NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT

THE SPAWN OF ISAAC?

NBC2 IS TRACKING A DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE RAIN AND THE SHOWERS ARE LEFT OVER FROM HURRICANE ISAAC.

BUT COULD IT RE-FORM IN THE COMING DAYS?

RETURN OF ISAAC?-WX CTR

A SHOWER AT ANY TIME

BANK ROBBERY ARREST-TRX 3 SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.THE MAN LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY ROBBED A BANK IS NOW IN CUSTODY.

BUT NOT AFTER A FIGHT.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ARRESTED 29 YEAR OLD JACOB SCOTT LATE LAST NIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ACTED ON AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT HE WAS STAYING IN A HOTEL ALONG U-S 41 IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY SCOTT JUMPED OUT OF A THIRD FLOOR WINDOW.

HE DIDN'T GET FAR AND WAS ARRESTED ON THE GROUND.

HE IS ALSO WANTED FOR ROBBING A BANK IN NORTH CAROLINA.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES BELIEVE HE ROBBED A BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH ALONG COLLEGE PARKWAY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.A MAN CRASHES A CAR INTO A LEHIGH ACRES CANAL.ONLY TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT ONTOP THE ROOF.

AND NOW MORE QUESTIONS ARE SURFACING.

IT HAPPENED AT THE END OF WILLIAMS AVENUE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

CAR INTO CANAL-REM LIVE

WILLIAMS AVENUE DEAD END'S RIGHT HERE, A LITTLE MORE THAN 100 FEET FROM THE WATER.

THIS MAN JUST KEPT GOING.

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, YOU CAN TELL WHERE HE WENT IN.

HIS TIRE TRACKS LEAD RIGHT UP TO THIS HUMP IN THE GROUND.

THAT LAUNCHED HIS CAR NEARLY ACROSS THE CANAL.

CAR INTO CANAL-VO

ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 7:00 THIS MORNING.

I TALKED TO THE MAN WHO FOUND THIS PERSON OVER THE PHONE.

HE TOLD ME, HE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK WHEN HE HEARD SOMEONE YELLING FOR HELP.

THAT'S WHEN HE SAW A MAN LYING ON TOP OF THIS CAR SAYING HE HAD BEEN THERE SINCE 11:00 LAST NIGHT.

CAR INTO CANAL-SOT

sot: trooper richard verbiest

CAR INTO CANAL-REM LIVE

TAG:

F-H-P SAYS THAT MAN WAS TAKEN TO LEHIGH REGIONAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

NO WORD YET IF ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR OR IF ANY CHARGES WILL BE FILED.

F-H-P IS WORKING ON GETTING THAT INFORMATION TO US AND YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO BRING YOU THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT.

THERESA SHIRLEY-SS VO

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

THE WOMAN WHO RAN OVER A BICYCLIST ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CAUSING HER TO FALL FROM THE BRIDGE WILL NOT BE HEADED TO JAIL.

THERESA SHIRLEY PLEADED NO CONTEST FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN HER LANE THIS MORNING AND WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE.

HER DRIVERS LICENSE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS, PAY A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE, PERFORM 120 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ATTEND A DAY-LONG TRAUMA CLASS.

AUTHORITIES SAY TRACEY KLEINPELL WAS BIKING ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY LAST YEAR WHEN SHIRLEY HIT HER WITH HER TRUCK.

TOM BROKAW-TRX VO

DEVELOPING AT ELEVEN.

LEGENDARY NEWS ANCHOR TOM BROKAW HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.

AN N-B-C SPOKESPERSON SAYS. BROKAW FELT LIGHT-HEADED ON THE SET OF MSNBC'S "MORNING JOE."

HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL -QUOTE- "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION."

BROKAW IS IN CHARLOTTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

DNC LATEST-TRX SAT LIVE 2 SHOT

TONIGHT.PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES THE STAGE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION TO ACCEPT HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR ANOTHER TERM.

BUT THE STAGE WILL BE SMALLER THAN EXPECTED.THE SPEECH IS BEING MOVED INTO THE BASKETBALL ARENA IN DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE FROM THE FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR WEATHER CONCERNS.

TODAY PUNDITS ARE WEIGHING IN ON FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S SPEECH AT THE EVENT.

DNC LATEST-PKG

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theirs has been a tumultuous relationship but the former president's

endorsement of the current one was strong and unflinching

CLINTON SOT: I WANT TO NOMINATE A MAN WHO'S COOL ON THE OUTSIDE -- -- BUT WHO BURNS FOR AMERICA ON THE INSIDE.

AND BY THE WAY, AFTER LAST NIGHT, I WANT A MAN WHO HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO

MARRY MICHELLE OBAMA.

NATS - Michelle laughing, crowd cheers people get to the floor

Clinton had two basic arguments

One that while the republicans are intransigent, the president, like him, is

all about cooperation, naming republicans and former rivals to his cabinet

CLINTON SOT: HECK, HE EVEN APPOINTED HILLARY.

And two--- that the president, like him, supports economic principles that

will work while the republicans do not

CLINTON SOT: WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT TO

SOMEONE WHO WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON TRICKLE DOWN.

The former president had several other points to make ---

CLINTON SOT: THE REPUBLICAN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S RE-ELECTION WAS

ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE/ WE LEFT HIM A TOTAL MESS. HE HASN'T CLEANED IT UP

FAST ENOUGH. SO FIRE HIM AND PUT US BACK IN.

He and the arena gave an answer to the question Obama campaign officials

seemed to stumble on earlier this week

CLINTON SOT: ARE WE BETTER OFF THAN WE WERE WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE?

Afterwards the president electrified the audience by joining him on stage.

a bro-hug and a personal presidential applause for a former rival --- to

GOD CONTROVERSY-OC NATS VO WIPE

BUT SOME CONTROVERSY ERUPTED AT THE CONVENTION WHEN DEMOCRATS HAD A HARD TIME RE-INSERTING REFERENCES TO "GOD" AND JERUSALEM IN THEIR PARTY PLATFORM.

all those delegates opposed say no.nooo.i umm.i guess i'll do that one more time

THE CHANGE WAS PROPOSED BY FORMER OHIO GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND.

GOD CONTROVERSY-SOT VO

all those delgates in favor say i.all those delgates opposed say no.the motion is adopted and the platform has been amended.booo

A SENIOR DEMOCRAT SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF INTERVENED TO HAVE THOSE REFERENCES ADDED BACK IN.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

Stocks rallied today on positive economic data and the European Central Bank's agreement to launch a new and potentially unlimited bond-buying program

YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

DMV OUTAGE-ONCAM

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.STARTING TOMORROW THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES IS SHUTTING DOWN ITS ONLINE SERVICES TOMORROW.

THE OUTAGE IS DUE TO A COMPUTER DATA MOVE.

ITS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL MONDAY.

HOTEL IN FM-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS COULD BE A STEP CLOSER TO LANDING A NEW HOTEL.

PLANS FOR A NEW HOTEL ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY NEXT WEEK.

A SARASOTA BASED DEVELOPER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE PROPOSAL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

ART MODELL NEAR DEATH-VO

A LONG TIME N-F-L FOOTBALL TEAM OWNER IS DEAD.

FORMER BALTIMORE RAVENS AND CLEVELAND BROWNS OWNER ART MODELL DIED THIS MORNING IN A BALTIMORE HOSPITAL.

REPORTS OUT OF CLEVELAND SAY THE 87 YEAR OLD'S VITAL ORGANS WERE FAILING OVER NIGHT AS HIS FAMILY GATHERED BESIDE HIS BED.

MODELL PURCHASED THE CLEVELAND BROWNS IN 1961 AND MOVED THE FRANCHISE TO BALTIMORE IN 1996.

FL TAR BALLS-OC SOT VO WIPE

NEW AT ELEVEN.

TAR BALLS ARE WASHING ASHORE ALONG SOME BEACHES IN FLORIDA'S PANHANDLE.

"Somebody needs to clean it up. They can't get all of it. Unfortunately it happened. We just need to make sure, some concentrated effort it doesn't happen again. We need to try and clean up the mess we made."

CLEAN UP TEAMS WERE CALLED OUT FROM PENSACOLA TO GULF SHORES WEDNESDAY.

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE TAR BALLS WASHING ASHORE IN LOUISIANA.

FL TAR BALLS-SOT VO

"We do know there still are offshore tar mats. There have been attempts to try and remove the mats. They're in the surf zone. Technology right now is not allowing us or allowing BP to remove that material. Having this churning action in the gulf puts that material up on the beaches where it is able to be picked up."

THE TAR BALLS MAY HAVE BEEN CHURNED UP BY HURRICANE ISAAC.

BEARS IN COMMUNITIES-2 SS VO WIPE

A RASH OF BEAR SIGHTINGS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS SOME ON EDGE TODAY.

IN ALL THREE separate INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN JUST ONE WEEK.

IN ESTERO -- A VIEWER SENT US THESE PICTURES OF A BEAR SPOTTED TUESDAY.

AND WE SHOWED YOU THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A HOME NEAR GUNNERY ROAD AND STATE ROAD 82 NEAR LEHIGH ACRES.

THIS ONE IN GOLDEN GATES ESTATES.

RESIDENTS SAY IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

BEARS IN COMMUNITIES-SOT VO

FWC: there is a high probability that the bear could make it's way back to the community if there are readily available food sources

HASAN ORDER-VO

A JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO ORDER THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST CHARGED IN THE DEADLY 2009 FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE TO HAVE HIS BEARD SHAVED.

BUT MAJOR NIDAL HASAN IS ALLOWED TO APPEAL, WHICH WOULD TRIGGER ANOTHER DELAY IN HIS UPCOMING MURDER TRIAL.

THE JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO RULE THE LAW DOESN'T TRUMP ARMY REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND DISCIPLINE - INCLUDING THE BAN ON BEARDS.

HASAN SAYS HE GREW A BEARD BECAUSE HIS MUSLIM FAITH REQUIRES IT.

DREW PETERSON TODAY-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

JURORS ARE DELIBERATING FOR A SECOND DAY AT DREW PETERSON'S MURDER TRIAL.

THE 58-YEAR-OLD PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE, KATHLEEN SAVIO, IN 2004.

WEST NILE LATEST-VO WIPE

A SURGE IN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES, AND DEATHS -- WITH POSSIBLY MORE TO COME.

THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ON THE ONGOING OUTBREAK.

NEW CASES JUMPED 25 PERCENT OVER THE LAST WEEK, TO NEARLY TWO-THOUSAND TOTAL THIS YEAR -- WITH ALMOST 90 DEATHS.

SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE CASES ARE IN SIX STATES. TEXAS IS THE HARDEST-HIT.

WEST NILE LATEST-SOT VO

The mosquito is the key here, it is the vector, it is part of that chain that takes the disease from the bird and it bites the human and passes it on to the human, without the mosquito you break that chain.

TEASE ONE------

SCARED AND ON EDGE.AND NOT LAUGHING.

POLICE HERE IN FLORIDA ARREST A MAN DRESSED LIKE THE JOKER INSIDE A MOVIE THEATER.

BUT OFFICERS SAY that's NOT WHY HE WENT TO JAIL.

A) JOKER AT THEATER-2 SHOT VO

TV TOWER KNOCKED DOWN-VOTOPS

A FIERCE STORM MANAGED TO TOPPLE A T-V TOWER IN MINNESOTA.

70-MILE PER HOUR WINDS WERE REPORTED IN SOME AREAS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

THE 444-FOOT TALL BROADCAST TOWER IN AUSTIN FELL TO THE GROUND AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING THE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION OFF-THE-AIR.

SOME CELL PHONE USAGE WAS ALSO AFFECTED.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

A SHOWER AT ANY TIME

JOKER AT THEATER-VO IN PLASMA

NO LAUGHING MATTER.

WANTED MAN DRESSED AS THE INFAMOUS BATMAN VILLAIN THE JOKER WALKED INTO A FLORIDA MOVIE THEATER AND WAS ARRESTED.

YOU CAN SEE HIS FACE AND HAIR PAINTED AS HE WAS ESCORTED BY POLICE IN MELBOURNE.

ALL THIS AS THE MAN SUSPECTED OF A MASS KILLING IN A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER WAS DRESSED AS THE JOKER.

JOKER AT THEATER-PKG

WITH A JOKER LIKE GRIN. CHRISTOPHER SIDES WAS LED OUT OF THE

MELBOURNE POLICE HEADQUARTERS DRIPPING IN MAKE-UP.

POLICE SAY HE NEVER EXPLAINED WHY HE SHOWED UP AT THE PREMIER

THEATERS WITH BRIGHT COLORED HAIR AND THEATRICAL MAKE-UP SIMILAR TO THE

COMIC BOOK VILLAIN.

PEOPLE WORKING AND SHOPPING IN THE THEATER COMPLEX ALL HAD THEIR

OWN TAKE ON IT.

"Not at this time of the morning, there's no reason to be dressed like that

to go into the movie theater."

"21 immature 21."

A PATRON SAW SIDES WITH THE MAKE-UP PACING AND SMOKING OUTSIDE.

POLICE SAY HE PURCHASED A TICKET TO SEE THE EXPENDABLES 2 BUT NEVER MADE IT

IN THE THEATER.

"We called the police and they were here instaneously and took care of

everything and it was a non-issue."

POLICE DIDN'T FIND ANY WEAPONS AND SAID THE 21 YEAR OLD COCOA MAN

NEVER MADE ANY THREATS.

INVESTIGATOR SAY THE ONLY REASON HE WAS ARRESTED WAS BECAUSE HE HAD A

WARRANT, FOR FAILING TO SHOW UP IN A DRUG CASE, NOT BECAUSE OF HIS

APPEARANCE.

"Nothing that says he couldn't wear face paint to the movie theater."

COURT RECORDS INDICATE SIDES HAS BEEN INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED FOR

MENTAL ISSUES THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND HAS BEEN BUILDING A

CRIMINAL HISTORY WITH ARRESTS RANGING FROM BURGLARY, TO STALKING TO BATTERY

JOKER AT THEATER-ONCAM

KEVIN OLIVER REPORTING.

POLICE SAID THEY FOUND SIDES AS HE WAS EXITING THE THEATER.

PISTOL WHIPPING-VO TOPS

NEW SHOCKING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IS RELEASED.

A POLICE OFFICER IS SEEN FOLLOWING A 19 YEAR OLD DOWN THE STREET.

WITH HIS GUN DRAWN, HE SWINGS HIS RIGHT HAND AND HITS THE TEEN IN THE FACE WITH HIS SERVICE WEAPON.

YOU CAN SEE A FLASH AS THE GUN FIRES.

WATCH IT AGAIN.

HOWEVER WHEN THE OFFICER FILLED OUT THE REPORT HE CLAIMED HE WAS BEING ASSAULTED BY THE SUSPECT, AND THAT THE TEEN REACHED FOR THE OFFICER'S GUN.

BUS RESCUE-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.A CLOSE CALL FOR A LITTLE GIRL IN CHINA, WHO NARROWLY ESCAPED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY BUS ACCIDENT.

THAT'S HER TRAPPED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE BUS.

ONLY HER HEAD AND UPPER TORSO ARE VISIBLE.

THE BUS LOST CONTROL WHEN IT DODGED AN ONCOMING CAR AND PLOWED INTO A ROADSIDE GARDEN.

THE GIRL HAD BEEN RIDING A BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK AND LANDED UNDER THE BUS.

FIREFIGHTERS DECIDED TO DIG HER OUT.

BURNING CAR RESCUE-TRX NATS TOPS VO

"get out, get out."

NEW MUST SEE VIDEO OF A BRAVE RESCUE IN NEW JERSEY.

POLICE SAY AN 86-YEAR-OLD MAN TRAPPED IN BURNING CAR IS SAFE THANKS TO THE ACTIONS OF TWO OFFICERS AND GOOD SAMARITANS.

A CAMERA INSIDE A POLICE CAR RECORDED THE GROWING FLAMES.

ONE OFFICER SMASHED A WINDOW AND SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS ARMS, UNBUCKLING THE MAN'S SEATBELT.

BURNING CAR RESCUE-2 SOTS VO

It really wasn't an option for me to let that individual stay in that car and burn."

We were able to save his life so couldn't ask for a better outcome."

THE VICTIM IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, RECOVERING FROM SEVERE BURNS AND OTHER INJURIES.

TEASE TWO-----

IF YOU HAVE A BAD DREAM.DON'T DO THIS.

"Everything that happened today is actually in my dream, and I want to prove it to everybody.

A FLORIDA MAN IS ACCUSED OF PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CLALING 9-1-1 TO TELL THE OPERATOR ALL ABOUT IT.

A) 911 DREAM-2 SHOT SOT VO

911 DREAM-2 SHOT

A CENTRAL FLORIDA TEENAGER IS CHARGED WITH CALLING 9-1-1 NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE TO REPORT A DREAM.

HE THREATENED TO DO IT A THIRD TIME AFTER HE SAYS HIS PARENTS WOULDN'T BELIEVE HIS DREAM WAS REAL.

911 DREAM-PKG

How am I not stabilized? I would like to know that please."

MARK WELCH GOT A LITTLE SNIPPY AS THE COURT DEBATED WHETHER THE 18-YEAR-OLD NEEDED TO GO INTO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY TO BE STABILIZED. ACCORDING TO HIS MOTHER, WELCH IS BIPOLAR AND SAYS THAT WAS HIS PROBLEM WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY MISUSED 9-1-1 SEVERAL TIMES SUNDAY FROM THEIR HOME NEAR ORANGE CITY.

"And I told the sheriff that he was off his medication. Sheriff flat out told me that we're not allowed to them when their off the medication."

ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES THOUGH, WELCH TOLD THEM HE'D BEEN SMOKING SYNTHETIC POT AND CALLED 9-1-1 BECAUSE HIS PARENTS WOULDN'T LISTEN WHEN HE TOLD THEM HIS DREAMS WERE REAL.

"OK. What's happening?"

"Everything that happened today is actually in my dream, and I want to prove it to everybody."

"INVESTIGATORS SAY WHEN THE TEENAGER CALLED 9-1-1 THE FIRST TIME AND A DEPUTY RESPONDED OUT HERE ONLY TO FIND THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY.THE TEEN WAS WARNED IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS NOT TO CALL AGAIN. MATTER-OF-FACT, HIS PARENTS WENT SO FAR AS TO HIDE THE HOUSE PHONE, BUT APPARENTLY THE TEENAGER FOUND ANOTHER WAY."

WELCH ALLEGEDLY WENT TO A NEIGHBORS AND 40 MINUTES LATER CALLED 9-1-1 AGAIN.

"The officer told me not to call back and he said if I called back then ya'll were gonna take me to court."

"Uh. Huh."

"So, I'm calling back.because I have to prove something."

"Because you wanna go to jail?"

"I have to prove something to my family.so.can you send an officer back?"

"There's nothing cute or funny about this."

SHERIFF'S OFFICIALS SAY WELCH DELIBERATELY WASTED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES WITH THE BOGUS CALL.

"More important than that, has very real potential to result in a tragedy should their be an actual emergency occurring at the exact same time."

911 DREAM-ONCAM

CLAIRE METZ REPORTING.

TEASE THREE-----

ITS A BURNING QUESTION ON THE MINDS OF SOME MEN.

reporter:

"No."

"Nooo. No, not at all." "No."

BUT ONE BUSINESS OWNER SAYS YES AND TAX PAYERS SHOULD HELP TO FOOT THE BILL.

WHY HE SAYS it's the PUBLIC WHO SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S NIGHT AT A STRIP BAR.

A) TAX FREE STRIP-2 SHOT SOT VO

B) CAR FALL IN HOLE-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

VOTER FRAUD-2 SHOT

A HIGH STAKES, HIGHLY PARTISAN FIGHT OVER VOTER FRAUD AND VOTER IDS IS PLAYING OUT HERE IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND DEMOCRATS ARE SCRAMBLING TO CHALLENGE LAWS AND PROPERLY REGISTER VOTERS IN TIME FOR THIS

YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

VOTER FRAUD-PKG

Ninety-three year old Viviette Applewhite cast her first vote for president

in 1932 for Franklin Roosevelt. But this year, because of a new voter ID law

in Pennsylvania, she's worried that she won't have a chance to vote THIS

NOVEMBER. Applewhite doesn't have the required documents to obtain a photo

ID.

Viviette Applewhite-SOT-

THEY PARTICULARLY MADE IT TO CRIPPLE THE BLACK RACE SO OBAMA WILL NOT GET IN

THERE.

Applewhite is now the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the state.

Thirty-three states have passed laws requiring identification before

citizens can vote. Critics say the real issue is voter suppression, not

voter fraud -pointing out that nearly every state legislature that's passed

tougher voter ID laws is controlled by Republicans.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa-SOT-

THEY'RE NOW ADOPTING AND APPROVING LAWS THAT WILL LIMIT PEOPLE FROM VOTING.

Supporters of voter IDs say the laws weren't passed to exclude voters, just

to protect against voter fraud.

Nikki Haley-SOT-

WE SAID IN SOUTH CAROLINA/ IF YOU HAVE TO SHOW A PICTURE ID TO SET FOOT ON

AN AIRPLANE, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE TO SHOW A PICTURE ID TO PROTECT/ THE

RIGHT TO VOTE.

Earlier this year, WLOS, an ABC affiliate proved how easy it could be to

vote as some elsesending a 20 something, white male to vote as a deceased

African American woman.

NATS:

SO WAIT I DON'T NEED TO SHOW MY ID?

WE DON'T NEED IT.

But research shows that cases of actual voter fraud are very rare. A probe

by the Justice Department found that between 2002 and 2007, *no one*

was prosecuted for impersonating another voter.

Stand Up Bridge

DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'VE TRIED TO SHED LIGHT ON VOTER ID LAWS. THEY SAY THEY'LL

VOTER FRAUD-ONCAM

TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

LAST WEEK, TEXAS' VOTER ID LAW WAS STRUCK DOWN BY A FEDERAL COURT, WHICH

RULED THE LAW WOULD PLACE "AN UNFAIR BURDEN ON MINORITIES AND THE POOR.

BUT APPEALS IN CRUCIAL BATTLEGROUND STATES ARE UNDERWAY, LIKE IN PENNSYLVANIA,

WHERE THE STATE SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE UP THE VOTER ID LAW.

TOSS TO SAT LIVE-2 SHOT BOXES

ITS 2012 AND TIMES ARE CHANGING AND SO ARE SITCOMS.

THAT'S THE THEME FOR NBC'S NEW COMEDY SERIES, THE NEW NORMAL.

WE'RE HAPPY TO WELCOME THREE OF THE STARS OF THE SERIES, ANDREW RANNELLS, JUSTIN BARTHA AND

NEW NORMAL-SAT LIVE

On Thursday, Sept. 6th, join actors Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha and

Georgia King to talk about NBC's new comedy, "The New Normal." These

days, families come in all forms - single dads, double moms, sperm

donors, egg donors, one-night-stand donors. It's 2012 and anything

goes. Bryan and David

are a Los Angeles couple and they have

it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed, loving

partnership, there is one thing that this couple is missing: a baby. And

just when they think the stars will never align, enter Goldie , an extraordinary young woman with a checkered past. A

midwestern waitress and single mother looking to escape her dead-end

life and small-minded grandmother , Goldie decides to change everything and move to L.A. with her

precocious eight year-old daughter. Desperate and broke - but also

fertile - Goldie quickly becomes the guys' surrogate and quite possibly

the girl of their dreams. Surrogate mother, surrogate family.

To book a window during this satellite tour, reply to this email with

your desired time.

Ryan Murphy serves as creator/executive producer and director along with

creator/executive producer Ali Adler and executive

producer Dante Di Loreto.

"The New Normal" is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan

NEW NORMAL-SAT LIVE SS

TAX FREE STRIP CLUBS-OC SOT VO WIPE

SHOULD STRIP CLUBS BE ALLOWED NOT TO PAY TAXES BECAUSE THEY'RE PLACES OF ART?

"We say hey, you know, we are in fact an art form. It's quite likely to be an Olympic sport in the upcoming future."

THE OWNER OF AN UPSTATE NEW YORK STRIP CLUB SAYS HIS DANCERS ARE NOT JUST STRIPPERS, BUT ARTISTIC PERFORMERS AND SHOULD BE EXEMPT FROM A STATE SALES TAX.

THE OWNER MADE HIS CASE IN FRONT OF THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS WEDNESDAY.

TAX FREE STRIP CLUBS-SOT VO

reporter:

"Oh Yeah."

"What is it is what is is, but, hey.I don't dislike it."

"If the definition of art form is choreography than yeah, then it is an art form.and if you're an art form and you can be exempt from tax then absolutely."

AFTER THE INITIAL AUDIT BACK IN 2005, THE CLUB OWNER INCREASED ADMISSION AND PRIVATE DANCE FEES BY EIGHT PERCENT.

SINCE THEN, HE SAYS BUSINESS HAS TAKEN A HUGE HIT.

TASER LAWSUIT-TRX VO TOPS

NEW VIDEO IS SURFACING AS AN OKLAHOMA POLICE OFFICER IS FACING DISCIPLINARY ACTION AFTER USING A TASER ON A WOMAN IN CUSTODY.

YOU CAN SEE THE WOMAN WAS HANDCUFFED AT A JAIL AFTER BEING ARRESTED ON A PUBLIC INTOXICATION.

SHE APPEARED TO BE MOUTHING OFF WHEN SHE SUDDENLY SPIT ON ONE OF THE

OFFICERS.

THE VIDEO SHOWS THE OFFICER PULLING OUT A TASER AND FIRING IT AT HER.

THE OFFICER WAS SEEN CIRCLING THE WOMAN WHILE THE PROBES WERE STILL ON HER FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN MINUTE.

TV CREW FINDS BABY-OC SOT VO WIPE

A TELEVISION CREW IN SAN DIEGO COVERING A STORY FINDS A LITTLE BOY WANDERING A STREET ALONE.

COVERED SOT - 33 21 do you know where mama is? OR 33 17 do you want to get

some water?

A REPORTER AND HER PHOTOGRAPHER CALLED 9-1-1 WHEN THEY FOUND A ONE YEAR OLD BOY STANDING ALONE ON A STREET.

HE WAS WEARING NOTHING BUT A RED T-SHIRT AND A DIAPER.

20 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR POINTED TO THE APARTMENT WHERE HE LIVES AND that's WHEN OFFICERS MADE A SURPRISING DISCOVERY.

TV CREW FINDS BABY-SOT VO

42 46 are you the mother? yah. okay then hang up the phone we gotta talk

lets go upstairs. is that on? yah. I hope its not on. well., your baby has

been in our care for the past 20 minutes. he's been coughing on me and i've

been giving him water. 43 05 the door was bleeping open. the baby

was in the street! 43

AMANDA BYNES LATEST-VO

MORE TROUBLE FOR ACTRESS AMANDA BYNES.

THE 26-YEAR-OLD STAR IS NOW CHARGED IN TWO MORE HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENTS.

ONE HAPPENED ON APRIL 10-TH AND THE OTHER ON AUGUST 4-TH.

THE NEW CHARGES FOLLOW A CRASH ON APRIL 6-TH WHEN BYNES ALLEGEDLY HIT A POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

SHE PLEADED NOT GUILTY IN THAT CASE, ACCORDING TO REPORTS.

BYNES STARRED IN THE MOVIE "EASY A" AND THE T-V SERIES "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU."

CAR FALLS IN HOLE-VO

NOBODY LIKES TO SIT IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC.

BUT THIS IS A WHOLE NEW DEFINITION TO GETTING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY!

A DRIVER IN CANADA'S CAPITOL CITY OTTAWA WENT STRAIGHT INTO THIS HUGE SINK-HOLE!

THE DRIVER TOLD POLICE HE AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A BLACK TARP ON THE PAVEMENT, BUT ONCE HE REALIZED IT WAS A GIANT HOLE, IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP.

HE WASN'T SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT HIS ENTIRE CAR WAS SWALLOWED INTO A SEWER PIPE BENEATH THE ROADWAY.

TEASE FOUR-----

THE ECONOMIC EQUIVALENT OF THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS.

That's HOW ONE PROMINANT AUTHOR DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN JOHN BOEHNER AND PRESIDENT OBAMA.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA LOSING HIS COOL AND FOCUS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE.

That's JUST SOME OF THE EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS LEVELED IN A BRAND NEW BOOK BY BOB WOODWARD.ONE OF THE TWO MEN WHO BROKE THE WATERGATE STORY.

NOW THERE ARE SOME ENTRIES COMING TO LIGHT FROM HIS NEW BOOK "THE PRICE OF POLITICS," AN INSIDE LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S SHOWDOWN OVER THE FEDERAL DEBT CEILING.

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It happened last summer. after President Obama and Speaker of the House

John Boehner secretly tried to strike a deal to rein in the national debt.

In an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer, Woodward said the stakes were

much higher than almost anybody realized:

160341 DIANE SAWYER:

you talk about it as essentially 44 days that were the equivalent, the

financial equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis.

160351 BOB WOODWARD:

/ it's so serious that they couldn't tell the world how bad it was at the

time.

In 'The Price of Politics," which will be published on September 11,

Woodward writes that the two men were astonishingly close to actually

getting it done -- a mix of $4 trillion in spending cuts and tax increases.

. They negotiated over golf -- and on the White House's Truman balcony

But just as they closed in on the deal, Woodward writes, President Obama

demanded more taxes increases be included.

For Boehner,that was a deal breaker --

GFX- "He wasn't going to get a damn dime more out of me," Boehner told

Woodward. "He knew how far out on a limb I was."

At that point, Boehner didn't even bother to return the President's calls.

Instead telling reporters the talks were over. Only then did he call the

President back.

BOEHNER DESCRIBES THE CALL AS ANGRY SAYING IT WAS "presidential tirade",

telling Woodward the president "was spewing coals."

GFX- "I was pretty angry," the President told Woodward. "There's no doubt

I thought it was profoundly irresponsible, at that stage, not to call me

back immediately and let me know what was going on."

To Woodward, the total breakdown of the talks reflected badly on everyone --

especially the President.

GFX- "It was increasingly clear that no one was running Washington. That was

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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.

A SHOWER AT ANY TIME

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AN AUSTRALIAN MAN HAS AVOIDED A JAIL SENTENCE OVER HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A FATAL JET SKI ACCIDENT IN HAWAII.

IN THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE TYSON DAGLEY STANDING ON A JET SKI WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER WATERCRAFT KILLING A CALIFORNIA TEENAGER ON AUGUST 5TH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS LOOKING AT HIS GIRLFRIEND ON THE SHORE, WHO WAS TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEO AND HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO WHERE HE WAS GOING.

20-YEAR-OLD TYSON DAGLEY HAD PLEADED NO CONTEST TO THIRD DEGREE NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.

PENN STATE LEGAL FEES-VO

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY HAS PAID OUT NEARLY 17-MILLION DOLLARS RELATED TO THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL.

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THE MONEY IS FOR LEGAL FEES, CONSULTANTS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS TO DEAL WITH THE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL SURROUNDING FORMER ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY.

MOBILE SAFETY-VO

HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY WHEN YOU USE YOUR SMART PHONE?

ACCORDING TO EXPERTS YOU'RE VERY CONCERNED.

THE PEOPLE AT THE PEW INTERNET AND AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT SAY MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS WHO USE MOBILE APPS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL ONE ONCE FINDING OUT HOW MUCH PERSONAL DATA THEY'D BE SHARING.

MOBILE APPS INCLUDE MAPS, GAMES AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD.

TOMORROW YOU GET YOUR CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS TO THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES AND WITNESS THEIR QUEST TO REPEAT AS KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS.

TOMORROW AT 10-AM. INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE UPCOMING SEASON.

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DALLAS COWBOYS FANS HAVE TWO THINGS TO CELEBRATE TODAY:

THEIR TEAM UPSET THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN LAST NIGHT'S N-F-L SEASON OPENER.

AND THE 'BOYS FROM DALLAS ARE THE MOST-VALUABLE SPORTS TEAM IN THE UNITED STATES.

FORBES SAYS IT VALUES THE COWBOYS AT MORE THAN TWO-POINT-ONE BILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER FRANCHISE IN THE WORLD EXCEPT ENGLISH SOCCER CLUB MANCHESTER UNITED.

ROUNDING OUT THE TOP THREE N-F-L TEAMS ON FORBES' LIST ARE THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS, BOTH WORTH ABOUT ONE-POINT-SIX BILLION DOLLARS.

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS TONIGHT-OC-VO

IT WILL BE BIG NIGHT FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. AS M-T-V HOLDS THE VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.

RIHANNA AND DRAKE LEAD THE NOMINATIONS WITH FIVE EACH.

KATY PERRY FOLLOWS WITH FOUR NODS.

TEASE FIVE----

ITS NOT EVERYDAY YOU THANK A POLICE OFFICER FOR A TICKET.

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IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT A TRAFFIC TICKET IS REMEMBERED WITH FONDNESS.

BUT A SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS CREDITING A SEATBELT CITATION WITH DRIVING HER TO LOSE MORE THAN 200-POUNDS.

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JANETTE COLANTONIO REMEMBERS THE DRIVE HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN A STATE TROOPER PULLED HER OVER.

I saw the blue lights behind me and I pretty much knew what the ticket was gonna be for.

COLANTONIO WASN'T WEARING HER SEATBELT, BUT AT 408 POUNDS SHE COULDN'T GET IT ACROSS HER FRAME. COLANTONIO HADN'T BUCKLED UP FOR YEARS. SHE REMEMBERS TROOPER MARK AMOS WAS VERY KIND, BUT HE WROTE HER UP. HERE'S THE TICKET. IT WAS MARCH 12TH, 2011. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, COLANTONIO ASKED US TO HELP HER FIND TROOPER AMOS TO THANK HIM. YES SAY THANKS FOR THE TICKET. SHE HAS LOST OVER 200 POUNDS.

I'm sure there's a lot of things that led up to that point, but that ticket was like reality in my face and I don't know if I'd a done it as quickly if I didn't get the ticket.

TROOPER AMOS DIDN'T TELL HER TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT TO COLANTONIO THE TICKET MAY AS WELL HAVE READ: EAT RIGHT EXERCISE AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. TO HER THIS CHALLENGE WAS MORE MENTAL THAN PHYSICAL.

I never believed I could lose two hundred plus pounds in a year and a half.especially without surgery or pills.

BUT BELIEVE, SHE DID AND THE POUNDS CAME OFF. TROOPER AMOS HOPES PEOPLE LEARN FROM HER. THERE ARE TOO MANY DRIVERS ON OUR ROADS.WHO CAN'T GET THE BUCKLE IN THE LATCH.

It happens a lot with South Carolina's obesity rate. It does happen a lot. Hopefully she's gonna set a prime example what you can do and how you can better yourself.

COLANTONIO'S GOAL IS TO GET DOWN TO 145-POUNDS. AS SHE CONTINUES TO LOSE WEIGHT, SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO JOIN HER, MOTIVATING FOLKS THROUGH HER FACEBOOK PAGE. HER HUSBAND CALLS HER AN INSPIRATION.

SEATBELT WEIGHT LOSS-ONCAM

DEBI CHARD REPORTING.

RESEARCHERS SAY EXTREMELY OBESE PEOPLE ARE 60-PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO WEAR THEIR SEATBELT.

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SOMEONE SHOPPING AT A WASHINGTON STATE GOODWILL MAY BE ABOUT TO HIT THE JACKPOT.

A WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY HANDED OVER SEVERAL VALUABLE PIECES OF HEIRLOOM JEWELRY.

SHE HAD THIS FAMILY HEIRLOOM RUBY AND DIAMOND RING ALONG WITH 20 OR SO OTHER PIECES OF JEWELRY HIDDEN IN A HANDBAG.

SHE FORGOT ABOUT THE JEWELS.

THE WOMAN CLAIMS THE JEWELS COULD BE WORTH MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-2SHOT

UP NEXT ON THE NEWS AT NOON - WAS IT AN INSIDE JOB?

WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON A BANK HEIST OUT OF CALIFORNIA - WHERE A GUNMEN, KIDNAPPED THE BANK MANAGER FROM HER HOME - THEN STRAPPED A FAKE *BOMB* TO HER - THEN ROBBED THE BANK.

THEN -

IN THE DAYS OF G-P-S'S - PAPER MAPS ARE TAKING A BACK SEAT.

WHO USES THEM ANYMORE?

NEW AT NOON - AN INTERESTING LOOK BACK AT THEIR HISTORY - AND ONE MAN WHO'S A HUGE COLLECTOR.

PLUS - THE INSPIRATIONAL AND AMAZING STORY OF A YOUNG SHARP SHOOTER - WHO CAN'T USE HIS ARMS.SOOO HE SHOOTS, USING HIS FEET!

AND HOLD ON - NEW AT NOON - THE STORY OF A KITTEN, THAT HITCHED A 12-HOUR RIDE INSIDE A WOMAN'S CAR BUMPER.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THE LATEST VIRAL SENSATION, AS A FAMILY OF DUCKS TRIES TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY.

A LOT TO COME IN THE NEXT HOUR - PLUS YOUR TOP STORIES - AND FIRST ALERT WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST.

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NOON TZB) PAPER MAPS-SOTVO WIPE

NOON TZC) GUN SHOOTING FEEET-VO TOPS

NOON TZD) KITTEN HITCHED-VO TOPS

NOON TZE) DUCK CROSSING-VO TOPS

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