HEADLINE OPEN

HL1) LEHIGH FATAL-VOTOPS-TRX

STRAIGHT AHEAD ON NBC-2

A DEADLY CRASH CLOSES A MAJOR ROAD --- FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS.

HL2) CHAVEZ FUNERAL-SAT 24

PLUS--A PRESIDENT IS LAID TO REST THIS MORNING.

THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS WAITING TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE LATE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ.

HL3) MAC AND CHEESE FIGHT-VOTOPS

PLUS--IT'S A FOOD FIGHT.

KRAFT MAC AND CHEeSE MAKING HEADLINES THIS MORNING.

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

orlando chase-clip

LEHIGH CRASH-TOSS TO CLIFTON

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH THAT HAPPENED ON STATE ROAD 82 OVER NIGHT,

IT HAPPENED ON SR 82 AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOMESTEAD IN LEHIGH ACRES. Im clay miller.

NBC2S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE SCENE WITH MORE.

LEHIGH CRASH-REMLIVE

THE ROAD IS OPEN. BUT IT HAD STATE ROAD 82 CLOSED FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS THIS MORNING.

LEHIGH CRASH-VO

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THIS MORNING.

THIS HAPPENED AT 2:00 AM.

ACCORDING TO FHP TWO CARS A MUSTANG AND A KIA, WERE HEADED EAST ON 82.

THE KIA WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO HOMESTEAD WHEN THE MUSTANG ATTEMPTED TO PASS, CAUSING THAT ACCIDENT.

WERE TOLD ONE OF THE DRIVERS WAS EJECTED.

ONE DRIVER DIED, ANOTHER WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

LEHIGH CRASH-SOTVO

LEHIGH CRASH-REMLIVE

FHP IS STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY THOSE DRIVERS.

WE'RE TOLD THEY WILL BE RELEASING MORE INFORMATION LATER TODAY.

New Row 1 Jasmin Caldwell

PALM BEACH BLVD ACCIDENT-TRXVO

PALM BEACH BOULEVARD HAS NOW REOPENED AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE THIS MORNING.

IT HAPPENED JUST EAST OF I-75 AROUND 9-THIRTY.

TROOPERS TELL NBC 2 A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP AS IT TURNED INTO A SUNOCO GAS STATION.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE

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

UNEMPLOYMENT-CLIP

UNEMPLOYMENT-VO

BRAND NEW JOB NUMBERS COMING OUT THIS MORNING--

U-S EMPLOYERS RAMPED UP HIRING IN FEBRUARY.

ADDING 236-THOUSAND NEW JOBS.

AND PUSHING UNEMPLOYMENT TO SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT.

THAT'S DOWN FROM SEVEN-POINT-NINE PERCENT.

THESE NUMBERS ARE *CRUCIAL --

SHOWING BUSINESSES ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

UNEMPLOYMENT-SOTVO

"This is a strong report. I mean yes you can find, the decline in labor force, ok that's not so good but everything else looks very good and I expect the markets to really hug this one."

BUT GOVERNMENT WORKERS ARE STILL WORRIED ABOUT THE SEQUESTER CUTS.

JAVARIS JAMES FIRST APPEARANCE-VO

NEW VIDEO INTO OUR NEWSROOM AT 11

FORMER IMMOKALEE HIGH AND N-F-L RUNNING BACK JAVARRIS JAMES WAS IN COURT TODAY FOR A FIRST APPEARANCE.

HE WAS ARRESTED BY LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES YESTERDAY FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR HIS TRIAL DATE LAST YEAR FOR A PREVIOUS ARREST OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.

ONLY NBC2 CAMERAS WERE IN THE COURTROOM TODAY WHEN THE JUDGE ORDERED FOR JAMES TO REMAIN IN JAIL ON NO BOND.

CARDINALS ARRIVE TO VATICAN-CLIP

CARDINALS ARRIVE TO VATICAN-VO

WE WILL SOON HAVE A DATE FOR THE START OF CONCLAVE.

THE SECRETIVE ELECTION PROCESS FOR A NEW POPE.

VATICAN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT THE CARDINALS WOULD VOTE THIS AFTERNOON ON A DATE TO START THE CONCLAVE.

NO DATE HAS BEEN RELEASED, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE CONCLAVE WILL NOT BEGIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

CHAVEZ FUNERAL-SAT 24

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW--

MORE THAN 30 HEADS OF GOVERNMENT WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT HUGO CHAVEZ' STATE FUNERAL TODAY.

INCLUDING REPS FROM THE UNITED STATES.

VENEZUELA'S FORMER LEADER OFTEN PORTRAYED THE U-S AS A GREAT GLOBAL EVIL.

DEADLY PONDELLA CRASH-SS

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TO RELEASE MORE DETAILS ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR U-S 41 AND PONDELLA ROAD, RIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE.

FARMER JACK MARKET ROBBERY-TRXTOPS-VO

STILL UNCLEAR WHO ROBBED A NORTH FORT MYERS STORE OVERNIGHT?

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY TWO ARMED MEN GOT AWAY WITH CASH AFTER HOLDING UP FARMER JACK'S MARKET, A SMALL CONVENIENCE STORE.

PG ISLES FIRE-TRX-SOTVOTOPS

I am at a loss for words they were such sweet people and great neighbors.

CHILLING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ABOUT A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

FIRE OFFICIALS TELLS NBC-2 THE ELDERLY COUPLE WAS FOUND IN THEIR BEDROOM --

BUT NOT IN THEIR BED.

NEIGHBORS SAY THEIR DAUGHTER FOUND THEM IN THEIR SERRENTO COURT HOME AND CALLED 911.

FIREFIGHTERS SUSPECT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LIVING ROOM -- AND WENT OUT ON IT'S OWN.

PG ISLES FIRE-SOTVO-OC

2:26 we spread the message all year round but this is a great reminder to make sure you have working smoke detectors

TURNS OUT JOHN AND CAROLE FITZMAURICE DIDN'T HAVE WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS STILL INVESTIGATING A CAUSE.

A REMINDER --

YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERIES A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR --

A GOOD TIME -- IS THIS WEEKEND WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS *FORWARD.

BERMONT FIRE-VOTOPS

AND THE LARGER FIRE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED THIS MORNING.

THIS WAS OFF BERMONT ROAD NEAR PARADISE PARK.

PENSION PLAN-ON CAM OTS

A HOUSE PANEL WILL BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL TO END GUARANTEED PENSIONS FOR NEW TEACHERS AND STATE AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

TODAY THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE WILL TAKE UP A BILL THAT COULD DO AWAY WITH TRADITIONAL PENSIONS FOR WORKERS HIRED AFTER JANUARY 2014.

BURKE INTERVIEW-OC-VO

LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE ANSWERS TO ALLEGATIONS THAT HE MISUSED GRANT MONEY.

HE ALSO TOLD THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS HE DID TRY TO STOP A STATE INVESTIGATION INTO ONE OF HIS TOP ADMINISTRATORS….

DOCTOR DEEDARA HICKS WAS ACCUSED OF BEING INTOXICATED ON THE JOB.

BURKE SAYS SHE HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY AND STILL SUFFERS FROM SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS.

BURKE INTERVIEW-2 SOT-OC

13:53 Dr. Hicks has a severe medical condition she is dealing with that I would describe as serious and ongoing. 14:02

14:33 Dr. Hicks is NOT involved with alcohol. That is not a part of her life. 14:36

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST NOW RESPOND TO THE STATE ABOUT DOCTOR BURKE'S INVOLVEMENT INTO THE INVESTIGATION.

THE BOARD MUST ALSO ANSWER CLAIMS HE MOVED ONE POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY WITHOUT APPROVAL AND WHETHER HE SPENT NEARLY 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY ON ADMINISTRATORS INSTEAD OF CLASSROOMS.

CAT HAVEN-INTRO

WE'RE LEARNING A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT DEADLY LION ATTACK IN CALIFORNIA.

CAT HAVEN-PKG

IT NOW APPEARS THE 550 POUND LION MAY HAVE MANAGED TO ESCAPE HIS OWN FEEDING

CAGE JUST MOMENTS BEFORE TURNING ON 24 YEAR OLD INTERN DIANNA HANSON

ONE OF THE LEAD INVESTIGATORS NOW TELLS ABC NEWS HE BELIEVES A GATE OR DOOR

WAS LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN

COUSCOUS SOMEHOW GOT INTO A LARGER PEN THAT HANSON WAS CLEANING AND THAT'S

WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED

HADDEN SOT: THE CAT HAD JUST BEEN FED AND THERE WAS FOOD IN THE BOWL AND

THE CAT HAD IGNORED THE FOOD IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS YOUNG LADY

THIS MORNING A FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE CAT HAVEN WILDLIFE PARK WHERE THE LION

MAULED HANSON.

NATS LION ROAR - FILE OF COUS COUS

AND / NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE ATTACK

SCANNER GFX: ENGINE RESPONDING. FROM A BITE FROM A LION THE ANIMAL IS IN

THE ENCLOSURE WITH THE PATIENT.

HANSON WAS REPORTEDLY TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE WITH A COWORKER AT THE TIME

OF THE INCIDENT - WHEN THE CALL ABRUPTLY ENDED, SUGGESTING HANSON *MAY* HAVE

BEEN COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE LION. THE CO-WORKER GREW CONCERNED

WHEN HANSON FAILED TO CALL BACK.

OFFICIALS NOW BELIEVE HANSON DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY FROM A BROKEN NECK

HADDEN SOT: SHE DID NOT SUFFER. AS TRAGIC AS THIS DEATH IS, IT'S IMPORTANT

TO KNOW THAT SHE WASN'T ALIVE FOR A LONG TIME.

STILL POLICE SAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THEY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOOT AND

KILL THE LION IN ORDER TO GET TO HANSON

NATS TOUR OWNER SOT: COME SAY HI

ON THURSDAY, THE PARK'S OWNER PAID A VISIT TO THE GROUNDS WHERE IT ALL

HAPPENED

ANDERSON SOT:SOME PEOPLE DONT UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONAL TIE YOU GET WITH YOUR

ANIMALS AND WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE.

WE'RE A FAMILY AND WE LOST TO FAMILY MEMBERS

HANSON HAD WORKED AT THE PARK FOR JUST TWO MONTHS SHE'D HOPED IT WAS A

STEPPING STONE TO A JOB AT A BIGGER ZOO

HANSON SOT: DIANA DIED LIVING HER DREAM, SHE WAS NEVER HAPPIER THAN THE

LAST TWO MONTHS.

HER FINAL MOMENTS, SAY HER FAMILY, REMAIN A MYSTERY.

HANSON SOT: SHE WOULD NEVER BE IN THERE WITH THE LION PRESENT. HOW THAT

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

A FLORIST IN WASHINGTON IS REFUSING FLOWERS TO SAME SEX PARTNERS WANTING TO TIE THE KNOT.

HEAR HER EXCUSE AND WHY SHE SAY'S SHE NOT DISCRIMINATING AT ALL.

AND LADIES---IT'S TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE.

ON THIS DAY WE HONOR WOMEN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

TZ1A) FLORIST REFUSE GAY MARRIAGE-VOTOPS-TRX

TZ2A) CELEBRATE WOMEN-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

HIGH SURF-VOTOPS

THAT LATE WINTER STORM THAT'S BEEN WREAKING HAVOC ALL ACROSS THE UPPER U-S IS TAKING IT'S TOLL ON THE MASSACHUSETTS' COAST LINE THIS MORNING.

ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN, SNOW AND WIND, THE STORM IS PRODUCING ROUGH SEAS AND BIG WAVES IN PLACES UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

OFFICIALS EXPECT 35-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG SURF AND WAVES THOUGH OUT THE DAY.

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.

"Warmer weather is on the way"

High pressure is set to control our weather providing us with plenty of sunshine and a cool breeze out of the north. This will keep our temperatures slightly below normal as they peak in the middle 70s under bright and sunny skies. Due to a freshly chilled Gulf of Mexico, beaches and coastal locations will more than likely hold in the lower 70s during the day.

Tonight, clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to drop off quickly just after sunset, but it won't be quite as cold. Lower 50s will remain in the forecast for Saturday morning with middle 40s east of I-75.

There's more good news about the weekend. After cool mornings in the 50s, afternoon highs will recover into the lower 80s under mostly sunny skies. Through Sunday, winds will take more of an easterly turn pushing just a few fair weather clouds across the peninsula. As a result of a milder airflow, daytime numbers will climb in the lower to middle 80s, as overnight temperatures settle into the lower 60s.

LEE MEMORIAL MONEY CONCERNS-VO-WIPE

LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM MAY SOON LOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING.

OFFICIALS WITH LEE MEMORIAL SAY --

476 MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDS WILL BE LOST OVER THE NEXT DECADE FROM CHANGES IN MEDICARE.

AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS ALREADY LOST 125 MILLION IN MEDICAID DOLLARS.

AREAS HARDEST HIT IF CUTS TAKE EFFECT COULD BE THE CHILDREN SERVICES AND TRAUMA CENTERS.

RIGHT NOW -- THE STATE IS FUNNELING MONEY AWAY FROM HOSPITALS -- LIKE LEE MEMORIAL -

WHO ACCEPT PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.

LEE MEMORIAL MONEY CONCERNS-SOTVO

Chris Hansen - Board Member55:13 it's like a double whammy, those that are doing the most good for those that need it the most are being punished through this process 55:20

BOARD MEMBERS ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH LAWMAKERS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO DISCUSS OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS.

LEE MEMORIAL SAYS -- IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INCREASE RESOURCES FOR LOWER WAGE EARNERS --

DISTRACTED DRIVING BILL-VO WIPE

THE DAYS OF LEGALLY TEXTING AND DRIVING IN FLORIDA MAY BE LIMITED.

HOUSE BILL 13 UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE YESTERDAY.

IF APPROVED BY LAWMAKERS-- IT WILL BAN DRIVERS FROM TEXTING WHILE IN A MOVING VEHICLE.

VOICE ACTIVATED TEXTING WOULD BE ALLOWED, AS WOULD TEXTING WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.

IT'S NOT A TOTAL BAN --

DISTRACTED DRIVING BILL-SOTVO

Sot Kristin Murphy, daughter killed by distracted driver

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

POLICE AND DRIVERS OF OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES WOULD *NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.

THE BILL IS NOW HEADED TO THE HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE.

DRONES IN FLORIDA-VO

A BILL IS FLYING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE --

THAT WOULD *LIMIT THE USE OF DRONES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

A HOUSE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED IT THURSDAY.

UNDER THE MEASURE --

POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND SHERIFF'S OFFICES WOULD HAVE TO GET A WARRANT FROM A JUDGE OR HAVE TO CITE IMMINENT DANGER BEFORE PUTTING A DRONE IN THE AIR.

MIAMI P.D. HAS AT LEAST ONE.

BRENNAN CONFIRMATION-VO

THE SENATE HAS CONFIRMED JOHN BRENNAN AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE C-I-A.

SENATOR RAND PAUL'S 13 HOUR FILIBUSTER COULDN'T KEEP BRENNAN FROM THE 63-34 VOTE.

SENATOR PAUL ALLOWED THE VOTE TO GO FORWARD ONCE HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE HOUSE'S STANCE ON DRONE OPERATIONS.

JAMES HOLMES PLEA NEXT WEEK-OC-SS-VO

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THAT

ACCUSED AURORA MOVIE THEATER SHOOTER JAMES HOLMES IS EXPECTED TO ENTER A PLEA NEXT WEEK.

HOLMES HAS NOT ENTERED AN INSANITY PLEA, BUT HIS ATTORNEYS SAY HE IS CONSIDERING THE OPTION.

PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER THEY INTEND TO SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY.

HOLMES IS CHARGED WTH MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER AND EXPLOSIVES CHARGES, AFTER PROSECUTORS SAY HE OPENED FIRE IN A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER LAST SUMMER.

FLORIST REFUSE GAY MARRIAGE-VO

A WASHINGTON STATE FLORIST IS BEING ACCUSED OF DISCRIMINATION FOR REFUSING TO PROVIDE FLOWERS FOR A SAME SEX WEDDING.

ROB INGERSOLL WENT TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR FLOWERS FOR HIS BIG DAY ---

BUT THE FLORIST, BARRONELLE STUZMAN, POLITELY DECLINED.

INGERSOLL SAYS HE RESPECTS STUZMAN'S VIEWS, BUT HE WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE THIS NEVER CAME UP BEFORE IN ALL THE YEARS HE AND HIS PARTNER HAVE BEEN CUSTOMERS AT THE STORE, EVEN SENDING FLOWERS TO EACH OTHER.

STUZMAN CLAIMS SHE DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SAME SEX COUPLES.

FLORIST REFUSE GAY MARRIAGE-SOTVO

"We hire gay people we have friends that are gay, that wasn't the issue the issue was I just didn't want to participate in the marriage

A WASHINGTON STATE BASED GAY RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SAYS THE FLORIST'S ACTIONS DO VIOLATE A STATE LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.

INGERSOLL SAYS HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL ATTORNEYS, INCLUDING THE A-C-L-U.

PAMPERED CHIEF RECALL-VOTOPSWIPE

IF YOU WENT TO A PAMPERED CHEF PARTY. DID YOU PURCHASE THIS?

PAMPERED CHEF IS RECALLING ABOUT 286-THOUSAND OF THESE GARLIC SLICERS DUE TO A LACERATION HAZARD.

THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 20 REPORTS OF THE BLADE ON THE SLICER DISLODGING DURING USE.

INCLUDING A CUT ON THE FINGER.

WALMART FOR WOMEN-VOWIPE

MORE THAN 200 ITEMS FROM iPAD CASES TO JEWELRY AND APPAREL ARE NOW BEING SOLD ON THE "EMPOWERING WOMEN TOGETHER" SECTION OF WALMART DOT COM.

THE PRODUCTS COME FROM NINE COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, CAMBODIA AND HAITI.

AND ARE PART OF WALMART DOT COM's "STORE FOR GOOD".

A PROJECT TO OFFER PRODUCTS THAT DO GOOD FOR OTHERS OR THE ENVIRONMENT.

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY-VO

SPEAKING OF WOMEN.

TODAY IS A DAY TO HONOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN PAST AND PRESENT, ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

IT'S AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

LOST FOR INSPIRATION? A FEW QUOTES FROM A POWERFUL WOMAN ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

BUSINESSWOMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST MELINDA GATES:

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

NOW AND DAYS MOST TEENS GIRLS INTERESTED IN EXPERIANCING IN MAKE UP TO ENHANCE THEIR LOOKS.

TZ2A) NO MAKE UP-VOWIPE

GMA NO MAKE UP-2SHOT INTRO

A STORY THATS BURNING UP OUR THIS MORNING --

A GROUP OF TEENS STARTING A KIND OF NO MAKEUP MOVEMENT -- THEIR GOAL IS TO GO BARE-FACED FOR A WHOLE DAY.

SO WHY ARE THEY DOING IT?

GMA NO MAKE UP-PKG

THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SAY THEY'RE SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE PRIMPING

AND PAMPERING.

SOT Abbie/Girls Intv

13:54:41 blush - then added on mascara / girl 1: concealer, chapstick,

eyeliner / to eye hadow - to foundation / girl: mascara, bronzer cuz im

kinda pale.

SO THIS MORNING THEY'RE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A CULTURE THEY SAY IS TOO

FOCUSED ON LOOKSLAUNCHING WHAT THEY CALL - OPERATION BEAUTIFUL.

NAT: VIDEO

GRAPHIC:

THEIR GOAL - TO GO MAKE-UP FREE FOR A FULL 24 HOURS.

TODAY THEY SAY THEY'RE FACING THEIR FEARSBY TAKING A CUE FROM SOME OF

HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST STARS - BARING THEIR BARE FACES TO THE WORLD! Rihanna!

Kim! And Miley! ALL TOSSING ASIDE THAT TRUSTED TUBE OF LIPSTICK.FOR THE

MORE NATURAL LOOK.

SOT JOEY BARTOLOMEO, SENIOR WRITER "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE 08:19:05

It really makes them relatable to their fans. They get to see them without

all of the glamour that they usually see them with on red carpets.

THIS BRAVE MOM EVEN MADE HEADLINES.WHEN SHE CAPPED THE CONCEALER AND

DROPPED HER MORNING MAKE-UP ROUTINEFOR A FULL YEAR

SOT PHOEBE BAKER HYDE, AUTHOR OF "THE BEAUTY EXPERIMENT" 08:16:39

hat a man would do. He's gonna take a shower. He's gonna brush his teeth.

He's gonna put on deodorant. He's gonna go, , maybe put on a

little gel and head out the door.

/ wipe back into abbie

SOT Abbie/Girls Intv

14:04:29: AB: It's the weekend - you're not wearing any makeup and a

freind stops by unexpectedly - are you like oh my god and you'

re running upstairs - you're putting on something. tell

me the truth! / 14:05:03 That actually happened last weekend! ****I

wasn't expecting to see people I knew and I went in and i saw them and i ran

back out! AB: You ran!? Oh no!

THESE GIRLS REALIZE SHOWING UP FRESH-FACED AT SCHOOL TODAY WILL FEEL, AT

FIRST, LIKE A BIG DEAL

SOT Abbie/Girls Intv

14:05:32 AB: Guys have it easy, dont they? Girls: Oh! They really do!

SOT Abbie/Girls Intv

14:00:49 The big deal is that it is a big deal!

SOT:13:51:25 AB: Are you concerned at with what the boys may say or think?

/ 13:52:15 This is completely weird for them - they've never seen girls

without makeup - especially a whole school! That's very weird!

AND WHILE IT MAY BE WEIRDTHAY SAY IT'S WORTH IT TO MAKE A POINT BY NOT

GETTING MADE UP

SOT Abbie/Girls Intv

14:00:16 We don't want girls to think makeup is evil - so we're saying -

just for this one day prioritizing inner beauty is what we are hoping will

happen - That's our main focus.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

A SENIOR AL-QUIDA TERRORIST RELATED TO OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS BEEN CAPTURED.

TODAY HE WILL APPEAR IN A UNITED STATES COURTROOM AND WILL FACE SOME MAJOR CHARGES.

AND--LOOK CLOSELY, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

TO SOME EYES, THIS SHOWS MORE THAN JUST A CHURCH.

TZ3A) TERROR ARREST-VOTOPS

TZ3) CHURCH LOOKS LIKE A CHICKEN-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) LEHIGH FATAL-VOTOPS

NBC-2 IS WORKING TO GET THE NAMES OF TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH OVERNIGHT.

IT HAPPENED ON STATE ROAD 82 AT HOMESTEAD ROAD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED OFF FOR HOURS AND IS NOW OPEN.

DEPUTIES TELL US IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT JUST BEFORE TWO A-M BETWEEN A MUSTANG AND A KIA.

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED --

ANOTHER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

HL2) POPE WATCH-VOTOPS

ALL OF THE 115 CARDINALS WHO WILL CHOOSE THE NEXT POPE ARE NOW IN THE VATICAN.

BUT THERE'S STILL NO WORD ON WHEN THAT VOTE WILL BE HELD.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAYS THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A NEW POPE IN PLACE BY EASTER -- AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

TODAY IS THE FIRST FULL DAY ALL CARDINALS ELIGIBLE FOR VOTING FOR A NEW POPE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET.

TS3) FEB UNEMPLOYMENT-VOTOPS

U-S EMPLOYERS RAMPED UP HIRING IN FEBRUARY.

ADDING 236-THOUSAND NEW JOBS.

AND PUSHING UNEMPLOYMENT TO SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT.

THAT'S DOWN FROM SEVEN-POINT-NINE PERCENT.

THESE NUMBERS ARE *CRUCIAL --

SHOWING BUSINESSES ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

TERROR ARREST-2SHOT INTRO

OSAMA BIN LADEN'S SON-IN-LAW AND MEMBER OF HIS INNER CIRCLE WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY.

PROSECUTORS SAY SULAIMAN ABU GHAITH APPLAUDED THE ATTACKS OF 9-11 AND WARNED THERE WOULD BE MORE.

TERROR EXPERTS SAY THIS MAJOR U-S CAPTURE DEALS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW TO AL QAEDA,

THOUGH THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL KEY LEADERS IN THE GROUP BELIEVED TO BE HIDING IN IRAN.

TERROR ARREST-PKG

Another senior al Qaeda terrorist has been nabbed.

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law is in U-S custody and will appear before a

federal magistrate today in New York.

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith faces charges including conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens

.

Abu Ghaith held the key position of al Qaeda spokesman.

NATS - Abu Ghaith

In this video he celebrates the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.

According to U-S officials, the CIA has been tracking Abu Ghaith for

years as he moved from Afghanistan to Iran, and then in January into Turkey,

where he was arrested.

SOT Seth Jones

"ONCE HE LEFT IRANIAN TERRITORY AND GOT INTO TURKEY WITH VERY CLOSE

MONITORING BY US GOVERNING AGENCIES, HE WAS, HIS DAYS WERE NUMBERED."

Abu Ghaith was then transferred to Jordan, where the U-S picked him up

last week.

In a statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said:

"No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring

America's enemies to justice."

Officials tell ABC News Abu Ghaith has already revealed key

intelligence about al Qaeda's operations including current status, personnel

and finances.

SOT Rep. Michael McCaul

"THIS IS A MAN WHO IS IN THE INNER CIRCLE OF BIN LADEN'S AL QAEDA OPERATIONS

AND NOW WE HAVE HIM ALIVE AND HE'S TALKING."

Some lawmakers would prefer further interrogation of Abu Ghaith and would

rather he face a military tribunal than stand trial here in the U.S.

SOT Sen. Lindsey Graham

"WE'RE NOW SETTING NEW PRECEDENT THAT WILL COME BACK TO BITE US. / YOU'RE

PUTTING PEOPLE LIKE THIS INTO FEDERAL COURT, GIVING THEM THE SAME

TERROR ARREST-TAG

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

NORTH KOREA THREAT-TRXTOPS-VO

NOW TO THE DEVELOPING SITUATION AS NORTH KOREA UPS THE ANTE.

THE COUNTRY IS MAKING MORE THREATS AFTER A U-N SANCTIONS VOTE.

NORTH KOREA IS NOW CANCELING ITS NON-AGRESSION PACT WITH SOUTH KOREA,

AND HAS ALREADY THREATENED A NUCLEAR STRIKE ON THE UNITED STATES.

POPE FUR PROTEST-VO

ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS STAGED A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE POPE'S TAILOR SHOP IN CENTRAL ROME TODAY.

THE SHOUTED "ANIMALS HAVE A SPIRIT" AND OTHER SLOGANS OUTSIDE A WINDOW WHERE A PAPAL WHITE HAT WAS ON PROMINENT DISPLAY.

WORKERS AT THE DISCREET OAK-PANELED SHOP SEEMED TO BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

THE PROTESTERS WERE VOICING THEIR DISAPPROVAL OF THE USE OF FUR ON PAPAL VESTMENTS.

LION ATTACK UPDATE-OC-TRX-VO

NEW DETAILS ON A DEADLY LION ATTACK OUT IN CALIFORNIA.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE A LION THAT KILLED A 24-YEAR-OLD ANIMAL PARK VOLUNTEER ESCAPED FROM A FEEDING CAGE AND ATTACKED THE WOMAN WHILE SHE WAS CLEANING ITS LARGER ENCLOSURE.

FACEBOOK CHANGES-VO

HOPING TO ATTRACT AND KEEP MORE USERS, FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED SOME CHANGES THURSDAY. ALL COSMETIC.

THE CHANGES AFFECT THE PAGE FACEBOOK USERS LAND ON.

THAT SHOWS UPDATES FROM FRIENDS. AS WELL AS OTHER INFO.

IT'S A REDESIGN THAT CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS FOCUSES MORE ON PHOTOS THAN TEXT. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TIMELY CONTENT.

THE CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP USERS ACTIVE.

AND INTERACTING WITH THE SITE. WHICH APPEALS TO FACEBOOK ADVERTISERS.

FACEBOOK CHANGES-SOTVO

They're hoping to kinda grab back people who are going to apps like Instagram where it's more photo focused

NORTH CAPTIVA MARINA-OC-VO

A HOTLY CONTESTED PLAN FOR ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST REMOTE ISLANDS MOVES FORWARD THIS MORNING.

YESTERDAY IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT COUNTY LEADERS APPROVE A REQUEST TO LET DEVELOPERS BUILD A NEW MARINA ON NORTH CAPTIVA.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BOAT OR SMALL PLANE TO GET TO THE ISLAND.

THOSE OPPOSED TO IT SAY IT COULD HARM AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE, UNDERDEVELOPED ISLAND.

NOW, IT WILL BE UP TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DECIDE.

WINTER WEATHER LATEST-VO

THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS MORNING IN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT VIDEO THIS MORNING FROM CENTERPORT, NEW YORK. THIS IS ON LONG ISLAND.

THEY'RE EXPECTING MORE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WITH UP TO FOUR INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED.

FL TOURISM RECORD-HALFSCRN

THIS MORNING NBC-2 HAS LEARNED ABOUT RECORD TOURISM HERE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ANNOUNCED PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES,

SHOWING VISITORS SPENT A RECORD $71 POINT 8 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2012.

FL SPRING BREAK DEATH-VO

POLICE IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, SAY A MAN VISITING FOR SPRING BREAK HAS DIED.

OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE RACCOON RIVER CAMPGROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHERE THEY FOUND KYLE LAMB UNCONSCIOUS.

POLICE SAY HE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL, THEY BELIEVE FROM AN ALCOHOL OVERDOSE.

FL CHURCH LOOKS LIKE A CHICKEN-VO

A CHURCH HAS BECOME THE TALK OF A FLORIDA TOWN ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT SOME ARE SEEING IN ITS WALLS.

THEY SAY THE CHURCH RESEMBLES A CHICKEN.

A PHOTOGRAPHER SNAPPED A PICTURE OF THE CHURCH BY THE SEA IN MADEIRA BEACH AND SINCE THEN THE IMAGE HAS GONE VIRAL.

FL CHURCH LOOKS LIKE A CHICKEN-SOTVO

--SOT--

"To me it looks like a chicken from a cartoon show."

"I think it's going to maybe drive more people to the area. They'll come to see this chicken phenomenon."

THE PASTOR'S WIFE SAYS SHE'S HEARD PEOPLE SAY FOR AWHILE THAT THE CHURCH LOOKS LIKE A CHICKEN --

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

WE ALL KNOW IT AS THE BRIGHT ORANGE PASTA THAT COMES IN THE SIGNATURE BLUE BOX.

KRAFT'S MAC AND CHEESE MAY BE A CHILDHOOD FAVORITE, BUT TWO WOMEN HAVE POSTED A PETITION ASKING KRAFT TO OFFER AMERICANS ADDITIVE-FREE MAC & CHEESE.

TZ4A) GMA FOOD FIGHT-VOWIPE

GMA FOOD FIGHT-2SHOT VO

NOW TO A FOOD FIGHT HEATING UP--

TWO WOMEN ON A CRUSADE TO CHANGE KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE.

THEY LAUNCHED A PETITION TO CONVINCE THE COMPANY TO REMOVE ARTIFICIAL DYES FROM THE PRODUCT.

GMA FOOD FIGHT-PKG

KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE IS AS WELL KNOWN FOR IT'S BRIGHT ORANGE COLOR AS

IT IS FOR ITS ICONIC CATCH PHRASE

Nat commercial

"it's the cheesiest!"

BUT THIS MORNING TWO WOMEN SAY THEY WANT KRAFT TO DROP THE ARTIFICIAL DYES

THAT FOR DECADES HAVE GIVEN THE DISH ITS SIGNATURE HUE.

IN A VIDEO POSTED ON YOUTUBE THAT'S NOW ROCKETED ACROSS THE WEB FOOD

BLOGGERS LISA LEAKE AND VANI HARI SAY THEY ARE FEARFUL OF TWO FOOD COLORINGS

-- YELLOW NUMBERS FIVE AND SIX -- USED BY THE COMPANY.

SOT video blog

"Yellow number 5 and 6 are specifically known carcinogens

"in addition to that - artificial food dyes are proven to

increase hyperactivity in children."

THE WOMEN SAY THEY GREW CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOOD COLORINGS AFTER LEARNING

KRAFT DOESN'T USE THEM IN THE MAC & CHEESE IT SELLS IN EUROPE. SOME

COUNTRIES THERE DON'T EVEN ALLOW THE DYES THE WOMEN ALSO POINT TO STUDIES

LINKING THE DYES TO SOME ALLERGIES.

SOT Lisa Leake

My daughters tried both versions/ the UK version looked and tasted almost

exactly the same.

THIS MORNING KRAFT IS PUSHING BACK. TELLING ABC NEWS, ".WE ONLY USE

COLORS THAT ARE APPROVED AND DEEMED SAFE FOR FOOD USE BY THE FOOD AND DRUG

ADMINISTRATION"

SOT Dr. Besser

"The studies that have looked at this are not very strong. / There's

nothing that I see that raises a real concern about these dyes."

KRAFT SAYS IT MAKES FOURTEEN MAC & CHEESE PRODUCTS WITHOUT THE DYES. BUT

LISA LEAKE SAYS SHE THINKS EVEN ONE PRODUCT WITH YELLOW NUMBERS 5 AND 6.

IS TOO MANY.

SOT Lisa Leake

"they can potentially have risks and we should be on the safe side / and

remove them."

POPE-CLIP

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.

"Warmer weather is on the way"

High pressure is set to control our weather providing us with plenty of sunshine and a cool breeze out of the north. This will keep our temperatures slightly below normal as they peak in the middle 70s under bright and sunny skies. Due to a freshly chilled Gulf of Mexico, beaches and coastal locations will more than likely hold in the lower 70s during the day.

Tonight, clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to drop off quickly just after sunset, but it won't be quite as cold. Lower 50s will remain in the forecast for Saturday morning with middle 40s east of I-75.

There's more good news about the weekend. After cool mornings in the 50s, afternoon highs will recover into the lower 80s under mostly sunny skies. Through Sunday, winds will take more of an easterly turn pushing just a few fair weather clouds across the peninsula. As a result of a milder airflow, daytime numbers will climb in the lower to middle 80s, as overnight temperatures settle into the lower 60s.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE KELLY OSBORNE HEALTH-ON CAM

A HEALTH SCARE FOR KELLY OSBOURNE, AND IS MILEY'S WEDDING ON OR OFF?

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE KELLY OSBORNE HEALTH-PKG

KELLY OSBOURNE FAINTED WHILE TAPING AN EPISODE OF E'S "FASHION POLICE" THURSDAY.

A REP FOR THE 28-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF OZZY OSBOURNE SAYS SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FURTHER TESTING.

HER CO-HOST JOAN RIVERS TOLD EXTRA THAT OSBOURNE PASSED OUT AND FELL, BUT SHE IS FINE.

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT IS REPORTING SHE SUFFERED A SEIZURE.

OSBOURNE'S REP SAYS SHE WAS BEING KEPT OVERNIGHT AS A PRECAUTION, BUT IS AWAKE, ALERT, AND IN STABLE CONDITION.

MILEY CYRUS IS INSISTING SHE HASN'T CALLED OFF HER WEDDING, DESPITE RUMORS THAT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH LIAM HEMSWORTH IS ON THE ROCKS.

ON TWITTER, THE FORMER DISNEY STAR SAID, "I'M SO SICK OF L-A. AND SICK OF THE LIES THAT COME FROM IT."

THE LATEST BUZZ FOLLOWS REPORTS THAT HEMSWORTH WAS SEEN GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER ACTRESS AT A PRE-OSCAR PARTY.

PEOPLE-DOT-COM REPORTS CYRUS WAS SPOTTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITHOUT HER ENGAGEMENT RING.

A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE ACTRESS TELLS PEOPLE THE COUPLE ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME PROBLEMS, AND CYRUS STILL WANTS TO GET MARRIED.

JESSICA SIMPSON WILL SOON BE WELCOMING A NEW MAN IN HERE LIFE.

ON "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" THE PREGNANT REALITY STAR LET IT SLIP THAT SHE'S EXPECTING A BOY.

SHE SAID SHE HADN'T BEEN PLANNING TO REVEAL THE BABY'S GENDER, BUT DID SAY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALREADY KNEW SHE WAS EXPECTING A SON.

SIMPSON PLANS TO NAME HIM "ACE."

JOY LEAVING THE VIEW-VOTOPS

JOY BEHAR IS CHANGING HER POINT OF VIEW.

SHE'S LEAVING A-B-C'S "THE VIEW" AFTER HER CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SEASON.

THE CELEBRITY HAS BEEN ON THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW ALONGSIDE BARBARA WALTERS SINCE IT DEBUTED IN 19-97.

THIS IS THE SHOW'S 16TH SEASON. AND IT WRAPS UP IN AUGUST.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

IF YOUR A FAN OF THE COOL SOUNDING DESIGNER HEADPHONES YOU MAY WANT TO LISTEN UP.

TZ5A) HEADPHONES HEARING-VO

BREAK FIVE

HEADPHONE HEARING LOSS-2SHOT TRAFFIC

ARE YOUR EARPHONES RUINING YOUR HEARING?

ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WALKING AROUND, ENSURING THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR AS WELL IN THE YEARS AHEAD

HEADPHONE HEARING LOSS-PKG

30 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE IN THEIR 20'S COULD ALL HEAR THE RUSTLE OF LEAVES

THE DRIP OF A RAINDROP

THE BABBLE OF CHILDREN.

NOW, FOR ONE IN FIVE OF THEM, THOSE SOUNDS ARE GONE - FOREVER.

SOT George Alexiades:

NORMALLY PEOPLE ARE COMING IN THEIR 50'S AND 60'S WITH HEARING LOSS AND NOW

THAT HAS SHIFTED INTO PEOPLE IN THEIR 30'S AND 40'S.

DR. GEORGE ALEXIADES HAS TO TELL MORE AND MORE TEENS - YOUR HIGH-PITCH

HEARING IS ALREADY GONE.

DESIGNER HEADPHONES ARE BIG BUSINESS -- HIGH TICKET MUST-HAVESBUT FOR

HEARING LOSS, EARBUDS MAY BE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE.

SOME CONTEXT:

MUSIC DEVICES CAN PRODUCE ABOUT 115 DECIBELS OF SOUND - EARBUDS ADD 5

DECIBELS MORE. 85 DECIBELS IS WHERE HEARING DAMAGE STARTS. POWER TOOLS?

98 DECIBELS. A LAWNMOVER? 107. A JET TAKING OFF 100 FEET AWAY? 140.

SO HOW LOUD IS THE MUSIC.

I WENT OUT TO TEST THEM.

NATS: RESULTS

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE YOU EAR.

WHEN STRONG SOUND VIBRATIONS HIT YOUR EAR, THE PROBLEM, DEEP INSIDE THE

COCHLEA, ARE FRAGILE HAIR CELLS. THEY TURN VIBRATION INTO SOUND MESSAGES TO

THE BRAIN. BLAST THEM WITH LOUD SOUNDS -- SOME WITHER. IF THE LOUD SOUND

IS BRIEF, THEY RECOVERBUT IF IT LASTS TOO LONG, OR HAPPENS TOO OFTEN, THEY

DIE. AND THEY NEVER GROW BACK.

SOT ALEXIADES:

IF YOU GET TO 100 DECIBELS I WOULD LIMIT THAT TO ABOUT ONE HOUR A DAY.

MY ADVICE? NEVER GO HIGHER THAN OF YOUR TOP VOLUME. AND A COUPLE OF HOURS

PAID TO LOOSE WEIGHT-VOTOPSWIPE

PEOPLE WHO ARE PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT STICK WITH THEIR DIET AND EXERCISE PLANS LONGER THAN THOSE WHO WORK-OUT FOR FREE.

A NEW STUDY OUT OF THE MAYO CLINIC LOOKED AT 100 OVERWEIGHT EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF FOUR EXERCISE PROGRAMS.

TWO OFFERED FINANCIAL REWARDS WHILE THE REST DID NOT.

THEY FOUND THOSE GIVEN A FINANCIAL REWARD WERE TWO TIMES MORE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMS,

AND LOST MORE WEIGHT THAN THOSE WHO WERE NOT COMPENSATED.

THE REWARDS WERE MODEST -- TWENTY DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THOSE WHO MET THEIR WEIGHT AND EXERCISE GOALS.

HEAVY HEART-VOTOPSWIPE

PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE AT A YOUNG AGE ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A HEAVY HEART, LITERALLY, WHEN THEY GET OLDER.

A NEW STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WHO CARRIED EXTRA WEIGHT FOR MOST OF THEIR LIFE HAD LARGER, HEAVIER HEARTS AT AGE SIXTY.

SCHOOL GARDENS-VOTOPSWIPE

CHILDREN MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO TRY NEW FOOD IF THEY GROW IT AND COOK IT THEMSELVES.

A NEW STUDY LOOKED AT CHILDREN IN THIRD TO SIXTH GRADE,

AND THEIR PARENTS, WHO WERE INVOLVED IN A SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT TEACHES COOKING AND GARDENING.

THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WERE MORE LIKELY TO TRY NEW FOODS AND SPICES.

HALF COURT SHOT-NATSVO

A BASKETBALL FAN MADE AN AWESOME SHOT FROM CENTER COURT AND WALKED AWAY WITH LOTS OF CASH.

IT HAPPENED AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER'S GAME AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS TUESDAY.

CHECK IT OUT.

NATS CHEERING.OH!!!!

HEATH KUHFAL IS THE FIRST FAN THIS SEASON TO MAKE THE MIDFIRST BANK HALF-COURT SHOT.

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 TOMORROW MORNING AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

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

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 - WE'VE SEEN SOME DEADLY DAYS ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS.

COMING UP - NBC2 IS LIVE ON SCENE WITH AN UPDATE - AFTER A VIOLENT OVERNIGHT CRASH IN LEHIGH ACRES.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU TO ROME TODAY - WHERE THE CARDINALS ARE WORKING TO CHOOSE THE NEXT POPE.

NBC2 HAS LEARNED ABOUT A VOTE THIS AFTERNOON TO START THE CONCLAVE.

WE'RE ALSO HEARING HOW NEW YORKERS ARE GEARING UP FOR SMALLER SUGARY DRINKS.

MIXED FEELINGS ON THIS CHANGES -

AND SPEAKING OF CHANGES - FACEBOOK IS ADDING NEWNESS TO IT'S NEWSFEED.

TODAY WE HEAR FROM INSIDERS - ABOUT *WHY THE SITE - MAY BE MAKING THE MOVE.

AND -

I see this guy snatch the package and run and my heart freezes and I'm like really dude? You stealing my package?"

A BALTIMORE MAN - CAUGHT ON TAPE, STEALING.

NEXT AT NOON - WHEN MAKES THE STORY EVEN MORE DISTURBING.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE POPULAR "GOD IS LOVE" SIGH ALONG MCGREGOR BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

AND THE LATEST LINE-UP IN FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

NOON TZA) OVERNIGHT CRASH-VO

NOON TZB) CARDINALS UPDATE-VOTOPS

NOON TZC) SUGARY DRINKS-VOTOPS

FACEBOOK CHANGES-VOTOPS

CAUGHT STEALING PACKAGE-SOTTOPS VO

GOD IS LOVE-VOTOPS OC

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA