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AIRPORT DELAYS-MITTO TOPS

STORMS UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST--

ARE CAUSING DELAYS AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE FLIGHT BOARD AT RSW. ATLANTAS A MASS.

IF YOU'RE USING THE AIRPORT TONIGHT--

HOLMES IN COURT-2SHOT, SS, 2SHOT

ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES HOLMES--

THE SUSPECT IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE.SAY HOLMES IS MENTALLY ILL.

THEY TOLD THAT TO A JUDGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE.LAWYERS FOR MORE THAN TWO DOZEN NEWS ORGANIZATIONS--

ASKED THE JUDGE TO RELEASE KEY INFORMATION IN THE CASE!

BUT THE JUDGE ISSUED A *STRICT* GAG ORDER--

HOLMES IN COURT-PKG

IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THIS INITIAL, TELEVISED COURT APPEARANCE.

CAMERAS HAVE BEEN BARRED FROM PROCEEDINGS NOW. AS JAMES HOLMES RETURNED TO COURT TODAY FOR A HEARING TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH THE PUBLIC MAY GET TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACCUSED KILLER. AND THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE AURORA MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE.

LAWYERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 25 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS -INCLUDING NBC NEWS- ARE ASKING CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIAM SYLVESTER TO UNSEAL KEY COURT DOCUMENTS. AND LOOSEN HIS GAG ORDER ON THE CASE.

A MOTION FILED BY MEDIA ATTORNEYS SAYS -QUOTE- "THE PUBLIC HAS AN OBVIOUS AND LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN KNOWING ON A TIMELY BASIS THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF THE DEFENDANT."

BUT PROSECUTORS WARN RELEASING DETAILS OF SEARCH WARRANTS, EVIDENCE, AND WITNESS INTERVIEWS COULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR INVESTIGATION. AND PREJUDICE A POTENTIAL JURY POOL.

WHILE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WANT TO ENSURE HOLMES GETS A FAIR TRIAL.

"It's one of the one of the on-going struggles between the first amendment, right of free speech and the defendant's right to due process and a fair trial. the 5th and 6th amendment."

nats

THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE. AND TRY TO MOVE ON. IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR VICTIMS. AND THIS SCARRED COMMUNITY.

TOSS TO ALEX-ON CAM

LIKE A LOT OF CITIES--

CAPE CORAL IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO JUMP START ITS ECONOMY.

BUT NBC2 HAS LEARNED THE CITY JUST LOST OUT ON A CHANCE TO BRING IN 80 NEW JOBS.

NBC2's ALEX BOYER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN WHY.

NO NEW CAPE JOBS-NEWSROOM

SHOW ME THE MONEY -

NO NEW CAPE JOBS-PKG

LYNN PIPPENGER IS A CAPE CORAL NEWBIE -

THE CHICAGO TRANSPLANT MOVED LAST YEAR TO START A BUSINESS.

-Lynn Pippenger/Owner, Dixie Roadhouse-"We knew we wanted to move South. We were done with the snow so we literally looked across the country.

AFTER TOURING 250 PROPERTIES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CITIES.

-Pippenger-"There's a lot of competition we looked at a lot of different properties.

.PIPPENGER DECIDED CAPE CORAL WAS BEST PLACE TO SET UP SHOP.

-Pippenger-"With a business like Dixie Roadhouse it's important we're a good fit for the community and a good fit for us or we won't be successful."

DIXIE ROADHOUSE EMPLOYES 50 PEOPLE.

THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WAS HOPING TO ADD TO THE JOB COUNT.

BUT THE COMPANY HE WAS TRYING TO WOO ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO EXPAND IN SARASOTA.

IN A MEMO WRITTEN BY THE CITY MANAGER, THE MOVE MEANS A "LOSS OF 80 JOBS" AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW BUILDINGS "VALUED AT $3.8 MILLION."

-Mike Quaintance/Pres., Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce-"Companies want real economic incentives that will help them be more successful more quickly."

WHICH IS WHY THE CITY WAS COUNTING ON LEE COUNTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS.

BUT THE COUNTY SAID NO.

-Quaintance-"We don't have all the tools we need to be successful we've got some challenges to overcome."

AND JUST A *LITTLE FINANCIAL HELP CAN MAKE A *BIG DIFFERENCE.

NO NEW CAPE JOBS-NEWSROOM

I CONTACTED LEE COUNTY'S MANAGER TO SEE WHY THE COUNTY REFUSED TO GIVE CAPE CORAL MONEY FROM A 25-MILLION DOLLAR FUND USED TO SUPPORT JOB GROWTH.

SWINE FLU INCREASE-TRX, VO

THERE ARE NEW CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUT THE GROWING THREAT OF SWINE FLU.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IS TRACKING A *FIVE* FOLD INCREASE--

IN THE NUMBER OF CASES SPREADING FROM PIGS TO HUMANS.

THERE WERE 29-CASES LAST WEEK--

NEARLY 150 SO FAR THIS WEEK!

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS NEW STRAIN DOES NOT SEEM *DANGEROUS*--

CHILD LAKE DEATH-VO WIPE

THE WATER OF LILY LAKE IN MINNESOTA CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE!

THIS TIME.A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY.

JACK ERENBERG DIED LAST NIGHT AFTER CONTRACTING A RARE AMOEBA INFECTION.

THIS IS THE *SAME* LAKE--WHERE ANOTHER SWIMMER DIED FROM THE SAME INFECTION A FEW YEARS AGO.

THE AMOEBA LIVES IN WARM FRESHWATER.

CHILD LAKE DEATH-SOTVO

The amoeba is a very rare amoeba, it's a natural amoeba. And just because you swam in the lake doesn't mean you're going to die

THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS INVESTIGATING TO MAKE SURE THE DEADLY AMOEBA IS COMING FROM THE LAKE.

POST OFFICE LOSSES-CG

THIS MAY BE HARD TO COMPREHEND--

BUT THE U-S POST OFFICE *LOST* OVER 5-BILLION DOLLARS LAST QUARTER!

LAST YEAR FROM APRIL TO JUNE--

IT LOST *ONLY* 3-BILLION DOLLARS.

THE MOUNTING COST OF FUTURE RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS IS TAKING ITS TOLL.

THEY ACCOUNTED FOR *THREE* BILLION DOLLARS OF THE LOSS.

THE AGENCY ALSO SAYS FEWER PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY MAILING STUFF.

NOAA RAISES PREDICTION-VIDBOX

NOAA TODAY *INCREASED* ITS HURRICANE PREDICTION.

THE AGENCY NOW SAYS THERE IS LIKELY TO BE BETWEEN 12 AND 17 NAMED STORMS THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD *SIX* NAMED STORMS THIS YEAR.

IN MAY--

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ADMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PREDICTED NINE TO 15 NAMED STORMS.

SCIENTIST SAY FIVE TO EIGHT OF THE NAMED STORMS WILL BECOME HURRICANES.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT AMAZING RESCUE THAT TOOK PALCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD?

WE SHOW YOU THE DARING RESCUE THAT BROUGHT AN AMERICAN HOME FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.

AND MICHAEL PHELPS IS THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN OF ALL-TIME.

BUT TO A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY--

HE'S ONE OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE OF ALL-TIME.

TZ1 A) KOMEN UNDER FIRE-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) PHELPS FOUNDATION-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ANTARTICA RESCUE-ON CAM

A DARING RESCUE TOOK PLACE OVERNIGHT AT THE SOUTH POLE.

IN THE DEAD OF A COLD, DARK ANTARTIC WINTER.AN AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL TEAM SWOOPED IN AND SAVED AN AMERICAN EXPLORER

ANTARTICA RESCUE-PKG

As the airbus jet touched down in New Zealand just hours ago.it appears a

high-stakes rescue operation at the bottom of the world was a smashing

success.

It was to save an American stranded with a medical emergency at the McMurdo

Research Station.In the dead of the Antarctic winter.

SOT GANYARD

It's dark, the sun never comes up and if it does, it's just for a couple of

mins 4250 the wind is howling the temp minus 40, 50 even 60 degrees

Fahrenheit so it is a truly dangerous place to land airplanes

Few details are being released about the researcher.only that the person,

an American, is in stable condition.

Gfx-but may need "immediate corrective surgery".

Renee Douceur suffered a stroke at the South Pole last August.and had to

wait six weeks to be evacuated

RENEE DOUCEUR

There is always a concern that the time is ticking away. how much more

damage may be going on particularly if your conditions are unknown.

Antarctica is the driest, highest and windiest place on earth.

The high temperature this week: just 9 degrees below zero.

It's so cold the rescue plane had to carry enough fuel to keep the engines

constantly running.

It's also dark nearly 24 hours a day giving rescuers just a small period of

time to land.

DOCTOR RONALD SHEMENSKI was part of a medical rescue from this same station

back in 2001.

SOT PHONER

You just didn't know what to expect the planes had never been flown in that

temperature/no one's ever tried to come in pitch black darkness and land

ANTARTICA RESCUE-TAG

THAT WAS T-J WINICK REPORTING.

PEOPLE WHO GO TO SUCH REMOTE PLACES UNDERGO RIGOROUS MEDICAL TESTING BEFOREHAND--

TOSS TO LINDSAY-2 SHOT

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE ANNOUNCES A MAJOR MANAGEMENT SHAKE-UP.

TODAY - THE NATION'S LARGEST BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION REPORTED THAT BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE FOUNDER, ARE STEPPING DOWN FROM THEIR ROLES.

NBC2's LINDSAY LOGUE JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH THE STORY--

KOMEN UNDER FIRE-TFX CTR MON, SS

HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE TWO MAIN PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE SHAKE-UP.

FOUNDER NANCY BRINKER WILL LEAVE HER C-E-O POSITION.

BUT WILL STAY ON IN A MANAGEMENT ROLE--

FOCUSED ON FUNDRAISING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.

WHILE PRESIDENT LIZ THOMPSON WILL LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION ENTIRELY NEXT MONTH--

KOMEN UNDER FIRE-VO

THE TWO HIGH-PROFILE DEPARTURES, COME IN THE WAKE OF CONTINUING FALLOUT FROM KOMEN'S DECISION EARLIER THIS YEAR TO BRIEFLY END FUNDING FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

3 DAYS LATER, KOMEN RESTORED THE FUNDING, BUT AT LEAST 5 HIGH-RANKING EXECS RESIGNED.

ORGANIZERS OF MANY RACE EVENTS SAW PARTICIPATION DROP.

IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE HAS INVESTED ONE-POINT-3 BILLION DOLLARS IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - FOR THOSE FIGHTING BREAST CANCER.

KOMEN UNDER FIRE-TFX CTR MON, BANNER

MARK YOUR CALENDAR--

NEXT YEAR'S RACE FOR THE CURE WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH.

NBC2 IS AGAIN, A PROUD SPONSOR.

IF YOU'RE READY TO REGISTER--

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

IT'S 2012--

BUT WOMEN STILL FACE A FEW GLASS CEILINGS.

TONIGHT--FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ONE WOMAN WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE!

YOU'LL MEET HER-- NEXT.

AND LATER--

TZ2 A) FEMALE REFS GAME-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) CHAD STANDUP TEASE-SOT TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

RAINY WEEKEND IS EXPECTED

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out Saturday and Sunday. Deep tropical moisture is going to engulf southwest Florida, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday will be partly cloudy with scattered storms. You'll be able to go outside periodically through the day, so don't worry!

Sunday has a different outlook. It's the gloomiest day, so to speak. It will be mostly cloudy with periods of heavy downpours and storms.

Rain chances take a precipitous drop Monday through mid week. What storm cells pop up will be very isolated in nature.

Highs will cool off slightly, too. There will not be anymore 95+ degree heat for several days. Lower 90s will be more of the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

For you beach and boat goers expect winds from the east-southeast at 5-10 knots, seas 1-2 feet, and a light chop for the inland waterways.

As for the tropics, they are beginning to show more activity.

Remnants of Florence are fading away, Ernesto is weakening, too.

There's an area of organized clouds that we are watching between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. It will develop into our next Tropical Depression tonight. The environment ahead of it is conducive for further development as it pushes west.

FEMALE REFS NFL GAME-2SHOT

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NAME SHANNON EASTIN?

YOU WILL BY TONIGHT.

SHE'S POISED TO BECOME THE *FIRST* WOMAN TO EVER OFFICIATE AN N-F-L GAME!

SHE'S GETTING THE CHANCE BECAUSE THE LEAGUE *LOCKED OUT* ITS REGULAR REFS.

SO WHAT IS SHE THINKING JUST HOURS BEFORE KICKOFF?

FEMALE REFS NFL GAME-PKG

FOR THE FIRST TIME A *WOMAN* WILL BE ON THE FIELD. REFFING AN N-F-L GAME.

SHANNON EASTIN -- IS MAKING HISTORY -- SERVING AS A LINE JUDGE FOR THURSDAY

NIGHT'S "PACKERS/CHARGERS" EXHIBITION GAME IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN TO *EVER* MAKE CALLS.

IN THE AGGRESSIVE.

HARD-HITTING WORLD OF THE N-F-L.

.*DOMINATED* BY MEN.

SOT -- Kevin Doyle, Dolphins Defensive Coordinator /

:39 -:44 / "I think it's great. and I'm sure she's qualified to do it."

EASTIN HAS EXPERIENCE.

THE 42-YEAR-OLD HAS WORKED 17 SEASONS AS A FOOTBALL OFFICIAL -- FOUR AT THE

COLLEGE LEVEL.

BUT EACH CALL WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED.

SOT -- Matt Moore, Dolphins Quarterback /:50 -:54 /

/ "I'm sure she's a professional, she'll do her job, so, I don't think it'll

be a big deal."

WHAT *IS* A BIG DEAL -- EASTIN IS A *REPLACEMENT.*

THE REGULAR OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF CONTRACT DISPUTE

WITH THE N-F-L.

SOT -- ESPN / Ramona Shelburne, Columnist For ESPNLosAngeles.com / 19:34:

36 -:43 / "It's also a historic event that's somewhat marred by the fact

that she's essentially a scab. This might be the one

and only NFL game she gets to work." 19:34:52 -:56 / "I

think this is a poor choice by the NFL to make THIS the big landmark moment.

"

MILLIONS *WILL BE WATCHING*. JUST AS THEY DID 15 YEARS AGO. WHEN THE

FIRST WOMAN REFEREE HIT THE N-B-A HARDWOOD.

AND SOME BELIEVE SEEING EASTIN ON THE FIELD. WILL INSPIRE OTHERS.

SOT -- Sandy Mamary, High School Athletic Director /:07 / "

It's another opportunity for a woman to come through and show. that they

FEMALE REFS NFL GAME-TAG

BRANDI HITT REPORTING.

BEFORE THE GAME--

EASTIN TOLD REPORTERS THIS IS SOMETHING SHE NEEDED TO DO--

BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THE N-F-L WILL SEE A WOMAN ON THE FIELD AND THINK--

LONDON OLYMPICS-CLIP

TOSS TO HEATHER-2SHOT

TEAM USA SHOWED SOME BIG TIME GIRL POWER TODAY IN LONDON.

THE SOCCER AND WATER POLO TEAMS WON GOLD!

SOME OLYMPIC ATHLETES--

USE THEIR FAME TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO IS HERE WITH THAT STORY.

PHELPS FOUNDATION-PLASMA VO, VO FULL WIPE

THIS CUTE KID IS 7-YEAR OLD WILLIAM WATSON.

HE'S A MEMBER OF THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION.

IT HELPS KIDS LEARN TO SWIM.

THIS YEAR--

THE FOUNDATION PICKED ONE CHILD TO GO TO LONDON--

SEE THE OLYMPICS.

IT PICKED WILLIAM--

BECAUSE HE NEARLY DROWNED 3-YEARS AGO.

BUT HE BRAVELY DECIDED HE WANTED TO LEARN TO SWIM.

AND WITH THE HELP OF MICHAEL'S FOUNDATION--

HE NOW ENJOYS THE WATER.

PHELPS FOUNDATION-SOTVO

"To be able to watch him overcome the obstacles that he's been able to overcome. Whatever he wants to do in his life I know he can achieve. I want to congratulate you because I know that anything you put your mind to you'll able to achieve."

HOW GREAT IS THAT.

OLYMPICS SCHEDULE-CG TOPS

IT'S A BIG NIGHT OF ACTION AT THE OLYMPICS.

THE MEN ARE CENTER STAGE ON THE TRACK--

WITH FINALS IN THE DECATHLON--

THE TRIPLE JUMP AND 200 AND 800 METER RACES.

USAIN BOLT IS IN THE 200 METER FINAL.

THE WOMENS FINALS OF THE PLATFORM DIVING ARE TONIGHT.

IT'S THE FINALS OF MENS BEACH VOLLEYBALL.

AND CYCLING ISN'T JUST FOR THE X-GAMES.

THE FINALS OF THE BMX STYLE IS ALSO TONIGHT.

IT ALL BEGINS AT EIGHT--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

A CAPE CORAL TEENAGERS IS GRABBING ATTENTION TONIGHT.

HE IS STARTING A POLITICAL MOVEMENT.

"REDNECKS FOR OBAMA"

AND HE IS USING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG TO *SUPPORT* BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

TZ3 A) REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-VO WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) CHAR SEXUAL HARRASSMENT LAWSUIT-VOTOPS

DECISION 2012-CLIP

ROMNEY VP CHOICE-SS, VO WIPE

THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINAL FOUR--

IN THE RUNNING TO BECOME MITT ROMNEY'S V-P CANDIDATE.

FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO--

SENATOR ROB PORTMAN OF OHIO--

FORMER MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY.

AND HOUSE BUDGET CHAIR PAUL RYAN--

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN IS *MUM*.

HE HAD *NO* PUBLIC EVENTS TODAY--

ROMNEY VP CHOICE-SOTVO

it does create a little bit of a stir or a distraction from other things but that will soon all resolve as he makes his choice in the coming days or weeks.

EVEN MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE FLEW BACK FROM THE OLYMPICS TO JOIN HER HUSBAND IN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT--

TOSS TO CHAD-SOT, ON CAM

LIST OF KEY VOTING GROUPS.SOCCER MOMS--LATINOS.

AND MAYBE.REDNECKS?

"People who don't like President Obama because he's black - that just infuriates me."

BUT IT'S *HOW* THIS CAPE CORAL TEEN IS GETTING HIS POINT ACROSS--

THAT GOT THE ATTENTION OF N-B-C-2 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER.

REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-TFX CTR MON

PETER THESE ARE TWO IMAGES YOU DON'T EXPECT TO SEE SIDE-BY-SIDE.

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG. AND PRESIDENT OBAMA.

JUST THE SITE OF THIS STIRS UP STRONG EMOTIONS.

IT'S BEEN REMOVED FROM STATE FLAGS AND PUBLIC AREAS.

REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-PKG

RYAN TURNER HAS THE HAT. THE HOOK.

Being in Florida, you fish.

AND THE HEART OF A REDNECK.

It's someone who's not afraid to get down and dirty for their money. Someone who's not afraid to work hard wipe the sweat off their brow.

May use a little foul language once in a while but they're not bad people.

UNCLE TONY'S BEEN A BIG PART OF RYAN'S LIFE.

ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS FATHER DIED FROM CANCER 10-YEARS AGO.

If he had good health insurance it would be totally curable - prostate cancer.

HEALTHCARE REFORM STEERED RYAN TOWARD ONE CANDIDATE.

:15:53:48

Oh definitely President Obama.

HE EVEN STARTED A 'REDNECKS FOR OBAMA' FACEBOOK PAGE.

"We're rednecks but we're not racists."

AND NOT EXACTLY ORIGINAL. SIMILAR GROUPS FORMED THE LAST TIME OBAMA RAN FOR PRESIDENT.

WHERE SOME SEE A SYMBOL OF HATE. RYAN SEES HISTORY.

"It's very very likely my family fought in the confederate army."

"When I grew up in Plant City Florida, they were still fighting the Civil War."

"It shouldn't be surprising to hear Ryan and his Uncle Tony to talk about southern heritage, After all, they live in Lee County Florida. A place named after confederate general Robert E. Lee."

WHEN LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATS OPENED UP THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS ON SATURDAY, RYAN BROUGHT HIS OWN DECORATION.

Yeah we're going to have to tape this side.

AMERICA'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT CONJOINED WITH THE CONFEDERACY. MOMENTS LATER PARTY LEADERS ASKED RYAN TO TAKE IT DOWN.

"If somebody is offended by it, I can understand it because they're only seeing one half of the flag."

For us to be here in the deep south, and to see whites embracing an African-American man - we love it.

LEE COUNTY'S N-DOUBLE-A-C-P PRESIDENT DOESN'T MIND THE CONFEDERATE FLAG NEXT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.

"Not if the intention is positive."

the reason for the group is to prove not all southerners are racist. 33

REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-TFX CTR MON

LEE COUNTY'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRWOMAN CANCELED OUR INTERVIEW TODAY.

I REACHED OUT TO THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN TO FIND OUT IF THEY ENDORSE "REDNECKS FOR OBAMA."

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

A LEE COUNTY TEEN IS RUN OVER IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH, WAITING FOR HER SCHOOL BUS.

WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON HER CONDITION AND THE SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER THAT LEFT THE SCENE.

AND A NUMBER OF LEE COUNTY BUS STOPS ARE BEING MOVED TO BUSY INTERSECTIONS--