HL1) RETHERFORD KILLED-VOTOPS

NEW DETAILS THIS THURSDAY MORNING ON A DEADLY SHOOTOUT.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) JAMES HOLMES IN COURT-TRX-VO

PLUS,

NBC-2 LOOKING AHEAD TO A COURT HEARING TODAY FOR JAMES HOLMES.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

RISE AND SHINE!

RETHERFORD KILLED-SSTOPS-BNR-VO

THIS MORNING WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SHOOTOUT BETWEEN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND THIS MAN, BILLY RETHERFORD, WHO WAS WANTED FOR MURDER.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES, ACTING ON A CRIMESTOPPERS TIP,

APPROACHED A HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS, ON LAUREL DRIVE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY.

THEY SAY THEY SAW RETHERFORD SITTING ON A COUCH INSIDE AND ANNOUNCED THEIR PRESENCE.

THEY SAY RETHERFORD SHOWED A GUN, BUT BEFORE HE COULD FIRE IT, DEPUTIES SHOT HIM DEAD ON THE COUCH.

NBC-2 TALKED TO A WITNESS WHO HEARD IT ALL AND CALLED 9-1-1.

RETHERFORD KILLED-SOTVO

3:41:55 no it was literally right across the hallway when I opened my blinds I saw that's where they shot him 3:42:00

ARTHUR CHAMP SAYS HIS NEIGHBOR'S KNEW RETHERFORD AND INVITED HIM INSIDE THERE HOME.

THEY WERE QUESTIONED BY OFFICERS.

STRIANO FAMILY REAX-SSTOPS-SOTVO

NOW TO THE VICTIMS: THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS RETHERFORD WAS THE SUSPECT IN TWO MURDERS:

INCLUDING THE KILLING OF GREG IMHOFF TUESDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE TOLD I'M-HOFF WAS A HANDYMAN WITH A BIG HEART, AND WOULDN'T EVEN CHARGE HIS NEIGHBORS FOR DOING YARD WORK.

THIS MORNING LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES ARE NOT ELABORATING ON HOW IMHOFF WAS KILLED.

RETHERFORD WAS ALSO THE SECOND SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF DEBBIE STRIANO OF THREE OAKS.

HIS NEPHEW DUSTIN JAYE IS ALREADY IN JAIL FACING CHARGES.

STRIANO WAS FOUND MURDERED IN HER HOME ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO NI THREE OAKS. HER THROAT SLASHED. EVEN HER DOG WAS SLASHED.

HER MOTHER ROSE STRIANO SAYS NOW THAT RETHERFORD IS OFF THE STREETS, HER FAMILY CAN FINALLY BEGIN TO HEAL.

47:42 "he was a killer. just taking a life like that i how could he break up a family you know. i still can't get over it."

THE COUPLE'S BORDER COLLIE- SCRUFFY- WAS STABBED WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT DEBBIE FROM HER KILLERS.

HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER NOW.

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

COLLIER COUNTY MURDER-OC-VO-SS (2)

DEVELOPING NOW -- COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

44-YEAR OLD CONCETTA BEDELL WAS FOUND BY HER MOTHER AND HER SON -- DEAD ON HER PORCH YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE LOCATION: FLAME VINE DRIVE.

DETECTIVES WANT TO TALK TO 44-YEAR OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD OF FORT MYERS.

HE IS REPORTEDLY BEDELLS EX-BOYFRIEND.

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-OC-TRX

ALL NEW AS WE LOOK AHEAD THIS THURSDAY MORNING,

THE MAN ACCUSED OF ONE OF THE WORST MASS MURDERS IN U.S. HISTORY WILL BE BACK IN COURT TODAY IN COLORADO.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM,

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-NEWSROOM

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-VOTOPS

21 NEWS ORGANZIATIONS WILL ASK THE JUDGE TODAY TO UNSEAL COURT DOCUMENTS AND SCALE BACK A GAG ORDER IN THE CASE.

JAMES HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE IN A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER.

12 PEOPLE DIED, 58 OTHERS WERE INJURED.

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-NEWSROOM

IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE JUDGE WILL MAKE A DECISION TODAY OR AT A LATER TIME.

NORTH NAPLES DROWNING-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING --

NBC-2 CONFIRMS A WOMAN IN NORTH NAPLES HAS DROWNED IN A SWIMMING POOL.

WE KNOW THE VICTIM IS 64 YEAR OLD MARYE RUIMERMAN.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE EMERALD LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD.

SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTER SHOT HIMSELF-VO-BNR

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW --

THE FBI IS STILL TRYING TO NAIL DOWN A MOTIVE IN THE DEADLY TEMPLE SHOOTING IN WISCONSIN LAST WEEKEND.

AND NOW ANOTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.

THE SUSPECT, WADE MICHAEL PAGE, SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.

PREVIOUSLY AUTHORITIES SAID POLICE FIRED THE FATAL SHOT.

PAGE IS REPORTEDLY A WHITE SUPREMECIST.

FACE EATING VICTIM SPEAKS-OC-SS (2)

A FOLLOW UP THIS MORNING TO A STORY THAT CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD.

FOR THE FIRST-TIME SINCE BEING ATTACKED AND HAVING HIS FACE EATEN OFF --

THE VICTIM SPEAKS OUT.

A MIAMI TV STATION INTERVIEWED RONALD POPPO,

WHO SAID HE REMEMBERED HAVING HIS FACED CHEWED AND HIS EYES BEING PLUCKED OUT.

HE IS NOW BLIND.

POPPO SAID HE HAS NO IDEA WHY HE WAS ATTACKED AND THOUGHT THE ATTACKER WAS A GOOD GUY.

GAS PRICES KEEP CLIMBING-VIDBOX

IF YOU'VE BEEN FOR A FILL UP LATELY YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THAT GAS PRICES ARE BACK ON THE MOVE.

AND THIS IS FROM THE EXPERTS THIS MORNING:

"TODAY IS PROBABLY BETTER TO BUY GASOLINE THAN TOMORROW."

REFINERY PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE MIDWEST ARE CAUSING SOME OF THE BIGGEST PRICE INCREASES IN HISTORY AND EXPERTS SAY IT MAY ONLY GET WORSE BEFORE LABOR DAY.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW 3.65.

FLORIDA'S AVERAGE IS $3.61.

ELECTION COUNTDOWN-TRX-SS (2)

IT'S DECISION 2012 AND WE ARE NOW 88 DAYS AWAY FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

THIS MORNING WE STILL DON'T KNOW MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE.

BUT POLITICAL OBSERVERS CAN'T STOP SPECULATING ABOUT IT.

MEANTIME, NBC-2 IS TRACKING THE CANDIDATES THIS MORNING. ROMNEY IS CAMPAIGNING IN NEW YORK TODAY.

OBAMA AND ROMNEY AGREE ON GAY BOY SCOUTS-ONCAM

AND THIS MORNING THERE'S AT LEAST ONE THING ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA AGREE ON:

BOTH FOUND SOME NEW COMMON GROUND -SURPRISINGLY - ON AN ISSUE OF GAY RIGHTS.

OBAMA JOINS ROMNEY IN PUBLICLY DISAGREEING WITH A CONTROVERSIAL BAN ON GAY MEMBERS OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

IT'S ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST WELL-KNOWN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUPS.

OLYMPICS LOOK AHEAD MENS 200M-TRX-2SH-VO

THE 2012 LONDON GAMES ARE WINDING TO A CLOSE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BIG STORIES TO FOLLOW ON DAY 13 OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.

WE'VE GOT A STAR-STUDDED FINAL IN THE MEN'S 200 METERS.

WOMEN SOCCER VERSUS JAPAN-VOTOPS

AND IN WOMEN'S SOCCER, THE UNITED STATES FACES JAPAN IN A REMATCH OF LAST SUMMER'S WORLD-CUP FINAL IN WHICH THE AMERICANS LOST ON PENALTY KICKS.

TODAY TEASE-OC-SOT

AND NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT AND SAVANNAH HAVE LINED UP FOR ON THE TODAY SHOW.

TAKE A LOOK.

OLYMPICS PRIMETIME-SSTOPS

AND LATER TONIGHT TUNE IN FOR PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

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

HURRICANE FORECAST UPDATE-VIDBOX RVL

YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP IN JUST A MOMENT BUT FIRST,

WE'RE EXPECTING A NEW UPDATE ON THE 2012 HURRICANE SEASON.

NOAA SAYS THIS MORNING THAT THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER WILL RELEASE THE UPDATE LATER TODAY.

ORIGINALLY THE GROUP FORECAST A "NEAR-NORMAL" HURRICANE SEASON.

SO FAR THIS SEASON WE'VE SEEN JUST FIVE NAMED STORMS. WITH ONLY ONE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE.

THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER.

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

RANDY TRAVIS ARRESTED-VO-WIPE

NBC-2 NOW HAS THE 9-1-1 CALL THE MOMENT AFTER COUNTRY STAR RANDY TRAVIS CRASHED HIS CAR.

TRAVIS WAS RELEASED FROM A TEXAS JAIL WEDNESDAY.

POLICE SAY THEY FOUND HIM NAKED AND LYING ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF A ROADWAY AFTER CRASHING HIS CAR TUESDAY.

TRAVIS WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.

HE ALSO FACES CHARGES AFTER COPS SAY HE THREATENED TO FATALLY SHOOT STATE POLICE.

POLICE SAY HE DROVE OFF A HIGHWAY NEAR HIS HOMETOWN, AND HIT SEVERAL BARRICADES IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

RANDY TRAVIS 911 CALL-SOTVO

911: Grayson County 911.

Caller: Hello, I was on a road from 377 to Valley View and I just found a guy laying in the road.

THIS IS RANDY TRAVIS' SECOND ALCOHOL-RELATED ARREST THIS YEAR.

KC FLIPPED BUS-OC-VO-BNR

SCARY MOMENTS FOR A BUS FULL OF PEOPLE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

THE BUS ROLLED OVER NEAR A GAS STATION DURING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

20-TO-30 PASSENGERS WERE ON THE BUS WHEN IT FLIPPED.

NO DEATHS OR LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

ALASKA EMERGENCY LANDING-OC-SOTVO

PASSENGERS ARE SOUNDING OFF THIS MORNING ABOUT A PLANE SCARE.

A SEATTLE-BOUND ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY.

It was horrible, I've never had anything like that in my whole life.

THAT PASSENGER IS ABOUT TO TURN 90 IN OCTOBER.

AUTHORTIES SAY THE PLANE LOST CABIN PRESSURE DURING AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SEVERAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN.

BACK UP SYSTEMS KICKED IN AND THE CREW CONTROLLED THE PLANE.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ARE NOW WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.

PENN STATE FOOTBALL DAY-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WILL UNVEIL ITS NEW FOOTBALL UNIFORMS THIS MORNING.

IN THE WAKE OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX ABUSE SCANDAL THE PROGRAM IS MAKING SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE ICONIC BLUE-AND-WHITE, PLAIN JERSEYS THAT WERE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE JOE PATERNO ERA.

PLAYER'S NAMES WILL BE ADDED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.

AND BLUE RIBBONS WILL BE WORN ON THE FRONT TO BRING AWARENESS TO VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE.

FASTEST TEXTING-1SH-VO-2SHOT

TALK ABOUT QUICK FINGERS!

A YOUNG MAN FROM WISCONSIN IS THE FASTEST TEXTER.FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

17-YEAR-OLD AUSTIN WIERSCHKE WON L-G'S NATIONAL TEXTING CONTEST YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK.

HE'S THE QUICKEST AND MOST ACCURATE TEXTER.

HE RECEIVED A GRAND PRIZE OF 50-THOUSAND-DOLLARS, CARE OF L-G.

AND LET ME GET THIS RIGHT KRISTA. HE JUST WON $50-GRAND FOR TEXTING FAST?

GOV RICK SCOTT BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES-ONCAM

NBC-2 KNOWS A LOT OF FLORIDA FAMILIES ARE IN BACK-TO-SCHOOL MODE THIS MORNING.

AND LOOKING AHEAD TODAY,

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS SUPPORTING THEM.

TODAY HE'S HELPING DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO STUDENTS IN NEED IN TAMPA.

BEAR WONDERING THROUGH HOTEL-OC-VO-BNR

WE HAVE NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY "WHAAAT?"

A NEW MEXICO HOTEL DISCOVERS THAT EVEN BEARS LIKE TO TAKE A VACATION EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

A BEAR ENTERED THE ANGEL FIRE RESORT THROUGH AN OPEN DOOR THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SECURITY VIDEO, THE BEAR WANDERED AROUND THE LOBBY AND HALLWAYS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES.

HOWEVER, THE BEAR DECIDED TO "CHECK OUT" BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-VIDBX

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

IMAGINE ORDERING A FLAT SCREEN T-V, AND AN ASSAULT RIFLE SHOWS UP INSTEAD!

A MAN IN WASHINGTON D-C ORDERED A FLAT SCREEN T-V FROM A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THROUGH AMAZON DOT COM AND WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL WAS A A HIGH POWERED RIFLE!

SETH HORVITZ IS STILL TRYING TO PROCESS HOW A UPS DRIVER COULD DROP OFF SUCH A DEADLY WEAPON ON HIS DOORSTEP AND IN A CITY WHERE THESE KINDS OF GUNS ARE ILLEGAL.

SETH CALLED POLICE AND THEY CONFISCATED THE WEAPON.

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING HOW IT ENDED UP AT SETH'S APARTMENT.

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

LAKE DECATUR IN ILLINOIS DRIED UP-VOTOPS-BNR

FOR OUR FRIENDS FROM THE MIDWEST --

NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF THE PROLONGED DROUGHT.

IT'S FORCING REALLY TIGHT WATER RESTRICTIONS ON TOWNS AROUND LAKE DECATUR IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

STARTING TODAY, DECATUR AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WILL BE UNABLE TO WATER THEIR LAWNS OR FILL NEW POOLS.

AND COMMERCIAL CARWASHES MUST STOP OPERATING TODAY.

JULY HOTTEST ON RECORD-VIDBOXTOPS

PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SWEATING MORE THIS SUMMER.

JULY IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD.

NOAA SAYS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR "THE LOWER 48" WAS 77-POINT-SIX DEGREES.

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

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

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

FORECLOSURES FALLING,

BUT SOME STATES SHOULD BRACE FOR A NEW WAVE OF DISTRESSED PROPERTIES.

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

AND RISING COLLEGE COSTS CAUSING RISING PAIN, EVEN AMONG THOSE WITH ENOUGH CASH TO PAY FOR PART OF IT, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

COLLEGE DEBT, HITTING UPPER-MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES IN A BIG WAY.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS BETWEEN 2007 AND 2010 --

HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES BETWEEN ABOUT 95-THOUSAND AND 205-THOUSAND DOLLARS --

HAD THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

COLLEGE COSTS, ALSO MAKING SOME UPPER-MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES BYPASS TOP-RATED UNIVERSITIES IN FAVOR OF CHEAPER, SECOND-TIER SCHOOLS INSTEAD.

MEANTIME CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND M-I-T --

AMONG THE SCHOOLS NOW SCALING BACK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS --

AS THEY WORK TO REBUILD THEIR ENDOWMENTS AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

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BRIGHTER NEWS ON THE HOUSING MARKET.

FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY *DOWN* FOR THE 22ND STRAIGHT MONTH.

BUT -- MORE DISTRESSED PROPERTIES ARE ABOUT TO HIT THE MARKET.

REALTYTRAC SAYS FORECLOSURE STARTS -- WHERE A LENDER SENDS OUT AN INITIAL NOTICE OF DEFAULT TO THE HOMEOWNER -- INCREASED IN JULY COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO --

MAKING IT THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH FORECLOSURE STARTS INCREASED.

ESPECIALLY IN CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, INDIANA AND MASSACHUSETTS --

AS LENDERS RAMP UP FORECLOSURES AGAIN, AFTER BEING SLOWED BY LEGAL PROBLEMS.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- THE POSTAL SERVICE EXPECTED TO DELIVER MORE BAD NEWS TODAY.

OC:

ALRIGHT --

MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.

THE DOW UP FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT SESSION -- IT'S LONGEST GAIN SINCE JUNE.

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AND -- THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS ALREADY SAID IT'S LOSING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS AN HOUR.

BUT LAWMAKERS ARE WATCHING TO SEE IF THINGS ARE EVEN WORSE.

THE U-S-P-S, SCHEDULED TO GIVE AN UPDATE TODAY ON WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT OF MONEY TEMPORARILY, BEFORE MAKING SOME BACK DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) RETHERFORD SHOOTOUT LATEST-VOTOPS

ALL NEW INFORMATION ON A DEADLY SHOOTOUT.

THIS MORNING, EXACTLY HOW ACCUSED MURDERER BILLY RETHERFORD WAS FOUND AND KILLED BY DEPUTIES,

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) GAS PRICES-TRX-VO

PLUS, RISING PRICES AT THE PUMP.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

RETHERFORD KILLED-SSTOPS-BNR-VO

RIGHT AWAY THIS MORNING WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE SHOOTOUT BEWTEEN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND THIS MAN, BILLY RETHERFORD, WHO WAS WANTED FOR MURDER.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES, ACTING ON A CRIMESTOPPERS TIP,

APPROACHED A HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS, ON LAUREL DRIVE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY.

THEY SAY THEY SAW RETHERFORD SITTING ON A COUCH INSIDE AND ANNOUNCED THEIR PRESENCE.

THEY SAY RETHERFORD SHOWED A GUN, BUT BEFORE HE COULD FIRE IT, DEPUTIES SHOT HIM DEAD ON THE COUCH.

NBC-2 TALKED TO A WITNESS WHO HEARD IT ALL AND CALLED 9-1-1.

RETHERFORD KILLED-(3)SOTVO

3:41:55 no it was literally right across the hallway when I opened my blinds I saw that's where they shot him 3:42:00

ARTHUR CHAMP SAYS HIS NEIGHBOR'S KNEW RETHERFORD AND INVITED HIM INSIDE THERE HOME.

THEY WERE QUESTIONED BY OFFICERS.

STRIANO FAMILY REACTION-SSTOPS(3)-SOTVO

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS RETHERFORD WAS THE SUSPECT IN TWO MURDERS:

INCLUDING THE KILLING OF GREG IMHOFF TUESDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE TOLD HE WAS A HANDYMAN WITH A BIG HEART, AND WOULDN'T EVEN CHARGE HIS NEIGHBORS FOR DOING YARD WORK.

THIS MORNING LEE COUNTY COUNTY DETECTIVES ARE NOT ELABORATING ON HOW IMHOFF WAS KILLED.

RETHERFORD WAS ALSO THE SECOND SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF DEBBIE STRIANO OF THREE OAKS.

HIS NEPHEW DUSTIN JAYE IS ALREADY IN JAIL FACING CHARGES.

STRIANO WAS FOUND MURDERED IN HER HOME ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO NI THREE OAKS. HER THROAT SLASHED.

HER FAMILY SAYS NOW THAT RETHERFORD IS OFF THE STREETS, THEY CAN FINALLY BEGIN TO HEAL.

45:02 "he said to me- they caught him and they had to kill him. so, i said break out the champagne."

56:40 "Then immediately afterwards- sadness. everything that can't be undone."

58:52 "i don't think i'll ever really feel like i got closure from this."

THE COUPLE'S BORDER COLLIE- SCRUFFY- WAS STABBED WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT DEBBIE FROM HER KILLERS.

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

COLLIER MURDER-OC-VO-(2) SS

DEVELOPING NOW -- COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

44-YEAR OLD CONCETTA BEDELL WAS FOUND BY HER MOTHER AND HER SON -- DEAD ON HER PORCH YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE LOCATION: FLAME VINE DRIVE.

DETECTIVES WANT TO TALK TO 44-YEAR OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD OF FORT MYERS.

HE IS REPORTEDLY BEDELLS EX-BOYFRIEND.

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-OC-TRX

ALL NEW AS WE LOOK AHEAD THIS THURSDAY MORNING,

THE MAN ACCUSED OF ONE OF THE WORST MASS MURDERS IN U.S. HISTORY WILL BE BACK IN COURT TODAY IN COLORADO.

NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM,

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-NEWSROOM

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-VOTOPS

21 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE FILED A MOTION ASKING THE JUDGE TO UNSEAL COURT DOCUMENTS AND SCALE BACK A GAG ORDER.

JAMES HOLMES COURT TODAY-NEWSROOM

MEDIA ATTORNEYS WILL LIKELY ARGUE THAT DOCUMENTS INCLUDING SEARCH WARRANTS, INVENTORIES OF EVIDENCE COLLEDCTED BY POLICE, AND POLICE INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES ARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC.

KNOCKING ON DOORS DANGERS-ANIBOX

IT'S A DANGEROUS TREND WE'RE SEEING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT'S ONE THING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.

BUT POLICE SAY SOME HOMEONWERS ARE GETTING OVER-AGRESSIVE WITH PEOPLE WHO COME TO THEIR DOOR.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED JULY 25TH IN CAPE CORAL.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE NICHOLAS RAINEY WAS TRYING TO SELL MEAT TO KENNETH ROOP WHEN ROOP SHOT AND KILLED HIM.

MONDAY, AGAIN IN CAPE CORAL, POLICE TELL US A MAN THREATENED TWO CENTURY LINK CABLE REPAIRMEN AT GUN POINT, AFTER THEY KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR.

meat salesman killed-vo

cable employees threatened-vo

process server threatened-vo

KNOCKING ON DOORS-OC-SOTVO

IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE A GUN WHEN YOU GREET SOMEONE AT THE DOOR --

BUT IT COULD BE CONSIDERED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IF YOU THREATEN OR POINT THE GUN AT SOMEONE WHO JUST KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR.

CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS SAY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW YOU HAVE A GUN,

VERSUS THREATENING SOMEONE'S LIFE.

49:26 absolutely you can answer the door with your gun not necessarily the most neighborly thing to do but it is not illegal to answer the door with a firearm 49:37

NORTH NAPLES DROWNING-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING --

NBC-2 CONFIRMS A WOMAN IN NORTH NAPLES HAS DROWNED IN A SWIMMING POOL.

WE KNOW THE VICTIM IS 64 YEAR OLD MARYE RUIMERMAN.

THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE EMERALD LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD.

ETAN PATZ INVESTIGATION-VO

NEW YORK CITY POLICE RESUME THEIR SEARCH WHERE SIX-YEAR-OLD ETAN PATZ WAS ALLEGEDLY KILLED IN 19-79.

YOU CAN SEE OFFICERS CARRYING OUT SEVERAL LARGE PAPER BAGS FROM THE BUILDING.

IN MAY, POLICE ARRESTED NEW JERSEY RESIDENT PEDRO HERNANDEZ IN THE BOY'S SUSPECTED KILLING.

PATZ DISAPPEARED WHILE WALKING TO A SCHOOL BUS STOP ON MAY 25TH, 19-79.

GAS PRICES LATEST-OC-TRX

IF YOU NEED TO FILL UP YOUR TANK THIS WEEK YOU MAY WANT TO DO IT TODAY.

GAS PRICES ARE climbing - AND THE OUTLOOK DOESN'T BODE WELL FOR DRIVERS.

GAS PRICES LATEST-REMLIVE

GOOD MORNING,

GAS PRICES NATIONWIDE HAVE SPIKED 14 CENTS THIS WEEK.

GAS PRICES LATEST-CG

REFINERY PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE MIDWEST ARE CAUSING SOME OF THE BIGGEST PRICE INCREASES IN HISTORY AND EXPERTS SAY IT MAY ONLY GET WORSE BEFORE LABOR DAY.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW.

GAS PRICES LATEST-REMLIVE

OUT WEST - PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO CIMB UPWARDS ANOTHER 25 CENTS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

- ONE OF THE MANY REASONS IT MAY BE BETTER TO BUY GAS TODAY THAN TOMORROW.

OLYMPICS LOOK AHEAD MENS 200M-TRX-2SH-VO

THE 2012 LONDON GAMES ARE WINDING TO A CLOSE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BIG STORIES TO FOLLOW ON DAY 13 OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.

WE'VE GOT A STAR-STUDDED FINAL IN THE MEN'S 200 METERS.

WOMEN SOCCER VERSUS JAPAN-VOTOPS

AND IN WOMEN'S SOCCER, THE UNITED STATES FACES JAPAN IN A REMATCH OF LAST SUMMER'S WORLD-CUP FINAL where THE AMERICANS LOST ON PENALTY KICKS.

OLYMPICS PRIMETIME-SSTOPS

LATER TONIGHT TUNE IN FOR PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

THE BIG DO'S AND DONT'S OF VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY OVERDOSE!

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT-VO

AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY OR MORE NEWS OF A SLOW DOWN?

TODAY WE'LL GET A BETTER IDEA OF THAT ANSWER.

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELEASES ITS WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS REPORT THIS MORNING.

SOME ECONOMISTS EXPECT THE NUMBER OF INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS TO GO UP SLIGHTLY.

THE JULY JOBS REPORT SAID SOME 163-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED LAST MONTH --- MORE THAN WERE EXPECTED.

KOMEN PRESIDENT RESIGNS-VO

CHANGES AT THE TOP OF SUSAN G. KOMEN'S RACE FOR THE CURE.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATION'S LARGEST BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION, LIZ THOMPSON, WILL LEAVE NEXT MONTH.

AND FOUNDER NANCY BRINKER WILL STEP AWAY FROM KOMEN'S DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT.

THE SHAKE-UP COMES AFTER THE GROUP'S BRIEF DECISION TO END FUNDING FOR BREAST-CANCER SCREENING BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

GOOGLE TO INCLUDE PEOPLE'S GMAIL-VO

GOOGLE'S INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE IS GETTING MORE PERSONAL.

THE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE WILL NOW HIGHLIGHT INFORMATION DRAWN FROM ITS USERS' GMAIL ACCOUNTS ON ITS MAIN RESULTS PAGE.

G-MAIL'S MORE THAN 425 MILLION USERS WHO ARE LOGGED INTO THEIR ACCOUNTS WILL BE SHOWN A LIST OF RELEVANT E-MAILS ON GOOGLE'S MAIN SEARCH RESULTS PAGE IF THE CORRESPONDENCE CONTAINS A WORD ENTERED IN A SEARCH REQUEST.

GOOGLE TO TAKE ON SIRI-ONCAM

AND THIS MORNING GOOGLE MAY BE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF SIRI'S LIMELIGHT.

THE COMPANY IS SHOWING OFF ENHANCEMENTS TO ITS VOICE-BASED SEARCH TECHNOLOGY FOR APPLE'S IPHONE.

THE NEW SERVICE THAT WILL COMBINE ITS WEB-BASED E-MAIL WITH ITS SEARCH ENGINE.

TIME ZONE CHANGE MAKES OLYMPIANS SICK-TRX-OC-VO

IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST ---

AMERICAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES MAY BE COMPETING WHILE A LITTLE SICK IN LONDON.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY FROM SOUTH AFRICA THAT CLAIMS ELITE ATHLETES MIGHT BE MORE APT TO GET SICK IF THEY'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH AT LEAST 5 TIME ZONES TO GET TO LONDON.

ATHLETES ARE MORE LIKELY TO COME DOWN WITH RESPIRATORY AND STOMACH ILLNESSES IF THEY HAD TO CROSS 5 OR MORE TIME ZONES BEFORE COMPETITION.

NEIL ARMSTRONG HEART SURGERY-VO

THIS MORNING ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG IS RECOVERING FROM HEART BYPASS SURGERY.

DOCTORS SCHEDULED THE OPERATION AFTER THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON FAILED A STRESS TEST ON MONDAY.

THE 82-YEAR-OLD IS "DOING GREAT," ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE.

ARMSTRONG BECAME FAMOUS IN 19-69 WHEN HE AND FELLOW APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN LANDED ON THE MOON.

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT ACTOR-VO

THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED THE DETECTIVE IN THE 1980S MOVIE WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT SAYS HE'S RETIRING.

BOB HOSKINS IS RETIRING FROM ACTING AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

HE MOST RECENTLY APPEARED AS THE ELF MUIR IN "SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN."

PAPA JOHNS OBAMACARE-OC-CG (2)

LATELY SEVERAL RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN FREAKING OUT ABOUT THE OBAMACARE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO HIT IN 2014.

FOOD CHAINS ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED, BUT BY HOW MUCH?

PAPA JOHN'S FOUNDER AND CEO JOHN SCHNATTER SAYS THAT THE COSTS FROM OBAMACARE

WILL ADD 11 TO 14 CENTS PER PIZZA, OR 15 TO 20 CENTS PER ORDER.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO "PIZZA MARKETPLACE."

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS PAPA JOHN IS VOWING TO PASS THOSE COSTS DOWN TO YOU.

OTHER FAST FOOD CHAINS HAVE WEIGHED IN AS WELL.

BUTTERY POPCORN MAY CAUSE ALZHEIMERS-VO

THE NEXT TIME YOU GO FOR A BOWL OF POPCORN -- HERE'S A REASON TO HOLD THE BUTTER.

THAT DELICIOUS BUTTERY FLAVORING MAY TRIGGER ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- THAT'S ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA STUDY.

ONE OF THE FLAVORANTS CAN STOP THE BRAIN'S NATURAL MECHANISMS OF CLEARING THE DISEASE.

ALZHEIMER'S ISN'T THE ONLY THING IT MAY IMPACT.

WORLD BEER PRODUCTION ALL TIME HIGH-VO

IT'S CONFIRMED THIS MORNING.

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD LOVE THEIR BEER.

A NEW REPORT,

RELEASED BY THE RESEARCH ARM OF A MAJOR JAPANESE BREWERY,

SAYS THE WORLD'S APPETITE FOR BEER HIT A NEW HIGH LAST YEAR. WITH NEARLY 51 BILLION GALLONS PRODUCED.

CHINA TOOK THE GOLD AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER.

STARBUCKS NO WALLET-VO

YOU MAY WANT TO LEAVE YOUR WALLET OR PURSE AT HOME DURING YOUR NEXT TRIP TO STARBUCKS.

NOW YOU CAN USE YOUR SMART PHONE ON YOUR DAILY COFFEE RUN.

STARBUCKS IS PARTNERING WITH SQUARE, A START-UP THAT ALLOWS SHOPPERS TO PAY FOR ITEMS WITH THEIR SMART-PHONES.

STARTING THIS FALL, AT SEVEN THOUSAND STARBUCKS LOCATIONS, YOU CAN PAY WITH A SIMPLE SCAN OF A BARCODE ON THE APP.

VITAMINS DOS AND DONT'S-2SH-CG RVL

IF YOU'RE TAKING VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS… DON'T ASSUME THEY'RE SAFE JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY'RE "ALL NATURAL"

CONSUMER REPORTS JUST CAME OUT WITH A LIST OF "SURPRISING DANGERS" OF VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS,

AND WE'RE BREAKING DOWN THE TOP 5.

FIRST UP. SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT RISK FREE. SOME ARE REALLY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.*USUALLY USED FOR BODY BUILDING, WEIGHTLOSS OR SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT. SIDE EFFECTS.INCLUDE STROKE, BLOOD CLOTS, KIDNEY FAILURE OR EVEN DEATH.

. YOU CAN ACTUALLY OVERDOSE ON VITAMINS AND MINERALS SO, UNLESS YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TELLS YOU.YOU NEED MORE THAN 100 PERCENT THE DAILY ALLOWANCE. YOU DON'T.

. YOU CAN'T DEPEND ON WARNING LABELS. MAINLY BECAUSE THE FDA DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM ON SUPPLEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE. TAKING ST. JOHN'S WART COULD MAKE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS. EVEN BIRTH CONTROL IN-EFFECTIVE.

SOME NATURAL PRODUCTS ARE ANYTHING BUT. MANY CONTAIN SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS. EVEN THOUGH THE LABELS SAY ORGANIC.

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

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.

Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. 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 and lingering into the early evening hours.

Highs this afternoon 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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

DROUGHT CHRISTMAS TREES-2SH-VO

THE HOLIDAYS MAY BE THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW.

BUT THIS YEAR'S DROUGHT COULD ALREADY BE HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO HOW YOU CELEBRATE.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE. HARD TIMES INSTEAD OF CHRISTMAS FOR TREE FARMS.

THE MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS TREE, THE FIR TREE, HAS BEEN HIT THE HARDEST BY THE HEAT AND DROUGHT.

AND LOSSES ARE SIGNIFICANT. AND THE PREDICTIONS ARE THAT WHEN SUMMER IS OVER. MOST WILL BE GONE.

IPHONE MINORITY-ONCAM

GOT AN IPHONE?

THEN YOU'RE IN THE *MINORITY.

THAT'S RIGHT, THERE WERE FOUR ANDROID PHONES FOR EVERY IPHONE SHIPPED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FIRM I-D-C.

ARHTRITIC DOG-2SH-SS

THIS MORNING, IT'S SIMPLY A FEEL GOOD MOMENT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING MANY DOG OWNERS CAN RELATE TO.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO OF JOHN UNGER AND HIS DOG, SCHEP, WADING IN LAKE SUPERIOR.

THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE 19-YEAR-OLD ARTHRITIC DOG TAKING A RELAXING DIP IN LAKE SUPERIOR HAS CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS ONLINE.

SCHOEP FALLS ASLEEP EVERY NIGHT WHEN HE IS CARRIED INTO THE LAKE.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

A) NEW PICS FROM SPACE-VOTOPS

HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AT SIX.

NEW PICTURES AND NEW CLUES FROM THE RED PLANET.

B) COLLIER GIRL SINGS ANTHEM-NATS TOPS VO

nats of girl singing

SINGING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.NOW THE STATE.

3) LONDON LIVE LOOK-SAT LIVE

HEADED DOWN THE HOME STRETCH.

NBC2 TAKES YOU LIVE TO LONDON WHERE THE AMERICAN ATHLETES ARE ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THEIR DOMINANCE IN THE OLYMPICS.

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