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FIRST WX TOSS-OC ANIBOX

FIRST AT SIX,

COOLER WEATHER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NBC2 FIRST ALERT METEOROLOGIST TYLER MAULDIN IS TRACKING THE DIPPING TEMPERATURES.

FIRST WX-WX CENTER

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.

GLOOMY START TO MARCH

The first weekend in March will certainly not go down as one of those picture perfect "Chamber of Commerce" weekends across Southwest Florida. In fact, this weekend will be a pretty unusual one for Southwest Florida standards; it's going to be chilly, windy, cloudy, and even rainy at times.

It'll be chilly tonight as temperatures begin to tumble. I'm forecasting the lower 50s tonight, then upper 30s to lower 40s for morning lows on Sunday. Keep in mind, however, temperatures will feel a bit cooler than what the thermometer might tell us because northerly winds will be rather stiff through the weekend with gusts up to 25 mph.

To further complicate the forecast, there's even the chance for a few light showers as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from late tonight through Sunday morning. Our rain chance will be around 60%. Expect showers to be more numerous along the coast.

By Sunday morning, the combination of clouds, cold temperatures, and scattered rain and wind won't make for the most pleasant of ways to get the day going. Temperatures will start in the low to mid 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, allowing for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, however, Sunday will be another chilly one with highs only reaching the low to mid 60s.

Temperatures will be at their lowest point Sunday night into Monday morning as skies start to clear and winds relax. Most of us across the urban corridor will cool into the low 40s with inland locations dipping into the mid 30s by early Monday morning.

I75 FATAL AX-TRX VOTOPS DBX LIVE

BREAKING NEWS AT SIX.

A FATALITY ON I75 TODAY.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS DEAD.

YOU CAN SEE THE MANGLED VAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

NBC2'S GEORGE SOLIS IS AT THE WRECK TONIGHT.

I75 FATAL AX-REM LIVE

YOU CAN SEE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN ON GOING FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION.

LET ME TAKE A STEP ASIDE SO YOU CAN GET A CLOSER LOOK.

I75 FATAL AX-VO

THIS CRASH HAPPENED A LITTLE AFTER 230 THIS AFTERNOON.

WE KNOW THERE WAS A FATALITY.

TRAFFIC HAS BEEN MOVING SMOOTHY ON BOTH SIDES OF 75.

I75 FATAL AX-SOT

I75 FATAL AX-REM LIVE

WE'RE EXPECTING A RELEASE WITH ALL THOSE DETAILS HERE SHORTLY

COUNT ON US TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE LATEST

I95 BRUSH FIRE-TRX VOTOPS

GEORGE THANKS.

IN CENTRAL FLORIDA -- I-95 SHUT DOWN THIS AFTERNOON IN VOLUSIA COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO F-H-P -- THERE WERE BRUSH FIRES IN BOTH VOLUSIA AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES.AND THE SMOKE MADE IT TOO HARD FOR DRIVERS TO SEE.

BURKE INVESTIGATION-SS TRX PLASMA

NBC2 DIGGING DEEPER INTO ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT. DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WANTS ANSWERS TO THREE SPECIFIC CONCERNS -- THAT COULD BE SIGNS OF MISMANAGEMENT BY BURKE.

NBC 2'S KIM BROWN SPENT THE DAY TRACKING DOWN BOARD MEMBERS AND THE LATEST INFORMATION.

BURKE INVESTIGATION-VO PLASMA

I'VE CALLED ALL FIVE BOARD MEMBERS TODAY AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, EVEN SENT EMAILS.

BURKE INVESTIGATION-PKG

letter from DOE

STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTER LAST MONDAY TO SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRWOMAN MARY FISCHER.

THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THREE POINTS.

zoom in on hicks name

FIRST -- THEY WANT TO KNOW IF DR. BURKE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING AN ADMINISTRATOR.DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

see 1.6 million line on letter

THE STATE ALSO WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY.

show school board file

THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS BURKE MOVED THE MONEY TO A GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT WITHOUT GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD.

see 293,000 line

AND FINALLY, THE STATE IS ASKING FOR JUSTIFICATION ON WHY BURKE ALLEGEDLY SPENT 293-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY ON TOP LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS.

blurred shot of kids

INSTEAD OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

letter from Kuckel

SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE RAISED BY FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JANE KUCKEL IN THIS LETTER ONE YEAR AGO.

shots of letter

IN THE LETTER, KUCKEL CALLED FOR AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION.TO LOOK INTO THE DISTRICT'S TRANSFER OF 1.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS.

KUCKEL ALSO QUESTIONED DEEDARA HICKS' SICK TIME.WHICH HICKS WAS ALLOWED TO TRANSFER FROM HER PREVIOUS POSITION IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.

THE BOARD VOTED NOT TO GO FORWARD WITH AN INVESTIGATION.

TODAY, KUCKEL TOLD ME SHE WAS SURPRISED BY THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING COMING UP, BUT SHE DECLINED TO COMMENT ANY FURTHER.

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO LOOK INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE.FRAUD.OR FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BURKE INVESTIGATION-VO PLASMA

THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD THAT SPECIAL MEETING THIS TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS.

BROWDER UPDATE-VO

MEANTIME, A *FORMER LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND FORMER EDISON STATE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR IS LEAVING HIS POST IN ALASKA AFTER EIGHT MONTHS ON THE JOB.

THE ANCHORAGE SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED SUPERINTENDENT JIM BROWDER IS LOOKING FOR A JOB OUTSIDE ALASKA.

THEY SAY HE WANTS TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY MEMBERS DEALING WITH MEDICAL ISSUES.

CHARCO SPEEDWAY-VO BNR

AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

CREWS WERE OUT DISMANTLING THE BLEACHERS AND A FENCE AT THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY TODAY.

THE OWNER TELLS NBC2 IN HIS CONTRACT, THEY BELONG TO HIM.

THE CURRENT LEASE BETWEEN THE SPEEDWAY AND THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY EXPIRES THIS MONTH.

OFFICIALS SAYS RESTRICTIONS SET IN PLACE BY THE F-A-A ARE FORCING THE AIRPORT TO RAISE THE RENT BY MORE THAN 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

BANK ROBBERS SETUP-SS WIPE

FOUR BANK ROBBERIES IN ONE WEEK IN FORT MYERS.

TODAY. TWO MEN ARE IN JAIL.

DANIEL BALL IS ACCUSED OF ROBBING THREE BANKS.

JOSE FIGUEROA ACCUSED OF ROBBING ANOTHER.

BALL IN COURT-NATS VOTOPS

:23 you've been picked up on several different cases

HERE'S DANIEL BALL.

HIS BOND SET AT 170 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BALL IS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM, AND GRAND AUTO THEFT.

DEPUTIES SAY HE ROBBED THE FIFTH-THIRD BANK IN SOUTH FORT MYERS FRIDAY.

FIGUEROA IN COURT-VOTOPS

HERE'S JOSE FIGUEROA,

HIS BOND IS SET AT 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FM GROW HOUSE UPDATE-TRX SS VO

NEW AT SIX,

FOUR PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED AFTER A GROW HOUSE BUST IN FORT MYERS.

DEPUTIES SAY THESE PEOPLE WERE HARVESTING POT PLANTS ON BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD, JUST OFF OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

CHECK OUT THESE PICTURES.

ACTING ON A COMPLAINT LAST NIGHT,

DETECTIVES FOUND WATER HOSES AND PIPES ON THE WALLS IN THE BACK OF THE HOME -

AND THREE AIR CONDITIONERS HOOKED UP TO THE PIPES.

NEW AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE ONE

*MORE HOMESA ARE DEEMED UNSAFE.

AFTER A SINKHOLE OPENED UP, SWALLING A MAN FROM HIS BED.

PLUS -- WOULD YOU TAKE A RIDE ON TITANIC??

REALLY -- NEW PLANS MEAN YOU MAY HAVE A CHANCE.

DETAILS, STILL AHEAD ON NBC2.

A) FL SINKHOLE-VO

B) TITANIC 2 PLANNED-VO

WEATHER-STC

TRX GEN-TRX

FL BP OIL SPILL TRIAL-OC-TRXVO

NEW AT SIX,

THE OWNER OF THE GULF RIG THAT EXPLODED IN 2010- SAYS B-P MISLED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

TRANSOCEAN CLAIMS B-P WASN'T ACCURATE ON HOW MUCH OIL WAS GUSHING FROM THE BUSTED RIG.

AN ONGOING CIVIL TRIAL COULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY B-P, TRANSOCEAN AND OTHERS WILL PAY.

FL SINKHOLE UPDATE-TRX VO

NEW AT SIX,

THE SEARCH IS CALLED OFF -

AS HOMES NEAR THE SINKHOLE EAST OF TAMPA ARE THREATENED.

JUST HOURS AGO,

OFFICIALS SAY THE SCENE HAS TURNED FROM A RECOVERY EFFORT -

TO A DEMOLITION EFFORT.

ONE MAN WAS SWALLOWED BY THE HOLE WHEN IT STARTED THURSDAY NIGHT.THERE'S NO CHANCE OF RECOVERING HIS BODY.

AND NOW AT LEAST THREE HOMES NEARBY ARE EVACUATED.

THE FAMILIES ARE ALLOWED TO GRAB SOME POSSESSIONS,

FL SINKHOLE-SOTVOWIPE

TONIGHT.THE BROTHER OF THE MAN WHO WAS SWALLOWED IN THE COLLAPSE HAS EMOTIONAL WORDS.

I think he's going to be in the hole for the rest. where he's at now. I don't think they're going to find him.

JEREMY BUSH PLACED FLOWERS NEXT TO HIS BROTHER, JEFF TODAY.

THURSDAY NIGHT THE HOLE DEVELOPED UNDER JEFF'S BEDROOM,

SWALLOWING HIM ALIVE.

JEREMY TRIED TO SAVE HIS BROTHER,

FL SINKHOLE-SOTVO

I thank the Lord for not taking my daughter and the rest of my family. Thank y'all.

LISTENING DEVICES DROPPED INTO THE SINKHOLE HAVE DETECTED NO SIGN OF LIFE.

TITANIC 2 PLANNED-VOWIPE

LOOKS LIKE THE TITANIC WILL SAIL AGAIN.

ONE MAN FROM AUSTRALIA HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE FAMOUS OCEANLINER.

CLIVE PARKER WANTS TO BUILD 'TITANIC 2'.

HE SAYS THE SHIP WILL BE THE SAFEST CRUISE LINE IN THE WORLD WHEN IT SETS SAIL IN 2016.

TITANIC 2 PLANNED-SOTVO

we've got 40,000 people already who have registered for tickets, so there is a strong desire to do it

PALMER SAYS THE TITANIC 2'S MAIDEN VOYAGE WILL FOLLOW THE ILL-FATED ORIGINAL PLANNED ROUTE.

CROSSING FROM ENGLAND TO NEW YORK.

NO WORD ON COSTS FOR THE SIX DAY VOYAGE.

NEW AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE TWO

11:36 goodbye, i'm sorry. I think I made the right decision

MORE THAN A DOZEN PETS SURRENDERED TODAY.

A) ANIMAL AMNESTY-SOTVO

TRX GEN-TRX

LESTER NIGHTLY TEASE-SOT

GREEK FEST-VOTOPS WX CNTR

PICTURES FROM THIS YEARS GREEK FEST TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN FORT MYERS.

PEOPLE PUT UP WITH THE CHILLY WEATHER FOR PACKED GYROS AND MOUNTAINS OF GREEK SALAD!

THE FESTIVAL WRAPS UP TOMORROW AT ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH.

HEAD TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS!

TYLER LOTS TO DO THIS WEEKEND,

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.

GLOOMY START TO MARCH

The first weekend in March will certainly not go down as one of those picture perfect "Chamber of Commerce" weekends across Southwest Florida. In fact, this weekend will be a pretty unusual one for Southwest Florida standards; it's going to be chilly, windy, cloudy, and even rainy at times.

It'll be chilly tonight as temperatures begin to tumble. I'm forecasting the lower 50s tonight, then upper 30s to lower 40s for morning lows on Sunday. Keep in mind, however, temperatures will feel a bit cooler than what the thermometer might tell us because northerly winds will be rather stiff through the weekend with gusts up to 25 mph.

To further complicate the forecast, there's even the chance for a few light showers as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from late tonight through Sunday morning. Our rain chance will be around 60%. Expect showers to be more numerous along the coast.

By Sunday morning, the combination of clouds, cold temperatures, and scattered rain and wind won't make for the most pleasant of ways to get the day going. Temperatures will start in the low to mid 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, allowing for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, however, Sunday will be another chilly one with highs only reaching the low to mid 60s.

Temperatures will be at their lowest point Sunday night into Monday morning as skies start to clear and winds relax. Most of us across the urban corridor will cool into the low 40s with inland locations dipping into the mid 30s by early Monday morning.

ANIMAL AMNESTY-VO TRAFFIC

BURMESE PYTHONS, AN AFRICAN GRAY PARROT, EVEN A HEDGEHOG --

JUST SOME OF THE EXOTIC PETS SURRENDERED TODAY IN LEE COUNTY.

ANIMAL AMNESTY-PKG BNR

SHARON CARBONNEAU PARTS WAYS WITH HER PET TORTOISE.

11:36 goodbye, i'm sorry.

NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR "SUDAN",

CARBONNEAU SURRENDERED HIM TO FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE EXPERTS SATURDAY.

sharon carbonneau/naples

9:48 they can be 100 pounds. They're cute when they're small, but as they grow, everything grows along with them.

THE TORTOISE WAS ONE OF 18 ANIMALS TURNED IN, AS PART OF AMNESTY DAY IN LEE COUNTY.

nat officer w/hedgehog

THIS PRICKLY PET HEDGEHOG MUST ALSO SAY GOODBYE TO ITS OWNER,

10 YEAR OLD ASHBY BECKNER

ASHBY BECKNER/ESTERO

18:40 we really didn't hang out with it so much so we decided to get rid of it.

Leigh - one of the main reasons for amnesty day is to make sure these exotic pets don't get released into the wild and have negative impacts our ecosystem.

Sound -

liz barraco/ florida fish and wildlife conservation

4:08 you're really doing a disservice to the animal and the environment. A lot of animals once they're raised in captivity aren't prepared to hunt on their own for food and defend themselves

MORE THAN 500 NONNATIVE SPECIES HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN FLORIDA.

ABOUT 130 OF THEM REPRODUCE.

IN FLORIDA -- IT'S ILLEGAL TO RELEASE NONNATIVE ANIMALS.

nat

THE PETS GIVEN UP WILL BE ADOPTED BY APPROVED PET OWNERS, LIKE BRYAN RUSS.

bryan russ/golden gate estates

23:01 in my house, if I can take care of him we'll make him feel at home here

CARBONNEAU'S AT EASE-- KNOWING HER TORTOISE WILL BE IN BETTER HANDS.

8:52 It got too much to handle 11:41 I think I made the right decision

TEASE SPORTS-2 SHOT ANCHOR

COLDER TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE. IT'S A GOOD TIME TO HEAD INDOORS FOR BASKETBALL!

BIG GAMES AT ALICO ARENA TONIGHT. BOTH FGCU TEAMS HAVE A CHANCE TO LOCK UP CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT.,

A)-VO

TRX GEN-TRX

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

FGCU TITLE HOPES-ONCAM

NEEDING SOME HELP. GOOD EVENING.

FGCU KSU SCORE-CGFULL

FIRST THINGS FIRST. MERCER PLAYED EARLIER IN THE DAY. AND TOOK CARE OF STETSON 77-65. SO THE BEARS ARE THE A-SUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS. TOP SEED IN THE TOURNEY.

FGCU WOMEN PERFECTION-VO

FGCU WOMEN SOUND-SOT

FGCU SOFTBALL-CGFULL

FGCU SOFTBALL AT THE UNDER ARMOUR INVITATIONAL IN CLEARWATER. KENT STATE BEAT THEM 3-1 TO SNAP A 6 GAME WINNING STREAK.

MAYORS CUP-ONCAM

RED SOX TWINS-VO

THE FIRST MEETING WAS TODAY AT HAMMOND STADIUM.

CLAY BUCHHOLZ GOING AGAINST THE TWINS.KYLE GIBSON. GIBSON WITH NEARLY 2 INNINGS OF WORK. DID HAVE 3 STRIKEOUTS. GAVE UP A RUN.

AS FOR BUCHHOLZ. A BRIEF APPEARANCE. PITCHED JUST 1 AND ONE THIRD INNINGS. COUPLE OF STRIKEOUTS.

NOT MUCH OFFENSE. IN THE 2ND. JUAN CARLOS LINARES TAKES GIBSON DEEP. SOLO HOMER.

BUCHHOLZ SOUND-SOT VOTIED

A BUNCH OF PLAYERS ARE HEADING TO THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC TODAY. JOINING THEIR COUNTRY'S TEAM.

WBC SOUND-SOT

ORIOLES RAYS-VO

UP IN PORT CHARLOTTE. RAYS AND ORIOLES MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SPRING.

TAMPA DIGGING THE LONG BALL. IN THE 4TH. YUNEL ESCOBAR GOES OPPOSITE FIELD. INTO THE BULLPEN. 2-RUN SHOT.

VERY NEXT BATTER. IS RYAN ROBERTS. HAVING A SOLID SPRING SO FAR. HITS ONE DEEP AND OUT.

FGCU BASEBALL-CGFULL

FGCU BASEBALL ENJOYING THEIR NEW TOP 25 RANKING. HOSTING MANHATTAN FOR A DOUBLE DIP TODAY.

SEAN DWYER'S HOMER THE ONLY RUN IN THE EARLY SET. FGCU WINS 1-0 BEHIND A GREAT PITCHING EFFORT FROM FRESHMAN MICHAEL MURRAY.

FLORIDA ALABAMA-VO

8TH RANKED FLORIDA HOSTING ALABAMA TODAY.

GATORS WERE DOWN IN THE 2ND HALF. FINALLY GOT IT GOING. SCOTTY WILBEKIN IN TRANSITION. BUCKET AND FOUL.

FLORIDA GOES UP 5. PULLING AWAY. CASEY PRATHER NICE MOVE FOR THE DEUCE.

HONDA CLASSIC-VO

3rd ROUND OF THE HONDA CLASSIC IN PALM BEACH. NO RORY. TIGER ISN'T DOING WELL.

TWO OTHER GUYS PUTTING ON A SHOW. MICHAEL THOMPSON. BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM THE SAND. FOR BIRDIE. HE'S AT 8 UNDER PAR.

PARTING THOUGHTS-ONCAM

EVERBLADES HOST GWINNETT TONIGHT AT GERMAIN ARENA.

OFF AIR REMINDER

A REMINDER FOR OUR VIEWERS,

WE WILL NOT HAVE LOCAL NEWSCASTS TOMORROW MORNING,

DUE TO A POWER UPGRADE INSIDE OUR BUILDING.

OUR SYSTEMS WILL SHUT DOWN.

THERE *WILL BE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR.

OUR LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE WILL RESUME ON THE NEWS AT SIX,

CLOSE-4SHOT