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HL1) ROLLOVER CRASH-TRX-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW --

OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING HOW THIS CAR -- ENDED UP FLIPPING MULTIPLE TIMES.

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) KNIVES ON PLANES-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS --

A RECENT DECISION TO ALLOW POCKET KNIVES ON PLANES -- ISN'T GOING OVER WELL WITH MANY AIRLINE EXECUTIVES.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US FOR NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, MARCH 10-TH.

CHARLIE CRIST SWFL-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 SATURDAY.

THE LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB INVITED CRIST TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN.

SOME OF THE TOPICS CRIST ADDRESSED -

EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS.

CHARLIE CRIST SWFL-SOTVO

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

ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE --

TOSS TO WX-OC-BOXES

RIGHT NOW, WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, HALEY WEBB -- WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST, FOR THE WEEK AHEAD.

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

LEHIGH ROLLOVER AX-TRX-VO-SS

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

ALCOHOL MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THIS ROLLOVER CRASH, IN LEHIGH ACRES.

IT ALL HAPPENED AROUND MIDNIGHT -- ON FIRST ST WEST & LEE BOULEVARD.

AUTHORITIES TELL US -- THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND SLID ACROSS TWO BUSINESS ENTERANCES, ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES -- AND LANDED ON THE VEHICLE'S ROOF.

NBC-2 LEARNED -- THAT DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT REFUSED TREATMENT BY LEHIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDICS.

BONITA SPRINGS FIRE-VO BNR

TWO MEN WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THEIR BONITA SPRINGS MOBILE HOME.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT OFF OF PITT ROAD AND IMPERIAL HARBOUR BOULEVARD.

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

PUNTA GORDA PLANE CRASH-OTS-OC

THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A PLANE CRASH AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS TELL NBC2 THREE PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD A HOMEMADE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT CRASHED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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

TWO OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN-SS

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIT AND RUN THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED A DRIVER.

JOSEPH MILLER IS BEING CHARGED FOR THE CRASH AT PINE RIDGE ROAD AND YAHL STREET.

IT HAPPENED FRIDAY MORNING INVOVLING A MOTORCYCLE.

FARMER JACKS ROBBERY-TRX(4)SS-TOPS

THIS MORNING LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP IDENTIFYING THESE DANGEROUS SUSPECTS.

THESE SURVEILLENCE PICTURES SHOW 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.

NUDE PHOTOS ARREST-SS

MOVING TO NEWS OUT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA--

A WOMAN WHO WORKS A A HIGH SCHOOL IN MARION COUNTY WAS ARRESTED FOR SENDING NAKED PICTURES OF HERSELF TO STUDENTS.

TERESSA ONORATO FACES CHARGES FOR SENDING HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS.

OBAMA TALKS SEQUESTER-SOTVO

"I still believe that compromise is possible. I still believe we can come together to do big things. And I know there are leaders on the other side who share that belief."

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SPOKE OPTIMISTICLY ABOUT REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS FINDING COMMON GROUND DURING HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS.

RUBIO TALKS FEDERAL FUNDS-VOTOPS

FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO SPEAKING OUT AGAINST OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN THIS MORNING--

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

ON THE HUGH HEWITT RADIO SHOW SENATOR RUBIO SAYS THE BILL, "IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER FOR THE AMERICAN ECONOMY."

JEB BUSH THIS WEEK-OTS-OC

LET THE SPECULATION CONTINUE.

FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH WILL BE MAKING THE ROUNDS ON ALL OF THE POLITICAL TALK SHOWS THIS MORNING.

HE WILL APPEAR ON MEET THE PRESS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER THREE NETWORK'S SUNDAY MORNING SHOWS. BUT WHETHER HE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A POSSIBLE RUN FOR PRESIDENT IS UNCLEAR.

TSA KNIVES ON PLANES-OC

THE T-S-A UNVEILED A NEW PLAN EARLIER THIS WEEK TO START ALLOWING SMALL KNIVES TO BE CARRIED ON PLANES BEGINNING APRIL 25TH.

BUT THE NEWS ISN'T GOING OVER SO WELL WITH SOME IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

A MAJOR AIRLINE IS TEAMING UP WITH A WELL-KNOWN VOICE IN CONGRESS TO FIGHT AGAINST THE RELAXED REGULATION.

TSA KNIVES ON PLANES-PKG

THE ROAR OF PROTEST OVER TSA'S PLAN TO ALLOW SMALL KNIVES ON PLANES. GREW

LOUDER TODAY.

MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN ED MARKEY IS NOW JOINING THE CHORUS.WITH A

WARNING.

SOT:

Rep. Ed Markey/D-Massachusetts

If TSA does not reverse their decision, I'm going to introduce legislation

to reverse the decision for them

IT'S THESE POCKET KNIVES.WITH SMALL BLADES. WHICH THE TSA PLANS TO ALLOW

BACK ON PLANES.

NATS:

Delta jet

THE C-E-O OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST AIRLINE.DELTA JOINED THE CAUSE LAST

NIGHT WITH A LETTER TO THE HEAD OF THE TSA.SAYING WE SHARE "the legitimate

concerns" THAT WERE FIRST RAISED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. WHO BELIEVE

ALLOWING KNIVES WILL PUT THEM AT RISK.

SOT:

Sara Nelson/Assn. of Flight Attendants

And we're not going to stand for that. The TSA was created because there

were blades in the cabin.

NATS:

Air Marshalls

THE AIR MARSHALLS UNION.ALONG WITH SOME PILOTS. HAVE JOINED THE

OPPOSITION. WHICH IS GATHERING STEAM WITH AN ON-LINE PETITION DRIVE TO

SEND A MESSAGE TO THE MAN WHO HEADS TSA.

JOHN PISTOLE SAYS ALLOWING SMALL KNIVES. WILL ALLOW HIS OFFICERS TO

CONCENTRATE ON EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. ESPECIALLY LIQUID EXPLOSIVES.

BUT THOSE WHO WORK IN AIRCRAFT CABINS SAY. AND NOW A MEMBER OF CONGRESS

TOO. IT'S A DANGEROUS MOVE.

SOT:

Rep. Ed Markey/D-Massachusetts

It makes no sense to say we can only search for liquid explosives or knives,

JFK PLANE INCIDENT-VO

DAVID KERLEY WITH THAT REPORT.

CONTINUING WITH NEWS IN THE SKIES---

THE F-A-A IS INVESTIGATING A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT ENDED IN TWO AIR PLANES MAKING CONTACT AT NEW YORK'S J-F-K INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A JETBLUE AIRPLANE AND AIR INDIA PLANE.

A JETBLUE SPOKESMAN SAID ONE OF THE AIRLINE'S PLANES WAS GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE WHEN ITS TOW BAR GOT DAMAGED.

ACCORDING TO THE SPOKESMAN, THE PLANE WAS PARKED JUST SHORT OF THE GATE AND AN AIR INDIA AIRCRAFT BUMPED IT WHILE TAXIING.

SWFL INT SECURITY-OTS-OC

AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE SECURITY MAY BE COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

TOMORROW -- THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO ACCEPT A FEDERAL GRANT OF NEARLY 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

RG3 STREET NAME-VO

WASHINGTON REDSKINS QUARTERBACK ROBERT GRIFFIN THE THIRD GETS BACK TO HIS ROOTS, AS HIS HOMETOWN NAMES A ROAD AFTER HIM.

R-G-3 VISITED HIS HOMETOWN OF COPPERAS COVE TEXAS TO SEE A STREET NAMED AFTER HIM---ROBERT GRIFFIN THE THIRD BOULEVARD.

GRIFFIN PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THERE, BEFORE MOVING ONTO BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WHERE HE WON THE HEISMAN TROPHY.

400MILE SANDY HOOK BIKE RIDE-VO

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.

TWENTY-SIX CYCLISTS ARE RIDING 400 MILES FROM NEWTOWN TO WASHINGTON D.C.

THE FOUR-DAY RIDE WILL HONOR THE LOST AND URGE NEW AND STRICTER GUN LAWS--SPECIFICALLY, MANDATORY BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL GUN SALES AND GETTING RID OF HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

NY 88YO DANCER-VOTOPS

ONE WOMAN SHOWS US YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO DANCE.

88-YEAR-OLD MIRIAM WINOKUR WHO JUST TOOK UP COMPETITIVE DANCING IN

THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

THE SUPER-SENIOR IS NOW PERFECTING A PROFESSIONALLY CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE

ROUTINE THAT SHE WILL PERFORM AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

HER MOTTO: YOUR BODY IS YOUR VEHICLE AND LIKE ANY VEHICLE, IF YOU DON'T USE IT, THE

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK TWO AT 6:19:30

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-OC

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-PKG

IT'S A NEW WEEK ON WALL STREET -- BUT LAST ONE WILL BE A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW FOR TRADERS -- EVEN *WITH* AN EXTRA HOUR OF DAYLIGHT. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TICKED TO SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT -- THE LOWEST IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS -- AND THE DOW CLOSED AT SEVERAL NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS.

DESPITE SNOWY WEATHER --HIGHER GAS PRICES AND HIGHER PAYROLL TAXES -- AMERICAN CONSUMERS *HAVE* BEEN SPENDING MORE AT THE CASH REGISTER LATELY. THIS WEEK THE GOVERNMENT TELLS US HOW STRONG RETAIL SPENDING WAS IN FEBRUARY.

MEANTIME -- A NUMBER OF NATIONAL CHAIN STORES REPORT THEIR LATEST QUARTERLY EARNINGS THIS WEEK -- INCLUDING COSTCO --DICK'S SPORTING GOODS -- MENS WAREHOUSE -- URBAN OUTFITTERS AND AEROPOSTALE.

KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT *SAMSUNG* UNVEILS ITS NEW GALAXY -S- FOUR THIS WEEK.AND WILL LIKELY REGAIN THE TITLE OF WORLDS BIGGEST SMARTPHONE SELLER FROM APPLE.

THE U-S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS A "HIRING OUR HEROES" JOBS FAIR IN WASHINGTON D-C THIS WEEK -- AIMED AT MATCHING MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS.

AND NEW YORK CITY'S BATTLE AGAINST CHILDHOOD OBESITY -- AND HIGHER HEALTH CARE COSTS -- HITS CONSUMERS THIS WEEK. A NEW LAW *BANS* THE SALE OF SUGARY DRINKS BIGGER THAN 16 OUNCES IN MORE THAN 24-THOUSAND RESTAURANTS -- FOOD CARTS -- NIGHTCLUBS --EVEN MOVIE THEATRES.

BLACK BERRY RELEASE-VO

BLACKBERRY LAUNCHED ITS LATEST SMART PHONE THE Z-TEN IN NIGERIA THIS WEEK.

THE COMPANY'S Z-TEN IS THE FIRST IN A LINE OF DEVICES OPERATED BY THE NEW BLACKBERRY TEN OPERATING SYSTEM.

NIGERIA IS THE WORLD'S SECOND FASTEST GROWING MOBILE PHONE MARKET IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO A BLACKBERRY OFFICIAL.

BIOFUEL FLIGHTS-VO

BIOFUEL ISN'T JUST FOR CARS ANYMORE--

K-L-M ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES STARTED A SERIES OF FLIGHTS USING BIOFUEL TO POWER ITS PLANES.

THE SUSTAINABLE FLIGHTS KICKED OFF ON FRIDAY BETWEEN NEW YORK'S J-F-K AND AMSTERDAM.

K-L-M DEVELOPED ITS SUSTAINABLE FUEL FROM USED COOKING OIL.

HOLLYWOOD JOB BOOST-VO

THE ECONOMY IS ROLLING THE CREDITS ON HOLLYWOOD.

OF THE 236-THOUSAND JOBS ADDED IN FEBRUARY, THE FILM SECTOR, ALONE, ADDED 21-THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT

FILM PRODUCTION JOBS TEND TO INCREASE EVERY FEBRUARY.

BARBIE BIRTHDAY-VOTOPS

WE WANT TO GIVE A HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY TO A WOMAN WHO HASN'T AGED IN YEARS!

THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR DOLL, BARBIE, TURNED 54 YEARS OLD ON SATURDAY.

BARBIE MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE ON MARCH 9, 1959--AND SINCE THEN, SHE'S BEEN A BUSY GAL.

BARBIE HAS HAD MORE THAN 130 CAREERS, WORKED WITH 75 DIFFERENT FASHION DESIGNERS, AND SHE'S REPRESENTED MORE THAN 40 NATIONALITIES,

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOU ARE WATCHING NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOUR TOP STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

HL1) JFK PLANES COLLIDE-TRX-VOTOPS

DRAMA -- ON A NEW YORK RUNWAY --

WHEN TWO MASSIVE JETS, COLLIDE -- WITH HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS ON-BOARD.

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW IT ALL HAPPENED --

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) AIR POWERED CAR-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS --

WE'VE GONE FROM GAS -- TO HYBRID -- TO ELECTRIC.

BUT NOW -- THERE'S A NEW WAY OF FUELING THE CARS OF THE FUTURE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US FOR NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, MARCH 10-TH.

WINTER SNOWSTORM-OTS-OC

RESIDENTS IN PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND ARE CLEANING UP, THIS MORNING, AFTER A POUNDING FROM A LATE WINTER STORM.

THAT STORM DUMPED NEAR-RECORD AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS.

WINTER SNOWSTORM-PKG

THE LATE WINTER STORM DUMPED MORE THAN A FEW HEADACHES ON PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IT WASN'T JUST THE SNOW.

LOOK AT THIS.

A HOUSE BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION ON MASSACHUSETTS' PLUM ISLAND.

Nat sound.waves

HIGH TIDE BROUGHT EXTREMELY HIGH WAVES TO THE COASTLINE CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING.

THIS CNN I-REPORT WAS SENT TO US FROM NANTUCKET ISLAND.

We are here about two hours after high tide and, again, all of lower Easy Street is flooded.

TO THE NORTH THE STORY WAS INDEED THE SNOW.

LOTS OF IT.

MORE THAN A FOOT FELL IN SOME AREAS.

TRAVEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LOST POWER.

I'm done with the snow. after the last one. it really beats you up.

SOME PEOPLE USED THE LATE WINTER STORM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS.

I will probably make about three or four hundred dollars today.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF WINTER.

I'm done with it.

I have had enough.

I'm ready for spring."

I'm a fair weather boy.

WINTER SNOWSTORM-OC

VICTOR BLACKWELL WITH THAT REPORT --

7:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

7:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

CHARLIE CRIST SWFL-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, YESTERDAY.

THE LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB INVITED CRIST TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN.

SOME OF THE TOPICS CRIST ADDRESSED -

EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS.

CHARLIE CRIST SWFL-SOTVO

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

ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE --

ST. ANN WHITE HOUSE TOUR CANCELLED-ONCAM

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

EVERY DAY WE'RE SEEING A NEW EFFECT OF THE MASSIVE CUTS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-- 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"

JFK PLANES COLLIDE-OC

AND SINCE THE SEQUESTER -- AIRPORTS HAVE BEEN MAKING HEADLINES FOR POTENTIAL CUTS, AND AIR TRAFFIC TOWER CLOSINGS.

BUT THIS MORNING -- A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCARE, INVOLVING TWO JETS, FULL OF PASSENGERS.

THIS BRINGS UP STATS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF THESE TARMAC COLLISIONS --

WITH MORE THAN A HALF DOZEN IN JUST THE LAST TWO YEARS --

WE ASK, HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING?

JFK PLANES COLLIDE-PKG

IT WAS AN EARLY MORNING SCARE - 6:15 A.M.

THIS JET BLUE AIRBUS WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE - 150 PASSENGERS ON BOARD -

WHEN THIS AIR INDIA BOEING 777 WAS TAXIING IN TO THE TERMINAL.

THAT'S WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG

SEE THE AIR INDIA PLANE'S WINGTIP?

THE FAA TELLS US IT HIT THE JET BLUE PLANE'S TAIL - JUST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.

Passenger MOS

It felt like a speed breaker like the plane has gone over a speed breaker

and I was momentarily surprised

NOBODY WAS HURT - IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE THE AVIATION EQUIVALENT OF A FENDER

BENDER.

BUT JUST HOW COMMON ARE THESE KINDS OF TAXIWAY ACCIDENTS?

MAYBE THE MOST FAMOUS INCIDENT JUST 2 YEARS AGO -- WHEN AN AIR FRANCE AIRBUS

A380, VIOLENTLY STRUCK A DELTA COMMUTER JET.

AND LAST MAY - A TAIWANESE CARGO 747 HIT AN AMERICAN AIRLINES JET AT CHICAGO

'S OHARE.

IN FACT - THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS HERE

IN THE U.S.

Gio Benitez - Bridge

While we haven't seen a deadly plane crash in four years, experts are

increasingly worried about accidents right on the tarmac.

John Nance / ABC News Aviation Analyst

The nightmare element of this is the idea that we might have a collision on

the ground split open a fuel tank and create a fire before we can get

JFK PLANES COLLIDE-OC

GIO BENITEZ REPORTING --

SWFL INT SECURITY-OTS-OC

AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE SECURITY MAY BE COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

TOMORROW -- THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO ACCEPT A FEDERAL GRANT OF NEARLY 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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.

AFGANISTAN BLASTS-VO

MEANWHILE --

TWO BLASTS HIT AFGHANISTAN SATURDAY DURING A TRIP THERE BY

U-S DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL.

A SUICIDE BOMBING STRUCK OUTSIDE THE DEFENSE MINISTRY IN KABUL.

IN THE SECOND ATTACK, A SUICIDE BOMBER TARGETED A POLICE CHECKPOINT IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.

AT LEAST EIGHT CIVILIANS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, AND ONE AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER WERE KILLED.

AT LAST CHECK, A TOTAL OF 18 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN BOTH ATTACKS.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

7:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

7:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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NOW TURNING TO THE VATICAN --

WHERE THERE'S ANTICIPATION THAT WITHIN DAYS -- A NEW POPE WILL BE SELECTED.

AND NOW THAT WE FINALLY KNOW THE VOTING TO CHOSE A NEW POPE WILL START HERE ON TUESDAY, THERE HAS BEEN A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND TO READY THE SISTINE CHAPEL FOR THE HISTORIC CONCLAVE.

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This is where the world's eyes will turn next week.

The temporary chimney today put in place on the roof of the sistine chapel.

The only clue about what goes on inside.

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THESE MAY BE THE MOST FAMOUS STOVES IN THE WORLD. ON THE LEFT HERE, THAT IS WHERE THE SMOKE IS CREATED. BLACK IF THERE IS NO POPE. WHITE IF THERE IS POPE. 112724 ON THE RIGHT, THAT IS WHERE THE BALLOTS ARE BURNED.

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Carpenters put the finishing touches on the protective floor.some 60 feet below the chapel's famous ceiling.

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THIS IS WHERE THE WORK WILL BE DONE. THE CARDINALS WILL SIT IN TWO ROWS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CHAPEL. THEN INDIVIDUALLY, THEY WILL TAKE THEIR BALLOTS UP TO THE ALTAR AND IN FRONT OF MICHELANGELO'S LAST JUDGMENT THEY WILL CAST THEIR VOTE FOR POPE. 112453

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The voting begins early tuesday evening. following a mass that morning in st. peter's basilica.

77 is the number of votes a candidate needs to be elected pope. two-thirds plus 1 of the 115 electors.

If no one succeeds on the first ballot, the cardinals will then vote twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon,

If deadlocked by the end of friday. they'll take saturday off. and resume voting sunday.

All the while cut off from the world.

Electronic jamming in place around the sistine chapel and the house where they'll stay.. to keep the cardinals focused on the spiritual task at hand.

Alberto Melloni is a noted church historian.

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AND I THINK THAT IN THE 21ST CENTURY, CAMERA AND TV NETWORK ARE THE REAL PRISON OF THE CARDINAL, SO THEY DO KNOW THAT AFTER THREE DAY, EVERYBODY WILL SAY, 'WHAT IS GOING ON?' '

What's going on now is the guessing game.

As the conclave nears. 2 american cardinals are still talked about as possible candidates.

Timothy Dolan of New York. and a growing favorite here in italy. sean o'malley of boston

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NELSON MANDELA HOSPITAL-VO

FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL, THIS MORNING.

BUT, THIS TIME, OFFICIALS SAY IT'S ONLY FOR A ROUTINE CHECKUP.

HE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR A LUNG INFECTION AND UNDERWENT GALLSTONE SURGERY IN DECEMBER.

THE 94-YEAR-OLD RECOVERED IN JANUARY AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO-WEEK STAY.

MANDELA HAS NOT APPEARED IN PUBLIC SINCE 2010.

VENEZUELA ELECTION-VO

A DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

VENEZUELANS WILL GO THE POLLS ON APRIL 14TH TO ELECT THE SUCCESSOR TO LATE PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ.

THE ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT COMES FOUR DAYS AFTER CHAVEZ DIED FROM CANCER.

THE NEWS CAME AS MOURNERS CONTINUED TO FILE PAST THE FORMER LEADER'S COFFIN.

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MEANWHILE -- CUBAN PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN ACTING PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.

CASTRO SAYS, HE'S CONFIDENT THAT MADURO WILL WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, SET FOR APRIL 14TH.

CASTRO MADE THE REMARKS AFTER RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL FOR LATE VENEZUELAN LEADER HUGO CHAVEZ.

KENYA PRESIDENTAL ELECTION-TRX-VOTOPS

AND SPEAKING OF ELECTIONS -- THIS IS VIDEO FROM KENYA, WHERE A KENYAN POLITICAL DYNASTY CLINCHED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- BY A VERY NARROW MARGIN.

CHEERS AND CHANTING GREETED KENYATTA EARLIER AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY WHERE HE GAVE HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

THE SON OF KENYA'S FOUNDING LEADER CAPTURED JUST OVER 50-PERCENT OF THE VOTE FOR AN OUTRIGHT WIN.

DUMB CRIMINAL-VO

MOVING BACK TO NEWS HERE IN FLORIDA,

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

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.

TN MASNION SQUATTER-TRX-SOTVO

SUSPECT: YOU'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, MA'AM.

REPORTER: HOW IS THIS YOUR PROPERTY, BUT NOT MINE?

POLICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE SAY, THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN SQUATTING IN A THREE-MILLION DOLLAR MANSION.

TABITHA GENTRY WAS ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY LIVING IN THAT HOME, FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.

ACCORDING TO OFFICERS, GENTRY SAID SHE WAS A SOVEREIGN CITIZEN WHO CLAIMED POSSESSION OF THE FORECLOSED PROPERTY.

NEIGHBORS SAID THEY WERE GLAD THE WOMAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

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7:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

7:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

WARMER TODAY

Our Sunday morning starts out a little on the cool side, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll be quickly warming into the lower 80s this afternoon. If you are headed out to the beach for your Sunday, it will be just a bit cooler there with temperatures holding in the mid and upper 70s. Into tomorrow, this pleasant weather pattern will continue, but there are changes on the way for Tuesday. On Tuesday, we'll see more cloud cover along with a few showers moving through the area as a cold front arrives. The models are now picking up on a cool down with this front. Behind the front, for the 2nd half of the work week, we'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the mid and upper 70s and lows in the low to mid 50s for a couple of days.

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

AIR POWERED CAR-OC

THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS THESE DAYS ON SO-CALLED "GREEN"

CARS -- CARS THAT RUN ON ELECTRICITY. NATURAL GAS. EVEN VEGETABLE OIL.

BUT THIS MORNING -- THE CAR THAT MAY JUST BE THE "GREENEST" OF ALL. RUNNING ON NOTHING BUT. *AIR*!

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IT MAY SEEM HARD TO BELIEVE - BUT THIS RUSTBUCKET COULD BE THE CAR OF THE

FUTURE.

Nick: So when I look in here I see a garbage can. I

see a piece of wood. I mean, this is totally homemade,

right?

Peter: Yes, it is.

MEET INVENTOR PETER DEARMAN.

HIS CAR NEEDS NO GAS.

NO BATTERIES.

ONLY - AIR.

Nick: So, have you ever seen Back to the Future?

Peter: Oh yes, yeah.

NATS from Back to the Future: Quick! Get in the car!

Peter: I should really have different hair

Nick: What emissions will this car produce?

Peter: It won't actually produce any emissions because it's only air we're

using. We're not burning anything.

GFX:

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. WHEN YOU COOL AIR TO MINUS 300 DEGREES, IT BECOMES A

LIQUID. IF YOU WARM THE LIQUID WITH THE HELP OF ANTI-FREEZE. IT EXPANDS

BACK INTO A GAS POWERING THE CAR'S MOTOR

SO - FANCY A SPIN?

RANGE - 3 MILES WITH A TAIL WIND. TOP SPEED IS ONLY 30.

LOOK, IT'S AN EARLY PROTOTYPE - BUT SOON THERE WILL BE A MORE POLISHED

PACKAGE - DEVELOPED BY THE SAME COMPANY THAT DESIGNS ENGINES FOR MCLAREN

SPORTS CARS

IN 40 YEARS OF INVENTIONS IN THIS GARAGE -- PETER SAYS THIS ONE IS HIS MOST

IMPORTANT.

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NICK SCHIFRIN WITH THAT REPORT FROM ENGLAD.

BLAKE SHELTON SURPRISE CONCERT-VO

A SURPRISE TREAT FOR MUSIC FANS LAST NIGHT IN CAPE CORAL.

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

MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT SATURDAY 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.

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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

HOSPITAL TWINS BOOM-VO

A MONTANA HOSPITAL IS SEEING DOUBLE THIS WEEK -- FIVE SETS OF TWINS WERE DELIVERED OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS.

TWO MOTHERS GAVE BIRTH TO TWINS ON MONDAY.

THREE MORE SETS OF TWINS CAME INTO THE WORLD ON FRIDAY.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS IT USUALLY SEES ANYWHERE FROM 6-TO-10 TWIN DELIVERIES IN A YEAR.

HOSPITAL TWINS BOOM-SOTVO

S/ Lara Porrini / Delivery Nurse:07

"All four parents went to high school together. I also went to high school with them so Flathead High School has had a big day at Community."

DAYTONA BIKE WEEK-VO

ALL YOU BIKERS, LISTEN UP.

UP IN DAYTONA BEACH --

ENGINES ARE ROARING AS BIKE WEEK GETS IN FULL SWING IN FLORIDA.

TENS OF THOUSAND OF MOTORCYCLISTS ARE FLOODING INTO DAYTONA BEACH FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT --

WHICH BRINGS IN MILLIONS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY EACH YEAR.

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AND FINALLY, THIS MORNING --

ANOTHER COMET IS ZIPPING BY EARTH -- AND THIS ONE IS VISIBLE WITH THE NAKED EYE.

THESE AMAZING IMAGES OF THE COMET WERE CAPTURED FROM MOUNT DALE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

EXPERTS SAY, THE COMET IS NOW VISIBLE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.

THEY SAYM YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN THE CLEAR SUNSET SKY ON THE WESTERN HORIZON.

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