HEADLINE OPEN

RIGHT NOW --

A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.

AND NBC-2 IS LIVE ON THE SCENE -- WHERE A TRAILER WENT UP IN FLAMES, OVERNIGHT.

WE'LL TELL YOU JUST WHAT LED UP TO THE DEATH OF A WOMAN, WHO WAS APPARENTLY TRAPPED INSIDE.

AND --

NEW DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF NEW YORK, AT THIS HOUR --

AFTER A YOUNG COUPLE DIES ON THEIR WAY TO DELIVER THEIR FIRST BABY.

NBC-2 GIVES YOU THE LATEST.

PLUS --

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SHORT STAY AT A BRITISH HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE NEW PICTURES FROM HER RECENT RELEASE.

HL1) COLLIER DEATH INVEST FIRE-VOTOPS-TRX

HL2) NY HIT AND RUN BABY DIES-VOTOPS-TRX

HL3) QUEEN ELIZABETH LATEST-VOTOPS-OC

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-OMNI TOPS

WE BEGIN RIGHT NOW WITH A COLD START TO THE WORK WEEK.

TODAY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS BATTLING TO MAKE IT TO 70 DEGREES.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

CHILLY START TO A MILD DAY

TOSS TO CLIFTON-TRX-OC-VO-DBX

NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF COLLIER COUNTY WHERE A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.

THIS IS TAKING PLACE AT THE NAPLES MOTORCOACH RESORT IN COLLIER.

THAT'S OFF TAMIAMI TRAIL, EAST OF COLLIER BOULEVARD.

COLLIER DEATH INVEST FIRE-REMLIVE

OFFICIALS WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE STILL INSIDE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS SMOKE WAS.

COLLIER DEATH INVEST FIRE-VO-WIPE

THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 3:00 THIS MORNING.

THAT'S WHEN FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OF THESE RV'S.

COLLIER DEATH INVEST FIRE-SOTVO

SOT: Chief Kingman Schuldt, East Naples FD "Our personnel went in to investigate, during that we were confronted with a victim outside of the structure, so ccso and ems tended to the patient so we went ahead and investigated the fire."

:12

RIGHT NOW INVESTIGATORS SAY THE RV DIDN'T SUSTAIN ANY MAJOR DAMAGE.

COLLIER DEATH INVEST FIRE-REMLIVE

THE VICTIM WAS INSIDE OF THE RV WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO DOGS, ALL OF THEM ARE OKAY.

NEIGHBORS TELL ME THE COUPLE WOKE UP TO A SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF IN THE RV WHEN THE WOMAN COLLAPSED MOMENTS LATER.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE COUPLE IS DOWN HERE VISITING FROM MICHIGAN.

NY HIT AND RUN BABY DIES-TRX-VO

A HEARTBREAKING UPDATE OUT OF NEW YORK CITY AT THIS HOUR--

THE BABY DELIVERED AFTER HIS PARENTS WERE KILLED IN A HIT-AND-RUN CRASH, HAS DIED.

A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE CHILD DIED AROUND 5-30 THIS MORNING.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE B-M-W--

WHO SLAMMED INTO A CAR CARRYING A YOUNG PREGNANT WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND, AND THEN FLED THE SCENE.

QUEEN ELIZABETH LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

BREAKING NEWS --

WE'RE LEARNING -- QUEEN ELIZABETH HAS LEFT A BRITISH HOSPTIAL AFTER BEING ADMITTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS BRAND NEW VIDEO OF THE QUEEN SHAKING HANDS WITH HOSPITAL STAFF BEFORE BEING DRIVEN AWAY.

PALACE OFFICIALS SAY THE QUEEN DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF GASTROENTERITIS ON FRIDAY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL OVER THE WEEKEND AS A PRECAUTION.

VATICAN CARIDNALS LATEST-TRX-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IN VATICAN CITY --

CARDINALS ARE GATHERING TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF ISSUES, BEFORE TALKS BEGIN ABOUT THE NEXT POPE.

THERE'S STILL NO DATE ON WHEN CONCLAVE WILL BEGIN.

BUT WE DO KNOW -- IT CANNOT BEGIN UNTIL ALL ELIGIBLE CARDINALS HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO THE VATICAN, AND AT LAST COUNT OFFICIALS WERE WAITING FOR 12 OTHERS TO ARRIVE.

TODAY'S MEETING IS KNOWN AS A GENERAL CONGREGATION AND ON TOP OF THE 115 CARDINALS ELIGIBLE FOR CONCLAVE ATTENDING.

WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST FROM THE VATICAN --

METRO PKY EXPANSION-OTS-SS-SS-VO

RIGHT NOW, A TRAFFIC ALERT IN LEE COUNTY THAT WILL LIKELY IMPACT ANYONE WHO DRIVES ON OR AROUND METRO PARKWAY.

TODAY, WORK STARTS ON AN EXPANISION PROJECT.

IT WILL WIDEN THE ROAD TO SIX LANES STARTING AT WINKLER AVENUE.

IT ALSO BUILDS A NEW CROSSOVER TO CONNECT METRO TO FOWLER STREET AND EVANS AVENUE.

THE GOAL IS TO ALLIEVIATE CONGESTION ON FOWLER AND US 41.

TODAY CREWS WILL BEGIN DRAINAGE WORK FOR THE PROJECT.

AND THAT MEANS SEVERAL STREETS WILL BE IMPACTED BY CLOSURES.

TAKE A LOOK - YOU WILL SEE CLOSURES ON PARKWAY, KENNESAW, ASHWOOD AND ELMWOOD STREETS ALONG EVANS AVENUE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

THE TOTAL PROJECT WILL COST 22 MILLION DOLLARS AND IS PAID FOR BY TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS GENERATED BY GAS TAXES.

LEE CO DEPUTY INVOLVED FATAL-OC-SS-BNR-VO

WE ARE WORKIGN TO GET NEW INFORMATION ABOUT ABOUT WEEKEND CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE IN FOR TMYERS.

JOHN AND MARILYN STEFFEN DIED AFTER HITTING A LEE COUNTY CRUISER.

THEIR FRIENDS TELL US THEY WERE HEADING TO CHURCH WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF 2 LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WHO WERE RESPONDING TO A 9-1-1 CALL.

HIGHWAY PATROL, SAY THE DEPUTIES HAD THEIR LIGHTS ON, BUT WITNESSES SAY THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANY SIRENS.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-SATLIVE-VO

RIGHT NOW -- THESE ARE THE LATEST PICTURES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA -- WERE CREWS ARE STARTING DAY TWO OF DEMOLITION, TO A HOME THAT NEARLY COLLAPSED, AFTER A SINK HOLE OPENED RIGHT UP, INSIDE A SLEEPING MAN'S BEDROOM.

37-YEAR-OLD JEFF BUSH DISAPPEARED WHEN THE SINKHOLE OPENED BENEATH HIS BEDROOM NEAR TAMPA THURSDAY.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-SOTVO

Janell Wheeler/Lived Inside Home

"Really hard to see over 40-years of memories just gone."

Wanda Carter/Grew Up In Home

"God works in mysterious ways, and he knew we needed this."

ENGINEERS WILL SOON DECIDE HOW BEST TO FILL THE HOLE TO STABILIZE THE AREA.

BUT FIRST -- THEY'LL NEED TO SEE THE SINKHOLE IN THE OPEN, BEFORE PROCEEDING.

AUTHORITIES SAY IT'S UNLIKELY THEY WILL EVER RECOVER THE VICTIM'S BODY.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE

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

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.

ADLIB

SEQUESTER TODAY-OC-TRX-VIDBOX

TODAY, IT IS SEQUESTER SHOCK, ON CAPITAL HILL.

85 BILLION CUTS ARE NOW IN EFFECT.

AND MANY ARE WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT AND WHO THE NUMBERS WILL PLAY OUT.

AFTER SIGNING THE ORDER, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH LAWMAKERS TRYING TO REVERSE IT.

ROMNEY SLAMS OBAMA-OTS-OC

Four months after losing the White House, Mitt Romney is dusting himself off and starting to speak out about politics and policy again.

Romney chided President Obama for his dealings with congressional Republicans and for "playing politics" with the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester.

"I look at this sequester and also the expiration of the Bush tax cuts as an almost once-in-a-generational opportunity for America to solve its fiscal problems," he said. "I see this as a huge opportunity and it's being squandered by politics. by people who are more interested in a political victory than doing what's right for the country."

KERRY MIDEAST TRIP-TRXTOPS-VO

TAKING ALOOK AHEAD ----

ON HIS MIDDLEEAST TRIP -- SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON SYRIA AND IRAN.

WE'RE LEARNING IRAN TOPPED THE LIST OF ITEMS DISCUSSED.

AFTER A STOP IN EGYPT -- TO RELEASE $250 MILLION DOLLARS IN AID FOR REFORMS --

BURKE INVESTIGATION-OC-SS-VO

HAPPENING TOMORROW --

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING.

STATE OFFICIALS WANT TO KNOW IF DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING AN ADMINISTRATOR, DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

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

CASEY ANTHONY BANKRUPTCY-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN TAMPA.

CASEY ANTHONY IS OUT OF SECLUSION FOR A COURT HEARING WITH CREDITORS IN HER BANKRUPTY CASE.

SHE ARRIVED IN A BLACK SUV AROUDN 10:30 TO A FLURRY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE COURTHOUSE.

SHE WAS FORCED TO WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

CAMERAS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN ANY FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.

THE COURT HEARING IS SET TO BEGIN AT 1:30. ANYONE WHO IS OWED MONEY BY ANTHONY CAN ATTEND THE HEARING AND ASK HER QUESTIONS.

ANTHONY CLAIMS TO HAVE ABOUT ELEVEN-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN ASSETS AND 792-THOUSAND DOLLAR IN LIABILITIES.

SHE'S BEEN IN HIDING SINCE ESCAPING MURDER CHARGES BACK IN 2011.

MARION COUNTY BRUSH FIRES-TRX-VOTOPS

ALSO IN CENTRAL FLORIDA --

THESE ARE ARIEL PICTURES FROM MARION COUNTY --

WHERE A MAASSIVE BRUSH FIRE DESTROYED 10 HOMES AND 14 BUILDINGS, IN THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST.

AT LEAST 19-HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND HAVE BURNED.

THE FIRE STARTED ON SATURDAY.

CREWS SAY, LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH WINDS ARE MAKING THE FIRE FAST-MOVING AND UNPREDICTABLE.

VEGAS SHOOTER HEARING-OTS-VO

ALL NEW AT 11 --

THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP -- LEAVING A FIREY TRAIL OF DISTRUCTION, AND THREE PEOPLE DEAD -- IS EXPECTED TO APPREAR IN A LOS ANGELES COURT, TODAY.

FOR ABOUT A WEEK -- POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN -- Ammar Harris.

POLICE BELIEVE HE SHOT INTO A MAZERATI IN LAS VEGAS LAS WEEK, KILLING THE DRIVER AND CAUSING A CRASH THAT CLAIMED TWO OTHER LIVES.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

AFTER AN INTENSE ELECTION SEASON -- PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISED AN INCREASE IN FEDERAL TAXES, FOR WEALTHY AMERICANS.

NOW -- MONTHS LATER -- AND JUST A FEW DAYS INTO ANOTHER POTENTIAL FINANCIAL DISASTER --

JUST WHAT *ARE THE WEATHIEST AMERICANS PAYING IN FEDERAL TAX.

AND --

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO'S THE MAIN CULPRIT IN THE WORKPLACE TO STEAL EMPLOYEE'S PASSWORDS.

TZ1 WEALTHY FAMILIES TAXES-VOTOPS-TRX

TZ1 PASSWORD PROTECTION-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

ANOTHER WINTER STORM-OC-TRX-VIDBOX

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

ANOTHER BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER IS IN THE FORECAST THIS MORNING ---

AND THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS TRACKING IT FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA AND IOWA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

CHILLY START TO A MILD DAY

It is a cold start to the work week. Temperatures are starting in the 30s and 40s across Southwest Florida. Through the day, we'll see a good amount of sunshine, winds from the north around 15 mph and we'll warm near 70 degrees. That is a bit more mild than what we felt through the weekend with the highs the past few days staying in the 60s. Through the week, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds…some days with more sunshine and some days a few more clouds. For tomorrow, we're going to start with temperatures in the 40s and 50s to warm up into the upper 70s. From Wednesday through Friday, highs will be in the low to mid 70s. As you look ahead to the weekend plans, you can expect temperatures to warm into the lower 80s. Overall, this looks like a pretty nice week.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPRING BREAK COLD-OC-VO

IT'S OFFICIALLY SPRING BREAK FOR THOUSANDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND MANY OF THEM ARE ARRIVING, HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

RIGHT NOW IT'S TOO COLD TO SWIM, SO RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES ARE CASHING IN.

SPRING BREAK COLD-SOTVO

Everybody is coming. people are calling everyday that we can't get a room because basically we're full.

RED CROSS TORNADO APP-OTS-CLIP

HAPPENING TODAY --- THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL LAUNCH ITS OFFICIAL TORNADO APP.

THE APP IS FREE AND AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH -- GIVING iPHONE, iPAD AND ANDROID USERS INSTANT ACCESS TO LOCAL AND REAL-TIME TORNADO SAFETY INFORMATION.

WE'VE PUT THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE --

FOR MORE INFORMATION --

VISIT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM --

NEW VEHICLE SALES-VO

IF YOU RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW CAR -- YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

NBC-2 IS LEARNING -- SALES OF NEW VEHICLES CONTINUED TO RISE IN FEBRUARY -- CLIMBING 3.7 PERCENT.

AUTO SALES HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENTLY POSTIIVE ECONOMIC

INDICATORS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, RISING STEADILY AFTER HITTING FALLING DRASTICALLY IN 2009.

OBAMA BUDGET CHIEF TODAY-OTS-VO

AND HAPPENING TODAY, THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO NOMIATE SYLVIA BURWELL OF WALMART AS THE NEXT BUDGET

CHIEF.

BURWELL RUNS THE PHILANTHROPIC WING OF WALMART.

SHE PREVIOUSLY, SERVEED AS THE THE PRESIDEN TOF THE GATES FOUNDATION'S GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

WEALTHY FAMILIES TAXES-HALFSCRN RVL

NEW NUMBERS AT 11, THAT SHOW WEALTHY FAMILIES ARE PAYING SOME OF BIGGEST FEDERAL TAX BILLS IN DECADES, EVEN AS THE REST OF THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO PAY AT HISTORICALLY LOW RATES.

FOR 2013, FAMILIES WITH INCOMES IN THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE NATION,

WILL PAY AN AVERAGE OF 27 POINT 2 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME IN FEDERAL TAXES, ACCORDING TO THE TAX POLICY CENTER.

THE TOP 1 PERCENT WILL PAY AN AVERAGE OF 35 AND A HALF PERCENT.

THOSE TAX RATES ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST SINCE 1979.

NEW GAS PRICES-TRXTOPS-CG-BNR

NBC-2 IS TRACKING THE LATEST GAS PRICES OVERNIGHT AND TAKE A LOOK ---

HERE ARE THE BRAND NEW AVERAGES ---

IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IT'S $3.86 FOR A GALLON O REGULAR UNLEADED.

IN FLORIDA IT'S $3.82.

AND NATIONALLY ITS $3.75.

NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION-VO

FOR ALL YOU FAITHFUL SHOPPERS -- THIS NEXT STORY, IS FOR YOU.

THIS WEEK, IS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

NATIONAL CONSUMER WEEK STARTS TODATY.

IT'S A WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL CONSUMERS, AND DIRECT THEM TO THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION -- YOU CAN VISIT -- "N-C-P-W DOT GOV".

PASSWORD PROTECTION-VO

MEANWHILE -- PASSING ON PASSWORDS IN THE WORKPLACE MAY SEEM HARMLESS --

BUT A NEW ADVISORY REPORTS, WRITING DOWN THOSE CRITICAL PASSWORDS -- IS LIKE ASKING FOR THEM TO BE STOLEN.

THE REPORT SHOWS A THIRD OF EMPLOYEES REGULARLY WRITE DOWN CRITICAL PASSWORDS WHERE THEY CAN BE STOLEN -- LIKE ON A POST-IT NOTE.

SPACE X ARRIVES-TRXTOPS-VO

TODAY -- A PRIVATE SUPPLY MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HAS BEEN SALVAGED.

SPACEX'S UNMANNED DRAGON CAPSULE ARRIVED AT THE ORBITING OUTPOST YESTERDAY MORNING WITH MORE THAN A TON OF SUPPLIES.

A PROBLEM WITH DRAGON'S THRUSTERS SHORTLY AFTER THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN FIXED.

TEASE TWO-OC

IT'S A STORY THAT'S MAKING HEADLINES, WORLDWIDE, TODAY.

IT COULD BE A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH FOR AN AGE-OLD FIGHT AGAINST H-I-V AND AIDS.

STRAIGHT AHEAD -- NBC-2 SHOWS YOU THE INFANT, FORMALLY DIAGNOSED WITH THE DEADLY DISEASE -- AND MIRACULOUSLY LOST IT.

TZ2 BABY HIV CURE-VOWIPE

POSSIBLE BABY HIV CURE-2SHOT

NOW WE'LL TURN TO A POTENALLY MONUMENTAL ADVANCE -- IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS.

DOCTORS IN BOTH MISSISSIPPI AND BOSTON DISCOVERED A BABY, BORN WITH H-I-V -- AND LATER CURED!

AND TODAY THEY'RE SAYING -- THE INFANTS COULD'VE BEEN CURED BY MISTAKE.

RESEARCH INTO THIS REMARKABLE CASE WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY. AT A MEDICAL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA.

POSSIBLE BABY HIV CURE-PKG

THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE AT THIS JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE

THE H-I-V INFECTED MOTHER AND HER BABY WERE TREATED.

SOT Dr Hannah Gay

Dr. Hannah Gay / Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center

"we have, perhaps inadvertently, but in fact, cured the child."

BUT, THE CASE IS A BIT OF A PUZZLE. AFTER BIRTH, THE CHILD WAS GIVEN

THREE DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS TO AGGRESSIVELY FIGHT THE VIRUS.

AT SOME POINT. DOCTORS LOST TRACK OF THE MOTHER. ONE YEAR LATER,

THEY DISCOVERED THE MOTHER STOPPED GIVING HER CHILD THE MEDICATIONS.

SOT Gay "After the baby missed several appointments, we started looking for

her."

THEY FOUND THE MOTHER AND HER BABY. AND THEN, THE CLINIC RAN TESTS TO

SEE HOW MUCH H-I-V WAS IN THE BABY'S BLOOD. DOCTORS FOUND *NO* TRACE OF

THE VIRUS.

SOT Gay "My first thought was to panic. I thought, 'Oh my goodness, I have

been treating a child that's not actually infected."

AFTER LABWORK WAS CHECKED AND DOUBLE CHECKED, DOCTORS FROM BOSTON AND

BALTIMORE WERE BROUGHT IN TO BEGIN RESEARCH.

SOT please burn in her super:

voice of:

Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga / University of Massachusetts Medical School

"I think we were both incredibly surprised."

. SO NOW, AT 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD, DOCTORS SAY THE CHILD NO LONGER

REQUIRES ANY MEDICATIONS.

NOW DOCTORS HOPE TO REPLICATE THE DRUG REGIMEN. THEY HOPE THEIR FINDINGS

WILL HELP OTHER H-I-V INFECTED BABIES. SO THEY WILL NOT REQUIRE LIFE-LONG

TREATMENT. THE RESEARCH THAT STARTED WITH A MISTAKE IN MISSISSIPPI. WILL

POSSIBLE BABY HIV CURE-OC

DIANA PEREZ REPORTING --

IF THIS INDEED WAS A CURE, IT WOULD BE THE SECOND IN THE WORLD.

THE FIRST, INVOLVING A MAN WHO HAD BOTH AIDS AND LEUKEMIA.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

STRAIGHT AHEAD -- AN INDEPH LOOK INTO A NUMBER OF DEVELOPING STORIES, ACROSS THE GLOBE.

-- WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE SEQUESTER DEADLINE, MISSED BY LAWMAKERS, ON FRIDAY.

NBC-2 TAKES A LOOK AT THE AGENDA IN WASHINGTON, TODAY -- AND WHY PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE HIS DECISION.

PLUS --

MORE TROUBLE IN ROME --

TZ3 SEQUESTER TODAY-VOTOPS

TZ3 COLLISEUM RISK-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) DEADLY TRAILER FIRE-VOTOPS

NBC TWO CONTINUES TO FOLLOW A BREAKING STORY OUT OF COLLIER COUNTY --

A DEATH INVESTIGATION AFTER A FIRE AT AN R-V PARK.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THEY GOT A CALL OF SMOKE IN AN R-V AT THE NAPLES MOTORCOACH RESORT AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

THEY FOUND A WOMAN INSIDE.

SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

TS2) METRO PKY EXTENSION-(2)SS TOPS

A TRAFFIC ALERT IN LEE COUNTY.

WORK TO EXPAND METRO PARKWAY KICKS OFF TODAY.

THE PROJECT WIDENS THE ROAD TO SIX LANES STARTING AT WINKLER AVENUE.

IT ALSO BUILDS A NEW CROSSOVER TO CONNECT METRO TO FOWLER STREET AND EVANS AVENUE.

THE GOAL IS TO ALLIEVIATE CONGESTION ON FOWLER AND US 41.

TODAY CREWS WILL BEGIN DRAINAGE WORK FOR THE PROJECT.

AND THAT MEANS SEVERAL STREETS WILL BE IMPACTED BY CLOSURES.

TS3) LEE CO DEPUTY INVOLVED AX-SSTOP-VO

WE ARE HOPING TO LEARN MORE TODAY ABOUT A DEPUTY RELATED CAR CRASH IN LEE COUNTY THAT KILLED A COUPLE.

WE'RE TOLD THE COUPLE, JOHN AND MARILYN STEFFEN, WAS HEADING TO CHURCH YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED.

THE COUPLE DIED AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY PULLED OUT FROM MISSISSPPI AVENUE ONTO PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

THE SEQUESTER TODAY-2SHOT-SATLIVE

THE BUDGET SHOWDOWN -- IS OVER FOR NOW.

BUT MASSIVE BUDGET CUTS THAT WERE ONCE LOOMING -- ARE A REALITY TODAY.

AFTER SIGNING THE SEQUESTRATION ORDER, FRIDAY EVENING -- PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SAID TO BE WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRYING TO REVERSE IT.

BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THE PRESIDENT CAN DO?

THE SEQUESTER TODAY-PKG

AS THE REALITY OF $85 BILLION IN CUTS SETTLES IN. WASHINGTON'S STILL IN A STALEMATE:

super burned in

/ Sen. Minority Leader:07-:11

"I haven't heard a single Senate Republican say they would be willing to raise a dime in taxes."

super burned in

Ohio:12-:16

"He got his tax hikes. It's time to cut spending and every American knows it."

PUBLICLY. THE WHITE HOUSE IS BANKING ON PRESSURE FROM TAXPAYERS FEELING THE PINCH:

super burned in

"Our hope is that, as more Republicans start to see this pain in their own districts, that they will choose bipartisan compromise."

BEHIND THE SCENES, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALLING REPUBLICANS HE THINKS MAY BE WILLING TO RAISE TAXES IF HE CAN GET DEMOCRATS TO CUT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY.

super burned in

New Hampshire:38-:42

"If we're going to increase revenue again, it's got to go to the debt with real entitlement reform."

super burned in

South Carolina:43-:45

"I'm not going to raise taxes to fix sequestration."

ON THE STREET. SOME SEE THIS LACK OF COMPROMISE AS CHILDISH:

"Someone took their ball away so nobody wants to play."

"I know in my house, when my budget gets tight, I stop spending."

THE SEQUESTER TODAY-OC

TRACIE POTTS WITH THAT REPORT --

THERE'S NO TIMETABLE ON WHEN CONGRESS MAY BE ABLE TO FIX THESE CUTS -- THAT ARE NOW IN PLACE.

CARDINALS ARRIVE TODAY-OC

NOW TURNING TO THE LATEST IN VATICAN CITY -- AS CARIDNALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHER FOR THEIR FIRST PRE-CONCLAVE MEETING.

THEY'LL DISCUSS A NUMBER OF HOT TOPICS FACING THE CHURCH AND THE VATICAN -- BEFORE MOVING ON TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ELECTING A NEW POPE.

CARDINALS ARRIVE TODAY-PKG

Cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome today for the first pre-

conclave meeting.

They will begin to assess each other and discuss the hot topics facing the

church before. as they look forward to finding a successor to Benedict the

16th.

Catholics around the world are closely watching for the decision.

On Sunday, when the Pope usually appears to bless the faithful in Saint

Peter's square, the windows remained shut.

NATS - BELLS

It is no small task to pick a new Pope.

SOT Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington

"I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS THAT VISION AND THAT ENERGY TO SAY '

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH THIS PONTIFICATE."

SOT Archbishop Jerome Listecki, Milwaukee

"LIKE A PASTOR IN A PARISH, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO BASICALLY

CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE."

Today's pre-conclave meeting is a precursor to the main event.

It's forbidden to talk about potential candidates. Instead, thereis

jockeying and round-about politicking.

SOT Cardinal Timothy Dolan, New York

"WE'LL PRAY TOGETHER, WE'LL TALK TOGETHER, AND WE'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER

BETTER."

Starting today, until the conclave, there will be serious discussions about

the state of the church.

SOT John Thavis, Author of "The Vatican Diaries"

"WE ARE GOING TO HEAR RATHER SUBTLE HINTS DROPPED PERHAPS ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE

ABLE TO LEAD THE CHURCH OR WHAT QUALITIES WE NEED IN A NEW POPE."

The new Pope will take over a church plagued by a sex abuse scandal.

On Sunday, a well known Cardinal, Britain's Keith O'Brien, apologized

and admitted his "sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of

CARDINALS ARRIVE TODAY-OC

PREETI ARLA WITH THAT REPORT --

ALL THE CARDINALS WILL NEED TO BE IN ROME BEFORE A DATE IS SET FOR THE

CONCLAVE.

COLLISEUM COLLAPSE RISK-TRX-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE, JUST MINUTES AWAY -- THERE'S A DIRE WARNING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE STATE OF ROME'S FAMED COLOSSEUM.

A HERITAGE ASSOCIATION IS REPORTING STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITH THE MONUMENT -- SAYING IT COLD COLLAPSE.

THE GROUP SAYS THE LANDMARK IS AT RISK BECAUSE OF PLANS TO EXPAND THE NEARBY METRO STATION -- WHICH WILL HAVE AN EVACUTATION TUNNEL.

THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT SAYS THE DIGGING THAT TUNNEL COULD TRIGGER THE SINKING OF THE COLOSSEUM.

TOSS TO NICK-2SHOT-BOXES

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR ENGLAND'S QUEEN'S ELIZABETH.

THE 86-YEAR-OLD HAS LEFT THE HOSPITAL.

SHE WAS REPORTEDLY RECOVERING FROM A STOMACH BUG.

QUEEN ELIZABETH CONDITION-NEWSROOM-VO

THAT INFORMATION JUST CAME INTO OUR NEWSROOM LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO THAT QUEEN ELIZABETH HAD IN FACT BEEN DISCHARGED.

"MUM" WAS THE WORD WHEN IT COMES TO THE QUEEN'S CONDITION.

THIS MORNING.

BRITISH MEDIA WERE LARGELY BEING KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT THE QUEEN'S EXACT CONDITION.

WE DO KNOW THE 86-YEAR-OLD MONARCH WAS REPORTEDLY SUFFERING FROM A STOMACH BUG.

SHE'S WAS IN LONDON'S KING EDWARD THE SEVENTH HOSPITAL UNDER HEAVY SECURITY.

WE'RE ALSO HEARING SHE WAS JUST BEING HOSPITALIZED AS A PRE-CAUTION AND THAT SHE WAS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION.

QUEEN ELIZABETH CONDITION-SOTVO-NEWSROOM

"The Queen is always a stoic character… she's very rarely ill. She rarely cancels engagements so she must be suffering a little bit for the doctors to advise her to take this precaution and go to hospital"

NOW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE QUEEN HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN A DECADE.

IN 2003 -- SHE WENT IN TO HAVE A KNEE OPERATION.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.

NY EXPECTED PARENTS KILLED-TRX-OC

ALL NEW RIGHT NOW --

NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON A NEW YORK CITY CRASH, INVOLVING A YOUNG COUPLE -- RUSHING TO THE HOSPITAL TO DELIEVER THEIR FIRST CHILD.

BOTH ADULTS DIED AFTER A HIT AND RUN CRASH -- WE'VE JUST LEARNED -- THAT BABY HAS DIED.

POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE RESPONSBILE FOR THAT CRASH.

THE 21-YEAR-OLD COUPLE WAS USING A CAR SERVICE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED THEM, YESTERDAY MORNING,

POLICE SAY THEIR BABY BOY WAS DELIVERED PREMATURELY AT A HOSPITAL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

NM DEADLY PLANE CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

ANOTHER DEADLY SITUATION -- THIS ONE IN NEW MEXICO.

FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER THEIR SMALL PLANE CRASHED DURING TAKE-OFF.

IT ALL HAPPENED ABOUT 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALBUQUERQUE.

WITNESSES SAY THE SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE WAS ABOUT 200 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOVE STRAIGHT DOWN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY -- THERE WERE STRONG WINDS IN THAT AREA, JUST BEFORE THE CRASH.

THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS A FAMILY OF FOUR, 2 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN FROM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS DIED IN THE ACCIDENT.

NEWTOWN LATEST-VO

MONTHS AFTER A DEADLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSACURE -- THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN CONNECTICUT STILL RECOVERS FROM THAT TRAGIC DAY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT A CONCERT HELD THERE LAST NIGHT -- WHERE MUSICIANS CAME TOGETHER FOR A FUND RAISING CONCERT.

IT'S ALL IN EFFORTS TO HELP THE 26 FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED ONES, BACK IN DECEMBER.

AMONG THE MUSICIANS AT THAT CONCERT -- MARK BARDEN, WHO'S SON WAS KILLED ON THAT DAY.

SANDY HOOK TEACHER HONORED-VOTOPS

AND THIS SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WAS HONORED, LAST NIGHT -- AT THE BOSTON BRUINS VS MOTREAL CANADIAN'S HOCKEY GAME.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NATALIE HAMMOND DROPPED THE FIRST PUCK BEFORE THE GAME.

HAMMOND IS A LIFELONG BRUINS FAN AND WAS SHOT IN THE LEG DURING THE SCHOOL SHOOTING LAST DECEMBER.

US SOLDIERS HIGH SPEED CHASE-OTS-VO

ALL NEW TODAY --

AN AMERICAN SOLDIER IS RECOVERING -- AFTER HE WAS SHOT BY SOUTH KOREAN POLICE.

IT ALL HAPPENED AFTER A LATE NIGHT HIGH SPEED CHASE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEILANCE VIDEO FROM JUST BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

EMERGENCY OFFICIALS RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS THAT TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE THREATENING PEOPLE WITH AN AIR GUN.

WHEN POLICE ARRIVED -- THE SOLDIERS REPORTEDLY REFUSED TO LISTEN -- AND FLED IN A WAITING CAR.

AFTER A SHORT CHASE -- THE SOLDIERS CAME TO A DEAD END -- AND POLICE FIRED AT THEIR CAR.

CHINA EARTHQUAKE-VO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO AN EARTHQUAKE THAT ROCKED CHINA'S SOUTH-WESTERN YUNNAN PROVINCE, OVER THE WEEKEND.

30 PEOPLE WERE INJURED -- AND 12-THOUSAND RESIDENTS WERE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES.

THE DESTRUCTION, IS WIDESPREAD --

MORE THAN 80-THOUSAND HOMES WERE DAMAGED IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON'S FIVE-POINT-FIVE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SENT HUNDREDS OF RESCUERS TO HELP WITH THE RELIEF EFFORT.

THREE OF THOSE 30 VICTIMS, ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

INDIA DEADLY SCHOOL BUS AX-TRX-VOTOPS

AND A SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT IN INDIA, LEAVES AT LEAST 11 CHILDREN DEAD.

IT ALL HAPPENED IN NORTHERN INDIA.

THE BUS WAS CARRYING 35 STUDENTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

POLICE SAY THE SCHOOL BUS COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A SPEEDING TRUCK.

THE BUS DRIVER WAS KILLED -- AND ANOTHER 13 STUDENTS WERE INJURED.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

AFTER SECRETLY MAKING HIS WAY OVERSEAS -- AND SPEAKING WITH A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL LEADER -- DENNIS RODMAN IS BACK IN THE STATES, TODAY -- AND HE'S TELLING IT ALL.

"He want Obama to do one thing -- call him."

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT ELSE HE SAYS --

PLUS --

THIS WOMAN IS MAKING HISTORY, TODAY -- STEPPING ON A FIELD FOR THE N-F-L SCOUTING COMBINE.

TZ4 RODMAN SPEAKS OUT-SOTVO

TZ4 WOMAN NFL TRYOUT-VOTOPS

FIRST WOMAN NFL TRYOUT-PLASMA

FOR THE FIRS TIME EVER -- THE N-F-L ALLOWS A FEMALE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL COMBINE, A TESTING GROUND FOR POTENTIAL PLAYERS.

FIRST WOMAN NFL TRYOUT-PKG

Now to that groundbreaking day at the NFL combine, a testing ground for

wannabe pro football players. On Sunday, for the first time, a woman lived

her dream to show what she could do on the gridiron. ABC's John Schriffen

was there.

SCRIPT:

ALL LAUREN SILBERMAN WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE A FIELD GOAL. INSTEAD SHE MADE

HISTORY.

THE FORMER 28-YEAR-OLD FORMER COLLEGE CLUB SOCCER PLAYER COMPETED FOR A SLOT

AS AN NFL KICKER ALONGSIDE MEN AT THE LEAGUE'S ANNUAL TRY-OUTS SUNDAY-

THE FIRST WOMAN EVER TO AUDITION.

SOT, Lauren Silberman/First Woman to Tryout for the NFL

"It's always been a lifelong dream / It shouldn't be

just for one gender or another. you should go after your dreams and make

it happen."

HER GROUNDBREAKING TRYOUT THE RESULT OF THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWING HER

NAILING A FIELD GOAL AT A SUPERBOWL FAN EVENT

Nat- Field goal cell phone video.cheers

AND WHILE THE M-I-T GRADUATE HAD NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL. SHE SAYS PLAYING

SPORTS VIDEO GAMES GAVE HER A LEG UP.

SOT, Lauren Silberman/First Woman to Tryout for the NFL

. I would use the game and try to just think about what i was

doing out on the physical field

BUT WHILE SILBERMAN'S APPEARANCE AT THE NFL COMBINE SUNDAY WAS MUCH HYPED

ULTIMATELY, HER PERFORMANCE FELL SHORT.

HER FIRST KICKOFF ATTEMPT TRAVELED ONLY 19 YARDS.

HER SECOND JUST 13. THE RESULT, SHE SAYS, OF AN INJURY

.

SOT, Lauren Silberman/First Woman to Tryout for the NFL

The minute I kind of touched the ball, my quad, I could just feel

tense up and hurt. it was really painful /

SOT, Christine Brennan/ABC News Sports Consultant

15:05:57:06 -. "the story really isn't about making it or not. / 15:22:

20:08 -. This is a message of saying,. "girls can compete and try with

FIRST WOMAN NFL TRYOUT-OC

JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTING --

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

CHILLY START TO A MILD DAY

KENTUCKY CRASH-OC-VO

KELLIE PICKLER -- POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC DRUMMER, REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION, TODAY -- AFTER A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH IN KENTUCKY.

GREGG LOHMAN OF GOODLETTSVILLE, TENNESSEE WAS ONE OF FIVE PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN THAT SERIES OF CRASHES.

IT HAPPENED WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER -- AT THE SAME SPOT ON INTERSTATE 65 IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY ON SATURDAY.

SIX PEOPLE DIED DURING THAT INCIDENT.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-OC

NOW TURNING TO YOUR HOLLYWOOD HEADLINES --

THREE SIT-COM STARS ARE UNWILLINGLY TRAPPED INSIDE AN ELAVATOR --

AND NEW FRONT RUNNERS TAKING THE LEAD AT THE BOX OFFICE, THIS WEEKEND.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

THREE CAST-MEMBERS OF "MODERN FAMILY" EXPERIENCED SOME REAL-LIFE DRAMA IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

K-C-T-V REPORTS JULIE BOWEN, ERIC STONESTREET AND JESSE TYLER FERGUSON WERE TRAPPED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IN A CROWDED HOTEL ELEVATOR.

THEY WERE AMONG 15 PASSENGERS WHO HAD TO BE RESCUED BY THE KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY LATER JOKED ABOUT THE INCIDENT ON TWITTER AND EVEN POSTED A VIDEO.

"Get us out! Get us out!"

KANSAS CITY IS STONESTREET'S HOME TOWN, AND THE TRIO WAS APPEARING AT A FUNDRAISER THERE. THE ACTORS TOOK THE STAGE LATE, BUT WHEN THEY DID, THEY PRAISED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

"JACK THE GIANT SLAYER" KILLED THE COMPETITION AT THE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND.

THE FILM, BASED ON THE FAMOUS BEAN STALK FAIRY TALE, TOPPED THE BOX OFFICE WITH 28-MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES.

BUT IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING DEBUT FOR A FILM THAT COST ABOUT 190-MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE.

"IDENTITY THIEF," STARRING JASON BATEMAN AND MELISSA MCCARTHY CAME IN SECOND, GROSSING 9-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS IN ITS FOURTH WEEKEND IN THEATERS.

AND THE R-RATED COMEDY "21 AND OVER" ROUNDED OUT THE TOP THREE, WITH 9-MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES IN ITS DEBUT WEEKEND.

RODMAN RETURNS FROM NKOREA-SOTVO

DENNIS RODMAN IS BACK FROM NORTH KOREA -- AND HE APPARENTLY HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT HIS OVERSEAS TRIP.

TAKE A LISTEN.

STEPHANOPOULOS SOT: HE'S SAID IN THE PAST THAT HE WOULD DESTROY THE UNITED

STATES.

RODMAN SOT: WELL, I -- I JUST THINK THAT -- THINK THAT'S COMING FROM HIS

FATHER. / HE DOES ONE THING, HE -- HE LOVES -- HE LOVES POWER, HE LOVES

CONTROL.

THIS ALL COMES AFTER THE FORMER N-B-A START MET WITH CONTROVERSIAL NORTH KOREAN LEADER, KIM JONG UN.

HE'S SAID TO BE THE FIRST AMERICAN TO SPEAK TO HIM IN PERSON.

TEASE FIVE-OC

HORSE MEAT -- LEGAL IN THE U-S.

THAT MAY BE HAPPENING VERY SOON,

NBC-2 SHOWS YOU WHAT PROMPTED THE DECISION --

TZ5 US HORSE MEAT-VOTOPS

ADULT ADHAD-VO

NEW RESEARCH OUT TODAY SHOWS -- A THIRD OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH A-D-H-D -- WILL STILL HAVE THE CONDITION ONCE THEY REACH ADULTHOOD.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED ADULTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CHILDHOOD A-D-H-D.

TWENTY-NINE PERCENT OF THE ADULTS STILL MET THE CRITERIA FOR A-D-H-D -- AND OVER HALF HAD A ANOTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER.

BREAST CANCER PTSD -VO

AND ANOTHER NEW STUDY FINDS, ONE OUT OF FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS EXPERIENCES SYMPTOMS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER DIAGNOSIS.

ASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN HAD A FIFTY PERCENT INCREASED RISK, WHILE YOUNG PATIENTS ALSO CARRIED A HIGHER RISK FOR P-T-S-D.

NEW MENOPAUSE DRUGS -VO

AND ALL YOU WOMEN SUFFERING FROM HOT FLASHES -- THERE COULD SOON BE A NEW REMEDY, TO KEEP YOU COOL.

TODAY AN F-D-A ADVISORY PANEL WILL REVIEW TWO NEW MARKETING APPLICATIONS FOR DRUGS THAT'VE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE HOT FLASHES.

THE DRUG, TITLED, SEFELSA, WAS FOUND TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF HOT FLASHES FOR AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS.

THE OTHER DRUG -- PAXIL -- IS ALREADY APPROVED FOR DEPRESSION AND WAS SHOWN TO BE MORE CONSISTENT AT TREATING MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS.

HORSE MEAT IN US-OC

HORSE MEAT IS MAKING HEADLINES, LATELY -- AS SEVERAL MEAT PACKAGING COMPANIES IN EUROPE ARE FINDING TRACES OF THE DOMESTICATED MAMMAL.

THE SCANDAL HASN'T REACHED THE U-S YET -- BUT MANY SOURCES SAY, A HORSE MEAT PACKING COMPANY MAY BE HEADED TO THE STATES.

HORSE MEAT IN US-PKG

NESTLE'S USA SOLON PLANT EMPLOYS SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE. IT'S ONE OF THE COMPANY'S SEVERAL MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN THE U.S. AND INSPECTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

IN A STATEMENT RELATING TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR EUROPEAN COUNTERPART, NESTLE USA SAYS QUOTE, IT

"DOES NOT USE MEAT SOURCED FROM EUROPE. USDA MEAT INSPECTORS ARE IN ALL PROCESSING PLANTS AND ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE ANY IMPORTED MEAT. WE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM ALL OUR MEAT SUPPLIERS THAT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE NESTLÉ USA WITH ANY MEAT FROM THE AFFECTED COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT NO FOODS SOLD BY NESTLÉ USA ARE AFFECTED."

THE U.S. THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT REQUIRES A USDA INSPECTOR BE PRESENT AT ALL 6200 AMERICAN SLAUGHTERHOUSES TO ENSURE THAT CARCASSES ARE NOT DISEASED, UNCLEAN OR MISLABELED.

USDA INSPECTORS ARE AT ALL PORTS OF ENTRY TO THE UNITED STATES AND RANDOMLY CHECK SAMPLES OF IMPORTED.

ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY EXPORTING MEAT TO THE U.S. MUST HAVE A MEAT AND POULTRY FOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM EQUIVALENT TO U.S. STANDARDS. AND ARE SUBJECT TO USDA ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.

HORSE MEAT IN US-TRAFFIC

IN NOVEMBER 20-11 -- CONGRESS DECIDED NOT TO EXTEND A BAN ON HORSE MEAT INSPECTIONS.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-TRAFFIC-ANIBOX

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - ON YOUR MONDAY - STILL PRETTY CHILLY - EVEN with the SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUNSHINE.

NBC2 METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF IS TRACKING OUR TEMPERATURES - AND WILL TELL US WHEN WE'LL SEE A WARM UP.

ALSO - A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN DIES AFTER AN OVERNIGHT FIRE.

NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 WITH A LIVE UPDATE FROM THE SCENE.

PLUS

"I know in my house, when my budget gets tight, I stop spending."

MANY AMERICANS WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT - AFTER FRIDAY'S DEAL DEADLINE HAS COME AND GONE IN WASHINGTON.

NBC2 WITH THE LATEST ON THE STALEMATE SPENDING STRUGGLE.

NEW AT NOON - CARDINALS GET TO WORK TO SELECT A NEW POPE.

THEY'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE RECENT SCANDALS THAT HAVE ROCKED THE CHURCH.

AN UPDATE FROM ROME.

AND -

SOT Buddy Wicker / Homeowner

Jeff laid his head down on his pillow to go to sleep, and he never got out

of bed.

NBC2 ALSO CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE SINK HOLE NEAR TAMPA - THAT SWALLOWED A MAN LAST WEEK.

TODAY - THE HOLE THREATENS OTHER HOMES.

NBC2 ALSO LIVE AS THE 'PINTA' AND THE 'NINA - SAIL INTO NAPLES.

NOON TZA) FATAL FIRE-OC VO

NOON TZB) BUDGET BATTLE-SOTTOPS VO

NOON TZC) POPE CARDINALS-VOTOPS

SINKHOLE UPDATE-SOTTOPS VO ONCAM

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA