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TROPICAL STORM ISAAC-CLIP

FIRST FORECAST-WX WALL

ISOLATED STORMS EACH DAY

Tropical Storm Isaac is looming large on everyone's mind today as it continues to have its eye's set on our area.

Isaac continues to pack winds of 40 mph and continues on a west-northwest track at 15 mph. The storm should pass to the south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Thursday.

Isaac weakened slightly overnight as the center of the storm reformed to the south. However, re-strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

As conditions become a bit more favorable, development into a Category 1 hurricane is possible by early Friday morning, as it bears down on Hispaniola.

As it has more interaction with land and even some mountainous terrain over Cuba, Isaac should start to weaken - possibly back into a Tropical Storm - before it regenerates back into a Category 1 hurricane while moving through the Florida Straits.

There's still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to Isaac's path. The bottom line is Tropical Storm Isaac will be a storm to watch closely for anyone in South Florida, and IF this storm were to affect our weather, it would most likely be early next week around Monday or Tuesday.

Until then expect isolated storms each afternoon. They'll be widely spaced and many of us will get missed.

Highs will be in the low 90s.

TOSS TO LINDSAY-2 2SHOT TRX

AS WE MONITOR THE STORM'S TRACK -- THE NBC2 TEAM IS GETTING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED RIGHT NOW SO YOU'RE PREPARED IF AND WHEN ISAAC REACHES SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OUR TEAM COVERAGE BEGINS WITH NBC2's LINDSAY LOGUE.

ISAAC ON LOCAL COLLEGES-PLASMA

WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK "SNAP SHOT" OF WHAT THE SITUATION LOOKS LIKE AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE'VE FOUND OUT THAT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, HODGES UNIVERSITY AND EDISON COLLEGE--

ISAAC ON CAPE CORAL-PLASMA

IN CAPE CORAL--

CITY WORKERS INSTALLED "STORM SHIELDS" AROUND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY.

THEY'RE DESIGNED TO WORK LIKE HURRICANE SHUTTERS.

THE CITY MAY OPEN SHELTERS SUNDAY--

ISAAC ON COLLIER COUNTY-PLASMA

THE COLLIER E-O-C IS SENDING OUT GENERATORS AND TRAILERS FILLED WITH SUPPLIES--

TO SHELTERS.

THEY WILL RELEASE THE EXACT LOCATION OF SHELTERS--

WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE MOSTLY SCHOOLS, ON SATURDAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE E-O-C HAS BEEN IN ITS NEW BUILDING--

ISAAC ON CHARLOTTE CO-PLASMA

IN CHARLOTTTE COUNTY--

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PLANS TO MEET TOMORROW.

AND IT MAY DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY THEN.

ANY DECISIONS ABOUT SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES--

ISAAC INFO ON LINE-PLASMA BNR

THE STATE WILL *NOT* MAKE A DECISION ABOUT CONSTRUCTION ZONES ALONG I-75.

UNTIL IT GETS A BETTER HANDLE ON ISAAC'S PATH.

THAT DECISION COULD COME SATURDAY.

NBC2 IS TAKING ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM OUR AREA--

AND POSTING IT ONLINE--

TOSS TO JOELLE-2SHOT

AS WITH MANY HURRICANE OR STORM--

THE SHORELINE AND BARRIER ISLANDS WILL LIKELY SEE THE BIGGEST IMPACT.

NBC2's JOELLE PARKS CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE--

SHE'S LIVE OUT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

BARRIER ISLAND PREPS-LIVE TRX

Fmb leaders say their emergency management plan is ready to go in case Isaac hits.

One of their many tasks- comb the beach for anything that could blow away or cause damage.

This garbage can is cemented into the ground,

BARRIER ISLAND PREPS-PKG

Barry schrayer has lived on fort myers beach his whole life.

Sot Barry Schrayer, Zushi-Zushi owner and fmb resident

" as kids we were those crazy ones who would go out and play in the beach in the middle of the storm."

But barrys learned a lot since then-

Now investing in extra hurricane protection at his restaurant and bar.

Sot Barry

"it was affectionately known here as fort zushi, that's how tight the building Is when a storm hits."

While he's planning to be able to serve food and drinks during the storm,

Barrys also prepared to leave the island.

Like hundreds of others- he waited in line to get his re- entry pass in case there's evacuation orders.

Sot Alan Mandel , fort myers beach beach council member

"it will expedite really quickly who can come back on the beach, beause in that case people are going to be anxious to come back and see their property."

The pass is free but needs to be renewed every year.

it's the only way to get over the bridge if there's an evacuation.

If you live on the beach or on sanibel- it's required.

Take ss

If you don't have yours yet- here's what you need to bring to FMB town hall or sanibel city hall:

-Photo ID

-Residents: tax bill, deed or lease

-Businesses: tax bill or license

-Property Managers: license and list of properties

But the re- entry pass is just part of the towns emergency management plan.

Sot Alan

" we have an emergency control vehicle, which is our operation center, that will be taken off the beach and positioned at Ortiz."

All town buildings will be secured,

And all town leaders will ride out the storm together at a fort myers hotel.

It's already booked- so they can collaborate on decisions regarding the beach.

Sot Alan

" there's a team that's in place that would come back on the beach if and of course only if an evacuation is required that can asses any potential damage from the storm."

In the mean time-

Sot Eric mansour, zushi-zushi GM

We're monitoring it, but we're not panicking."

So that if and when the time comes the most important thing- is not compromised.

Sot Barry

BARRIER ISLAND PREPS-CGTOPS LIVE

Make sure all your lose items are secured,

If you still don't have a re- entry pass-

Sanibel city hall has extended their hours until 8 tonight.

They reopen tomorrow from 8 until 5.

Fmb town hall opens tomorrow at 8:30 am.

Re-entry passes will be sold until 4:30.

TOSS TO HEATHER-SOT OC TRX

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC COULD NOT COME AT A WORSE TIME FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

IT'S CONVENTION STARTS MONDAY IN TAMPA!

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SAID TODAY FLORIDA IS READY.

Local teams will make evacuation plans for their areas depending on what happens. The convention will make its own decision. But the goal is, by having everybody together, we'll have the same info, so we can coordinate our efforts and work together.

SO WHAT CONTINGENCY PLANS DOES THE G-O-P HAVE *IF* ISAAC THREATENS TAMPA?

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE HERE IN THE STUDIO--

RNC PREPS FOR ISAAC-TFX CTR MON

IF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC STRIKES, THE MAYOR OF TAMPA IS PREPARED TO CANCEL THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT WEEK.

RNC PREPS FOR ISAAC-PKG

IT'S FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. DESPITE THE

POTENTIAL FOR DISASTROUS WEATHER. MAYOR BOB BUCKHORN SAYS

HE IS PREPARED TO CANCEL THE R-N-C IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IS

THREATENED

"I don't think that it's going to be a factor in this particular convention but we are prepared if it is."

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THAT POSSIBLITY FOR MONTHS. BUT FOR THE TIME BEING-- IT'S A WAITING GAME TO SEE HOW SERIOUS THE SITUATION BECOMES.

"We could have a tropical storm. We could have a category 5. We could have nothing. Each of those would cause us to have a different type of response."

CONVENTION ORGANIZERS SAY THEY'VE ALSO BEEN PLANNING FOR THE WORST IN THE

EVENT A HURRICANE STRIKES THE CITY. BUT EXACTLY WHERE DELEGATES WILL GO AND

WHAT CITY THE BACK-UP CONVENTION WOULD BE HELD. IS A SECRET

RNC PREPS FOR ISAAC-TFX CTR MON

THE TOP BRASS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLAN TO WAIT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A DECISION.

UNTIL THEN, THEY'RE TELLING EVERYONE COMING TO THE CONVENTION - TO COME ON DOWN.

CONVENTION COVERAGE-SS TOPS

IF THE CONVENTION ISN'T CANCELLED--

NBC2'S CHAD OLIVER AND I WILL ALSO BE IN TAMPA NEXT WEEK.

STRIPS CLUBS & RNC-VO

ONE LAST CONVENTION NOTE--

THE STRIP CLUBS ARE READY!

REALLY.

THE THREE BIG STRIP CLUBS IN TAMPA SAY THEY PUT IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF UPGRADES FOR NEXT WEEK'S GOP CONVENTION.

MOST OF THE GIRLS ARE DRESSED IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE--

AND SO IS THE CHAMPAGNE.

SURVEYS FROM THE LAST TWO CONVENTIONS--

SHOWED THAT REPUBLICANS DROPPED OVER 150-DOLLARS *EACH* AT STRIP CLUBS--

WEST NILE SPREADS-VO WIPE

THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE WEST NILE VIRUS IS CLIMBING AT AN ALARMING RATE.

AT THE CENTER OF THE CRISIS - TEXAS--

WHERE DOZENS HAVE DIED FROM THE DISEASE.

THE STATE IS IN THE MIDST OF AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON MOSQUITOES.

IT'S SPENT THE PAST FEW NIGHTS DUMPING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF KILLER FROM THE AIR.

WEST NILE SPREADS-SOTVO

"When you have a large area like this that's got mosquitoes through the whole area, there's no other way to kill them except through aerial application."

THE C-D-C SAYS THE VIRUS IS SPREADING FARTHER AND FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

WITH 41 PEOPLE NOW DEAD--

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WILL USE A LOT OF TACTICS TO LURE VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FLY *HERE*--

JUST FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

ITS CALLED MEDICAL TOURISM

AND SOME GOOD NEWS TONIGHT FOR THE GEORGIA GIRL FIGHTING THAT FLESH EATING BACTERIA.

SHE'S GOING HOME--

TZ1 A) MEDICAL TOURISM-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) FLESH EATING VICTIM-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

MEDICAL TOURISM-ON CAM

A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

THE SUN--

THE SAND--

THE GOLF!

BUT YOU CAN NOW ADD ANOTHER REASON TO THE LIST--

MEDICAL OPERATIONS!

ONE SURGEON SAYS HE HAS HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS FLYING IN JUST TO SEE HIM.AND ENJOY THE WEATHER.

MEDICAL TOURISM-PKG

from the operating table.

Nats

To the streets of Naples.

Dr. James Guerra's Orthopedic Practice is drawing in hundreds of patients from out of town.

Sot 57:26 James

Because of our wonderful environment, it's a wonderful place to recover and we tend to get patients from really all over the world.

Dr. Guerra is helping with something called Medical Tourism.

It's an old concept that Naples Economic Development Council president, Jack Wert wants in on.

Sot edc 17:56 jack

There are definitely businesses in the community that can benefit from medical tourism. We see restaurants, shopping all benefiting for more businesses coming to the area.

He says Hospitals are helping with their plans. NCH just announced their collaboration with the Mayo Clinic-expected to draw in thousands of patients and their families.

Sot TDC 20:07 jack

You're always looking for a segment of tourism that perhaps your competitors aren't going after.

And Cathy Christopher from the Inn on Fifth says she's hoping once patients leave their hospital beds, they'll end up in the beds of hotels like theirs.

49:52 cathy

If you are facing a hip replacement surgery or a knew replacement surgery and you live in Wisconsin, would you not rather recooperate in our climate?

The TDC is still in the beginning stages of marketing Medical tourism for naples. But medical tourism experts say it won't be a hard sell. Especially with state of the art treatment like Dr. Guerra and naples beaches.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

IF YOU'RE A PARENT THIS IS TOUGH TO WATCH.

A MOTHER CARRYING HER TWO CHILDREN ON A MOTORCYCLE--

WHEN ONE OF THEM FALLS OFF!

and TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WON'T IMPACT FLORIDA FOR A FEW MORE DAYS--

BUT SEVERAL ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE DEALING WITH IT NOW!

TZ2 A) GIRL FALLS OFF CYCLE-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) TROPICAL STORM ISAAC-VO TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-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.

ISOLATED STORMS EACH DAY

Tropical Storm Isaac is looming large on everyone's mind today as it continues to have its eye's set on our area.

Isaac continues to pack winds of 40 mph and continues on a west-northwest track at 15 mph. The storm should pass to the south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Thursday.

Isaac weakened slightly overnight as the center of the storm reformed to the south. However, re-strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

As conditions become a bit more favorable, development into a Category 1 hurricane is possible by early Friday morning, as it bears down on Hispaniola.

As it has more interaction with land and even some mountainous terrain over Cuba, Isaac should start to weaken - possibly back into a Tropical Storm - before it regenerates back into a Category 1 hurricane while moving through the Florida Straits.

There's still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to Isaac's path. The bottom line is Tropical Storm Isaac will be a storm to watch closely for anyone in South Florida, and IF this storm were to affect our weather, it would most likely be early next week around Monday or Tuesday.

Until then expect isolated storms each afternoon. They'll be widely spaced and many of us will get missed.

Highs will be in the low 90s.

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC-2 SHOT

AS ROBERT JUST SHOWED YOU--

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS BARRELLING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

SOME ISLANDS ARE ALREADY GETTING A LOT OF WIND AND RAIN.

THE U-S MILITARY IN CUBA ISN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES.

LAWYERS CANCELLED HEARINGS FOR SUSPECTS IN THE 9-11 ATTACKS!

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC-PKG

The French West Indies felt the power of Issac's wind and rain.

But the tropical storm is expected to intensify.taking aim at the

Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Boat owners in the U.S. Virgin Islands are also battening down the hatches.

SOT LIA STUDDARD/ST. CROIX

I also took a hotel room here so I can keep an eye on her during

the storm. Worst case scenario is that's my blue dinghy, I'll hop in that

dinghy and I'll go out and drop the next anchor if I have to.

Though the storm is tracking West, forecasts expect Isaac to grow into a

Hurricane and pose a possible threat to Tampa, Florida during next week's

Republican National Convention.

The city's mayor says he'll cancel the convention if the weather poses a

threat, and Governor Rick Scott says people need to heed any warnings.

SOT GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT

Fortunately, it's gone a little further west and hopefully it will dissipate

by the time it gets over Cuba. Again, everyone needs to be prepared.

Almost all of the state is covered by this risk. So everyone needs to be

prepared, have three days of food and water.

U.S. military personnel in Cuba are also not taking any chances.

Pretrial hearings at Guantanamo Bay for five prisoners accused of launching

the 9/11 attacks were postponed as authorities evacuate 200 people on the

island.

SOT US NAVY CAPTAIN JOHN NETTLETON, GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION

My biggest concern is preventing any loss of life, so the bay and all the

water around, there's storm surge and all that thing, so really it's a

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC-TAG

THAT WAS T-J WINICK.

ROBERT WILL BE BACK AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR--

WITH UPDATED TRACKING INFORMATION.

GOVERNOR SCOTT IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSAC IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

ISAAC ORANGE PRICES-VO

THE DROUGHT DIDN'T AFFECT ORANGE PRICES--

BUT ISAAC COULD.

THE STORM IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY--

AND ALREADY ORANGE PRICES ARE STARTING TO RISE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE STORM ISN'T EXPECTED TO DAMAGE MUCH OF THE CROP--

FLESH EATING VICTIM HOME-VO

THE GEORGIA WOMAN RECOVERING FROM A FLESH EATING BACTERIA--

SPENT HER FIRST NIGHT BACK HOME LAST NIGHT.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF AIMEE COPELAND--

JUST BEFORE SHE GOT THE BACTERIA.

HER FAMILY HOME OUTSIDE ATLANTA WAS RENOVATED WHILE SHE WAS GONE.

THE DONATED WORK INCLUDES ACCESS RAMPS--

A NEW BATHROOM--

GIRL FALLS OFF MOTORCYCLE-VO

IF YOU'RE A PARENT--

THIS VIDEO IS ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING.

TWO CHILDREN ARE RIDING ON THE BACK OF A MOTORCYCLE.

THEIR MOTHER IS DRIVING.

SHE PULLS UP TO A STOPLIGHT--

AND THE GIRLS FALLS OFF JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND ANOTHER CAR PULLS AWAY!

YOU CAN SEE THE GIRL HIT HER HEAD ON THE MOVING CAR.

84 INCH TELEVISION-VO

TALK ABOUT THE PERFECT "MAN CAVE" GIFT!

CHECK OUT THIS 84-INCH.

ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION 3-D T-V!

IT'S THE BIGGEST HIGH RESOLUTION T-V EVER MADE.

IT COMES WITH A HIGH TECH REMOTE--

TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE 14-HUNDRED APPS INCLUDED ON THE T-V!

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

JUST THE THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

CREWS STOPPED WORK ON THE MATLACHA BRIDGE

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE IMPACT THAT'S HAVING ON THE TINY FISHING COMMUNITY.

TZ3 A) MATLACHA BRIDGE-VO WIPE

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX OPEN-CLIP

A) CHARLIE STANDUP TEASE-SOT-TOPS

CHAPMAN DENIED RELEASE-VO

MARK DAVID CHAPMAN IS NOT GETTING OUT OF JAIL.

FOR THE 7TH TIME SINCE HIS CONVICTION--

NEW YORK DENIED HIM PAROLE.

CHAPMAN SHOT JOHN LENNON IN DECEMBER 1980--

OUTSIDE THE MANHATTAN APARTMENT BUILDING WHERE THE FORMER BEATLE LIVED.

HE WAS SENTENCED IN 1981 TO 20 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON--

BORROWERS UNDERWATER-VO

YOUNG MORTGAGE BORROWERS ARE STILL DEALING WITH HUGE LOSSES ON THE VALUE OF THEIR HOMES.

NEW HOUSING DATA OUT FROM ZILLOW--

CLAIMS *40* PERCENT OF HOMEOWNERS ARE "UNDERWATER" ON THEIR MORTGAGES.

THAT MEANS THEY OWE MORE ON THEIR LOANS--

THAN THEIR HOMES ARE ACTUALLY WORTH.

THE REPORT ALSO FINDS NEARLY *HALF* OF *ALL* BORROWERS UNDER AGE 40--

NEW HOME SALES-CG

SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE HOUSING MARKET.

SALES OF NEW HOMES WERE UP.OVER 3 AND A HALF PERCENT IN JULY.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST SINCE MAY 2010.

SALES HAVE JUMPED 25-PERCENT IN THE LAST YEAR.

STILL--

THE HOUSING MARKET IS AT HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS.

ANNUAL SALES ARE STILL UNDER 700-THOUSAND--

MATLACHA BRIDGE PROJECT-2SHOT

THE THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC FORCED CREWS TO SHUT DOWN WORK ON THE MATLACHA BRIDGE--

CONTRACTORS SAY THEY ARE WITHIN WEEKS OF LETTING THE FIRST CARS ACROSS THE NEW BRIDGE.

IT'S THE ONLY ROUTE ON AND OFF PINE ISLAND.

MATLACHA BRIDGE PROJECT-PKG

START WITH A NEARLY 100 TON BARGE--

Nats crane

ADD IN THE 200 TON CRANE IT TAKES TO LIFT IT--

nats drops barge

DOUBLE THAT-- AFTER ALL, THERE'S AT LEAST TWO OF EVERYTHING--

AND YOU GET THOUSANDS OF TONS OF EQUIPMENT THAT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COULD SHOVE-- WELL-- ANYWHERE.

we don't want to find out that the boom collapsed on them so we put a mooring station out of nobody's reach

WITH STORMS APPROACHING, PROJECT MANAGER DHAVAL GANDHI ORDERED CREWS ON THE NEW MATLACHA BRIDGE DROP THEIR TOOLS--

--AND INSTEAD SECURE MACHINES AND BARGES FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND.

I just keep coming up here everyday expecting it to be open but it could be what another month before its open?

HUGH BREMNER LIVES ON PINE ISLAND, AND HAS BEEN LIVING THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE-- FOR MONTHS.

it's a zoo gettting back and forth, across this bridge, and I hope it doesn't hurt the businesses here anymore than it already has

SHUTTING DOWN WORK FOR STORMS--BREMNER GETS THAT.

BUT LEE COUNTY PROJECT LEADERS SAY WORKERS STILL HAVE TO FINISH THE BRIDGE HOUSE-- DELAYING IT'S OPENING BY TWO WEEKS-

FORCING TRAFFIC DOWN TO JUST ONE LANE, FOR A WEEKEND, NEXT MONTH.

they couldn't pick a worse time, the businesses in Matlacha obviously thrive on the weekend

GANDHI SAYS THEY'LL LOSE 5 WORK DAYS PREPPING FOR BAD WEATHER.

Nats that's where we're docking our major machines

AND SPEND THE NEXT TWO MOVING THE BIGGEST MACHINES 1000 FEET OUT INTO THE SOUND.

wether it's rain, fully hurricane or tropical storm we still have to prepare ourselves

PREPARE FOR THE WORST-- AND HOPE FOR JUST FEW SETBACKS.

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

NEXT AT SIX -- TEAM COVERAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC -- HEADED UP BY NBC2 SENIOR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROBERT VAN WINKLE.