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SEVERAL BREAKING STORIES RIGHT NOW - FIRST AT FOUR.
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 75 ARE SLOW MOVING AFTER AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DUMP TRUCK AND B-M-W.
THIS IS NEAR MILE MARKER 118, HEADING SOUTH.
AN SUV DRIFTED OUT OF ITS LANE AND CLIPPED THE DUMP TRUCK.
THAT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL.
NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ABOUT INJURIES.
BUT WE DO KNOW A MEDICAL HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE INTERSTATE.
AGAIN, TRAFFIC IS SLOW MOVING AFTER AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 NEAR MILE MARK 118.
THIS IS IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO KEEP YOU UPDATED, FIRST AT FOUR.
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MORE BREAKING NEWS:
NBC2 HAS JUST CONFIRMED THREE LOCAL AIRPORT TOWERS ARE AT RISK OF CLOSING IF THE BUDGET SEQUESTER SETS IN ONE WEEK FROM TODAY.
PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS --
ALONG WITH THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AND PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT *TOWERS ARE ALL ON THE LIST SENT OUT BY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RAY LAHOOD --
WE HAVE A CREW RIGHT NOW GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON OUR LOCAL AIRPORTS --
HERE'S THE CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO THE SEQUESTER.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WOULD BE FORCED TO CUT NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS
WE'VE ALSO LEARNED TODAY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WOULD TAKE THE BIGGEST HIT.
700-THOUSAND WORKERS COULD BE FORCED TO TAKE A FURLOUGH DAY, ONE A WEEK.
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BREAKING DETAILS WITHIN THE PAST HOUR ABOUT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.
ON SANIBEL, NBC-2 JUST GOT DONE SPEAKING WITH A MAN WHO LOST HIS HOME TO AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.
**PLUS - REACTION POURS IN AFTER A TASK FORCE SAYS THE STATE'S CONTROVERSIAL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW SHOULD STAY AS IS - WHAT LAWMAKERS ARE SAYING TONIGHT.
**AND - METH CLEAN-UP IN THE CAPE.
NBC-2 FINDS OUT THE CLEAN-UP details OF DANGEROUS CHEMICALS LEFT BEHIND, AFTER A METH BUST.
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WE WANT TO GET STRAIGHT TO BREAKING NEWS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
A FATHER AND SON ARE BEHIND BARS AFTER A DRUG RAID.
DEPUTIES TELL US THEY SHUT DOWN A MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS AT A PORT CHARLOTTE HOME.
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUND MARIJUANA AND 4 WEAPONS INSIDE RAYMOND QUINTANA AND HIS SON'S HOME.
DEPUTIES ALSO FOUND MORE THAN 13-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH.
BOTH MEN FACE SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES.
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BREAKING NEWS OPEN
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A CHARCHOAL GRILL IS BEING BLAMED FOR BURNING A SANIBEL HOME TO THE GROUND THIS MORNING.
NBC-2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO JUST GOT DONE TALKING TO THE HOMEOWNER WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FIRE.
LAUREN -
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TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE DAMAGE--JUST AS SOON AS WORD SPREAD ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THIS FIRE--PEOPLE STARTED STEPPING UP TO HELP.
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BERT SMITH, AND HIS SON MADE IT OUT OF THEIR HOME OKAY--
BUT PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE FAMILY TELL US THEY LOST EVERYTHING--
IT TOOK 30 FIRE FIGHTERS TO PUT IT OUT--
WE'RE TOLD BERT CREATED THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HERE ON THE ISLAND-- AND HIS SON WENT THROUGH THE ISLAND'S SCHOOLS--
NOW PEOPLE ARE ASKING HOW THEY CAN HELP THIS FAMILY RECOVER, SETTING UP A FUND, AND SEARCHING FOR A HOME FOR THEM TO STAY IN, WITHIN HOURS OF THIS TRAGEDY.
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super = Judie Zimomra, City Manager, City of Sanibel
01:42 it let's you know that it's more than a town it's more than a tourist destination, the beach really just is a home for many of us 01:49
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A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AGO, WE HEARD FROM BERT SMITH, WHO TELLS US HE FEELS BLESSED BY ALL OF THE OFFERS OF SUPPORT, SAYING IT REMINDS HIM HOW SPECIAL THIS COMMUNITY IS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE EFFORTS TO HELP SMITH, AND HIS FAMILY.
LIVE ON SANIBEL ISLAND, LAUREN DISPIRITO NBC2.
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FIRST AT FOUR - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS DEFENDING FLORIDA'S CONTROVERSIAL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.
THE LAW HAS RECENTLY COME UNDERFIRE - HOWEVER IN A BRAND NEW REPORT - THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE FINDS THE STAND YOUR GROUND LAW IS A GOOD LAW AND SHOULD NOT BE OVERTURNED
NBC 2 ANCHOR KELLIE BURNS IS IN THE STUDIO WITH DETAILS OF NEW REPORT FROM the GOVERNOR'S CITIZEN SAFETY TASK FORCE.
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THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO STAND THEIR GROUND AND DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM ATTACK.
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THE TASK FORCE STARTED MEETING AFTER THE SHOOTING DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN.
THE MAN WHO SHOT THE 17-YEAR-OLD, IS TRYING TO USE THE STAND YOUR GROUND LAW TO DEFEND HIMSELF.
THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDED STRICTER RULES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS, THE SUSPECT WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEER,
MORE TRAINING FOR POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO MAKE SURE THE LAW IS APPLIED FAIRLY
AND A REVIEW OF FLORIDA'S 10-20-LIFE LAW. WHICH IS MANDATORY PRISON TIME IF YOU USE A GUN IN A CRIME.
SENATE DEMOCRATS CONTENDS THE TASK FORCE WAS PACKED WITH SUPPORTERS OF THE STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.
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---SOT--- SEN. CHRIS SMITH/ D-FT. LAUDERDALE
"from miami, people were chasing someone down the street and stabbing them to death, to tampa where people are getting shot on playgrounds, all the way to tallahassee where gangs are using stand your ground as they shoot up the streets of tallahassee.
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DEMOCRATS PUT TOGETHER THEIR OWN TASK WHICH FOUND FORCE IS TOO OFTEN USED BY CRIMINALS AS A DEFENSE FOR THEIR CRIMES.
THE GROUP RECOMMENDED HAVING STAND YOUR GROUND CASES PRESENTED TO A GRAND JURY AND TRACKING SELF-DEFENSE CLAIMS IN FLORIDA.
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NBC2 IS LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A DECEMBER STABBING IN AN UPSCALE FORT MYERS GATED COMMUNITY.
JOHN MAATSCH IS ACCUSED OF STABBING PASEO NEIGHBOR TRACEY MARAZZI IN THE CHEST THREE TIMES WHILE SHE SLEPT.
COURT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY NBC2 DESCRIBE HOW MARAZZI FOUGHT OFF HER ATTACKER THEN RAN AWAY WITH HER SON.
THE DOCUMENTS SHOW MAATSCH FIRST DROVE BY THE CRIME SCENE IN A LEXUS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THEN RETURNED WEARING A WOMAN'S WIG AND BLOUSE.
DETECTIVES SAY MAATSCH TOLD THEM HE'D SEEN A SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT WHEN DETECTIVES NOTICED BLOOD ON MAATCH'S FINGER. HE LICKED IT OFF.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND BLOODY CLOTHING AND A PAIR OF KNIVES IN THE SINK AT MAATSCH'S HOME.
MAATSCH IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND BURLGARY.
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BREAKING NEWS OPEN
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BREAKING DETAILS- FIRST AT FOUR ABOUT TWO ALARMING DISCOVERIES IN CAPE CORAL.
TWO DANGEROUS METH LABS WERE UNCOVERED WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER.
ON TUESDAY, POLICE SAY A WOMAN CALLED THE COPS WHEN SHE THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS BREAKING INTO HER HOME.
BUT WHEN OFFICERS GOT THERE, THEY FOUND SHE WAS COOKING METH IN HER HOME, NEAR THREE SCHOOLS.
THEN JUST YESTERDAY, ANOTHER BUST IN THE CITY.
NBC-2 WAS THERE AS OFFICERS CUFFED THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF MANUFACTURING THE DANGEROUS DRUG.
NOW THE QUESTION REMAINS - WHAT'S HAPPENS TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE LEFT BEHIND?
NBC-2 DIG SOME DIGGING TO GET ANSWERS FOR YOUR SAFETY.
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SARA MILES JUST GOT DONE SPEAKING WITH CAPE CORAL POLICE.
SARA - WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE DANGEROUS CHEMICAL CONCOCTIONS LEFT INSIDE THESE HOMES?
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METH LABS ARE SO DANGEROUS THAT THE CITY OFTEN DEEMS THE HOME UNINHABITABLE - THESE SIGNS ARE POSTED AROUND THIS HOME ON NORTHEAST 16TH TERRACE -- POLICE BUSTED A METH LAB HERE LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
WHILE HAZMAT CLEANS UP THE TOXIC CHEMICALS ITS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO LIVE HERE.
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TAKE SOT --
these chemicals are volatile and if there is an explosion you will naturally be in danger.
CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY ITS A PAINSTAKING PROCESS TO CLEAN UP THESE METH LABS.
BOTH HAZMAT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DISPOSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN A SAFE WAY.
AT A COST OF ABOUT 800 DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT PER CLEAN UP.
THE PROCESS OF RETURNING THE HOUSE TO NORMAL DEPENDS ON HOW BIG OF AN OPERATION AND THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICALS INSIDE THE HOME.
TAKE SOT
25:23 depending how many times they have cooked and how much chemical has spread you may have to go all the way down to the studs. lt. tony sizemore/ccpd
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WE SPOKE TO THE HOMEOWNER OF BOTH THE HOUSES THAT WERE BUSTED THIS WEEK - THEY TELL ME THEY'RE SHOCKED AND ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO GET THE HOUSES CLEANED UP AND BACK TO NORMAL.
LIVE IN CC -
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TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT BIG BINS LIKE THIS ONE -- POPPING UP ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE HELPING A GOOD CAUSE.
IN REALITY -- YOU COULD BE HELPING SOMEONE FAR AWAY TURN A PROFIT.
NOW -- A LOCAL CHARITY IS FIGHTING BACK.
NBC'2 STEVE CAMPION IS LIVE FROM NORTH FORT MYERS TO EXPLAIN.
STEVE?
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THESE BIG BINS ARE HARD TO MISS -- DOTTING STRIP PLAZAS AND GAS STATION PARKING LOTS ACROSS OUR AREA.
THIS ONE EVEN LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GOODWILL'S BOX -- WITH THE BLUE AND WHITE LETTERING.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM -- GOODWILL ONLY HAS A COUPLE AND THEY'RE CLEARLY MARKED.
THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL -- ESPECIALLY WITH THE ONE WE SPOTTED EARLIER TODAY.
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THIS BIG, BLUE AND WHITE BIN -- SITS UNCOMFORTABLY -- CLOSE TO THIS FORT MYERS' GOODWILL.
THE COLORS MATCH THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHARITY'S BRANDING ALMOST PERFECTLY -- BUT NO ONE INSIDE THESE DOORS -- KNOWS WHO DROPPED THIS BIN OFF ON GOODWILL'S PROPERTY.
IT APPEARED OVERNIGHT LAST THURSDAY.
WITHIN A WEEK -- SOME PEOPLE PUT THEIR DONATIONS INSIDE HERE - PRESUMABLY HOPING TO HELP A GOOD CAUSE.
AFTER SEVERAL UNANSWERED PHONE CALLS AND NO WHERE TO TURN -- GOODWILL TOOK ACTION THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY HOISTED THE BOX UP AND HAULED THE BIN AWAY -- HOPING THOSE WHO WANT TO GIVE -- REALIZE THERE IS NOTHING CHARTIABLE ABOUT THIS METAL CONTAINER.
TONIGHT -- THEY WANT A COMMUNITY TO KNOW -- DONATIONS WHICH ARE PLACED IN BOXES LIKE THESE -- END UP AT A COMMERICAL RECYCLING COMPANY.
THEY TURN YOUR "GOOD ACTS" INTO CASH FROM THEMSELVES -- AND CIPHER NEEDED SUPPORT AWAY FROM LOCAL CHARITIES.
57:57 "for them to drop one in our parking lots or any non-profit's lot in SWFL is brazen and bold. And doesn't help our community."
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GOODWILL TELLS US -- THEY'RE KEEP THAT BOX AND ITS BELONGINGS IN SAFE KEEPING -- AS THEY CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR THE BIN'S OWNER.
CHARITIES EXPLAIN YOUR BEST BET -- TO MAKE SURE YOUR DONATIONS END UP WITH THEM -- IS TO DO SO IN PERSON AND AVOID BOXES LIKE THIS ONE.
WE TRIED CALLING THE NUMBER LISTED HERE -- WE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH THE COMPANY.
SO FAR, WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
LIVE IN LEE COUNTY, STEVE CAMPION, NBC2.
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TRAFFIC IS MOVING ON INTERSTATE 75 AFTER AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DUMP TRUCK AND B-M-W.
IT HAPPENED NEAR MILE MARKER 118, HEADING SOUTH.
WE'RE TOLD THE SUV DRIFTED OUT OF ITS LANE AND CLIPPED THE DUMP TRUCK.
THAT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL.
NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ABOUT INJURIES.
BUT WE DO KNOW A MEDICAL HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE INTERSTATE.
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THERE ARE JUST DAYS LEFT UNTIL WIDESPREAD BUDGET CUTS ARE SCHEDULED TO GO INTO EFFECT.
WE'RE LEARNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL TAKE THE BIGGEST HIT.
700-THOUSAND WORKERS COULD BE FORCED TO TAKE A FURLOUGH DAY, ONE A WEEK.
HERE'S THE CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO THE CUTS KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER.
WE ARE A WEEK AWAY FROM THE DEADLINE, UNLESS CONGRESS CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID THE CUTS.
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DEVELOPING IN SOUTH AFRICA, OLYMPIC ATHLETE OSCAR PISTORIUS IS FREE ON BOND.
THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE HAS BEEN IN JAIL FOR THE PAST NINE DAYS FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
HE SAYS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS FIRING AT AN INTRUDER.
HIS BOND WAS SET AT 113-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
HE POSTED TEN PERCENT - AROUND 11-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE RELEASED.
HE ALSO TURNED OVER HIS PASSPORTS AND GUNS.
PISTORIUS CAN NOT RETURN TO HIS HOME - AND IS REPORTEDLY STAYING WITH FAMILY.
PISTORIUS IS DUE BACK IN COURT IN JUNE.
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THE PILOT OF A SMALL PLANE IS RECOVERING THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER CRASHING INTO THE WATER.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANE.
FIRST AT FOUR - NBC2 TAKES YOU TO CLEARWATER - AS THE F-A-A WORKS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG.
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A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN IS ACCUSED OF STALKING A WOMAN HE NEVER EVEN MET.
AND WE LEARNED THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'S FACED SIMILAR ACCUSATIONS.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED 48-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL MANGIERO.
A WOMAN CLAIMS HE'S DRIVEN PAST HER WORK AND FOLLOWED HER IN HIS CAR FOR MORE THAN A MONTH.
THE OWNERS OF A CONVENIENCE STORE KICKED HIM OFF THEIR PROPERTY LAST MONTH.
THEY SAYS WE WOULD CONSTANTLY BOTHER WOMEN, OFFERING money IN EXCHANGE FOR SEXUAL FAVORS.
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A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE BAY AT CLEARWATER, FLORIDA OVERNIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE IT UNDERWATER.
THE 47 YEAR OLD PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.
HE WAS RESCUED FROM THE CRASH AND IS RECOVERING WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO GO DOWN.
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IF YOU'VE EVER SKIED, YOU KNOW THE LIFTS ARE EXHILARATING - BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK INVOLVED IN THE RIDE UP THE MOUNTAIN.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR TELEVISION -
FIRST AT FOUR - WE HAVE THE STORY AND INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF A TEENAGER WHO FELL 4 STORIES - AND SURVIVED.
HEAR FROM HIM, NEXT!
THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND.
CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE HOME TEAM DURING SPRING TRAINING.
THIS SATURDAY THE RED HOX HOST A SPLIT SQUAD OF THE RAYS.
THE OTHER HALF OF THE TAMPA TEAM WILL PLAY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AGAINST THE PIRATES.
TWINS ARE IN SARASOTA TO FACE THE ORIOLES.
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FORECAST OPEN
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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.
Keep checking back with nbc-2.com for the latest weather updates, and remember you can access the only LIVE radar in Southwest Florida by using our Doppler Zoom tool online. You can also have access to our radar on your mobile device. Just search, "NBC 2 Wx" in the app store!
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BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC UPDATE FIRST AT FOUR.
CARS ARE SLOWLY CRAWLING ALONG INTERSTATE 75.
THIS IS NEAR MILE MARKER 118 IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES.
WE'RE TOLD AN S-U-V CLIPPED A DUMP TRUCK, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER.
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES ARE BACK OPEN BUT IT'S STILL SLOW GOING.
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ALL NEW - FIRST AT FOUR.
WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW A UTAH MOTHER PUNISHED HER TEENAGER.
SALT LAKE CITY POLICE SAY THE WOMAN AND A FRIEND DUCT-TAPED HER 14 YEAR OLD SON, FORCED HIM TO INHALE MARIJUANA. AND POURED HOT SAUCE IN HIS EYES.
THIS AFTERNOON - SHE'S FACING CHILD ABUSE CHARGES.
POLICE SAY THE MOTHER USED THE CRUEL PUNISHMENT BECAUSE THE TEEN BROKE A GLASS DISH.
THE WOMAN AND HER FRIEND ARE FACING MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT.
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THIS VIDEO YOU'RE ABOUT TO WATCH WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.
A 17 YEAR OLD, CLINGING TO A SKI LIFT AS HE HANGS FOUR STORIES ABOVE A ROCKY MOUNTAINSIDE.
GIO BENITEZ HAS THE STORY THAT HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING TODAY.
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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.
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GIO BENITEZ REPORTING.
THE TEEN HAD TO SPEND THREE DAYS IN INTENSIVE CARE.
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RIGHT NOW PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST ARE DIGGING OUT OF A DEADLY WINTRY MESS.
ROUGH ROADS AND STALLED SKIES - ICY ROADS AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE MADE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL TODAY.
FIRST AT FOUR - NBC2 TAKES YOU ON A TOUR OF THE AREAS, HARDEST HIT.
LOOKING AT THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND.
THE 12TH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOW KICKS OFF TOMORROW.
IT'S AT THE GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB IN CAPE CORAL.
THERE WILL BE FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, AND CLASSIC CARS.
THE COST IS FIVE DOLLARS FOR ADULTS PLUS ONE CANNED GOOD FOR THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRY.
KIDS 11 AND UNDER ARE FREE.
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TWO NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THE DISTRICT OVER A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
THE TEACHERS USED SLAVERY SCENARIOS TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO SUBTRACT AND MULTIPY.
EDUCATION OFFICIALS SAY THE STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO BLEND LESSONS THEY LEARNED IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND MATH CLASS.
ONE TEACHER WENT AHEAD WITH THE ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER PLANNED TO, BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT.
I have three boys that go to this school. It's a little bit unnerving when you have teachers not really aware of what's going on and directing the class properly, if you understand what I'm saying.
THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL SAYS SHE'S "APPALLED" BY THE INCIDENT AND HAS ORDERED SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF.
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STRAIGHT AHEAD, FIRST AT FOUR.
THE TOP STORIES ROCKING THE NATION RIGHT NOW.
THE SEQUESTER CLOCK REFUSES TO STOP LEADING UP TO NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET DEADLINE.
FIRST AT FOUR, WHAT THE CUTS MEAN TO AIRPORTS RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
PLUS - THE OLYMPIAN ACCUSED OF MURDER IS A FREE MAN TONIGHT.
DETAILS ABOUT HIS FINAL DAY IN COURT.
T-G-I-F.
IT'S FRIDAY AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS TO DO WITH THE FAMILY THIS WEEKEND.
TOMORROW NIGHT, THE FORT MYERS RECREATION DIVISION IS SHOWING A FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE.
GREASE WILL PLAY AT CENTENNIAL PARK.
THE MOVIE STARTS AT 7-30, SATURDAY NIGHT.
ON SITE PARKING IS FREE AND ALL CONCESSIONS ARE JUST A DOLLAR.
FAMILIES WHO ATTEND ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAWN CHAIRS OR BLANKETS TO SIT ON.
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BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.
NBC-2 CONFIRMS THREE LOCAL AIRPORT TOWERS ARE AT RISK OF CLOSING.
IT COULD HAPPEN IF CONGRESS DOES NOT REACH AN AGREEMENT OVER THE UPCOMING BUDGET CUTS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOWERS.
PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS --
ALONG WITH THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AND PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT *TOWERS ARE ALL ON THE LIST SENT OUT BY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RAY LAHOOD --
WE HAVE A CREW RIGHT NOW GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON OUR LOCAL AIRPORTS --
THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO THE SEQUESTER.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WOULD BE FORCED TO CUT NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS
WE'VE ALSO LEARNED TODAY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WOULD TAKE THE BIGGEST HIT.
700-THOUSAND WORKERS COULD BE FORCED TO TAKE A FURLOUGH DAY, ONE A WEEK.
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GET OUT YOUR SHOVEL - IT'S "DIG OUT DAY" IN KANSAS CITY.
THE WINTER STORM DUMPED AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS THE PLAINS.
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CREWS WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE, GETTING SNOW OFF THE SIDEWALKS AND OFF THE STREETS.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A ROUND ROBIN OF SOME OF THE BEST VIDEO.
AN AIRPLANE IN WICHITA NEEDED HELP HAND ON THE RUNWAY.
THE PLANE WAS COMING FROM DENVER AND HAD SOME TROUBLE WHEN IT ARRIVED.
A TOW TRUCK WAS ABLE TO HAUL IT TO THE TERMINAL.
AND CHECK OUT THIS SNAPSHOT.
HUMMINGBIRDS IN ARIZONA BRAVED SNOW TO GET TO THEIR FOOD.
NBC'S JAY GRAY REPORTS ON THE WIDESPREAD SNOW STORM, NOW HEADING EAST.
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DIGGING OUT THE DAY AFTER IN KANSAS CITY.
THE SNOW THAT FELL IN BUCKETS.
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IN SOME CASES NOW, BEING MOVED BY BUCKETS.
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AND BLOWERS.
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OR PLOWS.
THE AREA TRYING TO GET SOME.
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TRACTION, AS THE STORM CONTINUES A SLOW MARCH TO THE EAST.
THIS MORNING PARTS OF OHIO WERE WRAPPED IN A SHEET OF ICE.
SO SLICK - THIS JET TAXIING IN CLEVELAND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY -- NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT.
OVERNIGHT THE SYSTEM DUMPED THE SAME WINTRY MIX IN ILLINOIS.
"it's bad, real bad. Icy and slippery"
BUT THE CONDITIONS COULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE OF BASEBALL FANS IN MILWAUKEE, AT THE ANNUAL ARCTIC TAILGATE PARTY - CAMPING OUT FOR TICKETS.
WHILE IN BOSTON.
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THE GAME AGAINST THE WEATHER. IS ALREADY IN EXTRA-INNINGS.
"when there are cracks in the surface and the water gets in, the snow gets in it freezes and erupts and causes these holes so we need to keep up with this."
WITH MOUNTAINS OF SNOW STILL PILED HIGH AFTER A BLIZZARD JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE CITY -AND REST OF NEW ENGLAND- IS NOW GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER WINTER BLAST AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
JAY GRAY. NBC NEWS. KANSAS CITY.
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AN OLYMPIAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS GIRLFRIEND IS A FREE MAN TONIGHT.
WATCH THIS VIDEO CLOSELY AS OSCAR PISTORIUS IS WHISKED OUT HIS BOND HEARING.
THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE WAS RELEASED ON A 113-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
MICHELLE KOSINSKI REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
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What a week this has been with the world watching and finally it happened today, that ruling was read.
"The accused has made a case to be released on bail. "
Oscar Pistorius broke down sobbing, his body shaking.
His family hugging and praying in relief.
"We are relieved at the fact that Oscar got bail today but at the same time we are in mourning for the death of Reeva."
You might say this was expected by many, but the judge kept everyone guessing throughout.
His ruling, in fact, lasted two hours and in it he criticized prosecutors, saying their witness presented flawed evidence, made bad statements, incorrect information, should have done more work.
But he then said that doesn't mean that the state has a weak case.
Then he criticized Pistorius, saying he has problems with his account of what happened early that morning.
But he ultimately ruled that Pistorius is not a flight risk, not a risk to the community.
Those are the big questions here, and he did grant him bail.
He upped the amount to the equivalent of more than 100-thousand U-S dollars and added lots and lots of other conditions.
REPORTER CLOSE:
PISTORIUS HAS TO SURRENDER HIS PASSPORTS, HIS GUNS.
HE CAN'T USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, HE CAN'T RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE ALLEGED CRIME, WHICH IS HIS HOUSE.
HE HAS TO ASK PERMISSION TO LEAVE TOWN AND HE HAS TO CHECK IN WITH POLICE TWICE A WEEK.
BACK TO YOU.
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NBC2 HAS LEARNED MINDY MCREADY'S FUNERAL IS 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.
MCCREADY DIED FROM WHAT INVESTIGATORS CONCLUDED WAS A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT.
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WOMEN WHO COULD BECOME PREGNANT NEED TO THINK TWICE BEFORE GOING ON PAIN KILLERS.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE BEING SENT TODAY FROM THIS TASK FORCE FORMED BY THE GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
THEIR "NICU" HAS SEEN A DRAMATIC RISE IN BABIES BORN ADDICTED TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
NURSES USE MORPHINE TO EASE BABIES' WITHDRAWAL SYMPTONS.
RATES OF DEPENDENCY HAVE SHOT UP 8-HUNDRED PERCENT SINCE 2005.
COMING UP AT SIX, NBC-2 EXAMINES EFFORTS TO HELP MOMS-TO-BE.
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INVESTIGATORS OPEN
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IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY.THOUSANDS OF FLOODED CARS ARE FLOODING THE USED CAR MARKET.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WATCH FOR, ONE OF THEM COULD END UP IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
NBC2 INVESTIGATOR JENNIFER TRAMMELL IS UNLOCKING THE SECRETS THESE CARS HOLD.
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NEW NUMBERS OUT THIS WEEK SHOW 250-THOUSAND CARS WERE FLOODED IN HURRICANE SANDY.
THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE BEING CLEANED UP AND RESOLD ACROSS THE NATION.
YOU MAY NOT SEE THE SIGNS RIGHT AWAY -- BUT HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE THAT HAPPENS WHEN A CAR IS UNDER WATER.
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START WITH FLOOD CAR VIDEO
STEVE JOHNSON 40:50 most of what happened up north there is salt water intrusion 54
MECHANIC STEVE JOHNSON HAS SEEN THE IMPACT --
STEVE 40:41 the electronics themselves will corrode 44 and they'll all fail in a relatively short period of time 48
AND THAT CAN PUT YOUR SAFETY AT RISK -- WHAT IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE AIR BAGS.
STEVE 40:58 same thing they're all electronic and if the electronics get exposed to salt water it does irrepairable damage to them 05
AND THE CONCERN IS A FOCUS OF THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU.
FRANK 48:11 it's a monumental problem.unfortunately some of those damaged vehicles are going to wind up on used car facilities 20
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WE'VE POSTED THAT WEBSITE ON NBC-2.COM.UNDER NEWSLINKS.
AND TONIGHT AT SIX --
I'LL REVEAL THE SIGNS DEALERS MAY TRY TO HIDE AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE CHECKING FOR -- TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BUY A FLOODED CAR.
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POLICE IN CAPE CORAL HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF A MAN WHO DIED AFTER CRASHING HIS TRUCK AT A GAS STATION.
THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 3-P.M.
POLICE SAY 57-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM JOSEPH YETTER GOT INTO HIS TRUCK TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT.
WHILE BACKING UP, POLICE BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE SUFFERED A MEDICAL CONDITION.
HIS TRUCK BACKED INTO A SUPPORT BEAM.
HE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER AT GULF COAST HOSPITAL.
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POLICE CATCH A TEEN, RESPONSIBLE FOR A VIOLENT CAPE CORAL ROBBERY.
POLICE SAY 16-YEAR-OLD RONALD EUGENE ASHLEY THE THIRD CONFESSED TO THE CRIME.
IT HAPPENED BACK ON JANUARY 29TH AT A HOME ON SOUTHWEST 3RD AVENUE.
A RESIDENT THERE TOLD POLICE TWO PEOPLE WEARING MASKS STORMED HIS HOUSE.
THAT RESIDENT SAYS HE PUT UP A FIGHT, BUT ONE OF THE ROBBERS PISTOL WHIPPED HIM.
THE SUSPECTS FLED THE SCENE WITH APPROXIMATELY $20,000 IN CASH AND RARE SILVER COINS AMONG OTHER ITEMS.
THE OTHER SUSPECT IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.
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IN LAS VEGAS. POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A GUNMAN AFTER THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A SHOOTING AND FIERY EXPLOSION ON THE VEGAS STRIP.
POLICE SAY IT ALL BEGAN WITH A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN A GROUP OF MEN AT THE ARIA HOTEL
THE SUSPECTS IN A BLACK RANGE ROVER. THE VICTIMS IN A GRAY MASERATI.
POLICE SAY A MAN OPENED FIRE FROM THE MOVING SUV.HITTING THE MASERATI DRIVER. WHO SPED THRU AN INTERSECTION. COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL CARS. INCLUDING A TAXI THAT BURST INTO FLAMES.
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sot: "there was a few seconds delay, maybe 2 or 3 seconds, then i heard a series of gunshots."
THE TWO INSIDE THE CAB WERE KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION.
THE DRIVER OF THE MASERATI HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY HIS FAMILY AS KEN CHERRY.
THEY SAY HE WAS AN ASPIRING RAPPER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IF THE SUSPECTS EVER ENTERED A HOTEL, THEY'RE CERTAINLY ON CAMERA.
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THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHED IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A NURSING HOME THERE.
TWO MEDICAL PERSONAL ON THE CHOPPER WERE KILLED, A THIRD WAS INJURED.
INVESTIGATORS ARE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW -- TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
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PRETTY SOON, THERE WILL BE NO MORE TWEETS FROM THE POPE.
POPE BENEDICT'S OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT, @PONTIFEX , WILL BE CLOSED FEBRUARY 28TH, ACCORDING TO VATICAN RADIO.
THE PONTIFF WILL LIKELY SEND OUT HIS LAST TWEET ON FEBRUARY 27, THE DAY BEFORE HE LEAVES THE VATICAN.
MORE THAN TWO-MILLION PEOPLE FOLLOW POPE BENEDICT ON TWITTER.
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NBC2 WITH A HEALTH BREAKTHROUGH!
A NEW TOOL COULD MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN FIGHTING THE EFFECTS OF ALZHEIMER'S.
TO TEST FOR THE DISEASE, YOU NORMALLY NEED ACTUAL BRAIN TISSUE FOR A DIAGNOSIS.
BUT WITH A NEW LIQIUD SOLUTION CALLED "AMYVID" AND A 10 MINUTE SCAN, RESEARCHERS SAY THEY CAN PINPOINT AFFECTED AREAS OF THE BRAIN.
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"We bring them in, they lay in a scanner for ten minutes and you're done."
"If you have a significant amount of it, that's pretty specific for Alzheimer's disease."
THE GOAL -- TO CATCH IT EARLY, AND BEGIN TREATMENT, AND GET PATIENTS ON THE RIGHT DRUG THERAPIES TO HELP DELAY SYMPTOMS LONGER.
RIGHT NOW, ALZHEIMER'S AFFECTS MORE THAN 5-MILLION AMERICANS.
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CHECK YOUR INSECT REPELLENT.
IT MIGHT NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS YOU THINK.
A NEW STUDY LOOKED AT THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT 'DEET'.
TURNS OUT BUGS ARE BECOMING IMMUNE TO THE SPRAY.
RESEARCHERS PUT MOSQUITOES IN A ROOM WITH A HUMAN ARM COVERED IN DEET.
AT FIRST, THE INSECTS WERE REPELLED BY THE SMELL.
BUT THE SECOND TIME, THE DEET WAS LESS EFFECTIVE.
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NO DOUBT - IT'S STRESSFUL AND UNSETTLING FOR A LOT OF PARENTS WHEN THEIR CHILD HAS A FEVER.
BUT DOCTORS SAY MOM'S AND DAD'S SHOULDN'T PANIC.
AMY OSHER EXPLAINS.
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KEEPING A COOL HEAD IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE, WHEN IT'S YOUR CHILD WHO HAS A FEVER.
CAITLIN SCHULTHEIS/MOTHER
RUNS:
:22 I think the natural inclination is to be nervous and you want to figure out what the cause is and figure out what you need to do to get it better.
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT, ABOUT 1.6 MILLION CHILDREN A YEAR ARE RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
DR. NANCY WITHAM/PEDIATRICIAN
RUNS:
12:23 These viral illnesses typically have a time of the day they're worse and sadly that is often in the evening, the time that the physicians office aren't open. So we do see a lot of ER visits with the sole presenting trouble is a feverish child.
AMY OSHIER/REPORTING
RUNS:
Experts say it's important to treat the child, not the number. In fact, pediatricians don't consider a temperature a fever until it tops 100.4- But too many people see the slightest elevation and grab the fever reducer.
DR. NANCY WITHAM/PEDIATRICIAN
RUNS:
4:32 The first thing we look at is how the child is feeling? If they are happily watching TV and 5 minutes ago said 'mom can I have something to eat' you don't have to do something for that fever.
FEVER REDUCERS DROP THE TEMPERATURE A DEGREE OR TWO, AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO COMFORT YOUR TOT. FEVERS ARE THE BODY'S WAY OF FIGHTING ILLNESS, THERE IS RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THEY ARE BENEFICIAL TO HEALING.
DR. NANCY WITHAM/PEDIATRICIAN
RUNS:
11:35 Reducing the fever may delay how fast your child gets better which gives you that difficult balance. Should you give the fever reducer to make them feel a little bit better or should you see how they're doing. That may actually help them get better a little bit faster.
SOME FEVERS DESERVE PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION: THEY INCLUDE A CHILD UNDER TWO MONTHS, IF THE FEVER LASTS LONGER THAN 5 DAYS, IF THE CHILD HAS A CHRONIC DISEASE, IF THEY ALSO HAVE A STIFF NECK, AND IF THEY'RE VOMITING AND NOT DRINKING. THE REST ARE LEFT FOR PARENTS TO DECIDE.
Marlene Mccleary/MOM
RUNS:
1:36 As long as they stay low. Anything above 102.5 is usually a sign that I definitely need to take them to the doctor.
THE MOST PAINFUL FOR A PARENT, MAY BE LETTING A FEVER RUN ITS COURSE. FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, I'M AMY OSHIER.
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PAUSE FOR ALL NEW AT 4 OPEN
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"A 200 pound loggerhead turtle that washed ashore in fort myers during hurricane Isaac is done with her recovery, I'm nbc2s/abc7s joelle parks ill take you up to Sarasota for her release back into the Gulf of Mexico."
PLUS - BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.
WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT A TRAFFIC ALERT ON INTERSTATE 75 STRAIGHT AHEAD.
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A ROOKIE HOST WILL GRACE THE OSCAR STAGE ON SUNDAY.
BUT SOME IN HOLLYWOOD SAY THE ACADEMY AUDIENCE MAY NOT BE READY FOR THIS FUNNY GUY.
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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP
WE ARE MONITORING A TRAFFIC SITUATION ON SOUTHBOUND 75 STILL SNARLING TRAFFIC NEAR THE BONITA BEACH EXIT.
WE'LL UPDATE YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
AND BREAKING NEWS WE ARE FOLLOWING AT THREE OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S AIRPORTS.
THAT BUDGET SEQUESTER BATTLE GOING ON IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL COULD SHUT DOWN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS THERE.
WE'RE LIVE WITH THE LATEST.
PLUS.PEOPLE ON SANIBEL COMING TOGETHER AFTER A FAMILY LOST HIS HOME IN A FIRE.
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FORECAST OPEN
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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.
Keep checking back with nbc-2.com for the latest weather updates, and remember you can access the only LIVE radar in Southwest Florida by using our Doppler Zoom tool online. You can also have access to our radar on your mobile device. Just search, "NBC 2 Wx" in the app store!
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BREAKING NEWS - AND A TRAFFIC UPDATE FIRST AT FOUR.
NBC-2 HAS BRAND NEW VIDEO OF A DUMP TRUCK ACCIDENT THAT SNARLED TRAFFIC ALONG INTERSTATE 75.
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BUT A ROOKIE HOST TAKES THE REINS SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.
SETH MACFARLANE.
HE'S PART OF AN EFFORT TO DRAW YOUNGER VIEWERS TO THE SHOW.
MARK BARGER HAS DETAILS.
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nats "Hi, I'm Seth MacFarlane, join me at the Oscars, where none of the movies you saw this summer will be
mentioned."
BUT GETTING THE MAN BEHIND ONE OF THOSE SUMMER MOVIES
nats "I met a girl, she's a cashier"
TO HOST THE OSCARS IS AN ATTEMPT TO SHAKE UP THE CEREMONY.
"That whole pressure to make it younger, hipper, funnier, puts you in a real risky spot."
ENOUGH TO TRY A HOST WHO, UNTIL RECENTLY, WAS LARGELY A BEHIND THE SCENES TALENT---
WRITING, AND PROVIDING VOICES FOR HIS POLITICALLY INCORRECT TV SERIES "FAMILY GUY"
nats
BUT DOUBLE DUTY AS THE TITLE VOICE.
AND DIRECTOR ON THE SMASH COMEDY "TED".
nats "Oh my gawd, he can deliver!"
ALONG WITH A HOSTING STINT ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"
MADE MACFARLANE A MAN IN DEMAND.
"He's taking a big risk, but I don't think he would have taken it if he didn't know he could do it."
AND MACFARLANE'S RISK-TAKING EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO HIS WARDROBE.
"I might wear one black sock, and one other sock that's also black, but made of a different fabric."
MACFARLANE TEASED HIS HUMOR ALONGSIDE EMMA STONE AT LAST MONTH'S NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT.
nats "These are five people who are the very best at sitting in a chair watching other people make a movie."
BUT SUNDAY, HE FLIES SOLO.
"Seth has to go out there, by himself, on the stage and knock it out of the park and it's a real challenge."
SO MUCH SO, MACFARLANE'S PREPARED FOR THE MAJOR SCRUTINY ANY OSCAR HOST GETS.
"Even if he sprouts wings on stage, and levitates five feet off the ground live on television, Entertainment Weekly will still go 'ehh'!"
THAT JUST RAISES THE BAR FOR MACFARLANE ON HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT.
MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS.
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EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF MUSIC IN THE SHOW.
BARBRA STREISAND IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM.
AS WELL AS A MUSICAL TRIBUTE PLANNED FOR THE JAMES BOND MOVIES.
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THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE THRILL OF A LAST-SECOND HALF-COURT SHOT. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FROM A FIFTH-GRADER.
nats of shot and crowd screaming
THE LUCKY SHOT WAS MADE BY R-J WHITE.
THIS VIDEO IS FROM A BASKETBALL GAME NEAR PITTSBURGH.
A PARENT FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM ACTUALLY RECORDED THE PLAY
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COMIC BOOK FANS HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO GET EXCITED.
D-C ENTERTAINMENT SAYS IT WILL UNVEIL A NEW SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON SUPERMAN AND BATMAN.
THE COMIC IS SET TO DEBUT IN JUNE.
IT WILL CENTER ON HOW THE TWO ICONIC HEROES FIRST MET IN THE PUBLISHER'S RELAUNCHED UNIVERSE.
SUPERMAN AND BATMAN HAVE BEEN PART OF D-C COMICS SINCE THE LAST 19-30s.
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IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING COOL, STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 3 DIMENSIONAL DOODLE.
A BOSTON-COMPANY CALLED WOBBLE-WORKS CREATED A PEN THAT HELPS YOU CREATE 3-D IMAGES.
INSTEAD OF DRAWING ON PAPER - AIR IS YOUR CANVAS.
THE PEN COSTS 75 DOLLARS.
IF YOU WANT TO BUT ONE WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THE COMPANY ON OUR WEBSITE.
CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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A 200 POUND LOGGERHEAD TURTLE RETURNS HOME TODAY.
4:34:45-49 grandpa to baby
Did you see the turtle and swim like crazy?!?"
SHE WASHED ASHORE ON FORT MYERS BEACH AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.
TODAY - ONLY NBC-2 WAS THERE AS SHE HEAD'S BACK HOME.
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1. Man arrested for attacks on pregnant girlfriend
2. Deep Creek man accused of stalking young woman
3. Exploding cell phone battery burns teen
4. Mug shot gallery - 2/21/13
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A 200 POUND SEA TURTLE FOUND CLOSE TO DEATH 6 MONTHS AGO,
MAKES HER WAY BACK INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY.
'BIG BEL,' NAMED FOR HER SIZE AND RECOVERY ON SANIBEL ISLAND, IS ON HER WAY BACK HOME AS WE SPEAK.
ONLY NBC-2 MADE TO TREK TO SARASOTA FOR THE RELEASE.
OUR JOELLE PARKS IS BACK TO SHARE 'BIG BEL'S' REMARKABLE JOURNEY.
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This parking spot on the beach- reserved for a very special lady.
Nats
4:30:06-09
Ready 1,2,3 lift
Big bel- an adult loggerhead turtle is making her first public appearance.
Nats
4:30:55-00
Alright guys were going to gather her up and take her down."
The 200 pound sea turtle has been in captivity for 6 months,
after She washed ashore on fort Myers beach last August after tropical storm Isaac.
Sot dr.heather Barron, crow rehabilitation center
4:42:13-17
It was anybody's guess whether or not she would even survive."
Big bel was down a full flipper from an encounter with a predator, had injuries to 2 others,
and was extremely anemic.
But that wasn't all.
Sot dr
4:43:08-20
She needed a lot of help with her shell because she had been so depressed and debilitated that she had a lot of growth of epibiotal, which is just barnacles and all kinds of things growing on her shell that shouldn't have been there."
Sot joelle
4:49:01-16
Big bel spent 3 months here on sanibel island at crow rehabilitation facility, she was in the 1200 gallon tank but needed more room to grow and needed to learn to hunt for her own food so she Was transferred up to motes facility in Sarasota to a 30,000 gallon tank."
Sot Lynne Byrd medical care and rehabilitation coordinator mote
4:37:17-25
We played a little hardball and didn't just feed her live crab and she responded quite well."
So well- she's ready to leave captivity behind.
Sot Lynne
4:37:24
The release went fantastic- to see an adult female go back it here, especially this time of year is amazing."
when big bel saw the water- she knew what to do.
Nat grandpa and girl
4:34:47-52
Did you see the turtle take off and swim like crazy."
In Sarasota Jp nbc2"
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"BIG BEL" IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH A TRACKING DEVICE, AND WE'VE LEARNED SHE IS ALREADY SWIMMING SOUTH-- POSSIBLY BACK TO THE FORT MYERS BEACH AREA.
THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS, FIRST AT FOUR.
PETER BUSCH AND KELLIE BURNS JOIN US IN THE STUDIO FOR BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT FIVE.
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A NIGHTMARE FOR TRAVELERS TONIGHT -- I-75 HAS BEEN A PARKING LOT FOR HOURS AFTER A DUMP TRUCK ROLLED OVER, THINGS ARE STARTING TO PICKUP AT FIVE --
AND WE'RE LEARNING THE TOWERS AT THREE LOCAL AIRPORTS COULD CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET SEQUESTER!
NBC2 IS LIVE ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH THE BIG STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT -- WE'RE BACK IN 90 SECONDS WITH THE NEWS AT FIVE.
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A DOG FOUND ABANDONED WITH AN ARROW IN HIS CHEST IS RECOVERING AT LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TODAY.
RIGHT NOW ANIMAL SERVICES DON'T KNOW WHO SHOT BOON-- AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO HE BELONGS TO.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK HAS AN UPDATE ON THE PLAYFUL PUP WHO NEEDS A GOOD HOME.
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MEET BOON.
NATS if him walking
A GRAY AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.
NAT
HE WAS FOUND WITH A BLUNT TIP ARROW TO HIS CHEST.
"Someone clearly, tried to attack the dog?"
"We don't know. it would appear to be so because how else would he have gotten an arrow to his chest."
JUST COUPLE DAYS LATER NAT BREAK OF BOON PACING THE WOUND ISNT BRINGING DOWN BOON'S SPIRITS. VETS SAY HE'S RECOVERING WELL.
WE TRIED TO ASK HIM OURSELVES, BUT ALL WE GOT WAS A SNEEZE show boon sneazing.
standup
"Vets weren't able to locate a microchip inside of boon, but he's house broken, has a shiny coat, and he's people friendly, all signs that he hasn't been lost for long."
AND WITH A SMILE LIKE THIS ONE. ANIMAL SERVICES HOPES A NEW ONE WONT BE FAR OFF.
" A very calm actually dog, so we think he'll make a great family pet."
WE'RE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
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DANIELLE KOLENIAK REPORTING.
VETERINARIANS EXPECT BOON TO BE READY FOR A NEW HOME NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING HIM, CONTACT LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES.
WE'VE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM, THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TO DOT COM.
CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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