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THIS MORNING ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY: SCHOOL SAFETY.
RIGHT NOW-- DEPUTIES ARE PATROLLING THE ROADS FOR VIOLATORS AFTER A SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS HIT BY A TRUCK.
AND LEFT ON THE SIDEWALK.
PLUS, HURRICANE SEASON SHAKE-UP--
SCIENTISTS ARE RELEASING NEW PREDICTIONS ON HOW MANY STORMS MAY FORM--
AND THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.
AND GOLD WINNING GOAL!
screaming kick then "what a goal"
THE WOMAN'S US SOCCER TEAM PULLS OUT A WIN AGAINST JAPAN.
MORE OLYMPICS HIGHLIGHTS THIS MORNING AS WE TAKE YOU LIVE TO LONDON!
NBC-2 NEWS TODAY AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--
IT'S FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
LAST NIGHT LIGHTNING LIT UP THE SKY AND THUNDER ROARED-- AS STORMS MOVED THROUGH--
A LOOK RIGHT NOW AT OUR LIVE RADAR--
NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST IS HAS MORE ON WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TODAY-- AND OUR WEEKEND.
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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
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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AND IF YOUR HEADED OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND--
WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR FLIGHT DELAYS--
LAST NIGHT FLIGHTS-- COMING IN FROM ATLANTA, HOUSTON, AND CHICAGO WERE PUSHED BACK--
BUT RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE UP TO SPEED FOR DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
OF COURSE OUR WEBSITE-- NBC DASH TWO DOT COM IS HOME TO EVERYTHING WEATHER RELATED--
CHECK YOUR FLIGHT STATUS-- SIGN UP FOR BREAKING WEATHER ALERTS--AND UPLOAD PHOTOS WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCING IN OUR SEE SHOOT SEND SECTION ON OUR HOMEPAGE.
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THIS MORNING, SAFETY is a big concern AS STUDENTS HEAD OUT TO SCHOOL --
RIGHT NOW-- 16 YEAR OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME--- A SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-- REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT TAMPA GENERAL AFTER THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK HIT HER YESTERDAY MORNING-- WHILE WALKING TO A BUS STOP.
THE DRIVER KEPT GOING AND NOW AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING TO TRACK THAT PERSON DOWN.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US LIVE NEAR THAT BUS STOP ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD
WHERE DEPUTIES ARE OUT MONITORING THE AREA--
DANIELLE--
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RIGHT NOW--
DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING OUT FOR SPEEDERS AND BUS STOP VIOLATORS ----WHEN THE CAR COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DOESN'T STOP OR WHEN THE BUS STOPS AND DRIVER'S BEHIND THE BUS DON'T.
YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW DARK IT IS HERE--
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F-H-P IS SEARCHING FOR A RED PICK UP TRUCK WITH POSSIBLE FRONT END OR RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE--
AFTER THE DRIVER HIT 16 YEAR OLD KEISHA BIENAIME, OF SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGHSCHOOL AND KEPT GOING.
WITNESSES SAY THE PICK-UP TRUCK VEERED OFF THE ROAD.
AND KEISHA'S SISTER SAYS SHE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK.
THE GIRLS MOTHER'S SPOKE TO NBC2 ---
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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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DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL, THE TRAFFIC DIVISION BEEFS UP PATROL IN SCHOOL ZONES, BUS STOPS, AND CROSS WALKS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CRASH-- YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL POLICE.
LIVE IN SAN CARLOS PARK.
DK NBC-2.
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RIGHT NOW---
COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THE EX-BOYFRIEND OF A WOMAN WHO WAS MURDERED AND LEFT FOR DEAD ON HER BACK PORCH.
44-YEAR-OLD CONCETTA BEDELL WAS DISCOVERED SHOT TO DEATH WEDNESDAY.
HER EX-BOYFRIEND--44-YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD IS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING.
POLICE TELL US THE MACDONALD WAS ABUSIVE.
AND BEDELL FILED A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM.
JUST BEFORE HER DEATH.BEDELL CALLED DEPUTIES AFTER A VIOLENT OUTBURST BY MACODNALD.
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.MACDONALD TOLD THEM QUOTE "HOMICIDE IS NOT PRETTY BUT WHEN YOU DO IT, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD"
DEPUTIES TELL US THE MOTHER OF TWO--BROKE UP WITH MACDONALD-- AND FILED THE RESTRAINING ORDER.
HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE TUESDAY.
ADVOCATES SAY--BEFORE FILING AN INJUNCTION--FIRST SET UP A SAFETY PLAN WITH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER--BECAUSE MOST OFFENDERS BOND OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
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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 STRIANO'S MURDER.
AND WHILE HE WAS ON THE RUN.HE BROKE INTO A VACANT NORTH FORT MYERS HOME ON SABLE SPRINGS BOULEVARD AND STAYED THERE FOR DAYS--
BEFORE SHOOTING AND KILLING GREG IMHOFF.
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 REMAINS IN JAIL.
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"MENTALLY ILL"
THAT'S THE DEFENSE BEING USED THIS MORNING BY THE ATTORNEY'S OF THE ACCUSED SHOOTER IN THE AURORA COLORADO MASSACRE-- JAMES HOLMES--
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST OUT OF YESTERDAY'S HEARING--
AND SOME NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VICTIMS--
STACEY.
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KRISTA, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THURSDAY'S HEARING WAS TO CONSIDER A MEDIA REQUEST TO UNSEAL COURT DOCUMENTS AND LIFT A GAG ORDER, BUT A LOT OF THE HEARING WAS HOLMES DEFENSE ATTORNEY TALKING ABOUT HIS MENTAL STATE.
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JUDGE WILLIAM SYLVESTER DID NOT RULE ON THE MOTION TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS AT THIS TIME.
BUT WE DID LEARN MORE ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFENSE FOR HOLMES'.
HIS ATTORNEYS SAY THEY NEED MORE TIME TO HAVE HIM TESTED AND REVIEWED BY A DOCTOR.
DURING THE HEARING, HE WAS NOT ENGAGED AND STARED AT THE CEILING FOR MOST OF THE HEARING.
CAMERAS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE, BUT COURTROOM SKETCHES SHOW HIS ORANGE HAIR IS FADING AND HE NOW HAS LONG SIDEBURNS AND A MUSTACHE.
PROSECUTORS SAY HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 58 OTHERS.
6 OF THEM ARE STILL IN THE HOSPTIAL.
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AND THIS MORNING 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE VICTIM RELIEF FUND, BUT THE BANDS KISS AND MOTLEY CRUE.
THEY BANDS SAY THEY HOPE THEIR GESTURE WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO GIVE.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM--
SD-NBC-2.
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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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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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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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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.
BUT NOW -- THEY'VE STARTED TO BOMBARD OUR HOMES -- WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
SOME PEOPLE -- SEEING 6 FLYERS IN THEIR MAILBOX JUST YESTERDAY ALONE!
REGARDLESS.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.
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THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, BUT YOU CAN VOTE TODAY, AND SATURDAY IF YOU'VE ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MIND.
IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.
IN LEE, YOU CAN VOTE FROM 10 A-M TO 6 P-M ON WEEDKAYS. AND 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.
AND IN COLLIER, YOU CAN HEAD TO THE POLLS FROM 10 A-M TO 6-M.
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COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF DECISION 2012.
ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING--THE ENTIRE NBC 2 TEAM WILL UPDATE THE RACES WITH THE LATEST NUMBERS ON AIR--- RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY---.AND ONLINE,
AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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A CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE G-E OR HOTPOINT DISHWASHERS.
IF YOU BOUGHT ONE FROM MARCH 2006 AND AUGUST 2009, YOU SHOULD STOP USING IT.
THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF MORE THAN A MILLION DISHWASHERS THURSDAY AFTER A SERIES OF FIRES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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HAPPENING TODAY.
THE U-S-D-A WILL RELEASE ITS REPORT ON THE U-S CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP.
THE REPORT IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO SHOW A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION ESTIMATES FOR CORN AND SOYBEAN.
THE DROP IS BLAMED ON DAMAGE FROM WIDESPREAD DROUGHT, THE WORST TO HIT THE U-S IN 56 YEARS.
CORN PRICES ROSE TO A RECORD HIGH ON YESTERDAY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE REPORT.
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THE WOMEN'S USA SOCCER TEAM WAKING UP OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS THIS MORNING.
IT WAS A 2-1 VICTORY OVER JAPAN IN A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR'S WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL.
it feels so great after the heartbreak last year-- it feels so great we snatched our dream back-- we are so happy we are on top of the world
THE ENTIRE TEAM WILL SIT DOWN WITH MATT AND SAVANNAH ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING-
YOU CAN CATCH THAT RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SOCCER GAME-- PLUS USAIN BOLT'S BIG WIN LAST NIGHT--
COMING UP--
IT'S OUR LAST BROADCAST LIVE FROM LONDON WITH DAVE WAGNER--
YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS--
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
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THE BOLT. THE BLADE. AND THE BIKERS -- THEY'RE ALL IN COMPETITION TODAY AT THE OLYMPICS.
LET'S GO LIVE TO DAVE WAGNER IN LONDON THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST ON TODAY'S ACTION.
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WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS TODAY. SEVERAL RELAYS.
THOSE STARTLISTS SOMETIMES AREN'T RELEASED TILL SHORTLY BEFORE THE RACE, SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IN ADVANCE WHO'S RUNNING.
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USAIN BOLT'S A SAFE BET TO JOIN TODAY'S 4-BY-100 RELAY. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL GOLD LAST NIGHT PROVES. HE IS/i THE WORLD'S FASTEST RUNNER.
"I came here to become a legend and I am now a legend."
WE'RE ALSO WAITING TO SEE WHO WILL RUN THE MENS 4-BY-400 FOR THE U-S. TWO OF OUR TOP RUNNERS WERE ALREADY OUT WHEN MANTEO MITCHELL BROKE HIS LEG THURSDAY.
"When one goes down, the next one steps up. We're all a family."
"The USA has some of the strongest 400 runners in the world. So we know we can still get it done."
SOUTH AFRICA'S BACK IN THAT RACE AFTER THIS CRASH ON THE TRACK. SO WE'LL SEE "BLADE RUNNER" OSCAR PISTORIUS TRY TO BECOME THE FIRST WITHOUT LEGS TO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD.
THE WOMENS 4X100 RELAY TEAM IS LOOKING FOR ITS FIRST WIN SINCE ATLANTA. AND TWO DISTANCE RUNNERS HAVE A SHOT TO BE AMERICA'S FIRST/i WINNERS IN THE WOMENS 1500.
OFF THE TRACK:
BEATING ARGENTINA TODAY WOULD PUT TEAM USA'S STAR-STUDDED BASKETBALL TEAM ONE STEP CLOSER TO SUNDAY'S FINAL.
"You can't afford to shortchange yourself and all of a sudden the team gets hot and now you're going home without the gold medal, it can happen just like that."
BMX BIKERS WRAP UP TODAY AFTER THIS NASTY CRASH.
AND. MENS WRESTLING - WORLD CHAMPION JORDAN BURROUGHS HOPES TO SECURE AMERICA'S FIRST GOLD IN TWELVE YEARS.
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PLUS THE MENS POLE VAULT FINAL IS TODAY. AND TAE KWON DO. DIANA LOPEZ LOST YESTERDAY. HER BROTHER STEVEN'S UP TODAY.
I'M DAVE WAGNER IN LONDON - BACK TO YOU.
HAVE YOU NOTICED ALL THOSE NEON-COLORED SHOES THE ATHLETES ARE WEARING? IS THAT A CO-INCIDENCE, OR IS THAT A UNIFORM SHOE. THEY SURE ARE BRIGHT!
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AND TEAM USA HAS PULLED AHEAD BIG TIME IN OUR MEDAL COUNT--
TAKING A LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THE CURRENT STANDINGS--
THE US NOW 10 AHEAD OF CHINA--
WITH 90.
RUSSIA IS IN THIRD WITH 56-- AND GREAT BRITAIN TAKES FOURTH WITH 52.
GERMANY KEEPS IT'S SPOT IN FIFTH THIS MORNING WITH 37.
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IF THE THOUGHT OF OLYMPIC PHYSICAL EXERTION IS NOT ENOUGH TO WEAR YOU OUT. STAYING UP LATE FOR IT WILL.
MANY ARE EXPERIENCING FATIGUE WHILE TRYING TO CATCH THE GAMES--
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFENECE IN TIMES ZONES OVERSEAS--
"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"
"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."
SOME SUPER FANS SAY COFFEE HAS BEEN THEIR SAVIOR.
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THE WEEKEND MIGHT BE A GOOD CHANCE TO CATCH UP ON ALL THAT LOST SLEEP!
BUT NOT ALL ARE TIRES-- SOME ARE ACTUALLY GETTING MOTIVATED--
A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF CLUB MEMBERS OF 24 HOUR FITNESS GYMS FINDS 89-PERCENT ARE MOTIVATED BY THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
THEY SAY WATCHING THE ATHLETES GIVES THEIR FITNESS ROUTINES A BOOST AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.
MANY OF THOSE SURVEYED ALSO SAY THEY'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF HOW THE ATHLETES WARM UP AND PRACTICE FOR THEIR COMPETITIONS.
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TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS OF HEATHER ANNE MORGAN OF ESTERO.
GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!
HEATHER - HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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SCHOOL SAFETY.
RIGHT NOW-- DEPUTIES ARE PATROLLING THE ROADS FOR VIOLATORS AFTER A SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS HIT BY A TRUCK.
AND LEFT ON THE SIDEWALK.
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WAR OF WORDS!
THE NEGATIVE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ADS GET NASTY-- BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND RIVAL MITT ROMNEY--
JUST AS ROMNEY IS ON THE VERGE OF ANNOUNCING HIS RUNNING MATE.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--
IT'S FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH.
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
LAST NIGHT LIGHTNING LIT UP THE SKY AND THUNDER ROARED-- AS SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH--
A LOOK RIGHT NOW AT OUR LIVE RADAR--
NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST IS HAS MORE ON WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TODAY-- AND OUR WEEKEND WITH YOUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S.
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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
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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RIGHT NOW---- A SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-- REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT TAMPA GENERAL AFTER THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK HIT HER YESTERDAY MORNING.
WITNESSES SAY 16 YEAR OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME WAS WALKING TO HER BUS STOP WHEN THE DRIVER hit HER--THEN TOOK OFF.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US LIVE NEAR THAT BUS STOP ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD
WHERE DEPUTIES ARE OUT MONITORING THE AREA--
DANIELLE--
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RIGHT NOW--
DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING OUT FOR SPEEDERS AND BUS STOP VIOLATORS ----WHEN THE CAR COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DOESN'T STOP OR WHEN THE BUS STOPS AND DRIVER'S BEHIND THE BUS DON'T.
YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW DARK IT IS HERE--
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F-H-P IS SEARCHING FOR A RED PICK UP TRUCK WITH POSSIBLE FRONT END OR RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE--
AFTER THE DRIVER HIT 16 YEAR OLD KEISHA BIENAIME, OF SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGHSCHOOL AND KEPT GOING.
WITNESSES SAY THE PICK-UP TRUCK VEERED OFF THE ROAD.
AND KEISHA'S SISTER SAYS SHE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK.
THE GIRLS MOTHER'S SPOKE TO NBC2 ---
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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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DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL, THE TRAFFIC DIVISION BEEFS UP PATROL IN SCHOOL ZONES, BUS STOPS, AND CROSS WALKS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CRASH-- YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL POLICE.
LIVE IN SAN CARLOS PARK.
DK NBC-2.
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT--
THE US MILITARY IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF THREE AMERICAN TROOPS OVER IN AFGHANISTAN.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED THIS MORNING.
OFFICIALS SAY THE THREE WERE KILLED BY A MAN IN AN AFGHAN ARMY UNIFORM.
THE ATTACK IS THE THIRD KILLING THIS WEEK OF COALITION SOLDIERS BY AFGHANS WHO ARE TRAINING TO TAKE OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY ONCE MOST INTERNATIONAL FORCES LEAVE IN 2014.
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IN OUR DECISION 2012 COVERAGE.
BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE LAYING LOW TODAY.
THEY'RE LETTING POLITICAL ADS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THOSE ADS ARE RAISING THE VOLUME OF NASTINESS.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS LIVE IN OUR STUDIO THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON THIS WAR OF WORDS--
STACEY
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BOTH SIDES ARE SPENDING AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF MONEY ON NEGATIVE ADS.
THE LATEST FROM THE SUPER PAC SUPPORTING PRESIDENT OBAMA, AND IT HAS REPUBLICANS CRYING FOUL.
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THE SPOT IMPLIES THAT MITT ROMNEY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF A LAID OFF MAN'S WIFE.
THE AD FAILS TO MENTION THAT THE MAN'S WIFE DIED IN 2006, YEARS AFTER ROMNEY LEFT BAIN CAPITAL.
AND THAT THE WOMAN DID NOT RECEIVE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH HER HUSBAND.
ROMNEY'S NEW AD, SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS GUTTED WELFARE REFORM.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ITS DISHONEST" -- THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXPERIMENTS WITH CHANGES TO THE WELFARE LAW, BUT STILL REQUIRES PEOPLE TO WORK.
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BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, ROMNEY IS IN BOSTON TODAY GEARING UP FOR A BATTLEGROUND STATE BUS TOUR THIS WEEKEND, STOKING SPECULATION A V-P ANNOUNCEMENT IS COMING ANY DAY.
WHILE THE PRESIDENT HOSTS A DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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THIS MORNING--
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.
THREE WERE INJURED.
THE F-B-I BELIEVES GUNMAN, WADE PAGE, TOOK HIS OWN LIFE AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
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ATTORNEYS FOR THE ACCUSED GUNMAN IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING SAY THEIR CLIENT IS MENTALLY ILL.
YESTERDAYS HEARING INVOLVED A REQUEST BY 20 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE COURT TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO JAMES HOLMES.
HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF 24 COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER FOR THE 12 VICTIMS KILLED DURING A MOVIE THEATER RAMPAGE IN AURORA ON JULY 20TH.
THE JUDGE DID NOT RULE ON THE MOTION TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS AT THIS TIME.
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S LEGAL TEAM WILL SEEK A HEARING UNDER FLORIDA'S "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW.
ZIMMERMAN SAYS HE SHOT THE UNARMED 17-YEAR-OLD IN SELF-DEFENSE IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE TRAYVON MARTIN ATTACKED HIM.
IF THE JUDGE DECIDES THAT "STAND YOUR GROUND" APPLIES, THE CASE COULD BE DISMISSED AND ZIMMERMAN COULD GET IMMUNITY UNDER THE LAW.
MEANWHILE, PROSECUTORS THURSDAY MISTAKENLY RELEASED 76 DOCUMENTS BEING USED TO BUILD THEIR CASE AGAINST ZIMMERMAN.
THEY INCLUDE: A GRAINY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF TRAYVON MARTIN'S BODY AND SCHOOL RECORDS FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.
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THIS MORNING ---
A FIREFIGHTER IN EAST NAPLES IS RECOVERING FROM MINOR INJURIES AFTER A MOBILE HOME FIRE.
INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THE FIRE ON HOLLY AVENUE SUSPICIOUS.
IT STARTED EARLIER YESTERDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE TRAILER HAD RECENTLY BEEN VACATED AND WITNESSES SAY CHILDREN OFTEN PLAY IN THE AREA.
THE TRAILER WAS FULLY ENGULFED WHEN CREWS ARRIVED.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING.
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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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THE POSTAL SERVICE MAY BE IN WORSE SHAPE THAN WE THOUGHT.
THE U-S-P-S LOST MORE THAN 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 MAILING STUFF.
THE POST OFFICE IS ASKING FOR *SIX* BILLION DOLLARS NEXT MONTH TO STAY AFLOAT.
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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 OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE BODIES OF 14 MEN WHO WERE KIDNAPPED WEDNESDAY HAVE BEEN FOUND IN A VAN ALONGSIDE A MAIN HIGHWAY IN MEXICO.
THE VAN WAS STOLEN DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY.
THE ATTACK BEARS THE HALLMARKS OF DRUG CARTEL KILLINGS.
THE BODIES WERE LEFT NEAR THE SITE WHERE A U-S OFFICIAL WAS KILLED IN 2011.
IT'S THE FIFTH TIME THAT 14 CORPSES HAVE BEEN DUMPED IN MEXICO, SIGNALING THE NUMBER MAY BE SOME KIND OF CODE.
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SOME PRETTY AMAZING VIDEO OUT OF IDAHO.
A PLANE WRECK FROM **INSIDE THE COCKPIT!
CHECK OUT THIS WILD RIDE.
TOSSING AND TURNING THROUGH A FIELD.
THE GOOD NEWS HERE - EVERYONE'S OK!
NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSE THE SINGLE PROP ENGINE PLANE TO GO DOWN.
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THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM HAS REACHED A MILESTONE.
MORE THAN 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE SEPT. 11 MEMORIAL AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SINCE IT OPENED LAST SUMMER ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERROR ATTACKS.
THE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION SAYS VISITORS HAVE COME FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 170 COUNTRIES TO SEE THE TWO GIANT REFLECTING POOLS RINGED BY WATERFALLS THAT MAKE UP THE MEMORIAL.
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AND IT WAS A HISTORY MAKING MOMENT FOR THE NFL.
SHANNON EASTIN HAS BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN REFEREE TO OFFICIATE AN NFL GAME.
EASTIN BROKE THE NFL'S ON-FIELD GENDER BARRIER LAST NIGHT BEING PART OF THE SEVEN-MEMBER CREW WORKING A PRESEASON GAME BETWEEN THE GREEN BAY PACKERS AND SAN DIEGO CHARGERS.
EASTIN HAS 16-YEARS OF OFFICIATING EXPERIENCE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
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ORLANDO MAGIC MAY BE FINALLY LOSING THEIR FRANCHISE PLAYER.
THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS HAVE A DEAL IN PLACE TO ACQUIRE DWIGHT HOWARD FROM ORLANDO--
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY TO FINALIZED THE DEAL.
WHICH MEANS PHILADELPHIA WOULD GET ANDREW BYNUM FROM LOS ANGELES AND JASON RICHARDSON FROM ORLANDO, WHILE DENVER WOULD GET ANDRE IGUODALA FROM THE 76ERS.
ORLANDO WOULD RECEIVE ARRON AFFLALO AND AL HARRINGTON FROM DENVER, AND TWO PLAYERS FROM PHILADELPHIA, AND FUTURE DRAFT PICKS.
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YOU COULD SOON HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE MORE TO ENJOY A PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA.
CEO AND FOUNDER JOHN SCHNATTER SAYS WHEN THE HEALTHCARAE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT, THE PRICE OF your "PIE" IS GOING UP.
NOT BY MUCH THOUGH: ABOUT 15 CENTS.
LAST WEEK HE TOLD SHAREHOLDERS THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL OF HIS CHAIN'S UNINSURED, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES COMES OUT TO ABOUT 14 CENTS ON A LARGE PIZZA.
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GOOD NEWS FOR FREQUENT FLIERS.
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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A REAL ESTATE RECORD IN MIAMI.
THIS HOME ON THE PRIVATE ISLAND OF INDIAN CREEK.OVERLOOKING BISCAYNE BAY FETCHED 47 MILLION DOLLARS.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS SAY THAT'S A RECORD FOR MIAMI.
30 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT --
10 BEDROOMS--
14 BATHROOMS.
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 LIKED THE MOVIE "MATILDA"-- THEN THIS WILL CATCH YOUR EYE!
"MATILDA THE MUSICAL" IS A NEW BRITISH MUSICAL THAT HAS BROKEN ALL KINDS OF RECORDS IN LONDON, AND IS HEADED FOR THE STATES.
MEREDITH: What it is about Matilda the character that you like most about this little girl? What do you admire?
MATILDA #1: She's got powers.
MATILDA #2:Yeah, yeah that's amazing
she's very different to other kids and everyone else /she's not unpopular and she's not popular. she's exactly right. But she's a very weird girl.
BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR THE TODAY SHOW FOR MEREDITH'S FULL REPORT --
THAT'S RIGHT HERE AFTER NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
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NEIL DIAMOND CELEBRATES THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS LEGENDARY ALBUM "HOT AUGUST NIGHT" WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME THIS MORNING.
HE'S KNOWN FOR HITS LIKE "SWEET CAROLINE" AND "CHERRY,CHERRY"
HE IS SET TO RECEIVE THE 2,475TH STAR IN THE CATEGORY OF RECORDING.
THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING AT 11:30 IN FRONT OF THE ICONIC CAPITOL RECORDS BUILDING.
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NOW TO WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY--
THE STORIES ON THE WEB THAT HAVE YOU TALKING--
PEOPLE ARE NOW HIRING THEIR OWN PAPARAZZI.
AT 500 DOLLARS A SESSION -- FAMILIES ON VACATION ARE HIRING PHOTOGRAPHERS SO THEY CAN THEN POST THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS ON FACEBOOK.
NOW HOTELS AND RESORTS ARE BEGINNING TO OFFER PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGES WITH OTHER WATER SKIING OR SUNSET BOAT RIDES, SO FAMILIES AND COUPLES WILL HAVE PROOF OF ALL THE ADVENTURES THEY ENJOYED.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
PLUS-- A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S AND A CHECK OF THE ROADS.
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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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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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COMING UP ON TODAY.
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YOUR TIME NOW IS--
LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.
RIGHT NOW-- LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE TRACKING DOWN THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK THAT HIT A SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
16 YEAR OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT TAMPA GENERAL THIS MORNING--
WITNESSES SAY SHE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE WALK TO THE HER BUS STOP ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD IN SAN CARLOS PARK WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK--
AND THAT DRIVER TOOK OFF.
TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THAT BUS STOP-- WHERE OFFICERS ARE PATROLlING FOR SPEEDERS DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL.
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RIGHT NOW---COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MAN---44 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD.
THEY SAY HE'S THE EX-BOYFRIEND OF 44-YEAR-OLD CONCETTA BEDELL.
SHE WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH ON THE BACK PORCH OF HER HOME.
POLICE TELL US BEDELL FILED A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM.
JUST BEFORE HER DEATH.BEDELL CALLED DEPUTIES AFTER A VIOLENT OUTBURST BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND.
WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.MACDONALD TOLD THEM QUOTE "HOMICIDE IS NOT PRETTY BUT WHEN YOU DO IT, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD".
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT--
THE US MILITARY IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF THREE AMERICAN TROOPS OVER IN AFGHANISTAN.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING--
ONLY FEW DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME-- BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE THREE WERE KILLED BY A MAN IN AN AFGHAN ARMY UNIFORM IN HELMAND PROVINCE.
THE ATTACK IS THE THIRD KILLING THIS WEEK.
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HAPPENING TODAY--THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOURN FOR SLAIN WISCONSIN SIKH WORSHIPPERS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER WILL BE SPEAKING AT THIS MORNING'S MEMORIAL SERVICE AT NINE.
Then there will be A CEREMONY THAT INVOLVES A SERIES OF PRIESTS READING THEIR HOLY BOOK ALOUD FROM COVER TO COVER.
THE PROCESS, WHICH TAKES 48 HOURS, IS INTENDED TO HONOR THE MEMORIES OF THE SIX VICTIMS.
WADE MICHAEL PAGE--- KILLED HIMSELF AFTER OPENING FIRE IN THE TEMPLE.
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A CONSUMER ALERT FOR THOSE WHO OWN A G-E OR HOTPOINT DISHWASHER.
IF YOU BOUGHT ONE BETWEEN MARCH 2006 AND AUGUST 2009, YOU SHOULD STOP USING IT.
THERE ARE MORE THAN A MILLION BEING PULLED THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD--
FOR THE MODEL NUMBERS-- JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE-- NBC DASH TWO DOT COM-- AND CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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HAPPENING TODAY.
THE U-S-D-A WILL RELEASE ITS REPORT ON THE U-S CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP IN THE WAKE OF A CRIPPLING DROUGHT.
THE REPORT IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO SHOW A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION ESTIMATES FOR BOTH PRODUCTS.
CORN PRICES ROSE TO A RECORD HIGH ON YESTERDAY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE REPORT.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY--
YOU CAN VOTE 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 A-M TO 6 P-M ON WEEDKAYS. AND 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.
AND IN COLLIER, YOU CAN HEAD TO THE POLLS FROM 10 A-M TO 6-M.
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FORECASTERS BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A BUSY ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.
PREDICTIONS FOR STORMS HAVE INCREASED AS WE SEE WARMER-THAN-NORMAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND CHANGING WIND PATTERNS.
NOAA'S CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER SAYS 12 TO 17 TROPICAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AS MANY AS FIVE TO EIGHT HURRICANES.
A COUPLE COULD BECOME MAJOR HURRICANES WITH WINDS OF 111 MPH OR HIGHER.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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REMEMBER FOR BREAKING NEWS, WEATHER INFORMATION AND NEWS ONLINE, 24-HOURS A DAY, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE--
NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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