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HAZMAN VOSOT BACKUP-VO

NBC2 IS ON TOP OF A BREAKING STORY IN ESTERO TONIGHT.

CREWS JUST SPENT *HOURS WORKING ON A HAZMAT SCENE IN RURAL LEE COUNTY.

JUST AFTER 6-30 TONIGHT.

FIRE CREWS AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE INTERSECTION OF CORKSCREW ROAD AND LAZY D FARM ROAD.

THAT'S EAST OF I-75.

OFFICIALS SAY TWO PEOPLE REPORTED FINDING A POWDERY SUBSTANCE IN BETWEEN A BUNDLE OF MAIL.

HAZMAN VOSOT BACKUP-SOT OC

Sot - Susan Lindenmuth - estero fire pio

"they did not find anything suspicious. They did however take some dry swabs, some dry samples and then they will be sending them to a lab.

HAZ MAN SITUATION-ONCAM

NBC2 IS ON TOP OF A BREAKING STORY IN RURAL LEE COUNTY --

REPORTS OF A WHITE, POWDERY SUBSTANCE IN SOMEONE'S MAILBOX BRINGS OUT THE HAZMAT TEAM.

HAZ MAN SITUATION-LL VOSOT

Crews in Estero spent hours working a hazmat scene in rural Lee County.

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Just after 6-30 tonight.

Fire crews and lee county deputies were called to the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Lazy D Farm road.

That's located east of I-75.

Officials say two people reported finding a powdery substance in between a bundle of mail.

The Fort Myers Fire department hazmat team came out and found the mail, but did not find any powder.

Sot - Susan Lindenmuth - estero fire pio

"they did not find anything suspicious. They did however take some dry swabs, some dry samples and then they will be sending them to a lab.

ON CAM TAG

LEE CO CHASE FOLO-VO

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN WHO SENT LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ON A CHASE DOWN DANIELS PARKWAY.

DEPUTIES SAY 34-YEAR-OLD RONGRIC DONNEL FRANCIS OF LEHIGH ACRES, STOLE A CAR, RAN FROM DEPUTIES AND TRIED TO RUN THEM OVER.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE CAR HE WAS DRIVING WAS STOLEN FROM THE SIENNA AT VISTA LAKES APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THURSDAY.

A STOLEN TRUCK WAS FOUND IN THE PARKING SPOT NEXT TO WHERE THAT CAR WAS STOLEN FROM.

LEE CO CHASE FOLO-SOT VO

Bill Wagner, lives next to where car was stolen 19:09-12 "they must have come in, dropped their stolen vehicle off and stole another one."Bill Wagner 20:45-55 "we got a new car, it's less than 30 feet away from the car that was stolen, it is scary."

POLICE HAVE NOT CHARGED ANYONE WITH THE THEFT OF THAT TRUCK.

ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, IT WAS REPORTED STOLEN ON WEDNESDAY IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

FRANCIS HAS A LENGTHY CRIMINAL HISTORY IN BOTH CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES STEMMING BACK TO 2000.

THAT INCLUDES AN ARREST FOR STEALING A CAR IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN 2007.

FOSTER KIDS-ONCAM

MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND CHILDREN FOUND HOMES WITH FAMILIES LAST YEAR -- AFTER BEING IN FLORIDA FOSTER CARE.

THAT'S AN EIGHT PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.THERE ARE ABOUT 750 FOSTER KIDS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION RIGHT NOW.THAT NUMBER IS ALSO DOWN.

ABANDONED PUPPY IN HOME-VO

THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF A FORT MYERS HOME FINDS A PUPPY LIVING IN FILTH-- AND ABANDONDED.

MARK EVERSON MADE THE DISCOVERY WHILE CHECKING UP ON A PINE MANOR HOME IN FORT MYERS.

ABANDONED PUPPY IN HOME-SOT VO

mark everson/realtor/american brokers

24:31" it was pretty much out of water, had no food and was in the hot sun with just a piece of ply wood protecting it from the sun."

LEE COUNTY DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES TELLS US THEY GET AT LEAST A FEW CALLS A DAY ABOUT ABANDONED PETS.

OWNERS BE TRACKED DOWN AND CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY AND GIVEN A FINE OF 250 TO 500 DOLLARS.

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RNC PROSTITUTION-ONCAM

BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ROLLS INTO TOWN -- TAMPA POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN ON PROSTITUTION.

THEY'VE ARRESTED NEARLY 20 WOMEN AT TAMPA STRIP CLUBS.

UNDERCOVER OFFICERS MADE THE ROUNDS AT 12 STRIP CLUBS IN A TWO-DAY OPERATION CALLED "KEEP IT CLEAN."

TAMPA POLICE SAY THEY'RE INVESTIGATING PROSTITUTION AND HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS.

POLITICS-ONCAM

IT'S BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN TEAMED UP WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY -- AND HE'S PITCHING HIS BOLD PLAN TO TRANSFORM MEDICARE.

RYAN MARCHED INTO A SPRAWLING FLORIDA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TO NOT ONLY PUBLICLY EMBRACE HIS PLAN, BUT TO SAY IT IS PRESIDENT OBAMA WHO THREATENS THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE.

POLITICS-PKG

Say Hi to my mom Betty

WITH HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOM BY HIS SIDE. PAUL RYAN MADE THE CASE FOR SWEEPING MEDICARE REFORM IN A PLACE TOUTED AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

like a lot of americans, think about medicare not just program, numbers, what my mom relies on.

A PART-TIME FLORIDIAN. HER VISIT HELPED PERSONALIZE WHAT HAS BEEN A HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN THE TWO CAMPAIGNS THAT TODAY GOT PERSONAL. AMONG VOTERS ON THE TRAIL.

RYAN'S VISIT HERE. HIS FIRST TO FLORIDA SINCE BEING NAMED MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE A WEEK AGO. WAS VIEWED BY MANY AS A CRUCIAL TEST FOR THE TICKET AFTER RELENTLESS ASSAULTS BY DEMOCRATS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

you would think they would avoid talking about Medicare, given the fact that both of them have proposed to voucherize the Medicare system.

AUDIENCE: Booo --

THE PRESIDENT: But I guess they figure the best defense is to try to go on offense.

WHILE THERE WERE CLEAR SIGNS OF PROTEST AT RYAN'S VISIT. SO TOO WAS SUPPORT. BY A CROWD NUMBERING IN THE THOUSANDS. MOST OF WHOSE BENEFITS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED UNDER THE RYAN PLAN.

Our solution to preserve, protect, and save Medicare does not affect your benefits. Let me repeat that.

I'm only 60 and I don't think I will ever see Medicare. Not the way things are going now.

We're spending money that we don't have and they're going to be the kids that have to pick up the bill, my kids, your kids and that's what we're worried about.

OFF THE STUMP. MITT ROMNEY ALSO PICKED UP THE CHARGE. ONLINE. IN A NEW PODCAST.

We've got to save this critical program. You paid into it, and you've earned it.

THE PRESIDENT TOOK TO THE OFFENSIVE AS WELL IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS. TARGETING CONGRESS FOR SITTING ON HIS JOBS BILL. INCLUDING RE-HIRING TEACHERS.

here we are - a year later with tens of thousands more educators laid off - and Congress still hasn't done anything about it.

WA WILDFIRES-VO

NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO BATTLE THE TAYLOR BRIDGE FIRE IN CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON.

SATURDAY, HELICOPTERS WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE, SCOOPING UP WATER TO HELP DOUSE THE FLAMES.

WA WILDFIRES-SOTVO

"You know when you saw this thing coming you knew there was

nothing you could do."

SOT - Hays: "It's sad. You know its' just

you're kind of in awe of it you know wow.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT MORE THAN 200 WEST NILE CASES IN TEXAS --

NOW ANOTHER STATE IS FEELING THE VIRUS'S IMPACT.

A) MINNESOTA WEST NILE-VO

MINNESOTA WEST NILE-ONCAM

NEW WARNINGS FOR PEOPLE IN TEXAS TONIGHT. TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY WEST NILE VIRUS, WHICH HAS NOW INFECTED HUNDREDS IN THAT STATE AND FAR BEYOND.

THE BATTLE AGAINST THE MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY WEST NILE IS NOW BEING WAGED FROM LAND AND AIR.

MINNESOTA WEST NILE-PKG

It's the biggest outbreak of the West Nile virus in 8 years. the mosquito-borne infection, which can be fatal, is now in 43 states.

Garrick Larson was infected in Minnesota.

"CAME HOME, TOOK A NAP, WHEN I WOKE UP MY HEAD WAS, IT'S THE WORST PAIN I'VE EVER FELT."

Larson is among more than 700 people nationwide who've been sickened by the virus.

26 have died--that's the highest number at this time of year since West Nile was detected in 19-99.

"THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF SEASON. THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT SO MANY CASES THIS EARLY AND IT'S SO WIDESPREAD REALLY DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THE FUTURE SUMMER."

Dallas is the epicenter of the outbreak. a third of the nation's cases are here, in just one county. Ten have died and hundreds are sick.

An air assault was launched this week, but small planes spraying insecticide were grounded early by rain the past two nights -- and cancelled entirely for tonight, amid some concern it's unsafe.

"THE SPRAYING IS AN INCREDIBLE RISK TO WEST NILE CARRYING MOSQUITOS BUT IT IS NOT A RISK, NOT AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO YOUR FAMILY."

The mild winter and wet spring have created a perfect breeding ground for mosquitos that transmit the virus. During last year's Texas drought, there were 2 deaths statewide. this year, 21 have died, more than 550 are infected.

NATPOP

"WE'RE PASSING OUT BROCHURES ABOUT THE WEST NILE VIRUS."

They're going door to door in some areas. spreading the word -- hoping to stop the spread.

"WE WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, PROTECT THEIR FAMILY, PROTECT THEIR NEIGHOBORS, PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, PROTECT THE SCHOOLS, PROTECT EVERYBODY. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A VILLAGE TO GET THROUGH."

As hundreds of villages, cities and suburbs find themselves under siege.

TEASE TWO

WE ALL NEED TO GET OUT A LITTLE FRUSTRATION SOMETIMES.

THIS COMPETITION IS A WAY TO UNPLUG -- BY CHUCKING YOUR PHONE!

A) PHONE THROWING COMPETITION

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST OPEN

FORECAST-WXWALL

Our weather will hardly change over the next two days.

Overcast skies will remain the rule. Sure we will see breaks in the clouds and catch a glimpse or two of sunshine, but there will be more clouds than anything.

Periods of showers will also stay in the mix. They'll be scattered in the morning and become isolated during the evening hours.

I know a lot of you will be out early so do what you can to stay dry!

Same goes for Monday, too. Rain will come in waves from the early morning through the evening. With kids getting back to school - make sure they are able to keep the rain off the new backpacks!

After Monday we'll see more sun. Temperatures will range from 90 to 93, and our thunderstorms will stay right along the sea breeze.

Tropical Depression Helene is weakening as it hits Mexico. It's staying out of the U.S.

Next, Hurricane Gordon is strengthening as it heads for the azores, and continues to head well away from us.

Lastly, a tropical wave sits very close to the Cape Verde Islands. It is encountering a better environenment for developing further. Thus, it has a good chance of becoming our next depression.

We'll keep an eye on it. As of now there are no threats to southwest Florida.

Just stay dry!

WX RUNDOWN:

CITIES

BOATERS

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

STUDENTS MOVING IN-VO

ONLY ONE DAY LEFT FOR SOME LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS UNTIL THE FALL SEMESTER BEGINS.

STUDENTS ARE MOVING IN THIS WEEKEND AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.

NEW STUDENTS MOVED IN ON THURSDAY AND RETURNING STUDENTS MOVED IN YESTERDAY AND TODAY.

STUDENTS MOVING IN-SOT VO

Sot-- student - Michael Flynn

"Last 24 hours I've worked out, I've done some stuff for my fraternity, I've gotten some school supplies to get ready for school. It's a really exciting time."

MISS WORLD-VO

THE MISS WORLD PAGEANT IN CHINA TODAY CAME DOWN TO JUST A FEW FINALISTS. AND THEN CAME THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

MISS CHINA WON ON HER HOME TURF. BEATING OUT 115 OTHER CONTESTANTS.

TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD YU WENXIA IS A MUSIC STUDENT. WHO SAYS SHE DIDN'T EXPECT TO WIN.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MISS CHINA HAS WON THE TITLE.

JAY LENO PAYCUT-VO

THE TONIGHT SHOW ANNOUNCES ABOUT TWO DOZEN WORKERS ARE LAID OFF -- AND HOST JAY LENO HAS TAKEN A LARGE PAY CUT TO SAVE THE JOBS OF OTHER STAFFERS.

THE MOVES ARE PART OF A RESTRUCTURING AT NBC UNIVERSAL.

MASSIVE BEER SPILL-VO

MORE THAN 21 TONS OF BEER WERE SPILLED ON A NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT.

IT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 85, ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE.

A CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL IN THE RAIN AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK HAULING BEER.

TRAFFIC SLOWED TO A CRAWL AS CREWS SPENT MORE THAN FIVE HOURS CLEANING UP THE MESS.

THE DRIVERS HAD CUTS AND BRUISES, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

PHONE THROWING COMPETITION-NATSVO

DO YOU EVER GET THAT FEELING YOU JUST WANT TO UNPLUG? WELL THIS IS THE CONTEST FOR YOU.

THESE PEOPLE TOOK OUT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS IN THE "MOBILE PHONE THROWING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" HELD TODAY IN FINLAND.

CONTESTANTS CAME FROM AROUND THE WORLD. TO THROW PHONES AS FAR AS THEY COULD.

A FINNISH TEENAGER TOOK FIRST PLACE. THROWING A PHONE FOR A RECORD-BREAKING 110 YARDS. MORE THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD.

SPORTS TEASE-2-SHOT VO

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SPORTS OPEN

GRAHAM COLD SOT-SOT OFF TOP

LEE COUNTY HALL OF FAME-VO IN PLASMA

FORMER TAMPA BAY BUC AND MARINER GRAD EARNEST GRAHAM. ONE OF MANY FORMER PRO ATHLETES THAT WERE AMONG THOSE INDUCTED INTO THE INAUGURAL LEE COUNTY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME TONIGHT.

LEE COUNTY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HOF-VOTOPS

A GREAT NIGHT FOR ALL OF THEM AT HARBORSIDE EVENTS CENTER IN FORT MYERS.

THE NAMES WILL IMPRESS YOU.

DEION SANDERS. AND JAVON KEARSE. TWO HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.

HALL OF FAME REAX-SOTVO

HENRY TOLD ME THAT HE'S PLAYING ICE-T'S BODYGUARD IN A MOVIE CALLED "GOAT" THAT'S COMING OUT NEXT YEAR.

FGCU ADDS DUKE TO SCHEDULE-VOTOPS

BRING ON COACH K AND THE CAMERON CRAZIES.

F-G-C-U ATHLETICS TELLS US THAT THE EAGLES MEN'S HOOPS TEAM WILL PLAY AT DUKE ON NOVEMBER 18TH.

THE GAME IS EXPECTED TO BE TELEVISED NATIONALLY ON E-S-P-N OR ONE OF THE NETWORK'S OTHER STATIONS.

ROSS CHASTAIN WATERMELON FEATURE-VO IN PLASMA

MICHAEL WALTRIP AND THE SPEED CHANNEL. AIRING A NICE PROFILE PIECE ON ALVA'S ROSS CHASTAIN BEFORE TODAY'S NASCAR TRUCK SERIES RACE AT MICHIGAN.

CHASTAIN AT MICHIGAN-VOTOPS

THE 19-YEAR-OLD CHASTAIN. LOOKING FOR HIS SECOND STRAIGHT TOP TEN FINISH AT THE V-F-W 200 TODAY.

ROSS STARTED 21ST. BUT STAYED OUT OF TROUBLE. AND MOVED HIS WAY INTO TO TOP TEN. WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE RACE.

IN FACT. HE WAS IN FOURTH PLACE WITH JUST NINE LAPS TO GO.

BUT THEN ROSS HAD TO TAKE A PIT STOP. ENDED UP FINISHING 18TH.

YANKEES RED SOX-VOTOPS

THE RED SOX. TRYING TO AVOID THEIR EIGHTH LOSS TO THE YANKEES IN 11 GAMES THIS SEASON.

WALTER RAY WILLIAMS FLORIDA OPEN BOWLING-VOTOPS

ONE OF PROFESSIONAL BOWLING'S ALL-TIME GREATS, WALTER RAY WILLIAMS, JUNIOR. IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMPETING THIS WEEKEND.

WILLIAMS JOINS MANY OF THE BEST BOWLERS IN THE STATE BATTLING IT OUT IN THE FLORIDA OPEN. WHICH IS BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER A 5 YEAR HIATUS.

NEW SPONSORS HAVE HELPED CREATE A 10,000 DOLLAR PRIZE PURSE.

WALTER RAY WILLIAMS REAX-SOTVO

WILLIAMS ADVANCED TO SUNDAY'S FINALS.

USC NUMBER ONE IN AP-ONCAM

AFTER SANCTIONS COST THE U-S-C FOOTBALL TEAM TWO YEARS OF BOWL GAME ELIGIBILITY. SOUTHERN CAL IS BACK ON TOP.

AT LEAST OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL.

AP TOP 25-CGTOPS

ALABAMA SITS BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS.

FLORIDA STATE. IN THE TOP TEN. RANKED SEVENTH.

SAMMY WATKINS AND CLEMSON. 14TH.

TEBOW VS GMEN-VOTOPS

TIM TEBOW AND THE JETS. FACING THE WORLD CHAMPION GIANTS IN THE BATTLE FOR NEW JERSEY.

STEELERS COLTS SUNDAY NIGHT-SSTOPS

N-F-L SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL KICKS OFF SUNDAY RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.

ANDREW LUCK AND THE COLTS PLAY AT PITTSBURGH IN EACH TEAM'S SECOND PRESEASON GAME.

WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP RD 3-VOTOPS

WE HAVE A SERGIO SIGHTING IN THIRD ROUND OF THE P-G-A'S WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA.

SERGIO GARCIA. OUT OF THE SAND AT 15. SETS UP A BIRDIE.

THEN AT 18. MAKES THE SHORT PUTT FOR ANOTHER BIRD.

WYNDHAM LEADERS-CGTOPS

TIM CLARK AND BUD CAULEY. ONE STROKE BACK.

NAPLES'S ROCCO MEDIATE SITS IN THE TOP 30.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

CLOSE-3SHOT