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ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP,
NEW NUMBERS SHOW PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MORE CAMPAIGN MONEY TO SPEND THAN MITT ROMNEY,
AS WE PREVIEW WHERE THE CANIDIDATES WILL BE TODAY.
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PLUS,
TODAY'S THE DAY!
AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LINED UP FOR -DAYS- WAITING TO BUY ONE OF APPLE'S NEW I-PHONES.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT. A SERIOUS CRASH IN ESTERO.
AND NBC-2 HAS LEARNED A HELICOPTER, COULD NOT GET OFF THE GROUND TO HELP THE VICTIMS.
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HERE'S THE SCENE AT U-S 41 AND CORKSCREW ROAD.
JUST BEFORE 1 this morning. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A TRUCK HIT A POLE ON CORKSCREW. KNOCKING OUT POWER EAST AND WEST OF 41.
FHP TELLS US TWO PEOPLE WERE TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE, AFTER A HELICOPTER DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE COULD NOT TAKE OFF.
ACCORDING TO TROOPERS, THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HELICOPTER, SO IT COULDN'T COME TO THE SCENE.
EXACT DETAILS ARE UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW.
NO WORD ON THE VICTIMS NAMES OR CONDITIONS, BUT WE KNOW THEY SUFFERED CRITICAL INJURIES.
CORKSCREW ROAD IS BACK OPEN. AND THE SCENE HAS CLEARED. FPL TRUCKS ARE ON SCENE RIGHT NOW.
NBC-2 TALKED TO ESTERO FIRE RESCUE SHIFT COMMANDER, DALE RISEN ON THE SCENE.
HE SAYS IT TOOK THEM 24 MINUTES TO GET THE SECOND PERSON OUT OF THE RED TRUCK.
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the telephone pole was resting on top of the pick up truck the patients are critical at this point.
WE'RE TOLD FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT IS WORKING TO RESTORE POWER BY DAYBREAK.
IT AFFECTED A COUPLE DOZEN CUSTOMERS.
TROOPERS URGE YOU TO USE CAUTION IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN THAT AREA THIS MORNING.
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NEW RIGHT NOW --
NEARLY 33-THOUSAND U-S TROOPS LEAVING AFGHANISTAN.
THEY ARE THE LAST OF THE SURGE TROOPS.
TWO YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED A SURGE OF TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN TO HELP INCREASE SECURITY AMID THE THREAT OF TALIBAN INSURGENTS.
THE WITHDRAWAL LEAVES 68-THOUSAND AMERICAN FORCES IN THE WARZONE.
DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA SAYS THE TROOP SURGE HAS ACCOMPLISHED ITS OBJECTIVE AND CALLS IT A "VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE."
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Today's Weather Story
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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FROM ONE DEMOGRAPHIC TO THE NEXT.
AFTER COURTING THE LATINO VOTE IN THE KEY SWING STATE HERE IN FLORIDA. BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON OLDER AMERICANS.
TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PAUL RYAN WILL ADDRESS THE A-A-R-P'S NATIONAL CONVENTION TODAY.
MITT ROMNEY WILL BE IN LAS VEGAS TODAY.
AND HERE'S ROMNEY IN SARASOTA. DURING AN OUTDOOR RALLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
ABOUT 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHERED IN SWELTERING CONDITIONS TO HEAR THE REPUBLICAN.IN A COUNTY. JOHN MCCAIN WON BY ONLY A FEW HUNDRED VOTES FOUR YEARS AGO.
ROMNEY SAID HE'LL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AT BRINGING CHANGE TO WASHINGTON THAN THE PRESIDENT.
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What he has done to medicare to pay for Obamacare is wrong. I will reverse it. I will save Medicare and protect it for our seniors of today and our seniors of tomorrow."
THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN SAID, IN PART, ROMNEY'S CRITICISM OF OBAMA'S COMMENTS ON CHANGING WASHINGTON ARE "WILDLY OUT OF CONTEXT" AND "DESPERATION."
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AND HERE'S PRESIDENT OBAMA -- TAKING PART IN A UNIVISION FORUM, BROADCAST LIVE ON-LINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.JUST ONE DAY AFTER RIVAL MITT ROMNEY PARTICIPATED IN THE SAME FORUM.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME CANDIDATES FROM BOTH PARTIES HAVE SAT DOWN FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING WITH A SPANISH SPEAKING TELEVISION NETWORK.
HISPANIC AMERICANS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE FOR THE ELECTION THIS YEAR WITH MORE THAN 20 MILLION EXPECTED TO VOTE.
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"The issue here for voters is whose vision best represents the aspirations not just of the Latino community but of all Americans who believe that we are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants
AFTER THIS APPEARANCE, THE PRESIDENT HEADED TO TAMPA FOR A FUNDRAISER.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---
ACCORDING TO THEIR LATEST CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS NEARLY $89 MILLION DOLLARS TO SPEND ON THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
THAT'S NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH AS ROMNEY.
ROMNEY HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN $50 MILLION AS OF AUGGUST 31.
BUT HE ALSO OWED $15 MILLION ON A $20 MILLION LOAN TAKEN LAST MONTH.
AND A NEW WALL STREET JOURNAL/NBC NEWS/MARIST POLL OUT THIS MORNING,
SUGGESTS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS INCHING AHEAD OF ROMNEY IN COLORADO, WISCONSIN AND IOWA, THREE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,
POLITICAL ANALYSTS THINK THE UNEMPLOYMENT REPORTS RELEASED BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER SIXTH WILL GO A LONG WAY IN DECIDING WHO WINS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
TODAY, WE'LL LEARN THE STATE AND LOCAL JOBLESS NUMBERS FOR AUGUST.
FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP IN JULY, TO EIGHT POINT EIGHT PERCENT.
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS EIGHT POINT ONE PERCENT.
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THE DAY IS HERE!
THE IPHONE 5 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT APPLE STORES AND OTHER RETAILERS STARTING THIS MORNING AT 8.
THE PHONE SELLS BETWEEN $199 AND $399.
ONLINE ORDERS FOR THE IPHONE 5 TOPPED 2 MILLION IN THEIR FIRST 24 HOURS, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF ITS PREDECESSOR OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
AND SOME OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LINED UP FOR -DAYS- WAITING TO BUY ONE OF APPLE'S NEW I-PHONES.
THIS MORNING SOME EXPERTS THINK THE COMPANY COULD MOVE MORE THAN 10-MILLION PHONES BY MONDAY.
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NEW RIGHT NOW ---
ENDEAVOR'S FINAL DAY.
THE SHUTTLE IS SCHEDULED TO FLY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND A LARGE AREA OF THE LOS ANGELES BASIN BEGINNING AT ABOUT 11:15 THIS MORNING. ONE HOUR LATER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
NASA, THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER, AND THE FAA DELAYED THE START OF THE FLIGHT, TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY THAT FOG OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE THE FLYOVER.
THE RETIRED SPACE SHUTTLE'S FINAL HOME IS THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER MUSEUM.
ENDEAVOUR FLEW ATOP A 747 WEDNESDAY OVER HOUSTON.
ENDEAVOUR AND NASA'S OTHER THREE SPACE SHUTTLES WERE RETIRED IN 2011.
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AND IN HONOR OF THE LAST MAN TO COMMAND THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR AND HIS WIFE - FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.
ENDEAVOR MADE A SPECIAL TRIP OVER THEIR HOMETOWN ON IT'S WAY TO CALIFORNIA.
KELLY SAID THE MOMENT STIRRED UP A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR HIM.
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BREAKING NEWS OVERSEAS ---
TODAY MARKS THE PAKISTAN DAY OF PROTEST ---
AND WE'VE JUST LEARNED SOMEONE WAS SHOT AND KILLED,
WHEN PAKISTANI POLICE FIRED SHOTS TO DISPERSE A CROWD OF PROESTERS.
THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL BE A PUBLIC HOLIDAY,
TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO PROTEST AN ANTI-MUSLIM FILM THAT HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
WITH MILLIONS OF PAKISTANIS EXPECTED TO TAKE TO THE STREETS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS URGED PEOPLE TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY TO SHOW THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE "INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS" MOVIE.
THIS MORNING THE UNITED STATES IS ON ALERT FOR MORE POSSIBLE VIOLENT OUTBREAKS.
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THIS MORNING PROSECUTORS ARE GIVING UP THEIR FIGHT--
TO SEE A PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE.
AND SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
HOLMES APPEARED MORE ANIMATED IN COURT YESTERDAY.
AND HIS ORANGE HAIR WAS GONE--
REPLACED WITH SHORT BROWN HAIR.
THAT PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN DROPPED IS A NOTEBOOK SENT TO A PSYCHIATRIST BY HOLMES.
HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 12-PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 58.
HOLMES REPORTEDLY TOLD HIS PSYCHIATRIST ABOUT HIS PLANS IN A LETTER.
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NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW-UP.
A 79-YEAR-OLD LEHIGH ACRES MAN ACCUSED OF MORE THAN 70 COUNTS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, APPEARS IN COURT AND REMAINS IN JAIIL THIS MORNING.
DONALD MICHIE IS BEING HELD ON 140-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.
AUTHORITIES RAIDED HIS APARTMENT AND SAY THEY FOUND VIDEO AND PHOTOS OF YOUNG CHILDREN ENGAGED IN SEX ACTS --
AND ALSO DISTURBING. ONE OF THE PHOTOS WAS FOUND IN A PICTURE FRAME.
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Full Forecast
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW UP TO OUR INVESTIGATION INTO MEDSTAR.
LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE DIPPED INTO COUNTY RESERVES TO COVER NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES $3-MILLION FOR MEDSTAR, WHICH WAS SHUT DOWN IN-DEF-INITELY A MONTH AGO.
PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JOHN WILSON SAYS $3-MILLION WOULD FUND THE PROGRAM AND PERSONNEL IT NEEDS TO RUN, BUT WITH AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR THE PROGRAM THE PLAN WAS MET WITH RESISTANCE.
IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE COUNTY'S HELICOPTERS WILL EVER FLY AGAIN.
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A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR,
WHO HAD HIS LICENSE SUSPENDED AFTER TWO PATIENTS DIED --
IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
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 DAILIY NEWS, THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF THE NEW BUSINESS.BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER SERVING AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER MEANS GREKOS IS ACTIVELY PRACTICING MEDICINE AND VIOLATING THE TERMS OF HIS SUSPENSION.
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LOOKING AHEAD THIS WEEKEND,
MARKING 150 YEARS.
TOMORROW MARKS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES.
ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1862, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD ISSUE A FORMAL EMANCIPATION OF ALL SLAVES.
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION SET FORTH THE FREEDOM OF SLAVES IN THE TEN STATES, THEN IN REBELLION,
THUS APPLYING TO 3 POINT 1 MILLION OF THE FOUR MILLION SLAVES IN THE U.S. AT THAT TIME.
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HAPPENING TODAY,
WE'RE GETTING A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT!
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL DECLARE COLORADO'S CHIMNEY ROCK ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA A NATIONAL MONUMENT LATER TODAY.
COLORADO'S MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE TRIED SINCE 2009 TO GET THE MONUMENT ESTABLISHED.
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA SAFEGUARDS THE RUINS OF A THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD GREAT HOUSE CONNECTED TO THE CULTURE OF PRESENT-DAY NEW MEXICO.
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NEW THIS MORNING ---
THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE HAS TAKEN THE UNUSUAL STEP,
OF RELEASING A SET OF HELPFUL TIPS,
TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS IN FLORIDA WHO HAVE BEEN CRASHING THEIR CARS INTO POST OFFICES.
THIS YEAR SO FAR, EIGHT DRIVERS HAVE CRASHED INTO POST OFFICES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ALONE.
THE USPS SAYS THE TWO MOST COMMON CAUSES OF SUCH ACCIDENTS: WHEN DRIVERS STEP ON THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL,
AND WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES THINKING THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE.
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NBC-2 IS TRACKING GOVERNOR RICK SCOT'S SCHEDULE TODAY AND HE'LL BE IN TEXAS THIS MORNING.
HE'S SPENDING THE DAY AT THE DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM ALONG WITH TEXAS GOVERNOR AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RICK PERRY.
ALSO JOINING THEM, WISCONSIN GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,
THE ETHICS INVESTIGATION OF MAXINE WATERS.
SHE'S THE CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVE ACCUSED OF STEERING $12 MILLION DOLLARS IN TARP FUNDS,
TO A MINORITY-OWNED BANK WITH TIES TO HER HUSBAND.
WE'RE HEARING THE INVESTIGATION COULD COME TO AN END SOON.
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LOCKED IN A LABOR DISPUTE- AND PILOTS PROTESTING THE COMPANY.
AMERICAN AIRLINES IS FORCED TO CANCEL HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS - INCLUDING SOME HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
AMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELED 3 FLIGHTS FROM FORT MYERS TO CHICACO OHARE.
FLIGHT 1465 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY - THEN ANOTHER NEXT WEEK.
THIS COMES AFTER PILOTS BEGAN CALLING OUT SICK AS A MEANS OF PROTESTING LAYOFFS.
THE MOVE LEAVES PASSENGERS WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS.
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People don't like to be inconvenienced. It becomes personal then.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If this is how it has to be this is how it has to be.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANS TO CANCEL UP TO 2 PERCENT OF ITS FLIGHTS THROUGH OCTOBER.
LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY SUGGESTS CALLING AMERICAN AIRLINES IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS.
THEY SAY ITS TOO SOON TO KNOW IF ANY FLIGHTS PAST NEXT WEEK WILL BE AFFECTED.
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A NEW AIRLINE WILL OFFER SEASONAL SERVICE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE LEE COUNTY VISITOR CONVENTION BUREAU TELLS N-B-C TWO -
MET-JET WILL BEGIN WEEKLY FLIGHTS BETWEEN R-S-W AND GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN ON OCTOBER 10TH.
AND HOW ABOUT THIS.THE AIRLINE OFFERS TWO FREE CHECKED BAGS AND FREE FOOD ON BOARD.
WEST JET -
SPIRIT AND DELTA ARE ALSO ADDING SEASONAL FLIGHTS.
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NBC-2 HAS LEARNED, THE CAPE CORAL V-A CLINIC IS SET TO OPEN IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS.
THE "BAY PINES V-A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM" TOLD NBC 2 THE NEW "LEE COUNTY V-A HEALTHCARE CENTER," ON DIPLOMAT PARKWAY, SHOULD START HELPING VETERANS DECEMBER 17TH.
V-A EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS ARE STILL PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE 220 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.
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THE TAMPA BAY RAYS PLAYER ACCUSED IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS GETTING MORE TIME TO CONSIDER A PLEA DEAL.
LAWYERS FOR MATT BUSH SAID THEY NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK OVER EVIDENCE.
THE JUDGE IS GIVING BUSH ONE WEEK AFTER HE RECEIVES THE LAB REPORTS TO MAKE A DECISION.
BUT THERE'S NO TIMETABLE ON WHEN THE EVIDENCE WILL BE READY.
BUSH FACES CHARGES FOR HITTING A MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE. AND TAKING OFF.
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WE NOW KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SPARKED THAT BRAWL AT AN IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME TWO WEEKS AGO.
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT --
IMMOKALEE COACHES SCOLDED THEIR PLAYER, AARON CONTRERAS, FOR TAUNTING AN OPPOSING PLAYER.
IN RESPONSE -- CONTRERAS' FAMILY STARTED HURLING INSULTS AT THE COACHES.
THE COACHES' FAMILIES STARTED YELLING BACK.
THAT'S WHEN THE COACHES AND AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WENT INTO THE BLEACHERS.
THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE COACHES WENT INTO THE STANDS TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES -- WHICH IS WHY THEY WEREN'T PUNISHED.
THAT PLAYER -- AARON CONTRERAS -- GOT KICKED OFF THE TEAM AND OUT OF SCHOOL.
NOW HIS FAMILY IS SPEAKING OUT.
THEY WANT THE COACHES FIRED.
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"they continued shouting profanities threatening us what their husbands were going to do."
THE CONTRERAS FAMILY IS ALSO BANNED FROM GOING TO IMMOKALEE GAMES.
NO OTHER PLAYERS FACED THIS DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
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NEW THIS MORNING,
FIONA APPLE HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
THE SINGER SPENT THE NIGHT IN A TEXAS JAIL AFTER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS FOUND HASHISH ON HER TOUR BUS LATE WEDNESDAY.
HER TOUR BUS WAS PULLED OVER IN SIERRA BLANCA, THE SAME TOWN THAT ALSO NABBED SINGER WILLIE NELSON AND RAPPER SNOOP DOGG ON DRUG CHARGES.
POLICE FOUND FOUR GRAMS OF HASHISH. A FORM OF CANNABIS. WHICH THE SINGER ADMITTED WERE HERS.
SHE WAS RELEASED AFTER MAKING BAIL.
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TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SURFACES -- 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."
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THIS NEEDS TO BE PLANNED OUT -- A MOMENT FOR THE 4 ANCHORS
YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S IS COMING UP NEXT AT 5:22.
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NICE SHOT!
A LOYAL NBC-2 VIEWER SENT IN THIS PHOTO FOR US TO SHARE.
IT WAS TAKLEN YESTERDAY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THANKS FOR SENDING IT IN!
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Day Planner
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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DOES YOUR DOG DISTRACT YOU WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING?
BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT,
AND IF YOU WATCH THIS NEXT VIDEO, YOU MAY BE SEEING THE START OF THE BIGGEST CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEBUT IN HISTORY,
IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
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GOOD MORNING,
APPLE EXPECTED TO SELL AS MANY AS 10 MILLION IPHONES DURING THE WEEKEND SALES RUSH!
THE NEW IPHONE 5 ON SALE TODAY -- STARTING WITH DOORS OPENING TO LARGE CROWDS IN AUSTRALIA OVERNIGHT.
MEANTIME -- SOME APPLE USERS --
CLAIMING APPLE LOST ITS DIRECTION WITH APPLE'S NEW *MAPS* APP OUT THIS WEEK AND INCLUDED IN THE IPHONE 5.
APPLE TELLS "ALL THINGS D" IT'S WORKING HARD TO CORRECT INACCURACIES --
AFTER USERS COMPLAINED ABOUT OUTDATED OR DOUBLE IMAGES, AND MISSING LANDMARKS AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS.
ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IS MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED AS AN AIRPORT.
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MEANTIME -- ANOTHER DAY IN COURT MAY BE ON APPLE'S CALENDAR!
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS --
SAMSUNG ANTICIPATES IT'LL ACCUSE APPLE OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT OVER THE IPHONE 5.
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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --
BUCKLE UP BUDDY --
*PETS* MAY SOON BE SUBJECT TO A SEAT BELT LAW!
OC:
ALRIGHT -- MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY --
AFTER NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAID IT WAS SEEING FEWER THAN EXPECTED RAIL SHIPMENTS AND WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE MORE THAN EXPECTED.
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AND -- SOME PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN GET THEIR DOG TO HEEL.
IMAGINE -- TRYING TO GET YOUR DOG -- TO STAY IN A SEAT BELT!
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRAT L GRACE SPENCER -- INTRODUCING A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE MOTORISTS TO BUCKLE UP THEIR PET DOGS AND CATS IN A SEATBELT-LIKE HARNESS --
UNLESS THEY'RE BEING TRANSPORTED IN CRATES.
VIOLATORS WOULD FACE FINES BETWEEN 25 AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NEW JERSEY, AMONG THE FIRST STATES IN THE NATION TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING --
AND COULD BECOME THE FIRST TO MANDATE PET RESTRAINTS IN VEHICLES.
TRIPLE A SAYS SURVEYS SHOW DRIVERS REGULARLY REMOVE THEIR HANDS FROM THE WHEEL TO KEEP PETS OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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BREAKING ALL NEW AS YOU WAKE UP THIS FRIDAY MORNING ---
AN OVERNIGHT CRASH IN ESTERO KNOCKS OUT POWER TO THE AREA.
AND NBC-2 FINDS OUT. A HELICOPTER DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE TO HELP THE VICTIMS, COULDN'T EVEN TAKE OFF.
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PLUS,
PEOPLE LINING UP TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE BRAND NEW IPHONE 5.
A PREVIEW OF WHERE TO GET IT AND JUST HOW MANY APPLE EXPECTS TO MOVE BY MONDAY.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT -- A SERIOUS CRASH IN ESTERO. AND THE HELICOPTER DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. COULDN'T TAKE OFF.
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HERE'S THE SCENE AT U-S 41 AND CORKSCREW ROAD.
JUST BEFORE 1AM. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A TRUCK HIT A POLE ON CORKSCREW. KNOCKING OUT POWER EAST AND WEST OF 41.
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FHP TELLS US TWO PEOPLE WERE TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE, AFTER A HELICOPTER DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE COULD NOT TAKE OFF.
ACCORDING TO TROOPERS, THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HELICOPTER, SO IT COULDN'T COME TO THE SCENE.
EXACT DETAILS ARE UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW.
NO WORD ON THE VICTIMS NAMES OR CONDITIONS, BUT WE KNOW THEY SUFFERED CRITICAL INJURIES.
CORKSCREW ROAD IS BACK OPEN, BUT YOU MAY SEE.
SOME FPL TRUCKS ON SCENE WORKING ON POWER.
NBC-2 TALKED TO AN ESTERO FIRE RSCUE SHIFT CAMMANDER ON SCENE. AND HE SAYS IT TOOK RESCUERS 24 MINUTES TO GET THE SECOND GUY OUT OF THE RED TRUCK.
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both male drivers were trapped in the vehicle. They had to be extracted by our personnel. 12 firefighters were on scene working on extracting them.
WE'RE TOLD FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT US WORKING TO RESTORE POWER BY DAYBREAK.
IT AFFECTED A COUPLE DOZEN CUSTOMERS.
TROOPERS URGE YOU TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN THIS AREA THIS MORNING.
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NEW RIGHT NOW ---
THE LAST OF THE 33-THOUSAND U-S TROOPS,
DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN TO DEAL WITH ESCALATING TALIBAN VIOLENCE,
HAVE LEFT.
AT ITS PEAK LAST YEAR, THE NUMBER OF U-S TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN SURPASSED 100-THOUSAND AND THE SURGE TROOPS BEGAN TO SLOWLY WITHDRAW OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
THE WITHDRAWAL LEAVES ABOUT 68-THOUSAND U-S FORCES IN THE WAR ZONE AND COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE SECURITY HAND OVER TO AFGHAN FORCES APPEARS TO BE IN TROUBLE.
BUT MILITARY COMMANDERS SAY THE STRATEGY IS ON TRACK AND DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA HAS SAID THE RECENT INSIDER ATTACKS ARE THE LAST GASP OF A DESPERATE INSURGENCY.
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Today's Weather Story
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012 ---
AFTER COURTING THE LATINO VOTE IN THE KEY SWING STATE HERE IN FLORIDA. BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON OLDER AMERICANS.
TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PAUL RYAN WILL ADDRESS THE A-A-R-P'S NATIONAL CONVENTION TODAY.
MITT ROMNEY WILL BE IN LAS VEGAS TODAY.
YESTERDAY AT A RALLY IN SARASOTA,
ROMNEY ATTACKED PRESIDENT OBAMA AS FAILING TO BRING CHANGE TO WASHINGTON.
ROMNEY ALSO CONTINUED TO ATTACK THE PRESIDENT AS BELIEVING IN AN ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY OF REDISTRIBUTION.
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AND NOW TO THE OBAM CAMPAIGN, WHERE YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENT TOOK PART IN A UNIVISION FORUM, BROADCAST LIVE ON-LINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. JUST ONE DAY AFTER RIVAL MITT ROMNEY PARTICIPATED IN THE SAME FORUM.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME CANDIDATES FROM BOTH PARTIES HAVE SAT DOWN FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING WITH A SPANISH SPEAKING TELEVISION NETWORK.
HISPANIC AMERICANS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE FOR THE ELECTION THIS YEAR WITH MORE THAN 20 MILLION EXPECTED TO VOTE.
AFTER THIS, THE PRESIDENT WENT TO A FUNDRAISER IN TAMPA.
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THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER!
THE NEW IPHONE 5 HITS STORE SHELVES THIS MORNING AT 8AM.
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE LINES IN NEW YORK CITY ON 5TH AVENUE.
AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO GET ONE TODAY,
YOU MAY GET IT BEFORE ALL THE PEOPLE ORDERING ONLINE.
APPLE'S WEBSITE NOW SHOWS IT WILL TAKE UP TO THREE TO FOUR WEEKS TO SHIP.
LET'S GO OUT TO NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH, PREVIEWING THE BIG DAY, GOOD MORNING CLIFTON!
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THEY ARE SETTING UP AT THE AT&T STORE AT COLONIAL SQUARE -- NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COLONIAL BLVD AND SIX MILE CYPRESS
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AND THIS MORNING, SOME PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE THEIR HANDS ON THE NEW IPHONE 5.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SOME LUCKY PEOPLE OVERSEAS ARE ALREADY USING THEIR BRAND NEW PHONES SINCE THEY ARE HOURS AHEAD OF US.
SOME THINK THE COMPANY COULD MOVE MORE THAN 10-MILLION PHONES BY MONDAY.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,
POLITICAL ANALYSTS THINK THE UNEMPLOYMENT REPORTS RELEASED BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER SIXTH WILL GO A LONG WAY IN DECIDING WHO WINS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
TODAY, WE'LL LEARN THE STATE AND LOCAL JOBLESS NUMBERS FOR AUGUST.
FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP IN JULY, TO EIGHT POINT EIGHT PERCENT.
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS EIGHT POINT ONE PERCENT.
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THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS ALMOST HOME.
LATER THIS MORNING, AROUND 11:15. THE SHUTTLE WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO LOS ANGELES WHERE ENDEAVOUR WILL ENTER RETIREMENT.
ENDEAVOUR LANDED AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE THURSDAY ON THE BACK OF A JUMBO JET.
IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES, THE SHUTTLE WILL BE FLOWN OVER SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO AND OTHER LANDMARKS BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AT L-A-X.TODAY.
ENDEAVOUR WILL BE MOVED TO THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER EARLY NEXT MONTH WHERE IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY.
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AND IN HONOR OF THE LAST MAN TO COMMAND THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR AND HIS WIFE - FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.
ENDEAVOR MADE A SPECIAL TRIP OVER THEIR HOMETOWN OF TUCSON, ARIZONA YESTERDAY, ON IT'S WAY TO CALIFORNIA.
KELLY SAID THE MOMENT STIRRED UP A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR HIM.
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BREAKING NEWS OVERSEAS --
A PAKISTANI TV REPORTER SAYS A DRIVER HAS BEEN KILLED --- AFTER POLICE FIRED SHOTS, TO DISPERSE PROPHET FILM PROTESTERS.
AND TODAY, U-S EMBASSIES AROUND THE MIDDLE EAST ARE PREPARING FOR MASS PROTESTS.
THIS, AS THE WHITE HOUSE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ATTACK ON THE US CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA, WAS AN ACT OF TERRORISM DISGUISED AS PROTEST.
ON THURSDAY, SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON ANNOUNCED A PANEL TO INVESTIGATE THE ATTACK AND BRIEFED TOP MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS ON HOW AN AMBASSADOR COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS PROPER SECURITY THERE.
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DONALD MICHIE,
THE 79-YEAR-OLD LEHIGH ACRES MAN CHARGED WITH HAVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY,
MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT YESTERDAY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND MORE THAN 70-PIECES OF CHILD PORN INSIDE HIS HOUSE --
ONE PIECE WAS EVEN FRAMED.
HIS BOND IS SET AT 140-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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SOME F-G-C-U STUDENTS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST EDUCATION CUTS.
THIS WEEK THE SCHOOL SAID IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP IT'S LIBRARY OPEN LATE, AND ON SATURDAYS.
MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED STUDENTS HAVE SIGNED A PETITION, CALLING STATE CUTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION "UNACCEPTABLE."
THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT SAYS THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO COVER THE LOST HOURS, POSSIBLY BY SHIFTING FUNDS FROM THEIR OWN BUDGET TO KEEP THE LIBRARY OPEN.
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NOW AN NBC-2 UPDATE.
CAPE CORAL COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED TO KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
BUT BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE CAPE ARE UP NEARLY THREE-PERCENT. HOMEOWNERS ARE LIKELY TO PAY MORE IN TAXES.
THE VOTE CAME LAST NIGHT.
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NEW RIGHT NOW ---
OFFICIALS SAY SOUTH KOREA'S NAVY HAS FIRED WARNING SHOTS TOWARD NORTH KOREAN FISHING BOATS.
THIS INFORMATIOMN HITTING THE AP WIRES OVERNIGHT JUST BEFORE 4AM.
NBC-2 IS MONITORING THE STORY AND WE'LL BRING YOU ANY NEW INFORMATION WE GET.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
THE HOTTEST SPOT IN TOWN.
ONE CHAIN RESTAURANT IS TRYING BECOME THE TRENDIEST NEW HOTSPOT. WHICH IS IT. NEXT.
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Weather Trends
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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A POPULAR RESTAURANT THAT CATERS TO FAMILIES. IS TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
APPLESBEES IS HOPING TO TRANSFORM ITESELF INTO A TRENDY, AFTER-HOURS DANCE CLUB.
"we've come here after ten on wednesday's for girls night. it's pretty good i must say, i enjoy it."
"i would definitely come back, this is my second thursday in a row."
COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW --
NBC TALKS TO APPLEBEES ABOUT A NATIONWIDE PUSH TO BECOME THE TRENDIEST, HOT SPOT IN TOWN.
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A WARNING FOR PARENTS THIS MORNING ABOUT A PRODUCT USED TO HELP INFANTS WITH SWALLOWING PROBLEMS.
THE F-D-A SAYS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS SHOULD AVOID GIVING THE PRODUCT "SIMPLY-THICK" TO BABIES OF ANY AGE.
A NEW F-D-A WARNING SAYS THE THICKENING AGENT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF DEATH.
SINCE MAY OF 2011, 22 BABIES HAVE DEVELOPED A CONDITION WHERE TISSUE IN THE INTESTINES BECOMES INFLAMED AND DIES -- AFTER BEING FED SIMPLY-THICK.
SEVEN OF THE BABIES DIED.
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LADIES -- IF YOU YOU THINK YOUR BOYFRIEND OR HUSBAND IS "EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE".
IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HIS PARENTS GAVE HIM AS A BABY!
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PACIFIER, BINKIE. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SAY THEY COULD CAUSE EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES FOR MEN.
THEY FOUND. BOYS WHO USED PACIFIERS DISPLAYED LITTLE EMOTION ON THEIR FACES,
LIKELY BECAUSE PACIFIERS LIMITED THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AS BABIES.
RESEARCHERS SAY ADULT MEN WHO USED THEM AS KIDS SHOWED LESS EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS.
THEY SAY THESE EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES. WERE NOT FOUND TO AFFECT GIRLS.
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We know that boys and girls brains develop at different rates depending on gender, there may be structural differences that are very subtle."
THE STUDY NOTES IT'S POSSIBLE GIRLS MAKE SUFFICIENT EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEFORE PACIFIER USE,
AND A PACIFIER MAY NOT STOP THEM FROM EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS BECAUSE IT IS A MORE ACCEPTED SOCIAL NORM.
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FIRST GRADE STUDENTS AT MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE USING NEW GADGETS TO HELP THEM READ -- NOOKS!
THEIR TEACHER APPLIED FOR A GRANT FOR HER CLASS TO GET 12 NOOK TABLETS.
THE STUDENTS GOT TO TEST OUT THEIR NEW NOOKS YESTERDAY.
STUDENTS CAN READ, PLAY GAMES AND SURF THE INTERNET ON THE DIGITAL TABLETS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME TEACHERS ARE USING THESE DEVICES ON A REGULAR BASIS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY HOPE THE NOOKS WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ.
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THERE'S A NEW PUSH THIS MORNING TO END TO HAZING AND PUNISH THOSE WHO DO IT.
"THE HALT HAZING ACT" IS IN RESPONSE TO ROBERT CHAMPION'S DEATH.
CHAMPION DIED AFTER A FLORIDA "A" AND "M" UNIVERSITY HAZING RITUAL.
CONGRESSWOMAN FREDERICA WILSON GATHERED ON CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY WITH PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN DIED FROM BEING HAZED.
THE NEW BILL WOULD END FINANCIAL AID FOR ANY STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES IN HAZING AND PROSECUTE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE.
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SOME LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE GETTING SOME HELP PAYING FOR SCHOOL,
BECAUSE OF THEIR GOOD GRADES.
AND THE FLORIDA LOTTERY HONORED THOSE STUDENTS YESTERDAY AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.
SINCE 1997, THE BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM HAS AWARDED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT.
SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, THE FLORIDA LOTTERY HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 87 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO'VE GONE ON TO ATTEND F-G-C-U AND EDISON STATE COLLEGE.
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NO MORE SMILING FACES ON NEW JERSEY DRIVER'S LICENSES!
THE NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSSION IS CRACKING DOWN ON SMILING IN LICENSE PHOTOS.
OFFICIALS ARE ASKING FOR NEUTRAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
THEY SAY THE LARGE SMILES CAN INTERFERE WITH NEW FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
FOUR OTHER STATES HAVE ALSO BANNED SMILES INCLUDING ARKANSAS, INDIANA, NEVADA AND VIRGINIA.
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A PARALYMPIAN IS BACK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING,
AFTER HIS TEAM PLACED IN THE TOP TEN IN LONDON.
PAUL CALLAHAN STEERS A SAILBOAT WITH THE HELP OF UPSIDE-DOWN PEDALS AND A ROTATING SEAT.
HIS TEAM PLACED SEVENTH IN THE PARALYMPICS IN LONDON.
THE CAPE CORAL MAN LOST FULL MOBILITY IN HIS ARMS AND LEGS AFTER HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN HIS THIRD YEAR AT HARVARD.
ALMOST 35 YEARS LATER, CALLAHAN RUNS A NON-PROFIT WHICH TEACHES KIDS WITH DISABILITIES TO SAIL.
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5148 "we only tape 10 to 15 percent of the human spirit. All of us, able or disabled can achieve more than we think we can."
CALLAHAN TELLS US HE'S TAKING A BREAK FROM SAILING,
BUT THEN HE'S GOING FOR THE GOLD AT THE 2016 PARALYMPICS IN RIO.
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A 23-POUND BEAGLE HAS A FEW BUMPS AND BRUISES THIS MORNING, AFTER JUMPING FROM A NEW JERSEY BRIDGE.
IT'S AMAZING THE DOG IS OKAY THIS MORNING.
THE BRIDGE IS 65-FEET TALL!
THE DOG'S NAME IS BRANDI.
SHE BROKE FREE OF HER HARNESS AND RAN TOWARD THE BRIDGE.
STARTLED BY CARS FLYING BY AND PEOPLE TRYING TO CATCH IT, BRANDI JUMPED.
THE DOG EVENTUALLY CLIMBED OUT OF THE WATER.
VETS SAY SHE'LL BE OKAY.
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Alexis Lorenz / Brandi's Owner
There's nothing to be said other than it's a miracle. How does a dog jump from the bridge. survives. swims to shore against the current. and knew to swim to the Jersey side."
THIS WASN'T BRANDI'S FIRST BRUSH WITH DANGER.
HER OWNERS SAYS SHE WAS A RESCUE DOG --
AND WENT THROUGH SOME SORT OF TRAUMA WITH HER ORIGINAL OWNERS.
THEY SAY THAT IS WHY BRANDI IS SO SKITTISH.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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Full Forecast
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.
As far as the tropics are concerned, all is quiet with the exception of Tropical Storm Nadine in the eastern Atlantic.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, BEAR SIGHTINGS AREN'T OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
BUT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. ONE BEAR GOT A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
AND THIS BEAR WASN'T SHY.
TAKE A LOOK.
A "DE BARY" RESIDENT SET UP MOTION-ACTIVATED CAMERAS WITH NIGHT VISION ON A TREE IN HIS BACKYARD.
HE SAYS HE DID IT TO WATCH WILDLIFE, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW HE'D END UP CATCHING THIS GUY ON CAMERA.
THE BEAR WAS TRYING TO REACH A BIRD FEEDER.
THE MAN HUNG THE FEEDER MORE THAN SEVEN FEET OFF THE GROUND SPECIFICALLY TO KEEP BEARS AWAY.
BUT THIS TOWERING BEAST CAME WITHIN A NOSE OF GETTING TO IT FIRST.
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NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT LAUER AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU ON THE TODAY SHOW,
TAKE A LOOK.
Matt: Coming up Friday on TODAY the Hispanic community's growing influence on Madison Ave.
Savannah: Plus a new hit an orchestral version of "Call Me Maybe." The entire group performs at Live on Our Plaza when we see you Friday on TODAY.
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PLAGUED BY DELAYS AND HUNDRED OF CANCELLATIONS, AMERICAN
AIRLINES CONTINUES TO FLY, DEPITE PICKETTING PILOTS AND ANGRY
PASSENGERS.
BUT CANCELLATIONS ARE IMMINENT-- EVEN HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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PLUS-- WHY THE NATION'S LEADING GYNECOLOGISTS GROUP SAYS FORGET THE PILL WHEN IT COMES TO TEENAGE GIRLS.
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AND-- FAMOUS ILLUSIONISTS PENN AND TELLER JOIN US LIVE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR HAUNTED HOUSE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO'S HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS.
THE THEME-- LAS VEGAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE--
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE TERROR THAT LURKS AHEAD ALL NEW AT SIX.
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DAYPLANNER FORECAST REMAINS UP UNTIL COMMMERICAL BREAK - WITH TALENT TALKING UNDER WITH COVERAGE PROMISE
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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