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RIGHT NOW--

A TAMPA MAN IS BELIEVED TO BE DEAD AFTER A SINKHOLE OPENS UP INSIDE HIS HOUSE.

HIS BROTHER WAS JUST A FEW FEET AWAY - WHEN IT HAPPENED.

I know in my heart he's dead, but I just want to be here for him because I love him. He was my brother, man.

PEOPLE IN HOMES NEXT DOOR HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

INVESTIGATORS ARE KEEPING A PEOPLE A HUNDRED FEET AWAY - BECAUSE THE GROUND IS UNSTABLE.

PLUS.

A NORTH NAPLES FAMILY LOOKS FOR A PLACE TO STAY AFTER A FIRE RIPS THROUGH THEIR HOME.

WE BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT.

AND.

COULD WE SEE AN ELEVENTH-HOUR DEAL?

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS HEAD BACK TO WASHINGTON - JUST HOURS BEFORE THE PRESIDENT PUTS INTO EFFECT BILLIONS IN SPENDING CUTS.

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FORT MYERS DRUG STING-TRX OC DBX

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

A MAJOR DRUG SWEEP IN FORT MYERS.

WE'VE LEARNED 17 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN A SIX MONTH LONG NARCOTICS OPERATION.

NBC-2'S JOELLE PARKS JOINS US LIVE WITH BREAKING DETAILS.

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FORT MYERS DRUG STING-(2) SS

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IN COLLIER COUNTY

CREWS SPENT THE MORNING KNOCKING DOWN A HOUSE FIRE.

IT BROKE OUT AROUND 3-30 THIS MORNING.

NBC-2'S RICK RITTER JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION,

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RICK LIVE

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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.

Michel Olson/Garage burned down/19:53 "Mia, my other dog, we couldn't find for a very long time. That was scary and upsetting."

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

Al Duffy/Battallion Chief, North Naples Fire/4:51:28 "The crews did say they heard a couple of animals weeping and that kind of stuff."

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

NORTH NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-REM

RICK LIVE

INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE - THEY'RE NOT RULING ANYTHING OUT RIGHT NOW.

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FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS AS THEY BATTLE A MASSIVE FIRE THAT HAS CONSUMED 150 ACRES.

ABOUT 200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON SCENE.

THERE IS A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES.

LIVE STOCKS-SAT LIVE

STOCKS HAVE TURNED MIXED AFTER OPENING SHARPLY LOWER ON WALL STREET.

TODAY - TRADERS ARE DIGESTING A MIXED BAG OF ECONOMIC NEWS, WITH GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT BY THE END OF THE DAY.

JOBLESS BENNIES-VO

GOOD NEWS ROUNDING OUT THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS FELL BY 22-THOUSAND THIS WEEK.

THAT'S BETTER THAN EXPECTED, BUT STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH SCALE TO CUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE -- WHICH NOW SITS AT 7-POINT-9 PERCENT.

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STARTING TODAY -- ALL PRINTING OF SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS WILL BECOME A THING OF THE PAST.

YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF TODAY TO SWITCH TO AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT METHOD.

IF YOU COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY, YOU NOW HAVE TO RECEIVE YOUR BENEFITS THROUGH DIRECT DEPOSIT OR LOADED ONTO A DIRECT EXPRESS DEBIT CARD.

FOR THOSE STILL NEEDING TO MAKE THE SWITCH -- BE SURE TO VIST WWW-DOT-GO-DIRECT-DOT-ORG --

OR JUST GO TO YOUR BANK OR CREDIT UNION AND SIGN UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT.

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PLUS.

WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM BILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS GOING INTO EFFECT.

NBC-2 BREAKS DOWN HOW IT COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON YOU.

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"and liftoff of the falcon nine rockiet and dragon."

PRIVATE FIRM SPACE-X CELEBRATES THE LAUNCH OF THE SECOND SUPPLY MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

LIFT-OFF HAPPENED AROUND 10-30 THIS MORNING FROM CAPE CANAVERAL.

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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.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH-(2) SS

18 STUDENTS ARE OK TODAY AFTER, A SCHOOL BUS AND GARBAGE TRUCK COLLIDED THIS MORNING ON MARSH AVENUE.

THE BUS WAS HEADED TO JAMES STEVENS ACADEMY - IN FORT MYERS.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BUS CLIPPED THE TRUCK.

DEL PRADO CRASH UPDATE-VOTOPS

WE HAVE NEW DETAILS AT NOON ABOUT TWO SERIOUS CAR CRASHES THURSDAY IN CAPE CORAL.

POLICE RELEASED THE NAME OF A MOTORCYCLIST WHO DIED IN THIS ACCIDENT ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.

40 YEAR OLD ALVIN FAILS DIED WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE SLAMMED INTO A S-U-V.

ACCORDING TO OFFICERS -- THE S-U-V PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE BIKER.

WE'RE TOLD ALCOHOL IS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

VETERANS CRASH UPDATE-VOTOPS

NBC2 HAS LEARNED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A HUMMER AND WHITE MINIVAN ON VETERANS PARKWAY - DURING YESTERDAY'S EVENING COMMUTE.

35-YEAR OLD JASON JONES WAS HEADING WEST IN HIS HUMMER.

POLICE SAY HE DROVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO A GRASSY AREA.

WHEN HE TRIED TO DRIVE BACK ONTO VETERANS PARKWAY, HE CROSSED SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND SLAMMED INTO A WHITE MINIVAN.

THE CRASH CAUSED THE VAN TO FLIP, KILLING THE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

GETTING CRIMINALS OFF OUR STREETS.

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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 -- LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP.

IT'S FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

JOINING US -- TRISH ROUTE FROM LEE COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-(5) SS

We're starting out our list this week with a man whose actions have largely contributed to the on-going drug and violence trend in the city of Fort Myers. Kenneth Carter has been arrested 15 times in his hometown, on a wide array of charges ranging from selling pot and cocaine near public housing complexes to armed robbery, burglary, criminal mischief and several counts of carrying a concealed weapon. At age 28, he's already earned himself the designation of a registered convicted felon, and chances are, he's still here in town, selling drugs and perpetuating the cycle of violence. Carter is 5'7" and has multiple tattoos, including the 239 area code and the phrase "Fort Misery" on his right arm, and his street name of "Roy Bizzle" inked on both arms. Upon his arrest, Carter will be held without bond in the Lee County Jail.

Also dodging the law this week is Jose Cruz, wanted for the unthinkable crime of molesting a little girl over the course of several years. According to the victim, Cruz started touching her inappropriately when she was only six years old. As time went by, his actions became more intimate, and violent, by beating the girl with a belt to keep her from telling anyone about what was happening. After enduring years of his perverted actions, the victim finally came forward after suffering bouts of depression and thoughts of suicide. And while all this was going on, Cruz had been arrested twice in one month for trying to pick up prostitutes, as well as for violating his probation. It should also be noted that all these alleged actions occurred while he was a married man. 29-year-old Cruz was last known to be living in Lehigh, but also has ties to North Fort Myers.

Another fugitive who hasn't learned their lesson, despite several arrests, is Yahira Pacheco, wanted for violating terms of her community control on the heels of an arrest for selling counterfeit DVD's. Her troubles started when she and a friend tried to make a quick buck by selling more than 440 fake DVDs out of the trunk of a car at the Lehigh Wal Mart. The friend, whose nickname was ironically "Bootleg," obtained the fraudulent DVDs for $1 each, then resold them for $5. Pachecho and "Bootleg" had an agreement to split the profits 50/50, but their plan was quickly foiled when law enforcement showed up. In total, this 31 year old fugitive has racked up eight arrests in Lee County, and several others in Orange County, on charges including two counts of aggravated battery, dealing in stolen property, grand theft and retail theft. Pachecho was last seen earlier this week in Lehigh, and chances are, she's still close to home. Pachecho has tattoos all over her body, including her kids names on her neck, a fairy with a rose on her left arm, and an angel and a moon on her right.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

TRISH THANKS --

AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

SWALLOWED ALIVE --

A FLORIDA MAN IS PRESUMED DEAD RIGHT NOW AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS MASSIVE SINKHOLE SWALLOWED UP HIS ENTIRE BEDROOM.

IT'S A STORY WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF AT NOON.

AND YOU'VE HEARD OF ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.

BUT ASLEEP IN THE COCKPIT???

ONE AIRLINE PILOT IS NOW FESSING UP TO DOZING OFF IN THE FRIENDLY SKIES.

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SINKHOLE-VOTOPS OC

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON -

A SINKHOLE OPENS UP INSIDE A HOME NEAR TAMPA -- ONE MAN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED - BURIED IN THE RUBBLE.

AND RIGHT NOW -- OTHER HOMES NEARBY HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

EMERGENCY CREWS WORK TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NEXT DELICATE STEP.

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FROM THE SEEMINGLY TRANQUIL EXTERIOR- OF THIS HOME NEAR TAMPA, FLORIDA- FEW

SIGNS -

OF THE STILL CREAKING, CRUMBLING -- NIGHTMARE.INSIDE-

SIT Victim's Brother -"And we heard a loud crash. I ran in there and heard

somebody screaming, my brother screaming and I ran in there and all I could

see is this big hole. And all I could see was the tops of his bed. It didn't

see nothing else

A GIANT SINK HOLE - SUDDENLY OPENING UP- BENEATH THE BEDROOM FLOOR AROUND

11 LAST NIGHT

LEAVING NO TIME FOR 36 YEAR OLD JEFF BUSH - TO RUN.

NO OPTIONS- FOR HIS BROTHER - TO BRING HIM TO SAFETY

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

THE SINK HOLE - AT LEAST 30 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET DEEP.

AND, WHILE - RARE FOR ONE TO OPEN UP* DIRECTLY BENEATH* A HOME-

SINKHOLES - ARE COMMON-- ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA.

SAM - GMA: "UNDER THE SURFACE, THERE WILL BE A DEPOSIT OF EARTH THAT'S

PROBABLY A SOLUBLE ROCK, LIKE SALT OR GYPSUM OR LIMESTONE.

WATER GETS IN HERE AND CAN'T GET OUT. THEN, THE WATER LEACHES AWAY.

THE GROUND COLLAPSES."

THE GROUND - STILL COLLAPSING - THREATENING TO DEVOUR THE ENTIRE HOUSE.

THE RESCUE EFFORT - HAULTED.

DEEMED TOO DANGEROUS FOR NOW.

SOT Victim's Brother -"The cops snatched me out of the hole and told me I

couldn't be in there. The hole was still caving in and I didn't care. I just

wanted my brother man."

MARCI ON CAM:

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE USED CAMERAS - AND LISTENING DEVICES TO TRY TO FIND

BUSH.

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MADE COMMENTS WITHIN THE LAST HALF HOUR, --TALKING ABOUT THE SPENDING CUTS --

.TRYING TO BRING DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TOGETHER BEFORE THE DEADLINE TONIGHT.

HERE'S A COMMENT HE MADE JUST MOMENTS AGO.

i do know that there are republicans who privately say that they would rather close tax loopholes than let these cuts go through. I know there are democrats who'd rather do smart reform than let these cuts go through, so there is a caucus of common sense up on capitol hill. It's just a silent group right now

A LOT ON THE LINE HERE -- BILLIONS IN SPENDING CUTS WILL AFFECT A WIDE ARRAY OF THINGS THAT IN-TURN AFFECT ALL OF US.

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FORCED SPENDING CUTS DOD-TRX ONCAM

MANDATORY BUDGET CUTS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT TODAY COULD PUT THE NATION AT RISK BY CUTTING BACK CRITICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

BUT -- CONGRESS IS HEADED HOME FOR A WEEKEND OFF.

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CHUCK HAGEL HAS WHAT HIS COMMANDERS TELL HIM IS A NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS.

"We need to deal with this reality."

$46 BILLION IN MANDATORY BUDGET CUTS MUST BE MADE BY SEPTEMBER. THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ARE BRIEFING HAGEL ON EXACTLY WHAT WILL BE CUT AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY.

"It will put the nation at greater risk of coercion."

TRAINING WILL BE DELAYED FOR SOLDIERS HEADING INTO AFGHANISTAN.

"We'll have to make a decision somewhere along the line, to either extend those already there, or send people there that are not ready. And I choose not to send people there that will not be ready."

THAT MEANS EXTENDED TOURS IN THE WARZONE. TWO THIRDS OF AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS WILL DROP BELOW COMBAT READINESS LEVELS. AND THE MARINE CORPS.

"By the beginning of next year more than 50 percent of my tactical units will be below acceptable levels of readiness for deployment to combat."

BUT SOME SAY THE PENTAGON IS CRYING WOLF.

"I've followed all the postwar eras, from -- starting with Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, where we are today. This will be the least amount of money that we've asked to draw down under any postwar time, but yet everyone's hollering that it'll it'll be devastating."

THE EFFECTS OF THE MILITARY BUDGET CUTS WILL GROW IN THE COMING WEEKS AS THEY FULLY TAKE HOLD. SOME OF THE OTHER IMPACTS.BURIALS AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY WILL BE DELAYED AND 800,000 CIVILIAN DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WORKERS FACE UNPAID FURLOUGHS.

COSTELLO TRIAL-TRX VO

BREAKING NEWS IN LEE COUNTY.

THE DEFENSE IS PRESENTING ITS CASE IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF RYAN COSTELLO.

HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS FOUR MONTH OLD SON TO DEATH IN 2010.

TODAY. COSTELLO'S MOTHER PATTY TEARED UP AS SHE TOOK THE STAND.

SHE TESTIFIED SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HEARING OF THE BABY'S INJURIES. BUT COULD NOT FIND RYAN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD HIM TO TURN HIMSELF IN TO DEPUTIES.

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BREAKING NEWS AT NOON OUT OF BRANDON FLORIDA.

A LARGE SINKHOLE OPENS UP UNDER THE BEDROOM OF A HOUSE, TRAPPING A 34 YEAR OLD MAN IN THE RUBBLE.

WE'RE GETTING NEW INFORMATION BY THE MINUTE.

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RIGHT NOW WE ARE HEARING THE HOUSE HAS BEEN DEEMED TOO UNSTABLE TO CONTINUE RESCUE EFFORTS.

THIS IS HOME COLLAPSED LATE LAST NIGHT IN A BRANDON NEIGHBORHOOD.

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

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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

FL MAN TRAPPED IN SINKHOLE-SOT MITTO

"Florida essentially sits on a system of caverns that are filled with water to some degree. As that water moves up and down it erodes those caverns and from time to time they collapse. "

THIS INCIDENT HAS MANY PEOPLE THINKING COULD THIS HAPPEN TO MY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOME?

I DID SOME DIGGING AND HERE'S THE MOST RECENT MAP OF REPORTED SINK-HOLES COUNTY BY COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THEM HAPPEN IN PASCO, HERNANDO AND HILLSBOUGH COUNTIES, BUT THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN REPORTS OVER THE YEARS OF THE GROUND GIVING OUT THROUGHOUT OUR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COUNTIES.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE WIRES ON THIS STORY WE'LL KEEP UP TO DATE ON THIS STORY ON AIR AND ON LINE ALL DAY.

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IT'S AN AMNESTY DAY FOR EXOTIC PETS.

STARTING THIS WEEKEND, THE CALOOSA NATURE CENTER WILL TAKE ANY PETS - SNAKES, REPTILES, EVEN SMALL MAMMALS, IF YOU FEEL THEY NEED A BETTER HOME - AND YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEM.

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REPTILES LIKE THESE MAY START OFF SMALL -- BUT FAR TOO THEY DONT STAY THAT WAY.

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AND IN THE WILD -- THEY JUST DON'T THREATEN ANIMALS, THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S NATIVE WILD LIFE.

WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT SNAKES -- WE'RE TALKING BIG LIZARDS TOO LIKE IGUANAS.

A BLACK SPINEY TAIL IGUANA WHICH CAN BE AS LARGE AS THREE FEET -- EATS ALMOST ANYTHING IT CAN -- FROM FROGS TO SMALL MAMMALS.

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Jenny Novak, FWC Exotic Pet Amnesty

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YOU HEARD IT THERE TOMORROW FROM TEN TO TWO HERE AT THE CALUSA NATURE CENTER IS YOUR CHANCE TO DROP OFF THAT PET YOU'D THOUGHT WAS A GOOD IDEA -- INSTEAD OF LETTING THEM

GO FREE.

NO QUESTIONS ASKED -- THOSE HERE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE REPTILES' POPULATIONS DON'T GET OUT OF CONTROL.

CAR FIRE-TRX-VOTOPS

POLICE BELIEVE AN ARSONIST IS TO BLAME FOR AN EARLY MORNING CAR FIRE IN LEE COUNTY.

FLAMES BROKE OUT AROUND 3-30 THIS MORNING IN A PARKING LOT ALONG DANPORT BOULEVARD.

THAT'S OFF DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR I-75.

WE'RE LEARNING THAT F-350 WAS STOLEN -- THEN TORCHED.

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THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MAN WHO WENT MISSING ON A DRIVE TO PUNTA GORDA.

85 YEAR OLD RICHARD VAN TRIES WAS LAST SEEN IN SAINT JOHN'S COUNTY -- JUST SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE.

HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS WIFE IN A SEPARATE CAR AS THEY DROVE FROM MARYLAND.

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

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

RICHARD SUFFERS FROM DEMENTIA.

SEX TRAFFICKING ARRESTS-TRX VO

TWO MEN WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

POLICE SAY THESE MEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A BOY REPEATEDLY AND SOLD HIM FOR SEX - FROM THE TIME HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD UNTIL HE WAS 25.

BOTH WERE AT ONE TIME VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - THEY WERE ARRESTED IN A STING OPERATION WHERE THE VICTIM WORE A WIRE.

LAS VEGAS SHOOTING ARREST-VO

A NATIONWIDE MANHUNT FOR THE MAN COPS SAY OPENED FIRE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP -- IS OVER.

OFFICERS SAY AMMAR HARRIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCENE OF DISTRUCTION FROM LAST WEEK -- WHERE THREE PEOPLE DIED.

HE WAS ARRESTED IN LOS ANGELES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS HIDING AT A HOUSE WHEN THEY FOUND HIM.

HE'S ACCUSED OF FIRING AT LEAST FIVE SHOTS INTO A MASERATI -- KILLING THE DRIVER.

THE MASERATI THEN SLAMMED INTO A TAXI AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

MINE EXPLOSION UPDATE-VO

now to an nbc2 update - ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO -- A COAL MINE EXPLOSION KILLED 29 MEN IN WEST VIRGINIA.

SINCE THEN, INVESTIGATIONS HAVE UNCOVERED NUMEROUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND COVER-UPS.

NOW, ANOTHER ANOTHER MAN LEARNED HE FACES JAIL TIME AS A RESULT.

DAVID HUGHART, WILL BE THE FOURTH PERSON SENTENCED IN THE INVESTIGATION.

HE ADMITS TO MAKING SURE WORKERS UNDERGROUND WERE GIVEN ADVANCED WARNINGS ABOUT SURPRISE INSPECTIONS -- THIS WAY THEY COULD FIX ANY VIOLATIONS BEFORE INSPECTORS ARRIVED.

MINE EXPLOSION UPDATE-SOT VO

"He is a man of integrity and dignity and he was threatened numerous times to lose his job if he did not answer correctly."

REGARDLESS, HUGHART PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY.

AND WHEN A FEDERAL JUDGE ASKED HIM WHO GAVE THOSE ORDERS: HUGHART SAID THEY CAME FROM THEN C-E-O DON BLANKENSHIP.

DEADLY BAGHDAD BLASTS-TRX VO

IN BAGHDAD -- AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER TWO SEPARATE EXPLOSIONS.

IN ONE INCIDENT, A BOMB EXPLODED IN A PARKED CAR NEAR A CROWDED RESTAURANT.

THE OTHER BOMB WENT OFF NEAR A SOCCER STADIUM.

BOTH ATTACKS WERE LOCATED IN A SOUTHERN BAGHDAD NEIGHBORHOOD HOME TO SHI'ITE MUSLIMS.

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THE HEALTH OF VENEZUELA PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ IS DETERIORATING -- TOP STATE OFFICIALS SAY HE'S FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

CHAVEZ RECENTLY MADE A SURPRISE RETURN TO VENEZUELA MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER CANCER SURGERY IN CUBA.

HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE.

FUKUSHIMA CLEAN UP CONTINUES-VOTOPS

THIS IS NEW VIDEO FROM FUKISHIMA JAPAN.

JOURNALISTS WERE GIVEN A RARE LOOK AT THE CONTINUED CLEANUP EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE TSUNAMI THAT CAUSED A MELTDOWN AT THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TWO YEARS AGO.

WORKERS IN ORANGE SUITS ARE DEPLOYED ACROSS THE REGION TO CLEAR THE AREA OF RADIATION.

THEY HAVE TO REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL AND PLANTS.

THAI BOMB ATTACK-VOTOPS

CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN THAILAND.

AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE INJURED TODAY IN A BOMB ATTACK AT A FRESH MARKET.

THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN A DAY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT SIGNED A PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJOR MILITANT GROUP SUSPECTED OF SETTING OFF THE BOMB.

BANGLADESH PROTESTS-VOTOPS

AT LEAST 37 PEOPLE ARE DEAD IN BANGLADESH AFTER A DAY OF VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS.

ISLAMIST DEMONSTRATORS ARE ANGRY OVER A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ONE OF THEIR LEADERS.

THE MAN WAS CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER, ARSON AND RAPE STEMMING FROM EVENTS BACK IN 19-71.

KIM JONG UN AND RODMAN-VO

FORMER N-B-A STAR DENNIS RODMAN SAYS HE AND NORTH KOREA LEADER KIM-JONG-UN ARE "FRIENDS FOR LIFE."

TAKE A LOOK, THEY BUDDIED-UP ON THE FRONT ROW TO WATCH THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS IN PYONGYANG.

IT WAS FILMED AS PART OF AN H-B-O SERIES.

PILOT FALLS ASLEEP-VO

AIR NEW ZEALAND ADMITTED THURSDAY THAT ONE OF THEIR PILOTS FELL ASLEEP IN THE COCKPIT.

AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY HE 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.

THE PILOT CLAIMS HE HAD A BAD NIGHT'S SLEEP BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH HIS HOTEL ROOM.

KIM JONG UN AND RODMAN-SOT VO

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.

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.

THE FILM SHOOT, OF COURSE HAPPENING AT A VERY TENSE TIME FOR THE REGION.

JUST WEEKS AGO, NORTH KOREA CONDUCTED A NU-CLEAR TEST.

THE FILM CREW IS SAID TO HAVE INVITED KIM JONG UN TO AMERICA, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY MET WITH LAUGHTER.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

SPEAKING OF THE FRIENDLY SKIES --

THE LATEST AND GREATEST DANCE CRAZE COULD BE SCORING SOME LOW NOTES WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

THAT'S RIGHT --

SEE HOW "THE HARLEM SHAKE" COULD LAND THIS GROUP OF TEENS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

PLUS.

TUSHY TROUBLE!

WE'VE ALL DONE IT.

BUTT DIALING -- OR WHEN YOU DIAL YOUR PHONE WHILE IT'S IN YOUR POCKET

WELL -- IT ACTUALLY HELPED LAND ONE GUY IN THE BIG HOUSE.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS "POSTERIOR PENALTY"

TZ 4 HARLEM SHAKE INVESTIGATION-VO

TZ 4 DRUG DEAL BUT DIAL-VOTOPS

HARLEM SHAKE INVESTIGATION-TRX ONCAM

THE LATEST YOU-TUBE SENSATION - THE HARLEM SHAKE - HAS NOW TAKEN TO THE

SKIES!!

ON A RECENT FLIGHT TO SAN DIEGO, A BUNCH OF COLLEGE STUDENTS FLASH-MOBBED THE CABIN. GETTING NEARLY EVERY PASSENGER OUT OF THEIR SEAT.

BUT NOW THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING.

HARLEM SHAKE INVESTIGATION-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS - CROWD DANCING

They've been done underwater

NATS -

With puppies

NATS -

.but this morning it's this Harlem Shake-on-a-plane that has federal

investigators rattled.

SOT/ Matt Zelin / Sophomore Colorado College's ultimate Frisbee team - HADN

'T BEEN DONE BEFORE. WHY NOT TRY SOMETHING NEW?

The video complete with a dancing banana and Abraham Lincoln. was recorded

by Matt Zelin a sophomore at Colorado College. He and his teammates on the

school's Ultimate Frisbee squad were flying Frontier Airlines two weeks ago

on their way from Denver to a tournament in San Diego.

But after seeing the video on YouTube it now has half a million views--

the F-A-A now says it wants to know if the team broke any rules like

standing up on takeoff or interfering with a flight crew. The team members

insist they did nothing wrong.

SOT - Matt Zelin / Sophomore Colorado College WE SPOKE WITH THE FLIGHT

ATTENDANTS AND THEY SEEMED REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA.

SOT - Gavin Nachbar / SophomoreColorado College"EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME

WITH IT AND WE NEVER FELT LIKE WE WERE BEING UNSAFE. I MEAN, WE WERE UP WHEN

THE 'FASTEN SEAT BELT' SIGN WAS OFF."

Given that airliners are designed to survive Mother Nature's turbulent

rocking and rolling

NATS - TURBULENCE INSIDE PLANE CABIN

experts say a little Harlem Shaking probably NOT a big deal.

SOT - John Nance ABC News Aviation Consultant "UNLESS THE WHOLE CROWD RAN

ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND ALL THE WAY BACK YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY POTENTIAL

FOR UPSETTING THE AIRCRAFT."

Gavin Nachbar / SophomoreColorado College I THINK IT LOOKS WORSE IN THE

VIDEO. /edit/ IT LOOKS REALLY SHAKY BUT THE PLANE WAS NOT

THAT BAD.

For its part Frontier says that "all safety measures were followed and the

seatbelt sign was off." The airline after all is no stranger to the Harlem

Shake. recently posting its own clip of flight crews passing the time

during layovers.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"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.

CELL PHONE STUN GUN-NATS VO

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

BUT POLICE WARN. USE IT WITH CAUTION.

THIS I-PHONE CASE ALSO DOUBLES AS A STUN GUN!

IT TOOK CREATORS ABOUT A YEAR TO DEVELOP IT.

IT'S CALLED THE YELLOW JACKET.

THE REPORTER WHO FILED THIS STORY TRIED IT OUT -- AND SAYS IT DEFINITELY WORKS.

CELL PHONE STUN GUN-SOT VO

"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."

YELLOW JACKET DOES HAVE TRAINING VIDEOS ON THEIR WEB-SITE.

THEY ADVERTISE A PRICE OF ABOUT 140-DOLLARS.

DRUG DEAL BUTT DIAL-TRX ONCAM

ANOTHER ONE FOR THE DUMB CRIMINAL FILES.

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

THE MAN ACCIDENTALLY DIALED 9-1-1 - ALLOWING DISPATCHERS TO LISTEN IN.

DRUG DEAL BUTT DIAL-PKG

IT'S ALL TOO COMMON FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS.A CALLER INADVERTENTLY DIALS 9-1-1.

IT HAPPENED AGAIN MONDAY, SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

"911 what is your emergency… inaudible, hello"

BUT CLACKAMAS COUNTY DISPATCHERS QUICKLY REALIZED, THIS WASN'T YOUR AVERAGE "BUTT DIAL."

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

THE CALL SOUNDED LIKE A DRUG DEAL WAS GOING DOWN.

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

GPS FROM THE PHONE INDICATED THE CALL WAS COMING FROM A BACK ALLEY IN MOLLALLA.

THAT'S WHERE THE DISPATCHER SENT POLICE.

S/ Officer Aaron Christopherson / Molalla Police:42 -:51

"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."

WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND A MAN AND A WOMAN SITTING IN A CAR.

THE TWO SUSPECTS DENIED HAVING A WORKING CELL PHONE. SO THE OFFICER SPOKE LOUDLY… YOU CAN HEAR HIM ON THE 9-1-1 CALL.

"Can you still hear me, I can."

OFFICERS SAY, THEY RECOVERED METHAMPHETAMINE.

25-YEAR OLD RALEIGH REYNOLDS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HE'S FACING MULTIPLE FELONY DRUG CHARGES.

THE WOMAN IN THE CAR RECEIVED A CITATION.

S/ Officer Aaron Christopherson / Molalla Police ***NOTE: TOO QUICK TO SUPER***

F 35 JETS CLEARED-VO

THE PENTAGON HAS CLEARED F-35 FIGHTER JETS TO RESUME FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

THE ENTIRE FLEET WAS GROUNDED LAST WEEK BECAUSE A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ENGINE OF A TEST PLANE.

FILE SHARING CASE-VO

A SETBACK FOR THE DEFENSE OF KIM DOT-COM COULD MEAN HIS EXTRADITION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

DOT-COM IS ACCUSED OF MASSIVE COPYRIGHT FRAUD THROUGH THE NOW DEFUNCT FILE-SHARING SITE MEGA-UPLOAD.

AN APPEALS JUDGE IN NEW ZEALAND OVERTURNED A RULING THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED HIS ATTORNEYS TO LOOK AT U-S PROSECUTORS' EVIDENCE.

DOT-COM CLAIMS HE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO USED HIS SITE FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES.

POKER ROOMS SHUTTING DOWN-VO

THE GAME OF POKER IS SHOWING A LOSING STREAK IN SIN CITY.

AT LEAST EIGHT LAS VEGAS POKER ROOMS HAVE CLOSED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SOME ARE WONDERING WHETHER THE LARGEST GAMBLING TREND TO SWEEP THE NATION IN 25 YEARS MAY BE LOSING ITS POPULARITY.

PROPONENTS OF POKER INSIST THE GAME REMAINS POPULAR. BUT POKER REVENUE HAS BEEN ON THE DECLINE IN NEVADA SINCE 2007.

E CIGG POPULARITY-VO

KICKING THE HABIT FOR GOOD!

A NEW STUDY FINDS ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ARE GAINING IN POPULARITY.

THE C-D-C SHOWS NEARLY SIX IN TEN ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AWARE OF THE BATTERY-POWERED DEVICES.

THE DEVICE HEATS A LIQUID NICOTINE SOLUTION AND CREATES VAPOR, USERS INHALE.

ABOUT ONE IN FIVE CURRENT SMOKERS REPORT HAVING USED AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE.

MCDONALDS CUTTING MENU ITEMS-VO

MCDONALD'S IS CLEARING SOME SPACE ON ITS MENU, PERHAPS TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW ITEMS.

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.

JIMMIE JOHNSON DROPS PUCK-VO

DAYTONA 500 WINNER JIMMIE JOHNSON CONTINUES HIS WOLRD TOUR FOLLOWING LAST WEEKS BIG WIN.

LAST NIGHT -- HE DROPPED A CEREMONIAL PUCK AT AN N-H-L GAME.

JOHNSON PUT ON A PHOENIX COYOTES JERSEY, AND WALKED OUT TO CENTER-ICE FOR THE CEREMONIAL FACE-OFF.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

NBC-2 IN COURT RIGHT NOW, AS A MAN FACES CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF HIS 4 MONTH OLD SON.

THE DEFENSE IS NOW PRESENTING IT'S CASE - AS WE WAIT TO SEE IF THAN MAN TAKES THE STAND IN OWN DEFENSE.

TODAY'S TESTIMONY HIGHLIGHTS, FIRST AT FOUR.

AND - A JACKSONVILLE VETERAN REACHES OUT TO OTHER WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

PLUS - SLIP ON YOUR STILETTOS FOR YOUR NEXT WORKOUT.

THE HOTTEST TREND HAS WOMEN SWEATING IN THEIR HEELS.

BUT IS IT SAFE?

THOSE STORIES, FIRST AT FOUR.

A) costello trial update-VO

B) wounded wear clothing-VOTOPS

C) high heel exercise-VOTOPS

FM DRUG STING-TRX 2 SS TOPS

A MAJOR DRUG SWEEP IN FORT MYERS.

17 PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED IN A SIX MONTH LONG NARCOTICS OPERATION.

10 OF THEM WERE CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL OR DAYCARE.

THE 17 ARRESTS ARE PART OF A 6 MONTH LONG DRUG RAID BY FORT MYERS POLICE.

COSTELLO TRIAL-VOTOPS

THE DEFENSE IS PRESENTING ITS CASE IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF RYAN COSTELLO.

HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS FOUR MONTH OLD SON TO DEATH IN 2010.

TODAY. COSTELLO'S MOTHER TESTIFIED SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HEARING OF THE BABY'S INJURIES. BUT COULD NOT FIND RYAN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

SEQUESTER LATEST-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA TELLS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO REACH A DEAL TO END WASHINGTON'S BATTLE OVER SPENDING CUTS.

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE AFTER MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON $85 BILLION IN AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS THAT GO INTO EFFECT FRIDAY.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

STOCKS ARE EDGING LOWER IN MIDDAY TRADING AS A DEADLINE FOR AVOIDING GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS LOOMS WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT.

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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