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BREAKING AT NOON.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT AN EMPTY CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP - GETTING READY FOR REPAIRS.

THESE PICTURES OUT - OF MOBILE ALABAMA.

THE TRIUMPH WAS STUCK AT SEA FOR DAYS - MAKING LIFE MISERABLE FOR MANY!

THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS, ARE RIGHT NOW - ON THEIR WAY HOME.

PLUS.

WE ARE GETTING A VISIT FROM GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT THIS AFTERNOON.

HE'S ON THE ROAD -- PITCHING PART OF HIS BUDGET AGENDA.

AND NOW.

HE'S READY TO TALK TRANSPORTATION.

WE'LL PREVIEW HIS PLANS TO EXPAND A MAJOR ROADWAY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE INJURED!

NEW VIDEO POURING IN TODAY OF A METEOR SHOWER - OVER RUSSIA.

IT CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE - THE VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE.

HL1) CARNIVAL CRUISE-TRX IRD 10 TOPS OR VOTOPS

HL2) GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-TRX VOTOPS SS

HL3) METEORITE BLAST OVER RUSSIA-TRX NATVOTOPS

OPEN-CLIP

RADAR TOPS-RADAR TOPS

TRACKING OUR GLOOMY AND COOLER CONDITIONS.

WE ARE UNDER A BLANKET OF RAIN AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MANY OF YOU PROBABLY LEFT FOR WORK THIS MORNING UNDER GRAY SKIES - AND YOU'LL SOON HAVE TO TRADE YOUR UMBRELLA FOR A JACKET.

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-TRX ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON -

THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER!

FIVE DAYS AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE CRIPPLED THEIR FUN SHIP, PASSENGERS ABOARD THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH ARE BACK ON DRY LAND.

NBC-2'S CLAY MILLER IS TRACKING THIS STORY FROM THE NEWSROOM.

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PLASMA

OVER THE PAST WEEK, WE'VE HEARD PASSENGERS' HORROR STORIES ABOUT SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THEY ENDURED, INCLUDING RAW SEWAGE, NO POWER AND LONG LINES FOR LITTLE FOOD.

BUT THAT'S ALL OVER NOW.

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

CAMPING ON THE DECKS.

SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR

TOILETS THAT DIDN'T FLUSH

TRASH PILING UP.

THESE ARE THE VACATION MEMORIES TRIUMPH PASSENGERS ARE TRYING TO FORGET.

We were so ready to be off the boat. The last 8 hours were like the worst just because we were so anxious to be off.

THE NIGHTMARE CRUISE IS OVER.

ALL PASSENGERS ARE OFF THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH.

AS THE SHIP MADE ITS WAY INTO THE PORT OF MOBILE PASSENGERS CHEERED AND WAVED.

OTHERS HUNG SIGNS LIKE THIS ONE READING "SWEET HOME ALABAMA'.

CELEBRATION AFTER DAYS OF UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND POWER OUTAGES.

BEFORE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED, THE C-E-O OF CARNIVAL OFFERED THIS APOLOGY.

"We pride ourselves in providing our guests with a great vacation experience and clearly we failed."

AS MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND PASSENGERS MADE THEIR WAY OFF THE SHIP.SOME VENTED THEIR FRUSTRATIONS.

"There are a lot of unhappy people because of the conditions and how it went downhill from the first day."

OTHERS ARE JUST RELIEVED THE ORDEAL IS OVER.

"After being on that boat for that long and not knowing when or how we were getting back and it was so good to be finally back."

SOME EVEN SAY THE EXPERIENCE BROUGHT OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE.

"I think I saw a lot more of the good behavior and a lot less of the bad behavior.

AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER SAID HE'LL CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER CRUISE.

CRUISE SHIP RETURNS-PLASMA

ON SHORE CARNIVAL HAD ABOUT 100 MOTOR COACHES READY TO TAKE PASSENGERS TO HOTELS THEY BOOKED FOR THEM IN NEW ORLEANS.

DEE TUCKER-OC-SS-VO

NBC2 HAS BEEN STAYING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FIANCE OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN - A LOCAL NURSE, WHO'S FINALLY ON HER WAY HOME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

DEE TUCKER WAS STUCK ON THAT CRUISE LINER WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS.

NBC2 SAT DOWN WITH HER FIANCE, Joe Eckert, EXCLUSIVELY LAST NIGHT AS HE WATCHED COVERAGE OF THE SHIP FINALLY DOCKING.

HE SAYS DEE, IS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT HOW SHE BELIEVES MANAGEMENT TRIED TO COVER UP THE SITUATION.

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

DEE IS HEADED BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - AND SHOULD ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON.

GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-trx oc dbx

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HE HAD A BREAKFAST IN NAPLES THIS MORNING.

AND IN LESS THAN AN HOUR -- HE WILL HOLD AND EVENT. PUSHING FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW WITH BRAND NEW DETAILS ON PART OF THE BIGGER BUDGET PLAN.

GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-REM

LIVE:

HE'S HERE TO HIGHLIGHT HIS TRANSPORTATION BUDGET THAT INCLUDES 80 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A ROAD EXPANSION RIGHT HERE.

GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-SS VO

THIS MAP WILL BETTER SHOW THE AREA.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO ADD LANES TO I-75 BETWEEN SR 78 AND SR 80 AND ALSO REHAB THE BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN MAKING USE OF EVERY MINUTE WHILE HE'S IN THE AREA.

HAVING MEET AND GREETS.

HE SPOKE TO THE MINNESOTA MENS CLUB IN NAPLES THIS MORNING. WHERE HE ALSO MENTIONED THIS PROJECT.

GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-SOT

SOT:

GOVERNOR SCOTT IN SWFL-REM

LIVE:

GOVERNOR SCOTT IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT THE SWIFT 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.

RUSSIA METEOR-TRX NATPOP

RUSSIA METEOR-NATPOP

RUSSIA METEOR-NATPOP

RUSSIA METEOR-VOTOPS

THOSE ARE THE SOUNDS OF A METEORITE ENTERING THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE OVER RUSSIA.

AMAZING FOOTAGE HAS BEEN COMING IN ALL MORNING.

WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR INJURIES.

IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT

IN FRIGID SIBERIA. SENDING SHOCKED RESIDENTS INTO A STATE OF PANIC.

RUSSIA METEOR-PKG

SCRIPT:

The meteorite was captured on car dashboard cameras and phones. a blinding

flash of light, streaking across the sky.

And then.

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

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

BUSH TWINS-TRX DBX

RIGHT NOW AT NOON. THE DAUGTHERS OF A FORMER PRESIDENT ARE GETTING READY TO SPEAK AT A SPECIAL LUNCHEON IN NAPLES.

JENNA AND BARBARA BUSH ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

BUSH TWINS-REM

NICK--HEATHER--- THE BUSH TWINS ARE HAVING LUNCH RIGHT NOW INSIDE, 800 WOMEN ARE PACKED IN THE ROOM GETTING ANXIOUS TO HEAR THEM SPEAK.

THE LEAGUE CLUB OF NAPLES BROUGHT THEM HERE, AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO I HAD THE CHANCE TO THEM ONE ON ONE.

BUSH TWINS-SOTS

1st one is Barbara Bush

BUSH TWINS-REM

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

CONGRESS IS SET TO RECESS TODAY - WITH A LOT IN LIMBO.

S/ REP. NANCY PELOSI / MINORITY LEADER

"This -- it's just -- it's just wrong."

/ "Why are we leaving when we should be staying here to work this out?"

UNHAPPY LAWMAKERS.

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE YOU WASHINGTON - WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S STILL UNDECIDED.

TZ1 A) CONGRESS RECESS-SOTSOTVO

WEATHER-STC

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.

CONGRESS RECESS-TRX ONCAM

BAD TIME FOR A BREAK.

IN WASHINGTON: CONGRESS GOES HOME TODAY WITH A LOT OF WORK UN-DONE.

TWO KEY NATIONAL SECURITY JOBS ARE IN LIMBO - AND BILLIONS IN AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS ARE SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER THEY RETURN.

CONGRESS RECESS-PKG

IN CHICAGO TODAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES ANOTHER PITCH FOR HIS MIDDLE CLASS AGENDA.

AFTER CHIDING CONGRESS FOR NOT CONFIRMING CHUCK HAGEL AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE:

S/ Obama/Google+ HANGOUT

"It's just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when I'm still presiding over a war in Afghanistan."

REPUBLICANS BLOCKED A VOTE ON HAGEL. TODAY WE COULD SEE DEMOCRATS TRY TO GET HIM CONFIRMED WITH A SIMPLE MAJORITY.

OR PRESIDENT OBAMA COULD SIMPLY APPOINT HIM WHILE CONGRESS IS IN RECESS.

SAME FOR JOHN BRENNAN -- HIS NOMINATION AS C-I-A DIRECTOR IS ALSO STILL IN LIMBO.

SO ARE 85 BILLION IN AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS SET FOR MARCH FIRST. THEY'D AFFECT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION JOBS, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SAYS.

S/ REP. JOHN BOEHNER / HOUSE SPEAKER

"I don't like it and no one should like it. But the sequester is there because the President insisted that it be there. Where's the president's plan to replace the sequester that he insisted on?"

S/ REP. NANCY PELOSI / MINORITY LEADER

"This -- it's just -- it's just wrong."

/

"Why are we leaving when we should be staying here to work this out?"

IF CONGRESS LEAVES TODAY AS SCHEDULED. THEY'LL COME BACK WITH JUST FOUR DAYS TO PREVENT THOSE CUTS FROM HAPPENING.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT SS

GETTING CRIMINALS OFF OUR STREETS.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-ONCAM

RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 -- LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP.

IT'S FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

JOINING US AS ALWAYS -- TRISH ROUTE FROM LEE COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-(5) SS

Starting off our list is a man who's earned the distinction of being profiled here on Fugitive Friday on a pretty regular basis - and each time, for a whole new set of criminal malfunctions. Derrick Calhoun, Jr. is wanted once again in Lee County on a felony warrant - issued two weeks ago - revoking his pretrial supervision after an arrest for drug possession. At the ripe young age of just 21, Calhoun has already racked up 12 previous arrests - and was even charged at one point for going into a rage and pointing a gun at his own mother. Born and raised in Fort Myers, Calhoun has a nasty history of drugs and weapons. And when you combine powerful narcotics like cocaine with gun-toting guys with bad tempers, the outcome is almost guaranteed to be a negative one. Calhoun is 6'2", 200 pounds and may be living in either Fort Myers or Cape Coral. Upon his arrest, he will be held without bond in the Lee County Jail.

Also on the run this week is Johnathan Hallman, a convicted felon who repeatedly gets caught illegally carrying weapons around town. This 27 year old Fort Myers native is a multi-time offender, with 10 previous bookings at the Lee County Jail. In addition to three separate arrests for the illegal possession of a firearm, Hallman has also been jailed for being a pot and cocaine dealer, several fraud and theft charges, the illegal use of credit cards and resisting arrest, among others. Hallman is believed to have some gang affiliations and may be laying low in the Lehigh Acres area. Hallman is a big guy - standing at 6'5", 240 pounds, and has numerous tattoos, including the words Florida Boy on his hands, a clown and a devil on his right arm, and the face of Jesus with the Chinese symbols for money and power on his left arm.

And in Collier County, Zacarias Herrera, Jr. is trying to dodge deputies on the heels of two warrants for violating terms of his state probation for robbery without a weapon and robbery by sudden snatching. This 21 year old fugitive has already become a familiar face to Collier deputies, with numerous previous arrests, including charges of resisting arrest and unarmed robbery. Herrera is most likely laying low in the Immokalee area, where he has a strong home base of family and friends, however he has been spotted in Lee County, near the Salvation Army in downtown Fort Myers. His only known employment is for the labor pool. Herrera is known on the streets simply as "Zack." He is 5'6", 138 pounds and has a tattoo of the phrase "I Town" on his wrist, and "ZACK" on his fingers.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

STRANDED FOR DAYS.

WITH LITTLE FOOD.

AND SOME FORCED TO GO THE BATHROOM IN BAGS.

WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST WITH THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH SHIP THAT JUST DOCKED LAST NIGHT.

HEAR MORE DRAMATIC STORIES FROM THE HIGH SEAS.

PLUS.

ANOTHER STORY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON - A METEOR SLAMS INTO THE EARTH IN RUSSIA - INJURING A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

TZ3 A) cruise ship docks-VO

TZ3 B) russia meteor-VOTOPS

OPEN 12:30-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

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.

CRUISE SHIP DOCKS-TRX VOTOPS OC

RELIEF!

IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THIS AFTERNOON - ALL OF THOSE STRANDED CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS ARE BACK ON DRY LAND.

THEY DIS-EMBARKED IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS -

THIS IS VIDEO OF SOME OF THEM, THEN GETTING OFF BUSES THEY TOOK TO NEW ORLEANS - IN AN EFFORT TO GET HOME.

NEW DETAILS ARE COMING OUT ABOUT THE STRESSFUL DAY TRIP HOME, AND THE CONDITIONS ABOARD THE STRANDED SHIP.

CRUISE SHIP DOCKS-PKG

DEE TUCKER-SSTOPS VO

NBC2 HAS BEEN STAYING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FIANCE OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN - A LOCAL NURSE, WHO'S FINALLY ON HER WAY HOME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

DEE TUCKER WAS STUCK ON THAT CRUISE LINER WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS.

NBC2 SAT DOWN WITH HER FIANCE, Joe Eckert, EXCLUSIVELY LAST NIGHT AS HE WATCHED COVERAGE OF THE SHIP FINALLY DOCKING.

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

GOV SCOTT IN SWFL-SS VO

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN TOWN TO TALK ABOUT A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT.

HERE'S A MAP FOR YOU.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO ADD LANES TO I-75 BETWEEN STATE ROADS 78 AND 80 -

AND ALSO REHAB THE BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE FOUR LANES TO SIX.

THERE'S ABOUT 80 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SCOTT SAYS WITH TOURISM UP,

GOV SCOTT IN SWFL-SOT OC

they're starting companies down here, expanding down here. Our state is growing again so we have to keep our infrastructure our highways ready for that growth

GOVERNOR SCOTT WILL SPEAK AT THE SWIFT SUNGUIDE CENTER OFF DANIELS PARKWAY AT 1:00 TODAY.

OBAMA IN WEST PALM BEACH-ONCAM

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL BE IN FLORIDA TODAY.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS NO PUBLIC EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED.

HE'LL BE SPENDING PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND WITH FRIENDS ON THE EAST COAST NEAR WEST PALM BEACH.

RUSSIA METEOR-TRX VOTOPS OC

WE'RE GETTING NEW VIDEO AND DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON - ON THAT 10-TON METEOR STRIKE IN RUSSIA, THAT HAS THE WORLD TALKING.

NBC2 HAS LEARNED A THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

AT THIS POINT - NO DEATHS REPORTED.

AMAZING PICTURES AND SOUND.

RUSSIA METEOR-PKG

Streaking across an early morning sky, a burst of light

.and an explosion of sound.

These unverified pictures appear to show a Russian city's close shave with a meteorite.

Locals heard. AND felt the shockwave of it passing.

On the ground, people stunned and unsure of what they had seen, were left staring at the meteorite's thick trail.

Many hurt by broken glass. Window popped out and a large part of this factory roof collapsed.

This level of damage is rare but meteorites are common. They're often small and burn up as they enter the earth's atmosphere.

Later today an asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool, called 2012 DA, will make the closest recorded pass of earth. Closer than some satellites.

"We understand its orbit extremely well and we can say with great confidence that there is no chance of hitting the Earth."

In this part of Russia, that will be welcome news.

PISTORIA RIGHT NOW-TRX VOTOPS OC

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

PROSECUTORS PLAN TO PURSUE A PREMEDITATED MURDER CHARGE AGAINST OSCAR PISTORIUS -- THE COUNTRY'S PARALYMPIC SUPERSTAR ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS SUPERMODEL GIRLFRIEND.

PISTORIUS STOOD WITH HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS, BREAKING DOWN IN TEARS DURING HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.

PISTORIA RIGHT NOW-PKG

Olympian Oscar Pistorius, accustomed to the cheers of victory-- keeps his head down. Now, shielding his face from the cameras as he is led back and forth from court.

Today, the world's press is gathered around him-- as the accused.

Charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, found shot four times, police say, in the head, and body at Pistorius's upscale, well-secured home around 4am Thursday.

Steenkamp-- at 30, a covergirl, law school grad, soon-to-be-reality show contestant-- was set to give a Valentine's Day talk about empowering women.

Instead, her heartbroken family spoke about her.

Her future has been cut short and I just can say she's with the angels."

The world is used to seeing Oscar Pistorius in all his athletic glory, winning on the blades that earned him the nicknames blade runner, the fastest man on no legs make history running.

Now emotional, accused and staying in jail.

POEPLE FLEEING SYRIA-TRX VO

40-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE FLED A TOWN IN EASTERN SYRIA AFTER THREE DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING.

THE U-N ESTIMATES MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE SYRIA'S CRISIS BEGAN ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

KIM JONG IL BIRTHDAY-VOTOPS

NORTH KOREA HELD A MASSIVE INDOOR RALLY TODAY TO COMMEMORATE LATE LEADER KIM JONG-IL'S 71ST BIRTHDAY.

THE RECLUSIVE COUNTRY'S STATE-RUN T-V NETWORK BROADCASTED A PRE-TAPED VIDEO OF THE CELEBRATION.

THE CURRENT LEADER KIM JONG-UN WAS NOT SEEN.

S KOREA DRILL-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE.

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

THE ARTILLERY FIRING DRILL TOOK PLACE NEAR THE BORDER

ON TUESDAY. NORTH KOREA SAID IT SUCCESSFULLY DETONATED A NUCLEAR DEVICE AT A NORTH-EASTERN TEST SITE.

IDAHO SCHOOL SUSPICIOUS DEVICE SCARE-TRX VO

EVERYONE IS OK - AFTER POLICE IN IDAHO PUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN - ON REPORTS OF A PERSON WITH A GUN ON CAMPUS.

TAKE A LOOK -

DOZENS OF OFFICERS WITH GUNS DRAWN SURROUNDED HERITAGE MIDDLE -- FOLLOWING A REPORT OF A MAN WITH A GUN AT THE SCHOOL.

IDAHO SCHOOL SUSPICIOUS DEVICE SCARE-SOTO VO

Shock, I couldn't believe it could happen here, but I'm almost speechless like a lot of the other parents here.

Fear, I mean, this could be anywhere in America and these are our kids, so we are all just scared.

PARENTS FILED IN TO THE PACKED SCHOOL GYM, WHERE HUNDREDS OF PARENTS WERE RE-UNITED WITH THEIR KIDS.

POLICE LATER DETERMINED IT WAS A TEACHER WHO BROUGHT A MILITARY-STYLE SHOVEL TO SCHOOL AS A CLASS PROP AND ASKED THE STUDENT TO GRAB IT FROM THE CAR.

NORTH PORT PROWLER-TRXTOPS-SS-SOTVO

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS SKETCH.

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 TEEN GIRLS FOR WEEKS NOW IN NORTH PORT.

POLICE SAY HE'S BEEN SPOTTED IN THE AREA JUST OFF 75 NEAR TOLEDO BLADE BOULEVARD.

ONE VICTIM SAYS HE STARED AT HER THROUGH THE WINDOW FOR 10 SECONDS.

NORTH PORT PROWLER-SOT-SS

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."

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT-VO SS

A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE THIS!

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

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

THE EVENT WRAPS UP THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL HONORING THOMAS EDISON, THE LONG TIME FORT MYERS SEASONAL RESIDENT.

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

WE WANT TO TO REMIND YOU OF A TRAFFIC ALERT.

BECAUSE OF THE PARADE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE MANY ROAD CLOSURES STARTING AT 5:00.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

THE SEARCH HEATS UP FOR A DANGEROUS FLORIDA FUGITIVE.

IT'S STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST WEEK.

POLICE FROM MIAMI AND TEXAS WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A VIOLENT SEX OFFENDER - ON THE RUN

AFTER STABBING AN OFFICER AND ESCAPING CUSTODY.

PLUS -- A NEW TACTIC BY THE AIRLINES MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING A GOOD DEAL, BUT IT COULD ACTUALLY COST YOU MORE!

TZ4 A) tex fugitive search-VO

TZ4 B) airline tickets-VOTOPS

MARKET WATCH-trx pkg

MAN SETS SELF ON FIRE-TRX NATVOTOPS

BEGINNING OF VID SHOWS GLOW OF FIRE AND YOU CAN HEAR A WOMAN SCREAMING

NEW CHILLING VIDEO OF A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU THURSDAY.

THIS IS AT THE DAVINCI AIRPORT IN ROME.

CAMERAS ARE ROLLING AS A MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE.

POLICE SAY THE 19-YEAR-OLD DID IT TO AVOID BEING DEPORTED.

TEXAS FUGITIVE SEARCH LATEST-TRX VOTOPS

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW -- POLICE ARE STILL ON THE HUNT FOR A VIOLENT FLORIDA FUGITIVE IN TEXAS.

ALBERTO MORALES WAS CAUGHT ON THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO RUNNING FROM A SCENE WHERE POLICE SAY HE HAD JUST STABBED AN OFFICER.

INVESTIGATORS FROM FLORIDA ARE NOW TEAMING UP WITH POLICE IN GRAPEVINE TO FIND THE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

TEXAS FUGITIVE SEARCH LATEST-PKG

SCRIPT:

--A knock in the night and a shout of "police" sets dogs to barking in

a nice neighborhood in Grapevine.

It's about a half-mile from the Walmart parking lot where police say

convicted sex offender Alberto Morales stabbed his transport guard and

escaped Monday night.

Thursday night, members of a federal fugitive task force went door to door,

and searched room to room when residents allowed them inside. Outside,

flashlight beams bounced off fences, windows, and culverts -- anyplace a

man might hide.

Homeowner Phillip Hinkle watched the team clear his house with military

precision. As surreal as the scene appeared, Hinkle said, "I find it

reassuring."

He was happy to see them. The fugitive hunters know how desperate and

resourceful Morales is.

Morales was kicked off a flight from Miami to Nevada that had a scheduled

layover in Houston. He began acting erratically, slamming his head on the

seat in front of him. The pilot on the plane refused to allow him and the

detectives to get back on for the final leg. So they rented a car and headed

northwest to Nevada, stopping in North Texas to retrieve a third detective

from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Earlier Thursday, Miami-Dade County Deputy Police Chief Juan Perez said

procedures call for three guards to transport such a dangerous prisoner by

ground. There were two with Morales, about two hours from picking up a third

at D/FW airport.

The detectives decided to stop at a Grapevine Walmart to use the restroom.

One, 28-year veteran Jaime Pardinas, remained in the car. Soon, Morales

struck, stabbing him with sharpened or broken glasses.

Perez said Pardinas might have thought Morales was asleep. The detective is

improving and was scheduled to be moved out of ICU Thursday.

Perez also said Thursday his officers' actions will be reviewed.

Right now, his focus is on finding Morales and supporting his wounded

TEXAS FUGITIVE SEARCH LATEST-ONCAM

JIM DOUGLAS REPORTING.

POLICE CONSIDERING MORALES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

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.

PA ABDUCTION ARREST-TRX VO

A LITTLE GIRL IS SAFE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER BEING ABDUCTED IN PHILADELPHIA.

NEW AT NOON - A DAYCARE WORKER IS NOW CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING THE 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

19-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINA RAY-GUSTERS IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, CONSPIRACY, ASSAULT, AND RAPE.

CHARGES.

THE TEEN WORKED AT THE GIRL'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

POLICE WONT YET SAY SHE IS THE WOMAN SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IN MUSLIM GARB, POSING AS THE GIRL'S MOM,

TAKING HER OUT OF SCHOOL LAST MONTH.

WAL MART ON HORSE MEAT-VO

WAL MART SUPERMARKETS IN BRITAIN SAY THEY HAVE FOUND HORSE D-N-A IN MORE OF ITS PRODUCTS.

THIS FOLLOWS THREE ARRESTS MADE THE WIDENING HORSE-MEAT SCANDAL.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY THIS --

THE INVESTIGATION **DOES NOT INVOLVE THE UNITED STATES

LAST MONTH.THE STORES ALSO PULLED FOUR BURGER PRODUCTS THAT ALSO HAD HORSE DNA.

WAL MART ON 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."

THE DISCOVERY OF HORSE MEAT PRODUCTS THOUGHT TO CONTAIN BEEF HAS ROCKED EUROPE'S FOOD INDUSTRY.

AIRLINE TICKETS-ONCAM

IN THE WAKE OF A MERGER OF TWO GIANTS OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY COMES WORD THE AIRLINES ARE STARTING TO DO WHAT CAR COMPANIES AND THE CABLE GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS.

AND IT'S ALL ABOUT CONVINCING YOU, YOU'RE GETTING A DEAL.

AIRLINE TICKETS-PKG

MAYBE THE OFFER WILL COME AT THE TICKET COUNTER. OR MAYBE ONLINE. BUT EXPECT A NEW SALES PITCH FROM THE AIRLINES.

.BECAUSE HERE'S A FACT WORTH REPEATING ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

"Airlines are not very profitable so they're looking for as many different ways to get you to fork out as much cash. even after you buy your ticket"

SO, THE NEWEST WAY TO GET YOU TO FORK OVER MORE CASH IS BY BUNDLING. PUTTING FEES TOGETHER IN A BUNDLED PACKAGE. AND OFFER THEM AT A DISCOUNT.

FOR EXAMPLE, DELTA'S BUNDLE INCLUDES PRIORITY BOARDING, PLUS 24-HOUR WI-FI. FOR $42. A BIT CHEAPER THAN IF YOU BOUGHT THEM SEPARATELY.

AMERICAN'S BUNDLE HAS PRIORITY BOARDING, A FREE CHECKED BAG AND A WAIVER OF THE DREADED CHANGE FEE.ALL FOR $68 ROUNDTRIP. LESS THAN HALF WHAT YOU PAY FOR JUST A TICKET CHANGE.

"I think that's a good bet ! As someone who changes their ticket a lot, I'm saving that $150 each time"

BRIAN KELLY IS THE POINTS GUY. FOUNDER OF THE WEBSITE OF THE SAME NAME. ON HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR TRAVEL POINTS. AND AN EXPERT ON AIR TRAVEL.

.WHO SAYS IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO.

"It's really just about knowing what fees are out there and figuring out how to get around them before you get to the airport. 1638 Because if you don't do your research, you're gonna.you're gonna be fleeced"

AMERICANS SPENT MORE THAN SIX-BILLION DOLLARS ON AIRLINE FEES IN 2012. A FIGURE EXPECTED TO GO HIGHER THIS YEAR EVEN IF BUNDLING DOESN'T WORK.

MITT ROMNEY GRANDFATHER-VO

MITT ROMNEY HAS BECOME A GRANDFATHER.FOR THE 20TH TIME!

THE FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S WIFE ANN SHARED THE HAPPY NEWS VIA TWITTER.

ANN TWEETED THAT HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW MARY GAVE BIRTH TO TWINS TODAY.

KANGAROOS ON THE COURSE-VOTOPS

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

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

IN CANBERRA THURSDAY. TEN OF THE BEST WOMEN'S GOLFERS IN THE WORLD WERE COMPETING AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S OPEN WHEN SOME UNEXPECTED OBSTACLES ARRIVED.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOMAN STRANDED ON A CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP RETURNS HOME.

AFTER SUFFERING THE SHIP WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER PASSENGERS, DEE TUCKER IS SET TO LAND THIS AFTERNOON.

NBC-2 IS LIVE, AS SHE COMES BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HER STORY - FIRST AT FOUR.

FIREBALL IN THE SKY.

NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE HURT - AFTER A METEORITE FLIES ACROSS RUSSIA - AND SLAMMED INTO EARTH.

THE IMPACT - FIRST AT FOUR.

AND - A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR A HITMAN TAKES INVESTIGATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND RIGHT TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STORY OF A HURRICANE, LOVE AND MURDER.

A) dee tucker coming back-OTS VO

B) fireball in the sky-VOTOPS

C) huden gathering storm-VOTOPS

GOV SCOTT IN TOWN-TRX VOTOPS SS

RECAPPING OUR TOP STORIES AT NOON.

IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL SPEAK AT THE SWIFT SUNGUIDE CENTER OFF DANIELS PARKWAY.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO ADD LANES TO I-75 BETWEEN STATE ROADS 78 AND 80 -

AND ALSO IMPROVE THE BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

THERE'S ABOUT 80 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

TRIUMPH LATEST-VOTOPS SS

AS MANY AS 20 CHARTER FLIGHTS WILL BE LEAVING NEW ORLEANS TODAY,

CARRYING PASSENGERS FROM THE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP TRIUMPH HOME.

THE SHIP DOCKED IN MOBILE ALABAMA LAST NIGHT.

SOME PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN BY BUS TO NEW ORLEANS.

OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO GALVESTON, TEXAS, WHERE THE CRUISE STARTED.

DEE TUCKER OF CAPE CORAL WAS ON THAT SHIP.

SHE SHOULD RETURN TO SOUTHWEST FLORDIA THIS AFTERNOON.

RUSSIA METEOR-NATS VO

nats of blast

A METEOR STRIKES IN RUSSIA - INJURING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE - 40 OF THEN IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE IMPACT HAPPENED AT SUNRISE IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS.

A MATTER OF COINCIDENCE - A GIANT ASTEROID IS SET TO PASS NEAR EARTH THIS AFTERNOON.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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