BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

TOSS TO ISAAC-OMNI TOPS TRX

BREAKING RIGHT NOW.THE BRAND NEW ELEVEN A-M ADVISORY OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED.

HURRICANE EXPERT JIM REIF HAS THE COORDINATES AND THE CONE.

ISAAC WX-WX WALL

All eyes will be on the tropics this weekend as Isaac moves across the Caribbean. In the meantime, the weather across Southwest Florida will stay hot and humid with below normal rain chances for Friday.

Plenty of sun this morning will give way to partly sunny skies as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures will warm from the middle and upper 70s to the lower to middle 90s.

A few isolated downpours are possible through the peak heating of the day as the sea breeze tries to make its way inland, however the vast majority of southwest Florida will stay fairly dry.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear with lows in mid 70s to near 80° along the coast and beach locations.

A few afternoon showers and storms remain in the forecast for Saturday with temperatures in the 90s.

By Sunday, we'll begin to see an increase in the cloud cover due to Tropical Storm Isaac along with breezier conditions, with deteriorating conditions during the evening hours.

EMPIRE STATE SHOOTING-TRX VO TOPS OR SAT LIVE

NBC2 WILL GET BACK TO OUR TROPICAL STORM ISSAC COVERAGE IN A MOMENT BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY.

CITY POLICE SAY AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOT AND THAT THE GUNMAN IS DEAD.

A WITNESS SAYS THE SHOOTER WAS FIRING INDISCRIMINATELY.

REPORTS FROM W-N-B-C SAY THE SHOOTING DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TERROR-RELATED, AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE ACTIONS OF A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE WHO MAY WORK INSIDE THE BUILDING.

ONE WITNESS CLAIMS SHE WAS STANDING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A WOMAN STANDING NEXT TO HER FELL TO THE GROUND.

THE WOMAN WAS HIT IN THE HIP.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST SHOOTING AT THE ICONIC BUILDING.IN 1997, A 69-YEAR-OLD MAN OPENED FIRE ON THE OBSERVATION DECK OF THE ICONIC LANDMARK, KILLING ONE PERSON AND WOUNDING SIX BEFORE SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.

LEE EOC-VO

DON'T WAIT BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!

THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER THIS MORNING.

NBC-2 TALKED TO THOSE WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM TODAY. THEY TELL US THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY CALLS TOO EARLY, BUT THEY PLAN ON MAKING VITAL DECISIONS ABOUT SHELTERS AND EVACUATIONS THIS WEEKEND.

THEY RECOMMEND RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED AND GET THEIR HURRICANE KIT TOGETHER NOW.

PG EMERGENCY-ONCAM

IN PUNTA GORDA THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DECLARED A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY.

THE DECISION CAME YESTERDAY AND IS PART OF THE CITY'S PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

THE DECLARATION GIVES THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHoRITY TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE CITY WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT ALSO ALLOWS HIM TO MAKE PURCHASES RELATED TO CLEAN UP PREVENTION AS NEEDED.

SANIBEL RENTRY PASSES-ONCAM

IF YOU LIVE ON SANIBEL OR OWN A BUSINESS THERE YOU HAVE UNTIL EIGHT TONIGHT TO PICKUP YOUR HURRICANE RE-ENTRY PASS.

YOU MUST HAVE A PASS TO GET BACK ONTO THE ISLAND IN THE EVENT OF AN EVACUATION.

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BECAUSE OF ISAAC.VOLUNTEERS ON SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THEIR REGULAR CHECKS ON TURTLE NESTS.

THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION SAYS ITS CANCELLING MONITORING FOR SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY

POTENTIAL TROPICAL STORM WINDS COULD MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ON THE BEACHES.

BLIND PASS DREDGING-VO

ISAAC COULD ALSO AFFECT THE DREDGING PROJECT OF BLIND PASS BETWEEN SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA.

THE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE WORK SAYS IT TRY AND COMPLETE DREDGING BEFORE THE STORM AFFECTS OUR AREA.

WE'RE TOLD WORKERS WILL WORK TODAY, THROUGH THE NIGHT-UNTIL THEY HAVE TO PULL THEIR EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE WATER AND OFF THE BEACHES, FOR SAFETY REASONS.

ISAAC LATEST-OC TRX

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS CRASHING ASHORE IN THE CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING.

AND WHILE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE BRACING FOR ITS POSSIBLE EFFECTS.A DIFFERENT KID OF PREPARTION IS UNDERWAY IN TAMPA.

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Tropical Storm Isaac is whipping through the Caribbean Islands -- 600 miles

wide with winds up to 50 miles per hour.

The storm flooded parts of Puerto Rico and neighboring islands.

Isaac's projected path puts it into the Florida Keys on Sunday -- where

residents are getting ready.

MOS- Todd Bost, Manager, Florida Bay Outfitters, Key Largo

"JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. IT'S WHERE WE LIVE."

MOS- Key West

"TODAY THE SUN IS SHINING AND ALL WE CAN DO IS RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY."

In Tampa, the Republican Party has to deal with the storm threatening its

convention next week.

50,000 people are traveling into the city.

But Florida's governor say it's too early to talk about what happens if the

storm hits.

SOT Gov. Rick Scott

"LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE SOME RAIN AND SOME WIND. BUT REALLY THE TIME TO HAVE

A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IS AFTER LEAVES CUBA."

The storm could also change security plans for the GOP convention.

Thousands of police officers from around the state are scheduled to be in

Tampa, but could instead be forced to stay home for storm duty.

SOT Sgt. Joseph Herb

"I'VE BEEN ON HURRICANE DUTY I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES. I THINK IT WOULD

BE VERY EASY TO SWITCH FROM RNC RIOT CONTROL TO HURRICANE CONTROL, IF THAT'S

WHAT WE HAD TO DO."

Airlines already are allowing passengers flying into Tampa to change their

tickets without penalty.

As many as 800,000 people live in the evacuation zone. They'd be

forced to leave if Isaac becomes a hurricane.

SOT Preston Cook, Hillsborough County Emergency Operations Center, director

"IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT STORM, AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, MOVING AT THE RIGHT SPEED,

MACK AND SCOTT AT RNC-OC 2 SOTS OC

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

THE TAMPA MAYOR SAID HE'D CALL OFF THE GOP CONVENTION IF THE STORM HITS.

BUT REPUBLICANS ARE STILL PUSHING FORWARD WITH THEIR PLAN TO OFFICIALLY NOMINATE MITT ROMNEY ON MONDAY.

we know these storms have a tendancy to chang direction so everybody needs to be prepared

i talked to governor omney today.when the delegates come here we going to makesure they have a great convention.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE MEDIA TODAY.

GAS PRICES-CG

MANY OF YOU MAY BE LOOKING TO FILL YOUR GAS TANK OR GENERATORS TO PREPARE FOR ISAAC.

AND IT SEEMS PRICES AT THE PUMP ARE ON THE RISE.

NATIONWIDE THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW AT $3.73.

THAT'S A HIKE OF CENTS FROM YESTERDAY.

ACROSS THE STATE DRIVERS ARE SHELLING OUT $3.71.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING ON AVERAGE $3.70.

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IF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOES LOSE POWER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

SOME GAS STATIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO REMAIN OPEN DESPITE NOT HAVING POWER.

FOLLOWING THE INTENSE STORM SEASON OF 2004 AND 2005 STATE LEGISLATORS CHANGED THINGS.

NOW STATIONS WITHIN A HALF MILE OF AN EVACUATION ROUTE MUST HAVE A GENERATOR OR FACE A FINE -- AS MUCH AS 500 DOLLARS.

A CHANGE WHICH MAKES FINDING GAS EASIER FOR YOU.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks headed lower at the start of trading, pushed down by a disappointing report about the manufacturing industry

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

NORWAY SENTENCE-VO

THE MAN WHO KILLED 77 PEOPLE IN TWO BRUTAL ATTACKS IN NORWAY IS SENTENCED UP TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON.

ANDERS BREIVIK WAS SENTENCED THIS MORNING FOR BOMB AND GUN ATTACKS.

HE LOOKED PLEASED AS THE JUDGES READ THE RULING.

HOWEVER, SUCH SENTENCES CAN BE EXTENDED AS LONG AS AN INMATE IS CONSIDERED TOO DANGEROUS TO BE RELEASED.

RICK SCOTT APPROVAL-SS

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT NOW HAS AN APPROVAL RATING OF 41 PERCENT.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL.

BUT 49 PERCENT DISAPPROVE OF SCOTT'S PERFORMANCE AS GOVERNOR.

PRES FOX NEWS POLL-2 SS

MORE NUMBERS OUT SHOW THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE REMAINS UP IN THE AIR.

ACCORDING TO A FOX NEWS POLL MITT ROMNEY LEADS PRESIDENT OBAMA 45 PERCENT TO 44 PERCENT.

THE PRESIDENT LEADS AMONG WOMEN 48 TO 42 PERCENT.

INDEPENDENTS BACK ROMNEY BY 42-32 PERCENT.

DOLPHINS PRESEASON-SS

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WON'T STOP THE MIAMI DOLPHINS FROM TAKING TO THE FIELD AND FROM YOU SEEING IT HERE ON NBC2.

YOU CAN SEE THE FINS THIRD PRESEASON GAME IN TRUE HIGH DEFINITION RIGHT HERE ON NBC TWO TOMORROW.

THEY PLAY THE FALCONS. WITH COVERAGE STARTING AT SEVEN-THIRTY P-M.

RYAN TANNEHILL WILL PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEING NAMED MIAMI'S OPENING DAY STARTING QUARTERBACK.

TEASE ONE-----

A NEARLY DEADLY WAIT FOR A SUBWAY TRAIN.

SHOCKING AND HORRIFYING VIDEO SHOWS A MOTHER WITH HER BABY IN HER ARMS FALLING OFF A PLATFORM AND ONTO THE RAILS BELOW.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM HER HOW THIS EVEN HAPPENED.

NBC2 TRACKING TROPICAL STORM ISSAC'S EVERY MOVE.

DOES IT STILL POSE A THREAT TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA?

A) SUBWAY FALL-2 SHOT VO

AZ DRIVER RESCUE-VOTOPS

STRANDED BY WATER IN THE DESERT.

RESCUE CREWS ARE FORCED TO SAVE TWO PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE A VAN THAT GOT STUCK IN A FLASH FLOOD IN SUBURBAN PHOENIX.

A WOMAN DROVE A MEDICAL TRANSPORT VAN PAST THREE WARNING SIGNS INTO A FLOODED SCOTTSDALE STREET.

NEARLY THREE FEET OF WATER SWEPT THE VAN OFF THE ROAD, TRAPPING THE WOMAN AND AN ELDERLY DISABLED MAN INSIDE.

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.

All eyes will be on the tropics this weekend as Isaac moves across the Caribbean. In the meantime, the weather across Southwest Florida will stay hot and humid with below normal rain chances for Friday.

Plenty of sun this morning will give way to partly sunny skies as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures will warm from the middle and upper 70s to the lower to middle 90s.

A few isolated downpours are possible through the peak heating of the day as the sea breeze tries to make its way inland, however the vast majority of southwest Florida will stay fairly dry.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear with lows in mid 70s to near 80° along the coast and beach locations.

A few afternoon showers and storms remain in the forecast for Saturday with temperatures in the 90s.

By Sunday, we'll begin to see an increase in the cloud cover due to Tropical Storm Isaac along with breezier conditions, with deteriorating conditions during the evening hours.

SUBWAY FALL-VO IN PLASMA

ITS SHOCKING VIDEO AT ELEVEN.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.A MOTHER TAKES A FRIGHTENING FALL ONTO SOME SUBWAY TRACKS -- WHILE HOLDING HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON.

IT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF DOZENS OF HORRIFIED PEOPLE WAITING ON A SUBWAY IN BOSTON.

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IT INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF A YOUNG MOTHER AND HER 4 YEAR OLD SON FALLING ON THE TRAIN TRACKS AT KENDALL SQUARE.

"I don't want to see it, I am horrified."

THE ATTLEBORO WOMAN DOESN'T WANT TO SEE IT BECAUSE SHE LIVED IT. SHE SAYS SHE SAW THE OUTBOUND TRAIN ACROSS THE TRACKS, THOUGHT IT WAS HERS, JUST WALKED TO THE EDGE AND RIGHT OVER.

"I was just rushing, thinking that oh that's the train I'm boarding, but that train was on the other platform it was not on this platform and I just stepped, boom on the track."

YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD GATHERING AT THE EDGE OF THE STATION WHEN A MAN JUMPS IN TO SAVE THEM. AMAZINGLY, NO ONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT AND THEY'RE PULLED FROM THE PIT BEFORE THE NEXT TRAIN ARRIVES.

"They were right there, they just didn't care if trains were coming or what, we fell and they jumped behind us."

"I got a new life as of yesterday, we are saved, it's a miracle."

AT KENDALL SQUARE, PASSENGERS WHO HEARD ABOUT THE DRAMATIC RESCUE WERE AMAZED TO SEE IT.

"Oh my God. Wow. Wow. That's amazing."

"Oh wow."

"Oh my God my heart's beating."

NOT AS FAST AS THE 36 YEAR OLDS. SHE SPENT THE DAY AT HOME, HEALING PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. SHE SAYS SHE HAS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE AND MADE A PROMISE TO HERSELF SHE INTENDS TO KEEP.

SUBWAY FALL-ONCAM

VICTORIA BLOCK REPORTING.

BUS CRASH-VOTOPS

STUNNING SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO FROM SIX DIFFERENT ANGLES INSIDE A BUS SHOW WHAT HAPPENED AS IT CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO A MARYLAND HOUSE.

YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO GAIN CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO THE PARKED TAXI, THEN THE HOUSE.

ANOTHER CAMERA CAPTURES THE PASSENGERS AS THEY BRACED THEMSELVES BEFORE IMPACT. ONLY TO BE TOSSED INTO THE AISLES.

WALMART ASSAULT-TRX VO TOPS

SHOCKING SECURITY VIDEO SHOWS A WOMAN ASSAULTING A WAL MART GREETER.

THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME IN UPSTATE NEW YORK BUT IS NOW BEING RELEASED BECAUSE THE woman IS NOW ON TRIAL.

JACQUETTA SIMMONS IS ACCUSED OF HITTING THE 70-YEAR-OLD GREETER WHILE HE WAS CHECKING HER RECEIPT.

TANKER EXPLOSION-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of boom and flames erupting

AMAZING VIDEO OF A TANKER TRUCK EXPLOSION.

BUT THIS TIME CREWS IN LOUISIANA ACTUALLY BLEW UP THE TANKER ON PURPOSE.

THEY PERFORMED A "VENT AND BURN" TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO STOP THE LEAK FROM THE DAMAGED TANKER.

TEASE TWO----

IS HE SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT OR PUTTING US IN DANGER?

ONE OF THE FIRST MEN TO STORM OSAMA BIN LADEN'S COMPOUND IS RELEASING A TELL ALL BOOK ABOUT THE RAID.

A) OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID-2 SHOT VO

OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID-2 SHOT

AN ELITE CODE OF CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT TO BE BROKEN - A MEMBER OF THE SEAL TEAM THAT CARRIED OUT THE RAID THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS WRITTEN A BOOK.

BUT MANY SAY ITS JUSTIFIED SINCE A FEATURE FILM ABOUT THE RAID IS SET TO DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR.

OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID-PKG

He was one of the first men through the door that night in Pakistan, coming

face to face with Bin Laden. He calls himself Mark Owen in the book. His

publisher says "No Easy Day provides a "blow by blow narrative of the

assault beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen' s

life straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden's death. "

The author has since retired from the Navy, but what a career. He has been

on 100s of missions, including the dramatic 2009 rescue of Captain Richard

Phillips from Somali pirates. No one knows exactly what kind of detail the

book goes into, but former SEALS are concerned.

SOT. how they go off target, those types of details are things that maybe

shouldn't be out there because our enemies will take advantage of them

but It's not like the SEALS have been bashful over the past year..some

active duty seals playing themselves in a fictionalized movie "act of valor"

which had some very real looking raids.

POSSIBLE NATS BREAK

they even parachuted onto a red carpet at the Hollywood premiere.

But writing first hand about the Bin Laden raid is different, and far more

high profile.

As for the author? He said it was "time to set the record straight about one

of the most important missions in u.s. military history, and that his hope

is one day a young man will read it and become a SEAL or at least live a

TEASE THREE------

A HERO NO MORE.

NOW HE'S BEING CALLED A CHEATER.

LANCE ARMSTRONG THE WORLD'S GREATEST CYCLIST SAYS HE WILL NO LONGER FIGHT ALLEGATIONS THAT HE USED PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS.

BUT IS HE ADMITTING TO USING THEM TO WIN SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE'S?

PLUS.NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

A) LANCE ARMSTRONG-2 SHOT VO

B) RUNAWAY CAR-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO WX-2 SHOT TRX

ALL EYES ARE ON ISAAC.THE TROPICAL STORM CONTINUES TO CHURN IN THE CARRIBEAN.

BUT CAN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEGIN TO BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF?

ISAAC FORECAST-WX WALL

All eyes will be on the tropics this weekend as Isaac moves across the Caribbean. In the meantime, the weather across Southwest Florida will stay hot and humid with below normal rain chances for Friday.

Plenty of sun this morning will give way to partly sunny skies as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures will warm from the middle and upper 70s to the lower to middle 90s.

A few isolated downpours are possible through the peak heating of the day as the sea breeze tries to make its way inland, however the vast majority of southwest Florida will stay fairly dry.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear with lows in mid 70s to near 80° along the coast and beach locations.

A few afternoon showers and storms remain in the forecast for Saturday with temperatures in the 90s.

By Sunday, we'll begin to see an increase in the cloud cover due to Tropical Storm Isaac along with breezier conditions, with deteriorating conditions during the evening hours.

ANTI DOPING SOUND-SOT TOPS PLASMA

"If he was innocent, he would've stated as much by rebutting the evidence, testing the evidence, cross-examining the witnesses. That won't now happen.

A HERO'S IMAGE AND NAME TARNISHED.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-PLASMA

THE U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY IS STRIPPING AWAY HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES AND

BANNING ARMSTRONG FROM CYCLING FOR LIFE.

THE CYCLIST NOW SAYS HE WILL NO LONGER CONTEST CHARGES THAT HE USED BANNED DRUGS TO BOOST

HIS PERFORMANCE.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-PKG

This morning the US Anti Doping Agency says it's official--Lance Armstrong -

ARGUABLY ONE THE MOST FAMOUS ATHLETES IN THE WORLD -- used drugs to fuel

his wins and THEN LED a wide ranging doping conspiracy to keep his team on

top.

Christine Brennan/USA Today The reality is that there is so much cheating

going on in sports that just because you don't fail a drug test doesn't mean

you're not cheating.

Travis Tygart/USADA it's a really important day for clean athletes.it

sends an important reminder and message that if you cheat with dangerous

performance enhancing drugs you're going to be held accountable and the

decision to dope does not pay.

Armstrong, doesn't admit a thing. He spent a small fortune on the case,

fighting and losing in federal court.

He was left with no good options--either face an open hearing and POSSIBLY

damning testimony-or REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE

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In a statement, he writes "enough is enough""today I turn the page. I will

no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances."-adding that

he is innocent, but believes the process is "one sided and unfair."

ARMSTRONG SAYS THE AGENCY HAS NO POWER TO TAKE AWAY HIS YELLOW JERSEYS. "I

know who won those seven Tours" he writes.

So if HE used drugs as THE USADA claimshow did he do it?

A former ARMSTRONG teammate Floyd Landis, told us he performed blood

transfusions with Armstrong during the Tour de France. CLAIMS ARMSTRONG HAS

STRONGLY DENIED.

Christine Brennan/USA Today This is a very sad day in sports and when you

think of Lance Armstrong you think of what he means to so many people.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-ONCAM

NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTING.

IT REMAINS SEEN AS TO WHAT EFFECT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT WILL HAVE ON HIS VARIOUS CANCER RELATED CHARITIES SUCH AS LIVE STRONG.

ROBIN ROBERTS-OC SOT OC

ROBIN ROBERTS IS OPENING UP ABOUT HER RARE BLOOD AND BONE MARROW DISORDER.

THE GOOD MORNING AMERICA HOST SAYS SHE IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY READY TO UNDERGO THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT THAT DOCTORS SAY WILL SAVE HER LIFE.

After you've gone through breast cancer as I did in 2007 and unfortunately this is because of some of the treatment, it saved my life, not telling people not to get treated. That was my battle then, this is my battle now and I am at peace Piers, I really am.

ROBERTS' SISTER IS HER BONE MARROW DONOR.

RUNAWAY CAR-OC NATS VO

AMAZING VIDEO OF A RUNAWAY S-U-V.

nats of sirens

THIS IS DASH CAM VIDEO FROM A MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER CHASING AFTER A S-U-V WITH ITS ACCELERATOR STUCK.

THE WOMAN CALLED 9-1-1 WHEN SHE COULDN'T SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE.

SHE REACHED SPEEDS UP TO 110 MILES PER HOUR.

HER VEHICLE EVEN TRAVELED THROUGH A WORK ZONE AND WENT INTO THE MEDIAN DURING THE ORDEAL.

BEEF JERKY ROBBERY-TRX VO TOPS

A NEW MEXICO STORE OWNER IS ASKING WHERE'S THE BEEF.AFTER THIS BRAZEN BREAK IN IS CAUGHT ON VIDEO.

THE THIEF PULLS UP TO A BEEF JERKEY STORE IN NEW MEXICO.THROWS A BRICK AT THE WINDOW. SHATTERING IT BUT NOT BREAKING IT.

SO WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK. HE USES HIS FOOT KICKING THE DOOR OVER AND OVER OVER. FINALLY MUSCLING HIS WAY IN.

THE WIG-WEARING THIEF WENT BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN. CLEARING THE SHELVES AT

BEEF JERKY ROBBERY-SOT VO

and then he shot in he grabbed a bunch of jerky off the stores and threw it back in his trunk

THE BUSINESS IS OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FOOD AND THOUSANDS MORE IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

STOLEN CAR WITH KID-VO

A FRIGHTENING SCENARIO FOR ANY PARENT.

A LITTLE GIRL WAS SLEEPING INSIDE A WHEN IT WAS STOLEN.

IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN DALLAS.

THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS SAFE, BUT POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE THIEF

INVESTIGATORS SAY A BUSINESS OWNER HEARD THE GIRL'S MOTHER SCREAMING FOR HER DAUGHTER.

SO HE JUMPED IN HIS CAR AND CHASED AFTER THE MAN WHO HAD DRIVEN AWAY IN

THE STOLEN RAV 4.

HUMVEE REPLACEMENT-VO WIPE

LOCKHEED MARTIN IS GOING HEAD TO HEAD.WITH TWO OTHER AMERICAN COMPANY'S TO DEVELOP A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MILITARY'S HUMVEE.

EACH COMPANY HAS 27-MONTHS TO IMPRESS THE ARMY WITH A NEW JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE.

LOCKHEED SAYS ITS VEHICLE IMPROVES BLAST AND BALLISTIC RESISTANCE.

WHILE DELIVERING BETTER GAS MILEAGE.AND BEING MORE MANEUVERABLE.

HUMVEE REPLACEMENT-SOT VO

"our first deliverable to the government is due tomorrow. And we have the responsibility to deliver twenty trucks in 12 months to the government and to test.

WINDOWS LOGO-SS

IT'S A MONUMENTAL CHANGE FOR MICROSOFT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS THE COMPANY IS CHANGING ITS LOGO MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM ITS WINDOWS ICON.

NOW THERE'S A SQUARE, MADE UP OF SMALLER COLORED SQUARES.

THE SQUARE WILL FIND ITS WAY INTO OTHER MICROSOFT BRAND LOGOS, INCLUDING MICROSOFT OFFICE.

NUDE ON TV-ONCAM

HAVE YOU SEEN MORE NUDITY ON PRIME TIME TELEVISION?

SOME EXPERTS SAY YES.

THE PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL SAYS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THERE HAS BEEN 407 PERCENT RISE IN FULL NUDITY.

NH WRONG PIC-VO WIPE

A PORTRAIT THOUGHT TO BE A FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STATEHOUSE.

ITS BEEN HANGING THERE FOR YEARS, BUT ONLY THIS WEEK DID IT START RAISING EYEBROWS.

EVERY GOVERNOR IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS A PORTRAIT SOMEWHERE IN THE STATE HOUSE.

THIS PORTRAIT IS SUPPOSED TO BE GOVERNOR HENRY KEYES WHO RULED FROM 1917 TO 1918 BUT SOME ARE SAYING. THAT'S NOT HIM AT ALL.

NH WRONG PIC-SOT VO

That's the real issue. It doesn't look at all like him, and when you go into the records of the United States Senate which is where the most recent pictures are, there's really no resemblance."

THE DIFFERENCE IS ALMOST OBVIOUS ONCE YOU REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT HIS PREDECESSOR AND REPLACEMENT.

THEIR CLOTHING IS A BIT MORE MODERN FOR THE EARLY 1920'S. THE MYSTERY PORTRAIT IS ALSO A PHOTOGRAPH.

CADILLAC ON THE BEACH-VO

NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT DURING A DAY AT THE BEACH.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A DRIVER WOUND UP IN THE WATERS OFF CALIFORNIA'S PEBBLE BEACH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN IT CAREENED OFF A HIGHWAY AND CRASHED ONTO THE BEACH.

THE DRIVER MANAGED TO SWIM TO SHORE AFTER SUFFERING MODERATE INJURIES.

TEASE FOUR------

DESOCRATION BY ACCIDENT.

A FAMOUS PORTRAIT OF JESUS IS RUINED BY AN ELDERLY WOMAN.

GET THIS.SHE SAYS THIS IS HER WAY OF FIXING THE 120 YEAR OLD piece OF ART.

HURRICANE EXPERT JIM REIF CONTINUES TO MONITOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

DOES IT STILL POSE A THREAT FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND?

A) RUINED PAINTING-2 SHOT SS

TAMPA FLIGHTS-INTRO

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL HEAD TO TAMPA NEXT WEEK FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

BUT IF A MAJOR STORM ALSO VISITS THE CITY, WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THOSE FLIGHTS?

TAMPA FLIGHTS-PKG

VIRGINIA DELEGATE MATT HURTT ISN'T GOING TO LET BAD WEATHER KEEP HIM FROM HIS FIRST CONVENTION:.

Matthew Hurtt: I'm ready to go storm or no storm, i'm planning on making my flight sunday morning.

HE'LL BE JOINING SOME 50 THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE FLYING INTO TAMPA.

Hurtt: I've packed an extra umbrella and a couple of jackets just to make sure, it will definitely be my first tropical storm.

RIGHT NOW, THE MAJOR AIRLINES ARE MONITORING THE STORM FROM THEIR OPERATION CENTERS ---LIKE THIS ONE AT DELTA HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA.

THE AIRLINES WE TALKED TO SAY IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW WHAT IMPACT - IF ANY - THE STORM COULD HAVE ON FLIGHTS.

THIS FAR OUT, ISAAC'S PATH IS TOO UNPREDICTABLE.

Chad Myers: Right now there are no indications of any canceled flights yet to Tampa, but if this track does turn back toward the east, running this storm over Tampa certainly there would be cancelations.

THE STORM IS CHURNING IN THE CARIBBEAN NOW - AND AIRLINES ARE ALLOWING PASSENGERS TO CHANGE THEIR FLIGHTS FOR FREE IF THEY'RE FLYING TO IMPACTED ISLANDS.

THAT WAIVER WOULD BE EXTENDED TO TAMPA TRAVELERS IF THE WEATHER GETS MESSY THERE. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, IT'S BOUND TO BE MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE SO MANY TRAVELERS ARE HEADING THERE AT THE SAME TIME.

AIRLINES COULD ADD EXTRA FLIGHTS OR USE LARGER PLANES TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF TAMPA-- BEFORE THE STORM HITS.

JANET ZINK, WITH THE TAMPA AIRPORT SAYS IF THE STORM COMES, THEY ARE READY.

We've been through this before. It does not completely paralyze us. It might shut down the airport for a little while or stop flights for a while. But as I said we are very used to dealing with this.

REGARDLESS OF THE POTENTIAL STORM, MATT HURTT IS DETERMINED TO RIDE IT OUT.

Question: what's your message to mother nature?

JIM CLIP-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.

All eyes will be on the tropics this weekend as Isaac moves across the Caribbean. In the meantime, the weather across Southwest Florida will stay hot and humid with below normal rain chances for Friday.

Plenty of sun this morning will give way to partly sunny skies as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures will warm from the middle and upper 70s to the lower to middle 90s.

A few isolated downpours are possible through the peak heating of the day as the sea breeze tries to make its way inland, however the vast majority of southwest Florida will stay fairly dry.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear with lows in mid 70s to near 80° along the coast and beach locations.

A few afternoon showers and storms remain in the forecast for Saturday with temperatures in the 90s.

By Sunday, we'll begin to see an increase in the cloud cover due to Tropical Storm Isaac along with breezier conditions, with deteriorating conditions during the evening hours.

MESSED UP JESUS-SS

A STORY THAT'S CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ.A SPANISH WOMAN ENDED UP DESTROYING A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF JESUS CHRIST AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE IT.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE PORTRAIT TITLED, BEHOLD THE MAN, LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE RESTORATION AND AFTER.

THE PAINTING BEGUN TO CRUMBLE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE.

THE PAINTING WAS INSIDE A CHURCH IN SPAIN FOR 120 years WHEN AN 80 YEAR OLD CHURCH MEMBER DECIDED TO TOUCH IT UP HERSELF.

MARS PIC-VO TOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS -- NEW HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO FROM NASA SHOWING THE FINAL DESCENT OF THE ROVER CURIOSITY TO THE SURFACE OF MARS!

NASA MATCHED THE VIDEO TO THE AUDIO RECORDINGS OF CURIOSITY'S FLIGHT CREW AS THEY NERVOUSLY WAITED FOR WORD OF A SAFE LANDING.

CURIOSITY ARRIVED ON MARS AUGUST FIFTH.

DEE SNIDER SONG-VO

TWISTED SISTER SINGER DEE SNIDER ISN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE.

THE HAIR METAL LEGEND IS PULLING THE PLUG ON VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN USING HIS BAND'S SONG AT CAMPAIGN EVENTS.

THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN HAS BEEN PLAYING "WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT" TO PUMP UP SUPPORTERS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

NOW, SNIDER HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT DENOUNCING RYAN'S USE OF THE 1984 HIT.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

AN ANTI PRESIDENT OBAMA DOCUMENTARY HAS BECOME A HOT TICKET, AND ACTRESS EVA LONGORIA IS GETTING INTO POLITICS.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

THE POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY "2016:OBAMA'S AMERICA" IS BLOWING AWAY THE COMPETITION.

THE ONLINE MOVIE TICKET SITE, FANDAGO, REPORTS THE FILM IS LEADING IN DAILY SALES - SURPASSING ITS BIG STUDIO COMPETITORS.

BASED ON A BOOK BY A WELL-KNOWN CONSERVATIVE AUTHOR, THE MOVIE LOOKS AT THE PRESIDENT'S BACKGROUND AND EXPLORES THE QUESTION: WHAT WILL AMERICA LOOK LIKE IN 2016, IF PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ELECTED TO A SECOND TERM?

THE FILM OPENED IN JULY ON ONE SCREEN IN TEXAS, AND HAS SLOWLY EXPANDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IT'S ALREADY THE SECOND-HIGHEST GROSSING DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR.

ACTRESS EVA LONGORIA IS GETTING POLITICAL.

THE "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES" STAR WILL BE TAKING THE STAGE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

HER REP CONFIRMS SHE WILL BE SPEAKING THE SAME NIGHT AS PRESIDENT OBAMA.

LONGORIA IS A LONGTIME OBAMA SUPPORTER, AND WAS NAMED A NATIONAL CO-CHAIR FOR HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FEBRUARY.

ONE OF ANGELINA JOLIE'S DAUGHTERS IS FOLLOWING IN MOM'S FOOTSTEPS.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD VIVIENNE JOLIE-PITT WILL PLAY YOUNG PRINCESS AURORA IN THE FILM "MALEFICENT."

IT'S A TAKE ON THE DISNEY CLASSIC "SLEEPING BEAUTY."

MOM HAS THE STARRING ROLE AS THE EVIL QUEEN.

"MALEFICENT" HITS THEATERS IN MARCH OF 20-14.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ONCAM

FANDANGO POINTS OUT THAT "2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA" IS UNLIKELY TO BE NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF THEATERS WHERE IT WILL BE SHOWING.

84 INCH TV-VO TOPS

JUST IN TIME FOR FOOTBALL SEASON, LG IS SUPER-SIZING ITS TECHNOLOGY, THIS IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST TELEVISION. 84-INCHES.

THE ULTRA-DEFINITION 3D T-V.IS EXPECTED TO ROLL OUT IN THE U-S IN SEPTEMBER.

THIS MONSTROSITY ALSO COMES WITH HEAVY DUTY SPEAKERS.

2 HEADED SNAKE-VO

A TWO-HEADED BOA CONSTRICTOR IS A MAJOR ATTRACTION AT AN EXOTIC ANIMALS EXHIBITION IN POLAND.

THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD SNAKE NAMED HYDRA IS UNIQUE.

IT MUST BE GIVEN TWO MICE AT THE SAME TIME TO EAT.OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE A FIGHT.

THE EXHIBITION IN NORTH-WEST POLAND FEATURES 150 EXOTIC ANIMALS.

TEASE FIVE----

OVER THE TOP OR A SWEET SENTIMENT?

nats

A) VIRAL WEDDINGS-2 SHOT NATS VO

BOULDER INTO CAR-VOTOPS

IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AND OUT OF NOWHERE, A BOULDER COMES CRASHING THROUGH YOUR WINDSHIELD.

IT HAPPENED TO TWO MASSACHUSETTS MEN ON A BUSINESS TRIP IN ARIZONA.

THE TWO MEN DECIDED TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING.

THEIR TRIP NEARLY KILLED THEM WHEN THIS MASSIVE BOULDER CRASHED THROUGH THEIR FRONT WINDSHIELD.

AMAZINGLY, THE BOULDER LANDED IN BETWEEN THE TWO MEN.

VIRAL WEDDINGS-VO IN TRAFFIC

WE KNOW THERE'S A KIND OF MARRIAGE PROPOSAL OLYMPICS UNDER WAY.

THE GROOM ON HIS KNEE IS JUST A FOOTNOTE TO WILDER AND BOLDER

THEATER.

VIRAL WEDDINGS-PKG

NATS

IT'S A MATING RITUAL OF THE YOUTUBE GENERATION: POPPING THE QUESTION WITH

OVER-THE-TOP PRODUCTION VALUES.

SOT

I'd like to have your permission for your daughter's hand in marriage.

IN GEORGIA, MATT STILL CREATED A MOVIE TRAILER DECLARING HIS LOVE FOR GINNY

JOINER. THAT'S HER REAL-TIME REACTION - DOWN IN THE CORNER - AT THE MOVIE

THEATER.

NATS

IN PORTLAND OREGON, ISAAC LAMB GOT AMY FRANKEL'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO LIP

SYNCH TO BRUNO MARS.

NATS

I THINK I WANT TO MARRY YOU.

THESE DAYS, THERE ARE EVEN FLASH MOB PROPOSAL PLANNERS!

IT TAKES MONEY AND ORGANIZATION TO GET ALL THOSE LINE DANCERS IN PLACE.

PRICE TAG: LITTLE AS 2-THOUSAND. AS MUCH AS 10 THOUSAND BUCKS.

SOT/MINDY WEISS/WEDDING PLANNER

Wedding proposals are out of control. I never hear a story where its just a

simple like, hey marry me.

IN JUNE, OUTSIDE THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

NATS

BAND'S GRAND ENTRANCE

CRAIG JONES REPORTEDLY SPENT CLOSE TO 7-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SOT

I figured i'd bring some friends.

. TO CREATE AND CAPTURE THIS MOMENT.

SOT

Alison leclaire, will you please please marry me?

HOW COULD SHE POSSIBLY SAY NO?

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US - NBC2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS -

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY SAY AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOT OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

10 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

THE LATEST ON THE SHOOTER AND THE MOTIVE.

ALSO - NBC2 WITH TEAM COVERAGE ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

WE'RE IN WAIT AND SEE MODE.

NOON TZA) EMPIRE STATE-VO

NOON TZC) LANCE ARMSTRONG-VO

NOON TZD) SMASH MUTE-NATS VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA