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BREAKING OVERNIGHT--
A DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN SAN CARLOS PARK--
GOOD MORNING-- I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
DEPUTIES SAY THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 10-30 LAST NIGHT-- ON THE 17 THOUSAND BLOCK OF OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE.
THANKS TO OUR VIEWERS--AND TIPS POURING INTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE--
NBC-2 WAS ON SCENE EARLY THIS MORNING GETTING THE LATEST DETAILS--
AND KELLY CRESWELL JOINS US NOW--
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US.
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT--
A DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN SAN CARLOS PARK--
DEPUTIES SAY THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 10-30 LAST NIGHT-- ON THE 17 THOUSAND BLOCK OF OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE.
THANKS TO OUR VIEWERS--AND TIPS POURING INTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE--
NBC-2 WAS ON SCENE ALL THIS MORNING GETTING THE LATEST DETAILS--
WE'VE LEARNED AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD-- AND THE HOMEOWNER'S DOG NAMED SCRUFFY WAS TAKEN AWAY BY ANIMAL CONTROL.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM.
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WE HAVE A CREW ON THE SCENE GATHERING DETAILS RIGHT NOW-- STAY WITH US AS WE UPDATE THIS STORY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH.
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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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ALL NEW FROM OVERNIGHT--
MOST OF THOSE LIVING IN THE THREE OAKS AREA OF FORT MYERS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SEE THIS NEWSCAST-- AFTER POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR HOURS--
ABOUT THREE HUNDRED CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED AFTER A TRANSFORMER BLEW AROUND MIDNIGHT-- BLACKING OUT HOMES AND SHUTTING OFF CABLE.
WE'RE TOLD THE POWER SHOULD BE BACK ON FOR MOST IF NOT ALL THOSE AFFECT.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW-- WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT *WHY* THEY SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY INVESTIGATING A MEDICAL CLINIC IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
POLICE RAIDED THE LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP.
THAT'S LOCATED IN THE WINN-DIXIE PLAZA NEAR BAYSHORE DRIVE AND PINE ISLAND ROAD.
THIS IS NEW VIDEO OVERNIGHT WHERE INVESTIGATORS WERE ON SCENE FOR HOURS STARTING AT 9:30 TUESDAY MORNING.
NBC-2 SPOKE TO DOCTOR JOHN NEHER -- WHO USED TO WORK AT THE CLINIC.
HE THINKS F-D-L-E USED A SEARCH WARRANT TO GO IN AND LOOK FOR EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE IF THIS PLACE IS A PILL MILL.
AND NEIGHBORING BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE THEIR SUSPICIONS.
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SONYA HADDAD 12:39:24 some customers they would ask me are they open next door? because we want to get some medicine 30
12:40:39 i don't want those kinds of people to be around."
WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE OWNERS-- WHO WOULD NOT SPEAK TO US.
AGENTS ARE CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION AND WHEN WE GET WORD OF EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON HERE WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
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NEW TODAY--
GUN SALES ARE SPIKING IN COLORADO AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE LAST WEEK AT THE MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA.
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO PURCHASE FIREARMS IN THE STATE HAVE JUMPED MORE THAN 41 PERCENT.
MEANTIME--
ALLEGED GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES REMAINS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, AS PROSECUTORS BUILD THEIR CASE AGAINST HIM.
SURVIVORS ARE OFFERING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THAT NIGHT, SAYING THE GUNMAN WALKED AROUND THE THEATER SHOUTING AND APPEARING TO TARGET PEOPLE.
12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED 58 WERE INJURED.
AND THERE ARE MORE STORIES OF HEROISM EMERGING FROM THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS IN OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE WITH US--
GOOD MORNING STACEY.
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MANY PEOPLE IN AURORA COLORADO ARE FINDING COMFORT IN THE MANY STORIES OF BRAVERY AND SURVIVAL.
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WHEN ALLIE YOUNG WAS SHOT BY THE GUNMAN, HER BEST FRIEND STEPHANIE REFUSED TO LEAVE HER BEHIND. ALLIE WAS SHOT IN THE NECK.
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"There';s bats flying on the screen-- and theere bats on the screen and its like it's a child worst nightmare and you have the bad guy come out to get you."she put her fingers over my artery, where my carotid artery was--had exploded, where i got shot. and--so she puts her fingers over my artery and then everyone's like, running out.
MICHAEL WHITE IS ALSO AMONG THE VICTIMS BEING CALLED A HERO.
THE AIR FORCE VETERAN PUSHED HIS SON, MICHAEL JUNIOR, AND HIS GIRLFRIEND TO THE GROUND.
BOTH WERE HIT--
TODAY, MICHAEL AND HIS FATHER ARE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND FARRAH WILL BE RELEASED SOON.
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TODAY THE 1ST VICTIM WILL BE LAID TO REST. FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL SAY GOODBYE TO 51 YEAR OLD GORDON COWDEN IN DENVER TODAY.
OTHER SERVICES ARE PLANNED IN THE COMING DAYS. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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ANOTHER TOUCHING MOMENT AT A COLORADO HOSPITAL.
CHRISTIAN BALE, THE STAR OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE MOVIE THAT WAS PLAYING WHEN LAST WEEK'S SHOOTING HAPPENED, SPENT TIME WITH SURVIVORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
ALSO, WARNER BROTHERS, THE STUDIO THAT PRODUCED THE MOVIE, HAS DONATED WHAT'S BEING CALLED A "SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT" TO A VICTIMS FUND THAT IN JUST TWO DAYS HAS ALREADY RAISED MORE THAN 2-MILLION DOLLARS.
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2 SISTERS ON THEIR WAY TO THE STORE WITNESS AN UNTHINKABLE ACT-
A MAN PULLS UP TO THEM AND EXPOSES HIMSELF.
AND HE'S STILL ON THE RUN.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY.
FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THE 2 GIRLS, ONE 18- THE OTHER ONLY 12, LEFT THEIR HOME IN BERNWOOD TRACE APARTMENTS, TO WALK TO WAL-MART AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLONIAL AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.
AS THEY WERE WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH, OFFICERS SAY A MAN DROVE UP TO THEM, EXPOSED HIMSELF AND BEGAN TOUCHING HIMSELF.
THE GIRLS SCREAMED AND RAN TO WALMART FOR HELP.
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6:15 "someone is very sick to do that- to pull up next to someone and do what he did, so you never know what his intentions are."
POLICE TELL US LUCKILY, THE TEEN PULLED HER LITTLE SISTER AWAY SO SHE WOULDN'T SEE THE MAN EXPOSING HIMSELF.
THE SUSPECT IS A WHITE MAN IN HIS 20'S WITH DARK SPIKEY HAIR.
HE WAS DRIVING A WHITE SUV.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION- CALL POLICE OR CRIMESTOPPERS.
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RIGHT NOW NAPLES POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A BANK ROBBER THAT THEY ARE CALLING ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
THE ROBBER GOT AWAY AFTER HOLDING UP A BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH ON DAVIS BOULEVARD IN EAST NAPLES TUESDAY MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SURVEILLANCE PICTURES.
THE GUY IS WEARING A DRESS SUIT!
POLICE SAY HE BARGED IN WITH A GUN AND DEMANDED MONEY, THEN TOOK OFF ONCE HE GOT THE CASH.
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THREE YEARS IN PRISON--
THAT WAS THE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO A FORT MYERS TEEN FOR KILLING HIS OWN FATHER.
BRANDON DAVIS PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE SHOT HIS FATHER, JAMES ALLEN DAVIS, WHEN THE FAMILY WAS VACATIONING IN PINELLAS COUNTY LAST YEAR.
HE SAYS HE WAS PROTECTING HIS MOTHER, DANA, FROM HIS FATHER.
HE FIRED THE GUN AFTER HIS FATHER LUNGED AT HIM.
WITNESSES TESTIFIED HIS FATHER DRANK HEAVILY, USED DRUGS AND OFTEN FOUGHT WITH HIS WIFE.
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF A U.S. NAVY SAILOR FROM SOUTH FLORIDA ARE IN MOURNING AFTER LEARNING THE 33-YEAR-OLD DIED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS MICHAEL J. BRODSKY OF TAMARAC WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN FROM AN IED BLAST.
HE WAS SUPPORTING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
NEW HOME SALES NUMBERS COME OUT TODAY.
THE U-S COMMERCE DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE THE JUNE REPORT AT TEN THIS MORNING.
THE HOUSING INDUSTRY IS HOPING FOR MORE GOOD NEWS THIS GO AROUND.
THE MAY NUMBERS SHOWED NEW HOME SALES INCREASED BY SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT. THE FASTEST PACE OF GROWTH SINCE APRIL 2010.
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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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POLICE IN DALLAS HAD TO FIGHT BACK AN ANGRY MOB AFTER ONE PERSON DIED IN AN APPARENT OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.
IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT AND SOON AFTERWARDS, HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORS CONFRONTED POLICE.
DOZENS OF OFFICERS WITH RIOT SHIELDS FORMED A LINE TO STOP RESIDENTS FROM GETTING INTO THE CRIME SCENE.
SOME AMBULANCES WERE ALSO CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND SOME MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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NEW, TERRIFYING VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THIS MORNING OF A KILLER WHALE ATTACKING A SEAWORLD TRAINER.
WATCH AS A KILLER WHALE TURNS ON ITS TRAINER KEN PETERS.
THIS VIDEO WAS JUST RELEASED--.
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FROM 2006. AT THE SEA WORLD IN SAN DIEGO.
IN IT, THE WHALE CLAMPS DOWN ON THE TRAINER'S FOOT AND PULLS HIM UNDER WATER.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES NINE MINUTES.
THE TRAINER FINALLY DID GET AWAY.
BUT IN 2009 -- IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. WHEN A WHALE KILLED ANOTHER SEAWORLD TRAINER IN ORLANDO-DAWN BRANCHEUAU.
AND THIS VIDEO WAS USED IN *THAT* CASE AND COULD BE THE REASON A JUDGE RULED SEA WORLD CAN NOT ALLOW TRAINERS BACK IN THE WATER **DURING** WHALE PERFORMANCES.
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MONKEYS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THERE ARE TWO FACILITIES IN OUR AREA THAT BREED THE PRIMATES FOR PROFIT AND RESEARCH.
THE ANIMAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA SPOKE OUT DURING THE HENDRY COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING --
ASKING COMMISSIONERS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON BUILDING A THIRD FACILITY IN THE COUNTY.
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12:31 very upsetting to ppl dont have to be an animal rights activist to think that this is wrong to do to animals 5
these are facilites that are allowing our live to be better
COMMISSIONERS HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION YET.
AND THEY TELL US THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS PROCESS IS STILL UNFOLDING.
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BEAR TRAPS ARE SET UP THIS MORNING IN A COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.
F-W-C OFFICERS SAY A FEW OF THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING TOO USED TO EATING HUMAN AND DOG FOOD.
THEY'RE RUMMAGING THROUGH THE TRASH,
AT THE AVENTINE COMMUNITY IN EAST NAPLES.
F-W-C OFFICERS WANT TO CATCH THE BEARS AND MOVE THEM TO THE PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST.
THEY PUT THE TRAPS NEXT TO A DUMPSTER AND USE DOG FOOD AND DOUGHNUTS AS BAIT.
IN JANUARY OFFICERS CAUGHT AND RELOCATED A DIFFERENT BEAR SEEN EATING OUT OF AVENTINES DUMPSTER SEVERAL TIMES.
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AND SPEAKING OF DOUGHNUTS--
WE'LL FIND OUT THIS MORNING IF DOZENS OF DUNKIN DOUGHNUTS WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AND BACK ON SCHEDULE.
40 LOCATIONS IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES WEREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CIRCULAR TREATS TO CUSTOMERS YESTERDAY
AFTER A PLUMBING ISSUE AT THE CENTRAL BAKERY EAST OF PUNTA GORDA DELAYED DOUGHNUT PRODUCTION OVERNIGHT.
DRIVERS DIDN'T DELIVER THEM UNTIL LATER ON TUESDAY.
SOME MANAGERS GAVE OUT COUPONS TO DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS.
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IT LOOKS LIKE THE DAYS OF TAX-FREE INTERNET SHOPPING ARE OVER.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SUPPORT A PLAN TO START COLLECTING TAXES ON ONLINE PURCHASES.
SUPPORTERS ARE TRYING TO PUSH THE MARKETPLACE EQUITY ACT THROUGH QUICKLY, BECAUSE STATES SAY THEY DESPERATELY NEED THE SALES TAX REVENUE.
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NBC2 IS GEARING UP FOR BACK TO SCHOOL TIME--
AND TODAY ONE SCHOOL WILL GET A HELPING HAND TO MAKE SURE IT'S READY FOR STUDENTS.
THIS AFTERNOON VOLUNTEERS FROM BANK OF AMERICA WILL COME OUT TO HELP SPRUCE UP TICE ELEMENTARY.
THE HISTORIC SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER.
THEY'RE BUILDING A 53-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ADDITION WITH NEW CLASSROOMS, A CAFETORIUM AND MORE SPACE FOR ADMINISTRATION.
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY NEXT AUGUST.
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JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE BIG BEN IS GOING TO BE RINGING IN A BIG WAY.
NBC-2 IS YOUR HOME FOR THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS.
AND WE'VE LEARNED BIG BEN WILL RING SOME 40 TIMES FOR THREE MINUTES ON FRIDAY--- IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE MONUMENT HAS BEEN RUNG OUTSIDE ITS REGULAR SCHEDULE SINCE 1952.
AND HERE'S A GLIMPSE INSIDE FROM THE NEW TODAY SHOW SET BEING CONSTRUCTED IN OLYMPIC PARK.
VIEWERS WILL GET TO SEE LANDMARKS FIRST HAND EACH MORNING ON TODAY--
AS WELL AS RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 WHEN WE START OUR LIVE FROM LONDON SEGMENT EVERY MORNING DURING THE GAMES--
THAT KICKS OFF TOMORROW.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
DO YOU EVER GET FRUSTRATED AT WORK?
SO MUCH SO THAT YOU SLIP AND SWEAR--
THE SURPRISING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADMITTING THEY HAVE A POTTY MOUTH!
EVEN IN FRONT OF THEIR BOSSES.
STAY WITH US.
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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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TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS OF RENEE ARNOLD OF FORT MYERS.
GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!
RENEE - HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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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IF YOU DON'T SLEEP IN COMPLETE DARKNESS, YOU MAY WANT TO CHANGE YOUR HABITS.
A NEW STUDY OF HAMSTERS, FROM OHIO STATE, SUGGESTS CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AT NIGHT CAN CAUSE DEPRESSION.
RESEARCHERS THINK IT MAY BE ONE REASON WHY *PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED.
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH STRAYING FROM NATURAL DAY-NIGHT CYCLES.
THE GOOD NEWS: THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF LIGHT AT NIGHT WERE REVERSED IN THE ANIMALS AFTER JUST TWO WEEKS OF NORMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
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GRAB A STRAW AND TAKE A SLURP, BECAUSE SUPER-SIZED, SUGAR-PACKED DRINKS MAY BE SHRINKING. AT LEAST IN NEW YORK CITY.
THE CITY BOARD OF HEALTH'S PUBLIC HEARING YESTERDAY WAS BUBBLING WITH OPINIONS. FROM RESTAURANT OWNERS WHO SAY THE BAN WOULD PUT PEOPLE OUT OF BUSINESS. TO A POLICY ADVISOR WHO THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP MAKE NEW YORKERS HEALTHIER.
THE MAYOR'S PLAN BANS THE SALE OF SUGARY DRINKS LARGER THAN 16-OUNCES AT RESTAURANTS, FOOD CARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES.
IF THE MEASURE PASSES.IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN MARCH OF 2013
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EVER FEEL YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM VERTIGO?
WATCHING YOU-TUBE MAY HAVE THE CURE.
VERTIGO -- OR CHRONIC DIZZINESS -- AFFECTS SIX MILLION AMERICANS EACH YEAR AND IS THE SUBJECT OF OVER THREE-THOUSAND YOU-TUBE VIDEOS.
RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT 64-PERCENT OF THE VIDEOS THAT DEMONSTRATED HOW TO DO THE EPLEY MANEUVER TO TREAT VERTIGO WERE ACCURATE -- LIKE THIS ONE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY.
THE VIDEO SHOWS YOU HOW TO DISLODGE CALCIUM CRYSTALS THAT BUILD UP IN THE INNER EAR. AND WHEN DONE CORRECTLY CAN SAVE PATIENTS AN EXPENSIVE TRIP TO THE DOCTOR.
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A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY SHOWS SWEARING AT WORK COULD COST YOU.
THE HARRIS INTERACTIVE SURVEY SHOWS 64 PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS SAID THEY WOULD THINK LESS OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPEATEDLY SWEARS.
FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO PROMOTE SOMEONE WHO CURSES IN THE OFFICE.
BT, 51 PERCENT OF WORKERS SAID THEY CURSE AT WORK AND THE MAJORITY SAID THEY DO SO IN FRONT OF THEIR CO-WORKERS AND THEIR BOSS.
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT--
A DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN SAN CARLOS PARK--
GOOD MORNING-- I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 10-30 LAST NIGHT-- ON THE 17 THOUSAND BLOCK OF OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR VIEWERS--FOR TIPS POURING INTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE--
NBC-2 WAS ON SCENE ALL THIS MORNING GETTING THE LATEST DETAILS--
AND KELLY CRESWELL JOINS US NOW--
GOOD MORNING KELLY
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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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IN OUR NBC-2 DECISION 2012 COVERAGE--
A NEW NBC NEWS-WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL OFFERS UP SOME EYE-OPENING FINDINGS ABOUT THE WAY THIS CAMPAIGN IS BEING RUN
AND THIS GOES FOR BOTH SIDES--
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS FOR US THIS MORNING-
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH--
LIVE FROM OUR NEWSROOM.
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THE POLL FINDS THAT NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON BOTH CANIDATES.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY ARE HEARING FROM VOTERS.
THIS MORNING THE PRESIDENT LEADS MR. ROMNEY 49 TO 43 PERCENT.
THAT'S A SLIGHT CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH, BUT STILL WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
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THE PEOPLE IN THE SURVEY WERE ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
ONE HAD TO DO WITH NEGATIVITY.
THE PRESIDENT IS POSTING SOME OF HIS WORST NUMBERS SINCE TAKING OFFICE, AT 43%.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE ECONOMY, ROMNEY CAME OUTO N TODAY.
43% SAY HE HAS BETTER IDEAS FOR IMPROVING THE ECONOMY.
WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL LIKEABLE.
46% OF THOSE ASKED SAY THEY DON'T LIKE MITT ROMNEY.
31% SAY THEY DON'T LIKE PRESIDENT OBAMA.
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ROMNEY BEGINS A 6 DAY TOUR OVERSEAS TODAY TO MEET LEADERS IN ENGLAND, ISREAL AND POLAND.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE IN NEW ORLEANS TONIGHT FOR THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE CONFERNCE.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO, STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC-2.
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NEW TODAY--
GUNS SALES ARE SPIKING IN COLORADO AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE LAST WEEK AT THE MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA.
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO PURCHASE FIREARMS IN THE STATE HAVE JUMPED MORE THAN 41 PERCENT.
MEANTIME--
ALLEGED GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES REMAINS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, AS PROSECUTORS BUILD THEIR CASE AGAINST HIM.
SURVIVORS ARE OFFERING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THAT NIGHT, SAYING THE GUNMAN STALKED AROUND THE THEATER SHOUTING AND APPEARING TO TARGET PEOPLE.
12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED 58 WERE INJURED.
FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE BEGUN PREPARING FOR FUNERALS.
THE FIRST IS PLANNED FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN DENVER FOR 51 YEAR OLD GORDON COWDEN ---
THE OLDEST OF THOSE KILLED.
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STILL-- STORIES OF HOPE COMING OUT OF THIS TRAGEDY.
A 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO ESCAPED THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A HEALTHY BABY BOY.
KATIE MEDLEY DELIVERED HUGO JACKSON MEDLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
BUT THE BABY'S FATHER, CALEB, WAS NOT THERE FOR THE DELIVERY.
HE'S IN THE SAME HOSPITAL THOUGH, IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD DURING THE SHOOTING SPREE.
BUT ACCORDING TO CALEB'S BROTHER. CALEB DID MEET HIS BABY BOY.
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" he moved his hand toward the baby, trying to feel his son, trying to touch him. His heart rate, there was a change in it."
THE 23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING COMEDIAN AND NEW FATHER IS IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA.
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OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE SHOOTING VICTIMS -- DC COMICS IS ASKING RETAILERS TO DELAY SALES OF A NEW BATMAN COMIC BOOK "BATMAN INC." NUMBER THREE, FOR ONE MONTH.
A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON SAYS "THE COMIC CONTAINS CONTENT THAT MAY BE PERCEIVED AS INSENSITIVE IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS."
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BETTER SIDEWALKS, MORE WAYS TO ENJOY THE RIVER, AND A NEW LIBRARY.
BONITA SPRINGS CITY LEADERS WANT TO MAKE DOWNTOWN BETTER.
AND THOSE ARE JUST SEVERAL IDEAS.
NOW THE HARD PART-- HOW TO PAY FOR IT.
THE CITY NEEDS TO FIND AWAY TO MAKE MONEY, LIKE A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD PAY USER FEES AND THE ORGANIZATION WOULD GET TAX BREAKS TO BUILD, INSTEAD OF DIPPING INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
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YOU CAN HELP MAKE VISITORS FEEL MORE WELCOME ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ASKING FOR CASH DONATIONS, TO HELP THEM BUY TWO BAMBI STYLE AIRSTREAM CAMPERS.
THEY PLAN TO WRAP THE TRAILERS WITH SCENES FROM THE BEACH, AND USE THEM TO HAND OUT MENUS, MAPS AND INFORMATION.
THE CHAMBER NEEDS TO RAISE 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY THE CAMPERS.
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IT'S NOT YET OFFICIAL.BUT, T-V PERSONALITY, SHARON OSBOURNE SAYS SHE'S LEAVING THE NBC SHOW "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
OSBOURNE SENT OUT A TWEET ADDRESSING "MY DARLING" FELLOW JUDGE HOWARD STERN, SAYING, "MONEY IS NOT THE REASON I'M NOT RETURNING TO THE SHOW."
HER TWEET ENDED WITH "IT'S BECAUSE" AND SHE DIDN'T ELABORATE ANY FURTHER.
THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO STERN'S EARLIER TWEET SAYING HE WASN'T SURE IF HE'LL DO ANOTHER SEASON, ALSO ADDING, THAT OSBOURNE MAY NOT RETURN UNLESS SHE GETS MORE MONEY.
WHILE THE SHOW IS IN THE MIDST OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS,
NBC SAYS OSBOURNE HASN'T NOTIFIED THE NETWORK OF HER PLANS TO LEAVE "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," NOW IN ITS SEVENTH SEASON.
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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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PEOPLE SOMETIMES DON'T THINK CLEARLY WHEN THEY'VE BEEN DRINKING.
BUT THIS 36-YEAR-OLD GUY IN GEORGIA TOTALLY LOST HIS SENSES WITH THIS STUNT.
HE ACTUALLY TOLD HIS FRIENDS TO SET HIS FACE ON FIRE.
BEFORE THEY DID IT, THEY DOUSED HIS HEAD WITH RUM.
HE SUFFERED SECOND-DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE AND HEAD.
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SPEAKING OF STORIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU ASKING.WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
CHECK OUT THESE TWO SISTERS.ACCUSED OF ABANDONING A BABY AFTER GETTING CAUGHT STEALING FROM A WAL MART.
INVESTIGATORS SAY WHEN STORE SECURITY TRIED TO STOP 19-YEAR-OLD AND HER BIG SISTER, THEY RAN AWAY, LEAVING THE ONE YEAR OLD IN THE CART.
POLICE FOUND THE SISTERS AT A DANCE CLUB THE FOLLOWING NIGHT AND ARRESTED THEM.
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A PAIR OF PLANE CRASH MYSTERIES IN THE ATLANTIC.
DIVERS IN NORTH FLORIDA FOUND THE REMAINS OF *TWO PLANES ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY GOT THERE.
THE DISCOVERY STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHEN THEY FOUND THE WRECKAGE FROM ONE CRASH, 20 MILES OFF THE COAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE.
WHEN THEY WENT BACK DOWN TO LEARN MORE, THEY FOUND A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT, JUST FOUR MILES AWAY FROM THE FIRST SITE.
DIVERS CHECKED WITH THE F-A-A AND N-T-S-B, BUT NOTHING MATCHES UP.
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ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM ENDED WHEN ATLANTIS LANDED FOR THE FINAL TIME AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
NOW, AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF BEING OFF LIMITS TO THE PUBLIC.
THE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES USED TO PUT THE SPACE SHUTTLE INTO ORBIT, ARE PART OF A TOUR AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX.
FOR A LIMITED TIME AT K-S-C YOU CAN TAKE A TOUR OF THE LAUNCH PAD-- CONTROL CENTER-- AND SPACE SHUTTLES ATLANTIS AND ENDEAVOR.
THE TOURS RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
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HOLLYWOOD IS SAYING FAREWELL TODAY TO LONGTIME STAR SHERMAN HEMSLEY-- WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 74--
HE'S BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS GEORGE JEFFERSON.
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HE WAS THE STAR FOR 11 SEASONS ON A CLASSIC T-V SITCOM, "THE JEFFERSONS."
BUT, SOMETHING NOT EVERYONE REMEMBERS,
HE WAS ALSO A VETERAN OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE -- AND A SINGER.
THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH IS STILL NOT KNOWN.
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THE BLOOD IS PRETTY THICK AMONG THIS FAMILY.
THE CAST OF "MODERN FAMILY" IS FIGHTING PRODUCER 20TH CENTURY FOX OVER THEIR CONTRACTS.
ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, FIVE CAST MEMBERS INCLUDING SOFIA VERGARA ARE SUING FOX.
THE PLANNED SEASON 4 TABLE READ WAS CANCELED YESTERDAY AFTER THE CAST AND PRODUCERS COULD NOT COME TO A TERMS ON A NEW CONTRACT.
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HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHED OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE CALLING FOR MORE FUNDING TO FIGHT THE AIDS VIRUS.
THE PROTESTS ARE PART OF THE 19TH ANNUAL AIDS CONFERENCE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS FOR AIDS PROGRAMS.
HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS, MOSTLY PEACEFUL, CARRIED BANNERS AND CHANTED "WE CAN END AIDS" AS THEY MARCHED THROUGH THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER TO LAFAYETTE PARK ACROSS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
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WE'RE ONLY TWO DAYS AWAY FROM THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST WATCHED EVENTS--
GYMNASTICS--
AND TWO OF THE WOMENS USA TEAM MEMBERS ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD.
THIS MORNING THE TODAY SHOW WILL DO A PREVIEW OF TWO TEAMATES WHO MADE THE CUT-- 17 YEAR OLD JORDYN WEIBER FROM MICHIGAN AND 16 YEAR OLD GABBY DOUGLAS--FROM VIRGINIA BEACH.
GET TO KNOW THEM RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 AFTER NEWS TODAY.
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AND THE WHOLE CAST OF TODAY WILL BE LIVE FROM LONDON THIS MORNING--
INCLUDING RYAN SEACREST INTERVIEWING SWIMMING CHAMP MICHAEL PHELPS.
THE GROUP DIDN'T WASTE TIME PACKING FOR THERE TRIP OVERSEAS.
"We will definitely be wearing something that's gonna create a bit of a cringe factor at least within me and Al. I'm not sure within the viewers but Al and I will be dying a little bit."
SOT: Savannah Guthrie, TODAY Co-anchor
"We're there almost three weeks -- I'm terrible at packing and I can't really plan. I usually open my suitcase when I get somewhere and there's five shirts, no pants, and a frozen pizza. So this is a challenge for me."
ANOTHER THING TO NOTE--
THIS MORNING THERE WILL BE ROAD CLOSURES IN LONDON FOR ATHLETES AND VIPS ONLY.
ALREADY-- TWO RAIL LINKS FAILED DURING A REHEARSAL FOR FRIDAY'S OPENING CEREMONY.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
INCLUDING A DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN SAN CARLOS PARK--
A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW OF THE SCENE--
NBC-2 IS GATHERING THE LATEST BREAKING DETAILS--
STAY WITH US--
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
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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.
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.
With the exception of just one or two stray showers, today will be mainly dry, sunny, and hot. In fact, as our rain chances dip for the rest of the week, our temperatures will be on the rise.
Today's afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s, and we'll tack on a couple more degrees Thursday and Friday as 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, our winds will be out of the west southwest for most of the day ranging from 5-10 mph. Seas and open waters will be at 2 feet or less while the inland waters stay fairly smooth. The water temperature at Fort Myers Beach is currently at 87 degrees.
After the weekend, enough moisture will build back into Southwest Florida to produce at least some isolated afternoon thunderstorm, so rain chances should start to bump up a little by Monday.
In the tropics, there are no threats to Southwest Florida, but a tropical wave in the north central Atlantic will have a small window of opportunity to become a named storm before it moves over cooler waters and weakens. Elsewhere, there's a strong tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that's worth watching, but the environment upstream over the Eastern Atlantic looks a little too hostile for strengthening at this point.
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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 TWO IS ON SCENE OF A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN SAN CARLOS PARK.
IT HAPPENED ON OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE IN THE THREE OAKS COMMUNITY.
INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE SEARCHING FOR CLUES.
WE'RE TOLD THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 10:30 LAST NIGHT.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED THE IDENTITY OF THE BODY FOUND INSIDE THE HOME.
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NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING SHOWS STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS CARRYING BOX AFTER BOX OF EVIDENCE OUT OF A NORTH FORT MYERS MEDICAL CLINIC.
AGENTS STORMED THE LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP OF NORTH FORT MYERS YESTERDAY MORNING.
THIS IS IN THE WINN-DIXIE PLAZA NEAR BAYSHORE DRIVE AND PINE ISLAND ROAD.
THE CO-OWNER OF THE CLINIC SAID HE HAD NO COMMENT ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION.
OFFICIALS HAVE STILL NOT RELEASED THE REASON FOR THE RAID.
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DISTURBING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY CARRIED OUT THE MASSACRE
HAVE COME OUT.
INSIDE THE AURORA POLICE STATION, JUST HOURS AFTER THE SHOOTING, JAMES HOLMES WAS STARING AT THE WALL.HIS EYEBROWS TWITCHING.HE EVEN USED EVIDENCE BAGS, WHICH WERE
PLACED OVER HIS HANDS BY DETECTIVES, AS HAND PUPPETS.
HOLMES REMAINS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN A COLORADO JAIL.
HE WILL BE CHARGED ON MONDAY.
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THE FIRST FUNERAL IS PLANNED TODAY FOR A VICTIM OF THE COLORADO THEATER MASSACRE WHICH KILLED 12 PEOPLE. GORDON COWDEN WAS THE OLDEST OF THOSE KILLED AT THE BATMAN MOVIE PREMIER. HE WAS 51.
CHRISTIAN BALE SHOWED UP IN AURORA WITHOUT A CAMERA CREW, ASKING FOR NO PUBLICITY.
THE ACTOR ALSO STOPPED BY THE MEMORIAL FOR THE 12 PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN
THE MASSACRE.
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FORT MYERS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF TO TWO SISTERS.
THE TWO GIRLS, ONE 18- THE OTHER ONLY 12, TELL FORT MYERS POLICE THEY WERE WALKING FROM BERNWOOD TRACE APARTMENTS MONDAY.
DURING THEIR WALKS, A MAN DROVE UP AND STARTED TOUCHING HIMSELF.
THE GIRLS SCREAMED AND RAN TO THE NEARBY WALMART.
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THE SEARCH IS ON RIGHT NOW FOR AN ARMED ROBBER IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THIS PERSON ROBBED THE BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH ON DAVIS BOULEVARD IN EAST NAPLES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SURVIELLANCE PICTURES. A LITTLE UNUSUAL, THE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A SUIT.
WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THE MAN BARGED IN WITH A GUN AND DEMANDED MONEY, THEN TOOK OFF.
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TERRIFYING MOMENTS AS A KILLER WHALE TURNS ON ITS TRAINER.
THIS NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO IS FROM 2006. AT THE SEA WORLD IN SAN DIEGO.
HERE YOU SEE THE WHALE CLAMPING DOWN ON THE TRAINER'S FOOT AND PULLING HIM UNDER WATER.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES NINE MINUTES.
THE TRAINER FINALLY DID GET AWAY.
BUT IN 2009 -- IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. WHEN A WHALE KILLED ANOTHER SEAWORLD TRAINER IN ORLANDO.
THIS VIDEO WAS USED IN THAT CASE.
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GRAB YOUR BACKPACKS--
NBC TWO IS GEARING UP FOR BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!
TODAY VOLUNTEERS FROM BANK OF AMERICA WILL COME OUT TO HELP SPRUCE UP TICE ELEMENTARY.
THE HISTORIC SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER.
THEY'RE BUILDING A 53-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ADDITION WITH NEW CLASSROOMS, A CAFETORIUM AND MORE SPACE FOR ADMINISTRATION.
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP NEXT AUGUST.
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TURNING NOW TO DEVELOPING REAL ESTATE NEWS--
NEW HOME SALES NUMBERS COME OUT TODAY.
THE U-S COMMERCE DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE THE JUNE REPORT AT TEN THIS MORNING.
THE HOUSING INDUSTRY IS HOPING FOR MORE GOOD NEWS THIS GO AROUND.
THE MAY NUMBERS SHOWED NEW HOME SALES INCREASED BY SEVEN-POINT-SIX PERCENT. THE FASTEST PACE OF GROWTH SINCE APRIL 2010.
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BRING IN YOUR COUPONS--
RIGHT NOW FRESH DONUTS SHOULD BE ROLLING OUT AT DUNKIN DONUTS.
THEY PROMISE TO COME THROUGH THIS MORNING AFTER COMING UP SHORT IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.
A PLUMBING ISSUE AT THE CENTRAL BAKERY EAST OF PUNTA GORDA DELAYED TUESDAY PRODUCTION.
DRIVERS DIDN'T DELIVER THEM UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY.
SOME MANAGERS GAVE OUT COUPONS TO DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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