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"i just want to see my family again. Please. Hello, hello.inaudible. Oh please , I just want to see my family again, let me go."
THE LAST MOMENTS OF A NORTH PORT WOMAN'S LIFE ARE CAUGHT ON HEARTBREAKING 9-1-1 CALLS.
THE SYSTEM FAILED HER, AND HER HUSBAND IS FIGHTING FOR VINDICATION.
NBC 2 IS LIVE AS JURY SELECTION IS UNDERWAY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
WE'RE SIX WEEKS OUT FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AND TAMPA IS BUZZING. GETTING READY FOR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.
NBC 2 IS LIVE AS THE TRANSFORMATION TAKES PLACE FOR THE EVENT CENTER.
THE BOSS GETS SILENCED.
WHAT HAD CITY OFFICIALS PULLING THE PLUG ON BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S LONDON CONCERT.
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please sir please let me go
please i just want to see my kids again
PANICKED 9-1-1 CALLS THAT GRAB YOUR HEART.
DENISE AMBER LEE TRIED DESPERATELY TO GET HELP FROM EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS BUT THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM FAILED HER.
NOW HER HUSBAND IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THOSE BOTCHED CALLS.
NBC 2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING JURY SELECTION ALL DAY.
HE JOINS US LIVE IN OUR CHARLOTTE COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM.
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Lawyers for both sides are still whidling down the pool of jurors before the trial gets underway.
The process is taking all day.
With 73 potential jurors to choose from, both sides want to build the best 6 to 8 person jury.
Nathan lee is suing the Charlotte county sheriffs office saying dispatchers could have prevented his wife's murder.
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In the courtroom today, lawyers tried to determine if the jurors have a bias in the case and would be able to make a fair decision.
They wanted to know if jurors know any of the witnesses, how they feel about religion, and rewarding monetary damages.
This civil lawsuit comes after Michael king was convicted of abducting, raping and murdering Denise amber lee in January 2008.
A Sarasota county jury convicted him and he's on death row.
Nathan lee, Denise's widower claims a Charlotte county dispatcher didn't pass on a tip to deputies in the area who might have been able to stop king before he murdered Denise.
He's asking the court for 750 thousand dollars in the wrongful death lawsuit.
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Because the sheriffs office is a public entity, it can only pay up to 200-thousand dollars without lee asking the state legislature to grant the rest of the winnings should the jury side with him.
Opening arguments will begin after the jury is selected.
In Charlotte county, Charlie Keegan NBC 2.
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NBC2 IS BRINGING YOU THE LATEST ON A DEVELOPING STORY --
FRED LANGDALE, THE TEEN WHO LOST PART OF HIS ARM AFTER AN ALLIGATOR BITE, IS BACK HOME IN MOORE HAVEN.
CHEERING
FRIENDS, FAMILY, EVEN STRANGERS LINED THE STREET AS FRED RODE INTO TOWN SUNDAY.
HE SPENT A WEEK RECOVERING AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY AN ALLIGATOR WHEN HE WAS SWIMMING IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.
RECOVERY WILL STILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT FRED IS STAYING POSITIVE ABOUT THE STEPS ALONG THE WAY.
HE'LL BE BACK AT THE DOCTOR'S IN TWO WEEKS.
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10:22:03 they're gonna take the stitches out then they're gonna put a compression sock on it to get the shape to put the arm on 13
FRED IS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE HIS OWN ATTACHMENTS FOR A PROSTHETIC ARM.THAT WAY HE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THINGS OUTDOORS LIKE FROGGING AND TANNING HIDES.
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A SCANDAL IS BREWING IN FLORIDA'S CAPITAL.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IS FIGHTING AGAINST ALLEGATIONS THAT SHE HAD A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A FEMALE AIDE.
AND NOW - A FORMER MEMBER OF HER STAFF WANTS THE STATE OFFICIAL TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST.
NBC 2 ANCHOR PETER BUSCH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WHERE HE IS UNCOVERING NEW DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY.
PETER -
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QUITE THE SALACIOUS STORY.
LAST FALL.A WOMAN NAMED CARLETHA COLE WAS FIRED FROM THE STAFF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL.
COLE WAS LATER CHARGED WITH A FELONY FOR LEAKING AN ILLEGALLY RECORDED CONVERSATION TO REPORTERS.
COLE THINKS SHE WAS SET UP BECAUSE SHE WALKED IN ON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND HER FEMALE TRAVEL AIDE IN A ROMANTIC ENCOUNTER.
NOW, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CALLS IT ALL A SMEAR CAMPAIGN.
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I haven't done anything wrong, it's a total lie.
--butted--
Immediately I become an individual that's now accused. And in America we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty and now I'm guilty until proven innocent.
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AT SOME POINT AFTER COLE SAYS SHE WALKED IN ON CARROLL AND HER FEMALE AIDE, COLE'S OFFICE TRASH CAN WAS SET ON FIRE.
COLE THINKS IT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE AND WANTS THE LIEUTANT GOVERNOR TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO PROVE IT.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE HAS UNTIL TUESDAY TO RESPOND.
IF AN INVESTIGATION ISN'T LAUNCHED BY THEN, COLE'S LAWYER WILL ASK THE FBI TO STEP IN.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY AND KEEP OUR VIEWERS UPDATED.
LINDSAY.
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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.
THREE PEOPLE - INCLUDING AN INFANT AFTER THEIR CAR FLIPS OFF THE ROAD ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THIS HAPPENED NEAR MILE MARKER 7 ALONG EYE-75.
NBC 2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN IS LIVE NEAR THE ACCIDENT. GABY?
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CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK STOPS IN FORT MYERS THIS AFTERNOON -- AFTER LOSING OUT ON A MAJOR ENDORSEMENT FROM A TOP FLORIDA NEWSPAPER.
HE'S CAMPAIGNING FOR TREY RADEL TELLING VOTERS HE IS THE BEST PICK TO REPLACE HIM.
NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO--
STEVE?
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FIRST ON FRIDAY, THE TAMPA BAY TIMES SLAMMED CONNIE MACK CALLING HIM AN ABSENTEE POLITICIAN AND ENDORSED HIS OPPONENT IN THE U-S SENATE RACE.
THEN YESTERDAY, A LOCAL PAPER PASSED OVER CONNIE MACK'S PICK FOR HIS SOON TO BE VACATED DISTRICT 19 CONGRESSIONAL SEAT -- TREY RADEL.
THE TWO WERE QUICK TO DISMISS THOSE ENDORSEMENTS OR LACK THERE OF.
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CAMPAIGNING SIDE BY SIDE TODAY, THE TWO MEN TRIED TO SHIFT FOCUS AWAY FROM THE ENDORSEMENTS AND RAILED AGAINST PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S POLICIES AT A MEET AND GREET IN FORT MYERS.
THE TAMPA BAY TIMES WENT WITH ONE OF MACK'S OPPONENTS, DAVE WELDON.
THEY WRITE "MACK'S APPROACH TO PUBLIC SERVICE DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE" AND CRITICIZES THE NUMBER OF TIMES HE'S ACTUALLY VOTED IN WASHINGTON.
THE TWO CANDIDATES HOWEVER DIDN'T SEEM TOO UPSET ABOUT THE LACK OF ENDORSEMENTS -- RATHER THEY SAY THEY'RE FOCUSED ON EVERY VOTE.
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1849 "they would be more intellectually honest if they said we don't like Connie Mack and we'll endorse anybody else. It's their business. It's free speech. It's their right to do it. But I don't think the voters take much stock in what the Tampa Bay Times says."
MACK WENT ON TO SAY THE WELL-KNOWN PAPER IS BECOMING THE QUOTE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER OF POLITICS."
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TAMPA BAY TIMES ENDORSED DAVE WELDON OF COCOA BEACH. THE WINNER OF THE GOP PRIMARY WILL FACE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BILL NELSON IN NOVEMBER.
LOCALLY, TREY RADEL WAS PASSED OVER FOR CHAUNCEY GOSS IN HIS RACE TO REPLACE MACK.
I SPOKE WITH WELDON AND GOSS TODAY, BOTH TELL ME THEY'RE THRILLED WITH THE RECOGNITION.
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RIGHT NOW - IT'S MOVE-IN DAY FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
ORGANIZERS ARE BEGINNING THE SIX WEEK PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM INTO A POLITICAL SHOWCASE.
THE CONVENTION WILL HIGHLIGHT MITT ROMNEY'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NOMINATION.
IT WILL TAKE 20 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THE BUILDING READY.
NBC 2'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDANT CHAD OLIVER GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE EVENT CENTER.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH HIM LIVE IN TAMPA AT 4:30.
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A FLORIDA TEEN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN A CASE OF A VICIOUS ATTACK ON ANOTHER TEENAGER.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY THE JURY MET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
AFTER HEARING ALL OF THE EVIDENCE - THEY FOUND 17-YEAR OLD WAYNE TREACY IS GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER.
HE KICKED AND STOMPED A GIRL SO SEVERELY SHE HAS PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.
THE JURY REJECTED HIS INSANITY DEFENSE.
TREACY FACES A 50 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.
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THE FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT WILL STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY FROM HIS POSITION.
JAMES AMMONS HAS BEEN UNDER FIRE SINCE THE HAZING DEATH OF A MARCHING BAND MEMBER.
LAST WEEK, AMMONS ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE SCHOOL AGREEING TO STEP DOWN IN OCTOBER.
TODAY, HE REACHED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL'S BOARD TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY TODAY.
AMMONS CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER THE HAZING DEATH OF ROBERT CHAMPION.
THE DRUM MAJOR DIED AFTER HIS BAND MATES BEAT HIM AT A BAND COMPETITION.
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A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT HERE -
3 MORE MEN HAVE COME FORWARD ACCUSING FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY OF SEXUAL ABUSE.
CNN IS REPORTING THE MEN TOLD POLICE THE ALLEGED ABUSE HAPPENED IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES.
FOR NOW, IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER MORE CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST SANDUSKY.
HE WAS CONVICTED LAST MONTH OF SEXUALLY ABUSING SEVERAL BOYS OVER A 15-YEAR SPAN.
HE IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED IN SEPTEMBER AND COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON.
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AN UNKNOWN FUN FACT ABOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
POP-SENSATION KATY PERRY LIVED HER FOR A YEAR IN THE 90'S.
SHE ATTENDED FORT MYERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FROM 1994 TO 1995.
THAT YEAR SHE WAS IN FOURTH GRADE.
NOW, HER MOM MARY HUDSON, WHO LEADS THE FAITH-BASED GROUP 'ARISE INTERNATIONAL' WILL BE SPEAKING LOCALLY TOMORROW AT BALLYORNEY TO EMPOWER WOMEN.
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She talks to women's groups, she has a ministry called arise international where she speaks all over the world actually and it's about empowering women and getting them to think outside the box and all through Christ.
SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
THEY ARE 40 DOLLARS EACH.
HUDSON SPEAKS AT NOON.
HEAD TO OUR WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION NBC-2 DOT COM.
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- THERE IS HOPE FOR SEA TURTLES AFTER TROPICAL STORM DEBBY FLOODED THEIR NESTS.
BUT NBC 2 HAS DISCOVERED ANOTHER BELOVED ANIMAL IS FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL AFTER THE STORM.
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SCIENTISTS ON FORT MYERS BEACH ARE NOW FINDING STORM DEBBY ALL BUT WIPED OUT THE NESTS ONE OF FLORIDA'S THREATENED BIRD SPECIES.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST KEITH LAAKKONEN SAYS DURING THE STORM, WATER WASHED OVER THE LEAST TERNS' COLONY AT THE SOUTH END OF FORT MYERS BEACH.
THE BIRDS ARE WHITE WITH BLACK CAPS - SEEN HERE.
HE COUNTED 160 NESTS THERE BEFORE THE STORM.
JUST ONE SURVIVED.
AND HE ESTIMATES THE STORM KILLED DOZEN OF CHICKS THAT COULDN'T YET FLY.
THE NATIVE FLORIDA SPECIES IS POPULAR AMONG BIRD WATCHERS.
LEAST TERNS HAVE BEEN ON THE THREATENED LIST FOR 15 YEARS.
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THIS FALL - THE NAPLES AIRPORT WILL ADD 4 MORE DESTINATIONS.
STARTING IN OCTOBER, NAPLES CONNECTION WILL START SERVICE TO FORT LAUDERDALE, KEY WEST, ORLANDO AND MIAMI.
A 9- PASSENGER JET WILL FLY TO THE CITIES FOUR TIMES A WEEK.
TICKET PRICES AND SCHEDULES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER.
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FORECAST OPEN
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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.
RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH MIDWEEK
An onshore flow will remain in place Tuesday, which often means locations closer to the beaches and the urban corridor see the best rain chances earlier in the day while locations deeper inland stand the best chance of getting hit by a storm during the afternoon and evening.
Partly cloudy skies will be the rule for Tuesday, too. The added sun will allow temperatures to be around our average of 92.
Thunderstorms will be diminishing somewhat by mid week as a ridge of high pressure build over Southwest Florida. Another result of this ridge will be higher temperatures, and we very well could see a heat index between 100-105 by Thursday and Friday.
By the upcoming weekend, temperatures won't be quite as oppressive, and we'll see a return of our typical afternoon thunderstorm pattern.
Right now the tropics are quiet!
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FRUSTRATED PASSENGERS STAGE A MINI-REVOLT IN A BUSY CHINA AIRPORT.
he was like if we're not getting on that
planenobody is getting on that plane
WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO THE U-S AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR DAYS.
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IT WAS A TRAVEL NIGHTMARE THIS WEEKEND FOR PASSENGERS TRYING TO GET FROM SHANGHAI TO THE U-S.
AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR 3 DAYS, THEY FINALLY STAGED A REVOLT - AND AS YOU'LL SEE, IT GOT UGLY.
JIM AVILA HAS THE STORY.
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A United Airlines pilot at the center of a firestorm of protest, that over 3
days of delays led to lies, threats and even violence between passengers
and ground crews in Shanghai China.
SOT STEVE BOROWKA/PASSENGER: you get the runaround by these airlinesyoure so
powerless just so humiliated and frustrated
retrack - inflection is off at the end of the sentence due to
cut down.
Steve Borowka, one of the 225 frustrated passengers, scheduled to leave last
wednesday from shanghai to newark new jersey delayed until saturday as the
boeing 777 suffered 2 cancellations because of maintenance, and a 3rd delay
because the flight crew had been on duty too long.
Luggage dumped off carousels leading to actual fist fights.
SOT PHONER PAT SINKO: they grabbed him by the tie and they pulled him
physically across the counter and started slapping him
Passengers are promised they would leave even if passengers on another
flight had to be bumped. That's when this pilot can be seen telling
passengers the original plane was fixed and at another gate.
SOT STEVE BOROWKA/PASSENGER:: They told us that airplane is ours and the
people who were supposed to be on that plane were either going to get our
fixed plane or they were going to get some other plane.
This Chinese passenger refused to go to the other gate and organized a mini
revolt
SOT STEVE BOROWKA/PASSENGER: he was like if we're not getting on that
planenobody is getting on that plane
Finally ushered to the right gatethe passengers are dealt a final
humiliating blow.
SOT PHONER PAT SINKO:they said we timed out
Ordered off the plane again.
SOT PHONER PAT SINKO: some of the Chinese people wouldn't get off the plane,
they were protesting and the other people were trying to break down the
door trying to get back in the airport.
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72 HOURS LATE-- THE PLANE FINALLY LANDS IN NEWARK.
THE PASSENGERS WERE GREETED BY A SPECIAL UNITED AIRLINES CUSTOMER SERVICE CREW WHO PAID FOR THE FLIGHT AND GAVE THEM 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRIP VOUCHERS.
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MOST LADIES WOULD AGREE - IT'S TIME THE MEN MORE CHOICES WHEN IT COMES TO BIRTH CONTROL.
"anything is better than using a condom."
FIRST AT 4 - THE NEW RESEARCH COULD LEAD TO MORE CHOICES FOR CONTRACEPTION.
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A HUGE STRIDE TODAY TO HELP PREVENT H-I-V.
THE F-D-A APPROVED A PILL THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF H-I-V INFECTION.
THE PILL IS CALL TRUVADA AND WAS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF GETTING AIDS - SUCH AS PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEX WITH H-I-V INFECTED PARTNERS.
A THREE YEAR STUDY FOUND THAT TAKING THE PILL EVERY DAY CUT THE RISK OF INFECTION BY 42 PERCENT IN HEALTHY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.
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DID YOU KNOW - HALF OF ALL PREGNANCIES ARE UNPLANNED.
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF BIRTH CONTROL METHODS - BUT MOST ARE AIMED AT WOMEN.
FIRST AT 4, ANDREW MCINTOSH REPORTS ON SEVERAL NEW CONTRACEPTION CHOICES FOR MEN.
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WHEN NATASHA STUMP AND HER HUSBAND DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY MORE KIDS NATASHA'S HUSBAND TOLD HER A VASECTOMY WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
"He's a man. Haha, sorry. He didn't want any pain."
BUT WHAT IF THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS?
RESEARCHERS SO FAR HAVE FOUND MALE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR SOME MEN AND NOT OTHERS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. AND SIDE EFFECTS CAN INCLUDE WEIGHT GAIN, ACNE, DEPRESSION AND POSSIBLE HEART PROBLEMS. STILL THERE ARE OTHER PROMISING FORMS OF MALE CONTRACEPTION ON THE VERGE OF GETTING APPROVED.
"The testosterone gels and progestin gels, those combinations are probably the ones that hold the most promise as of now."
"Every day you use a small amount, you put it on the abdomen and also on the arms."
DOCTOR CHRISTINA WANG SAYS THE GEL WORKS MUCH LIKE FEMALE BIRTH CONTROL WITHOUT A LOT OF SIDE EFFECTS.
"It delivers a constant level of hormones."
BEFORE APPLYING THE GEL…
"You can see that they are lots of sperm moving around."
AND AFTER…THE SPERM ON THE SLIDE BARELY MOVE. DOCTOR WANG SAYS IT'S ALSO REVERSIBLE, TAKING MEN THREE TO SIX MONTHS TO REGAIN FERTILITY. NON-HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES ARE ALSO ON THE HORIZON, LIKE THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND COMMONLY USED TO RELIEVE INJURED JOINTS WITH HEAT.
"We really think that men deserve to have more choices when it comes to contraception."
RESEARCH LED BY DOCTOR JAMES TSURUTA SHOWED BY ROTATING HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND AROUND THE TESTES, THEY COULD KILL MOST OF THE SPERM- CELLS IN RATS IN JUST TWO 15 MINUTES SESSIONS. ANOTHER SET OF RESEARCHERS SHOWED THE TECHNIQUE ALSO WORKED IN PRIMATES AND WAS REVERSIBLE. FINALLY, WHAT ABOUT A REVERSIBLE VASECTOMY? THE PROCEDURE CALLED RISUG TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES WITH A DOCTOR, IS EFFECTIVE AFTER ABOUT THREE DAYS AND LAST FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS. IT REQUIRES A ONE-TIME INJECTION OF A HARMLESS GEL INTO THE DUCT THAT TRANSFERS SPERM IN THE PENIS. THE SOLUTION DEACTIVATES THE SPERM AND IS REVERSIBLE WITH A SECOND INJECTION.
"Yeah definitely much better than getting snipped."
RISUG IS IN ADVANCED CLINICAL TRIALS IN INDIA…AND COULD BE WIDELY AVAILABLE IN THE U-S IN THREE YEARS. NOW THE QUESTION REMAINS IF MEN WILL USE IT…I'M ANDREW MCINTOSH REPORTING.
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PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
WORKERS ARRIVE AT THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM TO GET EVERYTHING READY.
WE BRING YOU A LOOK FROM A SPECIAL MEDIA EVENT HELD TODAY
PLUS - NBC 2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC ALERT ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THIS IS AT MILE MARKER 99.
A BABY AND TWO ADULTS WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THEIR S-U-V FLIPPED OFF THE ROAD.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS BREAKING STORY.
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SIX WEEKS FROM TODAY THE FOCUS OF THE POLITICAL WORLD TURNS TO FLORIDA FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
TODAY WORKS BEGINS TO TRANSFORM THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.
FIRST AT FOUR. NBC-2 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER JOINS US LIVE FROM TAMPA WITH A BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR.
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THEY ARE GOING TO TRANSFORM THIS PLACE.
THEY'RE TAKING OUT 3,000 SEATS.
MANY OF THOSE WILL COME FROM THE HOSPITALITY SUITES WHICH WILL BE TURNED INTO BROADCAST BOOTHS.
THEY'RE EXPECTING 15-THOUSAND MEDIA MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WORKERS WILL INSTALL MILES OF FIBER OPTIC AND INTERNET CABLES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS SPOKE THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID THE TIME FOR PLANNING IS OVER.
NOW THEY'RE PUTTING THE PLAN IN PLACE.
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ALEC POTEVINT / CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS
"01:20:41
We're glad to be here making history. Making history in this facility. making history in his area by bringing the Republican National convention to the Tampa Bay area." 49
THE R-N-C CHAIRMAN REINCE PRIEBUS IS HERE TODAY.
REMEMBER FLORIDA'S HAD HALF OF IT DELEGATES STRIPPED AWAY BECAUSE THE STATE MOVED UP ITS PRIMARY DATE.
I ASKED CHAIRMAN PRIEBUS IF THE FULL DELEGATION WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIT ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR.
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YOU'LL HEAR HIS ANSWER COMING UP AT 5:30.
LIVE OUTSIDE THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.
CHAD OLIVER NBC-2 NEWS.
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NBC 2 DUG UP SOME FACTS ON THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
2,286 DELEGATES WILL ATTEND THE EVENT.
THEY WILL REPRESENT ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRCIT OF COLUMBIA AND 5 TERRITORIES.
50-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT TAMPA DURING THE CONVENTION.
NEXT MONTH IS THE THIRD TIME THE EVENT HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA.
THE OTHERS WERE IN 1968 AND 1972.
BOTH WERE HELD IN MIAMI BEACH.
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IF YOU HAVE AN OLD VOTER I-D CARD IN YOUR WALLET.
YOU'LL WANT TO THROW IT OUT UNTIL YOUR NEW CARD COMES IN THE MAIL.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES STARTING NEXT MONTH DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION THAT COULD AFFECT YOU.
NBC-2'S COURTNEY FASANO EXPLAINS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ABLE TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.
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nats "are you registered to vote?"
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO VOTE IN AUGUST'S PRIMARY ELECTION.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.
THE PRECINCT YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO THIS YEAR --
MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
we would like for people to know that they have to read their new cards that are coming. Throw away your old cards, and be sure to look closely at the new cards because you may have a change of precinct, you definitely have a change of districts.
VICKI COLLINS WITH THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SAYS THOSE CHANGES. ARE ALL BECAUSE OF REDISTRICTING.
we studied the precincts that had a large population of early voting and voting by mail, and we tried in an effort to save money, to consolidate those precincts
IF YOU LIVE IN LEE COUNTY,
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO VOTE.
IT'S ON LEE-ELECTIONS-DOT COM.
WE'VE POSTED THAT LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.
JUST GO TO THE TAB AT THE TOP THAT SAYS "PRECINCTS" AND CLICK ON LOCATIONS/DIRECTIONS/SAMPLE BALLOTS.
FROM THERE YOU JUST TYPE IN YOUR ADDRESS.
AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE PRECINCT, YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO. AS WELL AS HOW TO GET THERE.
COLLIER COUNTY RESIDENTS.
YOUR PRECINCT MAY HAVE CHANGED TOO.
COLLIER SOUND
WE'RE TOLD THERE IS ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF PRECINCT CHANGES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
NOW IF YOU'RE ALREADY A FLORIDA RESIDENT, BUT NEED TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS BEFORE THE PRIMARY.
ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY YOU CAN DO THAT UP UNTIL ELECTION DAY.
THE BIGGEST CHANGE OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO.
IS WHERE YOU'RE HEADED ON ELECTION DAY.
everybody in our county is going to receive a new voter card if they have not already so make sure that you read your new card, throw away your old card
COLLIER SOUND
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WE'VE POSTED A LINK OF HOW TO FIND YOUR PRECINCT IN LEE, COLLIER, AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES ON NBC-DASH-TWO DOT COM.
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CAPE CORAL'S NEW CITY MANAGER CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
JOHN SZERLAG WANTS TO HIRE AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
THE NUMBER-TWO SPOT WAS ELIMINATED BY THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER LAST YEAR.
THE POSITION HAS JUST BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS CALL FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE.
THE SALARY RANGES FROM 87 TO 144 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
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ATTACKED BY A GREAT WHITE SHARK --
A SURFER IS KILLED IN THE WATERS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST.
AUTHORITIES THERE SAY THE GREAT WHITE JUMPED OUT OF THE WATER AND BIT THE MAN IN HALF.
THIS ATTACK ADDS TO AN USUAL STRING OF FATAL ATTACKS IN THAT COUNTRY.
IT'S THE FIFTH IN THE PAST YEAR -- THERE'S USUALLY ONLY ONE.
AUTHORITIES CLOSED THE BEACHES AND PUT OUT BAIT TO TRY AND CATCH THE SHARK.
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA IS SPEAKING FOR HIS ACTIONS - ONLY TO NBC NEWS.
THE CAPTAIN IS ACCUSED OF MANSLAUGHTER, CAUSING THE WRECK BY COMING TOO CLOSE TO AN ISLAND, THEN ABANDONING SHIP.
THE COSTA CONCORDIA SHIPWRECKED - LEAVING 32 PEOPLE DEAD - 4-THOUSAND OTHERS WERE FORCED TO SCRAMBLE TO SAFETY.
HE ACCEPTS SOME - BUT NOT ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISASTER.
HE ALSO CALLED IT WAS A REALLY BAD DAY IN HIS LIFE.
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A U-S SECURITY TEAM ON A NAVY SHIP SHOOT TOWARD A SMALL BOAT NEAR DUBAI.
THE U-S NAVY SAYS THE BOAT DIDN'T LISTEN TO WARNINGS AND RACED TOWARD THEIR SHIP.
A NAVY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE SAILORS GAVE A SERIES OF WARNINGS BEFORE SHOOTING AT THE BOAT.
OFFICIALS SAY ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND THREE ARE HURT.
IT APPEARS THE BOAT COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN AS A THREAT IN GULF WATERS.
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A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER AUTHORITIES FOUND THE BODIES OF TWO WOMEN, SISTERs, IN A RURAL MISSOURI FIELD.
THE BODIES WERE FOUND LAST NIGHT AND HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 19-YEAR-OLD BRITNEY HAARUP AND 22-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY KEY - A PAIR OF SISTERS WHO DISAPPEARED FRIDAY FROM THEIR MISSOURI HOME.
CLIFFORD D. MILLER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER,
THE TWO SISTERS WERE REPORTED MISSING FRIDAY AFTER BRITNY'S FIANCE CAME HOME TO FIND HIS TWO BABY DAUGHTERS ALONE IN THE SAME CRIB AND THEIR MOTHER NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
THERE WAS BLOOD ON A COUCH AND GUNS MISSING FROM THE HOUSE.
POLICE MILLER ADMITTED TO THE KILLINGS.
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MEANTIME - IN IOWA -
SEARCHERS STRUGGLE TO FIND CLUES IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TWO COUSINS.
8-YEAR-OLD ELIZABETH COLLINS AND 10-YEAR-OLD LYRIC COOK WERE LAST SEEN BY THEIR GRANDMOTHER ON FRIDAY.
THEY WERE LEAVING HOME TO RIDE THEIR BIKES.
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 900 VOLUNTEERS TOOK PART IN A MASSIVE SEARCH EFFORT.
THEY FOUND THE BIKES CLOSE TO A NEARBY LAKE.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY.
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NOW TO AN NBC2 CONSUMER ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.
NEARLY 40-THOUSAND OLD NAVY GIRLS AQUA SOCKS ARE BEING RECALLED IN THE U.S. AND CANADA.
THE SOLES OF THE SHOES HAVE "LESS" TRACTION ON WET OR SMOOTH SURFACES-- MAKING IT EASY FOR TODDLERS TO FALL.
THEY WERE SOLD IN PINK AND PURPLE, TODDLER SIZES 5 THROUGH 11, FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE.
OLD NAVY WILL GIVE A FULL REFUND IF YOU RETURN THEM.
AND IF YOU GO BEFORE NOVEMBER 9TH, YOU'LL GET A TEN DOLLAR COUPON.
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IN THE PAST YEAR -- FAMILIES ARE FINDING MORE WAYS TO CUT COLLEGE SPENDING.
THEY'RE CHOOSING LESS EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS - AND FINDING MORE ECONOMICAL WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND.
ALSO - MORE STUDENTS ARE LIVING AT HOME TO CUT COSTS.
A STUDY SHOWS MONEY SPENT ON COLLEGE DECREASED BY FIVE PERCENT IN THE 2011 - 2012 SCHOOL YEAR.
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THE SUMMER OLYMPICS GET UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK AND ONE OF THE BIG MEDAL HOPEFULS FOR THE U.S. SWIM TEAM IS MISSY FRANKLIN.
LEADING UP TO THE GAMES, NBC 2 IS LOOKING AT THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE U-S OLYMPICS.
IN THIS STORY, WE DISCOVER HOW MISSY FRANKLIN APPLIES THE ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES OF FLUID DYNAMICS AS SHE SWIMS FOR THE GOLD.
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Just 17-years-old, Missy Franklin is already a swimming phenom.
In 2011, she set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke and dominated at the World Championships - success she hopes to continue at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
One of Franklin's biggest advantages in the pool is her size: 6-foot-1 with strong shoulders and long limbs that allow her to maximize thrust and overcome drag, two key components of fluid dynamics.
TIM WEI, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thrust is what pushes the swimmer forward, and drag is the resistance of the water to the motion of the body.
From the moment the race starts, Franklin is in a battle against 3 types of drag.
'Frictional drag,' sometimes called 'viscous drag,' happens when friction pulls the water next to her body along with her, making it harder to move forward.
As she picks up speed, Franklin also encounters 'pressure drag' as the water moves around her head and body and doesn't reattach until past her feet, creating a pressure difference.
Franklin also encounters a third type of drag called 'wave drag.'
As she moves forward, some water is pushed in front of her creating a wave barrier to her progress.
Franklin counters these 3 types of drag with thrust, the propulsive force that moves her through the water.
TIM WEI, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The whole process of swimming technique is getting your body to move in as efficient a way as possible so you maximize the thrust.
MISSY FRANKLIN
Something about my last part of my race just really gets me going and I just move my arms and legs as fast as I possibly can.
Using thrust to counter drag, Franklin takes advantage of the principles of fluid dynamics to reach for Olympic gold.
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NEXT MONTH, THE FULL COLLECTION OF STORIES ABOUT THE "SCIENCE OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS" WILL APPEAR ON NBC LEARN DOT COM AND SCIENCE 360 DOT GOV.
OF COURSE YOU CAN CATCH THE OLYMPICS RIGHT HERE ON NBC 2.
WE ARE NOW JUST 11 DAYS AWAY FROM THE OPENING CEREMONIES.
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SMALL CHANGES IN THE WAY A PERSON WALKS MAY BE EARLY SIGNS OF MEMORY DECLINE IN THE BRAIN.
ALTHOUGH SOME WALKING DIFFICULTY IS A COMMON PART OF THE AGING PROCESS --
RESEARCHERS SAY A MUCH SLOWER WALK OR A DIFFERENT STRIDE COULD INDICATE EARLY SIGNS OF THE DISEASE.
A STUDY SHOWS THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WALKED MUCH SLOWER THAN THOSE WITH MILD COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.
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IT'S AN EMBARRASSING CONDITION THAT PLAGUES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD.
URGE INCONTINENCE LEAVES PEOPLE WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE NEED TO USE THE REST ROOM.
IN TODAY'S HEALTH MATTERS AMY OSHIER HAS MORE ON A MEDICAL DEVICE THAT CAN HELP.
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FOR SEVEN YEARS, PEGGY POPPER LIVED WITH A HUMBLING CONDITION. URGE INCONTINENCE LEFT HER UNABLE TO CONTROL HER BLADDER. SHE FOUND HERSELF RUNNING TO THE BATHROOM.
PEGGY POPPER/INTERSTIM PATIENT
RUNS:
:32 All the time. I had a few misadventures with it. So I had to stay close to home.
IT'S ESTIMATED AT LEAST 17-MILLION PEOPLE SHARE HER PAIN. AND HER CONDITION. A VOIDING DYSFUNCTION OR OVERACTIVE BLADDER.
DR. MARK MINTZ/UROLOGIST
RUNS:
3:00 If you're leaking and you're having to wear Depends or having to go to the bathroom every hour to hour and a half or two hours, you don't really have a lifestyle. What we're trying to get back is people; we basically give them back their social life.
WHEN LIFESTYLE CHANGES OR MEDICATION DOESN'T WORK, PATIENTS MAY BENEFIT FROM INTERSTIM THERAPY, IT USES A MEDICAL DEVICE TO PROVIDE NEURO STIMULATION TO TAME THE OVERACTIVE BLADDER.
AMY OSHIER/REPORTING
RUNS:
The device is smaller than the palm of your hand. It's implanted on upper, backside of the hip where it stimulates the nerves that control the bladder.
DR. MARK MINTZ/UROLOGIST
RUNS:
4:42 I call it the pacemaker, but they call it a generator or stimulator to the area. It basically sends a pulsation though the wire. It's almost like telling the nerve to be quite.
A HAIR-LIKE WIRE TOUCHES THE NERVE, IT'S REGULATED BY THE GENERATOR. THE DEVICE RUNS ON A BATTERY THAT LASTS 5-8 YEARS. AT WHICH TIME DOCTORS WILL REOPEN THE SITE AND REPLACE THE CELL. A PRICE PEGGY IS WILLING TO PAY, TO TAKE CONTROL OF HER BLADDER.
PEGGY POPPER/INTERSTIM PATIENT
RUNS:
:54 I would say that since I've had it put in, it goes on my time.
DR. MARK MINTZ/UROLOGIST
RUNS:
12:15 That's the whole idea, they don't have to worry about whether they've got a leak or going to have an accident. That's a game-changer for a lot of people.
FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, I'M AMY OSHIER.
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MANY OF US HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW AIMEE COPELAND - THE YOUNG GEORGIA WOMAN - WHO LOST HER LIMBS BATTLING A FLESH-EATING DISEASE - BUT THERE'S SIMILAR STORY.
A YOUNG MOTHER - DIAGNOSED WITH SAME DISEASE - JUST DAYS AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO TWINS.
FIRST AT FOUR - WE SEE HER - FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SHE GOT SICK.
PLUS - NBC 2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC ALERT ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THIS IS AT MILE MARKER 99 ON EYE 75.
A BABY AND TWO ADULTS WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THEIR S-U-V FLIPPED OFF THE ROAD.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS BREAKING STORY.
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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP
WHILE A LEE COUNTY COUPLE EXCHANGED WEDDING VOWS. A THIEF BROKE INTO THEIR HOME, AND WIPED THEM OUT.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE NEWLYWEDS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
NOT ONLY DID THE BAD GUYS GET AWAY WITH THEIR STUFF, BUT ALSO TOOK THE MONEY THEY WERE SAVING FOR THEIR HONEYMOON.
AND A FIRST OF IT'S KIND SURGERY IS BEING TESTED OUT ON PATIENTS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD RESTORE VISION FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
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FORECAST OPEN
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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.
RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH MIDWEEK
An onshore flow will remain in place Tuesday, which often means locations closer to the beaches and the urban corridor see the best rain chances earlier in the day while locations deeper inland stand the best chance of getting hit by a storm during the afternoon and evening.
Partly cloudy skies will be the rule for Tuesday, too. The added sun will allow temperatures to be around our average of 92.
Thunderstorms will be diminishing somewhat by mid week as a ridge of high pressure build over Southwest Florida. Another result of this ridge will be higher temperatures, and we very well could see a heat index between 100-105 by Thursday and Friday.
By the upcoming weekend, temperatures won't be quite as oppressive, and we'll see a return of our typical afternoon thunderstorm pattern.
Right now the tropics are quiet!
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IT WAS A ROCK AND ROLL DREAM SCENE IN LONDON.
TWO ICONS SINGING ON THE SAME STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER -- PAUL MCCARTNEY AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
WHEN SUDDENLY -- THE SOUND OF SILENCE.
THE SUPERSTARS' MIKES WERE CUT AND ANGRY FANS WANT TO KNOW WHY.
NICK WATT HAS THE STORY.
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The Boss and the Beatle: together for thefirst time EVER! - whipping more
than 60,000
fans as close to HYSTERIA as the English canmanage.
But, near the end of "TWIST AND SHOUT",closing in on fret board meltdown.
That's NOT a malfunction! Someone actuallypulled the plug.
.the rock and roll equivalent of killing MLK's mike!
"I have a dream, that one day."
Or flipping a switch on Neil Armstrong.
"That's one small step for man."
Even Cinderella had until midnight.THEIR spell broken more than an hour
earlier.
Not even the King of New Jersey couldmake himself heard - without juice.
When did England become a police state?!tweeted Bruce's sidekick, Steve Van
Zandt
leading the global online horror."Not us!", said the cops - pointing fingers
at
concert organizers, who mutteredsomething about a noise license.
Piffle. It wasn't even a school night!Bruce was born to, uh, over run.Add
McCartney:
and that's carte blanche,right there, to play into the middle of next week.
One jaded critic called this the greatestconcert he'd ever WITNESSED!
And then the switch was flipped.
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THE LONDON MAYOR HAS DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE DECISION TO END THE CONCERT - SAYING THE MUSICIANS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO JAM IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.
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ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE COMIC ACTORS CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY TODAY.
WILL FERRELL IS TURNING 45.
FARRELL - HAS STARRED IN FAVORITES LIKE ANCHORMAN - OLD SCHOOL, ELF, - AND OF COURSE HE WAS A REGULAR ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
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LONDON'S OLYMPIC VILLAGE IS READY FOR TODAY'S ARRIVAL OF ATHLETES.
THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO POUR INTO THE VILLAGE. AND IT IS THE MOST COMPACT IN RECENT GAMES.
LOCATED JUST SEVEN MINUTES FROM CENTRAL LONDON, THE ATHLETES WILL LIVE IN APARTMENTS STRETCHED ACROSS ELEVEN RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS.
CLOSE BY - A MASSIVE CAFETERIA FOR THE ATHLETES.
THE 24-HOUR MAIN DINING AREA HAS FIVE-THOUSAND SEATS AND IS EXPECTED TO SERVE ONE-POINT-TWO MILLION MEALS DURING THE GAMES.
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NOW THAT THE COMIC CON ATTENDEES ARE CLEARING OUT, ITS TIME FOR CREWS TO CLEAN UP.
THE ANNUAL COMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO PRODUCES A LOT OF TRASH, BUT THIS YEAR CREWS ARE HOPING TO MAKE THE EVENT A LITTLE MORE GREEN.
WORKERS ARE SORTING OUT RECYCLABLE MATERIAL TO KEEP IT FROM CLOGGING UP LANDFILLS.
WORKERS EXPECT TO COLLECT ALMOST 130 TONS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL FROM THE TRASH LEFT BEHIND BY THE FOUR DAY CONVENTION.
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IMAGINE GIVING BIRTH TO TWINS - ONLY TO BE DIAGNOSED DAYS LATER - WITH A FLESH-EATING BACTERIA.
SOT: "it was very scary to see her be as sick as she was, so quickly."
SOT: "She's a fighter. she works hard every day and she pushes through it."
A MOTHER'S MOTIVATION AND ROAD TO RECOVERY.
FIRST AT FOUR - HOW HER CASE IS DIFFERENT - FROM ANOTHER THAT MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES.
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SHE GAVE BIRTH TO TWINS --
AND THEN A FLESH-EATING BACTERIA ALMOST TOOK HER LIFE.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOM IS TELLING HER STORY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME --
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, LANA KUYKENDALL WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
NOW.SHE'S IN REHAB.AND COULD GO HOME AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ REPORTS.
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HAVING TWINS CAN BE CHALLENGING ENOUGH.
BUT FOR LANA KUYKENDALL.THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF MOTHERHOOD.WERE ALMOST OVERWHELMING.
ALMOST.
SOT: "she is just a tough cookie!"
*THIS* IS THE FIRST VIDEO OF HER WE'VE SEEN.
SINCE SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AGO.
AMAZINGLY.DESPITE THE PAIN.SHE SMILES OFTEN.
AS HER HUSBAND, DARREN, LOOKS ON.
KUYKENDALL IS ABLE TO WALK.CLIMB DOWN STAIRS.AND LIFT HER LEGS.
REMARKABLE.CONSIDERING SURGEONS HAVE REMOVED SO MUCH MUSCLE TISSUE.
SOT: "She's a fighter. she works hard every day and she pushes through it."
JUST DAYS AFTER GIVING BIRTH IN EARLY MAY AT AN ATLANTA HOSPITAL.
KUYKENDALL DROVE HOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
WHERE SHE NOTICED A SPOT ON THE BACK OF HER LEFT LEG.
AT FIRST.SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOOD CLOT.
BUT DOCTORS HERE IN GREENVILLE SOON DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A FLESH-EATING BACTERIAL INFECTION.
SOT: "it was very scary to see her be as sick as she was, so quickly."
HER HUSBAND.A FIREFIGHTER.WATCHED HER SUFFER THROUGH MULTIPLE SURGERIES.
AS HER FRIENDS RAISED MONEY FOR HER RECOVERY.
SOT: "We're all just in disbelief and shock."
SOT: "Necrotizing fasciitis wasn't exactly something we had heard a lot of."
TURNS OUT.KUYKENDALL WAS THE SECOND RECENT CASE OF THAT RARE FLESH-EATING INFECTION.TO DRAW NATIONAL ATTENTION.
AIMEE COPELAND IS NOW ENTERING HER THIRD WEEK OF REHAB AFTER TWO MONTHS IN A GEORGIA HOSPITAL.
UNLIKE COPELAND.KUYKENDALL WAS ABLE TO KEEP ALL OF HER LIMBS.
SOT: "That's amazing. We think that she's a miracle."
THOSE ARMS ALLOWED THE NEW MOM TO HOLD HER TWINS.ABIGAIL AND IAN.DURING PART OF HER RECOVERY IN THE I-C-U.
HER FRIENDS THINK.THAT MAY HAVE HELPED HER HEAL.
PROVING YOU SHOULD NEVER UNDERESTIMATE.A MOTHER'S MOTIVATION.
TO BOND.WITH HER KIDS.
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AGAIN.KUYKENDALL MIGHT GO HOME AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK.
THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN SHE MIGHT RETURN TO HER JOB.AS A PARAMEDIC.
FIRST.SHE'S GOT SOME CATCHING UP TO DO WITH THOSE TWINS.
THAT'S IT FOR THE FOUR.
PETER BUSCH AND KELLIE BURNS ARE STANDING BY AT THE ANCHOR DESK WITH DEVELOPING STORIES AT FIVE.
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STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE NEWS AT FIVE.
A lee county COUPE EXCHANGES THEIR WEDDING VOWS THEN RETURNS HOME TO FIND THIEVES STOLE THEIR HONEYMOON SAVINGS.
PLUS.AFTER THE WET WEEKEND WE JUST HAD.
CHANGES ARE COMING.
ROBERT IS UPDATING YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.
THE NEWS AT FIVE STARTS IN TWO MINUTES.
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WHILE TEMPERATURES MAY FINALLY BE FALLING IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.
THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY A DEVASTATING HEAT WAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ARE STILL ON THE RISE.
CHRIS CLACKUM HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS.
AND WHY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND EVEN SOME RAIN IS JUST TOO LATE, FOR MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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