HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW.

TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED TO A SHOOTING IN BONITA SPRINGS OVERNIGHT THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL

WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

A TRAJIC DAY ON THE JOB.

TWO WORKERS KILLED.

AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED.

WE TALK TO FRIENDS OF THE VICTIMS.

RIGHT NOW. LOCAL WORLD WAR TWO VETS ARE GETTING READY FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME!

HL1 BONITA SPRINGS SHOOTING-VOTOPWP

HL2 FMB ELECTROCUTION-VOTOPS

HL3 HONOR FLIGHT-VOTOPS

WX HEADLINE-WX CENTER

GOOD MORNING-1 SHOT

I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.

OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

TODAY'S WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

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BONITA SPRINGS SHOOTING-VO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING:

NBC2 IS WORKING TO GET NEW DETAILS ON AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT HAPPENED NEAR HAMPTON STREET AND OLD U-S 41 IN BONITA SPRINGS JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES, TWO HISPANIC MEN WERE WALKING IN THE AREA, WHEN THEY WERE APPROACHED BY TWO OTHER MEN.

DETECTIVES SAY, THEY THINK THE MEN WERE TRYING TO ROB THE TWO HISPANIC MEN.

THEY SAY THAT'S WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

DETECTIVES ALSO SAY MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE BEING QUESTIONING.

THE OTHER VICTIM WAS NOT HURT.

FMB ELECTROCUTION FOLO-VOWIPE

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CO-WORKERS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MEN.

AFTER THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED ON THE JOB.

DUSTIN MANNING AND JUAN BOGENEGRA WERE WORKING IN A CHERRY PICKER ON FORT MYERS BEACH, WHEN IT STRUCK A POWER LINE -- ELECTROCUTING THEM.

FMB ELECTROCUTION FOLO-SOTVO

1:26:00 "dustin was a wonderful husband, wonderful father, and they were expecting their second child."

MANNING LIVED IN BRADENTON.

BOCANEGRA LIVED IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

HONOR FLIGHT-TOSS TO LEIGH

A TRIP OF A LIFETIME.

FOR MANY -- IT BRINGS CLOSURE MORE THAN 65 YEARS LATER.

DOZENS OF WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY TO WASHINGTON DC THIS MORNING

TO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S HONOR FLIGHT.

HONOR FLIGHT-REM LIVE

THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S HONOR FLIGHT'S 10TH TRIP.

I ACTUALLY WAS HERE BACK IN JUNE FOR ITS 9TH FLIGHT.

RIGHT NOW- 50 WORLD WAR 2 VETS ARE ON A PLANE HEADING FOR THE COUNTY'S CAPITAL

HONOR FLIGHT-VOWIPE

WE CAUGHT UP WITH MANY OF THE VETERANS THIS MORNING JUST BEFORE THEY TOOK OFF.

HONOR FLIGHT IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ALLOWS WW2 VETERANS TO SEE THE MEMORIAL FOR FREE!

IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST TRIBUTES AND RECOGNITION FOR THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE WAR.

HONOR FLIGHT-SOTVO

Marv goodman - ww11 veteran

HONOR FLIGHT-REM LIVE

TBD

RIGHT NOW- THERE ARE STILL MORE THAN 200 WW2 VETERANS WAITING FOR A SEAT ON A FUTURE FLIGHT.

MEDSTAR FOLO-ON CAM

OUTRAGE IS GROWING IN LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING.

OVER WHAT SOME ARE CALLING A COVER UP BY E-M-S.

QUESTIONS ARE STILL FLYING AS TO WHO ALLOWED PATIENTS TO BE OVERCHARGED. NEARLY THREE MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THE DECISION TO GROUND THE MEDSTAR HELICOPTER.

NOW PEOPLE ARE SENDING HUNDREDS OF LETTERS TO LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

MEDSTAR FOLO-PKG

A POTENTIAL SCANDAL--NOW PUBLIC--THE ACCUSATIONS POSTED ONLINE.

19:30 there's some kind of cover-up you don't have to be a genius to know that and a lot of people are upset about it 19:40

LEE COUNTY'S OVER BILLING MEDSTAR PATIENTS AND THE SUDDEN GROUNDING OF THE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER--PROMPTING A.J. BOYD AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS TO LOG ON TO "SAVE MEDSTAR DOT ORG"--AND SIGN A PETITION.

32:55 i'm just absolutely outraged and what they did 32:59

CAROLYN TYLER SIGNED IT TOO.

SHE FEARS FOR HER SAFETY LIVING IN RURAL LEE COUNTY.

AFTER THE SUDDEN GROUNDING OF THE MEDSTAR CHOPPER SHE WONDERS IF ANYONE COULD REACH HER IF SHE CALLED.

32:23 that helicopter belongs to the taxpayers it doesn't belong to kd or anyone else we pay the taxes and bought the helicopter 32:29

FEAR--PROMPTING HER TO CALL HER COMMISSIONER--BUT HE DIDN'T ANSWER--INSTEAD SHE RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM E-M-S.

31:51 'i said did the pilots do something wrong?

DOESN'T SEEM SO, BUT THE HEAD OF EMS TELLS US ITS ASKED FOR AN AUDIT TO DETERMINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.

SOMETHING THE COUNTY SAYS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

3:01 what is staff going to recommend to get out of this. It's a disaster 3:10

A DISASTER PEOPLE ARE REFUSING TO LET GO.

21:46 there should be some repercussions you cant just walk around pointing the finger at the county 22:01 someone made an error and they aren't fessing up to it 22:03

PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR TOUGH ACTION--

33:13 they should be fired there's no 2 ways about it they should both be fired 33:16

TALKING ABOUT JOHN WILSON AND KIM DICKERSON, THE TWO IN CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM.

IN THE MEANTIME.A PETITION IS GROWING ASKING COMMISSIONERS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

24:11 i hope they get 5000 more i do

DECISION 2012 CLIP-CLIP

OBAMA IN FL TODAY-CG (2)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS BACK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE TODAY.

IT'S ALL PART OF A TWO DAY BUS TOUR ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS MORNING, THE PRESIDENT IS VISITING SEMINOLE.

THAT'S NEAR SAINT PETERSBURG.

HE'LL ALSO MAKE A STOP IN KISSIMMEE.

AND THEN TOMORROW,

ROMNEY TODAY-ON CAM, SS

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS ALSO ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY-

HE'S STOPPING IN VIRGINIA AT THE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM.

REMEMBER. TOMORROW YOU CAN WATCH MITT ROMNEY ON NBC'S MEET THE PRESS.

THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST "MEET THE PRESS" APPEARANCE OF THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT AFTER OUR NEWSCAST TOMORROW,

NEW RIGHT NOW CLIP-CLIP

CITIZENS INSURANCE-ON CAM

NEW THIS MORNING:

CITIZEN'S PROPERTY INSURANCE JUST GOT THE GO AHEAD TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 300-MILLION DOLLARS IN INCENTIVE MONEY FOR OTHER PRIVATE INSURERS TO TAKE ON THOUSANDS OF ITS POLICIES.

THE GOVERNING BOARD JUST APPROVED CITIZEN'S PROPOSAL.

CITIZENS IS THE LARGEST PROPERTY INSURER IN FLORIDA. WITH MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FOUR MILLION CUSTOMERS.

ON THURSDAY, THE STATE'S INSURANCE REGULATOR APPROVED FOUR PRIVATE COMPANIES IN REMOVING 150,000 POLICIES.

COLLIER STUDENT DEATH-VOWIPE

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHARED A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A FRIEND WHO DIED FROM A RARE DISEASE.

RIGHT BEFORE STARTING HER JUNIOR YEAR AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.16-YEAR-OLD DIANA ZULIAN GOT SICK.

SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK FROM WHAT DOCTORS BELIEVE WAS A VIRAL CASE OF ENCEPHALITIS.

HER CHEERLEADING SQUAD, FRIENDS, AND HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL MEMORIAL LAST NIGHT.

COLLIER STUDENT DEATH-SOTVO

We're just a big family here and it's only been a few months since we were cheering with her.

She was a very sweet sweet girl, loved by everyone, a true friend.

CASEY PLEA DEAL-VO-SS-WIPE

A CONVICTED KILLER.ALREADY SERVING TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR MURDER.UNEXPECTEDLY TOOK A PLEA DEAL THAT WILL HELP PROSECUTORS.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS VIDEO OF BRIAN CASEY SLAPPING HIS LAWYER DURING A PREVIOUS TRIAL.

WE WERE IN THE COURTROOM YESTERDAY.

WHEN HE PLEADED NO CONTEST TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR HIS ROLE IN THE OCTOBER 20-10 DEATH OF--

LARRICK SIKES, HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND.

CASEY SAID HE DIDN'T INTEND FOR SIKES TO DIE,

WHEN HE HIRED ANOTHER MAN, DANIEL VENTURA,

TO USE ZIP TIES TO BIND SIKES AND DUMP HIM SOMEWHERE IN LEE COUNTY BACK IN 2010.

CASEY PLEA DEAL-SOTVO

"It's kind of like closure. We don't have to see him and we don't have to. I think he uses these court hearing and court cases as a way to promote himself. and his promotion days have come to an end"

AS PART OF THE PLEA - CASEY IS ORDERED TO SERVE ANOTHER 14 YEARS IN PRISON.

MANATEE DEATH-VOWIPE

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR THIS MORNING. HOW A MANATEE DIED IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

A FORT MYERS WOMAN SPOTTED THE 11 FOOT ENDANGERED MAMMAL NEAR HER HOME THURSDAY MORNING.

SHE SNAPPED THESE PICTURES OF IT JUST MINUTES BEFORE --

PLAYING WITH OTHER MANATEES IN THE WATER.

MANATEE DEATH-VOTOPS

ACCORDING TO FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS,

THERE HAVE BEEN 51 REPORTED MANATEE DEATHS IN LEE COUNTY ALREADY THIS YEAR.

THAT'S UP NINE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

RIGHT NOW - LEE HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE STATE, AFTER BREVARD COUNTY.

F-W-C SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS:

LV TEEN KIDNAPPED-SOTVO

A LAS VEGAS TEEN. HELD CAPTIVE FOR NEARLY A DAY. IS SPEAKING OUT THIS MORNING ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE.

"And I was trying to like, somehow call 911, but I couldn't. I was being held down and I was being blindfolded."

POLICE SAY TWO MEN HELD MELISSA DURAN CAPTIVE FOR 20 HOURS.

A SWAT TEAM RESCUED HER ON SATURDAY AFTER A STATEWIDE AMBER ALERT.

BUT GET THIS. THEY SAY BECAUSE DURAN WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE T-V SHOW C-S-I, SHE TOOK OFF PIECES OF CLOTHING AND JEWELRY AND LEFT THEM IN THE CAR, AND PLACES SHE WAS TAKEN TO. TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE.

THINGS TO DO TODAY-1 SH SS'S

THE WEEKEND IS HERE-

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO THIS WEEKEND.

WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

IF YOU LOVE MUSIC, THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC IS THE PLACE TO BE!

PRECUSSIONISTS FROM THE NAPLES PHIL, THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA AND THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ARE COMING TOGETHER TO PRESENT A PERCUSSION SUMMIT AND CLINIC.

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE THE DRUMMER WHO PERFORMED ON MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER ALBUM.

TICKETS TO THE PERCUSSION SUMMIT ARE TEN DOLLARS AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE CLINIC AS WELL, THAT'S FREE.

TICKETS TO THE CLINIC ONLY ARE EIGHT DOLLARS.

IT KICKS OFF AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON-

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

THAT PAIN IN YOUR LEGS COULD BE MORE SERIOUS THAN YOU THINK.

HOW IT COULD BE A SIGN OF HEART PROBLEMS,

AND WHEN YOU SHOULD CONSULT A DOCTOR,

TODAY IN HEALTH MATTERS.

PLUS:

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TZ1 B SPORTS-VOTOPS

BREAK TWO

HEALTH BEAT PKG-VO IN PLASMA

WE MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH HEART BLOCKAGES,

BUT THE CONDITION THAT CLOGS OUR HEART ARTERY CAN SHOW UP ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE BODY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE IT IN THEIR LEGS.

THEY MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT IT COULD BE PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK.

HEALTH BEAT PKG-PKG

PKG:

IT MAY BE THE MOST COMMON DISEASE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, OR PAD FOR SHORT. IT AFFECTS UP TO 12-MILLION AMERICANS. SIMILAR TO BLOCKAGES IN THE HEART, PEOPLE CAN ALSO DEVELOP PLAQUE BUILDUP IN THE LEG ARTERY, WHICH DIMINISHES BLOOD FLOW.

Dr. Moutta BenMaamer/ Vascular Surgeon

RUNS:

1:28 When they don't have enough blood going to their leg, they have pain in the beginning. And much worse, they can have even an ulcer and then it can go all the way to the gangrene.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

One in twenty people over age fifty have some degree of PAD. There is some heredity involved, but many times its severity is linked to lifestyle.

Dr. Moutta BenMaamer/ Vascular Surgeon

RUNS:

4:21 Tobacco and the smoking is the most important factor, high blood pressure is a big risk factor, high cholesterol, people who are not very active they will develop plaque more than others.

WHENEVER SOMEONE HAS CHOLESTEROL BUILDING IN THE LEG, THEY TEND TO HAVE IT OTHER PLACES AS WELL. IT PUTS THEM AT HIGHER RISK FOR HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.

Dr. Moutta BenMaamer/ Vascular Surgeon

RUNS:

4:55 The leg is like the tip of the iceberg, when we see something in the leg usually we have to make sure they don't have problems in the coronary vessel the vessel of the heart. We have to make sure they don't have problem with the vessel going to their brain in the carotid vessels.

SERIOUS BLOCKAGES REQUIRE SURGERY. WHICH IS OFTEN PERFORMED ENDOVASCULARLY, BY THREADING A NEEDLE INTO THE BLOCKAGE.

Dr. Moutta BenMaamer/ Vascular Surgeon

RUNS:

5:38 We start by putting the angioplasty, sometimes that's enough. Sometimes that's not enough, so we have to hold that opening with a stent.

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FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

FREE PAPA JOHNS PIZZA-VO, BNR

FOOTBALL FANS CAN SCORE SOME FREE PIZZA THIS SEASON.

PAPA JOHN'S IS GIVING AWAY 120-THOUSAND FREE PIZZAS EVERY WEEK,

TO RANDOMLY-SELECTED CUSTOMERS, DURING THE REGULAR FOOTBALL SEASON.

THAT'S 17 WEEKS, TIMES 120-THOUSAND. TOTALING AROUND TWO MILLION PIZZAS.

PRINCE HARRY IN AFGHANISTAN-ON CAM

NEW WORRIES THIS MORNING ABOUT PRINCE HARRY IN AFGHANISTAN.

LAST TIME HE WAS DEPLOYED. IT WAS A SECRET.

THIS TIME. IT WAS ANNOUNCED BEFOREHAND.

HE'S ARRIVING AT AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TIME.

AND HE'S ON A TALIBAN HIT-LIST.

PRINCE HARRY IN AFGHANISTAN-PKG

SCRIPT:

VO:

Right now, the Prince is in Helmand, one of the most dangerous places on the

planet.

Joining the mission amid a huge upsurge of so-called Insider Attacks

When Afghan soldiers turn their weapons on their coalition partners

SOT: Stephen Ganyard

"The real worry is that somebody tries to infiltrate into the base somebody

who is appearing as a civilian worker on the base"

VO:

For the next four months, Prince Harry - or Captain Wales as they call him -

is giving up his swanky lifestyle for the front seat of this: An Apache

attack helicopter

So lethal it can fire more than 600 rounds a minute

SOT: Retired Colonel Stephen Ganyard

"This is not just a mission where its just a royal being pushed off to the

side in a non-dangerous sort of mission. He is right in the thick of it. He

is doing the most important job that any pilot in the coalition can do in

Afghanistan."

VO:

But THAT mission comes with serious risk. ABC News obtained this exclusive

footage of a helicopter crash last week. In the past month alone, four

coalition helicopters have crashed, killing fifteen foreign troops. The

Taliban claim to have shot them all down

SOT: Stephen Ganyard

"Any time you spend a lot of time with bad guys shooting at you there's

always a danger of being brought down."

VO:

But the prince is no stranger to life on the edge

His recent late night romp in Vegas may have even made him "The People's

Prince."

Spawning a rash of lookalike photos by fellow soldiers showing their support

- and nearly, everything else.

QUICK SOT: Dickie

PRINCE HARRY DEPLOYED-ON CAM

A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT--

PRINCE HARRY, WHO HAS BEEN MAKING THOSE TABLOID HEADLINES --

IS IN AFGHANISTAN THIS MORNING.

HIS FELLOW TROOPS WILL KNOW HIM AS CAPTAIN HARRY WALES.

PRINCE HARRY DEPLOYED-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS PRINCE HARRY EXAMINING APACHE HELICOPTER

THE WARRIOR PRINCE ARRIVED IN AFGHANISTAN OVERNIGHT. A MISSION SO SECRET

WE COULDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL HE'D ALREADY LANDED.

CAPTAIN GORDON SOT - HE WILL BE IN A DIFFICULT AND DEMANDING JOB AND I ASK

THAT HE BE LEFT TO GET ON WITH HIS DUTIES

NATS HELICOPTERS

HIS *DUTIES* INCLUDE FLYING A HEAVILY ARMED APACHE HELICOPTER INTO COMBAT

WITH THE TALIBAN.

LILA STAND-UP - HIS PRESENCE HERE MAY BE PUBLIC BUT WITH ALL THE RECENT

INSIDER ATTACKS - WHERE AFGHANS TURN THEIR GUNS ON COALITION PARTNERS -

HARRY WON'T HAVE CONTACT WITH ANY AFGHAN SOLDIERS.

AND.FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS, HE'LL LIVE- NOT AS A PRINCE WITH PRIVILEGE,

BUT IN AN ORDINARY SHIPPING CONTAINER HE'LL SHARE WITH ANOTHER SOLDIER.

NATS

HARRY SPENT TIME TRAINING AT THE FAMOUS TOP GUN FLIGHT SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.

HE SPOKE TO ABC'S BOB WOODRUFF ABOUT HIS DESIRE TO FACE COMBAT

PRINCE HARRY SOT - "AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU'RE IN A WAR ZONE AND YOU'RE

RESPONSIBLE TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF, THE GUY TO THE LEFT, AND THE GUY TO THE

RIGHT. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE."

A RESPONSIBILITY SHARED BY A LONG LIST OF ROYAL RELATIVES WHO'VE SERVED IN

THE MILITARY. FROM BROTHER WILLIAM TO UNCLE ANDREW. WHO FOUGHT IN THE

FALKLANDS WAR. IT'S A WORLD AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT HARRY'S USED TO. IT WAS

JUST THIS WEEK THE PRINCE MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE CELEBRITY

WEBSITE TMZ POSTED RACY PHOTOS OF HIM AT A WILD, LATE NIGHT PARTY IN VEGAS.

SEWARD SOT - MEMORIES ARE SHORT. HE'S HARRY THE HERO, NOT HARRY THE PLAYBOY

PRINCE.

THE PRINCE WHO'S BEEN TRAINING FOR THE ROLE OF HERO ALL HIS LIFE.

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TREES-VOWIPE

IT'S NO SURPRISE THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IS EXCITING PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES.

IT'S HEADED THERE FOR A PERMANENT MUSEUM DISPLAY THIS MONTH.

BUT IT'S ALSO ANGERING PEOPLE TOO.

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR WILL MAKE A 12-MILE TRIP *THROUGH THE CITY TO THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER.

PEOPLE ARE UPSET THOUGH, BECAUSE THE CITY HAS TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT MOVE.

HUNDREDS OF TREES ARE BEING CUT DOWN ALONG THE ROUTE.

THE CITY SAYS THE LANDSCAPING ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE REVAMPED ANYWAY,

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TREES-SOTVO

So, we'll get an opportunity to not only replace these trees that in five-to-10 years will undo all this work that was done, but to replace them two-for-one with trees that are in our forestry master plan

Not only down it strip us of our beauty, creating blight, but it also then in terms of the health of the community, we start finding that the environmental protections are lost. Trees actually enhance the economic value of our homes.

NASA ANNOUNCED THE SHUTTLE'S THREE-DAY, CROSS COUNTRY TRIP WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 17-TH FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

A CENTRAL FLORIDA COUPLE SPENDS THEIR HONEYMOON IN JAIL!

FIND OUT WHAT THEY DID WHILE THEY WERE TYING THE KNOT.

THAT LANDED THEM THERE.

PLUS. ARE YOU CATCHING UP ON GARDENING TODAY?

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TZ2 B GREENTHUMB-VOTOPS

MR. GREEN THUMB

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

GIVING BACK TO LOCAL VETS.

DOZENS OF WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO WASHINGTON D-C,

FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.

WE'RE LIVE WITH ALL THE DETAILS.

THIEVES TRYIING TO STEAL FROM A CHARITY HELPING SICK CHILDREN.

ARE STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS.

AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

LOOKING AHEAD TO HOLIDAY SHOPPING?

ANOTHER STORE IS TOSSING OUT LAYAWAY FEES.

BUT IT WON'T LAST LONG.

HL1 SWFL HONOR FLIGHT-VOTOPS

HL2 CHARITY BOX SWIPED-VOTOPS

HL3 KMART LAYAWAY-VOTOPS

MAIN OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-ON CAM

GOOD MORNING, I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.

TODAY IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR NBC2 NEWS TODAY.

WE'LL GET RIGHT TO THOSE TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE,

FIRST WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

BONITA SPRINGS SHOOTING-VO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING:

NBC2 IS WORKING TO GET NEW DETAILS ON AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT HAPPENED NEAR HAMPTON STREET AND OLD U-S 41 IN BONITA SPRINGS JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES, TWO HISPANIC MEN WERE WALKING IN THE AREA, WHEN THEY WERE APPROACHED BY TWO OTHER MEN.

DETECTIVES SAY, THEY THINK THE MEN WERE TRYING TO ROB THE TWO HISPANIC MEN.

THEY SAY THAT'S WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

DETECTIVES ALSO SAY MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE BEING QUESTIONING.

THE OTHER VICTIM WAS NOT HURT.

FMB ELECTROCUTION-OC, VO, OC

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CO-WORKERS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MEN.

AFTER THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED ON THE JOB.

TWO WORKERS DIED YESTERDAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED AFTER THEY ACCIDENTALLY HIT A POWER LINE.

FMB ELECTROCUTION-PKG

SHARON REINHART, DUSTIN'S FRIEND: he was a wonderful person.

FRIENDS AND COWORKERS OF 30 YEAR OLD DUSTIN MANNING BARELY ABLE TO HOLD BACK THEIR EMOTIONS.

SOME GATHERED OUTSIDE HIS BRADENTON HOME AFTER NEWS SPREAD OF HIS DEATH.

SHARON REINHART, DUSTIN'S FRIEND: dustin was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father and they were expecting their second child

THIS WAS THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE BELLA LAGO CONDOS ON FORT MYERS BEACH THIS MORNING.

MANNING WAS ONE OF TWO MEN LCSO BELIEVES WAS ELECTROCUTED.

FRESH BURN MARKS PINPOINT THE SPOT WHERE OFFICIALS SAY THEIR CHERRY PICKER TOUCHED A POWER LINE.

SGT ELLER, LCSO: they apparently hit the power line on their way up and they died of an apparent electrocution according to my detectives

37 YEAR OLD JUAN BOCANEGRA OF SAN CARLOS PARK WAS ALSO PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE.

OFFICIALS SAY THE MEN WERE CALLED OUT TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BUILDING.

BUT MADE A DEADLY MISTAKE IN THE PROCESS.

SGT ELLER, LCSO: everything appears to be accidental they somehow managed to raise the cherry picker into the power lines

WITNESSES DESCRIBED A FRANTIC AND CHAOTIC SCENE.

AS FELLOW CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DIALED 911.

NOW THOSE WHO KNEW MANNING CAN ONLY MOURN AFTER THE MAN THEY SAY WILL BE DEARLY MISSED.

SHARON REINHART, DUSTIN'S FRIEND: I just want his family to know that he was very we liked by so many people

HONOR FLIGHT-TOSS TO LEIGH

RIGHT NOW DOZENS OF WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS ARE JUST ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FOR NATION'S CAPITOL. FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME.

HONOR FLIGHT-REM LIVE

THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S HONOR FLIGHT'S 10TH TRIP.

I ACTUALLY WAS HERE BACK IN JUNE FOR ITS 9TH FLIGHT.

RIGHT NOW- 50 WORLD WAR 2 VETS ARE ON A PLANE HEADING FOR THE COUNTY'S CAPITAL

HONOR FLIGHT-VOWIPE

WE CAUGHT UP WITH MANY OF THE VETERANS THIS MORNING JUST BEFORE THEY TOOK OFF.

HONOR FLIGHT IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ALLOWS WW2 VETERANS TO SEE THE MEMORIAL FOR FREE!

HONOR FLIGHT-SOTVO

Sound dick Johnson WWII veteran

HONOR FLIGHT-REM LIVE

Leigh Live -

TBD

RIGHT NOW- THERE ARE STILL MORE THAN 200 WW2 VETERANS WAITING FOR A SEAT ON A FUTURE FLIGHT.

LANDFILL ISSUES-VO

CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANS TO BUILD A LANDFILL IN THE RURAL EASTERN STRETCHES OF THE COUNTY.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED LANDFILL.MONDAY AT ONE-THIRTY AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.

THE LAND FILL WOULD SIT ON 550 ACRES AND COLLECT EVERY DAY TRASH AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

BATS FIGHT MOSQUITOES-VO-WIPE

THIS YEAR IS ON RECORD TO BE THE WORST YEAR FOR WEST NILE VIRUS CASES.

MOSQUITO CONTROL EXPERTS ARE WORKING TO STAY OF AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM HERE IN FLORIDA.

THE NUMBER OF CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS NOW UP TO ONE-THOUSAND 93.

THAT'S UP A QUARTER SINCE LAST WEEK.

87 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE ILLNESS SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES.

JUST THIS WEEK LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAYED INLAND AREAS INFESTED BY THE INSECTS.

BUT THERE MAY BE A MORE NATURAL SOLUTION --

SOME EXPERTS SUGGEST USING BATS.

BATS FIGHT MOSQUITOES-SOTVO

"Normal little brown bat, or an evening bat like we have here in Central Florida can eat a thousand mosquito size insects an hour. And a mother bat or pregnant female, even taking care of her pups can eat her body weight in mosquitoes."

CHARITY BOX SWIPED-SS, VO

A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

WHEN A LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE TRIED TO GET AWAY WITH A DONATION BOX.

MEANT TO HELP FAMILIES WITH SICK CHILDREN.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY BLAKE ALBRITTON AND KAYLA CORTEZ WALKED INSIDE A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT ON HOMESTEAD, AND TOOK THE DONATION BOX FROM THE COUNTER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

YOU CAN SEE THE COUPLE SWIPE THE BOX. AND WALK AWAY.

CHARITY BOX SWIPED-SOTVO

42:37 "as the call was coming out was able to see the vehicle flee from the parking lot."

DEPUTIES REPORT THAT RIGHT AFTER CORTEZ PEELED OUT-

SHE QUICKLY LOST CONTROL AND SPUN INTO A DITCH.

BOTH SHE AND ALBRITTON WERE ARRESTED.

DEPUTIES FOUND THE DONATION BOX INSIDE THE CAR-

WITH THE LOCK STILL ON IT,

CHARLOTTE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-VOWIPE

HABITIAT FOR HUMANITY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS WORKING HARD TO MEET ITS GOAL OF BUILDING HOMES FOR SIX FAMILIES BY CHRISTMAS.

NBC2 WAS THERE AS VOLUNTEERS WORKED TO PUT THE ROOF AND WALLS IN AT THIS HOUSE IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

NEXT WEEK, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO BREAK GROUND ON TWO MORE HOMES.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SOTVO

it'd be great to do all of that in due time. Open gifts for christmas and probably be in here for thanksgiving. It'll be wonderful

AS THE ORGANIZATION RAMPS UP PRODUCTION THIS FALL TO REACH ITS GOAL, 'HABITAT" NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD THE HOMES.

CLIP-CLIP

FL GARAGE COLLAPSE-VO

A PARKING GARAGE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SET TO BE DEMOLISHED.

COLLAPSED BEFORE CREWS WERE READY.

TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN SEE THE GARAGE COME CRASHING DOWN.

AUTHORITIES IN FORT LAUDERDALE SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT.

THE FOUR-STORY GARAGE WAS BEING DEMOLISHED AS PART OF A NEW COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

WITNESSES SAY THE COLLAPSE SHOOK THE GROUND, AND THE AREA WAS COVERED IN DUST.

FL HONEYMOON IN JAIL-VOTOPS

TWO CENTRAL FLORIDA NEWLY WEDS SPENT THEIR WEDDING NIGHT IN JAIL --

AFTER POLICE SAY THEY LEFT THREE CHILDREN HOME ALONE WHILE THEY WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE TO GET HITCHED.

THESE WERE LITTLE KIDS - ONE, TWO AND THREE YEARS OLD.

POLICE SAY KYMBERLY FREDERICK AND DANIEL RICHARDS ASKED A NEIGHBOR TO LOOK OUT FOR TWO ELEMENTARY-AGED CHILDREN WHO WOULD BE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL.

WHEN THE NEIGHBOR ASKED ABOUT THE THREE *YOUNGER CHILDREN, THE WOMAN SAID THEY WERE HOME SLEEPING.

THE COUPLE IS CHARGED WITH NEGLECT.

PERDUE HELMETS FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG-VO

PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS HONORING PERHAPS ITS MOST FAMOUS ALUM--

THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON, NEIL ARMSTRONG.

ARMSTRONG DIED ON AUGUST 25TH, AT AGE 82.

IN HIS HONOR, THE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE WEARING STICKERS ON THEIR HELMETS.

ARMSTRONG MADE HIS MARK ON THE UNIVERSITY IN INDIANA AS A STUDENT IN THE 50'S.

CLIP-CLIP

KMART LAYAWAY-VOTOPS

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR SHOPPERS GETTING A HEAD START BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.

"K-MART" IS WAVING LAYAWAY FEES IN STORES AND ONLINE.

BUT IT ONLY RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 17TH.

CUSTOMERS USUALLY PAY FIVE DOLLARS FOR AN EIGHT-WEEK CONTRACT, AND TEN DOLLARS FOR A 12-WEEK LAYAWAY.

FALL VACATIONS-CG

IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY THIS FALL,

AND DON'T MIND WHERE YOU GO --

A NEW SURVEY FOUND SEVEN OF THE CHEAPEST CITIES TO FLY TO.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LIST:

THE TOP FIVE:

WASHINGTON D-C, BOSTON, SAN ANTONIO, CHICAGO, AND COLORADO SPRINGS.

OTHERS INCLUDE DENVER, AND THE FORT LAUDERDALE-MIAMI AREA.

IF YOU WANT TO GO OVER SEAS.

MARS NEW PHOTOS-VOTOPS

THE MARS CURIOSITY ROVER IS LEAVING ITS MARK ON THE RED PLANET.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE -

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE ROVER'S TRACKS IMPRINTED IN THE DUST AS IT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS MARS.

TEASE FOUR-1 SHOT

SINGING IN THE CAR.

MANY OF US ARE GUILTY OF IT!

nats woman singing

BUT DOCTORS SAY PUT THE BRAKES ON THE TUNES!

WHY SINGING BEHIND THE WHEEL COULD ACTUALLY BE DANGEROUS.

TZ4 A SINGING IN THE CAR-NATVO

TZ4 B TRASH OR TREASURE-SOTTOPS

ROUGH SURF ON THE EAST COAST-VOTOPS

TROPICAL STORM LESLIE MAY BE HUNDREDS OF MILES OFF SHORE, BUT IT'S STILL IMPACTING THE EAST COAST. FROM NEW JERSEY TO NORTH CAROLINA.

THE STORM IS CHURNING OVER THE ATLANTIC, CAUSING BIGGER WAVES AND SOME HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST.

IN OCEAN CITY, SWIMMERS WEREN'T ALLOWED TO SWIM OUT TOO FAR BECAUSE OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

WILD WEATHER-ON CAM

A VERY DIFFERENT STORY FOR SEVERAL OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

FEROCIOUS STORMS. KILLING FIVE PEOPLE. INCLUDING AN INFANT.

THE STORM SYSTEM IS NOW BARRELING TOWARD THE HEAVILY-POPULATED NORTHEAST.

WHERE IT COULD BRING TWISTERS.

WILD WEATHER-PKG

SCRIPT:

THE STORMS WERE HUGE AND THEY WERE POWERFUL

84 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS WHIPPED THROUGH OKLAHOMA THREE PEOPLE KILLED WHEN

THIS MOBILE HOME WAS TORN TO SHREDS INCLUDING AN INFANT. THEIR BODIES FOUND

IN A CREEK NEARBY

"We've had several residences in this general area that were damaged, the

one behind me being the worst. It was destroyed"

AND LOOK AT THIS - THIS BIG RIG DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BLOWN RIGHT OVER BY

THE WIND THE DRIVER - KILLED.

ACROSS THE MIDWEST - THE STORM DUMPED up to 5" OF RAIN - LOOK AT THE

POUNDING MISSOURI TOOK.

AND IN ARIZONA THE HEAVY RAINS AREN'T LETTING UP.-- a constant monsoonal

flow. ONE WOMAN DROWNED WHEN SHE WAS SWEPT AWAY. ARIZONA GRAPPLING WITH

WEATHER EXTREMES - THE DAY BEFORE THIS GIANT SAND STORM KNOWN AS A HABOOB,

SINGING IN THE CAR IS DANGEROUS-NATVO

IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIKES TO SING YOUR FAVORITE SONG BEHIND THE WHEEL,

IT MAY BE PUTTING YOU AT RISK!

LADY SINGING

DOCTORS SAY WHILE YOUR PERFORMANCE MAY BE AMUSING TO YOUR FELLOW DRIVERS.

A NEW STUDY OUT OF AUSTRALIA FINDS IT'S HAVING A SERIOUS EFFECT ON YOUR DRIVING ABILITIES.

RESEARCHERS SAY SINGING WHILE DRIVING. MAKES DRIVING SEEM MORE *MENTALLY DEMANDING*.

SINGING IN THE CAR IS DANGEROUS-SOTVO

"Driving performance changes when you're listening to music and singing. You actually tend to slow down. You actually stay more centered in your lane. You become a little bit more careful."

DOCTORS SAY SINGING ALSO SLIGHTLY *REDUCES YOUR REACTION TIME.

STANDUP TO CANCER-NATVO

ENTERTAINERS FROM STAGE, SCREEN AND MUSIC LEND A HAND TO HELP RAISE MONEY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.

SINGING

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE TELETHON LAST NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.

NBC, THE OTHER MAJOR NETWORKS AND SOME CABLE STATIONS DONATED TIME ON FRIDAY EVENING TO BROADCAST "STAND UP TO CANCER".

STARS JULIA ROBERTS AND TOM HANKS MADE APPEARANCES, ALONG WITH SINGERS ALICIA KEYS, TAYLOR SWIFT, AND COLD PLAY.

YOSEMITE HEALTHSCARE-ON CAM

IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, ICONIC PLACES IN AMERICA.

A FATAL VIRUS IS SPREADING.

A VIRUS THAT HAS JUST KILLED A THIRD PERSON.

YOSEMITE HEALTHSCARE-PKG

SCRIPT:

THROUGHOUT THE PARK, WARNINGS POSTED

PARK RANGERS FLAGGING MOTORISTS AS THEY ENTER

BUT THE GREATEST DANGER COULD BE TO THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY LEFT YOSEMITE.

TENS OF THOUSANDS NOW AT RISK

SOT JAMES CHILDS/ YALE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

"THIS IS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST POINT CLUSTER WHICH IS OCCURRED

IN THE UNITED STATES THAT I AM AWARE OF."

SO FAR 8 PEOPLE HAVE COME DOWN WITH HANTA VIRUS. 3 OF THEM HAVE DIED. IN

STATES AS FAR FLUNG AS CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

AND THERE COULD BE MORE CASES AS FAR AWAY AS FRANCE.

THE MAIN OUTBREAK TRACED TO THE POPULAR CURRY VILLAGE CAMPSITE WHERE RODENTS

BURROWED INTO TENTS.

NOW A SECOND CAMPSITE IN TUOLOMNE MEADOWS RED FLAGGED

WARNINGS LIKE THESE WENT OUT TO 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO VISITED

CURRY VILLAGE SINCE JUNE. LATE THIS WEEK NOTICES WENT OUT TO AN ADDITIONAL

19-

THOUSAND TUOLOMNE VISITORS.

29-THOUSAND RECENT PARK VISITORS IN ALL!

ALL BEING WARNED ABOUT HANTA VIRUS SYMPTOMS.

They include fatigue, fever and chills at first.

They quickly give way to coughing and breathing problems as the lungs fill

with fluid.

AND TOURISTS ARE WORRIED

SOT TOURIST

"actually had a mouse run across my head! Definitely scared me pretty good."

SOT PARK RANGER

"the only way for someone to contract hanta virus is by breathing in

particles of mouse feces and mouse urine. And that being said it would have

to be in an enclosed area. Somewhere where there's not a lot of ventilation.

JAY LENO TAKES 50% PAYCUT-VO

JAY LENO TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM.

REPS FROM N-B-C UNIVERSAL SAY "THE TONIGHT SHOW" HOST RECENTLY TOOK A 50-PERCENT PAYCUT.

THE MOVE WAS TO HELP KEEP THE COMPANY FROM CUTTING STAFF.

LAST MONTH, AS MANY AS 25 EMPLOYEES OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW" WERE LET GO.

MOVIES THIS FALL-ON CAM

THIS FALL IS CINEMA SEASON!

A SLEW OF NEW MOVIES AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COMEDIES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED.

MOVIES THIS FALL-PKG

"There's a lot to laugh about this fall with plenty of comedies and animated adventures headed to a theater near you."

A SINGING SHOWDOWN -- A BATTLE OVER DAIRY-- AND A RESORT ANY MONSTER WOULD LOVE TO VISIT!

COMEDIES AND FAMILY FILMS ARE TAKING OVER THE BOX OFFICE THIS FALL-- INCLUDING "BUTTER", WITH JENNIFER GARNER, WHO'S DETERMINED TO WIN A BUTTER CARVING CONTEST!

"It's really fun to carve, you should actually take butter out of your fridge and mess with it a little with a knife, its really fun."

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ANNA KENDRICK IN "PITCH PERFECT." SHE PLAYS A STUDENT WHO'S PRACTICALLY FORCED TO JOIN A GLEE CLUB-- LED BY BRITTANY SNOW.

IN "FUN SIZE"-- VICTORIA JUSTICE IS ALL SET TO GO TO THE HOTTEST GUY IN SCHOOL'S HALLOWEEN BASH-- WHEN HER MOM -- PLAYED BY CHELSEA HANDLER MAKES HER WATCH HER LITTLE BROTHER INSTEAD!

REPORTER: "Was Chelsea Handler as rude to you as she is to other people?

"No, she wasn't rude to me at all. She's actually like really down-to-earth. And really nice."

THE ANIMATED 3-D ADVENTURE "HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA" HAS QUITE THE MONSTER CAST -- FEATURING THE VOICES OF SELENA GOMEZ AS DRACULA'S DAUGHTER, ADAM SANDLER AS HER BLOOD SUCKING DAD, CEE-LO GREEN IS MURRAY THE MUMMY, KEVIN JAMES PLAYS FRANK A-K-A FRANKENSTEIN AND ANDY SAMBERG IS THE HUMAN TRYING TO WIN SELENA'S HEART.

JUST LIKE HER CHARACTER-- SELENA'S A DADDY'S GIRL!

"Double too, because I have a dad and a step-father and they're both amazing, I love them both so much, I get two."

AND IN "RISE OF THE GUARDIANS" CHRIS PINE PLAYS JACK FROST-- HE JOINS FORCES WITH OTHER MYTHICAL HEROES-- LIKE SANTA AND THE EASTER BUNNY-- TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM AN EVIL TAKE-OVER.

"This is a sexy-less character, I don't think there's. sexy has a place in this animated film. maybe, who knows?"

FOREVER FAMILY INTRO-ON CAM

JOHN MULLER WITH THAT REPORT.

THE LITTLE GIRL YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET IS ANIMATED,

AND LOVES MUSIC.

AND SHE'S LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

FOREVER FAMILY PACKAGE-PKG

FOREVER FAMILY TAG-TAG

IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ADOPTING TIARA,

THINGS TO DO TODAY-1 SH CGS

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO THIS WEEKEND, WE HAVE YOU COVERED-

YOU COULD HEAD TO DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA FOR THE SULLIVAN STREET CRAFT FESTIVAL.

THAT'S TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM TEN TO FIVE.

THERE WILL BE AND OUTDOOR CRAFT SHOWCASE FEATURING CRAFTS HANDMADE IN AMERICA.

PRICES RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS $3 TO $3,000.

IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

TRASH OR TREASURE-TOSS TO PKG

WE'LL BE BACK AFTER THE BREAK.

BUT FIRST.

TRASH OR TREASURE-PKG

OVERNIGHT SHOOTING-VOTOPS

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED TO A SHOOTING IN BONITA SPRINGS.

TEASE TO GRIDIRON2DAY COMING UP-VOTOPS

PLUS THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NAPLES - IMMOKALEE GAME ENDED WITH A LOP-SIDED SCORE AND AN UGLY SCENE IN THE STANDS FOR ONE OF THE TEAMS.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING 3-1 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

BONITA SPRINGS SHOOTING-VO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING:

NBC2 IS LEARNING MORE ABOUT A LATE NIGHT SHOOTING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL NBC2, ONE PERSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER BEING SHOT.

IT HAPPENED NEAR HAMPTON STREET AND OLD U-S 41 IN BONITA SPRINGS JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES, TWO HISPANIC MEN WERE WALKING IN THE AREA, WHEN THEY WERE APPROACHED BY TWO OTHER MEN.

DETECTIVES SAY, THEY THINK THE MEN WERE TRYING TO ROB THE TWO HISPANIC MEN.

THEY SAY THAT'S WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.

DETECTIVES ALSO SAY MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE BEING QUESTIONING.

THE OTHER VICTIM WAS NOT HURT.

FMB ELECTROCUTION FOLO-VOWIPE

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CO-WORKERS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MEN.

AFTER THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED ON THE JOB.

DUSTIN MANNING AND JUAN BOCANEGRA WERE WORKING IN A CHERRY PICKER ON FORT MYERS BEACH, WHEN IT STRUCK A POWER LINE -- ELECTROCUTING THEM.

FMB ELECTROCUTION FOLO-SOTVO

1:26:00 "dustin was a wonderful husband, wonderful father, and they were expecting their second child."

MANNING LIVED IN BRADENTON.

BOCANEGRA LIVED IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

MED STAR FOLO-VOWIPE

THE FALLOUT AND ANGER OVER LEE COUNTY'S GROUNDED MEDSTAR PROGRAM IS GROWING.

NBC-2 FOUND OUT THE COUNTY IMPROPERLY BILLED PATIENTS ALMOST THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR SERVICES-

AND COLLECTED MORE THAN 320 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

E-M-S ADMINISTRATORS ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM LAST MONTH- AND FIRED ALL THE PILOTS.

THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE APPLYING FOR A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

WE'VE LEARNED THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM -

IN ORDER TO PINPOINT WHO ALLOWED THESE INCORRECT BILLING PRACTICES TO GO ON.

MED STAR FOLO-SOTVO

it strikes me as things that should have been open and at least shared with the County Commission were covered up.

Butt Bites

this is a life and death program. This is not something to be taken lightly and to have a solution is to shut it down when people are having heart attacks and car crashes? That's not a solution.

DECISION 2012 CLIP-CLIP

OBAMA IN FL TODAY-CG (2)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS BACK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE TODAY.

IT'S ALL PART OF A TWO DAY BUS TOUR ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS MORNING, THE PRESIDENT IS VISITING SEMINOLE.

THAT'S NEAR SAINT PETERSBURG.

HE'LL ALSO MAKE A STOP IN KI-SSIMMEE.

AND THEN TOMORROW,

ROMNEY TODAY-VOTOPS

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS ALSO ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY-

HE'S STOPPING IN VIRGINIA AT THE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM.

REMEMBER. TOMORROW YOU CAN WATCH MITT ROMNEY ON NBC'S MEET THE PRESS.

THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST "MEET THE PRESS" APPEARANCE OF THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT AFTER OUR NEWSCAST TOMORROW,

HONOR FLIGHT-vowipe

IT'S A TRIP OF A LIFETIME FOR OUR LOCAL WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS.

50 OF THEM ARE ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW HEADING TO WASHINGTON D-C TO SEE OUR NATIONS MEMORIALS.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM JUST BEFORE BOARDING TIME AT R-S-W THIS MORNING.

THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDAS 10TH HONOR FLIGHT.

IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST TRIBUTES FOR THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE WAR.

ONE PERSON ON THE TRIP TODAY- MARV GOODMAN - WAS IN THE MARINE CORP DURING THE WAR.

HONOR FLIGHT-SOTVO

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THE GROUPS IS EXPECTED BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AROUND 9:30 TONIGHT.

COLLIER STUDENT DEATH-VOWIPE

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHARED A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A FRIEND WHO DIED FROM A RARE DISEASE.

16-YEAR-OLD DIANA ZULIAN GOT SICK TWO MONTHS AGO.RIGHT BEFORE STARTING HER JUNIOR YEAR AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK FROM WHAT DOCTORS BELIEVE WAS A VIRAL CASE OF ENCEPHALITIS.

HER CHEERLEADING SQUAD, FRIENDS, AND HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL MEMORIAL LAST NIGHT.

COLLIER STUDENT DEATH-SOTVO

We're just a big family here and it's only been a few months since we were cheering with her.

She was a very sweet sweet girl, loved by everyone, a true friend.

TEASE SIX-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

GOOD MORNING.ON AN HOUR EARLIER THAN NORMAL THIS WEEK. QUICK TURNAROUND FROM LAST NIGHT'S ACTION ON THE FIELD.AND IN THE STANDS AT THE NAPLES IMMOKALEE GAME.

PLUS.WE NOMINATE AND BEGIN THE ONLINE VOTE FOR THIS WEEK'S PLAY OF THE WEEK. YOU CAN HAVE A HAND IN IT.

TZ6A COMING UP ON GRIDIRON2DAY-VO

GRIDIRON2DAY OPEN-CLIP

SPECIAL OPEN-SOT W MUSIC BED

WE KNEW THERE WAS NO LOVE LOSE BETWEEN IMMOKALEE AND NAPLES.BUT BETWEEN ONE TEAM AND THEIR FANS????

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME.AND A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AFTERWARDS.

PLUS.YOU CAN HAVE A HAND IN THE PLAY OF THWE WEEK.

GRIDRION2DAY INTRO-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

WEEK TWO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON GAVE US THAT MUCH TALKED ABOUT EARLY SEASON MATCH-UP BETWEEN NAPLES AND IMMOKALEE.

BEFORE WE GET TO THE GAME.AND THE POST-GAME.

EAST LEE SOUTH FORT MYERS-VO-WIPE

LAST WEEK.EAST LEE COUNTY LOST IN A SHUTOUT. SOUTH FORT MYERS WON IN A SHUTOUT.

1ST DRIVE.WOLFPACK PUT JAYRON KEARSE AT QUARTERBACK.AND JUST RAN IT AT THE JAGUARS. 1ST DOWN.

THE DRIVE IS CAPPED OFF BY THIS JACK KELLY T-D RUN. WOLFPACK 7-NOTHING.

SOUTH'S DEFENSE HAS LET ALLOWED A POINT IN THE FIRST TWO GAMES.

SOUTH'S OFFENSE RACKED UP THE RUSHING YARDS.ANDREW DAILIDONIS. TD!

LEHIGH SENIOR DUNBAR-VO-WIPE

THE DUNBAR TIGERS HOME OPENER.HOSTING LEHIGH SENIOR.

20-13 IN THE 2ND.DUNBAR Q-B DANIEL COBB.SCRAMBLES.GETS SOME BLOCKS. GOES 63 YARDS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

2-POINT CONVERSION.COBB SNEAKS IN.28-13 DUNBAR.

ON THE EN-SUING KICKOFF.DUNBAR HIT FOR THREE PENALTIES. LEHIGH STARTED AT THE DUNBAR 8!!!

ON 4TH DOWN.DA-VONTE WHITE.CALLS HIS OWN NUMBER. 28-20.

CHARLOTTE RIVERDALE-VO, WIPE

CHARLOTTE AND RIVERDALE.IN THEIR ANNUAL EARLY-SEASON GAME.

TARPONS UP 27-10 IN THE 3RD.RECEIVING THE PUNT IS DWIGHT REYNOLDS.HE GETS A FEW BLOCKS. TAKES IT BACK DEEP INTO RIVERDALE TERRITORY. DRIVE STARTS INSIDE THE RAIDERS 20.

DIARR REYNOLDS CAPS THE SCORING DRIVE. 34-10 CHARLOTTE.

RIVERDALE DOWN 24.DID NOT GIVE UP. WATCH ANTHONY SNYDER'S PASS. IT'S TIPPED OFF KENDALL BECK'S HANDS.INTO MALCOLM SMITH'S HANDS. HE TAKES IT IN FOR 6. 34-18 AFTER THE 2-POINTER.

VERY NEXT OFFENSIVE PLAY FOR CHARLOTTE.CLYDE NEWTON.GONE!!!

ESTERO ISLAND COAST-VO, WIPE

ESTERO AT ISLAND COAST.

WILDCATS LOOKED GOOD ON THE OPENING DRIVE. Q-B CHRISTIAN PHILLIPS SCRAMBLES. DOWN THE SIDELINE. 57 YARDS.

SETS UP. PHILLIPS TO NICK NATARO FOR THE SHORT T-D. 7-0.

BUT IT WON'T LAST LONG. ENSUING KICK. T-J JOHNSON FINDS A SEAM. TURNS ON THE JETS. AND HE'S GONE. 99 YARDS!

MARINER NORTH FORT MYERS-VO, WIPE

MOODY FIELD.

PLAYED HOST TO THE NORTH FORT MYERS HOME OPENER.VS. MARINER.

UNBELIEVABLE PLAY. 4TH AND 18 FOR MARINER. JOEY LANTZ FINDS ERIC RUSSAW. TAKES THE MASSIVE HIT. SCOOTS IN THE ENDZONE. 14-3 MARINER.

ANOTHER CRAZY PLAY. RED KNIGHTS PUNTING. IT'S SHANKED JUST A COUPLE YARDS. BUT ANTHONY CHAMBERS FIELDS IT! AND THE LINEBACKER HAS A SCORE. 21-3.

THAT'S ALL THE TRITON 'D' NEEDS. SWARMING THE RED KNIGHTS.

CAPE CORAL IDA BAKER-VO, WIPE

CAPE CORAL AT IDA-S-BAKER..

SEAHAWKS UP 20-14 IN THE 2ND HALF BUT Q-B TREY DANIELS REINJURES HIS ANKLE. HE'S OUT.

JEREMY BETTS IS "IN". THEY CALL HIM DIESEL. AND HE'S CARRYING CAPE PLAYERS TO THE END ZONE. 43 YARDS. 21-20 BULLDOGS.

MORE DIESEL. CAPE CAN'T BRING THE BIG GUY DOWN. ANOTHER HUGE RUN. BUT THE DRIVE WOULD STALL.

BAKER DEFENSE WAS NASTY. KEVIN ACEBEDO GETS HAMMERED GOING ACROSS THE MIDDLE. CLEAN HIT. ACEBEDO WOULD BE OK.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS-BNC, 2-SHOT

IMMOKALEE NAPLES-VOTOPS

STAVER FIELD WAS PACKED!!!!

KILTON ANDERSON.T-D RUN.6-0 NAPLES.

ENSUING KICK-OFF.J-C JACKSON. 7-6 IMMOKALEE

NAPLES DEFENSE.

MANNY MORGAN T-D RUN.HAD A FEW IN THE 1ST HALF. 34-15 AT THE BREAK

3RD QUARTER.TSHUMBI JOHNSON.GREAT EFFORT.GREAT RUN TO THE END ZONE.

IMMOKALEE NAPLES-VOTOPS2

THEN WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE GAME.

YOU WERE TOLD TO TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA. IT WAS ACTUALLY GRABBED AT.

IMMOKALEE NAPLES-SOT TOPS

IMMOKALEE NAPLES-WX WALL, 2-SHOT

ODA COMMUNITY SCHOOL-VOTOPS

THE SEAHAWKS HOSTED SARASOTA'S OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY..

FIRST QUARTER. OUT OF DOOR'S EVAN WILSON. LONG TOUCHDOWN PASS TO AUSTIN HOPPE. 7-0 OUT OF DOOR.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL'S NEXT DRIVE. DREW TOMAINI TO EMERSON ROWE. FIRST DOWN. SETS UP A MIKE CONROY FIELD GOAL.

ST. STEPHENS FIRST BAPTIST-VOTOPS

FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY IN NAPLES.LOOKING FOR A 2-0 START TO THE SEASON.AND DISTRICT PLAY!

HOSTED ST. STEPHENS EPISCOPAL FROM BRADENTON.

FIRST BAPTIST WAS UNSTOPPABLE. JONAH BUEHLTEL. 78 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN. 32-0 FIRST BAPTIST IN THE FIRST.

STILL IN THE FIRST. BEN RITTER INTERCEPTION. 37 YARD RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

PALMETTO RIDGE GULF COAST-VOTOPS

GULF COAST.TRYING TO START THE SEASON WITH TWO WINS.

THE SHARKS TRAILED THE BEARS OF PALMETTO RIDGE, 7-0, IN THE FOURTH.

AFTER A GREAT PUNT. GULF COAST'S JEFF LEONIA WITH THE TACKLE IN THE ENDZONE FOR THE SAFETY. 7-2 GAME.

THEN ON THE DRIVE AFTER THE FREE KICK. DANNY ACUNA 34 YARD FIELD GOAL. SHARKS CUT IT TO 7-5.

PALMETTO RIDGE TRYING TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK. BUT THE BEARS FUMBLE. GULF COAST'S JOSH CUSTER RECOVERS.

SHARKS GOING FOR THE WIN. BUT JAVION MORGAN WITH THE INTERCEPTION FOR THE BEARS. LONG RETURN SETS UP ANOTHER SCORE.

PALMETTO RIDGE WINS, 14-5.

INTERVIEW SEGMENT-DESK 3-SHOT

IT WAS SLOPPY AT TIMES. BUT JUST LIKE THE PAST TWO MEETINGS BETWEEN GULF COAST AND PALMETTO RIDGE. A REAL NAIL-BITER.

IT WAS THE FIRST TASTE OF THE RIVALRY FOR NEW SHARKS HEAD COACH PETE FOMINAYA.

COACH FOMINAYA. JOINING US THIS MORNING. AND HE'S BROUGHT A FRIEND. GULF COAST ???

INTERVIEW SEGMENT VO1-VO-WIPE

INTERVIEW SEGMENT VO2-VO

PORT CHARLOTTE BAYSHORE-VOTOPS, WIPE

PORT CHARLOTTE.LOOKING FOR A 2-0 START. HAD TO GO UP THE ROAD TO BRADENTON.TO PLAY BAYSHORE.

BRUINS GET AN EARLY FIRST DOWN HERE… JONATHAN LEWIS TO TYLER BOND… 1ST DOWN…

PORT CHARLOTTE GOT THE BALL BACK THOUGH AND WENT TO THE AIR… TRAIGE MCCLARY FLINGS ONE TO JOHN WEISINGER… NICE CATCH… TOUCHDOWN THERE MADE IT 14-0 PORT CHARLOTTE CRUISING…

NORTH PORT BRADEN RIVER-VOTOPS, WIPE

NORTH PORT AT BRADEN RIVER..

AN UPSTART NORTH PORT TEAM WAS HOPING FOR A SOLID ROAD WIN AT BRADEN RIVER.

2ND QUARTER, ALREADY 21-0 BOBCATS, AND THEY'RE PROWLING FOR MORE. PHILLIP SWALES UP THE MIDDLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN. LATE HIM AGAINST HIM TOO, BUT TOUCHDOWN AND THEN SOME. 28-0 NORTH PORT.

SCOREBOARDS-(4)CGTOPS-WIPE

FORT MYERS @ GOLDEN GATE

CARDINAL MOONEY @ BISHOP VEROT

CYPRESS LAKE @ LELY

GATEWAY CHARTER @ LEMON BAY

LABELLE @ ECS

WESTIMINSTER CHRISTIAN @ BARRON COLLIER

OASIS CHARTER @ ST. JOHN NEUMANN

MOORE HAVEN @ LAKE PLACID

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN @ CANTERBURY

OKEECHOBEE @ DESOTO COUNTY

GRIDIRON 2DDAY CLIP-CLIP TOPS

TZ #7)-VOTOPS

STILL TO COME.

IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL FOR SOME NAPLES PLAYERS. THEY WENT OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO HELP OTHERS HAVE A HOME,

CHEERLEADERS TEASE-SOTTOPS

MORE GRIDIRON2DAY-CLIP

HIGH SCHOOL BAND-NATS, VO

THE SOUNDS OF THE RIVERDALE MARCHING BAND.PLAYING THEIR ALMA MATER.

THE RAIDERS. 1-1 AFTER LAST NIGHT'S LOSS TO THE TARPONS OF CHARLOTTE.

TOSS TO PACKAGE-PLASMA, 1-SHOT

SPORTS ANCHOR 3 PACKAGE-PKG

SACRIFICE. COMMITMENT. SUCCESS. COMMON WORDS THAT ARE SEEN AND HEARD THROUGHOUT THE NAPLES FOOTBALL PROGRAM. WORDS THAT TOOK ON NEW MEANING FOR 3 EAGLES PLAYERS

"this mission trip really opened myh eyes. they were telling me how it changes your life. Every year it's a big reality check."

THIS SUMMER FRENDLI NAPO. TREVOR HOBBS AND CAVY JOSEPH LEFT TRADED THE COMFORTS OF NAPLES BEHIND. FOR THE POOR, EYE-OPENING CONDITIONS OF TIJUANA MEXICO.

"and then getting down to smaller parts of the cities, everything is a lot worse than it already is in the big cities. Just a giant shock, you're kind of numb."

BUT SOON THE SHOCK TURNED INTO SYMPATHY. AND SYMPATHY INTO SUCCESS. BUILDING HOMES FROM THE GROUND UP… AS PART OF THE AMOR MINISTRIES.

"you have no machinery, everything you do you have to do with hand or saw or hammer. It's not like America where you just go to Home Depot, say I need this and I need that."

THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM NAPLES… DOING HARD LABOR IN THE HOT SUN… BUILDING HOMES FOR COMPLETE STRANGERS… SOUNDS TOUGH… BUT FOR TREVOR, CAVY AND FRENDLI… THE TOUGHEST PART…WAS ACTUALLY SAYING GOODBYE…

"leaving the family because you get so close with them you work with them, you see them everyday and their kidsjust interact with you."

"so when you tell all the things you experienced throughout the whole trip, at the end people started breaking down and crying because it's a hard experience, it really is."

THEY MAY HAVE LEFT MEXICO BEHIND BUT THE LESSON THEY LEARNED WILL LAST A LIFETIME

"taught me not to take things for granted because here, we say we need things and that but we don't really need it, it's just a want."

"Compared to other parts of the world, I think I'm blessed."

PLAY OF THE WEEK-DESK 4-SHOT

PLAY OF THE WEEK VOTE-TFC, MITTO

LAST WEEK. WE DEBUTED THIS NEW SEGMENT ON OUR SHOW.

AND YOU RESPONDED WITH YOUR VOTES.

FORTY-FIVE MARINER'S DARWIN AUGUSTIN. YOUR

"PLAY OF THE WEEK" WINNER. TAKING HOME 45-PERCENT OF THE VOTE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO REVEAL THE THREE NOMINEES FOR THIS WEEK.

NOW. TO CAST YOUR VOTE. YOU'LL BE HEADING TO NBC-2.COM.

PLAY NUMBER ONE-VOTOPS

OUR FIRST NOMINEE.

ONE BEN RITTER FROM FIRST BAPTIST. WHO PLAYED A BIG ROLL IN A HISTORIC NIGHT FOR THE LIONS.

THIS. ONE OF RITTER'S TWO INTERCEPTIONS. TAKES IT ALL THE WAY BACK FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

PLAY NUMBER TWO-VO, WIPE

NEXT UP. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A HEADS-UP PLAY.

MARINER NORTH FORT MYERS.

SHANKED PUNT. ANTHONY CAMPBELL GRABS IT OUT OF THE AIR. RETURNS IT FOR A SCORE.

PLAY NUMBER THREE-VO, WIPE

AND FINALLY.

THE RIVERDALE RAIDERS DOWN 24 POINTS TO CHARLOTTE.STILL GIVING IT THEIR ALL.

VOTE FOR PLAY OF THE WEEK-SSTOPS

WE HAVE STARTED THE VOTING.

PICK YOUR FAVORITE PLAY.

WE WILL CLOSE THE POLLS AT 5-PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

GOODBYE-DESK 3-SHOT

THANKS TO..SCOTT BUTHERUS OF THE N-D-N.

GULF COAST'S PETE FOMINAYA AND HIS SENIOR LINE-BACKER JAKE BERNARD.

WE ARE BACK NEXT WEEK.FOR WEEK THREE.AT OUR NORMAL TIME. JUST AFTER 10-AM.

FINAL WEATHER-2 SHOT WX

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.

Our forecast stays mostly sunny and dry today, but increasing rain chances are on the horizon as a weather system approaches late this weekend into early next week.

Before we get to a few rainier days, though, we've got some great weather in the works today.

We'll start your Saturday off with a clear sunny sky and temperatures comfortably in the 70s. Temperatures will then easily warm into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon with abundant sunshine. Coastal communities will stay on the lower end of the temperature scale with highs there in the upper 80s. As you go deeper inland, afternoon temperatures will be closer to the lower 90s.

The breeze will be a bit stronger today with some gusts in the 15-20 mph range. Southwesterly winds will be coming in faster at the beaches where there's a moderate risk of strong rip currents from late this morning through this afternoon. Seas and open waters will stay between 2-3 feet, and inland water will be moderately choppy.

There's an off chance of a stray shower today, but the vast majority of the area will stay dry. The best chance for an isolated shower this morning will be close to the coast until the sea breeze carries the main shower risk deep inland this afternoon. Overall, the chance of any one place seeing a shower will be at 20% or less.

Our sky will stay mostly clear this evening and tonight, but there is a possibility of some coastal showers late in the night as a weak weather system tries to slide in from the north. This system will also open the door for some widely scattered showers Sunday morning, especially for the northern tier of the viewing area near Port Charlotte.

Rain chances will be a few notches higher Sunday with the northern half of the viewing area seeing the best chance for rain. Showers will tend to favor coastal areas earlier in the day and then inland areas during the afternoon. Even with the extra showers around, we still expect a decent amount of sunshine.

Monday and Tuesday look to be the wettest days of the next seven. A weak front will settle right on top of us, which will bring a little more moisture and instability. Rain chances will stay close to 50% these days before some drier air moves in Wednesday to cut our rain chances down considerably.

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