NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO KELLY-2 SHOT VO TRX

TODAY WE LEARN WHO HAS A SHOT AT REPRESENTING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN WASHINGTON AND WHO'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS AND CAREERS WILL BE PUT ON HOLD.

ITS PRIMARY DAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.AND BESIDES CONGRESSIONAL RACES SEVERAL BIG LOCAL CONTESTS ARE COMING TO A HEAD.

POLLS OPENED JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ALREADY CAST HIS BALLOT IN NAPLES TODAY.

WE CAUGHT HIM WALKING OUT OF THE SAINT ANN JUBILEE CENTER WITH HIS NINE MONTH OLD GRANDSON.

NBC2 IS YOUR ELECTION SOURCE.

WE'LL HAVE YOU COVERED ON AIR AND ONLINE ALL NIGHT.

LOCAL ELECTION-REM LIVE

LOCAL ELECTION-VO

WORKERS HERE TELL ME WITH SO MANY PEOPLE CHOOSING TO VOTE EARLY OR FILL OUT ABSENTEE BALLOTS, FOOT TRAFFIC HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW, BUT IT'S STILL EARLY. A VOTER WHO DID MAKE IT OUT EARLY TO VOTE WAS GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.

LOCAL ELECTION-SOT

"we all know that this election is going to be about jobs. My election was very similar to that in 2010. People voted for who had a plan to get our state back to work. They know we need a federal partner, somebody that's going to reduce taxes, reduce regulation, streamline the permitting process, so we can get more floridians and more americans back to work."

LOCAL ELECTION-REM LIVE SS

GOVERNOR SCOTT WENT BACK TO WORK HIMSELF TODAY.

POLITICS LATEST-2 SHOT TRX

NOW TO THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE -- PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CHALLENGER MITT

ROMNEY ATTACKING EACH OTHER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL -AND ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE.

PAUL RYAN IS ALREADY TAKING A LOT OF HEAT FOR HIS CONTROVERSIAL PLANS TO

OVERHAUL MEDICARE.

POLITICS LATEST-PKG

IN DRAUGHT-PLAGUED IOWA, THE PRESIDENT SOUGHT TO PLANT SEEDS OF DOUBT.

OBAMA SOT: TOO MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE BLOCKING THE FARM BILL FROM

BECOMING LAW.

TRYING TO MAKE MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN THE FACE OF HOUSE

REPUBLICAN INTRANSIGENCE.

OBAMA SOT: HE IS -- -- ONE OF THE LEADERS OF CONGRESS STANDING IN THE

WAY.

OBAMA TOOK TIME AWAY FROM THE PODIUM TO HYDRATE HIMSELF

OBAMA SOT: IT'S SO COLD AND TASTY

AND OTHERS AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR

CROWD NATS: 4 MORE BEERS

POLITICS LATEST-OC SOT OC

JAKE TAPPER REPORTING.

THIS MORNING NBC2 ASKED GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IF HE SUPPORTS AMedicare voucher program.

"what I'm going to support is making sure that our 3.3 million floridians that are relying on Medicare today have a plan that gives them the care that they deserve. Individuals that are paid into the Medicare plan need to be able to continue to rely on that plan."

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks were higher in morning trading Tuesday after a surprisingly strong retail sales report for July.

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

BAILEY TRIAL-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY THE TRIAL FOR A WOMAN ACCUSED OF COMMITTING SEVERAL SEX CRIMES AGAINST HER DAUGHTER ENTERS DAY 2.

MELISSA BAILEY IS FACING SIX FELONIES.

PROSECUTORS SAY SHE SEXUALLY ABUSED HER 18MONTH OLD DAUGHTER FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

IN OPENING STATEMENTS THIS MORNING THE DEFENSE ARGUED BAILEY IS INSANE AND WAS MANIPULATED BY HER BOYFRIEND TO MOLEST THE BABY.

ZIMMERMAN LATEST-VO SS

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S DEFENSE TEAM WILL TRY TO GET THE MURDER CASE DISMISSED UNDER THE TRADITIONAL SELF DEFENSE RATHER THAN FLORIDA'S STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY MARK O'MARA SAYS THE TRADITIONAL SELF-DEFENSE APPROACH IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE FACTS SUGGEST HIS CLIENT COULDN'T RETREAT FROM A BEATING TRAYVON MARTIN WAS GIVING HIM.

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEYS HAD SAID LAST WEEK THAT THEY WOULD USE FLORIDA'S "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW, WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE DEADLY FORCE.

CHAD JOHNSON LATEST-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

CHAD JOHNSON AND WIFE EVELYN WILL NO LONGER HAVE THEIR OWN REALITY SHOW.

V-H-ONE HAS PULLED THE PLUG FOLLOWING JOHNSON'S ARREST SATURDAY ON ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THIS IS VIDEO OF JOHNSON AFTER HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL SUNDAY ON 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS BOND.

CHAD JOHNSON 911-OC SOT OC

AND THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING THE 9-1-1 CALL FROM A SOUTH FLORIDA NEIGHBOR OF CHAD JOHNSON.

i have a someone who has been in a domestic dispute WITH HER HUSBAND its my neighbor SHE HAS A NICE CUT ON HER FOREHEAD he's pretty high profile we don't need the news here

THE DOLPHINS TERMINATED JOHNSON'S CONTRACT SUNDAY NIGHT.

TX SHOOTING LATEST-VO WIPE

NEW DETAILS AT ELEVEN INTO A DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE NEAR THE CAMPUS OF TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY.

INVESTIGATORS IN COLLEGE STATION SAY 35-YEAR-OLD THOMAS CAFALL WAS BEING SERVED AN EVICTION NOTICE WHEN HE SHOT AND KILLED A CONSTABLE AND A BY STANDER.

AN ARMY MEDIC WHO PERFORMED C-P-R ON THE SUSPECT SAID HE ASKED HIM TO APOLOGIZE TO THE OFFICER.

THE UNIVERSITY USED ITS EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ALERT PEOPLE TO AVOID THE AREA BECAUSE OF A REPORT OF AN

TX SHOOTING LATEST-SOT VO

I heard two bullets whiz right by my room.

This is mostly college students living here, it's not something you would think would happen.

We started hearing more sirens and then a fire truck and officers yelled at us to get inside.

A FACEBOOK PAGE PURPORTED TO BELONG TO CAFFALL INCLUDES SEVERAL PHOTOS OF RIFLES.

FT HOOD TRIAL-SS VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

A MILITARY JUDGE IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO DELAY THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST CHARGED IN THE DEADLY FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

MAJOR NIDAL HASAN'S COURT-MARTIAL IS SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION.

BUT HASAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY THEY NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH 26 BOXES OF DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING SOME OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS AND JAIL LOGS.

JOHNNY PESKY DIES-VO

BASEBALL PLAYERS AND FANS ARE REMEMBERING ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED NAMES IN THE GAME.

LONG-TIME BOSTON RED SOX FIXTURE JOHNNY PESKY DIED MONDAY AT 92.

PESKY WAS A LIFETIME.307 HITTER IN 10 MAJOR LEAGUES SEASONS AND COMPILED A.313 AVERAGE DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS WITH THE RED SOX.

HE HELPED BOSTON WIN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT IN 1946.

COSMO EDITOR DIES-VO

LEGENDARY COSMO EDITOR AND AMERICAN ICON, HELEN GURLEY BROWN HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 90.

BROWN, DIED MONDAY AT A NEW YORK CITY HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF HOSPITALIZATION.

SHE IS BEST KNOWN AS THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AT COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE, WHERE SHE REIGNED FOR 30 YEARS.

THROUGH THE PAGES OF COSMO, SHE TOLD WOMEN OF ALL AGES HOW THEY COULD HAVE IT ALL AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO JOIN THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION.

REEF CLEANUP REPORTABLE-VO

ONE OF COLLIER COUNTY'S MOST POPULAR FISHING SPOTS IS GETTING A MAKE-OVER--

TODAY IS COLLIER COUNTY'S ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL REEF CLEAN-UP THIS MORNING AT SANTA LUCIA REEF.

THAT'S JUST NORTH OF THE GORDON PASS.

SANTA LUCIA'S PRIME LOCATION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISH SPECIES MAKES IT ONE OF THE COUNTY'S MOST HEAVILY FISHED ARTIFICIAL REEFS.

FAT STATES-SS

THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES IS THE MOST UN-FIT REGION OF THE COUNTRY.

NEW NUMBERS ARE OUT SHOWING THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF OBESITY.

MISSISSIPPI LEADS ALL STATES WITH 35 PERCENT OF PEOPLE OBESE.

COLORADO SCORED THE BEST WITH TWENTY PERCENT OBESE.

BIG PYTHON-VO WIPE

IF YOU DON'T LIKE SNAKES, YOU'RE GOING TO HATE THIS STORY.

RESEARCHERS ARE FAMILIARIZING THEMSELVES WITH THE LARGEST BURMESE PYTHON EVER FOUND IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES.

THE SNAKE IS ABOUT A FOOT WIDE.

IT MEASURES AT 17-AND-A-HALF FEET LONG AND JUST OVER 164 POUNDS.

BIG PYTHON-SOT VO

"We found that the burmese python had eaten at least one bird which we have identified. We also found that it contained 87 eggs. so, 87 eggs that were in the ova-ductal eggs, which will now beat the record in Florida by two."

TEASE ONE-------

A DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA.

AND THE RESCUE INVOLVES A WOMAN INSIDE HER CAR.

NEXT AT ELEVEN WHAT RESCUERS SAY LIKELY SAVED THIS WOMAN'S LIFE AS HER CAR PLUNGED OFF A BRIDGE.

nats of thunder

A WARNING IF YOU LIKE TO BE OUTSIDE DURING AN APPROACHING THUNDER STORM.

A) WOMAN RESCUED-2 SHOT VO

B) LIGHTNING MAN-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

METEOR SHOWER-VOTOPS

A UNIQUE VIEW OF THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER.

ONE KENTUCKY MAN CAPTURED SUNDAY NIGHT'S SHOW IN THE SKY WITH THE HELP OF HIS WIDE ANGLE LENSES.

THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER PEAKED SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS EARTH PASSED THROUGH A STREAM OF DEBRIS FROM THE SWIFT-TUTTLE COMET.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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 sunshine and a few afternoon storms"

More sunshine is in order this Tuesday along with some hit or miss storms during the afternoon. The atmosphere will actually become a little more stable today, so the overall coverage of rain will be less with the chance of getting hit by a storm between 30-40%.

Temperatures will return to the 90s this afternoon, and some spots could even warm into the middle 90s. Afternoon highs for our coastal communities will be a touch lower with highs there in the upper 80s to low 90s.

Outside of a passing thunderstorm, the breeze won't be too strong today. Winds will start calm and then turn west this afternoon behind the sea breeze, ranging from 5-10 mph.

One or two lingering storms will be possible tonight, but most spots will stay dry with a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. Overnight temperatures will be close to average with lows in the mid to upper 70s.

Rain chances should stay pretty steady through the remainder of the week. Our mornings will start dry and sunny, but we'll see the potential for a pop up storm each afternoon.

LIGHTNING MAN-NATS TOPS VO IN PLASMA

nats of thunder and lightning strike

A LATE MORNING WAKE UP CALL FOR EVERYONE.

THIS VIDEO SHOULD SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING.

A MAN TAKES HIS VIDEO CAMERA OUTSIDE DURING A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STORM AND IS NEARLY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LIGHTNING MAN-PKG

WILLIAM MCNEILL WAS RECORDING THE RAINFALL OUTSIDE HIS ACTON HOMEWHEN ALL OF

A SUDDEN THIS HAPPENED!

NATS of video lightning

SOT William McNeill; Acton

"I felt my hair lift up on my arms and felt this tingle in my bodying 2

seconds later the lightning bolt hit, maybe ten feet away."

NATS of video lightning

SOT William McNeill; Acton

It just shook the house, it sounded like a shotgun in your ear."

NATS of video lightning

SOT William McNeill; Acton

It was so bright, I couldn't see for 5-10 seconds. All you could see was the

shape of the lightning bolt and then black

NATS

"You go into this door? The door was open"

WILLIAM SAYS HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHINGBUT FELT HIS WAY INTO HIS LIVING ROOMTO

FEEL FOR HIS BABY BOY.

THENHE CALLED HIS MOM FOR HELPWHO LIVES JUST UP THE STREETAND SAW THE

LIGHTNING.

SOT Ellen Hardbarger; Acton

"All of a sudden, it was like a bomb, no kidding a bomb went off in front of

my door."

BACK IN ACTONWILLIAM FEELS GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.

SOT William McNeill; Acton

"If I had been standing outside the awning, I think for sure I would have

WORKER TRAPPED

WOMAN RESCUED-TRX VO TOPS

NEW DRAMATIC VIDEO IS SURFACING OF A WOMAN BEING RESCUED FROM HER CONVERTIBLE THAT PLUNGED OFF A BRIDGE AND INTO THE WATER.

TAKE A LOOK.THE DRIVER MANAGES TO ESCAPE MOSTLY BECAUSE SHE WAS DRIVING A CONVERTIBLE.

IT HAPPENED IN MOBILE, ALABAMA.

SHE CLAIMS SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AND THE NEXT THING SHE KNOWS SHE WAS IN THE WATER.

THE WOMAN IS THEN LIFTED OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO A BOAT BEFORE EVENTUALLY BEING BROUGHT BACK ONTO THE BRIDGE.

BIG SHARK-TRX VO TOPS

MUST SEE VIDEO OF A REALLY BIG CATCH IN CALIFORNIA.

A MAN MANAGES TO CATCH CAUGHT HUGE MAKO SHARK JUST OFF THE COAST. WEIGHING AN ESTIMATED 800 POUNDS.

"ESTIMATED" BECAUSE THE SCALE TOPPED OUT AT 600.

DURING A FISHING TRIP HE MANAGED TO HOOK THE 10 FOOT THREE INCH MAKO SHARK.

BIG SHARK-SOT VO

when we first hooked it it jumped out of the water 20 feet before it landed again"

IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO BRING IN THE BEAST.

TEASE TWO--------

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT CROWDED STORES?

Nat/"Blame Canada" song from South Park movie

SOME SAY CANADIANS ARE CAUSING CHAOS INSIDE OUR STORES.

A) AMERICAN ONLY HOURS-2 SHOT NATS VO

AMERICAN ONLY HOURS-PLASMA

SHOULD STORES HAVE SHOPPING HOURS DEDICATED TO JUST AMERICANS?

SOME LIVING NEAR THE BORDER OF CANADA HAVE STARTED A FACEBOOK PETITION SAYING JUST THAT.

THE SURGING CANADIAN DOLLAR AND THE RELATIVELY LOW PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE RESULTING IN CANADIANS FLOODING STORES ALONG THE BORDER.

AND THAT HAS SOME AMERICANS UP IN ARMS.

AMERICAN ONLY HOURS-PKG

NOT SINCE THE SOUTH PARK MOVIE HAS THERE BEEN SO MUCH CAUSE TO BLAME CANADA.

Nat/"Blame Canada" song from South Park movie

IN BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON THIS MORNING IT'S CLEAR-THE CANADIANS HAVE LANDED

EXHIBIT A - A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF A WEIRD MAD DASH FOR CHEAP AMERICAN MILK FROM

COSTCO.

IN FACT THIS LOCAL COSTCO JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER IS

GROUND ZERO FOR THE INFLUX. RIGHT NOW THE CANADA'S DOLLAR IS MUCH STRONGER

THAN AMERICA'S AND THAT FAVORABLE EXCHANGE RATE HAS MADE THE BASICS-PLUS

GASOLINE - IRRESISTIBLE FOR HOARDES OF CANADIAN BARGAIN HUNTERS.

20;22;44;25

NK: You're filling up extra!

GUY: Oh yeah.

THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS NO JOKE-GAS IS MORE THAN A BUCK LESS HERE THAN

CANADA RIGHT NOW-AND MILK IS NEARLY FIVE DOLLARS A GALLON LESS.

20;29;10;24

WOMAN: You alwasy save 20 bucks

NK: 20 bucks a tank?!

WOMAN: 20 to 30 bucks

20;26;46;29 Neal Karlinsky/Bellingham WA: Canadian,

Canadian, Canadian-they're all Canadians!

THIS STORE IS SO CRAMMED WITH CANADIANS LOCALS HAVE STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE

WITH THE PLEADING TITLE-"BELLINGHAM COSTCO NEEDS A SPECIAL TIME JUST FOR

AMERICANS."

IT'S LIKE THE BORDER DROPPED 25 MILES. AMERICANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND

PARKING IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY-READS ONE RANT.

SOME OF THE AMERICANS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND TOLD US THEY AREN'T ANGRY-

BUT THEY HAVE TAKEN NOTICE.

20;28;02;06 WOMAN: It's like going through Disneyland when you come to

Costco here.

AS OUR FRIENDS FROM THE NORTH WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT-EXCHANGE RATES CAN

SHIFT.

MANY OF THE AMERICANS WHO ARE COMPLAINING NOW-MAY BE BARGAIN HUNTING ACROSS

TEASE THREE------

HAVE AN HOUR?

WHY NOT FLY TO EUROPE?

OUR MILITARY SAYS THAT SOON MAY BE POSSIBLE AFTER TODAY.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT MAY BE THE BIGGEST STEP IN AVIATION SINCE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.

nats of crashing

THE CAR YOUR GARAGE MAY NOT BE AS SAFE AS YOU THINK.

A) NEW AIRCRAFT TEST-2 SHOT VO

B) NEW CRASH TESTS-NATS VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

CRASH TEST VIDEO-NATS TOPS VO

nats of crash

NATS OF CRASH

nats of crash

NEW CRASH TESTS-2 SHOT

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY MORE EXPENSIVE CARS DON'T NECESSARILY KEEP YOU SAFE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.

IN FACT MANY OF THE CARS THAT FAILED A NEW TYPE OF CRASH TEST ARE HIGH END.

NEW CRASH TESTS-PKG

It's the kind of serious accident that happens when a car hits a pole, or a

tree. or another vehicle. not quite head on. The Insurance Institute

calls it a small overlap frontal crash. and its responsible for a quarter

of all FATAL front end COLLISIONS. and as their new crash test shows.

most cars, domestic and foreign are virtually unprepared TO KEEP DRIVERS

SAFE DURING ONE.

SOT DAVID ZUBY IIHS- it represents a problem that is currently not being

addressed by most vehicle front crashworthiness design.

This is the first round of crash tests exposing this danger. no government

agency does them yet. And when shown side by side with head-on crashes.

where the force is spread across the entire front end safety cage. you can

easily see how much more dangerous this type of crash can be. Cars are

designed today, as this Insurance Institude video shows to absorb impact to

the center of vehicle. not on the corners.

SOT DAVID ZUBY - the main thing that needs to happen to provide better

crash protection in these types of crashes is a better safety cage.

Only 3 of the 11 midsize luxury cars put through the new test passed with

good or acceptable ratings. The Volvo s60 and the Acura TL did the best,

the Infiniti G series results were acceptable. THE WORST-- The Lexus 350IS.

. with 10 times the damage of the Volvo. In this Insurance Institute

demonstration. the secret to Volvo's performance is revealed by removing

the fender.

SOT LUND DURING DEMO. Adrian Lund, IIHS- this upper frame rail that we

painted yellow has been tied back into the stiffer structure in the middle

NEW CRASH TESTS-ONCAM

JIM AVILA REPORTING.

AN AUDI SPOKESMAN SAID THE A-4 HAS DEMONSTRATED AN EXCELLENT OVERALL SAFETY RECORD.

WHILE THE SPOKESMAN FOR MERCEDES DISAGREED WITH THE RESULTS AND SAID THE "SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL CRASH TEST" REPLICATES AN UNUSUALLY SEVERE AND CORRESPONDINGLY UNCOMMON ACCIDENT SCENARIO.

CHRISTIE RNC SPEAKER-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE WILL DELIVER THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LATER THIS MONTH.

THE KEYNOTE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE SPEAKING SLOTS DURING CONVENTION WEEK.

CHRISTIE CONSIDERED RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HIMSELF, BEFORE DECIDING TO ENDORSE MITT ROMNEY.

COMPOSER FUNERAL-OC NATS VO

HAPPENING TODAY.

COMPOSER MARVIN HAMLISCH IS BEING LAID TO REST.\

plays nats of music

HE DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 68.

HAMLISCH WAS KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON FILMS SUCH AS "THE WAY WE WERE". "THE STING". AS WELL AS THE BROADWAY SMASH "A CHORUS LINE".

BANK FEES-VO

WATCH OUT FOR RISING BANK FEES.

A NEW SURVEY FROM MONEY-RATES-DOT-COM FINDS BANKS ARE INCREASING ALL KINDS OF FEES -- FROM MONTHLY SERVICE FEES TO A-T-M AND OVERDRAFT FEES.

AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

THE REQUIREMENTS TO AVOID MONTHLY SERVICE FEES ARE GETTING HARDER TO MEET.

FED EX PROBLEMS-VO

THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST PACKAGE DELIVERY COMPANY PLANS TO CUT STAFF TO CUT COSTS.

FEDEX SAYS IT'LL OFFER BUYOUTS TO U-S EMPLOYEES IN ITS EXPRESS AND SERVICES UNITS.

THE SERVICES DIVISION IS FEDEX's BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOGISTICS DIVISION.

BODY SHAPER RISKS-VO WIPE

A NEW WARNING FOR THOSE WHO USE BODY SHAPERS.

THEY ARE TIGHTLY FITTING UNDERGARMENTS THAT HELP THE BODY LOOK MORE TONED AND SLEEK.

BODY SHAPER RISKS-SOT VO

some of the things we worry about can range from annoying infections to also life threatening things like blood clots. When women wear really tightly configured clothing, sometimes it can decrease the blood flow or what we call circulation to the body and what that can do is that it can actually lead to blood clots and those blood clots can travel to the lungs, to the heart and parts of the brain and that can lead to even death."

NEW AIR CRAFT TEST-VO

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON IN ONE HOUR?

TODAY THE U-S AIR FORCE IS TESTING TO SEE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

ITS THE THIRD TEST OF THE HYPERSONIC X-51-A "WAVERIDER" SHOWN IN THIS ANIMATION.

THE 25-FOOT-LONG UNMANNED VEHICLE WILL BE DROPPED OFF THE WING OF A CONVERTED B-52 BOMBER OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

AEROSPACE ENGINEERS ARE HOPING THE WAVERIDER WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AT MACH 6 -- SIX TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND -- FOR FIVE MINUTES.

DISNEY MUSLIM SUIT-OC SOT VO WIPE

A FORMER DISNEY EMPLOYEE IS SUING THE COMPANY, ACCUSING IT OF RELIGIOUS

DISCRIMINATION.

THE MUSLIM WOMAN CLAIMS THE COMPANY wouldn't ALLOW HER TO WEAR A HIJAB, OR HEAD SCARF, AT WORK.

they said you can't either you wear the hat or you work Backstage."

THE 22 YEAR OLD SAYS MANAGERS AT THE CALIFORNIA PARK TOLD HER SHE COULD WORK IN A POSITION OUT OF VIEW OF CUSTOMERS OR SHE COULD WEAR A HAT.

DISNEY MUSLIM SUIT-SOT VO

Disney stopped scheduling her for work. Fired for her religious beliefs."

DISNEYLAND ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING IT HAS A HISTORY OF ACCOMMODATING RELIGIOUS

REQUESTS FROM CAST MEMBERS OF ALL FAITHS.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE REJECTED ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND HAS SINCE REFUSED TO COME

MILITARY CHARITIES-INTRO

YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE HELPING SOME AMERICAN VETERANS BY DONATING TO CHARITY.BUT A NEW REPORT CLAIMS NOT ALL THE MONEY IS GOING TO OUR BRAVEST MEN AND WOMEN.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHILANTHROPY'S CHARITY

WATCH STUDIED 46 CHARITIES FOR VETERANS. ONE HALF OF THEM SPENT LESS THAN A THIRD OF THEIR MONEY ON SERVICES THAT HELP VETERANS.

MILITARY CHARITIES-PKG

American patriotism and a desire to help returning veterans has led to the

growth of one of the charities, called Help Hospitalized Veterans.

It has raised more than $430 million dollars over the last ten years,

featuring seeming what appear to be endorsements from former President

George W. Bush, and a series of celebrity appeals over the years for

contributions that they said would directly help hospitalized vets.

Marg Helgenberger: It will help send a message to our veterans that they

have not been forgotten.

But ABC News found millions of dollars was going--not for veterans--but for

golf club dues and huge salaries and pensions for top charity officials.

The charity's founder. Roger Chapin, canceled a scheduled ABC News

interview and fled the building five years ago when he realized we were on

to him.

ABC: Can you just tell us why you won't answer Brian Ross's questions?

Now, the California attorney general has moved against the charity with a

civil complaint, saying less than half of the money went to veterans.

California attorney general Kamala Harris: The people that we have charged,

the defendants in this complaint have been so outrageous in their greed and

their self serving practices and it is one of the most outrageous cases we

have seen.

According to that new report, of 46 veterans charities rated by watchdog

group Charity Watch, 23 of them, including Help Hospitalized Veterans,

received an F grade, meaning less than a third of their money actually goes

to vets.

As of today, Help Hospitalized Veterans was still collecting money on its

website.

But former President Bush told ABC News today he had never endorsed the

charity and actress Marg Helgenberger said she will nowdemand the charity

stop using her video.

At the charity offices in California, officials were still declining to

answer questions.

Ross Standup Close:

There are many veterans charities which officials say are totally

legitimate and do a good job helping veterans.

We have a list of some that have received an A rating from the charity watch

SNORING BABIES-VO

SNORING MAY BE COMMON. BUT THERE ARE TIMES YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED.

IF YOUR CHILD SNORES OFTEN AND LOUDLY, IT MIGHT BE AN INDICATION HE OR SHE COULD FACE OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH BY SCIENTISTS AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

OLYMPIC RATINGS-VO

IF YOU WATCHED THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS YOU'RE PART OF HISTORY.

THE LONDON GAMES ARE NOW THE MOST WATCHED TELEVISION EVENT IN HISTORY.

N-B-C CLAIMS MORE THAN 219 MILLION VIEWERS WATCHED THE SUMMER GAMES ON ITS NETWORK.

THIS FIGURE SURPASSES THE 215 MILLION WHO WATCHED THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS.

OLYMPIC COSTS-VO

BUT THE 30TH OLYMPIAD IS COMING WITH A BIG PRICE TAG.

A NEW REPORT CLAIMS IT COST THREE TIMES MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

IN TOTAL THE GAMES COST $14 BILLION DOLLARS.

PHELPS AND GOLF-VO

IS MICHAEL PHELPS READY TO TRADE HIS SWIM GOGGLES FOR SOME GOLF SHOES?

A NEW REPORT CLAIMS THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION IS WORKING WITH TIGER WOODS' FORMER COACH.

THE 27 YEAR OLD ALL TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION WILL WORK TO IMPROVE HIS GOLF GAME ALONGSIDE HANK HANEY ON A GOLF CHANNEL REALITY SHOW.

THE HANEY PROJECT WILL FOLLOW PHELPS BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER.

TEASE FOUR------

WOULD YOU WANT A STORE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR FACE THANKS TO FACEBOOK?

WHY YOU MIGHT SAY YES IF YOU WERE PROMISED SOME DEEP DISCOUNTS.

PLUS.ARE YOU ADDICTED TO SHOPPING?

-- -- at least

20. maybe more.

NEW AT ELEVEN WHY SHOPAHOLIC IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A JOKE.

B) SHOPAHOLIC-SOT VO

SHOPAHOLIC-PLASMA

WOMEN WE'VE OFTEN BEEN CALLED SHOPAHOLICS BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE FOR GRABBING THOSE BARGAIN SALES.

IT'S SOMEThING PEOPLE OFTEN JOKE ABOUT BUT IT'S A VERY REAL SYNDROME.

SHOPAHOLIC-PKG

KRISTEN -- If there's any empty space in my closet, i feel like i need to

go shopping.

-- -- at least

20. maybe more.

- I don't know, it just makes me so happy I have so much stuff in

my closet. is that weird??

. WE'LL LET YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

KRISTEN ADMITS SHE'S A SHOPAHOLIC.

-- it's nice to have them in case I need a pair of zebra shoes yeah, definitely.

BUT. WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN SOMEONE WHO SIMPLY

LOVES TO SHOP. AND SOMEONE WHO'S ADDICTED?

THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS IS "ONIOMANIA". AND SCOTTSDALE

PSYCHIATRIST, DR. MICHAEL YASINSKI, SAYS IT CAN BE A SEVERE MEDICAL ISSUE.

-- if they're not budget-minded. this stuff can lead

to severe debt. and severe debt can lead to severe depression. and when

their coping skill is shopping. their depressed and broke. that leads to a

whole slew of problematic behaviors.

LUCKY FOR KRISTEN --

-- I think it was maybe around $

1000

YASINSKI SAYS SHE *ISN'T A PROBLEMATIC SHOPPER.

HERE'S WHY:

-- she doesn't overspend her budget. -- it sounds like

she can go without the shopping and not have any problems.

YASINSKI SAYS MANY TIMES IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SHOPPING THAT'

S THE ISSUE. BUT OTHER UNDERLYING PROBLEMS THAT TRIGGER IT LIKE:

DEPRESSION & BI-POLAR DISORDER

-- lack of emotional attachment to parents or loved ones

or people in general. from a small age they had to turn to objects and

shopping to get some emotion and feeling and love in their life.

AS FOR KRISTEN -- THERE'S NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED

-- i saved up for it, I had really been wanting a Louis Vuitton

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 sunshine and a few afternoon storms"

More sunshine is in order this Tuesday along with some hit or miss storms during the afternoon. The atmosphere will actually become a little more stable today, so the overall coverage of rain will be less with the chance of getting hit by a storm between 30-40%.

Temperatures will return to the 90s this afternoon, and some spots could even warm into the middle 90s. Afternoon highs for our coastal communities will be a touch lower with highs there in the upper 80s to low 90s.

Outside of a passing thunderstorm, the breeze won't be too strong today. Winds will start calm and then turn west this afternoon behind the sea breeze, ranging from 5-10 mph.

One or two lingering storms will be possible tonight, but most spots will stay dry with a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. Overnight temperatures will be close to average with lows in the mid to upper 70s.

Rain chances should stay pretty steady through the remainder of the week. Our mornings will start dry and sunny, but we'll see the potential for a pop up storm each afternoon.

DETROIT FLOODING-VO TOPS

DRIVERS IN THE MOTOR NEEDED MOTOR BOATS THIS MORNING TO NAVIGATE THE ROADS.

HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT FLOODED INTERSTATE 75 IN DETROIT.

SOME DRIVERS MANAGED TO GET BY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANES, BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS SO LUCKY.

YOU SEE THIS STALLED SEDAN IN ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER.

CHOCOLATE SMART-TRX VO

EATING COCOA COULD HELP YOU THINK IN THE FUTURE.

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS ANTIOXIDANTS IN COCOA CAN HELP WITH MEMORY, LANGUAGE, AND JUDGEMENT.

THE STUDY IS PUBLISHED IN THE MEDICAL JOURNAL HYPERTENSION.

HOWEVER, THE STUDY WAS FUNDED BY MARS WHICH MAKES THE COCOA POWDER USED IN THE STUDY, AS WELL AS M&M'S AND SNICKERS.

FACEBOOK CAMERA-SS

THE NEXT TIME YOU WALK INTO A STORE YOU COULD BE RECOGNIZED AUTOMATICALLY THANKS TO FACEBOOK AND A NEW CAMERA.

ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT THIS CAMERA CALLED FACEDEALS RECOGNIZES PEOPLE WHO ENTER THE STORE BY USING PHOTO RECOGNITION SOFTWARE THAT FINDS YOUR PHOTOS FROM YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT.

SHOPPERS WHO AGREE TO USE THE SYSTEM WILL BE OFFERED SPECIAL DEALS.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

CHAD JOHNSON'S UPCOMING REALITY SHOW IS CANCELED, AND TAYLOR SWIFT MOVES CLOSER TO HER BOYFRIEND.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

HELEN GURLEY BROWN, FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF COSMOPOLITAN, DIED MONDAY AT THE AGE OF NINETY.

"COSMO GIRLS" AROUND THE WORLD KNEW HER FOR HER BESTSELLER "SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL."

SHE WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR WOMEN, AS SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE THE HENRY JOHNSON FISHER AWARD, THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST HONOR.

BROWN WAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS.

CHAD JOHNSON IS OFF THE PLAYING FIELD. AND NOW HE'S OFF VH1.

VH1 SAYS THEY'RE PULLING JOHNSON'S NEW REALITY SHOW WITH HIS WIFE CALLED "EV & OCHO" FROM THEIR SCHEDULE DUE TO THIS WEEKEND'S ARREST.

JOHNSON, ALSO KNOWN AS OCHOCINCO, ALLEGEDLY HEAD-BUTTED HIS WIFE EVELYN LOZADA AND WAS LATER TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY.

THE SERIES DOCUMENTING THE COUPLE'S ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING WAS SLATED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER THIRD.

AND COUNTRY MUSIC STAR TAYLOR SWIFT IS SPENDING A SMALL FORTUNE TO MOVE CLOSER TO HER BOYFRIEND, CONOR KENNEDY.

THE TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD BOUGHT A SEVEN BEDROOM HOME IN HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ACROSS THE STREET FROM KENNEDY'S GRANDMOTHER LAST WEEK.

ACCORDING TO PEOPLE-DOT-COM, SWIFT PAID FOUR POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS TO BE CLOSER TO HER BEAU.

GABBY AND OBAMA-OC SOT OC

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST GYMNAST GABBY DOUGLAS WAS MET WITH A LITTLE SPARING FROM FIRST LADY MICHELE OBAMA ON LAST NIGHT'S TONIGHT SHOW.

Leno- You train your whole life and you win, how did you celebrate, what did you do?

Gabby Douglas-"We didn't have time to celebrate, it was team finals had all around team finals and event finals after that but after the competition, I splurged on an Egg McMuffin at McDonald's."

Michelle Obama -"Don't encourage him, I'm sure a whole wheat Egg McMuffin."

Leno- "on a whole wheat bun, so an Egg McMuffin, very good.

Michelle Obama- "You're setting me back Gabby."

Gabby Douglas- "sorry."

TEASE FIVE----

HAVING A BABY CHANGES YOUR LIFE.

BUT IMAGINE REALIZING YOU'RE HAVING NOT ONE.BUT FIVE CHILDREN ALL AT ONCE.

A) QUINTUPLETS-2 SHOT VO

SIBLINGS WEDDING-NATS TOPS VO

nats of cheering

FIVE SIBLINGS. FIVE WEDDINGS. ONE DAY!

AND ALL OF THEM. WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH IN MESA, ARIZONA.

THE CONCEPT WAS FIRST MENTIONED, SORT OF AS A JOKE WITHIN THE FAMILY.

BUT GIVEN THAT FIVE OF THE WALDIE CHILDREN WERE ALL ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED WITHIN A TWO MONTH SPAN. IT BECAME A "PRACTICAL" SOLUTION.

QUINTUPLETS BIRTH-2 SHOT TRAFFIC VO IN TRAFFIC

FEW BIRTHS REQUIRE A STAFF THIS BIG.

IT TOOK 50 SPECIALISTS, NURSES, AND TECHNICIANS TO DELIVER A SET OF QUINTUPLETS IN TEXAS.

THE FIVE BABIES ARE A BIT PREMATURE.

QUINTUPLETS BIRTH-PKG

CARRIE JONES AND HUSBAND GAVIN WANTED A BROTHER OR SISTER FOR SON ISAAC.

LET'S JUST SAY THEY ACCOMPLISHED THAT GOAL.

"People kept saying, 'God did this. You didn't choose this. He will be with you.'"

"Six months ago, Carrie and I and Isaac would've never imagined we'd be sitting here saying we've got five more kids in the family."

THAT'S RIGHT.

SAY HELLO TO DAVID, GRACE, MARCIE, SETH AND WILL: THE FIRST SET OF QUINTUPLETS IN THE U-S THIS YEAR AND DELIVERED LAST THURSDAY WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A COMBINED TEAM OF 50 DOCTORS, NURSES AND SPECIALISTS FROM DALLAS' U-T SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER.

THE BABIES, BORN AT 27-WEEKS, ARE RECEIVING INTENSIVE CARE INSIDE THE NEONATAL UNIT; AND MOM, WHO TOOK FERTILITY DRUGS TO HELP CONCEIVE AGAIN, ADMITS THE SIGHT OF HER TINY TOTS IN I-C-U HAS BEEN TOUGH.

"Yeah, I'm very emotional but very happy. Got to hold David. That was an emotional, wonderful.I cry out of joy, too, I have to say."

"Again, they're doing as expected, and they're very stable right now."

THE JONES FAMILY ACTUALLY CALLS THE ISLAND OF NEW GUINEA HOME.

THEY ARE MINISTRY MISSIONARIES.

ONE SET OF GRANDPARENTS LIVES HERE IN DUNCANVILLE.

A WEEK AGO, ISAAC WAS THEIR ONLY GRANDSON.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2 SHOT ANC IN TRAFFIC

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - MANY DRIVERS LOVE THEIR HONDAS -

BUT DID YOU KNOW THIEVES LOVE THEM TOO?

NEW AT NOON - NBC2 SHOWS YOU JUST HOW EASY IT IS FOR CRIMINALS TO STEAL THEM, WHY THEY'RE SUCH AN EASY TARGET - AND HOW TO KEEP THE BAD GUYS AT BAY.

AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS TODAY - THOSE POPULAR BODY SHAPERS - KNOWN AS SPANX.

BUT HAVE YOU HEARD WEARING MULTIPLE GARMENTS OR WEARING THEM WRONG - CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING?

BEFORE YOU GET YOUR SLIM ON - HEAR WHAT DOCTORS HAVE TO SAY.

PLUS - THIS WILL GET CAT-LOVERS PURRING -

NEXT AT NOON - THROUGH THE EYES OF THE KITTY CAM - SPECIAL CAMERA THAT UNLOCK THE SECRET LIVES OF CATS.

AND GUESS WHAT ELSE GOOGLE IS LOOKING TO BUY?

AT A PRICE TAG OF 23-MILLION - WE'LL LET YOU IN ON THE DEAL.

METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF ALSO LETS US KNOW IF WE'LL SEE ANY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NOON TZA) HONDAS-VO

NOON TZB) BODY SHAPERS-VO

NOON TZC) KITTY CAM-VO

NOON TZD) GOOGLE-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA