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RIGHT NOW ON NBC2 NEWS AT 11. CHEATING DEATH. THIS CAR CHOPPED RIGHT IN HALF AND AMAZINGLY THE PEOPLE INSIDE SURVIVE WITH JUST MINOR INJURIES.

AND A CRAZY CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOW INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS VAN ENDED UP CRASHED INTO THIS CAPE CORAL HOUSE.

PLUS SLAPPED, DUMPED AND PELTED WITH SNOW AGAIN. WHY THIS LATEST STORM TO HIT YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY UP NORTH COULD BE A RECORD BREAKER.

HL1) CAR VS TRUCK-VOTOPS-TRX

HL2) VAN VS HOUSE-VOTOPS-TRX

HL3) WINTER SNOWSTORM-VOTOPS

NEW SINKHOLE-TRX-2SHOT

BREAKING RIGHT NOW --

THESE ARE BRAND NEW PICTURES COMING OUT OF PINELLAS COUNTY --

WHERE A WOMAN WAS TRAPPED IN HER BEDROOM -- BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SINKHOLE.

CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE HOME JUST AFTER 9-O'CLOCK, THIS MORNING.

- A WOMAN CALLED 911 AFTER SHE says she HEARD HER HOUSE CRACK.

SEVERAL NEARBY HOMES WERE EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION.

AGAIN -- WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST WITH A *BRAND NEW AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE SINKHOLE, NEAR THE TAMPA AREA.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX-LIVE

BREAKING ON WALLSTREET. THE DOW AVERAGE JUMPED MORE THAN 100 POINTS THIS MORNING TO REACH AN ALL-TIME HIGH, POWERED BY CHINA'S STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGETS AND A JUMP IN EUROPEAN RETAIL SALES.

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

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. THIS IS ALMOST ONE HUNDRED POINTS HIGHER THAN THE RECORD CLOSE OF 14,164 REACHED ON

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DEVELOPING AT 11.

A WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING--

AFTER A VAN WAS INTENTIONALLY DRIVEN INTO HER HOME.

IT HAPPENED IN THE 300 BLOCK OF SW 16TH TERRACE IN CAPE CORAL.

VAN VS HOUSE-REMLIVE

YOU CAN SEE THE VAN SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE HOME BEHIND ME.

VAN VS HOUSE-VO

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THEY GOT THE CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE JUST BEFORE 6:30 THIS MORNING.

VAN VS HOUSE-SOT?

CAR VS TRUCK-VO

TWO PEOPLE CHEAT DEATH IN A HORRIFIC CRASH THIS MORNING IN LEE COUNTY.

TAKE A LOOK. AMAZINGLY ONLY MINOR INJURIES OCCURED WHEN THEIR CAR IS SLICED IN HALF BY A GARBAGE TRUCK.

IT HAPPENED AROUND SIX O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND ORTIZ AVENUE.

POLICE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE WEST BOUND LANES AT THE INTERSECTION, AND THAT CAUSED QUITE A MESS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

EVERYTHING IS BACK OPEN AT THIS HOUR.

THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER ESCAPED UNHARMED.

LEGISLATIVE SESSION & STATE OF THE STATE-TRX-2SHOT

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 11

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS PRESENTING HIS THIRD STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS IN TALLAHASSEE.

THE SPEECH COMES AS LAWMAKERS BEGIN THEIR 60-DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

LEGISLATIVE SESSION & STATE OF THE STATE-SAT LIVE

AVOIDING GOVT SHUTDOWN-OTS-VO

NEW TODAY --

REPUBLICANS LEADERS ARE INTRODUCING A BILL TO SOFTEN THE BLOW OF ALL THOSE ACROSS-THE-BOARD FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS -- WHICH TOOK EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE NEW BILL WOULD ALLOW THE PENTAGON AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO SHIFT MONEY TO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.

HOWEVER -- IT WOULD NOT GIVE THE DEPARTMENTS ANY EXTRA MONEY OR ALLOW THEM TO AVOID THE CUTS.

THERE ARE ALSO PROVISIONS FOR THE F-B-I, BORDER SECURITY, EMBASSY SECURITY, FEDERAL PRISONS AND WEATHER SATELLITE LAUNCHES.

WINTER STORM TODAY-VO

WHILE THAT'S GOING ON IN D-C --

PEOPLE THERE ARE BRACING FOR THE LARGEST SNOWFALL, IN TWO YEARS.

THE LATEST SNOWSTORM IS BURYING MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST --

AND MAKING IT'S WAY EAST.

RIGHT NOW -- CHICAGO IS GETTING SLAMMED --

AND SOME FORECAST MODELS SHOW NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND COULD GET HIT, LATER THIS WEEK.

THE MASSIVE STORM IS CALLED AN ALBERTA CLIPPER.

SPRING MAY BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

HIT AND RUN ARREST-TRX-VO-SS

STATE TROOPERS MAKE AN ARREST IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED A COLLIER COUNTY MAN.

THE WRECK HAPPENED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS LAST THURSDAY, ON GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY, NEAR I-75 IN COLLIER COUNTY.

INVESTIGATORS WITH FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL THINK DANIELLE GRAU'S CAR HIT THE BACK OF HOWARD VANPELT'S SCOOTER --

THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY, SHE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE.

THE VICTIM -- WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN HEARING-OTS-VO

AND HAPPENING TODAY --

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE ANOTHER COURT APPEARANCE.

HE'S SCHEDULED TO BE THERE FOR A HEARING.

THE FORMER NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEER IS CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING AND KILLING 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN, LAST FEBURARY.

ZIMMERMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER -- BUT IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

HE'S CLAIMING SELF DEFENCE -- CITING FLORIDA'S CONTROVERSIAL, STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

CASEY ANTHONY HEARING-VO

AND CASEY ANTHONY RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC EYE YESTERDAY -- AFTER BEING IN HIDING FOR NEARLY A YEAR AND A HALF.

SHE'S BEEN OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT, SINCE ESCAPING CHARGES SHE MURDERED HER 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

WHEN SHE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN JANUARY ANTHONY CLAIMED TO ALSO HAVE NEARLY 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LIABILITIES.

SHE TOLD THE COURT SHE IS UNEMPLOYED AND PAYS NO RENT OR UTILITIES -- AND CLAIMS TO BE LIVING, QUOTE; "OFF THE KINDNESS OF OTHERS."

COSTELLO TESTIMONY-OC-VO

IT IS NOW DAY SEVEN IN THE TRIAL OF ACCUSED KILLER RYAN COSTELLO.

YESTERDAY HE TOOK THE STAND -- DENYING HARMING HIS INFANT SON IN 2010.

HE FACED TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM PROSECUTORS OVER A TAPED CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH HIS FIANCE SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT.

COSTELLO TOLD HER QUOTE "I KILLED HIM, I'M A MURDERER."

BUT HE TESTIFIED THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.

HE SAID HE WASN'T ADMITTING HE HARMED HIS SON, BUT FELT GUILTY BECAUSE THE BABY DIED IN HIS CARE.

HE SAYS HIS FIANCÉ THREW SOMETHING AT HIM. KNOCKING HIM DOWN WHILE HE HELD THE BOY.

BOTH SIDES ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-PLASMA

NOW TURNING TO THE SINKHOLE THAT GRIPPED THE NATION --

THE HOUSE THAT WAS NEARLY SWALLED BY THAT MASSIVE HOLE, IS GONE, TODAY.

BUT THE HEARTACHE STILL REMAINS, FOR THE 37-YEAR OLD VICTIM'S FAMILY MEMBERS -- WHO SAY, RESCUERS COULD'VE TRIED HARDER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT THAT 100-FOOT DEEP CRATER.

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-PKG

JUST AS THIS MASSIVE AND DEADLY SINKHOLE WAS COMING INTO VIEW FOR THE FIRST

TIME MONDAY INCREDIBLY - JUST ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY, THE EARTH CAVED YET AGAIN.

RESIDENTS OF CEDAR TREE LANE, NOW WONDERING THIS MORNING WHETHER THE 5-FEET

DEEP, 12 -FEET WIDE SINKHOLE COULD GROW, ENDANGERING THEIR HOMES.

ALLEN SOT: " WE ARE ALL WORRIED."

KATIA SOT: "OH GOD IT IS SCARY"

THIS IS A TOWN..ON THE EDGE. RESIDENTS FEARING THE HORROR THAT SWALLOWED

UP 37-YEAR-OLD JEFF BUSH SLEEPING ON HIS BED THURSDAY NIGHT. COULD HAPPEN

AGAIN.

ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT SINKHOLE, ABOUT 30 FEET WIDE AND 100 FEET DEEP,

ACTUALLY EXPANDS UNDERGROUND - AND COULD REACH *UNDERNEATH* THE TWO

NEIGHBORING HOMES - PUTTING BOTH AT RISK.

PUZ SOT: THERE IS NO ONE ALLOWED IN THOSE HOMES AND THERE'LL BE A

DETERMINATION MADE IF THEY'RE CONDEMNED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

AS CREWS DEMOLISHED BUSH'S HOUSE - THEY DELICATELY COLLECTED WHAT WAS

HANGING ON THE WALL - HIS JACKET AND HAT -- HIS BROTHER JEREMY NEEDS THEM

FOR CLOSURE.

BUSH SOT: I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW THAT I LOVE HIM. AND I TRIED MY HARDEST

TO GET YOU OUT BRO.

JEREMY'S GRIEF, NOW TURNING TO FRUSTRATION. ASKING WHY HIS BROTHER'S BODY

CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM THE SINKHOLE.

BUSH SOT: CAN'T SOMEBODY BE HARNESSED UP LIKE THEY WERE BEFORE, ON THAT

EQUIPMENT, TO TRY RESCUE HIM, TRY TO RECOVER HIM?

AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WISH THEY COULD.

PUZ SOT: PUTTING PEOPLE IN HARM'S WAY, ANY LOSS OF LIFE, ANY ADDITIONAL LOSS

OF LIFE, WOULD'VE MADE THIS TRAGEDY EVEN WORSE.

CREWS ENDED THE DEMOLITION BY DROPPING FLOWERS INTO WHAT IS NOW. JEFF BUSH

FL SINKHOLE LATEST-PLASMA

GIO BENITEZ REPORTING --

AGAIN --CREW SAY, *ANOTHER SINKHOLE OPENED UP NOT EVEN 2-MILES AWAY FROM WHERE THIS TRAGEDY OCCURRED.

CYPRESS LAKE STUDENT GUN-VO

NEW INFORMATION, TODAY --

AFTER DEPUTIES SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER BROUGHT A LOADED GUN ON A SCHOOL BUS AND THREATENED TO SHOOT ANOTHER STUDENT.

THAT STUDENT -- QUADRYLE DAVIS IS NOW SERVING THREE WEEKS OF SECURE DETENTION.

BUT, GET THIS. THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO WRESTLED THE GUN FROM HIS HAND -- ARE *ALSO IN TROUBLE.

A RELEASE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS -- ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED WILL BE PUNISHED.

WE TALKED WITH ONE MOTHER.OFF CAMERA.AFTER HER SON GOT A THREE-DAY SUSPENSION FOR WRESTLING THAT LOADED GUN FROM DAVIS'S HAND.

CYPRESS LAKE STUDENT GUN-SOTVO

00:47 "My son did what he had to do."/ 59:30 "I'm going to stand beside my soon 100 percent not matter what."

WE ALSO TALKED TO THE TEEN WHO SAYS DAVIS POINTED THE GUN AT HIM AND THREATENED TO SHOOT.

HE, TOO, DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA.

AFRAID OF RETALIATION.

BUT HE IS UPSET THAT THE FRIEND WHO SAVED HIM IS NOW IN TROUBLE.

CAPE SUES LCEC-VO

CAPE CORAL LEADERS DECIDE TO SUE THE CITY'S POWER SOURCE FOR MILLIONS.

THEY VOTED TO TAKE ON LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, DURING LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

THEY WANT THE CO-OP TO CUT A CHECK FOR AT LEAST TWO POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

A RECENT, SEPARATE COURT RULING FOUND L-C-EC RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO MOVE POWER LINES, POLES, AND EQUIPMENT.

NOW -- CAPE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THE TIME IS RIGHT TO GO AFTER THE OTHER MONEY.

WE REACHED OUT TO L-C-E-C EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR COMMENT --

TEASE ONE-OC

LATELY WE'VE REPORTED ON A HANDFUL OF SERIOUS CRASHES, INVOLVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES --AND MANY PEOPLE ARE WONDERING HOW SAFE THOSE DRIVERS ARE.ON THE ROADS.

NBC-2 LOOKS INTO WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE, AND WHAT'S NOT.

AND -- TAKE A LOOK.

THIS TRAIN IS SPEEDING TOWARDS AN 18-WHEELER TRUCK.

TZ1 LIGHTS AND SIRENS-VOTOPS-TRX

TZ1 TX TRAIN VS TRUCK-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

RUSSIA VOLCANO-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO OUT OF RUSSIA'S FAR EASTERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

STUNNING IMAGES OF LAVA FLOWING FROM THIS VOLCANO -- WHICH STARTED ERUPTING BACK IN NOVEMBER.

BEFORE THAT -- IT WAS DORMANT FOR MORE THAN 30-YEARS.

THE LAST TIME IT ERUPTED WAS IN 1975.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-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.

After another chilly start to the morning, a warm up is in order this Tuesday with daytime highs rebounding nicely into upper 70s this afternoon under full sunshine.

By midday, most areas should warm into the low to mid 70s, and by the afternoon hours, temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 70s. The exception will be close to the coast where the chilly breezy off the Gulf of Mexico will keep highs there in the low 70s.

Winds will become more southwesterly this afternoon, which will be one of the variables leading to our warm up today. You'll also notice the winds picking up some during the day with breezes reaching 15-20 mph.

Rain will stay out of the forecast today through tonight, but by early Wednesday morning, a few light showers will be possible as the next cool front slides through Southwest Florida.

The timing of the rain will be close to sunrise Wednesday, but the showers should be gone by the mid-morning hours, leaving us with sunny skies for the remainder of the day. Once the front clears the area, temperatures will stay fairly cool through the day as winds become more northerly behind the front; most areas should only reach the low 70s for daytime highs.

By Wednesday night into Thursday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid 40s across the urban corridor and even some mid to upper 30s deeper inland.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs only reaching the low 70s under full sunshine, and then we'll spend another night in the 40s and 50s as we head into your Friday morning.

EAST NAPLES RV PARK-TRX-ANIMAPTOPS

DEVELOPING IN COLLIER COUNTY --

DETECTIVES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A DEADLY R-V FIRE -- THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ONE WOMAN.

IT HAPPENED AT THE NAPLES MOTORCOACH RESORT EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT SMOKE INSIDE AN R-V.

ONE WOMAN -- HER HUSBAND, AND TWO DOGS WERE ALL INSIDE OF THE RV.

NEIGHBORS TELL US -- THE COUPLE WOKE UP TO A SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF INSIDE OF THE RV.

EAST NAPLES RV PARK-SOTVO

"The lady was in apparent cardiac arrest when we arrived."

"Our personnel went in to investigate and during that we were confronted with a woman outside, so ccso and ems tended to the patient and we investigated the fire."

WE'RE LEARNING -- THE INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

WE FOUND OUT -- THE COUPLE IS IN THE AREA, VISITING FROM MICHIGAN.

LEE EMS LATEST-TRXTOPS-VO-OC

ALSO DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

LEE COUNTY LEADERS ARE CLOSE TO DROPPING PLANS TO PRIVATIZE PART OF ITS GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE.

AFTER BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS - COMMISSIONERS SAY IT'S SIMPLE:

LEE COUNTY EMS WOULD COST THE COUNTY ONLY 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

PATIENTS WOULD PAY A BASE COST OF 750 DOLLARS.

WHILE A PRIVATE COMPANY - WOULD BILL PATIENTS MORE THAN 16-HUNDRED DOLLARS -- AND COST THE COUNTY MORE THAN A MILLION A YEAR

LEE CO LIGHTS AND SIRENS-VO

MEANWHILE --

FOLLOWING TWO DEADLY CRASHES INVOLVING EMERGENCY RESPONDERS --

WE'RE GETTING YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, ABOUT WHEN ARE LIGHTS AND SIRENS APPROPRIATE.

SUNDAY, A COUPLE WAS KILLED AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TWO LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DEPUTIES HAD THEIR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON --

WITNESSES SAY THEY DID *NOT HEAR SIRENS.

AND JUST LAST WEEK --

WITNESSES SAY AN AMBULANCE BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN ON VERONICA SHOEMAKER IN FORT MYERS WITH NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SLAMMED INTO AN S-U-V.

LEE CO LIGHTS AND SIRENS-SOTVO

3:49 we are still liable we are not exempt we have to use due care and again thats what we train on and emphasize - 3:58 our goal is to get to that call-- in a life threatening situation or if someone is in peril 4;03

WE CHECKED -- AND FOR THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT --

BOTH LIGHTS AND SIRENS ARE USED ONLY IN LIFE THREATNING SITUATIONS.

BP CLAIMS SANIBEL-VO

THE CITY OF SANIBEL MAY FILE A CLAIM AGAINST B-P --

THIS ALL AFTER THAT DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL.

ONE OF THE LARGEST RESORTS ON THE ISLAND TELLS US -- IT LOST UP TO 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CANCELLED RESERVATIONS.

THE CITY ALSO SAYS REVENUE -- MOSTLY FROM SALES, BED, AND PROPERTY TAXES -- FELL THAT SAME YEAR.

OFFICIALS BLAME THE SPILL --

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS PLANS-OC-VO

NBC-2 GOT OUR HANDS OF WHAT CITY OFFICIALS HAVE PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

FORT MYERS WANTS TO BRING BASEBALL AND BUSINESS TO DOWNTOWN.

THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO REVITALIZE THE OTHER HALF OF THAT AREA -- WHICH ENCOMPASSES M-L-K ROAD TO EDISON AVENUE --

AND CLEVELAND AVENUE TO FOWLER STREET.

THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD DESIRABLE STREETS TO WALK TO CITY OF PALMS PARK, ALONG WITH MORE BUSINESS AND RETAIL SPACE.

TX TRAIN VS TRUCK-VO

WILD MUST-SEE VIDEO --

OF A TRAIN -- SLAMMING RIGHT INTO AN 18-WHEELER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO TAKEN IN TEXAS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIN SPEEDING DOWN THE RAILROAD -- THEN -- IT ALL TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE.

IT APPEARS THE TRAILER GOT STUCK ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS AS THE TRAIN WAS

COMING. THE IMPACT SENT DEBRIS FLYING EVERYWHERE.

AMAZINGLY -- NO ONE WAS HURT.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

SHORT ADLIB ABOUT TRAIN VS. TRUCK VIDEO

A CLOUD OF CONTROVERSY AND SCANDAL HANGS ABOVE THE HEAD OF A FORMER PAGEANT QUEEN.

MANY SAY -- SHE HAD A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF HER.

BUT A NEW, AND RACY VIDEO THAT HAS SURFACED -- HAS MANY QUESTIONING HER MOTIVES.

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GMA PAGEANT QUEEN-OC

THERE'S A SCANDELOUS STORY UNFOLDING OUT OF DELEWARE, TODAY --

A FORMER TEEN PAGEANT WINNER, ONCE PRAISED FOR HER BRIGHT FUTURE --

IS UNDER FIRE, FOR A RACY NEW VIDEO THAT SURFACED.

THIS ALL AFTER SHE RESIGNED HER MISS DELEWARE TEEN U-S-A CROWN, LAST WEEK.

GMA PAGEANT QUEEN-PKG

TRACK #1 - 6 SECOND DURATION

ON STAGE AT THE MISS DELAWARE TEEN USA PAGEANT MELISSA KING APPEARED TO BE

THE ULTIMATE GIRL NEXT DOOR

NATS "She's a freshman at the College of Philadelphia."

TRACK #2 - 9 SECOND DURATION

THE GYMNAST, WHO SAID SHE WANTED TO WORK AT A FASHION MAGAZINE AFTER COLLEGE

WOWED THE CROWD AND JUDGES TAKING HOME THE CROWN AND A SPOT AT THE MISS

TEEN USA PAGEANT.

NATS "She says if you can dream it and believe it, that you can achieve it."

TRACK #3 - 5 SECOND DURATION

BUT THIS MORNING KING IS WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A NIGHTMARE AFTER THIS

VIDEO SURFACED ONLINE

SOT MAN OFF CAM: "You did beauty pageants?"

SOT MELISSA KING: "I've done them yes."

TRACK #4 - 5 SECOND DURATION

THE VIDEO - WHICH GOES ON TO BE X-RATED -- FEATURES A WOMAN WHO APPEARS TO

BE KING.

TRACK #5 - 7 SECOND DURATION

THE BEAUTY QUEEN DENIES THAT'S HER BUT ON TUESDAY SHE RESIGNED HER POSITION.

LEAVING MANY PEOPLE TO WONDER IF SHE'S BEEN LIVING A LIE.

TRACK #6 - 9 SECOND DURATION

ON MONDAY. THE PRODUCERS OF THE VIDEO RELEASED ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE OF WHAT

APPEARS TO BE KING READING A RELEASE FORM OUT LOUD PRIOR TO THE SHOOT IN MAY

SOT MELISSA KING: "I Melissa King am doing this scene of

my own free will and I am of sound mind and body."

TRACK #7 - 20 SECOND DURATION

ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED KING IS WANTED BY POLICE IN MARYLAND ON TWO OUTSTANDING

WARRANTS FROM 2012 INCLUDING POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR AND THEFT.

CHARGES SHE APPARENTLY NEVER SHARED WITH PAGEANT OFFICIALS. THE OCEAN CITY

POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ABC NEWS IT HOPES KING WILL SURRENDER HERSELF AND "

TAKE CARE OF HER OUTSTANDING LEGAL ISSUES."

SOT HOWARD BRAGMAN / ABC NEWS CONSULTANT/REPUTATION.COM: "We live in an

extraordinarily transparent world. And it's very nave to think that you're

going to do something as public / and not have it show up again."

TRACK #8 - 5 SECOND DURATION

KING HAS REFUSED TO COMMENT TO ABC NEWS AS THIS MORNING MANY NOW WONDER IF

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

NAT pop

TRACK #9 - 3 SECOND DURATION

WAS SOMEONE ELSE ENTIRELY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

SOT MELISSA KING: "It's not a big secret, but I wouldn't tell anybody

GMA PAGEANT QUEEN-OC

PAULA FARIS REPORTING WITH THAT REPORT.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

NASA IS TEAMING UP WITH A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS MADE HEADLINES IN THE RECENT WEEKS.

AND MANY ARE QUESTIONING THAT DECISION, TODAY.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING EVENT, TITILED -- THE "N-R-A 500."

AND --

ANOTHER WINTER SNOWSTORM IS SWEEPING THROUGH SEVERAL PARTS OF THE U-S.

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TZ3 WINTER SNOWSTORM-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

STATE OF STATE BREAKING-TRX-VO

AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW --

THESE ARE LIVE PICTIRES FROM TALLAHASSEE -- WHERE FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS MAKING HIS 3rd STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

HE JUST STEPPED ON THE PODIUM TO GIVE HIS OPENING REMARKS.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

Thank you so much for being here today.

I especially want to thank President of the Senate Don Gaetz and Speaker of the House Will Weatherford. These are men of faith devoted to helping Florida families. Like everyone in this chamber, they are committed to helping our state and investing in future generations. They are my partners. They are my friends; and they are dedicated public servants.

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll - thank you for your work on behalf of our state.

Thank you also to Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricky Polston, and members of the Court.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam - thank you for your service.

Thank you, Senators and Representatives for your focus on Florida families.

And, I want to thank the love of my life and beautiful wife of 40 years, Ann, for being here.

My daughters Allison and Jordan; and my son-in-law, Jeremy, are also here. I am proud to say that both of our daughters are expecting new additions to our family. And, my little grandson, Auguste, is about to be a big brother. I love being a Grandpa.

…

This is now the third time I have addressed you to report on the state of the Great State of Florida; and, after two years of hard work, this update can be summed up in two words: It's working.

Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses.

Today, because of the tireless work of the men and women in this room, our businesses are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, and our unemployment rate is nearly down to the national average; and we aren't stopping there.

It's working.

Two years ago, we knew we had been called here to make the difficult choices to help Florida families get back to work.

Together, we faced these challenges head on.

We cut taxes…

We eliminated thousands of regulations on job creators…

We paid down state debt for two years in a row…

We invested in priorities - like education…

And, now our economy is on the rebound.

It's working.

Because we made the hard choices over the last two years, we are able to make the smart choices to keep our economy growing this year.

We have a projected budget surplus for the first time in six years. Our challenges are different in this budget, but our goal is absolutely the same. That goal is economic growth and job creation.

This year, we have two priorities to keep our economy growing: first - remove the sales tax on manufacturing equipment, and second - invest in our teachers by providing them a well-deserved pay raise.

Our Florida Families First budget supports these priorities while maintaining substantial reserves. This is responsible stewardship of taxpayer money. …Washington, DC could learn a few budget lessons from Florida. The contrast between our state and the nation's capital is remarkable.

Now is not the time to turn back to the legacy of taxing and borrowing that crippled the economy we inherited two years ago. We must stay the course for economic growth and job creation.

When I ran for Governor, it was the first time I ever ran for any elected office. I spent a career in business, not politics. From my experience, I knew that our primary job was to move Florida's economy out of the red and into the black. We needed to cut spending, pay down debt, and support job-creators.

What we needed to do then was simple, and in many ways remains the same today.

Why we need to do it is more clear, and personal, to me now more than ever.

As many of you know, Ann and I both lost parents in the last year. My Mom, Esther, was one of the only constants in my life. Even after I moved away from home and joined the Navy, we communicated every week. We would write letters, and talk on the phone if we could, but we never let a week go by without being in touch.

I am grateful for the lessons I learned from my parents' sacrifices. They often had trouble making ends meet, so we moved for them to find work. I remember my Mom would sometimes take on second jobs, like ironing, just so we could buy groceries.

In spite of my Mom's own struggles…including getting a divorce from my birth father at a young age and almost giving me up for adoption after I was born…my Mom was an incredible optimist.

She was an encourager.

She told us to dream big.

My Mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option. Our education was so important to my Mom, she didn't just talk about it; she showed up.

Mom somehow made it to every one of my graduations - even when it meant she had to travel far away.

I don't know how she found the money, but she came to freezing Chicago for my boot camp graduation, and Dallas for law school graduation.

My mom - the wife of a WWII veteran - had a simple formula for raising kids. We had to go to church - a lot, do well in school, and get a job. She taught us that, in America, hard work plus sacrifice means you could make your dreams come true.

The longer I live, the more I am convinced that my Mom was right - not just for our family, but for every family.

Why are we so focused on creating jobs and improving education?

Why do we focus on putting Florida families first in our budget?

Because every Florida family wants not just to dream, but to have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.

Like my mom's formula, our formula this session is simple. We must invest in our education system, support our teachers; and cut taxes to help create more jobs.

EDUCATION INVESTMENT

Our work to cut spending and live within our means over the last two years has allowed us to once again invest in education.

The workers of tomorrow are in Florida classrooms today.

When I first stood before you in 2011, I said, "The single most important factor in student learning is the quality of teaching."

Since that time, we eliminated teacher tenure. We signed performance pay into law, and it will take effect in 2014.

Florida's education system is making tremendous progress, due in large part to our great teachers and the work begun by Governor Bush and many in this legislature.

Our students and teachers were recently ranked sixth for educational quality; and our fourth-graders scored among the highest in the world on a recent reading evaluation.

Accountability is working.

The best way we can build on this progress is to reward our hard-working teachers with a $2,500 pay raise.

Some say they are afraid that giving raises to all teachers may mean that a teacher doing a bad job gets rewarded. But, thanks to our work, we are now in a better position than ever before to reward good teachers and move bad teachers out of the classroom.

We don't want a war on teachers; we want a war on failure.

An investment in Florida teachers is an investment in Florida's future.

Teachers change lives.

Greco Middle School teacher, Elizabeth Heli, is here today from Tampa. Will you please stand? Elizabeth began her career as an engineer, but decided she wanted to share her passion for science by teaching it. Please join me in a round of applause to honor her service.

Orange County School District Superintendent Barbara Jenkins is also here. Barbara will you please stand so we can honor your commitment to the teachers in your district and your dedication to student achievement.

Thank you, Elizabeth and Barbara, for the work you do to help make dreams come true for the next generation of Floridians.

I want to ask all of you to stop and think of your favorite teacher.

Like me, you all are probably here today thanks to a great teacher who believed in you. Will you please stand now in honor of that great teacher?

Please join me in a round of applause to honor the teachers represented here - and every teacher across our state.

In total, our budget increases K-12 education funding by more than $1.2 billion.

This billion dollar commitment builds on our billion dollar investment in K-12 education last year.

Our total education investment of $10.7 billion in state funding for K-12 schools this year is the highest state funding level in Florida history.

This represents an increase of more than $400 in per student funding over the current fiscal year.

I am asking for your help to make this historic commitment to education funding a reality for Florida families.

JOB CREATION

Getting a great education helps dreams come true…and those dreams are almost always jobs.

That is why our formula for success focuses on education…and, jobs.

Two years ago, Florida was losing jobs and many families were losing their dreams.

In the four years before I took office, Florida lost more than 825,000 jobs.

Unemployment more than tripled - from 3.5% to 11.1% over those four years.

State debt increased over those four years by $5.2 billion.

Our housing market had collapsed.

Our economy was off track and our families were hurting.

The shortsighted policies of borrowing on our future had led to disaster.

Together - we fought to cut spending, cut taxes and pay down debt.

Our unemployment rate has now dropped by more than 3 percentage points from two years ago - the second biggest drop in the country. We are now at 7.9 percent unemployment - a 4-year low. And, we aren't stopping there.

We have cut state debt by $2 billion.

Housing starts are up again, and consumer confidence is rebounding.

Our economy has created around 200,000 new private sector jobs in the last two years….meaning that thousands of Florida families now have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

It's working.

We came into office saying we wanted to create an environment that would encourage businesses to add 700,000 jobs over 7 years.

When I took office two years ago, the debate was about whether or not this goal was even possible.

Now, there is a debate about how to count all the jobs being created, and who should get credit for it. Maybe it is because I am not a politician, but I think this is a great debate to have. It celebrates the fact that our economy is once again creating jobs…And, as Ronald Reagan said, there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care about who gets the credit.

ELIMINATE MANUFACTURING TAX

As long as even one Florida family needs a job, our work is not done.

That is why we are committed to removing the sales tax on manufacturing equipment.

Florida is one of only a few states with this tax, and we lag behind the nation in per capita manufacturing jobs. We need to level the playing field to compete for manufacturing jobs.

Some great Florida manufacturing leaders are here with us today.

We are honored to have Wes Bush, Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, here. Less than 24 hours ago, his company made a major announcement that they will be adding more than 1,000 new jobs in Florida. Thank you for your great confidence in our state and our workers.

President of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Dave Brown, is also here from Jacksonville.

And, Goya Foods President Frank Unanue is here from Miami.

Manufacturing has a major impact on our economy. Every manufacturing job supports two to three other jobs in our state.

Companies like Northrop Grumman, Johnson & Johnson and Goya show how manufacturing businesses - combined with Florida's great location and 15 seaports - means more jobs.

Bill Johnson, Director of the Port of Miami and Chairman of the Florida Ports Council, is also here. When the Miami port dredge project is completed, along with the Panama Canal expansion, thousands of new jobs will be created.

Wes, Dave, Frank and Bill - will you all please stand?

Please join me in honoring these great leaders in job-creation here today and all the manufacturing leaders and port directors in Florida.

Not having a job is devastating to a family.

I remember when my parents couldn't find work. I remember when my dad had his car repossessed.

The most important thing to a family is having a job.

Everything we have done together over the last two years has been geared toward job creation and….I want to stress again, it's working.

This year, we are also proposing that we continue to roll back the business tax by exempting 2,000 more small businesses from having to pay it. If we are successful this year, we will have removed the business tax from 70 percent of businesses since taking office. I am committed to getting rid of this tax entirely. That means more jobs for Florida families.

FORMULA FOR FLORIDA FAMILY SUCCESS

Thanks to the hard choices we have made over the last two years, we can afford to cut taxes - and also invest in critical areas that have gone without increased funding for several years.

Our budget increases operating funds for Florida state colleges by more than $70 million; and increases funding for Florida universities by more than $390 million.

Much of this increase will be tied to performance measures to ensure schools are preparing students to get a job. I want to especially thank University of Florida President Bernie Machen for being so helpful in coming up with performance measurements for success. Dr. Machen worked with his colleagues across the university system to form measurements and continue to make Florida's universities the best in the country. Dr. Machen, please stand so we can thank you and all of our university leaders.

I also want to thank Randy Hanna, Chancellor of Florida State Colleges, for working to make college more affordable. Thank you for your role in enlisting all 23 state colleges offering four-year degree programs in our $10,000 degree challenge to graduate students in high-demand job fields at a low cost. Please join me in thanking Randy - and all state college leaders - for stepping up to the plate on the $10,000 Degree Challenge.

For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services, and $2.5 million for job training. Betty Kay Clements is here today - she is an advocate for persons with disabilities in the Orlando area. I was honored to meet Betty recently and hear her story about her daughter, Laura Lynne, who has overcome many obstacles with her disability to get a job at Target. Betty Kay, please stand so we can thank you for sharing your victory.

Our Florida Families First budget also invests $1.5 million to provide safe houses for victims of human trafficking. Ann and I had the privilege of meeting Allison Good in Miami last month. Allison was first trafficked when she was only five years old. She eventually came to Florida where she continued to be a victim of trafficking into her early 20s. Today, Allison is a warrior in the battle to end this horrific crime. Allison could not be here today, but we are grateful for the God-given bravery she has to share her story and give a voice to the millions of victims who suffer in silence. Please join me in a round of applause to thank Allison and all of those working to raise awareness against this evil and stop this crime from claiming even one more victim.

We have some other heroes here today. Annette Kirk, will you please stand in honor of your son, Private First Class Paul Cuzzupe. Paul lost his life while fighting for our freedom in Afghanistan. Annette, it was an honor to meet your family in Tampa and to hear about Paul's bravery in combat. Please join me in thanking Annette and every military family for their sacrifice and their service.

To our troops, our firefighters, and police officers - you are the true definition of heroism. St. Lucie County Sheriff's Officer Gary Morales - whose life was taken tragically just last week - was a profile of courage. We are forever grateful to Sergeant Morales and all of our first responders who live for something larger than self. Thank you.

I also want to recognize Representative Cary Pigman from Highlands County who will be deploying to Kuwait with the US Army Reserve right after session ends. Rep. Pigman, please stand so we can thank you for your service not only to our state - but to our country.

CONCLUSION: IT'S WORKING

Two years ago, we began the hard work to get our state's economy back on track. Today, we know it's working.

We could have chosen a different course. We could have continued to drive up taxes and borrowed to increase spending. That would have been the easy way out.

California raised their top income tax rate to 13.3 percent - the highest in the nation. But, it isn't working in California. People are leaving their state and they have the second highest unemployment rate in the country.

More taxes and more spending aren't working in New York either. More than 3.4 million New Yorkers fled for other states from 2000 to 2009. Florida was their #1 destination.

Taxing and spending aren't working in Illinois either. After raising their personal income tax rate by nearly 70 percent in 2011, they are still running one of the worst budget deficits in the country.

Here in Florida, our work to reduce spending and cut taxes - along with making critical investments in priorities, like education - is working.

Top CEOs now rank Florida the second best state in the nation for business.

The National Chamber Foundation said Florida has the number one talent pipeline.

Just recently, we made a major announcement with Verizon in the Orlando area that will result in a new facility and hundreds of jobs. Michelle Robinson, Verizon's Region President, is here today. Michelle, will you please stand. Thank you for investing in Florida and helping to create more opportunities for Florida families.

We didn't win every battle over the last two years. After a long fight, we lost in the Supreme Court over the President's healthcare law, and we lost a presidential election along with the promise of the law's full repeal.

Now, our options are either having Floridians pay to fund this program in other states while denying healthcare to our citizens - or - using federal funding to help some of the poorest in our state with the Medicaid program as we explore other healthcare improvements. As I wrestled with this decision, I thought about my Mom and her struggles to get my little brother the care he needed with very little money.

I concluded that for the three years the federal government is committed to paying 100 percent of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I cannot, in good conscience, deny the uninsured access to care.

Of course, the best way for any family to access great healthcare is to have a great job.

Like my mom, I am an optimist.

I believe in big dreams.

I believe Florida will be the number one place in the world for job creation; the number one place in the world to get a great education; and the number one place in the world where families can afford to live.

I believe that as we all continue to work together, Florida's job growth will outpace the nation and our unemployment rate will drop below the national average.

I hope Texas Governor Rick Perry is listening. As Governor Perry found out when he came here to go fishing and came in second place, Florida won't stop until we are number one. Florida will soon unseat Texas as the top job creator in the nation. And, we plan to beat them in how we brag about our state also.

The hard work done over the last two years has set us up with a simple formula for success this year. We must remove the sales tax on manufacturers and invest in future generations of Floridians - by investing in Florida teachers.

TS1) CAR VS HOUSE-ANIBOX

A WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION THIS MORNING.

AFTER A MAN DROVE A VAN INTO HER HOME. ON *PURPOSE.

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY A MAN DROVE THIS VAN INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THIS HOME.

THEN WENT INSIDE WHERE THE INCIDENT CONTINUED.

NEIGHBORS TELL US --

ONE CHILD WAS ALSO AT HOME WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED.

TS2) LEE CO TRUCK VS CAR-ANIBOX

AN UPDATE TO A PRETTY SERIOUS CRASH THIS MORNING IN FORT MYERS.

TWO PEOPLE SUFFER ONLY MINOR INJURIES WHEN THEIR CAR IS SLICED IN HALF BY A GARBAGE TRUCK.

IT HAPPENED AROUND SIX O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND ORTIZ AVENUE.

POLICE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE WEST BOUND LANES AT THE INTERSECTION.

EVERYTHING IS BACK OPEN AT THIS HOUR.

TS3) GOV SCOTT LEGISLATIVE-ANIBOX

AND RIGHT NOW --

WINTER SNOWSTORM-2SHOT

WE BEGIN THIS HALF HOUR WITH WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING -- MAY BE THE BIGGEST SNOW STORM IN TWO YEARS.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NINETEEN STATES FROM MONTANA TO NORTH CAROLINA.

THAT STORM IS BEARING DOWN ON THE MIDWEST, RIGHT NOW -- AND IT'S HEADED RIGHT FOR OUR NATION'S CAPITOL.

WINTER SNOWSTORM-PKG

SCRIPT:

In Colorado, 1-70 was shut down for hours due to major pile ups

In Minnesota, a slippery mess.

nats/ "he's going in the ditch."

Drivers who didn't read the signs ended up overturned and in ditches on the

side of the road - outside the twin cities a man was rescued from his

wrecked car by firefighters.

NEW TRACK:

Minneapolis has already seen 5 inches of snow. With several MORE inches

expected, this could be their biggest storm this winter.

Chicago could get up to a foot.

In DC They are Prepped, salted and ready

Because this: is on the way

Snow Plows worked tirelessly to clear thousands of miles in the northern

plains

SOT/ Kevin Gorder, ND DOT: We're dealing with freezing rain to start and

then snow on top so they're really icy."

Across the region - a familiar sentiment this morning

SOT/Kent Barnard, MN DOT Spokesperson: I'd like to see this be the end of

the winter season, but I've lived in Minnesota my entire life and I'm not

WINTER SNOWSTORM-OC

GINGER ZEE WITH THAT REPORT --

YOU CAN COUNT ON NBC-2 TO GIVE YOU THE MOST ACCURATE FORECAST --

FORCED CUTS TODAY-OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS INSISTING THAT AMERICANS WILL START FEELING THE PAIN FROM THE FORCED BUDGET CUTS THAT ARE NOW GOING INTO EFFECT.

AND WHILE THE WHITE HOUSE IS REJECTING THE NOTION THAT IT'S ENGAGING IN HYPE --

FORCED CUTS TODAY-PKG

FROM THE TABLE IN THE CABINET ROOM, PRESIDENT OBAMA WARNED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS ARE COMING TO KITCHEN TABLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

It is an area of deep concern. I think everybody knows where I stand on this issue. We are gonna manage it as best we can to try to minimize the impacts on American families.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS REDUCTIONS IN OVERTIME FOR CUSTOMS WORKERS RESULTED IN LONG LINES AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AROUND THE U-S OVER THE WEEKEND.

We are already seeing the effects at some of the ports of entry, the big airports, for example, some of them had very long lines this weekend.

I would say, a hundred and fifty to 200 percent as long as we would normally expect.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY JANET NAPOLITANO CAUTIONS SHE WAS NOT REFERRING TO TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

THE TSA SAYS EXPECT THOSE WAIT TIMES TO SPIKE LATER IN THE SPRING AS THE AGENCY WON'T FILL UP TO A THOUSAND PERSONNEL VACANCIES BY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

PASSENGERS WE FOUND SAID THEY'RE NOT FEELING IT YET.

Sequestration hasn't hit for us yet and we're pretty regular travelers.

BUT THE WHITE HOUSE MAY BE UNDERCUTTING ITS CASE WITH SOME BUDGET HYPE.

CONSIDER EDUCATION SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN, WHO NOW SAYS HE MISSPOKE WHEN HE CLAIMED LAST WEEK THAT TEACHERS WERE ALREADY RECEIVING PINK SLIPS.

I want to apologize for not being as clear as I should've been last week. So when I said "pink slips" that was probably the wrong word. I should've used job eliminations.

: What is the administration doing to make sure these numbers are not hyped because might that undercut your message?

FORCED CUTS TODAY-OC

JIM ACOSTA REPORTING --

SANDY VICTIMS LATEST-VO

IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE SUPERSTORM SANDY MADE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHEAST -- LEAVING AN UNPRECIDENTED TRAIL OF DISTRUCTION.

MANY RESIDENTS ALONG THE SHORELINE ARE FACED WITH THE DECISION TO REBUILD -- DEMOLISH, OR SELL THEIR HOMES.

500 HOMES SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE, FOLLOWING THAT STORM.

WHILE A LOT OF THE AREA IS ABANDONED -- MANY PEOPLE ARE DETERMINED TO GET THEIR HOMES BACK.

SANDY VICTIMS LATEST-SOTVO

"We're stuck here for probably another two years. We had planned to sell both of these houses this year."

"Believe it or not I think a lot of them are still in shock. It's such a hard thing to deal with."

BEFORE THE STORM -- HE SAYS, HE HAD 6 FENCES TO MAKE HIS BEACH AREA, MORE PRIVATE.

NOW -- ONLY TWO REMAIN.

HE DECISION TO REBUILD IS SOMETHING ON THE MINDS OF MANY ALONG THE SHORELINE.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

IMAGINE SITTING ON A PLANE -- PREPARING YOUR BELONGINGS FOR LANDING --

WHEN YOU LOOK OUTSIDE, AND SEE A *DRONE FLYING ALONGSIDE YOUR FLIGHT.

THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPEN TO A PILOT, WHO'S A SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT.

NBC-2 TELLS YOU HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.

AND -- MARTHA STEWART IS BACK IN COURT.

TZ4 JFK DRONE INVESTIGATION-VOWIPE

TZ4 MARTHA STEWART-VOTOPS

JFK DRONE INVESTIGATION-PLASMA

A TRULY CHILLING ORDEAL FOR ONE PILOT OF A JUMBO JET -- HEADED FOR A LANDING AT NEW YORK'S JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

HE SAYS -- HE SAW A DRONE OUT OF HIS COCKPIT WINDOW.

AND RIGHT NOW -- THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING.

JFK DRONE INVESTIGATION-PKG

LISTEN TO THIS COCKPIT AUDIO RECORDING, AS AN ALITALIA PILOT LITERALLY CAN'T

BELIEVE WHAT HE'S SEEING.

Tower - What did you see?

Pilot - We saw a drone, a drone aircraft.

THE ALITALIA FLIGHT WAS ON ITS FINAL APPROACH TO JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

MONDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE PILOT SAW THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT.

Tower - Roger, what altitude did you see that aircraft?

Pilot - About 1,500.

THE PILOT DID NOT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. AIR

TRAFFIC CONTROL SHARED THEIR INFORMATION WITH OTHER INCOMING FLIGHTS.

Tower - Tower two report of a drone aircraft on about a 5 mile final, 1,500

feet. Runway 3-1 right clear to land.

Pilot - Clear to land, we'll look for the drone.

DRONES ARE SMALL, UNMANNED, REMOTE CONTROLLED FLYING OBJECTS. THEIR

NONMILITARY USE IS INCREASING, AS NEW TECNOLOGY MAKES THEM APPLICABLE FOR

JFK DRONE INVESTIGATION-PLASMA

JOHN MULLER REPORTING --

WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS -- THE POPULARITY OF DRONES HAS GROWN WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

BUT EXPERTS SAY, EVEN THE SMALLEST DRONE CAN EASLITY DO DAMAGE TO A LARGE PLANE.

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.

After another chilly start to the morning, a warm up is in order this Tuesday with daytime highs rebounding nicely into upper 70s this afternoon under full sunshine.

By midday, most areas should warm into the low to mid 70s, and by the afternoon hours, temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 70s. The exception will be close to the coast where the chilly breezy off the Gulf of Mexico will keep highs there in the low 70s.

Winds will become more southwesterly this afternoon, which will be one of the variables leading to our warm up today. You'll also notice the winds picking up some during the day with breezes reaching 15-20 mph.

Rain will stay out of the forecast today through tonight, but by early Wednesday morning, a few light showers will be possible as the next cool front slides through Southwest Florida.

The timing of the rain will be close to sunrise Wednesday, but the showers should be gone by the mid-morning hours, leaving us with sunny skies for the remainder of the day. Once the front clears the area, temperatures will stay fairly cool through the day as winds become more northerly behind the front; most areas should only reach the low 70s for daytime highs.

By Wednesday night into Thursday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid 40s across the urban corridor and even some mid to upper 30s deeper inland.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs only reaching the low 70s under full sunshine, and then we'll spend another night in the 40s and 50s as we head into your Friday morning.

TX NRA NASCAR SPONSOR-VO

THERE'S A CONTROVERSIAL DEBATE, INTENSIFYING IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW.

ALL AFTER NASCAR DECIDES TO TEAM UP WITH THE N-R-A -- FOR NEXT MONTH'S "TEXAS 500" -- WHICH WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS -- THE "N-R-A 500."

OF COURSE, THIS ALL COMES DURING A NATIONAL DEBATE ON GUN CONTROL.

TEXAS STATE SENATOR -- DAN PATRICK -- SAYS, HE'S IN FAVOR OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP.

AND HE SPOKE OUT TO CNN'S PIERS MORGAN YESTERDAY.

TX NRA NASCAR SPONSOR-SOTVO

Patrick -- Texans love guns, Texans love fast cars

Patrick -- I'm not going to argue tobacco over guns, but the NRA I think is not trying to sell guns, and they are supported by, I'm a lifetime NRA member myself, so they're supported by mostly citizens, as well as gun manufacturers, but this really making a statement about who we are.

YOU MAY BE WONDERING -- HOW MUCH IS THE SPONSORSHIP COSTING THE N-R-A?

SENATE INTELLIGENCE VOTE-OTS-VO

ALSO ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY --

THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE TODAY ON THE NOMINATION OF JOHN BRENNAN TO BE THE C-I-A DIRECTOR.

COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN DIANNE FEINSTEIN BELIEVES BRENNAN HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO MOVE ONTO THE FULL SENATE.

MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID SAYS, HE WANTS A FULL SENATE VOTE THIS WEEK.

US NKOREA SANCTION-OTS-VO

ALL NEW TODAY --

US AND CHINESE LEADERS ARE AGREEING ON A LIST OF NEW SANCTIONS -- AIMED AT PUNISHING NORTH KOREA FOR ITS LATEST NUCLEAR TEST.

AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING -- NORTH KOREA IS VOWING TO CANCEL THE 1953 KOREAN WAR CEASE-FIRE BECAUSE OF THOSE SANCTIONS.

LATE LAST NIGHT -- THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SAYS, IT WILL HOLD CLOSED CONSULATIONS ON NORTH KOREA AND NON-PROLIFERATION

THE CARDNALS ARRIVE-TRX-VOTOPS

ALSO OVERSEAS, TODAY --

DAY TWO OF PRE-CONCLAVE MEETINGS, AT THE VATICAN.

THIS IS VIDEO OF CARDINALS ARRIVING THIS MORNING -- FOR ANOTHER SERIES OF CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS, ON DETAILSR SURROUNDING THE CONCLAVE, AND THE SELECTION OF A NEW POPE.

YESTERDAY THE CARDINALS MET AND TOOK AN OATH OF SECRECY -- VOWING NOT TO SHARE ANY DETAILS SURROUNDING THE MEETINGS.

SO FAR NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE START OF CONCLAVE --

CA ASSISTED LIVING INVEST-VO

THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY -- AT A CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY -- AFTER A NURSEM REFUSED TO ADMINISTER C-P-R ON A RESIDENT.

AND THAT RESIDENT -- LATER DIED.

POLICE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF ANY CRIMINAL WRONGDOING WAS COMMITTED.

IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN AN ELDERLY WOMAN COLLAPSED IN THE DINING ROOM OF THAT FACILITY.

OFFICIALS SAY -- A 9-1-1 DISPATCHER PLEADED WITH A NURSE TO PERFORM C-P-R -- BUT SHE REFUSED.

THE FACILITY SAYS THAT EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING POLICY --

FBI BACKGROUND CHECKS-HALFSCRN-RVL

AND WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS FROM THE F-B-I ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUNS.

ACCORDING TO THE F-B-I -- JUST OVER 2.3 MILLION BACKGROUND CHECKS WERE PERFORMED LAST MONTH.

That's the third highest month on record since the Background Check System began in 1998.

HOWEVER -- The numbers DON'T reveal how many guns were purchased.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-OC

BARBRA WALTERS IS GETTING BACK TO WORK -- AND NOW, SHE'S OPENING UP ABOUT HER CHICKEN POX, AND THE FALL THAT CAUSED HER CONCUSSION.

AND, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT IS ADDING A *FORTH JUDGE.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

AFTER SIX WEEKS OFF THE AIR, BARBARA WALTERS HAS RE-JOINED THE LADIES OF "THE VIEW."

"Today, after a lot of scratching and rest, I'm fine and I'm healthy."

SHE WAS OUT WITH CHICKEN POX, BUT WAS ALSO RECOVERING FROM A CONCUSSION SHE GOT AFTER A FALL AT THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE IN JANUARY.

"As I was walking down the stairs I suddenly felt a little woozy, and I fainted, and I hit my head on the marble floor."

SHE EVEN SHOWED OFF HER SCAR.

WALTERS JOKED SHE SPENT HER RECOVERY WATCHING "THE VIEW," AND YELLING AT HER T-V SCREEN.

HEIDI KLUM IS A VETERAN JUDGE OF FASHION, BUT NOW SHE'LL DECIDE WHETHER "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

THE HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "PROJECT RUNWAY" IS JOINING THE N-B-C REALITY COMPETITION AS A JUDGE WHEN IT STARTS ITS EIGHTH SEASON IN MAY.

SHE'LL JOIN RETURNING JUDGES HOWIE MANDEL AND HOWARD STERN, ALONG WITH NEWCOMER MEL B OF THE SPICE GIRLS.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" WILL FEATURE FOUR JUDGES.

ON ITS WEBSITE, THE F-B-I HAS POSTED CRAZED FAN LETTERS SENT TO WHITNEY HOUSTON, ALONG WITH OTHER DETAILS ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE SINGER.

IN 1988 A SO-CALLED "LONER" IN VERMONT THREATENED TO "HURT SOMEONE" IF HOUSTON DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.

ANOTHER PERSON DEMANDED 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THREATENED TO REVEAL "INTIMATE DETAILS" OF HER LOVE LIFE.

NONE OF THE CASES LED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES.

MARTHA STEWART IN COURT-VO

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MARTHA STEWART RETURNS TO COURT TODAY --

SHE'S EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN A NEW YORK CITY COURTROOM TO TESTIFY IN A CASE BETWEEN RETAIL GIANTS MACY'S AND J-C PENNEY.

BOTH STORES ARE FEUDING OVER WHO HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO SELL MARTHA STEWART BRANDED PRODUCTS.

MACY'S SAYS IT HAS HAD AN EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT TO SELL HOUSEWARES BY STEWART SINCE 2009.

BUT STEWART'S COMPANY ALSO AGREED TO A DEAL WITH J-C PENNEY TO SELL ITS PRODUCTS INSIDE J-C PENNEY STORES.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

IF YOU'RE A DAILY STARBUCKS PATRON -- YOU MAY RUN ACROSS LINES, LONGER THAN USUAL, TODAY.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE COFFEE GIANT IS DOING SOMETHING IT HASN'T DONE -- IN NEARLY TWO DECADES.

WE'LL TELL YOU JUST WHAT'S GOING ON -- AND WHAT PROMPTED THE DECISION.

TZ5 STARBUCKS NEW DRINK-VOTOPS

CA PUPPY DRAGGED SURVIVES-TRAFFIC

THIS NEXT STORY -- IS FILLED WITH A NUMBER OF EMOTIONS.

This morning ONE woman from SACRAMENTO IS HOLDING HER PUPPY A LITTLE TIGHTER, TODAY.

THAT'S ALL AFTER THE 4-MONTH OLD PIT BULL CAME FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH --

AFTER BEING DRAGGED DOWN A BUSY STREET, OVER THE WEEKEND.

CA PUPPY DRAGGED SURVIVES-PKG

Wanna come this way?

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT JUST TWO DAYS AGO, THIS HAZEL-EYED PUPPY NEARLY DIED.

THE FOUR-MONTH OLD PIT BULL WAS CHAINED IN THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK NEAR J AND 19TH AND EITHER JUMPED OR FELL OUT AND WAS DRAGGED.

He's underneath the vehicle, they're thinking he's crushed, he's dragged, he's dead.

A CROWD OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE STARBUCKS SAW THE CUDDLY FELLA TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL AND MANAGED TO FLAG THE DRIVER DOWN AND UNTANGLE THE PUPPY FROM THIS SINGLE CHAIN.

I mean, that's huge and then he ended up being strangled by it and then caught up underneath the vehicle.

You don't even care about this anymore, huh?

AS SOON AS THE PUPPY, NICKNAMED DJANGO, WAS FREED --

He was trembling

THE DRIVER WAS GONE.

He just basically got back into the truck and left.

SOMEONE AT STARBUCKS RUSHED HIM TO EL CAMINO VETERINARY WITH A GASH ON HIS LEG AND A BLOODY MOUTH.

You're moving pretty good.

THE VET'S NOTES AGREE, CALLING DJANGO AN 'EXCELLENT PATIENT.'

DAWN CAPP, WHO RUNS CHAKO PIT BULL RESCUE HAS CUSTODY OF DJANGO UNTIL A NEW OWNER CAN BE FOUND WISHES PEOPLE WOULD REMEMBER DOGS, ESPECIALLY PUPPIES ARE FRAGILE.

CA PUPPY DRAGGED SURVIVES-TRAFFIC

ANDRIA BORBA WITH THAT REPORT.

THE LITTLE PUP IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER JUST FINE.

CELL PHONE LOCKING REVERSED-TRAFFIC-VO

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTING A PROPOSAL TO REVERSE A RECENTLY

ENACTED BAN ON UNLOCKING CELL PHONES.

THIS WOULD AGAIN ALLOW MOBILE DEVICES TO BE USED ACROSS WIRELESS CARRIERS.

OF COURSE, THAT'S ONCE A CONTRACT IS FULFILLED.

MOBILE PHONES ARE GENERALLY SOLD "LOCKED" AND AT A PRICE

SUBSDIZED BY THE CARRIER.

THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY HAS FOUGHT TO BAN UNLOCKING PHONES, SAYING IT VIOLATES THE CARRIER'S COPYRIGHT OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED TO LOCK SUBSIDIZED DEVICES.

SAMSUNG GALAXY 4-VOTOPS

AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SAMSUNG'S NEW GALAXY S-4.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES -- SAMSUNG'S NEWEST FLAGSHIP SMART PHONE WILL FEATURE EYE-TRACKING TECHNOLOGY.

THEY SAY, IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SCROLL PAGES -- WHEN IT SENSES THE USER IS LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

OTHER POSSIBLE FEATURES -- A 13 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA AND ANDROID 4.2 OPERATING SYSTEM.

IRS ACCEPTS ALL RETURNS-TRAFFIC-VO

AND SOME OF YOU ARE AWAITING THAT MUCH ANTICIPATED TAX RETURN, TO BUY A FEW NEW GADGETS.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY FILED -- THE I-R-S IS NOW ACCEPTING ALL 2012 RETURNS.

THAT'S AFTER IT NEEDED TO FINISH UPDATED ITS TAX-PROCESSING SYSTEM.

IF YOU STILL NEED TO FILE -- SMARTMONEY-DOT-COM HAS A SEVEN POINT CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU PREPARE YOUR OWN TAX RETURN POLICY -- OR TO CATCH YOUR PREPARER'S ERRORS OR FRAUD.

STARBUCKS NEW DRINK-TRAFFIC-VO

AND FINALLY -- FOR ALL YOU COFEE LOVERS, THERE'S MORE TASTY BLISS COMING TO STARTBUCKS.

TODAY STARBUCKS WILL UNVEIL ITS FIRST NEW CORE BEVERAGE IN 16

YEARS.

IT'S CALLED THE HAZELNUT MACCHIATO.

THE COMPANY SAYS HAZELNUT IS ITS SECOND-MOST POPULAR FLAVOR.

THEIR MOST POPULAR FLAVOR IS VANILLA.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THE NEWS AT 11.

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NBC2 FOLLOWING SEVERAL BREAKING NEWS STORIES - THE FIRST - REPORTS OF A THIRD SINKHOLE HERE IN FLORIDA.

John Marquardt/Sr. Geotechnical Engineer: "It is a pretty sudden event and

there is not much you can do, occasionally you will get warning signs, some cracking or some sloping

fences.

NEXT AT NOON - AN UPDATE ON ALL 3 SINKHOLES - AS PEOPLE NEARBY GROW CONCERNED.

ALSO BREAKING TODAY - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT JUST WRAPPED UP HIS THIRD STATE OF FLORIDA ADDRESS.

WE'VE GOT YOUR HIGHLIGHTS.

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION RIGHT NOW - AFTER A VAN CRASHES INTO HER HOME.

NBC2 LIVE ON SCENE WITH WHAT LEAD UP TO IT.

PLUS -

nats."Daddy!"

NEXT AT NOON - THE EMOTIONAL REUNION BETWEEN A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND HER ARMY MAJOR DAD!

AND WHICH STATE IS THE HAPPIEST IN AMERICA?

YOUR ANSWER NEXT AT NOON.

JIM REIF TELLS US ABOUT TODAY'S WARM-UP - AND ANOTHER COOLDOWN ON THE WAY.

NOON TZA) SINKHOLE-OC SOT VO

NOON TZB) RICK SCOTT TODAY-VOTOPS

NOON TZC) VAN INTO HOUSE-VOTOPS

SOLDIER RETURNS HOME SURPRISE-NATVOTOPS ONCAM

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