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FIRST AT FOUR: MURDER IN THREE OAKS.

A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN A NORMALLY QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.

NBC2 ON THE SCENE LIVE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS.

TSA SUPERVISORS FIRED AFTER A GROUP IS ACCUSED OF SKIPPING RANDOM SECURITY SCREENINGS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS IS THE LOCAL STORY THAT MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES -- COMING TO A HEAD -- FIRST AT FOUR.

INCREDIBLE TERROR CAUGHT ON TAPE --

1 san carlos murder-TRXVO

2 tsa workers fired-TRXVO

3 whale attack-TRXVO

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RIGHT NOW IN LEE COUNTY - HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ARE PIECING TOGETHER A WOMAN'S DEATH.

HER BODY WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT AT 10-30. BUT DEPUTIES REMAIN TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT THEIR OVERNIGHT INVESTIGATION.

NBC 2 LEARNS DEPUTIES FOUND THE WOMAN AT A HOME ON OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY SINCE THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

NBC 2'S MEAGHAN SMITH IS LIVE IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

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debbie striano's family is grieving.

57:52 "we just can't believe it- we can't believe this."

the 65 year-old,

was found murdered last night inside her san carlos park home on oakmont ridge circle.

her family calls it a violent death.

59:17 "i couldn't figure out who would want to hurt her- why they would want to hurt her."

debbie's niece-

lindsey striano tells us last night around 10pm, her aunt's live in boyfriend- russell myers- left their home to go out and buy dog food.

when he came back-

they say he found debbie dead.

lee county deputies confirm they have interviewed russell, but won't say anything else.

animal services did remove the family dog from the home this morning-

the border collie had to be taken to an emergency vet because it had a laceration to the neck.

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we know the couple ran a landscaping business and had been dating for more than a decade.

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Detectives spent the day going door to door-

even looking through trash cans for possible evidence.

they won't say how debbie was killed or if there are any suspects.

her family though wants justice.

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the sheriff's office won't comment on if they have any suspects or if anyone is in custody right now.

they do say the public shouldn't worry- this appears to be an isolated incident.

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CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE RELEASING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT LAST WEEK'S DEATH INVESTIGATION.

OFFICERS SAY THEY FOUND THE BODY OF 91-YEAR OLD JAMES TAYLOR SENIOR ON THE 500 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 49TH LANE.

NEIGHBORS TELL US THE ELDERLY MAN LIVED IN THE HOME WITH HIS SON.

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YOU'RE FIRED --

THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR AT LEAST TWO OF THE SUPERVISORS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THEY ARE ACCUSED OF FAILING TO FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY SCREENING.

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THIS WAS CALLED ONE THE MOST EXTENSIVE PUNISHMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION -

BACK IN JUNE, THE T-S-A TARGETED FIVE SUPERVISORS AND MORE THAN THREE DOZEN SECURITY AGENTS AT R-S-W FOR DISCIPLINE.

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AT THE CENTER OF THE CONTROVERSY - SECURITY LAPSES LAST YEAR.

A TWO-MONTH INVESTIGATION AT THE AIRPORT REVEALED T-S-A WORKERS WERE CUTTING CORNERS - NOT PERFORMING RANDOM SCREENINGS ON THE LATE SHIFT.

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I'VE BEEN WORKING TO CONFIRM THE T-S-A'S DECISION FOR THE THREE OTHER SUPERVISORS WHO WERE RECOMMENDED TO BE FIRED -- AND THE 38 WORKERS WHO FACE SUSPENSION.

BUT SO FAR - NO COMMENT FROM THE T-S-A.

WE DO KNOW THAT THOSE TWO SUPERVISORS WILL BE APPEALING THE TERMINATION.

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A SOLEMN DAY ONCE AGAIN IN AURORA, COLORADO.

TODAY MARKS THE FIRST FUNERAL FOR THE VICTIMS GUNNED DOWN LAST FRIDAY AT A MOVIE PREMIERE.

THE 51 YEAR OLD MAN WAS ENJOYING A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH HIS KIDS. THEY ESCAPED WITHOUT GETTING HURT.

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THIS AFTERNOON FEDERAL AGENTS TELL NBC NEWS. JAMES HOLMES. THE SUSPECT IN MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE. TOLD THEM WHERE TO FIND WHAT COULD BE KEY EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.

THE FORMER NEUROSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT APPARENTLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS ABOUT A PACKAGE HE HAD SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO'S MEDICAL CAMPUS IN AURORA.

POLICE FOUND THAT PACKAGE ON MONDAY - UNOPENED IN THE SCHOOL'S MAILROOM.

INSIDE THEY FOUND WHAT'S DESCRIBED AS HANDWRITTEN DETAILS ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE.

AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

SO DOES THE MOURNING HERE.

"I'm overwhelmed by the tragedy of all of this and senseless of all of it. Good people taken."

PEOPLE LIKE 51-YEAR-OLD GORDON COWDEN. THE OLDEST VICTIM OF THE MASSACRE TOOK HIS TWO TEENAGED DAUGHTERS TO THE MOVIE. THEY SURVIVED.

HE WAS LAID TO REST TODAY, THE FIRST OF AT LEAST 12 FUNERALS FOR VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK.

AFTER THE CHAOS AND KILLING AT THE THEATER. THERE ARE NOW GROWING QUESTIONS IN THIS GRIEVING COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CRIME SCENE.

SOME SAY IT SHOULD BE TORN-DOWN AND REPLACED BY A MEMORIAL.

OTHERS ARGUE THE CINEMA SHOULD REOPEN TO SHOW THE WORLD THE GUNMAN DIDN'T WIN THAT NIGHT.

RIGHT NOW THE BUILDING IS STILL LOCKED DOWN. BUT COULD BE RETURNED TO THE OWNERS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

LOOKING TO PROVIDE SOME STRENGTH AND COMFORT.

THE STAR OF THE MOVIE THAT WILL BE FOREVER LINKED TO THE TRAGEDY TRAVELED TO COLORADO YESTERDAY.

CHRISTIAN BALE VISITED THE GROWING MEMORIAL. AND SPENT TIME WITH SOME OF THE VICTIMS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

"he was very nice, very sincere. he wasn't there about himself, he was just there to show that people cared."

CONCERN THIS COMMUNITY WILL NEED. FOR A LONG TIME.

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BREAKING NEWS AND A TRAFFIC ALERT ALONG I-75 RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT MILE MARKER 134. IT'S JUST SOUTH OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF DANIELS.

EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON - A VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MADE IT'S WAY TO THE MEDIAN.

ONE LANE IS BLOCKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE.

NBC 2 WAS ON THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.

WE'RE TOLD INJURIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SERIOUS.

NRM DOCTOR OFFICE FOLO-VO

FIRST AT FOUR - NBC 2 IS TRACKING DOWN OFFICIALS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE RAID IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

NBC 2 WAS THERE YESTERDAY AS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT USED A SEARCH WARRANT AT LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP.

THE OFFICE IS IN A WINN-DIXIE PLAZA NEAR BAYSHORE DRIVE AND PINE ISLAND ROAD.

THE STATE AGENCY THAT RAIDED THE OFFICE IS NOT RELEASING ANY MORE INFORMATION.

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NOT IN OUR BACKYARD.OR IN THIS CASE, CITY.

CAPE CORAL LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING A *BAN ON MOBILE HOME PARKS.

CURRENTLY THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN *ALLOWS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS TO BE BUILT -- UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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-Alex Boyer-"This is as close as a mobile home park has gotten to Cape Coral. It's literally on the city line. The other side is unincorporated Lee County. If policy 10.6 is eliminated, this is as close as one of those mobile home parks may get."

TODAY THE CAPE CORAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BEGAN REVIEWING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT PLAN, WHICH IS REVIEWED EVERY 7- YEARS, INCLUDES LAND USE REGULATIONS.

THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTION ALLOWS MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE CITY.

AT LEAST ONE COMMISSION MEMBER WANTS TO SEE THAT POLICY ELIMINATED.

NO ONE'S BUILT A PARK IN THE CAPE SINCE THE PROVISION WENT ON THE CITY'S BOOKS IN 1986. JEFF ROMAN SAYS IT'S NOT THE DIRECTION THE CITY SHOULD GO IN.

-Jeff Roman/P&Z Commissioner-"Do we anticipate having any of those? I don't think so. I think that part of the element we're looking to take out."

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

AND SHE WILL BE CALLED.

THIS FLUFFY FRIEND AT THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A NEW NAME AND YOU HELPED PICK IT OUT.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT THIS ADORABLE RETREIVER WILL BE CALLED AND HOW SHE'S SERVING THE COUNTY.

PLUS - TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT A HEAT WAVE LOOKS LIKE FROM SPACE.

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COLLIER DOG NAMED-OC, SOTVO

AND HER NAME IS. LOLA!

SONG "HER NAME WAS LOLA, SHE WAS A SHOWGIRL. "

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ANNOUNCED THE WINNING NAME FOR A GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPY IN THE SERVICE DOG PROGRAM.

SHERIFF KEVIN RAMBOSK CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED THROUGH A DOG NAMING CONTEST ON FACEBOOK.

COLLIER DOG NAMED-SOTVO

A lot of times we talk about serious events here and theyre relatively negative and unfortunately we have to do that but on occasion we get a serious but positive event to talk about.

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SCIENTISTS SAY THERE'S BEEN A FREAK EVENT IN GREENLAND THIS MONTH: NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE MASSIVE ICE SHEET THAT BLANKETS THE ISLAND SUDDENLY STARTED MELTING.

TODAY - WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT HOW MUCH ICE HAS MELTED.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SATELLITE IMAGES.

THE LEFT PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON JULY 8TH. ON THE RIGHT - JUST FOUR DAYS LATER.

THE WHITE IS ICE.

NASA SAYS 97 PERCENT OF THE ICE HAS THAWED - USUALLY IT ONLY LOSES 50 PERCENT.

IT'S SOMETHING NASA SAYS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

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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 AND DRY WEATHER AHEAD

We'll be leaving the rain chances behind for a few days now that some dry, stable air is starting to settle over Southwest Florida.

As our rain chances dip for the rest of the week and drier air moves into the area, our temperatures will be on the rise.

Thursday and Friday most of us warm to the middle 90s. Even though our upper atmosphere will be drying out, we'll still notice high humidity close to the surface, making those afternoons in the mid 90s feel like we're between 100-105 degrees.

With temperatures this high it's always possible for a rogue storm to develop during the heat of the day, but the chance of any one place getting hit by a storm will be close to 10% from now through the upcoming weekend.

Our overnights for the rest of the week will continue to be warm, muggy, and mostly clear with temperatures only cooling to the mid to upper 70s on most nights.

For the boaters and beach goers, this all stacks up to nice conditions for you!

After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorms, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

AN INSTANT OF TERROR CAUGHT ON TAPE IN FRONT OF FRIGHTENED TOURISTS.

if she wanted to kill him, she would have

killed him.

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OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED TERRIFYING VIDEO OF A KILLER WHALE ATTACKING A VETERAN SEA WORLD TRAINER.

THE TRAINER SURVIVED - BUT IT WAS MADE PUBLIC AS PART OF A LAWSUIT FILED AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CITED SEA WORLD FOR UNSAFE PRACTICES.

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An INSTANT OF TERROR CAPTURED ON VIDEO KEN PETERS A VETERAN SEA WORLD

TRAINER

GRABBED by his leg AND DRAGGED UNDER water BY A FIVE THOUSAND POUND KILLER

WHALE

FLAILING, HELPLESSLY AGAINST THE WHALE HE'D TRAINED FOR YEARS.

HER NAME IS KASATKA, IT'S NOVEMBER 2006. THIS SILENT VIDEO-just made public-

was OBTAINED BY

journalist DAVID KIRBY FOR HIS new BOOK DEATH AT SEAWORLD

DAVID KIRBY I think she was trying to tell him "hey I got to go

take care of my kid.she's calling for me and I dont want to perform."

SHE'S RAGDOLLING PETERS HOLDING HIM UNDERWATER 30 SECONDS - A MINUTE,

PASSES THEN BRINGING HIM UP.

Thad Lacinak/ former trainer: if she wanted to kill him, she would have

killed him. we are taught to remain calm. If you get excited, the animal

will get excited.

DAVID KIRBY: Ken Peters is incredibly lucky to be alive. He's kicking his

legs trying to keep her away from his body and then she grabs him again and

down they go.

THEN, SHE RELEASES HIM AND YOU SEE HIM THRASHING FOR THE EDGE OF THE POOL

TRYING TO RUN, HE STUMBLES, HIS FEET MANGLED.

THIS VIDEO became a dramatic piece of evidence IN A Florida courtroom last

fall when FEDERAL REGULATORS defended their decision to issue a citation

AGAINST SEAWORLD. AFTER THIS fatal INCIDENT at Sea World Orlando in 2010

40 year old trainer DAWN BRANCHEAU PULLED UNDER WATER AND KILLED BY THE 11,

000 POUND KILLER WHALE TILIKUM. HIS THIRD FATAL ATTACK ON A HUMAN. The

Occupational Safety and Health Administration claimed the theme park PUT

TRAINERS like her AT RISK and that this video proves SeaWorld was aware of

the dangers.

RETRACK

IN response to the case at the time, SEAWORLD ASSERTED IT WAS UNAWARE THESE

WHALES COULD BE DEADLY AND TOLD ABC NEWS TUESDAY THAT after the 2006

incident, PETERS"showed skillful execution of an emergency response plan"

AND "returned to work shortly after this incident and remains a member of

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MATT GUTMAN REPORTING. EARLIER THIS MONTH - A JUDGE DECIDED THAT SEA WORLD TRAINERS CAN NO LONGER GET NEAR THE WHALES WITHOUT A BARRIER FOR PROTECTION.

THE RULING CAME AFTER OSHA SITED THE PARK WITH THREE SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

DISNEY MAN LIKE SANTA-VOWIPE

A TOURIST VISITING ONE OF DISNEY'S THEME PARKS IS TOLD TO CHANGE.

BECAUSE HE APPARENTLY LOOKED TOO MUCH LIKE SANTA CLAUS.

THOMAS TOLBERT SAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY LITTLE KIDS APPROACHED HIM -- ASKING HIM FOR AN AUTOGRAPH. WHICH, HE SAYS, HE SIGNED.

WELL -- THAT MADE PARK OFFICIALS UNHAPPY. AND THEY ASKED THE MAN TO CHANGE HIS OUTFIT.

DISNEY MAN LIKE SANTA-SOTVO

"They said, 'You need to say, "I'm sorry. I am not who you think I am. I am on vacation, and you need to leave me alone."'"

TEASE THREE

THE SURVEILLANCE CLIP LAST FOR A BRIEF MOMENT - JUST SECONDS -

BUT IOWA OFFICERS SAY IT'S ENOUGH TO BRING IN NEW LEADS.

TWO YOUNG COUSINS ARE SEEN RIDING THEIR BIKES AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

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CAN YOU SAY - GROUNDED?

AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO SOLVE A PUZZLE OF HOW A YOUNG BRITISH BOY ENDED UP IN ROME -- NO PLANE TICKET, NO PASSPORT.

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DIDN'T MAKE THE DISCOVERY UNTIL THE PLANE WAS IN THE AIR.

THE 11-YEAR-OLD RAN AWAY FROM HIS MOM DURING A SHOPPING TRIP AND MADE HIS WAY TO THE MANCHESTER AIRPORT.

THEN HE GOT ON THE NEAREST PLANE.

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTICED HIM WHEN PASSENGERS BECAME SUSPICIOUS.

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WE'RE FOLLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF IOWA THIS AFTERNOON --

A POSSIBLE BREAK IN THE CASE OF TWO MISSING GIRLS. WHO DISAPPEARED NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO.

TODAY WE'RE SEEING BRAND NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE COUSINS RIDING THEIR BIKES THE DAY THEY WENT MISSING.

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It lasts only seconds, and to some may just look like a blur.

But look closely. One bicycle crosses the top of the frame, shortly

thereafter a second bicycle.

This video obtained by ABC News is one of the last times 8 year old

Elizabeth Collins and her 10 year old cousin Lyric Cook were seen.

Sot Chief Deputy Rick Abben

18:35 It looked kind of grainy, I mean just zoom they were by the thing and

so it's very hard to really make much out of the thing

Not much, but Investigators say they NOW are analyzing the video for any

clues.

Stand-up "The girls were less than a block from the house when this camera

captured them riding by, important to note they were riding away from Meyers

lake.

Both of their bicycles were recovered on a trial near the lake about 4 hours

after they were reported missing on Friday July 13th.

They left for a neighborhood bike ride and haven't been since.

The surveillance camera belongs to THIS local auction house.

WITH FEW CLUES IN THE INVESTIGATION, Manager Joe Pahl thought to look for

the video and turned it over to the FBI.

1:30:23 Joe Pahl: "Anything we can do to help. Ahhh we want to see the

girls come back safe alive:05

The video also matches the police timeline. Investigators say the girls left

the home to ride their bikes shortly after 12 noon.the camera's clock

IOWA GIRLS SURVEILLANCE-OC

ALEX PEREZ REPORTING.

THE GIRLS WILL HAVE BEEN MISSING TWO WEEKS ON FRIDAY.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

THREE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS - ARE TARGETED BY VANDALS ACROSS TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOWNS.

NBC 2 DIGS THROUGH THE POLICE REPORT.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW OFFICERS DESCRIBE CATCHING THE CRIMINALS IN THE ACT.

AND - CONSUMER ALERT FOR NEW PARENTS.

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THREE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS IN LEE COUNTY ARE HIT BY VANDALS.

SOME OF THE WORDS SPRAY PAINTED ON TO THE BUILDINGS ARE SO VULGAR WE CAN'T SHOW YOU ON TV.

POLICE SAY IT'S AT THE WORK OF THESE TWO TEENAGERS - WHO HAVE PAINTED CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS IN FORT MYERS AND CAPE CORAL.

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A giant "F" and a smiling face is still up on this office complex wall in downtown cape coral.

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Houses of worship tagged and sprayed painted with profanities -- even the schoolhouses.

Cape police officers tell us 19 year olds Christian Micklisch and Michael Graziano confessed to crude work across lee county.

Just last night, investigators explain the duo drew obscense pictures on the side of st Andrews catholic school on del prado blvd in cape coral.

DETECTIVES EXPLAIN THAT -- AFTER BEING NABBED -- THE TWO REVEALED they defiled two other religious institutions in lee county.

In the back alley where police say the caught up with them -- the recently painted building will now need a touch up.

Kristina Jacko, building adminstrator

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Now when cops interviewed the teenagers, thyclaim Micklisch said he "didn't see anything wrong with this" and that they were interprupting his work of art.

Art which he says he signed with this his signature

COLLIER BEAR TRAPS-VO

FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ARE SETTING UP BEAR TRAPS IN A COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.

A COUPLE HOURS AGO, OFFICIALS WENT TO WORK PUTTING UP THE TRAPS AT THE AVENTINE COMMUNITY IN EAST NAPLES.

F-W-C OFFICERS SAY THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING TOO USED TO EATING HUMAN AND DOG FOOD.

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DEVELOPING TODAY IN TALLAHASSEE--

A COURT CASE IS PLAYING OUT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA LIEUTANANT GOVERNOR AND ONE OF HER FORMER AIDES.

THE AIDE IS ACCUSED OF SECRETLY RECORDING A CONVERSATION WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF - AND THEN GIVING IT TO THE MEDIA.

NOW - A JUDGE IS WARNING LAWYERS ON BOTH SIDES TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MEDIA.

PROSECUTORS ASKED A JUDGE TO ISSUE A GAG ORDER - MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE CASE TO SPEAK PUBLICLY.

BUT INSTEAD-- THE JUDGE SIMPLY WARNED LAWYERS - ON BOTH SIDES - TO LIMIT COMMENTS THEY MAKE IN PUBLIC.

CARLETHA COLE IS ACCUSED OF TAPING A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER CARROLL'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND THEN LEAKING THE TAPE TO A NEWSPAPER REPORTER.

COLE SAYS SHE WAS SET-UP--

SAYING SHE CAUGHT THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN A COMPROMISING POSITION WITH ANOTHER FEMALE AIDE.

JENNIFER CARROLL DENIES THE CLAIM.

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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-OC

A TAX CUT SHOWDOWN ON CAPITOL HILL.

IT'S AT THE HEART OF THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

SHOULD TAX CUTS BE EXTENDING TO ALL AMERICANS EXCEPT THE VERY WEALTHY.

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EARLY VOTING DATES-VIDBOX RVL, ON CAM

THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS NEXT MONTH. AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY,

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

EARLY VOTING IN COLLIER COUNTY STARTS NEXT WEEK.

IT RUNS FROM JULY 30TH THROUGH SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH.

YOU CAN VOTE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 6.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY--

YOU CAN VOTE EARLY STARTING AUGUST 4TH THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM SEVEN A-M TO SEVEN P-M.

AND IN LEE COUNTY--

EARLY VOTING RUNS FROM AUGUST 4TH TO AUGUST 11TH FROM 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.

AND 10 A-M TO 6-PM ON WEEKDAYS.

REMEMBER THE ELECTION IS ON AUGUST 14TH.

US TERROR THREAT-OC

COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICIALS SAY TERRORISTS ARE MORE FOCUSED NOW ON SMALLER, SIMPLER PLOTS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM CENTER TALKED TO CONGRESS TODAY SAYING AL-QAIDA ISN'T AS CAPABLE AS IT ONCE WAS.

AUTHORITIES ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT HOMEGROWN VIOLENT EXTREMISTS NOW.

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VIOLENT DEMOSNTRATIONS ENDED EARLY THIS MORNING IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. WHERE HUNDREDS ARE PROTESTING AGAINST POLICE.

THE RIOTS ARE OVER POLICE SHOOTINGS OVER THE WEEKEND.

24 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED DURING THE PROTESTS LAST NIGHT.

AS MANY AS 500 PROTESTERS AND 250 POLICE WERE INVOLVED.

STROLLER RECALL-TRX, OC, VO

WE HAVE AN N-B-C-2 CONSUMER ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.

IF YOU OWN A 'KOLCRAFT TANDEM STROLLER'. THEY ARE ON THE RECALL LIST.

HERE'S A BETTER LOOK AT THAT STROLLER.

THE "CONTOURS OPTIONS L-T TANDEM STROLLER" HAVE A MODEL NUMBER "Z-T-0-1-2".

THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN BREAK.

NEW HOME SALES-VO

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE ECONOMY TODAY --

U-S BUILDERS BROKE GROUND ON THE MOST NEW HOMES IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS LAST MONTH.

ACCORDING TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT-- HOUSING STARTS ROSE 6-POINT-9 PERCENT LAST MONTH TO A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATE OF 760-THOUSAND.

THAT'S THE MOST SINCE OCTOBER 2008.

THE NUMBER OF PERMITS TO BUILD HOMES IS USUALLY A SIGN OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION.

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NIGHLIGHT DEPRESSION-VO

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS LIGHTS - LIKE NIGHT LIGHTS OR COMPUTER SCREENS, CONTRIBUTE TO DEPRESSION.

RESEARCHERS IN OHIO USED HAMSTERS TO TEST IT OUT.

THEY EXPOSED THE ANIMALS TO DIM, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FOR EIGHT HOURS AT NIGHT.

AND COMPARED THEIR BEHAVIORS TO HAMSTERS WHO SPENT NIGHTS IN TOTAL DARKNESS.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

HEALTH EXPERTS CALL IT EARLY ONSET PUBERTY OR PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY.

WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, THEY'RE SEEING MORE OF IT-- IN GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 7.

FIRST AT FOUR -- WE LOOK AT THE CAUSES AND THE CURES.

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SCHOOL TEACHER SKYE FISCHER SEES IN THE CLASSROOM WHAT HEALTH EXPERTS ARE SEEING IN STATISTICS. PRECOCIOUS OR EARLY PUBERTY.

SKYE FISCHER/SCHOOL TEACHER

RUNS:

:31 It's really a distraction in academia when we're dealing with, you know, bodies developing at 10, 11, 12. Girls are getting breasts so early.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF PUBERTY ONSET DROPPED 5 YEARS IN THE LAST CENTURY. ADDRESSING IT FALLS TO PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGISTS.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST

RUNS:

:13 We see a ton of patients with growth issues, early puberty, adrenal gland issues.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE A GIRL AS YOUNG AS 7 BEGIN PUBERTY. THE FIRST SIGNS ARE BREAST TISSUE DEVELOPMENT, BODY HAIR FOLLOWED BY MENSTRUATION. DOCTORS LINK IT TO CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST

RUNS:

6:23 When you see girls, especially pre-teen girls, who are overweight we see an increased risk of going into early puberty. So there's definitely factors that increase early puberty in kids who are overweight. And what we find is in your fat cells, you tend to make more estrogen.

HORMONAL CHANGES BROUGHT ON BY WEIGHT ALSO IMPACT BOYS.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST

RUNS:

6:23 Boys and men who are overweight will tend to have gynecomastia breast enlargement due to the estrogen coming from the fat cells. All that estrogen coming in, for boys and girls, will lead to early puberty.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Hand in hand with obesity and early puberty is Type Two diabetes. While diet and exercise are the preferred treatment, a diabetes drug may slow early puberty and reduce insulin resistance.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST

RUNS:

5:39 Metaformin is usually the first one that we talk about. There's two benefits to metformin in these kids. It helps them decrease the insulin resistance but also helps them lose some weight.

SKYE THINKS IT BEGINS WITH EDUCATION.

SKYE FISCHER/SCHOOL TEACHER

RUNS:

1:17 We're not teaching kids how to make their own food, we're not teaching kids how to grow their own vegetables.

DR. ASJAD KHAN/PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST

RUNS:

7:07 It's a vicious cycle - the obesity is making the puberty, the puberty is making the obesity worse.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

AN INCREASE IN A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE IS OPENING THE DOOR FOR MORE CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

"The treatments are affecting your mouth and your ability to eat drink swallow talk

FIRST AT FOUR - THE VIRUS THAT CAN BE TREATED SUCCESSFULLY IF CAUGHT SOON ENOUGH.

PLUS - POUND FOR POUND SARAH ROBLES IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST WOMEN IN THE U-S.

A) hpv throat cancer-sotvo

B) sarah robles story-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

WE TOLD YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR ABOUT A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

AT FIVE --

WE ARE LEARNING HOW THIS IS THE SECOND TRAGEDY THIS FAMILY HAS HAD TO SUFFER IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS --

THEY ALREADY LOST THE VICTIM'S SISTER TO M-S.

AND A PLAN TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND BACK TO WORK.

A) SAN CARLOS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION-CAM99-RTR1-VO

B) CHAR CO HOMELESS PLAN-VOTOPS

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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 AND DRY WEATHER AHEAD

We'll be leaving the rain chances behind for a few days now that some dry, stable air is starting to settle over Southwest Florida.

As our rain chances dip for the rest of the week and drier air moves into the area, our temperatures will be on the rise.

Thursday and Friday most of us warm to the middle 90s. Even though our upper atmosphere will be drying out, we'll still notice high humidity close to the surface, making those afternoons in the mid 90s feel like we're between 100-105 degrees.

With temperatures this high it's always possible for a rogue storm to develop during the heat of the day, but the chance of any one place getting hit by a storm will be close to 10% from now through the upcoming weekend.

Our overnights for the rest of the week will continue to be warm, muggy, and mostly clear with temperatures only cooling to the mid to upper 70s on most nights.

For the boaters and beach goers, this all stacks up to nice conditions for you!

After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorms, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.

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ATHLETES VILLAGE TOUR-VO

2 DAYS. WE ARE JUST 2 DAYS AWAY FROM THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES.

AND WE'RE GETTING A GLIMPSE INTO HOW THE ATHLETES ARE LIVING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL ATHLETE APARTMENTS.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 28-HUNDRED APARTMENTS WHERE MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND ATHLETES WILL CALL HOME FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S A GYM AND A CAFETERIA ON SITE.

SARAH ROBLES STORY-OC

OLYMPIC ATHLETES INSPIRE MORE THAN VIEWERS - THEY ALSO INSPIRE SCIENTISTS!

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Pound for pound, Sarah Robles is one of the strongest women in the world. At the 2012 Olympic team trials she placed first among women in the super heavyweight division.

SARAH ROBLES/WEIGHTLIFTING:

MOST OF THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE WATCH WEIGHTLIFTING IN THE OLYMPICS, THEY HAVE THIS IDEA: OH, BIG STRONG GUY. THAT'S BIG MUSCLES AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LIFT A LOT OF WEIGHT.

While fans may marvel at her size and strength, it takes a robotics engineer like Brian Zenowich to appreciate the way Robles uses her body to create explosive power.

BRIAN ZENOWICH, BARRETT TECHNOLOGY:

THE BALANCE, THE SPEED, THE AGILITY, THE POSTURE, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO HER LIFTS, IT BLOWS MY MIND.

Zenowich and his collaborators at Barrett Technology have developed one of the most advanced robotic arms in the world: the Whole Arm Manipulator, or WAM Arm.

BRIAN ZENOWICH, BARRETT TECHNOLOGY:

WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AND TASKS THAT HUMANS CAN ADDRESS IN A VERY NATURAL WAY.

To see if the WAM Arm can mimic Robles' craft, we first filmed Robles completing the Olympic lifts with a high speed Phantom Camera.

While analyzing the lift, Zenowich pinpoints the key part of Robles' exercise.

BRIAN ZENOWICH, BARRETT TECHNOLOGY:

SHE HAD JUST A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHERE SHE HAD TO GET HER ENTIRE BODY BACK UNDERNEATH THAT BAR.

SARAH ROBLES/WEIGHTLIFTING:

A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST THINK IT'S MOVING THE BAR, BUT MOST OF IT IS MOVING YOUR BODY AROUND THE BAR.

To simulate what Robles did during the lift, Zenowich attempts to get the WAM arm to lift a five-pound weight.

BRIAN ZENOWICH, BARRETT TECHNOLOGY:

I'M GOING TO MOVE THE ROBOT FORWARD, AND BEGIN TO IMPART ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO THE MASS TO GET IT FLIPPED UP ABOVE THE ROBOT.

SARAH ROBLES STORY-(2) SS, OC, SS

YOU CAN FIND THE FULL COLLECTION OF "SCIENCE OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS" STORIES ON NBC LEARN DOT-COM AND SCIENCE 360 DOT-GOV.

WE ARE JUST TWO DAYS AWAY FROM THE OPENING CEREMONIES IN LONDON - WHICH WILL AIR RIGHT HERE ON NBC 2.

AND IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE OLYMPIC EVENT WILL BE ON T-V.

WE'VE MADE IT REALLY EASY TO FIND OUT.

JUST HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER FOR OUR OLYMPIC ZONE.

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AN OLYMPIAN HAS BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE GAMES BEFORE IT BEGINS.

GREECE EXPELLED ONE OF THEIR TRACK AND FIELD MEMBESR BECAUSE OF RACIAL COMMENTS ON TWITTER.

ONE OF HER TWEETS MOCKED AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR A FAR -RIGHT PARTY.

OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAY HER COMMENTS GO AGAINST THE VALUES AND IDEAS OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT.

CAL RIPKEN MOM-SS, VO

CAL RIPKEN'S MOTHER HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE --

THIS AFTER SHE TOLD POLICE SHE WAS ABDUCTED FROM HER HOME -- FORCED INTO A VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT AND TAKEN AWAY.

SHE WAS FOUND EARLIER THIS MORNING.

WE'RE TOLD THA MAN WHO ABDUCTED HER DROVE AROUND THE AREA AFTER THE KIDNAPPING AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHY HE KIDNAPPED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE DID NOT DEMAND ANY MONEY.

OPRAH IN INDIA BACKLASH-VO

BACKLASH IN INDIA OVER THE QUEEN OF TALK SHOWS.

OPRAH WINFREY IS FACING CRITICISM AFTER AN EPISODE OF HER SHOW "OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER" AIRED IN INDIA.

INDIAN JOURNALISTS SAY THE SHOW PERPETUATES STEREOTYPES.

THE SHOW OPENS WITH VIDEO OF SNAKE CHARMERS AND COWS ROAMING THE STREETS.

THE T-V SUPER-STAR ATTENDED LAVISH PARTIES WITH BOLLYWOOD STARS AND VISITED A MUMBAI SLUM.

OSBOURNE AGT-VO

IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET - BUT AMERICA'S GOT TALENT JUDGE SHARON OSBOURNE SAYS SHE'S DONE WITH THE SHOW.

THE T-V PERSONALITY SENT OUT A TWEET ADDRESSING HOWARD STERN THAT SAID "MONEY IS NOT THE REASON I'M NOT RETURNING TO THE SHOW."

HER TWEET ENDED WITH "IT'S BECAUSE". AND THAT WAS IT.

NO FURTHER EXPLANATION.

BIEBER PAPARAZZI-VO

AN UPDATE NOW IN A CASE INVOLVING JUSTIN BIEBER AND THAT HIGH-SPEED CHASE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO REPORTEDLY CAUSED BIEBER TO RACE AWAY IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES.

THE CASE MARKS THE *FIRST USE OF A 2010 STATE LAW THAT CRACKS DOWN ON PAPARAZZII FROM DANGEROUSLY CHASING DOWN CELEBRITIES FOR PHOTOS.

ON JULY SIXTH, BIEBER WAS PULLED OVER FOR GOING FASTER THAN 80 MILES AN HOUR DOWN AN L-A FREEWAY.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

THROAT CANCER IS ON THE RISE - AND THE CAUSE IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT.

A) hpv throat cancer-VO

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. San Carlos Park homicide victim identified

2. Slideshow: Good, bad, ugly? Team USA uniforms

3. Vandal disappointed police interrupted his work

HPV THROAT CANCER-TFC CTR

THROAT CANCER IS ON THE RISE. AND THE CAUSE IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT.

A COMMON S-T-D IS CAUSING ABOUT 70-PERCENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCERS BEING SEEN TODAY.

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JEFF HUSNEY ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS THE PICTURE OF HEALTH.

"I was watching my diet and nutrition as I was getting toward middle age exercise proper rest was always part of my regiment."

SO WHEN HE FELT A LUMP IN HIS NECK FIVE YEARS AGO HE NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE CANCER. BUT HE SOON LEARNED HE WASN'T ALONE. IN THE LAST DECADE DOCTORS STARTED SEEING A DISTURBING TREND IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS

"Who were younger who had little smoking history if at all and were otherwise in good health."

BUT THEY FOUND A COMMON THREAD. PATIENTS WERE INFECTED WITH THE HUMAN PAPPILLOMA VIRUS OR HPV.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT TWENTY MILLION AMERICANS ARE INFECTED WITH HPV. IT'S THE MOST COMMON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE AND IN WOMEN CAN LEAD TO CERVICAL CANCER AND IN MEN THROAT CANCERS. INITIALLY JEFF TESTED NEGATIVE.

"Chances are the test was a false negative so HPV more than likely is the reason why I had this cancer."

"This is really a new cancer cause and because of its epidemic proportions this could be a major health problem."

BUT THERE MAY BE A WAY TO PREVENT IT. THE C-D-C RECENTLY RECOMMENDED THE HPV SHOT. GARDISIL FOR BOYS AGE NINE TO 26. IT'S ALREADY APPROVED FOR GIRLS. JEFF SAYS HE'D RECOMMEND IT TO HIS SONS TO AVOID WHAT HE WENT THROUGH.

HPV THROAT CANCER-TFC

THE GOOD NEWS-- THE H-P-V CANCER HAS A MUCH BETTER PROGNOSIS THAN THE TYPE RELATED TO SMOKING.

UP TO 90 PERCENT OF PATIENTS, NO MATTER THEIR STAGE, ARE STILL CURABLE.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

WE ARE LIVE AT FIVE INSIDE THE NORMALLY QUIET THREE OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE A WOMAN WAS FOUND MURDERED LATE LAST NIGHT --

TRAGIC NEW DETAILS -- THE STATE OF THE INVESTIGATION -- ALL COMING UP IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

WE'VE ALSO GOT A REPORTER OUT SEARCHING FOR BEARS!

THREE OF THEM, IN FACT.

AND THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSER FOR COMFORT IN A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD.

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