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CONTINUING COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS--
ONE LANE OF EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON LEE BOULEVARD IS OPEN--
AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING A LEE TRAN BUS.
IT HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AIM AVENUE IN LEHIGH ACRES.
LIVE PICTURE OF THE CRASH SHOW THE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY.
NBC2's DAVE ELIAS IS LIVE AT THE SCENE WITH THE LATEST--
DAVE.
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WE'RE ALSO KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN PARTS OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD FOR MOST OF THE DAY --
A DUMP TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS, WHICH IS A BRIDGE ON I-75.
ENGINEERS SAY THAT BRIDGE IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND, SO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC IS NOT IMPACTED, BUT WESTBOUND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD INTO FORT MYERS CONTINUES TO BE SHUT DOWN -- AND ONLY ONE EASTBOUND LANE IS OPEN --
CREWS ARE WORKING TO RE-PAVE AN AREA OF PAVEMENT DAMAGED BY A FUEL SPILL.
WE HAVE CREWS ON SCENE AND WILL BE LIVE WITH AN UPDATE AT SIX O'CLOCK.
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ANTI-AMERICAN DEMOSTRATIONS CONTINUE AROUND THE GLOBE.
PROTESTS TAKING PLACE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST--
TO LONDON AND AUSTRAILIA.
TODAY PROTESTORS IN PAKISTAN BROKE THROUGH A BARRICADE--
TO THE OUTER WALL OF THE U-S CONSULATE.
HERE'S KAREN TRAVERS WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED.
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TENSIONS HAVE SIMMERED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER LAST WEEK'S VIOLENT
PROTESTSBUT THE UNREST HAS SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
TODAY LARGE PROTESTS IN INDONESIATHE PHILIPPINES.PAKISTAN.
AND IN KABULWHERE THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS BURNED CARS AND THREW ROCKS.
ALL THE PROTESTS APPEAR TO BE SPARKED BY THAT ANTI-MUSLIM FILM THAT MOCKS
THE PROPHET MOHAMMED.
IN THE AFGHAN CAPTAL, THE ANTI-AMERICAN FEVER WAS BURNING.
IT'S THE FOURTH DAY OF PROTESTS IN AFGHANISTAN AGAINST THE LOW-BUDGET FILM
WHICH WAS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS MAN SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROTEST UNLESS THE QUOTE "INFDELS"
CORRECT THEMSELVES.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS FOLLOW A BRAZEN ATTACK BY THE TALIBAN THIS WEEKEND.
MILITANTS STORMED CAMP BASTIONWHERE BRITAIN'S PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED.
THEIR TARGET WAS THE AIRFIELD WHERE HIS HELICOPTER WAS PARKED.
HARRY WAS AT LEAST A MILE AWAY WHEN THE ATTACK OCCURRED.
The Taliban were able to execute this attack in a quite professional manner.
They were able to do reconnaissance, posing as farmers, and watching how
the marines worked on base, where they worked.
FIFTEEN TALIBAN FIGHTERS DISGUISED THEMSELVES IN AMERICAN MILITARY UNIFORMS
AND BLASTED A HOLE THROUGH AN OUTER WALL.
You had fifteen essential suicide attackers roaming individually on the base
, firing up, blowing things up.
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THAT WAS KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.
THE LEADER OF HEZBOLLAH.A TERRORIST GROUP BASED IN LEBANON.IS CALLING FOR MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS LATER THIS WEEK.
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FOREIGN POLICY AND THE GROWING PROBLEMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST--
ARE DOMINATING THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE *50* DAYS AWAY FROM ELECTING A PRESIDENT.
FLORIDA WILL BE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION OVER THE NEXT SEVEN WEEKS--
TONIGHT IS NO EXCEPTION.
DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST JAMES CARVILLE IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT--
NBC2's CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER CHAD OLIVER IS LIVE WITH MORE--
CHAD.
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I'M OUTSIDE THE HYATT COCONUT POINT - WHERE THE JAMES CARVILLE WILL SPEAK TONIGHT.
THE NON-PARTISAN TIGER BAY CLUB BRINGS IN SPEAKERS - BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.
TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA HELD *TWO* SEPARATE RALLIES IN THE BATTLE GROUND STATE OF OHIO.
AFTER TWO WEEKS DOMINATED BY FOREIGN POLICY--
REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY IS TRYING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT BACK SOMETHING CARVILLE KNOWS WELL FROM HIS DAYS RUNNING BILL CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN. THE *ECONOMY.
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IT'S BEEN A ROUGH POST-CONVENTION STRETCH FOR MITT ROMNEY.
IN THE EIGHT STATES THAT ABC NEWS LISTS AS TOSS UP - HE'S TRAILING PRESIDENT
OBAMA IN THE POLLS IN EVERY SINGLE ONE.
HE'S ALSO STRUGGLING AMONG LATINOS.SO TODAY HE TRIED TO MAKE HIS SALES
PITCH.
Over two million more Hispanics are living in poverty today than the day
President Obama took office.
IT WAS ROMNEY'S FIRST PUBLIC EVENT SINCE FRIDAY.
OVER THE WEEKEND, HE WAS SKEWERED ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
just this summer one of my horses failed to medal at the Olympics, so I know
hardship
AND CONTINUED TO TAKE HEAT FOR HIS RESPONSE TO THE UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST
.
ADD IT ALL UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO HIT THE RESET
BUTTON.
BUT THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN WON'T CALL IT THAT.
INSTEAD AN ADVISOR TOLD REPORTERS TODAY THE REPUBLICAN CONTENDER WILL SOON
GET MORE SPECIFIC ON THE TRAIL.
what we've found is that people want to hear a little bit more of that, not
just to say that we have plan to do it, but here's what's in that plan.
IN BATTLEGROUND OHIO TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION FILED A TRADE COMPLAINT AGAINST CHINA.ARGUING THAT THEY ARE
USING ILLEGAL SUBSIDES TO LURE AUTO COMPANIES.COSTING THOUSANDS OF
AMERICAN JOBS.
THE PRESIDENT SAID ROMNEY WOULDNT FIGHT FOR THOSE JOBS.
you can't stand up to China when all you've done is sent them our jobs. You
can talk a good game, but -- but I like to walk the walk, not just talk the
talk
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MITT ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
TONIGHT CARVILLE WILL BREAK DOWN THE CONVENTIONS - AND TALK STRATEGY.
I'M TOLD HE WILL SPEAK AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
IT COULD GET HEATED.
ALTHOUGH THE TIGER BAY CLUB IS NON-PARTISAN MOST OF THEIR MEMBERS ARE REPUBLICANS.
CARVILLE - IS OF COURSE IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN VOICES IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
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REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THEIR MAN ELECTED IN NOVEMBER--
BUT MOST OF IT IS COMING FROM *OUTSIDE* GROUPS.
THEY ACCOUNT FOR 44-PERCENT OF ALL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AD SPENDING.
THAT AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 265-MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THREE QUARTERS OF THAT OUTSIDE SPENDING--
SUPPORTS MITT ROMNEY.
BY CONTRAST--
ONLY 20 PERCENT OF ALL ADS SUPPORTING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION.
CAME FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS.
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THE STANDOFF BETWEEN CHICAGO TEACHERS AND THE CITY IS NOW IN COURT.
MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL IS TRYING TO FORCE STRIKING TEACHERS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
HE CLAIMS THE STRIKE IS "ILLEGAL".
SCOTT GOLDBERG REPORTS FROM CHICAGO.
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STARTING THE SECOND WEEK OF THE TEACHERS STRIKE. THE PICKET LINE. IS A
LITTLE QUIETER
BUT BEHIND THE SCENES BOTH SIDES ARE THROWING BOMBS
MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL ASKING A JUDGE TO END WHAT THE CITY NOW CALLS AN "ILLEGAL
" STRIKE
AND THE TEACHERS ACCUSING THE MAYOR OF "BULLYING" AND AN "ATTEMPT TO THWART
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS"
SO FAR THE COURT IS STAYING ON THE SIDELINES
- David Vitale/Chicago Public Schools President - We've gotten to a
point where we just have to say it's time to put our kids in school.
THE CITY SAYS. WHEN TEACHERS DECIDED NOT TO VOTE ON A CONTRACT OFFER OVER
THE WEEKEND. THEY LOST THEIR RIGHT TO STRIKE. BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS.
. IT HAS TO BE ABOUT ECONOMIC ISSUES
THE STICKING POINTS DON'T INVOLVE SALARIES. BUT ISSUES LIKE TEACHER
EVALUATIONS AND LAYOFFS
THE CITY ALSO SAYS KIDS' HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE AT RISK
THE TEACHERS SAY. THEY JUST NEED MORE TIME TO GO OVER DETAILS
- Jackson Potter/Chicago Teachers Union - We've gone without pay for
five days. That's an important decision that wasn't made lightly. And when
they come back, they wanna do it with a clear conscience.
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND IT SEEMED LIKE THIS EXTRA LONG SUMMER FOR 350
THOUSAND STUDENTS. *WAS* COMING TO A CLOSE.
NOW SOME PARENTS ARE LOSING PATIENCE. WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE AMONG THE
NATION'S BEST PAID - EARNING ON AVERAGE 76-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR
- Antwana Bell/Mother - They should have went and did all of this
before it was time to for these kids to start school
OTHERS SAY THE STRIKE ITSELF. IS TEACHING. A LESSON
- Brenda Als/Mother - I think it's a learning opportunity to see how
we can come to an honest compromise.
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SCOTT GOLDBERG REPORTING.
THE NEXT UNION MEETING AND THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO END THE STRIKE IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW--
AT THE END OF THE JEWISH NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
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A JUDGE WILL SENTENCE JERRY SANDUSKY OCTOBER NINTH.
SANDUSKY WAS CONVICTED IN JUNE--
OF 45 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE INVOLVING 10 BOYS.
PROSECUTORS SAY SOME OF THE ASSAULTS TOOK PLACE ON THE PENN STATE CAMPUS.
SANDUSKY WILL LIKELY SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.
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A NEW TWIST IN THE INFAMOUS JEFFREY MACDONALD MURDER CASE.
MACDONALD IS THE GREEN BERET AND DOCTOR--
CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS PREGNANT WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO.
TODAY HIS LAWYERS WENT BEFORE A FEDERAL JUDGE--
ASKING FOR A NEW TRIAL.
THE CASE NOW HINGES ON DNA EVIDENCE--
WHICH WASN'T AVAILABLE DURING THE FIRST TRIAL.
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"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 possibility is that he could be released."
MACDONALD IS SERVING THREE LIFE SENTENCES.
HE'S MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE--
AND HIS STORY BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE BEST SELLING BOOK--
AND MADE FOR TELEVISION DRAMA, "FATAL VISION."
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IT'S THE LATEST VIRAL VIDEO THAT HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING.
A FATHER LET'S HIS 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER INTO A CAGE FULL OF GORILLAS!
THE VIDEO IS MORE THAN 20-YEARS OLD.
SO WHY NOW?
THE MAN WHO SET OFF THE CONTROVERSY IS FINALLY TALKING.
AND DISNEY IS GROWING UP!
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS--
DISNEY DECIDES TO SELL ALCOHOL AT IT'S PARK IN ORLANDO!
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A VIDEO.MADE 20 YEARS AGO.BUT JUST NOW SURFACING.
IS CREATING A LOT OF CONTROVERSY.
IT SHOWS A 300-POUND GORILLA PLAYING WITH A TODDLER!
THE MAN WHO POSTED THE VIDEO--
IS THE GIRLS FATHER!
HE SAID HE'S TRYING TO MAKE A POINT.
HERE'S BRANDI HITT.
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THE JAW-DROPPING VIDEO - GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION - SHOWS A 300 POUND
GORILLA CARRYING EIGHTEEN-MONTH-OLD TANSY ASPINALL.
AND TANSY'S FATHER. A GORILLA EXPERT. *PLACED HER* IN THE CAGE.
SOT - Damian Aspinall, Daughter Played with Gorillas / "If you're brought
up with gorillas. and you're part of the family group. it's really. it'
s not risky at all. And these animals are very, very gentle animals." 9
THAT'S WHY DAMIAN ASPINALL IS NOW RELEASING THE FILM RECORDED DECADES AGO.
TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THESE ENDANGERED ANIMALS.
DAMIAN AND TANSY -- WHO IS NOW 22 -- SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO GOOD MORNING
AMERICA.
SOT - Tansy Aspinall, Played with Gorillas as Child / "I definitely
remember going in with the animals and just loving being around them. It was
like playing with another brother or sister really." 7
NATS -
STILL - THERE HAVE BEEN ATTACKS.
SOT -- 911 Call / "I'm at the Dallas Zoo. There is a gorilla on the loose
and it's going after people." 3
IN 2004, A GORILLA ESCAPED THE DALLAS ZOO. AND ATTACKED A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
THE LATE STEVE IRWIN WAS ALSO CRITICIZED FOR FEEDING A CROCODILE WITH HIS
BABY IN HIS ARMS.
SOT - Jack Hanna, Columbus Zoo Director Emeritus "You've got to be very
careful, these are wild animals and the word "unpredictable". is one you
can use to it." 6
BUT, JACK HANNA SAYS THE ASPINALLS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE GORILLA
FAMILY STRUCTURE FOR GENERATIONS.
AND DAMIAN BELIEVES *THIS* VIDEO WILL HELP THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION SAVE THE
SPECIES.
SOT - Damian Aspinall, Daughter Played with Gorillas "It's all about
breeding. and sending them home. and then protecting them."
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BRANDI HITT REPORTING.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE WORLDWIDE GORILLA POPULATION IS DOWN TO ROUGHLY
100-THOUSAND.
MOSTLY BECAUSE OF HUNTING, DEFORESTATION AND ILLNESS.
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THE ROYAL FAMILY IS FIGHTING BACK--
GOING TO COURT OVER THE NUDE PICTURES PRINCE WILLIAM'S BRIDE!
AND THE PRINCE IS EVEN READY TO TESTIFY IN COURT.
AND IF YOU HAVE TEENS--
DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE *SEXTING*?
A NEW STUDY HAS ALARMING NEWS ABOUT WHAT TEENS ARE DOING ON THEIR PHONES!
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
RAIN CHANCES INCREASE THROUGH MIDWEEK
You can call Monday our transition day. It started off nice and clear, but after lunch time the clouds started to build and in came the rain.
Monday's rain was very scattered in nature. Tuesday and Wednesday; however, we will see the storms become more numerous.
There's two weather features that will impact our forecast. First is an interesting system off the coast of Louisiana. It's providing the north Gulf Coast states with high rainfall totals. Flood Watches are in effect for much of the southeast. All that rain will continue to spread across the Deep South. Including Florida. Next, a cold front is dropping from the north. It'll arrive by midday tomorrow and essentially stall in north Florida.
The front will help push the Louisana low pressure system to the east - brushing Florida. This will cause our winds to be from the southwest for the next 48 hours, and that spells an uptick in the rain department.
Coastal communities will see showers wash ashore early on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The beach rain quickly migrates inland after the noon hour. As the first line moves through, more will build in the Gulf and move over. It'll be a constant cycle with periods of rain and dry weather.
There will be a lot of clouds, too, and consequently we will se highs stay at 90 or below.
Temperatures don't hit 90 again until Friday when high pressure returns from the Atlantic. Our weather conditions will improve as early as Thursday, and we will see isolated thunderstorms each afternoon within the urban corridor.
There's nothing to worry about out in the tropics!
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THE ROYAL SCANDAL CONTINUES TO GROW.
TODAY AN ITALIAN GOSSIP MAGAZINE--
PUBLISHED *MORE* TOPLESS PHOTOS OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE!
NBC2 ANCHOR HEATHER TURCO IS IN THE STUDIO WITH THE FALLOUT--
HEATHER.
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WHILE THE ROYAL REACTION AND PRINCE WILLIAM'S REACTION IS STOIC - HE IS VOWING TO GO AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO EXPOSED HIS WIFE KATE.
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ON THE OUTSIDE THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ARE KEEPING THEIR UPPER
LIPS STIFF BUT AS THEIR GOODWILL TOUR STRETCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH-PACIFIC.
THERE ARE SIGNS WILL AND KATE ARE SEETHING ON THE INSIDE
- Quickly, quickly
AS THE PRINCE URGED - LEGITIMATE - PHOTOGRAPHERS TO HURRY UP.
BACK IN EUROPE HIS LAWYERS ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE FRENCH PROSECUTORS TO
PURSUE CRIMINAL BREACH OF PRIVACY CHARGES. AGAINST THE *PAPARAZZO* WHO
SNAPPED TOPLESS PICTURES OF KATE. ON VACATION. AT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE A PRIVATE VILLA.
WILLIAM REPORTEDLY SAID HE WANTS THAT PHOTOGRAPHER IN JAIL.
- - I think the fact that they've had such a speedy
response really speaks volumes about passionately William feels about
putting an end to this type of gutter journalism.
BUT THIS ROYAL PAIN. IS SPREADING.
AFTER THE FRENCH PAPER RAN THE PICTURES. AN ITALIAN MAGAZINE RAN A 26-
PAGE SPREAD TODAY. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE QUEEN IS NUDE"
IRONICALLY. BOTH PUBLICATIONS ARE OWNED BY SILVIO BERLUSCONI. THE
FORMER ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER. WHO ONCE USED THE LAW TO *BLOCK* PICTURES
OF HIS OWN SCANDALOUS PARTIES.
THE ROYALS WANT AN INJUNCTION TO STOP THE RELEASE OF ANY MORE PHOTOS.
IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE FOR THAT
- Abrams - These magazines, when they publish something like this,
incorporate in to the price of doing business the fines that they likely
will have to pay.
FOR THE PRINCE. THE BATTLE IS PERSONAL. HIS MOTHER DIANA WAS KILLED 15
YEARS AGO. AS SHE FLED THE PAPARAZZI'S FLASH BULBS.
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THE ITALIAN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING THAT 26-PAGE SPREAD TODAY - IS THE SAME ONE THAT PUBLISHED PICTURES OF DIANA - THAT SHOWED HER DYING, AFTER HER CAR CRASH.
THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW MORNING IF THE TABLOIDS WILL BE FORCED TO STOP PRINTING THOSE PICTURES.
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IT'S BEEN A VIOLENT PAST FEW DAYS IN AFGHANISTAN.
SIX U-S SOLDIERS KILLED IN TWO ATTACKS THIS WEEKEND.
ONE OF THEM TOOK PLACE IN A BRITISH BASE WHERE PRINCE HARRY IS STATIONED.
AND THERE'S GROWING CONCERN TONIGHT THAT THE TALIBAN IS EAGER TO CARRY OUT ITS THREAT TO KILL THE PRINCE.
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The Taliban were able to execute this attack in a quite professional manner. They were able to do reconnaissance, posing as farmers, and watching how the marines worked on base, where they worked.
TWO U-S MARINES DIED IN THAT ATTACK.
BRITAIN SAYS PRINCE HARRY WAS NEVER IN ANY REAL DANGER.
HE REMAINS STATIONED OVERSEAS.
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THERE'S ALARMING NEW INFORMATION TODAY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF SALT KIDS USE.
IN A NUTSHELL--
*MORE* THAN ADULTS!
THAT'S ABOUT A *THOUSAND* MILLIGRAMS MORE THAN THEY SHOULD--
THE JUST *ONE* BIG MAC!
KIDS SHOULD ONLY EAT ABOUT A TABLESPOON A DAY--
OR 23-HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS.
DOCTORS SAY THIS PROVES THE LINK THAT TOO MANY KIDS SUFFER FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
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TEENAGERS WHO *SEXT*--
ARE MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
THAT'S THE RESULT OF A NEW STUDY.
MAYBE NOT TOTALLY SURPRISING.
RESEARCHERS SURVEYED NEARLY 2-THOUSAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES.
15-PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH CELLPHONES SAID THEY *SEXTED*--
OVER HALF SAID THEY KNEW PEOPLE WHO SENT SEXUALLY RELATED PICTURES VIA TEXT MESSAGES.
THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT THOSE TEENS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HAD "UNPROTECTED" SEX.
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IT'S SAFE TO SAY THE iPHONE FIVE IS A SUCCESS!
PRE-ORDERS TOPPED *TWO* MILLION IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS!
THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE THE iPHONE 4S.
IT HAS A SLIGHTLY BIGGER SCREEN--
HAS AN EXTRA ROW OF ICONS--
AND WIDE SCREEN MOVIES FIT BETTER.
MOST CUSTOMERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEM BY FRIDAY.
A FEW WILL RECEIVE THEIR'S IN EARLY OCTOBER.
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THEY CALL IT THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.
MORE PARENTS ARE NOW INCLINED TO AGREE.
WALT DISNEY CONFIRMED ON ITS BLOG--
THEY ARE ABOUT TO SERVE ALCOHOL FOR THE FIRST TIME AT DISNEY WORLD.
THAT BEER AND WINE WILL BE ON THE MENU AT "BE OUR GUEST"--
A NEW FRENCH RESTAURANT AT THE THEME PARK.
ALCOHOL IS SERVED AT SOME OTHER DISNEY PARKS--
INCLUDING EPCOT CENTER.
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WE'RE ALSO KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN PARTS OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD FOR MOST OF THE DAY --
A DUMP TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS, WHICH IS A BRIDGE ON I-75.
ENGINEERS SAY THAT BRIDGE IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND, SO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC IS NOT IMPACTED, BUT WESTBOUND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD INTO FORT MYERS CONTINUES TO BE SHUT DOWN -- AND ONLY ONE EASTBOUND LANE IS OPEN --
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TOGETHER--
A POPULAR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FAMILY RAN A WELL RESPECTED AND POPULAR RESTAURANT.
BUT AFTER THE TWO SONS ARE ARRESTED--
A FATHER IS LEFT TO *YANK* HIS NAME FROM *THEIR* RESTAURANT--
AND TONIGHT HE'S TALKING TO NBC2 ABOUT HIS DISAPPOINTMENT.
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THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT.
MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED SCHOOLS ARE NOW USING "SALAD BARS" AS PART OF THEIR LUNCH MENU.
NEW GUIDELINES REQUIRE STUDENTS TO HAVE A FRUIT, VEGETABLE, WHOLE GRAIN, MEAT AND MILK AT *EVERY* MEAL.
MOST OF THOSE SALAD BARS WERE ACTUALLY DONATED BY COMPANIES--
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TAX BREAKS.
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IS SPEARHEADING THE NEW LUNCHROOM MENU CAMPAIGN.
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THE OWNERS OF A PUNTA GORDA RESTAURANT ARE ACCUSED OF NUMEROUS CRIMES FROM BANK ROBBERY TO DRUG DEALING.
NOW THEIR DAD IS TAKING HIS WELL RESPECTED NAME OUT OF THE BUSINESS--
AND LEAVING IT IN THE HANDS OF THE BOYS.
NBC-2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN HAS THE DETAILS.
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DIVING OVER THE COUNTER WEARING A BICYCLE HELMET, DEPUTIES IN APOLLO BEACH SAY THIS IS MARCUS LLOYD DEMANDING CASH AT A T-D BANK.
"I don't know why he'd do something like that." Big John Lloyd, Marcus and Johnny's Father.
THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR MARCUS LLOYD SINCE JULY.
HE WAS ARRESTED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY LAST MONTH WHEN AUTHORITIES THERE SAY HE ROBBED ANOTHER BANK.
HE'S THE SUSPECT IN AT LEAST FOUR ROBBERIES ACROSS FLORIDA MILES AWAY FROM WHERE HIS DAD TAUGHT HIM THE SECRETS TO SLOW GRILLING A BEEF BRISKET.
"I was surprised, he done that years ago and I thought all that was behind him." Big John Lloyd, Marcus and Johnny's Father.
MARCUS SPENT 11 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROBBING BANKS IN THE 90'S.
HIS DAD, BIG JOHN, THOUGHT MARCUS WAS ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW AFTER THE FAMILY OPENED A BAR-B-QUE RESTAURANT THIS YEAR.
"I let them basically run it, they were in charge of it and they run the BBQ place and they used my name as Big John and that drew a lot of ppl." Big John Lloyd, Marcus and Johnny's Father.
BIG JOHN, WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS DECADES OF CATERING, SAYS THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS SLOWED DURING THE SUMMER BUT HE NEVER IMAGINED HIS SONS WERE STRAPPED FOR CASH.
THEN JOHNNY LLOYD, MARCUS'S OLDER BROTHER, WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK AFTER CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE SOLD THEM COCAINE IN A DRUG STING.
"I never knew Johnny being in trouble with drugs or anything." Big John Lloyd, Marcus and Johnny's Father.
HE'S OUT ON BOND NOW, RUNNING THE RESTAURANT BY HIMSELF.
AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE, BIG JOHN HAS TAKEN HIS NAME OFF THE BUILDING AND LEAVING THE BUSINESS IN THE HANDS OF HIS BOYS.
"I got a reputation in town, most of the people in town know me. I was born in Punta Groda. It's gotta be done my way or I'm out." Big John Lloyd, Marcus and Johnny's Father.
HE HOPES THE RESTAURANT IS SUCCESFUL AND WILL CONTINUE HIS OWN CATERING BUSINESS.
IN PUNTA GORDA CHARLIE KEEGAN NBC 2.
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WE ARE TRACKING BREAKING NEWS AND WEATHER AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR -- TWO MAJOR ROADWAYS INTO FORT MYERS A MESS RIGHT NOW.
AND JIM IS TRACKING STORMS BUILDING ON FIRST ALERT RADAR -- THE NEWS AT SIX IS NEXT.
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