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HISTORY IS MADE AT F-G-C-U AS THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM GETS READY TO DANCE IN THE BIG TOURNAMENT!

"40:19 "You never think it's going to affect your family or your small community.

SEQUESTER SQUEEZE.

LOCAL FAMILIES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO FEEL THE EFFECTS

OF THE SPENDING CUTS IN WASHINGTON.

ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING A FAMILY.

AN UPDATE ON THIS DOG FOUND WANDERING THE STREETS

SHOT WITH AN ARROW.

HL1) FGCU NCAA TOURNEY-NATSVO

HL2) ST ANN WHITE HOUSE TOUR-SOTVO

HL3) DOG WITH ARROW ADOPTION-VOTOPS

OPEN-CLIP

FGCU TO NCAA TOUNEY-SOTVO

THE F-G-C-U MEN'S HOOPS TEAM HAS REACHED A NEW PEAK ON ITS AMAZING CLIMB.

FGCU TO NCAA TOUNEY-2SHOT

THE FIRST TEAM TO PUNCH ITS TICKET TO THE BIG DANCE THIS YEAR COMES FROM RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

F-G-C-U EARNED THAT RIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

N-B-C TWO SPORTS ANCHOR RISHI BARRAN HAS BEEN COVERING THE EAGLES ALL SEASON.

JEN. MANY HOOPS EXPERTS HAVE SAID THAT F-G-C-U'S FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

WELL. THAT BRIGHT FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE.

FGCU TO NCAA TOUNEY-VO

F-G-C-U HAD THE SAME SMALL HALFTIME LEAD IT HELD IN THE ATLANTIC SUN TITLE GAME LAST YEAR.

BUT THIS TIME. THE MORE EXPERIENCED EAGLES TEAM FINISHED THE JOB.

F-G-C-U STARTED THE SECOND HALF AGAINST ITS TITLE TILT OPPONENT MERCER WITH A NICE RUN.

AND THE EAGLES NEVER LOOKED BACK.

WINNING THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP BY 13 POINTS. AND EARNING THE AUTOMATIC NCAA TOURNEY BID THAT GOES WITH IT.

FGCU TO NCAA TOUNEY-SOTVO

IT WASN'T ALL GOOD NEWS FOR F-G-C-U TODAY.

BONITA SPRINGS FIRE-VO BNR

TWO MEN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT --

AFTER A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THEIR MOBILE HOME

BONITA FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT HAPPENED OFF PITT ROAD AND IMPERIAL HARBOUR BOULEVARD.

ACCORDING TO FIRE CREWS IT STARTED AS A GREASE FIRE IN THE KITCHEN.

PUNTA GORDA PLANE CRASH-ONCAM

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11-

A PLANE WITH 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD CRASHED AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON.

THE PLANE WAS A HOMEMADE, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY THE PLANE LOST POWER AND HIT THE GROUND BEFORE THE RUNWAY.

TWO PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

CRIST DEMOCRATIC MEETING-VO

WE'RE STILL MORE THAN A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AWAY FROM SELECTING FLORIDA'S NEXT GOVERNOR --

BUT VOTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON ONE POTENTIAL CANDIDATE -- CHARLIE CRIST.

THE FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, TURNED DEMOCRAT WAS IN FORT MYERS TODAY.

THE LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB INVITED CRIST TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING.

SOME OF THE TOPICS CRIST ADDRESSED -

EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS.

CRIST DEMOCRATIC MEETING-SOT-SS

charlie crist/ fmr. Florida governor

19:09 i'm thinking about it. there's no question about that. I haven't reached any conclusions. I just am taking the opportunity to listen to my fellow Floridians and give it serious thought

A RECENT POLITICO POLL SHOWS CRIST'S FAVORABILITY TIED WITH REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT AT 41 PERECENT

ST. ANN WHITE HOUSE TOUR CANCELLED-ONCAM

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE SO CALLED "SEQUESTER" TOOK EFFECT ACROSS THE NATION.

EVEERY DAY WE'RE SEEING A NEW EFFECT OF THE MASSIVE CUTS TO FEDERAL.

INCLUDING IN NAPLES WHERE A MOM SAYS HER DAUGHTER IS NOW BEING ROBBED OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

ST. ANN WHITE HOUSE TOUR CANCELLED-TRX-PKG

SOME SAY THE NATION IS WOUNDED.

THE RESULT OF 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS TO FEDERAL SPENDING.

40:44 "Oh, it's trickled down for sure."

TRANSFORMING HOW PEOPLE GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.

"40:19 "You never think it's going to affect your family or your small community.

IN THE CASE OF NAPLES MOM MAUREEN MINKER IT HAS-- IN THE FORM OF A FIELD TRIP.

33:42 "Every year for the last 5 years our eighth grade takes a trip to Washington D.C. in April.and this year was going be our first year going to the White House."

MINKER SAYS MONTHS OF PAPERWORK AND WAITING MAY HAVE ALL BEEN FOR NOTHING IF THE SEQUESTER ISSUES AREN'T RESOLVED.

IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.STARTING TODAY -- ALL WHITE HOUSE TOURS HAVE STOPPED.

35:47 " We wished they had may be though about it may be a little more closely rather than out right canceling the tours, may be if there had been a little more creative thought."

MINKER SAYS SHE INITIALLY REACHED OUT TO THEN CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK TO SET UP THE TRIP.SHE'S NOW REACHING OUT TO CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL TO HELP HER KEEP THE TRIP ALIVE.

36:44 "If something is not resolved 2 weeks beforehand we're probably not going to be able to go"

ONE SOLUTION MINKER OFFERS IS CHARGING FOR THE TOUR.

SHE SAYS SHE'S DONE THE MATH PUTTING THE COST AT ABOUT 13 DOLLARS PER PERSON.

39:04 "You just wish somebody would have said before hand.should we slash these tours or should be figure out a different solution."

IN THE MEANTIME, THEY MUST WAIT.

35:31 "The kids were hugely disappointed"

COLLIER HIT AND RUN-SS

A NAPLES MAN IS CHARGED IN A HIT AND RUN.

DEPUTIES SAY JOSEPH MILLER IS RESPSONSIBLE FOR A CRASH AT PINE RIDGE ROAD AND YAHL STREET FRIDAY MORNING.

THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A MOTORCYCLE.

NUDE PHOTOS ARREST-SS

IN MARION COUNTY --

A WOMAN WHO WORKS AT A HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SENDING NAKED PICTURES OF HERSELF TO STUDENTS.

TERESSA JODI ONORATO FACES CHARGES FOR TRANSMITTING HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS.

FARMER JACKS ROBBERY-TRX(4)SS-TOPS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECTS BEHIND THIS DRAMATIC ARMED ROBBERY.

THESE SURVEILLENCE PICTURES ARE FROM INSIDE "FARMER JACKS MARKET" ON LAUREL LANE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TWO MEN WEARING SHIRTS OVER THEIR FACES ARMED WITH GUNS GOT AWAY WITH CASH.

PUBLIX ROBBERY-VOTOPS

CRIME STOPPERS ALSO NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS ONE --

TAKE A LOOK, OFFICERS SAY THIS MAN ROBBED A CAPE CORAL PUBLIX STORE LAST WEEKEND.AND THREATENED TO SHOOT EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS IF HE DIDN'T GET HIS WAY.

IT HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY.AT A PUBLIX ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.

THE MAN GOT AWAY WITH CASH.

DEVELOPING-TRX

N KOREA SOLIDERS-NATS-VO

A DEVELOPING STORY NBC2 IS TRACKING --

MENACING WORDS TODAY FROM NORTH KOREA TARGETING THE UNITED STATES.

NORTH KOREA'S STATE-RUN TELEVISION SHOWED FOOTAGE OF SOLDIERS VOWING TO DESTROY THE U-S.

THE SOLDIERS ARE SEEN DOING MILITARY EXERCISES AND CHANTING AGAINST THE U-S.

POPE CLOTHES-VO

AS THE CARDINALS GET READY TO ELECT THE NEXT POPE,

THERE IS ANOTHER TOUGH JOB BEING *TAILORED* TO FIT THE OCCASION.

BEHIND THE SCENES.SKILLED ARTISANS HIDDEN AWAY IN THE SIDE STREETS OF ROME ARE HARD AT WORK.

LORENZO GAMMARELLI'S TEAM OF TAILORS HAVE ALREADY STITCHED TOGETHER THREE VESTMENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT SIZES.

KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE-VO

BREAST CANCER TAKES INNOCENT LIVES.

BUT SURVIVORS SAY A DIAGNOSIS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE.

THOUSANDS GATHERED TODAY AT COCONUT POINT MALL TO HELP FIND A CURE AND PUT AN END TO THE DISEASE.

MORE THAN 800 SURVIVORS GATHERED FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE.

KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE-SOTVO

- Denise Wilson - Organizer

41:25 everyone here that's here on this day is for them, we're all here pulling for them 41:31

ACCORDING TO KOMEN'S SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WEBSITE. NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF THE $850-THOUSAND DOLLAR GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED.

NEW AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

A FIRE BREAKS OUT AT A HORSE BARN --

WITH PRIZED POLO PONIES INSIDE.

DETAILS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

PLUS, TYLER IS TRACKING A WARMING TREND FOR THE COMING WEEK.

TZ) POLO BARN FIRE-VOTOP

WEATHER TEASE-HTC

PLANE CRASH INTO HOUSE-VO BNR

ONE MAN IS DEAD AND ANOTHER WAS INJURED WHEN A SMALL PLANE

CRASHED RIGHT INTO A HOUSE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE WRECKAGE IN WASHINGTON STATE --

ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF SEATTLE.

NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.

POLO BARN FIRE-VOTOPS

LOOK AT THIS --

CREWS WORK TO PUT OUT A BARN FIRE AT THE GULFSTREAM POLO CLUB.IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

A DOZEN POLO HORSES WERE INSIDE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED THIS AFTERNOON.

THEY WERE TRAPPED AS SMOKE FILLED THE STALLS AND THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THEM.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY MANY OF THE HORSES DIED -- BUT THE EXACT

DOG BURNED-VO

A MARYLAND COUPLE SAYS THEIR DOG SUFFERED BURNS AT A CLINIC. RUN BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE *PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

THIS IS PEARL. A ONE-YEAR-OLD JACK RUSSELL TERRIER.

LOOK AT THE SEVERE INJURIES ACROSS HER BACK.

HER OWNERS SAY PEARL WAS FINE BEFORE THEY TOOK HER IN TO GET SPAYED.

BUT WITHIN DAYS THEY NOTICED SCABS ON HER BACK.

DOG BURNED-SOTVO

"She's in a lot of pain. Yes, a lot of pain. She's on a cream, antibiotic and a pain medicine."

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY S-P-C-A.SAYS THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE COMPLAINT.

DUMB CRIMINAL-VO

IN WINTER PARK --

A BIZARRE AND TERRIFYING NIGHT ENDED WITH A DUMB MOVE BY A CRIMINAL.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS."ALIX CHERY" WENT DOOR TO DOOR IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. BREAKING IN. STEALING PHONES. DEMANDING SEX. AND EVEN THREATENING TO SHOOT A WOMAN.

POLICE WERE ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN USING A K-9.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.AND A NOTE HE LEFT BEHIND.OFFERING HIMSELF AS A MALE STRIPPER.

NEW AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO

AN UPDATE ON BOONE -- THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOG *SHOT WITH AN ARROW.*

TZ) dog shot with arrow adoption-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST OPEN

FORECAST-WXWALL

WX RUNDOWN:

High pressure is beginning to prevail in our local weather. This is going to provide us with a fantastic weekend full of warmer temperatures and a few rays of sunshine.

Tonight, partly cloudy skies will dominate. Temperatures will drop off quickly just after sunset, but it won't be quite as chilly. Lower to mid 50s will be the numbers.

After the cool start in the 50s, afternoon highs will recover into the lower 80s under partly sunny skies on Sunday. Due to a freshly chilled Gulf of Mexico, beaches and coastal locations will more than likely hold in the mid and upper 70s during the day.

I mentioned that Sunday will be partly sunny, but the sky cover is a tricky forecast in this scenario. Will we see sunshine? Yes. Will we see cloud cover? Yes. We will end up seeing a day very similar to Saturday with a low deck of cloud cover moving in mixed with the sun. Thus, intervals of sun and clouds.

This feeble weather pattern continues into Monday, but it breaks down on Tuesday. Tuesday is the day a weak cold front will spark a few showers for us. It quickly moves out, and we are left with perfect beach weather for the rest of the week.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

DOG SHOT WITH ARROW ADOPTION-VO

NEWS TONIGHT FROM THE PIT BULL CREW DOG RESCUE --

REMEMBER THIS GUY? BOONE --

HE WAS SHOT WITH AN ARROW AND FOUND IN SAINT JAMES CITY.

WE'RE TOLD HE IS DOING WONDERFUL AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL BE GETTING A NEW HOME SOON.

BLAKE SHELTON SURPRISE CONCERT-VO

A SURPRISE TREAT FOR MUSIC FANS TONIGHT IN CAPE CORAL.

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR BLAKE SHELTON -- ONE OF THE HOSTS OF NBC'S HIT SHOW THE VOICE --

MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THAT HE WOULD BE HOLDING A FREE CONCERT AT DIXIE ROADHOUSE.

FANS LINED UP AS EARLY AS TEN TO GET IN ON THIS IMPROMPTU SHOW.

DIXIE'S OWNER TELL US SHE GOT THE CALL FRIDAY MORNING THAT BLAKE AND COMPANY WOULD BE PLAYING THE SHOW.

BLAKE SHELTON SURPRISE CONCERT-SOTVO

30:09We were told he wanted to play a smaller more intimate venue with the fans" Lynn Pippenger, Dixie Roadhouse Owner

CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFERED HELP WITH THE CROWDS

THE OWNER SAID SHE WOULD FILL THE CLUB TO CAPACITY

SPORTS TEASE-2SHOT-VO

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SPORTS OPEN

FGCU MEN TO NCAAS-ONCAM

THREE YEARS AGO. THE F-G-C-U MEN'S HOOPS TEAM LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE.

FGCU MERCER ASUN FINAL-VOTOPS

F-G-C-U FACING MERCER IN THE ATLANTIC SUN TITLE GAME. FOR AN AUTOMATIC BID TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

THE BEARS HADN'T LOST AT HOME ALL YEAR. CAME OUT SMOKING. BUD THOMAS TO THE TIN FOR TWO. MERCER LED 11-3.

EAGLES QUICKLY WOKE UP. CHASE FIELER DOES IT ALL. THREES IT UP HERE. MERCER'S LEAD DOWN TO THREE.

THAT WAS PART OF A 14-4 RUN. BRETT COMER HAD THE GAME OF HIS LIFE. DRIVES FOR TWO OF HIS 21. 17-15 EAGLES.

COMER PLAYING SET-UP MAN HERE. TO BISHOP VEROT GRAD EDDIE MURRAY. 24-22 EAGLES.

THEN JUST BEFORE THE HALF. CHRISTOPE VARIDEL WITH THE THRE. 38-33 F-G-CU. EAGLES LED BY TWO AT THE BREAK.

THE SECOND HALF WAS WHERE THEY TOOK OVER. A-SUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR SHERWOOD BROWN FINALLY FINDS HIS STROKE. THREE FOR A 65-54 LEAD.

FGCU MEN POST-SOTTOPS

FGCU WOMEN STETSON ASUN FINAL-VOTOPS

THE FGCU WOMEN. ALSO WITH A SHOT AT AN AUTOMATIC BID DANCE BID. BRINGING A 41 GAME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK INTO THEIR A-SUN FINAL AGAINST STETSON.

JOYCE IAMSTRONG HAD THE GAME OF HER LIFE. HITS THE THREE HERE. EAGLES GO UP BY NINE.

THEN IT'S ARMSTRONG FROM LONG RANGE AGAIN. SHE HAD 19 OF THE EAGLES 40 FIRST HALF POINTS. THEY LED BY 13 AT THE BREAK.

THEY WERE UP AS MANY AS 15. BUT WENT 8 MINUTES WITHOUT A FIELD GOAL IN THE SECOND HALF.

STETSON RALLIED FOR THE LEAD. EAGLES NOW DOWN TWO IN THE FINAL MINUTE IAMSTRONG TIES IT. SHE HAD 31 POINTS.

FGCU WOMEN POST-SOTTOPS

FGCU BASEBALL WMICHIGAN-VOTOPS

THE F-G-C-U BASEBALL TEAM HAS NCAA TOURNEY HOPES AS WELL.

STILL EARLY IN THE SEASON. HOSTING WESTERN MICHIGAN.

SCORELESS IN THE 6TH. BISHOP VEROT GRAD NICK RIVERA RIPS ONE DOWN THE LINE. MICHAEL SUCHY THINKS HE'LL SCORE. BUT HE'S OUT AT THE PLATE.

ORIOLES RED SOX-VOTOPS

THE RED SOX STILL AWAITING THE RESULTS OF AN M-R-I ON BOTH OF BIG PAPI'S HEELS. HE COULD START THE SEASON ON THE D-L.

SOX AND O'S TONIGHT. MITCH MAIER DOUBLES IN WILL MIDDLEBROOKS IN THE SECOND. BUT THE O'S WIN, 5-2.

ACEVES WBC BRAWL-VOTOPS

THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PEACFUL DISPLAY OF BASEBALL TALENT.

NOT TODAY BETWEEN MEXICO AND CANADA.

OUR NORTH AMERICAN NEIGHBORS GO AT IT IN A FULL-OUT BRAWL AFTER FORMER TWIN RENE TOSONI WAS BEANED.

RED SOX PITCHER ALFREDO ACEVES. THE MOST ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE BRAWL.

CANADA WON THE GAME.

MORNEAU REAX-SOTTOPS

GEORGE MCNEILL-ONCAM

NORTH FORT MYERS GRAD GEORGE MCNEILL FOLLOWED FRIDAY'S ROUND OF 64 WITH A 2-UNDER 69 IN ROUND TWO OF THE PUERTO RICO OPEN.

TIGER AT DORAL RD 3-VOTOPS

TIGER WOODS. THE MAN TO CATCH AT THE BLUE MONSTER AT DORAL.

WOODS. ROLLING HOME THE BIRDIE.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

MORE COLLEGE HOOPS SCORES. SIXTH-RANKED MIAMI CLINCHED ITS FIRST-EVER A-C-C HOOPS TITLE WITH A WIN OVER CLEMSON.

KENTUCKY UPSET 11TH-RANKED FLORIDA.

AND F-S-U BEAT N-C STATE.

THE EVERBLADES WIN AT FORT WAYNE, 6-2.

TWINS AND RAYS WIN. RED SOX LOSE.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS-SS TOPS

A QUICK REMINDER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD BEFORE BED TONIGHT.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ARRIVES AT 2 A.M.

CLOSE-3SHOT