HL1) HURRICANE ISAAC-VOTOPS

AS YOU WAKE UP THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE LATEST ON HURRICAN ISAAC. IT MADE LANDFALL, AND THIS MORNING WE ARE GETTING OUR 1ST LOOK AT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) RNC IN TAMPA-TRX-VO

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG

HURRICANE ISAAC-TRX-VO-DBX

IT'S A SLOW MOVING STORM. AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE ALREADY BAD.

MAY ONLY GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN BOTH LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

THERE ARE AT LEAST 200-THOUSAND POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS MORNING.

CONCERNS RIGHT NOW: STORM SURGE FLOODING, HEAVY RAINFALL, STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH TODAY

AND ON THE MINDS OF MANY. TODAY MARKS THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

HURRICANE ISAAC-SATLIVE

DIRECTOR'S NOTE: NBC WILL ROLL PKG

HURRICANE ISAAC-PKG

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ISAAC IS COMING ASHORE WITH A FURY.

VICIOUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE BARRELING DOWN ON COASTAL CITIES IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES.

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THE STORM IS KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND TAKING OUT POWER LINES.

IN NEW ORLEANS ALONE. MORE THAN 300-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD LOST POWER BY THE EARLY MORNING.

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VIOLENT WAVES ARE HURLING DOWN ALONG THE COAST. AND STORM SURGES UP TO 12 FEET HIGH ARE LEAVING LOW-LYING AREAS UNDER WATER.

S/ CRAIG FUGATE / FEMA Director

"Strong winds , heavy rain for long periods of time could produce flooding well away from the coast"

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO LAST IN NEW ORLEANS AT LEAST 24 HOURS. AND COULD BRING MORE THAN A FOOT OF RAIN.

S/ Mayor Mitch Landrieu - New Orleans

"We're in the heart of this fight. We're in the hunker down phase."

ON THE MAY0R'S ADVICE.

MANY NEIGHBORS DEVASTATED BY KATRINA. AREN'T JUST HUNKERING DOWN. THEY HELPING EACH OTHER SURVIVE.

S/ Robert Green/Lower Ninth Ward Resident

"It's about knowing who's here so if something bad happens, you know where you have to stop."

S/ Thirawer Duplessis/Neighbor

"You never know who you're gonna need in this world."

LESSONS LEARNED FROM A HURRICANE THAT STRUCK EXACTLY 7 YEARS AGO TODAY.

HURRICANE ISAAC-SATLIVE

ISAAC CLIP-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

RNC TAMPA-OC-TRX

IN DECISION 2012 THIS MORNING, IT IS OFFICIAL! MITT ROMNEY GETS THE G-O-P NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

RNC TAMPA-VOTOPS-OC

AND TODAY AT THE RNC IN TAMPA, ALL EYES WILL BE ON HIS RUNNING MATE, PAUL RYAN.

THE CONGRESSMAN FROM WISCONSIN WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT TONIGHT.

REPUBLICANS HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR RYAN'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, WHICH WILL BE THE MOST HIGH PROFILE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER.

YOU CAN WATCH IT TONIGHT AT 10 O'CLOCK RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.

RNC TAMPA-SOT-WIPE

RNC TAMPA-SOT

COVERAGE PROMISE-OC-SS-BNR

NBC-2 IS YOUR DECISION 2012 HEADQUARTERS.

COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA AGAIN TODAY, WITH REPORTS FROM CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER AND ANCHOR PETER BUSCH.

AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'LL COVER THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

WATCH. ON AIR, AND ONLINE,

OBAMA CAMPAIGNING-TRXTOPS-VO

AND NBC-2 IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN THIS MORNING.

THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA TODAY at 3:30.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ON A 2-DAY CAMPAIGN TRIP TRYING TO APPEAL TO YOUNG VOTERS.

SPEAKING YESTERDAY AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY --

THE PRESIDENT STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING TO COLLEGE STUDENTS --

OBAMA CAMPAIGNING-SOTVO

everybody else is waiting on you. When they see you register, they'll register. When they see you vote, they'll vote."

LEHIGH HOMICIDE-TRX-OC-SS(3)

WE HAVE A CRIME ALERT THIS MORNING. DEPUTIES IN LEE COUNTY ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A KILLER RIGHT NOW.

50-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER BROTHERS, OF CAPE CORAL, WAS FOUND DEAD EARLIER THIS WEEK, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

SOMEONE FOUND HIS BODY MONDAY MORNING, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST 18TH STREET AND EDISON AVENUE.

DEPUTIES BELIEVE HE WAS MURDERED, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

FORT MYERS SHOOTING-TRX-OC-SS-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN YET THIS MORNING, IN A FORT MYERS SHOOTING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

OFFICERS TELL US ONE MAN WAS SHOT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON THE 23 HUNDRED BLOCK OF WILLARD STREET.

POLICE SAY IT STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT INSIDE A HOME.

A MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

POLICE SAY HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS-OC-VO

AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR HURRICANE ISAAC ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS MORNING,

THE LEE COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAYS IT HAS VOLUNTEERS ON STANDBY -- TO HELP IN EVACUATION SHELTERS.

SOME VOLUNTEERS FROM HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ALREADY GETTING READY TO HELP OUR GULF COAST NEIGHBORS.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS-SOTVO

ISAAC AND SWFL-TRX-VOTOPS

AND FLOODING IN SOME OF OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES IS STILL CAUSING CONCERNS FOR RANCHERS THIS MORNING.

IN HENDRY COUNTY, THE FLORIDA EQUINE RESCUE IS WORRIED IT'S LAND COULD SOON FLOOD AGAIN.

50 HORSES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

AND ON SANIBEL, LIGHTHOUSE BEACH ROAD WAS RE-OPENED YESTERDAY, AFTER HIGH TIDES SHUT IT DOWN.

ISAAC WRAP-OC-BNR

NBC 2 HAS BEEN TRACKING ISAAC SINCE IT BECAME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION A WEEK AGO.

THE STORM WILL HAVE LASTING IMPACTS ON SOME PLACES IN THE CARIBBEAN, AND ALONG THE GULF COAST.

COUNT ON NBC 2 TO COVER THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, ON AIR AND ON LINE,

AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

SCHOOL MAKEUP DAYS-TRX-CGTOPS

SOME NEW NEW INFORMATION WE WANT TO PASS ALONG THIS MORNING, ABOUT HOW STUDENTS WILL MAKE UP MONDAY'S DAY OFF BECAUSE OF ISAAC.

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL MAKE UP THE DAY ON OCTOBER 16TH.

PET FOOD RECALL-TRX-OC-VO

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT ---

IF YOU HAVE PETS --

THIS NEXT STORY IS ONE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.

THERE'S A RECALL OF A POPULAR BRAND OF DOG FOOD.

IT'S THE BIL-JAC BRAND.

THE COMPANY IS RECALLING THE 6-POUND ADULT DRY DOG FORMULA.

THE LOT NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN.

AND IT HAS A BEST BY DATE DECEMBER 27, 2013.

AND NBC-2 HAS LEARNED, OTHER RECENT NATIONAL RECALLS ARE SPARKING A NATIONWIDE CURIOUSITY IN RAW DIETS FOR PETS.

PET FOOD RECALL-SOTVO-BNR

26:54 the problem with some raw foods is if people don't do their homework they may be missing out on an important nutrients for pets 27:01

CHOPPER SMOKE-OC-NATSVO

IT'S VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE.

SOMETIMES, TV NEWS REPORTERS BECOME THE STORY THEMSELVES.

A CREW IN CALIFORNIA, AT KTLA, WAS REPORTING ON A STORY, WHEN THE HELICOPTER THEY WERE IN, HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

TAKE A LOOK.

i don't know what he's gonna do, he's i'm sure he's landing, he's gotta be landing

THE ENGINE ON KTLA'S CHOPPER BEGAN TO SMOKE.

THE PILOT MADE THE QUICK DECISION TO LAND --- AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A SPOT IN AN EMPTY HOLLYWOOD PARKING LOT.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

CAPE TOLLS-OC-VO

BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ---

TOLL TALKS HAVE HIT A RED LIGHT.

CAPE TOLLS-SOTVO

01:07:18-"by november new people will be sitting in seats. I feel would be a waste of time to negotiate when another group is going to come in."

LAST YEAR, LEE COUNTY COLLECTED NEARLY $27 MILLION DOLLARS IN TOLL

REVENUE.

AFTER PAYING CONSTRUCTION DEBTS, MAINTANENCE COSTS AND OTHER

OBLIGATIONS, THERE'S ABOUT $3 MILLION DOLLARS LEFT.

PAROLYMPICS OPEN IN LONDON-ONCAM

REMEMBER ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT FROM THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN LONDON?

WELL MORE ACTION STARTS UP TODAY --- AS THE PARALYMPICS OPEN IN LONDON.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SS-SS

AND SPEAKING OF QUEEN ELIZABETH,

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

PRINCE HARRY'S GOT NOTHING ON QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND.

THE 86 YEAR OLD BRITISH RULER LOOKED UNUSUALLY CASUAL DURING A DRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND.

INSTEAD OF WEARING HER JEWELS AND FORMAL FASCINATOR,

HER MAJESTY ROCKED HOODIE-LIKE HEADGEAR AS SHE PEEKED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL OF HER RANGE ROVER.

WX TEASE-OMNITOPS

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

ISAAC GAS PRICES-TRX-OC-VO-CG

THIS MORNING HURRICANE ISAAC IS IMPACTING OIL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO -- AND PRICES KEEP GOING UP.

OIL PRICES ROSE 86 CENTS YESTERDAY, TO SETTLE AT 96 DOLLARS A BARREL.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT SAYS 78 PERCENT OF THE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF HAS BEEN HALTED BECAUSE THE STORM.

GAS PRICES IN THE CAPE CORAL - FORT MYERS AREA ARE AT 3-76 A GALLON.

CAPTIVA CONDITIONS-TRX-VOTOPS

AND NBC-2 HAS LEARNED EROSION EXPERTS ARE SURVEYING CAPTIVA BEACH. AND FIRST INDICATIONS ARE THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

SO FAR WE'RE TOLD IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE STORM SURGE CAUSED ANY NEW DAMAGE.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Day Planner

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

WHERE SHOULD COLLEGE GRADS LOOK FOR JOBS?

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT, AND MORE BAD NEWS FOR SAMSUNG, IN OUR BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

AUGUST 29, 2012

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GOOD MORNING,

ARE YOU IN A RUSH TO DUMP YOUR SAMSUNG, AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S RELEASE OF APPLE'S NEXT IPHONE?

GAZELLE-DOT-COM, WHICH BUYS USED ELECTRONICS GADGETS FROM CONSUMERS --

IS SEEING A MORE THAN 50-PERCENT UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SELLING THEIR OLD SAMSUNGS --

AFTER APPLE'S LANDMARK COURT VICTORY OVER SAMSUNG IN A MASSIVE PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE LAST FRIDAY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO U-S-A TODAY -- WHICH SAYS THE RESALE VALUE OF SOME OF THE SAMSUNG DEVICES APPLE WANTS BANNED FROM THE U-S MARKET --

IS ALREADY DROPPING, AS CONSUMERS WORRY ABOUT SAMSUNG'S FUTURE.

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UNITED AIRLINES -- OFFERING TO REFUND SOME PASSENGERS -- AFTER THEIR FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED OR DELAYED BY MORE THAN 2 HOURS --

BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY'S MASSIVE COMPUTER OUTAGE.

THE AIRLINE'S RESERVATION SYSTEM WENT DOWN YESTERDAY --

THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF GLITCHES FOLLOWING ITS RECENT MERGER WITH CONTINENTAL.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

WHERE TO LOOK FOR A JOB, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

OC:

ALRIGHT -- A DROP IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE --

DAMPENING THE MOOD ON WALL STREET YESTERDAY.

THE CONFERENCE BOARD REPORT SHOWED AUGUST CONFIDENCE TUMBLING THE MOST IN ALMOST A YEAR.

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AND -- IF YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- YOU MIGHT TRY SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, OR WASHINGTON D-C.

COMPANIES IN THOSE CITIES ARE LOOKING TO HIRE THE MOST GRADS -- ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION.

MEANTIME -- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS BAKERSFIELD, FRESNO AND MODESTO CALIFORNIA, ALONG WITH EL PASO AND MCALLEN TEXAS AND AGUSTA GEORGIA -- ARE AMONG THE PLACES WHERE THE SHORTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS COMPANIES WANT TO HIRE, MAY BE MOST ACUTE.

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TRACKING HURRICANE ISAAC-SATLIVELOOK

a) back up tracking hurricane vo-VOTOPS

AND LOOK AT THIS!

HUGE WAVES POUNDING THE LAND SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IN NEW ORLEANS.

YOU CAN SEE TWO GIRLS RUNNING INTO THE MIST TO GET A BETTER LOOK.

THEY SAY THEY HAD TO GRAB ON TO EACH OTHER AT ONE POINT BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FLY AWAY.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) HURRICANE ISAAC-NATSVOTOPS

AS YOU WAKE UP THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING ---

HURRICANE ISAAC ROARS ASHORE.

LASHING NEW ORLEANS WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) RNC IN TAMPA-TRX-VO

AND, IT'S DAY THREE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-1SH-PUSH-SATLIVELOOK

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

HURRICANE ISAAC POUNDING AWAY AT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS MORNING.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK FROM NEW ORLEANS.

STATES OF EMERGENCY HAVE BEEN DECLARED IN BOTH LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

HURRICANE ISAAC-VO IN PLASMA

GOOD MORNING.

MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE WITHOUT POWER AS HURRICANE ISAAC CREEPS WEST OF NEW ORLEANS.

THE STORM IS UNLEASHING FIERCE WINDS AND SOAKING RAINS, SEVEN YEARS TO THE DAY THAT HURRICANE KATRINA DEVASTATED NEW ORLEANS.

MANY RESIDENTS SAY THIS TIME THEY TRUST THAT THE LEVEES WILL HOLD.

HURRICANE ISAAC-PKG

HURRICANE ISAAC IS BATTERING THE GULF.

THE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE CAME ASHORE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH 80 MILE PER HOUR

WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THAT IS *DRENCHING* THE REGION.

SOT - Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Mayor "The effects that we thought would

come from a major storm are in fact, taking place."

WINDS ARE SO STRONG - THEY RIPPED THE ROOF OFF THE HOME OF A LOUISIANA

PARISH PRESIDENT.

STORM SURGES - UP TO 12 FEET -- ARE FLOODING ROADS TREES ARE FALLING AND

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

SOT - Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi "This is a very dangerous storm and

with those waters rising as quickly as they could be, a loss of life is a

very real possibility."

SHELTERS ARE FILLING UP THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPI

AND RESIDENTS ARE ON EDGE

SOT - Jack Hargis, Lafitte resident / "I'm just feeling a little anxious

and ready to get it over with"

IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY HURRICANE KATRINA HIT THE REGION

AND - LOUISIANA'S NEW 14 BILLION DOLLAR LEVEE SYSTEM AND PUMPING STATIONS

ARE NOW BEING PUT TO THE TEST.

SOT - Teree Campbell, New Orleans resident / "It'll be alright. Hopefully

HURRICANE ISAAC-VO IN PLASMA

THAT WAS BRANDI HITT REPORTING.

THE NEW ORLEANS MAYOR ALSO SAYS, -QUOTE -

ISAAC CLIP-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

RNC TAMPA-OC-TRX

IT IS OFFICIAL THIS MORNING. MITT ROMNEY GETS THE G-O-P NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

RNC TAMPA-VOTOPS-ONCAM

AND TODAY AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA, ALL EYES WILL BE ON PAUL RYAN.

HE WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT TONIGHT.

REPUBLICANS HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. IT WILL BE THE MOST HIGH PROFILE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER.

YOU CAN WATCH THE SPEECH TONIGHT ON NBC-2. AT 10 O'CLOCK.

RNC TAMPA-SOT

RNC TAMPA-SOT-ONCAM-SS-BNR

It's time to end this era of absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders to the White House. America needs Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan and we need them right now."

NBC-2 IS YOUR DECISION 2012 HEADQUARTERS.

COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA AGAIN TODAY, WITH REPORTS FROM CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER AND ANCHOR PETER BUSCH.

AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'LL COVER THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

ON AIR, AND ONLINE,

CAPE URGENCY PLEA-VO-WIPE

BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --- CAPE CORAL IS IN A STATE OF FINANCIAL URGENCY.

THE CITY MANAGER MADE THAT STATEMENT AT LAST NIGHT'S BUDGET WORKSHOP.

TELLING COUNCILMEMBERS THEY MUST FIND ALTERNATIVE REVENUE SOURCES BEFORE 2016--

WHEN THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE IN DEBT.

EXAMPLES ARE A FIRE SERVICE TAX OR UTILITIES TAX.

CAPE URGENCY PLEA-SOTVO

23:15;24 we are on the precipice financial instability if we dont do anything - dont want to be an alarmist projecting out three years if we dont do anything we have a severe problem here in Cape Coral:31

JOHN SZERLAG IS UNSURE HOW MUCH EACH TAXPAYER COULD BE CHARGED OR HOW MUCH EXACT REVENUE IS NEEDED.

CAPE BUDGET-ONCAM

WITH SUCH FINANCIAL INSTABILITY --

THE CITY MANAGER IS ALSO RECOMMENDING A THREE YEAR BUDGET FOR CAPE CORAL.

IT WOULD BEGIN WITH FISCALYEAR 2014.

HE SAYS A THREE YEAR PLAN WOULD GIVE THE CITY A BETTER LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE.

AS FOR THE CURRENT ONE YEAR BUDGET, THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS --

COLLIER CHILD PORN ARREST-TRX-OC-SS

A CRIME ALERT THIS MORNING. A MAN IN COLLIER COUNTY IS ACCUSED OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A TEENAGE RUN-AWAY.

20-YEAR-OLD JOSE EQUEZ FACES CHILD PORN CHARGES THIS MORNING.

HE'S ACCUSED OF PICKING UP A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND BRINGING HER TO HIS GOLDEN GATE HOME.

DEPUTIES SAY THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER GIRL WERE HAVING SEX WITH EQUEZ AND ANOTHER MAN AND EQUEZ WAS RECORDING IT.

COLLIER CHILD PORN ARREST-SOT-SS

"I'm assuming he must have drugged her and I'm in shock. Very, very scary thing. And the fact that she was unconscious even worse violating all of the rights of a child."

CHAR CO JEWELRY HEIST-VO

TODAY THE OWNERS OF A PORT CHARLOTTE JEWELRY STORE WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH INVENTORY IS MISSING. AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE OUT.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SIX YEARS, BURGLARS HIT "THE JEWELRY STORE", ON KINGS HIGHWAY.

FORENSICS TEAMS SPENT MOST OF YESTERDAY GOING THROUGH EVIDENCE.

THE BURGLARY HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING, DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

TRACKING ISAAC-OC-VO

NOW TO THE LATEST CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS MORNING, AS HURRICANE ISAAC UNLEASHES WINDS AND A LOT OF RAIN.

WX TOOL BOX FOR ISAAC-OMNITOPS

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

AURORA VICTIMS FAMILIES-OC-SOTVO

FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING ARE UPSET ABOUT THE RELIEF FUND SET UP ON THEIR BEHALVES.

THEY SAY ORGANIZERS HAVE DISTRIBUTED VERY LITTLE OF THE FIVE MILLION DOLLARS RAISED.

"We wanted and still want the donations going directly, not just to the 12 families who lost loved ones but to all of the victims to help everyone heal"

TOM TEVES, WHOSE SON ALEX WAS AMONG THE 12 KILLED, SAYS ORGANIZERS AREN'T DISTRIBUTING THE CASH PROPERLY OR FAST ENOUGH.

HE ALSO SAYS VICTIMS DON'T HAVE A SAY IN HOW IT'S HANDED OUT.

AURORA VICTIMS FAMILIES-(2) SOTVO

"You don't understand how difficult it is for someone to ask you as though you are going to apply for welfare.'What do you need that money for?"

"It's not about the money.it's about.I have 4 kids now that will go thru their lives without a Dad"

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RELIEF FUND SAYS IT'S STILL GETTING ORGANIZED.

THE GROUP HAS HAD TROUBLE CONTACTING SOME OF THE FAMILIES.

24-YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES IS THE MAN ACCUSED OF GOING ON A RAMPAGE DURING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF THE LATEST BATMAN MOVIE ON JULY 20TH.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

LANCE ARMSTRONG, WILL ADDRESS THE WORLD CANCER CONGRESS IN MONTREAL TONIGHT.

HIS FOUNDATION SAYS CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE GONE UP SINCE HE WAS STRIPPED OF HIS TITLES.

HE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK HE WAS DROPPING HIS LEGAL BATTLE OVER ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

THE AGENCY STRIPPED ARMSTRONG OF HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES.

ISAAC AND BEES-OC-VO

AS WE CONTINUE TRACKING HURRICANE ISAAC THIS MORNING---

THE WORST OF THE STORM MISSED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

BUT IT'S STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SOME RESIDENTS --

SWARMING BEES!

BEES ARE INVADING SOME NEIGHBORHOODS.LOOKING FOR SAFETY FROM ISAAC AND OTHER STORMS.

WE FOLLOWED A BEE KEEPER ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR AREA.

WE FOUND ONE WOMAN WITH 60-THOUSAND BEES JUST INSIDE OF HER GARAGE WALL.

ISAAC AND BEES-SOTVO

RICHARD CHAPPELLE, BEES IN YARD: with dogs and cats and kids in the yard playing I couldn't just leave it there even though they're honeybees

OUR BEE KEEPER TELLS US BEES USE SMALL HOLES TO GET INTO YOUR HOUSE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.

HE SAYS DON'T LEAVE YOUR SHUTTERS DOWN BECAUSE BEES CAN FORM HIVES IN YOUR WINDOWS.

CHOCOLATE AND STROKE RISK-TRX-ONCAM

CHOCOLATE LOVERS. YOU MAY NOT BE TOO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS!

A STUDY IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED LATER TODAY, ON HOW EATING CHOCOLATE, COULD BE PUTTING YOU AT RISK FOR A STROKE.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT STUDY THIS AFTERNOON.

IT'S A MEDICAL STORY YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

NASA MARS ROVER-TRX--SOTVOTOPS

"Hello, this is Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator speaking to you via the broadcast capabilities of the Curiosity Rover, which is now on the surface of Mars."

THAT MESSAGE YOU JUST HEARD. IS MAKING HISTORY!

MEMBERS OF NASA RECORDED IT AND

SENT IT TO CURIOSITY ON MARS,

THEN. THE ROVER TRANSMITTED IN BACK TO EARTH!

NASA ALSO RELEASED NEW IMAGES FROM THE MARS ROVER SHOWING THE SIDE OF MOUNT SHARP, WHICH WAS FORMED FROM HUNDREDS OF ROCK LAYERS.

MCDONALDS JOBS TODAY-OC-TRX

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB, GET YOUR RESUME READY.

MC-DONALDS IS HOSTING A HIRING DAY TODAY. AND IT STARTS IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

MCDONALDS JOBS TODAY-REMLIVE

MCDONALDS JOBS TODAY-CG

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB, MCDONALDS WANTS TO HIRE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE FAST FOOD CHAIN IS LOOKING FOR 300 MANAGERS AND CREW.

THEY'RE HOSTING A "HIRING DAY" TODAY.

MCDONALDS JOBS TODAY-REMLIVE

ISAAC LIVE LOOK OR VO-SATLIVE OR VO

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

AND IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

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.

Our Weather Returning to "Normal"

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

MISSISSIPPI FLOODING-OC-VO-BNR

NBC-2 JUST GOT SOME NEW VIDEO OF FLOODING IN MISSISSIPPI FROM HURRICANE ISAAC.

HEAVY RAIN IS CAUSING FLOODING IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST.

THIS VIDEO IS FROM A WEATHER CHANNEL VIEWER AND WAS SHOT IN MISSISSIPPI.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-OC-SOT

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT LAUER AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU LATER THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW.

YOU'LL WANT TO TUNE IN. TAKE A LOOK.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) FLORIDA VIDEO-VOTOPS

NBC-2 WORKING TO BRING YOU NEW VIDEO FROM THE GULF AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES INLAND.

AND FLORIDA NOT IN THE CLEAR--

3) UMBREALLA RAIN-VOTOPS

PLUS FIGHTING BACK--

THIS IS WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN FACING THE STORM--

THE AREAS RIGHT NOW WITH FLOOD WARNINGS AND POWER OUTAGES JUST AHEAD--

2) LIVE OMNI TEASE-OMNITOPS

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