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A MASSIVE HEAT WAVE HAS IT'S GRIP ON THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T MIND THE RISING TEMPERATURES, YOU COULD BE BOTHERED BY A RISING GROCERY BILL.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

HEAT TROUBLES-VO IN TC MON

AROUND MOST OF THE COUNTRY THIS WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

BUT RELIEF COULD BE IN SIGHT!

TODAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SPIKE IN THIS LATEST HEAT WAVE -- WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING DOWN STARTING TOMORROW.

BUT TOMORROW SEEMED A LONG WAY OFF TO THOSE SWELTERING UNDER THE SUN.

HEAT TROUBLES-PKG

IT'S THE HEAT WAVE AT ITS DEADLY CREST.

Yaniv Schiff

Neighbor

You wish you could've known and helped them out in some way, but what are

you going to do, you know?

IN CHICAGO, AN 81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED HERE -- WHERE SHE LIVED WITHOUT AIR-

CONDITIONING.

NOT FAR AWAY, A MAN DIED IN THE HEAT OF THIS BUILDING

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Q: What's it like in there if you don't have air conditioning?

A: It's like an oven. It's like being in a microwave or something.

CITY WORKERS WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR CHECKING UP ON THE ELDERLY.

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Dr. Suzette McKinney

Deputy Commissioner, Dept. Public Health

extreme heat and humidity are more than just an

inconvenience. They are dangerous and can also be deadly.

TWENTY-TWO STATES ARE UNDER HEAT WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES-- LEAVING 115

MILLION OF US AT THE MERCY OF TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES.

SOT Woman: "My shoe melted and the strap broke off"

EVEN AT THE BEACH, THERE WAS NO RUNNING AWAY FROM THE HEAT.

Sot woman: I had flip-flops on and the sand was burning my feet even with

flip-flops on, it was extremely hot

THESE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA.

BUT RUNNERS LIKE THESE IN CLEVELAND BETTER BE CAREFUL.

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DAVID THOMPSON, MD / EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL

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

serious symptoms, weakness, fainting, feeling tired."

AND THE HOT SPELL IS WILTING THE NATION'S FARM-FIELDS.

ONLY 48 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S CORN CROP IS IN GOOD OR EXCELLENT

CONDITION.

CAUSING CORN PRICES TO SOAR 37 PERCENT SINCE JUNE 15

NOW, FOOD AND COMMODITY PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS MUCH AS 3.5 PERCENT

BEGINNING LATE THIS YEAR.

UNTIL THE HEAT BREAKS MONDAY, AT LEAST YOU HAVE AN EXCUSE TO INDULGE.

sot Alfred Perez

I'll be melting without it, so I have to get the Italian ice. And she's

Italian too, so

HEAT TROUBLES-ON CAM

THAT WAS RICHARD CANTU REPORTING.

BRUSH FIRE-VO

LIGHTNING FROM TODAY'S STORMS LEFT FIREFIGHTERS IN LEHIGH ACRES WITH SEVERAL SMALL BRUSHFIRES TO BATTLE.

THIS ONE ACRE BRUSHFIRE ON LONGBOW LANE AND LOCKHAVEN GOT CLOSE TO A COUPLE OF HOMES BEFORE FIRE CREWS CONTAINED IT.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY RESPONDED TO FIVE FIRES AFTER THE LIGHTNING EARLIER THIS EVENING

I75 CORKSCREW ROLLOVER-VO

STILL NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON I-75, INJURING TWO TEENS.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2 THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES NEAR THE CORKSCREW ROAD EXIT.

F-H-P TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER OVER-CORRECTED, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED INTO A TREE -- SENDING THE CAR INTO THE AIR.

THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED.AND THE DRIVER WAS PINNED UNDER THE CAR.

BOTH WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

DEEP CREEK BURGLARIES-VO

A CONVICTED FELON STRIKES AGAIN.

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN IS IN JAIL AFTER DETECTIVES SAY HE BURGLARIZED AT LEAST THREE HOMES IN HIS OWN COMMUNITY.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 27-YEAR-OLD DANIEL ROBERT FOLEY THE II.

IT HAPPENED LATE LAST MONTH IN THE DEEP CREEK AREA ALONG BLUE LAKE CIRCLE AND URUGUAY DRIVE.

FOLEY IS A CONVICTED FELON WHO HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL 13 TIMES.

IN THESE THREE DEEP CREEK CASES, FOLEY WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF BURGLARY, TWO FOR GRAND THEFT, AND ONE FOR DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY.

HAMMOND GRANT-VO

THE MINNESOTA TWINS WILL MOST LIKELY BE STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE IN LEE COUNTY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THE TEAM SIGNED A 30-YEAR LEASE.THAT ONLY STANDS IF LEE COUNTY GETS A 15 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE.

LEE COUNTY WAS THE ONLY APPLICATION.

HAMMOND GRANT-SOTVO

this is truly great news, it means we can move forward with a permanent contract and extend the time that the Twins are gonna be here hopefully for about 30 years

COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN SAYS THE COUNTY WILL USE TOURISM BED TAX DOLLARS TO MATCH THE GRANT.

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ROCK THE VOTE DAY-VO

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS STILL MONTHS AWAY BUT CAMPAIGN SEASON IS IN FULL SWING IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE NATION.

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE RAMPING UP THEIR EFFORTS TO WIN OVER SUPPORTERS IN WHAT THEY ARE CALLING SUPER SATURDAY.

ROCK THE VOTE DAY-SOTVO

Jeff Bechdel, Romney Volunteer:13

"today we are out knocking on doors and meeting with voters and we have folks in our headquarters all across the state of Florida, we have 30 offices open. They're making phone calls, reaching out to voters."

LIBYA VOTE-VO

AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS STABILITY IN LIBYA DID NOT COME WITHOUT VIOLENCE TODAY.

VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS FOR THE FIRST ELECTION SINCE THE DEATH OF MOAMMAR KHADDAFY.

A 200-SEAT TEMPORARY ASSEMBLY THAT WILL PICK A CABINET AND PRIME MINISTER WILL BE SELECTED.

THE VOTE TOOK PLACE AMID BOYCOTT CALLS AND VIOLENCE.

ONE ANTI-ELECTION DEMONSTRATOR WAS KILLED IN EASTERN LIBYA WHEN HE REPORTEDLY TRIED TO STEAL A BALLOT BOX FROM A POLLING STATION.

AND A HELICOPTER CARRYING BALLOTS WAS REPORTEDLY SHOT DOWN.

DRUG CARTEL BUST-VO

A MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING BUST IN ARIZONA UNCOVERS A CONNECTION TO THE DEADLY MEXICAN SINALOA DRUG CARTEL.

TEMPE AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 20 PEOPLE AND CONFISCATED THREE TONS OF MARIJUANA AND 30 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE -- ALL THIS AFTER A SIX-MONTH INVESTIGATION.

THEY ALSO SEIZED AN AIRPLANE, 14 WEAPONS AND TWO-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.

STORMWARN 7 OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-RP

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

NEXT AT 11-CLIP

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

IT' WAS OPENING DAY FOR A COUPLE NEW TO THE NAPLES AREA.

DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN CHECK OUT TWO NEW CHEETAHS AT THE ZOO.

PLUS MOST OF US WOULD DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT OUR PETS.

He's a part of the family, we do everything we have to to keep him happy and keep him safe."

WHAT HIDDEN DANGER COULD THREATEN YOUR POOCH'S WELL BEING THIS SUMMER.

A) HEARTWORM-SOTVO

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS-NATSTOPS-VO

NATS - ZIPPING OR KIDS

500 KIDS GOT A HEADSTART ON THE SCHOOL YEAR AT TONIGHT'S FORT MYERS MIRACLE GAME AGAINST THE HAMMERHEADS IN FORT MYERS.

THE FIRST 500 KIDS UNDER 12 YEARS OLD GOT A MIRACLES BACKPACK ON THEIR WAY IN THE DOOR.

IT TOOK LESS THAN A HALF HOUR FOR THEM TO GO.

MIRACLES PROMOTIONS SAYS IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GIVEAWAYS OF THE YEAR.

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS-SOTVO

"It's one less thing you have to buy them."

"This is a really popular promotion for us, the only bad thing is it reminds us it's almost back to school time!"

LOTTO TEASE-ON CAM

LIVE FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING-SAT LIVE

HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST.

IT'S 11:15 AND TIME FOR TONIGHT'S FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING.

HEARTWORM PROBLEMS-ON CAM

A WARNING FOR PET OWNERS.

VETS IN TEXAS ARE PREDICTING THIS COULD BE AN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD YEAR FOR HEARTWORM DISEASE.

HEARTWORM PROBLEMS-PKG

RILEY IS A HEALTHY-AS-AN OX FRENCH BULLDOG. THIS SUMMER HE AND OWNER LARRY PICCHIOTTI RARELY GO OUTSIDE--NOT EVEN TO THE BACKYARD TO PLAY FETCH BECAUSE HEARTWORM SPREADING MOSQUITOS START SWARMING.

"They'll attack up. It sounds dramatic but they are very, very bad this year."

"Mother Nature created this perfect storm for heartworms, it was a mild winter, followed by a pretty wet spring and we're in store for a really hot summer--that means mosquitos are pretty much everywhere."

STUDIES FIND THAT TEXAS RANKS IN THE TOP TEN IN HEARTWORM INFECTIONS. THE MOSQUITO BITES THE DOG OR CAT, THE LARVAE MIGRATES TO THE HEART WHERE PARASITIC WORMS CAN GROW UP TO 12 INCHES LONG.

"You can see right here is the valve, they're actually clogging up the valve here."

"Hi, Riley. Come on in, What's up buddy?"

BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL VETERINARIAN ANGELA ROBERTS SAYS TEXAS IS INFESTED WITH HEARTWORM DISEASE AND UNPROTECTED PETS ARE BEING INFECTED RIGHT NOW--BUT OWNERS WON'T KNOW UNTIL THIS WINTER WHEN PETS START SHOWING SYMPTOMS WHICH INCLUDE COUGH, LETHARGY AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THERE ARE EXPENSIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR DOGS BUT IF NOT CAUGHT EARLY IT CAN BE FATAL.

"They clog the heart up so the heart can't pump so they die of heart failure essentially."

DOCTOR ROBERTS SAYS PREVENTION IS KEY--ESPECIALLY FOR CATS BECAUSE THERE IS NO SAFE TREATMENT OPTION. SHE RECOMMENDS A SIMPLE HEARTWORM BLOOD TEST FOR ALL PETS--IF NEGATIVE DOG OWNERS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A MONTHLY TOPICAL OR PET MEDICATION OR TWICE A YEAR INJECTIONS. THERE IS NO SHOT THAT WORKS FOR CATS. DR. ROBERTS SAYS SOME PET OWNERS CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING.

"It's so frustrating to see a pet heartworm positive when all you had to do is give them a pill."

AS FOR RILEY--HE'S BEEN VACCINATED--HE'S A HEARTWORM PROOF HEARTWARMER.

HEARTWORM PROBLEMS-ON CAM

THAT WAS BARRY CARPENTER REPORTING.

HEARTWORMS OFTEN SHOW NO SYMPTOMS IN YOUR PET UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE TO TREAT.

NAPLES CHEETAHS-VO

A PAIR OF CHEETAS MADE THEIR DEBUT AT THE NAPLES ZOO EARLIER TODAY.

ONE IS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE OTHER IS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.

THEY MET IN THE U-S AND FELL IN LOVE AND WERE PART OF A BREEDING PROGRAM.

PANDA SLIDE-VO

THIS IS GURANTEED TO MAKE YOU SMILE!

WHEN CHILDREN GET A NEW SWING-SET. THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GO DOWN THE SLIDE DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND IT TURNS OUT PANDAS ARE JUST AS EXCITED WHEN THEY GET A NEW SLIDE, TOO.

BUT THEY NEED TO LEARN TO LOOK OUT BELOW.

THIS CUSTOM BUILT SLIDE WAS MADE JUST FOR THE PANDAS AT A CHINESE ZOO.

THE VIDEO WAS RELEASED TO MARK THE FIRST PANDA AWARENESS WEEK.

FRENCH EXCHANGE PROGRAM-OC-SOT-OC

AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR FRENCH TEENS RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEEDS YOUR HELP.

THE PROGRAM ALLOWS A DOZEN TEENS TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH AND EXPERIENCE AMERICAN CULTURE.

THEY'LL BE HERE FOR 20 DAYS -- AND STILL NEED A PLACE TO STAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

take sot Ana Rocha, Organizer:

50:45 there's not a better way to know about another country than receiving someone in your home, they are very open to exchanging their cultures at the same time that they want to learn what Americans do, how Americans are 51:00

THE TEENS ARRIVE NEXT THURSDAY, BUT THE COORDINATOR SAYS SHE STILL NEEDS TO FIND HOSTS FOR SEVEN OF THEM.

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SPORTS TZ-ONCAM

FROM THE FRENCH TO THE BRITISH. WE'LL TALK ABOUT WIMBLEDON. THE WOMEN HAVE A CHAMPION. BUT TOMORROW COULD BE A HUGE DAY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF ENGLAND. I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

A) SPORTS TZ-VO

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

NASCAR DAYTONA-NATVO

WE'RE RACING UNDER THE LIGHTS AT THE SUPER SPEEDWAY. COKE ZERO 400 IN DAYTONA.

FIRST TEE PEBBLE BEACH-ONCAM

FIRST TEE PEBBLE BEACH-VO

AUSTIN SCHULTZ AND JOSH PISARRI. BOTH MEMBERS OF FIRST TEE NAPLES COLLIER. ARE PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONS TOUR'S FIRST TEE OPEN.

THE BARRON COLLIER GRAD PISARRI AND HIS PARTNER, BRAD BRYANT. SHOT TEN UNDER TODAY. TIED FOR SECOND.

GREENBRIER CLASSIC SATURDAY-VO

3RD ROUND OF THE PGA GREENBRIER CLASSIC FROM LOVELY WEST VIRGINIA.

WEBB SIMPSON. THE U-S OPEN CHAMP WITH THE BIRDIE HERE ON THE 7TH. WEBB GETS TO 12 UNDER AT ONE POINT. TIED.

WITH THIS GUY. TROY KELLY. WHO? EXACTLY. HE'S MISSED THE CUTS IN 8 OF 14 EVENTS THIS YEAR. BUT SO FAR SO GOOD. HE SITS SITS AT 12 UNDER THANKS TO A FLAWLESS ROUND OF 62.

WIMBLEDON MEN PREVIEW-POPMON

WIMBLEDON MEN PREVIEW-VO

WIMBLEDON WOMENS FINAL-VO

THIS MORNING WAS THE WOMEN'S FINALE. SERENA WILLIAMS BATTLING AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA IN FIRST GRAND SLAM FINAL EVER.

WILLIAMS OVERPOWERING HER MUCH OF THE DAY. TAKES THE FIRST SET EASILY.6-1.

SERENA SOUND-SOT

FLORIDA OPEN DAY 1-VO

CLOSER TO HOME IT'S THE FLORIDA OPEN HERE IN FORT MYERS. THE ANNUAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS HAS BEEN A STAPLE OVER AT THE LANDINGS FOR TWO DECADES.

FLORIDA OPEN SOUND-SOT

CARL CRAWFORD SETBACK-POPMON

RED SOX YANKS NIGHTCAP-VO

RED SOX AND YANKS RENEWING THEIR FRIENSHIP. A DOUBLEHEADER EVEN!

THIS IS THE NIGHTCAP. BOSTON DOWN TILL THE 6HT. Pedro Ciriaco doubles to left field, THAT'S GONNA CLEAR THE BASES.

RED SOX YANKEES DAY-VO

GAME ONE EARLIER IN THE DAY. AND IT WAS ALL YANKEES.

AND BASICALLY ALL HOME RUNS NICK SWISHER. OVER THE MONSTER.

ANDRUW JONES. SAME THING. BACK TO BACK.

THEN IT'S JONES AGAIN. OVER THE MONSTER.

THEN JAYSON NIX. BACK TO BACK AGAIN.

TWINS RANGERS-VO

TWINS DOWN IN TEXAS.

JOSH WILLINGHAM MIGHT BE TRADED ANY MOMENT. BUT NOW. HE'S SLUGGING HOMERS AS A TWIN. HIS 19TH OF THE SEASON TIES IT UP.

RAYS INDIANS-VO

RAYS JUST CAN'T GET BACK ON TRACK. EVEN THE INDIANS MAKING THEM LOOK BACK.

JUMPING ON STARTER MATT MOORE EARLY. THEY GO ON TO BEAT TAMPA 7-2.

CHRIS JOHNSON BAT TOSS-VOTOPS

USA HOOPS ADDS 3-VO

THE U-S FINALIZED THEIR OLYMPIC MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER TODAY. SEVERAL BIG NAMES DROPPED OUT DUE TO INJURY. BUT SOME OTHER NBA STANDOUTS MADE THE FINAL CUT. INCLUDING BLAKE GRIFFIN. JAMES HARDIN. AND ANDRE INGUODALA.

HIGH HEELS RACE-VOTOPS

DOZENS OF RUSSIAN WOMEN PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD TODAY.

PARTICIPANTS IN THIS 50-METER RACE IN MOSCOW SWAPPED SNEAKERS FOR STILETTOS.

CONTESTANTS WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR HEELS MEASURING THREE AND A HALF INCHES.

THEY SHOWED A LOT OF SPIRIT, BUT SOME TOOK SOME MINOR SPILLS.

GIFT CERTIFICATES WERE GIVEN OUT TO THE TOP FINISHERS.

WIFE CARRYING-VOTOPS

IT'S A TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE.TO THE EXTREME!

THE ANNUAL WIFE CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES GOT UNDERWAY IN FINLAND TODAY.

SOME HUSBANDS NEEDED A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS TO MAKE IT AROUND THE COURSE THAT'S ABOUT THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS LONG.

THE WIFE CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN HELD IN FINLAND SINCE 1992.

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PANDA BUMP-VOTOPS