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HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT 9---

HE FACED OFF WITH A GATOR AND SURVIVED!

IT'S A STORY MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES--

TODAY, THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TEEN GOES UNDER THE KNIFE -- AS HE ADJUSTS TO LIFE WITHOUT A HAND.

AND HEAR THIS STORY BEFORE YOU HAVE BREAKFAST OF LUNCH.

IS THE FOOD YOU'RE EATING. MAKING YOU SICK?

ABC-7 INVESTIGATES THE LINK BETWEEN CHICKEN.

AND A CONDITION MILLIONS OF WOMEN SUFFER FROM.

"they assume they're gaining weight, they try to diet and think their belly keeps getting bigger.

TELL ME IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR--

YOU ASK A WOMAN WHEN SHE'S DUE, ONLY TO FIND OUT SHE'S NOT PREGNANT!

HL1) GATOR BOY SURGERY-VO-WIPE

HL2) SUPERBUG WORRIES-VO-WIPE

HL3) OVARIAN CYST-SOTVO

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FIRST WEATHER-RADAR TOPS-CAM 9 EST

WE BEGIN THE NEWS AT NINE --

WITH STORM WARN 7 DOPPLER RADAR-

AS YOU CAN SEE --

SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO FIRE UP. ONCE AGAIN. ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-

BUT WHEN WE THEY SHOW UP WHERE YOU LIVE?

STORM WARN 7 METEOLOGIST ALLYSON RAE IS HERE-

FIRST WEATHER-WX CNTER

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.

GATOR BOY SURGERY-VOWIPE

NOW AT 9-

A 17 YEAR OLD BOY IS GOING BACK INTO SURGERY TODAY -- AFTER HE LOSES PART OF HIS ARM TO A GATOR WHILE SWIMMING IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER IN GLADES COUNTY.

KALEB LANGDALE -- ALSO KNOWN AS FRED TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY --

SAYS HE SWIMS IN THE RIVER ALL THE TIME.

HE TELLS US HE SEES ALLIGATORS OFTEN, BUT NONE EVER GETTING CLOSE.

BUT THIS ONE, MADE LANGDALE ITS TARGET --

HIS FRIENDS WHO WERE ALSO IN THE WATER SHOUTED GATOR!

GATOR BOY SURGERY-SOT(2)VO

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.

29:39 my biggest fear was losing my arm. whenever i was going down and i felt my arm was broken so bad.i was like all right this arm's gotta go 46

FL SCHOOL GRADES TODAY-ONCAM

IN JUST TWO HOURS --

STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS WILL RELEASE ANNUAL SCHOOL GRADES.

WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW A DROP IN THE NUMBER OF TOP RANKED SCHOOLS.

AT 11 A-M ---

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL ANNOUNCE GRADES FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND COMBINATION SCHOOLS.

BOIL WATER NOTICE-SS

BRAND NEW AT NINE --

LEE COUNTY UTILITIES TELL ABC-7.

THAT THE MYER-LEE COMMUNITY IN LEE COUNTY IS UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE.

THE BOIL NOTICE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS --

IN THE AREAS YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

IT'S BECAUSE OF A WATER MAIN BREAK IN THE AREA.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE NOTICE, YOU GOT A HANG TAG ON YOUR DOOR.

OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT-VO

IF YOU ARE AWAY FROM YOUR T-V RIGHT NOW, COME BACK---

CHECK THIS OUT--

BRIGHT ORANGE FLAMES LIT UP THE EARLY MORNING SKY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AFTER A TRAIN DERAILMENT.

RIGHT NOW, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BURNING.

BUT THE TRAIN IS SAID TO BE CARRYING CHEMICALS LIKE -- SULFUR AND DENATURED ALCOHOL, USED IN SOLVENT & FUEL.

BOOK KEEPER ARREST-SS-VO

ON THE CRIME BEAT-

A FORMER LEHIGH ACRES BOOKKEEPER IS OUT ON BOND THIS MORNING--

AFTER HER ARREST FOR ALLEGEDLY POCKETING CASH MEANT FOR STUDENTS!

DETECTIVES SAY THIS WOMAN, YIDENIA ALONSO, STOLE NEARLY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A PROGRAM -- AT VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DETECTIVES TELL US ALONSO POCKETED THE CASH.

BOOK KEEPER ARREST-SOTVO

you know, you feel for the kids. Things are tight all over the county. There's no extra money to be going around for extra programs. And the teachers are innovative. They come up with the programs so they can collect extra money so they can do more for the kids.

WE'RE TOLD THE CRIMES HAPPENED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2009 AND MARCH 2010.

NAACP MEETING WITH SHERIFF-VO

SO FAR THIS YEAR --

THERE HAVE BEEN 15 HOMICIDES IN FORT MYERS.

AND NOW --

THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P TURNS TO THE SHERIFF FOR HELP.

THE ORGANIZATION WANTS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT --

TO HELP CURB CRIME IN DUNBAR.

THE SHERIFF TALKED ABOUT HAVING HIS OFFICERS RIDE ALONG WITH FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICERS.

NAACP MEETING WITH SHERIFF-SOTVO

40:28 peter "we feel that there is need for collaboration- we need to have a commitment from the entire community- we need to work together."

THE CHIEF AND SHERIFF WILL SIT DOWN TO DISCUSS IT ALL,

CHIEF DOUG BAKER SAYS HE'S READY TO START TALKS --

CAPE TEENS ARREST-SS-SOTVO

A MONTH LONG CRIME SPREE IN CAPE CORAL IS NOW OVER--

AFTER COPS ARREST A TEENAGE CRIME DUO, ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO ABOUT 40 CARS.

THE TWO -- ARE EACH CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ARSON, AND NUMEROUS COUNTS OF BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT.

THE TEENS WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER SETTING OFF A CAR ALARM.

-"We were actually able to get there before they got their bikes. They ditched the bikes and there was a foot chase."

HEALTH CARE VOTE-ONCAM

THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY --

HOLDS A VOTE TO REPEAL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

G-O-P LAWMAKERS SAY IT'S A STAND AGAINST THE LARGEST TAX HIKE IN HISTORY.

BUT DEMOCRATS CALL IT A POLITICAL TANTRUM.

AS BRIAN MOOAR REPORTS --

HEALTH CARE VOTE-PKG

THIS VOTE IS STRICTLY FOR SHOW. BUT IT PLAYS TO THE BASE IN BOTH PARTIES.

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."

HEALTH CARE VOTE-ONCAM

BRIAN MOOAR REPORTING.

TODAY'S REPEAL VOTE IS ALSO A NO-COST OPPORTUNITY ---

VOTER PURGE-VO

BACK HERE AT HOME-

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

180 THOUSAND NAMES ARE ON IT.

THEY'RE ALL 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.

OBAMA TODAY-CLIP-ONCAM

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE.

TODAY --- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL HOLD A CLOSED DOOR MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OF CONGRESS.

THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN --

TO EXTEND BUSH ERA TAX CUTS FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.

THIS IS ALL COMING AS THE PRESIDENT HITS THE CAMPAIGN TRIAL.

ROMNEY NAACP-VOTOPS

AND THE PRESIDENT'S REPUBLICAN RIVAL, MITT ROMNEY WILL ADDRESS THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P CONVENTION TODAY.

ROMNEY WILL SPEAK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP IN HOUSTON -- HOPING TO SWAY SOME WITH HIS PRO-JOBS MESSAGE.

FAMU LAWSUIT-VO

SOMETIME TODAY --

THE FAMILY OF ROBERT CHAMPION WILL FILE A HAZING DEATH LAWSUIT.

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

HE WAS ALLEGEDLY BEATEN TO DEATH LAST YEAR,

IN A RITUAL HAZING ON BOARD A CHARTER BUS.

IT HAPPENED DURING A BAND TRIP TO ORLANDO.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE CHAMPION FAMILY WAS REQUIRED TO WAIT AT LEAST SIX MONTHS.

PENN STATE HEARING-VOTOPS

ALSO HAPPENING TODAY-

A HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE 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 FAILING TO ALERT POLICE ABOUT JERRY SANDUSKY.

HEAT AND FOOD PRICES-ONCAM

ALL THE HOT, HOT WEATHER ACROSS THE NATION.

COULD TRANSLATE TO RISING FOOD PRICES.

HERE'S WHY---

THE HOT WEATHER SATURATED PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND KILLED CROPS.

ALSO THIS MORNING --

THERE'S A NEW CLIMATE REPORT.

POINTING TO EVIDENCE THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS ACCELERATING.

HEAT AND FOOD PRICES-PKG

The steamy weather baking the country has reached Americans' pocketbooks.

The cost of basic foods -- meat, cereal and packaged items -- may soon go up

.

The problem is here -- in parts of the American corn belt -- which is

suffering horrible drought.

SOT Larry Dallas, Douglas County, IL Farmer

"THIS IS ABOUT AS BAD I'VE SEEN. / WE NEED TWO OR THREE INCHES IMMEDIATELY

, I WOULD SAY, AND THEN AN INCH A WEEK AFTER THAT."

SOT Gene Barkley, Edgar County, IL Farmer

"I ASSUME SOME DAY IT WILL RAIN. BUT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME."

Here in Elburn, Illinois, the scorching heat and lack of rain has left

behind shriveled corn.

And the extreme weather could not come at a worse time in the farming cycle.

SOT Steve Pitstick, Illinois Farmer

"ONE CHANCE TO DO WHAT IT'S GOTTA DO: THESE PLANTS SHOULD BE OVER MY HEAD.

THEY'VE REDUCED THEIR HEIGHT, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH AVAILABLE

MOISTURE FOR THEM TO GROW."

With demand exceeding supply, corn prices are soaring -- up 30-PERCENT in

the last month.

The high cost is hurting ranchers, who depend on corn to feed their cattle.

SOT Tom Smith, Pushmataha County Oklahoma State University Extension Office

"IT HURTS EVERYBODY IN THIS AREA. WITH LESS BEEF, BEEF PRICES ARE GOING TO

BE HIGHER. / THEY'RE PREDICTING RAIN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE'RE JUST

PRAYING IT COMES."

Government scientists report the last 12 months have been the warmest on

record, and climate experts say the heat is here to say.

SOT Heidi Cullen, Chief Climatologist, Climate Central

"SO BASICALLY, AS THE PLANET WARMS WE EXPECT TO SEE A LOT MORE HEAT, A LOT

MORE DROUGHT, AND A LOT MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IN CERTAIN PLACES."

With forecasters saying to expect more scorching temperatures, the USDA is

warning that about 60-percent of the corn grown in the U-S faces moderate to

extreme drought conditions.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

THEY MAY SOUND LIKE THE ODD COUPLE-

BUT TARGET AND A HIGH-END RETAILER -- ARE COMING TOGETHER, JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU CAN EXPECT THE MAD DASH TO BEGIN!

PLUS-

MILLIONS OF DIRECTV CUSTOMERS WOKE UP WITHOUT DOZENS OF CHANNELS THIS MORNING!

TZ1 A TARGET AND NIEMAN MARCUS-VOTOPS

TZ1 B DIRECTV REMOVES-VOTOPS

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY DOING SOMETHING YOU SHOULDN'T WHILE WORKING AT A BIG BANK.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET TO KEEP IT!

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS J-P MORGAN CHASE PLANS TO DEMAND EMPLOYEES GIVE BACK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STOCK FROM TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVES --

INVOLVED IN HUGE TRADING LOSSES THE BANK SUFFERED THIS YEAR.

*****

MEANTIME -- CALIFORNIA BANKRUPTCIES -- SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE!

FIRST STOCKTON.

THEN MAMMOTH LAKES.

NOW -- SAN BERNARDINO'S CITY COUNCIL -- VOTING TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

SAN BERNARDINO EAST OF L-A IS SO BROKE -- IT CAN'T MAKE ITS MID-AUGUST PAYROLL TO CITY EMPLOYEES.

******

AND BANKRUPT AMERICAN AIRLINES -- SAYS IT PLANS TO START CONTACTING "INTERESTED PARTIES" SOON --

AS IT CONSIDERS MERGER OPTIONS.

LAST YEAR, THE AIRLINE STRESSED A GO-IT-ALONE STRATEGY.

SINCE THEN, RIVAL *U-S AIRWAYS* HAS WON THE SUPPORT OF AMERICAN'S KEY UNIONS FOR A POSSIBLE MERGER.

*****

AND COMING UP AFTER THIS --

NEW HIGH TECH SUNGLASSES FOR SPORTS BUFFS.

OC:

GOOD NEWS FOR JOB SEEKERS.

OPENINGS IN THE U-S JUMPED IN MAY, ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

BUT --- UNFORTUNATELY, FIRINGS ALSO PICKED UP.

THE S&P YESTERDAY -- FALLING FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT SESSION --

ON CONCERN ABOUT SLOWING CORPORATE PROFITS.

******

AND -- HERE'S A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES THAT MAY TURN YOUR HEAD!

PIVOTHEAD DURANGOS --

DESIGNED TO RECORD VIDEO AND AUDIO OF MOTOR CYCLE RIDES AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES YOU CAN THINK OF, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE PERSON WHO WEARS THEM.

THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF HIGH TECH GLASSES INCLUDING GOOGLE'S PROTOTYPE.

DURANGO'S COST ABOUT 350 DOLLARS AND WILL SOON BE SOLE AT SPORTS AUTHORITY ACCORDING TO U-S-A TODAY.

******

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

*****

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.

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.

TARGET AND NIEMEN MARCUS-ONCAM

IT MAY SOUND LIKE AN ODD MATCH --

BUT A DISCOUNT RETAILER JOINS FORCES WITH A HIGH END MERCHANT.

AND YOU SHOPPERS WILL GET A LIMITED COLLECTION --

RANGING FROM FASHION TO SPORTING GOODS.

REPORTER BOUA XIONG HAS THE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT.

TARGET AND NIEMEN MARCUS-PKG

NATS

I would love this blouse

RHONDA PIERSKALLA IS A SHOPPER.SHE'S IN TARGET AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

S/ Rhonda Pierskalla / Shopper

"I buy clothing, I buy all my health and beauty. My groceries."

COME DECEMBER SHE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE TO CHOOSE FROM AS TARGET AND NEIMAN MARCUS TEAM UP.

THE GIANT RETAILER AND THE HIGH-END MERCHANT WILL OFFER MORE THAN 50 PRODUCTS FROM 24 DESIGNERS THIS HOLIDAY. THE EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION WILL RANGE FROM CLOTHING TO SPORTING GOODS. PRICES WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 8 DOLLARS TO AS MUCH AS 500 DOLLARS. RETAIL EXPERTS SAY THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF CO-BRANDING.

That's good news for people like Emily Larson who love to shop but hate big names.

S/ Emily Larson / Shopper

" I can buy something in a more comfortable place to shop where im not feeling intimated by really high prices or people that might look down on me or something like that for just being a regular person."

FOR PIERSKALLA, IT MEANS MORE TO SHOP FOR AT HER FAVORITE STORE.

S/ Rhonda Pierskalla / Shopper

TARGET AND NIEMEN MARCUS-ONCAM

BOUA XIONG REPORTING.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME TARGET HAS WORKED WITH A HIGH-END MERCHANT.

DIRECTV REMOVES CHANNELS-VO

CHANCE ARE IF YOU ARE DIREC-TV CUSTOMER --- YOU MAYBE WOKE UP, FLIPPED TO A CHANNEL, AND NOTICED IT'S NOT THERE---

HERE'S WHY-

NETWORKS OWNED BY VIACOM ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON DIRECTV.

INCLUDING -- MTV, NICKELODEON, COMEDY CENTRAL.

THE CHANGE COMES AMID A HEATED DISPUTE BETWEEN THE ENTERTAINMENT GIANT AND SATELLITE T-V CARRIER -- OVER THE FEES PAID FOR CABLE CHANNELS.

AT ISSUE IS HOW MUCH DIRECTV PAYS VIACOM PER SUBSCRIBER FOR EACH OF ITS CHANNELS.

LEE LIBRARY OVERDUE FINES-VO

IF YOU HAVE AN OVERDUE BOOK --

LEE COUNTY WANTS IT BACK.

THE LIBRARY SYSTEM ALSO WANTS YOUR MONEY.

THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING DOWN ALL FINES.

NO MATTER HOW SMALL.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS -

INDIVIDUAL BALANCES HAVE STACKED UP.

LEE LIBRARY OVERDUE FINES-SOTVO

"As custodians of a public property, we feel that it's important to keep track of it and to have a good faith effort to have it returned"

AFTER FOUR REMINDERS --

CHARTER SCHOOL MONEY-VO

A STATE AUDIT REVEALS A FLAW IN THE SYSTEM--

NOW, TWO LEE COUNTY CHARTER SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A NEWLY RELEASED AUDIT ON THE 20-10 TO 20-11 SCHOOL YEAR -- REVELED THE FINDINGS.

ACCELERATED LEARNING SOLUTIONS IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT MYERS -- AND NORTH NICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN CAPE CORAL.

CHARTER SCHOOL MONEY-SOTVO

Once we hear from the district on what the exact amount is we will then speak with them and we will make it right.

NO STUDENTS WILL BE PENALIZED FOR THE ERROR.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE.

COMES WITH MANY RISKS.

BUT A BRAND NEW DEVICE --

HELPS PARENTS KEEP TRACK OF THEIR TEENS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

SEE HOW IT WORKS.

IT COULD SAVE LIVES.

AND-

YOU SPEND HOURS PERFECTING THAT RESUME TO LAND A JOB.

BUT ABC7 EXPLAINS --

TZ2 A TEEN GPS DEVICE-VO

TZ2 B GET YOUR RESUME RIGHT-VOTOPS

TEEN GPS DEVICE-CAM 10 BMP- 2SHOT

IT'S NOT EASY FOR PARENTS TO HAND OVER THE KEYS TO THEIR TEENAGE DRIVERS.

MOST OF THE TIME -

YOU TEACH THEM WHAT YOU CAN,

THEN JUST HAVE TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.

BUT NOW TRIPLE-A IS PROMOTING A NEW G-P-S DEVICE -- THAT MAY HELP KEEP TEENAGE DRIVERS IN CHECK. AND GIVE THEIR PARENTS A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND.

TEEN GPS DEVICE-PKG

IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR TEENAGERS DRIVING HABITS- WHEN THEY LEAVE- WHEN THEY GOT THERE- AND IF THEY WERE

DRIVING TOO FAST ON THE WAY.THE TECHNOLOGY EXISTS.TRIPLE -A CALLS IT TRIPLE-A onBoard.

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."

THE CAR HAS TO BE A 1996 MODEL OR NEWER- AND HAVE DIAGNOSTIC PORT TO PLUG INTO. EVERY FALSE MOVE IS LOGGED AND SENT REAL-TIME TO

THEIR PARENTS. ON THEIR COMPUTERS OR SMART PHONES-ALTHOUGH SOME TEENS MIGHT BE A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO HAVE THEIR DRIVING

MONITORED.

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 ALLOWS A PARENT TO SET A MAXIMUM SPEED- BOUNDARIES AND TIMES THE CAR IS TO BE IN USE.IF ANYTHING HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF

THOSE BOUNDARIES. AN ALERT IS SENT.AND IF THE TEEN TRIES TO REMOVE THE DEVICE -- THAT WON'T WORK EITHER- - MOM AND DAD GET

AN ALERT FOR THAT TOO.

S/ Doug Shupe/ AAA Public Affairs

TEEN GPS DEVICE-ONCAM

TO GET THE DEVICE -- YOU HAVE TO BE A TRIPLE-A MEMBER.

FREE SLURPEES-VO

7-11 CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY- AND "YOU" GET THE PRESENTS!

TODAY IS 7-11. AND IT'S 7-11'S 85TH BIRTHDAY.

SO THE SLURPEES ARE ON THEM!

GET YOUR RESUME RIGHT-VOTOPS

GET YOUR RESUME RIGHT!

TURNS OUT --

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

SO MAKE IT STAND OUT. FOR *GOOD REASONS.

A NEW CAREER BUILDER SURVEY GOT 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.

TEASE THREE-1SHOT

BE SURE YOU STAY WITH US, COMING UP IN JUST MINUTES, YOU'LL GET TO HEAR THE 9-1-1 CALLS --S FROM THE GATOR ATTACK IN GLADES COUNTY-

WE JUST GOT THE CALLS INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

WE'LL PLAY THOSE FOR YOU.

ALSO-

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING THE FOOD THEY EAT.BE DRUG FREE--

MEANING NO ANTIBIOTICS IN THEIR MEAT-

BUT, ABC-7 INVESTIGATES WHAT THIS COULD MEAN--

AND HOW A NEW SUPERBUG COULD PUT 6 MILLION WOMEN AT RISK FOR INFECTION.

AND-

THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IS HEATING UP-

TZ3 A SUPER BUG WORRIES-VOTOPS

TZ3 B CAMPAIGN LATEST-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

A POSITIVE DAY AHEAD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

U-S STOCKS ARE SET TO OPEN HIGHER!

INVESTORS ARE OPTIMISTIC.

BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPECTING A GOVERNMENT REPORT --

SHOWING COMPANIES ORDERED MORE GOODS.

ALSO - GREAT FINANCIAL NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

SPAIN ANNOUNCED DRASTIC CUTS TO FIX ITS DEBT DILEMMA.

TS1) GATOR BOY SURGERY-CLIP-VOTOPS

BREAKING NEWS AT 9:30---

ABC-7 JUST GOT THE 9-1-1 CALLS FROM THE GATOR ATTACK IN THE CALOOSATCHEE-

KALEB LANGDALE WAS SWIMMING THE RIVER IN GLADES COUNTY -- WHEN HE CAME "FACE TO SNOUT" WITH THE GATOR.

TS1) GATOR BOY SURGERY-SOTTOPS

00.02.03 -00.02.18

Disptach: Where was he bit at?

Caller: We were swimming in the river and he was bit in the middle of the river but he got out on the other side of land.

Dispatch: Ok, where on his body was he bit? Foot, leg, arm?

Caller: Arm, arm.

Dispatch: Arm, ok. Is it still attached?

Caller: No.

TS2) FLORIDA SCHOOL GRADES-ONCAM

IN ABOUT 90 MINUTES --

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL RELEASE SCHOOL GRADES.

TODAY'S RANKINGS INCLUDE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND COMBINATION SCHOOLS.

AND WE'VE BEEN WARNED --

TS3) VOTER PURGE-VOTOPS

180-THOUSANDS NAMES ON FLORIDA'S VOTER PURGE LIST WILL BE RELEASED

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

SUPER BUG WORRIES-ONCAM

NOW TO AN ABC NEWS INVESTIGATION --

INTO A MEDICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD AFFECT MILLIONS OF WOMEN.

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS --

A SUPERBUG LINKED TO THE CHICKEN. COULD CAUSE OR WORSEN BLADDER INFECTIONS.

SUPER BUG WORRIES-PKG

It could be called America's most persistent pain.

SOT NAT SOUND "ARE YOU HAVING THESE SYMPTOMS RIGHT NOW, YES. AGAIN?"

8 million women including 29 year old Adrienne LeBeouf suffer from bladder

infections.

SOT

"IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE SOME KIND OF INFECTION THAT JUST WONT GO AWAY."

Infections that now occur more often and last longer. because a growing

number of medical researchers world-wide say superbugs, resistant to anti-

biotics

and growing in America's favorite food. chicken are being transmitted to

humans. in the form of ecoli.

Amee Manges

Epidemiologist, McGill University

"WE'RE FINDING THE SAME OR RELATED ECOLI IN HUMAN INFECTIONS AND IN RETAIL

MEAT SOURCES, SPECIFICALLY CHICKEN."

Whats new here is if the researchers are right, this is compelling evidence

of a direct link between the pervasive, difficult to cure human disease and

the antibiotic-fed chicken we buy at the grocery store.

*** MANDATORY MATTE FOLLOWS***

*** MUST APPEAR EXACTLY AS WRITTEN ***

Maryn McKenna

Reporter, Food & Environment Reporting Network

"WHAT THIS NEW RESEARCH SHOWS IS WE MAY IN FACT KNOW WHERE ITS COMING FROM.

IT MAY BE COMING FROM ANTIBIOTICS USED IN AGRICULTURE."

ADD GRAPHIC

The FDA says 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in the United States are fed

to livestock. even healthy chickens to protect them from disease in

cramped quarters and to help them grow bigger, faster.

Amee Manges

Epidemiologist, McGill University

"WE'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN CHICKENS, THEY IN MANY CASES ARE GETTING

DRUGS FROM THE TIME THAT THEY WERE IN AN EGG."

ADD GRAPHIC

The Chicken industry says there could be other factors, overuse of

antibiotics by humans and no study has proven that a superbug from poultry

transfers directly to a human.

But researchers point out a study like that cannot be done. its unethical.

. and there is persuasive evidence they say, that chicken carries bacteria

with the highest levels of resistance to medicine.

SOT

AVILA: DID YOU THINK - I'LL GO TO THE DOCTOR AND I'LL BE CURED?

LEBEOUF: YES, I DID.

AVILA: AND WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

LEBEOUF: OH, IT WAS CURED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT COMES BACK WITH A

THREE KIDS DEAD IN WI-VO

THREE SISTERS IN WISCONSIN ARE DEAD -- AND THEIR FATHER IS IN POLICE CUSTODY.

POLICE SAY THEY WENT TO THIS HOME IN RIVER FALLS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE THE CHILDREN'S' MOTHER CALLED.

*SOMETHING THE FATHER SAID MADE HER CONCERNED.

WHEN THEY ARRIVED, POLICE FOUND THE GIRLS DEAD -- AND THE HOME SMELLING OF GAS.

THREE KIDS DEAD IN WI-SOTVO

Well, this is a tragedy for our community. It's a small close-knit community, and obviously, there's a wide impact when something like this happens. Our reaction is we're saddened by what's happened.

THE MOTHER WAS NOT AT HOME AT THE TIME.

SAN BERNANDINO TO FILE-VO

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.

HAS VOTED TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY.

IT'S THE THIRD CITY IN THE STATE TO DO SO.

THE CITY FACES A 45 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SHORTFALL,

AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY ITS WORKERS.

IN THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS --

TX BUS CRASH CAUGHT ON TAPE-VO

NEW VIDEO RELEASED FROM A CRASH ON A NORTH DALLAS HIGHWAY IN JUNE

OFFICIALS SAY THE TRUCK DRIVER WHO PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF SEVERAL CARS HAS BEEN FIRED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY HAVE *NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE MAN WAS IMPAIRED DURING THE CRASH

BALLOON HARD LANDING-VOTOPS

A GROUP OF TOURISTS NARROWLY ESCAPE INJURIES.

WHEN THEIR HOT AIR BALLOON MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING

THIS WAS OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX YESTERDAY.

UNEXPECTED WIND GUSTS FORCED THE BALLOONS PILOT.

TO LAND IN A SCOTTSDALE COTTONFIELD

FIVE PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME

THE BALLOON TOOK QUITE A TUMBLE ON IMPACT.

BOUNCING THREE TIMES,

THEN DRAGGED BY THE WIND ABOUT A QUARTER MILE

CAMPAIGN LATEST-CLIP-ONCAM

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY -- MADE APPEARANCES IN TWO BATTLEGROUND STATES TUESDAY.

AMONG THE ISSUES ON THE TRAIL -- WHICH OF THEM OUTSOURCED JOBS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES -- AND WHETHER THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS SHOULD KEEP GETTING TAX BREAKS.

CAMPAIGN LATEST-PKG

IN IOWA, PRESIDENT OBAMA RENEWED HIS PITCH TO EXTEND THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS FOR A YEAR. FOR FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I believe that we should make sure the taxes on the 98 percent of Americans don't go up and then we should let the tax cuts expire for folks like me -- for the top two percent of America.

MITT ROMNEY COUNTERED IN COLORADO:

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 only an extreme liberal could come up with.

OBAMA ALSO CONTINUED TO ACCUSE ROMNEY OF OUTSOURCING JOBS.

Governor Romney has experience owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing.

IN THE SAME CITY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE UNVEILED A WEBSITE ACCUSING OBAMA OF OUTSOURCING JOBS BY GIVING STIMULUS MONEY TO FOREIGN RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES.

ROMNEY REITERATED THE THEME.

If there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the United States, not the guy who's running to replace him.

CAMPAIGN LATEST-ONCAM

SOME FOREIGN RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES -- DID IN FACT GET STIMULUS MONEY.

BUT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT WAS SO THEY COULD CREATE JOBS IN THE U-S.

RNC GARBAGE SECURITY-VO

GARBAGE COLLECTORS IN TAMPA WILL DO MORE THAN PICK UP TRASH CANS,

DURING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

WASTE MANAGEMENT DRIVERS HAVE TEAMED UP WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES --

FOR THE WASTE WATCH PROGRAM.

THE GARBAGE COLLECTORS ARE BEING TRAINED --

ON HOW TO SPOT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY WHILE ON THEIR ROUTES.

THE 150 EMPLOYEES OPERATE MORE THAN 85 GARBAGE COLLECTION TRUCKS.

SEAWORLD TO APPEAL BAN-BNR-VO

NEW THIS MORNING--- SEAWORLD IS NOW APPEALING A FEDERAL JUDGES RULING

THIS PAST SPRING, A JUDGE RULED ANIMAL TRAINERS CAN'T HAVE UNPROTECTED CONTACT WITH KILLER WHALES DURING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

THIS CAME AFTER THE DEATH OF A TRAINER IN 2010 -- WHEN SHE WAS GRABBED AND DROWNED BY A SIX TON KILLER WHALE.

NOW SEAWORLD IS FILING A PETITION FOR FEDERAL REVIEW ---

WIGGINS PASS-VO

IF YOU'RE BOATING NEAR WIGGINS PASS IN COLLIER COUNTY,

THERE'S A CHANCE YOUR BOAT WILL GET STUCK.

WE LEARNED --

BOATS ARE GETTING BEACHED IN THESE SHALLOW WATERS.

THE COUNTY ALREADY HAD 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.

IT IS EXPECTED TO FINISH BY NEXT YEAR,

GOLDEN GATE FIRE HIRING-VO

GOLDEN GATE FIRE IS LOOKING TO ADD FIFTEEN FIREFIGHTERS TO THEIR TEAM.

THE DEPARTMENT RECEVIED A $1.4 MILLION -- FEMA GRANT TO AMP-UP THEIR BARE-MINIMUM STAFF.

GOLDEN GATE FIRE CHEIF SAYS THEY ARE OFTEN CALLING FOR BACKUP---

GOLDEN GATE FIRE HIRING-SOTVO

"that will help us get the fire under control that much faster because we have more hands to do the work."

THE GRANT WILL COVER SALARY COSTS-- BUT THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO PAY TO EQUIP THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS WITH GEAR.

THE FIRE COMMISSION IS MEETING TODAY.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

/I never just say hey I'm really legally blind, you really have to pry it out of me

AND YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN NOTICE SHE'S BLIND!

THIS MISS FLORIDA U-S-A CONTESTANT MAKES HISTORY.

MEET THE FIRST EVER BLIND BEAUTY QUEEN.

PLUS. EVERYONE THOUGHT THIS WOMAN WAS PREGNANT.

TURNS OUT --

SHE WAS CARRYING A 20-POUND CYST!

TZ4 ) BLIND BEAUTY-SOTVO

TZ4 B) OVARIAN CYSTS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLIND BEAUTY-CAM 10 BMP-2 SHOT

NOW TO THAT BEAUTY PAGEANT PIONEER --

18 YEAR OLD CONNOR BOSS WILL MAKE HISTORY SATURDAY

SHE'LL COMPETE SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE "MISS FLORIDA USA COMPETITION" -- THE FIRST LEGALLY BLIND CONTESTANT EVER.

ABC'S MATT GUTMAN MET UP WITH CONNOR,

BLIND BEAUTY-PKG

Nats: dance rehearsal

IMAGINE PRACTICING THIS CHOREOGRAPHY, PACKED AMONG 75 OTHER WOMEN IN THE

ULTRA-CUT THROAT WORLD OF BEAUTY PAGEANTS

nats rehearsal

NOW IMAGINE DOING IT BLIND FOLDED.

CONNOR BOSS, IS MISS FLORIDA USA'S FIRST EVER BLIND CONTESTANT, NOT THAT SHE

'D EVER LET YOU KNOW IT

CONNOR BOSS, BEAUTY CONTESTANT: "I really don't consider myself any

different its just something that ive got to face/I never just say hey I'm

really legally blind, you really have to pry it out of me. But I just try to

play it off and play it cool.

AND WHAT SHE LACKS IN EYESIGHT SHE COMPENSATES FOR IN GRACE

nats: I'd love to be your Miss Florida Teen!

YOU SEE, GETTING AROUND ISNT EASY.

AND WHAT MOST WOMEN, AND ESPECIALLY BEAUTY CONTESTANTS, TAKE FOR GRANTED.

CAN BE MONUMENTALLY CHALLENGING FOR THE 18 YEAR OLD.

CONNOR BOSS / Sometimes I'll come downstairs and my mom will say I have

mascara on my forehead or something crazy so you have to have good friends

when youre legally blind

AND THAT'S THE PAINLESS PART.

NAT: these contestants face a lot of challenges this evening.

CONNOR BOSS the stairs *

LAST YEAR AT MISS TEEN FLORIDA USA, SHE STUMBLED ON THE STAIRS IN FRONT OF

A FULL HOUSE.

SO SHE MEMORIZES EVERY. SINGLE. STEP.

SOT: there are different patterns and you just have to get used to them I

guess

YES HER EYESIGHT REALLY IS THAT BAD

CONNOR: to really see you, I have to turn to the side.

CONNOR WASN'T ALWAYS BLIND. SHE STARTED LOSING HER VISION AROUND AGE 8.

CONNOR: I was diagnosed with stargardt disease

A DEGENERATIVE, GENETIC DISORDER

CONNOR: when I was first diagnosed I was about 20/60 I believe. I remember

being able to see the board from my seat

IT DETEROIRATED TO 2400/2600.MEANING TODAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL GRAD CAN

ONLY READ FONTS SIZE 36 AND ABOVE.

SO WHY WOULD A SHY TEEN WHOSE EYESIGHT WAS 10 TIMES WORSE THAN LEGALLY BLIND

ENTER A PAGEANT??

CONNOR all my friends were doing it so I thought why not you know? Get

dressed up have a good time with your friends

AH, OF COURSE

nats: Connor Boss

SHE WON, AND NOW

BUT FOR NOW SHE'S THINKING ABOUT THE PAGEANT. AND HER FUTURE AT FLORIDA

STATE NEXT YEAR. WHERE SHE'LL STUDY COMMUNICATIONS

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.

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.

OVARIAN CYSTS-ONCAM

THAT AWKWARD MOMENT WHEN YOU ASK.WHEN ARE YOU DUE?AND THEY'RE NOT!

ONE FORT MYERS WOMAN GETS IT ALL THE TIME.

OVARIAN CYSTS-PKG

A PREGNANT LADY WALKS INTO A BAR.

KELSEY WILKINSON: "'I can't believe this pregnant girl is here at the bar drinking a beer. What's wrong with her?' 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!'"

KELSEY WILKINSON ISN'T CARRYING A BABY.

IT'S A 20-POUND CYST.

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "this is the heart here. This is the back, this is the front."

KELSEY CALLS IT -- CYSTZILLA.

AND HOW BIG IS IT?

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "three of four watermelons"

KELSEY WILKINSON: "I just keep telling myself everything is going to be okay."

KELSEY'S DOCTOR SAYS -- IT'S NOT HER FAULT.LOTS OF WOMEN MAKE THE MISTAKE OF WAITING.AND SEEING.

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "they assume they're gaining weight, they try to diet and think their belly keeps getting bigger."

CHANCE SEALES: "after years of the cyst growing in her body, Kelsey says before she ever came to this cancer center, she had to overcome two things: fear and not having insurance."

KELSEY WILKINSON: "some of my really close friends and sister were finally saying, 'here's my check card, here's my bank'.just do it!"

SHE NOW FACES MORE THAN $75,000 IN HOSPITAL BILLS, OUT OF POCKET.

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS *ALSO PUT OFF CHECKUPS, FEARING THE DEBT.AND DIAGNOSIS.

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "i have to make a full incision all the way up here."

KELSEY WILKINSON: "I was afraid that I had cancer or crazy disease and kind of had that mindset of 'if I don't know something's wrong, then nothing's wrong and it will go away on its own."

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "the goal is to preserve one ovary, which is this one."

WHEN LOOKING FOR BIGGER PROBLEMS, DR. ABU SHAHIN LOOKS FOR A FEW SIGNS.

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "there are certain things we look at.how thick the wall is, if there are solid components, how the blood flows in and around it."

OVARIAN CYSTS ARE NORMAL.SO AT FIRST, THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY.

BUT WITH A LUMP OR SEVERE PAIN, IT'S TIME TO SEE A DOCTOR.

DR. FADI ABU SHAHIN: "persistent symptoms are usually due to something that needs to be evaluated."

KELSEY WILKINSON: "I watched that on youtube. It doesn't look fun. Hahaha"

AS FOR A POST-SURGERY GOAL.

KELSEY WILKINSON: "I want to be able to do a half marathon, which is 13 miles. I know, it's a lot. It's a goal!"

WE CHECKED IN WITH KELSEY ONE WEEK OUT.

KELSEY WILKINSON: "I feel better than I felt before. I felt fine before. Now I feel great.like fantastic"

SHE'S LOST ONE OVARY, BUT NOT HER SPIRIT!

OVARIAN CYSTS-ONCAM

KELSEY'S DOCTOR SAYS -- HE SEES A GOOD NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO COULD'VE BEEN HELPED, BUT WAITED TOO LONG.

ZOO POND UPDATE-vo

ALL NEW AT 9---

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO A DECISION.

ABOUT THE POND IN FRONT OF THE NAPLES ZOO.

ZOO STAKEHOLDERS MET THIS WEEK.

AND DISCUSSED OPTIONS TO SAVE THE POND.

TO REMOVE A PORTION OF THE EXISTING POND,

AND CREATE A SECOND POND IN ANOTHER LOCATION.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SERVICE ROAD --

TO ACCOMODATE A NEW PARKING LOT FOR THE ZOO.

THE ZOO BOARD STILL NEEDS TO APPROVE THE PLAN.

SMOKERS WEIGHT GAIN-VO

SMOKERS GAIN ABOUT TEN POUNDS --

IN THE YEAR AFTER KICK THEY HABIT.

BUT RESEARCHERS SAY MODEST WEIGHT GAIN IS *HEALTHIER THAN CONTINUING SMOKING

MANY SMOKERS SAY WEIGHT GAIN IS A REASON THEY *DON'T QUIT --

ESPECIALLY WOMEN.

BUT EXPERTS SAY MOST SMOKERS LOSE THE WEIGHT AFTER A FEW YEARS.

AND SMOKING HAS BEEN PROVEN TO INCREASE THE RISK OF DEATH --

IRON SUPPLIMENTS PREGNANCY-VOTOPS

NEW EVIDENCE THAT SOME WOMEN COULD CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTS THEY TAKE DURING PREGNANCY

A REVIEW SHOWS IRON SUPPLEMENTS TAKEN 2 OR THREE TIMES A WEEK -- PREVENTS ANEMIA JUST AS WELL AS TAKING THE PILLS DAILY

WOMEN WHO TAKE IRON HAVE FEWER SIDE EFFECTS LIKE NAUSEA AND CONSTIPATION.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

AHEAD -- A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES.

WITH A FINAL LOOK AT YOUR RAINY STORM WARN 7 FORECAST.

PLUS -- FANS ARE *STARVING FOR THE NEXT "HUNGER GAMES" MOVIE.

TZ5 A) HUNGER GAMES-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

SOFIA VEGARA ENGAGED-VOTOPS

ONE OF THE HOTTEST NAMES IN T-V IS NOW ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

SOPHIA VERGARA REPORTEDLY GOT A RING FROM HER BOYFRIEND NICK LOEB WHILE CELEBRATING HER 40TH BIRTHDAY IN MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND.

LOEB REPORTEDLY POPPED THE QUESTION WHILE VISITING THE MAYAN RUINS.

PETER O'TOOLE RETIRES-VOTOPS

LEGENDARY ACTOR PETER O'TOOLE.

CALLS IT QUITS.

THE FOUR-TIME GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD SAYS --

HE'S LOST THE HEART FOR ACTING.

AND IT WON'T COME BACK!

O'TOOLE BEGAN ACTING IN 19-54.

THE 79 YEAR OLD SAYS HE WILL NOW FOCUS HIS ATTENTION.

HUNGER GAMES FINAL MOVIE-VOTOPS

GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THOSE FANS OF "THE HUNGER GAMES" MOVIES.

JUST LIKE THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES. AND THE TWILIGHT SERIES.

THE FINAL MOVIE *MOCKINGJAY* WILL BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO FILMS

PART ONE COMES NOVEMBER 2014 -- PART 2 IN NOVEMBER 2015

3D ART EXHIBIT-VOTOPS

CHECK OUT THIS ARTWORK --

PAINTINGS ACTUALLY DONE IN 3-D!

THEY'RE ON DISPLAY AT A MAGIC ART SPECIAL EXHIBITION

SOME PARTS OF THE PICTURES ACTUALLY LEAVE THE FRAME!

AND VISITORS CAN EVEN INTERACT WITH THEM.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) GATOR BOY SURGERY-VOTOPS

HERE'S ONE LAST LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING

HAPPENING TODAY-

THE TEENAGE BOY WHO LOST PART OF HIS ARM WHEN A GATOR BIT IT OFF, IS HAVING SURGERY

KALEB LANGDALE WAS SWIMMING THE CALOOSATCHEE RIVER IN GLADES COUNTY -- WHEN HE CAME "FACE TO SNOUT" WITH THE GATOR.

TS2) FLORIDA SCHOOL GRADES-ONCAM

IN ABOUT AN HOUR --

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL RELEASE SCHOOL GRADES.

TODAY'S RANKINGS INCLUDE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND COMBINATION SCHOOLS.

GRADES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE RELEASED LATER.

WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN WARNED --

TS3) VOTER PURGE-VOTOPS

180-THOUSANDS NAMES ON FLORIDA'S VOTER PURGE LIST WILL BE RELEASED

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

TS4) SUPER BUG-VOTOPS

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS --

A SUPERBUG MIGHT CAUSE BLADDER INFECTIONS

AND THE BUG IS LINKED TO THE CHICKEN WE EAT.

INFECTIONS NOW OCCUR MORE OFTEN AND LAST LONGER.

RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF SUPERBUGS RESITANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

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.

CLOSE-3SH-AWS ANI

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