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RIGHT NOW -- DAMAGE CONTROL FOR CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES.

TWO OF ITS SHIPS ARE HAVING MAJOR TECHNICAL ISSUES, AND THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS OUT OF LUCK FOR THEIR VACATIONS.

PLUS.DAY TWO FOR POPE FRANCIS.

HE'S QUICKLY GAINING POPULARITY.

HE'S ALSO FACING TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE THE VATICAN STANDS.

AND.

GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES SCORED A MAJOR VICTORY ON CAPITOL HILL. BUT DOES THE LEGISLATION HAVE ENOUGH STEAM TO MAKE IT PAST THE PRESIDENT'S DESK?

HL1) CARNIVAL CRUISE-TRX VOTOPS

HL2) POPE FRANCIS-TRX VOTOPS

HL3) GUN CONTROL-TRX VOTOPS

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WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FROM PORT EVERGLADES -- THE SCENE OF A DEADLY ACCIDENT.

AUTHORITIES SAY THAT A HYDRAULIC LIFT, OR A SCISSOR LIFT, FELL OVER THIS MORNING.

TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD, ANOTHER PERSON IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT'S UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

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CARNIVAL CRUISE PROBLEMS-ONCAM

NEW TROUBLE AT NOON FOR CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE -- TWO MORE SHIPS UNABLE TO FINISHE THEIR TRIPS, STRANDING 4-THOUSAND PASSENGERS.

CARNIVAL CRUISE PROBLEMS-TRAFFIC

POOR TIMING -- JUST LAST MONTH, THE CARNIVAL TRIUMPH WAS STRANDED IN THE GULF FOR FIVE DAYS WITH MINIMAL POWER AND NO WORKING TOILETS.

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COAST OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING. IT is UNABLE TO SAIL AT ITS OPTIMAL SPEED

BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. CARNIVAL TELLS ABC NEWS THAT

THE LEGEND HAS CANCELED ITS VISIT TO GRAND CAYMAN AND IS NOW RETURNING TO

ITS HOMEPORT OF TAMPA.

SOME 15-HUNDRED miles away -- THE CARNIVAL DREAM AND ITS NEARLY 45-HUNDRED

PASSENGERS are finding THEMSELVES STRANDED IN ST. MAARTEN after thE SHIP'S

EMERGENCY GENERATOR MALFUNCTIONED ON THE LAST LEG OF A 7-DAY CRUISE

KRIS ANDERSON IS ON THE SHIP WITH HIS FAMILY.

Kris Anderson / Stuck on the Ship

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people obviously are upset, disappointed but it seems like in general most

folks are going with the flow

CARNIVAL SAYS THE SHIP HASN'T LOST POWER BUT ADMITS THERE WERE INTERUPTIONS

TO ELEVATORS AND TOILETS FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IT HAS PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT CARNIVAL'S TRIUMPH-- WHERE JUST WEEKS AGO--

PASSENGERS WERE SLEEPING IN TENTS ON THE DECK. TOILETS OVERFLOWING. NO

POWER. LITTLE FOOD.

Kris Anderson / Stuck on the Ship

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You know what, I thought everyone gave me a hard time when I was booking

this cruise saying I can't believe you are going on a Carnival cruise after

what happened with the Triumph. / what are the odds it's going to happen

again. Right? And then look at us now.

WE ASKED CARNIVAL FOR THOSE PLANNING A SPRING BREAK, WHY TRUST THEM?

THE COMPANY'S REPLY

"We provide enjoyable vacations to 4.5 million people each year. It is

important to remember that in neither instance was guest and crew safety

compromised."

AND THRUSDAY NIGHT CARNIVAL FLEW GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER JON SECADA ONTO THE

SHIP TO PERFORM FOR STRANDED PASSENGERS.

THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SING FOR

CARNIVAL CRUISE PROBLEMS-TRAFFIC

WE'VE LEARNED PASSENGERS ON THE LEGEND WILL GET A 100-DOLLAR CREDIT, REFUNDS ON PRE-PURCHASED SHORE EXCURSIONS IN GRAND CAYMAN, AND HALF OFF ON A FUTURE CRUISE.

GAMING FL-OTS

STATE LAWMAKERS TOOK A STEP TOWARDS BANNING INTERNET CAFE'S THAT OPPONENTS SAY ARE ILLEGAL GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE VOTED 15 TO 1 TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF SLOT MACHINES USED IN THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.

IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY OUTLAW THOSE CAFE'S, OR ADULT ARCADES.

BLACK HAWK DOWN NEWSER-VO

A NEWS CONFERENCE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -- ABOUT THOSE FIVE AMERICANS KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN THIS WEEK.INCLUDING ONE FROM COLLIER COUNTY.

ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS IS STAFF SERGEANT MARC SCIALDO OF NAPLES.

TODAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON HOW THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES ARE BEING HELPED DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

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NBC-2 CAMERAS ARE ROLLING AS POLICE ARREST A SUSPECT AFTER A CHASE THROUGH FORT MYERS.

POLICE STOPPED A STOLEN CAR AT M-L-K AND BENCHMARK LAST NIGHT.

THE DRIVER GOT OUT WITH HIS HANDS UP.

BUT THE PASSENGER JUMPED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND TOOK OFF.

POLICE THEN CHASED AFTER THE CAR.

THE CAR CRASHED NEAR WESTWOOD APARTMENTS ON METRO PARKWAY AND THE DRIVER GOT OUT AND FLED.

OFFICERS CHASED HIM ON FOOT AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM -- IN A CANAL.

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CONGRESS WORK THROUGH THE WEEKEND-TRX ONCAM

SENATORS ARE GETTING READY FOR A LONG WORKING WEEKEND.

THEY FAILED TO PASS A TEMPORARY SPENDING PLAN FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

NOW. LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL MARCH 27TH TO AGREE ON A BUDGET -- OR FACE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

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IN MEETINGS ALL WEEK PRESIDENT OBAMA TALKED OF COMPROMISE-- BUT HERE ON THE SENATE FLOOR- THE REAL TEST.

SENATORS STALLED PROGRESS ON A TEMPORARY BUDGET BY LOADING IT WITH SO MANY AMENDMENTS DEMOCRATIC LEADER HARRY REID FEARED IT WOULDN'T PASS.

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"I have to say.I'm disappointed in a number of my Democrats and a number of Republicans."

NOW SENATORS WILL WORK THROUGH THE WEEKEND, IN THE HOPES OF SENDING A BUDGET TO THE HOUSE FOR APPROVAL EARLY NEXT WEEK.

JUST IN TIME FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE IT'S TWO WEEK- SPRING BREAK.

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"Come Monday we need to move this bill."

WITH THE REST OF THIS YEAR STILL IN QUESTION- LAWMAKERS ARE ALREADY DEBATING NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS A "BIG DEAL" THAT ADDRESSES THE LONG TERM DEFICIT.

HE'S HOPING SEVERAL SIT-DOWNS THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL PUT LAWMAKERS IN A BETTER MOOD TO COMPROMISE

"I think we've had good conversations, BUT ultimately it's a matter of the House and Senate both caucuses getting together. We'll see if we can do this."

REPUBLICANS HAVE PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO ENTITLEMENTS- SOMETHING DEMOCRATS OPPOSE.

AND DEMOCRATS WANT NEW TAX REVENUE- A DEAL BREAKER FOR REPUBLICANS.

REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MC-CONNELL PUT RESPONSIBILITY BACK ON THE PRESIDENT.

/ Sen. Minority Leader 1:17-1:19

"His job is to deliver the members of his party."

FOR NOW- LAWMAKERS APPEAR NO CLOSER TO A DEAL-

BUT THEY ARE MORE OPTISMISTIC ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF COMPROMISE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TAKING A BREAK FROM BUDGET TALKS TODAY - AND TRAVELING TO ILLINOIS.

HE'LL BE FOCUSING ON ANOTHER OF HIS PRIORITIES- ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.

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NEW VIDEO OUT OF NORTH KOREA SHOWING MORE ARTILLERY DRILLS.

LEADER KIM JONG UN CAN BE SEEN IN MUCH OF THE FOOTAGE.

THE DRILLS ARE TAKING PLACE IN A DISPUTED BORDER AREA WITH SOUTH KOREA.

NORTH KOREA HAS THREATENED WAR IN RESPONSE TO JOIN MILITARY DRILLS BETWEEN THE U-S AND SOUTH KOREA.

THE COMMUNIST NORTH HAS ALSO THREATENED THE U-S WITH A NUCLEAR STRIKE.

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BOEING SAYS ITS TROUBLED 787 JETS COULD BE BACK IN THE AIR WITHIN WEEKS.

IN JANUARY, THE DREAMLINER WAS GROUNDED AFTER LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES OVERHEATED ON TWO SEPARATE PLANES.

THE COMPANY SAYS WHILE IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

POPE FRANCIS-TRX ONCAM

POPE FRANCIS HAD HIS FIRST MEETING WITH THE CHURCH'S CARDINALS TODAY. GREETING THEM ONE BY ONE.

AS THE VATICAN SHOT DOWN CRITICISM THAT HE FAILED TO STAND UP AGAINST A MILITARY COUP IN ARGENTINA.

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THE VATICAN. THIS AFTERNOON. DEFENDING POPE FRANCIS AGAINST CRITICS WHO SAY HE TURNED A BLIND EYE TO KIDNAPPINGS BY THE MILITARY IN ARGENTINA.

"They reveal left-wing elements, anti-clerical elements that are used to attack the Church. They must be firmly and clearly denied."

THE VATICAN'S PREPARING FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO ATTEND TUESDAY'S INSTALLATION - BUT THE POPE'S TELLING PEOPLE BACK HOME. DON'T COME:

"He phoned the apostolic nuncio in Argentina and Bueno Aires and said look tell the bishops to tell the people not to come it's so expensive use that money you would have spent on travel for the poor.

"Here is a man who is very much impassioned by a desire to make the church present to people in their suffering."

WITH BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD - DEALING WITH SEX ABUSE, CORRUPTION. AND DWINDLING MEMBERSHIP.

THIS MORNING POPE FRANCIS URGED CARDINALS TO FOCUS ON THE GOSPEL. STAY ENCOURAGED. AND DRAW MORE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE CHURCH.

"Let's not surrender to the pessimism and bitterness that the devil offers us every day, let's not surrender."

TODAY, POPE FRANCIS GOT HIS FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE PAPAL APARTMENT - LOCKED SINCE POPE BENEDICT RESIGNED.

IT'LL BE A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE HE MOVES IN.

NOT YET SETTLED IN AT THE VATICAN.

NOT YET WEARING THE TRADEMARK RED SHOES.

BUT VERY MUCH AT THE CENTER OF REFORM.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

A NEW ADDITION TO THE FBI'S MOST WANTED LIST.

THE BRUTAL CRIME HE'S ACCUSED IN.PLUS THE FBI MARKS A SPECIAL MILESTONE.

CRASHING DOWN.

PARTS OF A STAGE FALL DOWN JUST HOURS AHEAD OF A MAJOR CONCERT IN THIS FLORIDA TOWN.

WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE.

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BREAKING NEWS AT NOON --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES CONFIRM TO NBC2 A TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND SOLICITING A MINOR.

CLINT RICKELMANN -- WHO, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IS A TEACHER AT PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE FACEBOOK MESSAGES WITH A CHILD, WHO REPORTED IT TO THE SCHOOL.

FBI MOST WANTED-TRX VOTOPS

THERE'S A NEW ADDITION TO THE F-B-I'S MOST WANTED LIST.

EDWIN ERNESTO GRACIAS WAS PUT ON THE LIST THURSDAY.

HE'S WANTED FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A LONG TIME FAMILY ACQUAINTANCE IN COLORADO.

THE 69-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WAS FOUND BEATEN. STABBED. AND DUMPED IN THE MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE OF DENVER.

THURSDAY MARKED THE MOST WANTED LIST'S 63 YEARS IN SERVICE.

TWO MISSING IN WATER RESCUE-VOTOPS

TWO PEOPLE ARE MISSING IN SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER A DARING RESCUE TO SAVE A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM FREEZING WATER.

WITNESSES SAY A RELATIVE OF THE BOY AND ANOTHER MAN JUMPED IN AFTER HIM AND WERE ABLE TO PUSH HIM TO SAFETY.

THE BOY WAS SAFE WITH HIS MOTHER MOMENTS AFTER THE INCIDENT.

MIAMI STAGE CRASH-VOTOPS

A LARGE L-E-D SCREEN BEING SET UP FOR THE ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL CRASHED ONTO THE MAIN STAGE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI THURSDAY NIGHT

POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED -- TWO OF THEM SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.

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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.

GOLISANO UPDATE-TRX ONCAM

A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE FLOWN TO A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN ST. PETERSBURG IS DOING HER PART TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN IN OUR AREA WHO HAVE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.

SHE'S RAISING MONEY FOR THE NEW GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BEING BUILT IS SOUTH FORT MYERS.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF BAGLE BAGLE IN SOUTH FORT MYERS WHERE THIS LITTLE GIRL IS HAVING A BAKE SALE.

GOLISANO UPDATE-REM

LIVE:

THIS IS SYDNEY RAMSEY. JUST TWO MONTHS AGO SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT ON A GOLF CART THAT FRACTURED HER SKULL.

THERE AREN'T THE FACILITIES TO TAKE CARE OF HER DOWN HERE, SO SHE WAS FLOWN TO ST. PETE WITHOUT HER PARENTS.

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8-YEAR-OLD SYDNEY RAMSEY IS ON A MISSION.

SELLING BAKED GOODS FOR THE GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

"We're trying to raise money to build the hospital."

THIS LITTLE GIRL KNOWS ALL TO WELL HOW IMPORTANT THIS NEW HOSPITAL IS.

IN JANUARY SHE FELL OUT OF A GOLF CART, FRACTURING HER SKULL.

"There was no people here that could take care of me, so they had to fly me in a helicopter."

SHE WAS FLOWN TO A HOSPITAL IN ST. PETERSBURG WITHOUT HER PARENTS. MAKING FOR A SCARED LITTLE GIRL AND A NERVOUS MOM AND DAD.

"We had to make that trek worried, panicked, it was bad enough that I was thinking about a fracture but then oh my god, my child's in a helicopter all by herself."

THE CURRENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN FORT MYERS ONLY HAS 98 BEDS.

THE NEW ONE WILL HAVE 128. AND WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TREAT CRITICALLY INJURED AND SICK CHILDREN FROM COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

BUT THE BUILDING WILL COST MORE THAN 190-MILLION DOLLARS.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PUBLIC RAISE 100-MILLION TOWARD THAT GOAL.

AND FOR THIS FAIMLY. IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY.

GOLISANO UPDATE-REM

LIVE:

ALL THE MONEY THAT'S MADE HERE IS MATCHED BY ALLYN INTERNATIONAL. THEN ALL OF THAT MONEY IS MATCHED BY THOMAS GOLISANO. WHO HAS PLEDGED TO MATCH ALL MONEY RAISED UP TO 20-MILLION DOLLARS.

THE NEW HOSPITAL IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2016.

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KEEPING THE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREETS - AND GETTING SOME CASH TO LINE YOUR POCKETS.

CRIMESTOPPERS IS HERE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP.

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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 -- LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP.

IT'S FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

JOINING US -- TRISH ROUTE FROM LEE COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-(5) SS

Starting out our list is a man accused of absolutely destroying a young girl's life after raping her on at least two occasions. Carlos Arias has been on the run for quite some time now - facing charges of capital sexual battery. The victim, who was in elementary school, said Arias raped her while her mom wasn't home - and physical examinations proved her statements to be true. After the accusations came to light, Arias was told by DCF that he couldn't come back into the house while their investigation was underway, however several family members said the victim's mom continued to sneak Arias in night after night - in the same house of the child he was accused of raping. Shortly thereafter, the entire family seemingly disappeared - including the victim - and Arias has continued to evade arrest. Arias is a native of Ecuador and has family connections in Collier County and Miami.

And next up is a long-time Immokalee resident, currently trying to dodge deputies amidst charges of violating his probation on two counts each of grand theft and uttering a false instrument. 28 year old Cirilo Hernandez has already amassed a lengthy rap sheet, with charges including grand theft, burglary, weapons charges, defrauding pawn brokers and dealing in stolen property, among others. This 26 year old fugitive is well known in Immokalee, so despite the fact that he's in hiding, we're confident someone knows where he's at. Hernandez is 5'6", 130 pounds and has a tattoo of a cross on his upper right arm and a spider on his upper left arm. Investigators say he may also be using the alias of Jose Manuel Hernandez.

Also on the lam this week is Karla Snellenberger, a Lehigh Acres woman who has violated terms of her four years of community control just two months into her sentence. This 33 year old fugitive is a repeat offender both here in Southwest Florida, and in Indiana where she's been jailed for both escape and working as a call girl. Her most recent troubles with the law stem from one of three grand theft auto cases she's been embroiled with here in Lee County. This registered convicted felon has also spent time behind bars for multiple counts of fraud, drugs and prostitution. Snellenberger is 5'3" and has numerous tattoos including flowers and fairies on her left arm and a butterfly on her stomach. She may be using the alias of Karla Whitis, and upon her arrest, she will be held without bond.

And finally is a repeat drunk driver who will probably be on the roads this St. Patty's Day weekend. James Weaks is wanted for violating his probation after his fourth DUI. This 54 year old fugitive has nine previous arrests in Lee, and several in Brevard County, mostly for drunk driving and driving without a license. Weaks actions has landed him the designation of a registered convicted felon - a title he's definitely earned. Statistics show that the average drunk driver gets behind the wheel while intoxicated an average of 80 times before they're arrested for their first DUI, so with four DUI's on his record, one can only imagine how many times Weaks has done this before… and the likelihood that he's still doing it today - especially with St. Patrick's Day coming up on Sunday. Weaks was last known to be living in central Fort Myers, and upon his arrest, he will be held without bond. And, as a sidenote, two-fifths of all deaths in crashes between 2006 and 2010 involved drunk driving during St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Carlos Arias - accused of sexually molesting a child under the age of 12

Cirilo Hernandez - wanted in Collier County for violating probation on the heels of an arrest for grand theft

Karla Snellenberger - a repeat offender on the run just two months after being sentenced to four years of community control

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

MORE WOES FOR CARNIVAL.

NBC-2 IS STAYING ON TOP OF THE LATEST TROUBLE FOR THE CRUISLINER.

AND WHAT THE COMPANY IS DOING TO HELP OUT ITS STRANDED PASSENGERS.

PLUS.

DRAMATIC VIDEO OF A CRASH AT HOME DEPOT.

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BREAKING NEWS AT NOON --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES CONFIRM TO NBC2 A TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND SOLICITING A MINOR.

CLINT RICKELMANN -- WHO, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IS A TEACHER AT PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE FACEBOOK MESSAGES WITH A CHILD, WHO REPORTED IT TO THE SCHOOL.

CARNIVAL SHIP TROUBLE-TRX ONCAM

*YET ANOTHER* CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP IS HAVING TROUBLES.

THAT MEANS VACATIONS ARE BEING CUT SHORT FOR TWO SEPARATE SHIPS FULL OF THOUSANDS PASSENGERS RIGHT NOW.

THE NEWEST INCIDENT IS ON THE CARNIVAL LEGEND.A DAY AFTER THE DREAM REPORTED PROBLEMS.

CARNIVAL SAYS NO PASSENGERS ARE IN DANGER. BUT ALL THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE COMPANY'S PROMISED A "COMPREHENSIVE" INVESTIGATION OF ITS ENTIRE FLEET FOLLOWING LAST MONTH'S TRIUMPH DISASTER.

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PROBLEMS aboard TWO CARNIVAL SHIPS.IN TWO DAYS

THE CARNIVAL "LEGEND".SLOWED DOWN BY A "TECHNICAL ISSUE" overnight WITH ITS PROPULSION SYSTEM IN HONDURAS.

ITS VISIT TO GRAND CAYMAN.NOW CANCELLED.AS IT SLOWLY HEADS BACK TO TAMPA.

THIS.AS 57-HUNDRED PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE CARNIVAL "DREAM" ARE WAKING UP IN SAINT MAARTEN.

THEIR VACATION ALSO CUT SHORT.

SOT: "Things happen, you know. Things break down. They can't help it."

ON WEDNESDAY.WHILE IN PORT.THE CREW DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIP'S BACKUP EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR.

CARNIVAL SAYS THE DOCKED SHIP NEVER LOST POWER.

BUT ELEVATORS AND AT LEAST ONE RESTROOM STOPPED WORKING FOR A FEW HOURS.

THE "DREAM" WAS ON THE LAST LEG OF A SEVEN-DAY CRUISE THAT STARTED IN PORT CANAVERAL.WITH STOPS IN NASSAU.SAINT THOMAS.AND SAINT MAARTEN.

NOW.MANY WILL BE HEADING HOME ON FLIGHTS.PAID FOR BY CARNIVAL.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT.THE COMPANY EXTENDED ITS "SINCERE APOLOGIES."

SOT: "They've been great. There's been no troubl -- It's like a regular port day. No trouble."

SOME PASSENGERS CRACKED JOKES ON TWITTER.

"HOW DARE THEY STRAND US ON A TROPICAL ISLAND!"

OTHERS.WERE NOT AMUSED.

SOT: "Carnival better step up to the plate because it's not looking good for 'em."

STILL.A MUCH LESS DIRE SITUATION THAN CARNIVAL'S "TRIUMPH" LAST MONTH.

When AN ENGINE FIRE STRANDED 42-HUNDRED PASSENGERS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR FIVE DAYS WITH NO POWER, NO WORKING TOILETS, AND NO RUNNING WATER.

EXPERTS WONDER HOW CUSTOMERS WILL REACT TO THESE RECENT PROBLEMS

SOT: "For the industry as a whole realiistically it really puts a black eye on it."

THE DREAM'S NEXT VOYAGE ON SATURDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

AGAIN.THE LEGEND'S TRIP IS ALSO CUT SHORT.

KABUL TRUCK BOMB-TRX VO

SECURITY FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN SAY THEY DIFFUSED A TRUCK BOMB -- IT WAS PACKED WITH MORE THAN EIGHT TONS OF EXPLOSIVES.

AUTHORITIES SAY IT'S THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND THAT THEY HAVE FOUND.

FIVE AL-QAEDA MILITANTS WERE KILLED IN A FIREFIGHT FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRUCK BOMB.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYS IRAN IS MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY FROM BUILDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

HE MADE THE REMARK TO AN ISRAELI T-V STATION JUST DAYS BEFORE HE PLANS TO VISIT

--SOT--

"Right now we think that it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon but obviously we don't want to cut it too close"

ISRAEL HAS THREATENED TO ATTACK IRAN TO STOP IT FROM OBTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

IRAN DENIES THAT IT'S TRYING TO BUILD A NUCLEAR BOMB. SAYING THAT ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM IS FOR ENERGY AND MEDICAL USE ONLY

GUN DEBATE-ONCAM

GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES SCORED A MAJOR VICTORY THURSDAY ON THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, BUT THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER THE PRESIDENT WILL PUSH IT PAST THE FINISH LINE.

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ON THE THREE MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEWTOWN TRAGEDY, EFFORTS TO PASS NEW GUN CONTROL MEASURES CLEARED A MAJOR HURDLE WHEN THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTED ALONG PARTY LINES TO APPROVE A NEW BAN ON ASSAULT-STYLE WEAPONS.

"The bill will be reported to the floor."

BUT NOT.UNTIL AFTER SOME MAJOR FIREWORKS.

"It seems to me that all of us should begin as our foundational document with the Constitution. Feinstein: Um Hm."

"I'm not a sixth grader. Senator, I've been on this committee for 20 years.In Sandy Hook, youngsters were dismembered."

THAT MAY EXPLAIN WHY THE BAN'S CHIEF BACKER. SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN IS CALLING FOR BACK-UP.

NOTING THE BIG PUSH FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON GAVE A SIMILAR BAN NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO.

FEINSTEIN TOLD THE HILL NEWSPAPER EARLIER THIS WEEK: "I WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME TAKING A LEAF OUT OF CLINTON'S BOOK AND REALLY ENGAGING. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HE'S GOT A BULLY PULPIT THAT NONE OF US HAVE."

"They had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings."

DESPITE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO SANDY HOOK. WHERE AN AR-15 WAS USED TO COMMIT MASS MURDER.

"Always good to be back in the Senate."

AND HIS CHARM OFFENSIVE ON CAPITOL HILL THAT'S IN PART ON GUN CONTROL. DEMOCRATS DOUBT THEY HAVE THE 60 VOTES NEEDED TO BREAK AN EXPECTED GOP FILIBUSTER ON AN ASSAULT STYLE WEAPON BAN.

"It's pretty clear that the assault weapons ban has become -- the other party's been locked in against that. So I don't see us getting 60 votes."

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY STRESSED THE PRESIDENT STILL SUPPORTS SUCH A BAN. BUT HE DECLINED TO SAY HOW FAR MR. OBAMA IS WILLING TO GO.

"The presidents understand that these are tough issues. If -- if they weren't they would have been done."

THAT MAY LEAVE IT UP TO GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES FROM NEWTOWN. LIKE THOSE WHO RODE BICYCLES TO WASHINGTON THIS WEEK. TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON CONGRESS.

"We hope all of our nation's elected representatives will step forward with the moral courage and commitment needed to tackle the grave issue of gun violence that confronts us."

There is a growing consensus on Capitol Hill is that Democrats may only have the votes to pass a requirement for universal background checks for gun purchases and not much else.

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THURSDAY NIGHT.

MOURNERS HELD A CANDELLIGHT VIGIL FOR THE VICTIMS OF WEDNESDAY'S SHOOTING SPREE IN NEW YORK.

POLICE SAY 64-YEAR-OLD KURT MYERS SHOT FOUR PEOPLE AT A BARBER SHOP IN MOHAWK.KILLING TWO.

MYERS THEN DROVE TO A CAR WASH IN A NEARBY TOWN, WHERE HE SHOT AND KILLED TWO MEN.

POLICE SHOT AND KILLED MYERS INSIDE AN ABANDONED BUILDING.WHERE HE WAS HOLED UP.THURSDAY MORNING.

MANATEE RESCUE-VO

FOUR MANATEES FROM LEE COUNTY ARE NOW RECOVERING FROM DEADLY EXPOSURE TO RED TIDE.

AFTER A STOP IN TAMPA, THIS RESCUE CREW TOOK THE MANATEES TO A STATE PARK IN CITRUS COUNTY.

EACH ONE CAN WEIGH AT LEAST 8-HUNDRED POUNDS, SO IT WAS NO EASY TASK.

THEY SPENT WEEKS RECOVERING AT THE LOWRY PARK ZOO CRITICAL CARE FACILITY, AND SCIENTISTS SAY THEY ARE ALMOST READY FOR OPEN WATER.

MANATEE RESCUE-SOT VO

"Due to the red tide that's in the area, we can't release them back where they would normally come from"

RED TIDE IS KILLING A RECORD NUMBER OF MANATEES IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR.

HOME DEPOT CRASH ON TAPE-VO

A MAN POLICE SAY WAS DRUNK HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND DID SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE AT A HOME DEPOT IN UTAH.

ALL OF IT CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

TAKE A LOOK.

YOU CAN SEE THESE SHEDS IN THE PARKING LOT BEGIN TO CRUMBLE, ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

POLICE SAY THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A TRUCK ADMITTED TO DRINKING AN 8TH OF A GALLON OF WHISKEY BEFORE GOING ON HIS RAMPAGE.

HOME DEPOT CRASH ON TAPE-SOT VO

S/ Brent Packer/ Recorded Video:08 -:12

"I think he went through one playground and three sheds."

S/ Brent Packer/ Recorded Video 1:02 - 1:06 NOTE: SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO

"He decided to slowly park on the trees and the fence."

POLICE TASERED HIM TWICE BEFORE ARRESTING HIM.

CALI POWER POLES DOWN-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A DOWNED TREE IN CALIFORNIA CAUSES A CHAIN REACTION, KNOCKING DOWN SIX POWER POLES.

THE DOWNED LINES LEFT SOME 15-HUNDRED PEOPLE IN THE AREA WITHOUT POWER.

TELEPHONE AND CABLE SERVICE WAS ALSO IMPACTED.

MARINE SILVER STAR-TRX NATVOTOPS

MILITARY MARCH SOUNDS 3 SECONDS

A MARINE WHO DIED FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY WAS HONORED THURSDAY FOR HIS COURAGE AND BRAVERY.

MARINE SERGEANT WILLY WILSON WAS PROVIDING SECURITY FOR A VEHICLE IN HIS SQUAD THAT HAD BEEN HIT WITH AN I-E-D.

INSURGENTS OPENED FIRE, KILLING WILSON, WHO PUT HIMSELF IN THE LINE OF FIRE TO PROTECT AN INJURED MARINE.

787 UPDATE-VO

BOEING EXECUTIVES SAY THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE EXACT CAUSE OF OF THE TWO BATTERY PROBLEMS THAT RESULTED IN THE GLOBAL GROUNDING OF THE 7-87

HOWEVER -- THEY ANNOUNCED A NEW DESIGN THEY SAY WOULD ELIMINATE THE RISK OF FIRE.

THE COMPANY'S CHIEF ENGINEER SAID A NEW DESIGN HAS SEVERAL SAFETY LAYERS TO PREVENT BATTERY FIRES AND OVERHEATING.

GMA SAMSUNG-TRX ONCAM

NOW TO THE ESCALATING BATTLE BETWEEN SAMSUNG AND APPLE OVER WHICH COMPANY HAS THE COOLER SMART PHONE.

SAMSUNG IS COMING OUT WITH A NEW MODEL THAT DOES THINGS NO OTHER PHONE CAN.BUT DOES THAT MEAN'S IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER?

GMA SAMSUNG-PKG

SCRIPT:

IT WAS QUITE AN UNVEILING FOR SAMSUNG LAST NIGHT. THE STAR OF THE SHOW? THE

COMPANY'S LATEST ENTRY IN THE ULTRACOMPETITVE SMARTPHONE MARKET.

19: 18:03 JK SHIN FROM EVENT: ladies and gentleman galaxy IV

IT'S LOADED WITH FEATURES THAT ITS CHIEF COMPETITOR APPLE DOESN'T OFFER.

ONE CALLED AIR GESTURE ALLOWS USERS TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN BY SIMPLY WAVING A

HAND OVER THE PHONE. THERE'S ALSO SMART PAUSE, WHICH USES FACIAL

RECOGNITION SOFTWARE TO DETERMINE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PHONE. IF YOU'RE

WATCHING A VIDEO AND TURN AWAY, THE VIDEO WILL STOP AND RESUME WHEN YOU

BRING YOU EYES BACK TO THE PHONE.

SAMSUNG AND APPLE OWN NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF THE US SMARTPHONE MARKET, WITH

APPLE HOLDING A SLIGHT EDGE AT LAST COUNT.

WITH EIGHT OUT OF EVERY TEN MOBILE PHONES PURCHASED NOW BEING SMARTPHONES,

THE CREAM OF THE CROP ARE DUKING IT OUT FOR YOUR DOLLARS.

JOANNA STERN: I THINK THIS NEW PHONE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO FUEL UP THE WAR

BETWEEN APPLE AND SAMSUNG.

AN ONGOING LEGAL BATTLE HAS LEFT SAMSUNG OWING APPLE $598 MILLION FOR

INFRINGING ON SIX PATENTS.

BUT DON'T EXPECT SAMSUNG TO BE SCARED OFF BY BIG DATA. LAST YEAR, WHEN THE

GALAXY SIII WAS UNVEILED THEY DIALED UP THE HATE AND ATTACKED APPLE.

JOANNA STERN: WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT WORKS BUT ITS DEFINITELY GOTTEN PEOPLE

TALKING ABOUT SAMSUNG.

BEING PART OF THAT CONVERSATION IS A NECESSARY STEP TOWARDS "UNSEEDING" THE

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT CONTROVERSIAL RAPE CASE OUT OF OHIO.

NEXT AT NOON --

HOW TEXT MESSAGES ARE PLAYING A ROLE IN THE CASE.

AND A BRAND NEW WARNING FROM THE CDC ABOUT A DRUG-RESISTANT SUPERBUG.

TZ4 A) OHIO RAPE CASE-VO

TZ4 B) NIGHTMARE SUPER BUG-VOTOPS

GMA OHIO TRIAL-TRX ONCAM

NOW TO THE LATEST IN OHIO AND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL INVOLVING 2 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

THEY ARE CHARGED WITH ATTACKING A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL.

GMA OHIO TRIAL-PKG

SCRIPT:

IN COURT THURSDAY, ATTORNEYS SPARRED THROUGH NEARLY 12 HOURS OF TESTIMONY

ACCORDING TO TEXT MESSAGES ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE, IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DAY

AFTER THE

INCIDENT THAT THE 16 YEAR OLD GIRL LEARNED SHE HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN

SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.

GRFX

"Oh my God" she wrote in a text, "tell me this isn't true"

"You were like dead" SAID A FRIEND AS HE DESCRIBED HOW INTOXICATED THE TEEN

SEEMED THE NIGHT BEFORE.

SHE LATER TELLS HIM: "Wait, I think I was drugged. I have no memory after I

left."

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CLAIM A TEXICOLOGY REPORT PERFORMED A DAY LATER SHOWS

NO SIGNS OF DRUGS, BUT THOSE TEXTS--ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHER CRUDE

MESSAGES ABOUT THE GIRL ARE JUST SOME OF WHAT PROSECUTORS ARE USING TO

BUILD THEIR CASE AGAINST TRENT MAYS AND MALIK RICHMOND.THE HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL STAND OUTS ARE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE INTOXICATED

TEENAGER AFTER A WILD NIGHT OF PARTYING LAST AUGUST.

Nats

ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY, MAYS SENT THE 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS'S FATHER A TEXT

MESSAGE

AFTER THE ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS SURFACED SAYING.

GRFX

".This is all a big misunderstanding. Her and I talked at the time. She

was really drunk.

I never once tried to do anything forcibly with your daughter."

THE CASE EXPLODED WHEN TWEETS AND THIS VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THE ALLEGED

INCIDENT

WERE POSTED ONLINE BY SOMEONE WHO HADN'T WITNESSED IT.

Nats from Video

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ABC'S ELIZABETH VARGAS, RICHMOND SAYS THE

GIRL WAS

A WILLING PARTICIPANT IN THE PICTURE AND DENIES ANY WRONGDOING

MALIK: I DIDNT RAPE ANYBODY. I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY RAPE ANYBODY. IF I HAD I

WOULD

DETROIT CHASE-TRX VOTOPS

ALEX PEREZ REPORTING THERE.

NOW TO SOME BRAND NEW VIDEO.

A HIGH SPEED CHASE IN DETROIT ENDS WITH A CRASH.

POLICE CHASED THIS FORD TAURUS THROUGH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

POLICE SAY IT STARTED WHEN A MAN ASSAULTED AN OFFICER DURING

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.

NIGHTMARE SUPER BUG-TRX ONCAM

THE C-D-C WANTS TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT A SO-CALLED "NIGHTMARE SUPERBUG."

IT'S THE TRIFECTA OF ALL GERMS.

RESISTANT TO DRUGS.

LETHAL.

AND RAPIDLY SPREADING.

NIGHTMARE SUPER BUG-PKG

THESE NASTY GERMS ARE KNOWN AS CARBAPENEUM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. C-R-E FOR SHORT.

OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED BECAUSE THE HEALTH NIGHTMARE BACTERIA HAVE MULTIPLIED SEVEN-FOLD IN THE LAST DECADE. INVADING MEDICAL FACILITIES IN 42 STATES.

"This is a problem that we've been seeing in the making for a number of years bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to our antibiotics to the point that in some of these cases we have nothing to offer to these patients"

DR. PABLO OKHUYSEN IS A PROFESSOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT UTHEALTH MEDICAL SCHOOL AND SAYS HE'S SEEN CASES OF C-R-E IN HOUSTON.

NATIONWIDE, INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN IN PATIENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES. ABOUT HALF WHO GET BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS FROM C-R-E DIE.

THE FEAR IS THOUGH, THAT MORE BACTERIA WILL BUILD THE SAME SUPER DEFENSES. EVENTUALLY AFFECTING THE HEALTHY.

NIGHTMARE SUPER BUG-ONCAM

SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?

EXPERTS SAY WE NEED TO USE ANTIOBIOTICS LESS.

OVERUSE IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS BACTERIAL RESISTANCE.

NEW ORLEANS FIRE-VO

NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS BATTLES A 3-ALARM FIRE THIS MORNING.

IT BROKE OUT SHORTLY AFTER 6:30 A.M.

TRAFFIC IS SHUT DOWN IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE.

THE BUILDING WAS ABANDONED AND WAS ACTUALLY ON THE MARKET TO BE SOLD.

SOYUZ LANDING DELAY-VO

BAD WEATHER HAS DELAYED THE LANDING OF A RUSSIAN SOYUZ SPACECRAFT.

NASA SAID THE WEATHER WOULD HAMPER RECOVERY EFFORTS AT THE LANDING ZONE IN KAZAKHSTAN.

THAT MEANS THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO EARTH WILL DEPART FROM THE I-S-S TODAY.

UNMANNED CAR CRASH-VO

AN UNMANNED ELECTRIC CAR WENT ON A WILD RIDE THROUGH THE STREETS OF A CITY IN EASTERN CHINA.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE RED CAR BLAZING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ALMOST HITTING TWO PEOPLE, THEN CRASHING INTO THE WALL OF A RESTAURANT.

THE DRIVER SAID SHE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE KEYS WHEN SHE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR.

PIG DUMP CONFESSION-VO

ALSO IN CHINA -- MEDIA REPORTS THAT A FARMER HAS COME FORWARD, AND ADMITTED TO DUMPING THE BODIES OF THOUSANDS OF PIGS INTO A MAJOR RIVER.

MORE THAN SIX-THOUSAND PIGS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN A RIVER THAT SUPPLIES TAP WATER TO SHANGHAI.

OFFICIALS SAY 70-THOUSAND PIGS DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR FROM POOR FARMING TECHNIQUES AND EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS-VO

THE SOLAR INDUSTRY HAD A RECORD YEAR IN 2012.

A NEW REPORT SHOWS SALES FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALATION WAS UP *76-PERCENT* OVER 20-11.

HOWEVER, SOLAR IS STILL ONLY A FRACTION OF THE ENERGY MARKET AND IT IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH CONSOLIDATION AND BANKRUPTCIES.

FACEBOOK AND HASHTAGS-OTS

IT APPEARS FACEBOOK WANTS TO JUMP ON THE HASHTAG BANDWAGON.

ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE IS LOOKING INTO INCORPORATING THE HASHTAG -- A WORD OF PHRASE PRECEDED BY THE POUND SIGN.

RIGHT NOW HASHTAGS ARE A STAPLE ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE "TWITTER."

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE NEWS AT FOUR.

GOOD NEWS IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND.

RED ALGAE SEEMS TO BE DISSPAREAING FROM SOME OF OUR HOT SPOTS.

PLUS WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CAR WAS SINKING?

FIRST AT FOUR WE'LL SHOW YOU THE STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO AVOID BECOMING ANOTHER STATISTIC.

AND A FLORIDA BUS DRIVER'S MORNING BREAKFAST RUN ENDS WITH HIM OUT OF A JOB.

B) SUBMERGED VEHICLE-VOTOPS

C) BAD BUS DRIVER-VOTOPS

rickleman

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES CONFIRM TO NBC2 A TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND SOLICITING A MINOR.

CLINT RICKELMANN -- WHO, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IS A TEACHER AT PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE FACEBOOK MESSAGES WITH A CHILD, WHO REPORTED IT TO THE SCHOOL.

CARNIVAL WOES-TRXVO TOPS

THE STRICKEN CARNIVAL DREAM CRUISE SHIP REMAINS DOCKED AT PHILIPSBURG, SAINT MAARTEN.

POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED ON 'LEGEND' AND FACILITIES ARE WORKING AGAIN.

BUT PASSENGERS ARE BEING FLOWN BACK TO FLORIDA WHERE THE CRUISE ORIGINATED.

CARNIVAL HAS HAD A STRING OF PROBLEMS WITH ITS CRUISE SHIPS.

GAMING IN FL-OC

GAMBLING IN FLORIDA.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CLOSER TO BANNING INTERNET CAFES.

KNOWN FOR THEIR GAMING MACHINES.

THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE VOTED 15 TO 1 TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF SLOT MACHINES USED IN THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.

IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY OUTLAW THOSE CAFE'S, OR ADULT ARCADES.

PORT EVERGLADES AX-VOTOPS OR SAT LIVE

TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A CRANE ACCIDENT IN PORT EVERGLADES.

AUTHORITIES SAY THAT A HYDRAULIC LIFT, OR A SCISSOR LIFT, FELL OVER THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER PERSON IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

rickleman

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON --

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES CONFIRM TO NBC2 A TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND SOLICITING A MINOR.

CLINT RICKELMANN -- WHO, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IS A TEACHER AT PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE FACEBOOK MESSAGES WITH A CHILD, WHO REPORTED IT TO THE SCHOOL.

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