BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

NBC-2 FIRST ON SCENE OF BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

NFM SHOOTING-SSTOPS-TRX

THIS IS BILLY RETHERFORD.

HE WAS ON THE RUN, WANTED FOR MURDERING A THREE OAKS WOMAN,

AND OVERNIGHT HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

NFM SHOOTING-REM 2

NFM SHOOTING-VOTOPS-SS

NFM SHOOTING-SOTVO

NFM SHOOTING-REM 2-DBX-SS

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 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.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

BACK TO SCHOOL LEE COUNTY-OC-TRX-CG

STARTING THIS MORNING,

YOU'LL SEE MORE CARS, BUSES, AND STUDENTS ON THE STREETS IN LEE COUNTY.

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION TOO.

STUDENTS WENT BACK YESTERDAY.

CHARTER SCHOOL VOTE-VOTOPS

AND THIS MORNING, THE FATE OF TWO LEE COUNTY CHARTER SCHOOLS HAS BEEN DECIDED.

THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED LAST NIGHT TO END THE CONTRACT WITH RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY FOR ITS FORT MYERS LOCATION.

THE COMPANY'S OTHER SCHOOL, LEE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, WILL REMAIN OPEN.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-TRX-SS-SS-CG

IT'S DECISION 2012 AND THIS MORNING WE ARE NOW 89 DAYS OUT FROM ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER.

AND THE POLITICAL PUNDITS ARE PREDICTING A VERY CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA TRAVELS TO DENVER, GRAND JUNCTION AND PUEBLO, COLORADO.

MITT ROMNEY IS IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY FOR CAMPAIGN EVENTS.

A NEW QUINNIPIAC PESIDENTIAL POLL IN THE SWING STATES OF COLORADO, VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN WILL BE RELEASED LATER THIS MORNING.

SO WHEN WILL WE GET TO SEE THESE TWO DEBATE?

THE FIRST ONE IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3RD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

THE FOCUS WILL BE DOMESTIC POLICY.

University of Denver, Denver, CO- http:/debate2012.du.edu

CAPE HOME INVASION-OC-VO

THIS MORNING NBC-2 IS STAYING ON TOP OF A HOME INVASION IN CAPE CORAL.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NINE O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT, ON SHELBY PARKWAY. NEAR DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.

WE KNOW THE FORENSIC UNIT WAS ON SCENE TAKING PICTURES FOR EVIDENCE.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF ANYONE WAS HOME.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-VO-WIPE

AFTER 16 HOMICIDES IN FORT MYERS SO FAR THIS YEAR, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER EVERY VICTIM IS SOMEONE'S SON OR DAUGHTER.

SOMEONE MURDERED FLORINE POWELL'S SON LAST YEAR.

NO ONE'S BEEN CAUGHT.

LAST NIGHT DURING THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT,

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-SOTVO

FLORINE POWELL, SON KILLED

"you have people that say that they can help or they saw something and then when the police show up then all of a sudden they didn't see anything."

LOUGHNER PLEADS GUILTY-OC-TRX

THE MAN ACCUSED OF THAT DEADLY TUSCON SHOOTING MASSACRE LAST JANUARY, AVOIDS THE DEATH PENALTY.

LOUGHNER PLEADS GUILTY-NEWSROOM

GOOD MORNING.

JARED LOUGHNER PLED GUILTY TUESDAY, AND AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT HE WILL SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

LOUGHNER PLEADS GUILTY-VOTOPS

THE OUTCOME WAS WELCOMED BY SOME VICTIMS, INCLUDING GIFFORDS, AS A WAY TO AVOID A LENGHTY, TRAUMATIC TRIAL AND YEARS OF LEGAL WRANGLING.

LOUGHNER PLEADS GUILTY-NEWSROOM

THE JUDGE SAID LOUGHNER RECIEVED MONTHS OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT WHICH HELPED HIM UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES AND WHAT HE DID.

THE COURTROOM WAS PACKED WITH VICTIMS, AND LOUGHNER PARENTS SAT IN THE LAST ROW, CRYING IN COURT AS THEIR SON ADMITTED THEIR GUILT.

WISCONSIN SHOOTING LATEST-OC-TRX-VO

AUTHORITIES ARE LEARNING MORE THIS MORNING ABOUT THE MAN WHO GUNNED DOWN SIX PEOPLE AT A SIKH TEMPLE IN WISCONSIN, BEFORE POLICE KILLED HIM.

WADE MICHAEL PAGE WAS REPORTEDLY A WHITE SUPREMACIST WHO PLAYED IN A "HATE ROCK" BAND.

MARS ROVER COLORED PHOTO-TRX-SS

NEW RIGHT NOW -- THIS IS WHAT MARS LOOKS LIKE.

THE CURIOSITY ROVER SENT BACK ITS FIRST COLOR PHOTO FROM THE SURFACE OF THE RED PLANET.

THE ROVER LANDED ON MARS EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

RAISMAN WINS GOLD IN GYMNASTICS-TRX-2SH-VO

IT'S DAY TWELVE OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS AND TALK ABOUT GOING OUT WITH A BANG!

LAST NIGHT WAS THE LAST NIGHT OF GYMNASTICS AT THE LONDON GAMES.

A NIGHT THAT ALLY RAISMAN WON'T FORGET.

THE AMERICAN GYMNAST SCORED ANOTHER GOLD!

THIS TIME ON THE INDIVIDUAL FLOOR EXERCISE.

SHE ALSO GOT THE BRONZE ON THE BEAM.

LOLO JONES HEART BREAK-VOTOPS

ON THE TRACK, AMERICAN DAWN HARPER WON A SILVER IN THE WOMEN'S 100 METER HURDLES.

KELLIE WELLS WON THE BRONZE.

LOLO JONES HEART BREAK-SOT

TODAY SHOW TEASE-OC-SOT

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S BEING PLANNED FOR YOU THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW, HERE'S MATT AND SAVANNAH.

coming up wednesday here on today, a 16-year-old, american, table tennis sensation

NFM SHOOTING COVERAGE TEASE-TRX-SS-VO-SS-VO

AND NBC-2 STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

BILLY RUTHERFORD, A FUGITIVE WANTED FOR MURDER, IS SHOT AND KILLED BY DEPUTIES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH HIM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON LAUREL DRIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

RUTHERFORD WAS KILLED.

HE WAS WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF DEBBIE STRIANO OF THREE OAKS.

AND WE'VE LEARNED, JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE LOCATING RETHERFORD, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE OF ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

DETECTIVES WITH THE MAJOR CRIMES UNIT ARE INVESTIGATING THAT AS A POSSIBLE RELATED CASE.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS WITH MUSIC

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 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.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

NFM SHOOTING-TRX-2SHOT

NBC-2 FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF NORTH FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

A FUGITIVE, WANTED FOR MURDER, IS SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE.

NFM SHOOTING-SSTOPS (3)-VO-SS

OVERNIGHT, A TWO-WEEK MANHUNT FOR THE WANTED KILLER CAME TO A VIOLENT END.

A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED BILLY RETHERFORD INSIDE THE SUNCOAST ESTATES COMMUNITY, IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

RETHERFORD WAS WANTED IN THE MURDER OF 55 YEAR OLD, DEBBIE STRIANO.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE, WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN ARRESTED, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STRIANO'S DEATH.

SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT TOLD US EARLY THIS MORNING, THAT THE U-S MARSHAL'S FLORIDA REGIONAL FUGITIVE TASK FORCE WENT TO SERVE A WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE IN THE SUNCOAST COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHEN A SHOOTOUT ERUPTED BETWEEN THE TASK FORCE AND RETHERFORD.

RETHERFORD WAS SHOT DEAD.

NO MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE WERE INJURED.

YOU MAY REMEMBER, TWO WEEKS AGO, STRIANO WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER THREE OAKS HOME BY HER LONGTIME BOYFRIEND, RUSSELL MYERS.

MYERS TOLD DETECTIVES HER THROAT HAD BEEN SLASHED AND THERE WAS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE HOME.

NFM SHOOTING-SOTVO-SS

"Just past midnight, we caught Retherford. He was armed and he is deceased."

INVESTIGATORS SAY RETHERFORD AND JAYE WENT TO ROB THE HOME AFTER LEARNING THERE WERE VALUABLES INSIDE.

ON TUESDAY NIGHT. JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE LOCATING RETHERFORD, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE OF ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

CHAR VANDALISM ARRESTS-VO WIPE

TRASHED AND RIPPED TO SHREDS.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES THINK THREE BOYS DID ALL THIS TO AN ABANDONED HOME IN ENGLEWOOD--

THEY SAY THEY HAVE THE PROOF.

YOU CAN SEE THE WALLS TORN APART, WINDOWS BROKEN --AND TRASH EVERYWHERE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY NO ROOM WAS LEFT UNTOUCHED.

CHAR VANDALISM ARRESTS-SOT-SS

"I couldn't believe it because there was trash everywhere. It wasn't a one day thing. They'd probably been there before."

CENTURY LINK THREAT ARREST-SS-VO-WIPE

A COUPLE CABLE GUYS THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DIE.

THEY TELL NBC 2, THEY FEARED THE WORST AFTER THEY KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OF A CAPE CORAL HOME.

OFFICERS CLAIM ROBERT PAGANO POINTED A GUN AT THE CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES TUESDAY.

THEY WERE THERE TO FIX A PHONE LINE NEAR HIS BACKYARD AND WANTED TO TELL HIM.AS A COURTESY.

CENTURY LINK THREAT ARREST-SOTVO

Mariss Pagano, wife Reporter: would your husband pull a pistol and point it at the employees? Never in a million years. It wouldn't happen."

POLICE STRESS. JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ON YOUR PROPERTY, IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE A THREAT.

BOAT EXPLOSION OWNER SPEAKS-VO-WIPE

A MAN WHO SUFFERED BURNS OVER 60 PERCENT OF HIS BODY IS RECOVERING IN HIS COLLIER COUNTY HOME.

AND SPEAKS OUT TO NBC-2.

ALEX SEMPF SAYS HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN UP A GAS SPILL ON HIS BOAT WITH A SHOCK VACUUM WHEN IT SPARKED AND EXPLODED.

IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO BEHIND HIS HOME ON BEMBURY DRIVE.

BOAT EXPLOSION OWNER SPEAKS-SOTVO

I know i'm a walking miracle. and praise god. god is alive and he heals and i am walking proof of that.

SCHOOL PICS!-2SH-SS (5)

IN HONOR OF STUDENTS HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL.

WE HERE AT NBC-2 WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN AND SHOW YOU OUR MORNING TEAM'S PHOTOS FROM OUR SCHOOL DAYS.

FIRST ONE IS. CLAY!

AND THE NEXT ONE IS. DANIELLE!

AND THE NEXT ONE IS. KRISTA!

AND THE NEXT ONE IS. SARAH!

AND THE NEXT ONE IS. STACEY!

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

MARVIN HAMLISCH DIES-TRX-SOTVOTOPS

marvin hamlisch playing piano

A TRUE TALENT RIGHT THERE AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CAREER.

IN NEW YORK CITY TONIGHT, BROADWAY LIGHTS WILL DIM, IN MEMORY OF MUSIC COMPOSER MARVIN HAMLISCH.

THE OSCAR, GRAMMY, TONY AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 68.

NFM SHOOTING LATEST-TRX-SS-SS-SS-VO

NBC-2 STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

A MANHUNT FOR A WANTED MURDER SUSPECT, IS OVER.

BILLY RETHERFORD,

IS THE SECOND PERSON, WANTED FOR KILLING A LEE COUNTY WOMAN, DEBRA STRIANO.

RETHERFORD WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY DURING IN SHOOTOUT.

ALL THIS PLAYING OUT IN SUNCOAST ESTATES, IN NORTH FORT MYERS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NO OFFICERS WERE HURT IN THE SHOOTOUT.

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

KOMEN EARLY REGISTRATION-OC-CG

YOU CAN NOW REGISTER EARLY FOR THE 20-13 SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE.

IT'S THE LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.

IT'S SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, AND TO REGISTER,

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

MORE SIGNS THE HOUSING MARKET IS REBUILDING THE ECONOMY.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT,

AND A REFINERY FIRE IGNITING HIGHER GAS PRICES, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

WATCH FOR HIGHER GAS PRICES -- AFTER THAT BIG FIRE MONDAY NIGHT AT CHEVRON'S RICHMOND REFINERY.

THE OIL GIANT SAYS EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO GET NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST REFINERY FULLY OPERATIONAL AGAIN.

THE FIRE HAS INTERRUPTED GASOLINE PROCESSING, SPARKED HIGHER GAS PRICES, AND SENT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO NEARBY HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

THE REFINERY PROCESSES NEARLY 250-THOUSAND BARRELS OF OIL A DAY.

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MEANTIME -- MORE SIGNS THE HOUSING MARKET BACK IS ON TRACK!

UNION PACIFIC -- PULLING RAIL CARS FROM STORAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS -- IN ORDER TO TO HAUL MORE LUMBER FOR HOMEBUILDERS!

AND NORTH AMERICAN TRAINS RIGHT NOW -- CARRYING 10-PERCENT MORE LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS THAN LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS.

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AND -- IT MAY BE ABOUT TO GET EASIER TO USE YOUR CELL PHONE TO PAY AT STARBUCKS.

THE NATION'S LARGEST COFFEESHOP CHAIN -- INSTALLING A PAYMENT SYSTEM MADE BY STARTUP "SQUARE," IN 7-THOUSAND STORES.

STARBUCKS ALREADY PROCESSES MORE THAN A MILLION MOBILE PURCHASES A WEEK THROUGH ITS SMARTPHONE APP.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE JOBS FRONT.

OC:

WALT DISNEY -- POSTING A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED QUARTERLY PROFIT.

THANKS IN PART TO THIS YEAR'S TOP-GROSSING HIT FILM "MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS."

BUT SALES OVERALL DISAPPOINTED -- PARTLY BECAUSE OF INCOME AT IT'S ESPN CABLE NETWORK.

*BETTER* THAN EXPECTED CORPORATE PROFITS HELPING PUSH STOCKS HIGHER *YESTERDAY.*

AND THE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS ROSE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN 4 YEARS IN JUNE.

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NFM SHOOTING LATEST-TRX-SS-VO

WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS--

A TWO WEEK MANHUNT IS OVER.

BILLY RETHERFORD, THE SECOND PERSON WANTED FOR KILLING A LEE COUNTY WOMAN, HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED BY A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY DURING IN A SHOOTOUT.

ALL THIS PLAYING OUT IN SUNCOAST ESTATES, IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

BREAKING CLIP-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS. OUR TOP STORY ALL MORNING.

NFM SHOOTING-SSTOPS-TRX

THIS IS BILLY RETHERFORD.

HE WAS ON THE RUN, WANTED FOR MURDERING A THREE OAKS WOMAN,

AND OVERNIGHT. HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

NFM SHOOTING-REMLIVE

NFM SHOOTING-VOTOPS-SS

NFM SHOOTING-SOTVO

NFM SHOOTING-REMLIVE-DBX-SS

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 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.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-1SH-TRX

THE TWO MEN WHO WANT TO BE PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR ARE OUT CAMPAIGNING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TODAY.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

WE ARE NOW 89 DAYS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY,

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-VOTOPS-CG

PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS TO COLORADO LATER TODAY FOR EVENTS IN DENVER AND GRAND JUNCTION.

MORE CAMPAIGN STOPS PLANNED IN COLORADO TOMORROW AS WELL.

MITT ROMNEY IS IN THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING FOR AN EVENT IN DES MOINES, IOWA.

ALSO THIS MORNING, DETAILS OF THE 1ST DEBATE ARE BEING RELEASED.

IT'S SET FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3RD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-PLASMA

ALSO NEW THIS MORNING, A POLL IN THE SWING STATES OF COLORADO, VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN, WILL BE RELEASED LATER THIS MORNING.

TAMPA RNC SECURITY-OC-VO

AND THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA IS LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AWAY.

BY THEN WE SHOULD KNOW ROMMNEY'S V-P CHOICE,

HIS CAMPAIGN STILL STAYING QUIET ABOUT IT.

AND ALL NEW THIS MORNING,

LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL HAVE A HEAVY PRESENCE, ON THE WATER, DURING THE CONVENTION.

TAMPA POLICE, FLORIDA FISH, MEMBERS OF THE U-S COAST GUARD *AND DEPUTIES WILL ALL PATROL THE WATERWAYS SURROUNDING TAMPA BAY THAT WEEK.

BACK TO SCHOOL LEE COUNTY-TRX-OC

IT'S A BIG AND EXCITING DAY, TODAY!

BACK TO SCHOOL LEE COUNTY-REM 1

BACK TO SCHOOL LEE COUNTY-VOTOPS-CG

AND AT ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL, CAPE CORALS NEWEST HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'RE KICKING OFF THE YEAR WITH A NEW START TIME OF 7:05 AND A NEW PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN BUENO.

TODAY 83 THOUSAND LEE COUNTY STUDENTS WILL GO BACK TO 1 HUNDRED 19 SCHOOLS. TWO OF WHICH ARE THE NEW STEM SCHOOLS.

AND STARTING THIS MORNING,

YOU'LL SEE MORE CARS, BUSES, AND STUDENTS ON THE STREETS.

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION TOO.

STUDENTS WENT BACK YESTERDAY.

BACK TO SCHOOL LEE COUNTY-REM 1

ALL THIS INFORMATION IS AT OUR WEBSITE NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

LEE CO PRINCIPALS BONUSES BREAKOUT-ONCAM

AND ALL NEW THIS MORNING,

LEE COUNTY PRINCIPALS COULD GET AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BONUSES.

ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS --

PRINCIPALS WHO TURN AROUND TROUBLED LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS,

COULD BE REWARDED UP TO $10-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

ROAD RAGE GUN POINTED AT KIDS-VO-WIPE

A SCARY SITUATION FOR A GRANDMOTHER AND HER GRANDKIDS.

POLICE SAY A HEATED ARGUMENT IN A FORT MYERS PARKING LOT ENDED WITH A MAN POINTING A GUN RIGTH AT THEM.

IT HAPPENED MONDAY AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

LATIESHA DAVIS DIDN'T WANT HER FACE SHOWN,

BUT TOLD US SHE HAD HER YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR,

WHEN MICHAEL HUGGINS CUT HER OFF.

ROAD RAGE GUN POINTED AT KIDS-SOTVO

39:40 "my middle granddaughter- she knew. she was like- that's a gun grandma- i was like, yeah that's a gun and he's going to jail"

LATIESHA CALLED 9-1-1 AND FOLLOWED HUGGINS UNTIL POLICE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND ARRESTED HIM.

THEY FOUND A LOADED PISTOL IN HIS CAR.

GAINESVILLE I75 LAWSUITS-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY WILL RELEASE ITS OWN REPORT FRIDAY,

ON A SERIES OF DEADLY CRASHES ON I-75 EARLIER THIS YEAR.

11 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 18 WERE HURT IN CRASHES NEAR GAINESVILLE.

AND IT COULD TRIGGER MORE THAN A DOZEN LAWSUITS AGAINST THE STATE.

THE INTERSTATE WAS COVERED WITH SMOKE AND FOG AT THE TIME.

CAPE BOAT LIFT-VO

LEE COUNTY IS READY TO TAKE THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL TO COURT.

BOTH SIDES ARE LOCKED IN A BITTER BATTLE OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL CEITUS BOAT LIFT.

THE COUNTY WANTS IT PUT BACK IN.

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL DOESN'T, OPTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES.

ALGAE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-VO-WIPE

REST EASY.

TWO TESTS BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHOW ALGAE IN SUNSHINE LAKE IN PORT CHARLOTTE IS *NOT TOXIC.

LAST NIGHT THE D-E-P ALONG WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS HELD A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH THE PUBLIC.

PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE LAKE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SKIN IRRITATION, RESPIRATORY ISSUES AND NAUSEA SINCE THE BLUE- GREEN ALGAE HAS GROWN.

ALGAE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-SOTVO

21:33 without taking air samples and my being told that non toxic algae can turn toxic overnight we don't know what we are breathing in really:43

CURRENTLY THE COUNTY IS GOING THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS TO DREDGE THE LAKE OF THE ALGAE.

TOSS TO BREAK-TRX-2SHOT

NBC-2 STAYING ON TOP OF A DEADLY SHOOTOUT IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

A MAN WANTED FOR MURDER, SHOT AND KILLED BY DEPUTIES.

MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS WITH MUSIC

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 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.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

NFM SHOOTING-TRX-2SHOT

NBC-2 FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF NORTH FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

NFM SHOOTING-SSTOPS (3)-VO-SS

OVERNIGHT, A TWO-WEEK MANHUNT FOR A WANTED KILLER CAME TO A VIOLENT END.

A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY SHOT AND KILLED BILLY RETHERFORD INSIDE THE SUNCOAST ESTATES COMMUNITY, IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

RETHERFORD WAS WANTED IN THE MURDER OF 55 YEAR OLD, DEBRA STRIANO.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE, WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN ARRESTED, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STRIANO'S DEATH.

SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT TOLD US EARLY THIS MORNING, \ THE U-S MARSHAL'S FLORIDA REGIONAL FUGITIVE TASK FORCE WENT TO SERVE A WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE IN THE SUNCOAST COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHEN A SHOOTOUT ERUPTED BETWEEN THE TASK FORCE AND RETHERFORD.

RETHERFORD WAS SHOT DEAD.

NO MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE WERE INJURED.

YOU MAY REMEMBER, TWO WEEKS AGO, STRIANO WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER THREE OAKS HOME BY HER LONGTIME BOYFRIEND, RUSSELL MYERS.

NFM SHOOTING-SOTVO-SS-OC

"Just past midnight, we caught Retherford. He was armed and he is deceased."

INVESTIGATORS SAY RETHERFORD AND JAYE WENT TO ROB THE HOME AFTER LEARNING THERE WERE VALUABLES INSIDE.

JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE LOCATING RETHERFORD, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE OF ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN NORTH FORT MYERS ON SABLE SPRINGS BOULEVARD.

The incident is believed to be directly related to the events surrounding the scene on Laurel Lane where Billy Ray Retherford WAS KILLED. The residents of Sabal Springs and parents with children at North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts have nothing to fear."

CAPE BANK ROBBER ARREST-SS (2)

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN A SUSPECTED BANK ROBBER -- THANKS TO WITNESSES AND SURVEILLANCE PICTURES.

IT HAPPENED ON MONDAY.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US JEFFREY ROBINSON WALKED UP TO A TELLER AT FIFTH THIRD BANK ON NORTHEAST PINE ISLAND ROAD. HE CLAIMED HE HAD A GUN AND DEMANDED CASH.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SURVEILLANCE PICTURE.

TIMESHARE SELLING SCAM-VO

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

LOST TO TIME SHARE SCAMS.

NOW THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON FRAUD.

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE ARE LOSING MONEY TO TIME SHARE RE-SELL OR RECOVERY COMPANIES.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE PASSED LEGISLATION FINING THE COMPANIES FOR FRAUD.

IT'S ALSO INVESTIGATING ONLINE COMPANIES.

REALTORS SAY ONE WAY TO TRY TO AVOID A SCAM -

PFIZER ALZHEIMERS DRUG FAILURE-TRX-VO

IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST.TWO DRUG COMPANIES ARE *STOPPING DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALZHEIMER'S FIGHTER.

PHIZER AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAY TESTS OF THE DRUG "BAPI" DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF *SLOWING MEMORY LOSS IN PATIENTS.

THE STUDY IS BEING STOPPED IN PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE SYMPTOMS AFTER IT FAILED TO CHANGE COGNITIVE AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCES.

PREGNANCY TESTS AT SCHOOL-ONCAM

SHOULD A SCHOOL BE ABLE TO KICK OUT STUDENTS THAT TEST POSITIVE IN A PREGNANCY TEST?

A LOUISIANA CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIRES STUDENTS SUSPECTED OF BEING PREGNANT TO TAKE PREGNANCY TESTS.

THE GIRLS WHO TEST POSITIVE AT THE "DELHI CHARTER SCHOOL" THEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL OR STUDY AT HOME.

THE SCHOOL SAYS NO PARENTS COMPLAINED.

TX MAN 61 IQ EXECUTED-VO

A TEXAS MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING A POLICE INFORMANT TWO DECADES AGO IS EXECUTED JUST HOURS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT REJECTED ARGUMENTS THAT HE WAS TOO MENTALLY IMPAIRED TO QUALIFY FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.

MARVIN WILSON WAS GIVEN A LETHAL INJECTION LAST NIGHT AMID SOME PROTESTS OUTSIDE A PRISON.

IT TOOK LESS THAN 15 MINUTES FOR THE DRUGS TO END WILSON'S LIFE.

HECKLER PLEA DEAL-VO

NO MORE JAIL TIME FOR A LEE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF RACKETEERING AND MORTGAGE FRAUD --

ERICH HECKLER PLED NO CONTEST TO FIVE CHARGES --

HE'S ALREADY SERVED NEARLY 12 HUNDRED DAYS IN JAIL --

HE STILL HAS TO PAY 58 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION TO HIS VICTIMS.

SANIBEL WATER QUALITY-OC-SOT-OC

GOLF COURSES ON SANIBEL ARE WORKING TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION FROM FERTILIZERS.

THE CITY WANTS TO KEEP HARMFUL NUTRIENTS FROM RUNOFF OUT OF WATERWAYS.

THIS YEAR TWO OF THREE GOLF COURSES IMPROVED AND ARE NOW MEETING CITY STANDARDS.

"we're trying to improve water quality in both the sanibel river and our coastal waters and every place on sanibel is essentially a sensitive area and can be impacted by nutrient run off"

THE DUNES COURSE REDUCED FERTILIZER POLLUTION SO MUCH--

WASHINGTON NATIONALS-VO

ARE THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS HEADED FOR FORT MYERS?

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE EVEN ASKING THAT QUESTION AS THEY WONDER WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE BASEBALL TEAM.

AT TUESDAY'S COMMISSION MEETING THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER CONFIRMED THE DISCUSSIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING AND THAT THE COUNTY HAS TALKED WITH FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS.

NFM SHOOTING LATEST-TRX-SS-VO

NOW AN UPDATE TO BREAKING NEWS NBC-2 HAS BEEN ON TOP OF ALL MORNING --

A TWO WEEK MANHUNT IS OVER.

BILLY RETHERFORD, THE SECOND PERSON WANTED FOR KILLING A LEE COUNTY WOMAN, HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED BY A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY DURING IN A SHOOTOUT.

ALL THIS PLAYING OUT IN SUNCOAST ESTATES, IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

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

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

MCDONALDS CURLY FRIES-OC-SS

WOULD YOU WANT TO EAT SOME CURLY FRIES AT MCDONALDS?

BETTER BOOK A LONG PLANE TRIP.

THE FAST FOOD GIANT IS TESTING CURLY FRIES AT RESTAURANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THEY'RE ONLY BEING OFFERED IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR A LIMITED TIME.

MCDONALDS MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST-2SHOT

AN EGG MCMUFFIN AT TWO A-M?

HOW ABOUT A BREAKFAST BURRITO?

MCDONALDS IS ALLOWING SOME CUSTOMERS TO DO JUST THAT.

THE COMPANY IS TESTING ITS BREAKFAST AFTER MIDNIGHT MENU IN OHIO. BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE A-M.

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 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.

The heat will be the main weather focus today as afternoon temperatures climb all the way to the middle and even upper 90s. As the heat cranks up this Wednesday, one thing we won't see much of is rain. Some drier, slightly more stable air is pushing into Southwest Florida, which will significantly reduce our afternoon rain chances. We can't rule out rain entirely, but aside from one or two downpours on the local radar, the majority of us will stay dry.

The humidity will be another important variable in our weather today. With the humidity at such high levels, the "feels like" temperatures will range from 100-110 degrees; our thermometers will be on pace to reach 95-97 degrees. Today's record is 97 at Page Field in Fort Myers, so we may come close to tying or perhaps breaking that record set back in 1993.

The air will also feel rather stuffy tonight with temperatures still holding in the 80s through midnight before dropping into the upper 70s later in the night and into Thursday morning.

By Thursday our rain chances will gradually creep up but coverage will still stay somewhat spotty. The lack of rain and slow arrival of the sea breeze will once again allow our afternoon highs to reach the mid 90s.

Afternoon showers and storms will become more numerous starting Friday as deeper moisture makes a return to Southwest Florida. This means our weekend will also feature some fairly decent rain chances, but the showers and storms will primarily hold off until the afternoon and evening.

In the tropics, Ernesto continues to weaken as it interacts with land. After finishing its journey over the Yucatan peninsula tonight, the storm will move back over water and then over land once again by Thursday night. Ernesto's final destination will be Central Mexico, where it will finally get ripped apart by the mountainous terrain.

Farther out in the tropical Atlantic, we're still monitoring what's left of Florence along with a new tropical wave farther out at sea. The National Hurricane Center gives the latter the best chance of developing over the next couple days, but even that wave is only given a 30% probability of becoming a tropical system within the next couple days.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

BIEBER SLAMS PRINCE WILLIAM-OC-SS

WELL NOT EVERYONE CAN BE BLESSED WITH LUSCIOUS LOCKS LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER.

THE TEEN HEART-THROB PASSES ALONG SOME "ADVICE" TO PRINCE WILLIAM IN A RECENT INTERVIEW.

THE 18 YEAR OLD SUGGESTED "PROPECIA" FOR THE 30 YEAR OLD ROYAL'S THINNING HAIR.

BIEBER SAID, "YOU JUST TAKE IT AND YOUR HAIR GROWS BACK. WHAT, DO YOU NOT HAVE IT OVER THERE?"

NATL TEXTING CHAMPIONSHIP-2SHOT

GET OUT YOUR SMART PHONES!

THE NATIONAL TEXTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BEING HELD IN NEW YORK CITY.

AND A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM WISCONSIN IS THE DEFENDING CHAMPION.

THE TOP TEXTER WINS $50-THOUSAND DOLLARS,

SAND SCULPTING FMB LOOK AHEAD-OC-VO-CG

THIS IS A PRETTY COOL. A UNIQUE EVENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE 26TH ANNUAL AMERICAN SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS NOVEMBER.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR WHEN 16 SCULPTORS COMPETED AT FORT MYERS BEACH.

THIS YEAR --

FOR TEN DAYS.MASTER SAND SCULPTORS WILL WORK BEHIND THE HOLIDAY INN TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1)-VOTOPS

NOW AN UPDATE TO BREAKING NEWS NBC-2 HAS BEEN ON TOP OF ALL MORNING --

A TWO WEEK MANHUNT IS OVER.

BILLY RETHERFORD, THE SECOND PERSON WANTED FOR KILLING A LEE COUNTY WOMAN, HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED BY A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY DURING IN A SHOOTOUT.

ALL THIS PLAYING OUT IN SUNCOAST ESTATES, IN NORTH FORT MYERS OVERNIGHT.

2)-VOTOPS

3)-VOTOPS

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