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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AS YOU WAKE UP ---
LIGHTNING STRIKES A YOUNG BOY ON A FOOTBALL FIELD.
NEW DETAILS ON HIS CONDITION AND WHAT HAPPENED.
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PLUS, IT'S BACK TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOR MITT ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AFTER THE CANDIDATES' FIRST DEBATE.
THIS MORNING WHO THE EXPERTS SAY CAME OUT ON TOP IN THE BITTER BATTLE.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
AND I'M CLAY MILLER.
THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES, BOTH CANDIDATES WILL BE HITTING THE TRAIL IN SEVERAL SWING STATES.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST -- A TRAGIC SITUATION IN FORT MYERS.
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A STUDENT AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
RIGHT NOW THat BOY IS IN INTENSIVE CARE, CLINGING TO LIFE, NOT BREATHING ON HIS OWN.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, BEHIND MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
THE FAMILY'S PASTOR TELLS US THE YOUNG VICTIM IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE THIS MORNING.
A FAMILY FRIEND TELLS US HIS NAME IS JESSE WATLINGTON.
HE IS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.
THE PASTOR SAYS AFTER SCHOOL YESTERDAY, WATLINGTON AND OTHER FOOTBALL PLAYERS WERE ON THE FIELD.
WHEN PRACTICE STARTED THE SKIES WERE BLUE.
BUT THAT CHANGED.
AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK A STORM PASSED BY AND THE BOLT CAME DOWN.
THE COACHES TOLD THE PLAYERS TO GET OFF THE FIELD.
THAT'S WHEN THEY NOTICED WATLINGTON ON THE GROUND.
PARAMEDICS RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
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"he's not really doing anything and they've kind of helped that because they want him to rest they don't want him to fight the breathing they don't want his system that's been shocked to feel that shock."
WATLINGTON'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE BY HIS SIDE.
THEY'RE HOPEFUL, BUT AS YOU HEARD FROM THE PASTOR. IT WILL BE A BATTLE.
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TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT KRISTA WAS SAYING ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKING DURING CLEAR SKIES.
WE BRING IN NBC-2 METEORLOGIST KIRA MINER,
HERE TO EXPLAIN THERE'S A TERM FOR THAT.
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Today's Weather Story
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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TURNING TO DECISION 2012 --
BOTH CANDIDATES HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRIAL TODAY,
AFTER GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN THEIR FIRST DEBATE.
PRESIDENT OBAMA RALLIES IN DENVER AND WISCONSIN TODAY
MITT ROMNEY RALLIES IN VIRGINIA.
LAST NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED ROMNEY OF SEEKING TO "DOUBLE DOWN" ON THE SAME ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT CREATED THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN FOUR YEARS AGO.
ROMNEY RESPONDED THAT "THE STATUS QUO IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT."
HERE'S A COMPLETE RE-CAP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.
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UNDER ORDERS FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS ARE REVIEWING *ALL VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AFTER HUNDREDS OF QUESTIONABLE ONES TURNED UP.
LEE IS ONE OF AT LEAST 10 COUNTIES WITH POTENTIALLY BAD FORMS.
A COMPANY CALLED "STRATEGIC ALLIED CONSULTING" IS ACCUSED OF FAKING FORMS WHILE WORKING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA.
THE PARTY FIRED THE COMPANY.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INVESTIGATING.
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---
A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK IN FIVE STATES INCLUDING FLORIDA.
HE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IS HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.
BOTH THE FDA AND CDC REMAIN PRETTY CLUELESS RIGHT NOW ON A CAUSE.
AND THERE MAY BE 23 TO 24 STATES,
WHERE A STEROID THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO THE OUTBREAK,
HAS BEEN SOLD.
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SO FAR THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK HAS MADE 26 PEOPLE SICK IN FIVE STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA.
FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
HEALTH OFFICIALS THINK WE'LL SEE MORE CASES.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE PATIENTS GOT SICK AFTER RECEIVING STEROID INJECTIONS FOR BACK PAIN.
THE SHOTS CAME FROM A MASSACHUSETTS SPECIALTY PHARMACY.
THE "NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER" VOLUNTARILY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS, AND IS SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF INFECTION.
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AUTHORITIES CAPTURE A SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER.
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US 36-YEAR OLD SCOTT SICA HAD A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE SHOT AND KILLED,
SEREGANT GREGORY MARTIN, IN JONESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1996.
THE SWAT TEAM HELPED DEPUTIES ARREST SICA, LAST NIGHT, AT HIS HOME ON OTTERSREST LANE.
THAT'S IN THE SOUTHEAST CAPE, NEAR THE WAL-MART ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.
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WATCH THIS.
A CRIME IN THE LOBBY OF THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICERS SAY DEJUAN ANDERSON WALKED IN AND ASKED TO TALK WITH AN OFFICER YESTERDAY MORNING.
WHILE ONE TALKED WITH ANDERSON.
HIS PARTNER IN TRAINING SPOTTED A MACHETE AND ORDERED ANDERSON TO DROP IT.
THAT'S WHEN HE STARTED SWINGING.
EIGHT OFFICERS RUSHED TO THE LOBBY AND SURROUNDED HIM.
ONE FIRED A TASER - THEY SAY ANDERSON CUT THROUGH THE WIRES.
AFTER A STRUGGLE - THEY GOT HIM TO THE GROUND.
NO ONE GOT HURT.
WE'RE TOLD ANDERSON IS NOT COOPERTING AND STILL WILL NOT SAY WHY HE WENT INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARMED WITH THAT MACHETE.
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ONE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE GROUNDED MEDSTAR HELICOPTER PROGRAM IS NOW *COMPLETED.
AND E-M-S EMPLOYEE GREG SCHIEGNER WILL *NOT FACE CHARGES,
AFTER ALLEGATIONS FROM A FORMER COWORKER THAT HE *STOLE FUEL FROM THE MEDSTAR CHOPPER.
THIS WAS A SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATION-PROMPTED AFTER A FIRED PILOT FILED A COMPLAINT A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE PROGRAM WAS SUSPENDED.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO CHARGE SCHIEGNER WITH ANY CRIME.
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TAKING A LOOK AHEAD,
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS TALKING JOBS TODAY.
HE'LL BE IN BROOKSVILLE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT FOR A JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THEN HE'LL HEAD TO ORLANDO FOR ANOTHER JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE'RE WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THEM.
COUNT ON NBC-2 TO FOLLOW THESE EVENTS FOR YOU LATER TODAY.
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WELL IT'S HUMID HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT EXTREME WEATHER IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING.
YEA IT'S BARELY OCTOBER, BUT PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA ARE BRACING FOR UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW!
AFFILIATE K-S-T-P REPORTS THAT WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF MINNESOTA. WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED.
*AND AT THE SAME TIME, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT DUE TO WARM AND DRY COMNDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING.
EXTREME WEATHER INDEED.
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Full Forecast
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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BREAKING NEWS IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES AREA OF LEE COUNTY --
A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY IN THE AREA OF LAUREL LANE AND MCDANIEL DRIVE.
THIS AFTER DEPUTIES SAY A WOMAN WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WOUND ON HER LEG CAME INTO A CIRCLE K STORE CLAIMING HER CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN.
YOU MAY NOTICE A HELICOPTER SEARCHING FROM THE AIR AND DEPUTIES ON THE GROUND LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT.
WE ARE ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
WE WILL PASS ALONG ANY NEW DETAILS AS SOON AS WE CAN.
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OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
AND TODAY THERE'S AN EASY WAY TO GET A CHECKUP.
RADIOLOGY REGIONAL CENTER IS BRINGING ITS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY TO TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA POST OFFICES.
THE FIRST LOCATION IS THE COCO RIVER POST OFFICE IN NORTH NAPLES.
THAT'S ON CREEKSIDE WAY OFF IMMOKALEE ROAD.
IT WILL BE THERE FROM 8 THIS MORNING UNTIL NOON.
THEN IT WILL MOVE TO THE BONITA SPRINGS POST OFFICE LOCATED ON OLD 41.
IT WILL BE THERE FROM 2 TO 6 P-M.
WALK-IN SERVICE IS AVAILABLE BUT APPOINTMENTS ARE PREFERRED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING SEVERAL OTHER DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE MOBILE MAMMO THIS MONTH -- HEAD TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM, CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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HAPPENING TODAY,
NASA BRIEFS US ON THE MISSION OF THE MARS ROVER CURIOSITY.
THAT WILL HAPPEN AT 2PM.
MEANHILE,
"CURIOSITY" MADE HISTORY!
YESTERDAY IT BECAME THE FIRST THING TO CHECK-IN ON FOUR-SQUARE. FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH FOUR-SQUARE, IT'S A WEBSITE WHERE YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
INTERESTINGLY -- IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS CHECKED IN FROM SPACE THOUGH.
A NASA ASTRONAUT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALREADY DID THAT LAST YEAR.
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THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN SLOT MACHINES INSIDE THE DOG TRACK IN BONITA SPRINGS-- IS LEE COUNTY VOTERS.
LAST NIGHT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NAPLES/FORT MYERS TRACK.
SO IT'S OFFICIALLY UP TO LEE COUNTY VOTERS, WHETHER THEY WANT SLOT MACHINES THERE.
THE REFERENDUM WILL BE ON THIS NOVEMBER'S BALLOT.
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WE BROUGHT YOU LIVE SHOTS ALL MORNING LONG YESTERDAY,
AND NOW FINALLY, A HSITORIC HOME ON SANIBEL ARRIVES AT ITS NEW HOME.
IT'S NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE SANIBEL HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND VILLAGE.
IT WAS QUITE A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
CREWS HAD TO TAKE DOWN POWER LINES AND RIP OUT STREET SIGNS TO GET IT THROUGH THE ISLAND STREETS.
IT TOOK THEM NEARLY 14 HOURS TO GET IT IN PLACE.
THE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE SITTING ON THIS PLATFORM FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT IS PUT ON THE FOUNDATION.
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IN MARCO ISLAND THIS MORNING ---
A MAN WHO LOST PART OF HIS FOOT IS NOW FIGHTING TO KEEP HIS SERVICE DOG.
LARRY MCKAY'S HOME ASSOCIATION IN MARCO SAYS HE CAN'T HAVE HIS SERVICE DOG BECAUSE NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.
MCKAY BOUGHT THE CONDO BACK IN 2008 --
NOW IN A WHEELCHAIR MCKAY SAYS HIS BOXER KANE MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO JUST GET AROUND.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT SOUTH SEAS CONDOS SAYS RULES ARE RULES.
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LARRY MCKAY/SOUTH SEAS CONDOMINIUMS--9:56:38 "They need to treat people with disabilities better then they have been and respect us and not make us feel invisible and not make us feel unwanted."
BOTH SIDES ARE SET TO MEET TOMORROW.
IF NOTHING IS SOLVED, THEY WILL THEN MEET AGAIN IN FEDERAL COURT IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.
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TIME NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING TODAY-- THE STORIES, VIDEOS AND PICTURES GETTING THE MOST CLICKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
THE MAN WHO FAMOUSLY PUNK'D CELEBRITIES, GOT PUNK'D HIMSELF.
POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOME OF ACTOR ASHTON KUTCHER WEDNESDAY MORNING, AFTER A WOMAN SAID THREE ARMED MEN STORMED THE LOS ANGELES HOME.
WHEN OFFICERS SHOWED UP, THEY FOUND THREE MEN, BUT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO HOME INVASION, AND THAT IT WAS ALL A PRANK.
KUTCHER WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME.
HE LATER TWEETED A PICTURE OF HIMSELF SAYING HE WAS SAFE AND SOUND ON THE SET OF HIS SHOW "TWO AND A HALF MEN."
POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE PHONY CALL.
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MITT ROMNEY'S COMMENTS ABOUT BIG BIRD AND P-B-S ARE RUFFLING SOME FEATHERS THIS MORNING.
DURING LAST NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE,
ROMNEY TOLD P-B-S ANCHOR AND DEBATE MODERATOR JIM LEHRER THAT HE WOULD CUT FEDERAL FUNDING TO P-B-S.WHICH COULD PUT THE CAST OF SESAME STREET CHARACTERS OUT OF WORK.
ROMNEY SAID HE LIKED BOTH LEHRER AND BIG BIRD, BUT HE'S NOT WILLING TO BORROW FROM CHINA TO SUBSIDIZE PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
SOME VIEWERS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
"Okay, so we're just making a public statement here to support Big Bird and protect him. You know, whoever you're voting for.Big Bird is the best. We don't want to see him lose his job."
"Absolutely. He's been working for Sesame Street for so long and he does such a good job."
"I know, so.he's awesome."
SEVERAL PEOPLE TOOK TO TWITTER AND FACEBOOK TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR BIG BIRD AND P-B-S.
SOMEONE EVEN CREATED A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED "BIG BIRD FOR PRESIDENT."
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Day Planner
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NEW THIS MORNING,
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RELEASES A REPORT ABOUT DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR WEIGHT LOSS OR IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT.
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATORS WARN MANY OF THE SUPPLEMENTS LACK THE PROPER SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR STATEMENTS. AND MAKE ILLEGAL CLAIMS.
THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THE FDA OBTAIN MORE OVERSIGHT TO INVESTIGATE THESE CLAIMS AND WHETHER THEY'RE ACCURATE.
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TOYS R US IS GETTING INTO THE MOVIE RENTAL BUSINESS.
BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND BAS NEWS IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON FLYING SOMEWHERE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING JANE.
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BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
OCTOBER 4, 2012
*****
GOOD MORNING,
HOLIDAY AIR FARES, ON THE RISE!
TRAVEL WEBSITE PRICELINE-DOT-COM SAYS THE AVERAGE DOMESTIC ROUND-TRIP TICKET AROUND THANKSGIVING --
IS 393-DOLLARS THIS YEAR.
3-PERCENT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR,
AS AIRLINES MERGE AND CUT FLIGHTS.
*****
MEANTIME -- AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS 48 OF ITS BOEING 7-57'S ARE BACK IN SERVICE --
AFTER IT INSPECTED SEAT CLAMPS THAT CAME LOOSE ON SOME FLIGHTS.
THE AIRLINE SAYS SEAT TRACKING AND LOCKING MECHANISMS ARE LIKELY TO BLAME FOR THE PROBLEM.
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AND TIME WARNER UNDER FIRE FOR COLLECTING DATA ABOUT CHILDREN, OFF SOME MUSIC-FAN WEBSITES.
OC:
ALRIGHT --
INVESTORS TODAY --
EYING THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, AND JOBS REPORTS OUT TODAY AND TOMORROW.
SMALL GAINS FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY -- ON A REPORT SHOWING BETTER-THAN-FORECAST GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT.
*****
SPEAKING OF JOBS -- CRAFT STORE -- JO-ANN'S ON A HIRING BLITZ.
LOOKING FOR MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND SEASONAL WORKERS FOR STORES, DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
*****
MORE ISSUES RELATED TO CHILDREN AND THE INTERNET.
THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IS PROPOSING A MILLION DOLLAR FINE ON A UNIT OF WARNER MUSIC GROUP.
AP SAYS WEBSITE OPERATOR, "ARTIST ARENA" VIOLATED A CHILD PRIVACY LAW BY COLLECTING NAMES, EMAILS, HOME ADDRESSES, AND EVEN CELL PHONE NUMBERS OF MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND CHILDREN AGES 12 OR YOUNGER FROM FAN SITES LIKE "BIEBER-FEVER-DOT-COM."
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AND -- TOYS R US IS GETTING INTO THE STREAMING MOVIE SERVICE!
THE WORLD'S LARGEST TOY CHAIN -- OFFERING A SELECTION OF CHILDRENS FILMS AND MOVIES ON TOYS R US MOVIES DOT COM STARTING TODAY.
MOVIES START AT 2-DOLLARS 99-CENTS FOR 24 HOUR RENTAL AND 5-99 FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
******
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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A YOUNG BOY IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE THIS MORNING.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD.
THE FAMILY'S PASTOR OPENS UP ABOUT THE TRAGEDY AND THE BOYS CONDITION.
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PLUS, HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN SEVERAL SWING STATES.
BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WASTING NO TIME AFTER THEIR FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE. A COMPLETE WRAP IN A LIVE REPORT.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH NBC-2 NEWS TODAY,
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
THIS MORNING WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF A TRAGEDY IN FORT MYERS.
A YOUNG BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
THE LATEST IN JUST A MOMENT.
BUT FIRST --
WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT FOR DECISION 2012.
PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGNING IN DENVER AND WISCONSIN TODAY.
MITT ROMNEY RALLYING IN VIRGINIA. BUT THIS MORNING
LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE RANGED FROM THE EXTREMLY SERIOUS.TO THE VERY SILLY.
BRANDI HITT HAS ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS.
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SCRIPT:
NATS
THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE STARTED WITH A HAND SHAKE AND A SMILE BETWEEN
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY
THEN IT QUICKLY FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY
SOT OBAMA "5 million jobs have been created the auto industry is roaring
back, and housing has started to rise"
SOT ROMNEY "I know what it takes to get small business to grow to hire
people"
ROMNEY WAS AGGRESSIVE MOST OF THE NIGHT BUT HIS PAST COMMENTS ABOUT THE 47
PERCENT HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON HIS CAMPAIGN.
THE PRESIDENT NEVER BROUGHT UP THOSE COMMENTS
AND ROMNEY TRIED TO MOVE PAST THEM
ROMNEY: under the president's policy middle income Americans have been
buried, they're just being crushed. / I will not under any circumstances
raise taxes on middle income families
THE PRESIDENT CHALLENGED HIS RIVAL, SAYING THAT ROMNEY CANNOT KEEP HIS GOAL
OF CUTTING TAXES AND *NOT* ADD TO THE DEFICIT WITHOUT HURTING THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
OBAMA: now 5 weeks before the election he's saying his bold idea is never
mind.
OTHER BIG TOPICS INCLUDED MEDICARE REFORM AND THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE
REFORM LAW.
AND WHILE THERE WASN'T A KNOCK OUT PUNCH FROM EITHER SIDE SOME FEEL THE
PRESIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO RELAXED
BRAZILE "This time He seemed a little detached at times, didn't want to be
there"
MOST AGREE ROMNEY LEAD THE DEBATE AND AFTER LAGGING IN MANY POLLS THIS FIRST
MATCH-UP COULD GIVE HIM THE BOOST HE NEEDED.
SOT "Knowing he's behind and he needs to win and he fought that
fight. So, statistically, he put the President on the defensive a number of
times. "
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THAT WAS BRANDI HITT REPORTING.
THE NEXT DEBATE - IS NEXT WEEK WHEN THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES GO
ONE-ON-ONE ON OCTOBER 11TH.
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Today's Weather Story
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NOW TO THE LATEST ON A TRAGIC SITUATION IN LEE COUNTY. A YOUNG BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN FORT MYERS,
HE IS CLINGING TO LIFE THIS MORNING.
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON A FOOTBALL FIELD, BEHIND MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.
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THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING OUTSIDE SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN FORT MYERS.
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A FAMILY FRIEND TELLS US THE BOY'S NAME IS JESSE WATLINGTON.
THE FAMILY PASTOR OF MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH, RICHARD POWELL, TELLS US THIS YOUNG VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING ON HIS OWN AND HIS BODY IS IN SHUTDOWN MODE.
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST KIDS TO RUN ONTO A FOOTBALL FIELD FOR PRACTICE YESTERDAY, AND THAT'S WHEN LIGHTNING HIT.
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"there was a strike and the coaches said come back in and they realized one of the young men had been hit "
"its mostly shock I'm not so sure that any of the closest family have had a chance for this to really settle in"
PASTOR POWELL IS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS OFJESSE WATLINGTON.
HE'S A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY STUDENT.
AFTER HE WAS HIT, MEDICAL CREWS RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
PASTOR RICHARD POWELL TELLS NBC-2,
WHEN JESSE AND OTHERS HIT THE FIELD,
WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE.
HE SAYS COACHES TELL HIM THE SKIES WERE BLUE.
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ACCORDING TO EXPERTS AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY,
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS FAR AS 10 MILES, AND IN SOME EXTREME CASES UP TO 20 MILES, FROM THE AREA WHERE IT IS RAINING.
FLORIDA IS THE LIGHTNING CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY.
THE CHANCE OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN OUR STATE IS ONE IN THREE THOUSAND OVER THE COURSE OF A LIFETIME.
AND FLORIDA ACCOUNTS FOR 16 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL LIGHTNING FATALITIES IN THE U-S.
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AUTHORITIES CAPTURE A SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER.
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US 36-YEAR OLD SCOTT SICA HAD A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE SHOT AND KILLED,
SEREGANT GREGORY MARTIN, IN JONESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1996.
THE SWAT TEAM HELPED DEPUTIES ARREST SICA LAST NIGHT, AT HIS HOME ON OTTERSREST LANE.
THAT'S IN THE SOUTHEAST CAPE, NEAR THE WAL-MART ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.
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A BRAZEN STORY IN FORT MYERS--
DRAMATIC VIDEO OF A MAN SWINGING A MACHETE INSIDE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
OFFICERS MOVED IN QUICKLY TO TAKE HIM DOWN.
DEJUAN ALEXANDER WAS TALKING WITH ONE OFFICER. WHEN ANOTHER NOTICED HE WAS ARMED WITH A MACHETE.
WHEN THEY TOLD HIM TO DROP IT -- HE STARTED WAVING IT AROUND.
OFFICERS SURROUNDED HIM.
ONE FIRED A TASER AT ALEXANDER -- BUT HE CUT THROUGH THE WIRES.
IT TOOK EIGHT OFFICERS TO BRING HIM DOWN.
THIS ALL HAPPENING YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE FORT MYERS POLCIE STATION.
NO ONE GOT HURT.
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Cpn Jim mulligan Mulligan
27:10-16
You just never know who you'll encounter - this could've happened on the street but today it happened in our lobby.
WE'RE TOLD THE SUSPECT IS NOT COOPERATING AND IS NOT SAYING WHY HE BROUGHT THE MACHETE INTO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
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A CELL PHONE, FOUND IN CALIFORNIA, HAS LANDED A COLLIER COUNTY MAN IN JAIL.
AND THE MAN IS DUE IN COURT TODAY.
21-YEAR-OLD MIGUEL IXCOTOYAC IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY ON A CHILD UNDER 12.
A HOMELESS MAN FOUND THE CELL PHONE IN FRESNO AND TRIED TO SELL IT--
WHILE CHECKING TO SEE IF THE PHONE WORKED, THE BUYER REPORTEDLY FOUND TWO VIDEOS OF IXCOTOYAC PERFORMING SEX ACTS ON TWO YOUNG GIRLS.
HE'S BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.
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NOW TO THE LATEST ON A BORDER AGENT, KILLED AT THE ARIZONA-MEXICO BORDER.
FAMILY OF THE SLAIN OFFICER WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING.
NICHOLAS IVIE'S PARENTS AND BROTHERS WILL READ A STATEMENT, TAKE QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCE FUNERAL PLANS.
OFFICIALS SAY THREE BORDER PATROL AGENTS WERE RESPONDING TO A SENSOR THAT HAD GONE OFF NEAR THE BORDER ON SUNDAY, WHEN SOMEONE OPENED FIRE.
NICHOLAS IVIE WAS KILLED, ANOTHER WAS INJURED.
IVIE HAS BEEN WITH THE BORDER PATROL SINCE 2008.
HE LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS.
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THE BATTLE OVER CAPE CORAL'S CEITUS BOATLIFT CONTINUES.
THIS MORNING, LEE COUNTY AND CAPE CORAL LEADERS WILL MEET TO TACKLE THE ISSUE.
CAPE LEADERS ARGUE THE LIFT SHOULDN'T BE RESTORED AND IS A WASTE OF MONEY.
BUT THE COUNTY IS STILL PUSHING FOR THE LIFT TO BE RE-INSTALLED AND WANTS A NEW 150-THOUSAND DOLLAR STUDY DONE, CLAIMING THE CITY DIDN'T SAMPLE ENOUGH OF THE WATER SURROUNDING THE CONTROVERSIAL BOAT LIFT.
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FOUR DEAD ALLIGATORS IN TWO DAYS.
AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ISSUE IN CAPE CORAL.
THE CARCASSES WERE FOUND IN THE SAME AREA OF THE CITY, WITH THE HEADS AND TAILS CUT OFF.
A STUDENT WALKING HOME FROM THE BUS STOP NOTICED A SMELL AROUND THE CORNER OF SOUTHWEST 20TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 25TH STREET.
HE DISCOVERED THE BODIES OF TWO OF THE DEAD GATORS.
NO HEADS, NO TAILS.
THEY WERE IN A CANAL.
WHILE NO ONE KNOWS WHO DUMPED THE CARCASSES THERE, WASTE PRO CAME TO REMOVE THEM TO GET RID OF THE FOUL SMELL.
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we are contracted to remove all dead animals from the roadway and on the curb. We do that, but from in the middle of a canal, we usually don't do that. But this time, we took care of the Cape Coral residents.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED, CALL FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE.
WE PUT THE NUMBER ON OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW --
NEXT ON NBC TWO NEWS TODAY --
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PINK PUMPKINS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
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Weather Trends
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT?
CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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AN UPDATE TO BREAKING NEWS IN THE SUNCOAST ESTATES AREA OF LEE COUNTY --
DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING BY HELICOPTER AND ON THE GROUND FOR A SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.
THIS IS IN THE AREA OF LAUREL LANE AND MCDANIEL DRIVE.
WITNESSES TELL US A WOMAN CAME INTO A NEARBY CIRCLE-K WITH WOUNDS TO HER LEG.
WE ARE ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP IN CASE YOU HEAR THE HELICOPTER OR SEE DEPUTIES IN THE AREA.
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NOW TO THE LATEST ON A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE OUTBREAK IS ALREADY AFFECTING FIVE STATES. INCLUDING FLORIDA.
BOTH THE F-D-A AND C-D-C SAY THEY'RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT'S CAUSING THE OUTBREAK.
AND NOW WE'RE HEARING THERE MAY BE 23 TO 24 STATES. WHERE A STEROID THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO THE OUTBREAK. HAS BEEN SOLD.
SO FAR IT'S MADE 26 PEOPLE SICK.
FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE PATIENTS GOT SICK AFTER RECEIVING STEROID INJECTIONS FOR BACK PAIN.
THE SHOTS CAME FROM A MASSACHUSETTS SPECIALTY PHARMACY.
THE "NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER" VOLUNTARILY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS, AND IS SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF INFECTION.
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THIS NEXT STORY IS BOUND TO TURN HEADS THIS MORNING.
AN ABORTION SHIP IS ABOUT TO DOCK.
THE DUTCH SHIP IS USED TO PROMOTE ABORTIONS.
AND IT'S SCHEDULED TO DOCK TODAY IN A MOROCCAN PORT.
BUT THE MOROCCANS MAY NOT LET IT HAPPEN.
IF THEY DO. IT WOULD BE THE "WOMEN ON WAVES" BOAT'S FIRST LANDFALL IN A MUSLIM COUNTRY.
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A PUNTA GORDA GROUP IS ASKING THE CITY FOR HELP GETTING DISABLED SAILORS OUT ONTO THE WATER.
TO DO THAT, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY'LL NEED THINGS LIKE STORAGE, LIFTS AND CRANES.
EVEN AS THE CITY ADDS MORE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS TO THE WATERFRONT, COMMUNTIY SAILING CENTER BOARD MEMBERS SAY THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS.
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we've asked them to implement some of the plans we have to make the waterfront fully accessible to disabled sailors for being able to get out there and feel more self-sufficient.
JEFF DRECHSLER SAYS HE'LL BRING MORE DETAILED PLANS INCLUDING COSTS OF THE PROPOSED UPGRADES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH.
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THERE'S A NEW RESOURCE TO HELP YOU AVOID GETTING SCAMMED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE PROGRAM GEARED TOWARD THE ELDERLY IS CALLED SENIORS VERSUS CRIME.
A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AIMS TO COMBAT CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS WHO BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN SCAMMED OR MISLED.
THE FREE RESOURCE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS OFFERS ADVICE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HELPS PEOPLE GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
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:34 it gives our seniors just one more way to stop being targets which they all are - if we get the word out and tell them they have somewhere else to go i think it will prevent some of the things that have been happening 47:48
SOME ISSUES THEY'LL LOOK FOR INCLUDE CONTRACTOR FRAUD, HEALTH CARE SCAMS AND COUNTERFIT DRUGS.
THE OFFICE IS OPEN ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS FROM 10 A-M AND ONE P-M AT CAPE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
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IT'S NO SECRET THAT BOTH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GOVERNOR ROMNEY ARE AFTER THE YOUTH VOTE.
YOU SEE IT WITH ADS ON FACEBOOK AND CAMPAIGNING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
MILLIONS WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE.
THAT INCLUDES YOUNG VOTERS --
THEY PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THE 2008 ELECTION.
THE QUESTION COME NOVEMBER -- WILL THEY TURN OUT AGAIN.
WILL THEY ROCK THE VOTE?
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00:34"I got better things to watch on TV than the Presidential election. They're going to talk about the same ol' stuff anyway " Brandon Hotz, Edison Student
46:26 "I guess cause we don't want to be biased in anyway" Dianelis Martin, RA
SOME STUDENTS SAY INSTEAD OF WATCHING THEY"LL BE SPENDING THEIR TIME GETTING THE WORD OUT AND GETTING THEIR FRIENDS TO GET AND VOTE.
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AFTER THE RECESSION TOOK IT'S TOLL-
THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS RESTARTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH PART OF THE CITY.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS GAVE THE GREEN-LIGHT YESTERDAY FOR A LARGE RACE-TRAC GAS STATION TO BE BUILT, JUST OFF PINE ISLAND ROAD.
ONCE IT'S FINISHED, THE GAS STATION WILL BE THE FIRST PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE 200-ACRE SITE CALLED THE "JUDD CREEK PRESERVE."
CITY LEADERS TELL US "JUDD CREEK" WILL HELP GROW THE NORTH CAPE.
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2926 "what I like about this development is that it is mixed use. It's going to create a lot of jobs and spur development throughout the city."
DEVELOPERS EXPLAIN THE GAS STATION COULD BE IN PLACE AS SOON AS 12 MONTHS.
CITY LEADERS ARE SET TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION AT THEIR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
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A LOCAL BIOFUEL COMPANY IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO BRING THOUSANDS OF JOBS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
ALGENOL IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN LEE COUNTY THAT PRODUCES ETHANOL FROM ALGAE.
IN 2010 - LEE COUNTY GAVE ALGENOL 10 MILLION DOLLARS TO EXPAND.
BY BRINGING IN 120 JOBS AND BUILDING A NEW PLANT.
NOW ALGENOL WANTS TO BEGIN *COMMERICAL PRODUCTION* EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY WOULD STILL NEED TO BUILD THE PLANT AND HIRE THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES.
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paul woods/algenol, ceo
31:07 we start putting commercial facilities up here and employing 2,3,4-thousand people per facility, we really could have a big impact across Florida.
LEE COUNTY TEACHERS TOURED ALGENOL YESTERDAY TO GET A SENSE OF HOW THE COMPANY OPERATES.
THE DISTRICT WANTS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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CLAY, DID YOU KNOW THAT PINK IS THE NEW ORANGE?
NO, I DID NOT.
WELL, AT ONE LOCAL SUPERMARKET, THAT IS THE CASE.
TAKE A LOOK -- FROM NOW UNTIL HALLOWEEN -- SWEETBAY SUPERMARKETS WILL BE SELLING PINK PUMPKINS.
THIS IS TO MARK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
AND A PORTION OF THESE SALES GO TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
APPARENTLY THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST FALL HARVEST OF THESE PINK PUMPKINS.
THE VARIETY IS KNOWN AS PORCELAIN DOLL F-1.
THE GROWER SPENT SEVERAL YEARS PERFECTING THIS HYBRID PUMPKIN TO CREATE THE PALE PINK SKIN.
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IF YOU NEED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR - WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE KNOW TODAY -
TUNE US IN ON WAVV 101.1 - WE ARE LIVE FROM 6-7!
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Full Forecast
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
"A bit more sun, with afternoon downpours"
The plume of deep tropical moisture that sat across Southwest Florida over the last couple of days, continues to push away from the peninsula giving a slight improvement to our weather.
The airmass across the area remains warm and humid, therefore it will be a muggy to start to our Thursday morning. Our skies will be a bit sunnier along with mainly dry conditions and that will keep temperatures on warming trend into the upper 80s to low 90s during the afternoon.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today, along with a scattering of downpours during the late afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. With our steering winds taking more of an easterly turn, the seabreeze will stay pinned closer to home with showers and storms more than likely favoring the urban corridor. The rain activity will not be as widespread as the last few days, in fact rain prospects will be down to about 50%.
A few showers will linger across Southwest Florida through the evening, before skies partially clear and lows settle back into the middle and upper 70s.
High pressure will dominate our weather pattern Friday and into the weekend, bringing more sunshine with our typical pattern of hit or miss afternoon thunderstorms. An uptick in the moisture Sunday will allow for more clouds and scattered rain ahead of an approaching cool front. This may bring the first hint of fall like weather by mid week with lower humidity in the forecast along with cooler nights.
In the tropics, Nadine is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the Azores and is expected to become a post tropical cyclone by the weekend. Tropical Depression #15 formed in the Atlantic yesterday and is expected to be a short lived. It will briefly become a tropical storm before it encounters some drier air and strong wind shear.
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CHECKING THE ROADS RIGHT NOW--
ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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WE'RE SEEING EXTREME WEATHER IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING.
IT'S BARELY OCTOBER, BUT PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA ARE BRACING FOR UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW!
WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MINNESOTA.
AT THE SAME TIME, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT DUE TO WARM AND DRY COMNDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO. DO THESE PEOPLE LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?!
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NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S PLANNED FOR YOU AHEAD THIS MORNING ON THE TODAY SHOW.
TAKE A LOOK.
Savannah: Coming up Thursday on TODAY complete reaction to the Presidential debate,
and Matt's exclusive rare and revealing with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. His first since taking his company public.
That's when we see you Thursday on TODAY.
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I like PBS, I love Big Bird. I Actually like you, too. But I'm not going to -- I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.
BYE BYE BIRDIE--
IT'S THE STATEMENT FROM THE DENVER DEBATE THAT ROCKING THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD THIS MORNING--
WITH THE SESAME STREET STAR GETTING 17-THOUSAND TWEETS PER MINUTE.
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PLUS--IF YOU'RE JUST STARTING TO DIVE INTO YOUR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING--
WE'LL MAKE YOU HUNGRY FOR DINNER--
WHERE YOU CAN TRY THE HOTTEST LOCAL DISHES FROM MORE THAN 20 RESTAURANTS.
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AND A TOY STORE IS GETTING INTO THE MOVIE BUSINESS--
THE NEW DIGITAL SERVICE BEING OFFERED BY TOY R US THAT WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND MOVIES AND T-V SHOWS GEARED TOWARD CHILDREN.
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DAYPLANNER FORECAST REMAINS UP UNTIL COMMMERICAL BREAK - WITH TALENT TALKING UNDER WITH COVERAGE PROMISE
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HIT TIME 5:57:50 AM
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