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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY:
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FACING NEW ACCUSATIONS OF A VERY DIFFERENT KIND -- FROM A
MEMBER OF HIS OWN FAMILY.
ALL NEW THIS MORNING -- HIS ATTORNEY FIGHTS BACK.
PLUS, SEWING NEEDLE SANDWICH.
ALL NEW--
A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS LAUNCHED AFTER PASSENGERS ABOARD FOUR DIFFERENT DELTA PLANES FIND NEEDLES IN THEIR IN-FLIGHT MEALS.
AND-- VICE-PRESIDENTIAL PICK--
WE'VE LEARNED GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY HAS PICKED A RUNNING MATE--
BUT TOP AIDES ARE SAYING NOT SO FAST.
NBC-2 NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S TUESDAY, JULY 17TH.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOLGELSONG.
YOU WERE PROBABLY WOKEN UP OVERNIGHT BY ROARING THUNDER--AND POUNDING RAIN.
WELL, GET READY FOR ROUND TWO.
NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING ANOTHER ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IN YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE TWO'S.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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MOLESTATION AND RACISM.
NEW ALLEGATIONS IN THE CASE AGAINST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN THIS MORNING.
A WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS "WITNESS NINE" SAYS SHE'S GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S COUSIN AND THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY MOLESTED BY GEORGE STARTING AT AGE SIX.
HERE'S A PORTION OF THE NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO RECORDINGS.
He's about almost two years older than I am. He would reach under the blankets and try to do things. And I would try to push him off but he was bigger and stronger and older. It was in front of everybody. And I don't know how I didn't say anything but I just didn't know any better.
SHE ALSO CLAIMS ZIMMERMAN IS A RACIST--
SAYING THAT ZIMMERMAN AND HIS MOTHER QUOTE "SAY A LOT OF BAD THINGS ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE."
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I was afraid that he may have done something because the kid was black. Because growing up they've always -- him and his family have always made statements that they don't like black people if they don't act like white people
ALONG WITH THE RECORDINGS-- ANOTHER 140 JAIL HOUSE PHONE CALLS WERE RELEASED.
ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY MARK O' MARA TRIED TO FILE A MOTION TO BLOCK THE STATEMENTS FROM WITNESS NINE, BUT IT WAS NOT FILED IN TIME.
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ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY IS SPEAKING OUT ON THOSE ALLEGATIONS THIS MORNING--
HERE'S A FIRST LISTEN OF THE INTERVIEW MARK O' MARA HAD WITH CNN'S PIERS MORGAN LATE LAST NIGHT.
SAYING THE ACCUSATIONS ARE BOTH IRRELEVANT AND IN-ADMISSIBLE.
" The frustration I have is these allegations which George contends are untrue. Now we need to spend our resources and time rebutting them. And actually to put it in a difficult if not delicate position of deciding how much we attack the source of these -- this story, or just leave it be and move on to what really counts."
ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN IN FLORIDA BACK IN FEBRUARY.
ZIMMERMAN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
HE SAYS HE SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE AFTER MARTIN ATTACKED HIM.
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THE FBI IS OPENING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING AFTER A DISTURBING FIND ABOARD FOUR DIFFERENT DELTA FLIGHTS.
SIX SEWING NEEDLES WERE FOUND INSIDE FOUR TURKEY SANDWICHES--
AND THE MEALS ALL CAME FROM FLIGHT LEAVING AMSTERDAM AND HEADING TO THE U-S.
ACCORDING TO A DELTA SPOKESWOMAN A NEEDLE DID INJURE A PASSENGER ON A FLIGHT TO MINNEAPOLIS.
THE SANDWICHES CAME FROM A CATERING COMPANY IN AMSTERDAM.
DELTA HAS LAUNCHED ITS OWN INVESTIGATION.
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LOOKING AHEAD.
JURY SELECTION CONTINUES THIS MORNING, IN THE DENISE AMBER LEE WRONGFUL DEATH CASE.
HER WIDOWER, NATHAN LEE, IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HE CLAIMS A 911 DISPATCHER FAILED TO ACT ON A TIP THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE.
TODAY LAWYERS WILL WORK TO PICK SIX TO EIGHT JURORS OUT OF A POOL OF 73.
YOU MAY REMEMBER, A JURY CONVICTED MICHAEL KING OF KIDNAPPING LEE FROM HER NORTH PORT HOME IN 2008, THEN RAPING AND KILLING HER BEFORE DUMPING HER BODY NEAR AN I-75 EXIT.
HE'S ON DEATH ROW.
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NO MORE VETTING A V-P
ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES THIS MORNING --- REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY HAS QUOTE "REACHED A DECISION" REGARDING HIS RUNNING MATE.
HOWEVER, A TOP AIDE TO ROMNEY SAYS NO DECISION HAS BEEN FINALIZED.
THIS NEWS COMES--- AS THE EVER HOT ISSUE OF THE ECONOMY IS SPARKING UP AGAIN--
AS WELL AS JOB CREATION--
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS KEEPING US IN THE KNOW WITH ALL OF THE LATEST DECISION 2012 COVERAGE--
GOOD MORNING STACEY--
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THIS MORNING, TEAM ROMNEY SAYS A FINAL DECISION COULD COME BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
LAST NIGHT, ROMNEY HOSTED A FUNDRAISER WITH ONE OF HIS POTENTIAL PICKS, LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL, BUT AIDES SAY THE TWO DID NOT TALK ABOUT THE VP SLOT.
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JINDAL IS ONE OF THE NAMES THAT KEEPS POPPING UP AS A POSSIBLE V-P PICK. SOME OF THE OTHERS ON THE LIST, FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE, SENATOR ROB PORTMAN OF OHIO, AND FORMER MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY.
AT THIS POINT, ITS ANYBODY'S GUESS.
ROMENY HAS EMPHASIZED EXPERIENCE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE IN A RUNNING MATE. AND MANY THINK HE WILL MAKE A SAFE PICK THAT WON'T SHAKE UP THE RACE OR OVERSHADOW HIS CANDIDACY.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU JUST SAW PICTURED AS POSSIBLE PICKS, ON NBC-2.COM, ONCE YOU ARE THERE CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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TODAY ROMNEY WILL SPEND TIME IN PENNSYLVANIA.
TOMORROW HE HEADS TO OHIO.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE IN TEXAS FOR 4 CAMPAIGN STOPS.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC-2.
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THANK YOU STACEY.
AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL BE HERE IN FORT MYERS AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE PRESIDENT LAST VISITED IN 2009 WHILE PROMOTING HIS STIMULUS PACKAGE AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.
ACCORDING TO MAYOR RANDY HENDERSON -- PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN STAFF IS LOOKING TO HOLD FRIDAY'S EVENT THERE, TOO.
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SPEAKING OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF-- SOME MIGHT BE CALLING HIM CASANOVA THIS MORNING.
THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WERE CAUGHT ON THE KISS CAM WHILE ATTENDING A PRACTICE BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN TEAM USA AND BRAZIL-
CHECK IT OUT--
daddy look go
DAUGHTER MALIA WAS FIRST TO ENCOURAGE HER PARENTS TO GET UP CLOSE FOR A SMOOCH.
THE PRESIDENT GREETED MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM AFTER ITS WIN AGAINST BRAZIL.
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DEVELOPING IN THE CAPE THIS MORNING --
CITY MANAGER JOHN SZERLAG WANTS TO BRING BACK AN ASSISTANT.
THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SUPPORTS THE MANAGER AND STEPS INTO THAT ROLE IN THE ABSENCE OF A CITY MANAGER.
IN SZERLAG'S PROPOSED BUDGET -- IT'S ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF POSITIONS HE WANTS TO ADD.
NOW, WE TALKED WITH MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN ABOUT THIS IDEA.
HE SAYS IN THE FACE OF A BUDGET DEFICIT - IT'S UNNECESSARY.
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"I really don't think we need to, we got steve pohlman who acted in that capacity and if we need someone to step in in a hurry he is a very capable man - I just assume not spend the money.
THE SALARY RANGE GOES UP TO 144 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND REQUIRES AT LEAST TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE.
THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER SLASHED THE POSITION LAST YEAR.
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A HEAT WAVE IS INTENSIFYING THIS MORNING--
AND CAUSING A DROUGHT DANGER--
SO FAR, 26 STATES HAVE BEEN DECLARED DISASTER AREAS.
AND DROUGHT ISN'T THE ONLY THING DEVASTATING CROPS THIS YEAR.
INSECTS HAVE LEFT A CRIPPLING WAKE OF DESTRUCTION ON CROP FIELDS.
BLISTER BEETLES, GRASSHOPPERS AND STINK BUGS ARE INFILTRATING THE FOOD SOURCE-- MOWING THROUGH SEVERAL ACRES IN A MATTER OF DAYS.
PROBLEM IS -- WITH ALL THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON IRRIGATION IN THIS HEATWAVE-- IT'S BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SPRAY FOR THE BUGS.
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Full Forecast
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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A BREAKING STORY WE ARE FOLLOWING IN CANADA THIS MORNING--
TORONTO POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER SHOTS ARE FIRED AT A BARBECUE PARTY.
POLICE SAY AT LEAST 19 PEOPLE, INCLUDING AN INFANT, WERE HURT IN THE MASS PANIC THAT ENSUED.
THEY SAY THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON WHO FIRED SHOTS, AND AT LEAST ONE "PERSON OF INTEREST" IN CUSTODY.
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NEW THIS MORNING--
ONE OF THE BUSIEST BRIDGES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CANADA REOPENED OVERNIGHT--- AFTER A BOMB THREAT SHUT IT DOWN FOR HOURS.
THE "AMBASSADOR BRIDGE" LINKS DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND WINDSOR, ONTARIO.
A CALL CLAIMING A BOMB WOULD EXPLODE ON THE BUSY INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSING PROMPTED OFFICIALS TO SHUT IT DOWN.
THE THREAT CAME LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL WAS CLOSED BY A BOMB HOAX.
MORE THAN 25-THOUSAND VEHICLES USE THE PRIVATELY OWNED BRIDGE EVERY DAY.
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THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THIS COUPLE'S LIFE ENDED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF A HORRIBLE CRIME.
WHILE THE MEDINA'S SAID THEIR VOWS LAST WEEK,
BURGLARS BROKE INTO THEIR HOME ON OASIS PARK ROAD, IN FORT MYERS.
TAKING ELECTRONICS AND THEIR HONEYMOON MONEY.
MRS MEDINA DISCOVERED WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WENT HOME TO CHANGE OUT OF HER WEDDING DRESS.
THE COUPLE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE PLANNING ON A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD.
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i think I lost hope.But for now im not done we'll put the honeymoon on hold
BUT THE COUPLE MAY NOT HAVE TO PUT THE TRIP ON HOLD FOR LONG.
AFTER HEARING THEIR STORY.PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CALLED IN TO HELP.
ONE COUPLE IS OFFERING THEM 15 HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THEY SAY THEY'LL WRITE THE CHECK WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO DONATE IT ANONYMOUSLY.
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A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT COMING THIS MORNING FROM AIRLINE OFFICIALS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT--
IT'S NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIG NEWS--
BUT NBC-2 DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND SPIRIT AIRLINES IS CONTINUING ITS EXPANSION AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ADDING A NONSTOP SERVICE TO SIX NEW CITIES, INCLUDING FORT MYERS--
WHILE AIR TRAN AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WILL BEGIN NEW SERVICE BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL WITH TWO DAILY NONSTOP FLIGHTS FROM RSW.
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THE TRANSFORMATION HAS BEGUN!
WE'RE NOW JUST 40 DAYS OUT FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.
OUR NBC-2 CREW WAS THERE TO GET THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE EVENT TAKING PLACE FROM AUGUST 27TH THROUGH THE 30TH.
GOP OFFICIALS WERE HANDED THE KEYS TO THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM MONDAY.
THERE ARE ONLY SIX-WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING READY UNTIL THEY MEET TO NOMINATE MITT ROMNEY.
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A SURPRISE MOVE BE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE SITE YAHOO!
THE COMPANY JUST HIRED LONGTIME GOOGLE EXECUTIVE MARISSA MAYER AS ITS NEXT CEO.
AND SHE STARTS THE JOB TODAY!
MAYER WOULD BE THE COMPANY'S FIFTH IN AS MANY YEARS.
YAHOO IS STILL TRYING TO REBOUND FROM YEARS OF FINANCIAL STAGNATION AND INTERNAL TURMOIL.
MAYER WAS ONE OF GOOGLE'S FIRST EMPLOYEES,
SHE'S MOST RECENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS MAPPING AND LOCATION SERVICES.
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THIS MORNING THE COUNTDOWN HEATS UP!
IT'S OFFICIAL --
WE HAVE JUST 10 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON.
ALL OF THE ACTION WILL PLAY OUT RIGHT HERE ON NBC2 STARTING A WEEK FROM THIS FRIDAY.
AND THIS MORNING WE ARE BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THE TOP ATHLETES WE WILL BE WATCHING.
ONE OF THOSE -- MIDDLE-DISTANCE SPRINTER OSCAR PISTORIUS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
HE IS KNOWN AS "BLADE RUNNER" -- BECAUSE HE RUNS ON TWO CURVED, CARBON-FIBER PROSTHETICS.
HE IS SET TO BECOME THE FIRST AMPUTEE EVER IN AN OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD EVENT.
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REMEMBER, IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA-- A DEADLY LANDSLIDE IN CANADA.
AND THREE PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING THIS MORNING.
sound of trees going into the water
A LOCAL NEWS CREW CAUGHT THIS VIDEO IN BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY.
THE WALL OF MUD DESTROYED AT LEAST THREE HOMES.
RESCUE CREWS RECOVERED ONE BODY.
TWO OF THE MISSING ARE BELIEVED TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE PERSON WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED.
THE WEATHER IS MAKING IT TOUGH FOR RESCUE CREWS.
RAIN HAS MADE THE GROUND UNSTABLE AND TOO DANGEROUS.
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Day Planner
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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IS YOUR JOB STRESSFUL?
WE FOUND FIVE JOBS THAT ARE THE LEAST HIGH STRUNG-- AND PAY WELL.
BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
NUMBER ONE IS AN OPTOMETRIST.
ACCORDING TO A PAYSCALE DOT COM ARTICLE, THEY MAKE A MEDIAN SALARY OF 99 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
MATERIALS SCIENTISTS: 91 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THEY CREATE THINGS LIKE SYNTHETIC FIBERS, LUBRICANTS AND LEAK-PROOF MATERIALS.
ECONOMISTS MAKE A MEDIAN SALARY OF 86 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS: 83 THOUSAND.
AND USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNERS: 79 THOUSAND.
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A NEW SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK OF BECOMING INFECTED WITH H-I-V.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION JUST APPROVED TRUVANDA AS THE FIRST DRUG INTENDED TO PREVENT AN H-I-V INFECTION.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THE DRUG CAN CUT THE RISK OF INFECTION BY 44-PERCENT IN GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN AND BY 75-PERCENT IN HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES WHERE ONE PERSON IS H-I-V POSITIVE.
DOCTORS SAY PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE IT EVERY DAY, AND STILL WEAR CONDOMS.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING --
THREE ASTRONAUTS TRAVELING ONBOARD A RUSSIAN-MADE SOYUZ CAPSULE HAVE DOCKED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THE ASTRONAUTS WILL JOIN CURRENT STATION RESIDENTS -- TWO RUSSIANS AND U-S ASTRONAUT JOE ACABA.
THEY'LL WORK AT THE ORBITING LABORATORY UNTIL NOVEMBER.
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THE LIGHTS ARE DIMMING IN TANNING BEDS AROUND THE WORLD.
THE NUMBER OF NATIONS WITH INDOOR TANNING **LAWS TARGETING CHILDREN AND TEENS INCREASED FROM 2 COUNTRIES IN 2003 TO 11 IN 2011.
THIS COMES AS EVIDENCE MOUNTS WORLDWIDE LINKING TANNING BEDS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR SKIN CANCER AND MELANOMA.
THERE IS NO FEDERAL LAW AGAINST INDOOR TANNING FOR TEENS IN THE U-S --
IT'S UP TO INDIVIDUAL STATES TO MAKE THEIR OWN RESTRICTIONS.
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LIVING IN FLORIDA HAS ITS PERKS!
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
LIVING BY THE SEA. IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!
A STUDY FROM THE U-K SUGGESTS COASTAL POPULATIONS MAY ACTUALLY BE HEALTHIER THAN THOSE LIVING FARTHER INLAND.
THE RESEARCH IS BASED ON CENSUS RESPONSES FROM 48-MILLION PEOPLE IN ENGLAND.
BUT RESEARCHERS SAY. ALTHOUGH THE EFFECT IS SMALL -- A SEASIDE HOME MAY PROVIDE STRESS REDUCTION AND INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
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MOLESTATION AND RACISM--
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FACING NEW ACCUSATIONS -- FROM A MEMBER OF HIS OWN FAMILY.
ALL NEW THIS MORNING -- HIS ATTORNEY FIGHTS BACK.
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DINING ON A TURKEY AND NEEDLE SANDWICH.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO HOW THE SEWING NEEDLES ENDED UP IN PASSENGERS MEALS ABOARD FOUR DIFFERENT DELTA FLIGHTS.
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S TUESDAY, JULY 17TH.
I'M KRISTA FOLGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVERNIGHT---
DROPPING SOME SERIOUS RAIN IN OUR AREA--
RUNNING DOWN THOSE RAIN TOTALS--
AND WHETHER THE **WEATHER WILL BE THE SAME THIS AFTERNOON--
WE BRING IN NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB WITH YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE TWO'S.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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FRIGHTENING NEWS FROM THE SKIES THIS MORNING.
THE F-B-I HAS LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AFTER NEEDLES WERE FOUND THIS WEEKEND INSIDE SANDWICHES SERVED ONBOARD DELTA FLIGHTS FROM AMSTERDAM TO FOUR DIFFERENT U-S CITIES.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON THIS STUNNING DISCOVERY--
STACEY.
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IT'S CERTAINLY NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO FIND IN A SANDWICH.
NEEDLES IN 6 SANDWICHES!!
THIS MORNING, THE SITUATION RAISES A LOT OF SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF FOOD ON AIRPLANES.
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THE FOUR FLIGHTS WERE HEADED TO SEATLLE, MINNEAPOLIS, AND 2 TO SEATTLE.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, ARE NOW INVOLVED, INVESTIGATING, TRYING TO LEARN WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE FOOD.
A CATERING COMPANY IN AMSTERDAM MADE THE SANDWICHES.
AMONG THE PEOPLE REPORTING INJURES -- A DOCTOR AND HIS SON TRAVELING ON SEPARATE FLIGHTS.
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SOT Dr. Jack Drogt, Found Needle in Food
"HAD I TAKEN A BIG SWALLOW AND SWALLOWED THAT DOWN AND HAD A BIG NEEDLE
INSIDE, THAT WOULD BE VERY CONCERNING TO ME."
SOT James Tonges, Found Needle in Food
"I felt the poke in the top of my mouth. when i pulled it out of my mouth it was very clear. i cleaned the food off and it was about a one inch long straight needle."
DELTA SAYS TAKEN THE SANDWICHES OFF OF ALL 18 FLIGHTS LEAVING AMSTERDAM.
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THE TSA HAS ALSO ALERTED ALL U.S. AIRLINES OF THE SITUATION.
ALL OF THIS COMING AT A TIME WHEN SECURITY IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH BECAUSE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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NEW ALLEGATIONS IN THE CASE AGAINST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN THIS MORNING.
A WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS "WITNESS NINE" SAYS SHE'S GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S COUSIN AND THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY MOLESTED BY GEORGE STARTING AT AGE SIX.
HERE'S A PORTION OF THE NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO RECORDINGS.
He's about almost two years older than I am. He would reach under the blankets and try to do things. And I would try to push him off but he was bigger and stronger and older. It was in front of everybody. And I don't know how I didn't say anything but I just didn't know any better.
SHE ALSO CLAIMS ZIMMERMAN IS A RACIST--
SAYING THAT ZIMMERMAN AND HIS MOTHER QUOTE "SAY A LOT OF BAD THINGS ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE."
ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY SAYS THE ACCUSATIONS ARE BOTH IRRELEVANT AND INADMISSIBLE.
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LOOKING AHEAD.
JURY SELECTION CONTINUES THIS MORNING, IN THE DENISE AMBER LEE WRONGFUL DEATH CASE.
HER WIDOWER, NATHAN LEE, IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HE CLAIMS A 911 DISPATCHER FAILED TO ACT ON A TIP THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE.
A JURY CONVICTED MICHAEL KING OF KIDNAPPING LEE FROM HER NORTH PORT HOME IN 2008, THEN RAPING AND KILLING HER BEFORE DUMPING HER BODY NEAR AN I-75 EXIT.
HE'S ON DEATH ROW.
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IN OUR DECISION 2012 COVERAGE--
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY IS HINTING THAT A VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK COULD COME ANY DAY.
THE NEW YORK TIMES IS REPORTING THERE'S ALREADY A LEADING RUNNING MATE--
BUT HIS AIDES ARE SAYING THAT NO DECISION HAS BEEN FINALIZED.
RIGHT NOW-- THESE ARE THE NINE OF THE MOST-FREQUENTLY MENTIONED CANDIDATES POTENTIALLY VYING FOR THE JOB.
NBC'S POLITICAL UNIT BREAKS DOWN ALL OF THE LATEST V-P TALK. JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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SILENCE IS ANYTHING BUT GOLDEN WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING THE POLICE SOLVE CRIMES.
NOW ONE WOMAN WANTS HER COMMUNITY TO BE SPEAK UP.
DANA PIERCE MET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT HER EFFORTS TO GET THE COMMUNITY TALKING.
SHE BELIEVES A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY IS WHAT'S KEEPING RESIDENTS FROM SPEAKING UP ABOUT RECENT VIOLENT CRIME.
SHE PLANS ON USING CHRUCHES, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND MARCHES TO GATHER INFORMATION.WITHOUT THE BIG PAYDAY.
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DANA PIERCE, CONCERNED RESIDENT: there is a lack of responsibility because that's the only reason why a person would not share or help solve a crime
FORT MYERS IS ON PACE TO END THE YEAR WITH AT LEAST 30 MURDERS.
FMPD IS STILL SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS IN MANY CASES.
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CURFEWS BACK IN THE CONVERSATION FOR THE FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL.
RIGHT NOW-- MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING MAKING THEM EARLIER FOR KIDS---FROM 11 P-M TO NINE DURING THE WEEK, AND FROM MIDNIGHT, TO 11, ON WEEKENDS.
THE DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
THEY SAY THIS WOULD NOT IMPACT MINORS WHO ARE WITH AN ADULT OR OUT DURING SPECIAL CITY EVENTS.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
THE FDA COULD GIVE THE GO-AHEAD ON ANOTHER WEIGHT LOSS DRUG TODAY.
IF APPROVED Q-NEXA WILL BE THE SECOND LONG TERM WEIGHT LOSS DRUG OKAYED BY THE FDA IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
BELVIQ, APPROVED ON JUNE 27, WAS THE FIRST IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
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DRY, DRY AND MORE DRY!
RIGHT NOW--- MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS SUFFERING THROUGH DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT COMPARE TO THE DUST BOWL YEARS OF THE 1930s.
AND IT'S GETTING WORSE.
FEDERAL FORECASTERS SAY NEARLY 60-PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY IS IN SOME STAGE OF DROUGHT.
IT'S SO DRY, MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND COUNTIES IN 26 STATES HAVE BEEN DECLARED DISASTER AREAS. THE BIGGEST SUCH DECLARATION EVER.
IT'S AFFECTING FARMERS FOR NOW. BUT IT'S THREATENING TO DRIVE FOOD PRICES TO RECORD LEVELS. BECAUSE CORN HAS AN IMPACT ON 75-PERCENT OF WHAT'S SOLD AT THE SUPERMARKET.
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Weather Trends
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING--
A HIGH SPEED CHASE INVOLVING A TODDLER IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
THIS VIDEO COMING OUT OF FROM GULFPORT, FLORIDA--THAT'S NEAR ST PETE.
POLICE SAY THE GUY DRIVING THIS STOLEN CAR HIT 90 MILES-AN-HOUR WITH A TWO-YEAR-OLD IN THE BACKSEAT.
THREE OTHERS WERE ALSO INSIDE.
THE CHASE LASTED ABOUT 12 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUS.
ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.
THAT TODDLER ESCAPED UNINJURED.
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HE MAY HAVE A 'BAD BOY' IMAGE -- BUT CHARLIE SHEEN GIVING BACK IN A BIG WAY.
SHEEN DONATED TO THE U-S-O THEIR LARGEST EVER SINGLE CONTRIBUTION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL.
THE ACTOR IS PLEDGING TO DONATE ONE-PERCENT OF THE PROFITS FROM HIS NEW SHOW "ANGER MANAGEMENT" TO THE MILITARY AID ORGANIZATION---WITH A MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TOWARD AN ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY FOR INJURED TROOPS.
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IT'S A STORY OF DEDICATION AND REDEMPTION --
A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN NEEDS YOUR HELP THIS MORNING TO GET INTO THE RACE OF HIS DREAMS--
JASON GUNTER IS A DOUBLE-AMPUTEE. HIS HAND AND LEG WERE SEVERED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT IN MATLACHA PASS 20 YEARS AGO.
HE'S A PARA-TRIATHLETE. WHO'S LOOKING TO CONQUER IRONMAN HAWAII -- CONSIDERED THE SUPERBOWL OF THE IRONMAN COMPETITIONS.
HE RACED THERE IN 2009 BUT 3 MILES FROM THE FINISH HIS BODY GAVE IN. AND HE COLLAPSED.
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"I cannot stand having that unfinished business out there. I can't even watch the video of me falling apart."
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS JASON HAS BEEN TRAINING, GROWING STRONGER MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
AND NOW HE'S GETTING A SECOND CHANCE TO FINISH.
HE'S PART OF AN ONLINE COMPETITION. ONE OF 15 SEMI-FINALISTS AND THE TWO WITH THE MOST VOTES GET A SPOT IN OCTOBER'S IRONMAN.
TO HELP JASON ON HIS JOURNEY --
HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH 2 DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO VOTE.
YOU HAVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY AT MIDNIGHT.
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HAPPENING TODAY---
KERRY KENNEDY, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY IS EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN A NEW YORK COURTROOM.
KENNEDY WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY MORNING AFTER THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER ON A FREEWAY.
SHE IS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED BY DRUGS.
KERRY KENNEDY IS THE EX-WIFE OF NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO.
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THE TODAY SHOW SNAGS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW THIS MORNING -- WITH SIR ELTON JOHN.
THE ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND OPENS UP TO MATT LAUER ABOUT BATTLING HIS DEMONS. THE PERSONAL TOLL AIDS HAS TAKEN ON HIS LIFE, AND OF HIS MISTAKES OF HIS YOUNGER YEARS.
--SOT--
MATT LAUER: During the early days of the AIDS epidemic, you were this rockstar, and yet you write you were not living a life practicing safe sex, weren't you affraid?
ELTON JOHN: You know what, when you take a drug, and you take a drink, and you mix those two together, you think you're Invincible.
MATT LAUER: You didnt wake up some mornings thinking what did I just do? There's an epidemic, a disease out there.
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ELTON JOHN: I couldn't remember. I came out of thie HIV negative.
overtalk
MATT LAUER: there but for the grace of g-d.
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ELTON JOHN: yes, I was the luckiest person in the world.
THE INTERVIEW TAKES PLACE AT JOHN'S HOME OUTSIDE OF LONDON, THE TWO DISCUSS JOHN'S FIRST-EVER MEMOIR, LOVE IS THE CURE: ON LIFE, LOSS AND THE END OF AIDS.
LAUER'S TWO-PART INTERVIEW STARTS THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW--
RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 AFTER NEWS TODAY.
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A ROMANTIC SCENE AND A MYSTERY NOVEL ALL WRAPPED IN ONE.
THIS MORNING THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE COUPLE IN THIS PHOTO--
TAKE A LOOK--
IT WAS A PROPOSAL CAUGHT ON CAMERA RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT IN WASHINGTON D.C.
AN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER ZOOMED IN AND THAT'S WHEN SHE SNAPPED THE MAN IN AN AIR FORCE UNIFORM PROPOSING.
SHE SAID YES AND STARTED KISSING.
THE PHOTOG TRIED TO GET THEIR ATTENTION AND SEND THEM THE PICTURE IN A EMAIL--- BUT SHE DIDN'T REACH THEM IN TIME.
NOW HER GOAL IS TO TRACK THEM DOWN--
SHARING THE PHOTO ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE.
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IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO MAKE A FEW LAST MINUTE STOPS BEFORE THE KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL,
YOU'RE IN LUCK.
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TOPS A LIST OF BEST LANDMARKS FOR FAMILY VISITS.
THE LIST, COMPILED BY THE FOLKS AT "FAMILY VACATION CRITIC DOT COM", OFFERS TEN LANDMARKS BEST SUITED FOR FAMILIES.
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TOPS A LIST OF BEST LANDMARKS FOR FAMILY VISITS.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT FOLLOWS, BUT IS STILL CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR REPAIRS FROM EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE.
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TOPS A LIST OF BEST LANDMARKS FOR FAMILY VISITS.
THIRD PLACE GOES TO THE THE GATEWAY ARCH IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
THE U.S. SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN KEY WEST WAS ALSO ON THE LIST.
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NOW TO WHAT'S TRENDING--
THE BIGGEST STORY THAT HAS THE WEB ALL ABUZZ---
AND LIKE THEY SAY IN THE SONG--
BACKSTREET IS BACK.
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THE BACKSTREET BOYS ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK THE NEWS THIS MORNING THAT ALL FIVE OF THEM ARE REUNITING AND WORKING ON NEW MUSIC.
THE BOY GROUP FORMED IN ORLANDO FLORIDA BACK IN 1993-- AND JUST LAST YEAR THEY WHEN ON TOUR WITH THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.
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YOUR TIME NOW IS--
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT SERVED IN FLIGHT - A HALF DOZEN SEWING NEEDLES FOUND IN SANDWICHES ON FOUR SEPARATE DELTA FLIGHTS.
WE WILL UPDATE THE INVESTIGATION STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR TOP STORIES.
BUT FIRST --
WITH JUST 10 DAYS TO GO, THIS MORNING WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE BEST ATHLETES TO WATCH IN THE LONDON OLYMPICS.
AND THIS IS ONE PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE KNOWS-- MICHAEL PHELPS.
WITH SEVEN RACES ON HIS OLYMPIC SCHEDULE -- IT'S ALL BUT ASSURED THAT THE SWIMMING GREAT WILL EARN THE THREE MEDALS HE NEEDS TO BECOME THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN OF ALL TIME.
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Full Forecast
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.
"More wet weather Tuesday"
After seeing lots of rain over Southwest Florida yesterday, it looks like today is going to be yet another wetter than normal day for us with rain chances around 60%.
Showers will get going as soon as this morning for some of our coastal communities but will stay fairly isolated. As the morning evolves, however, plentiful moisture and a little daytime heating will lead to the development of additional showers along with a few storms, most of which will affect areas close to the coast and Highway 41.
Showers will continue to develop and expand in coverage through the midday and early afternoon hours, mostly targeting the urban corridor of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier County.
By the mid afternoon, the rain will begin to favor inland areas as the sea breeze advances farther east. While the door will still be wide open for isolated downpours later in the afternoon for urban Southwest Florida, the shower activity will be more widespread over the interior.
Like yesterday, the rain could be very heavy at times, and we'll also see the potential for lots of lightning and gusty winds in some of the stronger cells.
Outside of the rain, most of us will notice more clouds than sun, but some sunnier spells will be possible through the day as well.
Our temperatures will stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning, and most of us won't get beyond 90 degrees.
While much of the rain will diminish by sunset, a few stragglers will linger through the first part of the night. Otherwise, our sky will stay mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid 70s.
Rain chances will start to take a dip Wednesday as the rain becomes more isolated and focused deeper inland.
By Thursday, our rain chances will fall even more as a much drier air mass settles over Southwest Florida. The result will be more sun along with some very toasty temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures will likely peak in the mid to upper 90s, and our "feels like" temperature will be over 100 degrees.
It still look like the heat will back off a little by the upcoming weekend as we get into a more typical weather pattern for July; afternoon temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s, and rain chances will bump up to near 40%.
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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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COMING UP ON TODAY.
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NBC CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY
WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A HOUSE FIRE IN PORT CHARLOTTE.
IT IS LOCATED ON PEACHLAND BOULEVARD.
PICTURES POURING INTO OUR NEWSROOM AS OUR CREW IS ON SCENE GETTING NEW INFORMATION-- YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE BILLOWING ABOVE AS FIREFIGHTERS MOVE IN.
WE'VE LEARNED NO ONE WAS HURT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SPARKED THE BLAZE.
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Police are reporting 17 people have been injured druing a shooting in downtown Tuscaloosa. The incident happened around 1 a.m. at Copper Top Bar located at 4th and 23rd Streets.
According to authorities, someone on the outside of the bar started shooting inside the location. Police say there are multiple victims. According to DCH Regional Medical Center, 17 victims are being treated at the location. One victim is in critical condition. Three people are in serious condition. The hospital went on lockdown during the incident and may still be on lockdown.
Tuscaloosa police say the shooter or shooters are still on the loose.
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He would reach under the blankets and try to do things. And I would try to push him off but he was bigger and stronger and older.
TIME NOW FOR A FINAL CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.
THIS MORNING NEW ALLEGATIONS SURFACE AGAINST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.
IN NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO TAPES, A WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS "WITNESS NINE" CLAIMS SHE IS ZIMMERMAN'S COUSIN.
SHE SAYS HE SEXUALLY MOLESTED HER WHEN SHE WAS 6 AND HE WAS 8.
SHE ALSO CALLS ZIMMERMAN A RACIST.
ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY SAYS THE ACCUSATIONS ARE BOTH IRRELEVANT AND INADMISSIBLE.
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They're not admissible. Not going to get it into a courtroom. Nor will they get before a judge in any way.
ATTORNEY MARK O'MARA VOWS TO NOW SPEND RESOURCES AND TIME REBUTTING THESE ACCUSATIONS.
ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN IN FLORIDA BACK IN FEBRUARY.
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IN JUST TWO HOURS, A SECOND DAY OF JURY SELECTION WILL GET UNDERWAY IN THE DENISE AMBER LEE WRONGFUL DEATH CASE.
HER WIDOWER, NATHAN LEE, IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HE CLAIMS A 911 DISPATCHER FAILED TO ACT ON A TIP THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE.
A JURY CONVICTED MICHAEL KING OF KIDNAPPING LEE FROM HER NORTH PORT HOME IN 2008, THEN RAPING AND KILLING HER BEFORE DUMPING HER BODY NEAR AN I-75 EXIT.
HE'S ON DEATH ROW.
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RIGHT NOW DELTA AIR LINES AND THE FBI ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW *NEEDLES GOT INTO TURKEY SANDWICHES THAT WERE SERVED ON A FLIGHT.
ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.
THE AIRLINE SAYS THEY LOOK LIKE SEWING NEEDLES. THEY WERE FOUND IN 5 SANDWICHES ON SUNDAY.
THE FBI HAS OPENED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER, THE AGENCY SAID IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT.
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RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN HALF THE COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE WORST DROUGHTS IN 100-YEARS.
OVER A THIRD OF THE U-S CORN CROP IS IN BIG TROUBLE.
FORECASTERS AREN'T ANTICPATING RAIN ANYTIME EITHER.
EXPERTS SAY THE DROUGHT WILL LEAD TO HIGHER SUPERMARKET PRICES FOR EVERYTHING FROM MILK TO MEAT.
EXACTLY HOW HIGH DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH RAIN AND HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
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WE WILL SOON LEARN WHO WILL RUN ALONGSIDE MITT ROMNEY IS NOVEMBER.
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS HINTING THAT A VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK COULD COME ANY DAY.
THE NEW YORK TIMES IS REPORTING THERE'S ALREADY A LEADING RUNNING MATE--
BUT HIS AIDES ARE SAYING THAT NO DECISION HAS BEEN FINALIZED.
NBC'S POLITICAL UNIT BREAKS DOWN ALL OF THE LATEST V-P TALK. JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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SOMETHING'S COMING.
WE'RE AWAITING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING FROM AIRLINE OFFICIALS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT--
AN AIRLINE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND IT'S SERVICE--
BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR YET WHICH OR HOW MANY AIRLINES WILL BE INVOLVED.
THE MEDIA EVENT TAKES PLACE AT 10:30 THIS MORNING--
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BRING YOU THE LATEST ON AIR AND ONLINE.
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CROWD NATS
CHECK THEM OUT--
THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY GOT FRISKY WHILE WATCHING THE USA OLYMPIC MENS TEAM PLAY IN WASHINGTON D-C LAST NIGHT.
THE FIRST COUPLE FOUND THEMSELVES ON THE "KISS CAM" TWICE.
THE FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT SHIED AWAY FROM ANY P-D-A, PROMPTING BOOS FROM THE CROWD.
BUT BEFORE THE END OF THE NIGHT, THEY WERE BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN, AND THE PRESIDENT MADE HIS MOVE.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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REMEMBER FOR BREAKING NEWS, WEATHER INFORMATION AND NEWS ONLINE, 24-HOURS A DAY, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE--
NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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