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NOW ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT 9-

YOU PROBABLY SMELLED IT.

THE *MINUTE YOU WALKED OUTSIDE.

SMOKE FROM A BRUSH FIRE STILL FILLS THE AIR IN LEE COUNTY.

WE'RE LIVE FROM I-75.

WHERE THICK SMOKE CREATES A HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS.

AND--

IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, YOUR TAXES COULD BE GOING UP-

UNLESS CONGRESS GOES ALONG WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN TO KEEP THE BUSH ERA TAX CUTS-

BUT NOT EVERYONE WILL BE GETTING THE BREAK.

ABC-7 TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

: i was completely abiding by the law. I was simply

warning citizens of a situation ahead

A TEXAS WOMAN ARRESTED.

FOR WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT A SPEED TRAP!

IS SHE A FOLK HERO OR LAW BREAKER?

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HL2) OBAMA TAXES-VO-WIPE

HL3) SPEED TRAP HERO-SOTVOTOPS

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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

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AS SOON AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE THIS MORNING --

MANY OF YOU WILL NOTICE THE *STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE.

THE UNMISTAKABLE SMELL OF BRUSH FIRE-

IT'S NOW CONTAINED AND OUT,

NEAR I-75 AND CORKSCREW ROAD.

BUT, SMOKE IS GOING OVER THE INTERSTATE.

AND TROOPERS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT.

ABC-7'S KELLY CRESWELL HAS BEEN OUT THERE ALL MORNING,

MONITORING THE CONDITIONS.

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HAMMOND DECISION PREVIEW-VO

HAMMOND STADIUM COULD SOON GET SOME MAJOR UPGRADES,

*IF A GRANT GOES THROUGH.

LEE COUNTY IS THE *ONLY COUNTY --

THAT HAS APPLIED FOR THE 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY.

IT WOULD GO TOWARD IMPROVING THE SPRING TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS.

AND ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS --

IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN THE COUNTY WILL GET THE CASH.

DREDGING UPDATE-VO

A WATER DREDGING PROJECT OFF SANIBEL ISLAND -- IS NOW BACK UP AN RUNNING.

IT WAS DELAYED FOR A FEW WEEKS -- BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND A MECHANICAL ISSUE.

THE DREDGING WILL TAKE PLACE AT BLIND PASS -- BETWEEN CAPTIVA AND SANIBEL.

DREDGING UPDATE-SOTVO

We just had a bit of an encounter here. A woman jumped the line. I had to get out and politely explain there was a line.

The parking's been a little tight. Normally I just get right into a space. It took me about 15 minutes but I love it out here.

COUNTY LEADERS SAY THEY WORKED WITH THE CONTRACTORS -- TAKING UP AS FEW SPACES AS POSSIBLE.

CAPE BOAT RAMP-VO

A DANGEROUS CAPE CORAL BOAT RAMP.

IS EXPECTED TO RE-OPEN SOMETIME THIS WEEK.

RENOVATIONS TO THE HORTON PARK BOAT RAMP ARE NEARLY COMPLETE.

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL IS USING AN 80-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT --

TO MAKE MUCH-NEEDED SAFETY UPGRADES.

THE BOAT RAMP WAS SHUT DOWN IN JUNE,

AFTER SEVERAL VEHICLES AND BOAT TRAILERS WERE PULLED INTO THE WATER.

MORNING HOUSE FIRE-VO

FIRE INVESTIGATORS LOOK INTO WHAT CAUSED A FIRE.

AT A NORTHWEST CAPE CORAL HOME.

FLAMES TORE THROUGH THE VACATION HOME EARLY SUNDAY MORNING,

OFF NORTHWEST 32-ND PLACE.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL ABC-7 --

THE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM ALERTED THEM.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE IT STARTED AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ATTIC -

POSSIBLY BY LIGHTNING.

AMERICANS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN-CLIP-ONCAM

DEVELOPING NOW-

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED THAT 6 AMERICANS -- ARE THE LATEST VICTIMS IN THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.

NATO SAYS THE 6 WERE KILLED YESTERDAY IN A ROADSIDE BOMBING.

THE TALIBAN SAY THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLAST -- WHICH STRUCK THE SOLDIERS IN THEIR ARMORED VEHICLE, JUST SOUTH OF KABUL.

FLORIDA SOLDIER KILLED-ONCAM

AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOW SAYS A FLORIDA SOLIDER WAS ALSO KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.

CAPTAIN BRUCE MACFARLANE OF OVIEDO WAS KILLED FRIDAY.

NO INTERNET-VO

IF YOU *DID NOT CHECK YOUR COMPUTER FOR MALWARE OVER THE WEEKEND,

YOUR INTERNET MIGHT NOT WORK TODAY!

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE *WON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS TODAY.

THEIR COMPUTERS ARE INFECTED WITH A ROGUE VIRUS,

WHICH TOOK CONTROL OF MORE THAN A HALF MILLION INFECTED P-C *AND MAC COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.

IF YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS --

CONGRESS BACK FROM BREAK-ONCAM

CONGRESS IS NOW BACK FROM THE HOLIDAY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA IS REPORTEDLY GETTING READY TO STIR UP THE POLITICAL FIRE TODAY -- WITH A CALL TO EXTEND THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS.

BUT NOT EVERYONE WILL BE GETTING THE BREAK.

CONGRESS BACK FROM BREAK-PKG

AS CONGRESS RETURNS TODAY FROM ITS JULY FOURTH RECESS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ALREADY HAS SOME WORK PLANNED FOR LAWMAKERS.

LATER TODAY. HE'S REPORTEDLY GOING TO ASK CONGRESS TO EXTEND THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS TO AMERICANS MAKING LESS THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN NEEDS TO QUICKLY PIVOT AWAY FROM LAST FRIDAY'S FEEBLE JOBS REPORT.

AND IT'S AIMING ITS GUNS NOT ONLY ON CAPITOL HILL. BUT ON REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY'S PERSONAL FINANCES.

"He offshores most of his own personal investments, presumably to shield them from taxes."

Maryland ABC:36 -:41

I've never known of a Swiss bank account to build an American bridge, a Swiss bank account to create American jobs

ROMNEY'S SUPPORTERS CALL IT A DISTRACTION.

Lousiana:45 -:51

"In terms of Governor Romney's financial success, look, I'm happy he's a successful businessman. We have a president who's never run a business."

BACK ON CAPITOL HILL. A FIGHT OVER BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS WILL HAVE TO GET IN LINE.

ON WEDNESDAY. THE HOUSE WILL TRY TO OVERTURN OBAMACARE - AN EFFORT GOING NOWHERE BECAUSE DEMOCRATS STILL CONTROL THE SENATE.

CONGRESS BACK FROM BREAK-ON CAM

BRIAN MOOAR REPORTING--

VOTER REGISTERATION REMINDER-CLIP-CG

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-

YOU ONLY HAVE ONE WEEK.

TO MAKE *SURE YOU CAN VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN AUGUST.

NEXT MONDAY IS THE *DEADLINE --

TO REGISTER TO VOTE *OR CHANGE PARTY AFFILIATION.

AND A REMINDER -- FLORIDA IS A 'CLOSED PRIMARY' STATE.

SO ONLY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

CAN VOTE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTY'S CANDIDATE.

THE ONE EXPECTION IS IF ALL CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE HAVE THE *SAME PARTY AFFILIATION,

MRS. O TO FLORIDA TOMORROW-CG

LOOKING AHEAD-

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WILL BE MAKING A SUNSHINE STATE SWING TOMORROW.

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED THE FIRST LADY WILL BE IN MIAMI TOMORROW MORNING -- AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI LAKES.

AFTER THAT, MISSES OBAMA WILL HEAD TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ARENA IN ORLANDO.

THE DONALD TO FLORIDA-VOTOPS

DONALD TRUMP IS ALSO COMING TO FLORIDA.

HE WILL BE IN SARASOTA NEXT MONTH.

*RIGHT BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

HE'LL ACCEPT THE 2012 STATESMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.

THAT'LL HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE THE R-N-C KICKS OFF IN TAMPA.

TICKETS FOR THE EVENT RUN AS HIGH AS A GRAND,

RELIEF FROM THE HEAT-ONCAM

AFTER DAYS OF RECORD-BREAKING HEAT, *FINALLY SOME RELIEF THIS MORNING FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION.

BUT THAT RELIEF COMES AT A PRICE-

A VIOLENT FINALE TO THE SWELTERING HEAT WAVE.

RELIEF FROM THE HEAT-PKG

TRK 1: 10

WEEKEND STORMS BROUGHT DESTRUCTION AND DEVASTATION AND A MASSIVE CLAP OF

THUNDER SENT BASEBALL PLAYERS AND UMPIRES AT THIS RANGER GAME RUNNING FOR

COVER

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BUT THEY WERE ALSO DEADLY - THE STORMS AND HEATWAVES HAVE BEEN TO BLAME FOR

AT LEAST 45 DEATHS IN THE LAST 11 DAYS -- LIGHTNING STRUCK AND KILLED ONE

48 YR OLD WOMAN AT THIS BEACH IN MONMOUTH NEW JERSEY

SOT: PROBABLY WITHIN 15 MIN AFTER WE LEFT THE BEACH / SHE WAS STRUCK

TRK 3:08

THOUGH DEVASTING THEY ALSO BROUGHT RELIEF FROM A HEATWAVE SWELTERING THE US

WITH TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPATURES.

TRK 4: 16

11 STRAIGHT DAYS OF TEMPATURES HOVERING NEAR 100 DEGREES. KILLING FISH

BUCKLING ROADS. BENDING RAILS. AND DERAILING TRAINS. THE HEAT IS

EVEN BEING BLAMED ON ***THIS*** MANHOLE EXPLODING IN NYC ON SATURDAY

GFX WHIP AROUND MAP:

TRK 5: 09

TEMPATURES REACHED 105 DEGREES IN DC SATURDAYJUST 2 DEGREES SHORT OF THE

CITY'S HOTTEST RECORD EVER. CAUSING THIS PLANE TO SINK IN THE MELTING

RUNWAY AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.

TRK 6: 14

IN INDIANAPOLIS POLICE SAVED A 16-MONTH-OLD GIRL , LEFT IN A CAR BY HER

MOTHER AND SUFFERNING FROM A HEAT RELATED SEIZURE TEMPATURES INSIDE THE CAR

AFTER THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN WAS 124 DEGREES

TRK 7: 09

IN GREENFIELD INDIANA A SIMILAIR CASE THIS TIME A 4 MONTH OLD GIRL WAS LEFT

IN A CAR BY HER FATHER SHE DID NOT SURIVIVE

TRK 8: 07

AND IN MARYLAND 3 YOUNG BOYS DROWNED TRYING TO BEAT THE HEAT DIVERS FOUND

RELIEF FROM THE HEAT-ONCAM

IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, THE TEMPERATURE SOARED TO 95 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR 11 STRAIGHT DAYS.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

WITH SUMMER NOW HERE ---

KIDS WILL SPEND EVEN MORE TIME ON FACEBOOK AND OTHER WEBSITES

SO WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

PARENTS THINK THEY KNOW, BUT PROBABLY DON'T.

AHEAD -- THE SNEAKY WAYS YOUR KIDS HIDE THEIR ONLINE ACTIVITY.

AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

PLUS-

THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY. IS BACK!

WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN THE HOLIDAY FALLS,

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TZ1 B FLORIDA SALES TAX HOLIDAY-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING.

IN THIS FINAL STRETCH, LEADING UP TO THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION--

COLLEGE COSTS AND DEBT ARE BECOMING A BIGGER ISSUE THAN EVER.

THAT'S AS COSTS HAVE SOARED FASTER THAN THE RATE OF INFLATION OVER THE PAST 40-YEARS--

WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS *ENCOURAGED* BORROWING, WHILE IGNORING SURGING TUITION.

*****

MEANTIME, *CORN* PRICES ARE SURGING AS THE HEATWAVE SWEEPING THE MIDWEST--

THE USDA SAYS CROPS AS OF JULY 1ST WERE IN ITS *WORST* CONDITION SINCE 1988.

ANALYSTS TELL BLOOMBERG, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DRIVE UP COSTS AT THE GROCERY--

SINCE CORN IS BASE INGREDIENT IN SO MANY FOODS.

IT'S ALSO USED TO FEED LIVESTOCK.

*****

RETAILERS ARE BECOMING A LOT LESS *CLOSETED*

I'LL EXPLAIN, AFTER THIS:

ALCOA KICKS OFF EARNINGS SEASON TONIGHT--

*****

FRIDAY'S JUNE JOBS REPORT CAME IN WORSE THAN EXPECTED--

AND THAT HELPED SINK STOCKS.

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AND-- SOURCES TELL US, BEST BUY IS CUTTING 24-HUNDRED *MORE* JOBS.

THAT INCLUDES 600 OF ITS GEEK SQUAD TECH SUPPORT WORKERS, ALONG WITH 18-HUNDRED STORE POSITIONS BY AUGUST 1ST.

*****

JC PENNEY AND TARGET ARE AMONG RETAILERS TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO GAYS AND LESBIANS--

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS THE GROUP WIELDS SUBSTANTIAL BUYING POWER, BUT HASN'T BEEN FULLY INTEGRATED INTO MAINSTREAM ADVERTISING.

THE PAPER SAYS GAYS HAVE NEARLY DOUBLE THE DISPOSABLE INCOME OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN--

SOME 49-THOUSAND DOLLARS PER CAPITA, VERSUS $26-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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AND AS 7-11 TRIES TO BRING IN CUSTOMERS TO ITS STORES.IT'S CELEBRATING FREE SLURPEE DAY THIS WEEK.

YOU GUESSED IT-- JULY 11TH.

IT EXPECTS TO BREAK A NEW RECORD, IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 85TH BIRTHDAY.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

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STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

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.

"Rainy season pattern continues Monday"

The heat and humidity will be in full force again today as abundant sunshine puts temperatures into the mid 90s across Southwest Florida. The afternoon sea breeze will keep coastal communities just below 90 through the day, but away from the beaches, we'll warm to the low to mid 90s. Humidity will also be very high today, so the heat index will be at or near 100 during the peak heating hours of the day.

A few of us will get some relief from the heat in the form of showers and storms by the late afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms will likely start developing first over Collier County and then build northward into Lee and Charlotte counties through the late afternoon and evening hours. The prime time for storms will be from 4-8 p.m., and some storms will be capable of producing blinding rain, frequent lightning, and powerful winds.

Once the storms fade early tonight, we'll be in store for a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky through the overnight along with a warm and muggy air mass.

Increasing tropical moisture will bring a few changes to our forecast starting Tuesday, so look for more cloud cover and perhaps an earlier start to the rain through Wednesday. Temperatures likely won't be quite as hot with the extra clouds around, but most of us will still manage to get into the low 90s. With more tropical moisture around, showers will be more numerous on Tuesday and Wednesday.

TEEN TECH MONITORING-TC MON

IT'S SUMMER TIME!

THAT MEANS MORE FREE TIME FOR TEENS.

AND MANY WILL SPEND THAT TIME ONLINE.

SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING ON THE INTERNET?

ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY -- YOU PROBABLY DON'T.

TEEN TECH MONITORING-PKG

BEING A TEENAGER CAN BE TOUGH.

:03 -:07

"We all understand teen peer pressure, it's been going on since the beginning of time"

BUT IN TODAY'S WORLD… THEY'RE EXPERIENCING THAT PRESSURE *ONLINE*.

:12 -:14

"peer pressure in social media is a pressure cooker."

THAT PRESSURE IS LEADING MANY TEENS TO ENGAGE IN RISKY BEHAVIOR ONLINE, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY FROM THE INTERNET SECURITY COMPANY, MCAFEE.

AND IT SEEMS PARENTS AREN'T PLUGGED IN. AT ALL.

:25 -:26

"Ignorance is not bliss in this situation."

ACCORDING TO THE STUDY… 3 OUT OF 4 TEENS DID NOT TELL THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY FELT UNCOMFORTABLE, PRESSURED OR THREATENED ONLINE.

EXPERTS SAY. IT'S UP TO MOM AND DAD TO START THE CONVERSATION.

:38 -:47

"It's important that parents open up, talk to their kids they understand technology they walk through the internet and all the different risks with them."

AND MONITOR THEIR DEVICES.

:50 -:53

"Parents need to monitor every aspect of their child's digital device whether that's a mobile phone or a laptop or a mac knowing what they're doing and who they are doing it with."

BUT TECH-SAVVY TEENS CAN USE TRICKS TO BYPASS THAT MONITORING. ACCORDING TO THE STUDY -- CLEARING THE BROWSER HISTORY IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY TEENS HIDE THEIR ONLINE ACTIVITY.

TEENS MAY ALSO CREATE A DUPLICATE E-MAIL ADDRESS OR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT. SO THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN CHECKING MIGHT NOT BE THE ONE THEY'RE REALLY USING.

APPS LIKE PICSCHECKER OR SOFTWARE LIKE MCAFEE'S SAFE EYES CAN HELP OPEN PARENTS' EYES.

1:26 - 1:30

16:57 "It gives the parents a greater degree of control so parents can understand their child's online life."

TEEN TECH MONITORING-TC MON

ERIKA EDWARDS REPORTING.

ANOTHER THING PARENTS CAN DO?

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR TEENS,

AND PUT THE COMPUTER IN A COMMON ROOM IN THE HOUSE --

FLORIDA SALES TAX HOLIDAY-HALF SCREEN

GOOD NEWS--

THE WILDLY POPULAR SALES TAX HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS BACK-

THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY FALLS ON THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 3RD TO THE 5TH.

BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO CLOTHING, SHOES AND CERTAIN OTHER ITEMS -- SELLING FOR LESS THAN 75 DOLLARS.

IT ALSO APPLIES TO SOME SCHOOL SUPPLIES SELLING FOR 15 DOLLARS OR LESS.

NFL GAME DAY EXPERIENCE-VO

THE N-F-L REVS UP FOOTBALL GAMES FOR FANS.

NOW OFFERING SOME BRAND NEW PERKS!

EVERY STADIUM WILL SOON HAVE FREE WIRELESS INTERNET.

THAT MEANS FANS CAN WATCH INSTANT REPLAYS, HIGHLIGHTS AND CONTROVERSIAL CALLS.

WHILE THEY'RE IN THE STANDS.

THE LEAGUE WILL ALSO CREATE SMARTPHONE APPS --

BEST BUY APPLE STORES-VOTOPS

IT APPEARS BEST BUY IS TAKING A BITE OUT OF APPLE'S PLAYBOOK.

BEST BUY IS INCORPORATING A "SOLUTION CENTRAL" HELP DESK -- IN SOME OF ITS STORES.

THE DESK IS MANNED BY BEST BUY'S BLACK-TIED GEEK SQUAD.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

MOST LITTLE GIRLS *LOVE DRESSING UP WITH HAIR BOWS.

BUT THIS MORNING -- A SHOCKING LINK.

A HAIR TIE ACTUALLY CAUSED A FRACTURED SKULL!

MEET THE GIRL, WHO'S ON A CRUSADE --

TO MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE GETS HURT LIKE SHE DID.

AND MOST KIDS WANT A FAMILY PET.

BUT NOW, THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF HAVING A FOUR LEGGED FRIEND.

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TZ2 B KIDS AND PETS-VOTOPS

GIRL CREATES HAIR BOWS TO PREVENT BRAIN INJURIES-2

IT'S AN INJURY YOU MAY HAVE *NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

A HAIR TIE CAUSED A *FRACTURED SKULL --

FOR ONE LITTLE GIRL IN NORTH CAROLINA.

GIRL CREATES HAIR BOWS TO PREVENT BRAIN INJURIES-P

"I fell on a hair accessory and had a head injury."

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD MYA BARTLETT DOESN'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THAT FRACTURED HER SKULL AND LEFT HER WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN DAMAGE.

IT HAPPENED ON APRIL 8TH 2010.

SHE WAS KICKING A SOCCER BALL, FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HER HEAD.

THE HELLO KITTY PONYTAIL HOLDER SHE WAS WEARING DAMAGED HER FRAGILE SKULL.

"As the doctors said, it was as if she had a rock and a knife in her head when she fell. The rock was the plastic, and the corners and edges acted as a knife."

MYA'S MOM TRISTEN SAID SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SHE LEARNED THAT INJURIES FROM HAIR ACCESSORIES ARE FAIRLY COMMON, ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS WHO ARE VERY ACTIVE.

"Girls under the age of 14, their head is still growing and developing."

KYRA IS MYA'S SISTER AND BUSINESS PARTNER.

THAT'S RIGHT, THIS DUO IS TURNING AN INJURY INTO AN INVESTMENT.

AN INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF LITTLE GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD.

THEY ARE MAKING AND SELLING SAFE HAIR ACCESSORIES.

"They got no plastic and no metal."

MYA AND KYRA DESIGN AND SEW THE BOWS THEMSELVES, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MOM.

WATERS SAYS MYA STRUGGLES WITH ADD, ADHD AND MEMORY LOSS AMONG OTHER THINGS AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.

BUT SHE'S PROUD THAT HER GIRLS ARE HELPING TO PREVENT SIMILAR PROBLEMS, ONE HAIR BOW AT A TIME.

GIRL CREATES HAIR BOWS TO PREVENT BRAIN INJURIES-2

THE GIRLS USED THE MONEY FROM THE BOWS AND BANDS -- TO PAY FOR SUMMER CAMP.

HPV AND TEEN GIRLS-VO

SINCE THE H-P-V VACCINE HIT THE MARKET -- CASES HAVE GONE DOWN IN YOUNG WOMEN -- INCLUDING THOSE WHO NEVER GOT THE SHOTS.

RESEARCHERS FOUND CASES WENT DOWN NEARLY *SIXTY PERCENT AFTER THE TEENS STARTED GETTING VACCINATED.

KIDS AND PETS-VOTOPS

PARENTS WHO ARE DOG OWNERS.

MAY HAVE HEALTHIER KIDS!

A NEW STUDY FINDS --

CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOGS EARLY IN LIFE.

HAD FEWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND EAR INFECTIONS.

TEASE THREE-1SHOT

AFTER WEEKS OF DROPPING, GAS PRICES ARE STARTING TO CREEP BACK UP-

ABC-7 WILL HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE PAYING HERE AT HOME-

PLUS WHAT COULD BE CAUSING GAS PRICES TO SPIKE.

AND--

IMAGINE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN AND SEEING THIS--

A GREAT WHITE SHARK!

PRETTY SCARY STUFF--

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TZ3 B CAPE COD GREAT WHITES-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE TRADING DAY WILL SOON BEGIN.

AND U-S STOCKS WERE POISED FOR A *LOWER OPEN.

INVESTORS ARE WARY,

AHEAD OF QUARTERLY CORPORATE RESULTS.

WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDERWHELMING.

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NOW AT 9:30, HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES-

A BRUSH FIRE NEAR I-75 IS OUT, BUT IT'S STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR DRIVERS.

RIGHT NOW, SMOKE FROM THE FIRE IS GOING OVER THE INTERSTATE.

TS2) HAMMOND STADIUM-VOTOPS

AND WE ARE STILL WAITING TO LEARN --

IF LEE COUNTY GOT 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY.

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED --

WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTY TO APPLY FOR THE CASH.

IF THE GRANT GOES THROUGH,

IT WILL MEAN MAJOR UPGRADES AT HAMMOND STADIUM.

TS3) DREDGING UPDATE-VOTOPS

A WATER DREDGING PROJECT OFF SANIBEL ISLAND -- IS NOW BACK UP AN RUNNING.

IT WAS DELAYED FOR A FEW WEEKS -- BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND A MECHANICAL ISSUE.

GAS PRICES AND THE ECONOMY-2 SHOT-CG-2SHOT

AFTER WEEKS OF GOING DOWN.

GAS PRICES BEGIN CREEPING BACK UP.

ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A -- WE ARE PAYING $3.26 A GALLON, UP 9 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS ALSO 3-26 A GALLON.

THAT'S UP EIGHT CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

NATIONWIDE THE AVERAGE IS $3.38 A GALLON, THAT'S UP 6 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.

GAS PRICES AND THE ECONOMY-PKG

hionk.honk

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT AMAZING RIDE WE'VE BEEN ON.

THE SIGNS ARE CHANGING.

TAKE A LOOK..WE HIT NEARLY 4 BUCKS A GALLON.IN EARLY APRIL.

AND SINCE THEN DOWN. ABOUT 20 CENTS A MONTH. 3-73 IN MAY.DOWN TO

3-52 IN JUNE.ALL THE WAY TO 3-34.JUST LAST SUNDAY.

SOT:

Avery Ash/AAA

20;11;00;25 we have seen a slew of negative economic news over the

last several months. and thats been really the major driving factor behind

lower crude oil prices and lower gasoline prices."

BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED.

SOT: mos

18;21;46;27 man 2: its clearly much higher

YEP. JUST THE OTHER DAY.THE GAS PUMP GAUGES REVERESED DIRECTION.

HEADING UP.

A TWO CENT INCREASE FRIDAY. ANOTHER TWO CENTS YESTERDAY.TO 3-37 A

GALLON.

SOT: mos

18;25;30;17 woman 2: its better than a couple months before, but it

could still be cheaper.

BUT WHY.

AFTER 75 DAYS WATCHING PRICES DROP.WHY ALL THE SUDDEN THE CHANGE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT. GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY. COULD COST

YOU MORE TO FILL UP NEXT WEEK.

LAST WEEK CRUDE OIL PRICES STARTED MOVING UP.

SOT:

20;11;25;25 positive economic news both domestically and

internationally -- a more robust economy is expected to consume more crude

oil and more gasoline, which puts upward pressure on prices

SO.IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BUDGET FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. IS THERE

ANYWAY TO PREDICT HOW MUCH WE'LL BE PAYING FOR GAS.

THEY EXPERTS SAY NO. BUT ONE DRIVER IS A BIT ZEN ABOUT IT ALL.

SOT: mos

GAS PRICES AND THE ECONOMY-ONCAM

DAVID KERLEY REPORTING.

BUT TAKE HEART --

THE EXPERTS THINK THE *END OF THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON. WILL CUT DEMAND.

LIBYA ELECTIONS-VO

IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS--

VOTE COUNTING IS MOVING AT A FRENZIED PACE IN LIBYA, TWO DAYS AFTER THE COUNTRY'S HISTORIC NATIONAL ELECTION.

EARLY RESULTS SHOW LIBERAL AND WESTERN-LEANING CANDIDATES -- *COULD BE GAINING GROUND.

EGYPT PRESIDENT & PARLIMENT-VOTOPS

EGYPT'S NEW PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED THE PARLIAMENT TO RECOVENE.

IT'S DOMINATED BY HIS ISLAMIST PARTY.

BUT MOHAMMED MORSI'S MOVE DEFIES A RULING BY THE MILITARY-BACKED COURT --

THAT CALLED FOR PARLIAMENT TO DISSOLVE.

ANNAN MEETS WITH ASSAD-VOTOPS

U-N SPECIAL ENVOY KOFI ANNAN.

IS BACK IN SYRIA TODAY.

HE'LL HOLD TALKS WITH THE COUNTRY'S EMBATTLED GOVERNMENT.

THIS MORNING -- ANNAN MET WITH SYRIA'S DEPUTY FORIEGN MINISTER.

AND LATER TODAY - HE'LL MEET WITH EMBATTLED SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD.

ANNAN IS THE ARCHITECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CEASEFIRE PLAN --

SOCCER TOURNAMENT SHOOTING-VO

GUNMEN OPENED FIRE AT AN ADULT SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN DELAWARE, HITTING THREE PEOPLE.

TWO OF THE SUSPECTED GUNMEN WERE ALSO SHOT SUNDAY. ONE, LATER DIED.

POLICE FOUND THREE VICTIMS AT THE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING A 16-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD.

THEY ALSO FOUND ONE SUSPECT IN A GETAWAY CAR, WHO LATER DIED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

PA TRIPLE FATAL SHOOTING-VO

STATE POLICE IN PENNSYLVANIA --

CONTINUE LOOKING FOR CLUES.

AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE LED TO A TRIPLE SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND.

A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN AND TWO TEENS WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH --

INSIDE AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN SURVIVED THE SHOOTING,

BUT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING REPORTS --

THAT TWO MEN WERE SEEN LEAVING THE APARTMENT,

NY BEACHES CLOSED-VO

TWO NEW YORK BEACHES ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMING -- BECAUSE OF HIGH BACTERIA LEVELS IN THE WATER.

HOWEVER, PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE REST OF THE PARKS, INCLUDING THE SAND NEAR THE WATER.

BOY CATCHES BULL SHARK-VO

A 10-YEAR-OLD TEXAS BOY HAS AN AMAZING FISH STORY TO TELL.

AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.

HUNTER STEVENS WAS OUT SURF FISHING WITH HIS FAMILY ---

OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON SATURDAY.

AND HE REELED IN A MASSIVE BULL SHARK.

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS DAD,

HE BROUGHT THE BIG FISH UP ON LAND.

AND AFTER POSING FOR A FEW PICTURES,

CAPE COD GREAT WHITE SHARKS-ONCAM

NOW TO A SHOCKING SIGHT OFF ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE BEACHES-

A GREAT WHITE SHARK -- HOT ON THE TRAIL OF A KAYAKER OFF CAPE COD THIS WEEKEND.

THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING OF SHARK SIGHTINGS THIS MONTH.

CAPE COD GREAT WHITE SHARKS-PKG

Picture it. you're on vacation at the beach, kayaking for the very first

time. when suddenly people start pointing at you. then shouting shark!

SZULC SOT: "I looked back and that's when the shark was right behind me"

It sounds like a terrifying scene right out of Hollywood,

but this is how Walter Szulc's Saturday played out on cape cod in front of a

captivated audience.hundreds of beachgoers all Yelling paddle!

This nearby surfer watched in horror as the 12 to 14 foot great white

approached.less than ten feet away.

SZULC SOT: "I saw the fin right away and I figured this is it or I'm going

to paddle in"

Szulc says moments before the frightening ordeal he'd reassured his daughter

that the chance of them seeing a shark was slim to none. So he certainly

wasn't expecting to look over his shoulder and see this.

SZULC SOT: "that's me when I first took a look this

is the guy who saved my life because he pointed it out to me"

The kayaker was the third great white sighting in Cape Cod in the last

couple of weeks. The sharks are drawn to the area because a huge spike in

the seal population.and seals are essentially shark bait. Still, author

Jonathan Kathrein, who survived a shark attack, says the fear of sharks is

overrated.

KATHREIN SOT: "The reality is sharks aren't trying to eat people and

statistically in almost every shark attack, the person who's attacked

survives"

Across the country off the coast of Santa Cruz California, 52 year old

Rommel Camu also had an even closer encounter with a great white

BECKMAN SOT: "His boat was lifted up by a 14 to 18 foot shark. The boater

was then kicked out of the boat and the shark bit the kayak"

Szulc credits the fact that he's still here to instinct.

SZULC SOT: I just reacted, I thought it was either it or I'm getting in so

I just paddled like no tomorrow./ "I kind of ran out of the water like a

CAPE COD GREAT WHITE SHARKS-ONCAM

LINSEY DAVIS REPORTING.

CHARDON HIGH GRANT-VO

AN OHIO SCHOOL WHERE THREE STUDENTS DIED IN A FEBRUARY SHOOTING.

GETS A FEDERAL GRANT.

THE CHARDON SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NORTHEAST OHIO.

WILL RECEIVE 56 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER FUNDS.

THE MONEY WILL HELP PAY FOR A SECURITY GUARD.

PLUS, MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

FLORIDA FLIGHT DELAY-VO

TURNING TO STATE NEWS-

SOME PASSENGERS ARE ANGRY AT SPIRIT AIRLINES THIS MORNING, AFTER IT TOOK THEM ALMOST 24 HOURS TO GET FROM L-A TO FORT LAUDERDALE.

THE FLIGHT LEFT L-A AT 10 SATURDAY NIGHT.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE FLIGHT, A PASSENGER BEGAN ACTING OUT -- AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN HOUSTON.

PASSENGERS ABOARD THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES ARRIVED IN FORT LAUDERDALE LATE SUNDAY.

ZIMMERMAN SAFEHOUSE-VO

RIGHT NOW --

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS OUT OF JAIL ON BOND.

AND A SECURITY TEAM IS PROTECTING HIM.

HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL ON FRIDAY,

AFTER POSTING BAIL FOR THE *SECOND TIME.

HE'S CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER --

IN THE KILLING OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

SUNDAY, HIS ATTORNEY SAID ZIMMERMAN IS IN A SAFEHOUSE IN SEMINOLE COUNTY.

HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL,

ERNEST BORGNINE-VO

OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR ERNEST BORGNINE DIED SUNDAY.

HE MAY HAVE BEEN BEST KNOWN AS THE MISCHIEVOUS NAVAL OFFICER IN THE SITCOM "MCHALE'S NAVY."

IN 1955 HE WON A BEST ACTOR ACADEMY AWARD -- FOR PLAYING A LOVESICK BUTCHER IN "MARTY."

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

A BOMBSHELL DIVORCE. GETS A LOT QUIETER.

SOURCES SAY TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES.

WANT TO AVOID A NASTY PUBLIC BATTLE.

ABC-7 HAS NEW TOMKAT DETAILS.

PLUS-

A WOMAN WHO WANTED TO HELP OTHER DRIVERS.

ENDS UP BEHIND BARS.

WE'LL SHARE HER STORY.

TZ4 A TOMKAT DIVORCE-VO

TZ4 B SPEED TRAP HERO-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

TOMKAT DIVORCE LATEST-CAM 10 BMP-2 SHOT

NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING --

ABOUT TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES BLOCKBUSTER BREAK UP.

SHE HAS BEEN SEEN IN PUBLIC A LOT SINCE THE NEWS BROKE.

HE HASN'T.

BUT THERE ARE HINTS WE'LL HEAR HIS SIDE SOON ENOUGH.

TOMKAT DIVORCE LATEST-PKG

KATIE HOLMES SPENT MUCH OF HER WEEKEND IN AND OUT OF HER ATTORNEY'S OFFICES

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Holmes FLANKED BY HER new SECURITY TEAM, WAS MUM ON DIVORCE DETAILS

BUT THIS MORNING, ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT THE divorce heard round the

world may be HEADING INTO CALMER WATERS

WITH SOURCES INVOLVED IN THE CASE SAYING THAT CRUISE AND HOLMES WANT TO "

settle this matter privately" AND THAT "talks are ongoing between the two

parties."

SOT People magazine: Tom is a very private star, and he doesn't want to drag

his family through the mud, and both of them care about Suri. / they don't

want to emotionally harm Suri.

SINCE FILING FOR DIVORCE AND REQUESTING SOLE CUSTODY of the couple's

DAUGHTER, SURI, HOLMES HAS BEEN repeatedly SPOTTED OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE 6

YEAR OLD IN NEW YORK CITY

SOT People: It seems that Katie is trying to give Suri a relatively normal

life, or the life that she's used to, as they go through this. / she's

trying to get Suri through this unfazed.

CRUISE, MEANWHILE, HAS KEPT A LOWER PROFILE. He was last seen early last

week IN ICELAND ON THE SET OF HIS LATEST MOVIE,

A CHOICE HIS ATTORNEY BERT FIELDS SAYS IS INTENTIONALTELLING THE B-B-C THAT

QUOTE "WE ARE LETTING 'THE OTHER SIDE' PLAY THE MEDIA UNTIL THEY WEAR

EVERYONE OUT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

CRUISE reportedly HASN'T SEEN *SURI* SINCE THE FILING, EVEN SPENDING HIS

50TH BIRTHDAY WITHOUT HER AFTER HOLMES allegedly REJECTED HIS REQUESTS FOR A

MEETING THOUGH SOME EXPERTS SAY THIS WILL LIKELY SOON CHANGE

SOT Steve Mindell: Undoubtedly in the next week or so you're going to see

Tom Cruise with the child. Tom Cruise has got to establish that he's the

father of this child and that he's in the picture.

AND AS BOTH SIDES WORK TO HAMMER OUT AN AGREEMENT, HOLMES IS GETTING BACK TO

WORKIRONICALLY, IN HER NEXT PROJECT, *ART* IS IMITATING *LIFE*

SOT People: She's actually co-producing and co-writing, and ironically, a

TOMKAT DIVORCE LATEST-2 SHOT

AMY ROBACH REPORTING-

AND OF COURSE,

THERE ARE THE RUMORS OF WHAT ROLE SCIENTOLOGY MIGHT PLAY IN THE DIVORCE.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

"Rainy season pattern continues Monday"

The heat and humidity will be in full force again today as abundant sunshine puts temperatures into the mid 90s across Southwest Florida. The afternoon sea breeze will keep coastal communities just below 90 through the day, but away from the beaches, we'll warm to the low to mid 90s. Humidity will also be very high today, so the heat index will be at or near 100 during the peak heating hours of the day.

A few of us will get some relief from the heat in the form of showers and storms by the late afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms will likely start developing first over Collier County and then build northward into Lee and Charlotte counties through the late afternoon and evening hours. The prime time for storms will be from 4-8 p.m., and some storms will be capable of producing blinding rain, frequent lightning, and powerful winds.

Once the storms fade early tonight, we'll be in store for a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky through the overnight along with a warm and muggy air mass.

Increasing tropical moisture will bring a few changes to our forecast starting Tuesday, so look for more cloud cover and perhaps an earlier start to the rain through Wednesday. Temperatures likely won't be quite as hot with the extra clouds around, but most of us will still manage to get into the low 90s. With more tropical moisture around, showers will be more numerous on Tuesday and Wednesday.

SPEED TRAP HERO-2 SHOT

NOW TO THAT NEW TEXAS FOLK HERO. OR IS SHE A VILLAIN?

SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR WARNING DRIVERS ABOUT A POLICE SPEEDTRAP AHEAD.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RALLYING TO HER SIDE.

SHOULD SHE HAVE BEEN JAILED.

FOR TRYING TO PREVENT DRIVERS FROM GETTING SPEEDING TICKETS?

IS THAT ILLEGAL?

SPEED TRAP HERO-PKG

TRACK 1 - 01-00-00 to 01-00-18

NATALIE PLUMMER IS EITHER A MOTORISTS BEST FRIENDOR A MENACE TO SOCIETY IT

JUST DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK.

MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AGO SHE WAS RIDING HER BIKE ALONG THIS ROAD AND NOTICED

HOUSTON POLICE WERE PULLING CARS OVER IN A SPEED TRAP. SO SHE MADE A SIGN

ALERTING HER FELLOW TEXANS -- TO AVOID GETTING A TICKET.

Plummer 6/26/12 Bite: i was completely abiding by the law. I was simply

warning citizens of a situation ahead

TRACK 2- 01-00-24 to 01-00-28

BUT THE OFFICER IN CHARGE DIDN'T AGREE AND HAULED HER OFF TO JAIL.

SOT 7/7/12 "HE STATED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT HE WAS TAKING ME TO JAIL BECAUSE

OF THAT SIGN AND TO TEACH ME A LESSON."

TRACK 3 - 01-00-35 to 01-00-41

SHE WAS CHARGED WITH STANDING IN THE STREET OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC - A

MISDEMEANOR. AND SPENT 12 HOURS BEHIND BARS.

SOT 7/7/12 "I DON'T RECALL JUMPING IN THE ROAD. SO IF THERE'S VIDEO OF ME

JUMPING IN THE ROAD I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT

EXISTS."

TRACK 4 - 01-00-49 to 01-01-04

SHE SAYS ACCORDING TO TEXAS LAW THE SIGN IS LEGAL.

GFX: IN FACT SOME STATES ALLOW DRIVERS TO FLASH THEIR HIGH BEAMS TO ALERT

ONCOMING DRIVERS THAT POLICE ARE AHEADWHILE OTHER STATE LAWS ARE MORE VAGUE

-- ARIZONA AND ALASKA ACTUALLY FORBID IT.

TRACK 5 - 01-01-04 to 01-01-09

PLUMMER'S STORY HAS NOW GONE VIRALWITH THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS SHOWING THEIR

SUPPORT.

SOT "I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I WAS STANDING U FOR ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE WE'RE

ALL CITIZENS, WE'RE ALL DRIVERS. AND PRETTY MUCH THE MAJORITY, WHERE THERE

IS A SPEED TRAP."

TRACK 6 - 01-01-20 to 01-01-30

SOME OF HER HOUSTON NEIGHBORS GATHERED SATURDAY TO SUPPORT PLUMMER'S CAUSE

STANDING UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS JUST A NEIGHBOR DOING A GOOD DEED.

NOT A CRIMINAL ACT.

BITE FROM RALLY Evan Carroll/Protester --- "If you have a sign and you want

to sit anywhere and you want to warn people of anything, cops or otherwise,

SPEED TRAP HERO-2 SHOT

JOHN SCHIFFREN REPORTING.

ARMSTRONG BREAKING-CLP-ONCAM

BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO THE ABC-7 NEWSROOM-

WE HAVE JUST FOUND OUT, LANCE ARMSTRONG IS ASKING A FEDERAL COURT TO BLOCK THE LATEST DOPING CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

THE SEVEN-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER FILED A LAWSUIT IN AUSTIN ON MONDAY.

ARMSTRONG SAYS HE'S INNOCENT, AND WANTS A JUDGE TO BLOCK THE CASE FROM GOING FORWARD.

USHER STEPSON BRAIN DEAD-VO

TRAGEDY ON THE WATER THIS WEEKEND.

R&B SINGER USHER'S 11-YEAR-OLD STEPSON -- HAS BEEN DECLARED BRAIN DEAD BY DOCTORS.

THIS ACCORDING TO CELEBRITY WEBSITE T-M-Z.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED SATURDAY.

THE YOUNG BOY WAS RIDING AN INNER TUBE, AND WAS HIT BY A JET SKI.

TMZ REPORTS THE BOY, KYLE GLOVER, IS THE SON OF USHER'S ESTRANGED WIFE TAMEKA FOSTER.

USHER STEPSON BRAIN DEAD-SOTVO

they were trying to having fun on the water, obviously something went wrong

TEAM USA ROAD TO LONDON-VO

SO YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE OLYMPICS.

BUT YOU WANT TO CHEER ON TEAM U-S-A.

NOW YOU CAN GET YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGES TO THE ATHLETES!

THE U-S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OFFERS A FREE AP.

IT'S CALLED "2012 TEAM USA ROAD TO LONDON."

YOU CAN SEND AND RECEIVE MESSAGES.

LONDON CALLING-VOTOPS

AND WHILE WATCHING THE OLYMPIC GAMES. YOU MAY FEEL LONDON IS CALLING YOU.

THE FOLKS AT KIPLINGER SAY OCTOBER MAY BE THE MONTH TO GO.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

A BIG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT THE BOX OFFICE!

DID THE LATEST SPIDER-MAN MOVIE.

SLING IT'S WAY TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS?

OR DID THE GIRL FROM BRAVE RULE SUPREME?

TZ5 A TOP FLICKS THIS WEEKEND-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

TOP FLICKS THIS WEEKEND-VO

AFTER A RECORD-BREAKING TUESDAY OPENING --

"THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" HAS SWUNG TO THE TOP OF THE WEEKEND MOVIE BOX OFFICE.

THE RE-BOOTED SUPERHERO FRANCHISE EARNED 65 MILLION OVER THE WEEKEND.

"SPIDER-MAN" HAULED IN 140 MILLION.

IN ITS FIRST SIX DAYS OF DOMESTIC RELEASE.

LAST WEEKEND'S NUMBER ONE FILM TOOK SECOND PLACE.

THE TEDDY BEAR BUDDY COMEDY "TED" EARNED 33 MILLION.

BRUCE WILLIS HUNGARY-VOTOPS

DIE HARD FANS IN HUNGARY GOT A GLIMPSE OF ACTOR BRUCE WILLIS -- ON THE SET OF HIS NEW FILM.

"A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD" IS BEING SHOT MOSTLY IN HUNGARY OVER A THREE-MONTH PERIOD.

WILLIS REVISITS HIS ROLE AS JOHN MCCLANE.

RINGO STARR BIRTHDAY-VOTOPS

RINGO STARR CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY.

THE FORMER "BEATLES" DRUMMER TURNED 72 YEARS-OLD ON SATURDAY.

HIS ONLY WISH --

IS THAT EVERYONE PURSUE "PEACE AND LOVE."

THE NINE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER HAS BEEN DANCING AND PLAYING DRUMS.

FOR 55-YEARS NOW!

AND, THIS POP-ICON ISN'T LETTING AGE SLOW HIM DOWN.

HE'S ON THE ROAD TOURING,

PIT SPITTING-VOTOPS

A SPITIFUL CONTEST PITS THE BEST PIT SPITTERS -- AGAINST EACH OTHER IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

FOLKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HURLED AND SPAT, WAITING TO HEAR THE SPLAT OF VICTORY OR DEFEAT, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEIR CHERRY PIT LANDED SATURDAY.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) I 75 BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS!

VISIBILITY ON I-75 IS IMPROVING.

EARLIER THIS MORNING,

SMOKE FROM A FULLY CONTAINED BRUSH FIRE CAUSED VISIBILITY ISSUES ON THE HIGHWAY,

NEAR CORKSCREW ROAD.

THE BRUSH FIRE SPARKED YESTERDAY.

TS2) HAMMOND STADIUM-VOTOPS

WE ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE -- IF LEE COUNTY GOT 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY.

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED, WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTY TO APPLY FOR THE CASH.

TS3) SANIBEL DREDGING-VOTOPS

A WATER DREDGING PROJECT OFF SANIBEL ISLAND.

IS NOW BACK UP AND RUNNING.

IT WAS DELAYED FOR A FEW WEEKS --

BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND A MECHANICAL ISSUE.

THE DREDGING WILL TAKE PLACE AT BLIND PASS --

TS4) OBAMA TAX CUTS-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO CALL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS -- FOR SOME.

LATER TODAY OBAMA WILL ASK CONGRESS TO PASS A ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE CUTS FOR FAMILIES MAKING LESS THAN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

CLOSE-3SH-AWS ANI

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