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HL1) COLD WX-TRX-OMNITOPS

HL2) MCREADY DEAD-TRXTOPS-VO

PLUS, A TROUBLED LOCAL SINGER IS DEAD.

HL3) UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-TRXTOPS-VO

AND, YOU COULD SEE THE THICK BLACK SMOKE FROM MILES AWAY.

THIS MORNING A HUGE FIRE ON UPPER CAPTIVA -- THAT DESTROYED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES, IS NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES THIS MORNING.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-OMNITOPS-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

HOPE YOU ARE KEEPING WARM THIS MONDAY, THE COLDEST MORNING OF THE YEAR SO FAR!

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT AT THE CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-OC-TRX

AND BREAKING NEWS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS MORNING ---

SINGER AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIVE MINDY MCCREADY IS DEAD.

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-NEWSROOM

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-VOTOPS

SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CALL OF GUN SHOTS AT HER HOME NEAR LITTLE ROCK SUNDAY.

THEY SAY THEY FOUND THE 37-YEAR-OLD DEAD ON A PORCH.

MCCREADY APPEARED ON THE TODAY SHOW LAST MONTH, AFTER HER BOYFRIEND DIED IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE.

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-SOTVO

"Oh my God no. Oh my God no. He was my life. We were each other's life. There's no, there was no way to tell where one of us began and the other ended. We slept together every night holding hands."

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-NEWSROOM

THE TWO HAD A CHILD TOGETHER, A 9-MONTH-OLD BOY.

MCCREADY LATER ENTERED AN INPATIENT FACILITY, FOR UNDISCLOSED REASONS, AND WAS LATER RELEASED.

BAYSHORE AND 75 CRASH-TRXTOPS-VO

ALL NEW OVERNIGHT ---

A VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ALONG I-75 NEAR MILE MARKER 1-43. THE SCENE IS ALL CLEAR NOW.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 1:30 THIS MORNING.

FORT MYERS FIRE-TRXTOPS-VO

ALL NEW OVERNIGHT ---- A FIRE BREAKS OUT AT A DUPLEX IN FORT MYERS, DISPLACING TWO FAMILIES.

IT HAPPENED ALONG BEACON BOULEVARD WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.

THREE PEOPLE WERE HOME, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.

THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY IN THE BUILDING AND DAMAGE IS PRETTY BAD.

UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-OC-VO

WHAT A SCENE ON north CAPTIVA OVER THE WEEKEND.

A HUGE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING.

AND THE INCIDENT IS NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES.

TWO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WATERFRONT HOMES ARE NOW DESTROYED.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT UPPER CAPTIVA ISLAND.

FLAMES WERE SEEN SHOOTING OUT OF THE ROOF JUST AFTER 9 AM YESTERDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF -- THE FIRE WAS BURNING FOR 15 MINTUES BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED OUT THERE.

THE REST OF THE CREWS ALL HAD TO COME BY BOAT.

UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-SOTVO

james long/ neighbor

30:28 my girlfriend started screaming not to go onto the house - there may have been gas from the explosion

/ upper captiva fire dept

28:49 if we had a faster response with more people, there would have been a different circumstance

IT TOOK NEARLY 40 MINUTES FOR MORE FIREFIGHTERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES TO GET TO THE BURNING BUILDING.

THEY ALSO HAD TO PUT OUT 12 SPOT FIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHIPPING WINDS.

FIREFIGHTERS SUSPECT A GENERATOR IS TO BLAME FOR THE FIRE.

CAPTIVA FIRE INVESTIGATION-OC-SOTVO-BNR

UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE PUSHED FOR EXTRA RESOURCES TO HANDLE JUST THIS KIND OF SITUATION.

THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS TOLD YOU ABOUT A PLAN FOR A ONE-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE.INCLUDING A NEW FIRE STATION AND EXTRA FIREFIGHTERS.

28:06 staffing has always been an issue for us because we do rely on mutual aid from other departments. It's just that it does take 30 to 40 minutes for them to get here. 28:14

100-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS SPENT ON THE ADDITION PLAN.

BUT THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T GET BEHIND IT.

THE PLAN WAS VOTED DOWN IN AUGUST.

CHIEF PEPPER SAYS HE STILL WANTS RESIDENTS TO REALIZE THE NEED.

SO MANY OF YOU HAVE SENT IN INCREDIBLE VIDEO AND CHILLING IMAGES FROM THIS FIRE.

PISTORIUS NO MORE RACES-OC-SS-VO

THIS MORNING IT'S OFFICIAL --- OSCAR PISTORIOUS IS HANGING UP HIS BLADES.

THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE HAS CANCELED ALL RACES, TO CONCENTRATE ON DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST MURDER CHARGES.

HIS SITTING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN JAIL RIGHT NOW.

THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETE WAS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF HIS MODEL GIRLFRIEND LAST WEEK.

LOCAL REPORTS SAY A BLOODY CRICKET BAT WAS FOUND IN PISTORIUS' HOME, WHERE REEVA STEENKAMP WAS KILLED LAST THURSDAY.

HAGEL VOTE-TRXTOPS-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS MONITORING WHEN CHUCK HAGEL WILL GET HIS VOTE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ----

THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST EVER FLORIDA PYTHON CHALLENGE.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

COLD WX BUMP-REM 7LIVELOOK

BREAK ONE 6:09:48

HIT TIME 6:09:48

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC ALERT BILLBOARD-CLIP

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-OC-VO-WIPE

NOW TO THE LATEST ON THAT NIGHTMARE AT SEA.

NOW WAVES OF LAWSUITS ARE STARTING TO STRIKE CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES AFTER ONE OF THEIR SHIPS WAS STRANDED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR FIVE DAYS.

DEE TUCKER CRUISE NIGHTMARE-VOTOPS

AND A LOCAL WOMAN PAINTS HER PICTURE OF THE MISERY ABOARD CARNIVAL'S "TRIUMPH" CRUISE SHIP.

DEE TUCKER AND HER SISTER WERE PASSENGERS.

SHE TOOK HUNDREDS OF PICTURES OF HOW LIFE WAS FOR FIVE DAYS.

PEOPLE LEFT THEIR CABINS TO ESCAPE THE SMELL OF SEWAGE.

SETTING UP CAMPS ON THE DECK.

DEE TUCKER CRUISE NIGHTMARE-(2) SOTVO

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.

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

DEE DID SAY THERE WERE SOME POSITIVES THE TRIP.

SHE GOT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER SISTER.

NORTHEAST SNOW-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ---

A NEW SNOWSTORM SYSTEM COMES UP FROM THE SOUTH, BRINGING FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST.

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS LAST WEEK'S BLIZZARD.

LATEST GAS PRICES-TRXTOPS-CG-BNR-OC

ALL NEW OVERNIGHT --- NBC-2 TRACKING NEW GAS PRICE AVERAGES -- AND HERE THEY ARE:

DRIVERS ARE NOW PAYING MORE FOR A GALLON OF GAS THAN THEY DID IN 2012.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW $3.73.

IN FLORIDA ITS NOW $3.80.

AND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING EVEN MORE ON AVERAGE, $3.84, UP A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY.

FIND THE LOWEST PRICES AND COMPARE ANYTIME AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM, JUST CLICK ON PUMP PATROL.

FHP TROOPER CRASH FOLO-OC-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS STAYING ON TOP OF A TROOPER-INVOLVED CRASH THAT SENT 3 PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY CHRIS MCCLURE'S JEEP FLIPPED ON I-75 AFTER AN FHP VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT.

THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY.

MCCLURE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE THROWN OUT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

A ONE YEAR OLD ALSO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

THE TROOPER WAS NOT HURT AND NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.

SAN CARLOS HOUSE FIRE-TRXTOPS-VO-WIPE

DEVELOPING NOW --- THE HUNT FOR AN ARSONIST, AFTER THIS HOUSE FIRE IN SAN CARLOS PARK OVER THE WEEKEND.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO.

A NEIGHBOR SAW THE SMOKE COMING FROM DOWN THE ROAD.

NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME, BUT A DOG MANAGED TO ESCAPE.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US AN 18 YEAR OLD WAS STAYING THERE.

THE FIRE IS ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM WHERE THERE WERE 6 ARSON BRUSH FIRES RECENTLY.

LEHIGH BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

AND CREWS IN LEHIGH ACRES BATTLE A BRUSH FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL.

WE'RE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO.

THIS 5-ACRE FIRE BROKE OUT OFF STATE ROAD 82 - ON ROD & GUN CLUB ROAD.

IT'S NOW CONTAINED.

NO HOMES WERE IN DANGER.

PYTHON CHALLENGE-OC-VO

WE HAVE 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 IN THE EVERGLADES.

THEIR TEAM CAUGHT SIX OF THEM.

ONE OF THOSE SNAKES - MORE THAN 14 FEET LONG.

THEY SAY THERE WAS NO STRATEGY - JUST LUCK.

PYTHON CHALLENGE-(2) SOTVO

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.

TEASE TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

THE PRESIDENT GOLFS WITH A TIGER OVER THE WEEKEND.

COLD WX BUMP 2-REM26LIVELOOK

BREAK TWO 6:18:05

HIT TIME 6:18:05AM

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

"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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FL FIRE-TRXTOPS-SATLIVE30

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW ---

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE IS FIGHTING A TWO-ALARM FIRE.

THE BURNING STRUCTURE IS AN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, IN THE PORT SUTTON AREA.

WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND A LARGE PILE OF METAL ON FIRE.

DANICA PATRICK HISTORIC WIN-VOTOPS

DANICA PATRICK HAS MADE HISTORY TO WIN THE POLE FOR THE DAYTONA 500

PATRICK KEPT HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WITH A QUALIFYING TIME OF ABOUT 196 AND A HALF MILES PER HOUR.

DANICA PATRICK HISTORIC WIN-SOT-WIPE

CAPE FIRE

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL AT THIS HOUR--

FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTHEAST 19TH TERRACE.

NEIGHBORS WERE THE FIRST TO CALL IT IN, AND WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED.

NEIGHBORS ALSO TELLING FIREFIGHTERS THEY BELIEVE NO ONE LIVED AT THE HOME.

WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY.

PRESIDENT'S DAY-VOTOPS-OC

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.

NO PHOTOS HAVE SURFACED OF THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER.

THEY PLAYED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, AT THE FLORIDIAN YACHT AND GOLF CLUB, IN PALM CITY. THIS IS THE OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB.

NINE PUTTS, ONE HOLE-TRXTOPS-VO

AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT. NINE GOLFING STUDENTS SANK SIMULTANEOUS PUTTS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER, IN THE SAME HOLE.

ONE GOLFER SINKING A SINGLE PUTT ON COMMAND CAN BE CHALLENGING - EVEN THE PROS MISS THEIR SHOTS AT KEY MOMENTS.

FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.

THIS IS PAUL COTTRELL OF PORT CHARLOTTE.

GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!

BREAK THREE 6:27:03 AM

HIT TIME 6:27:03

HL1) COLD WEATHER-TRX-OMNI

HL2) MCCREADY DEAD-TRXTOPS-SOTVO

NATS - McCready music video "Heaven help me to be strong"

HL3) UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-TRXTOPS-VO

AND, A HUGE FIRE ON UPPER CAPTIVA.

AND THIS VIDEO -- IS NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES THIS MORNING.

WE'VE GOT ALL THE DETAILS AND EYEWITNESS VIDEO.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-OMNI-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

HOPE YOU ARE KEEPING WARM THIS MONDAY, THE COLDEST MORNING OF THE YEAR SO FAR!

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT AT THE CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CENTER

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

CAPE FIRE

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL AT THIS HOUR--

FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTHEAST 19TH TERRACE.

NEIGHBORS WERE THE FIRST TO CALL IT IN, AND WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED.

NEIGHBORS ALSO TELLING FIREFIGHTERS THEY BELIEVE NO ONE LIVED AT THE HOME.

WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY.

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-OC-TRX

BREAKING NEWS ---

COUNTRY SINGER MINDY MCCREADY IS DEAD THIS MORNING -- AFTER AN APPARENT

SUICIDE WITH A GUN.

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-PLASMA

AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED THE BODY OF THE 37-YEAR-OLD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON THE FRONT PORCH.

IT'S THE SAME HOME HER BOYFRIEND, DAVID WILSON, DIED LASTMONTH IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE.

THE LOCAL SHERIFF SAYS IT APPEARS MCCREADY DIED OF A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-PKG

NATS - McCready music video

"Heaven help me to be strong"

McCready, who soared to the top of the charts in the mid 90's, has in recent

years received more attention for her troubled personal life than her

singing.

SOT Mindy McCready

"WHEN THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF CRISIS OR SOME KIND OF PAINFUL THING

HAPPEN TO ME, IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE TO GO AND DRINK TOO MUCH."

She struggled mightily with substance abuse -- even appearing on the VH1

program Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

She also fought a lengthy and bitter battle with her own mother over custody

of her son, Zander.

In 2007, McCready's mother was appointed legal guardian of Zander, after the

singer was arrested for violating probation on a drug-related charge.

McCready abducted the child and despite a court order refused to return him.

SOT Sheriff Marty Moss. Cleburne County

"I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE ISSUE IN FLORIDA IS, WAS THIS REALLY AN

ABDUCTION? IN MS. McCREADY'S MIND, NO IT WASN'T. BUT OBVIOUSLY THE COURT

THINKS DIFFERENT."

McCready said that while in her mother's care, Zander had been abused.

Her family denies the allegations.

SOT Sky Phelan, Mindy's Half-Brother

MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-PLASMA

SHORTLY AFTER HER BOYFRIEND'S DEATH LAST MONTH, MCCREADY WAS ORDERED TO

ENTER REHAB AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM HER.

AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ENDED HER OWN LIFE.

BUCKINGHAM FARMS-2SH-VO-FLY

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW --

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, FARMERS MONITORING THEIR PRECIOUS CROPS FOR DAMAGE.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE FROM BUCKINGHAM FARMS THIS MORNING, WHICH IS EAST OF I-75 OFF ORANGE RIVER BOULEVARD IN LEE COUNTY.

BUCKINGHAM FARMS-REM 7

THEY'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.

BUCKINGHAM FARMS-VOTOPS

BUCKINGHAM FARMS-REM 7

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.

FORT MYERS FIRE-TRXTOPS-VO

ALL NEW OVERNIGHT ---- A FIRE BREAKS OUT AT A DUPLEX IN FORT MYERS, DISPLACING TWO FAMILIES.

IT HAPPENED ALONG BEACON BOULEVARD WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.

THREE PEOPLE WERE HOME, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.

THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY IN THE BUILDING AND DAMAGE IS PRETTY BAD.

UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-OC-VO

A HUGE FIRE ON CAPTIVA OVER THE WEEKEND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING.

AND IT'S NOW MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES THIS MORNING.

TWO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WATERFRONT HOMES ARE NOW DESTROYED.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT UPPER CAPTIVA ISLAND.

FLAMES WERE SEEN SHOOTING OUT OF THE ROOF JUST AFTER 9 AM YESTERDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF -- THE FIRE WAS BURNING FOR 15 MINTUES BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED OUT THERE.

THE REST OF THE CREWS ALL HAD TO COME BY BOAT.

NBC-2 TALKED TO NEIGHBORS WHO SAY A MAN AND WOMAN RAN OUT. OF THE HOME.

THEY ALSO HAD TO PUT OUT 12 SPOT FIRES BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS.

FIREFIGHTERS SUSPECT A GENERATOR IS TO BLAME.

CAPE PAVING PROJECT-OC-CG

NBC-2 IS MONITORING A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THIS MORNING IN CAPE CORAL --

A ONE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR PAVING PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY TODAY.

SIX MAIN ROADWAYS ARE SCHEDULED FOR RESURFACING.

HERE ARE THE ROADS BEING AFFECTED.

JACARANDA, KISMET, ROTUNDA, AND CORNWALLIS PARKWAYS

BEEF PRICES-TRXTOPS-OC

NEW THIS MORNING --- MOVE OVER LOBSTER, BEEF COULD SOON BECOME THE NEXT LUXURY MEAT.

BEEF PRICES ARE HEADED UP -- POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENT BY THIS SUMMER.

YOU CAN BLAME THE HIGH PRICE OF CORN.

CATTLE PRODUCERS CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP AS MANY ANIMALS.

FL METEOR-TRXTOPS-VO

WITH THE RUSSIA METEOR LAST WEEK, AND ANOTHER METEOR IN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT ---

AND NOW WE'VE GOT THIS PICTURE OF A METEOR RIGHT HERE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW ---

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY ---

SLAP A BABY, LOSE A JOB.

THE LATEST ON SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS ON BOARD A FLIGHT.

FIRST ALERT DOPPLER TEASE-OMNI

COLD WX BUMP-REM26LIVELOOK

BREAK FOUR 6:38:53 AM

HIT TIME 6:38:53

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

BREAKING TAMPA FIRE-TRXTOPS-SAT1

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW -- IN THE TAMPA AREA.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE DEALING WITH A LARGE FIRE AT A METAL PLANT FACTORY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

THE FIRE IS BURNING AT ONE STEEL RECYCLING IN TAMPA.

THE ORIGINAL CALL CAME IN AT 4:15 A.M. OF A LARGE PILE OF STEEL BURNING.

LARGE FLAMES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SHOOTING 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAID A BULLDOZER IS BEING BROUGHT IN TO BREAK UP THE PILE OF BURNING STEEL AND HELP FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

IMMIGRATION REFORM-OC-VO

THERE'S A BUMP IN THE ROAD THIS MORNING AS WASHINGTON TRIES TO COME UP WITH A NEW WAY TO DEAL WITH IMMIGRATION.

WHILE A SMALL GROUP OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES ON A COMPROMISE, SOMEONE LEAKED THE WHITE HOUSE PLAN - AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT SOME LAWMAKERS WANT.

IMMIGRATION REFORM-SOTVO

super burned in

Wisconsin

"That tells us that he's looking for a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution."

super burned in

Kentucky

"This is the President torpedoing his own plan and shows me that he's really not serious."

super burned in

New York

"I'm happy with the President. He's given us the space, and I'm optimistic we can get something done."

THE LEAKED WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL WOULD IMMEDIATELY PROTECT 11 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

AND ALLOW THEM TO BECOME CITIZENS WITHIN EIGHT YEARS.

MORE UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-OC-VO

NOW WE WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE OF THAT HUGE FIRE IN CAPTIVA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE VIDEO IS NOW MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK ---

YOU COULD SEE THE THICK BLACK SMOKE FROM MILES AWAY.

FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THIS MULTI MILLION DOLLAR WATERFRONT HOME YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE CAPTURED ON THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO

MORE UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-SOTVO

30:28 My girlfriend started screaming not to go onto the house - there may have been gas from the explosion

Sound - 31:36 the wind was so intense - that I was concerned 50 homes would burn down

TWO HOMES ARE DESTROYED THIS MORNIMG.

THE ISLAND ONLY HAS THREE FIREFIGHTERS -- THEY GOT THERE 15 MINUTES LATER, WHEN THEY GOT A CALL.

BMW RECALL-TRXTOPS-CG (2)

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT ---

BMW RECALLS NEARLY 570-THOUSAND CARS, TO FIX CABLES.

A BATTERY CABLE CONNECTOR CAN FAIL AND CAUSE THE ENGINES TO STALL.

THE RECALL AFFECTS 3-SERIES SEDANS, WAGONS, CONVERTIBLES AND COUPES FROM THE 2007 THROUGH 2011.

AS WELL AS 1-SERIES COUPES AND CONVERTIBLES FROM 2008 THROUGH 2012, AND THE Z4 SPORTS CAR FROM 2009 THROUGH 2011.

TODDLER SLAPPED BY STRANGER-OC-VO

THIS MORNING AN EXECUTIVE,

ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A CRYING TODDLER ON A FLIGHT,

IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED AT AGC AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE.

A MINNEAPOLIS MOTHER CLAIMS HER 19-MONTH-OLD CHILD IS TRAUMATIZED AFTER BEING SLAPPED AND CALLED A RACIAL SLUR BY A FELLOW FLIGHT PASSENGER.

TODDLER SLAPPED BY STRANGER-SOTVO

SOT Mom

he had came at him like, so the hit came down that way, at Jonah's eye right

here. WHITE FLASH

SOT Mom

23:12:19:07

And I said, what did you just say? And he was so drunk that he fell onto my

face, and his mouth moved over to my ear and he said it, just directly into

my ear.

THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE INCIDENT IS JOE HUNDLEY.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBOX

TIME NOW TO SEE WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY ---

THE STORIES AND VIDEOS GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

SHARKS DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD REPUTATIONS, AND THIS SCUBA DIVER WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

JUST LOOK AT HER. SWIMMING RIGHT ALONSIDE A GREAT WHITE.

HER NAME IS OCEAN RAMSEY. AND SHE RECENTLY FILMED HERSELF SWIMMING WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK, AS PART OF A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THE HD CAMERA COMPANY GOPRO.

COVERAGE PROMISE-2SHOT

TIME NOW IS--

JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.

COLD WX BUMP-REM7LIVELOOK

BREAK FIVE 6:49:12 AM

HIT TIME 6:49:12 AM

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-BNR SOTTOPS

breaking-CLIP

breaking tampa fire-SATLIVETOPS

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW -- IN THE TAMPA AREA.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE DEALING WITH A LARGE FIRE AT A METAL PLANT FACTORY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

THE FIRE IS BURNING AT ONE STEEL RECYCLING IN TAMPA.

THE ORIGINAL CALL CAME IN AT 4:15 A.M. OF A LARGE PILE OF STEEL BURNING.

LARGE FLAMES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SHOOTING 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAID A BULLDOZER IS BEING BROUGHT IN TO BREAK UP THE PILE OF BURNING STEEL AND HELP FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

CAPE FIRE-ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL AT THIS HOUR--

FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTHEAST 19TH TERRACE.

NEIGHBORS WERE THE FIRST TO CALL IT IN, AND WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED.

NEIGHBORS ALSO TELLING FIREFIGHTERS THEY BELIEVE NO ONE LIVED AT THE HOME.

WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY.

TS MINDY MCCREADY DEAD-VOTOPS

MORE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING--

COUNTRY SINGER AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIVE, MINDY MCCREADY IS DEAD THIS MORNING, AFTER AN APPARENT SUICIDE WITH A GUN.

AUTHORITIES TELL US THEY FOUND THE 37 YEAR OLD WITH A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD ON HER FRONT PORCH.

THAT'S THE SAME PLACE HER BOYFRIEND, DAVID WILSON, DIED LAST MONTH IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE.

MCCREADY SOARED TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS IN THE MID 90'S.

BUT IN RECENT YEARS SHE'S RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION FOR HER TROUBLED PERSONAL LIFE THAN HER SINGING.

TS UPPER CAPTIVA FIRE-VOTOPS

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY THIS MORNING INTO WHAT CAUSED A MASSIVE FIRE THAT DESTROYED TWO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES ON UPPER CAPTIVA ISLAND.

IT TOOK THE ISLAND'S ONLY 3 FIREFIGHTERS 15 MINUTES TO GET THERE YESTERDAY MORNING.

AND 40 MINUTES FOR MORE FIREFIGHTERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES TO GET TO THE BURNING BUILDING.

THE ONLY WAY ONTO THE ISLAND IS BY BOAT.

FIREFIGHTERS SUSPECT A GENERATOR IS TO BLAME FOR THE FIRE.

TS FORT MYERS FIRE-VOTOPS

A CLOSE CALL OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS.

FAMILIES SAFE, BUT LEFT IN THE COLD AFTER A FIRE FORCES THEM OUT OF THEIR DUPLEX.

IT HAPPENED ALONG BEACON BOULEVARD.

THREE PEOPLE WERE HOME, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.

TS PISTORIOUS NO MORE RACES-SSTOPS-VO

IN THE WAKE OF MURDER CHARGES --

OSCAR PISTORIUS WON'T BE RACING ANYTIME SOON.

THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE HAS CANCELLED ALL RACES TO CONCENTRATE ON DEFENDING HIMSELF.

THE OLYMPIC SPRINTER IS CHARGED WITH THE DEATH OF HIS MODEL GIRL FRIEND REEVA STEENKAMP -- HE SAYS HE DIDN'T MURDER HER.

LOCAL REPORTS SAY A BLOODY CRICKET BAT WAS FOUND AT PISTORIUS' HOME -- WHERE STEENKAMP WAS KILLED LAST THURSDAY.

TS LATEST GAS PRICES-CGTOPS

NO BREAK IN GAS PRICES OVER THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEWEST NUMBER AS YOU START THE WEEK.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS AT $3.73 THIS MORNING.

AND IN FLORIDA IT'S NOW $3.80.

TS PRESIDENTS DAY-ONCAM

STUDENTS AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ENJOYING A THREE DAY WEEKEND.

SCHOOL'S OUT TODAY FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALSO CLOSED.

PRESIDENT OBAMA HOWEVER --

IS GETTING BACK TO WASHINGTON AFTER SPENDING A RELAXING WEEKEND IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.

TS BEEF PRICES-ONCAM

WATCH OUT BEEF LOVERS --

YOU COULD SOON BE PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR A BURGER LET ALONE A STEAK.

BEEF PRICES MAY GO UP AS MUCH AS TEN PERCENT BY THIS SUMMER.

IT COMES DOWN TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

TS HUGO CHAVEZ-VOTOPS

TWO MONTHS OF MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CANCER HAVE ENDED FOR VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ AND HE'S NOW RETURNED HOME FROM CUBA.

CHAVEZ ANNOUNCED HIS RETURN IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT THIS MORNING--

SAYING "WE WILL CONTINUE OUR TREATMENT HERE."

TS BUCKINGHAM FARMS-REMLIVELOOK

AND A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM BUCKINGHAM FARMS IN EASTERN LEE COUNTY.

IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT FOR MANY AREA FARMERS -- TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS FROM THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

FARMERS WE'VE CHECKED WITH SO FAR ARE DOING PRETTY WELL WITH THE CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

DAYPLANNER FORECAST-OMNI

FINAL TRAFFIC-TRAFFICCAM

GOODBYE-4-SHOT

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