HEADLINE OPEN

. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE FLAMES.WHILE MANY OF YOU WERE SLEEPING A FORT MYERS HOUSE BURNED TO THE GROUND.THE FIRE'S OUT.BUT THE INVESTIGATION IS JUST GETTING STARTED

AND IT'S NOT QUITE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. BUT, WHEN YOU GOTTA LAND.YOU GOTTA LAND.

AND GETTING READY FOR THE BIG DANCE. FGCU IS ALL ABUZZ ABOUT PLAYING GEORGETOWN THIS FRIDAY IN MARCH MADNESS!

HL1) SUSPICIOUS FIRE-VOTOPS-TRX

HL2) FL EMERGENCY PLANE LANDING-VOTOPS-TRX

HL3) FGCU BASKETBALL-NATVOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO STACEY-2SHOT-TRX-BOXES

BUT FIRST. A BREAKING STORY THAT WE'RE MONITORING IN ORLANDO RIGHT NOW --

A VERY TENSE SITUATION AT THE UNIVERsITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.

I'm krista fogelsong

AND I'M CLAY MILLER

THIS MORNING, POLICE FOUND A MAN DEAD IN A RESIDENCE HALL AND INVESTIGATORS REMAIN ON SCENE LOOKING INTO EXPLOSIVE DEVICES FOUND IN HIS DORM.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH HAS BEEN MONITORING ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS AND JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH THE LATEST --

UCF DEATH INVESTIGATION-NEWSROOM

KRISTA, CLAY. A LOT OF INFORMATION COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

SEVERAL WITNESSES ON SCENE, ARE SAYING THE MAN WAS A STUDENT.

UCF DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO

POLICE GOT A CALL THIS MORNING, THAT MAN WAS WALKING AROUND CAMPUS WITH A GUN, THEY LATER RESPONDED TO A DORM, TOWER 1, AND FOUND THE MAN DEAD OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

POLICE ALSO FOUND EXPLOSIVE DEVICES IN HIS ROOM AND THEY EVACUATED THE DORM TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE.

UCF DEATH INVESTIGATION-NEWSROOM

RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A HEAVY AND ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST UPDATES AND PASS ALONG THE NEWEST INFORMATION DURING THE NEWS AT NOON!

FL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE-TRX-OTS-FSCGRVL-OC

ALL NEW AT THIS HOUR --

WITHIN THE PAST 30-MINUTES -- WE RECEIVED FLORIDA'S UPDATED UNEMPOYMENT NUMBERS.

HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND OUT --

FEBRUARY'S UNEMPLOYENT RATE DECREASED BELOW THA NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 7 POINT 8 PERCENT.

THAT'S DOWN FROM DECEMBER.

THIS IS FLORIDA'S LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SINCE NOVEMBER 2008 -- AND FALLS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 2008.

OVER THE MONTH -- 14-THOUSAND PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS WERE ADDED.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SAYS -- "EVERYTHING WE DO IS GEARED TOWARDS JOB CREATION."

AND HE WENT ON TO SAY -- TODAY -- WE HAVE PROOF THAT IT'S WORKING.

SR 82 CRASH-BNR-VOTOPS

ALSO NEW RIGHT NOW --

STATE ROAD 82 IS BACK OPEN --- AFTER AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE.

IT ALL HAPPENED AROUND 6:30, THIS MORNING -- WHEN TROOPERS SAY -- A UTILITY TRUCK, SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR, BEFORE LOSING A WHEEL.

AND THAT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO RUN RIGHT OFF THE ROAD -- INTO A GRASSY FIELD.

BOTH DRIVERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

THE TRUCK DRIVER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES.

SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE-TRX-SOTVO

SOT:10

"The house was fully involved. The arriving fire engines quickly got out, protected the two structures on the other side. It was a pretty big fire."

INCREDIBLE VIDEO OUR VIEWER SENT US OF A HOUSE -- COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES -- SO MUCH FIRE, YOU CAN'T EVEN *SEE THE HOME!

IT ALL HAPPENED ALONG DALE STREET IN FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

AND RIGHT NOW -- THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND.

THAT FIRE WAS SO LARGE -- CREWS WERE FORCED TO BLOCK OFF STREETS.

NO ONE WAS INSIDE -- NEIGHBORS TELL US THE HOME HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR YEARS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THIS FIRE SUSPICIOUS -- AND THEY'LL BE ON SCENE GATHERING INFORMATION FROM WHAT'S LEFT OF THE HOME.

THAT ROADWAY IS BACK OPEN AT THIS HOUR --

ARIZONA VOTER LAWS TODAY-OTS-OC

HAPPENING TODAY --

JUSTICES IN ARIZONA WILL DECIDE HOW TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS/

ARIZONA'S LAW REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER GOES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT TODAY.

IT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS OVER THE LEGALITY OF THE LAW.

THE CASE HAS BROADER IMPLICATIONS -- AS FOUR OTHER STATES, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, KANSAS AND TENNESSEE HAVE SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS.

12 OTHER STATES ARE CONSIDERING SIMILAR LAWS.

SECRETARY OF LABOR-OTS-VO

AND ALSO HAPPENING TODAY --

WE'RE EXPECTING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO FORMALLY NOMINATE THOMAS E. PEREZ -- FOR SECRETARY OF LABOR.

SPECULATION HAS BEEN SWIRLING ABOUT PEREZ BEING SELECTED FOR THE POSITION.

HE CURRENTLY HEADS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION.

PEREZ WOULD BE THE FIRST HISPANIC CHOSEN FOR OBAMA'S SECOND-TERM CABINET.

OBAMA TO ISRAEL-TRX-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE -- THE PRESIDENT IS HEADED INTO A PRETTY TOUGH DOMAIN TOMORROW.

HE HEADS TO THE MIDEAST --

BUT RIGHT NOW -- OFFICIALS IN ISRAEL ARE PREPARING FOR HIS GRAND ENTERANCE.

THERE ARE FEW SIGNS OF EXCITEMENT IN THE WEST BANK, THIS MORNING.

POPE LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

AND OVER IN ROME --

POPE FRANCIS IS GETTING READY FOR HIS OFFICIAL INSTALLATION AS POPE.

SUNDAY HE CELEBRATED HIS FIRST MASS IN VATICAN CITY.

BUT, THE OFFICIAL MASS TO INAUGURATE FRANCIS AS THE BISHOP OF ROME, AND LEADER OF THE WORLD'S 1.2 BILLION ROMAN CATHOLICS, WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-LIVE

Stocks are slumping on Wall Street and Europe after shock over a proposed tax on bank savings in the tiny Mediterranean nation of Cyprus sent the euro sinking against other currencies.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

CHRYSLER RECALL-TRX-VOTOPS

A CONSUMER ALERT, THIS MORNING --

IF YOU OWN A BRAND NEW DODGE CHALLENGER, THIS MORNING CHRYSLER WANTS YOU TO PUT IT IN PARK.

THE COMPANY SAYS THE 2013 MODEL YEAR WITH A V-6 ENGINE IS AT RISK OF CATCHING FIRE.

IT'S DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT THE COULD CAUSE A WIRING HARNESS TO OVERHEAT.

THIS IMPACTS ABOUT 25-HUNDRED CARS.

CHRYSLER IS NOTIFYING THE OWNERS AND WILL PROVIDE LOANER CARS.

FAA CONTROL TOWER DECISION-OTS-OC-VO-OC

NEW TODAY --

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS EXTENDED THE DATE IT PLANS TO ANNOUNCE ITS FINAL LIST OF TOWER CLOSINGS AT AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

THE AGENCY ORIGINIALLY SAID IT WOULD ANNOUNCE THOSE CLOSINGS, TODAY -- BUT MOVED THE RELEASE DATE TO MARCH 22-ND.

THE CLOSINGS COME WITH THE LOSS OF ABOUT 600-MILLION DOLLARS -- AFTER THOSE SEQUESTER CUTS.

THE AGENCY RELEASED A LIST OF NEARLY 200 TOWERS FACING POTENTIAL CLOSURE LAST MONTH -- GIVING AIRPORTS TIME TO SUBMIT ARGUMENTS TO REMAIN OPEN.

OFFICIALS SAY -- THEY'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS APPEALS.

A FEW LOCAL AIRPORT TOWERS ARE ON THE LINE --

FL AIRPORT DELAYS-OC

AND THOSE FORCED SPENDING CUTS ARE AFFECTING LARGER AIRPORTS, NATIONWIDE, AS WELL.

WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT VERY LONG LINES AT A NUMBER OF LARGE AIPORTS --

INCLUDING ONE HERE IN FLORIDA -- WHERE TRAVELERS GREW EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED.

FL AIRPORT DELAYS-PKG

IT WAS MADNESS AT MIA, SATURDAY NIGHT.

"Cutting people off and holding people back. People were yelling, screaming. Saw a couple fights."

HERE'S A GLIMPSE AT WHAT PASSENGERS SAY WAS AN INTERMINABLE WAIT AT CUSTOMS.

".and I thought there was going to be unbelievable riots up there."

"A little over two hours just to get through Customs."

BLAME IT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

"It's budget cutbacks from TSA; furloughs is what they're saying the problem is."

7NEWS VIEWERS SNAPPED A PICTURE OF THIS SIGN AT CUSTOMS.

IT SHOWS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SEQUESTRATION IS NOW SLOWING DOWN TRAVEL.

"We landed at 5:15, actually 15 minutes earlier than we were supposed to, I believe."

.AND DEPLANED FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ONLY TO BE WELCOMED BACK BY THIS.

"It was like 7:45, we finally made it up to here for them to take our baggage, and they wouldn't take it."

THAT'S BECAUSE TERESA AND HER SEVEN FRIENDS FROM IOWA WERE STUCK DEEP IN THIS LINE AT CUSTOMS WITH NOT ENOUGH AGENTS TO GET PASSENGERS THROUGH TO THEIR CONNECTING FLIGHTS.

"Now, we are rebooked on stand-by at 7:10 in the morning. Some of us will get out to Chicago; some of us won't."

ENDLESS LINES AND RAGING TEMPERS AS THE TSA STAFFING SHORTAGE LEFT PASSENGERS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND AIRLINES LEFT TO PICK UP THE MESS.

FL AIRPORT DELAYS-OC

LIZ NAGY WITH THAT REPORT --

FL EMERGENCY PLANE LANDING-TRX-VOTOPS

SPEAKING OF AIRPORTS.THE PILOT OF THIS PLANE WAS LOOKING FOR ONE.BUT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.

THIS SMALL PLANE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING -- RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SOUTH FLORIDA HIGHWAY.

THE SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA MADE A SAFE LANDING ON THIS ROAD IN NORTH MIAMI.

THE PILOT SAYS HE SAW OIL ON HIS WINDSHIELD, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED.

FGCU BASKETBALL LATEST-2SHOT-VO-WIPE

THE SWEET SIXTEEN BRACKETS ARE OUT --

AND THIS MORNING -- THE HOMETOWN HEROES -- KNOW EXACLY WHERE THEY'RE HEADED.

F-G-C-U MEN'S HOOPS TEAM WILL FACE OFF WITH GEORGETOWN -- DURING IT'S FIRST EVER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME.

ALL THE ACTION STARTS FRIDAY -- AT SIX-FIFTY P-M -- IN PHILADELPHIA.

AT F-G-C-U YESTERDAY -- THERE WAS A SELECTION SUNDAY PARTY --

FGCU BASKETBALL LATEST-VOTOPS-TRX-BOXES

STUDENTS SAY -- THEY'RE EXCITED -- BECAUSE OF THE HIGHTENED SCHOOL SPIRIT -- AND NATIONAL RECONGINITION FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY ORGANIZING CHARTER BUSES TO TAKE STUDENTS TO THAT GAME IN PHILLY.

NBC-2'S DANIELLE K HAS BEEN ON CAMPUS ALL MORNING -- WHERE *EVERYONE IS GETTING PUMPED UP FOR THE TEAM'S UPCOMING TRIP TO PHILLY.

FGCU LATEST-REMLIVE

THE 550 TICKETS TO THE TOURNAMENT ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO EAGLES CULB MEMBERS-- AN ASSOCIATION THAT DONATES TO THE UNIVERSITY.

MEMBERS HAVE TO UNTIL 12 TOMORROW TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

FGCU LATEST-VO

LAST NIGHTS EXCITEMENT IS HOLDING STRONG TODAY.

FCGU'S FIRST BID INTO THE

THE NC-DOUBLE A MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HAS STUDENTS ELATED ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

FGCU LATEST-SOTVO

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JUNIOR, FGCU

FGCU LATEST-REMLIVE

LIVE

FGCU OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY WILL DECIDE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS ON CHARTER BUSSING GAME GO-ERS AND HOSTING ON-CAMPUS WATCH PARTIES.

TEASE ONE-TRX-VOTOPS

THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE MADE THE DEICISON --

AND NOW -- LAWMAKERS SAY, THEY'RE AGAINST IT.

WE'LL LOOK AT THE POSTAL SERVICE'S NEW SIX-DAY WEEK --

PLUS, WHY THE AGENCY SAYS -- CONGRESS CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT.

AND --

LET THE SMARTPHONE WARS BEGIN --

TZ1 SATURDAY MAIL-VOTOPS-TRX

TZ1 SAMSUNG NEW PHONE-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

GA JUMP & FREEZE-TRX-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE IN GEORGIA --

PARTICIPATING IN A RATHER UNUSUAL WINTER SPORTING EVENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE SKIING DOWN THIS SLOPE -- THEN JUMPING RIGHT INTO A POOL OF FREEZING WATER.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE "RED BULL JUMP AND FREEZE CONTEST."

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.

Upper level energy that brought high clouds to the area yesterday continues to shift to the northeast across the state this morning. We'll start the day with high clouds and temperatures in the 60s here in town, with a few upper 50s mainly across our inland communities.

High pressure continues to push eastward across the Atlantic waters, allowing our winds to become more southerly and eventually southwesterly by Tuesday. This will keep a warm and more humid airmass over the area with highs in the lower half of the 80s and overnight lows settling into the middle 60s.

By Tuesday, we'll be tracking a weakening cold front as it slides down the Florida peninsula. This will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a few spotty showers during the day. As this front rests across Southwest Florida, we'll keep some extra clouds in the forecast through Thursday with the chance of an isolated shower.

SATURDAY MAIL PROVISIONS-VO

TODAY -- TALKS CONTINUE -- IN EFFORTS TO KEEP SATURDAY MAIL DELIEVERIES GOING.

IT'S ALL A PART OF A SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT CONGRESS CAN DO TO COMBAT THE POSTAL SERVICE.

THE US POSTAL SERVICE DOES NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS -- GETTING NEARLY ALL OF ITS $65 BILLION IN REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STAMPS AND OTHER SERVICES.

HOUSING MARKET INDEX TODAY-VO-OC

AND TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER GAUGE OF THE HOUSE MARKET.

As THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS RELEASES ITS MONTHLY HOUSING MARKET INDEX FOR MARCH.

THE INDEX IS BASED ON A MONTHLY SURVEY OF BUILDERS.

IT EXAMINES THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING MARKET FOR THE SALE

OF NEW HOMES.

THE STUDY LOOKS AT HOMES HOMES NEW AS OF MARCH -- AND OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

ANALYST SAY -- THE INDEX, WHICH FELL ONE POINT IN FEBRUARY TO 46, COULD TICK CLOSER TO 50.

SAMSUNG NEW PHONE-OC

AND WE'RE GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT SAMSUNG'S NEWEST SMARTPHONE -- THE GALAXY S-4.

IT'S THE LATEST VERSION OF THE POPULAR ANDRIOD PHONE -- AS OFFICIALS AT SAMSUN BUCKCLE UP -- FOR A BUMPY RIDE AGAINST IT'S RIVAL -- APPLE'S IPHONE.

SAMSUNG NEW PHONE-PKG

SAMSUNG CHOSE NEW YORK'S RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL TO START SPREADING THE NEWS ABOUT ITS LATEST ENTRY IN THE SMARTPHONE WARS.

Its innovations will make your life richer, simpler, fuller.

THE MOST NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S-FOUR --

-- A LARGER AND SHARPER SCREEN

-- A BETTER CAMERA STOCKED WITH MORE TRICKS

-- SMART SCROLL AND SMART PAUSE TECHNOLOGY THAT KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE STARING AT YOUR PHONE AND SCROLLS UP AND DOWN WITH A TILT. VIDEOS PAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AWAY.

-- AND TOUCHLESS CONTROL TO NAVIGATE THROUGH WEB PAGES

SAMSUNG IS A SERIOUS PLAYER IN THE SMARTPHONE WARS, DOMINANT AMONG ANDROIDS.

MASSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS HAVE TAKEN JABS AT RIVALS LIKE BLACKBERRY -

So you finally going to retire that thing?

You're not even working. You're watching basketball.

Actually I'm closing deals with clients and watching the game.

-- HOPING TO SNAG BUSINESS CLIENTS AND MAYBE SWIPE SOME OF THE THUNDER OF BLACKBERRY'S NEW Z-10.

AND OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF APPLE WHOSE LATEST EDITION OF THE IPHONE, CAME OUT LAST SEPTEMBER.

THE BUILDUP TO SAMSUNG'S ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDED A TIMES SQUARE FLASH MOB WITH A BROADWAY FLAIR. WHETHER THE GALAXY FOUR WILL BE A HIT, THAT DEPENDS ON CONSUMERS, AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMPETITION.

SAMSUNG NEW PHONE-OC

THE PHONE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR U-S CARRIERS SOMETIME IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

BLACKBERRY THIS WEEK-VO

AND A DATE WE DO KNOW, THIS MORNING --

A-T-&-T STARTS SALES OF THE ALL NEW BLACKBERRY Z-10 SMARTPHONE.

MANY ARE CALLING THIS DEVICE -- MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR BLACKBERRY, WHICH SAW EXTEMELY DISAPPOINTING SALES TO OTHER SMARTPHONE MANUFACTURERS.

THE COMPANY SAYS ONE OF ITS LONG-TIME CLIENTS, WHICH IT DID NOT NAME, HAS ALREADY ORDERED A MILLION OF THE NEW HANDSETS.

TEASE TWO-TRX-VOTOPS

THESE TWO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARE BEING CROWNED HAS HERO'S THIS MORNING.

AND THEY SAY -- IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!

AHEAD -- WE'LL TELL YOU HOW THEIR QUICK THINKING -- SAVED A LIFE -- THAT COULD'VE EASLY BEEN LOST.

PLUS --

THIS PRISON ESCAPE -- IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS.

TZ2 GA KIDS SAVE BABY-VOTOPS

TZ3 CANADA ESCAPEES-VOTOPS

GA KIDS SAVE BABY-OC

A TRULY HEART-WARMING STORY -- THIS MONDAY MORNING.

A MOTHER WHOSE BABY STOPPED BREATHING --

IS CREDITING TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR COMING TO HIS RESCUE.

GA KIDS SAVE BABY-PKG

"I was sitting in the living room with the baby, and I noticed that he was off that day. He just seemed kind of non-responsive. Something just didn't feel right. And I put my finger under his nose and realized he wasn't breathing,"

"We were outside playing football and somebody yelled, 'Call 911,' and so we were kind of freaking out."

"I said that even though if there is a burglar, we still need to help, because it's the right thing to do."

".and I am just continuing to scream not knowing what to do."

".and then we found that the baby wasn't breathing."

".and then Rocky runs in, who I'd never met, and he's standing behind me and says."

".to push on the baby's chest five to ten times -- using two fingers -- tilt back the baby's head, plug the nose, and then breath into his mouth."

"He said it so confidently that I just listened to him. I mean right away."

"He, like, screamed, and I told her that that's a good sign, because the baby's breathing."

NINE-YEAR-OLD ROCKY HURT AND 10-YEAR-OLD ETHAN WILSON LEARNED HOW TO DO CPR FROM POSTED SIGNS AT THEIR SCHOOL, SEDALIA PARK ELEMENTARY.

"We just wanted to know just in case it happened, but we never knew we would have to do that."

"In real life."

"If Rocky hadn't been outside playing right then, I definitely wouldn't have him sitting in my lap right now."

GA KIDS SAVE BABY-OC

BILL LISS WITH THAT REPORT --

TEASE THREE-TRX-OC

NEW THIS MORNING --

TENSION IS RISING -- WITH A NATION STILL RECOVING FROM THE DEATH OF A MAJOR POLITICAL LEADER.

NBC-2 EXPLAINS STUNNING ACCUSATIONS LEADERS IN VENEZUELA -- ARE PUTTING ON U-S OFFICIALS.

PLUS --

DAMAGE CONTROL FROM CARNIVAL, THIS MORNING.

TZ3 VENIZUELA ACCUSASTIONS-VOTOPS

TZ3 CARNIVAL TROUBLES-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TS1) UCF LATEST-VOTOPS

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FOLLOWING A SUSPICIOUS DEATH.

OFFICIALS SAY A STUDENT WAS FOUND DEAD IN A DORM FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

AND WHILE INVESTIGATING -- THEY DISCOVERED AN ASSAULT WEAPON AND A NUMBER OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVES.

OFFICIALS THEN QUICKLY EVACUATED THE DORM.

RIGHT NOW -- A BOMB SQUAD IS ON SCENE --

TS2) SUSPICIOUS FIRE-VOTOPS

AND BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

OVERNIGHT FLAMES RIP THORUGH THIS HOUSE ALONG DALE STREET AND DELAWARE IN FORT MYERS.

IT ALL HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

A NEIGHBOR TELLS US -- THE HOUSE HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR YEARS.

THE STRUCTURE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DESTROYED.

TS3) FL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE-CGTOPS

BRAND NEW AT THIS HOUR --

WE RECEIVED FLORIDA'S UPDATED UNEMPOYMENT NUMBERS.

FEBRUARY'S UNEMPLOYENT RATE DECREASED BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 7 POINT 8 PERCENT.

THAT'S DOWN FROM DECEMBER.

THIS IS FLORIDA'S LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SINCE NOVEMBER 2008 -- AND FALLS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 2008.

POPE TODAY-2SHOT

TURNING TO THE VATICAN NOW WHERE POPE FRANCIS WILL BE OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED

TOMORROW AS THE NEW PONTIFF.

A SPECIAL MASS IS PLANNED -- AND LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND.

HERE'S A WRAP OF THE TRULY REMARKABLE MOMENTS THIS WEEKEND -- AS THE POPE PLUNGED INTO THE CROWDS TO GREET ALL THOSE WELL-WISHERS.

POPE TODAY-PKG

POPE TODAY-OC

RON CLAIBORNE REPORTING --

THE OFFICIAL MASS TO INAUGURATE FRANCIS AS THE BISHOP OF ROME, AND LEADER OF THE WORLD'S 1.2 BILLION ROMAN CATHOLICS, WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.

INDIANA PLANE CRASH REAX-TRX-SOT-WIPE

S/ Theresa Futa/ Witness:20

"I happened to see the shadow and I said "Oh my gosh, I've never seen a plane this low.

S/ Brad Prestin/ Witness:20

INDIANA PLANE VS HOUSE-VOTOPS

CHILLING WITNESS ACCOUNTS -- COMING INTO THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM TODAY --

AFTER A PLANE CRASH KILLS TWO IN NORTHERN INDIANA.

YOU CAN SEE THE PRIVATE PLANE LODGED IN ONE OF THE HOMES.

A F-A-A SPOKESMAN SAYS THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD THE PLANE.

IT'S NOT KNOWN IF OR HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND MAY HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED.

INDIANA PLANE VS HOUSE-SOTVO

"As far as everyone in the plane, they have been accounted for. The people inside two of the residences- we're still searching and making sure that we haven't missed anyone."

WE LEARNED -- THE PILOT RADIOED FOR HELP BEFORE THE CRASH, CITING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

PA BUS CRASH MEMORIAL-TRX-VOTOPS

AND THIS IS VIDEO FROM PENNSYLVANIA --

WHERE MOURNERS GATHERED LAST NIGHT ON THE CAMPUS OF SETON HILL UNIVERSITY -- AFTER A DEADLY BUS CRASH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH.

THE 30-YEAR-OLD COACH, KRISTINA QUIGLEY, DIED ALONG WITH HER UNBORN CHILD WHEN THE TEAM'S BUS CRASHED SATURDAY ON THE WAY TO A GAME.

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, STUDENT ATHLETES, SCHOOL STAFF. AND THE WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM IN THEIR UNIFORMS -- ATTENDED LAST NIGHT'S MASS HELD AT A CENTURY-OLD CHAPEL ON CAMPUS.

CARNIVAL TROUBLES-OTS

NOW TO MORE BAD HEADLINES FOR CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES ---

THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER SERIOUS MALFUNCTION ON ONE OF THEIR SHIPS.

THAT MAKES FOUR CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS IN TROUBLE IN JUST THE LAST MONTH.

AND NOW -- U-S SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER IS PROPOSING A CRUISE PASSENGERS' BILL OF RIGHTS.

CARNIVAL TROUBLES-PKG

THIS MORNING, THE CARNIVAL LEGEND IS BACK AT SEA AND FULL OF PASSENGERS

SANDBERG SOT:I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

OCEAN!

THE SHIP'S DEPARTURE COMES LESS THAN NINE HOURS AFTER UNLOADING MORE 2000

ANGRY TRAVELERS SUNDAY THE SHIP SUFFERED PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED

CUTTINGITS VOYAGE SHORT.

CARIO SOT:TERRIBLE TRIP, CANCELED EARLY, THREE DAYS AT SEA, MISSED TWO STOPS

AND THEY ONLY GAVE US A HUNDRED BUCKS!

GRUTTER SOTLAST CRUISE I AM TAKING FOR SURE.

THE LEGEND'S QUICK RETURN TO THE OCEAN COMES IN THE MIDST OF A SERIES OF

OTHER P-R SETBACKS FOR THE CRUISE LINE IN LESS THAN TEN DAYS

ON WEDNESDAY THE CARNIVAL DREAM WAS STRANDED IN ST. MARTEN - FORCING THE

COMPANY TO FLY THAT SHIP'S PASSENGERS BACK TO THE U.S. AFTER AN EMERGENCY

GENERATOR FAILED.

FOUR DAYS EARLIER THE CARNIVAL ELATION WAS ESCORTED BACK TO PORT BY A TUG

BOAT - BECAUSE OF STEERING ISSUES

WHILE CARNIVAL CALLS THE PROBLEMS ON THE SHIPS MINOR- SOME INDUSTRY EXPERTS

ARE NOW QUESTION IF THE COMPANY CAN MAINTAIN ITS SHIPS EFFECTIVELY

ESPECIALLY AFTER PASSENGERS WERE STRANDED ON THAT HOBBLED CARNIVAL TRIUMPH

FOR EIGHT DAYS LAST MONTH AFTER IT LOST POWER

BROWN SOT:WHILE THEY'RE IN A RUSH / TO MEET DEMAND, BUILD SHIPS THAT ARE

BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

CARNIVAL TROUBLES-OC

GIO BENITEZ REPORTING --

THIS MORNING EVEN AS THE LEGEND IS ALREADY BACK ON THE WATER -- IT'S PROBLEMS APPARENTLY HAVEN'T ALL BE SOLVED.

STEUBENVILLE RAPE VERDICT-OTS-VO

NEW TODAY --

TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS, IN OHIO -- ARE HEADED TO JAIL -- AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING A 16-YEAR-OLD DRUNK GIRL.

THIS CASE DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR EXPLICIT TEXT MESSAGES --

CELL PHONE PICTURES --

VIDEOS --

AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS -- FOLLOWING THAT ATTACK.

THIS IS VIDEO OF MA'LIK RICHMOND AND TRENT MAYS -- BOTH FOUND GUILTY IN THAT INCIDENT FROM LAST AUGUST.

THE VICTIM WAS NOT IN THE ROOM WHEN THE RULING WAS HANDED DOWN.

BUT HER MOTHER WAS -- SAYING THE TWO BOYS LACKED COMPASSION AND MORAL CODE.

STEUBENVILLE RAPE VERDICT-SOTVO

"My commitment is, we're going to push this thing as fast as we can, bring finality to this, to determine if there's anybody else that should be charged, and then the community needs to move on after that."

THE VICTIM'S ATTORNEY SAYS THE TRIAL COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE YOUNG MEN CAME TO THE FAMILY SOONER AND APOLOGIZED--

MAYS AND RICHMOND WERE TRIED AS JUVENILES -- WITHOUT A JURY.

LOUISIANA GOV ACCIDENT-TRX-VOTOPS

THIS IS ALL NEW VIDEO OF A VEHICLE CRASH -- INVOLVING LOUSIANA GOVERNOR -- BOBBY JINDAL.

HE WAS BEING ESCORTED OVER THE WEEKEND -- WHEN ONE OF HIS VEHICLES SLAMMED INTO A UTILITY POLE, IN BATON ROUGE.

POLICE SAY A RENTED BOX TRUCK MADE AN ILLEGAL U-TURN IN FRONT OF THE TWO UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLES.

THE TRUCK SIDE-SWIPED THE S-U-V THAT JINDAL WAS RIDING IN.

THE OTHER S-U-V SWERVED AND CRASHED; A TROOPER INSIDE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

VENI ALLEGED US MEDDLING-OTS-VO

VENEZUELA -- APPARENTLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE UNITED STATES.

TWO SCANDELOUS ACCUSATIONS THIS MORNING -- POINTING DIRECTLY TO THE U-S GOVERNMENT.

ELECTORAL OFFICIALS THERE SAY -- THE U-S IS MEDDLING -- AS THEY'RE PREPARING FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

THE HEAD OF VENEZUELA'S ELECTORAL COUNCIL TARGETED COMMENTS MADE BY U-S ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON.

JACOBSON SAYS -- VENEZUELA'S ELECTIONS SHOULD BE FREE AND FAIR.

VENI ALLEGED US DEATH PLOT-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE --

VENEZUELA'S ACTING PRESIDENT IS ACCUSING THE U-S OF A PLOT TO KILL HIS POLITICAL RIVAL -- HENRIQUE CAPRILES.

BOTH MEN ARE VYING TO REPLACE THE LATE HUGO CHAVEZ.

ACCORDING TO MADURO -- HE PLOT WAS BEING CALLED BY THE PENTAGON AND C-I-A -- SAYING THE PLAN WAS TO TRIGGER A COUP AHEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND BLAME VENEZUELA'S GOVERNMENT ON THE MURDER.

THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT HAS REJECTED THE ALLEGATIONS.

CANADA CHOPPER ESCAPEES-VO

THIS STORY -- IS LIKE SOMETHING STRAIGHT FROM THE BIG SCREEN.

TWO CANADIAN PRISONERS -- ESCAPE FROM BEHIND BARS -- VIA HELICOPTER!

BUT THIS MORNING -- BOTH MEN ARE BACK BEHIND BARS.

HERE'S HOW IT HAPPENED.

OFFICIALS SAY -- THE HELICOPTER HOVERED OVER THE PRISON -- DROPPED AND DROPPED A CAPLE FOR THE INAMTES TO GRAB ON.

THAT'S WHEN THE CHOPPER TOOK OFF -- TAKING THEM TO A PARKED CAR, NEARBY.

BUT -- THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DODGE POLICE.

TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO ARRESTED IN THE ESCAPE.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

WELL -- THE ANNUAL C-PAC CONFERENCE IS OVER --

BUT THIS MORNNG -- THE BUZZ IS JUST STARTING -- SURROUNDING SPEECHES FROM A FEW CONSERVATIVE LEADERS.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT SARAH PALIN DID -- THAT'S GOING VIRAL.

PLUS --

A LOOK AT WHAT MOVIES DID WELL AT THE BOX OFFINCE, OVER THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT NOTABLE ANCHOR RECEIVES AN HONOR AT THE GLAAD AWARDS.

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WEATHER TEASE-ROBOCAM

PALIN'S BIG SPEECH-2SHOT

SARAH PALIN MAKING HEADLINES, THIS MORNING -- AFTER HE SPEECH AT A BIG CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE THIS WEEKEND -- FIRING UP THE CROWD WITH SHOTS AT PRESIDENT OBAMA AND NEW YORK MAYOR BLOOMBERG

SHE EVEN TOOK A HUGE SIP OUT OF A BIG GULP ONSTAGE.

SOME SAY -- IT'S ALL A PART OF THE COMEBACK FOR THE REPUBLICAN STAR.

PALIN'S BIG SPEECH-PKG

CPAC NATS - GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN

SARAH PALIN IS BACK. AND TOSSING RED MEAT WITH THE BEST OF THEM.

PALIN AND HER BIG GULP MADE THE BIGGEST SPLASH WITH HER SWIPE AT NEW YORK

MAYOR BLOOMBERG'S FAILED ATTEMPT TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF SUGARY DRINKS.

PALIN SOT: OH, BLOOMBERG'S NOT AROUND! OUR BIG GULP'S SAFE. WE'RE COOL.

THE CROWD SEEMED TO THINK EVEN COOLER, WAS PALIN'S JAB AT PRESIDENT OBAMA

AND DEMOCRATIC PROPOSALS ON GUN CONTROL.

PALIN SOT: MORE BACKGROUND CHECKS? DANDY IDEA MR. PRESIDENT. SHOULD'VE

STARTED WITH YOURS.

FEW POLLSTERS OR PUNDITS BELIEVE PALIN WOULD SUCCEED AT A BID FOR NATIONAL

OFFICE-BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT BY LISTENING TO HER.

PALIN SOT: BARACK OBAMA PROMISED THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION EVER -

- BARACK OBAMA YOU LIE

BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE SERIOUS CONFERENCE BUSINESS OF PICKING FAVORITES FOR

2016, IT WAS FILIBUSTERING SENATOR RAND PAUL WHO WON THE STRAW POLL - BY

TAKING ON THE PARTY ESTABLISHMENT.

PAUL SOT: THE GOP OF OLD HAS GROWN STALE AND MOSS-COVERED

NATS GAVEL

A CORNERSTONE OF THAT GOP ESTABLISHMENT -- HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER TOLD

ME IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON "THIS WEEK", HIS PARTY JUST NEEDS TO BETTER

BRAND ITS MESSAGE.

BOEHNER SOT: REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT DONE AN EFFECTIVE JOB AS WE SHOULD, IN

TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT OUR PRINCIPLES IN TERMS THAT AVERAGE PEOPLE CAN

PALIN'S BIG SPEECH-OC

MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTING --

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

Upper level energy that brought high clouds to the area yesterday continues to shift to the northeast across the state this morning. We'll start the day with high clouds and temperatures in the 60s here in town, with a few upper 50s mainly across our inland communities.

High pressure continues to push eastward across the Atlantic waters, allowing our winds to become more southerly and eventually southwesterly by Tuesday. This will keep a warm and more humid airmass over the area with highs in the lower half of the 80s and overnight lows settling into the middle 60s.

By Tuesday, we'll be tracking a weakening cold front as it slides down the Florida peninsula. This will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a few spotty showers during the day. As this front rests across Southwest Florida, we'll keep some extra clouds in the forecast through Thursday with the chance of an isolated shower.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

MADONNA is back in the headlines.after some comments AT THE GLAAD AWARDS -- DRESSED AS A BOY SCOUT.

AND OZ STAYS ON TOP AT THE BOX OFFICE.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

MADONNA DRESSED THE PART TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE BOY SCOUT BAN -- NOW BEING RECONSIDERED -- ON GAY MEMBERS AND LEADERS.

"I wanted to be a Boy Scout, but they wouldn't let me join."

AT SATURDAY'S GLAAD AWARDS, THE MATERIAL GIRL CALLED ON THE ORGANIZATION TO CHANGE ITS, QUOTE, "STUPID RULES."

IN THE PAST, BOY SCOUTS OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS AN OPINION.

MADONNA ALSO SPOKE OUT AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, DISCRIMINATION AND BULLYING.

"It's 2013 people, we live in America, land of the free and home of the brave. That's a question, not a statement."

MADONNA PRESENTED THE VITORUSSO AWARD TO CNN'S ANDERSON COOPER, CALLING HIM A FREEDOM FIGHTER WHO STANDS UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.

"I'm only here because of what others have done so much more than what I will ever be able to do."

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEKEND, MOVIE-GOERS WERE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD. "OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL" CONTINUED ITS BLOCKBUSTER RUN, WITH ANOTHER 42-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES.

"THE CALL," A SUSPENSE THRILLER STARRING HALLE BERRY, TOOK THE NUMBER TWO SPOT IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND IN THEATERS, PULLING IN 17-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

AND "THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE" DIDN'T MAKE MUCH BOX OFFICE MAGIC IN ITS DEBUT WEEKEND. THE FILM, STARRING STEVE CARELL, CAME IN THIRD, GROSSING 10-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS.

LINDSEY LOHAN ON TRIAL-TRX-VOTOPS

MISS LOHAN IS BACK AT IT --

SHE IS SCHEDULED TO GO ON TRIAL IN L-A -- TODAY --

AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH THREE MISDEMEANORS STEMMING FROM A CAR ACCIDENT, LAST JUNE.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF LYING TO POLICE AT THE SCENE -- CLAIMING TO BE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WHEN SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE DRIVER.

SHE'S PLEADED "NOT" GUILTY.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

SAINT PATTY'S DAY CELEBRATIONS WERE ALL OVER YESTERDAY --

AND SOME PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING TO WORK -- AFTER DRINKING HEAVILY.

NBC-2 GIVES YOU A FEW TIPS -- TO AVOID THAT MORNING AFTER MIGRANE.

PLUS --

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FUTURE SMOKERS OF AMERICA --

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WAYNE CONDITION UPDATE-TRAFFIC-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

WE'RE LEARNING -- MORE ABOUT THE CONDITION OF RAPPER LIL' WAYNE.

HE IS REPORTEDLY RESTING IN A L-A HOSPITAL -- AFTER SUFFERING A SEIZURE, LAST WEEK.

A FRIEND WHO VISITED HIM SAYS, HE'S DOING GOOD.

AFTER THAT SEIZURE --

REPORTS WENT VIRAL THAT THE GRAMMY WINNER WAS NEAR DEATH --

BUT HE QUICKLY DISPELLED THE RUMORS.

HANGOVER HELP-TRAFFIC-VO

AND SOME OF YOU SPENT YOUR DAY INDULGING IN A FEW ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES --

AND THIS MORNING -- YOU MAY BE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF ALL THAT DRINKING.

BUT NBC-2 HAS YOU COVERED.

IF YOU DRANK A LOT OF WATER BEFORE AND THROUGHOUT YOUR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION -- YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT FEELING TOO BADLY.

TO HELP A RAGING HEADACHE -- DOCTORS ADVISE STICKING WITH PAIN KILLERS LIKE IBUPROFEN.

HEALTH PACKAGE-TRAFFIC

AND TURNING TO YOUR MEDICAL HEADLINES --

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR WOMEN BATTLING BREAST CANCER.

ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE THERAPIES -- ALSO COMES WITH A PRICE.

INCREASED RISK OF ANOTHER DEADLY DISEASE.

HEALTH PACKAGE-PKG

MORE THAN 232-THOUSAND AMERICAN WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER

THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

CHEST RADIATION THERAPY IS OFTEN USED AFTER BREAST SURGERY TO LOWER THE

CHANCE THAT THE CANCER WILL RETURN IN THE REMANING BREAST TISSUE.

BUT A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE FINDS THAT RADIATION --

THOUGH EFFECTIVE AGAINST BREAST CANCER -- INCREASES A WOMAN'S RISK OF MAJOR

HEART DISEASE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE BEAMS OF RADIATION PENETRATE PAST THE BREAST TO THE HEART

AND THE ARTERIES AROUND IT.

WOMAN WHO GET RADIATION TO THE LEFT BREAST -- WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE HEART

-- ARE AT ESPECIALLY HIGH RISK.

AND THOSE RISKS CAN LAST FOR DECADES AFTER TREATMENT ENDS. HOWEVER, OVERALL

THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS. AND TODAY THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO

ADMINISTER RADIATION THERAPY THAT REDUCE RISK TO A WOMAN'S HEART AND TO

MONITOR WOMEN FOR DEVELOPING HEART DISEASE.

BEN CARSON RETIRING-VO

THIS MORNING --

WE'RE HEARING FROM FAMED NEUROSURGEON -- BENJAMIN CARSON.

HE SAYS -- HE'S LEAVING MEDICANE THIS YEAR.

AND NOW -- SOME ARE ASKING -- WHAT'S NEXT.

CARSOM SPOKE AT THE CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE -- OVER THE WEEKEND.

BEN CARSON RETIRING-SOTVO

"In 106 days I will be retiring and I'll be 62 years old in September and I strongly believe there's a reason that pilots are asked to retire before they start crashing airplanes."

--BUTTED TO--

"I will just say, I am only interested in the brain."

NO SOLID ANSWER FROM CARSON --

FUTURE SMOKERS-TRAFFIC-VO

NEW INFORMATION OUT TODAY SHOWS -- CHILDREN WHO ARE DEPRESSED MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE AND BECOME OVERWEIGHT BY THE TIME THEY'RE TEENS.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED 200 CHILDREN WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CLINICAL DEPRESSION AT AGE 9.

THEY ALSO FOLLOWED THEIR SIBLINGS AND OTHER UNRELATED, HEALTHY CHILDREN.

BY AGE 16 -- FORMERLY DEPRESSED KIDS WERE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE, LEAD A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE -- AND EVEN BE OBESE.

TEEN VACINATIONS-VOTOPS

AND NEW SURVEYS ARE OUT, THIS MORNING --

SHOWING WHY PARENTS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THEIR TEENAGERS VACCINATED.

RESEARCHERS AFFILIATED WITH DRUG COMPANIES PFIZER AND MERCK ANALYZED THOSE SURVEYS.

THEY FOUND OUT -- PARENTS WHO DECLINED THE H-P-V VACCINE FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS SAID THEIR CHILDREN WEREN'T SEXUALLY ACTIVE --

SUGGESTING IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE TO GIVE THEM THE VACCINE.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - NBC2 IS ON TOP OF SEVERAL BREAKING NEWS STORIES -

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ARE EVACUATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IN ORLANDO, AFTER AUTHORITIES FIND WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES IN A DORM.

PLUS -

"I already love him. i really do, he just seems like he's a humble person, such a change for the church."

NBC2 IS LEARNING DETAILS OF THE POPE'S INSTALLATION MASS TOMORROW.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE SCENE OF AN OVERNIGHT HOUSE FIRE IN FORT MYERS.

THE LATEST ON WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED IT.

AND -

SOT, Ma'lik Richmond

"I would like to apologize to you people. I had no intentions to

do anything like, I'm sorry to put you guys through this"

EMOTIONS HIGH AFTER the VERDICT THAT'S ROCKED AN OHIO TOWN.

NBC2 TAKES YOU TO STEUBENVILLE - WHERE TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

NAT SOT POP: At first I didn't, like, believe I was seeing it.

HEAR MORE FROM TERRIFIED WITNESSES IN INDIANA, WHERE A PRIVATE JET CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND -

team stands up, goes wild

ONE OF THE BIG STORIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - THE F-G-C-U EAGLES - HEADED TO THE BIG DANCE - AND NOW WE KNOW WHERE THEY'LL BE PLAYING.

NBC2 LIVE ON CAMPUS WITH REACTION.

NOON TZA) UCF INVESTIGATION-VO

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NOON TZC) FM HOUSE FIRE-VOTOOPS

OH RAPE VERDICT-SOTTOPS VO

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