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AHEAD ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ONLY LOCAL NEWS AT NINE --

BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS NEAR AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY.

TROOPERS INVESTIGATE A DEADLY EARLY MORNING CRASH.

WE HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM THE SCENE.

A SUSPICIOUS DEVICE IS FOUND ON BOARD A PLANE -- AFTER IT TAKES OFF FROM JFK AIRPORT LATE LAST NIGHT.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE PILOT HANDLED THE SITUATION

OLYMPIC OUTRAGE!

THE TEAM U-S-A UNIFORMS. WERE *NOT MADE IN AMERICA.

THE CLOTHES WERE MADE IN CHINA!

FANS AND LAWMAKERS ARE FURIOUS --

HL1) COLLIER DEADLY CRASH-REMLIVE, VO BACKUP

HL2) AIRSCARE-VO-WIPE

HL3) OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO JOE-SSTOP

BREAKING NEWS.

RIGHT AT NINE--

A CRASH KILLS ONE PERSON IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THIS IS ON CAMP KEAIS ROAD, NEAR THE TOWN OF AVE MARIA.

ABC7'S JOE ROETZ IS LIVE NEAR THE SCENE.

COLLIER DEADLY CRASH-REMLIVE

CAMP KEAIS ROAD IS CLOSED WHILE TROOPERS INVESTIGATE AND CLEAN UP THE SCENE.

WE'RE TOLD THE ROAD SHOULD REOPEN ABOUT AN HOUR FROM NOW.

ACCORDING TO TROOPERS-- THE CRASH TOOK PLACE AROUND 6-30 THIS MORNING.

IT INVOLVED ONE CAR -- AND ONE PERSON DIED.

COLLIER DEADLY CRASH-VO

COLLIER DEADLY CRASH-REMLIVE

AIRSCARE-OC

SCARE IN THE SKY --

A PLANE HEADED FOR MADRID FROM NEW YORK.

FORCED TO TURN AROUND MID-FLIGHT,

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF.

A DEVICE WITH *SUSPICIOUS WIRES.

WAS DISCOVERED ON BOARD,

IN ONE OF THE BATHROOMS.

AIRSCARE-PKG

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IT WAS ANOTHER SCARY INCIDENT IN THE SKIES ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT TOLD PASSENGERS HE WAS TURNING THE PLANE AROUND

DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. BUT IT WAS REALLY FOR SOMETHING MORE SINISTER.

PILOT: we think she's the one that is supposed to be the decoy that keeps

looking at the gentleman that was playing with the possible explosive device

in the lavatory.

THAT'S THE PILOT OF THE DELTA JUMBO JET THAT JUST TOOK OFF FROM J-F-K

AIRPORT HEADED TO MADRID SPAIN REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM AIR TRAFFIC

CONTROL AFTER A POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS FOUND AND SOMEONE ACTING

SUSPICIOUSLY.

PILOT: So if she gets off the aircraft by a medic she has to be escorted by

police also. But we're going to want paramedics to take her off.

ATC: Roger. If I understand you you want her off at this time? Is that

correct?

PILOT: That would be correct.

ATC: Stand by one.

A U-S MARSHALL ON DELTA FLIGHT 126 FOUND THE REPORTED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE IN

THE BATHROOM - ITS DESCRIBED AS WIRES IN TWO PIECES OF DRINKING STRAWS ABOUT

AN INCH AND A HALF LONG WITH WIRES RUNNING THROUGH EACH

DAYNA KRUTZ, PASSENGER ON DELTA FLIGHT - actually, pretty soon after that,

you know within a half an hour of our heading back, he actually fessed up

and told us there was a security issue.

ACCORDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, WIRES WERE FOUND IN THE LAVATORY,

BUT NO EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS FOUND. AND THE 206 PASSENGERS AND 10 CREW

AIRSCARE-OC

JIM AVILA REPORTING.

TWO PASSENGERS WERE QUESTIONED BY INVESTIGATORS, AND THEN RELEASED.

ROMNEY VP-CLIP OC SS VO

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE -- AND ALL NEW THIS MORNING.

THE SURPRISING NAME THAT COULD BE AT THE TOP OF MITT ROMNEY'S V-P WISH LIST.

RUMORS ARE SWIRLING THIS MORNING -- THAT FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZA RICE IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

REPORTEDLY THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOW SET FOR THE 'COMING WEEKS'.

RSW FAKE COP-VO

A FAKE POLICE BADGE AND KNIVES.

GOT A KUNG FU INSTRUCTOR ARRESTED AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

OFFICERS SAY JOSHUA WATSON WAS WEARING A BADGE THAT SAID "POLICE" ON IT.

AND HAD 2 KNIVES ON HIM.

ONE WAS CONCEALED UNDER HIS SHIRT.

HE TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS *NOT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HE ALSO DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT FOR A CONCEALED WEAPON.

RSW FAKE COP-SOTVO

8:02 "no. i had an old one- it was expired. it wasn't concealed ideally- just the shirt was untucked and covered it up. it never usually is."

WATSON SAYS THE BADGE IDENTIFIED HIM AS A POLICE DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR,

WHICH HE ALSO TEACHES.

HE'S FACING CHARGES FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON,

HAMMOND STADIUM-VO

THE MINNESOTA TWINS UNVEIL A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WISH LIST FOR HAMMOND STADIUM.

AND THAT INCLUDES CHANGING ITS NAME.

ACCORDING TO DRAFTED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS WE GOT OUR HANDS ON.

THE COUNTY IS CONSIDERING GIVING NAMING RIGHTS OVER TO THE TWINS.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS AUTHORITY.

HAMMOND STADIUM-SOTVO

57:38 I think naming rights to the facility because we gave naming rights to the Boston Red Sox. We're really put in a position where we're trying to build parity between the two facilities so that probably will be part of the lease agreement.

THE TWINS ESTIMATE ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS COULD COST 30 TO 45 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE COUNTY HOPES TO PAY FOR THEM WITH A STATE GRANT AND TOURISM TAX DOLLARS.

GATOR VICTIM ON TODAY SHOW-VO

THE MOORE HAVEN TEEN WHO LOST HIS ARM TO A GATOR THIS WEEK.IS GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION.

THE TODAY SHOW DID A LIVE INTERVIEW THIS MORNING WITH FRED LANGDALE.

HE WAS STILL IN GOOD SPIRIT'S STILL -- JUST LIKE WHEN WE INTERVIEWED HIM

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE ASKED HOW HE MANAGED TO GET AWAY FROM THE GATOR -- WHEN IT WAS BARRELING TOWARDS HIM.

GATOR VICTIM ON TODAY SHOW-SOTVO

"Uh, I dont't know how to answer that really. It felt like something just came over me and just done if for me

LEHIGH CAR INTO HOUSE-VO

WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF A MAN --

WHO DIED WHEN HE CRASHED HIS CAR INTO A LEHIGH ACRES HOME.

IT HAPPENED OFF HOMESTEAD THURSDAY MORNING.

TROOPERS SAY 30-YEAR-OLD JAIME CARDONA WAS GOING *WAY TOO FAST ON PARKDALE BOULEVARD.

LEAVING A TRAIL OF DIRT AND DEBRIS.

HE SPED HIS B-M-W INTO THE HOUSE.

CARDONA DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

NO ONE LIVED AT THE HOME.

LEE FMPD MERGER?-OC-SOTVO-WIPE

TWO OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE -- DISCUSS A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP.

BUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP COULD BE ROCKY BEFORE IT REALLY GETS GOING.

BAKER: Reporter: he's also said to other media that your unwilling to work with him

Baker: I haven't heard him say that I don't know if he said that it's a question for him

THAT'S FORT MYERS POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER.

SOME HAVE SAID -- HE AND LEE COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE RIGHT NOW.

BUT THEY DID TALK BRIEFLY YESTERDAY ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP -- TO HELP LOWER VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY.

LEE FMPD MERGER?-SOTVO

CHIEF BAKER, FMPD: it's something that I think is positive and it's really in an effort to get some information

HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR, FORT MYERS IS ON TRACK TO FINISH WITH AT LEAST 30 HOMICIDES.

CAROL PRICE VERDICT-VO

A JURY ONLY NEEDED ABOUT 10 MINUTES --

TO FIND A FORMER T-S-A WORKER GUILTY OF MISDEMEANOR BATTERY.

THIS VIDEO SHOWS CAROL PRICE GROPING A T-S-A SUPERVISOR.

PRICE CLAIMS SHE RECEIVED AN INTRUSIVE PAT DOWN,

AND GRABBED THE SUPERVISOR TO MAKE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT.

SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS PROBATION,

A 500 DOLLAR FINE,

BIG CARLOS DREDGING-VO-WIPE

BONITA SPRINGS AND FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS -- ARE TEAMING UP TO MAKE A PLAN TO FIX BIG CARLOS PASS,

BEFORE IT AFFECTS MORE BOATERS AND BUSINESSES.

THIS IS THE WATERWAY BETWEEN FORT MYERS BEACH AND LOVER'S KEY.

SANDBARS ARE NOW CLEARLY SEEN THROUGHOUT THE AREA --

MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.

DREDGING THE PASS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST POPULAR OPTION RIGHT NOW.

NAPLES SPEED ZONES-VO-WIPE

IN THE WAKE OF A COURT ORDER.

TOSSING OUT NAPLES BAY WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY SLOW SPEED ZONES--

THE CITY IS FORCED TO COVER UP SIGNS.

CITY OFFICIALS SPENT THURSDAY PUTTING TAPE OVER THE SIGNS.

THIS COMES AFTER TWO BOAT CAPTAINS GOT TICKETS ON PURPOSE LAST MARCH --

TO CHALLENGE THE SPEED ZONES.

A JUDGE SIDED WITH THEM--

SO THE CITY HAS TO STOP ENFORCING THE WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY ZONES.

NAPLES CITY MANAGER TELLS US --

BONITA HOMELESS SHELTER-VO

LAWYERS HIRED BY THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS --

SAY A HOMELESS SHELTER *CAN'T BE BUILT ON OLD 41,

BECAUSE OF CASE LAW.

IN A MEMO FROM BONITA'S CITY ATTORNEY --

SHE TELLS THE PROPERTY OWNER. WHO'S DEVELOPING THE SITE ON OLD 41. THAT IT *CAN'T BE TURNED INTO A HOMELESS SHELTER,

UNTIL REGULATIONS ARE PUT INTO PLACE --- EVEN THOUGH THEY SUBMITTED PLANS *BEFORE A ONE YEAR BAN ON HOMELESS SHELTERS WAS PASSED.

DEBBY DOVE NEST RESTORED-VO-WIPE

THIS IS A SWEET STORY --

A BABY BIRD INJURED DURING TROPICAL STORM DEBBY.

IS HEALTHY ONCE AGAIN.

ALL THANKS TO A MAINTENANCE MAN.

HE WORKS AT THE BLIND PASS CONDOS IN SANIBEL--

AND FOUND THE BABY DOVE ON THE GROUND,

NEXT TO ITS DEAD SIBLING.

AFTER A CALL TO SOME EXPERTS--

HE DECIDED TO BUILD WHAT HE CALLS A "STORM PROOF NEST."

HE THEN PUT THE DOVE IN THE NEST --

DEBBY DOVE NEST RESTORED-SOTVO

adam carter; Maintenance Man, saved bird 37:01-07 "Hopefully they'll come back to G-205 1/2 and nest again next year, we'd love to have ya."

THE BABY BIRD HAS SINCE FLOWN FROM ITS STORM PROOF NEST.

BUT ADAM SAYS --

HE PLANS TO KEEP IT UP FOR ANY OTHER BIRDS.

UNITED AIRLINES UPGRADE-VO

UNITED AIRLINES IS MAKING A BIG PURCHASE

-- BUYING 150 NEW AIRPLANES FROM BOEING

UNITED ANNOUNCED THE DEAL FOR 150.7-37's.

BOTH ARE NARROW-BODY AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRLINE'S PRESIDENT AND C-E-O CALLS THE ORDER A STEP IN BUILDING THE WORLD'S LEADING AIRLINE.

FIXED MORTGAGE-VO

GOOD NEWS FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BUY A HOME --

FIXED MORTGAGE RATES HAVE DROPPED AGAIN.

THE AVERAGE RATE ON A 30 YEAR FIXED LOAN.

FELL TO A RECORD THREE-POINT-FIVE-SIX PERCENT,

DOWN FROM THREE-POINT-SIX-TWO PERCENT LAST WEEK.

15 YEAR MORTGAGE RATES, POPULAR FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO RE-FINANCE, DROPPED TO TWO-POINT-SIX-EIGHT PERCENT.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

A PLACE SOME PEOPLE AVOIDED.

TURNS INTO A SHOPPING DESTINATION.

WITH THE SHAKY ECONOMY,

MANY TURN TO DOLLAR STORES.

ATTITUDES HAVE CHANGED,

AND SO HAVE THE SHOPS.

AND -- A NEW RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY SURROUNDING CONCUSSIONS IN SPORTS

A FAMILY DONATES THEIR SON'S BRAIN TISSUE TO SCIENCE

TZ1 A DOLLAR STORE DEALS-VO

TZ1 B SEAU BRAIN TISSUE-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT

JULY 13, 2012

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GOOD MORNING.

HEALTH INSURERS LIKE AETNA AND CIGNA --

HOPING MORE WOMEN WILL TAKE A PASS ON C-SECTIONS -- AND GIVE BIRTH THE NATURAL WAY!

AETNA IS LOWERING REIMBURSEMENTS TO SOME HOSPITALS FOR CAESARIANS.

AND SHOWCASING HOSPITALS THAT ENCOURAGE *AVOIDING* EARLY ELECTIVE C-SECTIONS.

CIGNA IS DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR.

C-SECTIONS COST INSURERS A LOT MORE.

AND THE PROCEDURE -- CAN RAISE THE RISK OF COMPLICATIONS.

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MEANTIME -- US LAWMAKERS --- UPSET AMERICA IS ENTERING THE LONDON OLYMPICS A LOSER.

TEAM U-S-A -- SCHEDULED TO MARCH IN THE OPENING CEREMONY OUTFITTED IN UNIFORMS MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS -- PRIMARILY IN CHINA.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE U-S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAYS ITS PROUD OF ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ICONIC AMERICAN DESIGNER OF THE UNIFORMS, RALPH LAUREN.

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AND --

YOU MAY SOON HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR AVOIDING CABLE.

MEDIA EMPIRE BILLIONAIRE BARRY DILLER --

PLANS TO EXPAND HIS CONTROVERSIAL NEW ONLINE T-V SERVICE "AEREO"

TO MOST LARGE CITIES BY 2013.

AEREO CAPTURES BROADCAST SIGNALS WITH SMALL ANTENNAS AND STREAMS THEM TO IPADS AND OTHER MOBILE DEVICES WITHOUT PAYING THE NETWORKS FOR THE PROGRAMMING.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- TRY THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

OC:

QUICK TRADING CHECK.

LOWER CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY, ON CONCERN ABOUT A FALTERING ECONOMY.

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AND -- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- YOU MIGHT CONSIDER -- TRAINING TO BE A PILOT.

BOEING SAYS THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY WILL NEED TO HIRE NEARLY A HALF MILLION AIRLINE PILOTS OVER THE NEXT 2 DECADES.

THAT INCLUDES 69-THOUSAND IN NORTH AMERICA.

BOEING ALSO FORECASTING A NEED FOR ALMOST 100-THOUSAND NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICIANS.

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HOT WX MISS FLORIDA-VOTOPS

THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TAKES A TOLL --

ON THE GIRLS AT THE MISS FLORIDA U-S-A PAGEANT

YESTERDAY, PARAMEDICS HAD TO TREAT TWO CONTESTANTS,

WHILE THEY REHEARSED AND TOOK PICTURES

MISS TAMPA U-S-A ASHLEY DAY PASSED OUT.

BUT FELLOW CONTESTANTS TOOK CARE OF HER,

AND KEPT HER COOL IN THE AIR CONDITIONING.

ANOTHER CONTESTANT ALSO FELL ILL-

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

Overnight rains have kept parts of Southwest Florida on the soggy side early this morning. Most of the rain continues to push westbound into the Gulf of Mexico with a few showers located across our inland communities.

As we get our Friday morning going, most of us will wake up to mainly dry weather and even a little bit of sunshine. Temperatures will start off in the middle 70s and climb near 90° this afternoon.

With tropical moisture still in place, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds with scattered storms developing through the afternoon and evening hours along the seabreeze boundary.

Once the storms fade this evening, skies will be on a clearing trend with lows settling into the middle and upper 70s.

Over the weekend, we'll return to more of a typical summer like weather pattern with mostly dry morning and storms billowing up during the afternoon.

Highs will remain in the lower 90s and lows in the 70s.

New Row 1 April Stanley

BREAKING NEWS THIS HOURS

A CRASH KILLS ONE PERSON IN COLLIER COUNTY

HAIR CUTS ON THE CHEAP-OC

GETTING THE KIDS READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

YOU NEED NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES *AND NEW CLOTHES.

IT ALL ADDS UP.

SO ABC7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK DISCOVERED *ONE WAY TO SAVE MONEY.

HAIR CUTS ON THE CHEAP-PKG

ALEX BETANCOURT IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM HIS SEVENTH GRADE YEAR AT ROCKAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

"You excited to go back?"

"Yeah. Kinda."

AND HE'S GOING BACK, READY TO IMPRESS.

"I need to look good for the girls."

nat break

"How you doing today buddy?"

HE'S DOING IT ON THE CHEAP AT SUNSTATE ACADEMY'S SALON SOLARIS IN FORT MYERS.

NOW THROUGH AUGUST FIFTH, YOUR KIDS UNDER 16 CAN GET THEIR HAIR CUT FOR JUST THREE BUCKS- THAT'S HALF THAN WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY PAY.

"We cut it in half only because it helps the students when their going back to school and families."

FAMILIES AREN'T THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE CHEAP CUT.

NAT BREAK

"What do you got a date tonight or something?"

"Yeahh."

THE ACADEMY AND SALON WILL MATCH AND DONATE ALL MONEY FROM THE THREE DOLLAR CUTS TO THE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY SCHOOL.

BECAUSE THIS SALON KNOWS THAT AT THE THE END OF THE DAY. SHOW BUZZING HAIR EVERY LITTLE BIT

HELPS.

"We're hoping that they walk away with a smile on their face and happy that they look good."

HAIR CUTS ON THE CHEAP-OC-SS

IF YOU WANT TO SPLURGE A LITTLE --

FOR THREE BUCKS MORE, YOU CAN GET A BLOW DRY WITH THAT HAIR CUT.

THE KIDS KUT SPECIAL IS AVAILABLE FROM NOW UNTIL AUGUST FIFTH.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY --

5:30 TO 8 P-M.

AND ON SUNDAYS --

8:30 TO 4 P-M.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.

PREPAID UTILITY WATCHDOGS-VOTOPS

CONSUMER WATCH GROUPS KEEP AN EYE ON COMPANIES.

THAT OFFER PREPAID UTILITY ACCOUNTS.

THE ACCOUNTS DON'T REQUIRE A DEPOSIT,

AND THEY'RE USUALLY AIMED AT ELDERLY AND LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS WITH WEAK CREDIT.

UTILITY CUSTOMERS PURCHASE ENERGY CREDITS UP FRONT--

AND SPEND DOWN THE BALANCE.

THE PROBLEM --

MANY COMPANIES AUTOMATICALLY DISCONNECT THE UTILITIES WITHOUT NOTICE,

ONCE THE BALANCE REACHES ZERO.

DOLLAR STORE DEALS-VO IN TC MON

A FEW YEARS AGO, SOME PEOPLE WOULDN'T THINK OF GOING INTO A DOLLAR STORE.

THERE WAS EVEN EMBARRASSING TO SHOP THERE.

DOLLAR STORE DEALS-VO

THE DEEP-DISCOUNT DOLLAR STORES. THAT WERE THE REFUGE FOR THE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED DURING THE GREAT RECESSION.HAVE NOW BECOME THE STORE OF CHOICE.

DOLLAR STORE DEALS-SOTVO

They are not second runs, they are the same product.when we're talking about the national brands, it's the same exacT

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

A PRETTY COMMON MEDICAL PROCEDURE.

HAS SOME HEALTH RISKS.

A WARNING FROM DOCTORS THIS MORNING --

WHY YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE GETTING AN X-RAY.

AND A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER'S BRAIN. DONATED TO SCIENCE.

THIS COULD PROVIDE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH --

TZ2 A) RADIATION RISK-VO

TZ2 B) SEAU BRAIN TISSUE-VOTOPS

RADIATION RISK-CAM 10 BMP

THERE ARE RADIATION RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING X-RAYS.

AND ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, WE SHOULD BE A LITTLE CONCERNED.

RESEARCHERS SAY YOU COULD GET *TOO MUCH RADIATION.

FROM CERTAIN MEDICAL TESTS.

RADIATION RISK-PKG

THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF NEW TESTS TO DIAGNOSE DISEASE. NEW X-RAYS, PET SCANS, CAT SCANS. THEY DO IMPROVE EARLY DETECTION BUT THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.

AND TOO MUCH OF THIS GOOD THING, A NEW STUDY SAYS, MAY BE DANGEROUS.

"CT scanning, even though it's only in about 10% of studies, accounts for 70% of the radiation exposure."

Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman looked at large healthcare systems throughout the U.S. THEY FOUND POTENTIALLY UNNECESSARY RADIATION EXPOSURE IN 1 TO 2 MILLION PATIENTS.

"At the beginning of the study, CT scanning went from about 50 scans per thousand enrollees to about 150 scans. MRI went from just under 20 scans per thousand enrollees to 65 scans."

MRIS DON'T EXPOSE YOU TO RADIATION. CAT SCANS DO. A LOT MORE THAN SIMPLE X RAYS. ONE PROBLEM?

A WIDE VARIATION IN HOW OFTEN TESTS ARE ORDERED, ACCORDING TO SMITH-BINDMAN'S STUDY in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

"One place, maybe they will have gotten seven angiogeographic studies in 1000 patients that's the kind of study you do to look at the heart. In another place they would have done 78 studies. so ten times higher."

THERE WAS ALSO WIDE VARIATION IN RADIATION LEVELS THE PATIENTS RECEIVED DURING TESTS BECAUSE OF POOR CALIBRATION OF MACHINES.

RADIATION RISK-OC

DR BRUCE HENSEL REPORTING.

THE RESULTS MEAN TWO THINGS --

DOCTORS NEED TO STANDARDIZE TESTS.

CREATE NEW GUIDELINES FOR WHO NEEDS WHAT, HOW OFTEN.

YOU CAN ALSO PROTECT YOURSELF.

BY ASKING IF A TEST IS REALLY NECESSARY,

FOOD DIARY-VO

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.

A FOOD DIARY MIGHT HELP YOU OUT.

A NEW STUDY FOUND --

WOMEN WHO KEPT AN ACCURATE LOG OF *EVERYTHING THEY ATE.

LOST ABOUT SIX POUNDS MORE THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT.

AND KEEP THIS IN MIND --

SKIPPING MEALS AND GOING OUT TO EAT. ESPECIALLY FOR LUNCH. PREVENTED WEIGHT LOSS.

EXPERTS SAY FASTING MAKES YOU CRAVE HIGH-CALORIE FOODS,

BREAST CANCER SURGERY-VO

WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER WHO CHOOSE *NOT TO HAVE THEIR BREASTS REMOVED -- MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE IN THE FUTURE.

AN STUDY FINDS ONE IN FIVE WOMEN WHO UNDERGO BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY -- RATHER THAN A MASTECTOMY -- HAVE ANOTHER OPERATION WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

SEAU BRAIN TISSUE-VO

THE FAMILY OF SAN DIEGO CHARGERS FOOTBALL PLAYER JUNIOR SEAU.

HAS DONATED SOME OF HIS BRAIN TISSUE FOR RESEARCH.

THE PRESERVED BRAIN TISSUE WAS RELEASED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

THE 43-YEAR-OLD LINEBACKER SHOT HIMSELF IN THE CHEST BACK IN MAY.

SOME WONDER WHETHER BRAIN TRAUMA SUFFERED FROM REPEATED CONCUSSIONS ON THE FIELD --

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

NEW CLUES ABOUT A MISSING MILLIONAIRE.

HIS BOAT WASHED UP ON A FLORIDA BEACH NEARLY A MONTH AGO.

BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE.

WE UNCOVER NEW INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DISAPPEARANCE.

I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and

burn them and start all over again

AND PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED

THE U-S OLYMPIC TEAM'S OUTFITS -- MADE IN CHINA!

TZ3 A MISSING MAN-VO

TZ3 B OLYMPIC EXPLOITS-SOTVOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE -- TRADING BEGINS.

Stocks are poised to open higher as investors await JPMorgan's earnings.which revealed it lost more than $4 billion in bad trades.

TS1) PLANE SUSPICIOUS DEVICE-VOTOPS

A SUSPICIOUS DEVICE WAS FOUND ON BOARD A PLANE --

AFTER IT TOOK OFF FROM J-F-K AIRPORT LATE LAST NIGHT.

A U-S AIR MARSHAL DISCOVERED THE ITEM INSIDE THE BATHROOM OF DELTA FLIGHT 126.

THE FLIGHT WAS HEADING TO MADRID.

THE PLANE RETURNED TO KENNEDY AND EVACUATED.

TS2) LCSO FMPD MERGER-VOTOPS

FORT MYERS POLICE COULD SOON JOIN FORCES WITH LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.

CHIEF DOUG BAKER AND SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT, MET YESTERDAY --

TO DISCUSS A PARTNERSHIP TO LOWER VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY.

THEY DISCUSSED A POSSIBLE "SUPER FUND" THE AGENCIES WOULD SHARE,

TS3) CAPE CORAL MOSQUITOS-VOTOPS

THANKS TO RECENT RAINS --

MILLIONS OF MOSQUITOS ARE ABOUT TO HATCH IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF CAPE CORAL.

MOSQUITO CONTROL IS WORKING TO RID THE INSECTS FROM SALTWATER MARSHES,

IN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE CAPE.

MISSING MAN-OC

WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE -- WHOSE EMPTY BOAT WASHED UP ON A FLORIDA BEACH, NEARLY A MONTH AGO.

THERE'S BEEN NO TRACE OF GUMA AGUIAR -- SINCE THAT NIGHT.

MISSING MAN-PKG

ERRATIC SPEEDS, DRAMATIC CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

THIS JUST-RELEASED GPS DATA GIVES NEW INSIGHT INTO WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO

GUMA AGUIAR, SEEN HERE WITH HIS FAMILY ABOARD THE VERY BOAT HE VANISHED

FROM.

Nats: with family on boat

THE FATHER OF 4 -- who is WORTH MORE THAN 100 MILLION DOLLARS -- WAS LAST

SEEN JUNE 19TH.

TRAVIS MANDELL, DETECTIVE, FT LAUDERDALE POLICE DEPT./: Now were able to

actually establish a timeline where mr aguiar left his residence, went out

to sea and the boat drastically changed course

EARLY THE NEXT DAY, HIS BOAT THE TT ZION WASHED ASHORE WITHOUT HIM.

DATA SHOWS THAT AGUIAR TURNED ON HIS GPS HERE, AS HIS BOAT ENTERS THE

ATLANTIC OCEAN AT 7:29PM. HE TRAVELED NORTH EAST, TOPPING OUT AT 31 MILES

PER HOUR. BUT ITS *HERE*, AT 7:56PM THAT SOMETHING WENT AWRY - TRACKING

DATA SHOWS AGUIAR'S SPEED DROPPED SUDDENLY TO JUST.03 MILES PER HOUR-THE

BOAT, DOING AN ABOUT FACE.

A MANEUVER, some say could have been AN OPPORTUNITY, for aguiar TO BOARD

ANOTHER VESSEL, AND VANISH.

Henry Pickersgill, Certified Marine Surveryor: The vessel was nearly static

during those 2 to 3 minutes/ A transfer could have been made easily/ all

you would have to do is step across

Mandell: theres all sorts of possibilities that could play in here.we don't

know exactly what occurred here on the ocean

OVER THE NEXT FIVE HOURS.AGUIAR'S BOAT DRIFTED BACK TO SHORE AT AN

AVERAGE OF JUST 2 MILES PER HOUR -- FINALLY MAKING LANDFALL AT 1:00AM -- HIS

MISSING MAN-OC

JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTING

MANDELL ALSO SAYS -- WITH HIS AMOUNT OF MEANS -- IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR AGUIAR TO STAGE HIS OWN DISAPPEARANCE

PENN STATE REPORT-SOTVO

There are monsters among us, that there are people who will hurt children for their own sexual gratification and that we do have to report and we do have to follow up

PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT SAYS --

WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG. SAY SOMETHING.

HE'S REFERRING TO THE 8-MONTH FEDERAL INVESTIGATION --

INTO HOW PENN STATE HANDLED JERRY SANDUSKY'S YEARS OF CHILD ABUSE.

A FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR LED THE INVESTIGATION.

AND FOUND THE UNIVERSITY'S LEADERS SHOWED "TOTAL DISREGARD" FOR THE VICTIMS.

BY CHOOSING TO PROTECT SANDUSKY,

FOR THE SAKE OF THE SCHOOL'S REPUTATION.

THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED MORE THAN 400 INTERVIEWS,

AND A REVIEW OF MILLIONS OF E-MAILS AND DOCUMENTS.

SANDUSKY WAS CONVICTED IN JUNE --

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

OBAMA IN VIRGINIA-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS KICKING OFF A TWO DAY TOUR IN VIRGINIA TODAY.

DURING HIS STOPS, THE PRESIDENT WILL DISCUSS TAXES.

AND WILL ONCE AGAIN URGE CONGRESS TO PREVENT A SCHEDULED TAX INCREASE -- FOR THOSE WHO EARN LESS THAN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

BIDEN NAACP-VO

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TOUTED PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

BEFORE THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P NATIONAL CONVENTION

THE FREQUENT APPLAUSE AND CHEERS HE RECEIVED.

WERE A CONTRAST FROM THE POLITE APPLAUSE.AND OCCASIONAL BOOS. DELEGATES GAVE MITT ROMNEY ON WEDNESDAY

BIDEN WAS APPLAUDED LOUDLY,

BIDEN NAACP-SOTVO

"He was right, he was right. He cut a hundred billion dollars, a hundred billion dollars from the federal debt over the next ten years, providing access to affordable health care to 30 million Americans

PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSED THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P CONVENTION IN A TAPED MESSAGE --

ROMNEY SUPPORT-VOTOPS

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY.

GETS SUPPORT FROM FORMER FOE RICK PERRY.

ROMNEY AND PERRY SQUARED OFF FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.

BUT IT SEEMS THEY'RE PAST THEIR DIFFERENCES.

TODAY--THE TEXAS GOVERNOR MAKES HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE ON ROMNEY'S BEHALF.

PERRY WILL HEADLINE THE OPENING OF A ROMNEY CAMPAIGN FIELD OFFICE --

FIRST LADY THREAT-VOTOPS

THE SECRET SERVICE IS LOOKING INTO A REPORT OF A WASHINGTON D-C POLICE OFFICER -- THREATENING FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA.

THE NAME OF THE -- HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRET SERVICE WOULD ONLY SAY OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-OC

NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY -- U-S OLYMPIC TEAMS REPRESENTING AMERICA IN UNIFORMS -- THAT ARE ACTUALLY MADE IN CHINA.

THE NEWS SET OFF A FIRESTORM OF CONTROVERSY -- WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CALLING FOR ACTION THURSDAY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF PRIDE.

AMERICAN JOBS AND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY AT STAKE.

OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-PKG

They are the men and women of TEAM USA. And when they march into Londons

opening ceremonies.they will be wearing red white and blue. A classic

American Look by Ralph Lauren.but we learned.it's not ALL that American.

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LETS SEE MADE IN CHINA.MADE IN CHINA.MADE

IN CHINA

---.

Olympic Sprinter Nick Symmonds tweeted me."outsourcing will always be

part of the global economy, but the Opening Ceremonies outfits? That just

seems wrong"

---.

And the folks on Capitol Hill agreed.our reporting setting off bi-

partisan backlash.

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REID: I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and

burn them and start all over again.

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BOHNER: THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

ISRAEL SOT:This is America we landed Americans on the moon. We're able to

make uniforms for our athletes to wear in London.

And it's not just about the blazer our athletes

wear.if all the US Olympic Merchandise was made in america.analysts say

we could keep about a billion dollars in the country. And create countless

jobs.

But would the Olympic Committee be willing to make just one change to the

athletes Uniforms? Could they? At a US Olympic Hall of Fame induction

ceremony last night.our producers caught up with Olympic committee

Spokesman.Patrick Sandusky.

Wellpeople have been forming opinions on whether or not where the

uniforms should be made or not made, but what we do know is that they're

made by an iconic America company that really supports our team and helps

bring our team to the London games, and our team gets there because of that

OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-FDOT

SHARON ALFONSI REPORTING.

AND WE'VE GOTTEN SOME STRONG REACTIONS TO THIS STORY ON OUR ABC7 FACEBOOK PAGE.

TAKE A LOOK --

JODY SAYS "SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE U-S-A,

NO MATTER WHAT IT COST."

KATHY SAYS "NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN."

BUT MIKE POINTS OUT -- "IT'S DONE NOW. MOVE ON."

LOG ON,

CAPE BAD MOSQUITOS-VO-WIPE

RECENT RAINS MEAN MILLIONS OF MOSQUITOS ARE ABOUT TO HATCH IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF CAPE CORAL.

MOSQUITO CONTROL IS WORKING TO RID THE INSECTS FROM SALTWATER MARSHES -- IN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE CAPE.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

ITS A CASE OF ANIMALS MOST WANTED!

DANGEROUS CHIMPS ON THE LOOSE IN LAS VEGAS.

IN A CITY KNOWN FOR CRAZY ANTICS.

THIS WAS PRETTY WILD.

ONE CHIMP EVEN JUMPED ON A WOMAN'S CAR,

TZ4 A) VEGAS CHIMPS-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

LAS VEGAS CHIMPS ON LOOSE-CAM 10 BMP

NOW TO LAS VEGAS WHERE A PAIR OF CHIMPANZEES ESCAPED --- TERRORIZING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND PUTTING PART OF THE CITY ON LOCK-DOWN.

WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING --

ON WHERE THE CHIMPS CAME FROM.

AND WHY THIS KIND OF THING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE.

LAS VEGAS CHIMPS ON LOOSE-PKG

IT WAS THE NEWS THAT BROUGHT A LAS VEGAS NEIGHBORHOOD TO A STANDSTILL.

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TWO DANGEROUS CHIMPS ON THE LOOSE. RUNNING WILD.

SOT NNS:

BUDDY AND CJ -- SHORT FOR CALAMITY JANE -- EACH standing over 5 feet tall,

WEIGHING MORE THAN 150 POUNDS apiece. BROKE FREE THURSDAY MORNING FROM

THEIR CAGE IN THIS LAS VEGAS BACKYARD.

SOT TIMMI DEROSA

"this was just a little loose. there was a hinge there. this was locked.

he said maybe I should put another lock on this. gate almost falls

WITH THAT BROKEN HINGE, THE CARETAKERS BELIEVE THE TWO CHIMPS REPEATEDLY

KICKED THE CONCRETE WALL UNTIL THE DOOR CAME LOOSE. AND THEN BROKE FREE.

.

SOT NNS:

LEE WATKINSON and TIMMI DEROSA SAY THEY USED WATKINSON'S WINNINGS FROM

PROFESSIONAL POKER CHAMPIONSHIPS TO RESCUE BUDDY AND CJ AFTER A LIFETIME IN

CAPTIVITY.

Both admit they've experienced firsthand how JUST HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN

TURN.

SOT TIMMI DEROSA

cv he's thrown you in this cage? he's thrown me from the top

TODAY, CJ IS BACK IN HER CAGE. MISSING HER BUDDY.AND THE CARETAKERS

MISSING A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY

SOT TIMMI DEROSA - i am tragically sad about buddy he was my baby. I loved

him so much. i love him more than anything but i know he's in a better

LAS VEGAS CHIMPS ON LOOSE-OC

CECILIA VEGA REPORTING.

ONE OF THE CHIMPS EVEN GOT INTO A WOMAN'S SUV. WHILE SHE WAS SITTING INSIDE IT. HE JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT HER AND GOT OUT.

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.

Overnight rains have kept parts of Southwest Florida on the soggy side early this morning. Most of the rain continues to push westbound into the Gulf of Mexico with a few showers located across our inland communities.

As we get our Friday morning going, most of us will wake up to mainly dry weather and even a little bit of sunshine. Temperatures will start off in the middle 70s and climb near 90° this afternoon.

With tropical moisture still in place, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds with scattered storms developing through the afternoon and evening hours along the seabreeze boundary.

Once the storms fade this evening, skies will be on a clearing trend with lows settling into the middle and upper 70s.

Over the weekend, we'll return to more of a typical summer like weather pattern with mostly dry morning and storms billowing up during the afternoon.

Highs will remain in the lower 90s and lows in the 70s.

TOSS TO JEFF-ODDBOXES

MORE FALL OUT AND REACTIONS.

AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RULED TO UPHOLD PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE REFORM.

THIS WEEK, THE HEAD OF A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOSPITAL WEIGHS IN.

HE'S JUST *ONE GUEST YOU CAN SEE ON "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS,"

WHICH AIRS THIS SUNDAY ON ABC-7.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM LIVE

WHAT COMES NEXT?

ALWAYS A BIG QUESTION.

WELL, COLLIER COUNTY MANAGER LEO OCHS AND NCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CEO DR. ALLEN WEISS HAVE ANSWERS AS GUESTS ON THIS WEEK'S "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE'' PROGRAM AIRING SUNDAY MORNING AT 10 ON ABC7.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SOT

Weiss:

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM LIVE

KATIE COURIC SUNSCREEN-OC

THIS MORNING WE CONTINUE OUR COUNTDOWN --

TO THE BIG DEBUT OF "KATIE."

KATIE COURIC'S NEW SHOW KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 10TH,

RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

AND KATIE HERSELF HAS BEEN GIVING US SNEAK PEEKS.

THIS MORNING --

SHE FOCUSES ON SOMETHING MANY OF US IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA KNOW VERY WELL.

KATIE COURIC SUNSCREEN-PKG

KATIE COURIC SUNSCREEN-OC

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

YOU CAN FIND THE AMERICAN DREAM IN NORTHERN JERSEY

THE PLANS FOR THIS AMUSEMENT PARK ARE JUST BREATHTAKING

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FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

CELEBRITY MEMORABILIA-CAM 10 BMP

UP FOR AUCTION --

ITEMS FROM MICHAEL JACKSON'S WARDROBE.

A SIGNED ERIC CLAPTON GUITAR.

AND RARE PHOTOS OF MARILYN MONROE.

MORE THAN 800 PIECES OF CELEBRITY MEMORABILIA.

WENT ON SALE THURSDAY IN BUENOS AIRES.

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT PIECE OF THE AUCTION --

WAS A RED, SIGNED MICHAEL JACKSON JACKET.

ONE OF ONLY THREE IN THE WORLD.

THE DIVERSE COLLECTION BELONGED TO A BRAZILIAN JOURNALIST --

MAGIC MIKE BERLIN-VO

MATTHEW MCDONAUGHEY AND CHANNING TATUM TOOK TO THE STREETS OF BERLIN -- TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW MOVIE -- MAGIC MIKE

IN THE MOVIE, TATUM PLAYS MIKE, AN EXOTIC MALE DANCER WHO CHARMS NEARLY EVERY WOMAN HE MEETS,

THE MOVIE IS BASED ON TATUM'S DAYS AS A STRIPPER IN TAMPA.

AMERICAN DREAM-VO

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM,

YOU MIGHT JUST FIND IT IN NORTHERN JERSEY.

THI WEEK -- DREAMWORKS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD AN INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK IN EAST RUTHERFORD,

CALLED "AMERICAN DREAM."

THAT'S TEN MILES OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY.

THE THEME PARK WILL HAVE RIDES, AN ICE SKATING RINK, FERRIS WHEEL, AND AN INDOOR SKI PARK.

ALL FEATURING CHARACTERS FROM MADAGASCAR, SHREK AND OTHER DREAMWORKS FILMS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FIRST LADY THREAT-VOTOPS

THE SECRET SERVICE IS LOOKING INTO A REPORT OF A WASHINGTON D-C POLICE OFFICER -- THREATENING FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA.

THE OFFICER -- HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

TOSS TO JOE-VOTOPS

TS3) OLYMPIC ATHLETE EXPLOITS-VOTOPS

HARSH CRITICISM THIS MORNING FOR THE U-S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE --

ABC DISCOVERED THE TEAM UNIFORMS. WERE MADE IN *CHINA!

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE BLASTED THE COMMITTEE --

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

Overnight rains have kept parts of Southwest Florida on the soggy side early this morning. Most of the rain continues to push westbound into the Gulf of Mexico with a few showers located across our inland communities.

As we get our Friday morning going, most of us will wake up to mainly dry weather and even a little bit of sunshine. Temperatures will start off in the middle 70s and climb near 90° this afternoon.

With tropical moisture still in place, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds with scattered storms developing through the afternoon and evening hours along the seabreeze boundary.

Once the storms fade this evening, skies will be on a clearing trend with lows settling into the middle and upper 70s.

Over the weekend, we'll return to more of a typical summer like weather pattern with mostly dry morning and storms billowing up during the afternoon.

Highs will remain in the lower 90s and lows in the 70s.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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