKED TO CALL CCSO.

PORTING LIVE JP. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO DRUG BUST-TRX (2)SS


NBC2 ON TOP OF A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

A DRUG RAID NABS THREE SUSPECTS AND ABOUT 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MARIJUANA.

THESE THREE WERE ARRESTED, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN IN DECEMBER.

THIS ALL HAPPENED IN ROTONDA WEST.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION.

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CHARCO DRUG BUST-REM


YOUR TYPICAL SHIPPING BOXES.

FILLED WITH VACUM SEALED PLASTIC BAGS THAT WERE STUFFED WITH MARIJUANA. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO DRUG BUST-PKG


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SOT: MaryAnn Schmidt, Neighbor "This is a place where people retire and so you wouldn't think that you would see much of that in an area like this."

NEARLY 3-THOUSAND GRAMS OF MARIJUANA.

35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STREET VALUE.

ALL PACKED INTO FEDEX BOXES IN VACCUM SEALED BAGS.

SOT: MARYANN "Wow, that's a lot."

IT'S WHAT CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES FOUND INSIDE OF THIS HOME IN ROTONDA WEST JUST YESTERDAY MORNING.

MARYANN SCHMIDT LIVES ON THE SAME STREET AND WATCHED AS POLICE RAIDED THE HOME.

SOT: MARYANN "There were a lot of police cars here and they were right on the spot."

THE RAID HAPPENED AFTER A LONG INVESTIGATION THAT STARTED IN DECEMBER.

LEADING OFFICERS TO ARREST 22-YEAR-OLD DANIEL HOOD, HIS GIRLFRIEND, 21-YEAR-OLD CAITLYN CHRISTIANO AND HER BROTHER, 26-YEAR-OLD CLIFFORD CHRISTIANO.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THESE THREE PEOPLE WERE HAVING POUNDS OF MARIJUANA SHIPPED TO THE HOME IN THESE BOXES.

SEVERAL EMPTY BOXES AND EMPTY MARIJUANA BAGS WERE ALSO FOUND.

MARYANN DIDN'T KNOW HER NEIGHBORS, BUT SAYS SHE SPEAKS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE SAYS SHE'S GLAD THEY WERE CAUGHT.

SOT: MARYANN "If there's drug dealings here I'm glad the police are right on top of it and taking care of it." Return to index of stories...


CHARCO DRUG BUST-REM


LIVE TAG:

ALL OF THE PEOPLE ARRESTED HAVE BONDED OUT OF JAIL.

WE SAW ONE PERSON COME HOME, SHE WOULDN'T TALK TO US.

DEPUTIES WONT TELL US WHERE THESE BOXES WERE SHIPPED FROM, BUT THEY SAY THERE ARE NOW OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING ON THIS INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-TRX ONCAM


THIS AFTERNOON, REPUBLICANS ARE RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION LAST NIGHT.

THE CONCENSIS AMONG THE GOP IS THE PRESIDENT LACKED DETAILS.

NBC-2'S CLAY MILLER JOINS US LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY IN WASHINGTON. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-PLASMA


HEATHER, GOOD AFTERNOON.

RIGHT NOW -- PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HEADED TO A MANUFACTURING PLANT IN NORTH CAROLINA TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF HIS KEY POINTS FROM LAST NIGHT -- CREATING MORE MANUFACTURING JOBS.

MEANWHILE IN WASHINTON -- A SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY COMES AMID A CONCERTED PUSH ON IMMIGRATION.

THE PRESIDENT -- PUSHING TO CREATE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATED 11-MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-CG TOPS VO


THESE ARE JUST TWO OF THE ISSUES HE COVERED IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION.

HE'S ALSO PUSHING FOR A PERMANENT BUDGET -- HE WANTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOMEOWNERS TO REFINANCE.

THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING FUNDS FOR BETTER PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST -- HE URGED CONGRESS FOR A VOTE ON GUN CONTROL.

VICTIMS' FAMILIES FROM RECENT SHOOTINGS WERE IN THE AUDIENCE LAST NIGHT.

WE'VE LEARNED THAT TODAY AT ONE-O'CLOCK, REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS GUN CONTROL.

BETTER BACKGROUND CHECKS AND LIMITED MAGAZINES ARE OPTIONS THAT LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING.

BACK TO THE BUDGET ISSUE -- REPUBLICANS ARE SPEAKING OUT, SAYING THEY'RE NOT SOLD ON THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-SOT


Ohio 1:10-1:14

"How are you going to cut spending, Mr. President? How are you going to cut the national debt?"

Michigan 1:15-1:18

"Reducing spending and taking down the deficit, I just don't buy it. We've heard that before." Return to index of stories...


OBAMA STATE OF UNION WRAP-PLASMA


PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO TOUCHED ON CYBER SECURITY.

HE SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PRIOR TO HIS SPEECH -- THE ORDER PROMOTES AND CREATES BETTER SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR.

THE MEASURE AIMS TO DEFEND AGAINST ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN THE STUDIO, CLAY MILLER, NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


MARCO RUBIO-OC SOT OC


PRESIDENT OBAMA SHARED THE SPOTLIGHT WITH FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, WHO GAVE THE G-O-P RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION.

RUBIO SAID HE HOPED THE PRESIDENT WOULD "ABANDON HIS OBSESSION WITH RAISING TAXES."

HE ALSO TARGETED THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE PLAN.

And because Obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these companies aren't hiring. Not only that, they're being forced to lay people off and switch from full-time employees to part-time workers.

RUBIO USED HEALTHCARE AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW HE SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS INFLATING THE GOVERNMENT WHEN IT SHOULD BE CUT BACK. Return to index of stories...


MARCO RUBIO-VOTOPS


TRENDING TODAY AFTER RUBIO'S REPUBLICAN RESPONSE - NOT SOMETHING HE SAID - INSTEAD IT WAS SOMETHING HE DID.

IN HIS BIG MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT, RUBIO STOPPED TO TAKE A DRINK OF WATER.

MID-SPEECH, HE HE STRETCHED OUT HIS LEFT HAND, GRABBED A SMALL PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE, AND TOOK A BRIEF SWIG.

AS THE WATER BREAK GAINED NOTICE ONLINE, HE SENT A PHOTO OF THE BOTTLE FROM HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT.

RUBIO SAID - "I NEEDED WATER. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-2 SHOT


DRAMATIC VIDEO HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING, THIS AFTERNOON.

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ENGLAND - WHERE A POLICE ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A DRIVER, AFTER HE HITS A WOMAN AND HER NEPHEW.

THEY'RE OK - BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE THE VIDEO.

AND A TENNESSEE TEEN - FACES FELONY CHARGES TODAY - AFTER HE DECIDED TO STEAL A SCHOOL BUS, AND TAKE IT FOR A JOYRIDE.

IT WAS ALSO - CAUGHT ON TAPE!

WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU, NEXT AT NOON!

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TZ1 A) MOM AND KID HIT BY CAR-VO


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TZ1 B) BUS RIDE JOY RIDE-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


MARKET WATCH-PKG


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FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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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.

Some rainier days are ahead for Southwest Florida as a cold front edges our way tonight and sticks around for a couple more days.

The good news for those with outdoor plans today is the daytime hours will be mainly rain free, and it won't really be until after sunset when we start seeing some scattered showers move in from the northwest.

We'll get our Wednesday started with some areas of low visibility this morning, but partly sunny skies will take over once the fog lifts away, leading to another very warm day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as the breeze picks up through the day, gusting as high as 20-25 mph out of the south. With the southerly wind still in place, humidity will be noticeably higher through the day as well.

Once the clouds and showers start moving in tonight, we've got them in our forecast through Friday. The front will actually stall and stay right over Southwest Florida, leading to cloudy skies and periods of rain both Thursday and Friday. With the clouds and scattered rain around those two days, daytime temps will struggle to climb out of the 70s during the afternoons.

Signs point to the showers and front making an exit by late Friday into early Saturday, and then some rather cold air will follow behind it. We'll start to notice the cool down by Saturday afternoon and evening, and then by Sunday morning we'll likely be tracking temperatures as low as the 30s and 40s! Sunday looks to be a very chilly day as well with highs only reaching the low to mid 60s despite full sunshine.

After morning lows cool back into the 30s and 40s Monday morning, we'll start to warm up pretty quickly back into the mid 70s by Monday afternoon and then back to 80° by Tuesday. Return to index of stories...


CAR HITS MOM AND TODDLER SURVEILLANCE-TRX VOTOPS


DRAMATIC SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM CENTRAL ENGLAND SHOWS A DRIVER HITTING A WOMAN AND TODDLER AS THEY CROSSED A STREET.

POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE DRIVER.

THE VIDEO SHOWS A VEHICLE ACCELERATING DOWN THE WRONG WIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE HITTING A 42-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND HER THREE-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW - THEN THE DRIVER TOOK OFF.

THE WOMAN AND TODDLER ARE EXPECTED TO BE OK. Return to index of stories...


SCHOOL BUS JOYRIDE-VOTOPS


TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A GEORGIA TEENAGER, JUST OUT OF JAIL, FACES SERIOUS CHARGES -- FOR STEALING A SCHOOL BUS AND TAKING IT ON A JOYRIDE.

POLICE SAY HE WAS WALKING HOME FROM JAIL WHEN HE DECIDED TO GET ON THIS BUS.

HE FOUND A HIDDEN KEY AND TOOK OFF ON A 20 MINUTE RIDE, ONLY TO DROP THE BUS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL.

POLICE SAY HE STAYED UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT THE ENTIRE TIME AND WHEN CONFRONTED LATER BY INVESTIGATORS, HE WAS COOPERATIVE. Return to index of stories...


SCHOOL BUS JOYRIDE-SOT VO


The fact that he was honest, forthcoming, whenever questioning, he wasn't aggressive at all, we communicated very well.

THE TEEN STILL FACES A FELONY CHARGE FOR VEHICLE THEFT. Return to index of stories...


DADE COLD CASE-SS


NEW ATTENTION TO A 20-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA COLD CASE.

NBC2 HAS LEARNED - THE HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS ASSIGNED A FULL-TIME DETECTIVE TO THE CASE OF THE MURDER OF A YOUNG GIRL.

JENNIFER ODOM WAS 12-YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WAS LAST SEEN GETTING OFF HER SCHOOL BUS NEAR HER HOME.

JENNIFER'S BODY WAS FOUND SIX DAYS LATER IN AN ORANGE GROVE.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CASE OVER THE YEARS.

WE'RE TOLD, IT COULD TAKE A YEAR TO GO THROUGH THE ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE. Return to index of stories...


SHOCK JOCK TRIAL-SS


A TAMPA RADIO D-J WANTS A NEW TRIAL IN HIS DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST RIVAL "BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE" CLEM.

TODD "M-J" SCHNITT'S LAWYERS FILED THE MOTION EARLIER THIS WEEK.

GET THIS -- THEY ACCUSE THE OPPOSING COUNSEL OF ORCHESTRATING THE D-U-I ARREST OF ONE OF THE SCHNITTS' ATTORNEYS BACK IN JANUARY, CAUSING THEM TO BE UNPREPARED FOR PART OF THE TRIAL.

SCHNITT CLAIMS BUBBA CLEM INCIDENT FANS TO HARRASS HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

THE JURY FOUND CLEM'S STATEMENTS WERE PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMMENDMENT. Return to index of stories...


FL TAX FRAUD SENTENCE-OTS


200 YEARS FOR TAX FRAUD!

IN FORT LAUDERDALE, A TAX PREPARER WHO ADMITTED TO FRAUD WILL FACE A MAXIMUM POSSIBLE PRISON SENTENCE OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS!

THE CORAL SPRINGS MAN PLEADED GUILTY TO 73 COUNTS OF PREPARING FALSE RETURNS.

HE ALSO FACES THREE COUNTS OF FAILING TO FILE HIS OWN RETURNS.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE MAN CLAIMED A LONG LIST OF WAGES, DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS, THAT NEVER EXISTED. Return to index of stories...


MORE FEDERAL PROSECTURS HIRED-OTS


THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN ORLANDO IS ADDING MORE MAN-POWER TO THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA'S CRIMINAL DIVISION.

IT'S THE BUSIEST DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY.

U.S. ATTORNEY ROBERT O'NEILL SAYS FOUR NEW ATTORNEYS WILL BE ADDED.

THE MIDDLE DISTRICT COVERS 35 OF FLORIDA'S 67 COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SITS IN THE MIDDLE DISTRICT, WITH ONE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN FORT MYERS. Return to index of stories...


NY GUN RALLY-TRX VO


PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF GUN CONTROL RALLY AT THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL.

THIS WAS THE SCENE TUESDAY WHEN CROWDS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TO PROTEST THE NEW YORK SAFE ACT.

INSIDE, SUPPORTERS OF THE LEGISLATION, DEFENDED IT.

THE ACT PASSED LAST MONTH.

THE LAW EXPANDS THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.

THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE LAW - SAY IT VIOLATES SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO CALLS THE LAW, REASONABLE AND BALANCED. Return to index of stories...


IN FOUNDRY FIRE-VOTOPS


AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A METAL FOUNDRY TO GO UP IN FLAMES OVERNIGHT.

RESIDENTS IN THE SMALL INDIANA TOWN, DEVASTATED - BECAUSE THE SHOP HAD BEEN THERE FOR DECADES.

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TEASE TWO-2 SHOT


THE Pope MAKES HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE, SINCE THE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS UPCOMING RESIGNATION.

applause or singing

NEXT AT NOON - HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY - AND HOW THE CROWD OF THOUSANDS REACTED.

AND IT'S SAFE TO SAY - THE PARTY'S OFFICIALLY OVER.

FROM THE SUPERBOWL SOIREES TO MARDI GRAS MADNESS - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HAD TO HANDLE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

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TZ2 B) END OF MARDI GRAS-VOTOPS


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POPE LATEST-TRX ONCAM


NEW AT NOON -

A TIME FRAME HAS BEEN SET FOR CARDINALS TO MEET TO SELECT A NEW POPE.

THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THE CONCLAVE TO DECIDE THE SUCCESSOR TO POPE BENEDICT WILL START AS EARLY AS MARCH 15TH.

MEANWHILE, THE POPE MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE TODAY - SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, HE'S STEPPING DOWN.

N-B-C'S CLAUDIO LA-VANGA REPORTS FROM THE VATICAN. Return to index of stories...


POPE LATEST-PKG


-- PKG --

Pope Benedict 16 made his first public appearance since the shocking announcement that he will retire, abdicate actually at the end of February.

Well he made an appearance in an audience hall inside Vatican City in front of eight thousand people chanting his name.

He said thank you very much your thoughts and prayers, he explained that he thought long and hard about his decision and he decided that that was a decision that was good for the church.

He will preside a mass for Ash Wednesday, a mass that is widely expected to be the last one that he will preside as Pope Benedict 16 before his retirement on February 28th.

"You know, one of the questions hanging over this whole transition is, how do you say goodbye to a resigning Pope?, and how does the Pope say goodbye to the people he has worked with and to the faithful?"

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MARDI GRAS CELEBRATIONS CAME TO A CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AS ASH WEDNESDAY BEGAN.

HUNDREDS OF STATE TROOPERS WERE ON HAND TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT HOME SAFELY.

MAYOR LANDREW SAYS THE FESTIVAL WENT WELL WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS INCIDENTS. Return to index of stories...


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New Orleans:03 -:08

"It's a great joy, you know we started off the parade this morning, it's got some symmetry to it, you start it off and you close it and you don't quit until it's over and tonight it's over."

THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE TOLD LOCAL MEDIA THEY WERE PROUD TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE MAYOR, FOLLOWING THE HARD YEARS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. Return to index of stories...


ASH WEDNESDAY BEGINS-VOTOPS


Today is Ash Wednesday and the first day of Lent for many Christian churches in the Western world.

It's a season of prayer and penance -- and a period of preparation for the Easter season.

Lent lasts six and a half weeks, ending on Easter.

Observances of Lent date back to the Fourth Century.

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TEASE THREE-2 SHOT


A FIERY END TO A TEN-DAY NATIONWIDE MANHUNT -

BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN.

NOW THAT A STAND-OFF BETWEEN AN EX-COP ON A KILLER RAMPAGE IS OVER-

POLICE HAVE UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF CHARRED REMAINS ARE THOSE OF THE SUSPECTED KILLER.

HOPING THAT MONEY TALKS!

THE BIG REWARD, POLICE ARE DANGLING TO REEL IN A FUGITIVE PRISONER, WHO STABBED A SOUTH FLORIDA OFFICER. Return to index of stories...


TZ3 A) MANHUNT-VO


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MISSING TEENS-SSTOPS MITTO


THE TOP STORIES WE ARE FOLLOWING AT NOON.

A FRANTIC SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 3 MISSING COLLIER COUNTY TEENAGERS.

17-YEAR-OLD SHYLA VALVERDE, 16-YEAR-OLD ANDREW RUIZ AND 16-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GIDEON WERE LAST SEEN ON FRIDAY.

A FACEBOOK PAGE HAS BEEN UP ASKING FOR ANY CLUES THAT CAN HELP BRING THEM HOME. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO DRUG BUST-TRX (4) SS


A MAJOR DRUG BUST OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

NARCOTICS UNITS ARREST THREE PEOPLE IN ROTONDA WEST - DANIEL HOOD, CAITLYN CHRISTIANO AND HER BROTHER, CLIFFORD WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY.

THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN DECEMBER.

INSIDE THE HOME - DEPUTIES FOUND MORE THAN SIX POUNDS OF MARIJUANA - IN VACUUM SEALED BAGS AND BOXES, DELIVERED BY FED-EX.

STREET VALUE - ABOUT 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DEPUTIES ALSO SEIZED MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH. Return to index of stories...


MANHUNT ENDS-TRX VOTOPS OC


BREAKING NEWS AT NOON. LOS ANGELES POLICE SAY THEIR DEPARTMENT HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS, THE DAY AFTER A SHOOTOUT AND FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH WHO IS BELIEVED TO BE EX-COP CHRISTOPHER DORNER.

HE'S ACCUSED IN A DEADLY RAMPAGE THAT TOOK FOUR LIVES, INCLUDING THE LIFE OF A DEPUTY WHO WAS KILLED IN THE SHOOTOUT YESTERDAY.

A CHARRED BODY WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CABIN WHERE DORNER APPARENTLY MADE HIS LAST STAND YESTERDAY.

POLICE HAVE NOT MADE A POSTIVE ID.

NBC'S STEPHANIE STANTON HAS THE LATEST FROM SAN BERNADINO COUNTY. Return to index of stories...


MANHUNT ENDS-PKG


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THIS CABIN IN THE WOODS IS WHERE ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER MAY HAVE SPENT HIS FINAL HOURS.

A HIDEOUT WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME A FIERY TOMB.

"We believed that the person that barricaded themselves inside the cabin and engaged in gunshots with our police officers is still inside the cabin even though the building burned."

THE DRAMATIC END UNFOLDED AFTER REPORTS TWO MAIDS STUMBLED UPON DORNER HIDING INSIDE A NEARBY CABIN.

AUTHORITIES SAY DORNER TIED THE WOMEN UP AND STOLE THEIR VEHICLE.

THAT'S WHEN RICK HELTBREAK SAID HE CAME UPON DORNER WHO CARJACKED HIS VEHICLE.

"He pointed a gun at me. a big, long assault type riffle. I stopped my truck, put it in park, raised my hands up."

BUT DORNER DIDN'T GET FAR.

BARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE THE CABIN AND OPENING FIRE ON RESPONDING OFFICERS. KILLING ONE AND INJURING ANOTHER.

"we know what it's like to lose a fellow officer and breaks everyone's heart to know what those fellow officers and their families are going through."

THE 33-YEAR OLD EX-COP HAS BEEN ON THE RUN SINCE SUPERBOWL SUNDAY, WHEN POLICE SAY HE KILLED TWO PEOPLE IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. DAYS LATER DORNER OPENED FIRE ON OFFICERS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, KILLING ONE OF THEM. POLICE THEN DISCOVERED THE CHILLING MOTIVES FOR THE MURDERS.

IN A FACEBOOK MANIFESTO POSTED BY DORNER. WHO WANTED TO GET REVENGE ON FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR HIS 2009 FIRING FROM THE LAPD.

STEPHANIE STANTON, NBC NEWS, SAN BERNADINO, CA. Return to index of stories...


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STATE OF THE UNION GOP RESPONSES-TRX ONCAM


DID YOU WATCH THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT?

PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WATCHING AT HOME.

THE STAKES WERE HIGH IN THIS MUCH-ANTICIPATED SPEECH.

BUT REPUBLICANS WERE QUICK TO RESPOND.

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STATE OF THE UNION GOP RESPONSES-PKG


--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

"Good evening. "

DELIVERING THE OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PARTY RESPONSE TO A PRESIDENT FRESH OFF REELECTION AND FEELING FEISTY, FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WAS EQUALLY COMBATIVE - ACCUSING MR. OBAMA OF TRYING TO TAX AND SPEND HIS WAY TO PROSPERITY.

"The tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle class families. It will cost them their raises. It will cost them their benefits. It may even cost some of them their jobs."

AND IF THAT WASN'T POINTED ENOUGH:

"So Mr. President, I don't oppose your plans because I want to protect the rich. I oppose your plans because I want to protect my neighbors."

BUT THE SPOTLIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO BRIGHT FOR A MOMENT, AS RUBIO REACHED FOR A BOTTLE OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SPEECH.

STILL, THE SON OF CUBAN IMMIGRANTS AND NOW A LEADING VOICE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM, RUBIO MADE HISTORY WITH HIS REMARKS.

"Señor Presidente."

BY TAPING AN ADDITIONAL RESPONSE IN SPANISH.

BUT RUBIO WAS NOT THE NIGHT'S ONLY GOP APPEAL TO LATINOS.

"We must be the party who sees immigrants as assets, not liabilities."

KENTUCKY SENATOR RAND PAUL STRUCK A DECIDEDLY MODERATE TONE ON IMMIGRATION IN HIS TEA PARTY RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.

BUT PAUL OFFERED UP SOME THE MOVEMENT'S CONSERVATIVE POPULISM AS WELL, CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS IF LAWMAKERS FAIL TO TACKLE THE DEFICIT.

"If Congress refuses to obey its own rules, if Congress refuses to pass a budget, if Congress refuses to read the bills, then I say: Sweep the place clean."

BUT THERE WAS ONE OTHER UNOFFICIAL REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION FROM A MAN WHO SOMETIMES SHOOTS FROM THE LIP.

"q: Are you going to behave yourself? a: I'm so sweet I can hardly stand myself."

TED NUGENT, THE OUTSPOKEN GUN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND FORMER ROCK STAR, WAS INVITED BY TEXAS CONGRESSMAN STEVE STOCKMAN TO STAND AGAINST NEW FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS.

AFTER MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH SECURITY, UNARMED.

'I'm butt naked. I've never been so naked in all my life."

NUGENT SAID HIS MESSAGE WAS SIMPLE:

Freedom. Freedom and independence. Rugged individualism and leave us alone.

standup - "THE STATE OF THE UNION AND THE MULTIPLE RESPONSES WERE JUST THE OPENING ROUND OF WHAT COULD BE TWO MORE WEEKS OF POLITICAL POSTURING. BOTH SIDES REMAIN FAR A PART ON THE MASSIVE ROUND OF AUTOMATIC GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER THAT'S DUE TO KICK IN ON MARCH FIRST. JIM ACOSTA CNN WASHINGTON." Return to index of stories...


CAPE WOMAN STRANDED-SSTOPS-VO-OC


THIS CAPE CORAL WOMAN IS ONE OF THE PASSENGERS STUCK ON THE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP RIGHT NOW THAT BROKE DOWN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THIS IS LEE MEMORIAL NURSE DEE TUCKER.

AND SHE CALLED HER FIANCEE TO DESCRIBE THE SITUATION.

SHE TELLS HIM -- PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON DECKS --

AND WITH NO WORKING TOILETS, GUESTS ARE USING PLASTIC BAGS.

THERE'S BARELY ANY FOOD AND SHE SAYS, CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING.

THE CRUISE SHIP IS SET TO ARRIVE IN MOBILE ALABAMA LATE TODAY -- OR TOMORROW. Return to index of stories...


100k REWARD FOR TEXAS PRISONER-VO


A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER FROM FLORIDA.

WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY YESTERDAY - RIGHT HERE AT NOON.

MIAMI DEPUTIES WERE TAKING A CONVICTED VIOLENT SEX OFFENDER TO LAS VEGAS.

WHEN THEY STOPPED IN DALLAS, POLICE SAY PRISONER ALBERTO MORALES STABBED AN OFFICER MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN FLED.

THAT OFFICER IS IN STABLE CONDITION.

MORALES - AGAIN, STILL ON THE RUN AND IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Return to index of stories...


PARENTS CUFF TEEN TO POLE IN BASEMENT-VO


A MISSOURI COUPLE IS FACING CHARGES IN A CASE WHERE A TEEN WAS HANDCUFFED TO A POLE IN THE FAMILY'S HOME.

DAVID MARTIN AND HIS WIFE, ARE BEHIND BARS.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE 17-YEAR-OLD SAYS HE WAS RARELY ALLOWED TO SHOWER AND EAT.

HE SAYS HE WEIGHED JUST 103 POUNDS WHEN POLICE FOUND HIM IN THE BASEMENT.

A NEIGHBOR PROMPTED POLICE TO CHECK ON THE BOY.

MARTIN SAYS HE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD MEDICATION FOR HIS SON AND THE TEEN, WHO SUFFERS FROM BIPOLAR DISORDER. Return to index of stories...


THAILAND ATTACK-TRX VO


NEW VIDEO FROM AROUND THE GLOBE NOW - THE THAI MARINE CORPS SAYS A GROUP OF 40 MILITANTS ATTACKED A BASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY TODAY.

16 MILITANTS WERE KILLED -- THE REST TOOK OFF.

THERE WERE NO MILITARY CASUALTIES.

GOVERNMENT DISSIDENTS HAVE FUELED A VIOLENT UPRISING IN SOUTHERN THAILAND SINCE 2004.

MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE DIED. Return to index of stories...


HORSE MEAT RAID-VOTOPS


BRITISH AUTHORITIES RAIDED A SLAUGHTERHOUSE OVERNIGHT, SUSPECTED OF SELLING HORSE MEAT LABELED AS BEEF.

IT'S THE FIRST IN A GROWING SCANDAL ACROSS EUROPE AS D-N-A INSPECTIONS CONFIRMED HORSE MEAT WAS USED IN PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS.

MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF BEEF HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN ABOUT A DOZEN COUNTRIES.

INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT A MASSIVE FRAUD OPERATION. Return to index of stories...


BOLIVIA FLOODS-VOTOPS


WE'RE GETTING SOME AMAZING VIDEO OF FLOODS IN BOLIVIA -- CRIPPLING THE NATION'S CAPITAL, LA PAZ.

18 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED DEAD, MORE ARE MISSING.

AT LEAST 50 HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, AND BRIDGES ARE WASHED OUT.

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JAPAN TRAIN HITS TRUCK-VOTOPS


IN SOUTHERN JAPAN -- MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE HURT WHEN A COMMUTER TRAIN SLAMMED INTO A TRUCK AT A RAIL CROSSING.

THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND COULDN'T GET OFF THE TRACK.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRAIN SUFFERED THE MOST SERIOUS INJURIES.

EVERYONE ELSE IS EXPECTED TO BE OK. Return to index of stories...


FMR OLYMPIAN ON WRESTLING CANCELLED-SOT VO


NEW AT NOON - AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST WRESTLER IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE I-O-C'S RECENT DECISION TO DROP THE ANCIENT SPORT FROM COMPETITION.

"There's a lot of things that go through your head, and anger is probably one of them and that doesn't get anything done so what you do is you gather information."

COACH TOM BRANDS - TRAINS HOPEFULS FOR THE OLYMPICS, WHO NOW MAY ONLY HAVE A FEW CHANCES LEFT TO STAND ON THE PODIUM.

THE ONLY SPORT, IN WHICH THE AMERICANS HAVE WON MORE MEDALS THAN WRESTLING, ARE SWIMMING AND TRACK AND FIELD.

BRANDS HOPED TO APPEAL THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE'S DECISION. Return to index of stories...


FMR OLYMPIAN ON WRESTLING CANCELLED-SOT VO


You have to be professional and you have to do it with some muscle as well."

WRESTLING'S GOVERNING BODY IS "GREATLY ASTONISHED" BY THE DECISION TO DROP THE SPORT FROM THE OLYMPICS IN 2020.

PAST AND PRESENT OLYMPIC CHAMPS CALL IT "MIND-BOGGLING" AND A "TRAGEDY" FOR THE SPORT.

OTHER SPORTS CONSIDERED FOR ELIMINATION FROM THE OLYMPICS INCLUDED MODERN PENTATHLON, TAEKWONDO AND FIELD HOCKEY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT


NEXT AT NOON --

AN UNLIKELY DRUG-DEALER OUT OF GEORGIA.

THIS AFTERNOON, NEIGHBORS OPEN UP ABOUT AN ELDERLY LADY, WITH A HIDDEN OCCUPATION.

PLUS.

STUCK IN THE NORTHEAST SNOWSTORM, A WOMAN GOES INTO LABOR.

NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS JUMP IN TO HELP HER GET TO THE HOSPITAL

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TZ4 A) ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED FOR DEALING POT-VO


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ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-TRX ONCAM


NEW AT NOON.

NEIGHBORS OF A 79-YEAR-OLD ATLANTA WOMAN SAY SHE HAD A LOT OF VISITORS, BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT.

TURNS OUT, SHE WAS SELLING MARIJUANA OUT OF HER HOME, ACCORDING TO POLICE.

RYAN YOUNG REPORTS. Return to index of stories...


ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-PKG


--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

YOU ALMOST CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE SCREEN.

79-YEAR-OLD NORMA CHEREN LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S GRANDMOTHER.

WITH HER GLASSES AND SILVER HAIR. BUT SHE'S WEARING A FULTON COUNTY JAIL JUMP SUIT, FACING DRUG CHARGES.

AND THE 79-YEAR-OLD SEEMED TO FEEL JUST AS OUT OF PLACE AS SHE LOOKED.

A-P-D'S NARCOTICS TEAM RAIDED HER HOUSE ON VICKERS STREET IN SOUTHEAST ATLANTA FEBRUARY 7-TH, AFTER DETECTIVES SAY THEY CAUGHT HER TRYING TO SELL MARIJUANA IN BUCKHEAD.

"I'm shocked. I am totally shocked. Because I wouldn't have never expected that."

I WORKED TO OBTAIN THESE PHOTOS OF WHAT THE UNIT SAYS THEY FOUND ON THE INSIDE.

YOU CAN SEE THE CASH LINING THESE OLD-STYLE LUNCHBOXES.

THAT'S SOME OF THE 130-THOUSAND DOLLARS THEY FOUND, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MARIJUANA, NINE POUNDS IN ALL.

"A little old lady, she lived by herself. I always see her coming in and out, but I would think, you know, she's going to work."

HER NEIGHBORS, LIKE THIS WOMAN.

"I watch everything over here. They call me the nosy neighbor."

TELL ME THEY THOUGHT THE VISITORS TO THE HOME WERE JUST TAKING CARE OF THE 79-YEAR-OLD.

"For the past what, six or seven months, I have been seeing like SUVs, other different cars. They will come over there, they'll get out of the truck, they'll go up the hill, they will be in there about 10 to 15 minutes, then come back and leave. So, I didn't think, you know, anything. I thought maybe they was giving her dialysis, or you know, or something because she's a sweet old lady." Return to index of stories...


ELDERLY WOMAN BUSTED WITH MARIJUANA-ONCAM


SHE'S BEING HELD ON A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.

ACCORDING TO THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, THIS IS NOT HER FIRST RUN-IN WITH THE LAW.

THE PAPER REPORTS SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS PROBATION FOR A 19-91 DRUG VIOLATION. Return to index of stories...


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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.

Some rainier days are ahead for Southwest Florida as a cold front edges our way tonight and sticks around for a couple more days.

The good news for those with outdoor plans today is the daytime hours will be mainly rain free, and it won't really be until after sunset when we start seeing some scattered showers move in from the northwest.

We'll get our Wednesday started with some areas of low visibility this morning, but partly sunny skies will take over once the fog lifts away, leading to another very warm day with highs in the low to mid 80s.

Winds will continue to be a factor in our forecast as the breeze picks up through the day, gusting as high as 20-25 mph out of the south. With the southerly wind still in place, humidity will be noticeably higher through the day as well.

Once the clouds and showers start moving in tonight, we've got them in our forecast through Friday. The front will actually stall and stay right over Southwest Florida, leading to cloudy skies and periods of rain both Thursday and Friday. With the clouds and scattered rain around those two days, daytime temps will struggle to climb out of the 70s during the afternoons.

Signs point to the showers and front making an exit by late Friday into early Saturday, and then some rather cold air will follow behind it. We'll start to notice the cool down by Saturday afternoon and evening, and then by Sunday morning we'll likely be tracking temperatures as low as the 30s and 40s! Sunday looks to be a very chilly day as well with highs only reaching the low to mid 60s despite full sunshine.

After morning lows cool back into the 30s and 40s Monday morning, we'll start to warm up pretty quickly back into the mid 70s by Monday afternoon and then back to 80° by Tuesday. Return to index of stories...


AFGHAN AIR STRIKE-VO


AFGHANISTAN AUTHORITIES SAY FIVE CHILDREN WERE AMONG TEN CIVILIANS KILLED BY A NATO AIRSTRIKE TODAY.

THE GOVERNOR OF THE REGION SAID THE DEAD WERE FROM TWO FAMILIES.

FOUR TALIBAN FIGHTERS WERE ALSO KILLED.

NATO CONFIRMED THE AIR STRIKE BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE DEATHS.

THE AIRSTRIKE CAME JUST A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED HALF OF OUR U-S TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN WOULD BE WITHDRAWN WITHIN A YEAR. Return to index of stories...


SYRIA VIOLENCE-VOTOPS


THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING ATTACKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACTIVISTS SAID GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT TARGETED SEVERAL SUBURBS OF THE CAPITAL TODAY.

AMATEUR VIDEO POSTED ONLINE CLAIMED TO SHOW AREAS OF DAMASCUS AND ALEPPO BEING BOMBARDED YESTERDAY.

THE U-N SAYS THE CONFLICT IN SYRIA HAS CLAIMED MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND LIVES SINCE IT BEGAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. Return to index of stories...


CHERNOBYL PARTIAL COLLAPSE-TRX VO


HAPPENING RIGHT NOW - WORKERS IN UKRAINE ARE INVESTIGATING WALL PANELS AND PART OF A ROOF THAT COLLAPSED AT THE CHERNOBYL NU-CLEAR POWER PLANT.

THE COMPLEX WAS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S WORST NU-CLEAR DISASTERS IN 1986.

NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE COLLAPSE, AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN RADIATION LEVELS.

THE SNOW BUILD-UP ON THE ROOF, CAUSED IT TO CAVE-IN. Return to index of stories...


KYLE MEMORIAL ARRIVAL-VO


THOUSANDS GATHERED IN TEXAS TODAY TO PAY RESPECT TO MURDERED FORMER NAVY SEAL CHRIS KYLE.

HOURS BEFORE THE SERVICE BEGAN, MOURNERS STOOD IN LINE AT COWBOY STADIUM, THE SIGHT OF TODAY'S MEMORIAL SERVICE.

THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD KYLE WAS SHOT AND KILLED EARLIER THIS MONTH AT A TEXAS GUN RANGE.

POLICE HAVE CHARGED EDDIE RAY ROUTH, WITH THE MURDER OF KYLE AND HIS FRIEND CHAD LITTLEFIELD.

KYLE COMPLETED FOUR TOURS OF DUTY IN IRAQ AND WROTE THE BEST-SELLING BOOK "AMERICAN SNIPER." Return to index of stories...


NEW SARS-VO


A SARS-LIKE VIRUS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BRITAIN -- AND NOW RESEARCHERS SUSPECT IT CAN SPREAD FROM PERSON-TO-PERSON.

THE VIRUS CAUSES SEVERE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, FEVER AND COUGH.

SO FAR ONLY ELEVEN CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED -- AND A MAJORITY OF PATIENTS HAD RECENTLY BEEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

FIVE HAVE DIED -- AND THE SURVIVING PATIENTS SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE HOSPITAL.

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RETAIL SALES UP IN JANUARY-VO


CONSUMERS HIT THE STORES IN JANUARY, DESPITE HIGHER PAYROLL TAXES.

RETAIL SALES ROSE ZERO-POINT-ONE-PERCENT FOR THE MONTH.

ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTING CONSUMERS TO PULL BACK BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER TAXES THAT KICKED IN THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

TARGET, NORDSTROM AND MACY'S HAVE ALL REPORTED SOLID GAINS IN SALES.

AUTO SALES FELL SLIGHTLY - ALONG WITH SALES OF FURNITURE, HEALTH, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. Return to index of stories...


MEN HELP PREGNANT WOMAN ON SLED-ONCAM


FIVE MEN, A PREGNANT LADY, A BABY ON THE WAY, ALL FACING THREE FEET OF SNOW, WHEN SOMEONE HAD THE BRIGHT IDEA TO TURN A LUGGAGE CARRIER INTO A SLED.

SOMEONE ELSE THOUGHT TO RECORD THE EFFORTS TO GET MOM TO THE HOSPITAL.

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MEN HELP PREGNANT WOMAN ON SLED-PKG


5 MEN --- A PREGNANT LADY.

"Only this baby. He had to come in with a bang! He had to outdo everybody!"

AND NOW A BABY.

THIS IS LITTLE JIMMY WOOD. JIMMY'S JOURNEY WAS NO WINTER WONDERLAND.

SUNDAY 3 FEET OF SNOW COVERED THE WOODS' NAUGATUCK STREET.

THERE WAS NO WAY OUT. NOBODY HAD A SLED. BUT A NEIGHBOR HAD AN IDEA.

"I have a luggage carrier. I said, let's get it down here. I said, rip the lid off. whatever you gotta do. And he brought it down, we tied ropes on it."

"I was hysterical in the bathroom, I was crying. I was like, 'I'm not getting in that. This is. this is insane, this is ridiculous.' And he's like, 'we have to go!'"

ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS IN ONE OF THOSE LUGGAGE CARRIERS YOU SEE ON TOPS OF CARS --- FRIENDS AND FAMILY PUSHED LAURI THROUGH THE SNOW.

"Trying to hold on to the sides, you know. and I'm flippin' all over the place. as they're trying to take a corner I'm tryin' to go with them. and I'm contracting. and it was. like I said, it was either a cry or a laugh."

THEY FINALLY FOUND A PLOWED STREET. JUMPED IN A CAR. AND HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL.

JIMMY WAS BORN 1 HOUR LATER.

"If you walked it today. you'd be like, 'this is really not that bad.' But. pull a pregnant woman. on a luggage carrier. on top of your car. It's not as easy as it seems." Return to index of stories...


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NBC2 WORKING ON SEVERAL STORIES FOR YOU.

FIRST AT FOUR.

MISERY AT SEA.

IT WILL BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THOUSANDS OF CARNIVAL CRUISE PASSENGERS SET FOOT ON DRY LAND.

THE CRIPPLED SHIP HAS BEEN ADRIFT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THE LATEST ON THE SLOW TOW BACK TO SHORE.

WE'LL ALSO TELL YOU WHY A GROUP OF CATHOLICS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED BY THE SURPRISE NEWS OF POPE BENEDICT'S RESIGNATION.

AND - WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR THE JUNK FOOD YOU LOVE?

FIRST AT FOUR - EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON THE SO-CALLED, "FAT TAX."

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CALI MANHUNT ENDS-TRXVO TOPS


HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN CALIFORNIA ARE STILL TRYING TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE CHARRED REMAINS OF THE BODY THEY BELIEVE IS CHRISTOPHER DORNER.

THEY NOW SAY THEY'VE FOUND DORNER'S DRIVERS LICENCE INSIDE THE CABIN WHERE DORNER WAS BELIEVE TO BE HOLDUP.

AN OFFICER WAS KILLED YESTERDAY DURING A SHOOTOUT WITH THE SUSPECT. Return to index of stories...


MISSING COLLIER TEENS-SSTOPS


3 KIDS ARE MISSING IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT'S BEEN FIVE DAYS SINCE ANYONE SAW THESE THREE TEENAGERS.

THEY ARE 17-YEAR-OLD SHYLA VALVERDE, HER BOYFRIEND 16-YEAR-OLD ANDREW RUIZ AND 16-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GIDEON.

PARENTS OF THE TEENS SAY THE 3 WERE HEADED TO SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IN EVERGLADES CITY, FRIDAY.

NBC2 HAS LEARNED TODAY - FROM DCF - THAT THE DEPARTMENT, DOES HAVE A PAST HISTORY WITH THE GIDEON FAMILY.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Return to index of stories...


CHARCO DRUG BUST-(2)SSTOPS


DEPUITES SEIZED NEARLY 3-THOUSAND GRAMS OF MARIJUANA DURING A DRUG RAID IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE VALUE IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THESE THREE WERE ARRESTED, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN IN DECEMBER.

THIS ALL HAPPENED IN ROTONDA WEST.

DEPUTIES SAY THE DRUGS WERE SHIPPED TO THE TRIO IN FEDEX BOXES.

ALL THREE NOW HAVE BONDED OUT OF JAIL. Return to index of stories...


MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE


TAKING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE DOW THIS HOUR. Return to index of stories...


CLOSE-3-SHOT


AD LIB GOODBYE Return to index of stories...


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