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PLUS, SOON THE SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO THE DEMOCRATS.
NBC-2 HAS A WRAP OF MITT ROMNEYS BIG NIGHT IN TAMPA,
INCLUDING A BIG SURPRISE, IN A LIVE REPORT.
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AND, THE LATEST INFORMATION ON A GRUESOME SCENE UNFOLDING ON EYE-75 IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
NBC-2 WORKING OVERNIGHT TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT THE VICTIM.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UPW ITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
WE MADE IT TO FRIDAY!. AND FOR MANY IT'S THE START OF A LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND!
SO HOW ARE WE LOOKING WEATHER-WISE?
NBC-2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HALEY WEBB IS IN THE FIRST ALERT HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER, GOOD MORNING HALEY.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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WHAT A BIG NIGHT FOR MITT ROMNEY AND REPUBLICANS.
THE RNC HAS WRAPPED UP.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS, GOOD MORNING STACEY.
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GOOD MORNING.
MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL HERE IN FLORIDA TODAY.
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THE TWO ARE HEADING TO LAKELAND THIS MORNING, FOR WHAT IS BEING CALLED A FAREWELL VICTORY RALLY.
THEY PLAN TO ALSO UNVEIL A NEW JET WITH THE ROMNEY-RYAN LOGO.
THEY WILL USE TO FOR THE 1ST TIME, TO FLY TO THE 2ND EVENT OF THE DAY IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA.
HERE'S PART OF MITT ROMNEYS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH LAST NIGHT.
You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.
ALSO TAKING THE STAGE LAST NIGHT, THE SURPRISE APPEARANCE BY ACTOR AND DIRECTOR CLINT EASTWOOD.
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"I'll start it, you finish it.
Eastwood: "Go ahead"
Audience: "Make my day." cheers applause
Eastwood: Thank you thank you very much.
THE ACTOR, DIRECTOR TALKED ABOUT OPRAH WINFREY, THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND LAWYERS.
EASTWOOD SAID OBAMA HAS FAILED TO DELIVER ON HIS PROMISES AND IT'S TIME FOR ROMNEY AND RYAN, TO TAKE OVER.
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THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IS CLOSED, AND NOW WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
IT'S NEXT WEEK IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA, AND WE WILL BE THERE.
OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONSDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL COVER ALL THE EVENTS FOR US.
COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE ON AIR AND ONLINE AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, SD NBC-2.
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NOW TO THE LATEST AS WE TRACK THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC THIS MORNING --
OFFICIALS OF THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HAVE DECIDED TO REOPEN ITS BATON ROUGE CAMPUS FOR CLASSES TODAY AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR ISAAC'S SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE.
AND NOW HERE'S NBC'S DANIELLE LEIGH, WITH THE LATEST ON FLOODING AND RESCUES THAT CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
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Isaac has weakened to a tropical depression, but continues to dump rain as it crawls inland over Louisiana.
It took many residents off guard Thursday when the storm shed more than a foot of additional rain.
Hundreds of people had to be rescued from rapidly rising waters.
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DEVELOPING NOW ---
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW A WOMAN ENDED UP DEAD ON I-75 --
AND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OVER HER BEFORE SOMEONE CALLED FOR HELP.
IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE,
JUST NORTH OF PEACE RIVER.
TROOPERS SAY FIVE VEHICLES HIT THE BODY.
THE WOMAN IS STILL NOT IDENTIFIED -- AND NO WORD YET ON WHAT SHE WAS DOING THERE.
THE SCENE SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC FOR HOURS.
WE TALKED WITH ONE DRIVER WHO HIT THE BODY.
HE TOLD US BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE OBJECT IN THE ROAD AHEAD OF HIM WAS A PERSON. IT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID HER.
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Johnny Worlds, Truck Driver-7 seconds
52:52:54 "all of a sudden there's a body right there. There's a person in the middle of the interstate. Stuff like that don't happen"
Brian Shearer, Witness-7 seconds
32:25 "after I saw her strike the body it looked like it was laying flat down. Like it wasn't hit before like it was just there."
AGAIN, F-H-P HAS NOT RELEASED THE VICTIMS NAME.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO PASS ALONG NEW DETAILS AS SOON AS WE GET THEM.
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AND ANOTHER MAJOR ACCIDENT HAPPENED ALONG I-75.
THIS TIME A SEMI TRUCK CRASHED INTO A CANAL ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
OFFICIALS SAY THE SEMI WAS HEADING TO MIAMI WHEN THEY LOST CONTROL AND HEADED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC.
THAT'S WHEN THE SEMI RAN INTO THE CANAL.
THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE SEMI BY SEVERAL EMERGENCY WORKERS.
THE SEMI DRIVER HAD TO BE FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
HIS INJURIES ARE UNCLEAR BUT HE WAS REPORTEDLY CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING.
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LOOKING AHEAD.
A PRIVATE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TODAY FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG.
ARMSTRONG DELIVERED WHAT IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS QUOTES OF ALL TIME -- "ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN. ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND" -- WHEN HE BECAME THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON.
HE WAS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 MISSION IN JULY OF 19-69.
ARMSTRONG DIED LAST WEEKEND AT THE AGE OF 82. FROM HEART SURGERY COMPLICATIONS.
HE WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY IN CINCINNATI, OHIO.
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ORDERED FLAGS FLY AT HALF-STAFF AT THE WHITE HOUSE, MILITARY BASES AND U-S EMBASSIES ALL OVER THE WORLD IN HONOR OF ARMSTRONG.
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HE'S BAAAACK!
A WARNING THIS MORNING FROM FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS. WATCH OUT FOR A BIG ROAMING BEAR!
THIS AFTER A 400 POUND BLACK BEAR FINDS THE PERFECT HANG OUT SPOT IN A COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES SENT TO US FROM A VIEWER.
THE BEAR WAS SPOTTED UP IN A TREE JUST OFF IMMOKALEE ROAD AND ORANGE TREE BOULEVARD ON WEDNESDAY.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY THE BEAR WAS UP IN THE TREE FOR HOURS AND CAUSED QUITE A STIR.
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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.
THIS IS THE SECOND BEAR SIGHTING IN COLLIER COUNTY THIS WEEK.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE URGE YOU TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BEAR.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
IT WAS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY, THAT THE U.S. MILITARY MISSION IN IRAQ ENDED.
TODAY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL ADDRESS TROOPS AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS.
RIGHT NOW THAT'S SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON.
COUNT ON NBC-2 FOR COVERAGE IN OUR EVENING NEWSCASTS.
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NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THIS MORNING OF BIG TIME FLOODING, BUT IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE GULF.
JUST LOOK AT THIS MESS!
WET WEATHER BRINGS FLOODING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WATER COVERED ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS, CAUSING VEHICLES TO GET STUCK.
MUD EVEN FLOWED INTO HOMES AND SWIMMING POOLS, AND REPORTEDLY PUSHED SOME PARKED CARS ON THE STREET,
PROMPTING FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
THE WET WEATHER IS DUE TO AN UNSTABLE MONSOON FLOW WORKING ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR AREA ARE STEPPING UP TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION IMPACTED BY ISAAC.
TWO MORE VOLUNTEERS LEFT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA YESTERDAY --
THEIR FIRST STOP, MISSISSIPPI.
AND FROM THERE, THEY'LL GO WHEREVER THEY'RE NEEDED.
THE TWO RETIREES JUST FINISHED MANNING COLLIER COUNTY SHELTERS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
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"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."
FLORIDA'S SOUTHERN GULF REGION CHAPTER OF THE AMERICA RED CROSS HAS 12 VOLUNTEERS HELPING WITH RELIEF EFFORTS--
SOME ARE ALREADY IN FLOOD-RAVAGED AREAS OF LOUISIANA.
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AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING.
SCAMMERS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SKY, AND YOUR WALLET.
AS ISAAC TAKES A TOLL ON HOMES, AND STORM-CHASING CONTRACTORS ARE TAKING NOTE.
THEY'LL START SHOWING UP, PROMISING DESPERATE HOMEOWNERS FAST REPAIRS. FOR CASH UP FRONT.
THE FOLKS AT ANGIE'S LIST ADVISE, JUST SAY "NO".
DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE FORKING OVER ANYTHING.
GET THREE WRITTEN ESTIMATES. INCLUDING TOTALS FOR LABOR AND MATERIALS, AND A TIMELINE.
CHECK THE CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND LIABILITY INSURANCE.
BECAUSE HIGH QUALITY CONTRACTORS, ROOFERS, AND TREE-REMOVAL COMPANIES WILL BE IN HIGH DEMAND AFTER A STORM.
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POLICE SHUT DOWN A BUSY BRIDGE IN PORTLAND, OREGON--
BECAUSE OF 13 BEARDED MEN!
THE MEN SAY THEY ARE PART OF A BEARD CLUB--
AND WERE TAKING PICTURES FOR A BREAST CANCER CALENDAR.
BUT POLICE SAY THE ISSUE WASN'T THEIR FACIAL HAIR.
ONE OF THEM WAS CARRYING AN ASSAULT RIFLE!
SOMEONE CALLED 9-1-1.
BUT POLICE EVENTUALLY LET THEM GO.
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LARGER THAN LIFE ARTWORK AND A PLACE TO CATCH SOME SHADE IS GOING UP ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
THESE STRUCTURES ARE SEA GRAPE LEAVES, THEY REPRESENT WHAT WE SEE HERE IN FLORIDA.
THE ARTWORK WILL ALSO DOUBLE AS A PAVILION TO HELP BEACHGOERS CATCH SOME SHADE.
EACH IS A DIFFERENT COLOR REPRESENTING THE SEASONS AND THE THREE AMERICAS---NORTH, SOUTH, AND CENTRAL.
THE PROJECT MATERIALS ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY---WITH BAMBOO AND RECYCLED MATERIAL.
AND IT WILL BE COVERED WITH PALM FRONDS.
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we need to have something to show and the best way is for something natural, these are the things we produce.
THE THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT TOOK UNDER A YEAR. FROM DESIGN TO PERMITS TO CONSTRUCTION.
AND IT SHOULD BE READY FOR BEACHGOERS TO LOOK AT AND USE IN TWO WEEKS.
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HAPPENING TODAY,
THERE IS STILL HOPE THIS MORNING, TO LAND A THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM IN LEE COUNTY.
NBC 2 LEARNED THE COUNTY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER ARE ON THERE WAY TO WASHINGTON D-C TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS TODAY.
THE COUNTY RECENTLY COMPLETED A 90 DAY FEASIBILITY STUDY AIMED AT BRINGING THE TEAM TO THE VACANT CITY OF PALMS PARK IN FORT MYERS.
COUNTY LEADERS SAY THERE IS LITTLE MONEY AVAILABLE TO HELP LURE THE NATIONALS TO FORT MYERS -
THE TEAM IS LOOKING TO RELOCATE BY 2014.
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IT IS DAY FIVE AT THE U.S. TENNIS ASSOCIATION'S U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE TOURNAMENT BEGAN MONDAY, AND IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
AND TENNIS STAR ANDY RODDICK HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE'S PLAYING HIS LAST TOURNAMENT. AND WILL RETIRE.
RODDICK BROKE THE NEWS AT THE U-S OPEN.
THE 20TH SEEDED RODDICK IS SCHEDULED TO FACE 19-YEAR-OLD BERNARD TOMIC OF AUSTRALIA IN THE SECOND ROUND TONIGHT.
HE WON THE U-S OPEN BACK IN 2003.
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ALL NEW THIS FRIDAY MORNING ---
ANOTHER STATE MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO TEXT AND DRIVE.
OHIO, THE BUCKEYE STATE IS NOW ADDED TO THE LIST.
SO PEOPLE WHO TEXT WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO WILL BE BREAKING THE LAW BEGINNING TODAY.
AT FIRST, POLICE AND STATE TROOPERS WILL ISSUE JUST WARNINGS - INSTEAD OF $150 DOLLAR TICKETS - BUT JUST FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
FLORIDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A LAW AGAINST TEXTING AND DRIVING.
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IT'S FRIDAY, WE'RE HEADING INTO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. LET'S YOU GET YOU STARTED WITH A LITTLE MUSIC.
JASON MRAZ WILL PERFORM LIVE ON THE PLAZA DURING THE TODAY SHOW.
HERE'S A PREVIEW.
jason mraz song "i'm yours"
YOU CAN SEE MORE DURING THE TODAY SHOW AND WE'LL DIP INTO REHEARSALS LIVE DURING OUR 6AM HOUR.
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MORE SHARK PROBLEMS OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST THIS MORNING.
THE TOWN OF CHATHAM IS CLOSING SEVERAL BEACHES FOR SEASON--
BECAUSE OF RECENT REPORTS OF SHARK ACTIVITY BY LOCAL FISHERMAN.
THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT BY A FAMILY ON VACATION.
IT SHOWS A GREAT WHITE FEASTING ON A SEAL.
EXPERTS SAY IT COULD TAKE UNTIL THE FALL FOR THE SEALS TO LEAVE.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,
LOTTERY OFFICIALS IN MICHIGAN WILL REVEAL TODAY THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE 337-MILLION DOLLAR POWERBALL JACKPOT.
THE WINNING TICKET WAS PURCHASED AT A GAS STATION IN THE SMALL TOWN OF LAPEER.
THE AUGUST 15-TH JACKPOT WAS THE THIRD LARGEST IN POWERBALL HISTORY.
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STRESSED OUT?
BLAME YOUR COMPUTER!
plus.AUTO DEALERS ARE PULLING OUT ALL KINDS OF INCENTIVES--
WITH MORE ON THAT, AND A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT WALL STREET'S WATCHING TODAY-
LET'S GET TO BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING AT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE,
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT: AUGUST 31, 2012
*****
GOOD MORNING.
AS DEALERS SLASH PRICES TO MEET SALES QUOTAS--
CAR BUYERS HAVE BEEN FILLING DEALER SHOWROOMS LATELY.
GENERAL MOTORS, HONDA AND TOYOTA ARE USING SO-CALLED "STAIR-STEP PROGRAMS" TO GIVE REWARDS TO *DEALERS* WHOSE SALES REACH THRESHOLDS SET BY THE COMPANIES.
AUTO RESEARCHER EDMUNDS IS FORECASTING STRONG SALES AS THE MONTH OF AUGUST WRAPS UP--
ANOTHER REASON-- HEAVY AD CAMPAIGNS RUNNING DURING THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
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AND MILESTONE FOR FORD!
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, THE FORD FOCUS WAS THE BEST SELLING CAR MODEL IN THE WORLD.
THAT MEANS IT COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE THE CROWN FROM TOYOTA'S COROLLA.
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ON WALL STREET, ALL EYES TURN TO FED CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE TODAY.
HE'S IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING TO DELIVER HIS ANNUAL SPPECH ON MONETARY POLICY.
SO WE'LL SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE FED IS READY TO MAKE ANOTHER BOLD MOVE TO BOOST THE ECONOMY.
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ALRIGHT, YOUR *COMPUTER*-- MAY BE THE CAUSE OF YOUR STRESS!
I'LL EXPLAIN, AFTER THIS:
AGGRESSIVE BACK TO SCHOOL SALES HELPED GIVE A BOOST TO RETAILERS, GAP AND MACY'S.
THO NOT ENOUGH TO PULL STOCKS HIGHER YESTERDAY.
STOCKS DROPPING OVER CONCERN EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS IS GETTING WORSE.
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*WIRED* COLLEGE KIDS MAY FEEL *UNPLUGGED* AS THEY HEAD BACK TO CAMPUS.
ARMED WITH SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, AND LAPTOPS--
PERFORMANCE COMPANY, EXINDA SAYS MOST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE *NOT* PREPARED* FOR THE HEAVY INTERNET TRAFFIC EXPECTED OF IT'S NETWORK.
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TECHNOLOGY IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER--
THO, A SURVEY BY CRUCIAL-DOT-COM REVEALS *94-PERCENT* OF THOSE WHO'VE HAD PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR COMPUTER-- HAVE EXPERIENCED *STRESS* AS RESULT.
AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP THIS FRIDAY MORNING ---
MITT ROMNEY ACCEPTS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT. WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND A BIG SURPRISE.
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PLUS,
MORE FLOODING AND MORE RESCUES.
JUST LOOK AT THIS!
ALL NEW IMAGES THIS MORNING OF THE MESS LEFT BEHIND BY ISAAC.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER. HAPPY FRIDAY AND WE KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEIR MINDS ON THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AHEAD!
WHAT TO EXPECT WEATHER-WISE IN YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IN A MOMENT.
BUT FIRST --- IT WAS MITT ROMNEY'S NIGHT IN TAMPA AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
NBC'S TRACIE POTTS REPOTS ON HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AND A SURPRISE SPEAKER.
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MITT ROMNEY'S NIGHT WAS FULL OF SCATHING ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Former Florida Governor :06-:11
"Mr. President, it is time to stop blaming your predecessor for your failed economic policies."
Former Presidential Candidate :12-:15
"He should be ashamed for putting politics before people."
Florida :16-:19
"Our problem is, he's a bad President."
"When somebody does not do the job, we gotta let 'em go."
IN THE END. IT WAS ROMNEY MAKING THE FINAL ARGUMENT:
Presidential Candidate :29-:34
"You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had, was the day you voted for him."
IN THE MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER..ROMNEY DEFENDED HIS BUSINESS SUCCESS. TALKED ABOUT FAMILY. AND OPENED UP ABOUT HIS MORMON FAITH:
Presidential Candidate :44-:47
"We found kinship with a wide circle of friends through our church."
HE HIT ALL THE BIG ISSUES: SCHOOLS. FOREIGN POLICY. THE NATIONAL DEBT. JOBS. AND TAXES:
Presidential Candidate :53-:58
"Unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class of America."
THE STRUGGLING MIDDLE CLASS. SUPER-RICH ROMNEY TRIED TO CONNECT:
Presidential Candidate 1:03-1:07 or 1:10-1:16 broll in between sot times
"President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans.and to heal the planet. MY promise is to help you and your family."
HIS FATE. NOW IN THE HANDS OF THOSE FAMILIES. WITH HIS FAMILY, ROMNEY PROMISED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Tracie Potts, NBC News, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THIS MORNING THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC CONTINUE CAUSING BIG PROBLEMS IN NORTHERN GULF COAST STATES.
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENABUGH LIVE IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING WITH NEW IMAGES OF THE MESS LEFT BEHIND, GOOD MORNING STACEY.
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GOOD MORNING.
SINCE ISAAC IS MOVING SO SLOW, THE STORM CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING, ISOLATED TORNADOES, AND GUSTY WINDS.
AND NOT EVERYONE GOT OUT BEFORE THE STORM AND THE FLOOD WATERS MOVED IN.
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It just came all at once, all at once. I woke up it was fine. The next minute it was all over the place. Everything under water. Everything.
It came up slow then it started rising real high, it came by surprise. it's getting higher.
THIS MORNING DAMS ARE IN JEOPARDY OF BREACHING, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT, AND MORE THAN 8-HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ACROSS FOUR STATES HAVE NO POWER.
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ISAAC HAS CLAIMED TWO LIVES AND OFFICIALS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION, TO PREVENT THAT NUMBER FROM CLIMBING.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO, SD NBC-2.
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AS WE'VE BEEN WATCHING GAS PRICES CREEP UP, BUSINESS AT SOME GAS STATIONS HAVE GONE WAY DOWN.
SIX VALERO GAS STATIONS IN LEE COUNTY HAVEN'T BEEN SUPPLIED WITH GAS IN WEEKS.
MANAGERS TELL NBC2 THE NEW STATIONS HAVEN'T BEEN PERFORMING AS WELL AS EXPECTED.
BUT VALERO IS RE-NEGOTIATING AND THE STATIONS EXPECT TO BE RECEIVING GAS SHIPMENTS BY SEPTEMBER 11TH.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE IDENTITY OF A WOMAN FOUND DEAD ON I-75.
WE BROUGHT THIS STORY TO YOU AS BREAKING NEWS YESTERDAY MORNING.
THE BIZZARE SCENE UNFOLDED EARLY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF THE PEACE RIVER.
TROOPERS TELL US FIVE VEHICLES HIT THE BODY, WHICH WAS LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHO SHE WAS OR WHAT SHE WAS DOING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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AND A SECOND ACCIDENT HAPPENED ALONG I-75 YESTERDAY MORNING---
THIS TIME A SEMI TRUCK CRASHED INTO A CANAL ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
OFFICIALS SAY THE SEMI WAS HEADING TO MIAMI WHEN THEY LOST CONTROL AND HEADED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC.
THAT'S WHEN THE SEMI RAN INTO THE CANAL.
THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE SEMI BY SEVERAL EMERGENCY WORKERS.
THE SEMI DRIVER HAD TO BE FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
HIS INJURIES ARE UNCLEAR BUT HE WAS REPORTEDLY CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING.
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ANOTHER BEAR SIGHTING TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
THIS ONE IS ROAMING A NEIGHBORHOOD IN COLLIER COUNTY.
OFF IMMOKALEE ROAD NEAR ORANGE TREE BOULEVARD.
AN NBC 2 VIEWER SENT US THESE PICTURES.
FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ASK YOU TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
THE BEAR HAS BEEN SPOTTED CLIMBING TREES --
YOU'RE URGED NOT TO GET CLOSE IF YOU SEE ONE.
THIS IS THE SECOND BEAR SIGHTING IN COLLIER THIS WEEK.
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE OTHER ONE NEAR THE MARCO AIRPORT.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW: THE PENTAGON COULD TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE FORMER NAVY SEAL WHO WROTE THE BOOK ON THE OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID.
IN A LETTER, THE PENTAGON'S TOP LAWYER TOLD THE AUTHOR THAT HE VIOLATED AGREEMENTS TO NOT DIVULGE MILITARY SECRETS BY WRITING THE TELL-ALL BOOK, "NO EASY DAY."
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S CONSIDERING PURSUING "ALL REMEDIES LEGALLY AVAILABLE."
BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND, THE BOOK IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH.
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A FIRST OF ITS KIND --
ABOUT A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS GRADUATE FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA POLICE ACADEMY HOPING TO ALSO SERVE AS POLICE OFFICERS.
THOSE WHO GRADUATED YESTERDAY -- ALREADY HAVE JOBS AS FULL TIME FIREFIGHTERS IN THE AREA.
BUT SAY THE PILOT PROGRAM GIVES THEM EXTRA BACKGROUND TO EITHER GET A JOB TO FALL BACK ON OR A PART TIME POSITION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
TO COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATION THE GRADUATES HAD TO COMPLETE NINE MONTHS, 770 HOURS OF TRAINING AND A STATE EXAM.
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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
THE ACADEMY IS WORKING TO HOLD ANOTHER CLASS IN JANUARY.
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A FORT MYERS CHURCH IS THE TARGET OF VANDALS.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS ON BROADWAY BOULEVARD HAS BEEN HIT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH.
THE FIRST TIME- A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AREA PRESIDENT ROBERT PRITT SAYS SOMEONE STUFFED THE SINKS AND TURNED ON THE WATER, AND EVEN OVERFLOWED THE TOILETS.
THE MOST RECENT WAS THIS WEEK WHEN DEPUTIES REPORT VANDALS WENT INTO A MAINTENANCE CLOSET, TURNED ON THE SINK AND THEN PROPPED THE HOSE SO WATER WOULD GET OUT INTO THE HALLWAY.
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49:47 "i feel badly for whoever would do something like this."
51:10 "you don't like to see anything beautiful destroyed."
THE CHURCH HAS BEEN ABLE TO DRY OUT THE CARPET EACH TIME,
BUT THE ENTIRE GYM FLOOR HAD TO BE RIPPED UP,
AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED.
THE CHURCH IS CONSIDERING INSTALLING MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO HOPEFULLY CATCH WHOEVER IS DOING THIS.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THE MILLIONS EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND,
AND STILL HAVE VACATION DAYS LEFT TO TAKE.
CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY. NEXT.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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THIS MORNING WE KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
33 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND.
BUT IT'S *AFTER THIS WEEKEND. WHEN YOU CAN REALLY SCORE SOME GREAT DEALS.
HERE'S NBC-2 CHRIS CLACKUM.
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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.
CHRIS CLACKUM, NBC NEWS.
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SOME TENSE MOMENTS AS TOURISTS STAYING AT THE PINK SHELL ON FORT MYERS BEACH HAD TO BE EVACUATED.
JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO A NATURAL GAS LEAK.
FORT MYERS BEACH FIRE AND CONTROL TELLS US TECO WAS DOING SOME UNDERGROUND WORK, PLACING SOME NEW SIGNS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PINK SHELL WHEN WORKERS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK A NATURAL GAS LINE.
HOTEL GUESTS WERE EVACUATED AS EMERGENCY CREWS AND TECO WORKED TO FIX THE LEAK.
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a huge hazard when you consider the spectrum of gas leaks, very important to control, ignition sources, and it's very important if anyone is doing any digging they know where those gas lines are.
NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT HOTEL GUESTS HAD TO WAIT OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THEY WERE ALLOWED BACK INSIDE.
IT TOOK A LITTLE UNDER AN HOUR FOR TECO TO CONTROL THE LINE.
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A SOUTH NAPLES SPORTS LEAGUE COULD BE FORCED TO CALL IT QUITS, AFTER SOMEONE STOLE ALL THE MONEY OUT OF THE TEAMS BANK ACCOUNT.
17 THOUSAND DOLLARS ARE GONE.
THE COACHES SAY FOR MANY ON THE TEAM IT WAS TOUGH TO COME UP WITH THE FUNDS.
TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THE SOUTH NAPLES PIRATES IT COST $175 AND TO CHEER THEM ON IT COST $125.
THE MONEY WAS SUPPOSE TO PAY FOR JERSEY'S, HELMETS AND TRANSPORTATION TO GAMES
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40:43 a lot of blue collar parents out here and it's the purpose behind the league to bring out and shower a better way 40:55
THE PIRATES AREN'T GIVING UP THE KIDS PLAN TO RAISE MONEY OUTSIDE OF THE NAPLES SPORTS AUTHORITY THIS WEEKEND.
THEY WILL BE RAFFLING OFF TICKETS FOR GIFT BASKETS AND A BIG TV.
MEANWHILE--POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT.
THERE IS A SUSPECT IN THE CASE BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
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IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST ---
LADIES, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE MORNING AFTER HEARING THIS STORY.
A STUDY IN "SCIENCE DAILY" LINKS NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP TO MORE AGGRESSIVE TYPES OF BREAST CANCER.
RESEARCHERS LOOKED OVER MEDICAL RECORDS AND SURVEYS FROM POST-MENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.
THEY FOUND WOMEN WHO GOT SIX HOURS OF SLEEP OR LESS EACH NIGHT HAD A HIGHER RECURRENCE OF TUMORS.
THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A SIMILAR LINK IN *PRE*-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN.
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IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LIVE LONGER BY EATING LESS, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
RESEARCHERS SPENT TWO DECADES STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF CALORIE RESTRICTIONS.
SURPRISINGLY, THEY FOUND THAT OLDER MONKEYS WHO ATE FEWER CALORIES - DIDN'T LIVE ANY LONGER THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS WHO ATE NORMALLY.
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IF YOU WERE BORN BETWEEN 1945 AND 1965. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS A WARNING FOR YOU --
GET SCREENED FOR HEPATITIS C.
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C, NEARLY TWO MILLION BABY BOOMERS ARE INFECTED WITH THE CONTAGIOUS LIVER DISEASE.
IN LEE COUNTY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE 630 CASES.
HEPATITIS C CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH NEEDLES, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS OR EVEN SHARING RAZORS.
MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE DISEASE MAY NOT SHOW SYMPTOMS FOR 30 YEARS.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING FREE SCREENINGS SO PEOPLE CAN CATCH IT --
AND TREAT IT.
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its one of those disease that we didn't use to be able to cure but now you can have a positive outcome if you identify it before symptoms appear.
CHECK WITH YOUR INSURANCE FOR COVERAGE.
THE C-D-C SAYS THERE IS AN EIGHTY PERCENT CHANCE OF CURING THE DISEASE IF TREATED.
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ALL OVER THE COUNTRY -- IT'S STATE FAIR SEASON.
FLORIDA'S ISN'T UNTIL FEBRUARY.
YOU ALWAYS SEE THE BUTTER COW AT MANY STATE FAIRS, THAT'S A CLASSIC. AND OF COURSE
ALL THE FRIED CREATIONS.
WE RAN ACROSS A NEW ONE:
CHICKEN FRIED CACTUS BITES. SERVED WITH A FRIED BACON CINNAMON ROLL.
THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITH IT CUTS THE THORNS OFF EACH PIECE.
HE SAYS IT TOOK A LOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR TO GET THE RECIPE RIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT,
THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS RUNS SEPTEMBER 28TH THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST.
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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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BUT FIRST, NEW PHOTOS AND VIDEOS JUST RELEASED BY THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, OF RESCUING DURING ISAAC. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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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.
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.
In the tropics, the remnants of Isaac continue to bring the threat for heavy rainfall across the Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie will not be a threat to Southwest Florida as both tracks are set to recurve out to sea.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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IT'S A STORY THAT'S HARD TO STOMACH --
TEACHERS AT A MASSACHUSETTS HIGH SCHOOL CALLED THE POLICE WHEN SOMEONE FOUND A 45-CALIBER BULLET IN A JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER.
SO FAR NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE BULLET GOT THERE.
TEACHERS SAY THE JAR *WAS SEALED WHEN IT CAME INTO THE SCHOOL.
EVEN WORSE, THE JAR WAS BROUGHT IN BY A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT WHO PLANNED TO SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS.
THE F-D-A IS INVESTIGATING, BUT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS WIDE-SPREAD PRODUCT TAMPERING.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO'S NEW PANDA CUB WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH TODAY.
THE MONTH-OLD CUB WAS CHECKED BY VETERINARIANS, WHO SAY THE BABY WEIGHS JUST OVER TWO POUNDS AND IS DEVELOPING NORMALLY.
THE CUB AND ITS MOTHER WERE BOTH CALM DURING THE SEPARATION.
THE PAIR WILL REMAIN IN A SPECIAL DEN AT THE ZOO FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND CAN BE SEEN ON THE ZOO'S 24-HOUR "PANDA CAM".
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NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT LAUER AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU ON THE TODAY SHOW LATER THIS MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK.
complete reaction from the rnc and jason mraz performs
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FROM SLEEP SCHEDULES TO WHAT TO PACK IN YOUR KID'S LUNCH.
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS TO HELP NEW STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL AND HEALTHY THIS YEAR.
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PLUS-- ANOTHER BLOW FOR GMA ANCHOR ROBIN ROBERTS AND HER FAMILY.
ROBIN'S MOTHER HAS PASSED THIS MORNING--
JUST HOURS AFTER ROBIN SAID GOODBYE ON THE MORNING SHOW TO TAKE HER MEDICAL LEAVE FOR A BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT.
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nats from lawless
AND ARE YOU IN THE MOOD FOR A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?
NBC-2 RUNS DOWN ALL THE BIG FILMS HITTING THEATERS TODAY.
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DAYPLANNER FORECAST REMAINS UP UNTIL COMMMERICAL BREAK - WITH TALENT TALKING UNDER WITH COVERAGE PROMISE
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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