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TOSS TO HEATHER-ON CAM

IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT IN THE FACE OF PURE EVIL.

THERE WERE HEROES.

THOSE STORIES ARE SLOWLY EMERGING OF WHAT TOOK PLACE INSIDE THAT COLORADO MOVIE THEATRE LAST WEEK.

NBC2's HEATHER TURCO JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH SOME OF THE STORIES.

MOVIE THEATRE SHOOTING-TFX CTR MON

FIRST THERE WAS SHOCK, NUMBNESS, DISBELIEF.

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SOT -- Amanda Lindgren

"And he held me down and he covered my head and he said shhh stay down it's

ok shh just stay down. So I did."

AMANDA LINDGREN SAYS HER BOYFRIEND - 24-YEAR-OLD ALEX TEVES -

RISKED HIS LIFE TO SAVE HERS.

TEVES IS ONE OF THE 12 PEOPLE KILLED IN LAST WEEK'S DEADLY MOVIE THEATER

MASSACRE

NAT--Judge- "You are currently being held on a no bond hold."

AND HIS FATHER SAT IN THE FRONT ROW AS THE ACCUSED GUNMAN -- JAMES HOLMES -

- APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WITH HIS BRIGHT ORANGE HAIR, HOLMES SEEMED DAZED IN COURT, BUT SOURCES TELL

A-B-C NEWSHE WASN'T DRUGGED AND THAT HE'S BEEN ACTING STRANGE SINCE HIS

ARREST.

SOT - DAN AND MARISA

"Could he be faking it?

Yes. Possible but I think the chance of that is about 5%."

WHILE INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO COMB THROUGH EVIDENCE IN THE THEATER AND

HOLMES's APARTMENT, SEVERAL VICTIMS ARE STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

PLAYERS FROM THE DENVER BRONCOS VISITED THEM IN THE HOSPITAL AND SAY IT'S

TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

SOT Ben Garland / Broncos Defensive Tackle

"You just hear the stories of people during these tough situations coming up

and just doing these courageous acts and saving each other and putting

other people's lives before themselves."

FOR AMANDA, ALEX's BRAVERY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

22:09:57 Amanda Lindgren -

"He'd do anything for me. He always told me that too. I just wish I could

MOVIE THEATRE SHOOTING-TFX CTR MON

ALEX DIDN'T ACT ALONE.

OF THE 12 PEOPLE KILLED--

FOUR OF THEM WERE YOUNG MEN--

DECISION 2012-CLIP

FRUSTRATED WITH CAMPAIGN-VO

ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AWAY--

AND MOST AMERICANS ARE *NOT* HAPPY HOW THE RACE IS SHAPING UP.

A POLL BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS--

SHOWS 78-PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE *FRUSTRATED* BY THE ONGOING POLITICAL BATTLE.

THOSE VOTERS SAY BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE WAY TOO NEGATIVE--

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-ON CAM

THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS ARE BACK IN FULL SWING, AFTER BASICALLY SHUTTING DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND, IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY IN COLORADO--

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OVER THE WEEKENDPOLITICS TOOK A PAUSE, AS THE NATION REACTED TO THE TRAGIC

SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

BUT YESTERDAY - THE TEMPORARY TRUCE WAS OVER.

MITT ROMNEY KICKED IT OFF, SLAMMING PRESIDENT OBAMA AT A ROUNDTABLE WITH

BUSINESS LEADERS.

Romney SOT

i hear time and again, people say as you did, they think that business is an

enemy

ROMNEY CONTINUED TO TRY TO MAKE HAY OF THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT EARLIER

THIS MONTH THAT SMALL BUSINESSES OWNERS RELY ON GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.

Obama SOT -

If you've got a business. you didn't build that. Somebody else made that

happen.

Romney SOT

i happen to believe that for people who have spent their entire career

working in government, they sometimes don"t appreciate how hard it is to

start a business, grow a business, maintain a business.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PRESIDENT FIRED BACK:

Obama SOT

Earlier today Gov. Romney was at it again, twisting my words that I don't

support small businesses.

MR OBAMA SAID HE AND ROMNEY HAVE FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT HOW TO

BUILD AN ECONOMY WITH EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

Obama SOT

We did not build this country from the top down. We built this country

together -- individual entrepreneurs taking advantage of opportunities and

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-TAG

THAT WAS KAREN TRAVERS.

THE PRESIDENT GOT A BOOST YESTERDAY FROM THE FOUNDER OF COSTCO.

JIM SINEGAL WROTE IN AN E-MAIL.

THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IS "UNWAVERING"--

NBC POLL-SS-OC

THAT WAS KAREN TRAVERS REPORTING.

SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION IS COMING OUT TONIGHT ON THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE--

FROM A BRAND NEW NBC NEWS POLL.

WHEN VOTERS WERE ASKED "WHO WOULD MAKE A BETTER COMMANDER IN CHIEF"--

THE PRESIDENT CAME OUT ON TOP 45 TO 35 PERCENT.

THAT NUMBER IS *UNCHANGED* SINCE APRIL.

THE PRESIDENT ALSO LEADS BY 16 POINTS--

ON HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO HANDLE THE PRESIDENCY.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO WHO HAS BETTER IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY--

ROMNEY HOLDS A SEVEN POINT EDGE.

MR. OBAMA HOWEVER--

LEADS ROMNEY BY 16 POINTS ON WHO BETTER LOOKS OUT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS HAS ANALYSIS ON OTHER POLL QUESTIONS AS WELL.

AMONG THEM--

HUDSON SENTENCE-VO

THE MAN CONVICTED OF GUNNING DOWN THE MOTHER--

BROTHER AND NEPHEW OF JENNIFER HUDSON WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

A COOK COUNTY JUDGE SENTENCED WILLIAM BALFOUR TO THREE LIFE SENTENCES.

BALFOUR WAS CONVICTED EARLIER THIS YEAR OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLINGS.

THE ACTRESS AND SINGER WAS IN THE CHICAGO COURTROOM FOR THE SENTENCING.

INTERNET SALES TAX-ON CAM

AS OF *NOW*--

THE INTERNET IS "TAX FREE".

BUT A MOVE IS UNDERWAY IN WASHINGTON TO MAKE YOU PAY TAXES ON STUFF YOU BUY ONLINE.

AND THE MOVE IS GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM *BOTH* PARTIES!

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FROM THE MOMENT ONLINE RETAILING TOOK OFF IN THE MID-1990'S. STATES HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT UNCOLLECTED SALES TAXES.

.THAT HAVE SINCE GROWN DRAMATICALLY.

Tennessee : - : 12 45 34

"The current estimate of sales tax that goes uncollected each year in the U.S. is more than $20 billion!"

TAX MONEY THAT THE STATES SAY THEY DESPERATELY NEED RIGHT NOW.WITH REVENUE FROM EVERYTHING ELSE DROPPING.

BRICK AND MORTAR RETAILERS COMPLAIN, TOO. AND SAY IT'S AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE FOR ONLINE RETAILERS. WHO ARE ALREADY ON TOP.

California : - 12 29 31

"And this is the key -- 31 it will overtake, 35 overtake the sales at brick and mortar stores by the year 2020."

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"Tax-free sales on inter--on the internet may be coming to an end."

IT'S WHY CONGRESS SEEMS AS CLOSE AS EVER TO PASSING THE MARTETPLACE EQUITY ACT.

.WHICH WILL REQUIRE ONLINE MERCHANTS TO COLLECT AND SEND TO EACH STATE.THE SALES TAX ON EACH TRANSACTION.

Arkansas : - : 12 21 17

"In short, this bill levels the playing field in the world of retail sales."

ONLY CONGRESS CAN FORCE COLLECTION OF STATE TAXES ON INTERNET SALES. AND THE LEGISLATION HAS SUPPORT FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

.EVEN FROM ANTI-TAX REPUBLICANS LIKE TENNESSEE'S GOVERNOR.

Tennessee : - : 12 43 29

"This discussion isn't about raising taxes or adding new taxes. This discussion is about states having the flexibility and authority to collect taxes."

ONLINE RETAIL GIANT AMAZON ANTICIPATED ALL THIS.AND HAS STARTED COLLECTING SALES TAXES FOR SEVERAL STATES.

.WHILE OTHER INTERNET BUSINESSES SAY FIGURING OUT THE TAX RATES OF THE NEARLY 10-THOUSAND STATES, CITIES AND TOWNS. WILL BE MORE THAN TOUGH.

HACKERGATE CHARGES-VO WIPE

BRITAIN'S PHONE HACKING SCANDAL ENTERS A NEW AND EXPANDED CRIMINAL PHASE --

WITH CHARGES BEING FILED AGAINST TWO FORMER MEMBERS OF PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON'S INNER CIRCLE.

18-EMPLOYEES OF RUPERT MURDOCH'S TABLOID PAPER "THE NEWS OF THE WORLD" ARE CHARGED IN THE HACKING SCANDAL IN BRITAIN.

AND POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS "WIDENING"--

HACKERGATE CHARGES-SOTVO

there is sufficient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of conviction inrelation to one or more offenses.

AMONG THOSE CHARGED ARE THE-

FORMER AIDE TO BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER--

AND REBEKAH BROOKS, MURDOCH'S TRUSTED HEAD OF BRITISH OPERATIONS.

IN A STATEMENT TODAY--

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.JUST WISH IT CAME MORE THAN ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS!

THE SUMMER OLYMPICS ARE JUST 3-DAYS AWAY!

DID YOU KNOW THAT TWO MEN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ODDS ON FAVORITE TO *WIN* A GOLD MEDAL!!

THEIR AMAZING STORIES ARE COMING UP!

PLUS--

TZ1 A) LOCAL OLYMPIAN-VO WIPE

TZ1 B) ALEX STANDUP TZ-SOT TOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

OLYMPIC SECURITY-VO

THERE IS A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT SECURITY AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

THOSE 12-HUNDRED TROOPS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUT ON STAND-BY.

AND NOW BEING DEPLOYED.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 35-HUNDRED TROOPS ALREADY DEPLOYED.

THE U-K GOVERNMENT WAS FORCED TO DEPLOY THE TROOPS--

TO COVER A MASSIVE SHORTFALL CREATED BY A PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM.

LOCAL OLYMPIAN SAILING-ON CAM

WE WATCH THE SUMMER OLYMPICS MOSTLY FOR SPORTS LIKE SWIMMING AND GYMNASTICS.

BUT IN ONE OF THE LESS FEATURED SPORTS.A MAN FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS A *GREAT* SHOT AT *GOLD*!

LOCAL OLYMPIAN SAILING-PKG

LOCAL OLYMPIAN SAILING-SSTOP

REMEMBER THE GAMES START IN JUST *THREE* DAYS!

OPENING CEREMONIES ARE FRIDAY NIGHT.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

NEW YORK CITY MAY BAN LARGE SUGARY DRINKS!!

SO COULD BIG GULPS DISAPPEAR SOMEDAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA?

NBC2 IS ASKING AS MANY CITIES AND COUNTIES AS POSSIBLE--

IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER A BAN HERE!

AND A MOM CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING--

RUNS FROM COPS!!

BUT GUESS WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND.

TZ2 A) SUGARY DRINK BAN-VO WIPE

TZ2 B) MOM LEAVES BABY-VO TOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

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 few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.

Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.

Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.

Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-ON CAM

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD.NEW YORK'S MAYOR WANTS TO *BAN* LARGE SUGARY DRINKS--EVERYWHERE THE CITY.

MOVIE THEATRES, RESTAURANTS, YOU NAME IT.

WE WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE?

NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH WENT LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

SUGARY DRINK BAN-PLASMA MON

THE BAN WOULD LIMIT THE SIZE OF SOFT DRINKS AND OTHER SUGARY BEVERAGES TO 16 OUNCES.

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IT'S A DEBATE BETWEEN HEALTH, AND FREEDOM.

AND SODA'S AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL.

PEGGY WARD, AGAINST NEW YORK PROPOSAL 03:03-07 "I think that it's a mistake to ever try and legislate something like that."

NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WANTS TO BAN THE SALE OF SUGARY DRINKS LARGER THAN 16 OUNCES.

AND WHILE IT'S THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM HERE. PEOPLE LIKE PEGGY WARD ARE STILL CONCERNED.

PEGGY WARD 03:21-28 "If somebody wants to drink a drink that is large and filled with calories, they should be allowed to do it, it's their choice."

SO WHY RESTRICT THE SIZE OF A DRINK?

WELL, IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT'S INSIDE.

STU "Inside of a 44 oz cup of soda is about 2/3's of a cup of sugar."

STU "It's this amount of sugar inside of one cup that makes doctors say soda just isn't good for you."

JEFFREY DELANEY, VP Nuviva Medical Weight Loss 54:14-27 "Loaded drinks with sugar, soft drinks in general cause a lot of issues, long term from stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, colesterol issues and most of that starts with weight gain."

JEFFREY DELANEY IS AN EXPERT IN DIET AND WEIGHT LOSS.

HE SAYS THE SUGAR IN THESE DRINKS WILL, IN MOST PEOPLE TURN TO FAT.

JUST BURNING OFF THIS 44OZ DRINK COULD TAKE WELL OVER AN HOUR OF EXERCISE.

59:24-30 "It's like 146 minutes walking, an hour jogging, the list goes on."

BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF SUGARY DRINKS, HE DOESN'T THINK RESTRICTING THE SIZE ISN'T A BAD IDEA.

00:19-29 "I think they should be restricted across the board, especially in schools, childhood obesiety is the worse it's ever been, so we obviously need to do something about it."

BUT SHOULD THAT COME FROM THE GOVERNMENT. OR, THE PERSON.

SUGARY DRINK BAN-PLASMA MON

I CALLED THE LOCAL TOWNS AND CITIES AROUND HERE--

AND OF THOSE WHO RESPONEDED--

*NONE* SAID THEY WOULD SUPPORT A SIMILAR BAN HERE.

MOST SAID THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY--

IS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE EDUCATED.

TRAFFIC DEATHS UP-VO

TRAFFIC DEATHS JUMPED DRAMATICALLY IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

THE GOVERNMENT SAYS MORE 76-HUNDRED PEOPLE DIED IN TRAFFIC CRAHSES UP OVER 13-PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

IT'S A DRAMATIC REVERSAL OF A DOWNWARD TREND.

TRIPLE-A CITES A WARMER THAN NORMAL WINTER--

PATERNO WALL DEMOLISH-VO

JOE PATERNO'S LEGACY IS CRUMBLING.PIECE BY PIECE.

TODAY SCHOOL OFFICIALS ORDERED CREWS TO TEAR DOWN A WALL THAT WAS DEDICATED TO THE LONG-TIME FOOTBALL COACH.

TWO DAYS AGO -- THEY REMOVED A 900-POUND STATUE OF PATERNO OUTSIDE BEAVER STADIUM.

HOME PRICES RISE-VIDBOX

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5-YEARS.

HOME PRICES ARE RISING.

HOME VALUES ROSE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

THAT'S THE FIRST GROWTH SINCE 2007.

AND THERE'S MORE GOOD NEWS--

BOTH HOUSING STARTS AND PERMITS WERE UP IN JUNE--

WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

BUT ITS NOT ALL ROSEY.

OVERALL HOME PRICES ARE STILL DOWN 24-PERCENT FROM APRIL OF 2007.

AZ DUST STORM-VO

SUMMERS IN PHOENIX ARE NO FUN.TRUST ME, I'VE LIVED THROUGH A LOT OF THEM.

BUT THIS IS LIKE ADDING INJURY TO INSULT.

HAVE A LOOK AT THE LATEST DUST STORM TO BLOW THROUGH THE ARIZONA DESERT.

YOU CAN SEE THE HAZY CLOUD MOVING INTO PHOENIX YESTERDAY.

THIS IS THE SECOND DUST STORM TO HIT THE AREA SINCE SATURDAY.

THESE MASSIVE STORMS, KNOWN AS "HABOOBS"--

NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY-VO

THIS STORY IS FOR OUR PRODUCER--

A *BIG* TEQUILA LOVER!

TODAY IS NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY!

THE LIQUOR IS MADE IN MEXICO FROM THE BLUE AGAVE PLANT--

WHICH IS ACTUALLY RELATED TO ASPARAGUS.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF TEQUILA VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM--

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

A CAPE CORAL MAN WAS A LITTLE TOO OPEN TO SOME OF HIS NEIGHBORS.

POLICE SAY HE TREATED THEM TO AN UNEXPECTED *TRIPLE-X* SHOW!

TONIGHT WE'LL TALK WITH SOME RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR-BY.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

TZ3 A) CAPE FLASHER-SS WIPE

AHEAD AT 6-BANNER

A) LAUREN STANDUP TEASE-SOT-TOPS

MOM LEAVES BABY IN CART-VO WIPE

POLICE IN OCALA ARE INVESTIGATING A BIZARRE CRIME.

TWO SISTERS TRIED TO STEAL SOME CLOTHES AT A WALMART.

WHEN THE WOMEN WERE STOPPED BY STORE SECURITY--

THEY BOLTED--

MOM LEAVES BABY IN CART-SOTVO

"When the loss prevention officer asked her, 'Are you going to come get your child?' she said, 'It's not my child. It's not my child.' And she continued to leave, and then they both abandoned the baby."

COPS FOUND AND ARRESTED THE SISTERS THE FOLLOWING NIGHT.

THE ONE-YEAR-OLD IS NOW IN THE CARE OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

CAPE FLASHER-SS, ON CAM

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE IMAGES THEY WISH THEY COULD GET OUT OF THEIR HEADS!

NEIGHBORS SAY A CAPE CORAL MAN GAVE THEM AN UNWANTED PEEP SHOW.

BILLY THOMAS IS UNDER ARREST--

ACCUSED OF EXPOSING HIMSELF TO MORTIFIED NEIGHBORS LIVING IN HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX.SOME OF THEM CHILDREN!

THE DETAILS OF THIS STORY ARE GRAPHIC --

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HECTOR YERA AND HIS YOUNG SON LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE COURTYARD FROM APARTMENT 50

AT A COMPLEX ON MANOR COURT.

THAT'S THE HOME OF ACCUSED CAPE CORAL FLASHER BILLY THOMAS.

-Hector Yera/Neighbor-"I'm actually glad I wasn't home and my son wasn't here. I would not have been too happy if I was here and my son witnessed that."

BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE DID SEE THE STRIP SHOW, INCLUDING THOMAS' NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND TEENAGE SON.

ACCORDING TO A POLICE REPORT, THOMAS "TURNED AWAY FROM HER, PULLED DOWN HIS PANTS, EXPOSING HIS BUTTOCKS AND SCROTUM." HE THEN TOLD HER "HE WAS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR."

-Yera-"It's something you don't do especially when you're living in the community, especially when there's a lot of stuff going around and your neighbors go and make it worse in the situation where you're living at."

A NEIGHBOR CALLED 9-1-1. BUT EVEN A MAN IN UNIFORM DIDN'T PHASE AN OVEREXPOSED THOMAS WHO POLICE SAY CAME TO THE DOOR OF HIS APARTMENT AND "TURNED AROUND EXPOSING HIS PENIS AND SCROTUM TO EVERYONE IN THE AREA AND STARTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR."

THOMAS WAS ARRESTED.

-Alex Boyer-"While trying to speak with the victim a woman drove up and identified herself as the property manager. I asked her if Thomas would be evicted in light of the serious allegations. She said they were aware of the incident but had no comment then asked us to leave the property."

MINUTES LATER, A WOMAN WHO LIVES WITH THOMAS PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT.

-Alex and woman-"You don't want to address the incident that all your neighbors are talking about? No."

SELL THE 6PM-2SHOT

NEXT AT SIX A STORY EVERY PARENT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEEDS TO SEE --

TWO GIRLS APPROACHED BY A MAN WHO THEY SAY DID DISGUSTING THINGS --

THEY GOT AWAY, BUT HE'S STILL ON THE LOOSE.