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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WE BEGIN THE NEWS AT NOON IN COLLIER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A HOME TO GO UP IN FLAMES.
CREWS IN NAPLES ARE ON THE SCENE LOOKING FOR THAT ANSWER.
A FIREFIGHTER IS INJURED WHILE TRYING TO BATTLE THE INFERNO.
NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS AT THE HOME THIS AFTERNOON.
KELLY WHAT'S THE FIRE MARSHAL TELLING YOU?
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IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE, BUTTHE STATE FIRE MARSHAL WAS HERE AND COLLECTED EVIDENCE. WHAT HE COULD TELL ME IS THAT IT APPEARS THE FIRE STARTED UP IN THE ATTIC, THEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
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A sea of emergency lights lit up this dark Naples park neighborhood this morning. Flames--shooting nearly thirty feet out of the hime--were an unwelcoming challenge for fire crews.
Take sound
Michael Swanson, Battalion Chief, North Naples Fire
"upon arrival there was no entry. The house was that involved."
It would take about an hour to get it under control and safe enough for firefighters to enter. FPL had to cut the power that was going to the home. When the sun came up, investigators combed through the remains--trying to piece together how it started. One neighbor knew why the house was vacant.
Take sound
Joanne Camarro, Neighbor
"they had told me once they were trying to work with the bank for three years. Their income had dropped."
Joanne Camarro says her neighbors were good, hard working people, but struggling to keep the house proved to be too much.
Take sound
Joanne
"they had trucks here and some in my driveway with their furniture and they were going. And they said goodbye to me."
Then a few days later, Joanne noticed the bricks were taken off the house. Joanne feels sorry that not only did her neighbors lose their house, its now destroyed.
Take sound
Joanne
"when your income drops its hard to pay your mortgage. It's just a sad story."
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THE NEIGHBOR ALSO TELLS US WHEN THE HOMEOWNERS MOVED OUT, ANIMAL SERVICES CAME BY TO PICK UP THEIR PETS.
AS FAR AS THE FIRE, ITS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND ONE FIREFIGHTER DID SUFFER A MINOR BACK INJURY THIS MORNING. LIVE IN NAPLES PARK KC NBC2.
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THANKS KELLY.
TURNING TO WALL STREET,
WOES CONTINUE FOR FACEBOOK THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT NOW IT'S TRADING AT __.
SOME ARE ASKING WHETHER MARK ZUCKERBERG IS THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD THE COMPANY.
NBC'S MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO REPORTS.
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FACEBOOK MADE FEW FRIENDS ON WALL STREET LAST WEEK.
nats - nasdaq closing bell on Friday
FRIDAY ITS STOCK PRICE FELL TO A RECORD LOW.CLOSING BELOW 20 DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.THE LATEST BLOW IN WHAT SOME ARE CALLING ONE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS IN A DECADE.
sot - Sam Hamadeh/CEO, Privco
In just 90 days since the IPO in May, the stock has fallen by half its value. So the drop has been not just dramatic in terms of size, it's been so rapid.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT BOASTS APPROXIMATELY 900 MILLION USERS WORLDWIDE. WHEN THE COMPANY WENT PUBLIC ON MAY 18, INVESTORS CLAMORED FOR SHARES.
nats - Herman at work
.INCLUDING MANY PRIVATE INVESTORS LIKE SAN DIEGO SANDWICH SHOP OWNER HERMAN HALICI.
sot - Herman
I got 250 shares at 40 dollars.
NOW, HALICI PATIENTLY WAITS FOR BETTER DAYS.
sot - Halici
You will go through ups and downs. No question about it.
FACEBOOK'S I-P-O WAS PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
TECHNICAL GLITCHES DELAYED THE OPENING AND LED TO TRADING CONFUSION.
.INVESTOR LAWSUITS FOLLOWED.
.AND THE STOCK PRICE STARTED FALLING, FROM AN OPENING HIGH OF 38.23 TO FRIDAY'S LOW OF 19.05.
NOW, SOME WONDER IF IT'S TIME FOR FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG TO STEP ASIDE AS C-E-O.QUESTIONING HIS READINESS FOR THE JOB. THE 28-YEAR OLD UPSET MANY ON WALL STREET BY SHOWING UP TO HIS FIRST INVESTOR MEETING THIS SPRING WEARING SNEAKERS AND A HOODIE.
sot - Brent Wilsey/Investment Advisor
it's his company. He's not doing the right things to have his company make money. / What I would tell Mark Zuckerberg is, 'You're a smart guy. You've created this great product called Facebook. But now the game has changed.'
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MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO REPORTING.
ZUCKERBERG HAS LOST AN ESTIMATED 600 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE THE COMPANY WENT PUBLIC.
NBC NEWS REACHED OUT TO FACEBOOK FOR COMMENT BUT THEY DECLINED.
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RIGHT NOW IN FORT MYERS,
A GUNMAN IS ON THE LOOSE AND A VICTIM IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
HE'S EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.
POLICE RESPONDED TO A CAR CRASH AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT NEAR LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON STREETS.
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THEY NOTICED SOMEONE FROM THE CAR WAS MISSING.
JUST BLOCKS AWAY NEAR FRANKLIN STREET AND DIXIE PARKWAY,
THEY FOUND A MAN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE ARM.
THEY SAY HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH AND WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION GIVE POLICE A CALL.
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HAPPENING TODAY, THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER IS GOING ON TRIAL IN AN ALABAMA COURTROOM.
THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A LOCAL WOMEN.
AMY PATTERSON DISAPPEARED IN JULY 2011.
DETECTIVES BELIEVE SHE'S DEAD.
DANIEL PROCTOR IS CHARGED IN ALABAMA FOR STEALING A CAR AND GUN.
INVESTIGATORS IN LEE COUNTY BELIEVE HE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WOMAN.
PROCTOR WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF IN THE ALABAMA HEARING.
HE IS NOT CHARGED WITH ANYTHING RELATED TO AMY'S DISAPPEARANCE.
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NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH,
PART OF THE MATANZASS PASS WILL GET SOME ATTENTION soon.
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL BEGIN DREDGING NEXT MONTH.
IN JULY, BOATERS COMPLAINED THAT THE PASS OFF THE NORTH END OF THE BEACH WAS FILLING IN WITH SAND.
THE CORPS WILL USE A SPECIAL DREDGE THAT DOES NOT USE A PUMP.
INSTEAD THE DREDGE FILLS UP, MOVES AND DUMPS.
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YOU'LL NOTICE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THIS AFTERNOON AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR COLLIER, HENDRY, GLADES AND DESOTO COUNTIES.
THE NEW YEAR COMES WITH NEW CHANGES.
ALL IMMOKALEE SCHOOLS HAVE NEW ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES.
AND THOSE NEW START TIMES AFFECT SOME BUS STOP TIMES FOR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL INFORMATION WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. JUST HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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THE PROPOSED BUDGET TAKES CENTER STAGE IN NAPLES THIS AFTERNOON.
CITY LEADERS ARE MEETING RIGHT NOW TO ADD THEIR FINAL TOUCHES.
ACCORDING TO THE PROPOSAL, FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW MILLAGE RATES WILL STAY THE SAME.
FOUR FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
AGAIN CITY LEADERS ARE MEETING RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FIRST AT FOUR.
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MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN IS QUICKLY BACKING OFF A COMMENT HE MADE.
SAYING VICTIMS OF QUOTE "LEGITIMATE RAPE" RARELY GET PREGNANT.
LOTS OF REACTION THIS AFTERNOON.
HERE'S NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL.
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A BIG PRIMARY VICTORY JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. FOR VETERAN MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN, REPUBLICAN TODD AKIN.
FAVORED TO WIN ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED U-S SENATE RACES IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT SUDDENLY AKIN IS SWEPT UP BY NATIONAL ATTENTION.
"Congratulations on the primary win."
A STIR THAT BEGAN WITH A LOCAL TV INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY.
A STRONG SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE AND VOCAL OPPONENT OF ABORTION RIGHTS.AND MEASURES LIKE THE MORNING AFTER PILL.
AKIN WAS ASKED IF HE COULD SUPPORT AN ABORTION EXCEPTION FOR WOMEN WHO ARE RAPED.
"It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. You know, I think there should be some punishment. But the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."
ON THE MEDICAL SCIENCE.EXPERTS ESTIMATE THAT OF 64 THOUSAND REPORTED RAPES IN 2004.ABOUT 32-HUNDRED LIKELY RESULTED IN PREGNANCY.
AKIN REALLY TOUCHED A NERVE WHEN HE REFERRED TO QUOTE "LEGITIMATE RAPE."
HIS CAMPAIGN OPPONENT, THE DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT SENATOR CLAIRE McCASKILL, CALLED AKIN "SINCERE" BUT 'MISGUIDED."
"I think frankly, like most women, when we heard the statement, it was, Are you kidding? It was a stunner, just jaw dropping and hard to comprehend."
ON DAMAGE CONTROL, AKIN RESPONDED WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT.
"In reviewing my off-the cuff remarks, it's clear that I misspoke."
HE GOES ON.
"it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year."
AKIN LATER TWEETED.
"To be clear, all of us understand that rape can result in pregnancy & I have great empathy for all victims. I regret misspeaking."
THE MOST POWERFUL REPUBLICANS IN THE PARTY WHO ALSO OPPOSE ABORTION RIGHTS.QUICKLY DISTANCED THEMSELVES FROM AKIN.
"Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin's statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape."
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PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF TONY SCOTT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR IS DEAD AFTER JUMPING OFF A BRIDGE IN LOS ANGELES.
OFFICIALS ARE TREATING SCOTT'S DEATH AS SUICIDE.
SCOTT WAS BEST KNOWN FOR DIRECTING SUCH FILMS AS "TOP GUN", "BEVERLY HILLS COP TWO" AND "DAYS OF THUNDER".
HIS BROTHER IS ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR, RIDLEY SCOTT.
TONY SCOTT WAS 68 YEARS OLD.
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COUNTRY MUSIC ICON WILLIE NELSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON.
NELSON WAS ADMITTED IN DENVER, COLORADO SATURDAY NIGHT FOR BREATHING PROBLEMS.
WE'RE WORKING TO GET HIS CONDITION THIS AFTERNOON.
NELSON WAS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM IN DALLAS, TEXAS TOMORROW NIGHT.
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TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON,
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.
IT'S HER LATEST MOVE TO HELP FIGHT OBESITY IN CHILDREN.
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STOCKS SLIPPED OUT OF THE GATE ON WALL STREET.
LOWE'S, THE WORLD'S NO. 2 HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE, MISSED EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS TODAY.
THE STOCK - DOWN ALMOST 6 PERCENT.
YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.
PLUS THIS,
you pay $8 a month and it's an all-you-can-eat subscription
THE DAYS OF WATCHING 'TYPICAL' TV ARE NO MORE.
IT'S AN ALL OUT WAR BETWEEN STREAMING SERVICES AS YOU TURN TO THE INTERNET FOR YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS.
TYLER?
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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RIGHT NOW IN TALLAHASSEE,
A PROPOSAL TO RAISE YOUR POWER BILL TAKES CENTER STAGE.
IT'S MOVE BROUGHT ON BY FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT.
EARLIER THIS YEAR FPL PROPOSED A NEARLY 700 MILLION INCREASE THAT WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN 2013.
THE COMPANY ALSO PITCHED SETTLEMENT THAT WOULD LOWER THAT NUMBER TO ALMOST 550 MILLION.
THE HEARING COULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
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NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NATION HAS SEEN GAS PRICES STEADILY CLIMB OVER THE PAST WEEK,
AFTER MORE THAN A HUNDRED DAYS OF HOLDING BELOW PRICES LAST YEAR.
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LOOKING AT THE CURRENT NUMBERS.
WE'RE UNCHANGED FROM OVERNIGHT.
RIGHT NOW EXPECT TO PAY 3-75 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-66 THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL IS 3-72.
FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.
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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.
"Sunny with spotty downpours around Monday"
We'll begin this Monday with a nice supply of sunshine, but the door will also be open for a few spotty showers moving in from the Gulf of Mexico, and we'll continue to see this pattern through the morning as well as the afternoon. Some of these brief, quickly moving showers will be capable of producing very heavy rain along with frequent lightning. The movement of the rain will be from the southwest to the northeast.
The bulk of the rain will be to our north today, so if you have any plans to travel into Central or North Florida , the showers and thunderstorms will be more numerous and widespread there.
Aside from a few hit or miss showers, we'll notice a nice sunny sky with some clouds mixed in, so temperatures should easily reach the low to mid 90s inland and upper 80s along the coast.
By tonight we'll still see the possibility of a few lingering downpours, but most areas should stay dry. Our sky will stay partly cloudy through the overnight with temperatures expected to dip down into the mid to upper 70s.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, rain chances will likely get a boost as more moisture and instability moves in from the north. We'll still see the potential for some spotty coastal showers in the morning, but most of the rain will come during the afternoon. Meanwhile temperatures will be a touch lower with the extra rain and clouds around, so look for afternoon temperatures to top out in the upper 80s and low 90s.
We'll start to transition back to a more typical summer pattern for the second half of the week when we'll see sunny and hot conditions along with scattered afternoon storms.
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THANKS TYLER.
THE WAY WE WATCH MOVIES AND T-V HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY,
AND SO HAS THE COMPETITION AMONG THOSE WHO DELIVER THE ENTERTAINMENT.
DETAILS FROM NBC'S CHRIS CLACKUM.
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OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN LOVE WITH WATCHING A MOVIE. THROUGH STREAMING VIDEO.
A RECENT SURVEY BY CONSUMER REPORTS FOUND 52-PERCENT OF US ARE WATCHING THIS WAY.
"And that was more than people who visited a movie theater to see it or watched a Blu-Ray disc or DVD."
SO, THE COMPETITION TO GET IT THE VIDEO STREAMED TO YOU HAS GROWN, TOO.
.LED BY INDUSTRY GIANT.NETFLIX. WHO'S SAID TO BE PUMPING OUT A BILLION HOURS OF ONLINE VIDEO EVERY MONTH.
"It's a great deal.people gave it good marks for value.you pay $8 a month and it's an all-you-can-eat subscription."
THERE'S ALSO AMAZON INSTANT. APPLE ITUNES AND VUDU
.WHICH ALL RATED HIGHER THAN NETFLIX IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE SURVEY. BECAUSE OF A CUSTOMER SELECTION ISSUE.
"They started looking for the content they wanted, recently released movies and tv shows, and they didn't find what they were looking for"
JIM WILLCOX AT CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS IN REALITY, ALL STREAMING VIDEO SERVICES ARE FACED WITH LIMITED SELECTION.
.BECAUSE, WITH NEW RELEASES, HOLLYWOOD DISTRIBUTORS PREFER THE MORE PROFITABLE PAY-PER-VIEW. OVER SUBSCRIBER-BASED SERVICES.
"So if you're looking for streaming service, then probably the pay-per-view services make the most sense for you because the chances of finding the movie you want are greater"
GREATER, TOO, ARE THE PROSPECTS THE STREAMING VIDEO INDUSTRY WILL BE BIGGER.EVEN A YEAR FROM NOW.
CHRIS CLACKUM, NBC NEWS.
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IT'S A BIG DAY FOR HONDA!
THE AUTOMAKER PLANS TO UNVEIL ITS ALL NEW ACCORD SEDAN.
IT'LL HAPPEN AT AN OHIO FACTORY WHERE PRODUCTION OF THE VEHICLE IS SLATED TO BEGIN.
HONDA PROMISES A MORE ATHLETIC LOOK AND SPORTIER DRIVING CHARACTER -
WITH ALL-NEW ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS THAT'LL BOOST THE ACCORD'S FUEL EFFICIENCY.
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ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW LAMBORGHINI?
A MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL JUST HIT THE SHOWROOM.
HERE'S THE NEW 'SESTO ELEMENTO'.
THE CAR COSTS TWO-POINT-TWO-MILLION-DOLLARS.
AND IT'S NOT STREET LEGAL.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST THIS IS YOUR CAR.
IT WILL HIT 60 MILES PER HOUR IN TWO AND HALF SECONDS.
MONTHLY PAYMENTS ARE 48-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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ARE YOU A FAN OF GOOGLE MAPS?
THE COMPANY IS NOW WORKING TO MAKE THEM MORE DETAILED WITH THE HELP OF BICYCLE RIDERS.
GOOGLE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOR THE PROJECT.
BIKE RIDERS CARRYING CAMERAS CAN TAKE PICTURES OF EVERY ANGLE OF STREETS, BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS.
THE PROJECT IS JUST IN THE TEST PHASE.
NO WORD YET IF PEOPLE WILL BIKE THE ENTIRE U-S.
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DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOUR HELMET LOOKS?
GET AN INFLATABLE ONE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
NO JOKE,
THIS INFLATTABLE HELMET IS FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SAFETY AND FASHION.
IT WORKS A BIT LIKE AN AIRBAG INFLATING AUTOMATICALLY DURING A CRASH.
GET YOUR MONEY READY.
THE TRENDY HELMET COST 6-HUNDRED BUCKS.
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WHEN IT COMES TO BREAST RECONSTRUCTION,
DO YOU KNOW THE OPTIONS, POST-MASTECTOMY?
i had to do something, i couldn't keep living with it, i had to regain some confidence back
IN THREE MINUTES,
TURNS OUT MANY WOMEN DON'T KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE THESE DAYS.WE LOOK AT WHAT'S NOW AVAILABLE.
AND CHECK THIS GUY OUT.
TOO BIG FOR FOOTBALL?
THAT'S WHAT PEE WEE OFFICIALS SAY IN TEXAS.
MEET THE KID - ALREADY THE SIZE OF AN NFL LINEBACKER.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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SOME BREAST CANCER PATIENTS ARE NOT GETTING THE COMPLETE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED.
DOCTORS SAY MOST PATIENTS ARE LEFT, DEFORMED POST-MASTECTOMY - NOT FEELING WHOLE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR OPTIONS.
MICHELLE BOUDIN EXPLAINS.
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NATS
TAMMY IS ABOUT TO HAVE LIFE CHANGING SURGERY AND HAS AGREED TO LET US COME IN THE O-R TO HELP TELL HER STORY.
SHE HAS LIVED THE PAST 17 YEARS WITH JUST ONE BREAST.
"It makes you feel less than a woman, you're always self conscious about how you look but you find a way to make it work."
THE SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO WAS JUST 24 WHEN SHE WENT IN FOR MINOR SURGERY.
"i went in to have what i thought was a cyst removed and when they woke me up they said they found cancer and they were going to have to tackle me back into surgery to remove the breast. everything happened so fast, I was confused."
HER DOCTOR BACK THEN NEVER MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.
"it wasn't offered to me at the time."
A NOW COMMON PRACTICE FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.
DR JEAN PIERRE RE-YOUIS, A PLASTIC SURGEON -- IS RECONSTRUCTING TAMMY'S BREAST.
HE'S ALSO RECORDING THE PROCEDURES TO POST ON HIS WEBSITE TO HELP BETTER INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROCEDURE.
"life-changing, and our main focus on this video series is to expose these breast cancer patients and their courageous journey."
HE RECORDED A YEAR AGO WHEN HE DID THE FIRST SURGERY ON TAMMY -- REBUILDING HER BREAST.
"today were going to do a tranflap which is using the abdominal tissue to reconstruct the breast."
NOW A YEAR LATER, HE'S REBUILDING HER NIPPLE.
"i had to do something, i couldn't keep living with it, i had to regain some confidence back."
WHAT HAPPENED TO TAMMY IS COMMON -- THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY ESTIMATES 7 IN 10 MASTECTOMY PATIENTS DON'T KNOW THEIR OPTIONS.
"i was never offered reconstructive surgery, i don't know why, i didn't know much because i didn't know i had cancer so i dint have time to research."
NOW 17 YEARS LATER, SHE IS HAVING THE LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY SHE NEVER KNEW WAS POSSIBLE.
"its a whole new world for me, things i couldn't wear before, i can wear now. i just feel good about the way i look."
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MICHELLE BOUDIN REPORTING.
IN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON,
A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY IS TOLD HE'S "TOO BIG" TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
AT LEAST AS A PEE WEE.
HERE HE IS.
ELIJAH EARNHEART WEIGHS 297 POUNDS.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME WEIGHT AS SOME N-F-L LINEBACKERS!
STEVE HARVEY HAS INVITED THE BOY TO BE A GUEST ON HIS TALK SHOW NEXT MONTH.
ELIJAH IS ALSO APPARENTLY GETTING TO PRACTICE WITH THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS THIS WEEK.
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DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO CATCH A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?
SYLVESTER STALLONE AND HIS CAST OF VETERAN ACTION STARS REIGN SUPREME.
"THE EXPENDABLES 2" EARNED NEARLY $29 MILLION IN ITS DEBUT.
SECOND PLACE WENT TO "THE BOURNE LEGACY' TAKING IN $17 MILLION.
AND THE NEW RELEASE "PARANORMAN" CAME IN THIRD PLACE.
THE ANIMATED COMEDY ABOUT A BOY WHO FIGHTS ZOMBIES EARNED $14 MILLION.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BURN OUT WEST.
AN UPDATE HERE -
IN TWO MINUTES WE HEAD TO CALIFORNIA AND IDAHO, AS THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS TRY TO STOP THE SPREAD.
AND FROM 'TODDLERS AND TIARAS' TO COURTROOM DRAMA.
A FATHER WANTS SOLE CUSTODY OF HIS SIX YEAR OLD GIRL.
HE SAYS MOMMY IS DRESSING HER UP TOO SEXY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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HELLO EVERYONE!
I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
AND I'M HEATHER TURCO.
WE START THIS HALF HOUR WITH THE WILDFIRES OUT WEST.
FROM UTAH TO WASHINGTON,
EIGHT STATES ARE SEEING INFERNOS RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE SEEN STATES OF EMERGENCY AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
Matt Kozar REPORTS.
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MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND SQUARE MILES HAVE BURNED SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THAT'S AN AREA LARGER THAN THE STATE OF VERMONT.
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SOT Zachary Pritchard, California Evacuee
"There were flames on the road on either sides and I looked up and
everything was black."
ZACHARY PRITCHARD LOST HIS HOME AND NARROWLY ESCAPED A RAGING INFERNO ON HIS
ATV.
SOT Zachary Pritchard, California Evacuee
"It was like I was in a black box and I just drove through it and I couldn't
breathe."
170 MILES NORTH OF SACRAMENTO, FIRE IS RIPPING THROUGH CALIFORNIA'S THICK
FORESTS, THREATENING THREE-THOUSAND HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
THE RED CROSS HAS SET UP AN EVACATION CENTER IN REDDING.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. BUT OFFICIALS SAY IT
STARTED AFTER A SERIES OF LIGHTNING STRIKES.
SOT Daniel Berlant, Cal Fire Spokesman
"We're gonna be going direct at this fire, using our aircraft, using our
hand crews, our 'dozers, everything we can to slow down and put this fire
out."
IN IDAHO, MORE THAN A THOUSAND FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRYING TO SAVE THE SCENIC
TOWN OF FEATHERVILLE AFTER A RAGING BLAZE CONSUMED 88-THOUSAND ACRES,
FORCING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES TO PACK UP AND LEAVE.
MOS
"Everybody's afraid. Our nerves are shot."
NATS - Washington firefighter - walkie talkie
"Division alpha, this is auten." / "Are you reading me okay?"
IN NEIGHBORING WASHINGTON STATE, THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING.
BETTER WEATHER HAS HELPED FIREFIGHTERS GAIN GROUND ON A BLAZE THAT'S
SCORCHED HOMES EAST OF SEATTLE.
BUT FOR THOSE COMING BACK TO SEE WHAT'S LEFT -- A DEEP, SCARING PAIN AS
MEMORIES ARE LOST AND LIVES ARE TORN APART.
MOS
"It's like a death in the family."
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MATT KOZAR REPORTING.
WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE CLAIMS HE'S THE VICTIM OF AN AMERICAN WITCH HUNT.
ASSANGE MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE YESTERDAY SINCE TAKING REFUGE IN ECUADOR'S EMBASSY IN LONDON TWO MONTHS AGO.
THE U-S MAINTAINS ASSANGE'S FATE IS AN ISSUE FOR SWEDEN, BRITAIN AND ECUADOR TO RESOLVE.
ASSANGE IS TRYING TO AVOID EXTRADITION TO SWEDEN ON SEX CRIMES ALLEGATIONS.
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SUPPORTS OF ASSANGE TAKE TO LONDON STREETS OUTSIDE ECUADOR'S EMBASSY.
ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT GRANTED ASSANGE ASYLUM IN THE EMBASSY THURSDAY.
HOWEVER, BRITAIN WILL NOT GIVE ASSANGE SAFE PASSAGE OUT OF THE U-K - STATING THEY MUST FOLLOW THE LAW AND DELIVER ASSANGE TO SWEDEN.
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A NEIGHBORHOOD IN FORT MYERS REMAINS ON HIGH ALERT THIS AFTERNOON.
A MAN WHO TRIED TO ATTACK A WOMAN OUTSIDE OF HER HOME IS AT LARGE.
IT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT ON EDISON AVENUE.
POLICE SAY A MAN ON A BICYCLE RODE UP TO A WOMAN.
THEY SAY HE WAS MAKING OBSCENE GESTURES, GOT OFF HIS BIKE AND TRIED TO GRAB HER
SHE WAS ABLE TO RUN INTO HER HOME.
NEIGHBORS SAY IT'S A REMINDER FOR PEOPLE TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT.
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Kayla August, concerned resident 42:19-27 "A little nervous and kind of concerned because a lot of kids and girls walk out in the day time to their bus stops and you don't know who's walking out behind you in the dark."
THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A BLACK MAN, IN HIS 30'S WITH SHORT HAIR.
ABOUT 5-FOOT-10, WEIGHING 200 POUNDS.
HE WAS LAST SEEN RIDING A YELLOW BIKE WITH A BASKET.
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THE MOTHER OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD PAGEANT CONTESTANT IS IN A CUSTODY BATTLE WITH THE FATHER.
*HE SAYS HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IS EXPLOITING THE GIRL WITH RACY OUTFITS, THAT CROSS THE LINE.
AND THE JUDGE SEEMS TO SIDE WITH HIM.
LARA SPENCER REPORTS.
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LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITIES
nats
MASSIVE MELTDOWNS
AND THE PRECOCIOUS POUTS OF LITTLE GIRLS AND THEIR STAGE MOMS TLC'S
TODDLERS AND TIARA'S PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE OVER-THE-TOP WORLD OF CHILD
BEAUTY PAGEANTS.
BUT NOW THE CONTROVERSIAL SHOW IS AT THE CENTER OF A HEATED CUSTODY BATTLE
PITTING TWO PARENTS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND PUTTING THIS 6-YEAR-OLD IN THE
SPOTLIGHT FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
MADDY VERST WAS JUST 4-YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WAS FEATURED ON THE SHOW LAST YEAR
.ALL DOLLED UP BY HER MOM, LINDSAY JACKSON, TO LOOK LIKE DOLLY PARTON
HERSELF
SOT/Lindsay Jackson on show - when she wears the fake boobs and the fake
butt it's just like an added extra bonus
BUT MADDY'S FATHER - BILL VERST-SAYS HIS ESTRANGED WIFE WAS SEXUALLY
EXPLOITING THE LITTLE GIRL BY ALLOWING HER TO DRESS SO PROVACIVETLY. NOWS,
HE'S FIGHTING FOR SOLE CUSTODY.
A COURT APPOINTED PSYCHOLOGIST AGREED WITH VERST, RECOMMENDING A JUDGE MAKE
HER FATHER THE PRIMARY residential CUSTODIAL PARENT.
SOT/Neal Hersh, family law attorney - 20:02:41- I do think though that this
case was really extreme and the mom really might have gone over the edge a
little bit in choosing the costume and the seductive choices that she made.
BEFORE A JUDGE ISSUED A GAG ORDER LINDSAY JACKSON TOLD FOX NEWS THE COSTUME
WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE SEXUALIZED SAYING SHE'S A GOOD MOTHER.
"IF THAT MADDY NEEDS TO LIVE WITH HER DAD BECAUSE SHE
DOES PAGEANTS WITH ME, THEN THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ANY PARENT TO CHALLENGE
ANYBODY ON ANY ACTIVITY THAT A KID DOES, PERIOD."
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME A PAGEANT MOM ON THE SHOW HAS COME UNDER FIRE -
WENDY DICKEY WAS CONDEMNED FOR DRESSING HER 3-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PAISLEY AS
JULIA ROBERTS' PROSTITUTE CHARACTER FROM PRETTY WOMAN
SOT/Dr. Wendy Walsh GMEM091711_007 - /I think it's absolute emotional
child abuse, to sexualize a young girl, as young as four, five, six or seven
,
before she has the psychological ability or the developmental ability to
understand what she's doing, is shameful.
Tag info: The judge also placed a ban on any pageant activity for Maddy or
mom Lindsay Jackson for the duration of the trial.
/ Saturday, August 18, 2012, when the judge threw out the reporters, closed
the hearing and placed a gag order on the child's mother.
Court proceedings will resume on August 31, where testimony will resume and
a decision may be made
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IN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON,
FAMILIES OF PEOPLE KILLED ON 9-11 ARE HEADING TO COURT.
THEY ARE APPEALING A DECISION THAT DECIDES WHERE UNIDENTIFIED VICTIM'S REMAINS WILL REST.
THIS, AFTER A COURT RULED TO KEEP THE REMAINS UNDERGROUND, NEAR THE MUSEUM.
SOME VICTIMS' FAMILIES SAYING THEY WERE NEVER CONSULTED.
THE PURPOSE OF THE APPEAL IS SO THEY CAN HAVE INPUT.
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IT'S A BIG DAY FOR A COUPLE OF COSMONAUTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
A SIX AND A HALF HOUR SPACEWALK IS UNDERWAY.
THEY'RE ABOUT TWO HOURS INTO TODAY'S MISSION.
THE COSMONAUTS ARE RELOCATING A CARGO BOOM, COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION OF A DEBRIS SHIELD AND DEPLOYING A SCIENCE SATELLITE.
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IN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON,
A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW,
ACCUSED OF LEADING POLICE ON A HIGH-SPEED CHASE WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE VAN.
POLICE SAY THE MAN HIT 115 MILES PER HOUR AT ONE POINT.
TROOPERS CALLED OFF THE CHASE AT LEAST ONCE FOR SAFETY REASONS,
BUT THEY RE-ENGAGED AND SPIKED THE VAN'S TIRES.
TURNS OUT, THE MAN'S WIFE AND FOUR KIDS WERE ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
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WOMAN: "Please don't hurt my kids."
TROOPER: "We're not going to hurt your kids, ma'am."
WOMAN: "I love you guys! Jasmine! Jasmine!"
TROOPERS SAY THEY DECIDED TO STOP THE MAN -- DESPITE THE SPEED -- BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID HE MIGHT HURT SOMEBODY IF HE CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD.
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IN FORT MYERS THIS AFTERNOON,
A PUPPY IS BEING CARED FOR AFTER BEING CAGED IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.
PROPERTY MANAGER MARK EVERSON FOUND THE ABANDONED PUP LIVING IN FILTH.
HER NAME IS 'PEPPER'.
SHE WAS DRINKING HER OWN URINE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WATER.
EVERSON WAS CHECKING UP ON THE 4TH AVENUE PINE MANOR HOME.
HE SAYS THE MAN WHO LEFT PEPPER HAD JUST BEEN EVICTED.
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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 DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES TELL US THEY GET A COUPLE CALLS A DAY ON ABANDONED PETS.
PEPPER IS IN THE CARE OF A FRIEND UNTIL THEY CAN FIND ANOTHER OWNER FOR HER.
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ACROSS THE POND THIS AFTERNOON,
BRITAIN'S PRINCE PHILIP IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
HE WAS ADMITTED LAST WEDNESDAY FOR A BLADDER INFECTION.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN MONTHS PHILIP HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR THE CONDITION.
HE WAS ALSO HOSPITALIZED DURING THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE IN JULY.
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JUST IN TIME FOR THIS SUMMER HEAT,
COOL DOWN WITH A GLASS OF LEMONADE!
TODAY IS NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY.
THE FOLKS AT "PRETZELMAKER" ARE CELEBRATING BY GIVING AWAY FREE SEVEN OUNCE CUPS OF LEMONADE.
THERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA--
THE CLOSEST - NEAR TAMPA IN BRANDON - OR LAUDERDALE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR - ANY GLASS OF LEMONADE CAN DO THE TRICK!
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
SHE'S ON A MISSION TO MAKE HISTORY, A RECORD SWIM FROM CUBA TO THE KEYS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 62 YEAR OLD DIANA NYAD.
SHE'S DODGING JELLYFISH AS WE SPEAK.
HER PROGRESS IN JUST THREE MINUTES.
PLUS THIS,
it's a competitive thing and it's an eternal drive just to keep going faster and faster
AT WHAT POINT DOES A RIGOROUS WORKOUT TURN INTO AN ADDICTION?
IT'S MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
TIPS TO KEEP YOUR HEALTHY BODY IN CHECK THIS AFTERNOON.
TYLER?
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WELCOME BACK!
ALL EYES ARE ON DIANA NYAD THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LEGENDARY ATHLETE IS MAKING ONE MORE ATTEMPT TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA.
JUST DAYS BEFORE HER 63RD BIRTHDAY, SHE'S APPROACHING THE HALF WAY MARK.
HERE'S JOSH ELLIOTT.
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SCRIPT:
TRACK #1 @0:01 - 2 SECONDS
SHE MAY BE AN ENDURANCE SWIMMER
Nat: Diana shouts "courage!"
TRACK #2 @0:04 - 4 SECONDS
BUT THIS MORNING DIANA NYAD IS INSPIRING MILLIONS WITH HER PERSISTENCE.
Nat: Nyad jumping into water
TRACK #3 @0:11 - 8 SECONDS
FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR THE SIXTY TWO YEAR OLD DOVE INTO THE WATERS OFF
THE COAST OF CUBA SATURDAYHOPING TO SWIM ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA AND INTO
HISTORY.
Diana Nyad SOT: "I'm prepared, I think the team is 100 percent prepared."
TRACK #4 @0:22 - 2 SECONDS
AND AT THIS HOUR-SHE'S ALMOST HALF WAY THERE.
TRACK #5 @0:25 - 11 SECONDS
HER ROUTE FROM HAVANA CUBA TO THE FLORIDA KEYS, IN OPEN WATER IS A GRUELING,
RECORD-BREAKING *103 MILES*. AT A PACE OF 50 STROKES A MINUTE THAT'S A 60
HOUR JOURNEY.
TRACK #6 @0:37 - 14 SECONDS
THE CHALLENGES OF ENDURANCE AND MUSCLE FATIGUE ONLY COMPOUNDED BY THE OCEAN
. THAT POWERFUL CURRENT SHARKS WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF A SHARK CAGE., AND
, PERHAPS MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL, THE RELENTLESS THREAT OF JELLYFISH AND
THEIR EXCRUCIATING STINGS.
I ASKED HER OPERATIONS CHIEF HOW SHE'S HOLDING UP:
TRACK #7 @1:00 - 6 SECONDS
IT'S A MISSION NYAD HAS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO ACCOMPLISH FOR OVER THREE
DECADES - MAKING HER FIRST ATTEMPT AT AGE 28.
TRACK #8 @1:06 - 7 SECONDS
LAST SEPTEMBER, SHE MADE IT 82 MILES - SWIMMING FOR MORE THAN 40 HOURS,
BEFORE JELLYFISH STINGS FORCED HER TO ABANDON HER JOURNEY
Diana Nyad SOT - "I knew I could do it - everybody helped me and I just
couldn't get there."
TRACK #9 @1:19 - 8 SECONDS
BUT THIS MORNING EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS ALREADY HAD FOUR PAINFUL ENCOUNTERS
WITH JELLYFISH DIANA NYAD IS STILL ON COURSE STILL SINGING.
Nat Diana singing
TRACK #10 @1:32 - 3 SECONDS
PREPARED SHE SAYS TO PADDLE THROUGH THE PAIN.
Diana Nyad SOT: "There's a reason no one's ever done it. / I may suffer
some. I'm prepared for that, too."
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JOSH ELLIOTT REPORTING.
THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED WARSHIP IN THE WORLD WAS OUT IN BOSTON HARBOR OVER THE WEEKEND.
200 YEARS AGO THE U-S-S CONSITUTION - KNOWN AS OLD IRONSIDES - HELPED DEFEAT A BRITISH VESSEL DURING THE WAR OF 1812.
YESTERDAY IT MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT VICTORY.
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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.
"Sunny with spotty downpours around Monday"
We'll begin this Monday with a nice supply of sunshine, but the door will also be open for a few spotty showers moving in from the Gulf of Mexico, and we'll continue to see this pattern through the morning as well as the afternoon. Some of these brief, quickly moving showers will be capable of producing very heavy rain along with frequent lightning. The movement of the rain will be from the southwest to the northeast.
The bulk of the rain will be to our north today, so if you have any plans to travel into Central or North Florida , the showers and thunderstorms will be more numerous and widespread there.
Aside from a few hit or miss showers, we'll notice a nice sunny sky with some clouds mixed in, so temperatures should easily reach the low to mid 90s inland and upper 80s along the coast.
By tonight we'll still see the possibility of a few lingering downpours, but most areas should stay dry. Our sky will stay partly cloudy through the overnight with temperatures expected to dip down into the mid to upper 70s.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, rain chances will likely get a boost as more moisture and instability moves in from the north. We'll still see the potential for some spotty coastal showers in the morning, but most of the rain will come during the afternoon. Meanwhile temperatures will be a touch lower with the extra rain and clouds around, so look for afternoon temperatures to top out in the upper 80s and low 90s.
We'll start to transition back to a more typical summer pattern for the second half of the week when we'll see sunny and hot conditions along with scattered afternoon storms.
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AN AMAZING SHOT ON LAKE MICHIGAN OVER THE WEEKEND.
A WATER SPOUT CAUGHT ON CAMERA - SOMETHING WE SEE FROM TIME TO TIME HERE IN FLORIDA.
*NINE OF THEM FORMED ON THE LAKE SATURDAY - PUTTING BOATERS ON ALERT.
WINDS AROUND WATER SPOUTS CAN REACH UP TO 60 MILES-AN-HOUR.
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ON THE MEDICAL FRONT THIS AFTERNOON,
DOCTORS SAY AN UNHEALTHY DISORDER IS ON THE RISE - WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT OVEREATING - TODAY WE FOCUS ON OVER-EXERCISING.
SO WHAT QUALIFIES?
DOREEN GENTZLER EXPLAINS.
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"My goal was to try to come under 21 minutes for a 5k by the end of the summer."
53-YEAR-OLD CHRIS LEAR ADMITS HE WAS NEVER A RUNNER. BUT WHEN HE DECIDED TO JOIN A RACING SERIES LAST YEAR, HE SAYS THE THRILL OF COMPETITION BECAME ADDICTIVE.
"once you started winning, it's just very contagious."
SO HE STARTED TRAINING HARDER, RUNNING LONGER DISTANCES AND ADDING BOOT CAMP CLASSES. BUT IT WAS TAKING A TOLL ON HIS BODY.
"I just hit a point where I couldn't walk anymore."
PHYSICAL THERAPIST SCOTT EPSLEY SAYS HE'S SEEING MORE AND MORE PATIENTS LIKE LEAR. WHO ARE OVER EXERCISING AND TAKING THEIR WORKOUTS TO DANGEROUS EXTREMES.
"It's very common in runners in particular to see this over exercising mentality. There seems to be that psychological, that type A personality."
IN THE LAST 12 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FINISHING MARATHONS HAS INCREASED 50 PERCENT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST RUNNERS. THE NUMBER OF YOGA PRACTITIONERS HAS EXPLODED. FROM 4 TO 20 MILLION IN THE LAST DECADE.
"They're afraid they're going to be fat, fear of losing control. Fear of losing structure in their day to day life, not staying in shape, not staying desirable."
PSYCHIATRIST DR. ANTONIA BAUM SAYS OVER EXERCISERS ARE OFTEN SIMILAR TO PEOPLE WITH EATING DISORDERS. THEY USE EXERCISE AS A WAY TO CONTROL THEIR LIVES OR AS AN ESCAPE.
IT BECOMES A PROBLEM WHEN IT GETS IN THE WAY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS. AND OF COURSE, WHEN IT STARTS TO AFFECT THEIR BODIES PHYSICALLY.
"Unfortunately, the way most people know is because they start to get pain."
THINGS LIKE OVER USE INJURIES. BONE STRESS, SHIN SPLINTS AND TENDONITIS.
EPSLEY SAYS OVER EXERCISERS WILL ALSO FEEL EXTREME FATIGUE AND JOINT STIFFNESS.
CHRIS LEAR SUFFERED A STRESS FRACTURE AND HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF REST, HE'S NOW BACK ON TRACK.
"It's a bonding thing, it's a competitive thing and it's an eternal drive just to keep going faster and faster."
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DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING.
EXERCISE AFFECTS EVERYBODY DIFFERENTLY.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR IF AN INJURY BECOMES CHRONIC OR WORSENS.
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HERE'S AN INTERESTING STUDY FOR COUPLES OUT THERE.
LONG-TERM MARRIAGE APPEARS TO CURB MEN'S DRINKING.
BUT INCREASES WOMEN'S!
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW STUDY?
IT SAYS OVERALL,
MEN CONSUME MORE DRINKS PER MONTH THAN WOMEN.
BUT MARRIED MEN DRANK SIGNIFICANTLY *LESS THAN DIVORCED OR SINGLE GUYS.
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IT WAS A BIG WEEKEND FOR OLYMPIC SIMMER MISSY FRANKLIN.
THE 17-YEAR OLD OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST GOT A SPECIAL WELCOME FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
FRANKLIN JOINED OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS TO CHEER FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SWIM TEAM, THE GATORS.
THIS POOL IS WHERE THE OLYMPIAN SWAM HER FIRST RACE.
SHE WAS JUST 5 YEARS OLD!.
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REPUBLICANS ARE ON DAMAGE CONTROL TODAY AFTER TWO CONTROVERSIAL STORIES THIS WEEKEND.
FIRST AT FOUR - THE LATEST ON TWO G-O-P CONGRESSMAN TAKING THE HEAT
STUDENTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HEAD BACK TO COLLEGE.
WE'LL UNCOVER HOW TO HELP THEM MAKE SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS WHILE THEY'RE AWAY FROM HOME.
PLUS - THOSE TRADITIONAL SILVER TEETH FILLINGS COULD BE MAKING YOU SICK.
FIRST AT FOUR - THE DEBATE SURROUNDING THE DENTIST OFFICE.
STICK AROUND.
YOUR TOP STORIES AND FINAL WEATHER ARE IN THREE MINUTES.
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FORT MYERS POLICE ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A GUNMAN
AFTE RESPONDING TO A CAR CRASH LAST NIGHT NEAR LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON STREETS.
OFFICERS SAY A MAN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE ARM WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL.
HE'S EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.
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IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED NEARLY 30 FOOT FLAMES TO ENGULF A VACANT HOUSE EARLY THIS MORNING IN NAPLES.
IT HAPPENED ON 96TH AVENUE NORTH.
IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR FOR CREWS TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
ONE FIREFIGHTER IS RECOVERING FROM A MINOR BACK INJURY.
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THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER
IS IN COURT TODAY ON TRIAL IN AN UNRELATED CASE.
DANIEL PROCTOR FACES CHARGES IN ALABAMA FOR STEALING A CAR AND GUN.
PROCTOR'S EX-WIFE AMY PATTERSON DISAPPEARED IN JULY 2011 AND IS BELIEVED TO BE DEAD.
LEE COUNTY INVESTIGATORS SAY HE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO HER.
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WITH FACEBOOK STOCK LOSING MORE THAN HALF OF ITS VALUE SINCE
ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING --
SOME ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER MARK ZUCKERBERG
IS THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD THE COMPANY.
SHARES SLID BELOW $19 IN MORNING TRADING TODAY --
AND INVESTORS ARE WORRIED ABOUT FACEBOOK'S ABILITY TO GROW REVENUE.
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TAKING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE DOW THIS HOUR.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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