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HL1) FMB BOOZE IS ALLOWED-VOTOPS

A MAJOR DECISION AS YOU WAKE UP THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AFFECTING DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS.AND thousands OF RESIDENTS.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) DNC IN CHARLOTTE-TRX-VO

PLUS, LOOKING AHEAD TO THE D-N-C TONIGHT.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

OBAMA AND DAUGHTERS PIC-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO EVERYONE'S BUZZING ABOUT THIS MORNING.

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

DNC WRAP-TRXTOPS-SS-VO-OC

AND NBC-2 HAS A CREW WAKING UP IN CHARLOTTE.

OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL HAVE LIVE REPORTS FOR YOU COMING UP IN OUR EVENING NEWSCASTS.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TAKES THE STAGE ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE CONVENTION, HOPING HE'LL ROUSE THE CROWD AND POTENTIAL VOTERS.

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WILL NOT BE ATTENDING.

IT'S TRADITIONAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY CABINET MEMBERS TO AVOID PARTISAN EVENTS.

THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON'T SPEAK TO THE DELEGATES UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE VICE PRESIDENT ARRIVED IN CHARLOTTE YESTERDAY. MISTER OBAMA ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON.

NOW LAST NIGHT THE FIRST LADY TOOK THE STAGE,

DNC WRAP-(2)SOTVO-OC-BNR

"I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are - NO, it reveals who you are."

"And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone."

AND THAT WAS KEYNOTE SPEAKER SAN ANTONIO MAYOR JULIAN CASTRO.

HE'S A MINORITY WHO WENT TO HARVARD LAW LIKE BARACK OBAMA.

TRACKING THE CANDIDATES-TRXTOPS-SS

NBC-2 IS ALSO TRACKING THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES THIS MORNING.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

FMB BOOZE-OC-VO

A MAJOR DECISION -- AFFECTING DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS.AND thousands OF RESIDENTS.

MORE FORT MYERS BEACH BUSINESSES WILL NOW NOW BE ABLE TO SELL ALCOHOL OUT ON THE SAND.

TOWN COUNCILMEMBERS APPROVED THE MOVE LAST NIGHT.

SOME RESTAURANTS ALREADY HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO.

SO LAST NIGHT OTHER BUSINESSES STOOD UP -- ASKING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

OTHERS SPOKE OUT AGAINST ALLOWING MORE BOOZE ON THE BEACH -- ARGUING IT RUINS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.

FMB BOOZE-SOTVO

this is a good example of people working with the public listening to them some of the changes tonight are a result of their input

RESTAURANTS CAN NOW START APPLYING TO SELL ON THE SAND.

THE NEW ORDINANCE STARTS IN SIX MONTHS.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK.

BUSINESSES CANNOT SELL BOOZE ON THE BEACH AN HOUR AFTER SUN DOWN OR AFTER NINE P-M.

ALSO,

THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 50 FEET OF PASSAGE FROM THE OUTSIDE SERVICE AREA TO THE WATER.

KIM BOONE SENTENCED-OC-SS-VO-OC

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COUPLE, ACCUSED OF CAGING UP THE MAN'S SON. APPEARED IN COURT. AND ONE IS WILLING TO ADMIT GUILT.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THOMAS AND KIMBERLY BOONE BACK IN 2010.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE COUPLE LEFT THOMAS' 10-YEAR-OLD SON AND KIMBERLY'S STEP-SON CAGED UP FOR MONTHS--

RARELY FEEDING HIM AND FORCING HIM TO LIVE IN HIS OWN FECES AND URINE.

THIS MORNING, KIMBERLY TOOK A PLEA DEAL AND WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.

HOWEVER, THOMAS BOONE SAYS HE DID NOTHING WRONG AND IS TAKING HIS CASE TO A JURY IN NOVEMBER.

CAPE WATER AND UEP TODAY-OC-VO-WIPE

HAPPENING TONIGHT --- A COMMITTEE IN CAPE CORAL WILL GET ANALYIS OF A POSSIBLE UTILITY RATE HIKE.

AND IF CAPE CORAL'S CONTROVERSIAL U-E-P DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD LIKE PLANNED -- THOSE ON CITY WATER COULD PAY A WHOLE LOT MORE.

NEW NUMBERS REVEAL THE CITY SHOULD HIKE UTILITY RATES BY MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT TO KEEP COSTS UNDER CONTROL.

THOSE ARE FROM THE CITY'S CONSULTANT BURTON AND ASSOCIATES.

OVER THE SUMMER, COUNCIL VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EXPANDING UTILITIES TO THE SOUTHWEST SIX-SEVEN -- AN AREA NEAR TRAFALGAR AND CHIQUITA.

CAPE WATER AND UEP TODAY-SOTVO

0802 "Look at it this way. You take 10 people to dinner. The bill is 100. You each chip in 10 bucks. You bring in 15 people that number goes down."

IF THE U-E-P IS SIDELINED, THE CITY'S CONSULTANT ESTIMATES RATE HIKES WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY YEAR MOVING FORWARD UNTIL 20-21.

NEW ISAAC THREAT HEAT AND NUTRIA-OC-TRX-VO

IT'S UNSIGHTLY, SMELLY AND A REAL HEALTH HAZARD.

THIS MORNING THERE ARE NEW CONCERNS AND THREATS POST ISAAC.

IT'S ESTIMATED MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND DEAD NUTRIA WASHED ASHORE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST-ALL BECAUSE OF HURRICANE ISAAC.

"NUTRIA" ARE LARGE SEMI-AQUATIC RODENTS.

WORKERS ARE USING PITCH FORKS TO REMOVE THEM. TOSSING THEM IN A LARGE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER.

GROSS DOESN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE CLEAN-UP ASSIGNMENT.

MOSQUITO SPRAYING-OC-VO-WIPE

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING,

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL TOOK TO THE SKY OVERNIGHT. TO TRY AND CONTROL THE GROWING NUMBER OF MOSQUITOES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO POPULATIONS HAVE SPIKED IN INLAND AREAS LIKE LEHIGH AND ALVA ONE WEEK AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISSAC GRACED OUR COAST.

MOSQUITO SPRAYING-SOTVO

49:26 - 49:34 So tell me where have you been seeing a lot of these mosquitoes lately? Not necessarily seeing them but you definitely feel them during the evening times

CROWD HIT AND RUN-TRXTOPS-OC-VO-OC

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING --

AUTHORITIES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A DRIVER THAT CRASHED INTO SIX PEOPLE AND TOOK OFF.

IT HAPPENEDTWO DAYS AGO ON ROMA AVENUE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

STATE TROOPERS SAY JUAN AGUIAR WAS DRUNK WHEN HE HIT THE VICTIMS, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN AWAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIMS WERE LEAVING A HOUSE PARTY WHEN THEY WERE HIT.

CROWD HIT AND RUN-SOTVO

LISA RAMOS, GIRLFRIEND OF SUSPECT: "i hope he's alright and i hope he turns hiself in soon, because if i see him i could talk him into it, but i hope he's alright, that's how i feel about him."

THREE PEOPLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL--

MISSING BOATERS FOUND-OC-SS (2)

TWO BOATERS ARE SAFE THIS MORNING, AFTER THEY FELL OVERBOARD IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR SUNDAY.

THE MEN WERE REPORTED MISSING SUNDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE TOLD THEY FELL OVERBOARD DURING SOME DRUNKEN HORSEPLAY.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER USED ITS

OLYMPICS MUNICH ANNIVERSARY-ONCAM

TODAY MARKS A DARK DAY IN WORLD HISTORY.

THE MOST CHILLING, FRIGHTENING AND HEARTBREAKING MOMENT AT ANY OLYMPICS CAME 40 YEARS AGO,

AT THE 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS.

NEARLY A DOZEN ISRAELI ATHLETES WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE AND KILLED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK.

A GERMAN POLICEMAN AND FIVE PALESTINIAN KIDNAPPERS ALSO DIED.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

ISSAC COWS STRANDED-VOTOPS-BNR

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW VIDEO JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM. IN LOUISIANA, A CATTLE ROUNDUP IS UNDERWAY, AFTER THE ANIMALS WERE STRANDED IN FLOODWATERS BROUGHT ON BY HURRICANE ISAAC.

ABOUT A THOUSAND HEAD OF CATTLE WERE STRANDED IN THE LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH.

THE STATE HAS BEEN FEEDING THE ANIMALS WHILE THEY SORT OUT WHO THEY BELONG TO.

HUNDREDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHIPPED OUT TO OTHER PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

ABOUT A HUNDRED HEAD OF CATTLE DIED IN THE FLOODWATERS.

ANIMAL SHELTER OVERCROWDING-2SH-VO-BNR

THIS MORNING IT'S AN URGENT PROBLEM HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE LEE COUNTY PET SHELTER SAYS IT IS IN CRISIS.

TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING,

LEE COUNTY DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES' HAS A SPECIAL ALL SEPTEMBER LONG.

COUPONS WORTH $20 TO $50 DOLLARS OFF THE ADOPTION FEE FOR ANY PET YOU WANT.

WE'RE TOLD OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, THEY GOT A LOT OF DOGS INTO THE SHELTER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ADOPTION AND PRICES HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK ON NEWS LINKS.

DREW PETERSON JURY DELIBERATIONS-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

JURY DELIBERATIONS START IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS,

AT THE TRIAL OF DREW PETERSON.

HE'S CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE KATHLEEN SAVIO.

PETERSON, A FORMER BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS POLICE SERGEANT IS ALSO SUSPECTED, BUT NOT CHARGED, IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WIFE NUMBER FOUR.

PROSECUTORS TOLD JURORS THAT OVERWHELMING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE PROVED PETERSON KILLED HIS THIRD WIFE.

COCAINE GODMOTHER GUNNED DOWN-OC-VO

THIS MORNING POLICE SAY COLOMBIA'S SO-CALLED "COCAINE GODMOTHER" HAS BEEN GUNNED DOWN AND KILLED.

GRISELDA BLANCO WAS A PIONEER IN EXPORTING COCAINE FROM COLOMBIA TO THE U-S IN THE 70S AND 80S.

SHE SERVED 20 YEARS IN PRISON IN THE U-S FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND THREE MURDERS.

SHE WAS DEPORTED BACK TO COLOMBIA IN 2004.

THE 69-YEAR-OLD WAS GUNNED DOWN BY TWO ASSASSINS ON MOTORCYCLES AS SHE LEFT THIS BUTCHER'S SHOP IN COLOMBIA.

EL GORDO CAPTURED-TRXTOPS-VO

AND THIS MORNING MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'VE CAPTURED THE LEADER OF THE GULF DRUG CARTEL.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE ARRESTS IN MONTHS.

HIS NAME IS MARIO CARDENAS ALSO KNOWN AS "EL GORDO."

MARINES PRESENTED HIM TO THE MEDIA YESTERDAY IN MEXICO CITY.

SPACEWALK THIS MORNING-ONCAM

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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD THIS MORNING.

IN ABOUT TWO HOURS, A SPACEWALK WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

AN AMERICAN AND A JAPANESE ASTRONAUT WILL TRY AGAIN TO REPLACE A POWER SWITCHING UNIT OUTSIDE THE SPACE STATION.

THEIR SPACE WALK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AROUND 7:15 THIS MORNING.

VOYAGER 35TH ANNIVERSARY-ONCAM

AND TODAY MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUNCH OF VOYAGER 1. TO JUPITER AND SATURN.

BUT IT'S LONG SINCE PASSED THOSE PLANETS.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS-OC-VO

CLOSER TO HOME THIS MORNING ---

LEE COUNTY LEADERS ARE STILL SERIOUS ABOUT BRINGING THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS HERE FOR SPRING TRAINING.

NOW -- IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHITTLING DOWN THE WISH LIST FOR UPGRADES AT CITY OF PALMS PARK IN FORT MYERS, AND TALKING MONEY.

THE COUNTY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER WENT TO D-C LAST WEEK TO MEET WITH EXECUTIVES FROM THE BALL CLUB.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS-SOTVO

DOUG MEURER/AST. LEE COUNTY MANAGER 2:10:13 i really would like to see this move forward as quickly as possible. i know that they have asked we do this as quickly as possible just so they know so there's some certainty for them. i would say really within the next 30-60 days hopefully we'll have a pretty firm idea about whether this is going to work 29

NFL ON NBC TONIGHT-OC-SS

ARE YOU READY FOR THE NFL ON NBC?!

THE REGULAR SEASON KICKS OFF TONIGHT,

TO AVOID PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE DNC TOMORROW.

AND WHAT A START ---

THE DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS.NEW YORK GIANTS--

HOST DIVISION RIVAL DALLAS COWBOYS!

COVERAGE BEGINS AT EIGHT--

KICKOFF IS SLATED FOR 8:30.

TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIES STUDY-ONCAM

SPEAKING OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

THE NFL, THE U.S. ARMY AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH,

WILL MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.

THEY ARE TEAMING UP TO STUDY TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES.

MLB FUNNY GROUNDSKEEPER DANCING-VOTOPS

AND CHECK THIS GUY OUT!

A GROUNDSKEEPER DOES QUITE A FUNNY DANCE TUESDAY NIGHT IN TAMPA BAY DURING THE YANKEES/RAYS GAME AT TROPICANA FIELD.

FOR THOSE WHO WATCHED THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR. HE'S DOING THE "CARLTON"!. AND THE SONG BY TOM JONES WAS EVEN PLAYING. "IT'S NOT UNUSUAL."

WX TEASE-OMNITOPS

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

EMERGENCY APPS-ONCAM

MORE AMERICANS ARE USING MOBILE APPS DURING EMERGENCIES, LIKE HURRICANE ISAAC.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE RED CROSS, WHICH SAYS MOBILE APPS NOW *TIE SOCIAL MEDIA AS THE "FOURTH" MOST POPULAR WAY TO GET INFORMATION IN A CRISIS--

BEHIND T-V, RADIO AND ONLINE NEWS.

MORE PEOPLE ARE ALSO USING APPS AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONTACT LOVED ONES, LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY'RE SAFE OR FIND OUT IF OTHERS ARE OK.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

THE NEW IPHONE COUNTDOWN IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND

AMERICAN AIRLINES FORCES CONCESSIONS FROM THE COCKPIT, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

A VICTORY FOR BANKRUPT AMERICAN AIRLINES --

IN ITS EFFORT TO CUT COSTS AT THE EXPENSE OF EMPLOYEES.

AMERICAN'S PARENT, WINNING COURT APPROVAL TO THROW OUT ITS LABOR AGREEMENT WITH ITS PILOTS.

BUT THE PILOTS SAY THE CUTS GO WAY DEEPER THAN NECESSARY.

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MEANTIME -- FOOD PRICES MAY GO UP EVEN MORE THAN YOU THINK.

THE NON-PROFIT GROUP OXFAM, WARNING AN EXTREME WEATHER EVENT LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGES, COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN JUMP IN GROCERY PRICES.

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AND -- IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BUYING A CAR, YOU MIGHT TRY A HONDA!

AUTODATA SAYS HONDA BOOSTED DISCOUNTS AND INCENTIVES BY MORE THAN 8-PERCENT LAST MONTH.

BUT OVERALL, AUTOMAKERS *CUT* DISCOUNTS AND INCENTIVES BY AN AVERAGE 5-PERCENT.

TOYOTA -- CUTTING BACK ON DISCOUNTS, THE MOST.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- APPLE GETS READY TO UNVEIL THE NEXT IPHONE.

OC:

OMINOUS SIGN FROM FEDEX.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST CARGO AIRLINE -- NOW FORECASTING THE FIRST DECLINE IN QUARTERLY PROFIT SINCE 2009.

AS PEOPLE GET LESS WILLING TO SPEND EXTRA, TO SHIP EXPRESS.

*****

LOWER CLOSE FOR THE DOW AND S&P YESTERDAY -- BUT NOT AS BAD AS EARLIER IN THE DAY -- THANKS TO OPTIMISM EUROPEAN LEADERS WILL TAKE NEW STEPS TO DEAL WITH THE REGION'S DEBT CRISIS.

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SPEAKING OF DEBT CRISIS -- *U-S* GOVERNMENT DEBT -- HAS REACHED A RECORD 16 *TRILLION* DOLLARS.

*****

AND -- THE RUN UP TO THE THE UNVEILING OF THE NEXT IPHONE IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY!

APPLE -- SENDING OUT INVITATIONS TO A SEPT 12 PRODUCT EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO -- WHERE SOURCES SAY APPLE WILL INTRODUCE A THINNER, FASTER IPHONE WITH A LARGER SCREEN.

ANALYST GENE MUNSTER AT PIPER JAFFRAY, FORECASTING APPLE MAY SELL AS MANY AS 10 MILLION NEW IPHONES THIS MONTH.

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) DNC FIRST LADY SETS THE STAGE-VOTOPS

SETTING THE STAGE.

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA RALLIES DEMOCRATS ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF THEIR CONVENTION.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) BOOZE ON FMB-TRX-VO

PLUS, BOOZIN' ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

MORE RESTAURANTS GET THE GREEN LIGHT TO EXPAND ALCOHOL SALES.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

DNC TODAY-TRXTOPS-SS(2)OC

IT'S DECISION 2012 AND NBC-2 HAS A CREW WAKING UP IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA FOR DAY TWO OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL HAVE LIVE REPORTS FOR YOU COMING UP IN OUR EVENING NEWSCASTS.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TAKES THE STAGE, HOPING HE'LL ROUSE THE CROWD AND POTENTIAL VOTERS.

LAST NIGHT, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA GAVE AN EMOTIONAL SPEECH.

DNC TODAY-SOT

OBAMA AND DAUGHTERS PIC-TRXTOPS-VO

AND TAKE A LOOK. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WATCHED HER SPEECH WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, MALIA AND SASHA. GROWING UP FAST!

THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED THIS PICTURE OVERNIGHT.

DNC PROTESTERS-TRXTOPS-SOTVO

proesters chanting "out of the balcony into the streets, out of the balcony into the streets!"

AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROTESTERS MARCHING IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION GOT UNDERWAY.

NELSON MACK POLL-OC-SS-OC

THIS MORNING WE HAVE INTERESTING NEW NUMBERS IN THE FLORIDA SENATE RACE.

A POLL BY PUBLIC POLICY SHOWS BILL NELSON'S APPROVAL NUMBERS ARE AT 35-PERCENT.

WITH 42-PERCENT OF LIKELY VOTERS DISAPPROVING.

AND YET NELSON HAS A *SEVEN* POINT LEAD OVER CONNIE MACK.

45 TO 38 PERCENT.

A 5 POINT *INCREASE* COMPARED TO THE LAST POLL IN LATE JULY.

HERE ARE MACK'S APPROVAL NUMBERS.

ONLY 27 PERCENT OF VOTERS HAVE A FAVORABLE OPINION OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

45 PERCENT HAVE AN UNFAVORABLE ONE.

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BOOZE ON FMB-OC-VO

A MAJOR DECISION -- AFFECTING DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS.AND HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS.

MORE FORT MYERS BEACH BUSINESSES WILL NOW NOW BE ABLE TO SELL ALCOHOL OUT ON THE SAND.

TOWN COUNCILMEMBERS APPROVED THE MOVE LAST NIGHT.

SOME RESTAURANTS ALREADY HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO.

SO LAST NIGHT OTHER BUSINESSES STOOD UP -- ASKING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

OTHERS SPOKE OUT AGAINST ALLOWING MORE BOOZE ON THE BEACH -- ARGUING IT RUINS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.

BOOZE ON FMB-(2)SOT-CG RVL

Cindy Craw, lives on FMB

44:03 people are gonna bring alcohol anyway and its hurting the restaurants by not allowing it and only allowing certain ones to have them 44:12

Larry Bisbee, lives on FMB

45:21 we've got enough drinking on the beach as is and to move it closer to the water brings beer bottles glass everything that they leave behind 45:31

RESTAURANTS CAN NOW START APPLYING TO SELL ON THE SAND.

THE NEW ORDINANCE STARTS IN SIX MONTHS.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK.

BUSINESSES CANNOT SELL BOOZE ON THE BEACH AN HOUR AFTER SUN DOWN OR AFTER NINE P-M.

ALSO,

THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 50 FEET OF PASSAGE FROM THE OUTSIDE SERVICE AREA TO THE WATER.

KIMBERLY BOONE SENTENCED-OC-SS-VO

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COUPLE, ACCUSED OF CAGING UP THE MAN'S SON. APPEARED IN COURT, AND ONE IS WILLING TO ADMIT GUILT.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THOMAS AND KIMBERLY BOONE BACK IN 2010.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE COUPLE LEFT THOMAS' 10-YEAR-OLD SON AND KIMBERLY'S STEP-SON CAGED UP FOR MONTHS--

RARELY FEEDING HIM AND FORCING HIM TO LIVE IN HIS OWN FECES AND URINE.

YESTERDAY, KIMBERLY TOOK A PLEA DEAL AND WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.

HOWEVER, THOMAS BOONE SAYS HE DID NOTHING WRONG AND IS TAKING HIS CASE TO A JURY IN NOVEMBER.

CHAR BURGLARY ARREST-OC-SS

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEEN IS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A RASH OF HOME BURGLARIES.

DEPUTIES SAY GEORGE STUCK BROKE INTO AS MANY AS FIVE VACANT HOMES ON HILNICK DRIVE, EAST OF PUNTA GORDA.

FAMU SUSPENDS DANCE TEAM-OC-VO

MORE ALLEGATIONS OF HAZING AT FLORIDA A-AND-M UNIVERSITY.

FAM-U HAS SUSPENDED IT'S DANCE TEAM AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF OFF-CAMPUS HAZING OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE UNIVERSITY HAS CRACKED DOWN ON HAZING SINCE THE DEATH OF DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION LAST YEAR, DURING A BAND TRIP TO ORLANDO.

THE BAND WAS LATER SUSPENDED.

TREE TRIMMER FALL-OC-VO

A TREE TRIMMER IS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER FALLING ON THE JOB.

IT HAPPENED AT ORANGE BLOSSOM DRIVE AND GOODLETTE-FRANK ROAD IN PINE RIDGE YESTERDAY.

THE MAN HAD TO BE FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WITNESSES SAY THE LIFT HE WAS STANDING ON FELL FROM UNDER HIM.

NAPLES FIRE BOAT-OC-VO

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HAPPENING TODAY ---

A VOTE ON A BOAT IN NAPLES!

THE CITY OF NAPLES FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEY NEED A NEW FIRE BOAT,

BUT ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.

THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEY USE THE FIRE BOAT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND A LOT OF THEIR CALLS DEPEND ON IT.

THE CHIEF SAYS NAPLES POLICE DONATED THE BOAT TO THEM AFTER IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRICAL AND WIRING ISSUES.

NAPLES FIRE BOAT-SOTVO

11:33 saad "I'd rather spend 10 million dollars upgrading the water system then 250,000 dollars on a fire boat because a fire boat gets us a fire boat. An upgraded water system gets us better fire flow. It gets us new infrastructure that will last another 50 or 60 years."

THE BOAT WOULD COST AN ESTIMATED 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

CITY LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO BUY A NEW BOAT DURING TODAY'S MEETING.

FL SHARK BITES-OC-VO

THIS MORNING THREE PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING AFTER BEING BITTEN BY SHARKS OFF FLORIDA'S EAST COAST OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

BEACH PATROL IN THE DAYTONA AREA SAYs THE ATTACKS WERE A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

THE FIRST BITE HAPPENED SUNDAY--

A WOMAN WAS WALKING BACK TO SHORE WHEN A SHARK BIT HER FOOT.

THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, AND ALSO A SURFER.

ALLT HE VICTIMS WERE IN SHALLOW WATER.

MOSQUITO SPRAYING-OC-VO

WHILE WERE YOU SLEEPING,

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL TOOK TO THE SKY OVERNIGHT TO TRY AND CONTROL THE GROWING NUMBER OF MOSQUITOES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO POPULATIONS HAVE SPIKED IN INLAND AREAS LIKE LEHIGH AND ALVA ONE WEEK AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISSAC GRACED OUR COAST.

BIGGEST GAS PRICES BEHIND US-TRXTOPS-OC-VO

AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT --

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS NOW $3.84.

UP ABOUT 7 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

EXPERTS NOW EXPECT PRICES TO START COMING DOWN TOWARD THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

THE COUNTRY SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE LOWEST GAS PRICES AROUND THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.

TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

EASING YOUR PAIN.

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

FOOD PRICES AND DROUGHT-OC-VO

THE MIDWEST DROUGHT IS AFFECTING GROCERY PRICES RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO JUMP FIVE-PERCENT NEXT YEAR.

ON AVERAGE, A FAMILY OF FOUR SPENDS ROUGHLY 2 hundred 36-DOLLARS A WEEK ON GROCERIES.

FOOD PRICES AND DROUGHT-SOTVO

"It may not be as bad in produce as it will be for grains, which come from the Midwest and the breadbasket so that's what we're bracing for is more the grains and of course the meat that eats the grains."

MEAT PRICES ARE ALREADY UP THREE TO FOUR DOLLARS A POUND FOR SOME CUTS AND ARE EXPECTED TO GO EVEN HIGHER.

SMALLER GROCERS SAY THEY'RE HOLDING PRICES DOWN BY BUYING GRAINS IN BULK.

VEGETARIAN MCDONALDS-OC-VO

MCDONALD'S IS SET TO OPEN ITS FIRST PURELY VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS.

BUT, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL TO INDIA TO TRY THEM OUT.

THE GOLDEN TEMPLE AND THE TOWN OF KATRA, SACRED TO HINDUS WILL HAVE NEW VEGETARIAN MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS.

IN INDIA. THE CHAIN ALREADY GOT RID OF BEEF. BECAUSE COWS ARE CONSIDERED SACRED THERE.

THE VEGETARIAN MENU INCLUDES THE MCVEGGIE PATTY AND MCSPICY PANEER.

MENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTER CLOSING-OC-CG

THE *ONLY RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS CLOSING.

RIEVES RESIDENTIAL -- PART OF THE "LEE MENTAL HEALTH" NONPROFIT.

WILL SHUT ITS DOORS SEPTEMBER 28TH.

THE PROGRAM TREATS ABOUT 1 hundred 50 PATIENTS EACH YEAR FROM LEE, CHARLOTTE, COLLIER, HENDRY AND GLADES COUNTIES --

RECUCITATION TECHNIQUE-OC-VO

EXTENDING RESUSCITATION EFFORTS BY JUST 10 OR 15 MINUTES COULD IMPROVE SURVIVAL RATES AMONG PATIENTS WHO SUFFER CARDIAC ARREST IN THE HOSPITAL.

RESEARCH FOUND THE AVERAGE DURATION OF RESUSCITATION EFFORTS VARIED AMONG THE 435 HOSPITALS IN THE STUDY.

BUT PATIENTS AT FACILITIES WHERE ATTEMPTS LASTED THE LONGEST.

COFFEE AND PAIN-OC-VO

AS YOU GRAB THE CUP OF JOE THIS MORNING.

DRINKING A CUP OF COFFEE COULD HELP PREVENT NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN CAUSED BY LONG HOURS IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER.

RESEARCHERS HAD A GROUP OF PEOPLE PERFORM A SERIES OF COMPUTER TASKS.

WHILE MEASURING THE INTENSITY OF THEIR PAIN.

WHILE BOTH GROUPS REPORTED DISCOMFORT.

SILENT HEART ATTACKS-ONCAM

A NEW STUDY FINDS SEVENTEEN PERCENT OF SENIORS HAVE HAD A SILENT HEART ATTACK.

AND MAY NOT KNOW IT.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ONE,

BUY A DIAMOND, GET A GUN-OC-VO

AN ATLANTA AREA JEWELER IS HAS COME UP WITH AN UNUSUAL WAY TO TRY AND SELL DIAMONDS.

BUY A DIAMOND, GET A GUN.

AFTER 70 YEARS IN BUSINESS, D. GELLER AND SON IS OFFERING A FREE HUNTING RIFLE TO WHOEVER BUYS A DIAMOND.

THE JEWELER SAYS HIS NEW OFFER IS MEANT TO APPEAL TO HIS CUSTOMERS WHO LIKE TO HUNT.

AUTO SALES-OC-VO

PICKUP TRUCKS DRIVE AUTO SALES TO THEIR "HIGHEST" LEVEL IN THREE YEARS.

DEMAND FOR FULL-SIZE PICKUPS ROSE 16 PERCENT LAST MONTH.

THAT HELPED MAKE IT THE STRONGEST SALES MONTH SINCE AUGUST 2009.

AUTO SALES OVERALL JUMPED 20 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.

ENDEAVOUR TREES-OC-VO

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS GOING TO BE IN A LOS ANGELES PARADE.BUT NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY.

FOR THE SHUTTLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE STREETS OF L-A.

SOME TREES HAVE TO GO.

ABOUT 400 TREES ACTUALLY--

AND THAT'S UPSETTING SOME PEOPLE.

THE SCIENCE CENTER SAYS IT WILL PLANT 800 NEW TREES TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS.

BUT CRITICS SAY THE NEW TREES WILL BE TOO SMALL--

AND NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SHADE.

NFL ON NBC TONIGHT-OC-VO-SS

GET READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!

THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT.

THE DALLAS COWBOYS WILL BE VISITING THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS AT MET-LIFE STADIUM IN NEW JERSEY.

SINCE 2002, THE N-F-L SEASON HAS STARTED ON A THURSDAY NIGHT.

THIS YEAR IT WAS RE-SCHEDULED TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 60 YEARS THE REGULAR SEASON HAS STARTED ON A WEDNESDAY.

FIRST FEMALE QB-TRXTOPS-VO

AND AS FOOTBALL SEASON IS UPON US. COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ARE SUITING UP AND HITTING THE FIELD.

BUT AT SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN FLORIDA, ERIN DIMEGLIO IS THROWING BALLS AND BREAKING DOWN GENDER BARRIERS,

AS THE FIRST FEMALE QUARTERBACK.

MORE ON HER STORY IS COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW.

JILLIAN MICHAELS BIGGEST LOSER-OC-VO

SHE'S BACK!

TOUGH-TALKING TRAINER JILLIAN MICHAELS IS RETURNING TO "THE BIGGEST LOSER" FOR THE UPCOMING 14TH SEASON.

THE NEW SEASON WILL ALSO TAKE ON AN IMPORTANT ISSUE - CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, NBC'S WEIGHT-LOSS REALITY SHOW WILL FEATURE TEENAGERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 17 IN ADDITION TO ADULT CONTESTANTS.

THE KIDS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ELIMINATION.

MICHAELS, WHO LEFT THE SHOW IN MAY OF 2011, WILL JOIN POPULAR RETURNING TRAINERS BOB HARPER AND DOLVETT QUINCE.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

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

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 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.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

iPHONE 5 EVENT DATE SEPTEMBER 15TH-OC-VO

THE LONG-AWAITED "i-PHONE 5" MAY BE INTRODUCED AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

APPLE HAS SENT OUT INVITATIONS FOR A PRESS EVENT NEXT WEDNESDAY.

ON THE INVITATION THE NUMBER "12" IS CASTING A SHADOW OF THE NUMBER "5."

THAT'S THOUGHT TO BE A CLUE THAT THE COMPANY WILL REVEAL IT'S LATEST "i-PHONE".

YELLOW SNAPPER-ONCAM

SEAFOOD LOVERS TAKE NOTE.

IF YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER IS SOMETHING YOU LIKE TO SEE ON YOUR DINNER PLATE - PREPARE TO PAY MORE FOR IT.

THE COMMERCIAL HARVEST OF THE FISH WILL CLOSE NEXT TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT.

THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE HARVEST CAME LAST WEEK BY NOAA FISHERIES - WHICH MANAGES SALTWATER FISHING IN THE U-S.

TODAY SHOW TEASE-OC-SOT

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT LAUER AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW.

TAKE A LOOK.

Coming up Wednesday on TODAY,

Complete coverage of the Democratic National Convention including all of the money that is spent on parties here in Charlotte and in Tampa.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) POTTY TRAINING PROBLEM-VOTOPS

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SAW THIS AT A RESTAURANT?

A POTTY TRAINING TOILET JUST FEET AWAY FROM YOUR FOOD --

2) ANIMALS NEED HELP-NATSVOTOPS

meow and barking

PLUS- DOGS AND CATS IN LEE COUNTY NEED YOUR HELP.

3) SCHOOLS THAT RULE-VOTOPS

AND PERSONAL PIECES--

IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT RULE SEGMENT--

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