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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL1) DOMESTIC WEAPONS ARREST-VOTOPS-WIPE

AHEAD ON ABC-7 THIS MORNING

A VIOLENT DOMESTIC DISPUTE

HL2) BONITA BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS-WIPE

A BONITA SPRINGS BRUSH FIRE BURNS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME.

HL3) UTAH RESIDENTS RETURN-VOTOPS

NEIGHBORS IN THE WEST BEGIN THE JOURNEY HOME

AFTER FORCED TO EVACUATE DURING THE WILDFIRE

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, JULY FIRST I'M JOE ROETZ

BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES OF THE DAY -

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Sunshine will be in full force again today, sending afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 90s and placing the 'feels like' temperature close to 100 degrees.

We'll start the day under a mostly clear sky with temperatures in the mid 70s at sunrise, and then we'll warm quickly into the upper 80s by noon. Through the mid to late afternoon, our temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s except near the coast where the cooler Gulf breeze keeps our highs in the mid to upper 80s.

For the boaters and beach goers, our forecast looks pretty good. Like yesterday, the late morning and afternoon wind will be out of the west at 10 mph with the water temperature at Fort Myers Beach around 84 degrees. On the open waters, seas will run from 1-2 feet. Inland waters will again be at a light chop.

For the most part, the atmosphere will be pretty stable today, limiting the potential for afternoon showers and storms. With that said, we'll mention the possibility of at least an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours, mainly over the interior.

Look for another relatively quiet evening and overnight with only a couple spots of rain before sunset. The air will again feel pretty warm and muggy through the late night hours with lows in the mid 70s by early Monday morning.

DOMESTIC WEAPONS ARREST-SS-VO WIPE

A VIOLENT DOMESTIC DISPUTE LEADS DEPUTIES TO UNCOVER EXPLOSIVES AND 24 FIREARMS IN A LEE COUNTY HOME.

DASHNOR ELEZI IS FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES AND DOMESTIC BATTERY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE CHOKED HIS WIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT.

THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE HIGH POWERED WEAPONS DISCOVERED INSIDE THE SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME ON ALTON DRIVE HOME OFF GLADIOULUS.

24 FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, DETONATORS, AND A ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE LAUNCHER.

WE SHOWED THESE PHOTOS TO GUN EXPERT.

HE SAYS EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE STUFF IS LEGAL --

DOMESTIC WEAPONS ARREST-SOT VO

59:30/josh hackman/gun expert/fowler fire arms and gun range

" he's playing bomb maker in his garage. His neighbors, I wouldn't want to live next door to a guy making explosives in his garage."

FATAL MOTORCYCLE AX-VO WIPE

A VAN AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE IN FORT MYERS --- KILLING THE BIKER.

THE CRASH HAPPENED SATURDAY AROUND NOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOWLER AND MARKET STREETS.

ACCORDING TO FORT MYERS POLICE -- THE DRIVER OF THIS VAN TRIED TO TURN ONTO MARKET STREET, AND CROSSED THE PATH OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS WEARING A HELMET, BUT DIED AT THE SCENE

FATAL MOTORCYCLE AX-SOT VO

13:53:31 My heart went out. I just knew the guy didn't make it. When I got off the phone already people were trying to help them. 43

ACCORDING TO F-M-P-D.THE DRIVER OF VAN IS AT FAULT AND WILL BE CITED.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-VO WIPE

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS LUCKY THIS MORNING- AFTER A FIRE BREAKS OUT IN HIS HOME - WHILE HE'S IN THE SHOWER!

IT HAPPENED ON THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 54TH LANE AROUND 8:30 YESTERDAY MORNING

FIREFIGHTERS SAY MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE ATTIC AND BACK OF THE HOUSE.

THE HOMEOWNER TELLS US HE WAS IN THE SHOWER AT THE TIME.

CAPE CORAL HOUSE FIRE-SOTVO

45:37

"i'm from Colorado, of course I thought I hope the smoke isn't coming in from Colorado, And then I could see smoke so I ran to the front of our house and could see smoke just bellowing."

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE HOME IS UNLIVABLE.

MARCO RUBIO IN NAPLES-OTS - CG

FLORIDA'S JUNIOR SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY TO PROMOTE HIS NEW MEMOIR, AN AMERICAN SON.

TODAY, RUBIO WILL BE IN NAPLES.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING, THE EVENT STARTS AT NOON AT THE COSTCO ON NAPLES BOULEVARD.

RUBIO IS RUMORED TO BE ON THE SHORT LIST TO BE MITT ROMNEY'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK.

MOHAWK UPDATE-VO

NEW THIS MORNING -

THE MIGHTY MOHAWK BEGINS ITS FINAL JOURNEY BEFORE SINKING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF.

CREWS WILL TOW THE WORLD WAR 2 COAST GUARD CUTTER NEARLY 30 MILES OFF THE COAST OF SANIBEL THIS MORNING.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CLEANED THE U-S-S MOHAWK FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS -

READYING TO SINK THE SHIP IN 90 FEET OF WATER AND TURN IT INTO AN ARTIFICIAL REEF FOR SCUBA DIVERS AND ANGLERS.

THE 165 FOOT SHIP LAUNCHED 14 ATTACKS IN THREE YEARS DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

SEVERE WEATHER PREVIEW-VO

THE STATE OF OHIO REMAINS IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHILE WORKERS TRY TO RESTORE POWER TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

PEOPLE ARE STILL CLEANING UP AFTER A SEVERE STORM SWEPT THROUGH ON FRIDAY - UPROOTING TREES CRUSHED CARS AND ROOFS

DOWNED POWER LINES SPARKED FIRE AND LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT ELECTRICTY.

UTAH RESIDENTS RETURN-ON CAM

SOME NEIGHBORS IN UTAH ARE GETTING TO GO BACK INTO THE FIRE ZONE.

TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFT TO SALVAGE FROM WILDFIRES THAT TOOK ALL THEY OWNED.

AS GEOFF LIESIK REPORTS.

UTAH RESIDENTS RETURN-PKG

"Here's your brand new dish set that I bought ya."

like many of their neighbors in the Oaker Hills subdivision,Gabe and Raylene Payne, combed through their mountaintop cabin looking for anything they could salvage.

"This one has an old blue glass in it."

And marveled at the power fire has to transform the land.

S/ Gabe Payne/ Lost Cabin in Fire:24-:32

"I thought we was on another planet, like Mars or something. I mean there's just nothing left. Nothing green. It's just burnt dirt."

Red Cross volunteers were on hand to help those seeing the damage up close for the first time.

S/ Olivia Moreton/ Red Cross Volunteer:39-:51

"There's the immediate crisis and the shock and then, how do you pick things up and go on? And that's another big challenge later on. And we are to assist, help and find resources to meet those needs."

Payne was relatively upbeat about the loss of his recreational cabin, choosing to focus instead on what some of his neighbors have lost.

"I still have a home to go to and they don't. I mean, feel grateful for what you still have."

But the down days may come eventually for those who have suffered losses in the fires around the state and Moreton said help will still be available if they do.

S/ Olivia Moreton/ Red Cross Volunteer 1:16-1:21

UTAH RESIDENTS RETURN-ON CAM

CUBAN SWIMMER QUITS-VO

ENDURANCE SWIMMER PENNY PALFREY ALREADY ENDS HER EFFORT SWIM FROM CUBA TO THE FLORIDA KEYS

SHE WAS TRYING TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO SWIM THE STRETCH WITHOUT A SHARK CAGE TO PROTECT HER.

FAREWELL TO FOIE GRAS-VO

CALIFORNIA SAYS FAREWELL TO A POPULAR DELICACY SERVED AT SOME RESTAURANTS

STARTING TODAY. RESTAURANTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL FOIE GRAS.

IT TRANSLATES TO "FATTY LIVER" IN ENGLISH.

IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FRENCH DELICACY MADE FROM GOOSE OR DUCK LIVER.

AT ONE TIME, IT WAS PRODUCED BY FORCE-FEEDING THE ANIMALS THROUGH TUBES UNTIL THE BIRDS' LIVERS GREW TO 10 TIMES THEIR NORMAL SIZE.

BONITA HALF ACRE BRUSH FIRE-ONCAM

A CLOSE CALL FOR NEIGHBORS ALONG A BONITA SPRINGS STREET.

A BRUSHFIRE COMES WITHIN INCHES OF A HOME.

BONITA HALF ACRE BRUSH FIRE-PKG

NATS - SPRAYING

WHILE LISA GALLEGHER WAS OUT ENJOYING A MOVIE.

NATS -

SHE HAD NO IDEA FIREFIGHTERS WERE BATTLING A BRUSHFIRE INCHING CLOSER TO HER ROOF.

09:51

"It was a close call, close call."

HER NEIGHBOR DAN GARMAN CALLED 9-1-1.

WHILE HE WAITED FOR FIRE CREWS TO REACH CLAIRE STREET IN BONITA SPRINGS.

GARMAN TRIED TO CONTROL THE FLAMES THAT STARTED IN AN EMPTY LOT NEXT TO GALLEGHER'S HOME.

00:05:46

"We put the hose on it and the fire department got here fast, it was good."

OTHERS LEFT GALLEGHER MESSAGES TO HURRY HOME -

00:10:02 7

"The first one said firefighters had taken care of it, then one said my house was damaged and I was like, what?!"

BUT EVERYONE WAS OKAY - HER HOME - JUST ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER.

NATS

FIREFIGHTERS SPRAYED A THOUSAND GALLONS A MINUTE TO STOP THE FLAMES FROM ABOVE.

00:06:18 6

"It was close call, to close for me, the wind was so strong and it was moving fast."

FIREFIGHTERS ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE BRUSHFIRE.

00:10:52

"If I had trimmed the trees around my house, it wouldn't have come as close, probably would've been smart."

GALLEGHER SAYS SHE'LL TAKE THAT STEP.TO KEEP HER HOME FROM BEING THREATENED BY FIRE AGAIN.

TEASE ONE-OC

LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SPEND YOUR DAY. WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT THINGS TO DO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMING UP

PLUS.

FOURTH OF JULY VISITORS BRINGS BUSINESS TO THE AREA

TZ1 A) HOTEL BIZ-VO-WIPE

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-FORECAST

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Sunshine will be in full force again today, sending afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 90s and placing the 'feels like' temperature close to 100 degrees.

We'll start the day under a mostly clear sky with temperatures in the mid 70s at sunrise, and then we'll warm quickly into the upper 80s by noon. Through the mid to late afternoon, our temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s except near the coast where the cooler Gulf breeze keeps our highs in the mid to upper 80s.

For the boaters and beach goers, our forecast looks pretty good. Like yesterday, the late morning and afternoon wind will be out of the west at 10 mph with the water temperature at Fort Myers Beach around 84 degrees. On the open waters, seas will run from 1-2 feet. Inland waters will again be at a light chop.

For the most part, the atmosphere will be pretty stable today, limiting the potential for afternoon showers and storms. With that said, we'll mention the possibility of at least an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours, mainly over the interior.

Look for another relatively quiet evening and overnight with only a couple spots of rain before sunset. The air will again feel pretty warm and muggy through the late night hours with lows in the mid 70s by early Monday morning.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

4TH HOTEL BIZ-VO IN TC MON

CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY IS BRINGS A LITTLE MORE MONEY TO LOCAL HOTELS.

THE ISLAND INN ON SANIBEL AND PINK SHELL RESORT ON FORT MYERS BEACH ARE SEEING MOST ROOMS FILL UP.

THEY SAY THE 4TH IS BRINGING GOOD BUSINESS TO THE AREA.

PINK SHELL IS 95 PERCENT BOOKED.

AND ISLAND INN IS 100 PERCENT BOOKED FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.

4TH HOTEL BIZ-SOTVO

We were really nervous about that actually with it being on a Wednesday, but it's actually helped us we've got a large group of people celebrating the weekend before on 4th of July and the weekend after.

4TH ROAD SAFETY-TC MON

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE IN FULL FORCE STARTING TODAY UNTIL JULY FIFTH

EXPECT TO SEE MORE TROOPERS ON THE INTERSTATES AND MAJOR ROADS THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY.

THEY HOPE THEIR PRESENCE WILL CUT DOWN ON POTENTIAL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

DROUGHT CANCELS FIREWORKS-VO IN TC MON

DROUGHT AND FIRE FEARS CAUSE MANY COMMUNITIES TO CANCEL FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS.

WESTERN STATES HAVE THE GREATEST CONCERNS WHERE SEVERAL WILDFIRES BURN OUT OF CONTROL.

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO-CGTOPS-OC

IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO TODAY. HERE'S AN IDEA.

IT'S RED, WHITE, AND ZOO AT THE NAPLES ZOO!

THE ZOO OBSERVES INDEPENDENCE DAY BY OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO ACTIVE MILITARY, AND VETERANS.

FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO GET TWO DOLLARS OFF.

THAT SPECIAL RUNS FROM TODAY THROUGH JULY SEVENTH.

TEASE 2) SEVERE WEATHER-OC-VO IN MON

SEARCHING FOR A FAMILY AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME

WE HAVE A HEARTWARMING STORY YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

SEVERE STORMS STRIKE THE MIDWEST.

CLEAN UP EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY

TZ2 A-VO-WIPE

BREAK TWO

FOREVER FAMILY-ON CAM

THEY'RE BEST FRIENDS….

THEY'RE SIBLINGS…

AND THEY'RE SURE TO BRING JOY TO YOUR HOME THREE TIMES OVER.

MEET RAYNARD AND HIS 2 SISTERS …

FOREVER FAMILY-PKG

FOREVER FAMILY-ON CAM

TEASE THREE-VOTOPS

DOWNED TREES.

CRUSHED CARS

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER

THAT'S THE STATE OF PARTS OF THE MIDWEST RIGHT NOW

TZ3 A) SEVERE WEATHER-VO-WIPE

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 1) DOMESTIC WEAPONS ARREST-CG-VO

A VIOLENT DOMESTIC DISPUTE LEADS DEPUTIES TO A LARGE CACHE EXPLOSIVES AND 24 FIREARMS IN A LEE COUNTY HOME.

DASHNOR ELEZI FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES AND DOMESTIC BATTERY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE CHOKED HIS WIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT.

TS 2) FATAL MX ACCIDENT-VOTOPS

A VAN AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE IN FORT MYERS --- KILLING THE BIKER.

THE CRASH HAPPENED SATURDAY AROUND NOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOWLER AND MARKET STREETS.

ACCORDING TO FORT MYERS POLICE -- THE DRIVER OF THIS VAN TRIED TO TURN ONTO MARKET STREET, AND CROSSED THE PATH OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

TS 3) CAPE HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS HOMELESS THIS MORNING

AFTER A FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HIS HOME.

IT HAPPENED ON THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 54TH LANE AROUND 8:30 YESTERDAY MORNING

FIREFIGHTERS SAY MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE ATTIC AND BACK OF THE HOUSE.

THE HOMEOWNER TELLS US HE WAS IN THE SHOWER AT THE TIME.

WX TOSS

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SUNDAY, JULY FIRST I'M JOE ROETZ

WEATHER-WX CTR

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Sunshine will be in full force again today, sending afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 90s and placing the 'feels like' temperature close to 100 degrees.

We'll start the day under a mostly clear sky with temperatures in the mid 70s at sunrise, and then we'll warm quickly into the upper 80s by noon. Through the mid to late afternoon, our temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s except near the coast where the cooler Gulf breeze keeps our highs in the mid to upper 80s.

For the boaters and beach goers, our forecast looks pretty good. Like yesterday, the late morning and afternoon wind will be out of the west at 10 mph with the water temperature at Fort Myers Beach around 84 degrees. On the open waters, seas will run from 1-2 feet. Inland waters will again be at a light chop.

For the most part, the atmosphere will be pretty stable today, limiting the potential for afternoon showers and storms. With that said, we'll mention the possibility of at least an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours, mainly over the interior.

Look for another relatively quiet evening and overnight with only a couple spots of rain before sunset. The air will again feel pretty warm and muggy through the late night hours with lows in the mid 70s by early Monday morning.

SEVERE WEATHER-OC

FIERCE AND MASSIVE STORMS FORMED SUDDENLY FRIDAY.

PLOWING A PATH OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES THROUGH THE NORTHEAST, KILLING AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE.

FALLING TREES TOPPLED POWER LINES IN 12 STATES, CUTTING OFF ELECTRICITY TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

SEVERE WEATHER-PKG

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Some homeowners couldn't believe how fast the massive storm formed.

SOT Linda Willis, Virginia resident

"And it came so quick that it jerked my door, and I had to come inside

because if I had come down those steps, that tree would have got me."

The fierce winds raced across 12-states and topped 90-miles per hour in some

places.

SOT Peggy Beaston, Motorist

"It got very black and very windy and my vehicle was rocking."

Carnage, and death in several states. Virginia was particularly hard-hit.

SOT Gov. McDonnell

"Unfortunately we can confirm six fatalities in Virginia, all of them have

been due to trees coming down."

27-year old Khiet Nguyen is one of the victims. The FATHER OF TWO was

DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM WHEN A TREE FELL ONTO

HIS CAR, KILLING HIM.

In New Jersey, tragedy at a state campground, two cousins, aged 2 and 7,

were killed when a pine tree fell on their tent.

SOT Lawrence Hajna, Spokesman for the Department of Environmental Protection

"They were, two families camping together they were in two tents during the

storm it got very scary for them, so the combined into one tent at some

point and the tree fell on the tent that was occupied."

Trees fell on many power lines, creating a blackout that, at one time,

affected more than three million people.

It may take several days to restore power to everybody.

SOT Chris Christie:

"We may have some folks who have outages through to the end of the week."

Since so many states are affected by the outage, it's difficult to find out-

of-state crews to help restore power.

WALDO FIRE UPDATE-VO

COLORADO'S WALDO CANYON FIRE IS NOW 45-PERCENT CONTAINED BUT MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE TOUGH CHALLENGES AHEAD.

SOME RESIDENTS OF COLORADO SPRINGS LOST EVERYTTHING - WHILE OTHERS FIND THEIR HOMES DAMAGED.

ON SATURDAY A LOCAL CHURCH OPENED ITS DOORS FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND.

WALDO FIRE UPDATE-SOTVO

I'm a person that likes to give, you know. And so this is really. I'm quite on the other end from my, always been in my life. It's like starting from scratch and people are doing so good in giving.

WEST OF FORT COLLINS- FIREFIGHTERS EXPECT TO HAVE THE HIGH PARK FIRE FULLY CONTAINED BY TOMORROW.

EGYPT SWEARING IN-VOTOPS

EGYPT'S FIRST FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE SATURDAY AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT.

DURING A CEREMONY BROADCAST LIVE ON STATE T-V, MOHAMMED MORSI TOLD EGYPTIANS THEY LAID THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW LIFE OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND STABILITY.

SYRIA TALKS-VOTOPS

INTERNATIONAL TALKS ON SYRIA WERE HELD AT THE U-N HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA SATURDAY.

U-S SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ARAB LEAGUE, CHINA, RUSSIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE ATTENDED.

NAPLES BOAT EXPLOSION-ONCAM

A FATHER AND SON ARE RECOVERING FROM SEVERE BURNS AFTER THEIR BOAT EXPLODES WHILE THEY PREPARE IT FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

IT HAPPENED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN A CANAL BEHIND BEMBURY DRIVE IN NAPLES.

NAPLES BOAT EXPLOSION-PKG

A RED BALL MARKS THE SPOT WHERE A BOAT EXPLODED IN THIS NAPLES CANAL.

IT ALL HAPPENED BEHIND WILLIAM HUNTER'S HOME ON BEMBURY DRIVE.

They were coming 20 feet out into the air from the boat.

THE BOAT BELONGED TO HUNTER'S NEIGHBOR - WHO HE SAYS IS A SINGLE DAD TRYING TO GET THE BOAT READY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.

HUNTER SAYS THE MAN JUMPED FROM HIS BURNING BOAT, SWAM TO HIS DOCK, AND THEN WENT SEARCHING FOR HIS TWO KIDS.

ALL THIS- WHILE FIGHTING OFF THE PAIN FROM HIS OWN BURN INJURIES.

Head to toe. All of his hair was gone his skin was hanging off on his arms and his legs partially his face. He clothes were all burnt to - he was burnt really bad.

THE NAPLES HARBOR MASTER SAYS IT TOOK FIVE DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

AND THE EXPLOSION MAY HAVE STARTED WHEN THE MAN WAS GASSING IT UP.

The initial report were getting is he was filling gasoline into the vessel himself. It may not have made it into the filling hole. Some of it might have got into the bottom of the boat and he grabbed a shop vac to suck it out and shop vac do spark.

NEIGHBORS HERE ARE DEVASTATED BY WHAT'S HAPPENED SAYING THIS DAD DID EVERYTHING FOR HIS TWO CHILDREN.

NOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP HIM OUT BY TAKING CARE OF HIS DAUGHTER - WHO WASN'T HURT DURING THE EXPLOSION.

And the boy even, when he realized what happened, he looked at me and he says Judy would you ask god not to take us away from my dad. And I said gods not going to take you away from your dad. But you got to go to the hospital.

THE FATHER AND SON WERE TRANSPORTED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR BURN TREATMENT.

RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING AT THE EXPLOSION AS AN ACCIDENT.

WALMART PROTEST-VO

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THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCH IN LOS ANGELES TO PROTEST A NEW WAL-MART GROCERY STORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN CHINATOWN.

SOME ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORE'S IMPACT ON THE AREA'S UNIQUE CULTURAL IDENTITY.

THEY'RE AFRAID IT WILL HURT SMALL BUSINESSES THERE.

OTHERS PROTEST WHAT THEY SAY ARE WAL-MART'S LOW WAGES AND ANTI-UNION STANCE.

TRUCK INTO CROWD-VO

FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED SATURDAY WHEN A VEHICLE AT A MUD RACE IN WISCONSIN GOES OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO THE STANDS.

OFFICIALS AT PIONEER PARK IN EAU CLAIRE SAY A DRAG RACING TRUCK JUMPED THE GUARDRAIL , PLOWING INTO SPECTATORS.

WITNESSES SAY THE INJURED PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE UNTIL RESCUE CREWS GOT TO THEM.

ONE OF THE INJURED WAS A SIX YEAR OLD BOY.

ABORTION CLINIC CLOSURE-VO

THE ONLY ABORTION-CLINIC IN MISSISSIPPI FIGHTS STAY OPEN - AFTER

A LAW PASSED THAT COULD SHUT-IT- DOWN.

THAT NEW LAW TAKES EFFECT NEXT WEEK

IT SAYS ALL DOCTORS THERE WOULD NEED ADMITTING PRIVILEGES AT A LOCAL

HOSPITAL --

SOMETHING THEY DON'T HAVE.

CLINIC OWNER DIANE DERZIS SAYS THE CLINIC FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HEALTH

DEPARTMENT.

ABORTION CLINIC CLOSURE-SOTVO

The lawsuit at this point says that the Mississippi government has gone

overboard. That you can not tell doctors they have to have admitting

privileges in hospitals.

DERZIS SAYS SHE FEARS THE CLOSURE OF THE CLINIC COULD MEAN WOMEN WILL FIND

THINGS TO DO-CLIP

THINGS TO DO-CGTOPS-OC-BNR

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO WITH THE KIDS TODAY. HERE'S AN IDEA.

GOLISANO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF NAPLES' FIRST TRAVELING EXHIBIT STARTS TODAY.

IT'S CALLED "SUPER KIDS SAVE THE WORLD".

THERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT "GOING GREEN" AND HOW TO REDUCE, RE-USE, REPAIR, AND RECYCLE!

IT'S OPEN FROM ELEVEN TO FOUR TODAY.

THE MUSEUM IS ON LIVINGSTON ROAD. AT NORTH COLLIER REGIONAL PARK.

TEASE FOUR-OC

A NEW TREND POPPING UP IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

TURNING GROCERY SHOPPING INTO A FUN NIGHT OUT.

AS FARMERS MARKETS CATCH ON. THEY'RE ADDING A LITTLE FLAIR. INCLUDING SOME OCKTAILS. WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT

TZ4 A) FARMERS MARKET-VO-WIPE

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-2SHOT

MAIN WEATHER

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA

Sunshine will be in full force again today, sending afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 90s and placing the 'feels like' temperature close to 100 degrees.

We'll start the day under a mostly clear sky with temperatures in the mid 70s at sunrise, and then we'll warm quickly into the upper 80s by noon. Through the mid to late afternoon, our temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s except near the coast where the cooler Gulf breeze keeps our highs in the mid to upper 80s.

For the boaters and beach goers, our forecast looks pretty good. Like yesterday, the late morning and afternoon wind will be out of the west at 10 mph with the water temperature at Fort Myers Beach around 84 degrees. On the open waters, seas will run from 1-2 feet. Inland waters will again be at a light chop.

For the most part, the atmosphere will be pretty stable today, limiting the potential for afternoon showers and storms. With that said, we'll mention the possibility of at least an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours, mainly over the interior.

Look for another relatively quiet evening and overnight with only a couple spots of rain before sunset. The air will again feel pretty warm and muggy through the late night hours with lows in the mid 70s by early Monday morning.

We'll stay in a fairly tranquil weather patter through early next week, and then we'll likely have a few more afternoon storms in the picture by Wednesday as the atmosphere becomes slightly less stable. Still, our rain chances won't be too impressive, and the chance of having to contend with rain for our Independence Day celebrations looks pretty low.

TOSS TO LAUREN-OC-BOXES

THE MIGHTY MOHAWK BEGINS ITS FINAL JOURNEY BEFORE SINKING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF.

CREWS WILL TOW THE WORLD WAR 2 COAST GUARD CUTTER NEARLY 30 MILES OFF THE COAST OF SANIBEL THIS MORNING.

LAUREN DISPIRITO JOINS US LIVE FROM FORT MYERS BEACH -- WHERE THE SHIP'S BEEN DOCKED FOR TWO MONTHS.

USS MOHAWK-REM-LIVE

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE U-S-S MOHAWK.

THIS BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED 14 ATTACKS IN THREE YEARS DURING WORLD WAR TWO

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CLEANED THE U-S-S MOHAWK FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS -

AND SAY NOW IT'S READY FOR IT'S FINAL ASSIGNMENT.

-- TOMORROW CREWS WILL SINK IT IN 90 FEET OF WATER AND TURN IT INTO AN ARTIFICIAL REEF FOR SCUBA DIVERS AND ANGLERS

USS MOHAWK-VO

USS MOHAWK-REM LIVE

CREWS GATHERING HERE WILL TOW THE SHIP OUT TO THE GULF - STARTING AROUND 10AM

THEY'LL ANCHOR THE SHIP.

THEN TODAY-- USE EXPLOSIVES TO SINK IT

COUNT ON US TO BRING YOU CONTINUED COVERAGE OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT.

LIVE ON FORT MYERS BEACH

RODNEY KING FUNERAL-VO

RODNEY KING WAS LAID TO REST SATURDAY AT FOREST LAWN-HOLLYWOOD HILLS.

47-YEAR-OLD KING WAS REMEMBERED, NOT AS A CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE, BUT AS A "GENTLE GIANT" BY ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS.

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REVEREND AL SHARPTON CALLED KING A SYMBOL OF FORGIVENESS.

HIS BEATING BY LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICERS IN 1992 SPARKED A DEADLY RIOT, BRINGING RACE RELATIONS TO THE FOREFRONT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION.

KING WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS SWIMMING POOL IN RIALTO, CALIFORNIA TWO WEEKS AGO.

ELTON JOHN UKRAINE CONCERT-VO

ROCK LEGEND SIR ELTON JOHN ROCKED THE STAGE AT A SPECIAL CONCERT IN UKRAINE.

HE PERFORMED A FREE CONCERT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AIDS IN THE COUNTRY.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR THE CONCERT.

THE BAND QUEEN AND "AMERICAN IDOL" STAR ADAM LAMBERT ALSO WOWED THE CROWD.

ALEC BALDWIN GETS MARRIED-VO

ACTOR ALEC BALDWIN TAKES THE PLUNGE, AGAIN.

THE "30 ROCK" STAR MARRIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR HILARIA THOMAS IN A CEREMONY IN NEW YORK CITY SATURDAY.

THE COUPLE TIED THE KNOT AT ST. PATRICK'S OLD CATHEDRAL BEFORE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

BALDWIN WENT THROUGH A MESSY DIVORCE WITH FIRST WIFE ACTRESS KIM BASINGER THAT TOOK YEARS TO RESOLVE.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS PREVIEW-ON CAM

THREE LEADERS OF COLLIER COUNTY'S "COMMUNITY OF ARMED SERVICES VETERANS" -- ARE GUESTS ON THIS WEEK'S "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE'' -- THIS MORNING AT 10 RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.

THE PATRIOTS II IS A SEQUEL TO LAST YEAR'S POPULAR PROGRAM WITH THE SAME LINE UP.

IT WILL FEATURE NORMANDY VETERAN PETER THOMAS, THE COLLIER VETERANS COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE OWNER OF AN ANTIQUE AND MILITARY MALL IN NORTH NAPLES.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS PREVIEW-SOT-ON CAM

I THINK THE FLAG AND SINGING ABOUT AMERICA IS BASIC TO TEACHING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY WE HAVE HERE AND HAVE ENJOYED AND MANY HAVE DIED TO GIVE US.

TEASE FIVE) FARMERS MARKET-VOTOPS

A FEW DRINKS. AND FRESH GROWN VEGETABLES ALL IN ONE PLACE

TZ5 A-VO

FARMERS MARKET NIGHT OUT-OC

WE'RE BACK WITH A GROWING TREND TO REPORT, NOW THAT SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING.

IT'S A NEW TWIST ON FARMERS MARKETS. TAKE SOME OF THE FRESHEST FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AROUND. AND ADD COCKTAILS.

A GROWING NUMBER OF FARMERS MARKETS ARE KEEPING EVENING HOURS.

FARMERS MARKET NIGHT OUT-PKG

SUPERS:

1.MELISSA FLYNN

Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce

2.MICK KLUG

Mick Klug Farms

3.CRAIG MELVIN

NBC News

4.CRAIG MELVIN

New York

WE'RE BACK WITH A GROWING TREND TO REPORT, NOW THAT SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING. IT'S A NEW TWIST ON FARMERS MARKETS. TAKE SOME OF THE FRESHEST FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AROUND. AND ADD COCKTAILS. A GROWING NUMBER OF FARMERS MARKETS ARE KEEPING EVENING HOURS. NBC'S CRAIG MELVIN HAS THAT STORY TONIGHT.

"Nats of music from market off top"

AS THE SUN DISAPPEARS BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS, THEY POUR INTO THE STREETS.

"I schedule my work around Thursday nights, so I can come here."

TO WHAT'S BECOMING A FRESH FOOD HOT SPOT WITH A NEW TWIST. JUST WHEN MOST FARMERS MARKETS CLOSE, THIS ONE COMES ALIVE, OFFERING GREAT PRODUCE.

"I had these and they were so fresh."

. AND MORE.

"There's live music, there's wine, cool atmosphere."

AND IT'S NOT JUST LOS ANGELES. EVENING FARMERS MARKETS HAVE SPRUNG UP IN MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CITIES.

. INCLUDING CHICAGO, WHERE THIS ONE IS OPEN FROM 4 TO 8 P-M.

"We wanted to hold an evening farmers market to give access to fresh fruits and vegetables to a whole other group of people."

"other than coming right to the farm you're not gonna get them any fresher."

BECAUSE PRODUCE HERE IS OFTEN PICKED JUST HOURS BEFORE, INSTEAD OF THE DAY BEFORE.

AND FOR THE FARMERS? THE NIGHT SHIFT ALSO MEANS. MORE GREEN.

"This is a little busier than the daytime ones."

FARMERS MARKETS IN GENERAL HAVE SURGED IN POPULARITY.

UP FROM UNDER TWO THOUSAND IN 19-94 TO MORE THAN SEVEN THOUSAND LAST YEAR.

"Like all farmers' markets, here it's about connecting customers with farm fresh, but something else happens at farmers' markets."

"It's a communal activity, to come, shop, exchange recipes, meet the farmers."

MARCEL VANOOYEN RUNS A NON-PROFIT CALLED GROW N-Y-C, WHICH OVERSEES 50 MARKETS.

HIS GROUP, TOO, IS NOW CONSIDERING NIGHT-TIME MARKETS.

"It's a natural extension that it's gone into the evenings."

FRESH FOOD AND FUN UNDER THE STARS.

FARMERS MARKET NIGHT OUT-OC

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) DOMESTIC WEAPONS-CG-VO

A VIOLENT DOMESTIC DISPUTE LEADS DEPUTIES TO A LARGE CACHE OF EXPLOSIVES AND 24 FIREARMS IN A LEE COUNTY HOME.

DASHNOR ELEZI FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES AND DOMESTIC BATTERY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE CHOKED HIS WIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT.

TS2) CAPE HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS HOMELESS THIS MORNING

AFTER A FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HIS HOME.

IT HAPPENED ON THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 54TH LANE AROUND 8:30 YESTERDAY MORNING

FIREFIGHTERS SAY MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE ATTIC AND BACK OF THE HOUSE.

THE HOMEOWNER TELLS US HE WAS IN THE SHOWER AT THE TIME.

TS3) MX ACCIDENT-VOTOPS

A VAN AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE IN FORT MYERS --- KILLING THE BIKER.

THE CRASH HAPPENED SATURDAY AROUND NOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOWLER AND MARKET STREETS.

ACCORDING TO FORT MYERS POLICE -- THE DRIVER OF THIS VAN TRIED TO TURN ONTO MARKET STREET, AND CROSSED THE PATH OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Sunshine will be in full force again today, sending afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 90s and placing the 'feels like' temperature close to 100 degrees.

We'll start the day under a mostly clear sky with temperatures in the mid 70s at sunrise, and then we'll warm quickly into the upper 80s by noon. Through the mid to late afternoon, our temperatures will range from the low to mid 90s except near the coast where the cooler Gulf breeze keeps our highs in the mid to upper 80s.

For the boaters and beach goers, our forecast looks pretty good. Like yesterday, the late morning and afternoon wind will be out of the west at 10 mph with the water temperature at Fort Myers Beach around 84 degrees. On the open waters, seas will run from 1-2 feet. Inland waters will again be at a light chop.

For the most part, the atmosphere will be pretty stable today, limiting the potential for afternoon showers and storms. With that said, we'll mention the possibility of at least an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours, mainly over the interior.

Look for another relatively quiet evening and overnight with only a couple spots of rain before sunset. The air will again feel pretty warm and muggy through the late night hours with lows in the mid 70s by early Monday morning.

CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI

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