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SLUG: RNC Commences
TOP LINE: CAUGHT ON CAMERA
SLUG: Burglars on the Prowl
RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY: RESCUES, OUTAGES AND RELENTLESS RAIN.
A ROUGH MORNING AHEAD FOR THOSE ALONG THE GULF SHORES--
AFTER SLOW, SWIRLING ISAAC CONTINUES TO HOVER.
PLUS-- PAUL RYAN IN PRIME TIME.
VP Candidate:05-:13
I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity - and I know we can do this.
THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VOWS TO VOTERS-- AS ROMNEY PREPARES FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TONIGHT.
AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HOPES TO TRACK DOWN CROOKS TAKING OFF STORM SHUTTERS TO ACCESS A LOCAL HOME.
NBC-2 NEWS TODAY AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOLGELSONG.
THIS MORNING--ISAAC IS SWAMPING THE GULF COAST WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WALLS OF WATER.
HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA IS DEALING WITH.
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROADS THERE ANYMORE.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE RESCUES-- EVACUATIONS--AND MAJOR FLOOD THREATS JUST AHEAD.
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BUT WE START THIS MORNING WITH OUR DECISION 2012 COVERAGE.
IT'S THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
MITT ROMNEY WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION TONIGHT--
MEANTIME ALL EYES WERE ON PAUL RYAN LAST NIGHT--
VP Candidate:20 -:37
We need to stop spending money we don't have
The present administration has made its choices. And Mitt Romney and I have made ours: Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems.
DELEGATES LOVED IT. HOPING RYAN'S CHARISMA WINS OVER UNDECIDED VOTERS
EARLIER, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE, WHO SOME HERE IMAGINED AT A ROMNEY RUNNING MATE, SAID OUR DEFICIT PROBLEMS HURTS US ABROAD.
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The world knows that when a nation loses control of its finances, it eventually loses control of its destiny. That is not the America that has inspired others to follow our lead.
AFTER FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR --MITT ROMNEY MAKES HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TONIGHT-- BALLOONS AND CONFETTI WILL RAIN DOWN ON THE ROMNEY-RYAN TICKET.
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THERE WAS ONE WOMAN AT THE RNC LAST NIGHT WHO ALSO WANTED TO HAVE HER VOICE HEARD.
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.
WE SPOKE TO HER AS SHE WAS BEING ESCORTED OUT.
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" im here to protest the rnc-- paul ryans views on abortion--that's why I stood up today.
THE WOMAN WAS LED OFF THE CONVENTION FLOOR AND OUT OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.
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OUR OWN CHAD OLIVER AND PETER BUSCH ARE IN TAMPA COVERING ALL OF THE EVENTS.
THEN NEXT WEEK, NBC-2 HEADS TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
YOU CAN WATCH THE R-N-C CONVENTION LIVE HERE ON NBC2 AT TEN TONIGHT.
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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RIGHT NOW--
SCORES OF SCORES OF BUSES AND DOZENS OF BOATS ARE EVACUATING THOUSANDS OUT OF LOUISIANA'S SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST.
RISING WATER CLOSED OFF ALL MAIN ROADS INTO THE PARISH, WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF NEW ORLEANS.
BRINGING YOU THE LATEST ON THE SITUATION ON THE GULF--
PLUS SHE'S SIFTING THROUGH ALL NEW VIDEO--
HERE'S NBC-2' ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH LIVE IN OUR STUDIO.
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HURRICANE ISAAC CAME IN, DUMPED A FOOT OF WATER IN SOME PLACES, HITTING PLAQUE-A MIN'S PARISH THE HARDEST.
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ISAAC IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM.
THIS MORNING, AS MANY AS 700 THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP WITHOUT POWER.
THE MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS HAS ORDERED A DUSK-TO-DAWN CURFEW.
THANKFULLY THIS MORNING, THERE ARE NO MAJOR REPORTS OF LOOTING.
ISAAC IS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE AT ONLY 5 MPH--MEANING THE THREAT OF STORM SURGE AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TODAY.
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suzette charles
this is ridiculous. we lost everything.everything.
Jonathan bernard - its like katrina all over again. water up to
people's rooves.
AS MANY AS 70 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM HOMES WITH WATER UP TO THEIR ROOFS.
OFFICIALS IN THE PARISH SAY A LEVEE WAS COMPROMISED.
THIS MORNING, AT LEAST ONE DEATH IS BLAMED ON THE STORM.
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TWO WATER TANKERS AND 35 THOUSAND BOTTLES OF WATER WILL BE HANDED OUT TO RESIDENTS THIS MORNING.
ALSO SANDBAGS WILL BE USED TODAY TO TRY AND PROTECT THE WATER SYSTEM FROM FLOODWATER CONTAMINATION.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO.
SD. NBC-2.
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ISAAC IS IMPACTING ALL OF US AT THE GAS PUMP-- AS PRICES SPIKED ALMOST A NICKEL OVERNIGHT.
RIGHT NOW -- NEW NUMBERS IN FROM OVERNIGHT--
WE'RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-82 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 THE STORM FORCED SEVERAL OIL REFINERIES TO CLOSE OR CUT PRODUCTION.
THE GOOD NEWS: THE STORM ISN'T CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO RIGS.
THE OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE SAYS PRICES COULD DROP AGAIN, AS EARLY AS LABOR DAY.
FOR THE BEST GAS PRICES IN YOUR AREA - JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON PUMP PATROL.
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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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE DISTRICT'S WEB FILTERING SAYS A REPORT SHOWS THERE MAY BE A FLAW WITHIN THEIR SOFTWARE.
AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO A NEW YORK DEMOCRAT IS WIDENING AFTER FIVE WOMEN HAVE COME FORWARD WITH SEXUAL HARRASSMENT CLAIMS.
FIVE WOMEN WHO WORKED FOR THIS MAN---VITO J. LOPEZ SAY THERE WERE UNWANTED ADVANCES BY HIM AND OTHERS IN HIS OFFICE.
THEY SAY LOPEZ EVEN ASKED THEM NOT TO WEAR BRAS TO WORK.
THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CATCHS BURGLARS TAKING OFF A HURRICANE SHUTTER--
TRYING BREAK INTO A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.
AND NOW POLICE HOPE THE FOOTAGE WILL HELP TRACK THEM DOWN.
IT RECORDED WHAT WENT ON AT THIS HOUSE OFF BAYSHORE ROAD--- TWO CROOKS REMOVING THE SHUTTER TO GET INSIDE, TUESDAY NIGHT.
LOREN PHILLIPPON HAD THE CAMERAS POINTED AT HIS HOME AT THE TIME, BUT IT ALSO CAUGHT THE VIDEO OF THE BURGLARS BREAKING INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOME.
PHILLIPPON TELLS US HIS NEIGHBOR'S ALARM WENT OFF AND WHEN DEPUTIES GOT THERE, THE BURGLARS WERE GONE.
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35:17 "yeah, yeah- it's a neighborly community thing- more neighbors take care of each other."
AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING OF THE SCENE WHERE A BICYCLIST WAS HIT BY A CAR IN CAPE CORAL.
TAKE A LOOK.
OUR CREWS GOT TO THE SCENE LAST NIGHT 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.
WE'RE TOLD THE MAN'S INJURIES APPEAR TO BE MINOR.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THIS WAL-MART TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO A POWER POLE ALONG DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.
POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED AROUND EIGHT LAST NIGHT WHEN THE TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO TURN INTO THE STORE'S PARKING LOT.
L-C-E-C WAS ON SCENE, MAKING SURE THE POWER LINES WERE SECURE.
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THE SALVAGE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF REMOVING THE WRECKAGE OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA CRUISE LINER HAS DELAYED THE REFLOATING OF THE STRICKEN SHIP.
THE REFLOATING OF THE 9 HUNDRED 51-FOOT CRUISE LINER HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.
THIRTY-TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN THE SHIP CAPSIZED OFF THE ITALIAN COAST AFTER HITTING ROCKS.
ONCE THE SHIP IS REFLOATED, IT WILL BE TOWED TO AN ITALIAN PORT TO BE BROKEN UP.
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RATTLESNAKES ARE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM--
BUT ONE LEHIGH ACRES MAN WILL BE DEALING WITH THEM 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.
BUT INSTEAD TABLED A DECISION UNTIL THEY HEAR FROM THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.
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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 MAKE A DECISION AT NEXT MONTHS MEETING.
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LOCAL FIRE UNIONS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON TODAY 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.
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS HAS ASKED LOCAL UNIONS TO ENDORSE OBAMA IN HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION.
THE FOUR LEE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE: LEHIGH ACRES, BAYSHORE, TICE AND FORT MYERS.
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CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS MAY SOON BE ASKED TO PAY UP.
CITY MANAGER JOHN SZERLAG IS URGING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER "DIVERSIFIED FUNDING SOURCES.
THE MOVE COMES ON THE HEELS OF A GRIM FINANCIAL FORECAST.
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IS ESTIMATED AT $441-MILLION DOLLARS.
IF COUNCIL DOESN'T TAKE ACTION SOON, THE CITY WILL BE FACED WITH A $12-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SHORTFALL.
SOME OPTIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER INCLUDE A FIRE SERVICES AND UTILITIES TAX.
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FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH-
VANDALS STRIKE AT THE BROOKS COMMUNITY PARK BY PAGE FIELD.
SMASHING ALL THE TOILETS IN BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS
NOW, COUNTY TAXPAYERS MUST SHELL OUT ABOUT 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY NEW TOILETS.
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46:23 "it's ridiculous- i mean it's taxpayer dollars going down the drain. i mean- it's for the kids here and no body can use it now for about a week."
2 WEEKS AGO- VANDALS ALSO SMASHED IN THE TOILETS.
THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING METAL TOILETS.
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IT'S A CASE OF BULLYING AT WASHINGTON SCHOOL THAT IS HARD TO BELIEVE.
A CHILD IS LITERALLY DRAGGED AROUND HIS CLASSROOM, ALL WHILE THE TEACHER IS WATCHING AND AT TIMES EVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE INCIDENT.
AND IT WAS CAUGHT ON CELL PHONE VIDEO.
THE GRAINY VIDEO MAKES IT LOOK LIKE THESE ARE KIDS PICKING ON SOMEONE IN A DARK SECRET SPOT.
BUT THIS HAPPENED WITH A TEACHER IN VIEW OF IT ALL.
THE 13-YEAR-OLD BOY HAD HIS SOCK PUT IN HIS MOUTH AND CARRIED AROUND DURING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TIME FOR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS.
HIS PARENTS WERE TOLD THEIR SON HAD BEEN BEATEN UP--- BUT LEARNED THE INCIDENT WAS VIDEO TAPED.
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"They kept telling us we can't see it because of privacy concerns with other kids. I said I'm trying to keep my son from committing suicide. What's going on here?"
THE BOYS PARENTS SAY THE TEACHER PARTICIPATED--
AT ONE POINT THREATENING TO SIT ON HIM.
THEY NOW WANT THE TEACHER FIRED.
THEY SAY THEIR SON IS IN COUNSELING. AND ATTENDS A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
AS FOR THE TEACHER. HE APOLOGIZED. BUT HE DESCRIBED IT AS HORSEPLAY. AND THOUGHT EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS HAVING FUN.
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MANY PEOPLE THINK THEIR CITY HAS THE WORST DRIVERS.
BUT ALLSTATE INSURANCE DID A SURVEY THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, D-C HAS THE NATION'S WORST DRIVERS ACCORDING TO ALLSTATE'S ANNUAL SURVEY.
THE AVERAGE DRIVER IN D-C GOES FOUR-POINT-SEVEN YEARS BETWEEN ACCIDENTS.
NEARBY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IS ALMOST AS BAD, RANKED AS HAVING THE SECOND WORST DRIVERS IN THE U-S.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
EVER CATCH YOURSELF COUNTING CALORIES?
A NEW STUDY OUT SAYS DON'T BOTHER--
THE RESEARCH BEHIND LIVING LONGER AND WHY CALORIES DON'T PLAY A PART.
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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THE PINE ISLAND CHAMBER IS HOPING A NEW PLAN DRAWS MORE PEOPLE TO THE BARRIER ISLAND.
THE GROUP WANTS TO START A FARMER'S AND SEAFOOD MARKET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
IT WOULD BE HELD AT THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND.
HOWEVER, SOME FISH HOUSES ARGUE CUSTOMERS WOULD PASS BY THEIR STORES TO GET TO THE MARKET--
BUT ONE OWNER WE TALKED TO SAYS SHE'S CONSIDERING GETTING ONBOARD.
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to help support the community and help support our commercial fishermen, I think it will help us bring more business to the island, more business to the galleries and more business to our business
THE CHAMBER IS ASKING FOR INPUT FROM BUSINESS OWNERS AND PEOPLE WHO IN MATLACHA AND ON PINE ISLAND.
THEY HOPE TO OPEN THE FIRST SATURDAY MARKET IN DECEMBER.
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EATING WELL MAY NOT HELP YOU LIVE LONGER.
RESEARCHERS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGING HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF CALORIE RESTRICTIONS ON MONKEYS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
OLDER MONKEYS WHO ATE FEWER CALORIES DIDN'T LIVE LONGER THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS WHO WEREN'T DIETING.
HOWEVER, A PARALLEL STUDY AT THE WISCONSIN NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER, SHOWED DIFFERENT MONKEYS *DID IMPROVE THEIR SURVIVAL RATES WHEN THEY DIETED.
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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
IT FINALLY WENT OUT THE NEWSROOM DOOR!
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TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS OF AMBER SMELKO HILL OF BONITA SPRINGS.
GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!
AMBER - HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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STORM SWAMPED.
HURRICANE ISAAC IS SENDING THE WORST OF ITS WIND AND HEAVY RAIN INTO A CLUSTER OF RURAL FISHING VILLAGES THIS MORNING--
WHILE IT'S RISING WATERS ARE CREATING DRAMATIC RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS.
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RNC FINALE
MITT ROMNEY WILL OFFICIALLY BECOME THE PARTY'S NOMINEE TONIGHT.
AND WHILE THERE'S A LOT OF SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT HE'LL SAY. THIS MORNING WE HEAR FROM HIS RUNNINGMATE.
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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Yeah we left for Katrina, but that's it I had enough I ain't coming back no more.
MISERY IS RAINING DOWN FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC --
AND FLOOD WATERS ARE RISING "SHOCKINGLY" FAST.
THIS MORNING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE FLOOD ZONE ARE STILL WAITING FOR RESCUE CREWS TO EVACUATE THEM
BRINGING US THE VERY LATEST FROM WHAT THE GULF IS EXPERIENCING THIS MORNING--
IS NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH LIVE IN OUR STUDIO.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS JUST SIGNED DISASTER
DECLARATIONS FOR HARD- HIT PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
ISAAC IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM, BUT IT'S MOVING SLOW, SO IT COULD STILL BRING A LOT OF RAIN FOR DAYS TO COME.
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ABOUT THREE- QUARTER OF A MILLION HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE WITHOUT POWER.
WATER SPILLED OVER THE TOP OF ONE LEVEE, WHICH SENT WATER POURING INTO PLAQUE-E-MINES PARISH IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
DOZENS OF FAMILIES WERE RESCUED BY BOAT INCLUDING SEVERAL SMALL CHILDREN.
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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."
SHELTERS ARE FILLING UP IN LOUSIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
SO FAR, IN NEW ORLEANS THE NEW LEVEE SYSTEM CREATED AFTER HURRICANE
KATRINA HAS PASSED ISAAC'S TEST.
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AS ISAAC MOVES NORTH RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL FLOOD STAGE IN MANY AREAS
RESCUE TEAMS WILL RESUME OPERATIONS ONCE THE SUNS COMES UP.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO.
SD. NBC-2.
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TONIGHT MITT ROMNEY WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION DURING THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE RNC.
AFTERWARDS---BALLOONS AND CONFETTI WILL RAIN DOWN ON THE ROMNEY-RYAN TICKET.
AND PAUL RYAN TOOK CENTER STAGE LAST NIGHT AT THE PODIUM-
TAKING SHOTS AT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.
"Obamacare comes to more than two thousand pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country."
RYAN ALSO TOLD THE CONVENTION-GOERS THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SOLVE THE COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL ISSUES.
HE ALSO TRIED TO PORTRAY MITT ROMNEY AS THE PROTECTOR OF AMERICA'S WORKING CLASS.
BUT THERE WAS ONE MOMENT WHERE RYAN TEASED ROMNEY.
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Rep. Paul Ryan
Vice Presidential Candidate
--SOT--
I hope it's not a dealbreaker Mitt, but my playlist starts with AC/DC and it ends with Zeppelin
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5 seconds nats of launch
NEW THIS MORNING---
NASA HAS LAUNCHED TWIN SATELLITES TO STUDY EARTH'S RADIATION BELTS.
AN UNMANNED ROCKET BLASTED OFF THIS MORNING FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, CARRYING THE RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME TWO SPACECRAFT WILL ORBIT AMID THE HARSH, HAZARDOUS RADIATION BELTS OF EARTH.
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A HEARING THIS MORNING REGARDING COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES.
ATTORNEYS WILL DISCUSS HOLMES' NOTEBOOK HE MAILED TO A COLORADO UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST.
THE NOTEBOOK REPORTEDLY CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF A VIOLENT ATTACK.
HOLMES' ATTORNEY SAYS HER CLIENT'S EDUCATIONAL RECORDS SHOULD BE OFF LIMITS
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FORMER UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LACROSSE PLAYER GEORGE HUGUELY IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED TODAY.
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN FEBRUARY OF KILLING YEARDLEY LOVE - A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM WHOM HE HAD BEEN DATING.
JURORS HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT HUGUELY BE GIVEN 26 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
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AUTHORITIES IN COLLIER COUNTY HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN THEY SAY HELD UP A BANK WITH A PLASTIC GUN--
IT HAPPENED AT THE WELLS FARGO ON RADIO ROAD BACK IN APRIL.
DETECTIVES SAY THE MAN IN THIS PICTURE IS CHRISTOPHER CABRERA.
DURING THE ROBBERY, INVESTIGATORS SAY CABRERA BROKE THE TOY GUN.
INVESTIGATORS USED D-N-A COLLECTED FROM CLOTHES HE DITCHED NEAR THE CRIME SCENE TO TRACK HIM DOWN.
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THERE'S GROWING CONCERN 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.
THEY SAY HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PARK AND AT THE NORRIS COMMUNITY CENTER ARE CAUSING TROUBLE.
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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 DEPARTMENT PATROLS ALL PARKS REGULARLY.
THEY KICK PEOPLE OUT WHEN THEY FIND THEM SLEEPING ON CITY PROPERTY AFTER HOURS BUT DON'T PLAN TO AMP UP PATROLS BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.
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GOOD NEWS FROM CAPE CORAL.
THE CITY WON THE FLORIDA "SPIRIT AWARD."
COUNCILMAN LENNY NESTA ACCEPTED THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY LAST WEEKEND.
THE CITY EARNED THE AWARD FOR ITS "TAKE PRIDE IN THE CAPE" PROGRAM.
ORGANIZERS LAUNCHED IT IN 2009 TO TACKLE BLIGHT IN THE CITY CAUSED BY FORECLOSURES.
VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES TO MOW AND LANDSCAPE ABANDONED HOUSES.
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FREQUENT FLIERS BY THE NAME OF FIDO, YOUR TIME HAS COME.
THIS FALL, JETBLUE WILL OFFER UNLIMITED FLIGHTS FOR CATS AND DOGS ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR OWNERS FOR 300 DOLLARS.
THE "ALL YOUR PET CAN JET" PASS ALLOWS THE PURCHASER TO ADD ONE PET TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF JETBLUE FLIGHT BOOKINGS FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7TH AND DECEMBER 31ST WITHOUT PAYING THE JETBLUE STANDARD PET FEE.
THERE ARE NO BLACKOUT DATES, GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE TRAVELING OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
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NO MORE PRESEASON GAMES FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS.
WHILE TONY ROMO DID NOT PLAY FOR THE COWBOYS, THE DOLPHINS PLAYED THEIR ROOKIE SIGNAL CALLER, RYAN TANNEHILL.
AND THE COWBOYS CAME OUT WITH A WIN.
GOING THE OTHER WAY LEMON THE OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOY WITH THE FIRST PRESEASON TOUCH DOWN---
ORIE LEMON RETURNS AN INTERCEPTION 26 YARDS FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
ROOKIE QUARTERBACK RYAN TANNEHILL, THE FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM TEXAS A&M ALREADY TABBED MIAMI'S STARTER, WAS 5-OF-7 PASSING FOR 35 YARDS PLAYING THE FIRST TWO SERIES.
THE DOLPHINS LED 3-0 WHEN HE WAS DONE.
BUT THAT LEAD WOULD SOON BE OVER--
DALLAS BEAT MIAMI 30 TO 13.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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RIGHT NOW--PERUVIAN HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A CRASH THAT KILLED TWO AMERICAN TOURISTS.
BOTH THE TOURISTS AND THEIR DRIVER WERE KILLED WEDNESDAY BY AN ACCIDENT NEAR AN ANCIENT SITE IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY WERE RIDING IN A TOUR VAN WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND PLUNGED 13-HUNDRED FEET INTO A RAVINE.
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A SCAM WARNING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCREEN--
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.
REMEMBER THIS- THE F-B-I WILL NEVER ASK FOR OR DEMAND PAYMENT FOR A FINE.
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SEVEN INFANT INJURIES PROMPT 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.
THE INJURIES INCLUDE FOUR INFANTS WITH SKULL FRACTURES AND ONE WITH BRAIN BLEEDING.
LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE-- NBC DASH TWO DOT COM FOR ALL OF THE MODEL NUMBER AND THE LINK FOR A REPAIR KIT.
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IMPACTS PEOPLE WE KNOW AND LOVE, BUT MANY OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE IT.
UNTIL TODAY.
NEW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DISEASE --
DURING A DEMONSTRATION IN FORT MYERS YESTERDAY - PEOPLE WORE SPECIAL HEADPHONES THAT DEAFEN THE EARS, FOOT PADS THAT DEMONSTRATE BONE SPURS AND GOGGLES TO MIMIC BLURRED VISION.
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"I couldn't imagine how horrible it would be to have that feeling, and if my eyes were like that, frankly, i'd keep them closed."
THE DEMONSTRATION IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE TOUR TO HELP PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR SOMEONE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.
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COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING--
SPECIAL DELIVERY: A GRANDMOTHER IN HER EARLY FIFTIES GETS SET TO GIVE BIRTH TO HER OWN GRANDCHILD TODAY.
emily's mom cindy:
the thought of emily and mike not getting, not being able to have children, um, and sort of share
that piece of their lives with someone just broke my heart. i want emily to have that connection
with another human being like i had with her.
EMILY & MIKE JORDAN.
EMILY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL CANCER, AND THE COUPLE THOUGHT THEIR DREAMS OF HAVING A FAMILY HAD VANISHED
BUT WITH THE HELP FROM MODERN MEDICINE AND AN UNLIKELY SURROGATE, EMILY'S OWN 52-YEAR-OLD MOTHER,
THEIR DREAMS ARE ABOUT TO COME TRUE TODAY.
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A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VETERAN FINALLY GETS A PURPLE HEART--
EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNMENT TOLD HIM THEY COULDN'T FIND RECORDS OF HIS INJURIES.
WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HARRY BEEMAN'S FRUSTRATING STORY LAST WEEK.
TODAY, NBC-2 WAS THERE AS A SERVICE MEMBER FROM ANOTHER GENERATION PASSED ALONG HIS OWN TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.
VIETNAM VETERAN JOHN MILLICAN GAVE HIS OWN PURPLE HEART TO WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN HARRY BEEMAN THIS AFTERNOON.
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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.
THE 90 YEAR OLD TELLS US HE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE MEDAL WHEN HE FIRST LEFT THE SERVICE BECAUSE HE WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND FINALLY HOME.
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SHE'S THE SUMMER'S NEWEST POP SENSATION!
CHER LLOYD PERFORMS HER SMASH HIT "WANT YOU BACK"… LIVE ON THE PLAZA…ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING--
And now you're taking her to every restaurant
You got me, got me like this
Uh
Boy you can say anything you wanna
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
Uh
REHEARSALS ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW--
YOU CAN CATCH THE TOYOTA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THIS MORNING --RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 AFTER NEWS TODAY.
AND JUST A HEADS UP-- JASON MRAZ IS PREFORMING TOMORROW.
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AS MANY FAMILIES PACKED UP AND GOT OUT OF HURRICANE ISAAC'S WAY, ONE LITTLE GIRL IN MANDEVILLE LOUISIANA HAD A WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN.
SHE LEFT A SET OF RULES BEHIND FOR HER STUFFED ANIMALS.
TAKE A LOOK.
DAD STUMBLED UPON THE LIST LEFT BY HIS DAUGHTER ASHLEY ON A DRY-ERASE BOARD AFTER HE'D SENT HER AND HER MOTHER OUT OF TOWN TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
ASHLEY'S VERY ORGANIZED, NUMBERED LIST INCLUDES "RULES" LIKE "IF YOU HEAR NOISES STAY CALM"---"BATHROOM: TAKE A BUDDY," "NO PARTYS,"--AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "HAVE FUN!"
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
PLUS-- WE'RE GOING LIVE TO NEW ORLEANS WHERE RESCUES, OUTAGES AND RELENTLESS RAIN IS MAKING IT A TOUGH MORNING FOR THE PEOPLE ALONG THE GULF SHORES--
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
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BREAKING NEWS OUT OF PUNTA GORDA WHERE A BODY HAS BEEN FOUND ALONG SOUTHBOUND I-75 NEAR MILE MARKER 167--
NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS ON SCENE --- WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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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.
As far as the tropics, Isaac is still a tropical storm and continues to bring heavy rains and winds along the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts off to the north. There is also Tropical Storm Kirk, but this one is in the mid-Atlantic and will recurve out to sea without having any impact on Southwest Florida. There is another tropical wave almost 800 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance of development over the next day or two, however most of the models are predicting it will take a similar path to Kirk and stay well out to sea.
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COMING UP ON TODAY.Coming up Thursday on TODAY much more from the Republican National Convention, we'll talk to the always interesting Bill O'Reilly.
And a live concert on the plaza from British pop sensation Cher Lloyd. When Matt and I see you Thursday on TODAY.
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ENTIRE COMMUNITIES ARE WAKING UP UNDER WATER THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO FACE ANOTHER DAY OF ISAAC.
NBC'S DANIELLE LEIGH JOINS US LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS WITH HOW PEOPLE ARE WEATHERING A STORM THAT DOESN'T WANT TO DIE OUT.
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SO FAR--ISAAC HAS DUMPED NEARLY A FOOT OF RAIN ON NEW ORLEANS BUT THE CITY REMAINED ESSENTIALLY WATERTIGHT AS ITS REVAMPED LEVEE SYSTEM HELD.
TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, THOUGH, PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED AS ISAAC LINGERED OVER LOUISIANA.
POWER IS OUT FOR ABOUT 700 THOUSAND PEOPLE.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DECLARED FEDERAL EMERGENCIES IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
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THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD BROUGHT IN DOZENS OF RESCUE TEAMS, AND AS MANY AS 70 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM HOMES WITH WATER UP TO THEIR ROOFS
SEEN HERE--
A HUSBAND, WIFE AND TWO DOGS WERE PULLED FROM THE LAPLACE HOME IN SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH.
THE SLOW-MOVING STORM ALSO DUMPED HEAVY RAINS IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING.
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TODAY IS MITT ROMNEY'S TURN TO STEP UP AS HE PREPARES FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH OF HIS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN -- TO HIS PARTY'S CONVENTION AND AN AUDIENCE OF MILLIONS.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN PROVIDED A ROUSING WARM-UP YESTERDAY, VOWING AND END TO DODGING PAINFUL BUDGET CHOICES.
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OUR OWN CHAD OLIVER AND PETER BUSCH ARE IN TAMPA COVERING ALL OF THE EVENTS.
THEN NEXT WEEK, NBC-2 HEADS TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
YOU CAN WATCH THE R-N-C CONVENTION LIVE HERE ON NBC2 AT TEN TONIGHT.
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TAKE A GOOD LOOK--
ALL NEW THIS MORNING-- CROOKS CAUGHT ON CAMERA TRYING TO BREAK INTO A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.
POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO TAKE OFF THE HURRICANE SHUTTERS OF THIS HOUSE OFF BAYSHORE ROAD TUESDAY NIGHT.
THANKFULLY-- A NEIGHBOR CAUGHT IT ON HIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA.
NO ITEMS WERE TAKEN AND THE ATTEMPTED BURGLARS ARE STILL ON THE RUN.
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HAPPENING TODAY--
A HEARING TAKES PLACE 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.
HOLMES' ATTORNEY SAYS HER CLIENT'S EDUCATIONAL RECORDS SHOULD BE OFF LIMITS
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FORMER UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LACROSSE PLAYER GEORGE HUGUELY IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED TODAY.
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN FEBRUARY OF KILLING YEARDLEY LOVE - A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM WHOM HE HAD BEEN DATING.
JURORS HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT HUGUELY BE GIVEN 26 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
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ISAAC IS TURNING OUT TO BE BAD FOR DRIVERS' WALLETS.
RIGHT NOW -- NEW NUMBERS IN FROM OVERNIGHT--
WE'RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-82 IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
AS HURRICANE ISAAC SWAMPS THE NATION'S OIL AND GAS HUB ALONG THE GULF COAST, IT'S DELIVERING SHARPLY HIGHER PUMP PRICES, EVEN TO SOME AREAS OUTSIDE THE STORM'S REACH.
SOME DRIVERS ARE BEING HIT WITH THE BIGGEST ONE-DAY JUMP IN GASOLINE PRICES IN 18 MONTHS.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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