HEADLINES-VO

FOUR U-S SOLDIERS KILLED OVERNIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN ON THE SAME BASE PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED.

SOME BELIEVE HE *MAY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET.

DETAILS FROM OVERSEAS.

PLUS FLORIDA REMAINS A KEY STATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

WHAT VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN TOLD SUPPORTERS IN FLORIDA.

AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO VISIT AGAIN.

NO MORE CUTS TO EDUCATION.

THAT'S THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN.

HEADLINE 1 AFGHAN ATTACKS-VOTOPS

HEADLINE 2 CAMPAIGN TRAIL-VOTOPS

HEADLINE 3 EDUCATION CUTS-VOTOPS

OPEN-CLIP

HELLO-1 SHOT

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH.

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

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.

Chalk up another day of morning sun and afternoon storms as moisture remains plentiful across Southwest Florida through the second half of our weekend.

Our sky will stay fairly quiet this morning, but we'll start things off with a few more clouds compared to Saturday. Our morning will stay mostly dry as well, but the window will open up for several showers and storms this afternoon. The favored spots for rain will again be close to the coast and the urban corridor, so areas from I-75 to the beaches will see the best chance of rain through the afternoon.

Today's downpours will drift slowly from east to west, and many spots may pick up between 1-2 inches of rain. We'll also see the potential for frequent lighting and some gusty winds inside some of the stronger storms.

Like Saturday, the bulk of the rain will push offshore close to sunset, and our weather will stay dry through most of the overnight.

In the temperatures department today, afternoon highs should manage to push 90 in most spots, and our overnight lows will cool into the mid 70s.

By Monday we'll see the potential for a few morning showers close to the coast and then a scattering of showers area wide through the afternoon. Our sky will feature partial sunshine, and temperatures should warm close to 90.

Tuesday and Wednesday still look to be the most active days this week as a weak front stalls over Central and South Florida. Our winds will be swiftly coming off the gulf both days, keeping the moist air flowing into Southwest Florida. We'll notice higher rain chances both days along with more cloud cover and highs only in the mid to upper 80s.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

AFGHAN ATTACK-ON CAM

FOUR U-S SOLDIERS WERE KILLED TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN IN ANOTHER INSIDER ATTACK -

AFGHAN SOLDIERS TURNING ON THEIR ALLIES.

THIS AS WE LEARN DRAMATIC NEW DETAILS ON THAT BRAZEN ATTACK BY THE TALIBAN ON A U-S BASE FRIDAY THAT KILLED TWO MARINES.

IT'S ALSO THE BASE WHERE PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED, AND SOME BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET.

AFGHAN ATTACK-PKG

SCRIPT:

This attack, one of the biggest ever on a coalition base since the Afghan

mission began

And it's raising serious questions about whether Prince Harry's presence

here is putting American troops in harms way.

Quick Soundup:

Taliban video

VO:

He was supposed to be safe

Stationed at a base so fortified

No attackers could ever get inside.

But Friday night, THAT all changed.

In an attack planned for weeks

According to NATO, fifteen Taliban fighters "well equipped, trained, and

rehearsed"

Breached Camp Bastion's outer wall

"Dressed in US Army uniforms" they split up into three teams, each heavily

armed with "automatic rifles, grenade launchers, and suicide vests

Their goal: To get to airfield where Prince Harry's helicopter was parked

According to reports, the Prince was whisked into protective custody the

moment the attack happened

When the insurgents couldn't reach him, they turned on other targets

Destroying or damaging: Eight harrier jets, three refueling stations, and

six aircraft hangars.

By the time the smoke had cleared, fourteen insurgents were dead

MIDDLE EAST PROTESTS-VO

PROTESTS CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES OVER AN ANTI--ISLAMIC FILM ALLEGEDLY CREATED BY A CALIFORNIA FILMMAKER.

THE MAN BEHIND THE FILM CALLED "INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS" VIDEO WAS WILLINGLY INTERVIEWED SATURDAY IN LOS ANGELES BY A FEDERAL PROBATION OFFICER LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE PROBATION VIOLATIONS.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE COURT IS REVIEWING THE CASE TO SEE IF HE BROKE TERMS OF HIS PROBATION.LIKE USING CERTAIN DEVICE THAT CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET.

LEIGH LIVE-TOSS TO LEIGH

SWIMMING - BIKING AND RUNNING

THE 2ND ANNUAL GALLOWAY CAPTIVA TRIATHLON IS WRAPPING UP THIS MORNING.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE FROM SOUTH SEAS ISLAND RESORT WITH A LOOK AT ALL THE ACTION

LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

LEIGH LIVE-ss (4)

LEIGH LIVE-REM LIVE

EDUCATION CUTS-VOWIPE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS PUSHING LAWMAKERS TO AVOID CUTTING THE EDUCATION BUDGET THIS YEAR.

THE MOVE COMES ON THE HEELS OF A SPECIAL DINNER WITH EDUCATION LEADERS FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF LEE COUNTY WAS ONE OF FOUR UNION PRESIDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE TO ATTEND.

THIS NEW PUSH ALSO COMES AFTER GOVERNOR SCOTT MET WITH TEACHERS THIS PAST WEEK IN LEE COUNTY.

IN 20-11, GOVERNOR SCOTT CUT ONE BILLION FROM SCHOOLS--

BUT THIS YEAR- HE RESTORED THAT MONEY.

EDUCATION CUTS-SOTVO

I think he's starting to listen to parents and teachers and administrators that if you want to have a good educational system, you can't keep cutting cutting cutting.

SCOTT WILL RELEASE HIS PROPOSED BUDGET IN JANUARY.

FAIR FOOD-NATVOTOPS

CHANTING NATS

FARMWORKERS HIT THE STREETS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FIGHTING FOR BETTER WORK CONDITIONS.

THE AVERAGE FARMWORKER IN IMMOKALEE GETS PAID BETWEEN 50 AND 80 CENTS FOR MORE THAN 30 POUNDS OF TOMATOES PICKED.

WE WERE THERE AS THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS PROTESTED A PUBLIX AND CHIPOTLE IN NAPLES ASKING THE COMPANIES TO SIGN A FAIR FOOD AGREEMENT THAT WOULD PROVIDE BASIC LABOR PROTECTION.

PART OF THE AGREEMENT WOULD ALSO PAY WORKERS AN ADDITIONAL PENNY PER POUND FOR THEIR WORK.

THAT'S ABOUT A 64 PERCENT JUMP IN WAGES.

BURGER KING AND TACO BELL HAVE SIGNED THE AGREEMENT,

FAIR FOOD-SOTVO

There was a lot of exploitation of workers, mistreating of women, there's was a bit of everything and there were no consequences for anybody but now with this program for fair food workers are seeing a new day, Santiago Perez, CIW

NEITHER COMPANY COULD BE REACHED FOR COMMENT- BUT PUBLIX SAID IN THE PAST IT PAID MARKET PRICE FOR TOMATOES--

AND IT WILL NOT PAY EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY FOR THEIR LABOR-

DECISION CLIP-CLIP

PAUL RYAN IN OLDSMAR-VO

DECISION 2012.

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN MADE A STOP IN FLORIDA TELLING SUPPORTERS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS LEADING THE COUNTRY DOWN THE ROAD OF DEBT, DOUBT AND DECLINE.

NATS CHEERING FROM EVENT

RYAN RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME FROM HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS YESTERDAY IN OLDSMAR.

THAT'S NEAR TAMPA.

HE SAID THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES ARE NOT IMPROVING THE ECONOMY.

RYAN ALSO CRITICIZED THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S ACTIONS THIS WEEK TO GIVE THE ECONOMY A BOOST.

CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY ANIBOXES-ANIBOX

AND WITH 50 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER,

BOTH PARTIES ARE HONING IN ON THE KEY STATE OF FLORIDA.

ACCORDING TO POLITICO --

PRESIDENT OBAMA RETURNS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE ON THURSDAY.

HE'S HOSTING A FUNDRAISER IN TAMPA.

TOMORROW'S HE'S SCHEDULED TO CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.

MEANTIME, TODAY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS MAKING A STOP IN COLORADO.

HE'S HOSTING A RALLY AT AN AIRCRAFT MUSEUM IN PUEBLO.

AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S WIFE IS BACK AT IT AGAIN THIS MORNING.

1) obama to fl thurs-anibox

2) romney today-anibox

3) jill biden today-anibox

ARCADIA TEEN KILLED VIGIL-SS (2)

PEOPLE IN ARCADIA WILL COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO REMEMBER THE TAMPA TEEN WHO DROWNED IN THE PEACE RIVER.

SEARCH CREWS RECOVERED THE BODY OF 17-YEAR-OLD JERRIDEDAN LAKISHA BOLDS FROYER ALONG THE PEACE RIVER TUESDAY.

WITNESSES SAY 28 YEAR OLD MARK HUNTLEY JUNIOR PUSHED HER OFF THE BRIDGE SUNDAY.

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

THE CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL IS TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

BOUNCING BACK AFTER A C-SECTION.

WHEN TO START AND WHAT TO EXPECT.

THAT'S COMING UP IN TODAY'S HEALTH MATTERS.

TZ1 A HEALTH MATTERS-VOWP

TZ1 B SPORTS-VOTOPS

HEALTHBEAT-PLASMA

SOME WOMEN KNOW EARLY ON THEY WILL HAVE A C-SECTION TO DELIVER THEIR BABIES,

FOR OTHERS IT'S UNEXPECTED.

EITHER WAY THE NUMBER OF CAESAREAN SECTIONS HAS STEADILY GONE UP SINCE 1996.

HEALTHBEAT-PKG

PKG:

LIKE MANY WOMEN, MOTHER OF TWO DIANE BAUER LEFT THE HOSPITAL WITH A NEW BABY WHILE RECOVERING FROM ABDOMINAL SURGERY.

DIANE BAUER/MOM

RUNS:

1:16 I had C-sections with both of my kids.

ONE IN FOUR WOMEN IN THE U-S WILL DELIVER THEIR BABY VIA C-SECTION.

DR. MELISSA LEE/Obstetrician

RUNS:

5:52 Because of how common it is, people don't always get that its still major surgery, we are still entering major organs.

A COMMON SURGERY, BUT A COMPLEX ONE TOO.

DR. MELISSA LEE/Obstetrician

RUNS:

5:25 We cut through every layer. We go through skin, whatever fat tissue is there, we go through the supportive layers of the muscle into the abdominal cavity and then we do an incision on the uterus and that's how we delivery the baby. And we close everything back up on the way out.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Recovering from a C-section is a process. While rest is important, it's also important to get up and moving. Even walking promotes healing and prevents complications like blood clots.

DR. MELISSA LEE/Obstetrician

RUNS:

4:04 We are pretty aggressive with our C-section patients. We encourage early mobility. Even the night of surgery we recommend that they're at least out of the bed moving about the room a little, sitting up in the chair.

WITHIN 6-8 WEEKS, MOMS CAN GET CLEARED BY THEIR DOCTOR TO START EXERCISING.

DR. MELISSA LEE/Obstetrician

RUNS:

7:01 As long as they realize their limitations and to slowly start rebuilding what they had. That's the best way to do it. If they were working out throughout the pregnancy, rebuilding that baseline is going to be easier as well.

IN ADDITION TO DROPPING POUNDS, MOM DIANE FOUND WORKING OUT HAD ADDED BENEFITS.

DIANE BAUER/MOM

RUNS:

1:24 I was able to pick up my kids again, because its very difficult to pick up your children after a C-section and it pushed off the post partum depression.

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

Chalk up another day of morning sun and afternoon storms as moisture remains plentiful across Southwest Florida through the second half of our weekend.

Our sky will stay fairly quiet this morning, but we'll start things off with a few more clouds compared to Saturday. Our morning will stay mostly dry as well, but the window will open up for several showers and storms this afternoon. The favored spots for rain will again be close to the coast and the urban corridor, so areas from I-75 to the beaches will see the best chance of rain through the afternoon.

Today's downpours will drift slowly from east to west, and many spots may pick up between 1-2 inches of rain. We'll also see the potential for frequent lighting and some gusty winds inside some of the stronger storms.

Like Saturday, the bulk of the rain will push offshore close to sunset, and our weather will stay dry through most of the overnight.

In the temperatures department today, afternoon highs should manage to push 90 in most spots, and our overnight lows will cool into the mid 70s.

By Monday we'll see the potential for a few morning showers close to the coast and then a scattering of showers area wide through the afternoon. Our sky will feature partial sunshine, and temperatures should warm close to 90.

Tuesday and Wednesday still look to be the most active days this week as a weak front stalls over Central and South Florida. Our winds will be swiftly coming off the gulf both days, keeping the moist air flowing into Southwest Florida. We'll notice higher rain chances both days along with more cloud cover and highs only in the mid to upper 80s.

NEW RIGHT NOW-CLIP

NHL LOCKOUT-VO

A BREAK FROM THE ICE FOR THE N-H-L.

THE START OF HOCKEY SEASON COULD BE IN JEOPARDY AFTER THE THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE LOCKED OUT ITS PLAYERS.

THE LOCK OUT STARTED AT MIDNIGHT.

THE N-H-L AND ITS PLAYERS WERE UNABLE TO REACH A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

OFFICIALS SAY THE MAIN ISSUE IS MONEY -- HOW TO SPLIT THREE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE.

THIS MARKS THE FOURTH N-H-L SHUTDOWN IN 20 YEARS.

AND ON SUNDAY, THE THIRD MAJOR PRO SPORT TO IMPOSE A WORK STOPPAGE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

REGULAR SEASON HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OCTOBER 11TH.

SPORTS-PKG

TEASE TWO-1 SHOT

A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS MURDERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

SOT -- Jeffrey MacDonald

"I cannot prove to the millions of people who have watched the reruns over

and over and over that I am not that monster."

TZ2 A FATAL VISION-SOTVO

CRIME STOPPERS-ON CAM

THE LIFE-CHANGING MISTAKE OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE VIOLENTLY TOOK THE LIVES OF TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHO WERE JUST ABOUT TO RETIRE.

NOW, THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COUPLE IS ON THE RUN, AND POLICE NEED YOUR HELP FINDING HIM.

CRIME STOPPERS-PKG

SUPERS

:23 James Wright / Victim's Brother

:49 James Wright / Victim's Brother

1:34 Trish Routte / SWFL Crime Stoppers

Ronnie and Robin Wright were a couple who spent more than two decades travelling the country together, touring on motorcycles and raising a son. Ronnie - a retired Captain with the Fort Myers Fire Department and Robin - one of Florida's premier real estate agents. But a drunk driver stole the precious lives they lived - and now, a killer is still at large while the Wright's family continues to mourn.

James Wright - "It hit so hard that the vehicle didn't push the motorcycle back. The motorcycle pushed the vehicle back."

The Wrights were on their way back home after a weekend in Fort Lauderdale with friends when they travelled northbound on State Road 29. Seen in this photo just hours before their deaths, the couple radiated with happiness and love for cycling. But on that trip back, they encountered Maximino Gomez-Cortez - who was drunk behind the wheel and decided to swerve into their lane.

James Wright - "Instead of poking your head out from behind a tractor trailer to see if anyone's coming, he just went straight out and my brother was right there."

Then, in the blink of an eye, Ronnie and Robin Wright were killed on impact… as a direct result of Gomez-Cortez driving drunk.

Gomez-Cortez was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, and blood tests found him to be over the legal limit of intoxication. When he went back to the tow company to retrieve his car, Gomez-Cortez wasn't even man enough to own up to what he did.

James Wright - "He had to be so drunk that he told the wrecker driver that he didn't kill nobody."

And though he was legally drunk, it took nearly two months before a warrant was issued for his arrest for two counts of DUI manslaughter. Enough time for him to escape the fate that he deserved.

Trish Routte - "What bothers James Wright the most, and justifiably so, is the fact that the man who took his brothers life is still out there, living life with his family and friends. Yet his brother wasn't afforded that same opportunity. And for that, he wants justice."

James Wright - "Do I want to see him in prison? Yes, I do."

Yet this Hendry County man has been a fugitive from the law since early 2009. Employed as a truck driver, Gomez-Cortez may have left the area, but still has ties to Southwest Florida. All that's needed now is that one tip to lead to his current whereabouts.

For Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, I'm Trish Routte.

CRIME STOPPERS-ON CAM

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS.

YOU CAN ALSO TEXT A TIP, OR SUBMIT IT ONLINE.

MORE NEWS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

HEADLINES-ANIBOXES

POLLS MAY SHOW A CLOSE RACE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIKEABILITY. NUMBERS PUT THE PRESIDENT AHEAD OF HIS CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY.

WE BREAK DOWN HOW ROMNEY IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF CHICAGO STUDENTS STILL DON'T KNOW YET IF THEY HAVE CLASS TOMORROW.

WHEN WE COULD FIND OUT IF TEACHERS WILL END THEIR STRIKE.

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS GETTING READY FOR A BIG DAY TOMORROW.

ITS HISTORIC FLIGHT TO IS FINAL DESTINATION.

HEADLINE 1 ROMNEY CHARM OFFENSIVE-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 2 CHICAGO VOTE TODAY-VIDBOX

HEADLINE 3 ENDEAVOUR TOMORROW-VIDBOX

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

HELLO AGAIN-1 SHOT

WELCOME BACK TO NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

WE'LL HAVE OUR TOP STORIES IN JUST A MINUTE.

FORECAST-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.

Chalk up another day of morning sun and afternoon storms as moisture remains plentiful across Southwest Florida through the second half of our weekend.

Our sky will stay fairly quiet this morning, but we'll start things off with a few more clouds compared to Saturday. Our morning will stay mostly dry as well, but the window will open up for several showers and storms this afternoon. The favored spots for rain will again be close to the coast and the urban corridor, so areas from I-75 to the beaches will see the best chance of rain through the afternoon.

Today's downpours will drift slowly from east to west, and many spots may pick up between 1-2 inches of rain. We'll also see the potential for frequent lighting and some gusty winds inside some of the stronger storms.

Like Saturday, the bulk of the rain will push offshore close to sunset, and our weather will stay dry through most of the overnight.

In the temperatures department today, afternoon highs should manage to push 90 in most spots, and our overnight lows will cool into the mid 70s.

By Monday we'll see the potential for a few morning showers close to the coast and then a scattering of showers area wide through the afternoon. Our sky will feature partial sunshine, and temperatures should warm close to 90.

Tuesday and Wednesday still look to be the most active days this week as a weak front stalls over Central and South Florida. Our winds will be swiftly coming off the gulf both days, keeping the moist air flowing into Southwest Florida. We'll notice higher rain chances both days along with more cloud cover and highs only in the mid to upper 80s.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

AFGHANISTAN ATTACKS-VO

NBC-2 IS FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY OVERSEAS.

FOUR U-S SOLDIERS WERE KILLED TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN IN ANOTHER INSIDER ATTACK --

AFGHAN SOLDIERS TURNING ON THEIR ALLIES.

IT HAPPENED ON THE BASE WHERE PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED, AND SOME BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET.

MIDDLE EAST PROTESTS-VOWIPE

PROTESTS OVER AN ANTI-MUSLIM FILM PRODUCED IN THE U-S CONTINUED TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN.

THIS IS NEW VIDEO INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

KABUL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BURNED POSTERS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND CALLED FOR THE FILM'S PRODUCERS TO STAND TRIAL.

PROTESTERS AT ANOTHER UNIVERSITY BURNED AN AMERICAN FLAG.

NEXT ON MEET THE PRESS-VOTOPS

REMEMBER TO STAY TUNED FOR NBC'S MEET THE PRESS, RIGHT AFTER OUR NEWSCAST.

THE U-S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, SUSAN RICE, TALKS ABOUT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS TO RESPOND TO ANTI-AMERICAN PROTESTS OVERSEAS.

AND PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL, BENJAMINE NETANYAHU, IS ON TO DISCUSS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.

DECISION 2012-CLIP

ROMNEY CHARM OFFENSIVE-ON CAM

DECISION 2012.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS LOCKED IN A LIKABILITY WAR WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

THE POLLS SHOW THIS IS PERHAPS ROMNEY'S GREATEST LIABILITY.

SO NOW HE'S LAUNCHING AN ALL-OUT CHARM OFFENSIVE.

ROMNEY CHARM OFFENSIVE-PKG

SO.GET READY FOR ANOTHER CHARM OFFENSIVE.

NATS:

soccer game

YESTERDAY ROMNEY WENT TO HIS GRANDSON'S SOCCER GAME.

NATS:

Live with Kelly Michael

THIS WEEK HE AND WIFE ANNE APPEAR ON LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL. CHATTING

ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM TOOTHPASTE TUBES.TO THE JERSEY SHORE.

SOT:

Kelly-Michael

Michael: Ok the most serious question of all? Honey Boo Boo or Snookie? /

Mitt: I'm kind of a Snookie fan.

BY THE WAY.ANNE SQUEEZES THE TOOTHPASTE FROM THE TOP.MITT FROM THE

BOTTOM.

WHY ALL THE WARM AND FUZZY?

BECAUSE WHILE THE PRESIDENT HAS A SLIGHT LEAD AMONG EXPECTED VOTERS TO WIN

.HE IS RUNNING AWAY IN THE LIKEABILITY NUMBERS.

NATS:

Letterman

THIS WEEK.THE PRESIDENT WILL LAUGH IT UP ON THE LETTERMAN SHOW.BUT

DOES HE NEED TO?

WHEN WE ASK WHICH CANDIDATE IS MORE PERSONABLE.LIKEABLE.IT'S OBAMA 61

TO 27 PERCENT.

WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE DINNER WITH.OBAMA.52-33 PERCENT.

WHO WOULD MAKE A MORE LOYAL FRIEND.OBAMA. 50-36 PERCENT.

BUT THE REAL WORRY FOR ROMNEY IS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ECONOMY.WHICH

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN SET UP IN A NEW AD.

SOT: ad

"he keeps saying it. 'this president cannot tell us that you're better off

today than when he took office."/and here's where we are today 30 months

of private sector job growth."

CALL IT THE CLINTON BOUNCE.THE ARGUMENT.SEEMS TO BE WORKING.

SOT: ad

They want to go back to the same old policies that got us in trouble in the

first place

SINCE MAY.WHEN WE ASK WHO DO YOU TRUST TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY ROMNEY WAS

AHEAD.UNTIL AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENVTION.NOW IT'S THE PRESIDENT UP

PALL FIRE UPDATE-VO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU AS IT WAS BREAKING ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

A FORT MYERS FACTORY IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING,

AFTER IT WAS DAMAGED IN AN EXPLOSION.

EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO WORK YESTERDAY AT PALL CORPORATION.

IT'S OPERATING AT A LIMITED CAPACITY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY ON FRIDAY. A WALK-IN OVEN EXPLODED INSIDE.

FIVE PEOPLE WERE HURT.

NEW RIGHT NOW-CLIP

DCF WORKER CHARGED-ON CAM

A FORMER FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INVESTIGATOR IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING AFTER OFFERING A WOMAN A CLEAN DRUG REPORT IN EXCHANGE FOR SEX.

A VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORT SAYS 31-YEAR OLD ANDREW THOMAS WAS ARRESTED IN PENNSYLVANIA ON A WARRANT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE RESIGNED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND MOVED OUT OF STATE.

IDENTITY THEFT ARREST-SS

A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-75 LEADS TO AN IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION.

DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN-- BRANDON BRINSON OF POMPANO BEACH- WAS SPEEDING NEAR MILE MARKER 143.

THEY SEARCHED HIS CAR AFTER THEY NOTICED A SMELL OF MARIJUANA.

NOT ONLY DID DEPUTIES FIND 10 GRAMS OF POT -- THEY ALSO FOUND THREE NOTEBOOKS, FILLED WITH THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF 54 PEOPLE.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

CHICAGO TEACHERS VOTE TODAY-VO

350-THOUSAND STUDENTS ARE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY WILL GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'RE EXPECTING A DECISION TODAY FROM THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION ON WHETHER TEACHERS WILL HEAD BACK TO CLASS TOMORROW.

UNION LEADERS MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LATE LAST NIGHT TO WORK OUT THE *EXACT LANGUAGE OF A CONTRACT,

AIRFARE GOING UP AGAIN-VO

AIRFARES ARE GOING UP AGAIN.

ACCORDING TO U-S-A TODAY --

SOUTHWEST RAISED ITS FARES FIVE BUCKS EACH WAY ON 400 ROUTES.

AND EXPERTS WITH FARE-COMPARE-DOT COM SAY WHEN SOUTHWEST RAISES ITS FARES,

iPHONE 5 THIS WEEK-VO

THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING!

FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL APPLE'S I-PHONE FIVE HITS STORE SHELVES!

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

I-PHONE 5 FEVER ALREADY HIT NEW YORK.

LINES ARE ALREADY WRAPPING AROUND THE FLAGSHIP STORE IN MANHATTAN.

THE PHONES HIT STORES ON FRIDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK POST,

ONLINE PRE-ORDERS SOLD OUT IN JUST AN HOUR LAST WEEK.

FATAL VISION PKG-ON CAM

WE MAY NOW BE ON THE CUSP OF A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS MURDERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

THE SO-CALLED "FATAL VISION" KILLINGS SPAWNED A BEST SELLING BOOK AND A NETWORK MINI-SERIES.

A CLEAN-CUT DOCTOR AND GREEN BERET. ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS PREGNANT WIFE AND DAUGHTERS.

COULD THIS MAN NOW BE SET FREE?

FATAL VISION PKG-PKG

SCRIPT:

GRAPHIC

IT WAS THE TWISTED, GRISLY MURDER CASE IN FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA THAT

STUNNED AND CAPTIVATED THE NATION MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO.

nat pop from tv news

VO

FASCINATION OVER THE CASE WAS SO INTENSE IT SPAWNED NOT ONLY THE BEST

SELLING BOOK "FATAL VISION".

Sot from 'Fatal Vision'

BUT ALSO A TV MINI-SERIES IN 1984 STARRING RICKY SCHRODER.

nat pop from mini series

VO

AND THROUGH IT ALL. ONE CENTRAL, HAUNTING QUESTION.DID JEFFEREY

MACDONALD.A DOCTOR AND GREEN BERET. REALLY STAB AND BEAT HIS

PREGNANT WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS TO DEATH IN THEIR OWN HOME.OR.AS

HE HAS MAINTAINED FOR DECADES.HE'S INNOCENT AND INTRUDERS KILLED THEM.

SOT -- Jeffrey MacDonald

"I cannot prove to the millions of people who have watched the reruns over

and over and over that I am not that monster."

VO

33 YEARS AFTER MACDONALD WAS CONVICTED OF OF THE GRUESOME CRIME, THE CASE IS

BACK IN COURT MONDAY AS A JUDGE CONSIDERS NEW DNA EVIDENCE AND WITNESS

TESTIMONY THAT MACDONALD'S ALLIES SAY WILL FINALLY CLEAR HIM OF THE HEINOUS

MURDERS.

SOT -- Jean Casarez, Legal correspondent, In Session

"this is extremely signficant because this is a man that received three life

sentences and has been in prison for much of his life and now the

possbility is that he could be released."

VO

DNA EVIDENCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BACK IN 1979 WHEN MACDONALD WAS CONVICTED,

AND HIS SUPPORTERS SAY GENETICS FROM THE SCENE DO NOT MATCH THE FAMILY. IT'S

A DECISION AUTHOR ERROL MORRIS' NEW BOOK APPEARS TO SUPPORT.

SOT- "The case has bothered me for years. The trial in and of itself was a

terrible miscarriage of justice. He's been asking for three decades for

someone to listen to all the evidence and this will be the fist time that

CANES VS CANCER-NATVOWIPE

YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS HIT THE FIELD TO FIGHT CANCER.

nats of kids running onto field

HUNDREDS OF PLAYERS CAME OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CANES VERSUS CANCER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AT BARRON COLLIER HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PLAYERS WORE DIFFERENT COLOR SOCKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANCER.

CANES VS CANCER-SOTVO

N-B-C TWO'S NICK CILETTI IS A CANCER SURVIVOR.

HE EMCEED THE EVENT.

COASTAL CLEANUP-VO

A COOLER- YOU'D MAYBE EXPECT TO FIND ON THE BEACH.

BUT HOW ABOUT A *MACHETE.

NBC-2 WAS LIVE OUT ON BONITA BEACH YESTERDAY.

DURING THE INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEAN UP.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT VOLUNTEERS FOUND.

EVERYTHING FROM GLASS, PLYWOOD, AND A MACHETE.

TEASE FOUR-1 SHOT

NOT YOUR TYPICAL SPEEDING OFFENDERS.

NAT KEYABLE:

TROOPER: "PUT YOUR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW!"

COPS CAUGHT SPEEDING.

AND IT'S MORE COMMON YOU THINK.

WE SHOW YOU VIDEO FROM RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA THAT COST SOME OFFICERS THEIR JOBS

BUT FIRST. HERE ARE TODAY'S LOTTERY NUMBERS FOR CASH THREE - PLAY FOUR AND FANTASY FIVE.

TZ4 A SPEEDING COPS-NATVOWIPE

LOTTO-CG

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

WX CROSSTALK-2 SHOT

WX CROSSTALK

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.

Chalk up another day of morning sun and afternoon storms as moisture remains plentiful across Southwest Florida through the second half of our weekend.

Our sky will stay fairly quiet this morning, but we'll start things off with a few more clouds compared to Saturday. Our morning will stay mostly dry as well, but the window will open up for several showers and storms this afternoon. The favored spots for rain will again be close to the coast and the urban corridor, so areas from I-75 to the beaches will see the best chance of rain through the afternoon.

Today's downpours will drift slowly from east to west, and many spots may pick up between 1-2 inches of rain. We'll also see the potential for frequent lighting and some gusty winds inside some of the stronger storms.

Like Saturday, the bulk of the rain will push offshore close to sunset, and our weather will stay dry through most of the overnight.

In the temperatures department today, afternoon highs should manage to push 90 in most spots, and our overnight lows will cool into the mid 70s.

By Monday we'll see the potential for a few morning showers close to the coast and then a scattering of showers area wide through the afternoon. Our sky will feature partial sunshine, and temperatures should warm close to 90.

Tuesday and Wednesday still look to be the most active days this week as a weak front stalls over Central and South Florida. Our winds will be swiftly coming off the gulf both days, keeping the moist air flowing into Southwest Florida. We'll notice higher rain chances both days along with more cloud cover and highs only in the mid to upper 80s.

SPEEDING COPS-OC, VO, OC

NOW TO AN APPARENTLY GROWING PROBLEM WITH THOSE WE TRUST WITH *ENFORCING*

OUR LAWS.

OUT-OF-CONTROL COPS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

AND NOW THE LATEST:

DASH- CAM VIDEO CAPTURING A STATE TROOPER BUSTING A MIAMI POLICE OFFICER WEAVING

IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AT 120-MILES AN HOUR.

THAT OFFICER HAS NOW LOST HIS JOB.

SPEEDING COPS-PKG

SCRIPT:

trt: 11 seconds

THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL SPEEDING OFFENDER.THAT'S A SQUAD CAR CLOCKING 120

MPH BEHIND THE WHEEL AN OFF-DUTY OFFICER. AND HE'S ABOUT TO GET BUSTED.

NAT KEYABLE:

TROOPER: "PUT YOUR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW!"

trt:7 seconds

AT GUNPOINT. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ARRESTED MIAMI POLICE OFFICER FAUSTO

LOPEZ FOR SPEEDING. BACK IN OCTOBER

NAT KEYABLE:

TROOPER: "TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND RIGHT NOW!"

trt:7 seconds

AFTER THIS VIDEO WENT VIRAL AN INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED AND AUTHORITIES

FOUND LOPEZ WAS A HABITUAL OFFENDER

trt: 3 seconds

HE WAS FIRED CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING

trt: 3 seconds

BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU MAY THINK.

trt: 7 seconds

BACK IN MARCH, TWO COPS IN CLERMONT FLORIDA WERE FIRED AFTER LEADING ANOTHER

OFFICER ON A HIGH-SPEED CHASE.

NAT KEYABLE:

TROOPER: "WOW, HE'S DOING OVER 90!"

trt:4 seconds

ONCE PULLED OVER OFFICER MARC THOMPSON STARTED LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY,.

trt: 3 seconds

SLAPPING HIS KNEE'S CLAIMING IT WAS ALL A PRANK

NAT - LAUGHING

trt: 11 seconds

LATER THAT SAME MONTH TWO OFFICERS WERE RELIEVED OF DUTY AFTER THIS VIDEO ON

YOUTUBE CAUGHT THEM CARELESSLY CAREENING DOWN A SANDY STRETCH ON MIAMI

BEACH. EVEN GOING AIRBORNE.

SOT

RS 5120 POLICE DRVIING FAST

RICHARD ASHTON

RETIRED CHIEF OF POLICE

22;55;00

"it is a serious problem.speeding kills and it doesn't deffereniate between

a cop and a civilian "

trt: 9 seconds

ACCORDING TO THE ORLANDO SENTINEL IN FLORIDA ALONE THERE ARE 7,400 PATROL-

CAR CRASHES ANNUALLY THAT INJURE 2,400 PEOPLE.

SOT

RS 5120 POLICE DRVIING FAST

RICHARD ASHTON

RETIRED CHIEF OF POLICE

22;56;39

"THE AVERAGE CITIZEN SEE'S A POLICE CAR GOING BY AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHETHER

THEY'RE RESPONDING TO A LEGITMATE CALL OR WHETHER THEY'RE SPEEDING BECAUSE

THEY'RE GOING HOME LATE OR GETTING A SECOND JOB/ ''

trt:7 seconds

OFFICER LOPEZ WAS SPEEDING TO HIS OFF-DUTY JOB AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL. WHICH

TEACHER LOCKS STUDENT IN CLASSROOM-VOWIPE

AN OHIO FATHER IS OUTRAGED AFTER HE LEARNED HIS SON WAS ALLEGEDLY LOCKED INSIDE OF A CLASSROOM.

SIXTH-GRADER LUKE ELBIN SAYS HE WAS RUSHING TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT AS CLASS WAS LETTING OUT.

EBLIN SAYS HIS TEACHER GAVE HIM THREE SECONDS TO GET OUT AND WHEN HE DIDN'T

MOVE FAST ENOUGH SHE LOCKED HIM INSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

THE 12-YEAR OLD'S FATHER SAYS THE TEACHER TOLD HIM SHE WAS TRYING TO TEACH HIS SON A LESSON ABOUT DOING WHAT HE'S TOLD.

REAL LIFE LIGER-VOTOPS

A ZOO IN RUSSIA HAS A BRAND NEW AND VERY *RARE ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.

TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S A "LIGER".

THE ZOO KEEPS TIGERS AND LIONS IN THE SAME ENCLOSURES.

THIS NEW LIGER WAS RECENTLY BORN THERE.

ZOOKEEPERS SAY THE CUB IS NAMED, KIARA, AFTER SIMBA'S DAUGHTER ON THE LION KING.

GOLD FISH BEAUTY CONTEST-VO

CONTESTANTS IN ONE BEAUTY CONTEST AREN'T STRUTTING THEIR STUFF ON A CATWALK. BUT IN A FISH TANK.

THREE-THOUSAND GOLDFISH FROM 14 COUNTRIES ARE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT IN CHINA.

THEY'RE SEEKING THE TITLE OF "WORLD GOLDFISH QUEEN."

THE FISH ARE JUDGED ON BREED, BODY SHAPE, SWIMMING GESTURE, COLOR AND OVERALL IMPRESSION.

THINGS 2 DO TODAY-1 SH CGS

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

THE BIG EVENT TODAY.

IT'S THE FOURTH ANNUAL BRAZILIAN DAY FESTIVAL AT PARKWAY CENTER PLAZA.

THAT'S IN FORT MYERS.

THERE'S BRAZILIAN FOOD. DANCERS AND SINGERS. AND EVEN ENTERTAINMENT FOR KIDS.

ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO 'HELP TO OTHERS FOUNDATION'.

WHICH GIVES ASSISTANCE TO KIDS IN BRAZIL. AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS WELL.

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.

TEASE FIVE-1 SHOT

COMING UP NEXT ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.

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

BUT FIRST HERE'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S UP NEXT ON TODAY'S MEET THE PRESS.

TZ5 MEET THE PRESS-SOT

TOP STORIES 1 US TROOPS KILLED-TRX VO

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

DEVELOPING OVERSEAS:

FOUR U-S SOLDIERS WERE KILLED TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN IN ANOTHER INSIDER ATTACK -

AFGHAN SOLDIERS TURNING ON THEIR ALLIES.

IT'S HAPPENED ON THE BASE WHERE PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED, AND SOME BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET.

TOP STORIES 2 CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY-VOTOPSWIPE

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL:

ACCORDING TO POLITICO --

PRESIDENT OBAMA RETURNS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE ON THURSDAY.

HE'S HOSTING A FUNDRAISER IN TAMPA.

TOMORROW'S HE'S SCHEDULED TO CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.

MEANTIME, TODAY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS MAKING A STOP IN COLORADO.

TOP STORIES 3 EDUCATION CUTS-VOTOP-WIPE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS PUSHING LAWMAKERS TO AVOID CUTTING THE EDUCATION BUDGET THIS YEAR.

THE MOVE COMES ON THE HEELS OF A SPECIAL DINNER WITH EDUCATION LEADERS FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF LEE COUNTY WAS ONE OF FOUR UNION PRESIDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE TO ATTEND.

IN 20-11, GOVERNOR SCOTT CUT ONE BILLION FROM SCHOOLS--

TOP STORIES 4 FAIRFOOD PROTEST-VOTOP-WIPE

FARMWORKERS HIT THE STREETS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FIGHTING FOR BETTER WORK CONDITIONS.

THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS PROTESTED A PUBLIX AND CHIPOTLE IN NAPLES ASKING THE COMPANIES TO SIGN A FAIR FOOD AGREEMENT THAT WOULD PROVIDE BASIC LABOR PROTECTION.

TOP STORIES 5 ARCADIA VIGIL-SS, SSTOPS

PEOPLE IN ARCADIA WILL COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO REMEMBER THE TAMPA TEEN WHO DROWNED IN THE PEACE RIVER.

SEARCH CREWS RECOVERED THE BODY OF 17-YEAR-OLD JERRIDEDAN LAKISHA BOLDS FROYER ALONG THE PEACE RIVER TUESDAY.

WITNESSES SAY 28 YEAR OLD MARK HUNTLEY JUNIOR PUSHED HER OFF THE BRIDGE SUNDAY.

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

TOPS STORIES 6 CAPTIVA TRIATHALON-VO

TODAY'S FORECAST-2 SHT GFX

Chalk up another day of morning sun and afternoon storms as moisture remains plentiful across Southwest Florida through the second half of our weekend.

Our sky will stay fairly quiet this morning, but we'll start things off with a few more clouds compared to Saturday. Our morning will stay mostly dry as well, but the window will open up for several showers and storms this afternoon. The favored spots for rain will again be close to the coast and the urban corridor, so areas from I-75 to the beaches will see the best chance of rain through the afternoon.

Today's downpours will drift slowly from east to west, and many spots may pick up between 1-2 inches of rain. We'll also see the potential for frequent lighting and some gusty winds inside some of the stronger storms.

Like Saturday, the bulk of the rain will push offshore close to sunset, and our weather will stay dry through most of the overnight.

In the temperatures department today, afternoon highs should manage to push 90 in most spots, and our overnight lows will cool into the mid 70s.

By Monday we'll see the potential for a few morning showers close to the coast and then a scattering of showers area wide through the afternoon. Our sky will feature partial sunshine, and temperatures should warm close to 90.

Tuesday and Wednesday still look to be the most active days this week as a weak front stalls over Central and South Florida. Our winds will be swiftly coming off the gulf both days, keeping the moist air flowing into Southwest Florida. We'll notice higher rain chances both days along with more cloud cover and highs only in the mid to upper 80s.

CLOSE-2 SHOT