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SHOW OPEN-CLIP

PRIMARY VOTING KELLY LIVE-2SHOT TRX OBX LIVE

HELLO EVERYONE.

I'M HEATHER TURCO.

AND I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

TALKING POLITICS,

IT'S PRIMARY DAY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

POLLS OPENED JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ALREADY CAST HIS BALLOT IN NAPLES TODAY.

PRIMARY VOTING KELLY LIVE-REM LIVE

PRIMARY VOTING KELLY LIVE-PKG

Voting started bright and early this morning, including governor rick scott. He also brought his 9 month old grandson along---showing him at a young age the importance of voting.

Take sound

Governor Rick Scott

"this year we had a significant increase in the absentee voters and early voters which is great. I hope everybody that's registered to vote today gets out and votes. Its a very important day."

An important day for many local races in swfl. While primary elections have typically low voter turnout--some are saying this year is a little different.

Take sound

Barbara DiMaria, voter

"I just think its very important to vote no matter what the election and I think this upcoming election is very important."

The general election picture is more complete with governor mitt romney's decision to tap wisconsin congressman paul Ryan as his running mate. A pick governor Scott approves of.

Take sound

Governor Scott

"you know the great thing about what's going to happen this fall is there's going to be a clear choice. Clear choice between a president where jobs have not come back, and a clear choice of somebody, governor Romney and congressman Ryan have a plan. A an to get our country back to work."

A platform governor Scott is familiar with.

"you want to say anything August?"

While Scott did all the talking, he says he's gearing up for an important speaking event in Tampa.

Take sound

Gov Scott

"I feel honored to get to speak at the convention this year, And I'm going to talk about how great Florida is doing, how we're getting our state back to work, creating jobs, making this the number one place in the world where you can build a business."

Including swfl--where voters are checking off who they think can get the job done.

Take sound

jon strohmeyer, voter

PRIMARY VOTING KELLY LIVE-REM LIVE BNR

ON THE GOP TRAIL TODAY-VOWIPE

THANKS KELLY.

THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS IN FULL SWING THIS AFTERNOON.

THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES HIS TOUR IN IOWA TODAY.

JOE BIDEN IS IN VIRGINIA.

RUBIO TO INTRODUCE ROMNEY AT RNC-VOTOPS

NBC2 HAS LEARNED MARCO RUBIO WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE UPCOMING REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE SENATOR WILL FORMALLY INTRODUCE MITT ROMNEY IN TAMPA.

CHRISTIE RNC KEYNOTE SPEAKER-VO

WE'RE ALSO LEARNING - NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE WILL DELIVER THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE RNC.

IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE SPEAKING SLOTS DURING CONVENTION WEEK.

AT ONE POINT - THERE WAS SPECULATION CHRISTIE MIGHT JOIN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

RYAN & OBAMA IN IOWA-OC

MORE NOW ON VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN. HE IS OUT THERE STUMPING FOR VOTES TODAY IN TWO STATES AS I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO.

AND DEMOCRATS AREN'T HOLDING BACK, TRYING TO PAINT HIM AS AN IDEOLOGICAL WARRIOR.

RYAN & OBAMA IN IOWA-PKG

NATSOT

ROMNEY: MY RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN A GREAT LEADER

BIDEN: WHAT'S GUTSY ABOUT GUTTING MEDICARE.

The two national tickets may not agree on much, but they'RE BOTH TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING: DEFINE PAUL RYAN.

SOT:

ROMNEY: HE ATTACKS PROBLEMS. AND HE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE HONEST DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HONEST PEOPLE. AND HE LOOKS TO FIND WAYS TO FIND COMMON GROUND, TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

/

SOT:

OBAMA: HE'S A VERY ARTICULATE SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S VISION. THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S THE WRONG VISION FOR AMERICA.

Making his first solo campaign appearance in Iowa Monday -- Ryan hit back at the president, who's in the middle of his own Iowa bus tour.

SOT:

AS YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT COME THROUGH ON HIS BUS TOUR, YOU MIGHT ASK HIM THE SAME QUESTION I'M GETTING ASKED ALL OVER AMERICA AND THAT IS WHERE ARE THE JOBS, MR. PRESIDENT?

But as Ryan quickly discovered.

NATSOT:

ARE YOU GOING TO CUT MEDICARE?

. the latest campaign flashpoint is Medicare.

Ryan is the architect of a sweeping Medicare reform plan. Instead of a government insurance guarantee for health care coverage, Ryan's plan calls for the government to give seniors in the future money to buy their own insurance.

The president has been attacking Ryan's plan for months.

SOT:

HE PLANS TO TURN MEDICARE INTO A VOUCHER PROGRAM. SO IF THAT VOUCHER ISN'T WORTH ENOUGH TO BUY THE HEALTH INSURANCE THAT'S ON THE MARKET. YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

Romney is pushing back in the senior-citizen rich battleground state of Florida -- BACKING RYAN'S PLAN but specifically not talkING about the changes he'd make.

SOT:

MY PLAN FOR MEDICARE IS VERY SIMILAR TO HIS PLAN FOR MEDICARE, WHICH IS - DO NOT CHANGE THE PROGRAM FOR CURRENT RETIREES OR NEAR RETIREES, BUT DO NOT DO WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S DONE, AND THAT IS TO CUT 700 BILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM.

In fact, the President did not actually cut Medicare. The cost of that program continues to rise, only at a slower rate. But nuance gets lots when it comes to Medicare politics.

Many Republicans running down the ballot are nervous about running on Ryan's Medicare plan. In fact, in one high profile Senate race in Montana, one of Ryan's Republican colleagues is running AGAINST it.

Rehberg TV ad

MELISSA BAILEY TRIAL DAY TWO-VO

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY,

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

MELISSA BAILEY FACES SIX FELONIES.

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

THE DEFENSE ARGUES BAILEY IS INSANE, EXPLAINING BAILEY HAD SURGERY AS A CHILD, WHERE DOCTORS REMOVED PART OF HER BRAIN.

THEY ALSO SAY SHE WAS MANIPULATED BY HER BOYFRIEND TO MOLEST THE BABY.

ZIMMERMAN LATEST-VO OC

AN UPDATE ON GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S CASE THIS AFTERNOON.

HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE WILL FILE PAPERWORK TO HAVE THE CASE DISMISSED UNDER THE STATE'S STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY SAYS THAT IS TYPICALLY HOW SIMILAR CASES ARE HANDLED.

THE DEFENSE SAYS ZIMMERMAN, COULD NOT RETREAT FROM A BEATING TRAYVON MARTIN WAS GIVING HIM.

THE JUDGE WILL LIKELY SET A COURT DATE AND THERE WOULD BE A SORT OF MINI TRIAL, WHERE HE WOULD LISTEN TO TESTIMONY FROM WITNESSES, APPLY THE LAW AND MAKE A DECISION.

ZIMMERMAN IS AWAITING TRIAL ON SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

TEXAS A&M SHOOTING-NATS VO

NEW VIDEO THIS AFTERNOON OF THE DEADLY SHOOTING NEAR TEXAS A&M.

pause for nats

YOU CAN HEAR POLICE OFFICERS ORDERING A SUSPECT TO KEEP HIS HANDS IN THE AIR.

THE 30-MINUTE GUN BATTLE LEFT 3 PEOPLE DEAD - AND 4 OTHERS INJURED YESTERDAY.

THOMAS CAFFALL - WAS THE GUNMAN.

POLICE AREN'T SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT SPARKED THE SHOOTING - BUT THE CONSTABLE WHO WAS KILLED HAD GONE TO THE PROPERTY TO SERVE AN EVICTION NOTICE.

CAFFALL WAS NEITHER AN A&M STUDENT NOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.

FT HOOD TRIAL-SS

A MILITARY JUDGE CONSIDERS WHETHER TO DELAY THE TRIAL OF NIDAL HASAN.

THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST IS CHARGED IN THE DEADLY FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

HIS COURT-MARTIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION.

BUT HASAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY THEY NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH RECORDS.

CA WILDFIRES-VO

FIRES OUT WEST FORCE HUNDREDS OUT OF THEIR HOMES THIS AFTERNOON.

HERE'S A LOOK AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AT LEAST 1-THOUSAND FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING TWO BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITED SUNDAY.

THE FIRST IS 3-THOUSAND ACRES AND 25 PERCENT CONTAINED.

THE OTHER IS ABOUT 2-THOUSAND ACRES, AND 30 PERCENT CONTAINED.

WA WILDFIRE-VOWIPE

IT'S THE SAME STORY IN WASHINGTON STATE THIS AFTERNOON.

TWO DOZEN HOMES ARE DESTROYED AND DOZENS MORE ARE THREATENED.

HELICOPTERS ARE DROPPING WATER ON THREE-MILE FIRE.

WA WILDFIRE-SOTVO

"I think it's just terrible, it's like a nightmare. All the wildlife and people's homes and everything else. It's just terrible."

MARVIN HAMLISCH FUNERAL TODAY-VO

COMPOSER MARVIN HAMLISCH WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY.

THE OSCAR AND GRAMMY WINNER DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 68.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

THE SOUND OF THE OPENING BELL,

STOCKS OPEN HIGHER AFTER A SURPRISINGLY STRONG RETAIL SALES REPORT FOR JULY.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIGBOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW __.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

AND THERE'S NEW CRASH TEST GUIDELINES FOR AUTOMAKERS,

BUT CARS AREN'T PASSING.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHY.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VO BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) CAR CRASH TESTS-VO

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

GOOGLE BUYS FROMMERS-OC

GOOGLE IS ON THE MOVE AGAIN,

THIS TIME BUYING UP FROMMER'S - A BRAND OF TRAVEL GUIDES.

WE'RE TOLD GOOGLE WILL SHELL OUT 23 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER IN JANUARY,

BANK & ATM FEES JUMP-VO

KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR BANK STATEMENTS.

A NEW SURVEY FINDS BANKING FEES RISING ACROSS THE BOARD.

FROM MONTHLY SERVICE FEES TO A-T-M AND OVERDRAFT FEES - THE REQUIREMENTS TO AVOID MONTHLY SERVICE FEES ARE GETTING HARDER TO MEET.

THE AVERAGE MINIMUM BALANCE NEEDED TO AVOID FEES JUMPED FROM ABOUT 856 DOLLARS TO NEARLY 45-HUNDRED DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON. PRICES ARE UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-62 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-64 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-70.

AS ALWAYS,

FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

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.

CAR CRASH TESTS-VO IN PLASMA

THANKS JIM.

HOW SAFE ARE SAFE CARS?

A HIGHWAY SAFETY GROUP HAS RETOOLED ITS FRONT-END COLLISION SAFETY TESTS - CLAIMING SOME OF THE SAFEST CARS ON THE ROAD NEED TO BE SAFER.

CAR CRASH TESTS-PKG

THESE NEW CRASH TESTS. FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT TYPE HEAD-ON COLLISION. AND USED SOME OF THE SAFEST CARS AVAILABLE.

.BECAUSE THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY WAS BAFFLED BY A QUESTION.

"Why so many people still die in frontal crashes despite the fact the vehicles are performing well in our crash tests and they're performing well in government crash tests"

SO, THE INSTITUTE MODIFIED ITS TESTS.TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY SAY IS HAPPENING IN ABOUT A FOURTH OF THESE HEAD-ON COLLISIONS.

INSTEAD OF FULL FRONTAL-IMPACT, ONLY A CORNER OF THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A STRUCTURE.

WHAT THEY FOUND WAS GREATER RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY TO THOSE INSIDE. BECAUSE IT'S THE PART OF THE CAR THAT OFFERS THE LEAST BUT NEEDS MORE PROTECTION.

"So, that when these crashes begin, there is some strong interaction that helps absorb the energy of the crash before the forces reach the occupants' compartment."

ELEVEN 2012 MIDSIZE CARS WERE TESTED. ONLY THREE. THE ACURA TL.VOLVO S60 AND INFINITI G EARNED A GOOD OR ACCEPTABLE RATING.

WHILE, THE LEXUS I-S AND E-S MODELS.ALONG WITH AUDI'S A4. AND MERCEDES C-CLASS ALL WERE RATED POOR.

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.

CAR CRASH TESTS-OC

CAR BUYERS REFUSE TEST DRIVES-VO

DO YOU DRIVE BEFORE YOU BUY?

A NEW SURVEY SAYS SOME OF YOU DON'T.

ONE IN TEN NEW CAR SHOPPERS DON'T GO FOR A TEST DRIVE.

INSTEAD YOU'RE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE.

THE RESULTS ARE BAFFLING SINCE BUYING A CAR IS SUCH A LARGE PURCHASE.

IT ALSO GETS IN THE WAY OF DEALERS.

MAN DRIVES 20 HOURS FOR PIZZA-VOWIPE

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA?

DAVID SCHULER OF MISSISSIPPI TRAVELS NEARLY 15-HUNDRED MILES TO STOCK UP ON PIZZAS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD PIZZA PLACE.

MAN DRIVES 20 HOURS FOR PIZZA-SOTVO

It gets them all excited too. They're all like.when I get home, they are like you guys they are all in the driveway waiting for me to pull up and they're like oh yeah.there's nothing wrong with these, they're great!

ON HIS LAST VISIT - DAVID BROUGHT HOME 250 PIES FROM TOWN SPA PIZZA.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

LISTEN UP PET OWNERS.

EVER WONDER WHAT YOUR FURRY FRIENDS ARE UP TO WHEN THEY'RE ALONE?

I knew Booker T's favorite place to go was down in the storm sewer. Now I know what storm sewer looks like

IN THREE MINUTES,

JEANNE MOOS AIMS TO FIND OUT, WITH THE HELP OF 'KITTY CAM'.

THE JOURNEY MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.

TZ2 A) KITTY CAM-SOTVO TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

KITTY CAM-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.

IT TURNS OUT CATS DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST SLEEP, EAT AND PURR.

WITH THE HELP OF 'KITTY CAMS',

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EVER WONDER WHAT CATS DO WHEN THEY THINK WE'RE NOT LOOKING.ME NEITHER. BUT THANKS TO KITTY CAMS HANGING OFF THEIR NECKS, NOW WE KNOW.THEY'RE JUMPING OVER FENCES.

THEY'RE SCRAMBLING ACROSS ROOFS. THEY'RE HIDING UNDER CARS AND GROWLING AT DOGS.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCHERS TEAMED UP WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO PUT CRITTER CAMS ON 60 PET CATS. GOTTA LOVE THOSE WHISKERS. THE VIDEO WAS EYE OPENING FOR THE OWNER OF BOOKER T.

"I knew Booker T's favorite place to go was down in the storm sewer. Now I know what storm sewer looks like."

AND WHEN BOOKER T STOPPED FOR A DRINK YOU COULD ALMOST TASTE IT. THEN THERE WAS THE CAT THAT STUMBLED ON A TREE STUMP FULL OF CHEX MIX TO CHEW ON. BUT THE MOST POPULAR PREY FOR CATS IN THE STUDY.LIZARDS. THAT'S A LIZARD IN HIS MOUTH. TURNS OUT THERE WAS A LOT OF BIRD WATCHING BUT LESS BIRD KILLING.

"BIRDS ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY 12 PERCENT OF THE CREATURES KILLED."

THE STUDY RESULTED IN CAT-CALLS RANGING FROM VIRTUAL KILLING MACHINES TO SECRET WORLD OF SLAUGHTER THOUGH ONLY 44 PERCENT OF CATS DID ANY HUNTING WHEN LEFT OUTSIDE.

"They brought home an average of two prey items per week."

THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T COUNT THE CAT THAT ATTACKED AN OPOSSUM THAT CAME TOO CLOSE TO THE CAT'S HOME.

CHIEF RESEARCHER KERRIE ANNE LORD SAID MOST CATS LEFT THEIR PREY AFTER THEY KILLED IT.

"Rather than bring it home as a gift for the owners."

IT DOESN'T TAKE A KITTYCAM TO KNOW THAT CATS TURN UP IN WEIRD PLACES.

LIKE THE CEILING OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE IN COSTA RICA. BUT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PLACES THEY HANG OUT SEEMS TO BE UNDER CARS. ONE OF THE CATS GAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK A CLOSER LOOK THAN MOST MECHANICS WOULD.

"PERHAPS THE MOST EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING REVELATION FROM THE STUDY, SAY IT AIN'T SO, 4 OF THE CATS WERE FOUND TO BE LEADING DOUBLE LIVES, CHEATING ON THEIR OWNERS."

ARCHIE THE TABBY WAS CAUGHT ON KITTYCAM IN A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. THESE TWO TIMERS ARE GETTING.

"Not just food but also love and affection and a place to sleep during the day."

AS FOR THE OWNER.

"I feel like one of these women on talk show. My husband has two wives. My cat has two families."

FL RECORD PYTHON-2SHOT VO

THIS AFTERNOON THE UNIVERSITY HAS ITS HANDS ON A RECORD-BREAKING SNAKE.

CHECK IT OUT.

IT'S A 17-FEET, 7 INCHES LONG 164-POUND BURMESE PYTHON.

IT'S THE LONGEST RECORDED IN STATE HISTORY.

AND SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH 87 EGGS!

THE SNAKE IS NATIVE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

LOOKING AT THE NEXT HALF HOUR,

DOZENS OF FIRES BURN OUT WEST THIS AFTERNOON.

IN TWO MINUTES,

WE'LL TOUR THE HARDEST HIT AREAS, AS THE NATION'S WORST DROUGHT LINGERS ON.

AND THE WORLD REMEMBERS A PIONEER FOR WOMEN THIS AFTERNOON.

WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF LONG-TIME COSMO EDITOR, HELEN GURLEY BROWN.

TZ3 A) WILDFIRES OUT WEST-VO

TZ3 B) COSMO EDITOR-VO TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

OPEN-CLIP

WILDFIRES OUT WEST-2SHOT

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

AND I'M HEATHER TURCO.

THIS AFTERNOON - WE TAKE YOU OUT WEST - WHERE WILDFIRES BURN ACROSS SEVERAL STATES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN FIVE STATES.

WILDFIRES OUT WEST-TRX PKG

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RAGING BLAZE. MORE THAN 60 UNCONTAINED FIRES OREGON, NEVADA, UTAH ON FIRE.

SPREADING ACROSS 20 THOUSAND ACRESWITH NO END IN SIGHT.

OVER 40 HOMES WERE DESTROYED IN PARTS OF WASHINGTON STATE WEST OF SEATTLE.

A 20 YEAR OLD FIREFIGHTER, ANNE VESETH WAS KILLED AS SHE BATTLED A FIRE IN

IDAHO.

NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO, ONE OF THE LARGEST FIRES. THE FIRE NOW COVERS 6,000

ACRES. 500 HOMES WERE EVACUATED, TANKERS AND HELICOPTERS

ARE RUSHING IN TO HELP.

AT JOSHUA TREE, HIGHWAYS AND TRAILS SHUT DOWN. OVER 300 ACRES HAVE BURNED.

HERE'S PART OF THE PROBLEM, TEMPERATURES HAVE SOARED TO RECORD HIGHS, UP TO

117 DEGREES IN CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S BEEN BERY DRY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE

PRODUCING WHAT'S CALLED DRY LIGHTNING, SPARKING THE FIRES.

THIS ACTON, CALIFORNIA MAN WAS STANDING ON HIS PORCH WHEN THIS BOLT CAME TOO

CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

William McNeil - I felt my hair lift up on my arms and felt this tingle on

CHAD JOHNSON LATEST-VO

GINGER ZEE REPORTING.

NOW TO THE LATEST ON CHAD JOHNSON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OCHO CINCO.

WE'RE NOW GETTING WORD, THE NFL STAR AND HIS NEW WIFE EVELYN LOZADA WILL NO LONGER HAVE A REALITY SHOW.

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

JOHNSON WAS RELEASED SUNDAY ON 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS BOND.

CHAD JOHNSON 911-SOT OC

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.

THE DOLPHINS SAY THE DECISION WASN'T BASED ON ANY SINGLE INCIDENT,

POPES BUTLER STANDS TRIAL-VO

TURNING OVERSEAS TO THE VATICAN THIS AFTERNOON,

THE FORMER BUTLER OF POPE BENEDICT WILL STAND TRIAL.

HERE'S VIDEO OF THE POPE.

HIS FORMER BUTLER IS ACCUSED OF LEAKING SECRET VATICAN DOCUMENTS.

WAS WAS ARRESTED IN MAY.

CAPE RV PARK-VOWIPE

IN CAPE CORAL,

PLANS FOR A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR R-V RESORT COULD TAKE LONGER THIS AFTERNOON.

COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT A LAND PERMIT FOR THE RESORT LAST NIGHT.

BUT COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO MAKE REGULATION EXCEPTIONS.

CAPE RV PARK-SOTVO

THE PROJECT COULD TURN BURNT STORE ROAD INTO A VACATION DESINATION.

COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO VOTE NEXT MONDAY ON THE LAND-USE ISSUE.

TICE CHINESE PROGRAM-VO

ONE TOO MANY PROJECTS FOR TICE ELEMENTARY THIS AFTERNOON - IS CAUSING A DELAY.

A NEW CHINESE PROGRAM WILL NOW HAVE TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR.

THE SCHOOL IS UNDERGOING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION.

A NEW DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM IS ALSO PLANNED.

HOWEVER, WITH ALL THE CHANGES IN PLACE NOW,

NFM PURE BREED NO KILL SHELTER-VO

TODAY'S A GREAT DAY TO ADOPT A DOG IN LEE COUNTY!

11 PURE-BRED DOGS RESCUED FROM CHICAGO NEED A NEW HOME.

THE AVERAGE ADOPTION FEE IS 300 DOLLARS.

EACH DOG COMES WITH A 250 DOLLAR VOUCHER FOR PET SMART, FOOD, A TRAINING SESSION AND VACCINATIONS.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED CONTACT 'FOREVER PETS'.

CLOTHING BINS-VOWIPE

YOU KNOW THE DROP-OFF BINS YOU SEE IN PARKING LOTS?

A HEADS UP THIS AFTERNOON,

NOT ALL OF ITEMS GO TO NON-PROFIT CHARITIES.

WE FOUND ONE IN ESTERO.

CHARTER RECYCLING CORPORATION OWNS IT.

YOU SEE THEIR MESSAGE 'DON'T THROW THE WORLD AWAY'.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, IT'S ACTUALLY A *FOR-PROFIT* ORGANIZATION.

CLOTHING BINS-SOTVO

KIRSTEN O' DONNELL, GOODWILL: We see a lot of them that are white with red lettering and I think people associate that with the red cross but they aren't red cross bins they're looking at

IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE YOUR ITEMS ARE GOING,

COSMO EDITOR DIES-OC

REMEMBERING A TRUE PIONEER THIS AFTERNOON.

HELEN GURLEY BROWN, THE ICONIC EDITOR OF COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 90.

SHE INSPIRED MILLIONS OF WOMEN TO DREAM DIFFERENTLY.

COSMO EDITOR DIES-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS SEX IN THE CITY CARRIE TYPING AWAY TALKING TO HERSELF

Long before Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw.Helen Gurley Brown wrote

Sex and the Single Girl.

The year 1962. A best seller.with a radical message at the time.young

women should enjoy work and sex.

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HELEN GURLEY BROWN Single girls were not supposed to have any sort of sex

life that was not the case of course,

they always have and they always will.But it was sort of sub-rosa

underground.

Three years later, Brown and that philosophy would take

over Cosmo.

She is famously quoted for saying "good girls go to heaven, bad girls go

everywhere else"

and humorously credited with separating more young women from their

virginity than anyone else in the world.

HELEN GURLEY BROWN Sex is one of the three best things there is in my

opinion. I don't know what are the other two.

As the Grand Dame at Cosmo for more than three decadesshe offered advice on

how to snag men and success.

drawing criticism from both feminist and conservatives.

NATS She says one way to spend a Saturday night alone is to put on some

records and dance naked for a couple of hours.

What's so outrageous about that? Helen!! They're going to send you to the

funny farm!!

KATE WHITE/EDITOR IN CHIEF COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE I think Helen's message was

live the life you want. Make the choices you want.

Don't let other people choose for you. If part of the choice you want is

babies and a husband and maybe you want to take time off from your work

thats fine.

And even after Brown was ousted as Editor in Chief. colleagues say she

would come into her pink corner office almost every day.

COLLIER REEF CLEANUP-VOWIPE

ONE OF COLLIER COUNTY'S MOST POPULAR FISHING SPOTS GETS A MAKEOVER!

IT'S THE ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL REEF CLEAN-UP AT SANTA LUCIA REEF.

HERE'S VIDEO FROM A PAST REEF CLEAN-UP.

SANTA LUCIA'S PRIME LOCATION MAKES IT ONE OF THE COUNTY'S MOST HEAVILY FISHED ARTIFICAL REEFS.

COLLIER REEF CLEANUP-SOTVO

"one of the biggest issues is entanglement in marine life and marine life can get up in the nets, fishing lines ingested, they can get entangled, entrapped and therefore they can get injured or worse. But it also poses a threat to fishermen if they get their line caught up or even divers that can also get entangled as well."

GABBY AND FIRST LADY ON LENO-2SHOT SOTVO

IT'S A BIG NIGHT ON LENO.

AND WE'VE GOT A PREVIEW.

THE FIRST LADY AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST GYMNAST GABBY DOUGLAS SHARE A FUNNY MOMENT.

-CLIP WITH GABBY DOUGLAS--

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 FOUR-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW,

LISTEN UP IF YOU OWN A HONDA.

IT COULD BE A PRIME TARGET FOR THIEVES.

And this key will probably start any Honda in this yard

IN THREE MINUTES,

WHAT MAKES THE ACCORD SO EASY TO STEAL - AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU PAY FOR THIS HIGH RISE WITH 360 DEGREE VIEWS?

IT'S A RECORD LISTING IN THE BIG APPLE THIS AFTERNOON.

TZ4 A) HONDAS EASY TO STEAL-SOTVO

TZ4 B) PRICEY NY APARTMENT-VO

HONDAS EASY TO STEAL-VO IN PLASMA

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND EASY-TO-FIND CARS IN THE U-S.

THE HONDA ACCORD.

TURNS OUT IT'S ALSO EXTREMELY EASY TO STEAL!

HONDAS EASY TO STEAL-PKG

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"That's it."

SERGEANT STEVE WITTE SHOWED US JUST HOW SIMPLE IT IS, TO STEAL THIS HONDA ACCORD.

"This is a typical Honda key. And this key will probably start any Honda in this yard."

. And any Honda built before 2004.

Sgt. Witte says thieves don't need a special key, or special tools, to steal those cars.

"And because they're so easy to steal, that's what everyone targets."

IRONICALLY, IT'S HONDA'S QUALITY THAT MAKES THEIR OLDER MODEL CARS SUCH AN EASY TARGET.

THEY LAST SO LONG, AND GET DRIVEN SO MUCH, THAT THE KEY, AND THE TUMBLERS INSIDE THE IGNITION, ARE WORN DOWN, AND LOSE THEIR DISTINCTIVE SHAPE.

"Key becomes worn, ignition becomes worn, you can pretty much take any Honda key and walk to any Honda and start that vehicle."

WITTE SAYS ANY PRE-2005 HONDA IS AN ESPECIALLY EASY TARGET, IF THE DOORS AREN'T LOCKED.

BUT THIEVES CAN OFTEN USE THAT SAME WORN DOWN KEY TO OPEN A LOCKED DOOR.

AND THESE CARS ARE A TARGET, FOR OTHER REASON: ACCORDS, CIVICS AND OTHER HONDAS ARE SO POPULAR, THERE'S A VERY LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET FOR THEIR PARTS, ESPECIALLY THEIR ENGINES.

"Buy a Club. Gotta buy a Club."

SGT WITTE SAYS SAYS THIS POPULAR ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, WHICH LOCKS YOUR STEERING WHEEL, REALLY WORKS.

BECAUSE EVEN IF CROOK STARTS THE ENGINE, HE CAN'T MOVE THE CAR, UNLESS HE SAWS OFF THE CLUB, OR PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

"Any visual deterrent is a good deterrent."

YOU CAN ALSO INSTALL YOUR OWN SECURITY SYSTEM.

HONDAS EASY TO STEAL-OC

MARI PAYTON REPORTING.

HONDA FIXED THIS PROBLEM, IN 2005.

DETROIT FLOODING-VO

IT'S A SOGGY SITUATION IN DETROIT TODAY,

FOLLOWING A WATER-LOGGED COMMUTE FOR DRIVERS THIS MORNING.

CHECK IT OUT.

HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT FLOODS THE INTERSTATE.

SOME PARTS GOT ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER!

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, A WATER PUMP BY THE INTERSTATE FAILED.

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.

SNORING TODDLERS-CLIP VO

THANKS JIM.

A SNORING TODDLER COULD MEAN ANOTHER ISSUE.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS BREATHING PROBLEMS EARLY IN LIFE COULD BE A SIGN OF HYPERACTIVITY, OR EVEN DEPRESSION.

KIDS AGES TWO AND THREE WHO SNORED LOUDLY AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK HAD MORE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS THAN KIDS WHO DIDN'T SNORE.

OBESITY RATES-VO

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS 30 PERCENT OF AMERICA IS OBESE.

26 PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN FLORIDA ARE OVERWEIGHT.

EXPERTS SAY IT COSTS 150 *BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO FIGHT THE DISEASE.

DOCTORS POINT TO INCREASED CALORIC INTAKE,

BODY SHAPER RISKS-OC

BODY SHAPERS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU LOOK SLIMMER.

IN FACT, SOME CELEBRITIES ADMIT TO WEARING MULTIPLE PAIRS AT ONCE.

DOCTORS SAY THAT'S NOT SAFE, AND CAN EVEN BE LIFE THREATENING.

BODY SHAPER RISKS-PKG

BODY SHAPERS ARE NOT JUST FOR CELEBRITIES ANY MORE. IT'S A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY THAT WOMEN SAY IS HELPING THEM LOOK AND FEEL THEIR BEST. NOT JUST FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN, BUT EVERY DAY.

PROBLEM IS. WEAR A PAIR THAT'S TOO TIGHT OR EVEN MULTIPLE BODY SHAPERS AND THAT CAN LEAD TO SOME MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS.

DR. FARZANEH SABI IS AN O-B-G-Y-N AT KAISER PERMANENTE.

"A little bit of something is great, but sometimes when you over do it, you can actually cause harm, and 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."

OTHER COMPLICATIONS CAN INCLUDE NERVE DAMAGE AND BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.

BODY SHAPER RISKS-OC

DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

AIR FORCE HYPERSONIC JET-VO

IMAGINE FLYING FROM NEW YORK CITY TO LONDON IN ABOUT AN HOUR!

WE'RE GETTING A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE TODAY.

THE AIRFORCE IS TESTING WHAT'S CALLED A 'HYPERSONIC' JET,

IT CAN MOVE AT 4-THOUSAND MILES PER HOUR!

THE TEST IS OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.

NEW PHONE PRICES-VO

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO BUY AN I-PHONE.

BECAUSE RETAILERS ARE DROPPING PRICES!

IT'S A MOVE THAT COULD SIGNAL THE I-PHONE 5 IS ON ITS WAY.

RIGHT NOW - TARGET OFFERS A 16 GIG 4-S VERSION FOR 179 DOLLARS WITH A CONTRACT.

BEST BUY'S NEW PRICE FOR THE 8 GIG I-PHONE 4, IS ALMOST 50 BUCKS.

100 MILLION DOLLAR NY APARTMENT-VO

IT'S TIME TO PONY UP FOR A LUXURY HIGH RISE APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.

HERE'S WHAT YOU GET FOR 100-MILLION DOLLARS - THE MOST EXPENSIVE LISTING TO DATE IN THE BIG APPLE.

SIX BEDROOMS, NINE BATHROOMS, A DINING ROOM FOR 30 PEOPLE.

OF COURSE AN ELEVATOR CONNECTS ALL THREE FLOORS.

BALCONIES LET YOU LOOK AT *EVERY VIEW OF THE CITY.

FDNY 2013 CALENDAR-2SHOT VOWIPE

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE 2013 NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS CALENDAR IS OUT.

IN THE CALENDAR - THE MEN TAKE OFF THEIR SHIRTS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

EACH MONTH SHOWS A FIREMAN IN FRONT OF A BIG APPLE LANDMARK.

THE CALENDARS COST 15-95.

FIVE SIBLINGS ONE WEDDING-NATS VOTOPS

nats of cheers

FIVE SIBLINGS. FIVE WEDDINGS. ONE DAY!

ALL FIVE SISTERS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED WITHIN A TWO MONTH SPAN.

THE BEST SOLUTION?

HAVE ONE BIG WEDDING!

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

EYE DROPS ARE MEANT TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE RED OUT OF THEIR EYES.

BUT ONE WOMAN TURNED THEM INTO A WEAPON AGAINST HER BOYFRIEND.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT SHE WANTED IN RETURN FOR THE POISONING.

PLUS - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR HEART LATELY?

HOW TO SATISFY YOUR HEART'S DESIRE WITH A HEALTHY DIET.

AND - IT'S GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE TO ACCESS YOUR OWN MONEY.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY FEES ARE PILING UP AT BANK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

STAY WITH US.

A) eye drop poison-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) health matters heart health-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) bank & atm fees-VOTOPS TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

TS 1) PRIMARY ELECTION DAY-TRXVO TOPS

IT'S PRIMARY ELECTION DAY HERE IN FLORIDA.

A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION FOR VOTERS THIS MORNING BECAUSE LEE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED NEARLY 50 PRECINCTS.

SO EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN GOING TO THE SAME LOCATION TO VOTE FOR YEARS, MAKE SURE YOU DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

TS 2) CHRISTIE RNC-VOTOPS

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

IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE SPEAKING SLOTS DURING CONVENTION WEEK.

AT ONE POINT - THERE WAS SPECULATION CHRISTIE MIGHT JOIN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

TS 3) MELISSA BAILEY TRIAL-VOTOPS

IT'S DAY TWO IN THE TRIAL OF A WOMAN ACCUSED OF COMMITTING SEVERAL SEX CRIMES AGAINST HER DAUGHER.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

MELISSA BAILEY FACES SIX FELONIES.

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

TS 4) FT HOOD-SSTOPS

A MILITARY JUDGE CONSIDERS WHETHER TO DELAY THE TRIAL OF NIDAL HASAN.

THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST IS CHARGED IN THE DEADLY FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

HIS COURT-MARTIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION.

BUT HASAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY THEY NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH RECORDS.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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