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DIRECTORS PAGE TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC
NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP
NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
TRACKING RAIN IN SWFL-OMNI-ANI-BOXES 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS OPEN-CLIP
TRACKING RAIN IN SWFL-WX CTR 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-2SHOT-OBX
HIT AND RUN FOLO-TRX-VOTOPS-SS-2SHOT 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-IRD3-LIVE
HIT AND RUN FOLO-PLASMA 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-PKG
HIT AND RUN FOLO-PKG-BNR 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-IRD3-LIVE
HIT AND RUN FOLO-PLASMA 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE Q AND A-DBX-TOPS
HIT AND RUN NEIGHBORHOOD REAX-OC-(2)SOTVO 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE Q AND A-IRD3-LIVE
HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS-OC SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-PKG-BNR OLYMPIC UPDATE-ON CAM
COLLIER MURDER UPDATE-OC-TRX-(2)SS-OC MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS
CANTRELL DCF DOCS RELEASED-PLASMA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-ON CAM
CANTRELL DCF DOCS RELEASED-PKG-BNR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-CGTOPS
CHAR CHILD NEGLECT ARREST-SS-VO-OC PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-SOT
VOTER FRAUD FOLO-OC-DBX FINS BUCS TONIGHT-ON CAM
VOTER FRAUD FOLO-NSRM-LIVE DOLPHINS ED GANT-PKG
INVESTIGATORS OPEN-CLIP TYRANN MATHIEU-VOTOPS
VOTER FRAUD FOLO-PKG-BNR HOWARD TO LAKERS-ON CAM
VOTER FRAUD FOLO-NSRM-LIVE HOWARD TO LAKERS-CG-VOBOX
SWFL EARLY VOTING-CG-RVL-TOPS HOWARD TO LAKERS-SOT
ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP PRIMETIME OLYMPIC SCHEDULE-CGTOPS
TEASE ONE--------------------------- ARTS FOR ACT-VO-WIPE
TZ1 A) 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-VOTOPS ARTS FOR ACT-SOTVO
TZ1 B) DOLPHINS ED GANT-VOTOPS CLOSE-4SHOT


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NEWS AT 6PM HEADLINES-SOTTOPS


AUTHORITIES TRACK DOWN THE DRIVER WHO HIT A LEE COUNTY TEENAGER ON HE WAY TO THE BUS STOP LEAVING HER SEVERELY INJURED--

AS HER FAMILY GETS DEVASTING NEWS.

WE UNCOVER NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE DRIVER, AND HOW TROOPERS CAUGHT UP WITH HER.

PLAYING WITH FIRE--

A MOTHER TELLS NBC 2 HER YOUNG CHILD STARTED A BLAZE THAT TORCHED A COLLIER COUNTY HOME, INJURING A FIREFIGHTER.

BUT INSTEAD OF CRIMINAL CHARGES, THE *PARENTS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES.

A SEVEN-WEEK-OLD BABY MURDERED. HER FATHER CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.

WE UNCOVER A NEW REPORT THAT REVEALS POTENTIAL WARNING SIGNS THAT D-C-F ADMITS THEY MISSED. Return to index of stories...


NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP


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TRACKING RAIN IN SWFL-OMNI-ANI-BOXES


HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE HITTING PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA--

DOWNPOURS SHOWING ON FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.

NBC-2 SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE IS TRACKING THE STORMS FROM THE FIRST ALERT HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER. Return to index of stories...


TRACKING RAIN IN SWFL-WX CTR


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.

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday and Sunday will be gloomy at times. There will be a lot of cloud cover, but there will the occasional peak of sunshine. Numerous thunderstorms can be expected across all of southwest Florida… So plan accordingly!

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

Highs will cool off slightly, too. Lower 90s will be the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

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

As for the tropics we are watching Tropical Depression Seven. It can be found right in between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. Forecast models project it to take a westward track. In fact, it'll nearly follow Ernesto's same track. As it Seven pushes west, we do expect it to develop into a Tropical Storm.

The next area of interest is a low pressure system off the coast of Africa.

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HIT AND RUN FOLO-TRX-VOTOPS-SS-2SHOT


TROOPERS TRACK DOWN THE DRIVER AND THE TRUCK IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

THEY SAY THIS 21-YEAR-OLD GIRL ADMITS TO BEING THE WHEEL OF THIS TRUCK.

NBC-2 CAMERAS WERE THERE AS STATE TROOPERS TOWED AWAY THE PICKUP THIS MORNING--

JUST BLOCKS FROM THE CRASH SCENE.

YOU CAN SEE THE GIANT DENT IN THE FRONT.

TONIGHT, 16-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL

AND DOCTORS WORRY SHE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN.

NBC-2'S STEVE CAMPION JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH NEW DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


HIT AND RUN FOLO-PLASMA


WE STOPPED BY CHELSIE DAHLBECK'S HOME TODAY THE PEOPLE INSIDE WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

HOWEVER TROOPERS TELLS US SHE CAME FORWARD ON HER OWN, CALLING THEM LAST NIGHT TO SAY SHE MAY HAVE HIT KEISHA BIEN-AIME. Return to index of stories...


HIT AND RUN FOLO-PKG-BNR


Take road nats

0535, witness "oh my goodness. It was kind of scary."

Two lives intersect in a horrific way --- at these San Carlos Park cross streets.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers explain 21 year old Chelsie Dahlbeck admits to being behind the wheel of this Toyota Tacoma yesterday morning -- striking something on Sanibel Blvd -- and taking off.

Jacquelyn Hippler, neighbor

4741 "I pray to God it is not my neighbors. They're great people but they need to find who did it."

Neighbors couldn't help buT notice the damage.

Hippler, neighbor

4852 "it was just a quick thought last night. It wasn't there earlier. It looks like she hit something. We figured she hit a stop sign."

Students waiting for their bus yesterday morning told us a red truck like Dahlbeck's -- hit 11th grader Keisha Bien-Aime as she walked to her bus stop.

The impact so intense -- paramedics airlifted her to a Tampa hospital.

Sgt. Dwayne Cooper, FHP

5124 "at this point in time, the debris that was on the roadway matches the vehicle we just seized."

Sgt Cooper with FHP tells us their initial investigation reveals Dalhbeck was not speeding on Sanibel blvd instead she was traveling between 20-25 miles per hour.

They claim alcohol and texting are not to blame -- for leaving bien-Aime in the fight of her life

Sgt. Cooper, FHP

5141 "she said she was unaware of what she hit, she did hit something and was not sure and left the scene to speak to her parents."

The damage of an impact noticeable on the truck as it's moved out of the neighborhood and into evidence.

Troopers explain Dahlbeck's decision to flee -- could mean two felony charges --- forever changing her life as this 16 year old's struggles to recover. Return to index of stories...


HIT AND RUN FOLO-PLASMA


WE SPOKE WITH BIEN-AIME'S FAMILY BY PHONE JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO.

THEY TELL US SHE IS IN AGONIZING PAIN FORCING DOCTORS TO SEDATE HER.

DOCTORS FEAR BECAUSE OF SPINE DAMAGE SHE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN. Return to index of stories...


HIT AND RUN NEIGHBORHOOD REAX-OC-(2)SOTVO


TONIGHT, PARENTS AND STUDENTS AT KEISHA'S BUS STOP ARE REACTING TO THE NEWS.

MANY OF THEM, WITNESSED YESTERDAY'S CRASH.

Joseph Boro, San Carlos Park parent: " she just ruined her life, if only she had stopped and said oh I'm sorry or what did I hit."

Michael Karson, Fort myers High School Student: "There's children here, theres elementary school kids, middle school kids, High school kids I mean you need to be safe out Here."

PARENTS TELL NBC-2 THEY'RE TAKING EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEIR KIDS STAY SAFE.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE BUS STOP AGAIN TODAY--

SAYING IT *IS CONSIDERED SAFE. Return to index of stories...


HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS-OC


AN EAST NAPLES MOBILE HOME BURNS TO THE GROUND-- SENDING AN EAST NAPLES FIREFIGHTER TO THE HOSPITAL.

TONIGHT, A COLLIER COUNTY MOM IS COMING FORWARD--

ADMITTING HER SON STARTED THE BLAZE.

NBC-2'S SAUNDRA WEATHERS REPORTS. Return to index of stories...


HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-PKG-BNR


30 FEET IN THE AIR.

THAT'S HOW HIGH NEIGHBORS ON HOLLY STREET IN EAST NAPLES SAY THE FLAMES WERE WHEN ROBERTO VELDEZ'S MOBILE HOME WENT UP IN FLAMES THURSDAY.

MY BROTHER CALLED ME ABOUT MY HOME BEING ON FIRE. SO I CAME OVER AND WHEN I COME OVER HERE EVERYTHING WAS DONE.

VALDEZ SAYS HE MOVED OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO TO RENOVATE-

AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN HE FOUND OUT WHO SET THE BLAZE.

TURNS OUT MY SON HAS THIS IDEA TO PUT A BALL IN A SOCK AND DIP IT IN GAS WHILE HE HELD IT HIS COUSIN LIT IT ON FIRE AND I GUESS APPARENTLY IT GOT TOO HOT AND THEY SAID GET RID OF IT!

THIS MOTHER OF SEVEN -TOO EMBARRASSED TO SHOW HER FACE- SAYS HER 8 YEAR OLD SON AND NEPHEW STARTED THE FIRE.

WE HAD TO MAKE THEM TELL THE TRUTH. THEY LIED. BOTH OF THEM LIED AND WE PULLED THE TRUTH OUT OF THEM AND THEY DIDN'T GO TO JAIL LUCKILY.

BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR EAST NAPLES FIRE CHIEF KINGMAN SHOLDT.

I WILL SAY THAT IF ONE OF OUR FIRE FIGHTERS WAS INJURED ON A CALL, IF IT WAS A SUSPICIOUS FIRE AND SOMEBODY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY EXPECT SOMEBODY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

WE LEARNED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE BOYS WON'T BE PUNISHED CRIMINALLY.

BUT VALDEZ-WHO'S BEEN LIVING IN THIS MOBILE HOME FOR 18 YEARS- SAYS THE BOYS MOTHERS WILL HAVE TO PAY UP.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEARING IT DOWN TO THE FRAME. DISPOSING OF ALL THE GARBAGE AND ANY FINES THAT HE HAS GOTTEN. HE WANTS US TO HELP HIM PAY.

MONEY THE MOTHERS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE…MONEY THEY'RE HOPING TO SCRAPE UP IF IT MEANS TEACHING THEIR SONS A LESSON.

I HOPE THEY LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON BECAUSE WE TRY TO TEACH THEM AS WELL AS WE CAN. KIDS ARE KIDS.

IN EAST NAPLES, SAUNDRA WEATHERS, NBC2. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER MURDER UPDATE-OC-TRX-(2)SS-OC


NEW DETAILS IN A NORTH NAPLES MURDER INVESTIGATION.

COLLIER DEPUTIES TELL US THEY HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH LAWRENCE MACDONALD--

A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE

MURDER OF 44-YEAR-OLD CONCETTA BEDELL.

HER TEENAGED SON FOUND HER BODY WEDNESDAY, ON THE BACK PORCH OF HER HOME.

WE FOUND OUT BEDELL TOOK OUT A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST MACDONALD LAST SEPTEMBER.

MACDONALD HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME. Return to index of stories...


CANTRELL DCF DOCS RELEASED-PLASMA


COULD IT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?

IN A NEW REPORT OBTAINED TODAY BY NBC-2--

WE LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BRUTAL BEATING DEATH OF SEVEN-WEEK-OLD JADA CANTRELL.

HER FATHER, STEVE CANTRELL, FACES FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

BUT AS NBC-2'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY DISCOVERS - A NEW REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ADMITS THE AGENCY MISSED A CRITICAL CHANCE TO INTERVENE. Return to index of stories...


CANTRELL DCF DOCS RELEASED-PKG-BNR


THE 9-1-1 CALL CAME FROM STEVE CANTRELL ON MARCH 23RD -

ALONE WITH HIS 7 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER, HE SAID SHE WASN'T BREATHING -

CANTRELL: I was getting her ready. She's not waking up.

ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL - EMERGENCY WORKERS PRONOUNCED THE LITTLE GIRL DEAD -

BUT NOT THE WAY CANTRELL CLAIMED.

A NEW DEATH REVIEW REPORT BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DETERMINES THE LITTLE GIRL DIED OF LETHAL HEAD INJURIES - MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE.

CANTRELL WAS HER CAREGIVER -- AND IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME D-C-F HAD BEEN TO THE HOME.

TWO WEEKS BEFORE JADA DIED - WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 5 WEEKS OLD - D-C-F OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER CANTRELL ALLEGEDLY KILLED THE FAMILY CAT, THROWING IT TO THE GROUND WHILE FIGHTING WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS DESCRIBED CANTRELL AS AT THE TIME, BUT NO ONE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT LITTLE JADA'S WELL-BEING.

A WEEK LATER - THE GIRL'S MOTHER WAS JAILED FOR VIOLATING HER PROBATION TERMS FOR AN UNRELATED TRESPASS CHARGE. LEAVING THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE CARE OF A MAN D-C-F IDENTIFIES AS A.

"If a parent is sent to jail that obviously changes the dynamic in the household and that should trigger a new risk assessment plan."

THE BUT REPORT SAYS D-C-F MISSED THIS.

THE REPORT OUTLINES STEPS D-C-F COULD HAVE TAKEN TO PROTECT JADA, INCLUDING -

AND

THE REPORT NOTES THOUGH -.

"Hopefully it doesn't happen in the future, we do want to give children the best opportunities that they deserve."

CANTRELL FACES FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES -

AND WILL BE BACK IN COURT IN OCTOBER.

ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY, NBC-2. Return to index of stories...


CHAR CHILD NEGLECT ARREST-SS-VO-OC


A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FATHER WAS ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER HIS CHILDREN WERE FOUND WANDERING THE STREETS!

KEITH GRASSO FACES CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES.

DEPUTIES WERE CALLED WHEN A DRIVER SPOTTED THE KIDS WALKING ALONE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WERE LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS--

A REFRIGERATOR WITH LITTLE FOOD INSIDE--

FLOORS COVERED IN FECES AND URINE.

GRASSO WAS ARRESTED BACK IN 2009 AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE LEFT HIS DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHILE HE WENT SHOPPING. Return to index of stories...


VOTER FRAUD FOLO-OC-DBX


FLORIDA'S PRIMARY IS JUST DAYS AWAY--

AND TONIGHT, ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRACK DOWN NON-CITIZENS ON THE VOTER ROLLS.

THE STATE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET ACCESS TO A FEDERAL DATABASE OF NATURALIZED CITIZENS.

BUT NBC-2 INVESTIGATOR KARLA RAY FOUND OUT THE FEDS HAVEN'T HANDED IT OVER YET.

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VOTER FRAUD FOLO-NSRM-LIVE


THAT'S JUST ONE ROADBLOCK ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE FACING FROM THE GOVERNMENT--

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS ALSO FIRED BACK IN A SUIT AGAINST THE STATE-

EVEN CHECKING *NBC-2'S FINDINGS OF NON-CITIZENS VOTING. Return to index of stories...


INVESTIGATORS OPEN-CLIP


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VOTER FRAUD FOLO-PKG-BNR


JUST MONTHS FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION--

AND MERE DAYS FROM THE PRIMARY--

ADD A FEDERAL SUBPOENA TO THE TO-DO LIST AT THE COLLIER AND LEE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OFFICES.

TIM DURHAM 06:30 they wanted anything going back to January 1 related to removing non-citizens,:35

COLLIER'S DEPUTY SUPERVISOR, TIM DURHAM- SENT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE *ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF 35 NON-CITIZEN VOTERS--

TIM DURHAM 7:02 took about 50 emails, a couple hundred pages of documents,:04

INCLUDING 9 REMOVALS PROMPTED BY AN NBC-2 INVESTIGATION-

WHICH COMPARED JUROR EXCUSAL FORMS TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE.

TIM DURHAM 10:49 they're looking for mistakes in the process and not following the law on this. :54 they're probably also looking for people who have been wrongfully removed. :01

MEANTIME, STATE ELECTIONS OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO WAITING FOR ACCESS TO A FEDERAL DATABASE OF NATURALIZED CITIZENS--

TO COMPARE TO A LIST OF POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS.

RICK SCOTT BITE

WITH THE DELAY-- SOME MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE *ILLEGALLY THIS TUESDAY--

AND POSSIBLY AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. Return to index of stories...


VOTER FRAUD FOLO-NSRM-LIVE


LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON SAYS SHE IS SENDING HER PART OF THE SUBPOENA *TONIGHT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

LEE AND COLLIER ARE TWO OF 9 COUNTIES ASKED TO PROVIDE THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION AS PART OF THE SUIT.

COUNT ON US TO FOLLOW THIS STORY. KR, NBC2. Return to index of stories...


SWFL EARLY VOTING-CG-RVL-TOPS


YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO VOTE *BEFORE* NEXT TUESDAY'S PRIMARY.

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, POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 10 A-M TO 6-M. Return to index of stories...


ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP


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TEASE ONE---------------------------


A VICTORY LAP TODAY FOR THE U-S-A WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM.

AND DOPING ALLEGATIONS HAVE STRIPPED ONE FORMER OLYMPIC CHAMP OF HIS GOLD.

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM LONDON, NEXT.

AND THE DOLPHINS AND BUCS SQUARE OFF TONIGHT IN MIAMI--

ALL NEW AT SIX, WE INTRODUCE YOU TO A FORMER LOCAL PREP STAR, TRYING TO EARN A SPOT ON THE BUCS' SQUAD.

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TZ1 A) 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-VOTOPS


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TZ1 B) DOLPHINS ED GANT-VOTOPS


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TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC


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ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP


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FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL


THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday and Sunday will be gloomy at times. There will be a lot of cloud cover, but there will the occasional peak of sunshine. Numerous thunderstorms can be expected across all of southwest Florida… So plan accordingly!

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

Highs will cool off slightly, too. Lower 90s will be the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

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

As for the tropics we are watching Tropical Depression Seven. It can be found right in between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. Forecast models project it to take a westward track. In fact, it'll nearly follow Ernesto's same track. As it Seven pushes west, we do expect it to develop into a Tropical Storm.

The next area of interest is a low pressure system off the coast of Africa.

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2012 LONDON OLYMPICS OPEN-CLIP


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2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-2SHOT-OBX


THE LONDON OLYMPICS ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH.

A FEW SPORTS ARE STILL IN ACTION BEFORE SUNDAY'S CLOSING CEREMONY.

MORE MEDALS AT STAKE TONIGHT ON THE TRACK, BUT THE BUZZ CONTINUES ABOUT SOME OF YESTERDAY'S MEDALISTS.

MARK BARGER JOINS US WITH MORE NOW, LIVE FROM LONDON--

AS TEAM U-S-A CELEBRATES SOME BIG VICTORIES. Return to index of stories...


2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-IRD3-LIVE


GOLD MEDALS ARE STILL ON THE LINE FOR THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS.BUT ONE U-S TEAM IS STILL SAVORING ITS OWN GOLDEN MOMENT. Return to index of stories...


2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-PKG


A VICTORY LAP TODAY FOR THE U-S SOCCER WOMEN. ON THIS, THE DAY AFTER THEIR HISTORY-MAKING THIRD GOLD MEDAL.

"It just felt real, it felt honest, and I can only hope to do this again one day."

AND IF A THIRD MEDAL IS SWEET.A FIRST IN A NEW SPORT MAKES HISTORY.

U-S TEENAGER CLARESSA SHIELDS TAUNTED, PUMMELLED.AND DEFEATED A RUSSIAN BOXER NEARLY TWICE HER AGE.FOR AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL.

"It feels unreal, but I feel real happy about it. I worked real hard to get here."

BUT ALONG WITH THE CELEBRATIONS TODAY, SANCTIONS.

AN ITALIAN RACE WALKER WAS DECLARED INELIGIBLE ON DOPING CHARGES.

AND THE IOC FORMALLY STRIPPED TYLER HAMILTON OF HIS 2004 GOLD MEDAL IN CYCLING.AFTER HIS ADMITTED DOPING.

"A decision has been made. Just for legal niceities and courtesies, we will be contacting, we will send a letter to the athlete involved"

IN COMPETITION.A DYNASTY WAS SHATTERED TODAY AS STEVEN AND DIANA LOPEZ WERE ELIMINATED IN TAE KWAN DO, BOTH FIGHTING WITH PREVIOUS INJURIES.

THE TWO, ALONG WITH BROTHER MARK, HAVE FIVE OLYMPIC MEDALS.DATING BACK TO THE 200O GAMES IN SYDNEY WHEN TAE-KWON-DO WAS INTRODUCED.

"Bad luck. You know those are some of the things you know in life we can't control."

BUT IF THERE IS SADNESS IN DEFEAT.THERE IS JOY, IN VICTORY.

IN THESE GAMES, MORE THAN IN ANY BEFORE.ATHLETES HAVE BROKEN INTO DANCE.AND OTHER SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATIONS.OF WHAT IT IS LIKE.TO BE AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION. Return to index of stories...


2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE-IRD3-LIVE


I'M MARK BARGER IN LONDON.

NOW, BACK TO YOU. Return to index of stories...


2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE Q AND A-DBX-TOPS


MARK, WOMEN'S SOCCER IS STILL CELEBRATING TODAY.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM? Return to index of stories...


2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LIVE Q AND A-IRD3-LIVE


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SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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OLYMPIC UPDATE-ON CAM


JORDAN BURROUGHS IS A GOLD MEDALIST. THE NEW JERSEY NATIVE.WON THE 74 KILOGRAM.OR 162 POUND DIVISION IN FREESTYLE WRESTLING. HE'S WON 38 STRAIGHT MATCHES.

WITH THAT.TIME FOR THE UPDATES MEDAL COUNT.DO LIKE USAIN BOLT. WHEN I START TALKING AGAIN. DROP THE HAND. HERE IS THE LATEST LEADER-BOARD IN LONDON. Return to index of stories...


MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS


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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-ON CAM


THE WIND KICKED UP AND THE SCORES WENT UP AT THE OCEAN COURSE ON KIAWAH ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA. GEORGE MCNEILL WILL PLAY THE WEEKEND AFTER A WORK-MAN-LIKE 4-OVER PAR 76. HE'S THREE OVER PAR AFTER TWO ROUNDS. WHICH SHOULD MAKE THE 36-HOLE CUT. Return to index of stories...


PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-CGTOPS


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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-SOT


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FINS BUCS TONIGHT-ON CAM


BECAUSE OF THE OLYMPICS.WE'VE MOVED THE DOLPHINS-BUCCANEERS PRESEASON GAME TONIGHT OVER TO OUR SISTER STATION ABC-7. 7-30 KICKOFF AT SUN LIFE STADIUM.

AND AS MARK LERICOS FOUND OUT DURING A TRIP TO TAMPA.A FORMER SOUTH-WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT.IS TRYING TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF EARNEST GRAHAM.COREY LYNCH AND HIS OWN BROTHER.PHILLIP BUCHANNON.IN EARNING A ROSTER SPOT WITH THE BUCS. Return to index of stories...


DOLPHINS ED GANT-PKG


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TYRANN MATHIEU-VOTOPS


SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD.

L-S-U HEAD FOOTBALL COACH LES MILES ANNOUNCED THE DISMISSAL OF ALL-AMERICAN DEFENSIVE BACK AND HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST TYRANN MATHIEU FROM THE TIGERS FOOTBALL TEAM.

MILES SAYS IS FOR VIOLATING SCHOOL AND TEAM RULES.

THIS WAS GOING TO BE MATHEIU'S JUNIOR SEASON. Return to index of stories...


HOWARD TO LAKERS-ON CAM


NOT SHOCKING WAS THE NEWS LATE LAST NIGHT THAT THE ORLANDO MAGIC FINALLY FINALIZED THE TRADE OF ALL-STAR DWIGHT HOWARD. SENDING HIM FROM O-TOWN TO HOLLYWOOD. Return to index of stories...


HOWARD TO LAKERS-CG-VOBOX


THE PRICIPLES OF THE DEAL.

HOWARD GOES TO THE LAKERS. WILL STILL BE A FREE AGENT AFTER NEXT SEASON.

THE PHILADElphia 76ERS GET ANDREW BYNUM.

TEAM USA MEMBER ANDRE IGUODALA GOES FROM PHILLY TO DENVER.

AND THE ORLANDO MAGIC.AS THEY EXPLAIN.GET 6 PLAYERS.AND 5 DRAFT PICKS. THAT'S AN ENITRE TEAM!!!!! Return to index of stories...


HOWARD TO LAKERS-SOT


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PRIMETIME OLYMPIC SCHEDULE-CGTOPS


PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE LONDON GAMES BEGINS TONIGHT AT 8, RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

Women's 4 x 100M Relay

Men's 4 x 400M Relay

Cycling - BMX Gold Medal Finals Return to index of stories...


ARTS FOR ACT-VO-WIPE


JOIN PETER AND ME TOMORROW NIGHT FOR AN EVENING OF ART AND BLUES TO HELP SAVE LIVES--

CREWS ARE BUSY SETTING UP TODAY FOR THE 24TH ANNUAL ARTS FOR ACT FUNDRAISER AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART FROM LOCAL AND NATIOAL ARTS. VACATION GETAWAYS AND DINNERS ARE JUST SOME OF THE ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION.

PROCEEDS GO THE ACT SHELTER WHICH HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTICS VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. Return to index of stories...


ARTS FOR ACT-SOTVO


JENNIFER BENTON/ CEO, ABUSE COUNCILING AND TREATMENT: "I think we have some of the best art work we've ever had and there's something for everybody. There's a wide variety of prices for everyone too."

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEN CHAPIN IS THIS YEAR'S CELEBRITY AUCTIONEER.

THE BLUES BROTHERS ARE ALSO PERFORMING.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

DOORS OPEN TOMORROW AT FIVE P-M. Return to index of stories...


CLOSE-4SHOT


GOODBYE Return to index of stories...