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BREAKING ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
A TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER IS FOUND DEAD AFTER AN APPARENT SUICIDE.
THIS MORNING -- WE DIVE INTO THE DETAILS THAT SIDETRACKED MINDY McCREADY'S ONCE PROMISING MUSIC CAREER.
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AND A CLOSE CALL OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS.
FAMILIES SAFE -- BUT LEFT IN THE COLD AFTER A FIRE FORCES THEM OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERTURES!
WE HAVEN'T HAD TOO MANY MORNING'S THIS COLD ALL SEASON.
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MONDAY MORNING.
BUT DON'T WORRY -- THIS IS SHORT LIVED AND RELIEF IS ON THE WAY.
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING THE TEMPERTATURES --
HALEY WHEN CAN WE SEE THE 80'S AGAIN?
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Today's Weather Story
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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NOW GETTING TO BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
THE TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER -- MINDY MCCREADY'S SUDDEN DEATH.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD ON HER FRONT PORCH SUNDAY WITH AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.
SHE WAS THIRTY SEVEN.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM THIS MORNING --
LINING UP A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT BROUGHT MCCREADY TO THIS POINT.
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TIMES HAVE BEEN HARD FOR STAR.
HER MUSIC CAREER -- OVERSHADOWED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
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BORN IN FORT MYERS -- MCCREADY LEARNED TO SING AS A CHILD AT CHURCH.
SHE'S MOST KNOWN FOR HER 1996 HIT SONG - "GUYS DO IT ALL THE TIME."
BUT HER MUSIC CAREER STRUGGLED AMID HER COMPLICATED PERSONAL LIFE.
IN 2004 SHE WAS CONVICTED OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG FRAUD AND PLACED ON PAROLE.
THREE YEARS LATER SHE SPENT TIME IN JAIL FOR VIOLATING HER PROBATION.
SHE HAD TWO YOUNG SONS -- AND HAS BEEN IN OUT OF COURT WITH HER OWN MOTHER OVER CUSTODY OF HER OLDEST SON ZANDER.
JUST LAST MONTH -- DAVID WILSON -- THE FATHER OF HER YOUNGEST SON -- WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE SAME ARKANSAS TOWN.
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She had a long struggle of regaining custody of her child who she finally just recently had custody of again and again was establishing a stable home with her boyfriend and things went off in a bad direction after he killed himself.
ARKANSAS AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET CLOSED THE CASE ON DAVID WILSON'S DEATH.
MCCREADY SAYS SHE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
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THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAID MCCREADY'S BODY WOULD BE TAKEN TO THE ARKANSAS STATE CRIME LAB FOR AN AUTOPSY,
ADDING THAT THE MATTER WILL BE FULLY INVESTIGATED.
I'M LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM THIS MORNING -- STACEY DEFFENBAUGH, NBC02.
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NOW BACK TO THIS MORNING'S COLD SNAP.
AS HALEY MENTIONED, FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RIGHT NOW.
AND THIS HAS LOCAL FARMERS ON EDGE THIS MORNING, EAGER TO PROTECT TO THEIR CROPS.
NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE FROM U-PICK CITRUS THIS MORNING IN EASTERN LEE COUNTY.
HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING RIGHT NOW, DANIELLE?
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NEW THIS MORNING --
TWO FORT MYERS FAMILIES ARE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES AFTER AN OVERNIGHT FIRE.
FIRE OFFICIALS TELL NBC-2 THREE PEOPLE WERE IN THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.
A MATTRESS CAUGHT FIRE -- AND FLAMES SPREAD TO THE ATTIC.
THE BEDROOM AND THE LIVING ROOM SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
A FUSE BOX WAS ALSO DESTROYED -- SO THE DUPLEX HAS NO POWER.
THAT HAS LEFT THE OTHER FAMILY IN THE BUILDING WITHOUT A PLACE TO STAY AS WELL.
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A MASSIVE FIRE HAS DESTROYED TWO, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WATERFRONT HOMES ON UPPER CAPTIVA ISLAND.
FLAMES WERE SEEN SHOOTING OUT OF THE ROOF OF THIS HOME SUNDAY MORNING.
THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE WAS CAPTURED ON THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO.
IT TOOK THE ISLAND'S ONLY 3 FIREFIGHTERS 15 MINUTES TO GET THERE.
AND 40 MINUTES FOR MORE FIREFIGHTERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES TO GET TO THE BURNING BUILDING.
THE ONLY WAY ONTO THE ISLAND IS BY BOAT.
THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
AND CAUSED SMOKE DAMAGE TO A THIRD HOME.
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james long/called 911
31:15 I was ill because i've owned a home here since 177. And I was ill to see some of these beautiful homes go up in flames.
NEIGHBORS SAY A MAN AND WOMAN WERE INSIDE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.
THEY RAN OUT.WITH JUST THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACK.
THEY HAD TO LEAVE EVERYTHING.
FIREFIGHTERS THINK A GENERATOR IS TO BLAME FOR THE FIRE.
THEY'VE BEEN TO THE HOME IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH IT.
A CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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ANOTHER FIRE -- THIS ONE IN LEHIGH ACRES IS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION.
CREWS PUT OUT A 5 ACRES BRUSH FIRE OFF STATE ROAD 82 ON ROD AND GUN CLUB ROAD SUNDAY.
THE FIRE STARTED DEEP IN THE WOODS -- AND NO HOMES WERE IN DANGER.
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THIS MORNING - PASSENGERS OF THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH ARE PUTTING MEMORIES OF THEIR TIME AT SEA BEHIND THEM.
SEVERAL AGENCIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FIRE AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT FOLLOWED.
THE CRUISE LINER WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR NEARLY FIVE DAYS -- FLOATING AIMLESSLY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
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WE HAVE FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF WHAT EXACTLY IT WAS LIKE ON THAT SHIP FROM A CAPE CORAL WOMAN.
DEE TUCKER WAS A PASSENGER ON THAT SHIP ALONG WITH HER SISTER.
SHE TOOK HUNDREDS OF PICTURES.
PEOPLE LEFT THEIR CABINS TO ESCAPE THE SMELL AND DARKNESS, SETTING UP CAMPS ON THE DECK.
OTHERS DRAGGED OUT THEIR MATTRESSES AND STAYED NEAR ELEVATORS.
TUCKER ALSO SAYS FOOD WAS HARD TO COME BY.
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It was so noisy there. All these people are always fighting for something. We were always in a line for something it was so noisy
SHE DID SAY THERE WERE SOME POSITIVES THE TRIP.
SHE SPENT MORE TIME WITH HER SISTER AND ALSO SAID THE CREW ON BOARD DID A GOOD JOB TRYING TO MAKE THE PASSENGERS FEEL BETTER.
CARNIVAL OFFERED A REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL THE PASSENGERS--
AS WELL AS GIVING THEM A FREE TRIP AND 500 DOLLARS.
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THE EFFORT TO CRAFT SOME SORT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD -
THERE'S NOW A STORY SURFACING SAYING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY WRITTEN UP A PLAN OF IT'S OWN.
ACCORDING TO THE 'LEAKED' PROPOSAL --
THE BILL WOULD ALLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO BECOME LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT'S WITHIN EIGHT YEARS.
THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF INSISTS THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT PUT A BILL FORWARD YET -- HOPING THAT CONGRESS WILL ACT FIRST.
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MCDONOUGH "We'll be prepared in the event that the bipartisan talks going on the Hill, which by the way we're very aggressively supporting, if those do not work out, then we'll have an option that will be ready to put out there."
THE BILL WOULD ALSO PROVIDE MORE SECURITY FUNDING AND REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO VERIFY THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NEW HIRES WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS SAID HE WILL SEND AN IMMIGRATION BILL TO CONGRESS IF LAWMAKERS DO NOT MOVE ON THE ISSUE "IN A TIMELY FASHION."
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
MAKERS MARK CHANGES ITS MIND --
WHY THE COMPANY HAS DECIDED NOT TO DILUTE THEIR WHISKEY AFTER ALL.
PLUS -- BREAKING RECORDS.
DANICA PATRICK DOES SOMETHING NO OTHER WOMAN HAS DONE BEFORE.
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Full Forecast
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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RACE CAR DRIVER -- DANICA PATRICK MAKES HER WAY INTO NASCAR HISTORY.
SHE'S JUST BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE POLE POSITION FOR THE DAYTONA 500.
PATRICK WILL START IN THE FRONT ROW ALONGSIDE JEFF GORDON IN A RACE FEBRUARY 24TH.
SHE'S IN HER FIRST FULL YEAR AS A NASCAR SPRINT CUP DRIVER.
LAST YEAR, SHE MADE 10 SPRINT CUP STARTS.
PATRICK SAYS SHE'S HAPPY TO BE A ROLE MODEL AND THAT SHE WAS RAISED TO BE A FAST DRIVER --
NOT THE FASTEST GIRL.
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I love that to go beyond racing in general, I mean, just to kind of break gender barriers, I feel that one of the coolest things is to be able to think that parents and their kids are having that conversation at home about it.
THE REST OF THE FIELD FOR THE END OF THE MONTH RACE WILL BE SET IN TWO QUALIFYING RACES SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY.
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ADULTS WORKING ON THEIR G-E-D BETTER FINISH UP THIS YEAR --
OTHERWISE THEY'LL HAVE TO START ALL OVER.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES ON THE WAY THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT THE BEGINNING OF 2014.
THE NEW G-E-D TEST WILL BE UPDATED WITH ALL THE CURRENT CORE CURRICULUM MOST STATES USE FOR COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS.
THE TEST WILL ALSO SHIFT FROM PENCIL AND PAPER TO COMPUTER.
THE COST OF THE TEST WILL ALSO GO UP TO 1 HUNDRED 20 DOLLARS.
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TWO LOCAL BIG WINNERS IN THE FIRST EVER FLORIDA PYTHON CHALLENGE.
MEET BRIAN BARROWS FROM FORT MYERS,
AND PAUL SHANNON FROM LEHIGH ACRES.
THE TWO WON THE TOP PRIZES FOR CATCHING THE MOST *AND LONGEST BURMESE PYTHONS.
THEIR TEAM CAUGHT SIX OF THEM.
ONE OF THOSE SNAKES - MORE THAN 14 FEET LONG.
THEY SAY THERE WAS NO STRATEGY - JUST LUCK.
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Between Brian and myself we've never looked for a snake. I mean you stumble across them while your outdoors walking around, rattlers, cottonmouths, that kind if thing. But to actually go out and be searching for a 6 to 10 foot python, that's pretty crazy.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EVEN FOLLOWED ALONG FOR A SHOW CALLED PYTHON-A-THON TO AIR LATER THIS SPRING.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE THIS PRESIDENT'S DAY,
AFTER A GOLF GETAWAY IN FLORIDA- - WHICH INCLUDED A ROUND WITH TIGER WOODS.
THIS IS FILE VIDEO OF ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S PREVIOUS GOLF OUTINGS.
THE TWO PLAYED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, AT THE FLORIDIAN YACHT AND GOLF CLUB.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CLOSED TODAY, BUT SOME STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY BE OPEN.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STAY AT AN EXLUSIVE RESORT IN FLORIDA --
CAME COMPLETE WITH A LITTLE MISHAP.
all right this is saturday. There's a little plane and two f 16s up in the air
FIGHTER JETS HAD TO ESCORT A CESSNA OUT OF THE RESTRICTED AIRSPACE NEAR WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS STAYING.
THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING.
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ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER -- WHO IS NOW DEAD HIMSELF -- IS GETTING SOME SUPPORT.
A GROUP OF PROTESTERS PICKETED OUTSIDE A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LOS ANGELES THIS WEEKEND.
THE PROTESTERS SAID THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH DORNER'S ACTIONS, BUT THEY ACCUSED THE POLICE OF BRUTALITY AND CORRUPTION.
DORNER KILLED FOUR PEOPLE AND TRIED JUSTIFYING IT IN A MANIFESTO CRITICIZING THE L-A-P-D.
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ONE OF THE MORE MADDENING ASPECTS OF YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF GETTING BETTER ANYTIME SOON.
JUST LIKE THEY DO ON YOUR DESKTOP.
ADS ARE POPPING UP YOUR SMARTPHONE. AND TABLET COMPUTER.
BUT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN THEIR OWN NAME -- MADWARE -- OR MOBILE ADWARE.
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"During the course of 2012, we saw over a 200% increase in the number of apps that had madware characteristics in them"
SECURITY EXPERTS SAY NO ONE SHOULD BE SURPRISED.
AS MORE CONSUMERS GO MOBILE --
ADVERTISERS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW.
THE GOOD NEWS IS --
YOU CAN REMOVE THE APPS THAT HAVE MOST OF THE MADWARE.
BUT THEY JUST MIGHT BE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITES.
APPS LIKE ANGRY BIRDS ARE BIG MADWARE CULPRITS.
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THE CUSTOMERS HAVE SPOKEN --
AND MAKERS MARK LISTENED.
MANY PEOPLE WEREN'T SO HAPPY WHEN THE DISTILLER ANNOUNCED IT WAS GOING TO DILUTE IT'S WHISKEY.
NOW THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT'S SCRAPPING THAT PLAN -- AND SAYING SORRY FOR LETTING THE CUSTOMERS DOWN.
MAKERS MARK FORSEES SOME SUPPLY SHORTAGES --
SO IT WAS GOING TO LOWER THE ALCOHOL CONTENT FROM 45 TO 42 PERCENT.
WHILE THERE HASN'T BEEN EVIDENCE OF AN INGREDIENT SHORTAGE YET --
THE COMPANY SAYS DEMAND KEEPS GROWING -- SO THEY HAVE TO BE PREPARED.
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AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING --
BMW IS RECALLING ALMOST 570-THOUSAND CARS.
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH A BATTERY CABLE CONNECTOR THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINES TO STALL.
THE RECALL AFFECTS 3 SERIES SEDANS, WAGONS, CONVERTIBLES AND COUPES FROM 2007 THROUGH 2011.
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE MODELS --
TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.
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TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
FLYING OBJECTS IN THE SKY SEEMS TO BE THE TREND IN THE PAST WEEK.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS THIS MORNING ABOUT A SPORADIC METEOR SPOTTED IN THE SKY IN FLORIDA.
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN WEST KENDAL FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND.
EXPERTS SAY IT'S RARE FOR ANY ONE PERSON TO SEE ONE OF THESE MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE IN A LIFETIME.
BUT IT ACTUALLY MIGHT HAPPEN SOMEHWERE IN THE GLOBE A FEW TIMES A DAY.
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THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS
YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22.
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IT'S NOT AS BAD AS LAST WEEK'S BLIZZARD,
BUT PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST ARE ONCE AGAIN DEALING WITH SNOW.
PLOWS AND SALT TRUCKS WERE OUT LONG BEFORE DAYLIGHT SUNDAY MORNING TO CLEAR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
THE SNOW TAPERED OFF BY MID-AFTERNOON, BUT DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DIFFICULT WITH SLICK ROADS AND HIGH WINDS.
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Day Planner
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS GETTING A GOOD DEAL ON THEIR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS?
THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU IS LOOKING INTO SERVICES MARKETED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS --
LIKE DEBIT CARDS AND CHECKING ACCOUNTS.
CREDIT CARD COMPANIES HAVE TO DISCLOSE THEIR AGREEMENTS WITH SCHOOLS,
BUT COMPANIES PROVIDING OTHER ACCOUNTS DON'T, SO THE BUREAU WANTS MORE INFORMATION.
LIKE, WERE THEY RECOMMENDED BY YOUR SCHOOL?
OR DID YOU SHOP AROUND?
ALSO -- WHAT FEES ARE YOU CHARGED?
CONTACT THE CONSUMER FINANICAL PROTECTION BUREAU IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES.
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THIS MORNING BILLIONAIRE WARREN BUFFETT SAYS HE'S NOT DONE MAKING BIG DEALS YET.
BLOOMBERG'S GIGI STONE IS AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND A NEW LIFE-CHANGING MEDICAL INVENTION, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING, GIGI.
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GOOD MORNING.
BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR WARREN BUFFETT MAY HAVE HIS EYE
ON SOME BIG COMPANIES AS POTENTIAL TAKEOVER TARGETS.
THE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HEAD AND 3-G CAPITAL ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK
THEY'RE BUYING KETCHUP MAKER HEINZ IN A $23 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL.
BUT CONDIMENTS MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO SATISFY HIS APPETITE.
BUFFETT SAYS HE'S STILL LOOKING AT MAKING *MORE* LARGE ACQUISITIONS.
AND ACCORDING TO BLOOMBERG DATA-- HE COULD SET HIS SIGHTS NEXT ON ALMOST 30 COMPANIES.
INCLUDING CEREAL GIANT GENERAL MILLS OR HARDWARE SUPPLIER GRAINGER SINCE THE COMPANIES FIT HIS USUAL TAKEOVER CRITERIA.
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THE U-S SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS TOMORROW IN A CASE INVOLVING SEED-GIANT MONSANTO'S PATENTS.
A LOWER COURT RULED THAT A FARMER INFRINGED ON THE COMPANY'S PATENT.
BY PLANTING SECOND-GENERATION SOYBEANS THAT WERE THE PRODUCT OF A PATENTED MONSANTO SEED.
MONSANTO REQUIRES FARMERS TO BUY THE SEEDS EVERY YEAR.INSTEAD OF PLANTING ANYTHING HARVESTED THE YEAR BEFORE.
THE HIGH COURT'S DECISION COULD AFFECT PATENTS ON OTHER IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES.
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COMING UP.A NEW INNOVATION COULD GIVE ADULTS GOING BLIND ANOTHER CHANCE AT SIGHT.
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A NEW RETINAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS RECENTLY RECEIVED F-D-A APPROVAL.
THE 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR DEVICE WON'T ACTUALLY RESTORE SIGHT.
BUT IT WILL GIVE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A RARE EYE DISEASE THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE LIGHT AND DARK.
THAT CAN HELP THEM WITH DAILY TASKS.SUCH AS NAVIGATING A SIDEWALK OR READING LARGE SIGNS.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M GIGI STONE WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
A tragic end for A local COUNTRY STAR.
MINDY MCCREADY IS FOUND DEAD IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT HER TROUBLED PAST -- THAT KEPT HER MUSIC CAREER FROM TAKING OFF.
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CROPS MIXED WITH COLD WEATHER COULD BE A DISASTER.
WE'RE OUT LIVE THIS MORNING AS FARMERS WEIGH THEIR OPTIONS TO KEEP THEIR PLANTS SAFE.
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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
THIRTIES AND FORTIES!
IT'S COLD OUT THERE THIS MONDAY MORNING.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHILLIEST TEMPS WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON.
BUT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --
WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON THE SUNSHINE TO COME IN AND WARM US UP!
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING THOSE TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING.
HALEY -- WHEN CAN WE PUT AWAY THE WINTER WEAR.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OWN.COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER -- MINDY MCCREADY IS FOUND DEAD ON HER FRONT PORCH IN ARKANSAS.
AUTHORTIES SAY IT'S AN APPARENT SUICIDE.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENABAUGH HAS MORE ON THE TROUBLED ARTIST THIS MORNING.
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IT COMES JUST WEEKS AFTER HER MUSIC PRODUCER-BOYFRIEND -- DAVID WILSON DIED --
AUTHORITIES HAVE RULED HIS DEATH A SUICIDE AS WELL.
BUT MCCREADY'S STRUGGLES DATE BACK FURTHER --
WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PAST SUICIDE ATTEMPTS -- KEEPING HER MUSIC CAREER FROM REACHING FULL POTENTIAL.
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THIS WAS MINDY MCCREADY ARRIVING TO COURT IN 2011 IN THE MIDDLE OF A NASTY CUSTODY BATTLE AFTER GOING ON THE RUN WITH HER YOUNG SON.
A YEAR LATER IT SEEMED HER LIFE HAD FINALLY TURNED AROUND.A POSITIVE TURN WITH A NEW MAN AND A NEW BABY.
She had a long struggle of regaining custody of her child who she finally just recently had custody of again and again was establishing a stable home with her boyfriend and things went off in a bad direction after he killed himself.
ARKANSAS AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET CLOSED THE CASE ON DAVID WILSON'S DEATH---AND WHEN PRESSED , MCCREADY EMPHATICALLY PROCLAIMED SHE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
Oh my God no!, Oh my God no!.He was my life we were each other's life
DOCTOR DREW PINSKY SAYS MCCREADY STRUGGLED FOLLOWING HIS DEATH.HE SAYS SHE EVEN ADMITTED HERSELF INTO A PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY.
She became so fearful of the stigma and the way people were responding to her being hospitalized that she actually checked herself out prematurely and now we have what we have.
DOCTOR DREW TREATED MCCREADY FOR THREE WEEKS IN AN EPISODE OF "CELEBRITY REHAB" SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HER EARLY SUCCESS ON TOP OF COUNTRY MUSIC WAS FOLLOWED BY A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF DRUGS, ARRESTS AND JAIL TIME.
You tell Landon I said good luck. Thank you, I appreciate that get in darling
This to me is the most distressing part of this story she is a lovely woman. We have lost her and it didn't have to go down like that.
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MCCREADY LEAVES BEHIND TWO SONS --
A SIX YEAR OLD AND A TEN MONTH OLD.
HER BODY WAS TAKEN TO A STATE CRIME LAB IN LITTLE ROCK.
HER DEATH -- AS WELL AS DAVID WILSON'S DEATH ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
I'M LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM THIS MORNING -- STACEY DEFFENBAUGH, NBC-2.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW --
OUR CHILLY TEMPERATURES NOT ONLY HAVE YOU BUNDLED UP THIS MORNING, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE FARMERS ON EDGE.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE FROM BUCKINGHAM FARMS THIS MORNING, WHICH IS EAST OF I-75 OFF ORANGE RIVER BOULEVARD IN LEE COUNTY.
CLIFTON, WORKERS THERE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THIS COLD.
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HEY'VE COVERED EVERYTHING WITH THIS FABRIC TO PROTECT AGAINST THE FRIGED TEMPERATURES.
AT THIS POINT IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME. TO SEE HOW COLD IT GETS IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
I'M JOINED NOW BY TJ CANNAMELA OF BUCKINGHAM FARMS.
TJ, WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD, AND WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
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IF THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO OR BELOW 37 DEGREES. THEY'LL TURN ON THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
THAT WATER WHICH IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES SHOULD KEEP THE CROPS WARM.
LIVE IN LEE COUNTY, CF, NBC2.
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HAPPENING TODAY IN CAPE CORAL --
A ONE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR PAVING PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY.
SIX MAIN ROADWAYS ARE SCHEDULED FOR RESURFACING.
HERE ARE THE ROADS BEING AFFECTED.
JACARANDA, KISMET, ROTUNDA, AND CORNWALLIS PARKWAYS
AND ACADEMY BOULEVARD.
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THIS WEEK -- CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL WILL MAKES STOPS AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TODAY -- HE'S ATTENDING A PRAYER BREAKFAST AT THE HYATT REGENCY COCONUT POINT IN BONITA SPRINGS.
THIS EVENING -- HE'LL BE AT A LISTENING SESSION AT PALMETTO PINES IN CAPE CORAL.
RADEL'S VISIT CONTINUES WITH STOPS AROUND THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS HIT THE NATION'S CAPITAL --
CALLING ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MOVE "FORWARD" ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
THOUSANDS OF ACTIVISTS SAID THEY WOULD HOLD THE PRESIDENT TO HIS PROMISE TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES.
THEY WANT HIM TO REJECT THE NEWLY RE-PROPOSED KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE.
PROTESTERS ARE ALSO DEMANDING MORE LIMITS ON CARBON EMISSIONS FROM, TAXES ON CARBON, AND INCREASED SPENDING ON ALTERNATIVES TO FOSSIL FUELS.
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REPUBLICAN'S ARE RAISING A VOICE OF OPPOSITION THIS MORINING TO THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM.
"USA TODAY" REVEALED THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN WORKING ON A BACKUP PLAN IF THE CURRENT EFFORTS FALL APART.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THE WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL WOULD INCREASE BORDER SECURITY.
AND INCLUDE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR THE NATION'S 11 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS -
REPUBLICANS, INCLUDING FLORIDA REPUBLICAN MARCO RUBIO, SAY THE PLAN IS BOUND TO FAIL.
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MANY OF YOU ARE ENJOYING A 3-DAY WEEKEND -- BECAUSE TODAY IS PRESIDENT'S DAY.
BUT PRESIDENTS DAY WASN'T ALWAYS CELEBRATED ON THE 18-TH.
THE ORIGINAL HOLIDAY -- ESTABLISHED IN 18-85 -- WAS IN RECONGNITION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY -- FEBRUARY 22-ND.
IT WAS LATER MOVED TO THE THIRD MONDAY IN FEBRUARY, IN 19-71.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEND A PORTION OF HIS PRESIDENT'S DAY -- ON A PLANE -- HEADING BACK FROM SPENDING HIS WEEKEND IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.
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HAPPENING TODAY -- THE BOSTON BRUINS PAY A VISIT TO NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.
THE TEAM, SEEN HERE CELEBRATING A PAST STANLEY CUP WIN WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA.
SEVEN PLAYERS AND THE COACH WILL HOLD A STREET-HOCKEY CLINIC AND A CLINIC WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL'S HOCKEY TEAM.
THEY'LL ALSO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS FOR CHILDREN, AND MEET WITH FIRST RESPONDERS --
PRESENTING THEM WITH AUTOGRAPHED AND FRAMED JERSEYS.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
MORE GUN VIOLENCE -- ON INNOCENT VICTIMS.
DETAILS ON A FATAL CHICAGO SHOOTING --
AND THE IRONY THAT SURROUNDS THE WHOLE STORY.
PLUS -- THE FIRST WESTERN CIVILIZATION -
CONSIDERING A BAN ON INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY.
AND ONE MAN GET'S FIRED --
WHEN THIS STORY MAKES NATIONAL HEADLINES.
SEE WHAT ONE MOTHER CLAIMS THE STRANGER DID TO HER TODDLER --
WHEN HE STARTED CRYING ON AN AIRPLANE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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Weather Trends
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE SISTER OF A TEEN WHO ATTENDED THE PRESIDENT'S GUN CONTROL SPEECH IN CHICAGO BECAME A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE HERSELF.
18 YEAR OLD JANAY MACFARLANE DIED AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD FRIDAY.
HER SISTER SAYS MACFARLANE WAS HAPPY TO BE ATTENDING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH --
AND THE TWO EVEN PLANNED TO TALK ABOUT IT LATER.
BUT SHE WAS SHOT WHEN ONE OR MORE SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS FOLLOWED HER AND TWO FRIENDS OUT OF A STORE.
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"She decided she'd go to the store about 11 o'clock. Didn't want to walk by herself. Had two of her guy friends walk with her so she
wouldn't walk by herself. It just so happened that one of the friends was the wrong friend. And the bullet was actually meant for him,
she just was the one to get the bullet
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE IN THE WORKS THIS MORNING.
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THIS WEDNESDAY IS THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC STATION NIGHTCLUB FIRE.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERED THIS WEEKEND TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED.
100 PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN PYROTECHNICS IGNITED THE CLUB'S SOUNDPROOFING FOAM DURING A ROCK BAND PERFORMANCE.
HUNDREDS MORE WERE HURT.
THE STATION FIRE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SHOWED PLANS FOR A PERMANENT MEMORIAL AT THE SITE WHERE THE CLUB ONCE STOOD.
OFFICIALS HOPE TO BREAK GROUND THIS YEAR.
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A FIRE KILLS THOUSANDS OF CHICKENS IN NEW YORK STATE.
AN ESTIMATED SIX TO EIGHT THOUSAND CHICKENS DIED IN THE FIRE AT THIS FARM IN CATSKILL, NEAR ALBANY.
THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SUSPICIOUS.
NO OTHER INJURIES ARE REPORTED.
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POLICE IN TURKEY HAVE RELEASED SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS TAKEN OF SARAI SIERRA IN ISTANBUL.
SHE'S THE AMERICAN WOMAN WHO WENT MISSING THERE LAST MONTH AND WAS LATER FOUND MURDERED.
THE SECURITY CAMERAS SHOW SIERRA ON JANUARY 21-ST -- THE DAY SHE WENT MISSING-- WALKING IN A COASTAL AREA.
SIERRA'S FAMILY HELD HER FUNERAL ON FRIDAY IN NEW YORK.
SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE QUESTIONED IN SIERRA'S DEATH, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
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THE HIGHEST BIDDERS NOW OWN LITTLE PIECES OF HISTORY THIS MORNING.
A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 2000 ITEMS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORABILIA HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION.
A CLOSE FRIEND OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS HOLDING ON TO THE ITEMS -- AND HE DIED BACK IN 1998.
HIS FAMILY FOUND THE ENORMOUS COLLECTION LAST YEAR -- AND DECIDED TO AUCTION THE MEMORABILIA OFF.
THE COLLECTION INCLUDED HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS -- DOCUMENTS AND GIFTS.
IT ALSO INCLUDED A HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT DESCRIBING KENNEDY'S FINAL HOURS.
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ICELAND WANTS TO BAN INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY.
AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'RE CURRENTLY STUDYING WAYS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE NATION CALLS EXPLICIT ONLINE IMAGES A THREAT TO CHILDREN.
IT'S ALREADY ILLEGAL TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE PORNOGRAPHY IN ICELAND, AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS.
TWO YEARS AGO, THE NATION'S PARLIAMENT OUTLAWED STRIP CLUBS ON THE GROUNDS THE CLUBS VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN WHO WORK IN THEM.
IF ICELAND DOES BAN INTERNET PORN, IT WOULD BECOME THE FIRST WESTERN DEMOCRACY TO TRY AND BLOCK ADULT IMAGES ONLINE.
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LUXURY AT ITS FINEST --
THIS WEEK IS THE 25TH ANNUAL YACHT AND BROKERAGE SHOW ON MIAMI BEACH.
CHECK OUTO THIS YACHT."DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER."
IT'S A MEASLY 60 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE YACHT INCLUDES SIX BEDROOMS.FOUR WAVE RUNNERS, AN ELEVATOR AND A 14-PERSON CREW.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 YACHTS ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK.
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A PASSENGER ONBOARD A FLIGHT FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO ATLANTA --
IS ACCUSED OF SLAPPING A 19-MONTH OLD CHILD.
NOW -- THE TODDLER'S PARENTS WANT JUSTICE.
JESSICA BENNETT SAYS THE MAN SITTING NEXT TO HER SON ON A FLIGHT BECAME OBNOXIOUS AND APPEARED TO BE DRUNK.
SHE SAYS WHEN HER CHILD STARTED TO CRY --
JOE HUNDLEY LEANED OVER, CURSED HER, CALLED HER SON A RACIST NAME AND THEN HE SLAPPED THE CHILD NEAR HIS EYE.
SHE SAYS THE SLAP CAUSED THE TODDLER TO START BLEEDING.
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S/ Jessica Bennett / Mother:06
"I was waiting for him to get arrested or get taken away or something."
HUNDLEY FACES AN ASSAULT CHARGE.
HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE WILL PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
THE CHARGE CARRIES A MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT OF UP TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL.
ACCORDING TO NEW INFORMATION FROM HUNDLEY'S COMPANY -- HE'S NO LONGER EMPLOYED THERE.
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A FLORIDA FAMILY IS DEVASTATED -
AFTER CROOKS MAKE OFF WITH DONATIONS FOR THEIR DAUGHTER'S TREATMENT.
NINE-MONTH-OLD JAELYN ANDERSON IS IN INTENSIVE CARE AWAITING A HEART TRANSPLANT IN SAINT PETERSBURG.
HER FAMILY HAD BEEN COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR HER TREATMENT.
BUT ON VALENTINE'S DAY, JAELYN'S GRANDFATHER WAS ROBBED OF THREE-THOUSAND-DOLLARS IN DONATIONS.
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everything was stolen, their luggage and the money and everything in the truck. it was pretty devastating. you know, we were in shock like it was like wow.are you serious.who could do that?
THE FAMILY IS STARTING OVER -- COLLECTING DONATIONS TO CONTINUE JAELYN'S TREATMENTS.
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A FESTIVAL IS LETTING PEOPLE IN CHILE VENT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS THROUGH VEGGIES.
THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL "WAR OF THE TOMATO."
IT DREW ABOUT SEVEN-THOUSAND PEOPLE THIS WEEKEND --
SOME WEARING GOGGLES TO PROTECT AGAINST FLYING TOMATOES.
THE EVENT IS MODELED AFTER THE FAMOUS TOMATO FESTIVAL IN SPAIN.
SOME PARTICIPANTS SAID IT HELPED THEM DE-STRESS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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THREE MONTHS AFTER THEIR BIRTH, FOUR LION CUBS AT SEATTLE'S WOODLAND PARK ZOO MAKE THEIR PUBLIC DEBUT.
THE CUBS SPENT MOST OF THEIR FIRST EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE EXPLORING.
THE FOUR SOUTH AFRICAN LION CUBS, TWO MALE AND TWO FEMALE, ARE ABOUT 26 POUNDS EACH ALREADY.
FULLY GROWN, THESE LIONS WILL RANGE FROM 260 TO 400 POUNDS.
THE ZOO WILL HOLD A NAMING CONTEST FOR TWO OF THE NEW CUBS.
THE OTHER TWO WILL BE GIVEN NAMES BY THE ZOO.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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Full Forecast
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.
"A warm up is on the way"
As we begin the week, we're in store for another cold morning across Southwest Florida. Through the night, winds have dropped off quite a bit allowing temperatures to plunge rapidly into the upper 30s in town with readings closing in on 32° deeper inland. As a result, freeze warnings will remain in effect for Charlotte, Inland Collier, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry until 8 am.
Sunshine will fill our skies this morning with a nice warm up on the way. By mid day, temperatures will climb into the 60s with a return to the lower 70s by late afternoon. With a cool and dry airmass still in place across the peninsula humidity values will be quite comfy through the day.
Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the forecast, however overnight lows won't be quite as cold. In fact most of the urban corridor will settle into the lower 50s with 40s to our north and across our inland communities.
High pressure will continue to move off the coast with winds taking more of a southeasterly turn through the middle part of the week. This will bring in a few more clouds across our skies each and everyday, while bumping our temperatures up into the lower 80s by Wednesday. A dry pattern will remain in place through the end of the work week with highs rebounding into middle 80s with lows in the middle 60s.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NBC2 NEWS TODAY IS ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING -- COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIVE, MINDY MCCREADY, FOUND DEAD OVER THE WEEKEND.
NBC2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS WORKING ON NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO HER DEATH.
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PLUS, COLD SNAP!
FROM THE FIELDS TO YOUR FRONT DOOR, LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNING ON HOW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ENDURING THE CHILLY TEMPERATURES.
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AND AN NBC2 CONSUMER ALERT FOR STEAK LOVERS THIS MORNING -- WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOCK YOUR FREEZER FULL OF BEEF BEFORE THE SUMMER ROLLS AROUND.
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THIS MORNING - NEW RESEARCH REINFORCES GROWING TECHNOLOGY USE IN CLASSROOMS IS BENEFICIAL TO BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF K THROUGH 12 TEACHERS RESPONDING TO A SURVEY SAY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY HELPS THEM EXPAND ON CLASSROOM CONTENT.
AND. IT HELPS THEM RESPOND TO A VARIETY OF LEARNING STYLES --
MAKING IT EASIER TO BREAK THINGS DOWN FOR CHILDREN.
NEARLY 70-PERCENT OF TEACHERS WISH THEY HAD MORE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY --
THAT PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER FOR TEACHERS IN LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS.
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TAX TIME IS PRIME TIME FOR IDENTITY THIEVES.
THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS SOME TIPS TO KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION "PRIVATE".
USE ONLY A "SECURE" INTERNET CONNECTION IF YOU'RE FILING ELECTRONICALLY.
AND IF YOU'RE FILING BY MAIL, GO TO THE POST OFFICE DIRECTLY.
FILING EARLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF TIME IDENTITY THIEVES HAVE TO FILE FRAUDULENTLY UNDER "YOUR" SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
DO "NOT" RESPOND TO E-MAIL MESSAGES STATING THEY ARE FROM THE "I-R-S".
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A STUDY SUGGESTS TOO MUCH T-V FOR KIDS MIGHT TURN THEM INTO AGGRESSIVE ADULTS!
THE STUDY INCLUDED A THOUSAND CHILDREN BORN IN THE EARLY 70'S.
EVERY TWO YEARS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 15 -- THEY WERE ASKED HOW MUCH TELEVISION THEY WATCHED.
THOSE WHO WATCHED THE MOST WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CRIMINAL CONVICTION AND HAVE MORE ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY TRAITS AS ADULTS!
THIS DOES -NOT- PROVE CAUSE AND EFFECT --
BUT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDS NO MORE THAN 1-2 HOURS OF T-V FOR KIDS A DAY.
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NEW RIGHT NOW:
LAB RATS THAT WERE ONCE PARALYZED ARE WALKING AND RUNNING AGAIN BECAUSE OF ONGOING RESEARCH IN SWITZERLAND.
THE RESEARCHERS USED A ROBOTIC HARNESS PLUS ELECTRICAL-CHEMICAL STIMULATION ON THE RATS.
SOME OF THE ANIMALS BEGAN MOVING VOLUNTARILY AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THERAPY.
THE RESEARCHERS EXPECT TO BEGIN CLINICAL TRIALS IN HUMAN PATIENTS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
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A MAN IN SOUTH FLORIDA NOT ONLY FINISHED A MARATHON SUNDAY-- HE DRIBBLED TWO BASKETBALLS FOR THE ENTIRE 26-MILES!
DARREN WEISSMAN, WHO IS KNOWN AS DOCTOR DRIBBLE, FINISHED THE RACE IN A LITTLE OVER FOUR AND A HALF HOURS.
THE CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER SAYS HE WAS RUNNING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A MIAMI-AREA ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS FOSTER KIDS.
DOCTOR DRIBBLE SAID HE WAS IN PAIN AFTER THE RACE, BUT HIS HAPPINESS OVERSHADOWED THAT.
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A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THOSE CHILLY TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
NBC2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB WILL BE LIVE WITH AN UPDATE TO YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE TWOS AT 6-02.
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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