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BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO COVER TODAY.

RIGHT NOW, ANOTHER SETBACK FOR THE CRIPPLED CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHEN THOSE PASSENGERS WILL GET TO DRY LAND.

PLUS - NBC-2 CONFIRMS THE FORT MYERS POLICE CHIEF IS TRYING A NEW STRATEGY TO FIGHT CRIME.

THE DEPARTMENT IS WRITING LETTERS TO THE 25 MOST VIOLENT CRIMINALS IN THE CITY.

WE GOT OUR HANDS ON ONE OF THE NOTES.

WE'LL SHARE IT IN JUST A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST - WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF.

HE'S BEEN BUSY TRACKING SHOWERS ALL MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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LET'S GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS WE BROUGHT YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

A DISABLED CRUISE LINER IS ON IT'S WAY TO ALABAMA AFTER A BRIEF SETBACK.

A TOWLINE BROKE WHILE THE CARNIVAL CRUISE LINER TRIUMPH MOVED TOWARD LAND.

PASSENGERS ARE EXPECTED TO DOCK AT 11 O'CLOCK TONIGHT.

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ONBOARD--

4-THOUSAND PEOPLE INCLUDING PASSENGERS AND CREW --

ARE FORCED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM IN PLASTIC BAGGIES.

ELECTIRICTY IS OUT ON THE SHIP TOO.

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A NEW PUSH TO TACKLE A GROWING PROBLEM.

24 HOMICIDES IN 2012

LAST YEAR IN FORT MYERS, 24 HOMICIDES IN 2012.

FIVE ARRESTS

AND ONLY *FIVE ARRESTS.

MORE MONEY OFFERED TO DRAW IN TIPSTERS - IS NOT DOING THE TRICK.

LAST MONTH, POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER UNVEILED A PUSH TO CHANGE FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORD LAW TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD WITH THE TRUTH.

LETTERS TO OFFENDERS

TODAY - NBC-2 DISCOVERS PERSONALIZED LETTERS ARE BEING SENT BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY'S TOP 25 OFFENDERS.

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NBC-2'S MATT WRIGHT GOT HIS HANDS ON THOSE LETTERS TODAY.

HE JOINS US LIVE IN FRONT OF THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.

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THESE 25 LETTERS HAVE GONE OUT TO THE CITY'S MOST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS. LETTING THEM KNOW THEY'RE BEING WATCHED.

THE LETTERS ARE PERSONAL. NOTING EACH PERSONS CRIMINAL HISTORY AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO CHANGE THEIR WAYS.

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THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS LONG MAINTAINED A LIST OF VIOLENT OFFENDERS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S SENT THESE LETTER.

OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE HAS SUCCESS WITH SIMILAR EFFORTS AND FMPD HOPES THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE.

POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER SAYS THOSE GETTING THE LETTERS ARE THE WORST OF THE WORST.

MANY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE PAST FOR VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER AND ROBBERY.

AND ALL ARE PART OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUT THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO LOCK THEM UP NOW.

BAKER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WILL REFER ANYONE WHO RESPONDS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP THEM.

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.failure to do so, we'll be right there.

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WE'LL HAVE MORE.INCLUDING WHAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY THINK AT FIVE.

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FIRST AT FOUR -- BURGLARS BREAK INTO FORT MYERS BEACH MARINAS AND MAKE OFF WITH BOATERS' VALUABLES.

WE'VE LEARNED WITHIN THE PAST WEEKS --

THE CROOKS HAVE MANAGED TO MAKE THEIR WAY PAST SECURITY SYSTEMS --

AND ONTO LUXURIOUS BOATS.

NBC2'S STEVE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE LATEST PLACE HIT -- SALTY SAM'S MARINA -- BREAKING THIS STORY RIGHT NOW.

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THOSE HERE AT SAM'S -- TELL ME THEY HAVEN'T A MAJOR BREAK-IN LIKE THIS IN 14 YEARS.

THE CROOK HAS LEFT THEM FEELING DREAY -- MUCH LIKE THIS WEATHER.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO SHOWS THIS MAN -- WANDERING DIVERSIFIED YACHT SERVICES AND MAKING OFF WITH BOATERS' VALUABLES.

DRESSED ALL IN BLACK WITH GLOVES -- HE LOOKS AROUND THE LUXURIOUS BOATS -- FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR.

WHILE STAFF THERE TELLS US E DOESN'T MAKE IT INSIDE THEIR COMPOUND -- AT SALTY SAM'S THEY'RE NOT SO LUCKY.

THEY EXPLAIN SOMEONE YESTERDAY EVENING -- BROKE INTO THEIR SECURE FACILITY AND STOLE FROM ALMOST 30 STORED BOATS.

SALTY SAM MARINA WORKERS SAY THEY SUSPECT THE MAN IN THIS VIDEO -- IS THE SAME ONE WHO ROBBED THEM.

THEY FEAR -- HE'S A HARDED CRIMINAL.

Jaime Huffman, Salty Sam's Waterfront Adventures

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BACK OUT HERE LIVE -- AS THE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL -- THOSE HERE WANT YOUR HELP TO FIND WHO EVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BREAK-IN.

A FIRST FOR MANY OF THESE MARINAS IN YEARS

YOU'RE URGENT TO CONTACT THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

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FIRST AT FOUR: A POPULAR ROUTE FOR BOATERS IN SOUTWEST FLORIDA IS GETTING SUCH A BAD REPUTATION, EVEN THE COAST GUARD IS AVOIDING IT.

BOATERS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR DREDGING AT BIG CARLOS PASS SINCE THE SUMMER -- SOME SAY IT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR YEARS!

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ABOUT 40 PEOPLE MET TODAY

THAT INCLUDED PEOPLE WHO BOAT HERE, AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

ALSO THE U-S COAST GUARD,

SENATOR BILL NESLON'S OFFICE

THE D-E-P

ALL SAYING THEY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF DREDGING HERE.

NOW, THEY'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO INITIATE A PROJECT HERE.

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TEASE ONE-2SHOT

AN UNBELIEVABLE TURN FOR AN INSPIRATIONAL OLYMPIAN WHO RACED INTO OUR HEARTS LAST SUMMER.

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NOW, THE BLADERUNNER IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND.

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A PUNTA GORDA TEENAGER IS RECOVERING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

AFTER A SERIOUS HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT.

GABE WELCHMAN WAS THROWN FROM HIS HORSE OVER THE WEEKEND--

THE INJURY IS SO SEVERE. DOCTORS SAY HE SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

HE'S IN THE I-C-U AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL. DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

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A POPULAR OLYMPIAN IS DUE IN COURT TOMORROW MORNING, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

NBC2 HAS BEEN GATHERING NEW DETAILS ON THIS STORY ALL DAY.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SAY OSCAR PISTORIUS SHOT AND KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND EARLY THIS MORNING IN HIS HOME.

THIS IS VIDEO OF HIM LEAVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EARLIER TODAY.

WE'VE ALSO LEARNED POLICE HAVE RESPONDED TO HIS HOME FOR DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES IN THE PAST.

THE OLYMPIAN WILL BE FORMALLY CHARGED TOMORROW MORNING.

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STILL TO COME FIRST AT FOUR.

WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON, ON OUR FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.

JIM IS UPDATING HIS FIRST ALERT FORECAST RIGHT NOW.

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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 has come to an end as a cold front continues to push through Southwest Florida.

Moderate to heavy showers that moved in earlier this morning dropped, in some spots, close to 1" of rain. As we progress through the midday and early afternoon hours moisture will continue to stream in off the Gulf of Mexico. Today doesn't look to be a washout by any means, however we will see on and off downpours washing in across Southwest Florida as moisture pools along that frontal boundary. As a result, afternoon highs will warm only into the middle and upper 70s.

Through Friday, the front will remain in the vicinity of Southwest Florida keeping the clouds and showers in the forecast with afternoon highs in the middle 70s.

Forecast models are hinting at some of the cloud cover lingering around for the first part of our Saturday before a stronger push of cooler and drier air scours out the moisture and delivers more sunshine by the afternoon. Chilly air will continue to filter down the state resulting in some colder nights and significantly cooler afternoons. 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.

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ALTHOUGH THE MARKETS HAVE STALLED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD ON TO LAST YEAR'S GAINS.

BUT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTION.

SO WHAT SHOULD INVESTORS WATCH FOR IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO A YEAR?

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In the past, we've talked about two different types of risks or scenarios with the markets. The first risk is that the markets could melt down and head lower from here. Although a pullback or even a correction is possible at this point, our analysts believe there is a lower probability of this happening.

The second scenario is that if we see positive developments out of Washington and continue to see improvements in the fundamentals of the economy and in corporate earnings that we could actually see the markets melt up from here and see an extension of this bull market rally.

So in essence, you should always be prepared should the markets pull back by understanding what the downside risk is in your portfolio or how much your investments could depreciate if we saw a correction. But alternatively, don't be caught off guard by having too little exposure to the markets if we see the next leg to this bull market materialize.

And if markets do move appreciably higher from here, there's another type of risk that you better be paying attention to, and that's interest rate risk. And that's because as the economy and the markets improve, there's a pretty good likelihood that interest rates will move higher too. And when that happens, the value of your bonds or fixed income holdings is likely to suffer.

And that's because, generally speaking, when interest rates move higher, bond prices fall since investors can purchase new bond issues with higher coupons. But it's also important to understand hat longer maturity bonds will exhibit greater interest rate risk than shorter term bonds.

To illustrate just how much your fixed income security could drop in value, consider the impact of a 1% increase in interest rates on a 30 year bond yielding 3%. That bond would lose almost 20% of its value when rates go up 1%. It could lose over 30% with a 2% rise in interest rates, and could lose the better part of half its value with a 3% increase in interest rates.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

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TEASE THREE

LOOKING TO SET THE MOOD THIS VALENTINE'S DAY FOR YOUR SWEETHEART?

FORGET THE PERFUME AND COLOGNE, FIRST AT FOUR -

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LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THEIR SPRING TRAINING TICKET POLICIES.

ACCORDING TO A DRAFT OF A MEMO SENT TO LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TODAY-

LEE COUNTY RECEIVES 40 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS FOR EACH MINNESOTA TWINS GAME,

AND 50 TICKETS PER BOSTON RED SOX GAME.

THESE TICKETS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE USED TO QUOTE "PURPOSES OF PROMOTING COUNTY TOURISM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OR COMMUNITY GOODWILL."

THIS YEAR- THOSE TICKETS WILL BE TRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MAKE SURE THEIR USE IS ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT.

ALSO NEW- THE COUNTY SUITES FOR GAMES HAVE TO BE RESERVED AND PAID FOR IN ADVANCE.

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SKIP THE MUSK AND CHANEL NUMBER 5.

IT'S THE SMELL OF BAKED GOODS, CANDY, AND FRUIT THAT REALLY MAKES MEN GO WILD.

TODAY WE SNIFF OUT THE SMELLS THAT ATTRACT MEN THE MOST.

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ARE THE SMELLS WE LOVE GOOD FOR OUR LOVE LIVES?

IN A RECENT STUDY, MEN AGED 18 TO 64 SNIFFED 30 DIFFERENT SCENTS. MEN LIKED PEPPERMINT, CHOCOLATE, AND PINK GRAPEFRUIT. BUT PUMPKIN PIE INCREASED AROUSAL IN 40-PERCENT OF MEN.

EVEN MORE EXCITING THAN PUMPKIN, VANILLA IS ON THE TOP OF THE LIST AND HAS LONG BEEN BELIEVED TO BE A NATURAL APHRODISIAC, FOLLOWED BY ORANGE, MUSK, AND LAVENDER. RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THESE SMELLS INCREASE PRODUCTION OF ALPHA BRAIN WAVES.

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TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

A NEW LAW HAS SOME DRIVERS ON EDGE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

,"Wow.how come we didn't get advance notice?"

DID YOU KNOW THAT INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS, INCLUDING CANADIANS, ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPECIAL PERMIT TO DRIVE?

IT'S TRUE ---

NBC-2 GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAW, FIRST AT FOUR.

AND, RAIN ON OUR LIVE RADAR RIGHT NOW.

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LOVER'S KEY

THIS IS WHERE 65 COUPLES ARE EXPECTED TO RENEW THEIR VOWS THIS AFTERNOON.

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WE'RE CLOSELY WATCHING BREAKING NEWS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

PASSENGERS ON BOARD A CARNIVAL CRUISE ARE JUST OFF THE COAST OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

AFTER BEING ADRIFT AT SEA FOR SEVERAL DAYS, PASSENGERS CAN SEE LAND. BUT IT WILL BE AROUND 11 O'CLOCK TONIGHT WHEN THEY FINALLY GET OFF THE DOOMED SHIP.

WE ARE CLOSELY WATCHING THE CRUISELINER.

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THOUSANDS OF FOREIGNERS IN FLORIDA MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW THEY'RE BREAKING THE LAW RIGHT NOW --

SIMPLY BY GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL.

"Why would they do that, I mean, what's the reason behind that?"

THEY'RE WONDERING WHY THE STATE NOW REQUIRES A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR NON-AMERICANS TO DRIVE HERE.

IT'S A QUESTION NBC-2 TACKLED TODAY.

RICK RITTER JOINS US LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

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IF YOU'RE FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY - THE PERMIT WILL PUT THE WRITING ON YOUR LICENSE IN ENGLISH - MAKING IT EASIER FOR OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES TO INTERPRET IF YOU'RE PULLED OVER OR IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

THE LAW QUIETLY CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST.

BUT YOU CAN ONLY GET THE PERMIT IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY FOR $25 - NOT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA - A PROBLEM THAT MANY SEASONAL RESIDENTS WISH THEY KNEW EARLIER.

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NEW RIGHT NOW--

A BILL TO REPEAL RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN FLORIDA PASSED ITS FIRST TEST AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

A HOUSE COMMITTEE NARROWLY PASSED THE BILL 10 TO 8 TODAY.

SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL ARGUE THAT RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE REALLY GOOD ABOUT MAKING MONEY FOR GOVERNMENT.

RATHER THAN INCREASING TRAFFIC SAFETY.

THEY ALSO QUESTIONED THE ACCURACY OF STUDIES SHOWING RED LIGHT CAMERAS REDUCE CRASHES AND INJURIES.

SUPPORTERS SAY THEY'RE SAVING LIVES.

JUST THIS WEEK --

COLLIER COMMISSIIONERS DECIDED ONCE AND FOR ALL TO SCRAP RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

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PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY COULD KNOW TUESDAY WHICH COMPANY WILL REPLACE MEDSTAR.

THE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER MEDICAL SERVICE WAS GROUNDED IN AUGUST,

AFTER THAT, AN NBC2 INVESTIGATION REVEALED MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROPER BILLING.

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN REVIEWING PERMANENT OPTIONS.

THEY'RE RECOMMENDING "AIR METHODS CORPORATION" AS THE FIRST CHOICE.

WE'VE LEARNED THE COMPANY IS WILLING TO RELOCATE TO PAGE FIELD AND OFFERS THE LOWEST OPERATING COSTS.

PISTORIUS TO BE FORMALLY CHARGED-OC, SOTVO

HE MADE HISTORY AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS, BECOMING THE FIRST DOUBLE AMPUTEE TO RACE IN THE GAMES.

"That's Pistorius finishing in second place."

BUT LIFE IS QUICKLY CHANGING FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS --

HE'S BEING CHARGED WITH MURDER.

IN THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THE ARREST HAS SENT SHOCKWAVES AROUND THE WORLD.

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AIRLINE MERGER-VO

EXECUTIVES WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND US AIRWAYS MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

TODAY - THEY ANNOUNCED THE TWO WILL MERGE TO CREATE THE **WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRLINE.

THE NEW AIRLINE WILL BE NAMED AMERICAN.

IT WILL HAVE A NEW LOGO.

THE U-S AIRWAY'S C-E-O WILL KEEP HIS TITLE.

AND AMERICAN'S CHIEF WILL BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW AIRLINE TIL NEXT YEAR.

5 THINGS MERGER MEANS FOR YOU-VIDBOXRVL

FIRST AT FOUR,

NBC2 BREAKS DOWN WHAT THE MERGER MEANS FOR YOU.

AIRFARES WON'T **IMMEDIATELY SHOOT HIGHER.

BUT PRICES WILL EVENTUALLY INCREASE.

THE NEW AIRLINE WILL CUT AND COMBINE ROUTES - MEANING FARES WILL GO UP.

THE TRANSITION WILL BE A PAIN FOR TRAVELERS

FLIERS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO ENDURE SOME COMPUTER GLITCHES AND SYSTEM HICCUPS.

ELITE-STATUS FLIERS MAY BE IN FOR A SURPRISE.

THERE WILL SUDDENLY BE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF ELITE-STATUS MEMBERS COMPETING FOR PERKS, PARTICULARLY UPGRADES.

THE NEW AIRLINE WILL BE STRONGER

THE NEW CARRIER IS POISED TO DELIVER A BETTER PRODUCT ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

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BLOOD POINTS TO MENOPAUSE RISK-VO

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT FIRST AT FOUR--

BLOOD CLOTS COULD POINT TO MEMORY LOSS IN WOMEN.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED WOMEN WHO'VE GONE THROUGH MENOPAUSE.

WOMEN WHOSE BLOOD HAD A GREATER TENDENCY TO CLOT, HAD INCREASED AREAS OF WHITE MATTER IN THE BRAIN.

THIS TYPE OF BRAIN DAMAGE CAN LEAD TO MEMORY PROBLEMS *AND AN INCREASED RISK OF STROKE.

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IT'S LIKELY THE LARGEST FOOD PREP OPERATION IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM RECENTLY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF IT'S OWN FOOD PRODUCTION.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD SAFETY - WE CAN LEARN A LOT.

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RUNS:

THEY PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH AT LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS SUPER-SIZED BUILDING HOUSES THEIR CENTRALIZED 'CULINARY SOLUTIONS' FOOD PREP OPERATION. WHERE THE NAME OF THE GAME IS FOOD SAFETY.

LARRY ALTIER/ASST. DIR. FOOD & NUTRITION

RUNS:

1:13 This is a 38,000 square foot facility. It's been designed to USDA food construction safe design standards. So we have washable walls, seamless flooring, rounded covers, all the equipment is made so that it can be completely washable from top to bottom.

THE HEALTH SYSTEM RECENTLY MADE THE MOVE TO FOOD PRODUCER IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE QUALITY OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE GETTING IN ALL OF THEIR HOSPITAL AND OUT-PATIENT LOCATIONS.

LARRY ALTIER/ASST. DIR. FOOD & NUTRITION

RUNS:

2:10 We currently do 13,000 meals a day out of this facility in a variety of different formats either a retail grab-and-go format or a bulk format or an individual patient meal of some nature. We could do in the neighborhood of 45,000 meals a day at full capacity.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

What is universal are safe food practices. The health system has the same obstacles you do, whether you're cooking in a home or a cook in a restaurant. There are five basic food poisoning risk factors:

IMPROPER STORAGE TEMPERATURES, IMPROPER COOKING TEMPERATURES, CONTAMINATION, POOR HYGIENE FROM FOOD HANDLERS AND UNSAFE OR DIRTY SOURCE FOOD.

Dr. Jennifer Turpin/Food Safety & Quality ASSURANCE

RUNS:

:26 We designed a whole new food safety program. We want to be more preventive then reactive. We want to prevent a food borne illness, rather than reacting to a food borne illness.

THE PROCESS INCLUDES QUALITY INSURANCE TECHNICIANS WHO PERFORM REGULAR INSPECTIONS AND HIGH TECH DATA SYSTEMS THAT REGULATE TEMPERATURES.

Dr. Jennifer Turpin/Food Safety & Quality ASSURANCE

RUNS:

2:08 We have an eco-house program that is temperature monitoring for the entire facility and we take a step further and we have data loggers in the truck, so we know we are going to get that food there safe and when it gets through that door of each site.

ASTEROID NEAR MISS-VO

ASTRONOMERS WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHING THE SKIES TOMORROW---

THAT'S WHEN AN ASTEROID, THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD, IS EXPECTED TO PASS BY EARTH.

CHECK OUT THE NASA RADAR IMAGES OF THE ASTEROID.

THE ROCK IS MORE THAN 400 FEET WIDE.

NASA SAYS THERE IS *NO DANGER TO OUR PLANET --

BUT THE ASTEROID WILL COME PRETTY CLOSE. IN FACT, CLOSER THAN SOME SATELLIES!

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FRUSTRATED AND FUMING!

FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS STRANDED IN THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH CRUISE SHIP ARE

UPSET AND WANT THEIR RELATIVES BACK HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, HERE IS A REMINDER THAT VALENTINE'S DAY IS TODAY.

ALTHOUGH THE HOLIDAY IS DEVOTED TO HONORING YOUR SWEETHEART - SOMETIMES LOVE HURTS.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW AN OPEN MIC IS HELPING SINGLES GET OVER THEIR HEARTACHE.

PLUS -

"Safety off, without the ring, it does not fire. With the ring, it does fire. "

COULD THIS FLORIDA INVENTOR HAVE THE ANSWER TO CURBING GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA?

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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 has come to an end as a cold front continues to push through Southwest Florida.

Moderate to heavy showers that moved in earlier this morning dropped, in some spots, close to 1" of rain. As we progress through the midday and early afternoon hours moisture will continue to stream in off the Gulf of Mexico. Today doesn't look to be a washout by any means, however we will see on and off downpours washing in across Southwest Florida as moisture pools along that frontal boundary. As a result, afternoon highs will warm only into the middle and upper 70s.

Through Friday, the front will remain in the vicinity of Southwest Florida keeping the clouds and showers in the forecast with afternoon highs in the middle 70s.

Forecast models are hinting at some of the cloud cover lingering around for the first part of our Saturday before a stronger push of cooler and drier air scours out the moisture and delivers more sunshine by the afternoon. Chilly air will continue to filter down the state resulting in some colder nights and significantly cooler afternoons. 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.

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VALENTINES DAY LOVE HURTS-OC

WHEN YOU'RE SINGLE ON VALENTINE'S DAY--

SOMETIMES THOSE SAPPY LOVE MOVIES AREN'T ENOUGH TO COMFORT YOU.

SO A YEARLY TRADITION IN NEW YORK LET'S THE HEARTBROKEN POUR OUT THEIR FEELINGS IN AN OPEN MIC NIGHT.

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"The theme tonight is Love Hurts. Oh, my god. This is gonna get ugly pretty quickly."

OH IT DID.

"She pointed at the letter, pointed at me, and with tears in her eyes said the words that changed my life forever:

and she said, 'It's David. He likes me. but he's ugly.'"

THE STORYTELLING GROUP CALLED 'THE MOTH' HOSTS THESE UP CLOSE AND VERY PERSONAL EVENINGS.

JENNA HAD BEEN DUMPED.

"I felt the need like to go off by myself and cry at major landmarks with some frequency. The Eiffel tower, the gates of Buckingham Palace, the Spanish Steps: I've cried in all of those places and more."

.BUT JENNA THEN MET A HANDSOME MAN IN ITALY, WHO KISSED HER IN THE MOONLIGHT.

"He's like, 'I want to you. I want you to come home with me,' and I'm like, 'You want me to come home with you?' and he's like, 'Yes. Yes, but I have a problem. I am having a girlfriend.'"

TEN PEOPLE POURING THEIR LOVE GUTS OUT IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE VOTING FOR BEST LOVE HURTS TALE.

"She says, 'You can't love me.' Umm, what? Like love is a reciprocal thing. You can't love me, because I don't feel the same way about you."

"No matter how much we've been hurt. and everybody here has been hurt, but you know, we pick it up the next day and we go out hunting for love again"

EVEN AFTER HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIP SETBACKS.

"I'm not only a person who's capable of loving you but of allowing you to love me. That's who I am, and if you're interested, I'm sitting right there."

.AND IF YOU NEED A FINAL LOVE TIP FROM A WOMAN WHO TOLD ME SHE WAS IN LOVE.

"Get drunk and make out with the scruffy guy in your English class, and it'll turn out for the best--"

"I'm a scruffy guy."

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THAT STORY WAS A DARKER SIDE OF VALENTINE'S DAY.

BUT WE DO WANT TO SHARE A SWEET TRADITION IN PARIS.

COUPLES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BRING A PADLOCK TO THIS BRIDGE AND CONNECT IT TO THE FENCE.

IT SYMBOLIZES THAT THE COUPLE WILL STAY TOGETHER FOREVER.

JEOPARDY WIZ KID-VO

WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS SUPER SMART AND DOWN-RIGHT GUTSY TEEN PLAYER ON JEOPARDY.

FIRST -- HE BET ALL OF HIS MONEY DURING A DAILY DOUBLE -- AND WON!!!

*THEN LEONARD COOPER TOPPED OFF THE GAME WITH WHAT'S BEING CALLED THE BEST FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER OF ALL TIME.

HERE WAS THE FINAL CLUE:

JEOPARDY WIZ KID-SOTVO

"did he put Eisenhower? No. You did indeed! Way to go!" Come on over here.

EVEN ALEX TREBEK WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD WITH THE RESPONSE.

LEONARD DID NOT HAVE THE GAME IN THE BAG GOING INTO FINAL JEOPARDY.

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT BASKETBALL-VO

I LOVE STORIES LIKE THIS ONE --

ABOUT DEFYING THE ODDS.

MEET MITCHELL MARCUS.

HE'S A BASKETBALL PLAYER AT AN EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL --

AND HE'S FAITHFULLY SERVED AS THE TEAM'S MANAGER SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

THIS WEEK -- HIS COACH LET HIM SUIT UP FOR THE SQUAD'S SENIOR NIGHT AGAINST THEIR BIGGEST RIVAL --

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT BASKETBALL-SOTVO

"Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell"

GAGA CANCELS TOUR-VO

HANGING UP THE MIC FOR NOW!

AND FLORIDA FANS AREN'T GOING TO LIKE THIS.

POP STAR LADY-GAGA HAS CANCELLED THE REST OF HER TOUR BECAUSE OF A HIP INJURY.

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE SINGER POSTPONED FOUR TOUR DATES.

BUT BY LAST NIGHT - ALL OF HER PERFORMANCES THROUGH MARCH 20th WERE CANCELED.

THE CANCELLATIONS INCLUDE THE TAMPA, SUNRISE AND MIAMI DATES, SCHEDULED FOR MID-MARCH.

KANYE WEST KARDASHIAN SECURITY-SS

AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE AT KENNEDY AIRPORT IS FEELING THE HEAT AFTER A MAJOR SLIP-UP.

THE WORKER LET KANYE WEST AND KIM KARDASHION SKIP A MANDATORY SECURITY SCREENING--

SO THEY COULD BOARD THEIR FLIGHT TO L.A.

REPORTS SAY THE COUPLE WAS RUNNING LATE-- TRYING TO MAKE A CONNECTION FROM BRAZIL.

T-S-A AGENTS FOUND OUT. AND TOOK KANYE AND KIM OFF THE PLANE TO SCREEN THEM.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

A DAYTONA BEACH COMPANY COULD BE THE ANSWER TO CURBING GUN VIOLENCE.

A SENSOR ON THE GUN RECOGNIZES ITS TRUE OWNER AND WILL ONLY WORK IF THE OWNER IS HOLDING THE WEAPON.

A) smart gun technology-vo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. NBC2 Doppler ZOOM

2. Cape man awaits fiancee's return from cruise

3. Slow going for last minute V-day shoppers

SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY-TFC CTR

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS CURBING GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR HIS SECOND TERM.

NOW A FLORIDA COMPANY SAYS IT HAS AN ANSWER ON HOW TO DO JUST THAT.

IT'S CALLED SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY.

YOU SEE, THE WEAPON WILL *ONLY WORK FOR THE OWNER.

SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY-PKG

WHAT IF. THE GUN THAT ADAM LANZA STOLE FROM HIS MOTHER TO KILL 20 CHILDREN AND SIX ADULTS IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.WHAT IF THAT GUN HAD REFUSED TO WORK ?

A "SMART GUN" THAT COULD ONLY BE FIRED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OWNER?

.THE KIND OF TECHNOLOGY WE SEE IN THE LATEST 007 MOVIE."SKYFALL":

"There's a micro dermal sensor in the grip. It's been coded to your palm print so only you can fire it. Less of a random killing machine and more of a personal statement."

IT TURNS OUT, IT'S NOT JUST IN THE MOVIES:

"If you take it from me within seconds, the light turns red. And if you give it back to me, it's green again."

THE TECHNOLOGY ALREADY EXISTS BOTH IN HANDGUNS.

"POP"

"POP"

AND RIFLES.

"POP"

"POP"

WITH THE iGUN RIFLE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MICRO-CHIP INSIDE THE RING THAT THE GUN OWNER WEARS.

WHEN THAT RING TOUCHES THE HANDGRIP, THE CHIP TRANSMITS A CODE TO A RECEIVER IN THE RIFLE:

"It's looking for a particular code, if it does not find that code it does not unlock."

INVENTOR JONATHAN MOSSBERG CALLS IT'S ANOTHER LAYER OF SAFETY:

"Safety off, without the ring, it does not fire. With the ring, it does fire. "

.DESIGNED FOR PARENTS TO KEEP GUNS AWAY FROM CHILDREN, OR ANYONE WHO FEARS THEIR OWN GUN COULD BE USED AGAINST THEM:

"It may be a homeowner in a certain situation. It may be an air marshall, it may be a teacher who chooses to uh carry a firearm."

WITH THE GERMAN-MADE "ARMATIX" HANDGUN, IT'S A PIN CODE, EMBEDDED IN A WATCH:

"So in my hand, it's not going to shoot - it's red.

But when I give it to him.POP, POP, POP"

BUT THE NRA BELIEVES IT COULD BE A FIRST STEP TO GUN CONTROL.

"This is really all sorta kinda pie-in-the sky and hypothetical."

NRA PRESIDENT DAVID KEENE SAYS SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY COULD DRIVE UP THE COST OF A GUN.

AND HE QUESTIONS WHETHER IT WOULD BE RELIABLE WHEN AN OWNER NEEDED THE GUN FOR SELF-DEFENSE.

"What we really need is not smart guns and this and that or the prohibition of firearms, what we really need is training and education."

BUT GUN POLICY ADVOCATES POINT TO THE 500-THOUSAND GUNS ARE STOLEN EVERY YEAR AND 600 PEOPLE WHO ARE KILLED IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTINGS.

"Putting technology in guns isn't going to save every gun death from happening, but it has the opportunity to save many lives."

TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY SOON BE READY TO MOVE FROM THE MOVIES.

Bond: "Good luck with that."

SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY-CGTOPS, TFC

TOM COSTELLO REPORTING.

NBC-2 DID SOME DIGGING INTO THE I-GUN TECHNOLOGY.

IT WAS DEVELOPED IN ORMOND BEACH - JUST NORTH OF DAYTONA.

ITS WEBSITE DOES NOT MENTION A SPECIFIC COST.

BUT IT DOES SAY YOU CAN EXPECT TO PAY A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

AT 5, NEW LIVE PICTURES, A NEW ARRIVAL TIME AND NEW INFORMATION FROM ON BOARD THE CRUISE SHIP THAT'S BEEN STRANDED AT SEA.

AND EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF A SOPHISTICATED THEIF RIPPING OFF BOATS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -

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