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HL1) ISAAC FLOODING AND RESCUING-VOTOPS

SHOCKINGLY FAST-RISING WATER.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO HIGHER GROUND --- WE HAVE THE NEWEST VIDEO OVERNIGHT!

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) RNC IN TAMPA-TRX-VO

PLUS,

TONIGHT WILL BE THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

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.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

ISAAC FLOODING AND RESCUES-TRX-VOTOPS-DBX

ISAAC CONTINUES TO POUND THE GULF COAST AS IT MAKES ITS WAY OVER LAND.

SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO DIDNT FOLLOW EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM FLOODED HOMES.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE REGION ARE WITHOUT POWER. MORE THAN 700-THOUSAND IN FACT.

AND THE FLOODING ISN'T OVER YET.

FORECASTERS PREDICT ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER LAND THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TRACKING ISAAC-SATLIVE

TRACKING ISAAC-PKG

TRACKING 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.

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.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-OC-TRX

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

IT IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-NEWSROOM

TONIGHT IS MITT ROMNEY'S TIME TO SHINE.

HE WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-SSTOPS-VO

COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE TODAY:

THE FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THEN NEXT WEEK, CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL BE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

LAST NIGHT, PAUL RYAN TOOK THE STAGE AND ACCEPTED THE VP NOMINATION.

HE LAID OUT ONE OF THE GOP'S SHARPEST CASES YET AGAINST A 2ND TERM FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

HE COVERED SEVERAL TOPICS INCLUDING MEDICARE, JOB CREATION AND THE NATIONAL DEBT, PROMISING THAT THE ROMNEY-RYAN TICKET WOULD HAVE THE SOLUTION.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-(2)SOTVO

"We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.

FINAL DAY AT RNC TODAY-NEWSROOM

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL INTRODUCE MITT ROMNEY TONIGHT.

I'VE LEARNED THE SPEECH WILL BE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND WILL FOCUS ON MITT ROMNEY AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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

CAPE BUDGET CONCERNS-OC-VO

CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS MAY SOON BE ASKED TO PAY UP.

CAPE BUDGET CONCERNS-SOTVO

-We're going to have to make some tough decisions even at this rate we're not funding capital the way we should be."

NFM BURGLARY ON TAPE-OC-VO

CAUGHT ON VIDEO!

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CATCH BURGLARS TAKING OFF A HURRICANE SHUTTER--

TRYING BREAK INTO A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.

LOREN PHILL-I-PPON HAD HIS CAMERAS POINTED AT HIS HOME, OFF BAYSHORE ROAD.

IT ALSO RECORDED WHAT WENT ON AT HIS ELDERLY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE: TWO CROOKS REMOVING THE SHUTTER TO GET INSIDE, TUESDAY NIGHT.

NFM BURGLARY ON TAPE-SOTVO

35:17 "yeah, yeah- it's a neighborly community thing- more neighbors take care of each other."

HOLMES HEARING-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD ---

A HEARING WILL BE HELD IN THE DAY AHEAD, REGARDING COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES.

ATTORNEYS WILL DISCUSS HOLMES' NOTEBOOK HE ALLEGEDLY MAILED TO A COLORADO UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST.

THE NOTEBOOK REPORTEDLY CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF A VIOLENT ATTACK.

PROPANE EXPLOSION-OC-SOTVO

ALL NEW THIS MORNIHNG ---

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND TWO INJURED IN A PROPANE GAS EXPLOSION AT A HOME IN NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

OFFICIALS SAY THE POWERFUL BLAST COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE HOUSE.

There's nothing left of this house, there's a chimney, that's it. The house has been blown over a couple hundred yards. Debris is everywhere, it's in the road, it's in the woods, it's just an incredible site.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A MAN WHO WAS HELPING THE HOMEOWNER REPAIR THE PROPANE TANK WAS KILLED.

BICYCLIST HIT-OC-VO

A BICYCLIST IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN CAPE CORAL.

TAKE A LOOK.

IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT.

OUR CREWS GOT TO THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER.

WE'RE TOLD A MAN WAS RIDING HIS BIKE IN FRONT OF THE CORALWOOD SHOPPING PLAZA ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD, WHEN A CAR HIT HIM.

WITNESSES SAY THE DRIVER HAD THE GREEN LIGHT.

WALMART TRUCK CRASH-VOTOPS

THIS ALSO HAPPENED ALONG DEL PRADO BOULEVARD LAST NIGHT.

A WAL-MART TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO A POWER POLE WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO THE STORE'S PARKING LOT.

IT HAPPENED AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK.

L-C-E-C WAS ON SCENE, MAKING SURE THE POWER LINES WERE SECURE.

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.

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.

DOGS AND ELDERLY MAN RESCUED FROM ROOF-2SH-SOTVO

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE DURING HURRICANE ISAAC.

JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF BRAVERY GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING GULF COAST STATES.

IN A MOMENT, YOU WILL SEE AN ELDERLY MAN AND HIS DOGS, RESCUED FROM THE ROOF OF HIS HOME. AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO, WATCH THIS.

nats of the rescue. One of the dogs jumped in my arms in the boat there

RNC PROPOSAL-2SH-VO

AT THE RNC IN TAMPA -- ANN ROMNEY TOLD US HOW SHE AND HER HUSBAND FOUND LOVE ON THE DANCE FLOOR --

AND THIS MORNING,

ANOTHER COUPLE FOUND LOVE ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR.

WATCH THIS,

THE GUY IS BRADLEY THOMPSON,

THE GIRL, LAURA BOWMAN HIS GIRLFRIEND OF THREE YEARS.

SHE WORKS AS A PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR THE CONVENTION --

SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS ON STAGE FOR A MIC CHECK WHEN THIS MARRIAGE PROPOSAL HAPPENED --

PURPLE HEART FOLO-OC-VO

LONG OVERDUE --

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VETERAN RECEIVES HIS PURPLE HEART.

BUT IT WASN'T FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

INSTEAD -- FROM A VIETNAM VET.

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HARRY BEEMAN'S FRUSTRATING STORY LAST WEEK.

THE WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WOULDN'T GIVE HIM A PURPLE HEART BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND RECORDS OF HIS INJURIES.

PURPLE HEART FOLO-(2)SOTVO

5748 "he's got wounds he's carried with him for 70 years. I can't help but look up to the older veterans and appreciate what they've done."

1016 "I shows you we are a band of brothers. It doesn't matter what war you were in."

BEEMAN IS APPEALING THE V-A'S DECISION.

WITH ALL THE TIME THAT HAS PASSED, IT'S LIKELY MILLICAN'S PURPLE HEART WILL BE THE ONLY ONE BEEMAN EVER SEES.

CAR INTO KIDS-OC-VO

THIS MORNING NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE, MOSTLY CHILDREN ARE RECOVERING.

AFTER A 100 YEAR OLD MAN PLOWED RIGHT INTO THEM.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF A LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.ON A SIDEWALK THERE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

FOUR CHILDREN ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

OFFICERS SAY SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE BLUE CADILLAC.

COLLIER BANK ROBBERY ARREST-OC-SS (2)

COLLIER DEPUTIES SAY DNA EVIDENCE LED THEM TO A BANK ROBBER.

THE CRIME --HAPPENED IN APRIL. AT THE WELLS FARCO BANK IN EAST NAPLES.

DEPUTIES SAY CHRISTOPHER CABRERA ROBBED A TELLER AT GUNPOINT.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE WORE A MASK AND A GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DAY OF THE ROBBERY.

CLOTHING IN A NEARBY DUMPSTER WITH INK FROM A DYE PACK LED INVESTIGATORS TO HIM.

LEHIGH RATTLESNAKES-OC-VO

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN WILL BE DEALING 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 LAST NIGHTS MEETING, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANNED TO DECIDE ON A SOLUTION --

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

LEHIGH RATTLESNAKES-SOTVO

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

THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEY WILL LIKELY CHOOSE THE LEAST LIABLE SOLUTION.

BATS INTERRUPT NEWSCAST-OC-VO

VIEWERS WATCHING A NEWSCAST IN ONTARIO SAW SOMETHING THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING.

IT'S A BAT, ON CAMERA.

IT FLEW BEHIND THE ANCHOR AS HE DELIVERED THE NEWS, AND LATER FLEW BEHIND THE WEATHERMAN.

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES TRIED TO CATCH IT

BATS INTERRUPT NEWSCAST-NATSVOTOPS

4SHOT CROSSTALK-4SHOT

THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

WEST NILE UPDATE-OC-VO

THIS MORNING ALMOST EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY IS ON ALERT FOR A MOSQUITO BITE

THAT CAN BE DEADLY --

AND THE CDC IS WARNING TODAY THAT MORE DEATHS FROM THE WEST NILE VIRUS ARE

ALMOST SURE TO COME.

DESPITE EARLY WARNINGS, GROUND AND AERIAL SPRAYING, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE WEST NILE VIRUS IS TAKING OFF-MAKING THIS POSSIBLY THE WORST YEAR ON RECORD FOR THE ILLNESS.

IN JUST A WEEK, CASES HAVE JUMPED 40-PERCENT-TO 15-HUNDRED.

SIXTY-SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED.

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.

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.

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

RANSOMWARE-TRXTOPS-OC-VO

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT, ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP.

IF YOU GET THIS WARNING, SUPPOSEDLY FROM THE F-B-I, IT'S NOT.

AND YOU "SHOULDN'T" SEND ANY MONEY.

THE LATEST VERSION OF SO-CALLED RANSOMWARE, NAMED "REVETON", IS POSING AS AN ALERT FROM THE F-B-I.

IT LOCKS YOUR COMPUTER, AND THREATENS TO REPORT YOU TO INVESTIGATORS FOR COMMITTING A CRIME.

BUT IT WILL ALL GO AWAY IF YOU PAY THE "FINE" UPFRONT.

COMPLAINTS ARE FLOODING IN TO THE INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

APPLE OFFERING TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR YOUR IPHONE 4-S.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT,

AND BAD NEWS FOR PEOPLE GETTING FREE CABLE T-V SERVICE, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

AUGUST 30, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING,

PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STEALING CABLE -- MAY BE ABOUT TO BE SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED.

CABLE COMPANIES LED BY COMCAST --

MAY START ENCRYPTING THEIR SIGNAL FOR BASIC SERVICE.

MEANING THAT ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN GETTING IT FOR FREE ON THE SLY -- IS GOING TO HAVE TO START PAYING IF THEY WANT TO KEEP WATCHING.

CABLE COMPANIES ALREADY ENCRYPT THEIR MORE EXPENSIVE PROGRAMMING TIERS.

*****

MEANTIME -- APPLE OFFERING TO BUY YOUR OLD IPHONE 4-S FOR UP TO 3-HUNDRED 45-DOLLARS, AND PAY YOU, WITH AN APPLE GIFT CARD.

THAT'S FOR A 64 GIG 4-S IN GOOD CONDITION.

IT'S LESS FOR OTHER MODELS IF YOUR 4-S IS MORE BEATEN UP.

THE ADDITION OF THE 4-S TO APPLE'S "REUSE AND RECYCLING PROGRAM" COMES AS IT GEARS UP FOR THEIR BIG MEDIA EVENT SEPTEMBER 12.

WHEN APPLE'S EXPECTED TO UNVEIL THE *NEXT* IPHONE.

******

AND -- LOOKING TO RETOOL YOURSELF?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY BEING AN AUTO MECHANIC.

I'LL TELL YOU WHY, AFTER THIS:

OC:

AUTO MECHANICS -- IN HIGH DEMAND!

U-S-A TODAY SAYS DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS ARE HAVING TROUBLE RECRUITING FROM A GENERATION OF KIDS WHO GREW UP PLAYING INSIDE ON X-BOXES INSTEAD OF IN THE DRIVEWAY ADMIRING THE CAR.

SOME AUTO MECHANICS EVEN EARN MORE THAN 59-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

*****

EVERY SO SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICES, MEANTIME, FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY --

AFTER A REPORT SHOWING THE U-S ECONOMY WAS STRONGER THAN THOUGHT LAST QUARTER.

******

AND -- HOW'D YOU LIKE TO BUY A NEW TELEVISION, FOR 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS?

U-S-A TODAY SAYS THAT'S HOW MUCH THE NEW "4-K" BIG SCREEN TVS COMING ON THE MARKET ARE GOING TO COST.

CALLED 4-K BECAUSE OF THE HIGH-RESOLUTION SCREENS WITH NEARLY 4-THOUSAND PIXELS ACROSS.

SONY-BRAVIA AND L-G ARE AMONG THOSE GETTING IN ON THE PICTURE.

******

******

AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) TRACKING ISAAC-VOTOPS

AFTER ISAAC.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) PAUL RYAN HECKLED-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS, REPUBLICAN PAUL RYAN HECKLED AT THE RNC IN TAMPA ---

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT VO IN TFX MON

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WELCOME TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH.

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

RIGHT OFF THE TOP THIS MORNING ---

THIS.

HURRICANE ISAAC SIDESTEPPED NEW ORLEANS ON WEDNESDAY,

BUT IS SENDING THE WORST OF ITS WIND AND HEAVY RAIN INTO A CLUSTER OF RURAL FISHING VILLAGES,

THAT HAD FEW DEFENSES AGAINST THE SLOW-MOVING STORM.

A STORM THAT COULD STILL BRING DAYS OF UN-ENDING RAIN.

AND THE RISING WATERS ARE FORCING THE EVACUATION OF THOUSANDS IN AREAS WEST OF NEW ORLEANS.

AFTER ISAAC-PKG

ISAAC MAY HAVE WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM BUT PROBLEMS ARE GROWING ALONG

THE GULF COAST.

"Aye! We need some can we get some help!?!"

WATER SPILLED OVER THE TOP OF A CRITICAL LEVEE FLOODING HOMES IN RURAL

PLAQUEMINES PARISH A MATTER OF MINUTES.

SOT - Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish President / "We've never seen

anything like this not even Katrina."

DOZENS OF FAMILIES HAD TO BE RESCUED BY BOAT INCLUDING SMALL CHILDREN.

SOT "By the time we came to the the water came."

SOT - Chery Hicks, Evacuee

Water's over the top of the roof we had to break through the ceiling and

come through the attic."

AND -- THIS FATHER AND SON TEAM PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO RESCUE THEIR

NEIGHBORS BEFORE EMERGENCY CREWS COULD ARRIVE.

SOT - Jesse Shaffer III, Rescuer "We rescued a lot of people, saw a lot of

things that you never thought you'd see"

INTENSE MOMENTS FOR THEM

AND FOR THOSE WHO BARELY ESCAPED.

THOUSANDS MORE HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE.

THEY'RE FILLING SHELTERS IN LOUSIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AND WONDERING IF THEIR

HOMES WILL BE SPARED.

SOT- "Hopefully it's still there, might be wet, but it's still there."

ISAACS POWERFUL WINDS HAVE KNOCKED DOWN TREES

AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE REGION.

THE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES IS EXTENSIVE.

BUT SO FAR, IN NEW ORLEANS THE NEW LEVEE SYSTEM CREATED AFTER HURRICANE

KATRINA HAS PASSED ISAAC'S TEST

SOT - "It wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be but

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

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.

FINAL DAY AT RNC-OC-TRX

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

IT IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

FINAL DAY AT RNC-NEWSROOM

TONIGHT IT IS ALL ABOUT MITT ROMNEY.

FINAL DAY AT RNC-SSTOPS-VO

COUNT ON US FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

NEXT WEEK, ITS THE DEMOCRATS TURN.

CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER HEADS TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR CONVENTION.

BACK TO LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ALL ABOUT PAUL RYAN.

HE ACCEPT THE VP NOMINATION AND LAID THE STRONGEST CASE YET, WHY HE FEELS PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD NOT BE RE-ELECTED.

FINAL DAY AT RNC-(2)SOTVO

"We can get this country working again. We can get this economy growing again. We can make the safety net safe again.

PAUL RYAN HECKLER-NATSVOTOPS

woman heckler paul ryan gets kicked out

FINAL DAY AT RNC-NEWSROOM

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL INTRODUCE MITT ROMNEY TONIGHT.

THE 41 FROM MIAMI, SAYS IT'S A TREMENDOUS HONOR TO GIVE HIS SPEECH IN HIS HOME STATE IN FRONT OF A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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

NFM BURGLARY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-OC-VO

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CATCH BURGLARS TAKING OFF A HURRICANE SHUTTER TO BREAK INTO A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME--

OFF BAYSHORE ROAD.

AND NBC-2 LEARNED IT WAS A HELPFUL NEIGHBOR THAT CAUGHT THE CRIME IN ACTION.

THESE CAMERAS ARE SET UP TO NOT ONLY WATCH THE OWNER'S HOME-

BUT ALSO SOME OF HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSES-

AND THE ROAD TOO.

TUESDAY NIGHT,

THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS THESE 2 BURGLARS TOOK OFF THE MOTION LIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE,

AND CREPT AROUND THE SIDE WITH FLASHLIGHTS.

NFM BURGLARY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-SOTVO

"one person was in the house and the person was doing what the other person does- watch."

A NEIGHBOR'S ALARM WENT OFF AND WHEN COPS GOT THERE- THE CROOKS WERE GONE.

DEPUTIES CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE CRIME,

COLLIER TRANSIENT PROBLEM-OC-SS-VO-WIPE

THERE'S GROWING CONCERN THIS MORNING IN COLLIER COUNTY ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE AFTER A RIVALRY SPARKS A FIRE.

POLICE SAY THIS MAN SET A FIRE AT THE CAMBIER PARK TENNIS CENTER IN NAPLES AND TRIED TO PIN IT ON HIS ENEMY.

A TRANSIENT, 49-YEAR-OLD BILLY RICHARDS WAS ARRESTED FOR ARSON.

HE WAS CAUGHT ON ONE OF SEVERAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ON THE PROPERTY--

BUT SOME SAY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE AREA SAFE.

COLLIER TRANSIENT PROBLEM-SOTVO

Jim yoder, plays tennis

"17:43 I think it's disgusting I hope they got him put him away we don't need that down here we've got a beautiful club here"

NAPLES POLICE SAY THEY PATROLS ALL PARKS REGULARLY.

AND THEY KICK PEOPLE OUT WHEN THEY FIND THEM SLEEPING ON CITY PROPERTY AFTER HOURS.

STRESS AND STROKE-OC-VO

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

TRY NOT TO STRESS ABOUT IT!

A NEW STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS IN THEIR LIFE FACE AN INCREASED RISK FOR STROKE.

THE STUDY BY RESEARCHERS IN SPAIN COMPARED STROKE PATIENTS TO A RANDOM SAMPLE OF HEALTHY ADULTS.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED CHRONIC STRESS -- FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE -- WERE WAY MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A STROKE.

MAN THROW GF UNDERWEAR-VO-WIPE

TALK ABOUT DISTRACTED DRIVERS.

POLICE IN CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA SAY A MAN TOSSED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S UNDERWEAR ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.

MAN THROW GF UNDERWEAR-SOTVO

"I saw it on the Internet earlier and it's true. There is underwear all along McClelland Road. Maybe someone dropped them or it was a joke or something. I'm not sure."

POLICE SAY JAMES KLUTCH VIOLATED A TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER TAKEN OUT BY HIS GIRLFRIEND.

TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS, AND WHEN IT'S BEST TO FILL UP.

NEW IMAGES ISAAC-VOTOPS

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.

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

LATEST GAS PRICES-OC-CG-VO

ISAAC IS IMPACTING ALL OF US AT THE GAS PUMP-- AS PRICES CONTINUE TO GO UP.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-78 IN THE CAPE CORAL-FORT MYERS AREA.

THAT'S 11 CENTS MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING A WEEK AGO, AND 37 CENTS MORE THAN A MONTH AGO.

THE RECENT SPIKE COMES AFTER ISAAC FORCED SEVERAL OIL REFINERIES TO CLOSE OR CUT PRODUCTION.

THE GOOD NEWS: THE STORM ISN'T CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO RIGS.

HOW TO SAVE ON GAS-PLASMA

AS WE SEARCH FOR THE LOWEST GAS PRICES IN THE AREA --

WE FOUND SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU OUT.

HOW TO SAVE ON GAS-PKG

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE GAS PRICES WE SPOTTED TODAY.

AND YOU'LL SEE THE PAIN AT THE PUMP IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.

MELISSA PERRY, UPSET OVER PRICES: filling up this gas guzzler is about a hundred bucks so for it to keep going up is just really disappointing

AND THAT HAS DRIVERS LIKE MELISSA PERRY SEARCHING FOR THE CHEAPEST GAS.

MELISSA PERRY, UPSET OVER PRICES: I saw this one was $3.83 and I see that one's $3.85 so I Guess I better not keep going down the street because its just going up

BUT ACCORDING TO A TIME MAGAZINE REPORT.

YOU CAN STOP THE DRIVING AROUND.

THEY CLAIM TIMING IS EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING THE BEST PRICE.

according to the article the best day of the week to gas up is today Wednesday before prices can go up for the weekend.the best time of day to gas up is in the morning that's because station managers don't have a chance to check competitor pricing before you hit the pump

WE TOOK THE REPORT TO LOCAL MARKET ANALYST NICK CHLUMSKY.

HE BELIEVES THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO THE ARTICLE'S CLAIMS.

NICK CHLUMSKY, MARKET ANALYST: it's the day before a lot of leisurely travelers fill up the car for that long weekend typically starting on a thursday or a friday

HOWEVER WHILE HE AGREES IN THEORY WITH BOTH TIPS.

CHLUMSKY CLAIMS IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER NOT EVERY GAS STATION WORKS THE SAME.

SO DON'T THINK THE ADVICE IS SET IN STONE.

ESPECIALLY IN A FLUID OIL AND GAS MARKET.

NICK CHLUMSKY, MARKET ANALYST: if headquarters wanted to change prices with a push of a button they certainly have all the demographic and geographic information to do just that

HOW TO SAVE ON GAS-PLASMA-BNR

WORST DRIVERS-VO

EVERYONE THINKS THEIR CITY HAS THE WORST DRIVERS --

BUT THIS MORNING, A NEW ALLSTATE SURVEY SHOWS US WHICH ONES REALLY DO.

ACCORDING TO THEM,

WASHINGTON D-C HAS IT THE WORST,

THE AVERAGE DRIVER THERE GOES FOUR YEARS BETWEEN ACCIDENTS.

BALTIMORE MARYLAND IS SECOND.

THERE IS ALSO A LIST OF BEST CITIES TO DRIVE IN --

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CITY IS ACTUALLY ON THAT LIST --

CAPE CORAL IS 48TH IN THE NATION.

ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO PINE ISLAND-VO

FRESH SHRIMP, SNAPPER, GROUPER AND MORE.

IN A FEW MONTHS, YOUR WEEKENDS COULD INCLUDE A LOT MORE SEAFOOD.

THE PINE ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS TO START A WEEKLY FARMERS AND SEAFOOD MARKET.

LEHIGH FIRE CHIEF INVESTIGATION-VO

THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT IS DISCUSSING FUTURE INTERNET USAGE GUIDELINES,

AFTER EMPLOYEES WERE ACCUSED OF LOOKING AT INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES.

AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC STOOD UP AND CLAIMED THE CHIEF WAS LOOKING AT ADULT WEBSITES.

HE SAYS HE'S NEVER LOOKED AT ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE.

LAST NIGHT THE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE DISTRICT'S WEB FILTERING SAYS A REPORT SHOWS THERE MAY BE A FLAW WITHIN THEIR SOFTWARE.

CAPE FIRE UNION RNC-VO-WIPE

LOCAL FIRE UNIONS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE CAPE CORAL FIRE UNION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT'S SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -- AND OTHER FIRE UNIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SUIT.

CAPE FIRE UNION RNC-SOTVO

-He's been a great advocate of the Safer Grant which helps local fire fighters stay up and running. Four Departments that are affected by the Safer Grant. Romney made it clear he would get rid of it."

WWII BOMB-TRX-SOTVOTOPS

explosion

WOW!

THAT IS A WORLD WAR TWO ERA BOMB EXPLODING IN GERMANY.

IT WAS DISCOVERED BY WORKERS IN AN OLD BUILDING BEING DEMOLISHED.

BOMB EXPERTS SAY IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE MOVED,

SO THEY DETONATED IT AT THIS SITE.

ROYALS AT PARALYMPICS-OC-VO

HAPPENING TODAY -- PRINCE HARRY MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO SHIFT THE SPOTLIGHT FROM THOSE SCANDALOUS LAS VEGAS PHOTOS--AS HE JOINS HIS BROTHER, PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, AT LONDON'S 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES.

THE PARALYMPICS GETTING OFF TO A ROUSING START WITH DANCERS AND FIREWORKS. WHILE BRITISH ROYALTY LOOKED ON.

QUEEN ELIZABETH DECLARED THE GAMES OPEN AFTER THE MAMMOTH PROCESSION OF ATHLETES INTO THE OLYMPIC STADIUM.

WHILE THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS ARE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW,

THIS IS THE BIGGEST PARALYMPICS IN HISTORY WITH NEARLY 43-HUNDRED ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 160 COUNTRIES.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

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

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

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.

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.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

BODY WAS FOUND ALONG I-75 NEAR MM 164 AROUND 4:42AM IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

FHP ARRIVED ON SCENE TO INVESTIGATE.

THEY CANNOT CONFIRM IF A VEHICLE HIT THE PERSON.

ROAD BLOCK IN THE OUTSIDE SOUTHBOUND LANE.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

CONVENTION DANCING-OC-NATSVO

THE DELEGATES AT THE RNC ARE DONE WITH THEIR JOBS --

NOW IT'S TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

music nats

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE DELEGATES LETTING LOOSE ON THE CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR.

NOT SURE IF THIS DANCING IS GOING TO WIN ANY VOTES --

SNL RETURNS-OC-SS

WE NOW KNOW WHO WILL HOST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WHEN IT RETURNS IN A FEW WEEKS FOR ITS 38TH SEASON.

NBC ANNOUNCING THAT THE CREATOR OF FAMILY GUY, SETH MACFARLANE WILL HOST SEPTEMBER 15TH.

MUSICAL GUEST FRANK OCEAN WILL ALSO MAKE HIS S-N-L DEBUT ALONGSIDE MACFARLANE.

TODAY TEASE-OC-SOT

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

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) RESUES FOR ISAAC UNDERWAY-VOTOPS

DRAMATIC RESCUES ARE UNDERWAY THIS MORNING--- PULLING PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS FROM THEIR ROOFS AFTER RISING WATERS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC.

2) RULES FOR ISAAC-VOTOPS

PLUS-- THOSE WHO HAD TO EVACUATE-- LEFT PRECIOUS BELONGINGS BEHIND--

BUT ONE LITTLE GIRL LEFT A DETAILED PLAN FOR HER ANIMALS-

3) TODAY SHOW CONCERT-NATSVO

I don't give a shh, no one else can have ya

I want you back

I want you back

Wa-want you, want you back

AND SHE'S A HIT OVERSEAS WITH HER SONG--"WANT YOU BACK

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