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NBC2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.3 AMERICAN TROOPS ARE KILLED IN AN ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN.
WE'RE LEARNING THE THREE WERE SHOT BY A MAN IN AN AFGHAN ARMY UNIFORM.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF HELMAND.
THE ATTACK IS THE THIRD KILLING THIS WEEK OF COALITION SOLDIERS BY AFGHANS WHO ARE TRAINING TO TAKE OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY.
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TROUBLE IN THE TROPICS.
ANOTHER TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS LOOMING LARGE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND NBC2 IS COVERING ITS PATH.
GOOD MORNING I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
LET'S HEAD RIGHT OVER TO METEROLOGIST HALEY WEBB WHO IS FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS.
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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DEVELOPING THIS MORNING LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE KEEPING A CLOSER EYE ON A ROAD NEAR A SCHOOL BUS STOP WHERE A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK.
THIS AS PARENTS NERVOUSLY PREPARE TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF BUS STOPS ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
KEISHA BIEN-AIME WAS HIT ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS MORNING NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLINIAK IS LIVE there. WHERE EXTRA PATROLS ARE TAKING PLACE.
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A TEENAGE GIRL FIGHTS FOR HER LIFE TONIGHT --
AS STATE TROOPERS SEARCH FOR A DRIVER WHO HIT HER AND THEN DROVE OFF.
IT HAPPENED AS KEISHA BIEN-AIME WAS WALKING TO HER BUS STOP ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK TODAY.
WITNESSES SAY A RED PICK-UP TRUCK KNOCKED HER RIGHT OUT OF HER SHOES AND THEN SPED OFF.
CREWS RUSHED HER TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.
NO UPDATE TONIGHT ON HER CONDITION.
AND THERE'S NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DRIVER -- BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK'S FRONT END.
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3555 "they said one of their friends had been hit by a speeding truck that flew by here going 60 miles an hour and didn't even stop. Just keep going."
0045 "that's my daughter and I love her so much and she loves me too and that happened like that don't make me feel so good.
OTHER PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN ARE PICKED UP AT THE SAME STOP TELL NBC 2 SPEEDING CARS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM.
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NEW THIS MORNING TWO MEN ARE SUFFERING FROM LIFE THRETENING INJURIES FROM A HEAD ON CRASH IN FORT MYERS THAT POLICE SAY WAS CAUSED BY A DRUNK DRIVER.
POLICE TELL US IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ALONG PALM BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR MARION STREET WHEN ANTHONY BAILEY OF CAPE CORAL LOST CONTROL AND HIT A S-U-V.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS DRUNK.HIS PASSENGER ROBERT CAPERTON WAS ALSO TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
NOBODY WAS HURT IN THE S-U-V.
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AN ALL POINTS BULLETIN FROM THE NATION'S TOP WEATHER EXPERTS -- HURRICANE SEASON IS ABOUT TO *REV* UP -- AND COULD PACK A MORE POWERFUL PUNCH THAN ANYONE PREDICTED.
NBC2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NOAA.
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EXPERTS ARE NOW SAYING OUR HURRICANE SEASON WILL BE MORE ACTIVE THAN THEY 1ST THOUGHT.
EXPERTS EXPECT TO SEE BETWEEN 12 AND 17 NAMED STORMS THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD *SIX.
SCIENTISTS SAY FIVE TO EIGHT OF THOSE WILL BECOME HURRICANES.
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It takes a whole set of conditions to produce a hurricane and right now
that whole set of conditions is favorable."
"As the waters warm more they can put more moisture into the air and that
makes stronger hurricanes."
EXPERTS SAY EVEN IF WE EXPERIENCE EL NINO, IT WILL NOT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE HURRICANE SEASON.
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FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FROM HURRICANES.
LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
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WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE, BEFORE LOSING HIS OWN LIFE IN A SHOOTOUT WITH LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.
SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT SAYS JUST BECAUSE BILLY RETHERFORD IS DEAD, DOESN'T MEAN THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER.
IN FACT, HE TELLS US THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIDE WHERE RETHERFORD WAS DURING AN INTENSE TWO WEEK MANHUNT.
"It's very much against the law to aide or harbor a fugitive, in this case. And there's no doubt in anybody's mind he was wanted. It's been all over the media. We had put that out pretty early that he was a suspect."
SHERIFF SCOTT ALSO ADMITTED DEPUTIES QUESTIONED RETHERFORD AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE DAYS AFTER DEBRA STRIANO'S MURDER.
BUT DETECTIVES SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO ARREST THEM AT THE TIME, SO THEY LET THEM GO.
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"We arrest people as soon as we possibly can. For anyone that frankly knows very little to nothing about the case, to even suggest that somehow we didn't arrest him fast enough or something like that, is frankly an insult to law enforcement."
SHERIFF SCOTT TELLS NBC-2 RETHERFORD WAS INVOLVED IN STRIANO'S MURDER.
WE'RE TOLD HE THEN BROKE INTO A VACANT NORTH FORT MYERS HOUSE ON SABLE SPRING BOULEVARD AND STAYED THERE FOR DAYS -- BEFORE KILLING GREG IMHOFF, WHO WAS CHECKING ON THE HOUSE.
HOURS LATER, DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED RETHERFORD.
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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES WANT TO TALK TO THE EX-BOYFRIEND OF A WOMAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH ON HER PORCH YESTERDAY MORNING.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 44-YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD.
DEPUTIES SAY HE'S A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE DEATH OF CONCETTA BEDELL.
NEW THIS MORNING --
NBC-2 HAS LEARNED THE COUPLE SPLIT LAST YEAR AFTER SHE SAYS MACDONALD SHOT BULLET HOLES THROUGH HER BEDROOM WALL.
BEDELL ASLO CLAIMED HE ASSAULTED HER, BUT NEVER REPORTED THE ATTACK,
SHE DID HOWEVER FILE FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER.
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ITS OFFICIAL THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING TRYAVON MARTIN WILL USE THE STAND YOUR GROUND LAW AS HIS DEFENSE.
THAT'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING FROM THE LAWYERS OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.
A JUDGE WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE IN A HEARING WHETHER HE ULTIMATELY CAN CLAIM TO HAVE ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE.
THAT MEANS THERE COULD ESSENTIALLY BE A "MINI-TRIAL" AHEAD OF ANY POSSIBLE ACTUAL SECOND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL FOR ZIMMERMAN'S SHOOTING EARLIER THIS YEAR OF TRAYVON MARTIN, AND IT COULD LEAD TO CHARGES BEING DROPPED.
TRAYVON MARTIN WAS KILLED EARLIER THIS YEAR INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY NEAR ORLANDO.
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NEW THIS MORNING.
FLORIDA IS RELEASING A LIST OF MORE THAN 1 HUNDRED 80 THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS WHO MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
THE STATE DREW UP THE LIST TO TRY TO IDENTIFY VOTERS WHO MAY NOT BE U.S. CITIZENS.
STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS WHITTLED THE LIST DOWN TO 26 HUNDRED NAMES, INSISTING THE *ORIGINAL *LARGER LIST IS OBSOLETE.
BUT THE STATE WAS ORDERED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE TO HAND OVER THE FULL LIST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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THEY'RE INVADING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!
FROM BUSY ROADWAYS, DOWN SIDEWALKS AND ON TV.
THIS TIME OF YEAR. YOU CAN'T MISS SEEING ALL THE CAMPAIGN ADS FOR OUR LOCAL POLITICAL RACES.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE TUESDAY.
BUT NOW -- THEY'VE STARTED TO BOMBARD OUR HOMES -- WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
SOME PEOPLE -- SEEING 6 FLYERS IN THEIR MAILBOX IN ONE DAY ALONE!
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" I open my mailbox. I'm glad they're not bills, but now I have this huge handful of campaign literature which I do not read. It immediately goes right into my recycling bin."
ELECTION SEASON MEANS BIG BUSINESS FOR COMPANIES WHO MAKE THE POLITICAL SIGNS AND FLYERS.
ARTYPE IN FORT MYERS HAS DOUBLED ITS BUSINESS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS.
IT'S PRINTED 300-THOUSAND MAILERS JUST FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RACES ALONE.
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EARLY VOTING IS WINDING DOWN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
YOU CAN VOTE LATER TODAY, AND SATURDAY IF YOU'VE MADE UP YOUR MIND.
IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.
IN LEE, YOU CAN VOTE FROM 10 TO 6 ON WEEDKAYS. AND 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.
AND IN COLLIER, YOU CAN HEAD TO THE POLLS FROM 10 TO 6.
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COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF DECISION 2012.
TUESDAY NIGHT, THE ENTIRE NBC 2 TEAM WILL UPDATE THE RACES WITH THE LATEST NUMBERS ON AIR.AND ONLINE,
AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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IT'S DAY 14 OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES!
CLOSING CEREMONIES ARE THIS SUNDAY, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
AND THIS MORNING USAIN BOLT IS THE UNDISPUTED FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
usain bolt wins
JAMAICA'S BOLT BECOMES THE FIRST MENS SPRINTER TO WIN THE GOLD IN THE 200 METER DASH IN TWO CONSECUTIVE OLYMPICS.
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ITS GOLD FOR THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM.
THE AMERICANS DEFEATED JAPAN.TWO TO ONE. TO CAPTURE THE GOLD MEDAL.
THE GAME WAS PLAYED AT WEMBLEY STADIUM WHERE A RECORD-SETTING CROWD OF MORE THAN 80-THOUSAND LOOKED ON.
THE VICTORY WAS SEEN AS REDEMPTION AGAINST JAPAN'S VICTORY OVER THE U-S IN LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP.
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THE GOLD IS THE THIRD STRAIGHT FOR THE U.S. IN WOMEN'S SOCCER AND FOURTH OF FIVE OLYMPICS SINCE WOMEN'S SOCCER WAS INTRODUCED AT THE 1996 ATLANTA GAMES.
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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GOLDMAN SACHS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE 2008 FINANCIAL COLLAPSE BUT THIS MORNING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE COMPANY OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
THE DEPARTMENT LOOKED INTO ALLEGATIONS A SENATE PANEL INVESTIGATING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS BROUGHT UP.
THE INVESTIGATION FOUND GOLDMAN MARKETED COMPLEX MORTGAGE SECURITIES TO BANKS AND OTHER INVESTORS -- BUT FAILED TO TELL THEM THE SECURITIES WERE RISKY.
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AN N-B-C TWO TRAFFIC ALERT FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE --
CREWS WILL SHUTDOWN ONE OF THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA THIS MORNING AT 9-30.
THE LANE WILL REOPEN MONDAY MORNING.
CREWS ARE TAKING DOWN THE CANOPY FOR THE TOLL PLAZA RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
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WE'RE HEARING MORE ABOUT A COLLIER COUNTY MAN WHO HAD HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF GRANITE FALL ON TOP OF HIM.
E-M-S TELLS US IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AT THE SURF COLONY CONDOS ON BLUEBILL AVENUE IN NORTH NAPLES.
OUR PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS SAY THE MAN WAS CARRYING THE GRANITE SLAB, WHEN HE FELL AND THE SLAB LANDED ON HIS STOMACH.CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.
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THE BUDGET FOR THE ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR TIPPING OFF AUTHORITIES TO BILLY RETHERFORD IS IN JEPOARDY.
SINCE LAST YEAR, CRIMESTOPPERS FUNDING HAS BEEN CUT BY 92 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THIS YEAR THE NON-PROFIT HAS CUT ALL ADVERTISING --
THERE IS NO LONGER ENOUGH MONEY TO PLACE ADS ON LEE TRAN BUSES.
THE PROGRAM IS RELYING STRICTLY ON WORD OF MOUTH.
THE MONEY COMES FROM A FEE *CRIMINALS ARE ASSESSED - NOT TAXPAYERS.
A PORTION GOES BACK TO CRIMESTOPPERS.
BUT TRISH ROUTTE SAYS PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING UP.
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29:23 the most important thing we have to worry about is making sure we have the money to get our tipsters paid so we are cutting everywhere we can but the tipsters will get their money bc thats what drives this program:35
THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RELIES ON FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS.
IF ANYONE WISHES TO DONATE, ROUTTE SAYS -- DON'T HESITATE.
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MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER A BOAT FIRE OFF CAPTIVA LEFT WRECKAGE IN LEE COUNTY'S WATERS CREWS FINALLY TOWED AWAY THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MATERIAL.
SEA TOW USED AIR LIFTS TO REMOVE 2 ENGINES AND A SECTION OF BOAT FROM THE ROOSEVELT CHANNEL OFF CAPTIVA ISLAND THURSDAY.
THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF AN APRIL FIRE THAT DESTROYED AT LEAST ONE VESSEL.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTY MIKE SAWICKI SAYS IF OWNERS DON'T DO THE WORK, COUNTY TEAMS STEP IN TO GET DEBRIS OUT OF THE WATER FAST.
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one of the greatest appeals about this area is it's natural beauty, and you can't leave derelict vessels to put people off of coming here to put people off of enjoying things here.
SEA TOW SAYS THE COUNTY'S PAYING THEM 75 DOLLARS PER FOOT TO REMOVE THIS WRECKAGE.
ITS JUST ONE OF 14 VESSELS TO GET RID OF-- COSTING TAX PAYERS THOUSANDS.
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NEW VIDEO OF A FAILED TEST FLIGHT AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
crashing sounds!
NASA SAYS THE SPACECRAFT, IN THE "PROJECT MORPHEUS PROGRAM" EXPERIENCED A HARDWARE FAILURE WITH ITS GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION.
THE UNMANNED PROTOTYPE ROTATED TO THE SIDE AND CRASHED BACK INTO THE LAUNCH PAD.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A TOTAL LOSS.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA --
FOUR MEN FILM EVERY LAST SECOND OF THEIR OWN PLANE CRASH -- FROM THE MOMENT THEY HIT THE TREE TOPS -- TO THE BLOODY AFTERMATH.
moment it hits the trees
AMAZINGLY, EVERYONE SURVIVED THIS.
BUT THERE WERE INJURIES.
THE PILOT WAS SO BADLY HURT WE DECIDED IT WAS TOO GRAPHIC TO SHOW YOU THAT VIDEO.
THE THREE OTHER MEN JUST HAD SOME SCRATCHES.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH -- BUT THE PASSENGERS BELIEVE A DOWNDRAFT IS TO BLAME.
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THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS
YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22.
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AND HERE'S A LOOK AT THE MEDAL COUNT FROM LONDON.
YOU CAN SEE THE AMERICANS HAVE JUMPED OUT TO A TEN MEDAL LEAD OVER SECOND PLACE CHINA.
TEAM U-S-A ALSO HAS TWO MORE GOLDS THAN CHINA.
RUSSIA IS IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE MEDAL RACE.
COVERAGE BEGINS AGAIN AT TEN THIS MORNING ON NBC2.PRIMETIME BEGINS AT EIGHT.
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MORE VIDEO OF THE POWER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO AS IT SLAMMED INTO MEXICO.
YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVING WIND AND THE RAIN ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO.
THE STORM DUMPED ATLEAST SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE AREA.
THE GOVERNMENT CLOSED THE PORT OF VERACRUZ, THE LARGEST MEXICAN PORT ON THE GULF, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER PORTS. And now here's haley with the very latest out the tropics.
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NEW MUST SEE VIDEO THIS MORNING.TAKE A LOOK.
A THIEF PICKED THE WRONG CONVENIENCE STORE WORKER TO MESS WITH IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SHE FOUGHT BACK -- AND IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
IT HAPPENED IN JULY BUT THE VIDEO WAS JUST RELEASED
THE SUSPECT WAS PAYING FOR A PACK OF OREOS WHEN HE REACHED OVER THE COUNTER AND TRIED TO GRAB MONEY FROM THE REGISTER.
CHANEL THOMAS MADE HIM PAY AND EVEN THREW THE COOKIES AT HIS HEAD AS HE RAN OUT.
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I just started wailing at the back of his head. And it kind of helped out a lot because he didn't make out with all the money like he intended. He only made out with 30-something dollars and the pack of Oreos hitting his head.
POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE CROOK.
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NO CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST GOLDMAN SACHS FOR WHAT IT DID TO CLIENTS LEADING INTO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND SCHOOL IS BACK -- AND SO ARE THE BARGAINS, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.
INSTEAD IT'S THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS FROM NBC-2.
GOOD MORNING,
HOW'D YOU LIKE A FREE IPAD FROM ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, A FREE HAIRCUT AT J-C PENNEYS, A FREE FLU SHOT AT KMART AND --
A FREE BACKPACK AT OLD NAVY?
THOSE ARE AMONG THE THINGS STORES ARE OFFERING TO CUSTOMERS, AS RETAILERS PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS --
AND TRY TO GET A BIGGER PIECE OF THIS YEARS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SEASON!
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRE-K TO 12 WILL PROBABLY HIT A RECORD THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS.
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MEANTIME -- YOU MAY SOON BE WISHING YOU COULD GET MORE FREE FOOD DEALS!
THE PRICE ON THE CORN FED TO CATTLE RISING TO A NEW RECORD HIGH YESTERDAY -- BECAUSE OF THIS YEAR'S DEVASTATING DROUGHT.
THE CORN -- ALSO USED TO MAKE ETHANOL --
MEANING THE DROUGHT COULD ALSO PUSH GAS PRICES HIGHER.
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AND -- MONSTER BEVERAGE -- SAYS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL IS INVESTIGATING ITS FLAGSHIP ENERGY DRINK AND THE INGREDIENTS IN IT --
MONSTER ISN'T SAYING EXACTLY WHO, BUT SAYS THE A-G IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF ITS DRINKS.
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AND COMING UP AFTER THIS --
GOLDMAN SACHS OFF THE HOOK -- FOR WHAT IT DID LEADING UP TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
OC:
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS --
PROSECUTORS HAVE DETERMINED THERE IS NO VIABLE BASIS FOR BRINGING A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AGAINST GOLDMAN SACHS.
A SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE LAST YEAR CONCLUDED GOLDMAN SOLD MORTGAGE-RELATED INVESTMENTS TO CLIENTS -- BUT DIDN'T TELL THOSE CLIENTS GOLDMAN WAS ALREADY BETTING AGAINST THE INVESTMENTS.
AS FOR TRADING -- MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY, AFTER A A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED REPORT ON JOBLESS CLAIMS.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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He chewed at my face. He plucked out my eyes.
HEARING FROM THE MAN WHOSE FACE WAS EATEN BY ANOTHER.
MONTHS AFTER A MIAMI MAN BECAME FOOD FOR A CANNIBAL WE'RE HEARING IN HIS OWN WORDS WHAT HE TOLD POLICE ABOUT THE ATTACK.
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A NERVOUS DAY FOR PARENTS AS THEY DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AT BUS STOPS.THIS AS A 16 YEAR OLD STUDENT FIGHTS FOR HER LIFE AFTER BEING RUN DOWN BY A PICKUP TRUCK.
WE'RE LIVE WITH WHAT LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE DOING TO HELP EASE FEARS.
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NEW THIS MORNING. LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE KEEPING A CLOSER EYE ON A ROAD NEAR A SCHOOL BUS STOP WHERE A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK.
THIS AS PARENTS NERVOUSLY PREPARE TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF BUS STOPS ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
KEISHA BIEN-AIME WAS HIT ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS MORNING NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLINIAK IS LIVE WHERE EXTRA PATROLS ARE TAKING PLACE.
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THIS MORNING WE ARE GETTING A BRAND NEW LOOK INSIDE THE SIKH TEMPLE THE SCENE WHERE SIX PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND KILLED.
POLICE IN SUBURBAN MILWAUKEE ALLOWED MEMBERS BACK INTO THE BUILDING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SHOOTING SUNDAY.
MEMBERS ARE CLEANING UP THE BUILDING BUT WILL LEAVE ONE BULLET HOLE TO REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY.
POLICE SAY 40-YEAR-OLD WADE MICHAEL PAGE OPENED FIRE ON THE WORSHIPPERS BEFORE KILLING HIMSELF.
THREE PEOPLE WERE ALSO WOUNDED.
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THIS MORNING--
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER WILL SPEAK AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF LAST WEEKEND'S SHOOTING AT A SIKH TEMPLE IN WISCONSIN.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED AT THE VISITATION AND WAKE FOR THE SIX PEOPLE WHO DIED.
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LAWYERS FOR THE COLORADO MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING DOZENS MORE AT A MOVIE THEATER SAY JAMES HOLMES IS MENTALLY ILL AND THAT THEY NEED MORE TIME TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF HIS CONDITION.
NBC2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUIGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH WHAT THIS MAY MEAN FOR A POSSIBLE TRIAL.
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CLAY, TALK OF POSSIBLE MENTAL ISSUES WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CURVE BALL AT THE HEARING.
THE MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO CONSIDER A MEDIA REQUEST TO UNSEAL COURT DOCUMENTS AND LIFT A GAG ORDER, WHICH THE JUDGE HEARD LEGAL ARGUMENTS, BUT DID NOT RULE ON.
BUT IT WAS DURING DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE ISSUES, THAT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TOLD THE JUDGE THEY NEED MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE DEPTH OF HIS MENTAL ILLNESS.
CAMERAS WERE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE, BUT I CAN YOU THE HEARING WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND HOLMES DID NOT SEEM TO BE ENGAGED IN ANY WAY. HE SAT WITH HIS HANDS SHACKLED AND FOLDED IN HIS LAP, OFTEN STARING AT THE CEILING.
HIS ORANGE HAIR IS FADING, AND HE NOW HAS LONG SIDEBURNS AND A MUSTACHE.
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12 PEOPLE DIED DURING THAT MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE. 58 WERE INJURED. SIX OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THIS HOSPITAL. 2 OF THEM ARE IN CRITICA CONDITION.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, STACEY DEFFENBAUGH NBC-2.
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MIAMI POLICE ARE RELEASING RELEASED AUDIO TAPES OF AN INTERVIEW WITH RONALD POPPO, WHO'S FACE WAS EATEN OFF BY ANOTHER HOMELESS MAN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
He was straggling me in wrestling holds. At the same
time, he was taking my eyes out. He was straggling me in wrestling holds.
For a very short amount of time, I thought he was a good guy but he just
went and turned beserk.
DETECTIVES INTERVIEWED POPPO ON JULY 19TH, NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ATTACK.
POPPO REMAINS HOSPITALIZED. HE LOST AN EYE, HIS EYEBROWS, HIS NOSE AND PARTS OF HIS FOREHEAD AND CHEEK IN THE ATTACK.
HE CLAIMS RUDY EUGENE WAS TALKING FUNNY BEFORE HE ATTACKED HIS FACE.
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He must have been suped-up
on something. I thank the Miami Police Department for saving my life. That'
s about the best I could sum it up as. If they get there in a nick of time,
I actually would have been in worse shape. Possibly I'd be DOA.
POLICE INITIALLY BELIEVED EUGENE WAS ON BATH SALTS, BUT ONLY MARIJUANA WAS
FOUND IN HIS BODY AFTER AN AUTOPSY.
HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS DURING THE ATTACK.
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THIS MORNING WE'RE NOW HEARING THE CONFERENCE CALL BY THE FOUNDER OF PAPA JOHNS PIZZA WHICH CLAIMS BECAYSE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL THE COMPANY WILL BE FORCED TO CHARGE MORE FOR PIZZA.
We're not supportive of Obamacare, like most businesses in our industry, but our business model and unit economics are about as ideal as you can get for a food company to absorb Obamacare.
SCHNATTER SAYS OBAMACARE WILL COST 11-14 CENTS PER PIZZA, A COST LIKELY TO BE PASSED ON TO CUSTOMERS.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RECORDS SHOW HE DONATED ABOUT 40-THOUSAND-DOLLARS TO REPUBLICANS IN RECENT YEARS.
THE COMPANY IN A STATEMENT SAID QUOTE: WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR EMPLOYEES, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.
EXPERTS SAY BUSINESSES ARE NOW UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
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C-E-Os can no longer act stealthily in their participation in politics. Folks are gonna know where they stand, but if they take strong views on hot button issues like abortion, gay rights, things of that nature it becomes problematic.
SOME PAPA JOHNS CUSTOMERS SAY A 14-CENTS DIFFERENCE ISN'T GOING TO STOP THEM FROM BUYING A PIZZA, ESPECIALLY IF IT MEANS MORE PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
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THAT ASIAN DELICACY YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST PAID ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR MAY BE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.
ACCORDING TO THE PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP, A SURVEY ON SHARK FIN SOUP IN FOURTEEN U-S CITIES CONTAINS THE D-N-A OF WHAT IT CALLS "AT RISK SPECIES".
THE THIRTY-TWO SAMPLES INCLUDED THE SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD AND SCHOOL SHARKS, WHICH ARE VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION.
THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN MAJOR CITIES, INCLUDING NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, AND CHICAGO.
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U-S AIRLINES ARE MORE LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON TIME AND LESS LIKELY TO LOSE YOUR LUGGAGE THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, NEARLY 84 PERCENT OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ARRIVED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THEIR SCHEDULED TIME.
THAT'S THE BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE THE GOVERNMENT BEGAN KEEPING TRACK IN 19-88. AND SAID TO BE MOST LIKELY DUE TO GOOD WEATHER AND FEWER PLANES IN THE SKY.
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NOAA HAS RELEASED IT'S UPDATED FORECAST FOR THIS HURRICANE SEASON, AND SCIENTISTS THINK IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE THAN THEY FIRST THOUGHT.
THE AGENCY EXPECTS TO SEE BETWEEN 12 AND 17 NAMED STORMS THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD *SIX*.
IN MAY--
THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PREDICTED NINE TO 15 NAMED STORMS.
SCIENTISTS SAY FIVE TO EIGHT OF THOSE WILL BECOME HURRICANES.
AND TWO TO THREE OF THOSE COULD BE MAJOR -- MEANING AT LEAST A CATEGORY 3.
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LIKE MOST CITIES--
CAPE CORAL IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO JUMP START ITS ECONOMY.
NBC2 HAS LEARNED CITY LEADERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A DEAL--
THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT 80 NEW JOBS TO THE AREA.
BUT THE BUSINESS PASSED, OPTING FOR SARASOTA WHERE THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES WERE BETTER.
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-"Whether they have to build a building or move employees or do training, the upfront costs are significant so if they can relieve themselves of some of those costs it's going to be a business decision."
THE CITY WAS TRYING TO GET INCENTIVE MONEY FROM THE COUNTY WHO HAS A 25-MILLION DOLLAR FUND SET UP TO SUPPORT JOB GROWTH.
BUT THE COUNTY SAID NO.
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HISTORY IS MADE IN THE N-F-L.
SHANNON EASTIN BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE TO REFEREE A GAME.
SHE SERVED AS THE LINE JUDGE IN THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS' 21-13 PRESEASON VICTORY OVER THE GREEN BAY PACKERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
SHE IS AMONG A GROUP OF REPLACEMENT OFFICIALS WORKING GAMES WHILE THE REGULAR REFS ARE LOCKED OUT, EASTIN WAS DWARFED BY THE PLAYERS ON SAN DIEGO'S SIDELINE AND HAD A CAMERA FOLLOWING HER EVERY MOVE BEFORE THE GAME.
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THIS IS OUR BEST LOOK YET AT THE RED PLANET, FROM THE MARS ROVER CURIOSITY.
THE IMAGE CAME OUT THURSDAY.
ALL WEEK CURIOSITY HAS SENT BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES WITH SOME LOW QUALITY VIDEO OF THE PLANET'S SURFACE.
NASA SCIENTISTS SAY THE NEW IMAGE WAS STITCHED TOGETHER FROM THUMBNAILS TAKEN BY THE ROVER'S MAST CAMERA.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
EVER WONDER WHAT 47 MILLION DOLLARS WILL GET YOU?
THIS MORNING WE'LL SHOW YOU THE HOME THAT'S BEING CALLED A RECORD BREAKER HERE IN FLORIDA.
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE, BEFORE A U.S. MARSHALLS TASK FORCE TOOK HIM OUT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT SAYS JUST BECAUSE BILLY RETHERFORD IS DEAD, DOESN'T MEAN THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER.
IN FACT, HE TELLS US THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIDE RETHERFORD DURING A WELL PUBLICIZED TWO-WEEK MANHUNT.
Sheriff Mike Scott/Lee County Sheriff's Office
"It's very much against the law to aide or harbor a fugitive, in this case. And there's no doubt in anybody's mind he was wanted. It's been all over the media. We had put that out pretty early that he was a suspect."
SHERIFF SCOTT ALSO ADMITTED RETHERFORD AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE, WERE QUESTIONED DAYS--
AFTER DEBRA STRIANO'S MURDER.
BUT SAYS DETECTIVES DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ARREST THEM AT THE TIME.
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"We arrest people as soon as we possibly can. For anyone that frankly knows very little to nothing about the case, to even suggest that somehow we didn't arrest him fast enough or something like that, is frankly an insult to law enforcement."
SHERIFF SCOTT TELLS US RETHERFORD PLAYED A ROLE IN debbie STRIANO'S MURDER.that was in the three oaks area 2 weeks ago.
AND WHILE HE WAS ON THE RUN.HE BROKE INTO A VACANT NORTH FORT MYERS HOME ON SABLE SPRING BOULEVARD AND STAYED THERE FOR DAYS--
BEFORE KILLING GREG IMHOFF.tuesday.
IMHOFF JUST HAPPENED TO BE CHECKING ON THE VACANT HOUSE BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNERS ARE SEASONAL RESIDENTS.
HOURS LATER, MEMBERS OF THAT TASK FORCE SHOT RETHERFORD WHEN THEY SAY HE GRABBED A GUN.
DUSTIN JAYE IS IN JAIL.
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A NEW YORK JUDGE HAS SET A TRIAL DATE IN THE CASE OF A MATERNITY WARD SCUFFLE INVOLVING THE SON OF THE LATE SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY.
DOUGLAS KENNEDY WILL GO ON TRIAL OCTOBER 22ND.
KENNEDY WAS CHARGED WITH PHYSICAL HARASSMENT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT AFTER HE TRIED TO TAKE HIS 2-DAY-OLD SON FROM MATERNITY WARD BACK ON JANUARY 7TH.
TWO NURSES SAID HE INJURED THEM AFTER THEY TRIED TO STOP HIM.
KENNEDY.WHO HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THOSE CHARGES.CLAIMS HE JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIS SON SOME FRESH AIR.
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"The only way to resolve this case is for the charges to be dismissed. There was no crime that was committed here."
Nobody should ever try to grab a baby from any parent's arms. And that's all what this case is about."
THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED THE HOSPITAL TO TURN OVER THEIR WRITTEN POLICIES WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING A BABY FROM THE HOSPITAL.
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THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING GOOGLE TREATS ITS DEAD EMPLOYEES BETTER THAN SOME COMPANIES TREAT THEIR LIVING WORKERS.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FORBES, A GOOGLE EXECUTIVE REVEALED THE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY'S DEATH BENEFITS PACKAGE.
THE SPOUSE OF A GOOGLE EMPLOYEE WHO DIES WILL GET A CHECK FOR HALF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY EVERY YEAR FOR A DECADE.
IN ADDITION, EACH CHILD OF THE DECEASED EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH UNTIL AGE 19, OR AGE 23 FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS.
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LATE NIGHT OLYMPIC GAMES ARE LEAVING SOME FANS EXHAUSTED.
YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM.
JULIA BAGG HAS THE STORY, ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
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NATS OLYMPICS
FROM WATER POLO TO VOLLEYBALL. TO TRACK AND FIELD.
IF THE THOUGHT OF OLYMPIC PHYSICAL EXERTION IS NOT ENOUGH TO WEAR YOU OUT. STAYING UP LATE FOR IT WILL.
"It's tough to stay up late and get up 5:45 the next morning to go to work but I've been hanging in there. haha"
JEFF SCHATZMAN IS A SPORT FISHING CAPTAIN STAYING UP PAST HIS BEDTIME FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF.
"Last night it was one o'clock. By then I'm ready to pass out."
"It's keeping me awake but I'm dying to go to bed, just watching these things it's just unbelievable the things you're seeing."
CONTRACTOR CARLOS GONZALEZ WAS COMING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS WATCHING COMPETITIONS LAST NIGHT.
"The reaction on the television. just wake me right back up
TEDDY OROZCO SAYS STAYING UP TIL ONE IN THE MORNING TO WATCH SOCCER DOESN'T MAKE *HIM* TIRED.
"It gives me energy. watching all the athletes working that hard."
HIS SON, TEDDY JUNIOR DECLINED THE LATE NIGHT AND CAUGHT HIS Zs. FOR MORNING WRESTLING PRACTICE.
"I really wanted to but if you don't sleep well, you're not gonna do well the next day."
SO… HOW DO YOU SURVIVE THESE TWO WEEKS?
"You just kinda run on automatic, you start with a few extra cups of coffee in the morning haha."
OF COURSE YOU MAY NOTICE RICK SHARP ISN'T DRINKING COFFEE THIS MORNING. IT'S HIS DAY OFF.
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THE OLYMPICS ARE INSPIRING PEOPLE TO HIT THE GYM.
A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF 24 HOUR FITNESS GYMS FINDS 89-PERCENT ARE MOTIVATED BY THE OLYMPICS.
THEY SAY WATCHING THE ATHLETES GIVES THEIR FITNESS ROUTINES A BOOST AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.
MANY OF THOSE SURVEYED ALSO SAID THEY'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF HOW THE ATHLETES WARM UP AND PRACTICE FOR THEIR COMPETITIONS.
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FIVE BILLION DOLLARS --
THAT'S HOW MUCH THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE LOST FROM APRIL TO JUNE THIS YEAR.
FIVE BILLION!
WHY'D it LOSE SO MUCH MONEY?
WELL, THE POSTAL SERVICE BLAMES -- IN PART -- A MANDATE FROM CONGRESS SAYING THEY HAVE TO PRE-FUND RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL IS ASKING CONGRESS FOR HELP TO DO THAT.
IF THEY DON'T GET THE HELP, THE POSTAL SERVICE COULD RUN OUT OF CASH BY OCTOBER.
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A CONSUMER ALERT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT --
MORE THAN ONE MILLION G-E AND HOTPOINT DISHWASHERS ARE BEING RECALLED.
WE'RE TOLD THEY CATCH FIRE.
THE RECALL INCLUDES MACHINES SOLD FROM MARCH 2006 TO AUGUST 2009.
THE MODELS RANGE IN PRICE FROM 350 TO 850 DOLLARS.
NO ONE WAS HURT IN ANY OF THE FIRES.
BUT IN THREE CASES, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
OWNERS SHOULD STOP USING THEM.
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A REAL ESTATE RECORD IN MIAMI.
THIS HOME OVERLOOKING BISCAYNE BAY FETCHED A RECORD BREAKING 47 MILLION DOLLARS.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS SAY THE 30 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT --
10 BEDROOM --
14 BATH HOME ON THE PRIVATE ISLAND OF INDIAN CREEK IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE REAL ESTATE SALE IN MIAMI'S HISTORY.
IT ALSO HAS A 3-D THEATER --
100 FOOT POOL AND CABANA --
SIX WET BARS.A ROOFTOP SKY BAR AND A WATERFRONT GYM.
EVERY ROOM IN THE HOME HAS A WATERFRONT VIEW.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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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.
Showers and storms increase through the weekend"
After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.
Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.
Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.
During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.
A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.
By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.
In the tropics, we are monitoring newly formed Tropical Depression 7, which could become Tropical Storm Gordon within the next day or so. Computer models keep this system on a westward track taking it through the Caribbean by early next week.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE SO-CALLED "KING OF THE HIGH WIRE" PUT ON ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE SHOW.
NIK WALLENDA WALKED 13 HUNDRED FEET, ACROSS A TIGHTROPE 100 FEET IN THE AIR, THURSDAY IN ATLANTIC CITY.
HE DIDN'T HAVE A HARNESS.
BEFORE THE WALK, WALLENDA SAID HIS MAIN CHALLENGE WOULD BE THE CHANGING WINDS OFF THE OCEAN -- BUT HE DIDN'T EVEN TAKE A BAD STEP.
HIS NAME MIGHT SOUND FAMILIAR.
HE DID A SIMILAR HIGH-WIRE ACT IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS, AND IN JUNE HE WALKED ABOVE NIAGARA FALLS.
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A STRANGE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS LED TO A COUNTRY SINGER SPENDING THE NIGHT BEHIND BARS. BUT EVEN IN JAIL, A PAIR OF FANS STILL CAME THROUGH.
RANDY TRAVIS WAS "STILL IN SHOCK" ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE TWO FANS WHO MET WITH HIM DURING HIS STAY AT A TEXAS JAIL.
TRAVIS WAS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF D-U-I AFTER A CAR CRASH THAT ALLEGEDLY LEFT HIM LYING NAKED IN THE ROAD.
THE PAIR OF FANS SAY TRAVIS DIDN'T TELL THEM MUCH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT DID POSE FOR A FEW PICTURES.
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"So, he didn't really say much about what happened. He let us take pictures, and he just told us briefly that he was drinking and driving and was caught naked on the highway."
THE TWO EVEN WALKED OUT OF JAIL WITH THE SINGER TO HELP SHIELD HIM FROM THE CAMERAS FROM THE MEDIA OUTSIDE.
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MORE THAN 250 MILLION DOLLARS IS JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR YOU.
THAT'S HOW MUCH TOMORROW'S JACKPOT IN THE POWERBALL LOTTERY WILL BE.
NO TICKETS MATCHED ALL SIX NUMBERS IN WEDNESDAY''S DRAWING.
FLORIDA DOES PARTICIPATE IN THE DRAWING.
THE ODDS OF WINNING POWERBALL'S GRAND PRIZE JACKPOT ARE 1 IN 175 MILLION.
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"BUS STOP SAFETY- A CONCERN FOR PARENTS THIS MORNING AFTER A TEENAGER FIGHTS FOR HER LIFE AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR ON HER WAY TO THE BUS STOP JUST 24 HOURS AGO. IM NBC-2'S DK, NEXT, WHAT'S BEING DONE THIS MORNING TO PROTECT STUDENTS ON THIS ROAD."
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DAYPLANNER FORECAST REMAINS UP UNTIL COMMMERICAL BREAK - WITH TALENT TALKING UNDER WITH COVERAGE PROMISE
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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