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EVERYONE KNOWS ITS DANGEROUS.BUT FLORIDA IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF STATES WHERE TEXTING AND DRIVING IS LEGAL.
BUT THAT MAY SOON CHANGE.
A BILL IS ADVANCING IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
TONIGHT NBC2's JOELLE PARKS SAT DOWN WITH A MOTHER WHO LOST HER DAUGHTER IN A TEXTING AND DRIVING CRASH.
JOELLE JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT IN FORT MYERS--
JOELLE.
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Chelsea Murphy was walking down a busy street when she was hit and killed by a drivers looking at his cell phone, Take a look around- on a road like this- it only takes a few seconds to find someone doing the same thing.
But now- Florida legislators are looking to stop just that.
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It's a nightmare Kristin Murphy can't escape.
Sot Kristin Murphy, daughter killed by distracted driver 3:0 I remember that day like it was yesterday, going up on the scene , I knew in the pit of my stomach that the accident had something to do with my daughter but I wasn't sure 27
Her daughter- 19 year old Chelsea who was 4 months pregnant when she was hit and killed by a man who looked down at his cell phone.
Sot Kristin
3:44 her last words to me were I love you mom ill see you soon 45
3 years later- Kristin is fighting for legislation that she says will save lives.
Sot Kristin
2:52 the person who hit my daughter- he lost his life too in a way, he can't go on and do what he wanted to do. 56 he wanted to be. Police officer' he wanted to go into the service. His life is ruined I buried a child but he also buried his dreams. 07
House bill 13 just passed the house transportation and highway safety committee subcommittee unanimously.
If approved- it will ban texting while moving in a vehicle.
Sot sheriff Kevin Rambosk, collier county
11:36 injuries and fatalities from distracted driving are overtaking our roadways and it doesn't allow for our families to be safe on the road so that's why we're taking this so seriously 51
The ban would allow law enforcement to give a $30 ticket for a first offense, and a $60 ticket for the second-plus court costs.
Nate road
The bill has died before a vote in previous sessions, But lawmakers are confident this time is different.
Stressing to opponents that the bill doesn't limit rights- it protects them.
Sot sheriff
12:00 driving is not a right it's a privilege granted by the state that they're from and there are administrative rules to keep the rest of us safe 10
voice activated texting would be allowed, as would texting while stopped at a Red light.
This mother- hopes legislators see this face when comes to a final decision.
Sot Kristin
00:20 what I'd like to do this month is see the law go through instead of next week instead of next week celebrate the 3rd year of death of my daughter 27
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This is a list of thousands of residents who support the hill and are begging legislators to pass the texting ban into law.
The bill is ow headed to the house civil justice committee.
Reporting live Jp.
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FRIENDS SAY HE MADE THE RESPONSIBLE DECISION TO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE.BUT STILL DIED ON THE WAY HOME.
A CAR HIT 67-YEAR-OLD GARY POLLOCK LAST NIGHT WHEN HE WAS CROSSING SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.NEAR THE BRIDGE TO FORT MYERS BEACH.
NBC 2'S MATT WRIGHT SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM WELL.
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A SHOE ON THE PAVEMENT -- AND A HAT -- SIGNS OF THE DEADLY CRASH ON SAN CARLOS ISLAND.
DEPUTIES SAY A 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HIT 67 YEAR-OLD GARY POLLOCK AS HE CROSSED BUSY SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM TO THE CURB.
POLLOCK HAD JUST LEFT THE MOOSE LODGE---HEADING TOWARD HIS HOUSE LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY.
HE WAS WEARING DARK CLOTHES.
DEPUTIES TELL US POLLOCK IS AT FAULT. AND ALCOHOL IN POLLOCK'S SYSTEM COULD HAVE PLAYED A ROLE.
THE DRIVER.A SOPHOMORE AT F-G-C-U WON'T FACE CHARGES. HE WAS HEADING HOME FROM WORK AT THE TIME.
TONIGHT A RELATIVE TELLS NBC-2 HE'S TOO DISTRAUGHT TO TALK.
INSIDE THE NEARBY AMERICAN LEGION POST WHERE POLLOCK FREQUENTED.
FRIENDS ARE TAKING THE NEWS OF HIS DEATH HARD.
THEY DID KNOW POLLOCK WAS THE FATHER OF TWO SONS.
WHO THEY'RE PRAYING FOR AS THEY REALIZE THEY'LL NEVER SEE THEIR FRIEND AGAIN.
MATT WRIGHT NBC 2
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PRESIDENT OBAMA CONTINUED HIS "CHARM OFFENSIVE" TODAY.
HE *BROKE* BREAD WITH REPUBLICANS AT THE WHITE HOUSE--
IN HOPES OF BREAKING THE BUDGET DEADLOCK!
HE LUNCHED TODAY WITH REPUBLICAN BUDGET CHAIR PAUL RYAN--
AND DEMOCRAT CHRIS VAN HOLLEN.
HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER PRAISED THE OBAMA OUTREACH PROGRAM--
BUT SAYS REPUBLICANS WILL NOT "PICK A TAX HIKE" FROM THE MENU.
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FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY NEED "MORE TIME"--
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S CAUSING BATTERIES TO CATCH FIRE ON BOEING'S NEW 7-87 DREAMLINER.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RELEASED ITS INTERIM REPORT TODAY.
IT DETAILS THE BATTERY FIRE ON A JAPAN AIRLINES PLANE THAT WAS AT THE BOSTON AIRPORT.
THE N-T-S-B STILL HAS NOT DISCOVERED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THAT FIRE.
ALL 7-87'S ARE GROUNDED UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
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FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PILOTS--
ARE "OUTRAGED" OVER THE T-S-A'S DECISION TO ALLOW SOME SMALL "KNIVES" ON PLANES.
THE NEW POLICY ALSO ALLOWS BASEBALL BATS--
GOLF CLUBS AND OTHER SPORTS EQUIPMENT.
THE UNIONS FOR BOTH GROUPS PLAN TO FIGHT THE MOVE--
T-S-A SAYS THE CHANGES STILL MAINTAIN "SAFETY" ON ALL PLANES.
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THE UNITED NATIONS PUT NEW SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA TODAY.
THIS MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE COUNTRY TO FINANCE--
AND OBTAIN MATERIAL FOR ITS WEAPONS PROGRAMS.
THIS IS PUNISHMENT FOR NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST LAST MONTH.
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LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL ARE ONE STEP CLOSER--
TO PASSING NEW MEASURES ON CURBING FIREARMS.
A SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVED A BILL TODAY--
AIMED AT COMBATING ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING.
THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH VOTE IN CONGRESS--
SINCE THE MASS SHOOTINGS AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ONLY ONE REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR THE BILL.
IT NOW GOES TO THE FULL SENATE.
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HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND TEACHERS WHO WERE TRAUMATIZED BY THE NEWTOWN SCHOOL SHOOTING.
THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE PASSED THE "SANDY HOOK WORKERS ASSISTANCE FUND" LAW.
IT WILL HELP COVER MENTAL HEALTH COSTS.
MONEY FOR THE FUND WILL COME FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS--
AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF VICTIM'S SERVICES.
DOZENS OF WORKERS SAY THEY STILL CAN'T GO BACK TO WORK SINCE THE TRAGEDY.
ADAM LANZA KILLED 20-CHILDREN AND SEVERAL TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
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A PRIVATE ANIMAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA REMAINS CLOSED TONIGHT.
THE FRESNO AREA ANIMAL PARK IS A *CRIME* SCENE--
AFTER A LION ATTACKED AND KILLED A FEMALE VOLUNTEER.
THE VICTIM IS 24 YEAR OLD DIANNA HANSON.
HER FAMILY SAYS SHE LOVED BIG CATS--
AND HER INTERNSHIP WAS A DREAM COME TRUE.
THE "CAT HAVEN" HAS A CLEAN SAFETY RECORD--
WILDLIFE EXPERTS WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THE RISKS THESE ANIMALS POSE.
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"They're lions. That's all I can say. They're animals. Just wild animals."
SINCE 1990--
BIG CATS OR LIONS HAVE KILLED 21-PEOPLE.
NEARLY 250-MORE ATTACKED.
THE STATE SAYS THE PARK WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL ITS INVESTIGATION IS DONE.
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A 14-MONTH OLD BOY IS DEAD--
AFTER TWO PITBULLS ATTACKED HIM AND HIS MOTHER IN WISCONSIN.
POLICE RECEIVED A 9-1-1 CALL FROM THE WOMAN--
AND DISPATCHED SEVERAL OFFICERS.
BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
THE CHILD DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
A NEIGHBOR SAYS THE PIT BULLS ALWAYS SEEMED WELL BEHAVED.
A VET EUTHANIZED THE DOGS.
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TWO ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS ARE IN TROUBLE TONIGHT.
THEY'RE ACCUSED OF POSTING A "HIT LIST" *ONLINE* WITH THE NAMES OF SEVERAL STUDENTS AND A TEACHER.
THE GIRLS TOLD DEPUTIES THEY HAD NO INTENTIONS OF SHOOTING ANYONE--
THAT IT WAS JUST A PRANK--
BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ISN'T LAUGHING.
THE DISTRICT SAYS BOTH GIRLS WILL BE SUSPENDED--
AFTER A HEARING ON MONDAY.
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THE LAST CARDINAL THAT WILL HELP ELECT A NEW POPE.ARRIVED AT THE VATICAN TODAY.
115 CARDINALS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE NEW POPE--
THE CONCLAGVE IS SCHEDULED TO START MARCH 17TH.
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POLLSTERS ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT POSSIBLE MATCH-UPS FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
A SURVEY FROM QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT IF HILLARY CLINTON AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SQUARED OFF--
CLINTON WOULD WIN.
CLINTON WOULD TOP REPUBLICAN SENATOR MARCO RUBIO OF FLORIDA--
AND REPRESENTATIVE PAUL RYAN OF WISCONSIN.
RYAN WAS LAST YEAR'S G-O-P VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
IF VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND CHRISTIE RAN AGAINST EACH OTHER--
CHRISTIE WOULD WIN.
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IF YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE *NEW* FACEBOOK LAYOUT--
GET READY IT'S CHANGING *AGAIN*!!
AND AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT.
THE MAKEOVER CARVES OUT MORE SPACE FOR PHOTOS--
AND CREATES MORE WAYS TO CONTROL POSTS.
C-E-O MARK ZUCKERBERG WANTS THE NEWS FEED TO BECOME MORE LIKE A DIGITAL NEWSPAPER--
FILLED WITH INFORMATION TAILORED FOR EACH USER.
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DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING INTO A "SLASHING" INCIDENT AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL!
A STUDENT AT LEHIGH MIDDLE CLAIMS ANOTHER STUDENT WALKED BY AND CUT HIM WITH A RAZOR BLADE!
TONIGHT NBC2 TALKS WITH THE VICTIM'S MOTHER--
ABOUT WHAT WENT DOWN.
AND THE UNITED WAY'S GOALS WERE LOFTY--
BUT THE AGENCY MET THEM!
WE'RE LOOKING INTO WHY THAT WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS YEAR.
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A HUGE CELEBRATION THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UNITED WAY -- THE LOCAL CHARITY SURPASSES EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS.
THE MONEY HELPS LOCAL CHARITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION REPORTS -- THE CASH COMES AMID GROWING CONCERN ABOUT STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS.
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WORKERS INSIDE THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK'S WAREHOUSE IN FORT MYERS
5723 "we're a last ditch option for a lot of people."
-- FACE AN UNRELENTING DEMAND.
55:08 "it is a large number, we're seeing more and more working poor."
THE CHARITY FEEDS 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE A MONTH ACROSS FIVE COUNTIES.
WITH UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET CUTS LOOMING FOR THE NEEDY -- THE FOOD BANK'S PRESIDENT FEARS -- A SQUEEZE IN SERVICES IS A SURE-FIRE FATE.
5610 "for a lot of people, they're just trying to get by, When we give them food that means they can put gas in their car to go to work or get shoes for their kids,"
WHILE HARRY CHAPIN COUNTS MOSTLY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS TO FUND ITS FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET --
STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ACCOUNT FOR 70 PERCENT OF SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER'S THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION OPERATIONS.
05:18 "we're always nervous but this year especially."
THE CENTER'S DIRECTOR WORRIES VITAL SERVICES WHICH HELP TO KEEP SENIOR CITIZENS -- INDEPENDENT AND OUT OF NURSING HOMES -- MAY NEED TO BE REDUCED.
SHE PREDICTS 12-HUNDRED FEWER MEALS A YEAR AND A POSSIBLE AXE TO THEIR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
AND WHILE THE NON-PROFIT AND OTHERS FACE UNCERTAIN TIMES -
06:52 "we are experts at doing more with less."
-- THEY DO SO OPTIMISTICALLY -- THEIR COMMUNITY WILL STEP UP AND ACT FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
58:18 "we do as much as we can afford to do."
IN LEE COUNTY, STEVE CAMPION, NBC2.
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IT'S STONE CRAB SEASON IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!
BUT THE HARVEST IS DOWN--WAY DOWN.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DOMINO EFFECT.
AND IT'S CALLED THE "SUPERBUG".
DOCTORS SAY IT'S DANGEROUS--
AND ANTIBIOTICS CAN'T STOP IT!
WE'VE GOT DETAILS ON WHAT HOSPITALS ARE DOING TO KEEP PATIENTS SAFE.
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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.
NICE WEEKEND AHEAD
High pressure will control the weather over southwest Florida through the weekend. Tonight we will continue to see mainly clear skies and temperatures dropping again to chilly 40's. A few inland places may, once again, touch the upper 30's tomorrow morning.
No rain is on the radar and no showers are in the forecast either. Tomorrow looks like another mostly sunny day with afternoon highs going back to the mid 70's. The average high temperature for tomorrow is 80 degrees and it looks like we will finally get there by the weekend. Winds on Friday will be from the northeast and that will be another signal of the warmer weather to come this weekend.
Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny by Saturday and Sunday and overnight lows moderate to the mid 50's.
All-in-all a great looking weather forecast for our area lasts into the first part of next week. In the long-range computer guidance our next cold front is due here early next Wednesday and we may have a few showers to track then.
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THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS SCRAMBLING TONIGHT.
TRYING TO CONTAIN A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS--
DRUG-RESISTANT "SUPER BUG"!
NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE STORY--
HEATHER.
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THE C-D-C SENT A WARNING TO ALL HOSPITALS - URGING THEM TO TAKE "IMMEDIATE" ACTION AGAINST THE "NIGHTMARE BACTERIA"!
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEARLY 10-YEARS OLD, THIS "SUPERBUG" IS RESISTANT TO "ALL KNOWN" ANTIBIOTICS AND IT'S INVADING HOSPITALS, COAST-TO-COAST.
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THE C-D-C DOESN'T CASUALLY USE THE WORD "NIGHTMARE," BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE CALLING C.R.E. A DEADLY BACTERIA, A SUPERBUG. RESISTANT TO "CARBAPENEM"-- A POTENT ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT.
FORTY-TWO STATES, 4% OF SHORT STAY HOSPITALS, AND 18% OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES REPORT PROBLEMS.
SO FAR THE INFECTIONS ARE CONTAINED TO HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES, INFECTING THE SEVERELY ILL. THE FEAR AND THE CHALLENGE IS TO KEEP THESE BACTERIA FROM REACHING THE GENERAL POPULATION.
Dr. Anthony Fauci-National Institute of Health
/it's resistant to virtually all antibiotics. the normal issue of giving someone an antibiotic and curing them becomes very difficult.
LAST YEAR AN OUTBREAK OF C-R-E AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INFECTED EIGHTEEEN PEOPLE. SIX DIED. AND THE ALARM WENT OUT.
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER IN NEW YORK IS TESTING ALL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO ITS CRITICAL CARE UNIT-- AND ISOLATING THEM FROM OTHER PATIENTS. THEY FIND MANY HOSPITALS REGULARLY AND *UNKNOWINGLY* TRANSFER INFECTED PATIENTS INTO THEIR INSTITUTION.
SINCE C-R-E COULD MAKE COMMON AILMENTS LIKE DIARRHEA, URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND PNEUMONIA UNTREATABLE, THE NATION FACES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. BECAUSE THERE IS ON A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO CONTAIN IT.
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PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE *BEHIND* OR RUNNING LATE TO FIND DRUGS TO FIGHT THIS "SUPERBUG"--
RIGHT NOW--
THEY'RE FOCUSING ON DRUGS FOR DISEASES LIKE OBESITY AND ALZHEIMERS--
AND THERE ARE NO REAL ANTIBIOTICS IN THE PIPELINE.
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THE LAND OF OZ CAME TO THE FLORIDA CAPITOL TODAY.
THE TIN MAN, SCARECROW AND LION FOLLOWED THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING MEDICAID.
DOZENS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE JOINED THEM.
THE GROUP IS URGING LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT MEDICAID EXPANSION--
NOT ONLY FOR JOBS--
BUT BETTER HEATHCARE.
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"Expand Medicaid. I'm a scarecrow. I don't have a brain. But I know it is the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do."
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT NOW SUPPORT MEDICAID EXPANSION--
BUT THE IDEA FACES STIFF OPPOSITION FROM REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS.
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A COUPLE OF SEABIRDS ARE ON THE MEND--
AFTER SOMEONE WRAPPED BEER CANS AROUND THEIR NECKS!
FLORIDA WILDLIFE CREWS FOUND THEM ON BIG PINE KEY--
ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST.
A BROWN PELICAN WAS NEARLY PARALYZED--
A HERRING GULL WAS NEARLY EMACIATED.
OFFICIALS DON'T THINK THEY WUOLD HAVE SURVIVED ANOTHER DAY.
BUT BOTH SHOULD BE BACK IN THE WILD SOON.
SO FAR NO ARRESTS.
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A LEE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW TONIGHT.
DEPUTIES SAY HE USED A RAZOR BLADE--
TO SLASH ANOTHER STUDENT DURING LUNCH!
TONIGHT NBC2 TALKS TO THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
PLUS--
Firefighters battle a 70 acre blaze in Rotonda west. I'm NBC 2s joe Roetz with the aftermath as they get it under control and try to find out how it started.
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NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR THE SUSAN G KOMEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RACE FOR THE CURE.
THE RACE IS THIS SATURDAY, AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.
REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM.
CAN'T MAKE THE RACE? - SIGN UP FOR THE SLEEP-IN FOR THE CURE.
YOU CAN STILL RAISE MONEY - BUT SLEEP IN THE DAY OF THE RACE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION - GO TO NBC-2.COM - CLICK THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.
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WITH JUST 2 MONTHS LEFT IN STONE CRAB SEASON--
LOCAL FISHERMEN TELL US THEY AREN'T CATCHING MUCH.
EVERGLADES CITY IN COLLIER COUNTY IS IN THE HEART OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
NBC2's LAUREN DISPIRITO WENT THERE TODAY--
TO SHOW US HOW FISHERMEN ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE.
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Dalton Daffin, crew, "Yours and Mine"
13:23 it's bad, not good, compared to last year" 13:29
FOR DALTON DAFFIN AND THE CREW OF YOURS AND MINE, THE 234 POUND PULL THEY BRING IN TO ERNEST HAMILTON STONE CRAB COMPANY IS A BRIGHT SPOT, IN A BLEAK SEASON.
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IN A GOOD YEAR, EVERGLADES CITY FISH HOUSE MANAGER RANDY MONTERO SHIPS UP TO 4000 CLAWS TO HIS COMPANY'S MIAMI RESTAURANT EACH DAY-
THIS SEASON, CAPTAINS DOCK WITH HALF THAT.
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Randy Montero, manager
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03:33 You could point fingers in 10 different ways, I mean guys that have been doing this 30 years come up saying you don't know what's in the mind of the stone crab 03:41
SOME CAPTAINS POINT TO WEATHER, BUT MOST FISHERMEN AGREE… THERE IS NO EXPLANATION… AND LOSSES HERE PILE ON THE BACKS OF 40 CAPTAINS, CREW AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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Randy Montero, manager
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01:17 You've got 7 months out of the year to make your livelihood and be able to sustain yourself and pay your bills, it's hard 01:24
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AT THE CAMELLIA STREET GRILLE NEXT DOOR, STAFF CAN'T ALWAYS FIND STONE CRAB TO SELL.
CUSTOMERS PAY MORE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE DELICACY.
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Naiara Rementeria, restaurant owner
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Most are okay with it, because when they come, they want stone crab, so they don't really mind that they have to pay 2 to 3 more dollars a pound
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IN A PLACE WHERE STONE CRAB SEASON SUPPORTS JOBS AND SPURS TOURISM, A HOPE THAT THE FINAL MONTHS YIELD BIGGER CATCHES.
IN EVERGLADES CITY, LAUREN DISPIRITO, NBC2
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A 12 YEAR-OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SLASHING ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A RAZOR BLADE IN THE CAFETERIA.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE STUDENT CUT A CLASSMATE WHILE SITTING DOWN NEXT TO HIM FOR LUNCH.
NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM'S MOTHER.
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A 7TH GRADER ATTACKED WITH A RAZOR BLADE INSIDE HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.
10:38 "it scared me- especially hearing everything that's going on in the news."
JANE PINTO IS THE VICTIM'S MOTHER.
SHE GOT A CALL FROM HER HUSBAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON-
THAT HER SON HAD BEEN VIOLENTLY CUT.
10:22 "he told me brandon had been slashed."
14 YEAR-OLD BRANDON PINTO WAS SITTING DOWN IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA EATING HIS LUNCH-
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEG.
11:16 "he looked down- he felt stinging and saw that he was bleeding."
AS BRANDON YELLED FOR HELP-
DETECTIVES SAY WITNESSES IDENTIFIED 12 YEAR-OLD KELVIN WILLIAMS AS THE CULPRIT-
A FELLOW STUDENT THE 7TH GRADER KNEW FROM RIDING THE BUS
11:02 "the boy's story was- he tried to slice his pants without him knowing and in the process of doing that- he also sliced his leg."
DEPUTIES SAY THE BOY'S WEAPON-
A DOUBLE-SIDED RAZOR BLADE WAS FOUND IN THE TRASH CAN.
THEY ARRESTED HIM ON A FELONY CHARGE.
AT HIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME-
knock
WILLIAMS SISTER ANSWERED THE DOOR-
BUT TOLE ME SHE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ATTACK.
41:02 "i don't know what you're talking about."
BRANDON TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAS NO IDEA WHY WILLIAMS WOULD ATTACK HIM.
THE 2 INCH GASH ON HIS LEG HAD TO BE BANDAGED UP AND DIDN'T REQUIRE STITCHES.
Nat 13:04 "you can tell it was a small blade."
EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS AFRAID TO SEND HER SON TO SCHOOL TODAY-
12:42 "i'm glad he's ok- just hoping that this is the end of it. that there's nothing else to come from what happened."
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS WILLIAMS WILL BE DISCIPLINED PER THEIR CODE OF CONDUCT,
WHICH COULD INCLUDE SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION.
IN LEHIGH ACRES, MEAGHAN SMITH, NBC-2.
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THE LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT UNDER FIRE TONIGHT --
THE N-B-C TWO INVESTIGATORS SIT DOWN WITH HIM SO HE CAN ANSWER TO ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT.
AND BIZARRE DETAILS SURROUND A HOUSE FIRE --
A COUPLE IS FOUND DEAD INSIDE --
BUT NO ONE EVER SAW ANY FLAMES OR KNEW THEY WERE INSIDE FOR NEARLY 24 HOURS.
THE NEWS AT SIX IS NEXT.
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