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HL1 ZIMMERMAN BOND-SOTVO

"It is not the grand conspiracy the state seems to suggest.

IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS -- GEORGE ZIMMERMAN COULD KNOW WHEN HE'LL BE ABLE TO WALK OUT OF JAIL.

HL 2) ANTHONY BOOK-VO-WIPE

IT'S THE TRIAL THAT STUNNED THE NATION.

THIS MORNING -- BOMBSHELL REVELATIONS ABOUT CASEY ANTHONY.

FROM THE MAN WHO DEFENDED HER IN COURT.

HIS NEW BOOK DETAILS WHAT HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENES.

HL 3) LIFEGUARD FIRED-SOTVO

knew I broke the rules, I knew I made my decision by picking the

guy over my job

FIRED FOR SAVING A MAN'S LIFE.

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

DEVELOPING-CLIP

NY BOAT SINKS-VO

A DEVELOPING STORY WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS MORNING.

THREE CHILDREN HAVE DIED AFTER A YACHT -- CAPSIZED IN NEW YORK LATE WEDNESDAY.

25 OTHERS WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER OFF LONG ISLAND.

OFFICIALS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR MORE MISSING BOATERS -- SINCE THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THE YACHT.

ZIMMERMAN BOND-VOWIPE

THIS MORNING -- GEORGE ZIMMERMAN COULD FIND OUT. IF HE CAN LEAVE JAIL.

THE JUDGE IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER TRAIL.

IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE TODAY --

WHETHER HE'LL GRANT ZIMMERMAN BOND.

ZIMMERMAN WAS INITIALLY GRANTED BOND AT 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BUT IT WAS LATER REVOKED,

AFTER PROSECUTORS ACCUSED ZIMMERMAN AND HIS WIFE SHELLIE --

OF LYING TO THE COURT,

ZIMMERMAN BOND-SOTVO

"It was done to hide the money so they could deceive the court, lie to the court."

"It is not the grand conspiracy the state seems to suggest."

DEFENSE ATTORNEY MARK O'MARA SAY HIS CLIENT ACTED OUT OF *FEAR FOR HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY.

ZIMMERMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER --

ANTHONY VERDICT ANNIV-VO

IT WAS ONE OF THE *MOST WATCHED VERDICT'S IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, CASEY ANTHONY WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HER TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

THE CASE ATTRACTED NATIONAL ATTENTION.

AFTER DELIBERATING FOR LESS THAN A DAY, THE JURY CLEARED ANTHONY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER.

SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF A LESSER CHARGE OF LYING TO INVESTIGATORS.

ANTHONY BOOK-VO

AND ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY -- ANTHONY'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOSE BAEZ TALKED ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK -- "PRESUMED GUILTY".

BAEZ SAYS HE EXPOSES SHOCKING, NEVER-BEFORE-REVEALED INFORMATION FROM THE TRIAL -- AND THE VERDICT THAT STUNNED THE NATION.

ANTHONY BOOK-SOTVO

GLADES CRASH-SS

NEW THIS MORNING--

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOMAN WAS KILLED OVERNIGHT,

IN A CRASH IN GLADES COUNTY.

TROOPERS TELL US --

28-YEAR-OLD MIRANDA STEVE OF OKEECHOBEE.

WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED --

ON COUNTY ROAD 721 LAST NIGHT.

THEY SAY SHE FAILED TO MAKE THE TURN.

THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD,

HOUSING MARKET IMPROVES-VO

NEW HOME SALES ARE UP. AND THE NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES ARE FALLING.

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED NUMBERS FOR MAY. SHOWING SALES OF NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES JUMPED EIGHT PERCENT.

THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM REALTY-TRAC-DOT-COM FOUND ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION HOMES WERE IN FORECLOSURE IN MAY. DOWN 25-PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.

YVYV-CLIP

OBAMA BUS TOUR-VO

THIS MORNING -- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA KICKS OFF A TWO-DAY BUS TOUR,

COVERING PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO.

THE "BETTING ON AMERICA" TOUR BEGINS IN OHIO --

WITH STOPS IN TOLEDO AND SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS WILL BE OBAMA'S *FIRST BUS TOUR --

OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

AIDES SAY THE PRESIDENT WILL FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY.

FOURTH OF JULY OBAMA-SOTVOTOPS

"All the men and women who stand with us here this afternoon are an example of this generation of heroes. This 9-11 generation has earned its place in history alongside the greatest generations."

AND THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WELCOMED MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.

A COOKOUT WAS HELD ON THE SOUTH LAWN.

HUNDREDS OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- ATE BAREBEQUE AND ENJOYED LIVE MUSIC.

FOURTH OF JULY ROMNEY-SOTVOTOPS

Mitt Romney , GOP Presidential Candidate:23

"The sacrifices being made by our fighting men and women around the world continue to inspire me and have given a confidence that our future is bright. I love this country.

MEANWHILE-- MITT ROMNEY MARCHED IN A JULY FOURTH PARADE.

IN THE RESORT TOWN OF WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ROMNEY AND HIS FAMILY WALKED ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE --

SHAKING HANDS WITH WOULD BE VOTERS.

WE'VE ALSO LEARNED THE SEARCH FOR ROMNEY'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK.

BARTENDER ARREST-SS

INSTEAD OF SERVING DRINKS, ONE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BARTENDER WILL BE SERVING *TIME.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A BARTENDER LIED ABOUT A ROBBERY TO COVER UP FOR A FRIEND.

DEPUTIES SAY ASHLEY HARRISON REPORTED A ROBBERY AT TEQUILA'S BAR ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD IN FORT MYERS.

SHE TOLD THEM SOMEONE ROBBED HER AT GUN POINT.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION -- DETECTIVES SAY THEY FOUND DRUGS IN HER BACK PACK.

TN BOY ELECTROCUTED-VO

A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE SWIMMING IN A TENNESSEE LAKE.

OFFICIALS SAY TWO BOYS WERE SWIMMING BETWEEN HOUSE BOATS WHEN THEY WERE SHOCKED.

ONLOOKERS TRIED TO RESCUE THE BOYS, BUT THEY WERE ALSO SHOCKED.

MEDICS WERE ABLE TO REVIVE THE VICTIM'S 11-YEAR-OLD FRIEND.

CAR INTO WALL-VO

A *SCARY WAKE UP CALL --

FOR ONE COUPLE IN FORT MYERS SHORES

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS -

A CHEVY AVALANCHE SLAMMED INTO THE WALL BEHIND BUDDY'S CAR WASH.

THIS HAPPEND AT THE INTERSECTION OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD AND PARKVIEW DRIVE.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 5:30.

THE WALL ACTUALLY *STOPPED THE CAR --

FROM CRASHING INTO A HOUSE RIGHT BEHIND IT.

CAR INTO WALL-SOTVO

we heard this loud bang - it sounded like a dump truck was dropped off, then a lot of hollering and a lot of guys running around.

THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

MATANZAS PASS FILLING UP-VO WIPE

THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY -- ARE STILL BEING FELT BY BOATERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THEY SAY THE STORM MADE IT TOUGHER TO GET AROUND PARTS OF THE LEE ISLAND COAST.

SOME SAY THE NORTH END OF MATANZAS PASS -- NEAR BOWDITCH POINT -- BEGAN FILLING IN WITH SAND MONTHS AGO.

AND THE STORM SEEMS TO HAVE PUSHED SAND EVEN FURTHER INTO THE CHANNEL.

MATANZAS PASS FILLING UP-SOTVO

John Murray, Fort Myers

07:02:05 it was a little shocking i just couldn't believe it was gonna be that shallow that quick even my son and law made the comment, he said god this looks like its awful low 07:02:13

OTHER BOATERS, LIKE THE TEAM THAT RUNS "THE BIG-M CASINO CRUISE" -- SAY THEY'VE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING AROUND BOWDITCH POINT SINCE DEBBY.

LIFEGUARD FIRED-ONCAM

IT'S A SHOCKING STORY --

A SOUTH FLORIDA LIFEGUARD SAVED SOMEONE'S LIFE.

BUT WAS THEN *FIRED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD.

THE PROBLEM IS *NOT *WHAT THE LIFEGUARD DID.

IT'S *WHERE THE RESCUE HAPPENED.

ABC'S MATT GUTMAN TALKS TO THE MAN WHO *LOST HIS JOB,

LIFEGUARD FIRED-PKG

LIFEGUARD TOMMY LOPEZ HAD TRAINED FOR THIS VERY MOMENT

2459 Tommy Lopez, former life-guard: I had a guy come up to me they're way

down over there. I started running

HE SAVED A LIFE ON MONDAY

2748 Tommy Lopez, former life-guard: he was coughing up water and/he was

blue

HIS REWARD TUESDAY? THE PINK SLIP.

THE 21 YEAR OLD KNOWINGLY VIOLATED A RULE THAT FORBIDS GUARDS FROM A

PRIVATELY-RUN LIFEGUARD COMPANY FROM LEAVING THEIR STATION TO HELP A SWIMMER

IN DISTRESSOUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION

Matt Gutman, ABC News: now about 100 yards that way is Tommy's guard tower,

beyond this sign he's not allowed to go, and over there was where the man

was found

11400 Matt Gutman, ABC News: so youre technically not allowed ot help them

even if you see a guy drowning or hurt in the water,

Tommy Lopez, former life-guard: I could have someone 10 feet past that buoy

.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR lifeguard contractor JEFF ELLIS MANAGEMENT SAID: GFX "We

have liability issues and can't go out of the protected area,"

Gutman:: when they first told you you were fired what went thorugh your mind

.

Lopez: I knew I broke the rules, I knew I made my decision by picking the

guy over my job

BUT THE POLICY THAT GOT TOMMY FIRED, BACKFIRED.

Matt Gutman, ABC News: Let me get this straight all of you resigned or got

fired because of tommy's decision

TOMMY'S FELLOW LIFE GUARDS, LEAVING EN MASSE, IN DISGUST

11642: Zoard Janko, former lifeguard: nothing can make that sound right,

that it's wrong to go save someone

SUDDENLY WE CAME ACROSS BRIAN RITCHIE, WHO WALKED OFF HIS GUARD TOWER

TURNING IN HIS WHISTLE AND THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK

3945 Matt Gutman: Ryan did u just quit? I did just quit

Brian Ritchie, former-lifeguard: I did. It was rough./ I'm glad I can

separate myself from this.

Tommy Lopez, former life-guard: I just knew I wasnt doing what the company

LIFEGUARD FIRED-ONCAM

MATT GUTTMAN REPORTING.

SEVEN OTHER LIFEGUARDS HAVE SINCE QUIT OR BEEN FIRED --

FOR SUPPORTING TOMMY.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

HOW MUCH SLEEP YOUR FAVORITE ATHLETE GETS COULD DETERMINE HOW LONG THEY PLAY WITH THE TEAM.

PLUS, INSTEAD OF A BOOM THEY GOT A BUST.

TZ FIREWORKS MISHAP-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

WX VIDEO-VOTOPS

EVEN THE SUN WAS IN ON THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION YESTERDAY!

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

THESE AMAZING IMAGES FROM THE SUN'S SURFACE, SHOW A SOLAR FLARE SO POWERFUL IT DISRUPTED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OVER EUROPE.

BREAKING-CLIP

AIR FRANCE-ON CAM

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW --

FRENCH INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY PILOTS AND FAULTY EQUIPEMENT ARE TO BLAME FOR THAT AIR FRANCE CRASH IN THE ATLANTIC BACK IN 2009.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TWO PILOTS AT THE CONTROLS NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PLANE WAS IN A STALL AND "WERE IN A SITUATION OF NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL."

THE CRASH KILLED ALL 228 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

Our typical summertime weather pattern looks to be locked in place through the end of the week. It will be a mild, but humid start to our Thursday with temperatures in the mid 70s. Mostly sunny skies this morning will allow temperatures to quickly warm into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour.

High pressure has weakened across Southwest Florida, allowing for more tropical moisture to ease its way in across the area. Also, with an easterly wind flow, expect increasing clouds throughout the day with a few showers and storms developing inland and making their way closer to the coast.

Highs today will be seasonable as they reach into the lower half of the 90s. Due to an onshore wind during the afternoon, coastal and beach locations should top out in the upper 80s.

Not much change is in the forecast as we head into Friday and the weekend as we'll be in the 90s and tracking afternoon showers and storms.

RED WHITE & BOOM-NATSVO

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ENJOYED *BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

boom!

THIS IS FROM THE RED WHITE AND BOOM FESTIVAL IN CAPE CORAL.

ORGANIZERS TELL US --

FIREWORKS MISHAP-VOTOPS

INSTEAD OF A BLAST, PEOPLE CELEBRATING THE FOURTH IN SAN DIEGO GOT A BUST.

THE BIG BAY BOOM WENT OFF EARLY -- AND ALL AT ONCE -- ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SAN DIEGO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY DISPLAY MISFIRED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE -- THEN IT ALL WENT DARK.

A TECHNICAL ISSUE MADE THE FIREWORKS TO POP IN 15 SECONDS.

FREEDOM SWIM-VO

AND CHECK OUT THIS *UNIQUE* INDEPENDENCE DAY TRADITION IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

DECKED OUT IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE --

HUNDREDS TURNED OUT FOR THE ANNUAL 'FREEDOM SWIM.'

FOLKS SWAM, CANOED AND BOATED ACROSS THE PEACE RIVER.

TO FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE IN PUNTA GORDA.

THEY'VE DONE THIS FOR 20 YEARS NOW --

GREAT WHITE SITINGS-VO

FROM COAST TO COAST --

GREAT WHITE SHARKS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED.

ONE WAS SEEN ABOUT 50 YARDS OFF THE COAST,

AT LA JOLLA SHORES IN CALIFORNIA.

LIFEGUARDS THERE CLOSED THE OCEAN TO SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ON MONDAY.

THIS ONE IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 14 TO 15 FEET LONG.

SLEEPY SPORTS-VO

THIS IS INTERESTING.

*SLEEPY ATHLETES. MAY HAVE SHORTER CAREERS.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY --

N-F-L PLAYERS WHO WERE SLEEP DEPRIVED.

WERE *LESS LIKELY TO STAY WITH THE TEAM THAT DRAFTED THEM.

THE SAME HELD TRUE FOR SLEEP-DEPRIVED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS.

RESEARCHERS SAY MEASURING A PLAYER'S SLEEPINESS.

FL MARINE PUSH UPS-VO

A FLORIDA MARINE IS GETTING PUMPED FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SERGEANT - ENRIQUE TREVINO - IS RAISING MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT -- BY DOING A MILLION PUSHUPS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

TREVINO SAYS HE DOES OVER TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN-HUNDRED PUSHUPS A DAY.

SO FAR TREVINO SAYS HE'S RAISED NEARLY TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

A BETTER ECONOMY IS DRIVING AN INCREASE IN CAR SALES.

WHY PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEIR VEHICLES, EVEN AS CONFIDENCE ABOUT THE ECONOMY IS LOW.

PLUS --

THE FRANTIC SEARCH FOR A LOST DOG.

BUT THIS WOMAN GOT HELP.

FROM HUNDREDS OF COMPLETE STRANGERS!

TZ LOST DOG-VO

CAPE BRIDGE-ON CAM

TWO OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S BRIDGES ARE BACK OPEN RIGHT NOW.

AFTER SHUTTING DOWN FOR JULY FOURTH CELEBRATIONS.

THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE RE-OPENED AT THREE A-M.

IT WAS CLOSED *ALL DAY FOR A 5K-- BLOCK PARTY.

FMB BRIDGE-VOTOPS

AND THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE TO FORT MYERS BEACH -- IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING.

JUNE CAR SALES-VO

MORE PEOPLE ARE BUYING NEW CARS,

DESPITE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DROPPING IN JUNE.

AUTOMAKERS SOLD NEARLY ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION CARS IN JUNE.

THAT'S A 22-PERCENT JUMP FROM THE SAME MONTH, A YEAR AGO.

THE BIG THREE DOMESTIC AUTO MAKERS ALL POSTED INCREASES.

CHRYSLER SAW A 20-PERCENT GAIN FOR THE MONTH.

GENERAL MOTORS SALES ROSE 16 PERCENT.

AND FORD SALES ROSE SEVEN PERCENT.

IF SALES STAY AT THIS RATE.

LEASING CARS-VOTOPS

AND SMARTMONEY-DOT-COM REPORTS -- THAT LEASING IS ALSO DRIVING NEW CAR SALES.

THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM KELLEY BLUE BOOK -- FOUND NEARLY 20-PERCENT OF NEW CARS SOLD THIS YEAR -- WERE LEASED RATHER THAN BOUGHT.

LOST DOG-VO

SOCIAL NETWORKING RESULTS IN A HAPPY REUNION.

EARLIER THIS WEEK --

THIS JACK RUSSELL TERRIER PATCH TOOK OFF FROM HIS OWNER'S HOME IN IRELAND.

HIS OWNER SEARCHED FOR HOURS,

THEN ALERTED ALL HER FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK THAT HE WAS GONE.

MEANWHILE --

PATCH WALKED A MILE TO THE TRAIN STATION,

AND BOARDED A TRAIN TO DUBLIN.

PASSENGERS TOLD THE IRISH RAIL STAFF --

WHO SENT OUT A TWEET WITH HIS PICTURE.

IT WAS RE-TWEETED 500 TIMES.

BEFORE HIS OWNER SAW THE PHOTO,

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

A VERBAL ARGUMENT TURNED DANGEROUSLY VIOLENT.

i didn't know words could cut so deep that another man could get pissed off and pull a firearm on me

AS DEPUTIES FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.THE SHOOTING VICTIM SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

PLUS --

THINNER WAISTS. SMOOTHER SKIN.

PHOTOSHOPPING PICTURES CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL.

BUT NOW --

A MAJOR MAGAZINE PROMISES TO *STOP AIRBRUSHING MODELS.

TZ VICTIM SPEAKS-SOTVO

TZ PHOTOSHOP CONTROVERSY-VO

CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

HERE IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE,

AS THE TRADING DAY BEGINS.

AND RIGHT NOW --

U-S STOCK FUTURES ARE FLAT.

INVESTORS HOPE EUROPE'S CENTRAL BANK WILL OFFER MORE STIMULUS.

SO THEY'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT THAT INFORMATION.

TS 1) ZIMMERMAN BOND-VOTOPS

THE JUDGE IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER TRAIL -- IS EXPECTED TO ISSUE A DECISION TODAY ON WHETHER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WILL BE GRANTED BOND.

*BEFORE -- ZIMMERMAN WAS GRANTED BOND AT $150,000.

TS ) ANTHONY ANNIVERSARY-VOTOPS

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY --

CASEY ANTHONY WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER.

IN THE DEATH OF HER TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

THE JURY DELIBERATED FOR LESS THAN A DAY.

TS 3) HOME SALES-VOTOPS

NEW HOME SALES ARE UP. AND THE NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES ARE FALLING.

RIGHT NOW-- SALES OF NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES JUMPED EIGHT PERCENT.

BOAT CAPSIZES-VO IN POP

THREE CHILDREN ARE DEAD.MORE INJURED AFTER A YACHT CARRYING PEOPLE TO WATCH FIREWORKS -- CAPSIZED.

25 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER OFF LONG ISLAND IN NEW YORK.

BOAT CAPSIZES-PKG

BOAT CAPSIZES-POP

LONDON TERRORISM-ON CAM

BRITISH POLICE SAY THEY HAVE ARRESTED FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN ---

ON SUSPICION OF TERRORISM.

POLICE ARRESTED THREE IN WEST LONDON,

AND THE OTHER THREE AT A HOME IN EAST LONDON.

THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 18 TO 30.

SHOOTING VICTIM SPEAKS-OC SOTVO WIPE

THIS MORNING --

WE HEAR FROM A MAN.

WHO WAS SHOT *THREE TIMES IN THE PINE MANOR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I was thinking, oh Lord, i hope I was doing good before i'm going to them gates

ED PLACIDE SPENT MOST OF HIS FOURTH OF JULY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM,

AT GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER.

DEPUTIES SAY --

HE WAS SHOT THREE TIMES.

BEFORE GETTING HELP AT THE PIZZA HUT ON CLEVELAND AVENUE.

ONE OF THE THREE BULLETS HIT HIS ARM.

THE OTHER TWO GRAZED HIS CHEST.

HE SAYS HE WAS ARGUING WITH A MAN HE KNEW.

SHOOTING VICTIM SPEAKS-2 SOTVO

we were arguing, the words, and then I'm looking into a gun. it went from words to I'm looking at the end of a gun.

i didn't know words could cut so deep that another man could get pissed off and pull a firearm on me

PLACIDE SAYS THE ARGUMENT WAS *NOT RELATED TO DRUGS, MONEY OR GANGS.

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STILL LOOKING FOR THE SHOOTER.

MCGREGOR CRASH-VOTOPS

THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE -- IS AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MCGREGOR AND MARAVILLA AVENUE IN FORT MYERS WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE TOLD THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN -- AND WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK.

NAPLES BOAT EXPLOSION-SS VO WIPE

A NAPLES FATHER AND SON ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, RECOVERING FROM BURNS AFTER A BOAT EXPLOSION.

ALEX SEMPF IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITH BURNS ACROSS 75 PERCENT OF HIS BODY.

HIS SON 11-YEAR-OLD KRISTOFF SEMPF IS IN FAIR CONDITION.

WITNESSES TELL US THEY WILL FUELING UP THEIR BOAT LAST FRIDAY, GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAY WHEN GAS SPILLED.

ALEX USED A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL.

PAKISTAN NATO-VO

TODAY THE PAKISTANI BORDER IS BACK OPEN --

TO U.S. AND NATO TROOPS.

PAKISTAN SHUT DOWN THE ROUTES FOR SEVEN MONTHS --

IN RETALIATION FOR AN AMERICAN AIRSTRIKE IN NOVEMBER,

THAT KILLED 24 PAKISTANI BORDER TROOPS.

PAKISTAN RE-OPENED THE ROUTES ON TUESDAY --

SUMMER HEALTH CLUB DEALS-VO WIPE

IF YOU'RE READY TO JOIN A GYM. NOW'S THE TIME!

LOCAL GYMS OFFER SPECIAL DEALS RIGHT NOW --

TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS DURING THE SUMMER.

WE CHECKED WITH MANY GYMS THROUGHOUT OUR AREA,

AND FOUND OUT THEY ARE REDUCING OR WAIVING NEW MEMBERS FEES.

THEY SAY SEASONAL RESIDENTS ARE GONE.

AND FEWER NEW MEMBERS JOIN IN THE SUMMER.

SUMMER HEALTH CLUB DEALS-(2)SOT VO

05:24:55 AMBER GOODBERRY WORLD GYM

"We have a ten dollar enrollment fee instead of the usual 59."

05:35:02 JEFF FALZONE PLANET FITNESS

"When you're seeing the clientele drop by 50 percent there are less people coming through the door."

WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING YOUR BEST GYM,

CONSIDER COST. *AND WHAT SERVICES YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ---

MALWARE WARNING-ON CAM

YOU COULD BE ONE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS -- WHO MAY LOSE THEIR INTERNET SERVICE MONDAY.

A WARNING ABOUT A MALWARE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SENT BY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS -- AND THE FBI HAS SET UP A SPECIAL WEBSITE.

THE FBI BELIEVES THAT MORE THAN 277,000 COMPUTERS ARE INFECTED WORLDWIDE AND ABOUT 64,000 OF THEM ARE IN THE U.S.

PHOTOSHOP PLEDGE-VO IN TC MON

IT'S A VICTORY FOR GIRL POWER.

A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO TOOK ON SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE FOR AIRBRUSHING MODELS.

GETS HER WISH.

THE MAGAZINE NOW PLEDGES --

TO SHOW GIRLS AS THEY REALLY LOOK.

ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS EXPLAINS HOW THE YOUNG ACTIVIST PULLED IT OFF.

PHOTOSHOP PLEDGE-PKG

ON MAGAZINE COVERS AND IN ADS ACTRESSES. MODELS EVEN FUTURE QUEENS HAVE HAD

THEIR WAISTS THINNED, THEIR THIGHS SLIMMED AND THEIR SKIN SMOOTHED.

BUT NOW ONE MAGAZINE IS UNDERGOING A MAKEOVER OF ITSOWN

SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE NOW SAYS IT WANTS TO DO A BETTER JOB SHOWING -QUOTE - "

REAL GIRLS AS THEY REALLY ARE". AND ALL BECAUSE OF A 14-YEAR-OLD FROM

MAINE.

Julia sot 17:31:40 "I hoped that Seventeen would do this, but, um, I guess I

didn't think it would actually happen. So it's been really exciting for me

."

WE FIRST MET UP WITH JULIA BLUHM BACK IN APRIL. SHE WAS SO FED UP WITH WHAT

YOU MIGHT CALL DIGITAL DIETS, THE EXTREME PHOTOSHOPPING OF YOUNG MODELS, /

SHE STARTED AN ONLINE PETITION ON CHANGE-DOT-ORG, ASKING SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE

TO SHOW JUST ONE UNAIRBRUSHED PHOTO SPREAD A MONTH.

IN JUST TWO WEEKS, SHE HAD MORE THAN 25 THOUSAND SIGNATURES.

Quick nats us with her in kinkos seeing the stack of signatures - NYU502722

- 01:38 "Oh my gosh, that's a lot of people"

AND SINCE THEN, ALMOST 85 THOUSAND. HER CONCERN? JULIA SAYS HER PEERS ARE

INCREASINGLY DEVELOPING EATING DISORDERS AND SERIOUS BODY IMAGE ISSUES AS A

RESULT OF WHAT THEY SEE AS UNATTAINABLE LOOKS

Julia sot 17;35;51;13 if we make ourselves heard about how important

photoshop is and how much of an effect it has on girls, um, they'll become

more aware/ And um.Seventeen did that.

IN IT'S NEW ISSUE, SEVENTEEN'S EDITOR IN CHIEF SPELLS OUT THE MAGAZINE'S

PROMISE, SAYING."YOUR NOTES MADE ME REALIZE THAT IT WAS TIME FOR US TO BE

MORE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT. SO WE CREATED A BODY PEACE TREATY."

THE LIST CONSISTS OF EIGHT VOWS FOR THE MAGAZINE STAFF INCLUDING PROMISES TO

-NEVER CHANGE GIRLS' BODY OR FACE SHAPES

-FEATURE REAL GIRLS AND MODELS WHO ARE HEALTHY

-AND BE TOTALLY UPFRONT ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO THEIR PHOTO SHOOTS.

JULIA IS CALLING THIS A VICTORY,

PHOTOSHOP PLEDGE-TC MON

THAT WAS LINSEY DAVIS REPORTING.

JULIA BEGAN HER PETITION IN APRIL.

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

A DEADLY HEAT WAVE HAS MOST OF THE COUNTRY SWEATING!

"Scorching, scorching, third degrees burns,

third degree."

TZ HOLIDAY HEAT-SOTVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

HOLIDAY HEAT-CAM 10 BMP

IT'S SOMETHING US FLORIDIANS KNOW A LOT ABOUT.EXTREME HEAT.

BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY -- PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO DEAL WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

ABC'S ALEX PEREZ REPORTS ON THE RECORD BREAKING CONDITIONS.

HOLIDAY HEAT-PKG

CHICAGO AND THE ENTIRE MIDWEST MARKING THE MID-WEEK HOLIDAY WITH A STIFFLING

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102 DEGREES IN THE WINDY CITY WEDNESDAY-TYING THE RECORD HIGH SET BACK IN

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THE BLAZING SUN EVEN BAKING THE PAVEMENT, BUCKLING THE STREET AT THIS

INTERSECTION.

WHEN IT'S THIS HOT, STREET VENDOR VIRGIN ROSARIO ENDS UP DRINKING A LOT OF

THE BOTTLED WATER SHE SUPPOSED TO BE SELLING.

SOT VIRGEN ROSARIO / WATER VENDOR: "I wish I could be inside with air-

conditioner but I'm not because I'm selling water, you know, trying to make

a living."

SOT ALEX PEREZ / ABC NEWS, CHICAGO: "Even those who tried to escape the heat

here at the beach in Chicago weren't getting much relief. Check out the

sand. Red hot. It's 145 degrees."

SOT ALEX PEREZ / ABC NEWS, CHICAGO: "What does it feel like to walk on that

sand?"

SOT JENNY GROVE / BEACHGOER: "Scorching, scorching, third degrees burns,

third degree."

SOT ALEX PEREZ / ABC NEWS, CHICAGO: "This tortilla which has been sitting on

the grill, well, it's only 128 degrees, almost a full 20 degrees cooler

than the sand."

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EMERGENCY CREWS SPENT A BIG PART OF THE FOURTH TREATING PEOPLE FOR HEAT

EXHAUSTION

DOCTORS SAY THE SEARING TEMPERATURES CAN DRAIN YOUR BODY OF 4-6 CUPS OF

WATER AN HOUR

SOT DAVID THOMPSON, MD / EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL

HOSPITAL: "People can get dehydrated from heat exhaustion, and a lot more

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THAT WAS ALEX PEREZ REPORTING.

MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE HAVE DIED,

CO WILDFIRES-VOTOPS

FIREFIGHTERS IN COLORADO GOT A LITTLE HELP FROM MOTHER NATURE YESTERDAY.

RAINS HELPED COOL THE RAGING WILDFIRES IN THE AREA,

CREWS EXPECT THE LARGEST BLAZE, IN WALDO CANYON -- TO BE FULLY CONTAINED BY SUNDAY.

IN THE WEST, MORE THAN A DOZEN BLAZES -- ARE CHEWING THROUGH BONE-DRY PINE AND BRUSH.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

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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.

Our typical summertime weather pattern looks to be locked in place through the end of the week. It will be a mild, but humid start to our Thursday with temperatures in the mid 70s. Mostly sunny skies this morning will allow temperatures to quickly warm into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour.

High pressure has weakened across Southwest Florida, allowing for more tropical moisture to ease its way in across the area. Also, with an easterly wind flow, expect increasing clouds throughout the day with a few showers and storms developing inland and making their way closer to the coast.

Highs today will be seasonable as they reach into the lower half of the 90s. Due to an onshore wind during the afternoon, coastal and beach locations should top out in the upper 80s.

Not much change is in the forecast as we head into Friday and the weekend as we'll be in the 90s and tracking afternoon showers and storms.

TOSS TO SABINA-BOXES

THOSE SUMMER NIGHTS!

A POPULAR MUSICAL COMES TO TOWN.

PLUS, IT'S A MURDER MYSTERY THAT SPANS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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1. The Star-Spangled Girl"

Description

Performances of Neil Simon's The Star-Spangled Girl will be on the evenings of July 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21. Evening performances for both shows begin at 8 p.m.

The Star-Spangled Girl, a classic Simon comedy set in the 1960s, is the story of a love triangle mixed with politics. Cast is Jason Boeckman, Kelly Greten, and Bianca De Sanctis; play is directed by June Koc.

Tickets for BIG ARTS Community Players productions are $15 adults, $5 for children 17 and younger. Buy one ticket to both shows for the discounted price of $26. Group discounts are also available for ten or more people. The Herb Strauss Theater Box Office will open one hour prior to show from May through November.

For more information about the show and to purchase tickets, visit BIG ARTS Marks Box Office, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel; call 472-6862 or 395-0900; or log on to www.BIGARTS.org.

Event details

Place: BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater

Date: Thursday, July 05, 2012

Time: 8 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.

Cost: $15 - $26

Age Limit: All ages

2.Greas

Description

"Grease": Travel back in time to Rydell High, 11:45 a.m. lunch with 1:15 p.m. performance or 5:30 p.m. dinner with 7:30 p.m. performance June 28-Aug. 18, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. $47, matinees and $51, evenings, adults; $18, children. 239-278-4422 or www.BroadwayPalm.com

Event details

Place: Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

When:

Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $18 - $51

Age Limit: All ages

3.Murder Mystery Dinner Train: Dice, Deeds, Death

Description

Seminole Gulf Railway, Murder Mystery Dinner Train presents "Dice, Deeds, & Death." All passengers are hereby warned that pickpockets, card sharks, and hustlers are running rampant throughout the country's train system. While railroads are trying to stop it, the mob is trying to take over the action.

Join the fun as we unravel a comical mystery before your eyes. It is up to you to decide just who the killer is and why they would do such a dastardly deed. A prizCe will be awarded to the one super sleuth in each dining car. Price includes a scrumptious five course dinner, murder mystery show and train ride. Cash / Credit beverage service on board the train. Full bar, wine list, beer, and non-alcoholic offerings.

Train departs promptly at 6:30 pm. Friday: $66, plus tax and gratuity, Saturday $74, plus tax and gratuity

Event details

Place: Colonial Station

When:

Fridays at 6:30 p.m.

Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $66 - $74

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HOT DOG WINNER-VO

IF YOU THINK *YOU ATE A LOT AT THAT JULY FOURTH BARBEQUE. THINK AGAIN!

FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR --

JOEY CHESTNUT WON THE NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST.

THE 28-YEAR-OLD SCARFED DOWN 68 HOT DOGS. IN TEN MINUTES!

HOT DOG SALES UP-VOTOPS

AND PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST -- AREN'T THE ONLY ONES DOWNING A LOT OF FRANKS.

IT TURNS OUT, MANY OF YOU ARE TOO.

SHARES OF NATHAN'S FAMOUS INC. ARE UP MORE THAN 40 PERCENT THIS YEAR.

TEASE FIVE-2 SHOT

WE'LL RUNDOWN TODAY'S TOP STORIES,

WHEN WE RETURN.

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FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

MCCONAUGHEY BABY-VO

ACTOR MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY HAS MORE TO CELEBRATE THANT HE SUCCESS OF MAGIC MIKE.

HE AND HIS WIFE CAMILA ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR THIRD CHILD.

THE COUPLE WED AT THEIR TEXAS HOME ON JUNE 9TH -- AND ARE PARENTS TO 2 AND A HALF YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, VIDA ,

TOMKAT DIVORCE-VO

MORE DETAILS ARE COMING OUT ABOUT THE TOMKAT DIVORCE.

PEOPLE MAGAZING REPORTS --

THAT KATIE HAS HAD AN EXIT PLAN READY TO GO. FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.

THE ACTRESS'S INNER CIRCLE HAS BEEN PLANNING THE BREAKUP.

SWITCHING OUT CELL PHONES SINCE SHE WAS IN CHINA LAST MONTH.

THE PAIR SPLIT EARLIER THIS WEEK,

WHEN KATIE FILED FOR DIVORCE.

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A RE-LAUNCHED MARVEL COMICS SUPERHERO SET A BOX OFFICE RECORD FOR A TUESDAY RELEASE.

"THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN" EARNED 35-MILLION DOLLARS IN NORTH AMERICA ON ITS OPENING DAY.

THAT'S SEVEN MILLION MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD HELD BY "TRANSFORMERS" -- RELEASED ON JULY 3RD, 2007.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS 1) HEATWAVE-VOTOPS

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING--

HEAT INDEXES ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC.

WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 115 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT'S WORSE:

CLOSE TO A MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

THAT MEANS NO AIR CONDITIONING AND NO RUNNING WATER.

SO FAR --

TS 2) OBAMA TOUR-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BEGINS A TWO-DAY BUS TOUR OF OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.

REPUBLICANS ARE SENDING LOUISIANA GOV. BOBBY JINDAL -- AND FORMER MINNESOTA GOV. TIM PAWLENTY TO SOME OF THE SAME TOWNS ALONG OBAMA'S TOUR.

TS 3) ZIMMERMAN BOND-VOTOPS

THE JUDGE IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER TRAIL --

IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE *TODAY.

ON WHETHER TO GRANT GEORGE ZIMMERMAN BOND.

ZIMMERMAN'S *INITIAL BOND WAS REVOKED.

AFTER PROSECUTORS SY HE AND HIS WIFE LIED TO THE COURT ABOUT FINANCES.

ts 4) CAPSIZED YACHT-VOTOPS

POLICE SAY THREE BODIES PULLED OUT OF NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND SOUND AFTER A YACHT CAPSIZED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WERE ALL CHILDREN.

THE BODIES OF THE 12-YEAR-OLD BOY AND TWO GIRLS, AGES 11 AND 8, WERE RECOVERED FROM THE BOAT'S CABIN.

TWENTY-FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WERE RESCUED, AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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