NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

PITTSBURGH SWAT-SAT 24

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. CREWS HAVE RESPONDED TO A HOSTAGE SITUATION IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH.

YOU'RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK.

WE'RE TOLD A PERSON INSIDE OF A BUILDING CLAIMS A MAN.ARMED WITH A GUN AND AT LEAST TWO DUFFLE BAGS WITH UNKNOWN CONTENTS. IS ON THE 16TH FLOOR.

INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED THE MAN SAID HE HAD EXPLOSIVES IN THE BAGS.

SHUTTLE TODAY-TRX SAT LIVE

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS ABOUT TO TAKE ITS FINAL FLIGHT.

AT ELEVEN FIFTEEN THE ORBITOR WILL TO TAKE TO THE CALIFORNIA SKIES IN A FINAL VICTORY LAP BEFORE RETIRING TO A LOS ANGELES MUSEUM.

ITS STRAPPED ATOP A MODIFIED JUMBO JET.

THE SHUTTLE WILL MAKE LOW FLYOVERS OVER THE STATE CAPITOL, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND SEVERAL LOS ANGELES-AREA LANDMARKS INCLUDING THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN, AND DISNEYLAND BEFORE LANDING AT THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT ELEVEN.TWO F-G-C-U STUDENTS ARE HURT IN WHAT TROOPERS CALL A DRUNK DRIVING DRASH.

ONE OF THE TEENS REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE CRASH HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG U-S 41 AND CORKSCREW ROAD IN ESTERO.

ESTERO CRASH-REM LIVE

ESTERO CRASH-VO

THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 12:30 THIS MORNING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CORKSCREW ROAD AND US 41.

THAT'S WHERE THIS TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THIS POWER POLL, SNAPPING IT IN TWO.

FHP TELLS US THE TRUCK WAS HEADED WEST ON CORKSCREW WHEN IT STARTED TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER, BEFORE GOING LEFT AND CRASHING INTO THIS POLL.

ESTERO CRASH-SOT

ESTERO CRASH-REM LIVE

IT TOOK MORE THAN 20 MINUTES TO GET THOSE YOUNG MEN OUT OF THE TRUCK.

A HELICOPTER WAS CALLED IN, TO FLY THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT FOR SOME REASON, IT COULDN'T MAKE IT.

ONCE AGAIN THE DRIVER IS IN FAIR CONDITION, HIS PASSENGER--- STILL CRITICAL AT THIS HOUR.

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT-2 SS

BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.

NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE RELEASED FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HENDRY COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE STATE AT 15 POINT THREE PERCENT.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A ONE PERCENT DROP FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-TRX SAT LIVE

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

SWFL IPHONE-TRX VO WIPE

THE NEW I-PHONE FIVE IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED.

are you ready? Nats of clapping

THIS IS THE EXCITED FEW WHO WAITED IN LINE AT THE A T AND T STORE IN EAST FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

DOORS OPENED AT EIGHT THIS MORNING.

THE NEW IPHONE 5 RUNS BETWEEN $199 AND $399 DOLLARS.

SWFL IPHONE-SOT VO

A lot of cool features, a lot of things they're bringing to the table that a lot of phones don't have yet, so it's just one of those things that we've been waiting for."

IPHONE HYPE-2 SHOT

NOW THAT THE IPHONE IS IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WAITED IN LINE. SOME FOR DAYS.SOME SAY THEY'RE DISSAPOINTED WITH A FEW OF ITS FEATURES.

IPHONE HYPE-PKG

nats - "are you ready?"

THE IPHONE 5 FRENZY HAS BEGUN! THIS MORNING IN TOKYO - HUNDREDS SURGINING

FOR APPLE'S LATEST RELEASE.

more nats from this am

APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK, AKA THE WOZ, FIRST IN LINE AS USUAL, THIS

TIME DOWN UNDER IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.BUYING TWO.

Steve Wozniak - I want to be a part of this big adventure.

AND IN THE US, FROM THE COAST TO THE COAST IN THE US, AND IN THE HEARTLAND,

PEOPLE INVESTIING SERIOUS TIME TO GET THAT NEW IPHONE.

Nats California guy - You can camp out in the forest if you want, I camp out

at Apple.

AND OVERNIGHT THE FLAGSHIP NY STORE TURNED INTO A CAMPGROUND - LITTERED WITH

SLEEPING BAGS AND FOLDING CHAIRS

PREVIOUS RELEASES UNLEASHED HERDS OF IPHONE FANATICS - VIOLENT CLASHES IN

BEIJING EARLIER THIS YEAR.

nats

OUR OWN BECKY WORELY WAS ONE OF TWO MILLION WHO SKIPPED THE LINE AND

PREORDERED THERE IPHONE 5S ON THE FIRST DAY THEY WERE AVAILABLE.SEPTEMBER

14TH.

Becky Worley- "Apple's pretty amazing at building hype, it starts with

secrecy / then they leak a little information, then the big announcement, /

/ and then I-phone day, that's an event"

GRAPHIC- INDEED APPLE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT IT HAS ALREADY SOLD 2 MILLION

IPHONES IN PRESALES - THEY START AT $200 TRIGGERING ANOTHER FRENZY - IN THE

STOCK MARKET, WITH THE FAMED FRUIT'S STOCK TOPPING $700.

BUT AS WITH SOME OTHER APPLE PRODUCTS, THERE ARE SOME GRIPES - IT REQUIRES A

NEW CHARGER AND HAS SOME NEW KINKS.

THE OPERATING SYSTEM IOS 6 - HAS DUMPED GOOGLE MAPS THE RESULT -

DISAPPEARING NEIGHBORHOODS

THE HOOVER DAM VANISHED, RIVERS TO NO WHERESPAGHETTI RUNWAYS AT AIRPORTS

FOR SOME EVEN THE ITUNES APP FAILED TO OPEN

AND ALREADY THIS MORNING, THERE ARE ENTIRE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THESE

FIX THE PHONE-VO

IF YOUR NEW I-PHONE SHOULD BREAK.REPAIRING IT YOURSELF IS GOING TO BE PRETTY CHALLENGING.

I-FIXIT A WEBSITE THAT GIVES YOU HOW TO MANUALS TO REPAIR YOUR GADGETS GAVE THE PHONE A REPAIRABILITY SCORE OF "SEVEN OUT OF TEN."

GM RECALL-SS

A RECALL ALERT THIS MORNING--

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING NEARLY 474-THOUSAND CHEVROLET, PONTIAC AND SATURN CARS TO FIX A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE CARS TO ROLL AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THIS AFFECTS 2007-2010 CHEVY MALIBUS, PONTIAC G-6-S AND SATURN AURAS.

ALL THE CARS HAVE FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

COLLIER BUDGET-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.

THE COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVED A NEW BUDGET.

COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE THE SAME, DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE CITY MANAGER TOOK A FIVE PERCENT CUT.

LEHIGH BURN-VO

YOU MAY SEE OR SMELL SMOKE AROUND LEHIGH ACRES TODAY.

FORESTRY CREWS WILL BE CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN ALONG EAST 5TH STREET AND FITCH AVENUE.

IN ALL 14 ACRES WILL BE TORCHED.

NEW GALLUP POLL-TRX SS

TAKING A LOOK AT DECISION 2012.

IT'S A DEAD HEAT WHEN IT COMES TO VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

A NEW GALLUP POLL SHOWS BOTH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY HAVE 47 PERCENT.

THE POLL IS BASED ON TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS WITH 35 HUNDRED REGISTERED VOTERS.

NBC POLLS-VO TOPS

HOWEVER NBC NEWS HAS A VERY DIFFERENT OUTLOOK ON THE RACE WHEN IT COMES TO TWO SWING STATES.

ANN ROMNEY TONIGHT SHOW-VO

WE'RE LEARNING MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE ANN WILL MAKE HER FIRST LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW APPEARANCE NEXT WEEK.

SHE DEBUTS ON 'THE TONIGHT SHOW' WITH JAY LENO TUESDAY.

ROMNEY WILL FOCUS ON THE ELECTION AND FAMILY LIFE.

OBAMAS THE VIEW-VOTOPS

THE OBAMAS ARE ALSO MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE TALK SHOW CIRCUIT.

THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY APPEAR ON "THE VIEW" NEXT TUESDAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COUPLE WILL APPEAR ON THE SHOW TOGETHER -- AFTER APPEARING SEPARATELY FOUR TIMES EACH.

AUSSIE GOP COMMENTS-OC SOT OC

THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IS MAKING SOME EYE OPENING COMMENTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY.

WAYNE SWAN, AUSTRALIA'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TOOK AIM AT THE TEA PARTY DURING A SPEECH AT A BUSINESS FORUM.

Let's be blunt and acknowledge the biggest threat to the world's biggest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over a part of the Republican party

JAMES HOLMES LATEST-VO

PROSECUTORS IN THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING CASE HAVE DROPPED THEIR REQUEST TO REVIEW THE NOTEBOOK JAMES HOLMES' APPARENTLY GAVE HIS PSYCHIATRIST BEFORE THE MASS SHOOTING.

THERE IS ALSO A NEW MUGSHOT OF THE SUSPECT.

HOLMES NOW HAS SHORT, BROWN HAIR INSTEAD OF THE BRIGHT ORANGE, SHAGGY HAIR FROM BEFORE.

BAD BUS CRASH-VO WIPE

MORE THAN 25-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SCHOOL BUS FLIPPED OVER IN TENNESSEE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY 63-STUDENTS WERE ON THE BUS THURSDAY WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED.

BAD BUS CRASH-2 SOTS VO

we were just going down the road and the tire hit the ditch and we just started flipping. the back of the bus started swaying and flipped three or four times. landed on its side"

it flung me in the other seat on the other people and all i could see is the back of the seat.

reporter: how did you get out?

student: he helped me. like there were a bunch of people and he was helping them out after he got the door open."

CANCER PROJECT-ONCAM

THE NATION'S LARGEST CANCER CENTER IS LAUNCHING A MASSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST EIGHT SPECIFIC FORMS OF THE DISEASE.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M-D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER EXPECTS TO SPEND AS MUCH AS 3 BILLION DOLLARS ON THE PROJECT OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

THE CANCERS BEING TARGETED ARE ESPECIALLY DEADLY FORMS OF BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER, ALONG WITH LUNG, PROSTATE, MELANOMA AND TWO TYPES OF LEUKEMIA.

AL TAR BALLS-VO

IT'S NOW CONFIRMED THAT VIRTUALLY ALL THE TAR BALLS THAT WASHED ASHORE ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST SINCE HURRICANE ISAAC LAST MONTH ARE LINKED TO THE 2010 B-P OIL SPILL.

A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY FINDS THE MATERIAL IN THE TAR BALLS IS FROM THE B-P WELL.

EVEN MORE STARTLING. THE CHEMICALS IN THE TAR HAVE HAVE BARELY BROKEN DOWN SINCE JUNE 2010.

FIONA APPLE ARRESTED-VO

WHAT FIONA APPLE NEEDS NOW IS A GOOD DEFENSE.

THE SINGER SPENT THE NIGHT IN A TEXAS JAIL AFTER BEING ARRESTED AT A BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT ON DRUG CHARGES.

HER TOUR BUS WAS PULLED OVER FOR A SEARCH IN SIERRA BLANCA, THE SAME TOWN WHICH HAS ALSO NABBED SINGER WILLIE NELSON AND RAPPER SNOOP DOGG ON DRUG CHARGES.

POLICE FOUND FOUR GRAMS OF HASHISH. A FORM OF CANNABIS. ON THE BUS, WHICH THE SINGER ADMITTED WERE HERS.

SHE WAS RELEASED AFTER MAKING BAIL.

TEASE ONE---

SHE NEARLY GOT AWAY WITH IT.

THIS OLDER LOOKING WOMAN IS SEN STEALING FROM A STORE THANKS TO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT THE OWNER DID TO ACTUALLY GET HER INTO THE HANDS OF POLICE.

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER LIKE YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

A BEAR IS ANYTHING BUT CAMERA SHY HERE IN FLORIDA.

A) FACEBOOK THIEF-2 SHOT VO

B) BEAR IN YARD-VOTOPS

WEATHER-STC

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.

More afternoon storms"

The fall season officially starts on Saturday morning, however the summer rains will continue across Southwest Florida as we round out the week and head into the weekend.

Early this morning we'll wake to more clouds across the area and temperatures in the middle 70s for most. With some breaks in the cloud cover through the day, temperatures will easily warm into the upper 80s along the coast with 90° readings east of I-75.

A cold front to our north continues to decay and wash out over the state, therefore keeping clouds mixing in with our sunshine today and scattered downpours and storms during the afternoon. Steering winds look to become more from the south, which will allow the rain to favor areas closer to the urban corridor and coastal communities through the evening before pushing offshore.

Once the sunsets, the rain should fade and skies will partially clear with lows in the middle 70s by morning.

Heading into the weekend, some tropical moisture being pulled northward from the Caribbean across the Peninsula will bring a few more clouds into the forecast for Saturday along with higher than normal rain prospects.

Sunday looks to be the drier of the weekend days with morning sunshine and hit or miss afternoon storms.

FACEBOOK THIEF-VO IN PLASMA

CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND THANKS TO FACEBOOK CAUGHT.

A STORE OWNER IN NORTH CAROLINA DISCOVERED 'HUNDREDS' OF DOLLARS OF JEWELRY MISSING.

AND SHE WAS 'SHOCKED' WHEN SHE CHECKED HER SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS!

FACEBOOK THIEF-PKG

THIS WOMAN WAS IN THE STORE FOR NEARLY 90 MINUTES.

CHECKING OUT JEWELRY, CHATTING WITH THE EMPLOYEES.

SHE LOOKS UNASSUMING.

AND THE OWNER ADMITS SHE DIDN'T PAY HER MUCH ATTENTION.

BUT YOU CAN SEE HER ON VIDEO TAKING JEWELRY AND PUTTING IT IN HER PURSE.

Renn Farmer/Owner

15:51 I would never have thought that she'd be the one to take the things

RENN FARMER SAYS 69-YEAR-OLD JOSEPHINE MURDOCK STOLE 500 DOLLARS WORTH OF

RINGS, BRACELETS, AND WATCHES.

AND SPENT THIS MORNING LOOKING THROUGH THE SURVEILLANCE TAPE.

Renn Farmer/Owner

It makes you very angry. Because here we are, I'm a small businesswoman,

and so what we bring in each day goes to pay bills and keeps the store going

.

FARMER HAD NO CLUE WHO THE WOMAN WAS.

SO SHE TURNED TO HER CUSTOMERS TO HELP IDENTIFY HER.

Renn Farmer/Owner

I thought well, that's put her on Facebook and just see if anyone know sher

. So we posted her picture and within two or three minutes we just got our

first phone call

FARMER CALLED JOSEPHINE MURDOCK AND TOLD HER THEY HAD HER ON VIDEO.

SHE SAYS MURDOCK RETURNED TO THE STORE AND GAVE HER 500 DOLLARS CASH.

AND SHE AGREED NOT TO PRESS CHARGES.

Renn Farmer/Owner

I guess my heart was a little big

Jeff Smith/Eyewitness News

"Nothing further to add then"

I CALLED MURDOCK TONIGHT.

SHE KEPT REPEATING 'THIS MATTER IS OVER AND DONE WITH' AND THEN HUNG UP THE

PHONE.

Renn Farmer/Owner

You get very frustrated

FARMER 'DID' FILE A POLICE REPORT BANNING MURDOCK FROM THE STORE.

AND SHE'S SAYING THANK YOU TO HER FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS.

CABBIE CAR JACK-TRX SOT TOPS VO

Get out of the car, give me the money!" Philpot: "I

don't have no money, I just started." Suspect: "Open the trunk."

SHOCKING VIDEO.A WOMAN IN PENSACOLA IS ACCUSED OF CARJACKING A CAB DRIVER.

THE CRIME WAS CAUGHT ON A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA MOUNTED INSIDE THE CAB.

THE CABBIE WAS TOSSED INTO THE CAB'S TRUNK.

EVENTUALLY SHE GRABBED THE TRUNK RELEASE LEVER AND GOT AWAY.

BEAR IN YARD-TRX VO TOPS

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A BEAR UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN.

A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN CAUGHT IT ALL ON CAMERA.

THE HOMEOWNER PUT UP A MOTION-ACTIVATED CAMERA WITH NIGHT VISION ON A TREE IN HIS BACKYARD.

HE DID IT TO WATCH THE WILDLIFE, BUT THIS WAS PARTICULARLY WILD. A HUGE BEAR GETTING UP ON ITS HIND LEGS.

THE BEAR WAS TRYING TO REACH A BIRD FEEDER.

TEASE TWO----

THE WORLD HAS SEEN THEM.BUT THE WORLD WANTS TO KNOW.WHO TOOK THEM?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NUDE PHOTOS OF KATE MIDDLETON.

A) KATE PHOTOS-2 SHOT VO

KATE PHOTOS UPDATE-INTRO

THE HUNT IS ON FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO TOOK TOPLESS PICTURES OF KATE

MIDDLETON.

ANOTHER PAPARAZZO SAYS HE KNOWS WHO SNAPPED THEM -- BUT HE'S NOT SAYING MUCH MORE.

KATE PHOTOS UPDATE-PKG

PICS OF CHATEAU

The scene of the crime. a $24 million chateau in the south of France owned

by the Queen's nephew.

MAP

The pictures were taken half a mile from the chateau. with what's called a

super-telephoto lens.

JK WALKS IN MAGAZINE OFFICE

We went to the Paris offices of Closer, the magazine that first published

the scandalous pics and asked for an interview with the editor who has said

violating Kate's privacy is no big deal.

JK: NO INTERVIEW?

The editor it seems values her privacy.

KATE AND WILLIAM IN PACFIC

While William and Kate did their best over the past week to keep smiling

during a royal visit to the Pacific Islands. their lawyers scored a huge

victory. winning an injunction in Paris forbidding the French magazine

from republishing pictures.

GRAPHIC OF QUESTION MARK

The question now: who shot them? BBC Radio spoke to French celebrity

photographer Pascal Rostain who says he knows.

VOICE OF PASCAL ROSTAIN - FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER

THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT HE'S FROM SOUTH OF DUBLIN AND

HE HAD RED HAIR, BUT OFCOURSE I WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SAID HIS NAME

When the surreptitious snapper is identified he could be in big

trouble.

GRAPHIC

The French criminal is very clear "TAKING, RECORDING OR TRANSMITTING THE

PICTURE OF A PERSON WHO IS WITHIN A PRIVATE PLACE, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF

THE PERSON CONCERNED" is a crime. Penalty one year in prison and a $60,000

fine.

TRAVOLTA

This morning here in London actor John Travolta who has had his own issues

with privacy said he sympathizes with the royals and he supports stronger

laws to shield celebrities.

SOT - JOHN TRAVOLTA

TEASE THREE-----

HAVE YOU ALREADY HAD LUNCH? OR ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL LATER?

SOME PARENTS ARE UPSET AT WHAT TIME THEIR KIDS EAT LUNCH AT SCHOOL.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHERE SOME ARE EATING LUNCH AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING.AND WHY.

PLUS THOMAS THE TRAIN GOING TO SPACE?

A) EARLY LUNCHES-2 SHOT VO

B) THOMAS TRAIN BALLON-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

AIRLINE WOES-2 SHOT

PLAGUED BY DELAYS AND HUNDRED OF CANCELLATIONS, AMERICAN AIRLINES CONTINUES TO FLY, ALBEIT WITH PICKETTING PILOTS AND ANGRY

PASSENGERS. I'm krista

EVEN FLIGHTS TO AND FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE AIRLINE'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

AIRLINE WOES-PKG

SCRIPT:MORE TRAVEL HEADACHES AGAIN TODAY FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGERS

AMID A LABOR DISBUTE THAT IS CAUSING DELAYS AND HUNDREDS OF CANCELLATIONS

NATIONWIDE.

sot: AA flyer Jessica Wall / Brooklyn, NY:

.we were delayed about an hour and a half.

sot JULIE LINE / PASSENGER

19:15:10- this is the last time i'll fly american.

EXECUTIVES AT THE AIRLINE BELIEVE PILOTS ARE CALLING IN SICK AND FLIGHT

CREWS ARE FILING HUGE NUMBERS OF MAINTENANCE REPORTS IN ORDER TO SLOW

OPERATIONS. THEY BELIEVE THE MOVE IS AN ATTEMPT TO PUNISH THE COMPANY FOR

IMPOSING COST-CUTTING MEASURES AS PART OF ITS BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION.

Seth Kaplan, Airline Weekly

when all of a sudden you see a lot more people calling in sick or a lot more

flights being cancelled for mechanical reasons, you do start to wonder if

they are being extra safe or if something else is going on.

THE PILOTS ARE DENYING THEY ARE TAKING ANY JOB ACTION AGAINST THE COMPANY.

THAT'S DESPITE CONDUCTING WHAT THEY CALL "INFORMATIONAL PICKETING" AT

CHICAGO'S O'HARE AIRPORT.

NATS of picketing pilots

ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THE F-A-A IS CONCERNED ENOUGH TO HAVE STEPPED UP

SCRUTINY OF AMERICAN DURING ITS BANKRUPTCY. SO FAR NO INDICATION SAFETY

HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. BUT FEDERAL MONITORS ARE MAKING MORE RAMP CHECKS AND

FLY-ALONGS WITH PILOTS TO MAKE SURE."

THE COMPANY PLANS TO CUT FLIGHTS BY UP TO 2-PERCENT OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS

. IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP SERVICE RELIABLE AND MINIMIZE IMPACT.

ALL THIS AS PASSENGERS ARE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE

RICK SEANEY / AIRLINE ANALYST

people now are starting to shop for thanksgiving. they do have a choice, so

these airlines need to get their act together

THE QUESTION FOR AMERICAN IS. EVEN IF IT SURVIVES BANKRUPTCY --- CAN IT

AIRLINE WOES-ONCAM

JOHN MULLER REPORTING.

HOUSTON SHUTTLE SNUB-VO WIPE

MANY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ARE FEELING SNUBBED BECAUSE DESPITE BEING HOME TO MISSION CONTROL THE CITY WILL NOT BE GETTING A SPACE SHUTTLE FOR PERMANENT DISPLAY.

ENDEAVOUR DID MAKE A STOP OVER THIS WEEK IN THE CITY.

HOUSTON SHUTTLE SNUB-SOT VO

NASA will always have been in houston and houston will always

have been the place where the first man who stepped on the moon- he didnt

mention new york or los angeles- it was Houston.

ULTMATELY IT WILL BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DECISION.

EARLY LUNCHES-OC SOT VO WIPE

WHAT TIME DOES YOUR CHILD EAT LUNCH AT SCHOOL?

MORE SCHOOLS ARE HOLDING LUNCH TIMES EARLIER.WELL INTO THE MORNING.

Joe Canao, Student: I feel like, I don't know, it just doesn't sit right in my stomach.

IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- SCHOOLS IN AT LEAST SIX STATES START LUNCH BEFORE 10AM.

A BIG REASON, ADMINISTRATORS SAY: OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS AND TIGHT BUDGETS.

EARLY LUNCHES-SOT VO

parents should be concerned definitely / 032455 There is some research that learning can be hampered if young people are hungry

OFFICER TAKEN HOSTAGE-TRX VO TOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.POLICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE JUST RELEASED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF AN OFFICER BEING TAKEN HOSTAGE.

IT HAPPENED AS A MAN WAS BEING BOOKED INTO THE JAIL.

YOU CAN SEE HE GRABS A FEMALE DETENTION OFFICER AND PUTS HER IN A CHOKE HOLD.

HE DEMANDED A PHONE TO TALK TO HIS GIRLFRIEND.

ANOTHER OFFICER PLACED HIS CELL PHONE ON A TABLE AND WHEN THE SUSPECT WASN'T LOOKING HE PEPPER SPRAYED HIM.

BEER TOSS-TRX VO TOPS

MUST SEE VIDEO OUT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.

TAKE A LOOK.A WOULD BE ROBBER ARMED WITH A KNIFE. WAS NO MATCH FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK WHO CHASED THE SUSPECT OUT OF THE STORE

ARMED ONLY WITH A 4-PACK OF BEER.

PORT ORANGE POLICE SAY THE MAN ENTERED A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH HIS SHIRT OVER HIS FACE, WAVING A KNIFE AND DEMANDING MONEY.

AS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE STORE'S CLERK, GRABBED A 4-PACK OF BEER AND PELTED THE SUSPECT. WHO DROPPED THE MONEY, HIS WEAPON AND THEN RAN OUT OF THE STORE.

AMISH TRIAL VERDICT-VO WIPE

SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF A BREAKAWAY AMISH COMMUNITY IN OHIO ARE AWAITING SENTENCING.CONVICTED OF FEDERAL HATE CRIMES.

PROSECUTORS SAY AT THE LEADER'S INSTRUCTION, 15 FOLLOWERS FORCIBLY SHAVED THE BEARDS AND CUT THE HAIR OF AMISH PEOPLE WHO HAD LEFT HIS GROUP OVER RELIGIOUS DISAGREEMENTS.

IT HAPPENED IN A SERIES OF FIVE ATTACKS IN 2011.

THE DEFENSE ARGUED IT WAS ALL THE RESULT OF A FAMILY FEUD, A POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN AMISH GROUPS.

AMISH TRIAL VERDICT-SOT VO

I hope that the general population will understand that the Amish are a non-violent group, overall a loving group and that this was a renegade group."

THE CHARGES CHARGES CAN CARRY A SENTENCE OF UP TO LIFE IN PRISON.

AFGHAN SURGE-INTRO

A WATERSHED MOMENT IN AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR.

DESPITE GROWING ATTACKS ON AMERICAN TROOPS.THE U-S TROOP SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN IS OVER.

HE LAST OF THE SURGE FORCES HAVE LEFT THE BATTLEFIELD AND THE COUNTRY.

BUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN TROOPS REMAIN THERE.

AFGHAN SURGE-PKG

DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA CALLS IT AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE. IT'S BEEN

ALMOST THREE YEARS SINCE A WAVE OF ADDITIONAL U-S TROOPS DEPLOYED TO

AFGHANISTAN. IN A SURGE DESIGNED TO CRIPPLE THE TALIBAN, DEFEAT AL QAEDA,

AND GIVE AFGHAN FORCES THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. THIS MORNING. THE LAST OF

THOSE AMERICANS ARE OUT.

IT WAS DECEMBER 1ST, 2009 -- AT WEST POINT-- THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA

ANNOUNCED THE SURGE.

And as Commander-in-Chief, I have determined that it is in our

vital national interest to send an additional 30- thousand US troops to

Afghanistan.

AT THAT TIME. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR THEIR WITHDRAWAL.

A GOAL THAT HAS NOW BEEN MET.

U.S. SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN

33,000 troops deployed

10,000 out by July 2011

23,000 remaining are now gone

33-THOUSAND U-S TROOPS TOOK PART IN THE SURGE.

10-THOUSAND OF THEM WERE OUT BY JULY OF LAST YEAR.

AND THE REMAINING 23-THOUSAND ARE NOW GONE.

BUT IN HIS STATEMENT, THE DEFENSE SECRETARY HAD A SOBERING REMINDER.

SAYING

"It is important to underscore that even as our surge troops return home,

there are roughly 68,000 Americans who remain in a tough fight in

Afghanistan, alongside their NATO and Afghan partners. We are a nation at

war."

-- Leon Panetta

Defense Secretary

THE HUMAN TOLL OF THE SURGE WAS TREMENDOUS. OF THE ALMOST 2- THOUSAND U-S

CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 57 PERCENT HAPPENED DURING THE SURGE. NOW

THOSE WHO REMAIN FACE THE DIEHARD INSURGENTS, AND THE GROWING THREAT OF

INSIDER ATTACKS.

BUT THE GOAL IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS WHAT IT WAS FROM THE START. OF THE

WAR-- ALMOST 11 YEARS AGO-- IN THE EARLY DAYS AFTER 9/11. TO KEEP

AFGHANISTAN FROM EVER AGAIN BECOMING A BASE FOR TERRORISTS TO ATTACK THE

UNITED STATES.

BED BUG FIGHT-VO WIPE

A PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEX IN PORTLAND, OREGON HAS FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO BATTLE BED BUGS.

BEFORE NEW RESIDENTS MOVE IN, THEIR BELONGINGS ARE PLACED IN A CLOSET-SIZED SAUNA FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.

BED BUG FIGHT-SOT VO

You put it in temperature that will actually cook the bed bugs and the eggs and we can feel 100% assured that after they go through the bed bug sauna, it is safe to take their belongings up to their rooms.

IT COST 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUILD THE SAUNA -- BUT IT'S PAYING OFF.

RARE DIAMOND-VO

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLING!

CHECK OUT THIS NEW VIDEO FROM HONG KONG OVERNIGHT -- WHERE SOME OF THE RAREST DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD ARE ON DISPLAY.

THE DIAMONDS COME FROM "THE ARGYLE MINE" IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA OWNED BY "RIO TINTO."

IT CLAIMS TO BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST SUPPLIER OF NATURAL COLORED DIAMONDS AND 90-PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S PINK DIAMONDS.

BIG BEEHIVE-VOWIPE

NEIGHBORS ARE ALL A-BUZZ IN RICHARDSON TEXAS. BUT IT'S NOT IN A GOOD WAY.

RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THIS MASSIVE BEE HIVE.

THIS BASKETBALL SIZED BEEHIVE IS SCARING SOME HOMEOWNERS HERE BECAUSE THEIR KIDS PLAY IN THIS AREA.

RIGHT NOW THE BEES AND THEIR BIG HOME ARE NOT THREAT. BUT COULD BE.

BIG BEEHIVE-SOT VO

He estimates that 450,000-500,000 bees live in that hive."

FOOTBALL -2 SS

FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO ACROSS THE NATION--

FOOTBALL FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR AN ACTION PACKED WEEKEND.

OF COURSE, HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS HIT THE FIELD TONIGHT.

YOU CAN CATCH ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT ON NBC2 NEWS AT 11

AND TOMORROW MORNING DURING GRIDIRON 2-DAY -- THE ONLY SATURDAY MORNING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SHOW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THAT'S AT 10 A-M ON NBC2.

AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAY, SUNDAY NIGHT HERE ON NBC2!

TEASE FOUR------

A NEW NBC SITCOM IS BRINGING THE LAUGHS.

sheila how did you get into my apartment.i had a key made.did you hear that your ex wife has a key to your apartment

GUYS WITH KIDS IS MAKING A BIG DEBUT ON THE NETWORK.

A) GUYS WITH KIDS-2 SHOT SOT VO

GUYS WITH KIDS CLIP-SOT TOPS VO

can I get the name of your baby sitter? Baby sitter? You know someone who is paid to watch your kids while you have fun.fun?

THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL AND THEY'RE BRINGING THE LAUGHS TO NBC PRIMETIME.

TOSS TO LIVE-2 SHOT

AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO WELCOME THREE OF THE STARS OF THE SHOW TO THE NEWS AT ELEVEN.

GUYS WITH KIDS-SAT LIVE

Bradford and Zach Cregger to talk about NBC's

"Guys With Kids," a new comedy from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Jimmy Fallon about three thirty-something Dads who try to hold on to their youth as they face the responsibilities of having kids. Thankfully Gary , Chris and Nick have each other to help navigate the highs and lows of fatherhood -- while still trying desperately to remain dudes.

Balancing work or staying at home, happily married or happily divorced, taking care of the "littles," while maintaining a social life is a daily challenge. Dads today are more involved in their kids' lives than ever, and Nick, Chris and Gary are no exceptions.

The show premiers Wednesday September 26 and all three guys are participating in this tour, on Friday Sept. 21st from 10 am to 1 pm ET, which promises to be as fresh as clean diapers but full of surprises.

GUYS WITH KIDS-SS

TYLER CLIP-CLIP

WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

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

More afternoon storms"

The fall season officially starts on Saturday morning, however the summer rains will continue across Southwest Florida as we round out the week and head into the weekend.

Early this morning we'll wake to more clouds across the area and temperatures in the middle 70s for most. With some breaks in the cloud cover through the day, temperatures will easily warm into the upper 80s along the coast with 90° readings east of I-75.

A cold front to our north continues to decay and wash out over the state, therefore keeping clouds mixing in with our sunshine today and scattered downpours and storms during the afternoon. Steering winds look to become more from the south, which will allow the rain to favor areas closer to the urban corridor and coastal communities through the evening before pushing offshore.

Once the sunsets, the rain should fade and skies will partially clear with lows in the middle 70s by morning.

Heading into the weekend, some tropical moisture being pulled northward from the Caribbean across the Peninsula will bring a few more clouds into the forecast for Saturday along with higher than normal rain prospects.

Sunday looks to be the drier of the weekend days with morning sunshine and hit or miss afternoon storms.

BLACKBERRY OUTAGES-ONCAM

ON THE SAME DAY THE APPLE I-PHONE 5 IS RELEASED BLACKBERRY IS REPORTING AN OUTAGE AFFECTING USERS.

THE OUTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WAS SHORTER THAN THE ONES IN EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA.

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-ON CAM

PARIS HILTON IS GETTING SOME UNWANTED ATTENTION FOR HER ALLEGED REMARKS ABOUT GAY MEN, AN ALLEGED ACCIDENT INVOLVING LINDSAY LOHAN WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE, AND NEW-MOM JESSICA SIMPSON SHOWS OFF HER BOUNCING BABY GIRL!

HOLLYWOOD MINUTE-PKG

SOME COMMENTS MADE BY PARIS HILTON ABOUT GAY MEN ARE CAUSING A STIR.

A NEW YORK CAB DRIVER RECORDED THE HEIRESS HAVING A CONVERSATION IN HIS CAB TWO WEEKS AGO.

SHE WAS APPARENTLY RIDING WITH A GAY MODEL WHO WAS SHOWING HER AN I-PHONE APP THAT OFFERS "QUICK" AND "DISCREET" CONNECTIONS FOR MEN.

SHE CAN BE HEARD CALLING GAY MEN "DISGUSTING," AND SUGGESTING MOST OF THEM PROBABLY HAVE AIDS.

A REP FOR HILTON SAYS SHE WAS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNPROTECTED SEX.

HILTON'S REPS CLAIM, IT WAS NOT HER INTENT TO MAKE DEROGATORY COMMENTS ABOUT ALL GAYS.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SURFACED THURSDAY AFTER REPORTS LINDSAY LOHAN HIT SOMEONE WITH HER CAR AND KEPT GOING.

THE VIDEO SHOWS A GROUP OF PEOPLE STANDING AROUND AS THE ACTRESS ALLEGEDLY DRIVES INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT.

THE N-Y-P-D SAYS, THE ALLEGED VICTIM IS SEEN STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

THE PERSON MOVES TO THE SIDE OF LOHAN'S CAR. AND IS LATER SEEN WALKING.

LOHAN'S ATTORNEY'S DENY THE CLAIMS AND SAID QUOTE "AS THE FACTS OF THIS SITUATION COME TO LIGHT, IT IS GOING TO BE APPARENT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT."

JESSICA SIMPSON IS SHOWING OFF HER LITTLE PRINCESS.

SHE POSTED THESE PHOTOS OF FOUR-MONTH-OLD MAXWELL ON HER OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

THEY WERE TAKEN AS SIMPSON CELEBRATED HER FIANCÉ, ERIC JOHNSON'S, THIRTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY.

SIMPSON WROTE, "LAST YEAR AT DADDY'S PARTY, MAXWELL WAS IN MY BELLY. THIS YEAR SHE'S IN MY ARMS!"

WOMAN BIKES TO JOB INTERVIEW-OC SOT VO WIPE

STOPPING AT NOTHING TO GET A JOB.

A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN SAYS SHE IS SO DETERMINED TO FIND A JOB, SHE RODE HER DAUGHTER'S LITTLE PINK BIKE 26 MILES ROUND TRIP TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.

"I had gotten just a weekend flyer in the mail and it had the job listing and I knew in advance that I was not gonna have a vehicle."

TWO WEEKS AGO, HER UNEMPLOYMENT RAN OUT SO WITHOUT A CAR SHE STARTED PEDALLING.

THE TWO COUNTY TRIP THAT TAKES ABOUT 25 MINUTES IN A CAR, TOOK HER THREE HOURS.

WOMAN BIKES TO JOB INTERVIEW-SOT VO

"I got to exercise and apply for the job at the same time. Ha ha ha ha."

THOMAS TRAIN BALOON-TRX VO TOPS

THIS IS MUST SEE VIDEO.

TAKE A LOOK A FATHER POSTED THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE WHEN HE ATTACHED HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON'S FAVORITE TOY TO A WEATHER BALLOON.

HE SENT THOMAS THE TRAIN UP TO THE EDGE OF SPACE WITH A CAMERA ATTACHED.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOY FLYING IN THE AIR.EVENTUALLY THE BALLOON BREAKS AND IT COMES CRASHING DOWN.

IT WAS RECOVERED 27 MILES AWAY IN A CORN FIELD AND TRACKED DOWN WITH THE HELP OF A G-P-S.

TEASE FIVE------

A POLITICAL STATEMENT OR SOMETHING MORE SINISTER?

Reporter:

"It's not a lynch."

A) CHAIR CONTROVERSY-2 SHOT SOT VO

PIG SAVES GOAT-VO TOPS

THIS IS CERTAINLY THE VIDEO THAT HAS EVERYBODY TALKING TODAY.

TAKE A LOOK.A YOUNG GOAT GETS ITS HOOF STUCK UNDER A ROCK IN A POND INSIDE A PETTING ZOO.

SECONDS LATER A PIG COMES CHARGING INTO THE WATER AND PUSHES THE GOAT TOWARD THE SAFETY OF THE EDGE OF THE POND.

THE VIDEO WAS EVEN FEATURED ON NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS.

CHAIR CONTROVERSY-VO IN TRAFFIC 2 SHOT

ACTOR CLINT EASTWOOD'S SPEECH WITH AN EMPTY CHAIR AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION INSPIRED A TEXAS HOMEOWNER TO MAKE A POLITICAL STATEMENT THAT'S CAUSING A LOT OF CONTROVERSY.

THE MAN HUNG AN EMPTY FOLDING CHAIR WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG FROM A TREE IN HIS FRONT YARD.MEANT TO SYMBOLIZE PRESIDENT OBAMA.

SOME NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED IT WAS RACIST.

CHAIR CONTROVERSY-PKG

AS WE WALKED UP TO BUD JOHNSON'S HOME IN NORTH AUSTIN HE WAS OUTSIDE TAKING DOWN THE CONTROVERSIAL DISPLAY THAT MANY ARE CALLING RACIST.

"I would advise you to get the **** away from here. That is not a request, that's on order."

THAT WAS THE START OF OUR INTERACTION WITH BUD.WE MADE SURE TO STAY ON THE STREET, OFF HIS PROPERTY.BUT WE WANTED TO KNOW WHY HE HAD PUT UP THE DISPLAY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Reporter:

"Have you ever heard of the Clint Eastwood thing- the empty chair?"

HE ADMITTED IT WAS A SYMBOL OF PRESIDENT OBAMA.

TAKEN FROM A SPEECH GIVEN BY CLINT EASTWOOD DURING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. WHERE THE ACTOR ADDRESSED THE CHAIR AS IF IT WERE THE PRESIDENT.

Reporter:

"No, it has no other meaning."

Reporter:

"No, it has no other meaning. That's all it has."

Reporter:

"I'm not a racist. I don't dislike any race."

WHEN I ASKED WHY HE HUNG IT FROM A TREE.

"So what! What's wrong with a tree?"

Reporter:

"It's not a lynch."

Reporter:

"Because it's the only place I had to put the **** thing."

Reporter:

"No, because I like to cut my grass."

Reporter:

"Yeah."

JOHNSON CLAIMS HIS DISPLAY WAS TAKEN THE WRONG WAY.

"There's no way you could take that the wrong way."

BUT SOME NEIGHBORS AREN'T BUYING IT.

"The sign-the chair that Clint Eastwood was using as an empty chair with President Obama in it and then him hanging it up.I mean that's pretty racist to me."

ROBERT STEPHENSON LIVES IN THE AREA AND WAS ABOUT TO START A PETITION TO MAKE JOHNSON TAKE THE CHAIR DOWN.

TOSS TO NOON TEASE-2-SHOT PLASMA

NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

HELLO EVERYONE!

AN EARLY MORNING CRASH LEAVES TO LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL AT NOON.

WE'RE LIVE FROM THE CAMPUS OF FGCU WITH REACTION FROM STUDENTS.

AFTER A NIGHT OF PARTYING AND DRINKING.

Stephen: How long have you worked in the fields?

Boy1- "Since like I was in like the 6th grade."

Girl: "I was in 6th grade, I was eleven."

Boy2: "Like 7 years, since I was 8 years old."

DO YOU KNOW WHO'S PICKING YOUR PRODUCE?

CHANCES ARE IT'S A CHILD - A ROUGH BUT NECESSARY BUSINESS FOR MANY FAMILIES IN THE U-S.

AND ICKY SPIDERS IN FULL FORCE!

ALL BECAUSE OF THE SUMMER DROUGHT.

WE HAVE SOME TIPS TO KEEP YOU BITE-FREE.

AND BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR MAKERS OF SKIN CARE PRODUCTS.

BUT THE SALES AREN'T JUST COMING FROM WOMEN.

MEN GROOMING IS ON THE RISE1

NOON TZA) ESTERO CRASH-VO

NOON TZB) KIDS PICKING PRODUCE-SOTVO

NOON TZC) SPIDER BITES-VO

NOON TZD) MANLY SKINCARE-VO

CLOSE-2-SHOT PLASMA