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BREAKING RIGHT NOW.NEW DETAILS ON TWO APARTMENT FIRES OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS.
ALL NEW INFORMATION FROM WITNESSES AND INVESTIGATORS ON SCENE.
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PLUS, ALL NEW VIDEO OF WILDFIRES OUT WEST.
BRAVE RESIDENTS TAKE INCREDIBLE HOME VIDEO THAT JUST LEAVES YOU SPEECHLESS.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
A LOT TO GET TO THIS MORNING, FIRST--
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WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS COMING IN RIGHT NOW FROM AFGHANISTAN.
A NATO OFFICIAL SAYS ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICEMAN HAS TURNED HIS WEAPON ON AMERICAN ALLIES IN AFGHANISTAN, KILLING TWO U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS.
THIS IS NOW THE SIXTH SIMILAR INCIDENT IN TWO WEEKS.
WE DO KNOW THE AFGHAN ATTACKER WAS SHOT AND KILLED.
THE NAMES OF THE TWO U-S TROOPS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
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ALL NEW BREAKING OVERNIGHT --
FLAMES ERUPT IN TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENTS.
THE FIRE STARTED AT 11:30 LAST NIGHT ON WILLARD AND JACKSON STREETS.
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THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE.
WITNESSES LIVING NEARBY SAY THEY COULD SEE THE FLAMES SHOOTING UP HIGH INTO THE SKY.
WE'RE TOLD NO ONE WAS LIVING HERE.
THE APARTMENTS WERE BEING REFURBISHED.
POWERLINES FROM THE POOL TO THE RESIDENCES WERE SPARKING, AND THEN THE LINES FELL.
FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE TELL US THEY DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE.
PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY WERE ASKED TO EVACUATE AND GET OUT INTO THE STREETS.
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"it was pretty scary, the flames were all up in the trees man. Thank god for the fire rescue, they was already here. We didn't hear no noise, we must not have heard them come up. Children and everything out of the house.
"on arrival we had a well involved structure. We had live power lines down on the ground two sides of the structure."
NO ONE WAS HURT.
WE KNOW THIS FIRE IS NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS, BUT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS INVESTIGATING.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AS YOU WAKE UP ---
AN ARMED AND DANGEROUS MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.
THIS.AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO PUT HIM IN CUSTODY TURNED UP NOTHING.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS SPENT HOURS LAST NIGHT AT THIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME ON 54TH STREET SOUTHWEST TRYING TO SERVE THE WARRANT.
BUT JUST BEFORE 11, THEY DISCOVERED HE WAS NOT INSIDE.
THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORRE-ALBA.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE SEARCH.
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HAPPENING TODAY,
A NEW FEDERAL EFFORT TO STOP KIDS FROM DYING IN HOT CARS.
THIS AFTER A RECORD BREAKING EIGHT KIDS DIED IN HOT CARS IN ONE WEEK THIS MONTH.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS,
ALONG WITH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD,
WILL DELIVER REMARKS AT 10:15 THIS MORNING,
AT THE "LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK" EVENT.
IT'S TO REMIND PARENTS TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LEAVE THEIR KIDS BEHIND IN A HOT VEHICLE.
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NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ABOUT A BODY FOUND DEEP IN THE WOODS OF THE EVERGLADES.
COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HUNTERS DISCOVERED THE BODY OF 73 YEAR OLD HERMAN SCHOL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BECK BOULEVARD AND BENFIELD ROAD TUESDAY NIGHT.
IN A NEWLY RELEASED 9-1-1 CALL, THE HUNTERS DESCRIBE THE STRANGE SCENE THEY FOUND.
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:04we're hunting in the woods and we came across a dead body./:40 are you sure it's a dead body i'ts a man he's in his underware and to give you a clue there is a blue truck stuck in a trail.
BASED PARTLY ON THAT CALL.SCHOL WAS IN HIS UNDERWEAR AND APPARENTLY DROVE HIMSELF TO THE AREA.
DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS THERE FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE DEATH WAS LIKELY NOT THE RESULT OF A CRIME.
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IN ABOUT FIVE HOURS WE WILL GET AN UPDATE ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY.
THEY'VE SHOWN STEADY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE MOST PART THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL MAKE A BIG JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT IN TAMPA.
IT BEGINS AT NINE THIS MORNING.
WE WILL BRING YOU THE ANNOUNCEMENT AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED.
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ALL NEW RIGHT NOW --
REDUCING EARLY VOTING DAYS IN FLORIDA COULD DRAMATICALLY IMPACT BLACK VOTERS.
THIS ALL COMING DOWN ON THE A-P WIRE OVERNIGHT.
A FEDERAL COURT SAYS A FLORIDA LAW THAT RESTRICTS THE NUMBER OF EARLY-VOTING DAYS,
COULD RESULT IN A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN VOTING BY BLACKS.
LAST YEAR THE LEGISLATURE CUT EARLY VOTINGS DAYS FROM 12 TO 8.
THE FEDERAL COURT SAYS IT WON'T ALLOW FLORIDA TO DO THAT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
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AND IN DECISION 2012 THIS MORNING -- 81 DAYS AND COUNTING.
NBC-2 COUNTING DOWN TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
VOTERS WILL CHOOSE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 6TH.
AND WHAT AN ACTION-PACKED, ATTACK-FILLED WEEK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENABUGH LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM THIS MORNING WITH WHAT'S NEXT, GOOD MORNING.
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FOR OBAMA AND BIDEN IS BUSINESS AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
ROMNEY IS FUNDRAISING, AND RYAN MEETS WITH VOTERS IN VIRGINIA.
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AND NEW NUMBERS ARE OUT ABOUT CAMPAIGN SPENDING ON BOTH SIDES FOR RADIO AND TV ADS.
BOTH SIDES CROSSING THE HALF BILLION MARK.
AND ALMOST HALF OF THAT MONEY IS COMING FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS, LIKE SUPER PACS.
AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE OUTSIDE MONEY IS GOING TO SUPPORT ROMNEY.
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AND THE ISSUES OF ROMNEY'S TAXES COMING UP AGAIN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
ROMNEY SAID HE NEVER PAID LESS THAN 13 PERCENT OF HIS INCOME IN TAXES DURING THE PAST DECADE.
THIS MORNING THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN REPLIES WITH, "PROVE IT."
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, SD NBC-2.
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A WARNING FOR YOU NOW, THIS NEXT STORY IS DISTURBING.
A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS SITTING IN JAIL RIGHT NOW,
WAITING TO FIND OUT HOW LONG SHE'LL SPEND IN PRISON.
YESTERDAY A JURY CONVICTED MELISSA BAILEY OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.
Court clerk
11:15:00 "We the jury find as follows as to the defendant in this case count one sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age guilty of sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age"
THE JURY DECIDED BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.
THE DEFENSE TRIED TO ARGUE SHE WAS INSANE, BUT IT DIDN'T FLY WITH THE JURY.
SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.
THE DEFENSE PLANS TO APPEAL.
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NBC-2 HAS LEARNED A CONVICTED KILLER FACES A SECOND MURDER TRIAL COME OCTOBER -- AND HE WANTS TO REPRESENT HIMSELF -- AGAIN.
THE FIRST TIME AROUND IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL-- BRIAN CASEY BACK-HANDED THE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO HELP HIM OUT.
THIS WAS IN APRIL DURING CASEY'S TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF RYAN VANDERSON OF SOUTH FORT MYERS.
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IN COURT YESTERDAY. BRIAN CASEY AGAIN RAISED THE POSSIBILITY OF REPRESENTING HIMSELF.
THIS TIME HE'S ACCUSED OF HIRING TWO MEN TO KILL HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND, LARRICK SIKES.
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"Mr. Casey, do you wish to proceed representing yourself or do you need the assistance of an attorney? A conflict free attorney?"
CASEY COMPLAINED HIS ATTORNEY DOESN'T VISIT HIM IN JAIL - AND THE ATTORNEY AGREED, TELLING THE COURT MEETING WITH CASEY IS UNPRODUCTIVE.
EVEN SO, THE JUDGE SAID CASEY HAS TO KEEP HIS ATTORNEY THIS TIME.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE IN BONITA SPRINGS.
NEXT TUESDAY RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME OUT AND LEARN ABOUT FUTURE HOMELESS SHELTERS IN THE CITY.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE HEARD SUGGESTIONS YESTERDAY DURING A WORKSHOP, INCLUDING REQUIRING PHOTO I-D'S, AND RANDOMLY DRUG TESTING EVERYONE STAYING AT A HOMELESS FACILITY.
ALL THIS IS BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE ANY FUTURE SHELTERS STAY CLEAN, EFFICIENT AND BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
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"a lot of these people today in our economy are there under conditions that they did not create themselves- they lost their job or got sick or whatever- 40 theres always that avenue and we must, I feel, be in a position to take care of those people."
IF THIS ORDIDANCE IS EVENTUALLY PASSED BY COUNCIL,
IT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,
AND ONLY THE SECOND IN THE STATE.
THE NEXT WORKSHOP IS TUESDAY NIGHT AT CITY HALL AT 6.
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THIS MORNING THE AERIAL ASSAULT ON MOSQUITOES IN DALLAS IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY.
LAST NIGHT THE CITY BEGAN SPRAYING INSECTICIDE BY PLANE IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS.
TEN PEOPLE HAVE DIED THERE BECAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK, HUNDREDS OF OTHERS SICKENED.
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Full Forecast
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING --
FIRE CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS FIGHTING A STUBBORN WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON THAT'S BURNED DOZENS OF HOMES AND FORCED HUNDREDS TO EVACUATE.
DANIEL MADSON SHOT THIS VIDEO AS HE FLED THE FIRE.
THE FIRE IS NOW 33-PERCENT CONTAINED, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY SUNDAY.
THE FIRE HAS DESTROYED 70 HOMES AND MORE THAN 200 OUTBUILDINGS.
BUT NO HOMES HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, AND SOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN.
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NBC-2 IS LOOKING AHEAD TO A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE DANGERS OF PARASAILING.
NBC REPORTER MARK POTTER WILL BE IN POMPANO BEACH THIS MORNING, TO EXPLAIN THE RISKS.
THIS COMES AFTER A HORRIFIC TRAGEDY EARLIER THIS WEEK.
A WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING A PARASAILING ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY.
THE 28 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT WAS TAKING A TANDEM RIDE WITH HER HUSBAND, WHEN HER HARNESS BROKE.
SHE PLUNGED AS MUCH AS 200 FEET INTO THE OCEAN.
AND DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARD.
THE OPERATORS ARE "WAVE BLAST WATER SPORTS."
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NBC-2 IS GEEKING OUT THIS MORNING,
AS WE AWAIT AN ALL NEW UPDATE FROM NASA ON THE MISSION TO MARS!
SPACE DOT COM IS REPORTING RIGHT NOW ---
THAT NASA WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON,
TO GIVE A UPDATE ON THE MARS ROVER CURIOSITY.
THE ROVER IS POISED TO TAKE ITS FIRST DRIVE ON THE RED PLANET NEXT WEEK.
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AN UPDATE THIS MORNING TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU WEDNESDAY --
A STOLEN FRUIT TRUCK HAS BEEN FOUND!
A TRUCKLOAD OF PALMETTO BERRIES, WORTH 40 GRAND -- STOLEN.
AND THE OWNER TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS TO GET HIS STUFF BACK.
JUAN SANCHEZ SAYS HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE POLICE WERE HELPING.SO HIS FAMILY RENTED A SMALL PLANE.
JUST HOURS AFTER THEIR TRUCK DISAPPEARED.SANCHEZ WAS IN THE AIR LOOKING FOR IT.
THEIR FIRST THOUGHT, CHECK LEHIGH.
THE HUNCH PAID OFF. NOT LONG IN THE AIR, SANCHEZ'S WIFE SPOTTED THE FRUIT TRUCK!
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55:50 I'm excited because i would have lost everything 55:57 juan sanchez
THE FLAT BED TRUCK WAS LEFT ABANDONED NEXT TO A CANAL NEAR LEBELLE.
ON BOARD WERE PALMETTO BERRIES.BEST KNOWN FOR TREATING PROSTATE CANCER.
25-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH WERE MISSING.
POLICE FINGERPRINTED THE TRUCK.SO FAR NO LEADS ON WHO STOLE IT.
THE FAMILY IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR ANY LEADS.
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THIS MORNING WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ON A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE CRASH IN NEW YORK.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS HURT WHEN THE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE AND A CAR COLLIDED IN NEW YORK CITY.
THIS IS A SHOT OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE.
YOU CAN SEE FIRE OFFICIALS PUTTING SOMEONE ON BACKBOARD AND THEN ONTO A STRETCHER.
THE HORSE WAS SEEN LYING ON THE GROUND BUT IT EVENTUALLY GOT UP AND IS SAID TO BE OKAY.
INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
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THIS MORNING A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE CHILD, AND HOPING TO FIND A MISSING ONE.
THEY WERE WADING IN THE RIVER DURING A VISIT TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WEDNESDAY.
THE CURRENT, HOWEVER, WAS TOO STRONG, AND CARRIED THE TWO BOYS AWAY.
THE 10-YEAR-OLD WAS PULLED FROM THE RIVER AND GIVEN C-P-R BY A PARK VISITOR, BUT DID NOT SURVIVE.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY CONTINUES.
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A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD MAGIC LIT UP PART OF NEW YORK OVERNIGHT.
A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION SHOOK BROOKLYN. PART OF A STAGED STUNT FOR THE T-V SERIES "BOARDWALK EMPIRE."
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE WERE ON HAND TO SUPERVISE THE EXPLOSION.
T-V AND FILM PRODUCTION AROUND NEW YORK HAS BEEN BOOMING.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT SAYS THE INDUSTRY BROUGHT IN MORE THAN SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS TO THE CITY'S ECONOMY LAST YEAR.
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A HANDFUL OF PUPPIES ARE SAFE THIS MORNING, BECAUSE A CAPE CORAL WOMAN SELLING THEM RECOGNIZED THE SIGNS OF A SCAM.
SHARON SWEANY ADVERTISED ONLINE, HOPING TO FIND GOOD OWNERS FOR THE SHI-TZU PUPPIES SHE BRED.
SHE FOUND A BUYER, BUT GOT SUSPICIOUS WHEN THE MAN WANTED HER TO WIRE HIM MONEY.
FRAUD SPECIALISTS SAY SHE MADE THE RIGHT CALL-- STOPPING THE SALE.
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"it's very upsetting because these babies are so playful and so nice and healthy and you don't want anything happening to them."
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS ANYONE BUYING AND SELLING ONLINE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM REQUESTS TO WIRE MONEY, ESPECIALLY OVERSEAS.
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WHO CAN FORGET THEIR FIRST KISS?
IF THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY EVER DO, THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM.
A HUGE GRANITE BOLDER AND PLAQUE NOW MARK THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE FIRST LOCKED LIPS.
IT WAS 1989, IN FRONT OF A BASKIN-ROBBINS IN HYDE PARK.
THE ICE CREAM SHOP IS CLOSED NOW, AND A SUBWAY HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE.
BUT THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE SHARED THEIR FIRST KISS IS NOW SET IN STONE.
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FACEBOOK STOCK HAS DROPPED TO AN ALL-TIME LOW.
THURSDAY, THE LEADER OF SOCIAL-NETWORKING CLOSED AT 19 POINT 8-7 A SHARE.
THAT'S DOWN 6 POINTS AND COMES AT THE END OF A LOCK-UP PERIOD.
THE TIME FRAME ALLOWED EARLY INVESTORS A CHANCE TO EXIT.
EVER SINCE FACEBOOK WENT PUBLIC, IT'S BEEN ON A ROUGH ROAD. LOSING HALF ITS VALUE SINCE MAY.
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AN NBC-2 PROGRAMMING HEADS UP FOR TONIGHT SPORTS FANS!
YOU WILL SEE THE DOLPHINS-PANTHERS GAME RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2. IN HIGH DEFINITION.
THE CAROLINA PANTHERS PLAN ON PLAYING QUARTERBACK CAM NEWTON THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF VS. THE DOLPHINS.
COVERAGE BEGINS AT 8-PM.
THE SPANISH BROADCAST CAN BE SEEN ON NBC TWO NEWS NOW.
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AND ON SUNDAY NIGHT.SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RETURNS TO NBC-2.
THE COLTS VISIT THE STEELERS.
FIRST CHANCE FOR MANY TO SEE ANDREW LUCK PLAY FOR THE COLTS.
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Day Planner
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THE NEW IPHONE'S NOT OUT YET -- BUT THERE'S ALREADY AN IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM! BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL HIGH, BUT THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO *HAVE* JOBS, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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GOOD MORNING,
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST PICKUP IN WORKER PAY IN 5 YEARS!
BLOOMBERG NUMBER CRUNCHERS SAY ---
INFLATION-ADJUSTED SALARIES CLIMBED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE 2007!
PUTTING MORE MONEY IN CONSUMERS' WALLETS -- AND SIGNALLING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY MAY BE ON TRACK.
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MEANTIME WATCH FOR HIRING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS --
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS RELEASING NEARLY A HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN UNSPENT HIGHWAY FUNDS --
TO STATES THAT PROMISE TO USE IT TO INCREASE JOBS AND IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION.
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AND IF YOU WANT A LOT OF PAID DAYS OFF -- TRY MOVING TO AUSTRIA!
WHERE YOU CAN GET 43 A YEAR, GUARANTEED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
IN THE US, 40-PERCENT OF WORKERS DON'T GET ANY PAID SICK OR VACATION DAYS AT ALL.
GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS WORKERS IN LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY FARE THE WORST.
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AND -- IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM -- MELTING HEARTS, IN CHINA.
FACEBOOK SHARES -- PLUNGING TO A RECORD LOW YESTERDAY.
AS EARLY INVESTORS GOT THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO SELL SINCE THE STOCK WENT PUBLIC.
CO-FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG'S FORTUNE -- HAS NOW DROPPED 600-MILLION IN VALUE.
BUT DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR HIM.
HIS NET WORTH, STILL MORE THAN 10-BILLION DOLLARS.
GAINS FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.
THE S&P REACHING THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE APRIL -- AFTER A REPORT INDICATED A PICKUP IN HOMEBUILDING.
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AND --
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE NEW IPHONE WHEN IT COMES OUT IN SEPTEMBER -- HOW ABOUT SOME IPHONE 5 *ICE CREAM* INSTEAD?
CHINA DAILY SAYS IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM IS A BEST SELLER IN ONE NORTHEASTERN CITY IN CHINA.
THE DESHI GROUP REGISTERED THE TRADEMARK LAST YEAR.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM -- A BEST SELLER IN CHINA!
AND JOBS ON THE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
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UP IN FLAMES!
FIRE ERUPTS INSIDE TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENTS, WAKING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
NBC-2 HAS NEW INFORMATION FROM THE SCENE.
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AND BUS STOP OUTRAGE THIS MORNING.
PARENTS IN ONE LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY AIM TO TAKE ACTION, AFTER THEIR KIDS' SCHOOL BUS STOP IS MOVED TO A BUSY STREET.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
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ALL NEW BREAKING OVERNIGHT --
FLAMES ERUPT IN TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENTS.
THE FIRE STARTED AT 11:30 LAST NIGHT ON WILLARD AND JACKSON STREETS.
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THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE.
WITNESSES LIVING NEARBY SAY THEY COULD SEE THE FLAMES SHOOTING UP HIGH INTO THE SKY.
WE'RE TOLD NO ONE WAS LIVING HERE.
THE APARTMENTS WERE BEING REFURBISHED.
POWERLINES FROM THE POOL TO THE RESIDENCES WERE SPARKING, AND THEN THE LINES FELL.
FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE TELL US THEY DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE.
PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY WERE ASKED TO EVACUATE AND GET OUT INTO THE STREETS.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
And it's NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW,
A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE RUN THIS MORNING.
AND HE IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
"they should go inside and lock their doors and let the law enforcement do its job "
DEPUTIES IN LEHIGH ACRES ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN --
FELIPE TORREALBA.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY --
THEY BELIEVED TORREALBA WAS INSIDE OF A HOUSE NEAR IDA AVENUE AND 52ND STREET SOUTHWEST IN LEHIGH ACRES.
BUT, LATE LAST NIGHT THEY DISCOVERED HE WAS NOT INSIDE.
PEOPLE IN THE AREA WERE *NOT EVACUATED, BUT THOSE NEARBY WERE TOLD TO STAY ALERT.
WE TALKED TO ONE NEIGHBOR -- ON THE PHONE -- WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR.
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"Right now they are talking to them through the PA into the house I don't think they've made contact with anybody in the house"
THEY TELL US AN INVESTIGATION AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS LED THEM TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.AND THE HOME THEY HAD SURROUNDED.
NBC-2 WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY AND LET YOU KNOW IF THEY FIND THE SUSPECT.
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BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING IN AFGHANISTAN.
ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICEMAN TURNS HIS WEAPON ON AMERICAN ALLIES -- KILLING TWO U-S SERVICE MEMBERS.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE FAR WESTERN PROVINCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION FORCE SAYS THE ATTACKER WAS A MEMBER OF THE AFGHAN LOCAL POLICE.
THAT'S A VILLAGE DEFENSE FORCE THAT IS BEING TRAINED BY INTERNATIONAL FORCES, INCLUDING U-S SPECIAL FORCES.
THIS MORNING'S KILLING IN THE COUNTRY'S WEST IS THE SIXTH SIMILAR INCIDENT IN TWO WEEKS.
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THIS MORNING IT'S A DEVASTATING REALITY.
MONTHLY ARMY SUICIDES REACHED ALL-TIME HIGH IN JULY.
THERE WERE 38 SUSPECTED SUICIDES AMONG ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE SOLDIERS IN JULY,
ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED THURSDAY BY THE U.S. ARMY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THE ABRUPT SURGE.
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HAPPENING TODAY,
IT'S A NEW FEDERAL EFFORT TO STOP KIDS FROM DYING IN HOT CARS.
A RECORD-BREAKING EIGHT KIDS DIED IN HOT CARS IN ONE WEEK THIS MONTH.
NBC ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENABUGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH A NEW SAFETY EFFORT LAUNCHING TODAY, GOOD MORNING STACEY.
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GOOD MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF KIDS DYING IN HOT CARS, AND THE ISSUE HAS THE ATTENTION OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, AND TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD, WILL DELIVER REMARKS AT 10:15 THIS MORNING, AT AN EVENT.
IT'S TO REMIND PARENTS TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LEAVE THEIR KIDS BEHIND IN A HOT VEHICLE.
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ALSO SADLY, HEATSTORK DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR AFTER A CHILD GETS INTO AN UNCLOCKED VEHICLE TO PLAY.
A DOCTOR AND A FATHER WHO LOST A CHILD TO HEATSTROKE WILL ALSO SPEAK THIS MORNIGN AT THE EVENT.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, SD NBC-2.
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BUS STOP DANGERS.
IN LEE COUNTY,
BUS STOPS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED ON PRIVATE ROADS OR GATED COMMUNITIES.
AND AS SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ESTERO HEAD TO THEIR BUS STOP THIS MORNING --
PARENTS ARE WORRIED IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS.
IT'S AN ISSUE WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ACROSS LEE COUNTY.
NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN ESTERO.
ALONG CORKSCREW ROAD.
GOOD MORNING LEIGH.
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KIDS AS YOUNG AS 5 WILL CATCH THE BUS HERE THIS MORNING --
PARENTS ARE OUTRAGED AT HOW UNSAFE THIS BUS STOP IS.
AND THE SCHOOL SEES A POTENTIAL PROBLEM -- TOO --
WITH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PICK UPS AND DROP OFFS COUNTY WIDE
THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR PLANS TO SURVEY THE STOPS THIS WEEKEND.
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AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVED THE BUS STOP FROM INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY. TO OUTSIDE. ALONG BUSY CORKSCREW ROAD.
PARENTS FROM STONEYBROOK IN ESTERO GATHERED PLANS TO PRESENT TO THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD NEXT TUESDAY.
THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET THE BUS STOP MOVED BACK INSIDE THE GATES.
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statue says they dont have to come into community been in place but are just acting on it now - but basically told time and money but is our childrens safety worth time and money 16:17
SCHOOL BOARD POLICY STATES STUDENTS LIVING WITHIN PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITIES ARE REQUIRED TO USE A BUS STOP ON A PUBLIC ROAD NEAR THE DEVELOPMENT --
THAT'S DEEMED SAFE.
IT'S A WAY TO MAKE BUSES SHORTER, MORE EFFICIENT AND SAVE MONEY.
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CORKSCREW WILL GET EVEN BUSIER STARTING TODAY
THOUSANDS OF FGCU STUDENTS ARE MOVING BACK IN TO THEIR DORMS
WHICH MEANS MORE TRAFFIC ON THESE ROADS.
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PATIENTS AT NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CAN NOW GET HELP FROM THE MAYO CLINIC.
N-C-H HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO JOIN THE MAYO HEALTH NETWORK.
IT MEANS PATIENTS CAN ACCESS EXPERT ADVICE FROM OTHER DOCTORS THROUGH THE MAYO CLINIC'S ELECTRONIC DATA BASE.
IT'S LIKE GETTING A SECOND OPINION FROM OTHER DOCTORS.
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ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING --
FIRE CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS FIGHTING A STUBBORN WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON THAT'S BURNED DOZENS OF HOMES AND FORCED HUNDREDS TO EVACUATE.
DANIEL MADSON SHOT THIS VIDEO AS HE FLED THE FIRE.
THE FIRE IS NOW 33-PERCENT CONTAINED, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY SUNDAY.
THE FIRE HAS DESTROYED 70 HOMES AND MORE THAN 200 OUTBUILDINGS.
BUT in the last 2 days. NO HOMES HAVE BEEN LOST AND SOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN.
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AND IN DECISION 2012 THIS MORNING -- 81 DAYS AND COUNTING.
NBC-2 COUNTING DOWN TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
VOTERS CHOOSE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 6TH.
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ALL NEW RIGHT NOW ---
A FEDERAL COURT SAYS FLORIDA'S PLAN TO RESTRICT EARLY VOTING DAYS,
COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT BLACK VOTERS.
THIS ALL COMING DOWN ON THE A-P WIRE OVERNIGHT.
LAST YEAR THE LEGISLATURE CUT EARLY VOTINGS DAYS FROM 12 TO 8.
THE FEDERAL COURT SAYS IT WON'T ALLOW FLORIDA TO DO THAT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
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A VERDICT IS EXPECTED AT 7AM,
IN A CASE THAT HAS PITTED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AGAINST A TRIO OF FEMALE PUNK ROCKERS.
THE BAND IS ACCUSED OF CALLING FOR "DIVINE INTERVENTION" TO RID RUSSIA OF PUTIN WHEN THEY STAGED A "PUNK PRAYER".
THEY'VE BEEN IN JAIL EVER SINCE FEBRUARY, AND FACE UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON ON CHARGES OF "HOOLIGANISM."
THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS REPORTS PROTESTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BAND ARE PLANNED IN 48 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TODAY, INCLUDING PARIS, LONDON, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
HOW YOU CAN SAVE 40 PERCENT ON YOUR NEXT GROCERY BILL.
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CHECK THIS OUT!
POWERFUL WAVES CAUSE A SHIP TO RUN AGROUND JUST OFF THE COAST OF CHILE.
WAVES POUNDED THE HULL OF THE HONG KONG FLAGGED SHIP NAMED THE "OCEAN BREEZE."
LOCAL MEDIA SAID 22 CREW MEMBERS WERE AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL AND ARE REPORTED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
THE POWERFUL WAVES ALSO BREACHED THE SEA WALL OF A COASTAL TOWN, SPILLING ONTO THE STREETS AND DISRUPTING TRAFFIC.
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Weather Trends
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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AN EVENT HAPPENING TODAY WILL HELP YOU SAVE BIG ON YOUR NEXT GROCERY BILL --
CLIPPING COUPONS CAN BE TRICKY. EVEN OVERWHELMING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE MOST SAVINGS.
NBC2 FOUND OUT ABOUT A COUPONING CLASS FOR BEGINNERS. AND YOU'RE GUARANTEED TO SAVE AT LEAST 40 PERCENT ON YOUR NEXT BILL.
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JUST CALL HER THE COUPON QUEEN.
"most of my stuff is toiletry items, razors toothpaste, shampoo, things that aren't cheap"
APRYL CASWELL HAS BEEN CLIPPING AND SAVING BIG FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
SHE'S SO GOOD -- SHE FREQUENTLY GETS MONEY BACK.
"i love to be able to say I got all this stuff for free or I made money on this stuff just by clipping the coupon and applying them to the sales"
SHE MAKES IT SOUND EASY. AND IT IS. ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT.
"so organizing is very important when it comes to buying"
SO IS LEARNING *HOW TO COUPON. AND HOW TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.
NBC2 FOUND FREE COUPON CLASSES BEING OFFERED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THAT'S RIGHT *FREE. AND YOU'RE *GUARANTEED TO SAVE 40 TO 50 PERCENT ON YOUR NEXT BILL.
"people I think are realizing there are savings whether it's clothing, toiletry items or groceries. There's savings to be made. It's a matter of you making an investment into it."
THAT INVESTMENT -- TIME.
AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
AT THE CLASS YOU'LL MEET OTHER COUPONERS, LEARN HOW THEY WORK, LEARN HOW TO FIND THEM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. HOW TO USE THEM CORRECTLY.
"and you can use a coupon on each item even on the free item. A lot of people don't know that"
THERE'S A STRATEGIC SYSTEM TO GETTING THE SAVINGS.
CASWELL'S BIGGEST EVER -- 80 PERCENT OF HER BILL.
THAT MEANS -- ON A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR GROCERY TAB. SHE ONLY PAID 20.
"my best advice is take it 1 step at a time."
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LINDSAY LOGUE REPORTING.
THE FIRST FREE COUPONING 101 CLASS IS BEING OFFERED IN CAPE CORAL TODAY.
IT'S PUT ON BY COUPONS I WANT DOT COM AND CCMI.
THERE ARE OTHER SCHEDULED CLASSES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - WE'VE POSTED A LIST ON OUR WEBSITE.
NBC-2.COM JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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SAFETY IN THE SUN.
"COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING,
YOU THINK SUNSCREN WILL PROTECT YOU BETTER FROM THE SUN…
BUT ARE THOSE ULTRA-HIGH SPFS ON SUNSCREENS
JUST A PLOY…TO GET YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY?
DON'T MISS THE REPORT COMING UP ON TODAY.
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AN UPDATE ON THE LABOR FRONT THIS MORNING.
ABOUT 366-THOUSAND PEOPLE FILED JOBLESS CLAIMS LAST WEEK.
THAT'S UP 2-THOUSAND FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
AN INCREASE IN JOBLESS CLAIMS IS USUALLY SEEN AS OMINOUS NEWS--
INDICATING LAYOFFS.
BUT THE NUMBER BEAT ECONOMISTS' PROJECTIONS.
AND THE STATISTIC'S RECENT VOLATILITY HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE TRUE STRENGTH OF THE JOB MARKET.
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IT'S A BRUTAL REALITY FOR SOME PARENTS THIS MORNING.
THE COST OF SENDING A CHILD TO DAYCARE FOR A MONTH,
IS MORE THAN THE AVERAGE RENT PAYMENT.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM "CHILD CARE AWARE OF AMERICA."
IN FACT-- THE COST TO SEND *TWO CHILDREN TO DAYCARE FOR A MONTH, EXCEEDED RENT PAYMENTS IN ALL 50 STATES.
THE SAME REPORT FOUND THAT IN 35-STATES, INFANT CARE WAS MORE EXPENSIVE EACH YEAR THAN IN-STATE TUITION AND FEES AT A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC COLLEGE.
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NEW FIREFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY COULD BE INSTALLED IN CAPE CORAL BY OCTOBER OF 2014.
THE CITY IS GIVING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE "GREEN LIGHT" TO INVEST IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S CALLED "OPTI-COM" AND IT IS A WIRELESS SYSTEM.
USING A G-P-S INSTALLED IN THE FIRE FIGHTER TRUCKS, A TRAFFIC SIGNAL SENSES THE APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLE, TURNING THE LIGHT GREEN.
THE GOAL IS TO GET TRAFFIC MOVING.
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-05:48:04-division chief tom tomich/ccfd-"most people aren't driving down the road suspecting a fire truck or ambulance fast approaching from rear so we startle people."
THE COST TO CAPE CORAL TAX PAYERS IS ABOUT $107-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
A FEDERAL GRANT WILL PICK UP THE REST.
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IT'S TIME FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON'S GRAND FINALE.
SHE FILMED THE MOVIE "SPARKLE" BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IN THE FILM REMAKE, JORDAN SPARKS PLAYS A YOUNG SINGER HOPING TO MAKE IT BIG WITH HER TWO SISTERS.
BUT AS THEY QUICKLY FIND FAME, IT POSES ITS OWN CHALLENGES.
"SPARKLE" IS RATED "P-G-13."
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AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME CHANGES AT MOVIE THEATERS AFTER LAST MONTH'S DEADLY SHOOTING IN COLORADO.
OUR VIEWERS WHO GO TO REGAL THEATERS, BOTH AT GULF COAST TOWN CENTER AND BELL TOWER, SAY SECURITY GUARDS ARE *NOW SEARCHING BAGS.
THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FROM GUNS.TO CANDY AND DRINKS.
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9:03 "at first, i felt a little offended, but then after we talked about it, it made a lot of sense."
"unfortunately in today's time, it has to be done. but if it has to be done, at least do it to be safe."
THE COMPANY SAYS MOVIEGOERS SHOULD ALSO EXPECT A STRICTER POLICY ON WHAT THEY CAN WEAR WHEN DRESSING UP AS MOVIE CHARACTERS.
THEATERS LIKE AMC TOLD NBC 2 THEY DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF POLICY AND DON'T PLAN ON IT.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING,
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT APPROVES DEALS BETWEEN VERIZON WIRELESS AND FOUR OF THE NATION'S LARGEST CABLE COMPANIES. BUT APPLIES SOME CONDITIONS.
THE DEAL BETWEEN VERIZON WIRELESS, COMCAST, TIME WARNER CABLE, BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS AND COX ALLOWS THE MARKETING OF CELL SERVICE AS A PACKAGE WITH CABLE SERVICE.
BUT, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ALLOW VERIZON STORES TO SELL CABLE COMPANY PRODUCTS IN AREAS WHERE ITS PARENT COMPANY, VERIZON COMMUNICATION, SELLS ITS OWN TV AND BROADBAND SERVICE.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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Full Forecast
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.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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IT'S A BRUTAL REALITY FOR SOME PARENTS THIS MORNING.
THE COST OF SENDING A CHILD TO DAYCARE FOR A MONTH,
IS MORE THAN THE AVERAGE RENT PAYMENT.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM "CHILD CARE AWARE OF AMERICA."
IN FACT-- THE COST TO SEND *TWO CHILDREN TO DAYCARE FOR A MONTH, EXCEEDED RENT PAYMENTS IN ALL 50 STATES.
THE SAME REPORT FOUND THAT IN 35-STATES, INFANT CARE WAS MORE EXPENSIVE EACH YEAR THAN IN-STATE TUITION AND FEES AT A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC COLLEGE.
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A DOG IS RESCUED FROM HIGH IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS.
BUT THIS NO ORDINARY RESCUE.
A GROUP OF MEN CAME TO THE RESCUE, AFTER THE DOG'S OWNER LEFT HER BEHIND.
AND THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOUGHER PLACE FOR MISSY THE GERMAN SHEPARD TO BE FOUND.
THIS PHOTO STARTED CIRCULATING ON THE INTERNET.
THE DOG WAS INJURED TOO BADLY TO WALK.
IT TURNS OUT THE DOG HAD BEEN THERE FOR EIGHT DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.
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The dog seemed really weak and it couldn't move much at all. And given the terrain there was no way the dog was walking out of there. So, we were able to get the dog into a backpack.
THE RESCUE TOOK NINE HOURS.
MISSY WAS TAKEN TO A VET, WHERE SHE IS BEING TREATED FOR INJURIES TO HER PAWS AND DEHYDRATION.
NOW THIS IS WHERE THE STORY GETS CRAZY.
WHEN WORD OF THE DOG'S RESCUE GOT OUT, HER OWNER, WHO ADMITS HE LEFT HER UP THERE TO DIE,
WANTS HER BACK!
THE GUYS WHO RESCUED MISSY SAY NO WAY!
THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS NOW LOOKING INTO WHO SHOULD KEEP THE DOG.
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WE EXPECT MORE DETAILS TO COME OUT LATER TODAY,
ON STEVIE NICKS COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
GERMAIN ARENA IN ESTERO TELLS US SHE'LL BE THERE SEPTEMBER 27TH.
NBC-2 WILL PASS ALONG NEW INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT!
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WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF FORT MYERS--
WHERE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX GOES UP IN FLAMES--
LEAVING ONLY THESE CHARRED REMAINS--
THE NEW DETAILS WE JUST GOT FROM FIRE OFFICIALS.
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PLUS--COMBATING A VIRUS--
CREWS BATTLING ONE OF THE WORST WEST NILE VIRUS OUTBREAKS PLAN A TARGETED AERIAL ATTACK OVERNIGHT.
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AND DOES YOUR CELL PHONE HAVE SOME DINGS IN IT?
MAYBE A CRACKED SCREEN OR WATER DAMAGE--
THE NEW LIST OUT THIS MORNING REVEALING WHICH STATES HAVE THE CLUMSIEST I PHONE USERS.
WHERE FLORIDA FALLS THIS MORNING.
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98 DEGREES REUNITES FOR A PERFORMANCE LIVE ON THE PLAZA.
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DAYPLANNER FORECAST REMAINS UP UNTIL COMMMERICAL BREAK - WITH TALENT TALKING UNDER WITH COVERAGE PROMISE
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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