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BREAKING NEWS - THE F-A-A ISSUES A NEW WARNING TO THE NAPLES AIRPORT.

THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER COULD BE SHUT DOWN AND NOW WE KNOW WHEN A FIRM DECISION WILL BE MADE.

A DEADLY CRASH ON STATE ROAD 82 HAS PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS.WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IT SAFER?

FIRST AT FOUR, WE'RE LIVE WITH ANSWERS.

DRAGGED AND THROWN OFF A PUBLIC TRAIN.

HER CRIME?

A) NAPLES AIRPORT TOWER-vo

B) SR 82 CRASH-vo

C) DRAGGED OFF TRAIN-vo

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PUNTA GORDA BODY-2SH-SS

BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR.

A MAN'S BODY IS FOUND FLOATING IN A PORT CHARLOTTE CANAL.

WE'RE TOLD THE MAN WAS 62 YEARS OLD AND WAS FOUND BEHIND SOME HOMES.

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE ON THE 31 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAINT JAMES STREET.

HOWEVER DETECTIVES DO NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY AT THE TIME.

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

NAPLES AIRPORT TOWER-VO

ALSO BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR --

PUTTING PEN TO PAPER.

THE NAPLES AIRPORT TODAY GOT *OFFICIAL NOTICE THAT THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER *COULD CLOSE.

THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE F-A--A NOTIFYING THEM THAT BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH 13TH -- THE F-A-A WILL REVIEW ALL THE AIRPORT TOWERS ON THE LIST.

WHICH INCLUDES NAPLES, PAGE FIELD AND PUNTA GORDA.

THIS ALL STEMS FROM THE BUDGET SEQUESTER -- AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE F-A-A WILL LOSE FUNDING.

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BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

BROWDER IS DENIED-SS

NBC2 HAS JUST CONFIRMED BREAKING NEWS ABOUT FORMER LEE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JAMES BROWDER --

HE IS *NOT GETTING THE JOB AS HEAD OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEM IN IOWA.

BROWDER -- WHO'S BEEN IN ALASKA SINCE LEAVING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- WAS ONE OF THE TOP FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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A DEVELOPING STORY FIRST AT FOUR.

WE'RE GETTING A BRAND NEW IDEA OF WHEN CATHOLICS WILL GET A NEW POPE.

AFTER A WEEK OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, CARDINALS VOTE TO BEGIN THE CONCLAVE.

DEVELOPING AT FOUR.

POPE CONCLAVE-PLASMA

TODAY A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY THE VATICAN IN ORDER TO SELECT THE NEXT POPE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

POPE CONCLAVE-PKG

AFTER DAYS OF ANTICIPATION, THE DATE FOR THE START OF THE CONCLAVE TO ELECT THE NEW POPE WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE CONCLAVE WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY.

THE CARDINALS VOTED ON WHEN TO START THE PAPAL ELECTION DURING THEIR EVENING MEETING.

POPE CONCLAVE-PLASMA

NO CONCLAVE IN THE PAST 100 YEARS HAS LASTED LONGER THAN FIVE DAYS.

THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A FRONT-RUNNER IN THIS ELECTION, BUT THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF SPECULATION ABOUT WHO THE NEXT POPE WILL BE.

TUESDAY WILL BEGIN WITH A MASS IN THE MORNING, FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST BALLOTING IN THE AFTERNOON.

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BRAND NEW FIRST AT FOUR.

A BURST OF HIRING IN FEBRUARY PUSHED STOCKS HIGHER ON WALL STREET - THE DOW GETS ITS SIXTH STRAIGHT INCREASE.

OPTIMISM THAT HIRING IS PICKING UP HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FACTORS BOLSTERING THE STOCK MARKET THIS YEAR.

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THIS IS THE SCENE OF A DEADLY CRASH IN LEE COUNTY --

AT STATE ROAD 82 NEAR HOMESTEAD ROAD.

JOSEPH GULLUSCIO DIED IN THE WRECK.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE TRIED TO PASS A CAR THAT WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN.

BUT NOW MORE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THIS STRETCH OF TWO LANE HIGHWAY SAFER?

SR 82 CRASH-trxREM LIVE

YOU CAN STILL SEE THE EVIDENCE OF WHERE THIS DEADLY CRASH HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

SR 82 CRASH-VOTOPS-WIPE

-FHP SAYS 56 YEAR OLD JOSEPH GULLUSCIO DIED IN A CRASH THAT HE CAUSED.

- HE WAS TRAVELING EAST ON STATE ROAD 82 IN HIS FORD MUSTANG BEHIND A MAN DRIVING A HYUNDAI ELANTRA -GULLUSCIO TRIED TO ILLEGALLY PASS THE ELANTRA IN THE LEFT LANE AS THE ELANTRA WAS STARTING TO TURN LEFT ONTO HOMESTEAD -GULLUSCIOS MUSTANG HIS THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ELANTRA -THE MUSTANG FLIPPED TWICE -GULLUSCIO DIED AT THE SCENE.

- THE MAN HE HIT WAS AIRLIFTED TO LEE MEMORIAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

-HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

SR 82 CRASH-SOT

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Jeff Lockhart, Lehigh Acres resident

SR 82 CRASH-REM LIVE

WE WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE ROAD WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY- WITH NO TURN LANES!

WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK TONIGHT AT 5.

PG FIRE CAUSE-VO

FAULTY WIRING.

THAT'S WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY CAUSED A DEADLY FIRE IN PUNTA GORDA.

AN ELDERLY COUPLE DIED IN THEIR HOME IN PUNTA GORDA ISLES --

LIKELY FROM SMOKE INHILATION.

NO ONE SAW THE FLAMES --

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT.

BANK TELLER SENTENCE-SS

FIRST AT FOUR.

A FORMER LEE COUNTY BANK CLERK WHOLE STOLE MORE THAN 107-THOUSAND DOLLARS GETS 90 DAYS IN JAIL.

SARAH STONE WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR.

SHE WAS CONVICTED ON CHARGES THIS WEEK.

SHE WORKED AT THE FIRST COMMUNITY BANK ON DANIELS PARKWAY AND STOLE MONEY FROM HER TELLER DRAWER AND ALTER CHECKS TO GET THE MONEY.

CAR BREAKINS-VO-WIPE

ONLY HOURS AFTER GETTING OUT OF JAIL-

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A PINE ISLAND TEENAGER WAS UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS.

CAR BREAKINS-SOTVO

53:21 "he got my wallet and my pocket knife and a little tablet- enough to make a mess. we lost everything."

MANROSS IS FACING OVER A DOZEN CHARGES FOR THE LATEST SPREE.

CITIZENS INSURANCE-VO-WIPE

CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKES ARE HITTING FORT MYERS BEACH HARD.

TO RENEW THEIR WIND COVERAGE WITH THE STATE COMPANY, THIS YEAR--

OWNERS AT THE ADMIRALS BAY CONDOS NOW HAVE TO PAY NEARLY 36 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S A *TWO HUNDRED AND 16* PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S PREMIUM---

AND THAT INCLUDES NEARLY DOUBLE THE DEDUCTIBLE.

CITIZENS ATTRIBUTES THE INCREASE TO A 2011 CRITERIA REVIEW, DONE TO "BETTER ADDRESS RISK"

CITIZENS INSURANCE-SOTVO

this is an outright grab and a cash grab by the government, by citizens

THE STATE OWNED AGENCY IS THE ONLY COMPANY WILLING TO INSURE AGAINST HURRICANE DAMAGE, LEAVING OWNERS WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS.

AMTEL PARKING-VO

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MORE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES.

IT WILL NOW BE UP TO CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO LEASE 275 SPACES FROM THE AMTEL HOTEL DEVELOPER.

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO TURN THE FORMER HOTEL INTO A SENIOR LIVING CENTER CALLED 'CAMPOS FELICE.'

THE PARKING GARAGE HAS ABOUT 600 PARKING SPACES.

HOTEL BIZ-ONCAM

MANY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOTELS ARE SEEING BUSINESS SHINE THIS WINTER SEASON--- WITH HIGHER OCCUPANCY AND ROOM RATES.

TWEEN WATERS ON CAPTIVA TELLS US BUSINESS WAS UP 15 PERCENT IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY COMPARED TO 2012.

THE HAMPTON INN ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS IS UP 9 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR.

FL TOURISM-SSTOPS

TOURISTS VISITING THE SUNSHINE STATE SPENT MORE MONEY LAST YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT CLAIMS VISITORS SPENT A RECORD MORE THAN 71 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2012.

THAT'S A NEARLY SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2011 WHICH WAS ALSO A RECORD YEAR.

TEASE ONE------------

SHOCKING BRAND NEW VIDEO AT FOUR.

A MAN WINDS UP AND CLOCKS A WOMAN AS CAMERAS CATCH IT ALL.GET THIS THAT MAN IS A UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER.

A) COP PUNCHES WOMAN-txrVOTOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

GROW HOUSE

BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR:

114-THOUSAND WORTH OF MARIJUANA SEIZED FROM A GROW HOUSE IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

DEPUTIES SAY THE FOUND FULL-GROWN MARIJUANA PLANTS IN THE GARAGE AND THE HOME -- ALONG WITH ABOUT 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GROW EQUIPMENT.

BIEBER COLLAPSE-NATVOTOPS-WIPE

nats of bieber singing

NEW VIDEO OF POP STAR JUSTIN BIEBER BECOMING ILL ON STAGE DURING A CONCERT IN LONDON.

HE SLOWS DOWN, PUTS A HAND TO HIS HEAD THEN BENDS OVER, RESTING HIS HANDS ON HIS KNEES BEFORE WALKING SLOWLY TO THE BACK OF THE STAGE.

TEXTING DRIVER-VOTOPS-WIPE

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.A FLORIDA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IS IN TROUBLE AGAIN FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.

THIS VIDEO FROM DECEMBER SHOWS THE SEMINOLE COUNTY DRIVER APPEARING TO CHECK HIS TEXT MESSAGES DURING HIS ROUTE.

HE TAKES HIS EYE OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES, AND AT ONE POINT, TAKES BOTH HANDS OFF THE WHEEL.

HE WAS SUSPENDED LAST APRIL AFTER DISTRICT OFFICIALS FOUND THIS VIDEO OF HIM.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY NO STUDENTS WERE ON THE BUS DURING THE TWO INCIDENTS.

COP PUNCHES WOMAN-VOTOPS

CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

NEW JERSEY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A COP FOR SLUGGING A WOMAN DURING A STREET FIGHT.

TAKE A LOOK. A WOMAN FOUND HERSELF AT THE RECEIVING END OF A DIRECT HIT BY AN ELIZABETH POLICE OFFICER.

THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO WAS RECORDED BY A WITNESS.

THE WITNESS SAYS SEVERAL FIGHTS BROKE OUT AT A NIGHTCLUB.

THE POLICE OFFICER IS SEEN PUSHING A MAN TO THE GROUND AND A WOMAN STEPS IN TELLING THE OFFICER NOT TO HIT THE MAN.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER.

THE SIGN THAT GREETS DRIVERS ALONG MCGREGOR BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS IS SHINING BRIGHT.

A) GOD IS LOVE-VO

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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.

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GOD IS LOVE-PLASMA

ITS BEEN A FORT MYERS LANDMARK FOR YEARS AND NOW ITS SHINING BRIGHTER THAN EVER.

TODAY CREWS PUT THE "GOD IS LOVE" SIGN BACK UP ON MCGREGOR BOULEVARD.

GOD IS LOVE-PKG

"58:40 i'm glad they put it up it looks great its been an icon on mcgregor for many years." wayne sloss

WITH A FLICK OF A SWITCH --

NAT?

THE GOD IS LOVE SIGN ON THE CORNER OF MCGREGOR BLVD AND SOUTH GROVE AVENUE IS BACK IN ITS PLACE.

SHINING NEW NEON LIGHTS IN FRONT OF WAYNE SLOSS' HOME.

"59:22 you can hear cars beeping i think that shows people feel the same way happy to see it back.:29" sloss

THE 70 YR OLD LANDMARK NEEDED SOME LOVE AFTER IT STARTED TO RUST, WAS KNOCKED OVER BY A TRUCK AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

SCOTT CARTER SIGNS HAS WORKED ON REPAIRS TO THE METAL, GLASS AND WIRING FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

11:57 put it back in its orginial condition, i'm very pleased with it," said wayne miller/president of price foundation.

THE ORIGINAL CONDITION MEANT RE-ADDING. IN MEMORY OF GEORGE GRUESBECK - WHO PUT UP THE SIGN.

"somewhere along the way that went alway and they put up the sign that said watch for motorcycles." 11:51-:56 wayne miller

WAYNE MILLER WITH THE PRICE FOUNDATION IS BEHIND THE SIGN'S REPAIRS.

THE GROUP WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO FOOT THE ELECTRIC BILL. BUT HE SAYS THE CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE ELECTRICITY.

GOD IS LOVE-ONCAM

SARA MILES REPORTING.

LOTTERY SCAM-trxSS-VO

NOW TO AN NBC2 CRIME ALERT FIRST AT FOUR --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT A NEW LOTTERY SCAM.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE RELEASED SURVEILLANCE PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE THEY WANT TO TALK TO IN THIS CASE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THESE SCAMMERS APPRAOCH THEIR VICTIMS SAYING THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE CASHING IN A FLORIDA LOTTERY TICKET--

BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

THE SUSPECT TELLS THE VICTIM THERE ARE FEES OR TAXES THAT NEED TO BE PAID UP FRONT ASKING FOR CASH IN TURN TO SPLIT THE WINNINGS.

CAPE RV RESORT VO-VO

CONFUSION IN CAPE CORAL SPARKS A NAME CHANGE FOR A PLANNED R-V RESORT ALONG BURNT STORE ROAD.

WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE PROPOSED LUXURY PARK FOR MONTHS NOW.

THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, BURNT STORE MEADOWS, AND BURNT STORE LAKES WORRIED THE PARK'S NAME COULD CONFUSE FIRST RESPONDERS AND POTENTIAL GUESTS.

DEVELOPERS TELL NBC-2 -- THEY CHANGED THE PROJECT'S NAME FROM "THE RESORT AT BURNT STORE LAKE" TO "THE RESORT AT TRANQUILITY LAKE."

CHARLOTTE BUS-ONCAM

FIRST AT FOUR.

CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTY LEADERS ARE FLIRTING WITH THE IDEA OF EXPANDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

AT A JOINT MEETING TODAY, BOTH BOARDS TALKED ABOUT CREATING A BUS ROUTE FROM PORT CHARLOTTE TO NORTH PORT.

A GROUP HIRED BY THE REGIONAL M-P-O IS SENDING OUT SURVEYS THIS MONTH.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

DRAGGED OFF A PUBLIC TRAIN.

nats of woman being dragged

HER OFFENSE.SHE WAS SINGING.

A) DRAGGED OFF TRAIN-NATVO

DRAGGED OFF TRAIN-NATVO-PLAS

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IT'S A SHOCKING SCENE.AN 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS DRAGGED OFF A COMMUTER TRAIN IN MIAMI.

ALL BECAUSE SHE WAS SIGNING.

AND THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON CELL PHONE VIDEO.

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Nat sound.Singing Amazing Grace.

THIS IS HOW WE FIRST MET EMMA ANDERSON, HER VOICE, HER SIGNATURE.

IT'S ALSO APPARENTLY WHAT LED TO THIS.

Nat sound.cell phone video from February 20.

A PASSENGER CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTURE THE INCIDENT FEBRUARY 20th.

A SECURITY GUARDS APPEARS TO YANK HER OFF A METRO RAIL TRAIN FOR BREAKING MIAMI-DADE RULES, NO SINGING, NO PLAYING INSTRUMENTS ON THE TRAIN.

SHE FELL ONTO THE BRICKELL PLATFORM.

EMMA ANDERSON IS 82.

That's not going to be me.

I'll slap his face.

I have mixed emotions about it.

First and foremost, those guards on the train does have a job to do.

But at the same time, there is a sense of discretion that should be used.

MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT SUPPORTED THE GUARD REMOVING MRS. ANDERSON.

THURSDAY MAYOR CARLOS GIMENEZ ISSUED THIS APOLOGY:

WE ARE SORRY THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND APOLOGIZE TO MRS. ANDERSON.

THE SITUATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED WITH MORE CARE AND COMMON SENSE.

WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS THAT OUR PATRONS MUST BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

Nat sound.

SHE SAYS THE FALL BRUISED HER SHOULDER, BUT DID NOT DIM HER FAITH.

You'll make call it noise, but wait till Jesus comes, haha.

It's going to be more noise than that.

HER FAMILY APPRECIATES THE MAYOR'S APOLOGY AND HOPES IT'S A LESSON.

DRAGGED OFF TRAIN-ONCAM

MIKE MARZA REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

FACING A JUDGE AND THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM.

A MAN RELATED TO OSAMA BIN LADEN GETS HAULED INTO COURT.

BUT NOW SOME IN OUR GOVERNMENT ARE UPSET CALLING IT A BACKDOOR DEAL TO PUT THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST ON U-S SOIL.

AN NBC2 UPDATE - ON THE WORLD FAMOUS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EAGLETS.

A) BIN LADEN RELATIVE-VO-WIPE

B) EAGLE CAM-VOTOPS

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BIN LADEN RELATIVE-2SHOT

THE SON-IN-LAW OF OSAMA BIN LADEN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TODAY OF CONSPIRACY TO KILL AMERICANS.

THE FORMER SPOKESMAN FOR AL QAEDA APPEARED IN A FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK.

BIN LADEN RELATIVE-PKG

toss to jim

MLK AND HIGH STREET NARCOTICS SEARCH

JOHN BRENNAN CIA-VO

JOHN BRENNAN IS SWORN-IN AS DIRECTOR OF THE CIA.

THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED THIS PHOTO TODAY - THE VICE-PRESIDENT, DOING THE HONORS.

THE PRIVATE CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE ROOSEVELT ROOM AND HE PLACED HIS HAND ON AN ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

THE SENATE CONFIRMED BRENNAN'S NOMINATION YESTERDAY.

CCSO CHECKPOINT-ONCAM

FIRST AT FOUR.YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL CONDUCT A SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT IN EAST NAPLES ON SATURDAY EVENING.

DEPUTIES WILL BE TARGETING DRUNK DRIVERS.

CALEB JACKSON PLEA-(2)SS

FIRST AT FOUR.

ONE OF THE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE HAZING DEATH OF A FLORIDA A AND M DRUM MAJOR PLANS TO PLEAD GUILTY.

A LAWYER FOR CALEB JACKSON SAYS HIS CLIENT WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO FELONY HAZING AND MANSLAUGHTER.

ROBERT CHAMPION DIED IN NOVEMBER 2011 IN ORLANDO AFTER HE COLLAPSED FOLLOWING WHAT PROSECUTORS SAY WAS A SAVAGE BEATING DURING A HAZING RITUAL.

RUBIO OBAMACARE-ONCAM

FIRST AT FOUR.

AS LONG AS THE GOVERNMENT IS FUNDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO SAYS HE WON'T SUPPORT ANY NEW LEGISLATION TO FUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ON A RADIO SHOW THE FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SAYS THE LAW "IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER FOR THE AMERICAN ECONOMY."

TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ HAS OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO DEFUND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

BILL CLINTON MARRIAGE ACT-ONCAM

IN A RARE MOVE, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS PUSHING THE SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN AN ACT THAT HE SIGNED INTO LAW.

CLINTON SAYS HE HAS HAD A CHANGE OF HEART ON THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT.

IT'S A LAW THAT DEFINES MARRIAGE AS A LEGAL UNION BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN AND DENIES FEDERAL BENEFITS TO SAME-SEX COUPLES.

CLINTON SAYS IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT TIME WHEN THE ACT REACHED HIS DESK BACK IN 1996.

SPIRIT PLANE HITS BIRD-VO

TALK ABOUT A SCARE --

A SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT OUT OF FORT LAUDERDALE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THIS MORNING AFTER A BIRD STRIKE

THERE WERE 109 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE DALLAS BOUND FLIGHT.

JOB NUMBERS-SS

THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS.

NEW NUMBERS OUT TODAY FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTS MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT FELL FROM 7-POINT-NINE TO SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT IN FEBRUARY.

THAT'S THE LOWEST MONTHLY JOBLESS RATE SINCE DECEMBER 2008.

OVERALL, U-S BUSINESSES HIRED SOME 236-THOUSAND WORKERS LAST MONTH.

THE BIGGEST GAINS WERE IN CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING.

JOBS ECONOMY-ONCAM

AND MANY ARE HOPEFULL THE REPORT IS A SIGN THE ECONOMY IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

JOBS ECONOMY-PKG

CIVIL WAR SOLDIER BURIED-VO-WIPE

THE NAVY IS LAYING TWO CIVIL WAR-ERA TROOPS TO REST WITH MILITARY HONORS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THE FUNERAL IS TAKING PLACE TODAY FOR THE SAILORS OF THE U-S-S MONITOR.

THE MONITOR WAS THE NATION'S FIRST IRONCLAD WARSHIP AND IT SANK DURING A STORM OFF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1862.

16 CREW MEMBERS DIED.

CIVIL WAR SOLDIER BURIED-SOTVO

Whether it ws 150 years ago or two weeks ago in Afghanistan, the nation's commitment to bring their fallen home, laying them to rest and returning them to their families. stays as strong today as it ever was.

ASTEROID FLY BY-VO

THE EARTH WILL GET ANOTHER CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A LARGE ASTEROID THIS WEEKEND.

BUT REST EASY.

THE GIANT SPACE ROCK WON'T GET CLOSER THAN 600-THOUSAND MILES.

THE MOON IS LESS THAN HALF THAT DISTANCE AWAY.

IT WON'T BE LIKE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. WHEN A METEOR SLAMMED INTO SOUTHERN RUSSIA NEAR KAZAKHSTAN.

THAT EXPLOSION SHATTERED WINDOWS FOR MILES.

HEALTH CAST OPEN-CLIP

EYE HEALTH-SS

ON THE HEALTHCAST AT FOUR.

DID YOU REALIZE THAT DOCTORS CAN FIND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS JUST BY LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES.

IF YOUR EYES HAVE TAKEN ON A YELLOWISH HUE, YOU COULD BE SUFFERING FROM LIVER DISEASE, LIKE HEPATITIS.

YELLOWISH DEPOSITS ON YOUR LIDS COULD MEAN HIGH CHOLESTEROL.

A THIN GRAY RING AROUND THE CORNEA CAN ALSO MEAN HIGH CHOLESTEROL, PUTTING YOU AT A HIGHER RISK FOR HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

IF YOU'VE EVER HAD TO TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, YOU KNOW HOW STRESSFUL IT CAN BE.

WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE HAS IMPROVED IN RECENT YEARS, MAKING THE EXPERIENCE A LITTLE EASIER.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

IN THIS PART OF THE HOSPITAL, KIDS RULE.

JENNIFER NEILL/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

4:47 We are a pediatric emergency room within a adult emergency room. So we have pediatric physicians on staff 24/7 and that helps us to address different needs of pediatric patients.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN CHILDREN WERE TREATED LIKE MINI-ADULTS, WITH LITTLE REGARD TO THEIR PEACE OF MIND. NOWADAYS SPECIALIZED CARE UNITS ARE BECOMING THE NORM.

JENNIFER NEILL/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

4:19.As the whole medical field has shifted to patient satisfaction.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

One of the more noticeable differences is an additional staffer. A child advocate who may be called on to translate between the doctors and nurses to the patient and their family members.

JENNIFER NEILL/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

5:09 What I do, is help staff know how to be more kid friendly.

AT GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, JENNIFER NEILL IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS.

JENNIFER NEILL/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

5:09 Sometimes our language can be confusing in hospital setting. So we work as a group and we all talk in ways that make it appropriate and understandable for kids.

ANOTHER SOURCE OF ANXIETY FOR KIDS, IS NEEDLES. IN RECOGNIZING THIS FEAR, CHILDREN MAY BE OFFERED TOPICAL ANESTHETICS TO TAKE AWAY THE STING.

JENNIFER NEILL/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

1:21 Depending on age or different types of injuries. We can use topical numbing agents for IV placements for a variety of different things. 1:55: Our ultimate goal is to make things as painless as possible.

THE CHILD-CENTERED CHAIN STRETCHES THROUGH THE HOSPITAL, AS CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS ENTERTAIN AND DISTRACT KIDS DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.

KATHRYN DAVIS/CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

RUNS:

1:47 I don't do any of the medical part, my job is really making sure the kids understand what's going on and keeping them calm throughout.

IT COMES DOWN TO TAKING CARE OF KIDS.

DEMO

:11 They can watch a movie.

EAGLE CAM-VO

FIRST AT FOUR WE HAVE A BRAND NEW UPDATE ON THE TWO EAGLES THAT WE WATCHED COME INTO THIS WORLD IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THIS IS NEW VIDEO POSTED ONLINE SHOWING ONE OF THE EAGLES LEAVING THE NEST FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YOU CAN SEE IT GRAB A BRANCH QUICKLY.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE VISITED DICK PRITCHARD'S WEB CAM SHOWING THE EAGLES PERCHED IN A NEST.

TEASE FIVE-2SHOT

CHANGES ARE COMING TO ALL OF US THIS WEEKEND.

AND YOU'RE LIKELY GOING TO FEEL IT COME MONDAY.

"Getting up in the dark and heading off is gonna have me in a bad mood I know."

WE'RE ALL ABOUT TO LOSE AN HOUR OF SLEEP.

SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO EASE YOURSELF INTO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?

MOTHER NATURE ISN'T DONE YET.

A HOUSE FALLS INTO THE OCEAN.

A) TIME AND SLEEP-SOTVO-WIPE

B) HOUSE CRASHES INTO OCEAN-VOTOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

HI EVERYONE, PETER BUSCH HERE.

THE TRICKLE DOWN FROM WASHINGTON HAS STARTED.

SWEEPING BUDGET CUTS OFFICIALLY HIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND IT'S BAD NEWS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS.

THAT STORY COMING UP AT FIVE.

PLUS -

A) NAPLES AIRPORT FAA-NWSRM, VO

B) chad standup tease-SOTTOPS

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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.

MA HIGH SURF-NATVOTOPS-WIPE

nats of waves crashing

A MASSIVE WINTER STORM SLAMS THE MASSACHUSETTS' COAST LINE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE HUGE WAVES CRASHING AGAINST THE SEAWALL.

IT'S THE SAME STORM THAT TORE ACROSS THE UPPER U-S.

BRINGING HEAVY RAIN, SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY STRONG TODAY.

HOUSE CRASHES INTO OCEAN-VOTOPS

AND THOSE POWERFUL WAVES.

EATING AWAY AT THE FOUNDATION OF THIS HOUSE NEAR PLUM ISLAND.

THE HOUSE FINALLY COLLAPSED INTO THE OCEAN.

NO ONE LIVES THERE AND THE HOUSE WAS CONDEMNED IN 2009.

41 TRAFFIC ALERT-SS-VO

A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR YOUR FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE --

SOME LANES OF U.S. 41 ARE BLOCKED RIGHT NOW AT JAMAICA BAY. BECAUSE OF A TRAFFIC CRASH.

NBC2'S MATT WRITE IS LIVE AT THE SCENE --

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TIME AND SLEEP-VOTOPS-OC

THIS WEEKEND, WE "SPRING FORWARD" ONE HOUR.

. WHICH MEANS WE GET ONE HOUR LESS OF SLEEP, AND WAKE UP IN THE DARK MONDAY MORNING.

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SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THIS COMING SUNDAY MORNING. THAT WILL TRANSFORM A LOT OF US INTO TIRED, MOODY COMMUTERS MONDAY MORNING.

"Getting up in the dark and heading off is gonna have me in a bad mood I know."

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS.

WHEN WE LOSE THAT PRECIOUS HOUR OVERNIGHT, WE GET LESS SLEEP.

"One hour can disrupt you enough that for a day or two at least, there's an increase in auto accidents, and an increase in heart attacks."

EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT WAKE UP BEFORE THE SUN RISES. THERE IS A BRIGHT SIDE TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME:

THE DAYS WILL LENGTHEN, AND WE'LL GET A GIANT DOSE OF MOOD-BOOSTING SUNLIGHT. BOUTS OF THE WINTRY DEPRESSION "SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER" FADE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

EXPERTS SAY - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LONGER DAYS.

"I can get home in time to get out and go for a nice walk, and it'll be warmer and warmer every day."

TAKE THAT LONG EVENING STROLL. DIG UP YOUR SPRING GARDEN.

SHOOT SOME HOOPS WITH YOUR KIDS.

THE TIME TO FALL BACK ON YOUR OLD WAYS. WILL COME SOON ENOUGH.

TIME AND SLEEP-ONCAM

AS A REMINDER -- DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH.

PAMPERED CHEF RECALL-trxOC-VO

A LACERATION HAZARD IS BEHIND A PAMPERED CHEF RECALL.

THE COMPANY IS RECALLING ABOUT 286-THOUSAND OF THESE GARLIC SLICERS - AFTER GETTING MORE THAN 20 REPORTS OF THE BLADE ON THE SLICER DISLODGING DURING USE.

IS ONE CASE, THE DISLODGED BLADE CUT A PERSON'S FINGER.

PACKAGE THIEF-trxVOTOPS-WIPE

A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ROLLS AS A THIEF NABS A PACKAGE RIGHT OFF THE PORCH.

IT HAPPENED IN BALTIMORE.

THE CRIMINAL STRUCK SOON AFTER A PACKAGE OF CLOTHES AND IPAD COVERS ARRIVED.

THE VICTIM SAYS SHE WAS EVEN MORE SHOCKED TO HEAR WHAT SHE SAYS SOUNDED LIKE A CHILD SCREAMING AT THE THIEF TO HURRY UP.

RENT MONEY STOLEN-VOTOPS

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THESE BRAZEN CRIMINALS IN ALVIN TEXAS.

THEY USED A WIRE AND SMART PHONE LIGHT TO FISH RENT CHECKS OUT OF THIS LEASING OFFICE DROP BOX.

THE CROOKS GOT AWAY WITH MORE THAN 43-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN RENT MONEY.

BRIDGE DEMO-trxNATVOTOPS

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GONE IN SECONDS.

WITH ONE BIG BLAST. THE LAST SECTION OF AN HISTORIC BRIDGE IN WEST VIRGINIA PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER BELOW.

THE REST OF THE BRIDGE CAME CRASHING DOWN LAST WEEK IN PHASE ONE OF THE DEMO.

GA TOWN REQUIRES GUN-VO-WIPE

A GEORGIA TOWN IS CONSIDERING MAKING GUN OWNERSHIP, MANDATORY.

THE SMALL CHEROKEE COUNTY TOWN OF NELSON IS FOLLOWING A LAW FROM ANOTHER GEORGIA TOWN WHICH HAS REQUIRED RESIDENTS TO OWN A GUN SINCE THE 1980's.

THE NEW LAW WOULD REQUIRE THE HEAD OF EVERY HOUSEHOLD TO MAINTAIN A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION.

GA TOWN REQUIRES GUN-SOTVO

We want to take this countywide, and then statewide to other counties, to other states.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FAVORITE MEALS UNSAFE?

"Yellow number 5 and 6 are specifically known carcinogens

TWO WOMEN SAY WHAT MAKES OUR MAC AND CHEESE YELLOW MAY BE PUTTING US AT RISK.

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MAC & CHEESE DYE-TFC CTR

IT'S A FOOD FIGHT THAT'S HEATING UP.

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

THEY'RE LAUNCHING A PETITION TO CONVINCE THE COMPANY TO REMOVE ARTIFICIAL DYES FROM THE PRODUCT.

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

IT IS FOR ITS ICONIC CATCH PHRASE

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"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.

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"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

MAC & CHEESE DYE-TFC CTR

LINZIE JANIS REPORTING.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PETITION TO ADDRESS FOOD ADDITIVES.

LAST FALL, A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM MISSISSIPPI, STARTED A PETITION TO GET PEPSICO TO STOP USING BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL IN ITS GATORADE.

GOODBYE-2SHOT

SEVERAL BREAKING STORIES AT FIVE -- A GROW HOUSE BUST IN COLLIER COUNTY -- A SEARCH CLOSING OFF AN ENTIRE BLOCK IN FORT MYERS -- AND A BODY FOUND IN A CANAL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

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