A) OVERHEAD BLASTS-2 NATS VO

nats of sonic boom

nats of windows breaking in class

THE SKY EXPLODES.

B) CRUISE SHIP-TRX SOT TOPS VO

We're like family now, we've been through hell"

LAND HO.THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER.

AND NOW WE GET TO HEAR how HORRIBLE IT WAS.TO BE ON A POWERLESS CRUISE SHIP WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RUNNING LOW ON FOOD AND WATER.

C) INTERSTATE 75-TRX VO TOPS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

IF GOVERNOR SCOTT GETS HIS WAY YOU COULD SEE EVEN MORE CONSTRUCTION ALONG INTERSTATE 75 ALL IN IN THE HOPES OF GETTING YOU TO AND FROM HOME FASTER.

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

RADAR LOOK-RADAR ANI

ARE WE DONE WITH THE RAIN?

MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN GLUED TO OUR DOPPLER RADAR WONDERING IF NOW IS WHEN WE BEGIN TO DRY OUT?

SHOWERS CONTINUE TO LINGER.BUT FOR HOW LONG?

FIRST WX-WX CTR

One more day of unsettled weather"

After a soggy Thursday with more than an 1.50" in the rain gauge, we have one more day of unsettled weather until conditions improve by the weekend along with a significant cool down.

A trail of moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to interact with a stalled front sitting in the vicinity of Southwest Florida. This will keep mostly cloudy skies in the forecast along with a few downpours from time to time. Through the afternoon we may see one or two breaks in the clouds to get our daytime highs back in the lower half the 70s.

Mostly cloudy skies will stick around through the evening hours with a few lingering showers across the area. Overnight lows will be a touch cooler as they settle into the upper 50s.

By Saturday we'll start to see some clearing during the morning hours, however a few clouds could stir up during the afternoon as another cold front slides its way down the state. This looks to be a mainly dry frontal passage, however we could manage to squeeze out a sprinkle or two. This front will deliver a chill to the air by the time Sunday morning rolls around with lows plummeting into the lower 40s here in town.

As high pressure builds in for the second half of the weekend we're in store for a dry and sunny day along with low humidity. Despite sunny skies, our afternoon will be quite cool as temperatures struggle to make it out of the 60s.

TOSS TO ANCHOR-2 SHOT SS 2 SHOT 2 SOTS VO

it's the END TO A LONG STRANGE TRIP AT THE VERY LEAST.

MANY CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS STRANDED ON THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH ARE TASTING THE SWEET SMELL OF FRESH AIR. And maybe a BIG MAC.

INCLUDING DEE TUCKER, A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WHO WAS AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS FACING A NIGHTMARE.

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING THE HORROR TALES OF WHAT IT REALLY WAS LIKE ON BOARD.

"It was like being locked on a porta-pottie that had caught on fire three days earlier

When the electricity went out the water went out and our room flooded, it just kind of went down hill, down hill, down hill. It got to be pretty bad.

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PLASMA

THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH.

THE CRIPPLED SHIP ONE PASSENGER CALLS THE "FLOATING PETRI DISH," CAME TO PORT IN IN MOBILE, ALABAMA LAST NIGHT.

BUT RIGHT NOW -- TUGS ARE NOW PULLING THE DISABLED CRUISE SHIP FROM A SHIPYARD FOR REPAIRS.

FOR FIVE DAYS. THE MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND CREW MEMBERS AND TOURISTS ABOARD HAVE BEEN STUCK ABOARD THE SHIP.

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PKG

OVERNIGHT THE SWEET TASTE OF SOLID GROUND

"I'm speechless. It's just really great to be back in American and on land

JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT THE MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR 8 DAYS AT SEA-- BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF THE SHIP

SOME WERE ANGRY.

1:52:15-- veronica arriaga

it's degrading / demoralizing and then they want to insult us by giving us

$500

OTHERS RELIEVED

SOT

2:00:44-

i'm just happy to be alive. it was quite an ordeal but we're here.

TOBEY BARLOW SPRINTING TO HIS WIFE WITH A KISS ONE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED EMOTIONAL REUNIONS

nats

AND THIS MORNING THE FIRST IMAGES OF THEIR JOURNEY FROM HELL

THE SOAKED CARPETS. THE ETERNAL LINES FOR FOOD. THE REFUGEE CAMPS ON DECK.

AND THE STORIES TO MATCH.

5119- 4:00:07 i thought we were gonna die

04:05:00 saw some ppl being really good. saw some being really bad.

CARNIVAL'S CEO PERSONALLY BORDED THE SHIP TO APOLOGIZE -- A

MOVE THAT ONLY PROVED TO INFURIATE SOME EVEN MORE.

he wasn't on the ship doesn't know what we went through doesnt know what our

families went through. his apology we accept it but doesnt know how we feel

. you did not go many a nights wondering a what you're gonna eat

CARNIVAL OFFERED ANSWERS ONLY TO LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS.

EARLIER THURSDAY. AS NEWS ORGANIZATIONS SOUGHT TO APPROACH THIS TOP EXECUTIVE

Nats: there's a father here his daughter is on the ship. just a few

questions.

AND NOW.EVEN MORE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.

4:46:20

We should have had help out there. There should have been people there.

There was nobody."

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PLASMA

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WILL NOW LOOK INTO WHAT CAUSED THE CRIPPLING FIRE.

AS FOR THE SHIP IT WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH AND CARNIVAL IS WARNING PASSENGERS IT COULD BE EVEN LONGER.

SWFL WOMAN CNN INTERVIEW-SS VO WIPE

WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS INTO THE CAPE CORAL WOMAN WHO WAS TRAPPED ON THAT SHIP.

DEE TUCKER'S FAMILY NOW TELLS NBC2 SHE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JUST BEFORE THREE THIRTY THIS AFTERNOON.

AND HER FIANCEE HAS BEEN WATCHING ALL THE NEWS COVERAGE VERY CLOSELY.

TUCKER SAYS THE CREW WORKED 21-HOUR-DAYS TO HELP PASSENGERS.

SWFL WOMAN CNN INTERVIEW-(2) SOTVO

27:04-27;10 I thought something bad might happen and I wouldn't be there to protect her. and something bad did happen

26:51-26:58 shes my life I love her so much, to think of her in harms way. and im not there to help her

THAT EVIDENCE COMES IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL PHOTOS AND VIDEO TUCKER TOOK DURING THE ORDEAL.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT SS MAP FLY

NEW AT ELEVEN.MORE LANES COULD BE ADDED TO INTERSTATE 75 IN LEE COUNTY.

BUT ALL THIS COMES AT A MAJOR COST IN DOLLARS. AND YOUR TIME.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS TO ADD MORE LANES OVER THE CALOOSHATCHEE RIVER.

RICK SCOTT TRANSPORT-REM LIVE

RICK SCOTT TRANSPORT-SS VO

THIS MAP WILL BETTER SHOW THE AREA.

THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET LISTS AND 80 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO ADD LANES TO THE AREA BETWEEN SR 78 AND SR 80 AND REHAB THIS BRIDGE.

IT'S SOMETHING GOVERNOR SCOTT MENTIONED THIS MORNING IN A QUICK MEET AND GREET IN NAPLES.

RICK SCOTT TRANSPORT-SOT

RICK SCOTT TRANSPORT-REM LIVE

GOVERNOR SCOTT IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT THE SWIF SUNGUIDE CENTER OFF DANIELS PARKWAY AT 1:00 TODAY.

HE SAYS THIS IS JUST ONE PROJECT ON THE BUDGET IN LEE COUNTY, HE PLANS TO TALK ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER PROJECTS LINKED TO THIS ONE THIS AFTERNOON.

ASTEROID LOOMING-VO

AFTER THE METEOR THAT ERUPTED OVER THE SKIES OF RUSSIA.PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO TAKE NOTICE AT 2:25 THIS AFTERNOON.

THAT'S WHEN THE 150 FOOT ASTEROID WILL BE CLOSEST TO EARTH AS IT HOPEFULLY STREAKS PAST WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.

NASA PROMISES IT WILL MISS EARTH BY 17 THOUSAND MILES.

BUT THAT'S CLOSER THAN MANY COMMUNICATION AND WEATHER SATELLITES.

THE ASTEROID WILL BE TOO FAINT TO SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE.

THE BEST VIEWING LOCATIONS, WITH BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES, WILL BE IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND EASTERN EUROPE.

DORNER ID-VO

THE REMAINS FOUND IN A BURNED OUT CABIN IN CALIFORNIA HAVE NOW BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS FUGITIVE FORMER POLICE OFFICER, CHRISTOPHER DORNER.

THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE THROUGH DENTAL EXAMINATION.

LAW OFFICERS HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR DORNER, A FORMER LAPD OFFICER, FOR NINE DAYS.

HIS FINAL MOMENTS WERE SPENT IN A CABIN NEAR BIG BEAR - WHERE HE ENGAGED IN A DEADLY SHOOTOUT WITH DEPUTIES.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks are inching higher on Wall Street. The Dow was up about 25 points in the first hour of trading, nearing 14,000.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

RED LIGHT CAMS-VO

A BILL TO REPEAL FLORIDA'S LAW ALLOWING RED LIGHT CAMERAS HAS BEGUN MOVING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARGUED AGAINST REPEAL, SAYING THE CAMERAS SAVE LIVES.

THE STATE GETS 83 DOLLARS OF EACH 1 HUNDRED 58 DOLLAR FINE.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CAMERA CONTRACTORS GET THE REST.

JUST THIS WEEK --

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

EVERGLADES CANOE SEARCH-VO OC

AN ALL OUT CANOE RESCUE IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

RESCUE TEAMS FOUND THE MISSING MAN LATE LAST NIGHT.

ROBERT CHARLES OF NORTH CAROLINA WAS RESCUED JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT.

HIS CANOE OVERTURNED YESTERDAY, AND OVERNIGHT A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER SPOTTED THE MAN. WHO WAS WAVING A FLASHLIGHT.

FUNDRAISER-VO WIPE

DONUTS FOR SALE--

TO HELP THE VICTIM OF A DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT.

A FUNDRAISER IS GOING ON TODAY AT PEACE, LOVE AND LITTLE DONUTS IN NAPLES.

THE STORE IS HOPING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A LELY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

31-YEAR-OLD ALAN MARTINEZ GRADUATED FROM THE AIR FORCE AND IS A SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

FUNDRAISER-SOT VO

"I believe his hospital bills are in excess of 3mil dollars, wed like to make a dent in that if at all possible, the community has been great a lot of folks come out this morning close to 2000 donuts sold already today

THE FUNDRAISER IS GOING ON UNTIL TWO THIS AFTERNOON--

NORTH PORT PROWLER-TRX SS TOPS SOT VO WIPE

LOOK AT THIS SKETCH RIGHT HERE!

POLICE SAY HE'S A PEEPING TOM PROWLING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

10:45 "I just want them to get him because he is scaring the crap out of little girls."

HE'S BEEN PEERING THROUGH WINDOWS, CHECKING OUT TEENAGE GIRLS FOR WEEKS NOW IN NORTH PORT.

Officers SAY HE'S FOCUSED ON THE AREA JUST OFF 75 NEAR TOLEDO BLADE BOULEVARD.

NORTH PORT PROWLER-VO

11:04 "for this guy to think it's ok to walk up to someone's window and make people feel scared and uncomfortable is not right."

EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PREVIEW-VO-SS

ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IS KICKING OFF TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE ANNUAL EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE HITS THE STREETS OF FORT MYERS.

ITS TO WRAP UP THE FESTIVAL HONORING THOMAS EDISON, THE LONG TIME FORT MYERS SEASONAL RESIDENT.

THE PARADE ROUTE STARTS AT FORT MYERS HIGH, ENDING AT THE FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT.

AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE MANY ROAD CLOSURES STARTING AT 5:00 PM.

GAS PRICES-CG

IT APPEARS THERE'S NO STOPPING THE CLIMB OF GAS PRICES.

BRAND NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR IS AT $3.64.

THAT'S A JUMP OF NEARLY TWO CENTS IN A DAY.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE SHELLING OUT $3.71.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OUR AVERAGE PRICE IS $3.77.

TEASE ONE-------

ITS DEFINITELY THE STORY AND THE VIDEOS OF THE DAY.

nats of teachers and windows explode

THE SKY EXPLODES OVER RUSSIA.

AND NBC2 IS GATHERING THE MUST SEE VIDEO.

INCLUDING THIS SCENE.A MAN AND WOMAN ARE TALKING ONE MINUTE THE NEXT A ROCK FROM OUTER SPACE THROWS THEM TO THE GROUND.

A) SCHOOL BLASTS METEOR-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) WOMAN AND MAN KNOCKED OVER-VO TOPS

BREAK ONE

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

One more day of unsettled weather"

After a soggy Thursday with more than an 1.50" in the rain gauge, we have one more day of unsettled weather until conditions improve by the weekend along with a significant cool down.

A trail of moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to interact with a stalled front sitting in the vicinity of Southwest Florida. This will keep mostly cloudy skies in the forecast along with a few downpours from time to time. Through the afternoon we may see one or two breaks in the clouds to get our daytime highs back in the lower half the 70s.

Mostly cloudy skies will stick around through the evening hours with a few lingering showers across the area. Overnight lows will be a touch cooler as they settle into the upper 50s.

By Saturday we'll start to see some clearing during the morning hours, however a few clouds could stir up during the afternoon as another cold front slides its way down the state. This looks to be a mainly dry frontal passage, however we could manage to squeeze out a sprinkle or two. This front will deliver a chill to the air by the time Sunday morning rolls around with lows plummeting into the lower 40s here in town.

As high pressure builds in for the second half of the weekend we're in store for a dry and sunny day along with low humidity. Despite sunny skies, our afternoon will be quite cool as temperatures struggle to make it out of the 60s.

SCHOOL BLASTS METEOR-NATS TOPS VO

nats of teacher then explosion as kids run to the window

DO WE HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE B BLOCK FOR YOU TODAY.

RUSSIA ERUPTS IN PANIC AS A METEOR EXPLODES OVER THE COUNTRY CAUSING DAMAGE AND INJURIES.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE INSIDE A SCHOOL AS THE SHOCK WAVE BLEW OUT WINDOWS STARLING EVERYONE INSIDE.

OVERHEAD BLASTS-NATS TOPS VO

nats of explosions

AND IT SOUNDED LIKE BOMBS GOING OFF AS THE METEOR EXPLODES OVERHEAD.

YOU CAN HEAR THE SONIC BOOMS AS THE BIG ROCK ROARS BY.

WOMAN AND MAN KOCKED OVER-VO IN PLASMA

AND HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THESE TWO?

JUST STANDING BY THE WINDOW AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN A METEOR BLOWS OUT THE GLASS AND EVEN KNOCKS THEM TO THE GROUND.

YOU CAN SEE THE FORCE BEHIND THIS DRAMATIC AND AMAZING EVENT THIS MORNING.

MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE SUFFERED INJURIES, NEARLY 50 ARE RUSHED TO HOSPITALS.

METEOR BLASTS-PKG

HTMLMETA HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html;charset=utf-8"The meteorite was captured on car dashboard cameras and phones. a blinding

flash of light, streaking across the sky.

And then. BOOM

On the ground. chaos, as more fragments slammed into the ground. NATS

Witnesses say they thought a war had broken out.

The blast shattered windows and knocked down a wall at this zinc factory.

Officials say over 250 people were injured, mostly from broken glass.

About 20 thousand troops have been sent to the scene. as well as three

aircraft which are surveying the damage from the sky.

Scientists say the meteor shower was not related to an asteroid that will

fly dangerously close to Earth today. but one estimate suggested the

METEOR BLASTS-ONCAM

KIRIT RADIA REPORTING.

THE SIZE OF THE METEOR THAT ERUPTED OVER RUSSIA WAS WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY TEN TONS.

SWORD ATTACK-VO TOPS

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO.

CHECK THIS OUT.A STORE CLERK DEFENDS HIMSELF WITH A SWORD WHEN HIS STORE GETS ROBBED.

IN THIS SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO YOU CAN SEE THE MASSACHUSETTS CLERK PULL OUT A SWORD FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER.

THE BANDIT QUICKLY REALIZED HE DIDN'T WANT ANY PIECE OF THAT.

JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, INSIDE THE SAME STORE, THE CLERK FOUGHT OFF ANOTHER ROBBER.

IN THAT CONFRONTATION, SEEN HERE, THE THUG HAD A KNIFE.

KILLER WHALE BORN-TRX VO TOPS

A NEW RARE LOOK AT THE BIRTH OF A KILLER WHALE.

CHECK THIS OUT.THIS KILLER WHALE GAVE BIRTH AFTER AN HOUR OF LABOR ON THURSDAY AT SEA WORLD IN SAN DIEGO.

THE CALF IS WEIGHING BETWEEN 300 AND 350 POUNDS AND MEASURING SIX TO SEVEN FEET LONG.

PARK OFFICIALS HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHETHER THE BABY IS MALE OR FEMALE.

TEASE TWO------

NEED A NEW DRIVERS LICENSE EH?

CANADIANS AND AMERICANS ARE SHOCKED TO LEARN OUR FRIENDS FROM UP NORTH ARE DRIVING ON OUR HIGHWAYS ILLEGALLY.

BUT WILL OUR SEASONAL RESIDENTS HAVE TO PACK THEIR RIDES?

A) CANADA DRIVER LAW-2 SHOT SOT VO

CANADA DRIVER LAW-PLASMA

THEY CALL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOME BY THE THOUSANDS.WE'RE TALKING "ABOOT" CANADIAN SEASONAL RESIDENTS.

BUT DID YOU KNOW ITS ACTUALLY ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO DRIVE ON OUR ROADS WITHOUT AN INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS LICENSE?

CANADA DRIVER LAW-PKG

It was all over Canadian news.

.On travel websites from Toronto and Montreal:

A new law requiring Canadians in sunny Florida to carry an international

permit to drive here.

.that nobody seems to have known about --

-- Until now

Car after car after car here has Canadian tags

Yet we couldn't find anyone who got that special permit from Canada's

version of a DMV

The intent was to help troopers here interpret foreign licences that might

be in other languages, like French

------------------------EDIT---------------------

late Thursday, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor

Vehicles announced troopers would not punish those without the permit.

In fact, the state is reviewing the law

News we were able to give these visitors ourselves

TEASE THREE-------

HE TOOK AWAY SUGARY DRINKS FROM MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

AND NOW IT APPEARS NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG DOESN'T WANT TO STOP THERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE DINNER TABLE.

WE'LL BRING YOU WHAT HE NOW WANTS TO BAN.

PLUS A NEW WARNING.

STACEY PAYNE, LCSO: when you're judging people online your judging what they tell you what they want you to believe

A LOCAL WOMAN LOSES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS BUYING LOVE.

B) CATFISH SCAM-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

HAGEL BLOCKED-2 SHOT

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PICK FOR SECRETARY OF STATE ISN'T GETTING A SMOOTH TRIP THROUGH THE NOMINATION PROCESS. IM CLAY MILLER

LAWMAKERS SIDELINED THE CONFIRMATION OF CHUCK HAGEL.

HAGEL BLOCKED-PKG

"The yays are 58 the nays are 40."

IT WAS A MOMENT FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS.

"The motion is not agreed to."

CHUCK HAGEL FELL SHORT OF THE 60 VOTES NEEDED TO BREAK A GOP FILIBUSTER OF HIS NOMINATION TO BE DEFENSE SECRETARY. ONLY FOUR REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED THEIR FORMER SENATE GOP COLLEAGUE.

The filibuster of Senator Hagel's confirmation is unprecedented. I repeat, not a single nominee for secretary of defense ever in the history of our country has been filibustered. Never, ever.

REPUBLICANS ARGUED THEY NEED MORE TIME, SAYING HAGEL IS TOO CONTROVERSIAL TO BE CONFIRMED ONLY DAYS AFTER GETTING THROUGH COMMITTEE ON A PARTY LINE VOTE.

"The president has a right to appoint people in whom he has confidence. But we have a constitutional responsibility to consider the nominee. A number of the Republican senators have questions.

BUT DEMOCRATS SEE IT ANOTHER WAY - THAT REPUBLICANS ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON HAGEL IN ORDER TO LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION TO BRING HIM DOWN.

"Let's not hide behind a filibuster. Let's have the courage - vote yes or vote no. Don't hide behind parliamentary tricks."

THE WHITE HOUSE KNEW FROM DAY ONE HAGEL'S CONFIRMATION WOULD NOT BE EASY. CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS ON ISRAEL, JEWS AND GAYS, AS WELL AS HIS POSITIONS ON IRAN AND IRAQ PUT HIM IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF SENATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE - BUT MOSTLY FELLOW REPUBLICANS.

AND A WIDELY PANNED PERFORMANCE AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING - EVEN BY DEMOCRATS - DIDN'T HELP.

"I misspoke and said I supported the president's position on containment."

BUT ONLY IN THE LAST 48 HOURS DID IT BECOME CLEAR THAT HAGEL DID NOT HAVE THE VOTES TO OVERCOME A FILIBUSTER THIS WEEK -

"Senators have the right to have those questions answered."

MOSTLY BECAUSE A HANDFUL OF GOP SENATORS WHO HAD SAID THEY WOULD NOT BLOCK HAGEL, INCLUDING JOHN MCCAIN, REVERSED THEMSELVES.DECIDING TO GO ALONG WITH THE MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS DEMANDING NEXT WEEK'S SENATE RECESS TO STUDY THE NOMINATION AND ASK MORE QUESTIONS.

"I think that during the break that is sufficient time to get any additional questions answered and I will vote in favor of cloture on the day we get back and I believe my colleagues, enough of my colleagues will do the same."

FEDERAL PAY RAISE-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING ANOTHER STEP THAT WOULD EXTEND THE CURRENT PAY FREEZE FOR THE NATION'S TWO MILLION CIVILIAN FEDERAL WORKERS.

TODAY THE HOUSE IS VOTING ON THE MEASURE THAT WOULD BLOCK A RAISE PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA.

SUPPORTERS SAY IT WILL SAVE ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS.

DRONES AT HOME-VO

DRONES IN THE SKY OVER YOUR HOME?

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO CREATE SIX DRONE TEST SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

POSSIBLE USERS AT HOME INCLUDE POLICE, POWER COMPANIES WANTING TO MONITOR TRANSMISSION LINES, FARMERS NEEDING TO DETECT WHICH CROPS NEED WATER OR EVEN RANCHERS COUNTING COWS.

CATFISH SCAM-OC SOT VO WIPE

A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS TRYING TO GET BACK THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SHE LOST TO A MAN SHE BELIEVED TO BE HER ONLINE LOVER.

STACEY PAYNE, LCSO: she thought it was a legitimate person that found her interesting

INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE SCAM SPANNED TWO CONTINENTS AND ROUGHLY FIVE THOUSAND MILES FROM LEE COUNTY TO THE AFRICAN COUNTRY OF GHANA.

AND IT ALL STARTED OVER MATCH-DOT COM.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD IN 2012, THE 50 YEAR OLD WOMAN WIRED MONEY, SENT ELECTRONICS INCLUDING I-PODS, COMPUTERS, EVEN LOUIS VUITTON LUGGAGE TO THE SCAMMER.

CATFISH SCAM-SOT VO

STACEY PAYNE, LCSO: its not always about the money often times you're also looking at the fact that you have somebody who has invested their time, energy and heart

THE WOMAN REALIZED THE ROMANCE WAS FAKE BUT THE MONEY SHE LOST WAS VERY REAL.

BLOOMBERG STYOFOAM BAN-SS

FIRST SUGARY DRINKS.NOW PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS COULD BE THE NEXT THING YANKED FROM NEW YORK CITY RESTRAUNTS.

MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG CLAIMS IN A NEW REPORT HE WILL PUSH FOR A BAN ON PLASTIC-FOAM FOOD PACKAGING.

THIS IS HIS FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE.

HE CLAIMS THE PRODUCT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RECYCLE AND NEVER BIO-DEGRADES.

NRA ON STATE OF UNION-OC SOT OC

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IS FIRING BACK AT PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR COMMENTS MADE DURING THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

WAYNE LAPIERRE SPOKE TO A CROWD IN NASHVILLE.

HE BELIEVES PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MORE INTERESTED IN TAKING AWAY THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS.

"The people who will be checked if the President gets his way are the law abiding. Sane, decent, law abiding American citizens. It's going to be our names, the names of good people that will be put into this massive database. Subject to federal registration and subject to abuse of your privacy.

OABAMA IN FL-ONCAM

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HEADING TO FLORIDA FOR THE WEEKEND.BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR HIS WIFE MICHELLE NOR HIS DAUGHTERS WILL BE COMING.

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WILL SPEND A FEW DAYS ON FLORIDA'S ATLANTIC COAST RELAXING WITH FRIENDS.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QUESTIONED WHY THE FIRST LADY WAS NOT ON THE SCHEDULE, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO RESPONSE.

WALMART HORSE MEAT-VO WIPE

WAL-MART NOW ADMITTING THAT IT DISCOVERED HORSE D-N-A IN ITS BEEF BOLOGNESE SAUCE AND PULLED THE PRODUCT FROM ITS SHELVES ACROSS BRITAIN.

BUT THERE'S NO INDICATION THAT ANY MEAT SOLD HERE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CONTAMINATED.

LAST MONTH, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN BRITAIN, PULLED FOUR BURGER PRODUCTS FOUND TO CONTAIN HORSE D-N-A.

THE BURGERS WERE SUPPLIED BY SILVERCREST WHICH SOLD BURGERS CONTAINING HORSE MEAT TO OTHER GROCERS.

WALMART HORSE MEAT-SOT VO

Once they get a positive result, they can't sit on that result, they have to act immediately and I think its done also to assure the consumers they are taking action when they do find positive results."

HACKERS BREAK INTO IPHONE-VO

HACKERS HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO ACCESS THE THE IPHONE.

ACCORDING TO VARIOUS REPORTS, THE PASSWORDS ON I-PHONES CAN BE HACKED, GIVING SOMEONE THE ABILITY TO MAKE CALLS, LISTEN TO YOUR RECENT MESSAGES AND ACCESS YOUR CONTACT LIST.

THE FLAW IS EXPLOITED ON I-PHONES RUNNING APPLE'S I-O-S SIX POINT 1WHICH IS THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF ITS MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM.

POWERBALL WINNERS-VO WIPE

A FAMILY IN VIRGINIA IS DEFINITELY GOING TO MOVE UP A TAX BRACKET OR TWO.

THEY PICKED UP A REALLY BIG CHECK -- FOR 217 MILLION DOLLARS.

DAVE HONEYWELL BOUGHT A WINNING POWERBALL TICKET EARLIER THIS MONTH AT THE AIRPORT IN RICHMOND ON HIS WAY TO A CONVENTION.

POWERBALL WINNERS-SOT VO

"I started reading the numbers left to right and I'm like 'No this can't be'. And I looked up at the draw date to make sure it was the same date and I'm like 'This still can't be'. And pretty soon my hands are shaking like this. I can barely read the ticket anymore the shaking so bad."

THE HONEYWELLS CHOSE THE CASH OPTION, SO THEY'LL ONLY GET A MEASLY 136-MILLION DOLLARS BEFORE TAXES.

THEIR FIRST BIG PURCHASE?

TEASE FOUR-----

A ROCK HURDLING OUT OF CONTROL IS COMING BETWEEN US AND OUR SATELITES.

If a very large asteroid hit it would probably create the same kind of

disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs.

ALL THIS AS EARTH ALREADY GETS POUNDED BY A HUGE SPACE ROCK.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WHAT EXPERTS NOW SAY WE WILL SEE IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS.

PLUS THE MAN KNOWN AS BLADE RUNNER CRIES IN FRONT OF A JUDGE.

B) ASTEROID MISS-2 SHOT SOT VO

A) BLADE RUNNER-VO TOPS

ASTEROID MISS-INTRO

THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

AT 2:25 THIS AFTERNOON AN ASTEROID WILL COME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO EARTH.

IN FACT IT WILL BE CLOSER THAN MANY OF OUR COMMUNICATION SATELITES.

ASTEROID MISS-PKG

Right now, while you're watching this, a chunk of space rock big enough to

level a city is hurtling towards our planet eight times faster than a

speeding bullet.

The good news is-scientists say it will miss.

The scary news is-the 130-thousand metric ton asteroid called DA-14-is the

size of half a football field and it will be much closer than the moon

Neal Karlinsky/Seattle, WA:

In fact it will thread the needle between earth and the roughly 600

satellites around us-the ones that your cell phone relies on -- possibly

even smashing one to smithereens on its way by. But if that's what you're

thinking all of that is still a long, long way from all of us way down here

walking the streets - you want to think again.

The last close call turned out to be a direct hit.

It was 1908 and luckily it hit the middle of nowhere, Siberiadecimating a

thousand miles of trees, but no people.

Prof. Scott Hubbard/Stanford University:

If a very large asteroid hit it would probably create the same kind of

disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Amazingly, no one knew DA-14 was headed our way until a Spanish dentist and

amateur astronomer randomly discovered it a year ago.

NASA doesn't have the resources to look for asteroids.

Which is why a trio of American astronauts and rocket scientists are raising

money to launch their own asteroid early warning system called Sentinel-a

dedicated telescope scanning the stars for threats.

Dr.Ed.T.Lu/B612 Foundation:

"This asteroid is a wakeup call that we should be looking out there. Things

do HIT the earth"

Scientists say we can keep the planet safe-if we just know what's out there,

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

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.

One more day of unsettled weather"

After a soggy Thursday with more than an 1.50" in the rain gauge, we have one more day of unsettled weather until conditions improve by the weekend along with a significant cool down.

A trail of moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to interact with a stalled front sitting in the vicinity of Southwest Florida. This will keep mostly cloudy skies in the forecast along with a few downpours from time to time. Through the afternoon we may see one or two breaks in the clouds to get our daytime highs back in the lower half the 70s.

Mostly cloudy skies will stick around through the evening hours with a few lingering showers across the area. Overnight lows will be a touch cooler as they settle into the upper 50s.

By Saturday we'll start to see some clearing during the morning hours, however a few clouds could stir up during the afternoon as another cold front slides its way down the state. This looks to be a mainly dry frontal passage, however we could manage to squeeze out a sprinkle or two. This front will deliver a chill to the air by the time Sunday morning rolls around with lows plummeting into the lower 40s here in town.

As high pressure builds in for the second half of the weekend we're in store for a dry and sunny day along with low humidity. Despite sunny skies, our afternoon will be quite cool as temperatures struggle to make it out of the 60s.

BLADE RUNNER FOLLOW-VO

DOUBLE AMPUTEE OLYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIUS BROKE DOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN COURT TODAY WHILE HE WAS BEING FORMALLY CHARGED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THESE ARE NEW PHOTOS OF THE COURT APPEARANCE.

PISTORIUS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY YESTERDAY AFTER A SHOOTING INCIDENT AT HIS HOME.

REEVA STEENKAMP DIED YESTERDAY.

BLADE RUNNER STATEMENT-SS TOPS

THE FAMILY OF THE FORMER OLYMPIAN RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY.

IN PART SAYING, "THE ALLEGED MURDER IS DISPUTED IN THE STRONGEST TERMS."

"HE HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEND HIS DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY OF REEVA."

S KOREA DRILL-NATS TOPS VO

nats of missiles being fired

SHOWING OFF THEIR GUNS.

SOUTH KOREA'S ARMY HELD A MILITARY EXERCISE TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT NUCLEAR TEST BY NORTH KOREA.

THE SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY SAID THE DRILL WAS AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MILITARY READINESS.

TRAVEL WARNING-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION MAY BE PLANNING TO ABDUCT U.S. TOURISTS.

AS A RESULT, THE US STATE DEPARTMENT BARRED TRAVEL BY OFFICIALS TO THE 15TH CENTURY RUINS OF MACHU PICCHU.

THATS PERU'S TOP TOURIST DESTINATION.

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT RELEASING THE METHODS BUT SAY THERE IS A CREDIBLE THREAT AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH.

PA LAWSUIT RULING-VO

A FORMER PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE GRAD WHO SUED HER SCHOOL OVER A COURSE GRADE HAS LOST HER SUIT.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY AT ELEVEN.

FORMER LEHIGH UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT MEGAN THODE SUED THE UNIVERSITY FOR ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE SHE RECEIVED A C-PLUS AND NOT A "B" IN A 2009 THERAPIST INTERNSHIP COURSE.

THODE CLAIMED THE LOWER GRADE KEPT HER FROM BECOMING A LICENSED THERAPIST.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT ARE JUMPING INTO THE WINE BUSINESS. AND HAS MILEY CYRUS FOUND THE PERFECT GOWN?

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

LET'S GIVE A TOAST TO BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE!

THE HOLLYWOOD POWER COUPLE IS SET TO RELEASE THEIR OWN WINE THIS MARCH, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE MAGAZINE.

THE FIRST WINE IS WILL BE A 2012 VINTAGE PINK ROSÉ. AND WILL BE REVIEWED IN AN UPCOMING EDITION OF "WINE SPECTATOR."

JOLIE AND PITT TEAMED UP WITH A FRENCH WINE-GROWER, MARC PERRIN FOR THEIR LATEST ADVENTURE.

THE TRIO IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE A LINE OF ORGANIC WHITE AND RED WINES LATER THIS YEAR.

THERE AREN'T A LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT MILEY CYRUS' IMPENDING NUPTIALS TO FIANCE LIAM HEMSWORTH.

BUT SHE *MAY* BE CLOSE TO CHOOSING A WEDDING GOWN.

THE 20-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS TOLD PEOPLE MAGAZINE SHE'S CONSIDERING MARCHESA. SAYING IT IS QUOTE "DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR OPTIONS."

BUT, CYRUS WARNS SHE'S GOT PLENTY OF OPTIONS IN THE FASHION WORLD!

GAME OF THRONES" STAR, PETER DINKLAGE IS JOINING THE CAST OF 'X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.'

THE FILM'S DIRECTOR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWITTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BUT THERE'S NO WORD ON WHICH CHARACTER DINKLAGE WILL PLAY.

HE WILL JOIN RETURNING CAST MEMBERS. INCLUDING IAN MCKELLEN AND JENNIFER LAWERENCE. WHO ARE SET TO REPRISE THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES.

THE FILM IS EXPECTED TO HIT THEATERS JULY 20-14.

KANGAROO ON COURSE-VOTOPS

KANGAROOS OFTEN SHOW UP ON AUSTRALIAN GOLF COURSES, BUT NOT USUALLY WHEN PROS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOURNAMENT.

TAKE A LOOK. THE LARGE MARSUPIALS FEASTED ON THE FAIRWAYS AND GRAZED ON THE GREENS.

YOU CAN SEE THE GROUP CHARGING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT.

TEASE FIVE-----

it's the DOWN SIDE TO OWNING A PET.AT SOME POINT YOU WILL HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE.

"You get attached to the darn things and I think everybody that has a pet can identify with that."

OR DO YOU?

ONE COMPANY IS TAKING ON A WHOLE NEW APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO PET OWNERS WHO CAN'T SAY GOODBYE.

A) FROZEN PETS-2 SHOT VO

WHITE CASTLE WEDDING-NATS TOPS VO

NATS OF MUSIC PLAYING HERE COMES THE BRIDE

FORGET THE SMELL OF ROSES. FOR AN OHIO COUPLE THE SCENT OF LOVE IS TINGED WITH A WHIFF OF FRIED ONIONS AND SIZZLING BURGERS.

THEY TIED THE KNOT AT THEIR LOCAL WHITE CASTLE.

THEY PICKED THE NON-TRADITIONAL LOCATION BECAUSE THE FAST FOOD JOINT IS WHERE THEY MET 29 YEARS AGO.

FROZEN PETS-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

LOSING A PET CAN BE A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

NOW, A MISSOURI COMPANY IS OFFERING A SERVICE THAT WILL KEEP MAN'S BEST FRIEND BY YOUR SIDE -- FOREVER.

FROZEN PETS-PKG

It's not for everybody."

FIDO IS FROZEN.

"It's not unusual to see people weep again and cry and sometimes that's an indication that you've done a good job."

SLATER RESIDENT ANTHONY EDDY STARTED FREEZE DRYING PETS AFTER A FRIEND'S REQUEST. NOW HIS COMPANY EDDY'S WILDLIFE STUDIO DOES CLOSE TO 120 PET PRESERVATIONS A YEAR. HE ADMITS, IT CAN BE A DIFFICULT BUSINESS.

"You have to have the right individuals working for you."

IT'S NOT TAXIDERMY, IT'S ACTUALLY FREEZING DRYING THE ENTIRE PET MINUS A FEW ORGANS AND BODY FAT.

"Actual animal muscle bone tissue facial features and everything are still there."

THERE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF GUYS THAT DO IT NATIONALLY. SOME SAY ITS A LITTLE SPOOKY, OTHERS ARE AMAZED JUST HOW REAL THEIR PASSED-ON PET LOOKS.

"Like this cat here, it's a calico cat so he'll have three colors on his nose."

"We have a vacuum pump on this do we've extracted all if the air pressure."

THESE 15 FREEZE DRYERS RUN UP TO 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH AND COST EDDY ABOUT $5-THOUSAND A MONTH IN ELECTRICITY. SO IT'S EASY TO SEE JUST HOW POPULAR FREEZE DRYING PETS HAS BECOME.

"Calls from Israel, Japan"

AND FREEZE DRYING SOMEONE'S PET IS NOT A SHORT PROCESS SOMETIMES IT TAKES BETWEEN 8 MONTHS TO A YEAR TO FREEZE THE ANIMAL DEPENDING ON SIZE.

BUT WHETHER IT'S LARGE DOG, A FAT CAT OR EVEN A BIRD NOW YOUR PET CAN STAY WITH YOU ALWAYS.

FROZEN PETS-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NBC2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AND SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES.

NEXT AT NOON - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC2 IS COVERING HIS VISIT CLOSELY - AS HE PUSHES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR AREA.

WE'LL BE LIVE WITH THOSE DETAILS.

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW - TUG BOATS HAVE BEGUN PULLING THE DISABLED CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP FROM AN ALABAMA DOCK TO THE SHIPYARD FOR REPAIRS.

MEANTIME - AFTER MISERABLE DAYS AT SEA, WEARY PASSENGERS ARE A STEP CLOSER TO HOME.

YOUR UPDATE - NEXT AT NOON.

PLUS - WE'RE GETTING NEW INFORMATION OUT OF RUSSIA - WHERE NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AFTER A METEOR EXPLODED IN THE SKY - CAUSING A SHOCKWAVE THAT BLEW OUT WINDOWS.

WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE SCENE.

AND NBC2 ON TOP OF DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SHOCKING STORY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA - WHERE A WELL-KNOWN OLYMPIAN - APPEARED IN COURT TODAY - CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS SUPER-MODEL GIRLFRIEND.

AND WE KNOW THE GOVERNOR'S IN TOWN - BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING A SPECIAL VISIT FROM PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS, ALL GROWN UP - JENNA AND BARBRA BUSH!

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT!

WE HAVE A NEW LINE-UP FOR FUGITIVE FRIDAY, AND JIM IS TRACKING OUR RAIN AND CLOUDS.

NOON TZA) GOV SCOTT IN FL-VO

NOON TZB) CARNIVAL BOAT-VOTOPS

NOON TZC) METEOR STRIKE-VOTOPS

OLYMPIC MURDER-VOTOPS

BUSH TWINS VISIT-VOTOPS OC

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA