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SHOWERS ON THE WAY

TOSS TO GABY-2SHOT, SS

THERE'S BEEN A RASH OF CAR BREAK-INS IN NAPLES--

THEIVES NETTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN STOLE GOODS SWIPED FROM VEHICLES ALL OVER THE CITY!

DETECTIVES SAY THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN.

NBC2S GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM-- TO PINPOINT WHERE ITS HAPPENING. AND WHAT THE CROOKS ARE LOOKING FOR.

COLLIER CAR BURGLARIES-LIVE

DETECTIVES SAY THE THEIVES ARE GOING FROM ONE PARKING LOT TO ANOTHER-- PULLING ON DOOR HANDLES

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MUSIC IS BRUCE INMANS LIFE--

PLAYING FLUTE

THE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN LOADED HIS INSTRUMENTS INTO HIS VAN FOR A PERFORMANCE ON TUESDAY NIGHT--

WHILE HE SLEPT, BURGLARS BROKE INTO HIS CAR AND STOLE EVERYTHING.

10:18 I had instruments in there dating from 1965 that my dad gave me 10:43 I lost a soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, three flutes, trumpet, valve trombone."

INMANS LIVELIHOOD IS GONE--

THE INSTRUMENTS WITH SENTIMENTAL VALUE CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.

"It's devastating, I don't care if you're rich or poor, somebody comes and takes your stuff and it's gone forever it hurts."

INMAN IS JUST ONE OF AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE IN NAPLES WHO'S CAR WAS BROKEN INTO OVERNIGHT--

MOST OF THE THEFTS HAPPENING AT CONDO AND HOTEL PARKING LOTS BETWEEN US 41 AND GOODLETTE-FRANK ROAD, NORTH OF GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY AND SOUTH OF PINE RIDGE ROAD.

"It does appear that most of them are related, if not all."

THEIVES TAKING EVERYTHING FROM SUITCASES TO KEYS, CLOTHING AND WALLETS.

NONE OF THE CARS HAD ANY SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY.

"Called car hopping where they will go one to four to five people, sometimes you'll have one act as a lookout while either one or more will go from car to car and they're just trying door handles."

DETECTIVES SAY IT'S UNCLEAR IF ONE PERSON OR A GROUP IS BEHIND THESE BREAK-INS--

THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SUSPECTS.

IN THE MEATIME-- LOCAL CHURCHES AND MUSIC STORES HAVE LET INMAN BORROW INSTRUMENTS SO HE CAN KEEP ON PLAYING--

HE SAYS CATCHING THESE CROOKS WOULD BE MUSIC TO HIS EARS.

COLLIER CAR BURGLARIES-LIVE

ONE NEIGHBOR REPORTED SEEING SOMEONE WITH A FLASHLIGHT LOOKING INTO CAR WINDOWS-- THEN DRIVINF OFF IN A VAN--

SO DETECTIVESD ARE LOOKING INTO THAT LEAD.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR YOUR HELP-- IF YOU have ANY INFORMATION ON THE BREAK-INS YOURE ASKED TO CALL CCSO OR CRIME STOOPPERS, COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REWARD.

THEY ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU TO LOCK YOUR DOORS AND DONT LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR--

MANHUNT FOLLOW-VOTOPS, ANIBOXES

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CALIFORNIA ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE IF ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS INDEED DEAD.

THIS CABIN IN THE WOODS--

IS WHERE DORNER MAY HAVE SPENT HIS FINAL HOURS.

IT WENT UP IN FLAMES AFTER A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.AND AS OF TONIGHT--

INVESTIGATORS HAVE *NOT* POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE BODY FOUND IN THE RUBBLE.

MANHUNT FOLLOW-PKG

THIS IS WHERE THE TEN-DAY REIGN OF TERROR AND MASSIVE MANHUNT FOR EX-COP

CHRISTOPHER DORNER CAME TO AN END.

NATS -- Chopper "The cabin did burn. right down to the frame."

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE CHARRED BODY THEY DISCOVERED IN THE BURNED-OUT CABIN

IS THAT OF THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN AT LEAST 4 MURDERS2 OF THEM POLICE

OFFICERS.

DETECTIVES ARE WAITING FOR FORENSICS TO CONFIRM HIS IDENTITY

BUT LOS ANGELES POLICE ARE RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.

Lt Andrew Neiman

it's been a very trying time over the last couple of weeks for all those

involved and all those families friends and everybody that's been touched by

this dorner incident

THE SEARCH FOR DOERNER ESCALATED TUESDAY THERE WERE REPORTS HE'D BEEN

SIGHTED --CULMINATING IN A BLAZING INFERNO AND HAIL OF GUNFIRE.

nats of shooting

TWO WOMEN REPORTED BEING TIED UP AND HELD HOSTAGE BY A MAN RESEMBLING DORNER

IN A CABIN NOT FAR FROM WHERE HIS BURNED OUT TRUCK WAS FOUND. HE STOLE

THEIR CAR.

THEN RICK HELTEBRAKE SAYS *HE* WAS CAR-JACKED BY DORNER.

SOT - Rick Heltebrake, On the Phone "He was dressed. dressed up to do

some damage it looked like. Within about 10 seconds or so. I heard a

volley of gunfire "NATS GUYS' DOWN!'"

TWO DEPUTIES APPROACHING THE SCENE WERE SHOT BY THE SUSPECT, ONE WAS KILLED

.

EVENTUALLY DORNER FLED TO THE CABIN ON FOOT. SWAT TEAMS SURROUNDED THE

CABIN, THEN GUNFIRE.

nats

SMOKE POURING OUT AND THEN FLAMES

IN RIVERSIDE TODAY.

nats of funeral

AN EMOTIONAL FAREWELL FOR OFFICER MICHAEL CRANE WHO DORNER IS ACCUSED OF

GUNNING DOWN LAST THURSDAY.

MANHUNT FOLLOW-TAG

ALEX STONE REPORTING.

AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THE NAME OF THE SAN BERNARDINO DEPUTY

KILLED--

ZIMMERMAN HEARING-VO, SS

LAWYERS FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN--

ARE CALLING FOR AN "EMERGENCY HEARING" TOMORROW.

THEY WANT TO ASK THE JUDGE--

WHETHER ZIMMERMAN'S "STAND YOUR GROUND" HEARING CAN BE DELAYED--

EVEN THROWN OUT.

IN OCTOBER--

THE JUDGE SAID THE TRIAL Will START JUNE 10TH and REFUSED TO GRANT ZIMMERMAN'S LAWYERS MORE TIME.

IMMIGRATION REFORM-NATSVO, OC

THE SENATE TODAY BEGAN FORMAL HEARINGS ON IMMIGRATION REFORM.

the commission will stand in recess until police restore order.

PROTESTORS DISRUPTED THE HEARINGS AT THE START--

THEN LAWMAKERS SNAPPED AT EACH OTHER.

ALL THE WHILE.HOMELAND SECRETARY JANET NAPOLITANO WAS ON THE HOT SEAT.

NAPALITANO SAID THAT BORDER SECURITY IS AS STRONG AS EVER--

POSTAL HEARINGS-VO, CG

THE U-S POSTMASTER IS PLEADING WITH CONGRESS

TO *NOT* INTERFERE WITH HIS PLAN TO CUT SATURDAY MAIL SERVICE.

PATRICK DONAHOE--

CALLED THE AGENCY'S BUDGET "DIRE AND GETTING WORSE" LOSTING A BILLION DOLLARS A MONTH.

DURING HEARINGS TODAY--

LAWMAKERS QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THE MOVE.

A NEW GALLUP POLL FOUND 63-PERCENT OF AMERICANS *FAVOR* ELIMINATING SATURDAY MAIL SERVICE.

POPE CONCLAVE SET-VIDBOX WIPE

THE VATICAN HAS SET A TIMETABLE TO ELECT A NEW POPE.

THE CONCLAVE WILL CONVENE AS EARLY AS MARCH 15TH.

THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER POPE BENEDICT OFFICIALLY RESIGNS.

THE CARDINALS WILL MEET IN SECRECY INSIDE THE SISTINE CHAPEL--

COMPLETELY CUT-OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

AFTER EACH VOTE WATCH FOR THE SMOKE, WHICH MEANS ANOTHER VOTE--

POPE ASH WEDNESDAY-VOTOPS, OC

POPE BENEDICT PRESIDED OVER HIS LAST ASH WEDNESDAY AS THE PONTIFF.

HUGE CROWDS GREETED HIM TODAY AT THE VATICAN.

IT WAS HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE ANNOUNCING HIS RESIGNATION.

THE POPE THANKED THEM IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES--

AND AGAIN TALKED ABOUT HIS DECISION TO STEP DOWN.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL WAS AT MASS AT ST. CECILIA'S IN FORT MYERS--

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NATS

AS LENT BEGINS IN THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

NATS

CHURCH MEMBERS AT ST. CECILIA'S IN FORT MYERS SAY THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF THE POPE CAME AS A SHOCK, BUT THEY RESPECT HIS DECISION.

00.06.36 Seems like all the other popes were in too long and he knows his limitations and we got to give him respect for that and we wish him well of course.

THE FORTY DAYS OF PENANCE IS A TIME FOR CATHOLICS TO REFLECT AND PRAY.

00.03.26 so as catholics it falls right into, we're going to pray for the pope, pray for the college of cardinals, we're going to pray for good things to come.

THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED TODAY AS EARLY AS MARCH 15TH, THE CONCLAVE WILL DECIDE ON A SUCCESSOR.

EVEN THOUGH THE POPE WILL RESIGN AT THE END OF THE MONTH, CHURCH GOERS HAVE CONFIDENCE THE SUCCESSOR WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE END OF LENT.

00.01.45 Color, race, has no bearing. they'll choose wisely i'm sure.

00.04.38 I think we'll be fine but it will be kind of exciting to see who we have in store.

POPE BENEDICT CANNOT VOTE ON HIS SUCCESSOR.

BUT CATHOLICS BELIEVE HIS WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS WILL CONTINUE ON.

00.09.28 It's not going to make any difference, they're going to follow the same policies of the Catholic Church.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

A TEENAGER IS ACCUSED OF "LIGHTING UP" ON A SCHOOL BUS.

NOT CIGARETTES--

BUT "MARIJUANA"!

NBC2 HAS ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST BRUSH WITH THE LAW.

AND LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!

THAT STRANDED CRUISE SHIP IN THE GULF IS *INCHING* TOWARD THE COAST OF ALABAMA!

TZ1 A) POT SMOKING KID-SS WIPE

TZ1 B) CRUISE SHIP-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

TEENS FOUND-TRX, SS

Missing Teens Found In Texas

UPDATE: Shyla Valverde, 17; Andrew Luis Ruiz, 16; and Michael Gideon, 16, have been located and are safe.

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-ON CAM

20 TOILETS.FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE.

THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP HOW AWFUL LIFE IS RIGHT NOW ON THE CARNIVAL TRIIUMPH CRUISE SHIP.

THE GOOD NEWS.THE SHIP SHOULD REACH SHORE TOMORROW.

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-PKG

THE DISABLED CRUISE LINER TRIUMPH. CONTINUES TO SLOWLY CREEP TOWARD THE ALABAMA COAST.

TUG BOATS - PULING THE 900-FOOT, 100-THOUSAND-TON SHIP TO SHORE AFTER AN ENGINE ROOM FIRE SUNDAY STRANDED MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE ON-BOARD. INCLUDING TESS HESTER'S DAUGHTER WHO SENT A DESPERATE TEXT FROM THE SHIP.

"This is honestly the worst experience ever. i'm not sure i can take two more days at sea with no food, power or water."

FOOD WAS DELIVERED FROM ANOTHER CARNIVAL SHIP YESTERDAY. BUT THERE'S STILL NOT ENOUGH. THERE'S NO AIR CONDITIONING, LITTLE RUNNING WATER. AND LESS THAN 2 DOZEN WORKING TOILETS.

DONNA GUTZMAN TALKED ABOUT THAT PROBLEM DURING A PHONE CALL FROM HER CABIN ON-BOARD.

"The worst part is the bathrooms, there's no water. you can't really flush so everyone's going in little plastic baggies and putting it outside their rooms.

PASSENGERS SAY THE STINCH IS INESCAPABLE AND OVERWHELMING.

sot / Gerry Cahill - President and Ceo, Carnival Cruise Lines:54 - 1:00

"We are obviously very, very sorry about what is taking place. There is no question that conditions on board the ship are very challenging."

SHEILA AND JERRY COX DESCRIBED THAT CHALLENGE DURING A PHONE CALL TO THEIR DAUGHTER.

"there's people sleeping in the hallways on mattresses. they're sleeping on the deck. on lounge chairs and the boat is just rocking back and forth because there's no stabilization."

AND THERE ARE NEW QUESTIONS NOW ABOUT WHETHER TRIUMPH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT SEA.

THE SHIP WAS DELAYED BEFORE A CRUISE IN LATE JANUARY BECAUSE OF A PROPULSION PROBLEM - BUT CARNIVAL SAYS THAT ISSUE IS IN NO WAY RELATED TO THE FIRE THAT SHUTDOWN ENGINES DURING THIS TROUBLED VOYAGE.

ONE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY COME TO AN END TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS TRIUMPH SHOULD DOCK AROUND 4 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM THE CITY, WILL BE ON-HAND FOR ANY PASSENGERS WHO MAY NEED CARE WHEN THEY COME OFF THE SHIP.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE CALOOSAHATCHEE HAVE A *MAJOR* IMPACT ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY THE ARMY CORPS NEW COLONEL HEARD AN *EARFUL* FROM FARMERS TO BUSINESS LEADERS ABOUT HOW THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AFFECTS THEIR LIVES.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID--

AND HOW THE CORP RESPONDED.

AND OUR NEW BABY EAGLES FROM NORTH FORT MYERS HAVE COMPETITION!

TZ2 A) LAKE O WATER-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) CELL TOWER EAGLE-VO TOPS

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.

"Rain chances on the rise"

After a string of days with temperatures in the lower to middle 80s, it looks like our streak of warm and dry weather will come to an end as a cold front approaches our area from the northwest. For much of the day, fog banks have lingered just off the coastline, while the majority of Southwest Florida enjoyed a nice mix of sun and clouds. Breezy winds ahead of this front have turned more out of the southwest gusting close to 25mph. This has ushered in quite a bit of humidity and has pushed our afternoon highs into the lower to middle 80s.

As we go through the evening hours, skies should remain partly cloudy before mostly cloudy skies build in late tonight with a broken line of showers moving down the peninsula. Temperatures by tomorrow morning will settle into the middle 60s, however that is still well above the norm for this time of year.

By Thursday morning, we'll wake up underneath the clouds with mainly dry weather as most of the rain will have pushed to our south. It's during the day that the front stalls to our south keeping the clouds and scattered rain in the forecast both Thursday and Friday. This doesn't look to be a washout by any means, however we will see periods of showers washing in across Southwest Florida. As a result, afternoon highs will warm only into the middle 70s.

Behind the front, some chilly air will filter down the state resulting in some colder nights and significantly cooler afternoons by the weekend. Forecast models are hinting at some of the cloud cover lingering around through the first half of Saturday with daytime highs in the lower 70s. There will be quite the chill in the air by Sunday morning as overnight lows bottom out in the lower 40s here in town with readings in the middle 30s deeper inland. Despite plenty of sunshine by Sunday, temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s.

TOSS TO LAUREN-ON CAM

THE HEAD OF ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS IN FLORIDA, THE AGENCY THAT OVERSEAS THOSE CONTROVERSIAL WATER RELEASE FROM LAKE OCHEECHOBEE INTO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE. VISITED SOUTHWETS FLORIDA TODAY.

SCIENTISTS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND FARMERS SHARED THEIR CONCERNS--

ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THOSE RELEASES.

NBC2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO WAS AT THAT MEETING.

LAKE O WATER QUALITY-NEWSROOM

MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE TURNED OUT--

MANY OF THEM ADVOCATES FOR CLEAN WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT--

LAKE O WATER QUALITY-PKG

Nats chopper takes off

IN HIS FIRST VISIT TO LEE COUNTY,

NEW U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COLONEL ALAN DODD TOURED THE REGION'S WATERWAYS.

SHOWING WATER ADVOCATES HE'S WILLING TO LISTEN.

i'm here to listen to learn, to understand they're concerns

CONCERNS--OVER WATER RELEASES FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE, MEANT TO KEEP IT FROM OVERFLOWING.

we are either slammed with walls of water that are blowing out our system

JENNIFER HECKER DIRECTS NATURAL RESOURCE POLICIES FOR ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS--

AND SAYS UNBALANCED RELEASES HARM THE ENVIRONMENT.

when we have too little flow it destroys the sea grasses that are the base of the food chain

Nats meeting

SHE JOINED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHERS, TAKING THE RARE CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE TOP WATER OFFICIAL IN PERSON.

we need better management to this system, it's not working for our area

PREVENTING THE LAKE FROM FLOODING TAKES TOP PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING FLORIDA'S WATER--

BUT HECKER ASKED FOR SOLUTIONS WITH FEWER IMPACTS TO WILDLIFE, AND THE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR TOURISM INDUSTRY DEPENDING ON WATER.

our community is just as important as those other stakeholders

LAKE O WATER QUALITY-NEWSROOM

RIGHT NOW, THE CORPS IS RELEASING WATER FROM THE LAKE, DOWN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE-- AND TO OUR ESTUARY.

WATER ADVOCATES SAY WE'RE GETTING JUST ABOUT WHAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS RIGHT NOW, IN A DRY SEASON-

AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TALKS WITH THE CORPS TO MANAGE THOSE RELEASES.

LICENSE FREE FISHING-CG, BANNER

THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION--

ANNOUNCED ITS FOUR DATES FOR "FREE FISHING" THIS YEAR.

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST--

AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST--

ANYONE CAN FISH IN THE GULF *WITHOUT* A LICENSE.

THE "FRESHWATER" LICENSE FREE DAYS ARE APRIL 6TH AND JUNE 8TH.

THE STATE DOES THIS EACH YEAR--

TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT FISHING--

WITHOUT PAYING FOR A LICENSE.

WE'VE POSTED ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THESE EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE--

EDISON PARADE SEATS-CG

THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE IS SATURDAY NIGHT-- THE LARGES NIGHT PARADE IN THE SOUTHEAST.

RESERVED SEATS ARE SELLING OUT FAST--

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PLACES YOU SEEN ON YOUR SCREEN. INCLUDING THE RED CROSS AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OFFICERS.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

A 14-YEAR OLD BOY IS ACCUSED OF SMOKING POT.ON A SCHOOL BUS!

BUT NBC2 FOUND OUT HE'S NOT ALONE--

TZ3 A) POT SMOKING KID-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A)

FL EARLY VOTING-VO

THE LEGISLATURE IS A STEP CLOSER TO CHANGING THE STATE'S ELECTION LAWS.

TODAY A HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSED A BILL--

TO EXPAND EARLY VOTING FROM EIGHT TO 14 DAYS.

THE BILL ALSO PROHIBITS STATE LAWMAKERS--

LEE LIBRARY TIME CAPSULE-ON CAM

LEE COUNTY'S LIBRARY SYSTEM IS BURING A "TIME CAPSULE" THIS YEAR-- AND THEY WANT HELP DECIDING WHAT TO PUT INSIDE.

SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS ARE SHOWCASED RIGHT NOW, AT THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY--

CELL TOWER EAGLE NEST-TRXMITTOTOPS, 2 SHOT

THE WORLD WATCHED AS OZZIE AND HARRIET, TWO EAGLES IN LEE LOUNTY, WAITED FOR THEIR EGGS TO HATCH --

AS YOU CAN SEE THE TWO EAGLETS ARE GETTING BIG.

NOW --

THERE IS A NEW FAMILY OF EAGLES GETTING ATTENTION.

THEY'VE NESTED ON TOP OF A CELL TOWER IN BONITA SPRINGS.

CELL TOWER EAGLE NEST-PKG

Nats

AMONG THE BUSTLE OF HIGHWAY 41-

DOWNTOWN BONITA SPRINGS IS NOT THE FIRST PLACE ENVIROMENTAL SPECIALIST MIKE KIRBY WOULD EXPECT TO FIND AN EAGLE'S NEST.

you wouldn't think an eagle would nest on the top of a cell tower with a light flashing every second

BUT SURE ENOUGH, ONE MONTH AGO-- PEOPLE BEGAN SPOTTING A PAIR OF EAGLES.

Nats 05:18 that's pretty awesome

AND NOW WORD OF THE NEW RESIDENTS IS SPREADING.

you don't really see that many nests around here

KIRBY CHECKS OUT ALL OF THE CITY'S EAGLE NESTS EACH YEAR--

THE CITY ONLY HAS A FEW, 6 OR 7

AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE NESTED IN A CELL TOWER.

we're getting these urban eagles now, tolerant of human activities

HE SAYS THAT COULD BE A GOOD SIGN FOR AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN A DEVELOPED AREA--AND HE HOPES TO COORDINATE WITH THE TOWER'S OWNER, CENTURY LINK, TO INSTALL AN EAGLE CAM, AND SHARE THE FAMILY'S STORY WITH THE WORLD.

that means that we are getting along with nature finally

POT SMOKING KID-2SHOT, SS

A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY IS IN BIG TROUBLETONIGHT.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS DAVION SAMPLES WAS SMOKING MARIJUANA ON A THE BUS RIDE TO SCHOOL.

THE TEENAGER IS ALSO ACCUSED OF PASSING THE POT TO ANOTHER STUDENT.

NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN LEARNED THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME--

POT SMOKING KID-PKG

Nats - bus driving by

"I've been 33 years in the district and it's the first time I've ever heard of anything like that." Mike Riley, Community Liaison.

LAST THURSDAY'S MORNING BUS COMMUTE AT THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR CENTER LEFT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS STUNNED.

ARREST RECORDS SAY 14-YEAR-OLD DAVION SAMPLES LIT UP A MARIJUANA CIGARETTE AND STARTED SOMKING WHILE RIDING A BUS TO SCHOOL.

SAMPLES THEN PASSED THE POT TO A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO SMOKED IT BEFORE HIDING IT FROM THE BUS AID, ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES.

"we expect a lot more out of our middle school and high school students as far as behavior." Mike Riley, Community Liaison

THE 16-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED THAT DAY, SHE TOLD DETECTIVES SAMPLES PROVIDED THE MARIJUANA.

HE WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AND SENT TO JUVENILE DETENTION.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY LIAISON SAYS SAMPLES WAS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED.

WE LEARNED IN 2011, SAMPLES WAS ARRESTED FOR BRINGING A WEAPON TO PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

A JUDGE ALSO FOUND HIM GUILTY OF BATTERY AND BREACH OF PEACE IN THE PAST, ACCORDING TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

Nats

DISTRICT OFFICIALS WILL CONDUCT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINE HOW SAMPLES SHOULD BE PUNISHED AFTER HE GOES THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM.

IT'S POSSIBLE HE COULD BE EXPELLED.

"which we really hate to do, because we want the children in school we want to educate them, but they have to be within the boundaries and guidelines of not only our rules but the laws of society." Mike Riley, Community Liaison

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

ROBERT'S TRACKING A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THAT WILL START TONIGHT - HIS UPDATED FORECAST IS FIRST ON NBC2 NEWS AT SIX.

AND A MOTHER PLEADS FOR HELP TO CATCH HER SON'S KILLER.