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2ND SINKHOLE-TRXLIVE

WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY--

OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING A SECOND SINKHOLE IN SEFFNER, FLORIDA.

THE SINKHOLE WAS DISCOVERED THIS AFTERNOON--

LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE SCENE OF LAST WEEK'S SINKHOLE THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD.

CASEY ANTHONY IN COURT-SOTVO, 2SHOT

get out of the way. Get out of the way!

CASEY ANTHONY BACK IN COURT TODAY--

AND HER ARRIVAL LOOKED MORE LIKE A CIRCUS!

DOZENS OF MEDIA FROM AROUND THE WORLD-- RUSHING A COURTHOUSE IN TAMPA FOR HER "BANKRUPTCY HEARING".

ANTHONY CLAIMS SHE OWES CREDITORS MORE THAN 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS--

AND BASICALLY HAS *NO* INCOME.

THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME *ANYONE'S SEEN HER--

SINCE SHE WAS "ACQUITTED" OF KILLING HER DAUGHTER IN 2011.

CASEY ANTHONY IN COURT-PKG

THERE STILL WASN'T MUCH TO SEE OF CASEY ANTHONY. HER ATTORNEY HELPED KEEP HER FACE COVERED. AS BOTH RAN A GAUNTLET OF MEDIA.

"Get out of the way"

HER FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE BEING ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN 2011. WAS FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURT IN TAMPA.

ANTHONY FILED FOR CHAPTER SEVEN BANKRUPTCY IN LATE JANUARY.

.CLAIMING THAT SINCE HER ACQUITTAL ON CHARGES SHE MURDERED HER TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, CAYLEE.SHE HASN'T HAD A JOB.

.AND ONLY HAS A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ASSETS.BUT NEARLY 800-THOUSAND IN DEBTS.

IN COURT, ANTHONY SAID SAYS SHE DOESN'T PAY RENT OR UTILITIES AND IS LIVING OFF THE KINDNESS OF OTHERS.

HER DEBTS WERE DETAILED. $500,000 FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS TO DEFEND HER DURING TRIAL.

MORE THAN 145-THOUSAND OWED TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR INVESTIGATIVE FEES AND COSTS.

.AND OVER 68-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE I-R-S.FOR TAXES, INTEREST AND PENALTIES.

AND IN ADDITION TO BEING UNEMPLOYED, SHE SAYS SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OFFERS FOR A BOOK, MOVIE OR TV DEAL.

GIVEN PUBLIC REACTION SHE RECEIVED IN TAMPA.

"Baby killer!! Baby killer!!"

. THAT MAY BE ANTHONY'S FATE FOR A LONG TIME.

FL A&M CHARGES-TRXVOTOP, SS

PROSECUTORS TODAY CHARGED 12 FORMER FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY BAND MEMBERS--

WITH *MANSLAUGHTER* AFTER THE HAZING DEATH OF A DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION.

THEY ALREADY FACED CHARGES OF FELONY "HAZING".

TODAY PROSECUTORS ADDED MORE SERIOUS CHARGES.

CHAMPION DIED IN ORLANDO IN NOVEMBER 2011--

FL MEDICAID MEETING-ON CAM

STUNNING NEWS TODAY FROM THE FLORIDA HOUSE.

A SELECT COMMITTEE VOTED 10-TO-5, TO *OPPOSE* THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID IN THE STATE.

THE VOTE WAS ALONG PARTY LINES - REPUBLICANS OBJECTED, DEMOCRATS VOTED *FOR IT.

THE MOVE COMES AFTER GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT CHANGED HIS MIND, AND ENDORSED THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID IN FLORIDA - AS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OR "OBAMACARE".

A SENATE COMMITTEE *POSTPONED* A SIMILAR VOTE TODAY--

TOSS TO DAVE-ON CAM

THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TREND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AS PEOPLE BRING *RELOADED AMMUNITION TO GUN RANGES IN OUR AREA.

NBC2'S DAVE ELIAS UNCOVERED THIS NEW TREND.

RELOADED AMMO-PLASMA MON

AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS SAY THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND SO THAT HAS LEFT MANY GUN OWNERS PURCHASING RE-LOADED

AMMUNITION.

RELOADED AMMO-VO WIPE

EXPERTS TELL ME WITHOUT THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS - OR IF IT'S DONE INCORRECTLY; RELOADED AMMUNTION CAN BE DANGEROUS.

IMPROPERLY LOADING A SHELL CAN CAUSE A GUN TO EXPLODE.

RELOADED AMMO-SOTVO

01:17 a round that is over charged is going to take the path of least resistance. Which could be through the grip, where your hand is placed. That can blow the entire side of the gun out.

WE CALLED MULTIPLE GUN RANGES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ALL TELL ME THEY'VE TURNED AWAY PEOPLE WANTING TO SHOOT THESE RELOADED BULLETS.

RELOADED AMMO-PLASMA MON

IT'S LIKELY THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE SINCE THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT FOR THE AMMUNTION SHORTAGE.

WHICH BEGAN AFTER CONGRESS BEGAN TALKING ABOUT GUN CONTROL.

GUN BACKGROUND CHECK-VO

F-B-I GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS TOPPED TWO MILLION IN FEBRUARY.

THAT MAKES FOUR MONTHS IN A ROW OF RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF BACKGROUND CHECK.

IT doesn’t TELL US HOW MANY GUNS WERE ACTUALLY PURCHASED--

OF THE 4-MILLION CHECKS SO FAR THIS YEAR--

POPE CARDINALS MEET-VO

WORK IS UNDERWAY TO SELECT A NEW POPE.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CONCLAVE BEGINS--

BUT WE KNOW CARDINALS ARE MEETING THIS WEEK IN ROME, TO IRON OUT FORMALITIES.

THE COLLEGE IS STILL WAITING ON 12 CARDINALS TO ARRIVE.

TODAY'S MEETING IS KNOWN AS A "GENERAL CONGREGATION".

SOME OF THE OLDER, NON "VOTING" OR "ELIGIBLE" CARDINALS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S MEETING.

QUEEN OUT OF HOSPITAL-VO

QUEEN ELIZABETH IS BACK HOME AND RESTING AFTER A SHORT STAY IN THE HOSPITAL.

SHE SMILED AND WAVED AS SHE WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TODAY.

THE QUEEN DEVELOPED A STOMACH INFECTION - FRIDAY--

AND SPENT THE WEEKEND IN THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE CANCELLED ALL OF HER SCHEDULED ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

OBAMA CABINET-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY ANNOUNCED HIS NOMINEES FOR THREE CABINET JOBS.

HE NOMINATED ERNEST MONIZ TO RUN THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT--

GINA MCCARTHY TO TAKE OVER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--

AND SYLVIA MATHEWS TO BECOME HIS NEXT BUDGET CHIEF.

MATTHEWS GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE FIERY DEBATE OVER THE BUDGET.

CPR DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO WIPE

A CRY FOR HELP ON A 9-1-1 CALL -

IS RAISING QUESTIONS OVER WHAT STAFF AT SENIOR FACILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO DO FOR RESIDENTS.

911: We need to get CPR started that's not enough, OK? Um, let me.

GLENWOOD: Yeah, we can't do CPR at this facility.

GLENWOOD GARDENS NURSING HOME--

IS ONE OF MANY SUCH HOMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT INSTRUCT THEIR EMPLOYEES *NOT* TO GIVE C-P-R.

THE POLICY IS TO CALL 9-1-1 AND WAIT FOR HELP.

CPR DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO

"it's really more like a hotel where they will offer you concierge services, you'll get meals, you'll have housekeeping, they'll change your bed. Uh but, you can't even get care in a independent living."

THE VICTIM IN THIS STORY DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

HER DAUGHTER IS A NURSE--

AND SAYS SHE'S SATISFIED WITH THE CARE.

HIV BABY CURED-ON CAM

A BABY TURNED THE MEDICAL WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. AFTER BEING "CURED" OF H-I-V.

DOCTORS CREDIT A FASTER--

AND STRONGER TREATMENT THAN IS USUAL FOR NEWBORNS.

HIV BABY CURED-PKG

DOCTORS ARE CALLING AN INFANT BORN HIV POSITIVE.THE MISSISSIPPI MIRACLE

BABY.

SOT Dr. Gay

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

THE BABY'S MOTHER WAS HIV POSITIVE - AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PRE-NATAL CARE

.

30 HOURS AFTER THE BABY WAS BORN - BEFORE DOCTORS EVEN CONFIRMED THE BABY

WAS HIV POSITIVE AS WELL - THEY DECIDED TO TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO

ITS TREATMENT.AN INFUSION OF 3 DRUGS.

OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, THE CHILD RESPONDED WELL TO THE TREATMENTBUT THEN

STOPPED COMING.AND STOPPED THE MEDICINES.

WHEN DOCTORS TRACKED mother and child DOWN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.THEY

DETECTED NO HIV IN THE little one's BLOOD.

SOT - Dr. Gay

"My first thought was to panic. I thought "oh my goodness. I have been

treating a child that's not actually infected."

TO BE SURE, DOCTORS WENT BACK AND DOUBLE CHECKED THE BABY'S LAB WORKAND

CONFIRMED THE CHILD DID INDEED HAVE HIV AT BIRTH.

THE CHILD IS NOW TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN OFF MEDICATION FOR

ABOUT A YEAR.STILL NO SIGNS OF THE INFECTION.

THERE HAS ONLY ONE OTHER CASE OF SOMEONE BEING CURED OF HIV - A GERMAN MAN

WHO RECEIVED A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT.

THE MISSISSIPPI CASE COULD BE A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN FUTURE TREATMENT OF

INFANTS.AS WELL AS ADULTS.

SOT - Besser

"If this approach works, the high-dose treatment at the time of birth, it

could revolutionize what's being done. They'll test other babies, try this

HIV BABY CURED-TAG

KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

DOCTORS SAY THIS APPROACH COULD BE USED ON OTHER BABIES WITH HIV--

HIT AND RUN BABY DIES-VO

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

THE COUPLE WAS HEADED TO A HOSPITAL IN BROOKLYN, EARLY SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHEN A BMW SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE THEY WERE RIDING.

THE PARENTS DIED AT THE HOSPITAL--

DOCTORS DELIVERED THE BABY BOY.

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE BMW AND A PASSENGER.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

COMPUTERS ARE A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE--

SO DO TEACHERS NEED TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO WRITE "CURSIVE".

THE DEBATE IS ON--

AND SOME DISTRICTS SAY *NO*!

AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE HEARD AND FELT MORE SONIC BOOMS IN COLLIER COUNTY!

TZ1 A) KEYBOARDING-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) SONIC BOOM-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

KEYBOARDING VS CURSIVE-ON CAM

NEW AT 5-30 -

FLORIDA STUDENTS WILL SOON BE EDUCATED BASED ON NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS STARTING IN 2014.

BUT LOCAL SCHOOLS DISTRICTS ARE ALREADY TRANSITIONING TO GET READY.

ONE OF THE CHANGES BRINGS TYPING - OR USING A KEYBOARDING TO THE FOREFRONT.

KEYBOARDING VS CURSIVE-PKG

NATS

IT USED TO BE THE THREE R'S.

A lot of my kids know the keyboard. They can type fairly well into the computer.

BUT ONE OF THOSE WILL NOW BECOME A "K".

THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD WILL HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN THE CLASSROOM THANKS TO NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2014.

Common core state standards are intended to be rigorous relevant and prepare students for college and careers. They ask for a lot of skills and knowledge and really obtaining those skills and knowledge through technology. So technology is interwoven throughout the standards.

WHAT'S NOT IN THE STANDARDS THOUGH?

CURSIVE WRITING.

IT'S CURRENTLY REQUIRED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN THIRD GRADE AND MUST BE MASTERED BY FIFTH.

NATS

TO BE READY FOR THE SWITCH, LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE FAMILIARIZING STUDENTS WITH THE COMPUTER.

I think as they move further and further through their school years and into their adult life, they need to know how to use a computer. I mean almost every type of occupation uses a computer in some way.

UNDER COMMON CORE, ASSIGNMENTS WILL BECOME MORE CHALLENGING AS STUDENTS RISE THROUGH THE GRADES.

THEY'LL HAVE TO USE THE INTERNET FOR REASEARCH AND TEST TAKING -

TYPING RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RATHER THAN WRITING THEM OUT.

This year for example our 5th graders will be using laptops to take their math FCAT testing so I think we're going to see more and more of that.

AND WHILE THEY'LL SEE MORE AND MORE OF IT.

LEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY AREN'T ABANDONING SCRIPT, BUT TEACHING ALONGSIDE THE KEYBOARD.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

HE'S ON A SHORT LIST AS A POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL candidate IN 2016!

TODAY JEB BUSH SAT DOWN WITH MATT LAUER ONE-ON-ONE.

THE FORMER GOVERNOR TALKS ABOUT LIFE OUT OF THE POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT--

AND HIS POSSIBLE RETURN TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

AND ONE COMPANY STEPS FORWARD WITH PLANS TO "REVITALIZE” DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

WE’VE GOT THE INSIDE LOOK--

TZ2 A) JEB BUSH TODAY-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) ENSITE PLANS-VO TOPS

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.

BEACH WEATHER IS BACK

After the type of weekend we just had it feels pretty good to say that the beach weather is back!

The sunshine is in full force, the temperatures are warming up, and for the most part that will be the trend for the rest of the week.

Tuesday will be partly sunny with highs getting to near 80. That comes after we start the day off with lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. As we head into Wednesday a weak cold front will roll down the pipe from our north. It will have minimal impact on our local weather. It'll still be sunny, but during the afternoon hours you'll notice a narrow band of cloud cover that quickly passes over. That is the actual cold front traversing the area. Within that band of cloud cover a brief 5 minute shower could pop up. Other than that the next 7 days will be dry, and even the chance for a shower on Wednesday is less than 10 %.

So don't back on it.

Slightly cooler air filters into the state on Thursday. Lows in the upper 40s, highs in the lower 70s under sunny skies.

Friday will be warmer with lows in the upper 40s, and highs near 80 with mostly sunny skies.

TOSS TO CHAD-ON CAM

JEB BUSH IS IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

HE HAS A NEW BOOK OUT ON IMMIGRATION REFORT.

SO IS FLORIDA'S FORMER GOVERNOR PREPARING FOR A RUN AT THE WHITE HOUSE?

HE'S SAYS HE'S NEVER SERIOUSLY *CONSIDERED* THE QUESTION, BUT TODAY MADE IT CLEAR - HIS MINDSET HAS SHIFTED.

JEB BUSH ON TODAY-TFX CTR MON

KELLIE, CONSERVATIVES HAVE SEVERAL REASONS TO COURT JEB BUSH.

HE WAS A POPULAR GOVERNOR IN THIS KEY SWING STATE.

HE'S CONSIDERED A MODERATE IN THE PARTY.

JEB BUSH'S WIFE COLUMBA IS HISPANIC - WHICH IS THE FASTEST GROWING MINORITY GROUP.

IT'S ALSO AN AREA WHERE THE G-O-P SUFFERED BIG LOSSES IN THE LAST ELECTION.

JEB BUSH ON TODAY-SOT-OC

"That's way off in the future. I have a voice. I want to share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican Party can regain its footing because we've lost our way."

Lauer: "But you clearly have not ruled out, you will not definitively rule out a run for President in the year 2016."

Bush: "I won't but I'm not going to declare today either Matt."

NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT A RUN BUT BUSH IS VERY CLEAR ON A MAJOR TOPIC IN WASHINGTON: IMMIGRATION REFORM.

JEB BUSH ON TODAY-VO WIPE

WRITING IN HIS NEW BOOK, 'IMMIGRATION WARS," BUSH SAYS "AMONG THE MANY STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE TO RESTORE AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY, NONE OFFERS A MORE IMMEDIATE RETURN THAN IMPROVING OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM."

JEB BUSH ON TODAY-SOTVO

"If we want to create an immigration policy that's going to work, we can't continue to make illegal immigration an easier path than legal immigration. So, I think it's important that there is a natural friction between our immigrant heritage and the rule of law."

JEB BUSH ON TODAY-TFX CTR MON

IMMIGRATION IS SURE TO COME UP THIS MONTH AT C-PAC: THE CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE.

INTERESTING THOUGH: THE MOST POPULAR REPUBLICAN RIGHT NOW, CHRIS CHRISTIE, ISN'T INVITED.

JEB BUSH *IS* ONE OF THE FEATURED SPEAKERS.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE CHRISTIE SNUB, BUSH SAID "I LOVE CHRIS CHRISTIE!"

FACEBOOK & MEMORY-VO

THE NEXT TIME YOUR BOSS CATCHES YOU ON AN "APP" OR FACEBOOK--

LET HIM OR HER KNOW YOU'RE BOOSTING YOUR MEMORY.

A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA--

FOUND THAT USING FACEBOOK IMPROVES THE MEMORY OF OLDER ADULTS BY 25 PERCENT.

SINCE FACEBOOK IS RELATIVELY COMPLEX - RESEARCHERS BELIEVE KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYONE'S STATUS.

BATMAN SUSPECT-VO

A MAN DRESSED AS *BATMAN*--

ESCORTED A WANTED MAN TO A BRITISH POLICE STATION.

THIS IS VIDEO SECURITY CAMERA LAST MONTH--

AT A POLICE STATION IN THE OF BRADFORD.

IT SHOWS A SLIGHTLY LESS ATHLETIC DARK KNIGHT BRINGING IN THE SUSPECT.

POLICE DON'T KNOW WHO'S BEHIND THE MASK--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

THE BOOMS ARE BACK!

COLLIER RESIDENTS FROM NORTH NAPLES TO MARCO ISLAND HEARD IT--

AND FELT THEM SUNDAY MORNING!

NBC2 TALKS WITH SOME FRIGHTENED RESIDENTS ABOUT THE COMMOTION!

AND ALL NEW AT SIX --

TZ3 A) SONIC BOOM-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) SPEEDWAY POSSIBLE THEFT-VO

RED CROSS APP-VO

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS PUTTING LIFE SAVING INFORMATION IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS.

TODAY IT LAUNCHED ITS OFFICIAL TORNADO APP.

IT GIVES USERS OF iPHONES, iPADS AND ANDROID SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS--

INSTANT ACCESS TO LOCAL AND "REAL TIME" TORNADO SAFETY INFORMATION.

IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

THE APP FEATURES A HIGH PITCHED SIREN AND "TORNADO WARNING"--

APPS SOLD A BILLION $-VO

SALES OF APPS ARE SKYROCKETING.

REVENUE FROM APP STORES EXPECTED TO RISE 62 PERCENT THIS YEAR--

TO 25 BILLION DOLLARS!

IT'S BEEN NEARLY FIVE YEARS SINCE APPLE LAUNCHED THE APPS CRAZE--

AND THE INDUSTRY IS KICKING.

APPLE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 700-THOUSAND APPS.

IT'S ESTIMATED CONSUMERS SPEND AN AVERAGE ABOUT TWO HOURS *EACH* DAY--

ENSITE PLANS DOWNTOWN FM-2SHOT

FORT MYERS WANTS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BACK IN THE CITY.

TONIGHT-- COUNCIL LOOKED AT PLANS TO REVAMP A PORTION OF DOWNTOWN.

A LEE COUNTY DEVELOPER IS HOPING TO SPARK NEW WAY TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE RIVER DISTRICT.

ENSITE PLANS DOWNTOWN FM-PKG

nats of the waterfront

ON A MISSION TO FILL THE STREETS WITH CROWDS OF PEOPLE

nats bus

FORT MYERS IS PUMPING $52 MILLION INTO DOWNTOWN.

1:13 they area is so pretty and the shops are so nice but the area there are hardly any people on the streets 1:20

BUT IT MAY TAKE MORE BUSINESSES, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTSTO KEEP PEOPLE COMING BACK.

10:42 the restaurants and night life we like the stores but they dont have a whole lot of stores down here 10:51

nats of car

23:19 there are estimates of 25 to 30 million to make it similar to what we have already done 23:24

THAT'S AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO TRANSFORM THE OTHER HALF OF DOWNTOWN.

FROM MLK TO EDISON AVENUE AND CLEVELAND AVENUE TO FOWLER STREET.

Nats

EnSITE -- A LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

NEW STREETS--RETAIL --BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION.

22:15 we have a private architectual firm showing us ideas we hope to launch incentives and less regulations for people to develop in this area to make it not so costly to do 22:29

27:04 at the heart of this development is a professional baseball team as the county continues to try and lure the washington nationals to our area the city hopes to give the professional baseball team reason to call fort myers home 27:16

21:16 i think we have to make it enjoyable to walk make the streets desirable from the downtown to the park 21:22

AND THE PROJECT --WOULD TAKE TIME -- AND MONEY, LOTS OF IT.

we probably cant afford that all together but in phases i think its important to chip away at it 23:33

RIGHT NOW PLANS --ARE IN THE CONCEPT PHASE.

THE DRAWINGS--JUST AN IDEA COUNCIL IS REVIEWING TO HELP BRING LIFE DOWNTOWN.

SONIC BOOM-2SHOT

DID YOU FEEL THE EARTH MOVE THIS WEEKEND?

IF YOU'RE LIVING IN COLLIER COUNTY, THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES.

A NUMBER OF OUR VIEWER CONTACTED US ABOUT THE EXPLOSIONS THAT SOUNDED LIKE "SONIC BOOMS" --

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS FLOODED WITH EMERGENCY CALLS ON SUNDAY.

SONIC BOOM-PKG

SHOCKWAVES SENT THROUGHOUT COLLIER COUNTY.

Kevin Hysler/East Naples/21:05:25 "It was the equivalency of a sonic boom."

FOR EAST NAPLES RESIDENT KEVIN HYSLER - HE'S NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT.

Kevin Hysler/21:04:51 "I was outback with my wife, sitting in lanai, all of a sudden BOOM!"

THESE BOOM LIKE NOISES ARE THE TALK OF THE TOWN - ONES THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HEARD ON SUNDAY.

Bill D'Antuono/Naples/20:59:59 "I kind of heard a slight rumble, then I heard a louder rumble and the windows started to shake."

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY RECEIVED DOZENS OF PHONE CALLS AROUND ELEVEN A.M.ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

Dispatch: "Collier County Sheriff's Office, how may I help you?"

Caller: "I live on 3rd Avenue Southwest and 15 minutes ago there was a huge explosion. It like shook our sliders and shook part of our house."

ALL ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.

Caller: "Two loud booms we heard coming Southwest of Marco Island, is that sonic booms or is someone blasting?"

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO - THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN KEY WEST HAD JETS TRAINING OVER THE GULF - SOMETHING THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARTH SHAKING.

BUT REPRESENTATIVES SAY THEY HAD NO TRAINING ON SUNDAY.

MANY THOUGHT IT COULD'VE BEEN BLASTING.

MINTO COMMUNITIES - A COMPANY DEVELOPING THE NEW ISLES OF COLLIER PRESERVE IN EAST NAPLES HAS A PERMIT - BUT OFFICIALS THERE SAY THEY ONLY BLAST DURING THE WEEK.

William Bullock/VP, Minto Communities/21:16:45 "I heard two blasts living down on Marco Island on Sunday and those have nothing to do with anything we're doing in Naples."

WITH BOTH JET TRAINING AND BLASTING OUT OF THE QUESTION - SUNDAYS EARTH RATTLING NOISE REMAINS A MYSTERY FOR NOW.

Kevin Hysler/21:05:59 "It is what it is."

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

TEAM COVERAGE AT SIX AFTER THREE DEATHS IN A WEEK AFTER COLLISIONS WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES.

SO WHEN DO LIGHTS AND SIRENS HAVE TO BE ON -- NBC2 GETS ANSWERS.

AND BREAKING NEWS -- A SECOND SINKHOLE OPENS UP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, JUST MILES AWAY FROM WHERE ANOTHER SWALLOWED A MAN IN HIS SLEEP!