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PEPPER SPRAYED, BOUND TO A CHAIR, WEARING A SPIT MASK.

A MAN DIES AFTER BEING HELD IN THE LEE COUNTY JAIL.

HIS FAMILY OUTRAGED.

IN AN NBC2 EXCLUSIVE--

THE DEAL THEY JUST REACHED WITH THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

***New Right Now***

Tailgate Thieves

IT'S THE NEW PRIZE THEIVES ARE AFTER.

4803 "Simply disconnect the support cables, lift it off, and take it away. You can take off in 30 seconds."

THAT 30-SECONDS CAN COST YOU ONE THOUSAND BUCKS.

WHY BAD GUYS ARE STEALING TAILGATES, AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURS.

***Special Report***

Toxic Fish Ease Pain

A TOXIC FISH TURNS INTO A BLESSING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CANCER SURVIVORS.

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

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BREAKING NEWS--

THE THREE MISSING COLLIER COUNTY TEENS WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT, HOW BEEN FOUND SAFE. IN TEXAS.

WE WANT TO GET STRAIGHT TO NBC2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH THE NEW INFORMATION.

COLLIER TEENS FOUND-REMLIVE

COLLIER TEENS FOUND-PIC-MAP

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

Through their investigation Collier County Sheriff's Office investigators tracked the teens to Boerne, Texas, near San Antonio. CCSO issued a BOLO alert and law enforcement in Boerne located the teens Wednesday.

All 3 kids Found at a gas station.

They are safe.

Don't know if they were in a car.

COLLIER TEENS FOUND-SOT

COLLIER TEENS FOUND-REMLIVE

QUAD BOX SETUP-REG RADAR-(4)BOX

CHANGES ARE COMING TO OUR WEATHER AND YOU'LL FEEL THEM AS SOON AS TONIGHT.

IT'S GONNA RAIN AND GET A LOT COOLER.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE AT SIX.

OUR JOE ROETZ IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN WHY EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN IS SIGNIFCANT RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE BEGIN WITH NBC2 SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, ROBERT VAN WINKLE, WHO IS TRACKING THE CHANGES.

FIRST WX WINS!-WX CTR

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 ON THE WAY

Most of the evening down here in southwest Florida will be fine - humid and breezy - but fine. Rain is off to the north and approaching the Tampa area tonight. By midnight we should start to see some showers breaking out here. A cold front is inching down the peninsula and it looks like the front will stall over/near south Florida through Friday. This means that we will carry a chance for showers in our forecast for the next two days. It does NOT mean that we will be rained-out for two days, but you should plan on passing showers both Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will drop into the 60's tonight and it will be breezy and very humid. Tomorrow afternoon, thanks to the increased clouds and showers, our highs will only hit the mid and upper 70's. Looks like the 80 degree temps will be gone for a while.

The weekend outlook is looking good and we will start to see more sunshine returning on Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs on Saturday will be in the lower 70's and noticeably cooler on Sunday. In fact, Sunday morning and Monday morning will likely be in the 40's! The chilly weather will only last for a few days and we will warm up again next week.

TOSS TO JOE-TRX-OC-DBX

WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT, WITH NBC2'S JOE ROETZ WITH MORE ON A DRIER THAN NORMAL SEASON.

HE FOUND OUT THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE HAS ALREADY BATTLED DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FIRES IT DID AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

DRY WEATHER CONCERN-REMLIVE

- We had a great wet season. it created a lot of lush green vegetation.

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Nats -

The breeze.

The calm weather.

Just the right mix for Steve WIllis and his wife to get some yard work done.

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Steve WIllis

She does something everyday to keep everything pruned.

His wish for water on plants at his Buckingham home could come true in the next couple days.

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It's noticeable it's dry. Other people's lawns you see it.

southwest florida's January rainfall came close to 2 inches less than average.

9:02-04

Florida forest service

Right now we're on full alert in three counties

Senior forester Clark ryals says the abnormally dry season isn't cause for panic - but his agency is hard at work.

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The Florida Forest Service has battled 63 fires from January 1st til now.

That's double the number during the same time in 2012- and nearly four times the number in 2011.

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Ryals

9:54-10:04

Right now it is just geting hotter. Normally this time of yea we have cold fronts. This year we are warmer and have drying which means more fuels.

The rainfall averaged close to 2 inches less in January - making for an abnormally dry season.

It has the county asking homeowners to be a little more thoughtful with their water.

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Kurt Harclerode

26:14-19

If we can cut back on watering lawns it will give us the greatest benefit.

Advice WIllis takes to heart - as his family finishes out the dry day.

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Willis

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DRY WEATHER CONCERN-REMLIVE

- Forest Service suggests pruning while you can.

- keeping dry vegetation away from your home can keep you safe during fire season.

WEATHER COVERAGE PROMISE-OC-BNR

WITH THE RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY, REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS TRACK IT YOURSELF, WHEN WE'RE NOT ON THE AIR.

JUST GO TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON WEATHER ON OUR HOME PAGE.

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NOW TO AN NBC2 EXCLUSIVE.

A SETTLEMENT TODAY IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

BY THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO DIED AFTER HE WAS RESTRAINED AND PEPPER SPRAYED AT THE JAIL.

NBC2'S MATT WRIGHT WAS THERE.

CHRISTIE SETTLEMENT-CAM-99

AFTER HOURS OF BACK-AND-FORTH NEGOTIATION TODAY. NICHOLAS CHRISTIE'S WIDOW CAME AWAY WITH WHAT HER ATTORNEYS CALL A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT.

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THREE SIMPLE WORDS FROM A WIDOW. NEARLY FOUR YEARS AFTER NICK CHRISTIE DIED.

JOYCE CHRISTIE IS--NOW FEELING A SENSE OF CLOSURE AFTER WINNING A SETTLEMENT STEMMING FROM THE DEATH.

THE LAWSUIT FILED. AFTER WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE LEE COUNTY JAIL IN MARCH OF 2009.

NICK CHRISTIE WAS THERE ON A MISDEMEANOR TRESPASSING CHARGE.

HE BECAME COMBATIVE. AND DEPUTIES PEPPER SPRAYED HIM TEN TIMES.

THEY RESTRAINED HIM IN A CHAIR FOR HOURS. WITH A SPIT MASK ON. AND CONTINUED TO PEPPER SPRAY HIM.

HE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AND DIED OF HEART FAILURE AT A HOSPITAL TWO DAYS LATER.

THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THE DEATH A HOMICIDE. SIGHTING STRESS FROM THE RESTRAINT AND THE NOXIOUS EFFECTS OF PEPPER SPRAY.

BUT L-C-S-O. THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ALL DETERMINED THERE WERE NO CRIMINAL ACTIONS.

THAT STILL DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH CHRISTIE'S FAMILY.

THEY SUED MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE. INCLUDING SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT. SEVERAL DEPUTIES. AND JAIL EMPLOYEES.

CHRISTIE SETTLEMENT-CAM-99

SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT JUST SENT US A STATEMENT SAYING THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE PAID FOR THROUGH AN INSURANCE PROGRAM, NOT TAYPAYER MONEY.

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS DECLINED AN INTERVIEW. ONLY CALLING THE AGREEMENT PRELIMINARY.

THEY NOTE THE CASE HAS NOT YET BEEN CLOSED.

JAMAICA BAY FIRE-SS-VO

NEW AT SIX--

WE KNOW A FIRE THAT DESTROYED TWO MOBILE HOMES IN SOUTH FORT MYERS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE.

THE FIRE IGNITED A FEW HOURS AGO AT IN THE JAMAICA BAY COMMUNITY, OFF U-S 41 SOUTH OF GLADIOULUS.

JAMAICA BAY FIRE-SOTVO

Steve Young

Jamaica Bay Resident

:23 "to me it looked like just chaos, because there was like fire engines, police, sheriff's deputies all over the place.":29

CAPE STUDENT KNIFE TO SCHOOL-OC-SS

A CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS UNDER ARREST-

ACCUSED OF BRINGING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND IT IN THE TEEN'S BACKPACK.

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POLICE ARE OFFERING A 25 THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP THEM SOLVE A FORT MYERS MURDER.

SARABRAIN ALEXANDER WAS THE FIRST HOMICIDE VICTIM IN FORT MYERS IN 2010.

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20:53 been rough but we are trying to make it through

MARCH 16 WILL BE THREE YEARS SINCE SARABRAIN ALEXANDER WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN FORT MYERS.

21: 30 no family should have to go what we goi through:32 to know son was kidnapped, tortured terrorized and murders 21;38

SEARCHING FOR CLOSURE --

HIS MOTHER LEOLYA ALEXANDER HOPES HER PLEA REFRESHES THE CASE IN PEOPLE'S MINDS.

21:00 we know there are ppl out there who know what happened

DETECTIVES THOUGHT THEY HAD ORGINALLY SOLVED THE HOMICIDE WHEN A WITNESS CAME FORWARD WITH CREDIBLE INFORMATION.

BUT SHE TOOK BACK HER STORY AND THE CHARGES AGAINST THE SUSPECT WERE DROPPED.

26:16 pressure from the street -- im sure forced her to change her mind in cooperating with us:24

DETECTIVES SAY THEY BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO DID IT BUT NEED PEOPLE WITH CONCRETE LEADS TO MAKE AN ARREST.

THEY HOPE A 25 THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD HELPS.

29:59 sometimes people need a little prodding if money is going to help then so be it:30:06

24:21 if not the money then the thought that so many ppl know him bc he did have a good heart:29

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION IN THE CASE --

CONTACT FMPD OR CRIMESTOPPERS.

YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

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IT TAKES LESS THAN 30-SECONDS FOR A THEIF TO RIP ONE OFF-- AND IT CAN COST YOU MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX.

TONIGHT, THERE IS A GROWING TREND OF TAILGATE THEFTS.

TAILGATE THEFTS RISING-BNR-PKG

35:12 "every morning we load up and then go to the job."

DAVID SIMMONS CALLS HIS FORD PICK-UP -- NICKNAMED "SUPER TRUCK" -- A NECESSITY ON THE JOB SITE.

3400 "it's very important to me."

WHILE HE ALWAYS SECURES HIS TOOLS IN THE BACK BED -- HE ADMITS THE TRUCK'S TAILGATE REMAINS OPEN DAILY.

33:30 "ha ha ha! I didn't even know that worked."

WITHIN SECONDS -- SIMMONS SHOWS US -- HOW THE TRUCK'S BACK PART CAN COME RIGHT OFF.

37:29 "no time at all? No time at all?"

WHILE SIMMONS' TAILGATE REMAINS INTACT -- OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AREN'T SO LUCKY.

AUTO EXPERTS EXPLAIN -- THE TAILGATE -- IS AN "EASY THEFT TARGET."

4803 "simply disconnect the support cables, lift it off, and take it away. You can take it off in 30 seconds."

PAUL POPPELL TELLS US --- HE'S REPLACED MANY STOLEN TAILGATES -- IN HIS THIRTY YEARS OF BUSINESS IN CAPE CORAL.

4604 "tailgates go missing. Nobody knows how it happened. Where they went."

THE AUTO BODY SHOP OWNER SAYS FINDING A USED TAILGATE IS DIFFICULT -- AND DRIVERS FACE A COSTLY ALTERNATIVE.

4640 "on average to replace a tailgate is well over 1,000 dollars"

POPPELL SAYS THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF --- MAKE SURE THE TAILGATE IS LOCKED AND PARK SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WELL LIT.

ACCORDING TO NEW NUMBERS FROM THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU-- FLORIDA RANKS FOURTH IN THE NATION FOR TAILGATE THEFTS.

CAPE COPS AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES CLAIM -- THE PROBLEM ISN'T PLAGUING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

BUT THIS PICK-UP OWNER WON''T TAKE ANY CHANCES -- ANY MORE --

3613 "i'm surprised. That's shocking."

---- AND TELLS US HE'LL KEEP THIS GATE SHUT AND SECURED -- SO HE CAN KEEP ON WORKING.

34:56 "if I didn't have my tailgate things would fall out."

TAILGATE THEFTS RISING-TAG

POLICE OFFICERS SAY THIEVES MAY WANT THE TAILGATES FOR TWO REASONS.TO SELL THE TAILGATES TO METAL SCRAP YARDS.

HEALTHPARK INCIDENT FOLO-OC-VO-OC

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST NIGHT AT SIX ABOUT A WOMAN WHO STIRRED SUSPICION AT A LOCAL MATERNITY WARD.

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT HOSPITAL WORKERS AT HEALTHPARK MEDICAL CENTER REPORTING A WOMAN DRESSED IN SCRUBS THAT WEREN'T FROM THE HOSPITAL.

WORKERS SAID THE WOMAN WAS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO FIND THE MATERNITY WARD AND WHY THE DOORS WERE LOCKED.

TODAY, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TOLD US THEY SPOKE TO THE WOMAN AND SHE WAS TRYING TO APPLY FOR A JOB--

NORTH PORT BICYCLIST KILLED-VO

TONIGHT, THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO GOT HIT AND KILLED WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN NORTH PORT LAST NIGHT, IS PLANNING HIS FUNERAL.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 65-YEAR-OLD, ROBERT HUFFMAN, WAS RIDING ALONG U-S 41 WHEN A DRIVER HIT THE BACK OF HIS BIKE.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US HUFFMAN WAS WEARING A HELMET.

HE ALSO HAD A HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS ON HIS BIKE.

CHARCO SEXUAL ASSAULT-OC-SS

A 27-YEAR-OLD PORT CHARLOTTE MAN IS IN JAIL, ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

THE ARREST REPORTS SAYS THE VICTIM COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HER PRIVATE AREA AND TOLD HER MOTHER, JUSTO COLON, TOUCHED HER.

DETECTIVES SAY COLON WAS BABYSITTING THE GIRL AND OTHER CHILDREN AT THE TIME.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

ALL NEW AT SIX--

A TOXIC FISH IS HELPING EASE THE PAIN FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CANCER PATIENTS GOING THROUGH CHEMO.

"i would go home at night almost in tears" joyce klingle, clinic trial participant

THAT WAS BEFORE SHE STARTED GETTING A FIRST OF ITS KIND INJECTION.

IN OUR SPECIAL REPORT--

HOW PUFFER FISH ARE EASING THE PAIN.

TZ1 A) PUFFER FISH TOXIN STUDY-SOTVO

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST 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.

SHOWERS ON THE WAY

Most of the evening down here in southwest Florida will be fine - humid and breezy - but fine. Rain is off to the north and approaching the Tampa area tonight. By midnight we should start to see some showers breaking out here. A cold front is inching down the peninsula and it looks like the front will stall over/near south Florida through Friday. This means that we will carry a chance for showers in our forecast for the next two days. It does NOT mean that we will be rained-out for two days, but you should plan on passing showers both Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will drop into the 60's tonight and it will be breezy and very humid. Tomorrow afternoon, thanks to the increased clouds and showers, our highs will only hit the mid and upper 70's. Looks like the 80 degree temps will be gone for a while.

The weekend outlook is looking good and we will start to see more sunshine returning on Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs on Saturday will be in the lower 70's and noticeably cooler on Sunday. In fact, Sunday morning and Monday morning will likely be in the 40's! The chilly weather will only last for a few days and we will warm up again next week.

PG CREDIT CARD SUSPECT-TRX-(3)SS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED HELP IDENTIFYING THIS WOMAN.

THEY SAY SHE STOLE SOMEONE'S CREDIT CARD AND IS RACKING UP CHARGES IN PUNTA GORDA.

THE CRIME HAPPENED MONTHS AGO, BUT DETECTIVES TELL US THE WOMAN IS STILL IN THE AREA AND COULD BE TARGETING OTHERS.

THAT'S WHY THEY SENT US THESE PICTURES.

CHARCO POT BUST-(2)SS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES RAIDED A ROTUNDA WEST HOME THIS MORNING AND FOUND A BUNCH OF MARIJUANA.

IT HAPPENED ON ANNAPOLIS LANE.

DETECTIVES FOUND 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF POT PACKED INTO BOXES AND SEALED IN BAGS.

DEPUTIES ALSO FOUND MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH.

RUBIO'S PERFORMANCE-OC-SOT-OC

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO'S THIRST-QUENCHING SIP OF WATER DURING LAST NIGHT'S REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, HAS GONE VIRAL.

"And false choices like the ones our President laid out tonight

GRABS WATER SIPS IT

The choice is just between big government and big business."

TONIGHT, POLAND SPRINGS IS ADDING ITS TWO CENTS-- SAYING IT IS HAPPY THE EIGHT OUNCE BOTTLE WAS THERE TO HELP GET SOME REFRESHMENT.

SENATOR RUBIO JOKED AFTER, SAYING HE WAS SIMPLY THIRSTY.

SINCE HIS RESPONSE, HE HAS PICKED UP 13-THOUSAND MORE FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER.

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ONE OF THE MOST POISONOUS ANIMALS ON THE PLANET IS HELPING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CANCER SURVIVORS DEAL WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMO-THERAPY.

A PORT CHARLOTTE RESEARCH CLINIC IS TESTING A NEW DRUG WHICH USES TOXINS FROM PUFFER FISH TO ELIMINATE PAIN.

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NATS

JOYCE KLINGLE IS ON HER FEET A LOT.

"when you're at work, you just keep going. When your feet hurt, that's too bad you just keep going." Joyce Klingle, Clinic Trial Participant

THE MANAGER AT POST NET BEAT BREAST CANCER SIX YEARS AGO, BUT CHEMOTHERAPY LEFT HER WITH NEUROPATHY IN HER FEET AND FINGERTIPS.

SHE DESCRIBES THE PAINFUL DISEASE.

"Burning pins and needles pricking the bottom of your feet all the time. Your fingertips get numb you can't pick up anything you can't hold anything." Joyce Klingle, Clinic Trial Participant

SHE TRIED DIFFERENT PAIN MEDICATION, BUT NOTHING WORKED, IT STILL HURT TO MOVE PACKAGES AND STAND ALL DAY LONG.

"I would go home at night almost in tears" Joyce Klingle, Clinic Trial Participant

THEN THE FOLKS AT MED-SOL RESEARCH CLINIC CALLED AND EXPLAINED THEY ARE TESTING A NEW DRUG USING TOXINS FROM THE PUFFER FISH TO TREAT THE PAIN.

"I just wasn't sure, puffer fish really?" Joyce Klingle, Clinic Trial Participant

THE TRIAL REQUIRES PATIENTS LIKE KLINGLE TO GET 8 SHOTS IN FOUR DAYS.

THE CLINIC MONITORS THE RESULTS WHILE WORKING TO GET THE DRUG F-D-A APPROVED.

"best thing I ever did." Joyce Klingle, Clinic Trial Participant

"By the 3rd day I could actually straighten hands out." Sheila Catton, Clinic Trial Participant

SHEILA CATTON WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY.

IT USED TO BE PAINFUL FOR HER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT HER FINGERS, NOW SHE'S PAIN FREE AND RECOMMENDS OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT.

"I Can't imagine anyone having neuropathy who wouldn't be willing to try it." Sheila Catton, Clinic Trial Participant

THERE ARE ONLY 15 PATIENTS ENROLLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE DRUG IS STILL YEARS AWAY FROM BEING APPROVED.

PUFFER FISH TOXIN STUDY-TAG

SIDE EFFECTS OF THE TREATMENT, SO FAR, INCLUDE TINGLING IN THE LIPS AND A METALLIC TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

TWINS WORKOUT-NATS VO

THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX THIS MORNING.

TWINS WORKOUT-ON CAM

AND OF THE THREE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-BASED CAMPS.NO TEAM HAS HAD MORE TURNOVER TO THEIR PITCHING STAFF THEN THE TWINS.

WHICH MAKES FOR AN INTERESTING SPRING.

GONE ARE LIRIANO.PAVANO.BAKER.

TWINS WORKOUT-SOTVO

RAYS WORKOUT-NATSVO

THE RAYS OPENED UP THEIR 5-TH SPRING TRAINING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

JUST AFTER 10-AM.PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WORKED OUT THIS MORNING.

KINDA DIFFERENT TO SEE CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER DAVID PRICE WARMING UP.AND NOT THROWING IT BACK AND FORTH WITH HIS LONG-TIME PITCHING MATE JAMES SHIELDS.

RAYS WORKOUT-SOTVO

RED SOX GOMES-VOTOPS

AND OVER AT THE RED SOX COMPLEX.

A NEW FACE TO THE SOX LINE-UP.

VETERAN JOHNNY GOMES GETTING HIS FIRST SWINGS IN THE CAGE THIS SPRING.

ACE GROUP CLASSIC-ON CAM

FRIDAY MORNING IS WHEN THE 26-TH ANNUAL ACE GROUP CLASSIC TEES IT UP AT TWIN-EAGLES.

ROCCO PRO AM-NATSVO

ROCCO PLAYED IN THIS MORNING'S PRO-AM EVENT.

EVEN THOUGH HE AND THE FAMILY USED TO LIVE IN NAPLES.HE'D NEVER PLAYED THE TALON COURSE AT THE TWIN-EAGLES CLUB.

ROCCO REAX-SOTVO-BNR

ROCCO AND THE FAMILY MOVED TO THE WEST COAST IN 2008.THE SAME YEAR TIGER WOODS BEAT HIM IN THE U-S OPEN.IN THAT EPIC 19-HOLE PLAYOFF.

THE TEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THURSDAY'S PRO-AM ROUNDS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

BUILDERS CARE SURPRISE-VOWIPE

A FORT MYERS WOMAN WHO LOST HER HUSBAND LAST YEAR, IS NOW ON THE VERGE OF LOSING HER HOME.

LETTY WALTRIP HAS LIVED IN THIS HOME FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

WHEN HER HUSBAND DIED LAST YEAR, SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE HOME AND PAY THE BILLS, EVEN AFTER TAKING ON A SECOND JOB.

LETTY SAYS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS WARNED HER OF A DAILY $250 FINE IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT BROUGHT TO CODE.

BUILDERS CARE SURPRISE-SOTVO

08:32 - it will change my whole perspective as far as what i can do now and what direction I can take. - 08:40

THE ROOF WILL BE COMPLETED FRIDAY.

CLOSE-4SHOT