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HL) GATOR BOY SURGERY-SOTVO

i've got to lose this arm or i'm going to die.

SURVIVOR.

A-B-C SEVEN TALKS TO THE MOORE HAVEN TEEN -- WHO LOST HIS ARM IN A GATOR ATTACK.

HL) LIBRARY FINES-VO-WIPE

PAY BACK --

NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY.

THE LEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

IF YOU HAVE LATE FEES FOR OVERDUE BOOKS.

HL) WIGGINS PASS-VO-WIPE

AND PASS PROBLEMS.

BOATERS IN COLLIER COUNTY ARE FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY -- THAT WIGGINS PASS ISN'T SO EASY TO NAVIGATE.

530 ~ HL) GATOR BOY SURGERY-SOTVOTOPS

i feel good right now. I'm just happy i'm still alive.

STAYING POSITIVE --

A MOORE HAVEN TEEN WHO LOST HIS ARM TO A GATOR.

SPEAKS TO A-B-C SEVEN.

530 ~ HL) SEVERE WEATHER-SOTVOTOPS

i was just so amazed, just dumbfounded, you know, what happened?

LIGHT SHOW.

MOTHER NATURE GIVES RESIDENTS IN SAN CARLOS PARK -- HER OWN FIREWORKS SHOW LAST NIGHT.

530 ~ HL) DOPPLER-DOPPLER

AND MORE STORMS TODAY?

STORM WARN SEVEN DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS SOME SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST.

METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE LET'S US KNOW --

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Our active rainy season pattern will flex its muscle once again as several showers and thunderstorms fire up this Wednesday afternoon. Today's storms will also have plentiful moisture and lots of energy to tap into, so we'll again see the potential for strong storms capable of producing powerful winds, blinding rain, and intense lightning.

At least the morning will get off to a quiet start with only a few showers wandering out over the Gulf. Additionally, we'll enjoy a mix of clouds and sunshine along with warm and muggy conditions as temperatures stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning.

By the mid to late afternoon, storms will begin developing, expanding in coverage as the afternoon wears on. The chance of getting hit by rainy or stormy weather today will be pretty high with rain probabilities between 60-70%. The storms will generally be moving from east to west.

By sunset, our sky will start to quiet down as the rain begins to fade and drift offshore into the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be left with a partly cloudy sky along with mild and muggy conditions and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

We'll rinse and repeat this forecast on Thursday. The morning will start dry and mostly sunny, and then some big storms will start developing by the mid to late afternoon, lingering into the evening.

Rain chances will likely drop a little starting Friday, but we'll still see our typical pattern of afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend and into next week. The bottom line is each afternoon over the next seven days will present a decent chance of seeing a shower or storms.

TRAIN DERAILED-SATLIVE

BREAKING NEWS.

THIS IS LIVE IN COLUMBUS OHIO.

A TRAIN DERAILMENT HAS HAZMAT CREWS ON THE SCENE.

ONE OF THE TANKERS POSSIBLY HAD SULFUR ON IT.

IT'S NOT CLEAR RIGHT NOW WHAT CAUSED THE TRAIN TO GO OFF THE TRACKS.

SO FAR, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP

GATOR BOY SURGERY-NATVOWIPE

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING---

DOCTORS AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PREP THE OPERATING ROOM RIGHT NOW.

THEY'LL PERFORM SURGERY ON A 17 YEAR OLD.

AFTER AN ALLIGATOR RIPPED OFF HIS ARM.

BUT AMAZINGLY --

THE TEEN IS TALKING THROUGH THE PAIN.

I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING BIT MY ARM OFF

KALEB LANGDALE IS LISTED IN FAIR CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

MONDAY, AN ALLIGATOR TOOK PART OF HIS ARM,

WHILE HE AND FRIENDS SWAM IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE IN GLADES COUNTY.

HIS FRIENDS SPOTTED THE 10-FOOT ANIMAL, AND SHOUTED "GATOR."

BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

GATOR BOY SURGERY-SOTVO

i kicked hard to get to the bank and when I moved my arm he just grabbed it.

i'm just glad he came after me instead of my friends

AS YOU THE CAN SEE --

THE TEEN HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

AND DOCTORS ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

THEY SAY HIS RECOVERY IS GOING WELL.

BUT GATORS HAVE A LOT OF BACTERIA IN THEIR MOUTHS.

SEVERE WEATHER OPEN-CLIP

BEST SOUND AND VIDEO-SOTVO-DISS

SEVERE STORMS HIT SAN CARLOS PARK LAST NIGHT.

RESIDENTS THERE STILL BUZZING -- ABOUT THE POWER OF MOTHER NATURE.

"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."

THE STORM KNOCKED OUT POWER AND KNOCKED DOWN TREES.

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

ONE HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY HIT BY A LIGHTNING BOLT.

MORE WX-OC-SOTVO

AND SAN CARLOS PARK.NOT THE ONLY PLACE WITH STRONG STORMS YESTERDAY.

PEOPLE HANGING OUT AT THE "DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS PIER" SAW QUITE A SIGHT -- 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."

BOOKKEEPER ARREST-SS

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 GO TOWARD SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

FAMU LAWSUIT-VO

THE FAMILY OF ROBERT CHAMPION IS SET TO FILE A HAZING DEATH LAWSUIT TODAY.

CHAMPION WAS A DRUM MAJOR FOR FLORIDA A&M'S -- ICONIC MARCHING BAND.

HE WAS ALLEGEDLY BEATEN TO DEATH LAST YEAR IN A HAZING RITUAL -- ON BOARD A CHARTER BUS DURING A BAND TRIP TO ORLANDO.

WI FATHER KILLS DAUGHTERS-VO

A WISCONSIN FATHER IS BEHIND BARS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS THREE CHILDREN.

RIVER FALLS POLICE WERE CALLED TO THIS HOME AFTER THE GIRL'S MOTHER BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR WELL BEING.

INSIDE OFFICERS FOUND THE BODIES OF THE THREE YOUNG GIRLS, BUT THE FATHER, AARON SCHAFFHAUSEN, WAS NOT THERE.

CO FIRE FINALLY CONTAINED-VOTOPS

FINALLY UNDER CONTROL --

THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN COLORADO HISTORY.

IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED.

THE INCIDENT COMMANDER OF THE WALDO CANYON FIRE.

MADE THE CALL LAST NIGHT.

HE DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE FROM THE ONE AREA OF CONCERN FOR 36 HOURS.

350 HOMES WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE,

CORN REPORT-VO

YOUR GROCERY BILL -- COULD BE SET TO SPIKE.

THE U-S AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL UPDATE ITS MONTHLY CROP PRODUCTION AND YIELD ESTIMATES IN THE DAY AHEAD.

CORN AND SOY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE WORST SHAPE -- THE'VE SEEN SINCE 1988.

THEN AND NOW - SEVERE DROUGHT DEVASTATED CROPS IN THE CORN BELT.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-ONCAM

AHEAD ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA --

DETAILS KEEP EMERGING ABOUT THE TOMKAT DIVORCE SETTLEMENT.

IT'LL REMAIN PRIVATE,

BUT SOURCES SAY KATIE HOLMES IS *VERY* HAPPY.

BECAUSE SHE GOT EVERYTHING SHE WANTED.

PLUS -- PRIMARY LEGAL CUSTODY OF THEIR DAUGHTER SURI.

AND THIS IS INTERESTING --

BEFORE KATIE FILED FOR DIVORCE FROM TOM CRUISE,

WE'RE HEARING SHE REACHED OUT TO HIS EX-WIFE. NICOLE KIDMAN!

530 ~ COOKIE MONSTER-NATVO

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Our active rainy season pattern will flex its muscle once again as several showers and thunderstorms fire up this Wednesday afternoon. Today's storms will also have plentiful moisture and lots of energy to tap into, so we'll again see the potential for strong storms capable of producing powerful winds, blinding rain, and intense lightning.

At least the morning will get off to a quiet start with only a few showers wandering out over the Gulf. Additionally, we'll enjoy a mix of clouds and sunshine along with warm and muggy conditions as temperatures stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning.

By the mid to late afternoon, storms will begin developing, expanding in coverage as the afternoon wears on. The chance of getting hit by rainy or stormy weather today will be pretty high with rain probabilities between 60-70%. The storms will generally be moving from east to west.

By sunset, our sky will start to quiet down as the rain begins to fade and drift offshore into the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be left with a partly cloudy sky along with mild and muggy conditions and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

We'll rinse and repeat this forecast on Thursday. The morning will start dry and mostly sunny, and then some big storms will start developing by the mid to late afternoon, lingering into the evening.

Rain chances will likely drop a little starting Friday, but we'll still see our typical pattern of afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend and into next week. The bottom line is each afternoon over the next seven days will present a decent chance of seeing a shower or storms.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

ROUGH LANDING-VO

A ROUGH LANDING FOR A GROUP OF TOURISTS OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE PILOT OF THEIR HOT AIR BALLOON WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SCOTTSDALE.

UNEXPECTED WIND GUSTS OF 30 MILES PER HOUR ARE TO BLAME.

THE BALLOON THEN ACTED LIKE A SAIL. PULLING THE BASKET THROUGH A COTTON FIELD.

LIBRARY FINES-VO

IF YOU HAVE AN OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK FROM LEE COUNTY.

THE LIBRARY SYSTEM WANTS IT BACK.

AND THEY ALSO WANT YOUR MONEY.

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

*EVEN IF IT'S SMALL.

THEY SAY WHEN THEY ADD UP ALL THE SMALL FINES.

IT TOTALS A MILLION DOLLARS.

AFTER FOUR REMINDERS --

CRASH VIDEO-VO

NEW VIDEO 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.

ALL STAR GAME-NATVO

IT WAS A GIANT EFFORT --

IN LAST NIGHT'S ALL STAR GAME.

WAY BACK, THAT ONE'S GONE

GIANTS SLUGGER MELKY CABRERA HIT A BIG HOME RUN.

TO CAP ALL THE SCORING.

AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUTS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE --

EIGHT TO NOTHING.

GIANTS PITCHER MATT CAIN PITCHED TWO SCORELESS INNINGS FOR THE WIN.

BUT ONE BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE?

F-G-C-U GRAD CHRIS SALE PITCHED THE ENTIRE SIXTH INNING.

HE STRUCK OUT ONE,

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

HILLARY CLINTON IS THE FIRST U-S SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT LAOS.

IN MORE THAN FIVE DECADES,

SHE DISCUSSED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

AND EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP MILLIONS OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS THAT THE U-S DROPPED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN RECENT WEEKS --

A CALIFORNIA CITY HAS DECLARED BANKRUPTCY.

SAN BERNARDINO JOINS STOCKTON AND MAMMOTH LAKES.

THE CITY HAS A POPULATION OF 210-THOUSAND

ONE OF THE HOTTEST NAMES IN T-V.

IS POSSIBLY ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

MODERN FAMILY'S SOPHIA VERGARA REPORTEDLY GOT A RING FROM HER BOYFRIEND -

WHILE CELEBRATING HER 40TH BIRTHDAY IN MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Our active rainy season pattern will flex its muscle once again as several showers and thunderstorms fire up this Wednesday afternoon. Today's storms will also have plentiful moisture and lots of energy to tap into, so we'll again see the potential for strong storms capable of producing powerful winds, blinding rain, and intense lightning.

At least the morning will get off to a quiet start with only a few showers wandering out over the Gulf. Additionally, we'll enjoy a mix of clouds and sunshine along with warm and muggy conditions as temperatures stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning.

By the mid to late afternoon, storms will begin developing, expanding in coverage as the afternoon wears on. The chance of getting hit by rainy or stormy weather today will be pretty high with rain probabilities between 60-70%. The storms will generally be moving from east to west.

By sunset, our sky will start to quiet down as the rain begins to fade and drift offshore into the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be left with a partly cloudy sky along with mild and muggy conditions and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

We'll rinse and repeat this forecast on Thursday. The morning will start dry and mostly sunny, and then some big storms will start developing by the mid to late afternoon, lingering into the evening.

Rain chances will likely drop a little starting Friday, but we'll still see our typical pattern of afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend and into next week. The bottom line is each afternoon over the next seven days will present a decent chance of seeing a shower or storms.

HEALTH CARE VOTE-VOWIPE

THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY IS HOLDING ITS VOTE TO REPEAL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

IT'S THE HOUSE'S 31st VOTE ON OBAMACARE.

THE MEASURE WILL NEVER BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE. SO WHY BOTHER???

INSIDERS SAY -- IT'S JUST FOR SHOW.BUT PLAYS TO THE BASE IN BOTH PARTIES.

HEALTH CARE VOTE-SOTVO

Pres. Obama

"Give Mitt Romney another tax break - it will cost about a trillion dollars and we cant afford it."

Mitt Romney:

"And the idea, 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 thing only an extreme liberal can come up with."

530 ~ HEALTH CARE VOTE-ONCAM

THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY IS HOLDING ITS VOTE TO REPEAL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

THE MEASURE WILL NEVER BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE. SO WHY BOTHER???

530 ~ HEALTH CARE VOTE-PKG

THE HOUSE IS VOTING TODAY TO REPEAL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

Rep. Dan Lungren / California

"We are standing here for the American people against the largest tax increase in the history of the United States and we will not stop until we are ultimately successful!"

DEMOCRATS POINT OUT THIS IS THE THIRTY-FIRST HOUSE VOTE ON OBAMACARE.

Rep. Jim McDermott / Washington

"One definition of insanity is doing same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

THE NEXT BIG FIGHT - WHO GETS AN EXTENSION OF THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS.

Pres. Barack Obama

"Give Mitt Romney another tax break - it will cost about a trillion dollars and we cant afford it."

Mitt Romney / Presidential Candidate

"And the idea, 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 thing only an extreme liberal can come up with."

WITH WASHINGTON HOPELESSLY GRIDLOCKED.

A VISITOR HAS AN IDEA ON HOW TO MAKE CONGRESS WORK.

Michele Garber, Tallahassee, Florida

"Turn out the air conditioning and you don't come out until you solve it."

530 ~ HEALTH CARE VOTE-ONCAM

BRIAN MOOAR REPORTING.

MITT ROMNEY NAACP-VO

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY ---

WILL ADDRESS THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P.

ROMNEY WILL SPEAK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP IN HOUSTON, TEXAS -

HOPING TO SWAY SOME WITH HIS PRO-JOBS MESSAGE.

UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH --

PENN STATE HEARING-VO

A HEARING WILL BE HELD IN THE DAY AHEAD FOR TWO FORMER PENN STATE LEADERS - ACCUSED OF LYING TO A GRAND JURY.

FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CURLEY AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENT GARY SCHULTZ -- ARE ALSO ACCUSED OF KEEPING QUIET ABOUT JERRY SANDUSKY.

VOTER PURGE-VO

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING ---

STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE THEY *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.

RIGHT NOW, THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REDACTING PARTS OF THE LIST.

SCOTT AND NAACP-OC-SOTVO

THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P IS ASKING THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF -- TO HELP FORT MYERS POLICE IN THE BATTLE TO CURB VIOLENCE.

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

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

PROMENADE AUCTION-VO

A 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.

BUT ONE-BY ONE. BUSINESSES LEFT.

AND RENT JUMPED FROM 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS. TO FIVE THOUSAND.

WIGGINS PASS-VOWIPE

BOATERS ARE LEARNING THE HARD WAY THAT WIGGINS PASS IN COLLIER COUNTY IS GETTING SHALLOW.

SEA TOW IS GETTING A LOT OF CALLS -- TO HELP BEACHED BOATERS IN THE SHALLOW WATERS.

THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS A DREDGING PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER-

BUT THEY SAY TROPICAL STORM DEBBIE REALLY DID A NUMBER ON THE AREA.

CAUSING EROSION AND EXTENDED SAND BARS.

WIGGINS PASS-SOTVO

IF YOU CAN GET YOUR BOAT UP HERE AND YOU CAN WALK OVER THERE. MAN, I MEAN YOU CAN'T DO THAT ANYWHERE ELSE.

THE DREDGING PROJECT WILL BEGIN ONCE SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON IS OVER.

OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-VO

WE FINALLY KNOW WHAT TEAM U-S-A WILL LOOK LIKE ---

WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN LONDON FOR THE OLYMPICS.

RALPH LAUREN DESIGNED THE UNIFORMS,

WHICH HAVE A CLASSIC AMERICAN LOOK.

NAVY BLUE BLAZERS AND CRISP WHITE SHIRTS.

DIAGONALLY STRIPED TIES FOR THE MEN.

AND FOR THE WOMEN -- RED WHITE AND BLUE SCARVES.

HUNGER GAMES-VO

BIG NEWS FOR FANS OF THE HUNGER GAMES.

THERE'S THREE BOOKS. BUT THERE WILL BE FOUR MOVIES!

LIONSGATE CONFIRMS THE STUDIO WILL TURN THE FINAL BOOK. MOCKINGJAY. INTO A TWO PART MOVIE.

THE FIRST PART WILL BE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER OF 20-14 AND PART TWO WILL FOLLOW A YEAR LATER.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT

WHERE IS *JESSE JACKSON, JR?

BEEN MISSING FROM CONGRESS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS -- PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.

ALLEGED MISTRESS.

ETHICS PROBE.

NEW REPORTS OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT -- JESSE JACKSON -- DENIES.

WHERE IS HE?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Our active rainy season pattern will flex its muscle once again as several showers and thunderstorms fire up this Wednesday afternoon. Today's storms will also have plentiful moisture and lots of energy to tap into, so we'll again see the potential for strong storms capable of producing powerful winds, blinding rain, and intense lightning.

At least the morning will get off to a quiet start with only a few showers wandering out over the Gulf. Additionally, we'll enjoy a mix of clouds and sunshine along with warm and muggy conditions as temperatures stay in the 70s and 80s through the morning.

By the mid to late afternoon, storms will begin developing, expanding in coverage as the afternoon wears on. The chance of getting hit by rainy or stormy weather today will be pretty high with rain probabilities between 60-70%. The storms will generally be moving from east to west.

By sunset, our sky will start to quiet down as the rain begins to fade and drift offshore into the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be left with a partly cloudy sky along with mild and muggy conditions and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

We'll rinse and repeat this forecast on Thursday. The morning will start dry and mostly sunny, and then some big storms will start developing by the mid to late afternoon, lingering into the evening.

Rain chances will likely drop a little starting Friday, but we'll still see our typical pattern of afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend and into next week. The bottom line is each afternoon over the next seven days will present a decent chance of seeing a shower or storms.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

5AM ~ PEACOCKS VS CARS-ONCAM

HERE'S A STORY YOU DON'T HEAR EVERY DAY --

PEACOCKS ATTACKING VEHICLES IN ONE FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD!

SO FAR,

THE BIRDS HAVE CAUSED NEARLY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.

AND SOME NEIGHBORS BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE *NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CARS.

5AM ~ PEACOCKS VS CARS-PKG

EVERY NIGHT, FOLKS ON RIVER BANK COURT COVER THEIR CARS.

peck, peck, peck, peck scratches

TO PROTECT THEM. FROM PEACOCKS.

nats

All these scratch marks, and little divets in the car are all peacock attacks.

A PAIR OF PEACOCKS PROWLING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

VO

"They're beautiful, they're Indian peacocks."

AND APPARENTLY FIGHTING THE CARS.

S/Renee Bylinowski / Peacock Victim

"I came out to water my plants one morning and they were actually beating themselves up against the car."

S Ray Spencer / Peacock Victim

He thinks that he's seeing uh another male in that black car reflection

RAY SPENCER'S NEW CAR HAD BEEN A PEAFOWL PUNCHING BAG. ANOTHER FAMILY CAUGHT AN ATTACK ON VIDEO.

VO

"And he just goes after it and kicks it and stomps it and pecks at it."

THE CAR'S OWNERS SAY THE BEAK DENTS HAVE CAUSED ALMOST $2-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE.

RENEE BYLINOWSKI SAYS THE BIRDS HAVE BEEN AROUND THREE MONTHS. NO ONE WILL COME GET THEM.

S/ Renee Bylinowski / Peacock Victim

Animal control considers them wildlife, so they will not come remove the peacocks. Fish and game consider them domestic. / So they're not fish and wildlife's department. we're responsible to hire a trapper to get them removed.

S/ Carlee Staple / Peacock Victim

"It's been like everybody passes the buck. Nobody quite knows who handles recovering a peacock out of a neighborhood."

SO BYLINOWSKI IS PAYING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A TRAPPER.

the last he was down here in the corner, actually he was right where we caught the female.

THEY CAUGHT THE FEMALE FRIDAY. BUT THE MALE IS STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS.

S/ Chris Carlson / Trapper

"Just catching him, it's going to be tricky. He's a lot faster than I am."

SO THEY'RE USING THE FEMALE AS BAIT.

5AM ~ PEACOCKS VS CARS-ONCAM

6AM ~ ROBOTIC CANCER SURGERY-ONCAM

A FLORIDA FAMILY WAS *DEVASTATED,

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THEIR 16-YEAR-OLD SON HAD LUNG CANCER.

BUT USING A ROBOTIC ARM --

DOCTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED THE BOY'S TUMOR,

AND SAVE MOST OF HIS LUNG.

ALL THIS *WITHOUT* OPEN CHEST SURGERY.

6AM ~ ROBOTIC CANCER SURGERY-PKG

THE FACT THAT 16 YEAR OLD JONATHAN MUNIZ IS PLAYING HIS SAXOPHONE IS INCREDIBLE.

JUST THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS ON A RESPIRATOR BEFORE BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST TEENS IN THE WORLD TO UNDERGO ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER.

A RARE TYPE OF LUNG CANCER USUALLY SEEN IN ADULTS.

"It was just like 16 year old doesn't get cancer in the lung doesn't smoke doesn't drink."

"And the way they were describing the tumor itself it was quite extensive and it was like oh my god."

"You know I was thinking all of the bad things that could happen I was scared out of my mind."

A NORMAL LUNG SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE ONE ON YOUR RIGHT. BLACK BECAUSE IT'S FILLED WITH AIR. THE OTHER SIDE IS OBSTRUCTED BY A LARGE GROWTH.

USING A ROBOTIC ARM SURGEON MARK DYLEWSKI WAS ABLE CUT OUT THE CANCER, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY RECONNECT THE AIRWAY. A COMPLEX PROCEDURE CALLED A SLEEVE RESECTION.

"We were able to spare his lower and middle lobe and just take out the upper lobe with a portion of that main airway. This operation was basically done through 3, 8 millimeter incisions and that has never been done anywhere in the world to my knowledge."

JONATHAN CAME OUT OF SURGERY ABLE TO BREATHE ON HIS OWN.

"It was really hard breathing before nice that I was breathing fine.

"We were counting our blessings for that day yes."

THIS IS MORE THAN MUSIC TO THEIR EARS. IT'S THE SOUND OF HOPE.

6AM ~ ROBOTIC CANCER SURGERY-ONCAM

AAA GPS-VOWIPE

TRIPLE-A IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR PARENTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR TEENAGE DRIVERS.

THEY ARE OFFERING A NEW G-P-S DEVICE -- GIVING PARENTS REAL TIME INFORMATION.

"TRIPLE-A onBoard" -- ALLOWS A PARENT TO SET A MAXIMUM SPEED, BOUNDARIES, AND TIMES THE CAR IS TO BE IN USE.

AAA GPS-SOTVO

S/ Doug Shupe/ AAA Public Affairs

"It's not about trusting your teens- it's more about in-experience- young people don't have the same amount of experience as you and I do behind the wheel."

S/ Maran Rodden / Teen Driver

"It's kinda weird to think about it- like they are following and watching- but it's for my greater good so."

S/ Tracy Rodden / Parent

"I don't wanna say it's a big brother device, but it's kinda like being a 2nd parent in the car."

THE DEVICE CAN ONLY BE INSTALLED IN CARS MADE AFTER 19-96.

FREE SLURPEE-VO

THIS MIGHT BRIGHTEN UP YOUR MORNING!

7-11 CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY.

AND *YOU GET THE PRESENTS!

TODAY IS JULY 11-TH. A-K-A 7-11.

AND IT'S THE CHAIN'S 85TH BIRTHDAY.

SO SLURPEES ARE ON THEM!

THAT'S RIGHT.

HEAD TO A 7-11 NEAR YOU FOR A **FREE** SEVEN-POINT-11 OUNCE SLURPEE.

RESUME STUDY-VO

YOU SPEND *HOURS PERFECTING YOUR RESUME.

BUT TURNS OUT --

H-R MANAGERS SPEND A MINUTE OR *LESS LOOKING AT IT!

SO MAKE IT STAND OUT FOR THE "RIGHT" REASONS.

CAREER BUILDER CONDUCTED A SURVEY --

TO GET THE SCOOP ON HOW YOU CAN LAND A JOB.

RESUMES WITH TYPOS, INAPPROPRIATE E-MAIL ADDRESSES, AND A LACK OF SKILLS.

PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE A TRIP TO THE TRASH CAN.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY-VO

IT'S JULY.

BUT MANY OF YOU ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT DECEMBER.

A NEW SURVEY SHOWS --

13 PERCENT OF ADULTS HAVE STARTED THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

AND NEARLY 20 PERCENT MORE PLAN ON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF "CHRISTMAS IN JULY" SALES.

FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE EARLY SHOPPERS.

GETTING YOUR SHOPPING DONE *NOW.

CAPTIVA BEST BEACH-CG

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAR. TO FIND ONE OF THE BEST BEACHES IN AMERICA.

COASTAL LIVING MAGAZINE NAMED THE 21 *BEST BEACHES IN THE U-S.

AND CAPTIVA ISLAND IN LEE COUNTY MADE THE CUT.

IT'S RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SUBLIME BEACHCOMBING, IDEAL SWIMMING CONDITIONS, AND INCREDIBLE SUNSETS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS) GATOR BOY SURGERY-VO-WIPE

i feel good right now. I'm just happy i'm still alive.

DOCTORS AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PREP THE OPERATING ROOM RIGHT NOW.

THEY'LL PERFORM SURGERY ON A 17 YEAR OLD.

AFTER AN ALLIGATOR RIPPED OFF HIS ARM.

DOCTORS SAY HIS RECOVERY IS GOING WELL.

BUT GATORS HAVE A LOT OF BACTERIA IN THEIR MOUTHS.

TS) SEVERE WEATHER-VO-WIPE

i was just so amazed, just dumbfounded, you know, what happened?

A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN SURVEYS THE DAMAGE THIS MORNING,

AFTER LIGHTNING HIT HER HOME LAST NIGHT.

LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED.

THE STORM PRODUCED WINDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR,

TS) CO FIRE CONTAINED-VO-WIPE

THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN COLORADO HISTORY.

IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED.

THE INCIDENT COMMANDER OF THE WALDO CANYON FIRE.MADE THE CALL LAST NIGHT.

HE DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE FROM THE ONE AREA OF CONCERN FOR 36 HOURS.

TS) CORN REPORT-VO-WIPE

LATER TODAY --

THE U-S AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL UPDATE ITS MONTHLY CROP PRODUCTION AND YIELD ESTIMATES.

SEVERE DROUGHT HAS DEVASTATED CROPS IN THE CORN BELT.

AND THAT MEANS *YOU WILL LIKELY END UP PAYING *MORE --

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

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-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.

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