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"You could see like four or five streaks coming down and it was just like 'POW!'

"it was wild."

"it was still was pouring and it was hailing at that point and there was lightning everywhere so I couldn't go out and see what damage had been done."

BUT A-B-C 7 DID.

WE FOUND TONIGHT'S STORM IN SAN CARLOS PARK KNOCKED OUT CABLE.

.AND KNOCKED DOWN TREES.

A 40-MILE-AN-HOUR GUST TOPPLED ONE TREE, WHICH FELL RIGHT ON A PICK-UP TRUCK.

AND THEN THERE WAS THE LIGHTNING.

WX TOSS-SOTVO-WX EST

"i was just so amazed and dumfound at what happened."

TONIGHT, SHE'S STARING AT TWO HOLES THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS IN HER LIVING ROOM CEILING.

AND TONIGHT, J-P IS TRACKING WHAT'S LEFT OF THAT STORM.

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

MORE WX-OC-SOTVO

PEOPLE HANGING OUT AROUND THE DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS PIER SAW QUITE A SIGHT TONIGHT -- A WATER SPOUT STIRRING IN THE WATER.

"i was scared and my uncle and said look it's really scary over there we should move now."

GATOR WRAP-ONCAM

A TEEN ATTACKED BY A GATOR IS SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT -

GATOR WRAP-PKG

HIS LEFT ARM GONE --

17-YEAR-OLD KALEB LANGDALE IS ALIVE -

AND A DAY LATER TALKING ABOUT HOW A GATOR ATTACKED HIM AND HE SAVED HIS OWN LIFE.

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27:58/SPLICE TO 28:03

He started pulling me down and I knew it's either I've gotta lose this arm or I'm gonna die."

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IT HAPPENED HERE ON THE CALOOSAHATCHEE IN MOORE HAVEN.

A SWIM HOLE KALEB AND HIS FRIENDS SWIM IN OFTEN.

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"We go there like every single day."

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AND YESTERDAY SEEMED NO DIFFERENT.

AS THE TEENS GOT INTO THE WATER -- KALEB SWAM OUT --

THAT'S WHEN THE GROUP SAW THE 10 AND HALF FOOT ALLIGATOR SURFACE.

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"And it was going full speed towards him as fast as it could go on top of the water."

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KALEB TRIED FIGHTING HIM OFF.

REMEMBERING THE STORIES MANY IN MOORE HAVEN SIT AND TELL.

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"I was I was swimming like throwing my arms back and forth, this one he got it. he done another death throw and broke all the bones. Everything in it. Like i just felt it's gone."

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HIS ARM NOW GONE BELOW THE ELBOW.

KALEB MADE IT TO THE BANK OF THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

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And whenever i got up to the bank it was still bleeding a little bad so I took my arm and put it in between my legs and squeezed to stop the bleeding.

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AS KALEB WENT TO THE HOSPITAL --

F-W-C SEARCHED FOR THE GATOR.IN FACT, BEFORE IT ATTACKED KALEB.F-W-C WAS ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THIS STRETCH TO CATCH THE SAME GATOR.

RESIDENTS TOLD THEM DAYS AGO IT WAS GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE.

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NATS KALEB

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AS FOR KALEB --

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"I'm just happy that I'm still alive, my buddies are still alive, I could care less about the arm."

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SCOTT AND NAACP-OC-SOTVO

WITH FORT MYERS NOW UP TO 15 MURDERS THIS YEAR -- THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P IS ASKING THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF FOR HELP.

40:40 peter "this is serious- our children are losing lives."

THE ORGANIZATION WANTS THE SHERIFF TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP CURB CRIME IN DUNBAR.

AT A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TODAY -- THE SHERIFF SUGGESTED ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES COULD RIDE WITH AN OFFICER PATROLLING THE AREA.

VOTER PURGE-VO

NEW AT 11,

STATE OFFICIALS *WILL RELEASE THE LIST OF NAMES ON FLORIDA'S VOTER PURGE LIST.

180 THOUSAND NAMES ARE ON THE LIST.

THESE ARE THE NAMES OF SUSPECTED NON-CITIZENS ON THE STATE'S VOTER ROLLS.

LOCAL COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS ALREADY GOT THE NAMES.

RIGHT NOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REDACTING PARTS OF THE LIST -- AND WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO MAKES A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

STAND YOUR GROUND LOCAL-VO-WIPE

FLORIDA'S 'STAND YOUR GROUND' LAW WAS THE BIG TOPIC OF DEBATE IN ARCADIA.

TODAY -- THE TASK FORCE THE GOVERNOR PUT TOGETHER HEARD FROM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE GROUP FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

GRETCHEN LORENZO IS THE CRIME PREVENTION COORDINATOR FOR THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PENN STATE SANDUSKY REVIEW-VOTOPS

LOOKING AHEAD.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IS SET TO RELEASE THE FINDINGS OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE JERRY SANDUSKY CASE.

THE PROBE LOOKED INTO WHETHER THERE WAS A COVER UP OF REPORTS THAT SANDUSKY WAS MOLESTING CHILDREN.

THE REPORT IS DUE OUT THURSDAY.

TODAY --

JETBLUE LATEST-VO-WIPE

TONIGHT, SOME PASSENGERS AT R-S-W ARE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET TO NEW JERSEY.

.AFTER A BIRD FLEW INTO THEIR PLANE'S ENGINE YESTERDAY, GROUNDING THEIR JET.

THE PLANE STARTED SMOKING.

AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE NEXT JETBLUE FLIGHT TO NEWARK -- THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION -- ISN'T UNTIL TOMORROW.

WE DID CHECK IN WITH JETBLUE TODAY.

THEY TELL US THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE PASSENGERS TO FIND NEW ACCOMODATIONS,

SOME HAVE CHOSEN OTHER CARRIERS,

STOPPING BIRD STRIKES-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE FLIGHT REMINDED SOME OF THE FAMOUS "MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON."

A BIRD STRIKE ALSO CAUSED THAT.

AND A NEW STUDY IS OUT TODAY LOOKING INTO WHAT AIRLINES CAN DO TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BIRD STRIKES.

JETBLUE PILOT-NATVOTOPS

nats from flight

REMEMBER THIS VIDEO?

NEW AT 11 --

A PSYCHOLOGIST CLAIMS THE JETBLUE PILOT WHO WENT ON A FRIGHTENING MID-AIR RANT DID SO BECAUSE OF A "BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER."

ALL OF THIS IS ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS OUT TONIGHT.

THE PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS CLAYTON OSBON SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF SLEEP WHEN HE WENT ON HIS TIRADE.

A JUDGE AGREED WITH THE FINDINGS,

RULING THE PILOT *NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY.

BOOKKEEPER ARREST-SS

TONIGHT - A BOOKKEEPER AT A LEE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS CHARGED WITH STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT WAS EARMARKED FOR STUDENTS.

32-YEAR-OLD YIDENIA ALONSO IS ACCUSED OF STEALING NEARLY EIGHT-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MONEY SHE TOOK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

VOTE 2012 WOMEN VOTE-VO

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE 20-12.

OUR NEW A-B-C NEWS WASHINGTON POST POLL SHOWS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY IN A DEAD HEAT.

BOTH ARE TIED AT 47 PERCENT.

TODAY THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS TARGETING MITT ROMNEY'S TAX RETURNS.

ROMNEY ALREADY RELEASED HIS 20-10 RETURN AND AN ESTIMATE OF HIS TAXES FOR 2011,

WHICH REVEALED A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT --

INVESTMENTS IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND A CORPORATION IN BERMUDA.

LIBRARY FINES-VO

HAVE AN OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK FROM LEE COUNTY?

WELL, THE LIBRARY SYSTEM WANTS THE BOOK BACK,

AND THEY WANT YOUR MONEY.

THE COUNTY IS CRACKING DOWN ON UNPAID AND OVER-DUE LIBRARY FINES.

EVEN IF IT'S SMALL.

BECAUSE THEY SAY WHEN THEY ADD UP ALL THE SMALL FINES.

IT TOTALS A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THEY NEED THE MONEY -- BUDGETS ARE TIGHT RIGHT NOW.

NEXT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

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

IN TONIGHT"S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,

DANGER ON THE WATER.

RECENT HIGH-PROFILE JET SKI CRASHES ARE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT JET SKI REGULATIONS.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT LOCAL LAWS.

PLUS,

YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THIS IS AN X-RAY OF.

A BABY IN A SMALL BAG.

HOW IT HAPPENED,

AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HIS PARENTS.

TZ1 A JET SKI LAW-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ1 B BABY IN CARRY ON-SSTOPS

STORMWARN 7 JP WX OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

TEASE DEMO STORY OF THE NIGHT-SSTOPS-WIPE

LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS PICTURE.

THIS IS WHAT SECURITY AT THE AIRPORT SAW.

CAN YOU SEE IT?

THERE'S A BABY -- IN THE LUGGAGE!

WHY THE PARENTS PACKED THEIR FIVE-MONTH OLD BOY.

.COMING UP AFTER LOTTO.

PLUS, AFTER A SERIES OF TRAGIC JET SKI ACCIDENTS.

.JET SKI LAWS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN EVEN EXISTED IN FLORIDA.

b) tease demo story 2-VOTOPS

EXTRA JET SKI SAFETY-PKG

TONIGHT IN OUR A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA.

A SERIES OF HIGH-PROFILE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING JET SKIS ARE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE WATER VEHICLES.

POP STAR USHER'S STEP-SON, KYLE GLOVER, WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AFTER A JET-SKI HIT AN INNER-TUBE HE WAS FLOATING ON.

TODAY, DOCTORS DECLARED HIM BRAIN DEAD.

AND EARLIER THIS MONTH,

FORMER SPACE SHUTTLE COMMANDER ALAN POINDEXTER WAS KILLED IN ANOTHER JET SKI CRASH.

IN FLORIDA,

FISH AND WILDLIFE IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING AND THEN ENFORCING JET SKI REGULATIONS.

TO RIDE A JET SKI YOU NEED TO HAVE A VALID I-D AND BE 22 YEARS OLD, OR HAVE A PARENT SIGN OFF,

OUT ON THE WATER, RIDERS MUST STAY 500 FEET FROM NO-WAKE ZONES,

AND NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THEY'RE GOING,

300 FEET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY,

JUST LIKE WITH BOATING,

ALL RIDERS MUST WEAR LIFE JACKETS.

FINES FOR BREAKING JET SKI LAWS RANGE FROM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO JAIL TIME FOR HARASSING OR KILLING MANATEES OR PEOPLE.

BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS,

EXTRA SIDEBAR-ONCAM

WE SPOKE WITH ADVENTURE WATER SPORTS OUT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THEY TELL US THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RULES FOR JET SKIS IN ADDITION TO THE STATE LAW.

THEY DEPLOY A CHASE BOAT IF MULTIPLE JET SKIERS ARE OUT ON THE WATER,

BABY IN CARRY ON-SS-VO

ONE PICTURE IS CAUSING A LOT OF OUTRAGE TONIGHT.

A BABY FOUND *ALIVE INSIDE OF AN EGYPTIAN COUPLE'S LUGGAGE.

TAKE A LOOK,

THIS IS A SECURITY X-RAY OF A FIVE-MONTH-OLD BOY HIDDEN IN A HANDBAG.

HIS PARENTS WERE TRYING TO SMUGGLE THE CHILD THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

THE CHILD IS O-K.

THE COUPLE SAYS THEY DID IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VISA FOR THE INFANT.

CRASH VIDEO-VO

NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A HIGH-SPEED CHASE IN CALIFORNIA --

IT ENDED WITH A CAR GOING OVER THE SIDE OF AN EMBANKMENT.

DETECTIVES SAY THE MAN DRIVING WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER IN L-A.

HE'S SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING A LEWD ACT.

DETECTIVES WERE WATCHING HIS HOUSE AND HAD PLANNED ON ARRESTING HIM.

.BUT HE BOLTED.

THE CHASE ENDED WHEN THE TEACHER'S CAR FLEW OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE.

PROMENADE AUCTION-VO

A 100-SQUARE FOOT SHOPPING CENTER IN BONITA SPRINGS IS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.

YEARS AGO,

THE PROMENADE AT BONITA BAY WAS *THE PLACE TO SHOP BETWEEN FORT MYERS AND NAPLES.

THAT WAS BEFORE COCONUT POINT AND THE MERCADO.

ONE-BY ONE BUSINESSES LEFT AND RENT JUMPED FROM 1200 DOLLARS TO FIVE THOUSAND.

DIVORCE BUSINESS-VO-WIPE

WE MAY NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY KATIE HOMLES WILL GET OUT OF HER DIVORCE SETTLEMENT WITH ACTOR TOM CRUISE --

BUT ONE THING IS SURE --

BREAK-UPS MEAN BIG BUSINESS.

IN THE U-S.

TWO MILLION COUPLES GET MARRIED EACH YEAR.

ONE MILLION COUPLES GET DIVORCED.

THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF NEWLY-SINGLE PEOPLE. STARTING NEW LIVES, EVERY YEAR.

DIVORCE BUSINESS-SOTVO

"if you think about the bridal industry, which is a $2 billion industry, no one has a number for the amount of money that is probably in the divorce industry. and not only is the market underserved, it has not actually been looked at as a niche"

AND BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

IN 1960, MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF ADULTS WERE MARRIED.

BUT AS OF 20-10,

SOPHIA GETTING MARRIED-VO

FROM DIVORCE TO A NEW ENGAGEMENT --

MODERN FAMILY STAR SOFIA VERGARA IS STARTING A MODERN FAMILY OF HER OWN.

VERGARA'S LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN BOYFRIEND POPPED THE QUESTION YESTERDAY.

IT COMES AS THE ACTRESS CELEBRATES HER 40TH BIRTHDAY WHICH IS TODAY.

LIKE WITH MANY MODERN ENGAGEMENTS,

THE NEWS BROKE FIRST ON TWITTER -- ONE OF HER FRIENDS POSTED A PICTURE OF THE RING.

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

CHRIS SALE ON THE MOUND IN THE ALL-STAR GAME. AND FGCU COACH DAVE TOLLETT IN THE STANDS. THE HEAT ADD ANOTHER WEAPON

TZ2 A-VO

NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

ALL STAR GAME-POP

ALL STAR GAME-VOTOPS-WIPE

FIRST STOP. KANSAS CITY.

CHRIS SALE-VOTOPS-WIPE

BEFORE SALE WAS AN ALL-STAR HE PITCHED FOR DAVE TOLLETT AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.

SALE GOT TICKETS FOR IS OLD COACH. WHO WAS ON AND SNAPPING PICTURES AND SAOKING IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

CHRIS SALE-SOTTOPS

DREW BREES-POP

TEAM USA-VOTOPS-WIPE

FROM THE CRESENT CITY TO SIN CITY. WHERE THE OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM IS PRACTICING.

TEAM USA-SOTTOPS-WIPE

RASHARD LEWIS-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE MIAMI HEAT CONTINUE TO ADD MORE WEAPONS TO THE ARSENAL.

THE HEAT ARE EXPECTED TO SIGN SHARP SHOOTING FORWARD RASHARD LEWIS TO A DEAL.

NBA DEALS-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE FREE AGENCY FRENZY CONTINUES IN THE NBA.

ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC-VOTOPS

THE ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC IS RETURNING FOR IT'S 19TH YEAR.

THIS YEAR FLORIDA STATE WILL TAKE ON TULSA. THE FLORIDA GATORS WILL TAKE ON THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

FLORIDA OPEN-POP

FLORIDA OPEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

FINAL DAY OF THE FLORIDA OPEN. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

GIRLS 18. THAT IS MARIA SHISHKIVA. SHE JUST 13. BUT SHE WINS THE 18 YEAR OLD DIVISION.

SHE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE AGE OF 9. AND HAS THE SAME AGENT AS MARIA SHARAPOVA.

FLORIDA OPEN-SOTTOPS

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

KATE MIDDLETON BEAUTY ROUTINE-VIDBX RVL

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO HAVE KATE MIDDLETON'S GOOD LOOKS?

THE PRICE VARIES,

BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW MUCH MONEY SHE PAYS FOR HERS.

LET'S START WITH CLOTHES.

RIGHT AWAY THOSE PUT HER LOOK OUT OF MOST PEOPLE'S BUDGET.

HER CLOTHING BUDGET FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR *ALONE RANG IN AT 54 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

MIDDLETON IS SAID TO MAKE THREE VISITS A WEEK FOR 75 DOLLAR BLOWOUTS.

ADD THAT UP FOR 52 WEEKS AND THAT'S A COOL 11-THOUSAND 700-SEVEN-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

ADD IN CUTS AND COLOR AND IT JUMPS ANOTHER SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FOR MAKEUP AND SKIN PRODUCTS AND A MONTHLY "BEE STING FACIAL" HER BEAUTY REGIMINE WOULD RING IN AT ALMOST FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

HER NAILS ALONE COST 35 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN,

AND GETTING HER ROYAL GLOW VIA SPRAY TANS WILL COST ANOTHER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FURBY 2.0-NATVO

IT'S STILL THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER,

BUT WE'RE ALREADY GETTING A SNEAK PEAK AT WHAT IS SURE TO BE ONE OF THE HOTTEST TOYS OF THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY SEASON.

furby noises

THIS IS THE FURBY TWO-POINT-OH.

15 YEARS AGO, THE LITTLE GUY WAS THE TOY OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

AND THIS YEAR, IT'S LOOKING TO MAKE A HIGH-TECH COME-BACK.

IT HAS NEW MOVEMENTS, NEW SOUNDS.

AND FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- THIS FURBY ACTUALLY WORKS WITH YOUR SMART DEVICES LIKE THE I-PAD.

OUT LATER THIS FALL,

IT SHOULD RETAIL FOR ABOUT 60 DOLLARS --

THAT'S ALMOST TWICE THE PRICE OF THE ORIGINAL FURBY,

CLOSE 11PM-3SHOT