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NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-DECISION 2012 CLIP TEASE THREE------
ANN ROMNEY TEASE-VO TOPS A) NEW IPHONE-2 SHOT SOT VO
TOSS TO CLIFTON-TRX 2 SHOT SS VO B) ATL SHEEP-VO TOPS
CHILD HIT BY CAR-REM LIVE NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP
CHILD HIT BY CAR-VO NEW IPHONE-2 SHOT
CHILD HIT BY CAR-SOT NEW IPHONE-PKG
CHILD HIT BY CAR-REM LIVE NEW IPHONE-ONCAM
LAST KID HIT-VO HOLIDAY HIRING-VO
BOOTH ALERT-TRX OC TOYS R US WAIT LIST-VO
TOSS TO SAUNDRA-TRX SS WEST NILE-VO
41 CRASH-REM LIVE MI DASH CAM-TRX VO TOPS
41 CRASH-VO LA POLICE CHASE-TRX VO TOPS
41 CRASH-SOT LA POLICE CHASE-PKG
41 CRASH-REM LIVE LA POLICE CHASE-ONCAM
TOSS TO JOE-OC TRX JFK THEFT-VO WIPE
ANN ROMNEY VISIT-REM LIVE JFK THEFT-SOT VO
ANN ROMNEY VISIT-VO RENO RACES CONTINUE-OC NATS VO WIPE
ANN ROMNEY VISIT-SOT RENO RACES CONTINUE-SOT VO
ANN ROMNEY VISIT-REM LIVE ATL SHEEP-VO WIPE
OBAMA CAMPAIGNING-VO ATL SHEEP-SOT VO
NEW YEMEN VIOLENCE-TRX VO TOPS FREEZER RESCUE-VO WIPE
GERMANY PROBLEM-VO TOPS FREEZER RESCUE-SOT VO
LIBYA ATTACK-2 SHOT SODA BAN VOTE-VO
LIBYA ATTACK-PKG TEASE FOUR----
LIBYA ATTACK-ONCAM A) HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-2 SHOT SOT VO
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-PLASMA
FM SHOOTING VICTIM-VO HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-PKG
ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL-VO HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-ONCAM
ARCADIA DEATH FATHER-2 SS REIF OPEN-CLIP
NEW KEY WEST EXPRESS VOSOT-VO WIPE WEATHER-WX WALL
NEW KEY WEST EXPRESS VOSOT-SOTVO RUSSIAN APOLOGY-SS
CHEESE RECALL-TRX VO NINTENDO ANNOUNCEMENT-VO
CALHOUN RETIREMENT-VO PEOPLE BEST DRESSED-VO
CHAD JOHNSON-VO HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM
TEASE ONE------- HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG
A) GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-2 SHOT NATS VO AGT TEASE-OC NATS VO
B) PASSES BUS-VOTOPS CANNON BALLS ON BEACH-VO
WEATHER-STC TEASE FIVE----
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP A) MCDONALDS MENU-2 SHOT VO
FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL JERRY WIPES-VO TOPS
GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-NATS TOPS VO IN PLASMA MCDONALDS MENU-2 SHOT TRAFFIC
GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-PKG MCDONALDS MENU-PKG
GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-ONCAM TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA
TX SMASH AND GRAB-TRX VO TOPS NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK
PASSES BUS ON SIDEWALK-TRX VO TOPS NOON TZA) BOY HIT BY CAR-VO
TEASE TWO------ NOON TZB) US 41 CRASH-VO
A) DNA DOG CLEANUP-2 SHOT SOT VO NOON TZC) STARBUCKS DIET-SOTVO
DNA DOG CLEANUP-2 SHOT NOON TZD) NEIMAN & TARGET-VO
DNA DOG CLEANUP-PKG NOON TZE) TODDLER TICKETED-VO
DNA DOG CLEANUP-ONCAM CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-DECISION 2012 CLIP


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ANN ROMNEY TEASE-VO TOPS


SEVERAL BIG STORIES HAPPENING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING: ANN ROMNEY -- WIFE OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY, IS VISITING FORT MYERS TODAY.

SHE'LL BE TOURING THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER IN LESS THAN AN HOUR -- NBC2 HAS A CREW STANDING BY FOR A LIVE REPORT IN MOMENTS -- Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO CLIFTON-TRX 2 SHOT SS VO


BUT FIRST NBC2 IS ONTOP OF TWO BREAKING STORIES.

A CHILD HIT BY A CAR IN LEE COUNTY --

AND A STRETCH OF U-S 41 IN COLLIER COUNTY IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF A TRUCK CRASH.

WE START WITH THE 12 YEAR OLD BOY RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR -- NBC2 JUST GETTING THESE BRAND NEW PICTURES FROM THE SCENE INTO OUR NEWSROOM -- YOU CAN SEE FIRST RESPONDERS TENDING TO THE BOY --

AND THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR INVOLVED --

THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 68TH STREET WEST AND SUNSHINE BOULEVARD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE WITH THE INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


CHILD HIT BY CAR-REM LIVE


WE KNOW HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

A NEIGHBOR TELLS US HE INJURED HIS LEG, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM HIS CONDITION.

WE'RE ALSO TOLD THE BOY LIVES IN THIS HOME RIGHT HERE, THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE HE WAS HIT. Return to index of stories...


CHILD HIT BY CAR-VO


WHEN WE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THERE WERE 3 SCHOOL BUSSES SITTING HERE.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF HE WAS WAITING FOR THE BUS WHEN HE WAS HIT.

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING CRIMINAL.

WE SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COORDINATOR EARLIER WHO TOLD US SHE HAS MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS STREET. Return to index of stories...


CHILD HIT BY CAR-SOT


"Concern for the child and the family, we have ahd a major problem on this road since I became coordinator. They are speeding, racing through here because there is not a stop sign once they make that turn off sunshine all the way through, there's not one" Return to index of stories...


CHILD HIT BY CAR-REM LIVE


WE ARE WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION FROM THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT THIS HOUR, REGARDING NAMES OF THE DRIVER, THE VICTIM AND THAT 12-YEAR-OLD'S STATUS.

LIVE IN LEHIGH ACRES, CLIFTON FRENCH, NBC 2. Return to index of stories...


LAST KID HIT-VO


THIS IS THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW A CHILD HAS BEEN HIT IN LEE COUNTY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS --

YESTERDAY A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WAS WALKING TO A BUS STOP IN SAN CARLOS PARK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO THE PATH OF A SUBURBAN.

GIOVANY RICHARD HAD TO HAVE SURGERY FOR SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE TEEN WAS CITED FOR JAYWALKING.

THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V WASN'T AT FAULT, BUT HE DID GET A TICKET FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE. Return to index of stories...


BOOTH ALERT-TRX OC


ALSO BREAKING AT 11: LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING RIGHT NOW FOR A MAN WHO THEY SAY TRIED TO BREAK INTO A HOUSE IN SAN CARLOS PARK WITH SOMEONE INSIDE --

THIS IS AT CYPRESS DRIVE NORTH AND HORSESHOE CIRCLE --

THEY THINK THE GUY WAS TRYING TO BURGLARIZE THE PLACE, BUT TOOK OFF BEFORE ACTUALLY GETTING INSIDE.

THEY DON'T KNOW IF HE'S ARMED -- SO BE AWARE IF YOU'RE IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO SAUNDRA-TRX SS


MORE BREAKING NEWS.

A STRETCH OF U-S 41 IS CLOSED AS CREWS TRY TO CLEANUP FOLLOWING A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASH.

A TRUCK FLIPPED OVER CARRYING CONCRETE PIPES ALONG THE HIGHWAY NEAR OCHOPEE IN RURAL COLLIER COUNTY.

ONLY ONE LANE IS BLOCKED.

WE'RE TOLD THE ROAD SHOULD BE OPEN THIS AFTERNOON. Return to index of stories...


41 CRASH-REM LIVE


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41 CRASH-VO


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41 CRASH-SOT


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41 CRASH-REM LIVE


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TOSS TO JOE-OC TRX


SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS FRONT AND CENTER IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

CANCER SURVIVOR, ANN ROMNEY IS IN FORT MYERS TAKING A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER.

ALL THIS AS HER HUSBAND TRIES TO CAPTURE THE BIGGEST SWING STATE COME NOVEMBER.

NBC2'S JOE ROETZ IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE EVENT AND JOINS US LIVE AT ELEVEN. Return to index of stories...


ANN ROMNEY VISIT-REM LIVE


- WE HAVEN'T SEEN MITT ROMNEY IN SWFL SINCE THE PRIMARY - HIS CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO HIT ALL CORNERS OF THE STATE. Return to index of stories...


ANN ROMNEY VISIT-VO


HER CHOICE TO TOUR REGIONAL CANCER CENTER PROVES TO BE PERSONAL - ROMNEY HERSELF BATTLED BREAST CANCER IN 2008.

- WHILE THIS AFTERNOONS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - HER CAMP KNOWS ITH THE ATTENTION IT WILL GET - IT IS ABOUT THE SAME AS MAKING A PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

- ANN ROMNEY SPENT WEDNESDAY IN LARGO, WHILE MITT CAMPAIGNED IN JACKSONVILLE EARLIER THIS WEEK. Return to index of stories...


ANN ROMNEY VISIT-SOT


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ANN ROMNEY VISIT-REM LIVE


MITT ROMNEY EXPECTED TO CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA TODAY.

- COUNT ON US T LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE ARRIVES. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA CAMPAIGNING-VO


PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CAMPAIGNING TODAY IN COLORADO.

HE LANDED AT BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE IN AURORA, COLORADO.

HE IS SPEAKING AT A GRASSROOTS RALLY TODAY IN GOLDEN.

COLORADO IS AMONG ONE OF THE BATTLE GROUND SWING STATES. Return to index of stories...


NEW YEMEN VIOLENCE-TRX VO TOPS


NEW VIOLENCE ERUPTING TARGETING AMERICANS WORKING THE MIDDLE EAST.

THIS MORNING YEMEN'S PRESIDENT IS APOLOGIZING TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. EMBASSY IN SANAA BY A MOB ANGRY OVER AN ANTI-ISLAM FILM.

NOBODY WAS HURT THIS MORNING.

SEVERAL HUNDRED PROTESTERS STORMED THE EMBASSY'S COMPOUND, BROUGHT DOWN THE U.S. FLAG IN THE COURTYARD, BURNED IT AND REPLACED IT WITH A BLACK, ISLAMIST BANNER. Return to index of stories...


GERMANY PROBLEM-VO TOPS


A SECURITY SCARE ALSO AT THE U-S CONSULATE IN BERLIN.

IT WAS PARTIALLY EVACUATED TODAY FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN UNKNOWN WHITE POWDER.

THREE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLAINED OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AFTER OPENING A LETTER.

WE'RE TOLD A VISITOR BROUGHT A SUSPICIOUS PAPERWORK INTO THE AREA.

THE MAN WHO BROUGHT THE SUSPICIOUS LETTER INTO THE BUILDING HAS BEEN DETAINED BY POLICE. Return to index of stories...


LIBYA ATTACK-2 SHOT


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

U-S INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FILM MAKER OF THE ANTI MUSLIM MOVIE WHICH IS SPARKING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

U-S INVESTIGATORS SAY NAKOULA BASSELEY NAKOULA IS THE FILM'S PRODUCER.

THE 55 YEAR OLD and CURRENTLY LIVES IN CALIFORNIA,

HE IS ALSO KNOWN TO AUTHORITIES AS BACILY NAKOULA.

THIS AS STILL MANY MORE QUESTIONS ARE SWIRLING ABOUT THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE CONSULETE IN LIBYA.

THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOW SAYING THE SEIGE MAY HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11.

MARTHA RADDATZ BRINGS US THE DEVELOPMENTS AT ELEVEN. Return to index of stories...


LIBYA ATTACK-PKG


NATS GUNFIRE

THE SITUATION IN LIBYA IS NOW AT A FLASHPOINT ALL NON-ESSENTIAL U-S

DIPLOMATIC WORKERS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING AS

THE F-B-I AND OTHER AGENCIES TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO CARRIED OUT THE MALICIOUS

ATTACK THAT KILLED AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS.

SOT POTUS: OBAMA - I want to assure you we will bring their killers to

justice

THE ATTACK WAS COMPLEX, AND PREPLANNED. LIKELY FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF

SEPTEMBER 11TH.

IT WAS AROUND 10 AT NIGHT IN LIBYA. 20 HEAVILY ARMED ATTACKERS BEGAN FIRING

AT THE LIBYAN SECURITY GUARDS PROTECTING THE AMERICAN CONSULATE BEFORE

SETTING THE MAIN BUILDING ABLAZE.

INSIDE AMBASSADOR STEVENS AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE

FLAMES AND THE GUNFIRE. STEVENS BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE OTHERS BY THE

HEAVY DARK SMOKE WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE BUILDING

IT WAS NEARLY A FIVE HOUR GUN BATTLE.ADDITIONAL SECURITY EVENTUALLY REGAINED

SOME CONTROL. EMPLOYEES ESCAPED, BUT THE BUILDINGS ARE NOW ABANDONED.

IT WAS ALSO NEARLY 12 HOURS BEFORE AMBASSADOR STEVENS BODY WAS RETURENED BY

LOCAL LIBYANS, WHO HAD CARRIED HIM TO A HOSPITAL IN AN EFFORE TO SAVE HIM. Return to index of stories...


LIBYA ATTACK-ONCAM


MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTING.

U-S EMBASSY STAFF MEMBERS INJURED IN TUESDAY NIGHT'S ATTACK ARE BEING TREATED AT A U-S AIR BASE IN GERMANY.

THREE PEOPLE WERE FLOWN TO NEARBY RAMSTEIN AIRBASE.

IT IS ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE REMAINS OF AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS KILLED IN THE ATTACK WERE ALSO TAKEN TO RAMSTEIN. Return to index of stories...


NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE


Commodities are mixed this morning with the dollar index now back in negative territory.

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

AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________. Return to index of stories...


FM SHOOTING VICTIM-VO


BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

FORT MYERS POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM OF A SHOOTING.

DETECTIVES SAY 19 YEAR OLD DAMARQUIS BLANKS WAS FOUND SHOT LAST NIGHT ON LANTANA STREET.

WE'RE TOLD HIS INJURIES ARE LIFE THREATENING.

POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SHOOTER. Return to index of stories...


ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL-VO


HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.AMERICA IS HONORING A PIONEER.

A NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE IS BEING HELD FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG.

HUNDREDS ARE GATHERING AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

ARMSTRONG WAS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 MISSION TO THE MOON IN 19-69

HE DIED LAST MONTH DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM HEART SURGERY.

ARMSTRONG WAS 82. Return to index of stories...


ARCADIA DEATH FATHER-2 SS


WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF A TEEN WHO DROWNED IN THE PEACE RIVER IN ARCADIA.

SHE'S 17-YEAR-OLD JERRI-DEDAN LAKISHA BOLDS FROYER.

SHE'S FROM TAMPA AND WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH FINGERPRINT RECORDS.

WITNESSES SAY 28 YEAR OLD MARK HUNTLEY JUNIOR, PUSHED HER INTO THE WATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T SWIM.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIM, AND ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS THERE, ANDREW SKEVINGTON.

INVESTIGATORS TELL US FROYER MET THE MEN AT A BAR NEAR TAMPA THIS WEEKEND. Return to index of stories...


NEW KEY WEST EXPRESS VOSOT-VO WIPE


HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AFTER THE KEY WEST EXPRESS SUDDENLY ANNOUNCED IT'S HALTING TRIPS UNTIL MID-OCTOBER.

THAT MEANS ANYONE WITH A TICKET BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO THE KEYS.

THE COMPANY SAYS BOTH BOATS NEED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS. AND THAT'S TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

SOME CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR HELP. Return to index of stories...


NEW KEY WEST EXPRESS VOSOT-SOTVO


we were expecting to go out on the boat.we're from illinois.they told us they would be closed for the next month

CUSTOMERS WITH TICKETS BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 12TH CAN EITHER RESCHEDULE THEIR TRIP OR GET A FULL REFUND.

BUT THOSE OPTING FOR THEIR MONEY BACK MAY HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE. Return to index of stories...


CHEESE RECALL-TRX VO


A CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.

WHOLE FOODS IS RECALLING THE FRESCOLINA BRAND RICOTTA SALATA FROM FOREVER CHEESE BECAUSE OF A DEADLY OUTBREAK CAUSED BY LISTERIA.

THE CHEESE WAS SOLD TO DISTRIBUTORS FOR RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BETWEEN JUNE 20-TH AND AUGUST 9-TH.

THREE DEATHS AND 14 HOSPITALIZATIONS IN 11 STATES HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE TAINTED PRODUCT, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION MAY INCLUDE FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, NAUSEA OR DIARRHEA. Return to index of stories...


CALHOUN RETIREMENT-VO


UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH JIM CALHOUN IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HIS RETIREMENT today.

SOURCES CLOSE TO THE HALL OF FAME COACH SAY THAT HE'S BEEN THINKING ABOUT RETIRING DURING THE PAST MONTH.

CALHOUN HAS SUFFERED SEVERAL SETBACKS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT INCLUDE CANCER, HIP AND BACK SURGERIES.

THE 70-YEAR-OLD ALSO BROKE HIS HIP LAST MONTH IN A BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

DURING HIS 26 YEARS AT UCONN HE COACHED THE HUSKIES TO THREE NATIONAL TITLES. Return to index of stories...


CHAD JOHNSON-VO


FORMER FOOTBALL WIDE RECEIVER CHAD JOHNSON IS BEING ARRAIGNED IN COURT TODAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

THE SIX-TIME PRO BOWL RECEIVER HAS BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC BATTERY.

JOHNSON FACES UP TO A YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.

HE WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH AFTER HIS WIFE ACCUSED HIM OF HEAD-BUTTING HER DURING AN ARGUMENT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME.

THE CONFRONTATION CAME BARELY A MONTH AFTER JOHNSON MARRIED EVELYN LOZADA, WHO IS ON THE REALITY TV SHOW "BASKETBALL WIVES." Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-------


CROSSING THE LINE OR UPHOLDING THE LAW?

WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS EXCHANGE.

Let me see your driver's license and insurance please. Bedford: I have a

bladder infection. Officer: Let me see your driver's license and insurance

please?

A POLICE OFFICER GRABS A 77 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND DRAGS HER OUT OF THE CAR DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.

WHY HIS BOSSES SAY HE WAS COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED.

PLUS A DRIVER'S IMPATIENCE IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CATCHES HER GOING TO THE EXTREME TO AVOID STOPPING FOR CHILDREN. Return to index of stories...


A) GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-2 SHOT NATS VO


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B) PASSES BUS-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-STC


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP


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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.

"PM showers on the breeze"

Our weather pattern will remain unchanged for Thursday, as high pressure remains to our north and east. Winds will remain breezy at times today with gusts approaching 20 mph.

This will allow for a mainly dry start with a some patchy cloudiness on our Thursday with a few hit or miss downpours late in the afternoon and early evening hours, especially closer to the coast. Highs tomorrow will climb to near normal values in the lower 90s.

Not much change is in the forecast as we round out the work week, with the better chance for a showers during the afternoon.

More moisture will work its way in across the area by the beginning of next week, with more clouds and a change in our steering winds. This means we could see an early start to our shower and thunderstorm pattern by Monday and Tuesday.

In the tropics, things are quiet close to home. We are tracking Tropical Storm Nadine out in the Atlantic, which could become a hurricane within the next day or two. However, this will not be a threat to Southwest Florida or the eastern seaboard of the United States as this storm will eventually take a path off to the north and recurve out to sea. Return to index of stories...


GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-NATS TOPS VO IN PLASMA


A 77 YEAR OLD TEXAS WOMAN IS DRAGGED FROM HER CAR DURING A TRAFFIC STOP THAT GOT WAY OUT OF HAND.

THE WHOLE THING CAUGHT ON SEVERAL CAMERAS AND WE CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING SAID.

SHE WAS PULLD OVER FOR SPEEDING. THEN DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR.

THE REASON? SHE REFUSED TO HAND OVER HER LICENSE TO THE OFFICER.

MONIKA DIAZ HAS MORE. Return to index of stories...


GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-PKG


THE TRAFFIC STOP ON AUGUST 19, ON HIGHWAY 67 NEAR SPUR 102

STARTED LIKE MOST.

SGT. GENE GEHEB PULLS OVER 77 YEAR OLD, LYNN

BEDFORD.

THE OFFICER'S DASH AND CHEST CAM ARE ROLLING.

SGT. GEHEB OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CAR AND GRABS BEDFORD BY

THE ARM.

GEHEB KEEPS PULLING BEDFORD'S ARM.

SECONDS LATER, SGT. GEHEB PULLS BEDFORD OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

BEDFORD'S ATTORNEY, CLAY GRAHAM SAYS THE OFFICER WENT TOO

FAR.

GRAHAM SAYS SGT. GEHEB HAD OTHER OPTIONS.

KEENE POLICE POLICE TURNED DOWN OUR REQUEST FOR AN ON CAMERA

INTERVIEW, BUT THE DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF SENT US A STATEMENT.

GRAPHIC: "THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED THOROUGHLY BY THE KEENE POLICE

DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF KEENE ADMINISTRATION. ALL PARTIES HAVE CONCLUDED

THAT SGT. GEHEB DID NOT VIOLATE ANY STATE LAWS OR DEPARTMENT POLICIES, AND

IN FACT WAS FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT POLICY IN REGARDS TO VIOLATORS NOT

PROVIDING INFORMATION."

ON THE DAY OF THE STOP, THE CHIEF WENT TO THE SCENE.

AFTER TALKING TO BOTH PARTIES, BEDFORD WAS RELEASED AND SHE

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GRANNY TRAFFIC STOP-ONCAM


MOKINA DIAZ REPORTING.

BEDFORD SAYS SHE WAS BRUISED AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER LEFT ARM.

SHE WANTS AN APOLOGY FROM THE OFFICER WHO STOPPED HER.

HER ATTORNEY IS CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


TX SMASH AND GRAB-TRX VO TOPS


NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A VIOLENT SMASH AND GRAB ROBBERY.

TAKE A LOOK, MEN WITH MASKS BROKE CASES INSIDE A JEWELRY STORE IN TEXAS CLEARING OUT THE PLACE.

ONE LEAPS OVER THE CASE AS THE ROBBERY GETS UNDERWAY.WHILE ANOTHER POINTS

A GUN AT A FEMALE EMPLOYEE.

IN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS ALL THREE MEN.ARMED EACH WITH A PICK AX RIP OPEN

THE BACKS OF THE DISPLAY CASES AND BEGIN POURING JEWELRY INTO BLACK BAGS.

THE THIEVES ARE STILL ON THE RUN. Return to index of stories...


PASSES BUS ON SIDEWALK-TRX VO TOPS


A CLEVELAND SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DECIDED TO TAKE JUSTICE INTO HIS OWN HANDS TO HELP POLICE NAB AN UNSAFE DRIVER.

WITNESSES SAY EVERYDAY A WOMAN DRIVES ON THE SIDEWALK TO AVOID WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.

THE BUS DRIVER DECIDED TO CAPTURE IT ON HIS CELL PHONE.

TAKE A LOOK YOU CAN SEE THIS SILVER JEEP DRIVE ONTO A SIDEWALK TO AVOID WAITING BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS.

THE ONLY HITCH.POLICE WERE WAITING.

THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP WAS CITED FOR NOT STOPPING FOR THE BUS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO------


A STINKY BATTLE THAT COULD HAVE BIG IMPLICATIONS.

I don't want to be charged for somebody else's dog pooping.

AND NOW FORENSIC SCIENCE MAY HELP DECIDE WHO HAS TO PAY UP FOR NOT CLEANING UP. Return to index of stories...


A) DNA DOG CLEANUP-2 SHOT SOT VO


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DNA DOG CLEANUP-2 SHOT


IN ONE TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD SOMEONE ISN'T PICKING UP AFTER FIDO.

SO FOLKS WITH THE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION ARE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

CASEY JAMES REPORTS THE BOARD WANTS TO USE D-N-A TESTING TO MATCH UP DOGS WITH THEIR MESS. Return to index of stories...


DNA DOG CLEANUP-PKG


He said have you heard the latest and he told me and my mouth just feel open.

THE POINTE, IS A SMALL CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX MADE UP OF 31 UNITS, MAINLY RETIRED FOLKS. NICE HOMES, PEACEFUL STREETS AND WELL KEPT YARDS. BUT BEHIND THESE GATES HOMEOWNERS SAY THERE'S SOMETHING SMELLY GOING ON.

I don't want to be charged for somebody else's dog pooping.

MARTHA ROSS AND HER NEIGHBORS HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS AND WERE SURPRISED WHEN THEY RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE H-O-A PRESIDENT SAYING THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE A SAMPLE OF THEIR DOGS DNA THROUGH ITS POOP.

I don't want to be apart of it. I'm not in it and my little dog isn't in it and I think it's unfair to push to this point.

THE EMAIL SAYS DOG DROPPINGS KEEP SHOWING UP IN THE COMMON AREAS. THAT'S WHY THE BOARD IS PUSHING FOR D-N-A TESTING. THE H-O-A IS REQUESTING EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE THEIR D-N-A TAKEN AND PUT ON FILE. WHEN A MYSTERIOUS MESS IS FOUND THEY CAN HAVE IT ANALYZED TO SEE WHO THE CULPRIT.

It seems like everything's just getting more and more micro-managed. When you start regulating people's dog's poop, I think that's about as far down the line as you can get. I don't know, maybe they'll come up with something. I don't know maybe they'll start regulating our poop. I don't know.

WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEIGHBORS WHO DID AGREE WITH THE H-O-A, THEY FELT IT INVADED THEIR LIVES TOO MUCH.

WE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OF THE H-O-A PRESIDENT, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED. THEN WE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND TALKED BRIEFLY, BUT WAS LEFT WITH NO COMMENT. AFTER SEVERAL MESSAGES ASKING FOR A RESPONSE, WE FINALLY GOT ONE.

THE COMMUNITY SECURITY SHOWED UP AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE H-O-A ASKING US TO LEAVE. ACCORDING TO THE D-N-A COMPANY, THE H-O-A WOULD BE PICKING UP THE COST, BUT FOR MARTHA AND STEVE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE 30-DOLLARS.

I don't want to participate and I don't think I have too.

I guess we're doing our part to keep Austin weird anyway. Return to index of stories...


DNA DOG CLEANUP-ONCAM


CASEY JAMES REPORTING.

THE H-O-A DID EVENTUALLY ISSUE A STATEMENT SAYING THE D-N-A TESTING IS A LAST RESORT MEASURE.

IT SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND NO INPUT FROM RESIDENTS, SO ITS CONSIDERING D-N-A TESTING. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE------


REST ASSURED TECH FANS.THE NEW APPLE I-PHONE IS COMING WITH SOME BIG CHANGES.

16:22:28- A faster processor, faster speeds with LTE, and also even a better camera

WE'LL RUN DOWN THE NEW FEATURES.PLUS WHY SOME SAY IT COULD BE A SAVIOR FOR OUR STRUGGLING ECONOMY.

THE NEXT TIME YOU FLY TO ATLANTA'S AIRPORT.YOU MAY BE LANDING JUST ABOVE SHEEP.

WHY THEY COULD REPLACE HUMAN WORKERS AT THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT. Return to index of stories...


A) NEW IPHONE-2 SHOT SOT VO


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B) ATL SHEEP-VO TOPS


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NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP


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NEW IPHONE-2 SHOT


ITS SLATED TO BE THE BIGGEST TECH TOY OF THE YEAR.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW APPLE I-PHONE 5.

IT'S GOT APPLE FANS IN A FRENZY -- BUT IS IT REALLY BETTER THAN ALL THE

OTHER SMART PHONES OUT THERE?

NEAL KARLINSKY TAKES A LOOK Return to index of stories...


NEW IPHONE-PKG


IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE AN APPLE FIRST-THE IPHONE 5'S LAUNCH CAME WITH ALL THE

FANFARE-AND NONE OF THE SURPRISE.

Nat/event

FROM THE LONGER SCREEN TO THE THINNER AND LIGHTER BODY-EVEN THE NEW

HEADPHONES CALLED "EARPODS"-BLOGGERS AND REPORTERS HAD PICTURES OF ALL OF

THEM-ACTUAL DEAD ON PHOTO'S WAY AHEAD OF TIME.

Sot/Lance Ulanoff/Editor and Chief Mashable

16:06:52-The world has changed, we're so interconnected global distribution,

global manufacturing, a lot of people who feel theres a lot to gain by

leaking out a little information.

EVEN WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED LEAKS-THE CHOSEN FEW WHO GOT A CHANCE TO PUT

THEIR HANDS ON APPLE'S LATEST-LIKE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.

THE PHONE NO LONGER DOES THINGS THE COMPETITION CAN'T-BUT IT DOES WORK IN A

WAY THAT MANY TECH JOURNALISTS SAY IS MORE STREAMLINED, MORE EFFICIENT AND

MORE ELEGANT.

Sot Joanna Stern/Technology Editor ABC News

16:22:28- A faster processor, faster speeds with LTE, and also even a better

camera

16:00:03- Neal Karlinsky/San Francisco CA: Iphone users love their gadgets

but one thing that's going annoy a lot of people is a new connector at the

bottom. Get ready to throw out all those old plugs or buy and adaptor.

THE NEW IPHONE COULD HARDLY BE MORE IMPORTANT TO APPLE-NOW THE WORLD'S

RICHEST COMPANY.

GFX: The phone makes up an estimated 60-percent of Apple's revenue. Beyond

that-its sales are so mind bogglingly huge-- JP Morgan's chief economist

predicts the iPhone 5 could actually boost the nation's Gross Domestic

Product.

Joanna Stern/Technology Editor ABC News

Sot/16:23:38- A lot of people were waiting for this phone. I will not be

surprised if Apple sells over 10 Million of these phones in the next couple

of months.

WHAT'S NEXT-IF YOU BELIEVE THE HYPE-A NEWER, SMALLER VERSION OF THE IPAD

COULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. Return to index of stories...


NEW IPHONE-ONCAM


NEIL KARLINSKY REPORTING.

PRE-ORDER SALES START ON SEPTEMBER 14TH.

APPLE SAYS THE NEW PHONES WOULD START TO SHIP ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. Return to index of stories...


HOLIDAY HIRING-VO


YOU MAY BE IN LUCK IF YOU WERE HOPING TO LAND SOME WORK DURING THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON.

ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY BY CONSULTING FIRM HAY GROUP, 57 PERCENT OF RETAILERS SAID THEY WILL HIRE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORKERS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS THEY DID LAST YEAR.

APPROXIMATELY 36 PERCENT REPORTED THEY PLAN ON HIRING MORE SEASONAL WORKERS THAN LAST YEAR. Return to index of stories...


TOYS R US WAIT LIST-VO


YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THAT HOT TOY AT HOLIDAY TIME.

"TOYS R US" IS ADDING A HOT TOY RESERVATION SYSTEM JUST IN TIME FOR ITS BUSIEST SEASON.

THE SYSTEM WILL START-UP IN A FEW DAYS WHEN THE RETAILER ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL LIST OF 50 HOT TOYS.

PRODUCTS MUST BE RESERVED IN STORES THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER.

ONCE THE TOY IS AVAILABLE CUSTOMERS GET AN EMAIL ALERT AND WILL HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 16TH TO PICK IT UP. Return to index of stories...


WEST NILE-VO


HEALTH EXPERTS BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE SEEN THE WORST OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS CASES.

THEY EXPECT THE NUMBER OF CASES TO NOW START DECLINING.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THIS YEAR'S WEST NILE OUTBREAK HAS BEEN THE MOST SERIOUS SINCE WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE VIRUS IN 1999.

AS OF TUESDAY, MORE THAN 26-HUNDRED ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, INCLUDING 118 DEATHS. Return to index of stories...


MI DASH CAM-TRX VO TOPS


NEW DASH CAM VIDEO IS RELEASED SHOWING THE MOMENTS BEFORE POLICE OFFICERS IN MICHIGAN SHOT A MAN MORE THAN 40 TIMES.

NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE SIX SAGINAW POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED.

THE OFFICERS WERE ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN THE HOMELESS MAN WHO WAS ARMED

WITH A KNIFE.

THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR SAYS THE EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION "DID NOT YIELD ENOUGH EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE

FILING OF CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICERS INVOLVED." Return to index of stories...


LA POLICE CHASE-TRX VO TOPS


A POLICE CHASE TURNS INTO A CASH GRAB IN LOS ANGELES.

OFFICERS TAILING SUSPECTED BANK ROBBERS WITH A HIGH SPEED CHASE JUST LIKE IN THE

MOVIES.

NICK WATT SHOWS US HOW IT SOON BECAME A FREE FOR ALL FOR THOSE LOOKING TO SCORE SOME EASY MONEY. Return to index of stories...


LA POLICE CHASE-PKG


IN THAT SPEEDING BLACK SUV: 4 GUYS WHO JUST ROBBED A BANK IN SANTA CLARITA.

THE COPS HOT ON THEIR TAIL A CHASE TOPPING 100 MILES-PER-HOUR SO FAR, SO LA

THEN THIS BUNDLES CASH, THROWN FROM THE BACK SEAT AS THE CAR RACED THROUGH,

SHALL WE SAY, A NOT SO AFFLUENT PART OF TOWN

WHAT IS THIS? ROBIN HOOD?

WORD GOT OUT THE CROWDS GOT THICKER CHEERING THE BENEVOLENT BANDITS

THIS IS THE THIRD HIGH SPEED CHASE IN LA THIS WEEK ALONE MONDAY A SUSPECTED

DRUG DEALER ACTUALLY GOT AWAYA RARE OCCURANCE LAST NIGHT, A SUSPECTED

MURDERER, CORNERED, OPENED UP ON THE COPS WITH AN AK47.

BACK TO THIS MORNING ALL THOSE SUSPECTED BACK ROBBERS DISHED OUT, WAS MORE

OF THEIR BOOTY.

THE CHASE FINALLY ENDED AFTER AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES. BOXED IN BY A

TRUCK MIRED ON A CROWDED STREET. DEPUTIES GUNS DRAWN SUSPECTS ARMS RAISED.

THE GIG WAS UP.

AND THEN, THE CROWDS SURGED FORWARD, TRYING TO GRAB ANY CASH LEFT INSIDE

THAT CAR. AND THAT CROWD, WELL IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ON THE SIDE OF THE BAD

GUYS. Return to index of stories...


LA POLICE CHASE-ONCAM


NICK WATT REPORTING.

OFFICERS EVENTUALLY ARRESTED THREE OF THE FOUR SUSPECT LAST NIGHT.

ONE REMAINS ON THE RUN. Return to index of stories...


JFK THEFT-VO WIPE


A BOOZE THEFT RING IS BUSTED AT NEW YORK'S J-F-K AIRPORT.

18 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER A FIVE MONTH INVESTIGATION NAMED "OPERATION LAST CALL."

AUTHORITIES SAY THE WORKERS STOLE 100-THOUSAND MINI LIQUOR BOTTLES, ALONG WITH DUTY-FREE ITEMS SUCH AS BIGGER BOTTLES OF LIQUOR, CIGARETTES, AND PERFUME.

15 OF THE ARRESTED ARE TRUCK DRIVERS FOR SKY CHEF. THE OTHER THREE ARE SECURITY GUARDS. Return to index of stories...


JFK THEFT-SOT VO


" Most commercial companies have the problem and of course, the last analysis the ultimate cost ends up on your back and my back."

IN ALL, THE THEFT TEAM IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF LIQUOR AND OTHER ITEMS. Return to index of stories...


RENO RACES CONTINUE-OC NATS VO WIPE


A YEAR AFTER A DEADLY CRASH, THE ANNUAL AIR RACES ARE BACK IN THE SKIES IN RENO, NEVADA.

nats of air planes

LAST YEAR, 11 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, AND DOZENS HURT, AFTER A PLANE CRASH.

THIS YEAR ORGANIZERS ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THE RACE.

THE COURSE IS FARTHER NORTH AND THERE'S ALSO AN ALTITUDE MAXIMUM, AS WELL AS A CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN THE RACE AND FANS.

ORGANIZERS SAY PEOPLE THEY'VE TALKED TO ARE GLAD TO BE BACK IN RENO. Return to index of stories...


RENO RACES CONTINUE-SOT VO


They've been the source of the encouragement to keep moving forward and they're real happy because we've succeeded and we're here."

INVESTIGATORS SAY A PIECE OF A PLANE BROKE OFF DURING LAST YEAR'S CRASH CAUSING THE DISASTER. Return to index of stories...


ATL SHEEP-VO WIPE


ARE PEOPLE OR GOATS BETTER AT TRIMMING GRASS?

WE'LL SOON FIND OUT AT THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT.

ONE HUNDRED SHEEP AND A FEW GOATS ARE GNAWING ON GRASS A FEW YARDS FROM A RUNWAY AT ATLANTA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

ITS A ONE WEEK TEST TO SEE IF THE SHEEP CAN CLEAR BRUSH ADJACENT TO THE

RUNWAYS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND CHEAPER THAT MEN, MACHINES AND HERBICIDE.

OVERGROWTH IS A CONCERN NOT JUST FOR PILOTS LINE OF SIGHT BUT TO ELIMINATE WILDLIFE HABITAT. Return to index of stories...


ATL SHEEP-SOT VO


birds, coyotes, deer. those animal can run and have run into the

runways by keeping the brush clear and low keeps the wildlife a little

further.

whistle noise

THE SHEEP ARE CONTAINED BY THE SHEPHERD AND DOGS.

THIS IS ACTUALLY NOTHING NEW, SEATTLE'S AIRPORT USED SHEEP BUT ABANDONED THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WASN'T

COST EFFECTIVE. Return to index of stories...


FREEZER RESCUE-VO WIPE


A BIZARRE STORY.

AN OKLAHOMA WOMAN SPENDS FIVE DAYS TRAPPED INSIDE A FREEZER.

NOW INVESTIGATORS WHO FOUND HER ALIVE IN THE DEEP FREEZER SAY SHE MAY HAVE CLIMBED IN DUE TO BAD WEATHER.

59-YEAR-OLD THERESA CHRISTIAN WAS LAST SEEN OVER THE WEEKEND.

HER SON FOUND HER WEDNESDAY MORNING IN A LARGE FREEZER AT HER TULSA APARTMENT AND CALLED POLICE. Return to index of stories...


FREEZER RESCUE-SOT VO


they started searching the house and neighbors said possibly she thought maybe there was tornado coming but their sure why or how she got there but her son heard a moan coming from the area of the freezer and opened up and discovered her sitting inside.

FAMILY MEMBERS SAY CHRISTIAN IS SCARED OF STORMS AND MAY HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE FREEZER FOR SAFETY.

SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION WITH FROSTBITE.

POLICE DO NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. Return to index of stories...


SODA BAN VOTE-VO


ITS OFFICIAL NEW YORKERS WILL BE FACING A BAN ON CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF SODA.

NEW YORK CITY'S BOARD OF HEALTH JUST APPROVED A BAN ON LARGE SODAS TODAY.

MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG PROPOSED TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF SUGARY DRINKS TO 16 OUNCES OR LESS IN PLACES LIKE RESTAURANTS AND MOVIE THEATERS.

THE BAN WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

SOFT DRINK GROUPS SAY THEY PLAN TO FILE FOR AN INJUNCTION BEFORE THE LAW IS ACTIVE. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR----


TAKING AIM AND TAKING A STAND.

THE OWNER OF A NATIONAL RETAILER IS LASHING OUT.

Now our faith is being challenged by the federal government.

HOBBY LOBBY HAS A BIG ISSUE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL AND THE MORNING PILL MANDATE.

BUT DID THE COMPANY PREVIOUSLY OFFER THE PILL? Return to index of stories...


A) HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-2 SHOT SOT VO


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HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-PLASMA


MORE FALLOUT AND CONTROVERSY OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT.

NOW RETAILER, HOBBY LOBBY IS SUING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE CHAIN'S FOUNDER DAVID GREEN SAYS HIS CHRISTIAN-BASED COMPANY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES LIKE THE SO CALLED MORNING-AFTER PILL.

PHIL CROSS HAS THE STORY. Return to index of stories...


HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-PKG


We have always operated our company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles.

DAVID GREEN FOUNDED HOBBY LOBBY WITH THE SAME PRINCIPLES THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY STILL OPERATES UNDER.

Now our faith is being challenged by the federal government.

AT ISSUE IS THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW - THAT REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE ALL APPROVED CONTRACEPTIVES.

The green family does not oppose contraceptives per se so contraception is offered in their plans it doesn't include contraceptives that can cause early abortions.

if you feel that contraception is something that women need, have a right to, and take as an everyday thing and most women do anymore, then emergency contraception is the same class of drugs, same actions.

ANITA FREAM IS THE C-E-O OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. SHE SAYS THERE IS A MISCONCEPTION ABOUT WHAT THE SO-CALLED MORNING AFTER PILLS ACTUALLY DO.

they prevent the release of an egg so there is nothing for the sperm to fertilize.

THE OBJECTION TO THESE PILLS IS THEY ALSO PREVENT IMPLANTATION OF EMBRYOS.

that has not been demonstrated i know that gets talked about there's speculation that could happen, i am not aware of studies that that does happen.

we simply cannot abandoned our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate.

HOWEVER - HOBBY LOBBY'S OWN LAWSUIT SHOWS THE COMPANY ONCE PROVIDED THE MORNING AFTER PILLS AS PART OF ITS INSURANCE PLAN - AND ONLY REMOVED THEM AFTER THE HEALTH CARE MANDATE WAS EXAMINED. THE ATTORNEY FOR HOBBY LOBBY SAYS THE PILLS WERE ADDED TO COVERAGE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREENS AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS OPPOSED THEM. NOW THEY WANT A FEDERAL COURT TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS TO THE PILLS.

hobby lobby should never be put in the position of choosing their faith over their business. Return to index of stories...


HOBBY LOBBY LAWSUIT-ONCAM


PHIL CROSS REPORTING.

HOBBY LOBBY IS ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE LAW - WHICH WOULD IMPACT THE STORE BEGINNING IN JANUARY.

THIS IS ONE OF 27-SIMILAR LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST THE CONTRACEPTION MANDATE. Return to index of stories...


REIF OPEN-CLIP


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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.

"PM showers on the breeze"

Our weather pattern will remain unchanged for Thursday, as high pressure remains to our north and east. Winds will remain breezy at times today with gusts approaching 20 mph.

This will allow for a mainly dry start with a some patchy cloudiness on our Thursday with a few hit or miss downpours late in the afternoon and early evening hours, especially closer to the coast. Highs tomorrow will climb to near normal values in the lower 90s.

Not much change is in the forecast as we round out the work week, with the better chance for a showers during the afternoon.

More moisture will work its way in across the area by the beginning of next week, with more clouds and a change in our steering winds. This means we could see an early start to our shower and thunderstorm pattern by Monday and Tuesday.

In the tropics, things are quiet close to home. We are tracking Tropical Storm Nadine out in the Atlantic, which could become a hurricane within the next day or two. However, this will not be a threat to Southwest Florida or the eastern seaboard of the United States as this storm will eventually take a path off to the north and recurve out to sea. Return to index of stories...


RUSSIAN APOLOGY-SS


ORGANIZERS OF THE D-N-C ARE APOLOGIZING FOR FOR MISTAKENLY DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY DURING A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S VETERANS.

ITS AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY.

THIS WAS THE IMAGE SHOWN AT THE D-N-C LAST WEEK.

BUT THE NAVY TIMES REPORTS IT SHOWS RUSSIAN WAR SHIPS INSTEAD OF AMERICAN NAVAL VESSELS.

ORGANIZERS BLAME A VENDER ERROR FOR THE INCORRECT IMAGES. Return to index of stories...


NINTENDO ANNOUNCEMENT-VO


VIDEO GAME GIANT NINTENDO WILL MAKE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ITS NEXT GAME CONSOLE TODAY.

THE COMPANY IS HOLDING A MEDIA EVENT THIS MORNING IN NEW YORK, WHERE IT'S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A RELEASE DATE AND PRICING FOR THE "WII U".

TIME REPORTS NINTENDO HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED AN EARLY DECEMBER RELEASE FOR WII U IN JAPAN, SELLING FOR BETWEEN 330 AND ABOUT 400 DOLLARS.

WII U IS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE HUGELY POPULAR WII VIDEO GAME SYSTEM, WHICH DEBUTED IN 2006. Return to index of stories...


PEOPLE BEST DRESSED-VO


THE AWARD FOR THE TITLE OF "WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN" GOES TO. GWYNETH PALTROW.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE HAS NAMED THE ACTRESS, SINGER, COOKBOOK AUTHOR. BEST DRESSED, FOR 2012.

COMING IN NUMBER TWO ON THIS YEAR'S LIST. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HERSELF, KATE MIDDLETON.

ACTRESS EMMA STONE EARNED THE NUMBER THREE SPOT.

THE BEST DRESSED LIST CAME TOGETHER WITH INPUT FROM PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S EDITORS, FASHION BLOGGERS, AND 42 MILLION READERS. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM


AN ACCOMPLISHED ACTRESS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF HER OWN PERSONAL DRAMA.

PLUS, LOVE FOR A FORMER OLYMPIAN AND TOP HONORS FOR SOME OF THE BEST ENTERTAINERS.

CRISTINA MUTCHLER HAS ALL THE DAY'S ENTERTAINMENT NEWS IN THIS HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. Return to index of stories...


HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG


KATHY BATES IS OPENING UP ABOUT ANOTHER HEALTH BATTLE.

THE ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING ACTRESS SAYS SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER TWO MONTHS AGO AND DECIDED TO UNDERGO A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY.

IN MARCH, BATES REVEALED SHE SURVIVED OVARIAN CANCER NINE YEARS AGO.

THIS TIME AROUND, SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT NEED TO UNDERGO ANY RADIATION OR CHEMO.

DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HER A VERY GOOD PROGNOSIS.

TWO-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST MICHELLE KWAN HAS SOME NEW HARDWARE.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTS SHE'S SPORTING AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

THE FIGURE SKATER'S FIANCÉ IS CLAY PELL - WHO WORKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.

THE COUPLE STARTED DATING LAST YEAR AND GOT ENGAGED DURING A WEEKEND BEACH GET-AWAY.

DUSTIN HOFFMAN IS JOINING A PRESTIGIOUS GROUP OF ENTERTAINERS AND ARTISTS.

HE IS ONE OF THIS YEAR'S KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES.

THE LEGENDARY ACTOR WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS IN DECEMBER.

OTHER HONOREES INCLUDE LATE-NIGHT HOST DAVID LETTERMAN AND THE BAND LED ZEPPELIN.

FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CRISTINA MUTCHLER. Return to index of stories...


AGT TEASE-OC NATS VO


TONIGHT, ONLY ONE ACT WILL HEAR THEIR NAMES ANNOUNCED AS THE WINNER OF AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.

nats of singing

THE FINALISTS HAVE PERFORMED IN HOPES OF WOWING THE JUDGES.

WE EVEN SPOKE WITH THREE OF THEM LIVE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

DON'T MISS THE LIVE SEASON FINALE OF AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, WITH PERFORMANCES BY JUSTIN BIEBER, GREEN DAY, AND NE-YO.

TONIGHT AT 8PM ON NBC2. Return to index of stories...


CANNON BALLS ON BEACH-VO


HURRICANE ISAAC IS HELPING TO UNCOVER HISTORY RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.

PEOPLE WALKING ALONG A BEACH NEAR PENSACOLA FOUND *NINE CIVIL WAR ERA CANNONBALLS.

THE CANNONBALLS WERE SITTING IN A SHALLOW HOLE IN THE SAND.

AN EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL TEAM WAS BROUGHT IN TO CHECK THEM OUT.

THE TEAM DETERMINED THEY WERE SAFE AFTER THEY LOOKED INSIDE THE METAL

SHELLS AND FOUND NO EXPLOSIVES.

THE MUNITIONS WILL BE CLEANED AND COATED WITH A SUBSTANCE THAT WILL

HELP KEEP THEM FROM FURTHER DEGRADING. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE----


DO YOU NEED TO BE TOLD ON THE MENU THAT SOME OF THE FOOD MCDONALDS SERVES ISN'T SO HEALTHY?

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS YOU DO.

BUT NEW AT ELEVEN DO EXPERTS BELIEVE THIS WILL ACTUALLY STOP PEOPLE FROM ORDERING BIG MACS? Return to index of stories...


A) MCDONALDS MENU-2 SHOT VO


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JERRY WIPES-VO TOPS


COMING SOON, FOR FANS OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS, CLEANING WIPES FOR YOUR GLASSES ENDORSED BY OWNER JERRY JONES.

LAST WEEK NBC TV CAMERAS SPOTTED JONES GETTING HIS GLASSES CLEANED BY HIS SON-IN-LAW IN THE OWNERS LUXURY BOX.

SOMEONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SELL THE GLASSES CLEANING CLOTHS ON THE COWBOYS' WEBSITE SO THEY'RE TAKING THE PLAN AND RUNNING WITH IT.

THE TEAM'S WEBSITE WILL SOON OFFER "JERRY'S WIPES" ON LINE. Return to index of stories...


MCDONALDS MENU-2 SHOT TRAFFIC


WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN JUST HOW MANY CALORIES YOU'LL EAT BEFORE YOU CHOW DOWN ON A BIG MAC.

MCDONALD'S IS ANNOUNCING PLANS TO POST CALORIE COUNTS ON MENUS ACROSS THE COUNTRY MAKING THEM THE LARGEST FOOD CHAIN TO DO SO.

BUT WILL THIS REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR CHOICES?

JIM AVILA INVESTIGATES. Return to index of stories...


MCDONALDS MENU-PKG


A new day at America's most popular guilty pleasure. McDonalds. will now

tell us how much those french fries are costing our wasteline.

Sot Girl They're being upfront about their ingredients and stuff and I think

that's kinda important to have that visibility in what you're eating

Rare praise for Mcdonalds. from THOSE IN THE nutrition world TRADITIONALLY

CRITICAL OF THE COMPANYNOW impressed by the fast food giant's decision to

post calories on it's menus

Margo Wootan/ Director of Nutrition Policy - Center for Science and the

Public Interest it's great for McDonalds to let

their customers decide for themselves how many calories they want to eat.

What difference will it make? EXPERTS SAY SEEING THOSE CALORIE COUNTS could

encourage DINERS to pass on the Angus Bacon and Cheesburger with

its 790 calories. in favor of a Mcchicken sandwich with 360 / or say no

to the double quarter pounder with cheese at a whopping 750 clories, in

favor of the regular cheeseburger at 300 calories. DINERS WILL ALSO SEE The

Big Mac packs 550 calories, but the honey mustard snack wrap carries a mere

250 calories.

Neil Golden/Chief Marketing Officer - MCDONALDS We don't feel like we are

pushing the consumer one way we are giving them choice.

A choice say critics to end the mindset of. im here. so i might as well

indulge.

Margo Wootan is the large fry really worth it or could you be happy with a

small fry when you see what the calorie difference is.

But does that really work. unfortunately many studies conclude that when it

comes to fast food. we pick with our stomach, and our pocketbook. not

our heads. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA


NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK


NEXT AT NOON - IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US - NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING 2 BREAKING NEWS STORIES.

A 12-YEAR-OLD LEE COUNTY BOY IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR THIS MORNING IN LEHIGH ACRES.

A LIVE REPORT - ON EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

PLUS - A TRUCK CARRYING CONCRETE PIPES FLIPS - SHUTTING DOWN A STRETCH OF U-S 41 IN COLLIER COUNTY.

NEXT AT NOON - A LIVE UPDATE FROM THE SCENE.

PLUS -

"Losing weight is hard. But I realized I could do it. I found a system that worked."

NEW AT NOON - MEET A WOMAN WHO'S LOST 85 POUNDS - EATING NOTHING BUT STARBUCKS.

FIND OUT HOW SHE DID IT.

AND LADIES - IF YOU LOVE TO SHOP - TWO RETAIL GIANTS COMBINE FORCES TO BRING YOU DESIGNER GOODS AT LOW PRICES.

YOU MAY WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ONE.

A PENNSYLVANIA MOM IS TICKETED AFTER ALLOWING HER TODDLER TO GO TO THE BATHROOM IN PUBLIC.

LOTS OF REACTION TO THIS STORY.

PLUS - YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

KEEP IT HERE - THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT! Return to index of stories...


NOON TZA) BOY HIT BY CAR-VO


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NOON TZB) US 41 CRASH-VO


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NOON TZC) STARBUCKS DIET-SOTVO


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NOON TZD) NEIMAN & TARGET-VO


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NOON TZE) TODDLER TICKETED-VO


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CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA


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