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NBC2 FOLLOWING A BREAKING STORY OUT OF LEHIGH TONIGHT WHERE 5 KIDS WERE INJURED AFTER AN ACCIDENT WITH A FAIR RIDE.
THE NBC2 NIGHTTEAM IS DIGGING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
A LIVE REPORT IN JUST 30 SECONDS.
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WE HAVE THE 9-1-1 CALL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT ALERTED POLICE TO WHAT THEY NOW CALL -- AN AVERTED MASSACRE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THE SUSPECT'S ROOMMATE IS TALKING ABOUT THE NIGHT HE SAYS -- HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DIE.
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PLUS.CARNIVAL HAS CANCELLED NEARLY A DOZEN CRUISES.
AND IT'S PUTTING A CRAMP IN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S VACATIONS.
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WEATHER HEADLINE
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NOW TO THAT BREAKING NEWS AT A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FAIR --
SCARY MOMENTS FOR 5 KIDS ON A POPULAR CARNIVAL RIDE.
WITNESSES TELL US THE RING OF FIRE RIDE BROKE DOWN --
IT HAPPENED TONIGHT AT THE LEHIGH SPRING FESTIVAL --
AT VETERANS PARK, ON HOMESTEAD ROAD.
NBC 2'S GEORGE SOLIS IS LIVE THERE TONIGHT --
AND GEORGE -- YOU TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING UNFOLD.
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THE LEHIGH ACRES SPRING FESTIVAL IS CLOSED FOR THE EVENING.
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BUT SEVERAL WITNESSES TELL US IT WAS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.
WITNESSES SAY THE MODERN MIDWAYS RING OF FIRE RIDE BROKE DOWN WITH 5 RIDERS ON BOARD.
WE'RE TOLD AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
ONE PERSON WHO WAS IN LINE TO GET ON THE RIDE DESCRIBED THE HORROR.
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WE TRIED REACHING OUT TO FESTIVAL AND MODERN MIDWAYS OFFICIALS BUT RECEIVED NO COMMENT.'
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ONE RIDE OPERATOR TOLD ME ITS LIKELY A STATE INSPECTOR WILL BE OUT HERE TOMORROW INSPECTING THE BROKEN RIDE.
LIVE IN LA GS NBC2
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TONIGHT'S ACCIDENT HAPPENED ALMOST 10 YEARS TO THE DAY OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT THE SAME FAIR.
THIS IS VIDEO NBC2 SHOT ON MARCH 29TH, 2003 AT THE LEHIGH ACRES SPRING FESTIVAL.
A TORNADO RIDE COLLAPSED INJURING FOUR CHILDREN.
WITNESSES SAY ONE OF THE GONDOLAS CLIPPED THE GROUND, CAUSING PART OF THE RIDE TO BREAK OFF ITS AXIS.
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"he's there with a gun, some sort of large assault gun"
NEW RIGHT NOW --
THE 911 CALL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
THAT ALERTED POLICE TO WHAT THEY NOW CALL -- AN AVERTED MASSACRE.
IN IT -- YOU HEAR THE SUSPECT'S ROOMMATE. LOCKED IN A BATHROOM. AS THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF.
HE'S TALKING FOR THE FIRST TIME, ABOUT THE NIGHT HE SAYS -- HE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO DIE.
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"he could have come out here taken out the gun and everyone in the staircase would have been out"
TERRIFFIED STUDENTS DESCRIBE THE NIGHT JAMES OLIVER SEEVAKUMARAN PULLED THE FIRE ALARM IN TOWER ONE --
APPARENTLY TO FLUSH CROWDS OF UNSUSPECTING STUDENTS OUT INTO THE OPEN.
THE 30-YEAR OLD FORMER-STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA --
STILL LIVING IN A DORM ON CAMPUS PLOTTED--
AND ARMED HIMSELF-- WITH THE APPARENT GOAL OF SLAUGHTERING STUDENTS.
"he's there with a gun, some sort of large assault gun"
BUT BEFORE SEEVAKUMARAN COULD OPEN FIRE HIS ROOMMATE SPOTTED HIM WITH A GUN--
"as soon as opened the door he just like raised the rifle on me. "
LOCKED HIMSELF IN THE BATHROOM. AND CALLED 9-1-1
THIS VIDEO SHOWS POLICE RESPONDING TO THE DORM ROOM WHERE THEY FOUND SEEVAKUMARAN DEAD FROM AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. HIS ROOMMATE HEARD THE SHOTS.
"i didn't hear any sort of struggle or noise other than the pops and it was just pretty much silent after that"
ALSO AT THE SCENE--
EVIDENCE OF A TERRIFYING PLOT-- CALLED OFF AT THE LAST SECOND.
THERE WAS A CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDED, GETTING DRUNK, PULLING THE FIRE ALARM - AND QUOTE "GIVING 'EM HELL." I
INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED 4 IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, A 22 CALIBER ASSAULT RIFLE, A 45 CALIBER PISTOL AND ABOUT A THOUSAND ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.
AND LATER-- TWO PACKAGES CONTAINING.
two.22 round magazines
AND THIS SHOOTING TRAINING VIDEO---
BOTH FOUND - IN THE UNIVERSITY MAILROOM - ADDRESSED TO SEEVAKUMARAN. cume uh rin
"nothing to indicate anybody else involved at all"
THE SUSPECT WAS NOT ENROLLED IN CLASSES THIS SEMESTER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EVICTED FROM CAMPUS HOUSING.
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ALSO NEW TONIGHT--
WE'RE LEARNING THE SUSPECT HAS TIES TO FLORIDA'S WEST COAST.
HIS FAMILY LIVES IN SARASOTA.
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NEW RIGHT NOW --
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF A TRI-COUNTY POLICE CHASE IN SOUTH FLORIDA--
FROM COLLIER COUNTY TO BROWARD COUNTY TO MIAMI DADE.
ACCORDING TO MIAMI STATION W-P-L-G. COLLIER DEPUTIES TRIED TO STOP THREE PEOPLE IN A CAR FOR WINDOW TINT THAT WAS TOO DARK.
THE DRIVER WAS BEING QUESTIONED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE --
WHEN SOMEONE IN THE CAR JUMPED INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND TOOK OFF.
DEPUTIES CHASED THE SUSPECTS -- AT ONE POINT GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR.
IT ENDED IN MIAMI GARDENS.
TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED.
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AN 8TH MARINE HAS DIED AFTER A TRAINING ACCIDENT IN NEVADA.
A MORTAR SHELL EXPLODED AT HAWTHORNE ARMY DEPOT MONDAY NIGHT.
TONIGHT PEOPLE ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE NEAR THE DEPOT TO HONOR THE FALLEN SOLDIERS.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT IN CAPE CORAL--
POLICE ARE ON THE SCENE OF A DEATH INVESTIGATION ON SOUTHEAST 13TH AVENUE NEAR DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.
OFFICERS FOUND A MAN DEAD INSIDE A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AND RUNNING IN THE GARAGE.
INVESTIGATORS DO NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.BUT THINK THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CREATING A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE THE GARAGE AND THE HOME.
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IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY IN A LEE COUNTY COURTROOM --
A CAPE CORAL MAL ADMITTED TO STRANGLING HIS GRANDFATHER TO DEATH.
GARRETT KERN TOLD THE JUDGE TODAY --
THAT HE KILLED JAMES ARTHUR.
THE ADMISSION WAS PART OF A NO-CONTEST PLEA AGREEMENT.
KERN SAID HE CHOKED ARTHUR TO DEATH IN AN ARBYS PARKING LOT AFTER THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT.
HE THEN DUMPED ARTHUR'S BODY IN THE WOODS OFF OLD BURNT STORE ROAD.
KERN'S GRANDMOTHER -- ARTHUR'S WIFE. IS HAVING A HARD TIME AFTER WHAT SHE HEARD TODAY.
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46:41 part of the healing process is forgiving and i havent gotten there yet i dont forgive you garrett for what you did but i do love you 46:51
SINCE KERN ENTERED A PLEA OF NO CONTEST - THERE WON'T BE A TRIAL.
HIS WAS SENTENCED TODAY TO 38 YEARS IN PRISON.
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WE HAVE NEW VIDEO FROM A BRUSH FIRE IN ALVA.
THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE TELLS US IT HAS BURNED ABOUT 15 ACRES
OFF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD, NEAR HICKEY CREEK ROAD.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THAT CHANGES.
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IT MAY NOT HAPPEN SOON---
BUT THERE ARE TALKS TO BUILD ANOTHER BRIDGE TO FORT MYERS BEACH.
TOWN LEADERS ARE THINKING ABOUT BUILDING ANOTHER BRIDGE TO ESTERO ISLAND, AND REPLACING THE TWO EXISTING BRIDGES.
TOWN COUNCILMEMBER JOE KOSINSKI IS CALLING FOR A NEW MID-ISLAND BRIDGE.
IT WOULD GO FROM WINKLER ROAD, TO THE MIDDLE OF ESTERO ISLAND.
ALSO YESTERDAY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, TOWN LEADERS AUTHORITZED KOSINSKI TO TALK WITH STATE LEADERS ABOUT REPLACING THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE--
IT'S 35-YEAR OLD.
TOWN LEADERS ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT REPLACING THE BIG CARLOS PASS BRIDGE WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
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CRUISES CANCELLED.
THOUSANDS OF VACATIONS -- ON HOLD.
CARNIVAL ANNOUNCED TONIGHT THE NEXT 10 CRUISES ON THE SHIP "TRUMPH" ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL AT LEAST JUNE.
THAT'S SO THE COMPANY CAN GET ITS FLEET FIXED.
THE TRUMPH WAS THE SHIP CRIPPLED AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE IN THE GULF LAST MONTH.
GUESTS WITH UPCOMING VACATIONS WILL RECEIVE FULL REFUNDS, REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND A 25 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON A FUTURE CRUISE.
TRIUMPH SAILS OUT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
THE EARLIEST CRUISE FOR THAT SHIP NOW IS JUNE 13TH.
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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF WINTER.SAD NEWS FOR MANY OF US IN FLORIDA.
NOT SO FOR OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE NORTHEAST.
COMING UP WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE THEY COULD HAVE ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW TO DIG OUT FROM BY THE MORNING.
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hail pelting the ground
WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF AN INTENSE HAILSTORM IN MISSISSIPPI.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF HAIL THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IN SOME AREAS.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN JACKSON MONDAY.
SOME OF THE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT HAD BROKEN WINDSHIELDS AND PLENTY OF DENTS AND DINGS.
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SPRING STARTS TOMORROW, BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE WINTER IN MAINE.
IT SNOWED ALL DAY TODAY AND FORECASTERS THINK IT'LL KEEP GOING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS IS A LOOK AT DRIVING CONDITIONS AROUND PORTLAND, TODAY.
ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND THE STATE.
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STEPHEN COLBERT'S SISTER IS MAKING POLITICAL HEADLINES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ELIZABETH COLBERT BUSCH WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR A SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
FORMER GOVERNOR, MARK SANFORD, ADVANCED TO A RUNOFF, FOR THE G-O-P SPOT.
WE DON'T KNOW YET WHO HE'LL FACE.
THERE WERE 15 OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, INCLUDING TEDDY TURNER, THE SON OF C-N-N FOUNDER TED TURNER.
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THIS IS VIDEO OF AIR FORCE ONE LEAVING FOR ISRAEL.
WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA LANDS TOMORROW, HE HOPES TO RESET RELATIONS WITH BOTH THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS DURING HIS THREE DAY STAY.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD--
FRIDAY THE PENTAGON WILL START SENDING FURLOUGH NOTICES TO EMPLOYEES.
WORKERS WILL HAVE TO STAY HOME ON UNPAID LEAVE FOR 22 DAYS, OR ONE DAY EACH WEEK, OVER THE SUMMER.
THAT'S EQUAL TO A 20-PERCENT PAY CUT FOR FIVE MONTHS.
THE FURLOUGHS WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S 800-THOUSAND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
THE UNPAID DAYS OFF ARE THE RESULT OF THE FORCED FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS THAT STARTED TO KICK IN MARCH FIRST.
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A MAN JUMPED ONTO THE STAGE TODAY, AS THE KANSAS CITY MAYOR WAS GIVING HIS BIGGEST SPEECH OF THE YEAR.
resulted in five billion dollars in investment, this man had just got through talking about exactly what the *bleep*
MAYOR SLY JAMES WAS DELIVERING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WHEN *THAT HAPPENED.
THE MAYOR'S BODYGUARDS TACKLED THE GUY TO THE GROUND.
NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT MADE HIM MAD.
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COMING UP AFTER JIM'S UPDATED FORECAST.WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON THE BREAKING NEWS WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL NIGHT.
FIVE KIDS WERE INJURED AFTER AN ACCIDENT WITH A FAIR RIDE IN LEHIGH ACRES.
AND A BURGLAR WANTS TO GIVE BACK WHAT HE STOLE.30 YEARS AGO.
WOULD HE STILL GET IN TROUBLE?
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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.
After a mostly cloudy start to the day, the clouds are gradually fading this afternoon as sunshine starts to become more prevalent across Southwest Florida.
Look for daytime temperatures to quickly warm into the low to mid 80s as the sun heats us up, and this daytime heating might also lead to some isolated showers as we close out the afternoon. The highest risk for a passing shower will be over the interior and east of the interstate, but a spotty shower can't be ruled out for those of us closer to the coast.
As we head through tonight, our sky should stay pretty quiet. Some lingering cloud cover will keep conditions partly cloudy, and we may even get some developing fog late tonight into early Wednesday morning.
Once the fog lifts away early Wednesday, we'll likely squeeze in some sunny spells through the first half of the before our weather becomes more unsettled by the afternoon and evening. Through the afternoon tomorrow, a cool front will slide in from the north, which will bring in more clouds along with some scattered rain and storms. The rain will likely linger through the evening and the first part of the night before pushing to our south by Thursday.
Thursday will be the sunniest and most pleasant day of the week. Temperatures and humidity levels will also drop off in the wake of Wednesday's cool front, so daytime highs should warm comfortably into the mid to upper 70s.
We'll even spend a couple nights in the 50s. Overnight lows by early Thursday will start off in the mid to upper 50s, and Friday morning should be a few points cooler with temperatures starting out in the low to mid 50s.
By the end of the week, temperatures will quickly return to the 80s Friday and Saturday afternoon, and then we'll be tracking our next chance of rain by the end of the weekend into early next week.
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WE WANT TO GO BACK OUT TO THE SCENE OF A BREAKING STORY IN LEHIGH ACRES.
SEVERAL WITNESSES TELL US THE RING OF FIRE RIDE BROKE DOWN WITH 5 RIDERS ON BOARD.
IT HAPPENED AT THE LEHIGH ACRES SPRING FESTIVAL.
WE'RE TOLD AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
WE TRIED REACHING OUT TO FESTIVAL AND MODERN MIDWAYS OFFICIALS BUT RECEIVED NO COMMENT.
ONE RIDE OPERATOR TOLD US ITS LIKELY A STATE INSPECTOR WILL BE OUT HERE TOMORROW INSPECTING THE BROKEN RIDE.
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IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO TELL A PACKED AUDIENCE THEY HAD NO NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE REASSIGNMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND TWO ASSISTANTS FROM DESOTO HIGH.
AND THE LACK OF DETAILS ABOUT THE SITUATION IS BEGINNING TO BOTHER SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON HAS OUR STORY FROM ARCADIA.
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ronny allen, desoto school board: alot of frustration where the public is asking you what's going on and you know nothing as a school board member
A FRUSTRATED RONNY ALLEN SPOKE TO US FOLLOWING THE BOARD'S ANNOUNCEMENT THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO LEARN THE REASON BEHIND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SHAKE UP AT DESOTO HIGH.
ronny allen, school board: when you have three top administrators from one school taken off of their duties as a school board member I would think we'd have to know something
THE INVESTIGATION CENTERS AROUND THIS WOMAN.
DESOTO HIGH PRINCIPAL SHANNON FUSCO.
AND TWO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
SINCE THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN EARLY FEBRUARY ALL THREE HAVE SINCE BEEN REASSIGNED TO OTHER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
WITHOUT A CLEAR ANSWER AS TO WHY.
ronny allen, desoto school board: the board's not been told anything about the investigation and I see it as a lack of trust with the new superintendent
SUPERINTENDENT KARYN GARY: in order to do a good job and make sure that we haven't missed anything we need to take the time its going to take
THE ONLY THING DISTRICT LEADERS WILL SAY IS THEY'RE LOOKING INTO ALLEGED WRONDOINGS AT THE SCHOOL.
THEY'VE SINCE BROUGHT IN A THIRD PART TO LOOK THROUGH SCHOOL RECORDS.
BUT SOME STUDENTS WANT THE OUSTED ADMINISTRATORS BACK IN PLACE.
zach strube 14:29-32 it is really upsetting and I'd like to have them back
WHILE SOME PARENTS WANT TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION RUN ITS COURSE.
ELMER JOHNSON, PARENT: information when it comes out its got to be correct when it comes out because otherwise when it comes out there's innuendos and other stuff so patience is a virtue
JJ NBC-2
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BOARD MEMBERS SAY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD COME TO LIGHT AT THEIR NEXT MEETING --
TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
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THIS WEEKEND POPE FRANCIS WILL SIT DOWN WITH THE MAN HE REPLACED, POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WENT TO THE VATICAN TO SEE POPE FRANCIS' INSTALLATION MASS TODAY.
HE URGED FOLLOWERS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND LOOK AFTER THE WEAKEST.
A NUMBER OF WORLD LEADERS AND DIGNITARIES ATTENDED THE MASS INCLUDING VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
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CELEBRATIONS FOR POPE FRANCIS WEREN'T LIMITED TO THE VATICAN --
TAKE A LOOK.
DOZENS OF FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS AT THE AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW TURNED OUT TO MARK POPE FRANCIS' INAGURAL MASS.
IT INCLUDED SINGING.PRAYERS.AND SPECIAL BLESSINGS FOR THE NEW PONTIFF.
WORSHIPERS ARE OPTIMISTIC FOR WHAT NEW CHANGES POPE FRANCIS MAY BRING ABOUT.
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he could have used the limo with a driver, he could live in the giant mansion in Argentina, but he doesn't. He live sin his own apartment and takes the bus, just like everyone else
he wades into the crowd and shakes hands with the people. He kisses the babies. He didn't even use the bulletproof Pope Mobile. He went out in an open jeep. And he really gave his heart to the people of Rome
WORSHIPERS SAY THEY HOPE POPE FRANCIS MAINTAINS HIS "SIMPLE" APPROACH THROUGHOUT HIS PAPACY.
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A DANGEROUS CAPE CORAL CORNER COULD GET A LITTLE SAFER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEACH PARKWAY AND SURFSIDE BOULEVARD.
IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO A CANAL.
THE CITY'S CONSULTANT RECOMMENDS THREE OPTIONS.
TWO INCLUDE BUILDING A PHYSICAL BARRIER.
THE CITY REQUESTED THE REPORT AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 2012 DEATH OF 24 YEAR OLD ALEXIE KRILL.
POLICE SAY SHE DROWNED IN THE WATERWAY AFTER CRASHING HER CAR.
CAPE LEADERS TELL NBC-2 -- THEY WANT A PERMANENT FIX TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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Chris Chulakes-Leetz, Cape Coral Council Member
0626 "Imagine driving at Del Prado on veterans with no vertical barrier where there is a 25ft drop off. Would we find that an acceptable engineering standard? Certainly not."
THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLANS TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL TOMORROW MORNING.
THEIR DECISION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
THE UPGRADES WOULD COST AROUND 300 TO 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL US AN EAST NAPLES WOMAN KILLED HER HUSBAND DURING A STRUGGLE INSIDE THEIR HOME LAST NIGHT IN THE "GLEN EAGLE" GATED COMMUNITY.
AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 68-YEAR OLD HELEN HOPE JOHNS.
THEY SAY SHE CALLED AN OUT OF STATE RELATIVE - SAYING "THERE WAS A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE" AND SHE HAD A GUN.
DEPUTIES ARRIVED TO FIND 72-YEAR OLD JACK JOHNS DEAD ON THE FLOOR WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND.
NEIGHBORS WERE STUNNED - SAYING JACK SUFFERED FROM A LEG INFECTION AND DIDN'T WALK FOR YEARS - MAKING IT HARD TO IMAGINE HIS WIFE WOULD KILL HIM.
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"I'm shocked, I'm shocked because they're so nice. I woke up this morning and saw all these cars and then I heard he died, it's hard to believe."
HELEN JOHNS WAS BOOKED INTO COLLIER COUNTY JAIL THIS MORNING ON A CHARGE OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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A BURGLAR, WHO ADMITS TO STEALING 800 DOLLARS FROM A MICHIGAN STORE IN THE '80'S WANTS TO GIVE IT BACK.
THE PERSON SENT AN ANONYMOUS LETTER TO THE STORE, AND THE BARRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THE LETTER TO DEPUTIES HAD 12 HUNDRED DOLLARS IN IT, FOR THE FORMER OWNER.
IT SAYS "I CAN'T BEGIN TO SAY HOW SORRY I AM BUT HAVE LIVED WITH THIS GUILT TOO LONG. "
DEPUTIES FOUND THE FORMER OWNER, WHO REMEMBERED THE CRIME.
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"He was shocked just as much as everybody else was because this does not happen every day."
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON GETTING THE MONEY BACK TO THE FORMER OWNER.
THE BURGLAR WON'T BE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON THE CRIME ALREADY RAN OUT.
JUDGING FROM THE LETTER, THE UNDERSHERIFF SAYS THE WRITER HAS PROBABLY SUFFERED ENOUGH.
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CHECK YOUR PANTS!
LULU-LEMON IS RECALLING YOGA PANTS BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO SEE-THROUGH!
THE COMPANY, THAT HAS A STORE IN NAPLES, PULLED ITS BLACK LUON YOGA BOTTOMS FROM THE SHELVES AND ITS WEBSITE.
APPARENTLY, THE PANTS MADE FROM THE COMPANY'S SIGNATURE COMBINATION OF NYLON AND LYCRA WERE TOO TRANSPARENT.
THE RECALL AFFECTS 17-PERCENT OF ALL LULULEMON BOTTOMS.
IF YOU BOUGHT A PAIR YOU CAN GET A REFUND.
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???REMEMBER WHO WON THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL TITLE LAST YEAR???
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"PRACTICE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRACTICE!!???
REMEMBER ALLEN IVERSON NOW FAMOUS REACTION AND QUOTE.AS HE WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS PRACTICE HABITS.
I BRING IT UP BECAUSE.
THESE GUYS ARE HEADED TO PHILLY TOMORROW. AND JNO TEAM ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL WILL HAVE PRACTIED MORE THAN FGCU. IT WILL BE 13 DAYS BETWEEN WINNING THE A-SUN TITLE.AND PLAYINY GEORGETOWN ON FRIDAY EVENING IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
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NBC-2 PROVIDING YOU TEAM COVERAGE OF THE EAGLES FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN THE "BIG DANCE"
I KNOW FGCU BASKETBALL.AND JOE ROETZ KNOWS THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
??HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG????
OUR "LIVE" REPORTS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HERE ON NBC2
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AND THE EAGLES WILL PRACTICE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.AT JOE'S ALMA MATER OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
THE BIG DANCE GOT UNDER-WAY TONIGHT IN DAYTON.WITH THE FIRST TWO PLAY-IN GAMES. THE FIRST ROUND.
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IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST SECONDS.LIBERTY HAD THE LAST SHOT.
FIRST-EVER TOURNAMENT WIN FOR A-AND-T. NEXT FOR THEM.TOP SEED LOUISVILLE.
AND THEN..
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THE N-I-T GOT UNDERWAY AND ENDED QUICKLY FOR FLORIDA STATE.
THEY LOST 71-66.AT HOME.TO LOUISIANA TECH.
AND DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP KENTUCKY.LOST TO ROBERT MORRIS.AT ROBERT MORRIS. 59-57.
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THE FGCU LADIES WERE VERY EXCITED TO GET TO SLEEP IN AND PRACTICE IN THE AFTERNOON.
USUALLY ON THE COURT BEFORE THE SUN IS UP.
THE EAGLES WILL HOST WINTHROP IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN'S N-I-T.
FIRST GAME SINCE THAT STUNNING LOSS TO STETSON IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT FINAL.
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WINTHROP PLAYED OHIO STATE.OREGON STATE,.AND BEAT MISSISSIPPI STATE BEFORE THEIR CONFERENCE PLAY.
EAGLES ARE 13-AND-1 AT ALICO ARENA THIS SEASON.
WINNER ADVANCES TO GET THE WINNER OF THE FLORIDA-FIU GAME.
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TWINS HAD THE DAY OFF
THE RAYS BANGED OUT 12 HITS.INCLUDING A 4-TH INNING GRAND SLAM FROM LUKE SCOTT. THEY BEAT THE TIGERS 11-TO-5 IN LAKELAND
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SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL.RED SOX AND ORIOLES.
3RD INNNING O'S GETTING TO RYAN DEMPSTER. RYAN ROBERTS WITH THE RBI. SINGLE. 2-0 BALTIMORE.
SAME INNING. DEMPSTER GETS OUT OF THE JAM. WITH THE STRIKE OUT TO END THE INNING. 3-0 ORIOLES AFTER 3.
THEY WIN 8-7
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ONE OF THE BEST AMATUER GOLF TOURNAMENTS IN THE WORLD RETURNS TO NAPLES NEXT MONTH.
18TH YEAR FOR THE TERRA COTTA INVITATIONAL
5 OF THE TOP 10 JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE WORLD WILL BE PLAYING IN THIS EVENT.
PLUS.SOME OF S-W FLORIDA BEST. LIKE BEN BALTER.
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THE DOLPHINS WILL PLAY THE COWBOYS IN THE ANNUAL HALL OF FAME GAME IN CANTON TO KICK-OFF THE NFL PRESEASON.
THE 'FINS ALSO SIGNED PRO BOWL DEFENSIVE TACKLE RANDY STARKS TO HIS CONTRACT FOR NEXT SEASON. STARTED ALL 16 GAMES LAST SEASON.
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SOMEONE'S DREAM OF BEING A MILLIONAIRE IS OFFICIALLY OVER.
A WINNING POWERBALL TICKET, BOUGHT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE IN ALVA, HAS OFFICIALLY EXPIRED.
NO ONE CLAIMED THE TWO MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE THAT EXPIRED LAST WEEK.
NOW 80 PERCENT OF THE TWO MILLION WILL GO TO EDUCATION --
THE REST GOES BACK TO THE PRIZE POOL.
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NOW TO A COUPLE OF STORIES THAT COULD MAKE IT TOUGH TO GET INTO THE WATER.
THE FIRST ONE IS HAPPENING FAR AWAY FROM HERE, IN AUSTRALIA.
MORE THAN 100 SHARKS ARE FEASTING ON FISH.
PEOPLE IN A HELICOPTER SPOTTED THE FEEDING FRENZY ABOUT A HALF MILE OFFSHORE, TODAY.
AREA BEACHES WERE CLOSED FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE OF THE SIGHTING.
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THIS ONE IS CLOSER TO HOME.
A GROUP OF FISHERMEN ALMOST CAUGHT WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A LARGE GREAT WHITE SHARK OFF JOHNS PASS, NEAR SAINT PETERSBURG, LAST MONTH.
THEY HAD IT ON THE REEL.
THEY THINK IT WAS 18 FOOT LONG AND THREE THOUSAND POUNDS.
THE SHARK EVENTUALLY SWAM AWAY.
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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.
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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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