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TOP LINE: DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW

SLUG: Tropical Storm Ernesto

TOP LINE: HAPPENING TODAY

SLUG: Tax-Free Holiday

TOP LINE: NEW THIS MORNING

SLUG: Gabby in Gold

RIGHT NOW ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY:

TRACKING ERNESTO--

THIS NEW TROPICAL STORM IS SWIRLING IN THE ATLANTIC--

WHERE IT'S HEADED THIS MORNING--

PLUS, SCHOOL SAVINGS.

TAX FREE WEEKEND IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY--

AND NBC-2 UNCOVERS ALL THE STEALS AND DEALS FOR YOUR STUDENT.

AND GABBY IN GOLD--

THE TEEN BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE US GYMNASTICS ALL AROUND COMPETITION--

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2-SHOT-TRX-ANIBOX

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--

IT'S AUGUST 4TH.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

WE'LL GET TO THOSE OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS IN JUST A MOMENT--

BUT FIRST-- TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS CHURNING IN THE ATLANTIC.

RIGHT NOW NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING THE STORM FROM OUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER THIS MORNING--

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX CTR

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

TRAFFIC ALERT-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

GABBY DOUGLAS-TRX-NATSVOTOPS

flip music and smile

GOLDEN GABBY--

THE 16 YEAR OLD AMERICAN GYMNAST NOW HAS A PAIR OF GOLD MEDALS.

LAST NIGHT-- GABBY DOUGLAS WON THE WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND TITLE. BECOMING THE THIRD STRAIGHT AMERICAN TO DO SO.

GABBY DOUGLAS-2SHOT

THIS MORNING GABBY WILL BE ON THE TODAY SHOW--

HER TEAMMATE AND US TEAM CAPTAIN ALY RAISMAN TIED FOR THE BRONZE BUT LOST A TIEBREAKER AND HAD TO SETTLE FOR FOURTH PLACE.

THE TWO SUPPORTED EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT--

GABBY'S ENERGY AND GREAT SMILE WERE CONTAGIOUS--

SHE'S NOW ONLY THE 4TH AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN THE ALL-AROUND.

GABBY DOUGLAS-SOTVO

"It feels amazing to be called the Olympic champion and so much hard work and effort and passion and determination in the gym, every day, you have to push it every day, it definitely feels amazing,

AND IN THE POOL--

MICHAEL PHELPS WON HIS 20TH CAREER MEDAL.A GOLD IN THE MEN'S 100 METER BUTTERFLY. FRIEND, TEAMMATE AND RIVAL RYAN LOCHTE TOOK THE SILVER.

LOCHTE WILL JOIN GABBY ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING--

JOBS REPORT-2SHOT-TRX-BOXES

THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS RELEASED TODAY. AND IT'S EXPECTED TO BE SO-SO - WITH ABOUT 100,000 NEW JOBS ADDED.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS *STUCK AT 8 POINT 2 PERCENT. AND THAT'S A POINT OF CONCERN ON MAIN STREET - AND THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

TO GIVE US A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TODAY--

JOBS REPORT-NEWSROOM

THERE ARE ONLY 3 MORE REPORTS BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, AND ALOT OF PEOPLE THIS MORNING BELIEVE THE RACE WILL COME DOWN TO THE ECONOMY.

JOBS REPORT-SOTVO

Presidential Candidate:22-:27

"The middle class is hurting. I'm going to change that and get more jobs and more take-home pay."

"We've been able to create four and a half million jobs and half a million jobs in manufacturing, and we've saved an auto industry."

NUMBERS SHOW WEAK HIRING FOR 3 STRAIGHT MONTHS. EARLY INDICATORS SHOW, A HUNDRED THOUSAND JOBS CREATED FOR THE MONTH, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EFFECTIVELY UNCHANGED.

JOBS REPORT-NEWSROOM

THE REPORT IS SET TO COME OUT AT 8-30 THIS MORNING-

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO HAVE THOSE FULL RESULTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE RELEASED.

TAX FREE-TRX-VO-BNR

IF YOU WANT TO SAVE SIX PERCENT TAX FOR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING--

NOW'S THE TIME.

TAX FREE WEEKEND KICKED OFF AT MIDNIGHT--

IT INCLUDES ITEMS LIKE CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND SOME ACCESSORIES 75-DOLLARS OR LESS AND CERTAIN SCHOOL SUPPLIES PRICED AT 15 DOLLARS OR LESS.

CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-2SHOT-VO

THIS MORNING-- PROTESTORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT IN FRONT OF CHICK FILA'S NATIONWIDE TO PROTEST THE COMPANY'S CEO STANCE ON SAM SEX MARRIAGE.

GLAAD--

THE GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE IS URGING FOLKS TO GO TO THE RESTAURANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAME SEX KISS IN.

STRIANO SEARCH-2 SS VO

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 HIDING OUT.

DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS SEARCHED TWO PLACES IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES AREA OF NORTH FORT MYERS THURSDAY, AFTER GETTING TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC.

SUNCOAST MURDER ARREST-SSTOPS

AN ARREST THIS MORNING IN A MURDER DEPUTIES SAY WAS FUELED BY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

KORTNE STURGIS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING STEVEN RIGGS IN JULY -- AFTER THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AT A PARTY IN SUNCOAST ESTATES.

LEROY TAYLOR JR IN COURT-VO

AS PROMISED--

NBC-2 CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS A CAPE CORAL MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS 91 YEAR OLD FATHER- WENT BEFORE A JUDGE.

LEROY TAYLOR JUNIOR IS IN LEE COUNTY JAIL ON A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.

A JUDGE ORDERED HIM HELD ON NO BOND YESTERDAY AND SET HIS NEXT COURT DATE FOR SEPTEMBER.

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARRESTED TAYLOR WEDNESDAY--

ANTONIO THOMAS INDICTED-VOTOPS-SS

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WILL HAVE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY-- AFTER A JUDGE GRANTED A POSTPONEMENT--

ANTONIO THOMAS IS BEING HELD ON NO BOND AFTER APPEARING IN LEE COUNTY COURT THURSDAY MORNING-

THE JUDGE POSTPONED THE FIRST APPEARANCE WHILE THOMAS READS AN INDICTMENT FROM A GRAND JURY.

HE'S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING OF 61 YEAR OLD PHYLLIS STEIN OF CAPE CORAL -

EARLY VOTING TOM-TRX-SS-SS

STARTING TOMORROW--

VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

IN LEE COUNTY-- YOU CAN VOTE WEEKDAYS FROM 10 IN THE MORNING UNTIL SIX AT NIGHT--

WHILE ON THE WEEKEND IT GOES FROM 9 TO FIVE.

AND IN CHARLOTTE YOU CAN VOTE WEEKDAYS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TO OBAMA-2SHOT-SOTVO

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS A SIMPLE WISH FOR HIS UPCOMING 51ST BIRTHDAY:

FLORIDA'S 29 ELECTORAL VOTES.

SUPPORTERS IN ORLANDO SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO OBAMA DURING A CAMPAIGN RALLY ON YESTERDAY, AN EARLY NOD TO HIS BIRTHDAY ON TOMORROW.

--SOT --

Obama: Thank you, it's true that I'm going to be. What am I going to be? I'm going to be 51 on Saturday. 51. But Michelle says I look 50.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK ONE 6:09:48

HIT TIME 6:09:48

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

In our local weather, it is another warm and muggy morning. The set up for today is similar to the past few days. We will have plenty of sunshine all day. There will be isolated storms forming in the late afternoon and evening. Those will be mainly in the inland areas, but the ones that do form will be strong. High temperatures are headed into the lower 90s this afternoon, but humidity will send the heat index soaring to near 100 degrees. Through the next few days, tropical moisture will be feeding into Southwest Florida giving us higher rain chances for everywhere in Southwest Florida through the weekend and into the beginning of the week. Temperatures will stay in the lower 90s for highs and mid and upper 70s for lows.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC ALERT BILLBOARD-CLIP

THE BIG LATCH ON-2SHOT-VO

LOOKING AHEAD THIS MORNING… IT'S A PRETTY INTERESTING WAY TO PROMOTE BREAST FEEDING.

STARTING AT 10:30 THIS MORNING. THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANS TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN BREAKING A WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST NURSING CHILDREN LATCHED ON TO MOTHERS.

WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO 6 DIFFERENT WIC OFFICES THROUGHOUT LEE AND HENDRY COUNTIES.

THE BIG LATCH ON WORLD RECORD, SET IN 2011, WAS 5 THOUSAND 6 HUNDRED 87.

PACKAGED SALAD RECALL-TRX-CG

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING--

A LYSTERIA OUTBREAK IS NOW BEING LINKED TO BOTH CANTALOUPES AND SALAD--

SO CHECK YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

MORE THAN 200 THOUSAND CANTALOUPES ARE BEING PULLED FROM SHELVES IN 10 STATES AFTER UNSANITARY CONDITIONS WERE FOUND IN A NORTH CAROLINA PACKING SHED.

"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".

EBOLA OUTBREAK-VOTOPS

OFFICIALS AT A UGANDA TASK FORCE MEETING GREETED EACH OTHER BY BUMPING ELBOWS OUT OF FEAR OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK THAT SO FAR HAS CLAIMED 16 LIVES.

WHILE THE DISEASE IS MOST LIKELY SPREAD BY CONTACT WITH BLOOD, THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT HAS CALLED FOR A BAN ON HANDSHAKES AND KISSING.

EBOLA IS A VIRAL INFECTION THAT CAUSES A FEVER, BODY ACHES, RASH AND CAN SOMETIMES PROGRESS TO BLEEDING.

ASPIRING ATHLETES-TRX-VO

A FORT MYERS BASED NON-PROFIT IS PLAYING A ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASPIRING ATHLETE AND ARTISTS.

ART OF THE OLYMPIANS HAS AN EXHIBIT IN LONDON THIS WEEK.AND ALONGSIDE THE WORK OF FORMER OLYMPIANS.ARE PIECES BY DOZENS OF TEENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ALSO HAVE A TALENT FOR BOTH ART AND ATHLETICS.

ASPIRING ATHLETES-SOTVO

i've been shy and timid for the first bit and i've been walking around and meeting these new people opened my eyes to the leadership I could be

TEASE TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT-LIVE

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS --

IT'S ALL EYES ON LONDON TODAY

IT'S FIXING TO BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAY AT OLYMPIC PARK AS MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL VISIT AHEAD OF TRACK AND FIELD KICKING OFF IN THE MAIN STADIUM.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SS BUMP TO BREAK

BUT IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

BREAK TWO 6:18:05

HIT TIME 6:18:05AM

LIVE FROM LONDON OLYMPICS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE FROM THE OLYMPICS-LIVE TOPS-BOXES

WE'RE NOW ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN LONDON. AND SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING COMPETITION BEGINS TODAY.

LIVE FROM THE OLYMPICS-SAT LIVE

LIVE FROM THE OLYMPICS-PKG

BACK AT OLYMPIC STADIUM TODAY. WHERE THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS HELD. THE WORLD'S FASTEST RUNNERS AND JUMPERS COMPETE:

SPRINTS. DISTANCE RUNNING. THROWING. HURDLES. LONG JUMP. SHOTPUT.

NEXT DOOR AT THE AQUATICS CENTER. MICHAEL PHELPS SWIMS HIS LAST OLYMPIC RACE TODAY. AFTER WINNING GOLD/i IN THE INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.

HE'S RETIRING:

sot - Phelps

"It's going to be fun to watch these guys over the next four years, you know, to see sort of, you know where they continue to take the sport."

GUYS LIKE TEAMMATE RYAN LOCHTE. LOCHTE LOST TO PHELPS LAST NIGHT, BUT STILL EARNED SILVER AND BRONZE.

sot - Lochte

"I can't be too diappointed because I am coming home to my country with five Olympic medals, so I'm pretty happy."

FOUR MORE MEDALS ARE AWARDED TODAY AT THE POOL. BUT TYLER CLARY'S DONE -- READY FOR A BREAK AFTER HIS GOLD MEDAL FINISH:

sot - Clary

"The race hurt a lot! "

GYMNASTS GET A BREAK. TILL SUNDAY. WITH MUCH ATTENTION ON NEWLY-CROWNED ALL-AROUND CHAMPION, GABRIELLE DOUGLAS.

SHE OVERCAME NERVES BY PRETENDING LAST NIGHT'S FINAL WAS. NO BIG DEAL:

sot - Douglas

"I just wanted to go out there and treat it like trials."

TODAY'S THE LAST JUDO COMPETITION - YESTERDAY, THE U-S WON GOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER:

sot - Harrison

"It weighs as much as my dreams.

ROWING WRAPS UP TOMORROW. AFTER AN EMOTIONAL WIN FOR THE WOMENS TEAM:

sot - Lofgren

"I was sobbing like a baby on the dock."

LIVE FROM THE OLYMPICS-SATLIVE-BOXES

AND NOW. THREE BOXING JUDGES ARE OUT. TWO OF THEM PERMANENTLY. OLYMPIC OFFICIALS SAY THEY MADE BAD CALLS AND ONE BROKE CONDUCT RULES.

DAVE WAGNER NBC NEWS LONDON

OLYMPIC HEADPHONES-2SHOT-VO

EVER WONDER WHAT MUSIC YOUR FAVORITE ATHLETE IS LISTENING TO BEFORE THEIR BIG COMPETITION?

WE HAVE A RUNDOWN OF SOME OF THOSE ARTISTS-- THAT PUMP THEM UP.

FOR MICHAEL PHELPS IT'S AFROJACK --

BUT SOME OTHER TOP ARTISTS INCLUDE:

MILEY CRYUS, KANNYE WEST, AND JAY-Z.

SOCCER PLAYERS ADMIT TO JAMMING OUT TO HIP HOP FAVORITES--

WHATS IN A SCRUNCHIE-2SHOT 22 (2)

FROM SONGS TO SCRUNCHIES

THE 80'S HAIR TIE SEEMS TO HAVE ENDURED IN THE GYMNASTIC WORLD EVEN AS IT HAS BEEN MOSTLY ABANDONED BY THE MASSES.

WHEN THE U.S. WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM TOOK THE GOLD IN LONDON,

2 OF THE 7 TEAM MEMBERS WERE SPORTING SCRUNCHIES.

THIS IS KYLA ROSS

AND CHECK OUT MCKAYLA MARONEY--

CROSS TALK 4 SHOT-4-SHOT

PRIMTIME TONIGHT-4SHOT-SS (2)

AND LOOKING AHEAD TO DAY SEVEN OF OUR NBC NON-STOP OLYMPIC COVERAGE--

MICHAEL PHELPS. IS BACK IN THE WATER IN PURSUIT OF HIS 21ST CAREER OLYMPIC MEDAL IN THE FINALS OF THE MEN'S 100 METER BUTTERFLY.

A MEMORABLE WIN IN BEIJING OVER SERBIA'S MILORAD CAVIC BY JUST POINT OH ONE SECONDS - A MARGIN UNDETECTABLE TO THE NAKED EYE.

MEDAL BOARD-CGTOPS

AND A LOOK AT THE MEDAL STANDING THIS MORNING--

THE U-S PULLS AHEAD WITH 37 TOTAL MEDALS--

CHINA IN SECOND WITH 34--

WHILE JAPAN SITS IN THIRD WITH 19.

FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

AND ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING WE WANT TO SAY A QUICK HELLO TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.

THIS IS OF JENNIFER LYNN TREJO OF NAPLES

THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.

BREAK THREE 6:27:03 AM

HIT TIME 6:27:03

HL1) TAX FREE HOLIDAY-TRX-VOTOPS

SCHOOL SAVINGS.

TAX FREE WEEKEND IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY--

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-TRX-VOTOPS

CHICK-FIL-A SUPPORTERS CAME OUT IN DROVES FOR APPRECIATION DAY.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT-ANIBOX

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--

IT'S AUGUST 3RD.

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS CHURNING IN THE ATLANTIC.

RIGHT NOW NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS TRACKING THE STORM FROM OUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER THIS MORNING--

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

In our local weather, it is another warm and muggy morning. The set up for today is similar to the past few days. We will have plenty of sunshine all day. There will be isolated storms forming in the late afternoon and evening. Those will be mainly in the inland areas, but the ones that do form will be strong. High temperatures are headed into the lower 90s this afternoon, but humidity will send the heat index soaring to near 100 degrees. Through the next few days, tropical moisture will be feeding into Southwest Florida giving us higher rain chances for everywhere in Southwest Florida through the weekend and into the beginning of the week. Temperatures will stay in the lower 90s for highs and mid and upper 70s for lows.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

PHELPS 20 MEDALS-TRX-NASTVOTOPS-2SHOT

phelps phelps-- he's gonna win gold over lochte career olympic medal number 20

DRAMA IN THE POOL WITH THE LONG AWAITED SHOWDOWN BETWEEN MICHAEL PHELPS AND RIVAL RYAN LOCHTE IN THE 200-METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.

SWIMMING SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR THE LAST TIME IN LONDON.

PHELPS GETS THE GOLD-- LOCHTE STEALS SILVER--

THIS MORNING--LOCHTE WILL BE ON THE TODAY SHOW--

IT'S HIS 28TH BIRTHDAY TODAY AND HE REVEALED HE'LL BE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS AGAIN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW.

PHELPS 20 MEDALS-SOTVO

"Obviously over the last four years, Ryan has made a lot of improvements both in and out of the pool and that's what's made him a better swimmer. For me, it's going to be fun to able to watch what these guys do over the next four years."

GABBY WINS GOLD-VOTOPS

GOLDEN GABBY--

THE 16 YEAR OLD AMERICAN GYMNAST NOW HAS A PAIR OF GOLD MEDALS.

LAST NIGHT-- GABBY DOUGLAS WON THE WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND TITLE. BECOMING THE THIRD STRAIGHT AMERICAN TO DO SO.

DOUGLAS LED THE ENTIRE WAY, AND FINISHED WITH AN ELECTRIC ROUTINE ON THE FLOOR EXERCISE.

JOBS REPORT-TRX-VO

HAPPENING TODAY--

JULY'S JOB REPORT WILL BE RELEASED.AS SOME ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING.IT WILL SHOW SOME 100-THOUSAND NEW JOBS ADDED.

EVEN IF THAT'S THE CASE--IT WON'T BE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE 8 POINT 2 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-newsroom

CHICK-FIL-A expected to BE GROUND ZERO IN THE CULTURE WARS TODAY.

THE RESTAURANT CHAIN SET A SALES RECORD ON WEDNESDAY THANKS TO A NATION-WIDE

"BUY-COTT" IN SUPPORT OF ITS PRESIDENT'S OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

TODAY, A NATIONWIDE *PROTEST* IS IN THE WORKS.

CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-NEWSROOM

THE STORY RAISES A LOT OF EMOTION FOR PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.

CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-VO

GAY RIGHTS ADVOCATES ARE CALLING FOR A BOYCOTT OF THE

RESTAURANT AFTER THE PRESIDENT OF CHICK FIL-A SAID HE SUPPORTS MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMEN.

EARLIER IN THE WEEK, PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THAT VIEW LINED UP OUTSIDE OF RESTAURANTS TO SHOW SUPPORT.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE COLONIAL AND SIX MILE CYPRESS IN FORT MEYRS.

CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-NEWSROOM

CHICK-FIL-A SAYS THE COMPANY HAS ALWAYS BEEN UPFRONT ABOUT ITS CORE VALUIES. THE COMPANY'S FOUNDER USES BIBLICALLY-BASED PRINCIPLES TO MANAGE THE BUSINESS AND CLOSES ON SUNDAYS SO EMPLOYESS ARE ABLE TO WORSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH,

ATM SKIMMER-OC-SS

A FRAUD ALERT FOR ANYONE WHO'S STOPPED BY AN A-T-M ON MARCO ISLAND RECENTLY:

POLICE THINK CROOKS PUT A "SKIMMER" ON AN A-T-M SOMETIME BETWEEN JUNE SIXTH AND JUNE NINTH.

VICTIMS STARTED NOTICING UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWLS SUNDAY.

LCSO PROSTITUTION STING-VO

DEPUTIES HIT THE STREETS AND THE WEB TO TACKLE PROSTITUTION.

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES DROVE ALL OVER LEE COUNTY, POSING AS JOHNS WEDNESDAY.

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.

WENDY CAR JACKING-VO

RIGHT NOW--

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO CROOKS WHO DROVE OFF WITH A WOMAN'S CAR AS SHE WAS WAITING IN THE 'DRIVE' THRU AT A LOCAL WENDY'S.

IT HAPPENED AT THE RESTAURANT ON US-41 SOUTH OF BOY SCOUT THURSDAY.

DEPUTIES SAY A MASKED MAN WEARING A HOODED SWEATSHIRT APPROACHED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR.

THE OTHER WALKED UP TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.

THE MEN OPENED THE DOORS AND THE WOMAN RAN OUT SCREAMING "THEY STOLE MY CAR"

THE MEN WERE NOT ARMED.

ILLINOIS BUS ACCIDENT-TRX-VO

THIS MORNING INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH OF A DOUBLE DECKER BUS--KILLING ONE PERSON.

A PACKED MEGABUS SLAMMED INTO AN ILLINOIS INTERSTATE BRIDGE SUPPORT PILLAR THURSDAY, HURTLING SCREAMING PASSENGERS FROM THEIR SEATS KILLING ONE PERSON AND MORE THAN THREE DOZEN INJURED.

THE BUS WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN CHICAGO AND KANSAS CITY.

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 18 AMBULANCES AND THREE MEDIVAC HELICOPTERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.

DROUGHT REPORT-TRX-VO

THIS WEEK'S DROUGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE U-S CONTINUES AS AREAS BAKE IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN.

THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER SHOWS EXTREME DRYNESS IN THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST.

SOME OF THE WORST CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND IN KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA.

EARLY VOTING TOM-TRX-SS-SS

STARTING TOMORROW--

VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

IN LEE COUNTY-- YOU CAN VOTE WEEKDAYS FROM 10 IN THE MORNING UNTIL SIX AT NIGHT--

WHILE ON THE WEEKEND IT GOES FROM 9 TO FIVE.

AND IN CHARLOTTE YOU CAN VOTE WEEKDAYS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.

FIRST ALERT DOPPLER TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 6:38:53 AM

HIT TIME 6:38:53

IPHONE SCREEN-2SHOT-VO

IT LOOKS LIKE APPLE IS GETTING CLOSER TO UNVEILING ITS NEWEST iPHONE.

REUTERS REPORTS THAT SHARP WILL START SHIPPING SCREENS FOR THE iPHONE 5 THIS MONTH.

SHARP IS ONE OF THREE COMPANIES EXPECTED TO BUILD THE SCREENS.

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

In our local weather, it is another warm and muggy morning. The set up for today is similar to the past few days. We will have plenty of sunshine all day. There will be isolated storms forming in the late afternoon and evening. Those will be mainly in the inland areas, but the ones that do form will be strong. High temperatures are headed into the lower 90s this afternoon, but humidity will send the heat index soaring to near 100 degrees. Through the next few days, tropical moisture will be feeding into Southwest Florida giving us higher rain chances for everywhere in Southwest Florida through the weekend and into the beginning of the week. Temperatures will stay in the lower 90s for highs and mid and upper 70s for lows.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

NFM ROAD REPAIRS-VO

A NORTH FORT MYERS ROAD IS GETTING A MUCH NEEDED FIX --

FOR TWO WEEKS CLARY'S SITEWORK AND DEVELOPMENT HAS REPLACED CULVERT PIPES, DUG DITCHES AND BROUGHT IN DIRT.

CREATING AN AREA FOR WATER TO DRAIN SO IT DOESN'T POT HOLE.

THE PROJECT MANAGER TELLS US THEY WORK ON THE ROADS AS MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NFM ROAD REPAIRS-SOTVO

38:44 help to everyones cars and whatnot esp older vehicles we have. 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

BACK TO SCHOOL DAY THREE-2SHOT-TRX

IT'S OFFICIAL. TAX FREE WEEKEND STARTS TODAY!

AND WHILE YOU WILL SAVE 6 PERCENT ON MANY BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS ALL WEEKEND LONG, RETAILERS ARE FIGHTING FOR YOUR DOLLAR.

ONLY NBC-2' JOE ROETZ IS LIVE AT OFFICE MAX IN ESTERO THIS MORNING WITH THE SCOOP ON THE DOOR BUSTER DEALS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND!

BACK TO SCHOOL DAY THREE-LIVE REM

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME IS EXPENSIVE.

THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION FOUND THAT FAMILIES WILL SPEND 688-DOLLARS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING THIS YEAR.

BACK TO SCHOOL DAY THREE-PKG

TAKE PKG

GETTING THE MOST.

"It seems to be getting bigger and bigger."

OF YOUR BUCK.

"The list seems to be getting bigger and bigger."

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME IS EXPENSIVE

"I've spent over three hundred dollars on supplies and clothes so far and we're not done yet."

BUT IF YOU SHOP AROUND THIS WEEKEND. YOU CAN SAVE.A LOT

WE SEARCHED OUT THE FOUR TOP BACK TO SCHOOL RETAILERS TO FIND YOU THE BEST DEALS THIS TAX FREE HOLIDAY WEEK.

FIRST UP.

TARGET.

TODAY AND TOMORROW SNATCH DENIM JEANS FOR JUST 12 BUCKS.

AND THE FAMOUS BOYS' GRAPHIC TEES- 6 BUCKS.

"The funny cartoony ones. Those are always fun."

WALMART HAS SOME GREAT BUYS ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES.,

--AN ENTIRE AREA OF ITEMS ARE 88 CENTS OR LESS.

LIKE THESE GEL PENS ,

NAT BREAK

AND THESE CRAYONS.

"Here's 24."

THEY'RE JUST 50 CENTS.

IF YOU WANT KEEP USING POCKET CHANGE- HEAD TO STAPLES TOO.

"Items like these folders and tissues are practically a steal. Now through the fourth you can get them for just a cent each."

THEY ALSO HAVE A BINDER BUY-BACK SPECIAL.

"These bad boys are expensive."

BRING IN ANY OLD BINDER, ANY CONDITION,. AND INSTANTLY GET TWO DOLLARS OFF ANY BINDER AT STAPLES.

UNTIL SATURDAY, THIS BINDER IS JUST A BUCK-- MEANING YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY ON THE TRADE.

"Who would pass that up?!'

TURNING BACK TO SCHOOL TIME FOR THIS STUDENT. FROM EXPENSIVE TO A STEEL.

BACK TO SCHOOL DAY THREE-LIVE REM

TALK ABOUT PENNY BACKPACK DEAL AT OFFICE MAX

BASEBALL BARD DISCOVERY-SS

A REAL HIDDEN TREASURE.

CENTURY-OLD BASEBALL CARDS FOUND IN AN OHIO ATTIC HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION FOR MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN AN ONLINE AUCTION.

FAMILY MEMBERS CLEANING OUT THEIR GRANDFATHER'S ATTIC EARLIER THIS YEAR CAME ACROSS WHAT EXPERTS SAY IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FINDS IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS CARD COLLECTING.

THE 37 CARDS ARE FROM A RARE SERIES ISSUED AROUND 1910 THAT WAS GIVEN OUT WITH CANDY.

UMP THROWS OUT INTERN-2SHOT-SOTVO

THIS NEXT STORY IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS MORNING.

COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATES TO BE THROWN OUT OF A BASEBALL GAME.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GUY IN CHARGE OF PLAYING MUSIC.

youre out of here WIPE -- derek dye was just ejected from the game, derek dye was just ejected from the game, that's awesome. awesome.

THAT'S RIGHT, THE UMPIRE EJECTED THE SOUND GUY.

THIS WAS AT A MINOR LEAGUE GAME IN DAYTONA.

THE D-J,

DEREK DYE,

PLAYED THE SONG "THREE BLIND MICE" FOLLOWING A QUESTIONABLE CALL.

SURPRISE AT SEA WORLD-2SHOT-SOTVO

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.

TAN MOM NOT TAN-2SHOT-SS

SHE SPARKED HEADLINES BEING DEEMED THE "TAN MOM".

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MONTH WITHOUT TANNING MAKES.

CHECK OUT PATRICIA KRENTCIL NOW.

SHE REVEALED HER NEW LIGHTER LOOKS AFTER BEING OFFERED A PHOTO SHOOT BY IN TOUCH MAGAZINE IF SHE WENT A MONTH WITHOUT ANY SUN OR TANNING-BED TIME.

COVERAGE PROMISE-2SHOT-OMNI

TIME NOW IS--

JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.

PLUS-- WE'LL GET A CHECK ON TROPICAL STROM ERNESTO CHURNING IN THE ATLANTIC--

BREAK FIVE 6:49:12 AM

HIT TIME 6:49:12 AM

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

In our local weather, it is another warm and muggy morning. The set up for today is similar to the past few days. We will have plenty of sunshine all day. There will be isolated storms forming in the late afternoon and evening. Those will be mainly in the inland areas, but the ones that do form will be strong. High temperatures are headed into the lower 90s this afternoon, but humidity will send the heat index soaring to near 100 degrees. Through the next few days, tropical moisture will be feeding into Southwest Florida giving us higher rain chances for everywhere in Southwest Florida through the weekend and into the beginning of the week. Temperatures will stay in the lower 90s for highs and mid and upper 70s for lows.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-BNR SOTTOPS

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS CHICK FILA CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

IF YOU GO TO CHICK FILET YOU MIGHT BE IN STORE FOR MUCH MORE THAN A CHICKEN SANDWICH.

ACTIVISTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE PLANNING A NATIONAL "KISS IN" AT CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANTS TODAY TO PROTEST THE OWNERS' POSITION AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE.

SO SAME SEX COUPLES WILL BE KISSING AT THE FAST FOOD CHAIN AND THEN POSTING THE PICS ON FACEBOOK.

TS LATCH ON TODAY-VOTOPS

STARTING AT 10:30 THIS MORNING. THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN BREAKING A BREAST FEEDING WORLD RECORD.

WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO 6 DIFFERENT WIC OFFICES THROUGHOUT LEE AND HENDRY COUNTIES.

TS SALAD RECALL-CGTOPS

A LYSTERIA OUTBREAK IS NOW BEING LINKED TO BOTH CANTALOUPES AND SALAD--

MORE THAN 200 THOUSAND CANTALOUPES ARE BEING PULLED FROM SHELVES IN 10 STATES AFTER UNSANITARY CONDITIONS WERE FOUND IN A NORTH CAROLINA PACKING SHED.

"GARDEN FRESH FOODS" IS PULLING NEARLY SEVEN TONS OF PACKAGED PASTA SALADS AND CHICKEN SALADS. WE'VE PUT ALL THE PRODUCT INFO ON OUR WEBSITE NBCC-2 DOT COM.

TS ROAD REPAIRS-VOTOPS

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 MASSIVE CRATERS IN THE ROAD.

FOR TWO WEEKS WORKERS HAVE REPLACED CULVERT PIPES, DUG DITCHES AND BROUGHT IN DIRT.

TS WENDYS CARJACKING-VOTOPS

A FORT MYERS WOMAN IS CARJACKED WHILE WAITING FOR HER FAST FOOD.

NOW DEPUTIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR THE SUSPECT.

IT HAPPENED AT THE WENDY'S ON U-S 41 SOUTH OF PAGE FIELD.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE WHEN TWO MEN WEARING MASKS RUSHED UP.

THEY OPENED THE CAR DOORS.

SHE HOPPED OUT SCREAMING.

THEY STOLE THE CAR.

DEPUTIES FOUND THE CAR.

TS SUNCOAST ARREST-SSTOPS

AN ARREST THIS MORNING IN A MURDER DEPUTIES SAY WAS FUELED BY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

KORTNE STURGIS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING STEVEN RIGGS IN JULY -- AFTER THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AT A PARTY IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES COMMUNITY OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

TS EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS

EARLY VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW. IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

ELECTION WORKERS IN LEE COUNTY TESTED THE MACHINES IN PREPARATION.

EARLY VOTING STARTED MONDAY IN COLLIER COUNTY

THIS WEEK MORE THAN 34-HUNDRED PEOPLE CASTED THEIR VOTE.

EARLY VOTING IN COLLIER RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.

TS JOBS REPORT-VOTOPS

ARE THINGS GETTING BETTER OR WORSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY?

TODAY THE ANSWER TO THAT WILL BECOME A LITTLE CLEARER.

THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE ITS JOBS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY TODAY.

TS OLYMPICS TONIGHT-VOTOPS-SSTOPS

GYMNAST GABBY DOUGLAS CAPTURED HER SECOND GOLD MEDAL OF THE LONDON GAMES.

DOUGLAS BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN WITH HER ENERGETIC FLOOR ROUTINE.

THE AMERICANS ALSO DOMINATED IN THE WATER LAST NIGHT.

MICHAEL PHELPS GOT HIS 16TH GOLD MEDAL WITH A WIN IN THE 200-METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.

HE OUT DUELED TEAMMATE RYAN LOCHTE.

BOTH DOUGLAS AND LOCHTE WILL BE ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW LIVE FROM LONDON.

DAYPLANNER FORECAST-OMNI

FINAL TRAFFIC-TRAFFICCAM

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