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INTENSE FLAMES IGNITE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HOMES IN CALIFORNIA.
TONIGHT WE'LL SHOW YOU THE MASSIVE EFFORTS TO PROTECT A NEIGHBORHOOD.
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CHECK THIS OUT --
MARIJUANA PLANTS BUNDLED UP LIKE CHRISTMAS TREES.
THESE ARE NEW PICTURES FROM INSIDE WHAT CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE CALLING A *MASSIVE MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE.
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AND: AS SPRING BREAK STARTS, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE GIRLS GONE WILD VIDEOS IS MAKING HEADLINES AGAIN.
BUT FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REASON.
THE NEWS AT 11 STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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TONIGHT POLICE, FIRE AND E-M-S RESPONDED TO *TWO SERIOUS CRASHES IN CAPE CORAL, ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF APART.
FIRST: A MOTORCYCLE AND S-U-V COLLIDED ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD NORTH.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS HURT IN THAT WRECK.
THEN, ABOUT 90 MINUTES LATER--
A WRECK ON VETERANS PARKWAY KILLED TWO PEOPLE, AND INJURED TWO OTHERS.
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NBC 2'S LEIGH DANA HAS NEW DETAILS LIVE FROM THE SCENE OF THE VETERANS PARKWAY CRASH, WHERE EVEN THE CHIEF OF POLICE CAME OUT TONIGHT.
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ADLIB
TONIGHT - CAPE CORALS CHIEF OF POLICE IS CALLING THIS CRASH SENSELESS.
AND ONE OF THE WORST CRASHES HE'S SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
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Alina 1:12
The images of this car crash are haunting.
Cover - 32:34 it's all broken into pieces
Two vehicles- a hummer and a minivan flipped upside down.
Debris - flew everywhere.
32:30 the tire's on the other side of the road
The mangled metal of the minivan crushed two adults inside, killing them.
Crystal Vandevender
20:55 we heard a kid crying in the backseat so the first thing we thought was to go them him out
Crystal Vandevender was driving directly behind the black hummer.
She and another driver had to break a window to get the little boy out.
21:08 he unbuckled the seat belt of the kid and he wouldn't come out. So I went to him to come and be he come to me. Brought him up on the hill and I sat with him until they for the dad out.
Cape coral Police say The father and son were taken to the hospital-
One with a trauma alert.
Leigh - you saved that boys life -
Chrystal- me and a couple of other people, yes
chief of police jay murphy tells us this crash on veterans parkway east and Chiquita boulevard- was senseless.
Chief jay Murphy
25:01 the preliminary information is that the large black vehicle you see of its roof may have been driving in a reckless manor
The impact of the crash -
Hitting hard for many people who live near by.
Alina sandovao neighbor
31:01 its crazy they have families and lives that we are losing.
And many who came out to look at the wreck -
are holding on to their loved ones a bit tighter tonight
Raysa machin
Neighbor
29:48 you're here today. gone tomorrow
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CHIEF MURPHY TELLS US CRIMINAL CHARGES COULD BE PENDING.
TBD ON ROAD OPEN?
LIVE IN CAPE CORAL LD.
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THESE ARE PICTURES FROM *ANOTHER CRASH IN THE CAPE.
SENT IN TO US BY A VIEWER.
THIS CRASH WAS ALSO IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE CAPE.
POLICE TELL US THE WRECK INVOLVED A MOTORCYCLE AND AN S-U-V.
IT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON, ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD NORTH, NEAR NORTHEAST THIRD TERRACE.
PARAMEDICS TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE DRIVER TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
COUNT ON US FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH, AND THE ONE ON VETERANS PARKWAY, ONCE INFORMATION IS RELEASED.
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NEW RIGHT NOW AT 11--
WE HAVE VIDEO A DEADLY ACCIDENT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED AT EVERGREEN ROAD AND U.S. 41.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TELL US A CAR STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN AT THE INTERSECTION.
WE'RE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION --
AND WE'LL UPDATE YOU WHEN WE CAN.
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TONIGHT WE'RE GETTING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE DEADLY CRASH THAT WITNESSES SAY AN AMBULANCE DRIVER CAUSED IN FORT MYERS THIS WEEK.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN WHO HELPED THE VICTIM RIGHT AFTER THE CRASH.
HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO--
JULIAN?
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MUCH OF THE POLICE REPORT IS BLACKED OUT.
BUT WE GOT A LOT MORE INFORMATION FROM WITNESS LATEAHSA GREEN.
THIS IS WHAT SHE SAW DRIVING UP TO THE STOP SIGN AT CANAL AND VERONICA SHOEMAKER ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
BEFORE PARAMEDICS AND POLICE COULD ARRIVE GREEN TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO HELP THE SMALL KIDS INVOLVED IN THE WRECK.
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LATEASHA GREEN, CRASH WITNESS: we saw debris all over the ground and I noticed there was an ambulance that seemed like it had been hit
IT WASN'T SOMETHING LATEASHA GREEN AND HER SON WERE EXPECTING TO DRIVE UP ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
BUT WHEN THEY DID.
GREEN KNEW THEY HAD TO HELP.
LATEASHA GREEN, CRASH WITNESS: it was a bad scene
ON HER WAY FROM WORK AS THE DIRECTOR OF A NEARBY DAYCARE.
GREEN SAYS SHE NOTICED CHILDREN SITTING IN THE RAIN -- POSSIBLY INJURED.
LATEASHA GREEN, CRASH WITNESS: immediately you want to just cover them up its raining they're wet and have no shoes on they're soaking wet
WE'RE LEARNING TODAY THE KIDS IN THE SUV WERE AGES THREE AND FIVE.
WITNESSES SAY THE AMBULANCE BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF CANAL AND VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND HIT AN SUV.
THE DRIVER OF THAT SUV 25 YEAR OLD KRISTINA CHILDS.
GREEN SAYS THE SUV'S PASSENGER STOOD FRANTIC ON THE MEDIAN BEGGING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP CHILDS STILL STUCK INSIDE.
LATEASHA GREEN, CRASH WITNESS: the woman in the car wasn't responding and he was just in a panic and said she was pregnant
TODAY WE KNOW HER UNBORN CHILD DID NOT MAKE IT.
AND ALTHOUGH GREEN SAYS SHE DID EVERYTHING TO HELP.
IT'S STILL PAINFUL TO KNOW THE BABY WAS LOST.
LATEASHA GREEN, CRASH WITNESS: that's so sad I prayed that the whole family would be okay but that's god's will
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WE TRIED TALKING TO THE DRIVER OF THE AMBULANCE--
AT HIS FORT MYERS HOME TONIGHT, THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED THE DOOR SHUT IT IN OUR FACE WITHOUT ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
LINDSAY
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AT 11:59 TONIGHT RED LIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN COLLIER COUNTY WILL GO OFF-LINE.
NBC TOOK A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE PROGRAM'S NUMBERS AND FOUND SOME VERY FAVORABLE RESULTS.
SO WE ASKED THE QUESTION WHY EXACTLY ARE THEY COMING DOWN?
NBC 2'S JIM SPIEWAK IS LIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF --- &---- WITH OUR STORY --
JIM.
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IN LESS THAT ONE HOUR THIS TRAFFIC CAMERA ALONG WITH 18 OTHERS IN COLLIER COUNTY WILL SHUT DOWN, BUT WHY? THOSE NUMBERS YOU ELUDED TO -- ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE COUNTY ALMOST 61,000 CITATIONS ISSUED RESULTED IN A NET PROFIT TO THE COUNTY OF MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION DOLLARS AND ALMOST EVERY INTERSECTION SAW A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
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Nats-
Whiter you are in support of the much debated red light traffic camera program.
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20:20 - I think its a safety factor here in Naples, it's fast driving enough as it is 20:26
Or hate it.
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21:06 they're causing a lot of accidents man, take em away, take em away 21:09
County Commissioners voted in december to stop the program and now that time has arrived. But according to county reports, money was being made-$1.65 million to be exact after all expenses.
- Donna Fiala - county commissioner
12:09- I think what that shows that some people don't care about the law no matter whither there are cameras in place or not. 12:15
Standup - and officials say if its not about the revenue consider this, accidents at all but 3 of the 19 approaches at the 10 intersections saw a significant reduction in accidents, as high as 43%.
So with money being made and accidents down why get rid of the program?
- georgia hiller - county commissioner
46: 58 we have our yellow lights an our red lights timed in such a way that any driver on the roads of collier county are in fact protected. 47:07
An argument supported by a recent survey that concluded more than 20% of traffic fatalities in Florida occur at intersections for reasons other than red light running.
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LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY, JIM SPIEWAK, NBC2.
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A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST STATE-BACKED CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE.
ANGRY CUSTOMERS SAY THE COMPANY PURPOSEFULLY DENIED THEM OF WINDSTORM MITIGATION DISCOUNTS.
CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED FOR YEARS ABOUT LOSING MONEY UNDER THE PROGRAM--
WHICH PROMISES CREDITS TO HOMEOWNERS WHO HAD EXTRA PRECAUTIONS --
LIKE SHUTTERS--
TO PROTECT AGAINST STORM DAMAGE.
ACCORDING TO THE SUIT --
226-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS HAVE LOST NEARLY 200 MILLION DOLLARS IN CREDITS.
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LEARNING ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.AT THE SAME TIME AS LEARNING ABOUT YOUR ABC'S?
NEXT WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE DEBATE OVER WHETHER KINDERGARTNERS SHOULD TAKE SEX-ED CLASSES.
AND VIDEO GAMES MAY NOT BE SO BAD AFTER ALL.AT LEAST FOR SOME KIDS.
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HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG FOR SEX-ED?
THAT'S A QUESTION CITY LEADERS IN CHICAGO ARE TRYING TO ANSWER.
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS ARE THINKING ABOUT A NEW SEX ED PROGRAM TO MEET REVISED FEDERAL AND LOCAL STANDARDS.
THAT PROGRAM INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY.
KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE CHILDREN WOULD LEARN ABOUT ANATOMY, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND PERSONAL SAFETY.
RIGHT NOW, SEX EDUCATION STARTS IN FIFTH GRADE.
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VIDEO GAMES SOMETIMES GET A BAD RAP, BUT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP KIDS LEARN, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.
RESEARCHERS FOCUSED ON CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA.
THEY FOUND THE KIDS READ FASTER AND MORE ACCURATELY AFTER PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
EXPERTS ARE HOPEFUL, BUT THEY NEED TO LEARN MORE BEFORE RECOMMENDING "VIDEO GAME THERAPY."
THE RESEARCH IS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL, "CURRENT BIOLOGY."
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS TO MAKE SURE HYBRID VEHICLES ARE AS FUEL EFFICIENT AS THEIR MAKERS CLAIM THEM TO BE.
THE U-S-A TODAY FIRST REPORTED ABOUT THE NEW INVESTIGATION, WHICH FOCUSES ON A GENERATION OF HYBRIDS THAT CAN DRIVE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON ELECTRIC POWER ALONE.
THIS INVESTIGATION COMES AFTER CONSUMER REPORTS SAID THE GAS MILEAGE IT FOUND IN TWO ADVANCED FORD HYBRIDS, THE C-MAX CROSSOVER AND FUSION SEDAN, DIDN'T MATCH THE MAGAZINE'S TESTING.
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GAS PRICES WILL BE GOING DOWN-- SOON.
TRIPLE-A SAYS THE HIGHER GAS PRICES WE'VE BEEN SEEING LATELY ARE THE RESULT OF A SLOWDOWN AT SEVERAL REFINERIES UNDERGOING EQUIPMENT UPGRADES.
LESS PRODUCTION MEANS HIGHER PRICES.
GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
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IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST POT BUSTS WE'VE EVER SEEN.
CHECK IT OUT.MARIJUANA PLANTS THAT LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS TREES.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW DEPUTIES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SNIFFED OUT THE GROWHOUSE.
AND JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK.
GIRLS GONE WILD ANNOUNCED.THEY'RE BANKRUPT!
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
COOLER WEATHER ARRIVING
The sunshine has returned for most of us, but trust me, it isn't going to last long.
Tonight, partly cloudy skies will remain overhead and overnight temperatures will settle into the lower half of the 50s along the urban corridor.
As moisture begins to increase across Southwest Florida on Friday expect our skies to stay mostly cloudy. This will be the start of an unsettled weather pattern featuring more clouds and the threat for some wet weather as a strong disturbance dives southward toward the Gulf of Mexico.
After lows in the 40s to start on Saturday daytime highs will be rather cool in the middle 60s. Showers will begin to develop during the afternoon and carry over into Sunday. This will make for a chilly and blustery end to the weekend with afternoon temperatures in the low to middle 60s.
Once this system exits to our east late in the day, skies will begin to clear and overnight lows will plummet into the 30s deep inland with lower 40s in town by Monday morning. We'll see a nice gradual warming trend through Tuesday before our next cold front arrives on Wednesday with another shot of cool and dry air.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED IN RIVERSIDE BECAUSE OF THIS BRUSH FIRE.
IT HAS ALREADY BURNED BETWEEN 50 AND 75 ACRES SINCE IT SPARKED EARLIER TODAY.
THE FIRE IS BURNING ABOUT A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM HOMES.
MORE THAN 100 FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON SCENE BATTLING THE FLAMES FROM THE GROUND.
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A 6-YEAR OLD WAS HIT AND KILLED TODAY IN NEW YORK --
HE WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK.
WE'RE LEARNING AT THE TIME --
THE CROSSING GUARD-- WHO'S JOB IT IS TO MAKE SURE KIDS GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY-- WAS ON BREAK.
THE CHILD WAS ONE BLOCK FROM HIS HARLEM SCHOOL AND *IN THE CROSSWALK WHEN HE WAS HIT.
THE CROSSING GUARD WAS SUSPENDED.
THE TRUCK DRIVER ISN'T BEING CHARGED.
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A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER IS ACCUSED OF PULLING A GUN ON A TEAMMATE, ON A SCHOOL BUS.
THE STUDENTS GO TO CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL IN LEE COUNTY.
DEPUTIES SAY 15-YEAR OLD QUADRAYLE DAVIS PULLED THE GUN AFTER HE GOT INTO A FIGHT ON HIS SCHOOL BUS.
SEVERAL OTHER STUDENTS ON THE BUS JUMPED IN AND WRESTLED THE GUN FROM DAVIS.
WE TALKED TO THE VICTIM.
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36:30 i said are you going to shoot me bro? and he said yea im going to whack you 36:37 37:40 i was scared i thought my life was in danger 37:42
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TRIED TO PULL SURVELLIENCE VIDEO FROM THE BUS BUT COULDN'T.
THEY SAY THE CAMERA WAS NOT WORKING.
DEPUTIES DID FIND THE GUN AT DAVIS'S HOME.
HE IS SERVING 21 DAYS OF SECURE DETENTION AND COULD FACE FELONY CHARGES.
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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION.
AN 8-YEAR OLD BOY SAYS A MAN TRIED TO PULL HIM INTO THE WOODS NEAR HIS HOME IN THE MIROMAR LAKES COMMUNITY IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.
THE BOY TOLD DEPUTIES THAT THE MAN GRABBED HIS SHIRT.
THE CHILD SCREAMED FOR HELP AND WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY.
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FORT MYERS POLICE RELEASED A PICTURE OF THE MAN THEY THINK ROBBED TWO BANKS THIS WEEK.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT DANIEL BALL --
POLICE SAY THEY MATCHED HIS PHOTO TO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE EDISON NATIONAL BANK.
THIS WAS THE SCENE EARLIER TODAY--
IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
WITNESSES SAY A MAN DEMANDED MONEY FROM A TELLER --
AND IMPLIED HE HAD A WEAPON.
DESPITE AN INTENSE SEARCH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR --
THE BANK ROBBER GOT AWAY.
POLICE THINK *THIS ROBBERY IS CONNECTED TO ONE FROM MONDAY --
TAKE A LOOK.
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THE FIFTH THIRD BANK BRANCH AT BOY SCOUT AND SUMMERLIN WAS ROBBED MONDAY AFTERNOON.
AGAIN --
A MAN IMPLIED HE HAD A WEAPON -- AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM A TELLER.
HERE IS THE PICTURE ONCE AGAIN --
OF THE MAN POLICE BELIEVE ROBBED TWO BANKS IN LEE COUNTY THIS WEEK.
THERE IS A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
HIS NAME IS DANIEL BALL.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING -- YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.
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WE HAVE INCREDIBLE VIDEO TONIGHT, SHOWING JUST HOW MUCH MARIJUANA CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES CONFISCATED FROM A GROW HOUSE.
GIGANTIC PLANTS.
HOME ON BLY AVENUE.
A DEPUTY NOTICED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY HERE AND THE SHERIFFS OFFICE GOT A WARRANT.
NEIGHBORS TELL US THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE WOULD CONSTANTLY PULL THEIR TRUCK HALF-WAY INTO THE GARAGE TO LOAD AND UNLOAD THINGS.
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"even though we were suspicious we didn't dwell on it, we didn't turn them in. A couple of times I thought about calling the police but I didn't know of it was the right thing because I didnt have anything to base it on except my intuition as you call it"
DEPUTIES SAY ELIER TORRES AND YUDELKY PEREZ WERE LIVING IN THE HOUSE.
THEY WERE BOTH ARRESTED.
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THE VATICAN HAS DELETED ALL TWEETS POSTED UNDER POPE BENEIDCT THE 16TH.
THE 140 CHARACTER MESSAGES ARE NOW ARCHIVED.
THE POPE'S RESIGNATION BECAME OFFICIAL TODAY -- AT 2PM OUR TIME.
THE WORLD WATCHED AS THE FORMER LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAID GOODBYE--
TELLING THE CROWDS HE IS A "SIMPLE PILGRAM".
IT WAS HISTORIC TODAY--
WATCHING THE FIRST POPE IN 6 CENTURIES RESIGN FROM THE POST.
THE CARDINALS BEGIN INFORMAL MEETINGS MONDAY TO START THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW POPE.
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THE SEQUESTER IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE SENATE HELD LAST MINUTE VOTES TODAY.BUT NEITHER ONE PASSED.
IF LAWMAKERS CAN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS WILL HAPPEN, STARTING TOMORROW.
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LOTTO LOVERS GET READY --
MEGA MILLIONS IS COMING TO FLORIDA.
MEGA MILLIONS MADE HISTORY LAST YEAR WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST JACKPOT --
656 MILLION DOLLARS.
DRAWINGS ARE HELD ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
THE GAME STARTS HERE IN MAY.
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SOME NEWS NOW--
THAT COULD PUT A PINCH ON SOME SPRING BREAK PLANS.
GIRLS GONE WILD HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY.
THE COMPANY FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY THURSDAY IN LOS ANGELES.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM A GIRLS GONE WILD TRIP TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN 2011.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO RESTRUCTURE ITS LEGAL AFFAIRS --
WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THEY NEED TO BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FUTURE LAWSUITS.
IF YOU LIKE WATCHING THE VIDEOS --
DON'T WORRY.
*THAT PART OF THE COMPANY IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE.
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TWINS CATCHER JOE MAUER HAVING TWINS
FITTING FOR A KID FROM ST. PAUL. WIFE MADDIE EXPECTING IN AUGUST
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SPORTS OPEN
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TWO YEARS AGO. FIRST PLACE IN THE ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE SEEMED LIKE AN UNATTAINABLE FEAT FOR THE F-G-C-U MEN'S HOOPS TEAM.
ENTER ANDY ENFIELD. AND EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED.
IF THE EAGLES COULD BEAT THE MERCER BEARS TONIGHT. THEY'D BE A WIN ON SATURDAY AND A MERCER LOSS AWAY FROM WINNING THE A-SUN REGULAR SEASON TITLE.
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THE FIRST PLACE TEAM NOT ONLY GETS THE TOP SEED IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNEY. BUT ALSO AN AUTOMATIC BID INTO THE N-I-T.
HIGHLIGHTS
LATE SECOND HALF.BACKDOOR PASS TO DANIEL COURSEY.MERCER GOES UP 55-54
MERCER LOOKING TO ADD TO THE LEAD.LOOK AT ERIC MCKNIGHT WITH THE BIG BLOCK. FOUL ON MERCER.
THAT PUTS MCKNIGHT ON THE FREE THROW LINE.HE BANKS!!!! THE FIRST.MAE THE SECOND AS WELL. FGCU UP 1.
EAGLES NEVER GAME THE LEAD BACK. BIG WIN.WITH SOME BIG PLAYS FROM MCKNIGHT. 60-57.
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THE F-G-C-U WOMEN'S GOAL. TO GO UNBEATEN IN A-SUN PLAY.
THEY WERE TWO WINS AWAY FROM THAT. FIRST UP. THEIR OWN MATCHUP WITH MERCER.
HIGHLIGHTS
BRITTANY KENNEDY.THE NICE DRIVE. EAGLES UP 17.
BETSY ADAMS THREE BALL. FGCU UP BY 20!!!
THEY BUILT A 25-POINT LEAD AT HALF-TIME THANKS TO THE THREES.AND THE DEFENSE.
EAGLES EXTEND THE WIN STREAK TO 18.89-62
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THE BIG EAST AS WE KNOW IT MAY BE DEAD.
BUT NOW THERE MAY BE ESSENTIALLY TWO LEAGUES WITH THE BIG EAST NAME.
E-S-P-N REPORTS THAT THE SEVEN CATHOLIC BASKETBALL SCHOOLS THAT WERE PLANNING TO LEAVE WILL JOIN BUTLER AND XAVIER IN A NEW CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR. WHICH THEY'RE STILL CALLING THE BIG EAST.
THE TEAMS STILL IN THE BIG EAST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WILL MEET IN ATLANTA FRIDAY TO DISCUSS THIS DEVELOPMENT.
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TO THE SPRING TRAINING DIAMOND. JOE MAUER PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WORD GOT OUT HE AND HIS WIFE ARE HAVING TWINS.
HIS *OTHER* TWINS HOSTING THE O'S. BASES LOADED FOR JUSTIN MORNEAU. MORNEY CLEARS THEM. DRIVES IN DARIN MASTROIANNI AND MAUER. AN ERROR PLATES ANOTHER. 3-0 TWINS.
MAUER HAD HIS OWN R-B-I. DRIVES IT HOME IN THE FOURTH. TWINS WIN, 7-1.
MAUER TALKED ABOUT THE TWINS THAT ARE DUE IN LATE AUGUST AFTER THE GAME.
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CHRIS JOHNSON HAS HIS FIRST HOMER OF THE SPRING.
THE BISHOP VEROT GRAD. KNOCKING ONE OUT OF THE PARK IN CLEARWATER TODAY AGAINST THE PHILLIES.
IT'S ALSO HIS FIRST HOMER AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES.
HE ENJOYED HIS TROT AROUND THE BASES. BUT THE PHILLIES WON, 10-5.
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JOHN LACKEY GAVE UP THREE RUNS IN TWO INNINGS.
RED SOX STILL BEAT THE PIRATES, 16-6.
RAYS LOSE TO DETROIT, 11-2.
EVAN LONGORIA HAD TWO HITS.
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TIGER WOODS HAD TO GET OUT THE RAIN PANTS TO HIT A BALL OUT OF THE WATER IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE HONDA CLASSIC.
TIGER HIT A GREAT SHOT. AND MANAGED TO PAR THE HOLE.
WOODS AND RORY MCILROY. BOTH AT EVEN PAR. SIX SHOTS BEHIND LEADER CAMILO VILLEGAS.
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NORTH FORT MYERS GRAD GEORGE MCNEILL. TIED FOR 79TH AT ONE OVER PAR.
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THE SECOND-SEEDED AVE MARIA MEN'S HOOPS TEAM ??? DAEMEN COLLEGE IN ITS SECOND-ROUND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GAME TONIGHT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI WEEKEND STUNNED 6TH-RANKED DUKE.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES GRAD MICHELLE WOODS HAD A BASKET AND THREE REBOUNDS IN THE UPSET.
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THE SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY.
N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE EVENT TO HELP FIGHT CANCER.
IT'S 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION - GO TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF OUR HOMEPAGE.
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THE FIFTH ANNUAL NAPLES STRAWBERRY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL KICKED OFF TONIGHT.
IF YOU MISSED IT, DON'T WORRY.
IT GOES THROUGH SUNDAY.
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS YOU CAN ENJOY BANDS, RIDES AND A THOUSAND POUNDS OF PLANT CITY'S FINEST STRAWBERRIES AT THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH PARK ON IMMOKALEE ROAD, NEXT TO GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
ADMISSION IS FREE --
PARKING IS FIVE DOLLARS.
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IT'S BEEN A LONG WINTER UP NORTH, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SICK OF IT, INCLUDING ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN MILWAUKEE.
THIS IS FROM A LIVE REPORT YESTERDAY.
Reporter: "I have been here since, what? 3:30 this morning and it's now - I don't even know what time it is. It's now 9:45. I'm exhausted. I've run out of things to say. It is snowing and it sucks here. That's pretty much it."
Anchor: "Welcome to real Milwaukee."
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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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