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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY: ARMED AND ON THE RUN.
A LOCAL GAS STATION CLERK GETS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT OVERNIGHT.
WE HAVE THE BRAND NEW VIDEO DEPUTIES HOPE WILL HELP TRACK THE MEN DOWN.
PLUS, GET OUT AND VOTE!
TODAY ONE COUNTY OPENS ITS DOORS TO THOSE WHO WANT TO CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
AND BACK TO COURT.
THE ACCUSED MOVIE MASSACRE GUNMEN GOES BEFORE A JUDGE TO FACE FORMAL CHARGES.
THIS MORNING, THE ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE CENTER STAGE.
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S JULY 30TH, 2012.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
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THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS NOW JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY.
STARTING THIS MORNING IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE EARLY.
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. FIRST BRING A PHOTO ID.
IN COLLIER-- IT RUNS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH.
YOU CAN VOTE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY -- FROM 10 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6 IN THE EVENING.
IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
YOU CAN VOTE EARLY -- STARTING AUGUST 4TH.
THE SAME GOES FOR LEE COUNTY. AND IN ALL THREE COUNTIES YOU'LL HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 11TH.
REMEMBER THE PRIMARY ELECTION ITSELF IS AUGUST 14TH.
TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR PRECINCT IS, JUST HEAD OVER TO NBC-DASH-2-DOT COM, CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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BRAND NEW VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT--
TWO ARMED MEN RUSHED INTO A GAS STATION IN LEHIGH ACRES AND HELD UP THE CLERK AT GUNPOINT.
AND DEPUTIES ARE HOPING THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HELPS TRACK THEM DOWN.
THEY TELL US THE TWO MEN ALL IN BLACK BARGED IN WITH AT LEAST ONE GUN-- JUMPING OVER THE COUNTER AND POINTING IT AT THE BACK OF THE CLERK HEAD AS THEY STOLE 4 HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM THE CASH REGISTER.
DEPUTIES SAY THE PINNED THE CLERK TO THE GROUND-- THEN BOLTED.
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THIS IS THE CITGO GAS STATION ON JOEL BOULEVARD.
BESIDES THE SCARE-- NOBODY WAS HURT.
THIS MORNING THE STATION IS BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
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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.
After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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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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IN JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOW, THE PROSECUTION WILL FORMALLY FILE CHARGES AGAINST ALLEGED MASS MURDERER JAMES HOLMES.
HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN AND KILLING 12 MOVIEGOERS AND INJURING DOZENS OF OTHERS IN AURORA COLORADO.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH HAS MORE DETAILS ON WHAT MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE JAILED 24 YEAR OLD WHO HAS CALLED HIMSELF THE JOKER.
GOOD MORNING--
STACEY
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TODAY'S HEARING WILL LIKELY BE LONGER THAN LAST WEEKS, BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO THE FORMAL CHARGES, THE ATTORNEYS WILL DEBATE TWO MOTIONS THAT WERE FILED LATE LAST WEEK.
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HOLMES COULD FACES 80-TO 100 CHARGES.
12 PEOPLE DIED AND 58 OTHERS WERE INJURED.
3 MORE OF THOSE VICTIMS WERE LAID TO REST OVER THE WEEKEND.
DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE CASE AT THE HEARING TODAY.
THERE IS A GAG ORDER AND MOST OF THE DOCUMENTS WILL ARE SEALED.
WE SHOULD, THOUGH, HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT NOTEBOOK THAT SURFACED LAST WEEK.
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THE DEFENSE FILED A MOTION FRIDAY SAYING ITS PRIVALEGED INFORMATION BETWEEN PATIENT AND DOCTOR AND IT SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED.
THE OTHER MOTION HAS TO DO WITH UN-SEALING DOCUMENTS.
SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE FILED MOTIONS TRYING TO GET ACCESS.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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RIGHT NOW-- A MOTORCYCLIST IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER HE'S FOUND LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A FORT MYERS ROAD.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON CYPRESS LAKE AND SUMMERLIN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
NO ONE KNOWS HOW 66-YEAR-OLD JACOB GOLDBERGER WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE.
THIS GOOD SAMARITAN STUMBLED UPON THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
HE SAID HE RAN OVER TO HELP AND CALLED 9-1-1.
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THIS MORNING WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON KILLED IN A JET SKI CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TELL US IT HAPPENED OFF OF KEEWAYDIN ISLAND YESTERDAY.
NO WORD YET HOW IT HAPPENED.
THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER JET SKI DRIVER IS UNKNOWN
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A COURT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE EVERGLADES CITY AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WHO HAD HIS HAND BITTEN OFF BY AN ALLIGATOR.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED WALLACE WEATHERHOLT - BETTER KNOWN AS "CAPTAIN WALLY" -- FRIDAY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM AN EARLIER TRIP WITH CAPTAIN WALLY SENT TO US BY A VIEWER.
HE'S CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL FEEDING OF AN ALLIGATOR.
WEATHERHOLT IS OUT OF JAIL ON 1-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
HE'LL BE IN COURT AUGUST 22ND.
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE PLANNING A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE SOUTH LEE COUNTY WOMAN WHO WAS VIOLENTLY MURDERED IN HER HOME --
DEBBIE STRIANO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER THREE OAKS COMMUNITY HOME LAST TUESDAY.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
THE 55 YEAR OLD'S OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE HOME IS STILL A CRIME SCENE.
NEIGHBORS ARE STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT WHY SOMETHING SO TRAGIC COULD HAPPEN.
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23:59/ chris thomas, friend and neighbor
"the neighborhood is going to band together and work together to show us united."
DEPUTIES HAVEN'T SAID HOW DEBBIE WAS KILLED -- ONLY THAT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
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A COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD IS STILL CLEANING UP AFTER A TORNADO SWEPT THROUGH BACK IN JUNE.
70 MILES PER HOUR WINDS CAME IN WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY.
THE TORNADO HIT IN EAST NAPLES. NEAR U-S 41 AND RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD.
SOME NEIGHBORS ARE STILL CLEARING DEBRIS, WHILE OTHERS WAIT FOR REPAIRS.
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We clean everything and then we still worried about the rainy season cause the rain has not stopped for like 5 to 7 days and were afraid of damage getting worse and worse.
A TREE ALSO SMASHED TWO CARS AT A CONDO BUILDING WHEN THE STORM HIT.
SINCE THEN, NEIGHBORS SAY TREES NEARBY HAVE BEEN TRIMMED TO PREVENT MORE DAMAGE FROM FUTURE STORMS.
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WHEN YOU HEAD OUT THIS MORNING--
YOU'LL NOTICE YOUR PAYING MORE AT THE PUMP.
PRICES JUMPED MORE THAN NINE CENTS A GALLON OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
HIGHER CRUDE PRICES ARE BLAMED FOR THE INCREASE.
LOOKING AT THE NEWEST NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A OVERNIGHT--
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW THREE-49 FOR REGULAR.
IN FLORIDA IT'S 3-42.
AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING A PENNY LESS.
PRICES ARE STILL ABOUT 46 CENTS A GALLON LESS, ON AVERAGE, THAN THEY WERE IN APRIL.
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A HOMECOMING FOR THE DOW.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST THREE MONTHS, IT OPENS THIS MORNING ABOVE THE 13-THOUSAND LEVEL.
THE DOW GAINED 188 POINTS FRIDAY ON ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM EUROPE AND THE
U-S.
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AND AIR TRAVELERS MAY SOON SEE SOME RELIEF FROM SOARING AIR FARE PRICES - AT
LEAST TEMPORARILY.
IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, DOMESTIC AIRFARES CLIMBED NEARLY 5 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR - THAT'S ON TOP OF AN 8 POINT 3 PERCENT INCREASE LAST YEAR AND ANOTHER 8 POINT 3 PERCENT IN 2010.
BUT **NEXT MONTH, FARES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT AS THE
SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON COMES TO AN END.
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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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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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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.
After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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THE DEATH TOLL IN A TRAIN FIRE IN INDIA CONTINUES TO RISE THIS MORNING--
RIGHT NOW 47 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD.
AT LEAST 28 OTHER PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS.
THE FIRE WAS NOTICED BY AN OFFICIAL AS THE TRAIN PASSED THROUGH A RAILROAD STATION EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED AND THE COACH THAT CAUGHT FIRE WAS DETACHED FROM THE REST OF THE TRAIN TO PREVENT IT FROM SPREADING.
THE FIRE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE COACH.
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A CAPE CORAL MAN IS OUT ON BOND THIS MORNING-- AFTER POLICE SAY HE WAS OPERATING A MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE.
ALBERTO MENESES IS CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
ACCORDING TO AN ARREST REPORT, DETECTIVES FOUND SOME 300 POT PLANTS INSIDE A HOME HE WAS RENTING IN THE NORTHWEST CAPE.ALONG WITH EQUIPMENT LIKE FANS AND HEAT LAMPS COMMONLY USED TO GROW MARIJUANA.
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A MAN IS IN A COLLIER COUNTY JAIL THIS MORNING--
ACCUSED OF ATTACKING A PREGNANT WOMAN OUTSIDE A NAPLES MCDONALDS.
IT HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT A MCDONALD'S OFF COLLIER BOULEVARD.
DEPUTIES SAY--- THIS MAN ---21-YEAR-OLD ALFONSO REYES APPROACHED THE WOMAN FROM BEHIND WHILE SHE WAS TALKING WITH A FRIEND IN THE PARKING LOT AND HE SHOOK HER.
WHEN THE WOMAN'S BOYFRIEND TRIED TO STEP IN - REYES THREW A FULL BEER CAN AT HIM - CUTTING HIM ON THE LEG.
THEY SAY REYES DOVE INTO A CANAL TO GET AWAY -- BUT TURNS OUT, HE CAN'T SWIM.
DEPUTIES HELPED HIM OUT OF THE WATER THEN PUT ON THE HAND CUFFS.
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LOOKING AHEAD---
TOMORROW IS DAY ONE FOR EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S NEW LEADER-
WHO HOPES TO MOVE THE COLLEGE PAST A YEAR RIDDLED WITH TURMOIL AND SCANDAL.
DOCTOR JEFFERY ALLBRITTEN WAS CHOSEN TO BE THE SCHOOL'S NEW PRESIDENT IN JUNE.
HE'LL EARN 275 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR - AND CLOSE TO 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES.
ALLBRITTEN TAKES OVER THE SCHOOL AS IT IS PLACED ON PROBATION BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS -
FOLLOWING A COURSE SWAPPING SCANDAL, ISSUES WITH ITS NURSING PROGRAM'S ACCREDITATION, AND A LAUNDRY LIST OF PROBLEMS FROM THE COLLEGE'S PREVIOUS PRESIDENT, DOCTOR KENNETH WALKER.
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LENDING A HELPING HAND TO FAMILIES IN NEED -
JUST IN TIME FOR THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP HOURS IN ADVANCE AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.
SOME EVEN CAMPING OUT OVERNIGHT SUNDAY MORNING.
FOR FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
25-HUNDRED KNAP SACKS WERE HANDED OUT--
AS PART OF THE ANNUAL "BIG BACKPACK EVENT"
MANY FAMILIES WE SPOKE WITH SAY THE LONG LINES WERE WORTH THE WAIT.
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6:29 - 6:41 / carolyn dodson/ cape coral
I'm on a fixed income and it was so hard last year. I left bad for her because she always either had to wait or I would have to tell the teacher I'm sorry I'm not going to be able to get it."
vince etgeton/ fort myers @ 8:23 - 8:33
we both work and trying to make it and it helps a lot. Between uniforms, clothes it helps. It's a good thing they're doing."
KIDS WERE ALSO ABLE TO GET FREE HAIRCUTS AND EYE SCREENINGS.
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AND IT'S A CLASSIC DANCE-- WITH A POSSIBLE NEW WORLD RECORD.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DANCED IN NORTH DAKOTA TO THE TWIST!
TAKE A LOOK--
NEARLY THREE-THOUSAND PEOPLE BOOGIED DOWN NEAR FARGO TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST TWIST DANCE.
ORGANIZERS ARE SENDING THE DOCUMENTATION OFF THE TO GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOLKS TODAY FOR CONFIRMATION.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
WE'RE LIVE FROM LONDON--
BUT IT'S BACK TO THE POOL TODAY!
WHAT'S ON THE LINE-UP FOR MICHAEL PHELPS AND RYAN LOCHTE!
ALL AHEAD IN A LIVE REPORT.
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THE U-S IS JUST DOMINATING THE POOL IN LONDON WITH EIGHT MEDALS SO FAR AS WE BEGIN DAY THREE OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.
DAVE WAGNER IS LIVE NEAR THE AQUATICS CENTER IN OLYMPIC PARK, WHERE WE'LL SEE LOTS MORE ACTION TODAY.
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ANOTHER TOUGH DAY ION THE POOL.
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sot - Lochte 23;24;12;27
"Today's a new day and and a new race."
BUT IT COULD BE A TOUGH DAY FOR RYAN LOCHTE. HE FACES SEVERAL/i TOP SWIMMERS IN THE 200-METER FREESTYLE. AFTER WINNING SILVER IN SUNDAY'S RELAY WITH MICHAEL PHELPS:
sot - Phelps
"It's time to put this one behind me and move on to the next one."
HIS NEXT ONE IS TODAY'S 200-METER BUTTERFLY SEMI-FINAL./i PHELPS FACES HIS OWN/i WORLD RECORD.
MISSY FRANKLIN SWIMS THE 100-METER BACKSTROKE TODAY. DANA VOLLMER WON THE BUTTERFLY. SHE SAYS FRANKLIN'S EARLIER WIN MAY HAVE RUBBED OFF:
sot - Vollmer
"I was holding Missy Franklin's one from the relay last night, and I told her, I want one of those."
REBECCA SONI'S FAVORED IN TODAY'S 100-METER BREASTROKE. IF/i SHE CAN BEAT THE 15-YEAR-OLD TOP QUALIFIER FROM LITHUANIA.
AMERICANS MATT GREVERS AND NICK THOMAN COULD BOTH MEDAL IN THE 100-METER BACKSTROKE TODAY.
MENS GYMNASTICS FACES THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE CHINA -- BUT IT WAS WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS THAT BROUGHT TEARS TO THE MAT. WORLD CHAMPION JORDAN WIEBER FAILED TO QUALIFY. BEATEN BY TWO TEAMMATES.
sot - Wieber
"It's always been a dream of mine to get one of those all around spots, but I'm really happy that Aly and Gabby did their best today."
BEACH VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES LATE TONIGHT - MISTY MAY-TREANOR AND KERRI WALSH ARE UNDEFEATED IN THREE OLYMPICS SO FAR.
THE U-S WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES FOR 35 STRAIGHT OLYMPIC WINS TODAY. AGAINST ANGOLA.
AND THREE-TIME GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION MARCUS BROWNE IS IN THE RING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
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WATER POLO - US WOMEN ALWAYS MEDALED, NEVER GOLD, FAVORITE
AND DAVE WE'RE HEARING THE WEATHER HAS BECOME A BIT OF A NUISANCE THERE.
AD LIB
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AND WHILE CERTAIN SPOTLIGHT SPORTS ARE VIEWED IN PRIMETIME--
OTHERS ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE CLOCK--
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE MEDAL COUNT WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU IS THE MOST UP TO DATE--
AND IT MIGHT SPOIL AN EVENT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE YET--
SO JUST A HEADS UP--
HERE IT ITS--
RIGHT NOW-- CHINA LEADS THE BOARD WITH A TOTAL OF 12 MEDALS-- SIX GOLD
THE US IN SECOND WITH 11-- AND THREE GOLD.
RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL AND HUNGARY ARE ALL TIED AT THREE A PIECE.
AND THE HOST CITY WITH TWO MEDALS--
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ROMANIA WITH ONE.
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JUST TO RECAP OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE TODAY--
IT'S BACK IN THE WATER FOR THE MEN'S 200 METER FREESTYLE--
MICHAEL PHELPS OUT OF THIS ONE--
LEAVING IT FOR RYAN LOCTHE AT ANOTHER CHANCE AT GOLD.
WHILE PHELPS WILL HIT THE POOL FOR THE MEN'S 200M BUTTERFLY.
MEANTIME--
IT'S MISSY FRANKLIN FOR THE WOMEN'S 100 METER BACKSTROKE FINAL.
AS WELL AS THE WOMEN'S 200 METER FREESTYLE.
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AND NBC DASH 2 DOT COM IS YOUR PLACE TO GET ALL OF THE LATEST OLYMPIC COVERAGE---
JUST CLICK ON OUR INTERACTIVE OLYMPIC ZONE SECTION.
FROM DAILY HIGHLIGHTS-- TO THE FULL SCHEDULE--AND YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL OF OUR FLORIDA ATHLETES.
PLUS-- WE'VE ADDED A SLIDESHOW OF THE BEST MOMENTS FROM THE OPENING CEREMONIES--
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WHEN WATCHING THE PARADE OF NATIONS DURING FRIDAY NIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY - DID YOU NOTICE SOMETHING A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE?
WELL, APPARENTLY THERE WAS A PARTY CRASHER!
AS THE TEAM FROM INDIA WALKED THROUGH OLYMPIC STADIUM - ONE WOMAN STOOD OUT BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT WEARING THE YELLOW AND WHITE DRESS EVERY OTHER INDIAN WOMAN IN THE GROUP WAS WEARING.
WE'RE TOLD SHE WAS A CAST MEMBER THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE.
LONDON OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS PLAN TO MEET WITH THE INDIAN DELEGATION TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED.
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THE PIN TRADING CRAZE HAS HIT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE DESCENDED ON THE OFFICIAL PIN TRADING CENTER AT OLYMPIC PARK.
THE PINS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
FOR SOME. THESE PINS ARE A MUST-HAVE SOUVENIR.
PIN TRADING HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE NUMBER ONE SPECTATOR SPORT AT THE GAMES SINCE 1988.
VETERAN DOUG KAPLAN HAS BEEN COLLECTING PINS SINCE THE OLYMPICS AT LOS ANGELES IN 1984.
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"Oh at home, I have probably a couple of thousand. I have towels, like beach towels from each Olympics with the logo on them and then I fill it up with my pins from that games and other games, so all my walls at home are covered with these beach blankets full of pins. My friends think I'm crazy."
OLYMPIC PINS DATE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE OLYMPICS IN ATHENS IN 1896. WHEN SMALL CARDBOARD DISCS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY ATHLETES AND JUDGES.
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YOUR TIME NOW--
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH YOUR TOP STORIES--
INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR PRIMARY BALLOT--
AS EARLY VOTING IN ONE COUNTY GETS UNDERWAY TODAY.
STAY WILL US.
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TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS OF KAREN COCHRAN VANDERBURGH 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!
KAREN - HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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GET OUT AND VOTE!
TODAY ONE COUNTY OPENS ITS DOORS TO THOSE WHO WANT TO CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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BACK TO COURT.
THE ACCUSED MOVIE MASSACRE GUNMEN GOES BEFORE A JUDGE TO FACE FORMAL CHARGES.
THIS MORNING, THE ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE CENTER STAGE.
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S JULY 30TH, 2012.
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
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STARTING TODAY, IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIER COUNTY, YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE EARLY FOR THE PRIMARY.
NBC-2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE AT THE COLLIER COUNTY VOTING HEADQUARTERS WITH THE INFORMATION YOU NEED, GOOD MORNING KELLY.
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WE'RE AT ONE OF THE SEVEN LOCATIONS IN COLLIER COUNTY WHERE VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY FOR THE AUGUST 14TH PRIMARY. ALL YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU IS A PHOTO ID.
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-FOR COLLIER COUNTY RESIDENTS, VOTING STARTS AT 10 THIS MORNING AND GOES UNTIL 6 PM. EARLY VOTING ENDS SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH.
-EARLY VOTING ALSO BEGINS TODAY IN HENDRY COUNTY.
- FOR LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR EARLY BALLOT AUGUST 4TH THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.
-FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TIMES AND PRECINCTS, WE'VE PROVIDED ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM.
TAKE LIVE
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FLORIDA IS A CLOSED PRIMARY STATE SO ONLY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CAN VOTE FOR THEIR PARTY'S CANDIDATE. AND EVERY REGISTERED VOTER CAN VOTE ON ISSUES AND NON PARTISAN CANDIDATES. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO EARLY VOTING, THE PRIMARY IS TUESDAY AUGUST 14TH. LIVE IN CC KC NBC2.
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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.
After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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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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BRAND NEW VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT--
OF TWO ARMED MEN RUSHING INTO A GAS STATION IN LEHIGH ACRES AND HOLDING UP THE CLERK AT GUNPOINT.
AND DEPUTIES ARE HOPING THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HELPS TRACK THEM DOWN.
THEY TELL US THE TWO MEN ALL IN BLACK BARGED IN WITH AT LEAST ONE GUN-- JUMPING OVER THE COUNTER AND POINTING IT AT THE BACK OF THE CLERK HEAD AS THEY STOLE 4 HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM THE CASH REGISTER.
DEPUTIES SAY THE PINNED THE CLERK TO THE GROUND-- THEN BOLTED.
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THIS IS THE CITGO GAS STATION ON JOEL BOULEVARD.
BESIDES THE SCARE-- NOBODY WAS HURT.
THE STATION IS BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
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IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE MAN ACCUSED IN ONE OF AMERICA'S WORST MASS SHOOTINGS, 24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES, WILL BE FORMALLY CHARGED.
HOLMES ALLEGEDLY OPENED FIRE--KILLING A DOZEN PEOPLE INSIDE AN AURORA, COLORADO THEATER DURING A MIDNIGHT PREMIER OF THE BATMAN MOVIE, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH HAS MORE DETAILS ON WHAT MAY LAY AHEAD FOR THE JAILED 24 YEAR OLD.
GOOD MORNING--
STACEY
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GOOD MORNIGN, I AM FINDING OUT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT TODAY'S HEARING.
EXTRA SECURITY IS IN PLACE, AND THE COURTROOM IS EXPECTED TO BE FULL TODAY WHEN HOLMES FACES THE JUDGE FOR THE 2ND TIME.
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SEVERAL THINGS WILL HAPPEN TODAY.
HOLMES WILL HEAR WHAT CHARGES HE'S FACING WHEN THE PROSECUTORS FILE FORMAL CHARGES.
IT COULD BE ANYWEHRE
FROM 80-100 CHARGES.
THE ATTORNEYS WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT 2 MOTIONS FILED LATE LAST WEEK.
ONE MOTION HAS TO DO WITH THAT NOTEBOOK THAT SURFACED LAST WEEK AND IF IT IS PART OF THE CASE FILE, OR PROTECTED UNDER PATIENT-DOCTOR PRIVELAGE.
THE OTHER HAS TO DO WITH DOCUMENTS BEING SEALED. SEVERAL MEDIA OULETS WANT ACCESS TO THEM.
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RIGHT NOW, ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE ARREST WARRENT ARE SEALED AND ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE ATTORNEYS.
THERE IS ALSO A GAG ORDER IN PLACE, LIMITING WHAT THE ATTORNYES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN SAY.
WE WILL HAVE UPDATES ON WHAT HAPPENS IN COURT TODAY ON AIR, AND ON-LINE AT NBC-2.COM.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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HAPPENING TODAY--
THE KENT STATE STUDENT ACCUSED OF POSTING A SHOOTING PLAN OF THE CAMPUS ON TWITTER WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN COURT.
POLICE SAY THE 19 YEAR POSTED A MESSAGE ON TWITTER SAYING HE PLANNED TO "SHOOT UP" THE CAMPUS.
HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH INDUCING PANIC, A FELONY, AND AGGRAVATED MENACING.
HE ALSO FACES HEARINGS THAT CAN RESULT IN HIS SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
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A COURT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE EVERGLADES CITY AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WHO HAD HIS HAND BITTEN OFF BY AN ALLIGATOR.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED WALLACE WEATHERHOLT - BETTER KNOWN AS "CAPTAIN WALLY" -- FRIDAY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM AN EARLIER TRIP WITH CAPTAIN WALLY SENT TO US BY A VIEWER.
HE'S CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL FEEDING OF AN ALLIGATOR.
WEATHERHOLT IS OUT OF JAIL ON 1-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
HE'LL BE IN COURT AUGUST 22ND.
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RIGHT NOW-- A MOTORCYCLIST IS IN SERIOUS CONDITIONS AFTER HE'S FOUND LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON CYPRESS LAKE AND SUMMERLIN IN FORT MYERS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
NO ONE KNOWS HOW 66-YEAR-OLD JACOB GOLDBERGER WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE.
THIS GOOD SAMARITAN STUMBLED UPON THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
HE SAID HE RAN OVER TO HELP AND CALLED 9-1-1.
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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.
After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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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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NEW VIDEO OUT OF ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA-- OF A WILD POLICE CHASE.
CHECK OUT THE AMOUNT OF PATROL CARS CHASING AFTER THIS ONE WHITE PICK-UP TRUCK.
AUTHORITIES TRIED TO STOP THE DRIVER BY SMASHING IN THE WINDOW--
BUT BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE SUSPECT OUT -- HE'S GONE AGAIN--
AS THE CHASE ENSUED-- TROOPERS GOT INVOLVED AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP AFTER RAMMING INTO AT AT LEAST TWO PATROL CARS.
ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
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AND IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON A ROLLER COASTER AT THE SIX FLAGS IN CALIFORIA
THE NEW SUPERMAN RIDE GOT STUCK FOR MORE THAN A HOUR--
LUCKILY, NOT UPSIDE DOWN.
RESCUE CREWS HAD TO BRING IN A CRANE TO GET THE RIDERS DOWN.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
SIX FLAGS SAYS THE RIDE WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL A SAFETY INSPECTION CAN BE COMPLETED ON IT.
THE RIDE JUST OPENED A MONTH AGO.
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AN ESTERO WOMAN IS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT THIS MORNING -- BATTLING A RARE DISEASE--- TETANUS.
EACH YEAR ONLY 31 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES CONTRACT TETANUS-- WHICH IS PREVENTABLE DISEASE ONCE VACCINATED.
CAROL MORRIS IS IN A NAPLES I-C-U AFTER A SPLINTER FROM A PALM FROND LODGED IN HER LEG WHILE SHE WAS GARDENING ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO.
HER HUSBAND DESCRIBES THE SPASMS LIKE AN UNRELENTING CHARLIE HORSE -- GRIPING EVERY MUSCLE IN THE BODY, TENSING IT LIKE A BRICK.
BOB SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE HADN'T HAD A TETANUS SHOT IN MANY YEARS AND DIDN'T THINK A SPLINTER COULD CAUSE THE DISEASE.
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"this is something that is easily preventable by the tetanus vaccination which is extremely safe
DOCTOR KALASSIAN RECOMMENDS EVERYONE GET THE TETANUS VACCINE EVERY 5 YEARS OR A BOOSTER AFTER ANY PUNCTURE WOUND.
THE DISEASE IS CAUSED BY A BACTERIA FOUND IN SOIL AND CAN BE CAUSED BY ANY TYPE OF WOUND.
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SAD NEWS TO REPORT THIS MORNING--
THE OLDEST MAN IN THE COUNTRY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF "A HUNDRED AND ELEVEN".
THIS VIDEO IS FROM A PARTY CELEBRATING SHELBY HARRIS' 109TH BIRTHDAY AT A NURSING HOME IN WESTERN ILLINOIS.
HARRIS WAS BORN IN INDIANA AND MOVED TO ILLINOIS FOR WORK.
A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, "THE QUAD CITY TIMES", REPORTS HARRIS DIED IN HIS SLEEP OF NATURAL CAUSES.
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A NEW STUDY HAS LINKED TOTAL KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERIES TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK IN OLDER PATIENTS.
RESEARCHERS FOUND THE ODDS OF A HEART ATTACK WERE STRONGEST IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AFTER SURGERY. BUT A SMALLER RISK STILL REMAINED UP FOR TO SIX WEEKS AMONG HIP REPLACEMENT PATIENTS.
THE LINK WAS STRONGEST FOR PEOPLE OVER 80-- AND NO LINK WAS FOUND IN PATIENTS YOUNGER THAN 60.
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PEOPLE PULL TOGETHER TO FIGHT CANCER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
TEAMS PULLED THE "BIG PINK LADY" FIRE TRUCK IN CHARLOTTE OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE FASTEST TO MAKE IT 50 FEET WON.
BUT THE REAL WINNERS ARE TWO ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE WITH CANCER.
ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED AT THE EVENT WILL GO TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S "FIGHT TO EXTINGUISH", AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S "COPS 4 THE CURE".
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A ONE-OF- A-KIND BOAT IS MAKING A STOP IN FT MYERS TODAY.
RIGHT NOW--- THE PONTOON BOAT IS PARKED IN MATLACHA.
FORT MYERS IS THE FIRST STOP OF A 66 HUNDRED MILE JOURNEY UP THE EAST COAST.
BUT WHAT'S CATCHING THE EYES OF LOCALS.IS THE BOAT'S DESIGN.
THIS 48 FOOT BOAT RUNS STRICTLY OFF SOLAR POWER.
ITS TAKING A CREW OF 6 OVER 6 THOUSAND MILES.
THE BOAT WILL CRUISE "THE GREAT LOOP".
IT STARTED OUT IN CLEARWATER…WILL HEAD EAST…THEN TO NEW YORK.
ONCE THERE IT WILL TRAVEL TO CHICAGO AND BACK DOWN TO WHERE IT STARTED.
BECAUSE IT ISNT USING FUEL…IT WILL SAVE THE BOATS CAPTIAN 12 TO 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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SOT 22:46 the dream at least 6 years in the making its very full filling to finally see it happen 22:53
Captian Jim Greer
Owns Solar Powered Boat
THE BOAT WILL DOCK AROUND THREE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE LEGACY MARINA IN FT. MYERS.
THE CAPTIAN AND CREW WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME DOWN AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOLAR POWERED BOAT.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING--
COLLIER COUNTY LEADERS WANT TO GET A BEACH WIDENING PROJECT STARTED EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNERS, THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS, THE COUNTY IS TALKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PERMITTING AGENCIES ABOUT STARTING A SCALED-BACK VERSION THIS COMING JANUARY.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO START THE 31 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IN FALL OF NEXT YEAR.
A LOT OF BEACHES IN COLLIER SUFFERED A GOOD AMOUNT OF EROSION AFTER TROPICAL STORM DEBBY.
BUT THE BEACHES WERE ALREADY IN NEED OF RENOURISHMENT EVEN BEFORE THAT.
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NEW DETAILS ARE OUT THIS MORNING ABOUT THE CHEATING SCANDAL SURROUNDING KRISTEN STEWART AND ROBERT PATTINSON.
REPORTS ARE NOW SAYING THAT ROBERT, WHO JUST MOVED OUT OF THE COUPLE'S HOME, WAS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM PROPOSING TO KRISTEN BEFORE THE SCANDAL SURFACED.
THIS MORNING-- PEOPLE MAGAZINE ARE DESCRIBING ROB AS "HEARTBROKEN AND ANGRY".
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A NEW QUARTERBACK IS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
ALL EYES ARE ON THE MIAMI DOLPHINS Q-B RYAN TANNEHILL.
THE TEAM'S FIRST ROUND PICK. GOT IN HIS FIRST PRACTICE AFTER SIGNING HIS FIRST PRO CONTRACT.
THAT'S A LOT OF FIRSTS.
NBC-2 IS YOUR HOME FOR THE DOLPHINS PRESEASON GAMES--
THEY KICK OFF AUGUST 12TH.
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NBC-2 IS YOUR HOME FOR NON-STOP OLYMPIC COVERAGE--
AND COMING UP THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOT---
A VISIT FROM NATALIE COUGHLIN--
SHE'S NOW TIED WITH DARA TORRES AND JENNY THOMPSON AS THE MOST DECORATED U.S. FEMALE OLYMPIAN.
YOU CAN CATCH HER INTERVIEW RIGHT HERE AFTER NEWS TODAY.
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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW--
NBC-2 IS ON SCENE OF A VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN--
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE OFF OLD 41 AND BONITA SPRINGS --
DANIELLE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US.
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A NEW REPORT THIS MORNING SAYS THAT APPLE HAS BEEN LOSING IN THE SMARTPHONE RACE AGAINST RIVAL SAMSUNG.
SAMSUNG'S NEW GALAXY PHONES HAVE HIT THE MARKET AHEAD OF APPLE NEXT UPDATE FOR THE IPHONE.
IPHONE SALES TYPICALLY SLIP BEFORE AN UPDATE.
A NEW MODEL WITH 4G CAPABILITIES IS EXPECTED THIS FALL.
AND SPEAKING OF A NEW MODEL -- THIS PHOTO IS CIRCULATING ON THE INTERNET THIS MORNING.
IT ALLEGEDLY SHOWS THE NEXT I-PHONE, WITH A LARGER SCREEN AND A SMALLER
DOCK CONNECTOR.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
PLUS-- A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S AND A CHECK OF THE ROADS.
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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.
After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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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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WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF BONITA SPRINGS--
WE'VE LEARNED ONE PERSON WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE-
IT HAPPENED OFF OLD 41 AND BONITA BEACH ROAD.
THE ROAD IS BLOCKED OFF BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THE PERSON WAS LAYING ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD NORTHBOUND WAS HIT BY A CAR.
THE VICTIM WAS MEDFLIGHTED
THE PERSON'S CONDITION UNKNOWN
WE DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE BLOCKED OFF FOR
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THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN IN THE DEADLY COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTINGS WILL BE BACK IN COURT.
LAST WEEK, 24-YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE FOR AN ADVISEMENT HEARING.
TODAY, HE'LL BE BACK IN COURT, AND HEAR PROSECUTORS FORMALLY READ THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF KILLING TWELVE PEOPLE AND INJURING 58 OTHERS.
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ALL NEW VIDEO SHOWS TWO PEOPLE HOLDING UP A LOCAL GAS STATION.
POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THOSE SUSPECTS.
NBC TWO TAKES YOU BEHIND THE COUNTER.
HERE YOU SEE THE SUSPECTS JUMPED THE COUNTER AND HOLD THE CASHIER AT GUNPOINT.
THEY GOT AWAY WITH $400
NO ONE INSIDE THE STORE WAS HURT.
THE STORE IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING.
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EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THE STATE PRIMARY IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY.
YOU CAN GET A HEAD START AT ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS.
.EVERGLADES CITY HALL, NAPLES CITY HALL
.THE LIBRARIES IN GOLDEN GATE, IMMOKALEE, MARCO ISLAND, AND LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS ON ORANGE BLOSSOM DRIVE.
ALSO AT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE.
EARLY VOTING ENDS AUGUST 11TH.
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THIS MORNING A MOTORCYLIST IS WAKING UP IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER AN ACCIDENT.
66-YEAR-OLD JACOB GOLDBERGER WAS THROWN FROM HIS BIKE SUNDAY ON CYPRESS LAKE AND SUMMERLIN IN FORT MYERS.
A GOOD SAMARTIAN STUMBLED UPON THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
HE SAID HE RAN OVER TO HELP AND CALLED 9-1-1.
THE MAN WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS LISTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
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RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON KILLED IN A JET SKI CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TELL US IT HAPPENED OFF OF KEEWAYDIN ISLAND YESTERDAY.
NBC TWO IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG.
THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER JET SKI DRIVER IS UNKNOWN.
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THE EVERGLADES CITY AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WHO HAD HIS HAND BITTEN OFF BY AN ALLIGATOR will go before a judge.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED WALLACE WEATHERHOLT - BETTER KNOWN AS "CAPTAIN WALLY" -- FRIDAY.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM AN EARLIER TRIP WITH CAPTAIN WALLY SENT TO US BY A VIEWER.
HE'S CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL FEEDING OF AN ALLIGATOR.
WEATHERHOLT IS OUT OF JAIL ON 1-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
HE'LL BE IN COURT AUGUST 22ND.
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LOOKING AHEAD---
TOMORROW IS DAY ONE FOR EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S NEW LEADER-
DOCTOR JEFFERY ALLBRITTEN WAS CHOSEN TO BE THE SCHOOL'S NEW PRESIDENT IN JUNE.
ALLBRITTEN TAKES OVER THE SCHOOL AS IT IS PLACED ON PROBATION BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS -
FOLLOWING A COURSE SWAPPING SCANDAL, ISSUES WITH ITS NURSING PROGRAM'S ACCREDITATION, AND A LAUNDRY LIST OF PROBLEMS FROM THE COLLEGE'S PREVIOUS PRESIDENT, DOCTOR KENNETH WALKER.
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WHEN YOU HEAD OUT THIS MORNING--
YOU'LL NOTICE YOUR PAYING MORE THAT THE PUMP.
PRICES JUMPED MORE THAN NINE CENTS A GALLON OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
LOOKING AT THE NEWEST NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A OVERNIGHT--
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW THREE-49 FOR REGULAR.
IN FLORIDA IT'S 3-42.
AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING A PENNY LESS.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE TODAY--
IT'S BACK IN THE WATER FOR THE MEN'S 200 METER FREESTYLE--
MICHAEL PHELPS OUT OF THIS ONE--
LEAVING IT FOR RYAN LOCTHE AT ANOTHER CHANCE AT GOLD.
WHILE PHELPS WILL HIT THE POOL FOR THE MEN'S 200M BUTTERFLY.
MEANTIME--
IT'S MISSY FRANKLIN FOR THE WOMEN'S 100 METER BACKSTROKE FINAL.
AS WELL AS THE WOMEN'S 200 METER FREESTYLE.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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REMEMBER FOR BREAKING NEWS, WEATHER INFORMATION AND NEWS ONLINE, 24-HOURS A DAY, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE--
NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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