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BREAKING OPEN-TRX

BOMB THREAT PHONER-MAPTOPS PHONER

BREAKING NEWS AT NOON.

MOMENTS AGO, A WALMART IN ENGLEWOOD RE-OPENED AFTER BEING EVACUATED AND CLOSED BECAUSE OF A BOMB THREAT.

THIS IS THE STORE ON SOUTH MCCALL ROAD.

NBC2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN IS THERE NOW WITH WHAT HE SEES.

ENDEAVOUR TODAY-SAT LIVE OR VOTOPS

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TOUCHES DOWN IN HOUSTON JUST MINUTES AGO.

IT'S MAKING A ONE-DAY STOP BEFORE RETIRING IN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK.

ENDEAVOUR IS RIDING TAXI VIA A JUMBO JET THAT LEFT FROM CAPE CANAVERAL THIS MORNING.

FIRST WEATHER TOSS-OMNI TOPS ANIBOX

TALKING ABOUT OUR WEATHER AT NOON.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE NBC2 FIRST ALERT DOPPLER RADAR.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME RAIN OVER THE GULF HEADED OUR WAY.

FIRST WEATHER KIRA-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.

A stalled front over North Florida will keep the moisture flowing into Southwest Florida through our Wednesday, setting the stage for another unsettle day of scattered showers & storms, along with more clouds than sunshine at times.

With the steering flow moving from southwest to northeast, the rain that develops will take the same track as yesterday, moving from the Gulf and spreading inland.

Rain will be possible at any time during the day, but the prime time will likely coming from the early to mid afternoon. A few showers will even linger through the night with more showers developing close to the coast by Thursday morning.

Although temperatures will still be rather warm today, heating will be somewhat limited by the cloud cover and rain. Temperatures will start in the mid to upper 70s this morning and then warm into the mid to upper 80s later today. Winds shouldn't be as gusty today, but we could still get some gusts from 15-20 mph.

Even though the front to our north will become somewhat washed out and in a weakened state over the next couple days, its remnant moisture will stick around Southwest Florida, keeping scattered shower and storms in the forecast to close out the week. The timing of the rain will change a little by Friday, however, with the rain and storms mainly targeting the afternoon and evening hours

BIG CORKSCREW SHED FIRE-TRX VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

AMAZING VIDEO OF A SHED FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

EVERYONE'S OKAY - NO ONE WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME.

THE BUILDING IS JUST WEST OF AVE MARIA ALONG WILD TURKEY DRIVE.

KIDS SAVES DRIVER CLIFTON LIVE-2SHOT TRX OBX LIVE

TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY,

AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY IS CALLED A HERO.

HE TOOK THE WHEEL OF HIS SCHOOL BUS AFTER THE DRIVER SUFFERED A MEDICAL CONDITION.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.

KIDS SAVES DRIVER CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

KIDS SAVES DRIVER CLIFTON LIVE-PKG

IT'S WHAT 11-YEAR-OLD JACKSON BONAR DOES EVERY MORNING.

PLAYING WITH HIS FRIENDS AS THEY WAIT FOR THEIR BUS.

JUST YESTERDAY, IT WAS ON THE BUS WHERE THIS 6TH GRADER HAD A BRUSH WITH DISASTER.

"I WAS VERY SCARED."

HIS BUS DRIVER HAD A REPORTED HEART ATTACK. JACKSON, THE LAST KID TO BE DROPPED OFF ON THE ROUTE, TOOK CONTROL.

"HE STARTED CURVING, HE MADE A STRANGE FACE AT ME AND STARTED GOING TOWARD A TREE, SO I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BUS WAS STILL MOVING SO I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SO THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T GO OUT AND HURT HIM ANYMORE."

THE ENTIRE TIME. HE WAS CALLING HIS MOTHER ON HIS CELL PHONE, WHO WAS WAITING FOR HER SON JUST DOWN THE ROAD.

PAULA BONAR, MOTHER "HE WAS JUST SCREAMING IN THE PHONE AND I THOUGHT HE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND I JUST YELLED AT HIM, STOP, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. HE SAID, MOM THE BUS DRIVER HE JUST HAD A STROKE HE JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK, I CALLED 911 AND HEADED DOWN TO THE BUS."

SHE GRABBED HER SON, GAVE HIM A HUG AND MADE SURE THE BUS DRIVER WAS GETTING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

TODAY, SHE'S THANKFUL AND PROUD.

SOT: "He's a smart kid and he drives our Kabota around all of the time, so he knows where the break and accelerator are and he knows how to steer. He's just a really good boy."

KIDS SAVES DRIVER CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

THE BUS DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT HIS CONDITION AT THIS HOUR.

BUT WE'RE TOLD HE WAS AWAKE AND TALKING WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

JAMES CARTER-OC

THANKS CLIFTON.

AS MITT ROMNEY'S LEAKED TAPE ECHOES THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL,

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN WHO HELPED ARRANGE ITS RELEASE

-THE GRANDSON OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

JAMES CARTER-PKG

As the story about the secret Romney fundraiser video exploded, James Carter IV -- who helped out it-- is basking in the afterglow, receiving fresh job offers from liberal bloggers and a high five email from his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter.

SOT James Carter

I GUESS PUT THAT IN MY TOP FIVE E-MAILS THAT I'VE EVER GOTTEN FROM HIM.

Carter is the Atlanta based political researcher who tracked down via Twitter the source who made the tape -- and then coaxed the secret videographer to release it to the liberal magazine, Mother Jones.

SOT Carter

I'M ECSTATIC ABOUT HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THAT ITS HAD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WAY BEYOND MY WILDEST IMAGININGS.

A partisan Democrat, Carter also had a personal interest: The

Romney campaign has repeatedly charged that President Obama is following the same "weak" and "failed" policies of his grandfather.

NAT Romney/convention speech

EXCEPT JIMMY CARTER. AND EXCEPT THIS PRESIDENT.

Among the most notable events of the Carter presidency was a Mideast peace treaty.

In the newly released fundraising video, Romney seemed to dismiss the idea of ANY peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians.

SOT Romney

I LOOK AT THE PALESTINIANS NOT WANTING TO SEE PEACE ANYWAY, FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, COMMITTED TO THE DESTRUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF ISRAEL, AND THESE THORNY ISSUES, AND I SAY, THERE'S JUST NO WAY. AND SO WHAT YOU DO IS YOU SAY, YOU MOVE THINGS ALONG THE BEST WAY YOU CAN.

Carter had been researching Romney's role at Bain Capital when he first stumbled upon a brief clip from the video posted anonymously on YouTube

SOT Romney

WHEN I WAS BACK IN MY PRIVATE EQUITY DAYS WE WENT TO CHINA TO BUY A FACTORY THERE.

Carter was intrigued - AND is now reveling in the disruption the video has caused the Romney campaign. He concedes its even more satisfying because of his family connection.

SOT James Carter

JAMES CARTER-OC

ASKED ABOUT JAMES CARTER'S ROLE IN THE OUTING OF THE VIDEO,

NEW NBC POLL-OC CG

LOOKING AT POLL NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON,

AN NBC POLL HAS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH A FIVE POINT LEAD NATIONWIDE OVER MITT ROMNEY.

THE SURVEY SHOWS 50 PERCENT OF LIKELY VOTERS SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMA.

ROMNEY TRAIL-OC

MEANWHILE BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE THEIR SITES SET ON FLORIDA.

FIRST MITT ROMNEY MAKES A STOP IN ATLANTA TODAY.

THEN HE HEADS TO MIAMI FOR A FORUM.

OBAMA TRAIL-OC

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL ALSO BE AT THE CANDIDATES FORUM IN MIAMI.

THAT'S TOMORROW AT 10 IN THE EVENING.

CHICAGO TEACHERS-VO

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN CHICAGO.

THE TEACHERS UNION ENDED THEIR SEVEN-DAY STRIKE.

THEY AGREED TO ACCEPT A CONTRACT PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY LAST NIGHT.

TEACHERS WILL SEE A SEVEN PERCENT RAISE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

LINDSAY LOHAN-VO

LINDSAY LOHAN IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AGAIN.

THE 26-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS WAS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK TODAY.

SHE'S CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING INJURY.

POLICE SAY LOHAN WAS DRIVING A PORSCHE SLOWLY THROUGH A CROWD WHEN SHE CLIPPED A PEDESTRIAN AND DID NOT STOP.

THE MAN IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.

POLICE SAY NO ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED.

LAKE O WATER RELEASE-VO

TODAY WATER IS RELEASED FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE INTO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

THE GOAL IS TO MANAGE THE RISING LAKE LEVEL.

RIGHT NOW LAKE O IS AT JUST OVER 15 FEET.

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AIMS TO KEEP THE LEVEL BETWEEN 12-POINT-5 AND 15-POINT-5 FEET.

I75 SPEED LIMIT-VO

THE SPEED LIMIT ALONG INTERSTATE 75 IN LEE COUNTY WILL BE LOWERED.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS IT WILL BE DROPPED TO 60 MILES PER HOUR IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE BETWEEN LUCKETT ROAD AND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

JUST YESTERDAY A TRUCK CRASH SHUT DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

NOBODY WAS HURT.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

STOCKS UP SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE GATE AFTER A POSITIVE REPORT ON U-S HOUSING.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

PLUS THIS,

I hate to do that, but you have to do what you have to do

THE PRICE OF YOUR PUMPKIN IN QUESTION THIS AFTERNOON.

RECORD DROUGHT EARLIER THIS YEAR CONTINUES ITS TRICKLE EFFECT.

WE'LL TAKE A TRIP TO ILLINOIS.

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VOTOPS BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) PUMPKING PRICES-SOTVO

MARKET WATCH-PKG

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.

UNCHANGED FROM OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-82 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-81 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-85.

AS ALWAYS, FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

A stalled front over North Florida will keep the moisture flowing into Southwest Florida through our Wednesday, setting the stage for another unsettle day of scattered showers & storms, along with more clouds than sunshine at times.

With the steering flow moving from southwest to northeast, the rain that develops will take the same track as yesterday, moving from the Gulf and spreading inland.

Rain will be possible at any time during the day, but the prime time will likely coming from the early to mid afternoon. A few showers will even linger through the night with more showers developing close to the coast by Thursday morning.

Although temperatures will still be rather warm today, heating will be somewhat limited by the cloud cover and rain. Temperatures will start in the mid to upper 70s this morning and then warm into the mid to upper 80s later today. Winds shouldn't be as gusty today, but we could still get some gusts from 15-20 mph.

Even though the front to our north will become somewhat washed out and in a weakened state over the next couple days, its remnant moisture will stick around Southwest Florida, keeping scattered shower and storms in the forecast to close out the week. The timing of the rain will change a little by Friday, however, with the rain and storms mainly targeting the afternoon and evening hours

PRICEY DORMS-VO

GET READY TO SHELL OUT BIG BUCKS IF YOU'RE LIVING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.

A NEW REPORT LISTS THE PRICIEST PLACES TO GET YOUR EDUCATION.

COMING IN NUMBER ONE THIS YEAR,

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK.

THE SCHOOL CHARGES STUDENTS MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND A YEAR IN FEES.

KEEP IN MIND THAT'S JUST BOARDING COSTS - NOT INCLUDING TUITION.

NO DEGREE REQUIRED-VO IN PLASMA

SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A JOB AND ARE LOOKING FOR A CAREER THAT LEADS TO FINANCIAL SECURITY.

WE ALL WANT THAT - BUT TODAY - THE EXPERTS SAY FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE ISN'T THE ONLY PATH TO GET YOU THERE.

NO DEGREE REQUIRED-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

WITH COLLEGE COSTS ON THE RISE, MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO QUESTION WHETHER THE COST OF A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IS WORTH IT.

A NEW STUDY FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY COULD BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDY -- THERE ARE AT LEAST 29 MILLION JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT FOUR YEAR DEGREES.

AND AT LEAST A MILLION ARE UNFILLED.

THESE JOBS -- WHICH RANGE FROM AREAS LIKE NURSING TO THE TRADES -- PAY MIDDLE CLASS WAGES.

THE AVERAGE IS 42-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. AND ALMOST 40 PERCENT OF THEM PAY SALARIES ABOVE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BUT THERE IS ONE CATCH -- MOST OF THESE JOBS STILL REQUIRE YOU TO GET SOME SORT OF APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING OR POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE.

THOSE CERTIFICATIONS CAN OFTEN BE EARNED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR TRADE SCHOOLS.

THE MOST POPULAR CERTIFICATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES INCLUDE NURSING ASSISTANT, COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER, AND INSURANCE AGENT.

POPULAR CERTIFICATES FOR THOSE WITH ASSOCIATES DEGREES INCLUDE A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, A PARALEGAL OR A CODING SPECIALIST.

ONE OF THE STUDY'S AUTHORS SAYS THE EXISTENCE OF THESE WELL-PAYING JOBS PROVES THE MIDDLE CLASS MAY BE HEALTHIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.

PUMPKIN PRICES-OC

IT MAY BE SLIM PICKINGS AT PUMPKIN PATCHES THIS FALL.

DRY, HOT WEATHER HAS HURT THE ANNUAL CROP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PUMPKIN PRICES-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

EXPECT PUMPKINS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY AND COST MORE THIS FALL SEASON. THAT'S THE CASE AT THE CORN CRIB NURSERY. EXTREME WEATHER NEARLY WIPED OUT THEIR ENTIRE HOMEGROWN CROP. RETAIL PRICES COULD JUMP 30%

Prices are going to go up. I hate to do that, but you have to do what you have to do.

COUNTRY CORNER IN ALPHA WILL KEEP PUMPKIN PRICES AT 2011 LEVELS. THAT'S.39 PER POUND. OWNER BRUCE CURRY BATTLED DROUGHT WITH SPECIAL SEEDS, DRIP IRRIGATION AND CONSTANT CARE. HE GROWS ABOUT 15 VARIETIES ON HIS HENRY COUNTY FARM.

The average basketball-sized pumpkin looks like its going to be in the $5-6 range. If you want a really nice quality pumpkin with a big stem, $8-10.

WHILE DROUGHT DRIVES UP THE COST OF GROWING PUMPKINS, IT WILL LIKELY CUT INTO SELLERS' PROFITS. HERE AT COUNTRY CORNER, THEY'LL MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES. COUNTRY CORNER BRINGS IN ABOUT A QUARTER OF ITS PUMPKINS FROM OTHER FARMS. SUPPLIERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COULD ONLY WISH FOR A CROP LIKE THIS.

The stems are dry, and they're starting to shrivel up. So if a big company like that is hurting on pumpkins, it's going to affect the price.

BACK AT THE CORN CRIB, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR WHOLESALE PUMPKINS. CONCERNS OVER QUALITY CONTROL FROM AND THE OUT-OF-STATE TRUCKLOADS.

The economy has people on edge and it affects everybody, including me.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

JOHN DAVID REPORTING.

A RATHER BIZARRE STORY IN THE WAKE OF THE UNREST IN THE MIDEAST.

SOME SAY IT'S A LESSON TO *NOT BURN THE AMERICAN FLAG?

I'm just saying, you get what's coming to ya

IN THREE MINUTES,

SOME SAY THE SMOKE CONTAINS POISON - GIVING SKEPTICS THE CHANCE TO SPEAK OUT.

TZ2 A) FLAG BURNING FOLLIES-SOT VO TO BREAK

FLAG BURNING FOLLIES-2SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

KILLER FUMES FROM A BURNING AMERICAN FLAG THIS AFTERNOON.

FLAG BURNING FOLLIES-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS -

Burn Burn USA Burn Burn USA.

IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMEONE WAS JUST BLOWIN SMOKE. ANTI AMERICAN PROTESTS IN PAKISTAN OVER THE WEEKEND SPARKED A STORY THAT STUNNED EVEN THE FOX AND FRIENDS CO-HOSTS INTO MOMENTARY SILENCE.

Call me callous but a Pakistani burned our flag and inhaled all fumes from our flag and died whoa. I'm just saying, you get what's coming to ya.

OR, AS THE NEW YORK POST PUT IT, OLD GLORY STRIKES BACK.AN APPARENT CASE OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE REVENGE ON RIGHT-LEANING WEBSITES, COMMENTS RANGED FROM HA HA TO BOO HOO TO NO VIRGINS FOR YOU. ONE BLOG CALLED IT THE FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE DAY. THE WORD THAT KEPT COMING UP WAS KARMA. ONE POSTER JUST TRANSCRIBED THE LYRICS TO LENNON'S INSTANT KARMA.

Instant karma's gonna get you. Gonna knock you right on the head.

BUT SOMETHING KEPT KNOCKING US ON THE HEAD.

WAIT A MINUTE, THIS CAN'T BE TRUE! YOU CAN'T DIE FROM INHALING THE SMOKE OF AN AMERICAN FLAG BURNING OUTDOORS.

EVERY STORY ON THE SUBJECT LED BACK TO JUST TWO LINES IN PAKISTAN'S EXPRESS TRIBUNE.ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE RALLY, ABDULLAH ISMAIL, PASSED AWAY AFTER HE WAS TAKEN TO MAYO HOSPITAL. WITNESSES SAID HE HAD COMPLAINED OF FEELING UNWELL FROM THE SMOKE FROM U.S. FLAGS BURNT AT THE RALLY. BUT WHEN WE GOT HOLD OF THE HEAD OF MAYO HOSPITAL, DR. ZAHID PERVAIZ TOLD US HE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL THAT DAY AND AS FAR AS HE KNOWS.

No such incident took place on Sunday.

WE COULDN'T FIND ANY OFFICIALS WHO'D HEARD OF ANYONE DYING FROM INHALING BURNING FLAG SMOKE.NOT LAHORE'S POLICE CHIEF, NOT THE CITY'S RESCUE SERVICES.

MAYBE SOMEONE WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION DID PASS AWAY AFTER ATTENDING THE PROTEST, BUT YOU CAN'T PIN IT ON THE STARS AND STRIPES UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE ASKED WHAT ARE YOU SMOKIN?

Are you sure?

Yes.

I'm scared to ask where you read that?

HE GOT BURNED BY THE FLAG SMOKE STORY. OR AS THE NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE PUT IT.

What so proudly.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

CLEANUP TODAY FOR STATES ALONG THE EAST COAST.

WE TAKE A TOUR OF THE DAMAGE WITH STOPS IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.

PLUS THIS,

He grabbed my spoiler, ripped it off, smashed it through the back window.

PROOF THAT ROAD ROAD CAN STRIKE ANYWHERE.

TWO WOMEN DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SET THE GUY OFF.

BUT HE'S MAD ENOUGH TO BASH THEIR CAR.

AND LITTLE TOYS CALLED 'WATER BALZ'.

THE REASON SOME PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEM.

TZ3 A) NORTHEAST WEATHER-VO

TZ3 B) WA ROAD RAGE-SOTVO

TZ3 C) WATER BALZ-VO

OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) BIG CORKSCREW SHED FIRE-VOTOPS WIPE

LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES AT 12-30.

AMAZING VIDEO OF A SHED FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

EVERYONE'S OKAY - NO ONE WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME.

THE BUILDING IS JUST WEST OF AVE MARIA ALONG WILD TURKEY DRIVE.

TS 2) ENDEAVOUR-VOTOPS WIPE

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TOUCHES DOWN IN HOUSTON THIS AFTERNOON.

IT'S MAKING A ONE-DAY STOP BEFORE RETIRING IN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK.

ENDEAVOUR IS RIDING TAXI VIA A JUMBO JET THAT LEFT FROM CAPE CANAVERAL THIS MORNING.

TS 3)

VA HEAVY RAIN-TRX NATS VOTOPS

nats of rain

SOME PRETTY HARD RAIN COMING DOWN IN VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT.

FOLKS IN ARLINGTON LOOKING FOR SOME BETTER WEATHER TODAY.

MD SEVERE WX CLEANUP-2 SHOT

HELLO EVERYONE!

I'M STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.

I'M HEATHER TURCO.

SEVERE WEATHER ALSO POUNDING THE METRO WASHINGTON D-C AREA.

THE WIND AND RAIN MADE IT TOUGH TO GET AROUND.

MD SEVERE WX CLEANUP-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

I didn't realize it was this big of a tree.

DARNELDA TROWER HEARD THE UNMISTAKABLE SOUND DURING THE STORM WHILE INSIDE HER CHEVERLY HOME.

It felt like just a blast of a boom.

WHEN SHE WALKED OUTSIDE SHE WAS GRATEFUL TO BE IN ONE PIECE

I'm just blessing to God that I'm right here.

AFTER SEEING THAT A STATELY TREE HAD CRUSHED ONE SIDE OF HER 100 YEAR OLD HOME.

The front porch is down. It went through the roof.

THE AFTERNOON STORM WREAKED HAVOC THROUGHOUT THE DC REGION.

A BLINDING DOWNPOUR ON I-270 NEAR FREDERICK CAUSED ACCIDENTS, NEAR COLLISIONS AND FORCED DRIVERS TO TAKE COVER.

It was raining so hard and the trucks were throwing the waters over us and we could barely see where we were going.

IN ARLINGTON THE ISSUE WAS THE WIND.

It was kind of scary.

WHAT COVER PEOPLE HAD PROVED NO MATCH FOR SPIRITED GUSTS THAT SHREDDED UMBRELLAS.

It's kinda wet out here. I'm trying to get over there.

JUST CROSSING THE STREET PROVED CHALLENGING.

It is. We almost got blown away like Mary Poppins.

DIANE WESLEY TRADED IN HER UMBRELLA AFTER WATCHING SO MANY RIP APART FOR A PONCHO.

This is really nuts. This is what you don't want to be out in.

BUT THIS DRIVING WALL OF WIND DOMINATED THE DAY.

PA WEATHER-TRX VOTOPS

JAY KORFF REPORTING.

AND QUICKLY LOOKING AT PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

11 THOUSAND PEOPLE LOST POWER AFTER A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STORMS PASSED THROUGH LAST NIGHT.

CHICAGO TEACHERS-OC

BACK TO SCHOOL IN CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON.

THE TEACHERS UNION AND THE CITY STRIKE A NEW CONTRACT DEAL.

CHICAGO TEACHERS-PKG

nats

AFTER SEVEN DAYS OF PICKETING AND PROTESTS.

nats

STALLED NEGOTIATIONS. PARENTS STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS. AND CLASSROOMS SITTING EMPTY.

STUDENTS -AND TEACHERS- WILL GET BACK TO WORK THIS MORNING MORNING IN CHICAGO.

SOT Mike Murphy / Teacher

"this was the time.this was the place, this was the right thing to do"

THE CHICAGO TEACHER'S UNION BOARD OF DELEGATES AGREED TO ACCEPT A CONTRACT PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RANK AND FILE -CLOSE TO 30-THOUSAND TEACHERS- MUST STILL APPROVE THE DEAL.

THAT'S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SOT Karen Lewis / Chicago Teachers Union President

"we said that it was time.that we couldn't solve all the problems of the world with one contract and that it was time to suspend the strike"

ALREADY AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID TEACHERS IN THE NATION, WITH AN ANNUAL SALARY AVERAGING MORE THAN 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE NEW CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR A 7-PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

TWO MAJOR STICKING POINTS IN THE TALKS HAD BEEN JOB SECURITY. AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.

THE CITY WILL NOW RATE TEACHERS -IN PART- ON HOW WELL STUDENTS SCORE ON STANDARDIZED TESTS. AND UNDER-PERFORMING TEACHERS CAN BE LAID OFF DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW CONTRACT.

SOT Rahm Emanuel / Chicago Mayor

"this settlement is an honest compromise it means returning our schools to their primary purpose the education of our children. it means a new day and a new direction for the Chicago public schools."

ONE THAT BEGINS WHEN OPENING BELLS FINALLY RING AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY TODAY.

CHICAGO TEACHERS-OC

THE AGREEMENT COMES ON THE EVE OF A COURT HEARING.

CHEF SLOW COOKS WIFE-VO

A BIZARRE AND SAD STORY OUT OF CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON.

A MAN ADMITS TO KILLING HIS WIFE - SLOW COOKING HER REMAINS FOR HOURS.

POLICE SAY DAVID VIENS IS A CHEF.

IN A TAPED INTERVIEW, HE TOLD POLICE HE COOKED THE BODY OF HIS WIFE.

THEN DUMPED IT OUT AS KITCHEN WASTE.

WA ROAD RAGE-OC

IT'S A CASE OF ROAD RAGE THAT GOT WAY OUT OF HAND.

POLICE OUTSIDE SEATTLE ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN RESPONSIBLE.

THE VICTIMS SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SET THE MAN OFF.

WA ROAD RAGE-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

"He ripped my spoiler off and just bashed it through my back window."

STILL SHOCKED AT THEIR OWN STORY OF ROAD RAGE, THESE TWO SAY SUNDAY HAD STARTED OFF GREAT.

"I had just left my sister's bbq."

FRIEND MORLEY IN TOW, ERICA HEADED DOWN THE MUKILTEO SPEEDWAY WHEN THEY NOTICED A MAN DRIVING ERRATICALLY.HE THEN CUT IN FRONT OF THEM AND SLOWED DOWN.

"When we passed him we were kinda chuckling. He was screaming at us, freaking out, the finger, so I gave him one back and just kept going I thought we were done."

FAR FROM IT.WHEN HE PULLED ON THE SHOULDER, DRIVING PARALLEL TO THEM, THEY KEPT DRIVING UNTIL THIS INTERSECTION. THE MAN THEN GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, AND CHARGED TOWARDS EMILY.

"He grabbed my spoiler, ripped it off, smashed it through the back window."

STUCK AT THE RED LIGHT AND FROZEN, IN DISBELIEF.

"He came over to Morley's side of the door and swing it but I saw him coming over, I put it in first."

AS SHE TOOK OFF. ONE FINAL ACT.

"He took the spoiler, back threw it through the back window and it hit Morley in the back of the head."

"I didn't see him at my window, thankfully, I think I would be a lot less of a mess right now."

THEY BOTH BELIEVE IF THE MUSCULAR MAN THEY CALL THE HULK HAD A WEAPON, THEY MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE.

"He was a big scary guy that was very angry. I thought he was going to kill us."

BUT FOR EMILY, THE MOST DISAPPOINTING THING?

WA ROAD RAGE-OC

NATASHA RYAN REPORTING.

NAPLES SIGNS-VOWIPE

UPSET OVER THE SIZE OF SIGNS IN NAPLES, SOME BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO PUBLIX.

NAPLES HAS STRICT CODES FOR STOREFRONT SIGNS.

THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE 80 SQUARE FEET.

HOWEVER, PUBLIX HAS PERMISSION TO BUILD ONE 150 SQUARE FEET.

NAPLES SIGNS-SOTVO

SAM SAAD, CITY COUNCIL: we have a high standard of living a very high quality of life a place that really cares about it's appearance so you wouldn't want signs all over your roadways

MONDAY NIGHT COUNCIL VOTED TO KEEP THE THE CODE.

CAPE CORAL PAVERS-VO

MAKING DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL MORE WALKABLE.

CITY LEADERS SAY PAVERS ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY CAN DO THE TRICK.

THE IDEA CAME AFTER C-R-A MEMBERS WATCHED DOZENS OF PEOPLE WALK FROM ONE SIDE OF THE PARKWAY TO THE OTHER,

IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC.

GREAT WHITE SHARK RESEARCH-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME, A GREAT WHITE SHARK IS TAGGED AND RELEASED - WITHOUT THE USE OF A HARPOON.

CHECK OUT THIS UP CLOSE VIDEO OF THE GIANT SHARK!

RESEARCHERS HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FEARED PREDATOR'S MIGRATION, BREEDING AND BIRTHING PATTERNS.

TEASE FOUR-2 SHOT

ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIGGEST QUAKE YOU'VE EVER FELT?

I had no. idea how hard that shake was gonna be.

IN THREE MINUTES,

FOLKS IN OREGON STEP INTO THE SO-CALLED 'QUAKE COTTAGE'.

SERIOUS BUSINESS FOR SCIENTISTS ON THE WEST COAST.

AND *SHE CAN PLAY THAT GAME TOO!

JENNIFER ANNISTON FIGHTS PREGNANCY RUMORS WITH HER OWN UNIQUE FLAVOR.

TZ4 A) QUAKE COTTAGE-NATS VO

TZ4 B) ANISTON AD-VO

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS TO BREAK

QUAKE COTTAGE-2SHOT

SOME FOLKS IN OREGON DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A SIMULATION.

EVER WONDER WHAT AN 8 POINT 0 QUAKE FEELS LIKE?

QUAKE COTTAGE-PKG

IT'S A FRIGHTENING SCENARIO - A MAGNITUDE 8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

*THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND TODAY.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE GOT THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT WOULD *FEEL LIKE.

EMPLOYEES OF THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION TOOK TURNS INSIDE THIS EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR.

"I had no. idea how hard that shake was gonna be."

"They are quite a bit stronger than what most Californians, Oregonians or Washingtonians are used to."

"Right now we're simulating a magnitude 5 earthquake. even at this level it's pretty tough to stand up. We boost it up to a magnitude 8 and it's almost impossible."

SUCH INTENSE SHAKING WOULD KNOCK OUT ALL POWER.

BONNEVILLE POWER IS USING THE DEMONSTRATION TO TEACH ITS EMPLOYEES JUST HOW DANGEROUS THESE QUAKES CAN BE. AND TO *PREPARE FOR ONE.

IT SAYS. THE MORE ITS EMPLOYEES ARE PREPARED. THE MORE LIKELY IT WILL BE ABLE TO GET POWER BACK TO ITS CUSTOMERS.

"If they can feel comfortable that their family is secure in an emergency, and they're prepared for an emergency, they're more likely to be able to come back to work and make sure that we run this system and keep the lights on in the northwest."

"It definitely will motivate me to go home and talk about what we will do securing our televisions and sorts."

AND SCIENTISTS SAY. HERE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WE COULD GET A MAGNITUDE 8 OR EVEN STRONGER QUAKE - WITHIN THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS.

"We're definitely in the window of opportunity for a major earthquake."

QUAKE COTTAGE-2 SHOT

GEOLOGISTS SAY LARGE EARTHQUAKES OCCUR ON AVERAGE EVERY 300-YEARS.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

A stalled front over North Florida will keep the moisture flowing into Southwest Florida through our Wednesday, setting the stage for another unsettle day of scattered showers & storms, along with more clouds than sunshine at times.

With the steering flow moving from southwest to northeast, the rain that develops will take the same track as yesterday, moving from the Gulf and spreading inland.

Rain will be possible at any time during the day, but the prime time will likely coming from the early to mid afternoon. A few showers will even linger through the night with more showers developing close to the coast by Thursday morning.

Although temperatures will still be rather warm today, heating will be somewhat limited by the cloud cover and rain. Temperatures will start in the mid to upper 70s this morning and then warm into the mid to upper 80s later today. Winds shouldn't be as gusty today, but we could still get some gusts from 15-20 mph.

Even though the front to our north will become somewhat washed out and in a weakened state over the next couple days, its remnant moisture will stick around Southwest Florida, keeping scattered shower and storms in the forecast to close out the week. The timing of the rain will change a little by Friday, however, with the rain and storms mainly targeting the afternoon and evening hours

WATER BALZ WARNING-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT A TOY CALLED 'WATER BALZ'.

THEY'RE SMALL AND COLORFUL,

AND CAN COME WITH A SERIOUS RISK.

ONE BABY ENDED UP IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

WATER BALZ WARNING-PKG

THESE COLORFUL GEL WATER BALZ START OUT THE SIZE OF A PEA, THEN GROW AS BIG AS A RACQUETBALL WHEN IMMERSED IN WATER.

THEY CAUSED QUITE A SCARE FOR AN HUMBLE FAMILY WHEN EIGHT MONTH OLD AUNRAYA CONNOLLY SWALLOWED ONE.

"The balls got dropped on the floor she thought it was candy she picked it up she swallowed it realized it wasn't candy."

HER GRANDMOTHER FRIEDA DEWEESE SAYS THE TOY BELONGED TO AUNRAYA'S THREE YEAR OLD SISTER.

"She was continually throwing up she was dehydrated she was listless just wanted to sleep roll up in a ball you know she was just totally out of it."

THE FAMILY TOOK HER TO PEDIATRIC SURGEON DR. OLUYINA OLUTOYE.

"What makes this highly unusual actually is typically whatever you swallow would easily pass out. water balz are different because they come in very small but keep growing and get much bigger and that's what happened in this little girl."

A SCOPE HELPED DR. OLUTOYE SPOT THE TINY BALL.

"And interestingly you could look through the wall of the intestines and see this ball so it was easy to see through the pink intestines that it was some blue material there and we could push it around and identify where the blockage was."

DR. OLUTOYE REMOVED THE BALL FROM AUNRAYA'S INTESTINE AND SHE'S FULLY RECOVERED.

BUT HER GRANDMOTHER HAS A STERN WARNING TO THE MAKERS OF SUCH PRODUCTS.

"Put the warning larger bright colorful it must catch people's eyes most people do not read the fine print!"

WATER BALZ DO HAVE A WARNING LABEL STATING IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED FOR KIDS UNDER 3.

WATER BALZ WARNING-OC

RACHEL MCNEILL REPORTING.

A NOTE TO MENTION -

THERE IS NO RECALL FOR "WATER BALZ".

THIS IS JUST A WARNING.

ANISTON AD-NATS VOTOPS OC

ja turns to reveal pregnant belly: "how are my little triplets doing? you must be so thirsty"

JEN ANISTON HAS BATTLED PREGNANCY RUMORS FOR SO LONG,

NOW SHE'S TAKING ACTION.

INSTEAD OF FIGHTING THE TABLOID REPORTS SHE'S ACTUALLY FEEDING THEM.

ANISTON AD-PKG

SCRIPT:

Nats Various tabloid covers mixed with music

AFTER *ALL* THOSE YEARS OF DOGGED HEADLINES.

COULD IT FINALLY.POSSIBLY.BE TRUE? A PREGNANT JENNIFER ANISTON?

SOT - JA TURNS TO REVEAL PREGNANT BELLY: "HOW ARE MY LITTLE TRIPLETS DOING?

YOU MUST BE SO THIRSTY"

NOT JUST TRIPLETS. BUT JIMMY KIMMEL FOR A SON?

SOT- JIMMY KIMMEL "MOM CAN I GO SWIMMING? JA: HONEY, PLEASE BE A GOOD BOY GO UPSTAIRS AND TAKE A NAP."

EVEN AN ALIEN BABY.

IT IS THE STUFF TABLOID RUMORS ARE MADE OF.

BUT THIS TIME. IT IS ANISTON THROWING FUEL ON THE HOLLYWOOD FIRE. SHE

WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO ADVERTISE SMARTWATER BY

MAKING FUN OF -- HERSELF.

SOT - CECILIA VEGA

IS THIS THE NEW TREND IN HOLLYWOOD, SELF-DEPRECATING CELBS?

SOT - HOWARD BRAGMAN

It's really empowering to take the people who are dissecting your personal

life and throw it back in their faces and say, 'I can play this game too!'

And the fans really love it.

FROM HOT TEMPERED TENNIS PLAYERS.

SOT- MCENROE AMEX COMMERCIAL "WHY WOULD I BUY TENNIS LESSONS.I DON'T GET TO

DISPUTE IT?"

TO PERFECTIONIST DIRECTORS.

SOT- SCORSESE AMEX COMMERCIAL/"THE OFFICIAL CARD OF PERFECTIONISTS"

WHILE THE RECENTLY ENGAGED ANISTON MAY NOT *ACTUALLY* BE PREGNANT WITH

TRIPLETS.

Nats - SMARTWATER COMMERCIAL JA: "GOODNIGHT RACHEL"

THAT HAIR ? WE ALL KNOW IT'S WAY TOO PERFECT TO BE REAL.

FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

Nats - "What is that? Is that a light's that on?" Aniston inspecting secuity

cam. Nats - JA falls off stool onto floor.

CECILIA VEGA, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES

NOBAMA BEER-2SHOT VO

SENDING A POLITICAL MESSAGE IN THE FORM OF A BEER!

A LIQUOR STORE IN OKLAHOMA HAS SOMETHING FOR VOTERS CALLED 'NOBAMA BREW'.

HERE IT IS.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S FOR VOTERS WHO PROBABLY WON'T VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA IN NOVEMBER.

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE USS MOHAWK HAS RESTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF. AND IT'S ATTRACTING A VISITOR WHO IS CATCHING THE EYE OF DIVERS.

PLUS - CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF A FIRE TORNADO.

FIRST AT FOUR - WE FILL YOU IN ON ONE OF MOTHER NATURE'S RAREST WEATHER EVENTS.

AND - SPIED ON - IN HER OWN HOME - AND BY HER OWN HUSBAND.

HOW SHE'S FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE INVASIVE CAMERA.

A) mohawk update-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) fire tornado-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) spouse spy-VOTOPS TO BREAK

BIG CORKSCREW SHED FIRE-TRXVO TOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING AT THIS NOON HOUR.

WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THIS FIRE AT A SHED IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE KNOW THAT NO ONE WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME.

KIDS SAVES DRIVER CLIFTON LIVE-VOTOPS

AN 11-YEAR-OLD COLLIER COUNTY BOY IS BEING PRAISED AS A HERO TODAY.

HE TOOK CONTROL OF HIS SCHOOL BUS AFTER THE DRIVER SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

HE WAS THE LAST PASSENGER ON THE BUS AT THE TIME.

THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

JAMES CARTER-VOTOPS

AND THAT DAMAGING VIDEO OF MITT ROMNEY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.

WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW IT CAME TO LIGHT.

FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER'S GRANDSON SAYS HE TACKED DOWN THE SOURCE WHO DID THE RECORDING

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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