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LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS UNDERWAY!

LOTS OF PEOPLE SQUEEZING IN ONE LAST VACATION BEFORE SUMMER ENDS.

BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES?

WE'RE BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS LIVE IN THIRTY SECONDS.

AND MOVE OVER RNC.

IT'S TIME FOR THE DEMS TO HAVE THEIR FUN.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

AND REMEMBERING DIANA.

15 YEARS TO THE DAY THE PRINCESS LOST HER LIFE.

WE LOOK BACK AT HER LEGACY THIS AFTERNOON.

HL1) LABOR DAY GAS-VO

HL2) NEXT UP DNC-VO

HL3) DIANA 15 YEARS LATER-VO

OPEN-CLIP

LABOR DAY CAMS-FDOT PRIVATE SKY

HELLO EVERYONE!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

AND HEATHER TURCO.

LOOKING LIVE AT 75 AS THE LABOR DAY TRAVEL WEEKEND GETS UNDERWAY.

TRAFFIC MOVING JUST FINE NEAR COLONIAL BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

AND LOOKING LIVE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL FROM OUR PRIVATE SKY CAMERA.

WE JUST CHECKED WITH THE AIRPORT.

LABOR DAY GAS CLIFTON PLASMA-2SHOT TRX OBX LIVE

PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING THE PINCH AT THE PUMP THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS NOT EXEMPT.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS AT A GAS STATION IN FORT MYERS.

LABOR DAY GAS CLIFTON PLASMA-REM LIVE

GAS AT THIS BP IS SOME OF THE LOWEST AROUND HERE, AT 3.75.

BUT IT'S STILL HIGHER THAN IT'S BEEN FOR A WHILE.

LABOR DAY GAS CLIFTON PLASMA-PKG

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PRICES AT THE PUMP ARE SPIKING.

MARY HART, UPSET WITH GAS PRICES "I MEAN THE GAS PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS."

FOR PEOPLE FILLING UP AT THIS BP ON COLONIAL BLVD AND WINKLER AVE, BIG PRICES ARE A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW.

WILLIE DAVIS, BUYING GAS "IT'S TOO HIGH YOU CAN'T HARDLY BUY IT."

AND THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MORE MONEY HERE, MEANS LESS MONEY TO TRAVEL

ANGELA DAVIS-HARRIS, BUYING GAS "WE WANTED TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER, MAYBE SARASOTA, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO STAY LOCAL."

CLIFTON FRENCH "ACCORDING TO A REPORT RELEASED BY GAS BUDDY.COM, 45 STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA COULD SEE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR GAS EVER ON LABOR DAY, THIS YEAR."

CURRENTLY, NATION WIDE THE AVERAGE PRICE OF UNLEADED GASOLINE IS $3.83, NEARLY 20 CENTS HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

IN SOUTH WEST FLORIDA, IT'S $3.80.STATEWIDE, 3.79.

DESPITE THE SPIKE, AAA SAYS IT EXPECTS 33-MILLION PEOPLE TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY, UP 3-PERCENT FROM 2011.

BUT FOR SOME, THOSE TRAVEL PLANS HAVE CHANGED.

LABOR DAY GAS CLIFTON PLASMA-REM LIVE BNR

HURRICANE ISAAC CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SPIKE.

BUT WE ALREADY SEEING AN UPWARD TREND BEFORE THAT WEATHER CAME THROUGH.

AND WHILE IT'S 3.75 HERE, WE'VE SEEN GAS AS HIGH AS 3.89 AT PLACES IN FORT MYERS.

SO, TO FIND THE BEST PRICES NEAR YOU, YOU CAN VISIT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE, AT NBC-2.COM.

ISAAC OPEN-CLIP

ISAAC REMNANTS-OC

TURNING TO THE LATEST ON ISAAC.

THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM CAUSING A MAJOR HEADACHE FOR FOLKS IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

FOR SOME OF THEM - THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

ISAAC REMNANTS-PKG

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

NEXT UP DNC-OC

TALKING POLITICS THIS AFTERNOON.

MITT ROMNEY TOURS LOUISIANA AFTER ISAAC.

PAUL RYAN HITS THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOLLOWING THE CONVENTION.

AND THE PRESIDENT AND JOE BIDEN GET READY FOR THEIRS.

NEXT UP DNC-PKG

DNC COVERAGE-OC

AGAIN THE DNC STARTS NEXT WEEK IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.

NBC2'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL BE THERE.

LOCAL RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS HELP-VOWIPE

MEANWHILE RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR AREA ARE LENDING A HAND.

TWO *MORE VOLUNTEERS LEFT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA YESTERDAY.

THEIR FIRST STOP, MISSISSIPPI.

FROM THERE THEY'LL GO WHEREVER THEY'RE NEEDED.

LOCAL RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS HELP-2 SOT VO

"I'm a volunteer, so it's purely a matter of choice. I don't have to do this, and they asked me if I would like to go and I said 'yes'"

"I've had a good life and I want to share and help people who maybe are having some challenges right now."

NEIL ARM FUNERAL-DISSOLVE VO WIPE

TODAY IN CINCINNATI OHIO,

A PRIVATE MEMORIAL is TAKING PLACE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG.

ARMSTRONG DIED LAST WEEKEND AT THE AGE OF 82 FROM HEART SURGERY COMPLICATIONS.

HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON -

ARMSTRONG FLAGS HALF STAFF-VOTOPS

FLAGS ARE AT HALF STAFF TODAY FOR ARMSTRONG.

WE TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THESE FLAGS AROUND LEE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

PRINCESS DIANA-OC

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY MARKS THE DEATH OF DIANA.

MOURNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE LATE PRINCESS.

PRINCESS DIANA-PKG

Rain or shine-- you still find flowers for Diana at her Palace gates.

It's just hard for those who knew her, like journalist Robert Jobson, to believe it's been 15 years since the world mourned her passing. and came here.

"It was just so-- silent! That's what made it so poignant and sad."

And the memories of Diana that have lasted are the same quiet ones that touched people then.

Reaching out to an AIDS patient. Cradling a child. Walking through minefields. to help their victims.

Today. it's stunning how much Prince William carries her easy manner.

Prince Harry-- has started a foundation for children, in her honor.

They-- her living legacy.

"She made them the boys they are today. Diana insisted they shouldn't be over-pampered. They should live free lives."

Now-- William and Kate are preparing to move into Kensington Palace, where Prince Harry also has an apartment, where they spent their early lives.

And where Diana lived until her death.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

THE SOUND OF THE OPENING BELL.

STOCKS OPEN HIGHER AS FED CHAIR BEN BERNANKE UPDATES US ON THE ECONOMY.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

AND GREAT NEWS IF YOU'VE BEEN WAITING TO PLAN A LATE SUMMER OR FALL TRIP - NOW MIGHT BE THE BEST TIME TO BOOK IN SOME TRAVEL.

WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY.

AND LOOKING AT OUR WEEKEND WEATHER - - A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY THAN LAST WEEKEND WHEN WE WERE PLANNING FOR A TROPICAL STORM.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VOTOPS BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) FALL TRAVEL DEALS-VO

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK

MARKET WATCH-PKG

MECHANICS SHORTAGE-VO

TURNS OUT A MECHANIC SHORTAGE IS LOOMING.

A NEW REPORT SHOWS GOOD MECHANICS, ESPECIALLY MASTER MECHANICS ARE HARD TO FIND.

AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

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.

After a wet and windy start to the work week, our weather will be trending toward a drier than normal pattern.

It will be another warm and muggy start to the day, but our skies will be sunny with a few high thin cirrus clouds drifting overhead. Temperatures will be quick to warm as they climb from the upper 70s to the middle 90s during the afternoon.

High pressure will continue to flex its muscle across the Florida Peninsula, thus bringing a more stable atmosphere overhead. We'll see the chance for an isolated shower or storm during the peak heating of the day along the sea breeze as it begins to work its way inland, however many of us will stay hot and dry under partly sunny skies.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear with lows settling into the middle to upper 70s.

Our hot and mainly dry weather pattern will hold through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a few spotty showers during the afternoon, while temperatures range from the low to mid 90s.

FALL TRAVEL DEALS-VO IN PLASMA

IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THE 33 MILLION EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND -

AND STILL HAVE VACATION DAYS LEFT TO TAKE, CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT DEALS TO BE HAD!

FALL TRAVEL DEALS-PKG

THOSE OF YOU PINING FOR A LATE SUMMER GETAWAY. LATER THIS MONTH OR NEXT.PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR BEING SMART.

AFTER-LABOR-DAY TRAVEL HAS BECOME THE MOST PLEASURABLE. OF THE PLEASURE TRAVEL SEASON.

"This is the time when the temperatures are still nice, there are no crowds and you're going to find great bargains.and not just here in the United States but even in the Caribbean and Europe"

IN LONDON, FOR EXAMPLE. HOTELS ARE 60-PERCENT CHEAPER THAN THEY WERE DURING THE OLYMPICS.

"We got all this hotel buildup in London.which are now empty because those crowds are gone.a lot of empty rooms and a lot of good deals"

THE PRICES AT DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS ALSO DROP DRAMATICALLY AFTER THIS WEEKEND.

"Places like Colorado, the theme park destinations. Even some of the city destinations like Chicago and DC 0552

EVEN IN HAWAII, LUXURY HOTELS AND RESORTS WILL BE CHARGING RATES.40-PERCENT LOWER THAN JUST LAST WEEK.

AIRFARES WON'T BE DROPPING MUCH BEFORE OCTOBER. BUT THE LOWER COSTS OF EVERYTHING ELSE CAN OFFSET THAT IN PLACES WHERE THERE'S A MONTH OF SUMMER LEFT.

"Still have excellent weather in that first couple of weeks of September.but the pricing is just so much better"

AND EXPERTS SAY THAT POST-LABOR DAY TRAVEL MAY BE MORE ATTRACTIVELY PRICED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE UNSTABLE ECONOMY.

BEST BUDGET AIRLINES-VIDBOX

LOW-COST CARRIERS DON'T HAVE TO MEAN LOW-SERVICE.

A NEW SURVEY RANKS THE BEST BUDGET AIRLINES.

SOUTHWEST, AIRTRAN, AND JETBLUE TOP THE LIST.

SOUTHWEST ALLOWS TWO BAGS AT NO COST.

AIRTRAN HAS FREE WIFI ON SOME FLIGHTS.

POWERBALL WINNER-SOT

IT'S SOME BIG MONEY FOR A 44 YEAR OLD MAN IN MICHIGAN.

WE NOW KNOW WHO'S TAKING HOME THE RECORD POWERBALL WINNINGS.

337 MILLION DOLLARS!

so i got on the computer.

MEET DONALD, A NOW-RETIRED RAILROAD WORKER.

HE SAY'S THE FIRST THING HE BOUGHT WAS A PACK OF BUBBLE GUM.

HE'LL NOW SPEND HIS DAYS TRAVELING.

THE NEXT DRAWING IS TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE CURRENT JACKPOT IS 80 MILLION.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

WE'VE ALL MADE IT TO FRIDAY!

IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT BAD BUYS ON THE RUN.

IN THREE MINUTES IT'S FUGITIVE FRIDAY.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-3 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

YOUR TIME NOW __.

TIME TO HELP POLICE FIND WANTED CRIMINALS - AND GET THEM OFF OUR STREETS.

IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF FUGITIVE FRIDAY,

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-5 SS

We're starting off our list this week with a man who, despite the fact that he's been arrested 21 times before in Lee County, just can't absorb the message that crime doesn't pay. Colonel Brockette is on the run - once again - this time for violating his probation on the heels of an arrest for the possession of a gun by a convicted felon. Over the years, Brockette has amassed a lengthy record both here and in Georgia, where he's spent even more time sitting in a jail cell. Among his list of legal malfunctions are charges of aggravated stalking, dealing in stolen property, battery, grand theft auto, drugs and several weapons violations. Detectives believe Brockette is a transient, possibly living in North Fort Myers or Bonita Springs. Born and raised in Fort Myers, Brockette has been known to earn his keep working as a metal scrapper. He is 5'8" and has several tattoos, including a tear drop by his left eye, and the phrase "Follow me, and I'll follow you" on his left forearm.

Also on the run this week is Hector Rico Ortiz, who had a warrant issued for his arrest earlier this week on a long list of criminal mishaps. This 20 year old fugitive has violated his probation following an arrest for 2 counts of burglary and four counts of grand theft. Detectives say Ortiz is known to have violent tendencies, and may be travelling back and forth between the St. Pete area and Lee County area in an attempt to avoid arrest. Ortiz is 5'11", 215 pounds with numerous tattoos, including a six point star on his neck, the phrase "pimpin aint easy" on his left leg and a picture of Ben Franklin with a bandana over his face smack dab in the middle of his chest. Ortiz may be armed, and should definitely be considered dangerous.

Also on the run this week is James Penrose, a Collier County man who apparently likes to drive drunk, crash into stuff then take off before anyone can hold him responsible for his actions. This 45 year old felon is currently on the run for violating terms of his state probation following his third conviction for DUI. Last known to be working for a local moving company, Penrose is a repeat offender, with multiple drunk driving arrests, weapons charges, aggravated battery and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer. Although his last reported address was in Golden Gate, deputies think Penrose may be hiding out in the Lehigh Acres area. Penrose is 5'9", 150 pounds and has a tattoo of an eagle on his upper left arm.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

FLOODING CONTINUES IN STATES ALONG THE GULF.

IN TWO MINUTES, WE'LL VISIT NEW ORLEANS AS THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC ARE STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE.

PLUS THIS,

"I don't know what she thought of me. She probably thought I was a screwball. The first time I saw her. She was a beauty."

PROOF THE RIGHT PERSON IS OUT THERE.

TAKE IT FROM THIS COUPLE - NOW MARRIED FOR 77 YEARS!

TZ3 A) ISAAC LATEST-VO

TZ3 B) MARRIED FOR 77 YEARS-SOTVO TO BREAK

OPEN-CLIP

ISAAC LATEST-2 SHOT

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

AND I'M HEATHER TURCO.

WE BEGIN THIS HALF HOUR WITH THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC.

ISAAC LEFT A WAKE OF MISERY IN LOUISIANA, INCLUDING DOZENS OF NEIGHBORHOODS UNDER DEEP FLOOD WATERS AND MORE THAN 800,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER.

AND FLOOD WATERS STILL RISING IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

ISAAC LATEST-PKG

OASIS WOODS FOLO-VOWIPE

IN CAPE CORAL THIS AFTERNOON,

SOME PEOPLE SAY A LAND-CLEARING PROJECT HAS LEFT A BIG MESS.

IN JULY A CITY CONTRACTOR CHOPPED UP AND REMOVED INVASIVE TREES BEHIND THE OASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS.

IT'S NOTHING BUT A SWAMP THIS AFTERNOON.

CITY LEADERS TELL US THE TREES WERE A SERIOUS FIRE DANGER.

OASIS WOODS FOLO-SOTVO

1045 "Have a plan! If you're going to take something away. Have a plan of how you're going to fix it because this is not fixed."

CHURCH VANDALS-VOWIPE

IN FORT MYERS THIS AFTERNOON, A CHURCH IS CLEANING UP.

VANDALS HIT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS ON BROADWAY BOULEVARD.

IT'S THE THIRD TIME IN A MONTH.

SOMEONE STUFFED THE SINKS AND TURNED ON THE WATER.

DAYS LATER, WATER BUCKETS USED TO CLEAN UP THE MESS WERE KNOCKED OVER.

CHURCH VANDALS-SOTVO

49:47 "i feel badly for whoever would do something like this."

51:10 "you don't like to see anything beautiful destroyed."

NO WORD ON WHO THE VANDALS ARE.

THE ENTIRE GYM FLOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS TALKS-VO

IT'S ANOTHER MOVE TO BRING A THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM TO LEE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER ARE HEADED TO D-C.

THEY'LL MEET WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS TODAY.

THE COUNTY WANTS TO FILL THE NOW-VACANT CITY OF PALMS PARK IN FORT MYERS.

LEADERS SAY THERE IS LITTLE MONEY FOR THE MOVE.

FMB CRESCENT PARK-VOWIPE

A CHANGE OF SCENERY ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

NEW ARTWORK WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE SHADE!

CHECK IT OUT.

SEA GRAPE LEAVES REPRESENTING THE SEASONS AND THE THREE AMERICAS - NORTH, SOUTH AND CENTRAL.

THEY'RE MADE OF BAMBOO AND RECYCLED MATERIAL.

FMB CRESCENT PARK-SOTVO

we need to have something to show and the best way is for something natural, these are the things we produce.

TEXTING AND DRVING TICKETS-OC

TURNING TO OHIO FOR A MOMENT,

STARTING TODAY PEOPLE WHO TEXT AND DRIVE ARE BREAKING THE LAW.

POLICE AND TROOPERS WILL ISSUE WARNINGS AT FIRST.

THEN YOU'LL FACE A 150 DOLLAR FINE AFTER SIX MONTHS.

SEAL AUTHOR COULD BE IN TROUBLE-VO

LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A FORMER NAVY SEAL.

IT'S WHAT THE PENTAGON IS CONSIDERING AGAINST THE AUTHOR OF 'NO EASY DAY'.

THE PENTAGON'S TOP LAWYER SAYS THE AUTHOR VIOLATED AGREEMENTS TO NOT DIVULGE MILITARY SECRETS.

THE PENTAGON IS CONSIDERING QUOTE "ALL REMEDIES LEGALLY AVAILABLE."

BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND, 'NO EASY DAY' IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 4TH.

FIREFIGHTERS GRADUATING AS POLICE OFFICERS-VOWIPE

A FIRST OF ITS KIND PILOT PROGRAM RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS GRADUATE FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY,

HOPING TO SERVE DOUBLE DUTY.

ABOUT A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS GRADUATED YESTERDAY.

THEY SAY THE PROGRAM GIVES THEM ANOTHER JOB TO FALL BACK ON.

FIREFIGHTERS GRADUATING AS POLICE OFFICERS-2 SOT V

4:10:25 to me anything is possible if you put your mind to it and it opens the door to other avenues, who knows where this will take me i dont know where it will take me

4:13:37 more tools in your toolbox - be able to go out there and help the public the way i've been chosen to do so and base my life on 9 sec

MARRIED FOR 77 YEARS-2 SHOT

A PRETTY RARE STORY TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN CALIFORNIA.

ONE COUPLE CELEBRATES THEIR *77TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

MARRIED FOR 77 YEARS-PKG

INSIDE THEIR WELDON HOME.

"It's been great hasn't it mama?"

"Oh yes."

BUD AND OLIVE STEVENS PARK THEIR WALKERS AND SNUGGLE UP SIDE BY SIDE, AS THEY LIKE TO, AND RECALL THE FIRST TIME THEY MET.

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years:13 -:21

"I don't know what she thought of me. She probably thought I was a screwball. The first time I saw her. She was a beauty."

S/ Olive Stevens/ Married for 77 Years:23 -:31

"Was? You tell me now I still am! I really first met him, I didn't much care for him."

THAT WAS 79 YEARS AGO-- AND THE FEELING OLIVE HAD THEN WOULD BEGIN TO CHANGE AFTER THEIR FIRST DATE.

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years TOO QUICK TO SUPER

"I was a big spender."

S/ Olive Stevens/ Married for 77 Years TOO QUICK TO SUPER

"Our first date was 25 cents."

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years

"We went to the Fox Theater in Fullerton."

S/ Olive Stevens/ Married for 77 Years

"10-cents and a 5-cent hamburger and he broke it in two and had a half of hamburger."

BUD'S WHOOING WAYS WON OLIVE'S HEART AND THREE YEARS LATER, AUGUST 24, 1935, HER HAND IN MARRIAGE. THERE ARE NO PICTURES OF THAT DAY, BUT THERE ARE MEMORIES.

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years 1:08 - 1:14

"She was nervous and she was shaking all of the petals off the flowers. Anyhow we got married."

THOSE BUTTERFLIES HAVE CARRIED BUD AND OLIVE NOW THROUGH 77 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. THAT HAVE FLOWN BY.

SHARING TWO- CHILDREN, 5 GRANDCHILDREN, 17 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN- AND SHARING EVERY MOMENT, GOOD AND BAD TOGETHER.

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years 1:31 - 1:40

"She told me I'm going to he the boss. And so I thought well that's better than fighting."

S/ Olive Stevens/ Married for 77 Years 1:41 - 1:45

"It's been one day at a time and now it's gotten down to one minute at a time."

SPECIAL MOMENTS OF THEIR LIVES ARE EVERYWHERE IN THEIR HOME NOW. A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CLOCK, AND A PICTURE OF OF A 65TH ANNIVERSARY SMOOCH, THAT THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RE-ENACT FOR ME AGAIN TODAY.

"Come here baby."

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years ***NOTE: SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO***

"We've had out disagreements through the years but we've always had a lot of fun making up."

IT'S A BOND 77 YEARS STRONG.

VOWS SHARED BACK THEN-- ARE RENEWED IN EVERY TOUCH NOW- AND ARE JUST AS SPECIAL AS THE FIRST TIME.

S/ Bud Stevens/ Married for 77 years 2:19 - 2:37

"She may not be young like that girl over there but I got old with her so she's still as good to me now as she was then. I'm still happy. Are you?"

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

THE WORK WEEK IS ABOUT OVER!

ARE YOU CATCHING A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?

IN THREE MINUTES,

WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE BOX OFFICE.

PLUS THIS,

The first time we did it, it blew up, cuz it had too much water, it did. It blew up in the fryer

YOU BE THE JUDGE HERE.

HOW ABOUT SOME FRIED CACTUS?

YOU'LL SEE IT AT THE TEXAS STATE FAIR THIS YEAR.

TZ4 A) AT THE BOX OFFICE-VO

TZ4 B) FRIED CACTUS-SOTVO

AT THE BOX OFFICE-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

IT'S TIME TO GET THE POPCORN READY ONCE AGAIN.

FROM BOOTLEGGING BROTHERS TO A MARTIAL ARTS MASTER,

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THE BOX OFFICE.

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BOOTLEGGING BROTHERS GET THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IN "LAWLESS." SHIA LEBEOUF AND TOM HARDY PLAY THE INFAMOUS BONDURANT BROTHERS IN THIS REALITY-BASED TALE. THEY'RE MOONSHINE RUNNERS IN THE VIRGINIA BACKWOODS DURING PROHIBITION. BUT WHEN THEIR ACTIVITIES DRAW THE ATTENTION OF BIG-CITY LAWMAN GUY PEARCE, THE BROTHERS TURN INTO ALL-OUT GANGSTERS TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILY AND FORTUNE. "LAWLESS" IS RATED R.

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A LITTLE GIRL OPENS A BOX OF EVIL IN "THE POSSESSION." JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN AND KYRA SEDGWICK PLAY SEPARATED PARENTS SHARING CUSTODY OF THEIR DAUGHTER. BUT WHEN YOUNG "EM" BUYS A MYSTERIOUS BOX AT A GARAGE SALE, IT LEADS TO ALL SORTS OF BAD BEHAVIOR. AND WHEN THE FAMILY DISCOVERS THAT THE BOX CONTAINS A DISEMBODIED DEMON, THEY RALLY TOGETHER TO SAVE THEIR DAUGHTER'S SOUL. "THE POSSESSION" IS RATED PG-13.

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JET LI DEFIES GRAVITY IN "FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE." THIS TWO WEEK RELEASE DEPICTS THE MARTIAL ARTS MASTER AS A RAGTAG SWORD-FOR HIRE IN MING DYNASTY CHINA. WHEN TREASURE SEEKERS, BOUNTY HUNTERS AND COURTESANS DESCEND ON A REMOTE OUTPOST LOOKING FOR A LOST CITY OF GOLD, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF SUPERNATURAL SWORDPLAY. "FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE" IS RATED R.

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FRENEMIES FIND THEIR CALLING IN "FOR A GOOD TIME CALL." NEW YORK GIRLS WHO DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER ARE FORCED TO SHARE AN APARTMENT. BUT WHEN MONEY GETS REALLY TIGHT, THEY START THEIR OWN BUSINESS - AN ADULT PHONE SERVICE. AS THEIR PILLOW-TALK HOTLINE TAKES OFF, THE FORMER RIVALS BECOME BEST FRIENDS. "FOR A GOOD TIME CALL" IS RATED R.

BATMAN SUPERFAN BIKE-TRX NATS VOTOPS

nats of bike

CHECK THIS OUT.

A BATMAN SUPERFAN TAKES HIS PASSION TO THE EXTREME.

RECREATING THE BAT BIKE SCENE IN 'THE DARK KNIGHT'.

HE STARTED WITH A MOTORBIKE.

THE TIRES ARE FROM A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE

AND THE BRAKES AND GEARS WERE ALL REDESIGNED.

HURRICANE RULES FOR STUFFED ANIMALS-2 SHOT VO

WHEN SEVERE WEATHER HITS IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLAN.

EVEN IF YOU'RE A STUFFED ANIMAL!

GREG TAYLOR'S FAMILY LEFT THEIR HOME IN MANDEVILLE LOUISIANA DURING ISAAC.

WHEN HE WENT HOME HE NOTICED THIS CHECKLIST HIS DAUGHTER MADE FOR HER STUFFED TOYS.

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.

After a wet and windy start to the work week, our weather will be trending toward a drier than normal pattern.

It will be another warm and muggy start to the day, but our skies will be sunny with a few high thin cirrus clouds drifting overhead. Temperatures will be quick to warm as they climb from the upper 70s to the middle 90s during the afternoon.

High pressure will continue to flex its muscle across the Florida Peninsula, thus bringing a more stable atmosphere overhead. We'll see the chance for an isolated shower or storm during the peak heating of the day along the sea breeze as it begins to work its way inland, however many of us will stay hot and dry under partly sunny skies.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear with lows settling into the middle to upper 70s.

Our hot and mainly dry weather pattern will hold through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a few spotty showers during the afternoon, while temperatures range from the low to mid 90s.

KIDS DEADLY ALLERGIES-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT THIS AFTERNOON,

MORE KIDS SUFFER FROM POTENTIALLY FATAL ALLERGIES THESE DAYS.

ONE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT - AN 'EPI-PEN'.

THE LITTLE DEVICE COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

KIDS DEADLY ALLERGIES-PKG

LUNCH CAN BE TRICKY FOR 6-YEAR OLD ADAM LEE.

"He's had severe food allergy since he was a baby. They sent us for allergy testing when he was 13 months old and it came up with peanut allergy and egg allergy."

PEANUTS ARE STILL A BIG WORRY FOR ADAM'S MOM KAREN.

"Even last year, he was half day kindergarten, so we didn't have to worry about lunch at school. he ate lunch at home."

AND FOR GOOD REASON.

ABOUT 150 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR FROM AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO FOOD.

AND ADAM'S NOT ALONE-- MORE KIDS NOW THAN EVER HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES TO MONITOR.

AND LIKE ADAM-- CARRY EPIPENS WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO-- A LIFE SAVING DOSE OF EPINEPHRINE.

"This just gives you a little extra dose, quickly and helps reverse the processes that get set in motion when your immune system overreacts to an allergen."

DR. DJ SCHERZER AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEES KIDS WITH DANGEROUS FOOD ALLERGIES IN THE E-R, AND HAS SET OUT TO MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE-- ESPECIALLY SCHOOL NURSES AND TEACHERS-- KNOW HOW TO USE EPIPENS.

HE SHOWED US--

HOLD FOR 10 SECONDS AND CALL 911.

"Yes-- the risk of doing it is lower than the risk of not doing it."

OFF TO FIRST GRADE-- ADAM ISN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH PEANUTS.

POOR SLEEP & BREAST CANCER-VO

ELLIE MERRITT REPORTING.

THERE COULD BE A LINK BETWEEN A LACK OF SLEEP AND BREAST CANCER.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED MORE THAN 400 POST-MENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.

THEY WERE ALL ASKED ABOUT THEIR SLEEP PATTERNS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

CHICKEN FRIED CACTUS-2SHOT

TURNING TO TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.

THE STATE FAIR IS JUST ONE MONTH AWAY.

AND THAT MEANS FRIED FOOD!

ONE CHEF PLANS TO TURN HEADS WITH FRIED CACTUS?

CHICKEN FRIED CACTUS-MINI

AS BUTCH BENAVIDES DEMONSTRATES HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FRIED CACTUS BITES.

.HIS HANDS EASILY GLIDE FROM CACTUS PAD TO CACTUS PAD, CUTTING THE THORNS OFF EACH PIECE.

BUT FINDING THE PERFECT FRIED FOOD FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL BIG TEX CHOICE AWARDS ---- THAT PROVED DIFFICULT.

"I don't think any of us ever thought, ever tasted cactus 'til that day. It was just something we came up with, just trying something different."

TURNS OUT. IT WORKED.

BUT NOT WITHOUT TRIAL AND ERROR.

"The first time we did it, it blew up, cuz it had too much water, it did. It blew up in the fryer."

WHILE WORKING OUT THE KINKS IN THAT PLAN, HIS SON THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ITEM. A FRIED BACON CINNAMON ROLL.

CHICKEN FRIED CACTUS-2 SHOT

JUSTIN HINTON REPORTING.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

COLLIER BEAR SIGHTING-2SHOT VO WIPE

IT'S THE SECOND BEAR SIGHTING IN COLLIER COUNTY THIS WEEK.

A 400 POUND BLACK BEAR FOUND THE PERFECT HANG OUT SPOT.

A VIEWER SENT US THESE PICTURES.

COLLIER BEAR SIGHTING-2 SOTVO

it must have been 50 people out here just watching the bear so it was pretty exciting.

traffic was backed up pretty good there. there were people pulling up taking pics and videos and it was a show. should've charged admission for it.

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE ASKS YOU TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE BEAR.

REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND US YOUR PICTURES.

MEATBALL THE BEAR-TRX VOTOPS

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON 'MEATBALL' - THE CELEBRITY BEAR IN CALIFORNIA.

HE'S LEAVING LOS ANGELES AND SAYING HELLO TO SAN DIEGO.

TRAPPERS FINALLY CAUGHT HIM USING BACON AND HONEY THIS WEEK.

MEATBALL WAS FREQUENTLY SPOTTED RUMMAGING THROUGH DUMPSTERS.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

A YOUNG GIRL TURNS HER PASSION INTO A FUNDRAISER FOR THE GULF.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW SHE'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH THE STROKE OF HER PAINTBRUSH.

IT'S A HIGH STAKES LEGAL GAME BETWEEN TWO LAS VEGAS TITANS.

WHY THE CREATOR OF GIRL'S GONE WILD, CLAIMS A HOTEL OWNER WANTS HIM DEAD.

PLUS - NBC 2 IS WORKING WITH OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT A SEMI THAT CRASHED INTO A CANAL.

THE LATEST ON THE DRIVER'S CONDITION, AND DETAILS ON THE BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT USED TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.

A) saving the birds-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) wynn lawsuit-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) semi in canal-VOTOPS TO BREAK

TOP STORY 1) GAS PRICES-TRXVO TOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE AS WE HEAD INTO LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

45 STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA COULD SEE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR GAS EVER ON LABOR DAY, THIS YEAR.

LOOKING AT THE CURRENT NUMBERS.

3-80 IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

3-79 AROUND THE STATE.

TOP STORY 2) ISAAC RED CROSS-VOTOPS

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR AREA ARE LENDING A HAND IN AFFECTED AREAS AFTER ISAAC

TWO *MORE VOLUNTEERS LEFT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA YESTERDAY.

THEIR FIRST STOP, MISSISSIPPI.

TOP STORY 3) ARMSTRONG FLAGS-VOTOPS

TODAY IN CINCINNATI OHIO,

A PRIVATE MEMORIAL TAKES PLACE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG.

ARMSTRONG DIED LAST WEEKEND AT THE AGE OF 82 FROM HEART SURGERY COMPLICATIONS.

HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON IN 1969.

TOP STORY 4-VOTOPS

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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