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2513 "my goal is to get a 6 pack of 5 hour energy. I figure that's 30 hours. That will get me through the whole day."

FIREWORK GAME PLAN--

ABC 7 HAS YOU COVERED.

FROM WHERE TO SEE THE BEST DISPLAYS, TO HOW TO GET THERE AND WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARRIVE.

IT'S LIKE BLACK FRIDAY IN JULY--

IN ABC 7'S SMART SHOPPER REPORT--

THE BEST STEALS AND DEALS ON THE HOLIDAY AND BEYOND.

PLUS--

O-M-G!

IT'S THE LATEST FAD DIET CRAZE--

AND IT STARTS WITH AN ICE COLD BATH!

At that point I was having second thoughts

SO WHAT WAS THIS MOTHER'S FIRST THOUGHT WHEN SHE ALLOWED HER 5 YEAR OLD TO SWIM WITH SHARKS.

IT'S THE STORY THAT HAS THE MOMMY BLOGS BLOWING UP--

SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, RIGHT NOW AT 5.

HL1) RED WHITE & BOOM-trxSOTVO

HL2) 4TH OF JULY SMART SHOPPER-trxVOTOPS

HL3) OMG DIET-trxVOTOPS

HL4) KIDS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS-trxSOTVO

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

STORMWARN-CLIP

TOSS TO JP-OMNI-2 SHOT

WE'RE TRACKING SOME STORMS POPPING UP RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

I'M HERE IN THE WEATHER CENTER WITH STORMWARN 7 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK, WHO IS TRACKING THE RAIN.

FIRST WX-WX WALL

AFTERNOON STORMS FOR THE 4TH

It's a great time of year in southwest Florida and our weather forecast is as predictable as the heat that you should be expecting. Tropical moisture continues to move across south Florida and the afternoon high temperatures will warm to 93 - 95 degrees for the rest of the week. As the daytime heating works on lifting the tropical moisture, our afternoon thunderstorms will develop again tomorrow. Some thunderstorms will feature very heavy rain, wind gusts over 40 mph and frequent lightning. You can expect this same, basic forecast through the weekend.

Remember that our daily storms are a part of life during the summer and there will be a different, but subtle, change to the intensity and location of the storms each afternoon. Some days may appear stormier than others but all of southwest Florida will continue to see at least a 50/50 chance for rain in the afternoon through this weekend.

The tropics remain quiet and there are no developing storms in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic today. The National Hurricane Center does not predict development through the end of the week.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

TRAFFIC ALERT-ON CAM

NOW TO A BREAKING NEWS TRAFFIC ALERT--

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE TELLING ABC 7 TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE OUT AT DANIELS PARKWAY AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

DEPUTIES ARE DIRECTING TRAFFIC.

DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IN THE AREA--

TOSS TO STEVE-OC-VO-OC

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS READY TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH A BOOM.

RED, WHITE AND BOOM IS TOMORROW NIGHT ALONG CAPE CORAL PARKWAY, AT THE FOOT OF THE BRIDGE, FROM 4 TO 10 P-M.

CAPE CORAL PARKWAY WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW.

RED WHITE & BOOM TOMORROW-REM LIVE

ABSOLUTELY, CAPE CORAL PARKWAY WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW.

FOR GOOD REASON -- RUNNERS WILL BE OUT HERE FOR A 5K IN THE MORNING.

RED WHITE & BOOM TOMORROW-PKG

Zack Zeis, volunteer

2437, "we hit the ground running at 530 am."

Transforming the streets of cape coral into an independence day celebration takes a team of 150 strong -- including volunteer Zack Zeis.

Zeis, 2710 "from the foot of the bridge all the way to del prado, you'll have people."

Crews use shovels, hammers, and ropes -- to piece together the tents for tomorrows red, white, and boom event.

Take nats

all this work is just the beginning -- before the sun raises tomorrow, volunteers will be back.

Zeis, volunteer,

2513 "my goal is to get a 6 pack of 5 hour energy. I figure that's 30 hours. That will get me through the whole day."

Event organizers tell us -- tomorrows party will the best in southwest Florida including a 25 minute firework show set to kick off at 930 tomorrow night.

Brett bisbe, red, white, and boom chairman

1106 "it's the easiest sale every year, we have the biggest fireworks show out of all of them. We have more people, more fireworks, we've got food, booze and everything you need to have a good time."

Their message tonight -- get yourself a front seat.

Bisbe 1048 "get here early. Bring your chairs. Bring your blankets."

Take nats

And while crews sweat to put on the finishing touches, theyre making big promises that there's no where else youd rather be -- to celebrate your freedom.

Zeis, volunteer

RED WHITE & BOOM TOMORROW-REM LIVE

NOW WHILE THIS IS MOSTLY A FREE EVENT -- TO GET INTO THE VIP AREA THAT INCLUDES THIS AIR CONDITIONED TENT WILL COST YOU 100 BUCKS.

AND IF YOU MAKING YOU'RE WAY HERE TOMORROW, GATES OPEN AT 4 AND THERE IS 10 DOLLAR PARKING BEING THE OLD EL REY JESUS CHURCH.

IF YOU'RE NOT HEADED HERE TOMORROW, YOURE GOING TO WANT TO AVOID THIS AREA TOMORROW AS THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED.

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

TOSS TO CHAD-OC-VO-OC

AND WE'RE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LARGEST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS.

20-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH FIREWORKS AT THE MIROMAR OUTLETS TONIGHT.AND IT COULD BE A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE.

MIROMAR FIREWORKS-REM LIVE

- Setting up for the band

- fireworks in place across the lake

- just spoke with the man overseeing tonight's celebration, his advice - get here early.

MIROMAR FIREWORKS-PKG

SOT:08:49:05 - 13

JEFF STANER / VICE PRESIDENT, MIROMAR OUTLETS

"Try to get here by five, six o'clock because the traffic starts getting congested a little bit and we have lots of FHP troopers on site to help traffic go smoothly in and out."

WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC.

MOST PEOPLE COMING FROM THE INTERSTATE WILL USE EXIT 123. THAT MEANS CORKSCREW ROAD WILL BE JAM PACKED.

IF YOU'RE DRIVING FROM THE NORTH. A QUICKER OPTION COULD BE TO GET OFF AT THE ALICO ROAD EXIT 128 AND THEN TAKE BEN HILL GRIFFIN PARKWAY.

ANOTHER LESS TRAVELED ROAD IS ESTERO PARKWAY. IT RUNS OVER I-75 AND CONNECTS BEN HILL GRIFFIN TO U-S 41.

MIROMAR FIREWORKS-REM LIVE

I'M TOLD THE FIREWORKS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 9:30.

SHOULD LAST 20 TO 25 MINUTES.

MIROMAR FIREWORKS-OC

THE FIREWORKS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 9:30.

MIRACLE GAME FIREWORKS-CGTOPS

YOU CAN ALSO ENJOY FIREWORKS TONIGHT AFTER THE MIRACLE GAME AT HAMMOND STADIUM.

NAPLES PIER PREPS-VO-CG

PREPARATIONS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY TONIGHT FOR A FIREWORKS SHOW IN NAPLES.

RIGHT NOW, CREWS ARE SETTING UP HUNDREDS OF FIREWORKS ON NAPLES PIER FOR THE BIG INDEPENDENCE DAY SHOW TOMORROW.

HALF OF THE PIER IS CLOSED OFF TODAY FOR SAFETY, THE OTHER HALF WILL SHUT DOWN TOMORROW.

FIREWORKS START AT NINE TOMORROW NIGHT ALONG NAPLES BEACH AND WILL LAST 25 MINUTES.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED.

ANDY GRIFFITH DIES-OC

HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY MAN YOU KNOW BEST. BY A WHISTLE.

ANDY GRIFFITH PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THE LEGENDARY ACTOR WAS 86.

ABC'S BRANDI HITT TAKES A LOOK BACK AT HIS LIFE.

ANDY GRIFFITH DIES-PKG

TO THIS DAY THAT WHISTLE CALLS TV VIEWERS BACK TO MAYBERRY WHERE FOR 8 YEARS

BEGINNING IN 1960 ANDY GRIFFITH STARRED AS SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR.OPIE'S PA:

."

GRIFFITH, WITH HIS WISE WORDS AND LACONIC SOUTHERN DRAWL, WAS THE STRAIGHT

MAN IN THIS POPULAR COMEDY ABOUT SMALL TOWN AMERICA:

NATS

"what's the action here why are we stoppingat mrs Kelsey's? Mrs. Kelsey had

to go to Mt. pylon.oh we're going to check the locks.no we're going to

take in her laundry

THE REAL MAYBERRY, MANY BELIEVE, WAS GRIFFITH'S HOMETOWN OF MOUNT AIRY ,

NORTH CAROLINA.THE MOVIE THEATRE THERE IS NOW A MONUMENT TO HIS CAREER.

GRIFFITH STARTED OUT AS A HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER.HE GOT HIS FIRST

BREAK WITH A FUNNY RADIO MONOLOGUE ABOUT FOOTBALL:

3:37:44-48

"it was that both bunches of men wanted this funny looking pumpkin to play

with."

SOON GRIFFITH WAS APPEARING ON BROADWAY AND STARRING IN MOVIES LIKE NO TIME

FOR SARGEANTS:

CRITICS SAID HE HAD A GOOD BOY GRIN AND WAS WONDERFULLY FUNNY.HOLLYWOOD

TOOK NOTE AND GAVE HIM "THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW".WHEN IT WENT OFF THE AIR

IT WAS THE NUMBER ONE RATED PROGRAM.

20 YEARS LATER GRIFFITH MADE A COMEBACK AS YET ANOTHER SOUTHERNER.THIS

TIME A GUITAR PLAYING LAWYER NAMED BEN MATLOCK:

OFFSCREEN GRIFFITH MADE MUSIC TOO.RELEASING A SERIES OF GOSPEL CD'S:

NATS'when the Saints go marching in"

ELEMENTS OF GRIFFITH'S PERSONAL LIFE WOULD HAVE DISTRESSED AUNT BEA.HE

WAS MARRIED THREE TIMES. HE ONCE SAID HE WISHED HE COULD HAVE BEEN A

LITTLE MORE LIKE SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR.

PINE MANOR COMMUNITY CENTER-SOTVO

A FORT MYERS COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO CHANGE ITS BAD REPUTATION AFTER RECENT SHOOTINGS IN THE CITY.

with pine manor You hear crime, and then you hear the crime manor, pine manor thing."

THE PINE MANOR COMMUNITY CENTER IS GETTING FACE-LIFT ON THE INSIDE AND OUT IN ORDER TO BRING IN MORE KIDS AND ADULTS.

PINE MANOR COMMUNITY CENTER-SOTVO

Rev. Ellen Sloan, st. Michael's all angels "We have a mission planned to Honduras but I also said we have a lot of poverty in lee county we need to do something in our own backyard."

PC STEALING GRANDMA'S CHECKS-SS

A 27-YEAR-OLD BRADENTON WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM HER OWN GRANDMOTHER.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE TOOK HER GRANDMA'S CHECKS IN PORT CHARLOTTE AND CASHED THEM.

THE GRANDMOTHER TOLD DEPUTIES SHE SUSPECTED HER GRANDDAUGHTER ROBIN SUGGS AND HER PARTNER, 24-YEAR-OLD SAMANTHA OLSCHEWSKI OF DOING IT.

THE PAIR IS ALSO SUSPECTED OF BURGLARIZING A NEIGHBOR HOUSE LAST YEAR.

LANE SHIFT REMINDER-VO

A REMINDER FOR MOTORISTS TONIGHT.

A LANE SHIFT WILL START AT 8 TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL 6 TOMORROW MORNING AT COLONIAL AND STATE ROAD 82.

THIS WILL IMPACT DRIVERS BETWEEN LEHIGH ACRES AND FORT MYERS

SANIBEL BEAR CAPTURED-SS-SS

HE'S 250 POUNDS AND FOR MONTHS, HE RAN FROM WILDLIFE OFFICIALS IN SANBIEL.

WE COVERED HIM, THE ELUSIVE 'SANIBEL BEAR' AS PEOPLE SPOTTED HIM NUMEROUS TIMES.

EVENTUALLY HE WAS CAUGHT AND MOVED NORTH.

WELL, HE'S STILL MOVING.

AND TONIGHT HE'S BACK IN THE NEWS.TRANQUALIZED IN TAMPA, NEAR BUSCH GARDENS.

SANIBEL BEAR CAPTURED-PKG

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES.

THAT'S WHAT MAY HAVE HAD THIS FLORIDA BLACK BEAR LIVING THE CITY LIFE OVERNIGHT IN TAMPA.

THE 275 POUNDER PERCHED ITSELF IN A TREE AT BUSCH GARDENS AFTER BEING ON THE RUN FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS.

"We have young males being kicked out by their moms. They go looking for their own territory, and, unfortunately, there's not much of that left. So they wind up in downtown Fort Meyers or downtown Orlando or, in this case, downtown Tampa."

GARY MORRIS WITH FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THE BEAR HAS BEEN TRACKED SINCE LAST SUMMER.

LAST WEEK, THE BEAR TURNED UP ON SANIBEL ISLAND, LOOKING FOR A MATE.

F-W-C TRAPPED THE BEAR AND MOVED IT TO THE CHASOWHITZKA WILDLIFE REFUGE OFF THE COAST OF CITRUS COUNTY.

IT DIDN'T STAY THERE LONG, THOUGH.

LAST FRIDAY, THE BEAR WAS SPOTTED IN PASCO COUNTY. THEN OVERNIGHT ON CAMPUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

IT ROAMED THROUGH TEMPLE TERRACE BEFORE CLIMBING A TREE AT BUSCH GARDENS.

"It's all a judgment call based on what cards he deals you."

STEVE DELACURE SHOT THE FLORIDA BLACK BEAR WITH TWO TRANQUILIZER DARTS. THEN USED A LADDER TO KNOCK THE BEAR OUT OF THE TREE.

SANIBEL BEAR CAPTURED-OC

JASON LANNING REPORTING.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE------------

O-M-G.

IT'S A NEW DIET.

WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING.

HOW IT PROMISES TO SHED THE POUNDS IN SIX WEEKS BEGINNING WITH AN ICE COLD BATH!

AND CAT LOVERS BEWARE.

WHAT KITTY LITTER CAN DO TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

TZ1 A OMG DIET-VOTOPS

TZ1 B KITTY LITTER SUICIDE RISK-VOTOPS

MELTED MAILBOX-VOTOPS

THE HEAT TOOK A TOLL ON THIS MAILBOX IN INDIANA.

THE PLASTIC MAILBOX MELTED IN THE HEAT OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER TEMPERATURES IN TRIPLE DIGITS THE LAST FEW DAYS.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

AFTERNOON STORMS FOR THE 4TH

It's a great time of year in southwest Florida and our weather forecast is as predictable as the heat that you should be expecting. Tropical moisture continues to move across south Florida and the afternoon high temperatures will warm to 93 - 95 degrees for the rest of the week. As the daytime heating works on lifting the tropical moisture, our afternoon thunderstorms will develop again tomorrow. Some thunderstorms will feature very heavy rain, wind gusts over 40 mph and frequent lightning. You can expect this same, basic forecast through the weekend.

Remember that our daily storms are a part of life during the summer and there will be a different, but subtle, change to the intensity and location of the storms each afternoon. Some days may appear stormier than others but all of southwest Florida will continue to see at least a 50/50 chance for rain in the afternoon through this weekend.

The tropics remain quiet and there are no developing storms in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic today. The National Hurricane Center does not predict development through the end of the week.

OMG DIET-VO IN TC MON

O-M-G.

DOESN'T JUST STAND FOR OH MY GOD ANYMORE.

IT'S ALSO THE NAME OF A NEW FAD DIET, CLAIMING TO MAKE YOU SKINNIER THAN ALL YOUR FRIENDS IN JUST SIX WEEKS.

ABC'S SHARYN ALFONSI EXPLAINS WHAT O-M-G MEANS IN THIS DIET.

OMG DIET-PKG

NATS LOUD ICE BEING DROPPED INTO TUB GUSH!

RE-TRACK- The OMG diet dictates. you should take a plunge into an ice

cold bath ICE COLD every morning.

--.

THIS IS WHY THEY CALL IT THE OMG DIET.Oh

MY.GET ME OUTTA HERE!

---.

The theory.according to the author.is that as your body struggles to

warm up.you'll burn fat.

---.

SOT SHARYN to Keri GlassmanRegistered Dietitian NutritiousLifeMeals.com

010654 SA: So being immersed in cold water is supposed to make us thinner.

This means polar bears should be skinny, right? 010700 Exactly. Not! Doesn't

make sense! Our time would much better be spent either sleeping a little

bit longer, exercising a little bit more

---.

The OMG author also advocates skipping breakfast.and exercising instead.

And says you should drink two cups of black coffee.to help boost your

nervous system and burn fat faster.

The OMG diet.was self published by a British Scientist.and celebrity

personal trainer. Already a bestselling e-book. Women across the US.

trying it..

---.

Emily Fontes- "It's worked great actually I've lost the weight that I

hoped to lose and I feel like it's really easy to maintain it's flexible

for my family and really easy to fit into my lifestyle.

---.

The full names of the e-book."SIX WEEKS TO OMG.Get Skinnier Than All

Your Friends"

---.

The title alone is just all wrong. First it's using the phrase

OMG. Okay so were targeting a young audience here, which could be okay, if

the message was a positive one.

The author. Paul Khanna.who goes by the pen name Venice A Fulton says

the book is for adults.and vigorously defending his diet on-line.

---.

ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT THE "GET SKINNIER THAN YOUR

OMG DIET-VO IN TC MON

SHARYN ALFONSI REPORTING.

HIV HOME TEST-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

SOON YOU CAN TAKE AN H-I-V TEST AT HOME.

THE FDA APPROVED THE FIRST OVER-THE-COUNTER HIV TEST TODAY.

KITTY LITTER SUICIDE RISK-VOTOPS

HERE'S A STRANGE YET ALARMING STUDY.

RESEARCHERS SAY KITTY LITTER BOXES COULD BE MAKING WOMEN SUICIDAL.

THEY STUDIED 45-THOUSAND WOMEN IN DENMARK DURING A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO------------

MOMS, HOW LONG YOUR PREGNANCY LASTS COULD IMPACT HOW SMART YOUR CHILD IS.

WHETHER IT'S BETTER TO BE EARLY OR LATE.

PLUS - THE DEBATE OVER SPANKING RAGES.

TZ2 A BABY BRAIN-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B SPANKING-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

BORN THAT WAY-VO.WIPE

DOCTORS ARE NOTICING A DISTURBING TREND: BABIES BORN ADDICTED TO PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS.

THEIR MOTHERS ABUSE WHILE PREGNANT.

AND DOCTORS SAY THE MOMS ARE, TRULY, ABUSING THEIR NEWBORNS TOO.

THE NEWBORNS SUFFER TREMORS, DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS AND CRY INCONSOLABLY.

BORN THAT WAY-SOTVO

KATE: Would you call this a healthcare crisis for our system as a whole? /pi

124910

DR. CHAFFIN: The answer's heck yes. /

KATE: When a pregnant woman is addicted to opiates and taking opiates/

DR. CHAFFIN: Well the baby gets high just like she does.

PAINKILLERS PUSH-OC

AND LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING FOR HELP TO PROTECT THE BABIES FROM PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS.

BABY BRAIN-VO IN POP

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TONIGHT FOR NEW PARENTS.

BABIES BORN JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEIR DUE DATE MAY FACE ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES WHEN THEY REACH THIRD GRADE!

BABY BRAIN-PKG

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN MAY DO BETTER IN MATH AND READING. IF THEY WERE BORN AT AT LEAST 39 WEEKS GESTATION.

"There was a linear relationship between gestational age and academic achievement in 3rd grade."

DR. KIMBERLY NOBLE AND COLLEAGUES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COMPARED DATA ON MORE THAN 128-THOUSAND CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY.

ALL OF THE KIDS WERE CONSIDERED FULL TERM AT BIRTH -- AT LEAST 37 WEEKS. BUT THOSE BORN AT 37 OR 38 WEEKS SCORED WORSE ON READING AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT TESTS IN THE 3RD GRADE RELATIVE TO CHILDREN BORN AT 39, 40 OR 41 WEEKS.

"Although this is a statistically significant difference, it's a small difference. That's about the size of 1 and a half IQ points."

THIS DOES NOT MEAN AN EARLIER BIRTH CAUSES OR LEADS TO ACADEMIC PROBLEMS. BUT THE STUDY DOES SUGGEST THE BRAIN IS GROWING VERY RAPIDLY DURING THOSE LAST FEW WEEKS IN THE WOMB.

"One possibility is that there's something about the intra-uterine environment that really supports optimal brain development."

BABY BRAIN-VO IN POP

ERIKA EDWARDS REPORTING.

SPANKING-VOTOPS

ANOTHER THING THAT COULD IMPACT CHILDREN FOR YEARS TO COME.SPANKING.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO HARSH PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT -- LIKE PUSHING, SHOVING AND HITTING -- WERE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE MENTAL DISORDERS.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

ALREADY ON HIGH ALERT.

AS AMERICA CELEBRATES THE FOURTH.

MAJOR U-S CITIES ARE BRACING FOR TERROR THREATS.

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS.

AND WITH RETAILERS HOPING TO LURE YOU IN WITH JULY FOURTH SALES.

IN OUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPER REPORT, HOW AND WHERE TO SCORE THE REAL DEALS.

PLUS - A DOG CHASE SLOWS TRAFFIC.

HOW THIS MAN CAUGHT THE DOG ON A HIGHWAY --

TZ3 A SECURITY ALERT-VO

TZ3 B FOURTH OF JULY SHOPPING-VO

TZ3 C DOG ON HIGHWAY-VO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

STORMWARN-CLIP

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

TRAFFIC LIGHTS-CG

BREAKING NEWS,

RIGHT NOW, TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE OUT AT VERONICA SHOEMAKER BLVD AND EDISON AVE.

ALSO, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WEBSITE STATES THE LIGHTS ARE OUT AT CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE & WINKLER ROAD.

AND WE TOLD YOU EARLIER.

LIGHTS ARE OUT AT DANIELS PKWY AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

PALM BEACH BLVD CRASH

BREAKING NEWS, THERE'S AN CRASH ON I-75 AT PALM BEACH BOULEVARD CAUSING TRAFFIC DELAYS.

TS 1 FIREWORKS PREPS-VID BOX TOPS

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITES KICK OFF TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MIROMAR OUTLETS WILL SHOOT OFF THEIR FIREWORKS AT DUSK.

AND THERE'S A PARTY BEFOREHAND UNTIL ABOUT EIGHT.

THE SHOW STARTS AFTER THAT.

THERE'S ALSO FIREWORKS AFTER THE FORT MYERS MIRACLE GAME TONIGHT.

TS 2 ANDY GRIFFITH-VID BOX

THE MAN AMERICANS KNEW BEST AS SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR IS DEAD.

86-YEAR-OLD ANDY GRIFFITH DIED TODAY AT HIS HOME IN MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA.

TS 3 SANIBEL BEAR TAMPA-VID BOX

A BLACK BEAR ONCE CAPTURED IN SANIBEL. DISRUPTED TRAFFIC IN TAMPA TODAY.

THEY SHUT DOWN A ROAD THERE AFTER THE ANIMAL CLIMBED A TREE NEAR THE FRONT GATES OF BUSCH GARDENS.

FISH AND WILDLIFE TRANQUILIZED THE BEAR.

AND IF YOU'RE THINKING, I THOUGHT THAT BEAR WAS ALREADY CAUGHT.

IT WAS.

SECURITY ALERT-2 SHOT

AHEAD OF THIS JULY 4TH HOLIDAY. AUTHORITIES IN MAJOR U-S CITIES ARE ON

GUARD FOR TERROR THREATS.

HI AND GOOD EVENING - I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.

SECURITY ALERT-PKG

AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY TOMORROW. THEIR

EYES FOCUSED ON THE FIREWORKS BURSTING OVERHEAD. LOCAL AND STATE LAW

ENFORCEMENT WILL BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR POTENTIAL THREATS.

WHILE THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC PLOTS THAT'VE BEEN UNCOVERED. INTELLIGENCE

SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS IT'S LIKELY YOU'LL SEE A STRONGER SECURITY PRESENCE

THIS YEAR.

Garrett SOT -- "There's always a concern during national holidays in the

United States for the following reasons. It's symbolic to extremists groups

.To launch an attack and in particulatr to be successful on that date

would be a big deal for them."

FORMER FBI AGENT AND ABC NEWS CONSULTANT BRAD GARRETT.

Garrett SOT 2 - Law enforcement - to be prudent - wants us to be aware.

vigilant."

AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT LONE WOLVES. LOOKING TO WREAK HAVOC DURING

AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN HOLIDAY.

THEY'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE AL QAEDA AFFILIATE IN YEMEN. WHICH RECENTLY

PLANNED A NEW UNDERWEAR BOMB THREAT.

"There have been reports that Al Qaeda been recruiting young

men of different ethnic backgrounds to carry out missions. Allegedly, were

HEAT STORMS UPDATE-VO

ANOTHER HOT DAY WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THE MID ATLANTIC.

TEMPERATURES MADE IT INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS, OR CLOSE, IN THE REGION TODAY.

MORE THAN A MILLION HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE STILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, AFTER FRIDAY'S SEVERE WEATHER.

AIR FORCE CRASH-VO

FIVE MONSTER "C-130" PLANES ARE BACK IN THE AIR, FIGHTING FIRES OUT WEST.

THE MILITARY HAD GROUNDED THEM AFTER ONE OF THEM CRASHED THIS WEEKEND.

THE WRECK HAPPENED SUNDAY, OVER A WILDFIRE IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE C-130 WAS FROM AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD WING BASED IN CHARLOTTE.

IT WAS CARRYING A CREW OF SIX.

CO WILDFIRES LATEST-VOTOPS

FIREFIGHTERS IN COLORADO ARE STARTING TO GET THE UPPER HAND ON THE LARGEST BLAZE IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.

THE WALDO CANYON FIRE IN COLORADO SPRINGS IS ABOUT 70 PERCENT CONTAINED.

MORE RESIDENT ARE NOW ALLOWED TO GO BACK HOME.

ABOUT TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE STILL UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

SARKOZY HOME SEARCHED-VO

FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY ISN'T ABOVE THE LAW.

INVESTIGATORS JUST SEARCHED HIS HOUSE AND HIS OFFICE.

THEY'RE LOOKING INTO SUSPECTED ILLEGAL FINANCING FOR HIS 2007 CAMPAIGN.

THE PROBE CENTERS ON THE FINANCES OF FRANCE'S RICHEST WOMAN, L'OREAL COSMETICS HEIRESS -- LILLIANE BETTENCOURT.

THEY ACCUSE HER OF GIVING ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CASH TO SARKOZY'S PARTY.

SANDUSKY PENSION-VO

A PROPOSED LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA WOULD TAKE JERRY SANDUSKY'S PENSION AWAY.

DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE EUGENE DEPASQUALE OFFERED UP THE IDEA.

THE LAW WOULD PREVENT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN FROM RECEIVING THEIR BENEFITS.

RIGHT NOW, SANDUSKY IS STILL ELIGIBLE TO GET HIS PENSION, WHICH IS NEARLY 59-THOUSAND-DOLLARS A YEAR.

GRANDMA SHOOTS GRANDSON 911 CALL-OC SOTVO WIPE

TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING THE 9-1-1 CALL, A MICHIGAN TEEN MADE, TELLING THE DISPATCHER HIS GRANDMOTHER JUST SHOT HIM.

THE TEEN LATER DIED.

LISTEN.

SOT - 911 CALL

OPERATOR: how did you get shot?

HOFFMAN: My grandma, my grandma shot me

OPERATOR: your grandma and grandpa shot you?

HOFFMAN: my grandma. I'm gonna die. Help.

/

OPERATOR: where are you shot?

HOFFMAN:

OPERATOR: your chest?

HOFFMAN: yes

THE VICTIM WAS 17 YEAR OLD JONATHAN HOFFMAN.

HIS GRANDMOTHER, 74 YEAR OLD SANDRA LAYNE, SOBBED AS THE TAPES PLAYED IN COURT.

INVESTIGATORS THINK SHE SHOT HER GRANDSON FIVE TIMES.

GRANDMA SHOOTS GRANDSON 911 CALL-SOTVO

SOT - COP: she screamed to me that "i murdered my grandson"

THE TEEN HAD BEEN LIVING WITH LAYNE AND HIS GRANDFATHER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

HE WAS GOING TO AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.

HE HAD BEEN IN TROUBLE HIMSELF.

LAYNE'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT HE WAS USING

SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA -- SOMETIMES CALLED K-2 OR SPICE.

SHE READ ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THAT AND WAS WORRIED.

DOG ON THE HIGHWAY-VO

WE'RE VERY HAPPY THIS NEXT STORY DOES NOT END WITH A DOG HIT BY A CAR.

DRIVERS IN CHICAGO HAD TO DODGE A PUPPY THIS MORNING, ON THE STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY.

THEY SLOWED DOWN, AND ACTUALLY TRIED TO BLOCK IT IN WITH THEIR CARS.

ONE GUY CAUGHT THE DOG NAMED 'RAGS' AFTER 20 MINUTES.

RAGS WAS TIRED BUT O-K.

HE ALSO HAD GLASS IN HIS PAWS.

HIS MICROCHIP SHOWS HE CAME FROM A PUPPY MILL IN IOWA.

WI ROAD BUCKLES-NATSVO

AN S-U-V HIT A BUCKLED ROAD, AND WENT FLYING!

WATCH!

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IT HAPPENED IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

THE HIGHWAY BUCKLED DURING THE WEEKEND'S EXTREME HEAT WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT.

A WOMAN WAS TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ROAD ON HER CELL PHONE, WHEN THE S-U-V CAME BARRELING BY.

SHE MOVED THE CAMERA AFTER THE CRASH BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN RECORD MODE.

SHE WAS TAKING VIDEO.

SHE CALLED 9-1-1.

PARAMEDICS RUSHED THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER, TO A HOSPITAL.

THEY WERE SUFFERING NECK AND BACK PAIN.

MAN TRASHES TMOBILE STORE-VO

MAYBE THIS GUY HAD ONE TOO MANY DROPPED CALLS.

YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS A MAN TRASHING A T-MOBILE STORE IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

HE TORE DISPLAYS OFF THE WALL BEFORE HOSING THE PLACE DOWN WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

WORKERS SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN SOME SORT OF YELLING MATCH WITH PEOPLE AT THE STORE.

CA MULITPLE PARENTS BILL

A PROPOSED LAW IN CALIFORNIA WOULD CHANGE THE WAY FAMILIES LOOK.

IF THE LAWS, KIDS COULD LEGALLY HAVE MORE THAN TWO PARENTS.

DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MARK LENO PROPOSED THE BILL.

IT WOULD ALLOW JUDGES TO RECOGNIZE MULTIPLE PARENTS IN CASES WHERE CHILDREN WOULD BE BEST-SERVED BY SEVERAL PARENTAL RELATIONSHIPS.

TOSS TO PKG-POP-VO IN POP

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

MANY OF YOU WILL BE GRILLING OUT FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.

BUT COOKOUT FOOD CAN OFTEN BE UNHEALTHY.

4TH OF JULY BBQ HEALTH-PKG

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THEY'RE OUR SUMMERTIME FAVORITES.

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4TH OF JULY BBQ HEALTH-VO IN POP

ALSO, SWITCH OUT YOUR FRENCH FRIES FOR BAKED BEANS.

THEY PROVIDE A HEAVY DOSE OF PROTEIN, FIBER, AND ANTIOXIDANTS.

ALSO, NOTHING BEATS CANCER-FIGHTING COLLARD GREENS.

THE VEGGIES ARE LOADED WITH A DAY'S-WORTH OF VITAMIN-A AND TWO-DAYS' WORTH OF VITAMIN K.

FOURTH FOOD SAFETY-VOTOPS

HERE'S SOME ADVICE WHEN GRILLING OUT TO AVOID FOOD POISONING.

MAKE SURE TO BRING HAND SANITIZER AND CLEANING SUPPLIES.

THAT WILL KEEP YOUR HANDS AND YOUR COOKING UTENSILS CLEAN.

ALSO, USE SEPARATE PLATES FOR UNCOOKED AND COOKED MEAT.

USE A MEAT THERMOMETER TO MAKE SURE BURGERS ARE COOKED TO 160 DEGREES.

POULTRY SHOULD BE 165 DEGREES.

4TH OF JULY SMART SHOPPER-TC MON

SO AFTER THE FOOD--

HOW ABOUT SOME 4-TH OF JULY SHOPPING?

ABC 7 IS HELPING YOU SHOP SMART.

SOME SALES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY, THEY BEGAN LAST WEEKEND.

OTHERS START ON THE 4TH.

4TH OF JULY SMART SHOPPER-PKG

WE START WITH CLOTHING--

RETAILERS ARE CLEARING OUT SUMMER DUDS AND GETTING READY TO SET UP BACK TO SCHOOL DISPLAYS.

SO EXPECT DEALS ON SUMMER FAVORITES LIKE SUNDRESSES, SHORTS AND SHIRTS.

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SANDALS NOW IS GOOD TIME.

BUT FOR A DEAL ON SUNGLASSES, WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER FOR THE BEST DEALS.

LOOKING TO SPIFF UP YOUR HOME.

NOW IS THE TIME--

YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF ONE DAY SALES ON THE 4-TH FOR FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES.

THE BIG BOX STORES WILL HAVE DEALS TOO FOR DO IT YOURSELFERS.

HOME IMPROVEMENT SUPPLIES AND APPLIANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MARKED DOWN.

FOR ELECTRONICS, CHECK YOUR FAVORITE STORE--

4TH OF JULY SMART SHOPPER-TC MON

AND EXPECT A SECOND ROUND OF SALES TO BEGIN JULY 5-TH.

4TH OF JULY DEALS-VOTOPS

IT'S A GOOD WEEK TO FIND GOOD TRAVEL DEALS TOO.

THE TRAVEL SITE HOT-WIRE SAYS.BECAUSE THE FOURTH OF JULY FALLS ON A WEDNESDAY.PEOPLE WANT HOTELS THE WEEKEND BEFORE AND THE WEEKEND AFTER!

THAT CREATES MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND A GREAT DEAL.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

WITH FOURTH OF JULY COMES ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY DAYS ON THE ROADWAYS.

BUT TONIGHT - NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD SAVE LIVES.

ABC7 SHOWS YOU HOW IT WORKS.

GET READY TO GEAR UP IN.???BACTERIA!!!???

FASHION INSPIRED BY A PETRI DISH!

WOULD YOU WEAR IT?

TZ4 A ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE-VO

TZ4 B BACTERIA FASHION-VO

FIREWORKS SCROLL-SCROLL

WX STORM DAMAGE-VOTOPS

A STORM OVERNIGHT IN WISCONSIN KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

POWERFUL WINDS KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWER-LINES IN OSHKOSH.

AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAUSED FLASH-FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

AFTERNOON STORMS FOR THE 4TH

It's a great time of year in southwest Florida and our weather forecast is as predictable as the heat that you should be expecting. Tropical moisture continues to move across south Florida and the afternoon high temperatures will warm to 93 - 95 degrees for the rest of the week. As the daytime heating works on lifting the tropical moisture, our afternoon thunderstorms will develop again tomorrow. Some thunderstorms will feature very heavy rain, wind gusts over 40 mph and frequent lightning. You can expect this same, basic forecast through the weekend.

Remember that our daily storms are a part of life during the summer and there will be a different, but subtle, change to the intensity and location of the storms each afternoon. Some days may appear stormier than others but all of southwest Florida will continue to see at least a 50/50 chance for rain in the afternoon through this weekend.

The tropics remain quiet and there are no developing storms in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic today. The National Hurricane Center does not predict development through the end of the week.

ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY-OC

BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS.

JULY FOURTH IS THE MOST DEADLY DAY ON AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS.

IT'S WORSE THAN NEW YEAR'S EVE.

BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY IS COMING THAT COULD MAKE EVERY DAY SAFER OUT ON THE ROAD.

ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY-PKG

Accident avoidance. engineer talk for don't crash. And the insurance

company funded, Highway Loss Data Institute says there are now proven

technologies that cut accidents by nearly 15 percent.

SOT NAT SOUND 16;49;56;14 SO WE'RE GONNA DRIVE STRAIGHT AT IT AT ABOUT

20 MILES PER HOUR AND YOU SHOULD HEAR A "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP"

This feature is called Forward Collision Avoidance. a 12 hundred dollar

option on a growing number of new cars. Radar or lasers built into the

grill warn the driver you are about to rear-end a slower or stopped car.

SOT BITE DAVE ZUBY 17;04;19;20 IF YOU AVOID ONE CRASH, ITS PAID FOR

We went to the Insurance Institute track to test it ourselves.

SOT NAT SOUND 16;50;09;06 Q: SO ITS ASSUMING THAT IM EITHER DISTRACTED

OR ASLEEP/

16;50;12;26 EXACTLY.

Just in time. I got the warning.

NAT SOUND 16;51;25;03 Q: ALRIGHT, HERE'S 20. 16;51;30;12

allowing me to either brake.

SOT NAT SOUND 16;52;19;20

or swerve out of harm's way.

SOT NAT SOUND 16;50;44;04 Q: SO SUPPOSEDLY IM KIND OF DOZING OFF.

16;50;50;13

If I ignore the warning. the car brakes itself. but not quite

aggressively enough.

SOT BITE TBA 16;54;41;18 Q: OK, SO HERE WE GO. ITS GONNA BEEP AND IM

NOT GOING TO DO A THING.

16;54;46;16

16;54;50;02 Q: SO IT DOES HIT IT AND RUN OVER IT AND KILL IT.

The Insurance Institute says its research shows that systems that brake

themselves do reduce accidents by 14 percent.

16;55;21;19 Q: I DID FEEL THE BRAKES COME ON, SO/ IT WOULD HAVE

REDUCED THE DAMAGE./

16;55;28;03 RIGHT.

The other winner. adaptive headlights. They actually help the driver see

hazards in the blind space at corners. peeking into the darkness as you

turn.

SOT BITE 17;02;16;14 SOMETHING THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE

BACTERIA FASHION-VO

A FASHION STUDENT IN ISRAEL IS GETTING HER INSPIRATION. FROM A PETRI DISH.

SARIN ZAKEN HAS DEVELOPED WHAT SHE CALLS "BIO-PRINTS" USING BACTERIA.

WITH THE HELP OF SCIENTISTS, SHE GREW BACTERIA IN THE PETRI DISHES.

THE GROWTHS FORMED DIFFERENT PATTERNS, WHICH WERE THEN DYED, CREATING A ONE-OF-A-KIND PRINT.

SCHOOL ON EBAY-VO

A PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL HAS TURNED TO A STRANGE PLACE TO DEAL WITH BUDGET PROBLEMS.

THEY'VE LISTED THEIR SCHOOL. ON E-BAY!

ON THE SITE, THE SCHOOL IS DESCRIBED AS "PRE-OWNED" AND "SLIGHTLY USED."

IF YOU PAY AT LEAST 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS, YOU WON'T OWN THE SCHOOL.

.BUT YOU DO GET NAMING RIGHTS. AND A LARGE PIZZA.

THE BIDDING WAS SUPPOSED TO END TOMORROW, BUT THE LISTING IS ALREADY GONE

SEAWORLD TICKET PRICES-VID BOX REVEAL

IT WILL COST YOU MORE NOW TO GO TO SEA WORLD IN ORLANDO.

THE PARK HAS RAISED THEIR PRICE ON A SINGLE ADULT TICKET TO 85 DOLLARS.

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF THREE DOLLARS.

AND IF YOU WANT A MULTI-DAY PASS THAT WILL GET YOU INTO SEA WORLD AND BUSCH GARDENS, THAT WILL NOT COST 135 DOLLARS.

THE PARKS RAISED THAT PRICE 10 DOLLARS.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A THRILL SEEKING CHILD.

OR PARENTS OUT OF THEIR MINDS.

TAKE A LOOK AT A FIVE-YEAR-OLD SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.

TZ5 A KIDS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS-VO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

KIDS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS-OC

A YOUTUBE VIDEO HAS MANY PEOPLE TALKING.

IT SHOWS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.

AND HER PARENTS ARE PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT.

IN FACT, IT WAS THEIR IDEA.

KIDS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS-PKG

THE GASP-INDUCING HOME VIDEO -NOW MAKING A SPLASH ONLINE- SHOWS LITTLE ANAIA

BARNES, IN WATER OFF THE BAHAMAS

THAT'S HER. SNORKELING WITH SHARKS.

THE WATER MAY NOT APPEAR DEEP. OR THE ANIMALS MENACING BUT REMEMBER THEY

ARE SHARKS. AND ANAIA IS JUST 5YEARS OLD.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOME VIDEO POSTED BY ANAIA'S PARENTS ELENA AND DAVID

BARNESIT SOUNDS AS IF HER MOTHER IS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

"David, are you at a safe

distance?!"

"At that point I was having second thoughts

."

BUT EVENTUALLY THE DARING FAMILY FROM QUIET RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT

DECIDES TO GO FOR IT

"Oh, the sharks were just

wandering around."

"You didn't feel scared?"

"At no point did I feel this was dangerous. /

like riding a rollercoaster. I'm probably not going to fall off, but it's

still scary."

BUT THE VIDEO HAS TURNED OUT TO BE *TOO SCARY FOR SOME /. THE BARNES'

YOUTUBE VIDEO IS NOW BEING REPOSTED ON OTHER WEBSITES GENERATING EMOTIONAL

RESPONSES FROM OTHER PARENTS

When you are an adult, you are allowed to be

as reckless as you want to be but as parents it is our job to protect our

kids from reckless and dangerous behavior.

BLOGGER ERICKA SOUTER SAYS SHE KNOWS THIS WASN'T EXACTLY JAWS /. LITTLE

ANAIA-WITH THE HELP OF AN INSTRUCTOR-- IS FLOATING ABOVE / NURSE, LEMON,

AND CARRIBBEAN REEF SHARKS - ANIMALS EXPERTS SAY ARE RARELY AGGRESSIVE. BUT

*RARELY IS NOT *NEVER. /

"we would be having a very

different conversation if the little girl had been attacked.

"She's your daughter! Why take the risk at all?"

"Life is too short to be boring."

"This is the Barnes Family way."

Elena: "Yes, exactly." David: "There's just always

risk assessment in life every day. I'm more concerned that they don't put

seatbelts in school buses."

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DESPITE THE ATTENTION, THE BARNES SAY THEY RESEARCHED THE RISK

"The sharks were going like this."

AND DECIDED IT WAS WORTH IT TO HELP NUTURE AN ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT.

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

AHEAD AT SIX: THE PARTY IS ON FORT MYERS BEACH THIS FOURTH OF JULY.

Megan Adkins, visiting from Ohio

13:45-13:53

"it seems definitely like much more crowded, which is a good thing, lots of families here lots of activities to do on the beach"

HOW YOU CAN CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY ON THE SAND.

PLUS: A WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF STEALING 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE LEE COUNTY PRESCHOOL SHE WORKS AT.

HOW DEPUTIES SAY SHE DID IT.

AND: SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT FOR WHENEVER YOU AND YOUR KIDS TAKE A SWIM IN THE GULF.

A) FORT MYERS BEACH 4TH OF JULY-SOTVO WIPE

B) STEALING CHECKS FROM DAYCARE-SSTOPS VO WIPE

C) SWIMMER'S EAR-VOTOPS

CLOSE-2SHOT