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27:58 he started pulling me down and i knew it's either

28:03 i've gotta lose this arm or i'm gonna die

DRAMA ON THE CALOOSAHATCHEE

AN ALLIGATOR RIPS OFF A FLORIDA TEENS ARM!

TONIGHT, HE'S TELLING ABC 7 ABOUT THE TERRIFYING ATTACK.

IT'S A RISK HEADACHE SUFFERERS SAY THEY HAVE TO TAKE.

THEY'RE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON LINE FOR EXCEDRIN.

WE EXPLAIN IN AN ABC 7 CONSUMER WATCH ALERT.

PLUS--

"Well I think women are crazy"

"I call it retail therapy

IT'S WHAT WE'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG, LADIES SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY SHOPPING--

NEW AT 5--

THERE'S A STUDY THAT SHOWS EXACLTY HOW MUCH.

AND--

nats of screaming, then girl jumps

STUCK IN A STEEL SKY RIDE--

LIGHTNING ALL AROUND--

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

HL1) GATOR ATTACK FOLO-trx(2)SOTVO

HL2) EXCEDRIN BLACK MARKET-trxVOTOPS

HL3) WOMEN SHOPPING STUDY-trx(2)SOTS VO

HL4) GIRL JUMPS FROM RIDE DURING STORM-trxNATSVO

STORMWARN-CLIP

FIRST WX

A WET WEDNESDAY

First Alert Radar shows an active picture this afternoon and evening. Each cell has the potential to produce heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Do be on guard if you plan to head out.

Unlike days past, our storms will continue after sundown. In fact they'll actually have the chance to continue through the wee hours of Wednesday so grab the umbrella!

As one may know, we have been harping about the Tuesday-Wednesay. It's our best chance over the next 7 days to see widespread heavy rains, and the rain fall totals could add up to be nearly two inches. That's great news because southwest Florida is below average on rain for the year.

So, your Wednesday will call for partly cloudy conditions with periods of stormy weather. Temperatures will be a mix of upper 80s and 90s.

Later in the week we'll see a surge of heat traverse the area which will bring out temperatures to the mid 90s. The weather pattern will also shift to more 'typical' for July with mostly sunny skies and afternoon storms with the sea breeze.

If you plan to go boating expect seas to have a light chop, and be aware of the storms.

TOSS TO SARA MILES-SOTVO-SS-SS-OC

26:42 well we didn't have enough money for gas so hey we're just gonna go swimming.

27:02 got about maybe 30 yards away from the bank and my friend abraham he starts yelling gator.

27:44 when i was swimming throwing my arms back and forth, this one, he got it 49 he done another death roll and broke all the bones. everything in it 54 i just felt it's gone

IN HIS OWN WORDS--

A 17-YEAR-OLD FROM MOORE HAVEN EXPLAINS HOW HE FOUGHT OFF A 10-AND-A-HALF FOOT ALLIGATOR YESTERDAY.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE IN GLADES COUNTY.

KALEB 'FRED' LANGDALE LOST MOST OF HIS RIGHT ARM, AS HE FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE.

TONIGHT AS HE RECOVERS AT LEE MEMORIAL, HE'S TELLING HIS DRAMATIC STORY.

ABC 7'S SARA MILES JOINS US IN THE STUDIO NOW WITH THAT STORY.

GATOR BITE FOLO-TC MON

THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE FRIENDS TELL US 17 YEAR OLD KALEB LANGDALE HAS BEEN IN GOOD SPIRITS --

AND WHEN WE SPOKE TO HIM TODAY --

HIS DEMEANOR WAS PROOF.

FRED AS HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS CALL HIM--

GATOR BITE FOLO-MINI PKG

26:33 moore haven there is nothing to do. so all we have is the river.

DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS THE CALOOSAHATCHEE BECOMES A COMMON PLACE FOR FRED LANGDALE AND HIS FRIENDS --

YESTERDAY WAS ANYTHING BUT.

got about maybe 30 yards away from the bank and my friend abraham he starts yelling gator.

WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUICK SWIM --

TURNS INTO A DASH TO SAVE LANGDALE'S LIFE.

27:20 when the gator was about right here from me, i take my left hand and i grab the skin up underneath him trying to control him 27 he just kept going i pulled his head up and i wrapped my legs around him 31 and then he just went and dove. i was trying to hold on to him so he couldn't bite me but he done a death roll and knocked me off 39

BUT THE GATOR GOT HIM --

TAKING OFF PART OF HIS RIGHT ARM.

BUT SPARING HIS LIFE.

27:58 he started pulling me down and i knew it's either.28:03 i've gotta lose this arm or i'm gonna die

HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE BANK WHERE HIS FRIENDS AND HELP AWAITED --

my arm was bleeding really bad so i started grabbing some spider webs and grabbing whatever i could 55 i put the spider webs on my arm cuz it'll stop the bleeding 58

MEANTIME FRED WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL.

TRAPPERS SEARCHED FOR HOURS BEFORE CATCHING THE BEAST --

BUT DOCTORS WERE NOT ABLE TO REATTACH LANGDALES ARM.

i'm just happy that i'm still alive, my buddies are still alive. i could care less about the arm 01

AND READY TO HEAD BACK OUT IN THE WATER.

GATOR BITE FOLO-TC MON

FRED WILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE DOCTORS MONITOR HIS CONDITION.

GATOR BITE FOLO-OC

FRED ALSO SAYS IF YOU COME INTO HIS HOSPITAL ROOM AND CRY, HE'S THROWING YOU AT.

TONIGHT ON A-B-C-7 NEWS AT 6--

THE TEEN EXPLAINS WHY HE ALREADY WANTS TO HEAD BACK INTO THE WATER.

YOU'LL ALSO HEAR FROM HIS MOM ABOUT THE MOMENT SHE GOT THE CALL ABOUT THE ATTACK.

OTHER GATOR ATTACKS WALLY-VO-WIPE

THIS IS JUST ONE IN A SERIES OF GATOR ATTACKS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RECENTLY.

AN EVERGLADES TOUR BOAT CAPTAIN--

A GATOR BIT OFF THE HAND OF WALLY WEATHERHOLT A MONTH AGO.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES --

HE WAS FEEDING THE GATOR WHEN IT HAPPENED.

90 YEAR OLD GATOR ATTACK-VOTOPS

AND LAST AUGUST--

DOCTORS AMPUTATED THE LEFT LEG OF AN 90-YEAR OLD WOMAN IN COLLIERAFTER A GATOR ATTACK.

IT HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS SITTING ON HER FRONT PORCH.

STAND YOUR GROUND TASK FORCE-VO.WIPE

NOW, TO FLORIDA'S CONTROVERSIAL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW.

A TASKFORCE GOVERNOR SCOTT SET UP. JUST MET FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THEY HELD THE HEARING IN ARCADIA.

THE GOVERNOR ASKED FOR THEIR HELP AFTER TRAYVON MARTIN WAS KILLED.

GRETCHEN LORENZO IS THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS TASK FORCE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SHE IS THE CRIME PREVENTION COORDINATOR FOR THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

TODAY, LORENZO MADE IT CLEAR - THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ADVISE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY WEAPONS - EVEN IF THEY HAVE A LICENSE.

STAND YOUR GROUND TASK FORCE-SOTVO

Let the professionals do their jobs. The police and sheriff have the equipment, they have the training, they have the professionalism, to handle that situation to deal with any suspicious activity or to apprehend any criminals.

THIS GROUP WILL EVENTUALLY REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO GOVERNOR SCOTT.

TRAYON MARTIN MEMORIAL-VOTOPS

THE LATEST IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE TONIGHT.

THE ITEMS AT A MEMORIAL FOR THE TEEN WILL BE PRESERVED AT A SANFORD CITY MUSEUM.

CITY OFFICIALS REMOVED ITEMS FROM THE MEMORIAL AT THE ENTRY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SHOT THE UNARMED TEEN TO DEATH IN FEBRUARY.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

NAACP MEETING WITH SCOTT-VO

TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE LEE COUNTY N-DOUBLE-A-CP MET WITH LEE COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT.

.TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE RECENT VIOLENCE CRIME IN THE COUNTY.

THEY WANT IT STOPPED.

IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, FORT MYERS ALONE HAS DEALT WITH 15 MURDERS.

SO FAR, HALF OF THEM ARE SOLVED.

IN THE MEETING, SHERIFF SCOTT SAID HE WANTS TO PUT A COUNTY DEPUTY IN A PATROL CAR WITH A FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICER, SO THEY CAN MONITOR THE DUNBAR AREA TOGETHER.

HE SAYS THAT WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE BACK UP TO THE CITY COPS.

CAPE BURGLARY ARRESTS-SS

TONIGHT TWO TEENS ARE CONNECTED TO DOZENS OF CAR BREAK-INS AND TWO ARSONS IN CAPE CORAL.

OFFICERS ARRESTED 17 YEAR OLD DAMIAN BENNETT AND 15 YEAR MATTHEW DZIADUL YESTERDAY AFTER A MAN CALLED POLICE TO REPORT A CAR BREAK-IN.

OFFICERS SPOTTED THE TEENS RUNNING FROM THE AREA.

AFTER CATCHING THEM - OFFICERS TELL US THEY CONFESSED TO DOZENS OF BURGLARIES IN THE PAST MONTH.

SCHOOL BOOKEEPER ARRESTED-SS

ALSO FACING CHARGES TONIGHT, A BOOKKEEPER AT A LEE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

32 YEAR OLD YIDENIA ALONSO IS ACCUSED OF STEALING NEARLY EIGHT-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SHE WORKED AT VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICED THE MISSING MONEY AFTER AN INTERNAL AUDIT.

ALONSO COLLECTED MONEY FROM STUDENTS FOR THE SCHOOL'S MORNING PROGRAM.

SUNCOAST SHOOTING-SS-VO

A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT AFTER A SHOOTING IN SUNCOAST ESTATES IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF A HOME ON BREEZE DRIVE AROUND FIVE THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES TELL US A MAN WAS SHOT NEAR THIS RED TRUCK AFTER AN ALTERCATION.

THEY SAY THE GUNMAN THEN TOOK OFF.

PARAMEDICS TOOK THE VICTIM TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

TONIGHT AT FIVE - DEPUTIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SHOOTER.

LEHIGH ARSON FIRE-VO

TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR WHO SET A HOUSE ON FIRE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON CHEZY STREET.

NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE'S ABOUT 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE.

A REWARD IS BEING OFFERED.

YVYV-CLIP

NEW ABC POLL-SS-SS-SS

IN YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE TONIGHT.

A NEW ABC NEWS POLL OUT TODAY SHOWS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY IN A DEAD HEAT.

BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND ROMNEY ARE TIED AT 47 PERCENT.

A FULL 89 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS SAY THE ECONOMY IS THEIR NUMBER ONE ISSUE.

49 PERCENT SAY THEY TRUST ROMNEY OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY.

THE PRESIDENT GOT 44 PERCENT.

BLIND PASS DREDGING-OC

DREDGING ON BLIND PASS HAS FINALLY STARTED.

FIRST TROPICAL STORM DELAYED IT.

THEN, A MECHANICAL ISSUE SLOWED IT UP.

BUT IT'S NOW UNDERWAY.

BLIND PASS DREDGING-LL PKG

CREWS HERE FACED SETBACKS, INCLUDING THE WEATHER WITH STORM DEBBY AND A BROKEN

PUMP MOTOR--

THAT'S BEEN FIXED --

ALLOWING THEM TO START PULLING SAND OUT OF THE PASS STARTING LAST NIGHT, AND NOW THEYRE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO REMOVE SAND THAT'S FILLED IN HERE OVER TIME.

nats - pumping sand--

SAND POURED ON TO THE NORTH END OF BOWMAN'S BEACH - FOR THE FIRST FULL DAY SINCE BLIND PASS DREDGED STARTED, STALLED, AND RESTARTED ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

BY PROJECT'S END, THE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES HOPES PUMPS MOVE 125000 CUBIC YARDS - ABOUT 1 AND A HLAF OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOLS WORTH OF SAND OUT OF THE NARROW PASS CONTECTING SANIBEL WITH CAPTIVA-- AND ONTO BEACHES 1 MILE SOUTH, NEEDING RENOURISHMENT.

IT'S A PROJECT THE COUNTY USUALLY FACES EVERY 4 TO FIVE YEARS-- AS SAND FILLS IN THE NARROW PASS, MAKING IT SO SHALLOW, BOATS BOTTOM OUT TRYING TO GET THROUGH.

FOR SOME, THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED OF THIS MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT BREAKS UP AN OTHERWISE PICTURE PERFECT VIEW.

OTHERS TELL US, THEY DONT MIND.

sot 1

Joyce Von Fricken, South Fort Myers

28:25 I love it that they're dredging they're really widening the pass for everyone so boats don't get stuck just like you just saw the boat getting stuck 28:32

sot 2

Heather Baymiller, visiting from Missouri

19:25 its not the beautiful clear water and the beautiful white sand that you hope for its got a background that's maybe not exactly what we were planning on 19:35

THE COUNTY CONTRACTED WITH FLORIDA DREDGE AND DOCK TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. THEY SAY IT WILL BE ABOUT 60 DAYS BEFORE THEIR FINISHED -- BUT THEY SAY IF YOU BOAT OR SWIM HERE, YOU WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENT IN WATER AND SAND LEVELS BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

MATANZAS PASS-VO

THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS IS COMING FROM JACKSONVILLE TO SURVEY MANTANZAS PASS THIS WEEK.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO FIX SHOALING.

LAST WEEK WE TOLD YOU BOATERS REPORTED SAND FILLING IN NEAR BOWDITCH POINT -- LIKELY MADE WORSE BY TROPICAL STORM DEBBY.

THE CORP IS WORKING ON A DETAILED EVALUATION OF THE CHANNEL.

GASPARILLA ROAD-SS-VO-BNR

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THEIR PLANS TO WIDEN PART OF GASPARILLA ROAD.

THE PLAN IS TO EXPAND THE ROAD TO FOUR LANES ON A TWO-MILE STRETCH FROM STATE ROUTE 776 TO ROTONDA BOULEVARD EAST.

AT TODAY'S MEETING, COMMISSIONERS TALKED TO THE PROJECT MANAGER ABOUT LIGHTING, MEDIANS AND SIDEWALKS.

BUT BEFORE ENGINEERS CONTINUE THE DESIGN PHASE, YOU CAN WEIGH IN THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY.

YOU CAN FIND THAT SURVEY ON OUR WEBSITE, A-B-C-DASH-7-DOT-COM

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

LESS THAN 20 DOLLARS IN STORES -- NOW UP TO ONE HUNDRED ONLINE.

THE OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVER THAT'S NOW A SOMEWHAT BLACK MARKET ITEM.

WHY PEOPLE ARE GOING ONLINE TO GET EXCEDRIN.

AND LOOK AT THIS.

A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH.

WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE SKY.

TZ1 A EXCEDRIN BLACK MARKET-VOTOPS

TZ1 B AIR BALLOON CRASH-VOTOPS

NC STRANDED MOTORISTS-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.

FLASH FLOODS STRANDED SEVERAL DRIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

SOME THIRTY MOTORISTS ABANDONED THEIR CARS ON THIS INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF FLOOD WATERS.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

A WET WEDNESDAY

First Alert Radar shows an active picture this afternoon and evening. Each cell has the potential to produce heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Do be on guard if you plan to head out.

Unlike days past, our storms will continue after sundown. In fact they'll actually have the chance to continue through the wee hours of Wednesday so grab the umbrella!

As one may know, we have been harping about the Tuesday-Wednesay. It's our best chance over the next 7 days to see widespread heavy rains, and the rain fall totals could add up to be nearly two inches. That's great news because southwest Florida is below average on rain for the year.

So, your Wednesday will call for partly cloudy conditions with periods of stormy weather. Temperatures will be a mix of upper 80s and 90s.

Later in the week we'll see a surge of heat traverse the area which will bring out temperatures to the mid 90s. The weather pattern will also shift to more 'typical' for July with mostly sunny skies and afternoon storms with the sea breeze.

If you plan to go boating expect seas to have a light chop, and be aware of the storms.

EXCEDRIN BLACK MARKET-VO IN TC MON

HAVE YOU NOTICED EXCEDRIN'S BEEN OFF YOUR STORE SHELVES RECENTLY?

TURNS OUT, FOR SIX MONTHS IT'S BEEN MISSING, BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM AT THE FACTORY THAT PRODUCES IT.

EXCEDRIN BLACK MARKET-PKG

IT'S BECOME ONE OF THE HOTTEST AND MOST UNLIKELY COMMODITIES ON THE INTERNET

- EXCEDRIN - THE POPULAR HEADACHE DRUG GOING FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON

EBAY - TARGETING CONSUMERS DESPERATE FOR RELIEF

SOT/Erin Terjesen - 6 years ago I made the switch to Excedrin migraine and

it really really worked

ERIN TERJESEN HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM MIGRAINES FOR 16 YEARS AND SAYS FOR

HER, GENERIC JUST IS NOT THE SAME

SOT/Erin Terjesen - in this particular situation, I didn't feel that the

generic affected me as positively as a name brand

ERIN WAS FORCED TO SWITCH AFTER NOVARTIS, THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURERS

EXCEDRIN VOLUNTARILY RECALLED ALL OF ITS EXCEDRIN PRODUCTS

THE COMPANY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS AT ITS NEBRASKA PLANT IN JANUARY AFTER

LEARNING SOME BOTTLES MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH STRAY TABLETS FROM

OTHER MEDICATIONS -

DESPERATE EXCEDRIN USERS. VENTING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ON THE COMPANY'S

FACEBOOK PAGE "You guys are going to have a mutiny on your hands really soon

."

IN A STATEMENT TO ABC NEWS NOVARTIS SAYS IT IS WORKING HARD TO GET

PRODUCTION BACK UP AND RUNNING AND ".expects to begin shipments of a

limited portfolio of products in the second half of the year."

EXCEDRIN ISN'T THE FIRST OVER THE COUNTER DRUG TO GO TEMPORAILY MISSING - IN

2010 CERTAIN CHILDREN'S TYLENOL, MOTRIN, ZYRTEC AND OTHER BENADRYL PRODUCTS

WERE RECALLED AFTER CONCERNS THAT SOME DID NOT MEET REQUIRED QUALITY

STANDARDS - ALL EVENTUALLY MADE THEIR WAY BACK TO SHELVES

AND WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR EXCEDRIN TO COME BACK EXPERTS SAY GO FOR THE

GENERIC

Dr. Besser 14:32:08 - If it has the same amount of aspirin, acetaminophen,

MOTHERHOOD EFFECT-VO

MOTHERS WITH A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO HEAR THIS.

LONDON RESEARCHERS FOUND THE MORE CHILDREN YOU GIVE BIRTH TO - THE LARGER YOUR WAISTLINE.

THEY FOUND THE BODY MASS INDEX OF WOMEN WITH MORE CHILDREN IS HIGHER LATER IN LIFE.

B-M-I IS A MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.

STAND UP TO LIVE LONGER-VOTOPS

MORE REASONS TO GET MOVING AT WORK AND HOME.

A NEW STUDY FOUND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU SIT TO LESS THAN THREE HOURS A DAY - COULD BOOST YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AN EXTRA TWO YEARS.

NY MED-VOTOPS-SS

TONIGHT, RIGHT HERE ON ABC7 YOU CAN SEE WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THE SHOW "NEW YORK MED" PREMIERES TONIGHT.

IT FOLLOWS PATIENTS - DOCTORS AND NURSES INTO THE E-R AND O-R AT NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN AND LUTHERAN HOSPITALS.

ONE OF THE DOCTORS FEATURED IS DOCTOR OZ - WHO STILL SPENDS PART OF HIS WEEK DOING HEART SURGERIES.

DON'T MISS THE PREMIERE OF NY MED --

AIR BALLON CRASH-VO IN TC MON-VO

WHAT A SCARE IN ARIZONA.

WATCH THIS -- A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHED NEAR PHOENIX.

TAKE A LOOK -- YOU CAN SEE THE WIND PUSHING THE BALLOON TO THE GROUND.

WITNESSES SAY THE BALLOON WAS THEN DRAGGED THROUGH A FIELD FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.

WIND SPEEDS WERE ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

FROM YOUR BACKYARD TO THE PLAYGROUND -

THE DANGERS YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHY -- AHEAD.

FROM JASON WOO TO MISSONI -- NOW NEIMAN MARCUS.

TZ2 A PLAYING WITH DANGER-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B TARGET NEIMAN MARCUS-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

TOSS TO PKG-POP

EVERY YEAR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE INJURED ON PLAYGROUNDS, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

PLAYING WITH DANGER-PKG

PLAYGROUND ACCIDENTS…

THEY ADD UP TO 200-THOUSAND INJURIES A YEAR…WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS LITTLE GIRL…FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, NANCY STEORTS SAYS IT'S OKAY TO LET YOUR CHILD PLAY, BUT THERE ARE THINGS EVERY PARENT SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR.

"Parents cannot just send their kids to a park and expect them to be safe."

FIRST UP: IMPROPER SURFACING…MULCH OR WOOD CHIPS ARE MOST COMMON.

BUT THEY NEED TO BE DEEP TO ABSORB FALLS.

FALLS ACCOUNT FOR 70-PERCENT OF PLAYGROUND ACCIDENTS. WITH CLIMBERS, SWINGS AND SLIDES BEING THE TOP EQUIPMENT CULPRITS. NEXT UP: RAILINGS…

MAKE SURE THEY'RE SECURELY ANCHORED, ALONG WITH SWINGS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. ALSO WATCH OUT FOR OPENINGS OR DANGEROUS CORNERS THAT KIDS COULD GET ENTANGLED IN.

PLAYING WITH DANGER-POP

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

CHILDREN WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF A MOVING MINIVAN.

Leslie Bicknell: "There was a small child in the driver's seat."

HOW THEY GOT THE CAR MOVING AND HOW THIS WOMAN UNINTENTIONALLY SAVED THEIR LIVES.

IT'S A STORY YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

PLUS - WE'RE JUST FOUR MONTHS SHY OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND IT'S A DEAD HEAT BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND REPUBLICAN RIVAL MITT ROMNEY.

TONIGHT THE TWO ARE TRYING TO SHAKE UP THIS RACE.GUNNING FOR YOUR VOTE.

AND WATCH THIS!

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF NOT JUST A MAN -- A PRIEST! -- STEALING FROM A HIGH END RETAILER.

WHAT HE GOT AWAY WITH BEFORE GETTING CAUGHT.

BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.

JADE TESNOW OF FORT MYERS.

THANKS FOR WATCHING JADE.

TZ3 A KIDS SAVED IN RUNAWAY CAR-SOTVO

TZ3 B PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VO

TZ3 C FL PRIEST SHOPLIFTING-VO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

STORMWARN 7-CLIP

FIRST WX-WX WALL

A WET WEDNESDAY

First Alert Radar shows an active picture this afternoon and evening. Each cell has the potential to produce heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Do be on guard if you plan to head out.

Unlike days past, our storms will continue after sundown. In fact they'll actually have the chance to continue through the wee hours of Wednesday so grab the umbrella!

As one may know, we have been harping about the Tuesday-Wednesay. It's our best chance over the next 7 days to see widespread heavy rains, and the rain fall totals could add up to be nearly two inches. That's great news because southwest Florida is below average on rain for the year.

So, your Wednesday will call for partly cloudy conditions with periods of stormy weather. Temperatures will be a mix of upper 80s and 90s.

Later in the week we'll see a surge of heat traverse the area which will bring out temperatures to the mid 90s. The weather pattern will also shift to more 'typical' for July with mostly sunny skies and afternoon storms with the sea breeze.

If you plan to go boating expect seas to have a light chop, and be aware of the storms.

TS GATOR BITE FOLO-VID BOX TOPS

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-30, TONIGHT A TEEN WHO LOST HIS ARM AFTER A GATOR BIT IT OFF. IS SPEAKING TO A-B-C-7.

THE GATOR ATTACKED 17-YEAR-OLD KALEB 'FRED' LANGDALE YESTERDAY AS HE SWAM IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER IN MOORE HAVEN.

TONIGHT, HE'S AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN FAIR CONDITION.

HE SAYS HE KNEW IT WAS EITHER HIS ARM OR HIS LIFE.

TS STAND YOUR GROUND TASK FORCE-VID BOX

DEBATE ABOUT FLORIDA'S CONTROVERSIAL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW CAME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

THE TASK FORCE LOOKING INTO THE LAW GATHERED IN ARCADIA.

TS BLIND PASS DREDGING-VID BOX

AFTER WEEKS OF DELAYS, DREDGING IS FINALLY UNDERWAY ON BLIND PASS ON CAPTIVA.

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY DELAYED THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

YVYV-CLIP

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VOTOPS-SS-2 SHOT

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AWAY.

AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHO WILL WIN.

.POLLS AREN'T GOING TO HELP YOU.

THEY JUST SHOW.IT'S REALLY CLOSE.

IN THE LATEST ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON

POST POLL, PRESIDENT OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY ARE IN A DEAD HEAT.

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-PKG

THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS TIED - AND THE CANDIDATES ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT.

OBAMA SOT:

My opponent, his allies in congress - they sincerely believe that prosperity

comes from the top down

ROMNEY SOT:

The very idea of raising taxes on small business and job creators at the

very time we need more jobs is the sort of thing an extreme liberal would

come up.

GFX:

THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR VOTERS - NO SURPRISEIT'S THE ECONOMY.

WEAK JOB GROWTH.A SLOWED RECOVERYAND WAVERING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE - IT ALL

ADDS UP TO TROUBLE SIGNS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

GFX:

MORE VOTERS SAY THEY DISAPPROVE OF THE PRESIDENT'S JOB PERFORMANCE THAN

APPROVE.

GFX:

WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY, THEY TRUST ROMNEY MORE THAN THE PRESIDENT.

BUT IN SPITE OF THAT.THE RACE IS TIED! AND NEARLY 60-PERCENT OF VOTERS

BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL WIN RE-ELECTION.

THE POLLING DATA SUGGESTS THAT VOTERS JUST MAY NOT BE FOND OF MITT ROMNEY.

VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SAY THE PRESIDENT IS THE MORE FRIENDLY AND LIKABLE

CANDIDATE.

TO SHIFT THE FOCUS AWAY FROM THE STRUGGLING ECONOMYTHE OBAMA CAMPAIGN HAS

LAUNCHED A FULL COURT PRESS, ACCUSING ROMNEY OF SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS.

OBAMA SOT:

As long as i'm president i will keep fighting to make sure jobs are located

here in the United States.

TODAY ROMNEY HIT BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME:

ROMNEY SOT:

If there's an outsourcer in chief it's the president of the united states

not the guy who is running to replace him

S/U CLOSE: BUT VOTERS ARE SPLIT ON ROMNEY'S RECORD IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR -

WHETHER HE'S A JOB CREATOR OR JOB CUTTER - THAT COULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR HIM

MICHELLE OBAMA IN FLORIDA-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IS IN OUR STATE CAMPAIGNING FOR HER HUSBAND IN THE CRUCIAL I-4 CORRIDOR.

SHE'S SPEAKING TO A CROWD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.

CAPE BIZ RANKING-OC

CAPE CORAL IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY TO OPEN A BUSINESS.

FORBES LISTS IT IN THE TOP 200 CITIES IN THE NATION TO OPEN UP SHOP.

CAPE BIZ RANKING-PKG

DONNA JOHNSON LOVES MAKING KID'S CLOTHES.

-on sewing machine

HER KNACK FOR SEWING STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO -- WHEN DONNA BEGAN DESIGNING DRESSES FOR HER GRANDKIDS.

-more sewing

NOW SHE'S SELLING HER KIDS CLOTHES COLLECTION IN CAPE CORAL.

-"Donna Johnson/Designer-"I've always wanted to sell my clothes to the public. This gives them a gateway into my world."

OVER THE PAST YEAR, 52 NEW BUSINESSES HAVE SET UP SHOP IN THE SOUTH CAPE. AND MORE ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

-John Jacobsen/CRA-"this is the place to start a business."

AND FORBES MAGAZINE AGREES. THE PRESTIGIOUS PUBLICATION RECENTLY RANKED CAPE CORAL ONE OF THE TOP 200 PLACES TO START A BUSINESS.

EDITORS BASED THE RANKING ON JOB GROWTH, COST, INCOME GROWTH, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PROJECTED ECONOMIC GROWTH.

-Jacobsen-"I think it's great news. I think it's going to be wonderful and bring worldwide attention to us."

AND TODD JOHNSON HOPES THAT "WORLDWIDE ATTENTION" WILL BRING CUSTOMERS TO HIS NEW BREAD SHOP.

-Todd Johnson/Owner, Artisan Bread Co.-"I've gotten an idea over the past 5 years what Cape Coral residents are looking for."

TODD'S HOPING HIS HAND-MADE BREAD, SPREADS AND SANDWICHES -- ALONG WITH THE FORBES RANKING -- WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM IN THE CAPE.

-Todd-"My wife has always encouraged me to do a store in Cape Coral."

FL HOSPITAL CLOSED-OC

NEW AT 5.

A-B-C-7 IS LEARNING STATE LEADERS PLAN TO CLOSE A SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL SPECIALIZING IN TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT.

AND THEY'RE DOING THAT AS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE DEALING WITH A SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF T-B IN JACKSONVILLE.

A C-D-C REPORT IN APRIL WARNED ABOUT A TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK, WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO 13 DEATHS AND 99 ILLNESSES.

FRANCE SCHOOL HOSTAGE-VO

WE FOUND OUT LATE TODAY. A MAN WHO TOOK HOSTAGES AT A SCHOOL COMPLEX NEAR PARIS. WAS USING A FAKE GUN.

THE MAN TOOK SEVERAL STUDENTS AND ONE PARENT HOSTAGE THIS MORNING.

HE QUICKLY RELEASED THEM AND IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

FRENCH SCHOOLS ARE ON SUMMER BREAK RIGHT NOW BUT ARE HOSTING SEVERAL SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

NY YACHT-VO

THE F-B-I AND POLICE ARE NOW WORKING TO RETRIEVE A YACHT THAT CAPSIZED AND SANK, KILLING THREE CHILDREN.

THE BOAT'S ABOUT 60 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OFF THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.

IT SANK ON JULY FOURTH WITH 27 PEOPLE ONBOARD RIGHT AFTER A FIREWORKS DISPLAY.

THE OPERATOR SAYS A BIG WAVE TIPPED OVER THE YACHT DURING AN APPROACHING STORM.

POWER LINE FIRE-NATSVO

A DOWNED POWER LINE IN NORTH CAROLINA SPARKED A FIRE. AND THAT CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR MORNING COMMUTERS.

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THE FIRE CLOSED A MAJOR INTERSECTION.

THAT TIED UP MORNING TRAFFIC.

YOU CAN SEE THE FLASHES FROM THIS POWER LINE AS IT STRIKES THE STREET IN CHARLOTTE THIS MORNING.

MICROBURST ON TAPE -VOTOPS

DRAMATIC SECURITY VIDEO CAPTURED THE MOMENT SEVERE STORMS HIT IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA.

SECURITY IMAGES FROM AN AUTO DEALERSHIP SHOW JUST HOW POWERFUL THE STORM WAS SUNDAY EVENING.

THE STORM YANKED APART A TWO-STORY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CINDER-BLOCK BY CINDER BLOCK.

RESIDENTS SAY IT'S A MIRACLE NO ONE DIED.

PENN STATE DONATIONS-VO

LOOKING AHEAD --

PENN STATE'S INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HELPED COVER UP THAT JERRY SANDUSKY WAS MOLESTING CHILDREN. WILL COME OUT ON THURSDAY.

WE ALSO LEARNED TODAY THAT, DESPITE THE CASE, DONATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN THE SECOND-HIGHEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

PENN STATE RECEIVED MORE THAN 208-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FISCAL YEAR -- REVERSING TWO YEARS OF DECLINES.

CA BEAR-VO

SEVERAL BEAR SIGHTINGS IN CALIFORNIA ARE KEEPING WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ON THE HUNT TONIGHT.

A BEAR WAS SPOTTED IN BRADBURY AGAIN TODAY AFTER 2 SIGHTINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY.

ONE RESIDENT SAYS BEARS ARE WANDERING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S TRASH CANS AND IS WORRIES PEOPLE ARE INTENTIONALLY FEEDING THE ANIMALS.

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER SOLD-VO

KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS WINNER "I'LL HAVE ANOTHER" IS MOVING TO JAPAN.

SOMEONE BOUGHT THE HORSE FOR 10 MILLION DOLLARS.

THEY'LL TAKE HIM TO 'THE BIG RED FARM IN JAPAN.'

HE'LL BE USED FOR BREEDING AND RECEIVE HIGHER-QUALITY MARES THAN HE WOULD IN THE U-S.

THE CHESTNUT STALLION WAS RETIRED WITH A TENDON INJURY THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS TO RUN IN THE BELMONT STAKES AND TRY TO WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN.

KIDS SAVED IN RUNAWAY CAR-OC

A FAST-THINKING GOOD SAMARITAN CAME TO THE RESCUE IN NEW MEXICO AFTER TWO LITTLE CHILREN WERE LOCKED INSIDE A RUNAWAY VAN.

AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.BLIND LUCK HELPED AVERT A MAJOR DISASTER.

KIDS SAVED IN RUNAWAY CAR-PKG

LEZLIE BICKNELL PARKED NEXT TO THIS MINIVAN AND DID A DOUBLE TAKE WHEN

LOOKED INSIDE.

Leslie Bicknell: "There was a small child in the driver's seat." / "I

literally watched her shift it into gear."

BICKNELL JUMPS OUT TO STOP THE MINIVAN FROM ROLLING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION

.

THEN SUDDENLY, HER OWN TRUCK BEGINS TO ROLL BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE STREET.

Leslie Bicknell: "I must've knocked my own car in gear jumping out, I left

the door wide open."

MIRACULOUSLY, BICKNELL'S TRUCK ROLLS JUST BEHIND THE KIDS' VAN, BLOCKING IT,

STOPPING THE MINIVAN AND THE KIDS FROM ROLLING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC.

Leslie Bicknell: "I am glad that the kids are okay. The mother thanked me

FL PRIEST SHOPLIFTING-OC

SOMEONE STOLE A NEARLY ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR PICTURE FROM NIEMAN MARCUS.

AND WHEN THEY WENT TO THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, SECURITY WAS SURPISED TO SEE THE CULPRIT. WAS A CATHOLIC PRIEST.

FL PRIEST SHOPLIFTING-PKG

REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --

POLICE SAY THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO INSIDE NEIMAN MARCUS IN BOCA RATON LAST DECEMBER SHOWS FATHER GIUSEPPE SAVAIA PICKING UP AN 895 DOLLAR PICTURE FRAME.

HE THEN WALKS OUT OF CAMERA RANGE, HOLDING THE FRAME.

ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT, A NEIMAN MARCUS LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER SAYS SHE SAW SAVAIA THEN CONCEAL THE FRAME IN HIS JACKET AND LEAVE THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT.

THE REPORT SAYS NEIMAN MARCUS DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T I-D THE MAN.

BUT THEY DID DISTRIBUTE HIS PICTURE TO SURROUNDING STORES.

SIX DAYS LATER, THE REPORT SAYS NEIMAN MARCUS RECEIVED A CALL FROM ANOTHER NEIMAN MARCUS STORE IN SAWGRASS MILLS, WHERE SUNRISE POLICE HAD JUST ARRESTED SAVAIA FOR SHOPLIFTING.

THE REPORT SAYS HE TOOK TWO ITALIAN COATS.

THE DIOCESE SAYS ON JUNE 30-TH, SAVAIA HANDED OUT THIS LETTER TO PARISHIONERS, WRITING, IN PART, QUOTE, "I APOLOGIZE TO THE PARISH OF SAINT CLARE FOR THE EMBARRASSMENT AND CONFUSION THIS HAS CAUSED. SAVAIA WRITES THAT AT THE REQUEST OF THE BISHOP, HE IS TAKING TIME AWAY TO " TEND TO PERSONAL DURESS" AS WELL AS 'ESTABLISHING MY INNOCENCE.'"

THE DIOCESE WOULD NOT GO ON CAMERA, BUT IN A STATEMENT SAID, "WE'RE AWARE OF IT, AND WE'RE JUST WORKING WITH HIM AND HE'S TAKING TIME OFF WHILE HE'S TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE."

FL PRIEST SHOPLIFTING-ONCAM

TERRI PARKER REPORTING.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

"Well I think women are crazy"

125-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON AVERAGE IN A LIFETIME.

ALL SPENT ON CLOTHES.

ALL BY WOMEN.

TONIGHT IS IT RETAIL THERAPY OR A REAL ADDICTION FOR WOMEN?

AND SPEAKING OF SHOPPING --

THIS IS SOMETHING MOST WOMEN WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY NO TO.

NEIMAN MARCUS AND TARGET ARE TEAMING UP --

WHAT TO GET AND WHEN.

TZ4 A) WOMEN SHOPPING STUDY-SOTVO

TZ4 B) TARGET NEIMAN MARCUS-VO

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

A WET WEDNESDAY

First Alert Radar shows an active picture this afternoon and evening. Each cell has the potential to produce heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Do be on guard if you plan to head out.

Unlike days past, our storms will continue after sundown. In fact they'll actually have the chance to continue through the wee hours of Wednesday so grab the umbrella!

As one may know, we have been harping about the Tuesday-Wednesay. It's our best chance over the next 7 days to see widespread heavy rains, and the rain fall totals could add up to be nearly two inches. That's great news because southwest Florida is below average on rain for the year.

So, your Wednesday will call for partly cloudy conditions with periods of stormy weather. Temperatures will be a mix of upper 80s and 90s.

Later in the week we'll see a surge of heat traverse the area which will bring out temperatures to the mid 90s. The weather pattern will also shift to more 'typical' for July with mostly sunny skies and afternoon storms with the sea breeze.

If you plan to go boating expect seas to have a light chop, and be aware of the storms.

WOMEN SHOPPING STUDY -OC

GUYS -- DO THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIVES DRAG YOU TO THE MALL?

A NEW STUDY IS REVEALING WOMEN SPEND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON CLOTHING IN A LIFETIME.

BUT LADIES, IN SPITE OF THAT NUMBER - HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU FOUND YOURSELF SAYING - "I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR."?

WOMEN SHOPPING STUDY -PKG

WOMEN SPEND A FORTUNE ON CLOTHES AN AVERAGE OF 125 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITHIN THEIR LIFETIME TO BE EXACT.

"Yeah I don't think it's necessary, I think there's a lot of charities that could be put into."

NEW RESEARCH BY THE DAILY MAIL SHOWS IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HUSBANDS HAVE SUSPECTED FOR YEARS.

"Doesn't surprise us. Nah, not at all."

DESPITE ALL OF THE MONEY SPENT ON CLOTHES. THE STUDY SHOWS THAT 60% OF WOMEN STILL STRUGGLE TO FIND SOMETHING TO WEAR ON A DAILY BASIS.

"Nothing looks as good as when you try it on for the first time so that's a big problem. Because you know I might buy a really nice outfit, something that I love but it never looks as good as it does that first time and then you know the outfit is sort of gone and then you want a new one."

OVER THE YEARS WOMEN BUY ROUGHLY 3000 ITEMS INCLUDING 271 PAIRS OF SHOES, 185 DRESSES, AND 145 BAGS.

DIANA HERNANDEZ IS A FASHION STYLIST AND SHE SAYS SHOPPING IS JUST PART OF A LIFESTYLE.

"Trends change all the time. People are always looking for the new thing. What is hot today is not going to be hot tomorrow

"The study even showed that 10% of women have admitted to at least at least buying one items or clothing or accessory every week in t he middle of the day just to attend an event straight from work."

"Well I think women are crazy"

"I call it retail therapy but at least once a week just like the study says I have to buy something new."

TARGET NEIMAN MARCUS-VOTOPS

DAVID JEANNOT REPORTING.

LADIES, YOU'LL SOON BE ABLE TO BUY HIGH END CLOTHING AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.

TARGET AND NEIMAN MARCUS ARE TEAMING UP TO OFFER A LIMITED JOINT COLLECTION FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS.

MORE THAN 50 PRODUCTS, FROM TWO DOZEN DESIGNERS, WILL HIT THE STORES AND WEBSITES STARTING DECEMBER FIRST.. LASTING UNTIL THEY SELL OUT.

50 SHADES OF GREY MOVIE-VO

LADIES, HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.

THE "FIFTY SHADES" TRILOGY IS COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WILL PRODUCE A FILM BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVELS.

LEGIONS OF FEMALE FANS FOLLOW THE WILDLY POPULAR BOOKS.

TOMKAT SETTLEMENT-VO

WE KNOW MORE TONIGHT ABOUT DIVORCE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES.

HOLMES AND CRUISE REACHED THAT SETTLEMENT YESTERDAY, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ACTRESS FILED FOR DIVORCE.

A-B-C-7 HAS LEARNED THE FORMER COUPLE HAS AGREED THEIR DAUGHTER, SURI, WILL LIVE IN NEW YORK WITH HER MOTHER.

BUT CRUISE WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT QUITE A BIT DURING THE YEAR.

CHEVY MONEY BACK-VO

HERE'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL IF YOU WANT TO BUY A NEW CAR.

CHEVY SAYS THEY'LL REFUND YOUR MONEY, FOR ANY REASON, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF YOU BUYING A 2012 OR 2013 CAR OR TRUCK.

THE CATCH - IT CAN'T BE DAMAGED.

AND YOU CAN'T PUT MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND MILES ON IT.

THE OFFER ENDS SEPTEMBER 4TH.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

DANGLING 35 FEET IN THE AIR --

A STORM RIPPING AROUND THEM.

THEN ONE JUMPED!

IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.

TZ5 A) GIRL JUMPS FROM RIDE DURING STORM-NATSVO

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GIRL JUMPS FROM RIDE DURING STORM-OC

BEACH-GOERS USE THE SKY RIDE IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY TO GLIDE ABOVE THE BOARDWALK.

BUT THIS WEEKEND, THE USUALLY CALM RIDE TURNED VERY SCARY WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT.

AND ONE TEENAGER DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TO BE RESCUED.

.SO SHE JUMPED OFF.

GIRL JUMPS FROM RIDE DURING STORM-PKG

MELANIE ROSSOMANDO IS BACK TO GOOFING OFF AT HER SPRINGFIELD HOME - JUST TWO DAYS AFTER DOING THIS:

YUP, THAT'S MELANIE SCREAMING - THEN JUMPING OFF THE SEASIDE HEIGHTS SKY RIDE DURING SATURDAY'S NASTY STORM.

THE RIDE LOST POWER - WITH MELANIE AND HER BEST FRIEND HERLIDE JOSEPH DANGLING 35 FEET IN THE AIR.

"I looked to side and was like we're next to a huge metal pole and in my mind, I'm like we are in a metal death trap now. In my mind I was like I'm either getting struck by lighting, or I break a leg maybe."

SO MELANIE - TOOK THE LEAP.

HERLIDE DID NOT.

"I was like okay, I'll only jump if you jump too! And she said okay and then she jumps - and I was like, oh wait. I wasn't ready."

BOTH SAFE AND SOUND NOW, THEY CAN TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT HAPPENED: AND WATCH IT - BECAUSE THEIR ORDEAL IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

"I was like that'd be so funny if there was a video on You tube. I said - it'd be hysterical, but I doubt it. And then there was. Like, who thought who would take out their phone."

TURNS OUT - IT WAS THESE GUYS: ELIAS GERONIMO AND GENE GONZALEZ FROM NEARBY WEST ORANGE - THINKING THEY'D SHOOT THE STORM'S WRATH.

"We just see things flying everywhere and hearing the screaming from the Sky Ride."

"Oh my god they got stuck."

AND NOW - ALL OF NEW JERSEY GETS TO SEE IT - INCLUDING MELANIE'S PARENTS.

GIRL JUMPS FROM RIDE DURING STORM-OC

MARCI RUBIN REPORTING.

CASINO PIER RUNS THE SKY RIDE.

THEY SAY EVERYONE WAS EVACUATED WHEN THE RIDE LOST POWER.

TONIGHT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-2SHOT

19:53:49

"Gators are everywhere, in almost every body of water in Florida."

A FLORIDA RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER A GATOR RIPPED OFF HIS ARM IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

ABC 7 TEAM COVERAGE AT 6--

HOW HE ESCAPED AND WE WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU'RE EVER FACE TO FACE WITH A GATOR IN THE WATER.

LIBRARY CRACKDOWN.

OVERDUE BOOK FEES ARE ADDING UP TO NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS!

HOW THEY'RE TRACKING DOWN DELINQUENTS IN LEE COUNTY.

KELSEY WILKINSON: It took a lot to not walk up to them and be like, 'i'm not pregnant! There's something wrong with me. Don't judge me!'"

IT'S A MISTAKE WOMEN ARE MAKING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.

NEW AT 6 ON 7--

TZ 6 1) GATOR SWIMMING DANGERS-SOTTOPS-VO

TZ) UNPAID LIBRARY FINES-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) OVARIAN CYST-SOTTOPS-VO

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