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HL) BUS CRASH FOLO-VOTOPS

A COLLSION COURSE MAKES A SCARY RIDE FOR STUDENTS.

HL) 17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-SOTTOPS

HLC SINKHOLE-SOTVO

i jumped in the hole and was trying to dig him out. I couldn't find him!

SWALLOWED ALIVE BY A SINKHOLE.

BREAKING OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JIM-SS FLY

DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT FIVE --

ANOTHER BANK ROBBERY IN LEE COUNTY - THE THIRD IN A WEEK.

THIS TIME. IT'S THE WELLS FARGO ON PALM BEACH BLVD AND STATE ROAD 31 IN FORT MYERS SHORES.

NBC2'S JIM SPIEWAK IS THERE --

WELLS FARGO BANK ROBBERY-REM 7

WELLS FARGO BANK ROBBERY-VO

WELLS FARGO BANK ROBBERY-SOT

- Captain Shawn Ramsey - Lee County Sheriffs Office

WELLS FARGO BANK ROBBERY-REM 7

TOSS TO SARA-TRX-OC-BOX

AND A DEVELOPING STORY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY - OUTRAGE IS GROWING TONIGHT AFTER ALLEGIANT AIR SUDDENLY CANCELS FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT.

SOME PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOR DAYS!

ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELLATIONS-REM 2

ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELLATIONS-MINIPKG

"a lot of emotions set in and i think anger is one of them anger and frustration are the two most popular i'd say." patrick ratliffe PATRICK RATLIFFE WAS ONE OF THE NEARLY TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PATIENTLY WAITING

FOR ANSWERS AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT TODAY.

ALLEGIANT CANCELLED YESTERDAY'S FLIGHT TO PEORIA DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE - IT WAS RESCHEDULED FOR LAST NIGHT BUT COULDNT FLY BECAUSE OF A CREW SHORTAGE.

THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON - BUT WAS RESCHEDULED AGAIN -- AND IS SET TO TAKE OFF AT 6:50 TONIGHT.

BUT - THIS WASNT THE ONLY FLIGHT WITH ISSUES.

A FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD THIS AFTERNOON WAS ALSO CANCELLED BECAUSE OF BOTH MECHANICAL AND CREW ISSUES - THAT FLIGHT IS NOW RESCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELLATIONS-REM 2

THE FLIGHT TO PEORIA IS SET FOR TAKE OFF AT 6:50.

PASSENGERS I TALKED TO ARE NOT HOPEFUL.

AN ALLEGIANT SPOKESPERSON TELLS US HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS WERE MADE FOR PASSENGERS ON THE SPRINGFIELD FLIGHT.

THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN A MONEY VOUCHER.

PEORIA PASSENGERS GOT SIMILAR HELP AS WELL.

MOTORCYCLE VS. SUV-VO2

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT IN A DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH.

IT HAPPENED ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

40 YEAR OLD ALVIN FAILS DIED LAST NIGHT WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE COLLIDED WITH AN S-U-V.

TODAY A RELATIVE TOLD NBC2 FAILS WORKED AT BODY WORKS GYM IN CAPE CORAL.

WE WENT BY THERE TODAY AND THE GYM WAS CLOSED.

THE S-U-V MADE A TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF FAILS.

HE HIT THE CAR AND WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE BEFORE BOTH VEHICLES ERUPTED IN FLAMES.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH-VO

A FRIGHTENING RIDE FOR STUDENTS TONIGHT AFTER A SCHOOL BUS CRASHED INTO THREE CARS NEAR TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE BUS DRIVER LOOKED DOWN

TO BUCKLE HER SEATBELT AND RAN INTO A PICK UP TRUCK,

THEN PANICKED AND ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER CAR.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH-SOT VO

17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-VOTOPS-OC

SEVENTEEN SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS ARE OFF THE STREETS TONIGHT.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THESE PEOPLE, MANY WITH VIOLENT CRIMINAL HISTORIES,

WERE SELLING DRUGS JUST FEET AWAY FROM SCHOOLS.

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OVER 6 MONTHS FORT MYERS POLICE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO BUY ILLEGAL NARCOTICS FROM 28 SUSPECTED DEALERS.

THE DRUGS INCLUDE COCAINE, MORPHINE, HEROINE AND MARIJUANA.

TONIGHT- 17 OF THEM FACE FELONY CHARGES,

AND THE HUNT IS ON FOR THE REMAINING 11,

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illegal narcotics-

sold here.

sot parent

40:16 it's not shocking honestly, this is east fort Myers, it's predominant here, we're all aware of it. Anyone who uses a computer can look it up and see how drugs are rampant. 25

so rampant-these signs don't make a difference.

sot undercover officer

26: 30 they'll do drugs in school parking lots, obviously we don't set that up, we don't tell them to go to a school they direct us there, police aren't doing that on purpose thats where they're comfortable selling drugs 42

this undercover fort myers police detective is talking about these people.

all 17 of them- busted for selling and possessing drugs.

10 of them- within 1-thousand feet of a school.

the drugs- not all that fmpd is worried about.

sot undercover officer

25: 52 it creates an air of violence because usually with drugs you're going to have violence and some of the individuals that we arrested and are will looking for have histories or pasts that includes violence so it's important for us to get those guys off the streets. 05

to do that- they need help.

sot undercover officer

29:10 some of the things that you point out to us we might be ale to build off of what you're saying and move forward to a successful prosecution of that individual 18

especially since these alleged dealers- live all over lee county.

sot undercover officer

26:56 they're doing their business in the city then they're leaving elsewhere 00

even if they leave-

the crime sometimes stays.

Making each arrest- significant.

sot undercover officer

28: 30 our hope is that it will reduce the violent crime, we'll never see the result sot our efforts because who knows we could have stopped a homicide by arresting one of these guys 3

this parent- has a message for those dealing near her school.

sot parent

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FMPD IS STILL LOOKING FOR 11 PEOPLE WHO SOLD DRUGS TO UNDERCOVER OFFICERS.

SO FAR, THIS OPERATION HAS RESULTED IN 65 FELONY CHARGES.

SEQUESTER DEADLINE-TRX-SOT-VO

The longer these cuts remain in place, the greater the damage to our economy

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ACROSS-THE-BOARD BUDGET CUTS GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT.

WITH NO DEAL ON CAPITOL HILL -- EVERYTHING FROM DEFENSE TO EDUCATION WILL EVENTUALLY BE IMPACTED.

TODAY THE PRESIDENT HELD A LAST MINUTE MEETING TO ADDRESS THE SEQUESTER - BUT REPUBLICANS INSIST NO DEAL TODAY.

DAVID GREGORY CROSSTALK-OC-BOX

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER WAS INVOLVED IN THAT MEETING - AND HE WILL SPEAK EXCLUSIVELY WITH DAVID GREGORY ABOUT THE SEQUESTER THIS SUNDAY ON "MEET THE PRESS".

DAVID GREGORY JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM WASHINGTON.

DAVID -- IT SEEMS LIKE THE BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER WASHINGTON CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF GOVERNING THROUGH CONSTANT CRISIS AND DEADLINES.

SO MUCH DRAMA -

Q: 85 BILLION DOLLARS SOUNDS LIKE A LOT -- BUT COMPARED TO THE WHOLE FEDERAL BUDGET IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A CHUNK.

Q: WITHOUT A DEAL IN PLACE -- SOME FOLKS ARE WONDERING - IF THIS WILL SLOW DOWN HOW QUICKLY TAX RETURNS ARE MAILED OUT?

DAVID GREGORY CROSSTALK-VO

BACKUP SEQUESTER PKG

THE DEADLINE FOR DEALING IS HERE.

THE BUDGET CUTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER ARE SCHEDULED TO INTO EFFECT

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SCRIPT:

CALL IT ONE LAST DITCH EFFORT.

THIS MORNING PRESIDENT OBAMA SAT DOWN WITH BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO TRY AND WORK OUT AN 11TH HOUR DEAL TO AVOID THE 85

BILLION DOLLARS IN SPENDING CUTS THAT GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT.

we shouldn't be making dumb arbitrary cuts to things that businesses depend

on and workers depend on.

1:16:41

american people know that wash has a spending problem/this isnt about

revenue

BUT EVEN IF THEY COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT - IT'S REALLY NOT GOING TO MAKE A

WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE.

THE HALLS OF CONGRESS ARE EMPTY TODAY - LAWMAKERS HAVE GONE FOR THE WEEKEND.

UNLIKE THE FISCAL CLIFFTHERE WAS NO LAST MINUTE SCRAMBLENO EMERGENCY

MEETINGS TO TRY AND HAMMER OUT A DEALAND REALLY, NO SENSE OF URGENCY.

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.

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN RINGING THE ALARM BELLS ABOUT HOW DEVASTATING THESE

CUTS WILL BE.

The sequester is horrendous. It just makes no sense whatsoever. We know

how tough budgets are already.

FLIGHT DELAYS.

KIDS DROPPED FROM THEIR HEAD START PROGRAMS.

The program does so much for our children and it is really helpful, but if

the program wasn't around we would be in trouble.

COSTELLO TRIAL DAY 5-VO

A FATHER ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS 4 MONTH OLD TO DEATH TAKES THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

TODAY RYAN COSTELLO DENIED MURDERING HIS SON DARWIN IN 2010.

IT WAS A LAST MINUTE DECISION FOR HIM TO TESTIFY.

HE TOLD THE JURY HE FEELS HORRIBLE.

COSTELLO TRIAL DAY 5-SOTVO

Patricia Costello/Patricia Costello

10:44:18 prosecutor: the defendant is your son. Do you love him? Patricia: I told the truth prosecutor: do you love him? Yes. do you want to help him any way you can? I told the truth. 28

WE HAVE A CREW FOLLOWING ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COURTROOM.

NORTH NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-TRXVOTOP, OC

IN COLLIER COUNTY

CREWS SPENT THE MORNING KNOCKING DOWN A HOUSE FIRE ON FAIRWAYS CIRCLE.

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TAKE PKG

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-ON CAM

RICK RITTER REPORTING.

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

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE -

A FAMILY HOLDS ONTO HOPE, AS CREWS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MASSIVE

SINKHOLE THAT SUCKED A MAN UNDERGROUND.

AND.

TZ1 A) sinkhole-VO-WIPE

TZ1 B) twins read to students-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

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.

FIFTH THIRD BANK ROBBERY-OC

WE HAVE CREWS HEADED TO A SECOND BANK ROBBERY

SINKHOLE SWALLOWS HOUSE-PLASMA-VO

THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT

THIS SHOCKING SCENE IN TAMPA.

A MAN SLEEPING IN HIS BED IS SWALLOWED UP BY A GIANT SINKHOLE

UNDER HIS HOUSE. PULLING HIM UNDERGROUND.

HIS BROTHER JUMPED IN THE HOLE TO TRY TO SAVE HIM.

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SCRIPT:

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

SINKHOLE SWALLOWS HOUSE-ONCAM

MARCI GONZALEZ REPORTING.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE USED CAMERAS - AND LISTENING DEVICES

TO TRY TO FIND BUSH.

BONITA SLOTS TALLAHASSEE TRIP-VO

HOPING TO HIT THE JACKPOT - BONITA SPRINGS LEADERS ARE HITTING THE ROAD TO SELL LAWMAKERS ON SLOT MACHINES IN THE CITY.

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ARE TAKING A CHARTER BUS UP TO TALLAHASSEE TUESDAY.

THEIR GOAL - TO GET LAWMAKERS TO APPROVE A 2 YEAR TEST RUN OF SLOTS AT THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK,

BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION ON THE ISSUE.

TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-VO

TRADING THE CLASSROOM FOR THE BASEBALL DIAMOND.

SEVERAL LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS GOT A SPECIAL TREAT TODAY.

THEY GOT TO HANG OUT WITH PLAYERS FROM THE MINNESOTA TWINS AT HAMMOND STADIUM.

THE TWINS ARE PROMOTING "READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY" BY READING TO 4-TH GRADERS FROM SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.

THEY ALSO READ TO STUDENTS AT SIX MILE CHARTER ACADEMY AND SKYLINE ELEMENTARY.

TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-SOT VO

Tim Shibuya/Twins Pitcher

8:39 whether you're a teacher, working in a factory, whether you're a baseball player, you're always going to need literacy in order to communicate your ideas clearly to someone 8:47

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

A NOT-SO-SMART CROOK MADE POLICE OFFICERS' JOB A LITTLE EASIER.

"This I will say is a first, and got a chuckle around the department."

TZ2 A) drug dealer dials 911-SOTVO

TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS

DRUG DEALER DIALS 911-2SHOT

A SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER CALLED POLICE--

BUT HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS DOING IT.

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

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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***

DRUG DEALER DIALS 911-TAG

KYLE IBOSHI REPORTING.

BOTH THE MAN AND WOMAN REMAIN IN JAIL TONIGHT.

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

IS IT REALLY A MEETING IF ABSOLUTELY *NOTHING* HAPPENED?

THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS HUNKERED DOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE TO HOPEFULLY STOP THE SEQUESTER.

PROBLEM IS--

THE MEETING ENDED IN LESS THAN AN HOUR--

AND BOTH SIDES ARE POINTING FINGERS.

AND THE FAMILY OF THE TEENAGER, GUNNED DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT, SPEAKS ONLY TO NBC2.

A) SEQUESTER MEETING-VO-WIPE

B) KANASHA ISAAC-VOTOPS