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THE MAN WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS DEAD--
SHOT AND KILLED BY U-S MARSHALS.
NBC-2 HAS TEAM COVERAGE--OF HOW MARSHALLS TRACKED HIM DOWN.AND *ANOTHER MURDER THAT BILLY RETHERFORD MAY HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO.
PLUS. THE NBC-2 INVESTIGATORS EXPOSE RETHERFORD'S LENGTHY CRIMINAL PAST AND WHY DEPUTIES DIDN'T ARREST HIM WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE.
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A NEARLY TWO WEEK MANHUNT FOR AN ACCUSED LEE COUNTY MURDERER ENDS IN GUNFIRE--
U-S MARSHALS CONFRONTED AN ARMED BILLY RETHERFORD, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, AT A HOME ON LAUREL DRIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED AFTER THEY SAY HE PULLED A GUN.
WE'RE COVERING THE STORY FROM ALL ANGLES TONIGHT.
OUR TEAM COVERAGE BEGINS WITH NBC-2'S JENNIFER TRAMMELL UNCOVERING DETAILS OF WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING.
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A CRIMESTOPPERS TIP LED DEPUTIES TO THIS HOME ON LAUREL DRIVE.
BILLY RAE RETHERFORD WAS INSIDE.
A MAN WHO WAS ALSO IN THERE TELLS NBC2 HE WATCHED RETHERFORD PULL HIS GUN -- BUT HE COULDN'T TELL IF THE ACCUSED MURDERER GOT ANY SHOTS OFF BEFORE DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED HIM.
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THE FLASHING LIGHTS OF PATROL CARS BROUGHT NEIGHBORS OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT --
REBEKAH BOWSER
NEIGHBOR
21:28:42 we heard i'd say 10-15 gunshots
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.WORKING ON A U-S MARSHALS TASK FORCE.STORMED THIS HOME ON LAUREL DRIVE.
REBEKAH BOWSER
NEIGHBOR
21:29:28 they're very notorious for crimes drugs 31
BUT THIS TIME -- DEPUTIES WERE AFTER AN ACCUSED KILLER.
BILLY RAE RETHERFORD.
MIKE SCOTT
3:47:45
retherford didn't want to go back to prison. the good news here for the community tonight - he's not going back to prison.
A MAN WHO WAS INSIDE THE HOME LAST NIGHT SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH NBC2.
HE SAYS IT SEEMED EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING -- EXCEPT FOR HIM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.
HE TELLS US BULLETS WERE FLYING SO FAST AND THERE WERE SO MANY -- THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A GRENADE WENT OFF.
DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED RETHERFORD.
MIKE SCOTT
3:49:57
a lifelong crime spree. that three trips to prison didn't cure, that all the probation and parole in the world didn't cure that nothing ever cured came to an end tonight. he won't do it again.
BUT NEIGHBORS ARE LEFT WITH QUESTIONS.
BOWELL SAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT --
SHE WAS KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING FEET FROM HER FRONT DOOR.
REBEKAH BOWSER
NEIGHBOR
21:34:08 inform the community. up front communication. you want us to communicate with you guys - do the same for us 18
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LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS, JENNIFER TRAMMELL NBC2.
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OVERNIGHT -- A VIOLENT SHOOTOUT ENDED A TWO-WEEK MAN HUNT FOR BILLY RETHERFORD.
MIKE SCOTT
FOURTH BITE ON TIMELINE 2
these people aren't the smartest people in the world. they're able to lay low. it's a big community, there's a lot of hiding places. but at the end of the day they left some calling cards behind
RETHERFORD HAS BEEN ON THE RUN SINCE THE JULY 24TH MURDER OF DEBBIE STRIANO.
LAST NIGHT -- DEPUTIES TRACKED HIM TO THIS LAUREL DRIVE HOME.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME A TIP LED THEM HERE --
LAST THURSDAY, ONLY NBC2'S CAMERAS WERE ROLLING WHEN U-S MARSHALS AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SEARCHED THE HOME.
WHEN SHOTS RANG OUT LAST NIGHT --
REBEKAH BOWSER THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST HEARING HER FAMILY'S VIDEO GAME.
REBEKAH BOWSER
NEIGHBOR
21:28:42 then we heard i'd say 10-15 gunshots but we thought it was on blackops 48
BUT BEHIND HER HOME --
A VERY *REAL SHOOT OUT WAS HAPPENING.
REBEKAH BOWSER
NEIGHBOR
21:28:51 all of a sudden we came out here about 15 minutes later and there's lights from cops, flying down the road 59
A MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE -- TOLD NBC2 HE BELIEVES WHEN RETHERFORD SHOWED UP, SOMEONE CALLED CRIMESTOPPERS.
THE MAN SAYS HE SAW RETHERFORD PULL HIS GUN -- BUT HE COULDN'T TELL IF THE ACCUSED MURDERER GOT ANY SHOTS OFF BEFORE DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED HIM.
MIKE SCOTT
THIRD BITE ON TIMELINE 2
three times to prison, most of his life has been spent incarcerated, institutionalized and tonight he went out the way he operated which was violent.
AND DEPUTIES COULDN'T TAKE RETHERFORD OUT BEFORE HE HURT SOMEONE ELSE.THIS TIME IN THE SABAL SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORS SAY 61-YEAR-OLD GREG IMHOFF WAS SHOT AND KILLED.
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RETHERFORD IS ALSO ACCUSED OF KILLING A NORTH FORT MYERS MAN--
*BEFORE THEY COULD TRACK HIM DOWN FOR STRIANO'S MURDER.
61-YEAR-OLD GREG IMHOFF WAS FOUND DEAD IN A HOME IN THE SABAL SPRINGS COMMUNITY.
IMHOFF WAS CHECKING ON A FRIEND'S VACANT HOUSE. THE SAME PLACE NEIGHBORS SAY RETHERFORD HAD BEEN HIDING OUT.
NBC-2'S STEVE CAMPION CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE LIVE OUTSIDE THE SABAL SPRINGS COMMUNITY IN NORTH FORT MYERS
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THIS COMMUNITY MOURNS A MAN TONIGHT THEY DESCRIBE AS FULL OF LIFE.
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Doris Barney, neighbor
0734 " he is going to be dearly missed."
Those living inside Sabal Springs in North Fort Myers explain "happy go lucky" Greg Imhoff with dog Sophie in step -- exemplified neighborly love.
Annette Svevo, neighbor
1314 "he was our best friend, our best neighbor, and we've lost a good person."
Amid their sorrow, they describe how Imhoff almost always by golf cart -- traveled through the community lending a hand.
Svevo 1301 "I'm going to shed my tears for him. That is what I'm going to do."
Lee county detectives will only say the killing is connected to the two week hunt for fugitive billy Retherford -- wanted for Debbie striano's death.
A deputy shot and killed Retherford just two miles away and mere hours after investigators found Imhoff dead.
Neighbors explain the fugitive sought refuge in the very house -- Imhoff planned to safeguard.
Doris Barney, neighbor
1100 "for him to kill one person and come hide out here is unbelievable. It shakes all of our security at Sabal springs. We're all kinda of nervous before we felt so safe."
Tonight all these friends can do -- is pour out their love for a man with a heart of gold.
Annette Svevo, neighbor
0816 "anytime you called him, he would there to help and not charge a thing. Everything was from his heart."
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WE SPOKE WITH ONE MAN INTERVIEWED BY POLICE WHO SAYS RETHERFORD MUST HAVE CLIMBED OVER PART OF THIS TALL WALL -- IN A CONVERSATION AREA BEHIND THE HOUSE IMHOFF WAS LOOKING AFTER.
LIVE IN NORTH FORT MYERS, STEVE CAMPION, NBC2
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IMHOFF'S DEATH IS RAISING SERIOUS QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT PROTOCOL DURING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS.
NBC-2 FIRST REPORTED THAT RETHERFORD MAY HAVE BEEN QUESTIONED JUST DAYS AFTER DEBBIE STRIANO'S MURDER--
ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY, HE WAS RELEASED.
NBC-2 INVESTIGATOR KARLA RAY IS PUSHING FOR ANSWERS TONIGHT INTO WHY HE MAY HAVE BEEN LET GO.
SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM.
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I PUT IN MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW OR INFORMATION ON WHETHER RETHERFORD WAS EVER QUESTIONED--
SHERIFF'S OFFICIALS TELLING ME THEY CAN QUESTION SOMEONE ALL DAY LONG-- BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD THEM UNLESS THERE'S EVIDENCE TO CHARGE THEM WITH A CRIME.
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A MAN TIED TO *TWO MURDERS IN TWO WEEKS--
SHOT DOWN AT A HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
A LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WORKING AS A U-S MARSHAL- PUTTING AN END TO A LIFE OF CRIME FOR BILLY RAE RETHERFORD JUNIOR--
BUT RETHERFORD'S FAMILY SAYS IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME DEPUTIES HAVE SEEN HIM IN RECENT WEEKS.
ashley jaye 1:04 they took them down Friday when they had the search warrant for this house and my grandma's, they took them. :07
THE MAN'S NEICE- ASHLEY JAYE TOLD NBC-2 THAT RETHERFORD WAS BEING QUESTIONED FOR *HOURS--
FOR THE MURDER OF DEBBIE STRIANO.
EVEN DESCRIBING EVIDENCE OF BILLY'S BLOODY CLOTHES FOUND INSIDE HIS HOME.
ashley jaye covered-:50 I seen the shoes myself, soaked in blood. :55
BUT SHE TOLD US HE WAS BROUGHT HOME THAT NIGHT--
AND THAT'S WHEN HE RAN.
ashley jaye 1:14 he's been gone since Friday afternoon, after they dropped him off after interrogation he left and nobody has heard from him. :18
SHERIFF'S OFFICIALS WON'T SAY WHETHER RETHERFORD WAS EVER BROUGHT IN FOR QUESTIONING--
BUT RECORDS ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE SHOW HE'S WELL KNOWN TO THEM--
ACCUSED OF CRIMES DATING BACK MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
LEAVING PEOPLE IN THIS NORTH FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD TO WONDER WHETHER A SECOND MURDER COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
REBEKAH BOWSER- nfm neighbor 21:33:25 this guy was being questioned for murder and they let him out?? no, no 21:33:29 i think that we have a lot of loopholes and corruption in our system in southwest florida 34
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I SPOKE TO A SOURCE WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS--
HE TOLD ME THE TIME BETWEEN WHEN RETHERFORD'S FAMILY SAYS HE WAS QUESTIONED AND WHEN HE WAS ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY AS A SUSPECT WAS FOUR DAYS--
MY SOURCE TELLS ME THAT'S ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET D-N-A EVIDENCE PROCESSED-- WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT DETECTIVES WERE WAITING ON BEFORE MAKING AN ARREST.
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FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE WEEK--
COLLIER DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A MURDER.
THIS TIME IN NORTH NAPLES!
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DEPUTIES FOUND THE BODY OF A 44-YEAR OLD WOMAN--
ON A PORCH--
OUTSIDE A HOUSE ON FLAME VINE DRIVE THIS MORNING.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE JUST WRAPPED UP A NEWS CONFERENCE--
AND NBC2's GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US OUTSIDE OUR COLLIER COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM--
GABY--
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A quiet street turned into a crime scene--
Blocked off as investigators question neighbors, take pictures and collect evidence around this home at 115 flame vine drive.
A chopper surveys the scene from above.
Nat helicopter
30:00 shocker to all of us
Marc lyba, neighbor
26:47 it's a very nice community I bike ride walk jog through here and it really is a wonderful place to live so its unlikely, I'm hoping its not some random act
The Collier county sheriffs office confirms 44 year old concetta bedell was murdered--- found dead on her back porch around 6:45 this morning.
James elmore, neighbor
330:32 last week I waved to her as she was setting up for her yard sale, her and her family.
Bedell's mother and son were at the home sleeping last night when she was killed.
Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 1:30 am-- but no one called 911.
Captain chris roberts, collier s-o
38:36 the feeling on ppls parts that they don't want to interject themslevs in someone elses business even though it's gunshots in a residential neighborhood."
Evidence now leading investigators to look for bedells ex boyfriend-- 44 year old lawrence macdonald.
bedell had a restraining order against him for domestic violence.
Roberts
26:58 they acc to our reports had lived together for approx one month in 2011 as boyfriend and gf and the injunction itself was for domestic violence
37:10 no contact no phone calls no anything
We checked bedells north fort myers home-- neighbors say they haven't seen him since yesterday--
so far investigators haven't been able to track him down.
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MACDONALD ISN'T A SUSPECT, JUST A PERSON OF INTEREST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON HIS WHEREABOUTS CALL CCSO OR CRIME STOPPERS.
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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL NBC-2 THE RECENT MURDERS ARE *NOT RELATED--
BUT THERE IS NEW INFORMATION IN EACH CASE.
DETECTIVES HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE DEATH OF ERNEST TORRES.
HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED SATURDAY AT HIS HOME.
LATE LAST WEEK, JOSEPH GODCHARLES WAS KILLED IN HIS HOME LAST WEEK--
TODAY INVESTIGATORS TOLD US, THEY BELIEVE IT WAS SOMEONE HE KNEW.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE CASES IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS.
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YOU KNOW THE SAYING.DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER.
WELL THAT ALMOST HAPPENED.
AND IT'S THE THIRD TIME IN TWO WEEKS, A PERSON JUST TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB, WAS THREATENED WITH A GUN.
A LEE COUNTY MAN IS UNDER ARREST, ACCUSED OF POINTING A LOADED RIFLE AT A FEMALE PROCESS SERVER.
THE VICTIM'S SISTER TALKED EXCLUSIVELY WITH NBC-2'S ALEX BOYER.
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IT'S BACK TO WORK FOR TELINA CAMPOS. THE 33-YEAR OLD PROCESS SEVER HAS WORKED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE PAST 13-YEARS.
IT'S A DANGEROUS JOB.
-Tonesa Olivo/Victim's sister-"Some people will dogs on you. Some people will put hands on you, some people with shoot at you."
TONESA OLIVO IS CAMPOS' SISTER. SHE'S ALSO A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR WHICH IS WHY WE AGREED NOT TO SHOW HER FACE. OLIVO SAYS HER SISTER IS SHAKEN UP, AFTER COMING FACE TO FACE WITH A GUNMAN IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THIS LEE COUNTY HOME.
-According to the victim's sister, Telina was trying to serve foreclosure papers when the incident happened."
HOMEOWNER DAVID GOULD REPORTEDLY ROLD CAMPOS TO GET OFF HIS PROPERTY.
-Olivo-"She turned around and proceeded to her vehicle and she turned around and he was coming at her with a shotgun."
THAT "SHOTGUN" TURNED OUT TO BE A LOADED RIFLE. ACCORDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORT, GOULD TOLD CAMPOS TO "PULL OUT OR DIE." THEN SCREAMED YOU'RE "GONNA DIE."
-According to the victim's sister, telina was trying to serve foreclosure papers when the incident happened."
WE TRIED TALKING TO GOULD'S FAMILY ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
-me knocking on door
BUT NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR. GOULD'S NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR SURPISED BY HIS ARREST.
-neighbor-"It's not like his character as far as you know? Not that I know of no. How do you know him as? friendly, always spoke politely to me."
A STARK CONTRAST TO CAMPOS' CONFRONTATION.
-Olivo-"It's very dangerous, a dangerous situation."
GOULD IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. IN LEE COUNTY, ALEX BOYER NBC2.
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FROM THE BEACH SAND TO THE TRACK --
THE U-S LOOKS TO MAKE HISTORY TONIGHT BY BRINGING HOME THE GOLD.
TONIGHT, IN OUR LIVE OLYMPIC COVERAGE, WE LOOK AT WHAT COULD BE A GREAT NIGHT FOR TEAM U-S-A.
AND FOR ONE DYNAMIC DUO.THE LAST TIME THEY EVER PLAY TOGETHER IN THE OLYMPICS.
AD LIB WEATHER TEASE
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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.
It was a pretty nice day across Southwest Florida, that's if you like the heat and humidity. Temperatures today have warmed into the middle 90s under abundant sunshine with just a few fair weather clouds across the area. As of early this afternoon, our radar remains quiet, however we may see one or two isolated showers/storms begin to pop with the vast majority of us staying dry.
Temperatures will be slow to cool tonight as many locations will hold into the lower to middle 80s through midnight, with temperatures dropping off into the upper 70s to near 80° by tomorrow morning.
Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with ample sunshine. Slightly drier air in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep our rain chances on the lower end for one more day, with a few isolated showers and storms developing during the peak heating of the day.
Highs tomorrow will climb into the middle 90s and with plenty of humidity, the "feels like" temperature will soar well over 100°. If you are going to be outdoors for any lengthy period of time, remember to drink plenty of water, find shade, and take frequent breaks.
Rain prospects will gradually go up beginning on Friday and into the weekend as deeper tropical moisture returns to Southwest Florida. Scattered showers and storms will be a good bet primarily during the afternoon and evening hours as temperatures dip a bit closer to normal for this time of year.
In the tropics, Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to weaken as it heads for the extreme southern Bay of Campeche, before making a second landfall on the central Mexican coastline tomorrow. Elsewhere, we are keeping an eye on the remnants of Florence along with another tropical wave located about 750 miles west of the Cape Verde islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a medium chance for development as conditions become a bit more favorable for gradual strengthening.
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TEAM USA IS GOING FOR A GOLD RUSH TONIGHT.
A LOT OF TRACK AND FIELD STARS IN ACTION IN LONDON.
AND BEACH VOLLEYBALL HAS ALSO CREATED A LOT OF BUZZ AT THE GAMES AT THESE OLYMPICS.
ALL EYES WILL BE ON SAND AS AMERICANS MISTY MAY-TREANOR AND KERRI WALSH JENNINGS COMPETE FOR THE GOLD.
NBC-2'S MARK BARGER IS LIVE IN LONDON WHERE THE U-S LOOKS TO MAKE HISTORY.
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AS YOU WATCH THIS MATCH TONIGHT KEEP TWO THINGS IN MIND.
NO MATTER WHO WINS, HISTORY WILL BE MADE.
AND THE UNITED STATES WILL WIN THE GOLD MEDAL.
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TAPE/ Jennifer Kessy - USA Beach Volleyball:16 -:23
TAPE/ Carli Lloyd - US Women's Soccer Team:44 -:49
TAPE/ Sarah Attar - Saudi Arabia runner:58 - 1:02
IT'LL BE A NIGHT AT THE BEACH TONIGHT FOR THE U.S..THE HORSE GUARDS PALACE THE SCENE OF AN ALL AMERICAN
SHOWDOWN FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD. TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS KERRI WALSH JENNINGS AND MISTY MAY
TRAINOR AGAINST OLYMPIC ROOKIES APRIL ROSS AND JEN KESSY.
"We've only been on the podium once this year, and we haven't been on the podium once with them, so it's going to be a really nice experience to hear the national anthem altogether."
THERE WILL BE NO ANTHEM FOR THE U-S MEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM. THE BEIJING GOLD MEDALISTS WERE ELIMINATED TODAY IN THE QUARTERFINALS BY ITALY.
"They played well, and we didn't quite play up to our level."
STILL IN THE HUNT FOR A GOLD MEDAL.THE U-S SOCCER WOMEN.LOOKING TO AVENGE A WORLD CUP LOSS, WITH AN ENCORE MATCHUP TOMORROW AGAINST JAPAN.
"I'd say it's definitely redemption, but it's also an opportunity to show the world, we're the number one team in the world."
MEDALS WEREN'T THE POINT FOR SAUDI RUNNER SARAH ATTAR.SHE WROTE A PAGE IN THE HISTORY BOOK OF THESE LONDON GAMES.
"To have so many people supporting me, is such a huge honor and, I can't believe I'm here really!"
LAST IN HER HEAT IN THE 800 METERS.ATTAR WAS HER NATION'S FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN TRACK & FIELD.
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I'M MARK BARGER IN LONDON. NOW, BACK TO YOU.
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MARK, THE U-S WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM IS GETTING READY TO GO FOR ITS THIRD STRAIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD TOMORROW NIGHT.
TONIGHT, WE'RE LEARNING THEY'LL DO IT IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD.
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NOT HERE TO SPOIL ANYTHING. BUT THE UNITED STATES MENS WATER POLO TEAM WON'T MEDAL THESE GAMES. THEY LOSE TO CROATIA 8-TO-2 IN THE QUARTERFINALS. USA WON SILVER 4 YEARS AGO IN BEIJING.
THE MEDAL COUNT HAS CHANGED. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE COUNT BEFORE TONIGHT'S PRIME-TIME COVERAGE. TURN LEFT.TURN RIGHT. TURN AROUND. LOOK BACK WHEH YOU HERE ME START TALKING AGAIN.
HERE IS THE UPDATED MEDAL COUNT.
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A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SPORTS TRADITION.HELD EVERY SUMMER FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS.IS COMING TO AN END.
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RON RILEY BROUGHT EVERYONE TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON AT SHOELESS JOES IN FORT MYERS TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE'S MADE THE DECISION TO END THE CALOOSA CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING TOURNAMENT.
LAST JUNE WAS THE LAST ONE.
RILEY.WHO ALSO RUNS THE CITY OF PALMS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.TOLD US THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE BY HIM.RATHER THAN FOR HIM.
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RON HAS SCHEDULED A GRANDE FINALE FOR THE CALOOSA. THE FIRST WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER OFF FORT MYERS BEACH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT EVENT.GO TO OUR WEBSITE.CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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LAST NIGHT.FORT MYERS MIRACLE FANS GOT TO SEE TWINS PITCHER CARL PAVANO MAKE A COMEBACK START.
TONIGHT.CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS FANS GET TO WATCH RAYS RIGHT-HANDER JEFF NIEMANN'S RETURN TO THE MOUND.
HE HASN'T PITCHED IN A GAME SINCE MAY 14TH.WHEN HE GOT HIT WITH A LINER THAT BROKE HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
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AFTERNOON BASEBALL AT FENWAY PARK.
RED SOX AND RANGERS COMBINED FOR 19 RUNS.
DOWN 3 RUNS IN THE 7TH.WILL MIDDLEBROOKS ERASES THE DEFICIT. HIS 15TH HOMER TIES THE GAME AT 9.
FORMER RED SOX ADRIAN BELTRE.FLY BALL IN THE 9TH.SCORES THE GO-AHEAD WINNING RUN.
10-9 TEXAS.
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THE TWINS DIDN'T HAVE A 9TH INNING COME-BACK IN CLEVELAND.
WHICH MEANS.THE CLEVELAND INDIANS 11-GAME LOSING STREAK IS OVER.
TWINS LEFTY BRIAN DUENSING HAD A ROUGH START. GAVE UP A PAIR OF RUNS IN THE FIRST.AND AGAIN IN THE SECOND.
TWINS LOSE 6-2
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ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR JESSICA DAVIES MISSED THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SHE WAS IN NEW YORK CITY.AT GRAND CENTRAL STATION THIS MORNING.FOR HER FINAL MATCH AT BOWLING'S TEEN MASTERS GRAND FINALS.
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AFTER LOSING HER FIRST TWO MATCHES ON TUESDAY TO THE TOP 2 SEEDS IN THE TOURNAMENT.
JESSICA WON HER MATCH TODAY. FINISHES IN 3RD PLACE. AND GETS A 2000 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP.
SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY 4 GIRLS INVITED TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT THAT WILL GIVE 64-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL BOWLER IN THE COUNTRY.
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THE PRIME-TIME SCHEDULE BEGINS AT 8-PM.
THE UNITED STATES IS GUARANTEED A GOLD-SILVER FINISH IN WOMENS BEACH VOLLEYBALL.
BACK TO THE TRACK.WHERE THE UNITED STATES TRACK TEAM IS TRYING TO STOCK-PILE THE GOLD MEDALS.
FINALS OF THE WOMENS 200 METER DASH.400 METER HURDLES AND THE MENS'S 110 METER HURDLES.
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EVERY YEAR ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS, SOME STUDENTS ARE TURNED AWAY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PROPER SHOTS.
IT HAPPENED TODAY--
THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS PACKED.
AND THIS YEAR.MORE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE SHOWING UP.BECAUSE STUDENTS NEED AN ADDITIONAL WHOOPING COUGH VACCINE BEYOND WHAT THEY RECEIVED AS BABIES.
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We are seeing a lot of 7th grade immunizations for 'TDAP' which would be Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis - Pertussis is the whooping cough.
OVERALL, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS SEEING FEWER FAMILIES THAN PREVIOUS YEARS BECAUSE HOURS WERE EXTENDED FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF EXTENDED HOURS.
DOORS OPEN AT SEVEN A-M AND CLOSE AT SIX P-M.
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WHILE TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY FOR LEE COUNTY STUDENTS, IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST DAY EVER FOR TWO NEW LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
THIS MORNING TORTUGA PRESERVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL OPENED THEIR DOOR DOORS TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS.
BOTH ARE SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY-ENGINEERING-MATH BASED SCHOOLS.ALSO KNOWN AS STEM.
AT HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE ARE NO TEXTBOOKS, AND IN SOME CLASSES.NO HOMEWORK!
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"The kids are involved in problem solving projects.following a design process. The kids actually end up teaching."
TEACHERS WE TALK TO SAY THEIR STUDENTS WILL GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
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GOODBYE
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