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RIGHT NOW AT NOON.

WHITE SKIES AS A MAJOR SNOWSTORM SWEEPS THE NORTHEAST.

THE WORST YET TO COME THERE.

HERES WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS MORNING IN VIRGINIA.

A THICK BLANKET OF SNOW CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR DRIVERS.

WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATEST ON WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING TRAVEL HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PLUS.

CONFUSION IN THE COURTROOM.

NBC2 HAS NEW DETAILS IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE IN CAPE CORAL.

A MAN IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, AFTER CRASHING A VAN INTO A HOME.

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE UPDATE.

AND.

VENEZUELA PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ DIES AT THE AGE OF 58.

REACTION IS POURING IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WE LOOK AT HIS INFLUENCE, AND HOW IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE LONG AFTER HIS DEATH.

HL1) WINTER WEATHER-TRX SATTOPS VO

HL2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOLO-TRX SSTOPS

HL3) HUGO CHAVEZ-TRX VOTOPS

BREAKING-CLIP

COSTELLO VERDICT-VO SS

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

A LEE COUNTY JURY HAS RETURNED A VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF A MAN ACCUSED IN THE DEATH OF HIS INFANT SON.

RYAN COSTELLO HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY ON THREE COUNTS, INCLUDING MANSLAUGHTER.

RYAN COSTELLO IS ACCUSED OF INFLICTING MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES ON HIS 11-WEEK-OLD SON -- INJURIES THAT KILLED HIM.

RIGH NOW, COSTELLO FACES 15 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON.

COUNT ON NBC-2, WE HAVE A REPORTER IN THE COURTROOM RIGHT NOW GATHERING THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR YOU.

WEATHER TOSS-RADAR TOPS

WEATHER CHANGES FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

GRAY SKIES AND SOME RAIN THIS MORNING, AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES ARE COMING AS WELL.

FIRST WEATHER-ANIBOX

WINTER STORM-TRX VOTOPS OC

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. AN EXTREME SNOWSTORM TARGETS THE NORTHEAST.

RECORDS ALREADY BROKEN IN NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. THOSE AREAS, HIT HARD!

MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW IN PLACES.

WINTER WARNINGS ARE POSTED IN 19 STATES.

AND THE NATION'S CAPITAL IS RIGHT IN THE STORM'S PATH.

KRISTA FOGELSONG IS ON THIS STORY FOR US TODAY AT NOON.

WINTER STORM-SAT 29 IN TRAFFIC

WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK COULD BE AMONG THE AFFECTED AREAS.

WINTER STORM-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

The colossal storm pushed through the mid Atlantic overnight, dumping heavy

snow around Washington, DC.

Forecasters expect accumulations between 6 inches and a foot.

MOS Mandy Gibb, Montgomery County, MD Shopper

"IT'S KIND OF STRESSING ME OUT."

In Montgomery County, Maryland, crews prepared for the worst.

SOT unidentified MD highway worker

"WE ARE GOING TO WORK AS HARD AS WE CAN, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BEST WE

CAN."

Their goal is to avoid treacherous roads like these in the Midwest.

In Wisconsin, a truck driver was killed after his semi plunged off an icy

bridge.

NATS - truck pulled out of icy river

This car -- wheels up on a lake.

This morning in snow-ravaged Chicago, they're cleaning up after 10 inches of

snow.

The storm grounded thousands of flights across the Midwest and East Coast

and more cancellations are expected today.

MOS Jennifer Purves, O'Hare Airport Passenger

"I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE STAYING IN CHICAGO. I GUESS WE'LL GO DO SOMETHING

FUN."

In coastal West Haven, Connecticut, firefighters and crews braced for an

epic snow event.

Some businesses there are staying open. They're getting used to bad weather.

MOS Domenic Giannotti, Dive Bar

"I HAD WATER COMPLETELY UP TO MY DOOR HERE. AND I'M UP FOR 4 or 5 FEET FROM

THE ROAD AND 100 YARDS FROM THE BEACH."

Up and down the East Coast, residents living along the storm zoned stocked

up.

MOS - Pennsylvania shopper

"JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE MILK, EGGS AND WATER. THAT'S IT."

MOS - Maryland shopper

"BREAD - CHECK. TOILET PAPER - CHECK. WHAT ELSE? WATER. JUNK FOOD - ALSO

IMPORTANT."

Along the Superstorm-Sandy ravaged New Jersey shore, evacuations are

underway.

There's big worry about flooding and high winds on the already battered

WINTER STORM-TRAFFIC

THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE IS THE AREA OF HIGHEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

THE COULD SEE SNOWFALL WELL INTO TOMORROW.

RSW DELAYS-TRX SPLITTOPS

THANK YOU KRISTA.

CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE.NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

RSW DELAYS-LIVE U

take live

NATIONWIDE WE'RE APPROACHING 19 HUNDRED CANCELATIONS.

THATS AN INCREASE FROM YESTERDAY.

HERE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY THERE ARE ____ CANCELLATIONS.

IM TOLD THAT NUMBER WILL LIKELY INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

THIS IS A UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC SITUATION RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE SOME AIRLINES ARE STILL FLYING IN AND OUT THE NORTHEAST WHILE OTHERS HAVE CANCELED.

SHOW AN EXAMPLE

BUT IF YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONES DONT WANT TO RISK BEING STUCK IN AN AIRPORT, I CHECKED WITH AIRLINES AND IF YOU HAVE A FLIGHT FROM AS SOUTH AS RICHMOND VA TO AS NORTH AS PORTLAND MAINE, FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS THEY WILL LET YOU SWITCH YOUR FLIGHT AND IT WON'T COST YOU A DIME.

TODAY WE SPENT THE MORNING WITH A FAMILY WHO WHO WANTED TO JUST WAIT ANS SEE. THEY'RE SENDING THEIR DAUGHTER BACK UP TO NEW YORK.

RSW DELAYS-VO

RSW DELAYS-SOT

Cindy Acker

SWFL winter resident

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RSW DELAYS-LIVE U

LIVE

LUCKILY HER DAUGHTER'S FLIGHT JUST TOOK OFF.

AIRLINE REPS TELL ME THE BEST WAY TO STAY ONTOP OF YOUR FLIGHT IS TO KEEP CHECKING WITH THEIR WEBSITE. THATS WHERE YOU CAN FIND MINUTE TO MINUTE INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON YOUR FLIGHT.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST APPEARANCE-TRX SS DBX

CONFUSION IN THE COURTROOM TODAY AS A CAPE CORAL MAN BEING CHARGE WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN FRONT OF A JUDGE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE STATE DIDN'T KNOW IF THE VICTIM OF HIS CRIME WAS STILL ALIVE.

JOSE ACEVEDO IS ACCUSED OF RAMmING A MINI VAN INTO HIS HOME WHILE HIS WIFE WAS INSIDE THIER CAPE CORAL HOUSE ON SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST APPEARANCE-REM

LIVE:

SHE IS STILL ALIVE, IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER THAT ATTACK.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST APPEARANCE-VO

VO:

THIS ALL STEMS BACK TO YESTERDAY MORNING.

THAT'S WHEN POLICE SAY ACEVEDO SMASHED HIS MINIVAN INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THIS HOME, INJURING HIS WIFE. THEN GOING INSIDE WHERE HE BEAT HER WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

ALL OF THIS HAPPENING IN FRONT OF THEIR 7-YEAR-OLD SON.

BUT IN COURT TODAY, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION.

INITIALLY ACEVEDO WAS BEING CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. BUT NEW CHARGES OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER WERE INTRODUCED.

THE PROBLEM?

THE PROSECUTION DIDN'T KNOW IF THE VICTIM OF THIS CRIME WAS ALIVE OR DEAD.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST APPEARANCE-SOT

SOT:

Judge "Has the victim passed away?"

Prosecutor "Your honor, it must have just changed, I believe the victim must have passed away, it was not like this this morning so I will have to confirm that."

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST APPEARANCE-REM

LIVE:

BECAUSE OF THAT CONFUSION, THIS HEARING WAS PUSHED BACK TOTOMORROW MORNING.

WHERE HE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES, NOT SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

ONCE AGAIN, AFTER TALKING TO CAPE CORAL POLICE WE HAVE CONFIRMED THE VICTIM IS STILL ALIVE.

HUGO CHAVES DEATH-TRX VOTOPS OC

DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOODED THE STREETS IN VENEZUELA WHERE PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ WAS TREATED.

GOVERNMENT LEADERS ANNOUNCED LATE YESTERDAY THAT HE HAD LOST HIS TWO YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER.

NBC-2'S NICK CILETTI IS FOLLOWING THIS STORY FOR US THIS AFTERNOON.

HE JOINS US IN THE STUDIO NOW WITH THE LATEST.

HUGO CHAVES DEATH-PLASMA

HUGO CHAVEZ WAS SEEN AS A POLARIZING FIGURE NOT ONLY IN LATIN AMERICA.BUT ACROSS THE GLOBE.

BUT HE WAS LOVED BY MANY OF HIT CITIZENS

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SCRIPT:

Nats/ mourners singing

OVERNIGHT - THOUSANDS GATHERED IN VENEZUELA'S CAPITAL - POURING INTO CARACAS

'S MAIN SQUARE TO MOURN THE ONLY LEADER MANY HERE HAVE EVER KNOWN. WEEPING

AND CHANTING "LONG LIVE CHAVEZ"

Nats/"Viva Chavez!"

THIS MORNING -- THIS COUNTRY - THE FOURTH LARGEST PROVIDER OF OIL TO THE U-S --IS IN POLITICAL FLUX.

LATE TUESDAY -- CHAVEZ'S HAND-PICKED SUCCESSOR, INTERIM PRESIDENT NICOLAS

MADURO, EXPELLED THE TWO AMERICAN MILITARY ATTACHES FROM THE COUNTRY.

Nats/Maduro Presser today "Los Estados Unidos."

ACCUSING THEM OF TRYING "DESTABILIZE" THE ARMY.

BEFORE TEARFULLY ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF THE 58-YEAR-OLD SOCIALIST LEADER ON

STATE T-V

Nats/ Maduro presser

IN A RAMBLING 45 MINUTE SPEECH MADURO HINTED CHAVEZ, WHO HAD SUFFERED FROM

AN UNDISCLOSED TYPE OF CANCER, HAD BEEN POISONED BY FOREIGN ELEMENTS

INCLUDING THE US - BUT PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE.

Nats/Maduro presser

AN ASSERTION THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS NOW CALLING "ABSURD".

THE U-S HAD HOPED CHAVEZ'S DEATH MIGHT END A DECADES LONG STAND-OFF WITH THE

VENUZELAN GOVERNMENT

BEFORE HIS ILLNESS FORCED HIM FROM THE WORLD STAGE IN DECEMBER, CHAVEZ HAD

BECOME NOTORIOUS DURING HIS PRESIDENCY FOR HIS BLUSTER

SOT/Chavez - "You are a donkey, Mr. Bush."

AND HIS REPEATED BARBS AGAINST THE US.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TARGETS

Nats/Chavez from UN - "diablo"

SOT/ CHAVEZ AT UN "Yesterday, the devil came here.

right here.

DEFIANT UNTIL THE END, CHAVEZ'S FINAL TWEET read -

Quote gfx:

HUGO CHAVES DEATH-PLASMA

CHAVEZ UNDERWENT FOUR OPERATIONS IN CUBA FOR A CANCER THAT WAS FIRST DETECTED IN HIS PELVIC REGION IN 2011.

HIS LAST SURGERY WAS IN DECEMBER AND HE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN IN PUBLIC SINCE.

HE WAS 58 YEARS OLD.

A FUNERAL IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.

PORT CHARLOTTE FIRE-VO

A PORT CHARLOTTE FAMILY IS OUT OF THEIR HOME TODAY AFTER A FIRE TORE THROUGH PART OF THEIR HOME.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 2:00 IN THE MORNING ON HINTON STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF VANGUARD TERRACE

THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE INSIDE… ALL WERE ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY.

ACCORDING TO THE HOMEOWNER, THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE AIRCONDITIONING UNIT OUTSIDE OF THE HOME.

PORT CHARLOTTE FIRE-SOT VO

Bill Bovard, Homeowner "This whole side was on fire right here. First thing I did was grab a hose to try to get it down. Wife called 9-1-1, they showed up and went on from there."

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

EVERYONE IS SAFE AFTER A CRANE COLLAPSES IN OREGON.

THE COLLAPSE - CAUGHT ON TAPE - WE'LL SHOW IT TO YOU AND EXPLAIN WHAT BROUGHT IT DOWN.

WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE EFFORT UNDERWAY IN ROME TO CHOOSE A NEW POPE.

NEW AT NOON - WHY THE AMERICAN CARDINALS NIX THEIR POPULAR DAILY PRESS BRIEFINGS TODAY.

TZ1 A) CRANE COLLAPSE-VO

TZ1 B) POPE LATEST-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

CRANE COLLAPSE CAUGHT ON CAMERA-TRX VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A CRANE COLLAPSE IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN OREGON.

WORKERS WITH A LOCAL POWER COMPANY WERE PUTTING UP NEW POLES WHEN ONE OF THEM GOT SNAGGED ON A LINE.

THAT CAUSED THE CRANE TO BUCKLE AND FALL INTO THE BAY ALONG WITH THE POLE.

THE WORKERS DOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

ETNA ERUPTS OVERNIGHT-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --

EUROPE'S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO LIT UP THE NIGHT SKY OVERNIGHT.

ITALY'S MOUNT ETNA SPEWED HOT ASH AND LAVA HIGH INTO THE AIR OVER THE ISLAND OF SICILY.

ROADS CLOSE TO THE VOLCANO WERE COVERED WITH VOLCANIC STONES.

THESE ERUPTIONS ARE RATHER COMMON --

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.

Some brief, light showers will move in this morning as a cool front slides through Southwest Florida, and then by the afternoon, skies will clear from north to south as temperatures become noticeably cooler.

While rain chances won't be very high this morning, here's the best thinking on the timing of when the showers move in: expect some quickly moving, spotty showers to start pushing through Charlotte County first around 7 a.m. Lee County should start to see some isolated shower activity from 7-9 a.m., and finally, if the showers manage to survive the journey south, Collier County will see the best chance for a passing shower from 9-10 a.m. Models are keeping rain totals incredibly low, so the places that manage to get a little shower will likely pick up less than a tenth of an inch.

After hitting our daytime high of 71° early this afternoon, temperatures will start to drop this afternoon as the cool air filters in with a strong northwesterly breeze. By mid to late afternoon, temperatures for most of Southwest Florida will be in the mid 60s even with clear, sunny skies.

Winds will become quite breezy through the day with gusts reaching 25-30 mph.

Look for breezy, chilly weather tonight with temperatures dropping into the mid 40s between the coast and I-75. East of I-75, temperatures may get as cold as the mid to upper 30s in the inland cold spots.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs aimed for the low 70s under full sunshine, and by Thursday night into Friday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid to upper 40s.

POPE LATEST-TRX VOTOPS OC

RIGHT NOW.

CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE HARD AT WORK INSIDE THE SISTINE CHAPEL GETTING IT READY FOR THE UPCOMING CONCLAVE TO SELECT A NEW POPE.

THE HISTORIC CHAPEL WAS CLOSED TO TOURISTS YESTERDAY.

THEY ARE ALSO INSTALLING THE ICONIC FURNACES THE CARDINALS WILL USE TO BURN THEIR SECRET BALLOTS.

MEANWHILE -- WE'VE LEARNED THAT AMERICAN CARDINALS HAVE CANCELLED THEIR PRESS BRIEFINGS FOR TODAY, FOLLOWING CONCERNS THAT DETAILS OF SECRET MEETINGS COULD BE RELEASED.

POPE LATEST-PKG

Today the American cardinals canceled their daily briefing and they announced they will not be doing anymorr interviews.

This decision comes following this morning's meeting of all the world's cardinals where the issue of media contact was discussed.

The spokesman for the US cardinals says the decision not to talk to the press is a precaution against leaks.

The Vatican spokesperson says as the cardinals move towards the conclave the time to elect the next pope there is a tradition of silence.

What we can tell you is at this morning's meeting aside from the issue of the media, 18 cardinals spoke and they talked of everything from how the Vatican is run to the characteristics needed in the next pope.

"We should look at this as a time of discernment, and preparation which helps the voting process inside the chapel."

Meanwhile at the Sistine Chapel they're preparing for the conclave.

A protective covering has been put over the mosaic floor and a false floor is being built so the cardinals don't have to climb any steps.

SMITH AND WESSON GUN SALES SOAR-TRX VO

IN CONSUMER NEWS -- GUN MAKER SMITH AND WESSON REPORTS TRIPLE EARNINGS.

SMITH AND WESSON IS THE NATIONS LARGEST PUBLICLY TRADED GUN MANUFACTURER.

CONSUMERS' FEAR OVER NEW GUN REGULATIONS HAVE LED TO A SPIKE IN INDUSTRY SALES.

TOYOTA MANAGEMENT SHAKEUP-VO

TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED SWEEPING MANAGEMENT CHANGES.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE AUTOMAKER'S HISTORY, THEY'VE HIRED A BOARD MEMBER FROM OUTSIDE THE COMPANY.

FORMER GENERAL MOTORS EXECUTIVE MARK HOGAN WILL START WORK ON APRIL 1ST.

TEXTING BAN-TRX ONCAM

LAWMAKERS GET TO WORK IN TALLAHASSEE - THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE IS NOW IN SESSION.

SOMETHING THEY'RE CONSIDERING WILL AFFECT ALL DRIVERS.

TODAY, THE SENATE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO CONSIDER A BILL THAT WOULD BAN TEXTING AND DRIVING.

THE BILL OUTLAWS TEXTING BY DRIVERS BUT EXEMPTS POLICE AND OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

ALSO, IT'S SUBJECT TO SECONDARY ENFORCEMENT -- WHICH MEANS DRIVERS COULD ONLY BE CITED FOR IT IF THEY WERE PULLED OVER FOR ANOTHER VIOLATION LIKE SPEEDING.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT, PASSENGERS MAY BE CARRYING SMALL KNIVES - AND THAT'S OK.

we need to keep the screening line moving at this point so

looking at tiny little objects that are not going to hijack and airplane is

going to slow things down.

A NEW SECURITY CHANGE AT AIRPORTS, CAUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SURPRISE.

NEW AT NOON - WE'LL EXPLAIN WHAT SECURITY WORKERS ARE *REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT.

TZ2 A) TSA CHANGES-VO

TZ2 B) BAR INTO CHURCH-VOTOPS

GMA TSA CHANGES-TRX ONCAM

NOW TO A STORY THAT HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING - UPCOMING SECURITY CHANGES AT OUR AIRPORTS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11 -- THE T-S-A IS ALLOWING SOME KNIVES ONBOARD.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN GREETED WITH CONFUSION AND OUTRAGE.

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE ESPECIALLY ANGRY.

GMA TSA CHANGES-PKG

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AFTER A DECADE OF BANNING. AND CONFISCATING POCKET KNIVES.AN ABRUPT

REVERSAL FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

SMALL KNIVES WILL NOW BE ALLOWED ON PLANES.

A MOVE THAT DREW AN IMMEDIATE. ANGRY RESPONSE FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

SHOOK SOT: ITS GOING TO CREATE PASSENGER CONFUSION AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO

BRING A WEAPON ONBOARD AND WE'RE THERE TO PROTECT PASSENGERS EACH AND EVERY

DAY AND IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ALLOW KNIVES ABOARD AIRCRAFT.:10

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF KNIVES THAT WILL BE ALLOWED ON PLANES IN A MONTH AND

A HALF.

A SMALL FOLDING KNIFE WITH A BLADE SHORTER THAN TWO POINT 36 INCHES. AND A

HALF INCH WIDE.

RULES RELAXED TOO FOR GOLF CLUBS. POOL CUES.AND LACROSSE AND HOCKEY

STICKS.

TSA SAYS IT IS ALL ABOUT RISK ASSESMENT.

EVERY MONTH.AT THE 20 LARGEST AIRPORTS.FOUR TONS OF KNIVES ARE

CONFISCATED.

PRICE SOT: WE NEED TO KEEP THE SCREENING LINE MOVING AT THIS POINT SO

LOOKING AT TINY LITTLE OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO HIJACK AND AIRPLANE IS

GOING TO SLOW THINGS DOWN

THE HEAD OF THE TSA TOLD AIRLINE OFFICIALS. HE WANTS TO CONCENTRATE ON

WHAT REALLY WORRIES HIM. EXPLOSIVES. ESPECIALLY THE LIQUID EXPLOSIVES

WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO DETECT.

AND OF COURSE GUNS.

EVERY DAY IN THE U-S. AT LEAT FOUR GUNS ARE UNCOVERED AT SECURITY CHECK

TEXAS CHURCH BAR-SOT VO

LEADERS OF A NEW CHURCH IN ABILENE TEXAS HAVE A NEW PHILOSOPHY -- WHERE THERE'S A PULPIT, THERE WILL BE POOL TABLES.

AND A BISHOP WILL BE YOU BARTENDER.

"We're trying to be here in a way that communicates acceptance."

THE SOUTHERN HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST IS NOW A FULLY FUNCTIONAL BAR.

TEXAS CHURCH BAR-SOT VO

"We felt like this was the sort of thing Jesus would be doing, he'd be going to the places where people were who needed to hear about him."

SERVICES AT THE BAR BEGIN ON MARCH 24TH.

MEMBERS SAY THEY EXPECT CRITICISM AND BACKLASH, BUT THEY'RE READY FOR IT.

DUCHESS HAVING A GIRL-VO

RUMORS ARE BUZZING THAT THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IS HAVING A BABY GIRL.

SHE APPARENTLY MADE A SLIP OF THE TONGUE THAT GOT PUBLISHED IN THE PAPERS.

DURING A VISIT TO NORTHEAST ENGLAND, SHE WAS GIVEN A TEDDY BEAR AS A GIFT.

SHE REPORTEDLY RESPONDED BY SAYING QUOTE: "THANK YOU, I WILL GIVE IT TO MY."-- SHE ABRUPTLY STOPPED HERSELF, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE WAS GOING TO SAY 'DAUGHTER'.

SHE DENIED KNOWING THE SEX OF THE CHILD.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS.

A JURY SEND BACK A VERDICT -- RYAN COSTELLO, FOUND GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF HIS 11-week OLD SON.

WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATEST FROM THE COURTROOM.

PLUS -- A WINTER STORM IS BEARING DOWN ON THE NORTHEAST.

STORM WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE FOR MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES.

WE HAVE NEW REPORT FROM WASHINGTON D-C WHERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE WORST.

TZ3 A) COSTELLO VERDICT-VOTOPS

TZ3 B) WINTER STORM-VOTOPS

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS

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COSTELLO VERDICT-VO SS

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON - AS WE TOLD YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR - A LEE COUNTY JURY HAS FOUND A LOCAL MAN GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF HIS INFANT SON.

NBC2'S MATT WRIGHT WAS IN THE COURTROOM WHEN THE VERDICT WAS READ.

HE JOINS US LIVE FROM the LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE - MATT.

ryan costello has been found guilty on three counts, including manslaughter.ryan costello is accused of inflicting massive head injuries on his 11-week-old son -- injuries that killed him.

COSTELLO VERDICT-rem

COSTELLO VERDICT-VO

COSTELLO VERDICT-(2)sot

WAIT

WINTER STORM SETUP-SAT 29 IN TRAFFIC VO

WE BEGIN WITH OUR COVERAGE OF THIS MASSIVE WINTER STORM ABOUT TO SWEEP THE NORTHEAST.

WASHINGTON D.C. STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS THAT IT'S COMING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

NEW VIDEO IN TODAY FROM ILLINOIS.

A SCHOOL BUS, RUNS OFF THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.

WINTER STORM SETUP-VOTOPS

HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN PITTSBURGH THIS MORNING.

PLOWS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE CITY TO CLEAR THE ROADWAYS.

WINTER STORM SETUP-VOTOPS TRAFFIC

AND IN KENTUCKY.

ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW FELL IN LOUISVILLE EARLY THIS MORNING MAKING FOR A MESSY COMMUTE.

THE STORM HAS FORCED SCHOOL CLOSURES, FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND PROMPTED CONGRESS TO CHANGE ITS SCHEDULE.

WINTER STORM-PKG

Nevada / Majority Leader

"we all know the weather is inclement. it's getting worse i saw coming in here."

RSW FLIGHTS-VOTOPS

THE STORM OF COURSE HAS CAUSED A RIPPLE AFFECT ON AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SIX CANCELLATIONS.

AUTHORITIES TELL US THAT NUMBER WILL LIKELY INCREASE AS THE DAY GOES ON.

RSW FLIGHTS-SOT ONCAM

Because of the weather I'm a little bit concerned that their plane is going to get canceled. I just want to make sure they get off. I worry. I'm a mother!!! Ahah ha!"

WE CALLED MAJOR AIRLINES TODAY.

REPS AT JET BLUE TOLD US THE NEXT FOUR DAYS, THEY ARE ALLOWING TRAVELERS FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO SWITCH THEIR FLIGHT TO A LATER DATE EVEN IF IT'S NOT CANCELLED.

CHAVEZ DEATH-TRX PLASMA

THE BODY OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE ALL DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FUNERAL PROCESSION TO MAKE ITS JOURNEY TO A MILITARY ACADEMY HE ONCE ATTENDED.

CHAVEZ DIED YESTERDAY AFTER A LENGTHY BATTLE WITH CANCER.

CHAVEZ DEATH-PKG

The quiet and somber feeling here last night and this morning over the death of President Hugo Chavez has now given way to a greater outpouring of emotion today.

His body is being moved from the military hospital where he died yesterday to a military academy where he was trained a long time ago.

And this is a very complicated event, it is a procession that's moving through Caracas through the north part of the town to the southeastern part of the town.

It's a several mile long trip through crowded streets.

Many of the poor who he championed, they'll want to get their glimpse of the president.

This will be an all day event with lots of emotion attached.

OVERSEAS BRIEF-TRX (3) ANIBOX

NBC2 TRACKING NEWS OVERSEAS.

4 PEOPLE ARE DEAD, MORE THAN A DOZEN INJURED AFTER TWO BOMBS EXPLODE IN IRAQ.

IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF KIRKUK -- A HIGHLY DISPUTED AREA THAT SITS ON SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST OIL RESERVES.

SINCE U-S TROOPS LEFT LAST YEAR, FIGHTING HAS REKINDLED BETWEEN 3 DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS.

AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI IS CALLING ON HIS SECURITY FORCES TO END TORTURE AND ABUSE OF CIVILIANS.

THIS FOLLOWS AN INVESTIGATION THAT FOUND AFGHAN FORCES HAD TORTURED PRISONERS AND KILLED INNOCENT CITIZENS.

THE PRESIDENT HAD ORIGINALLY BLAMED NATO TROOPS FOR THE VIOLENCE.

AND IN NORTH KOREA, A TOP GENERAL HAS APPARENTLY THROWN OUT THE ARMISTICE THAT ENDED THE KOREAN WAR IN THE 1950'S.

HE MADE A RARE APPEARANCE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

NORTH KOREAN TROOPS HAVE LINED UP IN SUPPORT.

1) iraq blasts-vo

2) afghanistan troop conduct-vo

3) north korea vows to fight-vo

RUSSIA DANCER ACID ATTACK-TRX VO

A LEAD DANCER IN A TOP RUSSIA BALLET IN IS CUSTODY FOR PLANNING AN ALLEGED ACID ATTACK ON THE COMPANY'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

THIS IS THE SUSPECT.

HE REPORTEDLY TOLD POLICE HE HE DID IT BECAUSE OF A "HOSTILE RELATIONSHIP" BETWEEN THE TWO.

HE AND TWO OTHERS CONFESSED ON CAMERA TO THROWING SULFURIC ACID ON THE DIRECTOR, ACCORDING TO POLICE.

IKEA BACTERIA CAKES-VOTOPS

FIRST MEATBALLS, NOW TAINTED CAKE.

CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE DESTROYED MORE THAN TWO TONS OF IKEA'S IMPORTED CAKES BECAUSE CALLA-FORM BACTERIA.

IKEA PULLED CHOCOLATE AND BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND CAKES FROM ITS RESTAURANTS IN 23 COUNTRIES FOR THE SAME REASON.

MICROSOFT EU FINE-VOTOPS

SOFTWARE GIANT MICROSOFT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY 731-MILLION DOLLARS IN A TEN-YEAR-LONG ANTI-TRUST BATTLE.

EUROPEAN REGULATORS ACCUSED THE COMPANY OF BREAKING A PROMISE TO CONSUMERS.

DETROIT FIRES-TRX VO

NEW VIDEO INTO THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM - AFTER A RASH OF FIRES BROKE OUT IN DETROIT OVERNIGHT.

FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO AT LEAST SIX HOUSE FIRES ALL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

THEY HAD TO WORK OVERNIGHT TO KEEP THIS FIRE FROM SPREADING TO TWO HOMES ON EITHER SIDE.

NO CPR CAUSE OF DEATH-VO

THE CASE DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION WHEN A NURSE AT A CALIFORNIA ELDERLY CARE FACILITY REFUSED TO BREAK COMPANY POLICY AND GIVE C-P-R TO AN ELDERLY RESIDENT.

TODAY WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KILLED 87-YEAR-OLD LORRAINE BAYLESS OF BAKERSFIELD.

ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY DEATH CERTIFICATE FILED BY HER PERSONAL DOCTOR, BAYLESS SUFFERED A MASSIVE STROKE.

ACCORDING TO HER PHYSICIAN, BAYLESS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AS A STROKE RISK.

NO CPR CAUSE OF DEATH-SOT VO

The certificate of death lists acute cerebral accident as the cause of death. The manner of death is natural.

ON TUESDAY, THE FACILITY'S MANAGEMENT SAID THE NURSE MISINTERPRETED THE COMPANY'S CARE POLICY.

SC SCHOOL OFFICER-TRX ONCAM

SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

ONE CITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS COME UP WITH A WAY TO PUT A POLICE OFFICER IN ONE OF THEIR SCHOOLS, AND WON'T COST THEM A DIME.

SC SCHOOL OFFICER-PKG

Plain Elementary put a lot of new safety measures in place after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, including a new lock-down system. But it's how they managed to have a local police officer here every single day without costing the tax payer any more money that they're hoping can be a model for the rest of the country.

Call him a local celebrity.

NATS you're awesome. no you're awesome.

The big guy on campus, sending a big message.

SOT kid-

"i think he's protecting the school and keeping us safe."

nats: "what's up guys?"

A full time police officer, Justin Chandler doesn't just patrol the halls here at Plain Elementary on occasion - he's here EVERY DAY. Earlier this year, he came up with the idea to do his office work here, instead of the police station.

SOT OFficer Chandler: All i needed from the school is a desk and wi-fi.

Katy Tur: And they have desks at the school?

Chandler: Exactly! So we said its a no brainer.

In the weeks after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, schools across the country re-evaluated their safety procedures.

NATS school

Here in Simpsonville, South Carolina, the proposal to have an officer like Chandler on-site struck everyone as the perfect fit.

SOT Chandler when we got down to brass tacks with it it didn't cost a dime.

Katy Tur: It didn't cost anything? Chandler: No

SOT Debbie Mihalic / Plain Elementary School Principal

I feel safer. I never thought that actually having an officer at elementary would be that valuable, but now that he's here I don't want him to leave.

Schools in Jordan, Minnesota are doing the same. Calling it a proactive solution.

SOT by Principal Minnesota:

We're hoping that this is a deterrent, that it'll help build the community, and it'll help kids understand that police officers are helpful and that they're here to help us.

At Plain Elementary, school officials talked with parents and teachers about potential concerns over having an armed police officer walking the halls. So far, the reaction though has been positive.

SOT parents:

The children will know he's here for their safety.

He's made us feel safe, especially what's happened over in Connecticut.

Justin: I'd rather be here and not be needed, than be needed and not be here.

A small solution easing big anxieties.

NATS high fives

SOT Katy: This is clearly not a job for you.

Justin: If you don't have fun in what you do - what's the point in doing it?

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

TV-VIOLENCE GETS A CLOSE LOOK IN ONE STUDY.

HOW CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR CAN BE AFFECTED BY WATCHING TOO MUCH.

PLUS -- THE NEW FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PIRACY.

HOW YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER WILL PLAY A NEW ROLE IN THE FIGHT

TZ4 A) VIOLENT TV-VO

TZ4 B) ONLINE PIRACY-VOTOPS

VIOLENT TV-TRX ONCAM

CHANGING WHAT YOUR CHILDREN WATCH ON TV MAY CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.

A NEW STUDY FINDS YOUNG CHILDEN WHO SAW MOVIES OR TELEVISION SHOWS CONTAINING VIOLENT SCENES. BECAME MORE AGGRESSIVE.

VIOLENT TV-PKG

TWO AND A HALF YEAR OLD SIDRIT DOESN'T WATCH MUCH TV, HIS MOM NOTICED A DIRECT CORRELATION.

"he was watching kung fu panda and he started doing what they were doing in the movie so yeah it affects children"

CHANGING WHAT YOUR KIDS WATCH MAY CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.

"we should be filling children's heads with joyful, creative helpful images violent tv causes kids to have thoughts about violence"

AMERICAN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WATCH AN AVERAGE OF FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PROGRAMMING A DAY. EXPERTS HOPE THIS STUDY WILL ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BE SELECTIVE WHEN THEY TURN THE TV AND WATCH WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE WATCHING. CARTOON IMAGES MAY SEEM INNOCENT, BUT THEY HAVE AN IMPACT TOO.

"I think its any image of anybody getting hurt"

AND WHO SHOULD NEVER BE IN FRONT OF A TV?

CHICAGO SNOW-VOTOPS

THE BIG STORM MOVING EAST LEFT BEHIND A MESS *AND BROKEN RECORDS.

CHICAGO GOT ITS BIGGEST SNOWFALL IN TWO YEARS YESTERDAY.

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.

Some brief, light showers will move in this morning as a cool front slides through Southwest Florida, and then by the afternoon, skies will clear from north to south as temperatures become noticeably cooler.

While rain chances won't be very high this morning, here's the best thinking on the timing of when the showers move in: expect some quickly moving, spotty showers to start pushing through Charlotte County first around 7 a.m. Lee County should start to see some isolated shower activity from 7-9 a.m., and finally, if the showers manage to survive the journey south, Collier County will see the best chance for a passing shower from 9-10 a.m. Models are keeping rain totals incredibly low, so the places that manage to get a little shower will likely pick up less than a tenth of an inch.

After hitting our daytime high of 71° early this afternoon, temperatures will start to drop this afternoon as the cool air filters in with a strong northwesterly breeze. By mid to late afternoon, temperatures for most of Southwest Florida will be in the mid 60s even with clear, sunny skies.

Winds will become quite breezy through the day with gusts reaching 25-30 mph.

Look for breezy, chilly weather tonight with temperatures dropping into the mid 40s between the coast and I-75. East of I-75, temperatures may get as cold as the mid to upper 30s in the inland cold spots.

Thursday will be another cool day with highs aimed for the low 70s under full sunshine, and by Thursday night into Friday morning, we'll have another round of temperatures in the mid to upper 40s.

MN ACCEPTANCE LETTERS-VO

A MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY IS IN DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER SENDING ACCEPTANCE LETTERS TO STUDENTS WHO WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO GET THEM.

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD SENT THE ORIGINAL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS TO 232 STUDENTS THAT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR AUTOMATIC ADMISSION.

ONCE ADMINISTRATORS REALIZED THE MISTAKE, A SECOND LETTER WENT OUT TO THOSE STUDENTS LETTING THEM KNOW OF THE MISTAKE.

BEST BUY ENDS WORK FROM HOME PROGRAM-VO

BEST BUY ANNOUNCES IT IS ENDING ITS FLEXIBLE WORK PROGRAM.

LIKE YAHOO!, BEST BUY HAS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES -- AND THEY NEED "ALL HANDS ON DECK."

HOWEVER, WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE FOUR-THOUSAND NON-STORE WORKERS IN ITS FORMER WORK-FROM-HOME PROGRAM MAY STILL GET TO TELE-COMMUTE OR SET FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES.

NHL EPIC BATTLE-VO

IT WAS AN EPIC BATTLE IN THE N-H-L LAST NIGHT.

THE L-A KINGS TOOK ON THE SANT LOUIS BLUES ON HOME-ICE.

40 MINUTES IN PENALTIES HANDED OUT IN THE FIRST PERIOD ALONE.

THEN THIS, A SQUARE OFF. KYLE CLIFFORD OF THE KINGS GETS THE KNOCKOUT.

LATER, THE KINGS WERE LOSING 3 TO 1 IN THE SECOND, A AND IT WASN'T LOOKING GOOD, BUT THEN THIS, AN UNUSUAL COMEBACK IN THE THIRD PERIOD.

THEY BREAK THE TIE, IT'S 5-4. THAT GUY BY THE WAY HAD A HAT TRICK.

BASEBALL EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION-VOTOPS

AND LOOK AT THIS.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PITCHER JEFF GOLD HAS TO THINK FAST AFTER THE BALL GETS STUCK IN HIS GLOVE.

HE MAKES A GREAT PLAY -- STOPPING A HARD GROUNDER, THEN UH OH.

HE THROWS HIS GLOVE *AND BALL TO FIRST.

RYAN HEALY IS THERE TO MAKE THE CATCH, DESPITE HAVING EXTRA STUFF THROWN AT HIM.

BATTLING ONLINE PRIVACY-ONCAM

THE RIGHTS OF ONLINE USERS AND THOSE OF DIGITAL CONTENT CREATORS ARE COLLIDING OVER THE

ISSUE OF ONLINE PIRACY.

A NEW EFFORT TO BATTLE IT IS TARGETING INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN LARGER ENTITIES.

BATTLING ONLINE PRIVACY-PKG

nats

EFFORTS TO BATTLE ONLINE PIRACY CRUMBLED LAST YEAR IN CONGRESS.

ADVOCATES OF A FREE AND OPEN INTERNET RALLIED OPPOSITION THAT KILLED LEGISLATION HOLLYWOOD

SUPPORTED.

"Obviously, this was a loss.there's no way else to describe that. But the problem doesn't go

away."

SO, NOW, THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S TRYING A DIFFERENT AND CONTROVERSIAL APPROACH.

THEY'VE TEAMED UP WITH FIVE OF THE NATION'S LEADING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.OR ISPs.TO DISCOURAGE PIRACY THROUGH

THE COPYRIGHT ALERT SYSTEM.

"They're put in the position of being, yeah, your home police for copyrighted material."

nats

CONTENT COMPANIES WILL TELL AN ISP WHEN THEY'VE DETECTED THAT A CONSUMER HAS ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADED CONTENT. THE ISP THEN SENDS THAT USER AN EMAIL OR ALERT ABOUT THE PERILS OF, AND ALTERNATIVES TO, ONLINE PIRACY----BUT IF THE PIRACY CONTINUES,

THE ISP'S WARNINGS INTENSIFY.

"They have the right at some point, to institute a slowing down of your internet service.

After 6 strikes, they could suspend your service."

CONSUMERS CAN CHALLENGE A PIRACY ALLEGATION VIA ARBITRATION. BUT CNET SENIOR EDITOR SCOTT STEIN HAS

CONCERNS ABOUT THIS GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT ELEMENT.

The messy part here is that you're policing somebody's home actions via service that they're paying for. If it starts in one area, will it

extend to other areas?

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL CITES FIGURES FROM THE ANTI-PIRACY FIRM IRDETO.THAT INSTANCES OF PIRATED ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT

ZOOMED FROM 5.4 BILLION IN 2009 TO MORE THAN 14 BILLION LAST YEAR.

BATTLING ONLINE PRIVACY-ONCAM

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FIRST AT FOUR.

THE JURY HAS SPOKEN AND HANDED DOWN ITS VERDICT AGAINST THE FORT MYERS MAN WHO KILLED HIS INFANT SON.

FIRST AT FOUR, BRAND NEW REACTION FROM HIS CONVICTION.

PLUS UNSAFE CAKE -

IKEA DESTROYS MORE THAN TWO TONS OF FOOD OVER CONCERNS OF BACTERIA.

FIRST AT FOUR WE'LL BRING YOU THE URGENT ALERT.

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME.

DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO OF A POLICE OFFICER SAVING THE LIFE OF A YOUNG MAN.

THOSE STORIES, FIRST AT FOUR -

A) COSTELLO VERDICT-VO

B) IKEA CAKES-VOTOPS

C) COP SAVES BUS-VOTOPS

COSTELLO VERDICT-TRXSSTOPS

A VERDICT AT A LEE COUNTY MURDER TRIAL.

A JURY FINDS RYAN COSTELLO IS GUILITY IN THE DEATH OF HIS 11 WEEK OLD SON.

THEY DELIBERATED FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS.

OUR REPORTER WHO WAS IN THE COURTROOM, TELLING US COSTELLO DID NOT SHOW ANY EMOTION OR REACTION WHEN THE VERDICT WAS READ.

WINTER STORMS-VOTOPS

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST IS PREPARING FOR A MASSIVE WINTER STORM.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE LIVE PICTURES.

THIS IS THE SAME STORM THAT DUMPED MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW, IN SOME PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ARE OUT IN ALL OR PARTS OF 16 STATES.

WE'RE MONITORING HOW THE STORM IS AFFECTING FLIGHTS IN AND AND OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THERE ARE SOME CANCELLATIONS.

CHAVEZ DEATH-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE -- THE SEVEN DAY MOURNING PERIOD IS BEGINNING -- FOR THE DEATH OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ.

RIGHT NOW -- THE CHAVEZ'S BODY IS MAKING ITS WAY HROUGH THE STREETS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE ALL DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FUNERAL PROCESSION TO MAKE TO A MILITARY ACADEMY HE ONCE ATTENDED.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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