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HL3) POPES LAST AUDIENCE-TRX-SAT-1 OR VO

HL1) SHOTS FIRED FM-TRX-VOTOPS

AND SHOTS FIRED IN FORT MYERS WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING --

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT

WITH JUST ONE DAY LEFT -- POPE BENEDICT THE 16-TH IS HOLDING HIS FINAL GENERAL AUDIENCE TODAY AT THE VATICAN.

MORE THAN 50 THOUSAND TICKETS WERE GIVEN OUT FOR THE GENERAL AUDIENCE --

BUT THERE COULD BE MANY MORE.

POPES LAST AUDIENCE-PLASMA- SAT LIVE

THIS IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THE POPE IS GETTING READY TO DELIEVER HIS FINAL MESSAGE TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO AHVE GATHERED TO BID HIM FAREWELL.

POPES LAST AUDIENCE-VOTOPS

THE WEEKLY APPOINTMENT IS ONE HE KEEPS WITH THE FAITHFUL AND TOURISTS TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH. ON THURSDAY MORNING POPE BENEDICT WILL MEET WITH THE CARDINALS.

HE WILL HEAD TO HIS SUMMER HOME NEAR ROME.

HE WILL KEEP HIS THE NAME "BENEDICT" AND WILL ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS POPE EMERITUS.

HE'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP HIS DISTINCTIVE RED SHOES.

POPES LAST AUDIENCE-PLASMA

THE POPE WILL LEAD HIS NEW LIFE IN SECLUSION AND PRAYER.

HE WILL STAY AT HIS HOME UNTIL WORK ON A MONASTERY WITHIN THE VATICAN GROUNDS IS FINISHED LATER THIS SPRING.

LIVE IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING --

BREAKING CLIP-TRX

SHOTS FIRED FM-ANIMAPTOPS

BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS ---

SHOTS FIRED FM-VOTOPS

POLICE WERE ON SCENE OVERNIGHT --

PATROLLING THE STREET WITH SHOTGUNS OUT.

THEY TELL NBC-2 THERE WAS A DISPUTE THAT ENDED IN THE APARTMENT PARKING LOT.

THAT'S WHERE SHOTS WERE FIRED -- NO ONE WAS HURT.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE QUESTIONED -- BUT NO ONE WAS CHARGED.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

MASS BUS CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS-BNR

NEW DETAILS OVERNIGHT ON A BUS CRASH CARRYING THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.

THE BUS DRIVER, THE TEAM'S COACH AND MORE THAN 20 TEAM MEMBERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE TEAM WAS HEADED TO A GAME AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY --

THE BUS CRASHED ON I-95 IN GEORGETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

THE BUS CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE LANDING IN THE WOODS.

FM AMBULANCE CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

DEVELOPING IN FORT MYERS --

SIX PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING AN AMBULANCE.

THE PERSON BEING TRANSPORTED IN THE AMBULANCE WAS HURT TOO.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND CANAL STREET AND HIT AN SUV.

WITNESSES ON SCENE SAY THE AMBULANCE DID NOT HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR SIRENS ON.

WINTER WX MIDWEST-NATVO

THE WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THOSE IN THE MIDWEST --

DUMPING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS FOR CERTAIN STATES.

roof collapsing

THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL ROOF COLLAPSES REPORTED ACROSS THE STATE OF MISSOURI.

IN STATES LIKE KANSAS -- CREWS HAVE BEEN STAYING BUSY PLOWING SNOW -- AND CLEARING ROADWAYS.

HAGEL CONFIRMATION-VO

CHUCK HAGEL WILL OFFICIALLY BE SWORN IN AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TODAY.

HE WAS FINALLY CONFIRMED YESTERDAY -- AFTER A SENATE VOTE CLEARED HIS WAY FOR NOMINATION.

REPUBLICANS HAD OPPOSED THE PRESIDENT'S CHOICE AS DEFENSE SECRETARY.

CITING HAGEL'S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL AND WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE WITH IRAN.

DAYTONA VICTIMS HIRE LAWYER-VO

THREE FANS HURT DURING SATURDAY'S NASCAR RACE HAVE HIRED A LAWYER.

A CRASH ON THE LAST LAP IN DAYTONA SENT DEBRIS INTO THE CROWD, INJURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PEOPLE.

MORGAN AND MORGRAN LAW FIRM SAYS THREE PEOPLE ARE EXPLORING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROTECTIVE FENCE.

BALLOON CRASH BODIES GOING HOME-VO

THE BODIES OF MANY VICTIMS KILLED IN A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH IN EGYPT --

ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES.

NINETEEN FOREIGN TOURISTS WERE KILLED WHEN THE HOT AIR BALLOON CAUGHT FIRE AND CRASHED IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD OVER LUXOR, EGYPT.

IT'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST BALLOONING ACCIDENTS.

FORMER BP PRESIDENT TESTIFIES-VO

THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF B-P AMERICA IS TAKING SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORST OIL SPILL IN U-S HISTORY.

LANAR MCKAY ADMITS MORE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THE DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION AND LEAK.

11 PEOPLE DIED -- AND 2 hundred 10 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL SPEWED INTO THE WATER.

A U-S DISTRICT JUDGE IS HEARING THE CASE --

AND WILL DECIDE HOW MUCH B-P AND OTHER COMPANIES OWE FOR THEIR ROLES IN THE DISASTER.

RED TIDE CLEAN UP-VO-WIPE

NOW TO A PROBLEM -- CURRENTLY PLAGUING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES.

THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH CONTINUE TO WASH UP ON THE SHORES.

WITH MANY TOURISTS ALREADY HERE

AND WITH SPRING BREAK AROUND THE CORNER--

LEE COUNTY VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU OFFICIALS ARE PUTTING IN THE EXTRA HOURS

CLEANING UP THE FISH KILLS CAUSED BY RED TIDE.

RED TIDE CLEAN UP-SOTVO

29:46 "We're all looking for a little bit of cold weather I know our local residents and our visitors don't want to hear anything about cold weather, but typically cold weather will break up a red tide."

UTILITIES EXPANSION REFUND-OC

19-MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN CAPE CORAL.

THE CITY SAYS THE COST OF THE ORIGINAL UTILITES PROJECT FROM THE 19-90'S WAS LESS THAN EXPECTED --

SO THAT MONEY IS GOING BACK TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE CITY WILL REFUND THE MONEY TO CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS --

WHICH MEANS IF YOU PAID FOR YOUR PART OF THE PROJECT THEN SOLD YOUR PROPERTY, YOU WON'T SEE A DIME.

COSTELLO TRIAL-VO-WIPE

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WITNESSES WILL TAKE THE STAND TODAY DURING THE MURDER TRIAL OF RYAN COSTELLO.

HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS BABY BOY.

THE FOUR-MONTH OLD SUFFERED MASSIVE INJURIES -- SKULL FRACTURES, INTERNAL BLEEDING AND BRUISING.

COSTELLO TRIAL-(2)SOTVO

Carrie pollock/prosecutor

:13 Whitney is not on trial in this matter. Ryan Costello is on trial in this matter. That's what this case is about. Ryan Costello causing the death of Darwin Costello

Wilbur smith/ defense attorney

:13 the trouble is and the facts will on virtually every criminal topic she gives two three four , up to seven different versions of what happened

MCCREADY FUNERAL-VO-WIPE

AN EMOTIONAL GOODBYE FOR A LOCAL COUNTRY SINGER -- AS MINDY MCCREADY'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS PAID THEIR FINAL RESPECTS.

THE NORTH FORT MYERS NATIVE'S COFFIN WAS DRAPED IN FLOWERS INSIDE CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH YESTERDAY.

THOSE INSIDE FOCUSED ON THE SINGER'S BEST DAYS RATHER THAN HER INNER STRUGGLES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY MCCREADY SHOT AND KILLED HERSELF ON HER ARKANSAS FRONT PORCH FEBRUARY 17th.

MCCREADY FUNERAL-SOTVO

TAKE SOT

Gayle Inge, McCready's Mom

"Her favorite last words were I miss you, love you, and mean it. I'm her biggest fan and will miss her love her, and I mean it."

THE 37-YEAR OLD SINGER LEAVES BEHIND TWO YOUNG SONS -- ZANDER AND ZANE -- CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE IN ARKANSAS.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT-VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY IS FED UP --

WITH UNWANTED GUESTS ROAMING THEIR PROPERTY.

PLUS -- BEER DRINKERS UNITE --

AND FILE A LAWSUIT.

THEY CLAIM SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BREWS --

ARE A LITTLE WATERED DOWN.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

ROSA PARKS STATUE UNVEILING-VO

THE LATE CIVIL RIGHTS HEROINE ROSA PARKS WILL LIVE ON IN THE U-S CAPITOL.

A STATUE OF PARKS WILL BE UNVEILED TODAY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEAK AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY AT 11 THIS MORNING.

THE STATUE WILL BE THE FIRST EVER OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN THE CAPITOL.

ROSA PARKS' REFUSAL TO GIVE UP HER BUS SEAT TO A WHITE PERSON LED TO THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

MARCO SHORES DANGEROUS BEARS-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING --THERE IS GROWING CONCERN BLACK BEARS ARE GETTING TOO COMFORTABLE IN ONE COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD

ONE RIPPED THROUGH A 90-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S LANAI YESTERDAY MORNING IN MARCO SHORES ESTATES.

THE BEAR TORE DOWN SCREENS AND WINDOWS - WHILE IT WAS TRYING TO GET TO A TRASH CAN.

A BEAR BIOLOGIST VISITED THE COMMUNITY JUST DAYS AGO - LOOKING TO GIVE TIPS ON HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP KEEP THE ANIMALS AWAY.

MARCO SHORES DANGEROUS BEARS-(2)SOTVO

Lois Martin/Bear broken into her lanai "I was upset - I'm 90-years old and I was upset when I saw it cause nothing has ever happened like this to me."

John DeLorenzo/Neighbor "What do we have to wait for someone to get mulled and killed before we get help with this problem."

F-W-C OFFICIALS SAY EVEN AFTER THIS INCIDENT THEY STILL DON'T CONSIDER THESE BEARS "AGGRESSIVE".

THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS MAKE SURE ALL RESIDENTS ARE KEEPING THEIR TRASH INSIDE -

SCAMMER CALLS COPS-VO

A SCAMMER CALLED THE COPS AFTER HE COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF HIS ELDERLY VICTIM.

WHEN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES GOT TO HER HOUSE, THEY REALIZED SHE'D BEEN SCAMMED OUT OF ALMOST 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE 84 YEAR-OLD WOMAN SAID SHE GOT A CALL FROM A MAN WHO TOLD HER SHE'D WON A SWEEPSTAKES.

HE TOLD HER SHE HAD TO SEND MONEY TO GET HER WINNINGS, WHICH SHE DID.

DETECTIVES SAY WHEN THE SCAMMER COULDN'T REACH HER ONE DAY, HE ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON HER.

WHEN DEPUTIES SHOWED UP -- THEY REALIZED SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT.

NEW CARS MEDIUM INCOME-VO

NEW THIS MORNING: A STUDY FINDS A MEDIAN INCOME HOUSEHOLD CAN ONLY AFFORD THE AVERAGE PRICED NEW CAR IN JUST ONE OF THE 25 LARGEST CITIES.

ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH, 24 OF THE 25 CITIES,

ALL BUT WASHINGTON, D-C -- FELL SHORT OF THE 601 DOLLAR MONTHLY PAYMENT IT TAKES TO BUY THE AVERAGE NEW CAR.

ACCORDING TO TRUECAR IT WAS JUST OVER 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN 2012.

IN MANY CASES, CITIES FELL WAY SHORT.

CHILDREN'S SCOOTER RECALL-TRX-VOTOPS

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE A MONSTER HIGH CITY MOTOR SCOOTER -

OR A HELLO KITTY CITY MOTOR SCOOTER?

DYNACRAFT IS RECALLING MORE THAN TEN-THOUSAND OF THEM.

THEY CAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE THEY'RE IN USE, CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL AND FALL.

THERE HAVE BEEN NINE REPORTS OF SUCH CASES, INCLUDING THREE WITH INJURIES.

THE MONSTER HIGH SCOOTERS WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART,

WHILE THE HELLO KITTY SCOOTERS WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT TOYS R US.

HONEY BOO BOO NOW GLOBAL-VO

A REDNECK GEORGIA FAMILY IS NOW GOING GLOBAL.

PEOPLE IN EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND LATIN AMERICA WILL SOON GET TO WATCH HONEY BOO BOO AND HER RELATIVES.

TANNING MOM ISN'T IN TROUBLE-VO

THE NEW JERSEY WOMAN, KNOWN AS THE "TAN MOM," WON'T FACE CHARGES AFTER SHE WAS ACCUSED OF BRINGING HER FIVE YEAR OLD INTO A TANNING BOOTH.

A GRAND JURY REFUSED TO INDICT 44 YEAR OLD PATRICIA KRENTCIL ON A CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGE.

POLICE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS NOTICED BURNS ON HER DAUGHTER'S LEGS.

OLIVE OIL 101-CG-VIDBOX-RVL

FOR A LONG TIME -- NURTRITIONISTS HAVE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE HEART HEALTHY BENEFITS OF EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.

BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW.

IT DOES MORE THAN HELP YOUR HEART --

IT'S FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS THAT HELP PROTECT YOUR CELLS FROM DAMAGE.

ALSO -- IN THE U-S, YOUR OIL MAY NOT BE EXTRA-VIRGIN -- BECAUSE HERE, UNLIKE EUROPE -- THERE AREN'T STRICT REGULATIONS CLASSIFYING OIL.

HOW YOU STORE YOUR OLIVE OIL IS IMPORTANT.

LOOK FOR A BOTTLE MADE FROM DARK GREEN GLASS THAT PROTECTS IT FROM LIGHT.

WATERED DOWN BEER SUIT-VO

"ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV" IS ACCUSED OF WATERING DOWN ITS BEERS.

CONSUMERS JUST FILED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS.

THEY CLAIM THE COMPANY PUTS TOO MUCH WATER IN BUDWEISER, MICHELOB AND OTHER BRANDS,

CHEATING DRINKERS OUT OF THE BEVERAGE'S STATED ALCOHOL CONTENT.

THE LEAD LAWYER SAYS THE SUITS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION FROM FORMER BREWERY EMPLOYEES.

COVERAGE PROMISE-2 SHOT -LIVE

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22.

AND IF YOUR JUST JOINING US THIS MORNING --

WE'RE MONITORING THE POPE'S FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN SAINT PETER'S SQUARE.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HEAR HIM SPEAK.

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

TAMPA TORNADO-NATSVO-WIPE

"Holy Macaroni."

TAKE A LOOK THIS VIDEO OUT OF TAMPA --

A TORNADO THAT TWISTED THROUGH THE CITY YESTERDAY.

IT PACKED HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

IT RIPPED THE SHINGLES OFF ROOFS --

AND KNOCKED OVER TREES.

PEOPLE ALSO SPOTTED A WATERSPOUT NEAR HARBOR ISLAND -- RIGHT NEAR DOWNTOWN.

TAMPA TORNADO-2 SOTVO

Robert Fisher/Restaurant Manager

"You could definitely tell the doors, opened up for a little bit and then slammed shut and were definitely being pushed inward as the wind was going by

Simone Antinori/Witness

"All of a sudden this wind was whipping around and you could see the rotation as I was in my car and I was like, oh my God, should I keep going.

MOST OF THE DAMAGE TURNED OUT TO BE MINOR.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TEENS KILLED IN CRASHES-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

DEATHS AMONG TEENAGE DRIVERS HAVE BEEN ON A STEADY DECLINE -- UNTIL NOW.

THE NUMBER OF 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS KILLED IN CAR CRASHES WAS UP DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2012.

TWENTY-FIVE STATES REPORTED INCREASES IN TEEN TRAFFIC FATALITIES, ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1)POPE'S LAST AUDIENCE-TRX-SAT-LIVE

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY --

TENS OF THOUSANDS PACK SAINT PETER'S SQUARE --

WATCHING POPE BENEDICT ADDRESS HIS LAST AUDIENCE --

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) BUDGET SHOWDOWN-TRX-VOTOPS

AND LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO GO -- BEFORE THE SEQUESTRATION DEADLINE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

POPE'S LAST AUDIENCE-SAT-LIVE LOOK-VO

IT'S HISTORY IN THE MAKING --

ONE FINAL CHANCE TO SEE BENEDICT THE SIXTEENTH SPEAK IN PUBLIC.

THIS MORNING -- THOUSANDS HAVE GATHERED IN SAINT PETER'S SQUARE IN ROME.

THE POPE CAME IN BY POPEMOBILE --

AND HAS SINCE ADDRESSED THE MASSES.

TOMORROW BENEDICT WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE TO QUIET PRAYER AND MEDITATION.

POPE'S LAST AUDIENCE-SOTVO

SOT REV. JAMES MARTIN / ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR

I don't think it's a case where he said 01:10:32:06 'Oh my gosh, there's

all these scandals I have to resign,' I think just the weight of the job on

someone who is relatively frail and very old, just took its toll and was

time for him to go

BENEDICT WILL LIVE IN A CONVERTED CONVENT AND BECOME POPE EMERITUS.

HE WILL GIVE UP HIS RED SHOES - BUT CONTINUE TO WEAR WHITE.

TOMORROW THE POPE WILL SAY GOODBYE TO THE CARDINALS AND LEAVE ON A

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

SHOTS FIRED FM-TRX-ANIMAP

BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS ---

SHOTS FIRED FM-VOTOPS

POLICE WERE ON SCENE OVERNIGHT --

PATROLLING THE STREET WITH SHOTGUNS OUT.

THEY TELL NBC-2 THERE WAS A DISPUTE THAT ENDED IN THE APARTMENT PARKING LOT.

THAT'S WHERE SHOTS WERE FIRED -- NO ONE WAS HURT.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE QUESTIONED -- BUT NO ONE WAS CHARGED.

TOSS TO STACEY-OC

LESS THAN 48 HOURS LEFT ON THE SEQUESTER COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND THE BLAME GAME CONTINUES.

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE IS NOW WARNING--

IF LAWMAKERS CAN'T REACH A DEFICIT REDUCTION DEAL BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW,

THE RESULTING MANDATORY BUDGET CUTS COULD BE TOO MUCH -- TOO SOON FOR OUR FRAGILE ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-PLASMA

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-VOTOPS

THE TWO SIDES BLAME EACH OTHER.

SPEAKER BOEHNER SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DEMANDING ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE WITHOUT PUTTING FORWARD A PLAN OF HIS OWN.

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-SOTVO

"there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to

compromise even an inch

WITHOUT AGREEMENT, AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT TOMORROW,

85-BILLION DOLLARS IN AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS WILL GO INTO EFFECT.

THE CUTS ARE DRASTIC AND COULD AFFECT EVERYTHING FROM:

*CHILDREN'S VACCINATIONS.

*TSA SCREENING.

BUDGET SHOWDOWN-PLASMA

IF YOU'RE EXPECTING A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO STRIKE A DEAL, THINK AGAIN.

FOR NOW PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS HAVE NO PHONE CALLS OR

MEETINGS ON THEIR OFFICIAL SCHEDULES.

LIVE IN THE STUDIO --

CALIFORNIA OFFICER SHOOTING-TRX-VOTOPS

NEW RIGHT NOW:

TWO POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SHOT AND KILLED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

A NEIGHBOR CAUGHT THE FIRE FIGHT ON HIS CELL PHONE CAMERA.

THE OFFICERS WERE INVESTIGATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT WHEN A GUNMAN FIRED AT THEM.

A SHORT TIME LATER A SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE DURING A CHASE.

OFFICERS FROM SEVERAL OTHER JURISDICTIONS JOINED IN THE SEARCH.

MASS BUS CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

EVERYONE INJURED IN THIS BUS CRASH IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY THIS MORNING.

IT WAS CARRYING THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TO A GAME AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

THE BUS WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND LANDED IN THE WOODS IN GEORGETOWN MASSACHUSSETS.

FM AMBULANCE CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING --

SIX PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING AN AMBULANCE IN FORT MYERS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND CANAL STREET AND HIT AN SUV.

WITNESSES ON SCENE SAY THE AMBULANCE DID NOT HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR SIRENS ON.

KANASHA ISAAC LATEST-OC-TRX-SS-VO

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ONE MORE PERSON CONNECTED TO THE SHOOTING A 16 YEAR OLD IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

KANASHA ISSAC WAS SHOT IN THE FACE OUTSIDE A FORT MYERS RESTAURANT OVER THE WEEKEND.

HER FAMILY TELLS US SHE WAS AN INNOCENT VICTIM.

BIDEN TALKS GUN CONTROL-OC

HAPPENING TODAY: VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ON WAYS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.

HE'S DISCUSSING PROPOSALS AT THE 2013 WINTER SPRING MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEY'S GENERAL.

COLLIER SECOND AMENDMENT VOTE-OC-NATVO-WIPE

ON THE HOMEFRONT --

COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

CHEERING

DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO FEAR GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION COULD INFRINGE ON THEIR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS SPOKE OUT YESTERDAY.

COLLIER SECOND AMENDMENT VOTE-(2)SOTVO

"I have a duty to protect me and my family. thankfully today I can continue to do that and send a strong message not only to the governor but to take it forward to the fed government and tell them enough with their tyranny 41 stop taking our rights away

"I did not think that it was an appropriate thing for county commissioners to determine what is or is not an infringement of the second amendment."

PEOPLE AGAINST THE RESOLUTION SAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE MEDDLING IN BUSINESS THAT SHOULD BE UP TO OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM.

DRONE HEARING-OC

THIS MORNING --

THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A HEARING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL DRONE POLICY.

IT WILL FOCUS ON THE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN TARGETING KILLING OF AMERICANS OVERSEAS BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

DESOTO SCHOOL LAWSUIT-OC-SOTVO-OC

THIS MORNING -- A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS SUING THE DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

they were trying to take away our individuality and our rights with it.

16 YEAR OLD AMBER HATCHER IS OPENLY GAY.

SHE CLAIMS SHE TRIED TO GET HER SCHOOL TO JOIN A NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE ANTI-BULLYING EFFORTS.

IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT -- HATCHER SAYS HER PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT TOLD HER NO WHEN SHE ASKED.

SHE MADE THE EFFORT ANYWAY AND GOT SUSPENDED.

HATCHER IS SUING THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION,

THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND 2 ADMINISTRATORS --

DESOTO SCHOOL LAWSUIT-SOTVO

It was more disappointment. It wasn't anger. It wasn't wanting to get back at them. It was the fact they could be hat terrible to other people.

THE DISTRICT REMOVED HER PRINCIPAL A FEW WEEKS AGO AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION.

NO WORD ON IF IT IS RELATED TO THIS LAWSUIT.

MISSING BOATER HOAX-VO

THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING FAMILY AT SEA MIGHT HAVE BEEN A HOAX.

THE U-S COAST GUARD HAS SUSPENDED IT'S SEARCH OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE WATERS SINCE SUNDAY FOR A FAMILY AND SINKING SAILBOAT.

A MAN RADIOED IN SAYING HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE ABANDONING SHIP.

OFFICIALS AREN'T POSITIVE IF IT WAS A HOAX -- BUT SAY THE SEARCH HAS COST WAY TOO MUCH --

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT -VO

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

KNIVES, GARDENING TOOLS-- EVEN FREDDY KRUGER HANDS.

WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

WE'LL HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

PLUS -- BEFORE THE POPE RESIGNS TOMORROW --

HE'S SPEAKING TO THE MASSES TODAY.

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE SAINT PETER'S SQUARE IN ROME.

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT-OBX

AS THE POPE PREPARES TO LEAVE HIS POST --

AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY IS ROLLING OUT A SERIES OF EVENTS TO HONOR HIM.

THE SCHOOL HAS PLANS FOR THREE MASSES TODAY.

AVE MARIA MASS-REM-LIVE

THESE ARE BEING CALLED MASSES OF THANKSGIVING.

AVE MARIA MASS-VOTOPS

BISHOP FRANK J. DEWANE HAS ASKED ALL OF THE PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE TO HONOR THE POPE WITH THESE MASSES OF THANKSGIVING.

TODAY IS THE POPE'S FINAL GENERAL AUDIENCE, THE WEEKLY APPOINTMENT HE KEPT TO TEACH THE WORLD ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

TOMORROW MORNING POPE BENEDICT WILL MEET WITH THE CARDINALS.

AND AT 8 P-M LOCAL TIME HIS PAPACY WILL END.

AVE MARIA MASS-REM-LIVE

HERE AT AVE MARIA, WE EXPECT TO HEAR A LOT OF PRAYERS REGARDING POPE BENEDICT'S HEALTH AND ALSO PRAYERS FOR THE BISHOPS WHO HAVE A VERY LARGE TASK AHEAD OF THEM, AS THEY START THE PROCESS OF ELECTING A NEW POPE.

TSA FINDINGS-VO-WIPE

KNIVES, GARDENING TOOLS, CHLORINE, A SHARK IN A BOTTLE, AND EVEN FREDDY KRUGER HANDS.

THE TSA AT R-S-W SEIZED ALL OF THAT WITHIN THE PAST WEEK ALONE!

WE GOT AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF ITEMS THEY'VE CONFISCATED.

THEY SAY MOST PEOPLE HAD THESE THINGS ON THEM BY ACCIDENT.

TSA ALSO SEIZED 12-HUNDRED KNIVES SO FAR THIS YEAR,

TSA FINDINGS-SOTVO

It's just scary to think we're about to go on a plane and people tried to bring guns on

EVERY TIME TSA SEIZES ONE OF THESE ITEMS -

ATV PARK-VO-WIPE

A CITIZENS GROUP HAS MORE TIME -- AND MORE OPTIONS TO FIND A PLACE TO BUILD AN ATV PARK.

COMMISSIONERS ALLOWED THE COLLIER COUNTY CITIZENS GROUP TO LOOK OUTSIDE COUNTY LINES FOR A PLACE TO BUILD.

THIS IS EVEN THOUGH COUNTY FUNDS WILL BE USED TO BUILD THE PARK.

ATV PARK-SOTVO

Joe Pelletier - Citizens Committee Chairman05:25 - land in collier county is valuable land and I don't think anyone is really that interested in creating an ATV park. - 05:32

THE CITIZENS GROUP HAS SPENT $10,000 DOLLARS OF A $30,000 BUDGET ON SITE PLANS AND PROPOSALS.

WHITE FLIES-VO

WHITE FLY INFESTATIONS ARE SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PEST CONTROL SAYS THEY'RE GETTING AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN CALLS A DAY.

WORKERS ARE FIGHTING TWO TYPES OF FLIES.

WHITE FLIES-SOTVO

15:34 were seeing more of a problem there is definitely an increase 15:36 with them spreading throughout neighborhoods especially if you don't get them taken care of 15:42

THE FICUS WHITE FLY KILLS PLANTS.

THE SPIRALING WHITE FLY WILL SUCK NUTRIENTS OUT OF YOUR TREES AND BUSHES LEAVING THEM LOOKING LIFELESS.

10TH GRADERS DRUG USE-VO

NEW RESEARCH THIS MORNING REVEALS 25 PERCENT OF TENTH GRADERS HAVE SMOKED POT.

OF THE 25-HUNDRED STUDENTS SURVEYED --

35 PERCENT SAY THEY DRANK ALCOHOL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND 19 PERCENT SAYS THEY SMOKED CIGARETTES.

LETS MOVE CAMPAIGN-OC

HAPPENING TODAY --

THE FIRST LADY IS ON THE GO -- AS PART OF HER "LET'S MOVE"CAMPAIGN TO BATTLE CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

COFFEE STRIKE-VOTOPS

A MASSIVE STRIKE BY COLOMBIA COFFEE GROWERS STRETCHES INTO A SECOND DAY.

DEMONSTRATORS ARE DEMANDING GREATER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT IN THE HARD HIT COFFEE INDUSTRY.

THE SECTOR HAS STRUGGLED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF THE RISING PESO,

LOWER INTERNATIONAL PRICES AND SMALLER HARVESTS.

GOLD RUSH-VOTOPS

THE METEOR THAT EXPLODED OVER RUSSIA'S URAL MOUNTAINS HAS SPARKED A GOLD RUSH.

HUNTERS ARE COMBING THROUGH FIELDS HOPING TO FIND FRAGMENTS OF WHAT COULD BE WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SCIENTISTS AT THE URALS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY WERE THE FIRST TO ANNOUNCE FINDING ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT --

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

Yesterday's passing cool front that delivered some brief afternoon showers is in the process of stalling out over Southwest Florida, which means clouds and even a few more showers will linger through our Wednesday.

Some periods of sunshine will still be possible at times today, but clouds will likely win out over sunshine for most of us. As a result of the cloud cover, temperatures should stay out of the 80s today with most spots only warming into the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs.

Since the stalled front will be situated over southern portions of the viewing area , these are the locations that stand to see the most clouds and the greatest chance of an isolated shower. Collier and Hendry County will likely see the highest concentration of shower activity today, and shower movement will from southwest to northeast.

Winds will calm down a bit today compared to the gusty and blustery conditions we saw yesterday; look for our winds to come mainly out of the north today from 5-15 mph.

As we go through the overnight into Thursday, we should start to see partial clearing along with a slight cool down. Thursday will feature morning temps in the upper 50s along with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and highs in the mid 70s.

Temperatures will continue to take incremental steps down from Thursday through the weekend. In fact, Saturday and Sunday will be the coolest days with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. To further complicate the forecast, clouds will likely fill the sky for a good part of the weekend, and we'll even see a good chance of some scattered showers from Saturday night into Sunday as another weather system passes over from the Gulf of Mexico.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) POPE LATEST-SATLIVELOOK-VO

NBC-2 IS WATCHING EVERY MOMENT OF THE POPE'S FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE --- IT STARTED OVERNIGHT WHILE MANY WERE SLEEPING ---

WE'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE HISTORIC MOMENTS ---

WHAT'S NEXT ---

2) SCHOOLS THAT RULE-ONCAM

PLUS,

3) TIM TEBOW-ONCAM

AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR TIM TEBOW GIVEAWAY!

TODAY THREE LUCKY PEOPLE WILL WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS,

IF YOU ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT HIM CORRECTLY.

BEST PLACES TO RETIRE-(2)CG

THIS MAY NOT BE SURPRISING TO ANY OF YOU, BUT SEVERAL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CITIES ARE ON A NEW LIST OF THE BEST PLACES TO RETIRE.

ACCORDING TO A MARKET-WATCH REPORT--

SARASOTA IS THE SECOND BEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO SPEND YOUR GOLDEN YEARS.

VENICE, FLORIDA IS THIRD.

NAPLES IS SEVENTH-- AND FORT MYERS IS 8TH.

LEE HOMESTEAD FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS-ONCAM

LOW INCOME SENIORS HAVE A CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.

LEE COUNTY APPROVED AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS HOMEOWNERS OVER THE AGE OF 65 TO APPLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD OF UP TO 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

PROPERTY APPRAISERS ESTIMATE MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT.

SAVING ENERGY MONTH-VO WIPE

THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS TOUTING WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY--

THEY SUGGEST CONSUMERS WATCH ENERGY STAR RATINGS FOR WASHERS, DRYERS, REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS.

YOU CAN FIND THE RATINGS ON THOSE YELLOW STICKER YOU SEE ON APPLLIANCES.

THEY COST A BIT MORE--

SAVING ENERGY MONTH-SOTVO

"Every time we save on consumed energy, that's one less power plant that needs to be built. When we build one less power plant, that's more natural resources such as water and other things that we benefit that our children and future generations will benefit from."

TWINS BATTING PRACTICE-ON CAM

WANNA TAKE A LITTLE "BATTING PRACTICE" WITH THE TWINS? -- YOU CAN!

FOR *EACH* HOME SPRING TRAINING GAME--

25 FANS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO STAND IN THE BATTERS BOX WITH THE TWINS!

IT COSTS 40-DOLLARS --

KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE-SS-BNR

IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, YOU CAN HELP FIGHT CANCER AND TAKE PART IN THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE.

N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE RACE, WHICH IS SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

YOU CAN REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM.

END OF SHOW-TEMPSTOPS

A LIVE LOOK AT TEMPERATURES AS YOU WAKE UP AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

END OF SHOW CLIP-CLIP