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"Abigale if you're out there watching me right now baby, please just come home.

A 12 YEAR OLD TAKEN FROM HER NORTH CAROLINA HOME.

INVESTIGATORS TURN THEIR FOCUS TO FLORIDA - LATE BREAKING DETAILS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

PLUS - UP, UP, AND AWAY.

AIRLINES LINE THEIR POCKETS WITH RECORD-SETTING BAGGAGE FEES.

YOU WON'T BE HAPPY ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU.

AND -

"You can't run a diner without bacon. People like their ham and eggs, bacon and eggs."

YES WE DO!

BACON FANS, GET READY - HIGHER PRICES AND POSSIBLE BACON SHORTAGES MAY BE COMING.

WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY FIRST AT 4.

1 amber alert nc to fl-trx SOTVO

2 airline baggage fees-trxVO

3 bacon shortage-trxsotvo

WEATHER TOPS-trxwxcntr

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO KELLIE-2 SHOT PUSH, OBX

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

AN AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A 12 YEAR OLD NORTH CAROLINA GIRL.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE SHE IS WITH A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, AND THE TWO COULD BE HEADED TO FLORIDA.

AMBER ALERT NC TO FL-NSRM

THE FBI IS NOW ON THE CASE. TRYING TO TRACK DOWN 12 YEAR OLD ABIGALE LEFEVERS.

AMBER ALERT NC TO FL-VO

THIS IS WHAT ABIGALE LOOKS LIKE.

DEPUTIES TALKE DWITH NEWMANS ROOMATE AND FOUND HE HAD CONTACT WITH THE MISSING GIRL IN THE PAST WEEK. IT IS BELIEVE THEY ARE HEADED SOUTH, POSSIBLY TO FLORIDA OR THE BAHAMAS.

AMBER ALERT NC TO FL-SOTVO

"Abigale if you're out there watching me right now baby, please just come home. Daddy's not mad, we can work through anything that this is, just please come home. Please come home baby."

AMBER ALERT NC TO FL-NSRM

TOSS TO BRIAN-TRXSOTVO, OC

"Who has it? Who do they give it to? Touchdown!"

TWO DAYS AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL CALL COST THE GREEN BAY PACKERS A WIN - THE N-F-L AND THE REFEREES UNION ARE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO GETTING THE PRO OFFICIALS BACK IN THE GAME.

NBC 2'S SPORTS DIRECTOR BRIAN COLLERAN JOINS US IN THE STUDIO.

NFL & REFS TALKS-PLASMA

WHILE MOST OF US WERE ASLEEP,,,,THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND THE REFEREES ASSOSCIATION WERE IN TALKS.FOR 14 HOURS FROM TUESDAY INTO EARLY THIS MORNING IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE REGULAR REFS BACK ON THE FIELD.

NFL & REFS TALKS-VO

THE N-F-L ADMITTED THAT THE OFFICIATING CREW ON MONDAY NIGHT'S GAME DID MISS CALLING A PASS INTERFERENCE PENALTY ON THIS GAME-ENDING PLAY.

WHICH WAS RULED A TOUCHDOWN FOR SEATTLE.EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLEAR TO EVERYONE.EXPCET FOR THOSE THAT MAYBE LIVE IN SEATTLE. THAT WAS AN INTERCEPTION.

NFL & REFS TALKS-PLASMA

THERE WAS PROGRESS MADE DURING THOSE 14 HOURS OF TALKS.

TOSS TO JOELLE-trxvotops, dbx

BACON -- AND REALLY PORK LOVERS IN GENERAL -- YOU'LL WANT TO SIT DOWN FOR THIS NEXT STORY.

BECAUSE OF THE RECORD-SETTING DROUGHT THIS SUMMER, EXPERTS SAY GRAIN IS COSTING PIG FARMERS TOO MUCH MONEY.

THAT'S SENDING BACON PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF.

NBC 2'S JOELLE PARKS SPOKE WITH FAST FOOD OWNERS AND BUTCHERS TO FIND OUT WHEN WE'LL SEE THOSE HIGHER PRICES.

BACON SHORTAGE-REM2-LIVE

Here at burger que it would be hard to operate without pork products-take a look at the menu.

Bacon burgers,

Bacon on salads,

Pulled pork,

Pork ribs.

BACON SHORTAGE-VO

Youve already seen prices jump at the supermarket.

One local butcher predicts that 1 pound pork chop thats selling now for $3 could be $4 by the end of the year.

A typical case of bacon has gone up 30 percent in price here since may.

What does that mean for you?

if you want to add bacon to your burger- it's normally 75 cents.

But with that incase it should be 1.25.

BACON SHORTAGE-SOTVO

Tim Mankin

Burger Que Owner

BACON SHORTAGE-REM2-LIVE

6 months worth would fit in the freezer here,

And the owner would ocntinue to order his normal supply to make sure that there's no way he runs out.

TOSS TO ALEX-OC, DBX

PEOPLE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES DUE TO FORECLOSURE ARE BEING HIT WITH A NEW CHALLENGE - FINDING AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

NATIONALLY, THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS IS DWINDLING - LEAVING PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HOUSING - IN CITIES LIKE CAPE CORAL - WITH LIMITED OPTIONS.

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FEW CAPE RENTALS-PKG

Cape coral was hit especially hard by housing crisis - with some of highest foreclosure rates in the county. As a result of losing their homes, one-time homeowners were forced to rent, driving up the demand for rental properties.

-elmer tabor/broker, wonderland realty--"were also beginning to see the flippers who were buying houses from the courthouse steps holding onto those properties as rental properties.

FEW CAPE RENTALS-REM1-LIVE

TOSS TO KELLY-OC

A $52 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS GETS THROUGH ANOTHER HURDLE.

TODAY THE FORT MYERS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUSHED FORWARD A DEVELOPER'S PROPOSAL TO BUY AND RENOVATE THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL, AND TURN IT INTO A 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITY.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE DETAILS ON THE PROJECT.

FM DTWN DEVELOPMENT-TFC

I SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER TODAY, AND HE TOLD ME SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THIS MAJOR RENOVATION.

HE ALSO HAS A PRETTY GOOD TRACK RECORD IN FORT MYERS, HE WAS BEHIND THE BEAU RIVAGE---THREE TOWERS THAT WERE BUILT ALONG THE RIVERFRONT.

FM DTWN DEVELOPMENT-VO

ROBERT MACFARLANE WANTS TO RENOVATE THE OLD AMBASSADOR HOTEL THAT HAS SAT VACANT FOR THE LAST DECADE.

BUT IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK DONE---THE GLASS WINDOWS ARE NO LONGER UP TO HURRICANE CODE, THE PLUMBING NEEDS TO BE REDONE, AND THERE ARE OLD AIR CONDITIONING UNITS IN THE BUILDING.

THE CONSTRUCTION COST ALONE, HE ESTIMATES, IS AROUND $25 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE PROPERTY ALREADY HAS 550 PARKING SPACES---300 OF WHICH HE WOULD SELL BACK TO THE CITY, WHICH IT DESPARATELY NEEDS ON THAT END OF DOWNTOWN.

FM DTWN DEVELOPMENT-SOTVO

if that building were to completely change it's look, it's texture, I think you've added something to the downtown area.

FM DTWN DEVELOPMENT-TFC

THE FORT MYERS CRA IS ON BOARD WITH THE PROJECT, BUT OF COURSE IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO MONEY.

AFTER THE DETAILS ARE HAMMERED OUT, THIS PROPOSAL WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL---AND IT WILL BE UP TO MEMBERS TO SEE IF THE CITY CAN HELP FUND THE PROJECT.

BIDEN TICKETS-SS, VO

TICKETS FOR VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S VISIT ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

FOUR OFFICES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 8-30 TONIGHT IF YOU WANT TO GRAB YOURS.

THEY'RE FREE.

WE FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE IN LINE WAITING EARLY THIS MORNING AT THE GLADIOLUS DRIVE OFFICE.

THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK AT THE WA-KE HATCHEE REC CENTER ON BASS ROAD.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

MISSING UF STUDENT-TRX, VO

DEVELOPING - FIRST AT FOUR.

BRAND NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING U-F STUDENT.

POLICE SAY A TEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO CHRISTIAN AGUILAR'S DISAPPEARANCE, BOUGHT A SHOVEL AND ROLL OF DUCT TAPE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE.

PEDRO BRAVO APPEARED IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.

OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE LAST TIME CHRISTIAN'S CELL PHONE WAS USED - WAS WHEN IT WAS POWERED OFF THURSDAY NIGHT.

THAT'S THE LAST NIGHT BRAVO SAW HIM.

BOTH TEENS WERE SPOTTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN BEST BUY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

ALL NEW FIRST AT FOUR - YOU'LL WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THIS ONE.

A 19-YEAR-OLD CANCER SURVIVOR HITS THE LOTTERY.

B) cancer survivor-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

CVS ROBBERY-TRX, VO

CRIME ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.

DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO HUNT DOWN A ROBBERY SUSPECT.ACCUSED OF HITTING A C-V-S- PHARMACY ON U-S 41.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

THE MAN FIRST TRIED TO GET INTO THE VILLAS MARATHON ON CRYSTAL DRIVE BEFORE GOING INTO THE C-V-S PHARMACY.

THE MAN WAS WEARING A DARK RAINCOAT AND A BANDANA. HE ALSO HAD A GUN.

HE ORDERED THE CLERK TO GIVE HIM MONEY BEFORE HE RAN OUT OF THE STORE.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

Clouds dominated our skies once again today across Southwest Florida with little to no sunshine. This has kept temperatures well below the 90° mark with most locations sitting in the middle to upper 80s.

Up until this point, the vast majority of the area has stayed mainly dry with only a few sprinkles and patchy rain areas showing up on radar. A few downpours will try to get going late this afternoon and will linger into the early evening hours.

Once the rain fades tonight, our skies will go fairly quiet and the clouds will begin to thin just a bit overnight as lows settle into the mid 70s by morning.

Our Thursday will more than likely start off with more clouds and dry weather. Through the afternoon, a few more rays of sunshine will breakout allowing temperatures to rebound into the low 90s. We'll also be in more of a summertime pattern, where showers and a few storms favor the afternoon and evening hours close to the urban corridor.

Friday and into the weekend, expect a mix of sun and clouds, while most of the rain activity holds off until the afternoon. With a turn in our steering winds by Sunday off the Gulf of Mexico, a few morning showers can't be ruled out before they get pushed deeper inland by the afternoon.

Early next week, a cold front will stall across the Peninsula just to the north of the area. This will keep our weather pattern a bit unsettled as we kick off the month of October.

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TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

SOME ASTHMA SYMPTOMS ARE SO SEVERE - IT MAKES PEOPLE A PRISONER IN THEIR OWN HOME.

"I couldn't have the windows open at all. My daughter would be playing outside and I'd get to watch her, sorry."

A) asthma treatment-sotvo

CANCER SURVIVOR WINS LOTTERY-VO

A 19 YEAR OLD BEAT CANCER AND NOW HE'S BEATING THE ODDS OF THE LOTTERY.

NICHOLAS RUTH HAS BEEN IN REMISSION FROM LEUKEMIA FOR FOUR YEARS.

AND AS OF THIS WEEK, HE'S 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS RICHER AFTER WINNING A CUT OF MARYLAND'S MEGA MILLIONS.

CANCER SURVIVOR WINS LOTTERY-SOTVO

"People keep saying I deserve it and what I went through but there's people far off worse than what I went through that can use the money more than me and i'm just glad I can help them out."

ASTHMA TREATMENT-OC

TROUBLE BREATHING, COUGHING, STUFFINESS AND MORE.

60 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.

THERE'S NO CURE, BUT NOW DOCTORS HAVE A NEW WEAPON TO HELP THESE PEOPLE ATTACK THEIR SYMPTOMS.

ASTHMA TREATMENT-PKG

KAREN ECKER LIVED THE LAST FIVE YEARS A PRISONER INSIDE HER OWN HOME.

"I couldn't have the windows open at all. My daughter would be playing outside and I'd get to watch her, sorry."

ONE DAY SHE WAS FINE. THE NEXT…

"All the sudden I couldn't breathe."

SUFFERING SEVERE ASTHMA, SIMPLY LEAVING HER HOUSE WAS DANGEROUS.

"My lips would turn blue and I would just cough uncontrollably."

ANTI-ALLERGY MEDICATION, EVEN STEROIDS-DID NOTHING TO HELP. THEN THE F-D-A APPROVED BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY. IT USES RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY TO HEAT UP PROBLEM AREAS.

"It seems to reduce the thickness of the smooth muscle, which may reduce the spasming."

A CATHETER GOES THROUGH THE NOSE OR MOUTH, INTO THE LUNGS AND DELIVERS THERMAL ENERGY TO THE AIRWAYS.

"And this basket has 4 metal struts on it, which is used to apply heat to the airways of the lung."

IT'S NOT A CURE, BUT IT'S GIVEN KAREN A CHANCE TO START CROSSING THINGS OFF HER BUCKET LIST.

"The first one on the list was a picnic with Steph outside."

ALSO CHECKED OFF, A TRIP TO THE ZOO, FIREWORKS, A FAMILY VACATION, GOING OUT TO DINNER AND THIS, HER CELEBRATION THERMOPLASTY GARDEN!

"It's just a symbol of freedom just to be outside. At first I would stand at the window and look at it and dream of the day I would be standing out here."

TEASE THREE

EVERY SINGLE PARENT RELIES ON THEM FROM THE MOMENT THEIR CHILD IS BORN.

FROM CLOTH TO NAME BRAND DIAPERS, WHAT COVERS YOUR CHILD'S BEHIND COMES OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

A) diaper deals-vo

DIAPER DEALS-OC

PARENTS, BRACE YOURSELVES.

THE COST OF RAISING A CHILD IS ON THE RISE.

RIGHT NOW, EACH CHILD COSTS ABOUT 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

WHEN IT COMES TO BABIES, DIAPERS ALONE CAN PUT A BIG DENT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO SCORE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN SAVINGS.

DIAPER DEALS-PKG

"I stash them everywhere for emergencies. I'm like a squirrel"

JESSICA STUBBS, MOTHER OF 3 SMALL CHILDREN IS TALKING ABOUT DIAPERS.

A DESPERATE HOURLY NEED. SHE WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF MOMS WHO GATHERED TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF DIAPERS.

"About 70 to 80 dollars a month. He goes through a lot of them. like about ten, eleven a day."

"It's 45 dollars a container. Usually, I get the biggest one I can buy and it's probably about $107 a month."

"Probably 40 to 50."

DEALS ON DIAPERS ARE A MUST FOR MOMS. AND DADS TOO.

"Diapers are a significant expense."

KEVIN BRASLER IS NOT ONLY A DAD WHO BUYS DIAPERS. HE'S EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR WASHINGTON CONSUMERS CHECKBOOK.

"It depends on where you shop it also depends on how you shop."

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. WASHINGTON CONSUMERS CHECKBOOK CONDUCTED A DIAPER PRICE SURVEY.

IT SHOPPED FOR DIAPERS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES. WAREHOUSE CLUB STORES. DRUGSTORES. DISCOUNTERS AND ONLINE

"We found depending on where you shop you can spend 500 to 900 dollars a year diapering just one kid."

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NO SURPRISE CHECKBOOK FOUND THE MORE DIAPERS PER PACKAGE. THE LOWER THE PER-UNIT PRICE.

BUYING A BOX OF DIAPERS WITH MORE THAN 120 DIAPERS WILL LIKELY SAVE YOU 15-20 PERCENT.

BUT THIS MAY BE A SURPRISE. CHECKBOOK FOUND ROCK BOTTOM PRICES FOR BRAND NAME DIAPERS ONLINE WITH AMAZON. IT'S CALLED AMAZON MOM. PART OF ITS 79 DOLLAR ANNUAL PRIME MEMBERSHIP.

PARENTS GET TWO-DAY FREE SHIPPING ALONG WITH OTHER PERKS.

"Prices there were far lower than any of the local stores we shopped. any of the online stores we shopped. you know 400-dollars in savings. a 79-fee doesn't look so bad."

THESE AMAZON MOMS LOVE THE PRICE AND DIAPERS TO THEIR DOOR.

"It's cheaper to buy online and then get free shipping."

"I think every mom knows what an ordeal it is to have to drive your children to the grocery store I'd rather gnaw my own arm off than have to do that."

DIAPER DEALS-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

BUT ALWAYS TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.

TEASE FOUR---------

LAND LUBBERS WERE IN DANGER OF MISSING OUT ON THE ANNUAL PIRATE FEST ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHO IS BANDING TOGETHER TO SAVE THE FEST FROM WALKING THE PLANK.

AND - MANY FRESHMEN ATHLETES - SIT OUT A YEAR TO HELP COLLEGE TEAMS STRENGTHEN THEIR SQUADS.

BUT WHAT IF YOU APPLY THE PRINCIPLE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

A) pirate fest-VOTOPS

B) redshirting kindergarten-vo

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

FM PORN ARREST-2 SHOT

A BUSY AFTERNOON IN THE NBC-2 NEWSROOM.

BREAKING RIGHT NOW -

A 24 YEAR OLD FORT MYERS MAN WILL SPEND 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

RYAN NICHOLS, A FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER'S AIDE WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE SENT 15 IMAGES AND TWO VIDEOS OF CHILD PORN TO AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER.

SANDUSKY TRIAL-trx, 2 shot

ALSO BREAKING AT THIS HOUR.

AN UPDATE TO THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD ABUSE TRIAL.

A JUDGE HAS UPHELD PERJURY CHARGES AGAINST TWO PENN STATE ADMINISTRATORS.

THEY WERE ACCUSED OF LYING TO A GRAND JURY AS IT INVESTIGATED SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SANDUSKY.

FORMER PENN STATE V-P GARY SCHULTZ AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CURLEY TRIED TO GET THE PERJURY CHARGES THROWN OUT, BUT THE JUDGE JUST RULED AGAINST THAT.

SHULTZ IS NOW RETIRED AND CURLEY IS ON LEAVE.

TOSS TO LAUREN-VOTOPS, 2 SHOT, OBX

TODAY MARKS 10 DAYS FROM THE START OF THE ANNUAL PIRATE FEST ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE FESTIVAL WILL GO ON -- EVEN AFTER THE PROMOTER UNEXPECTEDLY BACKED OUT OF THE EVENT -

LEAVING BUSINESSES IN A PINCH.

NBC 2'S LAUREN DISPIRITO JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO.

PIRATE FEST PROMOTER-NSRM

THEY'RE SHELLING OUT THEIR OWN CASH, ON TOP OF WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY SPENT GETTING READY FOR THE EVENT--

TO KEEP IT AFLOAT.

PIRATE FEST PROMOTER-VO

THE MUTINY-- AS SOME BUSINESS OWNERS CALL IT- BEGAN LAST NIGHT, WHEN THE PROMOTER POSTPONED IT, CITING TOO MANY CHALLENGES.

THIS MORNING BUSINESSES MET AND SPLIT UP THE WORK TO MAKE SURE THE FESTIVAL HAPPENS.

PIRATE FEST PROMOTER-SOTVO

"To find out 10 days before the event starts that we're not going to run it, somebody dropped the ball big time and it was very very upsetting."

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS CONSIDERING TAKING ON THE EVENT NEXT YEAR.

PIRATE FEST PROMOTER-NSRM

FOR A FULL LIST OF EVENTS, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.

ANDY WILLIAMS DEAD-VO

LEGENDARY CROONER ANDY WILLIAMS DIED LAST NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO HIS REP, WILLIAMS DIED AT HIS BRANSON, MISSOURI HOME AFTER A YEAR LONG BATTLE WITH BLADDER CANCER.

HE WAS 84-YEARS OLD.

WILLIAMS WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR VOCALISTS OF THE 1960'S.

HIS SIGNATURE SONG BECAME "MOON RIVER"

HE ALSO HAD A STRING OF CHRISTMAS T-V SPECIALS IN THE 70'S AND 80'S.

TX SOLDIER HICCUP SHOT-VO

AN ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE HICCUPS WENT TERRIBLY WRONG IN TEXAS.

POLICE SAY TWO MEN WERE DRINKING AND WATCHING FOOTBALL ON SUNDAY NIGHT, WHEN PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ISAAC YOUNG GOT THE HICCUPS.

THAT'S WHEN PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PATRICK MYERS ALLEGEDLY HELD A GUN TO YOUNG'S HEAD, IN AN EFFORT TO SCARE THE HICCUPS AWAY.

THE ARREST REPORT SAYS MYERS THOUGHT THE GUN WAS LOADED WITH DUMMY ROUNDS.

BUT WHEN THE GUN WENT OFF, A REAL BULLET HIT YOUNG IN THE FACE.

HE DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.

SUPREME COURT DRUNK DRIVING-VO

THE U.S SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE WHETHER POLICE CAN FORCE SUSPECTED DRUNKEN-DRIVERS WHO REFUSE A BREATH TEST TO HAVE BLOOD DRAWN AT A HOSPITAL.

AT ISSUE IS WHETHER A BLOOD TEST CONSTITUTES AN "UNREASONABLE SEARCH," PROHIBITED BY THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.

MISSOURI PROSECUTORS ARGUE POLICE NEED TO REQUIRE THE TESTS QUICKLY.

WHILE THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION BELIEVES A *SEARCH WARRANT IS NEEDED BEFORE COMPELLING A SUSPECT TO UNDERGO A BLOOD TEST.

CAMPAIGN IN OHIO-OC

THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF OHIO WAS EXTREMELY PRESIDENTIAL TODAY.

BOTH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY PUSHED FOR VOTES ACROSS THE STATE.

CAMPAIGN IN OHIO-PKG

HE'S WRAPPING UP HIS BUS TOUR OF OHIO, A BLUE COLLAR STATE THAT'S MUST-WIN FOR MITT ROMNEY.

Presidential Nominee

there's dignity and honor and meaning in good hard work

BUT DESPITE ROMNEY'S WORK HERE. MANY VISITS. OHIO MAY BE MOVING OUT OF REACH.

EVEN WITH THE HELP, TODAY, OF OHIO NATIVE, JACK NICKLAUS, WHO SAYS HE'S LAID OFF WORKERS FROM HIS GOLF BUSINESS.

Presidential Nominee

I've been across this country, my heart aches for people I've seen.:06

IN A NEW AD, ROMNEY LOOKS RIGHT AT VOTERS.

audio outcue: I'm Steve Handelsman, NBC News,

AND THE FIRST BATTLEGROUND VOTING STARTS TOMORROW. IN IOWA. WEEKS BEFORE NOVEMBER 6TH, THE ACTUAL ELECTION IS BEGINNING.

SCHOOLS BULLYING-VO

WHILE NEARLY ALL PARENTS AGREE SCHOOLS NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BULLYING -- THEY'RE NOT ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES "BULLYING."

A NEW SURVEY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FINDS 95-PERCENT OF ADULTS SAY SCHOOLS SHOULD INTERVENE WHEN STUDENTS FEEL THREATENED OR AFRAID FOR THEIR SAFETY.

REDSHIRTING KINDERGARTEN-OC

TODAY A NATIONAL SUMMIT DEVOTED TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION WRAPS UP IN NEW YORK CITY.

NBC'S EDUCATION NATION EXPLORES WAYS TO IMPROVE THE WAY STUDENTS LEARN.

YOU'VE HEARD THE TERM "REDSHIRTING" - IT'S WHEN COLLEGE ATHLETES ARE HELD BACK FOR A YEAR.

NOW EDUCATORS ARE USING THE TERM WITH KINDERGARTNERS WHEN THEY START SCHOOL AT 6 YEARS OLD INSTEAD OF 5.

REDSHIRTING KINDERGARTEN-PKG

5 YEAR OLD STONE CROWE LOVES TO COMPETE. HE LOVES TO PLAY, AND PLAY HARD.

AND HE LOVES TO WIN. AND WHEN HE DOESN'T WIN. WELL.

"He's somewhat immature."

IN FACT HIS 5TH BIRTHDAY WAS JULY 4TH. THE CALENDAR SAYS HE'S READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. BUT HIS MOM AMY SAYS HIS BEHAVIOR SAYS OTHERWISE.

"School would end up being a struggle for him than a success and that's not what I want. I feel like holding him one more year that way when he goes to school he's gonna be confident, ready for the challenge of school, because it's difficult these days."

IT'S CALLED 'REDSHIRTING', HOLDING A 5 YEAR OLD BACK FROM STARTING KINDERGARTEN UNTIL THEY'RE SIX.

"By and large you see more parents that are concerned about the maturity of their children facing the transition points in life."

RUSS TILFORD IS HEAD OF MCCRACKEN COUNTY SCHOOLS PUPIL PERSONNEL.

THE RULES FOR REDSHIRTING ARE PRETTY SIMPLE. KENTUCKY LAW GIVES PARENTS THE OPTION OF SENDING A FIVE YEAR OLD TO KINDERGARTEN, BUT ANY CHILD WHO IS SIX YEARS OF AGE OR WHO MAY BECOME SIX YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 1ST SHALL ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL.

"We want to work with families to do what's best for them and for their child."

"Foul!!"

FOR AMY THAT MEANS WAITING ONE MORE YEAR.

AND IN HER CASE SHE MAY BE BETTER QUALIFIED THAN MOST PARENTS TO MAKE THAT DECISION, SINCE SHE IS A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AND HAS TAUGHT KINDERGARTEN IN THE PAST.

"Generally, the younger students tend to be more immature than older students."

SO STONE HAS ONE MORE YEAR TO WORK ON HIS FOREHAND.

"Uh oh. Stone, get over here Mister."

AND ONE MORE YEAR TO LEARN IT'S OK TO FALL DOWN, AS LONG AS YOU GET UP AGAIN.

EDUCATION NATION TEASE-OC

SCOTT MCGEE REPORTING.

ANOTHER FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE IS SOMETHING CALLED COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT 45 STATES HAVE SIGNED ON TO TEACH - AND IT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOUR CHILD LEARNS.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

WEST NILE LATEST-VO

THE CASES OF WEST NILE DISEASE CONTINUE TO MOUNT. BUT AREN'T ADDING UP AS QUICKLY AS THEY WERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORTS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 35-HUNDRED WEST NILE CASES NATIONWIDE THIS SUMMER. INCLUDING 147 RELATED DEATHS.

LAST WEEK, THERE WERE ABOUT 31-HUNDRED CASES REPORTED.

MOST PATIENTS CONTINUE TO BE FROM TEXAS -- MAKING UP 38-PERCENT OF CASES.

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT BREAST CANCERS IS WHAT'S CALLED 'HORMONE RECEPTOR-POSITIVE'.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR TWO THIRDS OF ALL BREAST CANCER CASES.

RESEARCHERS RECENTLY LOOKED AT THIS TYPE OF CANCER AND FOUND DRAMATIC RISK FACTORS TIED TO A WOMAN'S WEIGHT.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

BODY MASS INDEX, OR BMI, IS USED TO GAUGE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH, NOW YOU CAN ADD RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER TO THE LIST.

DR. WILLIAM HARWIN/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

:37 Obesity, has been known for a long time as one of many risk factors for breast cancer. But what's particularly important is that there's some evidence that they may have a higher risk of recurrence if they don't keep a low fat diet and keep an ideal body weight.

DESPITE THE BEST TREATMENT, RESEARCHERS FOUND THE HIGHER A WOMAN'S BMI THE HIGHER THE LIKELIHOOD OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER AGAIN.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

The figures are dramatic. Women who were obese at the time of their diagnosis had a 30-percent higher risk of recurrence and a nearly 50-percent higher risk of death than those who were at normal weight.

THE LINK IS BASED ON BODY FAT AND HORMONAL CHANGES.

DR. WILLIAM HARWIN/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

1:14 Probably some correlation with fatty tissue and production of excess estrogen. There is some relationship with estrogen and breast cancer. The two are definitely linked in a lot of ways.

THESE FINDINGS MAY ONE DAY LEAD TO NEW TREATMENTS THAT BLOCK HORMONAL CHANGES AND INFLAMMATION CAUSED BY OBESITY. DOCTORS AREN'T WILLING TO WAIT, ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO MAKE CHANGES NOW.

DR. WILLIAM HARWIN/ONCOLOGIST

RUNS:

:37 In my patients who've had breast cancer, I'm always telling them to try the low fat diet, make sure they exercise.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

U-S AIRLINES BROUGHT IN A COOL ONE POINT SEVEN *BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY CHARGE YOU TO FLY YOUR SUITCASES.

WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE RECORD-SETTING YEAR, THAT HAS A LOT OF PASSENGERS SEEING RED.

PLUS - WHETHER YOU'RE A FAN OF LADY GAGA OR DESPISE THE "MOTHER MONSTER", SHE'S SHARING AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE ABOUT BODY IMAGE AFTER ANNOUNCING HER STRUGGLES WITH EATING DISORDERS.

A) baggage fees-vo

B) lady gaga body image-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

A NEIGHBORHOOD ON ALERT TONIGHT --

AFTER BURGLARS PRIED OPEN DOZENS OF DOORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

MORE THAN 40 HOMES RANSACKED --

SOME AS THE HOMEOWNERS SLEPT INSIDE.

THE SEARCH FOR CLUES --

AND SUSPECTS NEXT AT FIVE.

PLUS --

A LOCAL SCHOOL HAS BEEN WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ALL WEEK.

STUDENTS ARE MISERABLE --

A) NAPLES BURGLARIES-NWSRM-VO

B) NO AC AT CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE-VOTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

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.

Clouds dominated our skies once again today across Southwest Florida with little to no sunshine. This has kept temperatures well below the 90° mark with most locations sitting in the middle to upper 80s.

Up until this point, the vast majority of the area has stayed mainly dry with only a few sprinkles and patchy rain areas showing up on radar. A few downpours will try to get going late this afternoon and will linger into the early evening hours.

Once the rain fades tonight, our skies will go fairly quiet and the clouds will begin to thin just a bit overnight as lows settle into the mid 70s by morning.

Our Thursday will more than likely start off with more clouds and dry weather. Through the afternoon, a few more rays of sunshine will breakout allowing temperatures to rebound into the low 90s. We'll also be in more of a summertime pattern, where showers and a few storms favor the afternoon and evening hours close to the urban corridor.

Friday and into the weekend, expect a mix of sun and clouds, while most of the rain activity holds off until the afternoon. With a turn in our steering winds by Sunday off the Gulf of Mexico, a few morning showers can't be ruled out before they get pushed deeper inland by the afternoon.

Early next week, a cold front will stall across the Peninsula just to the north of the area. This will keep our weather pattern a bit unsettled as we kick off the month of October.

TRAFFIC-trxTFC FDOT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

LADY GAGA BODY IMAGE-OC

LADY GAGA IS STEPPING FORWARD AND OPENING UP ABOUT HER OWN BATTLE WITH EATING DISORDERS.

THE POP SINGER SAYS SHE SUFFERED FROM BULEMIA AND ANOREXIA SINCE SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

LADY GAGA BODY IMAGE-PKG

NATS Edge of Glory

TRACK #1 - 9 SECOND DURATION

SHE'S ACHIEVED POP ICON STATUS, AS MUCH FOR HER MUSIC AS FOR HER BRAZEN

CONFIDENCE - FLAUNTING HER TONED FIGURE IN HIT VIDEOS LIKE "BORN THIS WAY"

NATS Born This Way

TRACK #2 - 9 SECOND DURATION

AND NOW, LADY GAGA IS PROVING TO HER MILLIONS OF FANS THAT HER MESSAGE OF

SELF ACCEPTANCE IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW THEY ARE WORDS SHE LIVES BY.

NATS Marry the Night

TRACK #3 - 12 SECOND DURATION

AFTER THESE PHOTOS OF A CURVIER GAGA SURFACED FROM A RECENT TOUR STOP IN

AMSTERDAM, SHE'S NOW TAKING AIM AT CRITICS WHO SAY THE 26-YEAR-OLD POP

SONGSTRESS HAS PACKED ON TOO MANY POUNDS.

TRACK #4 - 22 SECOND DURATION

TUESDAY -- GAGA POSTED THESE CANDID, SCANTILY CLAD PHOTOS OF HERSELF ON HER

SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - "LITTLE MONSTERS DOT COM." LAUNCHING WHAT SHE CALLS A

"BODY REVOLUTION." SHE'S HOPING TO SPARK DEBATE AMONG FANS ABOUT SELF LOVE

- AND ASKING HER LITTLE MONSTERS TO POST PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES CELEBRATING

TRIUMPHS OVER INSECURITIES

SOT DR. ROBYN SILVERMAN / BODY IMAGE EXPERT: "Lady Gaga is telling those fat

shamers that it's not ok, that we're not having it anymore. / and I think

she's going to help a lot of people."

TRACK #5 - 9 SECOND DURATION

GAGA HAS BEEN UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT THE 25 POUNDS SHE TOLD Z-100

RADIO HOST ELVIS DURAN SHE GAINED OVER THE HOLIDAYS:

SOT LADY GAGA / SINGER: "I really don't feel bad about it not even for a

second. I, like I have to be on such a strict diet constantly."

TRACK #6 - 10 SECOND DURATION

BUT SHE HAS OPENLY ADMITTED TO STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT ISSUES IN THE PAST -

EVEN POSTING THIS MOST RECENT PHOTO WITH THE CAPTION "BULIMIA AND ANOREXIA

SINCE I WAS 15."

TRACK #7 - 14 SECOND DURATION

OF COURSE -- THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME LADY GAGA HAS USED HER STAR WATTAGE

TO EMPOWER FANS - IN FEBRUARY, SHE LAUNCHED AN ANTI-BULLYING INITIATIVE -

THE "BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION. SHE TOLD ROBIN ABOUT HER PASSION PROJECT

LAST FALL.

SOT LADY GAGA / SINGER: "The charity is focused around inspiring bravery and

kindness in youth all over the world."

TRACK #8 - 4 SECOND DURATION

NOW, GAGA HOPES THAT THIS LATEST CAMPAIGN WILL INSPIRE A NEW KIND OF BRAVERY

.

LADY GAGA BODY IMAGE-OC

LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD KISS-VO

COUNTRY CROONER CARRIE UNDERWOOD GRANTED A VERY SPECIAL WISH AT HER LATEST CONCERT.

SHE GAVE A 12 YEAR OLD BOY HIS FIRST KISS.

CHASE KURNICK HELD A SIGN THAT READ: CARRIE, BE MY FIRST KISS.

AND HE GOT HIS WISH.

CARRIE CALLED HIM UP ON STAGE AND GAVE HIM A QUICK PECK ON THE LIPS.

HOW DID HE DESCRIBE THE LIPLOCK? CHASE SAID IT WAS AMAZING.

JK ROWLING BOOK-VO

HARRY POTTER FANS, ANOTHER J-K ROWLING BOOK HITS STORES TOMORROW. BUT IT TARGETS AN OLDER AUDIENCE.

ROWLING'S FIRST ADULT NOVEL "THE CASUAL VACANCY" GOES ON SALE THURSDAY.

THE PUBLISHER PRINTED TWO MILLION COPIES OF THE BOOK IN ADVANCE OF ITS RELEASE.

ROWLING'S FINAL HARRY POTTER BOOK SOLD 11 AND A HALF MILLION COPIES IN ITS FIRST 10 DAYS IN THE U-S.

BARNES & NOBLE HD NOOKS-VO

YOU'LL NOW BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT BOOK ON AN H-D TABLET.

BARNES AND NOBLE IS UPPING THE ANTE WITH IT'S NEWEST TABLET.

THE NOOK WILL COME IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF H-D.

PRICES FOR THE TABLETS START AT 199 DOLLARS.

THE TABLETS INCLUDE A VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE, A SCRAPBOOK FEATURE AND A MORE STREAMLINED HOME SCREEN.

IMELDA SHOES DAMAGED-VO

COBBLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE BUSY REPAIRING A FORMER FIRST LADY'S SHOES.

IMELDA MARCOS WAS KNOWN FOR HER EXTENSIVE SHOE COLLECTION.

SHE LEFT BEHIND AROUND 12-HUNDRED PAIRS WHEN SHE AND HER FAMILY LEFT THE PALACE IN 1986.

IN 2009, THE CAPITAL WAS HIT HARD BY FLOODING AND HER SHOES WERE RUINED.

IT'S TAKEN THREE YEARS FOR THE CITY TO SEND THE DAMAGED SHOES OFF TO BE FIXED.

SNOOKIVILLE LAW-VO

JERSEY SHORE STAR "SNOOKI" IS INSPIRING A LAW IN NEW JERSEY.

A STATE LEGISLATOR CALLS IT "SNOOKIVILLE LAW".

OF COURSE, IT CENTERS AROUND REALITY SHOW FILMING.

UNDER THE LAW, TOWNS COULD REQUIRE SHOWS TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS TO HELP WITH CROWDS.

THE LAWMAKER SAYS HE ISN'T AGAINST REALITY SHOWS BECAUSE THEY CAN BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

ANGER RISES AS BAGGAGE FEES RAKE IN BIG BUCKS FOR AIRLINES.

I'm frustrated, I'm really frustrated because it just seems like everything

is going up and up and up.

FIRST AT FOUR - WHY YOU SHOULDN'T EXPECT IT TO GET ANY BETTER, AFTER AIRLINES SET RECORDS ON THOSE ADDED FEES.

A) baggage fees-sotvo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Port Charlotte man arrested for child sex crime

2. Drunk man arrested after slow speed horse chase

3. Robbery suspect sought in Fort Myers

BAGGAGE FEES-TFC CNTR

AIRLINES IN THE U-S ARE RAKING IT IN WITH THEIR BAGGAGE FEES.

THEY'VE COLLECTED MORE THAN ONE POINT SEVEN *BILLION DOLLARS WITH THE ADDED FEES.

THAT'S JUST IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.

RECORD REVENUE!

BAGGAGE FEES-PKG

YOUR BAGS ARE NOW BIG BUSINESS.

FROM CARRY-ONS TO OVERSIZED ITEMS U-S AIRLINES ARE RAKING IN RECORD REVENUES

FROM THE FEES THEY CHARGE ON LUGGAGE.

SOT MOS

You use to be able to take on 50 pound bag for free and now it's 25-30 bucks

so.it doesn't surprise me.

I'm frustrated, I'm really frustrated because it just seems like everything

is going up and up and up.

GFX:

A NEW FEDERAL REPORT SAYS THOSE FEES, STARTING AT $25, ADDED UP TO 1.7

BILLION DOLLARS IN JUST THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR - THE MOST EVER. TOPPING THAT LIST DELTA AIRLINES RECORDING

NEARLY $430 MILLION. NUMBER 2 UNITED AIRLINES AT $351 MILLION.

SOT -- Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travel & Lifestyle Editor, ABC News

Fees are not going to go away. If anything, they're going to get higher.

THESE RECORD-SETTING PROFITS ARE A RARE BRIGHT SPOT IN AN INDUSTRY NOW

SUFFERING TURBULANCE FROM SOARING OIL PRICES AND RISING LABOR COSTS. THE

HARDEST HIT-AMERICAN AIRLINES. THE BANKRUPT COMPANY IS LOCKED IN A LABOR

DISPUTE WITH ITS PILOTSCAUSING MASSIVE DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS AND FURY AMONG

PASSENEGRS.

GFX:

But American's $25 luggage fees helped the ailing airline rake in more than

$288 million dollars so far this year.

SOT - MOS

In some cases, the fees, I think they should just charge more for the

tickets.

DESPITE THE MONEY THOSE FEES GENERATE.IT SEEMS AT LEAST ONE AIRLINE IS

TAKING CUSTOMER FEELINGS TO HEART. THIS NEW AD FROM SOUTHWEST IS PROMOTING

THEIR *BAGS FLY FREE* POLICY AS A WAY TO GAIN CUSTOMER BUSINESS.

BAGGAGE FEES-TFC

U.S. AIRLINES ALSO COLLECTED AN ADDITIONAL $1.3 BILLION IN FEES FOR CANCELING OR CHANGING A RESERVATION DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION.

THAT DOES IT FOR THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

HAVING YOUR HOME BROKEN INTO CAN BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY DAMAGING.

TONIGHT WE'RE LOOKING INTO MORE THAN 40 HOME BURGLARIES IN THE SAME AREA--

SOME AS PEOPLE SLEPT INSIDE.

PLUS --

COSTS AND PROBLEMS PILLING UP IN CAPE CORAL.

AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT --

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT COULD PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

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