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TWO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL AT NOON,

AFTER A NIGHT OF PARTYING AND DRINKING.

WE'RE LIVE IN 30 SECONDS FROM THE CAMPUS AT FGCU WHERE STUDENTS REACT.

STEP RIGHT UP!

THE NEW IPHONE 5 IS READY FOR YOU TO BUY.

AND SOME PEOPLE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY.

WE'LL EXPLAIN.

nats of music

AND A MEGA MAKEOVER FOR AMERICA'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL.

HL1) ESTERO CRASH-VOTOPS WIPE

HL2) IPHONE 5-VOTOPS WIPE

HL3) APPLEBEES-NATS VOTOPS

BREAKING OPEN-TRX

BOOTH ALERT

A FORT MYERS ACCOUNTANT AND BUSINESS MAN

PHIL BENNETT PLEADED NO CONTEST IN APRIL ON 8 DIFFERENT CHARGES INCLUDING EMBEZZLING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

HE TOOK THE MONEY FROM 3 ROTARY CLUBS, A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND THE CITY OF MOORE HAVEN.

ESTERO CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-TRX VOTOPS FLY LIVE

TWO LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL TODAY.

ONE OF THEM CRASHED HIS TRUCK INTO A POWER POLL EARLY THIS MORNING.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THAT CRASH.

THE DRIVER OF THAT TRUCK IS 19-YEAR-OLD CONNOR CEILLEY, HE IS IN FAIR CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THE PASSENGER 19-YEAR-OLD BRENT RACZKOWSKI IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS AT FGCU WHERE THOSE STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL.

ESTERO CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

STUDENTS HERE TELL ME THURSDAY NIGHT IT A BIG NIGHT FOR PARTYING.

ESTERO CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-PKG

A MANGLED MASS OF METAL IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THIS PICK-UP TRUCK AFTER IT SMASHED INTO THIS POWER POLL.

SNAPPED IN HALF, THE POLE SAT ON TOP OF THE TRUCK WITH TWO YOUNG FGCU STUDENTS INSIDE.

SOT: FIRE FIGHTER. "Both patients had to be extricated, we had extensive extrication on scene, the second patient took us 24 minutes to get him out of the vehicle

IT WAS JUST BEFORE 12:30 THIS MORNING.

WHEN FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THIS TRUCK, HEADED WEST ON CORKSCREW ROAD, LOST CONTROL.

THE PASSENGER, 19-YEAR-OLD BRENT RACZKOWSKI IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE DRIVER, 19-YEAR-OLD CONNOR CEILLY. IS IN FAIR CONDITION.

BUT NOW, FHP IS SAYING ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THIS CRASH.

SOT: "It's not worth it."

AS CLASSES STARTED THIS MORNING, MOST STUDENTS HERE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE CRASH.

AND WHILE THEY HOPE FOR THE BEST. THEY SAY DRINKING AND DRIVING IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

ESTERO CRASH CLIFTON LIVE-REM LIVE

WE TALKED TO A STUDENT EARLIER WHO KNOWS THE DRIVER, CONNOR CEILLEY.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA, BUT DID TELL US HE IS A SOPHOMORE HERE.

AND THAT HE GRADUATED FROM FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL.

ONCE AGAIN, CEILLEY IS IN FAIR CONDITION AT THIS HOUR.

THE PASSENGER, RACZKOWSKI IS CRITICAL THOUGH AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT-2 SS

NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OUT FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.

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

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

SWFL IPHONE-TRX NATS VOTOPS

ready? claps

THE NEW I-PHONE FIVE IS HERE.

DO YOU HAVE YOURS?

LOTS OF EXCITEMENT AT THE A T & T STORE IN EAST FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

IPHONE 5-OC

AND FANS DIDN'T JUST LINE UP HERE.

WE'RE SEEING THE HUGE CROWDS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.

IPHONE 5-PKG

THE IPOD.

THE IPHONE.

THE IPAD.

ANYTHING NEW FROM APPLE.INSPIRES WORLDWIDE frenzy.

AND NOW. THE LATEST *ROCKSTAR*.

THE IPHONE 5.

THAT HAS APPLE ADDICTS LINING UP.

AND PITCHING TENTS.

FROM SINGAPORE.

Sultan/Singapore

"I like everything from Apple."

TO SAN FRANCISCO.

Imran Kahn/San Francisco

"It is just good to be the first one to have something."

A SLIMMER CASE.A BIGGER SCREEN.

AND CUTTING EDGE APPS.

. WORTH A 7 DAY WAIT.OUTSIDE THIS MANHATTAN APPLE STORE.FOR JOSEPH CRUZ.

Joseph Cruz /New York

"I think it's a big leap actually. They upgrade, actually, most of everything on the phone. you know, the camera, the length. The front camera actually is HD."

Kurt Knutsson

"When you measure what happened on the internet, 2 million phones sold within 24 hours. that's kind of crazy. That's double anything they've done before."

AND MANY OF THOSE WAITING IN LINE. HOPING TO TURN THOSE PHONES INTO CASH COWS.

ADS ARE ALREADY POPPING UP ON EBAY.

THEN THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE BEING *PAID* TO WAIT.

Charlie Hufnagel/San Francisco

"They are paying me $1500 and I've been here since 10a Monday morning."

BUT FOR TRUE BELIEVERS.YOU COULDN'T *PAY* THEM ENOUGH TO PART WITH THEIR NEW PRODUCT.

Julian Diggs/Chicago

"I really do want the phone. I've gotten every upgrade of the phone that's ever come out since the beginning."

Gabriel Barba/San Fran Standing

"Everytime something new from apple comes out we are like "are you gonna do it?" It had kinda become a little tradition between us."

IT'S THE KIND OF CULT FOLLOWING MOST COMPANIES CAN ONLY DREAM OF.

SO WHAT'S THE SECRET.

TECH EXPERTS SAY. IT'S NOT WHAT THESE PRODUCTS DO.

IT'S HOW THEY MAKE YOU *FEEL.*

Kurt Knutsson

".when you hold this phone in your hand, when you touch it, when you feel it, you feel like you're holding on to something that is the future, that is tomorrow."

AFGHANISTAN TROOPS SURGE OVER-VO

DIANA ALVEAR REPORTING.

THE NEARLY THREE-YEAR LONG OPERATION TO QUASH A TALIBAN RESURGENCE IS OVER.

THE LAST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TROOPS THAT WERE PART OF THE 2009 TROOP SURGE HAVE LEFT AFGHANISTAN.

IN 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA ORDERED 33-THOUSAND ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN,

SO AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES COULD BE TRAINED.

DR GREKOS IS BACK-SS

A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR IS BACK IN BUSINESS,

AFTER HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED WHEN TWO PATIENTS DIED.

DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS IS LISTED AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF A NEW COMPANY -- INTERCELLULAR SERVICES.

LIKE HIS OLD COMPANY, THIS ONE DOES STEM CELL TREATMENT.

ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS,

THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF GREKOS NEW BUSINESS.

BP TAR BALLS-VO

CONFIRMED THIS AFTERNOON,

NEARLY ALL THE TAR BALLS THAT WASHED ASHORE AFTER ISAAC BELONG TO BP.

HERE'S A LOOK AT ALABAMA'S GULF COAST.

EXPERTS SAY THE MATERIAL IN THE TAR BALLS IS FROM THE B-P WELL THAT EXPLODED IN 2010.

B-P SAYS IT HASN'T SEEN THE STUDY.

GM RECALL-SS

A BIG RECALL FOR GENERAL MOTORS THIS AFTERNOON.

NEARLY 474-THOUSAND CARS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

THE CARS CAN ROLL AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY.

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

ALL THE CARS HAVE FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

CLUB APPLEBEES-OC

A FAMILY RESTAURANT TRANSFORMS ITSELF INTO A TRENDY AFTER-AFTER HOURS DANCE CLUB.

IS APPLEBEES THE NEW LATE NIGHT DESTINATION?

CLUB APPLEBEES-PKG

The music is loud.

MUSIC

the tap is open. and the dance floor is packed.

NATS DJ

It's almost midnight on a Thursday in Tampa, and the party is in full swing.

NATS Whooo! Yeah!

But this not your hard-to-get-into, just-opened nightclub of the moment.

MOS - THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD VIBE, I'M NOT GONNA LIE

Roll back a few hours and it's alter-ego is revealed: this is that staple of suburban dinners out: it's an Applebee's.

JANET STANDUP- CALL IT AN EXTREME MAKEOVER. BEST KNOWN FOR A QUICK BUSINESS LUNCH OR A FAMILY DINNER WITH CRAYONS AND HIGH CHAIRS, THE CHAIN IS NOW TRYING TO PASS ITSELF OFF AS THE HOTTEST NIGHTCLUB IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

The chain's almost 2-thousand locations are now open until at least midnight. some until 2 a-m, hoping to lure late nighters with food and drink specials and a party vibe. some even hosting theme nights.ladies, luau and karoke.

SOT - BECKY JOHNSON/APPLEBEE'S WHAT SPURRED THE MOVE INTO KIND OF TURNING THE RESTAURANT INTO A CLUB SCENE? WELL WE KNOW THAT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IS CHANGING AND IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND BE THE SUCCESSFUL BRAND THAT WE ARE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE WITH THE TIMES.

The chain won't release sales figures but calls the rebranding profitable.

NATS family

What will the club crowd think? Analia Fernandez is a regular at dinner with her 10-year-old brother. she came back after hours to give 'Bee's Late Night' a try.

SOT ANALIA FERNANDEZ/APPLEBEE'S CUSTOMER - WE'VE COME HERE AFTER TEN ON WEDNESDAY'S FOR GIRLS NIGHT. IT'S PRETTY GOOD I MUST SAY, I ENJOY IT.

The transformation comes as the stoller-pushing dinner crowd heads home.

The lights go down, the music kicks up and the crowd lets loose.

NATS - on the house!

as a restaurant is re-imagined.

ENDEAVOUR TODAY-SAT OR VO

JANET SHAMLIAN REPORTING.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS ENROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.

THE SHUTTLE DEPARTED EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

ENDEAVOUR WILL CIRCLE THE DESERT BEFORE FLYING NORTH TO SACRAMENTO.

THEN IT HEADS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BEFORE LANDING IN LOS ANGELES.

THE FLYOVERS WILL LAST NEARLY FIVE HOURS.

TEASE ONE-TRX TOPS

nats of opening bell

STOCKS OPEN HIGHER AS INVESTORS CLING TO HOPEFUL NEWS ABOUT EUROPE'S DEBT PROBLEMS.

LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.

RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.

YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING ROAD TRIPS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IF YOU'RE HEADED UP NORTH, OR JUST GETTING OUTDOORS,

WE HAVE SOME APPS TO HELP YOU OUT!

TZ1 A) MARKET WATCH UPDATE-NATS VOTOPS BIGBOARD

TZ1 B) FALL SMARTPHONE APPS-VO

WEATHER-STC TO BREAK

MARKET WATCH-PKG

AT THE PUMP-CG BNR

NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL AHEAD OF THE WEEKEND.

DOWN A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY.

EXPECT TO PAY 3-80 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-79 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL IS 3-83.

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.

FALL SMARTPHONE APPS-VO IN PLASMA

THIS WEEKEND AUTUMN IS OFFICIALLY UPON US!

IF YOU'RE HEADING UP NORTH YOU'LL NOTICE THE FALL FOLIAGE.

FALL SMARTPHONE APPS-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

AS SUMMER FADES, FALL BURSTS AND FOR THOSE LOOKING TO HIT THE ROAD FOR A GLIMPSE OF THOSE COLORS, A FEW APPS CAN POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THE LEAF PEEPR APP FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID MAPS WHICH REGIONS ARE TURNING, MODERATE, PEAK OR PAST PRIME. USERS CAN ALSO UPLOAD PHOTOS AND ADD THEIR OWN REPORTS.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE PRETTY, BUT WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING AT? THE TREE I-D APP FOR IPHONE CAN HELP WITH IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF LEAVES, BARK AND FRUIT, AND WHERE THEY'RE FOUND.

LEAF SNAP FOR IPHONE AND IPAD, DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND THE SMITHSONIAN, LETS LEAF HUNTERS SNAP PHOTOS OF THEIR FINDINGS AND MATCH IT WITH THE RIGHT SPECIES.

IF HIKING IS IN YOUR PLANS, THE ALL TRAILS APP FOR APPLE AND ANDROID, SEARCHES MORE THAN 40,000 PATHS TO FIND ONE NEAR YOU WITH REVIEWS FROM THOSE WHO'VE BLAZED THE TRAIL BEFORE.

AND IF FALL FOOTBALL IS REALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, TRY AN APP LIKE THE SPORTS BAR FINDER FOR ANDROID AND IPHONE, OR THE

FAN FINDER. THEY LOCATE THE CLOSEST WATERING HOLES WITH YOUR GAME ON TAP.

LONDON IPHONE SEAT FOR SALE-VO

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NEW IPHONE 5 HITTING STORES TODAY.

HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR A GOOD SPOT IN LINE?

CHECK OUT THIS SIGN IN LONDON.

TWO GUYS OFFERED A SEAT FOR SALE AT THE FRONT OF THE IPHONE 5 LINE TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH.

TEASE TWO-OC

YOUR TIME NOW __.

BAD GUYS ARE ON THE RUN THIS AFTERNOON.

AND YOUR HELP CAN PUT THEM BACK IN JAIL.

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-2 SHOT

WELCOME BACK!

YOUR TIME NOW __.

IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF FUGITIVE FRIDAY,

FUGITIVE FRIDAY-5 SS

We're starting out our list with a woman who definitely won't be up for any Mother of the Year awards, after being busted for growing large amounts of marijuana less than five feet from the bedrooms of a six month old baby and a one year old child. Yasmeli Fumero was arrested last year for those charges, after deputies found 52 marijuana plants in the Collier County home, with a total weight of more than 300 pounds and a street value of just over $150,000. After her release from jail, Fumero was tasked with showing back up in court to answer those charges, but instead she decided to run and become a fugitive from justice. This 27 year old now has a bench warrant for a long list of charges, including drug trafficking and manufacturing narcotics in the presence of a child. Fumero is 5'5", 120 pounds and may be in the company of her boyfriend, Juan Torres, who is also wanted on similar charges.

Yet another alleged drug trafficker on the run this week is Jesus Manuel Jaime, wanted for trafficking marijuana and the possession of a place with knowledge of trafficking. Back in June, deputies raided Jaime's Golden Gate Estates home, where they discovered an elaborate underground grow operation harboring nearly $400,000 in pot plants. Just a few years prior, investigators raided the same house, leading to Jaime's subsequent arrest for cultivating marijuana, to which he pled no contest on three felony charges. When they went in this time, however, Jaime wasn't home… however they haven't given up looking for him. This 54 year old fugitive was last known to be living in the Everglades Boulevard area, however he does have connections to Miami. Upon his arrest, Jaime will be charged with a multitude of narcotics related charges.

And in Lee County, the search is on for Brad Moreland, a Fort Myers native well versed in the ways of crime. Currently wanted for violating his probation, Moreland has been booked into the jail 25 times before, on charges ranging from burglary, battery, and fraud to several counts of grand theft auto - which landed him in state prison for nearly a year. On two separate occasions, he was even jailed for aggravated battery on a pregnant woman, and selling drugs at a local mall. Moreland is the twin brother of Chad Moreland, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for the 2007 murder of Police Explorer Jerry Rabon. Moreland is believed to still be here in town, likely bouncing back and forth between downtown Fort Myers and Dunbar. Moreland is 5'8" and has several tattoos, including the phrase "City Boy" and RIP with a cross on his back, and a clown on his right arm.

TEASE THREE-OC

THANKS TRISH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

46 DAYS UNTIL AMERICA HEADS TO THE POLLS.

ROMNEY TURNS THE PRESIDENT'S LATEST INTERVIEW AGAINST HIM.

WE'RE HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

what you see is, it looks like a severe burn almost

SPOTTING SPIDER BITES!

RECORD DROUGHT TRANSLATES INTO RECORD SPIDERS THIS FALL.

TIPS TO STAY SAFE.

this whole idea of grooming and skin scare is really what brings it all full circle

TALKING SKIN CARE THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT NOT FOR WOMEN.

OH NO.

IT'S THE MEN'S TURN!

TZ3 A) POLITICS TODAY-VO

TZ3 B) SPIDER BITES-SOTVO

TZ3 C) MANLY SKINCARE-SOTVO

DR. OZ LOOKLIVE TEASE-SOTTOPS TO BREAK

OPEN-CLIP

TS 2) ESTERO CRASH

TS 3)

PITTSBURGH HOSTAGE-SAT TOPS

AND WE ALSO FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS IN DOWTOWN PITTSBURGH.

A MAN WHO HAS TAKEN A HOSTAGE INSIDE A DOWNTOWN HIGH-RISE IS POSTING FACEBOOK UPDATES.

HE'S TYRING TO NEGOTIATE THE RELEASE OF THE MAN HE'S HOLDING.

POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT SAYS HE'S TIRED OF THE LIFE HE'S LIVED AND HAS "LOST EVERYTHING."

POLICE SAY HE'S BEEN CALM AND COOPERATIVE BUT HASN'T MADE ANY DEMANDS.

DECISION 2012 OPEN-CLIP

POLITICS TODAY-OC

TALKING POLITICS NOW,

46 DAYS UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION.

NEW POLLS SHOWING MITT ROMNEY FALLING BEHIND IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUNDS.

HE'S POUNCING ON PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR HIS FAILURE TO CHANGE WASHINGTON.

POLITICS TODAY-PKG

SCRIPT:

Appearing on the Spanish language network Univision a day after his

challenger Mitt Romney, President Obama was asked what his biggest failure

was during his first term.

He responded his failure to pass immigration reform AND --

SOT OBAMA: AND THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I'VE LEARNED IS THAT YOU CAN'T

CHANGE WASHINGTON FROM THE INSIDE. YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

The president said that meant he'd spend his second term trying to convince

the public to pressure lawmakers.

But Mitt Romney saw the comment as an indictment of the president's

leadership

And minutes later he pounced

SOT ROMNEY: THE PRESIDENT THREW IN THE WHITE FLAG OF SURRENDER AGAIN. HE

SAID HE CAN'T CHANGE WASHINGTON FROM THE INSIDE HE, CAN ONLY CHANGE IT FROM

OUTSIDE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM THAT CHANCE IN NOVEMBER. HE'S GOING OUTSIDE

./I CAN CHANGE WASHINGTON. I WILL CHANGE WASHINGTON.

Romney repeated that attack over and over again-- using the words to portray

the president as inept

MONTAGE ROMNEY: Says he can't change Washington from the inside/he said he

can't change Washington from the inside/He says he can't change it from

the inside

That true change must come from outside of Washington is not a new concept.

. Here's Romney in 2008

SOT ROMNEY 2008: I DON'T THINK YOU CHANGE WASHINGTON FROM THE INSIDE, I

THINK YOU CHANGE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE

At this point both candidates are looking for any edge they can find -- the

president wasted no time painting Romney as out of touch for saying the 47%

of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes are irresponsible

government-dependent victims

SOT OBAMA: WHEN YOU EXPRESS AN ATTITUDE THAT HALF THE COUNTRY CONSIDER

ITSELF VICTIMS, THAT SOMEHOW THEY WANT TO BE DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT, MY

THINKING IS MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND A LOT,

On Radio Iowa late Thursday, Ann Romney was asked about Republican critics

who don't think her husband is doing enough to win.

GFX

AUDIO ANN ROMNEY: "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the

MADOFF VICTIMS PAYOUT-VO

MONEY IS HEADED TO VICTIMS OF BERNIE MADOFF.

MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED CHECKS TOTALING TWO AND A HALF BILLION ARE IN THE MAIL.

THAT MEANS MORE THAN A THOUSAND INVESTORS HAVE BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED.

BUT MORE THAN A THOUSAND ARE STILL WAITING TO RECEIVE THEIR STOLEN FUNDS.

KIDS PICKING PRODUCE-OC

THINK ABOUT THIS NEXT TIME YOU PICK UP YOUR GROCERIES.

CHANCES ARE, KIDS ARE PICKING YOUR PRODUCE FROM THE FIELD.

AN NBC INVESTIGATION FINDS SOME U-S CITIZENS HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

KIDS PICKING PRODUCE-PKG

IT'S GRAPE HARVEST SEASON IN CALIFORNIA…

MEANING THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT WORKERS SPEND UP TO 10 HOURS A DAY IN THE FIELDS, PICKING, PACKAGING, AND COLLECTING GRAPES THAT WILL END UP ON TABLES ACROSS AMERICA.

AMONG THEM IS A WORKER WE WILL CALL RALPH…AN AMERICAN CITIZEN BORN HERE IN THE US.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HE'S WORKED NOT ON SMALL FAMILY FARMS BUT IN THESE MASSIVE FIELDS.

RALPH IS JUST 15 YEARS OLD.

"Ralph": Our arms hurt and everything like that.

OTHER YOUNG WORKERS IN THESE SAME FIELDS KEEP TO THE SHADOWS, WITH THEIR FACES COVERED.

THEY ARE AMONG TWO DOZEN CHILDREN-ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS--WHOM WE TALKED TO THROUGHOUT THE 20,000 SQUARE MILES THAT MAKE UP

CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY. 25 MILLION TONS OF PRODUCE WORTH 20 BILLION DOLLARS COME OUT OF THIS

REGION EVERY YEAR.

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."

FOR THE MOST PART IT'S ALL LEGAL BECAUSE US LABOR LAW THAT USUALLY RESTRICTS CHILDREN FROM THE WORKPLACE ALLOWS EXCEPTIONS FOR AGRICULTURE.

S/ Zama Coursen-Neff / Human Rights Watch

"I think most people in the United States have no idea that children are picking their food.

THE REASON THEY DO IT? SIMPLE ECONOMICS.

Ralph's Mom: With just my husband's salary it's not enough.

ITS SIMPLE ECONOMICS FOR THE FARM OWNERS AS WELL…WHO WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE WORK DONE WITHOUT THE EXTRA HELP….

S/ Pete Aiello / Uesugi Farms, Inc:

"I think it's okay for kids that young to be working…"

Stephen: 12?

Pete: Yea, yea. Now how many hours that they work.

Stephen: Full time.

Pete: Full time? Meaning?

Stephen: 40 50 60 hours a week… six days a week sometimes seven?

KIDS PICKING PRODUCE-OC

STEPHEN STOCK REPORTING.

NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT-SS

IT'S A BIG DAY FOR A CERTAIN AREA OUT IN COLORADO.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARES THE CHIMNEY ROCK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE A NATIONAL MONUMENT.

HERE IT IS.

COLORADO'S CONGRESS HAS TRIED SINCE 2009 TO GET THE MONUMENT ESTABLISHED.

MANLY SKINCARE-OC

MOISTURIZERS AREN'T JUST FOR WOMEN ANYMORE!

LAST YEAR ALONE,

THE MEN'S GROOMING INDUSTRY GENERATED ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS IN THE U-S.

MANLY SKINCARE-PKG

**CAN YOU CUT A LITTLE OFF THE FRONT? START PKG AT

"I'm old school, I'm old school. just regular soap. soap works for everything."

BUT THE FACE OF MEN'S SKIN IS CHANGING.

MORE GUYS ARE BUYING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS.

SO MARKETERS ARE MAKING ROOM FOR MEN.

"I just think in general taking care of yourself has become a standard."

DURAND GUION IS VICE PRESIDENT OF MEN'S FASHION FOR MACY'S.

THE CLASSIC AMERICAN DEPARTMENT STORE HAS LAUNCHED WHAT IT CALLS "THE MEN'S GROOMING ZONE". AND DROPPED IN IN THE MAIN AISLE, NOT BURIED IN THE WOMEN'S COSMETIC DEPARTMENT.

"And the idea is to start to collect the best of the best from products that we're already doing business with brands we're already doing business with and also looking for what's next."

BEAUTY PRODUCTS ONCE MARKETED TO WOMEN HAVE TAKEN ON A NEW FACE. PRODUCTS POISED FOR MEN.

INVIGORATING FACE SCRUB, ANTI-FATIGUE COOLING EYE GEL, NON-STREAK BRONZER AND AGE RESCUE LOTION.

"I think anti-aging is probably one of the fastest growing categories in men's grooming."

MARKET RESEARCH SHOWS MONEY MADE IN MEN'S FACIAL SKINCARE WAS UP ELEVEN PERCENT LAST YEAR.

SO WHAT ARE MEN BUYING? FACIAL CLEANSERS. LOTIONS. MOISTURIZERS AND LIP PRODUCTS.

"I think every cosmetic company is looking at men as the holy grail for sure."

CHRIS SALGARDO IS THE PRESIDENT OF KIEHL'S. A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN SELLING SKINCARE FOR 161 YEARS.

IN A WORLD WHERE WOMEN HAVE DOMINATED THE MARKETPLACE. MEN ARE NOW THE GROWING TREND. AND KIEHL'S IS MAKING STORE SHELVES AND PACKAGING MORE MEN FRIENDLY.

"Cause we know through all of our research guys want to come into a place where they feel comfortable and they can quickly identify what's for me?"

ITS NOT JUST SHAVING CREAM ANY MORE.

A SEPARATE SPOT IN KIEHL'S STORES STOCKS: FACIAL FUEL EYE DE-PUFFER, ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM AND RAZOR BUMP RELIEF.

"It's a huge trend. everybody is going after it now."

ONE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN'S SKIN CARE, WOMEN WILL PAY MORE. BUT MARKETERS BELIEVE PACKAGE AND PLACE IT RIGHT, MEN WILL SPEND ON THEIR SKIN.

MANLY SKINCARE-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

TEASE FOUR-1 SHOT

YOUR TIME NOW __.

IMAGINE HOURS AND HOURS OF HARD WORK ON YOUR ARTWORK.

STOLEN AND RIPPED TO PIECES.

by sunday we had 25 remaining. 18 sleeves were destroyed or stolen

IN THREE MINUTES,

SO-CALLED 'YARN BOMBS' DECORATE FARGO NORTH DAKOTA.

THE WOMEN WHO MAKE THEM ARE UPSET.

AND ICKY SPIDERS!

WE'LL SEE MORE OF THEM THANKS TO THE RECORD SUMMER DROUGHT.

TIPS ON HOW TO STEER CLEAR!

TZ4 A) FARGO YARN BOMBS-SOTVO

TZ4 B) SPIDER BITES-VO

FARGO YARN BOMBS-OC

IT'S A HEADACHE OF SORTS IN FARGO NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON.

VANDALS ARE RUINING UNIQUE ART KNOWN AS 'YARN BOMBS'.

THE ART CAN BE FOUND ON CITY STREET LIGHTS, AND NOW CITY LEADERS STEP IN TO PROTECT THE PATTERNS.

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"that's brilliant."

THIS GROUP OF KNITTERS, QUILTERS, AND FELTERS

"I like to dabble in everything."

ARE SOME OF THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATEST ART DISPLAY THAT'S TAKEN OVER DOWNTOWN STREET LIGHTS

"this one was crocheted. so you need to know the difference between knitting and crochet."

MARA MORKEN IS ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK

"and that's where i was introduced to the fiber arts and yarn bombing."

AND DECIDED TO ORGANIZE A GROUP HERE THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE YARN SLEEVES THAT WOULD DECORATE the city

"we STARTED this about six months ago."

S/ Jennifer Titus / Reporting:33-:40

"when the sleeves were finally finished and ready for all of fargo to see, it didn't take more than 24 hours for some of them to be destroyed"

S/ Mara Morken / Yarn Bomber:41-:52

"we had 43 sleeves that were put up friday. by saturday we had less. and by sunday we had 25 remaining. 18 sleeves were destroyed or stolen."

NEWS SPREAD ABOUT THE VANDALISM

AND COMMISSIONER MIKE WILLIAMS DECIDED TO STEP IN TO HELP

S/ Mike Williams / Fargo City Commissioner:58-1:02

"we asked mara to be patient and give us another chance."

SO MIKE TOOK THE REST OF THE SLEEVES AND MOVED THEM UP THE POLES, HIGH, OUT OF HARMS WAY

"we're bringing the longer ones over to the intersections."

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JENNIFER TITUS REPORTING.

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.

SPIDER BITES-CLIP VO IN PLASMA

A MILD WINTER AND EARLY SPRING MEANS WE'RE SEEING MORE SPIDERS THIS YEAR -

INCLUDING THE POISONOUS KIND!

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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

STEPHANIE MELLOM GOT BIT BY A POISONOUS SPIDER WHILE SHE SLEPT, BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT.

I felt a bump on my chest and I thought it was just like a bump you have on your face.

WHEN THE SITE GOT BIGGER, PAINFUL AND QUITE RED, SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

Is it itchy?

SHE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF A POISONOUS BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITE. THIS SPECIES -- KNOWN FOR THE VIOLIN SHAPED BROWN MARK ON ITS BACK, AND THE BLACK WIDOW -- MOST EASILY IDENTIFIED BY AN HOURGLASS RED MARK ON ITS BELLY, ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SPIDERS THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO HUMANS IN THE UNITED STATES.

FORTUNATELY THEIR BITES ARE RARELY LETHAL.

The distinguishing factor between a pimple and a spider bite would be puss. Pimples have puss, infections have puss.

SPIDER BITES DON'T HAVE PUSS, BUT THE VENOM CAN BE DANGEROUS.

It destroys the skin tissue, the superficial skin tissue, and what you see is, it looks like a severe burn almost.

A BITE FROM EITHER POISONOUS SPIDER CAN ALSO CAUSE FEVER AND NAUSEA.

BLACK WIDOW VENOM USUALLY BRINGS ON SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN AS WELL.

FORTUNATELY MEDICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO TREAT BOTH KINDS OF BITES.

IT'S BEEN 6 WEEKS FOR STEPHANIE AND SHE'S FINALLY FEELING BETTER.

SPIDER BITES-SS TOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TWO MOST COMMON POISONOUS SPIDERS HERE IN FLORIDA.

THE WIDOW FAMILY AND THE RECLUSE FAMILY.

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THE FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF FALL IS FILLED WITH NEW MOVIES!

FROM WIZARDS TO CLINT EASTWOOD,

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CONFIDENT COPS CATCH A TIGER BY THE TAIL IN "END OF WATCH." JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND MICHAEL PENA PLAY PARTNERS PATROLLING SOUTH-CENTRAL L-A. BUT WHEN THEY MISTAKENLY CROSS A MEXICAN CARTEL, THEIR BADGES AREN'T ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE MERCILESS MAFIA. "END OF WATCH" IS RATED R.

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CLINT EASTWOOD GOES DOWN SWINGING IN "TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE." HE'S AN AGING BASEBALL SCOUT TRYING TO AVOID BEING BENCHED BY HIS TEAM. SO HIS ESTRANGED DAUGHTER TRIES TO HELP HIM EVALUATE A TOP PROSPECT.AND SHE JUST MAY END UP SCOUTING A MAN OF HER OWN. "TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE" IS RATED PG-13.

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KARL URBAN IS A ONE-MAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN "DREDD 3D." HE PLAYS A JUDGE IN A FUTURE WASTELAND WITH THE POWER TO ARREST, TRY, AND EXECUTE ON THE SPOT. BUT HE'S UP AGAINST A DRUG LORD IN A FORTIFIED SLUM WHO'S TRYING TO MAKE IT JUDGMENT DAY FOR THE LAWMEN. "DREDD 3D" IS RATED R.

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JENNIFER LAWRENCE FLIRTS WITH CRAZY IN "HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET." THE "HUNGER GAMES" STAR IS A NEW GIRL DATING THE BOY NEXT DOOR. BUT HE'S GOT SOME SKELETONS IN HIS CLOSET AFTER AN UNSOLVED MURDER. AND HIS SWEETHEART MAY SOON JOIN THEM. "HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET" IS RATED PG-13.

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JOAQUIN PHOENIX GETS RELIGION IN "THE MASTER." HE'S A MISFIT DRIFTER LOOKING FOR DIRECTION AFTER THE WAR. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN OFFERS THAT AND SOME INTERESTING THEORIES TO INDOCTRINATE THE DERANGED VETERAN INTO A QUASI-RELIGIOUS CULT. "THE MASTER" IS RATED R.

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EMMA WATSON GOES TO MUGGLE SCHOOL IN "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER." THE FORMER "HARRY POTTER" STAR PLAYS A RECKLESS MUSE TO A BAND OF NERDS.JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE HIGH SCHOOL. "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER" IS RATED PG-13.

RARE DIAMOND SALE-VO

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLING!

SOME OF THE RAREST DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD ARE ON DISPLAY IN HONG KONG.

THE DIAMONDS COME FROM A MINE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE MINE CLAIMS TO BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST SUPPLIER OF NATURAL COLORED DIAMONDS.

THEY PLAN TO STOP PRODUCTION BY 2020,

WEEKEND FOOTBALL-2 SS

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

NBC2 HAS YOU COVERED THIS WEEKEND!

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS HIT THE FIELD TONIGHT.

WE'LL RECAP THE HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT AT 11 AND TOMORROW MORNING DURING GRIDIRON 2-DAY, AT 10 A-M ON NBC2.

AND PLENTY OF SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HERE ON NBC2!

COMING UP @ 4-CLIP

THE HUNT IS ON FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SNAPPED THOSE TOPLESS PICS OF KATE.

IN THE MEANTIME, A HOLLYWOOD STAR IS JUMPING TO THE DUCHESS DEFENSE.

PLUS - SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MAKES IT'S FINAL FLIGHT.

WE'LL SHOW YOU IT'S LAST GOODBYE TO THE SKIES.

AND - AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGERS ARE FRUSTRATED AS PILOTS HIT THE PICKET LINES.

FIRST AT FOUR - HOW IT COULD INTERFERE WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

WE'RE BACK IN THREE WITH YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST.

A) paparazzi hunt-VOTOPS-WIPE

B) endeavour final flight-VOTOPS-WIPE

C) iarline woes-VOTOPS TO BREAK

TS 1) PHIL BENNETT SENTENCED-SS TOPS

RECAPPING OUR TOP STORIES,

FORT MYERS BUSINESSMAN PHIL BENNETT WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS PRISON THIS MORNING BY A LEE COUNTY JUDGE.

HE WILL ALSO SERVE 240 MONTHS OF PROBATION WHEN HE'S OUT AND HAVE TO RE PAY 110-THOUSAND IN FEES AND FINES.

BENNETT PLEADED NO CONTEST IN APRIL ON 8 DIFFERENT CHARGES INCLUDING EMBEZZLING MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

HE TOOK THE MONEY FROM 3 ROTARY CLUBS, A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND THE CITY OF MOORE HAVEN.

ts1) estero crash-TRXVO TOPS

TWO LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THEIR TRUCK CRASHED INTO A POWER POLE EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE DRIVER, 19-YEAR-OLD CONNOR CEILLEY, IS IN FAIR CONDITION.

PASSENGER, 19-YEAR-OLD BRENT RACZKOWSKI IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PARTOL SAYS THE TRUCK WAS HEADING WEST ON CORKSCREW AND LOST CONTROL.

ts2) iphone 5-VOTOPS

THE NEW I-PHONE FIVE IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED.

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.

ts3) unemployment numbers-VOTOPS

NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OUT FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.

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

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

MARKET WATCH-SATLIVE

CLOSE-3-SHOT

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