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A) FM BUS CRASH-VO TOPS NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP
B) FL SINKHOLE-TRX SOT TOPS VO RODMAN IN N KOREA-VO TOPS 2 SHOT
C) NAPLES FIRE-TRX SOT TOPS VO RODMAN IN N KOREA-PKG
BREAKING NEWS-CLIP MITT ROMNEY REAX-SS
FM BUS CRASH-VO TOPS WALMART SHOOTING-TRX VO TOPS
TOSS TO RICK-2 SHOT VO WALMART SHOOTING-SOT VO
NAPLES FIRE-REM LIVE BRADLEY MANNING-VO
NAPLES FIRE-PKG LAS VEGAS SHOOTING ARREST-VO
NAPLES FIRE-REM LIVE LA WATER LAWSUIT-VO
TOSS TO NICK-VO TRX MARIJUANA CANNON-VO
FL SINKHOLE-PLASMA SOT VO SLEEPING PILOTS-VO WIPE
FL SINKHOLE-SOT VO SLEEPING PILOTS-SOT VO
FL SINKHOLE-PLASMA HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-INTRO
VETERANS CRASH-VO HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-PKG
MOTORYCLE CRASH-VO TOPS HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-ONCAM
PG RACES CANCELLED-VO SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS-SS
FM DRUG BUST-TRX OC TEASE FOUR-----
BUDGET CUTS-INTRO B) LUXURY TRAVEL-SOT VO
BUDGET CUTS-PKG REIF OPEN-CLIP
BUDGET CUTS-ONCAM WEATHER-WX WALL
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE LUXURY TRAVEL-VO IN PLASMA
MISSING PG MAN-VO SS CG LUXURY TRAVEL-PKG
UPDATED VEHICLE FIRE SCRIPT-VO BUTT DIALING ARREST-OC 2 SOTS VO WIPE
PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED-VO BUTT DIALING ARREST-SOT VO
SPRING TRAINING TODAY-SS GAS PRICES-CG
TEASE ONE-------- SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK-OC BNR
A) PLANE SHAKE-2 SHOT NATS VO MCDONALDS MENU-SS
B) BICYLIST VS DEER-VOTOPS HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM
WEATHER-STC HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP AMAZING CATCH-OC NATS VO
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL TEASE FIVE----
BICYCLIST VS DEER-VO TOPS A) STUN PHONE-1 SHOT VO
PLANE SHAKE-SS VO IN PLASMA DIGITAL MAIL-VO TOPS
PLANE SHAKE-PKG STUN PHONE-VO IN TRAFFIC
PLANE SHAKE-ONCAM STUN PHONE-PKG
FIERY CRASH-VO TOPS STUN PHONE-TRAFFIC
PUPPY THEFT-TRX VO TOPS TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA
WALMART THEFT-TRX VO TOPS NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK
TEASE TWO---- NOON TZA) fm drug bust-(2) SS
A) MONEY SAVING-2 SHOT VO NOON TZB) NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS
MONEY SAVING APPS-CHROMA NOON TZC) TAMPA SINK HOLE-SOT TOPS VO
MONEY SAVING APPS-PKG BUDGET SPENDING CUTS-VOTOPS
TEASE THREE----- HARLEM SHAKE FAA-VOTOPS ONCAM
A) WALMART SHOOTING-2 SHOT VO CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA
B) MARIJUANA CANNON-VOTOPS  


A) FM BUS CRASH-VO TOPS


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

A SCHOOL BUS FILLED WITH STUDENTS COLLIDES WITH A GARBAGE TRUCK.

RIGHT NOW FORT MYERS POLICE INVESTIGATE AS THE KIDS MAKE IT OFF SAFELY. Return to index of stories...


B) FL SINKHOLE-TRX SOT TOPS VO


Just to get closure I guess. Make sure he's not dead, see of he's alive. I know in my heart he's dead

it's a HEART WRECHING STORY.A FLORIDA MAN IS SUCKED OUT OF HIS HOME INTO A SINKHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT DISPITE HIS BROTHER'S DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO PULL HIM OUT ALIVE.

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME HIS BROTHER OPENS UP ABOUT THE TERRIFYING ORDEAL. Return to index of stories...


C) NAPLES FIRE-TRX SOT TOPS VO


I don't panic too much, except for the moment I opened the garage door and saw the flames

SECONDS FROM FACING DEATH.

A COLLIER COUNTY HOME GOES UP IN FLAMES AND NBC2 IS THERE THE MOMENT THE VICTIM LEARNS HIS PETS MIRACUOLOUSLY SURVIVED THE INFERNO.

THE NEWS AT ELEVEN STARTS NOW. Return to index of stories...


BREAKING NEWS-CLIP


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FM BUS CRASH-VO TOPS


BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.

ALL 18 STUDENTS ON BOARD A SCHOOL BUS THAT COLLIDED WITH A GARBAGE TRUCK ARE SAFE.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO FORT MYERS POLICE.

WE'RE TOLD NONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO WERE HEADED TO JAMES STEVENS ACADAMEY WERE INJURED IN THIS MORNING'S CRASH ON MARSH AVENUE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BUS DRIVER IMPROPERLY PASSED A GARBAGE TRUCK AND THAT'S WHEN THEY COLLIDED.

ONE PERSON ON THE GARBAGE TRUCK RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

CHARGES ARE PENDING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO RICK-2 SHOT VO


A FIRE RIPS THROUGH A COLLIER COUNTY HOME EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE BLAZE BROKE OUT AROUND 3:30 WHILE A FAMILY WAS INSIDE WITH THEIR DOGS.

IT HAPPENED AT FAIRWAY CIRCLE - JUST OFF OF IMMOKALEE ROAD IN NORTH NAPLES.

NBC2'S RICK RITTER JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH MORE, RICK? Return to index of stories...


NAPLES FIRE-REM LIVE


IT WAS CERTAINLY A FRIGHTENING SCENE HERE AT THIS NORTH NAPLES HOME. THIS IS WHERE THE BLAZE BROKE OUT RIGHT IN THE GARAGE BEHIND ME. TAKE A LOOK - JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS BURNED TO ASH - THE HOMEOWNER TELLS ME IT'S BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH THE GARAGE IS A TOTAL LOSS - THIS SITUATION COULD'VE ENDED A LOT WORSE. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES FIRE-PKG


TAKE TRACKED VOSOT

THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 3:30 THIS MORNING - THE NORTH NAPLES FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED WITHIN MINUTES - CONTROLLING THE FIRE BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD TO THE HOUSE.

CREWS WERE ABLE TO GET ALL THREE RESIDENTS OUT SAFELY - BUT COULD ONLY FIND TWO OF THE THREE DOGS INSIDE.

AFTER SEARCHING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES - THE OWNER AND FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE DOG - HIDING UNDER A BED.

WHILE THE GARAGE IS A TOTAL LOSS - THIS FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE FORTUNATE.

TAKE SOT

Michel Olson/Garage burned down/

9:37:52 "Thrilled, I'm glad all of our dogs are safe. All we keep repeating is the fact that our animals are fine and we're alive." Return to index of stories...


NAPLES FIRE-REM LIVE


INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

RED CROSS JUST ARRIVED A SHORT TIME AGO. THEY'LL BE TAKING CARE OF THE FAMILY - TRYING TO PUT THEM UP IN A HOTEL FOR AT LEAST A FEW NIGHTS. THE HARD PART IS FINDING A PLACE THAT'LL TAKE THE DOGS AS WELL. THE HOMEOWNER SAYS THEY'RE TRAUMATIZED AND THE LAST THING HE WANTS TO DO IS LEAVE THEM PETS BEHIND AT A SHELTER. WE'RE LIVE IN CC, RR, NBC2 Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NICK-VO TRX


DRAMA UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW AT ELEVEN.

A SINKHOLE OPENS UP UNDERNEATH A HOME NEAR TAMPA AND NOW INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT A MAN WAS SWALLOWED UP AND KILLED.

ALL THIS HAPPENING IN BRANDON JUST SOUTH OF TAMPA.

NBC2'S NICK CELETTI IS IN THE STUDIO WHERE THE MAN'S BROTHER WHO TRIED TO SAVE HIM IS NOW SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA. Return to index of stories...


FL SINKHOLE-PLASMA SOT VO


HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RESCUE TEAMS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE 36 YEAR OLD MAN IS DEAD BUT ITS STILL TOO UN-SAFE TO ACTUALLY GO DOWN INTO THE HOLE TO RETRIEVE THE BODY.

THAT HOLE IS 100 FEET WIDE AND 50 FEET DEEP.IT OPENED UP TAKING PART OF THE HOME'S BEDROOM WITH IT.

ALL THIS AS THE MAN'S BROTHER RISKED HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE HIM.

I didn't see any part of him when i went in there. All i seen was his bed. I told my father-in-law to grab a shovel so i could start digging. I started digging and started digging and the cop showed up and pulled me out of the hole and told me the floor was still falling in.

AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE LATE LAST NIGHT JEFF BUSH YELLED FOR HELP SO HIS BROTHER RUSHED IN. Return to index of stories...


FL SINKHOLE-SOT VO


he was laying down in bed. We just got home from work. I have a second job. I went to work and came home at 10:00 and -

reporter: What did you hear?

we left and came back. I knocked on his door and told him we wasn't working today so he said, okay, and everything. I went in my room. I heard a loud crash like a car coming through the house and i heard my brother screaming, so i ran back there and tried going inside his room but my old lady turned the light on and all i seen was this big hole, real big hole and all i seen was his mattress and basically that was. That's all i seen.

reporter: you tried jumping in after him?

yes, i jumped in the hole and was trying to dig him out. I couldn't find him! I thought i could hear him holler for me to help him.

THE FIRST DEPUTY ON SCENE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE BROTHER TO SAFETY BUT COULD NOT GRAB, THE VICTIM JEFF BUSH. Return to index of stories...


FL SINKHOLE-PLASMA


WE'RE TOLD, LISTENING DEVICES AND CAMERAS HAVE BEEN PLACED INSIDE THE HOLE, BUT SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, AND NO SOUNDS HAVE BEEN HEARD.

IN ADDITION. CREWS BELIEVE THE HOME COULD COMPLETELY COLLAPSE INTO THE HOLE AT ANY TIME.

WE'LL STAY ONTOP OF THIS STORY ALL DAY.

LIVE IN THE STUDIO NICK CELETTI NBC2. Return to index of stories...


VETERANS CRASH-VO


NEW DETAILS INTO A DEADLY CAPE CORAL CRASH THAT BEING DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS ONE OF THE WORST CRASHES IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE WRECKAGE.

POLICE SAY 34 YEAR OLD JASON JONES WAS DRIVING THIS HUMMER WHEN HE SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL AND AND SLAMMED INTO A MINIVAN.

A MAN AND WOMAN INSIDE THE VAN WERE KILLED.

THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF VETERANS PARKWAY AND CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.

DRIVERS HELPED RESCUE AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY INSIDE THE HUMMER.

HE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS DID JONES.

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. Return to index of stories...


MOTORYCLE CRASH-VO TOPS


WE'RE GETTING NEW DETAILS IN A DEADLY CRASH IN WHICH A S-U-V AND A MOTORCYCLE CAUGHT FIRE IN CAPE CORAL.

POLICE TELL US THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER, 40 YEAR OLD ALVIN FAILS OF FORT MYERS DIED IN THE CRASH.

IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG DEL PRADO BOULEVARD NEAR NORTHEAST 3RD TERRACE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DRIVER OF THE EXPLORER, MIRZA NAVARRO TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF THE BIKE.

TWO PEOPLE IN THE S-U-V ESCAPED INJURIES.

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING. Return to index of stories...


PG RACES CANCELLED-VO


NEW AT ELEVEN.

THE FUTURE OF THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY REMAIN IN DOUBT AS ORGANIZERS CANCEL THIS SATURDAY'S RACES.

NO SPECIFIC REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN.

ORGANIZERS HAD ORIGINALLY SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LAST RACE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT OWNERS ARE PURCHASING A TRACK NEAR BRADENTON AFTER THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY SAID IT MUST RAISE THE RENT.

THE TRACK'S WEBSITE IS APOLOGIZING TO FANS AND RACE DRIVERS. Return to index of stories...


FM DRUG BUST-TRX OC


A CRIME ALERT AT ELEVEN.

A SIX MONTH INVESTIGATION LEADS TO THE ARREST OF 17 SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS IN FORT MYERS.

WE'RE TOLD DURING THE INVESTIGATION --

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES BOUGHT ILLEGAL DRUGS FROM MORE THAN TWO DOZEN DRUG DEALERS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THE SALES WERE WITHIN 1-THOUSAND FEET OF AREA SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES.

POLICE TELL US MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED. Return to index of stories...


BUDGET CUTS-INTRO


TODAY'S THE DAY.

AT SOME POINT BEFORE MIDNIGHT, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EXPECTED TO SIGN THE ORDER THAT WILL SLASH 85 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

THAT WILL LEAD TO FURLOUGHS AND LAYOFFS NATIONWIDE.

JONATHAN KARL SHOWS US WHAT'S BEING DONE TO STOP THE SLASHING. Return to index of stories...


BUDGET CUTS-PKG


CONGRESS HAS NOW GONE HOME FOR THE WEEKEND

NATS CRICKETS

AFTER FAILING TO PASS ANY PLAN TO AVERT THE SWEEPING $85 BILLION IN CUTS

GRAHAM SOT: I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW DISGUSTED I AM

IN AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH THURSDAY REPUBLICAN LINDSEY GRAHAM CAST BLAME NOT

JUST ON THE PRESIDENT BUT HIS OWN PARTY.

GRAHAM SOT: TO ME THIS IS PATHETIC LEADERSHIP BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

THIS IS AN ABANDONMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S BELIEF IN PEACE THROUGH

STRENGTH. THIS IS THE LOW POINT IN MY TIME IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

THE FINGER POINTING WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSING, SINCE THE TWO SIDES SPENDING

ALMOST NO TIME TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT

BOEHNER SOT: IT IS THE PRESIDENT'S SEQUESTER. IT WAS HIS TEAM THAT INSISTED

UPON IT.

REID SOT: IT'S A SHAME MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES HAVE DECIDED THAT PROTECTING

SPECIAL INTERESTS IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR

ECONOMY.

SO NOW WHAT?

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS WARNED IN THE COMING WEEKS OF FLIGHT DELAYS, KIDS

THROWN OFF HEAD START, AND CRIMINALS SET FREE DUE TO LACK OF FEDERAL

PROSECUTORS.

BUT WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PAIN MAY NOT

COME RIGHT AWAY.

KARL / CARNEY EXCHANGE

KARL SOT: SO WHAT HAPPENS AT 11:59, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW?

CARNEY SOT: YOU KNOW, THE -- NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE FELT IMMEDIATELY /

THEY DON'T ALL HAPPEN ON SATURDAY. IT'S A GRADUAL PROCESS. BUT THE

CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF SEQUESTER, YOU KNOW, WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TO OUR ECONOMY

AND PARTICULARLY SO TO THE INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED. Return to index of stories...


BUDGET CUTS-ONCAM


JONATHAN KARL REPORTING.

EXPERTS DON'T HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR TODAY'S MEETING.

WITH THE HOUSE AND SENATE ALREADY ADJOURNED FOR THE WEEKEND, EVEN IF THEY WERE TO SUDDENLY COME

TO AN AGREEMENT HERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THERE WOULD BE NOBODY AROUND THE PASS THE BILL. Return to index of stories...


NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE


Stocks have turned mixed after opening sharply lower on Wall Street.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. Return to index of stories...


MISSING PG MAN-VO SS CG


THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A MAN WHO DISAPEARED WHILE DRIVING TO PUNTA GORDA.

85 YEAR OLD Richard Van Tries WAS LAST SEEN IN SAINT JOHN'S COUNTY WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE.

HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS WIFE IN A separate VEHICLE AS THEY DROVE FROM MARYLAND.

HE RAN OUT OF GAS AND HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE THURSDAY.

WE'RE TOLD HE WAS DRIVING A BLACK 2010 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP WITH A MARYLAND TAG: 7-A-T-2-1-1-5.

VAN TRIES DIES SUFFER FROM DEMENTIA.

IF YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS, CALL AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY. Return to index of stories...


UPDATED VEHICLE FIRE SCRIPT-VO


INVESTIGATORS SAY A PICKUP TRUCK FOUND BURNED IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT IS ARSON.

THE TRUCK WAS FOUND EARLY THIS MORNING OFF DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR I-75 IN LEE COUNTY.

WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE FORD F-350 FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

THEY HAD IT UNDER CONTROL IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

THE FIRE MARSHAL TELL US HIS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE TRUCK WAS BROKEN INTO AND THEN SET ON FIRE. Return to index of stories...


PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED-VO


A 43 YEAR OLD FORT MYERS MAN IS HIT AND KILLED WHILE WALKING ALONG U-S 41.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN NORTH FORT MYERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BETMAR BOULEVARD.

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TELLS US A PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY A PUNTA GORDA MAN HIT THE VICTIM.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIM WAS IN THE ROADWAY.

THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


SPRING TRAINING TODAY-SS


SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL CONTINUES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE BOSTON RED SOX WILL PLAY HOST TONIGHT TO THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT JET BLUE PARK.

FIRST PITCH IS AT 7:05.

THE MINNESOTA TWINS AND THE TAMPA BAY RAYS ARE ON THE ROAD TODAY PLAYING THE MARLINS AND THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE--------


A DANCE PARTY IN THE SKY.

nats of harlem shake

BUT SOME SAY THE AIRLINE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET THIS INTERNET PRANK HAPPEN.

NEXT AT ELEVEN THE MILE HIGH CONTROVERSY that's SHAKING UP.

PLUS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT.

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO OF A DEER GETTING TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT WITH A BIKER.

WE HAVE THE WILD SCENE IN OUR B BLOCK. Return to index of stories...


A) PLANE SHAKE-2 SHOT NATS VO


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B) BICYLIST VS DEER-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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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.

"Cloudy and cooler weather is on the way"

Southwest Florida will see quite the change when it comes to our weekend weather as it will feature more clouds, a few showers, and chilly temperatures.

We'll see a few peaks of sun during the late morning hours, but this will be very short lived as clouds will continue to fill in across the area making for a mostly cloudy and cool afternoon with a 10-15 mph northwesterly breeze. Daytime highs will climb into the upper 60s to low 70s, which is a good 8 to 10° below the average.

Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will stay in place and with another push of cool air, overnight lows will tumble into the upper 40s by morning.

Saturday will start of quite chilly and we're not expecting much of a warm up as afternoon temperatures remain in the middle 60s. While much of day should stay dry, a couple of passing showers during the day can't be ruled out. As upper level energy rides over the peninsula, a better chance for scattered shower activity will remain in the forecast late Saturday carrying over into early Sunday morning, especially along the coast.

Clouds will stick around for the better half of our Sunday with partial clearing throughout the afternoon. After morning lows in the middle 40s, temperatures will have a hard time making it out of the lower 60s. High pressure will move in by the first of the week clearing our skies out with a slight warm up through Tuesday under mostly sunny skies.

By Wednesday, we'll be tracking another cold front which will bring us another shot of cool and dry air to end the week. Return to index of stories...


BICYCLIST VS DEER-VO TOPS


OH DEER!

A CYCLIST IN A RACE IN VIRGINIA GOT A LITTLE CLOSER TO NATURE THAN HE PROBABLY WANTED.

TAKE A LOOK A RIDER RUNS RIGHT INTO A DEER WHEN IT JUMPED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A RACE.

ACCORDING TO THE RIDER, THE DEER APPEARED TO BE OKAY.

THE VIDEO HAS GOTTEN MORE THAN 400 THOUSAND VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. Return to index of stories...


PLANE SHAKE-SS VO IN PLASMA


WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED ON TODAY'S EDITION OF THE B BLOCK AT ELEVEN.

WE HAVE MORE VIDEOS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS.

ITS ONE OF THE HOTTEST CRAZES ON THE INTERNET BUT DID ONE AIRLINE BREAK THE LAW WHEN IT ALLOWED PASSENGERS TO DO THE POPULAR DANCE, THE HARLEM SHAKE?

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS NOW CLOSELY REVIEWING THIS VIRAL VIDEO.

MARSHALL ZELINGER HAS MORE. Return to index of stories...


PLANE SHAKE-PKG


nats

JUST LIKE ALL HARLEM SHAKES, THIS VIDEO STARTS WITH SOMEONE IN A MASK DANCING SOLO, EVERYONE ELSE IGNORING.

THIS VERSION FROM COLORADO COLLEGE STUDENTS STANDS OUT BECAUSE IT'S DONE MIDAIR ON A FRONTIER FLIGHT.

THE ORGANIZER, WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED, TELLS ME THE BANANA COSTUME AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN MASK WERE PLANNED ONE DAY IN ADVANCE.

"Those are kids that go to our school, so you kind of feel related to them. like, 'I know them,' and everyone's watching them and it's really cool."

"And that they're on a plane because you wouldn't think that they'd do it on a plane and get everybody on the plane to join in."

AND WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT HAS THE FAA INVESTIGATING ANY VIOLATIONS. WE CHECKED WITH FRONTIER AIRLINES. A SPOKESWOMAN TELLS US ALL SAFETY MEASURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS OFF.

"The USA swim team did the same thing to like 'Call Me Maybe' on their airplane."

nats

ON THE WAY TO THE LONDON OLYMPICS, MISSY FRANKLIN AND THE U.S. SWIM TEAM ALSO GOT UP MIDFLIGHT.

nats

NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE, PERFORMING THIS "LIP DUB" SEEN 11 MILLION TIMES. Return to index of stories...


PLANE SHAKE-ONCAM


MARSHALL ZELINGER REPORTING.

ONE AVIATION SAFETY EXPERT WHO REVIEWED THE COLORADO COLLEGE VIDEO SAYS HE DOES NOT SEE ANY F-A-A VIOLATIONS. Return to index of stories...


FIERY CRASH-VO TOPS


CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING VIDEO.

A SEMI TRUCK CATCHES FIRE ALONG AN IOWA INTERSTATE.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK BURNING ON AN OVERPASS AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT PLUNGES OVER THE SIDE IN A FIREBALL AND EXPLODES.

JUST MOMENTS BEFORE, THE DRIVER JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE TO ESCAPE HIS BURNING, DANGLING TRUCK.

THE TRUCK WAS PACKED WITH MAGNESIUM ENGINE PARTS CAUSING IT TO POP SEVERAL TIMES.

THE DRIVER DID RECEIVE A TICKET FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL HIS VEHICLE. Return to index of stories...


PUPPY THEFT-TRX VO TOPS


CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

A FLORIDA WOMAN'S STROLL THROUGH A PET STORE WITH A YOUNG CHILD IN TOW, TURNS INTO AN ALL-OUT PUPPY NAPPING.

WATCH CLOSELY AND YOU'LL SEE THE WOMAN-- WITH A YOUNG BOY-- WALKING AROUND AN ORLANDO STORE.

SHE ALREADY HAS A PUPPY IN HER ARMS WHEN SHE MAKES HER WAY TO A BIN.

THE WOMAN PEERS DOWN THEN REACHES IN AS SHE PICKS UP AN EIGHT-WEEK OLD WHITE PUPPY SHE SETS THE SHITZU DOWN AND DROPS THE BEE-SHAWN IN HER BAG.

AS THE WOMAN TURNS TOWARD THE EXIT SHE PUTS THE OTHER POOCH BACK AND IS GONE WITHIN SECONDS.

SHE REMAINS ON THE RUN. Return to index of stories...


WALMART THEFT-TRX VO TOPS


CHECK THIS OUT.A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY FOR A THIEF SUSPECTED OF ROBBING NEARLY 50 ROBBERIES IN FIVE STATES.

TAKE A LOOK.AUTHORITIES IN LOUISIANA SAY THE MAN HAS STOLEN ALMOST 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM WALMART STORES.

THEY SAY HE WAITS UNTIL REGISTERS ARE UNATTENDED, PRIES THEM OPEN, AND THEN WALKS AWAY WITH THE CASH.

THEY ARE OFFERING A CASH REWARD TO ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO HIS ARREST. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO----


JUST IN CASE YOU NEED ANOTHER REASON TO PICK UP YOUR SMART PHONE.

IT COULD ALSO HELP YOU SAVE CASH.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WE'LL SHOW YOU THE MUST HAVE APPS THAT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERYTHING FROM GROCERIES TO GAS. Return to index of stories...


A) MONEY SAVING-2 SHOT VO


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MONEY SAVING APPS-CHROMA


YOUR SMART PHONE CAN BE USED FOR MORE THAN JUST ANGRY BIRDS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT MORE MONEY IN YOUR WALLET, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE SMARTPHONE IN YOUR POCKET.

KARIN CAIFA ROUNDS UP APPS TO SAVE CASH FROM THE SUPERMARKET TO THE GAS PUMP. Return to index of stories...


MONEY SAVING APPS-PKG


PUT A SMARTPHONE TO WORK AND PUT MORE MONEY IN THE BANK. THAT'S THE PREMISE BEHIND MOBILE APPS THAT MAKE SAVING DOLLARS AS SIMPLE AS A CLICK, SWIPE OR SCAN.

SLASH THE CASH YOU SPEND ON OUT-OF-NETWORK A-T-M FEES BY USING AN APP LIKE A-T-M HUNTER. THE APP - DEVELOPED BY MASTERCARD FOR APPLE, ANDROID AND WINDOWS PHONES FINDS THE CLOSEST A-T-M'S WITH INFORMATION ON THE ASSOCIATED BANK, AND CAN SEARCH BY FEATURES LIKE DRIVE-THRU, 24-HOUR SERVICE, AND SURCHARGES.

BEFORE HEADING TO THE SUPERMARKET CHECK OUT AN APP LIKE GROCERY I-Q BY COUPONS-DOT-COM FOR APPLE AND ANDROID, WHICH ALLOWS GROCERY SHOPPERS TO SEARCH FOR COUPONS ON THE GO.

THE SNIP-SNAP APP LETS USERS SCAN PRINTED COUPONS FOR DISCOUNTS RANGING FROM THE SUPERMARKET TO THE MALL TO RESTAURANTS-AND SAVE THEM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT IN A SMARTPHONE. THE APP CAN REMIND CONSUMERS WHEN CERTAIN COUPONS ARE ABOUT TO EXPIRE, AND SEND ALERTS WHEN IN A STORE THAT HAS A CORRESPONDING COUPON.

AND RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN A PINCH AT THE PUMP. LEAVE THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TAP INTO A NETWORK OF OTHER COST-CONSCIOUS DRIVERS WITH AN APP LIKE CARTICIPATE FOR IPHONE. IT MATCHES CAR POOLERS BASED ON SCHEDULE, DESTINATION AND LOCATION.

I'M KARIN CAIFA AND YOU'RE NOW CLICKED IN. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-----


IN JUST SECONDS A FLORIDA WALMART TURNS INTO A SHOOTOUT AND A DEMOLITION DERBY.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE MUST SEE VIDEO TO PROVE IT.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE STORE TO SHOW YOU A WILD SCENE THAT ENDED WITH FIVE BULLET HOLES INSIDE A CAR.

FORGET ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.MEXICO IS SHOOTING DRUGS AT US.

WELL SHOW YOU THE MASSIVE AND DISTURBING FIND that's GIVING THE WAR ON DRUGS A WHOLE NEW MEANING. Return to index of stories...


A) WALMART SHOOTING-2 SHOT VO


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B) MARIJUANA CANNON-VOTOPS


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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP


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RODMAN IN N KOREA-VO TOPS 2 SHOT


THEY'RE SHOCKING PHOTOS.ONE OF THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN HISTORY LAUGHING IT UP WITH A MAN WHO CALLS AMERICA AN ENEMY.

FORMER N-B-A STAR DENNIS RODMAN SAYS A TRIP TO NORTH KOREAHAS MADE HE AND NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN "FRIENDS FOR LIFE."

AND NOW MANY ARE SPECULATING THE TRUE INTENTIONS OF THE NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR.

MARY SNOW HAS THE DETAILS ON THE TRIP THAT'S SPARKING OUTRAGE. Return to index of stories...


RODMAN IN N KOREA-PKG


THESE TWO GIVE NEW MEANING TO THE ODD COUPLE.

BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER DENNIS RODMAN AND NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR KIM JONG UN CHUMMING IT UP COURTSIDE IN PYONGYANG.

RODMAN IS SAID TO HAVE TOLD HIS NEW "BUDDY" THAT HE NOW HAS A FRIEND FOR LIFE. THEY WATCHED THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS PLAY BASKETBALL AS PART OF A NEW HBO SHOW BEING FILMED.

Our sort of tag line for the show is it's the absurdity of the modern condition. Well, if anything shows you the absurdity of the modern condition, it's this.

SHANE SMITH IS THE SHOW'S PRODUCER. HE SENT RODMAN AND THE GLOBETROTTERS TO NORTH KOREA EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR A LITTLE BASKETBALL DIPLOMACY.STATE MEDIA SHOWED THEM TOURING PYONGYANG.

IT WAS NOT ASSURED THEY'D HAVE AN AUDIENCE WITH THE FEARED LEADER. BUT IN THE END, THEY NOT ONLY MET WITH HIM BUT DINED WITH HIM AT HIS PALACE AFTER THE GAME.

nats

ONCE AT THE PALACE, THE THEME FROM THE SHOW DALLAS WAS SAID TO BE CONSTANTLY PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND.

THE BIZARRE MEETING COMES JUST WEEKS AFTER NORTH KOREA ANNOUNCED IT HAD CONDUCTED A NUCLEAR TEST AND TENSIONS WITH THE U-S ARE PARTICULARLY HIGH.

FORMER WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR AND NEGOTIATOR VICTOR CHA SAYS WHILE THIS MEETING IS SURPRISING, KIM JONG UN HAS DONE A LOT OF UNPREDICTABLE THINGS SINCE TAKING OVER.

Well I think the North Koreans try to use opportunities like this to congratulate themselves on their accomplishments as they see them, as well as congratulate this new leadership and try to give him legitimacy on a world stage. So yes, it is a poke in the eye of the administration because outside the world of basketball diplomacy, things are moving in a completely different direction.

WHILE NORTH KOREA HAS NO LOVE FOR THE US, THEY DO HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR BASKETBALL AND THE CHICAGO BULLS. FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT EVEN GAVE FORMER LEADER KIM JONG IL A BASKETBALL SIGNED BY MICHAEL JORDAN AS PART OF HER NEGOTIATIONS.

SINCE RODMAN PLAYED FOR THE BULLS AND SEEMS UP FOR ANYTHING, THE SHOW'S PRODUCER SAW AN OPENING.

So if we can open lines of communication. If we can have dialogue, it's always better to talk than to fight. So that's what we hope comes out of this.

standup --

The film crew is said to have invited Kim Jong Un to America, which was apparently met with laughter.

And in case you were wondering in the exhibition game, which had mixed teams of both American and North Koreans, the final score was tied at 110.

The show is slated to air in April on HBO which like CNN, is owned by Time Warner. Mary Snow, CNN, New York. Return to index of stories...


MITT ROMNEY REAX-SS


NEW AT ELEVEN.

FORMER PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL MITT ROMNEY IS OPENING UP IN A BRAND NEW INTERVIEW.

DURING A SIT DOWN WITH FOX NEWS, ROMNEY SAYS THE END OF THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE WAS LIKE GETTING OFF A ROLLER COASTER.

QUOTE."WE WERE ON A ROLLER COASTER, EXCITING AND THRILLING, UPS AND DOWNS. BUT THE RIDE ENDS".

ITS MITT AND ANN ROMNEY'S FIRST POST-ELECTION INTERVIEW.

ANN ROMNEY SAYS ITS BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT BEING OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE. Return to index of stories...


WALMART SHOOTING-TRX VO TOPS


BRAND NEW MUST SEE VIDEO AT ELEVEN SHOWING A WILD SCENE AT A CENTRAL FLORIDA WALMART.

IN THAT VIDEO YOU CAN SEE A SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTER SHOVE A GROCERY CART INTO A STORE EMPLOYEE TRYING TO STOP HIM, THEN SLAMMING A WOMAN'S HEAD

INTO THE DOOR AS HE FLED THE STORE.

NEARLY 10 SECONDS LATER A SHOPPER CHASES HIM OUTSIDE THE STORE.

THE SUSPECT BOLTS TO HIS CAR TRYING TO FLEE THE SCENE AS HE NEARLY RUNS DOWN PEOPLE AND CLIPS A CAR ON THE WAY OUT OF THE PARKING LOT.

BUT GET THIS POLICE SAY THE SHOPPER WHO CHASED HIM OUT OPENED FIRE ON THE CAR FIVE TIMES.

THE SHOPPER'S FATHER IS SPEAKING OUT. Return to index of stories...


WALMART SHOOTING-SOT VO


To the best of my ability he's good. He's doing the

best as he could. So I can't tell you anything else."

THE SHOPPER ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH THE SUSPECTED SHOP LIFTER.

POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER DIDN'T FIRE UNTIL THE CAR WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. Return to index of stories...


BRADLEY MANNING-VO


NEW INSIGHT INTO THE MAN WHO ADMITTED TO GIVING AWAY U-S MILITARY SECRETS TO WIKILEAKS.

A NEW REPORT FROM THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER CLAIMS ARMY PRIVATE BRADLEY MANNING TRIED TO LEAK MILITARY DOCUMENTS TO THE WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, AND POLITICO BEFORE BEING TURNED DOWN.

THIS WEEK HE PLEADED GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES.

HE FACES A MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THOSE OFFENSES. Return to index of stories...


LAS VEGAS SHOOTING ARREST-VO


A WEEK LONG MAN HUNT FOR THE PERSON ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP IS NOW OVER.

LOS ANGELES POLICE ARRESTED THE PERSON THEY SAY SHOT INTO A MASERATI KILLING THE DRIVER, CAUSING A CRASH THAT CLAIMED TWO OTHER LIVES.

26-YEAR-OLD AMMAR HARRIS WAS ARRESTED AT AN APARTMENT IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY.

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING INTO THE MOTIVE. Return to index of stories...


LA WATER LAWSUIT-VO


TWO FORMER GUESTS ARE SUING THE OWNERS OF A HOTEL WHERE A WOMAN'S REMAINS WERE FOUND IN WATER TANK.

STEVE AND GLORIA COTT HAVE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT CAN INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO STAYED AT THE CECIL HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES.

POLICE SAY THAT'S ABOUT HOW LONG ELISE LAM'S BODY WAS FLOATING IN THE HOTEL'S WATER TANKS.

GUESTS DRANK, BATHED, AND BRUSHED THEIR TEETH WITH THE WATER.

THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT THE HOTEL DID NOT PROVIDE WATER FIT FOR HUMAN INGESTION OR USE, AS PROMISED.

THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TESTED THE WATER, BUT FOUND NO HARMFUL BACTERIA IN THE TANK OR PIPES. Return to index of stories...


MARIJUANA CANNON-VO


DRUG SMUGGLERS ARE NOW USING CANNONS TO SHOOT DRUGS INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO.

TAKE A LOOK.MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SEIZED THIS AIR CANNON.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DRUG CARTEL WOULD LOAD UP CANISTERS FILLED WITH MARIJUANA AND FIRE THEM INTO CALIFORNIA WHERE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE WOULD GRAB THEM.

EMPTY CANISTERS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN FIELDS NEAR THE BORDER.

SO FAR NO ARRESTS. Return to index of stories...


SLEEPING PILOTS-VO WIPE


AIR NEW ZEALAND IS ADMITTING THAT ONE OF THEIR PILOTS FELL ASLEEP IN THE COCKPIT.

AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY THE BOEING 777 PILOT FELL ASLEEP DURING A FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO LOS ANGELES BUT ADDED THAT NOBODY WAS EVER IN ANY DANGER.

AIR NEW ZEALAND SAID THE PILOT REPORTED FALLING ASLEEP TWICE DURING THE FLIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC IN 2011 BUT SAID HE WAS NOT THE ONLY PILOT ON THE FLIGHT DECK. Return to index of stories...


SLEEPING PILOTS-SOT VO


You've got big reputational issues here. This doesn't look good. Satisfy the public that you're making sure your pilots are not asleep on the job."

THE PILOT BLAMES HIS SLEEPING ON HAVING TO CHANGE HOTEL ROOMS THREE TIMES DURING THE NIGHT BECAUSE OF AIR-CONDITIONING PROBLEMS. Return to index of stories...


HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-INTRO


THIS STORY MAY NOT BE SITTING TOO WELL WITH WOMEN.

RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE FOUND A LINK BETWEEN a WOMEN'S WEIGHT AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY DO AROUND THE HOME.

CECILIA VEGA TAKES A CLOSER LOOK. Return to index of stories...


HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-PKG


ALL THAT GRUELING HOUSEWORK

A GROUP OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCHERS SAYS ONE REASON MODERN WOMEN MAY BE

PACKING ON THE POUNDS IS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING LIKE

THEY USED TO

RESEARCHERS COMPARED ACTIVITY LOGS KEPT BY STAY-AT HOME women from 1965 till

today AND THIS IS WHAT THEY FOUND:

back then, WOMEN SPENT 25.7 HOURS A WEEK DUSTING, MOPPING, COOKING AND

WASHING.

FAST FORWARD to 2010 JUST 13.3 HOURS

THE STUDY SAYS FROM 1965 UNTIL NOW, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN WHO WORKS AT

HOME HAS GAINED 22 LBS.

"Uh

excuse me?" "the 1950s called and they want their article back"

TODAY A THIRD OF *ALL* AMERICAN ADULTS ARE OBESE FIFTY YEARS AGO THE NUMBER

WAS FEWER THAN 10 PERCENT and BOTH SEXES ARE EXPANDING AT AN EQUAL PACE

PROOF THAT WHEN IT COMES TO EXPANDING WAISTLINES THERE MAY BE EQUALITY AFTER

ALL. Return to index of stories...


HOUSEWORK AND WEIGHT-ONCAM


CECILIA VEGA REPORTING.

THE STUDY'S AUTHOR SAYS THE STUDY WAS NOT INTENDED TO TELL WOMEN THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO HOUSEWORK. Return to index of stories...


SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS-SS


SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS AMONG THE SPOTS FOR SPRING BREAKERS THIS YEAR.

FLY-DOT-COM REPORTS AIRFARE PRICES FOR THE TOP SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS ARE DOWN 48 PERCENT.

THE WEBSITE REPORTS MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING FLORIDA AS THEIR MID-TERM GETAWAY.

FT. LAUDERDALE, ORLANDO, MIAMI, TAMPA AND FORT MYERS ARE THE MOST POPULAR SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR-----


CHANGES ARE COMING TO AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR FAST FOOD CHAIN.

MCDONALDS IS CUTTING SOME ITEMS FROM ITS MENU AND THEY MAY BE SOME of the HEALTHIEST CHOICES.

PLUS.

"Under sequestration, we'll do the best that we can to minimize the harm that actually occurs as a result of the sequestration but the reality is there is gonna be harm.

BUT NOT EVERYONE MIGHT BE LEFT IN THE COLD FROM FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WE EXPOSE HOW SOME GOVERNMENT LEADERS ARE FLYING HIGH ON YOUR DIME FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


B) LUXURY TRAVEL-SOT VO


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REIF OPEN-CLIP


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WEATHER-WX WALL


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.

"Cloudy and cooler weather is on the way"

Southwest Florida will see quite the change when it comes to our weekend weather as it will feature more clouds, a few showers, and chilly temperatures.

We'll see a few peaks of sun during the late morning hours, but this will be very short lived as clouds will continue to fill in across the area making for a mostly cloudy and cool afternoon with a 10-15 mph northwesterly breeze. Daytime highs will climb into the upper 60s to low 70s, which is a good 8 to 10° below the average.

Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will stay in place and with another push of cool air, overnight lows will tumble into the upper 40s by morning.

Saturday will start of quite chilly and we're not expecting much of a warm up as afternoon temperatures remain in the middle 60s. While much of day should stay dry, a couple of passing showers during the day can't be ruled out. As upper level energy rides over the peninsula, a better chance for scattered shower activity will remain in the forecast late Saturday carrying over into early Sunday morning, especially along the coast.

Clouds will stick around for the better half of our Sunday with partial clearing throughout the afternoon. After morning lows in the middle 40s, temperatures will have a hard time making it out of the lower 60s. High pressure will move in by the first of the week clearing our skies out with a slight warm up through Tuesday under mostly sunny skies.

By Wednesday, we'll be tracking another cold front which will bring us another shot of cool and dry air to end the week. Return to index of stories...


LUXURY TRAVEL-VO IN PLASMA


YOU PAY FOR THE EXPENSIVE PRIVATE JET TRIPS FOR FEDERAL LEADERS.THE QUESTION IS SHOULD THEY STOP AMID THE BUDGET CUTS THAT ARE GOING INTO EFFECT TODAY.

PROGRAMS SUCH AS NATIONAL PARKS AND AIRPORT SECURITY ARE ALL SEEING AFFECTS.

AS DAN ACOSTA SHOWS US THE NATION'S ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEMS TO BE FLYING HIGH ON OUR DIME. Return to index of stories...


LUXURY TRAVEL-PKG


WITH THE CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO THE FORCED BUDGET CUTS. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER ISSUED A DIRE WARNING EARLIER THIS WEEK WHEN HE SAID AGENTS AT ALL FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WOULD FACE FURLOUGHS.

"Under sequestration, we'll do the best that we can to minimize the harm that actually occurs as a result of the sequestration but the reality is there is gonna be harm. There is gonna be pain and the American people are gonna be less safe."

IOWA REPUBLICAN SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY IMMEDIATELY SAID HE WASN'T BUYING IT.

"It's the old Washington Monument mentality. As soon as you cut out a dollar from the Interior Department, you're going to have to shut down the Washington Monument."

GRASSLEY POINTS TO THIS RECENT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT WHICH FOUND THAT. ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND FBI DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN FLYING ON PRICEY GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT FOR YEARS.

THE REPORT SAID: THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND THE FBI DIRECTOR WERE THE PRIMARY USERS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AIRCRAFT FOR NONMISSION PURPOSES FROM FISCAL YEARS 2007 THROUGH 2011 AT A COST OF $11.4 MILLION.

THE AIRCRAFT. LIKE THIS GULFSTREAM. ARE SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM PURPOSES.

BUT THE REPORT FOUND THAT FOR THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD. 56 PERCENT OF THE FLIGHTS WERE USED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE TIME FOR BUSINESS TRAVEL. WHILE 41 PERCENT WERE FOR PERSONAL TRIPS.

THE REPORT COVERS NOT JUST CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER. BUT SOME OF HIS SUCCESSORS. MICHAEL MUKASEY AND ALBERTO GONZALES FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION.

"It's really worse when you have the situation where the attorney general is complaining because of sequestration, they're going to have to ask you about FBI agents."

GRASSLEY NOTES ONE FLIGHT TAKEN BY HOLDER IN NOVEMBER 2010 ON THE GULFSTREAM COST THE GOVERNMENT NEARLY 16 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BUT HOLDER WAS ONLY REQUIRED BY LAW TO REIMBURSE THE GOVERNMENT FOR 420 DOLLARS.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI SAY THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS ALWAYS COUNTER-TERRORISM. ADDING IN A JOINT STATEMENT.

THE REPORT MAKES CLEAR THAT THE "OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TRAVEL. ALTHOUGH TERMED 'NON MISSION' TRAVEL BY THE REPORT. HAS BEEN FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS TRAVEL."

OTHER SENATORS COMPLAIN THE PENTAGON SHOULDN'T BE CUTTING BACK ON CRITICAL PROGRAMS. WHEN ITS TAXPAYER FUNDED TV CHANNEL IS PRODUCING WORK-OUT SHOWS.

BUT ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC SENATOR DICK DURBIN SAYS THAT'S MISSING THE POINT. AND ARGUES THE FORCED BUDGET CUTS. BY LAW. DON'T GIVE DEPARTMENTS MUCH DISCRETION ON WHERE TO CUT.

"Well I can tell you it's never that simple and they know it. When you start moving money this late in the game this late in the year with very few options your hands are tied." Return to index of stories...


BUTT DIALING ARREST-OC 2 SOTS VO WIPE


A SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER -- CALLED POLICE.BUT HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS DOING IT.

OFFICERS SAY, THE MAN ACCIDENTALLY DIALED 9-1-1 ON HIS CELL PHONE.ALLOWING DISPATCHERS TO LISTEN IN.

Okay, cause I got 40 on me, so. The only issue is seeing the product before I purchase."

Yah, I definitely need a 40. And please let it be good, I'm so tired of getting ripped off."

DISPATCHERS IN OREGON QUICKLY REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

G-P-S FROM THE PHONE INDICATED THE CALL WAS COMING FROM A BACK ALLEY NEARBY.

THAT'S WHERE THE DISPATCHER SENT POLICE. Return to index of stories...


BUTT DIALING ARREST-SOT VO


This I will say is a first, and got a chuckle around the department cause they don't make it that easy for us usually."

OFFICERS SAY, THEY RECOVERED METHAMPHETAMINE.

A 25 YEAR OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED. Return to index of stories...


GAS PRICES-CG


LISTEN UP.THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IN WEEKS.GAS PRICES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

NEW AVERAGES FROM TRIPLE A TODAY SHOW PRICES ARE NOW AT $3.77.

THAT'S DOWN A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.85.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING $3.89.

THATS UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY AND ACTUALLY DOWN A PENNY FROM LAST WEEK. Return to index of stories...


SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK-OC BNR


IF YOU RECEIVE A PAPER CHECK FOR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY, YOU HAVE UNTIL TODAY TO SWITCH TO AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT METHOD.

YOU NOW HAVE TO RECEIVE YOUR BENEFITS THROUGH DIRECT DEPOSIT OR LOADED ONTO A DIRECT EXPRESS DEBIT CARD.

SENIORS BORN ON OR BEFORE MAY FIRST 19-21 CAN OPT TO STILL RECEIVE A PAPER CHECK.

IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE THE SWITCH YET YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING ONLINE.

WE'VE MADE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TWO DOT COM CLICK NEWSLINKS. Return to index of stories...


MCDONALDS MENU-SS


MCDONALD'S FANS.YOU WILL SOON SEE FEWER ITEMS ON THE MENU.

THE FAST FOOD CHAIN IS ANNOUNCING THAT ITS CUTTING SEVERAL ITEMS FROM ITS LINEUP.

THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL STOP OFFERING ITS FRUIT AND WALNUT SALAD AND CHICKEN SELECTS.

IT'S ALSO CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF THE ANGUS THIRD POUNDER.

THE MOVES COME AFTER MCDONALD'S REPORTED ITS FIRST DECLINE IN MONTHLY SAME-STORE SALES IN MORE THAN NINE YEARS BACK IN OCTOBER. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM


JOAN RIVERS SAYS SHE WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR A JOKE THAT'S STIRRING CONTROVERSY, AND CLINT EASTWOOD VOICES HIS VIEWS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

CARL AZUZ HAS MORE IN HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG


JOAN RIVERS IS COMING UNDER FIRE FOR REFERENCING THE HOLOCAUST IN A JOKE SHE MADE WHILE COVERING THE OSCARS RED CARPET.

THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE IS ASKING FOR AN APOLOGY, BUT RIVERS TOLD H-L-N'S A-J HAMMER, CRITICS SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REAL ANTI-SEMITES OUT THERE.

"My husband lost his entire family in the Holocaust. Your generation doesn't even know what I'm talking about, by my doing a joke get them talking and thinking."

RIVERS SAYS THERE ISN'T ANY SUBJECT SHE WOULDN'T TAKE ON.

"I think that's how we get through life, that's how I get, you make people laugh, you laugh, you can deal with it."

CLINT EASTWOOD IS SHOWING HIS SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

THE 82-YEAR-OLD ACTOR HAS JOINED A GROUP OF REPUBLICANS SIGNING A LEGAL BRIEF IN FAVOR OF GAY MARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE DOCUMENT.

THE MOVES COMES AS THE SUPREME COURT PREPARES TO HEAR TWO CASES ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NEXT MONTH.

EASTWOOD HAS PREVIOUSLY VOICED HIS SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, BUT SAID THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR THE COUNTRY TO TACKLE.

"TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS" ARE HITTING THE ROAD THIS SUMMER.

THE GROUP IS ANNOUNCING A SIX-WEEK TOUR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.

IT WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES AT MUSIC FESTIVALS, INCLUDING BONNAROO. THEY'LL ALSO HAVE EXTENDED RESIDENCIES AT THEATERS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES.

FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ. Return to index of stories...


AMAZING CATCH-OC NATS VO


THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PLAYS IN BASEBALL YOU WILL EVER SEE!

nats of crack of bat and crowd ooing

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTERFIELDER BRETT WILLIAMS MAKES AN INCREDIBLE CATCH DURING A GAME AGAINST NEW MEXICO STATE.

YOU CAN SEE HIM STRETCHING FULLY TO MAKE A ONE-HANDED CATCH BEFORE LANDING WITH AN ACROBATIC MIDAIR CARTWHEEL. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE----


PHONE CASES USUALLY PROTECT YOUR EXPENSIVE DEVICE.

BUT A NEW ONE ON THE MARKET PROMISES TO PROTECT YOU.

IF YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT WALKING ALONE.ITS A STORY YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK OUT.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE CASE THAT DOUBLES AS THE STUN GUN. Return to index of stories...


A) STUN PHONE-1 SHOT VO


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DIGITAL MAIL-VO TOPS


IS IT A THREAT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE?

ONE ENTRAPRANUER IS DIGITIZING MAIL.

IT WORKS LIKE THIS.THE DRIVER DUBBED AN "UNPOSTMAN," VISITS SUBSCRIBERS' HOMES THREE TIMES A WEEK AND COLLECTS THE LETTERS, BILLS, MAGAZINES AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE "UNPOSTMAN" THEN OPENS UP THE MAIL.TAKES PICTURES AND SENDS THE PHOTOS ELECTRONICALLY TO THE RECIPIENTS IPAD OR IPHONE APPS.

THE COMPANY HAS MET RESISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, WHICH HAS REFUSED TO COLLABORATE WITH OUTBOX OR LET ITS WORKERS PICK UP MAIL DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL POST OFFICES. Return to index of stories...


STUN PHONE-VO IN TRAFFIC


AN I-PHONE CASE ON THE MARKET IS PACKING MORE THAN JUST PROTECTION FOR YOUR PHONE.

BUT POLICE WARN. USE IT WITH CAUTION.

ROB KRIEGER GETS THE BUZZ ON THE YELLOW JACKET SMARTPHONE STUN CASE. Return to index of stories...


STUN PHONE-PKG


EVERY CASE FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE CLAIMS TO KEEP THE DEVICE PROTECTED BUT THIS ONE COULD ACTUALLY PROTECT YOU.

"There are people who have concealed carry. There are people that have rifles, shotguns, al sorts of stuff, people that don't carry anything. But the bottom line is you always carry your phone."

CO-CREATOR SEAN SIMONE. SPENT THE LAST YEAR PERFECTING THE YELLOW JACKET SMARTPHONE STUN GUN CASE.

IT'S ALREADY SPARKED INTEREST ON THE INTERNET. AND NOW HE'S TOOK WHAT WAS ONCE JUST A SKETCH AND INTRODUCED IT TO A WIDER AUDIENCE.

"We took it to market. That sounds that easy but we went through various different steps, worked with people in the country, internationally to bring this to market."

"SO THE REAL QUESTION IS DOES THIS THING PACK ENOUGH PUNCH TO HELP YOU OUT IN A BAD SITUATION.YEAH, IT DEFINITELY STINGS. BUT POLICE SAY YOU SHOULD GET SOME TRAINING IF YOU PLAN ON BUYING ONE."

"Absolutely. Learn how to use it, learn the in's and out's of how to use it, so when it comes time to needing it, you're proficient at it and you're within the letter of the law."

"Just like anything you have to practice. You don't want to pull out your yellow jacket for the first time when you really need it. You want to know how this would work. How you would use it."

IT'S WHY YELLOW JACKET IS INTRODUCING TRAINING VIDEOS ON THEIR WEBSITE.

SO IF YOU DECIDE TO ARM YOUR PHONE. YOU WON'T GET SHOCKED AT THE WRONG TIME. Return to index of stories...


STUN PHONE-TRAFFIC


ROB KRIEGER REPORTING.

THE INVENTORS SAY THEY'RE DEVELOPING I-PHONE 5 AND ANDROID MODELS AND ARE LOOKING INTO CREATING A MORE ROBUST VERSION FOR POLICE USE. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK


NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 IS ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS -

17 PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED - AFTER A MAJOR DRUG SWEEP IN FORT MYERS.

NBC2 WITH A LIVE REPORT - AND NEW DETAILS.

WE'LL ALSO BE LIVE ON SCENE OF AN EARLY MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN NORTH NAPLES.

NBC2 WITH AN UPDATE ON HOW THE FAMILY IS DOING TODAY.

PLUS -

SIT Victim's Brother -"

wfts: I jumped into the hole tried to dig him out but I couldn't

find him. I thought I could hear him. holler for me to help him cries

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF BRANDON FLORIDA - A BROTHER DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS AFTER A LARGE SINKHOLE OPENS UP IN A HOME - TRAPPING A MAN IN THE RUBBLE.

THE LATEST INFORMATION AT NOON.

AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING - MANDATORY BUDGET CUTS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT TODAY COULD PUT THE NATION AT RISK BY CUTTING BACK CRITICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

AN NBC2 UPDATE FROM WASHINGTON.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

THE LATEST YOU-TUBE SENSATION - THE HARLEM SHAKE - HAS EVERYBODY GROOVING - EVERYWHERE!

AND THAT HAS THE F-A-A FRAZZLED.

AHEAD AT NOON - THE EFFORT TO KEEP ALL PASSENGERS IN THEIR SEATS!

SOME COLD NIGHTS AHEAD - JIM HAS OUR FIRST ALERT WEEKEND FORECAST!

THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT! Return to index of stories...


NOON TZA) fm drug bust-(2) SS


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NOON TZB) NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS


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NOON TZC) TAMPA SINK HOLE-SOT TOPS VO


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BUDGET SPENDING CUTS-VOTOPS


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HARLEM SHAKE FAA-VOTOPS ONCAM


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