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NBC2 IS LIVE ON THE SCENE OF SEVERAL BREAKING STORIES FIRST AT FOUR:

A DUMP TRUCK CRASH WITH A HYBRID CAR IN COLLIER COUNTY:

A BRUSH FIRE THAT CONTINUES TO BURN IN SOUTHEAST LEE COUNTY:

DUMPTRUCK CRASH-TRX VO TOPS

BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR.

A CRASH BLOCKING LANES ALONG U-S 41 AND RATTLESNACK HAMMOCK ROAD IN COLLIER COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EXCLUSIVE NBC2 VIDEO OF A HYBRID CAR PINNED NEXT TO A DUMP TRUCK.

FIRST RESPONDERS TOOK NEARLY 45 MINUTES TO GET THE DRIVER OUT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE ELECTRICITY FROM THE HYBRID.

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BREAKING AT FOUR.

A BRUSH FIRE BURNING NEAR CORKSCREW ROAD IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY CONTINUES TO BURN.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORRIED THAT STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL FUEL THE INFERNO.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE FIRE RIGHT NOW.

ITS 50 ACRES IN SIZE AND FIFTY PERCENT CONTAINED.

SO FAR ITS NOT THREATENING ANY HOMES.

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FIRE FIGHTERS ARE CALLING A LEHIGH BRUSH FIRE SUSPICIOUS.

THE FIRE BURNED UP AN EIGHT OF AN ACRE ON SOUTH NOBLE AVENUE IN LEHIGH acres.

CREWS UP IT OUT IN ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES.

THE HOMEOWNER SAYS HER GRANDSON WAS PLAYING IN THE YARD WITH THE CAT WHEN HE SAW THE FIRE.

HE SAYS HE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT--BUT IT SPREAD.

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35:26 i was just scared i couldnt think at all i just was scared --its alright its okay 35:38

NO HOMES WERE BURNED--IT WAS PUT OUT IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

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DEVELOPING AT FOUR.

A CAPTAIN RUNS AGROUND HIS 42 FOOT VESSEL THAT HE JUST BOUGHT YESTERDAY AGROUND ON THE SHORE OF THE CALOSSAHATCHEE RIVER.

AMAZINGLY NOBODY WAS HURT.

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BEFORE 11 THIS MORNING, POLICE HAD TO RESCUE THREE MEN-- ABOARD A 42FT VESSEL, THAT RAN AGROUND IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE, NEAR CAPE CORAL'S JAYCEE PARK.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

TOW BOAT US SAYS IT WAS A COMBINATION OF WIND, AND CAPTAIN ERROR- THAT LANDED THIS BOAT OUTSIDE OF THE CHANNEL- AND INTO SHALLOW WATER.

THEY ASSESSED THE BOAT- FINDING NO HOLES-- BUT HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT YET HOW TO GET IT OFF THE ROCKS.

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take sot

Ken Hank, on the boat that ran aground

09:16 we were just bringing it home, its brand new home, didn't make it yet 09:21 Susan Ciccarelli, Cape Coral

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TOW BOAT US CREWS SAY THE BOAT IS STABLE-- THE WILL TRY TO GET IT OFF THE ROCKS THIS AFTERNOON.

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THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE HAS REACHED ANOTHER MILESTONE, RECORDING ITS LONGEST WINNING STREAK SINCE 1996.

THE INDEX ROSE FOR THE 10TH TIME IN A ROW TODAY , GAINING 83 POINTS TO CLOSE AT 14 THOUSAND 539.

NFM BOIL WATER NOTICE LIFTED-TRX ONCAM

NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT FOUR ON THE BOIL WATER NOTICE ISSUED FOR FORT MYERS BEACH.

TOWN LEADERS SAY THE WATER IS NOW OK TO USE.

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BRAND NEW AT FOUR.

WE ARE HEARING FROM THE FAMILY INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON I-75 LAST MONTH, INVESTIGATORS SAY WAS CAUSED BY A HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER.

LAST MONTH, CHRISTOPHER AND CRYSTAL MCCLURE WERE DRIVING ON I-75 WHEN REPORTS SAY A TROOPER HIT THEM AT 75 MILES AN HOUR.

BOTH CRYSTAL AND CHRIS WERE EJECTED DESPITE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.

THEIR ONE YEAR OLD SON STAYED STRAPPED IN HIS CAR SEAT.

THE CRASH CRITICALLY INJURED CRYSTAL AND KILLED THEIR UNBORN CHILD.

BECAUSE OF HER INJURIES, THEIR HOME WILL HAVE TO BE OUTFITTED FOR A WHEELCHAIR.

MCCLURE FAMILY SPEAKS-SOT VO

24:15 worrying about paying bills and making sure my wife is going to be okay and that shes getting the best care available to her:26

TROOPER GUSTAVO REYES IS NOW ON DESK DUTY.

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FIRST AT FOUR.

FIRED, THEN REHIRED!

IN A SHOCKING TWIST - THE MAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDERING AN ESTERO GRANDMOTHER ABRUPTLY FIRED HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY THIS MORNING - AND CHOSE TO REPRESENT HIMSELF MIDWAY THROUGH HIS TRIAL.

BUT IT ONLY LASTED A MATTER OF HOURS - BECAUSE WE JUST GOT WORD - THE ATTORNEY IS BACK ON THE DEFENSE.

SHANE SIMPKINS TOLD THE JUDGE HE WAS FRUSTRATED WITH HIS ATTORNEY'S PREFORMANCE

PROSECUTORS SAY SIMPKINS WAS ONE OF TWO MEN WHO STRANGLED ZARB THEN DUMPED HER BODY BACK IN 2011.

SIMPKINS TRIAL-SOT VO

10:21:44 i know My case better than i feel anybody else does here and if i represent myself ill do my best at representing myself and i wont have to continually get disrespected by my attorney for no apparent reason. 10:21:55

SIMPKINS' DECISION CAME IN THE MIDST OF TEARFUL TESTIMONY FROM HIS FRIEND NICOLE DURDEN. WHO SAID SIMPKINS CALLED HER ON THE EVE OF THE TRIAL. ASKING HER TO LIE ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT.

HEAR THAT CALL TONIGHT AT SIX.

CAPE BANK FRAUD CONVICTION-ONCAM

AN NBC2 CRIME ALERT FIRE AT FOUR--

A CAPE CORAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR PLEADED GUILTY TODAY TO FRAUD CHARGES.

GREGORY EAGLE FACES 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON ON EACH OF THE SIX COUNTS.

HE WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY BACK HIS VICTIMS.

EAGLE ADMITTED HE MORTGAGED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND IN CAPE CORAL, BEHIND THE BACKS OF MORE THAN 50 INTEREST HOLDERS.

GOODWILL PROPANE LEAK-VO

A NEW UPDATE FIRST AT FOUR ON THE PROPANE LEAK THAT FORCED A GOODWILL STORE TO CLOSE.

THE STORE LOCATED NEAR U-S 41 AND MIDWAY BOULEVARD IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WAS EVACUATED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A PROPANE TANK THAT WAS BURIED ON THE PROPERTY BEGAN LEAKING.

INTERNET CAFE BAN-VO WIPE

FIRST AT FOUR.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO CONSIDER A LAW THAT WOULD BAN INTERNET CAFES FOLLOWING A THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION THAT ALLEGES WIDESPREAD CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BY ONE OF THE MAIN OPERATORS.

ALL THIS COMES AMID THE RESIGNATION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL.

INTERNET CAFE BAN-SOT VO

I think that the investigation into Allied Veterans and the widespread corruption and racketeering that it has exposed has reinforced the need for the law to be clarified and for all of them to be banned. They're clearly a gateway into organized crime and racketeering

TEASE ONE------

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IS TAKING CENTER STAGE WITH A MESSAGE.

you can still find the tremendous promise of tomorrow in the everyday stories of our people

FIRST AT FOUR WHY HIS APPEARANCE TODAY COULD MEAN A RUN IN 2016 AND WHY ANOTHER BIG FLORIDA NAME, MAY BE ON THE OUTS.

A) RUBIO REX-2 SHOT SOT VO

B) SANIBEL BATHROOM

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

SANIBEL BATHROOMS-ONCAM

BETTER BATHROOMS ON SANIBEL.

TOMORROW THE LEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON WHETHER TO REALLOCATE 314-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING.

THE CITY WANTS TO USE MORE THAN 210-THOUSAND DOLLARS LEFT OVER FROM ITS BOAT RAMP BATHROOM PROJECT TO CREATE A FAMILY FRIENDLY FACILITY AT THE GULFSIDE PARKING AREA ON LIGHTHOUSE BEACH.

40-THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD GO TO THE BEACH EROSION MONITORING SUMMER SURVEY.

VET TRANSPORT-VO

VETERANS IN LEE COUNTY HAVE NEW TRANSPORTATION TO GET THE MEDICAL SERVICES THEY NEED.

FOR 22 YEARS, THE LEE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE OPERATED A VAN TO TAKE VETS TO THE V-A MEDICAL CENTER IN SAINT PETERSBURG.

REDUCTIONS IN STAFF AND DWINDLING DONATIONS PROMPTED THE COUNTY TO FIND ANOTHER WAY.

MARA UPDATE-VO

A DOG, THAT'S SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS INSIDE THE GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY STILL NEEDS A HOME.

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT MARA WHO'S BEEN UP FOR ADOPTION FOR HER WHOLE LIFE.

MANAGERS AT THE FORT MYERS FACILITY TELL NBC2 THEY ARE TRYING ALL THE CREATIVE WAYS WE CAN THINK OF TO MARKET HER.

TEASE TWO----

BRAND NEW SHOCKING VIDEO AT FOUR.

A) HIGH SPEED CHASE-TRX VO TOPS

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.

CHILLY START TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY

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THE DOW INDUSTRIALS ARE NOW UP 10 DAYS STRAIGHT, SETTING NEW ALL TIME HIGHS AGAIN.

NICK CLUMSKY IS HERE WITH WHAT INVESTORS EXPECT BY YEAR-END AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING WITH OUR PORTFOLIOS?

WELLS FARGO-PLASMA

The short answer is, it's likely we'll see the markets end on a higher note this year based on historical market statistics. And even though past performance is no guarantee of future results, there is some pretty convincing evidence to suggest we'll end 2013 in positive territory.

· In fact, the last twelve times the markets were up 8% or more in the first quarter, the markets ended the year with positive gains. And 10 of those 12 times, the markets ended the year up with double digits returns. So being that the S&P 500 is already up over 9% year to date, I think from a historical point of view, the prospects for the markets look good for 2013.

· But the fundamentals of the US economy are beginning to look much better too which is helping to drive markets higher which are generally forward-looking six to eight months out into the future. In fact most metrics are trending positively including housing, employment, manufacturing, and consumer spending. So I think there's a real sense that the recovery is beginning to gain traction and this is being reflected in the markets.

· And of course, it doesn't hurt that our Federal Reserve is continuing to maintain a zero-interest rate environment which drives investors from asset classes with lower returns like cash and short term bonds to asset classes with higher returns like real estate and the equities which has helped to further push stock markets higher.

· Now, with the broad markets up 25% since the beginning of 2012, you should consider taking two different actions to help preserve the impressive gains you've seen in your investment accounts in the past 15 months.

· The first of these is, review your asset allocation and rebalance your investment portfolio to your strategic asset allocation based on your investment objective, your risk tolerance, and your time horizon.

· To illustrate, if at the beginning of 2012 you had a balanced portfolio that was worth $200K, half invested in bonds and half invested in stocks, that portfolio is now likely made up of 40% bonds and 60% stocks due to stock market returns in the past 15 months.

· With a heaver tilt toward stocks now, you may be taking on more risk than you are aware of. We recommend reviewing your portfolio and rebalancing back to the asset allocation of your investment plan of 50% bonds and 50% stocks.

· The second action investors can take is to consider taking some chips off the table and booking some profits in the month of April. There's some pretty convincing historical data that shows that, generally speaking, the best six months to be in the market are from November to April and the worst six months are May through October, hence the old saying, Sell in May and go away

· But as always, it's important to review your investment portfolio frequently, make sure your assets allocation is in check, and always know your downside risk.

o Fundamentals of US Economy trending positively

o Low rates driving investors into riskier asset classes

o Review your asset allocation

o Consider rebalancing your portfolio

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE THREE-----

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

REMEMBER THIS?

IT'S A PORTION OF THE SECRETLY-TAPED SPEECH THAT HURT MITT ROMNEY'S CHANCES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

A) ROMNEY CAMERA-TRX SOT TOPS VO

ROMNEY CAMERA MAN-VO IN PLASMA

IT'S THE VIDEO AND SOUND BITE - THAT MAY HAVE HELPED MITT ROMNEY LOSE THE ELECTION.

THE HIDDEN CAMERA FOOTAGE DURING HIS NOW IMFAMOUS 47-PERCENT SPEECH RECORDED LAST YEAR, DURING A FUNDRAISING EVENT HERE IN FLORIDA.

THE BARTENDER. WHO SECRETLY RECORDED THE COMMENTS IS FINALLY COMING FORWARD.

ROMNEY CAMERA MAN-PKG

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims."

The man behind that secret Romney recording is Scott Prouty -- a bartender at that private Florida fundraiser last May.

"I was behind this -- this whole thing."

Speaking publicly for the first time Wednesday.

. Prouty -- who says he's a registered independent -- told MSNBC's Ed Schultz he arrived at the dinner that night with an open mind.

"I was interested to hear what he had to say. / I didn't, um, go there with a grudge, you know, against Romney."

Prouty insisted he brought his camera initially thinking Romney might pose for pictures.

I had a Secret Service agent behind me and, you know, it -- number one, we were never told that this was a secret meeting or a private meeting or don't bring cameras. There was plenty of people in the room with cameras. / You know, there was a reception area and people were taking video. There was a -- a videographer there with a camera on a tripod. And there was a microphone and a sound man. And there was 70 people in the room. And it was never said to us, don't bring cameras. But, you know, at this point, I -- I realized that this was not your typical speech."

For two weeks Prouty says he struggled over whether to go public with the tape, before he says he finally decided he had no choice.

"I felt an obligation for all the people that can't afford to be there. You shouldn't have to be able to afford $50,000 to hear what the candidate actually thinks."

Earlier this month, Romney reiterated his commitment to all Americans, but conceded the 47% comments did "real damage" to his campaign.

"It was a very unfortunate statement that I made. It's not what I meant. I didn't express myself as I wished I would have. You know, when you speak in private, you don't spend as much time thinking about how something could be twisted and distorted and -- and it could come out wrong and be used, but you know I did and it was very harmful."

Only after hearing that interview did Prouty -- who says he voted for Obama -- decide to come forward and reveal his role in a dramatic twist to a historic campaign.

ROMNEY CAMERA MAN-ONCAM

PETER ALEXANDER REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-----

ANOTHER FRUSTRATINGLY FAMILIAR CRUISE SHIP VOYAGE.

FIRST AT FOUR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM HOME ARE GETTING NEW HELP AS ANOTHER CRUISE SHIP IS STUCK.

BUT IS THIS AS DIRE AS THE THE STRANDED SHIP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO?

PLUS LAWMAKERS TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN TAKING GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF SOME AMERICANS.

BUT WILL IT MEAN TOUGHER GUN LAWS?

A) STRANDED ON SHIP-2 SHOT VO

B) ASSAULT WEAPONS-VO TOPS

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

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NBC2 FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AT 4:30.

PASSENGERS STRANDED ABOARD ANOTHER CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP ARE NOW BEING FLOWN HOME.

WE HAVE BRAND NEW REACTION FROM PEOPLE ON THE BOAT.

FORMER GOVERNOR JEB BUSH IS LEFT OFF A LIST OF POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AS HE MAKES A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT.

A) CRUISE SHIP STUCK-VO

B) JEB BUSH-VO

C) TX HIGH SPEED CHASE-VO

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ANOTHER CRUISE SHIP DEBACLE FOR PASSENGERS ONBOARD A CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE.

the toilets were overflowing down in the common areas on the main floors.

I had so many people ragging on me saying you guys are going on Carnival, you guys are going on Carnival. I said what are the odds of it happening to two ships in such a short period of time

FIRST AT FOUR WE'RE NOW LEARNING CARNIVAL IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSENGERS ABOARD THE STRANDED SHIP DREAM TO FLY HOME FROM SAINT MAARTEN.

THE SHIP ENCOUNTERED A TECHNICAL ISSUE.

CRUISE SHIP STUCK-PKG

IT'S BEEN JUST A MONTH SINCE A FIRE ABOARD THE CRUISE SHIP "TRIUMPH" STRANDED PASSENGERS FOR DAYS, NOW CARNIVAL MAY HAVE ANOTHER P-R NIGHTMARE ON ITS HANDS.

THE "CARNIVAL DREAM" EXPERIENCED GENERATOR PROBLEMS WHILE DOCKED AT ST. MAARTEN IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

PASSENGERS SAY THE POWER WAS TURNED OFF AS CREWS TRIED TO FIX IT.

"It was down for probably about three hours, during that time the toilets started overflowing down in the main general lobby areas where people where frequenting in the bathroom."

CARNIVAL SAYS A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED DURING REGULAR TESTING OF THE SHIP'S EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR, AND ONLY ONE PUBLIC RESTROOM WAS TAKEN OFFLINE

"When they restarted the system, they noticed there were errors. Thought it was an easy fix. As it progressed into the night, they realized it was a bit more complicated and a few minutes ago they determined that it was not something they can get fixed."

KRIS ANDERSON, A VACATIONING NEWS ANCHOR FROM MEMPHIS, SAYS FRIENDS GAVE HIM A HARD TIME FOR TAKING A CARNIVAL CRUISE SO SOON AFTER THE TRIUMPH DISASTER.

BUT HE SAYS THIS DOES NOT COMPARE TO THE TRIUMPH DEBACLE.

"I do want to say, the toilets are working, the power is on. We have full air conditioning."

CARNIVAL SAYS IT'S MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO FLY PASSENGERS HOME, AND WILL OFFER REFUNDS AND FUTURE DISCOUNTS.

TUESDAY THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL 23 OF ITS SHIPS.

THIS LATEST SETBACK MAKES THAT REVIEW ALL THE MORE URGENT.

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BRAND NEW AT FOUR.

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO ADDRESSES THE CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE.

America has never been our government. America has never been our politicians. America has always been our people. And with all the bad news out there, you can still find the tremendous promise of tomorrow in the everyday stories of our people

THIS IS DAY ONE OF THE EVENT IN MARYLAND.

NBC2 FOUND OUT TODAY'S SPEAKERS INCLUDE 3 PEOPLE, WHO MAY MAKE A RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2016.

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FIRST AT FOUR--

FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH IS NOT ONE OF THE NAMES ON THE 2016 G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION STRAW POLL AT C-PAC.

THE POLL IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A WAY TO SEE WHERE THE CONSERVATIVE BASE STANDS ON POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

BUSH REQUESTED THAT HE NOT BE INCLUDED ON THE POLL.

NAPLES ID THEFT-VO WIPE

MORE CASES OF *TAX FRAUD* ARE BEING REPORTED AS WE HEAD INTO THE HEIGHT OF FILING SEASON.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST SCAMS IS BEING DUBBED "TURBO TAX FRAUD."

THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, THEN FILE A TAX RETURN UNDER YOUR NAME, USING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

NAPLES ID THEFT-SOT VO

MARIA BELLINA FRAUD VICTIM 23:13:04 it was so stressful, you know, I mean really stressful the first two days thinking oh my god they took all my money

FLORIDA LEADS THE COUNTRY IN THIS KIND OF CRIME.

ACCORDING TO THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.IT WAS FIRST UNCOVERED IN THE TAMPA AND MIAMI AREAS.

MANHUNT ENDS-TRX NATS TOPS VO

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NEW VIDEO FIRST AT FOUR SHOWING THE END OF A MANHUNT OF A SUSPECT KILLER.

THIS MORNING - POLICE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK SHOT AND KILLED THE MAN SUSPECTED IN A DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

SWAT TEAMS STORMED INTO AN ABANDONED BUILDING WHERE 64-YEAR-OLD KURT MYERS HAD BEEN HOLED UP.

NY SHOOTING SPREE-PKG

AROUND EIGHT THURSDAY MORNING IN HERKIMER, NEW YORK.A SWAT TEAM WITH DOGS.MOVED IN ON THE ABANDONED BUILDING.

.WHERE 64 YEAR KURT MYERS HAD BEEN BARRICADED SINCE SOMETIME ON WEDNESDAY.

"The gunman began to shoot at the tactical team.struck one of the canines and fire was returned and exchanged with the gunman"

MYERS MISSED THE OFFICERS. BUT KILLED THE DOG.

HE WAS THEN SHOT AND KILLED. WHEN POLICE RETURNED FIRE.

"He first engaged.firing shots at door. at the officers and ultimately exchanged shots with the officers."

MYERS IS SUSPECTED OF MURDERING FOUR PEOPLE AND INJURING TWO OTHERS IN A SHOOTING SPREE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.THAT STARTED AFTER HE SET FIRE TO HIS APARTMENT IN MOHAWK.

HE THEN WENT TO THE TOWN'S BARBER SHOP AND OPENED FIRE WITH A SHOTGUN.

TWO CUSTOMERS WERE KILLED. TWO OTHERS WOUNDED.

.THEN DROVE TO NEIGHBORING HERKIMER. TO A CAR WASH-GARAGE. OPENING FIRE AGAIN.KILLING TWO MORE.

"we heard the gunshots and we all ducked."

THE STANDOFF BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER THAT. LASTING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. AND POLICE STILL CAN'T SAY WHAT SET MYERS OFF.

"No.as of this time we have no information on a motive or any kind of reason, no"

BUT DO KNOW HIS ONLY OTHER ENCOUNTER WITH POLICE.WAS A DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE 40 YEARS AGO.

ASSAULT WEAPON BAN-ONCAM

FIRST AT FOUR.

NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO BAN MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS IS HEADED TO THE FULL SENATE.

THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TODAY.

TX HIGH SPEED CHASE-TRX VO TOPS

BRAND NEW MUST SEE VIDEO FIRST AT FOUR SHOWS A HIGH SPEED CHASE.

TAKE A LOOK - A DRIVER LED POLICE ON THIS CHASE IN HOUSTON TODAY - BARELY MISSING SEVERAL VEHICLES.

THE DRIVER WAS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BURGLARY.

MOM AND BABY FALL-VO WIPE

NOW TO A BIZARRE AND HEARTBREAKING STORY OUT OF NEW YOKR --

A WOMAN -- CLUTCHING HER BABY -- JUMPED OUT OF HER APARTMENT WINDOW.

THE WOMAN DIED--

THE ONE-YEAR OLD BABY SURVIVED THE FALL.

MOM AND BABY FALL-SOT VO

The baby bounced off her chest onto the floor, face down and was crying. My mother tried to pick up the baby, but there was already a detective there, and it was his responsibility after that."

THE BABY IS IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING.

HACKING LATEST-VO OC

FIRST AT FOUR.

NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THAT HACKING SCANDAL THAT EXPOSED PERSONAL INFORMATION OF U-S POLITICIANS AND CELEBRITIES

SAN FRANSISCO-BASED INTERNET COMPANY, CLOUDFLARE IS REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN THE CRIME.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, CREDIT REPORTS AND ADDRESSES OF PEOPLE INCLUDING FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, AND FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER WERE EXPOSED EARLIER THIS WEEK ON A RUSSIAN WEBSITE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY CLOUDFLARE OPERATES THE DIRECTORY COMPUTERS USED BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEND VISITORS TO THE RUSSIAN WEBSITE.

AVOIDING BEING LATE-ONCAM

ARE YOU LATE TO WORK?

ONCE IN A WHILE?

MORE THAN ONCE IN A WHILE?

WELL ---

ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY BY CAREER BUILDER DOT COM, 26 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICAN WORKS ADMIT TO BEING LATE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.

AND THE EXCUSES ARE JUST CRAZY --

LISTEN TO THIS --

SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY DROVE TO THEIR PREVIOUS JOB BY MISTAKE.

ONE MAN SAID HIS WIFE FROZE HIS CAR KEYS IN A GLASS OF WATER.

HEALTH CLIP-TRX

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

EVER HAD A COUGH THAT JUST WOULDN'T GO AWAY?

TYPICAL COUGHS LAST LONGER THAN A LOT PEOPLE THINK - LEADING PEOPLE TO GO TOT THEIR DOCTORS, DEMANDING UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTICS.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

THAT NAGGING COUGH. IT'S GETS US ALL AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER. BUT WHEN CAN WE EXPECT IT TO GO AWAY?

2-SHOT AMY & LESLIE

LESLIE MORRIS/MOM

RUNS:

00 How long would you guess a cough lasts?

:17 A sickness cough. probably, maybe a week?

MOTHER OF TWO LESLIE MORRIS HAD THE NUMBER ONE ANSWER.

2-SHOT AMY & SUSAN

SUSAN BROWN/

RUNS:

00 How long do you think a cough lasts?

:06: You mean like a cold and a cough? … A week.

BOTH LADIES ARE WRONG. EXPERTS FIND NATIONWIDE, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO CLEAR A COUGH.

DR. MALA SINGH/FAMILY PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

:30 Most complaints we get from cough are usually associated with some sort of viral illness to begin with. The other symptoms resolve, but the cough persists. The patients say 'Dr. Singh I have this cough I've had it for seven days it's not going away'

ALTHOUGH WE MAY WISH TO SEND OUR HACKING PACKING, THIS ANNOYING SYMPTOM STICKS AROUND- ON AVERAGE FOR 18 DAYS. SOMETIMES LONGER.

DR. MALA SINGH/FAMILY PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

1:03 I tell them time will heal, let it resolve.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Problem is people are impatient. The longer a cough lingers, the more likely someone is to think they need antibiotics. That could actually do more harm than good.

DR. MALA SINGH/FAMILY PRACTITIONER

RUNS:

1:03 If the cough is persistent, they come back and see me and say 'ok I want an antibiotic right now. 1:31 The patients get use to the antibiotics. They lower their immune system by doing that. They don't have the resistance to fight anymore.

ANTIBIOTICS TREAT BACTERIAL ILLNESSES, NOT VIRAL ONES. ACCORDING TO THE CDC OF THE MORE THAN 7 MILLION ANNUAL CASES OF ACUTE COUGH. MORE THAN 90% WERE VIRAL. MEANING ANTIBIOTICS WOULDN'T HELP. MAYBE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE A CUE FROM LESLIE.

LESLIE MORRIS/MOM

RUNS:

1:43 I think I've taken antibiotics once in my life that I know of. So I really wouldn't go looking for them.

TEASE FIVE-----

TROUBLE IN THE SKY CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

A SKY DIVER FACES THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF PLUMMETTING TO THE GROUND, WHILE RECORDING HIS OWN DEATH.

A TERRIBLE SCARE - WE HAVE THE MUST SEE VIDEO.

A) SKY DIVE ROUGH LANDING-VO TOPS

B) POPE FIRST DAY

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING.

SPECIFICALLY THE DEALS GOING DOWN INSIDE INTERNET CAFES.

ALL NEW AT FIVE --

THE N-B-C TWO INVESTIGATORS GO UNDERCOVER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THESE CLUBS THAT HAS AUTHORITIES DROPPING THE HAMMER.

A) BANNING INTERNET CAFES-NWSRM-VO

B) RICK STAND UP TEASE-SOTTOPS

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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.

CHILLY START TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY

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POPE FIRST DAY-ONCAM

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF WORK FOR POPE FRANCIS.

AS CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD ARE EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM --

THE MEDIA IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HIS EVERY MOVE.

INLCUDING A SIT DOWN TODAY WITH POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH.

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POPE FRANCIS BEGAN THE FIRST MORNING OF HIS PAPACY IN PRAYER.

FORGOING THE THE ORNATE VESTMENTS OF HIS PREDECESSOR. FOR THE SIMPLE WOODEN CROSS HE WORE AS A BISHOP, AND PLAIN WHITE CASSOCK.OUTWARD SIGNS, MANY SAY, OF CHANGE.

"Greater accountability, greater transparency, some personnel changes and addressing the corruption in the curia. I think that's the immediate practical task this pope will take on."

THIS AFTERNOON, POPE FRANCIS RETURNED TO THE SISTINE CHAPEL - CELEBRATING HIS FIRST MASS AS PONTIFF WITH THE CARDINALS WHO ELECTED HIM FEWER THAN 24 HOURS EARLIER.

DURING HIS HOMILY THE POPE URGED HIS CHURCH TO STAY TRUE TO ITS ROOTS. SHUN MODERN TEMPTATION. AND STAY FOCUSED ON THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.

"Pope Francis will certainly do that and he will do it with his own approach, his own style."

THE CHANGE IS ALREADY APPARENT IN SHOPS THAT LINE THE VATICAN.

THE NEW POPE'S IMAGE ON SOUVENIRS.

"We came to purchase some photos of him, we are planning to send the pictures to our parents."

OTHERS ARE CLINGING TO THE IMAGES OF THE WHITE SMOKE. AND THE NIGHT POPE FRANCIS WAS INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD.

"It struck us that there will be many many people on this earth that will never have this opportunity. Our granddaughter's here with us. We could not impress enough upon her what was taking place at this time and how rare it was."

A MOMENT IN HISTORY. FOR A MAN, WHO MANY HOPE, NOW BEGINS HIS OWN LEGACY OF CHANGE.

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THE TOP U-S COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN WARNS RECENT COMMENTS BY AFGHAN'S PRESIDENT MAY TRIGGER ATTACKS ON AMERICAN TROOPS.

GENERAL JOSEPH DUNFORD ISSUED THE WARNING IN A PERSONAL E-MAIL TO HIS TOP COMMANDERS.

HE SAYS INCREASING TENSIONS WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI AND THE AFGHAN MILITARY COULD DIRECTLY PUT TROOPS IN HARMS WAY.

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VET BILLS CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

BUT SHOULD YOU HAVE TO PAY TAX - ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE?

RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A PUSH IN OHIO TO TAX VET BILLS.

"They aren't going to tax legal, or they're not going to tax dentistry or medical, but they are going to tax veterinary services because they consider that not a life necessity."

OHIO LEADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO IMPOSE A NEW FIVE PERCENT TAX ON VETERINARY SERVICES.

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"People may choose then to make less visits to the veterinarian to say well our animal seems healthy enough right now but I don't want to pay that extra fee and maybe prolong even visits."

HAWAII, NEW MEXICO AND SOUTH DAKOTA ARE THE ONLY STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE A VETERINARY TAX.

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A PRESCHOOL TEACHER IS ACCUSED OF GIVING HER STUDENTS A SLEEPING DRUG.

POLICE IN CALIFORNIA ARE INVESTIGATING THIS WOMAN--

THEY SAY SHE WAS CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

SPIKING HER PRE-SCHOOLERS' SIPPY CUPS WITH "SOMINEX" -- AN OVER THE COUNTER SLEEPING AID.

THE TEACHER WAS FIRED.

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best case scenario would have been

for us to be called right away

we could have taken that sample or those cups to the crime lab for analysis

BULLY ON TAPE-TRX VO TOPS

CAUGHT ON CAMERA--

A CASE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL BULLYING BOILS OVER INTO AN ALL OUT BRAWL IN A DENVER CLASSROOM.

TAKE A LOOK AS FISTS FLY BETWEEN TWO 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS.

ONE GIRLS CLAIMS THE GIRL ATTACKED HER AS SHE TRIED TO WALK AWAY.

SHE ALSO SAYS SHE TOLD TEACHERS REPEATEDLY THE OTHER GIRL HAD THREATENED HER.

BULLY ON TAPE-SOT VO

"I felt like I didn't want to live anymore."

"That kills me more than anything because no child should have to feel like that. Not mine, not anybody's."

THE SCHOOL AND DENVER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.

THE GIRL WHO STARTED THE FIGHT WAS CRIMINALLY CHARGED.

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U-S CUSTOMS OFFICIALS IN ARIZONA MAKE A MASSIVE BUST AT THE BORDER--

SEIZING MORE THAN A TON OF MARIJUANA.

THEY ARRESTED A MEXICAN MAN WHO TRIED TO HIDE THE POT IN A SHIPPMENT OF BELL PEPPERS.

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A PARACHUTE MALFUNCTION LEADS TO A TERRIFYING FALL FOR A CALIFORNIA SKYDIVER--

AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

HERE'S A LOOK.

THAT'S CRAIG STAPLETON, AN ACCOMPLISHED SKYDIVER WITH MORE THAN 7000 JUMPS.

BUT THINGS WENT HORRIBLY WRONG ON THIS DAY, THE MAIN CHUTE AND BACKUP CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED, WHICH SENT STAPLETON SPINNING TO EARTH.

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I knew it was bad when I was living it and when I saw the video I said, "Wow. That's a lot worse than I thought" How did I walk away from that? How did I manage to survive?

CRAIG WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.

DOCTORS WERE AMAZED TO FIND NO BROKEN BONES, NO INTERNAL BLEEDING.

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it's a MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND MORE AMERICANS ARE CHOOSING TO RISK IT ALL WHEN THEY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.

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FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

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A STAGGERING 750-THOUSAND BANNED ITEMS GET CONFISCATED EACH YEAR AT AIRPORT CHECKPOINTS.

BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THOSE SEIZED GOODS?

TURNS OUT.

THOSE ITEMS ARE SENT TO THE NEAREST STATE THAT WILL ACCEPT THEM AND EVENTUALLY SOLD.

MANY WIND UP AT A STORAGE FACILITY IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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MOST OF US ARE GUILTY OF IT WHETHER WE ADMIT TO IT.

NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF US USE A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING.

THAT'S MORE THAN TRIPLE THE RATE OF DRIVERS IN EUROPE.

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MOM CAN'T ALWAYS BE IN THE BACKSEAT -- REMINDING TEENAGERS TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE ROAD. AND THEIR HANDS OFF THE CELL PHONE.

IT TURNS OUT -- ADULT DRIVERS ARE ALSO EASILY DISTRACTED. A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SHOWS 1 IN 3 DRIVERS TEXTS WHILE DRIVING. AND A MAJORITY TALK ON THEIR CELL PHONES.

"Not only is the problem severe, it's not going away and in fact if anything, it's becoming a little bit worse over time."

MEANWHILE -- IT APPEARS THOSE WHO DRIVE ON THE LEFT. ARE DOING MORE OF THE RIGHT THING.

THE C-D-C REPORT FOUND JUST 21-PERCENT OF DRIVERS IN THE U-K TALK ON THEIR CELL PHONES WHILE ON THE ROAD. COMPARED TO 69-PERCENT OF U-S DRIVERS. TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN EUROPE.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER THE REASONS FOR THE DIFFERENCES LIE IN POLICIES OR CULTURE OR BOTH.

CAR MAKERS WORLDWIDE NOW OFFER HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS LIKE BLUETOOTH.

"Others systems go a little further enabling the driver to block incoming calls or provide automated responses to incoming calls and incoming texts."

BUT EVEN WHEN HANDS AND EYES ARE TECHNICALLY WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE -- THE MIND CAN EASILY DRIFT ELSEWHERE WHEN DRIVING WHILE TALKING ON A CELL PHONE.

"We all kid ourselves into thinking we're incredibly good multitaskers, and the data essentially suggest that multitasking is not as effective as people think that it is."

EXPERTS SAY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO STAY SAFE WHILE DRIVING -- IS TO DECLARE THE CAR A "NO PHONE ZONE."

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KARIN CAIFA REPORTING.

That's GOING TO DO IT FOR US ON THE NEWS AT FOUR.

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YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RESIGNATION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, TIED TO INTERNET CAFES --

AT FIVE THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS GO UNDERCOVER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THOSE BUSINESSES.

PLUS.THE FAMILY WHO CRASHED ON I-75 AFTER A STATE TROOPER CLIPPED THEIR CAR.IS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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