HEADLINE OPEN

HL1) FORT MYERS BEACH FATAL-VOTOPS-TRX

NEW TODAY--

AN OVERNIGHT ACCIDENT CAUSES A MAN TO LOOSE HIS LIFE NEAR THE FORT MYERS BEACH BRIDGE.

NBC-2 WAS ON THE SCENE.

HL2) BRUSH FIRES-VOTOPS-TRX

AND FIRE CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT ALL NIGHT CHECKING FOR HOT SPOTS.

HL3) GOOD YEAR RIOT-VOTOPS

PLUS--THESE EMPLOYEES ARE OUTRAGED!

HEAR WHY PUNCHES WERE THROWN

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

CHAR CO BRUSH FIRES-TOSS TO DANIELLE

NBC 2 IS STAYING ON TOP OF TWO BRUSH FIRES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AT THIS HOUR.

RIGHT NOW THE ONE OFF BERMONT ROAD IN THE EASTERN PART OF CHARLOTTE IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED.

BUT TO THE WEST, FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BATTLING HOT SPOTS ALL MORNING AT THE BLAZE NEAR ROTONDA WEST.

CHAR CO BRUSH FIRES-REMLIVE

CHAR CO BRUSH FIRES-VO

TODAY THERE IS A PLAN OF ATTACK--

FLORIDA FORESTRY SERVICE IS OUT HERE WITH DOZERS CREATING FIRE LINES IN THE GROUND TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE.

CHAR CO BRUSH FIRES-SOTVO

CHAR CO BRUSH FIRES-REMLIVE

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE SAY THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THEY'VE NARROWED THE ORIGIN TO RIGHT HERE ON JADE STREET AND BEHIND ME TO DAVID STREET.

FWC OFFICER-CLIP

FWC OFFICER-ON CAM

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY--

DETECTIVES ARREST A FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER ON LEWD BATTERY OF 14 YEAR OLD GIRL.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, DETECTIVES SAY 37 YEAR OLD JOHN MICHAEL HOOVER HAD SEX WITH THE GIRL TWO TIMES IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED HOOVER YESTERDAY.

FORT MYERS BEACH FATAL-OC VO-TRX

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING.

A MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR OVER NIGHT.

IT HAPPENED JUST EAST OF THE FORT MYERS BEACH BRIDGE.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THAT SCENE LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IT WAS ABOUT 9:50 WHEN A MAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET AND WAS HIT IN THE WESTBOUND LANES.

LCSO HAD THOSE LANES CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS LAST NIGHT WHILE THEY INVESTIGATED THE CRASH.

THAT MAN WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION, AND LATER DIED.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING.

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-TOSS TO CLIFTON

THE CAPE CORAL MAN BEING CHARGE WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AGAINST HIS WIFE MADE AN APPEARANCE IN COURT AGAIN TODAY.

JOSE ACEVEDO WAS ARRESTED ON TUESDAY.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, ASEVEDO SMASHED HIS MINIVAN INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM IS HIS SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE HOME BEFORE GOING INSIDE AND BEATING HIS WIFE WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH WAS IN COURT TODAY.

AND JOINS US NOW LIVE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-REMLIVE

AND THEY WERE EMOTIONAL AS THEY LISTENED TO THE JUDGE AND CHARGES.

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-VO

ACCORDING TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY. SHE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AND IN A LOT OF PAIN, BUT SHE IS ALIVE.

THE JUDGE SET A 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND IN THIS CASE.

AND IF ACEVEDO DOES GET OUT OF JAIL HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM OR THEIR 7-YEAR-OLD SON.

HE'S ALSO BEING TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM THEIR CAPE CORAL HOME.

TO MAKE SURE HE COMPLIES, HE WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A GPS DEVICE THAT TRACKS WHERE HE GOES.

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-SOTVO

You may not write her, call her , email her, text message her, call her from a jail phone, send any messages through any third parties that may get to her

YESTERDAY THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN COURT WHEN THE STATE ALMOST CHARGED ACEVEDO WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

THEY PUSHED THIS HEARING BACK TO TODAY BECAUSE THE PROSECUTION DIDN'T KNOW IF THE VICTIM, ACEVEDO'S WIFE, WAS STILL ALIVE.

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-SOT

JOSE ACEVEDO IN COURT-REMLIVE

THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM DIDN'T TALK TO US MUCH. BUT DID SAY THEY HOPE THE LAW WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS AND HOPE HE IS PUNISHED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.

ACEVEDO IS DUE BACK IN COURT ON APRIL 8TH.

GLADES CO FATAL-VO

NEW OVERNIGHT OUT OF GLADES COUNTY--

A MAN DIED AFTER HIS CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.

TROOPERS TELL US 35 YEAR OLD ROBBIE E-ZELL OF MOOREHAVE WAS DRIVING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 731 LAST NIGHT AROUND 8 O'CLOCK, AND DIDN'T

YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 74.

SPORTS CAR CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

ALSO DEVELPING TODAY --

WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN THE CONDITIONS OF VICTIMS IN AN OVERNIGHT CRASH IN LEE COUNTY.

DEPUTIES TELL NBC-2 --

TWO SPORTS CARS CRASHED AT U-S 41 AND CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD IN LEE COUNTY.

TWO DRIVERS AND ONE PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.

KOREA-CLIP

KOREA-VOTOPS TRX

BREAKING NEWS REGARDING NORTH KOREA THIS MORNING.

THE COUNTRY IS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES TODAY WITH A PREEMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE.

THE THREAT IS A SHARP INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF RHETORIC BY THE NORTH AGAINST THE U-S.

IT COMES AS THE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST THE RECLUSIVE COUNTRY.

NORTH KOREA IS ACCUSING THE UNITED STATES OF USING MILITARY DRILLS IN SOUTH KOREA AS A LAUNCH PAD FOR A NUCLEAR WAR.

RAND PAUL ENDS FILIBUSTER-TRXTOPS-VO

MOVING AHEAD AND CLEARING THE WAY FOR JOHN BRENNAN'S CONFIRMATION.

AFTER MORE THAN 12 HOURS. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY ENDED HIS OLD FASHIONED FILIBUSTER.

IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK BRENNAN'S CONFIRMATION AS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NEXT C-I-A DIRECTOR.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE

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

WINTER STORM LATEST-TOSS TO NICK

IT'S THE STORM THAT JUST WON'T QUIT.

AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NATION'S CAPITAL ON WEDNESDAY, THE LATE-WINTER BLAST NOW HAS ITS SIGHTS ON NEW ENGLAND.

ALONG WITH SNOW, THE STORM IS PACKING A COASTAL PUNCH THAT COULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT FOR ALREADY VULNERABLE BEACHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

WINTER STORM LATEST-PLASMA VO

THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS STORM IS THAT IT'S SUCH A SLOW-MOVER.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR PLACES LIKE NORTH JERSEY.

AN AREA THAT WAS BATTERED BY SUPER STORM SANDY LAST FALL.

WINTER STORM LATEST-VO

YOU CAN STILL SEE THE DAMAGE IT DID ON LONG ISLAND.

KNOWING JUST HOW DANGEROUS THESE WATERS CAN GET. SOME PEOPLE WERE NOT WILLING TO CHANCE IT AGAIN.

AS FAR SOUTH AS NORTH CAROLINA'S OUTER BANKS. THE STORM HAS ALREADY LEFT ITS MARK ON THE COAST.

ALONG THE MASSCHUSSETTES COAST. WHICH TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM A BLIZZARD JUST OVER A MONTH AGO.

FLOOD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE LATE WINTER BLAST THAT BARRELED ACROSS THE PLAINS…

PUMMELED THE MIDWEST.

WINTER STORM LATEST-SOTVO

SOT3:We've had flooding. I mean this whole place around here has been sand. The whole block was sand, I mean I moved out.

IN PLACES WHERE THIS STORM HAS ALREADY COME AND GONE, THE DANGER IS NOT OVER.

THE HEAVY, WET SNOW IS LEAVING MANY ROOFS VULNERABLE TO COLLAPSING.

WINTER STORM LATEST-PLASMA TAG

GMA CONCLAVE-ON CAM INTRO

AT THE VATICAN, THE WAITING GAME IS ALMOST OVER.

ANTICIPATION IS GROWING THIS HOUR AS CARDINALS MAKE THEIR FINAL PREPARATIONS TO ELECT A NEW POPE.

GMA CONCLAVE-PKG

One last tardy cardinal. But once Vietnam's Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham

gets here, all 115 of the voting cardinals expected to vote will finally be

here. We'll know for sure momentarily.

It's not just his absence that has stalled the process. There also seems to

be a fight brewing inside those closed door meetings: the Americans

reportedly try to slow down the process , the Italians pushing for a quick

vote. They have more votes and more visibility so a quick vote favors a

known candidate.

GMA CONCLAVE-TAG

DAVID WRIGHT REPORTING.

ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN'S PRESS CONFERENCE THEY HAVE ISSUED CREDENTIALLS FOR MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND JOURNALISTS REPRESENTING SOME ONE-THOUSAND MEDIA OUTLETS.

ALL WILL GET NEWS OF THE NEW POPE IN THE SAME WAY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

"It's the worst feeling because you just had so many and they wouldn't stop."

THIS MAN AND HIS COWORKER STUMBLED INTO A NIGHTMARE.

BOTH ATTACKED BY OVER 100,000 KILLER BEES.

WE ARE TAKING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.

AND-- FACEBOOK COULD SOON BE GETTING A FACELIFT.

TZ1) FL MAN ATTACKED BY BEES-SOTVO

TZ1B) FACEBOOK NEW LAYOUT-VOTOPS-TRX

WEATHER-STC

SHARKS SWARM FL COAST-VOTOPS

HERE'S A REASON TO STAY ON FLORIDA'S WEST COAST:

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SHARKS SPOTTED FROM BOCA RATON TO JUPITER SINCE THE START OF THE MONTH.

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.

"Chilly morning, mild afternoon"

The cold that front that brought yesterday's clouds and light rain is long gone. As a result we're in store for a couple of chilly mornings and mild afternoons with comfortable humidity levels.

Temperatures will start off in the mid 40s in town, while some of our colder inland spots will hold in the upper 30s. Lots of sun will fill our skies throughout the morning hours, and this should help to melt away the chill in the air. Despite wall to wall sunshine this afternoon, daytime highs will continue to run 8-10° below the average as they climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Also, with a breeze out of the northwest for much of the day around 10-15 mph, this will make it feel a touch cooler outside.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and winds will begin to lighten as cool high pressure continues to dry our atmosphere out. This will set the stage for another chilly night, although temperatures won't be quite as cold. Most locations will bottom out in the upper 40s with a few readings in the lower to middle 40s east of I-75.

Our warming trend will commence on Friday afternoon with highs peaking in the middle 70s. Each and every day will add a few degrees to the overnight lows and afternoon highs. In fact, by Saturday we'll be back in the 70s with lower 80s in the forecast by Sunday under partly sunny skies.

LEE SUPERINTENDENT FOLO-VO

AFTER A HEATED BOARD MEETING AND NOW A COMPLAINT OF HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

WE WANTED TO KNOW.CAN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SURVIVE THE FIRESTORM.

A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS SAY HE WILL.

AND THAT NOW IS THE TIME THEY WORK TOGETHER TO GET PAST IT ALL.

THIS COMES AFTER A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING TO ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS THAT BURKE TRIED TO STOP A DISTRICT INVESTIGATION INTO A FELLOW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.

LEE SUPERINTENDENT FOLO-SOTVO

He can survive it but he's got to begin to demonstrate leadership.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OPENED UP TO OUR CAMERAS TODAY.

BUT NOT ABOUT THOSE ALLEGATIONS.

INSTEAD. ABOUT AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT OF A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT HE SAYS WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

CAPE NEW FIRE CHIEF-OC-SS-OC

NBC-2 IS LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY ON THE JOB FOR CAPE CORAL'S NEW FIRE CHIEF.

TIMOTHY HAYES WILL START APRIL 8TH.

HE IS CURRENTLY THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR GAINESVILLE FIRE RESCUE.

FORMER CHIEF, BILL VAN HELDEN, RETIRED LAST MONTH.

TRACEY MARAZZI 911 CALLS-OC-SOTVO

THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING THE 911 CALL, MADE BY A WOMAN WHO WAS STABBED INSIDE HER FORT MYERS HOME.

*Take 911 call sound and gfx

Tracey Marazzi: "Please hurry! My chest hurts

Dispatch: " Okay, we have help on the way ma'am. So so he stabbed you in the chest? Did he stab you anywhere else!

Tracey Marazzi: "Oh God, I'm hurting so bad."

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,

TRACEY MARAZZI WAS ATTACKED WHILE SLEEPING INSIDE HER PASEO HOME.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY JOHN MAATSCH STABBED TRACEY 3 TIMES IN THE CHEST BEFORE SHE FOUGHT HIM OFF.

SHE'S RELIVING HER NIGHTMARE,

SPEAKING AT THE GREATER FORT MYERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOMEN IN BUSINESS MEETING. TO HELP GIVE WOMEN CONFIDENCE IN SELF DEFENSE.

CHAVEZ DIED OF HEART ATTACK-OC-VO

THE HEAD OF VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENTIAL GUARD SAYS PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ DIED OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AFTER GREAT SUFFERING.

HERE'S VIDEO OF CHAVEZ LYING IN STATE.

THE GENERAL SAYS HE WAS WITH CHAVEZ THE MOMENT HE DIED ON TUESDAY.

AND SAYS THAT IN HIS FINAL MOMENTS CHAVEZ COULD NOT SPEAK ALOUD, BUT MOUTHED: "I DON'T WANT TO DIE. PLEASE DON'T LET ME DIE."

EXPECTANT PARENTS KILLED ARREST-VO-OC

A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN NEW YORK CITY THAT KILLED A PREGNANT WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE ARRESTED 44-YEAR-OLD JULIO ACEVEDO.

HE'S ACCUSED OF CRASHING INTO A CAR --CARRYING A COUPLE AND THEIR UNBORN BABY -- THEN FLEEING THE SCENE.

BOTH PARENTS DIED SUNDAY.

THE BABY BOY WAS DELIVERED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT BUT DIED MONDAY.

ACEVEDO WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

FL MAN ATTACKED BY BEES-VO

TWO TAMPA PARK EMPLOYEES ARE LUCKY THIS MORNING.

AFTER BEING SWARMED BY AS MANY AS 100,000 AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES.

RODNEY PUGH SAYS MEDICAL STAFF REMOVED MORE THAN 60-STINGERS FROM HIS BACK AND NECK.

HIS CO-WORKER HAD MORE THAN 100.

THEY WERE REMOVING A PILE OF TRASH FROM PICNIC ISLAND PARK.

FL MAN ATTACKED BY BEES-SOTVO

" Oh, like a thousand little knives poking me in my body."

FACEBOOK NEW LAYOUT-VOWIPE

FACEBOOK IS UNVEILING A REDESIGN OF ITS NEWS FEED AT A PRESS EVENT TODAY

CHANGES TO FACEBOOK'S LAYOUT ALWAYS BRING STRONG REACTIONS FROM USERS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE.

THE COMPANY SENT AN INVITATION TO JOURNALISTS SAYING QUOTE -- "COME SEE A NEW LOOK FOR NEWS FEED."

THERE'S PLENTY OF SPECULATION ON TECH BLOGS ON WHAT EXACTLY THE CHANGES WILL BE.

PARENTS MATH SKILLS-VOTOPSWIPE

A SURVEY FOUND PARENTS WITH OLDER CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO PRACTICE MATH SKILLS DAILY WITH THEIR KIDS THAN PARENTS OF YOUNGER CHILDREN.

60 PERCENT OF PARENTS OF KIDS AGES FIVE TO EIGHT PRACTICE MATH DAILY WITH THEIR KIDS.

WHEREAS ONLY HALF OF PARENTS OF TWO TO FOUR YEAR OLDS DO.

AND 30 PERCENT OF PARENTS REPORTED HAVING ANXIETY ABOUT TEACHING MATH.

ANXIETY WAS FOUND TO BE GREATER IN MOMS.

STAND ALONE STAR WARS MOVIE-VOTOPSWIPE

STAR WARS FANS ARE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO EPISODES 7, 8 AND 9.

BUT THERE'S EVEN MORE IN STORE FOR THEM.

IN OCTOBER, DISNEY ANNOUNCED IT WAS ACQUIRING THE LUCASFILM FRANCHISE.

ON WEDNESDAY, DISNEY'S C-E-O ANNOUNCED AT THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING THAT THE COMPANY IS DEVELOPING "SOME STANDALONE MOVIES" FEATURING STAR WARS CHARACTERS.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA IS DEAD AFTER A LION ATTACK.

NOW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAT SANCTUARY ARE SURFACING.

TZ2A (GMA CAT ATTACK)-VO

GMA CAT ATTACK-PLASMAVO

NOW TO THE ATTACK BY A LION AT A CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY THAT HAS LEFT A WOMAN DEAD.

THE VICTIM, A VOLUNTEER INTERN, WAS IN THE LION'S CAGE AT THE TIME.

BUT THE AUTHORITIES, STILL PIECING TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

GMA CAT ATTACK-PKG

THIS MORNING A TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MADE THE

LION TURN ON DIANNA HANSON IN THIS WILD ANIMAL PARK NEAR FRESNO

WEDNESDAY.

NATS-- SCANNER TRAFFIC The lion has been taken care of

POLICE SAY THE ATTACK BEGAN AROUND 12:30 IN THE AFTERNOON.THE 24 YEAR OLD

INTERN

WHO HAD JUST TWO MONTHS ON THE JOB AT CAT HAVEN - WAS INSIDE AN ENCLOSURE

WITH

THIS FOUR-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN LION, NAMED COUS COUS.

ANOTHER PARK WORKER FRANTICALLY TRIED TO DISTRACT THE CAT AS HE MAULED

HANSON.

BUT NOTHING WORKED.

LESS THAN 30 MNIUTES AFTER HANSON HAD ENTERED THE CAGE, SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES

ARRIVED AND

BEGAN FIRING. HOPING TO REACH HER

Dale Anderson, Founder/Exec.Dir., Project Survival's Cat Haven

The lion was shot and killed per our safety protocols.

IT WAS TOO LATE.

OVERNIGHT HANSON'S FATHER SPOKE WITH ABC NEWS.

Paul Hanson/Father how she ever got inside the cageand why she would be

inside the cage

because I thought she made it real clear that they.don't let anybody in

the cage except the owner

THIS MORNING THE 100 ACRE PRIVATE ZOO IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

LATER TODAY STATE WILDLIFE OFFICIALS WILL DO A NECROPSY ON COUS COUS

TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ATTACK.

Tony Spada/CA Fish and Wildlife

This is a situation where you had somebody who was too close to a lion.

THE PARK'S OWNERS SAID OVERNIGHT COUCOUS HAD BEEN RAISED THERE SINCE HE

WAS JUST EIGHT WEEKS OLD IT EVEN MADE AN APPEARANCE ON ELLEN WHEN IT WAS A

CUB.

THIS MORNING HANSON'S FATHER SAYS HIS DAUGHTER NEVER FEARED WORKING WITH BIG

CATS

EVEN THOUGH HER PARENTS FEARED THE WORST.

Paul Hanson/Father anybody who works with cats knows that they are wild

animals

and they can turn even on people closest to them. so I always had this

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

IF PHONE CALLS AND DEBATE CAN'T DO IT - MAYBE DINNER CAN.

PRESIDENT OBAMA REQUESTED FACE-TIME WITH REPUBLICANS OVER FOOD TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE BUDGET DEAL.

BUT DID THE TWO SIDES COME CLOSER TO A COMPROMISE.

WE'LL EXPLAIN.

PLUS--A SO-CALLED 'NIGHTMARE BACTERIA' HAS SPREAD AND IS NOW INFECTING PEOPLE AT HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES ACROSS THE US.

SOME OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

TZ3A) BUDGET BATTLE-VOTOPS

TZ3B) BACTERIA BUG-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) FORT MYERS BEACH FATAL-VOTOPS

AND WE HAVE NEW DETAILS IN SERIOUS CRASH IN LEE COUNTY NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

DEPUTIES SAY 67 YEAR OLD GARY POLLOCK WAS HIT AND KILLED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD NEAR MAIN STREET LAST NIGHT.

TS2) CHAR CO BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

TODAY THERE IS A PLAN OF ATTACK--

FLORIDA FORESTRY SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WITH DOZERS CREATING FIRE LINES IN THE GROUND TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE.

THE FIRE STARTED YESTERDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT HAS BURNED THROUGH 60-70 ACRES OF THIS ROTONDA BAY COMMUNITY.

TS3) KOREA THREAT-VOTOPS

NORTH KOREA IS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES TODAY WITH A PREEMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE.

THE THREAT IS A SHARP INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF RHETORIC BY THE NORTH AGAINST THE U-S.

IT COMES AS THE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST THE RECLUSIVE COUNTRY.

BUDGET BATTLE-2SHOT INTRO

WASHINGTON HAD LITTLE SNOW, BUT PLENTY OF POLITICAL THEATER OVERNIGHT.

FIRST THERE WAS THE NON-STOP TALK-A-THON ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE.

THEN THERE WAS THE COZY, LATE NIGHT DINNER BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND TOP

REPUBLICANS.

BUDGET BATTLE-PKG

A thumbs up from Republican senators after a swanky dinner meeting with

President Obama.

The dozen GOP lawmakers dined on the President's dime.

SOT Sen. John McCain

McCain: "ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAD A VERY EVENING. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

REALLY"

reporter: "Do you think the conversations will continue?"

McCain: "OH YES. SURE."

The dinner was the latest in an outreach effort by President Obama to rank

and file Republicans.

The President has been meeting with GOP lawmakers at the White House and

will address their caucuses on Capitol Hill next week.

For Mr. Obama the approach is a shift from the combative tone he's sometimes

used in the past.

The President hopes greater communication can lead to bipartisan cooperation

-- and it just might be working.

SOT Sen. Johanns

"HIS GOAL IS OURS. WE WANT TO STOP CAREENING FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS."

The dinner came just hours after House Republicans passed their plan to

prevent a government shutdown and ease the impact of the 85 billion dollar

across-the-board spending cuts that took effect last week.

While the President was reaching out --

NATS - Rand Paul filibusters

Tea Party Republican Senator Rand Paul on the Senate floor was filibustering

the President's CIA nominee for nearly 13 hours.

BUDGET BATTLE-TAG

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

RAND PAUL MAY BE A TOUGHER SELL FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT-VO

HAPPENING TODAY -- THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN A LONG AWAITED BILL INTO LAW --

THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.

LAST WEEK, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED AN EXTENSION TO THE ACT THAT EXPANDS FEDERAL PROTECTIONS TO GAYS, LESBIANS, TRANSGENDERED, NATIVE AMERICANS AND IMMIGRANTS.

THE LAW SET THE STANDARD FOR ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAMS --

GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION-VO

THERE COULD BE SOME GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION PROGRESS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY.

THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A BILL CRAFTED BY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS --

IT WOULD MAKE IT A FEDERAL CRIME TO BUY A GUN FOR SOMEONE WHO ISN'T LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OWN ONE.

ON WEDNESDAY, FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS RETURNED TO THE SITE WHERE SHE WAS SHOT

CARDINAL SARAH-VO

A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN CARDINAL FROM GUINEA COULD BE IN THE RUNNING FOR POPE.

CARDINAL ROBERT SARAH IS KNOWN FOR A RESERVED, ORTHODOX APPROACH TO THE CHURCH.

AT ONE POINT HE WAS THE YOUNGEST BISHOP IN THE WORLD, EARNING HIM THE NICKNAME OF "BABY BISHOP" FROM POPE JOHN PAUL THE SECOND.

NURSING HOME FIGHT-VO WIPE

DEVELOPERS WANT TO BRING AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY TO CAPE CORAL -- BUT THOSE LIVING NEAR THE SITE AREN'T HAPPY.

NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE PLANS AT YESTERDAY'S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

DEVELOPERS WANT TO BUILD A 91 UNIT, MULTI-BUILDING FACILITY ON ROUGHLY LAND OFF SOUTHWEST 17TH PLACE.

BUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA SAY IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL --

NURSING HOME FIGHT-SOT VO

TAKE SOT

bri ippolito/cape coral

"if you havent been out to the property i encourage you to do so it is not on a major thoroughfare its a very residential close knit community it is not the site for this." 18:2:57-3:07

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED TO DENY THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

BUT, CITY COUNCIL CAN OVERRULE IT IF DEVELOPERS APPLY FOR A APPEAL.

CANCER TREATMENT BILL-VO WIPE

TOO MANY FLORIDIANS HAVE A TOUGH CHOICE TO MAKE--

HOW SHOULD THEY HAVE THEIR DRUGS FOR CANCER TREATMENT ADMINISTERED.

BECAUSE THE COST OFTEN VARIES.

ONE LOCAL STATE LAWMAKER WANTS TO TAKE THAT PAINFUL DECISION AWAY FROM THE PATIENT.

SENATOR LIZBETH BENACQUISTO--

SAYS PATIENTS SHOULD PAY THE *SAME* AMOUNT FOR ANY DRUG--

CANCER TREATMENT BILL-SOTVO

"We will take nothing but yes for an answer to make sure that we provide an opportunity for folks to do what they need to do without worrying that they cannot afford the medication that they so desperately need to save their lives."

THE LEGISLATION WOULD NOT TELL INSURERS TO OFFER NEW CANCER COVERAGE--

RHODA HAS CANCER-SS VO

VALERIE HARPER, WHO PLAYED RHODA MORGENSTERN ON TELEVISION'S "THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" AND ITS SPINOFF, "RHODA," HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTED ON IT'S WEBSITE THAT THE 73-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS RECEIVED THE NEWS BACK IN JANUARY.

THE REPORT SAYS SHE HAS AS LITTLE AS THREE MONTHS TO LIVE.

BACTERIA BUG-PLASMA INTRO

THERE ARE CONCERNS IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ABOUT A DEADLY KIND OF BACTERIA.

THE C-D-C SAYS THE BACTERIA IS KILLING HALF THE PATIENTS WHO GET INFECTED.

DOCTORS ARE TRYING TO CONTAIN IT IN HOSPITALS, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IS RISING.

BACTERIA BUG-PKG

ISOLATION ROOMS-SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS-

HOSPITALS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME TO CONTAIN NIGHTMARE SUPERBACTERIA --

BEFORE IT SPREADS FROM THE HOSPITAL OUT INTO THE WORLD.

BESSER NATS - HOW BIG A DEAL IS THIS?

DR. CURRIE SOT - IT WOULD BE NOTHING SHORT OF CATASTROPHIC

THIS IS THE ENEMY -A GROUP OF INTESTINAL BACTERIA CALLED CRE.

PRACTICALLY ANTI-BIOTIC PROOF.

THE CDC ESTIMATES THOUSANDS OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE INFECTED

BUT IT'S HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND SPREADING FAST IN NEARLY 200 HOSPITALS AND

NURSING HOMES IN 42 STATES.

THE BACTERIA IS SPREAD FROM PATIENT TO PATIENT ON THE HANDS OF HEALTH CARE

WORKERS.

AND HERE'S THE SCARY PART: THESE ALMOST UNTREATABLE SUPERBUGS ALTER OTHER

BACTERIA SO THAT THEY FIGHT OFF DRUGS AS WELL.

THIS CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING INFECTIONS. SO, HOSPITALS PULL OUT THE STOPS

. AT MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL, ISOLATION ROOMS STAND AT THE READY, AND SPECIAL

DEDICATED EQUIPMENT ARE JUST FOR CRE PATIENTS. SOME USE VIDEO CAMERAS TO

POLICE

HAND WASHING. HERE, THEY EVEN POSTED MEDICAL STUDENTS AS SPOTTERS TO MAKE

SURE EVERYONE'S WASHING THEIR HANDS. AND THAT'S WHERE THE HAND WASHING SPIES

CAN BE VERY HELPFUL.

CURRIE SOT - I CALL THEM OBSERVERS.

GOODYEAR PLANT TEAR GAS-TRX OC VO

A DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE IMPENDING CLOSURE OF A GOODYEAR TIRE PLANT OUTSIDE PARIS TURNED VIOLENT TODAY.

RIOT POLICE FOUGHT BACK PROTESTERS AND USED TEAR GAS TO TRY AND CONTROL THE CROWD.

THE JOBS OF THE PLANT'S MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED WORKERS ARE IN JEOPARDY.

EMPLOYEES AND UNIONISTS PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE FACTORY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO FIGHT THE DECISION TO SHUT THE PLANT DOWN.

REDSKINS NAME CHALLENGE-VO

TODAY A CASE AGAINST THE WASHINGTON REDSKIN'S NAME GETS UNDERWAY.

THERE'S A DISPUTE THAT A LAW PROHIBITS REGISTERED NAMES THAT ARE SCANDALOUS, OR DISREPUTABLE.

AND A GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICANS IS PETITIONING THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD TODAY --

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

IT MAY BE THE MOST EXTREME HELP WANTED AD IN THE WORLD.

AUSTRALIA HAS OFFICIALLY RE-LAUNCHED ITS 'BEST JOBS IN THE WORLD' CAMPAIGN, NOW OFFERING SIX ONE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES.

TZ4A) GMA HELP WANTED-VOWIPE

GMA HELP WANTED-2SHOT INTRO

NOW - LOOK WHAT'S BACK -THE VERY POPULAR "BEST JOB IN THE WORLD" CONTEST DOWN UNDER.

THIS TIME AUSTRALIA HAS SIX SUPER GIGS UP FOR GRABS.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS ARE ALREADY IN.

GMA HELP WANTED-PKG

If you're dragging your feet about work this morning, take a look at what we

just found in the "help wanted ads"-six openings in a category described by

the subtle heading-"Best Job in the World."

How about working here as the chief funster?

The job of "chief funster"-apparently includes a heavy workload of fun on

that drab and depressing island nation of Australia.

Have you considered working as a tastemaster?

That's right-there's also a punishing gig open for someone willing to

tackle the burden of tasting food for a living in western Australia.

And the pay's not bad either. Each job comes with a free jar or vegemite. Oh

and a six month contract worth 100-thousand dollars.

The goofball describing the jobs is the last man to win.

"Hi. I'm Ben. Or otherwise known as the adventurous, crazy,

energetic one."

Once normal guy, Ben Southall's 60-second video was plucked from 35-

thousand applicants in 200 countries and he soaked up every second of his so

called "job."

But he's done now, leaving the "help wanted" sign up on the best job in

the world-times six.

Andrew McEvoy/Managing Director, Tourism Australia "We're looking for

passionate people who can tell a great story, who are willing to soak up

everything."

Sure it's all just a publicity stunt for Australian tourism, but so what-

CROSSTALK-3SHOT

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Chilly morning, mild afternoon"

The cold that front that brought yesterday's clouds and light rain is long gone. As a result we're in store for a couple of chilly mornings and mild afternoons with comfortable humidity levels.

Temperatures will start off in the mid 40s in town, while some of our colder inland spots will hold in the upper 30s. Lots of sun will fill our skies throughout the morning hours, and this should help to melt away the chill in the air. Despite wall to wall sunshine this afternoon, daytime highs will continue to run 8-10° below the average as they climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Also, with a breeze out of the northwest for much of the day around 10-15 mph, this will make it feel a touch cooler outside.

Tonight, skies will stay clear and winds will begin to lighten as cool high pressure continues to dry our atmosphere out. This will set the stage for another chilly night, although temperatures won't be quite as cold. Most locations will bottom out in the upper 40s with a few readings in the lower to middle 40s east of I-75.

Our warming trend will commence on Friday afternoon with highs peaking in the middle 70s. Each and every day will add a few degrees to the overnight lows and afternoon highs. In fact, by Saturday we'll be back in the 70s with lower 80s in the forecast by Sunday under partly sunny skies.

BREAKING-CLIP

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

TAYLOR SWIFT IS SPEAKING OUT AFTER BEING THE BUTT OF A GOLDEN GLOBES JOKE.

AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE SWEEPS YET ANOTHER ROUND OF AWARD NOMINATIONS.

PLUS, A FORMER PLAYBOY BUNNY RENOUNCES MODELING FOR MOTHERHOOD.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

IS TAYLOR SWIFT NEVER EVER EVER GOING TO FORGIVE AMY POEHLER AND TINA FEY?

THE GOLDEN GLOBE HOSTS MADE SOME REMARKS DURING THE AWARDS SHOW IN JANUARY THAT APPARENTLY TOUCHED A NERVE WITH THE 23-YEAR-OLD SINGER.

THEY TOLD A RECENTLY BROKEN-HEARTED SWIFT TO "STAY AWAY FROM MICHAEL J. FOX'S SON," AND, "TO TAKE SOME TIME TO LEARN ABOUT HERSELF."

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH VANITY FAIR, SHE REFERENCED A QUOTE THAT SAID "THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR WOMEN WHO DON'T HELP OTHER WOMEN."

POEHLER tells HOLLYWOOD REPORTER SHE FEELS BAD IF SWIFT WAS UPSET, AND FEY TOLD ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT THE WHOLE THING WAS A LIGHT-HEARTED JOKE.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S HOT STREAK JUST KEEPS GOING - WITH A SET OF BRAND NEW AWARD NOMINATIONS.

AFTER TAKING HOME BOTH A GOLDEN GLOBE AND AN OSCAR THIS YEAR, LAWRENCE NOW HAS FIVE MTV MOVIE NOMINATIONS.

FOUR OF THOSE ARE FOR HER PART IN THE ROMANTIC COMEDY "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK," WHILE THE OTHER IS FOR HER ROLE IN "THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET."

THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS WILL AIR LIVE ON APRIL 14TH.

HOLLY MADISON MIGHT BE BEST KNOWN AS HUGH HEFNER'S FORMER GIRLFRIEND AND STAR OF "GIRLS NEXT DOOR" -

BUT SHE SAYS SHE'S DONE WITH MODELING FOR PLAYBOY AFTER BECOMING A MOTHER.

MADISON AND HER BOYFRIEND WELCOMED A BABY GIRL ON TUESDAY AND THE FORMER PLAYMATE SAYS SHE WANTS TO DO THINGS THAT MAKE HER DAUGHTER PROUD.

NEW ELVIS EXHIBIT-VOVOPS-TRX

A NEW EXHIBIT HAS OPENED AT ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS.

"ELVIS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS" IS FILLED WITH MEMORABILIA FROM THE ENTERTAINER'S LAS VEGAS PERFORMANCES.

THE DISPLAY INCLUDES THE JUMPSUIT ELVIS WORE ON STAGE IN 1970.

THERE ARE OTHER COSTUMES, GUITARS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER ARTIFACTS OF THE YEARS THE "KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL" SPENT PERFORMING ON THE STRIP.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

WERE YOU AWARE THAT IT'S NATIONAL SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK?

TZ5A) SLEEP TIPS-VO

SLEEP TIPS-2SHOT INTRO

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS THIS WEEKEND WHEN WE TURN OUT CLOCKS AHEAD AN HOUR.

SLEEP TIPS-PKG

FEELING TIRED, CRABBY AND JUST PLAIN WORN OUT? PERHAPS THE PROBLEM WAS A LOUSY NIGHT'S SLEEP.

A CHRONIC LACK OF SLEEP CAN INCREASE THE RISK FOR OBESITY, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND OTHER ILLNESSES.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET PROPER SLEEP.

FOR ADULTS THAT MEANS ABOUT 7 OR 8 HOURS A NIGHT, TEENS ABOUT 9 OR 10, AND YOUNGER SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AT LEAST 10 HOURS EACH EVENING.

IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO GET ENOUGH SLEEP HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU GET YOUR ZZZZ.

THOUGH IT MIGHT BE TOUGH, TRY TO STICK TO A SLEEP SCHEDULE. GO TO BED AND GET UP THE SAME TIME EVERYDAY, EVEN ON WEEKENDS. THIS REINFORCES YOUR BODY'S SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE.

TRY NOT TO DRINK ANYTHING WITH CAFFEINE OR ALCOHOL TOO CLOSE TO BEDTIME OR THIS MAY DISRUPT YOUR SLEEP.

CONSIDER STARTING A RELAXING BEDTIME ROUTINE, SUCH AS TAKING A WARM BATH OR SHOWER, READING A BOOK OR LISTENING TO SOOTHING MUSIC.

IT CAN HELP EASE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN WAKEFULNESS AND DROWSINESS.

IF YOU NAP DURING THE DAY TRY TO LIMIT IT TO NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES OR YOU MAY HAVE TROUBLE FALLING ASLEEP LATER THAT EVENING.

REGULAR EXERCISE CAN HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP FASTER AND MAY PROMOTE DEEPER SLEEP.

AND TRY TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS SO YOU CAN WIND DOWN AT THE END OF THE DAY.

PROCESSED MEAT-VOTOPSWIPE

A STUDY OF ALMOST A HALF MILLION PEOPLE FOUND A PERSON'S RISK OF EARLY DEATH INCREASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROCESSED MEATS THEY CONSUMED.

PEOPLE WHO ATE A LOT OF PROCESSED MEATS ALSO TENDED TO EAT FEWER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WERE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE AND MEN WERE MORE LIKELY TO DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL.

ONLINE RX SEARCHES-VOTOPSWIPE

PEOPLE OFTEN LEARN OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAFETY ISSUES BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET.

LONG BEFORE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE.

RESEARCHERS ANALYZED 82-MILLION MEDICAL RELATED WEB SEARCHES.

SPECIFICALLY TRACKING INQUIRIES ABOUT TWO DRUGS THAT CAUSE HIGH BLOOD SUGAR WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER.

THEY FOUND PEOPLE WHO LOOKED UP BOTH DRUGS -- BEFORE OFFICIAL WARNINGS WERE ISSUED -- WERE ALMOST TWICE AS LIKELY TO SEARCH FOR TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH BLOOD SUGAR.

DAYCARE BEVERAGES-VOTOPS-TRX

MANY CHILDCARE CENTERS AREN'T MEETING FEDERAL INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE WATER CONSUMPTION INSTEAD OF HIGH CALORIE JUICES.

THE 2010 CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION ACT WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN.

INCLUDING EXPANDING ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER IN SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER A NEW STUDY OF 40 CHILDCARE CENTERS FOUND ALTHOUGH WATER WAS AVAILABLE IN MOST CLASSROOMS,

PET FOOD STAMPS-VOTOPS-TRX

HOW MUCH DO YOU JUST LOVE ANIMALS?

SO MANY PETS ARE GIVEN TO SHELTERS BECAUSE HARD TIMES HAVE MEANT PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THEM,

WHICH IS WHY MARC OKON HAS STARTED PET FOOD STAMPS.

FREE PET FOOD PAID FOR BY PRIVATE DONORS.

COOL RANCH DORITO TACO-VOTOPS-TRX

AND THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER!

THOSE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW TACOS MADE WITH COOL RANCH DORITOS SHELLS WILL LAUNCH TODAY.

BUT YESTERDAY, SOME TACO BELL FANS WERE A LITTLE DISSAPOINTED.

HERE'S WHY.

THE FAST-FOOD CHAIN ANNOUNCED IT WOULD RELEASE THE NEW SHELLS A DAY EARLY,

BUT WHEN FANS SHOWED UP FOR THEIR FOURTH MEAL --

MANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW TACOS.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 HAS UPDATES ON SEVERAL BREAKING NEWS STORIES, WE'RE FOLLOWING.

FIREFIGHTERS WORKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT - AND ARE STILL BATTLING HOT SPOTS IN TWO FIRES THAT BROKE OUT YESTERDAY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE.

NBC2 - IN COURT TODAY FOR THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL MAN - ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL HIS WIFE.

A LIVE REPORT, AS WE RUN DOWN THE LIST OF CHARGES.

ALSO - THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE ARREST OF A FORMER FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER - ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A TEENAGER.

AND THE NORTH GETS NASTIER.

NEXT AT NOON - WHAT THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL WANT TO DO - IN RESPONSE TO NEW U-S THREATS , BY NORTH KOREA.

DEADLY STORM - THE WINTER STORM THAT BURIED PARTS OF THE MIDWEST AND MID-ATLANTIC NOW THREATENS THE NORTHEAST.

NEW AT NOON - WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE WITH NEW VIDEO OF WHAT FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH.

STOCKS ARE CLIMBING TO NEW HEIGHTS AGAIN TODAY.

THE LATEST FROM WALL STREET -

AND JIM IS TRACKING OUR COOL TEMPERATURES - HE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

NOON TZA) CHARCO FIRES-VO

NOON TZB) ACEVEDO FIRST APPEARANCE-VOTOPS

NORTH KOREA-VO

WINTER STORM-VOTOPS ONCAM

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA