ISAAC TOSS-CLIP 2 SHOT TRX

BREAKING NEWS.THE BRAND NEW ELEVEN A-M UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS OUT.

ALL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS WATCHING ITS MOVEMENT AS WE REMAIN INSIDE THE CONE.

ISSAC WX-WX WALL

Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then.

One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

TOSS TO LEIGH-TRX 2 SHOT 3 SS

BREAKING NEWS.THE YEAR LONG SEARCH FOR MISSING CAPE CORAL TEACHER AMY PATTERSON MAY FINALLY BE OVER.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES JUST ANNOUNCED THEY'VE FOUND A BODY.

AMY PATTERSON NEVER SHOWED UP FOR WORK WHEN CLASSES RESUMED IN 2011.

NOW IT APPEARS HER EX-HUSBAND IS OPENING UP ABOUT THE CASE.

PATTERSON SEARCH-REM LIVE

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE TELLS ME THE BODY WAS FOUND AFTER 4 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HERE IN THIS DENSELY WOODED AREA BEHIND ME.

RIGHT NOW - INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE

PATTERSON SEARCH-VO

IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL WHO THE REMAINS BELONG TO.

FROM HERE - THE REMAINS WILL BE TURNED OVER THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE SO THE BODY CAN BE ID'D AND A CAUSE OF DEATH DETERMINED.

INVESTIGATORS STARTING SEARCHING THIS AREA- AFTER DANIEL PROCTOR FINALLY TOLD DETECTIVES WHERE THEY COULD FIND HIS EX WIFE BODY.

IT COMES MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER THE CAPE CORAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WENT MISSING.

PATTERSON SEARCH-2 SOTS

Heather mitchell-

Hopefully it's Amy for her parents closure. But its sad she had to go out like this.

PATTERSON SEARCH-REM LIVE

NOT CONFIRMED THIS IS AMY.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

U.S. stocks OPENED modestly lower following drops in European and Asian stock markets.

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

NISSAN RECALL-TRX SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN

NISSAN IS RECALLING ABOUT 78-HUNDRED INFINITI S-U-V'S BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGES CAN SHOW GAS IN THE TANK WHEN THERE ISN'T ANY.

THE RECALL AFFECTS THE "J-X-35" FROM THE 2013 MODEL YEAR.

WE'RE TOLD THE S-U-V'S COULD RUN OUT OF GAS UNEXPECTEDLY. INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

NISSAN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE.

CAR INTO GOLF COURSE-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.A TEENAGER MANAGES TO ESCAPE INJURY AFTER DRIVING HIS CAR INTO A LAKE AT A COLLIER COUNTY GOLF COURSE.

THIS WAS THE SCENE AT LELY RESORT.

WE'RE TOLD A 17 YEAR OLD WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN THE CAR SOMEHOW ENDED UP IN THE WATER.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR.

TAMPA ISSAC THREAT-OC SOT

WITH ISSAC LOOMING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.ITS NOT JUST SOUTHWEST FLORIDA KEEPING AN EYE ON THE STORM.

EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA IS NERVOUSLY LOOKING AT THE PATH INCLUDING THE CITY'S MAYOR.

CONVENTION HURRICANE-2 SHOT TRX

BUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF V-I-P'S ALONG WITH MEDIA ARE ABOUT TO DESCEND UPON TAMPA FOR THE CONVENTION.

ONTOP OF THAT THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO PROTEST OUTSIDE THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

CONVENTION HURRICANE-PKG

HERE WE ARE LESS THAN ONE WEEK FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

AND THAT SLIM CHANCE. HAS METEOROLOGIST DANIEL NOAH FIELDING A LOT OF

CALLS.

"We've been on the phone a lot this morning talking to FEMA, the Department

of Defense

and our RNC partners."

WHAT IS BREWING IN THE ATLANTIC. HAS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

RUSKIN.

WATCHING CLOSELY. AND BRINGING IN EXTRA STAFF. FOR LONGER HOURS.

HE SAYS FORECASTED TRACKS. AND THERE ARE PLENTY. ARE UPDATED EVERY SIX-

HOURS.

NOAH SHOWED US THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

"What we don't like to see is it's going to parallel the entire coast and

get into the Tampa Bay area

Tuesday and go up to Cedar Key. This forecast we would not like to see

verified. The good news is-- the chance

of this verifying is very low."

EVEN SO.THE C-E-O OF THE TAMPA BAY HOST COMMITTEE SAYS ITS ON THEIR RADAR.

THAT WEATHER SITUATION. IS BOUND TO KEEP NOAH. AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE BUSY.

ANSWERING CALLS. FROM WASHINGTON, D-C. UNTIL THAT SLIM CHANCE. IS A

LITTLE CLEARER.

"They know that this far out the uncertainty in the forecast, they can't

ask for timing. It's just too far

BIDEN TO FL-OC SOT OC

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MAY BE TRYING TO STEAL THE REPUBLICAN'S LIMELIGHT IN TAMPA NEXT WEEK.

"Who's going to Florida with me? Any of you going to be in Florida? Well I'm the speaker at the convention. I'm going to be down there. It's good to see you guys, thanks for coming."

NEW PRES POLL-SS

IT'S A VIRTUAL DEAD HEAT WHEN IT COMES TO VOTERS NATIONWIDE ACCORDING TO A BRAND NEW SURVEY.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL SHOWS 47 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS SAY THEY PLAN TO BACK PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHILE 46 PERCENT FAVOR MITT ROMNEY.

NOT MUCH CHANGED FROM THE SAME SURVEY IN JUNE.

VP POLL-VO TOPS

A NEW ABC NEWS--WASHINGTON POST POLL FINDS THAT NEITHER VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GIVES HIS RUNNING MATE MUCH OF AN EDGE.

41 PERCENT OF THE PUBLIC LOOKS FAVORABLY AT PAUL RYAN, WHILE 37 PERCENT HAVE

AN UNFAVORABLE IMPRESSION.

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN, MEANWHILE, HAS A FAVORABLE RATING OF 43 PERCENT. BUT HIS

AKIN LATEST-OC SOT VO WIPE

VOWING TO STAY IN THE RACE.

A MISSOURI REPUBLICAN HOPEFUL SAYS HE WILL WIN DESPITE HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS ABOUT RAPE.

reporter: "Were you upset that the Republican Party did not back you on all this, does it bother you that they kind of bailed on you?"

"Well, these have been exciting days, we'll do the best we can."

"I believe so."

REPUBLICAN TODD AKIN IGNORED A STATE DEADLINE TUESDAY TO ABANDON HIS CAMPAIGN, DESPITE MOUNTING CALLS FROM HIS OWN PARTY TO DROP OUT.

HE SPARKED OUTRAGE SUNDAY WHEN HE CLAIMED IN A TELEVISION INTERVIEW THAT A WOMAN'S BODY IS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING PREGNANCY IN CASES OF "LEGITIMATE RAPE."

AKIN HAS APOLOGIZED FOR THE COMMENT.

PRINCE HARRY PHOTOS-SS

A MAJOR ROYAL HEADACHE TODAY.NUDE PHOTOS ARE SURFACING OF PRINCE HARRY.

T-M-Z PUBLISHED PICTURES OF THE PRINCE LAST NIGHT.

THE WEBSITE CLAIMS THE ROMP TOOK PLACE FOUR DAYS EARLIER AT A "HIGH ROLLERS HOTEL SUITE" ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

ONE PHOTO SHOWS HARRY, CUPPING HIS GENITALS, HIS BODY PARTIALLY SHIELDS THAT OF ANOTHER PERSON, ALSO NAKED.

MISSING WOMAN SCRIPT -SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR NORTH NAPLES WOMAN WHO VANISHED LAST NIGHT.

54 YEAR OLD SUSAN HODGES FERRER WAS FOUND THIS MORNING DISORIENTED AT NAPLES PARK.

SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

CAPE CORAL BOAT CRASH PLEA-VO

THE CAPE CORAL MAN WHO CAUSED A DEADLY BOAT CRASH IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE IN 2010 WILL SPEND SIX MONTHS IN PRISON.

THE CRASH KILLED PASSENGER JASON BALDNER, OF WISCONSIN.

THE DRIVER, JASON WILLIAMS, AND A PASSENGER, WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY WILLIAMS LOST CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A CANAL.

THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TELLS US WILLIAMS PLEAD GUILTY DUI MANSLAUGHTER AND DUI PROPERTY DAMAGE.

FL EARLY VOTING-ONCAM

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS SAYING NO TO A PUSH TO OFFER MORE EARLY VOTING DAYS IN THE STATE.

SCOTT SAYS HE WANTS FIVE COUNTIES COVERED BY FEDERAL VOTING LAWS TO FOLLOW THE REST OF THE STATE AND OFFER ONLY EIGHT DAYS OF EARLY VOTING INSTEAD OF 12.

TEASE ONE------

IMAGINE PICKING UP YOUR CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE ONLY TO BE HUNTED DOWN BY A THIEF.

FOR ONE WOMAN THAT NIGHTMARE WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS SHE'S DRAGGED ACROSS A PARKING LOT.

NBC2 BRINGS YOU THE STORY BEHIND THE SHOCKING SCENE.

AND WE CONTINUE TO TRACK TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.A BRAND NEW ELEVEN A-M ADVISORY JUST ISSUED.

A) PURSE SNATCHING-2 SHOT VO

B) ISSAC TEASE-OMNI

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then.

One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

WIND DEMO-VO IN PLASMA

WITH ISSAC LOOMING IN THE ATLANTIC.NOW IS THE TIME to PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.

RESEARCHERS ARE SHOWING THE BRUT FORCE OF A MAJOR HURRICANE WITH THIS SIMULATION.

IT'S A REMINDER OF WHAT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WHEN HURRICANE ANDREW SLAMMED INTO FLORIDA.

WIND DEMO-PKG

FLASHBACK TO 1992 HURRICANE ANDREW WREAKED HAVOC ON SOUTH FLORIDA. THE DEADLY STORM FLATTENED ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS, HOMES REDUCED TO PILES OF RUBBLE.

FAST-FORWARD 20 YEARS LATER AND THERE'S A BIG PROJECT UNDERWAY AT THE FIU HURRICANE RESEARCH CENTER TO HELP MAKE HOMES BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES STRONGER. THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN USING THESE OLD FANS TO PRODUCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BUT NOW THEY'RE TRADING UP.

AND TALK ABOUT A BIG UPGRADE HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEW SYSTEM THE WALL OF WIND ON THE FIU CAMPUS YOU SEE IT GOING RIGHT THERE -- IT'S COMPOSED OF 12 DIFFERENT WIND TURBINES EACH ONE WITH A DIAMETER OF ABOUT SIX FEET. HERE'S A LOW SPEED WIND TEST RIGHT HERE THE WINDS GUSTING RIGHT NOW AT ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

THE WALL OF WIND AS ITS CALLED CAN NOW CREATE CATEGORY FIVE STRENGTH WINDS UP TO 157 MILES PER HOUR. TO DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF THE NEW FANS TWO HOMES WERE BUILT. THE FIRST HOME TO THE BUILDING CODES IN PLACE BEFORE HURRICANE ANDREW. THE SECOND DEMO HOME BUILT TO THE CODES THAT ARE IN PLACE TODAY.

YOU CAN SEE AT CAT FIVE WINDS JUST LIKE IN HURRICANE ANDREW TOPPING 160 MPH MORE OF THE SHINGLES.AND THE ROOF SHEETING RIPS OFF THE PRE ANDREW HOME. THE POST ANDREW HOME THE ROOF REMAINS MORE IN TACT.

This facility allows you to see ahead and see how structures will really behave in a Category five Hurricane.

THE SCIENTISTS HOPE WITH THIS WALL OF WIND THEY CAN MAKE STRUCTURES STRONGER AND KEEP CATASTROPHIC SCENES LIKE THIS ONE FROM ANDREW FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IN CITIES AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

PURSE SNATCHING-TRX VO TOPS

TERRIFYING VIDEO OUT OF SEATTLE AS A WOMAN IS DRAGGED TO THE GROUND BY A PURSE SNATCHER.

TAKE A LOOK. THE VICTIM WAS PICKING HER TWO BOYS UP FROM DAYCARE WHEN A CAR PULLED UP NEXT TO HER.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A MAN FOLLOW HER TO THE GATE AND GRAB HER PURSE.

SHE SCREAMED AND HELD ON TIGHT - BUT HE MANAGED TO PRY THE PURSE OUT OF

HER GRASP AND GET AWAY.

WHALE SURPRISE-TRX VO TOPS

A TRULY CLOSE ENCOUNTER OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

THESE PHOTOS CAPTURE A HUMPBACK WHALE SURFACING AMID BOATERS AND PADDLE BOARDERS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

HUMPBACK WHALES ARE OFTEN SEEN IN THE AREA AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR.

TEASE TWO------

A TRAVEL AGENT COMEBACK?

FOR YEARS THEY'VE LOST BUSINESS TO THE INTERNET BUT NOW THE INDUSTRY MAY BE MAKING A COMEBACK.

FL WEEKLY-3 SHOT

FL WEEKLY-3 SS

1. The return of the travel agent: What was once thought of a dying profession is experiencing a resurgence. Local agents have found their niche by planning tailor-made trips to exotic locals like Africa and Patagonia.

2. Cyber theft is real and its a threat to small businesses. Hackers are often cracking into into accounts, stealing funds and getting away with it. Florida Weekly has some advice to make sure your business doesn't get hit.

3. A tribute to John Cage at the Rauschenberg Gallery. Cage and Rauschenberg were close friends. Now the gallery pays tribute to Cage, an avant-gard composer, writer and artist who left his mark on the art world by breaking its rules.

TEASE THREE-----

DAVID HASSELHOFF MIGHT BE HAPPY WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.CARS ARE ABOUT TO TALK TO THEIR DRIVERS.

THAT'S NOT ALL.WHY SOME CARS WILL EVEN BE ABLE TO CHANGE TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

THE FINAL WORDS OF A TEEN KILLED BY A TRAIN WAS UTTERED ON TWITTER.

IT'S A NEW TWIST TO A BIZARRE STORY AS TWO TEENS ARE KILLED WHEN A TRAIN OVER TURNS ONTO THEM.

A) TALKING CARS-2 SHOT VO

B) MD TRAIN CRASH-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO WX-2 SHOT TRX

NBC2 IS TRACKING THE TROPICS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO PUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RIGHT IN ITS PATH.

THE ELEVEN A-M UPDATE IS OUT.

ISSAC WX-WX WALL

Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then.

One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

PATTERSON SEARCH LATEST-TRX SS VO SS

NBC2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN THE YEAR LONG SEARCH FOR A MISSING CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY'VE FOUND A BODY WHILE SEARCHING FOR AMY PATTERSON.

BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT IDENTIFYING THE REMAINS FOUND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AS PATTERSON.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ALL OVER BOKEELIA NEAR A HOME WHERE PATTERSON AND HER EX-HUSBAND DANIEL PROCTOR ONCE SHARED.

SOURCES SAY HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS WHERE HER BODY IS LOCATED AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES IN ALABAMA.

PROCTOR HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH PATTERSON'S MURDER.

AMELIA SEARCH-INTRO

EXPERTS ARE PORING OVER NEW UNDERWATER PICTURES THAT MAY HELP SOLVE ONE OF THE MOST TANTALIZING MYSTERIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO AVIATION PIONEER AMELIA EARHART AND HER PLANE IN HER FATEFUL ATTEMPT TO FLY AROUND-THE-WORLD IN 1937?

AMELIA SEARCH-PKG

A SPUNKY HAIRCUT AND A WRY SMILE.

BELIED AMELIA EARHART'S INTREPID SPIRIT.

ONLY THE 16TH WOMAN IN HISTORY TO EARN A PILOT'S LICENSE.

EARHART WOULD PUSH THE LIMITS OF WHAT AVIATORS - AND WOMEN - WOULD DARE TO DO.

HER DISAPPEARANCE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN 75 YEARS AGO ELEVATED HER LEGENDARY STATUS.

LAST MONTH, RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR CLUES EMBARKED ON YET ANOTHER MISSION WITH HIGH HOPES.

"We think the Earhart plane is there. We have the right people. We have the right technology. We have the right support."

THERE , IS SOMEWHERE NEAR HERE.

A CORAL ATOLL CALLED NIKUMARORO.

THE TINY REEF - JUST SIX KILOMETERS LONG - BELONGS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI.

A FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS OFF EARHART'S INTENDED FLIGHT PLAN -

RESEARCHERS ZEROED IN BECAUSE OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN IN THE 1930s.

THAT APPEARED TO SHOW A LANDING GEAR STICKING OUT OF THE WATER.

THE 2-POINT-2-MILLION-DOLLAR EXPEDITION LAST MONTH RECORDED HOURS OF UNDERWATER VIDEO NEAR THE SITE.

POURING OVER PICTURES UPON THEIR RETURN, THE TEAM PAUSED ON THIS IMAGE.

PERHAPS NOTHING SPECIAL TO THE UNTRAINED EYE.

BUT TO GILLESPIE'S TEAM.

"It was a landing gear that we saw on the reef in the 1937 photo, and we're wondering if maybe we found the thing that we saw in the 1937 photo, although now broken into pieces.

FORENSIC SCIENTISTS SAY THIS LOOKS LIKE MAN-MADE MATERIAL IN A DEBRIS FIELD.

"that uppermost arrow, has the same shape and dimensions as the fender on the landing gear of a Lockheed Electra down to the right seem to be other components of the landing gear. There's something there that might be a tire.

POTENTIAL NEW EVIDENCE THAT COULD BE A STEP CLOSER TO SOLVING A 75-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY.

MLK TAPES-OC SOT OC

A BRAND NEW AUDIO TAPE OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR IS FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF A TENNESSEE HOME.

THE AUDIO REEL IS MARKED, "DR. KING INTERVIEW, DECEMBER 21ST, 1960."

Question: "Well, doctor, what effect are the sit-ins having on the progress on the southern negro and his struggle for equality?"

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "Oh, I think a tremendous effect. I am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the most greatest epics of our heritage. I think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline

STEPHEN TULL SAYS HIS FATHER WAS PLANNING ON WRITING A BOOK ABOUT HOW BAD LIFE WAS LIVING UNDER THE SO-CALLED "JIM CROW" SEGREGATION LAWS, BUT HE NEVER FINISHED IT.

MD TRAIN CRASH-VO WIPE

NEW DETAILS INTO A DEADLY TRAIN DERAILMENT IN MARYLAND.

INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY TWO TEENAGERS THAT DIED IN THE CRASH WERE SITTING ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE WHEN RAIL CARS OVERTURNED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE OPERATORS OF THE TRAIN REPORTED SEEING NOTHING AND FEELING NOTHING BEFORE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY.

POLICE SAY THE TWO WOMEN KILLED. ELIZABETH NASS AND ROSE MAYR, 19-YEAR OLD COLLEGE JUNIORS, WERE SITTING WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE TRAIN. AND JUST FEET AWAY AS IT PASSED.

THEY WERE BURIED IN COAL.

MD TRAIN CRASH-SOT VO

reporter: "Is this time of year particularly dangerous for this kind of thing?"

"I think that whenever you come towards the end of the summer, young people may be challenged by their friends, or even challenge themselves, to do something different from what they've done earlier in the summer."

BASKETBALL STAR SENTENCED-OC NATS VO

DRAMATIC VIDEO AS ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY PASSES OUT AS HE LEARNS HE'S HEADED TO PRISON.

oh shh.nats of screaming as kid falls

YOU CAN HEAR 18-YEAR-OLD TONY FARMER QUESTION HIS LAWYER IN DISBELIEF AS THE JUDGE READ THE VERDICT.

THE OHIO STAR COLLAPSED AFTER RECEIVING A THREE-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.

HE REMAINED ON THE GROUND BRIEFLY BEFORE BEING PULLED TO HIS FEET BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.

SLAUGHTER HOUSE VIDEO-VO OC

A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY INTO A CALIFORNIA SLAUGHTER OVER ITS PRACTICES OF KILLING LIVESTOCK.

A WARNING THE VIDEO IS GRAPHIC.

CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

AUTHORITIES LAUNCHED THE INQUIRY AFTER RECEIVING THIS VIDEO.

THE VIDEO WAS PROVIDED BY AN ANIMAL WELFARE GROUP.

A U-S-D-A ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THE FOOTAGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING THAT WOULD AFFECT FOOD SAFETY.

TENNIS MURDER-VO WIPE

A PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REFEREE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND WITH A COFFEE MUG.

LOIS GOODMAN WAS ARRESTED AT HER MANHATTAN HOTEL JUST BEFORE SHE WAS ABOUT TO REF A U-S OPEN TENNIS MATCH.

POLICE SAY THE MURDER HAPPENED BACK IN APRIL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. KILLED HER HUSBAND OF 50 YEARS IN THEIR HOME *MONTHS* AGO.

80-YEAR-OLD ALAN GOODMAN WAS FOUND DEAD -- BLUDGEONED TO DEATH.

TENNIS MURDER-SOT VO

The autopsy revealed. that Mr. Goodman suffered

multiple stab wounds. and we ruled the case a homicide."

TALKING CARS-VO

JUST LIKE A POPULAR 1980S TELEVISION SHOW.CARS ARE SOON ABOUT TO TALK TO DRIVERS.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TESTING A FLEET OF SO-CALLED "TALKING" CARS THAT MAY HELP AMERICAN DRIVERS AVOID CRASHES AND TRAFFIC JAMS.

FL CAR RESCUE-OC SOT VO WIPE

A TAMPA AREA ROAD WORKER IS BEING CALLED A HERO BECAUSE HE DOVE INTO A RETENTION POND TO SAVE A 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER FROM DROWNING.

When I woke up, they showed me video, and I just started crying, because I

did not know if I was going to make it or not

SHE WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 75 WHEN HER CAR VEERED INTO A POND NEAR TAMPA.

56-YEAR-OLD TERRY STILES WHO WAS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SAW THE CAR GO INTO THE WATER AND DOVE IN.

FL CAR RESCUE-SOT VO

I am glad he found me so I could thank him. He's like my uncle now," "

THE TEEN IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.

TEASE FOUR-----

LOOKING FOR SOME LEGROOM ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT?

"It's getting a little tight for everyone."

IT'S A BOUT TO GET EVEN MORE CRAMPED.

AIRLINE SEATS ARE GOING ON A DIET.HOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO PAY FOR IT IN COMFORT.

NBC2 CONTINUES TO TRACK TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

A) AIRLINES SMALLER SEATS-2 SHOT VO

AIRLINES SMALLER SEATS-PLASMA

THERE'S A NEW WAY AIRLINES ARE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY.THAT IS NOW GOING TO COST YOU COMFORT.

SOME ARE USING THINNER SEATS.

THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE LESS PADDING FOR THOSE CROSS COUNTRY TRIPS ALL IN AN EFFORT OF CRAMMING EVEN MORE PASSENGERS INTO AN AIRPLANE.

AIRLINES SMALLER SEATS-PKG

AIRLINES AND TRAVELERS ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE.

"It's getting a little tight for everyone."

BUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR PASSENGERS.

"They're getting more and more compact with the space. Definitely, more people on, make us all in there feel like, as they say, cattle car."

FOR AIRLINES IT'S THEIR BOTTOM LINE. MANY CARRIERS ARE STARTING TO USE NEW THINNER SEATS TO PACK MORE PEOPLE ONTO PLANES.

"Passengers are not willing to pay the true cost of airfare and airlines have no other option but to squeeze more passengers into their aircraft, into economy class. That's what they are using these slim seats for. They are able to add an additional row of seats in economy."

MORE ROWS, EQUAL MORE DOLLARS. THE AVERAGE SEAT PITCH, WHICH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ONE POINT ON A SEAT TO THE SAME POINT IN FRONT, IS AROUND 30-32 INCHES ON MOST MAJOR AIRLINES. SOUTHWEST IS SHRINKING THEIR SEAT PITCH AN INCH, BUT THEY SAY A NEW SLIMMER SEAT DESIGN ACTUALLY GIVES PASSENGERS MORE SPACE. SPIRIT HAS BEEN USING LIGHTERWEIGHT SEATS THEY SAY ARE PRE-RECLINED AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED SINCE 2010. BUT COMFORT IS KEY ESPECIALLY FOR LONGER FLIGHTS.

"Like, I'm going to Las Vegas so, yah, its a long fight and absolutely uncomfortable. Gets cramped, my legs start burning."

"FOR PEOPLE SICK OF AIRPORTS OR AIR TRAVEL, THE TRAIN IS ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION. HERE, ON AN AMTRAK TRAIN, THE SEAT PITCH IS ABOUT 40 INCHES. IN A CAR THERE ARE MANY FACTORS BUT WITH THE FRONT SEAT PULLED BACK, THE SEAT PITCH IS ABOUT 32 INCHES. AND THINGS AREN'T THAT GLAMOROUS OR SPACIOUS HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ROOM. THE SEAT PITCH HERE IS 34 INCHES."

ON PLANES, THERE'S ALSO THAT OTHER DREADED FACTOR, THE RANDOMNESS OF THE SEATING PROCESS.

AIRLINES SMALLER SEATS-ONCAM

SANDRA ENDO REPORTING.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE DIFFERENCE OF SEAT PITCH IN ECONOMY AND FIRST CLASS. ACCORDING TO TRIPADVISOR'S SEAT GURU, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN AIRLINES SEAT HAS A 31 TO 32 INCH PITCH.

WX OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

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.

Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then.

One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

NATALIE WOOD-VO

THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF ACTRESS NATALIE WOOD HAS BEEN AMENDED.

WOOD DIED IN A 19-81 DROWNING OFF CATALINA ISLAND, AFTER A NIGHT OF DRINKING ON A YACHT WITH HER HUSBAND, ACTOR ROBERT WAGNER AND ACTOR CHRISTOPHER WALKEN.

LAST YEAR INVESTIGATORS RE-OPENED THE CASE TO CONSIDER SOME POSSIBLe NEW INFORMATION.

WOOD'S DEATH CERTIFICATE CHANGES HER DEATH FROM AN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING TO "DROWNING AND OTHER UNDETERMINED FACTORS."

SAMSUNG TRIAL-VO

IT'S A SHOWDOWN THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR NEXT SMART PHONE.

A JURY IN SAN JOSE, CALIFIORNIA IS SET TO BEGIN DELIBERATING TODAY IN THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PATENT TRIAL INVOLVING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SMARTPHONE COMPANIES.

DURING CLOSING ARGUMENTS YESTERDAY, A LAWYER FOR APPLE SAID THAT SAMSUNG WAS DETERMINED TO ILLEGALLY CASH IN ON THE SUCCESS OF THE IPHONE.

AMERICANS WASTE FOOD-VO

DESPITE RISING GROCERY PRICES, A RECENT STUDY FINDS MANY AMERICANS ARE PUTTING THE FOOD THEY BUY.RIGHT INTO THE TRASH.

THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL FOUND 40-PERCENT OF FOOD IN THE U-S GETS TOSSED OUT.

ACCORDING TO THE DATA, THE AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR WINDS UP THROWING AWAY UP TO MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR IN FOOD.

TURTLE IN TREES-OC SOT OC

INVESTIGATORS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE DUCT TAPED A TURTLE TO A BALLOON AND RELEASED THEM INTO THE SKY.

THE TURTLE WAS FOUND DANGLING HIGH IN A TREE.

I called the Humane Society to try to get the fire

department out here, but it took about an hour for everybody to actually

show up."

FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABOUT TO RESCUE THE TURTLE WITH A LADDER TRUCK WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAME AND BLEW IT TO THE GROUND.

EXPLODING TABLE-VO WIPE

A CLOSE CALL IN A SEATTLE KITCHEN WHEN A HOMEOWNER SAYS HIS GLASS TABLE SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED.

ADAM WELCH SAYS HE WAS HOME MONDAY MORNING WHEN HIS TABLE SHATTERED. SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS FLYING ACROSS HIS APARTMENT.

FOR ADAM, HE SAYS IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED HIS TABLE TO EXPLODE.

EXPLODING TABLE-2 SOTS VO

"All the way over there, like crowded up against the refrigerator, crowded up against the walls over there. It exploded, I mean it really exploded."

"A hot pan, a bright sunny day things like that can cause thermal stress in glass and cause it to break."

THE MAN OWNED THE TABLE FOR FOUR YEARS.

TEASE FIVE------

SHOCKING AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

A MAN IS DRAGGED ACROSS A PARKING LOT BY A PICKUP TRUCK AS THE DRIVER JUST KEEPS GOING.

A) AZ HIT AND RUN-2 SHOT VO

TRADED BOBBLEHEAD-VO TOPS

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES FANS GET TREATED TO A BOBBLE HEAD DOLL OF A PLAYER THAT'S NO LONGER EVEN ON THE TEAM.

THE TEAM HELD HUNTER PENCE BOBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY NIGHT BEFORE TUESDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE REDS.

THERE'S ONE PROBLEM, PENCE WAS TRADED TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BEFORE THE TRADE DEADLINE ON JULY 31ST.

AZ HIT AND RUN-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

A SHOCKING HIT AND RUN CAUGHT ON TAPE -- YOU SEE IT THERE, A MAN STRUCK BY A SPEEDING TRUCK IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT.

ITS TOUGH TO WATCH -- BUT THE VICTIM WALKED AWAY WITH JUST A BROKEN WRIST --

AZ HIT AND RUN-PKG

THE TRUCK IS GOING SO FAST IT'S HARD TO SEE.

BUT WATCH AGAIN IN SLOW MOTION.

THAT'S 26-YEAR-OLD STEVEN BRIGHT BEING HIT AND THEN DRAGGED BY A PICK-UP

TRUCK THROUGH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT

SOT STEVEN BRIGHT: - 22:50:14 I remember thinking in my head this is it

pretty much I'm gonna be thrown off this truck and I'm done

THIS MORNING POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO TEENAGE GIRLS WHO THEY SAY ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIT AND RUN AND COULD FACE CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

.

SOT Seth Tyler/ Dectectvive Chandler POLICE department : 22:42:16 it's a

very serious incident what's more important is the fact that we are really

seeking these 2 individuals out so we can really hear their version of what

happened

BRIGHT SAYS IT ALL STARTED AUGUST 4TH WHEN HE AND HIS BROTHER WERE WALKING

NEAR THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY TWO GIRLS IN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN AND / STARTED

THROWING WATER BALLOONS AT THEM

SOT: STEVEN BRIGHT: 22:48:04 we actually thought at the time they were

throwing rocks

BUT BRIGHT SAYS WHEN HE AND HIS BROTHER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK THE

DRIVER PEELED OFF, FULL SPEED

NAT:at that point I could hear acceleration from the truck

HIS BROTHER MADE IT BUT THE TRUCK SNAGGED BRIGHT'S SHIRT AND DRAGGED HIM

UNDER THE TIRES

SOT: STEVEN BRIGHT: 22:49:08 I could hear the girls screaming in the car I

actually saw the two girls in the vehicle when I was flying over the front

driver side of the truck / 22:50:41 I was yelling hey stop. stop. stop

and they just would not stop

BUT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS BRIGHT ONLY SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED

RUBS

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

KEEP IT RIGHT HERE FOR THE NEWS AT NOON - NBC2 IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THE YEAR LONG SEARCH FOR MISSING CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU LIVE TO WHERE LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE RECOVERED REMAINS.

COULD THEY BELONG TO AMY PATTERSON?

NBC2 WITH A LIVE REPORT.

PLUS - IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB - YOU KNOW HOW NERVE-WRACKING THOSE INTERVIEWS CAN BE.

NEXT AT NOON - SOME OF THE TOUGHEST AND TRICKIEST QUESTIONS - AND ADVICE ON HOW TO ANSWER EFFECTIVELY.

AND CRUISE-LOVERS ARE TESTING OUT NEW DRINK AND COCKTAIL OPTIONS ON CARNIVAL AND ROYAL CARIBBEAN - ALL DESIGNED TO SAVE YOU MONEY.

ALSO THE EYE-OPENING RESULTS A NEW TEEN SURVEY.

IT'S SURE TO HAVE YOU TALKING TO YOUR KIDS.

PLUS - TRACKING THE TROPICS - THE LATEST ON TROPICAL STORM ISSAAC.

NOON TZA) AMY PATTERSON-VO

NOON TZB) ODD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS-VO

NOON TZC) CARNIVAL DRINK PACKAGE-VO

NOON TZD) HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA