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***Developing Story***

Left in the Dark

PILOTS AND PASSENGERS FLYING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SKIES COULD BE AT-RISK.

Phil Ulrich - Pilot

"You want to talk about safety and aviation. I think it is a bad move."

IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE--

THREE LOCAL AIRPORTS WILL WITNESS THEIR CONTROL TOWERS TURN DARK.

WHAT OUR AIRPORT EXECS ARE DOING, WITH HOPES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES ITS MIND, FAST.

***Developing Story***

Unprecedented

MORE MANATEES ARE DYING FROM RED TIDE THAN EVER BEFORE, IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE INVESTIGATE WHAT'S BEHIND THE SUDDEN SURGE IN DEATHS, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT.

***New Right Now***

Monster Mosquito

A MONSTER MOSQUITO COULD SOON INVADE YOUR BACKYARD.

20:37 about 20 times larger than the normal mosquito you would see 20:43

IT'S THE STORY YOU HAVE TO SEE.

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HENDRY CO. BRUSH FIRE-SSTOPS-VO

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS.

A 40 TO 50 ACRE BRUSH FIRE NEAR THE LEE HENDRY COUNTY LINE.

THE FIRE IS BURNING NEAR TOWNSEND CANAL ROAD, WHICH IS OFF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

we’ve JUST LEARNED INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE AN ILLEGAL BURN CAUSED THE FIRE.

HENDRY COUNTY DOES HAVE A BURN BAN IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE TOLD THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THIS FIRE.

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THE SEQUESTER IS GETTING VERY REAL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THREE LOCAL AIRPORTS COULD SOON LOSE THEIR CONTROL TOWERS.

PORT AUTHORITY RESPONSE-REMLIVE

- PAGE FIELD WILL REMAIN OPEN - IT'S CONTROL TOWER WOULD CLOSE

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Nats - Be careful going up!

it's the sort of sightseeing trip grandsons and grandfathers dream of.

Nats -

A day in the air over Sanibel and Captiva Islands with pilot Phil Ulrich.

Nats - engine firing up

Ulrich depends on this control tower to get him in and out of Fort Myers Page Field without worry.

But without the tower.

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Ulrich

You have too much traffic coming and going.

You've go all the runways and planes in the summer and it's busy in the winter. it's crazy.

But in 3 weeks Page Field will learn if it is one of 189 across the country forced to shutter its tower - The result of budget cuts in Washington DC's sequester.

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21:01-5

Talk about safety and aviation - it's a bad move.

Page Field isn't alone. Two others in Naples and Punta Gorda could lose control tower operations All three County Port Authorities have penned letters to the FAA asking them to reconsider.

If they don't - pilots would be forced to land with little to no help.

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Robert Ball

It puts responsibility back on individual pilots for ground operations.

Something pilots say is a bad idea

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Lubomir Guerguiev

Some pilots may not be so experienced and may not hear or have a radio problem.

The port authority won't know the full impact for another few weeks.

But come April 1st - pilots could be on their own.

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Ulrich

PORT AUTHORITY RESPONSE-REMLIVE

- LEE COUNTY'S PORT AUTHORITY WARNS T-S-A EMPLOYEES COULD ALSO BE FURLOUGHED - CAUSING BACKUPS AT AIRPORTS.

- I REACHED OUT TO THE TSA TODAY - WHO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FURLOUGHS, BUT SAY SO FAR, NONE HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

NAPLES & PG AIRPORT LETTERS-BUBBA

NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT ITS LETTER TO THE F-A-A BY TOMORROW NIGHT-- JUST BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S DEADLINE.

THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT SENT ITS LETTER OF CONCERN, TODAY.

WE FOUND "ALLEGIANT AIR" COULD STOP USING THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT AS ITS "BASE", IF THE TOWER CLOSES.

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DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX--

RED TIDE IS KILLING MORE MANATEES THAN EVER BEFORE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. NEARLY 175 IN JUST TWO MONTHS.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE AT MANATEE PARK IN LEE COUNTY TO SHOW US WHY THE DEATH RATE HAS SKYROCKTEDED.

RECORD MANATEE DEATHS-REMLIVE

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Tim Martell's manatee guide tours business is usually booked this time of year. But in the last month, he's made it his business to search for manatees affected by red tide.

Take nats--over to the left is where I found my first one.

Its been a labor of love, searching for manatees holed up in mangroves, barely alive.

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Tim Martell, Manatee Guide

"They beach themselves and try to get into shallower water with the idea being that they want to get their snout above the surface."

With a record of 174 red tide related deaths, researchers are looking for answers. Laura Carr, a senior program specialist at manatee park says the red tide is attaching to the sea grasses the manatees eat.

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Laura Carr, Senior Program Specialist

"It's probably staying in their systems for quite a while. They may be passing it on from the mother's milk to their baby, it's hard to say what's going on when you find adults and small manatees as well unfortunately dying right now."

The toxins slowly paralyze the manatee's body, making it hard for the manatee to lift its snout above water to breathe. The toxin also causes the manatee's face to scrunch up like this and twitch, and it even can suffer from seizures.

Nats-I'll check it out

Thoroughly searching the Orange River, Tim found a lifeless manatee this morning. Within the last month, he's come across about two dozen dead manatees. But through his searches, he's been able to save three. Certified by FWC to rescue manatees, Tim has made it his mission to continue his search, to try and save the endangered animal.

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Tim

"If there's a chance that I can find even one manatee and save its life, then that's where I'd rather be."

RECORD MANATEE DEATHS-REMLIVE

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NEW RIGHT NOW--

ONE MAN'S FIGHT TO KEEP *BUSINESS OUT OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS WE SPEAK, CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL IS DECIDING WHETHER TO RE-ZONE THE PROPERTY NEXT TO HIS HOME ON VETERANS AND SURFSIDE.

NBC 2'S SARA MILES JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.

CAPE HOMEOWNER UPSET WITH REZONING-NWSRM

CAPE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE DISCUSSING THE ZONING CHANGE RIGHT NOW --

THEY'VE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT, INPUT FROM THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND A MAN WHO SAYS IT COULD CHANGE THE WAY HE LIVES IN THE FUTURE.

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IT'S A DREAM BILL INDELLI HAS WORKED ON FOR OVER A YEAR --

24;04 we are planning for our future

WHILE LIVING PRIMARILY IN CHICAGO, HE BUILT UP HIS FUTURE RETIREMENT HOME ON SOUTHWEST 24TH AVENUE IN CAPE CORAL.

25:01 part of the advertisement is that this could be filled in right at the of our property

NOW HE FINDS HIMSELF FIGHTING FOR HIS WATERFRONT PROPERTY.

25:57 its not what we thought we were getting into:59

DEVELOPERS WANT TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON THIS LOT ON THE CORNER OF VETERANS PARKWAY AND SURFSIDE BOULEVARD TO ALLOW FOR BUSINESSES, NOT HOMES.

IT COULD MEAN TEARING DOWN THIS VACANT HOME AND FILLING IN THE CANAL.

25:49 its not going to make it our dream anymore with the property ending there and with the commercial property right next to us:57

A ZONING CHANGE MEANS THE CANAL BESIDE HIS HOME COULD BE FILLED IN.

INDELLI WORRIES IT WOULD AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES AND INCREASE TRAFFIC WITH THE ENTRANCE ON HIS STREET.

28:06 its a situation of growth i can see both sides of it i just happen to be the only property thats right next to it:16

34:59 what we look for is if there is a concern if its one persons concern its a concern to everyone on council 35:04

IN 2011, A SIMILAR ZONING CHANGE PROPOSAL WAS SHOT DOWN.

BUT DEVELOPERS ARGUE A CHANGE IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE LAND MARKETABLE.

INDELLI HOPES COUNCIL WILL ALSO TAKE HIS FUTURE INTO CONSIDERATION.

CAPE HOMEOWNER UPSET WITH REZONING-NWSRM

LAST MONTH, PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVED THE ZONING CHANGE.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WOULD GO UP IN THE AREA.

ONE IDEA BROUGHT UP WOULD BE PUTTING IN 36 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT OF OFFICES.

NAPLES CHURCH SINKHOLE FOLO-VO-WIPE

TONIGHT, A NORTH NAPLES CHURCH IS ON IT'S LAST LEG - THANKS TO THE THREAT OF A SINKHOLE.

THE PASTOR OF FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH TOLD CHURCH MEMBERS ON SUNDAY SERVICES ARE SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

THE WALLS ARE CRACKED- AND SOME PARTS OF THE FLOOR ARE INCHES DEEPER THAN OTHERS.

NAPLES CHURCH SINKHOLE FOLO-SOTVO

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

IMMOKALEE MURDER SUSPECT TURNS SELF IN-trxOC-SS-VO

THE PERSON WANTED FOR MURDERING AN IMMOKALEE MAN AND SHOOTING ANOTHER, HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN TO DEPUTIES.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US "GENS CADETE" WALKED INTO THE JAIL AND SURRENDERED.

DETECTIVES BELIEVE HE SHOT TWO MEN WHO WERE SITTING INSIDE A VEHICLE ON WEST DELAWARE AVENUE, SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BACK ON FEBRUARY SECOND.

20-YEAR-OLD, ERNST GANEM, DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

MESAC DAMAS IN COURT-VO-SS

THE NORTH NAPLES MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN APPEARED IN COURT TODAY.

PROSECUTORS SAY MESAC DAMAS SLIT ALL OF THEIR THROATS INSIDE THEIR HOME, BACK IN 2009.

TODAY, DURING A CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING, THE DEFENSE ASKED FOR MORE TIME BEFORE A TRIAL BEGINS.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF HIS FAMILY.

TRIAL LIKELY TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR.

SHANE SIMPKINS GOING TO TRIAL-VO-SS

LOOKING AHEAD--

THE TRIAL FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AN ESTERO WOMAN AND DUMPING HER BODY BEGINS TOMORROW.

LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY SHANE SIMPKINS AND CHRISTOPHER NEUBERGER, KILLED MARY ANN ZARB IN 2011.

TODAY, SIMPKINS REJECTED A LAST MINUTE PLEA DEAL-- SO HIS TRIAL BEGINS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

CG RESCUES FM MAN-ONCAM

THE COAST GUARD RESCUED A FORT MYERS MAN AT FIVE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

THE 56-YEAR-OLD HAD TROUBLE BREATHING DURING AN ASTHMA ATTACK.

SO THE COAST GUARD SENT THEIR HELICOPTER TO HIS BOAT AND FLEW HIM TO TAMPA GENERAL.

WE'RE TOLD HE IS IN STABLE CONDITION.

GG HIGH SCHOOL BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

TONIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HOT SPOTS OF A TWO ACRE BRUSH FIRE THAT BURNED NEAR GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT STARTED OVERNIGHT, BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND SOUTHWEST 32ND AVE.

WE'RE TOLD IT'S NOT A THREAT TO THE SCHOOL OR NEARBY HOMES.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T SPARK BACK UP AND SPREAD.

GOV. SCOTT CANADIAN DRIVING PERMITS-OC-SOT-OC

TONIGHT, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SAYS HE'LL SIGN A BILL TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT STATING CANADIANS AND OTHER FOREIGN TOURISTS MUST HAVE AN "INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMIT" BEFORE THEY CAN DRIVE IN FLORIDA.

THE GOVERNOR ADMITS HE DOESN'T WANT TO UPSET THE MORE THAN THREE MILLION CANADIANS WHO VISIT OUR STATE EACH YEAR.

"In my budget because of the success of Visit Florida, I recommended that we increase the funding for Visit Florida because I believe we're getting a good return for taxpayers so hopefully more Canadians will come here."

POLICE AND DEPUTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO ENFORCE THE LAW.

FMB SPRING BREAK TRAFFIC-VO

SPRING BREAK IS IN FULL SWING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE TRAFFIC HEADING TO FORT MYERS BEACH IS RIDICULOUS AT SOME POINTS DURING THE DAY.

TODAY MARKS DAY ONE OF WEEK TWO, WHICH IS WHEN ISLAND BUSINESSES EXPECT TO BE THE BUSIEST.

THERE ARE 10 UNIVERSITIES FLOODING THE BEACH THIS WEEK.

WE'RE TOLD SEVERAL HEALTH CARE GROUPS ARE HANDING OUT FREE CONTRACEPTIVES TO STUDENTS.

CHARCO BABY DEER RESCUE-SS

WORKERS AT THE PUNTA GORDA WATER TREATMENT PLANT MADE A UNIQUE RESCUE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.

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

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 ONE-ONCAM

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX--

A NASTY AND HUGE MOSQUITO COULD BE ON ITS WAY TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

24:02 this is a little bit heartier mosquito it will come out after you and it will bite and you will feel it 24:08

IN OUR SPECIAL REPORT--

THE WARNINGS EXPERTS HAVE FOR YOU-- ABOUT THE MOSQUITO SPECIES 20-TIMES LARGER THAN A NORMAL ONE.

TZ1 A) MASSIVE MOSQUITOES-SOT-SS

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-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.

FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY

Did you see all the cloud cover stream in on Monday? If so you probably thought it was going to rain at times. But it never did!

Different story for Tuesday.

A cold front is migrating to Southwest Florida from the Tennessee Valley, and it is bringing with it a chance for showers Tuesday afternoon. We noticed the changes beginning to occur on Monday as the cloud cover increased.

Tuesday the cloud cover will be a lot more dense, and eventually the rain will fall as we progress later into the day.

The ETA for the front will be anywhere from 2 to 6 PM Tuesday. Consequently that will be the best time to see rain. Right in time for the afternoon commute! So make sure you have the umbrellas and rain gear in hand. Oh, and make sure the windshield wipers are working properly. You'll need to use them at times.

With the front approaching, our lows on Tuesday will be fairly uncomfortable. It'll be humid, and the temperatures will range from 64 to 69 degrees. The cloud cover and rain will be in an abundance and that should be able to keep our highs from reaching 80 degrees.

After Tuesday cooler air arrives. Morning lows will be near 50 and daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s. It'll be dry and breezy, too, with winds sitting around 15 MPH.

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BREAKING NEWS INTO THE NBC2 NEWSROOM.

THE STATE HAS SUSPENDED THE MEDICAL LICENSE OF DR. ZANNOS GREKOS

THE BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED A CONTROVERSIAL STEM CELL TREATMENT ON A PATIENT.

NBC2 INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS JOINS US LIVE WITH THIS DEVELOPING STORY.

WE JUST GOT OUR HANDS ON THIS ORDER FROM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

IT STATES THAT GREKOS PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE AGENCY HAS SUSPENDED HIS LICENSE.

THIS STEMS FROM A 2011 CASE WHERE GREKOS HARVESTED TISSUE FROM A PATIENTS ABDOMEN IN ORDER TO GET HIS STEM CELLS.

THEN HE ALLEGEDLY REINJECTED THOSE CELLS BACK INTO THE PATIENT - WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DIED.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SEEKING PERMANENT SUSPENSION OF DR. GREKOS LICENSE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

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LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT SUPER-SIZED MOSQUITOS.

THEY'RE 20-TIMES LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE MOSQUITO AND COULD BE HERE BY SUMMER

THEY'RE BITE IS EVEN WORSE.

NBC2'S CHRISTINA LUSBY IS IN THE STUDIO TO SHOW US WHAT WE COULD BE IN STORE FOR.

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AN ENTOMOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IS PREDICTING WE'LL SEE A LOT MORE OF THIS HUGE MOSQUITOS ACROSS THE STATE.

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33:29 buzzing annoying

THAT BUZZ IS JUST BEGINNING.

STILL MONTHS OUT FROM SUMMER --AND ONE FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALREADY FIGHTING THE SWARM.

39:33 lots of mosquitos I got out of the truck and got bit five times 39;36 its just really bad its always bad 39:42

EXPECT THE BAD TO GET WORSE.

AND THE MOSQUITO YOU'RE SWATTING AWAY TO GET BIGGER.

20:49 this mosquito is large and aggressive when it comes in for a bite generally the host will feel it 21:00

LEAVING BEHIND A MUCH BIGGER ITCH TO SCRATCH.

stand up--the bite so notorious its earned itself the nickname of gallinipper and its way bigger than normal take a look it's the size of a dime --stand up

THE INSECTS BODY IS ABOUT HALF AN INCH LONG --

EXPERTS SAY THAT MAKES THIS MOSQUITO 20 TIMES THE SIZE OF ITS COUNTER PARTS.

IT'S REAL NAME IS PSOROPHOUS CILIATA --ITS A FRESH WATER MOSQUITO--THAT THRIVES FROM RAIN--AND STORMS LIKE WE HAD LAST YEAR.

22:52 the eggs can lay dormant for several years and then when a large rainfall event comes it floods them then they hatch 23:03

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SAYS EXPERTS MAY BE RIGHT--AN INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE IS LIKELY.

BUT HOPE IT WON'T HAPPEN IN OUR AREA.

we do have inspectors out watching for mosquito larvae 23:30

AND LEE CO. TRUCKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO WORK--FIGHTING OFF STANDARD MOSQUITOS--ON WINKLER NEAR BELLE MEADE.

THOSE FIGHTING OFF THE BITES --CAN'T IMAGINE SWATTING ANYTHING BIGGER.

MASSIVE MOSQUITOES-PLASMA

EXPERTS SAY SPRAY WITH DEET CAN HELP WARD THEM OFF.

MOSQUITO BREAKOUT-CG-OC-BNR

WE DID SOME EXTRA RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE MORE THAN 35-HUNDRED SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES.

ABOUT 175 OF THEM ARE FOUND IN THE U-S.

80 OF THOSE SPECIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN FLORIDA.

THAT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER, ONLY BEHIND TEXAS, WHICH HAS 85.

AND DID YOU KNOW, ONLY FEMALE MOSQUITOES BITE PEOPLE?

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF, BEYOND BUG SPRAY. WE'VE POSTED SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

RSW HONORED BY FAA-ONCAM

R-S-W HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE F-A-A FOR BEING A SAFE AIRPORT.

THE FEDERAL AGENCY AWARDED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL WITH ITS "2012 AIR CARRIER AIRPORT SAFETY AWARD".

EACH YEAR, A COMMERCIAL AIRPORT IS HONORED THAT EXCEEDS F-A-A SAFETY STANDARDS.

FGCU MEN'S BBALL~ATTENTION AND MONEY-VO-WIPE

AN UNEXPECTED WIN ON THE COURT HAS CATAPULTED F-G-C-U INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM UPSET MERCER OVER THE WEEKEND.

SO NOW THE EAGLES HEAD INTO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

FGCU MEN'S BBALL~ATTENTION AND MONEY-SOTVO-3SH

Ken Kavanagh, Athletic Director

"for us as such a young institution, it's allowing our graduates to have FGCu understood more and more as they apply for jobs."

NCAA PAYS FOR 75 PEOPLE INCLUDING PLAYERS, COACHES, AND CHEERLEADERS TO TRAVEL TO THE TOURNAMENT.

WE WANT TO BRING IN NBC2 SPORTS DIRECTOR, BRIAN COLLERAN, TO SHOW US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE COMING DAYS FOR THE EAGLES.

BRIAN.

LOTS OF WAITING.BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW WHO THEY PLAY.WHERE THEY PLAY.WHEN THEY PLAY UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING WHEN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET IS ANNOUNCED.

FGCU PRACTICE-NATVO-WIPE

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY RETURNED HOME FROM MACON.THE FGCU MENS BASKETBALL TEAM WAS BACK ON THEIR HOME COURT. GOING THROUGH A TWO HOUR PRACTICE.

THE EAGLES WILL PRACTICE ALL WEEK.WORKING ON THINGS THEY NEED TO DO BETTER.THE NEXT TIME OUT.

USUALLY.YOU WORK ON THINGS TO USE AGAINST YOUR NEXT OPPONENT.

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SELECTION SUNDAY-ON CAM

THE DETAILS ARE STILL BE WORKED OUT.BUT THE SCHOOL IS DISCUSSING A SELECTION SUNDAY PARTY AT ALICO ARENA.WHERE THE PUBLIC WILL BE INVITED TO WATCH THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW.WHEN THE FIELD OF 68 TEAMS IS REVEALED.

FGCU WOMEN-VOTOPS

SPEAKING OF THE WOMEN.

HEART-BREAKING LOSS ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE CONFERENCE FINAL.

ACCORDING TO ONE EXPERT.THEY STILL ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR A SPOT IN THE NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT.

ESPN'S CHARLIE crème is the WOMENS TOURNAMENT SELECTION EXPERT.

RIGHT NOW HE HAS FGCU AS THE 67-TH TEAM IN THE FIELD.JUST OUTSIDE THE BRACKET OF 64.

ESTERO COACH-ON CAM (VO IN MON)

TWO WEEKS AFTER RICH DOMBROSKI WAS NAMED IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH.ESTERO HIGH HAS FOUND HIS REPLACEMENT. HE'S MARK JACKSON. MOST RECENTLY AN ASSISTANT AT GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.

HARVIN TRADED-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE ROCKY MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS AND RECEIVER PERCY HARVIN.IS OVER!

THE FORMER FLORIDA GATORS HAS BEEN TRADED TO THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS.

SPRING TRAINING-CGTOPS

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL.

NO GAMES IN LEE COUNTY.

RED SOX LOST IN JUPITER.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

KOMEN RACE SHOUT OUT-VO

ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE AT NBC2, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THE THIS WEEKEND'S SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE A HUGE SUCCESS.

MORE THAN 65-HUNDRED RUNNERS AND WALKERS WERE THERE AT THE COCONUT POINT MALL IN LEE COUNTY, TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT.

MORE THAN 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS HAVE BEEN RAISED SO FAR.

THAT'S 70-PERCENT OF KOMEN'S GOAL THIS YEAR.

CLOSE-4SHOT