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ARGUABLY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MOST NOTORIOUS ACCUSED KILLER, MESAC DAMAS APPEARS IN COURT.

KNOWN FOR HIS OUTBURSTS, IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE HIS LAST APPEARANCCE.

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF HIS TRIAL.

PLUS - NBC2 IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON A FIRE BURNING IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE SCENE, WHERE FLAMES GET UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE TO HOMES *AND A HIGH SCHOOL.

AND.

ANYTIME NOW -- THE CARDINALS WILL LOCK THE DOORS AND PREPARE THE VOTING PROCESS FOR A NEW POPE.

HL1) MESAC DAMAS IN COURT-TRX VOTOPS

HL2) GOLDEN GATE FIRE-TRX VOTOPS

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FIRE CREWS ARE STILL KNOCKING DOWN HOTSPOTS IN A BRUSH FIRE NEAR GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE FIRE BURNING BETWEEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHWEST 32ND AVENUE, ALONG THE CANAL NEARBY.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH HAS BEEN MONITORING THIS SITUATION FOR US - AND JOINS US LIVE WITH AN UPDATE.

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I'M STANDING ON THE GG HS PRACTICE FOOTBALL FIELD.

THE FIRE IS PRETTY WELL CONTAINED AND THEY AREN'T WORRIED ABOUT IT SPREADING TO ANY BUILDINGS.

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FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH THIS BRUSH JUST BEHIND GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL OVER NIGHT.

LIGHTING UP THE SKY. AND SEVERAL LARGE TREES IN ITS PATH. WHILE PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY ANXIOUSLY WATCHED THE FIRE FROM THEIR HOMES.

SOT: Karen Valdes, Golden Gate HS Senior "I hope it doesn't get past the lake or over to the houses on the other side of the bridge."

SOT: Interim Chief, Golden Gate Fire "Crews will continue to monitor the situation, we expect to get a lot of smoke complaints coming into Golden Gate City all through the day."

CREWS RESPONDED TO THIS FIRE AROUND 10:45 LAST NIGHT.

AS DAY BROKE. PLUMES OF SMOKE FILLED THE SKY.

TUCKED BETWEEN THIS FENCE AND A CANAL. THE FIRE MADE TOUGH WORK FOR CREWS TRYING TO ACCESS IT.

SOT: Chief Sapp, "The biggest problem we have is that it's not accessible by brush truck or by forestry tractor, so it's all going to be done by hand crew today."

GOLDEN GATE FIRE AND THE FLORIDA FORREST SERVICE HAD TO DO MUCH OF THE WORK BY HAND. USING SHOVELS AND RUNNING HOSES.

ABOUT TWO ACRES FELL VICTIM TO THE FLAMES.

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NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES HERE BEFORE.

BELIEVED THOSE COULD HAVE BEEN STARTED BY CHILDREN PLAYING WITH FIRE.

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AND GOOD TIMING.

AS THOUSANDS OF SPRING BREAKERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY COME TO FORT MYERS BEACH.

NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US NOW WITH DETAILS ON HOW BUSINESSES ARE REACTING TO THE INCREASED TRAFFIC.

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TODAY MARKS DAY ONE OF WEEK TWO. WHAT THE ISLAND EXPECTS TO BE THE BUSIEST WEEK SO FAR THIS SPRING.

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TAKE A LOOK EVEN EARLY THIS MORNING IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC TO GET ONTO THE ISLAND. TRAFFIC NOW BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO SUMMERLIN ROAD.

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THESE ARE THE 10 UNIVERSITIES FLOODING TO THE BEACH THIS WEEK.

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AND BUSINESSES ARE GEARING UP FOR THE SWARM AFTER WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK WITH JUST 8 MAJOR COLLEGES IN TOWN.

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Randall McKee

Co-Owner, island mini mart

"I can't keep coolers and beer in the coolers so we're Ahaha stocking up on a lot of beer and a lot of coolers. That's a good indication. How much beer you sell."

Sydney Cuyzon

Spring Breaker, Upper Iowa University

"I definitely never noticed this as a spring break town and now I feel it's definitely stepped up as a place to go for college kids on the beach so it's nice to be with a bunch of people the same age."

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ITS NOT JUST TOURISTS HEADED TO THE ISLAND THIS WEEK. CHARLOTTE AND COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE IN SPRING SESSION THIS WEEK -- BUSINESSES TELL ME THEY ARE aEXPECTING LARGER CROWDS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THIS YEAR.

MESAC UPDATE-TRX VO

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

THE MAN ACCUSED IN ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL CRIMES IN COLLIER COUNTY HISTORY APPEARED IN COURT THIS MORNING WITH HIS ATTORNEY'S

MESAC DAMAS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009.

DAMAS WAS MOSTLY QUIET THIS MORNING, DURING THE HEARING.

TODAY THE DEFENSE ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO PREPARE, SAYING THEY STILL NEED TO INTERVIEW WITNESES AND ARE UNSURE WHEN THEYL'L BE DONE WITH THEIR DISCOVERY PROCESS.

THE JUDGE AND BOTH SIDES AGREED THEY'RE GEARING MORE TOWARDS A TRIAL PROCESS TO START IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2014.

BOTH SIDES MEET AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING IN APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS.

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A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AN ESTERO WOMAN THEN DUMPING HER BODY, IS SET TO GO ON TRIAL TOMORROW.

THIS BEGAN AS A MISSING PERSONS CASE.

LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY SHANE SIMPKINS, ALONG WITH CHRISTOPHER NEUBERGER KILLED 64-YEAR OLD MARY ANN ZARB IN 2011.

DETECTIVES SAY MARY ANN HIRED SIMPKINS TO REMODEL HER KITCHEN.

DETECTIVES THEN SAY THE MEN KILLED HER AND SPENT HER MONEY.

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RIGHT NOW - WE'RE WORKING TO GET NEW DETAILS ON THE RESCUE OF A 56-YEAR-OLD MAN OFF THE COAST.

THE U-S COAST GUARD OUT OF CLEARWATER GOT AN EMERGENCY CALL ABOUT A MAN ABOARD 500-FOOT VESSEL HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS EARLY THIS MORNING.

A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER HOISTED THE MAN OFF THE BOAT AND TOOK HIM TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

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OBAMA IN CONGRESS-OC 2 SOT VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS PRESUMABLY ANOTHER TOUGH WEEK AHEAD, TRYING TO BRIDGE A GAP WITH REPUBLICANS OVER A BUDGET DEAL.

IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS, ASSURED AMERICANS HE'S DEVOTING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO MEET WITH LAWMAKERS.

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"I'll attend both the Democratic and Republican party meetings in the Capitol to continue those discussions."

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"I think the President's tremendously sincere. I don't think this is just a political change in tactic."

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DRIVERS ARE FINALLY CATCHING A BREAK AT THE GAS PUMP TODAY.

HERE ARE THE AVERAGES RIGHT NOW.

IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IT'S $3.82.

ACROSS THE STATE - IT'S $3.77.

NATIONALLY IT'S $3.70.

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AHEAD AT NOON.

WE'RE WORKING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON A DEADLY ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN.

TWO U-S SOLDIERS WERE KILLED.

NBC2 WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAPPENED - AND A NEW TREND IN VIOLENCE.

PLUS.

WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO THE CONCLAVE AT THE VATICAN.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ITALY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

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DC DRIVE BY SHOOTING-VOTOPS

SEVEN PEOPLE WERE HURT THIS MORNING IN A DRIVE BY SHOOTING IN WASHINGTON D-C.

POLICE SAY SOMEONE IN AN OLDER MODEL B-M-W OPENED FIRE ON A CROWD OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

THREE WOMEN AND FOUR MEN WERE INJURED. THE MOST SERIOUS INJURY, WAS TO A MAN THAT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK.

ALL OF THE VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

JAPAN TSUNAMI ANNIVERSARY-VOTOPS

TODAY MARKS THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THAT DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN.

THE DISASTER LEFT MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND PEOPLE DEAD OR MISSING -- 300-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

JAPAN IS STILL IN THE PAINFULLY SLOW PROCESS OF CLEANING UP RADIATION FROM THE FAILED FUKU-SHIMA NU-CLEAR PLANT.

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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.

US TROOPS SHOT AFGHAN-TRX ONCAM

DEVELOPING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT NOON.

2 US TROOPS AND 3 AFGHAN POLICEMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.

NATO FORCES SAY SOMEONE WEARING AN AFGHAN SERVICE UNIFORM OPENED FIRE ON A GROUP.

HAGEL LEAVES AFGHANISTAN-VOTOPS

AND AS WE WORK FOR MORE DETAILS IN THAT DEADLY ATTACK, BRAND NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, CHUCK HAGEL DEPARTED FROM AFGHANISTAN TODAY.

HE SPENT THE WEEKEND MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS.

NORTH KOREA ARMISTICE-VO

THE NORTH KOREAN ARMY TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE ARMISTICE THAT ENDED THE KOREAN WAR -- IS NOW INVALID.

THIS IS THE LATEST STEP-UP IN THREATS FROM THE NORTH.

THE U-N PASSED TOUGHER SANCTIONS LAST WEEK IN RESPONS TO NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST A MONTH AGO.

PAPAL CONCLAVE-TRX ONCAM

AT THE VATICAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN.

CARDINALS ARE SHUTTING THEMSELVES OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. GETTING READY TO GO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND SELECT A NEW POPE TOMORROW.

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TODAY THE 115 CARDINALS WHO WILL SELECT THE NEXT POPE. GO INTO TOTAL SECLUSION.

THEY'RE MOVING INTO THIS BUILDING AT THE VATICAN. IT'S BEEN SWEPT FOR BUGS. THERE'S NO T-V, NO INTERNET - NOTHING TO CONNECT THEM WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

"God will provide, God will provide."

STILL UNKNOWN - WHICH OF THESE MEN - OR WHETHER SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE - WILL BE ELECTED POPE. AND WHEN.

"One pope took almost three years to be elected and because of that they threatened to lock the cardinals in a room and only feed them bread and water. That doesn't happen anymore."

BUT THEY WILL BE - LITERALLY - LOCKED INSIDE THE HISTORIC SISTINE CHAPEL WHEN VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW.

STAFF WORKING HERE TAKE AN OATH OF SECRECY TODAY.

"There are approximately 90 persons involved in this, it is presided by the chamberlain of the college of cardinals. It is a very solemn moment."

THIS MORNING. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CARDINALS SPOKE AT THE GENERAL CONGREGATION. THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE CONCLAVE BEGINS.

THE VATICAN SAYS SO MANY WANTED TO SPEAK. THEY RAN OUT OF TIME.

"One of the themes that went through almost all of the presentations was the expectations and hopes for the new pope - a profile that has been addressed the past presentations but this morning was addressed particularly."

TOMORROW BEGINS WITH MASS. AND PRAYERS. THE RED CURTAIN. NOW UP --

AWAITING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW LEADER.

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW - NEW SAFETY MEASURES COMING FOR PEOPLE WALKING ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE CHANGES ARE IN RESPONSE TO DEADLY CRASHES.

NBC-2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO JOINS US LIVE WITH DETAILS.

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TWO BIG CHANGES HERE - THE FIRST

THIS ISLAND OR REFUGE, IM STANIDNING IN--

MEANT TO GIVE WALKERS A SAFE PLACE TO STAND, ONCE THEY GET ACROSS AT LEAST ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC.

NOW, CREWS ARE INSTALLING THE LAST OF 2 "FLASHING BEACONS"

A LIGHT SYSTEM THE COUNTY HAS USED IN OTHER AREAS TO MAKE CROSSWALKS EASIER FOR DRIVERS TO SPOT.

THESE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN FRONT OF SANTINI PLAZA

THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND-- NEAR WHERE SOME OF THE WORST PEDESTRIAN INVOLVED CRASHES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF HAVE BEEN.

ITS THE FIRST MAJOR CROSSWALK TO GET THE UPGRADES, AND CREWS PLAN TO DO THE SAME THING AT THE NEXT, JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH-- AT HOLIDAY INN -- BUT NOT FOR ANOTHER 6 TO 8 WEEKS.

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OOOPS - A DELTA PILOT TAKES A WRONG TURN ON A TEXAS RUNWAY.

UP NEXT - WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE TARMAC - AND EXPLAIN HOW A PLANE ENDED UP IN THE GRASS.

PLUS - A BOY IS SO THANKFUL TODAY - AFTER HE IS PULLED TO SAFETY FROM DANGER SURF.

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PLANE OFF RUNWAY-TRX VO

EVERYONE IS OK - AFTER A DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY EARLY THIS MORNING IN HOUSTON.

TAKE A LOOK.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY THE FLIGHT SKIDDED OFF THE TAXIWAY BECAUSE OF COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS.

AS THE PLANE WAS RETURNING TO THE GATE, THE PILOT ON DELTA CONNECTION 43-02 MISTAKENLY TAXIED INTO THE GRASS.

TSA KNIVES BACKLASH-TRX SOT VO

LAWMAKERS ARE STEPPING UP THE FIGHT TO PREVENT A RULE CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW CERTAIN KNIVES THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY.

And today I'm asking the T-S-A to rescind that ruling and say small knives, any knives are not allowed on planes.

NEW YORK SENATOR CHUCH SCHUMER IS ALLIGNING HIMSELF WITH PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND AIR MARSHALS -- THOSE WHO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE NEW PLAN.

THE NEW POLICY WOULD ALLOW KNIVES WITH BLADES SHORTER THAN ABOUT TWO INCHES, AND LESS THAT A HALF-INCH WIDE.

LARGER KNIVES LIKE RAZOR BLADES AND BOX CUTTERS ARE STILL BANNED.

TSA KNIVES BACKLASH-SOT VO

The key factor for me is that may detract us, may, detract us from that item that could be a catastrophic failure to an aircraft.

DURING SENATOR SCHUMER'S PRESS CONFERENCE, HE HELD UP A RAZOR BLADE AS AN EXAMPLE -- TURNS OUT, THE KNIFE HE HELD UP WILL REMAIN BANNED BECAUSE THE BLADE IS FIXED IN PLACE.

LION SANCTUARY REOPENS-ONCAM

LAST WEEK, A YOUNG WOMAN, AN INTERN FOR A CALIFORNIA ANIMAL SANCTUARY WAS KILLED BY A LION.

TODAY, THE SANCTUARY HAS REOPENED - BUT NOT YET CLOSED ARE THE WOUNDS FROM A DEVASTATING LOSS.

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HUMAN CHAIN SAVES KIDS-TRX VO

AN AMAZING WATER RESCUE ON THE BEACHES IN NEW ZEALAND -- MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE LOCKED TOGETHER, CREATING A CHAIN TO PULL A BOY FROM DANGEROUS SURF.

TAKE A LOOK - YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE LINKED TOGETHER FROM THE SHORE - OUT INTO THE WATER.

HUMAN CHAIN SAVES KIDS-SOT VO

"I'd love to thank them so much for what they did, they saved my life, if it wasn't for them I'd be dead"

OTHER THAN A PRECAUTIONARY TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL AND A DAY OFF SCHOOL, THAT BOY WAS OK - HE'S ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

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A WARNING FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN TODAY.

"he coughs so much that he will start to turn purple from lack of oxygen and by the time he is done coughing - he is gasping for air"

CASES OF RSV ARE ON THE RISE.

WE'LL EXPLAIN THE ILLNESS - AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOU FAMILY SAFE AND HEALTHY.

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MESAC UPDATE-TRX VO

BREAKING NEWS AT 12:30.

THE MAN ACCUSED IN ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL CRIMES IN COLLIER COUNTY HISTORY APPEARED IN COURT THIS MORNING.

MESAC DAMAS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009.

TODAY THE DEFENSE ASKED FOR MORE TIME FROM THE JUDGE - SAYING THEY STILL NEED TO INTERVIEW MORE WITNESSES.

THE JUDGE AND BOTH SIDES AGREED THEY'RE GEARING MORE TOWARDS A TRIAL PROCESS TO START IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2014.

BOTH SIDES MEET AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING IN APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS.

GOLDEN GATE BRUSH FIRE-VO

NBC-2 IS KEEPING TRACK OF A BRUSH FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY TODAY.

IT'S NEAR GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL AND NEARBY HOMES ARE SAFE.

THE FIRE IS STILL BURNING - BUT CONTAINED.

COLLIER COUNTY IS ON SPRING BREAK, SO THE SCHOOL IS EMPTY.

THE FLAMES ARE ON LAND IN BETWEEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHWEST 32ND AVENUE.

AFGHANISTAN HAGEL-TRX ONCAM

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL HAS LEFT AFGHANISTAN.

HAGEL LEFT KABUL THIS AFTERNOON AFTER SPENDING THE WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY.

THIS WAS HAGEL'S FIRST TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN SINCE BEING APPOINTED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

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To understand what led to the escalating war of words and the cancelation of the traditional joint press conference between Secretary Hagel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai you'd have to look at a few things that didn't happen during Hagel's visit.

One thing, there was supposed to be a hand over ceremony at Bagram Air Base, the U-S controlled prison to Afghan control that didn't happen because of a last minute dispute over who would have the final say over which prisoners will continue to be detained and which might be included in prisoner releases and exchanges.

Now another example.

Karzai had demanded last month that US coalition forces withdraw from a Kabul suburb because of unconfirmed reports of attacks and abuses against civilians.

He gave a two week deadline it's now passed, so that didn't happen.

But finally look at what did happen.

Two terrible suicide bombings, one in Kabul on Saturday just within ear shot of where Hagel was having some meetings.

A total of 18 civilians were killed including eight children.

On Sunday Karzai went on national television he made his accusation of the US acting in concert with the Taliban against Afghan interests.

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"You should say hello to your letter carrier while you still can"

MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN THE AD. THE ONE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE PLAN TO STOP SATURDAY MAIL.

WHEN THE POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERED THE NEWS LAST MONTH.IT WANTED TO STOP DELIVERY ON SATURDAYS.

. POSTMASTER PATRICK DONAHOE SAID THE COUNTRY AGREED. THE POST OFFICE NEEDS HELP FUNDING HEALTHCARE FOR FUTURE RETIREES.

. AND FIRST CLASS CAN'T COMPETE WITH E-MAIL!

"70 percent of Americans say they will support 5 day mail delivery."

HE ALSO HAD SUPPORTERS IN CONGRESS.

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"Even the government is no longer using the Post Office.

BUT THAT WAS LAST MONTH. ALREADY THIS MONTH.THE HOUSE, AT LEAST, INSTRUCTED THE POSTAL SERVICE TO KEEP SIX DAY DELIVERY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

.WHICH SENT DONAHOE BACK TO THE AIRWAVES TO TELL CONGRESS TO BACK OFF.

"Where we need help from Congress is some of the legislative issues. like health care, like not getting in the way of the 6-to-5 day. we need to make those changes."

".because you may soon be saying goodbye"

AND NOW THE AD.FROM THE LETTER CARRIERS UNION HAS HIT THE AIR.

"Dismantling the Postal Service is not the way to save it"

WHICH MEANS THE DEBATE ON SATURDAY DELIVERY. REMAINS DEBATABLE.

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HERE'S SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE CROSSED YOUR MIND OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TALK OF ENDING SATURDAY MAIL DELIVERY.

PLANS ARE STILL IN PLACE TO END IT FOREVER, STARTING THIS SUMMER. BUT NOW THERE'S AN OBVIOUS HITCH IN THOSE PLANS.

RUSSIA SYRIA MEETING-TRX VO

SYRIAN AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS MET IN PARIS FOR A NEUTRAL MEETING ON WAYS TO STOP THE DEADLY CIVIL WAR.

MORE THAT 70-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE DIED SO FAR IN THE TWO-YEAR CONFLICT.

RUSSIA CONTINUES BACKING OF THE CURRENT REGIME -- USING A U-N VETO TO BLOCK ANY SANCTIONS TO THE COUNTRY.

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AT LEAST THREE CIVILIANS WERE KILLED AND 70 OTHERS WOUNDED IN A SUICIDE ATTACK IN IRAQ.

THE SUICIDE BOMBER WAS TARGETING A NEARBY POLICE STATION IN KIRKUK.

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED IN THE CITY SINCE AMERICAN TROOPS LEFT A YEAR AGO.

SOUTH KOREA PROTESTS-VOTOPS

IT WAS A DAY OF PROTESTS IN THE SOUTH KOREAN CAPITOL TODAY.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PROTESTED THE NORTH FOLLOWING A STRING OF THREATS DIRECTED AT THE U-S AND SOUTH KOREA.

JUST LAST WEEK THE NORTH THREATENED ALL OUT WAR IN RESPONSE TO NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST THEM FOR THEIR RECENT NUCLEAR TEST.

A SET OF MILITARY DRILLS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U-S BEGINS THIS WEEK.

RAPE SUSPECT COMMITS SUICIDE-VOTOPS

PRISON OFFICIALS IN INDIA SAY ONE OF THE MEN ACCUSED IN A BRUTAL GANG RAPE CASE HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE.

HE WAS FOUND IN HIS CELL EARLY THIS MORNING.

HE WAS THE DRIVER OF A BUS WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED.

JAPAN DISASTER DRILL-VOTOPS

THE CITY OF TOKYO HELD A DISASTER DRILL TODAY IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE EARTHQUAKE TWO YEARS AGO.

IT DEVASTATED JAPAN'S NORTH-EAST COAST.

WHILE THE MAJOR CITY WAS LARGELY UNAFFECTED -- THE 2011 DISASTER LEFT AN ESTIMATED FIVE MILLION PEOPLE STRANDED IN TOKYO.

TRAIN STATIONS WERE CLOSED AND ROADS WERE BLOCKED. FORCING THOUSANDS TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN THEIR OFFICES.

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LAWYERS FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS ARE CHALLENGING SOME OF THE OLYMPIAN'S BAIL CONDITIONS.

PISTORIUS IS CHARGED WITH THE SHOOTING MURDER OF HIS MODEL GIRLFRIEND ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

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Almost three weeks now since Oscar Pistorius was granted bail, freedom, but with conditions and now his lawyers are returning to court to challenge some of those conditions.

For one they say it's too stringent, including the order that says he isn't allowed to travel abroad.

He was made to hand in his passport.

Now his lawyers say that's too strict because he presents no flight risk whatsoever, though his trainer adds he has no plans to compete on the track abroad.

Then there's the order that says he's not allowed to return to his luxurious home in the suburbs of Pretoria.

That will be challenged, too, as well as the ruling that he shouldn't be allowed to drink alcohol.

Friends of Pistorius say he is incredibly distraught.

He's spending a great deal of his time at his uncle's home reading the Bible.

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HE IS DUE TO RETURN TO THE COURT IN JUNE.

HIS LAWYERS NOW MAY BE RETURNING MUCH SOONER IN ORDER TO CHALLENGE THOSE BAIL CONDITIONS.

BABIES AND VIRUSES-TRX ONCAM

A WARNING FOR PARENTS OF LITTLE ONES - CASES OF R-S-V, A FLU-LIKE VIRUS, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR BABIES - ARE ON THE RISE.

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BABY JAYDEN WAS ONLY FIVE MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WAS ADMITTED TO TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS OR R-S-V COUPLED WITH A SLIGHT CASE OF PNEUMONIA.

"he coughs so much that he will start to turn purple from lack of oxygen and by the time he is done coughing - he is gasping for air"

"it's actually been a pretty significant year"

DR. STEPHEN WELTY IS CHIEF OF NEONATOLOGY AT T-C-H. HE SAYS THE EARLIER CHILDREN GET R-S-V, THE WORSE IT CAN BE.

R-S-V SEASON PEAKS AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE DEALING WITH COLD AND FLU. BUT DR. WELTY SAYS THE DIFFERENCE IS R-S-V AFFECTS THE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT.

"that means instead of up in the nose and the mouth it's down in the airways and when the airways are inflamed and swollen it's tough to get air past and going both ways so it can actually act like they kind of have asthma they breathe hard."

OTHER SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE R-S-V INCLUDE:

*FATIGUE

*HIGH FEVER

*BLUISH COLOR ON LIPS OR FINGERNAILS

* DIFFICULTY FEEDING OR DECREASED FLUID INTAKE

THOSE MOST AT RISK ARE CHILDREN IN DAYCARE, HAVE SCHOOL-AGED SIBLINGS, OR LIVE IN CROWDED CONDITIONS.

IT'S SPREAD BY COUGHS OR SNEEZES-- EVEN TOUCHING COMMON SURFACES.

FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND DISINFECTING SURFACES CAN HELP.

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A TREASURE HUNT IS CAPTIVATING EXPLORERS ACROSS THE NATION.

BUT THE ADVENTURE ALMOST COST ONE WOMAN HER LIFE.

HEAR WHAT SHE DID - ALL FOR THE CHANCE AT A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FORTUNE.

PLUS.

YOU CELL PHONE IS THE NEWEST TARGET FOR HACKERS.

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY'RE GETTING IN AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

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NOW TO A TREASURE HUNT THAT CARRIES SOME DEADLY RISKS -- A BOOK OF CLUES FOR HOW TO FIND A $2 MILLION BOUNTY BURIED OUTSIDE SANTA FE IS SENDING PEOPLE INTO THE NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS TO FIND THE FORTUNE.

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THERE'S A REAL-LIFE TREASURE HUNT GOING ON IN THESE MOUNTAINS AND THIS

WEEKEND IT COULD HAVE TURNED DEADLY.

CHANON THOMPSON -- SEEN HERE ON FACEBOOK -- WAS HIKING ALONE THROUGH A

CANYON AT NEW MEXICO'S SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST THURSDAY -- HOT ON THE TRAIL

OF A MYSTERIOUS, MILLION DOLLAR BURIED FORTUNE

SHILLING SOT: WE'RE ESTIMATING MAYBE 6 OR 7 MILES IN.

BUT AFTER TWO DAYS THE 33-YEAR-OLD TEXAN LOST HER WAY - AND WAS FORCED TO

SPEND THE NIGHT IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. HER BOYFRIEND CALLED POLICE

AND RESCUERS LAUNCHED A MASSIVE SEARCH.

SHILLING SOT: SHE WAS FOUND AROUND 11AM THE NEXT MORNING ON THE 9TH.

WHILE SHE'S LUCKY TO BE HOME THIS MORNING SHE WASN'T LUCKY ENOUGH TO

UNCOVER THE COVETED HIDDEN TREASURE THAT HAS SPARKED A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH

IN THE RIO GRANDE.

FENN SOT: THE CHEST IS FULL OF EMERALDS, DIAMONDS AND RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES

82 YEAR OLD AUTHOR AND ANTIQUITIES DEALER FORREST FENN IS CERTAIN THERE IS

TREASURE IN THESE MOUNTAINS AFTER ALL HE PUT IT THERE. FENN CLAIMS TO HAVE

BURIED THE BOOTY THREE YEARS AGO,

NATS FENN: THERE YOU ARE

AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSIS INSPIRED HIM TO LEAVE A LITTLE INTRIGUE AS HIS

LEGACY.

FENN SOT: I GUARANTEE YA WHEN SOMEONE FINDS THAT CHEST, / THEY'RE GONNA BE

SHOCKED

IN HIS 2010 BOOK, "THE THRILL OF THE CHASE" FENN EVEN PENNED THIS POEM

OFFERING A CRYPTIC TREASURE MAP.

NATS FENN READING POEM - GFX

BEGIN IT WHERE WARM WATERS HALT

AND TAKE IT IN THE CANYON DOWN,

NOT FAR, BUT TOO FAR TO WALK.

PUT IN BELOW THE HOME OF BROWN.

NATS BOOKSTORE GROUP: WE WANTED TO GET OFF THE COUCH AND OBVIOUSLY FIND THE

TREASURE.

THIS MORNING, FENN HAS ONE EXTRA HINT FOR THE THOUSANDS OF THRILL-SEEKERS

NOW SEEKING HIS TREASURE.

FENN SOT:DON'T LOOK/ANY PLACE WHERE A 79 OR 80 YEAR OLD MAN COULD NOT CARRY

LOCUST PLAGUE-VO

JOHN MULLER WITH THAT REPORT.

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK -- AND NOW, PEOPLE IN ISRAEL ARE REALLY CALLING IT A PLAGUE OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.

MASSIVE LOCUST SWARMS ARE COMING INTO THE COUNTRY FROM EGYPT AND ARE DESTROYING FIELDS OF CROPS.

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.

CELL PHONE HACKERS-TRX ONCAM

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT - HOW SAFE IS YOUR SMART PHONE?

CELL PHONE HACKERS-PKG

ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS, IT'S HARD TO FIND A STUDENT THAT ISN'T LOOKING, LISTENING OR TOUCHING THEIR SMARTPHONE.

BUT WHILE THAT PHONE IS CRITICAL TO ANY YOUNG PERSON..IT'S ALSO A TARGET FOR HACKERS AND INTERNET THIEVES.

"I never even think twice about people hacking into my phone, that's not even on my radar."

"I had no idea that cell phones could be hacked."

"I guess I just never hear about it as much as i do computers."

BUT SECURITY EXPERTS SAY THOSE PHONES CAN OPEN A WINDOW FOR SAVYY HACKERS.

"It's a battle ground now for the scam artist."

AND SECURITY EXPERT STEPHEN COBB WITH ESET SAYS THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM MADE FOR PHONES AND TABLETS IS OFTEN THE TARGET OF CHOICE.

THAT'S NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM'S WIDESPREAD POPULARITY, BUT BECAUSE IT USES A MORE OPEN PLATFORM.

A PLATFORM THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PROGRAMMERS. EVEN PROGRAMMERS WHO MAY HAVE BAD INTENTIONS SPREADING MALWARE AND TROUBLE.

"it is possible for that malware to completely compromise your phone. i mean dump everything off your phone onto a remote server, and you wouldn't even notice it."

"now it's not just android phones, any smartphone can be hacked if you're dumb about which apps you download, or what websites you click into."

"Streaming of illegal content, trying to get things free that normally you would have to pay for, then all bets are off."

COBB SAYS WHATEVER SYSTEM YOU USE, KEEP IT UPDATED.

ADD VIRUS PROTECTION IF IT'S AVAILABLE. AND USE THE SAME COMMON SENSE ON YOUR SMARTPHONE THAT YOU WOULD ON A LAPTOP COMPUTER.

BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE. THEY JUST DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.

DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP-VO-WIPE

MORE RIGHT FOR NON MARRIED COUPLES IN FLORIDA.

THIS WEEK, A FLORIDA SENATE COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO RE-WRITE THE STATE'S DOMESTIC PARTERSHIP LAWS.

THE NEW BILL WOULD EXTEND THE RIGHTS OF MARRIED COUPLES TO NON MARRIED COUPLES IN FLORIDA.

DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP-SOTVO

Sound - Dana Drew, fort myers

:14 I think it's a great idea to allow at least a portion of equal rights to any individuals

GENETICALY MODIFIED FOOD-VO

WHOLE FOODS WILL SOON LET CONSUMERS KNOW WHICH FOODS ARE "GENETICALLY MODIFIED".

EXECUTIVES SAY "ALL" PRODUCTS IN ITS NORTH AMERICAN STORES CONTAINING GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, OR "GMO'S" , WILL HAVE LABELS BY 2018.

RENTERS' INSURANCE-VO

ONLY A THIRD OF AMERICANS HAVE RENTER'S INSURANCE.

AND THOSE WHO DON'T, HAVE ALL SORTS OF REASONS FOR NOT GETTING IT.

AN INSURANCE WEBSITE LISTS THEM - SOME EXAMPLES, "THERE'S GOOD SECURITY," "IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE," OR "MY LANDLORD HAS IT."

YOUR LANDLORD'S INSURANCE GENERALLY COVERS THE STRUCTURE, NOT YOUR "STUFF".

MAN OWNS 1000 CLOCKS-VO

THIS YOU HAVE IT BAD - SETTING YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD?

DON'T COMPLAIN TO THIS GUY.

SANTA-LICIO MARTINEZ OF DEL RAY BEACH OWNS A THOUSAND CLOCKS!.

HE'S BEEN COLLECTING THEM FOR 15 YEARS.

THE 81-YEAR OLD SAYS THEY MAKE HIM HAPPY.

HE DOESN'T SET THEM ALL WHEN THE TIME CHANGES -- JUST THE BIG ONES.

IT'LL TAKE AN ENTIRE WEEK TO THAT.

GATOR PROSTHETIC TAIL-TRX SOT VO

AN ALLIGATOR DUBBED "MR. STUBBS" MAY GO BY A NEW NAME SOON.

MARINE SCIENTISTS HAVE GIVEN HIM A PROSTHETIC TAIL.

"He's not supposed to be using his front feet at all but that's what he had to do when he was a little guy."

HE WAS CONFISCATED IN ARIZONA -- WHERE IT IS ILLEGAL TO OWN AN ALIGATOR.

HE LEARNED TO SWIM BY DOGGIE PADDLING.

WORKERS WITH A LOCAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WAITED UNTIL HE WAS FULLY GROWN TO ATTACH THE NEW TAIL.

GATOR PROSTHETIC TAIL-SOT VO

"So if we, if we get him just to relax a little bit to where he's confident in it, because memory is there. WHen he was a baby and instinctively it's there. It's just, he's been without it for so long that he has to adjust to this."

KOMEN MONEY RAISED

A REMINDER --- DONATIONS FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 15-TH.

THOUSANDS GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND AT COCONUT POINT MALL TO RAISE MONEY TO EDUCATE, DETECT CANCER, AND TREAT PATIENTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MORE THAN 800 BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS WERE THERE.

NBC-2 IS A PROUD SPONSOR.

NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF THE $850-THOUSAND DOLLAR GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT HOW MUCH.OUR LOCAL AIRPORTS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE BUDGET SEQUESTRATION.

FIRST AT FOUR WHAT SOME OF OUR SMALLER AIRPORTS ARE DOING IN HOPES OF AVOIDING DRASTIC CUTS.

PLUS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE MEN'S F-G--C-U BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE DANCING IN THE MARCH MADDNESS TOURNAMENT.

FIRST AT FOUR WE LOOK INTO WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

PLUS KISS A FROG AND TURN INTO A PRINCE?

A) PAGE FIELD-ONCAM

B) FGCU GOES DANCING-VOTOPS

C) SALMONELLA FROGS-VOTOPS

GOLDEN GATE BRUSH FIRE-TRXVO TOPS

HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING AT THIS HOUR.

CREWS ARE STILL STAMPING OUT HOT SPOTS FROM A BRUSH FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THIS ONE BURNED UP ABOUT TWO ACRES NEAR THE GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

MESAC UPDATE-VOTOPS

ALSO HAPPENING IN COLLIER COUNTY -

A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS FAMILY BACK IN 2009, APPEARED IN COURT.

MESAC DAMAS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN.

THE JUDGE AND ATTORNEYS HOPE TO START HIS TRIAL NEXT YEAR.

THEY'LL MEET AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING IN APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS.

FMB SPRING BREAK-VOTOPS

SPRING BREAKERS ARE HITTING THE BEACH IN FORT MYERS.

BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY'RE SEEING THOUSANDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS FLOOD THE AREA.

GIVING THEM A BIG BOOST IN SALES.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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