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RIGHT NOW AT SIX. COLD WEATHER IS CLOSING IN ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU.

JASON DUNNING TRACKS THE DIPPING TEMPS.

WE ARE LIVE IN FORT MYERS FOR THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT GRANDE PARADE.WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUNDLING UP.

AND FARMERS INLAND LOOK TO PREPARE CROPS FOR THE CHILL THIS WEEKEND.

PLUS --

10:12 we ran outside the house next door fully engulfed in smoke, grabbed my phone and called 911 4 sec

ARSON IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

A NEIGHBOR JUMPS INTO ACTION.AS A HOME BURNS CLOSE TO A STRING OF RECENT FIRES.

13:12 I walk out and I just can't believe that this is what were reduced to.

RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER THE CRUISE FROM HELL.

NBC2 SITS DOWN WITH A CAPE CORAL WOMAN.

SHE SHARES HER STORY AND PICTURES OF DISASTROUS TRIUMPH.

B) SAN CARLOS FIRE-SOTVO

C) DEE TUCKER-SOTVO

6 PM OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WX TOSS-ANIBOX

WEATHER'S THE BIG STORY AT SIX.

AND NBC2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE.

WE TURN FIRST TO NBC2 FIRST ALERT METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING.

HE IS TRACKING THE TEMPERATURES.

FIRST 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.

We're at the beginning of our next cold snap as arctic air starts flowing into Southwest Florida this evening into tonight, sending our overnight lows in the 30s and 40s for two mornings in a row.

Freeze Warnings are posted tonight for Hendry in Glades County where temperatures will come close to freezing but will likely stay a few points above even over the interior. Where we'll likely see the coldest temperatures is in the more rural settings from Glades to Desoto County around places like Palmdale and Arcadia.

The main concern through the overnight will be the wind chill, and in fact, we have Wind Chill Advisories set to go into effect late tonight through early Sunday for all of Southwest Florida with winds gusts expected to stay between 25-30 mph.

Sunday will be a very cold and raw day even with a full supply of sunshine. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s, and most spots should only see those daytime highs reach the low 60s.

Sunday night into Monday morning will likely be the coldest morning with temperatures rivaling the lowest temperatures of the season. Freeze Watches are posted for all of Southwest Florida from late Sunday night into early Monday morning as temperatures drop into the mid to upper 30s over urban Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County and as low as freezing for the inland cold spots.

This cold snap should not be prolonged or strong enough to threaten the vegetable or citrus crops, but if you live east of the interstate, it will be a good idea to protect the more sensitive plants.

TEAM COVERAGE-TRX

EDISON PARADE LIVE-DBX TOPS LIVE

COLD TEMPERATURES MAKE FOR A CHILLY NIGHT UNDER THE STARS FOR THE 75TH ANNUAL EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT GRAND NIGHT PARADE.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE FROM ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.

EDISON PARADE LIVE-REM LIVE

JEN-- IT MAY BE A BIT CHILLY OUT, BUT I AM STILL SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF SMILING FACES OUT HERE.

HIS MOM JUST WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THIS FOR THE PARADE TODAY.

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE CROWD-

TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO LINE THE STREETS TONIGHT FOR THE LARGEST NIGHT PARADE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

EDISON PARADE LIVE-VO

EDISON PARADE LIVE-SOT MAP

Take sound --Jeanne noons, fort myers

I am prepared because a few years ago it was in the 40's so today I am prepared for this weather.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PARADE ROUTE. MANY ROAD CLOSURES DOWN HERE TONIGHT.

I AM TOLD THE PARADE IS GOING TO BE MORE THAN 2 MILES LONG -

THE LONGEST IT'S EVER BEEN!

EDISON PARADE LIVE-REM LIVE

IT STARTS AT 7 SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GET OUT HERE.

THAT IS IF YOU CAN FIND A PARKING SPOT!

TEAM COVERAGE-TRX

FARMERS COLD WX-DBX TOPS

COLD WEATHER A BIG CONCERN FOR FARMERS THIS WEEKEND.

NBC2'S GEORGE SOLIS IS IN COLLIER COUNTY RIGHT NOW AT SIX.

GEORGE.*CROPS ARE ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP.

FARMERS COLD WX-REM LIVE

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WEATHER.

FARMERS COLD WX-VO

GROWERS HERE AT THE SOUTH NAPLES CITRUS GROVE SAY THEY AREN'T PREPPING JUST YET.

BUT THAT COULD CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT.

FARMERS COLD WX-SOT

FARMERS COLD WX-REM LIVE

SEVERAL FARMERS I'VE TALKED WITH SAY THEY ARE ALSO KEEPING THEIR EYES PEELED ON THEIR THERMOSTATS.

MANY JUST HOPE THEY CAN AVOID A MASSIVE LOSS OF CROPS.

SAN CARLOS FIRE-TRX NATS VOTOPS

nats of sirens - then smoke

*ARSON IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

THE BATTALION CHIEF TELLS NBC2 THIS HOUSE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET ON FIRE.

AND THIS HOME IS ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM WHERE SEVERAL BRUSH FIRES -- ALSO ARSONS -- RECENTLY STARTED.

SAN CARLOS FIRE-PKG

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO --

THICK BLACK SMOKE POURS OUT OF THIS SAN CARLOS PARK HOME.

10:05 I looked out the window, looked like fog going down

DAVE MCKAY, LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT ON JONAS ROAD.

HE IMMEDIATELY RAN OVER --

TO SAVE ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN INSIDE.

david mcKay/neighbor

10:27 the neighbor and I were pounding on the door and screaming to see if anyone was in there

WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THEY WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE BACK BEDROOM.

THEY TELL US AN ELDERY WOMAN USED TO LIVE THERE.

kevin burress/ san carlos park battalion chief

6:39 we had been there before. We were thinking we were going to have a search and rescue.

NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME.

JUST A DOG, THAT MANAGED TO ESCAPE.

nat

leigh

firefighters are calling this fire suspicious. It's about a half mile away from where there have been several arson brush fires

THOSE 6 FIRES ALL HAPPENED IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER.

kevin burress/ san carlos park battalion chief

"7:54 we're going to investigate to see if that has anything correlation or connection with the fires we've had in previous weeks."

SO FAR, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HASN'T RECEIVED A SINGLE TIP ON THOSE FIRES -- EVEN WITH A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION.

AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T CAUGHT THE PERSON OR PEOPLE RESPOSIBLE.

NAT

AS FOR THIS FIRE - IT'S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THE 18 YEAR OLD STAYING HERE -- IS WITHOUT A HOME TONIGHT.

THE HOUSE IS UNLIVEABLE.

NEW AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE ONE

NBC-2 TRACKING THE LATEST ON THE TRIUMPH CRUISE SHIP DISASTER.

PASSENGERS ARE RELIEVED TO FINALLY BE HOME AFTER THE VACATION FROM HELL.

ONE OF THEM IS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GIVING US A LOOK INSIDE THE NIGHTMARE.

13 07 50. 59

The lowest points were having to hand a total stranded your personal business from the bathroom and just it was humiliating.

.TONIGHT, SHE SHARES HER STORY WITH NBC2.

A) TRIUMPH LATEST-VO

B) DEE TUCKER-SOTVO

GEN TRX-TRX

DEE TUCKER-VOTOPS OC

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THESE PICTURES SHOW THE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE ABOARD THE CARNIVAL 'TRIUMPH.'

THAT'S THE CRUISE SHIP STRANDED AT SEA FOR DAYS WITHOUT POWER AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE.

DEE TUCKER-VO PLASMA

DEE TUCKER WENT FROM TAKING PICTURES OF THE MAYAN RUINS -

TO THE LIGHTS OUT ON THE TRIUMPH - EVEN THE CASINO.

reference lights out

THE DAY BEFORE THE VACATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OVER.

THE FIRE HAPPENED AND THEY LOST POWER.

TUCKER SAYS THAT'S WHEN THE CRUISE TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORST LEAVING THEM CRIPPLED IN THE GULF FOR FIVE DAYS.

DEE TUCKER-PKG BNR

LIVING IN SQUALID.

DEE TUCKER SNAPPED HUNDREDS PICTURES OF THE CONDITIONS ABOARD THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH.

I walk out and I just can't believe that this is what were reduced to.

PEOPLE TRADED THEIR STATEROOMS FOR THE OPEN AIR.

KNOWN TO PASSENGERS AS 'TENT CITY.'

The people that were on the inner cabins they started sleeping on the outside on the deck where they had some emergency power lights.

OTHERS CLAIMED SPOTS WHEREVER THERE WAS LIGHT.

They slept in front of the elevators and by the bars, wherever there was natural, and by the muster stations where there were emergency blue lights.

THE TRIP WITH HER SISTER- WENT FROM FANCY TO FOUL.

The lowest points were having to hand a total stranger your personal business from the bathroom and just it was humiliating.

THE SMELL- UNBEARABLE.

FOOD- HARD TO COME BY.

OTHER SHIPS DROPPED OFF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

We'd get up to the line and its just there was a lot of bread, a lot if white bread, so things were stale, the deserts were stale, my sister opened milk that was spoiled.

WHILE IN LINE- DEE WOULD TRY TO CALL HER FIANCE JOE,

BUT NEVER GOT A SIGNAL.

I knew he was tracking us all the way. And I just felt horrible that he was going through this.

SHE FINALLY RETURNED TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FRIDAY.

NATS

NOW THAT SHE'S HOME IN CAPE CORAL.

SHE SCROLLS THROUGH MEMORIES SHE'LL NEVER FORGET.

DEE TUCKER-VO PLASMA

PASSENGERS ALSO WROTE MESSAGES ON A BED SHEET.

WHILE TUCKER SAYS THE TRIP HAD ITS NEGATIVES.

SHE DID SAY THERE WERE SOME POSITIVES.

TRIUMPH LATEST-VO

KIM THANKS.

PASSENGERS OF TRIUMPH ENJOYED THEIR FIRST FULL DAY BACK HOME.

NOW THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

WHAT CAUSED THAT FIRE TO START IN THE ENGINE ROOM?

THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED TONIGHT.

LAWSUITS AGAINST CARNIVAL HAVE STARTED -

THE FIRST FROM A PASSENGER IN TEXAS.

CRUISE SHIP ARREST-TRX VO OC

NEW TONIGHT --

AN ARREST AFTER ANOTHER DISASTEROUS CRUISE.A CALIFORNIA MAN IS CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS EX-WIFE.

LONNIE KOCONTES WAS PICKED UP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. ON AN OUTSTANDING MURDER WARRANT.

HE AND HIS EX-WIFE WERE TOGETHER ON A CRUISE IN 2006.

SHE WENT OVERBOARD AND KOCONTES REPORTED HER MISSING.

HER BODY WASHED ASHORE THE NEXT DAY.

NEW AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE TWO

NEW TODAY --

THE NUMBERS ARE OUT FOR THE STATE'S FIRST PYTHON CHALLENGE.

A) PYTHON CHALLENGE WINNER-FILE VO

GEN TRX-TRX

LESTER TEASE-SOT

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

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.

We're at the beginning of our next cold snap as arctic air starts flowing into Southwest Florida this evening into tonight, sending our overnight lows in the 30s and 40s for two mornings in a row.

Freeze Warnings are posted tonight for Hendry in Glades County where temperatures will come close to freezing but will likely stay a few points above even over the interior. Where we'll likely see the coldest temperatures is in the more rural settings from Glades to Desoto County around places like Palmdale and Arcadia.

The main concern through the overnight will be the wind chill, and in fact, we have Wind Chill Advisories set to go into effect late tonight through early Sunday for all of Southwest Florida with winds gusts expected to stay between 25-30 mph.

Sunday will be a very cold and raw day even with a full supply of sunshine. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s, and most spots should only see those daytime highs reach the low 60s.

Sunday night into Monday morning will likely be the coldest morning with temperatures rivaling the lowest temperatures of the season. Freeze Watches are posted for all of Southwest Florida from late Sunday night into early Monday morning as temperatures drop into the mid to upper 30s over urban Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County and as low as freezing for the inland cold spots.

This cold snap should not be prolonged or strong enough to threaten the vegetable or citrus crops, but if you live east of the interstate, it will be a good idea to protect the more sensitive plants.

LEHIGH CRASH-VO

A DRIVER IS EJECTED AFTER A SERIOUS CRASH IN LEHIGH ACRES.

A WITNESS SENT US THIS VIDEO.

THE ROLLOVER HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT MILWAUKEE AND GRANT BOULEVARD.

WE'RE TOLD THE BLUE CAR RAN A STOP SIGN.

HITTING THE WHITE PICKUP - CAUSING IT TO GO AIRBORN.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS EJECTED.

AEROMED AIRLIFTED THE DRIVER OF THE BLUE CAR.

TWO OTHER VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.

PYTHON CHALLENGE WINNINGS-VO

NEW AT SIX,

sixty-eight pythons have been captured and

THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S PYTHON CHALLENGE ARE ANNOUNCED.

AND ACCORDING TO FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE,

THE WINNER OF THE 'MOST SNAKES CAUGHT' AND 'LONGEST' WILL DONATE HIS WINNINGS.

FWC POSTED ON THEIR TWITTER PAGE THAT RUBEN RAMIREZ IS GIVING HIS MONEY TO A LITTLE GIRL NAMED 'BELLA' WHO'S BATTLING CANCER.

RUBEN CAUGHT A WHOPPING 18 PYTHONS - THE LONGEST ONE AT TEN FEET.

TEASE SPORTS-2-SHOT

A)

GEN TRX-TRX

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

GULF COAST WINS STATE TITLE-VOTOPS

THE GULF COAST BOYS SOCCER TEAM PLAYING IN THE CLASS 4-A STATE FINAL AGAINST STEINBRENNER.

CHECK OUT RIN VAN. SCORING FROM LONG. 2-NIL SHARKS.

THEY COMPLETE THEIR QUEST. PULLING OUT THE 2-NIL WIN TO EARN THEIR FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

BERNHARD LANGER-ONCAM

WE'VE GIVEN BERNHARD LANGER A NEW NICKNAME: "THE TERMINATOR".

AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE HIS ACCENT AND FOCUSED EYES SLIGHTLY REMIND US OF ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER'S WELL-KNOWN CYBORG CHARACTER.

LANGER IS RELENTLESS ON THE GOLF COURSE. FINISHING IN THE TOP 10 IN 16 OF THE LAST 17 P-G-A CHAMPIONS TOUR EVENTS.

ACE GROUP CLASSIC RD 2-VOTOPS

LANGER'S 10-UNDER DAY GAVE HIM A THREE-STROKE LEAD INTO TODAY'S SECOND ROUND. BUT WIND MADE IT HARDER TO SCORE.

MARK O'MEARA WASN'T FAZED. ROLLS HOME THE BIRDIE AT THE 10TH. GOT TO EIGHT-UNDER. WHERE HE'D END THE DAY.

TOM PERNICE JUNIOR. MAKING HIS MOVE AS WELL. NICE CHIP TO SAVE PAR AT TEN. HE'S NINE-UNDER PAR. TIED FOR SECOND.

LANGER. WITH NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME MAGIC TODAY. MISSES THE BIRDIE AT TEN. BUT HE WAS STILL IN THE LEAD.

CHIEN SOON LU. WITH A GREAT DAY. CAN'T GET THE BIRDIE AT 18 TO PULL TO TEN UNDER.

ACE LEADERBOARD-CGTOPS

LANGER'S LEAD. STILL AT THREE SHOTS HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.

LEADERS REAX-SOTTOPS

NORTHERN TRUST OPEN-VOTOPS

JAY HAAS HAS PLAYED A LOT OF CHAMPIONS TOUR GOLF IN HIS DAY.

HIS SON, BILL, PUTTING ON A SHOW AT RIVIERA.

HAAS DRAINS THE LONG BIRDIE AT NINE.

AND THEN CHIPS IN FOR ANOTHER AT TEN.

MAUER CATCHERS DRILL-VO IN PLASMA

JOE MAUER. IN MID-SEASON FORM WHEN IT COMES TO BLOCKING HOME PLATE.

TWINS FIRST FULL SQUAD DAY-NATVOTOPS

JOSH WILLINGHAM. HAVING FUN DURING BATTING PRACTICE.

THIS WASN'T YOUR TYPICAL FIRST FULL-SQUAD WORKOUT.

THE PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WORKED OUT SEPARATELY FROM THE POSITION PLAYERS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC HAS ALTERED THE SCHEDULE A BIT THIS YEAR.

LIVE B-P AND FULL-TEAM DRILLS WON'T START UNTIL MONDAY.

GARDY REAX-SOTTOPS

RAYS FIRST FULLSQUAD SUNDAY-ONCAM

THE RAYS FIRST OFFICIAL FULL-SQUAD WORKOUT IS TOMORROW.

MOST OF THE TEAM HAS ALREADY REPORTED. AND GOT SOME LIGHT WORK IN AT CAMP IN PORT CHARLOTTE THIS MORNING.

RED SOX WORKOUT-VOTOPS

THE RED SOX STARTED EARLIER THAN BOTH TEAMS. ALREADY IN THEIR FULL-SQUAD ROUTINE. WITH A PAIR OF EXHIBITION GAMES JUST FIVE DAYS AWAY.

THE SOX TOOK LIVE B-P TODAY.

UNLIKE LAST YEAR. THE PLAYERS SEEM VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR NEW MANAGER.

FARRELL REAX-SOTTOPS

FGCU APPALACHIAN STATE-VOTOPS

AFTER HANGING WITH TOP-RANKED ALABAMA LAST NIGHT. THE F-G-C-U SOFTBALL TEAM OUT FOR A WIN OVER APPALACHIAN STATE.

NORTH FORT MYERS JACLYN OWEN. PITCHING IN RELIEF. RACKING UP THE STRIKEOUT.

FLORIDA AUBURN-VOTOPS

LET'S FINISH WITH SOME COLLEGE HOOPS. CITY OF PALMS ALUM MICHAEL FRAZIER THE THIRD. HELPING THE GATORS LIGHT IT UP AT AUBURN.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

FLORIDA STATE BEAT B-C, 69-66.

THE F-G-C-U MEN PLAY LIPSCOMB TONIGHT.

THE EAGLE WOMEN. ABOUT TO PULL OUT A WIN OVER THE BISON.

FGCU BASEBALL LOSES TO NOTRE DAME, 6-5, IN 10 INNINGS.

CLOSE-4SHOT