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YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THE SCENE OF A CRASH, INVOLVING A DUMP TRUCK, IN COLLIER COUNTY.
IT SPILLED ASPHALT ALL OVER THE ROAD.
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF COLLIER BLVD AT BUSINESS CIRCLE ARE SHUT DOWN.
FIRE CREWS HELPED OUT THE TRUCK DRIVER.
HE'S OKAY.
PARAMEDICS TOOK THE WOMAN IN THE OTHER CAR TO N-C-H WITH MINOR INJURIES.
TRAFFIC IS BEING REROUTED THROUGH THE SHOPPING PLAZA.
THERE IS A BACKUP.
AVOID THE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COUNT ON NBC 2 FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS ONCE WE GET THEM.
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romney: i'm counting on you to make sure we will win! we can't lose!
obama: let's go vote! let's get this done!
AND THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE 2012 CAMPAIGN BEGINS -- JUST FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION, THE CAMPAIGNS ARE IN A FRENZY, TRYING TO SECURE VOTES IN KEY SWING STATES.
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FLORIDA, OF COURSE, ONE OF THE STATES GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION TONIGHT -- PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON JUST WRAPPING UP AN EVENT IN FORT MYERS.
GOOD EVENING, I'M KELLIE BURNS.
I'M PETER BUSCH --
MORE ON THE CLINTON VISIT IN JUST MOMENT -- FIRST A QUICK LOOK AT WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE TODAY.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY IN OHIO -- AND A LOOK AT HIS CAMPAIGN TRAVEL SCHEDULE MAKES THE BUCKEYE STATE LOOK LIKE AN AIRLINE HUB FOR AIR FORCE ONE, WITH OHIO STOPS EVERY DAY THROUGH ELECTION DAY.
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MITT ROMNEY IS NOT ONLY FOCUSING ON OHIO, BUT VISITING WISCONSIN AS WELL. AND HE'S LOOKING TO BROADEN THE BATTLEGROUND MAP, ANNOUNCING THAT HE WILL CAMPAIGN IN PENNSYLVANIA ON SUNDAY, AND VISITING NEW HAMPSHIRE TWICE -- A STATE WHICH HAS JUST 4 ELECTORAL VOTES.
MORE EVIDENCE THAT EVERY VOTE MAY COUNT IN DECISION 2012.
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PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, JUST WRAPPING UP A CAMPAIGN STOP FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA HERE IN FORT MYERS.
IN THE HOUR-LONG SPEECH, AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER, HE EXPLAINED WHY FLORIDIANS SHOULD VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.
HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT KNOWS HOW TO RUN THE ECONOMY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE.
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Clinton speaks
he has pursued terror he has a great national security team applause
09:39:02
THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAID HIS VOICE WAS HOARSE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA, NON-STOP, LEADING UP TO ELECTION DAY.
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NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION SPENT THE DAY OUTSIDE WITH THE CROWDS AS THEY WAITED TO HEAR THE FORMER PRESIDENT SPEAK
HE'S LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THAT PART OF THE STORY.
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TAKE LINE NATS
Election fever speeds into overdrive on the streets of downtown Fort Myers -- fueled by a political heavyweight!
Kristen Pettifor, Naples
0058 "I woke up at 4. I got down here at 5 to see Bill Clinton."
First in line this morning -- This edison college student like everyone behind her -- waited patiently for the former president.
Mary Gay Hutcherson, Obama Supporter
0505 "I have my iPad, my friends, and I have you to talk to!"
The hundreds lined up for a chance to see clinton -- proved 12 years after leaving office -- he's still a powerhouse.
Hutcherson 0527 "he speaks the common language. Everybody understands what he's saying. He's the best spokesperson on the whole sense."
Take restaurant nats
Just around the block -- restaurants offer a presidential special.
Melissa Cromer, Wise Guys Deli
1430 "we're doing a slick willy's jalopeano sandwich. It's jalopeanos, chicken, buffalo sauce on a nice big sub roll."
Melissa Cromer with wise guys delu tells us -- politics aside -- red or blue -- she's seeing green.
Cromer 1430 "we have a lot of people who come support. Absolutely draws a crowd."
This Oregon couple -- picked up Some sandwiches --
Vicki baker, attendee
1248 "we got a turkey sandwich, Italian sandwich, and a chicken salad."
--before hurrying back to wait.
Albert longo, waiting in line
0736 "were in here for the long haul."
Albert longo tells us -- he's see Clinton's trip -- as a rally for the troops.
Longo 0846 "bill clinton knows how to fire up an audience. Obama is more even toned."
By the looks of -- the former president delivered more than a stump speech.
Hutcherson, 0618 "I think he'll sway a lot of people. When you hear him, he just speaks to your heart."
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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HAS JOINED THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S CALL TO TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING THROUGH SUNDAY --
IT COMES AFTER REPORTS OF RECORD TURNOUTS AND LONG LINES AT POLL SITES ACROSS THE STATE.
THE LATEST WORD FROM TALLAHASSEE IS. THE GOVERNOR IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING
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TURNING OUR ATTENTION NOW TO THE NORTHEAST:
FOUR DAYS AFTER HURRICANE SANDY WIPED OUT THE JERSEY SHORE AND FLOODED MUCH OF MANHATTAN, MORE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR POWER BACK ON.BUT IT WILL TAKE MORE TIME.AND A LOT OF MONEY.FOR THINGS TO GET EVEN CLOSE TO NORMAL.
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FRUSTRATION CONTINUES TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET GAS FOR THEIR CARS OR GENERATORS -- LONG WAITS AT GAS STATIONS ON LONG ISLAND.
BUT HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS -- FUEL TANKERS ARE BEING ALLOWED INTO NEW YORK HARBOR AGAIN -- AND TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF GETTING GAS TO THOSE IN HARD-HIT AREAS, NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WAIVING THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT THAT FUEL TANKERS REGISTER AND PAY A TAX BEFORE UNLOADING.
SIGNS OF RECOVERY, TOO, ON THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SYSTEM --
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE WATER LEVEL HAS RECEDED SINCE CREWS BEGAN PUMPING WATER FROM THE TUNNEL EARLY THURSDAY.
BRANDI HITT IS IN LOWER MANHATTAN WHERE THERE IS STILL ALMOST NO POWER.
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Tempers are flaring on the New Jersey turnpike as gas lines stretch for
miles.
NATS: STATE POLICEMEN/WOMAN IN A CAR SAYS "I'M SORRY"
In Ridgefield, NJ State police were called in to direct traffic and ease
the tension in the crowd.
SOT/WOMAN DRIVER
WITHOUT GAS I CAN'T CHARGE MY BATTERY I STILL DON'T HAVE NO POWER AT MY
HOME
Triple A says over 60 percent of gas stations in the Garden State aren't
working and many drivers are getting desperate as they run out of fuel while
waiting.
Some impatient drivers have even resorted to cutting the line. That never
goes over well
Q: SHE TRIED TO GET IN?
DRIVER: YESSHE TRIED TO GET IN / HEY YOU GOT TO GET ON LINE
The gas lines are just as long in New York City.
SOT: MAN IN MANHATTAN
SOMETIMES PPLE FIGHTING ON LINE. THEY GET CLOSER TO THE PUMP AND THEN AND
SOMEBODY TELLS THEM THE GAS IS OFF.THAT'S SEND PPLE OVER THE EDGE
But.the governor says relief is on the way
CUOMO:THE HARBOR IS NOW OPEN. THERE SHOULD BE A REAL CHANGE IN CONDITIONS
AND PEOPLE SHOULD SEE IT QUICKLY
There is some good news for residents on Staten Island
. ferry service to Manhattan has resumed and water and food donations are
finally getting into this devastated community.
SOT/SI RESIDEN; LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO HELP FROM ANYONE.
There are still more than 3 million people without power along the east
coast, but in New York, these giant generators are sitting idle outside of
where this Sunday's marathon will take place.
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THE QUESTION ON SO MANY MINDS AFTER THIS STORM -- COULD WE PREVENT THIS FROM
HAPPENING AGAIN?
SOME EXPERTS POINT TO SYSTEMS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AROUND THE GLOBE -- SEA BARRIERS BUILT TO PROTECT EUROPEAN CITIES
-- THAT THEY SAY COULD PREVENT ANOTHER TRAGEDY LIKE THIS.
BUT ONE PROPOSAL FOR NEW YORK'S HARBOR RUNS UPWARDS OF 6 BILLION DOLLARS AND SKEPTICS SAY THE MASSIVE BARRIERS MAY NOT WORK ON LONG STRETCHES OF COASTLINE LIKE THE JERSEY SHORE.
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"when you have an enormous harbor like
we do and Long Island Sound even if you spend a fortune, it is not clear to
me that you would get much value for it."
SUPPORTERS SAY WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATES FOR THIS STORM REACHING 20 BILLION, IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER NEW IDEAS.
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NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS CONFIRMING THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON IS CANCELLED.
UP UNTIL ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO, THE MAYOR HAD DEFENDED HIS DECISION TO HOLD THE 26.2-MILE RACE AS SCHEDULED ON SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH MANY NEW YORKERS COMPLAINED IT WOULD BE INSENSITIVE AND DIVERT CITY RESOURCES AT A TIME WHEN MANY ARE SUFFERING.
AGAIN -- THE DECISION MADE WITHIN THE LAST 10 MINUTES OR SO -- THE MARATHON IS CANCELLED.
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ADDING TO THE ANXIETY.THOUSANDS OF SANDY VICTIMS ARE SEARCHING FOR LOST PETS.
ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE "HURRICANE SANDY LOST AND FOUND PETS" THE NUMBER OF POSTS IS GROWING BY THE MINUTE.
PEOPLE CAN POST MESSAGES ABOUT THEIR LOST DOGS AND CATS -- AND THANKS TO THE PAGE, JEANNE JOHNSON'S DOGS-- FINN AND
MANGO, ARE HOME TONIGHT.
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"I let my dogs out for their last run. And when I called for my dogs to come back, I realized that the fence was down. And I went out in my bare feet, screaming."
THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE HOPING TO REUNITE WITH THEIR ANIMALS BY USING SOCIAL MEDIA.
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JON BON JOVI, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND BILLY JOEL ARE JUST SOME OF THE BIG NAMES TAKING THE STAGE TONIGHT-- FOR THE VICTIMS OF HURRIACANE SANDY.
YOU CAN SEE THE TELETHON ON NBC 2.
COMING UP-- WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE CONCERT MEANS FOR THE ARTISTS WITH TIES TO NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
PLUS: THE SMALL GESTURE THAT WILL HELP THOUSANDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS BUILD THEIR VOCABULARIES.
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IT'S HARD TO FATHOM NOT HAVING A BOOK IN YOUR HOME.
BUT THAT'S THE REALITY FOR SOME FAMILIES.
TODAY, EVERY THIRD GRADER IN LEE COUNTY RECEIVED A BRAND NEW DICTIONARY TO HELP THEM IN SCHOOL.
NBC 2'S KIM BROWN REPORTS.
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NATS
THESE STUDENTS AT FRANKLIN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE GETTING FREE DICTIONARIES.
NATS
IT WILL COME IN HANDY FOR EUGENE MAJOR.
WHO'S VOCABULARY EXPANDS EACH WEEK WITH WORDS LIKE.
Sun, solar system, planet, earth-
THE DICTIONARY HELPS HIM WITH HIS ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS.
Write the definition for them and use them in complete sentences.
ALL THIRD GRADERS IN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE RECEIVING ONE TODAY.
THEY'RE DONATED BY THE ROTARY CLUBS OF LEE COUNTY.
Literacy is an important thing as kids come up through the grades. We feel that it helps children to become self-reliant.
ABOUT 10-THOUSAND OF THEM WILL BE HANDED OUT.
NATS
A TRADITION FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS.
NATS
THE PRINCIPAL SAYS THE DICTIONARIES WILL BE A BIG HELP. SINCE SOME KIDS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A DICTIONARY AT HOME.
ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF STUDENTS HERE ARE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH.
AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF MONTHS UNTIL THESE 3RD GRADERS WILL TAKE FCAT.
Anytime they can learn something to expand their vocabulary to understand what it means to put it into context its a big help.
AND WHILE SOME LIKE MAJOR HAVE A DICTIONARY AT HOME.
HE SAYS THIS BRAND NEW ONE WILL BE PUT TO USE, TOO.
NATS
IN FORT MYERS, KIM BROWN NBC2.
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WE ARE HEADING INTO DRY SEASON. AND THAT CAN MEAN OUR FIRE RISK GOES UP.
WE WILL SHOW YOU THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY ALREADY TO MINIMIZE THE RISK TO HOMES.
PLUS: A HOMEOWNER'S WORST FEAR, CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
NOW, HE HOPES THE FOOTAGE HELPS CATCH THE GUYS WHO TERRORIZED HIM INSIDE HIS OWN HOUSE.
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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.
WONDERFUL WEATHER THIS WEEKEND
Hasn't Friday been spectacular? The humidity low, temperatures mild, and there hasn't been a single cloud in the sky.
I can promise you several more days that are nearly identical. What does that spell? … A wonderful weekend.
The cold front we talked about yesterday sits to our south, and it brought this comfortable air mass with it. The air will stay comfortable, but we will see a slight increase in humidity as we progress from now into Tuesday. There will be a few more clouds in the sky; however, we are going to see plenty of sun.
It'll be a perfect time to get outside.
Tuesday is the only day we have rain in the forecast. Another cold front will approach from our north which will elevate our rain chances for that one day only. Of course, after the front passes through the atmosphere will dry out and we will cool down once again.
That sets the stage for the rest of the week from Wednesday forward.
Temperatures - look good - upper 70s and lower 80s during the daytime. This comes after starting the day off around 60 degrees.
As for tropical mischief, we look safe. Models aren't hinting at any activity for the next 7 days.
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"To see your hometown devastated like this, and people that I grew up with. my grammar school turned into a shelter, people's homes gone and them saying to me, 'We are now homeless, we never intended to be homeless.' These are hard-working, blue-collar people."
THAT'S JON BON JOVI -- ON THE TODAY SHOW TALKING ABOUT HIS HURRICANE SANDY'S HIT TO HIS HOMETOWN.
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BON JOVI, ALONG WITH OTHER ARTISTS LIKE BILLY JOEL AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, WILL ALL PERFORM TONIGHT ON THE "HURRICANE SANDY COMING TOGETHER BENEFIT"
THE BENEFIT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC -- ALONG WITH OTHER NETWORKS OF NBC UNIVERSAL.
MARK BARGER REPORTS.
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nats "It's gone. The entire Jersey shore that I knew is gone."
JON BON JOVI WAS BACK HOME IN NEW JERSEY THURSDAY. SEEING UP CLOSE THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE SANDY THAT HE HEARD ABOUT WHILE IN LONDON.
"To see your hometown devastated like this, and people that I grew up with----my grammar school turned into a shelter. People's homes gone and them saying to me, we are now homeless."
nats
THAT MADE HIS TAKING PART IN TONIGHT'S BENEFIT CONCERT TO AID STORM VICTIMS A NO BRAINER.
"People in other parts of our country feel that if they support us, they know that someday we're going to be supporting them. People come together in this time."
nats "Hard times come and hard times go."
ANOTHER NATIVE SON OF NEW JERSEY, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
AND LONG ISLAND'S BILLY JOEL.ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO PERFORM TONIGHT.
ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF STING
AND CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
"My heart goes out to anyone out there who's suffering, or going through a situation on such a large scale of loss."
nats "This was the Harbor Light Pub."
TODAY SHOW ANCHOR MATT LAUER, HIMSELF A NEW YORK NATIVE, SUGGESTED TONIGHT'S FUNDRAISER TO NBC EXECUTIVES
AFTER SEEING DEVASTATION IN QUEENS FIRST HAND.
"When we started to see by daylight, the first images of what had happened, I think we all knew that the predictions had been
right and we did not overhype this storm."
LAUER GOT TO CULTIVATE HIS TODAY SHOW CONNECTIONS TO STOCK
TONIGHT'S ROSTER OF PERFORMERS.
"To be able to pick up the phone and call the people who are appearing tonight and have them all say yes, it's one of the greatest
things that's happened in my career."
TONIGHT'S GOAL IS GETTING VIEWERS TO SAY YES TO DONATIONS.
MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS.
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AGAIN THE CONCERT BEGINS TONIGHT AT 8 HERE ON NBC -- LOTS OF BIG NAMES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY COMING TOGETHER FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE.
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POLICE IN ARIZONA HOPE SURVIELLENCE VIDEO HELPS THEM CATCH THE BAD GUYS BEHIND A VIOLENT HOME VASION.
THE GUYS CAME TO THE HOME SOLICITING YARD WORK.
ONE OF THEM PULLED A GUN AND GRABBED THE HOMEOWNER AROUND THE NECK.
HE LED HIM INTO THE HOUSE WHERE THE CRIMINALS TOOK TWO WALLETS AND A CELLPHONE BEFORE RUNNING AWAY.
POLICE GOT ONE GUY, BUT TWO OTHERS ARE ON THE RUN.
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THE SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS IS ON THE MOVE TO ITS RETIREMENT HOME.
ATLANTIS LEFT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.
IT'S TAKING A SLOW 10 MILE RIDE ON THE BACK OF A 76-WHEELED PLATFORM TO THE SPACE CENTER VISITORS COMPLEX WHERE IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY.
THE ALL-DAY TRIP HAS INCLUDED SEVERAL STOPS ALONG THE WAY FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.
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A NERVOUS FATHER-TO-BE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN HIS WIFE WENT INTO LABOR IN UTAH.
HIS ONLY CHOICE WAS TO CALL 9-1-1.
My wife is giving birth. Your wife is having a baby? Yes. Okay, where on i-15 are you?
THANKFULLY, THE POLICE DISPATCHER ON THE OTHER END KNEW WHAT TO DO.
SHE HELPED HIM GET HIS WIFE INTO A POSITION WHERE THE PARAMEDICS COULD HELP, ONCE THEY ARRIVED.
THEN, PLANS CHANGED.
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I can see the head. You can see the head? Yes.
IN A MATTER OF A FEW MINUTES, MOTHER NATURE TOOK ITS COURSE AND THE POZO'S WELCOMED A HEALTHY BABY BOY INTO THE WORLD, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THAT OPERATOR.
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SUNNY, DRY DAYS ARE GREAT FOR GOLF, THE BEACH, OR JUST RELAXING AT HOME.
BUT THE LONGER WE GO WITHOUT RAIN, THE MORE WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT BRUSH FIRES.
AND THIS YEAR, WE'RE DRYER THAN NORMAL.
NEXT, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS EXPERTS WITH THE FOREST SERVICE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT.
AND ALL NEW AT SIX--
Simone Waystack/19:41:15 "I don't think I would buy tickets for that."
WE BRING YOU TO THE BATTLE BREWING IN NAPLES, OVER A PLAY THAT HAS THE PERFORMERS SHOWING A LITTLE TOO MUCH SKIN, ACCORDING TO SOME.
BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY-- AT SIX.
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HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME "THINGS TO DO" THIS WEEKEND, IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
AVIATION DAY IS HAPPENING AT PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS TOMORROW.
STARTS AT 10 AM AND IT'S ALL FREE--
IF YOU WANT A GOOD LAUGH, YOU CAN SEE JERRY SEINFELD AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL IN FORT MYERS TOMORROW NIGHT.
TICKETS TO THE ADDED 9-30 SHOW ARE STILL AVAILABLE
PRICES RANGE FROM 66 TO 80 DOLLARS.
FINALLY -- ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TASTE OF THE TOWN.
THE EXCITEMENT STARTS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SARA EVANS AT THE TASTE AND TUNES CONCERT.
TICKETS ARE 30 DOOLARS AT THE GATE.
SUNDAY, ENJOY MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND TONS AND TONS OF FOOD AT THE TASTE OF THE TOWN.
FIVE BUCKS WILL GET YOU IN.
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EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD NICE WEATHER THIS WEEK,
THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO REMIND EVERYONE FIRE SEASON IS COMING UP-
AND WITH A RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE FOR LEE COUNTY, THEY SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR HOME.
NBC-2'S MEAGHAN SMITH EXPLAINS HOW.
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THE SUN IS SHINING-
Nat
AND THE GROUND IS-
CRACKLING
54:25 PARTIALLY COVER "we are starting to dry out- we have had a few fires over the last couple of weeks that have occurred."
THE SOUNDS-
Nat
ARE THE UNPLEASANT REMINDER THAT FIRE SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
53:52 "our rainfall amounts are still below normal for the same time."
ALL AFTERNOON FRIDAY-
AND FOR PART OF SATURDAY,
THERE'S A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEE COUNTY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
IT'S ISSUED WHEN THERE ARE QUOTE- "VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW.
OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS."
Nat
VICTOR HILL WITH THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT'S NOT A TIME TO WORRY,
BUT A TIME TO PREPARE.
54:56 "we want people to take a look at all the dry dead vegetation around their house."
SOME OF THE DRIEST AREAS FULL OF DENSE VEGETATION-
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES,
NORTHWEST CAPE CORAL,
AND LEHIGH ACRES.
"and if you can't see how dry it is- you can certainly hear it and there are dead palm fronds everywhere"
MONA VALDEZ AND HER FAMILY AREN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES WHEN IT COMES TO FIRES.
5:47 "my husband keeps it well trimmed over there."
THEY EVEN TRIM AN ABANDONED LOT ACROSS THE STREET-
TO REDUCE THEIR RISK.
6:27 "we have extra hoses, just in case- we have enough hose for us and the house next door."
IN THE MEANTIME-
THE FOREST SERVICE RECOMMENDS CUTTING AWAY ANY DEAD VEGETATION AROUND YOUR HOME,
AND GETTING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM,
JUST IN CASE A FIRE STARTS NEAR YOU.
IN LEE COUNTY, MEAGHAN SMITH, NBC-2.
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THE NEWS AT SIX IS NEXT.
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