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BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

DEPUTY CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-VOTOPS 2SHOT

BREAKING AT NOON IN LEE COUNTY.

-A DEPUTY CHASE AND SHOOTING NEAR GATEWAY SCHOOL-

IT ALL STARTED AT TREELINE AND DANILES THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY ATTEMPTED TO PULL A MAN OVER FOR DRIVING A STOLEN CAR,

DEPUTY CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

DEPUTY CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-VO

DEPUTY CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-SOT

DEPUTY CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

FIRST WEATHER TOSS-TRX RADAR TOPS

NBC2 TRACKING RAIN AT NOON.

SOME SHOWERS DOTTING RADAR AROUND THE INLAND AREA.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

FL UNEMPLOYMENT-TRX OC

THANKS TYLER.

NEW NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON ON FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT.

THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS A MIXED BAG FOR JULY.

THE STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPED TWO TENTHS OF A POINT,

TO 8 POINT 8 PERCENT.

BUT A POSITIVE NOTE,

GOV SCOTT REAX-2 CG

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT REACTS TO THESE NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON.

LEE CO JOBS OUTLOOK-CG

LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS SAY THEY'RE LOSING CONFIDENCE IN LEE COUNTY'S ECONOMY.

A NEW SURVEY SHOWS 61 PERCENT EXPECT THE ECONOMY TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

36 PERCENT OF EXECUTIVES HIRED MORE WORKER OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHILE 13 PERCENT CUT BACK ON WORKERS.

WILLARD FIRE LEIGH LIVE-TRX VOTOPSWIPE

AN OVERNIGHT FIRE GUTS A FORT MYERS APARTMENT BUILDING.

IT'S CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS FOR A CHURCH RIGHT NEXT DOOR THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON WILLARD ROAD.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

BUT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE ZION HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

NBC2 'S LEIGH DANA IS ON THE SCENE NOW.

WILLARD FIRE LEIGH LIVE-animated map FLY

WILLARD FIRE LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED JUST THE APARTMENT BUILDING.

HALF OF IT IS GUTTED YOU CAN SEE ITS BARELY STANDING.

RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS A CHURCH -

AND THE HEAT FROM THE FLAMES CAUSED PART OF THE CHURCH VAN TO MELT.

WILLARD FIRE LEIGH LIVE-PKG

Nat - 16:03

" That fire was so big! "

An overnight fire at this Willard road apartment building leaves Harold bunker out of a job.

The handyman's tools he kept inside -- including 2 lawn mowers are now a pile of ashes.

Sound- Harold bunker neighbor

14:45 I feel bad about losing it all. it's the only thing I got to support my wife.

No one was living in the fort myers apartment building when it caught fire around 11:3o thursday night.

Neighbors tell us the owner was repairing it.

57:03 thank g-d it's no worse than it is.

The sight of fire trucks startled neighbor - Ned sings.

Thinking the church he belongs to next door was in danger.

53:35

Very close to the church

Soot from the fire landed on the roof of Zion hope missionary baptist church.

heat from the flames caused part of the church's van to melt.

It drives children to Sunday school.

Sound - Ned sings - 54:50

The Van is quite a vital

Part of the church.

Nat sound- fire fighters

Meantime - firefighters are thankful no one was injured putting out the fire.

Downed wires slowed their response time.

Sound- capt Chris bevan fort myers fire dept - 840

WILLARD FIRE LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

THE FORT MYERS FIRE DEPT IS USING THIS FIRE TO LEARN FROM IN CASE OF FUTURE FIRES.

THEY WERE OUT HERE FOR ABOUT 4O MINUTES STUDYING HOW LAST NIGHTS CREW PUT IT OUT- FIRE FIGHTERS TELL ME THEY DON'T USUALLY RESPOND TO A LOT OF BIG FIRES LIKE THIS ONE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A CAUSE.

AFGHANISTAN SHOOTINGS-VO

MORE DEADLY VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN THIS AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER TERRORIST DRESSED AS AN AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER KILLS TWO AMERICAN TROOPS.

TODAY'S KILLING IS THE SIXTH SIMILAR INCIDENT IN TWO WEEKS.

NATO SAYS THE ATTACKER WAS A MEMBER OF THE AFGHAN LOCAL POLICE.

IRAQ AFTERMATH-VO

MEANWHILE IN IRAQ,

A STRING OF ATTACKS THIS WEEK LEAVES 93 PEOPLE DEAD THIS WEEK.

YESTERDAY'S ATTACKS ALONE MADE IT THE COUNTRY'S DEADLIEST DAY IN MORE THAN THREE WEEKS.

MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE THE START OF AUGUST.

LEHIGH BARRICADE SITUATION-SS VO

IN LEHIGH ACRES THIS AFTERNOON,

A SUSPECTED MURDERER REMAINS AT LARGE.

POLICE WANT TO KNOW WHERE THIS MAN IS,

FELIPE TORRE-ALBA.

DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.

LAST NIGHT AUTHORITIES SURROUNDED A HOUSE ON MEADOW ROAD.

THEY THOUGHT TORRE-ALBA BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE.

ASSANGE TODAY-VO

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE REMAINS HOLED UP IN THE ECUADOR EMBASSY IN LONDON THIS AFTERNOON.

ECUADOR GRANTED HIM POLITICAL ASYLUM - BUT AGAIN - HE'S NOT IN ECUADOR - AND BRITAIN'S GOVERNMENT SAYS WHEN HE LEAVES THE EMBASSY - THEY WILL ARREST HIM, AND EXTRADITE ASSANGE TO SWEDEN.

ASSANGE IS ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES. INCLUDING RAPE IN THE COUNTRY.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

POLITICS TODAY-OC

TALKING POLITICS,

MITT ROMNEY IS OFFERING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT HIS TAX RETURNS.

THIS, AS HIS NEW RUNNING MATE ADJUSTS TO LIFE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

POLITICS TODAY-PKG

MITT ROMNEY GOT A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM PERSISTENT QUESTIONING ABOUT HIS TAXES. THANKS IN LARGE PART TO HIS PICK OF PAUL RYAN AS HIS V-P RUNNING MATE.

BUT THURSDAY. THE THORNY ISSUE NIPPED AT HIM ONCE MORE. PROMPTING THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR TO AGAIN RESPOND TO ACCUSATIONS HE'S WITHHOLDING THE RELEASE OF MORE TAX RETURNS BECAUSE HE PAID LITTLE OR NO TAXES OVER THE PAST DECADE.

I did go back and look at my taxes and over the past 10 years I never paid less than 13 percent. I think the most recent year is 13.6 or something like that. So I paid taxes every single year.

IT'S THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL DISTRACTION FOR THE CAMPAIGN AWAY FROM RYAN'S MUCH-DISCUSSED DEBUT ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. A WEEK FILLED WITH A LIFE-CHANGING ANNOUNCEMENT LAST SATURDAY.

. A SUNDAY HOMECOMING IN WISCONSIN.

"It is good to be home!"

. THIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A PROTESTER COME MONDAY.

. AND A CHALLENGE THURSDAY FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA TO BRING THE FIGHT ON MEDICARE. A CENTRAL ATTACK POINT OF RYAN'S CONTROVERSIAL BUDGET PLAN.

You think raiding Medicare to pay for Obamacare is an achievement? Crowd: Noooooo! Neither do I.

PAUL'S APPOINTMENT AS ROMNEY'S NUMBER-2 HAS BEEN MET WITH CHEERS FROM THE RIGHT.

. AND BOTH CHEERS AND JEERS FROM THE LEFT. WHICH VIEWS HIM AS A HITTABLE TARGET.

So far the challenge has been that Romney's campaign seems to wants to embrace Ryan for his boldness, and the fact that conservatives like him, but they don't seem eager to actually embrace the details of the policies he's advocating.

REPUBLICANS HAVE ESSENTIALLY ADOPTED RYAN'S SO-CALLED "ROADMAP FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE". INCLUDING TRANSFORMING MEDICARE BY INCORPORATING A VOUCHER SYSTEM.

AND SOME ANALYSTS SAY WINNING *THAT* BATTLE. ABOVE EVEN THE ECONOMY. COULD DETERMINE WHETHER ROMNEY-RYAN IS ULTIMATELY A SUCCESS STORY.

RNC COMPLETE SECURITY-VOWIPE

IN JUST ABOUT A WEEK,

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION GETS UNDERWAY IN TAMPA.

AND THE CITY'S READY.

THE CITY SPENT TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS ON A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.

CREWS ALSO CLEANED UP BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, THE ROAD ALONG THE BAY.

RNC COMPLETE SECURITY-SOTVO

"this will pay dividends for decades. this is not for the rnc as i said

the other night as we lit those bridges, this is for us forever. we are a

different place, we are a different city, we have a brighter future.

THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE ALSO HEADED TO TAMPA TO HELP WITH SECURITY.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

STOCKS OPEN HIGHER AFTER A POSITIVE RESULT FROM BIG-NAME RETAILER GAP INCORPORATED.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

FORGET SUV'S - A NEW SURVEY SHOWS MORE PEOPLE ARE OPTING THE GOOD OLE' MINIVAN - FIND OUT WHY THEY'RE MAKING A COMEBACK.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VO BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) MINIVAN COMEBACK

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

KNOWING ABOUT MONEY YOUNGER-VO

TURNS OUT BAD HABITS START EARLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY.

A NEW SURVEY FINDS 75 PERCENT OF ADULTS WISH THEY WERE MORE EDUCATED ABOUT FINANCES WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN.

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRICES ARE UNCHANGED FROM OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-63 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-65 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-72.

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.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

MINIVAN COMEBACK-VO IN PLASMA

IF YOU DO A LITTLE CAR SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND,

DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THE SALESPERSON STEERS YOU TOWARD A PARTICULAR TYPE VEHICLE.

MINIVAN COMEBACK-PKG

A FEW DECADES AGO, THEY WERE KNOWN JOKINGLY AS THE "MOM MOBILE".

THEN THEY LOST A POPULARITY CONTEST WITH SUV'S.

BUT.NOW. THE MINIVAN'S MAKING A COMEBACK.

"Correct ! And the most popular minivan models are growing about 24% overall"

"The technology nowadays with the doors that open on the side automatically, great for carpools, great for bags full of groceries, that kind of thing. You can put everybody in.they don't have to touch each other"

ANALYSTS SAY THEY'RE NOT ONLY MORE FUEL EFFICIENT.BUT OFFER A LOWER STICKER PRICE. AND ARE MORE PRACTICAL.

"Comfort and the ability to carry the entire family and the capacity, combined with reasonable fuel economy is the real attraction here"

FORD AND G-M STOPPED MAKING MINIVANS.BUT CHRYSLER, TOYOTA, NISSAN AND HONDA STILL DO. BECAUSE, OFTEN, MINIVANS ARE CHEAPER TO OPERATE.

"In that category, the minivan does quite well"

PLUS, A SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR ALSO FOUND MINIVANS HAVE SOME OF THE LOWEST INSURANCE RATES.

PARKING METER SPARE MINUTES-VOWIPE

FORGET ABOUT FREE TIME AT PARKING METERS IN CONNECTICUT.

NEW HAVEN IS INSTALLING SENSORS THAT WIPE OUT THOSE EXTRA MINUTES.

THE CITY SAYS THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL JUDGE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PARKING,

AND HOW LONG THEY STAY.

THE SENSORS KNOW WHEN A CAR LEAVES A SPOT, AND RESETS THE METER.

PARKING METER SPARE MINUTES-SOTVO

"Finding a little bit of time on a meter is just one of those fortuitous events that makes a good day."

--BUTT TO SOT--

"I don't know why they're trying to squeeze people. That's really it. They don't do that in New York. I know that much."

CLUMSY WITH IPHONE-VO

JUST HOW CLUMSY ARE YOU WITH YOUR iPHONE?

DON'T BLAME YOURSELF - INSTEAD - BLAME IT ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT AMERICA'S MOST CLUMSIEST STATE WITH THEIR iPHONES IS MISSISSIPPI.

IT'S BASED ON EVERYDAY CONSUMER iPHONE BREAKS AND DAMAGES.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

IT'S ANOTHER CHANCE FOR YOU TO HELP PUT FUGITIVES IN JAIL, AND GET SOME MONEY.

HERE'S THE ROUNDUP THIS WEEK.

IN THREE MINUTES TRISH ROUTTE TELLS US WHY THEY'RE WANTED.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-3 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO HELP POLICE AND EARN SOME MONEY IN THE PROCESS!

IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF FUGITIVE FRIDAY,

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-5 SS

We're starting off our list with a man accused of abducting his own grandson, keeping the 12 year old from his mother for an extended amount of time before finally returning the boy, but then fleeing from the law. Last fall, a warrant was issued for the arrest of 58 year old Donald Byrd for obstruction of custody and child stealing after the on-going dispute with his daughter. Deputies say Byrd, who had worked as a teacher in Collier County for 25 years, withheld the boy from his mother, despite court orders to return the child. But once mother and son were reunited, grandpa went on the lamb. Knowing that he was facing jail time for his actions, Byrd grabbed his belongings and went into hiding. When deputies went to his Collier home, they found it cleared of clothing and all belongings other than major appliances. Although Byrd did have strong connections in Collier County, there's a good chance he'd fled the area. But deputies are willing to go wherever it takes to bring Byrd into custody and ensure that he gets his day in court.

And in Lee County, deputies are on the hunt for a man with who simply can't take "no" for an answer, violating five separate restraining orders and now wanted for violating his probation following an arrest for aggravated stalking. 26 year old Raymond DeJesus is no stranger to a life of crime, with a laundry list of arrests on his rap sheet, starting with felony charges of burglary and grand theft at the age of just 14. Since then, he's been jailed for battery, shoplifting, resisting arrest and several charges of domestic violence. In his most recent episode, DeJesus was found hiding in the backyard of the victim's home, after leaving numerous violent messages and texts, as well as physically damaging the woman's house. When she spotted DeJesus in her yard, she immediately called 9-1-1, at which point DeJesus fled on a bicycle and went into hiding. This Fort Myers fugitive was last known to be living in the Dunbar area, and is known to have gang affiliations. He has several tattoos, including a tear drop on his face, the Puerto Rican flag on his left arm and the ever popular "Only God can judge me" phrase on his right arm.

Also trying to lay low this Friday afternoon is Kenny Lee Rice, a long time and well versed con man, currently wanted on a growing list of charges, all related to the passing of bad checks throughout Southwest Florida. Detectives say Rice has been writing checks for very large amounts, mostly to automotive businesses to the tune of thousands of dollars. It's believed he's then trading the fraudulently purchased items for drugs, which has been his MO for years. Thus far, Rice has been arrested 35 times in Lee County, and during one arrest alone, he was charged with 62 separate counts of fraud and theft. A few years back, he even scammed a small family day care, using their credit card number to go on a $6,000 shopping spree for himself and a friend. Rice is a registered convicted felon, who could be in the North Fort Myers or Punta Gorda area. Upon his arrest, he will be held without bond.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

U-S CUSTOMS GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF HIGH FASHION CRIME.

THOUSANDS OF FAKE RED-BOTTOM SHOES.

This is the first time that we've actually seized this type of shoes with the red soles. We have not seen them before

THIS AFTERNOON - WE LOOK AT HOW THE COUNTERFEIT PUMPS ACTUALLY AFFECT SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS - YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

BUT FIRST WE HEAD OUT WEST AS FIRES CONTINE TO SPREAD.

IT'S AMAZING HOW SOME HOMES SURVIVE THE FLAMES,

PLUS THE LATEST ON DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

TZ3 A) FAKE SHOES-SOTVO

TZ3 B) WILDFIRES LATEST-VO TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER TOSS-TRX RADAR TOPS

TRACKING RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AT NOON.

LOOKING LIVE AT OUR NBC2 FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

WILDFIRES LATEST-2SHOT

RELENTLESS HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TO FUEL THE FIRES OUT WEST THIS AFTERNOON.

THIRTEEN STATES, FROM CALIFORNIA TO MISSISSIPPI ARE FIGHTING THE FLAMES.

WILDFIRES LATEST-TRX PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF CALIFORNIA.BURNING. AT LEAST 70 WILDFIRES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARE RAVAGING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES AND CHASING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES.

CALIFORNIA HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF FIRES.WITH 13.

MORE THAN 9,000 LOCAL AND FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS THERE ARE BATTLING FLAMES FROM SAN DIEGO TO SAN BERNADINO.AND UP TO LAKE COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF NAPA.

We've been dealing with temperatures well over 100 for almost a week. This is on top of fuel condItions that are very, very dry.

IN CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON.EAST OF SEATTLE.AT LEAST 60 HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND 900 PEOPLE EVACUATED AS THE FLAMES ARE ENCOURAGED BY WEDNESDAY'S WINDS. BUT THOSE HAVE SUBSIDED.AND THE NEW PROBLEM IS HEAT. SEARING TEMPERATURES WILL SAP THE AREA OF HUMIDITY.CREATING A VIRTUAL OVEN FOR FOLKS HOPING TO CONTAIN THE FLAMES.

ELAINE WISE LOST MANY OF THE ANIMALS ON HER FARM.

The home, that's gone, and I can get another home. but they had to have suffered all of them.

THE FIRE IN CLE ELUM IS NOW 25 PERCENT CONTAINED.BUT FOR HOW LONG? THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS EXPECTING UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER.WITH HIGHS NEAR 100 DEGREES.

We are holding our own at the very least, I feel we're getting some large parts of the fire contained but we still have some very difficult terrain and fire behavior conditions ahead of us.

TAYLOR BRIDGE MIRCALE HOME-OC

A FEW MIRACLES IN WASHINGTON STATE THIS AFTERNOON.

A RAGING WILDFIRE DESTROYS SOME HOMES, WHILE LEAVING OTHERS UNTOUCHED.

TAYLOR BRIDGE MIRCALE HOME-PKG

"The worst i felt is when i was down on the highway watching the flames. that's when it impacted me i knew it was it.

EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN THE SKIES WERE STILL DARK -- DOUG DEROOY HAD THE SAME VIEW OUR CAMERA HAD AS FIRE DEVOURED THE HILLSIDE AROUND HIS HOME.

HIS SISTER CALLED HIM TO OFFER HER CONDOLENCES.

"I had to call her back this morning and say I'm calling from my house and it's still here, ya, she was flabbergasted.

"I couldn't believe, from one end of the ridge to the other it was all fire and it was working it's way down.

DOWN THE ROAD PATTY HOLMES' VACATION HOUSE IS ALSO STILL STANDING. THE CHARRED LAND NEARBY A STARK REMINDER TO HOW CLOSE THEY CAME TO LOSING IT.

"And I thought it's gone. but you know what? god gave it to us and we've enjoyed it so much, and what i was so concerned about was the neighbors that live here and their home."

NO SUCH LUCK FOR THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS. THEIR HOME ONE OF AT LEAST 60 DESTROYED SO FAR IN THE TAYLOR BRIDGE FIRE.

S/ Elisa Hahn / Reporting 1:07 - 1:17

"This is how selective the fire was. this car made it. but over here this one didn't. then take a look at this, the fire was so hot that it melted the rim off the wheel of the car and it's still warm to the touch.

EVACUATED RESIDENTS OF THE SUNLIGHT WATER DEVELOPMENT ANXIOUSLY WATCHED AS THE FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR HOMES UNFOLDS.

"When that smoke goes from white to black you know it's hitting structure."

BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA IF THE STRUCTURE IS THERES.

AROUND THE CLOCK -- THE FIREFIGHTERS KEEP WORKING TO SAVE LIVES AND SAVE HOMES.

AND WHILE DOZENS ARE LOST -- MANY MORE ARE SAVED

DROUGHT LATEST-TRX VOTOPS WIPE

ELISA HAHN REPORTING.

MEANWHILE A NEW REPORT SHOWS 61 PERCENT OF THE U-S FACES MODERATE OR WORSE DROUGHT CONDITIONS THIS WEEK.

MS RIVER SALT THREAT-VOTOPS

THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI UNDER ATTACK BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT.

PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA ARE UNDER A WATER ADVISORY,

BECAUSE SALT IS SEEPING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IT'S A DIRECT EFFECT ON EXTREMELY LOW WATER LEVELS.

OPTICAM SECURITY-VO

IT'S A MOVE TO KEEP DRIVERS AND EMERGENCY CREWS SAFE.

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS SPENDING MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A WIRELESS SYSTEM CALLED OPTI-CAM.

IT WORKS BY USING G-P-S,

TRAFFIC SIGNALS CAN SENSE APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND TURN THE LIGHT GREEN.

CITY LEADERS HOPE THAT WILL PREVENT EMERGENCY VEHICLES FROM HAVING TO SLOW DOWN.

FAKE SHOES-OC

A BIG GOVERNMENT BUST OVER LUXURY SHOES THIS AFTERNOON.

FEDS SEIZE MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND PAIRS OF COUNTERFEIT HIGH HEELS BY DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN.

FAKE SHOES-PKG

SCRIPT:

They adorn the feet of the rich, famous, and FABULOUSLY FASHIONABLE.

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costing as much as $6000 a pair

Nat SOT from Oprah

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Oprah swears by her Louboutins

NAT POP JLO MUSIC VIDEO

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and Jennifer Lopez sang an anthem about them

NATS JLO MUSIC VIDEO

I'M THROWING ON MY LOUBOUTINS

WATCH THESE RED BOTTOMS, AND THE BACK OF MY JEANS. WATCH ME GO, BYE BABY.

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but instead OF BEING SPOTTED ON CELEBRITIES,

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THURSDSAY, those TRADEMARK red soles were in the CLUTCHES of Customs and

Border Patrol authorities at a Los Angeles seaport

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THESE PUMPS, PLATFORMS AND STILETTOS -- they are ALL counterfeit Louboutins,

20,000 of them!

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That many PAIRS in actual Louboutin stores would cost upwards of $18 million

.

SOT customs agent:

This is the first time that we've actually seized this type of shoes with

the red soles. We have not seen them before

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Just as the girls on Sex and The City discovered, you can find a lot of fake

designer goods for a fraction of the price

SOT SEX AND THE CITY

C THAT'S LIKE $3000!

S OR $150 FAKE!

CARRIE NO!

C OMG IT LOOKS SO REAL!

S YOUD NEVER KNOW IT WASN'T REAL UNLESS YOU LOOKED INSIDE AT THE LINING

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In Los Angeles, the busiest port in the country, they intercept a

staggering 1,000 shipments of counterfeit goods every year.

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Illicit goods include everything from PERFUME TO ELECTRONICS TO CHILDREN'S

ITEMS, and it doesn't just cut in to manufacturers profits

SOT: TODD OWEN/CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL.

THERE'S ALSO A LOSS OF SALES TAXES THAT WOULD GO TO SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS

THAT ARE NOT BEING RECEIVED WHEN YOURE BUYING COUNTERFEITED GOODS.

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according to some estimates, counterfeit goods cost the us economy

more than 750,000 jobs and as much as $250 BILLION dollars annually

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So authorities say, you are better off making the same decision Carrie

Bradshaw did

NAT SOT SEX AND THE CITY

CARRIE: I'D RATHER WAIT FOR THE REAL THING THEN YOU KNOW ITS ONE OF A KIND

LOVE THAT DRESS-2SHOT VOWIPE

LADIES MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

'LOVE THAT DRESS' IS JUST WEEKS AWAY AND TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST!

ON AUGUST 29TH YOU CAN SHOP THE NIGHT AWAY ON DRESSES - THOUSANDS OF THEM.

IT'S ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE, SUPPORTING THE PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS IN FORT MYERS.

LOVE THAT DRESS-SOT 2 SS BNR

You can come with a group of girlfriends it's a ladies night out. You get bargain deals on some great dresses. And it all supports PACE Center for girls. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, so it's so important."

TICKETS ARE 25 DOLLARS.

THE EVENT TAKES PLACE AT TWO LOCATIONS THIS YEAR-

THE EMBASSY SUITES IN ESTERO AND THE WALDORF IN NAPLES.

WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

FANS OF WHITNEY HOUSTON WILL GET TO SEE HER PERFORM ONE LAST TIME.

IN THREE MINUTES,

HER NEW MOVIE 'SPARKLE' HITS THE BIG SCREEN TODAY.

WE LOOK AT THE LATE SINGER'S FINAL ROLE.

AND CAN SHE DO IT?

DIANA NYAD JUMPS IN THE WATER AGAIN,

TZ4 A) WHITNEY HOUSTON MOVIE-VO

TZ4 B) NYAD CUBA TO KEYS ATTEMPT-VO

WHITNEY HOUSTON MOVIE-SOTVO TOPS 2 SHOT

WHITNEY HOUSTON MOVIE-PKG

IT WAS WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FIRST ACTING ROLE IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS. SADLY, IT WOULD BE HER LAST.

THE 48 YEAR-OLD HOUSTON WRAPPED PRODUCTION ON THE FILM SHE HELPED PRODUCE JUST THREE MONTHS BEFORE HER DEATH LAST FEBRUARY.

HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A BATHTUB AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON THE EVE OF THE GRAMMY'S.

"SPARKLE" IS A REMAKE OF THE 1976 FILM OF THE SAME NAME.

HOUSTON PLAYED A MOTHER COMING TO TERMS WITH HER OWN BAD CHOICES AND GROWING TO ENCOURAGE HER DAUGHTERS' SINGING CAREERS.

DURING A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH THE TODAY SHOW. LEAD ACTRESS. JORDIN SPARKS. TALKED ABOUT THE MOVIE'S IMPACT ON HOUSTON'S FANS.

"This movie, what better gift for her to leave for all of her fans and everybody than this amazing performance that she does."

AND WHILE IT MAY NOT BREAK BOX OFFICE RECORDS. STUDIO EXECUTIVES ARE HOPING FOR A STRONG TURN OUT FOR HOUSTON'S SWAN SONG:

"From "The Bodyguard" to "Waiting to Exhale," Whitney has always had this core audience of African American women, and this is one way for those fans to pay their respects to her."

FANS THAT HAD BEEN WAITING TO SEE HOUSTON SHINE ON SCREEN IN SPARKLE. FOR HER FINAL CURTAIN CALL.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE EXPLOSION-NATS VO

IN THE BIG APPLE,

HOLLYWOOD BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

nats of explosion

CHECK IT OUT.

A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION SHOOK BROOKLYN,

THE STAGED STUNT IS FOR THE T-V SERIES "BOARDWALK EMPIRE."

IT'S ALSO A SIGN THAT T-V AND FILM PRODUCTION AROUND NEW YORK IS ON THE RISE.

OBAMAS FIRST KISS-VO

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST KISS?

TODAY THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY HAVE SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM.

A HUGE GRANITE BOLDER AND PLAQUE SITS IN CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON.

IT MARKS THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE FIRST LOCKED LIPS.

IT WAS 1989, IN FRONT OF A BASKIN-ROBBINS IN HYDE PARK.

NYAD CUBA TO KEYS ATTEMPT-2SHOT VO

THE FOURTH TRY COULD BE THE CHARM FOR SWIMMER DIANA NYAD!

THIS WEEKEND SHE'LL ATTEMPT TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO THE FLORIDA KEYS,

A FEAT WE'VE SEEN HER TRY BEFORE.

KAYAKERS WITH SHARK REPELLING DEVICES WILL TAG ALONG WITH NYAD ON THE 100-MILE JOURNEY.

SHE MADE HER FIRST ATTEMPT IN 1978.

AN ASTHMA ATTACK ENDED HER FIRST ATTEMPT LAST YEAR.

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.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

KIDS & ANTIBIOTICS-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

FOR DECADES WE'VE RELIED ON ANTIBIOTICS TO KILL OFF BAD BACTERIA.

NOW THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT THEIR IMPACT TO GOOD BACTERIA.

ONE DOCTOR SAYS THERE'S A DIRECT LINK TO OBESITY IN KIDS.

KIDS & ANTIBIOTICS-PKG

ELISA NICHOLSON CALLS SOPHIE… HER MIRACLE BABY.

SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULD NEVER CONCEIVE. BUT THREE YEARS AGO…

SOPHIE WAS BORN…

"She is everything that I wanted."

SO WHENEVER THERE'S AN EARACHE… IT'S IMMEDIATELY OFF TO THE DOCTORS FOR ANTIBIOTICS.

"If she needs it I want to give it to her."

IT'S THE SAME WITH CASH AND ESPECIALLY… LITTLE CATCHER…

AT THE SIGN OF ANY FEVER… TANYA SCHEVITZ IS ON A MISSION TO FEED HER SONS ANTIBIOTICS.

"When he gets an ear infection he gets a really high fever immediately. He goes to 104 and its pretty scary …and I'm just not willing to wait it out."

MOST KIDS GET REPEATED EAR INFECTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY.

IT'S 80 TO 90-PERCENT OF TODDLERS UP TO AGE THREE AND ANTIBIOTICS IS THE MOST POPULAR REMEDY.

BUT DOCTOR JOHN MORTON SAYS RELYING ON ANTIBIOTICS… IS RISKY…

"They've looked at kids who got repeated antibiotic treatments versus kids that just got the tubes in their ears and drained them. And the kids who got antibiotics were the ones who ended up gaining more weight."

MORTON IS THE DIRECTOR OF BARIATRIC OR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AT STANFORD…

HE SAYS ESSENTIALLY… EVERYONE HAS GOOD AND BAD BACTERIA IN THE STOMACH…

INTRODUCING TOO MANY ANTIBIOTICS INTO THE BODY MAY THROW THAT BALANCE OF BACTERIA OUT OF WHACK AND DISRUPT THE PROCESS OF DIGESTING FOOD AND METABOLIZING VITAL NUTRIENTS… ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS.

"It's at its most vulnerable point… at that point in time, even a few courses of antibiotics can upset that balance and may not have bacteria you need to have good healthy weight down the road."

AND TO SEE HOW IT WORKS IN REAL LIFE… MORTON POINTS TO THE AMERICAN FOOD INDUSTRY.

HE SAYS IT MANIPULATES BACTERIA LEVELS IN ANIMALS BY FEEDING THEM ANTIBIOTICS…

"The only thing it does is upset that bacteria level which allows them to become bigger. That's how you get bigger cattle, bigger chickens… sometimes bigger pork."

NINE-YEAR OLD CASH MAY BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE…

HE WAS BORN WITH KIDNEY PROBLEMS…

"…so he was on antibiotics from the day he was born for 3.5 years…"

AND SO WAS CATCHER.

SCHEVITZ SAYS SHE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON FUTURE STUDIES …

BUT FOR NOW, ALL SHE AND NICHOLSON SAY THEY CAN DO IS LISTEN TO THEIR GUT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR LITTLE ONES.

FIRST LADY KIDS STATE DINNER-VO

LOOKING AHEAD TO MONDAY NIGHT,

54 KIDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GET TO DINE WITH THE FIRST LADY!

MICHELLE OBAMA WILL HOST THE FIRST 'KIDS' STATE DINNER' AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE FIRST LADY IS PUSHING KIDS TO EAT HEALTHIER.

SHELTER PUPS SAVED-2SHOT VO WIPE

PUPPIES ARE SAFE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER NEARLY BEING SHIPPED TO WHO KNOWS WHERE.

BUT THE WOMAN SELLING THE DOGS RECOGNIZED A SCAM IN THE WORKS.

SHARON SWEANY OF CAPE CORAL POSTED THE SHI-TZU PUPS ONLINE.

AND SHE FOUND A BUYER.

SHELTER PUPS SAVED-SOTVO

it's very upsetting because these babies are so playful and so nice and healthy and you don't want anything happening to them

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

A WOMAN FALLS MORE THAN 100 FEET TO HER DEATH WHILE PARASAILING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST.

NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING IF CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRY WHICH IS NOT REGULATED.

HEART DISEASE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CAUSES FOR BIRTH DEFECTS IN NEWBORNS.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW DOCTORS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO LIGHT UP THE OVERLOOKED DEFECT.

THE SOCCER MOM-MOBILE IS MAKING A COMEBACK.

WHY SALESMAN MAY BE STEERING YOU TOWARD MINIVANS THE NEXT TIME YOU BUY A CAR.

STAY WITH US.

A) deadly parasailing in fl-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) newborn heart problems-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) minivan comeback-VOTOPS TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

PRE SEASON FOOTBALL-2 SS TOPS

A REMINDER NBC2 IS YOUR HOME FOR NFL COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND!

TONIGHT,

THE DOLPHINS AND PANTHERS GO HEAD TO HEAD IN CHARLOTTE.

IT'S THE SECOND PRE-SEASON GAME FOR THE FINS.

AND SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RETURNS AS ANDREW LUCK AND THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TAKE ON THE STEELERS.

TS1) DEPUTY CRASH-TRXVO TOPS

NOW A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

DEPUTIES HAVE A DRIVER IN CUSTODY THEY SAY TRIED TO RUN THEM DOWN DURING A CHASE.

IT STARTED AT TREELINE AND DANIELS THIS MORNING WHEN DEPUTIES RAN THE PLATES OF A STOLEN CAR.

THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR TOOK OFF ALMOST HITTING TWO DEPUTIES -- THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES OPENED FIRE ON THE CAR.

IT ENDED ON DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GATEWAY.

NO ONE WAS INJURED -- FOUR CIVILIAN CARS WERE DAMAGED IN THE CHASE.

TS2) UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS-ONCAM

NEW NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON ON FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT.

THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS A MIXED BAG FOR JULY.

THE STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPED TWO TENTHS OF A POINT,

TO 8 POINT 8 PERCENT.

BUT A POSITIVE NOTE,

TS3) WILLARD FIRE-VOTOPS

AN OVERNIGHT FIRE GUTS A FORT MYERS APARTMENT BUILDING.

IT'S CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS FOR A CHURCH RIGHT NEXT DOOR THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON WILLARD ROAD.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

BUT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE ZION HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

TS4) ASSANGE TODAY-VOTOPS

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE REMAINS IN THE ECUADOR EMBASSY IN LONDON THIS AFTERNOON.

ECUADOR GRANTED HIM POLITICAL ASYLUM - BUT AGAIN - HE'S NOT IN ECUADOR - AND BRITAIN'S GOVERNMENT SAYS WHEN HE LEAVES THE EMBASSY - THEY WILL ARREST HIM, AND EXTRADITE ASSANGE TO SWEDEN.

ASSANGE IS ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES. INCLUDING RAPE IN THE COUNTRY.

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

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