NBC MIDNIGHT |
NBC MIDNIGHT |
WE'RE TRACKING TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO.
IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO BARBADOS AND THE WINDWARD ISLANDS RIGHT NOW.
SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE HAS BEEN TRACKING THE SYSTEM ALL WEEK.
HE HAS THE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORMS
The 5th storm of the season is on the map and was designated Tropical Storm Ernesto by the Hurricane Center today at 5:00 p.m. Ernesto is expected to gain strength very slowly in the short term, and could become a hurricane by Monday of next week. The storm track is not pointed at Florida, but the expected proximity of Ernesto next week would still warrant watching the track over the weekend. I encourage you to check in with the latest forecast at least once a day! It's that time of year when you can't afford to be caught off guard if things change when it comes to Tropical Storms.
In the short term, our chances for afternoon thunderstorms will increase over the next few days…and it has nothing to do with Ernesto. Another, weak, tropical wave will move toward Florida this weekend and push more tropical moisture our way. The onshore winds we have tracked this week will be held back a little and that should give us a better chance for rain near the urban corridor. Temperatures will drop into the upper 70's for several more days and recover the the 90's each afternoon. I don't see much relief in the forecast from our typical heat and humidity this time of year.
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NOW TO AN NBC 2 CRIME ALERT IN LEE COUNTY--
TWO CROOKS DROVE OFF WITH A WOMAN'S CAR AS SHE WAS WAITING IN THE 'DRIVE' THRU OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.
DEPUTIES ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR THE THIEVES.
NBC-2'S JULIAN JOHNSON SPENT THE DAY TRACKING THIS STORY AND JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST.JULIAN?
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I SPOKE BRIEFLY TO THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE WHO WAS STILL TOO SHAKEN UP TO GO ON CAMERA.
AFTER SHE WAS THE VICTIM OF A CARJACKING IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE OF A FORT MYERS WENDY'S RESTAURANT.
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THIS WENDY'S IS LOCATED ON US-41 JUST SOUTH OF BOY SCOUT.
OFFICIALS SAY A MASKED MAN WEARING A HOODED SWEATSHIRT APPROACHED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR WHILE THE OTHER WALKED UP TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.
THE MEN THEN OPENED THE CAR DOORS AND THE WOMAN RAN OUT SCREAMING "THEY STOLE MY CAR"
DEPUTIES SAY THE MEN WERE NOT ARMED.
BUT FRIGHTENED THE WOMAN ENOUGH THAT SHE HOPPED OUT.
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THERE IS A HAPPY ENDING TO THIS BIZARRE STORY.
NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE WOMAN GOT HER CAR BACK.
DEPUTIES NOW ARE WORKING TO PULL ANY EVIDENCE THEY CAN FROM THE CAR THAT COULD HELP THEM FIND THESE CRIMINALS.
IN THE NEWSROOM.
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NEW TONIGHT--
DEADLY SNAKES.WREAKING HAVOC NEAR THE HOME OF A LEHIGH ACRES MAN.
"You get in there domain and you're going to get bit."
BOB LAMBERT SAYS POISONOUS RATTLESNAKES ARE INFESTING THE WOODED AREA NEXT TO HIS HOME ON RICHMOND AVENUE-- AND HE THINKS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.
THAT LAND IS OWNED BY THE LEHIGH FIRE DISTRICT.
LAMBERT WANTS THE DISTRICT TO CLEAR THE DENSE LAND, WHICH HE SAYS WOULD GET RID OF THE SNAKES.
BUT SO FAR, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.
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"I don't know what else to do. I'll take my.45. I put my little bird shot in it. I see one come out, I'll shoot it and then throw it back to where it came from."
LAMBERT SAYS HE'S WILLING TO CLEAR THE LAND HIMSELF IF HE GETS PERMIISSION.
WE SPOKE TO A FIRE COMMISSIONER.WHO TOLD US TO CALL THE CHIEF ON FRIDAY FOR A COMMENT.
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A NORTH FORT MYERS ROAD IS GETTING A MUCH NEEDED FIX --
EVEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS SAID RESPONSE TIMES ON LAUREL LANE ARE SLOWER BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS.
BUT NOW THE ROAD IS NEARLY UNRECOGNIZEABLE.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE SAY THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE A LONG TIME COMING.
HERE'S NBC2'S SARA MILES.
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FOR NEARLY 34 YEARS ---
13:38:02 been hell driving down it 2 sec
MICHAEL ANDERSON HAS HAD QUITE THE BUMPY RIDE ON LAUREL LANE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
38:04 rough on trucks and vehicles, bad pot holes,
AND ALSO ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES-- LEAVING FIRST RESPONDERS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TO A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS ON TIME.
PERHAPS NOW A MEMORY THAT CAN SLOWLY FADE.
38:24 this was a ditch but they put a culvert pipe in and made it a drive way to help us out a bit and they are really doing a number on it:30
FOR TWO WEEKS CLARY'S SITEWORK AND DEVELOPMENT HAS REPLACED CULVERT PIPES, REGRADED SWALES AND BROUGHT IN DIRT.
WORK THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
NATS
CONTRACTED THROUGH LEE COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES, THE PROJECT MANAGER TELLS US THEY WORK ON THE ROADS AS MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE.
COMMISSIONERS PREVIOUSLY DECIDED NOT TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY - WHICH WOULD HAVE USED TAXPAYER MONEY.
38:51 wish they would it for all the roads, its a main road so we will take what we can get really. 39:00
contractors hope by improving the draining it will stop the road from flooding and keep it fairly smooth like it is now, but they hope to make it even smoother by bringing in 3 to 4 inches of lime stone rock.
42:10 long overdue but its coming along real good 2 sec
ROGER SMITH HELPED PUSH THE ISSUE TO THE COUNTY --
NOW HE'S HOPING THE PROJECT MAKES ITS WAY TO BARTHOLOMEW.
all they are doing is really a fix but we hadnt had that so we are appreciative of that.:51
IN NORTH FORT MYERS, SM, NBC 2
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SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP!
THE SALES-TAX FREE HOLIDAY IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY HERE IN FLORIDA.
ALL DAY FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.CLOTHING AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES WILL BE TAX-FREE.
BUT THERE ARE LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN BUY TAX-FREE.
NBC2'S NINA MOINI IS IN THE STUDIO WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.
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THE HOLIDAY IS THE MOST POPULAR SHOPPING TIME AFTER CHRISTMAS AND BLACK FRIDAY.
DESIGNED TO GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK ON THOSE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS.
AND JUMP-START SPENDING TO GIVE THE ECONOMY A BOOST HEADING INTO FALL.
BUT SOME RESEARCHERS SAY IT DOESN'T QUITE DELIVER.
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NATS -It's really cute and bigger
KEEPING UP WITH ALL THE KIDS WANT TAKES MORE THAN ONE DAY OF SHOPPING.
17:19:46 5
""we are looking for backpacks and shoes mostly got school supplies the other day."
KIRA LITTLE AND HER GIRLS ARE FOCUSING ON BACKPACKS TODAY.
THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN WAITING FOR THE TAX FREE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO PICK UP ALL THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS.
17:20:04 2
"I was kind of worried they'd be picked over."
THAT'S A CONCERN SOME CONSUMER WATCHDOG GROUPS ECHO.
GFX
THE TAX-FREE HOLIDAY BOASTS IT'LL BOOST THE ECONOMY BY GETTING RID OF A SIX PERCENT SALES TAX ON CLOTHING UNDER 75 DOLLARS
AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES UNDER 15 DOLLARS.
BUT NONPARTISAN GROUP TAX FOUNDATION RELEASED A REPORT THIS WEEK THAT SAYS THE HOLIDAY DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR THE ECONOMY - IT JUST CHANGES WHEN SHOPPERS SPEND.
THE REPORT CITES A 2001 CASE STUDY ON FLORIDA DURING THE 2001 HOLIDAY - WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE ESTIMATED TO SAVE 125.58 DOLLARS DURING THE HOLIDAY-
THEN - RETAILERS CHANGED BEFORE-TAX PRICES OF PROUCTS - SHAVING 20 PERCENT OF THE BENEFIT OFF CUSTOMERS POCKETBOOKS AND KEEPING IT FOR THEMSELVES.
WE CHECKED WITH LARGE RETAILERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND ASKED IF THEY JACK UP PRICES BEFORE THE HOLIDAY - TARGET AND WALMART ASSURE CUSTOMERS THERE ARE PLENTY OF GOODS TO GO AROUND AT REGULAR PRICES.
14:49:14 4 target
"We prepare two or three months previous"
AND EXPERTS ESTIMATE AN AVERAGE PARENTS WILL SPEND 688 DOLLARS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING -
SO FOR KIRA AND HER KIDS - EVERY CENT SAVED COUNTS.
17:19:55 4
"We started some haven't finished it all going to work more this weekend."
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ECONOMISTS SAY IF YOU SAVE SOME SHOPPING FOR THIS WEEKEND AND ALSO SAVE SOME FOR THE EVEN BIGGER BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES LATER THIS MONTH YOU SHOULD SEE THE BIGGEST SAVINGS.
KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT WILL STILL BE TAXED-
WE'VE GOT A LINK TO THIS WEBSITE THAT BREAKS DOWN EXACTLY WHAT COUNTS AND WHAT DOESN'T ON OUR WEBSITE. NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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WE EXPECT AN NBC 2 TRAFFIC ALERT TO CLEAR UP IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
RIGHT NOW CREWS ARE WORKING ON THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE PROJECT.
THE OVERPASS AT MCGREGOR BOULEVARD AND COLLEGE PARKWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 9 O'CLOCK.
IF YOU'RE USING THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE YOU'LL HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT FROM MCGREGOR ON THE FORT MYERS SIDE-- AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
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SOME PEOPLE IN A CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T WANT A NEW 7-11 TO GO IN NEAR THEIR HOMES.
THE PROPOSED SITE IS AT THE CORNER OF CAPE CORAL PARKWAY AND SKYLINE BOULEVARD.
THE DEVELOPERS STILL HAS TO GET THE "O-K" FROM THE CITY.
THEY NEED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO GRANT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
A VOTE IS EXPECTED ON SEPTEMBER 5TH.
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THEY'RE GONNA TAKE A CRACK AT IT.
BONITA SPRINGS CITY LEADERS HAVE APPROVED A BACKYARD "HEN PILOT PROGRAM."
IT ALLOWS 25 PEOPLE TO KEEP CHICKENS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, AS LONG AS THEY COOP THEM UP, AND OBEY THEIR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
AFTER 2 YEARS, THE CITY WILL REVIEW IT'S ORDINANCE AND DECIDE TO ALLOW HENS OR NOT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY LEGAL TO HAVE CHICKENS IF YOU LIVE ON A FARM.
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A CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL.
IT STARTED WHEN AN OFFICER GAVE 43 YEAR OLD TERRENCE RUSHING A RANDOM PAT DOWN.
RUSHING ASKED TO USE THE RESTROOM.
THE OFFICER SAYS HE SAW RUSHING STASH MARIJUANA UNDER THE SINK.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH THE DRUGS.
HE'S ON UN-PAID LEAVE.
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BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, HOLD ON A SECOND.
THERE'S A FOOD RECALL WE NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT-- REGARDING A POPULAR FOOD THAT COULD BE IN YOUR FRIDGE.
AND THE MUST-SEE VIDEO.
A CAR TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF A GIANT SINKHOLE.
WE TAKE YOU TO THE SCENE, NEXT.
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NEW RIGHT NOW--
CHECK YOUR REFRIDGERATOR.
A POPULAR SALAD IS BEING RECALLED.
"GARDEN FRESH FOODS" IS PULLING NEARLY SEVEN TONS OF PACKAGED PASTA SALADS AND CHICKEN SALADS.
THE CONCERN IS THAT THE ONIONS IN THOSE PRODUCTS MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA.
THE SALADS HAVE THE ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER "1-7-2-5-6".
IF YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT, THROW IT AWAY.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE, NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
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NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A SINKHOLE IN BROOKLYN.
CHECK IT OUT.
A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER HAD STEPPED OUT OF THEIR CAR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THIS HUGE SINKHOLE FORMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WOMAN'S CAR WAS NEARLY SWALLOWED BY THE 15 FOOT DEEP CRATER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY AN UNDERGROUND SEWER MAIN BREAK WAS THE CAUSE.
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NEW RIGHT NOW--
IT'S GOING TO BE HUUUUUGGGGE!
BILLY FUCCILLO IS OPENING ANOTHER KIA DEALERSHIP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
IT'LL BE IN PORT CHARLOTTE AT U-S 41 AND EUCLID STREET.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN JANUARY--
BUT THE SHOWROOM WON'T OPEN UNTIL EARLY 2014.
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WE'RE GETTING MORE INFORMATION TONIGHT ABOUT THAT MEGABUS CRASH IN ILLINOIS
COMING UP.WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE SCENE.AND TELL YOU WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY CAUSED THE THE DEADLY CRASH.
AND.THE PRESIDENT WAS BACK IN FLORIDA TODAY.WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT QUOTE IS GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORMS
The 5th storm of the season is on the map and was designated Tropical Storm Ernesto by the Hurricane Center today at 5:00 p.m. Ernesto is expected to gain strength very slowly in the short term, and could become a hurricane by Monday of next week. The storm track is not pointed at Florida, but the expected proximity of Ernesto next week would still warrant watching the track over the weekend. I encourage you to check in with the latest forecast at least once a day! It's that time of year when you can't afford to be caught off guard if things change when it comes to Tropical Storms.
In the short term, our chances for afternoon thunderstorms will increase over the next few days…and it has nothing to do with Ernesto. Another, weak, tropical wave will move toward Florida this weekend and push more tropical moisture our way. The onshore winds we have tracked this week will be held back a little and that should give us a better chance for rain near the urban corridor. Temperatures will drop into the upper 70's for several more days and recover the the 90's each afternoon. I don't see much relief in the forecast from our typical heat and humidity this time of year.
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FRIENDS OF A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN ARE SICK TO THEIR STOMACHS, AFTER CAPE CORAL POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN HIS DEATH.
DETECTIVES BELIEVE LEROY TAYLOR, JUNIOR KILLED HIS 91-YEAR OLD FATHER.
HE WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
2702 "you dirty scum. How could you kill your own father? Who was taking care of you!"
Lias 2900 "I'm hurting to my heart. He didn't deserve to die like that."
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND TAYLOR SENIOR DEAD IN HIS SOUTWHEST CAPE CORAL HOME LAST MONTH, COVERED IN GASOLINE.
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DEPUTIES ARE CHECKING ON TIPS, BUT A SUSPECT IN A BRUTAL MURDER IS STILL ON THE RUN.
DEBRA STRIANO DIED IN HER THREE OAKS HOME LAST TUESDAY.
DETECTIVES THINK DUSTIN JAYE, AND HIS UNCLE, BILLY RETHERFORD, JUNIOR, ROBBED HER, AND KILLED HER.
DUSTIN IS IN CUSTODY.
RETHERFORD IS A FREE MAN.
DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS SEARCHED TWO PLACES IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES AREA OF NORTH FORT MYERS THURSDAY, AFTER GETTING TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK.
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DETECTIVES STILL DON'T KNOW WHO KILLED A GOLDEN GATE MAN.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF JOSEPH GODCHARLES STARTED WEDNESDAY.
THAT'S WHEN HIS SON FOUND HIS BODY IN HIS CONDO AT THE KEY ROYAL COMMUNITY.
INVESTIGATORS FOUND A MURDER WEAPON BUT WON'T TELL US WHAT IT IS, OR HOW HE WAS KILLED.
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DEPUTIES HIT THE STREETS AND THE WEB TO TACKLE PROSTITUTION.
WEDNESDAY UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES DROVE ALL OVER LEE COUNTY, POSING AS JOHNS.
WHEN THEY FOUND WOMEN WHO THEY CLAIM OFFERED UP SEX FOR CASH, OTHER DEPUTIES CAME IN AND ARRESTED THEM ON THE SPOT.
AT THE SAME TIME, DETECTIVES HAD SET UP A STING ON THE INTERNET FOR WOMEN REPORTEDLY SELLING THEMSELVES ONLINE.
A TOTAL OF 15 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 2 REPORTED PIMPS, ALL FACE PROSTITUTION RELATED CHARGES.
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TRAGEDY ON AN INTERSTATE TRIP.
LET'S TAKE YOU TO THE SCENE OF A BUS CRASH, ON I-55, NEAR LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS.
FIRST RESPONDERS SHUT DOWN ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO RESPOND TO THE WRECK THURSDAY.
THE PACKED DOUBLE DECKER "MEGABUS" BLEW A TIRE AND SLAMMED INTO A BRIDGE SUPPORT PILLAR.
THE CRASH KILLED AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER, AND INJURED MORE THAN THREE DOZEN MORE.
THE BUS WAS GOING FROM CHICAGO TO KANSAS CITY, WITH STOPS ALONG THE WAY.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TRYING HARD TO GET FLORIDA'S SUPPORT IN DECISION 2012, AND HE'S FOCUSING ON SOMETHING OUR STATE CARES A LOT ABOUT, THE ECONOMY.
IN ORLANDO THURSDAY, HE ACCUSED MITT ROMNEY OF PROMOTING "TRICKLE-DOWN TAX CUT FAIRY DUST" THAT HE SAYS WOULD TAKE THE NATION IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
HE TOLD SUPPORTERS IT WOULD GIVE TAX CUTS TO THE WEALTHY AT THE EXPENSE OF MORE MODEST EARNERS.
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MEANTIME --
MITT ROMNEY SAYS THE PRESIDENT ISN'T HANDLING THE ECONOMY WELL AT ALL.
THURSDAY IN THE DENVER AREA, THE REPUBLICAN SHARED A REPORT CARD GIVING OBAMA POOR MARKS ON JOB CREATION, FORECLOSURES AND AMERICAN INCOMES.
ROMNEY SAYS HE CAN DO BETTER-- AND HAS PROMISED TO CREATE 12 MILLION JOBS IN HIS FIRST FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE.
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EARLY VOTING STARTS SATURDAY IN LEE COUNTY.
IF YOU KNOW WHO YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION, YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY, AND AVOID THE LINES ON THE 14TH.
THURSDAY ELECTIONS WORKERS TESTED THE ELECTRONIC MACHINES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS READY AND WORKING PROPERLY.
STATE LAW REQUIRES EACH COUNTY TO TEST A PERCENTAGE OF THE MACHINES FOR ACCURACY.
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TONIGHT.THE LAST IN OUR SERIES OF STORIES ABOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-BASED ART OF THE OLYMPIANS AND THEIR PRESENCE IN LONDON THIS WEEK.
THIS STORY.ABOUT HOW THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT IS PLAYING A ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASPIRING ATHLETE/ARTISTS.WHO MIGHT SOME DAY DISPLAY THEIR OWN WORK IN THE DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS MUSEUM.
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let's go watch volleyball.more nats of them talking
THEY LOVE SPORTS.
AND THEY LOVE.ART.
AND THEIR COMBINED SKILLS SCORED THEM A TRIP TO LONDON.WHERE THEIR OWN PIECES ARE SHOWCASED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THOSE OF FORMER OLYMPIANS.
i've been shy and timid for the first bit and i've been walking around and meeting these new people it opened my eyes to the leadership I could be
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT IT.
THINK OF IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY.
you can go back to your community at 15, 17, 35 or 50 and given back
U.S.-BASED GLOBAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT SPONSORED THE CONTEST.
1968 HIGH JUMPING GOLD MEDALIST DICK FOSBURY TOLD THE KIDS IN LONDON ABOUT THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE.
that's what's most important about becoming an olympian is that you continue to try. When you lose, you don't quit, you don't give up
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THE U-S-A MENS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THEIR LATEST GAME.
156-73 OVER NIGERIA. CARMELO ANTHONY.RECORD 37 POINTS.
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GABBY DOUGLAS.THE 16-YEAR OLD BECOME THE 4TH AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN THE ALL-AROUND. SHE'S THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO WIN THE ALL-AROUND.
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VIEWER CALLED ME EARLIER TONIGHT. ??HOW MANY MEDALS DOES MICHAEL PHELPS HAVE?? HOW MANY ARE GOLD??? THE ANSWER AFTER THURSDAY NIGHT. 20 TOTAL. 16 THAT ARE GOLD!!!!
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MICHAEL PHELPS IN LANE 3.RYAN LOCHTE RIGHT BESIDE HIM IN LANE 4.
IN THIS INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.WE GOT THE PHELPS - LOCHTE SHOW-DOWN.
PHELPS WINS THIS EVENT FOR AN OLYMPIC RECORD 3RD STRAIGHT TIME.
TAKING THE GOLD. LOCHTE.63-HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND SLOWER.WINNING THE SILVER.
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BUSY NIGHT FOR LOCHTE.
BEFORE THE 200 I-M.HE WAS IN THE FINAL OF THE 200 BACKSTROKE.
WHERE LOCHTE SWAM RIGHT NEXT TO FELLOW AMERICAN TYLER CLARY.
IT WAS CLARY THAT SET THE NEW OLYMPIC RECORD.WINNING THE GOLD.
LOCHTE GOT THE BRONZE. SO THAT'S 2 GOLD.2 SILVER AND A BRONZE FOR LOCHTE FOR THESE GAMES.
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IN THE WOMEN'S 200 METER BREAST-STROKE.
REBECCA SONE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN EVER!!!! TO BREAK THE 2-MINUTE 20-SECOND BARRIER.
WINNING THE GOLD,,,IN THIS EVENT FOR THE 2ND TIME.BUT THIS TIME IN WORLD RECORD-SETTING TIME.
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WITH THOSE GOLDS.AND THE U-S WOMENS EIGHT ROWING TEAM.KAYLA HARRISON WINNING GOLD IN WOMEN'S JUDO. THE UNITED STATES LEADS THE MEDAL COUNT GOING INTO FRIDAY.
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TEAMS HAVE TO BE IN THE TOP 10.AFTER 15 RACES.TO RACE IN THE MEDAL RACE NEXT WEDNESDAY.
MOORE AND STORCK ARE BACK ON THE WATER TOMORROW MORNING.
6 DAYS INTO COMPETITION.LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE MEDALS FOR THESE LONDON GAMES HAVE BEEN WON. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE UPDATED LEADERS IN THE MEDAL COUNT.TURN AWAY FROM THE TELE. I WILL STOP TALKING. HERE IS THE UPDATED COUNT.AS OF 6-XX EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.
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NOT A GOOD DAY FOR THE UNITED STATES SAILING TEAM OF TREVOR MOORE OF NAPLES AND ERIK STORCK OF LONG ISLAND.
THEY ENDED RACE 7 IN LAST.NOT MUCH BETTER IN THE 8TH RACE EITHER.
IT DROPS THEM OUT OF THE TOP 10 IN THE 49-ER EVENT.
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A NIGHT AFTER THE PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER AND STADIUM D-J WERE THROWN OUT OF THE STADIUM BY THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE.THE MIRACLE AND CUBS CONTINUED THEIR SERIES IN DAYTONA. FORT MYERS LOSING 8-2.
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RED SOX AND TWINS.STARTING A FOUR GAME SERIES AT FENWAY.
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THAT'S TWINS PITCHER CARL PAVANO.
THE MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER HAS NOT MADE A START SINCE JUNE 1ST BECAUSE OF A SHOULDER STRAIN.
HE'S DOWN HERE ON A RE-HAB ASSIGNMENT.
PAVANO WAS SUPPOSED TO PITCH THURSDAY FOR THE TWINS GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE TEAM TODAY.
WE ARE TOLD HE COULD START FOR THE MIRACLE SOME-TIME IN THE NEXT WEEK.
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CHANGE OF PLANS FOR THE EVERBLADES. THEY HAVE MOVED THEIR SEASON OPENER FROM SATURDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 13TH.TO THE 12TH. THE GAME WILL BE A 7-30 START. IT'S WHEN THE TEAM WILL UNVEIL THEIR KELLY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER.
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LSU IS NUMBER ONE.DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP ALABAMA 2 IN THE USA TODAY-COACHES PRE-SEASON POLL.
ALABAMA ACTUALLY HAD MORE FIRST PLACE VOTES.
THEY MET LAST JANUARY FOR THE NATIONAL TITLE.
HIGH HOPES IN TALLAHASSEE. NOLES PICKED 7TH.
SAMMY WATKINS AND CLEMSON ARE PRE-SEASON 14TH.
THE FLORIDA GATORS RANKED 23RD.
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AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO FISH IN BLIND PASS.
CREWS ARE DREDGING IN THE CHANNEL THAT SEPARATES SANIBEL FROM CAPTIVA.
THEY'RE ASKING PEOPLE WHO FISH NEARBY TO CAST FROM LAND -- NOT FROM THE WATER.
THE COUNTY IS WORRIED FISHING LINE CAN GET CAUGHT UP IN THE DREDGE'S EQUIPMENT.
DEPUTIES SAY SO FAR, PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE NEW RULE.
IF YOU GET CAUGHT, YOU'LL FACE A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.
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A GUY WHO SPOTTED A BEAR IN COLLIER COUNTY WAS GLAD HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS.
DANIEL DIX -- THE OWNER OF A café CALLED "THE BEAN OF AVE MARIA" SENT US THESE PICTURES.
HE TOOK THIS PICTURE AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE café AS HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN UP THE SHOP ONE MORNING LAST MONTH.
WILDLIFE OFFICERS TELL US THE BEAR HAS BEEN ROAMING AROUND AVE MARIA FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS LOOKING FOR FOOD.
THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TRAP IT, BUT SO FAR HE HASN'T TAKEN THE BAIT.
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A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL WAS JUST GLAD TO BE AT SEA WORLD.
THEN, HER FATHER, ARMY SPECIALIST ERIC ESPINOSA, MADE HER DAY EVEN BETTER.
we have a special surprise, clapping
THAT IS THE FIRST TIME SPECIALIST ESPINOSA HAS SEEN HIS DAUGHTER ALEXIS IN A YEAR.
HE WAS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN AS AN ARMY COMBAT ENGINEER.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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AD LIB GOODBYE 4SHOT
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