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HL1) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL2) ROBBERY ARRESTS-TRX-SSTOPS

AND --

FOUR ROBBERIES WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

AND THESE TWO MEN -- COULD BE TO BLAME.

HL3) SEQUESTER-TRX-TBA

PLUS --

LAWMAKERS MISSED THE DEADLINE --

NOW, BILLIONS IN ACROSS-THE-BOARD SPENDING CUTS HANG OVER THE HEADS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-OC-RADAR

GOOD MORNING!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING WAKING UP WITH US FOR NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL --

WE'RE COVERING A NUMBER OF STORIES THIS MORNING -- INCLUDING A POSSIBLE END TO A SERIES OF LOCAL BANK ROBBERIES.

BUT FIRST -- DREARY CONDITIONS ARE ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THIS MORNING.

TOSS TO JASON-BOXES

METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING HAS JOINS US FROM THE WEATHER CENTER WHERE HE'S BEEN TRACKING THE LATEST --

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

SUSPECTED ROBBERS CAUGHT-OTS-SS

NEW THIS MORNING --

AFTER A WEEK ON THE RUN, TWO SUSPECTED BANK ROBBERS AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

DANIEL BALL AND JOSE FIGUEROA ARE SITTING IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

BANK ROBBERIES-TRX-SS-SS

AUTHORITIES SAY BALL ROBBED THE FIFTH-THIRD BANK ON SUMMERLIN AND BOY SCOUT MONDAY.

THEN THEY BELIEVE HE HIT THE EDISON NATIONAL BANK IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS THURSDAY.

AND THEN A FIFTH-THIRD BANK IN SOUTH FORT MYERS FRIDAY.

THIS IS NOT BALL'S FIRST RUN-IN WITH THE LAW.

BANK ROBBERIES-VOTOPS

WE BROKE THIS NEWS TO YOU LAST NIGHT DURING THE NEWS AT 11.

HERE'S HOW IT ALL HAPPENED --

AUTHORITIES SAY IT WAS THE QUICK THINKING OF A BANK TELLER WHO RECOGNIZED BALL AND PUSHED THE SILENT ALARM, GIVING DETECTIVES A HEAD START.

WELLS FARGO 31 ROBBERY-TRX SS VO-SS

AND THAT OTHER SUSPECTED ROBBER -- JOSE FIGUEROA -- IS ALSO IN THE LEE COUNTY JAIL.

HE WAS ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING A WELLS FARGO ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD FRIDAY.

A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ROBBERY, DEPUTIES SPOTTED A VEHICLE MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BANK SCENE.

A K-9 TRACKED DOWN FIGUEROA.

WE'RE LEARNING BOTH MEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE MEN IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY --

SEQUESTER UPDATE-VO

THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED.

STARTING THIS MORNING----BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE CUT FROM FEDERAL ACCOUNTS.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SIGNED AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNMENT TO START THE 85 BILLION IN CUTS---OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTED TO REPLACE THE CUTS WITH TAX INCREASES AND CUTS SPREAD OUT OVER TIME.NOT JUST IN THE NEXT YEAR.

REPUBLICANS REJECTED ANY PLAN THAT INCLUDED RAISING TAXES.

THERE WILL BE FURLOUGHS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

FAA CLOSURE-TRX-VO

SOME GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING---

THE 168 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS FEARED TO BE SHUTDOWN AS A RESULT OF ALL THE CUTS WILL STAY OPEN.

THE F-A-A ANNOUNCED THE TOWERS WOULD'VE BEEN SHUT DOWN APRIL FIRST, BUT NOW OFFICIALS ARE CALLING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT UNAUTHORIZED.

SEFFNER SINKHOLE 911 CALL-SOTVO

THIS MORNING, OFFICIALS THINK THE SINKHOLE THAT SWALLOWED A MAN WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

WE HAVE THE 9-1-1 CALL, FROM WHEN THE HOLE OPENED UP IN SEFFNER, THURSDAY NIGHT.

911, what is your emergency?

Caller: I need an ambulance and is stuck underneath the house, the house just fell through. :18

911: What happened to the house?

Caller: The bedroom floor just collapsed and my brother in law was in there - he's underneath the house. :27

OFFICIALS LOWERED EQUIPMENT INTO THE HOLE AND SAW NO SIGNS OF LIFE FROM 37-YEAR-OLD JEFF BUSH.

THE HOUSE IS BEING DESCRIBED AS "SERIOUSLY UNSTABLE."

SEFFNER SINKHOLE 911 CALL-SOTVO

Anderson Cooper: "Jeremy, I'm so sorry for what you're going through and I… What happens now? What."

Jeremy Bush: "There's a picture of my brother right there, there's a picture of my brother right there. The man I love, the guy I always. I. he's my brother, man, he was everything to me. That was him."

JEREMY BUSH SAID HE TRIED FRANTICALLY TO RESCUE HIS BROTHER UNTIL POLICE PULLED HIM OUT OF THE HOLE, SAYING THE FLOOR WAS STILL COLLAPSING.

LEE SCHOOLS TROUBLE-TRX-VO

NEW INFORMATION IS POURING INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING -- ABOUT SOME QUESTIONABLE ACTS BY LEE COUNTY'S SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

WE ARE LEARNING FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENT A LETTER TO LEE COUNTY.

IN THAT LETTER --

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DEMANDS ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT HE CALLS QUESTIONABLE ACTS BY SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE.

LEE SCHOOLS TROUBLE-FSCGRVL

FIRST -- STATE INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW IF HE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING AN ADMINISTRATOR.DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

THEY ALSO WANT INFORMATION ABOUT ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY.

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

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

THE MISUSE OF MONEY INCLUDES ALLEGATIONS HE SPENT DOLLARS ON TOP-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS THAT WAS EARMARKED FOR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

LEE MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE-VOWIPE

IT WAS A BUSY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.

DURING AN UNDERCOVER RAID, INVESTIGATORS FOUND DOZENS OF MARIJUANA PLANTS IN A LEE COUNTY GROWHOUSE.

THE BUST HAPPENED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOUSE ON BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD, JUST OFF OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

LEE MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE-SOT-OC

GARY FRAZEE/NEIGHBOR

51:40 it was just like cops on TV. They went in there and busted the door, yelling and screaming"

NEIGHBORS TELL US THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE JUST MOVED IN AND KEPT TO THEMSELVES.

17 ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST-VO

SEVENTEEN SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS ARE OFF THE STREETS IN FORT MYERS.

A SIX MONTH INVESTIGATION LED TO THE BUST, WHICH CAUGHT SEVERAL SUSPECTS SELLING DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS.

TAKE A LOOK--

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES SAY THESE DEALERS WERE SELLING ALL SORTS OF ILLEGAL NARCOTICS -- INCLUDING COCAINE, MORPHINE, HEROINE AND MARIJUANA.

DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH UPDATE-SS-VO

THE WIDOW OF A MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN WEDNESDAY'S CAPE CORAL CARSH SPEAKS OUT.

TELLING US SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO FIND OUT IF THEIR BABY WAS A BOY OR A GIRL --

WHEN SHE PASSED THE DEADLY WRECK.

BRITTNEY FAILS-- SEEN HERE IN A WEDDING PHOTO WITH HER HUSBAND ALVIN.

SAYS THE TWO WERE TRAVELING SEPARATELY…

ALVIN WAS ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.

BUT AS SHE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF DEL PRADO AND NORTHEAST 3RD STREET.

DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH UPDATE-SOTVO

BRITTNEY FAILS, WIDOW: they had already had him loaded in the ambulance I didn't get to see him all I saw was his socks hanging from the door

THE TRAFFIC REPORT STATES ALVIN HIT THE BACK OF A CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THIRD STREET.

HE WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE AND DIED.

OFF AIR TOMORROW MORN-OTS-OC

JUST A HEADS UP FOR OUR VIEWERS --

TOMORROW MORNING, WE WILL NOT HAVE A NEWSCASTS ON-AIR DUE TO A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE HAPPENING AT OUR BUILDING.

UNFORTUNATLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE AND AIR OUR NEWSCASTS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS WILL BE DOWN.

THERE WILL BE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

Once we get past the Monday morning chill, temperatures will start to rebound for a couple days. By Tuesday highs will return to the upper 70s, but don't get too used to the warmer weather because another cool front is set to arrive by the middle of next week!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

MR. GREENTHUMB-PKG

BREAK TWO AT 6:19:30

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

Once we get past the Monday morning chill, temperatures will start to rebound for a couple days. By Tuesday highs will return to the upper 70s, but don't get too used to the warmer weather because another cool front is set to arrive by the middle of next week!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-OC

NOW TURNING TO THE WORLD OF BUSINESS --

BIZ WEEK REVIEW-PKG

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR.

THE DOW FLIRTED WITH ITS ALL-TIME CLOSING HIGH SEVERAL TIMES THIS PAST WEEK-- WITH INVESTORS PUSHING THE MARKETS HIGHER -- DESPITE RENEWED CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS AND THE LOOMING THREAT OF 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN AUTOMATIC ACROSS-THE-BOARD FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS.

THE MARKETS GOT SOME HELP FROM FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE.WHO TOLD LAWMAKERS THAT THE FED'S "EASY-MONEY" STIMULUS POLICIES SHOULD BE AROUND FOR SOME TIME -- HOPEFULLY UNTIL THE JOBLESS RATE DIPS TO SIX PERCENT -- WHICH BIG BEN THINKS COULD HAPPEN IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.

MORE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET.

SALES OF NEW HOMES SHOT UP NEARLY 16-PERCENT IN JANUARY -- TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JULY OF 2008. PENDING HOME SALES ROSE TO A TWO-AND-A-HALF YEAR HIGH THAT SAME MONTH. AND ANOTHER REPORT SHOWED AVERAGE HOME PRICES IN THE NATION'S TWENTY LARGEST CITIES ROSE ALMOST SEVEN PERCENT IN DECEMBER.

AMERICANS SPENT MORE MONEY IN JANUARY -- EVEN THOUGH THEY BROUGHT *LESS* OF IT HOME. CONSUMER SPENDING ROSE A FRACTION -- WHILE PERSONAL INCOMES FELL BY MORE THAN THREE-AND-A-HALF PERCENT -- THE BIGGEST DROP IN TWO DECADES. MOST OF THAT WAS DUE TO HIGHER PAYROLL TAXES GOING TO UNCLE SAM.

AND FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS -- BANKS ARE MAKING *LOTS* OF MONEY AGAIN. PROFITS AT U-S BANKS SURGED IN THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF LAST YEAR -- TO NEARLY 35-BILLION DOLLARS -- THE HIGHEST AMOUNT IN SIX YEARS.

BANKS SAY ITS BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING MORE LOANS.

MCDONALDS MENU CHANGES-OTS-VO

CHANGE IS COMING TO MCDONALD'S---AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE LOVIN' IT.

THE FAST FOOD GIANT IS DUMPING SOME MENU ITEMS.

SAY GOODBYE TO THE CHICKEN SELECTS AND THE FRUIT AND WALNUT SALAD --

THERE COULD BE A THIRD ITEM MAKING AN EXIT.

EXECUTIVES ARE CONSIDERING DITCHING THE ANGUS THIRD POUNDERS.

SPRINT PROTECTION PKGS-TRX-VOTOP

SPRINT IS OFFERING CUSTOMERS A SECOND CHANCE TO PURCHASE "PROTECTION PACKAGES" FOR THEIR PHONES, TABLETS, AND OTHER DEVICES.

CUSTOMERS WHO OPTED OUT OF PROTECTION PLANS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE CAN ENROLL ANY TIME THIS MONTH.

THE COST RANGES FROM EIGHT TO ELEVEN DOLLARS A MONTH, PER LINE.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOU ARE WATCHING NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOUR TOP STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

HL1) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL2) FL SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS --

A VERY TENSE SITUATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW --

A MAN SLEEPING, SWALLOWED BY A MASSIVE SINKHOLE.

NBC-2 TELLS YOU WHY CREWS ARE UNABLE TO ENTER THE HOME --

HL3) BEER FRIDGE BURGLARY-TRX-VOTOPS

AND --

ONE RESTAURANT REFUSED --

BUT THIS MAN WAS *DETERMINED TO GET HIS HANDS ON A COLD ONE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-OC-RADAR

GOOD MORNING!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING WAKING UP WITH US FOR NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL --

WE'RE COVERING A NUMBER OF STORIES THIS MORNING -- INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF OFFICIALS NOT MEETING LAST NIGHT'S SEQESTER DEADLINE.

BUT FIRST -- DREARY CONDITIONS ARE ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THIS MORNING.

TOSS TO JASON-BOXES

METEOROLOGIST JASON DUNNING HAS JOINS US FROM THE WEATHER CENTER WHERE HE'S BEEN TRACKING THE LATEST --

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

Once we get past the Monday morning chill, temperatures will start to rebound for a couple days. By Tuesday highs will return to the upper 70s, but don't get too used to the warmer weather because another cool front is set to arrive by the middle of next week!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

THE SEQUESTER IMPACT-OC

A FAILED COMPROMISE -- NOW MEANS, 85-BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS.

AFTER BOTH SIDES DIDN'T BUDGE -- PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD NO OTHER OPTION -- THAN TO SIGN AN ORDER TO INITIATE THOSE ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUTS -- BETTER KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER.

DESPITE THE AFFECTS ON THE COUNTRY, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS -- WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS.

THE SEQUESTER IMPACT-PKG

IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT, NOTICES WENT OUT.

WARNING OF FURLOUGHS TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WORKERS

AIRSHOWS BY THE BLUE ANGELS GOT CANCELED

SPENDING REDUCED AT NATIONAL PARKS

:12-:15

"We're cutting travel, we're cutting training"

SOME SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE EARLY

AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER WILL STAY IN PORT

U-S TROOPS WILL HAVE TO DO MORE; WITH THOUSANDS OF DOD CIVILIANS TO BE FURLOUGHED,

BUT THE PENTAGON'S READY

:28-30

"And we will do what we need to do."

REPUBLICANS CHARGE: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES COULD FLEX. THERE DON'T HAVE TO BE DELAYS AT AIRPORTS.

Maryland:37-:40

"We are waiting to hear the plans from the FAA about how they can move monies around in order to avoid that."

AND REPUBLICANS SAY SPENDING LESS MONEY IS GOOD.

Kentucky / Minority Leader:45-:50

"Will the economy be adversely affected by a 2.4% reduction in government spending? I think not."

"But people are gonna be hurt!"

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID SEQUESTER WILL BITE, AND BLAMED REPUBLICANS

"They allowed these cuts to happen because they refuse to budge on closing a single wasteful loophole to help reduce the deficit."

IN OTHER WORDS;

REPUBLICANS, AT THE LAST DITCH WHITE HOUSE MEETING,

REFUSED ANOTHER TAX HIKE ON THE RICH.

Ohio 1:12-1:18

"The discussion about revenue in my view is over. It's about taking on the spending problem here in Washington."

THE SEQUESTER IMPACT-OC

STEVE HANDELSMAN REPORTING --

NOW -- ALL EYES ARE ON THE NEXT BUDGET FIGHT -- SET FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-OC

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING---

ENGINEERS WILL RESUME WORK IN A FEW HOURS ON A MASSIVE SINK HOLE NEAR TAMPA.

RESCUE CREWS FEAR ONE MAN INSIDE THE HOME IS DEAD, AND NO ONE CAN GET TO HIM.

THE SOIL AROUND THE HOME IS VERY SOFT, AND CREWS BELIEVE EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE HOUSE WILL BE SWALLOWED.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-PKG

"I've never seen anything like it. I've never seen anything move so fast and do so much devastation."

DEPUTY DOUGLAS DUVAL STILL TRYING TO WRAP HIS HEAD AROUND THE SCENE HE WALKED INTO AT THIS HOUSE ON FAITHWAY DRIVE

"I turned into the bedroom. The only thing that I saw was a hole, and the hole took the entire bedroom."

HE MANAGED TO HELP JEREMY BUSH OUT OF THE MASSIVE SINKHOLE, BUT COULDN'T SAVE HIS BROTHER, JEFF, WHO WAS ASLEEP WHEN HE PLUMMETED INTO THE HOLE.

"Got Mr. Bush by his hand and pulled him out. I looked, and I saw no one else in the hole.

ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL DAY TO COME UP WITH ANSWERS TO A SITUATION THEY SAY IS UNPRECEDENTED.

"Given the size of the hole, I cannot tell you why it has not collapsed yet."

USING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR AND OTHER TOOLS AROUND THE HOME, ENGINEERS SAY THEY DETECTED MOVEMENT UNDERGROUND, INDICATING THE HOLE CONTINUES TO GROW.

"Eventually, the sinkhole will continue to grow as the sides begin to slough.material will slough into the hole."

BECAUSE THE GROUND IS SO UNSTABLE, CREWS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE SINKHOLE BEGINS OR EXACTLY HOW LARGE IT IS.

"Until we know where it's safe to bring the equipment, we're really handicapped and paralyzed and can't really do a whole lot more than sit and wait."

.AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WILL DO: NEIGHBORS WAITING, WONDERING IF THEIR HOMES ARE SAFE.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-OC

AMAKA UBAKA REPORTING --

TEXAS BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RAGING WILDFIRE IN TEXAS --

IT'S ALL HAPPENING NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI.

THIS MORNING -- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A MANDITORY EVACTUATION OF A SMALL TOWN -- AS THIS BRUSH FIRE THREATENS HOMES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

CREWS FROM SEVERAL TEXAS JURISDICTIONS WERE CALLED TO FIGHT THE FLAMES --

HELICOPTERS WERE BROUGHT IN TO WARN RESIDENTS TO LEAVE THE AREA.

NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED -- EVACUEES ARE BEING TAKEN TO CITY HALL.

CA FIRE LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE --

THIS FIRE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BURNED AT LEAST 300-ACRES NEAR THE RIVERSIDE AREA.

GUSTY WINDS AND LUSH VEGITATION DIDN'T MAKE CONTAINMENT EFFORTS ANY EASIER.

BUT THIS MORNING, OFFICIALS SAY, THE FIRE IS 60-PERCENT CONTAINED -- AND SHOULD BE FULLY CONTAINED WITHIN A FEW HOURS.

AT ITS PEAK, THE FIRE DOWNED POWER LINES AND BURNED NEAR A RESIDENTIAL AREA, PROMPTING A CALL FOR VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS.

COSTELLO TRIAL-VO WIPE

NOW TO THE LATEST IN A LOCAL MURDER TRIAL --

IN A SURPRISE MOVE. ACCUSED KILLER, RYAN COSTELLO, TOOK THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

YESTERDAY, COSTELLO DENIED MURDERING HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON DARWIN , IN 2010.

HE REBUKED THE STATE'S KEY WITNESS -- HIS EX, WHITNEY SIMONSON.

HE SAYS, SHE CAME HOME DRUNK --

THAT'S WHEN A FIGHT BROKE OUT, MOVING UPSTAIRS TO A MARIJUANA GROW ROOM IN THE COUPLE'S HOUSE.

COSTELLO TRIAL-SOTVO

I noticed Darwin wasn't in my hands wasn't doing too well, bluish, sounded funny. Gasping for air like you got the wind knocked out of you.

CANCELLED FLIGHTS-SOTVO

DOZENS OF STRANDED PASSENGERS WERE OUTRAGED -- AFTER THEIR FLIGHT WAS RESCHEDULED TWINCE IN 24-HOURS.

IT ALL HAPPENED AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT.

WE CHECKED LAST NIGHT -- AND PASSENGERS FOR A DIFFERENT FLIGHT WERE *STILL STRANDED.

"its verry upsetting no one should have to worry about my travel i should be able to board a plane and go and arrive and be with my family." katy ruee - cape coral

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS STALLED ALLEGIANT'S FLIGHT TO PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH A FLIGHT HEADED TO SPRINGFIELD.

THEN -- REPLACEMENT CREWS BECAME AN ISSUE.

OFF AIR TOMORROW-OTS-OC

JUST A HEADS UP FOR OUR VIEWERS --

TOMORROW MORNING, WE WILL NOT HAVE A NEWSCASTS ON-AIR DUE TO A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE HAPPENING AT OUR BUILDING.

UNFORTUNATLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE AND AIR OUR NEWSCASTS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS WILL BE DOWN.

THERE WILL BE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR.

FORECAST WHAT'S TRENDING-WX GFX

BREAK FOUR AT 6:39:30

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

Once we get past the Monday morning chill, temperatures will start to rebound for a couple days. By Tuesday highs will return to the upper 70s, but don't get too used to the warmer weather because another cool front is set to arrive by the middle of next week!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DETROIT FINANCIAL ISSUES-OC

TROUBLING TIMES FOR MICHIGAN'S LARGEST CITY --

AFTER BEING ON THE BRINK OF A FINACIAL DISASTER -- DETROIT WILL NOW LIKELY MAKE WAY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LATER THIS MONTH.

THIS MORNING, THE GOVERNOR HAS A CANDIDATE IN MIND -- HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL IS STILL FIGHTING THE ISSUE.

DETROIT FINANCIAL ISSUES-PKG

Michigan:00-:16

"The current system has not been working. We have not stopped the decline. It is time to say this is the time for us not to argue or assign blame but to come together as Detroit, Michigan not Detroit vs. Michigan."

ALL EASIER SAID THAN DONE. STILL, THE GOVERNOR SAYS DETROIT'S BEEN KICKING THE FISCAL CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY. THAT'S ABOUT TO END.

Michigan:25-:35

"I'm not good can kicker. it is time to move forward. it is time to move forward, time for solutions in Detroit because the citizens deserve it and i want to do that as a partnership."

PARTNERSHIP TO A POINT.

THE TIMELINE FROM HERE PUTS THE BALL BACK IN CITY COUNCIL'S COURT. IT HAS UNTIL MARCH 11TH TO APPEAL THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

IF IT DOES, AND THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE, ON MARCH 12TH THERE WILL BE A HEARING IN DETROIT WITH THE DEPUTY CHIEF TREASURER. THE COUNCIL CAN DISPUTE THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD'S FINDINGS AND CAN OFFER NEW SOLUTIONS.

BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS WITHIN DAYS HE WILL MAKE HIS FINAL DETERMINATION. HE SAYS HE ALREADY HAS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR WHAT HE CALLS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN THE U.S.

BUT HE WARNS EVERYONE INVOLVED: CHAPTER NINE MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY IS HIS HAMMER:

Michigan1:10-1:21

DETROIT FINANCIAL ISSUES-OC

ROD MELONI WITH THAT REPORT.

THE GOVERNOR BELIEVES THIS CAN BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.

HE'S BEEN REACHING OUT TO DETROIT CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO GET THEIR INPUT.

POPE SUCCESSOR LATEST-VO

CARDINALS WILL BEGIN CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS MONDAY -- TO NARROW DOWN THE LIST OF POTENTIAL SUCCESSORS TO POPE BENEDICT.

ALL OF THE CARDINALS HAVE BEEN SUMMONED -- BUT SOME HAVE NOT ARRIVED IN ROME YET.

THIS MORNING, THERE'S SEVERAL LISTS CIRCULATING AMONG MEDIA MARKETS, ABOUT WHO'S LEADING THE PACK.

HOWEVER -- THE PROCESS IS SECRET, SO MOST OF THE LIST IS SIMPLY SPECULATION, DRAWN BY JOURNALISTS COVERING THE VATICAN.

CANDIDATES DO NOT ANNOUNCE THEIR AMBITION AND OPENLY -- SINCE CAMPAIGNING FOR SUPPORT IS TABOO.

CARDINAL ERDO PROFILE -TRX-VOTOPS

THIS MAN -- CARDINAL PETER ERDO IS IN THE NEWS THIS MORNING --

SEVERAL OUTLETS ARE SAYING THE HUNGARY NATIVE COULD BECOME THE SECOND POPE FROM EASTERN EUROPE.

HOWEVER HE'S 60-YEARS-OLD -- AND SOME SAY, THAT COULD HURT HIS CHANCES.

ERDO IS THE SON OF A VERY RELIGIOUS COUPLE -- AND IS KNOWN TO BE AN EXPERT IN CANON LAW, AND A DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.

BEER FRIDGE BURGLARY-VO-OC

BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS IN JAIL -- ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO A RESTAURANT'S BEER FRIDGE.

AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM MICELI'S RESTAURANT ON MATLACHA.

DEPUTIES SAY 28 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS ROOT CLIMBED A FENCE --

THEN TRIED TO GET INTO THE RESTAURANT'S BEER COOLER.

DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS HANDS ON ALOCHOL -

AFTER ANOTHER PLACE REFUSED TO SERVE HIM.

FL WALMART SHOOTING LATEST-OC

MEANWHILE -- A FLORIDA MAN IS UNDER FIRE, FOR OPENING FIRE IN A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT.

AND THIS MORNING, HE CLAIMS, HE FIRED THE GUN TO STOP A SHOPLIFTER.

BUT POLICE SAY -- HE PUT OTHER SHOPPERS IN DANGER.

FL WALMART SHOOTING LATEST-PKG

"I'll have a statement later."

"Do you still stand by what you did?"

JOSE MARTINEZ HAD NOTHING TO SAY TO US. AS HE LEFT JAIL.

BUT HE HAD PLENTY TO SAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS SHOOTING.

ORANGE CITY POLICE SAY MARTINEZ FIRED AT LEAST 5 BULLETS THROUGH A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT. TRYING TO STOP A SHOPLIFTER FROM DRIVING AWAY.

"Put me in danger and other people."

"He put you in danger? How?"

"He tried to run me over."

BUT POLICE SAY HIS ACTIONS WERE NOT SELF-DEFENSE.

TAKE A LOOK AGAIN AT THE VIDEO.

THE SHOPLIFTER RUN OUT OF THE STORE. AND MARTINEZ CHASES.

HE EVEN TRIES TO OPEN THE DOOR. AND ONLY PULLS THE TRIGGER *AFTER THE CAR HAD DRIVEN AWAY.

POLICE SAY THE CAR PUT NOBODY IN DANGER. BUT THE GUNFIRE DID.

BULLETS SHATTERED THE TRUNK AND BACK WINDOW. HIT TWO OTHER CARS. AND CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE STORE MANAGER.

"We'd like to have you answer why you fired after he left."

ORIGINALLY. MARTINEZ SAID HE SHOT. BECAUSE HE WANTED TO MARK THE CAR TO HELP POLICE FIND IT.

NOW. AFTER SEEING THIS VIDEO. EVEN HIS DAD HAS NOT MADE UP HIS MIND.

"All I saw was what was on tv."

"Do you defend what your son did?"

FL WALMART SHOOTING LATEST-OC

SHAUN CHAIYABHAT WITH THAT REPORT --

WE'RE LEARNING MARTINEZ DID HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT.

WA BABY OUT WINDOW-SOTVO

A JAW-DROPPING STORY OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE, THIS MORNING.

A MOTHER IS LUCKY HER BABY IS ALIVE -- AFTER HE FELL RIGHT OUT OF A SECOND FLOOR WINDOW -- AND ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

I'm thinking I have some guardian angels watching after me today to help because that could have ended a lot worse than it did."

Tabitha Prichard / Child's Mother

TABITHA PRICHARD SAYS HER 14-MONTH-OLD SON JESSE WAS JUMPING ON A BED NEAR A WINDOW.

THAT'S WHEN HE TRIPPED -- AND FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW.

PRICHARD SAYS SHE DOVE OUT THE WINDOW AND CAUGHT THE CHILD BY THE LEG -- BUT STARTED TO SLIP FURTHER HERSELF!

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6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

We'll get our Saturday going with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s, and thanks to the cloud cover, temps will be very slow to rise through the day. Daytime highs will struggle to climb out of the 50s, and most locations will likely only see peak temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

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 during the day as a disturbance heads our way from the Gulf of Mexico. The best chance for some cold rain showers will likely be from tonight through Sunday morning with our rain chance then 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 mid to low 40s, but the hope is that by Sunday afternoon, the clouds will start to break up, along for some rays of sun. Despite some afternoon sunshine, 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.

Once we get past the Monday morning chill, temperatures will start to rebound for a couple days. By Tuesday highs will return to the upper 70s, but don't get too used to the warmer weather because another cool front is set to arrive by the middle of next week!

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPACE X TROUBLE-VOTOP-OC

THIS IS VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY'S SPACE-X'S LIFTOFF FROM CAPE CANAVERAL.

THE UNMANNED DRAGON CAPSULE WAS SCHEDULED DELIVERED SUPPLIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BUT EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH ITS THRUSTERS SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF.

ABOUT 12-HUNDRED POUNDS OF SUPPLIES WERE ON THAT SPACECRAFT.

OFFICIALS SAY, ALL FOUR SETS OF MANEUVERING THRUSTERS SHOULD BE WORKING SOON.AND THAT THE PROBLEM BE HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A STRUCK VALVE OR LINE BLOCKAGE.

SPRING BREAK ARRIVERS-VOWIPE

THIS WEEKEND--

THE FIRST WAVE OF SPRING BREAKERS HIT FORT MYERS BEACH.

STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA -- TO PENN STATE ARE MAKING THEIR WAY TO TOWN FOR SPRING BREAK.

THE TOWN BRINGS IN EXTRA WORKERS TO HANDLE TRASH PICK UP.

AND LEADERS URGE PEOPLE TO DRIVE, AND CROSS STREETS SAFELY.

BUSINESSES TYPICALLY SEE INCREASES -- THIS MONTH, AT LEAST ONE RESTAURANT EXPECTS SALES TO JUMP 30 PERCENT.

SPRING BREAK ARRIVERS-SOTVO

if you treat them right they'll treat you right, that's what we do we welcome them, and haven't had much problems with the kids over the years

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS DURING PEAK SEASON, THE ISLAND'S POPULATION TYPICALLY SWELLS TEN FOLD, TO 65 THOUSAND.

ANIMAL AMNESTY TODAY-VO

HAPPENING TODAY --

IT'S ANIMAL AMNESTY DAY AT THE CALUSA NATURE CENTER.

IT'S YOUR CHANCE TO GIVE UP YOUR UNWANTED EXOTIC ANIMALS -- NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

SOME UNWANTED, LIKE BURMESE PYTHONS AND IGUANAS, HAVE BEEN WRECKING HAVOC ON THE LOCAL NATIVE LANDSCAPE --

PROMPTING OFFICIALS TO HOST TODAY'S EVENT.

THEY PREVIOUSLU WARNED OWNERS TO STOP LETTING THE ANIMALS WALK FREE.

THINGS TO DO-2 CG

AND FINALLY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS TO DO, THIS WEEKEND -- WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

THE NAPLES ART ASSOCIATION IS PRESENTING THE ANNUAL MERCATO FINE ARTS FESTIVAL.

IT RUNS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

MORE THAN 100 ARTISTS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF STYLES WILL HAVE WORK FOR SALE.

OR YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE GREEK FEST OF FORT MYERS.

IT RUNS ALL WEEKEND.

11 UNTIL 11 TODAY --

AND NOON TO FIVE ON SUNDAY.

IT'S AT THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ON CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS1) BANK ROBBERY ARRESTS-SSTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

THESE TWO MEN WILL ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE, THIS MORNING -- FOR THE SUSPECTED INVOLVEMENT IN A STRING OF LOCAL BANK ROBBERIES.

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT FOUR BANK ROBBERIES WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, IN FORT MYERS.

AND AUTHORITIES THINK THEY'VE CAUGHT THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.

TS2) SPENDING CUTS-TRX-VOTOPS

AND --

LAST NIGHT'S SEQUESTER DEADLINE WAS COMPLETELY MISSED -- AND THIS MORNING, THE COUNTRY PREPARES FOR MASSIVE FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS -- 85-BILLION TO BE EXACT.

FURLOUGHS WILL KICK IN FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES -- ALONG THE SLASHING OF WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTS AND DOMESTIC GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

TS3) FL SINK HOLE-TRX-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, CREWS ARE STILL ON A BIZARRE AND EMOTIONAL SCENE NEAR TAMPA.

A SLEEPING MAN -- IS SWALLOWED BY AN EARLY MORNING SINKHOLE.

THE HOUSE IS BEING DESCRIBED AS "SERIOUSLY UNSTABLE."

OFFICIALS SAY NO ONE CAN GO INTO THE STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER COLLAPSE.

TS4) LEE SCHOOLS TROUBLE-TRX-VOTOPS

AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS UNDER FIRE, THIS MORNING.

WE ARE LEARNING FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENT A LETTER TO LEE COUNTY -- DEMANDING ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT HE CALLS QUESTIONABLE ACTS.

THE ACCUSATIONS INVOLVE MISUSE OF MONEY AND MISHANDLING OF INVESTIGATIONS.

OFF AIR TOMORROW-OC

JUST A HEADS UP FOR OUR VIEWERS --

TOMORROW MORNING, WE WILL NOT HAVE A NEWSCASTS ON-AIR DUE TO A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE HAPPENING AT OUR BUILDING.

UNFORTUNATLY, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE AND AIR OUR NEWSCASTS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS WILL BE DOWN.

THERE WILL BE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR.

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