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BREAKING OVERNIGHT!
INTENSE FLAMES THAT CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES--
RIP THROUGH A VACANT HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS--
AND FIRE OFFICIALS ARE CALLING IT SUSPICIOUS.
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RIGHT NOW--
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS ON SCENE OFF RICH ROAD IN NORTH FORT MYERS GATHERING THE LATEST DETAILS --
AND DANIELLE WHAT CAN YOU TELL US.
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FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED- FOUND GATE KNOCKED DOWN AND HOME FULLY INGLULFED- NO POWER TO HOUSE.
DEPUTIES DETAINED SUSPECT FOR QUESTIONING.
SO INTENSIVE INGULFED FIREFIGHTERS COULD NOT GO INSIDE-
WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGE- BAY SHORE FIRE CALLED NORTH FORT MYERS AND CAPE CORAL FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND WATER SUPPLY
TOOK A DEFENSIVE APPROACH 1 FIREFIGHTER TREATED BY LEE EMS FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL BEING CALLED TO SCENE TO PERFORM FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
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BIG HEADLINES THIS MORNING COMING OUT OF OUR NBC-2 OLYMPIC COVERAGE--
IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS INCREDIBLE MOMENT--
MICHAEL PHELPS IS NOW THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN OF ALL-TIME.
PHELPS ADDED CAREER MEDALS 18 AND 19. HE WON SILVER IN THE MEN'S 200 METER BUTTERFLY. JUST MISSING GOLD BY 5/100THS OF A SECOND.
BUT HE THEN SWAM THE ANCHOR LEG FOR THE GOLD MEDAL-WINNING MEN'S 4 BY 200 METER RELAY TEAM WHICH INCLUDED TEAMMATE RYAN LOCHTE.
IT WAS PHELPS 15TH OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL-- 19TH MEDAL OVERALL, WHICH PUT HIM OVER THE TOP.
TAKING OVER THE CURRENT RECORD HELD BY SOVIET GYMNAST LARISA LATYNINA.
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"we all looked up to so many other gymnasts so to be able to inspire little girls would definitely be a dream come true and mean the world to all of us."
AND REACTION THIS MORNING FROM THE WOMEN'S US GYMNASTICS TEAM--- AFTER EARNING GOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1996.
THE FAB FIVE TOOK THE MEDAL STAND AS THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS RAISED AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYED.
AND THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW--
ALL 5 WILL VISIT,
THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 AFTER NEWS TODAY.
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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.
Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.
Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.
Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.
Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.
The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.
Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.
In the Atlantic, we are watching a tropical wave located between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Showers and thunderstorms have become a bit more organized as it moves into a more favorable environment for tropical development. Thus, the National Hurricane Center has given this a medium chance for development over the next 48 hours as it moves west at 15 mph.
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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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NOW WE TURN TO A DEVELOPING MURDER CASE WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE WE BROKE THIS STORY RIGHT HERE ON NEWS TODAY.
RIGHT NOW, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WANTED IN A BRUTAL KILLING OF A THREE OAKS WOMAN.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH HAS BEEN PIECING TOGETHER THIS STORY FROM THE BEGINNING--
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KRISTA, CLAY. ONE SUSPECT WILL FACE A JUDGE FOR THE 1ST TIME THIS MORNING, THE OTHER, STILL ON THE RUN AND DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP FINDING HIM.
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THERE IS A WARRENT OUT THIS MORNING BILLY RETHERFORD.
HE SERVED TIME IN PRISON FOR VIOLENT FELONIES AND IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
HE WAS MOST RELEASED IN JANUARY AFTER SERVING 4 YEARS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF
DEBRA STRIANO LAST TUESDAY.
HER BOYFRIEND FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE THEIR HOME, AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM BUYING DOGFOOD.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DEPUTIES ARRESTED RETHERFORD'S NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON LAST MARCH.
INVESTIGATORS SAY
THE TWO WERE TARGETING DEBRA'S HOME BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THERE WERE VALUABLES INSIDE.
LAST NIGHT, WE TALKED TO DEBRAS' BOYFRIEND.
HE SAYS ITS NOT EASY MOVING FORWARD.
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Russell Myers/ Striano's Boyfriend
terrible a lot of nightmares every night for safety and experience of what I walked in on
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE RETHERFORD IS CAUGHT.
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I'VE LEARNED A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR DEBBIE SATURDAY AT ONE IN THE CLUB HOUSE ACROSS FROM HER THREE OAKS HOME.
MEANTIME, DUSTIN JAYE WILL FACE A JUDGE THIS MORNING.
CHARGES INCLUDE, MURDER, HOME INVASION ROBBERY, DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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NOW TO THE LATEST IN THE DREW PETERSON TRIAL--
MORE WITNESSES WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE STAND TODAY AS IT WAS A CONTENTIOUS START THAT'S FORESHADOWING WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A BATTLE OVER THE PROSECUTOR'S KEY EVIDENCE.
LAWYERS FOR DREW PETERSON HAVE TOLD JURORS IN ILLINOIS THAT PETERSON IS THE VICTIM OF A MEDIA FRENZY THAT BEGAN WHEN HIS FOURTH WIFE DISAPPEARED, AND CONTINUED UNTIL HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS THIRD WIFE.
BUT PROSECUTORS GAVE JURORS A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT -- OF A MAN WHO DOES WHAT HE HAS TO, INCLUDING MURDER, TO KEEP HIS EX-WIFE'S HANDS OFF HIS MONEY.
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AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY THIS MORNING--
INTO HOW ANOTHER SEWING NEEDLE ENDED UP IN A SANDWICH ABOARD A FLIGHT.
AIR CANADA SAYS A FEMALE PASSENGER FOUND THE NEEDLE WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO TORONTO.
A SPOKESMAN FOR AIR CANADA SAID THE AIRLINE IS "WORKING CLOSELY" WITH THE CATERER TO MAKE SURE SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE.
THE F-B-I AND DUTCH AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF NEEDLES FOUND IN SIX SANDWICHES ON DELTA FLIGHTS FROM AMSTERDAM TO THE UNITED STATES TWO WEEKS AGO.
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ANOTHER SCARE IN THE SKIES TO TELL YOU ABOUT--
A UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT IS BEING INSPECTED AFTER A BIRD STRIKE IN DENVER--
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GAPPING HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE PLANE.
IT WAS DECENDING INTO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM DALLAS FORT WORTH WHEN IT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING.
THERE WERE 151 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
NO ONE WAS INJURED.
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AND ANOTHER UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT THAT WAS DIVERTED TO BOSTON BECAUSE OF A SUSPICIOUS ITEM FOUND IN AN UNCLAIMED SEAT HAS LANDED SAFETY AND THE ITEM HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A CAMERA.
OFFICIALS X-RAYED AND INSPECTED THE DIGITAL DEVICE JUST TO BE SAFE.
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SAD NEWS THIS MORNING--
AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT, POLITICIAN AND COMMENTATOR GORE VIDAL HAS DIED AT AGE 86.
VIDAL DIED AT HIS HOME IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS OF COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA.
HIS WORKS INCLUDE THE BEST-SELLING NOVELS "LINCOLN" AND "MYRA BRECKENRIDGE.
AS WE
THE GROUNDBREAKING "THE CITY AND THE PILLAR," AMONG THE FIRST NOVELS ABOUT OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS; AND THE TONY-NOMINATED PLAY "THE BEST MAN," REVIVED ON BROADWAY THIS YEAR.
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TODAY'S THE DAY TO PAY THE TREASURY, BUT THE POSTAL SERVICE SAYS I doesn't HAVE THE CASH AND IS MOVING CLOSER TO DEFAULT ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
WITH CASH RUNNING LOW, TWO LEGALLY REQUIRED PAYMENTS FOR FUTURE RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS - 5 AND A HALF BILLION DUE TODAY AND 5 POINT SIX DUE IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE LEFT UNPAID.
POSTAL OFFICIALS ARE ALSO DETERMINING IF THEY NEED TO DELAY OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
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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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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.
Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.
Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.
Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.
Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.
The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.
Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.
In the Atlantic, we are watching a tropical wave located between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Showers and thunderstorms have become a bit more organized as it moves into a more favorable environment for tropical development. Thus, the National Hurricane Center has given this a medium chance for development over the next 48 hours as it moves west at 15 mph.
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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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RIGHT NOW--
THERE'S AN ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR CUBA GOODING JUNIOR, AFTER A SCUFFLE AT A BAR IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS POLICE SAY THE ACTOR WAS INVOLVED IN A BAR FIGHT IN THE CITY'S FRENCH QUARTER TUESDAY.
A BARTENDER AT THE "OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE" ON BOURBON STREET TOLD POLICE GOODING BECAME AGGRAVATED WHEN OTHER PATRONS RECOGNIZED HIM AND WANTED TO POSE FOR PHOTOS
SHE SAYS WHEN SHE APPROACHED THE ACTOR TO ASK HIM TO CALM DOWN, HE "PUSHED HER AWAY WITH AN OPEN HAND." AND THEN SHE CALLED THE POLICE.
THE BARTENDER WAS NOT INJURED.
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A FORT MYERS COUPLE IS FOUND NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES OF NEGLECT AFTER ANIMAL SERVICES CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR DOG.
IN MARCH, THE 12 YEAR OLD DOG CAME HOME BADLY BEATEN WITH ITS MOUTH GLUED SHUT --
IT DIED SOON AFTER.
BAILEY'S BODY WAS TAKEN FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE AFTER ANIMAL SERVICES CITED THEM WITH A 250 DOLLAR FINE FOR NEGLECT --
SAYING THEY SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
FORENSIC VETERINARIANS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF GLUE OR SIGNS OF ABUSE -
AND THE STATE WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVE ITS CASE AGAINST THE DOG'S OWNER.
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37:10 they killed my dog, id like to find out who would do that who is mean enough and cruel enough to glue any animals mouth shut:21
THE DOG'S CAUSE OF DEATH STILL REMAINS A MYSTERY.
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A MAN IS ALIVE, THANKS TO HIS DAUGHTER'S STRENGTH AND COURAGE.
HE WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN IT FELL ON TOP OF HIM.
"Lifted it up right here and just kind of threw it, shoved my body into it as hard as I could then I came back and dragged him out and started CPR. It flashed like, I'm going to lose my dad. His eyes were open, he wasn't responding to me."
THE 22-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA WOMAN SOMEHOW MOVED A CAR WEIGHING A TON AND A HALF OFF HER FATHER'S BODY.
SHE IS A FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER- AND SHE'S TRAINED AS A LIFEGUARD.
WITH THOSE SKILLS AND STRENGTH, SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON KEEPING HER DADDY ALIVE.
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I told him what happened and the tears just come to his eyes. He said thank you for saving my life and she just smiled her blue eyed smile and that was it."
"Seeing him move and breathing I literally just sat there and was watching his chest rise and that's when I lost it. I started crying. I just couldn't handle it."
THE DAUGHTER EVEN PERFORMED C-P-R.
HE REMAINS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE IN A HOSPITAL WITH SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS AND OTHER FRACTURES.
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STATES IN NEED OF CASH THESE DAYS ARE HOPING CONGRESS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO COLLECT SALES TAX FROM ONLINE RETAILERS.
A HEARING ON THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING TODAY.
FROM THE MOMENT ONLINE RETAILING TOOK OFF IN THE 90S, STATES HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT UNCOLLECTED SALES TAXES.
ACCORDING TO TENNESSEE's GOVernor, THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF SALES TAX THAT GOES UNCOLLECTED EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. IS MORE THAN $20 BILLION.
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PEOPLE REALLY DON'T LIKE CAR DEALERSHIPS.
THEY TOP THE LIST OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR 2011, ACCORDING
TO A NEW SURVEY BY THE "CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA."
PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T LIKE THINGS LIKE FALSE ADVERTISING, LEMONS, AND FAULTY REPAIRS.
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FOR YEARS, SCIENTISTS AND SPACE BUFFS HAVE WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SIX AMERICAN FLAGS PLANTED ON THE MOON DURING THE HISTORIC APOLLO MISSIONS
NOW, THANKS TO HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS ORBITING THE MOON, THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED: ALL THE FLAGS BUT ONE ARE STILL STANDING.
THE EXCEPTION IS THE FLAG FOR APOLLO 11, THE HISTORIC FIRST HUMAN MOON LANDING IN 1969.
ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN SAYS THE FLAG BLEW OVER FROM THE ROCKET BLAST WHEN ASTRONAUTS LEFT THE SURFACE.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF NORTH FORT MYERS--
WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT A PERSON THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIGHTING THIS HOME ON FIRE HAS BEEN RELEASED--
BUT IT'S STILL BEING CALLED SUSPICIOUS.
RIGHT NOW-- WE KNOW THAT NOBODY WAS LIVING IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OFF RICH ROAD.
ALTHOUGH--ONE FIREFIGHTER TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
THE HOME IS DESTROYED.
AND THE BLAZE IS OUT RIGHT NOW--
WE'LL GET A FIRST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE IN A LIVE REPORT AHEAD--
BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GET A LIVE REPORT FROM LONDON--
HOW TEAM U-S-A PERFORMED LAST NIGHT AND WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TODAY.
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AND TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS OF EVA MEIXSELL OF LEHIGH ACRES
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!
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AMERICA'S MALE GYMNASTS TRY TO BOUNCE BACK. AND MICHAEL PHELPS GOES AFTER ANOTHER OLYMPIC RECORD.
DAVE WAGNER IS LIVE IN LONDON THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST.
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AMERICA'S MALE GYMNASTS TRY TO BOUNCE BACK. AND MICHAEL PHELPS GOES AFTER ANOTHER OLYMPIC RECORD.
DAVE WAGNER IS LIVE IN LONDON THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST.
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LOOK FOR ANOTHER "POOL DUEL" TODAY AS MICHAEL PHELPS AND RYAN LOCHTE BOTH TRY TO QUALIFY FOR THE MENS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.
THEY TEAMED UP IN TUESDAY'S RELAY TO WIN PHELPS' 19TH MEDAL - MORE THAN ANY/i OLYMPIAN EVER/i.
PHELPS COULD STILL BREAK MORE RECORDS HERE - WINNING THE SAME EVENT THREE TIMES IN A ROW. HE JOKED ABOUT THE RACE HE SKIPPED/i:
sot - Michael Phelps/ Most Decorated Olympian:
"I'm glad I was not in that race. Whoo. man - those guys would've smoked me!"
RYAN LOCHTE SHOULD QUALIFY TODAY FOR HIS/i STRONGEST EVENT - THE 200 METER BACKSTROKE. ONLY AMERICANS HAVE WON IT FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.
sot - Ryan Lochte/ Olympic Gold Medalist:
"I gotta take it one at a time."
IN THE WOMEN'S RELAY, THREE MEDAL WINNERS ARE EXPECTED TO TEAM UP, INCLUDING ALLISON SCHMITT, FRESH OFF A RECORD-SETTING SWIM LAST NIGHT:
sot - Allison Schmitt/ 200 Freestyle Gold Medalist:
"I can't even put it into words, it's amazing!"
WE'VE GOT MENS GYMNASTICS IN THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY. THEY DIDN'T GET A TEAM MEDAL. BUT HOPE TO DO BETTER IN SINGLE/i EVENTS:
sot - John Orozco/ USA Gymnastics:
"Even if we win an individual medal, it'll be like team USA gold medal."
U-S FLAG BEARER MARIEL ZAGUNIS DEFENDS HER TWO-TIME FENCING TITLE TODAY.
BRADY ELLISON TAKES A SHOT AT A SECOND ARCHERY MEDAL.
IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, THE U-S FACES ANOTHER UNDEFEATED TEAM: TURKEY.
AND DEFENDING THEIR TITLES FROM 04 AND 08 - WHEN THEY NEVER LOST A GAME - BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS MISTY MAY-TREANOR AND KERRY WALSH JENNINGS LOOK TO CONTINUE THEIR WINNING STREAK AT HORSEGUARDS PARADE LATE TONIGHT AGAINST SISTERS FROM AUSTRIA.
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IT'S DAY 5 OF COMPETITION HERE. AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EVENTS HASN'T EVEN STARTED: TRACK AND FIELD, THERE AT THE STADIUM BEHIND US. THAT GETS UNDERWAY FRIDAY.
I'M DAVE WAGNER IN LONDON - BACK TO YOU.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT CHINESE SWIMMER, YI SHIWEN? SHE WON, BUT THERE ARE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER SHE WAS DOPING?
SHIWEN INSISTS SHE WAS NOT USING ANY BANNED SUBSTANCES. AND THE I-O-C SAYS THEY HAVE NO EVIDENCE. BUT THE WORLD SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION ISN'T SO SURE. THEY SAY HER TIME WAS SO MUCH FASTER THAN ANYTHING THEY'VE SEEN BEFORE - THEY WANT IT INVESTIGATED.
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ANOTHER INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO THE WOMEN'S BADMINTON COMPETITION AT THE OLYMPICS.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED AGAINST FOUR WOMEN'S DOUBLES PAIRS FOR APPEARING TO TRY AND LOSE THEIR MATCHES TO SECURE A FAVORABLE DRAW.
IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR WHAT SANCTIONS THE PLAYERS, FROM CHINA, SOUTH KOREA AND INDONESIA, COULD FACE.
SPECTATORS AT THE WEMBLEY ARENA SHOUTED ABUSE AND JEERED AT THE PLAYERS AS THE TEAMS DELIBERATELY SPRAYED SHOTS AND DUFFED SERVES INTO THE NET TO CONCEDE POINTS.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR COVERAGE LATER TODAY--
DAY FIVE BRINGS REDEMPTION FOR A PAIR OF U-S GYMNASTS.
ALTHOUGH THE U-S MEN STUMBLED TO A 5TH PLACE SHOWING AS A TEAM, IT'S TIME FOR THE FINALS OF THE MEN'S ALL-AROUND COMPETITION.
AND ON THE HARDWOOD, KEEP A WATCH ON THE U-S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.
TEAM USA WILL FACE TURKEY TODAY.
IN PRIMETIME--
MISSY FRANKLIN LEADS THE LIST OF U-S SWIMMERS CHASING AFTER MORE MEDALS TODAY.
FRANKLIN IS A GOOD BET TO SWIM IN THE WOMEN'S 4 BY 200 METER RELAY.
WHILE--
QUEENS OF THE SAND, MISTY MAY-TREANOR AND KERRI WALSH JENNINGS, ARE EYEING A GOLDEN THREE-PEAT AFTER SWEEPING THE COMPETITION IN ATHENS AND BEIJING WITHOUT DROPPING A SET.
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DO YOU EVER WONDER WHICH SPORT IN THE OLYMPICS YOU'D BE BEST AT?
THERE'S A NEW APP FOR THAT!
IT ACTUALLY LINKS YOUR BODY TYPE BY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TO AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE--
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE BBC WEBSITE--
WE PUT A LINK ON NBC DASH TWO DOT COM UNDER NEWSLINKS.
CLAY AND I PUT IN OUR NUMBERS--
WITHOUT BEING TOO REVEALING--
I'M EMILY MAGUIRE-- A HOCKEY PLAYER.
AND FOR ME-- I GOT BRETT MORSE-- A DISCUS ATHLETE.
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TIME RIGHT NOW--
AND LET'S GET YOU A LOOK AT THE MEDAL LEADER BOARD THIS MORNING--
THE U-S AND CHINA STILL TIED THIS MORNING AT 23 MEDALS A PIECE--
HERE AT THE STANDINGS--
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT!
A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW-- AT WHAT'S LEFT OF A VACANT HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
FLAMES BROKE OUT AROUND 2-30 THIS MORNING--
ONE FIREFIGHTER IS BEING TREAT FOR SMOKE INHALATION.
THE HOME OFF RICH ROAD IS REDUCED TO RUBBLE--
AND WE'RE LEARNING THIS COULD BE ARSON.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE AT THE SCENE--
AND DANIELLE YOU SPOKE TO DEPUTIES AND FOUND OUT THEY'VE RELEASED A SUSPECT THAT WAS IN CUSTODY?
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FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED- FOUND GATE KNOCKED DOWN AND HOME FULLY INGLULFED- NO POWER TO HOUSE.
DEPUTIES DETAINED SUSPECT FOR QUESTIONING.
SO INTENSIVE INGULFED FIREFIGHTERS COULD NOT GO INSIDE-
WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGE- BAY SHORE FIRE CALLED NORTH FORT MYERS AND CAPE CORAL FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND WATER SUPPLY
TOOK A DEFENSIVE APPROACH 1 FIREFIGHTER TREATED BY LEE EMS FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL BEING CALLED TO SCENE TO PERFORM FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
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surrentily one subject in for questioning
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PLENTY OF STAR POWER FOR TEAM USA THIS MORNING.
HERE ARE THE HEADLINES FROM DAY 4 AT THE LONDON GAMES.
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THE U-S WOMEN'S GYMASTICS TEAM VAULTED PAST THE FIELD CAPTURING THE WOMEN'S TEAM GOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS.
MEANTIME--
AMERICAN SWIMMER MICHAEL PHELPS IS NOW THE MOST-DECORATED OLYMPIAN OF ALL-TIME.
PHELPS ADDED CAREER MEDALS 18 AND 19. HE WON SILVER IN THE MEN'S 200 METER BUTTERFLY. JUST MISSING GOLD BY 5/100THS OF A SECOND.
HE THEN SWAM THE ANCHOR LEG FOR THE GOLD MEDAL-WINNING MEN'S 4 BY 200 METER RELAY TEAM WHICH INCLUDED TEAMMATE RYAN LOCHTE.
BUT IT WAS THE FIRST RACE THAT HAD MICHAEL'S MOM A LITTLE CONFUSED.
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mom reaction then he got second mouthed-- then her upset and clapping
DEBBIE PHELPS THOUGHT HER SON STOLE GOLD--
BUT TURNS OUT IT WAS SILVER-- AND SHE WAS TOLD IMMEDIATELY AFTER--
AFTER SAYING OH MY GOD WITH THE DISAPPOINTED LOOK ON HER FACE--
SHE STARTS CLAPPING--
BUT OF COURSE AND HOUR LATER--
HE WISH CAME TRUE.
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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.
Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.
Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.
Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.
Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.
The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.
Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.
In the Atlantic, we are watching a tropical wave located between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Showers and thunderstorms have become a bit more organized as it moves into a more favorable environment for tropical development. Thus, the National Hurricane Center has given this a medium chance for development over the next 48 hours as it moves west at 15 mph.
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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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NOW WE TURN TO A DEVELOPING MURDER CASE WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE WE BROKE THIS STORY RIGHT HERE ON NEWS TODAY.
RIGHT NOW, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WANTED IN A BRUTAL KILLING OF A THREE OAKS WOMAN.
NBC-2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE AT THE LEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER WHERE ONE SUSPECT CHARGED IN THIS CASE WILL HAVE HIS INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE.
KELLY.
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NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING IN THE CASE OF A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HER THREE OAKS HOME LAST WEEK.
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INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE BILLY RETHERFORD PLAYED A ROLE IN THE DEATH OF
DEBRA STRIANO LAST TUESDAY.
STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE THEIR HOME, AFTER RETURNING FROM A LATE NIGHT RUN TO BUY DOG FOOD.
TUESDAY, DEPUTIES ARRESTED RETHERFORD'S NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE, FOR HIS ROLE IN THE KILLING.
DEPUTIES SAY THE TWO WERE TARGETING THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED VALUABLES WERE INSIDE.
WE SPOKE WITH STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND ABOUT THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
HE ADMITS, IT'S NOT EASY MOVING FORWARD.
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Russell Myers/ Striano's Boyfriend
terrible a lot of nightmares every night for safety and experience of what I walked in on
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE RETHERFORD IS CAUGHT.
DEPUTIES WON'T SAY HOW STRIANO WAS KILLED.
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NOW WE'VE LEARNED A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR DEBBIE THIS SATURDAY AT ONE IN THE CLUB HOUSE ACROSS FROM HER THREE OAKS HOME.
AND DUSTIN JAYE WILL HAVE HIS INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE FOR THIS MURDER CHARGE AT THE LEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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A CAPE CORAL MAN WILL WAKE UP IN JAIL -- ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY-ASSAULTING A WOMAN THREE MONTHS AGO.
ALBERT BLACK JUNIOR WAS NOT ARRESTED UNTIL YESTERDAY THOUGH.
POLICE SAY HE BROKE INTO A WOMEN'S HOUSE IN FORT MYERS IN MAY, THEN SEXUALLY-ASSAULTED HER.
DETECTIVES SAY D-N-A EVIDENCE LINKS BLACK TO THE CRIME.
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DEVELOPING THIS MORNING--
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ISSUED A COURT ORDER FOR DOCUMENTS THAT LED TO NON-CITIZEN VOTERS BEING REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VOTER ROLLS.
THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS WERE THERE WHEN COLLIER COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS JENNIFER EDWARDS WAS SERVED A SUBPOENA TO HAND OVER RECORDS--
INCLUDING THE LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS, AND A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WERE REMOVED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS SUING THE STATE TO STOP THE VOTER PURGE--
ALL THIS AFTER AN NBC-2 INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED NON-CITIZENS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES.
EDWARDS SAYS SHE WILL COMPLY WITH THE SUBPOENA.
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TURNING TO OUR DECISION 2012 COVERAGE--
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY IS BACK IN BOSTON--
AFTER HIS THREE DAY FOREIGN POLICY TOUR.
AND THIS MORNING--
WE'RE LEARNING ROMNEY WILL REVEAL HIS RUNNING MATE VIA AN APP--
IT CALLED MITT'S VP AND HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISES FOLKS CAN FIND OUT WHO ROMNEY CHOOSES BEFORE THE PRESS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE.
MEANTIME-- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HEADS BACK TO THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF OHIO TODAY FOR MORE CAMPAIGNING. THEN HE'LL RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE AT 6-30 TONIGHT.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY--- CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES IS RELEASING A SWING STATE POLL ON FLORIDA, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING--
IT'S SET TO COME OUT AT 7 A-M.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BRING YOU THE RESULTS AS SOON AS WE GET THEM.
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"tax free weekend is right around the corner and going through what qualifies can be confusing. I'm NBC-2's Danielle Koleniak, we break down what counts and what doesnt this holiday weekend."
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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.
Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.
Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.
Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.
Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.
The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.
Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.
In the Atlantic, we are watching a tropical wave located between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Showers and thunderstorms have become a bit more organized as it moves into a more favorable environment for tropical development. Thus, the National Hurricane Center has given this a medium chance for development over the next 48 hours as it moves west at 15 mph.
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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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SWEEPING, NEW PROVISIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT TAKE EFFECT THIS MORNING. INCLUDING A CONTROVERSIAL MANDATE INVOLVING CONTRACEPTION.
STARTING TODAY, ALL NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS MUST PROVIDE EIGHT PREVENTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS TO WOMEN FOR FREE.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN OUR NEWSROOM WITH THE SERVICES COVERED UNDER THIS NEW PROVISION.
STACEY.
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KRISTA, CLAY, THE CHANGE TODAY IMPACTS MOST WOMEN.
NO CO-PAYS FOR BIRTH CONTROL PILLS OR YOUR YEARLY TRIP TO THE OB-GYN.
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THE LAST PASSED TWO YEARS AGO, BUT ITS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HEARING ABOUT IT NOW.
IN ADDITION TO FREE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS AND THE YEARLY VISIT TO THE DOCTOR, WOMEN WILL HAVE ACESS TO BREASTFEEDIN GSUPPLIES, COUSELING FOR STDS, HIV TESTING, AND HELP FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE.
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CERTAIN INSURANCE PLANS THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH CARE REFORM PASSED MAY HAVE "GRANDFATHERED" STATUS AND MAY BE EXEMPT FROM OFFERING THE BENEFITS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, ITS BEST TO ASK YOUR INSURANCE PROVIDER ABOUT YOUR PLAN.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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THE ORGANIZATION WILL HOLD A SIMILAR EVENT LATER TODAY, FROM 10 TO ONE AT TICE STREET AND ORTIZ AVENUE IN LEE COUNTY.
AN AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATION HIT THE STREETS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PARTNERS BY USING CONDOMS *EVERY TIME.
THE ISLAND COAST AIDS NETWORK OR "I-CAN" HELD A FREE H-I-V TESTING EVENT IN FORT MYERS TUESDAY.
A MOBILE UNIT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO TEST PEOPLE AND PROVIDE RESULTS IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
THE GROUP SAYS THEY TARGET ALL AREAS, HOPING TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROPER PROTECTION FROM S-T-D'S AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY.
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BRAND NEW VIDEO OUT OF LONDON THIS MORNING -- WHERE A SPECIAL EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO BOOST TOURISM IN LEE COUNTY.
THIS IS AN EXHIBIT SET UP BY THE FORT MYERS-BASED "ART OF THE OLYMPIANS" MUSEUM
LEE COUNTY TOURISM OFFICIALS ARE IN LONDON RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO LURE PEOPLE TO OUR PRISTINE BEACHES AND WARM WEATHER.
NANCY HAMILTON IS PAINTING A PICTURE THAT ISN'T THAT HARD TO SELL, WHEN YOUR AUDIENCE LIVES IN ONE OF THE CRUMMIEST CLIMATES ON THE PLANET.
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let us know if we can answer any questions and tell you more about our 50 miles of white sandy beaches and year round warm weather
THE LEE COUNTY VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU'S EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE EASIER BY FORT MYERS-BASED ART OF THE OLYMPIANS.
THEIR EXHIBIT THIS WEEK IN LONDON IS GETTING NATIONAL PRESS.
IN FACT, SOME TRAVEL AGENTS IN THE U-K HAVE PUT THE MUSEUM ON THE.LONG LIST OF REASONS TO VISIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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SIX PERCENT TAX- IT ADDS UP!
AND IN JUST TWO DAYS YOU CAN SAVE!
TAX FREE WEEKEND STARTS THIS FRIDAY!
WHILE IT'S PERFECT TIME TO CROSS OFF ALL THOSE ITEMS ON YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL LIST- THE TAX EXEMPT LIST. ITSELF, CAN BE CONFUSING!
ONLY NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK BREAKS DOWN THE LIST AND FINDS OUT WHAT COUNTS AND WHAT DOESN'T THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
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IF IT'S ONE THING THIS MOM OF THREE KNOWS- WHEN IT COMES TO TAX FREE WEEKEND. IT'S COMPLICATED.
"Confusing and takes time for me to.with three kids I don't have time to sit down to figure out what counts and what doesn't count."
WITH A LIST OF MORE THAN115 ITEMS, YOU CAN'T BLAME HER.
SO TISHA AND I HEADED DOWN THE ISLES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S TAX FREE AND WHAT'S NOT.
"What about this stapler?"
"I'm guessing yes because it's a school supply."
IT IS A SCHOOL SUPPLY ITEM, BUT IT'S NOT TAX EXEMPT
"It says, taxed."
"ohhh."
"Printer paper, flash drives and staplers don't make the cut, but notebooks colored pencils and calculators do. but they must be under $15."
"Gotcha. I wouldn't have known that."
"Apparel and accessories count like backpacks and purses, but they must be under $75."
BUT DONT RUSH TO GRAB ITEMS LIKE JEWLERY, UMBRELLAS, AND DUFFLE BAGS THIS WEEKEND.THOSE WILL STILL BE TAXED.
IT CAN BE CONFUSING.
"Chaos. of trying to find that one item that they need or have to have."
BUT, TISHA SAYS. IF SHE CAN SAVE SOME MONEY. GETTING HER KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL. FIGURING OUT THE TAX FREE WEEKEND MIGHT BE WORTH IT.
IN LEE COUNTY DANIELLE KOLENIAK NBC-2.,
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WE HAVE THE ENTIRE LIST ON OUT WEBSITE AT NBC-2.COM. YOU CAN FIND IT WHEN YOU CLICK THE "NEWSLINKS" TAB.
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NOW TO WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY--
THE STORY THAT HAS PEOPLE TALKING ONLINE--
AND THIS MORNING--
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL HEAD OUT TO CHICK-FIL-A'S TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESTAURANT'S CEO.
FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE HUCKABEE HAS CALLED ON SUPPORTERS OF A "TRADITIONAL" MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN TO COME OUT FOR A CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE BACKLASH AFTER CHIK FIL A'S CEO SAID THE FAST FOOD CHAIN OPPOSES SAME SEX MARRIAGE.
MEANTIME, OPPONENTS OF CHICK-FIL-A'S STANCE HAD ANNOUNCED "NATIONAL SAME-SEX KISS DAY AT CHICK-FIL-A," SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY.
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TODAY SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY OVER FROM SOME TEACHERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TEACHERS IN BOTH LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES REPORT BACK TO THE CLASSROOM THIS MORNING.
STUDENTS IN BOTH THOSE COUNTIES WILL BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM NEXT WEEK.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT YEAR ROUND SCHOOLS IN CHARLOTTE.
THEY'VE BEEN BACK SINCE EARLY JULY.
COLLIER COUNTY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HEAD BACK LATER THIS MONTH.
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YOUR FACEBOOK PHOTOS ARE ABOUT TO GET A FACELIFT.
IN THE COMING DAYS THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE WILL ROLL OUT A REVAMPED PHOTO SECTION ON YOUR PROFILE. THIS ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE TECH-CRUNCH-DOT-COM.
THE BIGGEST CHANGES YOU'LL NOTICE. FACEBOOK WILL NOW LET YOU BLOW UP YOUR FAVORITE PICS, MAKING THEM FOUR TIMES BIGGER THAN THE ORIGINAL SIZE.
YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE TAGGED PICTURES OF YOURSELF MORE EASILY ON YOUR FRIENDS PROFILES.
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TIME NOW IS--
WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF NORTH FORT MYERS--
WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT A PERSON THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIGHTING THIS HOME ON FIRE HAS BEEN RELEASED--
BUT IT'S STILL BEING CALLED SUSPICIOUS.
RIGHT NOW-- WE KNOW THAT NOBODY WAS LIVING IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OFF RICH ROAD.
ALTHOUGH--ONE FIREFIGHTER TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
THE HOME IS DESTROYED.
AND THE BLAZE IS OUT RIGHT NOW--
WE'LL GET A FIRST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE IN A LIVE REPORT AHEAD--
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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.
Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.
Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.
Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.
Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.
The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.
Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.
In the Atlantic, we are watching a tropical wave located between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Showers and thunderstorms have become a bit more organized as it moves into a more favorable environment for tropical development. Thus, the National Hurricane Center has given this a medium chance for development over the next 48 hours as it moves west at 15 mph.
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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 ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE GETTING SOME NEW DETAILS ABOUT A HOUSE FIRE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
FLAMES BROKE OUT AT THE 71-HUNDRED BLOCK OF RICH ROAD JUST HOURS AGO.
WE TURN RIGHT NOW TO NBC TWO'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK WHO'S GATHERING THE LATEST DETAILS FOR US.
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NBC TWO IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE NOW HAVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT A HOUSE FIRE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THIS WAS THE SCENE AT THE 71-HUNDRED BLOCK OF RICH ROAD JUST ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AGO.
INVESTIGATORS ARE CONSIDERING THIS FIRE SUSPCIOUS AND HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOR QUESTIONING.
WE'RE LEARNING ONE FIRE FIGHTER IS BEING TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME.
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TODAY THE MAN ON YOUR LEFT WILL FACE A LEE COUNTY JUDGE FOR HIS ROLE IN A FORT MYERS MURDER.
DUSTIN JAYE AND BILLY RETHERFORD ARE ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY KILLING A THREE OAKS WOMAN.
RETHERFORD IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.
THE BODY OF DEBRA STRIANO WAS FOUND LAST TUESDAY.
STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE THEIR HOME, AFTER RETURNING FROM A LATE NIGHT RUN TO BUY DOG FOOD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE RETHERFORD IS CAUGHT.
DEPUTIES WON'T SAY HOW STRIANO WAS KILLED.
COUNT ON NBC TWO TO BRING YOU A COMPLETE WRAP OF THAT FIRST APPEARANCE.
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TURNING NOW TO THE DREW PETERSON TRIAL--
MORE WITNESSES WILL TAKE THE STAND TODAY.
LAWYERS FOR DREW PETERSON HAVE TOLD JURORS IN ILLINOIS THAT PETERSON IS THE VICTIM OF A MEDIA FRENZY THAT BEGAN WHEN HIS FOURTH WIFE DISAPPEARED, AND CONTINUED UNTIL HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS THIRD WIFE.
BUT PROSECUTORS GAVE JURORS A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT -- OF A MAN WHO DOES WHAT HE HAS TO, INCLUDING MURDER, TO KEEP HIS EX-WIFE'S HANDS OFF HIS MONEY.
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THIS MORNING, THE COUNTRY REMEMBERS ICONIC WRITER GORE VIDAL.
A RELATIVE SAYS THE 86-YEAR-OLD PASSED AWAY IN HIS HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME FROM COMPLICATIONS OF PNEUMONIA.
VIDAL WROTE DOZENS OF NOVELS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE FIRST WITH AN OPENLY GAY CHARACTER.
HIS TONY NOMINATED PLAY, "THE BEST MAN" WAS REVIVED ON BROADWAY THIS YEAR.
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DEVELOPING THIS MORNING--
A UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO BOSTON AFTER A SUSPICIOUS ITEM WAS FOUND IN AN UNCLAIMED SEAT.
THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY.
THAT SUSPICIOUS ITEM TURNED OUT TO BE A CAMERA.
OFFICIALS X-RAYED AND INSPECTED THE DIGITAL DEVICE JUST TO BE SAFE.
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ANOTHER UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT IS BEING INSPECTED AFTER AFTER BIRD STRIKE IN DENVER--
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GAPPING HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE PLANE.
IT WAS DECENDING INTO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM DALLAS FORT WORTH WHEN IT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING.
THERE WERE 151 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
NO ONE WAS INJURED.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
TODAY'S THE DAY TO PAY THE TREASURY, BUT THE POSTAL SERVICE SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE THE CASH AND IS THUS MOVING CLOSER TO DEFAULT ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
CASH IS RUNNING LOW.
THAT LEAVES TWO LEGALLY REQUIRED PAYMENTS FOR FUTURE RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS LEFT UNPAID.
5-POINT-5 BILLION IS DUE TODAY AND ANOTHER 5-POINT-6 DUE IN SEPTEMBER.
POSTAL OFFICIALS ARE ALSO DETERMINING IF THEY NEED TO DELAY OTHER OBLIGATIONS
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING--
WOMEN'S HEALTH IS THE FOCUS OF EIGHT NEW PROVISIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THAT TAKE EFFECT TODAY.
INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. NOT EVEN A CO-PAY.
THE PROVISION THAT MANDATES COVERAGE FOR CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES ALSO KICKS IN WEDNESDAY. AND THAT'S ENERGIZED OPPONENTS.
MEANTIME, THE ISLAND COAST AIDS NETWORK OR "ICAN" IS HOLDING A FREE H-I-V TESTING EVENT IN FORT MYERS TODAY.
THEY'RE ALSO OFFERING FREE CONDOMS.
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DAY FIVE IN LONDON BRINGS REDEMPTION FOR A PAIR OF U-S GYMNASTS.
IT'S TIME FOR THE FINALS OF THE MEN'S ALL-AROUND COMPETITION.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE U-S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.
TEAM USA WILL FACE TURKEY TODAY.
ALSO, MISSY FRANKLIN LEADS THE LIST OF U-S SWIMMERS CHASING AFTER MORE MEDALS TODAY.
QUEENS OF THE SAND, MISTY MAY-TREANOR AND KERRI WALSH JENNINGS, ARE EYEING A GOLDEN THREE-PEAT IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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