A) SANIBEL FIRE-VOTOPS-TRX

A HOME ON THE EXCLUSIVE SANIBEL ISLAND IS REDUCED TO ASHES AND NOW WE KNOW WHY.

B) BUS SLIDES INTO POLE-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of bus hitting pole

A WILD RIDE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AS A BLIZZARD TAKES AIM.

AND THE WORST MAY YET STILL BE ON THE HORIZON.

C) ARROW DOG-TRX VO TOPS

A HORRIBLE ACT.

A LOCAL DOG IS SHOT WITH AN ARROW AND NBC2 GETS A BRAND NEW LOOK AT HIS RECOVERY AND HIS PROGNOSIS.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

OSCAR LATEST-2 SHOT VO

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.

DOUBLE-AMPUTEE TRACK STAR OSCAR PISTORIUS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO FREE.

A SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE JUST GRANTED HIM BAIL.

THE DECISION WAS MADE AS HE AWAITS TRIAL IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THE JUDGE CLAIMS THE AFFIDAVIT FROM PISTORIUS, IN WHICH HE GAVE HIS VERSION OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN HIS HOME, HAD HELPED HIS APPLICATION FOR BAIL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY PISTORIUS SHOT AND KILLED MODEL REEVA STEENKAMP IN THE PREDAWN HOURS OF FEBRUARY 14TH.

SANIBEL FIRE PICS-VO TOPS 2 SHOT

NEW AMAZING PICTURES OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A HOME ON SANIBEL EARLY THIS MORNING.

A NEIGHBOR MANAGED TO CATCH THE MASSIVE FLAMES RIPPING THROUGH THE HOME WHERE JUST MINUTES BEFORE A FATHER AND SON WERE INSIDE.

AND NOW WE ARE LEARNING WHAT CAUSED THIS INFERNO.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-VO TOPS

ALL THIS UNFOLDED ALONG BUNTING LANE JUST OFF PERRIWINKLE DRIVE.

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THE CAUSE OF THAT FIRE WAS A CHARCOAL GRILL SITTING ON THE DECK.

SANIBEL FIRE-VO

IT CAUSE A VERY LARGE FIRE.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE FROM A NEIGHBOR.

THE FLAMES WERE HIGHER THAN THE TREES OUT FRONT.

CREWS GOT HERE AROUND 3:20 THIS MORNING. THIS HOUSE WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

THERE WERE 7 ENGINE CREWS. THEY WERE FROM SANIBEL, FMB AND IONA MCGREGOR.

SANIBEL FIRE-SOT

sot is not verbatim

SANIBEL FIRE-REM LIVE

ACCORDING TO FIREFIGHTERS, THERE WAS A MAN AND HIS TEENAGE SON INSIDE.

THEY WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF SMOKE DETECTORS, AND WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOME.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THOSE SMOKE DETECTORS SAVED SOME LIVES TODAY.

CAPE ROBBERY ARREST-TRX SS VO

A BRAND NEW CRIME ALERT AT ELEVEN.

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARREST A TEENAGER SUSPECTED OF STEALING TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND RARE COINS.

DETECTIVES SAY 16 YEAR OLD RONALD ASHLEY CONFESSED TO THE CRIME.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIM WAS ON HIS PATIO BACK IN JANUARY WHEN TWO PEOPLE STORMED HIS HOUSE.

POLICE SAY THE HOMEOWNER WAS PISTOL WHIPPED AS HE WAS FORCED TO OPEN UP HIS SAFE TO THE THIEVES.

POLICE SAY THEY LOCATED ashley THANKS TO A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION.

MINDY FUNERAL-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

WE'RE LEARNING DETAILS OF MINDY MCREADY'S FUNERAL THAT'S PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE IN FORT MYERS.

A PRIVATE FUNERAL IS SET FOR TUESDAY AT CROSSROADS CHURCH.

BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED BY THE FAMILY.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

TOSS TO DANIELLE-OC SS TRX

IT'S A DISTURBING CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

A DOG IS FOUND SHOT WITH AN ARROW.

NOW INVESTIGATORS WANT TO TRACK DOWN THE DOG'S OWNER TO FIND SOME ANSWERS.

MEANTIME, WE'RE GETTING NEW INSIGHT INTO HIS RECOVERY.

ARROW DOG-PLASMA

ARROW DOG-SS VO WIPE

A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING--

ANIMAL SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR THE OWNER OF THIS DOG.

THE DOG, NOW CALLED "BOOne" WAS FOUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF STRINGFELLOW ROAD AND PINE ISLAND ROAD TWO DAYS AGO WITH AN ARROW TO HIS CHEST.

ARROW DOG-SOT VO

SOT

Ria Brown

Lee County Animal Services

:18

"He's a really friendly dog, we can tell he has been somebodys pet as of very recently. He's well-cared for, he has a shiny coat, a great personality, he appears to be house broken, so we're just hoping that his owner will come forward, if not he'll make someone a wonderful pet."

VETS ARE EXPECTING boone will BE HEALED UP AND READY FOR ADOPTION NEXT WEEK.

TOSS TO ANCHOR-NATS TOPS OMNI

nats of bus skidding into pole

TRAVEL COULD PROVE A CHALLENGE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.JUST ASK THIS BUS DRIVER.

A MASSIVE WINTER STORM HAS ITS GRIPS ON MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES.

THE UPPER MIDWEST IS THE NEXT TARGET FOR THE STORM WHICH DUMPED MORE THAN A FOOT AND HALF OF SNOW IN KANSAS.

SNOW STORM-VO IN TRAFFIC

ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRAVEL TROUBLE SPOTS.THE WINDY CITY OF CHICAGO.

THIS WAS THE SCENE EARLY THIS MORNING.

SNOW STORM-PKG

THIS MORNING.MUCH OF THE NATION'S HEARTLAND IS BURIED IN SNOW.

OVERNIGHT, THE MASSIVE BLIZZARD MARCHED TOWARD CHICAGO.

THE GREAT LAKES AND THE NORTHERN MIDWEST ARE BRACING FOR ALMOST FOOT

OF SNOW.

THE MONSTER STORM HAS ALREADY SOCKED THE HEARTLAND.PARTS OF KANSAS AND

MISSOURI WERE STRUCK BY THUNDERSNOW. SO INSTEAD OF POURING RAIN.IT WAS

POURING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS MADE DRIVING TREACHEROUS.

MOS-

it's a mess out here. it's really a mess out here.

FROM KANSAS TO MISSOURI, HIGHWAYS WERE SHUT DOWN.

mos-sot-

just got out of control.i lost control due to weather conditoins.

reporter-sot-

scary.

mos-sot-

scary! yes, it is!

ACROSS THE MIDWEST, CREW ARE WORKING TO CLEAR ABANDONED VEHICLES AFTER MANY

GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW. EVEN MIGHTY POSTAL TRUCKS HAD A HARD TIME.

cindy liptak, wichita, ks, post office -sot-

the last one that was coming here got stuck six times before it finally got

here./we've gone to extraordinary measures.

THE HEAVY SNOW MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT AT A NUMBER OF AIRPORTS.INCLUDING

THIS ONE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA.WHERE WORKERS RACED TO CLEAR RUNWAYS.

AT YESTERDAY'S PEAK -- SNOW FELL UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME PLACES.

LOOK AT THIS TIME LAPSE.WATCH HOW QUICKLY SNOW IN ARKANSAS ADDS UP.

SOME IN THE MIDWEST WELCOMED THE DAMP CONDITIONS. DROUGHT-PLAGUED FARMERS

CALLED THE SNOW A BLESSING.

Tim Iwig. Dairy Farmer-SOT-

this will get our spring crops growing.our oats, and our alfalfa, and our

spring pasteure.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TODAY BUT FORECASTERS SAY IT WILL REDEVELOP

SNOW STORM-MITTO TOPS

I'M TAKING A LOOK AT FLIGHTS TO AND FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

RIGHT NOW ADLIB ABOUT FLIGHTS

REMEMBER IF YOU'RE FLYING THIS WEEKEND TO CHECK WITH YOUR AIR CARRIER.

VEGAS EXPLOSION-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

WE'RE GETTING A BRAND NEW VIEW OF THE EXPLODING TAXI CAB ALONG THE LAS VEGAS STRIP ALL PART OF A DEADLY INCIDENT.

TAKE A LOOK THIS IS VIDEO TAKEN FROM ANOTHER TAXI CAB WHEN A CAB ERUPTED IN FLAMES.

TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED INSIDE THIS CAB WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A CAR INVOLVED IN A DEADLY SHOOTING.

A RAPPER BY THE NAME OF KENNETH CHERRY, JUNIOR WAS SHOT AFTER AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT AT THE VALET AREA OF THE ARIA HOTEL.

TAXI FAMILY REAX-OC SOT VO

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING FROM THE FAMILY OF THE CAB DRIVER WHO DIED WHILE CAUGHT UP IN THIS RAMPAGE.

My life mission would be to see them punished and brought to justice for the senseless thing that they did, they don't know who they touched, I don't know what their affiliation, if it's gang or what have you, but they're stupid and senseless men and they must pay.

A PASSENGER IN MICHAEL BOLDON'S CAB ALSO DIED.

GAS PRICES-TRX CG

A CONSUMER ALERT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.GAS PRICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HOLDING STEADY.

THE NEW AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS $3.78.

THAT'S UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY.

IN FLORIDA IT'S $3.88 --- ALSO THE SAME AS YESTERDAY.

SAUSAGE RECALL-SS

A MAJOR SAUSAGE RECALL IS AFFECTING PRODUCTS SOLD HERE IN FLORIDA.

SMITHFIELD PACKING IS RECALLING ABOUT 38 THOUSAND POUNDS OF PORK SAUSAGE THAT MAY CONTAIN SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC, LIKELY FROM GLOVES.

THE PRODUCT IS CALLED "GWALTNEY MILD PORK SAUSAGE ROLL."

THE SAUSAGE WAS PRODUCED IN JANUARY AND WAS DISTRIBUTED IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA.

PUBLIC SMOKING BAN-OC SOT VO WIPE

LAWMAKERS IN TALLAHASSEE ARE PUSHING A BILL THAT WOULD BAN SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES LIKE PARKS AND BEACHES.

5:00 I'm in support of the ban. I think the beaches should evolve with the rest of the country's progress on smoking in public places.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE SMOKE FREE AREAS JUST AS LONG AS SMOKING SECTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

PUBLIC SMOKING BAN-SOT VO

10:50 people should still have the right to smoke.

11:41 as long as you're responsible and you're not putting your ashes out and getting rid of your litter correctly.

TEASE ONE-----

A HEART STOPPING MOMENT MORE THAN 40 FEET ABOVE A MOUNTAIN.

NATS Dude!!

AND GUESS WHAT?

THIS MAN SURVIVED THIS HORRIFYING FALL.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WE HEAR HOW HE EVEN ENDED UP DANGLING FROM A SKI LIFT.

WANT TO SEE A BUILDING SHRINK?

YOU WILL IN OUR B BLOCK.

A) SNOWBOARDING AX-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) SHRINKING BUILDING-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

ATM THEFT-VO TOPS

MUST SEE VIDEO.SOME BOLD THIEVES GOT AWAY WITH NOTHING AFTER THEY ATTEMPTED TO STEAL AN A-T-M.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE STORE SURVEILLANCE TAPE FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

A PICK-UP CRASHED INTO A STORE AND A MAN JUMPED OUT TO TIE A ROPE AROUND THE A-T-M.

HE JUMPS BACK IN TO TAKE OFF, THINKING HE HAD THE ATM.

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TAPE, THE THIEVES ENDED UP EMPTY HANDED.

SNOWBOARD AX-SS IN PLASMA VO IN PLASMA

WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED IN TODAY'S B BLOCK.

MORE MUST SEE VIDEOS ARE COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

LIKE THIS TERRIFYING SCENE.

A YOUNG MAN -- HIGH ABOVE A SNOWY MOUNTAIN -- HANGING ON TO THE LIFT BY HIS FINGERNAILS.

SNOWBOARD AX-PKG

NATS

Dude!!

WHAT YOUR SEEING IS A YOUNG MAN HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

17 YEAR OLD JACOB GUTIERREZ --- HIS GRIP SLIPPING - IS ABOUT TO PLUMMET FOUR

STORIES INTO THE SIDE OF THIS MOUNTAIN

SOT Jacob

21:46:48

it was pretty terrifying / I was thinking if I fall wrong, I'm probably

gonna get really hurt or die /

THIS AMATEUR VIDEO WHICH WAS JUST POSTED ONLINE. SHOWS THE SHOCKING MOMENTS

RIGHT AFTER GUTIERREZ TRIED TO THROW A SNOWBALL TO A FRIEND FEBRUARY SECOND

INSTEAD HE LOSES HIS BALANCE AND EVENTUALLY HIS GRIP

SOT Jacob

So I'm hanging and I just lose grip, I remember just falling it felt really

far and I hit the rock and the next thing I know I'm looking up at the ski

lift.

LOOK AGAIN GUITERREZ DROPS 45 FEET FROM THIS SANTA FE NEW MEXICO SKI LIFT

AS HIS FRIENDS WATCH HELPLESSLY, RECORDING IT ALL

SOT Dallas

21:47:25

As he was falling, / I just. it was pretty scary I thought he might have

died.

SOT Jacob

I actually hit my head on the rock / there was just blood everywhere and I

was in shock.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS SLIPPED OFF OF A SKI LIFT LIKE THIS

JUST LAST YEAR, THIS YOUNG BOY SLIPPED FROM A CHAIRLIFT IN WISCONSIN. YOU

CAN SEE HIS FATHER HOLDING HIS HANDS AS STRANGERS GATHER TO CATCH HIM. THE

BOY WAS UNHARMED.

BUT BACK IN NEW MEXICO GUITIERREZ WASN'T AS LUCKY

THIS STUNNING FALL LEFT HIM WITH LIVER DAMAGE ALONG WITH A COLLAPSED LUNG

AND A BROKEN SKULL

NATS

Dude!!

SCARS HE SAYS WHICH HAVE NOW SCARED HIM INTO BEING MORE CAREFUL

SOT Jacob

21:51:36

I'm definitely gonna start wearing a helmet from now on.

NATS

Dude!!

WHAT YOUR SEEING IS A YOUNG MAN HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

17 YEAR OLD JACOB GUTIERREZ --- HIS GRIP SLIPPING - IS ABOUT TO PLUMMET FOUR

STORIES INTO THE SIDE OF THIS MOUNTAIN

SOT Jacob

21:46:48

it was pretty terrifying / I was thinking if I fall wrong, I'm probably

gonna get really hurt or die /

THIS AMATEUR VIDEO WHICH WAS JUST POSTED ONLINE. SHOWS THE SHOCKING MOMENTS

RIGHT AFTER GUTIERREZ TRIED TO THROW A SNOWBALL TO A FRIEND FEBRUARY SECOND

INSTEAD HE LOSES HIS BALANCE AND EVENTUALLY HIS GRIP

SOT Jacob

So I'm hanging and I just lose grip, I remember just falling it felt really

far and I hit the rock and the next thing I know I'm looking up at the ski

lift.

LOOK AGAIN GUITERREZ DROPS 45 FEET FROM THIS SANTA FE NEW MEXICO SKI LIFT

AS HIS FRIENDS WATCH HELPLESSLY, RECORDING IT ALL

SOT Dallas

21:47:25

As he was falling, / I just. it was pretty scary I thought he might have

died.

SOT Jacob

I actually hit my head on the rock / there was just blood everywhere and I

was in shock.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS SLIPPED OFF OF A SKI LIFT LIKE THIS

JUST LAST YEAR, THIS YOUNG BOY SLIPPED FROM A CHAIRLIFT IN WISCONSIN. YOU

CAN SEE HIS FATHER HOLDING HIS HANDS AS STRANGERS GATHER TO CATCH HIM. THE

BOY WAS UNHARMED.

BUT BACK IN NEW MEXICO GUITIERREZ WASN'T AS LUCKY

THIS STUNNING FALL LEFT HIM WITH LIVER DAMAGE ALONG WITH A COLLAPSED LUNG

AND A BROKEN SKULL

NATS

Dude!!

SCARS HE SAYS WHICH HAVE NOW SCARED HIM INTO BEING MORE CAREFUL

SOT Jacob

21:51:36

CA SHOOTING-TRX VO TOPS

MORE MUST SEE VIDEO IN OUR B BLOCK.

A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK WAS ALMOST SHOT IN THE HEAD DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY IN CALIFORNIA.

TAKE A LOOK, THE GUNMAN ENTERED THE STORE AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE CLERK WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS ON THE LOOKOUT.

THE THIEF HIT THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD WITH HIS GUN, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FIRE.

THE SUSPECT THEN TURNED TO ANOTHER WORKER, WHO HANDED HIM CASH.

SHRINKING BUILDING-TRX VO TOPS

WATCH CLOSELY.THIS IS NOT A MAGIC TRICK THIS BUILDING IS ACTUALLY SHRINKING.

INSTEAD IT'S A REMARKABLE FEAT OF ENGINEERING.

CREWS IN JAPAN ARE BRINGING DOWN AN OLD 40-STORY HOTEL IN THE HEART OF TOKYO.

INSTEAD OF IMPLODING THE BUILDING CREWS ARE TAKING IT DOWN FROM THE INSIDE FLOOR BY FLOOR.

TEASE TWO-----

A DISABLED FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL.A TERRORIST RISK?

nats of girl crying

that's THE REACTION FROM HER WHEN T-S-A AGENTS WANTED TO PAT HER DOWN.

A) TSA DISABLED PATDOWN-2 SHOT NATS VO

TSA DISABLED PATDOWN-NATS TOPS VO IN PLASMA

nats of girl crying

A FOUR YEAR OLD DISABLED GIRL LEFT CRYING AFTER T-S-A AGENTS THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A RISK ON AN AIRPLANE.

NOW T-S-A OFFICIALS ARE APOLOGIZING TO THE FAMILY FOR FOR THIS INCIDENT AT A MISSOURI AIRPORT.

AGENTS WANTED TO PAT HER DOWN.

TSA DISABLED PATDOWN-PKG

THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM FEBRUARY 9TH SHOWS LUCY FORCKS SOBBING UNCONTROLLABLY AS TSA AGENTS PREPARE TO PAT DOWN THE 4-YEAR-OLD.

"Lucy has spinabifoda. It was specifically because she was in a wheelchair the statement was she's in a wheel chair so we have to do a pat down."

THAT'S WHEN LUCY'S MOM PULLED OUT HER CELL PHONE AND PRESSED RECORD.

"The TSA employee then responded that she was not going to be recorded that it was in fact illegal to record her."

BUT ITS NOT ILLEGAL.LUCY`S MOM KEPT RECORDING AND EVENTUALLY THE TSA AGENTS DECIDED NOT TO PAT DOWN LUCY BUT THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE.

THE TSA RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: TSA regrets inaccurate guidance was provided to this family during screening and offers its apology. We are committed to maintaining the security of the traveling public and strive to treat all passengers with dignity and respect.

BUT THE TRAVELERS AT LAMBERT I SHOWED THE VIDEO TO SAY LUCY WASN'T TREATED WITH DIGNITY OR RESPECT.

"It makes me cry I have tears in my eyes I have grand babies and it makes no sense what are they looking for?"

LUCY'S FATHER TELLS EM HE UNDERSTANDS THAT TSA AGENTS ARE CHARGED WITH PROTECTING TRAVELERS, BUT HE SAYS HE'S CHARGED WITH PROTECTING LUCY.

TSA DISABLED PATDOWN-ONCAM

ANTHONY KIEKOW REPORTING.

TEASE THREE-----

NOT HAPPY WITH WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?

IT COULD BE WORSE.

WE'LL RUN DOWN WHAT EXPERTS CALL THE MOST MISERABLE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH ONE IN FLORIDA MAKING BIG MOVES IN THE RANKINGS.

PLUS AN INTERESTING THOUGHT.

"Do you think members of Congress should take a pay cut?

"Uh, I don't think so. I mean I don't think we should raise our pay."

WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FACED WITH THE POSSIBILITIES OF CUTTING PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS.THOSE IN CONGRESS WILL STILL GET THEIR PAY.

B) CONGRESS PAYCUTS-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

CONGRESS PAYCUTS-2 SHOT

WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM FORCED SPENDING CUTS THAT WOULD IMPACT EVERY AMERICAN IN SOME WAY.

THEY ARE SET TO TAKE EFFECT A WEEK FROM TODAY UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS.

MEANWHILE, FEDERAL WORKERS ARE GETTING READY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE ON CAPITOL HILL -- EXCEPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

CONGRESS PAYCUTS-PKG

PAIN FROM FORCED SPENDING CUTS IS A WEEK AWAY AND LAWMAKERS ARE PREPARING THEIR AIDES FOR THE FALLOUT THAT COULD HIT THEM, LIKE ALL GOVERNMENT WORKERS.

"We've actually budgeted with a 10% cut in mind."

"We reorganized our office last December. We had to let people go then, because we were anticipating at least a 16-percent cut."

BUT GET THIS: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO PUT THESE CUTS IN PLACE, WON'T SEE ANY CHANGE TO THEIR OWN $174,000 A YEAR PAYCHECKS.

THEY'RE EXEMPT.

THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THEIR SALARIES IN THESE SPENDING CUTS.

SO, BEFORE LAWMAKERS LEFT TOWN FOR A WEEK LONG RECESS WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO HEAD OFF THE COMING CUTS.

"Hey Congressman, Dana Bash, CNN."

we took an informal survey:

"do you think that you should take a pay cut as well as a member of congress?"

"Well, certainly. I mean we're all in this together. We're all suffering together."

MOST LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES SAID YES.

"Would you take a paycut?"

"Absolutely. Let's make sure that we're doing our part as well."

BUT CUTTING LAWMAKERS PAY NOW IS NOT SO EASY.

THE 27TH AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM CHANGING THEIR PAY UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION.

THOUGH THEY CAN GET CREATIVE. WRITE CHECKS TO CHARITY, OR THE TREASURY.

IRONICALLY, SOME TEA PARTY BACKED LAWMAKERS WHO CAMPAIGNED ON SLASHING FEDERAL SPENDING ARE RELUCTANT TO GIVE UP THEIR OWN PAY.

"Do you think members of Congress should take a pay cut?

"Uh, I don't think so. I mean I don't think we should raise our pay."

REPUBLICAN BILLY LONG WAS ELECTED IN 2010 TO CUT WASHINGTON SPENDING.

"It's such a miniscule part, I don't think it'd have an effect."

"Will you personally as a member of Congress take a pay cut as well?"

MICHELLE BACHMANN ANSWERED THAT QUESTION, ASKED SEVERAL TIMES, TALKING ONLY ABOUT HER STAFF, NOT HER.

"We'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if we can, but they'll have to work fewer hours. So, we're looking at reductions in our staff and that's what we need to do."

IRONICALLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPONENTS OF CONGRESS CUTTING ITS PAY IS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST. NANCY PELOSI SAY SHE KNOWS OTHERS, ARE NOT SO FORTUNATE.

CONGRESS PAYCUTS-ONCAM

DANA BASH REPORTING.

AFGHANISTAN NUMBERS-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

8 TO 12 THOUSAND AMERICANS WILL BE STAYING IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER COMBAT OPERATIONS THERE END.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A GERMAN OFFICIAL CLAIMING DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA HAS TOLD NATO ALLIES THAT THE U.S. WILL LEAVE THOSE AMOUNT OF TROOPS AFTER 2014.

HIDE FROM DRONES-SS

NEW AT ELEVEN.

NEW HOW TO GUIDE FOR AVOIDING DRONES IS FOUND IN A SUSPECTED AL-QAIDA HIDEOUT.

SOME OF THE TIPS LISTED IN THIS NEWLY FOUND DOCUMENT INCLUDE PLACING REFLECTIVE GLASS ON A BUILDING OR A CAR.

ALSO THE MEMO ADVISES TERRORISTS TO HIDE UNDER TREES.

IT ALSO URGES MEMBERS TO BURN TIRES TO HIDE IN THE SMOKE.

PET FOOD RECALL-SS

FEARS OF SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION PROMPT TWO COMPANIES TO RECALL THEIR PET TREATS.

KASEL ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES IS RECALLING ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AT ITS DENVER FACILITY FROM MID-APRIL TO MID-SEPTEMBER.

AMONG THE BRANDS BEING RECALLED ARE BOOTS AND BARKLEY, COLORADO NATURALS, BIXBI AND NATURE'S DELI.

FLU MASK-OC SOT VO WIPE

FLU SEASON IS STILL GOING STRONG.

AND NOW EXPERTS CLAIM A MASK CAN KILL FLU VIRUSES ON CONTACT.

"the mask is very efficient at screening out or filtering out at least 95 percent of the particulate that we can breathe in. it wicks up the virus if it's on the mask and it kills it before it can infect the patient."

THE PRODUCT IS CALLED THE BIOMASK.

UNLIKE REGULAR MASKS, IT HAS EXTRA PROTECTIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA VIRUSES. IT CAN BE USED IN THE HOSPITAL AND BY PATIENTS WHO HAVE NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

FLU MASK-SOT VO

various types of influenza virus are actually killed when they get on this mask."

THE BIO MASK CAN BE BOUGHT IN DRUGSTORES.

GAS MYTHS-OC SOT VO WIPE

WANT TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS?

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T FALL FOR SOME OF THE GAS MILEAGE SAVING MYTHS.

SOME ADDITIVE OR GADGETS PROMISE TO INCREASE FUEL EFFICIENCY. AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTS SAY: DON'T FALL FOR IT !

"Frankly you are not going to see the huge boost in fuel economy that you would like to and that is available in other ways"

THE EXPERTS SAY THE OLD WAYS ARE STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO INCREASE FUEL EFFICIENCY. NAMELY, ADJUSTING YOUR DRIVING HABITS LIKE LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

IN FACT, FOR EACH 5 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE 50.ADD A QUARTER TO THE COST OF A GALLON OF GAS.

GAS MYTHS-SOT VO

So, if you're actually going to be stationary for longer than 30 seconds or a minute, if you can safely do so, you should shut off the car engine"

TEBOW LATEST-SS VO OC

FORMER FLORIDA GATORS QUARTERBACK, TIM TEBOW WON'T BE SPEAKING AT A CONTROVERSIAL CHURCH IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

ON HIS TWITTER PAGE, TEBOW DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY WHY HE WAS CANCELING, BUT WROTE ABOUT NEW INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION.

HE ALSO TWEETS. I WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE PLATFORM GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH TO BRING FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE TO ALL THOSE NEEDING A BRIGHTER DAY.

THE CHURCH HE WAS GOING TO IS LED BY DR. ROBERT JEFFRESS, WHO HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR HIS STAND ON HOMOSEXUALITY, ISLAM, AND MORMONISM.

MISERABLE CITIES-SS

DETROIT IS AMERICA'S MOST MISERABLE CITY.

THAT'S ATLEAST ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE.

THE MAGAZINE CITES ITS HIGH CRIME RATE AND LOW HOME PRICES.AVERAGING AROUND 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS AS THE MAIN REASONS.

FLINT, MICHIGAN CAME IN SECOND.

CHICAGO MADE THE TOP FIVE.

NEW YORK CAME IN AT TENTH.

MIAMI, WHICH WAS NAMED THE MOST MISERABLE CITY IN LAST YEAR'S SURVEY DROPPED TO TWENTIETH.

911 BEDTIME-OC 2 SOTS VO WIPE

A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY TRYING TO AVOID BEDTIME GOT A LATE NIGHT VISIT FROM POLICE OFFICERS.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE CALLED 911 WHEN HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM IT WAS TIME TO GO TO SLEEP.

Hi, this is 911. Somebody just called from there?"

Rosario: "Yeah, it was my son, my 10-year-old son."

Dispatcher: "Ok…"

Rosario: "No, everything is fine here"

rosario: I told him to go to bed and he doesn't want to go to bed. He's like, 'I'm going to call the cops on you.' I said, 'Go ahead.'"

INVESTIGATORS IN MASSACHUSETTS SAY HE NEVER ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH ANYONE, HE HUNG UP THIS PHONE AFTER DIALING 911.

911 BEDTIME-SOT VO

" was going to just leave without talking to my son, but I said to him, 'Can you please speak with my son about the importance' -- that this can be a learning lesson instead of just being, okay the police came out and that was it. I said, 'Make this a learning experience for him, and he went and spoke with him."

TEASE FOUR-----

GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR?

RESTARAUNTS AND MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE MISLABELING YOUR SEAFOOD.

SO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU LOSING?

A) BAD FISH-2 SHOT VO

BOOTH ALERT-TRX SS

BREAKING NEWS --

THE FINAL REPORT HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED BY THE FLORIDA TASK FORCE EXAMINING THE "STAND YOUR GOUND" LAW --

IT WAS TAKEN UP AFTER THE SHOOTING OF TRAYVON MARTIN -- THE TEENAGER KILLED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, WHO CLAIMS HE WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.

THE GROUP CONCLUDED IT IS A GOOD LAW AND SHOULD NOT BE OVERTURNED.

BAD FISH-PLASMA

SEAFOOD LOVERS LISTEN UP.THE DISHES YOU BUY AT THE SUPERMARKET OR A RESTAURANT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK.

A NEW REPORT CLAIMS THERE IS WIDESPREAD MISLABELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BAD FISH-PKG

THE LABEL SAYS RED SNAPPER. BUT A NEW STUDY FINDS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE LABEL MAY BE WRONG.

THE NON PROFIT GROUP OCEANA FINDS ONE THIRD OF SEAFOOD IS NOT WHAT IT'S BILLED TO BE.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RANKS HIGHEST IN MISLABELING.

BOSTON AND NEW YORK ALSO RANK UP THERE ON THE LIST.

IT'S NO SURPRISE TO FRANK ENEA, WHO'S WORKED IN HIS FAMILY'S FISH BUSINESS FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.

HE WELCOMES THE STUDY.

"I'm happy that people are looking into it because i'm totally legit and it costs me money to be that way."

"Because?"

"Because you want to do the right thing. People say our prices are high. They're not. They are what they should be. 'oh this guy's got it for 10 dollars a pound less. We'll, there's a reason why."

"And that reason is?"

"It's not real."

HIS GREY SOLE, FOR EXAMPLE, SELLS FOR 35 DOLLARS A POUND. HE SAYS IT'S AN EXPENSIVE BUSINESS AND BLAMES LOWER END STORES AND RESTAURANTS FOR CUTTING CORNERS AND SELLING FAKES---MAYBE SWAPPING RED SNAPPER FOR TILAPIA.WHICH IS CHEAPER.

OCEANA DID ITS TESTING WITH DNA SAMPLES AND FOUND OF THE SAMPLES IT TOOK.SNAPPER WAS MISLABELED 87 PERCENT OF THE TIME. TUNA.59 PERCENT.

WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM?

OCEANA SAYS IT'S UNCLEAR -- BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX FROM THE TIME THE FISH IS CAUGHT UNTIL IT'S ON YOUR PLATE.

BUT IT SAYS ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE SEAFOOD AMERICANS EAT IS IMPORTED, LESS THAN 1 PERCENT IS INSPECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT--SPECIFICALLY FOR FRAUD.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, WHICH OVERSEES FOOD SAFETY, TOLD US IN A STATEMENT.IT SCREENS ALL SEAFOOD IMPORTS ELECTRONICALLY AND SOME IS PHYSICALLY CHECKED DEPENDING ON POTENTIAL RISKS.

IT ADDS THAT MISLABELING HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE IT IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK SAYING.

THE FDA HAS RECENTLY INVESTED IN SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE ITS ABILITY TO IDENTIFY SEAFOOD SPECIES USING STATE OF THE ART DNA SEQUENCING.

"That's a fluke. That comes from Montauk."

BUT CHEF JOHN MOONEY SAYS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. HE IS AMONG MORE THAN 500 CHEFS CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.

BAD FISH-ONCAM

MARY SNOW REPORTING.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ED MARKEY OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN TRYING TO PASS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY IN THE SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN --SAYING AMERICAN FISHERMAN HAVE BEEN UNDERCUT BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES.

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We've got another warm, spring-like day on the way across Southwest Florida as temperatures climb back into the 80s under a partly sunny sky.

The only blemish in what's otherwise going to be a nice weather day is some morning fog that may get pretty thick in a few areas. Dense fog advisories are posted through 9 a.m. for our inland counties including Glades, Hendry, and interior Collier, but fog will certainly be possible anywhere across Southwest Florida.

Once we hit the mid-morning hours, the fog that's left will start to fade, and we'll be left with a nice mix of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Closer to the coast, the sea breeze will hold temperatures in the upper 70s, but elsewhere temps should peak around the mid 80s.

A southerly wind will lead to increasing humidity through the day and into our weekend, and the breeze will become a bit more active during the afternoon with gusts reaching 15-20 mph.

Unlike last weekend, this weekend will be quite warm. Even our morning temperatures will be on the warmer side of average as lows only cool into the mid to upper 60s. Fog will also continue to be an issue during the early morning, and mariners be advised we'll be watching for a good possibility for sea fog, too, as humidity continues to rise over a chilled Gulf of Mexico.

Daytime highs through the weekend should easily warm into the 80s for all areas except the coast, and our sky will be predominantly sunny with only fair-weather clouds developing through the day. Rain prospects will stay pretty low through the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for a few isolated inland showers Sunday afternoon.

A change in the weather pattern will be in order by early next week as the next front swings into Southwest Florida, so look for increasing rain chances come Monday night into Tuesday. Some rain and clouds may even linger into Wednesday as the front makes its final push to the south, but we should see clearing skies and cooler weather by Thursday.

There's even indications in our long-range forecast models that another big chill will arrive by the end of next week, so this is a possibility we'll be monitoring over the next several days.

BOEING ISSUES-VO

BOEING'S TROUBLED 7-8-7 MAY FINALLY GET TO TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN.

LATER TODAY THE COMPANY WILL MEET WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WITH A PLAN TO FIX THE BATTERY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE PLANE.

THE F-A-A ORDERED THE WORLDWIDE GROUNDING OF ALL 50 OF BOEING'S 7-87 DREAMLINERS ON JANUARY 16TH AFTER THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE PLANE'S BATTERIES ON TWO SEPARATE FLIGHTS.

STUCK PARATROOPER-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO.

THREE MILITARY PARATROOPERS FOUND THEMSELVES STUCK IN THE TREES THURSDAY WHILE ON A TRAINING JUMP.

THE PARATROOPERS WERE DEEP IN THE WOODS OF JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD. SEVERAL MILES NORTH OF RAINIER, WASHINGTON. WHEN THEIR PARACHUTES BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TREES AFTER A JUMP.

RESCUERS HAD TO GO IN ON FOOT AND SEND CLIMBERS UP IN THE TREES TO GET THEM DOWN.

DUCT TAPE CHILD-VO WIPE

AN OHIO MOTHER IS FACING CHARGES AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE DUCT TAPED HER SON'S FACE.

THIS IS THE PHOTO THAT SANDUSKY POLICE SAY SHE SENT TO THE BOY'S FATHER.

THERE WAS NO MESSAGE ATTACHED TO THIS PICTURE SO THE FATHER TRIED TO CALL THE MOM.

DUCT TAPE CHILD-2 SOTS VO

She thought it was funny, I don't know what part of funny duct

taping your child like that."

They were playing around and the mom got involved, they were

playing, it was all for fun, playing around, we checked them over, they didn

't

have any, and luckily they didn't have any injuries."

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

A FORMER SPICE GIRL IS TAKING SHARON OSBORNE'S SEAT ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

MELANIE BROWN, BETTER KNOWN AS THE SPICE GIRLS' "MEL B," MAY BE JOINING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" AS ITS NEWEST JUDGE.

ACCORDING TO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, BROWN WILL JOIN HOWARD STERN AND HOWIE MENDEL THIS SUMMER FOR THE SHOW'S EIGHTH SEASON.

BROWN WILL BE NEW TO THE SERIES, BUT SHE IS NOT NEW TO THE REALITY SCENE.

SHE PREVIOUSLY JUDGED THE AUSTRALIAN "X-FACTOR" AND COMPETED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

HOLLYWOOD COUPLE DIANE LANE AND JOSH BROLIN ARE CALLING IT QUITS.

THE ACTORS HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR EIGHT YEARS.

A SOURCE TELLS PEOPLE-DOT-COM THEIR RELATIONSHIP JUST RAN ITS COURSE, AND THEY'VE BEEN SEPARATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

THEY EACH HAVE CHILDREN FROM PREVIOUS MARRIAGES.

NINETY-EIGHT DEGREES IS HEATING UP THE MUSIC SCENE WITH A NEW ALBUM

"TWO POINT OH" IS SET TO RELEASE ON MAY SEVENTH.

SHORTLY AFTER, THE GROUP WILL TEAM UP WITH "BOYS TO MEN" AND "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK" FOR A NORTH AMERICAN TOUR.

THE TOUR, CALLED "THE PACKAGE," KICKS OFF ON MAY TWENTY EIGHTH IN CONNECTICUT.

OSCAR PREVIEW-VO WIPE

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST PRIZES WILL BE HANDED OUT SUNDAY.

THE ACADEMY AWARDS TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND.

SOME NOMINEES ARE ALREADY CONSIDERED SHOE-INS, BUT COME SUNDAY NIGHT, WE COULD SEE SOME MAJOR SURPRISES AND SPOILERS.

TAKE STEVEN SPIELBERG'S "LINCOLN," THE FAVORITE FOR BEST PICTURE.

IT'S LEADING THE PACK WITH 12 NOMINATIONS.

OSCAR PREVIEW-SOT VO

some people think argo is neck in neck with lincoln.and then there are

alot people who think silver linings playbook might just sneak in there too

SOME SAY DANIEL DAY LEWIS IS A SHOE IN FOR BEST ACTOR FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF LINCOLN.

TEASE FIVE------

ARE YOU TRYING TO SHED POUNDS AT THE GYM AND ITS NOT WORKING?

EASY SOLUTION.BLAME THE EQUIPMENT AND THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM.

A) GYM ACCURACY-2 SHOT VO

GIANT GOLD FISH-VO TOPS

GIANT FISH ARE INVADING LAKE TAHOE.

TAKE A LOOK.GIANT GOLD FISH ARE BEING FOUND MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE CALIFORNIA LAKE.

ITS THE SAME SPECIES SOLD IN STORES BUT THEY ARE MORE THAN A FOOT AND A HALF LONG.

SCIENTISTS FOUND THEY ARE NOT ONLY SURVIVING THEY ARE MULTIPLYING.

ONE DAY THEY CAUGHT 15.

GYM ACCURACY-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

IF YOU'RE NOT LOSING THE WEIGHT YOU WOULD LIKE.YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BLAME IT ON THE EQUIPMENT AT THE GYM.

GYM ACCURACY-PKG

THEY CRUNCH YOUR CALORIES, CALCULATE YOUR DISTANCE AND TABULATE YOUR HEART

RATE, BUT HOW ACCURATE ARE THESE EXERCISE MACHINES?

WE HEADED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GYM TO FIND OUT.

FIRST UP - CALORIES.

AFTER MAKING SURE THESE TREADMILLS ARE IN TIP TOP SHAPE I RAN FOR ONE MILE

THE MACHINE LOGGING 94 CALORIES BURNED..

BUT WHAT WAS MY BODY REALLY BURNING?

TO GET THAT ANSWER - WE VISITED THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY IN NEW YORK

NATS I FEEL LIKE HANNIBAL LECTER.

THIS SCUBA LOOKING GEAR IS ACTUALLY A HIGH TECH OXYGEN ANALYZER THAT COUNTS

CALORIES DOWN TO THE DECIMAL POINT.

AFTER DOING THE EXACT SAME WARM UP I RAN ANOTHER MILE AT THE SAME PACE

IT CALCULATED I BURNED 75 CALORIES THAT'S 20% LESS THAN THE

GYM TREADMILL!

EXPERTS SAY THAT'S BECAUSE TREADMILLS ONLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LIMITED FACTORS

LIKE YOUR PACE, WEIGHT AND AGE. NOT YOUR RUNNING FORM OR SPECIFIC BODY

TYPE

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST POLLY DE MILLE:

THE BEST IT CAN DO IS GIVE YOU A BEST ESTIMATE JUST BASED ON GENERALITIES.

NEXT UP- HEART RATE. I HOPPED ON THE ELLIPTICAL TO COMPARE ITS

MONITOR TO THE SPECIALIZED ONE STRAPPED TO MY CHEST.

NATS

ACCORDING TO THIS MACHINE IT SAYS MY HEART RATE IS 136. ON THE WATCH IT'S

135!

IT WAS PRETTY ACCURATE EVEN WHEN I REALLY PUSHED IT, TESTING MY OWN LIMITS

MORE THAN THE MACHINE.

NATS

175, 173 ON THE WATCH!

AND FINALLY - DISTANCE.

EXPERTS SAY WORN OUT OR STRETCHED OUT BELTS CAN MAKE THOSE MILES SEEM EXTRA

LONG SO MAKE *SURE* YOUR GYM TUNES THEM UP EVERY MONTH.

BUT IF A MILE IS GENERALLY A MILE - WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE I'M WORKING SO

MUCH HARDER WHEN I RUN OUTSIDE?

POLLY SOT:

THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN THAT MILE THAT MIGHT DRAMATICALLY AFFECT HOW HARD

IT IS TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN PACE.

LOOK HERE ON THE TREADMILL, MY LEG IS BEING PULLED BACK. BUT OUTSIDE I AM

HAVING TO PUSH MY BODY WEIGHT OVER MY FOOT EACH TIME MEANING MORE EFFORT TO

COVER THE SAME DISTANCE.

SOME MIGHT SAY THIS IS SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF.BUT THOSE CALORIES ADD UP.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - AN UPDATE ON BREAKING NEWS WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR YOU -

NBC2 LIVE ON SCENE OF AN EARLY MORNING HOUSE FIRE ON SANIBEL - THE HOME DESTROYED.

NEXT - WHAT FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE SAYING SPARKED IT.

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO SHOT A DOG WITH AN ARROW.

NEXT AT NOON - A LIVE UPDATE - ON WHERE THE DOG WAS FOUND - AND HOW HE'S RECOVERING TODAY.

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA - WELL KNOWN OLYMPIAN AND DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OSCAR PISTORIUS IS *GRANTED BAIL.*

PISTORIUS - CHARGED WITH PREMEDITATED MURDER.

NEXT AT NOON - WHEN HIS TRIAL SHOULD GET UNDERWAY.

ANOTHER UGLY DAY IN THE MIDWEST - AFTER A MASSIVE STORM BURIES PARTS OF THE REGION, UNDER MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW.

ROUGH ROADS, STALLED SKIES - WE TAKE A TOUR OF THE ICY MESS.

NEW AT NOON - SPACE TOURISM AND A HUMAN TRIP TO MARS?

NBC2 UNVEILING THE CHANCE OF MARS EXPLORATION IN OUR LIFETIME.

AND THE WEEKEND IS HERE - JIM REIF IS TRACKING OUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

NOON TZA) SANIBEL FIRE-VO

NOON TZB) ARROW DOG-VO

NOON TZC) PISTORIUS-VO

TZD) MIDWEST SNOW-VO

TZE) MISSION TO MARS-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA