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RADAR LOOK-RADAR ANI BOXES

SHOWERS ARE TAKING AIM AT FOLKS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AHEAD OF THE RUSH HOUR.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.

HUGE BANDS OF RAIN ARE MOVING ASHORE.

FIRST WX-WX CTR

Some patchy rain and even a couple thunderstorms will push into the area this evening and tonight as a cold front slides southward through Southwest Florida.

The rain will come at us from the Gulf of Mexico but will be weakening as it edges our way.

As we go through the night, the rain will keep pushing south and should clear the area by midnight. Our sky will gradually clear late tonight into early Thursday, and temperatures will become a little cooler with lows getting down to the mid 50s.

Thursday will be a gorgeous spring day with lots of sunshine along with lower humidity and cooler temperatures. After starting out in the mid 50s, we'll spend the afternoon with highs only reaching the low to mid 70s. We'll also have a nice northerly breeze from 10-15 with some higher gusts up to 20 mph.

Temperatures will be on the cool side again to start our Friday with lows around the low to mid 50s, but a quick temperatures turnaround is expected Friday afternoon as daytime highs rebound to the low 80s.

The warmth and humidity will keep building in early this weekend with highs reaching the mid 80s along with a mix of sun and clouds.

TOSS TO JOELLE-TRX SOT TOPS VO 2 SHOT BOXES

1:34 There's a ride that goes in a continous loop.there was a big bang.everyone's rushing towards the thing.pulling this girl out and her head is bleeding.

BREAKING NEW RIGHT NOW AT FOUR--

NBC2 HAS BRAND NEW 9-1-1 CALLS FROM FRANTIC WITNESSES--

WHO SAW A CARNIVAL RIDE ACCIDENT IN LEHIGH ACRES.

5 CHILDREN WERE HURT --

TWO WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.

ALL THIS AS WE UNCOVER NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE RIDE AND THE OPERATOR.

FAIR RIDE ACCIDENT-REM-2

FAIR RIDE ACCIDENT-VO

THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT THE RIDE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT RUNS, BRINGING PASSENGERS IN CONTINUOUS CIRCLE.

BUT LAST NIGHT SOMETHING WENT WRONG.

5 PEOPLE WERE INSIDE WHEN THE RIDE BROKE DOWN.

2 CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WITH INJURIES.

WITNESSES SAY ONE GIRL'S HEAD WAS BLEEDING, AND LEHIGH FIRE EMS REPORT SAYS ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT WAS PERFORMED ON A VICTIM.

NO NAMES OR AGES ARE BEING RELEASED.

FAIR RIDE ACCIDENT-REM-2

THIS- AS NEW PICTURES, VIDEO AND WITNESSES COME FORWARD.

HEAR FROM THEM- TONIGHT AT 5.

RIDE INSPECTIONS-VO

WE CHECKED INTO THE HISTORY OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING MODERN MIDWAY.

THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR OTHERS SINCE 2008.

STATE INSPECTORS FOUND THE COMPANY WAS NOT AT FAULT.

THE STATE REQUIRES RIDES BE INSPECTED DURING EACH SET UP.

AND THE OWNER OR OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO DO THEIR OWN CHECKS, EVERYDAY.

IT COULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE WE GET THE STATE INSPECTORS REPORT AND FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.

MISSING MAN SAFE-TRX SS

BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

A MAN REPORTED MISSING FROM LEE COUNTY HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE.

DEPUTIES SAY DANIEL PERRY HAS BEEN FOUND AND IS BACK AT HOME SAFELY.

PRO BOWL RETURNS-TRX ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

THE N-F-L PRO BOWL WILL BE BACK, NEXT SEASON.

LEAGUE COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL SAYS THE ALL-STAR GAME, HE ONCE CONSIDERED SCRAPPING, HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NEXT JANUARY IN HAWAII.

HE ADDS THAT HAWAII WILL BE INCLUDED "ON SOME SORT OF ROTATIONAL BASIS" IN ANY FUTURE PRO BOWL SCHEDULING.

BIG BOARD-TRX SAT LIVE

HELEN JOHNS LATEST-VO SS

FIRST AT FOUR.

A NEW UPDATE ON THE CASE OF A WOMAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND INSIDE THEIR EAST NAPLES HOME.

THE 68-YEAR OLD SAID LITTLE IN FRONT OF A COLLIER COUNTY JUDGE - WHEN THEY DECIDED TO MOVE HER FIRST APPEARANCE TO FRIDAY.

THE STATE ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO SPEAK WITH FAMILY AND DISCUSS BOND FOR THE ALLEGED MURDERER.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND HER HUSBAND - 72-YEAR OLD JACK JOHNS DEAD ON THE FLOOR AT THEIR EAST NAPLES HOME ON MONDAY NIGHT - WITH A BULLET WOUND TO THE CHEST.

JOHNS FACES A CHARGE OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.

US 41 FATAL CRASH-VO WIPE

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH TO SHUT DOWN PARTS OF U-S 41 IN NAPLES TODAY.

THE ROADWAY SOUTH OF PINE RIDGE, NEAR OLD TRAIL DRIVE IS OPEN.

A 58-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED.

LOOK AT THIS -- FIRE CREWS HAD TO CUT ANOTHER DRIVER OUT OF HIS VEHICLE - HE WAS FLOWN AS A TRAUMA ALERT TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

US 41 FATAL CRASH-SOT VO

we were walking up the street here and we saw the red car. I noticed the red car- mustang. I'm like oh my good where's he going. all of a sudden it happened. he was a little ways up. I see him hit something and careen up in the air almost and then he hit those other cars.

POLICE TELL US THE DRIVER *JUMPED THE MEDIAN.AND HIT TWO CARS IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES.

BRIAN BIGELOW-TRX NATTOPS VO

nats of courtroom".LETS TAKE ANDREW BIGELOW."

FORMER LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW PLEADED NO CONTEST IN A LEE COUNTY COURTROOM TODAY.

THE PLEA WAS FOR A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF ALLOWING AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON DRIVE HIS RENTAL CAR.

BIGELOW WILL HAVE TO PAY A 300-DOLLAR FINE.

LAST MONTH A JUDGE SENT HIM TO AN IMPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR FAILING A DRUG TEST.

GUN TO SCHOOL ARREST LATEST-SS VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

NBC2 HAS LEARNED - THE CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ACCUSED OF THREATENING ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A GUN WILL BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT.

LAST MONTH, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED 15 YEAR OLD QUADRAYLE DAVIS.

HE REMAINS IN JAIL, WITH BOND SET AT EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IF HE MAKES BOND, HE WILL HAVE TO SURRENDER ANY FIREARMS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE VICTIM

PG NEW NAME-VO WIPE

FIRST AT FOUR--

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

SOME PEOPLE IN PUNTA GORDA THINK A NEW NAME COULD REVAMP THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION, TEAM PUNTA GORDA, IS PROPOSING CALLING THE AREA "THE HARBOR DISTRICT".

THE GROUP PRESENTED ITS VISION TO THE PUNTA GORDA CITY COUNCIL TODAY.

ASIDE FROM THE NAME CHANGE, THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY WHILE ALSO ADDING MORE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES.

PG NEW NAME-SOT VO

Nancy Prafke, TEAM Punta Gorda

9 seconds

"it's all about economic development and making our community a more charming place to spend time and live."

FGCU EAGLES IN PHILLY-TRX NATS TOPS VO

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THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED.

THE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS NOW IN PHILADELPHIA PREPARING FOR ITS FIRST EVER N-C DOUBLE A TOURNAMENT GAME.

FGCU EAGLES IN PHILLY-SOT SS

'"It's just everything we've done our whole lives and wanted to do. When you're little you watch the NCAA tournament on the TV and you hope to get there.barely anyone ever do. So to get that chance is unbelievable"

NBC2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

A LOCAL MOTHER'S HEART-WRENCHING STORY, WILL HELP SAVE the LIVES OF OTHERS, DOWN THE ROAD.

MONTHS AFTER SHE LOSES HER DAUGHTER IN A CAR CRASH.THE CITY IS TAKING A BIG STEP TO PREVENT FUTURE DROWNINGS.

A) ALEXIE KRILL-VOWIPE

B) OSPREY RESCUE-VO TOPS

ALEXIE KRILL LATEST-VO WIPE

FIRST AT FOUR.

CAPE CORAL LEADERS GREENLIGHT GUARD RAILS AT A DANGEROUS CITY INTERSECTION -- BEACH PARKWAY AND SURFSIDE BOULEVARD.

THE DECISION FOLLOWS TWO DEADLY CRASHES SINCE 2005 -- WHERE DRIVERS ENDED UP IN AN ADJACENT CANAL.

24-YEAR OLD ALEXIE KRILL'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN AT TODAY'S TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ALEXIE DROVE PAST A STOP SIGN, HIT A REFLECTOR, AND ENDED UP IN THE CANAL'S WATER BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2012

SHE DROWNED INSIDE HER CAR.

ALEXIE KRILL LATEST-SOT VO

3707 "I hope she'd be proud. I wish she was here to see it."

THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION GOES BEFORE COUNCIL APRIL FIRST -- WHERE THEY MUST APPROVE IT.

PUBLIC WORKS PLANS TO START "INTERIM ENHANCEMENTS" SOON TO THE CORNER.

OSPREY RESCUE-VOTOP WIPE

AN OFF-DUTY FIREFIGHTER MADE A SMALL RESCUE TODAY----

THE SOUTH TRAIL FIREMAN FOUND A BABY OSPREY LAYING ON THE GROUND JUST OFF OF US 41, SOUTH OF ALICO ROAD THIS MORNING.

F-W-C ADVISED HIM TO RESUE IT, AND HE BROUGHT IT TO A SOUTH TRAIL FIRE STATION.

OSPREY RESCUE-SOT VO

there's no doubt his healthy, he's in good body condition so his parents have definitely fed him recently, and its just a matter of getting him back home where he belongs.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE OSPREY FELL OUT OF ITS NEST.

THE CROW HOSPITAL DIRECTOR SAYS A SIBLING IN THE NEST MAY HAVE NUDGED IT OUT.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

GET READY - THE FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS - MAY BE IMPACTING YOUR WEEKEND.

FIRST AT FOUR.

NBC2 FINDS OUT A POPULAR SIGHT COULD BE MISSING FROM THE SKIES AT THIS WEEKEND'S AIR SHOW.

WOULD YOU FEEL SAFER IF LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD TRACK CRIMINALS USING DRONES?

THERE'S A HEATED DEBATE RIGHT NOW, THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR PRIVACY.

A) AIR SHOW SEQUESTRATION-VOWIPE

B) DRONES IN AMERICA-VO TOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Some patchy rain and even a couple thunderstorms will push into the area this evening and tonight as a cold front slides southward through Southwest Florida.

The rain will come at us from the Gulf of Mexico but will be weakening as it edges our way.

As we go through the night, the rain will keep pushing south and should clear the area by midnight. Our sky will gradually clear late tonight into early Thursday, and temperatures will become a little cooler with lows getting down to the mid 50s.

Thursday will be a gorgeous spring day with lots of sunshine along with lower humidity and cooler temperatures. After starting out in the mid 50s, we'll spend the afternoon with highs only reaching the low to mid 70s. We'll also have a nice northerly breeze from 10-15 with some higher gusts up to 20 mph.

Temperatures will be on the cool side again to start our Friday with lows around the low to mid 50s, but a quick temperatures turnaround is expected Friday afternoon as daytime highs rebound to the low 80s.

The warmth and humidity will keep building in early this weekend with highs reaching the mid 80s along with a mix of sun and clouds.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

DRONES IN AMERICA-INTRO

FIRST AT FOUR.

SHOULD LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BE ALLOWED TO USE DRONES TO TRACK US?

THE MILITARY USES THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO HUNT DOWN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.

DRONES IN AMERICA-PKG

A GROWING NUMBER OF DRONES- OR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS- ARE TAKING FLIGHT.

LAST MONTH IN ALABAMA THE DEVICES HELPED LAW ENFORCEMENT END THAT DAYS LONG STANDOFF- INVOLVING A FIVE YEAR OLD HOSTAGE.

EXPERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ARE EXPLORING THE USE OF DRONES IN FARMING. AND WILDLIFE TRACKING.

OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES- REAL ESTATE AGENTS USE THEM TO SHOWCASE PROPERTIES.

THE DEVICES MONITOR THE MEXICAN BORDER-

AND IN MESA COUNTY, COLORADO - THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS USED DRONES FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS, TO MONITOR FIRES, AND SEARCH FOR SUSPECTS.

"They can provide an aerial view for the fraction of a cost of manned aviation."

"They are affordable - they are cheap to operate."

ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY-

PRIVACY ADVOCATES CAUTIONED LAWMAKERS THE TECHNOLOGY IS OUTPACING THE LAWS PROTECTING CITIZENS.

"There is going to be an issue with stopping harassment and other crimes of

individuals using drones."

AT LEAST 33 STATES HAVE ALREADY CONSIDERED LAWS THAT WOULD RESTRICT DRONE USE-

IN OREGON- LAWMAKERS DISCUSSED NEW POLICIES TODAY.

NOW SENATORS ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER NEW FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS ARE NEEDED AS WELL.

Illinois 1:08-1:09 - TOO SHORT TO SUPER

"What about the right to be left alone?"

California 1:15-1:18

"I have seen drones do all kinds of things and I think those 'all kinds of things'

bring on great caution."

LAWMAKERS ARE FOCUSING ON HOW TO PREVENT ABUSE OF DRONES.

AS THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PREDICTS- AS MANY AS 30-THOUSAND WILL BE IN THE U-S SKIES BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

PG AIR SHOW SEQUESTRATION-VO WIPE

THREE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AFTER THE FEDERAL SEQUESTER CUT THE F-A-A BUDGET.

AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT, THE TOWER WILL BE UP AND RUNNING DURING THIS WEEKEND'S AIR SHOW.

ORGANIZERS ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT, BUT THE SEQUESTER IS AFFECTING OTHER PARTS OF THE SHOW.

THE AIR FORCE'S FLEET OF F-22 RAPTORS HAD TO CANCEL.

PG AIR SHOW SEQUESTRATION-SOT VO

Jerry Crady, Punta Gorda International Air Show

9 seconds

"he emailed me the other day the other day and they're on the chopping block. So he's not sure whether he's going to get the support from the brigade to come down."

ORGANIZERS SAY IT WILL STILL BE A GOOD SHOW - WITH LOTS OF PLANES ON DISPLAY AND HOURS OF FLIGHTS.

NAT GUARD SEQUESTRATION-VO WIPE

MORE CUTS - MORE CONCERNS.

TODAY - THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD REPORTED IT WON'T BE ABLE TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO WILD FIRES OR HURRICANE SEASON THIS YEAR.

IT'S FACING CUTS, THE LATEST PROBLEM COMING FROM THE SEQUESTER.

THE FLORIDA GUARD IS FACING UP TO 54-MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.

NARCOTIC OPERATIONS WILL LOSE 85 PEOPLE TO LAYOFFS BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

NEARLY A THOUSAND SOLDIERS WILL FACE FURLOUGHS STARTING IN APRIL.

NAT GUARD SEQUESTRATION-SOT VO

THE BUDGET CUTS WILL ALSO STALL A GROUP OF PROJECTS.

THE GUARD SAYS THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WILL REMAIN IDLE-AND REPAIRS WILL BE LIMITED.

JOB CUTS TO SPECIFIC AREAS IN FLORIDA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING DAYS.

FLAVORED TOBACCO-ONCAM

RETAILERS IN PUNTA GORDA BE WARNED---

THE CITY COUNCIL IS CRACKING DOWN ON FLAVORED TOBACCO.

THE COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION TODAY URGING CONVENIENCE STORES NOT TO SELL FLAVORED CIGARS AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND STUDENT GROUPS ARE SPEARHEADING THE BAN.

THEY SAY THE BRIGHT COLORS AND DIFFERENT FLAVORS TARGET YOUTH.

TEASE THREE-----

THEY'RE NOT UNSAFE SO WHY ARE SOME OF THE HOTTEST PANTS FOR WOMEN BEING PULLED FROM SHELVES?

TODAY - THE COMPANY NOW ADMITS THESE YOGA PANTS ARE JUST WAY TOO SEXY.

A) LULULEMON-VO TOPS

LULULEMON-VO IN PLASMA

WOMEN - DO YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THESE PANTS?

THE MAKER, LULULEMON DOES.

ITS PULLING LOADS OF THEIR POPULAR AND HIGH-PRICED YOGA PANTS OFF STORE SHELVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO REVEALING.

LULULEMON-PKG

there's a chill in the air this morning and it might just blow right through

those teeny, tiny and now see-through yoga pants.

lululemon - the maker of high-end yoga gear - is recalling an entire batch

of women's bottoms made with its signature Luon material because they're too

sheer!

Customers became furious and embarrassed when they discovered they'd been

doing downward dogs and baring all to their fellow yoganistas.

GFX-Some of them taking to the internet to vent. one tweeting "I'm

speechless" another woman saying "YOGA FAIL" " A girl in my #yoga class

tonight did not get the Lululemon see-through pants memo"

MOS

00:13;43;03 I had to take back some pants ebcause they were see-through

Q: Had you worn them though? A: Yes I had

SOT BRIAN SOZZI / Chief Stock Analyst - NBG

00:37:40 It makes them look bad it makes the consumer think am I getting the

best bang for my buck

At around 100 dollars a pop, this is no joke.

GFX - Lululemon is apologizing for the cheeky issue, saying quote "We're

doing everything we can to fix the problem and replace these key items as

quickly as possible"

SOT BRIAN SOZZI / Chief Stock Analyst - NBG

00:40:25 we still don't know how its going to impact their finical results a

couple of months done the line

the company admits the damage to its finances will be significant ,

stripping as much as 20 million dollars off earning in the coming months.

the revealing pants account for a reported 17% of all women's yoga pants at

its more than 200 stores.

but if lululemon is to fully recover - it'll have to do more than cover up

its customers; convincing them they'll never be caught with their proverbial

LULULEMON-ONCAM

LINZIE JANIS REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

THERE ARE NO MORE SURVIVING VETERANS OF WORLD WAR ONE.

SO WHY ARE AMERICAN TAX PAYERS STILL SHELLING OUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO PAY FOR THE NEARLY 100 YEAR OLD CONFLICT?

FIRST AT FOUR NBC2 UNCOVERS THE ANSWERS THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU.

TROUBLED BRIDGES OVER WATER IN CAPE CORAL.

B) CAPE AGING BRIDGES-VO TOPS

BREAKING-CLIP

OIL SPILL BREAKING NEWS-VO TOPS

BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR AND AN NBC2 UPDATE.

PLAINTIFFS' ATTORNEYS HAVE RESTED THEIR CASE AT A TRIAL OVER THE DEADLY DEEPWATER HORIZON RIG EXPLOSION AND MASSIVE 2010 OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

A FEDERAL JUDGE HEARD TESTIMONY BY MORE THAN A DOZEN WITNESSES CALLED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE ATTORNEYS FOR GULF COAST RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

THE TRIAL CONTINUES WITH MORE TESTIMONY BY WITNESSES FOR RIG OWNER TRANSOCEAN.

TOSS TO BRIAN-PLASMA

ITS THE BIGGEST DAY FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HISTORY.

THE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY MEN'S TEAM IS NOW ON THE GROUND IN PHILADELPHIA PREPARING FOR THEIR FIRST EVER N-C DOUBLE A TOURNAMENT GAME.

NBC2 SPORTS DIRECTOR BRIAN COLLERAN FLEW WITH THE TEAM TODAY.

EAGLES IN PHILLY-CELL-RTR3

EAGLES IN PHILLY-VO

EAGLES IN PHILLY-SOT

EAGLES IN PHILLY-CELL-RTR3

OBAMA IN ISRAEL-INTRO

PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES HIS FIRST OFFICIAL TRIP TO ISRAEL TODAY AMID TENSION BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

HE VOWS IRAN WILL NEVER GET A NU-CLEAR WEAPON.

OBAMA IN ISRAEL-PKG

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i'm absolutely convinced that the president is determind to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons 22

CAPE AGING BRIDGES-VO WIPE

A NEW CAPE CORAL REPORT REVEALS -- THE CITY FACES AN AGING SYSTEM OF BRIDGES.

IF YOU TRAVEL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LARGEST CITY -- IT'S HARD TO COUNT ALL THE TIMES YOU CROSS WATER.

THERE ARE 158 BRIDGES IN THE CAPE -- CONNECTING HOMES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY'S 400 MILES OF CANALS.

THE PRICE TAG TO REPLACE ALL THE BRIDGES RIGHT NOW -- STANDS AT HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

CAPE CORAL DOESN'T HAVE A RESERVE SET UP TO FUND FUTURE REPLACEMENT COSTS.

CAPE AGING BRIDGES-SOT VO

47:49 "these bridges are supposed to last between 50-75 years. The 1st bridges were put in 1961 so we're over the 50 year mark."

PUBLIC WORKS EXPERTS SAY MOST OF THE CITY'S BRIDGES ARE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION RIGHT NOW.

THEY RECENTLY DISCOVERED ONE IN THE NORTHWEST CAPE THAT NEEDED WORK.

CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX VO

AN NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT AT FOUR.

WATCH OUT FOR ROAD CLOSURES ALONG CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE JUST WEST OF SOUTH POINTE BOULEVARD IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

PG SENIOR CENTER-VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

SENIORS IN PUNTA GORDA MAY SOON HAVE A NEW PLACE TO LIVE AND HANG OUT.

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ADOPTED TODAY GIVES THE CITY LAND TO BUILD A SENIOR CENTER.

THE CITY WILL LOOK FOR GRANTS TO PAY FOR THE CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION OF AIRPORT AND COOPER ROADS.

THE PARTNERSHIP GIVES THE HOUSING AUTHORITY A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING GRANTS FOR ITS OWN PROJECT.

CO GUN LAWS-ONCAM

BRAND NEW FIRST AT FOUR.

COLORADO'S GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED INTO LAW NEW RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS.

THE LAWS REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PRIVATE AND ONLINE GUN SALES AND A BAN ON AMMUNITION MAGAZINES THAT HOLD MORE THAN 15 ROUNDS.

CO CORRECTIONS GUARD SHOT-VO WIPE

BRAND NEW FIRST AT FOUR.

POLICE IN COLORADO ARE ON THE HUNT FOR THE PERSON THAT SHOT AND KILLED THE STATE'S PRISON DIRECTOR.

TOM CLEMENTS WAS LAST NIGHT, WHEN HE ANSWERED THE DOOR AT HIS HOME IN MONUMENT.

NEW RIGHT NOW, COLORADO AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A DARK-COLORED "BOXY" CAR SEEN NEAR THE HOUSE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING ONE PERSON DRIVING AWAY IN THE CAR.

CO CORRECTIONS GUARD SHOT-SOT VO

Tom Clements dedicated his life to being a public servant. To making our state better, making the world a better place and he is going to be deeply deeply missed.

WAR COSTS-SS

TAXPAYERS ARE STILL ON THE HOOK FOR THE CIVIL WAR AND OTHER U-S MILITARY CONFLICTS THAT ENDED DECADES AGO.

MORE THAN 40 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ARE GOING TO COMPENSATE VETERANS AND SURVIVORS FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR FROM 1898 ALL THE WAY UP TO THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

WORLD WAR ONE STILL COSTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR.

THERE ARE 10 LIVING RECIPIENTS OF BENEFITS TIED TO THE 1898 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AT A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.

N KOREA PROPAGANDA-VO

FIRST AT FOUR.

NORTH KOREA IS WARNING IT WILL TAKE STRONG MILITARY ACTION IF THE UNITED STATES DEPLOYS- NUCLEAR-CAPABLE B-52 BOMBERS AGAIN, ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

ALL THIS FOLLOWS NEW PROPAGANDA VIDEO FROM THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT THAT SHOWS A MISSILE ATTACK ON THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE U-S. CAPITOL.

SPRING WEATHER-VO WIPE

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.

BUT FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTRY -- YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT.

NEW HAMPSHIRE JUST GOT A LATE-SEASON SNOWSTORM.

BOSTON WASN'T MUCH BETTER, ABOUT SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW THERE.

AND IT'S NOT OVER.

MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE UPPER MIDWEST, WHERE BELOW-FREEZING TEMPS MAKE THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING FEEL LIKE THE DEAD OF WINTER.

SPRING WEATHER-SOT VO

You know the old saying sometimes you're the wind shield sometimes you're the bug -- well here sometimes you're under the ridge, like we were last year, Fargo, North Dakota, 80 degrees on this date, and sometimes you're under the ridge here cold weather all across the same area. Fargo this morning - 10 below zero."

NFL HELMET RULES-VO

BRAND NEW FIRST AT FOUR.

A BIG RULE CHANGE IS COMING TO THE N-F-L.

TEAM OWNERS HAVE PASSED A PLAYER SAFETY RULE BARRING BALL CARRIERS FROM USING THE CROWN OF THEIR HELMETS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A DEFENDER IN THE OPEN FIELD.

SEVERAL COACHES AND TEAM EXECUTIVES EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT OFFICIATING THE NEW RULE, BUT COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL PUSHED FORWARD WITH THE RULE.

LIGHT BULB RECALL-TRX VO

AN NBC2 CONSUMER ALERT FIRST AT FOUR.

A FIRE HAZARD PROMPTS THE RECALL OF NEARLY HALF A MILLION L-E-D LIGHT BULBS.

THE 120-VOLT L-E-D BULBS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES DEFINITY, ECOSMART, SYLVANIA AND WESTINGHOUSE.

THE LIGHTBULBS CAN OVERHEAT AND POSE A FIRE HAZARD.

IF YOU HAVE THESE BULBS, STOP USING THEM.

AMAZON MUSIC-VO

WORD HAS IT AMAZON IS EXPLORING A MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM 'THE VERGE' WHICH CITES "MULTIPLE SOURCES," THE ONLINE RETAIL GIANT IS IN TALKS WITH MUSIC COMPANIES ABOUT LAUNCHING SUCH A SERVICE.

RESUME HELP-SS

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

EXPERTS SAY TO GET NOTICED GET CREATIVE.

TRY CALLING A RECRUITER.

MANY JOBS WANT YOU TO APPLY ONLINE BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH LEAVING YOUR NAME, SO THE COMPANY WILL KNOW TO LOOK FOR YOUR APPLICATION.

FOLLOW UP AFTER SENDING IT -- BUT DON'T HOUND THE COMPANY.

AS FOR YOUR RESUME, CUSTOMIZE IT TO SUIT THE POSITION -- AND MAKE IT CATCHY.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS ARE TURNING MAJOR SURGERIES INTO LESS INVASIVE ONES.

BUT OFFERING THESE MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRES MAXIMUM INVESTMENT.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

MODERN MEDICINE.IS TAKING BIG SURGERIES AND MAKING THEM SMALLER. ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME GOALS WITH FEWER COMPLICATIONS AND QUICKER RECOVERIES. THAT OFTEN REQUIRES CUTTING EDGE SURGERY SUITES.

DR. STEVEN PRIEST/CARDIOLOGIST

RUNS:

4:50: Lee Memorial hospital has opened up a hybrid lab about a year ago.

THIS ONE IS DEVOTED TO A LESS-INVASIVE HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HYBRID OPERATING ROOM IS A MUST FOR THE TAVR PROCEDURE WHICH REPLACES THE AORTIC VALVE WITHOUT OPENING THE CHEST. DR. STEVEN PRIEST IS PART OF THE EXCLUSIVE SURGERY TEAM.

DR. STEVEN PRIEST/CARDIOLOGIST

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4:50: This equipment can take a Cat scan right as we're doing the procedure. We just have to step back and it gives us a map of how to place the valve. If an emergency surgery were required, we would have all the equipment available to be able to open the heart and place the patient on bypass.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

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Another high tech surgery solution earned a room of its own. The daVinci robot works out of a designated suite, designed to house its control console and specialized surgical system.

DEMO DAVINCI

RUNS:

:53 The da vinci robots have four arms, the center arm holds the camera then there's two left arms and one right arm. So you can clutch between the two left arms, and for other cases you can actually move this to the other side.

THE daVINCI ROBOT REMAINS DOCKED DURING SURGERY AND WORKS BEST FOR PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE A FIXED POSITION. INCLUDING PROSTATE, KIDNEY, GALLBLADDER, HEART AND GYNECOLOGICAL OPERATIONS.

DR. KEVIN FLEISHMAN/OBGYN

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3:35 The da vinci robot gives you seven range of motion so you have a lot more dexterity, it's a lot easier to avoid structures that you don't want to injure. And it allows you to completely remove lesions that you'd like to remove.

TEASE FIVE-2SHOT

WILL WE EVER BE ABLE TO PREDICT THIS?

nats of meteor exploding in sky

EXPERTS SAY WE CAN STOP SO-CALLED ARMAGEDDON BEFORE IT HAPPENS BUT AT A PRICE.

A) TRACKING DOOMSDAY-NATVO

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

COMING UP AT FIVE --

WE ARE GETTING NEW PICTURES OF ONE PERSON HURT FROM THE ACCIDENT ON A RIDE AT THE LEHIGH ACRES SPRING FESTIVAL.

AND A PICTURE OF THE PART THAT MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CHAIN REACTION.

PLUS --

WE UNCOVERED FOUR INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE RIDE OPERATOR IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND A LOCAL FIREFIGHTER CAME TO THE RESCUE --

A) LEHIGH ACRES FAIR RIDE-CAM99-RTR1-VO

B) OSPREY RESCUE-VOTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Some patchy rain and even a couple thunderstorms will push into the area this evening and tonight as a cold front slides southward through Southwest Florida.

The rain will come at us from the Gulf of Mexico but will be weakening as it edges our way.

As we go through the night, the rain will keep pushing south and should clear the area by midnight. Our sky will gradually clear late tonight into early Thursday, and temperatures will become a little cooler with lows getting down to the mid 50s.

Thursday will be a gorgeous spring day with lots of sunshine along with lower humidity and cooler temperatures. After starting out in the mid 50s, we'll spend the afternoon with highs only reaching the low to mid 70s. We'll also have a nice northerly breeze from 10-15 with some higher gusts up to 20 mph.

Temperatures will be on the cool side again to start our Friday with lows around the low to mid 50s, but a quick temperatures turnaround is expected Friday afternoon as daytime highs rebound to the low 80s.

The warmth and humidity will keep building in early this weekend with highs reaching the mid 80s along with a mix of sun and clouds.

GOLDEN GATE FIREE

From Collier Dispatch -

They responded to a call of a smoke investigation at around 2:30pm 3197 43rd Street SW

They then responded again right now to the house.

No word on damages

The State Fire Marshal has been called to come to the home

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRACKING DOOMSDAY-VO IN PLASMA

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING?

ASTEROIDS AND METEORS CAUGHT ON CAMERA LIGHTING UP THE SKY.

THE RISKS OF A LARGE ASTEROID HITTING EARTH ARE SMALL.

BUT EXPERTS SAY THE "DOOMSDAY" PREPARATIONS STILL NEED TO BE MADE.

TRACKING DOOMSDAY-PKG

THE RUSSIANS SAW A FLASH OF FLIGHT - AND HEARD THE SONIC BOOM.

nats

THE METEOR EXPLODED WITH THE FORCE OF A NUCLEAR BOMB. IT DID $30 MILLION IN DAMAGE AND INJURED A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

nats screaming

AND NO ONE SAW IT COMING.

"We were fortunate that the events of last month were simply an interesting coincidence, rather than a catastrophe."

THE NATION'S TOP SCIENCE OFFICIALS WERE CALLED BEFORE CONGRESS TUESDAY, TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO DETECT SIMILAR THREATS FROM SPACE.

"And objects as large as a car arrive about once per week."

THE BIGGER CONCERN IS WELL, THE BIGGER ONES.

USING A FOOTBALL FIELD FOR PERSPECTIVE, THE SIZE OF THAT METEOR OVER RUSSIA WOULD ONLY TAKE YOU TO THE 7-YARD LINE. CONGRESS HAS ORDERED NASA TO TRACK OBJECTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER THAN THE ENTIRE FIELD - BIG ENOUGH TO WIPE OUT A CITY.

nats

IN THE FILM DEEP IMPACT, ASTRONAUTS SET OFF A NUKE TO DEFLECT AN ASTEROID.

AND THE U-S NAVY SUCCESSFULLY SHOT DOWN AN OLD SPY SATELLITE IN 2008, BEFORE IT COULD CRASH TO EARTH AND RELEASE TOXIC GAS. BUT BLASTING A LARGE ASTEROID IS NOT IN THE CARDS.

"It would not be practical to have a laser powerful enough to split it in half."

nats

CONJURING UP IMAGES OF THE FILM "ARMAGEDDON", NASA IS PUSHING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO LAND ASTRONAUTS ON AN ASTEROID BY 2025, AND IMPROVE EARLY DETECTION.

"Most important single thing we could do to improve our capacity to see any asteroid of potentially damaging size coming would be an orbiting infrared telescope."

standup --

FAKE FUR-VO

FAKE FUR OR REAL?

THREE MAJOR RETAILERS INCLUDING NEIMANN MARCUS AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT TODAY, OVER FAUX-FUR PRODUCTS.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CHARGED THE GROUP FOR FALSELY CLAIMING SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS WERE MADE OF "FAUX" FUR, WHEN THEY CONTAINED REAL FUR.

SUBWAY RESCUE-VO

A FRIGHTENING MOMENT FOR CREWS IN NEW YORK CITY.

AFTER A WORKER GETS TRAPPED IN SINKING MUD!

TAKE A LOOK.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAN BEING LIFTED TO SAFETY AFTER BEING PINNED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

THREE FIRE FIGHTERS WERE INJURED DURING THE RESCUE.

ONE OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS WAS EVEN LISTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

NO HUGS-VO WIPE

FIRST AT FOUR--

IN MARYLAND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS TO LIMIT HUGGING AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

ADMINISTRATORS AT SAINT MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAY IT'S AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE SYSTEM'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN SAFE.

NO HUGS-2SOTVO

"The idea of being on a playground and having a stranger come up and hug your children makes some parents very uncomfortable."

"When I volunteer, I've been registered and everything and I still like to talk to the kids. and say 'hey, how ya doing?"

ANOTHER RULE-- PARENTS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BRING HOMEMADE TREATS TO CLASS BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES.

PIZZA PILOT-OC SOT VO WIPE

IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE FOR PASSENGERS STUCK ON THE TARMAC FOR HOURS IN TENNESSEE.

:28- 33

"Nobody, I don't think anyone expected thirty pizzas to show up."

A DELTA FLIGHT FROM BOSTON TO ATLANTA WAS DIVERTED TO KNOXVILLE BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN ATLANTA.

WHILE THEY WERE PATIENTLY WAITING -- FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STARTED HANDING OUT FREE PIZZA!.

PIZZA PILOT-2SOTVO

:43- 55

They put the pizzas in the back of the cop car. I suspect they couldn't drive a pizza delivery van on the tarmac. for security reasons."

1:01- 1:06

'People were taking photos left and right. The flight attendendants were laughing."

LOHAN MUGSHOT-VO

WE HAVE LINDSAY LOHAN'S LATEST HEADSHOT.

THE ACTRESS IS BACK TO REHAB AFTER A JUDGE SENTENCED HER TO 90-DAYS AT A LOCK-IN FACILITY.

THIS IS HER LATEST MUGSHOT.

IT'S PART OF HER PLEA DEAL FOR A PROBATION VIOLATION RELATING TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LAST SUMMER.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

FORCED TO TELL YOUR BOSSES HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH.

"It's technology enhanced discrimination on steroids."

A POPULAR DRUG STORE CHAIN IS MAKING it’s EMPLOYEES TELL THEM WHAT'S ON THE SCALE.

A) CVS HEALTH-SOTVO

DEER JUMPS OUT OF TRUNK-VO TOPS

MUST SEE VIDEO AT FOUR.

OFFICERS IN KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN GET A BIG SURPRISE WHEN THEY OPENED A CAR TRUNK.

A DEER - THOUGHT TO BE DEAD JUMPS OUT!

POLICE NOTICED A MAN SITTING IN HIS CAR BEHIND A MOTEL.

THEY WALKED UP TO THE CAR.

THE MAN EXPLAINED HE'D HIT THE DEER -- ASSUMED HE KILLED IT -- AND PUT IT IN THE TRUNK TO TAKE HOME FOR DINNER.

THE DEER HAD OTHER PLANS.

CVS HEALTH-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

COULD IT BE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

DRUG STORE CHAIN, C-V-S IS REQUIRING ITS WORKERS TO REPORT THEIR WEIGHT AND BODY FAT IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE GETTING THE COMPANY'S HEALTH INSURANCE.

IF EMPLOYEES REFUSE THEY WILL FACE A SIX-HUNDRED-DOLLAR PENALTY.

CVS HEALTH-PKG

CVS, WITH NEARLY 200-THOUSAND WORKERS, TOLD EVERYONE USING THEIR HEALTH PLAN

THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL MAY FIRST TO GET TO A DOCTOR, AND MEASURE THEIR WEIGHT

, HEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE AND OTHER LEVELS.

EMPLOYEES WHO AGREE TO THE TESTING SEE NO CHANGE, BUT THOSE WHO

REFUSE WILL PAY AN EXTRA 50 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.

Dr. Deborah Peele. Patients Privacy Rights. "It's technology enhanced

discrimination on steroids."

THE CRITICS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY

CALLING THIS COERCION AND WORRYING THAT CVS OR ANY OTHER COMPANY

MIGHT START FIRING SICK WORKERS.

Dr. Deborah Peele. Patients Privacy Rights. "The approach they're taking is

based on the assumption that somehow these people need a whip, they need to

be penalized in order to make themselves healthy."

THE COMPANY SAYS THIS IS VOLUNTARY AND IT NEVER SEES THE TEST

RESULTS-- IN AN EMAIL OVERNIGHT, CVS EXPLAINED THAT THEIR "BENEFITS PROGRAM

IS EVOLVING TO HELP OUR COLLEAGES TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVING

THEIR HEALTH AND MANAGING HEALTH ASSOCIATED COSTS."

Dr. Rich Besser. "the goal of these kinds of programs is to end up with a

healthier work force. If your employees are healthy they're going to work

better and they're gonna cost the employer a lot less money."

CVS POINTS OUT IT'S NOT ALONEAND ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND

WEBSITES DEDICATED TO QUESTIONS FROM FAMILIES - "IS MY COMPANY'S WELLNESS

PROGRAM LEGAL?" "THE PLAN IS CALLED VOLUNTARY BUT IT SEEMS ANYTHING BUT."

BRAD SEFF LEARNED IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL he worked for BROWARD COUNTY and SUED

them, WHEN THEY CHARGED HIM 40 DOLLARS MORE A MONTH FOR HEALTH INSURANCE,

AFTER HE REFUSED HEALTH SCREENINGS.

HE LOST IN COURT.

BRAD SEFF: I KNEW MANY PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR BROWARD COUNTY THAT SAID, "I

CVS HEALTH-TFC

ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE UNTIL MAY FIRST, 2014, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DOCTOR AND RECORD THEIR VITALS.

THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US ON THE NEWS AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

N-B-C TWO LOOKING DEEPER INTO AN ACCIDENT ON A FAIR RIDE IN LEHIGH LAST NIGHT.

TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

NEXT AT FIVE --

BRAND NEW PICTURES MOMENTS AFTER IT HAPPENED --

AND WE UNCOVERED FOUR PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING THE RIDE.

AND JIM IS TRACKING SHOWERS HEADING OUR WAY --

END TIME-CREDITS