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REFUSING TO BE GROUNDED.

AIRPORT MANAGERS TODAY - ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A PROPOSAL THAT COULD CLOSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS ACROSS OUR AREA.

A SINKING FEELING.

A LOCAL CONGREGATION SAYS IT CAN'T HOLD SERVICES BECAUSE A SINKHOLE IS THREATENING TO DEVOUR ITS CHURCH.

NOW MEMBERS ARE FIGHTING MOTHER NATURE AND AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

STEPPING UP SAFETY IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK.

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B) CHURCH SINKHOLE-VO

C) FMB BEACON-VO

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

SENATE MEDICAID-ONCAM

ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW -- A SENATE COMMITTEE HAS ESSENTIALLY KILLED GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S PLAN TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE.

THE COMMITTEE JUST PROPOSED THAT THE STATE ADOPT A MANAGED CARE SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES PATIENTS HAVE A CO-PAYMENT.

A HOUSE PANEL LAST WEEK ALSO REJECTED EXPANDING MEDICAID.

SCOTT WANTED TO EXPAND MEDICAID TO ONE MILLION FLORIDIANS FOR THREE YEARS--

NY DRINK BAN-TRX VO

MORE BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR.

A NEW YORK JUDGE HAS STOPPED NEW YORK CITY'S PLANNED BAN ON SUGARY DRINKS, WHICH WAS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW.

YOU MAY REMEMBER MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG PUSHED FOR THE BAN AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

IT WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED RESTAURANTS AND BARISTAS FROM SELLING SUGARY DRINKS OVER 20 OUNCES.

A JUDGE CITED TOO MANY LOOPHOLES IN ENFORCEMENT.

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BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR.

A CAT FOOD RECALL AFFECTS 25 STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA.

IT'S FOR CERTAIN BAGS OF CAT FOOD MANUFACTURED BY DIAMOND PET FOODS.

WE'RE TOLD TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE COMPANY INDICATED THE PRODUCTS MIGHT HAVE A LOW LEVEL OF THIAMINE.

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DEAD MANATEES ARE LITTERING THE COASTLINE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

EXPERTS SAY THIS YEAR WE'RE SEEING MORE RED TIDE RELATED MANATEE DEATHS THAN EVER.

AND THIS IS ONLY MARCH.

NOW EXPERTS ARE SCRAMBLING FOR A SOLUTION TO HELP THE ENDANGERED ANIMAL.

THAT HAS PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANATEES IN OUR AREA ESPECIALLY AT LEE COUNTY'S MANATEE PARK.

DEAD MANATEES-REM LIVE

DEAD MANATEES-VO WIPE

WE SPOTTED THIS MANATEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN ON THE SHORE--THE CLOSE UP PICTURES ARE TOO GRAPHIC TO SHOW. IT WAS PULLED FROM THE ORANGE RIVER THIS MORNING. WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT FROM FWC IF RED TIDE CAUSED ITS DEATH-- FWC SAYS IT'S BEEN A RECORD YEAR FOR MANATEE DEATHS RELATED TO RED TIDE--174 SO FAR. THAT SURPASSES THE LARGEST COUNT BACK IN 1996.THE RED TIDE BLOOM SPANS 70 MILES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. THE SENIOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST AT MANATEE PARK TELLS US THE RED TIDE IS ATTACHING TO THE SEA GRASSES THE MANATEE EATS. MANATEES EAT 10% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT A DAY. AS THE MANATEE SLOWLY DIGESTS THE GRASSES FILLED WITH TOXINS, IT CAUSES HARMFUL SIDE AFFECTS THAT CAN SLOWLY KILL THEM.

DEAD MANATEES-SOT VO

aura Carr, Senior Program Specialist, Manatee Park "If they're having seizures or are paralyzed and not able to go to the surface, it's the weight in the front if their body that's keeping them down in the water as opposed to allowing them to come back up toward the surface."

DEAD MANATEES-REM LIVE

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WE'RE LEARNING TODAY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COULD FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE SEQUESTER IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

FORT MYERS' PAGE FIELD ALONG WITH PUNTA GORDA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORTS COULD LOSE THEIR CONTROL TOWER STAFF NEXT MONTH IF THE SEQUESTER REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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PAGE FIELD ITSELF WOULD REMAIN OPEN - BUT ITS CONTROL TOWER WOULD CLOSE.

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WITH CLOSE TO 8-THOUSAND TAKEOFFS ND LANDINGS IN JANUARY ALONE -THE LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING WANT TO DISRUPT SERVICE TO THIS SMALL AIRPORT.

BUT THAT'S HAT COULD HAPPEN IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS - WHEN SEQUESTER CUTS STRIKE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THIS CONTROL TOWER WOULD CLOSE - ALONG WITH ONES IN NAPLES AND PUNTA GORDA- LEAVING PILOTS WITHOUT A GUIDE.

TAKE SOT

BOB BALL

PHONER

7 SECONDS

IT PUTS THE RESPONSIBILITY BACK ON INDIVIDUAL PILOTS FOR GROUND OPERATIONS.

LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR ROBERT BALL IS ONE OF THREE FROM COLLIER, LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES WHO PENED A LETTER TO THE FAA ASKING THEM TO RECONSIDER. NOW - HE WAITS TO LEARN WHAT, IF ANY IMPACT WILL OCCUR.

IN THE MEANTIME - PILOTS LIKE PHIL ULRICH HOPE EVERYTHING GETS SETTLED.

TAKE SOT

PHIL ULRICH - PILOT

21:01-5

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY AD AVIATION. I THINK IT IS A BAD MOVE.

PAGE FIELD-REM LIVE

PAGE FIELD ISN;T THE ONLY AIRPORT THAT IS AT RISK OF LOSING ITS TOWER.

-AT 5:00 WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW ALL 3 LOCAL AIRPORTS ARE JOCKEYING TO KEEP OPERATIONS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

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A COLLIER COUNTY CHURCH IS ON IT'S LAST LEG -

FORCED TO CANCEL SERVICES BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SINKHOLE.

SINKHOLE.

PASTOR ROY SHUCKED ANNOUNCED TO CHURCH MEMBERS ON SUNDAY THAT SERVICES WOULD BE SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM AT THE PROPERTY FOR A FEW YEARS -

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Pastor Roy Shuck/Faith Community Church, North Naples

"It's not good, the floor in the main auditorium has sunk about 4 and a half inches in some areas. There's cracks in the wall , more than an a half inch wide."

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH IS INSURED BY STATE FARM - BUT ENGINEERS THERE SAY THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THE PROPERTY.

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JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK.

FORT MYERS BEACH HAS A NEW TOOL TO SAVE LIVES WHEN ESTERO BOULEVARD IS PACKED.

AFTER A YEAR OF DISCUSSIONS AND SEVERAL DEADLY CRASHES THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE TO CROSSWALKS IS COMPLETE.

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THE NEW SYSTEM COMES AT THE REQUEST OF THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH, AND A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THAT'S BEEN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE PEDESTRIANS SAFER ON THE ISLAND FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.

THIS CROSSWALK AT SANTINI PLAZA IS BRAND NEW.

IT INCLUDES ANOTHER NEW FEATURE- A "REFUGE" MEAN TO GIVE CROSSERS SPACE TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN.

Frederick Laurin, lives on FMB

31:31 a lot of people don't pay attention to the crosswalk, this, they will 31:36

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Carol Spoo, visiting to FMB

FMB BEACON-REM LIVE

CHANGES HERE COST THE COUNTY 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS--

AND THEY'VE GOT PLANS TO TRANSFORM ONE MORE CROSSWALK LIKE THIS.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE, ON NBC 2 NEWS AT 5:30.

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MUTANT MOSQUITOS-VO WIPE

COMING THIS SUMMER--LARGER THAN LIFE MOSQUITOES THAT PACK A BIG BITE.

TAKE A LOOK--

ITS 20 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE AVERAGE MOSQUITO.

IT'S BITE SO NOTORIOUS IT'S NICKNAME IS THE "GALLINIPPER".

ONE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PROFESSOR SAYS AFTER LAST YEAR'S RAIN THIS PARTICULAR MOSQUITO POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO GROW.

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SAYS A BIG RAIN STORM COULD CAUSE A SPIKE IN POPULATION.

SPRAYS WITH DEET CAN HELP WARD THEM OFF.

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LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SAYS A BIG RAIN STORM COULD CAUSE A SPIKE IN POPULATION.

SPRAYS WITH DEET CAN HELP WARD THEM OFF.

TEASE ONE-----

FIRST AT FOUR - AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING - GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WANTS TO GIVE FLORIDA TEACHERS A RAISE.

BUT NEW TODAY - THAT PLAN IS FACING SOME BIG OPPOSITION.

AND THOSE PUSHING AGAINST THE PLAN MAY SURPRISE YOU.

PLUS YOU SEE FROGS EVERYWHERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NOW RESEARCHERS ARE WARNING AGAINST GETTING TOO CLOSE.

A) TEACHER RAISES-2 SHOT VO

B) SALMONELLA FROGS-VO TOPS

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALVA LOTTERY TICKET-VO WIPE

LEE COUNTY IS HOME TO A 2-MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY.

A WINNING POWERBALL TICKET WAS SOLD AT THIS GAS STATION IN ALVA LAST YEAR BUT THE WINNER STILL HASN'T COME FORWARD.

THE FLORIDA LOTTERY IS URGING PLAYERS TO CHECK THE SEPTEMBER 15TH DRAWING.

SOMEONE MATCHED ALL FIVE NUMBERS FROM A "POWERBALL WITH POWER PLAY" TICKET.

THE 180-DAYS TO CLAIM THE PRIZE IS ALMOST UP.

ALVA LOTTERY TICKET-SOT VO

If that was me. and Thursday came and I saw it, and I missed it. I don't know what I'd do. I'd probably beat myself up.

THE FLORIDA LOTTERY'S DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS UNCLAIMED WINNING TICKETS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN PEOPLE MIGHT THINK.

TEACHER RAISES-VO WIPE

IT LOOKS AS THOUGH GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME GETTING HIS TEACHER PAY RAISE PLAN THROUGH THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

GOVERNOR SCOTT HAS PROPOSED GIVING A 25 HUNDRED DOLLAR RAISE TO ALL FULL-TIME TEACHERS IN FLORIDA.

HIS IDEA WOULD COST THE STATE AN EXTRA 480 MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.

TEACHER RAISES-SOT OC

"My preference would be that there'd be some recognition and reward for teachers who come early, stay late, take on tough challenges and get learning gains as opposed to treating the best teacher in Florida the same as you would treat the worst teacher in Florida. We don't give everybody in school a C. There are A's, B's, C's, D's and F's."

TEASE TWO------

A BIG RESCUE OF A VERY TINY ANIMAL.

A) DEER RESCUE-2 SHOT SS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

WARM TODAY, A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

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NBC2 CAPTURES FLAMES THAT TORE THROUGH BRUSH NEAR GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

FIREFIGHTERS SPENT ALL NIGHT AND MOST OF THE MORNING BATTLING BACK THE FLAMES.

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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.

GOLDEN GATE BRUSH FIRE-ONCAM

CLIFTON FRENCH REPORTING.

NO WORD ON A CAUSE.

CLIFTON TELLS US THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES IN THE AREA IN THE PAST.

FM COAST GUARD RESCUE-ONCAM

THE U-S COAST GUARD SAYS IT RESCUED A 56 YEAR OLD MAN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR FORT MYERS.

CREWS USED A HELICOPTER TO RESCUE THE MAN OFF A 500 FOOT BOAT EARLY THIS MORNING.

HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

FGCU MARCH MADDNESS-VO WIPE

THIS WEEKEND'S WIN ON THE COURT -- CATAPULTS F-G-C-U INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

THE EAGLES MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM UPSET MERCER OVER THE WEEKEND IN MACON GEORGIA.

WITH THE VICTORY -- THE EAGLES HEAD INTO THE NC-DOUBLE A TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

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ATHLETICATHLETIC

1457 "for us as such a young institution, it's allowing our graduates to have FGCu understood more

And more as they apply for jobs."

SUNDAY NIGHT -- THE EAGLES WILL FIND OUT WHO THEY'LL FACE AND WHEN.

DEER RESCUE-SS

A NEW AMAZING PHOTO OF MAINTAINENCE STAFF AT THE PUNTA GORDA WATER TREATMENT PLANT MAKING A UNIQUE RESCUE.

THIS SMALL FAWN SLIPPED INTO A LARGE RETENTION POND AT THE TREATMENT PLANT LAST WEEK.

IT WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT ON ITS OWN, SO CREWS FISHED IT OUT USING A NET.

NOT LONG AFTER, THE FAWN'S MOTHER CAME BACK TO RE-CLAIM HER LITTLE ONE.

TEASE THREE------

HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

MORE THAN A HUNDRED CARDINALS ARE WORKING TO DECIDE, WHO WILL BECOME THE NEXT POPE.

A) PAPAL CONCLAVE-2 SHOT VO

PAPAL CONCLAVE-BUBBA

ANTICIPATION IS HIGH THIS AFTERNOON IN VATICAN CITY AND ACROSS THE WORLD AS A GROUP OF 115 CARDINALS PREPARES TO CHOOSE THE NEXT POPE.

THE QUESTION NOW IS WHO WILL IT BE AND WHEN WILL WE KNOW?

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THE DISCUSSIONS HAVE ENDED. THE SISTINE CHAPEL PREPARED FOR THE "PRO ELIGENDO PONTIFICIE" THE MASS FOR THE ELECTION OF A POPE.

"This is a great historical moment, but we have got to do it properly, and I think that's why there isn't a real rush to get into things. I think everyone realizes that it's a very important task we're doing."

IT'S THE EVE OF THE CONCLAVE, WHERE ONE-HUNDRED-15 CARDINALS WILL CHOOSE THE NEXT LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM AMONG

THEIR GROUP. TWO MAJOR QUESTIONS LINGER.WHO.AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE.

"I don't think there's any front-runner yet. i think we're going to be very surprised by whoever gets elected.

IT'S A PROCESS THAT OBSERVERS BELIEVE WILL MOVE RATHER QUICKLY ONCE THE VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

"We haven't had a conclave go more than four days since 1831. so if they go more than four days, they're in trouble."

THE NEW PONTIFF WILL IMMEDIATELY BE FORCED TO TURN HIS ATTENTION TO THE CLOUD OF CONTROVERSY.AND PROBLEMS.THAT CONTINUE TO HANG OVER THE CHURCH.

THE ON-GOING CLERICAL SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.COMPETITION FROM RIVAL EVANGELICAL CHURCHES.AND DWINDLING NUMBERS OF PARTICIPATING MEMBERS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WORLDWIDE.

ISSUES THAT HAVE FRAMED A DEBATE OVER WHETHER THE MAN WHO WILL WEAR THESE ROBES: SHOULD HE BE MORE OF A MANAGER - TO CLEAN-UP THE VATICAN. OR A MINISTER TO HELP INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL?

INSPIRATION THAT CAN BE FOUND FOR MANY.IN THE PILGRIMAGE TO THIS HISTORIC PLACE.

It's amazing. I can't explain like the feeling that I have being here right now.

GATHERED WITH MILLIONS. WHO NOW WAIT FOR THE FIRST SIGNS OF SMOKE.

TEASE FOUR-----

DO YOU HAVE SMALL FINGERS OR SMALL ARMS?

EXPERTS NOW SAY SIZE DOES MATTER.AND SHORTER PEOPLE MAY HAVE THE LAST LAUGH.

FIRST AT FOUR WHAT OUR FEATURES CAN PREDICT ABOUT OUR LONG TERM HEALTH.

PLUS.

Does anyone think this, which you are not allowed to bring on a plane, a bottle of shampoo, is any more dangerous than this, a sharp and deadly knife?

THIS AFTERNOON - NBC2 FINDS MORE PEOPLE ARE JOINING THE FIGHT TO URGE THE T-S-A TO KEEP KNIVES OFF PLANES.

B) TSA CHANGES-SOT VO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

BRUSH FIRE-TRX DOPPLER

WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON BREAKING NEWS, WE'RE FOLLOWING, FIRST AT FOUR.

A BRUSH FIRE IS BURNING NEAR STATE ROAD 80 ALONG THE LEE - HENDRY COUNTY LINE.

WE'RE TOLD THIS FIRE HAS GROWN TO AT LEAST 30 ACRES IN SIZE.

BOOTH ALERT

AND BREAKING WITHIN THE LAST HALF HOUR --

A MURDER SUSPECT WANTED IN COLLIER COUNTY HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN.

AS WE SPEAK GENS CADETE IS BEING BOOKED INTO THE COLLIER COUNTY JAIL.

COLLIER DEPUTIES HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM AFTER TWO PEOPLE WHO SHOT IN IMMOKALEE.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN EARLY FEBRUARY.

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NEW BACKLASH IS ERUPTING OVER THE T-S-A'S DECISION TO ALLOW SMALL POCKET KNIVES ON PASSENGER PLANES.

FIRST SOME FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CAME OUT AGAINST THE PLAN.

AS RENE MARSH SHOWS US--

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IN A FEW WEEKS, KNIVES LIKE THESE MAY BE ALLOWED THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY IF A NEW T-S-A POLICY GOES INTO EFFECT. BUT SOME LAWMAKERS ARE VOWING TO FIGHT IT.

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 CHUCK SCHUMER JOINS UNIONS REPRESENTING PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS IN PUBLICLY OPPOSING THE PLAN. DELTA AIRLINES CEO ALSO EXPRESSED HIS OBJECTION IN A LETTER SENT TO THE AGENCY, SAYING THE CHANGE WILL QUOTE "ADD LITTLE VALUE TO THE CUSTOMER SECURITY PROCESS FLOW IN RELATION TO THE ADDITIONAL RISK FOR OUR CABIN STAFF AND CUSTOMERS."

UNDER THE T-S-A's NEW POLICY, KNIVES WITH BLADES SHORTER THAN TWO-POINT-THREE-SIX INCHES - AND LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH WIDE - WILL BE ALLOWED - PROVIDED THE BLADE DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. LARGER KNIVES, RAZOR BLADES AND BOX CUTTERS ARE STILL BANNED.

T-S-A ADMINISTRATOR JOHN PISTOLE SAYS THE CHANGE WILL ALLOW SCREENERS TO FOCUS ON THINGS THAT COULD BRING DOWN AN AIRCRAFT - LIKE BOMBS.

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.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE SAYS T-S-A'S "HIGHEST PRIORITIES MUST BE SECURING COMMERCIAL AVIATION FROM THE TYPE OF THREATS AND WEAPONS THAT COULD BRING DOWN AN AIRCRAFT."

BUT SCHUMER SAYS A KNIFE DOES POSE THAT RISK AND GIVEN EVERYTHING ALREADY BANNED, KEEPING THEM OFF PLANES ONLY MAKES SENSE.

TSA CHANGES-ONCAM

RENE MARSH REPORTING.

LA QUAKE-VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

NO MAJOR DAMAGE IS BEING REPORTED IN THE WAKE OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S MONITORING SYSTEM PLACES THE EPICENTER IN THE DESERT ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOS ANGELES.

FMB CONTRACEPTION-ONCAM

SOMETHING A LITTLE EYE OPENING IS TAKING PLACE ALONG FORT MYERS BEACH AMID SPRING BREAK.

VOLUNTEERS ARE HANDING OUT FREE CONTRACEPTION ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF S-T-DS AMONG SPRING BREAK STUDENTS.

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A VIOLENT CASE OF ROAD RAGE LANDS A LEE COUNTY MAN IN JAIL.

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57:44 "and he gave me the finger and came around us- almost hit me coming around us and from then on, he kept brake checking us."

AT THAT POINT-

CHARLOTTE PROPERTY SETTLEMENT-VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS PAYING FOR THE MESS IT LEFT BEHIND.

LAST FALL, THE COUNTY MOVED ITS FLEET OUT OF THIS BUILDING, BUT OVER NINE YEARS THE BIG TRUCKS TORE UP THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY.

THE OWNER SUED AND NOW THE COUNTY HAS AGREED TO A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT TO REPAIR THE DRIVEWAY AND ADDRESS OTHER ISSUES.

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AFGHAN INSIDER ATTACKS-ONCAM

A NEW CASE OF INSIDER ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN KILLS TWO U-S TROOPS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AN AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER OPENED FIRE INSIDE A POLICE STATION WHILE U.S. FORCES WERE VISITING.

THREE AFGHAN POLICE OFFICERS WERE ALSO KILLED TODAY.

N KOREA AGREEMENT-VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

THE NORTH KOREAN MILITARY NOW SAYS THE ARMISTICE AGREEMENT THAT ENDED THE KOREAN WAR IS INVALID.

THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT, SIGNED IN 19-53, ENDED THE THREE-YEAR WAR BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA IN A TRUCE.

SINCE LAST WEEK, NORTH KOREA HAD BEEN THREATENING TO SCRAP THE ARMISTICE AFTER THE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL PASSED TOUGHER SANCTIONS AGAINST IT.

6 TEENS KILLED IN OHIO-VO WIPE

A COMMUNITY IN OHIO IS IN MOURNING, AFTER SIX TEENS WERE KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THEY WERE IN AN S-U-V THAT WENT OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND INTO A POND.

TWO OTHER TEENS WERE HURT.

*THEY SURVIVED BY BREAKING A WINDOW AND SWIMMING TO SAFETY.

6 TEENS KILLED IN OHIO-SOT VO

I just want everybody to know, you know even if you're going through something, pick up the phone and call. Tell them you love them because you never know what could happen. Tomorrow is not promised to anybody.

THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

DELTA JET OFF RUNWAY-VO

TRAVEL DELAYS FOR PASSENGERS ON A DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT, AFTER THE PLANE ROLLS OFF THE RUNWAY IN HOUSTON.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING WHEN THE FLIGHT FROM HOUSTON TO ATLANTA EXPERIENCED COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS.

AS THE PLANE WAS RETURNING TO THE GATE, THE PILOT MISTAKENLY TAXIED INTO THE GRASS.

THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE AIRPORT TO CLOSE ONE RUNWAY.

NFL CONCUSSIONS-VO

THE N-F-L IS TEAMING UP WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC TO HELP PREVENT PLAYER HEAD INJURIES.

N-F-L COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL AND G-E CHAIRMAN AND C-E-O JEFF IMMELT UNVEILED THE PLAN TODAY.

GAS PRICES-CG

GAS PRICES ARE DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A SHOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW AT $3.70.

THAT'S DOWN FIVE CENTS IN A WEEK.

ACROSS FLORIDA-- DRIVERS ARE PAYING $3.77 A GALLON.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING $3.82.

SALMONELLA FROGS-VO

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS ALL YOU'LL GET FROM KISSING A FROG IS SALMONELLA.

RESEARCHERS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION EXAMINED RECENT OUTBREAKS OF A SPECIFIC STRAIN OF SALMONELLA -- AND FOUND MANY OF THE SICK PATIENTS WERE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TEN WHO HAD RECENTLY PLAYED WITH A PET FROG.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

ARM HEALTH-SS

IN YOUR HEALTHCAST FIRST AT FOUR --

YOUR BODY PARTS MAY HOLD THE CLUES TO SOME IMPORTANT HEALTH SECRETS.

IF YOU FLY OFF THE HANDLE, CHECK YOUR FINGERS.

A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS FOUND IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER INDEX FINGER THAN RING FINGER, YOU'RE LIKELY TO BE MORE VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE.

SHORT PEOPLE MAY HAVE THE LAST LAUGH.

A STUDY IN THE WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE FOUND THE ONSET OF CHRONIC DISEASE IS OFTEN DELAYED IN SMALLER BODIES.

YOUR ARM LENGTH COULD BE A TELL-TALE SIGN OF ALZHEIMER'S.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

NEWS FOR CANCER PATIENTS.

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS CANCER PATIENTS MAY LOWER THEIR RISK OF DYING FROM THE DISEASE IF THEY TAKE THE CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DRUGS.

IT'S STILL EARLY - BUT THIS IS CATCHING THE ATTENTION OF THE CANCER-COMMUNITY.

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A WHOPPING NUMBER OF AMERICANS ARE USING STATIN DRUGS TO LOWER THEIR CHOLESTEROL. AND EXPERTS SAY IT'S WORKING. AS THE WORST FORM OF CHOLESTEROL IS DROPPING. BUT UNEXPECTED DATA IS CAPTURING THE INTEREST OF CANCER SPECIALISTS.

DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

1:05 These drugs have become more interesting to oncologists because not only are they known to inhibit or block the cholesterol pathway, but they also are likely involved in something called signal transduction which is the way cells communicate.

RESEARCH SUGGESTS STATINS MAY INFLUENCE THE ABILITY OF CANCER CELLS TO MULTIPLY and migrate through the body. WHICH could reducE the ability TO METASTASIZE.

DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

1:05 Cancer cells can give a signal that lead to growth or spread. These cholesterol lowering drugs specifically are called HMG- CoA- Reductase, they can apparently block some of these signals.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

A study from Denmark is causing the excitement. After following nearly 300-thousand people for a number of years, it found patients who took statins were about 15% less likely to die from their cancer compared to other cancer patients.

DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

3:21 It's difficult to say specifically 'this cancer benefited or this cancer benefited, this pathway was inhibited'. What they found is that all the cancers people developed- which was 13 different types of cancer, they were all improved.

MORE WORK IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER STATINS TRULY CAUSED THE LOWER RISK OR WHETHER OTHER FACTORS WERE IN PLAY.

DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

04:27 It's possible that these drugs are not necessarily fighting cancer directly but it's giving the body the ability to survive everything else patients go through. It's a very thought provoking finding. Especially when you have a trial that's that big, the odds that this was by chance is actually very, very low.

TEASE FIVE-------

WE SEE THEM IN CHILDREN'S MOVIES AND POPULAR ATTRACTIONS AT ZOOS.

SO WHY ARE PENGUINS DISAPPEARING?

FIRST AT FOUR, WE'RE LIVE WITH NBC'S KERRY SANDERS, AS HE TAKES A TRIP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD TO FIND OUT.

PLUS.

"They said, 'Congratulations, you have won a free gift card.

TEXT MESSAGES ARE PROMISING YOU BIG WINNINGS.

A) PENGUIN MISSING-2 SHOT VO

B) TEXT SCAM-SOT VO

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A HISTORIC NUMBER OF MANATEE DEATHS SO FAR THIS YEAR AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

COMING UP AT FIVE --

WE ARE UNCOVERING NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE ALARMING TREND --

AND WHY RED TIDE IS BEING BLAMED.

PLUS --

A) MANATEE DEATHS-NWSRM-VO

B) STEVE STAND UP TEASE-SOTTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

WARM TODAY, A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEXT SCAM-PLASMA

IT'S BEEN JUST OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST TEXT MESSAGE WAS SENT --

AND NOW AMERICANS SEND BILLIONS OF TEXT MESSAGES A MONTH.

THAT'S A DIFFICULT NUMBER FOR SCAM ARTISTS TO IGNORE --

AND NOW THEY'RE SENDING TENS OF MILLIONS OF TEXTS DESIGNED TO GET PERSONAL INFORMATION OUT OF YOU.

TEXT SCAM-PKG

THIS IS WHAT THE MESSAGE LOOKS LIKE.

HEY YOU - YOU CAN GET A THOUSAND DOLLAR GIFT CARD FROM WALMART

"It's intriguing. It's puzzling. It's tempting and they end up wanting to click on it."

HOW COMMON ARE THESE TEXT MESSAGES?

MY PRODUCER DAVID GRACEY HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL OF THESE.

"They said, 'Congratulations, you have won a free gift card.' But, after the third text in under a week saying I won a free gift card, I knew I couldn't be that lucky."

THE F-T-C IS CRACKING DOWN, CHARGING 29 INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE US WITH SENDING MORE THAN 180 MILLION UNWANTED TEXT MESSAGES.

FIRST- SPAM TEXT MESSAGES ARE ILLEGAL

AND THE FTC SAYS THESE SO-CALLED FREE GIFT CARDS ARE ANYTHING BUT FREE.

IF YOU ACTUALLY CLICK ON THE LINK YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING IN MORE AND MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION.

"As many as 13 different offers are required to complete supposedly just to receive this free gift card. The offers they're presented with include offers to apply for credit, offers to sign up for a free trial offer for various products. At the end of the day, after they complete all those steps-- 13 or more steps-- they're often presented with something that says now find three more people who will fill out this information."

ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY CLOUDMARK. 60 PERCENT OF CONSUMERS SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED A SPAM TEXT MESSAGE IN THE LAST YEAR.

BLOCKING THE TEXT MESSAGES IS NOT SO EASY.

"The telephone companies have some methods to attempt to block spam text messages, but you need to know the number you want to block, and the problem with these scams is that the numbers change so regularly."

: "So what should you do if you receive one of these messages? Well, the FTC says to forward it to your carrier by typing in 7726 or spam."

AND WHAT ABOUT THAT PROMISE OF A GIFT CARD.

"When you had your people go through the process did they end up getting a gift card?"

TEXT SCAM-ONCAM

LISA SYLVESTER REPORTING.

THE SPAMMERS ARE OFFERING GIFT CARDS FROM MAJOR RETAILERS, LIKE BEST BUY, WALMART AND TARGET.

PENGUINS DISAPPEARING-2 SHOT

FIRST AT FOUR.

THEY ARE SOME OF THE CUTEST ANIMALS ON EARTH.

BUT NOW WE LEARN PENGUINS ARE DISAPPEARING.

NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT KERRY SANDERS VENTURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD TO FIND OUT WHY.

PENGUINS DISAPPEARING-SAT LIVE VO

Suggested Talking points:

What is happening to the penguin population?

Why is it happening?

What does it mean? Why should we care?

What can we do to help?

PENGUINS DISAPPEARING-SAT LIVE

COAST GUARD RESCUE-VO WIPE

CHECK OUT THIS DRAMATIC VIDEO OF A RESCUE OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

THE COAST GUARD RESCUED FIVE SAILORS AFTER THEIR BOAT BROKE APART ON ROUGH SEAS.

THEY WERE COMPETING IN A RACE WHEN THEY LOST THEIR RUDDER AND DRIFTED INTO ROCKS.

THEY WERE RESCUED BY A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER.

COAST GUARD RESCUE-SOT VO

they attempted to deploy an emergency raft, they were not able to maintain control it was just too windy and the boat was just moving and rolling too fast."

TEASE SIX--------

FACE TO FACE WITH FLAMES AND SMOKE.

nats of screaming with explosion

A) NJ EXPLOSION-2 SHOT NATS VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

NJ EXPLOSION-NATS TOPS VO

nats of explosion and screaming

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AMAZING VIDEO.

A BUILDING EXPLODES WHILE FIREFIGHTERS IN NEW JERSEY WORK TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES.

FIVE FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED WHILE BATTLING THE FIVE-ALARM BLAZE.

NZ HUMAN CHAIN-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK OUT THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO--

OF A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY BEING RESCUED FROM THE WATER!

THE BOY WAS PLAYING WITH A FRIEND WHEN A WAVE CRASHED OVER HIM AND PULLED HIM UNDERWATER.

DETROIT STALL-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK THIS OUT - SEVERAL DRIVERS STAGED A PROTEST ON A DETROIT INTERSTATE.

THEY DROVE SLOWLY AND NEARLY BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A HALT.

THEY'RE ANGRY THE GOVERNOR SAID DETROIT IS IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS AND HE PLANS TO NAME AN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER.

FAKE GATOR TAIL-TRX VO TOPS

AN ARIZONA ALLIGATOR IS GETTING A NEW LEASE ON LIFE WITH THE HELP OF A NEW TAIL.

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS GATOR IS IN ARIZONA. AND HE'S MAKING HISTORY.

FAKE GATOR TAIL-SOT VO

it actually took the molding of a tail from an alligator cadaver of roughly the same size as Mr. Stubbs. Once they took the mold of that tail they then dissected the tail to determine its mass, center of gravity.

SO FAR, HIS HANDLERS SAY HE'S ADJUSTING WELL--

GOODBYE-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US AT FOUR.

END TIME-CREDITS