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A) SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-SS TOPS VO

WHAT DID HE KNOW AND DID HE DO ANYTHING WRONG?

THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN THE HOT SEAT.

BUT DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE SKIPPED OUT ON TODAY'S HEARING TO ADDRESS MISCONDUCT.

B) CAPE VAN INTO HOME-TRX SOT VO

"He said come over because I already killed your cousin."

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THIS VAN USED THE VEHICLE AND A BASEBALL BAT TO GO AFTER HIS WIFE - ALL IN FRONT OF HIS YOUNG SON.

C) COSTELLO TRIAL-TRX SOT TOPS VO

Darwin Costello lived for eleven weeks and then his father killed him.

RIGHT NOW--

JURORS IN LEE COUNTY ARE DECIDING WHETHER A MAN MURDERED HIS OWN SON.

D) SMOKE ON THE RADAR-TRX RADAR

RIGHT NOW NBC2 IS MONITORING SMOKE SHOWING UP ON RADAR -- YOU CAN SEE IT OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY 31 EAST OF THE INTERSTATE, JUST NORTH OF BUCKINGHAM.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

BIG BOARD-TRX SAT LIVE

AND THE BREAKING NEWS EVERYONE IS WATCHING LIVE --

WILL THE DOW CLOSE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH?

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT WALL STREET AS THE CLOSING BELL RINGS AND THE NUMBERS BEGIN TO SETTLE.

THIS MORNING THE DOW BLEW PAST ITS 2007 RECORD HIGH --

IT'S UP NEARLY 9 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR, CAPPING A REMARKABLE COMEBACK SINCE THE DEPTHS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

THE DOW HAS DOUBLED SINCE BOTTOMING OUT AT A 12-YEAR LOW IN MARCH 2009.

TODAY'S GAINS WERE DRIVEN BY INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY STOCKS.

THE S&P 500 IS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF ITS ALL-TIME HIGHEST CLOSING LEVEL.

CAPE VAN INTO HOME-TRX VO TOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR T-V SCREEN.

POLICE IN CAPE CORAL SAY THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT.

DETECTIVES SAY THE DRIVER OF THAT VAN, INTENTIONALLY RAMMED THIS HOME - WHILE HIS WIFE AND SEVEN YEAR OLD SON WERE INSIDE.

TOSS TO SARA-2 SHOT VO TRX

FIRST AT FOUR, POLICE RELEASE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THAT CAPE CORAL HOME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

ITS A STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY.

NBC2'S SARA MILES IS LIVE FROM THE HOME ON SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS AT FOUR.

VAN INTO HOME-REM 2

VAN INTO HOME-PKG

just before 630 this morning officers say they recieved a call of a domestic disturbance at this home on sw 16th terrace.

once on scene --

officers found acevedo's wife - yolima papa-sanchez was seriously injured.

police say once acevedo willingly drove his van into the home -- he and papa-sanchez began arguing.

eventually striking his wife multiple times with an aluminum baseball bat.

all in front of the couples seven year old son.

detectives say acevedo confessed he was trying to kill his wife.

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VAN INTO HOME-REM 2

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HAPPENING NOW. A JURY IS DECIDING THE FATE OF RYAN COSTELLO.

HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS INFANT SON IN 2010.

COSTELLO TRIAL-REM 1

THE JURORS HAVE BEEN DELIBERATING FOR ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THEY SAT THROUGH A FULL WEEK OF TESTIMONY.

COSTELLO TRIAL-VO

PROSECUTORS SAY HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES THAT KILLED HIS 11 WEEK OLD SON DARWIN IN JUNE OF 2010.

AT THE LAST MINUTE. COSTELLO TOOK THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

HE SAID HE FELL WHILE HOLDING DARWIN. AND THAT HE WAS A GOOD PARENT.

TODAY IN CLOSING PROSECUTORS SAID THEY PROVED COSTELLO INTENTIONALLY CAUSED THE INJURIES.

COSTELLO TRIAL-2 SOTS VO

Carrie Pollock -- prosecutor

9:21:06 Darwin Costello was killed that night in his own home. Darwin Costello lived for eleven weeks and then his father killed him. That is what the evidence has proven in this case 18

Wilbur Smith -- Defense attorney

9:43:45 they can't prove how it was done nor can they prove why mr Costello would do what he did 56

COSTELLO TRIAL-REM 1

HE FACES 15 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN COURT AND BRING YOU THE LATEST ON THE NEWS AT FIVE.

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FROM THE BALL FIELD TO THE JAIL CELL.

A PITCHING PROSPECT FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX IS ACCUSED OF GOING ON A DRUNKEN HIGH SPEED DRIVE ACROSS LEE COUNTY.

PITCHER ARREST-PLASMA

TO THE AVERAGE BOSTON RED SOX FAN - THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF PITCHING PROSPECT - DRAKE BRITTON.

BUT AFTER AN ALLEGED HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT ENDED WITH A CRASH -

PITCHER ARREST-VO

THIS IS VIDEO OF BRITTON AS HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY SPOTTED HIM SPEEDING DOWN ESTERO PARKWAY - MORE THAN 30 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.

THE DEPUTY STARTED FOLLOWING BRITTON- WHO ALLEGEDLY BEGAN SWERVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TOPPING OUT AT 111 MILES PER HOUR.

THEY SAY HE BARRELED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF BEN HILL GRIFFIN PARKWAY - SLAMMING INTO A FENCE BEFORE DEPUTIES COULD CATCH UP TO HIM.

PITCHER ARREST-SOT SS

when he caught up to him he noticed bloodshot watery eyes and a dazed look and he performed DUI tests.

PITCHER ARREST-PLASMA

TEASE ONE--------

STANDING IN THE TRACKS OF A FREIGHT TRAIN.

nats of freight train.

A) TRAIN CRASH-2 SHOT NATS VO

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

TRAIN CRASH-NATS TOPS VO

nats of train horn then smash

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS - TERRIFYING VIDEO OUT OF TEXAS SHOWS A TRAIN SLAMMING INTO AN 18-WHEELER.

CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTURED THE IMPACT.

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

THE IMPACT SENT DEBRIS FLYING EVERYWHERE.

PHILLY POLICE CHASE-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS WILD SCENE.

TWO STOLEN POLICE CARS. AND A CHASE THROUGH TWO CITIES.

THIS ALL BEGAN WHEN A CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY POLICE OFFICER MADE A TRAFFIC STOP--

WHILE HE WAS OUT OF THE CAR --

TWO PEOPLE JUMPED IN. AND TOOK OFF.

THE SUSPECTS EVENTUALLY CRASHED.

ONE OF THEM --

MANAGED TO STEAL *ANOTHER COP CAR. THIS ONE FROM PHILLY POLICE.

I75 CRASH-TRX VO TOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCENE THAT WE CAPTURED ON OUR F-DOT TRAFFIC CAMERAS ALONG I-75.

THIS HAPPENED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON IN COLLIER COUNTY NEAR IMMOKALEE ROAD BECAUSE OF A CRASH.

YOU CAN SEE THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER TAKE OFF A SHORT TIME LATER.

TEASE TWO------

WANT TO LIVE LONGER?

YOU MAY WANT TO POUR YOURSELF A GLASS OF WINE AND DRINK UP.

A) ALCOHOL DRINKING-2 SHOT VO

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

SETUP TO KIM-TRX 2 SS TOPS BOXES

BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD JUST WRAPPED UP A SPECIAL MEETING TO DETERMINE HOW TO HANDLE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE.

LAST WEEK THE DISTRICT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH THREE SPECIFIC CONCERNS -

THAT COULD BE SIGNS OF MISMANAGEMENT BY BURKE.

TWO OF THEM DEAL WITH THE SPENDING OF GRANT MONEY.

BUT THE STATE ALSO WANTS ANSWERS AS TO WHETHER THE SUPERINTENDENT SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO ONE OF HIS TOP ADMINISTRATORS - DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

NBC 2'S KIM BROWN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY SINCE THE BEGINNING - SHE JOINS US LIVE AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-REM 1

LINSDAY -- DOCTOR BURKE DID NOT ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING - INSTEAD OPTING TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY.

MOST OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND AN ALLEGATION THAT TOP ADMINISTRATOR - DR. DEEDRARA HICKS - REPORTED TO WORK INTOXICATED - AND THAT BURKE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO HER ACTIONS.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-VO

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-SOT

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-REM 1

THE MOTION FAILED THREE TO TWO - WITH BOARD MEMBERS MARY FISCHER, DON ARMSTRONG AND TOM SCOTT SAYING ARGUNG AGAINST IT.

THOSE SAME THREE VOTED TO SEND A LETTER BACK TO THE STATE - BASICALLY TELLING IT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY RESOLVED THESE ISSUES; AND ASKING WHAT MORE THE STATE NEEDS.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

WELLS DISCLAIMER-SSTOPS

TOSS TO JIM-ONCAM

IT WAS A RECORD SETTING DAY ON WALL STREET.

THE DOW HIT AN ALL TIME HIGH AND THE S&P 500 WAS CLOSE BEHIND.

MANY INVESTORS HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THE SIDELINES, WAITING FOR A PULL BACK.

WITH THE BIG MARKET MOVE, SHOULD INVESTORS JUMP IN OR JUMP OUT??

WELLS FARGO-PLASMA

WELLS FARGO-CG

* The Dow was at these levels in October of 2007

* The Dow first reached 10,000 in March of 1999

* In 1976 the Dow was just over 800

* Expect volatility over the next few months

WELLS FARGO TAG-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE FOUR----

A) STATE OF THE STATE-2 SHOT SOT VO

TOSS TO CHAD-OC TRX

EDUCATION AND GETTING FLORIDA STUDENTS INTO WELL PAYING JOBS.

JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS MENTIONED IN GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS TODAY.

STATE OF THE STATE-PLASMA

THIS THE GOVERNOR'S OPPORTUNITY TO LAY OUT WHAT HE WANTS ACCOMPLISHED DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

TODAY IN TALLAHASSEE MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES HEARD HIS WISH LIST.

STATE OF THE STATE-NATS VO

"Mr. President, Governor of the great state of Florida."

EVEN THOUGH DEMOCRATS PICKED UP SEATS IN NOVEMBER, REPUBLICANS STILL HOLD THE MAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT LAID OUT TWO PRIORITIES FOR KEEPING THE ECONOMY GROWING.

NUMBER ONE: BOOST MANUFACTURING BY ELIMINATING SALES TAX THAT COMPANIES PAY FOR NEW EQUIPMENT.

NUMBER TWO: EDUCATION.

SCOTT WANTS TO BOOST TEACHER PAY BY 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR.

STATE OF THE STATE-SOT

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

GOVERNOR SCOTT HAS HAD TO MEND FENCES WITH EDUCATORS AROUND THE STATE.

STATE OF THE STATE-PLASMA

COMING UP AT FIVE O'OCLOCK I'LL BE BACK WITH THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE STATE.

AND A MEMORABLE MOMENT FROM TODAY'S SPEECH.

TEASE THREE----

A WINTER STORM IS TEARING THROUGH THE HEARTLAND AND MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE BRACING FOR IMPACT.

FIRST AT FOUR WE'LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF DESTRUCTION AS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EXPERIENCES SOME EFFECTS.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION - DOES NOT SEEM TO APPLY TO DRIVERS IN ONE MAJOR U-S CITY.

A) MIDWEST SNOW-VO TOPS

B) FREEDOM BANNED-SS TOPS

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

SNOW VIDEO-VO TOPS

TURNING DEADLY.

THE WINTER STORM THAT'S TAKING AIM ON THE MIDWEST IS ALREADY BEING BLAMED FOR ATLEAST ONE DEATH.

TAKE A LOOK. INVESTIGATORS IN WISCONSIN SAY THIS TRUCK DRIVER DIDN'T SURVIVE THIS PLUNGE OFF A BRIDGE AND INTO AN ICY RIVER.

MIDWEST SNOW-SAT LIVE IN PLASMA

A MASSIVE WINTER STORM IS MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST--

THIS IS A LIVE LOOK BEHIND ME OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

THE STORM HAS BEEN DUBBED "SATURN" - BUT IS ALSO BEING CALLED THE "SNOWQUESTER"

FORECASTERS SAY IT COULD DUMP AS MANY AS 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

AND ALREADY, MORE THAN A THOUSAND FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

MIDWEST SNOW-PKG

THE BLUSTERY WINDS THAT GAVE THIS CITY ITS NICKNAME.

TODAY, CARRIED A THICK. WET SNOW INTO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.

MAKING A MESS OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. ON SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS.

"we have all the resources of the city ready to make sure our citizens are safe, secure, but also with time and planning able to get where they need to go safely and quickly."

TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE REGION.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. HUNDREDS MORE DELAYED.

AS THE STORM MOVES IN, DRIVING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT BEST. AND IN SOME PLACES DEADLY.

THE DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK WAS KILLED WHEN IT SLID OFF INTERSTATE 94 AND INTO A WISCONSIN RIVER.

SNOW AND ICE IS ALSO BEING BLAMED IN THE DEATH OF A DRIVER WHO LOST CONTROL OF HIS VAN AND COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER JUST OUTSIDE OF DAYTON, OHIO.

BULLDOZERS. PLOWS.

AND SHOVELS, STRUGGLE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE SNOW. WHICH IN MANY PLACES IS FALLING AT A RATE OF MORE THAN AN INCH EVERY HOUR.

NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR MIDWESTERN FARMERS - WHO HOPE THE MELT-OFF CAN HELP TO SAVE THEIR CROPS FROM AN ON-GOING DROUGHT.

"It would have been great to get another foot. we need all the moisture we can get. this kind of moisture is great for the wheat."

AND A PRETTY GOOD DIVERSION FOR KIDS - WHO GOT THE DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL

"this is our first snow day. / I was trying to work. this is my lunch hour so I said come on let's go have fun."

MAKING THE MOST OF THE LATEST WINTER MESS.

MIDWEST SNOW-TRAFFIC MITTO

AS YOU JUST HEARD FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM FROM THIS WINTER STORM.

TAKING A LOOK AT FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL.YOU CAN SEE ADLIB

STOLEN NAPLES JEWELRY-TRX SS

NOW TO AN NBC2 CRIME ALERT FIRST AT FOUR--

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELRY WAS STOLEN FROM A NAPLES HOME.

RIGHT NOW -- POLICE SEARCH FOR THE THIEF.

IT HAPPENED ALONG THE 500 BLOCK OF HARBOUR DRIVE.

POLICE SAY THE VICTIM DISCOVERED THE THEFT LAST NIGHT WHEN SHE LEFT WITH HER HUSBAND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

WHEN THEY RETURNED THE JEWELRY WAS GONE.

CHARLOTTE WEAPONS ARREST-SS VO

NINE WEAPONS AND 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH--

ALL STOLEN FROM A CHARLOTTE COUNTY HOME.

DEPUTIES HAVE ARRESTED TWO *MORE PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE CRIME.

JUSTIN RICHARDSON AND JESSICA KIECK BOTH OF ENGLEWOOD ARE THE LATEST ARRESTS ANNOUNCED IN THIS CASE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IN ALL, FIVE PEOPLE STOLE GUNS, CASH AND COINS FROM A SHED IN ENGLEWOOD BACK IN DECEMBER.

SEVEN OF THE NINE WEAPONS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.

NEW CAPE FIRE CHIEF-ONCAM

CAPE CORAL'S CITY MANAGER WILL OFFER THE MAXIMUM SALARY TO THE NEW FIRE CHIEF.

COUNCIL APPROVED TO PAY AROUND 130 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MOVING EXPENSES TO THE TOP CANDIDATE FOR CHIEF.

THE CITY MANAGER HAS NARROWED DOWN CANDIDATES FROM FIVE TO TWO.

CAPE CORAL FIRE-VO WIPE

SCARY MOMENTS THIS MORNING FOR A CAPE CORAL WOMAN -- SHE THOUGHT HER HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.

THIS STORY SERVES AS A WARNING FOR ANYBODY FLICKING ON THEIR HEAT THIS AFTERNOON.

SMOKE FILLED THE DUPLEX OFF SOUTHEAST 24TH AVENUE.

THE HOMEOWNER ROSEMARY WHIPPLE TELLS NBC-2 SHE TURNED ON HER HEAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE.

CAPE CORAL FIRE-SOT VO

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Rosemary Whipple, Homeowner

4132 "it started to smell like it was burning so I went to check in the attic and smoke was pouring out so I called 911."

Steve Olson, Fire Battalion Chief

"word TO EVERYONE watching being that it's the cold season I urge everyone to have their ac units inspected and cleaned."

THERE WAS NEVER ANY PHYSICAL FIRE.

NAPLES RITZ CLOSING-VO

FIRST AT FOUR--

MANY OF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER SUMMER HOT SPOT IN NAPLES --

THE RITZ IS CLOSING --

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

THE RITZ-CARLTON BEACH RESORT WILL SHUT DOWN FOR 60-DAYS WHILE THEY REMODEL GUEST ROOMS.

WORK STARTS JULY 25TH --

THE RESORT WILL RE-OPEN ON OCTOBER FIRST.

BONITA SLOTS-OC NATS VO WIPE

BONITA SPRINGS LEADERS ARE HEADING TO TALLAHASSEE TO LOBBY FOR SLOT MACHINES AT THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK.

NATS OF CHEERING

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARDED A CHARTER BUS FOR THE 2 DAY TRIP TODAY.

THEY'RE PUSHING LEGISLATORS TO APPROVE A 2 YEAR TRIAL PERIOD FOR SLOTS MACHINES AT THE TRACK, SINCE ITS *UNLIKELY LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TIME TO VOTE ON A SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR LEE COUNTY.

THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA- NOW SPEAKING OUT AND SAYING AN EXEMPTION IS AGAINST THEIR EXCLUSIVE GAMBLING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE.

BONITA SLOTS-2 SOTS VO

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Barry Richard

Seminole Tribe of Fl Attorney

6:12-6:24

" the legislator is budgeting the money from the tribes now, so they going to have to take that out of their budget so lee county has a very big hurdle to overcome."

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Mayor Ben Nelson

Bonita Springs

14:13:49-14:14:00

" this particular establishment has been here for years and years and years and its not like slot machines don't exist, they do there's slot machines everywhere."

63 PERCENT OF LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS VOTED IN FAVOR OF ADDING SLOT MACHINES TO THE TRACK IN NOVEMBER.

CHIQUITA LOCK-VO WIPE

REPLACING OR REMOVING THE CHIQUITA LOCK IN CAPE CORAL STARTS WITH REPAIRS.

CAPE CORAL LEADERS APPROVED 2-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK -- FOR THE AGING LOCK YESTERDAY.

THE MOVE BUYS COUNCIL MEMBERS MORE TIME TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO KEEP THE SYSTEM OR DITCH IT ALL TOGETHER.

TODAY, NBC-2 DISCOVERED THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE ABOUT HOW TO COVER THE HIGH COSTS -- SUCH AS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, TAX HIKES, OR APPLYING FOR GRANT MONEY.

CHIQUITA LOCK-SOT VO

01:06 "during the season, it gets a little crowded. They need to do something about it."

CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN TOLD US TODAY -- HE'S AGAINST ANY ASSESSMENTS.

ZIMMERMAN UPDATE-SS VO

A STUNNING DEVELOPMENT IN THE MURDER CASE AGAINST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

HIS ATTORNEY SAYS THEY WILL NOT USE A WEEK IN APRIL FOR A "STAND YOUR GROUND" HEARING FOR HIS CLIENT.

MARK O'MARA CLAIMS HE WILL NOT NEED THE COURT TIME.

O'MARA MAY STILL USE THE LAW TO GET IMMUNITY FOR HIS CLIENT.

ZIMMERMAN WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEER SAYS HE WAS ACTING IN SELF DEFENSE AFTER THE TEENAGER ATTACKED HIM.

TALIBAN ATTACKS-ONCAM

FIRST AT FOUR.

THE U-S MILITARY HAS JUST DECIDED TO STOP REPORTING FIGURES ON TALIBAN ATTACKS.

ALL THIS, COMES A WEEK AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING, IT HAD INCORRECTLY REPORTED A 7 PERCENT DECLINE IN SUCH ATTACKS LAST YEAR.

BOEING IN AIR-VO

BOEING SAYS IT'S READY TO GET ITS GROUNDED 787 DREAMLINER BACK IN THE AIR.

THE COMPANY IS WAITING FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO CLEAR ITS PROPOSED FIX FOR A BATTERY PROBLEM.

BOEING SAYS THE SOLUTION PROVIDES THREE LEVELS OF PROTECTION AGAINST FIRES IN THE JET'S LITHIUM BATTERIES.

THE F-A-A SAID IT IS REVIEWING BOEING'S PROPOSAL, BUT WON'T GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT UNTIL THEY ARE SURE THE BATTERIES ARE SAFE.

DAN RATHER SPENDING CUTS-OC SOT OC

RENOWNED JOURNALIST DAN RATHER SLAMMED LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON TODAY.

RATHER TOLD CNN'S PIERS MORGAN THE STRUGGLE OVER BUDGET CUTS MAKES AMERICA APPEAR STUPID TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

no one wants to say it, and some can accuse me of being harsh in the language. But we have been parachuted into the valley of the stupid. And that's the way it's viewed around the world. The United States -- this is dumb. There's nothing smart about this. But I do think that Americans need to see it now in the context, which is one of the more important contexts. Each side is now running a political campaign for the next election. 2014 is what it's about.

FREEDOM IS BANNED-SS

FREEDOM IS BANNED IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL.

AT LEAST THE LICENSE PLATE.

ACCORDING TO A LIST OF BANNED PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES.D-C DRIVERS CANNOT SELECT FREEDOM AS THEIR TAG.

THERE ARE NEARLY 27 THOUSAND BANNED LETTER AND NUMBER COMBINATIONS MANY FOR OBVIOUS OBSCENE REFERENCES.

TSA WEAPONS COST-VO WIPE

NUNCHUCKS, GRENADES AND AMMUNITION.

JUST SOME OF THE STRANGE AND DANGEROUS OBJECTS SEIZED BY T-S-A AGENTS AT THE AIRPORT.

OFFICIALS FROM AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SHOWING OFF SOME OF THE MORE UNUSUAL THINGS PASSENGERS HAVE TRIED TO GET THROUGH CHECKPOINTS.

THE TSA SCREENS SOME ONE POINT 7-MILLION PASSENGERS EACH DAY AT 455 AIRPORTS NATION-WIDE.

TSA WEAPONS COST-SOT VO

"You can't make up some of the things that people bring to checkpoints. So what were you thinking in trying to get this on a plane, given this post-9/11 world that we live in?"

A RECORD 1549 GUNS WERE SEIZED AT AIRPORTS LAST YEAR ALONE!

ANYONE TRAVELING WITH A GUN IS REQUIRED TO CHECK-IT IN AN APPROVED LOCKING CASE.

LIVE LONGER-TRX SS

ON THE HEALTHCAST FIRST AT FOUR.

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN CAN EXPECT TO LIVE TO ABOUT AGE 80.

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS WOMEN WHO STOP SMOKING BEFORE 40 LIVE A DECADE LONGER THAN THOSE WHO KEEP PUFFING.

ALSO, DRINK UP!

MODERATE DRINKERS SLASH THEIR RISK OF HEART DISEASE BY UP TO 40-PERCENT.

ALSO, DO YOUR OWN HOUSEWORK!

A RECENT STUDY FOUND 150 CALORIES WORTH OF CHORES A DAY CAN LOWER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

LOCAL TRANSPLANT SURGEONS ARE TAKING KIDNEY DONATION IN A NEW DIRECTION.

WHEN IT COMES TO LIVE DONORS, THEY'RE NOW ABLE TO GIVE, WITH LESS HURT.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

IF YOU COULD DONATE ONE OF YOUR KIDNEYS, WITH HALF THE DOWNTIME AND A FRACTION OF THE PAIN- WOULD YOU? PEOPLE WAITING FOR A LIFE-CHANGING DONATION HOPE SO.

BARBARA MILLER/DIR. OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

RUNS:

6:06 There are really about 125,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant, of those 95,000 are waiting for a kidney. 6:30 Unfortunately our number of donors has not risen at the same rate as our waiting list for recipients.

TO MAKE THE PROCESS LESS TRAUMATIC THE RENAL TRANSPLANT TEAM AT GULFCOAST MEDICAL CENTER ARE TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH, A LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH, TO ENCOURAGE LIVE DONORS.

DR. BARRY BLITZ/LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON

RUNS:

6:36 Removing the kidney laparoscopically does not create a better kidney; it just increases the amount of people that are willing to donate their kidneys.

COMPARE IT TO THE TRADITIONAL DONOR OPERATION:

DR. BARRY BLITZ/LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON

RUNS:

:55 An incision is made just below the ribs, sometimes the ribs taken out. There's a certain incision that's made and you are able to identify the kidney and remove it with both hands.

A LAPAROSCOPIC KIDNEY REMOVAL USES POKE HOLES TO INSERT A CAMERA AND CUTTING TOOLS THROUGH TUBE-LIKE PORTS IN THE BELLY.

DR. BARRY BLITZ/LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON

RUNS:

10:24 Your job as a surgeon is to make a large enough space and a large enough incision so you're not stretching the kidney, fracturing it and breaking it as it comes out. What's important is to make sure that you have the kidney completely prepared, that you know all the different vasculature that's present before you go in.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Data shows a kidney removed laparoscopically functions just as well as one taken through the traditional route. While the recipient is left with a new kidney- the donor has barely a lasting impression.

DR. BARRY BLITZ/LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON

RUNS:

25:58 It's very possible that you can end up having a three inch incision in the bikini line- can't be seen. About a one inch incision in the belly button, that can't be seen. And one or two very small incisions in abdomen would be the only external evidence.

BARBARA MILLER/DIR. OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

RUNS:

10:43 Our obligation in working up a potential donor for transplant is to make sure that we are doing them no harm.

TEASE FIVE-----

DO YOU SUFFER FROM MIGRAINE HEADACHES?

YOU MAY WANT TO THINK TWICE ABOUT GRABBING FOR A BOTTLE OF ASPIRIN.

FIRST AT FOUR.WHY SEX MAY BE THE SOLUTION.

B) CELL PHONE UNBLOCK-VO TOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

HELLO EVERYONE.PETER BUSCH HERE IN THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM.

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN LEE COUNTY.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT WAS A NO-SHOW DURING A SPECIAL MEETING TO DETERMINE HOW TO HANDLE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.

NBC-2 BREAKING NEWS DETAILS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

PLUS -

A) lee county school investigation-NWSRM, VO

B) charlie keegan tease-SOTTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

T MOBILE CONTRACTS-TRX PLASMA

NOW TO AN CONSUMER ALERT--

A MAJOR CELL PHONE COMPANY COULD BE LOOKING TO DITCH ITS CONTRACTS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM T-M-O NEWS.

THE REPORT CLAIMS T-MOBILE WILL END THE CONTRACT MODEL LATER THIS MONTH.

IT WILL ALSO DITCH EARLY TERMINATION FEES.

CELL PHONE UNBLOCK-PLASMA

SECOND HAND CELL PHONES ARE ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT MORE POPULAR.

THAT'S BECAUSE PRESIDENT OBAMA IS WORKING TO LIFT A BAN. ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO UNLOCK THEIR PHONES AND CHOOSE A PROVIDER WHEN THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRES.

CELL PHONE UNBLOCK-PKG

YOU MAY HAVE PURCHASED THAT CELL PHONE ATTACHED TO YOUR EAR. BUT THAT OWNERSHIP COMES WITH LIMITS.

LAST FALL THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DECIDED CONSUMERS COULD NO LONGER -UNLOCK THEIR DEVICES-

IN OTHER WORDS TAKE THE PHONE TO A DIFFERENT CARRIER- WITHOUT FIRST GETTING THAT SERVICE PROVIDER'S PERMISSION.

PEOPLE CAUGHT VIOLATING THE LAW FACE FINES AND PRISON TIME.

"if you OWN the phone you shouldn't have to ask anyone for permission to do what you want with your own device."

DEREK KHANNA HELPED ORGANIZE SUPPORT FOR A PETITION ON THE WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE PROTESTING THE UNLOCKING BAN.

IT GARNERED MORE THAN 114-THOUSAND SIGNATURES AND SUPPORT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CALLED ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO UNLOCK THEIR DEVICES AFTER FULFILLING A CONTRACT.

"COMMON SENSE" AND "CRUCIAL FOR PROTECTING CONSUMER CHOICE."

I think that would be nice since you put so much money into it.

WIRELESS INDUSTRY ADVOCATE JOT CARPENTER SAYS PROVIDERS DON'T OPPOSE CELL PHONE UNLOCKING AFTER A CONTRACT.

HE ADDS CONSUMERS WHO DON'T WANT TO WAIT CAN SIMPLY BUY AN UNLOCKED PHONE AT A HIGHER PRICE.

the carrier having put money up front to subsidize the device has a reasonable expectation the consumer will be around to fulfill the terms of the contract

CARPENTER SAYS VERIZON, AT&T AND SPRINT ALL ALLOW CONSUMERS TO UNLOCK THEIR PHONES EVENTUALLY.

"yes, they say that. that was contradicted by testimony and evidence."

NOW THE WHITE HOUSE IS DEMANDING A PROMPT EVALUATION OF THE ISSUE.

COFFEE IN FACE-VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS NEW VIDEO AT FOUR.

A DUNKIN DONUTS EMPLOYEE IN CONNECTICUT STOPPED A ROBBERY WITH THE CLOSEST WEAPON AVAILABLE - HOT COFFEE.

TAKE A LOOK.THE ROBBER PULLED UP TO THE DRIVE-THOUGH WINDOW AND ASKED FOR CHANGE FOR 100 DOLLAR BILL.

WHEN THE WORKER REFUSED, THE SUSPECT TRIED TO CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOW.

THE WORKER FIRST TRIED TO SHUT THE WINDOW ON HIM, BEFORE TOSSING A CUP OF HOT COFFEE IN HIS FACE.

WHEN THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM, THE CLERK GRABBED A WHOLE POT OF COFFEE AND THREW IT AT HIM.

SEX FOR HEADACHES-ONCAM

FORGET THE PAINKILLERS --

SOME RESEARCHERS SAY HAVING SEX IS A BETTER CURE FOR MIGRAINES.

THE STUDY FROM A GERMAN UNIVERSITY CLAIMS MORE THAN HALF OF MIGRAINE SUFFERERS WHO HAD SEX DURING AN EPISODE EXPERIENCED AN IMPROVEMENT IN SYMPTOMS.

NEW VEGAS RESORT-VO WIPE

STALLED DURING THE RECESSION--

A NEW MEGA RESORT IS GETTING A SECOND CHANCE TO LAUNCH IN LAS VEGAS.

A MALAYSIAN MULTI- NATIONAL COMPANY PLANS TO SPEND SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A 35-HUNDRED ROOM ASIAN-THEMED RESORT.

THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS "RESORT WORLD LAS VEGAS".

NEW VEGAS RESORT-SOT VO

"We are committed to building something unique and exciting that will help propel Las Vegas forward for decades to come."

OWNERS HOPE TO BREAK GROUND LATE THIS YEAR, OR EARLY NEXT.

CREATING THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS. AND LATER, PERMANENT HOTEL POSITIONS.

TEASE SIX-----

JUST ANOTHER WORRY FOR AIR TRAVELERS.

PILOT: "Kennedy Tower. just for your information, we just saw a little drone below us."

AS A PLANE LANDS AT ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.A PILOT CLAIMS HE HAD TO DODGE A DRONE.

A) JFK DRONE-2 SHOT SOT VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

JFK DRONE-NATS TOPS SS IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

PILOT: "We saw a drone, a drone aircraft.

A SCARY SIGHT FOR PILOTS AND PASSENGERS ON BOARD A PLANE AT ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.

THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING A REPORT FROM A PILOT THAT HE SAW A SMALL DRONE WHILE ON A FINAL APPROACH AT J-F-K IN NEW YORK CITY.

GUS ROSENDALE BRINGS US THE REACTION.

JFK DRONE-PKG

PILOT: "Kennedy Tower. just for your information, we just saw a little drone below us."

TOWER: "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

PILOT: "We saw a drone, a drone aircraft."

TOWER: "Use caution, there was a report of a drone on about a five mile funnel at 1500 feet."

WAS IT A DRONE - LIKE THIS - THAT A PILOT SAW WHEN GETTING READY TO LAND AT JFK?

THE TYPE OF CRAFT MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION.

AND IT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT FLYING SO CLOSE TO PLANES LANDING AND TAKING OFF AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.

"The thought of a small unidentified flying object near the airport you get very nervous, very nervous, very nervous, a lot of cause for concern."

"Just as a passenger when you hear the reports, what do you think?"

"It's very scary"

THE FAA SAYS - THE PILOT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT MAKING ITS FINAL APPROACH SAW WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A "SMALL, UNMANNED REMOTE-CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT." NEAR THE AIRPORT.

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FOUR OR FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT - PUTTING IT ROUGHLY NEAR ATLANTIC BEACH.

THE PILOT DID NOT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND LANDED SAFELY.

BUT A DRONE - DESPITE ITS SMALL SIZE - COULD POSE A DIRE THREAT:

"But even the smallest drone is of substantial weight and could easily do damage such as ripping off part of a wing, or impacting a cockpit area where the flight crew is at so it's a significant risk."

DRONES ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - AND THE PUBLIC.

THE FAA IS PREPARING A PLAN TO REGULATE THEIR WIDESPREAD COMMERCIAL USE BY 2015.

JFK DRONE-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

GUS ROSENDALE REPORTING.

LAWMAKERS HERE IN FLORIDA ARE LOOKING INTO LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM USING UNMANNED DRONES.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

THAT DOES IT FOR THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR --

KELLIE BURNS AND PETER BUSCH ARE AT THE DESK WITH DEVELOPING STORIES FOR THE NEWS AT 5.

BIZARRE STORY OF THE DAY -- A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO TALK ABOUT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT -- AND HE DECIDES TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY!

WE'RE LIVE WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT 5.

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