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They're passing out. they don't have water or shade. But they're staying because they don't want to give up the chance to see Obama. 59

THE PRICE TO PAY.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDIANS RIDE OUT THE HEAT IN HOPES OF GETTING A GLIMPSE AT THE PRESIDENT.

coming Up

homeless Shelter Debate

THE FIGHT OVER A HOMELESS SHELTER CONTINUES.

WHY NEITHER SIDE SAYS THEY ARE BACKING DOWN.

ahead

on The Rebound

BUILDERS SAY CONSTRUCTION WORK IS PICKING UP.

SO WHY CAN'T THEY FIND ANYONE TO DO THE JOB?

5PM OPEN-CLIP

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGN STOP-2SH-SS

IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN --

ON ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER SO FAR.

GOOD EVENING IM PETER BUSCH.

IM KELLIE BURNS

HUNDREDS ARE LINING UP FOR WANT A CHANCE TO SEE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FRIDAY IN FORT MYERS --

A FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD TO BE TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.

UNTIL FIREFIGHTERS MADE A MAKESHIFT SPRINKLER FOR CHILDREN TO COOL OFF.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGN STOP-REM-LIVE

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGN STOP-PKG

NATS: 00:05:32

"Four more years! Four more years!"

ENERGY GREW AS THEIR PRIZES STARTED GOING OUT AT NOON.

HOURS OF STANDING STREETSIDE. WORTH THE WAIT.

:00:16:45

JUDY STEWART

:00:08:50

"I was able to get a ticket the last time he was here. I went to DC for the inauguration. and now I got another ticket." 56

SOT: Girl holding sign

:00:08:43

"obama!"

A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. WORKERS AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER WERE BUSY GETTING THE BUILDING READY FOR THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. IT'S THE SAME VENUE WHERE PRESIDENT OBAMA SPOKE AT THE START OF HIS TERM IN 2009.

SOT:00:06:33

Chad: "Did you go three years ago when he came?

Terry Norbert / Obama Supporter: "I tried but didn't get a ticket."

BAB LITTLETON

:00:10:46

It's crazy. Everyone is out here supporting. It's emotional. I was just crying. I got my ticket." 52

TICKETS CAME AT A PRICE FOR SOME.

THIS MAN IS A DIABETIC AND HAD TO BE TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE OF HEAT EXHAUSTION.

SOT Judy McIntyre / Port Charlotte resident

:00:27:30

"I think it's dangerous for the children and the elderly. I really wish they could have some shade." 35

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGN STOP-REM-LIVE

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN TODAY-OC

N-B-C 2 WILL COVER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN STOP STARTING WITH AIR FORCE ONE TOUCHING DOWN.AND CONTINUE WITH HIS SPEECH AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER --

BOTH WILL BE LIVE ON AIR AND ONLINE.

AS FOR MITT ROMNEY --

SO FAR HE HASN'T COMMITTED TO ANY APPEARANCES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR HIS CAMPAIGN.

IF AND WHEN HE DOES --

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-ANIMAP-FLY

DEVELOPING AT FIVE.

A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN CAPE CORAL.

AN ELDERLY MAN WAS FOUND INSIDE A HOME ON SOUTHWEST 49TH LANE THIS MORNING.

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX-REM-LIVE

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO

CAPE CORAL DEATH INVESTIGATION-REM-LIVE

NATHAN LEE VS CCSO-SS-BOXES

AN EMOTIONAL DAY IN A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COURTROOM AS THE HUSBAND AT THE CENTER OF A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT TOOK THE STAND.

DENISE AMBER LEE WAS RAPED AND MURDERED BACK IN 2008.

HER HUSBAND CLAIMS IF DISPATCHERS HAD DONE MORE.THE MOTHER OF TWO WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.

N-B-C TWO'S CHARLIE KEEGAN WAS THERE WHEN NATHAN LEE TOOK THE STAND --

NATHAN LEE VS CCSO-REM-LIVE

Nathan lee answered questions for 2 hours hours today, giving jurors an inside look at his family before and after his wife's brutal murder.

NATHAN LEE VS CCSO-PKG-BNR

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222302 the heart ring was her favorite.

Nathan lee fights back tears as he describes the worst day of his life:

January 2008. His wife -- the mother of his children -- abducted, raped and murdered.

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I started freaking out

From the scene to the criminal trial, Nathan talked about the 911 call his wife made from the car of her killer, Michael King.

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The most awful thing I ever had to listen to

He says he tried to avoid listening to the call, hoping to remember Denise lee as the perfect wife and aspiring speech therapist.

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You can just hear her lose complete hope.

Another 911 call is at the center of this case.

Nats of audio

Lee argues a dispatcher didn't relay information locating his wife before her murder, and the cc sheriffs office is negligent in her death.

Nats Audio

Lee is asking for 750 thousand dollars in damages.

Nats

Late in his testimony, lawyers from the sheriffs office questioned Nathan about costs of his life since his wifes death.

He says he's been living with his in laws relying on them but wants to move out soon.

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NATHAN LEE VS CCSO-REM-LIVE

Live

After his testimony, the trooper who caught king took the stand. Several more witnesses expect to be called throughout the trial which will last into next week.

NATIONAL WEATHER DELAYS-TRX-MITTOTOPS

AND DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT FIVE.

THERE IS SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN THE NORTHEAST.AND IT'S HAVING AN AFFECT ON FLIGHTS TO OR FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE CHECKED AND SAW A LOT OF FLIGHTS DELAYED OR CANCELLED.

WE HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.

FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE STORMS, HERE IS SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE.

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-TRX-STC

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.

HOT WEATHER - LESS RAIN

Look like we are in for a few mainly dry, but hot, days. The low pressure area in northern Florida continues to drift farther north and will keep southwest winds over the area for the rest of today and tonight. This will lead to some isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening - mainly inland and east of the interstate. Temperatures will continue to be muggy and mild this evening with a low in the 70's tomorrow morning.

Computer models continue to show an area of high pressure in the Atlantic building over Florida on Thursday and Friday. This weather pattern looks to set up some very hot days for us and my forecast calls for 95 to 96 degrees both days. There will still be sufficient humidity to bring our heat index over 100 degrees both days. Afternoon thunderstorms will take a break for a few days but despite the outlook for mainly dry weather, I think there could be an isolated storm developing on Friday.

BONITA SPRINGS HOMELESS SHELTER FIGHT-SS-BOXES

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 5-

THE PLANS TO BUILD A HOMELESS SHELTER IN BONITA SPRINGS ARE OFFICIALLY ON HOLD.

TODAY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED THAT A ONE YEAR BAN ON SHELTERS *DOES APPLY TO A PROPERTY ON OLD 41.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF BONITA SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL

BONITA SPRINGS HOMELESS SHELTER FIGHT-NSRM

CITY COUNCIL MADE THIS DECISION TO STOP WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER AT THE ADVICE OF SPECIAL COUNSELOR BEVERLY GRADY,

BONITA SPRINGS HOMELESS SHELTER FIGHT-PKG-BNR

Their points were clear-

April mover, BSafe Bonita

"I'm in complete opposition of this homeless shelter under any circumstances."

Ann Murray, b safe Bonita

" it's not good for us, please help us."

The city council- understanding residents concerns, And relying on hired attorney Beverly Grady for guidance.

Sot beverly grady, hired attorney

" When are you as a city council required to apply the old regulation? When are you permitted to apply the pending and now adopted regulation what is pending?"

The development order for this property was submitted the night before council passed a one year ban on homeless shelters.

But Grady says that regulation was technically pending,

so it does apply.

Neale Montgomery, developers attorney

" I communicated with the city as soon as I heard about the moratorium and said 'wait a minute we just went through the process, clearly we have issues and we were advised that we could proceed and if we submitted before the effective date of the moratorium we would not be subject to it."

now it's up to developer charlie maurer and his attorney to prove that the city broke one of 3 rules-

Sot Beverly

" number 1 relies in good faith, 2- upon an after admission by the govt and 3 has made such substantial change in position or incurred excessive obligations or expenses that it would be highly inequitable and unjust to destroy the rights that the property owner has required."

maurer has been building in bonita since 1982,

and says the city's not playing fair

and they have the emails to prove it.

Sot Neale

BONITA SPRINGS HOMELESS SHELTER FIGHT-NSRM

THE CITY ALSO JUSTIFIED THEIR USE OF UP TO 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO PAY FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL TODAY.

THEY'RE BEING THREATENED WITH LAWSUITS FROM THE DEVELOPER IF THE ORDER IS NOT PASSED,

BONITA MILLAGE RATE-OC

COUNCIL ALSO TALKED ABOUT KEEPING THE SAME PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITIZENS.

THAT'S 82.7 CENTS PER 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN VALUE.

CAPE ROBBERY ARREST-TRX-SS

A BIZARRE CARJACKING CASE ON THE CAPE LAST NIGHT.

POLICE SAY BRENT GERENDA FOLLOWED A WOMAN ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD NEAR CAPE CORAL PARKWAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE STARTED HONKING HIS HORN AND FLASHING HIS LIGHTS.

WHEN SHE PULLED OVER INVESTIGATORS SAY HE REACHED INTO THE WINDOW AND TRIED TO GRAB HER CELL PHONE AND WALLET.

BEALLS ROBBERY ARREST-SSTOPS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN ROBBED A BEALLS OUTLET STORE IN NORTH FORT MYERS LAST NIGHT --

AND HAVE NOW CONNECTED HIM TO AT LEAST TWO MORE ROBBERIES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A K-9 TRACKED DOWN GARY DAVIS TO A HOME ON WEST MARIANNA Avenue.

ALICO CLOSED NEAR 41-TRX-SS

A COUPLE OF N-B-C TWO TRAFFIC ALERTS.

THE FIRST IN LEE COUNTY --

ALICO ROAD AT U-S 41 WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TONIGHT FROM 11 UNTIL FIVE TOMORROW MORNING.

THIS IS PART OF THE METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION PROJECT.

ALTERNATE ROUTES INCLUDE ESTERO PARKWAY --

EAGLE LAKES NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT-SSTOPS-NATSVO

AND IN EAST NAPLES A LONG AWAITED TRAFFIC LIGHT WENT UP AT THE INTERSECTION OF U-S 41 AND EAGLE LAKES BOULEVARD --

RIGHT IN FRONT OF EAGLE COMMUNITY PARK.

Nats: cheering

PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEARBY SAY BEFORE THE LIGHTS WENT UP MOMS AND KIDS WOULD RACE ACROSS THE ROAD.

EAGLE LAKES NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT-SOTVO

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Ruth chapman, hitchingpost resident

18:28:35 you took your life in your hands to try and get out of this street on the highway. you really had to guess at how fast the cars were coming at you 42."

THE 600 THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT WAS PRIVATELY FUNDED BY THE OWNERS OF A NEARBY SHOPPING PLAZA.

TEASE ONE-OC

HOME CONSTRUCTION ON THE RISE --

IT'S A GOOD SIGN FOR THE ECONOMY --

BUT BUILDERS ARE BEING CONFRONTED WITH A NEW PROBLEM.

5538 "This market was so slow. A lot of the guys in the business got out and now they're having a hard time finding help."

THE HOUSING BUST IS MAKING IT HARD TO FIND ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

TZ1 A) HOMEBUILDING UP IN CAPE-SOTVO

TZ1 B) CAPE FD DOG CANAL RESCUE-SSTOPS

MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT 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.

HOT WEATHER - LESS RAIN

Look like we are in for a few mainly dry, but hot, days. The low pressure area in northern Florida continues to drift farther north and will keep southwest winds over the area for the rest of today and tonight. This will lead to some isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening - mainly inland and east of the interstate. Temperatures will continue to be muggy and mild this evening with a low in the 70's tomorrow morning.

Computer models continue to show an area of high pressure in the Atlantic building over Florida on Thursday and Friday. This weather pattern looks to set up some very hot days for us and my forecast calls for 95 to 96 degrees both days. There will still be sufficient humidity to bring our heat index over 100 degrees both days. Afternoon thunderstorms will take a break for a few days but despite the outlook for mainly dry weather, I think there could be an isolated storm developing on Friday.

HOMEBUILDING UP IN CAPE-ON CAM

NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IS BOOMING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HOMEBUILDING UP IN CAPE-PKG-BNR

SAWS CUT THROUGH WOOD AS NAIL GUNS PIECE THEM TOGETHER.

THESE -- ONCE SILENCED -- NOW REVERBERATE THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

2145 "it's like birthing a baby."

DENNIS ELLIOT TELLS US WATCHING HIS NEW HOUSE TAKE SHAPE IS AN ORDEAL.

HE IS JUST ONE OF MANY -- BOOSTING NEW HOME CONTSTRUCTION NUMBERS TO HIGHES NOT SEEN IN YEARS.

2341 "there was a house under construction on every block and everything disappeared, it's good to see we're getting back to where we belong."

THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, NEW CONSTRUCTION IS AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE 2008.

3357 "it has come leaps and bounds over the past 3 years."

PAUL BEATTIE BUILDS HOMES IN THE CAPE --

3456 "you got to a job site and ask how people are doing and they gripe. Now, it's great I got a backlog of work, saying my guys are getting overtime."

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BUBBLE, ALMOST 7,700 HOUSES WENT UP IN THE CITY.

AT ROCK BOTTOM, JUST UNDER 160 -- AND HALF WAY THROUGH THIS YEAR IT'S ALREADY 243.

"with construction numbers on the rise, an industry that was once struggling to find work for people is now struggling to find enough people to build these homes."

5554 "I know my current framing contractor he's got an ad out there. Steve: remarkable turnaround? Huge turnaround. Haven't see that in 4, 5 years."

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE CAPE -- BUILDER WYMAN STOKES EXPLAINS -- CONSTRUCTION IS UP THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY.

HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ON FIVE HOMES INCLUDING THIS MILLION DOLLAR ONE IN GULF HARBOR --

5442 "good news in my mind, music to my ears."

SO FOR HIM AND OTHERS -- THESE SOUNDS

SIGNAL PROGRESS.

2312 "good times for Cape Coral. Let's get rolling."

SPINY LOBSTER SEASON-VIDBOX

FLORIDA'S SPINY LOBSTER SEASON KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK WITH A SPECIAL, TWO-DAY SPORT SEASON.

THAT ALLOWS RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN FIRST CRACK BEFORE COMMERCIAL SEASON OPENS.

ON JULY 25TH AND 26TH.DIVERS CAN TAKE SIX LOBSTERS A DAY IN MONROE COUNTY AND BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK.

REGULAR SEASON BEGINS AUGUST FIRST.

AND IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR CATCH --

COLLIER DOG NAMING CONTEST-VO-BNR

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEEDS YOUR HELP -- NAMING A SERVICE DOG WHO WILL HELP A WOUNDED VETERAN.

THIS EIGHT-WEEK-OLD FEMALE GOLDEN RETRIEVER IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEWEST SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING.

AND THEY'RE HOLDING A CONTEST ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE TO PICK A NAME.

THE DEADLINE IS NEXT TUESDAY.

WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THEIR PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL--

N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

CAPE FD DOG CANAL RESCUE-SSTOPS

AND LOOK AT THESE TWO LUCKY DOGS.

CAPE CORAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PULLED THEM OUT OF A CANAL YESTERDAY.

WE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE DETAILS OF THE RESCUE.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

LONDON'S CALLING.

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE ATHLETES WHO HAVE BEEN GETTING READY FOR YEARS.

I know that this pool is really great, but I didn't know that it was the same pool as they use in the olympics."

THE POOL WHERE MICHAEL PHELPS AND OTHER SWIMMERS WILL COMPETE.

WAS BUILT RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

"I started screaming honking the horn for my dad in the driveway they came out he ran."

REFUSING TO BE THE VICTIM--

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN FIGHTS OFF A CARJACKER.

TZ2 A) BUILDING POOLS FOR THE OLYMPICS-SOTVO

TZ2 B) CAPE ATTEMPTED CARJACKING ARREST-BNR-SOTVO

BUILDING POOLS FOR THE OLYMPICS-2SH

WE ALL KNOW THE OLYMPICS ARE THE WORLD'S LARGEST STAGE FOR SPORTS.

BUT DID YOU KNOW ONE FLORIDA COMPANY PLAYS A MAJOR PART IN BUILDING THE OLYMPIC POOLS?

N-B-C TWO'S CLIFTON FRENCH DOVE INTO THIS STORY.

BUILDING POOLS FOR THE OLYMPICS-PKG-BNR

IT'S A SPORT THAT SPANS THROUGH GENERATIONS.

AND EVEN FOR THE SARASOTA SHARKS. A YOUTH SWIM TEAM. THIS IS A SPORT THAT CAN BE VERY COMPETITIVE.

06:46-53 Alexander Gusev, Youth Swimmer "I think it's a really cool sport because I just love water and I think it's very very hard."

BUT IN THIS WATER. SWIMMERS LIKE ALEXANDER GUSEV. HAVE AN EDGE.

THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME POOL THAT'S USED BY THE PROS.

AND IT'S MORE THAN JUST WATER.

IT'S ALSO, A LITTLE BIT OF SCIENCE.

48:15-17 Kevin McGrath, President and CEO Myrtha Pools USA "We use fluid dynamics."

OKAY. A LOT OF SCIENCE.

AND MUCH OF IT'S DEVELOPED RIGHT IN SARASOTA.

43:30-38 Kevin McGrath, President and CEO Myrtha Pools USA "We've played an important role at virtually all of the high level competitive swimming venues for probably the last 20 some years."

KEVIN MCGRATH IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MYTHA POOLS USA.

A COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS AND BUILDS PROFESSIONAL POOLS AROUND THE WORLD. IN FACT 7 OF THE 9 POOLS BEING USED THIS YEAR IN THE LONDON OLYMPICS ARE MYRTHA POOLS.

EACH ONE WITH A MAIN OBJECTIVE. HELPING SWIMMERS GO FAST.

45:44-45 Kevin McGrath, President and CEO Myrtha Pools USA "The water is very aggressive."

WAVES ARE THE MAIN BATTLE. AND THEY CAN SLOW A SWIMMER DOWN.

SO TO FIGHT IT, THESE POOLS WORK WITH THE WATER.

"take this dish for instance, when it's half full, ripples tend to bounce around." "but when it's filled up, those ripples flow over the edge."

IT'S THE SAME CONCEPT HERE. WITH SIDE GUTTERS THAT OBSORB THE WAVES.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A FIGHT UNDER THE WATER, WITH CURRENTS CAUSED BY JETS.

SO MYRTHA, GOT RID OF THEM. AND NOW USES A SECRET TECHNOLOGY THAT FILLS THE POOL EVENLY.

HELPING THE PROS. AND THE SARASOTA SHARKS, GO JUST A LITTLE BIT FASTER.

07:06-12 Alexander Gusev, Youth Swimmer "I know that this pool is really great, but I didn't know that it was the same pool as they use in the olympics."

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

BUT IT'S NT ALL "SMOOTH WATER" LEADING UP TO THE GAMES.

THERE ARE MASSIVE SECURITY CONCERNS!

POLCIE FEAR MANY OF THE VENUES--

ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS ARE *NOT* SAFE FROM TERROR ATTACKS.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE.

AND TORNADO SIRENS ARE A BIG REASON THOUSANDS SURVIVE DEADLY STORMS.

BUT A DEBATE IS RAGING IN LEE COUNTY OVER WHETHER THEY'RE NEEDED!

A) OLYMPIC SECURITY-VO-WIPE

B) NO LEE TORNADO SIRENS-VOTOPS