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NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIP

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M CLAY MILLER.

AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY GO HEAD-TO-HEAD TONIGHT,

IN THEIR FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE IN DENVER.

A LIVE PREVIEW JUST AHEAD.

BUT FIRST WE WANT TO GET TO THE WEATHER, AND A CHANGE IN THE RAINY PATTERN WE'VE HAD.

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

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-OC-SS-TRX

NOW TO DECISION 2012.

TONIGHT COULD CHANGE THE WHOLE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE,

AS THE TWO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DENVER.

IN A NEW NBC NEWS-WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL,

PRESIDENT OBAMA MAINTAINS HIS LEAD OVER MITT ROMNEY, BUT THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IS WELL WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

JUST THREE POINTS SEPARATE THE TWO. WHICH IS WITHIN THE SURVEY'S MARGIN OF ERROR.

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-NWSRM-VO-SS

CLAY, BOTH CANDIDATES ARE IN PRIVATE QUATERS WITH THEIR TOP ADVISORS THIS MORNING.

THE DEBATE STARTS AT 9 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.

OVERNIGHT, WE GOT SOME NEW VIDEO OF THE VENUE.

I'VE LEARNED SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ARE DOING SECURITY SWEEPS RIGHT NOW.

THE TOPIC TONIGHT IS DOMESTIC POLICY. THERE WILL BE 6, 15 MINUTE SEGMENTS.

JIM LEHRER, FROM PBS NEWS, WILL MODERATE TONIGHT.

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-CGTOPS (2)

AND NOW TO THOSE LOCAL WATCH PARTIES.

OBAMA-BIDEN SUPPORTERS WILL BE AT THE COWBOY UP SALOON IN FORT MYERS FROM 8 TO 11 TONIGHT.

AND ROMNEY-BIDEN SUPPORTERS ARE HOLDING A DEBATE WATCH PARTY TONIGHT ON FORT MYERS BEACH, AT BIG GAME WATERFRONT GRILL.

IT'S THE ONLY OFFICIAL ROMNEY WATCH PARTY BEING HELD IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-SSTOPS

MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 9.

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE-NEWSROOM

THE LATEST POLL BY USA TODAY SHOW 57 PERCENT OF VOTERS THEY TALKED TO THINK THE PRESIDENT WILL DO BETTER TONIGHT.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-OC-TRX

HAPPENING OVERNIGHT WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING ---

A HISTORIC HOME ON WHEELS IS BEING TAKEN THROUGH THE STREETS OF SANIBEL.

NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE ON SCENE WITH THE PROGRESS,

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-REMLIVE

THEY STARTED LAST NIGHT AROUND 10:00 O'CLOCK.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PLACE AT FOUR THIS MORNING, BUT THIS PROCESS IS TEDIOUS.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-VO

WE'RE TOLD THE MOVE IS LEAVING SOME ON THE ISLAND WITHOUT POWER. ANYWHERE FROM 30 MINUTES TO TWO HOURS.

CREWS ARE MOVING THE SHORE HAVEN HOME TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION AT THE SANIBEL HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND VILLAGE.

THIS MOVING PROCESS STARTED AT 10 LAST NIGHT.

THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1924 - ITS A DUTCH COLONIAL SEARS AND ROEBUCK KIT HOME.

IT WAS DONATED BY THE OWNERS TO THE SANIBEL HISTORIC MUSEUM AND VILLAGE FREE OF CHARGE.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-REMLIVE

STOLEN CAR SUSPECT SEARCH-OC-VO

A STOLEN CAR TRIGGERS AN ALL OUT SEARCH IN LEE COUNTY.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN OR HEARD THIS HAPPENING LATE LAST NIGHT. DEPUTIES TELL US THEY CHASED THE CROOKS INTO THE TANGLEWOOD COMMUNITY OFF MCGREGOR.

NO WORD IF THEY CAUGHT THEM.

WE'RE TOLD DEPUTIES DID RECOVER THE STOLEN VEHICLE.

BUT THE DETAILS SURROUNDING THE THEFT ARE UNCLEAR.

BLACK BEAR FOLO-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW-UP TO A BLACK BEAR SHOT AND KILLED IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT HAS MANY PEOPLE ASKING WHETHER IT'S OKAY FOR HOMEOWNERS TO DO THE SAME

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE BEAR FACE TO FACE WITH CHILDREN FROM A WINDOW OVER THE WEEKEND IN AVE MARIA.

IT CLAWED AT A WOMAN'S CAR THEN CHARGED AN FWC OFFICER.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR FWC SAYS THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR IS *RARE* FOR WILD BEARS.

AND WAS LIKELY BECAUSE IT WAS USED TO FORAGING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS FOR FOOD --

AS OPPOSED TO THE WILD.

FWC SAYS THE OFFICER RESPONDING TO THE BEAR --

FELT HIS LIFE WAS ENDANGERED,

BLACK BEAR FOLO-SOTVO

PHONER BOARD

56:06 A citizen has the same option if they feel they are in danger of losing their lives as a result of a bear attack. Then they can clearly take the action necessary to protect themselves.

LAKE O RELEASE-OC-VO

WATER LEVELS CONTINUE RISING THIS MORNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE,

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 12 AND A HALF AND 15 AND A HALF FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

BUT AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND MORE RAINS, LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS 15 POINT 6 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

THERE'S NO MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN, BUT THE CORPS IS KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE LAKE.

LAKE O RELEASE-SOTVO

"right now we've gone from a saline system to a very fresh system to the point where some of the marine organisms that need more of the salt water can be affected by these conditions."

SO WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS. WELL WHEN lake O'S FRESH WATER MIXES WITH SALT WATER where the caloosahatchee meets the gulf. IT CREATES BRAKISH WATER THAT CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT FISH AND PLANTS.

ABOUT ONE BILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY IS BEING RELEASED TO HELP LOWER WATER LEVELS.

NFM CHILD PORN DISCOVERY-OC-SS-VO-SS

NEW REVELATIONS THIS MORNING ABOUT A NORTH FORT MYERS COUPLE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

ALAN JOHNSON AND JENNIFER SPARKS WERE ARRESTED IN JUNE.

DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE FOUND A CELL PHONE IN A STORE PARKING LOT -- WITH INAPPROPRIATE IMAGES OF THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD.

THEY SAY SPARKS KNEW THE GIRL AND WAS WATCHING HER FOR A FRIEND.

IN DOCUMENTS WE UNCOVERED -

THAT DETECTIVE ALSO FOUND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED IMAGES ON OTHER DEVICES IN THE COUPLE'S HOME.

BECAUSE JOHNSON IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CHECKING ON HIM --

NFM CHILD PORN DISCOVERY-SOT-SS

"we are looking at that he did have the right to privacy in his own home, that we didn't have the right to go in there without any probable cause, and anytime we see a case like this it does strike us very deeply."

SPARKS AND JOHNSON EACH FACE SIX CRIMINAL COUNTS - INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT, CRUELTY TO CHILDREN AND POSSESSING OBSCENE MATERIALS.

SCHOOL GRAFFITI-OC-SOTVO

THIS MORNING IT'S A SHOCKING CRIME AND THE COMMUNITY IS SPEAKING OUT.

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO TAGGED A COLLIER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI.

36:52 there was 3 nazi signs saying we will burn you piece by piece 54

IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING, AT CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BLACK SPRAY PAINT WAS USED TO DRAW SWASTIKAS AND A SLUR.

SCHOOL GRAFFITI-(3) SOTVO

37:47 it's wrong, it's just very wrong I don't know why someone would do that

28:55 I think it's a little ridiculous I mean it kind of worries you

3515 we were pretty scared at first bc you know nazis they kill, so we didn't know what to think at first 20

SOMEONE WASHED THE OFFENSIVE GRAFFITI OFF.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHO DID IT.

FORECAST TEASE-OMNI

BREAK FOUR 5:09:43

HIT TIME 5:09:43

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN FOLO-OC-TRX-VO

NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THIS MORNING.

AN EAST NAPLES MOTHER WAS HIT BY A CAR OVER THE WEEKEND,

AND LEFT FOR DEAD.

THIS MORNING AUTHORITIES AND HER FAMILY ARE PUSHING FOR ANSWERS.

WE'VE REPORTED, 48-YEAR-OLD ROBIN WALLACE WAS HIT WHILE RIDING HER BIKE SATURDAY ON ESTEY AVENUE.

IT HAPPENED IN THIS BUSY NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND 11:30 IN THE MORNING,

BUT NO WITNESSES HAVE COME FORWARD.

THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE THAT HIT AND KILLED HER -ARE STILL UNKNOWN.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS LOOKING FOR VEHICLES WITH FRONT END DAMAGE.

COLLIER HIT AND RUN FOLO-SOTVO

"I thought I'd be the one going f

irst. But not this way. I didn't want nobody to take my wife this way."

BORDER PATROL AGENT MANHUNT-OC-TRX-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR SUSPECTS,

AFTER A U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT WAS KILLED,

AND ANOTHER INJURED,

IN A SHOOTING NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER IN ARIZONA.

THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE NEAR NACO YESTERDAY.

AGENT NICHOLAS IVIE WAS KILLED WHEN HE AND TWO OTHER F-B-I AGENTS CAME UNDER FIRE WHILE INVESTIGATING A SENSOR THAT WAS TRIGGERED IN AN AREA USED FOR NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.

ANCHOR BLASTS VIEWER TOO FAT COMMENTS-SSTOPS-2SH-S

TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY --- THE STORIES AND VIDEOS GETTING THE MOST VIEWS ON THE INTERNET.

AND THIS STORY IS EVERYWHERE THIS MORNING.

A WISCONSIN T-V ANCHOR GOES ON AN ANTI-BULLYING RANT ON AIR.

AND SHE'LL BE LIVE ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING.

IN THE VIDEO, SHE'S DEFENDING HERSELF AFTER A VIEWER ATTACKED HER FOR BEING OVERWEIGHT.

"If you were at home and you were talking about the fat news lady.guess what? Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat."

JENNIFER LIVINGSTON OF W-K-B-T LAUNCHED INTO THIS ON-AIR RESPONSE AFTER A VIEWER EMAILED HER--

COMPLAINING THAT HER SIZE WASN'T A QUOTE "SUITABLE EXAMPLE" FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

ANCHOR BLASTS VIEWER TOO FAT COMMENTS-SOTVO

"That mans words mean nothing to me, but what really angers me about this is there are children who don't know better.who get emails as critical as the one I received, or in may cases even worse, each and every day"

BONITA RACE TRACK GAMBLING-OC-VO-CG

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN BONITA SPRINGS TO VOICE THEIR OPINION ABOUT GAMBLING IN THE CITY.

THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK IS ASKING THE CITY TO CONSIDER A *NEW AGREEMENT--

IT WOULD ALLOW THE FACILITY TO LOCK IN TAX RATES AND EXPAND IF THEY HAVE SLOTS ON THE PROPERTY.

THE CITY WOULD STILL GET REVENUE FROM THE TRACK AND ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE SLOT MACHINE COMMISSION.

HEALTH DEPT BURGLARY-OC-VO

THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEHIGH OFFICE WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL TODAY,

AFTER BURGLARS RANSACK THE PLACE, LEAVING BEHIND THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY DISCOVERED THE BURGLARY MONDAY MORNING AT THEIR LEHIGH ACRES LOCATION.

THE CROOKS GOT AWAY WITH SEVERAL T-V'S, COMPUTERS AND MONITORS AFTER THEY BROKE IN THROUGH A BACK DOOR--

HEALTH DEPT BURGLARY-SOTVO

DIANE HOLM, LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT: it is disappointing no one wants to be burglarized but we had allof our security measures in place that was supposed to be in place and we feel comfortable that no patient confidentiality was breached

OFFICIALS ESTIMATE IT WILL COST JUST UNDER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND REPLACE WHAT WAS TAKEN.

SOUTH CAPE BIZ-OC-VO

NEW SHOPS IN THE SOUTH CAPE PLACE THEIR BETS ON "BIG JOHN".

SINCE AUGUST FIRST -- FIVE BUSINESS OWNERS DECIDED TO OPEN UP IN CAPE CORAL'S ICONIC AND WELL-KNOWN PLAZA

THEIR SIGNS SCREAM OPEN FOR BUSINESS ALONG CAPE CORAL PARKWAY.

WOMAN RIDING MANATEE-2SH-SS(3)

A WOMAN. WANTED FOR RIDING ON THE BACK OF A MANATEE. HAS TURNED HERSELF IN.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE PICTURES? THEY'RE UNREAL!

PINELLAS COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY ANA GUTIERREZ CONFESSED.

TO DOING THIS.

THESE PICTURES ARE FROM FORT DESOTO PARK IN THE SAINT PETE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

DEPUTIES SAY GUTIERREZ TOLD THEM SHE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW TO RIDE A MANATEE.

WX TEASE-OMNITOPS

BREAK FIVE 5:19:15

HIT TIME 5:19:15 AM

ADAM GREENBERG AT BAT-2SH-VO

A REMARKABLE BASEBALL STORY WITH HOLLYWOOD POTENTIAL,

PLAYED OUT IN SOUTH FLORIDA LAST NIGHT.

IT'S A STORY ABOUT SECOND CHANCES.

ADAM GREENBERG WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A PITCH IN HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE AT BAT BACK IN 2005.

HE NEVER PLAYED IN THE BIG LEAGUES AGAIN.UNTIL TONIGHT.

THE MIAMI MARLINS GAVE HIM A ONE DAY CONTRACT TO PLAY LAST NIGHT AGAINST THE NEW YORK METS.

ADAM GREENBERG AT BAT-SOTVO-OC

"If I wake up tomorrow and it is a dream, I'll know that I just had the greatest ride of my life. But I'm pretty sure this is reality and I'm trying my best to soak it all in"

GREENBERG STRUCK OUT IN HIS ONLY AT BAT LAST NIGHT, BUT HE WAS STILL ALL SMILES AFTERWARD.

BY THE WAY, THE BASEBALL SEASON ENDS TONIGHT WITH TWO TEAMS WHO HAVE LOST A COMBINED 207 GAMES:

THE CUBS AND ASTROS, PLAYING EACH OTHER THIS AFTERNOON IN CHICAGO.

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

IPHONE HAZMAT REPORT-OC-CG(2)-BNR

ALL NEW THIS MORNING,

A NEW STUDY LOOKS AT TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE MOST POPULAR MOBILE PHONES OUT THERE.

THE MOTOROLA CITRUS RANKED THE LEAST TOXIC PHONE FOLLOWED BY THE IPHONE 4 S AND THE LG REMARQ.

THE NEW IPHONE 5 RANKED 5TH, VERSUS ITS PRIMARY COMPETITOR, THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S-THREE, WHICH RANKED 9TH.

FOR THE FULL REPORT AND TO SEE HOW YOUR PHONE RANKS,

TOSS TO BUSINESS PACKAGE-ONCAM

A STUDY SAYS BALD MEN MAY BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING AHEAD AT THE OFFICE.

BLOOMBERG-PKG TO BREAK

GOOD MORNING,

BANKRUPT AMERICAN AIRLINES AND ITS PILOTS UNION HAVE AGREED TO RESUME CONTRACT TALKS!

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALSO REPORTS THE UNION'S AGREED TO DELAY MOVING TOWARD A STRIKE.

ALL THIS COULD LEAD TO A BREAKTHROUGH IN A BITTER STANDOFF OVER COST-CUTTING.

MEANTIME -- THE AIRLINE IS CHECKING 11 MORE PLANES TODAY FOR LOSE SEAT CLAMPS, AFTER CHECKING 36 YESTERDAY AND AND FINDING PROBLEMS ON 6.

THE TRANSPORT WORKER'S UNION SAYS -- MUCH OF THE INSTALLATION WORK WAS OUTSOURCED TO TIMCO AVIATION.

*****

AND -- YOU MAY CATCH MORE THAN A GOOD DEAL ON FISH, IF YOU SHOP AT COSTCO.

A-P SAYS THE WAREHOUSE CLUB CHAIN -- PULLING KIRKLAND AND FOPPEN BRAND SMOKED SALMON OFF STORE SHELVES ON CONCERN ABOUT SALMONELLA POISONING.

AFTER THE COMPANY'S DUTCH SUPPLIER WARNED ITS PRODUCT HAD SICKENED HUNDREDS IN THE NETHERLANDS.

*****

AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHAVE YOUR HEAD, IF YOU'RE GUNNING FOR A PROMOTION --

AT LEAST, IF YOU'RE A GUY.

OC:

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- YOU MIGHT TRY THE FAST FOOD BUSINESS.

THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SAYS RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE HEADING TOWARD THEIR STRONGEST YEAR OF JOB GROWTH SINCE 2004 --

LED BY AN EXPLOSION IN FAST FOOD AND QUICK-SERVE OUTLETS.

WITH WENDY'S, STARBUCKS AND SMALLER STARTUPS LEADING THE WAY.

*****

ALRIGHT -- MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY -- AS SPAIN'S DEBT PROBLEMS WEIGHED ON SHARES.

AND - WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET A RAISE?

A STUDY OUT FROM WHARTON SAYS BALD GUYS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET AHEAD, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO GUYS WITH THINNING HAIR.

THE AUTHOR SAYS THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THE SAME THING WILL WORK FOR WOMEN.

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BREAK SIX 5:27:01 AM

HIT TIME 5:27:01 AM

HL) WX HEADLINE-OMNITOPS

HL) FIRST PRES DEBATE-TRX-VO

PLUS,

ALL EYES ON PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY.

THE TWO ARE GETTING FINAL PREPARATIONS IN ORDER, FOR THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TONIGHT.

HL) SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-TRX-VO

AND, WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING,

A HISTORIC HOUSE BEING MOVED OVERNIGHT ON SANIBEL.

NEWS TODAY OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOOD MORNING-2SHOT PUSH-ANIBOX

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,

I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.

AND I'M CLAY MILLER.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DOING FINAL PREPS THIS MORNING,

FOR TONIGHT'S FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE.

MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST,

THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE RAIN PATTERN

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

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

TRAFFIC-LIVE CAM, NAVI

ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

FIRST PRES DEBATE TODAY-OC-TRX

WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH LEFT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE,

AND EARLY VOTING UNDER WAY IN 35 STATES,

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY MEET IN DENVER TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST OF THREE DEBATES.

FIRST PRES DEBATE TODAY-NEWSROOM

KRISTA, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE WATCHING TONIGHT WHEN OBAMA AND ROMNEY GO HEAD TO HEAD.

FIRST PRES DEBATE TODAY-SS-SS-CG

FOR WEEKS, BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN POURING OVER PAST DEBATE TAPES TRYING TO FIND WHERE THE OTHERS STRENTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

RIGHT NOW, SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ARE DOING SECURITY SWEEPS AT THE VENUE.

THE DEBATE STARTS AT 9 TONIGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. THE TOPIC IS DOMESTIC POLICY.

JIM LEHRER WILL MODERATE.

A NEW IN BY USA TODAY, SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE SURVEY THINK THE PRESIDENT WILL WIN TONIGHT.

FIRST PRES DEBATE TODAY-CGTOPS (2)

NOW TO SOME LOCAL WATCH PARTIES.

OBAMA-BIDEN SUPPORTERS WILL BE AT THE COWBOY UP SALOON IN FORT MYERS FROM 8 TO 11 TONIGHT.

FIRST PRES DEBATE TODAY-NEWSROOM

YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE TONIGHT STARTING AT 9 RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.

ONE SIDENOTE, IT IS THE PRESIDENT AND 1ST LADIES, 20TH ANNIVERSITY TODAY.

BOTH MRS. OBAMA AND ANN ROMNEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE CROWD TONIGHT WHEN THEIR HUSBANDS TAKE THE STAGE.

BOEHNER IN NAPLES-OC-SOTVO

A BIG NAME IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MAKES A STOP IN NAPLES.

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SHARED HIS THOUGHTS ON TONIGHT'S DEBATE DURING A CAMPAIGN STOP YESTERDAY.

Boehner: "keep focused on the economy. The whole issue is the economy. It's not all these others things that the President wants to make it into. He can't run on his record."

YESTERDAY MORNING HE STOPPED BY THE NAPLES REPUBLICAN PARTY HEADQUARTERS--

STUMPING FOR MITT ROMNEY.

HE ALSO ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE TREY RADEL.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE ANIMAP-OC-VO-FLY

A BIG MOVE ON SANIBEL ISLAND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

An HISTORIC HOME ON WHEELS IS BEING MOVED THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE ISLAND.

LAST WEEK IT WAS MOVED BY A BARGE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION ON BIRD LANE , TO DIXIE BEACH BOULLEVARD.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-REMLIVE

crews STARTED LAST NIGHT AROUND 10:00 O'CLOCK.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PLACE AT FOUR THIS MORNING, BUT THIS PROCESS IS TEDIOUS.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-VOTOPS

ALONG THE WAY CREWS HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT POWER AND SERVICE LINES TO ALLOW THE HOUSE TO GET THROUGH THE ROADS.

THAT MEANS SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER OVER THE NIGHT.THE HOUSE IS A DUTCH-COLONIAL SEARS AND ROEBUCK KIT HOME THAT WAS BUILT IN 1924.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-SOTVO

12:17;39 so what we have done is expand the concept of the museum over the last few years so its not just bldg to go through and seeing dead objects and antiquities but make it come alive:49

EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DONATED, THE HOME DID NOT COME WITHOUT A PRICE TAG.

SANIBEL HISTORIC HOUSE MOVE-REMLIVE

LANDFILL PROPOSAL-OC-SS-VO

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY THIS MORNING --

DEVELOPERS OF A PROPOSED LANDFILL HAVE TAKEN THE PROJECT OFF THE UPCOMING COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA.

CALUSA GREEN L-L-C WANTS TO BUILD A 160 ACRE DUMP IN EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

LAST MONTH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DENIED RECOMMENDING THE PROJECT.

SINCE THEN, DEVELOPERS ASKED FOR MORE TIME, TO LET THEM TO MEET WITH CONCERNED LANDOWNERS.

MEANWHILE, OPPONENTS FORMED THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RURAL LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

LANDFILL PROPOSAL-SOTVO

"this is not a bunch of people out in east Charlotte County with cows and oranges. It's really much deeper than that."

"I'm very confident in the scientific data we have."

CALUSA GREEN SAYS FACTS PROVE THE LANDFILL WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE AREA.

CHURCH BURGLARY-OC-VO

RIGHT NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR A GANG OF THIEVES.

THEY TARGETED A FORT MYERS CHURCH AND GOT AWAY WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN BICYCLES MEANT FOR THE NEEDY.

IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DOWNTOWN.

ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT.

THE CROOKS BROKE THROUGH A FENCE AND MADE OFF WITH 15 BIKES WORTH ABOUT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.

BUT IN THIS CASE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

JUDGE LAWSUIT DAYBREAK-OC-VO

NOW AN NBC-2 FOLLOW-UP.

A JUDGE DISMISSES A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL,

AGAINST A CHURCH THE CITY SAYS OWES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN WATER AND SEWER ASSESSMENTS.

THE JUDGE SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO ADD LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A DEFENDANT IN THE SUIT AGAINST DAYBREAK BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP IN ORDER TO PROCEED.

FTC COMPUTER SCAM-ONCAM

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WILL HOLD A NEW CONFERENCE THIS MORNING.

THE F-T-C EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN ON A MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER TECH SUPPORT SCAM.

THE SCAM ALLEGEDLY SWINDLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS IN SIX COUNTRIES.

MCQUEARY LAWSUIT $ 4MILLION-OC-SS

EX-PENN STATE FOOTBALL AIDE MIKE MCQUEARY HAS FILED A $4 MILLION DOLLAR WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT.

MCQUEARY CLAIMS HE WAS MADE A -QUOTE- "SCAPEGOAT" FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S FAILURES TO REIN IN COACH JERRY SANDUSKY, WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULTING SEVERAL BOYS.

NO HOFFA REMAINS FOUND-OC-VO

A BIG DIG FOR JIMMY HOFFA'S REMAINS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG BUST.

INVESTIGATORS REMOVED CRIME SCENE TAPE FROM A BACKYARD NEAR DETROIT.

THEY DUG THROUGH THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF A SHED THERE LAST WEEK, ACTING ON A TIP THAT THEY MIGHT FIND THE REMAINS OF THE MISSING TEAMSTERS BOSS BURIED UNDERNEATH.

THEY TOOK SOME SOIL SAMPLES AND SENT THEM OFF FOR TESTING.

TOSS TO BREAK-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --

NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --

A TV ANCHOR GOES OFF ON A VIEWER COMMENT ABOUT HER WEIGHT.

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.

ANCHOR FAT COMMENT-2SH-VO

A WISCONSIN T-V ANCHOR TAKES TO THE AIRWAVES TO DEFEND HERSELF.

THAT'S AFTER A VIEWER ATTACKED HER FOR BEING OVERWEIGHT.

JENNIFER LIVINGSTON OF W-K-B-T LAUNCHED A 4-MINUTE ON-AIR RESPONSE AFTER A VIEWER EMAILED HER--

COMPLAINING THAT HER SIZE WASN'T A QUOTE "SUITABLE EXAMPLE" FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

ANCHOR FAT COMMENT-SOTVO

"If you were at home and you were talking about the fat news lady.guess what? Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat."

LIVINGSTON THANKED THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HER.

SCHOOL GRAFFITI-OC-SOTVO

THIS MORNING IT'S A SHOCKING CRIME AND THE COMMUNITY IS SPEAKING OUT.

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO TAGGED A COLLIER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI.

36:52 there was 3 nazi signs saying we will burn you piece by piece 54

IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING, AT CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BLACK SPRAY PAINT WAS USED TO DRAW SWASTIKAS AND A SLUR.

SOMEONE WASHED THE OFFENSIVE GRAFFITI OFF.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHO DID IT.

TANNING BEDS 170,000 CANCER CASES-TRXTOPS-OC

IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTHCAST --

IF YOU'RE USING INDOOR TANNING BEDS.

THIS MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND.

AT LEAST 170-THOUSAND CASES OF SKIN CANCER EACH YEAR ARE LINKED TO INDOOR TANNING.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY FROM THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

MATLACHA BRIDGE-VOTOPS

THREE MORE MONTHS.

THAT'S HOW LONG IT'LL BE UNTIL CARS ARE DRIVING OVER THE MATLACHA BRIDGE.

A SQUEAKY WHEEL IS CAUSING DELAYS.

CREWS FOUND THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DRAWBRIDGE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

SINCE THEN -- THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED SOME FIXES.

THE COUNTY'S ENGINEER HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM.

MATLACHA BRIDGE-SOTVO

10:07:13 there's a couple of things they're going to do. they're going to change out the grease.they're going to pin the shaft and they're gonna get down here with some additional testing equipment and do a little more testing 23 that project should take a couple more weeks 26

THE PROJECT MANAGER EXPECTS THE WORK TO STRETCH INTO *JANUARY.

IF THE CONTRACTOR DOESN'T HAVE THE NEW BRIDGE *OPEN--

RICK SCOTT OYSTERMEN-ONCAM

NEW THIS MORNING --

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TALKS WITH OYSTERMEN TODAY. TO FIND OUT WAYS TO HELP A HARVESTING CRISIS.

HE'S VISITING THE APA-LACH-I-COLA BAY TO DISCUSS THE DEVASTATING HIT TO THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.

SCOTT HAS ASKED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE IT A DISASTER AREA.

SAYING THE OUTLOOK FOR WINTER HARVESTING IS POOR BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT.

LEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL-OC-VO

THE SUCCESSES OF A LOCAL SCHOOL ARE BEING HEARD ACROSS THE STATE.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S VIRTUAL SCHOOL BOASTS AN 'A' GRADE.

AND 90 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE AFTER GRADUATION.

NOW, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE LOOKING TO MODEL THEIR PROGRAM LIKE LEE COUNTY.

LEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL-(2)SOTVO

Our teachers statistically have more one in one time with students than do their traditional classroom equivalents.

I've increased in my grades. I used to have trouble in spelling and grammar, I still have a little trouble but not as much.

THE SCHOOL IS FUNDED WHEN A STUDENT COMPLETES A COURSE OR ADVANCES TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL.

FACEBOOK ADS-ONCAM

IF YOU USE FACEBOOK LISTEN UP!

FACEBOOK HAS RECENTLY BEGUN ALLOWING MARKETERS TO TARGET ADS AT USERS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE IS NOW USING ITS DATA TO STUDY THE LINK BETWEEN ADS AND MEMBERS' SHOPPING HABITS.

ARE THEY SELLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

ZUCKERBERG WEARS SAME THING EVERYDAY-VOTOPS

AND SPEAKING OF, FACEBOOK C-E-O MARK ZUCKERBERG REVEALS SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT HIMSELF--

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH MATT LAUER.

HE SAYS HE WEARS THE SAME THING EVERYDAY.

HE'S GOT 20 IDENTICAL T-SHIRTS.

HE SAYS HE KEEPS THEM ALL IN ONE SINGLE DRAWER.

HIS WIFE PRISCILLA GETS ALL THE EXTRA CLOSET SPACE.

MILLIONAIRES GET JOBLESS BENEFITS-ONCAM

MILLIONAIRES ARE GETTING UNEMPLOYEMENT CHECKS.

THAT'S THE FINDING OF A NEW REPORT BY THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE.

ALMOST 24-HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN 2009 --

LIVED IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES OF ONE-MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.

DOG STUCK IN CAR GRILL-2SH-VO

A DOG IS REUNITED WITH IT'S OWNERS --

AFTER SURVIVING AN 11 MILE RIDE WEDGED INTO THE GRILL OF CAR.

SUZIE WAS HIT BY A CAR IN MASSACHUSSETS.

THE DRIVER SAYS THEY DIDN'T SEE HER.

IT WAS ANOTHER DRIVER THAT NOTICED SUZIE STUCK IN THE GRILL ONCE THE CAR DROVE INTO TO RHODE ISLAND.

ANIMAL CONTROL WAS ABLE TO FREE THE DOG.

NATL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY-2SHOT

IT'S NATIONAL WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY.

A SIMPLE ONE DAY EVENT THAT'S LEAD TO POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGES NATIONWIDE.

WALK TO SCHOOL DAY COORDINATORS SAY SETTING ASIDE A DAY TO FOCUS ON WALKING TO SCHOOL.

HAS LEAD TO INCREASED NUMBERS OF SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS.

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.

The pipeline of deep tropical moisture that brought so much rain Tuesday is still flowing through Southwest Florida, keeping a good chance for scattered showers and storms in our forecast.

The good news for those ready for some drier weather is the rain won't be as widespread today, and in fact, we expect to see much drier weather this morning compared to Tuesday morning. With that said, some patches of showers will still be possible in spots this morning, but the bulk of the morning rain should stay north of the area.

As the atmosphere heats up late this morning and into the afternoon, more showers and storms will start to build and develop. Like yesterday, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and we'll even see thunderstorms in the mix, too. Rain amounts could potentially exceed 1-2 inches in areas that get hit by downpours multiple times.

A strong steering flow from south to north will keep the rain that develops moving northward pretty swiftly, and we'll continue to squeeze in lots of dry, sunny spells in between the passing downpours. Overall, our rain chances will be close to 60%, so most of us should expect to see rain at some point during the day, if not many points.

With so much moisture feeding into the area, clouds will be plentiful again, but look for sunshine to mix in at times. The rain and cloud cover will keep a cap on our high temperatures with most spots expected to warm into the mid to upper 80s.

A few showers will continue to roam into Southwest Florida this evening and tonight in scattered fashion, and the air will stay quite mild and muggy once again. Low temperatures should only cool into the mid to upper 70s through the overnight into early Thursday morning.

Thursday will be the day we start to see improvements, but scattered showers and storms will still make an appearance. The change we'll notice is a trend away from the morning rain with the best chance of rain coming during the afternoon and evening. The rain coverage will also drop a bit, going from 60% today to 40% Thursday. We also expect to see more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will warm into the low 90s.

Friday will feature another round of scattered afternoon and evening rain, but the first half of the day will be sunny and mostly dry; afternoon highs will climb into the low 90s.

TRAFFIC ALERT-TRX

TRAFFIC ALERT-NAVI

CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--

ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

TEACHER SURPRISE SUPPLIES-2SH-VO

A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHER IS SHOWERED WITH NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES!

IT'S PART OF A SPECIAL INITIATIVE FROM OFFICE MAX CALLED 'A DAY MADE BETTER.'

PAT MANKIEWICZ AT FORT MYERS MIDDLE ACADEMY WON.

AND WAS NOMINATED BY SOMEONE AT THE SCHOOL.

TEACHER SURPRISE SUPPLIES-SOTVO

I am very surprised, very pleased, ecstatic. I mean, it's just, I'm so happy because this is great. This is fantastic. It's gonna be helpful to all the kids and my pocketbook

TODAY TEASE-OC-SOT

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MATT LAUER AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU COMING UP ON THE TODAY SHOW,

WHAT'S COMING UP AT 6-CLIPTOPS

1) NEW POLL-OC

STATISTICALLY TIED!

A NEW NBC NEWS/ WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL JUST OUT REVEALS THE PRESIDENT AND REPUBLICAN RIVAL ARE NECK AND NECK IN OUR STATE.

2) WOMAN MISSES TRAIN-VOTOPS

PLUS--YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT TWICE-- JUST IN CASE YOU THOUGHT YOUR EYES WERE PLAYING TRICKS ON YOU!

A WOMAN STICKS HER HEAD OUT THE WINDOW--

NEARLY MISSING A SPEEDING TRAIN.

3) SCHOOLS THAT RULE-VOTOPS

AND IT'S WEDNESDAY!

THAT MEANS SCHOOLS THAT RULE--

GOOD MORNING LEE COUNTY AND DE LA-SALLE ACADEMY!

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