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THIS MORNING ON NBC-2 NEWS AT 5-A-M.
RIGHT NOW, DEPUTIES LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT WHO HELD UP A DOLLAR STORE.
WE'RE WORKING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON A ROBBERY.
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AND, WHO TOOK HOME THE BIG PRIZE?
WE HAVE ALL OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM the 85th ACADEMY AWARDS.
NBC2 NEWS TODAY STARTS NOW.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
STARTING YOU WORK-WEEK -- FOG AFFECTING AREAS OVER LAND AND SEA THIS MORNING.
TRACKING CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA RIGHT NOW, NBC-2'S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB JOINS WITH YOUR FORECAST ON THE 2'S
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Today's Weather Story
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A ROBBERY SUSPECT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE ROBBED A FORT MYERS FAMILY DOLLAR STORE WITH A KNIFE.
IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SEVEN O CLOCK LAST NIGHT AT THIS STORE ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.
DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN GOT AWAY WITH CASH.
WE HAVE THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN.
HE'S WHITE, ABOUT SIX FOOT, THIN BUILD WITH SHORT HAIR AND BLUE EYES.
HE WAS WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND HAS A TATTOO ON HIS FOREARM.
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A MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A 16-YEAR-OLD.
HENRY BRUNSON FACES SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.
POLICE SAY BRUNSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SATURDAY SHOOTING IN THE ALE HOUSE PARKING LOT IN FORT MYERS.
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A WOMAN CAME IN WITH A GUN SHOT WOUND.
16-YEAR OLD KANASHA ISAAC DIED THERE.
WITNESSES AND ISAAC GOT INTO a CAR AFTER EATING AT THE RESTAURANT.
THAT'S WHEN HENRY BRUNSON REPORTEDLY PULLED UP AND STARTED SHOOTING AT THAT CAR
HE WAS ARRESTED A LITTLE LATER.
THE SHOOTING IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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ANOTHER ALLEGED SHOOTER MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE SUNDAY.
POLICE ARRESTED TONY JAMES FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON. AND CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM.
SATURDAY MORNING, OFFICERS WERE PATROLLING THE PARKING LOT OF THE SPHINX HOOKA LOUNGE.
THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED TOWARD THEM.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
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BOND FOR A SUSPECT IN A CAPE CORAL METH LAB CASE HAS BEEN SET AT 1 HUNDRED 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MARK FREDRICK APPEARED IN COURT SUNDAY.
FREDRICK WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY AT A HOME.THE CENTER OF THAT METH LAB INVESTIGATION ON NORTHEAST 16TH TERRACE IN CAPE CORAL.
THAT HOUSE IS NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ANOTHER WOMAN -- JANET RAYMOND -- WAS ARRESTED AT THE HOME EARLIER THIS WEEK.
FREDRICK'S ARREST WAS THE THIRD METH-RELATED BUST NEAR A SCHOOL LAST WEEK
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SHOW THE CRASH FOR 5 SECONDS
AMAZING VIDEO FROM DAYTONA -- A CRASH IN THE NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE ON SATURDAY.
AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE INJURED IN THAT INCIDENT.
BREAKING DOWN WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT CRASH, AND THE REST OF DAYTONA WEEKEND -- NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH, WHO JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST DETAILS.
STACEY?
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THE CRASH HAPPENED SATURDAY, BUT NEW VIDEO IS STILL SURFACING.
ONE FAN STARTED RECORDING THE FINAL LAP OF SATURDAY'S RACE.
YOU CAN SEE THE RACE CARS SPEEDING BY AND ONE BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
ADRIAN BELL SAYS HE SAW PARTS FROM THE CAR FLYING THROUGH THE FENCE THAT SEPARATES THE CROWD FROM THE TRACK.
SOMETHING ACTUALLY HIT A SPECTATOR RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
A 53-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM TEXAS WAS ONE OF THOSE INJURED.
HIS BROTHER WAS WITH HIM IN THE STANDS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
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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.
TERRY HUCKABY SAYS HIS BROTHER HAD SURGURY LAST NIGHT FOR A LEG INJURY.
HE SAYS HE'S IN PAIN, BUT EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
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AS BAD AS THAT WRECK WAS -- CREWS WERE ABLE TO GET THINGS CLEANED UP FOR THE BIG RACE ON SUNDAY.
A LOT PEOPLE TUNED IN TO SEE DANICA PATRICK IN THAT POLE POSITION.
DANIKA WAS 3RD GOING INTO THE LAST LAP, BUT FINISHED 8TH.
HER FINISH WAS HIGHEST AT THE DAYTONA 500, BY ANY FEMALE.
JIMMIE JOHNSON WON THE RACE, BEATING HIS FRIEND, DALE EARNHART JR.
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"It is just awesome. There's no other way to describe it. 400 starts, every one of those starts with Lowe's and Hendrick Motorsports. To be the first to win in a Gen-6 car, and that car is a Chevy SS, just a very proud moment."
THIS IS JIMMIE JOHNSON'S 2ND WIN AT DAYTONA.
DANICA BY THE WAY LEAD TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF 5 LAPS.
CLAY, IT WILL BE INTERESED TO SEE THE NUMBERS, HOW MANY PEOPLE TUNED IN FOR THAT RACE.
I KNOW I WAS OUT YESTERDAY, AND THEY HAD A TV FOR THE FINAL FEW LAPS, AND PEOPLE WERE CROWDED AROUND ALL WANTING TO SEE WHERE DANICA FINISHED.
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THANK YOU STACEY.
NEW RIGHT NOW.
THE CIVIL TRIAL AGAINST B-P BEGINS TODAY -- THE OIL GIANT COULD BE FORCED TO PAY THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL FINE EVER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE 2010 OIL SPILL DISASTER.
THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY IN NEW ORLEANS.
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.
B-P HAS ALREADY AGREED TO A 4.5 BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE DISASTER.
JUST LAST WEEK, A FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVED A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE RIG, TRANSOCEAN, AND THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
IT CALLS FOR TRANSOCEAN TO PAY ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ITS ROLE IN THE SPILL.
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ONLY SUICIDE RESOURCE CENTER COULD BE FORCED TO SHUT ITS DOORS.
'C.A.R.E.S' IS A NON PROFIT EDUCATION AND PREVENTION CENTER IN FORT MYERS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUNDING AND DONATIONS TO STAY OPEN.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS TOUCHED THOUSANDS OF LIVES SINCE IT OPENED IN 2006 ---
INCLUDING 9 YEAR OLD MORGAN JONES.
HER FATHER COMMITTED SUICIDE WHEN SHE WAS THREE.
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morgan jones/suicide survivor
24:58 it's really helped me a lot and I just don't want to see this place go away
virginina cervasio/ founder
18:15 it's very sad. But I know the work we've done in the past 7 years. And I know we've saved many lives and therefore I don't regret anything
IN 2011, 1 HUNDRED 20 PEOPLE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN LEE COUNTY.
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY HELD PRAYERS SUNDAY IN CAPE CORAL FOR A DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO A SCHOOL BUS LAST WEEK.
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HOPEFUL WORDS FROM DAN SARDINAS AT 'THE WAY CHURCH' IN THE CAPE.
HIS 10-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BRIANNA WAS ON THAT BUS.
SHE'S RECOVERING JUST FINE.
THE DRIVER BRADFORD TANNER IS IN FAIR CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL.
POLICE SAY HE DIDN'T STOP AT A RED LIGHT,
AND T-BONED THE SCHOOL BUS.
THEY SAY ALCOHOL PLAYED A FACTOR.
SARDINAS SAY HE'S FORGIVEN TANNER.
TANNER DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW.
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BEACH RENOURISHMENT WILL BE THE BIG TALKER TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS AT LEAST SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA -- ALL FOCUSING ON AREA BEACHES.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS DOCTOR'S PASS -- AN AREA HEAVILY AFFECTED BY SEASONAL STORMS LAST YEAR.
WE LAST REPORTED TO YOU IN DECEMBER THAT A SAND-BAR HAD FORMED, CREATING PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS.
PLANS TO DREDGE IT WERE PUT ON-HOLD, AS OTHER RENOURISHMENT PROJECTS TOOK PRIORITY.
STAY WITH NBC-2, WE'LL BRING YOU ANY DEVELOPMENTS FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
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TONIGHT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTENT AN INFORMATION SESSION ON PLANS TO REBUILD THE STORMWATER SYSTEM IN GOLDEN GATE CITY.
CITY LEADERS SAY THE 50-YEAR-OLD SYSTEM NEEDS A SERIOUS UPGRADE TO BETTER SAFETY AND FLOOD-PREVENTION STANDARDS.
THE MEETING GOES FROM FIVE-TO-SEVEN TONIGHT AT THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER.
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THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOSTING EIGHT COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE DIRECTION OF THE SCHOOLS.
THESE WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THEY'RE ASKING CITIZENS TO WEIGH IN ON THINGS LIKE.
SCHOOL SAFETY AND DISCIPLINE-
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-
AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE ON HAND.
THE FIRST MEETING IS TONIGHT AT THE SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY AT 5-30.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEB SITE, NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.
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GAS PRICES ARE STILL INCHING THEIR WAY UPWARD.
TAKING A LOOK AT NEW AVERAGES THIS MORNING.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS UP SIX CENTS LAST WEEK -- TO 3-77
FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE SEE AN AVERAGE OF 3-87
AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THE AVERAGE IS UP EIGHT CENTS FROM A WEEK AGO -- AT 3-90.
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A SPECIAL HEALTH ALERT THIS MORNING FOR THOSE FEELING A LITTLE GROUCHY THIS MONDAY MORNING --
OR ANY MORNING FOR THAT MATTER!
STUDIES SHOW THAT 75 PERCENT OF AMERICANS SUFFER FROM SLEEP DISORDERS.
AND A NEW REPORT FINDS THE CULPRIT MAY BE YOUR PILLOW.
EXPERTS SAY YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR PILLOW SUPPORTS YOUR NECK AND KEEPS YOUR SPINE IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
SO, DON'T SLEEP ON A BIG STACK OF PILLOWS.
ALSO, THEY SAY THE BEST PILLOWS ARE THOSE MADE OF MEMORY FOAM -- OR A DOWN PILLOW.
AND THROW OUT YOUR PILLOWS AFTER FOUR YEARS -- OR WHEN THEY START TO GET FLAT.
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NBC-2 TIM TEBOW TRIVIA GIVEAWAY
WATCH NBC2 NEWS TODAY
MONDAY-FRIDAY
FEB 25 - MARCH 1
WATCH FOR THE QUESTION OF THE DAY
THEN GO TO NBC-2.COM AND ENTER THE ANSWER
ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM
WINNER WILL RECEIVE TICKETS TO SEE TIM TEBOW AT THE MARCH 9th NAPLES TOWN HALL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES EVENT
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ARGO, LIFE OF PI, AND DJANGO UNCHAINED -- BIG WINNERS LAST NIGHT.
STAY WITH US, IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS.
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Full Forecast
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
All eyes on fog this morning, both over land and sea. Dense Fog Advisories are posted for the coast as well as the interior through 7 am and 9 am, respectively.
A warm, breezy, and mainly dry day is on tap with highs back in the mid 80s.
Rain and even a few storms will push into SWFL Tuesday , and then we're set to see a prolonged stretch of cooler weather for the first WEEK of March.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NO ONE FILM DOMINATED THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
BUT SEVERAL SCORED BIG WINS
THE ACADEMY AWARDS' BIGGEST PRIZE WENT TO BEN AFFLECK'S THRILLER - ARGO - ABOUT THE 1979 RESCUE OF AMERICAN HOSTAGES FROM IRAN.
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nats "I thank everyone in the movie, on the movie, who worked on the movie, who did anything with this movie gets thanks!"
AFFLECK PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND STARRED IN THE FILM, WHICH WON THREE OSCARS.INCLUDING BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY.
"LIFE OF PI" WON FOUR AWARDS.
INCLUDING BEST DIRECTOR FOR ANG LEE.BEATING OUT AMONG OTHERS, "LINCOLN"
DIRECTOR, STEVEN SPIELBERG.
"LINCOLN" DID MAKE SOME MOVIE HISTORY.ITS STAR, DANIEL DAY LEWIS, BECAME THE FIRST THREE TIME WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR.
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nats "My fellow nominees, my equals, my bettors, I'm so proud to have been included one amongst you."
"DJANGO UNCHAINED" BROUGHT CHRISTOPH WALTZ HIS SECOND OSCAR AS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR.
THE FILM'S DIRECTOR, QUENTIN TARANTINO, ALSO WON HIS SECOND.FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY.
AS FOR FIRST TIME HOST SETH MACFARLANE, THE JURY IS STILL OUT.
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LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM MASSIVE SPENDING CUTS NATIONWIDE -- AND LEADERS IN WASHINGTON ARE STILL FUMBLING OVER A SOLUTION.
AS THE CLOCK TICKS TOWARD THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE, THE POLITICAL BLAME GAME IS HEATING UP.
"I'm a republican. My audience is trying to persuade my former colleagues they need to come to the table with a proposal, which, frankly, they haven't done. The president has. The republicans haven't."
THAT'S TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD.
ON SATURDAY, THE PRESIDENT MADE ANOTHER PLEA FOR ACTION.
WARNING OF CUTS IN EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE MILITARY THAT HE SAYS WOULD ONLY SLOW THE ECONOMY.
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THE CUTS DON'T HAVE TO HAPPEN -- THE PROBLEM IS REPUBLICANS WON'T COMPROMISE.
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"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?"
LOUISIANA'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, BOBBY JINDAL CALLED THE ADMINISTRATION'S DIRE WARNINGS, "POLITICAL THEATRE."
SENATE DEMOCRATS PLAN TO VOTE ON A MEASURE THIS WEEK TO REPLACE THE CUTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
BUT WITH 85 BILLION DOLLARS AT STAKE, THERE IS STILL NO DEAL IN SIGHT.
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MORE LEGAL TROUBLE FOR THE PISTORIOUS FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
OLYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIOUS IS CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND NOW HIS BROTHER IS ACCUSED OF HOMICIDE.
CARL PISTORIOUS FACES THE CHARGES RELATED TO A ROAD ACCIDENT IN 2010, WHERE A WOMAN ON A MOTORCYCLE COLLIDED WITH CARL PISTORIOUS' CAR.
THIS WOMAN WAS INJURED, RUSHED TO HOSPITAL, AND DIED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.
CARL PISTORIUS' ATTORNEY SAYS THAT HE IS INNOCENT.
JUS A FEW DAYS AGO, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE DETECTIVE INVESTIGATING OSCAR'S CASE WILL NOW FACE SEVEN COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
OSCAR PISTORIUS WAS GRANTED BAIL LAST WEEK.
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AFGHANISTAN'S PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED ALL U-S SPECIAL TROOPS OUT OF ONE PROVINCE BECAUSE OF NEW ALLEGATIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI SAID THE FORCES MUST LEAVE EASTERN WARDAK PROVINCE WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
THE ORDER CAME AFTER ALLEGATIONS SURFACED THAT AFGHANS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE TROOPS ARE TORTURING AND ABUSING OTHER AFGHANS.
THE SPOKESPERSON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WANTS THE INDIVIDUALS HANDED OVER.
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MEANWHILE, A SERIES OF EARLY MORNING ATTACKS ROCKED EASTERN AFGHANISTAN SUNDAY.
A SUICIDE CAR BOMBER TARGETED A STATE INTELLIGENCE SITE.
OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
A TALIBAN SPOKESMAN CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BOMBING.
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LOOK AT THIS.
A SHOPPER CAPTURED THE THE CHAOS OUTSIDE A CHICAGO MALL IN THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO SATURDAY.
NINETEEN TEENAGERS WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.
POLICE SAY THE TEENS BEGAN CAUSING TROUBLE AFTER A CONCERT THERE.
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.
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WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING TAX ID THEFT?
MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS BELIEVE IT'S THE "I-R-S", ACCORDING TO A SURVEY FROM "TRUSTED ID", AN IDENTITY PROTECTION SERVICE.
BUT. "TRUSTED ID" REPORTS IDENTITY THIEVES FILED MORE THAN A MILLION RETURNS FOR 2011.
STEALING YOUR NAME. AND YOUR REFUND.
THE TREND COULD COST THE I-R-S ABOUT 21 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
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AFTER THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, NEWTOWN WAS FLOODED WITH DONATIONS FOR THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS.
FAR MORE THAN ANYONE COULD POSSIBLY USE.
OVER THE WEEKEND, MANY OF THE DONATED ITEMS WERE GIVEN AWAY TO OTHER FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
TABLES AND DISPLAYS WITH TOYS, BOOKS, BLANKETS, BIKES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE SET UP IN THE CAFETERIA OF A LOCAL SCHOOL.
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"It's been really relay traumatic, what our community has gone through. But we know God is good and we are healing as a community. We choose love. That's what the slogan is around here."
DONATIONS WERE OFFERED TO SANDY HOOK FAMILIES FIRST.THEN ALL NEWTOWN FAMILIES.
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TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
WE'RE TRACKING FOG IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RIGHT NOW.
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE, YOU MAY HAVE TO PASS THROUGH SOME OF IT ON YOU WAY TO WORK.
ADVIDORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR INLAND AREAS UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
STAY WITH US.
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22.
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A SNOWSTORM BLANKETS PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE THIRD WEEKEND IN A ROW.
DRIVERS NAVIGATED SNOWY STREETS NEAR BOSTON AS THE SNOW FELL SUNDAY.
POWER CREWS ARE ON STANDBY IN CASE OF OUTAGES.
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Day Planner
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
All eyes on fog this morning, both over land and sea. Dense Fog Advisories are posted for the coast as well as the interior through 7 am and 9 am, respectively.
A warm, breezy, and mainly dry day is on tap with highs back in the mid 80s.
Rain and even a few storms will push into SWFL Tuesday , and then we're set to see a prolonged stretch of cooler weather for the first WEEK of March.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE VOTES ARE IN, AND IT'S OFFICIAL.
"TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN: PART 2" IS THE BEST OF THE WORST.
THE FINAL INSTALLMENT IN THE TWILIGHT SERIES WALKED AWAY WITH SEVEN STATUETTES, INCLUDING WORST PICTURE, FROM THE 33RD ANNUAL RAZZIE AWARDS.
THE RAZZIES ARE THE TOUNGUE-IN-CHEEK AWARD FOR THE WORST IN CINEMA EVERY YEAR.
OTHER WINNERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE RAZZIE-ALUM ADAM SANDLER IN "THAT'S MY BOY" AND RIHANNA'S BIG-SCREEN DEBUT IN "BATTLESHIP."
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GAS PRICES KEEP GOING UP BUT RELIEF MAY BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
THIS MORNING G-M AND AT&T DRIVE CLOSER TO MAKING VEHICLES SMARTPHONES ON WHEELS!
BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING IS AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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GOOD MORNING,
IT'S ONLY FEBRUARY -- BUT GAS PRICES ARE ALREADY MARCHING HIGHER!
TRIPLE A PUTS THE AVERAGE AT 3-DOLLARS 78 CENTS FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.
UP 45-CENTS FROM A MONTH AGO.
AND 10-CENTS HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
BUT OIL ANALYST TRILBY LUNDBERG SAYS --
THE PRICE HIKES MAY END --
AS CRUDE OIL FALLS AND REFINERS CUT WHOLE SALE PRICES.
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MEANTIME -- B-P GOES ON TRIAL TODAY FOR THE BIGGEST OFFSHORE OIL SPILL IN U-S HISTORY.
THE OIL COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS WILL BE TRYING TO CONVINCE A FEDERAL JUDGE THEY'RE *NOT* GUILTY OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE.
THEY FACE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO THE U-S GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PLAINTIFFS.
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AND -- GENERAL MOTORS IS SWITCHING ITS ON-STAR WIRELESS SERVICE TO AT&T, AND HANGING UP ON VERIZON.
MEANING THAT G-M VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AT&T'S "4-G L-T-E SERVICE" STARTING NEXT YEAR!
THE VEHICLES COULD BE WI-FI HOT SPOTS.
AND STREAM VIDEO FOR PASSENGERS.
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AND SPEAKING OF HOT SPOTS --
WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO DRIVE OR FLY TO, FOR SPRING BREAK?
MORE, AFTER THIS:
OC:
INVESTORS THIS WEEK -- EYING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS THAT COULD KICK IN FRIDAY.
ALSO -- FED CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE DELIVERS SEMI-ANNUAL TESTIMONY TO THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
HIGHER CLOSE FRIDAY -- THANKS IN PART TO BETTER THAN EXPECTED EARNINGS FROM HEWLETT PACKARD.
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AND -- GET OUT THE SUN SCREEN --
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR SPRING BREAK!
FARECOMPARE -- SAYS MIAMI, LOS ANGELES, LAS VEGAS, SAN JUAN AND CANCUN ARE ON THIS YEAR'S LIST OF HOT SPOTS.
ITS UNSCIENTIFIC LIST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT AVAILABLE ACTIVITIES, EASE OF ACCESS, AIRFARE PRICES -- AND REPUTATION FOR FUN.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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RIGHT NOW -- A MAN IS IN JAIL FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
WE'LL BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT AS POLICE TRY TO DETERMINE A MOTIVE.
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AND.WE TAKE A LOOK BACK A RACING'S BIGGEST WEEKEND -- AN UNFORGETTABLE CRASH, INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PEOPLE IN THE STANDS.
NBC-2 NEWS TODAY STARTS NOW.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M CLAY MILLER
STARTING YOU WORK-WEEK -- DENSE FOG ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FOR INLAND AREAS UNTIL 9-AM.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
TRACKING CONTITIONS AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT -- HERE'S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB.
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Today's Weather Story
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
All eyes on fog this morning, both over land and sea. Dense Fog Advisories are posted for the coast as well as the interior through 7 am and 9 am, respectively.
A warm, breezy, and mainly dry day is on tap with highs back in the mid 80s.
Rain and even a few storms will push into SWFL Tuesday , and then we're set to see a prolonged stretch of cooler weather for the first WEEK of March.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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A MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
POLICE SAY THE VICTIM, KANASHA ISAAC, DIED AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER SHE CAME IN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUNT.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED SATURDAY IN THE ALE HOUSE PARKING LOT IN FORT MYERS.
NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW WITH DETAILS ON THE MAN CHARGED WITH HER DEATH.
CLIFTON?
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IN JUST A FEW HOURS BRUNSON WILL BE MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FOR THIS MURDER CHARGE.
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SS:
POLICE SAY BRUNSON SHOT THAT 16 YEAR-OLD GIRL OUTSIDE OF THE ALE HOUSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
VO:
ACCORDING TO FMPD, THE VICTIM AND FRIENDS HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO A CAR.
WHEN BRUNSON PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, BLOCKED THEIR CAR WITH HIS, AND OPENED UP FIRE.
16-YEAR-OLD ISAAC DIED AT THE HOSPITAL A SHORT TIME LATER.
WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BRUNSON, WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER YESTERDAY.
RIGHT NOW A MOTIVE FOR THIS CRIME IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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LIVE TAG:
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME BRUNSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
IN FACT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HE HAS FACED MULTIPLE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CHARGES.
WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATEST CRIME IN COURT IN JUST A FEW HOURS.
LIVE IN FM, CF, NBC2.
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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A ROBBERY SUSPECT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE ROBBED A FORT MYERS FAMILY DOLLAR STORE WITH A KNIFE.
IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SEVEN O CLOCK LAST NIGHT AT THIS STORE ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.
DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN GOT AWAY WITH CASH.
WE HAVE THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN.
HE'S WHITE, ABOUT SIX FOOT, THIN BUILD WITH SHORT HAIR AND BLUE EYES.
HE WAS WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND HAS A TATTOO ON HIS FOREARM.
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ANOTHER ALLEGED SHOOTER MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE SUNDAY.
POLICE ARRESTED TONY JAMES FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON. AND CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM.
SATURDAY MORNING, OFFICERS WERE PATROLLING THE PARKING LOT OF THE SPHINX HOOKA LOUNGE.
THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED TOWARD THEM.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
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BOND FOR A SUSPECT IN A CAPE CORAL METH LAB CASE HAS BEEN SET AT 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MARK FREDRICK APPEARED IN COURT SUNDAY.
FREDRICK WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY AT A HOME.THE CENTER OF THAT METH LAB INVESTIGATION ON NORTHEAST 16TH TERRACE IN CAPE CORAL.
THAT HOUSE IS NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ANOTHER WOMAN -- JANET RAYMOND -- WAS ARRESTED AT THE HOME EARLIER THIS WEEK.
FREDRICK'S ARREST WAS THE THIRD METH-RELATED BUST NEAR A SCHOOL LAST WEEK
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LOOKING AHEAD THIS MORNING.
THE CIVIL TRIAL AGAINST B-P BEGINS TODAY -- THE OIL GIANT COULD BE FORCED TO PAY THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL FINE EVER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE 2010 OIL SPILL DISASTER.
THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY IN NEW ORLEANS.
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.
B-P HAS ALREADY AGREED TO A 4 point 5 BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE DISASTER.
JUST LAST WEEK, A FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVED A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE RIG, TRANSOCEAN, AND THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
IT CALLS FOR TRANSOCEAN TO PAY ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ITS ROLE IN THE SPILL.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET STALEMATE AT THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
ON SUNDAY, HE HOSTED A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION WHERE HE TOLD THE GOVERNORS "WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO."
THE PRESIDENT IS CALLING ON GOVERNORS OF BOTH PARTIES TO WORK WITH HIM.
THE DEADLINE FOR SPENDING CUTS IS FRIDAY, MARCH FIRST.
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SHOW THE CRASH FOR 5 SECONDS
AMAZING VIDEO FROM DAYTONA -- A CRASH IN THE NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE ON SATURDAY.
AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE INJURED IN THAT INCIDENT.
BREAKING DOWN WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT CRASH, AND THE REST OF DAYTONA WEEKEND -- NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH WHO JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST DETAILS.
STACEY?
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KRISTA, I FOUND OUT AT LEAST 12 OF THOSE FANS ARE STILL IN THE HOSPTIAL RECOVERING.
2 OF THEM ARE LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
THIS MORNING, NEW VIDEO OF SATURDAY'S CRASH IS SURFACING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE USED THEIR CELL PHONES TO RECORD THAT FINAL LAP.
YOU CAN SEE THE CARS SPEEDING BY AND ONE BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
A TIRE EVEN FLEW INTO THE STANDS.
THIS MORNING A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE CRASH BEING THE PUSH TO BETTER PROTECT FANS AT THE RACE.
ONE MAN'S BROTHER WAS INJURED, AND HE DESCRIBES WHAT IT LIKE SITTING NEXT TO HIM.
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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.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BIG RACE ON SUNDAY.
A LOT OF HYPE AND HEADLINES LEADING UP TO THIS ONE.
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DANICA PATRICK IN THE POLE POSITION.
SHE DID INTERVIEWS LAST NIGHT ON ALL 3 NIGHTLY NEWS BROADCASTS AS WELL AS CNN AND FOX NEWS.
THE DAY AFTER SHE WON THAT POLE POSITION SHE WAS FEATURED ON TEH FRONT OF OF MORE THAN 100 NEWSPAPERS.
DANICA WAS 3RD GOING INTO THE FINAL LAP, BUT DROPPED TO 8TH, WHERE SHE FINISHED.
JIMMI JOHNSON TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG FOR THE 2ND TIME.
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"It is just awesome. There's no other way to describe it. 400 starts, every one of those starts with Lowe's and Hendrick Motorsports. To be the first to win in a Gen-6 car, and that car is a Chevy SS, just a very proud moment."
DALE EARNHARDT JR. WAS 2ND. MARK MARTIN WAS THIRD.
THIS MORNING, ALL EYES ARE ON THE TV RATINGS.
MANY ARE EXPECTING SUNDAY'S RACE TO BREAK A VIEWERSHIP RECORD.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO, STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC-2.
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SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY IS IN LONDON ON THE FIRST STOP OF HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP IN HIS NEW POST.
KERRY IS ON AN 11-DAY, NINE COUNTRY TOUR.
BESIDES ENGLAND, HE'LL VISIT GERMANY, TURKEY AND SAUDI ARABIA AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS IS MORE OF A LISTENING TOUR AND THE SECRETARY ISN'T EXPECTED TO MAKE ANY NEW POLICY WHILE ABROAD.
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JUST DAYS AFTER THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY WAS POUNDED BY A MASSIVE WINTER STORM.
MORE SEVERE SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED IN THE REGION TODAY.
HEAVY SNOWS HIT DENVER HARD ON SUNDAY AND NOW THAT SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST.
WICHITA, KANSAS SAW MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW FROM THE FIRST SYSTEM.
AND THE SECOND WAVE STARTING TODAY COULD BE JUST AS DEVASTATING.
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"You know, we just take the weather as it comes and goes."
"We know that bad weather's coming, and we wanted to make it easier for us."
BY THE TIME THE SNOW STOPS FALLING SOMETIME TONIGHT. FORECASTERS SAY THERE COULD BE 13-INCHES OR MORE ON THE GROUND.
IN AN AREA THAT NORMALLY AVERAGES 15-INCHES A YEAR.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
COMING UP ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES -- WE GIVE YOU A COMPLETE WRAP OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS.
PLUS -- TAX DAY IS COMING UP FAST.
AND A NEW STUDY SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE DIPPING INTO THEIR 401K'S TO PAY THE BILLS.
TAX PROFESSIONALS EXPLAIN HOW IT CAN HURT YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
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Weather Trends
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
All eyes on fog this morning, both over land and sea. Dense Fog Advisories are posted for the coast as well as the interior through 7 am and 9 am, respectively.
A warm, breezy, and mainly dry day is on tap with highs back in the mid 80s.
Rain and even a few storms will push into SWFL Tuesday , and then we're set to see a prolonged stretch of cooler weather for the first WEEK of March.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS CAME TO A CLOSE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF BIG WINNERS.
WITH A BREAKDOWN OF WHO WENT HOME WITH HARDWARE -- HERE'S MARK BARGER.
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FE01M, OSCARS AFTERMATH, TRT, NBCNC, 0500, PKG
NA,PK,EN,PW
"Mark Barger reports on winners' reactions after last night's Academy Awards"
INTERPLAY FE01M02252013
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MORE LEGAL TROUBLE FOR THE PISTORIOUS FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
OLYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIOUS IS CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND NOW HIS BROTHER IS ACCUSED OF HOMICIDE.
CARL PISTORIOUS FACES THE CHARGES RELATED TO A ROAD ACCIDENT IN 2010, WHERE A WOMAN ON A MOTORCYCLE COLLIDED WITH CARL PISTORIOUS' CAR.
THIS WOMAN WAS INJURED, RUSHED TO HOSPITAL, AND DIED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.
CARL PISTORIUS' ATTORNEY SAYS THAT HE IS INNOCENT.
JUS A FEW DAYS AGO, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE DETECTIVE INVESTIGATING OSCAR'S CASE WILL NOW FACE SEVEN COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
OSCAR PISTORIUS WAS GRANTED BAIL LAST WEEK.
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CUBAN LEADER RAUL CASTRO ANNOUNCED HE WOULD STEP DOWN AFTER HIS SECOND TERM ENDS AS PRESIDENT IN 2018.
FIDEL CASTRO, RAUL'S OLDER BROTHER AND FORMER PRESIDENT, MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT SUNDAY'S SESSION.
ALSO AT THE SESSION, LEADERS SELECTED A VICE PRESIDENT.
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AN NBC-2 COMSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING.
CYBER THIEVES ARE TARGETING MOBILE DEVICES AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE, ACCORDING TO ANALYSTS AT MCAFEE.
THE NUMBER OF MOBILE MALWARE SAMPLES DISCOVERED LAST YEAR WAS "44 TIMES" THE NUMBER FOUND IN 2011.
AND NEARLY ALL OF THE MALWARE IS AIMED AT ANDROID-BASED DEVICES.
MCAFEE ALSO REPORTS AN ADVANCED, AND PERSISTENT, THREAT TARGETING FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS.
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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN 401K RETIREMENT PLANS REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH LAST YEAR. But new research shows a downside.
.ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS HAVE RAIDED THEIR 401K'S TO PAY MONTHLY BILLS.
EXPERTS WARN AGAINST DOING THAT -- THEY SAY IT CAN GET EXPENSIVE.
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"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 ARE ABOUT FIND OUT HOW EXPENSIVE.
.WHICH IS WHY MOST PERSONAL FINANCE EXPERTS SAY IT SHOULD BE DONE ONLY AS A LAST RESORT.
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THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS HAS ISSUED NEW GUIDELINES FOR TREATING EAR INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN.
THE UPDATE FEATURES MORE DETAILED CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSING AN EAR INFECTION.
THE GUIDELINES ALSO CLARIFY WHEN PHYSICIANS SHOULD TREAT INFECTIONS WITH ANTIBIOTICS, OVER THE COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS OR JUST OBSERVATION -- BASED ON THE CHILD'S AGE AND SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS.
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NEW RESEARCH FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SUGGESTS -- SUSPENDING OF EXPELLING STUDENTS -- COULD HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS.
RESEARCH SHOWS STUDENTS WHO ARE SUSPENDED OF EXPELLED ARE TEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY SAY, THIS PUTS TROUBLED KIDS BACK INTO A RISKY ENVIRONMENT -- ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S NO PARENT HOME TO SUPERVISE.
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REACHING THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR A BIRTHDAY -- IS TRULY A MILESTONE.
HOW ABOUT ADDING FIVE MORE YEARS TO THAT?
TAKE A LOOK AT CALLA MAE LOTHERY -- SHE TURNED 105 YEARS OLD ON SATURDAY.
HER FAMILY CELEBRATED WITH A PARTY AT UNION STATION, IN WASHINGTON DC -- WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1908, THE YEAR CALLA MAE WAS BORN.
HER FAMILY SAYS -- SHE'S IN EXCELLENT HEALTH, AND IS *FULL OF LOVE.
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BUTTER IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH COOKING -- BUT SOME MONKS IN CHINA HAVE A NEW PURPOSE.
THE MONASTERY IN NORTHWEST CHINA HOSTED AN ANNUAL BUTTER SCULPTURE EXHIBITION.
THE BUTTER IS COLORED AND MADE INTO VARIOUS SHAPES INCLUDING BUDDHA, LANDSCAPES, ANIMALS AND FLOWERS.
THE SCULPTORS HAVE TO CONSISTANTLY COOL THEIR HANDS -- SO THE BUTTER DOESN'T MELT.
THE SCULPTURES TOOK *THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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WE JUST CANT GET ENOUGH OF THOSE AMAZING BUZZER BEATER SHOTS --
OR EVEN THOSE LUCKY FANS WHO SOMEHOW MAKE A HALF COURT SHOT TO WIN A CAR, OR SOME CASH.
BUT THIS NEXT SHOT -- IS SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THAT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY CHEERLEADER HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO MAKE THE HALF-TIME SHOT DURING HOME BASKETBALL GAMES.
WELL -- SHE FINALLY DID IT, DURING THE TEAM'S LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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Full Forecast
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
All eyes on fog this morning, both over land and sea. Dense Fog Advisories are posted for the coast as well as the interior through 7 am and 9 am, respectively.
A warm, breezy, and mainly dry day is on tap with highs back in the mid 80s.
Rain and even a few storms will push into SWFL Tuesday , and then we're set to see a prolonged stretch of cooler weather for the first WEEK of March.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLETS!
GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN THIS MORNING!
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS TRACKING ALL NEW AVERAGES OVERNIGHT --- AND SHE'LL TELL US, IF IT'S THIS BAD NOW --- WHAT WILL WE BE PAYING BY APRIL?
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REPORTER: "The fall on the way up to the stage --"
LAWRENCE: "Was that on purpose? Absolutely."
REPORTER: "Was it a fall? What happened?"
LAWRENCE: "I -- what do you mean, what happened? Look at my dress! I -- I tried to walk up stairs in this dress! That's what happened."
PLUS, ALL THE MEMORABLE OSCAR MOMENTS.
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AND, NEW VIDEO FOR YOU --- WHERE TOURISTS AND SPECTATORS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS IS HUGE WHIRLPOOL.
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AS POPE BENEDICT PREPARES TO RETIRE, CONTROVERSY OVER THE CARDINALS WHO WILL CHOOSE HIS SUCCESSOR CONTINUES.
CATHOLICS AND THE CURIOUS JAMMED INTO SAINT PETER'S SQUARE TO HEAR THE FINAL BLESSING OF POPE BENEDICT.
THE HUNDRED-THOUSAND PEOPLE ON HAND NOT ONLY GOT A BLESSING, BUT THEY ALSO HEARD THE POPE GIVE MORE REASON FOR WHY HE IS RETIRING.
HE TOLD THE CROWD THAT GOD HAD CALLED HIM ONTO THE MOUNTAIN TO LIVE A LIFE OF MORE PRAYER AND MEDITATION BUT THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABANDONING THE CHURCH.
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"I thank everyone for their many expressions of gratitude, affection, closeness and prayer, which I have received in these days."
MEANWHILE, A NEW SCANDAL IS SURFACING FROM BRITAIN THAT THREE PRIESTS AND A FORMER PRIEST ARE ACCUSING SCOTTISH CARDINAL KEITH O'BRIEN OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR GOING BACK SOME 30 YEARS.
THOSE PRIESTS AND THE FORMER PRIEST WANT CARDINAL O'BRIEN TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HE ARRIVES IN ROME TO VOTE FOR THE NEW POPE.
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AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS IN JUVENILE DETENTION -- ACCUSED OF *ARSON.
INVESTIGATORS SAY AALIYAH FOSTER SET FIRE TO A HOME OFF ELOISE CIRCLE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THE PERSON WHO OWNS THE HOME WHERE THE FIRE STARTED SAYS HER NEIGHBOR ALERTED HER.
SHE TELLS NBC2 THAT NEIGHBOR PUT OUT THE FIRE ON HER DOORSTEP.
WHEN SHE STEPPED OUTSIDE SHE SAID SHE NOTICED BURNING NEWSPAPER AROUND THE AREA.
SHE SAYS SHE KNEW WHO STARTED THE FIRE.
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27:07 " I was very scared since it was the second time in 2 months less than 2 months and it's the same child both times. she was mad at me because I wouldn't let my granddaughter play with her." MARIE WATSON, HOMEOWNER
WE TRIED TO TALK TO FOSTER'S FAMILY- THEY DECLINED TO GO ON CAMERA.
NO BOND HAS BEEN SET.
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SCREENING PAST AND PRESENT SMOKERS FOR LUNG CANCER COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES EACH YEAR.
RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE OVER EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION AMERICANS WITH A HISTORY OF SMOKING COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR LOW DOSE C-T SCANS
BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, THEY FOUND THE TEST COULD POTENTIALLY PREVENT OR DELAY 12-THOUSAND LUNG CANCER DEATHS EACH YEAR.
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PEOPLE VISITING A SEATTLE-AREA PARK CAME ACROSS AN UNUSUAL SIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.
A BOBCAT WAS LOUNGING IN A TREE, SPRAWLED ACROSS A TALL LIMB.
PEOPLE IN THE OFF-LEASH DOG WALKING AREA STOPPED TO TAKE PICTURES AND SHOOT VIDEO.
YELLOW TAPE WAS PUT UP NEAR THE BASE OF THE TREE TO KEEP GAWKERS FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE.
THE BOBCAT WAITED UNTIL THE PARK CLEARED OUT AT SUNSET TO COME DOWN FROM ITS PERCH.
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THE YO-YO WORLD'S BEST PUT ON QUITE A SHOW IN SEATTLE.
CREATIVE CONTESTANTS COMPETED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST YO-YO CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY
THEY WERE JUDGED ON TECHNICAL EXECUTION AND PERFORMANCE STYLE.
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A LIVE LOOK RIGHT AT NBC TWO DOPPLER RADAR, SHOWING --
NBC2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB WILL BE LIVE WITH AN UPDATE TO YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE TWOS AT 6-02.
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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