BREKAING NEWS-CLIP

I75 VEHICLE FIRE-VO TOPS 2 SHOT

BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.ALL LANES OF INTERSTATE 75 ARE BACK OPEN FOLLOWING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTs TODAY.

TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS THE LATEST A VEHICLE FIRE NEAR THE BAYSHORE EXIT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE JUST MINUTES AGO WITH CREWS BLOCKING THE NORTHBOUND LANES.

TOSS TO LIVE-2 SHOT VO

AND EARLIER THIS MORNING A WOMAN WAS RuN OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE LEAVING HER DEAD.

THAT SCENE IS CLEAR. BUT INVESTIGATORS HAVE a lot OF QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.

IT HAPPENED NEAR THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE LINKING PUNTA GORDA AND PORT CHARLOTTE.

BODY RAN OVER-REM LIVE

BODY RAN OVER-PKG

THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 4:30 THIS MORNING.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THEY BELIEVE THE DECEASED IS A WOMAN.

FHP IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY SHE WAS IN THE ROAD AND IF SHE HAD BEEN HIT BEFORE SHE WAS RUN OVER AGAIN.

I TALKED TO A WITNESS EARLIER WHO SAYS THE PERSON WAS LAYING FLAT ON IN THE LEFT SOUTH BOUND LANE BEFORE SHE WAS HIT.

AND RUN OVER MULTIPLE TIMES.

THIS SEMI WAS THE THIRD VEHICLE TO RUN HER OVER.

SOT:

TRT 08

I DON'T FEEL GOOD A ALL ABOUT IT. I'M FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT YOU KNOW. I RAN OVER A BODY. IT'S BAD MAN.

BODY RAN OVER-REM LIVE

FHP IS CURRENTLY TRYING NOTIFY THE VICTIMS FAMILY. THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TO WRAP UP THEIR INVESTIGATION, QUESTIONING EVERYONE INVOLVED.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOMAN ENDED UP IN THE ROAD AND IF ANYTHING CRIMINAL LED TO THIS.

SLIDELL STORM SURGE-TRX VO TOPS

BRAND NEW AMAZING VIDEO SHOWING THE POWER OF HURRICANE ISAAC.

THIS IS THE AMAZING FORCE OF THE STORM SURGE FROM LOUISIANA JUST NORTH EAST OF NEW ORLEANS.

YOU CAN SEE THE ONSLAUGHT OF WATER RUSHING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOWN THE CITY STREETS.

TOSS TO LIVE-2 SHOT TRX

TODAY WE ARE JUST NOW GETTING A BETTER LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND THE DEVASTATION LEFT BEHIND BY ISAAC.

THIS AS THE FOCUS NOW TURNS TO THE FLOODING ACROSS THE SOUTH THANKS TO THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM.

ISAAC TODAY-PKG

ROOFTOPS ARE ALL THAT'S VISIBLE IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

Nats:

AND IN MISSISSIPPI ROADS HAVE TURNED TO RIVERS.

Sot: Jimmie Hutchinson / Plaquemines Evacuee

"we didn't have time to grab nothing, it came so fast"

HUNDREDS ARE NOW STAYING IN SHELTERS.

Nats-shelter

THE SLOW MOVING ISAAC MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE KATRINA. BUT ITS STILL LEAVING THOUSANDS IN DESPAIR.

ISAAC RESCUES

Sot: Kristy Vicknair / Braithwaite Resident

"its just too much bringing back a lot of katrina its just im just done."

KRISTY VICKNAIR LIVES IN PLAQUEMINES PARISh. A COMMUNITY WHO FELT THE WORST OF ISAAC.

Nats-rescue

THE NATIONAL GUARD HAD TO RESCUE DOZENS STRANDED IN TOP FLOORS OF THEIR HOMES. AFTER A WALL OF WATER TOPPLED OVER THE 18-MILE LOCAL LEVEE PROTECTING THE PARISH.

DESPITE ISAAC'S DETERMINATION. THE FEDERAL LEVEES REPAIRED FOLLOWING KATRINA HAVE DONE THEIR JOB SPARING MUCH OF NEW ORLEANS SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

Sot: Mayor Mitch Landrieu - New Orleans

"we have no reason to think that it will be compromised.

STILL. METRO NEW ORLEANS SITS LITTERED BY DOWNED STREET LIGHTS. FALLEN TREES AND DEBRI FROM MANGLED BUILDINGS.

ISAAC. KNOCKED OUT TRANSFORMERS LEAVING AT LEAST 60 PERCENT OF THE CITY WITHOUT POWER.

S/ Ramona Billot / Rescued Resident

"Im just exhausted and tired and its really bad"

TIRED BUT HOLDING ON. AS THE STORM CONTINUES ITS ASSAULT.

MANY BUSINESSES DO HAVE SIGNS IN THEIR WINDOWS SAYING THEY'LL BE OPEN LATER TODAY. EARLY TOMORROW AT THE LATEST.

AN CITY THAT RELIES ON TOURISM NOT WANTING TO MISS OUT ON THE LABOR DAY TRAVEL.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks are opening lower, with investors underwhelmed by news of higher consumer spending.

Investors could be worried that gas prices, which hit a national average of $3.80 per gallon this week, will force customers to cut back on shopping.

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

GAS PRICES TODAY-CG

HURRICANE ISAAC CONTINUES TO CAUSE OUR GAS PRICES TO JUMP.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY PRICES CLIMBED MORE THAN TWO CENTS IN JUST ONE DAY TO $3.82.

IN FLORIDA THE AVERAGE PRICE IS $3.79.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING ON AVERAGE $3.81.

ISAAC GOUGING-VO

TWO GAS STATION OWNERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN MISSISSIPPI, CHARGED WITH PRICE GOUGING IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ONE MISSISSIPPI OWNER WAS CHARGING MORE THAN HE SHOULD HAVE AT THE TRUCK STOP HE OWNS.

ANOTHER STATION OWNER WAS ALSO ARRESTED.

ISAAC DROUGHT-VO

A SILVER LINING FROM ISAAC.IT MAY ACTUALLY HELP ALL OF US AT THE GROCERY STORE.

AS HURRICANE ISAAC CONTINUES TO POUND THE GULF COAST WITH RAIN AND WIND, METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE STORM COULD PROVIDE SOME MUCH-NEEDED HYDRATION IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HIT HARD BY DROUGHT.

NATO CHOPPER CRASH-TRX OC

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT ELEVEN.

TWO NATO TROOPS ARE KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN.

THE CRASH HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.

NATO ISN'T RELEASING THE IDENTITIES OR THE NATIONALITIES OF THOSE KILLED.

EARLIER THIS WEEK THREE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WERE KILLED WHEN AN AFGHAN SOLDIER TURNED ITS GUN ON THEM.

MANGO SICKNESS-VO

NEW AT ELEVEN.

SALMONELLA-TAINTED MANGOES ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF A FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAK THAT HAS SICKENED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN 16 STATES.

INVESTIGATIONS BY FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL ONGOING TO DETERMINE WHICH MANGO BRANDS OR SOURCES MAY BE LINKED TO THE ILLNESSES.

LEHIGH RATTLE SNAKES-VO WIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH RATTLESNAKES NEAR HIS HOME A LITTLE LONGER.

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF BOB LAMBERT SAYS RATTLESNAKES HAVE BEEN SLITHERING AROUND HIS HOME ON RICHMOND AVENUE NORTH --

MOSTLY IN THE WOODED LOT NEXT DOOR.

AT TUESDAY NIGHTS MEETING, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANNED TO DECIDE ON A SOLUTION --

CLEAR THE LAND, HIRE A TRAPPER OR PUT UP WARNING SIGNS.

LEHIGH RATTLE SNAKES-SOT VO

one day someone is going to stop in front of this piece of land over here to rest and someone is going to get bit 31:17-:25

ZIMMERMAN JUDGE-VO SS

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS GETTING A NEW JUDGE.

A FLORIDA APPEALS COURT GRANTED HIS DEFENSE'S REQUEST FOR A NEW JUDGE WEDNESDAY.

SEMINOLE COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE KENNETH LESTER WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR LANGUAGE HE USED IN SETTING ZIMMERMAN'S ONE-MILLION DOLLAR BAIL.

IN THE JULY BAIL ORDER, LESTER WROTE THAT ZIMMERMAN "FLOUTED" AND "TRIED TO MANIPULATE" THE SYSTEM.

ZIMMERMAN'S LAWYERS ARGUED THE COMMENTS JEOPARDIZED HIS RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.

THE FLORIDA APPEALS COURT AGREED.

HOLMES HEARING-VO

TODAY A JUDGE WILL HELP DECIDE WHETHER NOTEBOOKS JAMES HOLMES MAILED TO A COLORADO PROFESSOR CAN BE USED AGAINST HIM.

A HEARING TAKES PLACE IN COLORADO.

THE NOTEBOOK REPORTEDLY CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF A VIOLENT ATTACK.

HOLMES' ATTORNEY SAYS HER CLIENT'S EDUCATIONAL RECORDS SHOULD BE OFF LIMITS.

LACROSS SENTENCING-VO

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LACROSSE PLAYER GEORGE HUGUELY IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED THIS AFTERNOON FOR KILLING A WOMAN.

HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN FEBRUARY OF KILLING YEARDLEY LOVE - A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM WHOM HE HAD BEEN DATING.

FORECLOSURE FILINGS-ONCAM

A NEW INDICTAOR ON THE HOUSING MARKET IS RELEASED.

THE PERCENTAGE OF FORECLOSURE SALES MEASURED AGAINST ALL U-S HOME PURCHASES GREW IN THE APRIL-TO-JUNE PERIOD.

HOWEVER, SALES OF BANK-OWNED HOMES AND THOSE ALREADY ON THE FORECLOSURE PATH FELL SHARPLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

NASA LAUNCH-OC NATS VO

A BLAST OFF FROM CAPE CANAVERAL.

release.sound of rocket blasting off

TWIN SATELLITES ROCKETED INTO ORBIT THIS MORNING ON A QUEST TO EXPLORE EARTH'S TREACHEROUS RADIATION BELTS AND PROTECT THE PLANET FROM SOLAR OUTBURSTS.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME TWO SPACECRAFT WILL ORBIT IN TANDEM AMID THE PUNISHING RADIATION BELTS OF EARTH, BRIMMING WITH HIGHLY CHARGED PARTICLES CAPABLE OF WRECKING SATELLITES.

TEASE ONE-------

DID THE WHITE HOUSE EMBELLISH THE RAID THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN?

NEW SURPRISING REVELATIONS ARE UNVEILED IN A BRAND NEW BOOK.

ONE NAVY SEAL CLAIMS THE TERRORIST WASN'T ARMED WHEN SPECIAL FORCES OPENED FIRE.

PLUS THERE ARE NEW CLAIMS ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS TOWARD PRESIDENT OBAMA.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND NOW AUTHORITIES ACROSS FLORIDA JUST WANT HIM CAUGHT.

A) BIN LADEN BOOK-2 SHOT

B) NINJA ROBBER-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

POWER TRUCK CONVOY-NATS TOPS VO

nats of trucks roaring by

TAKE A LOOK.POWER COMPANIES ARE MOBILIZING TO HELP RESTORE SERVICE TO PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE GULF COAST.

THIS WAS THE SCENE JUST OUTSIDE TALLAHASSEE.

SOMEONE CAPTURED THIS LONG CONVOY OF TRUCKS HEADED ON INTERSTATE TEN TOWARD ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA.

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.

Now that Isaac is well removed from Southwest Florida, our weather continues to improve as we get back to a typical late August pattern.

Temperatures this morning will be quite warm and muggy with some high cloudiness overhead. More sunshine to start means warmer afternoons as highs climb into the lower 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

A stray shower along the coast can't be ruled out first thing in the morning, but with high pressure beginning to nose it's way in across the Peninsula, isolated showers/storms should hold off until the afternoon under a partly sunny sky.

Tonight, a few clouds will linger overhead with mostly dry conditions and lows will range from 80° along the coast to the middle 70s deeper inland.

As we round out the work week and head into a holiday weekend our mornings should start off sunny with the chance for isolated showers or storms each and every afternoon.

BREAKING

CONFIRMED PER EMS-

SOMEBODY RAN OVER A GAS LINE OUTSIDE PINK SHELL BEACH RESORT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

PINK SHELL WAS EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION.

NO INJURIES.

BIN LADEN BOOK-PLASMA

WHEN OSAMA BIN LADEN WAS KILLED LAST YEAR, THE WHITE HOUSE STUMBLED AS IT TOLD THE STORY ABOUT THE RAID.

FIRST CLAIMING BIN LADEN RESISTED, THEN SAYING HE WASN'T ARMED.

NOW A NEW BOOK BY A NAVY SEAL WHO WAS ON THE MISSION PRESENTS OTHER DETAILS.

BIN LADEN BOOK-PKG

The first details provided by the White House and the military to ABC News

and others described a scene in which bin Laden was shot by Navy SEALS as he

retreated to his bedroom, his youngest wife by his side, making a move

interpreted as resistance, and then shot in the chest and above the left eye

.

Jay Carney: And indeed he did resist.

But that's not true, according to the new book, by one of the Navy Seals

writing under the name Mark Owen.

He says bin Laden was shot in the side of the head as he peered out his

bedroom door.

According to book excerpts seen by US officials, Owen writes that the Seals

found bin Laden twitching and convulsing after he was shot with his wives

wailing over his body.

He and another Seal, "trained our lasers on his chest and fired several

rounds. The bullets tore into him, slamming his body into the floor until he

was motionless."

Two weapons were found in the room, but they were not loaded, according to

the accounts.

He hadn't even prepared a defense. He had no intention of fighting, Owen

reportedly wrote.

Richard Clarke: Since there was no camera running up the stairs with the

Seals we'll never know what actually happened.

One other note from the book, with one helicopter down, the flight back to

the base was so crowded, one Navy SEAL actually sat on the chest of the dead

bin Laden.

President Obama honored and praised the courage of the Seal team

President Obama from speech: job well done. Job well done.

Although the author reportedly wrote:

None of us were huge fans of Obama. We respected him as the commander in

BIN LADEN BOOK-ONCAM

BRIAN ROSS REPORTING.

THE AUTHOR SAYS THE BOOK'S RELEASE, SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK, WAS NOT TIMED TO INFLUENCE THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ELECTIONS.

SHOOTING ON TAPE-VOTOPS

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO AS A SHOOTOUT IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

TAKE A LOOK.YOU CAN SEE AN S-U-V BACK UP ON THIS PHILADELPHIA STREET.

A MAN APPROACHES THE CAR BUT SUDDENLY TAKES OFF RUNNING.

THEN SOMEONE GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND FIRES OFF SEVERAL SHOTS AT THE VICTIM.

POLICE HEARD THE GUNSHOTS AND FOUND THE VICTIM NEARBY.

HE WAS GRAZED BY A BULLET.

NINJA ROBBER-TRX VO TOPS

SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERYDAY. A COSTUMED CROOK BEING CALLED "THE NINJA."

CHECK IT OUT.INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE'S ROBBED AT LEAST A DOZEN GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENT STORES IN BROWARD AND DADE COUNTIES.

MANY OF THE ROBBERIES HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON TAPE.

THE F-B-I AND SEVERAL POLICE AGENCIES ARE USING THE VIDEO TO TRY AND TRACK THE NINJA ROBBER.

COAST GUARD RESCUE-TRX VO TOPS

DRAMATIC VIDEO.OF LIFE SAVING RESCUES IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE ISAAC.

THE COAST GUARD RESCUED FAMILY MEMBERS FROM A FLOODED HOUSE ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS.

A HUSBAND, WIFE AND TWO DOGS WERE PULLED FROM THE HOME.

BAT NEWSROOM-TRX VO TOPS

SOMETIMES YOU REPORT THE NEWS.OTHER TIMES YOU ARE THE NEWS.

THINGS GOT A LITTLE SCARY IN CANADA ON THE SET OF A NEWSCAST.

A BAT FLEW BEHIND THE ANCHOR AS HE DELIVERED THE NEWS -- AND LATER FLEW BEHIND THE WEATHERMAN.

BUT IT DIDN'T END THERE.TAKE A LOOK.SEVERAL EMPLOYEES TRIED TO CAPTURE THE WINGED CREATURE -- WHILE OTHERS RAN AWAY.

TEASE TWO-----

A MAN IS ACCUSED OF NEARLY RUNNING DOWN KIDS AS THEY LEFT A SCHOOL.

NOW SOME ARE ASKING WHETHER HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Reporter: "Anybody tell you you're too old to drive?"

"Too old to drive?"

Reporter: "You're 101."

"They gave me a license."

WHAT CAUSED A 100 YEAR OLD MAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS CAR?

A) 101 DRIVER-2 SHOT SOT VO

101 DRIVER-2 SHOT

HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO DRIVE?

SHOULD A 100 YEAR OLD BE ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR?

AT LEAST ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A CAR JUMPED A CURB OUTSIDE A LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

POLICE SAY THE 100-YEAR-OLD DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY BACKED INTO A CROWD AS SCHOOL LET OUT FOR THE DAY.

101 DRIVER-PKG

Reporter: "What happened?"

"Brakes failed."

Reporter: "Your brakes failed? How'd you wind up on the sidewalk?"

"It was out of control."

HE SAID HE COULDN'T STOP. HE DIDN'T SEE THE CHILDREN.AND WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW OLD HE WAS.

"101."

Reporter: "No, you're not 101."

"That's right."

Reporter: "Naw, come on. He's 101?"

"Yes sir. Born September 5th, 1911."

NOT QUITE 2:30 MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY WAS DONE FOR THE DAY. A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WERE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.THE PRINCIPAL IN FULL VIEW OF THEM WHEN HE SAW THIS MAN BACKING UP.

"Nine of them were children and two of them were adults."

AS THE AMBULANCE CARTED THE INJURED AWAY IT WAS FIRST BELIEVED THAT SOME WERE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.TURNED OUT TO BE NOT TRUE. NONE OF THE INJURIES LIFE THREATENING.IN FACT, THE CHILDREN WERE LUCKY BY THE FACT THAT PRESTON CARTER IN REVERSE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST. AND PRESTON CARTER - WHO WILL BE 101 NEXT WEEK - SAID HE JUST COULDN'T STOP THE CAR.

Reporter: "You were driving?"

"Yes sir."

Reporter: "Your brakes failed?"

"That's right."

Reporter: "You know, you hit a lot of kids?"

"Well, you know, I'm sorry about that. I wouldn't do that for nothing on earth."

Reporter: "Alright."

"I wouldn't."

Reporter: "I'm not saying you did. I'm just saying that's what happened."

"Okay."

Reporter: "Did anybody tell you you shouldn't be driving?"

"My sympathy for them."

Reporter: "Anybody tell you you're too old to drive?"

"Too old to drive?"

Reporter: "You're 101."

101 DRIVER-ONCAM

DAVE LOPEZ REPORTING.

POLICE SAY CARTER HAS A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE.

TEASE THREE------

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT UPGRADING TO THE I-PHONE 5?

BUT ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR I-PHONE 4?

YOU DEFINITELY WON'T WANT TO THROW IT AWAY.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT COULD BE WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WHEN ITS TIME TO UPGRADE.

PLUS.

yes, I won the Tour de France seven times.

LANCE ARMSTRONG REFUSING TO QUIT EVEN THOUGH HE DID QUIT HIS CHALLENGE TO DRUG TEST RESULTS.

A) APPLE BUYBACK-2 SHOT VO

B) LANCE ARMSTRONG-SOT VO

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

RNC TODAY-2 SHOT

TONIGHT IS THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

LATER TONIGHT MITT ROMNEY MAKES THE MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH OF HIS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

HE'LL SPEAK TO MILLIONS AS HE ACCEPTS THE GOP NOMINATION.

LAST NIGHT HIS RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN ADDRESSED THE GATHERING.

RNC TODAY-PKG

Paul Ryan - the first VP candidate from the post baby boom generation -

just 42 years old- spoke of the next generation.

RYAN SOT: "I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the

America that was given to us."

Then, he quickly went after the President:

RYAN SOT: "We have suffered no shortage of words in the White House. What

is missing is leadership in the White House! cheers"

Arguing - it's the other side - going 'negative' to hold onto power:

RYAN SOT: "With all their attack ads, the president is just throwing away

money - and he's pretty experienced at that."

Ryan promised to in his words repeal Obamacare. And said if the President

wants a debate over Medicare, bring it on.

Ryan became visibly emotional as he spoke of his mom Betty - proudly sitting

in the audience with Ryan's wife and three children. At one point his son.

. struggling to stay awake

And of the father he lost at 16 to a heart attack.

And he reached out to the young people of today- with a dig-aimed at those

posters celebrating hope and change four years ago:

RYAN SOT: College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their

childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when

they can move out and get going with life."

And in a return to the political stage - Former Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice-welcomed back by a roaring crowd:

RICE SOT: "We do not have a choice we cannot be reluctant to lead - and you

cannot lead from behind."

And speaking of her own childhood and about the parents who taught her to

dream:

RICE SOT: "They have her absolutely believe that even though she can't have

a hamburger at the Woolworth's lunch counter - she can be President of the

United States if she wanted to be and she becomes Secretary of State.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-SSTOPS-VO

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE TODAY:

THE FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

RYAN HECKLER-NATSVO

NBC2 CAMERAS CATCH A WOMAN BEING THROWN OUT OF THE CONVENTION.

crowd cheering, clapping, woman holding pink banner, crowd chanting "usa," paul ryan at podium.

SHE SPOKE OUT AND INTERRUPTED THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSMAN WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING, SAYING SHE BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE MORE FUNDING FOR WOMEN TO HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL.

RYAN HECKLER-SOTVO

" im here to protest the rnc-- paul ryans views on abortion--that's why I stood up today.

RNC PROTESTERS-TRX VO TOPS

PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE LAST NIGHT OUTSIDE THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

THERE WAS A TEN MINUTE STANDOFF BEFORE POLICE LET MARCHERS CONTINUE TO THEIR TENT CITY.

ROMNEY GUN-VO

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A SECRET SERVICE AGENT LEFT A GUN IN THE BATHROOM OF A PLANE CARRYING MITT ROMNEY.

A REPORTER DISCOVERED THE GUN WHILE THE PLANE WAS FLYING FROM FLORIDA TO INDIANA ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE FLIGHT TAKING OFF FROM TAMPA.

IT WAS QUICKLY RETRIEVED BY A SECRET SERVICE AGENT.

CRUISE SHIP SEARCH-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS ENDING ITS SEARCH FOR AN ARMY SERGEANT WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE JUMPING FROM A CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP.

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL REPORTS 31-YEAR-OLD RONALD KEMP JUMPED FROM A TOP DECK OF THE CARNIVAL FASCINATION CRUISE SHIP EARLY TUESDAY.

A CARNIVAL SECURITY OFFICER SAW THE MAN JUMP.

BABY BATHER RECALL-TRX VO

A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

SEVEN INFANT INJURIES ARE PROMPTING THE RECALL OF ABOUT TWO-MILLION BABY BATHERS.

THE MOTHER'S TOUCH/DELUXE BABY BATHERS, FROM SUMMER INFANT, WERE SOLD IN MANY COLORS AND PATTERNS FROM 2004 THROUGH 2011 IN STORES AND ONLINE.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIFT THE BATHER WITH THE BABY INSIDE. BUT PARENTS DO, AND THE WIRE FRAME CAN COME OFF THE SIDE HINGE, DROPPING THE BABY.

APPLE BUYBACK-VO

ARE YOU EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE NEXT GENERATION iPHONE, BUT INVESTED PRETTY HEAVILY ON THAT 4S MODEL?

APPLE'S REDUCE AND RECYCLE PROGRAM IS PAYING UP TO 345-DOLLARS FOR AN IPHONE 4S, ACCORDING TO "THE NEXT WEB".

YOU ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PHONE, AND THE PROGRAM KICKS BACK AN ESTIMATED VALUE.

HOTEL FEES-INTRO

HEADING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE LONG LABOR DAY WEEKEND?

IF A HOTEL IS IN YOUR PLANS, READ YOUR BILL CAREFULLY AT CHECKOUT.

HOTEL FEES-PKG

THOSE EXTRA LITTLE FEES ON A HOTEL TAB -- CAN REALLY ADD UP.

ACCORDING TO AN ANNUAL SURVEY FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR HOSPITALITY, TOURISM AND SPORTS MANAGEMENT, U-S HOTELS WILL COLLECT ALMOST TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN FEES AND SURCHARGES THIS YEAR.

GUESTS WILL NOTICE THE MOST COMMON FEES -- AND CAN USUALLY AVOID THEM -- THINGS LIKE WIRELESS INTERNET, PHONE CALLS, CANCELLATION AND EARLY DEPARTURE FEES.

BUT OTHER, LESS OBVIOUS FEES INCLUDE --

-- MINI-BAR RESTOCKING FEES

-- CHARGES FOR IN-ROOM SAFES

-- EXTRA CHARGES RELATED TO A HOTEL'S BUSINESS CENTER, LIKE FEES FOR RECEIVING PACKAGES OR EXPRESS MAIL.

-- AUTOMATIC ROOM SERVICE GRATUITIES.

-- AND FEES FOR HOLDING BAGGAGE AFTER CHECKOUT.

THE GOOD NEWS FOR TRAVELERS - THE N-Y-U STUDY FORECASTS FEWER HOTELS INTRODUCING NEW FEES AND SURCHARGES IN 20-13, PERHAPS HOPING TO AVOID THE BACKLASH THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY HAS RECEIVED SINCE IT STARTED CHARGING EXTRA FOR CHECKED BAGGAGE, IN-FLIGHT FOOD AND BEVERAGES, PREFERRED SEATING AND MORE. U-S AIRLINES PICKED UP MORE THAN 3 BILLION DOLLARS IN BAGGAGE FEES ALONE IN 20-11.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-OC SOT OC

CYCLING AUTHORITIES SAY LANCE ARMSTRONG CHEATED AND IS NO LONGER A TOUR DE-FRANCE CHAMPION.

BUT IT APPEARS ARMSTRONG WILL NOT ACCEPT IT.

"My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a cancer survivor, I've been ask to come up here and talk about my story of survivorship, I'm a father of five. And yes, I won the Tour de France seven times. And for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, I love you."

THAT'S HOW HE OPENED A SPEECH AT A CANCER CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL THIS WEEK.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-SOT OC

I'm not going to be distracted from this fight. The global burden is too big. I don't think anybody in my organization, anybody at the Lance Armstrong foundation, anybody at Livestrong is going to be distracted. We have too big of a job to do.

ARMSTRONG ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT HE WOULD STOP FIGHTING CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HIM BY THE U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY, YET HE MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE.

THE AGENCY ACCUSES ARMSTRONG OF USING STEROIDS AND BLOOD BOOSTERS.

RNC PROPOSAL-OC NATS VO

DO POLITICS AND ROMANCE GO TOGETHER?

oh haha.i love you I want to spend the rest of my life with you will you marry me? Yes

TEASE FOUR-----

MADONNA'S OWN FANS TURN ON THE ICONIC SINGER.

MANY EVEN BOOED THE PERFORMER SEVERAL TIMES DURING HER CONCERT.

WHY THERE'S NO LOVE FOR THE MATERIAL GIRL IN ONE CITY.

it's a SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF JAWS.

BUT EVEN HOLLYWOOD CAN'T MAKE THIS UP.

SHARKS ARE SWARMING CAPE COD JUST IN TIME FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

BEACHES ARE CLOSED AND FEARS ARE HIGH.

B) SHARKS CLOSE BEACH-VO TOPS

ALLEY CRASH

JEB BUSH INTERVIEW-ON CAM

FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH IS OPENING UP THIS WEEK.

HE'S THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE BUSH FAMILY that’s IN TAMPA ATTENDING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

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does it feel a little strange when he's not being mentioned?

BUSH: no, no it doesn't. I think he's smart, my brother understands

politics pretty pretty well. / The president has spent a lot of time and

energy around this notion that I can't do anything about it - it's all Bush'

s fault. / Now we're in year 4 of a presidency - think back into American

history - think of a president that is blaming his predecessor in the 4th

year.*** So, why encourage the bad behavior and I think my brother is smart

to stay away.

SAWYER TRACK: Governor Bush has also been an impassioned voice on the need

for the Republican party to change tone. He calls for inclusiveness and by

the way, his wife, the mother of his three children, was born in Mexico.

SAWYER: you said recently and quoted here, the conservative cause would be

the governing philosophy as far as the eye could see and that it's doable if

we just stopped acting stupid

BUSH: the idea's not really a radical idea or one that's too deep - you need

to get 50% of the vote to win /160326 the good news is that Latino voters

and Asian voters i would say share many of the values that conservatives

embrace - abt the family being the most powerful political unit in society -

the need to reform education so there's access to oppty, small biz driving

economic prosperity - a strong nat'l defense all of these things they are

shared values but if you have a tone that says you know, we want your vote

of course, but don't join our team, you're not gonna get very far.

SAWYER: Do your children consider themselves Hispanic American or do they

want a time and they want it right now when there's no distinction?

BUSH: I don't know / they're Hispanics on one level but they're as American

as apple pie - I mean let's face it their uncle's a president, their

grandfather's a president / Now to make it more complicated Diane.my

granddaughter - her mom is Canadian of Iraqi origin - so when she goes

through the Census track 20 years from now, - she'll be a Texan, Mexican,

Canadian, Iraqi American - and so in that box it'll probably be - "not

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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.

Now that Isaac is well removed from Southwest Florida, our weather continues to improve as we get back to a typical late August pattern.

Temperatures this morning will be quite warm and muggy with some high cloudiness overhead. More sunshine to start means warmer afternoons as highs climb into the lower 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

A stray shower along the coast can't be ruled out first thing in the morning, but with high pressure beginning to nose it's way in across the Peninsula, isolated showers/storms should hold off until the afternoon under a partly sunny sky.

Tonight, a few clouds will linger overhead with mostly dry conditions and lows will range from 80° along the coast to the middle 70s deeper inland.

As we round out the work week and head into a holiday weekend our mornings should start off sunny with the chance for isolated showers or storms each and every afternoon.

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ITS NOT SAFE TO GO INTO THE WATER NEAR CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHECK THIS OUT.SHARKS ARE SWARMING SEVERAL BEACHES PROMPTING LEADERS TO SHUT THEM DOWN.

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE SHARKS ARE SWARMING BECAUSE OF SEALS NEARBY, IN FACT ONE FEEDING WAS EVEN CAPTURED ON VIDEO.

BEARDED MEN ARREST-VO WIPE

HERE'S A TRAFFIC ALERT YOU HAVE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD.

POLICE SHUT DOWN A BUSY BRIDGE IN PORTLAND, OREGON BECAUSE OF 13 BEARDED MEN.

THE MEN SAID THEY'RE PART OF A BEARD CLUB -- AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE PHOTOS FOR A BREAST CANCER CALENDAR.

POLICE SAY THE ISSUE WASN'T THEIR FACIAL HAIR, BUT THAT ONE OF THEM WAS CARRYING AN ASSAULT RIFLE.

SOMEONE CALLED 9-1-1 WHEN THEY SAW THE MEN -- SOME OF WHOM WERE WEARING CAMOUFLAGE AND KEVLAR.

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me and one other guy we were camo and as much as we have

i was wearing an n sync t-shirt so no camo for you? This is it

MADONNA BOOED-OC SOT OC

THE MATERIAL GIRL MAY NEED A NEW WATCH.

SOME OF MADONNA'S FANS IN PHILADELPHIA ARE LASHING OUT AGAINST THE SINGER AFTER SHE SHOWED UP UP MORE THAN TWO HOURS LATE FOR A SHOW THIS WEEK.

"I don't know who you think you are Madonna, but you stink. We left. You can pay my baby-sitter."

SOME FANS WERE SO MAD THEY LEFT THE ARENA BEFORE THE SHOW KICKED OFF.OTHERS BOOED THE SINGER ON STAGE.

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LINDSAY LOHAN DODGES MORE TROUBLE AND CHARLIE SHEEN IS GETTING A LONGER STAY ON TELEVISION.

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WHITNEY HOUSTON WILL BE HONORED WITH A PHOTO TRIBUTE BOOK RELEASING IN NOVEMBER.

PUBLISHER ATRIA BOOKS SAYS IT WILL CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 130 PICTURES OF THE ARTIST FROM HER MOST NOTABLE PHOTOSHOOTS.

THE PICTURES OF HOUSTON WERE DONATED FROM 22 DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHERS.

IN ADDITION TO IMAGES, THE BOOK WILL ALSO CONTAIN ESSAYS FROM PEOPLE WHO LOVED THE STAR AND KNEW HER WELL.

CHARLIE SHEEN KEEPS WINNING.

F-X HAS ORDERED 90 MORE EPISODES OF HIS SHOW "ANGER MANAGEMENT."

THE SITCOM DEBUTED THIS SUMMER AND IT'S THE HIGHEST-RATED NEW COMEDY SERIES ON CABLE.

SHEEN PLAYS A THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN ANGER MANAGEMENT, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS ANGER ISSUES OF HIS OWN.

FANS CAN EXPECT TO SEE NEW EPISODES STARTING IN JANUARY.

THE LATEST ACCUSATION AGAINST LINDSAY LOHAN IS ALL LIES, SHE SAYS.

CELEBRITY WEBSITE TMZ SAYS LOHAN ALLEGEDLY STOLE ITEMS FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE DURING A PARTY.

TMZ ADDS THE OWNER OF THE STOLEN ITEMS CHOSE NOT TO PROSECUTE ONCE HE LEARNED LOHAN WAS A SUSPECT.

LOHAN TOOK TO TWITTER TO AIR HER COMPLAINT, TWEETING "WHENEVER I'M DOING GREAT, PEOPLE FABRICATE LIES."

THE STARLET HAS BEEN WORKING ON HER PUBLIC IMAGE AFTER PAST LEGAL TROUBLES.

SIGN LANGUAGE CONTRO-OC SOT VO WIPE

PARENTS OF A DEAF CHILD SAY they've been asked to change their son's sign language name because it violates his school's weapons policy.

BUT NOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS that's NOT THE CASE AMID A WAVE OF NATIONAL CRITICISM.

"About two weeks ago we had been in contact with his early intervention home visitor and she had asked us if we would change his name. They felt like his name was inappropriate or his name sign."

HUNTER AND HIS PARENTS USE S-E-E OR SIGNING EXACT ENGLISH AND SIGN HUNTER'S NAME BY CROSSING THE FIRST TWO FINGERS WHICH SOME PEOPLE MAY INTERPRET AS FIRING TWO GUNS.

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We have never required a student to change their name sign. We follow the guidelines of American Sign Language. They have guidelines for name signs. That is what we follow."

TEASE FIVE-----

NO CASH?

NO TIP?

SOON THAT EXCUSE MAY NOT FLY WHEN YOU LEAVE WITHOUT LEAVING A TIP.

WE'LL SHOW YOU A BRAND NEW INVENTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO LEAVE A TIP WITH JUST A CREDIT CARD IN YOUR POCKET.

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CREDIT CARD DEBT IS FALLING -- AS FEWER AMERICANS PAY WITH PLASTIC.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK SAYS TOTAL CREDIT CARD BALANCES HAVE DROPPED MORE THAN 22 PERCENT SINCE THEIR PEAK IN 2008.

CREDIT CHECKS ALSO FELL IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR -- THAT'S A SIGN OF SLOWER DEMAND.

ONE KIND OF DEBT THAT'S *UP* -- AUTO LOANS.

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DON'T LEAVE A TIP BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CASH?

A NEW YORK COLLEGE GRAD HAS INVENTED A DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR CREDIT CARD TO LEAVE TIPS.

IT'S BEING TESTED OUT IN NEW YORK SHOPS.

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TIP JARS ONCE OVERFLOWING.NOW SADLY SHALLOW.

"They work hard and they deserve a good tip."

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING CASHLESS.USING CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS FOR SMALL PURCHASES AND NOT TIPPING. TO THE RESCUE IS THIS.THE DIPJAR.LET'S YOU USE YOUR PLASTIC TO SWIPE ONE MORE TIME AND REWARD A WORKER IN A SECOND.

"We wanted to make it a one step process."

26-YEAR-OLD RYDER KESSLER INVENTED DIPJAR, PRE-SETTING THE TIP AMOUNT TO A DOLLAR. HIS COMPANY GRABS LESS THAN TEN PERCENT EACH TIME AND THE REST GOES TO EMPLOYEES.

"They are working so hard. They are taking home less money now because of these payments trends over which they have no control and we want to hep them recoup some of those lost tips."

"AT THIS COFFEE SHOP THE BARISTA, WHO TAKES HOME ABOUT 60-DOLLARS A WEEK IN CASH TIPS, GETS ABOUT TEN DOLLARS MORE PER WEEK FROM THE DIPJAR."

"It's a help. Every little bit helps."

"I have no problem using the dipjar."

"I prefer using cash."

Reporter:

"Yeah, I think so."

RETAILERS DON'T PAY FOR DIPJAR.WHICH USES ENCRYPTION TO SECURELY TRANSMIT CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO ITS SERVERS. MERCHANTS HAPPILY AVOID THE TIP TRAP. GABE SMENTEK OF OREN'S DAILY ROAST LIKES THAT KESSLER'S COMPANY DOES ALL THE MATH.CUTS THE TIP CHECKS AND DELIVERS THEM.

"They handle everything."

TIP MACHINE-TRAFFIC

DAVE CARLIN REPORTING.

DIPJAR IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING OUT THE PRODUCT.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - AN UPDATE ON BREAKING NEWS NBC2 HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.

A WOMAN WAS RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON I-75 - NEAR THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE LINKING PUNTA GORDA AND PORT CHARLOTTE.

WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT AND HEAR FROM WITNESSES.

PLUS HOW TO GET the MOST FROM YOUR *OLD IPHONE, AS YOU WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF THE NEW ONE!

AND -

"She does have a cachet. She's a beautiful, mysterious, alluring woman."

HOW ABOUT LETTING PIPPA PLAN YOUR NEXT PARTY?

NEW AT NOON - DETAILS OF HER NEW BOOK.

AND WE'VE SEEN THE SERIOUS SIDE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION - THIS AFTERNOON, JEANNE MOOS WILL SHOW US SOME LIGHTER MOMENTS, INCLUDING MUSIC, DANCING, ROMANCE, EVEN A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.

NOON TZA) I75 BODY-VO

NOON TZB) IPHONE TRADIN-VO

NOON TZC) PIPPA NEW BOOK-SOTVO

NOON TZD) ANN RNC-VO

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