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OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER TOSS-OMNI TOPS ANIBOX

WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF ISAAC THIS AFTERNOON,

NOW ON A PATH TOWARD LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

THIS AS WE DEAL WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

POSSIBLE STORM SURGES, STANDING WATER AND SCATTERED RAIN -

ALL STILL A THREAT.

FIRST WEATHER KIRA-WX CENTER

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.

Even though Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move farther away from Southwest Florida, we'll still be on the outer edge of the storm's circulation today, keeping those hit or miss tropical showers around through the day. Any shower that moves in will move very swiftly from south to north at a pace of about 40-50 mph. A coastal flood advisory is in effect through this afternoon with tide expected to rise 1-2 feet above average, and we'll also continue to see pretty high surf in the Gulf.

The good news about today is we expect less cloud cover and more sunshine, but our sky will have the potential to go from blue to gray very quickly with the scattered tropical showers around. The extra sunshine should be able to send our temperatures into the upper 80s through the afternoon.

Winds won't be quite as strong today, but we'll still notice some gusty breezes, especially along the coast. Our wind will be out of the south today between 10-20 mph with gusts potentially reaching 25-30 mph.

Our weather will gradually transition into a more normal pattern as we go through the remainder of the week. By Wednesday, we'll still see some wrap around moisture from Isaac bring in some tropical showers, but we'll also notice a nice mix of sun and clouds.

OBAMA ON ISAAC-2SHOT SOT

PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKING A STATEMENT ON ISAAC JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO.

HIS MAIN POINT THIS AFTERNOON,

PEOPLE ON THE COAST NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

"Yesterday I approved a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, so that they can get the help that they need right away, particularly around some of the evacuations that are taking place. And right now we already have response teams and supplies ready to help communities in the expected path of the storm."

RICK SCOTT TODAY-2SHOT SQUEEZEBACK LIVE

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT UPDATING THE STATE ON WHAT ISAAC STILL MEANS FOR US.

HE'S AT THE STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

ISAAC-2 SHOT

ISAAC IS THREATENING A DIRECT HIT ON NEW ORLEANS,

EXPECTED GAIN EVEN MORE STRENGTH BEFORE BLOWING ASHORE.

THE CITY'S NEW LEVEES ARE PUT TO THE TEST THIS AFTERNOON.

ISAAC-PKG

SCRIPT:

THE GULF COAST IS BRACING FOR ISAAC.

SOT - Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans "It brings great danger, with it

from flood waters."

THE STORM IS GAINING STRENGTH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GUILF AND IS HEADING

STRAIGHT FOR LOUISIANA.

SOT - Maude Craft, Evacuating "Everybody leaves. There's no staying.

FAMILIES IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD ARE BOARDING UP THEIR HOMES AND MOVING OUT

WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING

SOT - Ed Rappaport, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Hurricane Center " 6 to

12 inches of rain, possibly 18 inches of rain."

A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARD IN FOUR STATES

WITH 5,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ON STANDBY.

SOT - Gov. Rick Scott Florida We're starting to open shelters in the

northern part of, in the Panhandle area of the state."

ISAAC HAS ALAREADY MADE IT'S MARK ON PARTS OF FLORIDA

STRONG WINDS HAVE TOPPLED TREES

AND THE HEAVY RAIN

.IS FLOODING SCHOOLS

SOT We sandbagged the doors but the water already came over the sandbags."

THIS - IS WHAT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE GULF ARE NOW PLANNING FOR

SOT - Chris Muller, Stocking Up "This is groceries for 4 fire stations in

Jefferson Parish."

Katrina File/2005

AND IN LOUISIANA MANY STILL HAVE HURRICANE KATRINA ON THEIR MINDS - WITH THE

SEVEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY - TOMORROW.

ALMOST EVERY LEVEE HAS BEEN REBUILT AND REINFORCED.

SOT - Col. Ed Fleming, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "We

feel pretty confident about this system. It's almost not comparable to what

was in place when Hurricane Katrina hit."

FLIGHTS SUSPENDED-OC BNR

BRANDI HITT IN NEW ORLEANS THIS AFTERNOON.

AMERICAN AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AND UNITED ARE ALL SUSPENDING FLIGHTS INTO NEW ORLEANS.

EAST COAST GREAT VIDEO-VOWIPE

MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA REMAINS UNDERWATER THIS AFTERNOON.

LOOKING FROM ABOVE, PARTS OF THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY WERE SHUT DOWN NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE.

PARTS OF SANIBEL REOPEN-VOTOPS

AN UPDATE ON CONDITIONS ON SANIBEL THIS AFTERNOON.

SANIBEL OFFICIALS HAVE JUST REOPENED A PORTION OF ROAD THAT FLOODED.

STORM SURGE AND HIGH TIDE FORCED WATER AND DEBRIS ONTO LIGHTHOUSE BEACH ROAD.

THAT'S AT THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND.

HORSES & WATER CLIFTON LIVE-OC TRX DBX LIVE

ISAAC REMAINS A CONCERN FOR SOME PEOPLE IN HENDRY COUNTY.

THE FLORIDA EQUINE RESCUE IN FORT DENAUD IS WORRIED ITS LAND COULD FLOOD AGAIN.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW FROM THE RESCUE.

HORSES & WATER CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

THIS ENTIRE PASTURE HERE WAS FLOODED.

HORSES & WATER CLIFTON LIVE-PKG

HEATHER AND MICHAEL WALSH SPEND THEIR DAYS REHABILITATING SICK AND ABUSED HORSES.

A TASK THAT TROPICAL STORM ISAAC, TURNED INTO A MAJOR CHALLENGE.

SOT "THE SMALL PASTURE, THIS PASTURE HERE DURING THE STORM WAS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER. IT'S MOSTLY DRAINED DOWN NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A FEW WET SPOTS STILL."

THE WATER THAT FLOODED THIS PASTURE HAS RECEDED.

BUT MORE WATER IS RISING.

STU "THIS CREEK IS THEIR MAIN CONCERN NOW, IT'S NORMALLY ONLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 FEET WIDE AND A FEW INCHES DEEP, AS YOU CAN TELL, IT'S ABOUT 25 TO 30 FEET WIDE NOW AND A GOOD 3 FEET DEEP IN THE CENTER, IF IT CRESTS, IT WILL FLOOD THE REST OF THEIR PROPERTY."

"ALL OF THIS WILL BE UNDER WATER."

MEANING THEY'LL HAVE TO MOVE THESE HORSES TO ANOTHER PASTURE AT HIGHER GROUND. WHERE THEY ALREADY KEEP DOZENS OF RESCUES.

THE PROBLEM , THAT PASTURE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CREEK.

AND THEIR WATER IS TRANSPORTED BY THIS TRUCK.

"IT'S ALREADY DIFFICULT, I CAN STILL GET THROUGH, I CAN STILL GET THROUGH AND WE TAKE WATER UP THERE EVERY DAY TO THE HORSES, BECAUSE THERE IS NO POND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT UP THERE, SO WE HAVE TO BRING WATER UP TO THOSE HORSES, BECAUSE IT'S AN 80 ACRE PASTURE AT EXTREMELY HIGH GROUND. UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE RIVER TO GET THERE."

HORSES & WATER CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

SHEET FLOW IS STILL CAUSING THE CREEK WATER TO RISE.

MORE RAIN WOULD MAKE THAT WORSE.

IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO GET WATER UP TO THE HORSES, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. THEY WOULD OPEN THE FENCE AND LEAD THEM TO THE CREEK, BUT THAT IS A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE CONTAINED BY A FENCE.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

RNC DAY TWO-OC

TALKING POLITICS TODAY.

AFTER A SLIGHT DELAY,

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS IN FULL SWING IN TAMPA.

MAJOR SPEECHES WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF OPENING NIGHT.

RNC DAY TWO-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

TUESDAY NIGHT ONE OF MITT ROMNEY'S MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPONS. HIS WIFE, ANN ROMNEY, WILL BE UP AT BAT IN FRONT OF A LARGE. BUT FRIENDLY CROWD.

BUT ITS THOSE WHO ARE NOT SOLD ON HER HUSBAND, THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THAT SHE'LL BE SPEAKING TO..

THE ROMNEYS SPENT TIME MONDAY IN THEIR HOMETOWN PRACTICING THEIR POTENTIAL MAKE OR BREAK SPEECHES.

I like my speech, I really like Ann's speech.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE STAGE TONIGHT -- NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

Good morning.

BUT AS BOTH HEADLINERS TALK UP MITT ROMNEYS HIGH POINTS IT WILL BE HARD TO IGNORE THIS --

A MASSIVE STORM BARRELING TOWARD THE GULF COAST.

FORECASTERS PREDICT IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANNE.

BUT REPUBLICANS SAY THE SHOW WILL GO ON TUESDAY BUT ADMIT THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW THEY WILL HANDLE ISAAC.

CHAD & PETER RNC PROMO-SS TOPS

RENEE MARSH REPORTING.

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COVENTION.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

THE SOUND OF THE OPENING BELL TODAY.

STOCKS OFF TO A SLOW START, OPENING LOWER OUT OF THE GATE.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

PLUS THIS,

i hand 'em my card and it's done, and i ask, how much did i spend

COLLEGE KIDS GET POUNDED BY OFFERS FROM CREDIT CARD COMPANIES - ALL HOPING THEY'LL SPEND AND SPEND!

AND THE DEBT CAN BUILD QUICKLY.

STAYING FINANCIALLY AFLOAT - TO AVOID A TOUGH LIFE LESSON.

METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER IS HERE WITH US TODAY - TRACKING OUR CHANCES OF RAIN - AND THAT PESKY TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VO BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) COLLEGE CREDIT-SOTVO

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

MARKET WATCH-PKG

GAS PRICES-VO WIPE

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.

ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON GAS PRICES.

OIL COMPANIES EVACUATED MANY OF THEIR RIGS IN THE GULF.

EXPERTS ESTIMATE 75-TO-90 PERCENT OF GULF OIL PRODUCTION COULD BE SHUT DOWN.

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

BREAKING DOWN THE CURRENT NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON.

UP ANOTHER PENNY FROM OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-76 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-75 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-76.

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.

Even though Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move farther away from Southwest Florida, we'll still be on the outer edge of the storm's circulation today, keeping those hit or miss tropical showers around through the day. Any shower that moves in will move very swiftly from south to north at a pace of about 40-50 mph. A coastal flood advisory is in effect through this afternoon with tide expected to rise 1-2 feet above average, and we'll also continue to see pretty high surf in the Gulf.

The good news about today is we expect less cloud cover and more sunshine, but our sky will have the potential to go from blue to gray very quickly with the scattered tropical showers around. The extra sunshine should be able to send our temperatures into the upper 80s through the afternoon.

Winds won't be quite as strong today, but we'll still notice some gusty breezes, especially along the coast. Our wind will be out of the south today between 10-20 mph with gusts potentially reaching 25-30 mph.

Our weather will gradually transition into a more normal pattern as we go through the remainder of the week. By Wednesday, we'll still see some wrap around moisture from Isaac bring in some tropical showers, but we'll also notice a nice mix of sun and clouds.

COLLEGE CREDIT-OC

THANKS KIRA.

AS MANY OF US HAVE LEARNED, CREDIT CARDS CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS DEBT.

NOW IMAGINE - YOU'RE A COLLEGE KID - ON YOU OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME.WITH A CREDIT CARD IN YOUR HAND!

COLLEGE CREDIT-PKG

RYAN QUACKENBUSH IS JUST A FEW WEEKS FROM HEADING BACK TO COLLEGE.

HE'S LEARNED A LOT SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. SOME OF THAT. ABOUT HIS FINANCES.

S/ Ryan Quackenbush, College Student

"You pull out your card and sometimes i get in the habit where i don't look at the total, i just say ok, it's this much and i hand 'em my card and it's done, and i ask, how much did i spend?"

RYAN IS THINKING OF SWITCHING FROM A DEBIT CARD TO A CREDIT CARD. THIS TIME AROUND.

S/ Ryan Quackenbush, College Student

"I hear so many bad things them but it's something that is necessary eventually."

GARY QUACKENBUSH IS AN ATTORNEY AND A REGULAR GUEST TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS ON LOCAL RADIO STATIONS. HE SAYS RYAN AND HIS OTHER CHILDREN ALL STARTED WITH DEBIT CARDS FOR A REASON, THE MONEY COMES RIGHT OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT. MORE LIKE CASH.

S/ Gary Quackenbush, Father

"If you pay cash it's done. If you had to pay off your credit card every week, you'd probably go, wow I have a lot of charges I have to pay off this week. But what happens, it's a month later. a month of all these, perhaps, irresponsible or negligence. at the end of the month you get the credit card bill and go, it's 400 dollars. I don't have that."

S/ Nathan Schmidt, Credit Union Spokesperson

"It's important to know, if they buy lunch with their credit card habitually, that they are going to be paying off that lunch for a really long time."

NATHAN SCHMIDT SAYS MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE CREDIT CARDS. BUT THOSE CARDS SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIMIT.

S/ Nathan Schmidt, Credit Union Spokesperson

"The credit card has a low apr and about a thousand dollars credit limit."

AUTOMAKER NO CAMPAIGN POLICY-VO

LYNDA BAQUERO REPORTING.

AFTER RECEIVING MORE THAN 60-BILLION-DOLLARS IN A FEDERAL BAILOUT,

GENERAL MOTORS AND CHRYSLER GROUP DON'T WANT TO GET POLITICAL.

BOTH AUTOMAKERS HAVE BANNED PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND G-O-P CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY FROM CAMPAIGNING ON COMPANY PROPERTY.

THE COMPANIES WANT TO STAY NEUTRAL DURING THE ELECTION SEASON.

HOTEL FEES-VO

HOTELS ARE SET TO RAKE IN NEARLY TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN SURCHARGES AND FEES THIS YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF HOTELS CHARGING FOR FITNESS CENTERS AND IN-ROOM INTERNET ACCESS IS RISING.

AS IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT WI-FI FEES.

LATE SUMMER TRAVEL DEALS-VO

AMERICANS ARE HITTING THE ROAD, TRAVELING, EVEN IN THESE UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL TIMES.

NEW NUMBERS SHOW AMERICANS UPPED THEIR TRAVEL SPENDING ON THEIR VISA CARDS BY MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

ANOTHER YEAR OF SCHOOL IS IN FULL SWING.

AND FOR SOME FAMILIES IT HASN'T BEEN THE SMOOTHEST TRANSITION.

you didn't want to leave because they were crying, and you think they're going to be crying even though they don't do that

IN THREE MINUTES, HOW TO GET KIDS FEELING GOOD ABOUT BEING BACK IN SCHOOL.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING!

TZ2 A) BACK TO SCHOOL JITTERS-SOTVO TO BREAK WITH

BACK TO SCHOOL JITTERS-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

HEADING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM CAN BRING ON ANXIETY FOR SOME CHILDREN.

PARENTS TOO!

SO WHAT'S THE KEY - TO KEEPING THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY?

BACK TO SCHOOL JITTERS-PKG

FOR STUDENTS OF ANY AGE, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL CAN BE A SCARY THING.

FOR PARENTS, IT CAN BE EVEN SCARIER. LASCA WEISS HAS TWO CHILDREN AND FELT UNEASY SENDING HER KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL.

"You struggle with not wanting to go back to work, you still have a little bit of depression, you wonder what's happening to your child all day and you have guilt."

BUT EVEN WITH KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL EARLIER AND EARLIER. EXPERTS SAY THE TRANSITION CAN BE SIMPLE.

DR. PRATIKSHA RIGLEY, HAS STUDIED THE BACK TO SCHOOL ROUTINE AND SAYS ROUTINE IS KEY.

"They wake up about the same time, they come to school about the same time, and it just makes the child feel very secure, when they walk into the exact same schedule for the day."

DR. RIGLEY SAYS TELL YOUR CHILD YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE, WITH A PROMISE TO COME BACK. THAT WAY THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

AND TALKING WITH YOUR NEW STUDENT BEFORE SCHOOL ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT WHEN THEY GET IN THE CLASSROOM WILL HELP EASE THEIR FEARS. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, THE ANXIETY MELTS AWAY.

"Usually, once they get older, they're excited about coming to school. They'll tell you, 'we're ready to go to school', drop us off, they walk through the door and they're rushing to get to the classroom even before the parents can follow them."

AND FOR WEISS, TELLING HERSELF THAT THE KIDS WERE OKAY HELPED EASE HER FEARS.

"That goodbye time got really short, because when that goodbye time got really long, you didn't want to leave because they were crying, and you think they're going to be crying even though they don't do that."

LA NEWS CHOPPER SMOKE-2SHOT VO WIPE

KEATON FOX REPORTING.

TURNING TO CALIFORNIA,

A NEWS CHOPPER FORCED TO LAND BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

CHECK THIS OUT.

THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AFTER OIL BEGAN LEAKING IN THE ENGINE.

LA NEWS CHOPPER SMOKE-SOTVO

C

As we were coming down I was watching my instruments and everything was staying normal. My engine power, good temperatures good oil pressure. So i knew i had a health engine and all i needed to do was put it on the ground.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AS IT HEADS TOWARD MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.

KIRA MINER WITH A FULL UPDATE IN TWO MINUTES.

PLUS

REACTION FROM THE GULF STATES THIS AFTERNOON.

"You know we're prepared for the worst and hope for the best."

PREPARING FOR THE WORST,

WE'LL TAKE A TOUR AS ISAAC GETS READY FOR LANDFALL.

AND A NEW WAY TO ENFORCE SECURITY AT SOME AIRPORTS.

THE STORY OF HOW SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE STEPPING TO DO THE JOB THE T-S-A HAS BEEN DOING.

TZ3 A) ISAAC MS PREPS-SOTVO

TZ3 B) MOVE OVER TSA-VO TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER TOSS-OMNI TOPS ANIBOX

BREAKING NEWS JUST COMING IN,

ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE THIS AFTERNOON.

NOW ON A PATH TOWARD LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

FIRST WEATHER KIRA-WX CENTER

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.

Even though Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move farther away from Southwest Florida, we'll still be on the outer edge of the storm's circulation today, keeping those hit or miss tropical showers around through the day. Any shower that moves in will move very swiftly from south to north at a pace of about 40-50 mph. A coastal flood advisory is in effect through this afternoon with tide expected to rise 1-2 feet above average, and we'll also continue to see pretty high surf in the Gulf.

The good news about today is we expect less cloud cover and more sunshine, but our sky will have the potential to go from blue to gray very quickly with the scattered tropical showers around. The extra sunshine should be able to send our temperatures into the upper 80s through the afternoon.

Winds won't be quite as strong today, but we'll still notice some gusty breezes, especially along the coast. Our wind will be out of the south today between 10-20 mph with gusts potentially reaching 25-30 mph.

Our weather will gradually transition into a more normal pattern as we go through the remainder of the week. By Wednesday, we'll still see some wrap around moisture from Isaac bring in some tropical showers, but we'll also notice a nice mix of sun and clouds.

ISAAC NEW ORLEANS-VOTOPS

LOUISIANA BRACES FOR ISAAC TO MAKE LANDFALL.

THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING OR TOMORROW.

BUT THERE IS A SILVER-LINING AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER.

MUCH NEEDED RAIN FOR DROUGHT-STRICKEN STATES IN THE MIDWEST.

ISAAC MS PREPS-2SHOT

LOOKING CLOSER AT MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS BEEN DECLARED FOR THE TOWN OF GULFPORT.

PEOPLE THERE EXPECTING AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES OF RAIN.

ISAAC MS PREPS-PKG

SCRIPT:

MISSISSIPPI'S GULF COAST IS BRACING FOR THE ONSLAUGHT.

ON MONDAY SOME ROADS NORTH: CLOGGED.

Nat- man closing car's gas tank

AS GAS LINES LENGTHENED.

21:13:25- Long line, huh? / Yeah it is.

AND GROCERY SHELVES EMPTIED.

SOT, woman

"We're makin'/the best of it./ "We know what you have to have to make it

through, make due until that power comes back on."

ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE BOARDED UP IS BEING TIED DOWN OR MOVED INSIDE.

SOT, Robert Latham, MEMA Director

"This is a huge storm. / It's estimated to be 800 miles wide. That's huge.

"

IN GULFPORT THE COUNTY HAS ACTIVATED IT'S 24-HOUR OPERATIONS CENTER. THE

NATIONAL GUARD IS NOW ON STANDBY

Nat- logs rolling down ramp

AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES ARE POSITIONING TRUCKS FOR ANTICIPATED OUTAGES.

SOT, man

"You know we're prepared for the worst and hope for the best."

MANY HERE KNOW THAT HOPE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH

SEVEN YEARS AGO KATRINA DEMOLISHED THE CASINOS AND RESTAURANTS THAT LINED

THIS COAST

SOT, Rob Stinson, Restaurant Owner, Gulfport, MS

21:19:11- "Miss Katrina was not real nice to my first restaurant here."

SO MANY - LIKE ROB STINSON'S RESTAURANT - HAVE NOW BEEN REBUILT MAKING IT

ISAAC STRANDED MIAMI AIRPORT-VO WIPE

GINGER ZEE REPORTING.

FLIGHTS ALL ACROSS THE GULF COAST ARE GROUNDED BECAUSE OF ISAAC.

HERE'S MIAMI'S AIRPORT.

YOU CAN SEE MANY PEOPLE WAITING FOR THEIR PLANE.

A LOT OF AIRLINES ARE GIVING REFUNDS OR RESCHEDULING FLIGHTS FOR FREE.

ISAAC LA INMATES SANDBAGS-VOTOPS WIPE

IN LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON,

INMATES ARE PLACING SANDBAGS AT ONE OF THE PRISONS.

RIGHT NOW - THE NEW ORLEANS MAYOR HAS NOT ACTIVATED A MANDATORY EVACUATION.

HOWEVER, ON THE EVE OF THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA,

ISAAC LA GAS SHORTAGES-VOTOPS WIPE

TRAFFIC IS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER AROUND NEW ORLEANS THIS AFTERNOON.

EVEN THOUGH A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS NOT IN EFFECT, PEOPLE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE.

SOME GAS STATIONS REPORTING SHORTAGES.

HAITI DEATH TOLL UPDATE-VOTOPS WIPE

BEFORE ISAAC REACHED ITS CURRENT POSITION IT LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.

OFFICIALS IN HAITI SAY THE DEATH TOLL HAS REACHED 19 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE STORM SLAMMED INTO THE IMPOVERISHED NATION SATURDAY.

MOVE OVER TSA-2SHOT

SWITCHING GEARS NOW, CHANGING SECURITY AT OUR NATION'S AIRPORTS.

SOME BELIEVE **PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE T-S-A.

AND A NEW LAW GIVES MORE AIRPORTS THE OPTION TO CHANGE.

MOVE OVER TSA-PKG

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL IS ONE OF 16 AIRPORTS ACROSS THE NATION THAT OPTS OUT OF USING T-S-A FOR SCREENING.

"We thought that might fit the airport better where we could have more part time people to help with some of the peaks and valleys during the day."

CREATED IN 2001… THE SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ALLOWS PRIVATE COMPANIES UNDER TSA OVERSIGHT… TO RUN SECURITY.

"They go through the same training, the same background checks, the screeners wear the same uniforms. Most people don't even know we don't have TSA screeners."

BUT SFO SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. HOUSE LEADERS SAY TSA HAS BEEN THWARTING THE EFFORTS OF AIRPORTS TO OPT OUT.… DENYING SIX APPLICATIONS JUST LAST YEAR.

AN ACT SIGNED INTO LAW IN FEBRUARY… IS MEANT TO HELP. IT PROTECTS AND STRENGTHENS THE RIGHTS OF AIRPORTS TO USE THE SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE… REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MICA SAYS USING PRIVATE SECURITY IS COST EFFECTIVE AND MORE EFFICIENT.

IN A STATEMENT HE SAYS QUOTE "TSA IS A BLOATED BUREAUCRACY OF MORE THAN 65 THOUSAND FEDERAL WORKERS WITH A TRACK RECORD OF SECURITY BLUNDERS AND FAILURES." UNQUOTE.

TSA DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT IN A STATEMENT REBUFFED THE CLAIMS… WRITING QUOTE "TSA IS A COUNTER TERRORISM AGENCY THAT PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE SECURITY IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER POSSIBLE."

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS SHOOTING-SOTVO

KIMBERLY TERE REPORTING.

IN FORT MYERS AN ACCUSED GUNMAN IS IN JAIL.

3903 "it sounded like 2,3 pops. The guy was like he had a gun!"

OFFICERS SAY A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO MEN ENDED WHEN ONE PULLED A GUN AND SHOT THE OTHER MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IT HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF VICTORIA AND EUCLID.

THE VICTIM DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.

WEST NILE-VO

OFFICIALS HERE IN FLORIDA SAY WATCH OUT FOR MOSQUITOES.

FOUR MORE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN JACKSONVILLE.

HOWEVER, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY HUMAN CASES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED BETWEEN BIRDS AND MOSQUITOES THAT FEED ON BIRDS-

THEN TO HUMANS BY MOSQUITOES.

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GENES & POLITICS-OC

TALKING POLITICS THIS HALF HOUR.

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS UNDERWAY IN TAMPA THIS WEEK.

EVER WONDER WHY WE VOTE THE WAY WE DO?

SCIENTISTS SAY IT MIGHT BE IN OUR GENES.

GENES & POLITICS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

WHY ARE SOME OF US DEMOCRATS AND SOME OF US REPUBLICANS?

WHAT ABOUT INDEPENDENTS?

WHY DO THEY VOTE THE WAY THEY DO?

FOR YEARS, SCIENTISTS HAVE WONDERED WHAT DRIVES OUR POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, AND WHY SOME OF US ARE PASSIONATE OVER SOME ISSUES AND NOT OTHERS.

NOW RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND IT COULD BE SOMETHING DEEPER THAN THE "I LIKE IKE" BUTTON YOUR GRANDFATHER WORE.

TRADITIONALLY, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS FELT THAT OUR POLITICAL PREFERENCES WERE INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AS WELL AS HOW AND WHERE WE GREW UP.

BUT RECENTLY, STUDIES ARE FINDING IT COULD BE BIOLOGICAL, AND THAT OUR GENES ALSO INFLUENCE OUR POLITICAL TASTES.

IN A REVIEW OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, DATA HAS SHOWN THAT GENETIC MAKEUP HAS SOME INFLUENCE ON WHY PEOPLE DIFFER ON ISSUES SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT, ABORTION, EVEN THE DEATH PENALTY.

BY PINPOINTING CERTAIN GENES IN THE HUMAN BODY, SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THEY WILL ONE DAY BE ABLE TO PREDICT PARTS OF A PERSON'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY.

THE REVIEW, WHICH IS BEING PUBLISHED IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF "TRENDS IN GENETICS," ALSO NOTES MORE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC INFLUENCES OF OUR SOCIAL VIEWS. AND WHY CERTAIN GENES CAUSE REACTIONS IN CERTAIN PEOPLE WHEN POLITICAL IDEAS ARE EXPRESSED.

STUDY AUTHORS SAY THAT IF THEY CAN PINPOINT MORE GENETIC INFLUENCES, IT COULD HELP PEOPLE BECOME AWARE OF HOW AND WHY THEIR POLITICAL MINDS WORK, AND WHY THEY VOTE THE WAY THEY DO.

RNC CHAD & PETER PROMO-SS TOPS

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COVENTION.

BEAR SPOTTING-VOWIPE

IN COLLIER COUNTY - TAKE A LOOK, SOME PEOPLE GET A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO A BEAR!

IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.

A WOMAN TAKES VIDEO OF THE BLACK BEAR WHEN IT DARTS TOWARD HER.

SHE QUICKLY RUNS AWAY.

BEAR SPOTTING-SOT VO

2:28 its not really the kind of thing you would expect to see in this neighborhod really 2:31 first thing you see when u open the door - a big ol' bear!:35

TIPS TO AVOID THE BEAR.

KEEP YOUR TRASH SECURE AND REMOVE BIRD FEEDERS AND PET FOOD FROM OUTSIDE.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT REPORT FOR WOMEN THIS AFTERNOON.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR BIRTH CONTROL?

WITH SO MANY FORMS ON THE MARKET,

NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS SOME RISKS.

PLUS THIS,

"Uh, I was not setting out to pull one over on anything."

4 CONSECUTIVE HOLE IN ONES ON A GOLF COURSE?

YOU BE THE JUDGE.

TZ4 A) BIRTH CONTROL-VO

TZ4 B) 4 HOLE IN ONES-SOTVO

4 HOLE IN ONES-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

A NEWSPAPER IN WASHINGTON STATE JUMPS ON A STORY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

4 CONSECUTIVE HOLE-IN-ONES ON THE GOLF COURSE.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE - EVEN MADE IT IN THE PAPER - THEN COME TO FIND OUT IT NEVER HAPPENED.

4 HOLE IN ONES-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

WHEN THE KITSAP SUN HEARD ABOUT ONE GROUP OF GUYS AT McCORMACK WOODS HITTING FOUR ACES IN ONE ROUND, THEY FIGURED, 'WHAT A STORY!' SPORTS REPORTER JEFF GRAHAM WROTE BREATHLESSLY, 'IT WASN'T A MATTER OF WHO'D SHOOT A HOLE IN ONE, IT WAS A QUESTION OF WHEN THE RUN OF ACES WOULD COME TO AN END.' CRIS LARSEN WAS IN THE GROUP. SO WAS SHAWN CUCCIARDI, THE GOLF DIRECTOR AT McCORMACK WOODS. LARSEN GUSHED TO THE REPORTER THAT DAY, 'WE WERE THROWING DARTS WITH THE GODS - EVERYBODY WAS GOING NUTS.'

"The reporter he had done his job, he had called to confirm things, he called several people to say, 'did that really happen?'"

THE STORY DEFIED LOGIC, BUT THERE IT WAS IN THE KITSAP SUN. ONLY ONE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. NONE OF IT. DEPENDING WHO YOU TALK TO, IT WAS EITHER A MISUNDERSTANDING, A HOAX, OR A DIRTY ROTTEN LIE.

"Well, it's not something we're laughing about."

CRIS LARSEN HAS A BUDDY TOURNAMENT EVERY YEAR CALLED, THE GREAT GOOGLY BALL TOURNAMENT.

"A googly is you hit the ball and then you can pick it up and roll it in."

CRIS DIDN'T TELL JEFF GRAHAM THE GOOGLY PART.

"It's here and it's gone and now I've got Eric's Little Heroes here interviewing me and I with I was 7 again man!"

CRIS IS A LITTLE SHIFTY WHEN IT COMES TO ADMITTING THAT HE AND THE BOYS TOLD THE KITSAP SUN A WHOPPER.

"It's it's, it's the great googly. I'm a comedian."

"Uh, I was not setting out to pull one over on anything."

IN A FOLLOW-UP EDITORIAL, JEFF GRAHAM WROTE, THIS WAS DECEPTION. THIS WAS WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE COURSE THAT DAY.

"It's about the relationship we have with the community, and the people that read this paper, and they need to know that it's true and this is how we do our job."

BUT CRIS LARSEN SAYS, 'DON'T BE MAD AT ME, I'M JUST A FUNNY, FUN-LOVING GUY!'

"I say to the Kitsap Sun, let's play googly. If you beat me, I'm jumping into the pond over there."

NEW MARS PHOTOS-2SHOT VO

ERIC JOHNSON REPORTING.

TURNING TO SPACE THIS AFTERNOON.

A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE RED PLANET.

CHECK IT OUT.

HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES FROM THE MARS 'CURIOSITY' ROVER.

YOU CAN SEE A MOUND OF LAYERED ROCK.

NASA PLANS TO FOCUS ON THIS AREA, FOR POTENTIAL LIFE ON THE RED PLANET.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE.

ARTISTIC FISH TANKS-TRX VOTOPS

A PRETTY COOL SIGHT IN TOKYO THIS WEEK.

NOT YOUR AVERAGE FISH TANKS ON DISPLAY.

THIS IS THE ART AQUARIUM IN DOWNTOWN TOKYO.

MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND GOLD FISH SWIM THROUGH SPECIALLY DESIGNED TANKS.

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.

Even though Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move farther away from Southwest Florida, we'll still be on the outer edge of the storm's circulation today, keeping those hit or miss tropical showers around through the day. Any shower that moves in will move very swiftly from south to north at a pace of about 40-50 mph. A coastal flood advisory is in effect through this afternoon with tide expected to rise 1-2 feet above average, and we'll also continue to see pretty high surf in the Gulf.

The good news about today is we expect less cloud cover and more sunshine, but our sky will have the potential to go from blue to gray very quickly with the scattered tropical showers around. The extra sunshine should be able to send our temperatures into the upper 80s through the afternoon.

Winds won't be quite as strong today, but we'll still notice some gusty breezes, especially along the coast. Our wind will be out of the south today between 10-20 mph with gusts potentially reaching 25-30 mph.

Our weather will gradually transition into a more normal pattern as we go through the remainder of the week. By Wednesday, we'll still see some wrap around moisture from Isaac bring in some tropical showers, but we'll also notice a nice mix of sun and clouds.

BIRTH CONTROL-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT THIS AFTERNOON,

THERE'S ALWAYS NEW RESEARCH THAT LOOKS AT POTENTIAL RISKS OF BIRTH CONTROL.

BUT FACTOR IN ALL THE FORMS OF THE MEDICATION ON THE MARKET,

BIRTH CONTROL-PKG

DR. CHERISE WILEY DID SOMETHING LOTS OF WOMEN DO.SHE SWITCHED BIRTH CONTROL PILLS TO SAVE MONEY. OPTING FOR A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE.

"I was on one type of birth control and in order to save costs, I was a resident at the time, I changed my birth control which increased the estrogen."

ESTROGEN INCREASES THE RISK FOR BLOOD CLOTTING AND WITHIN A MONTH WILEY'S DECISION HAD TURNED THE DOCTOR INTO A PATIENT. SHE HAD CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

"I was found to have a PE. as a matter of fact i had multiple PEs, which are blood clots in the lungs. so i had that immediately I was admitted into the hospital, had to be on blood thinners for a course of about six months to a year's time."

WILEY HAS A DISORDER THAT MAKES HER MORE PRONE TO BLOOD CLOTS WHICH SHE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BEFORE IT PUSHED HER RISK FACTORS OVER THE LINE.

"That's extremely rare, but when you hear about those episodes of things happening in a young woman of reproductive age, its a pretty devastating event."

BLOOD CLOTS ARE JUST ONE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACEPTIVES. DR. HADDOCK SAYS STUDIES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDERWAY EXAMINING THE RISKS OF VARIOUS CONTRACEPTIVES.

"They all have different pluses and minuses and every person is different which one is going to work for them."

BUT ALL THE RESULTS FROM THOSE STUDIES CAN BE CONFUSING FOR WOMEN..

FOR EXAMPLE. IN MAY. A STUDY IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL SAID NON-ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. LIKE RINGS, IMPLANTS AND SKIN PATCHES. CARRY A HIGHER RISK FOR BLOOD CLOTS THAT PILLS.

AND IN JUNE. A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE REPORTED THAT BIRTH CONTROL PILLS WITH A MIX OF BOTH ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE, CAN DOUBLE A WOMAN'S RISK OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE

DOCTOR HADDOCK SAYS THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT ALL OF THESE RISKS ARE RARE. IN NINE YEARS SHE'S ONLY SEEN TWO BLOOD CLOT CASES RELATED TO BIRTH-CONTROL.

BIRTH CONTROL-OC

AGAIN,

CHRONIC COUGH DRUG-VO

NEW EVIDENCE THIS AFTERNOON A DRUG USED TO CONTROL SEIZURES COULD HELP WITH CHRONIC COUGH.

RESEARCHERS ARE STUDYING A DRUG CALLED GABA-PENTIN.

NORMALLY IT'S USED TO TREAT EPILEPSY AND PAIN RELATED TO SHINGLES.

THEY LOOKED AT 62 PATIENTS WITH A COUGH LASTING MORE THAN 2 MONTHS.

HIGHEST PAID CELEBS-2SHOT SS

WE KNOW WHO THE TOP PAID CELEBRITIES ARE THIS AFTERNOON.

WHO DO YOU THINK IS NUMBER ONE?

SURPRISE! OPRAH WINFREY AT $165 MILLION.

NUMBER TWO - DIRECTOR MICHAEL BAY AT $160 MILLION.

HIS FILMS INCLUDE THE ROCK, ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR AND THE TRANSFORMERS SERIES.

FOLLOWED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG AT $130 MILLION.

FILMS INCLUDE SCHINDLER'S LIST, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, JAWS, ET AND JURASSIC PARK.

NUMBER FOUR - HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER JERRY BRUCKHEIMER AT $115 MILLION.

HE PRODUCES THE CSI TV CRIME SERIES.

SOME OF HIS BEST KNOWN FILMS INCLUDE FLASHDANCE, TOP GUN, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE NATIONAL TREASURE FRANCHISE.

SWEET 116TH BIRTHDAY-2SHOT SS

MAYBE THIS NEXT WOMAN HAS THE SECRET TO LONG LIFE!

SHE DOESN'T LOOK A DAY OVER 115.

GEORGIA NATIVE, BESSE COOPER, IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON.

SHE CELEBRATED HER SWEET 116TH BIRTHDAY OVER THE WEEKEND.

SHE'S ONLY THE EIGHTH PERSON IN THE WORLD TO BE VERIFIED BY GUINNESS.

COOPER WAS BORN IN TENNESSEE IN 1896.

HER SECRET TO LONGEVITY IS SIMPLE.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

A WOMAN MAKES IT HER MISSION TO HELP UNDER-PRIVILEDGED KIDS GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

FIRST AT FOUR- HOW SHE'S REACHING HIGH SCHOOLERS ONE STUDENT AT A TIME.

A COLLIER NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON ALERT AFTER THIS VIDEO SHOWS A BEAR RUMMAGING THROUGH GARBAGE.

TODAY WE REACH OUT TO FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS AND THEIR ADVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FAMILIES OF THE COLORADO SHOOTING VICTIMS WILL APPEAR TOGETHER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.

WE'LL SHARE THEIR STORIES FIRST AT FOUR.

KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.

A) college bound-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) fwc bear in collier-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) aurora families-VOTOPS TO BREAK WITH MUSIC

ISAAC-TRXVO TOPS

ISAAC IS GAINING STRENGTH TO BECOME A FULL-BLOWN HURRICANE

AS IT MOVES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.

FOUR STATES ALONG THE COAST -- INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE

ARE BRACING FOR FLOODING AND STORM SURGES.

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH

BALTIMORE

AN UPDATE ON YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING AT BALTIMORE'S LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

POLICE SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A CLASSMATE AT A HIGH SCHOOL USED A DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN THAT HE TOOK FROM HIS FATHER'S HOUSE -

AND DRANK VODKA BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

RNC-VOTOPS

MITT ROMNEY WILL OFFICIALLY RECEIVE THE NOMINATION OF HIS PARTY TONIGHT AS THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

GETS UNDERWAY IN FULL FORCE TODAY.

ACCORDING TO AN ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL -- ROMNEY'S BATTLING THE

PERCEPTION AMONG 58 PERCENT OF AMERICANS THAT HE FAVORS THE WEALTHY OVER THE MIDDLE CLASS.

MORE VOTERS ALSO VIEW ROMNEY AS BETTER ABLE TO

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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