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HL1) WINTER STORM-TRX-VOTOPS

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW-- A COLOSSAL STORM SLAMMING THE MID-ATLANTIC WITH SNOW--

HL2) CHAVEZ DIES-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS, VENEZUELA MOURNS THE LOSS OF THEIR LEADER.

HL3) WARRANT FOR PROCTOR-TRX-VOTOPS

AND DEVELOPING THIS MORNING--

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT-ANIBOXES

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

THANKS FOR WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

IT'S TUESDAY MARCH 6TH.

AND WE'RE NOT IN THE CLEAR OF COOLER WEATHER JUST YET.

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING SOME SHOWERS --

THAT ARE COMING ALONG WITH ANOTHER COOL FRONT.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT - TRX

WHAT COULD BE THE CLOSING STORM OF THE WINTER IS ROLLING INTO THE EAST COAST THIS MORNING.

AND IT'S CLOBBERING STATE AFTER STATE WITH HEAVY WET SNOW.

AS THE MIDWEST DIGS OUT, WINTER WARNINGS ARE POSTED IN 19 STATES.

AND THE NATION'S CAPITAL IS NOW IN THE CROSS HAIRS.

HUGE WINTER SNOW STORM-PLASMA-VO

THE HUGE STORM PUSHED THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT --

DUMPING HEAVY SNOW AROUND WASHINGTON, DC.

FORECASTERS EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 INCHES AND A FOOT.

HUGE WINTER SNOW STORM-SOTVO

"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 THOSE IN THE MIDWEST.

IN WISCONSIN, A TRUCK DRIVER WAS KILLED AFTER HIS SEMI PLUNGED OFF AN ICY BRIDGE.

THIS MORNING IN CHICAGO -- THEY'RE CLEANING UP AFTER 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

HUGE WINTER SNOW STORM-PLASMA-VO

IN WASHINGTON, DC, THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORM IN 3 YEARS.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TONIGHT.

BUT THERE'S WORRY ABOUT HEAVY WIND GUSTS -- MAYBE UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR.

I'M LIVE IN THE STUDIO --

HUGO CHAVEZ DIES-TRX-VOTOPS

NEW RIGHT NOW:

THE LEADERS OF BRAZIL, CHILE, BOLIVIA AND PERU ALL OFFER THEIR CONDOLENCES TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.

VENEZUELAN VICE PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO WILL SERVE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT FOR THE TIME BEING

FOLLOWING HUGO CHAVEZ' DEATH.

ELECTIONS WILL BE CALLED IN 30 DAYS.

THE COUNTRY'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MADURO WILL BE THE CANDIDATE FOR THE GOVERNING SOCIALIST PARTY.

CHAVEZ WAS SICK WITH CANCER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS --

DOW HITS RECORD-VO

WATCHING WALL STREET TODAY -- AFTER THE DOW CLOSES AT A NEW HIGH.

THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE HAS REGAINED ALL THE LOSSES IT SUFFERED.

AT THE END OF TRADING TUESDAY THE DOW CLOSED JUST ABOVE 14,253.

THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE WHERE IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

TSA ALLOWING POCKET KNIVES-VO-BNR

ITEMS ONCE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL --

LIKE SMALL KNIVES -- WILL SOON PASS SECURITY ON AIRPLANES.

THE T-S-A SAYS THE RELAXED RESTRICTIONS WILL NOT PUT PASSENGERS IN DANGER --

AND THEY'LL ALLOW AGENTS TO FOCUS ON FINDING HIGHER THREAT ITEMS LIKE EXPLOSIVES.

IT MIGHT ALSO CUT DOWN THE TIME YOU SPEND IN LINE.

THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT APRIL 25TH.

JOHN BRENNAN CONFIRMED-VO

JOHN BRENNAN ISN'T HOME FREE QUITE YET --

HIS NOMINATION TO LEAD THE CIA HAS PASSED A COMMITTEE -

AND HEADS TO THE FULL SENATE FOR A VOTE --

BUT THE GOP IS THREATENING FURTHER DELAYS.

THEY SAY THEY WANT ANSWERS ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S DRONE PROGRAM

SUICIDE PREVENTION HEARING-VO

PREVENTING MILITARY SUICIDES IS ON the AGENDA OF CONGRESS

A HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON SUICIDE PREVENTION THIS AFTERNOON.

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICE WILL TESTIFY

ALONG WITH TOP BRASS FROM EACH OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SCHOOL GUN FOLO-VO-WIPE

SOME ARE CALLING THEM HEROES.

BUT THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUSPENDED THEM ANYWAY.

TWO CYPRESS LAKE HIGH STUDENTS WHO WRESTLED A GUN FROM ANOTHER STUDENT ON THE BUS.

IT HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY.

NOW THE STEP MOTHER OF THE STUDENT WHO HAD THE GUN SAYS SHE CANT BELIEVE THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED THE OTHER STUDENTS.

SHE'S THANKFUL THEY HELPED WRESTLE THE GUN FROM HER CHILD'S HAND --

SCHOOL GUN FOLO-SOTVO

51:02 id like to reach out to their parents i don't think its right them being suspended from school 51:09 they saved my child's life the child that was in the altercation with mine his life as well and other students on the bus that day 51:23

THE TWO STUDENTS WERE SUSPENDED FOR THREE DAYS.

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS THEY WOULDN'T COOPERATE WITH POLICE AND LIED.

THAT'S WHY THEY WERE SUSPENDED.

PROCTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER-TRX-SSTOPS-VO

DANIEL PROCTOR- THE MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING HIS EX-WIFE TURNED GIRLFRIEND AMY PATTERSON-

HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HER MURDER.

DEPUTIES FOUND AMY'S BODY ON A REMOTE PIECE OF PROPERTY ON PINE ISLAND LAST SUMMER.

THEY SAY PROCTOR LED THEM TO HER BODY.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN ALABAMA.

AT THE TIME HE WAS ON THE RUN FOR STEALING A CAR AND GUN FOLLOWING AMY'S DISSAPEARANCE.

AMY- A MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER- WENT MISSING IN THE SUMMER OF 2011.

PROCTOR IS STILL UP IN AN ALABAMA JAIL.

COSTELLO JURY DELIBERATIONS-TRX-VOTOPS

A LEE COUNTY JURY RETURNS TO COURT THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE WORKING TO DELIBERATE THE FATE OF RYAN COSTELLO --

ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS INFANT SON.

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

BUT COSTELLO TESTIFIED HIS FIANCÉ THREW SOMETHING AT HIM --

KNOCKING HIM DOWN WHILE HE HELD THEIR CHILD.

SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING-TRX-VO-OC

STILL NO WORD THIS MORNING FROM THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

DR. JOSEPH BURKE WAS A NO SHOW --

ironically.it was THE DAY A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WAS CALLED TO DISCUSS ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST HIM.

ACCORDING TO A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LETTER,

THE OFFICE RECEIVED THREE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT BURKE.

The board WANTs TO KNOW IF DR. BURKE SUSPENDED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING AN ADMINISTRATOR --

DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS.

THE STATE ALSO WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY BEING MOVED INTO A GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT.

AND FINALLY, THE STATE IS ASKING FOR JUSTIFICATION ON WHY BURKE ALLEGEDLY SPENT 2 hundred 93-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY ON TOP LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS.

TWO BOARD MEMBERS CALLED FOR an OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION.

FLORIDA SINKHOLES-ANIBOXES

THREE SINKHOLES HAVE NOW OPENED UP IN LESS THAN A WEEK HERE IN FLORIDA.

THE LATEST ONE LEFT A PINELLAS COUNTY WOMAN STUCK IN HER LIVING ROOM.

THE WOMAN IS FINE - HOWEVER THE HOLE IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

ANOTHER SINKHOLE OPENED UP MONDAY IN SEFFNER NEAR TAMPA.

NO ONE WAS HURT IN THAT INSTANCE.

BUT A THIRD, the first one actually reported, ALSO IN SEFFNER, SWALLOWED A MAN LAST WEEK WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING

SINKHOLES ARE VERY COMMON IN FLORIDA--

HERE'S A MAP SHOWING THEM.

new sinkhole-VOTOPS

old sinkhole a-VOTOPS

old sinkhole b-VOTOPS

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SHOT

ANYONE WHO SUFFERS FROM MIGRAINES LISTEN UP.

WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAD INTO THE BEDROOM FOR RELIEF, AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING TO SLEEP!

PLUS, HALEY IS TRACKING SOME RAIN HEADED OUR WAY THIS MORNING.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

AWAKE THE STATE RALLY-ONCAM

THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION OFFICIALLY STARTS TODAY --

BUT POLITICAL ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ALREADY STARTED RALLYING.

NBC 2'S JIM SPEE-WAK talked TO PEOPLE OF LEE COUNTY

AWAKE THE STATE RALLY-PKG

nats -

AS THE POLITICS IN TALAHASEE HEAT UP, VOTERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TRY TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICE IS HEARD AS THEY LOOK FOR CHANGE.

- Mickey Gargan - Collier County Resident

12:26 - there's going to be repercussions if there's not, i think the people will vote some of those people out of office - 12:32

AND CHANGE BEGINS AT THE POLLS FOR JOY SO-KIE-TUS WHO MOVED FROM PHILADELPHIA AND SAYS THE 13 PAGE BALLOT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.

- Joy Sokeitous - Ft. Myers Resident

07:27 - that has to change we need to shorten the number of words that are allowed on each issue - 07:34

MANY SAY IT WAS THAT LANGUAGE THAT CAUSED LONG LINES, FORCING SOME TO WAIT FOR HOURS, BUT NOT GET THE CHANCE TO VOTE.

- Bonnie Cunard - Cape Coral Resident

13:45 - people were still standing in line voting when president obama was doing his acceptance speech and that's just unforgiveable 13:51

BOONNIE IS A SCHOOL TEACHER WHO SAYS SHE WANTS TO SEE A REVISION TO HIGH STAKES TESTING IN FLORIDA AND ONE BIG ITEM THAT WILL AFFECT HER BOTTOM LINE.

- Bonnie

15:54 - i would also like my 3% back 15:57

SOME RESIDENTS ARE CONVINCED CHANGE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT AS SURE.

- Terrie Moran - North Ft Myers Resident

22:35 - I think it depends on how angry they think we are, they assume we have short memories -- the public. That's one of the reasons I'm upset 22:41

AWAKE THE STATE RALLY-OC

NBC-2'S JIM SPEE-WAK REPORTING.

LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.

900 BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED FOR THE 2013 SESSION.

CAR BUYERS BIGGER LOANS-VO

NEW THIS MORNING --

AMERICAN CAR BUYERS ARE TAKING OUT BIGGER AUTO LOANS

AND STRETCHING OUT THEIR LOAN TERMS TO RECORD LENGTHS.

A NEW ANALYSIS FROM EXPERIAN AUTOMOTIVE SHOWS THE AVERAGE NEW CAR LOAN IS JUST UNDER 26,700.

AND THE TERMS FOR MANY LOANS ARE STRETCHED OUT OVER AN AVERAGE OF 65 MONTHS.

DISCO LIGHT RECALL-TRX-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT.

MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND OF TWEEN BRANDS "STYLE MY ROOM BY JUSTICE" DISCO LIGHTS ARE BEING RECALLED.

ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE LAMP'S BASE CAN OVERHEAT --

POSING AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD.

10 DOLLAR LED BULB-VO

ENERGY-SAVING L-E-D'S CAN COST AS MUCH AS 60 DOLLARS,

BUT PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP.

AND ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS, PHILIPS SAYS IT'LL DEBUT A TEN DOLLAR L-E-D LIGHT BULB BY THE END OF THE YEAR --

ONE THAT'LL REPLACE A 60-WATT INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB.

A 60-WATT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED LIGHT BULB.

GOOGLE FUKUSHOMA-VO

GOOGLE IS TAKING PICTURES OF FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN.

THE TOWN WAS EVACUATED AFTER THE EMERGENCY AT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY THE MASSIVE TSUNAMI IN 2011.

A CAR EQUIPPED WITH A CAMERA THAT CAN CAPTURE 3 hundred 60-DEGREE IMAGES.

COLLIER RED LIGHT CAMERAS COMING DOWN-VO

THOSE RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE DISAPPEARING IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE FOUND CREWS TAKING DOWN THE CONTROVERSIAL CAMERAS AT PINE RIDGE AND U-S 41.

ALL TEN CAMERAS SHOULD BE DOWN BY TODAY.

THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ENDED THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ENOUGH PROOF THEY MAKE ROADS SAFER.

THEY DID MAKE MONEY.

BONITA SLOTS-NATSVO

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

NAT AS BOARDING BUS

14:19:03-06

ALRIGHT, ARE WE GOING!?

THEY BOARDED THE BUS YESTERDAY.

THEY WANT LEGISLATORS TO APPROVE A TWO YEAR TRIAL PERIOD FOR SLOT MACHINES.

LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS VOTED IN FAVOR OF ADDING SLOT MACHINES.

BUT THE STATE STILL HAS TO GIVE THE OK.

NAPLES RITZ CARLTON-VO

ONE OF NAPLES ICONIC RESORTS IS CLOSING IT'S DOORS THIS SUMMER.

THE RITZ-CARLTON BEACH RESORT WILL SHUT DOWN FOR SIXTY-SIX DAYS COME JULY FOR RENOVATIONS.

REMODELING WILL CONSIST OF UPGRADES TO IT'S CURRENT GUEST ROOMS.

THE LAST TIME THE RESORT CLOSED WAS BACK IN 2005 BECAUSE OF HURRICANE WILMA.

CAPE FIRE CHIEF SALARY-OC

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

COUNCIL APPROVED TO PAY AROUND 1 hundred 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.

THAT'S ABOUT 7 THOUSAND MORE THAN THE LAST CHIEF MADE.

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

DEVICE TO MEASURE DIZZINESS-TRX-VIDBOX

NEW THIS MORNING --

A HOME DEVICE THAT MEASURES EYE MOVEMENTS

CAN DETERMINE IF A SEVERE DIZZY SPELL IS HARMLESS OR A STROKE.

JOHNS HOPKINS RESEARCHERS SAY THE PORTABLE DEVICE

WAS 100-PERCENT ACCURATE IN A STUDY OF 12 PATIENTS WITH STROKE-LIKE SYMPTOMS.

JOHN STEWART LEAVING DAILY SHOW-2 SHOT VO

JON STEWART IS TAKING THE SUMMER OFF FROM "THE DAILY SHOW."

BUT HE WON'T BE ON VACATION.

STEWART WILL SPEND 12 WEEKS DIRECTING HIS FIRST FILM - "ROSEWATER."

IT'S BASED ON A MEMOIR BY B-B-C JOURNALIST MAZIAR BAHARI.

IT TELLS THE STORY OF HIS ARREST WHILE COVERING PROTESTS IN IRAN IN 2009.

STEWART ALSO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE FILM.

SEX DURING A MIGRAINE-VIDBOX

'HONEY, I HAVE A HEADACHE' --

MAY NOT BE AN GOOD EXCUSE ANYMORE!

A NEW STUDY FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF MIGRAINE SUFFERERS WHO WERE INTIMATE DURING THEIR PAIN --

HAD IMPROVED SYMPTOMS.

AND ONE IN FIVE WERE LEFT WITH NO PAIN AT ALL!

RESEARCHERS BELIEVE SEXUAL ACTIVITY MAY TRIGGER THE RELEASE OF ENDORPHINS,

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

DEXTER LAST SEASON-VO

IT SEEMS THE EIGHTH SEASON OF "DEXTER" WILL BE ITS LAST.

WHILE DISCUSSING THE SERIAL KILLER DRAMA AT A CONFERENCE,

C-B-S PRESIDENT LES MOONVES SAID ITS LAST SEASON STARTS IN JUNE.

THE PRESIDENT OF SHOWTIME ALSO SAID THE SAME TO "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" BACK IN 2011 -

HE SAID EVERYONE WAS WORKING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT SEASONS 7 AND 8 WOULD BE THE END OF "DEXTER."

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

ALL NEW THIS MORNING, SOME BAD NEWS FOR PARENTS TRYING TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

A BIG DROP IN STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING THIS PAST YEAR, PUSHING TUITION COSTS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO A RECORD HIGH.

AND THE "STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" CALLS THE DECREASE IN FUNDING AND INCREASE IN STUDENT COSTS "UNPRECEDENTED."

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MEANTIME -- ELECTRONICS RETAILER BEST BUY, CRACKING DOWN ON EMPLOYEES WHO WORK FROM HOME.

THE BLOG MASHABLE SAYS CORPORATE EMPLOYEES WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK A 40 HOUR WEEK AND COME INTO THE OFFICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

LAST MONTH YAHOO BANNED WORKING FROM HOME STARTING JUNE.

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AND THANKS TO ALL THE WINTER SNOWSTORMS --

THE EASTERN CORN BELT, INCLUDING ILLINOIS AND INDIANA, ARE FINALLY, ESSENTIALLY OUT OF DROUGHT!

THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ALSO FORECASTS THIS YEAR'S CORN AND SOYBEAN HARVESTS COULD BE THE BIGGEST EVER.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

EATING LARGE ANIMALS STRUCK BY VEHICLES --

GIVING NEW MEANING TO THE TERM "ROADSIDE DINING."

OC:

ALRIGHT -- GET OUT THE CHAMPAGNE!

THE DOW -- SITTING AT A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH.

SOME ECONOMISTS SAY THE BULL MARKET MAY HAS FURTHER TO GO --

OTHERS, FORECASTING A SHARP DROP IN STOCK PRICES.

*****

LISTEN UP DORITOS LOCOS TACOS FANS.

TACO BELL -- ANNOUNCING ON FACEBOOK IT'S UNVEILING THE NEW *COOL RANCH* DORITOS LOCOS TACOS TODAY -- A DAY EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.

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AND IF THAT'S NOT APPEALING, HOW ABOUT VENISON QUESADILLAS, ANTELOPE STEAKS OR BARBECUED MOOSE!

A GROWING NUMBER OF STATES ARE CONSIDERING LEGALIZING EATING ANIMALS STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLES.

STATES SAVE ON CLEANUP COSTS, AND ONE MAN TELLS US EATING ROADKILL SAVES HIS FAMILY 18-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR IN FOOD BILLS.

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1)-TRX-TBA

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3)-TRX-TBA

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2 SHOT -ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY -- MARCH 6TH.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

JUST AS WE GOT A LITTLE WARMER --

A COOL FRONT IS AT OUR DOORSTEP ONCE AGAIN.

AND THIS MORNING --

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TOSS TO STACEY-2 SHOT

A LIVE LOOK AT OUR NATION'S CAPITOL THIS MORNING!!!

THIS MORNING --

SNOWSTORM PART TWO!

SOME PARTS OF THE MIDWEST GOT OVER A FOOT TUESDAY.

THIS MORNING, THE EAST COAST IS GETTING HIT.

WINTER SNOW STORM-PLASMA-VO

THIS MORNING IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL --

THEY'RE TIGHTENING UP THE SCHEDULE TODAY.

WINTER SNOW STORM-TRX-PKG

THE EAST COAST IS NOW FEELING THE SNOWSTORM THAT DUMPED HALF A FOOT OR MORE ON THE MIDWEST.

MINNEAPOLIS GOT OVER 7 INCHES. ALMOST NINE IN PARTS OF IOWA. 15 IN NORTH DAKOTA.

A SEMI FLIPPED OFF A BRIDGE INTO THE RIVER IN WISCONSIN. AND THERE WERE SPINOUTS ALL OVER CHICAGO:

"This is my 10th call already and I got 10 waiting."

SCHOOLS CLOSED IN MANY AREAS BUT NO SUCH LUCK AT LORAS COLLEGE IN IOWA:

OFF CAM SOT

"I wish we didn't have to go to school in this, we could just play in it, enjoy it like everyone else, but oh well."

CHICAGO'S O'HARE AIRPORT SAW MOST OF THE REGION'S 13-HUNDRED FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS. THEY'RE BACK ON TIME THIS MORNING.

SNOW OR NOT - THIS TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO GET TO WORK AT 2AM. SO HE SPENT ALL NIGHT SHOVELING:

"I don't want it to get too thick so like every other hour I come out and shovel."

THIS MORNING, THE STORM IS MOVING EAST. NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED. STILL DIGGING OUT FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY:

"We just don't want their property damaged anymore."

IN WASHINGTON, THE WHITE HOUSE CANCELLED A VISIT FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. ON CAPITOL HILL, THE HOUSE EARLIED UP ITS SESSION. INCLUDING A BUDGET VOTE.

WINTER SNOW STORM-PLASMA

OUT OF TOWN POWER CREWS ARE ON STANDBY.

RESIDENTS ARE BEING WARNED TO BE PREPARED TO BE IN THE DARK SEVERAL DAYS.

THIS MORNING --

WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO FAR. OVER 13-HUNDRED FLIGHTS CANCELLED.

AIRPORTS SEEING THE BIG DELAYS --

* REAGAN NATIONAL

* WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL

* BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL

AND CHICAGO O'HARE.

I'M LIVE IN THE STUDIO AS YOU WAKE UP --

HUGO CHAVEZ DIES-TRX-VOTOPS

VENEZUELAN VICE PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO WILL SERVE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT FOR THE TIME BEING.

ELECTIONS WILL BE CALLED IN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING HUGO CHAVEZ' DEATH.

THE COUNTRY'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MADURO WILL BE THE CANDIDATE FOR THE GOVERNING SOCIALIST PARTY.

CHAVEZ WAS SICK WITH CANCER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS --

STOCK MARKET RECORD-OC NATSVO

THE BLUE-CHIP INDEX HAS REGAINED ALL THE LOSSES IT SUFFERED DURING THE GREAT RECESSION.

closing bell

THE DOW JONES HIT A NEW RECORD HIGH TUESDAY.

COSTELLO JURY DELIBERATIONS-TRX-VO

A LEE COUNTY JURY RETURNS TO COURT THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE WORKING TO DELIBERATE THE FATE OF RYAN COSTELLO --

ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS INFANT SON.

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

BUT COSTELLO TESTIFIED HIS FIANCÉ THREW SOMETHING AT HIM --

COSTELLO JURY DELIBERATIONS-(2) SOTVO

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 ALSO FACES CHARGES OF CHILD NEGLECT AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.

PROCTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER-TRX-SSTOPS-VO

DANIEL PROCTOR- THE MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING HIS EX-WIFE TURNED GIRLFRIEND AMY PATTERSON-

HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HER MURDER.

DEPUTIES FOUND AMY'S BODY ON A REMOTE PIECE OF PROPERTY ON PINE ISLAND LAST SUMMER.

THEY SAY PROCTOR LED THEM TO HER BODY.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN ALABAMA.

AT THE TIME HE WAS ON THE RUN FOR STEALING A CAR AND GUN FOLLOWING AMY'S DISSAPEARANCE.

PROCTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER-SOTVO

"I've had my days of good days and bad days and it'll probably continue that way until this is finally put to rest and I know that justice has been served for my daughter"

PROCTOR IS STILL UP IN AN ALABAMA JAIL.

ZIMMERMAN HEARING-VO-WIPE

THERE ARE STUNNING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER CASE.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY WAIVED THE DATES SET ASIDE NEXT MONTH FOR A "STAND YOUR GROUND" HEARING FOR HIS CLIENT.

ZIMMERMAN HEARING-SOT-SS

"Certainly, one main focus that we have is to get him to a jury and get acquitted, a second focus is then to maintain his civil immunity whenever that becomes relevant."

ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER--

IN THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

TSA ALLOWING POCKET KNIVES-VO-BNR

ITEM'S ONCE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL --

LIKE SMALL KNIVES -- WILL SOON PASS SECURITY ON AIRPLANES.

THE T-S-A SAYS THE RELAXED RESTRICTIONS WILL NOT PUT PASSENGERS IN DANGER --

AND THEY'LL ALLOW AGENTS TO FOCUS ON FINDING HIGHER THREAT ITEMS LIKE EXPLOSIVES.

IT MIGHT ALSO CUT DOWN THE TIME YOU SPEND IN LINE.

THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT APRIL 25TH.

LEHIGH HOUSE FIRE-SS-VO

A LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE IS IN SHOCK THIS MORNING --

AFTER COMING HOME TO FIND THEIR HOUSE DESTROYED.

A FIRE HAD TORN THROUGH IT WHILE THEY WERE AWAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IT HAPPENED ON 15TH STREET SOUTHWEST IN LEHIGH ACRES.

BOTH HOMEOWNERS RUSHED HOME.

LEHIGH HOUSE FIRE-(2) SOTVO

25:05 "You know what; it happened we can't stop it but it did not happen when we were sleeping at night." Gail Premdas

20:18 "Our lives are more important than the material things." Tony Premdas

MISSING COLLIER KID-TRX-OC-SS

NEW THIS MORNING --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES TRACKED DOWN A TEEN WITH A VIOLENT HISTORY WHO ESCAPED STATE CUSTODY.

AUTHORITIES SAY CRISTIAN ARRIOLA TOOK OFF FROM THE COLLIER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAPE RENT MONEY ROBBED-TRX-VO

ROBBED OF HIS RENT MONEY.

NOW ONE CAPE CORAL MAN IS LEFT WONDERING WHERE HE'S GOING TO LIVE.

WILLIAM ADAMS SAYS SUNDAY NIGHT HE AND A FRIEND WERE WALKING AWAY FROM A WELLS FARGO ATM NEAR CAPE CORAL PARKWAY AND DEL PRADO.

HE SAYS THAT'S WHEN TWO MEN JUMPED OUT AND ROBBED HIM --

CAPE RENT MONEY ROBBED-SOTVO

WILLIAM ADAMS, ROBBED: they commanded us to get against the wall like this and they pulled our hats like this so we couldn't see nothing and they went through our pockets and they made me pull out my wallet and give them the money

ADAMS SAYS HE CAN'T WORK TO GET THE MONEY BACK BECAUSE HE HAS CANCER AND SUFFERS FROM SEIZURES.

QUARTER HOUR PUSH-2SH-VO

IS THERE A NEW PRINCESS ON THE WAY IN BRITAIN?

THIS MORNING ROYAL WATCHERS ARE ABUZZ,

AFTER THE DUTCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE APPARENTLY HAS QUITE THE SLIP-UP AT A RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

WE WILL EXPLAIN IN JUST MINUTES.

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BATTLING ONLINE PIRACY-PLASMA

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 PIRACY-PKG

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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."

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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.

T MOBILE CONTRACTS-TRX-OC

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-VOTOPS

AN ONLINE PETITION--

PROTESTING A BAN ON CELL PHONE UNLOCKING--

HAS THE ATTENTION OF THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION--

SAYS CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE THEIR PHONES AND TABLETS FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER--

AFTER FULFILLING THEIR CONTRACTS.

THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY SAYS THE UNLOCKING BAN PROTECTS THEIR SOFTWARE--

CELL PHONE UNBLOCK-SOTVO

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

VERIZON, AT&T AND SPRINT ALL ALLOW CONSUMERS--

TO UNLOCK THEIR PHONES EVENTUALLY--

BUT *NOT* WHEN THE CONTRACT IS UP.

TUMBLING GIRL AT PHILLIES GAME-OC NATSVO

A LITTLE GIRL IS MAKING NATIONAL NEWS AFTER SHE SHOWED OFF HER SOMERSAULTING SKILLS AT THE PHILLIES GAME IN CLEARWATER.

"she realized there was a detour involved, so she's trying to find some open space. Takes talent, takes talent, yes it does."

FL BARGE CONTAINERS FALL-VOTOPS

CONTAINERS ARE *NOT SUPPOSED TO SIT LIKE THAT.

THIS BARGE, NAMED THE ATLANTIC TRADER, IS DOCKED AT PORT EVERGLADES, AFTER A ROUGH DAY AT SEA.

IT WAS TAKING GROCERIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO GUANTANAMO BAY WHEN IT STARTED TO LIST OFF FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.

STACKS OF CONTAINERS TIPPED OVER AND AT LEAST 12 FELL INTO THE WATER.

DOCK WORKERS HAVE RECOVERED TWO.

EATING BUGS-2 SHOT VO

LOCUSTS ARE THREATENING TO RUIN PASSOVER IN ISRAEL.

THE GOVERNMENT IS ASKING PEOPLE TO REPORT SIGHTINGS TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK AFTER SWARMS OF LOCUSTS WERE SPOTTED IN NEARBY EGYPT.

PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE ON LOCUSTS.

THEY LIKE TO EAT 'EM.

THIS "LOCUST MARKET" IS BUSTLING.

ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON LUNCH-SS

A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY HAD A ROUGH TIME DEALING WITH SOME UNDERAGE SPRING BREAK PARTIERS AT PINK SHELL ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

DEPUTIES SAY CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN OF ESTERO URINATED ALL OVER THE FRONT SEAT OF A PATROL CAR.

INCLUDING A CELL PHONE --

A LUNCH BAG AND WATER BOTTLES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY BRENNAN WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND BEGAN THRASHING AROUND AND SCREAMING --

IT'S A GIRL?-2 SHOT VO

IT'S A ROYAL SECRET, BUT THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A HINT ABOUT THE GENDER OF THE BABY SHE AND PRINCE WILLIAM ARE EXPECTING.

DURING A RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE YESTERDAY, A WELL-WISHER GAVE THE FORMER KATE MIDDLETON A TEDDY BEAR.

A WOMAN IN THE CROWD SAYS SHE HEARD KATE RESPOND -- "THANK YOU, I WILL TAKE THAT FOR MY D."

BUT STOPPED BEFORE FINISHING HER WORDS.

SOMEONE IN THE CROWD THEN ASKED IF SHE WAS ABOUT TO SAY "DAUGHTER" -- BUT KATE DIDN'T RESPOND.

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.

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

NBC-2 DISCOVERED SEVERAL OPTIONS TO COVER THE HIGH COSTS --

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 - HE'S AGAINST ANY ASSESSMENTS.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) SUPERBUG BACTERIA-ONCAM

AN ALARMING INCREASE IN HOSPITAL SUPERBUGS.

2) BYPASSING TSA SECURITY-VOTOPS

AND. HOW DID SHE DO IT?

A WOMAN BYPASSES SEVERAL TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINTS --- EVEN PARKING IN AN EMPLOYEE LOT AND HOPPING ON AN EMPLOTEE SHUTTLE.

3) SCHOOLS THAT RULE-VOTOPS

PLUS, A GROUP OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION THROUGH MUSIC AND 'CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.

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 F-A-A 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.

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.

COFFEE IN FACE-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT --

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 A 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.

DRAMATIC HORSE RESCUE-2 SHOT - VO

AND MORE DRAMATIC VIDEO FOR YOU THIS MORNING --

A 1000-POUND HORSE LIFTED FROM THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

A BOATER SPOTTED THE HORSE, SWIMMING IN THE WATER IN ALVA, AND HELPED GUIDE IT TO A NEARBY BANK.

HE THEN CALLED THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND A REGIONAL TEAM, MADE UP OF AREA DEPUTIES AND FIREFIGHTERS USED AN A-FRAME TO HOIST UP THE ANIMAL.

DRAMATIC HORSE RESCUE-SOTVO

19:14 "it was nice to see something like that happen- the way they got him up and rescued him- that was really cool the way they did it."

THE HORSE IS NOW AT THE HENDRY COUNTY IMPOUND.

RACE FOR THE CURE-SS-BNR

THE SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IS THIS WEEKEND.

N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE EVENT TO HELP FIGHT BREAST CANCER.

THE RACE IS THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

YOU CAN REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM.

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