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HL1) CAR IN CANAL-VOTOPS

A YOUNG WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE AFTER HER CAR GOES INTO A CAPE CORAL CANAL-

AND NOW POLICE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT LED UP TO THE CRASH.

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) CAMPAIGN 2012-TRX-VOTOPS

PLUS-

WE ARE LESS THAN 50 DAYS AWAY FROM THE NOVEMBER 6TH ELECTION-

NBC2 TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT THE CANDIDATES FOR THE WHITE HOUSE ARE DOING TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT-

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

IT'S SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.

I'M KELLY CRESWELL-

THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US THIS MORNING-

COLLIER COUNTY CRASH-TRX-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING-

CHARGES ARE PENDING FOR A CAPE CORAL WOMAN TROOPERS SAY WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT HAPPENED ON STATE ROAD 29 JUST NORTH OF EYE-75 AROUND 9:30 LAST NIGHT.

TROOPERS SAY 30-YEAR OLD TONYA ACEVEDO WAS DRIVING THE WRONG WAY WHEN THEY SAY HER S-U-V COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR.

TROOPERS SAY SHE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT.

THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR, 35-YEAR OLD LEYVANY VICIEDO OF NAPLES WAS AIRLIFTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES.

FM OFFICER ARREST-OC-CG-OC

A FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICER FINDS HIMSELF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW THIS MORNING-

ACCORDING TO POLICE, JASON JACKSON IS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING HIS PREGNANT WIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT.

CHIEF DOUG BAKER ISSUED THIS STATEMENT TO NBC2-

HE SAYS --

"THIS IS NOT THE CONDUCT THAT WE WOULD EXPECT FROM ONE OF OUR OFFICERS.

STATE STATUTE AND DEPARTMENT POLICY REQUIRES DUE PROCESS AND OFFICER JACKSON HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

PENDING THE OUTCOME OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION BY OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU."

JACKSON HAS BOUNDED OUT OF THE LEE COUNTY JAIL.

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:02 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

CAR IN CANAL-VO

NBC2 IS WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A YOUNG WOMAN WHO DIED AFTER HER CAR ENDED UP IN CANAL IN CAPE CORAL.

CAPE CORAL POLICE TELL NBC2, 24 YEAR OLD ALEXIE RAI KRILL COULDN'T GET OUT OF HER CAR IN TIME AND DROWNED.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, HER CAR WAS FOUND AROUND TEN O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BEACH PARKWAY, WEST OF SURFSIDE BOULEVARD.

CAR IN CANAL-SOT VO

I'm here for 11 years this is the third time this has happened since I've been here.

FM CLUB ROMANCE-OC SS OC

A FORT MYERS MAN IS STILL IN JAIL THIS MORNING AFTER AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO MEN TURNED DANGEROUS.

FORT MYERS POLICE TELL NBC2, FELIX FELIPE SHOT A SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN AT CLUB ROMANCE, DURING A FIGHT JUST BEFORE TWO O'CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING.

THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT.

BUT WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, FELIPE TOOK OFF, WITH HIS GUN IN HAND.

FELIPE WAS CAPTURED AND THIS MORNING IS IN THE LEE COUNTY JAIL ON NO BOND.

WHILE THAT WAS GOING ON, OTHER OFFICERS RESPONDING TO CLUB ROMANCE, NEVER MADE IT.

WHILE EN ROUTE, TWO POLICE CARS CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER AT DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD AND HENDRY STREET.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

FM SHOOTING INVESTIGATION-SS

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE BACK.

WHEN FORT MYERS POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEY FOUND THIS MAN-

JUAN MUNIZ WITH A NON LIFE THREATENING GUN SHOT WOUND.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, MUNIZ TOLD THEM, HE WAS SHOT DURING A FIGHT AT HIS HOUSE.

IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR WHO SHOT HIM.

NAKED WOMAN AT AIRPORT-ONCAM

A WOMAN IS UNDERGOING A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION AFTER SHOWING UP FOR HER FLIGHT---

NUDE!

ACCORDING TO ORLANDO POLICE, THE WOMAN TOOK OFF HER CLOTHES AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING GARAGE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

CAMPAIGN 2012-CLIP-OC-SS-OC

TURNING TO POLITICS THIS MORNING-

44 DAYS AND COUNTING LEFT IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

AND THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WILL BE NEITHER EASY - NOR CHEAP - FOR THE TWO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS.

THAT'S WHY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY SPENT SATURDAY AT FUNDRAISERS - PICKING UP THE CASH THEY NEED TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT.

CAMPAIGN 2012-PKG

AT A FUNDRAISER … THE PRESIDENT TOLD A STORY ABOUT SOME PARENTS WHOSE FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY KNEW BARACK OBAMA FROM HIS T-V ADS.

"They said what does Barack Obama do? And Sammy, the young boy thinks for a second, and he says, 'he approves this message!' laughs."

AND THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE OF THOSE MESSAGES … AS THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE HEADS INTO THE FINAL FORTY-FIVE DAYS.

BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND MITT ROMNEY WERE IN FUND-RAISING MODE … GATHERING THE CASH THEY'LL NEED IN THE HOME STRETCH.

A DAY AFTER ROMNEY RELEASED MORE TAX INFORMATION … THE PRESIDENT COULDN'T HELP TAKING A POKE.

"I want to keep your taxes low, but I can afford to pay more, and Mitt Romney can sure pay more. "

IN SAN DIEGO … ROMNEY GOT IN A DIG OF HIS OWN.

Republican Presidential Candidate:53 - 1:01

"He has increased the number on food stamps by fifteen million, that's more than the population of Ohio - a randomly selected state. ".

OHIO … ONE OF THE BATTLEGROUNDS EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE VISITING A LOT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS … ON THE GROUND …

AND OVER THE AIR IN A LOT MORE OF THOSE T-V ADS.

CAMPAIGN 2012-ONCAM

SARAH PALIN TO ROMNEY-VOTOPS

FORMER REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN IS BRINGING BACK SOME OF HER OLD SAYINGS-

SHE IS URGING MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN TO GO ROGUE.

PALIN ALSO SAYS THE ROMNEY-RYAN CAMPAIGN NEEDS TO GIVE THE COUNTRY A "COME TO JESUS MOMENT."

THE FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS COMES AFTER A WEEK WHEN A NUMBER OF CONSERVATIVE VOICES DID NOT HOLD BACK ON THEIR ADVICE FOR THE G-O-P TICKET---

TRADER JOES PNUT BUTTER-TRX VO

NOW TO AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT-

FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING YOU TO NOT EAT THIS PEANUT BUTTER-

TRADER JOE'S VALENCIA CREAMY SALTED PEANUT BUTTER-

THAT'S BECAUSE THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN LINKED TO SALMONELLA INFECTIONS.

SO FAR, 29 PEOPLE IN 18 STATES HAVE GOTTEN SICK.

THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN PULLED FROM SHELVES.

BUT, IF YOU HAVE A JAR TAKE A LOOK IF IT HAS THE STOCK NUMBER NINE-SEVEN-ONE-ONE-ONE.

TEACHER ORIENTATION-VO

ABOUT 600 NEW TEACHERS WERE OFFICIALLY WELCOMED INTO THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT-

THE TEACHERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL-

BUT YESTERDAY WAS THEIR OFFICIAL ORIENTATION.

TEACHER ORIENTATION-(2)SOT VO

Take sot/sot

Donna mutzenard/ island coast fea

11 01 16

We have what we call building representatives in every school and we make sure that a new teacher knows who that building rep is. We make sure that building rep will go to them and ask them if there's anything they can do.

supt. dr. Joseph burke

10 51 39. 49

If they teach the content and they focus on getting all the learners engaged and they focus on monitoring their progress, the other things are going to take care of themselves.

THESE TEACHERS ARE FILLING VACANCIES FROM RETIREMENTS. AND FILLING TWO NEW SCHOOLS IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THINGS 2 DO-CG-BNR

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO TODAY-

DON'T WORRY, WE HAVE YOU COVERED IN TODAY'S THINGS TO DO!

YOU COULD TAKE THE KIDS TO GERMAIN ARENA--

FOR A CHANCE TO SEE ALL THEIR FAVORITE SESAME STREET CHARACTERS IN SESAME STREET LIVE--

TICKETS START AT $14.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE THEM IS TODAY.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

FORECAST TODAY'S DAYPLANNER-WX GFX

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

BREAK ONE AT 6:09:30

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

6:12 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

SPORTS WRAP-PKG

AVE MARIA TRIBUTE-VO

THIS MORNING, A SPECIAL MASS WILL TAKE PLACE TO REMEMBER AN AVE MARIA STUDENT-

THE UNIVERSITY HELD A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR CLAYTON BURROUGHS AT YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL GAME.

THE 22 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM MARCO ISLAND WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN JULY.

IN HIS HONOR --

HIS FORMER TEAMMATES SPORTED PERSONALIZED TEE SHIRTS.

AVE MARIA TRIBUTE-SOT VO

WAIT

KEVIN JOYCE/ HEAD COACH

"40:31 he has a great impact. Every life he touched was so deep and he loved life. Lived for every second of it and love for others."

PENN STATE BLUE OUT-VO

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, PENN STATE FANS HELD THEIR SECOND "BLUE OUT."

THE CROWD WAS ASKED TO WEAR BLUE TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

THE FIRST "BLUE OUT" LAST SEASON CAME ONE WEEK AFTER FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT JERRY SANDUSKY WAS ARRESTED ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK TWO AT 6:19:30

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:22 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

TSUNAMI DEBRIS FOUND NEAR MAUI-VO

POSSIBLE DEBRIS FROM THE MARCH 20-11 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN IS STILL SHOWING UP NEAR HAWAII.

THIS RUNAWAY DOCK WAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF MAUI LAST WEEK.

A SCIENTIST SAYS IT'S LIKELY ONE OF FOUR MISSING DOCKS THAT BROKE AWAY DURING THE DISASTER.

KEYS TURTLE-VO

A SEVERELY INJURED SEA TURTLE IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING AFTER BEING AIRLIFTED FROM THE U-S VIRGIN ISLANDS TO A TURTLE HOSPITAL IN THE KEYS.

RESCUERS NAMED THE ENDANGERED TURTLE "GOOD HOPE" AFTER THE BEACH IN SAINT CROIX WHERE IT WAS FOUND.

KEYS TURTLE-SOT VO

"Good Hope is getting stronger every day. We try to clean the wounds, she fights us. We try to give her exercise, she fights us, which is great."

STANDING VS. SITTING-CLIP-ONCAM

IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTH CAST-

GET MOVING! THAT'S WHAT DOCTORS WILL TELL YOU.

BUT GETTING UP AND STANDING, INSTEAD OF SITTING, CAN DO MORE THAN HELP YOU STAY FIT OR LOSE WEIGHT.

STANDING VS. SITTING-PKG

ALTHOUGH WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE GO, A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

MANY JOBS REQUIRE SITTING AT OUR DESKS, WHICH CAUSES MANY OF US TO BE SEDENTARY 55% OF OUR DAY. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

Most of our back pain in this country is in our lower back, around lumbar 4, lumbar 5 and S1. And that's where most of the pressure goes when we sit in a chair.

DOCTORS ARE ALSO FINDING THAT STANDING CAN DECREASE YOUR CHANCES OF DEVELOPING SOME CANCERS, DIABETES, EVEN OBESITY.

When we are standing our muscles are firing, and when we do that, our insulin works 40% better.

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT A LIPO-PROTEIN THAT CONVERTS BAD CHOLESTEROL INTO GOOD, DIMINISHES BY 95 PERCENT WHEN YOU SIT TOO LONG. THEY SAY THAT FACTOR ALONE, CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE BY 30 PERCENT.

You might live a couple years of a shorter life span from if you sit too much versus people who sit too little.

SO HOW CAN YOU STAND MORE, IF YOU WORK ALL DAY AT A DESK?

-IN AN OFFICE SETTING? ORGANIZE A STANDING MEETING.

-USE A TIMER ON YOUR COMPUTER THAT CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN TO GET UP AND MOVE

-MAKE IT A PRACTICE EVERY TIME THE PHONES RINGS, TO STAND UP AND ANSWER IT.

-AND TAKE A FIVE MINUTE WALK EVERY HOUR IN THE OFFICE.

If you went from an eight hour a day job of sitting, to a five hour job of sitting, just three hours difference, you can burn off probably a pound a month.

POTENTIAL AUTISM DRUG-VO

AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG TO TREAT THE SEVERE SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL AND CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS OF "FRAGILE-X SYNDROME" MAY ALSO BE EFFECTIVE FOR AUTISM PATIENTS.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED 56 PATIENTS WITH "FRAGILE-X" -- RANGING IN AGE FROM 6 TO 39 YEARS OLD.

THE DRUG WAS ABLE TO IMPROVE THE PARTICIPANTS ABILITY TO INTERACT SOCIALLY AND IMPROVED MANY PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH FRAGILE-X.

WEST NILE CASES-VOTOPS

THE NUMBER OF WEST NILE VIRUS CASES CONTINUES TO CLIMB.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORTS MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND CASES, A 19-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST WEEK.

THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 134 DEATHS NATIONWIDE SO FAR FROM THE MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE.

IN FLORIDA, THERE HAVE BEEN 41 CASES-

COOKING OIL AND CHOLESTEROL-VOTOPS

CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS MAY DROP BY CHANGING THE KIND OF OILS USED IN COOKING.

RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT USING RICE BRAN OIL AND SESAME OIL MAY HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.

THE STUDY THAT INCLUDED 300 PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE HYPERTENSION ALSO SHOWED A DROP IN L-D-D, OR "BAD" CHOLESTEROL.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOU ARE WATCHING NBC TWO NEWS TODAY.

STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOUR TOP STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT.

BREAK THREE AT 6:27:15

HL1) SECRET SERVICE LATEST-VOTOPS

THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SECRET SERVICE SEX SCANDAL ARE IN-

HL2) FORECAST-TRX-WX GFX

HL3) LIBYAN PROTETSTS-TRX-VOTOPS

AND-

PROTESTS CONTINUE IN LIBYA-

BUT, THEY AREN'T THE ANTI-AMERICAN PROTESTS SEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS-

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-1SHOT

GOOD MORNING!

THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US ON NBC2 NEWS TODAY!

I'M KELLY CRESWELL.

BATTLE OF THE VP CANDIDATES-CLIP-ONCAM

WITH ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY, THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE-

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WRAPPED UP HIS TWO DAY TRIP TO NEW HAMPSHIRE-

MEANWHILE, REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN WAS HERE IN FLORIDA.

BATTLE OF THE VP CANDIDATES-PKG

--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

BOTH VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WASTED NO TIME HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS WEEKEND. PAUL RYAN TOOK A DIG AT PRESIDENT OBAMA AT AN EVENT IN MIAMI, FLORIDA.

We send presidents to change and fix the mess in Washington and this president has admitted that he can't change washington well we need to change presidents

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN SHOT BACK AT THE ROMNEY/RYAN CAMPAIGN.

We're in a position now where the policies they're proposing are just going to take us right back to where we were. We're beginning to make progress. 30 straight months of economic growth. We've got a long way to go but we're moving, and they just wanna go back.

IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID CONGRESS WAS TO BLAME FOR UNFINISHED WORK.

When they skipped town, Members of Congress left a whole bunch of proposals sitting on the table. The American people want to see them passed. But apparently, some Members of Congress are more worried about their jobs and their paychecks this campaign season than they are about yours.

WHILE THE WEEKLY G-O-P ADDRESS SHOWED A DIFFERENT OPINION.

people should know that the republican led house on the other hand met its obligations. most significantly it passed a budget to rescue america from debt crisis.

WHERE WERE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THEMSELVES?

THE PRESIDENT HEADED TO WISCONSIN, WHILE MITT ROMNEY STAYED OUT WEST IN CALIFORNIA.

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:32 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

SECRET SERVICE LATEST-TRX-VO

NEW THIS MORNING-

A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND THE PRESIDENT'S SECURITY WAS NOT COMPROMISED AS A RESULT OF A SECRET SERVICE PROSTITUTION SCANDAL.

YOU MAY REMEMBER, BACK IN APRIL -- SEVERAL SECRET SERVICE AGENTS WERE ACCUSED OF HIRING PROSTITUTES WHILE ON DUTY WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IN COLOMBIA.

OF THE 13 AGENTS IMPLICATED IN THE SCANDAL, NINE HAVE RESIGNED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TERMINATED.

LIBYAN MILITIA PROTESTS-ONCAM

OVERSEAS NOW TO LIBYA, WHERE THERE WERE MORE PROTESTS THIS WEEKEND-

BUT *NOT* THE ANTI-AMERICAN PROTESTS WE'VE SEEN ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

LIBYAN MILITIA PROTESTS-PKG

Two Islamist militias have agreed to close their bases in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, state news and a source said Saturday.

A third base will be shut on Sunday, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The state-run LANA news agency said the militias, which it identified as Bou Salim Martyrs and Ansar al-Sharia, will also disband.

The move comes after hundreds marched in the nearby city of Benghazi and took over the headquarters for Ansar al-Sharia. Individuals from the radical Islamist group are accused of having been involved in the attack last week that left four Americans dead.

Protesters demanded an end to all security activities of armed groups operating outside the official command of the army or police.

Mohamed al-Magariaf, president of Libya's General National Congress, later told reporters that a joint security office would be established to bring together the army and the various brigades backed by the government. Militias outside that office will not be allowed to operate, he said.

As militia members fled the headquarters in Benghazi, demonstrators torched a vehicle and took over the group's building without firing a single shot.

Army General Naji al-Shuaibi said the citizens, whom he referred to as "revolutionaries of the February 17 uprising," later asked that the Ansar al-Sharia headquarters be handed over to the Libyan army.

Some protesters also gathered at locations that house forces loyal to the national authority, he said, including the headquarters of the Rufallah al-Sihati battalion. Gunfire could be heard there, but it was not clear who was responsible.

At least four people were killed and 70 were injured in clashes at the Rufallah al-Sihati brigade headquarters, LANA reported.

Al-Magariaf thanked the protesters for helping evict "armed groups." He also said the Rufallah al-Sihati brigade was actually "under the command of -- and committed to -- the national authority," the case appeared to be one of mistaken identity. Magariaf asked demonstrators to stop their activities and go home.

On the night of September 11, U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was one of four Americans slain after a group assaulted the U.S. Consulate in the eastern Libyan city.

Seen as the birthplace of the revolution that led to the death of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Benghazi has in recent months been beset by security issues.

Initial reports indicated that, ahead of the consular attack, Ansar al-Sharia had organized a protest to decry an inflammatory film that mocks the Prophet Mohammed and also protest the United States, where the film was privately produced.

SHUTTLE MOVED TO HANGAR-VO

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS NOW UNDER COVER AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE SHUTTLE WAS LIFTED OFF ITS PERCH ON THE 747 JUMBO JET THAT FLEW IT INTO LOS ANGELES FRIDAY.AND PLACED ON A SPECIAL FLATBED TRAILER.

TIGER MAN CHARGES-VO

THE NEW YORK MAN WHO JUMPED INTO THE TIGER'S PIT AT THE BRONX ZOO IS NOW FACING SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR THAT STUNT.

25-YEAR OLD DAVID VILLALOBOS IS STILL IN A NEW YORK HOSPITAL, AND HE MAY BE THERE FOR A WHILE.

DOCTORS SAY HE HAS SEVERAL BROKEN BONES FROM JUMPING OFF THE TRAIN, AS WELL AS BITE MARKS FROM WHERE THE 400-POUND CAT BIT HIM.

COACH STALKING-VO

THE COACH OF A YOUTH BASEBALL TEAM FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK TOOK THE GAME A LITTLE TOO FAR AND IS NOW FACING CHARGES OF STALKING THE COACH OF A RIVAL TEAM.

POLICE ARRESTED THE 45 YEAR OLD COACH DURING A GAME FRIDAY, AS HE WAS COACHING HIS TEAM OF 10 AND 11 YEAR OLD BOYS.

THEY SAY HE GOT INTO A DISPUTE WITH THE OTHER COACH, THEN LATER BOUGHT AN UNTRACEABLE CELL PHONE AND STARTED SENDING THREATENING TEXT MESSAGES.

BUY A DIAMOND, GET A GUN-VO

DIAMONDS AND HUNTING RIFLES ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM, BUT ONE JEWELER HAS FOUND THE TWO SELL TOGETHER QUITE WELL.

IN A NEW PROMOTION, CUSTOMERS WHO BUY A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR DIAMOND AT "D-GELLER AND SON" IN ATLANTA GET A VOUCHER FOR A FREE HUNTING RIFLE.

BUYERS MUST GO TO A LOCAL GUN DEALER TO GET THE RIFLE AND MUST FOLLOW ALL THE GUN LAWS.

BUY A DIAMOND, GET A GUN-SOTVO

"It's a win-win promotion. It's wonderful. Guys come in, they get something for somebody they care about, and they get something for themselves."

THINGS 2 DO

YOU STILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY TO ENJOY THE WEEKEND-

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY, NBC2 HAS YOU COVERED WITH THIS MORNING'S THINGS TO DO!

THE MARCO ISLAND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL CONTINUES TODAY.

HEAD THERE FOR GOOD FOOD, MUSIC AND FUN.

THAT RUNS FROM NOON TO SIX TODAY.

AND-

SUN SPLASH IN CAPE CORAL IS WRAPPING UP THEIR SEASON-

THIS IS THE SECOND TO LAST WEEKEND TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE PARK.

TO HONOR THE END OF THE SEASON, THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT THERE'S SPECIAL PRICING-

ALL YOU HAVE TO PAY IS 7 BUCKS PER PERSON IF YOU WANT TO GO.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS TO DO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC-2.COM AND CLICK ON "THINGS TO DO" ON THE SIDE MENU.

FORECAST WHAT'S TRENDING-WX GFX

BREAK FOUR AT 6:39:30

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

CROSS TALK-2SHOT

6:42 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

RARE CANCER FUNDRAISER-VO

ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FAMILY IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STOP A RARE FORM OF CANCER FROM TAKING THE LIFE OF THEIR CHILDREN-

IT'S CALLED LYNCH SYNDROME.

DOCTORS SAY IT'S A TYPE OF INHERITED CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.

AND FOR THE MADING FAMILY IT'S BEEN THE CAUSE OF A LOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING-

IT'S ALREADY TAKEN THE LIFE OF ONE OF THEIR SONS.

RARE CANCER FUNDRAISER-SOTVO

04:47 "There's a lot of people here to support Averi. They all love her they're praying for a miracle everybody believes in their faith we think something great can happen."

DOCTORS HAVE ALSO TOLD THE FAMILY THERE ISN'T MUCH ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE HERE IN THE STATES-

NAPLES PIER CLEANUP-VO

AN ANNUAL CLEAN UP DAY AT A COLLIER COUNTY LANDMARK WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S BECAUSE LOW VISIBILITY AND JELLY FISH MADE IT TOUGH FOR THE DIVERS TO STAY UNDERWATER AT THE NAPLES PIER.

THEY WERE THERE TO PICK UP TRASH.

NAPLES PIER CLEANUP-SOT VO

Doug Gustason/Diver

"this is kind of like a merit badge dive. If you're a dicer in Naples, you like to do this once a year just to be able to say you participated in the community's effort to keep the pier clean. So now we're going to have to do double shift next year."

WASHINGTON STATE WILDFIRES-ONCAM

THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING AND HEAVY WINDS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE IS MAKING FIREFIGHTERS NERVOUS.

THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON SEVERAL HUGE WILDFIRES.

WASHINGTON STATE WILDFIRES-PKG

FIRE AND SMOKE ARE NEVER FAR AWAY OUT HERE.

YOU CAN OFTEN WATCH THE BATTLE UNFOLDING IN THE DISTANCE

Nat sound of a helicopter.

AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES

Nat sound.

IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RELAX WHILE THE LAND IS STILL BURNING.

It's heartbreaking to imagine losing it.

HE'S WORRIED ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S PROPERTY NEAR THE TOWN OF LIBERTY, PORTIONS OF WHICH THE FIRE HAS ALREADY SCORCHED.

CHUCK SHELTON BRACES FOR THE WORST.

I grew up going up to places just heaven on Earth and they've had to contemplate the potential, I was just talking to my son about it this week, about what would we do, everything burns.

We should stop the fire.

REX REED IS THE INCIDENT COMMANDER.

A FORMAL WAY OF SAYING HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE THING, 900 FIREFIGHTERS TRYING TO END THE TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE.

Nat sound.

WHILE HIS CREWS HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS CORRALLING THE FLAMES, HE'S WORRIED ABOUT A WILD CARD.

Nat sound.

WIND.

FIERCE WINDS THAT COULD ARRIVE WITH A WEATHER FRONT THAT THREATENS TO CREATE TURBULENT AIR.

They're very erratic.

They can go any direction and they literally come straight down and push out with terrain

AND THOSE WINDS CAN SUDDENLY PUSH THE FIRE IN ANY DIRECTION, OVERTAKING FIREFIGHTERS AND CHARGING ONCE AGAIN TOWARD NEIGHBORHOODS.

WHILE HE'S LIKE TO LEAVE THIS MISSION WITH NO HOMES LOST, THE INCIDENT COMMANDER TELLS ME THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HE'S LEARNED IN ALL HIS YEARS OF FIGHTING FIRES.

Grass and brush grows back.

Timber grows back.

Houses are rebuilt.

WASHINGTON STATE WILDFIRES-ONCAM

THE TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND ACRES.

SERVICE DOG DIES ON PLANE-ONCAM

A WOMAN IN UTAH IS DEVASTATED BY THE DEATH OF HER SERVICE DOG, WHO DIED ABOARD A JET BLUE PLANE.

THE PUG WAS IN A CARRIER PUSHED UNDER THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER.

BUT THE WOMAN SAYS, WHEN THE DOG WAS IN DISTRESS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO TAKE THE DOG OUT.

SERVICE DOG DIES ON PLANE-PKG

"I miss her every day. My life will not be. as it was because.. of this experience."

FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS, BRENDA NELSON AND HER LITTLE SERVICE PUG SOFIA WERE CONSTANT COMPANIONS. WHEN BRENDA SPENT A YEAR TEACHING IN LITHUANIA, SOFIA WENT ALONG FOR THE JOURNEY. BUT SOFIA WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK HOME.

"And her life ended in a very traumatic, unnecessary way,"

THE PAIR WERE ON THEIR LAST LEG OF THEIR TRIP HOME, WAITING FOR A JET BLUE FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO SALT LAKE. THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED, THEN ONCE ON THE PLANE, THEY WERE STUCK ON THE TARMAC FOR AN ADDITIONAL 45 MINUTES --- 99 MINUTES TOTAL.

A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INSISTED BRENDA KEEP SOFIA IN HER CARRIER, ON THE FLOOR, UNDER THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. WITH LACK OF FRESH AIR AND CIRCULATION, THE PUG WAS STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. THEN A HORRIFYING DISCOVERY.

"As I. took her out of her bag there was no life. / The next thing I realized I was walking off the plane carrying my dog, my lifeless dog, in my arms."

SOFIA, WHO PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT WAS IN GOOD HEALTH AND CURRENT ON ALL IMMUNIZATIONS, WAS DEAD.

JET BLUE ARRANGED FOR A HOTEL ROOM AND TOLD BRENDA SHE COULD TAKE THE DOG'S BODY HOME THE NEXT DAY AFTER IT WAS PRESERVED.

BUT THEN THEY TOLD HER THE DOG WOULD NEED TO BE CREMATED, AT BRENDA'S EXPENSE.

IT WAS A THREE-DAY ORDEAL IN NEW YORK.

A CERAMIC PAW PRINT, A HARNESS AND ASHES ARE ALL BRENDA NOW HAS LEFT.

SERVICE DOG DIES ON PLANE-ONCAM

JET BLUE RESPONDED BY E-MAIL, STATING ONLY THAT THE DELAY ON NELSON'S FLIGHT WAS DUE TO A "CUSTOMER MATTER."

BRENDA NELSON SAYS JET BLUE OFFERED HER A 200-DOLLAR VOUCHER FOR A FUTURE FLIGHT, WHICH SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT BE USING.

RENTERS BURDENED BY COSTS-VO

IN CONSUMER NEWS-

FOLKS WHO ARE RENTING ARE FACING AN AFFORDABILITY SQUEEZE.

AS MORE PEOPLE RENT AND LESS UNITS ARE AVAILABLE, THE COSTS OF RENTING ARE DRIVING UP.

CENSUS DATA RELEASED SHOWS MORE THAN 20 MILLION RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS WERE CONSIDERED "BURDENED" LAST YEAR, SPENDING MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TOWARD HOUSING.

LAPTOP SAVINGS-VOTOPS

SO YOU MISSED THE BACK TO SCHOOL SALES ON LAPTOPS.

BUT THERE'S STILL TIME TO SCORE SOME SAVINGS, ACCORDING TO THE FOLKS AT "DECIDE DOT COM".

BUYING DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER CAN SAVE YOU AN AVERAGE OF TEN PERCENT ABOUT 240 DOLLARS.

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-ONCAM

BIZ WEEK AHEAD-PKG

AS SEPTEMBER WINDS DOWN. THE DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER AND AUTUMN HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN. IT'S ALSO THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER FOR WALL STREET, KEEPING INVESTORS BUSY BUTTTONING UP THEIR PORTFOLIOS THIS COMING WEEK.

THERE'LL BE A NEW MEMBER OF THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE STARTING ON MONDAY. AFTER JUST FOUR YEARS IN THE DOW, KRAFT IS OUT AND UNITED HEALTH GROUP IS IN. KRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SPLITTING INTO TWO FOOD COMPANIES AND THE ADDITION OF UNITED HEALTH ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH CARE SPENDING TO THE U.S. ECONOMY.

WE'LL GET MORE READINGS ON THE RECOVERING HOUSING MARKET THIS WEEK, INCLUDING TWO REPORTS ON HOME PRICES, WHICH HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE AND TWO REPORTS ON SALES. ONE FOR NEWLY BUILT HOMES, THE OTHER ON PENDING SALES. DEALS AGREED TO, BUT NOT YET SIGNED.

THE GOVERNMENT GIVES A FINAL ESTIMATE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH, KNOWN OFFICIALLY AS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR. GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST UNDER AN ANEMIC TWO PERCENT BUT AT LEAST IT'S GROWING.

AND A COUPLE OF BIG EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY THIS WEEK. HEADS OF STATE FROM AROUND THE WORLD ATTEND THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THERE'S ALSO THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON HOSTING BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, POLITICIANS AND CELEBRITIES TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS.

TOSS TO BREAK-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

BREAK FIVE AT 6:49:45

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

6:52 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S-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.

The weather system that provided all the clouds and rain Saturday will push farther south today, keeping the best chance of a shower over southern portions of the viewing area. The good news is for most of us, we'll be in store for a lot more sunshine today as dry air settles in from the north.

Enough moisture will linger through the day to produce some isolated rain and more clouds over Hendry and Collier County. The areas most susceptible to seeing shower will be along and southeast of a line from Clewiston through Immokalee to Naples, but even here, rain chances will be dropping through the day as the drier air starts filtering in.

Temperatures should be much warmer today with more sunshine in play. On Saturday we only warmed into the mid 80s, but most spots should close in on 90 degrees this afternoon. Another nice chance we'll notice today is a slight drop in humidity. It won't be a big difference, but enough dry air should mix in to keep our heat index at more tolerable levels.

Look for our sky to stay mostly clear tonight, and our temperatures will be more comfortable, too, with lows expected to cool into the low 70s. Locations deeper inland will get even cooler with lows there in the mid to upper 60s.

Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry days as our atmosphere stays fairly tame. We may manage to squeeze out one or two late-day showers, but rain chances will be on the low side. Meanwhile, our temperatures will stay close to average with highs close to 90 and low in the low 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny both days.

By mid week, moisture will start building back over Southwest Florida, so we'll start noticing increasing rain chances by Wednesday and even more so by Thursday.

EMMY PREVIEW-ONCAM

TELEVISION HONORS ITS BEST FROM THE PAST YEAR TONIGHT.

THE EMMY AWARDS WILL BE HANDED OUT IN LOS ANGELES AND SEVERAL WINNING STREAKS WILL BE ON THE LINE.

EMMY PREVIEW-PKG

nats "Why do we do this?"

THE BIG DRAMA IS WHETHER "MAD MEN" WILL BE BEST DRAMA.AGAIN.

IT'S WON FOUR STRAIGHT TIMES. NO DRAMA'S EVER WON FIVE.

"It feels like we're still living in the Mad Men era right now."

BUT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S DARREN FRANICH THINKS AN UPSET COULD COME FROM A FIRST YEAR

CONSPIRACY THRILLER.OR FROM A VERY POPULAR BRITISH PERIOD DRAMA.

"Downton Abbey is really beloved by a lot of older voters and I think Homeland has a lot of buzz around it, but if

anything, I think those might cancel each other out."

EVEN IF "MAD MEN" DOES WIN, FRANICH EXPECTS SERIES STAR JON HAMM TO ONCE AGAIN

MISS OUT AS BEST ACTOR. BRYAN CRANSTON OF "BREAKING BAD" IS AMONG THOSE STANDING

IN THE WAY.HE'S WON THREE PREVIOUS TIMES.

nats "Genius?"

"I think this is the Bryan Cranston category as long as he wants it."

nats "I interrogated him for months"

"HOMELAND"'S CLAIRE DANES IS HEAVILY FAVORED TO WIN BEST ACTRESS.

.BEATING OUT THE

LIKES OF GLENN CLOSE AND JULIANA MARGUILES IN HER ROLE AS A TROUBLED CIA AGENT.

"She's a hero, she's also a paranoid schizophrenic, so it's often hard to know whether you should support her or just

tell her to get some help."

nats

WHEN IT COMES TO LAUGHS, "MODERN FAMILY" IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO MAKE IT THREE STRAIGHT

WINS AS BEST COMEDY.

"There's just a sense that people really love the show and they really love the characters."

SOME EMMY LOVE COULD COME LOUIS C.K.'S WAY.HE'S GOT WRITING AND DIRECTING NOMINATIONS

FOR HIS COMEDY "LOUIE".BUT ONE FOR FOR BEST ACTOR COULD BE HIS BEST BET.

nats "Why am I trying to impress you?"

"There's a sense that the sheer undertaking that he puts into the show may have finally earned himself the award

this year."

THE BEST ACTRESS FIELD IS CROWDED WITH PAST WINNERS.AND ONE OF THEM IS FAVORED BY

MANY TO WIN AGAIN.JULIA LOUIS DREYFUSS FOR PLAYING A ROUGH EDGED VICE PRESIDENT IN HBO'S "VEEP".

"The role is really written for her. I think it really shows off her talents."

AND HONORING TV'S TOP TALENTS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME ON EMMY NIGHT.

EMMY PREVIEW-ONCAM

NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT-VO

THERE'S A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT TODAY-

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS DESIGNATED CHIMNEY ROCK, COLORADO AS THE NATION'S NEWEST NATIONAL MONUMENT.

IT ESTABLISHES 47-HUNDRED ACRES IN THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST FOR FEDERAL PROTECTIONS.

IT'S HOME TO HUNDREDS OF RUINS BUILT BY THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLO PEOPLE ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.

USS FORT WORTH-VOTOPS

THE NAVY'S NEWEST SHIP WAS COMMISSIONED IN A CEREMONY IN GALVESTON, TEXAS SATURDAY.

THE U.S.S. FORT WORTH IS NAMED AFTER THE TEXAS CITY OF THE SAME NAME.

IT'S LONGER THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD AND CAN LAUNCH SPECIAL FORCES, REMOTE CONTROL AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES.

IT CAN OPERATE IN EITHER SHALLOW WATERS OR THE DEEP SEA.

7 AM PREVIEW-2SHOT

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