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FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF COUNTRY STAR MINDY MCCREADY ARE SAYING THEIR GOODBYES.

HER FUNERAL WILL BE HELD IN FORT MYERS TODAY.

WE'LL BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT.

PLUS.

A HEAVY WINTER STORM BATTERS THE MIDWEST -- BRINGING LIFE TO A STAND-STILL, WITH SOME AREAS GETTING TWO TO THREE FEET OF SNOW!.

AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.

WE ARE TRACKING THE STORM.

AND.

SHOCKING NEW REPORTS ARE COMING OUT OF THE VATICAN TODAY -- JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE POPE'S RESIGNATION.

--ALLEGATIONS OF LIES, CORRUPTION, AND A SEX SCANDAL SPANNING DECADES INVOLVING HIGH-PRIESTS!.

HL1) MINDY FUNERAL-TRX VOTOPS

HL2) WINTER STORM-TRX VOTOPS

HL3) POPE LATEST-TRX VOTOPS

OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER TOSS-RADAR TOPS 2 SHOT

FIRST ON NBC-2 NEWS AT NOON.

WE'RE TRACKING THE WEATHER AHEAD.

RAINS EXPECTED TO ENTER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

YOU CAN FEEL THE CHANGES IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF IS TRACKING THE WEATHER AHEAD FOR YOU RIGHT NOW IN YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

WEATHER SETUP-TRX ANIBOX ONCAM

NOW TRACKING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MID-SECTION.

WE START IN DENVER YESTERDAY -- SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED -- HIGHWAYS SHUT DOWN AS AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOW FELL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK.

SOUTH OF AMARILLO, TEXAS -- BLINDING SNOW CARRIED BY HEAVY WIND SWEPT THROUGH RURAL AREAS.

TODAY, MANY SMALL TOWNS ARE STILL DIGGING OUT.

WICHITA KANSAS NOW -- AGAIN, HIT WITH A POWERFUL PUNCH OF WINTRY WEATHER.

AND THE STORM CONTINUES.

MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS ARE NOW BRACING FOR YET ANOTHER SERIOUS DOSE OF WET - THEN SNOWY CONDITIONS.

NBC-2'S CLAY MILLER IS TRACKING THE LATEST.

a) denver-vo

a) amarillo texas-vo

c) wichita kansas-vo

MIDWEST WEATHER-VO IN TRAFFIC

GOOD AFTERNOON STACEY.

MORE SEVERE SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED IN THE REGION TODAY.

MIDWEST WEATHER-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, THAT SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST

AN AREA STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER STORMS LAST WEEK THAT DUMPED A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS.

MIDWEST WEATHER-SOT VO

"There were a few routes we had 3 days of mail to deliver."

WAIT

"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.

MIDWEST WEATHER-VOTOPS

BACK TO TEXAS.

. SOME NEW VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU.

IN THIS YOU CAN SEE THE WIND BLOW SNOW DRIFTS FROM ONE TO THREE FEET.

MIDWEST WEATHER-TRAFFIC

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS STORM RIGHT NOW.

WE KNOW ABOUT 80,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI, NORTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA WOKE UP TODAY WITHOUT POWER.

STATE LEADERS EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO RISE AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH.

MINDY MCCREADY FUNERAL-TRX ONCAM DBX

TODAY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE LIFE OF MINDY MCCREADY.

HER PUBLIC FUNERAL IS TAKING PLACE IN FORT MYERS AT CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH.

NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US WITH A LIVE REPORT.

MINDY MCCREADY FUNERAL-REM

LIVE

MINDY MCCREADY FUNERAL-PKG

NATS OF HER SONG

SHE WAS A SINGER, DAUGHTER, FRIEND, AND MOTHER.AT JUST 37 YEARS OLD HER LIFE TAKEN BY HER DEMONS.

TODAY HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FANS AT CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH WILL MOURN THE LOSS AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF THE FORT MYERS NATIVE AND COUNTRY MUSIC STAR WHO ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH-- FOUR STUDIO ALBUMS AND A DOZEN BILLBOARD CHART SINGLES. SHE WAS A GROWING NASHVILLE COUNTRY STAR.

THE STAR'S LIFE PROBLEMED BY ADDICTION, ARRESTS, FAMILY FIGHTS AND CUSTODY BATTLES.ALL PLAYED OUT PUBLICLY FOR YEARS.

.A BATTLE THAT ENDED FEBRUARY 17TH. A SELF INFLICTED SHOT TO THE HEAD ON THE FRONT PORCH OF HER ARKANSAS HOME. THE VERY SAME PLACE HER BOYFRIEND WAS FOUND DEAD JUST ONE MONTH EARLIER.

MINDY MCCREADY FUNERAL-REM

LIVE

FISH CLEANUP FMB-TRX OC DBX

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

IN THE AFTERMATH OF A BOUT OF RED TIDE.

A BIG CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH -- THOUSANDS OF DEAD AND ROTTING FISH ARE BEING HAULED AWAY.

FISH CLEANUP FMB-REM

FISH CLEANUP FMB-VO

FISH CLEANUP FMB-SOT

FISH CLEANUP FMB-REM

BEAR TEARS THROUGH SCREEN!!-TRX OC DBX

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON --

A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN SAYS A BEAR! -- RIPPED THROUGH HER SCREEN LANAI!.

NBC-2'S RICK RITTER BREAKING THIS STORY RIGHT NOW FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM.

BEAR TEARS THROUGH SCREEN!!-REM

RICK LIVE

BEAR TEARS THROUGH SCREEN!!-VO

BEAR TEARS THROUGH SCREEN!!-(2) SOT

TAKE SOTS

DURATION = 0:14

Lois Martin/Lanai broken into by bear

"I was very upset, I'm 90 years old and I was upset when I saw it because nothing has ever happened like this to me."

John Delorenzo/Neighbor

BEAR TEARS THROUGH SCREEN!!-REM

RICK LIVE

GAS PRICES TODAY-CG

TEASE ONE

A HIGH SPEED CHASE IN UTAH, TURNS DEADLY.

NEXT AT NOON - WE HAVE NEW VIDEO FROM TROOPERS, OF HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN.

AND DEVELOPING FROM THE VATICAN, A STORY OF SEX, BLACKMAIL, CORRUPTION AND ABUSE.

AS THE POPE ENTERS HIS FINAL DAYS IN POWER, NEW ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

TZ1 A) UTAH CHASE-VO TOPS

TZ1 B) POPE SCANDAL-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

CHASE SHOOTING-TRX VO

WE HAVE NEW VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU OF A HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT TURNED INTO A DEADLY STANDOFF IN NORTHERN UTAH.

STATE POLICE CHASING THIS BLACK PICKUP TRUCK REACHED SPEEDS UP TO ONE-HUNDRED-TEN MILES AN HOUR ON EYE-15.

THE MAN IN THAT TRUCK -- IS A ROBBERY SUSPECT FROM LAST WEEK.

TROOPERS SPIKED HIS TIRES -- THEN AUTHORITIES USED A PIT-MANEUVER TO GET HIM TO STOP.

THAT'S WHEN POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT PULLED OUT A GUN.

SAN ANTONIO FIRE-VOTOPS

TRAGEDY IN SAN ANTONIO.

A FIRE RIPS THROUGH AN APARTMENT BUILDING, KILLING THREE PEOPLE.

THE FIRE STARTED AT ONE HOME AND THEN SPREAD TO TWO NEIGHBORING HOUSES.

THE FIRE JUMPED A STREET AND BURNED MORE HOMES.

AN ADULT AND TWO CHILDREN WERE KILLED.

WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MILES AN HOUR, FANNED THE FLAMES.

EGYPT BALLOON GOES DOWN-VOTOPS

A HOT AIR BALLOON CARRYING TOURISTS CRASHED NEAR THE EGYPTIAN TOWN OF LUXOR THIS MORNING AFTER EXPLODING IN MID AIR.

OFFICIALS SAY 19 ASIAN AND EUROPEAN TOURISTS WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH.

ONE TOURIST AND THE PILOT REPORTEDLY SURVIVED.

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.

Our stretch of dry weather will come to an end today as a band of rain moves into Southwest Florida this afternoon, signaling the arrival of a cool front that will take a couple days to push all the through.

We'll start the morning with a little patchy fog, but visibility should be much improved compared to the last several mornings. We'll notice some low clouds around early today along with some periods of sunshine, but clouds will be on the increase this afternoon as the cool front comes marching our way.

A broken band of showers will start moving in from the Gulf of Mexico by the mid afternoon, and there might also be a few embedded thunderstorms as well. The good news is this rain will be weakening as it moves in, so we don't anticipate the severe weather threat that areas to our north are experiencing today. As far as rain totals are concerned, most spots should pick up a quarter inch or less.

As we go through the night, some lingering showers will be possible, particularly over southern portions of the viewing area around Collier County. Because the front will take some time before making it all the way through Southwest Florida, clouds and even a few showers will hang around through our Wednesday, keeping daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s.

By Thursday we should notice at least some partial clearing as the cool air starts filtering in. Highs Thursday should only reach the mid 70s after starting with lows in the mid 50s. Friday will be a few points cooler with highs only climbing into the low 70s.

By the weekend, our weather really starts to get chilly. Highs Saturday and Sunday will likely only reach the 60s, and overnight temperatures will fall into the 40s. What's more, clouds and a few showers might even keep our weather a bit cooler Saturday through early Sunday before we see more sunshine by Sunday afternoon. Models are even hinting at temperatures as low as the low 40s and 30s by Monday morning!

NEW IMMOKALEE HS FOOTBALL COACH-OC-VO-OC

BRAND NEW AT NOON - A HUGE MOVE IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL HAS JUST NAMED ITS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH.

MINUTES AGO--

THE INDIANS ANNOUNCED FORMER ESTERO HEAD COACH, RICH DOMBROSKI, AS THE SCHOOL'S NEW LEADER ON THE GRIDIRON.

DOMBROSKI LEAVES ESTERO AFTER FIVE SEASONS, HAVING TURNED AROUND THE WILDCATS PROGRAM, LEADING THEM TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS LAST SEASON.

DOMBROKSKI REPLACES JERROD ACKLEY, WHO RESIGNED IN EARLY JANUARY AFTER LEADING THE INDIANS TO THE CLASS 5-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

EXECUTION SCHEDULED-TRX (2) ss

A MAN WHO MURDERED A FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER MAY GET HIS EXECUTION DELAYED.

PAUL HOWELL WAS SET TO DIE BY LETHAL INJECTION TODAY IN STARKE.

HOWEVER, A FEDERAL COURT IS CONSIDERING A LAST-DITCH APPEAL.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING TROOPER JIMMY FULFORD IN 1992 IN NORTH FLORIDA.

HOWELL HIRED A DRIVER TO DELIVER A GIFT-WRAPPED MICROWAVE OVEN WITH THE PIPE BOMB INSIDE TO TWO MARIANNA WOMEN.

FULFORD STOPPED THE DRIVER FOR SPEEDING EAST OF TALLAHASSEE.

HATIAN SCHOOL ABUSE-ONCAM

A MAN ACCUSED OF ABUSING HAITIAN CHILDREN AT A SCHOOL, TESTIFIES IN MIAMI TODAY.

MATTHEW CARTER HAS BEEN IN U.S. CUSTODY SINCE HIS 2011 ARREST AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

HE RAN A GROUP HOME FOR POOR CHILDREN IN HAITI'S CAPITAL FROM 1995 THROUGH 2011.

TWO HAITIAN MEN TESTIFIED THAT CARTER FORCED THEM TO PERFORM SEXUAL ACTS ON HIM WHEN THEY LIVED AT THE HOME.

BRITISH CARDINAL RESIGNS-TRX VO

DEVELOPING NEWS FROM THE VATICAN.

THE POPE ENTERS HIS FINAL DAYS IN POWER -- AND ALL AROUND HIM, NEW REPORTS ARE SURFACING OF SEX, BLACKMAIL, CORRUPTION, AND GAY ABUSE CLAIMS.

A TOP U-K CARDINAL HAS RESIGNED -ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TOWARD FOUR YOUNG MEN IN THE 1980'S.

THE VATICAN WAS ALREADY IN DAMAGE-CONTROL AFTER LEAKED REPORTS STATING THAT A NETWORK OF GAY PRIESTS WERE BLACKMAILED BY A GROUP OF MALE PROSTITUTES.

THE REPORTS ORIGINATE FROM AN INVESTIGATINVE REPORT IN AN ITALIAN NEWSPAPER -- VATICAN SOURCES REMAINED ANONYMOUS.

FIRST WTC BOMBING ANNIVERSARY-VO

20 YEARS AGO TODAY SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN A THOUSAND INJURED WHEN A BOMB EXPLODED IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE BLAST LEFT A CRATER SIXTY FEET WIDE AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF SEVERAL STEEL-REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THE EXPLOSION.

JACKSON LAWSUIT TO TRIAL-TRX VO

A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA NOW SAYS A LAWSUIT IN THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON *CAN GO TO TRIAL.

THE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY JACKSON'S THREE CHILDREN AND HIS MOTHER, AGAINST HIS CONCERT PROMOTER A-E-G LIVE -- SAYING THE PROMOTER CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.

MICHAELS PERSONAL DOCTOR, CONRAD MURRAY, WAS CONVICTED OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

THE SUIT CLAIMS THE PROMOTER WAS NEGLIGENT IN HIRING MURRAY.

MO EXPLOSION FOLO GAS LINES-TRX VO

NBC2 HAS NEW DEVELOPMENT OUT OF KANSAS CITY, ON LAST WEEK'S DEADLY EXPLOSION.

KANSAS CITY OFFICIALS SAY A CABLE COMPANY SUBCONTRACTOR SUSPECTED OF RUPTURING A NATURAL GAS LINE BEFORE A RESTAURANT EXPLOSION DID *NOT HAVE AN APPROVED PERMIT FOR THE WORK.

NEW DOCUMENTS SHOW THEY WERE DENIED THE FIRST PERMIT -- THEN, HAD APPLIED FOR A SECOND PERMIT THE MORNING OF THE EXPLOSION.

THE CREW REPORTED HITTING A NATURAL GAS LINE, MORE THAN AN HOUR BEFORE LAST TUESDAY NIGHT'S EXPLOSION.

MO EXPLOSION FOLO GAS LINES-SOT VO

"Whoever did the locating felt like something wasn't right. So somebody took a look at it. Maybe a supervisor and said 'Okay, you need to redo these.'"

ONE PERSON DIED - 15 OTHERS WERE INJURED.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY -- TRAYVON MARTIN, AN UNARMED TEEN - WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SANFORD, FLORIDA.

TODAY AT NOON -- WE GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSE TO THE CASE -- THOUSANDS OF LETTERS, SENT TO ZIMMERMAN, SHOWING BOTH SUPPORT -- AND ANGER.

PLUS.

AND ESCAPED EAGLE - THE TALK OF ONE CALIFORNIA CITY FOR DAYS.

TZ2 A) TRAYVON ONE YEAR-VO

TZ2 B) BALD EAGLE RETURNS-VOTOPS

ZIMMERMAN LETTERS-ONCAM

TODAY MARKS THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE CASE.

ATTORNEYS FOR THE MARTIN FAMILY ACCUSE HIM OF RACIALLY PROFILING THE 17-YEAR-OLD AND SHOOTING HIM "IN COLD BLOOD."

ZIMMERMAN SAYS HE SHOT MARTIN IN SELF-DEFENSE.

MEANWHILE -- ZIMMERMAN HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF CARDS AND LETTERS FROM THE PUBLIC -- EXPRESSING SUPPORT, AND OUTRAGE.

ZIMMERMAN LETTERS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

UNTIL NOW…THEY HAVE BEEN THE SILENT OPINIONS…FOR AND AGAINST…EXPRESSED DIRECTLY TO GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

THE HUNDREDS OF CARDS, LETTERS AND EMAIL THAT ONLY NOW….WE ARE ALLOWED TO SEE.

AS EXPECTED…WE FIND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ZIMMERMAN:

AND.HARSH CONDEMNATION.

STANDUP: "But, in those hundreds of personal and often passionate notes…we were able to look a little deeper…to look for trends…and to possibly see what is driving so many deeply held opinions. And immediately there were some surprises."

THE ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM AND PROFILING THAT DOMINATED DEMONSTRATIONS A YEAR AGO…

ARE NOT SO PREVALENT IN NOTES WRITTEN TO ZIMMERMAN.

OF THE EMAIL CONDEMNING HIS ACTIONS: FEWER THAN 10 PERCENT CALL HIM A RACIST.

ONLY ABOUT 5 PERCENT ACCUSE HIM OF PROFILING.

STANDUP: "The most common factor in opinions against Zimmerman may have its roots right here--that mental image of Trayvon Martin buying a pack of skittles and a can of ice tea at this convenience store before walking home to watch a basketball game. The one thing Zimmerman critics mentioned most isTrayvon Martin's age."

41 PERCENT, IN FACT, CONDEMNING ZIMMERMAN'S ACTIONS EXPLICITLY MENTION TRAYVON MARTIN'S YOUTH.

SOME CALLING HIM A 17 YEAR OLD, A TEENAGER, A YOUNG MAN….

BUT MOST MAY HAVE FORMED OPINIONS BASED ON THE YOUNGER PHOTOS OF MARTIN PUBLICIZED EARLY IN THE CASE…CALLING MARTIN A "BOY"…A "KID"…A "CHILD."

STANDUP: "And many of the people writing notes of support to George Zimmerman seemed to be reacting to what they saw playing out right here in the streets of Sanford, Florida. Nearly a quarter of the people supporting Zimmerman objected to race being an issue in this case."

SOME BLAMED THE MEDIA…

OTHERS BLAMED LEADERS OF THE PROTESTS…

SOME WENT EVEN FURTHER TO SUGGEST A CONSPIRACY AT WORK…

…OR THAT ZIMMERMAN WAS HIMSELF, A VICTIM OF RACISM.

A FEW MADE COMMENTS OFFERING A POSSIBLE GLIMPSE INTO A RACIAL DIVIDE…

ZIMMERMAN LETTERS-ONCAM

ONE YEAR SINCE TRAYVON-TRX VOTOPS OC

IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE TRAYVON MARTIN, AN UNARMED BLACK TEENAGER, WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SANFORD, FLORIDA.

ZIMMERMAN SAYS HE WAS ACTING IN SELF DEFENSE WHILE PROTECTING HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

ONE YEAR SINCE TRAYVON-PKG

TRAYVON MARTIN'S FAMILY MAINTAINS THEIR SON WAS WALKING HOME FROM THE STORE WHEN HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED A YEAR AGO BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, A VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHMAN.

Benjamin Crump / Family Attorney -:10 -:18

"February 26, Trayvon Martin was walking home from a 7-11 and, as his mother said, had every right to do so without being pursued or chased."

ZIMMERMAN ARGUES MARTIN ATTACKED HIM AND HE SHOT THE TEEN IN SELF DEFENSE.

INITIALLY, SANFORD POLICE DECIDED NOT TO CHARGE ZIMMERMAN.

AT THE CORE IS FLORIDA'S STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

THE CASE ATTRACTED IMMEDIATE NATIONAL ATTENTION.

Sybrina Fulton / Trayvon's Mother -:31 -:36

"Thank you for all of your support is means a lot to me and my family."

AND RALLIES LIKE THIS ONE FROM FLORIDA CONGRESSWOMAN CORRINE BROWN.

Rep. Corrine Brown / Florida / March 2012 -:40 -:46

"I want an arrest, I want a trial, I want a fair trial."

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY IS WORRIED THAT HIS CLIENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT FAIR TRAIL BECAUSE OF THE EMOTIONAL NATURE OF THE CASE.

Mark O'Mara / George Zimmerman's Attorney -:53 - 1:01

"I think there is a lot of emotion wrapped around the case and we 're worried that some of those emotions are still negative that that may play out against George"

POLICE CHARGED GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. ON APRIL 12 HE APPEARED IN COURT, MAINTAINING THAT HE ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE.

NATS

EARLIER THIS MONTH THE MARTIN FAMILY MARKED WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAYVON'S 18TH BIRTHDAY WITH A CEREMONY OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN HAS SUED NBCUNIVERSAL FOR DEFAMATION AND THE COMPANY HAS STRONGLY DENIED HIS ALLEGATIONS.

MEANWHILE, THE CRIMINAL TRIAL AGAINST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS SET TO START IN JUNE.

ONE YEAR SINCE TRAYVON-ONCAM

BALD EAGLE RECAPTURED-NATVO

AN ESCAPED EAGLE RISES TO ROCK-STAR STATUS IN PALO ALTO BEFORE FINALLY RETURNING TO HANDLERS.

HER NAME IS SEQUOIA, AND ALL WEEKEND LONG, SHE HAD THE PALO ALTO ZOO WORRIED SICK.

THE 24-YEAR-OLD EAGLE GOT SPOOKED AND WANDERED OFF DURING A FLYING EXERCISE AT THE ZOO OVER THE WEEKEND.

HER HANDLERS SPENT DAYS TRACKING HER WITH A RADIO RECEIVER AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

BALD EAGLE RECAPTURED-SOT VO

--SOT--

"I was really, really happy and concentrating on holding onto food really tight so she couldn't snatch it and fly by. And just hoping she'd come by me and not veer off at the last second."

SEQUOIA HAS ACTUALLY WANDERED OFF EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST 24 YEARS.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

COMING UP, THE NATION DRAWS CLOSER TO THE MARCH 1ST BUDGET DEADLINE.

NEW AT NOON -- WE'RE GETTING NEW DETAILS ON MASSIVE CUTS THAT COULD AFFECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORTS.

PLUS.

SOT From FRANCINE FITZGERALD

they were posting sometimes several times a day posting pictures showing us

where they were and then it stopped

NEW AT NOON - THE MYSTERY OF A CALIFORNIA COUPLE WHO VANISHED, WHILE VACATIONING IN PERU.

TZ3 A) RSW BUDGET-ONCAM

TZ3 B) MISSING IN PERU-SOT VO

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS

OPEN 12:30-CLIP

WEATHER TOSS-RADAR TOPS 2 SHOT

TRACKING CHANGES TO THE WEATHER TODAY AT NOON.

NBC-2 METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF JOINS US RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT'S AHEAD.

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

Our stretch of dry weather will come to an end today as a band of rain moves into Southwest Florida this afternoon, signaling the arrival of a cool front that will take a couple days to push all the through.

We'll start the morning with a little patchy fog, but visibility should be much improved compared to the last several mornings. We'll notice some low clouds around early today along with some periods of sunshine, but clouds will be on the increase this afternoon as the cool front comes marching our way.

A broken band of showers will start moving in from the Gulf of Mexico by the mid afternoon, and there might also be a few embedded thunderstorms as well. The good news is this rain will be weakening as it moves in, so we don't anticipate the severe weather threat that areas to our north are experiencing today. As far as rain totals are concerned, most spots should pick up a quarter inch or less.

As we go through the night, some lingering showers will be possible, particularly over southern portions of the viewing area around Collier County. Because the front will take some time before making it all the way through Southwest Florida, clouds and even a few showers will hang around through our Wednesday, keeping daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s.

By Thursday we should notice at least some partial clearing as the cool air starts filtering in. Highs Thursday should only reach the mid 70s after starting with lows in the mid 50s. Friday will be a few points cooler with highs only climbing into the low 70s.

By the weekend, our weather really starts to get chilly. Highs Saturday and Sunday will likely only reach the 60s, and overnight temperatures will fall into the 40s. What's more, clouds and a few showers might even keep our weather a bit cooler Saturday through early Sunday before we see more sunshine by Sunday afternoon. Models are even hinting at temperatures as low as the low 40s and 30s by Monday morning!

MIDWEST WEATHER-TRX VOTOPS OC

BLIZZARD IN THE MIDWEST - BY THE TIME THE SNOW STOPS FALLING SOMETIME TONIGHT, THERE COULD BE 13-INCHES OR MORE ON THE GROUND.

IN AN AREA THAT NORMALLY AVERAGES 15-INCHES A *YEAR.

MIDWEST WEATHER-PKG

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THE raging BLIZZARD BRINGING white outs and RECORD SNOW TO PARTS OF / NORTH

TEXAS

nats/fire truck siren

OVERNIGHT ALSO kicked up violent winds FUELING DEVASTATING FIRES in the

SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE STATE

INCLUDING ONE BLAZE THAT BURNED A MOBILE HOME KILLING A MOTHER AND HER TWIN

TODDLERS.

I came outside and looked across the street

and the house was on fire.

Nats/Dust Storm

In CORPUS CHRISTI -- WIND-WHIPPED dust MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE

Nats/ Whipping wind

AND Watch AS THE SIDE OF THIS BUILDING in austin CRUMBLES

Nats crashing bricks

AFTER BEING BATTERED BY 50 MILE-PER-HOUR GUSTS

This morning-EVEN AS the storm MOVES EAST IT Is Thrashing highways from

Oklahoma To Kansas-- roads NOW caked in snow

HERE IN Missouri, the morning commute will be nearly impossible-- It's the

second major snow in less than a week

And while grocery store shelves in Kansas City were cleared in anticipation

NATS / SNOW "ROOF-ALANCHE"

THE REMNANTS OF *LAST* WEEK'S IN WALLOP IN WICHITA CAME CRASHING DOWN IN

MINDY MCCREADY FUNERAL-VO

FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE HONORING THE LIFE OF SINGER MINDY MCCREADY IN HER HOMETWON OF FORT MYERS.

HER PUBLIC FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AT CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE COUNTRY MUSIC STAR COMMITTED SUICIDE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL MUSIC CAREER, MCCREADY'S LIFE WAS PLAGUED

BY ADDICTION, ARRESTS AND CUSTODY BATTLES.

CONGRESS BACK TO WORK RSW SETUP-TRX VO DBX

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPENDING CUTS UNLESS LAWMAKERS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

AMONG THE FIRST TO DISAPPEAR: HEATING ASSISTANCE. FOOD FOR NEW MOTHERS. AND MONEY FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS COULD TAKE A 10 PERCENT HIT.

THE FAA WOULD HAVE TO CUT 600-MILLION DOLLARS FROM ITS BUDGET -- AFFECTING PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND OF COURSE RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE AT RSW.

RSW BUDGET-LIVE U

THEY'LL HAVE TO CUT 600-MILLION DOLLARS.

RSW BUDGET-PKG

PKG:

CUTTING 600-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FAA MEANS BIG CHANGES.

100 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTERS WOULD CLOSE.

60 MORE WOULD GET RID OF OVERNIGHT SHIFTS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF 47-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES WOULD BE GIVEN FORCED DAYS OFF EVERY TWO WEEKS.

INCLUDING THOSE WORKING SECURITY.

STU: "The FAA says these cuts will inevitably cause delays and cancelations, on top of that, with less people working security, wait times and lines will also be longer."

AND IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH A LOT OF TRAVELERS.

SOT: "Larry Fogerson, Part-Time Resident, "I'm not in favor of those cuts, in fact I think it's a man made crisis to forward a political agenda."

SOT: Paul Hudson, President Flyersrights.org "Certainly I think something needs to be done within the next week or so."

THAT'S PAUL HUDSON, THE PRESIDENT OF FLYER'S RIGHTS-DOT-ORG, AN AIRLINE PASSENGER ORGANIZATION.

HE SAYS MUCH OF OUR ECONOMY RELIES ON THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

Paul, "And if you cut back on the effeciency of travel, speed of travel, the difficulty of it, you're hurting the economy and the travel and leisure industry."

IT'S UNCLEAR EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF AN EFFECT THE CUTS WOULD HAVE, BUT THE FAA PREDICTS AN AVERAGE OF 90 MINUTE DELAYS IN LARGE AIRPORTS LIKE CHICAGO O'HARE DURING PREAK HOURS.

DELAYS THAT WOULD TRICKLE DOWN TO OTHER AIRPORTS.

RSW BUDGET-LIVE U

LIVE:

THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT THE FAA WOULDN'T START IMPLEMENTING THOSE CHANGES UNTIL APRIL, GIVING WASHINGTON MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.

FCATS WRITING-OC

MANY STUDENTS IN OUR AREA ARE BUSY WRITING TODAY - 4TH, 8TH AND 10TH GRADERS.

ARE TAKING THE FCAT WRITING TEST.

THIS YEAR, THE NAME OF THE ASSESSMENT TEST CHANGED TO FCAT 2 POINT 0 WRITING.

BALLOON CRASH-TRX ONCAM

19 19 ASIAN AND EUROPEAN TOURISTS WERE KILLED IN A HOT AIR BOLLOON CRASH THIS MORNING.

THE CRASH HAPPENED NEAR THE EGYPTIAN TOWN OF LUXOR AFTER EXPLODING IN MID AIR.

BALLOON CRASH-PKG

POPE LATEST-TRX ONCAM

IN THREE DAYS, POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH WILL STEP DOWN FROM HIS POSITION -- AND FOR HIM, IT SEEMS, THAT DAY CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH.

BREAKING DETAILS ARE SURFACING NOW OF CORRUPTION AND A SEX SCANDAL SPANNING DECADES.

POPE LATEST-PKG

GAZA ROCKET INTO ISRAEL-TRX VO

A ROCKET, BELIEVED TO BE FIRED FROM GAZA, EXPLODED IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL TODAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST ATTACK BY MILITANTS SINCE A TRUCE ENDED FIGHTING IN NOVEMBER.

THE ROCKET CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO A ROAD NEAR THE CITY OF ASH-KELON BUT NO INJURIES.

SOUTH KOREA MILITARY DRILL-VOTOPS

AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN SOUTH KOREA TOOK PART IN A SPECIAL AIR ASSAULT TRAINING TODAY -- THIS AS TENSIONS CONTINUE WITH NORTH KOREA OVER THE RECENT NUCLEAR TEST.

THE TRAINING SESSION WILL LAST ABOUT TEN DAYS.

RUSSIA DRUGS IN RADDISHES-VOTOPS

A MAJOR DRUG BUST NEAR MOSCOW.

AGENTS SEIZED 180-MILLIONS DOLLARS WORTH OF AFGHAN HEROIN HIDDEN IN A SHIPMENT OF RADISHES.

PILOT DEAD IN FL PLANE CRASH-TRX VO

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A DEADLY PLANE CRASH IN PASCO COUNTY.

THE PILOT, FROM TENNESSEE, WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE SCENE OF THE CRASH MONDAY.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE WRECKAGE.

GMA LAWRENCE CRAZE-TRX VOTOPS OC

EVEN IF YOU MISSED THE OSCARS -- YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OF HER.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE, SHE WON AN OSCAR FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK."

SINCE THEN, HER POPULARITY HAS SKYROCKETED.

VIDEOS OF HER AT THE OSCARS HAVE GONE VIRAL.

MANY WONDERING, WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RISING STAR?

GMA LAWRENCE CRAZE-PKG

SCRIPT:

SOT JEAN DUJARDIN / ACTOR: "Jennifer Lawrence"

JENNIFER LAWRENCE DIDN'T JUST WIN AN OSCAR.SHE WON THE WHOLE OSCAR SEASON

. EVERY BIT THE "IT" GIRL-NEXT-DOOR FOR HER UNPRETENTIOUS EXUBERANCE

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "I'm sorry I did a shot before I came out

here.sorry! Jesus."

HER GONE-VIRAL-AND-THEN-SOME BACKSTAGE BANTER WITH THREE-TIME OSCAR WINNER

JACK NICHOLSON DURING HER INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS

SOT JACK NICHOLSON / ACTOR: "I didn't mean to crash into your interview"

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "Yeah, you're being really rude!"

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "I love all your movies."

SOT JACK NICHOLSON / ACTOR: "You look like an old girlfriend of mine."

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "Oh really? Do I look like a new girlfriend

?"

SOT JACK NICHOLSON / ACTOR: "I thought about it."

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "Oh my God!

Is he still here?"

SOT JACK NICHOLSON / ACTOR: "I'll be waiting!"

EVEN HER OCCASIONAL SLIP ON AWARD SHOW STAIRCASES.

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "You guys are just standing up because you

feel bad that I fell and that's really embarrassing but thank you."

ONLY RATIFYING HOW REFRESHINGLY REAL THIS 22-YEAR-OLD SEEMS WITH AN ACADEMY

AWARD,

A MODELING CONTRACT AS THE NEW FACE OF MISS DIORAND A BRIGHT FUTURE ONSCREEN

SOT MERLE GINSBERG / SENIOR WRITER, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "She is the

hottest female entertainment star on the planet. / She's this acting

chameleon, but she doesn't take herself too seriously."

LAWRENCE'S FUTURE SETS UP SMARTLY SHE'S GOT ROLES IN 2 FILM FRANCHISES: THE

X-MEN SERIES & THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY, FOR WHICH SHE'LL RETURN AS KATNISS

EVERDEEN IN CATCHING FIRE.

SOT CHRIS CONNELLY / ABC NEWS: "Is your archery still in high quality

condition?"

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "Yeah, I'm not bad."

NOW, POST-OSCAR, THE SKY'S THE LIMITFOR THE YOUNG ACTRESS WHO BEGAN HER

CAREER AT AGE 6, PLAYING AN EDGY ROLE IN A CHURCH PLAY.

SOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE / ACTRESS: "My mom always tells the story. She's,

like, "She was playing a prostitute." I'm, like, "Was I?" And I

guess I had a feather boa. Sorry, anybody who's been wearing a

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

STILL AHEAD AT NOON -- TWO AMERICANS, MISSING IN PERU.

THE TWO WERE ON VACATION.

BUT HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM IN MORE THAN A MONTH.

NEXT AT NOON - the MYSTERY - LOVED ONES, HOPE WILL BE SOLVED SOON.

PLUS.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA -- A WOMAN CRASHED HER CAR INTO A TROOPER'S CRUISER.

THE ROADWAY EXCHANGE -- NEXT AT NOON.

TZ4 A) PERU MISSING-VO

TZ4 B) TROOPER SPINOUT-VOTOPS

PERU MISSING-TRX ONCAM

THE MYSTERY CONTINUES INTO THE CASE OF A MISSING COUPLE FROM CALIFORNIA IN PERU.

THE TWO WERE ON VACATION -- AND THE LAST ANYONE HAD HEARD FROM THEM WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO.

THE QUESTION TODAY, COULD THEY HAVE BEEN THEY

KIDNAPPED?

PERU MISSING-PKG

SCRIPT:

This morning, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THIS YOUNG COUPLE ON THE VACATION OF A

LIFETIME

BICYCLING THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA FOR SEVERAL MONTHS - WORRYING ONLY ABOUT

TAKING THE NEXT GREAT PHOTO.

SFX PHOTO FLASH

BUT THEN one MONTH AGO. SILENCE And now, their families are askingWHERE ARE

25-YEAR-OLDS GARRETT HAND AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JAMIE NEAL?

SOT From FRANCINE FITZGERALD

they were posting sometimes several times a day positng pictures showing us

where they were and then it stopped

ON JANUARY 25TH. THE LAST FACEBOOK POST FROM CUZCO, PERU. JAMIE WRITING.

"Finally found Kraft Mac n cheese in South America! Stoked"

GARRETT'S MOM IS WORRIED SICK. SHE HOPED GARRETT'S SISTER COULD UNLOCK THE

MYSTERY.

SOT Francine Fitzgerald, Garrett's Mother-- 20:08:06

She remembered garrets password. She had his computer. It turned out that

his password was also the password for his bank account.

But there's NO BANK ACTIVITY AFTER JANUARY 25TH.

SOT Francine Fitzgerald, Garrett's Mother--20:13:35

How is my son getting by, how is my son eating, how is my son traveling

through peru without eating???

JUST THIS MONTH, THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A WARNING FOR AMERICANS

TRAVELING TO PERU. HIGHLIGHTING RECENT KIDNAPPINGS IN THE CITY OF CUZCO.

THE SAME CITY JAMIE WAS POSTING FROM ON FACEBOOK.

NOW THIS MORNING, a possible NEW lead. Peruvian police saying THE COUPLE

MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN ON A BOAT TO ECUADOR, a country not on their itinerary.

BUT Garret's mother says WHEREVER they are, she should have heard from them

by now.

SOT Brad Garrett, Crime Analyst-- 15:58:07

That's a long time, particularly for people who are in their mid 20's who

communicate daily on the internet.

SOT YouTube

Garrett playing with niece and nephew

GARRETT'S SISTER HOPES HER BROTHER WILL be home, PLAYING WITH HIS NIECE AND

NEPHEW AGAIN SOON.

SOT Larkin McGowan, Garrett's Sister 20:22:35

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.

Our stretch of dry weather will come to an end today as a band of rain moves into Southwest Florida this afternoon, signaling the arrival of a cool front that will take a couple days to push all the through.

We'll start the morning with a little patchy fog, but visibility should be much improved compared to the last several mornings. We'll notice some low clouds around early today along with some periods of sunshine, but clouds will be on the increase this afternoon as the cool front comes marching our way.

A broken band of showers will start moving in from the Gulf of Mexico by the mid afternoon, and there might also be a few embedded thunderstorms as well. The good news is this rain will be weakening as it moves in, so we don't anticipate the severe weather threat that areas to our north are experiencing today. As far as rain totals are concerned, most spots should pick up a quarter inch or less.

As we go through the night, some lingering showers will be possible, particularly over southern portions of the viewing area around Collier County. Because the front will take some time before making it all the way through Southwest Florida, clouds and even a few showers will hang around through our Wednesday, keeping daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s.

By Thursday we should notice at least some partial clearing as the cool air starts filtering in. Highs Thursday should only reach the mid 70s after starting with lows in the mid 50s. Friday will be a few points cooler with highs only climbing into the low 70s.

By the weekend, our weather really starts to get chilly. Highs Saturday and Sunday will likely only reach the 60s, and overnight temperatures will fall into the 40s. What's more, clouds and a few showers might even keep our weather a bit cooler Saturday through early Sunday before we see more sunshine by Sunday afternoon. Models are even hinting at temperatures as low as the low 40s and 30s by Monday morning!

TROOPER SPINOUT-TRX ONCAM

AN 18-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA GIRL WAS ARRESTED EARLY SUNDAY AFTER HITTING A TROOPER AND THEN DRIVING AWAY.

WE NOW HAVE DASHCAM VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE INCIDENT.

THE GIRL HIT THE TROOPER WHILE HE WAS INVESTIGATING ANOTHER CRASH.

TROOPER SPINOUT-PKG

Nats. Sirens Blaring

A STATE TROOPER IS TOLD HE CAN END THE PURSUIT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

IT STARTED A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AS THE TROOPER WAS INVESTIGATING A DIFFERENT--- HIT AND RUN CRASH.

Sgt. Kim Montes

"His patrol car is struck by a vehicle traveling on University, the car is then pushed into him and injures his leg, as the female driver takes off from the scene."

WE DON'T SEE THAT CRASH ON VIDEO, NOR DO WE SEE WHAT HE HAS TO DO TO GET INTO HIS OWN PATROL CAR.

Sgt. Kim Montes

"His door is jammed because of the impact of the car, so he has to crawl in through the front left window."

ONCE HE GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DRIVER HE THINKS WILL NOT STOP. HE SPINS HER OUT.

SHE WANDERS OUT OF THE WRECKED CAR AND IS HANDCUFFED.

Nats. "Can you explain to me what I did wrong?? You crashed into a trooper and you left the scene, yes, but I couldn't stop because the car in front of me stopped. Doesn't matter you can't hit a a trooper and leave."

TROOPERS SAY 18 YEAR OLD GINA GARCIA RONQUILLO WAS SWAYING.AND THAT HER EYES WERE BLOODSHOT AND WATERY.

SHE'S CLEARLY HEARD GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH TROOPERS.

Nats."I didn't do anything bad. You hit my trooper ma'am. But that was because of traffic."

SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER TWO BREATH SAMPLES SHOWED HER AT AROUND POINT 1-4. NOT QUITE DOUBLE THE LIMIT.

HER FATHER DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA BUT DEFENDED HIS DAUGHTER

Father

"She's a normal girl, she don't drink, maybe first time."

SYRIA VIOLENCE-TRX VOTOPS

NEW VIDEO INTO THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM.

FRESH VIOLENCE ERUPTS NEAR ALEPPO, SYRIA.

NEW VIDEO CLAIMS TO SHOW A GOVERNMENT HELICOPTER BEING SHOT DOWN BY REBELS.

IN ANOTHER CLIP, RUBBLE FROM DESTROYED BUILDINGS LITTERED THE STREETS.

RUSSIA ADOPTION CASE-VOTOPS

BACKLASH ERUPTS IN A RUSSIAN TOWN OVER A HIGH PROFILE ADOPTION CASE -- ONE THAT HAS STRANDED U-S AND RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

THE TOWN IS WHERE THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER OF THE THREE-YEAR-OLD WAS BORN.

THE BOY WAS ADOPTED BY A WOMEN FROM TEXAS AND DIED LAST MONTH.

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW THE BOY DIED, BUT RUSSIAN OFFICIALS HAVE ACCUSED THE ADOPTIVE MOTHER OF ABUSING HIM.

GREECE PRISON ATTEMPT-VOTOPS

LIKE SOMETHING YOU'D SEE IN HOLLYWOOD - A DARING HELICOPTER PRISON ESCAPE IN GREECE WAS STOPPED BY SOME QUICK THINKING GUARDS.

THIS WAS THE SCENE AFTERWARD - BUT HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.

IN A HAIL OF GUNFIRE, A HELICOPTER SWOOPED INTO A PRISON COURTYARD AND LOWERED A ROPE TO HELP A CONVICTED KILLER TRY TO ESCAPE.

THIS WAS THE PRISONER'S *FOURTH ESCAPE ATTEMPT.

THE KILLER CLIMBED THE ROPE TO GET IN THE CHOPPER, BUT GUARDS RETURNED FIRE -- CAUSING THE PRISONER TO FALL.

FISH TANK SMASHER-VO

MASSACHUSETTS POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO BROKE INTO A PET SHOP AND APPARENTLY PURPOSELY SMASHED A FISH TANK.

LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

YOU CAN SEE THE THIEF WALLKING INSIDE THE SHOP.

HE USES WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PIPE TO BREAK A 180-GALLON REEF TANK.

DOZENS OF FISH AND CORALS WERE KILLED.

THE THIEF ALSO STOLE MONEY AND COMPUTERS.

CARS WIFI HOTSPOTS-VO

GENERAL MOTORS AND AT&T WANT TO MAKE TURN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CARS INTO MOBILE WI-FI HOTSPOTS.

THE PLAN IS TO HAVE 4-G WIRELESS SERVICE TO VEHICLES IN THE U-S AND CANADA BY 2015.

THE SYSTEM WILL FIRST BE AVAILABLE IN CHEVROLET, BUICK, G-M-C, AND CADILLAC MODELS.

DENNIS RODMAN IN NK-VO

AN ODD STOP FOR THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS.

FORMER N-B-A STAR DENNIS RODMAN AND A FEW OF HIS TEAMMATES ARE IN NORTH KOREA -- HOLDING A BASKETBALL SKILLS CAMP.

A LOCAL CAMERA CREW FOLLOWED THEM FOR A NEWS SPECIAL TO AIR LATER THIS YEAR.

DENNIS RODMAN IN NK-SOTVO

"It's my first time, I think it's most of these guys' first time here, so hopefully everything's going to be OK , and hoping the kids have a good time for the game."

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

THE NBC-2 TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO GATHER NEW DETAILS FOR OUR TOP STORIES.

ANOTHER BEAR GETS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THIS TIME, THE BEAR BREAKS INTO AN ELDERLY WOMAN'S LANAI - TO GET TO HER GARBAGE.

NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE LATEST DAMAGE AND CONCERN.

PLUS - A FRANTIC SEARCH OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

A FAMILY IS MISSING AFTER THEIR BOAT SANK SUNDAY.

FORST AT FOUR - WE'LL HEAR THEIR LAST CALL FOR HELP.

AND - REAL LIFE INSPIRING HOLLYWOOD HITS.

ARGO WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE.

TONIGHT, SOME OF THE HOSTAGES HELD IN IRAN, HOPE THE RENEWED ATTENTION HELPS THEM WIN COMPENSATION FOR THEIR STRUGGLES.

A) bear watch in east naples-OTS VO

B) ca family missing after boating-VOTOPS

C) argo hostages-VOTOPS

tampa storm damage-VO

MCCREADY FUNERAL-TRXVO TOPS

TAKING ON FINAL LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

MINDY MCCREADY WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY.

A PUBLIC FUNERAL IS TAKING PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AT TWO

AT AT CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE LATE COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER COMMITTED SUICIDE ON FEBURARY 17-TH.

FMB DEAD FISH CLEANUP-VOTOPS

FORT MYERS BEACH IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP DEAD FISH WASHING UP ASHORE.

CREWS HAVE COLLECTED ABOUT 12-THOUSAND FISH SO FAR TODAY.

THE TOWN HIRED EXTRA WORKERS TO CLEAN UP THE BEACH, SINCE A SHIFT IN WIND LAST WEEK STARTING BRINGING THE EFFECTS OF RED TIDE ON SHORE.

WINTER STORM-VOTOPS

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POUNDING THE NATION'S MIDSECTION

ONCE AGAIN.

TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, KANSAS AND MISSOURI ARE BEING HIT HARD.

IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE -- UP TO 21 INCHES OF SNOW

HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

THE STORM KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

AN EARNINGS BEAT FROM HOME DEPOT IS HELPING TO SEND THE DOW HIGHER IN MIDDAY TRADING,

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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