IT'S THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS COMING UP.

IF YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT A MORTGAGE TO BUY A HOME, YOUR COSTS ARE TAKING UP AS RATES HIT A HIGH FOR THE YEAR.

WE FIND OUT WHAT THE RISE IN MORTGAGE RATES COULD MEAN FOR A MONTHLY HOUSE PAYMENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

KEEPING YOUR MONEY PROTECTED WITH THE USE OF AI MEET THE NAPLES COUPLE WHO PUT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO TRACK AND STOP POTENTIAL SCAMMERS.

>> WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING AND HOW THEY'LL HELP THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND THE FOOD DESERT IN IMMOKALEE, MAYBE COMING TO AN END AFTER NEARLY A YEAR WITHOUT A COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE RESIDENTS LINED UP FOR THE CHANCE TO WELCOME ALL D INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

IF YOU'RE THINKING OF BUYING A HOME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND YOU NEED A LOAN, YOU MIGHT BE IN FOR SOME STICKER SHOCK MORTGAGE RATES NOW TOPPING 7% HITTING THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS SO FAR IN 2026, ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC, THE AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE FOR A 30 YEAR FIXED IS JUST OVER 7% COMPARED TO 6.3% ONE YEAR AGO.

ECONOMISTS SAY WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL JUMP IN THE PERCENTAGE RATE COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT THE LEGGARD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.

DOCTOR VICTOR CLAAR JOINS US NOW.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN STUDIO ONCE AGAIN.

GREAT TO BE HERE THAT WE ARE SEEING MORTGAGE RATES RISE, HOUSING PRICES ARE DECLINING.

THE GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

THIS IS THE HIGHEST MORTGAGE RATE WE HAVE SEEN SINCE JANUARY OF 2025, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE PERSON OUT THERE THAT WAITING TO BUY A HOME?

>> IN FLORIDA?

SO THE GOOD NEWS IS IF YOU'VE BEEN WAIT WAITING PATIENTLY TO BUY A HOME, IT IS TRUE.

AS YOU POINTED OUT, HOUSING PRICES HAVE MODERATED.

WE NO LONGER HAVE THESE HOUSES THAT ARE ON THE MARKET FOR A DAY OR 2.

AND THERE'S A BIDDING WAR THAT PERIOD THIS BEHIND US.

THE PROBLEM, THOUGH, IS EVEN IF YOU GET A LOWER PRICE POINT FOR THAT HOUSE, THE FINANCING MAY COST MORE BECAUSE A RECENT MORTGAGE RATE INCREASES.

>> HOW MUCH DOES THIS KIND OF INTEREST RATE HIKE?

IT MAY APPEAR NEGLIGIBLE, BUT IT CAN HAVE A BIG DIFFERENCE ON THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PAYMENT.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS IMPACTS A HOMEOWNER'S MONTHLY PAYMENT TO HAVE THIS GO ABOVE 7%.

>> HIGHER INTEREST RATES ARE NOT GREAT FOR BORROWERS BECAUSE A LITTLE TINY INCREASE IN THAT INTEREST RATE ACCUMULATE OVER THE LIFE OF THE LOAN IN A WAY THAT CAN MAKE IT VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.

>> NOW WE WERE DISCUSSING IT.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE AN AVERAGE FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

LET'S SAY A $500,000 SINGLE-FAMILY HOME 20% DOWN AND GOT A $400,000 LOAN.

COMPARE NOW TO ONE YEAR AGO.

WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN IN DOLLARS?

>> FOR MONTHS COMPARED TO ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO?

AND AGAIN, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH INTEREST RATES WENT FROM ABOUT 6.3% TO NOW AROUND 7% OR A LITTLE NORTH OF THAT.

THAT MEANS THAT YOUR MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENT OVER THE LOAN YOU'VE DESCRIBED 20% DOWN ON A $500,000 HOUSE.

THAT MIGHT BE AS MUCH AS $200 MORE PER MONTH, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU MIGHT BE PAYING MORE THAN $2000 MORE PER YEAR AGAIN.

IF YOUR BUDGET IS TIGHT, IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT.

BUT REMEMBER, THAT'S $200 MORE PER MONTH OVER 30 YEARS.

>> THE FED MEETS THE END OF OCTOBER.

WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION AND HOW THAT WILL ALSO POTENTIALLY AFFECT MORTGAGE RATES?

>> SO WE GOT AN INCREASE OF THE MOST RECENT MEETING AND AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AFTERWARD, THE CHAIR OF THE FED, KEVIN WARSH SOUNDED VERY HAWKISH, WHICH MEANS HE'S WATCHING INFLATION LIKE A HAWK AND BASED ON SHOTS THAT SOUND THAT HE GAVE TO THE MEDIA THERE IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, PEOPLE ARE PESSIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE INTEREST RATES ARE HEADED.

WILL PROBABLY GET ONE MORE INCREASE IN OCTOBER AND POP PROBABLY WILL PROBABLY GET AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT.

>> SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR SOMEONE WHO'S JUST WAITING THINKING?

WOW, THE PRICES ARE GOING DOWN.

BUT GOSH, NOW THEY'RE SEEING THE INTEREST RATES GOING UP AND THEY NEED A MORTGAGE.

>> SO YOU SHOULD NEVER GO INTO A HOUSE.

YOU CANNOT AFFORD PERIOD FULL STOP.

YOU SHOULD NEVER GET INTO A HOUSE.

YOU CANNOT AFFORD.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO FINANCE AND YOU'RE SICK OF PAYING RENT, THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER TIME THAN SAY LATER THIS YEAR TO FINANCE A NEW HOME.

AND I GUESS THE GOOD NEWS IS IF INTEREST RATES DO EVER MODERATE, YOU CAN ALWAYS REFINANCE THE CATCH IS THAT REFINANCING HAS HIGH FIXED CLOSING COSTS.

EVERY TIME THAT YOU CLOSE A NEW MORTGAGE, EVEN AT LOWER INTEREST RATES, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY THOSE FIXED COSTS OF REFINANCING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND GEOPOLITICAL INSTABILITY THAT FACTORS INTO THIS CORRECT?

>> IT DOES.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.

THE ALONG ALL KINDS OF SUPPLY CHAINS.

AND AS LONG AS THAT MAINTAINS HIGH PRESSURE ON PRICES WERE GOING TO SEE THE FED CONTINUE TO WATCH INFLATION LIKE A HAWK.

AND THERE MAY BE HIGHER INTEREST RATES IN SIGHT IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT INFLATION WHERE IT BELONGS.

>> ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR CLARK, ECON GURU TO SEE YOU.

LET HER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> AND WHETHER IT'S THE HOUSING MARKET OR THE CONTINUED RISE IN INFLATION.

STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE.

WGCU DOT ORG.

COMING UP, THERE IS A NEW LINE OF DEFENSE WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING YOUR FINANCIALS SAFE FROM SCAMMERS.

MEET THE NAPLES COUPLE WHO WAS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY.

FINANCIAL FRAUD IS ALL AROUND US SAYS SCAMMERS ARE GETTING MORE CREATIVE.

AND WITH THAT COMES A GREATER NEED FOR RELIABLE ANALYSIS.

TOOLS.

ONE NAPLES COUPLE PUT THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TOGETHER TO BUILD A PROGRAM THAT USES AI FOR POTENTIAL FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY IN A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES.

WGCUS EMMA RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE.

>> AS VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE FRAUD SERVICES.

BUT SAYS IT'S KEPT HIM SHARPEN THE YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2020, RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

>> TO ME.

BY THESE 2 IS JUST A NUMBER.

IT WOULD BE.

22 COULD BE 102.

YOU ALL THE WAY YOU ARE.

AND MY PERSONALITY IS FAR MY DESIRE FOR A LIVING AND BE PRODUCTIVE HAS NOT CHANGED THE AGES AND CHANGE IT.

>> IF ROD SERVICES HAS A DIVERSE RANGE OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SMALL FAMILY BUSINESSES, DATA FROM MOST OF THESE CASES ENDS UP BEING REVIEWED IN A COURTROOM WHICH CAN MAKE THE USE OF AI AT TIMES COMPLICATED FOR THE COMPANY.

BARBER STEINBERG EXPLAINS HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTED FOR DATA ENTRY.

>> SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE USE AI FOR IS NORMALLY AN AIR UP LOADING A PDF STATEMENT NOW A BANK STATEMENT OR A CREDIT CARD STATEMENT OR BROKERAGE STATEMENT AND SOME OF THESE IMAGES ARE NOT SO GREAT.

SOME OF THEM HAVE CAUSED THIS STAIN SUMMIT HAVE NOTES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SOME OF THEM LIKE AL QAEDA WHEN THEY FACE CANADA IN.

I WAS THE THING THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR US, UNABLE WHATEVER AND GIVE IT IT CAN ACCURATELY VERY ACCURATELY NEAR PERFECT EXTRACT THAT THEY DID.

>> STEINBERG SAYS THE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR ALSO IMPLEMENTS AI TO HIGHLIGHT DISCREPANCIES, BUT THAT HER AND DON'T TRUST AI TO MAKE MORE SPECIFIC CALCULATIONS SHE SAYS THAT INFORMS HER OWN AI PHILOSOPHY, WHICH INCLUDES BEING CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF DATA CENTERS.

SO YOU CAN JUST GO WITH IT BLINDLY AND TRUST IT.

>> YOU HAVE TO KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW, MAN, TOP OF THE YOU HAVE TO BE IN CONTROL OF IT AND AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE GETTING IS WHAT YOU WANT.

AS FOR WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU, FRED SERVICES.

>> HAM SAYS THEY'RE WAITING TO HIT A LUCKY STRIKE WITH THE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR, WHICH THEY THINK THEY HAVE RIGHT IN THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS.

>> THE FUTURE OF THIS COMPANY IS WE HAVE IS STRUGGLING.

FINANCIALLY.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

WE THINK WE HAVE A HOME RUN HERE.

IF WE GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT WE HAVE BUILT A PRODUCT WHICH IS SUPERIOR TO A NUMBER ONE COMPETITOR.

WE'RE MORE.

I HEAR IT WERE CHEAPER AND WERE FASTER.

>> FOR WGCU NEWS, I'M EMMA RODRIGUEZ IN NAPLES.

>> FOR NEARLY ONE YEAR, IMMOKALEE WAS LEFT WITHOUT A MAJOR GROCERY STORE WITH THE CLOSING OF THE ONLY WINN-DIXIE FOLLOWING MONTHS OF RENOVATIONS, RESIDENTS LINED UP IN CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF A NEW ALDI.

WGCUS EILEEN KELLEY SHARES THE COMMUNITY'S REACTIONS.

>> AND THEY BEGAN LINING UP LONG BEFORE SUNUP AND THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE NOON AND ONLY FULL-FLEDGED GROCER IN TOWN.

MANY WAITED AS MUCH AS 5 AND A HALF HOURS IN LINE FOR A CHANCE TO GET A FREE BAG OF ALL THESE GOODIES RESERVED FOR THE FIRST 200 CUSTOMERS OF THE DAY.

>> I A >> BY 08:30AM, WHEN THE DOORS OFFICIALLY OPENED, THERE WERE SOME 600 PEOPLE WAITING.

ONE OF THEM WAS AND FRIENDS.

>> I'M OPEN FOR FREE STUFF I'M NOT EXCITED FOR THE ALL THE OPENING 2 TO HAVE A NEW START.

>> THE EXCITEMENT CERTAINLY WAS POWERFUL AND NOT JUST FOR FREE STUFF OFF BASE TENDS TO HAVE A CULT LIKE FOLLOWING FOR NOT ONLY LOW PRICED OFF-BRAND GROCERIES, BUT MANY ARE DRAWN TO THE STORE FOR ITS LOW PRICED KNOCKOFFS OF HOUSE FOR GOODS THAT ROTATE OUT ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

I LIKE THE U.S.

ELECTION.

>> AND ALL THESE AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF THE STORE.

SO TO HAVE BEEN CLOSE IS EXCITING.

>> BUT THERE'S ANOTHER REASON FOR ALL THE FANFARE IN THE 11 MONTHS SINCE YIELD WINN-DIXIE CLOSED AFTER BEING BOUGHT OUT BY ALDI.

IMMOKALEE HAS BEEN A FOOD DESERT.

>> WELL, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE GLAD WE'VE GOT A NEW FOOD STORE COMING TO COUNTER THE WINN-DIXIE PULLED OUT LAST NOVEMBER.

SO WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING AND HOW THEY'LL HELP THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE CLOSING LEFT PEOPLE WITH ONLY FIRE AWAY OPTIONS FROM MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE THE PUBLIX SUPERMARKET IN AVE MARIA, WHICH IS ABOUT A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY.

SO THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW STORE WAS A BLESSING TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS.

A MAN WHO ONLY WANTED TO PROVIDE THE NAME ABRAHAM.

>> IT'S VERY GOOD BECAUSE WE NEED IN A GROCERY STORE OWNER HERE.

HAS ANYBODY GOT TO DRIVE AWAY FOR THE PUBLIC'S AND ALL THIS STUFF TO GET GROCERIES?

EVERYBODY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS RIGHT HERE.

>> INDEED, THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE WORLD.

EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY, WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE WINN-DIXIE SHOPPERS WALKED OR RODE THEIR BIKES TO THE STORM.

FOR WGCU NEWS THIS IS EILEEN KELLEY.

>> WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR DINNER, THAT TRADITION OF A FAMILY MEAL MIGHT BE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY FROM YOUGOV, 63% OF PARTICIPANTS ADMIT TO WATCHING TELEVISION WHILE EATING DINNER AND ONLY 41% SAY THEY TALK WITH THE PEOPLE THERE ACTUALLY DINING WITH WGCUS TEDDY BYRNE LEARNED.

THERE ARE SOME PERKS THAT COME WITH GETTING THE FAMILY READY FOR A MEAL TOGETHER.

>> BETWEEN SPORTS AND OTHER AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, HAVING DINNER AS A FAMILY CAN SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE A CHALLENGE.

BUT AS DR KATE ESHLEMAN WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S EXPLAINS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE WHEN POSSIBLE.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE FOR FAMILIES EATING TOGETHER EATING DINNER TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME UP DURING THAT TIME ARE JUST INTERACTION.

SO PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEARING ABOUT EACH OTHER.

STAY RIGHT.

IT'S APPARENT IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR DAY, BUT ALSO FOR KIDS TO HEAR WITH AN APPROPRIATE THAT RANGE ABOUT PARENTS DAYS AS WELL.

>> DOCTOR ESHLEMAN SAYS EATING DINNER AS A FAMILY ALSO GIVES A CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EAT MORE MINDFUL WHETHER ON A TABLET OR WATCHING TV, THEY MAY NOT NOTICE HUNGER CUES ARE OVEREAT BECAUSE THEY'RE DISTRACTED.

IN ADDITION THAT TIME TOGETHER GIVES PARENTS A CHANCE TO SPOT ANY CHANGES IN THE CHILD'S BEHAVIOR.

MAYBE THEY'RE ACTING DIFFERENTLY OR SEEM UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING DR.

ESHLEMAN SAYS IT'S OK IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO DO FAMILY DINNERS EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK.

WHAT MATTERS IS YOU'RE DOING ANY AT ALL.

>> IT'S HARD TO PARENT AND IT'S HARD TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE EXPECTED OF US AS PEOPLE AND COMBINE THAT WITH PARENTING.

AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND FIND WAYS THAT WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY.

IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT EXACTLY HOW.

AND WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT JUST MAKING IT HAPPEN IN A WAY THAT FITS YOUR FAMILY'S NEEDS.

>> DR ESHLEMAN SAYS ON NIGHTS WHERE YOU CAN'T BE TOGETHER, YOU COULD SPEND SOME TIME TALKING TO YOUR CHILD AT BEDTIME OR MAYBE INSTEAD OF DINNER UTILITES NECK AND CHECKED BEFORE THEY HAVE TO GO TO THEIR PRACTICE OR ACTIVITY.

FOR WGCU NEWS IM TEDDY BYRNE.

>> WHEN PREPARING A FAMILY DINNER IN A MEAL, YOUR DIET CAN DIRECTLY IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH BY HELPING YOUR BODY DEAL WITH INFLAMMATION INFLAMMATION IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM'S NATURAL DEFENSE AGAINST INJURY INFECTION OR TOXINS?

THE STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE REPORTS THAT YOUR DIET CAN BE KEY IN LOWERING INFLAMMATION.

ADDING FOLATE AND VITAMIN C AS WELL AS OTHER NUTRIENTS COULD ALSO HELP YOU LIMIT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION FOR MORE ON WAYS TO COMBAT INFLAMMATION.

WE ARE NOW JOINED BY DOCTOR ART MAIN U.S.

PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE AT UF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> THANKS, NATASHA.

>> YOU ARE AN EXPERT IN ALL THINGS REGARDING INFLAMMATION IN OUR BODIES.

CAN YOU TOUCH ON WHY INFLAMMATION IS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR US?

>> WELL, INFORMATION, I THINK THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS INFORMATION ISN'T ON US ON ALL'S ALWAYS BAD, OK?

SO INFLAMMATION WE GET SORT OF ACUTE INFORMATION.

IT ACTUALLY ISN'T IMMUNE SYSTEM TO HELP US HEAL.

WHERE DOES PROBLEMATIC IS WE HAVE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND OVER TIME IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS RELATED DEVELOPMENT OF OF WHOLE HOST OF DISEASES, CHRONIC DISEASES.

SO WE THINK OF THINGS LIKE DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CHRONIC, KIDNEY DISEASE, EVEN CANCER.

THAT'S WHERE INFLAMMATION COME SAID.

AND SO.

WE HAVE DONE MANY, MANY STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT INFORMATION IS RELATED TO THE DISEASE.

AND WE'VE SHOWN MANY STUDIES THE SHOW'S THINGS THAT RELATE TO INFLAMMATION WHERE WE TEND TO FALL OFF IS HOW TO COMBAT INFORMATION >> WHAT CAUSES IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

>> WELL, IT COULD BE A VARIETY OF THINGS.

A LOT OF THINGS LIKE I SAID, WE'VE DONE MANY STUDIES THAT LOOK AT INFORMATION.

IT COULD BE STRESS COULD BE SMOKING.

IT COULD BE A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE WHERE OBESITY IT COULD BE TOXIC CHEMICALS THERE.

A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND AND LEA SAID THEY CAN LEAD TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE THAT CAN LEAD TO, YOU KNOW, CANCER, THEY CAN LEAD TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKES, DIABETES.

>> HOW CAN WE CHANGE OUR DIET AND OUR ENVIRONMENT TO HELP REDUCE INFLATION INFLAMMATION IN OUR BODIES.

>> WELL, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE >> A LOT OF THE DIETARY THINGS AND YOU CAN FIND AND YOU CAN FIND THEM ON ONLINE.

THIS IS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET OR IS THE ANY PLAYER FOR SURE?

A LOT OF THOSE.

A LOT OF THOSE STATEMENTS ARE MADE OFF OF WHAT WE CALL BIOLOGICAL PLAUSIBILITY.

SO YOU WOULD SAY, HEY, THIS FOOD HAS THIS SORT OF INGREDIENT OR THIS IN ZION OR SOMETHING IN IT, THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE A PLANET, HENRI, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK LIKE THAT WAY.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO?

THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS WE CAN DO.

SO IN A IN A RECENT STUDY THAT WE DID WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO SAY LET'S LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDED DAILY VALUES OF NUTRIENTS.

THIS COMES FROM THE, YOU KNOW, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND THOSE LEVELS WERE SET BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

AND THOSE ARE SPOKE BEFORE HEALTH.

THAT'S WHERE THOSE THINGS COME FROM.

AND SO WE SPECIFICALLY WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE BECAUSE SOME FRUITS HAVE MULTIPLE OF THOSE NEW TRANCE.

AND SO WHEN THEY SET THOSE THIS IS WHAT YOU ALREADY EAT.

THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO EAT.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY OF FAT.

>> SO WHAT'S THE BIG TAKEAWAY FROM YOUR LATEST ANALYSIS OF THIS?

>> WELL, I THINK THE BIG TAKEAWAY >> OF THIS WHERE WE LOOK AT DIET INFORMATION IS THAT?

THE RECOMMENDED DAILY VALUES IS PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD.

GUY FOR YOU.

IT WAS SET UP FOR THAT IS PRETTY GOOD GUY.

BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAVE TO BE IN PLAY.

VITAMIN D, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS TO BE IN IN A DOSE IS WERE AMOUNTS HIGHER THAN WHAT IS RECOMMENDED.

SOME LIKE 90'S HIM AND FIBER DO FINE.

AND SO, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.

WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE PROTEIN.

MAXING IN FIBER, MAC SEEING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE GET INTO THIS IDEA THAT IF ONE'S GOOD FIVE'S BETTER AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.

SO WHAT THIS DOES IS WE WANT TO SPECIFICALLY TO GO BACK TO WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY BY THE USDA FOR US TO EAT.

SO IF EVERY TIME YOU PICK UP A BOX AND HAS THOSE THOSE PROPORTIONS ON THEM.

THEN THIS GIVES YOU A GENERAL GUIDE.

SO THAT'S THE TAKE-HOME MESSAGE IS FOLLOW THOSE THINGS.

I THINK YOU'LL BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

>> WELL, THANK YOU, DOCTOR MANUS FOR JOINING US TODAY AND EXPLAINING THIS.

THIS LATEST STUDY.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

>> HERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT BIT OF INFORMATION INFORMATION FROM THE WGCU NEWSROOM.

ACCORDING TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC WHEN YOUR BODY IS RESPONDING TO AN INJURY OR A PATHOGEN, THERE ARE 5 CARDINAL SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION HEAT, PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING, AND LOSS OF FUNCTION, ACUTE INFLAMMATION MAY LAST FOR A FEW HOURS.

ARE EVEN UP TO A FEW DAYS.

NOW, IF YOU'RE SYMPTOMS LAST ANY LONGER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR.

COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

FOR YEARS TO THE DAY, HURRICANE IAN MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE ARE REVISITING AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FROM WTC.

YOU THAT SHARES THE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED THE STORM.

4 YEARS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.

HURRICANE IAN MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AND LEFT BEHIND A PATH OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AS TIME PASSES, SURVIVORS ARE STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES.

WGCUS AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY RISING SURVIVING THE SURGE.

DETAILS FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF SURVIVORS AND INSIGHT FROM SCIENTISTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> JACKIE DEAN AND HER SON, TYRONE MORGAN.

WE'RE IN HER RIVER PARK EAST HOME WHEN THE SURGE ROSE IN NAPLES SOUTH OF WHERE IAN MADE LANDFALL.

TYRONE RECALLED THE WATER FLOODING THE HISTORICALLY BLACK, LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOOD IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

>> SO THAT WATER CAME IN THAT FAST.

FROM ALL 4.

THESE WITH MORE THAN SOUTH FROM ALL AREAS.

SO WHEN THE WATER STARTED A BREACH IN THE SEA WALL.

SO WHEN THE WATER HIT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND THEN I SAW WHEN THE WATER GOT BACKYARD AND THEN I DID TELL MY I THINK WE NEED TO PACK A BAG AND GET READY TO GO.

>> WHEN WATER REACHED THE PORCH OF A SINGLE STORY HOME.

TYRONE AND JACKIE ESCAPED OUTSIDE.

>> IT IN ANOTHER YOUNG LADY TO ACTUALLY LIKE HELD ON TO HER AS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH IT BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS IS VERY SHORT.

YEAH, WE JUST WE JUST HELD ON TO HER PRETTY CLOSE.

I WAS LIKE LOW DESIGN ARMS.

WHEN THE WATER CAME IN.

YOU CAN SEE JUST THE SEWAGE COMING UP.

SO YOU DON'T KNOW.

IS IT HONESTLY WAS IN THE WATER.

IT COULD BE SNAKE.

THE ALLIGATORS, A SHARK.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A CONCERN.

WE'VE GOT TO THE 7.11 BECAUSE IT WAS MORE ELEVATED.

AND I WOULD SAY IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT AT LEAST 2030 PEOPLE.

ALSO UP THERE.

>> THE VEHICLE THAT PICKED IS UP.

IT DIDN'T HAVE NO TOP AND WE ALL GAIN WEIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT MEETING IN TOGETHER TRYING TO KEEP EACH OTHER WARM, HAD NO COVER ON IT.

>> THE VEHICLE THAT.

THAT RESCUED US TECHNICALLY A YEAH.

IT JUST TOOK US TO CLOSE THEM ALL.

SO THE PARKING GARAGE AND DUBBED US OFF THERE AND PEOPLE WAS NO SAID NOT THERE.

IT IS JUST WAITING.

>> THE FIRE CHIEF LATER SAID THEY ONLY HAVE TIME TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM IMMINENT DANGER.

THEY WERE OTHERS TO SAVE.

MEANWHILE, 50 SOME MILES NORTH IN NORTH FORT MYERS, BRIAN BODE AND HIS SERVICE DOGS WERE WAITING FOR A RESCUE THAT NEVER ARRIVED.

>> THIS IS MISTER BINNIE RIGHT HERE.

HE JUST TURNED 11.

THIS IS A LITTLE MONEY AND SHE JUST TURNED 8.

THEY'RE BOTH RESCUES.

>> BRIAN AND HIS DOGS LIVED IN A MANUFACTURED HOME MORE THAN A DOZEN MILES FROM THE COAST.

THE INS WINDS LIFTED THEN DROPPED HIS HOME WHEN HIS ENTERTAINMENT CENTER STARTED TO FALL.

BRIAN RUSHED TO SAVE MONEY.

>> WHILE UNIT FELL OVER AND HIT MY COFFEE TABLE, BROKE THE GLASS AND DROVE THE GLASS AND TO MY ANKLE, IT BROKE MY ANKLE AND RIGHT THROUGH THE BONES AND ALL AND ACTUALLY PINNED ME AGAINST THE FLOOR.

>> WITHOUT A WORKING CELL PHONE OR SERVICE, HE WAITED FOR HOURS WHICH TURNED TO DAYS MANY SHARED HIS CABLE.

>> SO I FINALLY STARTED MAKING BELIEVE THOSE EVENING JUST STUFFING IT DOWN THE FRONT OF MY SHIRT.

AND THEN HE WAS HAPPY BECAUSE HE FIGURED HE WAS KEEPING DADDY ALIVE.

I KNEW THAT GOD WAS GOING TO GET ME THROUGH THERE.

BUT AFTER THE 3RD DAY, I SAID TO MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S EXPECTING ME TO DO SOMETHING.

MY OWN TO GET OUT OF HERE.

BUT NOBODY'S COMING.

>> HE REMEMBERED THE MOVIE 127 HOURS ABOUT A CLIMBER WHO CUT OFF HIS OWN ARM TO FREE HIMSELF FROM A BOULDER.

>> SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO IT.

I CAN DO IT.

SO I STARTED TAKING MY LEG AND JUST MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH AGAINST THE GLASS.

AND EVENTUALLY GOT ENOUGH OF MY FOOT CUT OFF.

SO THAT WAS ABLE TO SLIP IT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE FURNITURE.

>> HE CRAWLED TO HIS CAR.

A FRIEND SAW HIM AND HIS DOGS ON THE ROAD AND CALLED AN AMBULANCE AT THE HOSPITAL.

MUCH OF BRYAN'S LEG WAS AMPUTATED IN SEVERAL SURGERIES.

DURING REHABILITATION.

HE FOUND THE UNEXPECTED.

>> AND LOOK DOWN ACROSS THE ABOUT 20 FEET.

AND I SAW MANY I STOOD DOWN TO PET THE DOG AND THEN I LOOKED UP AND PRIDE NIGHT TONIGHT.

IT'S REALLY NICE FACE SHOW.

>> A TEASE, SO LOST MY LEG AND THE HURRICANE.

I GOT A WIFE REALLY WASN'T BAD TREE.

>> HIS WAS ULTIMATELY A HAPPY OUTCOME.

OTHERS FARED WORSE.

>> SO MUCH OF THE NARRATIVE THAT COMING OUT OF THAT STORM WAS IT NEITHER THE FORECAST COLDER.

THE FORECAST CHANGED THERE.

THE EVACUATION TIMING IN.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALL FACTORS, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT THE PART THAT EVERYONE MISSED IS THIS STORM WAS POWERFUL IN HIT A COMMUNITY THAT IS SOCIALLY VULNERABLE.

>> FOR THE COMPLETE VERSION OF THE AWARD-WINNING RISING, SURVIVING THE SURGE, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WGCU DOT ORG.

COMING UP ON OUR NEXT PROGRAM, FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF FELONS WHO HAVE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS RESTORED.

ONE MAN IS RAISING AWARENESS FOR RETURNING CITIZENS TO HELP REESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

MAKE SURE YOU HEAD TO WGCU DOT ORG WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.