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THIS IS BRINGING BACK *NASTY* MEMORIES OF KATRINA.

CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS WATER FROM HURRICANE ISAAC BREACHING ONE OF THE LEVEES AT PLACK-A MINES PARISH IN LOUISIANA!

ISAAC DAMAGE & RESCUE-VO TOPS

NOW THE RACE IS ON TO RESCUE VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD!

EMERGENCY CREWS WERE ABLE TO PULL A FEW VICTIMS OUT--

PUMPS WORKING-VO TOPS

THIS THOUGH IS A WELCOME SIGHT!

SOME PUMPS AROUND NEW ORLEANS HOLDING AND WORKING!

ISAAC HITS NOLA-TFX CTR LIVE, TFXCTR RADAR

BUT THOSE PUMPS ALONE CAN'T HANDLE ALL THE RAIN THAT'S STILL COMING DOWN.

ISAAC SLOWED DOWN TODAY--

AND IT'S NOW JUST A TROPICAL STORM.

BUT IT'S STILL DUMPING TORRENTS OF RAIN OVER AREAS THAT JUST CAN'T HANDLE THAT MUCH WATER!

ISAAC HITS NOLA-PKG

There was no relief today for residents of the Gulf Coast. Isaac is moving

slowlypounding the region.

In Louisiana, nearly 24 hours of unrelenting rain, wind gusts up to 80 miles

per hour, and strong storm surges.

Jindal-SOT-

THIS IS A SLOW MOVING STORM AND WE WILL DEALING WITH IT THROUGH FRIDAY.

In Plaquemine's Parish -- where Isaac first made landfall -- a devastating

path of destruction.

Chery Hicks-SOT

IT IS HORRIBLE. EVERYBODY'S HOME IS GONE. /THE WATER IS ALMOST OVER MY HEAD

. DOWN THERE, IT'S OVER 20 FEET.

12 foot high waves overtopped the levee there causing severe flooding.

Downed powerlines left hundreds of thousands in the dark. A mandatory

evacuation has been ordered after dozens who chose not to leave are being

taken out in door to door rescues.

Sharon Sylvia-SOT-

WE HAD TO BREAK THROUGH THE CEILING AND COME THROUGH THE ATTIC AND THEY TOOK

US OUT OF THE ATTICK INTO THE BOAT.

In Mississippi, wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. With a tornado watch

in effect for parts of the state, roads and bridges have been closed.

Officials warning people to stay in doors.

Gov. Bryant-SOT-

OUR NATIONAL GUARDS ARE ON THE SCENE, CURFEWS ARE IN PLACE. WE'RE ON THE

FRONT LINE OF THIS STORM.

The city of New Orleans is soaked.on this seventh anniversary of Hurricane

Katrina.a number of residents in Orleans Parish are without power.

John Cressman-SOT-

WELL, WHEN POWER GOES OUT IT'S ALWAYS A PAIN. BUT WE LUCKED OUT AND HAD A

GENERATOR.

But the14 billon dollar levee and pump protection systemofficials say, is

ISAAC HITS NOLA-TAG

THAT WAS TAHMAN BRADLEY.

SOME OF THE ROADS IN NEW ORLEANS ARE FLOODED--

AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOWNED POWERLINES.

DECISION 2012-CLIP

TOSS TO PETER & CHAD-2SHOT

IT'S DAY THREE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

IT'S A BIG NIGHT FOR THE G-O-P.

PAUL RYAN ACCEPTS THE PARTY'S NOMINATION AS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

AND WITH THE CONVENTION IN TAMPA--

FLORIDA IS PLAYING A BIG ROLE NOT ONLY AT THE CONVENTION, BUT IN WHO WINS THE PRESIDENCY.

NCB2 ANCHOR PETER BUSCH IS COVERING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION--

AND JOINS US LIVE IN TARPON SPRINGS.

PETER AT RNC-SAT

WE'RE AT ONE OF THE FEW BENEFITS OF A HOTEL ASSIGNMENT THIS FAR OUT.

THE FLORIDA DELEGATES GET TO VISIT A PLACE LIKE THIS - THE SPONGE DOCKS HERE IN TARPON SPRINGS.

CHAD, YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING WITH THE FLORIDA DELEGATION.

EACH MORNING THEY START BY SEEING SOME OF THE BIG NAMES IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

PETER. IT UNDERLINES HOW IMPORTANT THIS STATE IN THIS ELECTION.

CHRIS CHRISTIE WHO GAVE THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS LAST NIGHT. WILL SPEAK TO THE FLORIDA DELEGATES TOMORROW.

FL DELEGATION AT RNC-VO WIPE

TODAY TWO OF THE ROMNEY BROTHERS DROVE OUT TO INNISBROOK.

CRAIG AND BEN. ONE IS DOCTOR THE OTHER WORKS IN REAL ESTATE.

THEY BRAGGED ON THEIR MOM AND HER SPEECH LAST NIGHT. THEY TOLD FUNNY STORIES OF THEIR DAD TO SHOW MORE PERSONAL SIDE OF THE G-O-P NOMINEE.

FLORIDA'S AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER HOSTS THE DAILY BREAKFAST AT INNISBROOK.

FL DELEGATION AT RNC-SOTVO

"Anybody who harbors any body that harbors any Presidential ambition at any point in the future, wants to get in front of Florida." 35 people understand this is a hard-working group and the most important swing state in the country."

PETER & CHAD AT RNC-SAT, SS

AND CHAD -- IT'S NOT JUST THE WHITE HOUSE UP FOR GRABS HERE THAT HAS THE R-N-C TALKING.

NOT AT ALL; WE'RE ALSO TALKING THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE U-S SENATE IS UP FOR GRABS.

WHICH MEANS THE CONNIE MACK-BILL NELSON RACE COULD DECIDE THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE SENATE.

AND THAT OF COURSE COULD IMPACT THE SUPREME COURT AS THE SENATE CONFIRMS JUSTICES.

RNC DAY THREE-RNC SAT

YOU ARE LOOKING AT A *LIVE* PICTURE INSIDE THE CONVENTION.

THE G-O-P IS PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON A COUPLE OF THE PARTY'S BIGGEST STARS.

LAST NIGHT IT WAS MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE--

AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.

TONIGHT IT'S PAUL RYAN--

ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

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PAUL RYAN HAS BEEN IN CONGRESS FOR 14 YEARSBUT TONIGHT IS THE BIGGEST SPEECH

OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER.

Rubio SOT

millions who may not know a lot about Paul Ryan, other than the headlines

that they've read -- are going to get to know Paul Ryan the way many of us

know him: as a serious policy thinker.

RYAN IS A DARLING AMONG FISCAL CONSERVATIVES, BUT HE'S STILL MAKING HIS

INTRODUCTIONS TO MOST VOTERS.

GFX - poll

A RECENT ABC NEWS WASHINGTON POST POLL FOUND THAT AMERICANS VIEWS ON ROMNEY'

S RUNNING MATE ARE EVENLY SPLIT - 41 PERCENT FAVORABLE, 37 PERCENT

UNFAVORABLE.

BUT NEARLY A QUARTER SAID THEY HAVE NO OPINION AT ALL.

AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEERYAN HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER IN

THE RECENT BATTLES OVER SPENDING CUTS AND ENTITLEMENT REFORM.

HIS BUDGET PLAN PASSED BY THE HOUSE THIS YEAR CALLED FOR TRILLIONS OF

DOLLARS IN FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS, INCLUDING CONTROVERSIAL CUTS TO PROGRAMS

LIKE MEDICARE.

REPUBLICANS SEE HIM AS A LEADING VOICE IN THE PUSH FOR FISCAL

CONSERVATISMBUT DEMOCRATS HAVE DEEMED HIM AN EXTREMIST.

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN RELEASED A NEW WEB VIDEO HAMMERING HOME THAT MESSAGE.

Web video SOT

It's clear that Paul Ryan's vision for America is one that would take the

nation back to a very different era.

THIS AFTERNOON, MITT ROMNEY MADE A QUICK STOP IN INDIANA WHERE HE SPOKE TO

VETERANS.

RNC DAY THREE-SSTOPS, SAT

THAT WAS KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

NBC's COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINS TONIGHT AT TEN.

TWO OF THE FEATURED SPEAKERS YOU WILL SEE IN PRIME TIME ARE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE--

AND PAUL RYAN--

TOILETS TRASHED-VO WIPE

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH-

VANDALS STRIKE AT THE BROOKS COMMUNITY PARK BY PAGE FIELD.

SOMEONE WENT INTO BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS AND SMASHED ALL THE TOILETS.

THE ATTENDANT FOUND THE DAMAGE WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK ON THE PARK IN THE MORNING.

TOILETS TRASHED-SOTVO

46:23 "it's ridiculous- i mean it's taxpayer dollars going down the drain. i mean- it's for the kids here and no body can use it now for about a week."

2 WEEKS AGO- VANDALS ALSO SMASHED IN THE TOILETS.

THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN METAL ONES--

CA COPS SLAM WOMAN-VO

LOS ANGELES POLICE - UNDER FIRE AGAIN TONIGHT.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS TWO OFFICERS BATTERING, BRUISING AND THROWING TO THE GROUND A DEFENSELESS 34-YEAR OLD WOMAN.

POLICE PULLED HER OVER TO TICKET HER FOR TALKING ON A CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING.

YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE TWO OFFICERS "FIST BUMP" AFTER PUTTING HER IN THE CAR.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SUFFER FROM DEMENTIA.

EVEN MORE *CARE* FOR THOSE WHO DO.

BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FULY UNDERSTAND WHAT PATIENTS GO THROUGH--

UNTIL NOW.

AND A STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON NBC2.

TZ1 A) VIRTUAL DIMENTIA-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) PURPLE HEART-VO TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

VIRTUAL DIMENTIA-ON CAM

MORE THAN 5 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE WITH DEMENTIA.

AND MORE THAN 15 MILLION ARE CAREGIVERS FOR THOSE FOLKS.

BUT TODAY AT THE HIDDEN OAKS SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN FORT MYERS, A TRAVELING TOUR GAVE US THE CHANCE TO FEEL WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA.

VIRTUAL DIMENTIA-PKG

"Oh, good gravy!"

SUNNY DOWLING STRUGGLES TO PLACE A CALL, WEARING GOGGLES TO SIMULATE MACULAR DEGENERATION

"I'd have to memorize the keys because they're impossible to read. I suppose I could do it"

THE GOGGLES MAKE DAY TO DAY TASKS. A CHALLENGE.

"It's really hard to tell if the ink is coming out of the pen."

SUNNY IS A GUARDIAN TO FIVE SENIORS IN LEE COUNTY, TODAY SHE VOLUNTEERED TO EXPERIENCE ALZHEIMER'S.

GLOVES MIMIC ARTHRITIS AND PLASTIC BUMPY PADS PLACED INTO SHOES SIMULATE NEUROPATHY AND BONE SPURS -- TAVARIS GARY SAYS THEY FEEL LIKE BASEBALL SPIKES GOING THE WRONG WAY.

NOTICE HOW THE FORMER PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IMMEDIATELY ADOPTS THE STOOP OF AN OLDER MAN -

"I'd like you to match 5 pairs of socks, fold the clothes, set the table and put on the belt."

HEADPHONES DROWN OUT OTHER VOICES -

"sorry, you said something?/I was asking what are you hearing?/What am I hearing? It's like the fizz off the TV whenever the channel's not working."

MATCHING SOCKS PROVES THE MOST DIFFICULT -

"I couldn't flex my fingers so as far as gripping, it was very hard."

SUNNY SAYS THE BLURRED VISION WAS DISORENTING.

"I couldn't imagine how horrible it would be to have that feeling, and if my eyes were like that, frankly, i'd keep them closed."

WITH MORE EMPATHY FOR HER CLIENTS, SHE SAYS SHE'S ALSO GRATEFUL FOR HER HEALTH NOW -

"love it now"

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

IT'S BEEN YEARS SICNE HURRICANE WILMA SLAMMED INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

BUT FINALLY--

COLLIER COUNTY GETS SOME FEDERAL MONEY--

TO MAKE SURE SEVERAL BUILDINGS CAN WITHSTAND A HURRICANE THE NEXT TIME.

AND MOVE OVER BRANGELINA--

SEE YA TOM CRUISE!

HOLLYWOOD HAS IT'S NEW "A-LIST" STARS!

TZ2 A) FEDERAL STORMG RANT-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) NEW HOLLYWOOD LIST-VO TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

FEDERAL STORM GRANT-ON CAM

COLLIER COUNTY IS GETTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS--

SO IT CAN BE BETTER PREPARED FOR A STORM.

FEDERAL STORM GRANT-PKG

Reva scott has lived at the goodlette arms apartments for 20 years.

She remembers watching out her window back in 2005 as hurricane wilamas winds tossed around trees.

35:10 I watched out the window when the palm frond would be swaying it was like a hula skirt

The senior living community was hit hard. Roofs were ripped off, some residents left trapped upstairs for three days with no electricity or running water.

30:28 the airconditoner blew into the living room and emptied dirty water

Things will likely be safer next time around. The disaster recovery initiative grant program awarded collier county with $9.9 million dollars to strengthen structures against future disasters.

Goodlette arms is getting $1.9 million to get hurricane ready.

32:58 ill feel more protected but nothing freighters me anyway

Gaby: the property will get new roofs, a brand new generator and hurricane proof windows. This is just one of 6 projects across the county.

Nats

A $3.5 million dollar storm water improvement is underway in immokalee-- to help avoid major flooding during storms.

Bradley mucukel, collier county cra

26:42 we have a system now that's state of the art it will capture all the storm water as it sheet flows off roadways. Pull it all together funnel it into lake that stand behind me 00

Take cg:

Some other projects--

Collier county public schools will install generators, improve bathrooms that can serve as shelters, and replace windows at immokalee middle and high schools. The bayshore community redevelopment agency will install culverts and drains. The housing authority is improving farm worker village homes-- and the carl kuehner center is getting a generator.

All in hopes that if a hurricane hits--

Well be better prepared to ride it out.

GENETIC SEQUENCING-VO WIPE

DOCTORS ARE CELEBRATING AN AMAZING MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH TONIGHT.

DOCTORS PERFORMED A TOTAL GENOME SEQUENCING ON ADULTS TWINS ALEXIS AND NOAH BERRY.

AS CHILDREN--

DOCTORS THOUGHT THEY SUFFERED FROM A CONDITION CALLED DOPA RESPONSIVE DYSTONIA.

BUT THE GENOME PROCESS REVEALED THEY WERE ACTUALLY DEFICIENT IN SERATONIN, A HORMONE IN THE BODY THAT TRANSMITS NERVE IMPULSES.

GENETIC SEQUENCING-SOTVO

"For the beery's, it's was perfect, they found the mutation, found the right drug, found the right dose of the drug. it might not always have such a happy ending."

RESEARCHERS CLAIM GENOME SEQUENCING CAN FIGHT A VARIETY OF DISEASES.

GENETIC TESTING DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEES AND IT'S EXPENSIVE.

ASPIRIN PROSTATE CANCER-VO

DOCTORS HAVE FOUND YET ANOTHER USE FOR ASPIRIN.

PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE AGAIN--

BY TAKING ASPIRIN.

THE STUDY INVOLVED OVER 6-THOUSAND FORMER PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS.

THOSE WHO LIVED LONGER--

AND THE CANCER DIDN'T RETURN--

COLLEGE KIDS AT HOME-VO

REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN KIDS WOULD HEAD OFF TO COLLEGE?

NOT ANYMORE!

MORE PARENTS HOPING TO SPARE THEIR CHILDREN FROM COLLEGE DEBT, AND ARE TELLING THEIR CHILDREN TO FORGO THE DORM AND LIVE AT HOME.

THE AVERAGE FAMILY HOPES TO PAY FOR 57-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF COLLEGE.

THE REST WILL COME FROM LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR GIFTS.

RIGHT NOW, THE AVERAGE *ANNUAL* COST OF A 4-YEAR COLLEGE IS JUST UNDER 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS!

NEW HOLLYWOOD A LIST-

MOVE OVER BRAD--

GEORGE. AND ANGELINA.

THERE'S A NEW A-LIST IN TOWN.

CHANNING TATUM IS OFFICIALLY THE MOST WANTED MAN IN HOLLYWOOD!

THE LATEST ISSUE OF "HOLLYWOOD REPORTER" IS CROWNING THE 32-YEAR-OLD KING OF THE NEW A-LIST.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE SNAGGED AN OSCAR NOMINATION FOR "WINTER'S BONE"--

AND ACCLAIM IN "THE HUNGER GAMES".

SHE'S NUMBER TWO.

EMMA STONE IS THIRD--

STEPPING INTO ROLES THAT USED TO GO TO SANDRA BULLOCK OR CAMERON DIAZ.

HER OFF AND ON SCREEN LOVE--

ANDREW GARFIELD--

IS NOW NUMBER FOUR THANKS TO "THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN".

AND NUMBER FIVE--

SHIA LABEOUF.

THE MAGAZINE SAYS HE HAS A RARE ABILITY TO ATTRACT A FOREIGN MARKET--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

GET READY TO SHED A TEAR.

5711 "I felt he deserved this a lot more than I did. I think it's a privilege to give him this if only as token. if nothing else"

MORE THAN *60* YEARS AFTER HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO--

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VETERAN FINALLY RECEIVES HIS PURPLE HEART.

AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS FROM WHOM!

TZ3 A) PURPLE HEART FOLO-SOTVO

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A)

WOMAN PULLS GUN-SOTVO WIPE

WHAT ONE CALIFORNIA MOTHER DID WAS SO BRAVE.

SHE PULLED A GUN ON AN INTRUDER, WHO WAS TRYING TO TAKE HER 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

"I had to do something. I wasn't just gonna sit there and watch somebody take off with my baby."

YESTERDAY MORNING--

BRIANNE RODRIGUEZ HEARD A KNOCK ON HER FRONT DOOR.

THROUGH THE PEEP HOLE SHE THOUGHT SHE SAW A SALESMAN.

WOMAN PULLS GUN-SOTVO

"I said I gotta save my kid, that's my life, my everything, my love, so I ran to my room where we have the shotgun and I grabbed the shotgun, and I came chasing out here after him and I yelled some obscenities at him, cocked my shotgun a couple times. He saw it, he threw her on the floor."

THE ROBBER DID GET AWAY WITH RODRIGUEZ'S PURSE AND SOME JEWELRY, INCLUDING HER WEDDING RING.

PURPLE HEART FOLO-2SHOT

75 YEARS IN THE MAKING -- A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN FINALLY GETS A PURPLE HEART TO CALL HIS OWN.

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HARRY BEEMAN'S REMARKABLE STORY A WEEK AGO TODAY.

THE GOVERNMENT DENIED HIM THE MEDAL -- CLAIMING THERE ARE NO RECORDS FROM ABOARD HIS SHIP.

PURPLE HEART FOLO-PKG

CUT FROM *ALMOST* THE SMALL CLOTH -

"0926 My abdomen was all wounded and bleeding profusely. My arms were all burned"

WITH THEIR OWN WAR STORIES TO SHARE --

5947 "as I fell, a bamboo stick put a hole in my leg that I didn't start out with that morning."

WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN HARRY BEEMAN AND VIETNAM VETERAN JOHN MILLICAN MEET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

OUT ON A LANIA WITH LITTLE FANFARE -- MILLICAN GIVES AWAY HIS OWN PURPLE HEART TO THE 90 YEAR OLD -- A WEEK AFTER WE SHARED HIS FRUSTRATING STORY.

0736 "they can say all they want I know right here what happened. If they don't what to give it to me that's fine."

BEEMAN'S QUEST FOR A PURPLE HEART -- STARTED TWO YEARS AGO AFTER HE FINALLY RETIRED.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE V-A LEFT HIS WISH UNFULFILLED -- TELLING HIM NO RECORDS EXIST OF HIS SPECIFIC INJURIES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

0725 "we were fighting for our lives. You didn't do bookkeeping in the middle of a battle."

WHAT BUREAUCRACY MADE IMPOSSIBLE --- A SERVICEMEMBER FROM ANOTHER GENERATION MADE COME TRUE.

5711 "i felt he deserved this a lot more than I did. I think it's a privilege to give him this token if nothing else. It's nothing official but at least it's tangible."

LEAVING THIS VET -- WITH A GRATEFUL HEART.

0842 "steve: what do you think of when you see the purple heart? I think of a day in late 1942 when a torpedo plane was coming out me."

AND WHILE THE PINNING IS JUST A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION,

5825 "it's a brotherhood."

THE MEDAL REVEALS A BOND NO AMOUNT OF TIME -- CAN UNLINK.

1025 "we are a band of brothers. We don't care what war you're in, what service you're in."

SELL THE 6PM-ON CAM

NEXT AT SIX -- WE JOIN ANCHOR PETER BUSCH LIVE AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION --