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HL1) MINNESOTA SHOOTING AT WORKPLACE-VOTOPS

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW THIS FRIDAY MORNING ---

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) PRES DEBATE PREVIEW-TRX-VO

PLUS,

WE'RE LESS THAN A WEEK OUT FROM THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

NBC2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN LEHIGH ACRES--

FIREFIGHTERS ARE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE ON EDISON AVENUE.

MINNESOTA WORKPLACE SHOOTING-OC-TRX-VO

NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY THIS MORNING ---

A WORKPLACE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND DETAILS ARE STILL COMING IN RIGHT NOW.

POLICE CONFIRMED OVERNIGHT THAT FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND FOUR OTHER PEOPLE INJURED.

WE'RE TOLD THE SHOOTER SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. ALL THIS HAPPENING YESTERDYA AFTERNOON AT A MINNEAPOLIS SIGN COMPANY CALLED "ACCENT SIGNAGE SYSTEMS."

IT SPECIALIZES IN SIGNS THAT HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

REGULAR REFS GETTING STANDING OVATION-2SH-VO

FOR ONCE, IT'S HAIL TO THE REFEREES!. AS THEY RETURN FOR THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE LOCKOUT.

THEY GOT A STANDING OVATION FROM THE CROWD LAST NIGHT IN BALTIMORE.

QUITE OFTEN, THE GUYS IN THE STRIPED SHIRTS ARE GREETED WITH A CHORUS OF BOOS WHEN THEY TAKE THE FIELD.

THE REAL REFS MADE THEIR RETURN AS THE RAVENS HOSTED THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.

SEVERAL OFFICIALS SAID THANK YOU BY TIPPING THEIR CAPS TO THE FANS.

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:02 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LOOK AHEAD-OC-TRX-SS-OC

TURNING NOW TO DECISION 2012 ---

AND IF NEXT WEEK'S PRIME-TIME AUDIENCE MATCHES THE VIEWERSHIP OF THE FIRST DEBATE FOUR YEARS AGO BETWEEN BARACK OBAMA AND JOHN MCCAIN,

MORE THAN 52 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING.

THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS COMING UP WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 3RD. LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2 AT 9.

TODAY ROMNEY WILL CAMPAIGN IN PENNSYLVANIA AND OBAMA WILL BE IN D-C.

ROMNEY IN VIRGINIA-SOTTOPS-WIPE

Question:

Let me ask about Virginia battleground. Why aren't you doing better here?

Answer: Romney

OBAMA IN VIRGINIA-SOTTOPS-WIPE

BIDEN TICKETS-VOTOPS-SS

AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL SPEAK AT THE WOK-A-HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER, ON BASS ROAD THIS SATURDAY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS AT 9:30AM.

TICKETS ARE ON A FIRST COME BASIS.

AND THEY ARE BEING HANDED OUT FOR FREE.

AT LAST CHECK TICKETS WERE STILL AVAILABLE AT THESE FOUR LOCATIONS ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE OFFICES OPEN AT 8 THIS MORNING IF YOU WANT ONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

BANKS CYBER ATTACKS-OC-TRX-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ---

THE FINANCIAL AND BANKING INDUSTRY IS ON HIGH ALERT--AS A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK REMAINS UNDERWAY.

AN ISLAMIC CYBER-TERRORIST GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA'S LARGEST BANKS.

HACKERS ARE LOCKING OUT BANK ACCOUNT HOLDERS FROM THEIR CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ONLINE.

IT'S HAPPENING TO BANK OF AMERICA, WELLS FARGO AND PNC. FRUSTRATING CUSTOMERS TRYING TO GET ONLINE.

THE U.S. SUSPECTS HACKERS IN IRAN MAY BE INVOLVED.

EDISON MALL SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE-OC-VO

EDISON MALL OPENS THIS MORNING AS NORMAL, AFTER A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS DISCOVERED THERE LAST NIGHT.

THIS MORNING THE FORT MYERS HAZMAT TEAM IS INVESTIGATING THE CONTENTS OF THAT PACKAGE, FOUND LAST NIGHT AROUND 8.

POLICE SAY THE SUSPICIOUS PAKCAGE WAS REPORTED BY AN EMPLOYEE INSIDE ONE OF THE STORES.

OFFICERS SURROUNDED THE AREA INSIDE THE MALL AND SHUT DOWN TEN SHOPS.

EDISON MALL SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE-SOTVO

43:30 no one ever announced the mall was closed or that there was anything going on it was kind of weird we didnt know if we should leave or go so we left 43:40

CAPE CORAL BREAK IN-OC-VO

SUSPECTS ON THE RUN THIS MORNING AFTER A VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CAPE.

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN SAYS SHE HAD TO HIDE HER CHILD IN A CLOSET WHILE ROBBERS RUSHED INTO HER HOME AND BEAT HER FRIENDS!

IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT AT A HOME NEAR GLEASON PARKWAY AND SKYLINE BOULEVARD.

OFFICIALS SAY FOUR MASKED MEN.ARMED WITH SHOTGUNS AND A BAT BROKE THE WOMAN'S FRONT DOOR WINDOW AND BARGED IN.

CAPE CORAL BREAK IN-SOTVO

LT ANTHONY SIZEMORE: they were about business when they went in these are violent people and they had a definite mission and they went in and got what they were looking for

SEARCH FOR JIMMY HOFFA-OC-VO

NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY WE FIRST REPORTED YESTERDAY ---

THE SEARCH FOR JIMMY HOFFA'S BODY.

SOIL SAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN TODAY AT A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY FOUR MILES NORTH OF DETROIT.

THEY WILL BE SENT TO A FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO TEST FOR HUMAN DECOMPOSITION.

RESULTS ARE NOT EXPECTED BEFORE NEXT WEEK.

SEARCHERS ARE ACTING ON A TIP THEY GOT FROM A MAN WHO SAID HE SAW A BODY BEING BURED HERE.

TN KIDS MISSING-OC-SS

ALSO DEVELOPING NOW ---

THE SEARCH FOR TWO MISSING TENNESSEE CHILDREN.

POLICE INITIALLY THOUGHT 9-YEAR-OLD CHLOE LEVERETTE AND HER 7-YEAR-OLD BROTHER, GAGE DANIEL, HAD BEEN KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE ON SUNDAY.

BUT NOW INVESTIGATORS AREN'T SURE IF THE CHILDREN DIED ALONG WITH THE ELDERLY COUPLE WHO WERE RAISING THEM.

FIRE DESTROYED THEIR HOME SUNDAY NIGHT.

EAST LEE TEEN WITH GUN-OC-SS-VO-SS

THE COUSIN OF FORT MYERS' LATEST MURDER VICTIM,

IS ACCUSED OF BRINGING A LOADED GUN TO SCHOOL.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD MARCUS BURGER.

THEY SAY HE ADMITTED TO TAKING THE WEAPON TO EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF RETALIATION WHILE WALKING TO HIS BUS STOP.

LEE SCHOOL FUNDING-ONCAM

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EDUCATION FUNDING COMING TO LEE COUNTY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED THAT THE DISTRICT WILL GET 17 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLARS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

THE MONEY WILL GO TO 32 HIGH NEEDS SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

IT WILL BE USED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS RATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

IT WILL ALSO BE USED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH PERFORMING TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS - WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVE PAY.

SANDUSKY VIC #1 BOOK, REVEALING ID-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

A KEY WITNESS AGAINST CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER AND FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY,

KNOWN IN COURT PAPERS AS VICTIM 1,

HAS A BOOK DEAL AND WILL SOON REVEAL HIS IDENTITY.

WE KNOW THE BOOK IS COMING OUT OCTOBER 23RD AND IT'S CALLED "VICTIM NUMBER ONE'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AGAINST JERRY SANDUSKY."

NHL PRESEASON CANCELLED-ONCAM

JUST AS THE NFL GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER WITH THE REFS,

THE ENTIRE N-H-L PRESEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED -

THAT INCLUDES NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAME AT GERMAIN ARENA BETWEEN THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AND THE FLORIDA PANTHERS.

IT'S NO REAL SURPRISE CONSIDERING THERE'S NO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NHL AND IT'S PLAYERS ASSOCIATION.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

US AND TOMATOES-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING,

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT MAY SIDE WITH FLORIDA TOMATO GROWERS AND SQUASH A 16-YEAR-OLD TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO.

THE TOMATO GROWERS SAY THE TRADE AGREEMENT IS OUTDATED AND MEXICAN IMPORTS ARE CRIPPLING THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:12 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

REAL HOLLYWOOD MYSTERY-2SH-VO

THIS MORNING IT'S A REAL LIFE HOLLYWOOD MURDER MYSTERY.

IT'S BIZARRE TO SAY THE LEAST.

28-YEAR-OLD JOHNNY LEWIS, KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN 'THE OC' AND 'SONS OF ANARCHY,' WAS FOUND DEAD IN A DRIVEWAY,

AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING HIS 81-YEAR-OLD LANDLORD.

THEN HE EITHER FELL OR JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.

AND THIS MORNING REPORTS ARE SURFACING THAT LEWIS MAY HAVE BEEN ON 'SMILES,' A SYNTHETIC, DESIGNER DRUG, WHEN HE DIED.

ANTI ISLAM FILMMAKER ARRESTED-OC-VO

THE CALIFORNIA MAN,

BEHIND A FILM WHICH MANY BLAME FOR INCITING RAGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,

WAS ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BOND.

A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED THAT NAKOULA BASSELEY NAKOULA SHOULD BE HELD ON SUSPICION OF VIOLATING THE TERMS OF HIS PROBATION.

THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS ON PROBATION FROM A 2010 CONVICTION FOR CHECK FRAUD.

FMPD AND COMMUNITY-OC-VO

BACK HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --- DUNBAR RESIDENTS GoT A SECOND CHANCE TO MEET FORT MEYRS POLICE OFFICERS WHO PATROL THEIR AREA.

AND OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THE SOCIAL EVENTS WILL SPUR MORE COMMUNITY COOPERATION IN SOLVING CRIMES.

THE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED YESTERDAY.

CHIEF DOUG BAKER SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY FLOW OF ANONYMOUS TIPS COMING IN…

BUT HE SAYS IT TAKES WITNESSES WILLING TO TESTIFY IN COURT TO REALLY GET THE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREET…

FMPD AND COMMUNITY-2 SOTVO

CHEIF BAKER: I don't know if you can put a number or level on it but it is positive

THELMA HOUSE, DUNBAR RESIDENT: its just time for us as a neighborhood to take a stand so we can get some of this crime out of here

FORT MYERS HAS 18 MURDERS ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW.

KEY WEST EXPRESS UPDATE-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW UP --- THE KEY WEST EXPRESS IS RE-STARTING SERVICE NEXT WEEK!

THE FIRST BOAT WILL LEAVE THURSDAY MORNING AT 8:30.

THEY SHUT DOWN AFTER A MAINTENANCE PROJECT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

IT'S TAKING RESERVATIONS NOW.

PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN--

WERE REFUNDED THEIR MONEY--

BONITA ROADS AND TORTOISES-OC-VO

DRIVING IN BONITA SPRINGS IS ABOUT TO GET MORE CONVENIENT,

WITH A NEW EAST TO WEST CUT-THOUGH.

BUT THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS COMING WITH A HEFTY PRICE TAG,

AND SOME UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES.

CREWS HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SHANGRI-LA ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT.

ONCE COMPLETE, IT WILL CONNECT OLD 41 TO IMPERIAL PARKWAY.

THE COST- AN ESTIMATED 6 MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT THE PROJECT IS MORE COMPLEX THAN JUST PAVING 3900 FEET OF ROAD.

IT STARTS WITH A DRAINAGE PROJECT EXTENDING 1 MILE SOUTH.

AND TO DO THAT- THE CITY HAS TO REMOVE 9 GOPHER TORTOISES.

THE PROTECTED ANIMALS USED TO CALL THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE HOME.

BUT NOW- THEY'RE MOVING TO GLADES COUNTY,

BONITA ROADS AND TORTOISES-SOTVO

Sot John

" this is something that Theres a lot of regulations involved, and a lot of eyes on it to make sure it's done properly and thats where the expense comes in"

THE DRAINAGE PROJECT IS NOW UNDERWAY.

HERBERT LOM DIES-OC-SS

THE ACTOR WHO STARRED AS INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU'S BOSS IN THE PINK PANTHER MOVIES HAS DIED.

HERBERT LOM WAS 95.

TIGER HITS MAN WITH GOLF BALL-2SHOT-VO-CG

THE FIRST MATCHES OF THE RYDER CUP ARE TODAY.

RYDER CUP OPENING CEREMONIES GOT GOING IN ILLINOIS YESTERDAY AND WHILE PRACTICING TIGER WOODS PLUNKED A GUY IN THE HEAD WITH A GOLF BALL!

VIDEO SHOWS TIGER SIGNING AN AUTOGRAPH FOR THAT FAN.

THE GUY ACTUALLY GOT KNOCKED OUT AND HAD TO GET FIRST AID.

TIGER WAS SEEN APOLOGIZING OVER AND OVER.

THE RYDER CUP COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY ON ESPN.

THEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ONLY ONE PLACE TO WATCH THE COMBINED 16 HOURS OF COVERAGE.

RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.

REESE WITHERSPOON BABY BOY-2SH-VO

REESE WITHERSPOON IS A MOMMY AGAIN.

THE ACTRESS WELCOMING A BABY BOY.

AND THE LITTLE GUY'S NAME TAKES AFTER THE STATE SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN.

HIS NAME IS TENNESSEE JAMES TOTH AND IT'S HER THIRD CHILD. HER FIRST WITH HUSBAND JIM TOTH, WHO SHE MARRIED IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

WX TEASE-OMNITOPS

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

CHILDHOOD BOOKS-4SHOT-SS

TODAY IS NOT ONLY SEPTEMBER 28TH-- IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS READ A CHILD A BOOK YOU LIKE DAY.

AND THIS MORNING WE ARE LOOKING BACK TO OUR CHILDHOOD -- AND THE BOOKS WE CHERISHED.

GUESS WHO'S FAVORITE BOOK IT IS

COP SEES MOON, CALLS FOR BACKUP-2SHOT-TCAM?

THIS NEXT STORY JUST MAKES YOU WANT TO SAY, REALLY?!

A POLICEMAN IN ENGLAND WAS ON DUTY ALONE THIS WEEK. AND SAW A SUSPICIOUS LIGHT IN THE SKY.

SO HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE LIGHT, WARNING HIS SERGEANT OVER RADIO THAT HE MIGHT NEED BACKUP.

AFTER 20 MINUTES OF INVESTIGATING, HE RADIOED BACK EXPLAINING THAT THE LIGHT. WAS ACTUALLY JUST THE MOON.

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:22 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

BEACH BOYS BREAK UP-TRXTOPS-SOTVO

beach boys singing cocomo

THINGS DON'T LOOK SO SUNNY FOR THE BEACH BOYS.

THE BAND'S FRONTMAN MIKE LOVE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE ICONIC ROCK GROUP WILL DROP FOUNDING MEMBERS BRIAN WILSON, AL JARDINE AND DAVID MARKS AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

THE DOGFIGHT BETWEEN AMERICAN AIRLINES AND ITS PILOTS UNION CONTINUES.

BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT,

AND CYBER ATTACKS ARE GETTING SOME HIGH-LEVEL ATTENTION IN WASHINGTON, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

*****

GOOD MORNING.

THE WHITE HOUSE -- HOLDING CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS THIS WEEK ABOUT BIG CYBER ATTACKS ON WEBSITES OF THE NATION'S LARGEST BANKS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A PRIVATE SECURITY SPECIALIST HELPING TO TRACE THE ATTACKS.

THE ATTACKS BY AN UNIDENTIFIED GROUP HAVE BEEN MAKING BANK WEBSITES UNAVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS FOR HOURS AT A TIME STARTING LAST WEEK.

MEANTIME -- SOURCES SAY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS CIRCULATING A DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER, THAT WOULD CREATE A PROGRAM TO PROTECT VITAL COMPUTER NETWORKS.

*****

MANY AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS -- RUNNING A LITTLE CLOSER TO SCHEDULE YESTERDAY --

AFTER THE AIRLINE THREATENED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PILOTS SLOWING THINGS DOWN THE PAST 2 WEEKS.

BUT EVEN WITH THE IMPROVEMENT -- SOUTHWEST, DELTA AND UNITED STILL HAVE WAY BETTER ON-TIME RATES.

AMERICAN'S PILOTS' UNION, ASKING ITS MEMBERS TO TRY TO KEEP PLANES FLYING ONTIME.

THE JUMP IN LATE FLIGHTS STARTED AFTER THE AIRLINE VOIDED ITS CONTRACT WITH THE PILOTS, AND BEGAN IMPOSING NEW HARSHER TERMS TO HELP IT RESTRUCTURE UNDER BANKRUPTCY.

*****

AND WHO SERVES THE BEST BURGER?

THE BEST COFFEE?

AND THE BEST FRIES?

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S ON THE MENU FROM THE LATEST SURVEY, COMING UP, AFTER THIS:

OC:

AS FOR TRADING --

HIGHER CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.

INVESTORS TODAY -- LOOKING AT REPORTS ON PERSONAL INCOME, SPENDING AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.

*****

AND -- WHO MAKES YOUR FAVORITE BURGER?

IT'S FIVE GUYS -- ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ZAGAT FAST FOOD SURVEY OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WHO EAT OUT AN AVERAGE 9 TIMES A MONTH.

K-F-C MAKES THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN.

MCDONALD'S MAKES THE BEST FRIES, THE BEST BREAKFAST AND HAS THE BEST VALUE.

WENDYS AND SUBWAY GET TOP HONORS FOR THE BEST MEGA CHAIN.

AND -- STARBUCKS MAKES THE BEST COFFEE.

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lehigh fire

BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL1) CAMPAIGN 2012 FIGHTING FOR VOTES-VOTOPS

FIGHTING FOR VOTES.

HL2) WX HEADLINE-TRX-OMNI

HL3) MN DEADLY SHOOTING-TRX-VO

PLUS, DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE DEAD THIS MORNING, AFTER SOMEONE OPENS FIRE INSIDE A MINNEAPOLIS WORKPLACE.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH

NBC2 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN LEHIGH ACRES--

FIREFIGHTERS ARE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE ON EDISON AVENUE.

THIS IS ON EDISON AVENUE.

lehigh fire

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:32 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

CAMPAIGN 2012 LATEST POLL-TRXTOPS-VIDBOX RVL

NOW, THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

YOU KNOW IT'S LESS THAN A WEEK UNTIL THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OCTOBER 3RD!

AND WE'RE GETTING A NEW LOOK AT HOW DECISION 2012 IS SHAPING UP IN THREE SWING STATES.

AN NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL/MARIST POLL SHOWS PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A SEVEN POINT LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN RIVAL MITT ROMNEY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BUT IT'S MUCH CLOSER IN NORTH CAROLINA AND NEVADA.

MINNESOTA SHOOTING-OC-TRX-VO

NOW TO A DEVELOOPING STORY WE'RE FOLLOWING IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS MORNING --

A DEADLY WORKPLACE SHOOTING, AND DETAILS ARE STILL COMING IN RIGHT NOW.

POLICE CONFIRMED OVERNIGHT THAT FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND FOUR OTHER PEOPLE INJURED.

WE'RE TOLD THE SHOOTER SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. ALL THIS HAPPENING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT A MINNEAPOLIS SIGN COMPANY CALLED "ACCENT SIGNAGE SYSTEMS."

IT SPECIALIZES IN SIGNS THAT HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

REFS CHEERED-1SH-VO

THE NFL DEAL WITH THE REFEREES BECOMES OFFICIAL TODAY, AS THEY SIGN IT AND FINALIZE IT.

GREAT NEWS FOR NFL FANS, COACHES AND PLAYERS ALIKE!

THE OFFICIAL NFL REFEREES GOT BACK ON THE FIELD LAST NIGHT.

THE REAL REFS MADE THEIR RETURN IN BALTIMORE AS THE RAVENS HOSTED THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.

QUITE OFTEN REFS ARE BOOED WHEN THEY TAKE THE FIELD, BUT NOT LAST NIGHT.

THEY GOT HUGE APPLAUSE AND A STANDING OVATION. AND SEVERAL REFS SAID THANK YOU BY TIPPING THEIR CAPS TO THE FANS.

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL IS APOLOGIZING FOR THE FOOTBALL REF FIASCO.

CYBER BANK ATTACKS-OC-TRX-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ---

THE FINANCIAL AND BANKING INDUSTRY IS ON HIGH ALERT--AS A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK REMAINS UNDERWAY.

AN ISLAMIC CYBER-TERRORIST GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA'S LARGEST BANKS.

HACKERS ARE LOCKING OUT BANK ACCOUNT HOLDERS FROM THEIR CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ONLINE.

IT'S HAPPENING TO BANK OF AMERICA, WELLS FARGO AND PNC. FRUSTRATING CUSTOMERS TRYING TO GET ONLINE.

AURORA THEATER SHOOTING DOCUMENTS-OC-VO

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD --

THE AURORA, COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING CASE FILE, IS SET TO BE UNSEALED TODAY.

THE UNSEALED DOCUMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY PROCEDURAL IN NATURE.BUT THEY WILL PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE CASE AND THE ALLEGED SHOOTER JAMES HOLMES.

HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 12 AND INJURING 58 MORE, DURING A SCREENING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" AT A COLORADO THEATER ON JULY 20TH.

AURORA VICTIMS SCENE-ONCAM

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE VICTIMS AND WITNESSES OF THE COLORADO SHOOTING,

ARE BEING APPROACHED ABOUT THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE SITE WHERE IT HAPPENED.

WE'VE LEARNED THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SENT AN EMAIL TO VICTIMS,

SAYING IT'S OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF VISITS TO THE THEATER IF VICTIMS WANT TO.

NO DATES OR TIMES HAVE BEEN GIVEN YET.

CAPE NEW VA CLINIC TOUR-OC-VO

THE OPENING OF THE NEW V-A CLINIC IN CAPE CORAL IS LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY.

AND NOW WE'RE GETTING A SNEAK PEAK OF THE STATE OF THE ART CLINIC.

THE FOUR STORY COMPLEX TACKLES OUTPATIENT SERVICES LIKE SMALLER SURGERIES AND DENTAL CARE.

CAPE CORAL LEADERS SAY THE CLINIC AND PLANNED ARMY RESERVE CENTER NEXT DOOR WILL BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE AREA.

EDISON MALL SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE-OC-VO

THE EDISON MALL IN FORT MYERS OPENS AS NORMAL THIS MORNING, AFTER SEVERAL STORUES WERE CLEARED OUT LAST NIGHT.

THE FORT MYERS HAZMAT TEAM IS INVESTIGATING THE CONTENTS OF A SUSPCIOUS PACKAGE FOUND AT THE EDISON MALL.

POLICE SAY AN EMPLOYEE INSIDE ONE OF THE STORES FOUND IT AND CALLED IT IN LAST NIGHT AROUND 8.

OFFICERS SURROUNDED THE AREA INSIDE THE MALL AND SHUT DOWN TEN SHOPS.

MELISSA BAILEY FUNERAL LEAVE-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 COURT UPDATE ---

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY WOMAN CONVICTED OF RAPING HER OWN DAUGHTER -- AND ALLOWING HER 62-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND DO THE SAME -- WILL BE ALLOWED TO TEMPORARILY LEAVE JAIL TODAY.

YESTERDAY A JUDGE RULED MELISSA BAILEY CAN LEAVE THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL IN ORDER TO ATTEND HER GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL.

COLLIER EDUCATION FUTURE-OC-VO

ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COUNTY WANTS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS EVENTUALLY GET A JOB.

EDUCATORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND EVEN STUDENTS CAME UP WITH IDEAS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR A BETTER FUTURE.

SOME IDEAS PRESENTED LAST NIGHT INCLUDED TEACHING COLLEGE PREPARATION, LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP AT AN EARLIER AGE.

COLLIER EDUCATION FUTURE-SOTVO

37:35 we want to be sure we have all come together so every student could potentially want to go on to get post secondary degree:45

STOCKS BEST QUARTER AHEAD?-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD.

STARTING MONDAY, WALL STREET MOVES ON TO THE FOURTH QUARTER.

THE STOCK MARKET SIDESTEPPED THE SEPTEMBER BLUES, SHOOTING UP 3 PERCENT IN WHAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN THE WORST MONTH FOR STOCKS.

BUT OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR ARE CHOCK FULL OF POTENTIALLY BIG MARKET-MOVING EVENTS,

MARS WATER-2SH-VO

NASA SCIENTISTS SAY THE MARS ROVER CURIOSITY HAS FOUND NEW EVIDENCE OF AN ANCIENT STREAM ON THE RED PLANET.

AND WE HAVE SOME NEW PICTURES TO SHOW YOU.

NASA OFFICIALS SAY ITS CURIOSITY MISSION HAS STUMBLED UPON SIGNS OF THE PRESENCE OF WATER ON THE PLANET MARS.

THESE NEW PICTURES SHOW THAT GRAVEL WAS TRANSPORTED BY WATER. WHICH IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND DISCOVERY.

TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

LADIES, IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE MANICURE EVER, COSTING A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS!

BREAK SEVEN 5:39:23 AM

HIT TIME 5:39:23 AM

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:42 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

DRUNKEN HORSE CHASE-2SH-VO

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERYDAY.

A WILD POLICE CHASE!

BUT NOT THE KIND YOU WOULD EXPECT.

A JACKSONVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF RIDING HIS HORSE *DRUNK AND RUNNING FROM POLICE!

IT LANDED HIM IN JAIL. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, DREW QUITE THE CROWD!

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.

YOU SEE 29-YEAR OLD CHARLES COWARD AND HIS HORSE BLOW THROUGH A STOP SIGN.

THE MAN RACED AWAY FROM OFFICERS.

THEY TRIED STOPPING TRAFFIC, EVEN A TRAIN TO CATCH HIM.

BUT IT TOOK *FIVE HOURS TO FINALLY STOP HIM.

A POLICE DOG TRACKED HIM DOWN IN SOME SWAMPY WOODS.

ONE OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE CHASE SAID IN HIS 20 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,

BOOKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL-OC-TRX-VO

YOU MAY STILL BE PUTTING AWAY YOUR GRILLS FROM SUMMER, BUT TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEXT HOLIDAY -- THANKSGIVING.

EXPERTS SAY BECAUSE OF HIGHER DEMANDS THIS YEAR, AIRFARES DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEK ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.

FARE-DOT COM SAYS THE CHEAPEST DAYS TO FLY -- THE MONDAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY, OR THE DAY OF.

HEALTH OFFICIALS PUSH FLU SHOTS-TRXTOPS-OC

FLU SEASON IS APPROACHING -- AND DOCTORS ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GET YOUR FLU SHOTS.

BOTH THE SHOTS AND FLU-MIST NASAL SPRAY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT DOCTORS' OFFICES AND PHARMACY CLINICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS THIS YEAR'S VACCINE PROTECTS AGAINST TWO NEW STRAINS OF THE VIRUS THAT LAST YEAR'S VACCINE DIDN'T HAVE.

BEST HOSPITALS-OC-CGS

CONSUMER REPORTS JUST RELEASED ITS LIST OF BEST HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE.

FLORIDA, DID NOT MAKE THE LIST.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT LIST OF HOSPITALS RANKED BY SAFETY.

THE NUMBER ONE HOSPITAL. BILLINGS CLINIC IN BILLINGS MONTANA.

ALSO MAKING THE LIST, SAINT CLARE'S

HOSPITAL IN WESTON WISCONSIN.

NICU BABIES-OC-VO

IT WAS A HEART-WARMING REUNION AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HUNDREDS OF FORMER "NEO-NATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT" BABIES RETURNED SO THEIR PARENTS COULD SHOW THE STAFF HOW BIG AND HEALTHY THEY ARE NOW.

NICU BABIES-SOTVO

Kristin Harmick Twins in NICU 3 weeks

"it feels so great to come back and see the nurses and staff that took such wonderful care of them"

Michelle Waddell Director of Neo-natal Services "it makes it all worth itfor the staff and brings a level of joy that you cant possibly imagine"

THE KIDS ENJOYED GAMES, FOOD AND FACE PAINTING PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL.

KELLY OSBORNE $250,000 MANICURE-2SH-SS

KELLY OSBOURNE FANS ARE NOT TOO HAPPY THIS MORNING AFTER HER NEWEST FASHION FAUX PAS.

FASHION POLICE ARE BASHING OSBOURNE FOR HER LATEST MANICURE.

DOESN'T SOUND SO BAD RIGHT?

TAKE A LOOK.

IT WASN'T JUST *ANY MANICURE.

THE BOTTLE OF POLISH COST 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS!

SHE WORE THE POLISH TO THE EMMY'S.

IT COST SO MUCH, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS 267 CARATS OF BLACK DIAMONDS.

AFTER PICTURES OF HER DIAMOND-STUDDED NAILS HIT THE INTERNET,

FANS LASHED OUT ON TWITTER SAYING THEY WERE OFFENDED.

OSBOURNE TWEETED BACK SAYING SHE SAW THEIR POINT, BUT IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPEREINCE.

2012 FAST FOOD SURVEY-OC-VO

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST FAST FOOD BURGER. A NEW SURVEY SAYS YOU'LL WANT TO STOP BY "FIVE GUYS".

WE KNEW THAT ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE MORE TOP FAST-FOOD RESULTS THIS MORNING.

SURVEYERS AT "ZAGAT" SAY THE RESTAURANT TAKING THE TOP SPOT FOR COFFEE. STAR BUCKS.

AND THE BEST FRIES. WENT TO MC-DONALDS.

PUBLIX LETTUCE RECALL-ONCAM

CHECK YOUR FRIDGE THIS MORNING. WE HAVE A RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

PUBLIX HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ITS TEN OUNCE PLASTIC BAGS OF "PUBLIX HEARTS OF ROMAINE" LETTUCE,

AND ITS "CHOPPED HEARTS OF ROMAINE" LETTUCE.

THIS AFTER CONCERNS OF LISTERIA.

THE BAGS WERE SOLD IN LEE COUNTY BETWEEN SEPTEMBER EIGHTH AND THE 20TH.

FOOD DONATIONS-OC-VO

SAINT MATTHEWS HOUSE IN COLLIER COUNTY IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF DONATIONS THIS MORNING.

SAINT MATTHEW'S HOUSE GIVES OUT 250 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED EVERY WEEK--

FOOD DONATIONS-SOTVO

"We've cut the amount of food were giving to each family in half now. We used to give half as much food as we are now weve cut it to half to make the supplies we have go farther."

ITEMS IN HIGH DEMAND ARE CANNED MEATS, CEREAL, PASTA AND RICE.

FACEBOOK GIFT GIVING-ONCAM

THERE WILL SOON BE A NEW WAY TO GIVE A GIFT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ALL ON FACEBOOK!

THE SOCIAL NETWORKING GIANT UNWRAPPED ITS NEW SOCIAL GIFT GIVING SERVICE YESTERDAY.

THE NEW SERVICE WILL EVENTUALLY LET ITS MORE THAN 950-MILLION MEMBERS EXCHANGE GIFTS FROM THEIR PROFILES.

STARBUCKS, AND 1-800-FLOWERS ARE ON BOARD WITH THE SERVICE.

2 LEGGED PUPPIES-2SH-VO

THIS MORNING WE WANT TO BRING YOU THE STORY OF MOOSE AND MAVERICK. TWO TYPICAL RAMBUNCTIOUS PUPPIES.

THEY LIKE TO PLAY, BARK AND LICK AS MUCH AS THE NEXT DOG.

AND THEY'RE THRIVING, EVENTHOUGH THEY BOTH HAVE ONLY TWO LEGS.

THE PUPPIES WERE ABANDONED IN MARCH, JUST HOURS AFTER THEY WERE BORN.

A RESCUE COORDINATOR IN FRISCO, TEXAS TOOK THEM IN AND BEGAN TRAINING THEM TO WORK AS THERAPY DOGS. NOW THEY GO TO SHELTERS AND ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS TO VISIT PATIENTS.

ALBINO HUMPBACK WHALE-OC-VO

AN AMAZING SIGHT OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA!

A *RARE WHITE HUMPBACK WHALE WAS SPOTTED OFF OF AUSTRALIA'S GOLD COAST.

EXPERTS SAY THE RARE ALBINO WHALE WAS MIGRATING FROM NORTH QUEENSLAND TO THE ANTARCTIC.

THE WHALE, NAMED, MIGALOO, WHICH MEANS "WHITE FELLA" WAS FIRST SPOTTED IN THE AUSTRALIAN WATERS IN 1991.

WAVV 101.1 TEASE-SSTOPS

IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK EIGHT 5:49:40 AM

HIT TIME 5:49:40 AM

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-CLIP

5:52 FORECAST ON THE 2'S-WX WALL

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.

"Morning sun, followed by hit or miss showers"

After a cloudy start to the week, we'll end it on a sunny and warm note.

Skies have cleared out nicely overnight after a round of storms fired up late yesterday afternoon. That means our Friday morning will start off mild and dry with mostly sunny conditions.

Through the lunchtime hour, our weather will stay fairly dry with a few fair weather clouds dotting the sky. Overall, our day will be partly sunny with a few hit or miss late day showers and storms. Most spots will remain rain free as drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere builds in across the peninsula. This won't exactly eliminate our rain prospects, but it will keep it on the lower end around 30%.

Highs today will be a few degrees above the average as most of us will aim for the lower 90s, while coastal and beach locations top out in the upper 80s to near 90°.

Any rain that develops will quickly fade and skies will go mostly clear. Lows will settle into the mid 70s along the urban corridor with lower 70s across our inland communities by morning.

With high pressure in control and a light easterly flow, the same pattern will set up through the first half of the weekend as morning sun will be followed by a few afternoon showers and storms.

By Sunday, winds look to shift more to the south, which will pump in a bit more moisture across Southwest Florida. This will also give us the possibility of a few showers to get going during the mid to late morning hours, before the rain shifts inland during the day.

A weather system will stall to the north of us early next week and will keep our days a bit on the unsettled side through Wednesday.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

7 11 FREE COFFEE AND NATL DRINK BEER DAY-2SHOT

TIP UP YOUR CUP AND THROW YOUR HANDS UP!

TODAY IS NATIONAL DRINK BEER DAY!

AND IT'S FRIDAY, THAT WORKED OUT WELL.

AND TOMORROW IS NATIONAL COFFEE DAY.

SO THIS MORNING. FROM SIX TO 10 YOU CAN GET A FREE LARGE COFFEE, CAPPUCCINO, TEA OR LATTE AT 7-ELEVEN STORES.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD KISS-OC-SOTVO

TALK ABOUT A GREAT FIRST KISS.

A 12 YEAR OLD BOY GETS ON STAGE WITH COUNTRY SUPER STAR CARRIE UNDERWOOD.

TAKE A LOOK.

carrie underwood: how are we going to do this? Kid: lip to lip. Crowd goes whoa! They kiss

NY LARGEST FERRIS WHEEL-SSTOPS

THERE'S A PLAN TO BUILD THE WORLD'S TALLEST FERRIS WHEEL ON NEW YORK'S STATEN ISLAND.

THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE PLAN.

THE GIANT FERRIS WHEEL, AT 625 FEET, WILL BE ABOUT HALF THE HEIGHT OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) BREAKING LEHIGH FIRE-SSTOPS (2)

WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF LEHIGH ACRES--

WE JUST GOT THESE NEW PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE. WHERE SMOKE CONTINUES TO BILLOW FROM A HOUSE FIRE OFF EDISON AVENUE.

THANKFULLY, THREE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT SAFE.

2) KEG STAND KID-SSTOPS

PLUS, PARENTS OUTRAGED--

THIS PICTURE OF A CHILD DOING A KEG STAND IS CIRCULATING AROUND THE INTERNET--

3) WHALE EATS BABY HEAD-SSTOPS

AND CHECK OUT ANOTHER UNBELIEVABLE PHOTO!

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