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A) FM MURDER ARREST-VO TOPS

FACING JUSTICE.

THE MAN POLICE SAY SHOT AND KILLED A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL AT A POPULAR RESTAURANT LEARNS TODAY, WHETHER HE'LL BE WALKING OUT OF JAIL.

B) FMB DEAD FISH-TRX VOTOPS

RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL ALL BECAUSE OF DEAD FISH.

C) DOCTOR SHORTAGE-TRX VOTOPS

SHUT OUT AT YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE?

ONE GROUP CLAIMS A MASSIVE DOCTOR SHORTAGE WILL HIT OUR STATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

NBC2 SHOWS YOU WHAT'S BEHIND THE PROBLEM.

OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT SS BOXES

A HORRIFIC CRIME IN THE PARKING LOT OF A POPULAR FORT MYERS restaurant.

POLICE SAY A MAN SHOT AND KILLED 16-YEAR-OLD KANASHA ISAAC.

NOW THAT MAN ASKS A JUDGE FOR BAIL.

FM MURDER ARREST-REM LIVE

IT WAS A VERY QUICK HEARING.

THE JUDGE REFUSED BRUNSON BOND.

FM MURDER ARREST-SS VO

BRUNSON SHOWED VERY LITTLE EMOTION IN COURT TODAY AS THE JUDGE READ OFF THE CHARGES.

ACCORDING TO FMPD, THE VICTIM AND FRIENDS HAD DINNER AT THE ALE HOUSE THEY WERE LEAVING AND GOT INTO A CAR.

WHEN BRUNSON PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, BLOCKED THEIR CAR WITH HIS, AND OPENED UP FIRE.

WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BRUNSON, WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER YESTERDAY.

RIGHT NOW DETECTIVES TELL US THIS MORNING THAT A MOTIVE FOR THIS CRIME IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

BUT BRUNSON HAS A FAIRLY LARGE CRIMINAL HISTORY.

FM MURDER ARREST-SOT

FM MURDER ARREST-REM LIVE

BRUNSON IS DUE BACK IN COURT ON MARCH 25TH.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CREW IN IMMOKALEE, WHERE CRISIS COUNCILORS ARE TENDING TO FRIENDS OF ISAAC'S AT IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS DEVELOPING NEWS.

TONY JAMES ARREST-VO SS

NEW AT NOON.

A JUDGE SETS BAIL FOR A LOCAL MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE AS OFFICERS ARRIVED A BAR SCENE OVER THE WEEKEND.

A JUDGE SET TONY JAMES' BAIL AT 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE INCIDENT STARTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE SPHINX HOOKA LOUNGE IN FORT MYERS.

POLICE RESPONDED TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE HANGING OUT.

AFTER THEY GOT THERE, SHOTS WERE FIRED.

THE OFFICERS HEARD BULLETS FLYING JUST FEET FROM WHERE THEY WERE STANDING.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

TOSS TO LAUREN-OC VO

ITS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL STORIES YOU WILL EVER HEAR.

FORT MYERS BEACH FIRST RESPONDERS TOOK DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY CALLS - BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STEPPING ON DEAD FISH.

ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS IS NEWTON PARK ALONG ESTERO BOULEVARD.

FMB DEAD FISH-REM LIVE

FMB EMERGNECY CREWS SAY THEY RESPONDED TO DOUBLE THE CALLS THIS WEEKEND-- ABOUT A DZEN--FROM PEOPLE WHO STEPPED ON DEAD FISH.

FMB DEAD FISH-rem live

IF YOU STEP ON THIS, AND GET PUNCTURED THE DEPT OF HEALTH AND FIRE DEPT SAY CALL DOCTOR, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THEY EXPECT RED TIDE TO LINGER, THE WINDS BRINGS ITS SYMPTOMS ON SHORE

YOU CAN SWIM, THEY ARE TESTING FOR OTHER KINDS OF BACTERIA IN THE WATR AND BAY, BUT

**take graphic 1

NO KNOW HEALTH HAZARD FROM SWIMMING IN WATER WHEN RED TIDE PRESENT BUT.

***take graphic 2

WEAR SHOES,

FMB DEAD FISH-REM LIVE

WE'RE TOLD MAJORITY OF DEAD FISH HERE ON FMB, ARE FROM HERE NEWTON BEACH PARK, NORTH.

THE TOWN IS BEEFING UP CLEAN UP CREWS, TRYING TO GET AS MANY PICKED UP AS CAN, SO IS COUNTY STAFF.

TOSS TO CLAY-OC TRX

NEW AT NOON.

WE COULD LEARN WHO WILL BE THE NEXT POPE, SOONER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.

POPE RULES-PLASMA

POPE BENEDICT HAS CHANGED THE RULES OF THE CONCLAVE THAT WILL ELECT HIS SUCCESSOR.

POPE RULES-VO TOPS

BENEDICT SIGNED THE LEGAL DOCUMENT THIS MORNING.

IT IS ONE OF HIS LAST ACTS AS POPE BEFORE RESIGNING THURSDAY.

THE DATE OF THE CONCLAVE'S START IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HOLY WEEK BEGINS MARCH 24TH.

POPE RULES-PLASMA VO PLASMA

BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE VATICAN TODAY.

BRITAIN'S LEADING CATHOLIC CLERIC, CARDINAL KEITH O'BRIEN, HAS RESIGNED.

O'BRIEN STEPPED DOWN AS ARCHBISHOP OF SAINT ANDREWS AND EDINBURGH IN THE WAKE OF MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS.

IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THIS MORNING HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WILL NOT ATTEND THE PAPAL CONCLAVE TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO POPE BENEDICT.

HIS RESIGNATION FOLLOWS ALLEGATIONS MADE ON SUNDAY IN A BRITISH NEWSPAPER THAT THREE PRIESTS AND A FORMER PRIEST HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS TO THE VATICAN ALLEGING THAT THE CARDINAL ACTED INAPPROPRIATELY WITH THEM.

THE VATICAN IS NOT COMMENTING ON THE REGISNATION.

CHARLOTTE HANDGUN THEFT-TRX SS

A CRIME ALERT AT NOON.

A *MANAGER OF A LOCAL RENTAL CAR BUSINESS IS ACCUSED OF STEALING A HANDGUN LEFT INSIDE A CAR BY A CUSTOMER.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED 32 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS ORR.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE HERTZ EMPLOYEE STOLE A MORE THAN 100 YEAR OLD HANDGUN OVER THE WEEKEND.

INVESTIGATORS CLAIM THE SUSPECT DENIED SWIPING THE GUN INITIALLY BUT LATER CONFESSED.

TOSS TO ANCHOR-OC TRX

NEW AT NOON.

ONE GROUP PREDICTS FLORIDA WILL SEE A MAJOR DOCTOR SHORTAGE IN THE COMING YEARS.

AND THAT COULD KEEP YOU FROM SEEING YOUR PHYSICIAN EVEN IF YOU HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE.

FL DOCTOR SHORTAGE-TRAFFIC

ACCORDING TO A BRAND NEW REPORT IN THE SUN SENTINEL NEWSPAPER, THE FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SAYS THERE'S A GROWING SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS.

THE NEED IS GREATEST FOR SPECIALISTS.

FL DOCTOR SHORTAGE-SS

THE GROUP CLAIMS 15 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE NOW.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH INSURANCE OVERHAUL, THAT NUMBER COULD JUMP BY TWO AND A HALF MILLION.

FL DOCTOR SHORTAGE-TRAFFIC

THE REPORT CLAIMS, THE STATE HAS OPENED THREE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE LAST DECADE BUT WE'RE NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH NEW DOCTORS TO MEET THE NEEDS.

THE LOBBYIST GROUP PREDICTS PEOPLE COVERED BY MEDICAID MAY HAVE THE HARDEST TIME FINDING A DOCTOR.

STATE LEADERS PLAN TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE A WEEK FROM TODAY.

BP OIL TRIAL-VO

OIL GIANT B-P COULD BE FORCED TO PAY THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL FINE EVER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE 2010 OIL SPILL DISASTER.

THE CIVIL TRIAL AGAINST B-P BEGINS TODAY.

THE TRIAL WILL TRY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF THE EXPLOSION THAT KILLED ELEVEN WORKERS AND LED TO MILLIONS OF BARRELS OF OIL POLLUTING THE GULF OF MEXICO.

LEE CO SCHOOLS MEETINGS-OC-CG

HAPPENING TODAY.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOSTING A MEETING TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE DIRECTION OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE BE ASKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE - SCHOOL SAFETY, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE THERE.

THE FIRST MEETING IS TONIGHT AT THE SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY AT 5-30.

SPRING TRAINING TODAY-SS

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL ENTERS ITS FIRST FULL WEEK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALL THREE OF OUR LOCAL TEAMS ARE IN ACTION TODAY.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE HOME THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES.

FIRST PITCH AT HAMMOND STADIUM IS SET FOR 1:05.

THE BOSTON RED SOX TRAVEL TO PORT CHARLOTTE TO TAKE ON THE TAMPA BAY RAYS.

TEASE ONE-------

it's a WHOLE LOTTA SHAKING GOING ON.

NEXT AT NOON WE PUT YOU IN THE EPICENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE AS CAMERAS CATCH THE SEVERE RATTLING.

PLUS.A CAR ENDS UP ON THE ROOF OF A HOME.

ITS MUST SEE VIDEO.WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW POLICE SAY THE VEHICLE FLEW TWO STORIES IN THE AIR.

A) JAPAN QUAKE-2 SHOT VO

B) CAR ON HOUSE-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

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.

The spring-like warmth we've enjoyed for last several days will soon come to an end this week as a cold front eventually slides into Southwest Florida tomorrow.

That means we've got one more day of sunny, dry weather with highs in the mid 80s before rain showers start pushing in from the northwest Tuesday afternoon.

Even though today's skies will be relatively quiet and tranquil today, there is a concern for low visibility once again this morning, both over the Gulf and over land. Sea fog will make visibility challenging at times today, and areas of fog will also develop in spots across Southwest Florida.

The fog and low clouds will ultimately give way to sunshine by the mid morning, and temperatures will warm quickly into the mid 80s during the afternoon.

A balmy breeze will continue out of the south today, which at times will gust to 20-25 mph.

Rain prospects will stay rather slim today, but a couple spotty showers aren't out of the question this afternoon deep inland.

Tuesday will be much different as a cool front slides in from the northwest, bringing lots of clouds along with scattered rain and perhaps a few storms by the afternoon.

Cloudy skies and a few showers may even carry over into Wednesday before the front makes its final push through our area by Thursday. Once the front clears Southwest Florida, temperatures will take a dive. Daytime highs Thursday will comfortably reach the mid 70s, Friday the low 70s, and by Saturday there's a chance we won't make it out of the 60s. Our overnight temperatures will also spend several nights on the cool side with 50s and 40s possible by the weekend.

JAPAN QUAKE-VO TOPS

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO AT NOON OF AN EARTHQUAKE SHAKING A CITY.

TAKE A LOOK THIS WAS THE SCENE THIS MORNING IN JAPAN JUST NORTH OF TOKYO.

YOU CAN SEE THE TREMBLER SHAKING THE CAMERA MOUNTED ON A BUILDING.

THE QUAKE registered A MAGNITUDE SIX POINT TWO ON THE RICHTER SCALE.

CAR ON HOUSE-TRX VO TOPS

LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE MOVIES - BUT IT'S REALITY!

CHECK THIS OUT - IT'S A VERY UNUSUAL SCENE - AFTER A CRASH.

A CAR LANDED ON TOP OF THE ROOF OF A HOUSTON HOME.

YOU CAN SEE THE VEHICLE LODGED IN THE ROOF.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DRIVER COULD HAVE BEEN GOING BETWEEN 85 AND 90 MILES AN HOUR.

CAR ON HOUSE-2 SOTS VO

It's just outrageous. I've seen bad accidents here, but this

is really the worst one I've ever seen.

I mean, this guy was bouncing off houses. He

ended up on a roof. I don't know how you walk out

AS YOUR HEARD - THE DRIVER WAS OK -

CHICAGO MELEE-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS BRAWL CAUGHT ON CELL PHONE VIDEO.

NINETEEN TEENAGERS ARE ARRESTED FOLLOWING A DISTURBANCE THAT SHUT DOWN A CHICAGO SHOPPING MALL.

CHICAGO POLICE SAY THE TEENS ARRESTED SATURDAY WERE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE AND RANGED IN AGE FROM 13 TO 18.

MOST ARE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR MOB ACTION.

A 16-YEAR-OLD WAS CHARGED WITH BATTERY OF A MALL SECURITY GUARD WHO WAS TRYING TO EVACUATE THE MALL.

STUCK MONORAIL-TRX VO TOPS

A SCARY SCENE FOR PEOPLE VISITING A DALLAS ZOO.

TAKE A LOOK.VISITORS HAD TO BE RESCUED SATURDAY AFTER THEIR MONORAIL GOT STUCK.

THERE WERE 93 PEOPLE ON BOARD CIRCLING THE WILDS OF AFRICA EXHIBIT WHEN THE TRAIN STOPPED -- ABOUT 15 FEET UP.

FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO REMOVE THE RIDERS ONE BY ONE A LADDER.

A ZOO SPOKESMAN BELIEVED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS TO BLAME.

ROBOCALLS-OC NATS VO WIPE

IF YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN GETTING MORE ROBOCALLS THAN USUAL. YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

THE F-T-C REPORTS it Has SEEN A RISE IN PRERECORDED TELEMARKETING CALLS. AND THOSE CALLS ARE ILLEGAL.

THE FTC SAYS MILLIONS OF ROBOCALLS ARE MADE EVERY DAY.

ALL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS CARDHOLDER SERVICES.

ROBOCALLS-SOT VO

"Essentially they just load the phone book into their robodialers and they blast the calls out. Some of these dialers just run through numbers sequentially so they'll dial numbers that aren't even real numbers."

EXPERTS SAY PROTECT YOUR PHONE NUMBER. BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHICH COMPANIES AND WEBSITES YOU GIVE IT OUT TO.

TEASE TWO-----

THE HARDWARE IS HANDED OUT.NOW THE REVIEWS OF THE SHOW ARE IN.

Nats - 20 36 10 Seth McFarlane, the worst Oscar host ever.

NEXT AT NOON WE BRING YOU A COMPLETE WRAP-UP OF ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS - AND OF COURSE, THE BIG WINNERS!

A) AWARDS WRAP-2 SHOT NATS VO

AWARDS WRAP-VO IN PLASMA

IT WAS A NIGHT FOR TRIUMPHS, TEARS AND AN ENDEARING TUMBLE BY BEST ACTRESS

WINNER, JENNIFER LAWRENCE.

AND EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE STUNNER.ARGO BEATING OUT THE COMPETITION FOR BEST PICTURE.

AWARDS WRAP-PKG

Nats - 20 36 10 Seth McFarlane, the worst Oscar host ever.

WILLIAM SHATNER MADE A SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE AT ACADEMY AWARDS AS CAPTAIN

JAMES T. KIRK CLAIMING HE CAME BACK IN TIME TO SAVE HOST SETH MCFARLANE

FROM RUINING THE OSCARS.

20 36 40 "Your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate, and everyone ends up

hating you,"

SO MCFARLANE EMBRACED MUSIC AS THE THEME OF THE NIGHT AND FOR THE MOST PART

WAS RESPECTFUL OF THE ACADEMY.

Nats - We have a nominee who is 9 years oldEmmanuelle riva was 9 when the

show started.

WE HEARD THE PEOPLE SINGFROM THE CAST OF LES MIZTO LEGEND BARBARA STREISAND

.AND DREAMGIRL JENNIFER HUDSONWHO BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN WITH "I'M TELLING

YOU."

MARK WAHLBERG PRESENTED WITH MCFARLANE'S ALTER EGO, TED.AND GAVE US ONE OF

THE NIGHTS SUPRISES.A TIE IN SOUND EDITING.

Nats - Mark Wahlberg - It's a tie, no bs.

NO TIES HERE. THE LIFE OF PI WAS THE NIGHT'S BIG WINNER WITH FOUR AWARDS

INCLUDING AN UPSET VICTORY FOR DIRECTOR ANG LEE. STEVEN SPIELBERG HAD BEEN

THE FRONTRUNNER FOR HIS DIRECTION OF LINCOLN.

Nats - ang lee

DJANGO UNCHAINED WON TWO AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FOR CHRISTOPH WALTZAND

WRITER-DIRECTOR QUENTIN TARANTINO TOOK HOME BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY.

Nats Quentin - It's all about casting and I got it so right.

ALSO GETTING IT RIGHTBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ANNE HATHAWAY AND THE DREAM SHE

DREAMED.

Nats - It came true.

AND THIS GENERATIONS' ACTING DREAM TEAM SEALS IT WITH A HUG.AS MERYL STREEP

AWARDS DANIEL DAY LEWIS HIS 3RD BEST ACTOR STATUE.

23 49 00 Ii had actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher and Meryl

was Steven's first choice for Lincoln. I'd like to see that version.

IT WASN'T IN THE PLAYBOOK, SILVER LININGS OR ANY OTHER, FOR BEST ACTRESS

WINNER JENNIFER LAWRENCE TO TRIP UP THE STAIRS TO ACCEPT HER OSCAR.

23:43:55 Jennifer Lawrence - you guys are just standing up b/c you feel bad

that i fell and that's really embarrassing!

AND IT FELL TO FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE THE BEST PICTURE OF THE

YEAR.

Nats - The Oscar goes to Argo!

ITS STAR, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER BEN AFFLECK HITTING THE EMOTIONAL HIGH OF

THE NIGHT.

Ben Affleck - 23 59 06 I was here 10 years ago or something, I had no idea

what i was doing. I stood out here in front of you all I was just a kid. I

never thought I would be back here. and I am. / 59 44 it doesn't matter

how get knocked down in life cause that's going to happen. All that matters

TEASE THREE----

AND ITS BEING CALLED THE FALL SEEN AROUND THE WORLD.

23:43:55 Jennifer Lawrence - you guys are just standing up b/c you feel bad

that i fell and that's really embarrassing!

NEXT AT NOON NBC2 SPEAKS WITH JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S GRANDPARENTS - AS THEY SAT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO WATCH THE BIG TRIP AND HER EVEN BIGGER WIN.

THANKS TO CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE'S INABILITY TO REACH A DEAL YOU MAY SOON SEE SOME GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GO AWAY.

WE GO IN DEPTH TO SHOW YOU HOW FLORIDA WILL BE AFFECTED.

A) AWARDS WRAP-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) SPENDING CUTS-VOTOPS

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS

OPEN 12:30-CLIP

TOSS TO NICK-2 SHOT

OSCAR BUZZ HAS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TIES!

DID YOU KNOW ONE OF LAST NIGHT'S BIG WINNERS HAS FAMILY RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA?

JENNIFER LAWRENCE.LAST NIGHT'S BEST ACTRESS WINNER.HAS GRANDPARENTS THAT LIVE IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

AND NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SNAG A ONE-ON-ONE WITH THEM JUST MOMENTS AGO.

LAWRENCE REAX-PLASMA

THAT'S A UNDERSTATEMENT!

LAWRENCE REAX-VO

OF COURSE.

JENNIFER WON THE AWARD LAST NIGHT FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS FOR HER ROLE IN SILVER LINGINGS PLAYBOOK!

HER MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE ORIGINALLY FROM LOUSIVILLE KENTUCKY.BUT WINTER HERE IN FORT MYERS.

THEY'VE BEEN PART-TIME RESIDENTS FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS!

THEY TELL ME THE FAME AND HOLLYWOOD GLITZ HAVE NOT CHANGED JENNIFER IN THE SLIGHTEST.

THEY ALSO SAY THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED SHE GOT THE BIG WIN.

LAWRENCE REAX-SOT

LAWRENCE REAX-PLASMA

ON A SIDE NOTE -- HER GRANDPARENTS ARE TRULY DELIGHTFUL PEOPLE!

THEY WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LATER THIS YEAR!

YOU CAN CATCH MORE OF THE JUICY DETAILS OF MY INTERVIEW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY AT 4PM!

TOSS TO DANIELLE-OC TRX

THE STALEMATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS HAS COME TO THIS--A DEADLINE OF MARCH FIRST WHEN FORCED SPENDING CUTS START GOING INTO EFFECT.

SPENDING CUTS-TRAFFIC

CONGRESS COMES BACK TO WORK TODAY, AND THIS WEEK WE'LL FIND OUT IF THEY CAN COMPROMISE TO AVOID DRASTIC BUDGET CUTS.

SPENDING SLASHING-PKG

THE FORCED BUDGET CUTS COULD HAVE WIDE REACHING EFFECTS.

TWO POINT ONE MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS COULD FACE FURLOUGHS.

THEY WON'T COME ALL AT ONCE. AND EXPERTS EXPECT AGENCIES TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO DELAY THEM.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL TAKE A HIT.

SOME THREE POINT EIGHT MILLION AMERICANS COLLECTING BENEFITS BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER WILL FEEL IT THE MOST.

ON AVERAGE IT COULD BE A CUT OF 400 DOLLARS OVER THAT PERIOD.

A 51 MILLION DOLLAR CUT TO FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS WILL TRICKLE DOWN TO YOUR KITCHEN TABLE.

WITH FOOD INSPECTORS AT HOME AND PLANTS CLOSED.YOU'LL LIKELY PAY MORE FOR BEEF AND CHICKEN.AND THERE MAY BE LESS OF IT.

EXPECT LONGER LINES AT AIRPORT SECURITY.

FEWER WORKERS WILL NEED MORE TIME TO CHECK PASSENGERS.

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD SAYS THESE CUTS ARE TOUGH BUT NECESSARY.

"We're gonna look at everything we possibly can to get to where we need to be, which is about $600 million in cuts. But we can't do it without also furloughing people."

IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS PRESIDENT OBAMA GAVE A RUNDOWN OF THE POSSIBLE CUTS ASKING CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS.

"Are they seriously prepared to inflict more pain on the middle class because they refuse to ask anything more of those at the very top?"

BUT MOST REPUBLICANS. LIKE SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. CALL THIS A PROBLEM OF LEADERSHIP.

FL SPENDING CUTS-SS TOPS PLASMA

NOW WE'RE LEARNING HOW FLORIDA WILL FEEL THE EFFECTS IF NO DEAL IS REACHED.

SCHOOLS WILL LOSE APPROXIMATELY 54 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

THE STATE WILL LOSE 2 POINT 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE.

MEANING NEARLY 80 THOUSAND FEWER PEOPLE WILL GET HELP TO FIND JOBS.

THE STATE WOULD LOSE APPROXIMATELY 3 POINT 8 MILLION DOLLARS THAT PROVIDE MEALS FOR SENIORS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE CUTS SCHEDULED FOR FLORIDA.

OBAMA GOV MEETING-VO

THE NATION'S GOVERNORS ARE IN WASHINGTON D-C TODAY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL MAKE REMARKS TO THE GOVERNORS DURING A MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE'S EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET STALEMATE. AND IS CALLING ON GOVERNORS OF BOTH PARTIES TO WORK WITH HIM.

OBAMA VETERANS-ONCAM

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IS CHALLENGING GOVERNORS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR MILITARY MEMBERS TO TRANSFER THEIR SKILLS TO CIVILIAN JOBS.

SHE WANTS STATES TO PASS LEGISLATION OR TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION ALLOWING VETERANS TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OR LICENSES BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE MILITARY.

MC HAMMER ARREST-SS

RAPPER M-C HAMMER IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AFTER AN ARREST IN CALIFORNIA.

POLICE IN DUBLIN SAY HE WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY FOR INVESTIGATION OF OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AND RESISTING AN OFFICER.

HAMMER, WHOSE REAL NAME IS STANLEY BURRELL CLAIMS HE WAS A VICTIM OF RACIAL PROFILING WHEN HE WAS STOPPED AND ARRESTED BY POLICE.

NASCAR CRASH FOLLOW-VO WIPE

WE'RE NOW HEARING FROM SOME OF THE WITNESSES AND RELATIVES OF THOSE NASCAR FANS INJURED DURING A RACE OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE DAYTONA SPEEDWAY.

THIS WAS THE HORRIFIC CRASH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT INJURED 28 FANS.

THE CRASH HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE THE DAYTONA 500.

PIECES OF THE CARS INVOLVED IN THE PILE-UP ROCKETED INTO THE STANDS.

A 53-YEAR-OLD TEXAS MAN WAS ONE OF THOSE INJURED.

NASCAR CRASH FOLLOW-SOT VO

All of a sudden, in a split second, just stuff flying everywhere. I mean it was just debris and I seen a wheel go flying over my head and I kind of ducked and he kind of leaned over and when he did a piece of that metal hit him in the leg and then when everything got all settled and stuff I looked and said 'You okay?' He was just kind of laying there and it scared me and I seen his leg and his pants was cut all the way down. He was bleeding pretty good.

FAN TAKES BUMPER-OC SOT VO

AMAZINGLY NOBODY WAS KILLED IN THE STANDS WHEN THE DEBRIS WENT FLYING.

BUT THIS AFTERNOON SOME RACING FANS ARE ENJOYING SOME UNIQUE SOUVINIERS.

I took this bumper off the 99 car that finished in 3rd place today. This will be hanging over my couch Monday night.

THAT FAN CLAIMS HE WALKED OUT OF THE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY WITH THE BUMPER OF ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED IN THAT SERIOUS CRASH.

FL PLANE CRASH-VO

FOUR PEOPLE MANAGE TO SURVIVE A HORRIFIC PLANE CRASH IN THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

ALL FOUR RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES SUNDAY WHEN THEIR PLANE PLUNGED INTO THE WATER NEAR KEY LARGO.

THE COAST GUARD MANAGED TO RESCUE ALL FOUR PEOPLE AS THE PLANE SANK.

THE PLANE WAS FLYING FROM HOLLYWOOD TO KEY WEST.

POLAND WATER PROBLEMS-VO SS

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS WARNING CONSUMERS ABOUT POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED WATER BOTTLES.

SOME THREE AND FIVE-GALLON BOTTLES CONTAINING GAS RESIDUE OR FUMES HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE RECYCLING PROCESS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE WITH WATER BOTTLED SINCE NOVEMBER FIRST 2012 TO CHECK FOR POSSIBLE GAS ODORS BEFORE USING.

AFTER HURRICANE SANDY HIT THE EAST COAST LAST FALL, SOME RESIDENTS USED WATER BOTTLES TO TRANSPORT GAS.

VEGAS SHOOTING SUSPECT-SS VO

POLICE ARE NOW ON THE HUNT FOR THE GUNMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST WEEK'S DEADLY SHOOTING AND FIERY CAR CRASH ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

THIS IS THE PRIME SUSPECT - THE MAN POLICE BELIEVE SAY SHOT AT RAPPER,KENNETH CHERRY, WHICH CAUSED HIS MASERATI TO SLAM INTO A TAXI, WHICH EXPLODED.

CHERRY, THE TAXI DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

26-YEAR-OLD AMMAR HARRIS IS NOW WANTED.

OVER THE WEEKEND, POLICE FOUND THE RANGE ROVER WAS USED IN LAST WEEK'S CHASE.

IT WAS FOUND AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, EAST OF THE VEGAS STRIP.

CASTRO RETIRES-VO

CUBAN PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO SAYS HE WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER FIVE YEAR TERM AFTER THE ONE HE'S STARTING SUNDAY ENDS.

THE COMMUNIST LEADER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT THAT HE IS STEPPING DOWN IN 2018.

HE HAS TAPPED 52-YEAR-OLD MIGUEL DIAZ-CANEL AS HIS TOP DEPUTY, READY TO ASSUME THE PRESIDENCY WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTION.

AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL FORCES-ONCAM

NEW AT NOON.

NATO FINDS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT AFGHANSTAN'S CLAIMS THAT U-S SPECIAL FORCES ARE TORTURING CITIZENS.

WOMEN DRAFT-ONCAM

COULD WOMEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MILITARY DRAFT?

SOME LEGAL EXPERTS SAY SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO ALLOW FEMALES INTO COMBAT ROLES.A CHANGE COULD BE IN THE WORKS TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE DRAFT LAW.

CURRENTLY WOMEN ARE STILL EXEMPT FROM A MILITARY DRAFT.

GAS NUMBERS-CG

NO SIGN OF RELIEF AT THE PUMP.

GAS PRICES REMAIN CLOSE TO THAT FOUR DOLLAR A GALLON MARK.

BUT THEY DIDN'T MOVE MUCH FROM OVER THE WEEKEND.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS AT $3.78.

THAT'S UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING, $3.87.

DROPPING PRICES-VO TOPS

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE -

WE COULD SEE SOME RELIEF FROM SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES SOON.

THE PUBLISHER OF THE LUNDBERG SURVEY SAYS THE REASONS BEHIND THE SPIKE ARE GONE.

CRUDE OIL PRICES ARE NOW GOING DOWN, AND WHOLESALE PRICES ARE ALSO STARTING TO TUMBLE.

TEASE FOUR-----

HAVE YOU FILED YOUR TAX RETURNS?

THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

BUT THIS YEAR YOU MAY BE MORE PRONE TO A FILING MISTAKE.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE BIG ERROR YOU'LL WANT TO MISS IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.

sot - voice of: don champion / kmgh-tv / oh, there's a car spinning out.

you can see a cab spinning out live on the air here.

GET USED TO THESE SCENES.

OLD MAN WINTER IS TAKING AIM AGAIN AND THE PUNCH IS EXPECTED TO SEND A KNOCKOUT BLOW TO MILLIONS.

A) 401 K MISTAKES-2 SHOT VO

B) NEW BLIZZARD-VOTOPS

IRS ID THEFT-TRX VO

A NBC2 CONSUMER ALERT AT NOON.

MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THE I-R-S IS responsible FOR KEEPING THEIR IDENTITIES SAFE.

"TRUSTED ID", AN IDENTITY PROTECTION SERVICE, REPORTS IDENTITY THIEVES FILED MORE THAN A MILLION RETURNS FOR 2011.

STEALING YOUR NAME AND YOUR REFUND!

401K MISTAKES-INTRO

WITH TAX DEADLINE QUICKLY APPROACHING, SOME TAXPAYERS ARE ABOUT FIND OUT HOW COSTLY IT CAN BE TO DO WHAT MANY FINANCIAL ADVISERS CALL A BIG MISTAKE.

401K MISTAKES-PKG

"About 8% of their paycheck goes into their 401k. Many employers match that. So that's an additional 4%"

BUT ANOTHER STUDY BY ONLINE FINANCIAL ADVICE FIRM HELLOWALLET. EXPOSES A GROWING DOWNSIDE.

.ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS HAVE RAIDED THEIR 401K'S TO PAY MONTHLY BILLS.

SOME WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT IS MEASURED IN YEARS.NOT MONTHS. SAY THEY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE.

.EVEN THOUGH FIDELITY'S KATHLEEN MURPHY SAYS IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

"Because in addition to taking the money out, you pay tax penalties on that withdrawn money"

COME APRIL 15TH.THOSE WHO RAIDED THEIR ACCOUNTS LAST YEAR WILL ARE ABOUT FIND OUT HOW EXPENSIVE.

.WHICH IS WHY MOST PERSONAL FINANCE EXPERTS SAY IT SHOULD BE DONE ONLY AS A LAST RESORT.

.AND WHY MURPHY SAYS. ALL THE MORE REASON TO GET AN EARLY START AT 401K CONTRIBUTIONS.

"The compounding effect of saving when you're in your 20's and the payoff that will have in your 60's when you're ready to retire. is phenomenal!"

BUT A PHENOMENAL CHALLENGE IS GETTING AMERICANS TO STOP EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF SOME 70-BILLION DOLLARS FROM THEIR 401KS. EVERY YEAR.

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.

The spring-like warmth we've enjoyed for last several days will soon come to an end this week as a cold front eventually slides into Southwest Florida tomorrow.

That means we've got one more day of sunny, dry weather with highs in the mid 80s before rain showers start pushing in from the northwest Tuesday afternoon.

Even though today's skies will be relatively quiet and tranquil today, there is a concern for low visibility once again this morning, both over the Gulf and over land. Sea fog will make visibility challenging at times today, and areas of fog will also develop in spots across Southwest Florida.

The fog and low clouds will ultimately give way to sunshine by the mid morning, and temperatures will warm quickly into the mid 80s during the afternoon.

A balmy breeze will continue out of the south today, which at times will gust to 20-25 mph.

Rain prospects will stay rather slim today, but a couple spotty showers aren't out of the question this afternoon deep inland.

Tuesday will be much different as a cool front slides in from the northwest, bringing lots of clouds along with scattered rain and perhaps a few storms by the afternoon.

Cloudy skies and a few showers may even carry over into Wednesday before the front makes its final push through our area by Thursday. Once the front clears Southwest Florida, temperatures will take a dive. Daytime highs Thursday will comfortably reach the mid 70s, Friday the low 70s, and by Saturday there's a chance we won't make it out of the 60s. Our overnight temperatures will also spend several nights on the cool side with 50s and 40s possible by the weekend.

OSCAR LATEST-INTRO

NEW AT NOON - AN NBC2 UPDATE.

OSCAR PISTORIUS HE HAS REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA UNDER THE BAIL TERMS IN THE MURDER CASE AGAINST HIM.

ALL THIS FOLLOWS ANOTHER TWIST IN THE LIFE SURROUNDING THE FORMER OLYMPIC ATHLETE AS HIS *BROTHER IS NOW FACING CHARGES.

OSCAR LATEST-PKG

Now for three days-- his release on bail, the stuff of global headlines-- Oscar Pistorius has not set foot outside his uncle's house.

The waiting army of photographers, no doubt a detractor.

But his older brother Carl, also faces questions of his own out here.

Staying silent, charged himself in a separate case-- with culpable homicide.

Similar to negligent homicide or manslaughter in the US.

It stems from a car accident 6 years ago, in which a woman on a motorcycle died.

He was accused of driving recklessly-- his charge, originally withdrawn by prosecutors, then later reinstated.

The attention on Oscar's case has not let up a moment. Friends of Reeva Steenkamp react to his release.

"I have an anger inside me towards him. Personally I think he deserved to stay in jail and suffer there."

Now Pistorius is free to live his life within a set of restrictions-- his coach had talked about starting training again, as soon as today.

CA MISSING BOATERS-VO

THE COAST GUARD IS SEARCHING FOR TWO ADULTS AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN MISSING OFF THE COAST OF SAN FRANCISCO.

THE GUARD SAYS THE 29-FOOT SAILBOAT WAS ABOUT 65 MILES OFF THE COAST WHEN SOMEONE ONBOARD RADIOED IN A DISTRESS CALL.

THEY SAID THE BOAT WAS TAKING ON WATER AND THE SHIP'S ELECTRONICS WERE FAILING.

ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THEY SAID THEY WERE ABANDONING THE BOAT, AND THE COAST GUARD LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.

NEW BLIZZARD-OC NATS VO WIPE

ANOTHER BLIZZARD IS TAKING AIM AT THE NATION'S HEARTLAND.

sot - voice of: don champion / kmgh-tv / oh, there's a car spinning out.

you can see a cab spinning out live on the air here.

THAT WAS THE SCENE OVER THE WEEKEND IN DENVER.

TODAY THE GOVERNOR OF KANSAS IS TELLING PEOPLE, "STAY OFF THE ROAD UNLESS IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL".

IT'S THE SECOND MAJOR WINTER STORM IN LESS THAN A WEEK, HITTING THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

NEW BLIZZARD-SOT VO

joe rattledge/ colorado resident / "gotta be out here. it's the best.

been waiting for this all year. haven't been able to use my snow shoes

until right now! woohoo."

THE REGION COULD GET ANOTHER 12 INCHES OF SNOW ADDED ONTO LAST WEEK'S HEAVY SNOW.

KKK HOCKEY?-TRX VO TOPS

IS IT SCHOOL SPIRIT OR A MESSAGE OF HATE?

A HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY GAME IN NORTH DAKOTA TURNS CONTROVERSIAL.

THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SUSPECTED OF WEARING KU KLUX KLAN-STYLE CLOAKS AND HOODS IN THE STUDENT SECTION AT THE STATE SEMI-FINALS.

SUPPORTERS OF RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL TURNED OUT TO CHEER ON THEIR TEAM WITH A TRADITIONAL "WHITE OUT".THAT'S WHERE FANS WEAR WHITE AS A SIGN OF SOLIDARITY.

IKEA MEATBALLS-VO

FURNITURE GIANT IKEA IS STOPPING SALES OF ITS MEATBALLS IN SWEDEN AFTER A REPORT THEY CONTAIN HORSE MEAT.

FOOD INSPECTORS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOUND TRACES OF HORSE MEAT IN BATCHES OF FROZEN MEATBALLS.

THE PRODUCT WAS AVAILABLE IN 13 DIFFERENT EUROPEAN MARKETS.

IKEA IS RECALLING THE SUSPICIOUS MEATBALL BATCH OUT OF PRECAUTION.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

THREE DAYS AND COUNTING.

CONGRESS IS BACK IN WASHINGTON AND HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 72 HOURS TO MAKE A DEAL.

IF THEY DON'T REACH AN AGREEMENT, ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

FIRST AT FOUR - WE'RE DIGGING INTO WHAT THOSE CUTS MEAN FOR FLORIDA.

TAKE-2 FOR THE PLAINS - ANOTHER WINTER WALLOP SLAMS KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE LATEST WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.

AND - RUSHING THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRu?

THINK TWICE WHEN ORDERING A SALAD.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHICH BOWL OF GREENS - TOPS CHEESEBURGERS WHEN IT COMES TO CALORIE-COUNT.

A) impact of sequester-VO

B) major winter storm-VOTOPS

C) when good salads go bad-VOTOPS

A) FM MURDER ARREST-TRX 2 SS TOPS

BAIL IS DENIED TO THE MAN FORT MYERS POLICE SAY SHOT A 16 YEAR OLD IMMOKALEE GIRL.

POLICE ARRESTED 24-YEAR-OLD HENRY BRUNSON YESTERDAY.

HE FACED A JUDGE TODAY.

POLICE SAY HE KILLED IMMOKALEE HIGH STUDENT KANASHA ISAAC.

SHE REMAINS CLINCIALY DEAD SO HER ORGANS CAN BE DONATED.

B) FMB DEAD FISH-VOTOPS

DEAD FISH WASHING ASHORE ON FORT MYERS BEACH ARE INJURING PEOPLE.

FORT MYERS BEACH FIRST RESPONDERS TELL NBC2 THEY RECEIVED TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY CALLS THAN USUAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY TELL US THE REASON.PEOPLE ARE STEPPING ON DEAD SEA CREATURES.

BONES AND BARBS ARE PUNCTURING THEIR SKIN.

C) SPRING TRAINING TODAY-SS TOPS

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL ENTERS ITS FIRST FULL WEEK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALL THREE OF OUR LOCAL TEAMS ARE IN ACTION TODAY.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE HOME THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES.

FIRST PITCH AT HAMMOND STADIUM IS SET FOR 1:05.

THE BOSTON RED SOX TRAVEL TO PORT CHARLOTTE TO TAKE ON THE TAMPA BAY RAYS.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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