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NBC2 IS ON TOP OF TWO MAJOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN FLORIDA.

MITT ROMNEY IS BEING WELCOMED TO THE SUNSHINE STATE BY SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL POLITICIANS.

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WE BEGIN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WHERE WERE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CASTED THEIR BALLOT EARLY.

AND NOW POLLING STATIONS ARE PREPARING FOR TOMORROW'S BIG RUSH.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS CENTER.

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WE WERE HERE AS ELECTIONS VOLUNTEERS HELPED LOAD UP 17 TRUCKS TO BRING THE VOTING EQUIPMENT TO 125 LOCATIONS IN LEE COUNTY. THIS YEAR LEE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SOME OF ITS PRECINCTS GOING FROM 171 POLLING LOCATIONS TO 125, WHICH MADE IT JUST A LITTLE EASIER TO DROP OFF THE VOTING MACHINES. WHILE ALL OF THE MACHINES WILL BE DROPPED OFF BY NOON, WE CAUGHT CAMPAIGNERS ALONG THE ROADS IN FORT MYERS STAYING BUSY, TRYING TO URGE PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE TOMORROW.

EARLY VOTING PROVED TO BE MORE POPULAR THIS YEAR. IN COLLIER COUNTY NEARLY 600 MORE PEOPLE VOTED EARLY THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 2010, AND ALMOST 3,000 MORE IN 2008.

IN LEE COUNTY ABOUT 4,000 MORE PEOPLE VOTED EARLY THIS YEAR COMPARED TO EARLY VOTING IN 2008.

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AND AS A REMINDER.

POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7AM TO 7PM. COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR LIVE COVERAGE AS THE RESULTS COME IN.

AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED, FROM POLLING LOCATIONS TO SAMPLE BALLOTS IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE,

CAMPAIGNS TODAY-2 SHOT SOT 2 SHOT

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.MITT ROMNEY IS TOURING FLORIDA TO RALLY SUPPORTERS IN THE BIGGEST SWING STATE OF THE RACE.

AND HE'S BRINGING SOME HEAVY HITTERS HERE IN FLORIDA TO HIS FIRST STOP IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.

72 hours.we'll meet paul ryan.the next president of the united states mitt romney

what are we all excited about? our next president mitt romney and he's Picked a great vice president paul ryan

23 million americans out of work and cant find the jobs need to.mr president you have failed to deliver the jobs they need

ALL THIS JUST DAYS AFTER NAMING HIS RUNNING MATE CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN OF WISCONSIN.

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Mitt Romney's new running mate, PAUL Ryan choking up OVERNIGHT greeted by a

crowd 10,000 strong in HIS home state of Wisconsin -

NAT SOT -- "it is good to be home"

THE SEVEN TERM CONGRESSMAN-WASTING NO TIME HITTING THE ROAD with Romney

hitting THE PRESIDENT' on his pOLICIES

SOT RYAN -- 14;01;45

THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THEY ARE FAILING US, HE CAN'T RUN ON THAT, SO NOW HE

HAS TURNED HOPE AND CHANGE INTO ATTACK AND BLAME and we are not going to

fall for it.

WHEN ASKED ON 60 MINUTES ABOUT RELEASING ONLY TWO YEARS OF HIS TAX

RETURNSRYAN SHIFTING AGAIN TO THE PRESIDENT

PAUL RYAN: What I hear from people around this country, they're not asking

where the tax returns. They're asking where the jobs are. Where's the

economic growth.

And for the first time, President Obama weighing in on the new Republican

ticket.

NAT SOT _- "I want to congratulate. no. no. no. look I want to

congratulate congressman Ryan

the president calling Ryan 'decent'. a 'family man.' and then. he

started swinging.

SOT OBAMA -- 16:34:34

HE'S AN ARTICULATE SPOKESMAN FOR GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S VISION BUT IT'S A VISION

I FUNDAMENTALLY DISAGREE WITH

/ 16:36:38

THEY HAVE TRIED TO SELL US THIS TRICKLE DOWN FAIRY DUST BEFORE, AND GUESS

WHAT, IT DID NOT WORK!

What did work was the Romney campaign's plan to keep the VP choice a secret.

Reporters staked out at Ryan's home as speculation grew HE WOULD BE ROMNEY'S

CHOICE -

he was dropped off at home by an aide on the eve of the big announcement.

Ryan told a member of our team there - he'd 'lost his keys.'

But we now know he later made a mad dash through the woods - behind his home

.

The same woods he played in as a child.

His aide - waiting for him in a truck on the other side of the neighborhood.

SOT RYAN -- PLANE GAGGLE

I KNOW THOSE WOODS LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND. SO IT WASN'T TOO HARD TO WALK

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DAVID MUIR REPORTING.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CAMPAIGNING TODAY IN IOWA.

MITT ROMNEY PLANS TO HEAD TO BOCA RATON LATER TODAY AND THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE IS COINING IT THE MIDDLE CLASS UNDER THE BUS" TOUR.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

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DEVELOPING AT ELEVEN.THE MAN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY WENT ON A MURDERING AND RAPING SPREE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MURDER.

THIS MORNING ANOTONIO THOMAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE KILLED 61 YEAR OLD PHYLLIS STEIN OF CAPE CORAL DURING A TEN DAY VIOLENT CRIME SPREE.

THOMAS FACES 14 OTHER FELONIES.

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it’s a SOMBER ANNIVERSARY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY MARKS EIGHT YEARS SINCE HURRICANE CHARLEY HIT OUR AREA.

THE CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE STATE AS IT MOVED THROUGH AUGUST 13TH, 2004.

THE HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- WITH CHARLOTTE COUNTY SUFFERING MUCH OF THAT DAMAGE.

CHARLEY CAUSED, IN TOTAL, 5-POINT-4 BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO FLORIDA.

BARBARA B MANN FIRE-VO

TODAY CREWS WILL REPAIR DAMAGE AT THE BARBARA B MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL.

FLAMES BROKE OUT AT THE LEE COUNTY ATTRACTION ON SUNDAY.

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED AROUND TWO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

WE'RE TOLD WATER LEAKED INTO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL CAUSING AN UNDERGROUND TRANSFORMER TO SHORT.

THE BUILDING SUFFERED SOME MINOR DAMAGE.

CAPE CORAL RV PARK-VO

TODAY CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO REZONE A PIECE OF LAND OFF BURNT STORE ROAD. FOR A LUXURY R-V PARK.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN MCGRAIL SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPERS 30 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN, ON 71-ACRES IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE CITY.

THOSE LIVING NEARBY WORRY THEIR PEACE AND QUIET WILL BE DISTURBED.

CIETUS BOAT LIFT CONTROVERSY TODAY-VO

ANOTHER HOT BUTTON ISSUE ON CAPE CORAL'S AGENDA.THE CIETUS BOAT LIFT.

TODAY MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN WILL PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO COUNCIL, ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

LEE COUNTY IS THREATENING TO SUE THE CITY TO REINSTALL THE CEITUS BOAT LIFT.

CLARION HOTEL CLOSES-VO WIPE

A LANDMARK HOTEL that’s PLAYED HOST TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS TO SPRING BREAKERS IS CLOSING ITS DOORS THIS MONTH.

CLARION HOTEL STAFF CONFIRMED TO NBC2 THAT IT WILL CLOSE BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

WE ARE TOLD A CAPE CORAL DEVELOPER PLANS TO TEAR DOWN THE HOTEL ON US 41 JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE PARKWAY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

CLARION HOTEL CLOSES-SOT VO

KRISTI Hyde, owner, The Rock for Hair & Nails @ 53:24 "We haven't really gotten a lot of business from The Clarion. A bit of an eye sore, in my opinion. But we're hoping they'll be some improvements to the area and more traffic for all the businesses in the area."

DESTROYER DAMAGED-VO

REPAIRS ARE SET TOP BEGIN ON A U-S NAVY MISSILE DESTROYER. AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH AN OIL TANKER OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

THE NAVY SAYS THE U-S-S PORTER COLLIDED WITH A JAPANESE-OWNED TANKER. LEAVING A GAPING HOLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE DESTROYER.

THE HOLE IS ABOUT TEN-FEET BY TEN-FEET IN THE RIGHT SIDE.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

BILLY GRAHAM-VO

REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM IS BEING TREATED AT A NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL FOR BRONCHITIS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE 93 YEAR OLD.

GRAHAM WAS ADMITTED OVER THE WEEKEND FOR AN INFECTION IN HIS LUNGS.

WE'RE TOLD HE'S IN STABLE CONDITION.

APPLE RECALL-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

SOME SLICED APPLES SOLD AT MCDONALD'S AND BURGER KING HERE IN FLORIDA ARE PART OF A NEARLY NATIONWIDE RECALL.

SLICED OR DICED APPLES MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA BEFORE BEING SHIPPED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

A SUBSIDIARY OF READY PAC HAS RECALLED NEARLY 300-THOUSAND CASES AND 300-THOUSAND INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED ITEMS SENT TO 36 STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA.

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

NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT IN THE MIDWEST.

NATS: if you have a camera, go ahead, get em out

and the crowd did capturing an alligator turning the tables on a trainer at a county fair.

This morning we hear from the man who nearly lost his arm during a stunt.

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NOT A TYPICAL RIDE.

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B) BUS CRASH-NATS TOPS VO

WEATHER-STC

CA WIND DAMAGE-VOTOPS

A TORNADO IN THE DESERT.

THAT'S WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING CAUSED THESE POWER POLES TO TOPPLE IN CALIFORNIA.

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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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.

More sun, fewer showers Monday"

The cloudiness we've had around for the last couple days will start to fade today as more sunshine starts to break through.

We'll still notice more cloud cover than normal for this time of year, but we'll at least be treated to more sun compared to what we had over the weekend.

While rain chances will be dropping a little today, there's still enough moisture in place to produce some widely scattered showers. We'll notice a few isolated coastal showers this morning, and some of those downpours could build toward Highway 41 by the mid to late morning.

By the mid afternoon, the sea breeze should be able to push most of the showers and thunderstorms deeper inland, but a few storms may still impact the urban corridor through this evening.

With more sunshine in play today across Southwest Florida, temperatures will be a bit warmer with most locations warming to the low 90s during the heat of the day; locations close to the coast will likely only warm to the upper 80s.

Overall moisture will be decreasing a bit as we progress through the week, putting our rain chances close to or just below "normal" for this time of year. We'll also see a change in the timing of the rain, so instead of seeing showers develop earlier in the day, most of the rain and storms will fire up during the mid to late afternoon.

GATOR VS TRAINER-NATS TOPS VO IN PLASMA

Oh my god oh my god - stay on video

AN ALLIGATOR ATTACK CAUGHT ON CAMERA.THIS TIME ITS FAR AWAY FROM THE SWAMP AND INSTEAD AT A COUNTY FAIR NEAR CLEVELAND, OHIO.

YOU CAN SEE THE GATOR CLAMP DOWN ON THE TRAINER'S ARM INFRONT OF A HORRIFIED CROWD.

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NATS: if you have a camera, go ahead, get em out

EVERYTHING WAS GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN AT THIS COUNTY FAIR IN OHIO ON

THURSDAY. ALLIGATOR TRAINER DANIEL BECK WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHOW THE AUDIENCE

HOW QUICKLY GATORS REACT ONCE THEY DETECT SOMETHING INSIDE THEIR OPEN JAWS.

NATS ' HOW ABOUT A HAND GUYS DO YOU WANT TO SEE DAN PUT HIS HAND IN THE

GATORS MOUTH."

WITH CAT LIKE REFELXES DAN PULLS HIS HAND AWAY JUST BEFOR THE GATOR CHOMPS

DOWN.

DAN BECK/ALLIGATOR HANDLER: this is life take. This is real alligators

this is no second chances.

BUT WHEN HE INCREASES THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY, TRYING TO SUBDUE THE POWERFUL

REPTILE, CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTURES HOW THINGS GO HORRIBLY WRONG

NAT: Oh my god oh my god - stay on video over the beginning of DAN'S

following sot

SOT DAN BECK/ALLIGATOR HANDLER "My arm was just a little bit too high and

it ended up in the wrong place."

BERT LUCAS/ PRODUCER, THE KACHUNGA AND THE ALLIGATOR SHOW: It's just like

putting your hand in a vice and cranking it down as tight as you can get it

and then doing six more cranks. Its that much pressure.

HIS PARTNER BERT LUCAS DROPS THE AND RUSHES IN TO KEEP THE GATOR FROM

FLIPPING OVER INTO WHAT'S CALLED A DEATH ROLL.

Nat pop crowd reaction

DESPERATE TO SAVE HIS PARTNERS ARMBERT MUST PRY THE GATOR'S LOCKED JAW APART

AFTER 21 AGONOZING SECONDS THE GATOR FINALLY LETS GO.

SOT DAN "there's no nerve damage, no muscle damage, just a few stitches"

HERE'S HOW THE SHOW IS SUPPOSED TO GO, DAN WOWING THE CROWD, WITHOUT THE

GATOR GETTING THE "UPPER HAND."

WHILE HE HEALS, DAN WILL HOSTING FROM OUTSIDE THE GATOR PIT, LETTING A

FELLOW TRAINER WILL PUT HIS NECK ON THE LINE

SOT DAN: I dont blame the alligator, we all make mistakes and it wasn't his

GATOR VS TRAINER-ONCAM

JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTING.

THE TRAINER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT DIDN'T SUFFER ANY MAJOR INJURIES.

BUS CRASH-NATS TOPS VO

nats of screaming

NEW SHOCKING VIDEO FROM INSIDE A BUS THAT FLIPPED OVER IN KANSAS CITY.

THIS DASH CAMERA VIDEO CAPTURES THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS INSIDE THE BUS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CITY BUS WAS HEADING DOWN A ROAD WHEN A CAR BOLTED OUT OF A NEARBY CONOCO AND CUT IT OFF.

THE BUS CAREENED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT STOPPING JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS -- FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

MOTHER SON THEFT-TRX VO TOPS

CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND NOW CAUGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

INVESTIGATORS IN BROWARD COUNTY SAY A MOTHER AND SON DUO WERE ARRESTED AFTER STEALING MORE THAN 1 MILLION DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CATCHES THEM PLACING EXPENSIVE ITEMS INSIDE A LARGE BOX THAT SHOULD HOLD SOMETHING CHEAP.

DEPUTIES SAY MOM EVENTUALLY PAYS THE PRICE ON THE BOX, AND THE TEAM LEAVES THE STORE.

TEASE TWO------

HE MANAGED TO SWIM FOR MILES TO SAFETY.

AND HE ALSO MANAGED TO EXPOSE A VERY BIG SECURITY FLAW AT A VERY BUSY AIRPORT.

I think he should be given dinner and a bottle of champagne for showing us our faults.

A) SURVIVIR ARREST-2 SHOT SOT VO

SURVIVOR ARREST-2 SHOT

A SURPRISING TWIST TO A MAN'S TALE OF SURVIVAL.

STRANDED MILES FROM SHORE A JET SKIER MANAGES TO SWIM TO SHORE.ONLY TO REACH NEW YORK'S BUSY J-F-K AIRPORT.

AND NOW ITS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AIRPORT'S 100 MILLION DOLLAR SECURITY SYSTEM IN PLACE.

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NEW YORK'S JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT'S 100 MILLION DOLLAR *STATE-OF-THE ART*

SECURITY SYSTEM - DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST TERRORISTS - COULDN'T KEEP A

31 YEAR OLD JET-SKIER *OUT*.

TRACK #2 @00:11 - 11 SECONDS

DANIEL CASILLO WAS ABLE TO *SWIM* UP TO AND *STROLL* RIGHT ONTO AIRPORT

GROUNDS - BYPASSING AN INTRICATE SYSTEM OF MOTION SENSORS AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT

CAMERAS.

SOT Nick Casale: I think he should be given dinner and a bottle of champagne

for showing us our faults.

TRACK #3 @00:28 - 6 SECONDS

INSTEAD, HE WAS ARRESTED, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE THAT

HAS STUNNED SECURITY OFFICIALS.

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CASILLO'S NIGHT BEGAN INNOCENTLY ENOUGH. RACING WITH BUDDIES ON JET SKIES

IN JAMAICA BAY NEAR JFK WHEN HIS WATERCRAFT FAILED HIM.

TRACK #5 @00:42 - 7 SECONDS

AFTER CALLING FOR AND RECEIVING *NO HELP* -- HE MANAGED TO SWIM TOWARDS THE

ONLY THING HE COULD SEE - RUNWAY LIGHTS AT JFK.

TRACK #6 @0:49 - 13 SECONDS

ONCE ON LAND - HE CLIMBED AN *EIGHT FOOT* BARBED WIRE PERIMETER FENCE, AND

WALKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS TWO RUNWAYS INTO DELTA'S TERMINAL 3 *UNNOTICED*.

DRIPPING WET AND WEARING HIS BRIGHT YELLOW LIFE JACKET.

TRACK #7 @0:52 - 3 SECONDS

WHEN A DELTA EMPLOYEE FINALLY NOTICED, POLICE CHARGED HIM WITH CRIMINAL

TRESPASSING.

SOT Nick Casale: It's outrageous / why in 2012 do we not have a security

system throughout our airports.

TRACK #8 @1:13 - 8 SECONDS

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AN AIRPORT'S SECURITY SYSTEMS *FAILED*. REMEMBER

THIS BLACK JEEP SPEEDING DOWN A RUNWAY AT PHILADELPHIA'S INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT IN MARCH?

TRACK #9 @1:21 - 8 SECONDS

AND AT JFK. THERE WAS A HUGE UPROAR LAST YEAR OVER THAT SAME PERIMETER

SURVIVOR ARREST-ONCAM

JIM AVILA REPORTING.

TEASE THREE-------

CLOSING IT OUT WITH A LITTLE SPICE.

nats of spice girls

it's the MOST TALKED ABOUT PART OF THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPICS.THE SPICE GIRLS TAKE THE STAGE TOGETHER.

NBC2 BRINGS YOU THE OTHER MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON AND OFF THE FIELD FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

BRUISED AND BATTERED.AND SO IS THE FUTURE OF CHAD JOHNSON'S FOOTBALL CAREER.

THE MIAMI DOLPHINS SAY GOODBYE TO THE WIDE OUT EVEN BEFORE HE TOOK THE FIELD.

A) CLOSING CEREMONY-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) CHAD JOHNSON-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

EMPTY STADIUM-VO TOPS

THE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY IN LONDON AS AN EMPTY OLYMPIC STADIUM AWAITS CREWS.

THIS MORNING THE MAIN STADIUM IS BLOCKED OFF BY METAL BARRIERS AND CONCESSION STANDS CLOSED.

CLOSING CEREMONY-2 SHOT

THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES CAME TO A CLOSE LAST NIGHT WITH A CEREMONY THAT EMPHASIZED THE HISTORY OF BRITISH MUSIC AND CULTURE.

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THE THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM FOR MERRY OLD ENGLAND.

LONDON'S THIRD OLYMPIAD AS HOST CAME TO A CLOSE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A MORE MUSICAL FANFARE THAN WELCOMED IT IN.

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DESPITE THE SONIC POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE.AND A NOD TO THE NEXT SUMMER GAMES IN RIO.THESE GAMES WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR HEROES.

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MICHAEL PHELPS PLACED HIMSELF ATOP OF SWIMMING'S MOUNT OLYMPUS.CAPTURING HIS 22ND MEDAL.MORE THAN ANY OLYMPIAN IN HISTORY.

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USAIN BOLT -- ALL BLUSTER AND SPEED, MERCURY WITH WINGED CLEATS -- PROVED THAT HIS "FASTEST MAN" TITLE WAS NOT FLEETING.

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SOT - usain bolt

i camem here to become a legend, and i'm now a legend. I've shown the world that i am the best without a doubt.

THERE WERE YOUNG LIONS NIPPING AT THE HEELS OF GREATNESS.HUMBLED BY THE CHAMPIONS OF THESE GAMES.STILL WAITING THEIR TURN.

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FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL'S QUEENS OF THE ROYAL COURT, THESE GAMES WERE BOTH A CORONATION.

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AND AN ABDICATION OF THE THRONE.

sot - Misty May-Treanor

volleybal is not going to be my career anymore.

sot - Kerri Walsh Jennings

our competitive journey together is done. that's a big deal.that crushes me a little bit.

OTHERS CAPTURED CROWNING JEWELS -- AND HEARTS -- FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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THROUGH IT ALL.GLORY.DEFEAT.OR SOMETHING IN-BETWEEN. LONDON AGAIN PLAYED HOST TO A JUBILEE.

sot - Kobe Bryant

it's really been fun. the olympic park, i've pertty much been walking up and down all over the place.

BOTH SEASONED ATHLETES AND ROYALS REVELED IN THE MAJESTY OF SPORT.WHERE SUPPORTERS WERE GRACIOUS.AND THE HOME TEAM ROSE TO THE OCCASION.

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sot - Jessica Ennis

it's the greatest feeling ever.

SOUTH AFRICAN "BLADE RUNNER" OSCAR PISTORIUS TAUGHT US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VICTORY AND TRIUMPH.

sot - Oscar Pistorius

people have often asked me, you know, do you see yourself as an olympian or a paralympian. and i've always just said, 'you know what, i'm a 400 meter runner.'

THE RAINS DIDN'T DISRUPT.MUCH.

EMPTY SEATS DIDN'T STAY EMPTY FOR LONG. AND THIS NOTORIOUSLY RESERVED ISLAND BECAME A PLAYGROUND FOR CHAMPIONS.

MEDAL COUNT-CG TOPS

AND AS THE OLYMPICS COME TO A CLOSE.ITS THE AMERICAN ATHLETES WHO ARE COLLECTING THE MOST MEDALS FROM THE GAMES.

THE UNITED STATES TOPPED ALL COUNTRIES WITH 46 GOLD MEDALS.AND 104 TOTAL.

THAT BEATS CHINA, AND RUSSIA.

CHIMPS ESCAPE AGAIN-OC SOT VO WIPE

A CHIMP ON THE LOOSE.

IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN IN LAS VEGAS WHERE A FIESTY CHIMPANZEE, BUSTED OUT IT'S CAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH.

911 Man 'they are wandering down the street. They are dangerous bring shotguns they are wild animals."

C-J THE CHIMP BROKE FREE FROM HER CAGE SATURDAY.

IN JULY, C-J AND ANOTHER CHIMP NAMED BUDDY ALSO ESCAPED AND ROAMED THROUGH THEIR OWNERS' NEIGHBORHOOD ON A RAMPAGE.

IN THAT INCIDENT POLICE WERE ABLE TO TRANQUILIZE C-J, BUT THEY SHOT AND KILLED BUDDY AFTER THEY SAY HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO ONLOOKERS.

SATURDAY, OFFICIALS WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO TRANQUILIZE C-J.

CHIMPS ESCAPE AGAIN-SOT VO

"we have gotten calls that people want to let cj out so they can pass this

law in vegas and i just hope nobody tampered with the cage."

THE CHIMP IS BEING HELD IN A CAGE MEANT FOR A LION OR TIGER.

GIFFORDS HOME-VO

AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR-AND-A-HALF FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HAS RETURNED HOME.

ACCORDING TO HER HUSBAND MARK KELLY, SUNDAY WAS MOVING DAY FOR THE COUPLE.

GIFFORDS AND KELLY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN HOUSTON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR WHILE SHE WAS UNDERGOING INTENSIVE REHABILITATION.

GIFFORDS AND 12 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED IN A 2011 SHOOTING IN FRONT OF A TUCSON SUPERMARKET. SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

UNITED FIRE-VO

TODAY INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT CAUSED AN AIRPLANE WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD TO CATCH FIRE BEFORE TAKE OFF.

IT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND IN SEATTLE.

ALL PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY EVACUATED AFTER THE UNITED AIRLINES PLANE CAUGHT FIRE.

IT WAS HEADED FOR WASHINGTON'S DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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A PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER FIANCÉ -- HOURS BEFORE THEY WERE SET TO GET MARRIED.

POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD NA COLA FRANKLIN STABBED HER FIANCÉ TO DEATH OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE FOUR CHILDREN WERE INSIDE.

OFFICERS FOUND 36-YEAR-OLD BILLY RAFAEL BREWSTER BLEEDING OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT.

BRIDE STABBING-SOT VO

They'd always been quiet. She was really friendly. I didn't really see him that much, but she was really nice."

"Shocked. They were very nice people."

"Never. they were very nice people. Always said, 'Hello.' Very polite, very friendly."

FRANKLIN IS NOW CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.

CHAD JOHNSON RELEASE-OC SS

OUT OF JAIL BUT OUT OF A JOB.

CHAD JOHNSON THE FORMER WIDE RECEIVER OF THE MIAMI DOLPHINS IS CUT FOLLOWING HIS ARREST FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY.

POLICE NEAR MIAMI SAY HE HEAD BUTTED HIS WIFE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME.

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CHAD JOHNSON DIDN'T SAY A WORD AS HE GOT OUT OF JAIL, HUGGED HIS BROTHER AND

TOOK OFF.

"mr. Johnson, you've been charged with."

THE FORMER DOLPHIN WIDE RECIEVER WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER REPORTS

HE HEAD BUTTED HIS WIFE, EVELYN LOZADA.

COPS SAY DURING A CAR RIDE HOME, LOZADA FOUND A RECEIPT FOR CONDOMS - THE

FIGHT GOT HEATED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THEIR DAVIE HOME, WHEN SHE CLAIMS

JOHNSON HEAD-BUTED HER.

POLICE REPORTS SHOW SHE THEN HID AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE & CALLED FOR HELP, LATER

TREATED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

"quite a laceration on her forehead, 2 to three inches in length. Her face

was covered in blood, both dry and wet blood," officers," Capt. Dale Engle /

Davie Police Dept.

JOHNSON SAYS IT'S NOT TRUE & TOLD DETECTIVES THEY ACCIDENTLY BUMPED HEADS.

THE COUPLE WAS SEEN IN THE SEASON PREMIERE OF HARD KNOCKS ON HBO THAT FOLLOW

THE DOLPHINS THROUGH TRAINING CAMP, MIAMI HOPED THE DANCING WITH THE STAR

ALUM WOULD GRAB HEADLINES FOR HIS PLAYS ON THE FIELD.AND NOT LIKE THIS,

PLUS POLICE SAY JOHNSON KNEW THIS INCIDENT WOULD PUT HIM ON THIN ICE WITH

THE TEAM.

"He was using explicitives to describe he felt, he didn't care, he didn't

care about his career - obviously he understood the impact his actions would

CHAD JOHNSON RELEASE-SS TOPS

BEN KENNEDY REPORTING.

THE DOLPHINS MINUS CHAD JOHNSON TAKE ON CAM NEWTON AND THE CAROLINA PANTHERS FOR THEIR SECOND PRE-SEASON GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.

NBC2 IS THE PRE-SEASON HOME OF THE FINS.

SCHOOL LUNCHES-2 SS

A NEW STUDY SAYS LAWS CURBING THE SALE OF JUNK FOOD AND SWEET DRINKS COULD PLAY A ROLE IN SLOWING CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

THE STUDY, RELEASED TODAY IN THE JOURNAL PEDIATRICS, FOUND THAT ALTHOUGH THE EFFECTS WEREN'T HUGE, CHILDREN GAINED LESS WEIGHT FROM FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES IF THEY LIVED IN STATES WITH STRONG, CONSISTENT LAWS.

GAS PRICES TODAY-CG

GAS PRICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOW UP EIGHT CENTS COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST WEEK.

TRIPLE A CLAIMS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR IS NOW AT $3.69.

ACROSS FLORIDA DRIVERS ARE PAYING ON AVERAGE $3.64.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING $3.62.

TEASE FOUR---------

EVER WONDER WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE A SAND STORM?

Youtube: "Yep, I am surrounded by it. As you can see, blue blue blue blue

blue, bad bad bad bad."

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO OF A MONSTER STORM SWALLOWING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE DUST TO EXPOSE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

AND AS WE GO TO BREAK HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FIREWORKS DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE OLYMPICS.

A) INSIDE DUST STORM-2 SHOT NATS VO

CLOSING CEREMONY FIREWORKS-VO NATS

INSIDE DUST STORM-VO IN PLASMA

NEW AMAZING VIDEO.

TAKE A LOOK NBC2 IS ABOUT TO PUT YOU INSIDE A MASSIVE DUST STORM AS IT SWALLOWS UP A MAJOR U-S CITY.

WIND WHIPPED UP A DANGEROUS MASSIVE CLOUD OF SAND AS IT DEVOURED PHOENIX, ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND.

INSIDE DUST STORM-PKG

SCRIPT:

"It's totally dark out.

SWALLOWING CITIES WHOLE

Time lapse

FROM BLUE TO BROWN IN SECONDS

You tube of woman driving toward the dust storm: "Wow, Scary and Wow.

ANOTHER BLINDING DUST STORM, ROLLED THROUGH THE PHOENIX AREA THIS WEEKEND

Youtube: "Yep, I am surrounded by it. As you can see, blue blue blue blue

blue, bad bad bad bad."

IT'S AN IMPOSING IMAGE THAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE-AND NOW WE GO INSIDE

"it got really realy dark, really really fast and the more I looked at it

the more I realized this thing is huge"

TRAPPED INSIDE A HUGE CLOUD

DUST CAN CHOKE VISIBILITY TO ZERO

CARS GET SMOTHERED IN GRIT

HIGHWAYS COME TO AN ABSOLUTE HALT

The FAST MOVING WALL OF DUST AND DEBRISCAN BE MILES LONG AND THOUSANDS OF

FEET HIGH

Old youtube: Here it comes. ow-eeeit's getting darker

HERE'S HOW IT FORMS: WHEN A THUNDERSTORM OR MANY THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO DIE

OUT AND COLLAPSE, RAIN-COOLED AIR RUSHES TO THE GROUND. THAT MOMENTUM KICKS

UP SAND AND DUST AND SENDS IT ROLLING-WIND SPEEDS MUST REACH 30 MPH BUT CAN

INSIDE DUST STORM-ONCAM

GINGER ZEE REPORTING.

IT MAY SEEM LIKE YOU'VE SEEN MORE OF THESE DUST STORMS RECENTLY.AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS EXTREME HEAT.

PHOENIX HAS BEEN UNDER AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THIS WEEKEND -- 110 DEGREES AND ABOVE.

REIF OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

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.

More sun, fewer showers Monday"

The cloudiness we've had around for the last couple days will start to fade today as more sunshine starts to break through.

We'll still notice more cloud cover than normal for this time of year, but we'll at least be treated to more sun compared to what we had over the weekend.

While rain chances will be dropping a little today, there's still enough moisture in place to produce some widely scattered showers. We'll notice a few isolated coastal showers this morning, and some of those downpours could build toward Highway 41 by the mid to late morning.

By the mid afternoon, the sea breeze should be able to push most of the showers and thunderstorms deeper inland, but a few storms may still impact the urban corridor through this evening.

With more sunshine in play today across Southwest Florida, temperatures will be a bit warmer with most locations warming to the low 90s during the heat of the day; locations close to the coast will likely only warm to the upper 80s.

Overall moisture will be decreasing a bit as we progress through the week, putting our rain chances close to or just below "normal" for this time of year. We'll also see a change in the timing of the rain, so instead of seeing showers develop earlier in the day, most of the rain and storms will fire up during the mid to late afternoon.

STAGE COACH FLIPS-VO

A SCARY MOMENT AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR A STAGE COACH FLIPPED OVER ON IT SIDE.

THE CRASH WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THE DRIVER OF THE STAGE COACH, ACCORDING TO FAIR OFFICIALS, HAS 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING.

NOBODY WAS HURT IN THE INCIDENT.

BARNES AND NOBLE-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

BARNES AND NOBLE HAS CUT PRICES ON ITS NOOK TABLET AHEAD OF A REPORTED UPDATE TO THE DEVICES.

THE RETAILER IS ANNOUNCING A 50-DOLLAR DROP IN THE PRICE OF ITS 16-GIGABYTE VERSION.

OTHER VERSIONS WILL BE 20-DOLLARS CHEAPER.

C-NET HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT BARNES AND NOBLE WOULD LAUNCH A NEW NOOK TABLET IN LATE SEPTEMBER.

AMAZON PRICES-VO

AMAZON AIMS TO SAVE YOU MONEY AT COLLEGE.

THE ONLINE RETAILER IS RENTING TEXTBOOKS.

IT JUST LAUNCHED "AMAZON TEXTBOOK RENTAL", ALLOWING STUDENTS TO RENT TEXTBOOKS AT SAVINGS UP TO 70 PERCENT, ACCORDING TO "THE MOTLEY FOOL".

STUDENTS AND PARENTS CAN SEARCH THE SITE FOR BOOKS, THEN CLICK "RENT" ON THE ONES AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL.

SWINE FLU-VO

SWINE FLU INFECTIONS HAVE SKYROCKETED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

KIDS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE, ACCOUNTING FOR 90-PERCENT OF THE CASES SO FAR.

ALMOST ALL OF THOSE KIDS HANDLED PIGS AT STATE AND COUNTY FAIRS.

THE STRAIN OF SWINE FLU ISN'T A FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS, SO YOU CAN'T GET IT FROM EATING PORK; YOU GET IT BY BEING AROUND SICK PIGS.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

JENNIFER ANISTON WILL SOON HEAR WEDDING BELLS, AND "THE DARK KNIGHT" SLIPS TO THIRD PLACE AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

JENNIFER ANISTON AND JUSTIN THEROUX ARE MAKING IT OFFICAL.

THE ACTRESS AND HER ACTOR/SCREENWRITER BOYFRIEND ARE ENGAGED.

THEROUX'S REP SAYS ANISTON ACCEPTED HIS PROPOSAL ON FRIDAY -- HIS BIRTHDAY.

THE PAIR HAVE BEEN AN ITEM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

THE "BOURNE" FRANCHISE SEEMS TO HAVE ANOTHER HIT ON ITS HANDS.

ITS LATEST RELEASE, "THE BOURNE LEGACY" STARRING JEREMY RENNER, GROSSED 40-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO BEAT THE COMPETITION IN ITS DEBUT WEEKEND IN THEATERS.

IN THIS ELECTION SEASON, MOVIE-GOERS ALSO THREW THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND "THE CAMPAIGN," STARRING WILL FERRELL AND ZACH GALAFIANAKIS.

THE R-RATED COMEDY CAME IN SECOND PLACE, PULLING IN 27-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.

AND AFTER SPENDING THREE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE, "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" DROPPED TO THIRD PLACE, WITH ANOTHER 19-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES. JOHNNY DEPP'S EX OPENED UP EVER SO SLIGHTLY ABOUT HER RECENT BREAKUP, TO A FRENCH MAGAZINE.

ACCORDING TO PEOPLE-DOT-COM, VANESSA PARADIS SAYS SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE HAPPINESS INVOLVES FEELING OBLIGED OR REPEATING YOURSELF.

SHE SAID SHE HATES IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY 'YOU HAVE TO WORK AT BEING A COUPLE.' SHE SAID, YOU HAVE TO WANT TO BE THERE, AND SHE WANTS TO BE WHERE SHE IS RIGHT NOW.

DEPP AND PARADIS ENDED THEIR 14-YEAR RELATIONSHIP IN JUNE.

FMB WWII TRIBUTE-OC-NATSVO

LOCAL WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS GET A MUCH-DESERVED SALUTE ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

bagpipes playing

ON SUNDAY, IT WAS ALL FOR NATIONAL "SPIRIT OF 45 DAY " - A DAY MEANT TO REMEMBER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN THAT SYMBOLIZED THE VICTORY IN WORLD WAR TWO.

FMB WWII TRIBUTE-SOTVO

00:29:26

"It brings back a lot of memories and it hurts because during WWII there were a lot of friend who were gone before I did."

TEASE FIVE------

A FAMILIAR SIGHT FOR MILLIONS OF FACEBOOK USERS.

A MAN HOLDING HIS DOG IN THE WATER.BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

A) FLOATING WITH A DOG-2 SHOT VO

LONDON IS BUSY-VOTOPS

LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT PLAYED EXIT TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND FANS HEADING HOME.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GETTING SOME EYE OPENING NUMBERS ON THE IMPACT IT HAD ON ENGLAND'S TOURISM INDUSTRY.

A NEW SURVEY SHOWS DURING THE TWO WEEKS OF THE LONDON GAMES THAT 82 PERCENT OF TOURISM-ORIENTED BUSINESSES SUFFERED LOST BUSINESS VERSUS THE SAME PERIOD OF 2011.

FLOATING WITH DOG-2 SHOT VO IN TRAFFIC

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS IMAGE ON FACEBOOK DURING THE LAST WEEK OR SO?

ITS BEEN EVERYWHERE.ITS A PICTURE OF A MAN FLOATING IN LAKE SUPERIOR WITH HIS DOG.

FLOATING WITH DOG-PKG

"Here you go."

PET OWNERSHIP COMES WITH A CERTAIN ROUTINE.

"Want to go outside? Just an incredible demeanor."

A ROUTINE JOHN UNGER TOOK ON WHEN HE ADOPTED HIS SCHOEP.

"He's my daily life.You want to come this way, Buddy?"

FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, JOHN HAS HAD A CONSTANT COMPANION.

"It's a comfort for me, having him this close."

BUT TIME IS TAKING ITS TOLL.

"Yeah he's tired.It's tough to see him get old, of course."

THE SHEPHERD MIX HAS LOST HIS SIGHT.

"Can you make it tonight?"

AGE ALSO BROUGHT ARTHRITIS.

"No? Okay, needs a little help.Very stiff through this and into his hips."

IT'S A PAIN AND STIFFNESS THAT OFFERS LITTLE RELIEF.

"It's sleep time."

.until John heads a mile from home.

"Look at him go!"

IN THE SHALLOW WATER OF LAKE SUPERIOR, OWNER AND PET FIND A TEMPORARY PEACE.

"There's lots of people who have pets, lots of people who have dogs, but these two really love each other."

WATER TAKES THE WEIGHT OFF TIRED JOINTS.

"I know it's just taking the pain away."

IN JOHN'S ARMS, THERE'S NO URGE TO SWIM, ONLY TO SLEEP - A FEW MOMENTS OF SERENITY FROM SORE LIMBS.

"It bothers me when I can't take him."

YET THERE IS THAT NAGGING THOUGHT: WILL THIS SWIM BE THE LAST?

"I can only give him what I can, and he's always given me his all."

AGE WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE MAN AND HIS BEST FRIEND.

"I hope he passes in his sleep. Doesn't everyone want their loved ones to pass peacefully?"

People from around the world have been so moved by this picture, they've been calling Schoep's vet offering to pay for the dog's medication and treatment.

FLOATING WITH DOG-2 SHOT TRAFFIC

RACHEL SLAVIK REPORTING.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

COMING UP ON NBC2 NEW AT NOON - NO DOUBT IT'S WAS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME OUT OF DECISION 2012 -

MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE - PAUL RYAN.

NEW AT NOON - A MORE INTIMATE LOOK RYAN - FROM WHERE HE GREW UP AND HIS FIRST JOBS, TO HIS FAMILY - AND CAREER.

PLUS - AN UPDATE ON THE APPLE SLICES RECALLED FOR LISTERIA.

300-THOUSAND CASES HAVE BEEN PULLED.

AND GETS YOUR SPORTS ON!

THE OLYMPICS - INSPIRING THE INNER-ATHLETE - IN AMERICANS TO GET MOVING.

NOW THAT THE SUMMER GAMES HAVE COME TO A CLOSE - FIND OUT THE HOTTEST SPORTS TRENDS.

AND FEELING STRESSED OUT?

RESULTS FROM A NEW STUDY ON DEPRESSION - ARE PROOF - WE ALL NEED TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE IT!

NOON TZA) MEET PAUL RYAN-VO

NOON TZ B) APPLE SLICE RECALL-VO

NOON TZC) SPORTING GOODS BOOST-VO

NOON TZD) DEPRESSION & YOUR BRAIN-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA