THIS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS COMING UP AS WARMER WATERS FUELED A MASSIVE HURRICANE IN THE PACIFIC.

THE ROLL AL NINO IS PLAYING IN THE SUMMER WEATHER LANDSCAPE.

AND IF SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE BREWING IN THE GULF WATERS OFF OUR COAST, GETTING A CLEARER PICTURE AS STUDENTS GET READY FOR RETURN OF THE CLASSROOM WHILE YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING LIST MAY WANT TO INCLUDE AN EYE EXAM AND A TRIO OF PERFORMERS, TUNEUP AS THEY PREPARE TO SHINE A LIGHT ON SOME OF THE FOUNDERS OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY.

THE SONGBIRDS THAT CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF ICONIC FEMALE MUSICIANS.

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS FLORIDA PREPARES TO ENTER PEAK HURRICANE SEASON IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.

HURRICANE GENEVIEVE HAS WEAKENED DRAMATICALLY AFTER BECOMING THE FIRST CAT 5 HURRICANE THIS YEAR.

HURRICANE GENEVIEVE HAD QUICKLY INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO A CAT 4 STORM IN JUST 2 DAYS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WINDS INCREASED TO 160 MILES PER HOUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DESIGNATED IT AS A CAT 5 STORM.

THE FIRST CAT 5 IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC SINCE 2024.

AT THE CENTER OF THE STORM LIES THE WEATHER PATTERNS.

EL NINO.

FOR MORE ON THE RETURN OF EL NINO, WE ARE JOINED BY DOCTOR IRE.

HE IS A PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY.

DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> LET'S START WITH HURRICANE GENEVIEVE AND THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WE SAW THIS WEEK.

WHAT ROLE DID EL NINO HAVE IN IN THAT INTENSE THAT THEY KAISHA OF THE STORM?

>> WELL, IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY.

GIVE YOU THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FROM.

BUT THAT HAPPENED BASED ON WHAT I SEE.

IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR IN THE YEARS TO HAVE PRETTY STRONG AND ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC.

THE OCEANS, PRETTY WARM AND THE MOST OBVIOUS EXPLANATION I CAN THINK OF IS THAT WE HAD A PRIEST WARM OCEAN, WHICH SUPPLIES THE FUEL THAT SAYS THE THE WATER VAPOR FROM THE OCEAN.

AND SO MANY HAVE VERY STRONG.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A MUCH WARMER OCEAN SURFACE.

TEMPERATURES AND THAT ALLOWS FOR TROPICAL STORMS TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND REACH REALLY EXTREME IN 10 CITIES LIKE GENERATE IT.

>> FOR ANYONE WHO'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT BILL NINO IS.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND GIVE US AN EXPLANATION?

SURE.

>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE FIRST OF THIS, THE ARCTIC WARMING OF THE TEMPERATURES OFF EASTERN PACIFIC.

TURNS OUT THAT EVERY 2 TO 7 YEARS WE GET A TEXAS OF WARMING IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.

TEMPERATURES.

NORMALLY THE OCEAN IS MUCH WARMER IN THE BEST IN THE CIF EXCITE.

BUT EVERY 2 TO 7 YEARS IT MIGHT BE EAST OF PACIFIC.

THAT MIGHT REALLY WARM UP.

AND THIS PARTICULAR WARMING IS CALLED EL NINO.

NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T, IT IS FIRST YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS AN OCEAN PHENOMENON IS IT REALLY COUPLED OCEAN AT THIS FOR FUN ON THE NIGHT.

IN FACT, IMPACTS GLOBAL WEATHER PATTERNS.

FOR INSTANCE, THIS YEAR AND WE KNOW IS LEADING TO DELAYED AND EVEN DRIER MONSOON OVER INDIA, FRANCE.

SO IT IS THIS PERIODIC WARMING UP OF THE OCEAN IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC FAT.

YOU'RE FOR DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE A FLEET OCCURS EVERY 2 TO 7 YEARS.

>> DR IS IT'S FOCUSED IN THE PACIFIC.

HOW DOES THAT IMPACT WATERS IN THE GULF AREA AND ALL THE WAY THE ATLANTIC?

>> GREAT.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE OCEAN WARMING MAY BE IN THESE TO THIS EFFECT AND ACTUALLY COMMUNICATES THAT WARMING ACROSS THE GLOBE, NOT JUST IN THE GULF, BUT TO THE PLAN TAKEN EVEN INTO ASIA AND A CURSE TO HAVE THIS VERY CRISP ON STA THAT WARMING IT.

AND SO THIS WARMING OF THE PACIFIC LEADS TO CHANGES IN GLOBAL CIRCULATIONS CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE NOT JUST LOCALIZED OVER THE SPECIFIC BUT ACTUALLY SPREADS THROUGH.

WILL BE CALLED MEAN CIRCULATION AND ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.

AND THAT'S HOW WE CAN HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE OF WHAT MIGHT SEEM TO BE A LOCALIZED PHENOMENON.

>> NOW, IF WE LOOK AT OUR GULF TEMPERATURES AND HOW THEY IMPACT FORMATION OF HURRICANES, HOW TO OUR WATER TEMPERATURES NOW COMPARED TO PAST YEARS.

>> AND IT HAS BEEN PRETTY WORN TO FIGHT.

EVEN LAST YEAR, YOU MIGHT RECALL IT WAS PRETTY ONE, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T GET AS MANY STORMS AS WE COULD HAVE.

AND DURING THE YOUNGER YEARS, TYPICALLY THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF REMAINS PRETTY WARM.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO WARM AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE PHASE OF AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GET STRONGER.

>> AND IT'S BEEN QUIET RIGHT NOW.

FINGERS CROSSED IN THE ATLANTIC AND THE GULF.

WHAT ROLE DOES MEAN YOU'LL PLAY AS WE GO THROUGH THE END OF THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL MONTHS.

>> YEAH, HISTORICALLY, I MEAN, YOU'RE TENSE TOO.

DAMPEN THE PLAN TAKE OF TROPICAL STORM ACTIVITY FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

AND I CAN GET INTO THAT IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

SO SO WE ARE EXPECTING A BELOW NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON.

AND I AS STEALING IT CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY.

WE EXPECT THAT PREDICTION TO PRETTY MUCH REMAIN VALID.

BUT OF COURSE, WE'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

HOW HANDS UP.

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE KEY FACTORS ARE THAT ARE RELATED TO AL NINO THAT WE SHOULD KEEP OUR EYES ON AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE AS WE APPROACH PEAK HURRICANE SEASON.

>> SAID HISTORICALLY AN INTENSE TOO PRODUCED CONDITIONS THAT ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR FOR HURRICANES TO FORM.

AND SO WE CAN EXPECT BELOW NORMAL ACTIVITY.

BUT THAT OFTEN DOESN'T TRANSLATE TO INDIVIDUAL STORMS.

INDIVIDUAL STORMS COULD STILL SLIP AND SO TO SPEAK.

YOU CAN STILL HAVE CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE 4 HURRICANES TO FORM AND EVEN CAUSE LANDFALL.

SO OBVIOUSLY CERTAINLY NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

BUT OVERALL PROBABILITY OF A STRONG HURRICANE AND IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, WEATHER EVENTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE IMPACTED THEM.

YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, YOU STILL GOT A PRETTY INTENSE STORMY SEASON IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE U.S.

BUT TO THE SOUTHEAST, FLORIDA COULD STILL SEE LOTS OF THUNDERSTORMS, BUT HURRICANE LIES.

WE MIGHT NOT SEE AS MANY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH US TODAY.

DOCTOR.

>> YOU CAN STAY PREPARED FOR ANY STORMY WEATHER BY KEEPING UP WITH ALL HURRICANE ACTIVITY BY VISITING WGCU DOT ORG.

AND COMING UP, BRINGING A NEW VOICE TO SOME TIMELESS MUSICAL CLASSICS.

MEET THE TRIO TAKING THE STAGE TO SHARE THE WITH ABOUT 2 WEEKS LEFT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

PARENTS ARE BUSY SHOPPING FOR ITEMS ON THOSE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FROM PENCILS AND PAPER TO BACKPACKS.

BUT DOCTORS REMIND PARENTS DON'T FORGET TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS AN EYE EXAM.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTIMATES THAT ONE IN 4 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN HAS SOME KIND OF VISION DISORDER AND CERTAIN ISSUES MAY NOT EVEN BE DETECTED BY SCHOOL SCREENINGS.

DOCTORS SAY THAT UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS.

FOR MORE, I'M JOINED BY DOCTOR TERRY GEIST.

SHE HAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY FROM NEBRASKA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

DR GEIST.

>> KIDS NORMALLY GET THEIR VISION SCREENINGS AT SCHOOL.

>> OR AT THEIR ANNUAL WELL VISIT AT THEIR DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

SO WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A BACK TO SCHOOL IN PERSON?

I EXAM WITH AN EYE DOCTOR.

WELL, SCHOOL SCREENINGS ARE.

>> THEY WERE VERY WIDELY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY CHECK.

BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY'D JUST CHECK FOR WAY VISION.

AND WE KNOW ESPECIALLY NOW THE KIDS ARE ON DIGITAL DEVICES.

A LOT.

AND SO THAT UP CLOSE VISION ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE NEED TO CHECK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

30 B, BEING ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY IS ONE THING.

BUT BEING ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT ACCOMMODATION FOCUSING IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE BINOCULAR VISION, MAKING SURE THAT THE EYES TEAM TOGETHER AND ARE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME.

THE OTHER THING IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE GREAT INTERNAL EYE HEALTH AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THE AYES WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

SO WE WANT TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS AND A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM.

WE'LL DO THAT SO THAT IT'S JUST A LOT MORE GOES INTO IT THAN JUST CHECKING FARAWAY FISSION.

SO THAT'S WHY WE FEEL THAT A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM, IN-PERSON EXAMS IMPORTANT FOR KIDS BEFORE THEY ENTER SCHOOL.

>> HOW YOUNG SHOULD A CHILD GET AN EYE EXAM LIKE THIS?

>> WELL, WITH THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH THAT WE'VE DONE AT THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, WE FEEL THAT THE FIRST EYE EXAM SHOULD BE DONE BETWEEN 6 MONTHS AND 12 MONTHS OF AGE.

AND THEN ONE STIR THROUGH PRESCHOOL.

AND THEN ONCE AT KINDERGARTEN BEFORE KINDERGARTEN AND THEN EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT, WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND SO THAT IS IMPORTANT.

EARLY DETECTION OF ANY OF THOSE ISSUES.

I JUST MENTIONED ARE IMPORTANT FOR KIDS OVERALL WELL-BEING.

>> AND THEN HOW DOES ON DIAGNOSED VISION PROBLEMS?

HOW DO THEY SHOW UP IN STUDENT'S AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IF YOU'VE GOT A CHILD SITTING IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY MAY HAVE KIDS AROUND THEM THAT ARE DOING WELL.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO COMPLETE A PROJECT OR TASK OR HOMEWORK AND ITS IT'S BLURRY OR THEY CAN'T SUSTAIN FOCUSING.

THEY MAY GET FRUSTRATED AND THAT FRUSTRATION MAY FOREMAN TO BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, HEADACHES, THAT KIND OF THING.

IF THAT HAPPENS, THEIR SELF ESTEEM MAY GO DOWN.

THEY MAY ACT OUT AND SO IF THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW THAT MAYBE A QUARTER OR SEMESTER, IT MAY TURN INTO THE WHOLE YEAR, WHICH MAY LEAD INTO THE NEXT YEAR IN THE NEXT YEAR.

AND SO IF THAT HAPPENS, IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY SAD.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, IF AND I ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EXAM.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN WOULD HAVE SET THAT CHILD UP FOR SUCCESS.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THAT CHILD IS READY TO LEARN.

AND BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T SEE, YOU CAN'T LEARN.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP WITH THAT.

AND AGAIN, HELP WITH THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CHILDREN'S VISION.

>> AND CHILDREN MIGHT NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE POOR VISION OR THAT THEIR VISIONS GETTING WORSE.

THEY JUST BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO IT DAY BY DAY.

>> EXACTLY.

AND THE AND KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW AND THEY THINK, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR OWN VISION.

THEY DON'T KNOW.

IT'S ABNORMAL.

AND SO THEY MAY NOT COMPLAIN TO MOM AND DAD ARE HEY, I CAN'T I CAN'T SEE.

SO I THINK PARENTS WAIT A LOT OF TIMES TO SAY, GOSH, MY CHILD ISN'T COMPLAINING.

THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT SAYING I CAN'T SEE AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS.

SO PARENTS SHOULDN'T WAIT BECAUSE AGAIN, CHILDREN DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR VISION.

AND SO AGAIN BEHAVIOR.

THOSE KINDS OF THINGS MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR.

BUT CHILD, THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE SOMETIMES SOME TENSE, ISN'T AN INDICATOR, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE EARLY YEARS.

WHAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS IS IT CATCHES UP WITH THEM AND HIGH SCHOOL IN ACADEMICS GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.

AND SO IF WE CATCH THINGS AGAIN, EARLY EARLY DETECTION IS SO KEY IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION.

SO PARENTS TO JUST MAKE THAT AGAIN PART OF THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL.

WHEN YOU BUY THE BACKPACKS AND THE CRAMMED SOME THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BACK TO SCHOOL.

I EXAM AS PART OF THAT PART OF THAT SUCCESS >> NOW, IS THERE HELP IF SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR AN ANNUAL EXAM, THEY DON'T HAVE VISION INSURANCE.

IS THERE HELP?

>> IT'S RARE THAT KIDS DON'T HAVE COVERAGE THROUGH THEIR REGULAR MEDICAL PLANS.

SO IT IS RARE AND THERE ARE PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP ALSO THROUGH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

>> CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT CREDENTIALS SHOULD A PARENT LOOK FOR WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND AN EYE DOCTOR FOR THEIR CHILD?

IS IT OK TO GO TO GET AN EXAM AT AN OPTICAL CENTER THAT WE SEE IN A BIG SUPERMARKET OR WAREHOUSE SHOPPING STORE OR DOES THAT HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, AT A HOSPITAL SETTING?

>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, THE THE BEST WE'VE GOT A DOCTOR LOCATOR.

IF YOU GO TO DOT ORG SLASH, I DESERVE MORE AND IT'S YOU.

I E DESERVE MORE.

SO DON'T THINK I AND SO IT'S A WAY DOT ORG SLASH.

I DESERVE MORE.

HAWAII DESERVE MORE.

AND WE HAVE A DOCTOR LOCATOR THERE AND THAT IS GOT THE HAS THE DR LOCATOR AND IT WILL HELP YOU FIND A DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY.

AND THAT THAT IS VERY HELPFUL IN YOUR AREA.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, DR, GUYS FOR JOINING US TODAY.

SUPER INFORMATION.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

AS WE INCH CLOSER TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, YOU CAN FIND MORE STORIES PERTAINING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE WGCU DOT ORG.

THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARTS SCENE IS BOOMING AS SEASONAL ARE CHOSEN, TRAVELING BROADWAY PERFORMANCES HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHINE IN THE AREA.

SOME OTHER VENUES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY OFFER AS WELL IN SARASOTA CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON A 57 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO ESTABLISH AN EIGHT-STORY ARTS COMPLEX AT THE SITE OF THE CURRENT FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE.

THE NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE 3 THEATERS AND EVEN HOUSING FOR PERFORMERS.

BUT AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES, THE SHOW WILL STILL BE GOING ON.

>> WE ARE JOINED BY WGCU ARTS REPORTER TOM HALL.

>> AND TOM, YOU HAVE TOLD US NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT HOW MANY CHOICES WE HAVEN'T COMMUNITY.

>> AND EQUITY THEATERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE HAVE 35.

IT'S NORMALLY VERY BUSY.

>> WHAT IS LOOKING LIKE THIS WEEK?

>> WELL, THIS WEEK, THEY'RE ONLY 13 SHOWS ON THE BOARDS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE NEWEST IS A STUDENT PRODUCTION OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S INTO THE WOODS.

IT OPENS JULY 30TH.

THE PLAYERS CIRCLE THEATER.

THERE'S A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT OF THE LIGHTNING THIEF, THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL BY FORT MYERS, STATER SUMMER INTENSIVE CAMPERS.

AND ORLANDO'S IMPROV TROUPE FORGOTTEN BROADWAY IS THAT FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE NOW THEY ONE LAST YEAR, SARASOTA IMPROV FESTIVAL.

THERE'S NO FESTIVAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE IS BUILDING A NEW EIGHT-STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN SARASOTA.

BUT FORGOTTEN BROADWAY WILL BE IN TOWN FOR SHOWS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEY'RE ALSO OFFERING A COUPLE OF IMPROV WORKSHOPS.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE IT.

>> FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE LAST WEEK FOR A DIFFERENT SHOW.

I WAS.

>> I MET WITH SAMANTHA DUVAL VICTORIA BOLAND AND METAL AND MAKE YOU ABOUT THEIR CABARET SHOW SONGBIRDS OF THE 70'S.

THE PERFORMING HITS WRITTEN AND RECORDED BY FEMALE SINGER-SONGWRITERS WHO CHANGED THE SOUND OF POP MUSIC IN THE 1970'S.

CAROLE KING, JONI MITCHELL, CARLY SIMON.

HELEN REDDY, LINDA RONSTADT, STEVIE NICKS, ALL SHARED PERSONAL EXPERIENCES THAT RESONATED WITH AUDIENCES SO MUCH THAT THEIR MUSIC IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY.

AND THEY PAVE THE WAY FOR TODAY'S RECORDING ARTIST FROM PAYING CALLS AND BILLIE EILISH TO CHAPPELL ROAN GRACIE ABRAMS AND OLIVIA RODRIGO.

THE SONGBIRDS ARE INVITING AUDIENCES THROUGH LIVE THE MUSIC.

THEY GREW UP WITH.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> AND WELCOME.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME.

>> WE'RE TAKING YOU ON A JOURNEY.

SAMANTHA DUVAL IS ONE OF 3.

>> SONGBIRDS OF THE 70'S.

>> AND THE JOURNEY SHE'S TALKING ABOUT IS A TRIP BACK TO A TIME WHEN FEMALE SINGER-SONGWRITERS TRANSFORMED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FROM SPECTACLE.

>> 2 INTROSPECTIVE STORYTELLING THAT ADDRESSED LOVE, HEARTBREAK, INDEPENDENTS AND EMPOWERMENT FROM A PERSONAL FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE.

SOME ARE METAL AND THE YOU TELLS US WHAT AUDIENCES CAN EXPECT.

WE HOPE THAT THEY RELIVE THE MUSIC WITH US.

THEY DON'T JUST HEAR THE MUSIC, BUT >> THEY REMEMBER THE CAR.

THEY WERE DRIVING WHEN THEY FIRST HEARD THIS ON THE RADIO OR THEY REMEMBER WHO THEY WERE DATING AT THE TIME.

IT'S OUR JOB TO BRING THEM ON THE JOURNEY WITH US AND WE FEEL THAT ENERGY EVERY NIGHT.

>> WHERE WERE YOU THE FIRST TIME YOU HEARD STEVIE NICKS SAYING THIS AND THAT.

>> AND THEN THEY CAN CHANGE AND HAS THE NIGHT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW.

>> THE SONGBIRDS ARE NOT JUST SEEING US TELL JACK SONGS FROM A BYGONE ERA WHAT DISTINGUISHES CABARET FROM A JUKEBOX MUSICAL OR REVIEW SAYS VICTORIA BALL AND IS THE HEARTFELT EMOTION THEY BRING TO THE STAGE >> IT'S TRULY US AS HUMAN BEINGS WHO ARE FEELING THE MUSIC'S SO DEEPLY THAT ALLOWS US TO HE CHOKED UP ON STAGE AND THE AUDIENCE IS RIGHT THERE TO EXPERIENCE THAT WITH YOU.

AND IT REALLY, REALLY TRANSCENDS INTO THEIR EXPERIENCE.

SO I LOVE THAT ABOUT THE COVER EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT IS SO INTIMATE.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH EVERY PERSON IN THE ROOM AND THE LYRIC THAT I'M SINGIN MIGHT MEAN SOMETHING.

DIFFERENT TO THIS PERSON TO THIS PERSON TO THIS PERSON AND FOR THEM TO WALK AWAY FEELING LIKE THEY'RE LEAVING WITH A PIECE OF A ME PERSONALLY AND BUT THEN ALSO THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF SOME BIRDS OF THE 70'S.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.

>> LIKE WHEN MCHUGH SINGS, JANIS JOPLIN'S ME AND BOBBY MCGEE MATALIN JUST IN AND BOBBY MCGEE AND NOBODY ELSE.

>> CAN DO.

IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY IS.

WHERE I HAVE TO GO TO A VERY SPECIFIC PLACE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A RANGE OF EMOTION IN THAT SOME.

IT'S HOPE IT'S EXCITEMENT.

IT'S DEVASTATION THAT HEARTBREAKING.

IT'S EXCITING TO SING IT.

IT'S A LOT OF EMOTIONS THAT WANTS TO SING GOD IN THE GUY AND IT'S JUST ME WITH A GUITAR, WHICH IS WHERE I STARTED AS A KID BOLAND WHO HAS BEEN BASED IN NASHVILLE FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS.

>> CHANNELS THAT SAME QUANTUM OF EMOTION WHEN SHE PERFORMS BARRACUDA.

>> AND >> WILSON WROTE THAT SONG AFTER HEART RECORD LABEL CIRCULATED THE STORY THAT SHE AND HER SISTER WERE INVOLVED IN AN INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP JUST TO CREATE BUZZ.

>> THAT I HAVE BEEN IN THOSE POSITIONS BEFORE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS A SONGWRITER.

AND AS A SOLO ARTIST WHERE THEY'RE AT THE RECORD INDUSTRY HAS NOT BEEN KIND.

TIMMY AND I CAN PUT MYSELF IN THOSE SHOES.

PERFORM THAT SONG FROM THE PLACE OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH STEP INTO THIS MOMENT OF.

COMPLETE FEMALE.

GRIT AND POWER.

AND THERE'S THERE'S A RAGE IN IT.

BUT IT'S A CONTROLLED RAGE AND IT FOR ME, IT FEELS ESPECIALLY EMPOWERING AS A WOMAN TO YOU PLAY THAT.

AND SEE THE AUDIENCE RESPONSE.

>> LOVE THAT.

THE 70'S WERE ALSO A TRANSITIONAL DECADE FOR THE JAMES BOND FRANCHISE.

>> SO THIS ONE'S EVEN GASP FOR AIR.

>> NOBODY AND WHERE.

>> CARLY SIMON DID THIS, BUT IT'S A IT'S A BOND SEGMENT OF OUR SHOW.

SO WE EACH DO A DIFFERENT BOND SONG.

AND THIS ONE'S MINE.

WHILE MCCUE SINGS.

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER FROM THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.

>> DUVAL PERFORMS THE THEME SONG FOR SEAN CONNERY'S FINAL DOUBLE '07 FILM.

I AM A BIT OF A GOOFBALL AND I FEEL LIKE I GET TO SHOW THAT A LITTLE BIT.

AND DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.

>> IT'S JUST A BIG, DRAMATIC NUMBER.

AND I'M I'M ACTUALLY LAYING.

>> LAYING ON THE COUCH FOR THE ENTIRE NUMBER.

AND I'M WEARING THIS INSANELY GORGEOUS DIAMOND COVER DRESS.

AND I JUST.

>> I LOVE GETTING TO PLAY THAT CHARACTER AND THE DRAMA AND EXCITEMENT OF IT.

>> YOU CAN'T PAY HOMAGE TO THE 70'S WITHOUT MENTIONING TAPESTRY.

CAROLE KING'S BREAKOUT ALBUM IT'S BEEN 15 WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE, SOLD OVER 30 MILLION COPIES AND WON 4 GRAMMY AWARDS.

AND WE ALL CRUISING THIS ONE.

SO SAM HERE AND THE TREES HERE.

>> IT'S A NICE MOMENT THAT WE CONNECT.

CAROLE KING WROTE THAT SONG BECAUSE SHE WAS AT A JAMES TAYLOR SHOW AND HE WAS SINGING FIRE AND RAIN AND THEN FIRE AND RAIN.

THERE'S A LYRIC THAT SAYS AND LONELY TIMES WHEN I COULD NOT FIND A FRIEND AND THAT SPARKED HER TO GO RIGHT.

YOUVE GOT A FRIEND.

>> I LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE LYRICS AND WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO TELL A STORY.

AND I LIKE THAT.

YOU CAN BREAK THE 4TH WALL.

I LOVE THAT.

I LOVE BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THE AUDIENCE AND ENGAGE WITH THEM.

SEE THE AND IN SNOW IN THE HANDS.

>> THAT'S THE JOURNEY.

YOU GUYS ARE.

SAMANTHA DUVAL, VICTORIA BALL AND IN MARYLAND MCCUE AND IT ALL HAPPENS IN THE INTIMACY OF THEIR LIVING ROOM IN THE COURT CABARET AND FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE.

SOME BIRDS IN THE 70'S PLACE TO SEPTEMBER 13 E OR WDSU NEWS ON TOM.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, BRINGING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE WEIGHT ROOM.

FITNESS TRACKING AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES DEVICES ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, INCLUDING FITNESS.

FORTUNE BUSINESS INSIGHTS REPORTS THAT AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND UPWARDS OF 51 BILLION DOLLARS ON DIGITAL FITNESS TRACKERS.

THE AVERAGE SMART WATCH ALONE COSTS OVER $200.

WGCUS TEDDY BYRNE SHARES SOME TIPS ON HOW TO DETERMINE IF A FITNESS TRACKER IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

>> WITH SO MANY FITNESS TRACKERS ON THE MARKET THESE DAYS.

IT CAN BE HARD TO KNOW WHICH ONE TO BUY OR IF ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY WORK.

>> THERE'S REALLY A LOT MORE DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD WITH THESE DEVICES.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OVER 249 STUDIES THAT ARE DONE, BUT THERE WERE 400,000 PARTICIPANTS, ONLY 11% OF DEVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HAVE BEEN VALIDATED PREVIOUS ONE SINGLE METRIC.

SO WE THINK ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY A LOT MORE THAT WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE DO KNOW THESE DEVICES.

>> CLEVELAND CLINIC'S DOCTOR MICHAEL DOT, CHECK SAYS THE MOST VALIDATE IN METRIC.

A FITNESS TRACKERS IS STEP COUNT.

SO HOW MANY STEPS YOU'VE TAKEN ACTIVE IN RESTING HEART RATE ALSO SEEM TO BE FAIRLY ACCURATE.

OTHER METRICS LIKE CALORIES BURNED, STRESS LEVEL AND QUALITY OF SLEEP ARE CONSIDERED MUCH LESS ACCURATE.

DR DOCK AT EXPLAINS THAT THOSE KIND READINGS REQUIRE MORE DETAIL AND WHAT THESE DEVICES CAN COLLECT.

SO DOES THIS MEAN FITNESS TRACKERS ARE A WASTE OF MONEY NOT NECESSARILY, HOWEVER, HE DOES SUGGEST ASKING YOURSELF A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE BUYING ONE.

WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY TRYING TO PROVE?

DO YOU NEED ACCOUNTABILITY?

YOU NEED SOMETHING.

>> PARTLY OBJECTIVE TO SAY.

HERE'S WHAT I'VE DONE OR HERE'S A WAY FOR ME TO TRACK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TRACKING.

WE'LL ACTUALLY USE.

THIS IS GOING TO SEE IN THE DOOR.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT IT ON AS NOT GOING TO BE ON YOU ALL THE TIME, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT DATA AND WE'RE GOING TO THAT DATA.

>> IF YOU OPT NOT TO BUY A FITNESS TRACKER, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS.

FOR YOU COULD TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OR DOCUMENT BODY MEASUREMENTS FOR WGCU NEWS IM TEDDY BURN.

>> COMING UP ON OUR NEXT PROGRAM, THE CULINARY EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AN ANCIENT COOKING PRACTICE.

WE HEAD INTO A NAPLES KITCHEN TO LEARN HOW IT IS UPCYCLING WIND TO MAKE HOMEMADE FOR MOVE FOR CUSTOMERS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT 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.