CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County Commissioners made a move to ban camping on all county owned properties Tuesday night, but clearly they're not worried about your standard camper.

"In a sense, we owe Occupy Charlotte a thank you because had they not done what they did, we wouldn't have known that there's a weakness in our non-park property ordinance," Commissioner Bill James said during the meeting.

The Occupy camp has already been cleaned up, but now commissioners are clearly thinking about what protestors could do in other places when the DNC comes to town.

Nathan Morrison is a student, and he's homeless - now he feels like he has no place to rest his head.

"If I fall asleep is one of these red areas, I could be arrested," he told commissioners, fighting back tears.

Occupy member Ayendal Cala thinks local leaders are showing more concern for DNC visitors than the people that live her.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - For many homeowners, it is one of the most annoying and disgusting ways to litter their lawn. People who don't pick up after their dogs are now targets of a new county campaign called "Scoop the Poop".

The catchy slogan is actually rooted in some serious facts. Jennifer Frost with Charlotte Storm Water and Sewer Services says about 1/3 of the bacteria in local creeks come from animal waste. People leave droppings in their yards or in others' and the bacteria washes into storm drains and into creeks.

"It's the kind of situation where you don't want to be wading in it and you certainly don't want to be drinking from it. Having your pets play in the creek is not a good idea," said Frost.

There are an estimated 218,000 dogs in the county, and those dogs produce more than 72,000 pounds of waste a day.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A workout with Pulkit Sang is no joke.

"I'll start at a level three on the treadmill, then go up to a six and then a nine and back down again.  I'll do that for about 20 or 30 minutes," Sang said.

He says he's learned what his body needs at the genetic level and that helped him drop pounds and keep them off.

Just two years ago he was more than 50 pounds heavier and had the frustration of trying diet after diet, only to achieve limited and temporary success.

"Every time a new diet fad comes around your ears perk up and you think is this the one?" Sang said.