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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY UNFOLDING ON THE DAY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGNS IN FORT MYERS -- TODAY, NBC2 IS COVERING BOTH MAJOR EVENTS LIVE.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, I'M KELLIE BURNS

I'M PETER BUSCH --

THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS -- THIS IS A LIVE PICTURE FROM HARBORSIDE.

IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST PUBLIC SPEECH SINCE LEARNING ABOUT 6 HOURS AGO OF THE HORRIFIC MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER AS 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES OF AURORA, COLORADO.THE SAME DENVER SUBURB IN WHICH THE SHOOTINGS TOOK PLACE.

THE F-B-I SAYS HE HAS NO KNOWN LINKS TO DOMESTIC TERROR GROUPS.

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW THIS MORNING --

HOLMES WAS ARRESTED IN FRONT OF A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES".

12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- TEN OF THEM PRONOUNCED DEAD INSIDE THE THEATER.

ANOTHER 50 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING A GAS MASK -- WITNESSES REPORT HE OPEN A CANISTER OF SOME SORT BEFORE HE STARTED SHOOTING.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA RELEASED A STATEMENT IN THE HOURS SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING.IT READS.

"MICHELLE AND I ARE SHOCKED AND SADDENED BY THE HORRIFIC AND TRAGIC SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE STILL RESPONDING, AND MY ADMINISTRATION WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF AURORA IN THIS EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TIME.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE TO JUSTICE, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE, AND CARING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED.

AS WE DO WHEN CONFRONTED BY MOMENTS OF DARKNESS AND CHALLENGE, WE MUST NOW COME TOGETHER AS ONE AMERICAN FAMILY.

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MITT ROMNEY HAS ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT.IT READS.

"ANN AND I ARE DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE NEWS OF THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF 15 PEOPLE IN COLORADO AND INJURED DOZENS MORE.

WE ARE PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF THE VICTIMS DURING THIS TIME OF DEEP SHOCK AND IMMENSE GRIEF.

WE EXPECT THAT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TERRIBLE CRIME WILL BE QUICKLY BROUGHT TO JUSTICE."

THE PRESIDENT IS ANNOUNCING THAT HE'S CANCELLING HIS SECOND PLANNED SPEECH IN WINTER PARK.NEAR ORLANDO THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

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SO MUCH CONTINUES TO UNFOLD IN THE DENVER AREA.NBC2 IS ONTOP OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS.

WE'RE ALSO GETTING A HOLD OF SOME OF THE MOST DRAMATIC VIDEO AND SOUND OF THE TRAGEDY.

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CELL PHONE VIDEO CONTINUES TO POUR IN FOLLOWING THIS MASSCARE INSIDE A MOVIE THEATER.

IN THE VIDEO PEOPLE ARE WALKING THROUGH THE LOBBY, EXITING THE BUILDING.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE POLICE WALKING WITH A MAN WHO APPEARS TO HAVE BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT.

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WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SHOOTER 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES. HE IS A MEDICAL SCHOOL DROP OUT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. WE ALSO LEARNED MOMENTS AGO THE Pentagon says that SOME MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY WERE EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED IN THE COLORADO SHOOTING AT THE BATMAN MOVIE.

PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY GEORGE LITTLE SAYS IT'S NOT YET CLEAR HOW MANY MILITARY CASUALTIES THERE WERE, OR WHETHER THEY WERE DEATHS OR INJURIES.

A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN, SAYS INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SUSPECT, JAMES HOLMES, WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE CHAOS AND CONFUSION BEGAN TO RUN RAMPANT INSIDE THE THEATER AS SHOTS RANG OUT.MANY JUST BELIEVED IT WAS A STUNT OR PART OF THE BATMAN MOVIE.

I didn't realize something was wrong right away. I thought it was a firecracker or a firework or something. I thought someone was like "it's the Batman premiere I'm going to bring some firecrackers in, throw it, get people riled up." But it wasn't until the alarm sounded saying there's an emergency in the building, something's going on. That's when I figured it was something serious.

My friend, sitting next to me, turned towards me and she. part of a bullet hit her in the mouth. And she was bleeding through the mouth. She and I ran down the stairs to go to the bathroom, not knowing what had happened. To see what was going on. a couple guys from our same theater stopped us from going into the main like lobby of the building - saying there was a shooting.

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POLICE ARE SEARCHING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX BELIEVED TO BE THE HOME OF THE SUSPECT. 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES They put a camera at the end of 12-foot pole inside the apartment, and discovered that the unit was booby trapped. Authorities evacuated five buildings as they determine how to disarm flammable and explosive material.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRIED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE APARTMENT.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN GAVE THEM REASON TO SUSPECT THERE MAY BE EXPLOSIVES INSIDE.

POLICE FOUND A RIFLE, A HANDGUN AND A GAS MASK AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.

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AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS HAS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY STUNNED.

NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS WELL KNOWN AS AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE OF STRICTER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

TODAY HE CALLED ON BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TAKE A FIRMER STANCE ON GUN VIOLENCE.

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IF YOU DO PLAN ON SEEING THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE TODAY.WE DID SOME CHECKING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SO FAR NONE OF THE THEATERS WE REACHED OUT TO PLAN ON CANCELLING THE SHOWINGS.

BUT AGAIN THAT COULD CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO COUNT ON NBC2 TO STAY ONTOP OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS.

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THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS NOW ON THE GROUND IN FORT MYERS.

THIS IS VIDEO OF AIR FORCE ONE LANDING AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO --

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AND THIS IS VIDEO OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MOTORCADE AS HE MAKES HIS WAY FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LINING THE STREETS FOR A CHANCE TO GET A QUICK GLIMPSE OF THE PRESIDENT.

LIVE LOOK AT HARBORSIDE-REM LIVE

AND IN JUST TWENTY MINUTES THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS SUPPORTERS INSIDE THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

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ITS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S LAST VISIT TO FORT MYERS WHERE HE TOOK THE SAME STAGE AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.AND IT WAS A VISIT THAT MAY HAVE HELPED END THE POLITICAL CAREER OF THEN REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS SCENE.CRIST HUGGING OBAMA.GREETING HIM WHILE BOTH TOUTED THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL.

HIS OPPONENT MARCO RUBIO LATER USED THIS VIDEO AGAINST CRIST DURING THE CAMPAIGN.

IT WAS DUBBED THE HUG.

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DURING THAT SPEECH PRESIDENT OBAMA LEARNED THAT THE SENATE JUST PASSED THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL.

HE RECEIVED THE FROM ONE OF HIS AIDES WHILE TOUTING THE PLAN THAT WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

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THAT SPEECH WAS ALSO KNOWN FOR A LOCAL HOMELESS WOMAN ASKING THE PRESIDENT FOR HELP.

"I have an urgent need. Unemployment and homelessness"

need our own kitchen and our own bathroom, please help."

"Listen what's your name" "Henrietta Hughes." " We're gonna do everything we can to help you there are a lot of

people like you and we're gonna do everything we can"

SOT "I,ll have my staff talk to you after the town hall"

HENRIETTA HUGHES CLAIMED SHE WAS LIVING INSIDE HER CAR SINCE 2003 AT THE TIME.

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ALSO A 19 YEAR OLD MAN NAMED JULIO OSEGUEDA MADE A BIG IMPACT ON THAT SPEECH.

""oh this is such a blessing to see you mister president thank you for taking time out of your day. Oh gracious god thank you so much. OBAMA: ok what is your question."

AT THE TIME THE CAPE CORAL TEEN WAS WORKING AT MCDONALDS.

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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.

We're in store for another hot, humid, and hazy day across Southwest Florida.

After highs in the mid 90s yesterday, there's been no relief from the heat as overnight lows have remained close to 80°. We'll start the day off with ample sunshine and warm temperatures. Dry high pressure will continue to dominate our weather pattern today, keeping our atmosphere dry and stable. This will keep our rain chances today on the slim side with the opportunity for only a stray shower or two to develop during the afternoon and evening hours. Otherwise, the vast majority of us will stay hot and dry with hazy sunshine due to African dust.

Highs today will easily climb into the middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

Tonight, our skies will stay mostly clear with lows in the upper 70s.

By Saturday, the African dust should start to thin out, as a bit more moisture makes its way into the area. This will give us a slight uptick in our rain prospects with mainly afternoon showers and storms. Sunday looks to be the wetter day as a tropical wave moves closer. This will give us a better coverage of showers and storms during the day.

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NBC2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE AURORA, COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING.

POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER AS 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES OF AURORA.THE SAME DENVER SUBURB WHERE THE SHOOTINGS TOOK PLACE.

THE F-B-I SAYS HE HAS NO. KNOWN. LINKS TO DOMESTIC TERROR GROUPS.

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW THIS MORNING --

HOLMES WAS ARRESTED IN FRONT OF A THEATER. DURING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES".

12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- TEN OF THEM PRONOUNCED DEAD INSIDE THE THEATER.

ANOTHER 50 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING A GAS MASK -- WITNESSES REPORT HE OPEN A CANISTER OF SOME SORT BEFORE HE STARTED SHOOTING.

WE KNOW THERE WERE CHILDREN INSIDE THE THEATER -- THE YOUNGEST IS 3 MONTHS OLD.BUT WE'RE NOW LEARNING. SHE IS NOW OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE CARE OF HER PARENTS AT HOME.

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THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS THE CHAOS AND THE PANIC IN THE MOMENTS FOLLOWING A SHOOTING AT AN EARLY MORNING SCREENING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES."

YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE WITH BLOOD ON THEIR CLOTHES BEING ESCORTED FROM THE AURORA, COLORADO THEATER BY POLICE.

MOVIEGOERS SAY THE GUNMAN KICKED IN AN EMERGENCY DOOR AND THREW A SMOKE BOMB INTO THE THEATER BEFORE HE OPENED FIRE.

"Smoke took over the entire theater and everything and it was really thick. And no one could really see anything,"

"There was this one guy on all fours crawling. There was one girl spitting up blood. There were bullet holes in some people's backs, some people's arms."

POLICE TOOK 24-YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES INTO CUSTODY IN A THEATER PARKING LOT.

OFFICERS CONFISCATED GUNS AND SEARCHED THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE HOLMES LIVES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY MADE COMMENTS ABOUT EXPLOSIVES.

"We're also concerned about explosives in the parking lot, hence the parking lot is completely sealed off."

AS WORD OF THE SHOOTING SPREAD, PEOPLE RUSHED TO THE SCENE TO CHECK ON LOVED ONES.

LOCAL HOSPITALS WERE INUNDATED WITH VICTIMS.

From what I can see there are people unconscious, people bleeding, I saw one bed go past, poor guy had blood caked all over his face, he was not responsive at all. Same thing with the lady, just all out of it. by the time i left i overheard the nurses saying they managed to get most everyone stabilized, which is a blessing. It really is.

ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW AS EVIODENCE-PLASMA SOT VO

MORE PROBLEMS FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

HIS OWN INTERVIEW TO FOX NEWS' SEAN HANNITY COULD BE USED AGAINST HIM DURING HIS MURDER TRIAL.

THAT'S THE WORD FROM PROSECUTORS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WHO ENTERED HIS INTERVIEW AS EVIDENCE.

is there anything that you regret do you regret gettying out of

the car to follow trayvon that night

GZ: NO sir

Hannity: do you regret that you had a gun that night

GZ: NO sir

ZIMMERMAN HAS MAINTAINED THAT HE SHOT MARTIN IN SELF-DEFENSE AFTER.HE SAYS. MARTIN ATTACKED HIM IN SANFORD BACK IN FEBRUARY.

ZIMMERMAN VIEW-PLASMA SOT VO

TODAY WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S SECOND INTERVIEW WAS CANCELLED.

ZIMMERMAN WAS SET TO SPEAK WITH BARABRA WALTERS THURSDAY ON THE VIEW. BUT A-B-C COULDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT OVER SEVERAL TERMS.

George asked her to provide a residence for 30 days -- for four weeks -- for his wife. George you know is very concerned that he may be rearrested.

So George is very concerned he's not going to be around to help.

BUT NEAR THE END OF THURSDAY'S SHOW, WALTERS SAID ZIMMERMAN CALLED IN AND OFFERED TO TALK.

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ROMNEY TODAY-TRX PLASMA NATS VO

GOOD MORNING - AS NBC2 CONTINUES OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STOP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - AND HIS ABBREVIATED 2-DAY TRIP TO FLORIDA - WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HIS RIVAL, MITT ROMNEY IS DOING TODAY.

AS KELLIE MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR - MITT ROMNEY RELEASED A CONDOLENCE STATEMENT TO VICTIMS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

IN LIGHT OF THE DAY'S TRAGIC EVENTS, BOTH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY BOTH MOVED TO PULL DOWN NEGATIVE ADVERTISING.

MITT ROMNEY CANCELED SEVERAL RADIO INTERVIEWS HE WAS SCHEDULED TO TAPE TODAY - BUT at last check - HE IS GOING AHEAD WITH AN APPEARANCE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A LITTLE AFTER NOON TODAY ROMNEY WILL BE ADDRESSING HIS SUPPORTERS IN BOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE - like president obama, AIDES SAY ROMNEY ALSO WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE SHOOTING at this event.

HIS WIFE, ANN, WILL HOLD AN EVENT IN A SUBURB OF DETROIT.

MEANTIME, THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN IS ATTACKING PRESIDENT OBAMA, IN A NEW TELEVISION AD THAT SEIZES ON THE PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTION THAT GOVERNMENT HELPS CREATE BUSINESSES.

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THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S NEW AD, ENTITLED "THESE HANDS," FEATURES THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS FROM A VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN STOP LAST WEEK.

ROMNEY SPEECH-PLASMA SOT PLASMA

ROMNEY IS USING THAT STATEMENT TO RALLY HIS SUPPORTERS THIS WEEK.

Now I know there are some people who think what the president said was just a gaffe. It wasn't a gaffe. It was instead his ideology. The president does in fact believe that people who build enterprises like this really aren't responsible for it, but in fact a collective success of the whole society that somehow builds enterprises like this. In my view, we have to celebrate people who start enterprises. In my view, we have to celebrate people who start enterprises and employ other people.

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THIS MORNING - U.S. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO ISSUED A CONDOLENCE STATEMENT REGARDING THE DEADLY SHOOTING IN COLORADO - CALLING IT DEEPLY UPSETTING AND SAD.

WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO SENATOR RUBIO ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S STOP TODAY IN FORT MYERS - AND CAMPAIGNING IN FLORIDA IN GENERAL.

LATE LAST NIGHT THE REPUBLICAN RELEASED THIS STATEMENT.

HERE'S THE QUOTE ON THE SCREEN--

HE SAYS IN PART--

"THE FOLKS IN FORT MYERS AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD BE ASKING THE PRESIDENT - WHEN HE CAME HERE THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, HE SAID IF HE HAD THE POWER TO BORROW AND SPEND 800 BILLION DOLLARS, IT WOULD STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. WELL, WHERE ARE THE JOBS?"

CHRIS CHRISTIE GOP CONVENTION-PLASMA SOT PLASMA

AND OUR STATE OF FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR REPUBLICANS.

SPECULATION IS BUILDING WHETHER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER DURING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

HERE'S HOW ADDRESSING THAT QUESTION.

Any announcements regarding the Republic National Convention will come from the Romney campaign. Governor Romney is going to be the nominee of our party and any announcements he has to make about keynote speaker, first night speaker, vice presidential nominee and anything else that will go on at the convention will come from the Romney campaign. And when they announce it you'll know and I'll know.

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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

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NBC2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF COLORADO.

A GUNMAN ENTERED A MOVIE THEATER OVERNIGHT IN AURORA, COLORADO AND OPENED FIRE.

IT HAPPENED DURING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF THE DARK NIGHT.

AT LEAST TWELVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS MORE WERE INJURED. A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY.

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THE LONG AWAITED PREMIER OF THE DARK KNIGHT TURNED INTO A TERRIFYING SCENE.

WITNESSES SAY AN ARMED MAN ENTERED A PACKED THEATER IN AURORA COLORADO TAKING AIM AT EVERYONE IN SIGHT.

DOZENS WERE HIT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL

AT LEAST 12 DEAD.

"when he came in I just thought it was just part of the show

"he threw this big green can of gas and it exploded. and then he took his gun and shot it in the air - everybody knew it was real at that point, and they got really scared and they started scattering, and then he took his gun and pointed it right in my face and I was just terrified.

S/ Trey / witness

"He looked so calm when he did it. It was scary. He waited for the bombs to explode before he did anything - before he made any type of move. Then after both of them exploded, that's when he began to shoot."

THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTURED THE CHAOS OUTSIDE THE THEATER.

POLICE MOVED IN AND QUICKLY CAPTURED THE SUSPECT.

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BOMB SQUADS LATER MOVED TO SECURE THE SUSPECTS APARTMENT.

S/ James Yacone - Denver FBI

08;55;38;23 statements made by the subject himself, again, during his initial arrest indicated that he had explosive material at his house, so we're treating that with the utmost caution

DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE VICTIMS WERE TAKEN WERE SHAKEN AND DISMAYED.

S/ Dr. Frank Lansville / Dir. of Emergency Services

"I don't know how you can prepare for this kind of thing. i think the staff did a good job.support."

PRESIDENT OBAMA SCALED BACK CAMPAIGN EVENTS IN FLORIDA AND CALLED ON THE COUNTRY TO UNITE IN SUPPORT OF THE VICTIMS.

"We will hug our children tonight, for those of you who can't we need to embrace them and let them know we are there for them as a nation"

THE SUSPECT IS IDENTIFIED AS DESCRIBED AS A 24 YEAR OLD MALE JAMES HOLMES WHO ENTERED THE THEATER WITH SEVERAL WEAPONS.

AS THE INVESTIGATION GETS UNDERWAY, THE COMMUNITY OF AURORA IS NOW FACED WITH TRYING TO COPE AN UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY

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BRAND NEW THIS HALF HOUR --

THIS IS THE FIRST PICTURE OF JAMES HOLMES --

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NBC2 IS GETTING A BRAND NEW PHOTO OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE INSIDE A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER KILLING 12 AND INJURING DOZENS MORE.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES OF AURORA, COLORADO.

WE'RE ALSO GETTING A HOLD OF SOME OF THE MOST DRAMATIC VIDEO AND SOUND OF THE TRAGEDY.

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CELL PHONE VIDEO CONTINUES TO POUR IN FOLLOWING THIS MASSCARE INSIDE A MOVIE THEATER.

IN THE VIDEO PEOPLE ARE WALKING THROUGH THE LOBBY, EXITING THE BUILDING.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE POLICE WALKING WITH A MAN WHO APPEARS TO HAVE BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT.

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WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SHOOTER 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES. HE IS A MEDICAL SCHOOL DROP OUT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. WE ALSO LEARNED MOMENTS AGO THE Pentagon says that SOME MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY WERE EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED IN THE COLORADO SHOOTING AT THE BATMAN MOVIE.

PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY GEORGE LITTLE SAYS IT'S NOT YET CLEAR HOW MANY MILITARY CASUALTIES THERE WERE, OR WHETHER THEY WERE DEATHS OR INJURIES.

A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN, SAYS INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SUSPECT, JAMES HOLMES, WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE CHAOS AND CONFUSION BEGAN TO RUN RAMPANT INSIDE THE THEATER AS SHOTS RANG OUT.MANY JUST BELIEVED IT WAS A STUNT OR PART OF THE BATMAN MOVIE.

I didn't realize something was wrong right away. I thought it was a firecracker or a firework or something. I thought someone was like "it's the Batman premiere I'm going to bring some firecrackers in, throw it, get people riled up." But it wasn't until the alarm sounded saying there's an emergency in the building, something's going on. That's when I figured it was something serious.

My friend, sitting next to me, turned towards me and she. part of a bullet hit her in the mouth. And she was bleeding through the mouth. She and I ran down the stairs to go to the bathroom, not knowing what had happened. To see what was going on. a couple guys from our same theater stopped us from going into the main like lobby of the building - saying there was a shooting.

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POLICE ARE SEARCHING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX BELIEVED TO BE THE HOME OF THE SUSPECT. 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES They put a camera at the end of 12-foot pole inside the apartment, and discovered that the unit was booby trapped. Authorities evacuated five buildings as they determine how to disarm flammable and explosive material.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRIED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE APARTMENT.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN GAVE THEM REASON TO SUSPECT THERE MAY BE EXPLOSIVES INSIDE.

POLICE FOUND A RIFLE, A HANDGUN AND A GAS MASK AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.

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AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS HAS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY STUNNED.

NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS WELL KNOWN AS AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE OF STRICTER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

TODAY HE CALLED ON BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TAKE A FIRMER STANCE ON GUN VIOLENCE.

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"You know, soothing words are nice. But maybe it's time that the two people who want to be president of the United States stand up and tell us what they're going to do about it, because this is, obviously, a problem across the country. And everybody always says, 'Isn't it tragic?' We look for, as you said, was the guy maybe trying to recreate Batman? I mean, there's so many murders with guns everyday, it's just got to stop. And instead of these two people, President Obama and Governor Romney, talking in broad things about they want to make the world a better place. Okay, tell us how. This is a real problem."

OBAMA SOUNDBITE-SOTTOPS

"we may never understand. We do know what makes life worth living."

PRESIDENT OBAMA REMARKING ON THE COLORADO SHOOTINGS.

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THE PRESIDNET MADE HIS FIRST REMARKS ABOUT THE TRAGEDY

HERE IN FORT MYERS.

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WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY THIS MORNING.

BOTH SIDES AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT IN THE DENISE LEE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.

THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WERE NOT MADE PUBLIC.

NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN WAS IN THE COURTROOM WHEN THE SETTLEMENT WAS ANNOUNCED HE JOINS US NOW LIVE ON THE PHONE FROM PUNTA GORDA.

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YOU COULD SEE THE RELIEF ON NATHAN LEE'S FACE.

AFTER HUGGING HIS PARENTS AND LAWYERS HE SPOKE TO THE MEDIA PUTSIDE THE SETTLEMENT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.

HE SAID HE'S HAPPY TO RESOLVE THE CASE BUT POINTS OUT NO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN BRING HIS WIFE BACK.

THE LAWSUIT CLAIMED THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER BOTCHED A 911CALL THE DAY DENISE LEE WAS ABDUCTED FROM HER NORTH PORT HOME.

LEE SAYS THE INFORMATION FROM THE TIP LOCATED HIS WIFE AND HER KIDNAPPER.

HE THINKS THAT TIP COULD HAVE SAVED HER LIFE INSTEAD MICHEAL KING RAPED AND MURDERED HER.

HE'S ON DEATH ROW.

THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WERE NOT REVEALED LAWYERS REPRESENTING THE SHERIFF HAD NO COMMENT.

SHERIFF CAMERON AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SUPPORT CCSO SGT. RICK GOFF AND HIS WIFE SUSAN AND DENISE'S CHILDREN IN OVERCOMING THIS HORRIFIC EVENT.

DENISE LEE WAS 21 YEARS OLD AND THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS.

NATHAN LEE SAYS HE HAS PLANS TO CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM TO HELP PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

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BRAND NEW AT NOON.WE'RE GETTING NEW NUMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT.

FLORIDA ADDED 9 THOUSAND NEW JOBS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE. WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY, REMAINING AT 8 POINT 6 PERCENT.

THAT'S THE LOWEST SINCE DECEMBER 2008.

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BUT, THE BIG NEWS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS BREAK DOWN BY COUNTY.AND AS YOU CAN SEE. FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT IS ACTUALLY RISING.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT JUMPED BY THREE TENTHS OF A PERCENT IN ONE MONTH.

DOWN IN COLLIER ITS UP A FULL PERCENT.OVER IN DESOTO EVEN HIGHER UP ONE POINT TWO PERCENT.

AND HENDRY'S RATE JUMPED MORE THAN THREE PERCENT FROM MAY TO JUNE.

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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.

We're in store for another hot, humid, and hazy day across Southwest Florida.

After highs in the mid 90s yesterday, there's been no relief from the heat as overnight lows have remained close to 80°. We'll start the day off with ample sunshine and warm temperatures. Dry high pressure will continue to dominate our weather pattern today, keeping our atmosphere dry and stable. This will keep our rain chances today on the slim side with the opportunity for only a stray shower or two to develop during the afternoon and evening hours. Otherwise, the vast majority of us will stay hot and dry with hazy sunshine due to African dust.

Highs today will easily climb into the middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

Tonight, our skies will stay mostly clear with lows in the upper 70s.

By Saturday, the African dust should start to thin out, as a bit more moisture makes its way into the area. This will give us a slight uptick in our rain prospects with mainly afternoon showers and storms. Sunday looks to be the wetter day as a tropical wave moves closer. This will give us a better coverage of showers and storms during the day.

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WE HAVE BRAND NEW VIDEO RIGHT NOW OF TEA PARTY MEMBERS PROTESTING THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.

YOU CAN SEE THE DEMONSTARTORS LINE THE DOWNTOWN STREETS OUTSIDE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

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NBC2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE AURORA, COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING THAT HAS PRESIDENT OBAMA CHANGING HIS CAMPAIGN PLANS.

POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER AS 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES OF AURORA, COLORADO.THE SAME DENVER SUBURB IN WHICH THE SHOOTINGS TOOK PLACE.

THE F-B-I SAYS HE HAS NO KNOWN LINKS TO DOMESTIC TERROR GROUPS.

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW THIS MORNING --

HOLMES WAS ARRESTED IN FRONT OF A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES".

12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- TEN OF THEM PRONOUNCED DEAD INSIDE THE THEATER.

ANOTHER 50 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING A GAS MASK -- WITNESSES REPORT HE OPEN A CANISTER OF SOME SORT BEFORE HE STARTED SHOOTING.

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AND WE CONTINUE TO HEAR MORE REACTION FROM SURVIVORS OF THIS MASSACRE INSIDE A THEATER.

When we got out of the building it was just chaos. You saw injured people. It was this one guy was on all fours crawling. There was this girl spitting up blood. There was bullet holes in some peoples backs, some people's arms. There was one guy who was stripped down to his boxers. It looked like he had been shot in the back or something. It was crazy.

There were at least four or five individuals that I saw that were actually bleeding from different areas. One person was shot in the back in the lower buttocks area, one person was in the arm, another in the leg. It was pretty traumatic. I took about five or ten minutes helping a lady get blood off her face and her body - she was covered in it. I guess, apparently her boyfriend had sustained injuries in the theater.

My friend, sitting next to me, turned towards me and she. part of a bullet hit her in the mouth. And she was bleeding through the mouth. She and I ran down the stairs to go to the bathroom, not knowing what had happened. To see what was going on. a couple guys from our same theater stopped us from going into the main like lobby of the building - saying there was a shooting. And we ran out the emergency exit doors that lead outside. We barely got out there and a whole bunch of other people started running and screaming.

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NBC2 ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS -- AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND DOZENS INJURED AFTER A MAN

OPENED FIRE DURING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF THE LATEST BATMAN MOVIE IN SUBURBAN

DENVER.

POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

COLORADO DENVER MEDICAL CAMPUS.

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SCRIPT:

The shooting erupted during the midnight showings of "The Dark Knight Rises"

at the multiplex in Aurora, Colorado.

The movie complex was packed with moviegoers for the highly anticipated

Batman sequel.

The chaos spread as the gunman, wearing a gas mask, stood in the front of

the theater and began firing a the crowd.

SOT: I FROZE UP I WAS SCARED. CRIES. I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO

DIE

Chris Ramos was watching a movie with his sister He describes smelling

either pepper spray or tear gas before gunfire rang out. He thought it was

all a part of the movie

SO/RAMOS T: I SEE A GUY RIGHT NEXT GENT SITTING NEXT TO ME GETTING SHOT I

REALIZE THIS IS NOT PART OF THE MOVIE THERE IS A GUN AND IS SHOOTING

EVERYONE "

Cell phone video shows the traumatic scene outside immediately after the

shooting. moviegoers feeling for their lives

RAMOS: I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THIS MOVIE CAME OUT IT WAS WHAT A GREAT NIGHT

IT WAS SUPPOSE TO ME. IT TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING HORRIFFIC BODIES.

COVERED IN BLOOD. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE

More than 250 police have respond to the scene with more than 100 fbi agents

. Amublaces rushed the victims to the local hospitals.

SOT/DOCTOR:WE received total of 15patients. 12gunshot wounds. 3 of which

had some sore to fume chemical exposure.

Police have arrested 24 -year-old James Holmes, a white male. Swat teams

have surrounded Homes' apartment complexand evacuated the building after he

told the investigators he had more explosives at his home.

SOT/Chief Dan Oates, Aurora, CO PD

"we only know of one gunman no evidence of additional shooters."

President Obama said he was saddened by the tragic shooting.And said that

federal law enforcement will do everything it can to support the Aurora

community.

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SO MANY OF US HEAD OUT TO THE THEATER EVERYDAY TO TAKE IN A FLICK --

MAKING THIS SITUATION A REALITY FOR ANYONE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

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VIACOM CHANNELS ARE BACK ON DIREC T-V SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE TWO COMPANIES SAY THEY HAVE SETTLED A DISPUTE THAT WILL BRING SEVENTEEN VIACOM CHANNELS - INCLUDING MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL AND NICKELODEON BACK TO TWENTY MILLION CUSTOMERS.

TERMS OF THE DEAL ANNOUNCED ARE NOW BEING DISCLOSED.

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WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON OUT OF COLORADO -- A MASS SHOOTING AT A MOVIE THEATER OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE DENVER.

WE HEARD FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA EARLIER THIS MORNING ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY.

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NBC2 ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON -- A DOZEN PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE IN A

MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA, COLORADO, A FEW MILES FROM DENVER.

WE ARE GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT IN THE AURORA COLORADO

SHOOTING SPREE AS JAMES HOLMES, A 24-YEAR OLD WITH NO KNOWN CONNECTION TO

TERRORISM.

He was in a riot helmet, she said he had a bullet proof vest on.

WITNESSES DESCRIBED A CHAOTIC SCENE - THEY SAID THE SHOOTER SLOWLY MADE HIS

WAY UP THE STAIRS OF THE THEATER AND FIRING AS HE DID IT.

we heard bam bam, thoguht it was part of the movie but then the guy next to

me got shot.

THE SUSPECT WAS FOUND OUTSIDE THE MOVIE THEATER.

A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon found

inside.

THE SUSPECT SUGGESTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS THAT HE HAD BOOBY TRAPS

AND EXPLOSIVES IN HIS COLORADO APARTMENT, ABOUT FIVE MILES AWAY FROM THE

MOVIE THEATER.

POLICE HAVE BEEN CAUTIOUSLY SEARCHING THERE, ENTERING THROUGH WINDOWS, TO

AVOID SETTING OFF ANY PLANTED DEVICES.

ABC NEWS SPOKE TO A SAN DIEGO WOMAN WHO IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS HOLMES' MOTHER

.

SHE SAID SHE HAD AWOKEN UNAWARE OF THE SHOOTING BUT TOLD ABC NEWS,

APPARENTLY ON GUT INSTINCT - "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON."

AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN 50 WERE WOUNDED DURING THE

SHOOTING.

most injuries were gunshot wounds - wounds to the chest, abdomen and trunk

to extremity.

ONE OF THE VICTIM'S WAS IDENTIFIED BY HER FAMILY. JESSICA GHAWI WAS

ORIGINALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO BUT MOVED TO COLORADO ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

these shooters are methodical. they don't believe they're shooting people.

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KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

WE ARE LEARNING THIS AFTERNOON THAT HOLMES WAS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

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Let me first of all say how grateful I am for you all being here

and I want all of you to know how appreciative I am and I know many of you came her for a campaign event

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ENGAGEMENT RING AT THE BOTTOM OF A LAKE

LOSING A PIECE OF JEWELRY CAN BE UPSETTING.

EVEN WORSE, WHEN IT'S AN ENGAGEMENT RING WHICH ENDS UP AT THE BOTTOM OF LAKE ERIE.

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"Just losing that ring off my finger, I felt. not complete."

IN THE DARK AND MURKY WATERS OF LAKE ERIE IN ANGOLA, SOMEWHERE WAS SAMANTHA PECKENS' ONE-CARAT, PRINCESS CUT

DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING.

THE RING SLIPPED OFF SUNDAY WHEN SHE WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE WATER WITH HER FIANCEE ADAM AND FRIENDS.

"I screamed, "my ring fell off' to everybody, and everyone just instantly started looking. And, you know, he's telling me calm down, you know, no one got hurt, this and that as I'm sobbing."

ADAM WAS THERE TO CONSOLE SAM, AS HE'S ALWAYS BEEN.

THE TWO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER 15 YEARS, SINCE SAM WAS JUST 12.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS RING JUST CAN'T BE REPLACED.

"We went through so much together as kids, and growing up together, and. it was everything to me. It never came off my finger. And when it did, especially in the water, it just broke my heart. Absolutely broke my heart."

AS MANY AS 30 PEOPLE SEARCHED THAT FIRST DAY AND FOUND NOTHING.

ENTER DREW SUPON.

"I do a little treasure hunting on my own."

AND HE HEARD ABOUT HIS FRIEND'S SEARCH AND KNEW HIS UNDERWATER METAL DETECTOR WOULD COME IN HANDY.

"Picking up a lot of trash and bottle caps and pop tops. You'd be amazed how much junk is out there."

BUT IT WAS THE END OF DAY TWO NOW, AND STILL NO RING.

"We were starting to give up."

"We were finding it. I just. had a really good feeling about it."

BACK IN THE WATER ON DAY THREE, DREW SAID HE JUST HAD A FEELING ABOUT ONE SPOT.

"I just decided to slide my hand into the sand and raise it up, and it was so dark. And once it settled, the sun hit it at the right angle,

and what I thought was another Pepsi pull tab was Sam's ring in my hand."

JAWS HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR OF LAKE ERIE, AND DREW HANDED THE RING OVER TO SAM'S FIANCEE.

"And Adam, my fiancee, he had come up to me and said, 'did you find the ring yet?' I was like, 'no, I didn't find it yet.' And he had it in his hands like that, and I started flipping out. Oh my god, oh my god. I started crying. It was like he proposed to me again, all over again."

ONCE JUST AN ACQUAINTANCE, DREW MIGHT NOW BE AN HONORARY BEST MAN AT THE WEDDING.

"I keep on saying he's my hero."

"Three, four feet of water. Five inches of sand. It was basically a needle in a haystack, so I'm pretty amazed that we found it."

EVERY TIME SAM LOOKS DOWN NOW AND SEES THAT RING ON HER FINGER, SHE KNOWS IT'S FATE.

KIDS AND SUMMER-INTRO

ON THE HEALTHCAST AT ELEVEN.

NO SET SCHEDULE AND THE CHANCE TO HAVE SOME FUN.

WHAT COULD BE BETTER TO MOST KIDS?

BUT- HOW DO YOU GET THEM TO NOT TAKE A BREAK FROM LEARNING?

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ANNA CATALINA GROSS IS A STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG CHILDREN.TWO OF WHOM ARE IN SCHOOL.

HER KIDS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO ENJOY SUMMERTIME.

It's kind of nice to be able not to have any schedules. We're all together and i really like it.

BUT SHE HAS ONE MAIN CONCERN.

There's things like handwriting and math that you do need to do everyday to not lose um just your focus and you do kind of backtrack a little bit if its been 8 weeks, 9 weeks that you haven't done math.

ONCE KIDS HAVE GOTTEN TO ENJOY THEIR SUMMER, THIS GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SAYS KIDS NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES.

It could be sports related, arts and crafts related, or just visiting family and friends.

BUT, ALONG WITH THESE THINGS, SHE HAS THIS ADVICE FOR PARENTS:

To make sure that they are reading, reading, reading and to make sure that they are working on skills that perhaps they were a little deficient in and also um to improve upon those skills that they were really good in just to kind of keep them above the curve.

AS FOR THE FAMILY SUMMER VACATION.

The major major fun activities and vacations all that need really cease about 1 to 2 weeks before school starts. A good two weeks would be great as a rule of thumb.

AND GREAT TO KEEP YOUR KIDS ON TRACK.