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"i don't forgive you garrett for what you did but i do love you."
A HEART-BROKEN CAPE CORAL GRANDMOTHER SPEAKS WITH NBC2 MINUTES AFTER HER GRANDSON ADMITS TO KILLING HER HUSBAND.
WHAT SHE DEMANDED FROM THE KILLER. BEFORE SHE WOULD ALLOW A PLEA DEAL.
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AN EAST NAPLES WOMAN ARRESTED-- ACCUSED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND INSIDE THEIR HOME.
WE JUST GOT OUR HANDS ON THE DETAILED REPORT.
WHAT DEPUTIES SAY HAPPENED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, IN A LIVE REPORT.
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DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS GUY?
CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE ROBBED A BANK A FEW HOURS AGO.
HOW HE PULLED IT OFF, RIGHT NOW AT SIX.
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A CAPE CORAL MAN DETAILED IN COURT TODAY HOW AND WHY HE KILLED HIS OWN GRANDFATHER.
after my probation hearing we headed north on 41. At Arby's we got into a physical altercation which led to me choking him to death. I then transported the body to a field and fled the area."
IT WAS THAT ADMISSION THAT LED TO A JUDGE SENDING GARRETT KERN TO PRISON FOR 38-YEARS.
SHORTLY AFTER, NBC2'S SARA MILES SPOKE WITH KERN'S GRANDMOTHER.
SHE'S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO SHOW US HOW SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FORGIVE HIM.
SARA.
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IT'S SOMETHING SALLY ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR FROM HER GRANDSON GARRETT KERN --
HIS EXPLINATION OF WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO JAMES ARTHUR THE DAY HE DIED IN OCTOBER 2011.
AS PART OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT, KERN TOLD THE COURT WHAT HE DID.
BUT HEARING HIS CONFESSION WASN'T THE HARDEST PART FOR HIS FAMILY.
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45:15 i havent forgiven him but i do love him and its very hard to walk away to knowing this is a long long time. 45:25
IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE SALLY ARTHUR LAST SAW HER HUSBAND JAMES.
45:39 what gives you closure when someone is murdered:42
TODAY HER GRANDSON GARRETT KERN TELLS THE JUDGE HE KILLED HIS GRANDFATHER.
47:53 it was just matter of fact when he told that was one thing i did ask i wanted to know what had happened 48:03
WE HEARD IN GARRETT'S OWN WORDS WHAT HAPPENED --
HE ADMITTED TO CHOKING JAMES IN AN ARBY'S PARKING LOT AFTER THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT.
THEN HE SAYS HE DUMPED THE BODY.
AFTER THAT HE CLAIMS HE WENT TO HUSTLER'S BAR AND GRILL--
AND THEN TOOK HIS GRANDFATHER'S CAR AND DROVE TO ILLINOIS.
40;33 we had some words about my past things that had gone on between him and i:38
JAMES ARTHUR FIRST WENT MISSING IN LATE OCTOBER.
CAPE CORAL POLICE FOUND HIS BODY ABOUT A WEEK LATER IN A WOODED AREA OFF OLD BURNT STORE ROAD AFTER A JOGGER SMELLED A FOUL ODOR.
47:42 he didnt look at us at all no eye contact whatsoever he looked awful and very frail;49
STILL AFTER HIS CONFESSION --
BOTH HIS GRANDMOTHER AND HIS FATHER EXPRESSED HOW THEY STILL LOVE GARRETT -
AND THEY DON'T HATE HIM FOR WHAT HE DID.
49:35 over the months we have never talked negative toward him and i hope he can turn himself around somehow and move ahead in his life 49:40
HIS FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE JUDGE'S SENTENCE OF 38 YEARS.
THOUGH IT BRINGS SALLY TO TEARS KNOWING SHE'LL LIKELY NEVER SEE HER GRANDSON GET OUT OF PRISON.
46:51 i want Garrett to know that he is our family 47;00
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BY ENTERING A PLEA OF NO CONTEST, THERE WON'T BE A TRIAL.
BUT, SALLY TELLS US HER TIME IN COURT IS FAR FROM OVER --
SHE PLANS TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NEGLIGENCE AT HUSTLER'S.
ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO WHAT GARRETT SAID IN COURT TODAY, JAMES WAS ALREADY DEAD BEFORE HE GOT TO THE BAR.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX--
AN EAST NAPLES WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND INSIDE THEIR HOME LATE LAST NIGHT.
IT HAPPENED IN THE "GLEN EAGLE" GATED COMMUNITY.
THE WOMAN WAS WAITING FOR INVESTIGATORS AT THE FRONT DOOR-- ONLY TO TELL THEM QUOTE, "HE'S DEAD".
NBC2'S RICK RITTER IS LIVE FROM OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH NEW INFORMATION.
RICK.
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TONIGHT, CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE WORKING A DEATH INVESTIGATION INSIDE BURNED OUT HOME ON SOUTHEAST 13TH AVENUE.
NBC2'S GEORGE SOLIS JUST GOT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A MAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE A CAR.
GEORGE.
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Tony Scioli/Neighbor
witness: " he's just in shock, obviously you come home & see, you find your father passed away in a car in a burning house, it's not something you want to come home to"
DEATH INVESTIGATION
BODY TAKEN TO ME'S OFFICE
DON'T KNOW CAUSE OF DEATH
DON'T SUSPECT FOUL PLAY
DON'T KNOW HOW FIRE STARTED
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED HELP TRACKING DOWN A BANK ROBBER.
IT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON AT THE "C-1" BANK ON TAMIAMI TRAIL, NEAR THE LOWE'S STORE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NEW SURVEILLANCE IMAGES, CLEARLY SHOWING THE MAN DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR.
WE'RE TOLD HE WALKED INTO THE BANK, DEMANDED MONEY, AND SPED AWAY ON A BICYCLE.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOESN'T THINK THE MAN WAS ARMED.
BUT STILL BELIEVE HE'S STILL DANGEROUS.
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Bob Carpenter, Charlotte Co. Sheriff's Office.
"It makes no difference. The guy could be volatile, he could have a bomb, there could be any factors involved and we have to go out and caution what this man may have had on him or not. So right now he's a bank robber and we're looking for him."
HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MAN.
K-9'S AND A HELICOPTER SEARCHED THE AREA, BUT CAME UP EMPTY.
IF YOU RECOGNIZE HIM, CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW--
A BRUSH FIRE IS BURNING IN ALVA.
HERE'S A MAP TO GIVE YOU AN EXACT LOCATION.
THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE SAYS 15-ACRES ARE BURNING NEAR RIVER HALL ROAD AND HICKEY CREEK ROAD.
THE FOREST SERVICE AND LEE COUNTY STRIKE TEAM ARE ON SCENE.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THAT CHANGES.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY OWNED PHARMACY RAIDED BY THE D-E-A.
THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS FIRST BROKE THE STORY AT FIVE THAT SUNSHINE PHARMACY IN NAPLES HAS CLOSED ONE OF IT'S STORES.
NBC2 INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS LEARNED THE PHARMACY'S OWNER HAS GIVEN UP SOME OF HIS POWER TO PRESCRIBE DRUGS.
DAVE?
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THE SUNSHINE PHARMACY CLOSED IT'S DAVIS BOULEVARD STORE TODAY.
SOURCES TELLING ME THE BUILDING HAS BEEN SOLD AND OWNER DEL PARRISH IS IN DEFAULT ON HIS LEASE.
THE DEA'S OFFICE CONFIRMED TO ME THAT PARRISH SURRENDERED HIS LICENSES TO DISPENSE CONTROLLED DRUGS LIKE OXYCODONE, XANAX, AND PERCOCET.
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PARRISH IS STILL LICENSED TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS ON OTHER DRUGS AT HIS TWO OTHER NAPLES' LOCATIONS.
WE'RE ALSO BEING TOLD THAT ALL OF THE DRUGS INSIDE THE DAVIS BOULEVARD STORE HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
THIS IS HAPPENING JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER THE STORE ON RATTLESNAKE- HAMMOCK ROAD WAS RAIDED BY DEA AGENTS.
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WE'RE ALSO LEARNING THAT ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES AT THE DAVIS BOULEVARD STORE HAVE BEEN LET GO.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROM, DAVE ELIAS NBC-2.
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IF FLORIDIANS WERE VOTING FOR GOVERNOR TONIGHT, RICK SCOTT WOULD BE IN SOME TROUBLE.
A NEW POLL OUT SHOWS GOVERNOR SCOTT TRAILING FORMER GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST BY 12 POINTS-- IN A HYPOTHETICAL RACE. 52 TO 40-PERCENT.
SINCE ENDING HIS STINT AS GOVERNOR, CRIST HAS SWITCHED PARTIES-- FROM REPUBLICAN TO DEMOCRAT.
THAT HAS POLITICAL EXPERTS WONDERING IF CRIST WILL RETURN TO POLITICS.
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FORT MYERS BEACH COUNCILMEMBER JOE KOSINSKI IS CALLING FOR A NEW MID-ISLAND BRIDGE.
IT WOULD GO FROM WINKLER ROAD, TO MID-ISLAND ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
HE SAYS THE TOWN NEEDS IT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC ON THE NORTH END OF ESTERO ISLAND, AND THE AGE OF THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE, WHICH IS 35 YEARS OLD.
ALSO YESTERDAY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, TOWN LEADERS AUTHORITZED KOSINSKI TO TALK WITH STATE LEADERS ABOUT REPLACING THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE.
THE TOWN IS ALSO TALKING ABOUT REPLACING THE BIG CARLOS PASS BRIDGE.
IT'S DUE FOR REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
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LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE CORRECTED A TWO MILLION DOLLAR MISTAKE.
TODAY COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO TRANSFER NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS FROM UNINCORPORATED LEE COUNTY TAXPAYER RESERVES AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE LEHIGH ACRES IMPACT FEE DISTRICT.
IT WAS DISCOVERED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT THE MONEY WAS TAKEN FROM THE LEHIGH ACRES IMPACT FEE DISTRICT AND USED TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHANDLER HALL IN EAST FORT MYERS AND THE SOCCER FIELDS AT JETBLUE PARK.
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RIGHT NOW, TONS OF PARENTS ARE PACKING A SCHOOL CAFETERIA IN DESOTO COUNTY. ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHY SO MANY CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AT THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
NBC2'S MATT WRIGHT IS LIVE INSIDE DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH NEW INFORMATION.
MATT.
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THERE'S BEEN A PRETTY LARGE TURNOUT AT THIS MEETING. WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE BOARD CHAMBERS HERE TO DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWD.
THE ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON SUPERINTENDENT KARYN GARY'S DECISION TO ABRUPTLY PULL THREE TOP HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM THEIR POSITIONS AMIDST AN INVESTIGATION.
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SHE REASSIGNED PRINCIPAL SHANNON FUSCO AND TWO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE MORE THAN A MONTH AGO. WITH INTERIM ADMINISTRATORS RUNNING THE HIGH SCHOOL.
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SINCE THEN. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS RELEASED VERY LITTLE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHY.
SHE'S ONLY SAID THE SHAKEUP IS THE RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED WRONGDOING AT THE SCHOOL.
THE DISTRICT HAS BROUGHT IN A LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO REVIEW SCHOOL RECORDS.
BUT ALL OF THIS IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH BOARD MEMBERS WHO SAID AT THE LAST MEETING THEY'VE BEEN LEFT IN THE DARK.
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I'm sorry for the frustration but in order to do a good jobs no make sure we haven't missed anything it needs to take the time it's going to take to treat everyone fairly.
Dr Karyn Gary
Superintendent
THE DISTRICT HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT BECAUSE OF A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BY OPENLY GAY HIGH SCHOOLER AMBER HATCHER.
IN THE SUIT, SHE CLAIMS HER RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED WHEN SHE WAS SUSPENDED FOR PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE. A SILENT PROTEST TO DRAW ATTENTION TO ANTIGAY BULLYING.
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AS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR INVESTIGATION. DOCTOR GARY TELLS ME SHE EXPECTS TO HAVE RESULTS AND AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT BY NEXT WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
REPORTING LIVE IN ARCADIA. MATT WRIGHT NBC 2.
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY WANTS TO CUT ITS FUEL COSTS IN HALF.
THEY SAY SWITCHING TO COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MIGHT BE THE ANSWER.
LAST YEAR, OFFICIALS SPENT 1 POINT 8 MILLION DOLLARS ON GASOLINE.
IF THE COUNTY VEHICLES RAN ON NATURAL GAS, THAT NUMBER WOULD BE CUT IN HALF.
THE CHANGE WOULD REQUIRE A LOT OF UP-FRONT COSTS TO BUILD FUELING STATIONS AND CONVERT THE TRUCKS.
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"Conversion is an issue and the cost to convert we believe is going down. But it's good for the citizens that we look into this because ultimately, we will save taxpayer dollars."
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL MOVE FORWARD WILL ITS OWN PLAN TO CONVERT 20 BUSES TO RUN ON NATURAL GAS.
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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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NEW DETAILS ABOUT A DANGEROUS CURVE IN THE CAPE WHERE A WOMAN DIED LAST YEAR.
ALEXIE KRILL DROWNED AFTER CRASHING HER CAR INTO A CANAL
AT THE CORNER OF BEACH PARKWAY AND SURFSIDE BOULEVARD.
SOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT.THE CITY REQUESTED AN IN DEPTH REPORT TO PREVENT A SIMILAR SITUATION.
N-B-C TWO'S STEVE CAMPION IS THE ONLY REPORTER TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE THREE NEW OPTIONS --
STEVE.
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NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THIS INTERSECTION CAN EASE THE PAIN FOR ALEXIE KRILL'S FAMILY.
THEY STILL MARK THE PLACE WHERE HER CAR LEFT THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO THIS CANAL.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR HERE - THE HARDEST THING FOR THEM TO WRAP THEIR HEAD AROUND -- IS THAT KRILL WASN'T THE FIRST TO DIE IN THIS WATER.
TONIGHT, THEY SAY WE KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.THE ONLY QUESTION LEFT -- WILL CAPE CORAL FINALLY PUT UP A BARRIER?
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PKG SCRIPT
Peggy Gallant, Passerby
5445 "1st time I walked it, I noticed the teddy bears, flowers."
HARD TO MISS -- THIS MEMORIAL MARKS A LIFE LOST --A T THIS DANGEROUS INTERSECTION -- BEACH PARKWAY AND SURFSIDE BOULEVARD.
Gallant 5552
"if you're carrying on at a good speed, you could easily fly right in."
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND 2012 -- CAPE POLICE OFFICERS SAY 24 YEAR OLD ALEXIE KRILL DROVE PAST A STOP SIGN, HIT A ROAD MARKER, AND LANDED IN THIS WATER.
ONE MONTH LATER, HER MOTHER PLEADED WITH CITY LEADERS FOR A CHANGE A the CROSS STREETS.
Chris Chulakes-Leetz, Cape Coral City Councilman
0456 "we've been 20 years without addressing this problem. It's unfortunate we've lost lives here."
COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CHULAKES-LEETZ WANTS A BARRIER BUILT ALONG THE TIGHT TURN.
HE SEES THE JUNCTIONS AS POOR ENGINEERING.
Leetz
0608 "you don't find anywhere else in the county were you have a 25 foot elevation on the road without a vertical barrier."
FOLLOWING KRILL'S DEATH, CITY LEADERS ORDERED A REVIEW OF THE SOUTHWEST CAPE CORNER.
THE REPORT FINDS THREE OPTIONS:
-- ADD MORE SIGNS AND INDICATORS UP- BUT NO BARRIER.
-- PUT A BARRIER UP AND INCREASE SIGNAGE -- OR MAKE THE CORNER INTO A GREEN SPACE AND MOVE THE ROAD -- WHICH COULD COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Leetz
0533 "what is the life of your friend worth? Your lived one worth?"
LEETZ SAYS TIME IS TICKING TO PREVENT ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
Gallant
5715 "drive with care and caution and not go so fast."
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KRILL'S FAMILY TELLS NBC2 THEY PLAN TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR DAUGHTER TOMORROW AT THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEIR ONLY GOAL.TO MAKE SURE NO FAMILY ENDURES SUCH HEARTBREAK BECAUSE OF THIS CANAL.
LIVE IN CAPE CORAL, STEVE CAMPION, NBC-2.
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TODAY WE FOUND OUT THE DRIVER OF A U-HAUL TRUCK THAT SLAMMED INTO A CAPE CORAL SCHOOL BUS.GOT RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
BRADFORD TANNER WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT AFTER THE CRASH LAST MONTH.
HE'S OK NOW.
TWO STUDENTS, WHO WERE ON THE BUS, WERE ALSO HURT-- BUT ARE OK.
INVESTIGATORS SAY TANNER WAS "IMPAIRED" WHEN RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE BUS ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD LAST MONTH.
WE'RE TOLD HE COULD BE ARRESTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS FINISHED.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
THE BODY OF THE NAPLES SOLDIER KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN, WILL ARRIVED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THURSDAY.
STAFF SEARGEANT MARC SCIALDO'S FAMILY TOLD US THEIR SONS BODY WILL ARRIVE IN NAPLES AT NOON.
FOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS ALSO DIED IN THE CRASH-- WHICH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE 31-YEAR-OLD, WHO WAS ON HIS SECOND TOUR OF DUTY, WAS A GRADUATE OF SAINT JOHN NEUMANN HIGH SCHOOL.
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THE FGCU MENS BASKETBALL TEAM WRAPPED UP THEIR LAST PRACTICE AT HOME BEFORE HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA TOMORROW.
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS.ANDY ENFIELD AND HIS PLAYERS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND 8TH-RANKED GEORGETOWN.
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THE EAGLES WILL FLY TO PHILADELPHIA TOMORROW MORNING AT 9-AM.
NO OFF DAY.
THE EAGLES PLAN TO WORK OUT TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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AND WE WILL BE WITH THE EAGLES THE WHOLE WAY.
I WILL FLY WITH THE TEAM TOMORROW TO PHILLY.
JOE ROETZ.WHO KNOWS PHILLY LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND.WILL PROVIDE TEAM COVERAGE.
OUR "LIVE" REPORTS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HERE ON NBC2
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A LITTLE CONFUSION LAST NIGHT WHEN THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT BRACKET CAME OUT. WHEN IT WAS POSTED ON THE TOURNAMENT WEBSITE. THE FGCU WOMEN WERE PLAYING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.AT WINTHROP.
NOT THE CASE!!!!
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THE EAGLES WILL HOST WINTHROP IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN'S N-I-T.
THAT WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT AT ALICO ARENA. 7-0-5 TIP-OFF.
THE LADIES WERE PRACTICING THIS AFTERNOON. THEY ARE USUALLY ON THE COURT BEFORE 6-AM.
FGCU HEAD COACH KARL SMESKO TOLD US.HIS TEAM IS EXCITED TO BE PLAYING IN THE POST SEASON.
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SMESKO TOLD ME HE DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE NCAA WOMENS TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW LAST NIGHT.WHEN THE EAGLES WERE SNUBBED AND LEFT OUT OF THAT FIELD OF 64.
BUT SO BE IT!!!!
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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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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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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. INCLUDIGN THE TOP 3 IN THE WORLD.
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IT ALL GOES DOWN AT NAPLES NATIONAL GOLF CLUB. APRIL 5TH THROUGH THE 7TH. AND IT'S A CHANCE TO SEE FUTURE PGA STARS.
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THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCED THAT THE DOLPHINS AND COWBOYS WILL PLAY AUGUST 4-TH IN THE HALL OF FAME GAME.
IT WILL BE SEEN HERE ON NBC-2.
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TWO HISTORIC SHIPS ARE HEADED TO FORT MYERS. KIND OF.
REPLICAS OF THE NINA AND PINTA WILL DOCK TOMORROW IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS USED THE SHIPS TO SAIL TO AMERICA.
THE SHIPS WILL BE AT CENTENNIAL PARK FROM THE 20TH UNTIL THE 27TH.
THE PUBLIC CAN HOP ON BOARD, FROM NINE TO FIVE EVERY DAY.
IT'LL COST EIGHT DOLLARS FOR ADULTS, SEVEN FOR SENIORS, AND SIX FOR STUDENTS.
CHILDREN FOUR AND UNDER ARE FREE.
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THE FLORIDA LOTTERY GOT BACK TO US TODAY.
NOBODY ENDED UP CLAIMING THAT TWO MILLION DOLLAR WINNING TICKET THAT WAS SOLD IN ALVA ABOUT 180 DAYS AGO.
THE WINNER MOST LIKELY THREW THE TICKET AWAY. OR LOST IT.
WE CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE WINNINGS.
THE LOTTERY TOLD US 80-PERCENT OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO EDUCATION.
THE OTHER 20-PERCENT GOES BACK INTO THE PRIZE POOL.
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GOODBYE
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