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RIGHT NOW ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY--
A FATHER SPEAKS OUT AFTER HIS SON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING--
he's in a coma in critical condition, it's a miracle he's a live right now
WHAT HE SAYS HAPPENED THAT DAY ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
PLUS, IMPACT ON VOTERS.
TODAY'S JOBS REPORT IS THE SECOND-TO-THE-LAST BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
A CRITICAL SNAPSHOT OF AN ECONOMY THAT'S BEEN STUCK IN LOW GEAR.
AND OUT OF FUEL.
A NATIONWIDE GAS SHORTAGE IS CAUSING PRICES TO SKYROCKET-- SOME STATIONS EVEN SELLING OUT.
WHAT DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING THIS MORNING.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S FRIDAY OCTOBER 5TH.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
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BIG DEVELOPMENTS THIS MORNING IN A STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ABOUT A FORT MYERS 6TH GRADER STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF JESSE WATLINGTON.
AT LAST CHECK--JESSE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND IN A COMA AT A HOSPITAL IN TAMPA.
THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING FROM HIS FATHER, CHUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS BOY.
He was struck hard, he's the smallest player on the football team, he's in a coma in critical condition, it's a miracle he's a live right now
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LAST NIGHT--
DOZENS PRAYED. HAND IN HAND FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLER AT MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW PLAYERS WERE SURROUNDING JESSE WHEN HE WAS STUCK BY LIGHTNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AS HE RAN OUT ONTO THE FIELD FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE.
JESSE'S FAMILY PASTOR--- RICHARD POWELL SPOKE TO US AT THE VIGIL--
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PASTOR POWELL: they're not planning any surgeries right now they're just seeing how well his body can naturally respond to the shock
AND WE'RE NOW HEARING THE EMOTIONAL 911 CALLS,
FROM THAT DAY ON THE FIELD.
STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE PRIVATE SCHOOL PERFORMED CPR, BUT THE CHILD HAD STOPPED BREATHING AND DID NOT HAVE A PULSE.
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8:08"I've got 2 coaches giving him cpr- they've been giving it to him for 10 mins. He's just a kid. Oh my god."
AFTER BEING RUSHED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, JESSE WAS TRANSPORTED UP TO TAMPA.
ALL SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE CANCELED THROUGH THE WEEKEND
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COUNT ON US TO LET YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING CHANGES ON JESSE WATLINGTON'S CONDITION.
WE'LL UPDATE HIS STORY ON AIR, AND ON LINE, AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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NBC-2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE CANDIDATES IN OUT DECISION 2012 COVERAGE--
TODAY MITT ROMNEY WILL BE IN SAINT PETERSBURG-- AFTER A QUICK STOP IN VIRGINIA.
MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ALSO STARTS HIS DAY OUT IN VIRGINIA BEFORE HEADING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO.
BOTH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PAUL RYAN ARE OFF THE TRAIL TODAY.
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ALL NEW--
A FEDERAL JUDGE IN SOUTH FLORIDA REFUSES TO STOP THE STATE'S ATTEMPT TO PURGE POTENTIALLY INELIGIBLE VOTERS FROM THE ROLLS.
SEVERAL VOTING-RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGED WHAT THE STATE IS TRYING TO DO.
THE JUDGE REJECTED THAT CHALLENGE, RULING FLORIDA HAS A COMPELLING INTEREST IN ENSURING NON-CITIZENS DO NOT CAST BALLOTS.
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HAPPENING TODAY--
THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE ITS SECOND TO LAST JOBS REPORT BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
ROBUST OR WEAK NUMBERS COULD SWAY VOTERS.
ECONOMISTS PREDICT 115 THOUSAND JOBS ADDED AND AN 8 POINT 2 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
ALONG WITH VOTERS-- INVESTORS WILL ALSO BE WATCHING CLOSELY.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
THE MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE WILL BE IN COURT TODAY--
FOR PRE TRIAL MOTIONS.
IN APRIL, THE JUDGE PUSHED BACK THE TRIAL DATE FOR ROBERT DUNN TO OCTOBER 15TH, BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.
THE TRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST.
DUNN IS ACCUSED SHOOTING AND KILLING CHRISTINE LOZIER, IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF KIDS, INSIDE BOBBIE NOONAN'S DAYCARE BACK IN JANUARY OF 2008.
DUNN IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED.
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STATE TROOPERS RELEASED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH IN DESOTO COUNTY.
THEY TELL US 51-YEAR OLD KIMBERLY WORTH, AND 40-YEAR OLD JIMMY HOOKS, BOTH OF ARCADIA, DIED IN THE WRECK.
THE THREE-VEHICLE CRASH HAPPENED EARLIER THURSDAY ON U-S 17 AND WISTERIA AVENUE.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE CASE.
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AND TROOPERS ISSUED ANOTHER PUBLIC PLEA FOR WITNESSES OF A DEADLY HIT AND RUN CRASH TO COME FORWARD.
48-YEAR-OLD ROBIN WALLACE, FROM EAST NAPLES, WAS HIT WHILE RIDING HER BIKE SATURDAY ON ESTEY AVENUE AND EMBASSY LANE, IN COLLIER COUNTY.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11-30 IN THE MORNING,
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH, OR EVEN IF YOU SAW WALLACE RIDING HER BIKE EARLIER THAT MORNING, TROOPERS WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
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DRIVERS ARE FEELING THE PAIN AT THE PUMP NATIONWIDE---
IN CALIFORNIA-- THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR JUMPED NEARLY A DIME IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
AND SOME GAS STATIONS ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS!
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH JUST GOT THE NEW GAS PRICES FROM TRIPLE A AND JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING--
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I JUST LOOK AT THE NEW NUMBERS FROM TRIPLE A OVERNIGHT--
AND TAKE A LOOK--
RIGHT NOW--
DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-71 A GALLON.
ACROSS OUR STATE--
ITS 3-68.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS SITTING AT 3-79--
THAT'S UP A NICKEL FROM YESTERDAY.
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MEANTIME, AS YOU MENTIONED KRISTA--
SOME STATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.
THIS COSTCO IN MARINA DEL RAY DIRECTED CUSTOMERS TO ANOTHER STORE AFTER THEY RAN OUT.
SOME STATIONS, HAVE STOPPED BUYING GAS ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THEY WILL SELL IT.
THE PRICES ARE GOING UP AFTER A CUTBACK IN SUPPLY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS AT REFINERIES IN CALIFORNIA.
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ANALYSTS SAY PRICES ARE POISED TO QUICKLY SOAR PAST $4-37 A GALLON - THAT IS THE HIGH SO FAR THIS YEAR.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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THE OUTBREAK IS WIDENING.
35 PEOPLE ARE NOW SICK, IN SIX STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA AFTER A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
FIVE PATIENTS HAVE DIED.
HEALTH EXPERTS THINK A TAINTED BATCH OF STEROID INJECTIONS CAUSED THE OUTBREAK.
PEOPLE WITH LOWER BACK PAIN USE THE SHOTS.
THE SYMPTOMS CAN TAKE A MONTH TO APPEAR.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN THAT HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS, OF PATIENTS WHO GOT THE INJECTIONS IN 23 STATES COULD BE AT RISK.
CLINICS AND MEDICAL CENTERS HAVE RUSHED TO CONTACT PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE CONTAMINATED SHOTS.
THIS IS THE FUNGAL VERSION OF MENINGITIS.
IT'S RARE AND IT'S NOT CONTAGIOUS.
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MORE DELAYS FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES ARE IMMINENT.
OVERNIGHT THE AIRLINE CANCELLED DOZENS OF FLIGHTS AS IT SCRAMBLED TO FIX SEATS THAT COULD POP LOOSE DURING FLIGHT.
AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE A FIX FOR THE SEATS, AND BEGAN PULLING 48 BOEING 757S OUT OF SERVICE TO MAKE REPAIRS.
DELAYS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND THE MAJORITY OF PLANES SHOULD BE BACK IN SERVICE BY TOMORROW.
RIGHT NOW-- WE'VE CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO CANCELLATIONS OUT OF R-S-W THIS MORNING--
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK YOUR FLIGHT STATUS AT NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.
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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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A BONITA SPRINGS MAN IS UNDER ARREST -- AFTER AN EARLY MORNING STANDOFF IN BONITA SPRINGS.
DEPUTIES SURROUNDED A HOUSE ON SUNSHINE DRIVE JUST AFTER NINE YESTERDAY MORNING.
THEY SAY SHAWN ISOM AND THE MOTHER OF HIS TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WERE FIGHTING. AND HE WOULD NOT LET HER LEAVE WITH TODDLER.
THAT'S WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER CALLED 9-1-1.
WHEN DEPUTIES GOT TO THE HOUSE -- ISOM LET BOTH THE WOMAN AND CHILD GO -- BUT WOULD NOT COME OUT.
THE SWAT TEAM CAME OUT AFTER DEPUTIES LEARNED ISOM HAS A VIOLENT PAST.
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he was a nice guy - easygoing. But you don't know what people are living with. What pressures and stresses everyone is living with.
DEPUTIES EVENTUALLY GOT INSIDE THE HOME AND ARRESTED ISOM.
HE FACES CHARGES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
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AS WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLER STRUCK BY LIGHTING--
JESSE WATLINGTON--
WE WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE IF THEY'RE UNRESPONSIVE AFTER GETTING HIT BY LIGHTNING.
THIS IS WHAT DOCTOR SUZANNE FELT AT HEALTHPARK MEDICAL CENTER HAD TO SAY--
Dr. Suzanne Felt/Emergency Medicine
9:47:25 if someone is struck by lightning and you notice they are not breathing or heart is not beating is to start cpr that is the number one thing that promotes people to have good outcomes if they do have cardiac arrest from a lightning strike:37
PEOPLE BEING HIT BY LIGHTNING MAY BE MORE COMMON IN OUR AREA THAN YOU THINK.
SINCE AUGUST OF 2008-- HOSPITALS WITHIN THE LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM HAVE SEEN 21 LIGHTNING RELATED ACCIDENTS.
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SIRENS WENT OFF AT THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT YESTERDAY.
THANKFULLY, WAS JUST A TEST.
PLANT OPERATOR EXELON SAYS THE NEW SIRENS ARE LOUDER AND CLEARER.
THREE MILE ISLAND WAS THE SITE OF THE COUNTRY'S WORST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT IN 1979.WHEN THERE WAS A PARTIAL MELTDOWN OF A REACTOR.
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NOW TO AN NBC-2 CONSUMER ALERT.
HONDA IS RECALLING MORE THAN 820-THOUSAND VEHICLES BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS CAN FAIL.
THE RECALL INCLUDES 2002 AND 2003 HONDA CIVICS. AS WELL AS 2004 AND 2005 HONDA PILOTS.
HONDA SAYS WIRES CONNECTING A SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS CAN OVERHEAT AND MELT. KNOCKING OUT THE LOW-BEAMS.
THE COMPANY IS SENDING OUT NOTICES TO OWNERS AND WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE.
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DESTINATION FORT MYERS AND SANIBEL-
LEE COUNTY'S VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU UNVEILS A NEW LOGO AS PART OF ITS LATEST MARKETING STRATEGY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW IMAGE.
THE SHELL DEPICTED ON THE LOGO IS A JUNONIA- WHICH RESEMBLES A STYLIZED VERSION OF A MAP OF LEE COUNTY.
THE NEW LOGO IS PART OF THE COUNTY'S NEW-BRAND CAMPAIGN.
IT INCLUDES AN UPDATED VC--B WEBSITE.
THE V-C-B ALSO ANNOUNCED A FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.
THE GOAL IS TO BECOME THE FIRST V-C-B IN THE COUNTRY TO CERTIFY ALL AREA HOTELS.
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KEEP IT DOWN, OR ELSE YOU'LL GET FINED.
NAPLES CITY LEADERS ARE LOOKING TO FINE DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF THEY ABUSE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
THE ISSUE CAME UP AT YESTERDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SUGGESTING 5 TO 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR FINES FOR BUSINESSES THAT VIOLATE THEIR MUSIC PERMITS.
THE CURRENT RULES ALLOW ESTABLISHMENTS TO HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OUTSIDE UNTIL 11 O CLOCK ON THE WEEKENDS, AS LONG AS THE SOUND IS KEPT UNDER A CERTAIN LEVEL.
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TODAY IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE BEATLES FIRST HIT SINGLE "LOVE ME DO".
TO MARK THE EVENT, THE BAND'S 1967 FILM "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" IS BEING RESTORED AND REISSUED ON DVD AND BLU-RAY WORLDWIDE.
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THE ORIGINAL FILM WAS THE THIRD TO STAR THE FAB FOUR AND THE FIRST
CONCEIVED, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY THEM.
IT FOLLOWED PAUL, JOHN GEORGE AND
RINGO ON A DAY TRIP TO THE SEASIDE.
"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" NEVER HAD AN OFFICIAL RELEASE IN THE US AND HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR YEARS.
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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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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION?
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
EYE 75 AND U-S 41 ALL CLEAR.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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LINGUINE, RAVIOLI, CANOLI'S. DO WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION YET?
ITALIAN FEST IS BACK FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW WITH ALL YOUR FAVORITE ITALIAN FOODS
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME OUT FOR THE BIG DAY.
NBC-2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE AT THE ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS IN FORT MYERS, WITH THE MOUTH- WATERING DETAILS.
GOOD MORNING, DANIELLE.
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*WILL BE MAKING PIZZA WITH PIZZA FUSION- POSSIBLE ITALIAN DANCER KDDIES
-LAST YEAR ATTRACTED MORE THAN 4,000- THIS YEAR THEY'RE EXPECTING 5,000
-MORE THAN 8 RESTAURANTS WILL BE OUT HERE FOR THE EVENT
-MORE THAN FIVE HOURS OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FROM 6 DIFFERENT BANDS
-PERFORMANCE FROM ITALIAN DANCERS
-THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO- BOUNCE HOUSE- AND GAMES
-FRESH ITALIAN PRODUCE FOR SALE.ADULT BEVERAGES
-OTHER ACTIVITIES- SPAGHETTI EATING CONTEST AND MARINARA JUDGING
-PRESENTED BY ROTARY CLUB OF FORT MYERS AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CLUB
Q/A WITH LYDIA BLACK
*****SUPER PLEASE
LYDIA BLACK/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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ITALIAN FEST
ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS AMPHITHEATER
OCTOBER 7TH
11:00 TO 5:00
SUGGESTED $5 DONATION
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IN LEE COUNTY DANIELLE KOLENIAK NBC-2
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TIME NOW TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD MORNING TO OUR NBC2 FACEBOOK FRIEND OF THE DAY.
THIS IS MEL BOTTS OF FORT MYERS.
GREAT TO SEE YOU - THANKS FOR WATCHING AND CONNECTING WITH US ON OUR NBC2 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE US - AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!
MEL - HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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NBC2 CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE BIG STORY --
AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WE'RE TOLD HE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
AND THIS MORNING HIS FATHER IS SPEAKING OUT.
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PLUS-- FUEL SHORTAGE SENDS PRICES SKYROCKETING.
IN CALIFORNIA---IT'S THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY GASOLINE PRICE INCREASE RECORDED ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
AND THE EFFECTS ARE BEING FELT NATIONWIDE.
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GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON NBC-2 NEWS TODAY.
IT'S FRIDAY OCTOBER 5TH.
I'M CLAY MILLER.
AND I'M KRISTA FOGELSONG.
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OUR TOP STORY THIS MORNING,
AN 11-YEAR-OLD LEE COUNTY BOY IS STILL FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AFTER GETTING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
JESSE WATLINGTON, A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, WAS OUTSIDE AT FOOTBALL PRACTICE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN HE WAS HIT.
THIS MORNING WE HEAR FROM HIS FATHER.
NBC-2'S CLIFTON FRENCH JOINS US NOW.
CLIFTON, WHAT IS HIS FATHER SAYING?
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HIS SON IS STILL IN BAD SHAPE.
RIGHT NOW, HE'S JUST ASKING FOR PRAYERS.
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"he was struck so hard, he's only 11, years old, he's like the smallest, one of the smallest players on the football team. i just want to ask everyone in the country to please pray for him. he's in a coma in critical condition and it's a miracle he's alive right noW."
CHARLES WATLINGTON WAS AT WORK AT A FURNITURE STORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A STORM WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS THERE, KEEPING HIM FROM LOADING FURNITURE ONTO A TRUCK.
AT THE SAME TIME, HIS SON JESSE WAS JUST HITTING THE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR PRACTICE.
SOT:"Little did I know at that exact moment my 11 year old son was struck dead in the chest with a lightning bolt, it entered here and it exited out of his heel."
LEADERS WITH THE MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SAY THE SKIES WERE BLUE WHEN THE PLAYERS HIT THE FIELD.
BUT ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, THAT STORM WAS ALREADY OVERHEAD.
SOT: "There was no blue skies, I heard that, but that's not true, it was very dark skies, I was looking in the direction of his school, about 4 miles from us and the sky was very dark coming in."
SOT: "He stopped breathing on the football field."
NOT BREATHING.
COACHES PREFORMED CPR AS THEY CALLED FOR HELP.
SOT: 911 TAPE "i've got two coaches giving him cpr they've been giving it to him for 10 minutes, he's just a kid oh my god."
NOW, A FATHER HOPES PRAYERS CAN HELP SAVE HIS SON.
SOT: "I believe in miracles and please pray for our son Jesse."
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LAST NIGHT FRIENDS AND TEAMATES HELD A PRAYER SERVICE FOR JESSE AT HIS CHURCH.
AND AS YOU HEARD, HIS FATHER WANTS TO KEEP THOSE PRAYERS GOING -- ASKING FOR MORE PRAYER FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ONCE AGAIN, AS OF LAST CHECK, JESSE WAS STILL IN A COMA IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU UPDATES ON HIS CONDITION.
CLIFTON FRENCH, NBC2.
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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, LEE CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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LOOKING AHEAD--
THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE THE SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT THIS MORNING.
THIS AS PUBLIX JOINS THE LIST OF COMPANIES NOW LOOKING FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES.
IT'S HIRING 3 HUNDRED 80 TEMPORARY WORKERS FOR 22 STORES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
ALSO THIS SATURDAY, EDISON MALL IS LOOKING FOR PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME SEASONAL HELP.
THE JOB FAIR WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 11 TO 2.
WE'RE TOLD STORES AT THE MALL ARE LOOKING TO FILL MORE THAN 1 HUNDRED 50 POSITIONS.
YOU ARE ASKED TO COME DRESSED TO IMPRESS AND HAVE COPIES OF YOUR RESUME READY.
AGAIN, THIS IS AT EDISON MALL NEAR THE DILLARD'S.
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DRIVERS ARE FEELING THE PAIN AT THE PUMP NATIONWIDE---
IN CALIFORNIA-- THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR JUMPED NEARLY A DIME IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
AND SOME GAS STATIONS ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS!
NBC-2 ANCHOR STACEY DEFFENBAUGH JUST GOT THE NEW GAS PRICES FROM TRIPLE A AND JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING--
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NEW NUMBERS IF YOU ARE JUST WAKING UP THIS MONRING.
RIGHT NOW--
DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-71 A GALLON.
THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-68.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS SITTING AT 3-79--
THAT'S UP A NICKEL FROM YESTERDAY.
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MEANTIME, LET'S TALK ABOU THE SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA. SOME STATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS VIDEO FROM A COSTO, IN MARINA DEL RAY. CUSTOMERS WERE FORCED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SOME STATIONS HAVE STOPPED BUYING BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THEY CAN'T SELL IT.
PRICES ARE SO HIGH BECAUSE OF A CUTBACK IN SUPPLY AND A LOT OF PROBLEMS AT REFINERIES IN CALIFORNIA.
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ANALYSTS PRICES TO SIT AT 4.37 TODAY AND THIS WEEKEND, THAT COULD HIT 5 DOLLARS BY NEXT WEEK.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH.
NBC-2.
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SCIENTISTS SAY RED TIDE IS KILLING FISH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY RIGHT NOW, AND IT COULD IMPACT HUMANS TOO.
THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM IS 12 MILES LONG AND SIX MILES WIDE, OFF ENGLEWOOD BEACH.
SOME PEOPLE AT THE BEACH ARE ALSO HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS.
EXPERTS SAY IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, EMPHESEMA, OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, YOU SHOULDN'T VISIT AN AREA AFFECTED BY RED TIDE.
OTHERWISE, IT IS STILL SAFE TO SWIM IN THE WATER.
RESEARCHERS ARE MONITORING THIS PATCH, COLLECTING SAMPLES AND FLYING OVER IT TO TRACK ITS SIZE AND LOCATION.
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TODAY IS DAY ONE OF THREE FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL PIRATE FEST.
IT'S TAKES PLACE ON FORT MYERS BEACH STARTING AT FIVE THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 TONIGHT.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM A PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE THREE DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONAL PIRATES FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A TREASURE HUNT, COSTUME CONTESTS, MUSICIANS, STREET PERFORMERS, STAGE SHOWS, SEA SKIRMISHES AND INTERACTIVE GAMES WITH PIRATES.
AND FOR ADULTS-- A PUB CRAWL AND MANY VENDORS.
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IF YOU'RE IN NEED OF A GOOD LAUGH--
THERE'S GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFIELD'S SECOND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOW THIS MORNING.
THE T-V STAR WILL BE AT THE BARBARA B MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL IN LEE COUNTY NOVEMBER THIRD.
HE'LL NOW DO BACK-TO-BACK SHOWS AT SEVEN AND NINE-30.
THE SEVEN P-M SHOW IS SOLD OUT.
FOR THE 9-30 SHOWING-- TICKETS START AT 60 DOLLARS PLUS TAX.
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A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY TODAY FOR A MOVIE CLASSIC.
TODAY MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST JAMES BOND FILM."DR. NO".
bond james bond.looks like your out to get me
SEAN CONNERY STARRED AS THE ORIGINAL BRITISH SUPER AGENT. DOUBLE - OH SEVEN. IT WAS
THE FIRST OF 22 JAMES BOND FILMS, MOST OF THEM BASED ON THE NOVELS OF IAN FLEMING.
THE 23RD BOND FILM GETS RELEASED NEXT MONTH, WITH "SKYFALL", STARRING DANIEL CRAIG AS THE
LATEST JAMES BOND.
HE, BY THE WAY, WILL BE HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" TOMORROW NIGHT.
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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, CONSTRUCTION OR CHAR CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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AMTRAK WILL TRAIN THOUSANDS OF ITS EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE NATION TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
APPROXIMATELY 8-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES IN ALL OF ITS SERVICE AREAS WILL LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS AND HOW TO REPORT POTENTIAL CRIMES.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JANET NAPOLITANO DESCRIBED HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS BEING MODERN DAY SLAVERY.
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IMAGINE GETTING TO WORK AND SEEING THIS GUY GREETING YOU AT THE DOOR.
THE OWNER OF A NURSERY IN NORTH CAROLINA FOUND AN EIGHT-FOOT ALLIGATOR SUNBATHING AMONG THE PLANTS AND FLOWERS YESTERDAY.
WILDLIFE OFFICERS CAME IN TO CAPTURE THE 200-POUND GATOR.
IT WAS SAFELY RELEASED BACK INTO THE WHITE OAK RIVER BASIN.
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A UTAH MAN CALLS POLICE SAYING HIS HOUSE WAS BEING BROKEN INTO, BUT OFFICERS COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE.
MYSTERY SOLVED: IT WAS THE DOG, WITH THE PHONE, IN THE GARDEN.
S/ Sgt. Craig Martinez/ Orem Police Dept. ***NOTE: TOO QUICK TO SUPER***
"He could hear some banging around, some rifling around, some scratching."
S/ Bruce Gardner/ Dog Owner:24 -:27
"My mind immediately went to.you know, I'm being robbed."
BRUCE GARDNER'S CELL PHONE RANG WHEN HE WAS AT WORK.
THE CALLER I-D SHOWED A FAMILIAR NUMBER.HIS HOUSE!
POLICE SEARCHED THE PLACE AND DIDN'T FIND A THING.
TURNS OUT, THE CULPRIT WAS MAYA.THE FAMILY'S 4-YEAR-OLD LAB. SHE HAD TAKEN THE PHONE.WHICH WAS LEFT OUTSIDE.AND MADE IT HER OWN PERSONAL LINE.
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THE DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS NOW ONE STEP CLOSER TO DRAFTING A NEW ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE IN COLLIER COUNTY.
THIS AFTER MORE THAN A DOZEN DOGS DIED LAST YEAR FROM BREEDER NEGLECT.
D-A-S HAS BEEN WORKING ON NEW RULES TO MAKE SURE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANYONE WORKING WITH ANIMALS--
DURING LAST NIGHT'S PUBLIC BOARD MEETING THE GROUP AGREED TO APPROVE THREE OF FOUR CHANGES TO THEIR POLICIES.
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"Michele Antonia "I think that small organizations may be hurt by this not because we're not taking care of our animals but because the constraints of what they're doing may put us out of business:59"
THE BOARD WILL MEET AGAIN TO DISCUSS THOSE CHANGES.THEN IT WILL GO BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
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TODAY IN CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA. MANY PEOPLE WILL BE REMEMBERING STEVE JOBS.
THE CO-FOUNDER OF APPLE DIED ON THIS DATE ONE YEAR AGO.
JOBS IS CREDITED WITH THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER. THE I-POD. THE I-PHONE. AND I-PAD.
HE WAS 56-YEARS-OLD WHEN HE DIED OF PANCREATIC CANCER.
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IF YOU ARE ON FACEBOOK.YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ONE IN A BILLION.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOCIAL NETWORK ANNOUNCED IT HIT THE MILESTONE YESTERDAY.
THAT MEANS ABOUT ONE OUT OF EVERY SEVEN PEOPLE ON THE PLANET HAS A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT.
AND THAT'S WITHOUT CHINA!
THE MOST POPULATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.BLOCKS THE SITE.
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THINGS JUST GOT WORSE FOR NHL FANS. PART OF THE REGULAR SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THERE WILL NO LONGER BE REGULAR SEASON GAMES STARTING OCTOBER 11TH THROUGH OCTOBER 24TH.
THE NHL OWNERS AND THE PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME TO TERMS ON A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 15TH.
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HAVE YOU EVER WORN A UNIFORM THAT JUST DOESN'T FIT RIGHT.
NIKE'S NEW N-F-L UNIFORMS BOAST OF A "BODY-CONTOURED FIT," WHICH IS GREAT FOR ATHLETES WHOSE BODIES ARE FIT FOR CONTOURING, BUT NOT SO EXCITING FOR BIG GUYS.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TALKED TO SOME OF THE LEAGUE'S BIGGER PLAYERS AND FOUND THAT THE NEW JERSEY'S ARE ABOUT AS POPULAR AS REPLACEMENT REFS.
300-POUND ALEX BOONE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TOLD THE NEWSPAPER QUOTE "I HATE THEM. THEY ARE BUILT FOR THIN GUYS. IT MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I HAVE BIG OLD LOVE HANDLES."
NIKE TOLD W-S-J THAT ITS JERSEYS ARE DESIGNED FOR PLAYERS OF ALL SIZES.
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LUXURY LINERS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO ONE UP EACH OTHER--
AND RUMOR HAS IT. ROYAL CARIBBEAN IS IN TALKS TO BUILD THE WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP, AGAIN.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE ALLURE OF THE SEAS. THE ALLURE, ALONG WITH THE OASIS OF THE SEAS, ARE THE BIGGEST CRUISE SHIPS TO EVER SET SAIL. AND ACCORDING TO A FINNISH NEWSPAPER. THE CRUISELINE IS PLANNING TO ADD A SISTER SHIP TO JOIN THE TWO.
SO FAR, ROYAL CARIBBEAN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE REPORT.
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SAN DIEGO ZOO'S CUTEST RESIDENT IS NOW ABLE TO HEAR AND SEE MORE OF THE BIG WORLD AROUND HIM.
THE ZOO'S 9-WEEK-OLD GIANT PANDA CUB HAD ITS FIRST EXAM.AND THE VETERINARIANS SAY HIS EYES AND EARS ARE FULLY OPEN.
THE CUB.WHICH WAS BORN ON JULY 29TH.NOW WEIGHS 6-POINT-6 POUNDS.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA--
AN OHIO WOMAN IS UNDER ARREST AFTER SHE REPEATEDLY DROVE ON SIDEWALK TO PASS A SCHOOL BUS PICKING UP DISABLED STUDENTS.
every morning at five am, she could hit a kid crossing the street
TAKE A LOOK--
A CLEVELAND SCHOOL BUS DRIVER GOT FED UP WITH THE DRIVER OF THIS SILVER SUV, SO HE HELPED POLICE SET UP A STING.
USING A CELL PHONE CAMERA-- HE STARTED RECORDING-- AND LIKE CLOCK WORK--
POLICE SAY 32-YEAR-OLD SHENA HARDIN DROVE UP ON THE SIDEWALK--
AND IMMEDIATELY POLICE DROVE UP BEHIND HER.
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SOME NOT SO HAPPY NEWS FOR FANS OF A POPULAR SEASONAL STARBUCKS DRINK THIS MORNING.
ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE COFFEE GIANT IS FACING A SHORTAGE OF A MAIN INGREDIENT IN THOSE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUMPKIN SYRUP THEY USE.
STARBUCKS SAYS THE SHORTAGES AT SOME STORES ARE DUE TO INFREQUENT DELIVERIES.
SOME ARE COMPARING THIS TO THE LEGENDARY AND HARD TO FIND MC-RIB.
HUNGRY CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DRIVE AS FAR AS 10 HOURS TO HUNT THAT SANDWICH DOWN.
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TIME NOW IS--
JUST AHEAD-- NBC-2 RUNS DOWN YOUR MORNING TOP STORIES.
PLUS-- A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR NBC-2 FIRST ALERT FORECAST ON THE 2'S AND A CHECK OF THE ROADS.
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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 quiet start, wet finish"
Even though the calendar says it's October, it looks like mother nature hasn't received the memo as we are stuck in a mid summers weather pattern, with heat and humidity to boot.
Our skies will start off relatively quiet, but it will be a warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. The remnant moisture associated with a decaying front has retrograded back to the northwest as high pressure centered over the western Atlantic waters moves in across the peninsula.
This will keep skies mostly to partly sunny during the mornings with increasing cloud cover during the afternoon. Temperatures will rebound into the lower 90s with a few upper 80s along our coastal and beach locations. However with plenty of humidity, heat index values will approach the 100° mark.
With an easterly flow setting up across the state, a couple of isolated showers could pop as early as the lunchtime hour mainly across our inland communities. Scattered downpours and a few storms will likely fire up close to the urban corridor as the sea breeze stays close to home once again.
Once the rain activity fades and pushes into the Gulf, skies will go mostly clear and lows will drop into the mid to upper 70s.
Expect the same set up for your Saturday - morning sun with afternoon downpours, but by Sunday we'll more than likely see an increase in the clouds and an uptick in our shower and thunderstorm pattern as a cool front approaches from the northwest.
Dry high pressure looks to settle in across the state by early next week with more sunshine and less rain. While it won't bring us much of a cool down, it will bring some lower humidity by mid week, which will be more noticeable during the morning hours as lows drop into the low 70s with a few mid to upper 60s deep inland.
In the tropics, Nadine is finally history. Tropical Storm Oscar will be a short lived storm as it is forecasted to weaken and diminish as it runs into some drier air and strong upper level wind shear.
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ALL CLEAR, COLLIER CO ENFORCEMENT
TAKING A LOOK AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ROADS RIGHT NOW.
ROADS ARE ALL CLEAR - NO ACCIDENTS OR ROAD BLOCKS TO REPORT.
THAT'S YOUR NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT.
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COMING UP ON TODAY.
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he's in a coma in critical condition, it's a miracle he's a live right now
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STORY OF A FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLER STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
FOR THE FIRST TIME--- JESSE WATLINGTON'S FATHER TALKS ABOUT HIS SON-- WHO IS IN A COMA RIGHT NOW.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW PLAYERS WERE SURROUNDING JESSE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AS HE RAN OUT ONTO THE FIELD FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE.
TAKE A LISTEN THE NEWLY RELEASED 9-1-1 CALL.
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"I don't think he's alive- he got hit by lightning." "I've got 2 coaches giving him cpr- they've been giving it to him for 10 mins. He's just a kid. Oh my god."
AFTER BEING RUSHED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, JESSE WAS TRANSPORTED UP TO TAMPA.
LAST NIGHT A VIGIL WAS HELD AT MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH.
ALL SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE CANCELED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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A DEADLY MENINGITIS OUTBREAK IS SPREADING.
HEALTH PROVIDERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO NOTIFY PATIENTS IN NEARLY TWO DOZEN STATES-- INCLUDING HERE IN FLORIDA THAT RECEIVED ROUTINE STEROID INJECTIONS FOR BACK PAIN.
SO FAR, 35 PEOPLE IN SIX STATES HAVE CONTRACTED MENINGITIS.
AT LEAST FIVE OF THOSE PATIENTS HAVE DIED.
DOCTORS SAY IT'S A RARE FUNGAL MENINGITIS, AND NOT CONTAGIOUS.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN.
NBC-2 MONITORING AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS THIS MORNING.
44 CANCELLATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WE JUST CHECKED AND NO CANCELLATIONS AT R-S-W AS OF NOW.
AMERICAN IS CANCELING DOZENS OF FLIGHTS AS IT SCRAMBLES TO FIX SEATS IN ITS BOEING 757S THAT COULD POP LOOSE DURING FLIGHT.
FIFTY FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED YESTERDAY.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PLANES SHOULD BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY TOMORROW.
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THE NEW JOBS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER COMES OUT AT 8:30AM.
IT'S THE SECOND TO LAST JOBS REPORT BEFORE ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER.
EXPERTS SAY UNLESS JOBS SUDDENLY SPIKE ABOVE 200-THOUSAND,
OR HIRING COMES TO A NEAR STAND-STILL,
VOTERS AREN'T GOING TO BAT AN EYELID.
ECONOMISTS PREDICT EMPLOYERS ADDED 115 THOUSAND JOBS LAST MONTH, ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN IN AUGUST.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS EXPECTED TO TICK UP TO 8 POINT 2 PERCENT FROM 8 POINT 1.
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HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL HARD.
BUILDING ON MOMENTUM FROM WEDNESDAY'S DEBATE,
MITT ROMNEY WILL BE IN SAINT PETERSBURG TODAY-- AFTER A QUICK STOP IN VIRGINIA.
ROMNEY'S ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHARACTERIZING HIS COMMENTS ABOUT THE 47 PERCENT OF AMERICAN'S, AS QUOTE- "JUST COMPLETELY WRONG."
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA STARTS HIS DAY OUT IN VIRGINIA TODAY BEFORE HEADING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO.
BOTH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PAUL RYAN ARE OFF THE TRAIL TODAY.
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GAS PRICES UP.
SUPPLY DOWN.
PRICE JUMPS IN CALIFORNIA ARE THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY GAS PRICE INCREASES EVER RECORDED ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
AFTER REFINERY OUTAGES AND PIPELINE PROBLEMS
RIGHT NOW--
DRIVERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE PAYING 3-71 A GALLON ON AVERAGE.
ACROSS OUR STATE--
ITS 3-68.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS SITTING AT 3-79--
THAT'S UP A NICKEL FROM YESTERDAY.
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TRAFFIC RECAP
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