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FIRST AT FOUR -- NEW PICTURES AND INFORMATION ON A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN COSTA RICA THAT'S COLLAPSED HOUSES AND BLOCKED ROADWAYS.

WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS ARRIVED IN CHARLOTTE TO MAKE HIS CASE FOR RE-ELECTION.

AND A FAMILY TOLD NO WHEN THEY TRIED TO BOARD A PLANE -- *THEY CLAIM BECAUSE THEIR SON HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

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COSTA RICA EARTHQUAKE-VOTOPS, 2 SHOT

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW IN COSTA RICA.

THE ISLAND IS ASSESSING DAMAGE AFTER A DEADLY 7 POINT 9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE RATTLED THE COUNTRY.

THIS VIDEO CAUGHT THE MOMENT THE QUAKE HIT TODAY.

TWO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ONE WAS FROM A HEART ATTACK.

COSTA RICA EARTHQUAKE-PKG

THE SHAKING SENT PANICKED RESIDENTS RUNNING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STREETS IN THE COSTA RICAN CAPITAL.

CLOSED CIRCUIT CAMERAS CAPTURED THE MOMENT THE QUAKE STRUCK.

WORKERS IN THE CAPITAL POURED OUT OFFICES, MANY TRYING TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT THEIR LOVED ONES ON THE PHONE.

"When we felt the earthquake everyone started running. People were falling all over the place. Nobody knew where to go to. Some people ran outside, others stayed waiting for it to end."

THE SEVEN-POINT-SIX MAGNITUDE QUAKE SHOOK TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TELEPHONE POLES AND COLLAPSED SOME HOUSES NEAR THE EPICENTER.

POWER WAS CUT IN PARTS OF SAN JOSE AND PHONES WERE AFFECTED.

THE EPICENTER WAS ABOUT 87 MILES FROM THE CAPITAL.

A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR COSTA RICA, PANAMA AND NICARAGUA WAS CANCELED, AS WAS AN EARLIER WARNING THAT REACHED AS FAR AWAY AS MEXICO AND PERU.

OBAMA VISITING FL-TRX, OC

JUST WITHIN THE PAST 30 MINUTES, NBC 2 HAS LEARNED THE PRESIDENT WILL VISIT FLORIDA.

THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL TRAVEL TO SAINT PETERSBURG THIS FRIDAY -- THAT'S RIGHT AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ENDS IN CHARLOTTE.

NOT MUCH IS BEING SAID ABOUT HIS VISIT, BUT WE DO KNOW IT IS A CAMPAIGN STOP.

TOSS TO GABY-OC, VO, DBX

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DITCH THOSE QUARTERS WHEN PARKING NEXT TO YOUR FAVORITE NAPLES BEACH.

A NEW PROPOSAL WOULD GET RID OF THESE PARKING METERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH ONES THAT WOULD TAKE A CREDIT CARD.

NBC 2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN JOINS US LIVE IN NAPLES.

NAPLES PARKING METERS-REM-26

A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR PRICE TAG THAT WOULD REPLACE DOZENS OF COIN MACHINES AND PUT UP PAY STATIONS LIKE THIS ONE NEAR NAPLES PIER.

NAPLES PARKING METERS-VO

RIGHT NOW ALMOST ALL PARKING METERS IN NAPLES ARE COIN OPERATED. $25 CENTS BUYS YOU TEN MINUTES-- SO YOU NEED A LOT OF CHANGE IF YOURE PLAANING ON STICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE.

NAPLES PARKING METERS-SOTVO

"you have to go get quarters and it's a hassle."

"I like the idea you have some flexibility with the pay, you can use coins, dollar bills, debit or credit card which is nice because nowadays people don't have cash typically."

COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT WHICH WILL ADD PAY STATIONS TO EIGHT BEACH LOTS-- THEN EXPAND.

NAPLES PARKING METERS-REM-26

MANUEL ROSALES DEATH PENALTY-VOWIPE

A HONDURAN MAN ACCUSED OF SLITTING THE THROATS OF HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON IN A LEHIGH ACRES DRIVEWAY - FACES THE DEATH PENALTY.

TODAY ATTORNEYS FOR MANUEL ROSALES ASKED THE COURT TO FORBID THE STATE FROM SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST ROSALES.

THE DEFENSE ARGUED THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VIOLATED AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY WHEN IT DIDN'T NOTIFY THE HONDURAN GOVERNMENT THAT ONE OF ITS CITIZENS HAD BEEN ARRESTED HERE.

MANUEL ROSALES DEATH PENALTY-SOTVO

"They want the U.S. Authorities to be notified. Same thing if we want that, then we should give the same right to foreign nationals, and Mr. Rosales is Honduran."

THE JUDGE DENIED THE DEFENSE MOTION - AND ROSALES STILL FACES THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR THE MAY 2010 DEATH OF HIS TWO MONTH OLD GRANDSON.

FM BANK ROBBERY-SS, VO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR A BANK ROBBER THIS AFTERNOON.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11-30 AT THE BANK OF AMERICA ON WHISKEY CREEK DRIVE.

DEPUTIES SAY A MAN WALKED INTO THE BANK AND DEMANDED MONEY.

HE DIDN'T SHOW A WEAPON AND NO ONE WAS HURT.

FL BUS ATTENDENT-OC

AN ELDERLY BUS MONITOR WILL SPEND A YEAR ON PROBATION AFTER SHE ADMITTED TO BEATING AND BITING A LAKELAND STUDENT.

OFFICIALS SAY HATTIE BRANCH PLEAD GUILTY TO FELONY CHILD ABUSE CHARGES.

BRANCH WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR, AFTER BUS VIDEO SHOWED HER THROWING A 15 YEAR OLD OVER A BUS SEAT.

SHE THEN PULLED THE BOY'S HAIR, HIT HIM AND BIT HIS BACK TWICE.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

OIL IN ISAAC-VO

HURRICANE ISAAC BROUGHT MORE THAN FLOOD WATERS TO LOUISIANA'S COAST.

TAR BALLS ARE STARTING TO WASH UP ON SOME BEACHES.

OFFICIALS ARE TESTING THE OIL TO SEE IF IT'S LEFT OVER FROM THE B-P SPILL IN 20-10.

MEANTIME, FISHERMAN HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED FROM 13 MILES OF THE COAST.

NAPLES FEMA-VO

NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE STARTING TO GET FUNDING FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY.

THE CITY OF NAPLES WILL GET NEARLY $100-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF FEMA RELEIF FUNDS FOR DAMAGE FROM THE STORM.

COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED AN ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT FOR MONEY REPLACE GULF BUOYES, COVER THE COST OF DEBRIS CLEANUP ON THE BEACH AND TO DREDGE DOCTORS PASS,

DEBBY CREATED SHALLOW AREAS IN THE PASS--

BEAR IN GUNNERY-VO

NEW VIDEO SHOWS A BEAR WANDERING THROUGH A LEE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS WAS SENT TO US BY AN NBC 2 VIEWER.

THIS IS NEAR GUNNERY ROAD AND STATE ROAD 82.

YOU CAN SEE THE BEAR WALKING PAST AN AIR CONDITIONER.

THE BEAR WANDERED AWAY.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

WALKING IN SPACE.

FIRST AT FOUR - WE TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO SEE WHAT ASTRONAUTS ARE DOING TODAY.

PLUS - THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THE PARK!

A LITTLE BOY - GET HIS FINGER STUCK FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A) nasa spacewalk-vo

B) boy finger stuck-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

CAPE RV PARK-VO

PLANS TO BUILD AN R-V RESORT IN THE NORTH CAPE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

TODAY THE CAPE CORAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CHANGE THE LAND USE REGULATION FOR PROPERTY WEST OF BURNT STORE ROAD.

THE LAND WILL BE CHANGED FROM RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDING TO MIXED USE.

ARMSTRONG PUBLIC SERVICE-VOWIPE

AFTER A PRIVATE MEMORIAL LAST WEEK, THE NATION WILL GET A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE TO A SPACE PIONEER.

NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL WILL HONOR NEIL ARMSTRONG.

HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON.

ARMSTRONG DIED AUGUST 25TH.

THURSDAY'S SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON NASA T-V.

NASA SPACEWALK-VOTOP

ASTRONAUTS SPENT PART OF THE DAY TIGHTENING UP THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

2 ASTRONAUTS ARE TRYING TO FIX A POWER UNIT. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED LAST WEEK BUT STUCK BOLTS DELAYED THE WORK.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS

Seems like we've had plenty of days this summer to talk about the influence of southwest winds on our side of Florida. The normal summer pattern starts with an easterly wind during the morning and the onshore winds in the afternoon. When we get southwest winds setting up for the full day that usually means showers in the morning, midday, and afternoon. For the next two days that will be the forecast….a chance for "on and off" showers at any daypart. High temperatures will continue to hit 90 degrees and overnight lows will be in the mid and upper 70's.

In the Atlantic we are still tracking Hurricane Leslie and Tropical Storm Michael. Neither storm is a threat to Florida.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-OC

A LITTLE GIRL AND MUSICIAN ARE TEAMING UP TO BRING AWARENESS TO HEART DEFECTS.

nats of singing

A) katelyn's heart-sotvo

BOY FINGER STUCK-VO

A CHINESE TODDLER IS LIKELY SCARRED AFTER HIS LATEST FAMILY TRIP TO THE PARK.

THIS LITTLE GUY GOT HIS FINGER STUCK WHILE PLAYING AT AN OUTDOOR PARK.

THIS VIDEO WILL SHOW THE STORY IN ABOUT 25 SECONDS.

BUT HE WAS STUCK FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS.

FIREFIGHTERS USED SAWS TO CUT DOWN THE STEEL INTO A MORE MANAGEABLE PIECE.

KATELYN'S HEART-OC

ONE IN EVERY 100 KIDS ARE BORN WITH A HEART DEFECT.

MORE THAN HALF OF THESE KIDS WILL NEED AT LEAST ONE INVASIVE AND EXPENSIVE SURGERY.

IN THE U-S, THE TOTAL COST OF THESE SURGERIES HAVE EXCEEDED THE TWO-BILLION DOLLAR MARK.

KATELYN'S HEART-PKG

FOR SINGER ERIN BODE EVERY SONG TELLS A STORY

BUT WHEN A LOCAL HOSPITAL ASKED HER TO WRITE ONE ABOUT THEIR PATIENT…SHE KNEW IT WOULD BE SPECIAL.

MEET KATELYN JACKSON

"I was born with a hole in my heart."

BECAUSE OF IT, KATELYN'S SPENT MUCH OF HER TIME HERE…. FOR HALF HER LIFE SHE WAS ON A FEEDING TUBE. AND IN HER SHORT TEN YEARS SHE'S HAD SIX OPEN HEART SURGERIES. THERE ARE MORE THAN 40 TYPES OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. THEY CAN'T BE PREVENTED OR CURED. THIS YEAR 100-THOUSAND BABIES BORN WITH A HEART DEFECT WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY.

"It's really good to know that I've been able to survive 6 times."

HER STORY PROVIDED THE LYRICS….

HER FRIENDS PROVIDED BACKGROUND….

AND THANKS TO A RECORDING FROM A DIGITAL STETHOSCOPE, KATELYN'S HEART LITERALLY "BEATS" THROUGHOUT THE SONG.

THE TRACK ALSO PAYS TRIBUTE TO HEART PATIENTS WHO'VE PASSED, SOMETHING KATELYN'S MOM AND DOCTOR BOTH APPRECIATE.

"That actually struck me right away and I just cried."

"Katelyn symbolizes hope that's probably the most important thing."

WHILE TWICE AS MANY KIDS DIE FROM HEART DEFECTS THAN CANCER, FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH IS FIVE TIMES HIGHER. FOR ERIN IT'S A WAY TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS.

"This is a very formative part of their lives and to be able to express it or talk about it or have it in a song I think is good."

FOR KATELYN IT'S ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HER HEART

"I think it's just a miracle that I'm actually here."

TECH BOOM-VO

PICKING OUT A SMARTPHONE IS ABOUT TO GET A LOT TOUGHER.

MICROSOFT AND APPLE ARE EXPECTED TO RELEASE SEVERAL NEW PHONES AND TABLES OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

THE BOOM OF TECHNOLOGY BEGAN TODAY.

NOKIA - WHICH USES MICROSOFT'S OPERATING SYSTEM - RELEASED IT'S NEW LINE OF SMARTPHONES

IT'S A COMPANY THAT NEEDS A BOOST.

TEASE THREE

MORE PARENTS ARE TURNING TO A NATURAL SUPPLEMENT TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SLEEP.

Sot Jessica Banks:23:54:13 before we started using melatonin bedtime was an

hours long process

A) kids & melatonin-sotvo

KIDS & MELATONIN-OC

MOST PARENTS KNOW HOW TOUGH IT CAN BE TO GET KIDS TO GO TO BED.

NOW WE'RE HEARING STORIES ABOUT PARENTS WHO ARE RESORTING TO USING SUPPLEMENT, MELATONIN TO HELP PUT THEIR KIDS TO SLEEP.

AND SOME ARE RAISING SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IT WORKS, AND WHETHER IT'S SAFE.

KIDS & MELATONIN-PKG

NATS: JESSICA AND KIDS

IT'S THE DREADED BEDTIME RITUAL GETTING YOUR LITTLE ONES TO QUIT STALLING AND

GO TO SLEEP.

NATS: JESSICA AND KIDS

JESSICA BANKS' TWO SONS BOTH HAD CHRONIC TROUBLE SLEEPING BEFORE SHE

DISCOVERED AN OVER THE COUNTER "ALL NATURAL" CURE.

Sot Jessica Banks:23:54:13 before we started using melatonin bedtime was an

hours long process

BANKS GIVES 10 YEAR OLD CONNOR AND 6 YEAR OLD GRIFFIN ONE AND A HALF

MILLIGRAMS OF artificial MELATONIN, a sleep hormone, EVERY NIGHT BEFORE

NIGHT NIGHTS.

Sot Jessica Banks::23:55:50 we've had it cleared with multiple doctors as

having no interactions or any research to support long term affect

BANKS ELDEST SON HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FORM OF AUTISM.-some STUDIES SHOW

KIDS WITH AUTISM can FALL ASLEEP FASTER AND STAY ASLEEP LONGER WITH THE

HELP OF THE "SUPPLEMENT".

Sot Jessica Banks: 23:49:13 - within 15 20 min you could just tell the

tension would just fall out of his shoulders

SOT Dr Judith Owens / director of sleep medicine at children's national

medical center

20:28:13 its really one of the most powerful chemical messengers that lets

your body know when it's time to sleep

GFX-MELATONIN IS / PRODUCED BY YOUR BRAIN it's the hormone that helps your

body rest / THE MANUFACTURED version / can PROVIDE THE BODY WITH A HIGHER

DOSEAGE helping STIMULATE faster sleep in some people

BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FDA APPROVED- SOME DOCTORS have EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT

JUST BECAUSE IT'S "NATURAL" DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SAFE.

SOT Dr Judith Owens / director of sleep medicine at children's national

medical center -

there are essentially no long term studies looking at possible side effects

down the road

GFX- / experts say IN SOME CASES manufactured MELATONIN CAN HAVE SIDE

EFFECTS LIKE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND DAYTIME DROWSINESS

BANKS SAYS her boys haven't had those reactions and for her family getting a

good night's sleep is worth the risk

Sot Jessica Banks:23:55:55 this is a really good safe solution to getting

KIDS & MELATONIN-OC

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

HAPPY AND HEALTHY, BUT HOMELESS.

nats of barking

THE LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER NEEDS YOUr HELP MORE THAN EVER AFTER THIS WEEKEND.

WE'LL EXPLAIN.

PLUS - MICHELLE OBAMA BECAME EMOTIONAL LAST NIGHT WHILE TALKING ABOUT HER HUSBAND.

A) lee co adoption-natvo

B) dnc day 2-vo

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DNC DAY 2-2 SHOT, SAT23-RTR2

LAST NIGHT, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA GAVE A PASSIONATE SPEECH ABOUT HER HUSBAND.

ANNOUNCED TODAY, THE BIG THURSDAY NIGHT FINALE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE INSIDE, AWAY FROM THE THREAT OF STORMS.

LATER TONIGHT, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL TAKE THE STAGE.

DNC DAY 2-PKG

PRESIDENT OBAMA ARRIVED IN CHARLOTTE AS THE NEWS SPREAD: HE'LL GIVE HIS SPEECH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH POI

IN THE MAIN CONVENTION VENUE. TIME WARA.

NOT IN BMERICA STADIUM, THTIMES LARGER, BUD THE CHANIN IS 30 TO 40 PERCENT.

"Clearly ama felt that th of having thisched in a thunderstoed the benefits that they got in Denutdoor crowd, and Clint Eastwood show last week what happens when a non acceptance speech getmstance"

REPUBLICANS CHARGDEMOCRATOULDN'T FILL THE STADIUM.

atrick McHenry / North Carol38 -:42

"I think it also has more to do with attendance rather thaitation."

A DEMOTIC DELEGATE SAYS SHE WAS PETICKETS

one calls, emails coming from everyonethe United States.So, that they couldlled every single onef those seats. 13

WI STADIUM EVENT NDS WHO

WAITED IN LINE FO SEATS ARE OUT OF LUCK AY

DNC DAY 2-(2) SSTOP

OUR VERY OWN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER IS REPORTING LIVE FROM CHARLOTTE.

YOU CAN CATCH HIM RIGHT HERE WITH LIVE REPORTS, STARTING AT 5 O'CLOCK.

THE SPECIAL SPEAKERS TONIGHT ARE U-S SENATE CANDIDATE ELIZABETH WARREN, AND FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON.

FWC NUISANCE MEETING-VO

FLORIDA'S NUISANCE ALLIGATOR HOTLINE GETS MORE THAN 13-THOUSAND CALL EACH YEAR.

NOW THE STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISISON WANTS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO GIVE COUNTIES MORE HELP.

INSTEAD OF CONTRACTING ONLY ONE TRAPPER TO COVER A ENITRE COUNTY OR TWO, THE CHANGE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SIGN SEVERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE SAME AREA.

THE CHANGE WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY.

PILOT WHALE RESCUE-VO

WE TOLD YOU OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT A GROUP OF MORE THAN 20 PILOT WHALES THAT WASHED ASHORE IN FORT PIERCE.

TODAY, RESCUERS MOVED THE FOUR SURVIVING WHALES TO SEAWORLD ORLANDO.

THE ANIMALS STAYED AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY'S HARBOR BRANCH INSTITUTE FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL THEY WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRIP.

LEE CO ADOPTION FULL-trxNATVOTOP, OC

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LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IS OVER-FLOWING WITH CATS AND DOGS.

IF THEY DON'T FIND A HOME, MANY OF THESE ANIMALS WILL HAVE TO BE PUT DOWN.

LEE CO ADOPTION FULL-LL-PKG

they say because of all of the outdoor activities, animals got out or ran off and ended up here.

the number of animals has grown so much, the shelter has turned its conference room into a makeshift holding area.

ria brown, lcdac "she is such a sweetheart and she already knows how to sit."

4 month old becky the bulldog is just one of about 100 dogs at lee county domestic animal services.

she's happy and healthy, but right now, she's homeless.

but becky, isn't alone.

this shelter is packed beyond capacity.

ria "in the last two months we've taken in 18-hundred animals, so we really need to either have them claimed or adopted into new homes."

they're so full, animal services spent the morning hauling in crates. turning their conference room, into a kennel.

the need to adopt out is so dire, many of these healthy dogs could be put down if animal services can't find homes for at least 30 of them.

so, the shelter is offering discounted adoptions.

ria "adopters can draw a cupon for 20 dollars up to 50 dollars off their regular adoption fee, so that makes some of the animals even free or at least 20 percent off."

deals that will hopefully help becky the bulldog and her pound of friends. find a good home.

all of the animals here are vaccinated, sterylized and treated for fleas and worms before they're adopted out.

to learn more you can visit our website, nbc-dash-two-dot-com.

LEE CO ADOPTION FULL-OC, BNR

WHILE CLIFTON WAS THERE, PEOPLE WERE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK FOR BECKY.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING, WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ON OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

QUEBEC SHOOTING-VOWIPE

SCARY MOMENTS IN MONTREAL LAST NIGHT DURING A VICTORY PARTY FOR THE COUNTRY'S NEW PREMIERE.

POLICE SAY A MAN BEGAN SHOOTING WHICH KILLED ONE PERSON AND CRITICALLY HURT ANOTHER.

YOU CAN SEE THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS RUSHED OFF THE STAGE.

QUEBEC SHOOTING-SOTVO

what was really amazing about all of this is that she came back almost immediately after and took care of the room before she took care of herself.

DOWN SYNDROME BOOT-VOWIPE

A FAMILY FLYING HOME TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE EAST COAST IS FIGHTING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES.

THEY SAY THEY WERE KICKED OFF THEIR FLIGHT BECAUSE THEIR SON HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

THE PARENTS SAY THEIR FAMILY WAS TOLD THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT THEIR 16-YEAR-OLD SITTING IN FIRST CLASS, SO CLOSE TO THE COCKPIT.

THE AIRLINE FEARED A DISTURBANCE COULD DISTRACT THE PILOT.

BUT THEY SAY THEIR SON WAS BEHAVING AND BELIEVE HE WAS SINGLED OUT BECAUSE HE HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

DOWN SYNDROME BOOT-SOTVO

"To respect each person's dignity. Every one of us should be treated with equal dignity

AMERICAN AIRLINES RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT SAYS THE YOUNG MAN WAS EXCITABLE, RUNNING AROUND, AND NOT ACCLIMATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND OFFERED TO BOOK ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE FAMILY.

FL TEEN ARRESTED-OC, SOT-OC

A FLORIDA TEEN DIALED 9-1-1, COMPLAINING ABOUT A BAD DREAM THAT WAS COMING TRUE.

NOW, HE'S IN JAIL.

AFTER HE CALLED POLICE ONCE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, A DEPUTY WENT TO HIS HOUSE.

BECAUSE OF HIS STANGE BEHAVIOR, THE DEPUTY WARNED HIM NOT TO CALL AGAIN UNLESS IT WAS AN EMERGENCY.

What's going on?

Ummm, Something that happened in my dream is actually happening.

Okay. What's happening?

Everything that's happening today happened to my dream and I want to prove to everybody.

Okay

IT TURNED OUT THAT THE TEEN MAY HAVE BEEN SMOKING SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA.

HIS PARENTS HID THE PHONE FROM BOY, BUT HE SNUCK OVER TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND DIALED 9-1-1 AGAIN.

PETERSON JURY DELIBERATIONS-VO

JURY DELIBERATION HAS BEGUN IN THE CASE OF DREW PETERSON, THE FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICE ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE.

SHE WAS FOUND DEAD IN A BATHTUB IN 2004.

HER DEATH WAS ORIGINALLY RULED A DROWNING, BUT POLICE BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE PETERSON AFTER HIS FOURTH WIFE DISAPPEARED THREE YEARS LATER.

MOTHER TERESA ANNIV-VO

WE WON'T SOON FORGET HER NAME OR HER ACTIONS--

THE ORDER OF NUNS FOUNDED BY MOTHER TERESA MARKED THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH TODAY.

A MASS WAS HELD AND NUNS HELD CANDLES AND PRAYED IN FRONT OF MOTHER TERESA'S TOMB.

THE SUPERIOR GENERAL OF MISSIONARIES SAID TODAY IS A CELEBRATION.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

NFL HEAD STUDY-VO, SS

TODAY THE N-F-L COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCED THEY WILL GIVE 30 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH.

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WILL DETERMINE HOW THE DONATION WILL BE DIVIDED.

OFFICIALS SAY THE GOAL IS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONCUSSION PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, BRAIN DISEASES THAT RESULT FROM FREQUENT HEAD TRAUMA AND WHETHER PLAYING FOOTBALL COULD LEAD TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT. JUST IN TIME FOR FOOTBALL SEASON!

KICKING OFF TONIGHT AT 7:30 ON NBC--

THE DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS HOSTING THEIR DIVISION RIVAL DALLAS COWBOYS.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

ARE YOUR CHILDREN GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP?

THAT'S THE QUESTION AMY OSHIER SETS OUT TO ANSWER IN TODAY'S HEALTH MATTERS.

AND SHE FINDS. IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL SITUATION.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

BARB LAWRENCE FIGURED HER TWO KIDS WOULD BE WORN OUT BY THE END OF THE DAY. INSTEAD SHE'S MORE FRAZZLED THAN THEY ARE.

BARB LAWRENCE/MOM

RUNS:

:56 Now that they're 3 & 4, we try to get them to bed at a regular time. Sometimes they'll wake up at 4 and at 5. I thought they'd sleep better after having gone to preschool.they're exhausted, 'no'.

AS BABIES THEY SLEPT 12 HOURS A NIGHT, WITH A FEW NAPS THROWN IN. NOW THEIR DOWN TIME HAS SHRUNK TO 8 OR 9 HOURS.

DR. MARTIN SHERMAN/PEDIATRICIAN

RUNS:

12:39 If kids don't get the basic amount of sleep that helps their engine function, helps them grow, they are not going to do as well during the day.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Adults talk about needing a solid 8 hours of sleep. That's not nearly enough for kids. Experts believe sleep is one of a child's top jobs.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

:30 There are certain areas that are actually more activated during sleep than during awake periods. Sleep has different functions and learning and memory and consolidation are some of those.

BEHAVIORAL AND METABOLIC CONDITIONS ARE LINKED TO SLEEP DEFICITS.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

14:29 Around 10 years of age, you should be getting about 10 hours of sleep overnight. Ninth grader through high school should be getting approximately nine hours per night.

YOUNGER CHILDREN NEED EVEN MORE SLEEP. BETWEEN 3 AND 5 YEARS OLD THE RANGE IS 11 TO 13 HOURS. FROM 5-12, IT'S 10 OR 11 HOURS. BUT SLEEP IS NOT ONE-SIZE FITS ALL.

DR. JOSE COLON/SLEEP SPECIALIST

RUNS:

14:29 Say you go to the pediatrician and they show you a growth curve. And that growth curve is really broad. Well, the sleep curve is actually even broader. Different people need different amounts.

WHEN IT COMES TO JUDGING WHETHER YOUR CHILD IS GETTING THE PROPER Zs, MAYBE MOTHER KNOWS BEST.

BARB LAWRENCE/MOM

RUNS:

2:04 Sometimes they even get a second wind because they have had no sleep. And they're just bouncing off the walls.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

SOME PARENTS ARE MAKING WAVES FOR THEIR HYPER-CRITICAL VIEW OF TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS.

"schooling is not neutral it has a particular bias. It tells you what to think how to think where to think. There is a lot of control"

AND HE'S AN EDUCATION PROFESSOR.

FIRST AT FOUR - THE OFF-HANDS APPROACH BEHIND "UN-SCHOOLING".

PLUS - BIZARRE DETAILS ABOUT THE ALLEGED INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR POTENTIAL WIVES OF TOM CRUISE.

A) unschooling-sotvo

B) vanity fair & scientology-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

DEMOCRATS ARE HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEIR CONVENTION STARTED IN CHARLOTTE LAST NIGHT.

BUT THEY HAD A SUDDEN CHANGE OF PLANS TODAY.

WE'LL LOOK AT WHY THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TOMORROW NIGHT.HAD TO SWITCH LOCATIONS.

AND WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER REPUBLICAN FLORIDA GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST.BEFORE HE ENDORSES PRESIDENT OBAMA.

PLUS.

A) TODAY AT RNC CRIST INTERVIEW-CAM99-RTR1

B) JENNIFER STAND UP TEASE-SOTTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS

Seems like we've had plenty of days this summer to talk about the influence of southwest winds on our side of Florida. The normal summer pattern starts with an easterly wind during the morning and the onshore winds in the afternoon. When we get southwest winds setting up for the full day that usually means showers in the morning, midday, and afternoon. For the next two days that will be the forecast….a chance for "on and off" showers at any daypart. High temperatures will continue to hit 90 degrees and overnight lows will be in the mid and upper 70's.

In the Atlantic we are still tracking Hurricane Leslie and Tropical Storm Michael. Neither storm is a threat to Florida.

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VANITY & SCIENTOLOGY-OC

THERE ARE NEW DETAILS EMERGING FROM THAT BLOCKBUSTER ARTICLE IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF VANITY FAIR.

IT CLAIMS THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AUDITIONED POSSIBLE LOVE INTERESTS FOR SUPERSTAR ACTOR

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THIS MORNING. NEW BOMBSHELL DETAILS FROM MAUREEN ORTH'S OCTOBER COVER

STORY IN VANITY FAIR - ALLEGATIONS THAT THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY USED

VIDEOTAPED AUDITIONS TO FIND CRUISE NOT ONLY A DEVOUT SCIENTOLOGIST

BUT "a drop-dead beautiful true believer to share his life." AND

ACCORDING TO VANITY FAIR, THEY FOUND THAT PERSON "a believer they thought

could actually wear the glass slippers" -- NAZANIN BONIADI -- AN IRANIAN-

BORN, LONDON RAISED 25-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS.

NATS How I Met Your Mother: "Oh, you're a gooey romantic too?"

ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, BONIADI UNDERWENT A MONTH LONG VETTING

PROCESS ASKED TO REVEAL EVERY DETAIL OF "her innermost secrets, including

every detail of her sex life." THE ARTICLE ALSO CLAIMS THE CHURCH TOLD HER

TO DARKEN HER HAIR TO "emphasize her ethnicity." AND ENCOURAGED HER TO

BREAK UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND WHO SHE WAS REPORTEDLY HOPING TO MARRY.

THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2004, THE ARTICLE REPORTS, BONIADI FLEW FIRST CLASS TO

NEW YORK TO MEET CRUISE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR HER DREAM DATE--- TOURING

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING , DINING AT UPSCALE SUSHI RESTAURANT NOBU, AND

PRIVATE ICE SKATING AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER.

ORTH REPORTS BONIADI AND CRUISE BECAME INSEPARABLE, BUT HE ALSO

CONTINUED TO GROOM HER, INCLUDING ALLEGEDLY WANTING "Boniadi's incisor teeth

filed down."

ACCORDING TO ORTH, THE RELATIONSHIP BEGAN TO HIT SOUR NOTES WHEN -- BONIADI

WASN'T AS PUBLICLY AFFECTIONATE AS CRUISE WOULD HAVE LIKED AND WHEN HE FELT

SHE WASN'T SUFFICIENTLY RESPECTFUL OF DAVID MISCAVIGE, THE LEADER OF THE

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY.

THE VANITY FAIR ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BONIADI'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CRUISE

ENDED ABRUPTLY IN JANUARY 2005.

REPRESENTATIVES FOR CRUISE SAY THE ENTIRE REPORT IS FALSE. AND IN A

STATEMENT TO ABC NEWS, A SCIENTOLOGY SPOKESMAN SAYS: "There was no project,

secret or otherwise, ever conducted by the Church to find a bride The

VANITY & SCIENTOLOGY-OC

LOUBOUTIN PROTECTED-OC, VO

WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT POLICE INTERCEPTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FAKE HIGH-END SHOES.

TODAY, A FEDERAL COURT AGREED THAT DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN IS ENTITLED TO HIS TRADEMARK HEEL.

HIS SHOES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE RED SOLES.

THE COMPANY CANNOT CLAIM THE COLOR, BUT HE CAN PROTECT HIS BRAND OF VIVID RED HEELS.

THE LAWSUIT EVOLVED AFTER A COMPETIING FRENCH DESIGNER BEGAN ADDING THE CRIMSON COLOR TO THEIR HEELS.

CRAZY BOAT RIDE-VOTOPS

CHECK OUT THIS WILD BOAT RIDE IN MISSOURI.

SEVEN PEOPLE WERE CRUISING ON THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BOAT HITS A LARGE WAKE.

THE ROUGH WATER KNOCKS THEM OFF THEIR FEET AND SLAMS THEM INTO THE BOAT.

JESSICA SIMPSON BABY WEIGHT-OC, SS, OC

POP SINGER JESSICA SIMPSON IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE BABY WEIGHT SHE GAINED DURING HER FIRST PREGNANCY.

SIMPSON SAYS SHE GAVE IN TO CRAVINGS AND ATE WHATEVER SHE WANTED.INCLUDING HER FAVORITE - MAC AND CHEESE.

BUT AFTER SHE GAVE BIRTH IN MAY, SHE DECIDED TO SHED THE POUNDS.

SIMPSON SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS. HER FIRST COMMERCIAL IS SET TO AIR NEXT WEEK.

BOB BARKER EXCLUDED-VO

YESTERDAY, THE PRICE IS RIGHT CELEBRATED 40 YEARS ON THE AIR.

BUT LONG-TIME HOST BOB BARKER WAS NOTICEABLY ABSENT FROM THE CELEBRATION.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE WASN'T INVITED.

BARKER SAYS HE'S OKAY WITH THE SHUN.

HE WAS REPORTEDLY LEFT OUT OF THE CELEBRATION BECAUSE HE HAS CRITICIZED PRIZES TO CERTAIN ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS.

VEGETARIAN MCDONALDS-VO

IT'S HARD TO IMAGIN A MCDONALD'S WITHOUT THEIR SIGNATURE BIG MAC HAMBURGER.

BUT A RESTAURANT IN INDIA IS SCRAPPING MEAT FROM THE MENU.

THE VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT WILL ONLY SERVE VEGGIE MEALS.

MCDONALD'S SAYS ITS KITCHENS IN INDIA ARE ALREADY SEPARATED INTO SECTIONS FOR COOKING VEGGIE-ONLY MEALS AND MEAT ITEMS.

ZUCKERBERG INTERVIEW-VO

FACEBOOK FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG IS PREPPING FOR HIS FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE HIS COMPANY WENT PUBLIC.

HE IS SET TO TAKE THE STAGE AT A TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO NEXT WEEK.

FACEBOOK HAS NEARLY A BILLION USERS BUT IT'S STRUGGLED TO KEEP UP MOMENTUM ON WALL STREET SINCE IT'S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING.

YESTERDAY, FACEBOOK SHARES FELL TO THEIR LOWEST VALUE OF 17 DOLLARS AND 55 CENTS.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

A NEW TREND IS RAISING EYEBROWS IN THE PARENTING WORLD.

SOME MOMS AND DADS ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO DECIDED WHEN AND WHAT TO LEARN.

"i think a one-size fits all standard curriculum does not serve a lot of the population."

COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, WE TAKE A LOOK BEHIND THE METHOD CALLED "UN-SCHOOLING."

A) unschooling-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Deputies investigating bank robbery in Fort Myers

2. Three arrested in prostitution sting

3. Council votes to allow booze on Ft. Myers Beach

UNSCHOOLING-TFC CTR

EVER HEARD OF UN-SCHOOLING? IT'S CONTROVERSIAL. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL HOME-SCHOOLING, KIDS LEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE.

THERE'S NO TIMETABLE, NO REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS, NO TESTS.

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What to wear when heading back to school.

For many students this time a year - it's a common dilemma.

But for Brownyn Kay, this is new territory.

That's because she's going to school for the first-time ever.at the age of 13.

Until now, Bronwyn has been "unschooled."

It's an unstructured approach to education where the child chooses what to learn and when to learn it.

One her mother Beatrice applied to all her daughters.

"it is really about taking charge of your learning."

Unschooling is a controversial subset of homeschooling.

But unlike homseschoolers, unschoolers don't follow a curriculum.

Children are allowed to set the agenda using their parents and their community as learning resources.

Carlo Ricci is another unschooling supporter.

He's also an Education Professor and a critic of conventional schooling.

"i think a one-size fits all standard curriculum does not serve a lot of the population."

Ricci believes that children are naturally driven to learn and will do so if left to their own devices.

He says mainstream schooling disconnects kids from that passion.

"schooling is not neutral it has a particular bias. It tells you what to think how to think where to think. There is a lot of control"

But critics of the hands-off approach argue there's little evidence unschooling produces a better educated adult.

They also say few parents can actually afford to educate this way.

"in my experience folks interested in unschooling are usually middle class or upper class. They have time to spend with their kids and times to organize activities."

Like her sisters before her, Bronwyn Kay chose high school over unschooling because:

"I am really excited and i am nervous."

Back to school jitters - something Brownyn will likely have in common with her new classmates.

Melanie Nagy

UNSCHOOLING-TFC

THIS STORY WAS DONE IN CANADA.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO PARENTS HER in the U-S, IN FAVOR OF "UNSCHOOLING".

THAT DOES IT FOR THE FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

NEXT AT FIVE --

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CHARLIE CRIST -- THE FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA

NOW PREPARING TO SPEAK AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ON HIS BEHALF.

PLUS A FORMER CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES PLEADS GUILTY.

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