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BREAKING ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY -- STUNNING REVELATIONS IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE.
THE LEAD DETECTIVE IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES HIMSELF.
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AND WINTER WALLOP.
A MAJOR STORM SLAMS THE NATION'S HEARTLAND AND IS NOW MOVING EAST.
NBC2 NEWS TODAY IS TRACKING THE BRUTAL WINTER BLAST.
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BREAKING NEW DETAILS ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING.
STUNNING REVELATIONS ARE COMING OUT OF PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA OVERNIGHT CONCERNING THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER CASE.
AT THE SAME TIME -- TODAY IS DAY THREE OF THE PARA-OLYMPIAN'S BAIL HEARING -- THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS MONITORING MULTIPLE NEWS SOURCES FROM THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM THIS MORNING.
SHE JOINS US NOW FOR THE VERY LATEST DETAILS.
GOOD MORNING STACEY.
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COURT HAS ONLY BEEN IN SESSION FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES, BUT A LOT
THE NEWS ABOUT THE LEAD DETECTIVE IS UNRELATED TO OSCAR PISTORIUS' CASE, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY DOMINATING THE HEADLINES AND IT COULD LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE PISTORIUS CASE.
THE ATTORNEYS AND JUDGE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OPEN COURT AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO, THE JUDGE SAID HE WANTED TO TALK TO THE DETECTIVE.
PROSECUTORS INDICATED HE IS IN THE BUILDING, BUT THEY NEED TIME TO FIND HIM. THEY ARE IN RECESS RIGHT NOW.
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THE NEWS SURFACED THAT DETECTIVE HILTON BOTHA IS FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR OPENING FIRE ON A MINI BUS CARRYING SEVEN PEOPLE.
HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT ON MAY.
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OSCAR PISTORIUS ARRIVED AT COURT AROUND 3 AM OUR TIME.
REPORTERS ARE TWEETING THAT HE WAS CRYING HIS HIS HOLDING CELL WAITING TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE COURTROOM.
PISTORIUS SAYS HE SHOT HIS GIRLFRIEND, THINKING SHE WAS A BURGLAR.
ON WEDNESDAY THE PROSECUTION'S CASE WAS QUESTIONED BY THE DEFENSE.
ON CROSS EXAMINATION, THE LEAD DETECTIVE ADMITTED HE HAD NO EVIDENCE TO CHALLENGE PISTORIUS' CLAIM THAT HE THOUGHT REEVA STEENCAMP WAS AN INTRUDER.
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THE PROSECUTION IN THE PISTORIUS HEARING SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE DETECTIVE BOTHA'S CHARGES WHEN THEY PUT HIM ON THE STAND.
IT TURNS OUT THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DETECTIVE WERE INITIALLY DROPPED AFTER THE INCIDENT.
OF COURSE -- WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THE NEWEST DETAILS IN THIS STORY.
COUNT ON US FOR UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
I'M LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM -- STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC2.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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A BITTER WINTER IS TIGHTENING ITS GRIP ON MUCH OF THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING. THIRTY-MILLION ACROSS THE NATION'S MID-SECTION ARE BRACING FOR A DAY OF ICE, SLEET, AND SNOW.
AND FORECASTERS SAY KANSAS CITY COULD BE ONE OF THE CITIES THAT SEES THE WORST OF IT.
JAY GRAY REPORTS FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
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NBC-2 IS HEARING WHAT PARENTS HAVE TO SAY --
AFTER FINDING OUT A DRIVER WHO PLOWED INTO A SCHOOL BUS WAS IMPAIRED AT THE TIME.
THE CRASH HAPPENED ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD AT SOUTHEAST 8TH STREET IN CAPE CORAL.
THE DRIVER OF A U-HAUL TRUCK DIDN'T STOP AT A RED LIGHT --
AND SMASHED INTO THE BUS.
CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK- BRADFORD TANNER- WAS IMPAIRED.
THAT TRUCK DRIVER AND TWO CHILDREN WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
IN AN NBC-2 EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW --
ONE OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT'S TELLS US HE'S ALREADY FORGIVEN THE TRUCK DRIVER.
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As a dad, my little girls hurt. And that of course angers me a lot that anybody would hurt her. But as a Christian, as a follower of Jesus, I still, my responsibility is to love and to forgive. And let justice prevail.
DOCTORS TOLD THE FATHER HIS DAUGHTER WOULD BE FINE.
LEE MEMORIAL OFFICIALS SAY TANNER, THE TRUCK DRIVER, IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
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EXISTING HOME SALES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY WILL BE RELEASED LATER TODAY.
SALES DIPPED SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER, BUT OVERALL SALES FOR 2012 WERE THE HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS.
SALES STILL REMAIN BELOW THE 5.5 MILLION -
WHICH MANY ANALYSTS SAY IS CONSISTENT WITH A HEALTHY HOUSING MARKET.
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THEIR DREAM VACATION TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE --
NOW PASSENGERS FROM THE CRIPPLED CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP ARE SUING.
A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST CARNIVAL CORPORATION--
IT ALLEGES CARNIVAL KNEW --
OR AT LEAST SHOULD HAVE KNOW THE TRIUMPH WAS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
CARNIVAL HAS OFFERED PASSENGERS 500 DOLLARS, A FLIGHT HOME, A FULL REFUND. *AND ANOTHER CRUISE.
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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS --
IT WILL GET AGGRESSIVE -- IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO COMBAT CYBER ATTACKS ON OUR COUNTRY.
THIS COMES AFTER A SECURITY FIRM SAID THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HACKING.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STEALING TRADE SECRETS FROM DOZENS OF U-S CORPORATIONS.
THAT INCLUDES BIG DAILY NEWSPAPERS --
AND THE EVEN BIGGER. COCA COLA. FACEBOOK AND APPLE.
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A DETECTIVE KILLED IN THE MANHUNT FOR THAT ROGUE EX-COP WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY.
35-YEAR-OLD JEREMIAH MACKAY WAS KILLED AFTER EXCHANGING GUNFIRE WITH CHRISTOPHER DORNER,
A FORMER L-A-P-D OFFICER. WHO WENT ON A MURDER SPREE.
MACKAY WILL BE HONORED AT THE SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER IN SAN BERNADINO.
MACKAY WAS A 15-YEAR VETERAN OF THE FORCE,
AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.
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TWO HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE POISED TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE RIGHT TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.
LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER -- BOTH WANT THE JOB --
BUT ONLY ONE CAN HAVE IT.
BOTH HAVE NOW FILED A LETTER OF INTENT TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY ON ALICO ROAD.
THE STATE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO PICK ONE SET OF PLANS TO GO FORWARD.
FINAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 6TH.
AN APPROVAL COULD COME AS EARLY AS THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL.
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30 MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO MEET CHILDREN FOR SEX WERE CAUGHT IN AN ONLINE STING.
SARASOTA DEPUTIES SAY THESE MEN RESPONDED TO ADS HOPING TO MEET AND HAVE SEX.
WHEN THEy SHOWED UP, deputies arrested them.
TWO MEN FROM OUR AREA WERE ARRESTED IN THE STING.
ROBERT BLACKBURN IS FROM LEE COUNTY AND RALPH EUCHAS IS FROM PORT CHARLOTTE.
ALL THE men FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.
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THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREA IN THE DAY AHEAD.
IT'S BEEN JUST OVER A WEEK SINCE NORTH KOREA SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED A NUCLEAR TEST.
IT'S THE THIRD UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST CONDUCTED BY THE NORTH KOREANS --
BUT THE STRONGEST - AND THE FIRST SINCE KIM JONG UN TOOK POWER IN DECEMBER OF 2011.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
THIS MORNING BASEBALL FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE FIRST PITCH OF SPRING TRAINING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
AND NUSIANCE BEARS ARE JUST TOO MUCH FOR ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THIS MORNING PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE WANT SOMETHING DONE.
WE GET ANSWERS FROM FLORIDA WILDLIFE LEADERS.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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IT'S A BIG DAY FOR BASEBALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!
THE BOSTON RED SOX WILL TAKE THE FIELD AT JET BLUE PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
IT'S AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND BOSTON COLLEGE.
THE GAME STARTS AT 1:35.
THE TAMPA BAY RAYS OPEN SPRING TRAINING IN A SPLIT SQUAD GAME SATURDAY --
AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS OPEN ON THE ROAD SATURDAY AGAINST THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
THE HOME OPENER AT HAMMOND STADIUM IS SUNDAY AGAINST THE RAYS
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IF YOU THINK THOSE LONG WAITS AT AIRPORT SECURITY ARE LONG NOW -- WAIT.
FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS WOULD PUT THOUSANDS OF T-S-A WORKERS OUT OF A JOB.
EVERY GOVERNMENT AGENCY WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF SPENDING CUTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE SO-CALLED SEQUESTER.
IF CONGRESS DOESN'T STRIKE A DEAL BY MARCH 1ST.THOSE CUTS GO INTO EFFECT.
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IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
BUT NEW THIS MORNING --
THERE'S CONCERN THEY'RE MIGHT NOT BE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM.
THE PROJECT WOULD RE-BUILD SIX MILES OF ROAD ALONG ESTERO BOULEVARD.
BUT COUNTY LEADERS SAY FINDING MONEY TO DO THE WORK WILL BE TOUGH.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE BRIDGE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND HAS TO BE REPLACED --
AND WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS ON THE ISLAND NEED REPAIRS TOO.
THEY'RE HOPING TO FIND FUNDING TO DO ALL THREE PROJECTS AT ONCE.
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that is a huge undertaking and with no foreseeable funding
it would be a shame, actually a poor decision, to do them, separately and dig things up twice
THE COUNTY HAS COMMITTED TO RE-DOING AT LEAST ONE "ONE MILE SECTION" OF THE ROAD.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE YOUR INPUT ON THAT, YOU CAN NEXT WEEK.
THE FIRST OF FIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS IS SET FOR NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 43O TO 630.
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A NEIGHBORHOOD ON EDGE WANTS BLACK BEARS REMOVED FROM THEIR COMMUNITY
BUT WILDLIFE EXPERTS DOUBT THAT WILL HELP.
RESIDENTS IN THE MARCO SHORES ESTATES COMMUNITY SAY THEY'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR MONTHS.
THEY CLAIM THE BEARS HAVE BEEN DIGGING THROUGH TRASH CANS
AND EVEN BREAKING INTO SCREENED LANAIS FOR AN EASY MEAL.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE NOW DISCUSSING OPTIONS WITH FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS.
AND FWC SAYS -- IT'S UP TO RESIDENTS TO CUT OFF THE BEARS' FOOD SOURCE.
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DAN MITCHELL, FWC 58:37-43 securing their trash securing anything that attracts these bears is something they're going to need to be proactive in
JOHN DELORENZO 56:14-20 hopefully they'll come in and see if they can break them up and get them out because we don't want to see it get to the point where they are aggressive
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY REMOVING THE BEARS WON'T WORK.
AND FWC IS URGING RESIDENTS TO SECURE THEIR TRASH IN A SHED --
OR WAIT UNTIL GARBAGE DAY TO PUT THEIR TRASH OUT.
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A LEHIGH ACRES FAMILY IS DEVASTATED THIS MORNING.
BULLETS WHIZZED THROUGH THEIR KITCHEN AND KILLED THEIR DOG.
IT HAPPENED ON EAST 10TH STREET.
THE FAMILY INLCUDES THREE YOUNG CHILDREN.
THEY WERE INSIDE THE KITCHEN WHEN GUNFIRE ERUPTED OUTSIDE.
ONE BULLET WENT THROUGH A WALL AND RIGHT THROUGH THE STOVE.
ANOTHER, HIT THE FAMILY'S PUPPY.
THE PEOPLE RAN TO ANOTHER HOUSE.
THE DOG DIDN'T MAKE IT.
THE FATHER SAYS HE'S GRATEFUL BULLETS DIDN'T HIT HIS CHILDREN.
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"it could have been more serious than it was, but i lost my little puppy and i'm pretty upset about that, but luckily it wasn't one of them."
DEPUTIES SAY THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
NO ONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO WORRY.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TRYING TO PUSH NEW GUN CONTROL LAWS,
BUT MARCO ISLAND LEADERS AREN'T LISTENING.
THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION ASKING COLLIER COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS TO IGNORE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON GUN LAWS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING FOR MORE BACKGROUND CHECKS, AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND ELIMINATION OF ARMOR PIERCING BULLETS.
MARCO'S RESOLUTION STATES THE CITY WILL NOT USE RESOURCES TO ENFORCE FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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the city of Marco Island and any other municipality has the authority to dictate how and when its resources are used.
*COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONER TIM NANCE EXPECTS THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SIMILAR RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK.
IT WILL CALL ON THE STATE TO ENFORCE ITS OWN LAWS RATHER THAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE GETTING BOTOX.
THERE'S BEEN A 6 PERCENT INCREASE IN PEOPLE OPTING FOR BOTOX TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
THE PROCEDURE IS LESS INVASIVE THAN OTHERS -- LIKE FACELIFTS.
IT'S ALSO LESS PAINFUL. AND LESS MONEY.
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03.38.16 we live in a society that puts a premium on appearance and that projects into being confident when you're meeting clients or business associates.
SURGICAL PROCEDURES LIKE FACELIFTS AND LIPOSUCTION HAVE DROPPED OVER THE LAST YEAR--
STILL, DOCTORS PERFORMED 14 POINT 6 MILLION COSMETIC PLASTIC SURGERIES IN THAT TIME.
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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.
AND TRENDING THIS MORNING ON FACEBOOK -- AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL OUT OF TORONTO.
A PREGNANT WOMAN WALKING TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL -- ENDS UP GIVING BIRTH ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRIGID TEMPERATURES.
BOTH WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL -- WHERE DOCTORS PRONOUNCED THE NEWBORN DEAD.
BUT AS TWO OFFICERS WATCHED OVER THE BODY OF THE BABY GIRL AT THE HOSPITAL -- WAITING FOR THE CORONER'S OFFICE TO ARRIVE -- THEY NOTCED MOVEMENT UNDER THE SHEET.
THE BABY ENDED UP BEING REVIVED.
DOCTORS SAY IT APPEARS THE CHILD SUFFERED FROM HYPOTHERMIA -- WHICH CAN MIMIC DEATH BY SLOWING DOWN BRAIN ACTIVITY AND YOUR PULSE.
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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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SPRING TRAINING SHOULD BE STARTING -
BUT SOME FACILITIES IN ARIZONA WILL HAVE TO THAW OUT FIRST.
THIS SPRING TRAINING COMPLEX IN SCOTTSDALE WAS BLANKETED BY THE SNOWSTORM THAT HIT ARIZONA WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR A FIRST --
THE SUSPENSION OF THE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS MATCH PLAY EVENT.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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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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A NEW SURVEY REVEALS AMERICAN ADULTS CONSUME ABOUT 11-PERCENT OF THEIR DAILY CALORIES FROM FAST FOOD.
RESEARCHERS SAY THAT'S DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE LAST REPORT IN 2006.
ADULTS OVER 60 CONSUMED THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF CALORIES FROM FAST FOOD.
AFRICAN AMERICANS CONSUMED MORE FAST FOOD THAN WHITES OR HISPANICS.
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER ADULTS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 YEARS OLD.
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IN THIS FAST PACED WORLD-- CEREAL MAKERS WANT YOU TO HAVE BREAKFAST ON THE GO!
AND-- FEWER AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MONEY, NOW THAT PAYCHECKS ARE SMALLER.
WITH ALL THAT AND A CHECK ON MARKET ACTION--
LET'S GET TO JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH OUR BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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GOOD MORNING.
ARE YOU SPENDING LESS, NOW THAT YOUR PAYCHECK IS A LITTLE LIGHTER?
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION--
THAT PAYROLL TAX HIKE THAT TOOK EFFECT AS A RESULT OF THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL IS LEADING MORE THAN 70-PERCENT OF AMERICANS TO CUT BACK ON SPENDING.
IT CERTAINLY ADDS UP-- ESPECIALLY WITH GAS PRICES ON THE RISE.
AND THE N-R-F SAYS, MANY ARE EVEN DELAYING MAJOR PURCHASES OF MAJOR ITEMS LIKE CARS.
AND TV'S.
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THAT'S ONE THING WALMART IS BLAMING FOR DISMAL FEBRUARY SALES.
AND WALL STREET WILL PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT IT HAS TO SAY TODAY, AS IT REPORTS QUARTERLY RESULTS.
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AS FOR STOCKS-- WE HAD A PULLBACK YESTERDAY--
AS INVESTORS SPECULATED NOT ALL FED POLICY-MAKERS ARE ON BOARD WITH THE STIMULUS PROGRAMS IN PLACE, TO BOOST THE ECONOMY.
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ALRIGHT, CEREAL MAKERS ARE HOPING YOU'RE READY TO EAT YOUR BREAKFAST ON THE RUN!
I'LL EXPLAIN, AFTER THIS:
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY A BOWL OF CEREAL--
HOW ABOUT TAKING IT WITH YOU?
AP SAYS GENERAL MILLS AND KELLOGG ARE STRUGGLING TO GROW CEREAL SALES IN THE U-S AND ARE PREPARING TO ROLL OUT BREAKFAST *DRINKS!*
KELLOGG'S CEO SAYS ITS "BREAKFAST TO GO" MILK-BASED DRINK WILL BE ROLLED OUT NATIONWIDE THIS YEAR.
WHILE GENERAL MILLS' BREAKFAST SHAKE IS CURRENTLY IN TEST MARKETS IN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.
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LASTLY, SONY UNVEILED THE NEW PLAYSTATION FOUR LAST NIGHT-- SORT OF.
IT SHOWED WHAT THE NEW P-S FOUR CAN *DO*-- WITH NEW CLOUD AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES.
BUT IT DID *NOT* SHOW US WHAT THE ACTUAL CONSOLE LOOKS LIKE.
GAMERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEIR FRIENDS ARE PLAYING, AND TAKE OVER GAMES IN PROGRESS FROM OTHERS.
THE P-S FOUR GOES ON SALE, IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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BREAKING RIGHT NOW--
THE MURDER CASE AGAINST OSCAR PISTORIUS STARTS TO UNRAVEL AFTER THE LEAD DETECTIVE ADMITS THEY HAVE NO EVIDENCE TO CHALLENGE SOUTH AFRICAN OLYMPIC RUNNER'S CLAIMS.
NEW DETAILS FROM THE COURTROOM.
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"as a dad my little girl is hurt and that angers me a lot that anybody would hurt her."
AND THIS MORNING PARENTS REACT AFTER HEARING THE DRIVER WHO CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS IN CAPE CORAL WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
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WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING AT 5:30.
IT'S DAY THREE OF OSCAR PISTORIUS' BAIL HEARING.
AND THERE'S STUNNING NEW DETAILS COMING OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA TODAY.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS DIGGING UP ALL OF THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR US THIS MORNING.
SHE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO NOW.
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THE BIG NEWS COMING OUT OF THAT SOUTH AFRICAN COURTROOM THIS MORNING IS ABOUT THE LEAD DETECTIVE IN THE CASE.
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POLICE SAY DETECTIVE HILTON BOTHA IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES HIMSELF.
HE'S ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON A MINI BUS CONTAINING SEVEN PEOPLE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2011.
AND HE'S DUE IN COURT IN MAY ON THOSE ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES.
PROSECUTORS TOLD THE JUDGE THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT CHARGES AFTER THEY CALLED HIM AS A WITNESS.
RIGHT NOW, COURT IS IN A RECESS BECAUSE THE JUDGE SAID HE WANTS TO TALK TO THE DETECTIVE AND PROSECUTORS ARE TRYING TO FIND HIM.
WE ARE TOLD HE IS SOMEWHERE IN THE BUILDING.
YESTERDAY, THE DETECTIVE WAS UNDERFIRE BY THE DEFENSE.
CROSS EXAMINATION WAS VERY INTENSE, AND HE ADMITTED THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO DIS-CREDIT PISTORIUS' CLAIM THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS AN INTRUDER.
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I AM CLOSELY MONITORING REPORTS FROM PEOPLE IN THE COURTROOM.
WE ARE IN A HOLDING PATTERN RIGHT NOW.
AGAIN, WE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM THAT DETECTIVE AT ANYTIME, AND THEN WILL BE SEE IF AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.
I WILL BE BACK AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR WITH THE NEWEST, UPDATED INFORMATION.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO, STACEY DEFFENBAUGH, NBC2.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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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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NEW THIS MORNING:
FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SMALL JET CRASH IN EASTERN GEORGIA.
SEVEN PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD WHEN IT WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT.
TWO PEOPLE -- INCUDING THE PILOT APPARENTLY WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH.
WE'VE LEARNED THE PLANE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AT THE THOMSON-MCDUFFIE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND CRASHED INTO SOME TREES --
THIS WAS ABOUT THIRTY MILES WEST OF AUGUSTA GEORGIA.
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THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A SERIOUS CRASH INVOLVING A CAPE CORAL SCHOOL BUS IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING…
POLICE SAY BRADFORD TANNER WAS IMPAIRED WHEN HE BLEW A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO A BUS FULL OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE TANNER IS RECOVERING…
CLIFTON, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIS CONDITION?
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AS OF LAST CHECK, HE IS IN CRITICAL HERE AT LEE MEMORIAL.
POLICE SAY HE WAS IMPAIRED WHEN HE SMASHED INTO THAT BUS BUT THEY'RE INVESTIGATING WHETHER DRUGS AND OR ALCOHOL WERE A FACTOR.
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HERE'S SOME VIDEO OF THAT SCENE YESTERDAY.
THE CRASH DID SEND SOME CHILDREN TO THE HOSPITAL.
TANNER WAS DRIVING A U-HAUL, RAN A RED LIGHT, AND SLAMMED INTO A SCHOOL BUS FILLED WITH STUDENTS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT BUS WAS COMING FROM HECTOR CAFFERATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WITNESSES TELL US FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO CUT THE TRUCK DRIVER OUT OF THE U-HAUL WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE.
PARENTS RUHED TO THE SCENE AS WELL.
WE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH ONE OF THOSE PARENTS WHO'S LITTLE GIRL WAS HURT IN THAT CRASH AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL… LISTEN TO WHAT HE TOLD US.
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Dan Sardinas, Father of Victim
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She was very frightened because course the shock of it all happening. She was in pain. And then, of course she was in an ambulance, she's never been in an ambulance before.
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When she saw me I gave her a hug and I kissed her and she was relieved but you could tell she was very much uncomfortable.
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ONE OTHER CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, BOTH HAD MINOR INJURIES.
THE FATHER WE SPOKE TO SAID INSTEAD OF BEING ANGRY AT THIS MAN… HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE NOW PRAYING FOR HIS RECOVERY.
LIVE IN FORT MYERS, CF, NBC2
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WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH IN THE CAPE.
IT HAPPENED ON HANCOCK BRIDGE PARKWAY-- EAST OF DEL PRADO BOULEVARD WEDNESDAY.
CAPE POLICE SAY MARK SALYER DIED AT THE SCENE.
HIS CAR WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRIVER WHO WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY.
THAT DRIVER, FRANCISCA ESPINEL WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
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"It almost sounded like something hit the house or fence or something, but there was no rumble, it was a very loud thump. Very scary, that person and their family members never expected them to have a day like this, I'm sure."
POLICE SAY ESPINEL WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CRASH THIS MORNING.
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TWO HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE POISED TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE RIGHT TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.
LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER -- BOTH WANT THE JOB --
BUT ONLY ONE CAN HAVE IT.
BOTH HAVE NOW FILED A LETTER OF INTENT TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY ON ALICO ROAD.
THE STATE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO PICK ONE SET OF PLANS TO GO FORWARD.
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59:15Jim Nathan - President Lee Memorial Health Systemswe needed to make sure that the economy was rebounding and when the need was necessary, so this is maybe a year or more ahead of when we would have done it
FINAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 6TH.
AN APPROVAL COULD COME AS EARLY AS THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL.
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NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE AFTERMATH OF THAT RAGING FIRE IN KANSAS CITY.
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS HAVE RECOVERED ON BODY IN THE RUBBLE OF WHAT WAS ONCE A POPULAR RESTAURANT.
A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN TUESDAY'S EXPLOSION--
CAUSED BY AN APPARENT GAS LEAK.
WITNESSES SAY -- THEY COULD SMELL GAS FOR HOURS BEFORE THE BLAST ACTUALLY HAPPENED --
YET THEY WERE NOT ASKED TO EVACUATE.
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ENGINEERS SAY THEY KNOW WHAT CAUSED THOSE BOEING "DREAMLINER" BATTERIES TO CATCH FIRE--
A INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOUND THEY WERE IMPROPERLY WIRED.
SEVERAL BATTERY FIRES FORCED PLANES TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDINGS.
BOEING IS EXPECTED TO PROPOSE A TEMPORARY BATTERY FIX THIS WEEK.
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A SUPRISING MOVE FROM THE GOVERNOR -- AS HE ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE.
A HARSH CRITIC OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT --
SCOTT NOW SAYS HE WANTS TO ABOUT 9-THOUSAND MORE FLORIDA RESIDENTS TO BE COVERED UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL.
UNDER THE MEDICAID PLAN --
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY FOR THE MEDICAID EXPANSION FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND PAY 90 PERCENT AFTER THAT.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
A SPECIAL REPORT STRAIGHT AHEAD ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY-- SLIMMING SUPERFOODS.
SO MANY OF US STRUGGLE TO STAY AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT.
BUT WHAT REALLY WORKS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE?
ALL NEW THIS MORNING, EXPERTS REVEAL THE TOP SUPPLEMENTS.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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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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A BATTLE OVER SUGARY DRINKS IS PLAYING OUT IN NEW YORK.
A NEW LAW, SET TO KICK IN MARCH 12TH, RESTRICTS MANY EATERIES IN THE CITY FROM SELLING SUGARY DRINKS IN CONTAINERS LARGER THAN 16 OUNCES.
SODA MAKERS ARE OUTRAGED AND ARE TAKING THE ISSUE TO COURT.
THEY SAY IT'S UNFAIR TO BUSINESSES.
CITY OFFICALS SAY THE LAW IS A GROUNDBREAKING EFFORT TO FIGHT OBESITY.
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THE SUPPLEMENT BUSINESS IS A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY --
BUT CAN YOU REALLY FIND HOPE IN A BOTTLE?
RACHEL MCNEIL TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE HOTTEST SLIMMING SUPERFOODS ON THE MARKET AND WHETHER THEY CAN REALLY DELIVER A BETTER YOU.
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YOU HEAR ABOUT THEM EVERYWHERE. "SUPERFOODS"-- THEY'RE NATURAL AND NUTRIENT DENSE- PACKING A PUNCH-- AND PROMISING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN A TINY PILL.
"I have been taking supplements for years."
"I start my morning with an array of supplements."
"I mean look at me I have so much energy and I swear it's because of all these superfoods I take."
KIMBERLY OLSON IS A CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, PERSONAL TRAINER AND AUTHOR OF THE FITKIM LIFESTYLE. SHE SAT DOWN TO REVEAL SOME OF HER FAVORITE SLIMMING SUPERFOODS.
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THIS ONE. GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT.
"That is absolutely hands down out of all of them my favorite."
THE CRAZE OVER GREEN COFFEE BEAN TOOK OVER AFTER GETTING A STAMP OF APPROVAL FROM DR. OZ.
THE GOOD DOCTOR SAID YOU SHOULD BUY GREEN COFFEE BEAN WITH 45 PERCENT CHLOROGENIC ACID- THE KEY INGREDIENT.
"When you take it before a meal the chlorogenic acid inhibits your body from using you food as fuel and forces your liver to metabolize your stored fat and use that as your energy source."
"Well everybody's looking for hope in a bottle."
DIETITIAN CAROL WOLIN-RIKLIN SAID BEFORE YOU JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON, YOU SHOULD READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY.
"The one thing you have to be careful of is every brand of green coffee bean is different some have fillers such as caffeine and other products added to it so it's not always the same product in the bottle."
ANOTHER SUPERFOOD TO ADD TO THE MIX - RASPBERRY KEYTONE. OLSON REFERS TO IT AS THE TRIPLE THREAT.
"It's going to help your body burn more calories at rest. it inhibits how much fat it stored in your body and it breaks down fat cells."
SUZETTE LANG SWEARS BY IT
"It's really picked up my metabolism i have energy really helps suppress those urges to kind of pig out."
THIS SUPERFOOD HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS. MORINGA TREE. KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD AS THE MIRACLE TREE - IT'S BELIEVED TO REDUCE CRAVINGS, CURB THE APPETITE AND MORE.
"It has over 45 different types of antioxidants ounce for ounce in has 25 times the amount of iron found in spinach 15 times the amount of calcium found in milk and 9 times the amount of protein found in yogurt."
THIS ONE MAY BE HARD TO PRONOUNCE. GARCINA CAMBOGIA. BUT FANS OF IT BELIEVE IN WHAT DR. OZ CALLS THE HOLY GRAIL OF WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS.
"It's been found to be three times more effective than diet and exercise alone."
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RACHEL MCNEIL REPORTING.
NO MATTER WHICH SUPPLEMENTS AND VITAMINS YOU DECISDE TO TAKE --
IT'S RECCOMENDED YOU DISCUSS EACH AND EVERY ONE WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
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NIKE SAYS IT HAS SUSPENDED ITS CONTRACT WITH OSCAR PISTORIUS.
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YOU COULD WIN A CHANCE AT SOME INTERNET CONNECTED GLASSES -- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "GOOGLE GLASS" IN A CONTEST.
GOOGLE SAYS IT'S THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH IN MOBILE COMPUTING.
THE CATCH IS --
YOU WON'T WIN THE GLASSES -- YOU'LL WIN THE CHANCE TO PAY 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THEM.
PARTICIPANTS MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION OF LESS THAN 50 WORDS EXPLAINING WHAT THEY'D DO WITH THE GOOGLE GLASS TECHNOLOGY.
GOOGLE DOESN'T PLAN TO START SELLING ITS "GOOGLE GLASS" PRODUCT IN THE MASS MARKET UNTIL 2014.
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CHECK OUT THE FIRST LADY'S NEW OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PORTRAIT.
THE PHOTO -- HAS MICHELLE OBAMA SHOWING OFF HER BRAND NEW HAIRSTYLE.
IN HER NEW PICTURE -- SHE'S WEARING A DARK BLUE DRESS.
IT'S QUITE A DIFFERENT LOOK FROM HER FIRST OFFICIAL PORTRAIT -- TAKEN IN 2009.
IN THAT ONE -- SHE'S WEARING A SLEEVELESS BLACK DRESS -- SHOWCASING HER ARMS.
MICHELLE OBAMA JOKINGLY DUBBED HER NEW HAIRSTYLE "MID-LIFE CRISIS" IN A INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL RAY.
SHE SAYS -- SHE COULDN'T GET A SPORTSCAR OR GO BUNGEE JUMPING --
SO INSTEAD SHE CUT HER BANGS.
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HAPPENING IN THE DAY AHEAD --
A RENOWNED SWIM COACH IS SET TO PLEAD GUILTY TO CHILD SEX ABUSE.
COACH RICK CURL -- WHOSE FORMER ATHLETES INCLUDE RECORD BREAKERS AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS --
WAS CHARGED IN OCTOBER AFTER HIS FORMER STUDENT TOLD AUTHORITIES HE BEGAN SEXUALLY ABUSING HER IN 1983.
KELLEY CURRIN WAS JUST 13 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME.
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A RULING IS EXPECTED TODAY IN DREW PETERSON'S BID FOR A RETRIAL.
A CHICAGO JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT DECISION AT 2'OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
PETERSON WAS CONVICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS THIRD WIFE.
IF HE IS DENIED A NEW TRIAL -- HE WILL BE SENTENCED FOR THE CRIME.
HE FACES UP TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON.
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30 MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO MEET CHILDREN FOR SEX WERE CAUGHT IN AN ONLINE STING.
HERE'S SOME VIDEO OF OPERATION "INTERCEPT TWO" IN ACTION.
SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES POSED AS CHILDREN ONLINE.
THEY SAY THESE MEN RESPONDED TO ADS HOPING TO MEET AND HAVE SEX.
WHEN THE SUSPECTS SHOWED UP, THEY WERE ARRESTED.
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Sheriff Tom Knight, Sarasota County
"I feel confident these individuals have done this before and haven't been caught. We didn't ask anyone to meet us, they contacted us. There is no entrapment here."
TWO MEN FROM OUR AREA WERE ARRESTED IN THE STING.
ROBERT BLACKBURN IS FROM LEE COUNTY AND RALPH EUCHAS IS FROM PORT CHARLOTTE.
ALL THE SUSPECTS FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.
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CAPE CORAL CITY LEADERS ARE GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT FROM THE PROJECT'S MANAGER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS PRICING, CONTRACT BIDS, AND SCHEDULING.
THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND CITY WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO THIS AREA SURROUNDING CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.
LEADERS WANT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND BY AUGUST AND EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO LAST TWO YEARS.
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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.
PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY
Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.
You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.
Even with a good amount of warm weather headed our way for the next few days, it does look like we could see another cool down to come soon. As we look ahead, by the middle of next week, showers will move through with the next storm system. That one will be followed by a good stretch of cooler than normal weather that could last through the first 10 days of March.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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BREAKING NEW DETAILS ON THE FINAL DAY OF BAIL HEARINGS FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS. AND NOW STUNNING NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE -- AND WHY HE NOW FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES HIMSELF.
WE'LL SORT IT ALL OUT IN A LIVE REPORT.
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PLUS, THE LEE COUNTY FAIR KICKS OFF TODAY.
NBC-2 IS LIVE WITH A PREVIEW YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS --- INCLUDING INFORMATION ON ALL THE FAIR RIDES.
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A NEW REPORT SHOWS YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING THE FISH YOU PAID FOR WHILE DINING OUT.
THE OCEANA CONSERVANCY GROUP JUST RELEASED THEIR TWO YEAR INVESTIGATION ON FISH FRAUD.
THEY FOUND ABOUT A THIRD OF ALL FISH SOLD IN RESTAURANTS AND SUPERMARKETS MAY BE FALSELY LABELED.
THE RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS FISH FRAUD IS MOST PREVALENT AT SUSHI RESTAURANTS.
BUT HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS --
MISLABELING WAS FOUND ONLY IN THE HIGHEST-PRICED FISH.
THE GROUP OFFERS THIS ADVICE:
ASK WHERE THE FISH COMES FROM.
IF THE PRICE IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, PICK SOMETHING ELSE.
AND WHEN POSSIBLE, BUY A WHOLE FISH.
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YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERY DAY --
COWS RUNNING LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM BREVARD COUNTY -- ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.
THE COWS ESCAPED FROM A NEARBY PASTURE.
AND GOT LOOSE -- DURING RUSH HOUR!!!
POLICE HAD TO SHUT DOWN PART OF THE ROAD SO THEY COULD CORRALL THE COWS.
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THERE IS A NEW IDEA ON THE TABLE FOR VACANT LAND IN THE HEART OF FORT MYERS BEACH.
LEE COUNTY OWNS THE OLD SEAFARER'S MALL PROPERTY.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TOLD FORT MYERS BEACH COUNCIL MEMBERS THEY'D CONSIDER LETTING BUSINESS OWNERS LEASE THE SPACE, AND USE IT FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING.
PARKING WOULD BE A TEMPORARY USE FOR THE LOT-- WHILE BOTH THE TOWN AND COUNTY SEARCH FOR OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE PRIME BEACH REAL ESTATE.
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A PIECE OF HISTORY WILL RETURN TO COLLIER COUNTY.
THE NINA AND THE PINTA WILL BE IN TIN CITY STARTING MARCH FIFTH.
THE REPLICA SHIPS MADE THEIR LAST VISIT TWO YEARS AGO.
THEY WILL BE IN NAPLES FOR TWO WEEKS
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NEW THIS MORNING --
PEOPLE WHO WERE BULLIED AS CHILDREN ARE AT A GREATER RISK FOR DEVELOPING ANXIETY DISORDERS, DEPRESSION AND EVEN SUICIDAL THOUGHTS.
A STUDY FOUND BOTH BULLY VICTIMS AND BULLIES HAD HIGHER RATES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS COMPARED TO THOSE WHO WERE NEVER BULLIED.
BULLY VICTIMS WERE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO HAVE PANIC DISORDERS, ANXIETY AND AGORAPHOBIA.
RESEARCHERS SAY BULLYING SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL PART OF CHILDHOOD.
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SOME UNSETTLING NEWS ABOUT THE MONEY WE'RE PUTTING AWAY FOR RETIREMENT.
A NEW STUDY SHOWS AMERICANS ARE NOT SAVING ENOUGH FOR THE GOLDEN YEARS.
IN FACT, NEARLY ONE IN FIVE WORKERS ARE SAVING NOTHING.
THE SURVEY FOUND MOST PEOPLE PUT THE BLAME ON THE DAILY COST OF LIVING.
IT GETS EVEN MORE DISMAL, WORKERS WHO *ARE STORING A NEST EGG, EXPECT THEIR SAVINGS TO RUN OUT.
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A LIVE LOOK RIGHT AT NBC TWO DOPPLER RADAR, SHOWING --
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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