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SPECIAL OPEN-SOT

TOP LINE: HAPPENING TODAY

SLUG: DNC Kick-Off

TOP LINE: DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW

SLUG: West Nile Concerns

TOP LINE: NEW THIS MORNING

SLUG: Relief at the Pump

RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY: IT'S TEAM-OBAMA'S TURN.

TODAY THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF--

AS THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY TRY TO CONVINCE VOTERS TO GIVE HIM A SECOND TERM.

PLUS, NEW CASES OF WEST NILE.

A HEIGHTENED ALERT FOR LEE COUNTY AFTER CLOSE TO TWO DOZEN PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE.

AND COULD THE PRICE AT THE PUMP BE GOING DOWN--

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2-SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--

IT'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH.

I'M CLAY MILLER.

DNC TODAY-TRX-VO

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA HEADLINES THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION TODAY--

MRS OBAMA TOOK A TOUR OF TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA IN CHARLOTTE ON MONDAY, GETTING A LOOK AT PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIRST DAY.

SHE'LL BE THE LAST SPEAKER OF THE EVENING TONIGHT, FOLLOWING A VIDEO BIOPIC COVERING HER LIFE.

TODAY DELEGATES WILL OFFICIALLY ADOPT THEIR PLATFORM OF HIGHER TAXES ON WEALTHIER AMERICANS WHILE BACKING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND ABORTION RIGHTS.

REPUBLICANS TODAY-VOTOPS

FORMER WORKERS CONNECTED TO BAIN CAPITAL ARE ON THE LIST OF SPEAKERS AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY RAN BAIN, AND DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO CAST ROMNEY AS HAVING PURSUED PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKERS.

DNC TODAY-SSTOPS

AND JUST AS N-B-C TWO COVERED THE R-N-C --

ISAAC LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ARE STILL UNDER WATER NEARLY A WEEK AFTER HURRICANE ISAAC DRENCHED THE GULF COAST.

DEBBY PROBLEMS-VOTOPS

THE DEADLINE IS TODAY FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS WITHOUT FLOOD INSURANCE TO FILE CLAIMS WITH FEMA FOLLOWING TROPICAL STROM DEBBY.

DEBBY CAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING, SEVERAL TORNADOES AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE IN JUNE.

RESIDENTS IN LAKE CITY ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER.

IN SOME AREAS, MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF RAIN WAS RECORDED.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES REPORTS THERE ARE STILL 200 HOMES UNDERWATER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CLEANUP CREWS TO ACCESS THEM.

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC ALERT-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

PEDESTRIANS HIT-TRX-OC

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW--

AUTHORITIES IN LEHIGH ACRES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DROVE INTO SIX PEOPLE LEAVING A HOME EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

TROOPERS SAY THE GROUP WAS LEAVING A LEHIGH ACRES HOME WHEN A CAR PLOWED INTO THEM.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE DRIVER STOPPED, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT.

THREE OF THE PEDESTRIANS WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR MINOR INJURIES.

THREE OTHERS ARE HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

TWO OF THE HOSPITALIZED PEDESTRIANS ARE 16 YEARS OLD.

WEST NILE CONCERNS-TRX-VO

THERE ARE NOW 20 CASES OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL IS ON HEIGHTENED ALERT.

ON MONDAY--THEY TOOK CHICKEN BLOOD SAMPLES TO BE TESTED FOR THE DISEASE.

WEST NILE CONCERNS-SOT VO

So rather than wait until someone gets sick and go respond to a concern about West Nile, we try to prevent it from ever happening.

SCAM WARNING-VO

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FLORIDIANS ARE *OUT OF WORK.

AND DESPERATION TO FIND A JOB IS CAUSING SOME TO FALL FOR *SCAMS.

A CAPE CORAL MAN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A COMPANY OFFERING TO *PAY HIM TO SHOP-

ALL HE HAD TO DO IS WIRE PART OF THE MONEY *BACK.

SCAM WARNING-SOT VO

James O'Berer 3:56 48 hours later- after I paid all my bills- it was taken away. :05

FRAUD EXPERTS WARN TO WATCH FOR MYSTERY SHOPPER SCAMS-

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS IN OFFERS SHOULD BE RED FLAGS--

SYRIA LATEST-TRX-VO

AS THE FIGHTING CONTINUES IN SYRIA MORE AND MORE CIVILIANS ARE CROSSING THE BORDER INTO NEIGHBORING TURKEY.

TURKEY HAS SENT NUMEROUS TROOPS TO HELP SEAL OFF ITS BORDER WITH SYRIA AFTER FIGHTING ERUPTED ALONG THE FRONTIER LAST MONTH, BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES.

MANY OF THOSE ARRIVING IN TURKEY ARE IN URGENT NEED OF MEDICAL CARE, SAYING THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IN THEIR HOMELAND.

CA WILDFIRES-VO

ABOUT 300 FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE GROUND, WHILE HALF A DOZEN WATER-DROPPING HELICOPTERS ARE IN THE AIR BATTLING A WILDFIRE IN THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST NORTHEAST OF LOS ANGELES.

THE BLAZE BROKE OUT NEAR A CAMPGROUND SUNDAY, FORCING THE EVACUATION OF THOUSANDS OF CAMPERS AND PICNICKERS.

IT'S GROWN TO MORE THAN 6 SQUARE MILES.

FIRE OFFICIALS ESTIMATE IT IS JUST FIVE PERCENT CONTAINED.

GAS PRICES-CG

DRIVERS ARE SUFFERING FROM STICKER SHOCK AT THE GAS PUMP OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

BUT RELIEF AT THE PUMP COULD BE COMING SOON.

TRIPLE A SAYS IN AUGUST-- WE SAW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS SPIKE CLOSE TO TEN PERCENT.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST MONTHLY GAIN IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

LOOKING AT THE NEW NUMBERS OVERNIGHT-- DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-81.

REFINERIES WILL SOON SWITCH FROM THE SUMMER BLEND TO THE CHEAPER WINTER BLEND GASOLINE.

JELLY FISH AT THE BEACH-VO

PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE THAN JUST SUNSHINE AND SAND AT NAPLES BEACHES--

MANY OF THEM ARE GETTING STUNG BY JELLY FISH.

NAPLES HARBOR MASTER SAYS THIS IS PRIME SEASON FOR JELLY FISH.

HE SAYS A COMBINATION OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND JELLY FISH SEASON IS BRINGING THEM CLOSER TO SHORE.

FORTUNATELY MOST OF THE JELLY FISH SIGHTINGS ARE SMALLER JELLY FISH.

JELLY FISH AT THE BEACH-SOT VO

EVERYTIME I GO INTO THE WATER I'D COME BACK OUT AND FEEL A STINGING SENSATION.

MOST PEOPLE THE STING DOESN'T BOTHER THAT MUCH IT'S THE MULTIPLE STINGS THAT GET YOU AND THEN IT'S THE SENSITIVE AREAS AROUND THE NECK AND INSIDE OF THE THIGHS.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK ONE 6:09:48

HIT TIME 6:09:48

rainbow over charlotte-VOTOPS

COULD THIS BE A GOOD SIGN FOR THE DEMOCRATS?

CHECK OUT THIS RAINBOW SITTING OVER CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC ALERT BILLBOARD-CLIP

CAR INTO CANAL-VO

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN IS DOING OKAY THIS MORNING AFTER DRIVING HIS CAR INTO A CANAL.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE 43-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HAD SOME SORT OF MEDICAL ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS MONDAY.

THE SEDAN WENT BETWEEN TWO HOUSES AND CLIPPED A VAN BEFORE FINALLY ENDING UP IN THE CANAL.

CAR INTO CANAL-SOTVO

i was more concerned with the car rolling or doing something funny. I had to watch out for myself as well as help him, but I had to get him out of the car.

NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE CRASH.

CAR INTO POLE-VO

WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN THE CONDITION OF A WOMAN WHO PLOWED INTO A POWER POLE IN NAPLES.

WE DO KNOW SHE IS 80 YEARS OLD BUT NO WORD ON HER NAME.

AUTHORITIES TELL US SHE HAD A MEDICAL ISSUE BEFORE THE CRASH MONDAY AND SHE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE.

AFTER BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECK SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

BOOKELIA DOCTOR SHOPPER-SS

A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS UNDER ARREST THIS MORNING ON PRESCRIPTION FRAUD CHARGES.

DEPUTIES SAY EVELYN JAMES WAS DOCTOR SHOPPING--

VISITING SEVERAL DOCTORS FROM FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER TO GET PAIN PILLS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE VISITED AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT DOCTORS--

GETTING EVERYTHING FROM OXYCONTIN TO HYROCODONE.

TEACHER STRIKE-TRX-OC

RIGHT NOW SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO ARE BRACING FOR TEACHERS TO GO ON STRIKE--

AND OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND STUDENTS WHO REPORT TO THOSE SCHOOLS.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL LOOK AFTER STUDENTS DURING THE MORNING IN 145 SCHOOLS -- AND THEY'RE INVITING BIDS FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE "POSITIVE ACTIVITIES" THE REST OF THE DAY.

A STANDOFF IN CONTRACT TALKS COULD BRING A STRIKE ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

DQ CLOSING-2SHOT-VO

A NEW DAIRY QUEEN IS OPENING UP IN NAPLES TODAY.

IT'S MORE MODERN AND LARGER-- WITH SEATING INDOORS.

THIS--- AFTER IT HAD TO CLOSE IT'S OLD LOCATION JUST THREE BLOCKS AWAY.

DQ CLOSING-SOTVO

"we outgrew this little location. We need more parking, wee wanted inside dining area for customers with ac."

THE FUTURE OF THE BUILDING IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.

THE DAIRY QUEEN FRANCHISE OWNERS ARE TRYING TO ACQUIRE IT IN COURT.

ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WILL START AT THE NEW LOCATION TODAY.

RUG RECALL-TRX-VO

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING--

17 THOUSAND SILK FLOOR MATS ARE BEING RECALLED.

THE RECYCLED MATS "MAY" HAVE A TACK OR STAPLE SEWN INTO THE FABRIC.

THE RUGS WERE SOLD AT COST PLUS WORLD MARKET STORES FROM JUNE 2011 THROUGH MAY 2012, FOR ABOUT 17 DOLLARS.

THEY'RE TWO BY THREE FEET, AND WERE SOLD IN A NUMBER OF VARIETY OF COLOR STRIPE COMBINATIONS.

CLARK DUNCAN GOODBYE-NATSVO

THIS MORNING WE SAY GOODBYE TO ACTOR MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN---WHO APPEARED IN NUMEROUS FILMS--

INCLUDING "ARMAGEDDON," ''PLANET OF THE APES" AND "KUNG FU PANDA."

BUT IT WAS HIS BREAKOUT ROLE IN "THE GREEN MILE" THAT CAUGHT MOVIE GOERS ATTENTION.

nats of the movie

THE 6-FOOT-5, 300 POUND DUNCAN HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK IN JULY.

ACCORDING TO HIS FIANCEE, HE NEVER FULLY RECOVERED.

RUSSEL CROWE RESCUE PICS-VO

WE'RE NOW GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE PICTURES ACTOR RUSSEL CROWE TOOK FOLLOWING HIS KAYAK ADVENTURE.

TAKE A LOOK.

CROWE LOST HIS WAY WHILE KAYAKING WITH A FRIEND IN THE WATERS OFF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK SATURDAY NIGHT.

LUCKILY COAST GUARD PERSONNEL OUT ON A ROUTINE PATROL HEARD THEIR CRIES FOR HELP.

THE PAIR HITCHED A RIDE BACK TO DRY LAND WITH THE CREW.

SEAL SHAKES HAND-2SHOT-VO

A VIDEO YOU'LL FIND ADORABLE-- A SEAL HANDSHAKE--

CHECK THIS OUT--

WILDLIFE CAMERAMAN BEN BURVILLE WAS DIVING OFF THE COAST OF NORTHUMBERLAND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHEN THIS SEAL GOT CURIOUS.

IT TRIED TO NIBBLE ON BURVILLE'S SHOULDER AT FIRST.

BUT WHEN THE DIVER GOT ITS ATTENTION, IT GRABBED ONTO HIS HAND.

NEW APPLE EAR BUDS-VO

APPLE IS ALWAYS ON BRINK OF NEW TECHNOLOGY--

AND THEIR NEWEST UPGRADE MAY BE THEIR EAR-BUDS.

A VIETNAMESE SITE THAT'S OFTEN ACCURATE HAS POSTED VIDEO OF WHAT IT SAYS IS THE NEW DESIGN -- THE FIRST IN SIX YEARS.

TOY R US LAYAWAY-OC

NEW THIS MORNING--

TOYS R US IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR SHOPPERS TO USE ITS LAYAWAY PROGRAM AHEAD OF THE CRUCIAL HOLIDAY SEASON.

IT'S WAIVING ITS SERVICE FEE AND MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIREMENT BEGINNING TODAY THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST--

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SS BUMP TO BREAK

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

BREAK TWO 6:18:05

HIT TIME 6:18:05AM

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?

TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

LABOR DAY FUN-BNR-2SHOT-VO

NBC-2 WANTS TO KNOW HOW YOU SPENT YOUR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY---

YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ANYTIME TO POST COMMENTS--

WE CHECKED OUT THE A FAMILY PICNIC AT THE CAPE CORAL YACHT CLUB YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

ABOUT 100 PEOPLE WERE THERE.

LABOR DAY FUN-SOTVO

This is a day that we celebrate for all the workers in this country and we put forth a lot of effort and so this is our day to kinda sit back and say yay for us.

JUST A LITTLE HISTORY FOR YOU.

LABOR DAY IS ALWAYS ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.

BIKE RIDING-VO

WOULD YOU PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO RIDE A BIKE?

MORE PARENTS ARE OPTING TO OUTSOURCE THAT CHILDHOOD RITE OF PASSAGE. OF LEARNING HOW TO RIDE A BIKE.

SOME DON'T HAVE THE TIME, OTHERS LACK THE SKILL.

AND SOME say THEIR CHILD WILL RESPOND BETTER TO SOMEONE "OTHER" THAN THEM.

FORGET ORGANIC STUDY-TRX-VO

IF YOU BUY ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, YOU KNOW THEY OFTEN COST A LOT MORE THAN CONVENTIONALLY GROWN PRODUCE.

BUT IS IT WORTH IT?

STANFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FOUND THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO NUTRITIONAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORGANICALLY AND NON-ORGANICALLY GROWN PRODUCE.

BUT IF YOU CONSIDER THE USE OF PESTICIDES, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

THE STUDY FOUND THAT ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGGIES HAD A 30-PERCENT LOWER RISK OF PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION THAN NON-ORGANIC.

SCIENTISTS ALSO LOOKED AT PORK AND CHICKEN.

THEY DISCOVERED THERE'S A 33-PERCENT GREATER RISK OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA IN NON-ORGANIC PORK AND CHICKEN.

CROSS TALK 4 SHOT-4-SHOT

FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.

THIS IS OF GLORIA GREENWOOD BERNAUER OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

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!

BREAK THREE 6:27:03 AM

HIT TIME 6:27:03

HL1) DNC TODAY-TRX-VOTOPS

FACING A CLOSE ELECTION!

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) WEST NILE WARNING-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS-- HIGH ALERT.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT-TRX

GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--

IT'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

DEMOCRATS ARE GATHERING IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING FOR TODAY'S KICKOFF

TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE HIGHLIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE TONIGHT'S PRIME TIME SPEECH BY FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA.

NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE IN OUR STUDIO WILL ALL OF THE DETAILS--

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION-PLASMA

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION-VO

SHE RAN THROUGH HER CONVENTION SPEECH MONDAY AND MUST CONVINCE AMERICA TONIGHT HER HUSBAND IS TAKING THE COUNTRY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

OTHER SPEAKERS TONIGHT WILL DO THE SAME -- INCLUDING CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL AND THE *KEY NOTE* SPEAKER, SAN ANTONIO MAYOR JULIAN CASTRO.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION-SSTOPS-PLASMA

AND JUST AS N-B-C TWO COVERED THE R-N-C --

N-B-C TWO'S CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL BE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION BRINGING YOU LIVE UPDATES ALL WEEK.

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ARRIVES IN CHARLOTTE TODAY.

HE WILL DELIVER HIS SPEECH THURSDAY NIGHT, RIGHT BEFORE PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

LIVE IN THE STUDIO.

DANIELLE KOLENIAK.

REPUBLICANS TODAY-VOTOPS

FORMER WORKERS CONNECTED TO BAIN CAPITAL ARE ON THE LIST OF SPEAKERS AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY RAN BAIN, AND DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO CAST ROMNEY AS HAVING PURSUED PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKERS.

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Today's Weather Story

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

PEDESTRIANS HIT-TRX-OC

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW--

AUTHORITIES IN LEHIGH ACRES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DROVE INTO SIX PEDESTRIANS LEAVING A HOME EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

TROOPERS SAY THE GROUP WAS LEAVING A LEHIGH ACRES HOME WHEN A CAR PLOWED INTO THEM.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE DRIVER STOPPED, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT.

THREE OF THE PEOPLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR MINOR INJURIES.

THREE OTHERS ARE HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

TWO OF THE HOSPITALIZED PEOPLE ARE 16 YEARS OLD.

ISAAC LATEST-TRX-VOTOPS

MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ARE STILL UNDER WATER NEARLY A WEEK AFTER HURRICANE ISAAC DRENCHED THE GULF COAST.

BLUEBELL POTTYS-OC-TRX

A POPULAR BEACH IN NAPLES IS GETTING A MUCH NEEDED AMENITY. PERMANENT RESTROOMS.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE AT THE BLUEBILL BEACH ACCESS, WHICH IS NEAR DELNOR WIGGINS PASS STATE PARK.

BLUEBELL POTTYS-LIVE REM

THEY'VE ALREADY MOVED THE TEMPORARY TOILETS THAT WERE SITTING RIGHT HERE.

BLUEBELL POTTYS-VO-cg

THIS SITE IS RELATIVELY NEW.

THE ACCESS WAS BUILT IN 2006.

NOW THE COUNTY PLANS ON SPENDING ABOUT 300-THOUSAND-DOLLARS TO ADD PERMANENT BATHROOMS.

THIS IS JUST PART OF A NEARLY 900-THOUSAND-DOLLAR PROJECT TO IMPROVE BEACH ACCESS AND ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS.

BLUEBELL POTTYS-LIVE REM

THE RESTROOMS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE 120 DAYS TO BUILD.

DURING CONSTRUCTION, BEACH ACCESS MAY BE CLOSED ON OCCASION.

WEST NILE CONCERNS-TRX-VO

THERE ARE NOW 20 CASES OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL IS ON HEIGHTENED ALERT.

ON MONDAY--THEY TOOK CHICKEN BLOOD SAMPLES TO BE TESTED FOR THE DISEASE.

WEST NILE CONCERNS-SOT VO

So rather than wait until someone gets sick and go respond to a concern about West Nile, we try to prevent it from ever happening.

EMERGENCY APPS-VO

MORE AMERICANS ARE USING MOBILE APPS DURING EMERGENCIES.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE RED CROSS, WHICH FINDS MOBILE APPS NOW TIE SOCIAL MEDIA AS THE "FOURTH" MOST POPULAR WAY TO GET INFORMATION IN A CRISIS. BEHIND TV, RADIO, AND ONLINE NEWS.

GAS PRICES-TRX-CG

DRIVERS ARE SUFFERING FROM STICKER SHOCK AT THE GAS PUMP OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

BUT RELIEF AT THE PUMP COULD BE COMING SOON.

TRIPLE A SAYS IN AUGUST-- WE SAW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS SPIKE CLOSE TO TEN PERCENT.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST MONTHLY GAIN IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

LOOKING AT THE NEW NUMBERS OVERNIGHT-- DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-81.

REFINERIES WILL SOON SWITCH FROM THE SUMMER BLEND TO THE CHEAPER WINTER BLEND GASOLINE.

FIRST ALERT DOPPLER TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 6:38:53 AM

HIT TIME 6:38:53

SECRET SERVICE TRUCK STOELN-SSTOPS-VOTOPS

NEW THIS MORNING--

DETROIT POLICE HAVE RELEASED PHOTOS OF A MALE "PERSON OF INTEREST" IN THE THEFT OF A SECRET SERVICE RENTAL TRUCK CARRYING EQUIPMENT RELATED TO VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S LABOR DAY VISIT TO DETROIT.

THE U-HAUL TRUCK STOLEN EARLY SUNDAY OUTSIDE THE WESTIN HOTEL WAS FOUND MONDAY IN A PARKING LOT ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY.

THE TRUCK HAD NO WEAPONS ON BOARD.

NO EASY DAY ON STORE SHELVES-VO

"NO EASY DAY," THE MEMOIR OF A FORMER NAVY SEAL WHO HELPED KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN, HITS BOOKSHELVES TODAY.

LAST WEEK, IT WAS ALREADY NUMBER ONE ON AMAZON'S BEST-SELLER LIST AMID WAVES OF CONTROVERSY AND BUZZ.

MATT BISSONNETTE SAID HIS BOOK -- ORIGINALLY SET FOR A SEPTEMBER 11TH RELEASE -- IS NOT AIMED AT INFLUENCING THE ELECTION.

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Weather Trends

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

ROBBING STORES-SOTVO

COMING UP THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW--

A CRIME WAVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.TODAY NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT

JEFF ROSSEN REPORTS ON FAMILIES TAKING CRIME TO ANOTHER LEVEL.USING GRANDPARENTS.

EVEN SMALL CHILDREN AND BABIES.TO ROB STORES BLIND

SOT VERBATE:

DETECTIVE SOSTAK: The women will carry the baby. It lowers your guard, you know. Who thinks a woman is going to walk in with a baby to commit a theft?

COMING UP NEXT ON TODAY, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY POLICE SAY IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THEM.

CCSO OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET-OC

PEOPLE LIVING IN PUNTA GORDA WILL HAVE A NEW PLACE TO DROP OFF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES.

THIS AFTERNOON THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL SHOW OFF A NEW "OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET" DROP BOX INSTALLED IN THE LOBBY OF THEIR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THAT BUILDING IS LOCATED OFF UTILITIES ROAD, NEAR THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT.

HEIDI AND SEAL MARRIAGE-2SHOT-VO

ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD MARRIAGE PLAYING OUT IN THE PRESS-

AND IT'S GETTING UGLY BETWEEN MODEL HEIDI KLUM AND SINGER SEAL.

A REP FOR SINGER SEAL IS DOING DAMAGE CONTROL THIS MORNING OVER COMMENTS THE SINGER MADE ABOUT HIS SOON-TO-BE EX-WIFE HEIDI KLUM.

ON FRIDAY, SEAL TOLD T-M-Z PHOTOGRAPHERS HE WISHED KLUM WOULDN'T "FORNICATE WITH THE HELP" -- REFERRING TO RUMORS KLUM IS NOW DATING HER BODYGUARD.

A STATEMENT RELEASED FROM SEAL'S REP EXPLAINS THE SINGER WAS NOT ACCUSING KLUM OF CHEATING WHILE THE TWO WERE TOGETHER.

INSTEAD, SEAL WAS "POINTING OUT" THAT HIS DIVORCE TO KLUM ISN'T FINAL YET.

CLARK DUNCAN DEAD-NATSVO

THIS MORNING HOLLYWOOD IS MOURNING THE PASSING OF ACTOR MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN.

are you tired-- I gotta get coffee go to the gym in the morning

THE 54 YEAR OLD WAS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS OSCAR NOMINATED PERFORMANCE IN THE "THE GREEN MILE" ALONGSIDE TOM HANKS.

DUNCAN PASSED AWAY FOLLOWING THE HEART ATTACK HE SUFFERED IN JULY.

MOON MEMORIAL-VOTOPS

A MEMORIAL HAS SET UP THIS MORNING AT THE SEOUL HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNIFICATION CHURCH.

FOLLOWERS GATHERED THERE TO MOURN THE PASSING OF THE CHURCH'S FOUNDER, REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON.

CHURCH OFFICIALS SAY HE DIED AT A HOSPITAL NEAR HIS HOME, TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA.

IN RECENT YEARS, MOON HAD BEEN HANDING OVER TO HIS 10 CHILDREN THE CONTROL OF THE CHURCH'S RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE AND BUSINESS ENTITIES.

ELLEN STAR TODAY-VO

HAPPENING TODAY--

ELLEN DEGENERES WILL RECEIVE A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

THE COMEDIENNE IS BEING HONORED FOR HER TELEVISION WORK, INCLUDING A DAILY TALK SHOW AND THE 1990'S SITCOM, "ELLEN."

SHE RECENTLY HOSTED THE 79TH ACADEMY AWARDS SHOW AND WAS NOMINATED FOR A PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD.

WHAT'S TRENDING 2DAY-SSTOPS-VIDBOX

NOW TO WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY--

THE STORY GETTING THE MOST CHATTER ON THE WEB THIS MORNING--

PRINCE HARRY IS MAKING PUBLIC APPEARANCES AGAIN.

HE ATTENDED AN AWARDS CEREMONY FOR A CHARITY CALLED WELLCHILD.

IT WAS HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE PHOTOS OF HIS FROLICKING IN THE NUDE IN A LAS VEGAS HOTEL ROOM WERE PUBLISHED.

THREE TIGER CUBS-2SOT-VO

SOME VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THIS MORNING THAT WILL BE HARD TO TURN AWAY FROM--

IT WAS A RARE SIGHT AT A CZECH REPUBLIC ZOO--

WHEN THESE LITTLE WHITE TIGER CUBS MADE AN APPEARANCE.

THREE WERE BORN IN JULY TO THE MOTHER NAMED SURYA BARA.

THE MOTHER HAS HAD CUBS BEFORE BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE MOTHER MANAGED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

WHITE TIGERS ARE THE RESULT OF BOTH PARENTS HAVING A RECESSIVE GENE FOR WHITE COLORATION.

COVERAGE PROMISE-2SHOT

TIME NOW IS--

JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.

BREAK FIVE 6:49:12 AM

HIT TIME 6:49:12 AM

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

Full Forecast

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Some tweaks to Tuesday's weather"

After a pretty quiet and sunny Labor Day weekend, we'll get your Tuesday going with more sunshine along with warm and humid conditions. We do expect a couple subtle changes in today's weather compared to what we had over the last few days.

First, rain chances get a little nudge from a disturbance over Southeast Florida that will usher in some additional moisture and make the atmosphere slightly more unstable. This should only translate into a few more afternoon and evening storms for us, most of which will develop inland. However, it's possible we could see some of this activity drift back toward the coast this evening or tonight, but coverage will stay pretty isolated.

The other change we'll observe today is a shift in wind direction, signaling a weather pattern change that will remain locked in place through the remainder of the week.

Instead of our wind flowing out of the northeast for most of the day, an onshore flow will set up this afternoon, and this will become even more pronounced Wednesday. The southwesterly flow will introduce the possibility of a few morning showers near the coast tomorrow morning, and the door will stay open for some spotty morning rain over the next several days. The chance for a few isolated storms will then continue for the urban corridor through the early afternoon before most of the rain gets carried inland later in the day.

Another change we'll start to notice with the gulf breeze developing is temperatures won't be quite as warm for the second half of the week, so look for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s starting Wednesday, and this trend should continue through the upcoming weekend as well.

Also coming this weekend is another little boost in our rain chances as more moisture builds in from the northwest. This, combined with the onshore flow, will keep the morning and afternoon shower threat going with the rain covering a littler more ground.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-LIVE CAM, NAVI

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.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-BNR SOTTOPS

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS DNC TODAY-VOTOPS-SSTOPS

YOUR TIME NOW IS--

LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED WITH THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

IN JUST ABOUT TWO HOURS. AT NINE O'CLOCK.

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA KICKS OFF.

THE FIRST LADY WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER TONIGHT.

THE PRESIDENT WILL ACCEPT THE PARTY'S NOMINATION THURSDAY.

COUNT ON NBC-2 TO BRING YOU THE VERY LATEST FROM THE D-N-C.

CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL CONTINUE HIS LIVE REPORTS FROM CHARLOTTE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL OF THE LATEST CONVENTION COVERAGE.

TS REPUBLICANS TODAY-VOTOPS

MEANTIME -- REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY PLANS TO SPEND THREE DAYS THIS WEEK IN VERMONT PREPARING FOR THE FALL DEBATES.

TS PEDESTRIANS HIT-OC

WE HAVE NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ON A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN LEHIGH ACRES THAT INJURED SIX PEOPLE.

NBC-2 HAS LEARNED TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR 28-YEAR OLD JUAN AGUIAR.

THEY SAY HE'S ACCUSED OF DRIVING THE CAR THAT PLOWED INTO SIX PEOPLE ON ROMA AVENUE SOUTH.

IT HAPPENED EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

TROOPERS SAY THE GROUP WAS LEAVING A HOME WHEN HIS CAR ALLEGEDLY HIT THEM.

WE'RE TOLD AGUIAR STOPPED, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN OFF.

THREE PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

THE OTHER THREE WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.

TS ISAAC LATEST-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MADE A STOP IN NEW ORLEANS TO TOUR STORM DAMAGE.

BEFORE HEADING TO CHARLOTTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

HE TOURED FLOODED AREAS.

AND SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ASSESS THE STORM DAMAGE AND DO WHAT IT COULD TO PREVENT A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE.

THERE ARE CONCERNED THE RAVAMPED FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM IN NEW ORLEANS MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER AREAS TO FLOOD.

TS CA WILDFIRES-VOTOPS

A WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY DESTROYED SOME 15 ACRES OF THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OUT OF VENTURA COUNTY.

FIRE CREWS ARE USING TWO AIR TANKERS AND WATER DROPPING HELICOPTERS TO BATTLE THE BLAZE..

TS GAS PRICES-CGTOPS

DRIVERS *COULD SOON SEE SOME RELIEF AT THE PUMP.

BUT NOT BEFORE RECORD-SETTING PRICES FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

TRIPLE A SAYS IN AUGUST-- WE SAW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS SPIKE CLOSE TO TEN PERCENT.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST MONTHLY GAIN IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-81.

REFINERIES WILL SOON SWITCH FROM THE SUMMER BLEND TO THE CHEAPER WINTER BLEND GASOLINE --

TS RUG RECALL-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCREEN.

DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE?

IF SO, THEY'RE ON THE RECALL LIST.

17 THOUSAND SILK FLOOR MATS ARE BEING RECALLED.

THE RECYCLED MATS "MAY" HAVE A TACK OR STAPLE SEWN INTO THE FABRIC.

THE RUGS WERE SOLD AT COST PLUS WORLD MARKET STORES FROM JUNE 2011 THROUGH MAY 2012, FOR ABOUT 17 DOLLARS.

TS ORGANIC FOOD STUDY-VOTOPS

IF YOU'RE WEIGHING OUT THE PROS AND CONS FOR BUYING ORGANIC PRODUCE.

RESEARCHERS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY BROKE IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU.

WHILE ORGANIC PRODUCE MAY OFTEN COST MORE,

RESEARCHERS FOUND THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO *NUTRITIONAL DIFFERENCE.

BUT IF YOU CONSIDER THE USE OF PESTICIDES,

THEY SAY THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

TS MOSQUITO TESTING-VOTOPS

THIS IS A STORY NBC-2 IS CLOSELY MONITORING.

LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO GRAB SOME BUG SPRAY IF YOU'RE HEADED OUT THE DOOR.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THIS YEAR'S WEST NILE VIRUS OUTBREAK IS THE WORST IN U-S HISTORY.

THERE ARE NOW 20 CASES OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

NONE THOUGH IN OUR AREA.

BUT, THERE WAS ONE CASE AS CLOSE AS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

THE LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL TOOK CHICKEN BLOOD SAMPLES YESTERDAY --

TS JELLYFISH WARNING-VOTOPS

BEACHGOERS -- YOU'LL WANT TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU GO SWIMMING TODAY.

NAPLES HARBOR MASTER SAYS NOT ONLY IS IT JELLY FISH SEASON.

BUT ISAAC ALSO PUSHED THEM CLOSER TO SHORE.

FORTUNATELY MOST OF THE JELLY FISH SPOTTED ON THE BEACHES THIS WEEK ARE SMALL.

PEOPLE WHO GOT STUNG TELL US IT FEELS LIKE A BEE STING.

DAYPLANNER FORECAST-OMNI

FINAL TRAFFIC-TRAFFICCAM

GOODBYE-4-SHOT

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