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HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING YOUR WAY --

ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT NINE.

ABC-7 IS IN THE COURTROOM.

AS JURY SELECTION STARTS IN A HIGH PROFILE CIVIL TRIAL.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL BE ON THE DEFENSIVE.

AND--

TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR POLITICS-

AS TAMPA BEGINS ITS TRANSFORMATION TO HOST THE R-N-C--

AS WELL AS A BIG DEADLINE FOR VOTERS.

ABC-7 HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

PLUS-

GOOD IDEA OR RECIPE FOR DISASTER?

SEE THE FIRST EVER COFFEE MAKER. MADE FOR A VEHICLE!

HL1) NATHAN LEE CIVIL TRIAL-VO-WIPE

HL2) POLITICS-VO-WIPE

HL3) COFFEE MAKER IN A CAR-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

NATHAN LEE CIVIL TRIAL-2 SHOT-SS-VO-SS

OUR TOP STORY RIGHT NOW AT NINE--

A HIGH PROFILE CIVIL TRIAL BEGINS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

WE HAVE A CREW IN THE COURTROOM -- MONITORING THIS CASE.

THE COURT WANTS TO KNOW IF MORE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF DENISE AMBER LEE.

YOU MAY REMEMBER --

THE NORTH PORT MOTHER WAS KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND MURDERED BACK IN 2008.

LAST MONTH --

A JUDGE RULED THAT HER WIDOWER. NATHAN LEE. COULD SUE THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

OVER BOTCHED 9-1-1 CALLS.

NATHAN BELIEVES DENISE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY --

IF A 9-1-1 OPERATOR HAD *NOT MISHANDLED A NUMBER OF CALLS.

TODAY'S CIVIL TRIAL COMES TWO YEARS AFTER THE CRIMINAL TRIAL IN THIS CASE -- WHERE MICHAEL KING WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DENISE AMBER LEE'S MURDER.

AGAIN, ABC-7 HAS A CREW IN COURT RIGHT NOW.

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE-CLIP-CG

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE--

TODAY IS THE *DEADLINE.

TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN AUGUST.

TODAY'S THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE *OR CHANGE PARTY AFFILIATION.

AND A REMINDER -- FLORIDA IS A 'CLOSED PRIMARY' STATE.

SO ONLY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CAN VOTE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTY'S CANDIDATE.

THE ONE EXPECTION IS IF ALL CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE HAVE THE *SAME PARTY AFFILIATION,

RNC CONVENTION PREPS-VOTOPS

HAPPENING TODAY-

TAMPA IS TRANSFORMING ITSELF INTO THE HOME OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

CREWS ARE CHANGING THE "TAMPA BAY TIME FORUM" -- TO THE HOME OF THE 2012 R-N-C.

ABC-7 HAS A CREW HEADING TO TAMPA AND WILL GIVE YOU A FIRST HAND LOOK -- AT WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE THE TRANSFORMATION.

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-ONCAM

LATER TODAY, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HOLDS HIS FIRST TOWN HALL MEETING OF THE CAMPAIGN.

IN OHIO --

HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO LAUNCH ANOTHER WAVE OF ATTACKS.

AGAINST MITT ROMNEY'S FINANCIAL DEALINGS.

BUT ROMNEY SAYS THE ATTACKS AGAINST HIM.

ARE DISHONEST AND MIS-DIRECTED.

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-PKG

bad June jobs numbers, high unemployment, a stagnating economy --

for now President Obama and his team have managed to change the subject from

those crucial issues to romney's tenure at Bain Capital. and which jobs

were outsourced under his leadership

a brutal barrage mitt romney has demanded an apology for.the president

told virginia's wavy-tv, he shouldnt hold his breath

OBAMA - NO WE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE. /MR ROMNEY CLAIMS HE'S MR. FIX-IT FOR THE

ECONOMY BECAUSE OF HIS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, SO I THINK VOTERS ENTIRELY

LEGITIMATELY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS EXACTLY HIS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE."

the president demonstrated unusually detailed knowledge about the fact that

even thogugh romney says he ceased involvement with Bain in 1999, government

filings after that list him as ceo, chairman, and president of the company

OBAMA - HARRY TRUMAN SAID 'THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME' AND I THINK

UNDERSTANDABLY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN ARE YOU IN FACT

RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COMPANY YOU SAY IS ONE OF YOUR PRIMARY CALLING CARDS

FOR YOUR WANTING TO BE PRESIDENT."

now even conservative commentators and veterans of republican campaigns are

questioning his refusal to release more than the most recent year of his tax

returns.to answer questions about off shore investments and his swiss

bank account

GOV. BENTLY I JUST BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD RELEASE THEIR TAX

RETURNS. AND IF YOU GET THEM OUT AND JUST GET PAST THAT, IT JUST MAKES IT

SO MUCH EASIER.

GEORGE WILL -SOT- MITT ROMNEY'S LOSING AT THIS POINT IN A BIG WAY

DOWD: THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THERE, BECAUSE IF THERE WAS NOTHING THERE,

HE WOULD SAY, "HAVE AT IT."

KRISTOL: HE SHOULD RELEASE THE TAX RETURNS TOMORROW. IT'S CRAZY.

though many romney supporters believe obama and the economy are the only

real issue

MATALIN: PEOPLE DON'T CARE WHERE HIS BANK ACCOUNTS ARE. THEY CARE THAT THEY

DON'T HAVE MUCH LEFT IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS.

the president has been the aggressor.romney this weekend boated.and

attended church services.

while in battleground state virginia, despite a downpour-----

OBAMA -sot- HE INVESTED IN COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED "PIONEERS" OF

OUTSOURCING. I DON'T WANT A PIONEER IN OUTSOURCING. I WANT SOME INSOURCING.

LIVE CLOSE - george, as you know-- i went on vacation with just after those

anemic jobs numbers were released 10 days ago.it's staggering that romney

and his campaign have let this become the topic of conversation, that they

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-ONCAM

JAKE TAPPER REPORTING.

MITT ROMNEY'S TAX RETURNS HAVE ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON.

FORD ESCAPE RECALL-CG VID BOX REVEAL

A PADDING PROBLEM PROMPTS A RECALL -- OF MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND FORD ESCAPE S-U-Vs.

FORD IS RECALLING 2013 MODELS -- MADE FROM MARCH 8TH THROUGH JUNE 7TH OF THIS YEAR.

THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE CARPET PADDING, WHICH -MAY- REDUCE THE SPACE AROUND THE PEDALS.

NASA SOLAR FLARE-VO

WE HAVE SOME AMAZING PICTURES.

JUST COMING IN TO THE ABC-7 NEWSROOM--

CHECK THIS OUT--

NASA RELEASED TIME LAPSE VIDEO OF LAST WEEK'S SOLAR FLARE.

IT HAPPENED THURSDAY -

BUT THE RESULTING GEOMAGNETIC STORM DID NOT HIT EARTH UNTIL THE WEEKEND.

THE BURST OF ENERGY WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO POSE A *MILD CONCERN --

FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIOS OR POWER SYSTEMS IN HIGH-LATITUDE AREAS.

FAMU EMERGENCY MEETING-VO

HAPPENING TODAY-

THE GOVERNING BOARD OF FLORIDA A&M -- WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING.

THIS MORNING, FAMU'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS SCHEDULED TO MEET FOR THREE HOURS -- ABOUT THE RESIGNATION OF SCHOOL PRESIDENT JAMES AMMONS -- AND THE SEARCH FOR A SUCCESSOR.

NFM MOBILE HOME FIRE-VO WIPE

BACK HERE AT HOME-

STATE FIRE MARSHALS CONTINUES INVESTIGATING A FATAL FIRE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THE FIRE ERUPTED AT THIS BREEZEWOOD DRIVE MOBILE HOME,

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IT WAS CONTAINED MOSTLY TO THE BACK BEDROOM

ONCE THE FLAMES WERE OUT,

FIREFIGHTERS DISCOVERED THE VICTIM.

NFM MOBILE HOME FIRE-SOTVO

18:27 John Beall/Friend

"She was really good with people. Really friendly. She had a good heart. She would open her door to anyone. It's a shame."

INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED WHETHER IT WAS HINE WHO DIED IN THE FIRE.

LANGDALE RETURNS HOME-VO WIPE

A LOCAL TEEN WHO LOST PART OF HIS ARM DURING A GATOR ATTACK.IS BACK HOME THIS MORNING.

YESTERDAY 17-YEAR-OLD KALEB 'FRED' LANGDALE WAS RELEASED FROM LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THE ATTACK HAPPENED A WEEK AGO IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER -- NEAR HIS MOORE HAVEN HOME.

LANGDALE RETURNS HOME-(2)SOT VO

TAKE SOT

FELINDA LANGDALE

27:03 27:09

"Really excited when we come through town, we weren't expecting all the people so he was quite pleased."

JYLES LANGDALE

17:31:57 17:32:06

"I'm very thankful to the Lord that we still got Fred here today. We're missing a little part of him, but I'm sure he'll mend."

THE FAMILY EXPECTS HIS RECOVERY TO CONTINUE ANOTHER SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS.

LT GOV SCANDAL-CLIP-OC-SS-OC

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT NINE-

THE STATE'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FIGHTS BACK --

AGAINST SCANDALOUS ALLEGATIONS.

THIS WOMAN, CARLETHA COLE, WORKED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO JENNIFER CARROLL.

COLE CLAIMS SHE WALKED IN ON A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER --

BETWEEN CARROLL AND HER TRAVEL AIDE, BEATRIZ RAMOS.

LT GOV SCANDAL-SOT-OC

Immediately I become an individual that's now accused and in America we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty and now I'm guilty until proven innocent and its on me, and I didn't give, I didn't have. So, I'm saying I haven't done anything wrong, it's a total lie and no one has gone back to her and said well since you've put this out we're the proof?

OLYMPIC ARRIVALS-VO

TODAY MARKS THE BUSIEST DAY OF OLYMPIC ARRIVALS IN LONDON.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT - WHERE OLYMPIANS FROM 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WILL ARRIVE.

AMONG THEM -- THE BULK OF TEAM U-S-A AND THEIR FAMILIES.

OLYMPIC ARRIVALS-SOT-OC

"It's good to have another couple of weeks just to get back into it and make any last minute little adjustments that we need. But we are ready, we are ready for the Games to start."

HEATHROW ENLISTED SOME 1-THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS TO MEET AND GREET ATHLETES.

OLYMPIC UNIFORMS-ONCAM

AND SPEAKING OF THE OLYMPICS --

WE HAVE AN UPDATE THIS MORNING.

ON THE U-S OLYMPIC UNIFORM CONTROVERSY.

CHINA'S OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY HAS BLASTED U-S LAWMAKERS --

FOR COMPLAINING THAT THE TEAM U-S-A UNIFORMS WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA.

AMERICANS EXPRESSED OUTRAGE,

SAYING THE CLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE HERE.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

IF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TO BUY A NEW CAR, YOU MAY WANT TO HEAD TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON--

THAT'S BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME WHEN DEALERSHIPS -- START GETTING RID OF OLD INVENTORY TO BRING IN THE NEW MODELS.

PLUS, ONE CAR COMPANY HAS A DEAL THAT'S SIMPLY TOO GOOD TO PASS UP.

AND-

IF YOU ARE A JOB SEEKER, YOUR RESUME IS PROBABLY READY.

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE?

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TZ1 B JOB HUNT-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT TOPS

MORE AMERICANS ARE GETTING READY TO PACK UP THE KIDS--

*AND* THE GRAND-KIDS ON THEIR FAMILY VACATIONS.

PLUS, A RECALL FOR THE NEW FORD ESCAPE SUV.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING.

COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE TACKLING MORE DEBT-- WITHOUT THE HELP OF MOM AND DAD.

MEANTIME, SINCE THE RECESSION ENDED IN JUNE 2009--

THE MAJORITY OF JOBS HAVE BEEN GOING TO *MEN.*

CITING DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS--

THE LA TIMES SAYS, MEN HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR *80-PERCENT* OF THE NET NEW JOBS--

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE MANUFACTURING, RETAIL, AND FINANCIAL INDUSTRY.

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ALRIGHT, COMING UP--

A FORD RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

I'LL HAVE THAT, AFTER THIS:

WALL STREET TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT FINANCIAL RESULTS FROM CITIGROUP THIS MORNING.

FRIDAY-- STOCKS RALLYING BIG TIME!

THAT'S AFTER JP MORGANCHASE SAID IT'S *STILL* LIKELY TO HAVE RECORD EARNINGS THIS YEAR--

DESPITE POSTING A NEAR $6-BILLION DOLLAR TRADING LOSS FROM ITS LONDON OFFICE.

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FORD RECALLING MORE THAN 8-THOUSAND 2013 ESCAPE S-U-V'S IN THE U-S.

THE N-H-T-S-A SAYS THE POSITION OF THE CARPET PADDING COULD GET IN THE WAY OF THE BRAKE PEDAL.

THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 23RD.

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AND FAMILIES ARE TAKING VACATIONS TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

BABY BOOMERS WITH TIME AND MONEY ON THEIR HANDS ARE CHOOSING TO TAKE MORE TRIPS *WITH* THEIR KIDS--

AND GRANDKIDS.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS CRUISES, RESORTS AND ALL-INCLUSIVE TOURS ARE TOP PICKS.

AND SOME VACATION COMPANIES EVEN CATER *EXCLUSIVELY* TO FAMILIES AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL GROUPS.

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TENNESSEE FLOODS-VOTOPS

PEOPLE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE ARE INSPECTING DAMAGE -- AND CLEANING UP FROM SEVERE STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.

HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

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.

"Rain a good bet Monday"

Showers will redevelop over Southwest Florida today, and this time it looks as though our best rain chance will come in the morning and early afternoon. T he best rain chances later in the day will be over the interior, but an afternoon shower still can't be ruled out for the rest of us with so much moisture in place.

We'll notice more clouds than normal for a July day in Southwest Florida, but sunshine will still mix in with the clouds at times through the day. The clouds and rain will at least help keep temperatures at bay. Our daytime high temperatures will range from the mid to upper 80s, but locations that see lots of rain could only warm into the low to mid 80s.

An onshore flow will remain in place Tuesday, which often means locations closer to the beaches and the urban corridor see the best rain chances earlier in the day while locations deeper inland stand the best chance of getting hit by a storm during the afternoon and evening. We also expect more sun Tuesday, so look for highs in the low 90s.

Rain chances will be diminished somewhat by mid week as a ridge of high pressure build over Southwest Florida. Another result of this ridge will be higher temperatures, and we very well could see a heat index between 100-105 by Thursday and Friday.

PRICEY PET TRAVEL-VO

IF YOUR SUMMER PLANS INCLUDE DOING SOME TRAVELING, BUT YOU AREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR FOUR LEGGED FRIEND, WE HAVE SOME IDEAS.

THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTS -- THERE ARE SOME NEW COMPANIES TO HELP.

THEY PAIR PET OWNERS WITH FAMILIES WHO ARE WILLING TO OPEN THEIR HOME TEMPORARILY.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, WE HAVE A LINK UP ON OUR WEBSITE-

NEW CAR BUYING-TC MON

WE'VE COME TO EXPECT THOSE CAR ADS THIS TIME OF THE YEAR --

OFFERING INCREDIBLE DEALS ON SOME NEW WHEELS.

BUT THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE.

AND AS CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTS --

NEW CAR BUYING-PKG

IT'S TAKING THE TERM "TEST DRIVE" TO AN EXTREME.

GM'S "LOVE IT OR RETURN IT" PROGRAM. LETS CONSUMERS KEEP ANY NEW CHEVY. UP TO 60 DAYS TO SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT.

"It's pretty much no strings attached, you can drive it, try it out if you don't like it, you can bring it back"

THE ONLY CONDITIONS ARE: NO MORE THAN 4,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.AND NO MORE THAN $300 IN DAMAGE.

AND JESSICA CALDWELL AT EDMUNDS-DOT-COM. SAYS IT'S JUST A NEW WAY TO DEAL WITH AN ANNUAL ISSUE CAR DEALERS HAVE.

"It's all under the same guise of getting rid of the old inventory, bringing in the new inventory and it's something that occurs every summer"

AUTO SALES IN JUNE JUMPED 22% AND SHE SAYS DEALERS DON'T WANT TO LOSE MOMENTUM.

"Right now is a good time to start. The thing is, as the year goes on, the deals will get better for these older model year vehicles but the problem is, the selection might not be there"

INDUSTRY ANALYSTS AREN'T SURPRISED BY THE SURGE IN CAR SALES. GIVEN WHAT CONDITION THE OLD ONES ARE IN.

NEW CAR BUYING-TC MON

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

EXPERTS SAY CONSUMERS LOOKING TO BUY.

PILOT SHORTAGE-VO

NEARLY HALF A MILLION NEW AIRLINE PILOTS -- WILL BE NEEDED IN COMMERCIAL COCKPITS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

THAT COMES FROM THE PEOPLE AT BOEING, WHO SAY EXPANDING ECONOMIES WILL FUEL THE NEED FOR NEW PILOTS. ALONG WITH A WAVE OF RETIREMENTS.

THE GREATEST GROWTH IS PREDICTED FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

ON THE JOB HUNT-VOTOPS

APPLYING FOR A NEW JOB?

MAKE SURE YOU GOOGLE YOURSELF!

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO MAKE SURE *ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND POSTINGS.

ARE POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL.

ALSO -- FOLLOW THE FOLKS YOU WANT TO WORK FOR. ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

AND MAKE SURE YOUR RESUME IS IN "SEVERAL" FORMATS --

LIKE P-D-F, WORD, OR H-T-M-L 0--

AND ON A MOBILE DEVICE.

FIAT COFFEE MAKER-2 SHOT-VO-2 SHOT

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALMOST ALL OF US.

YOU'RE LATE TO WORK,

WITH *NO TIME TO BREW A POT OF JAVA.

IMAGINE THIS --

HOP INTO YOUR CAR, AND PRESTO!

YOU CAN MAKE COFFEE THERE!

FANTASY IS REALITY FOR OWNERS OF THE FIAT 500-L.

THE CAR COMPANY ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK --

THEY WOULD OFFER A SINGLE CAPSULE ESPRESSO MAKER.

THE FIRST EVER COFFEE MAKER. FOR CARS.

BUT, BAD NEWS FOR AMERICAN BUYERS OF THE CAR--

THE OPTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN EUROPE.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL.

A WOMAN DOUSED IN GAS. AND SET ON FIRE. SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER RECOVERY.

SHE DESCRIBES THE TOUGH ROAD AHEAD.

BUT FIRST-

ABC-7 LOOKS INTO A COMMON MOOD DISORDER.

AFFECTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

WE INVESTIGATE WHAT MAY CAUSE IT,

TZ2 A WOMAN SET FIRE RETURNS TO WORK-VO

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MOOD DISORDERS-CAM 10 BMP-2 SHOT

TURNING TO HEALTH NEWS--

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR.

HAS BEEN ON A MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

RECENTLY, HIS STAFF DISCLOSED THE REASON FOR THAT MEDICAL LEAVE.

A MOOD DISORDER.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY?

MOOD DISORDERS-PKG

EXPERTS SAY IT WAS NO SURPRISE HEARING ABOUT CONGRESSMAN JACKSON'S CONDITION SAYING LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING. THE FACT HE IS IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT MEANS IT'S NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY THEY SAY. A MOOD DISORDER IS NOT MOODINESS, AND AFFECTS 15% OF THE POPULATION.

"A mood disorder is more serious, because to a great or lessor degree becomes dysfunctional."

ANGELOS HALARIS IS A MOOD DISORDER EXPERT.

MAJOR DEPRESSION OR CHRONIC UNHAPPINESS CALLED DYSTHYMIC DISORDER AND BIPOLAR DISORDER ARE THE MOST COMMON MOOD DISORDERS.

STRESS CAN BE A HUGE TRIGGER TO RESIDENTIAL VS USUAL OUTPATIENT CARE.

"If stress literally piles up then all of that can lead to a major episode of a mood disorder."

JACKSON HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION BY A HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE OVER THE SENATE SEAT SCANDAL THAT SENT FORMER GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH TO PRISON.

AND WHILE JACKSON'S FAMILY DENIES REPORTS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE. SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN GENERAL IS A COMMON CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR MOOD DISORDER BREAKDOWNS.

"When effect of alcohol diminishes and eventually subsides then the mood disorder reveals its ugly head. and this is when a person can be suicidal"

IT IS USUALLY TREATED WITH MEDICATION AND THERAPY. TAKING WEEKS MONTHS OR EVEN A YEAR.

MOOD DISORDERS-ONCAM

KIM VATIS REPORTING.

KIDS SPORTS OBESITY-VO

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS --

KIDS WHO PLAY MORE THAN ONE SPORT.

ARE *LESS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE.

RESEARCHERS FOUND --

THOSE WHO PLAYED THREE OR MORE SPORTS.

WERE 33 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT,

AND 40 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO BE OBESE.

ALSO --

RIDING A BIKE TO SCHOOL APPEARED TO HELP TEENS CONTROL THEIR WEIGHT,

TEASE THREE-1SHOT

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE WEATHER WAS GETTING BETTER--

RECORD HEARING IS BLANKETING MUCH OF THE COUNTRY ONCE AGAIN--

AND WITH THE HEAT COMES SEVERE WEATHER WORRIES-

ABC-7 HAS A LOOK AT WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE WILD WEATHER.

AND-

ANOTHER KENNEDY IS IN TROUBLE--

BUT REPORTS SAY A POPULAR DRUG -- COULD HAVE BEEN THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.

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TZ3 B KERRY KENNEDY ARRESTED-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

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

YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WHERE THE TRADING DAY IS JUST BEGINNING.

U-S STOCKS WERE POINTING TO A LOWER OPEN MONDAY.

INVESTORS WAIT FOR A WEEK FULL OF CORPORATE RESULTS.

AND THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

JAMES AMMONS RESIGNATION-CLIP

BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO THE ABC-7 NEWSROOM--

WE ARE LEARNING THAT FORMER FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JAMES AMMONS WILL STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY--

WHEN HE HANDED IN HIS RESIGNATION LAST WEEK, HE HAD SAID HE WOULD WAIT TO STEP DOWN UNTIL OCTOBER--

TS1) NATHAN LEE CIVIL TRIAL-VOTOPS

HAPPENING NOW--

JURY SELECTION IS UNDER WAY IN A HIGH PROFILE CIVIL TRIAL--

DURING THE TRIAL THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- IS EXPECTED TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST WHAT'S BEING CALLED BOTCHED 9-1-1 CALLS.

TS2) VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE-CGTOPS

AND A HEADS UP TODAY FOR VOTERS-

IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER TO VOTE. OR CHANGE YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION --

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

FLORIDA IS A 'CLOSED PRIMARY' STATE.

SO ONLY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

TS3) FORD ESCAPE RECALL-VOTOPS

AND FORD IS RECALLING THOUSANDS OF 2013 ESCAPE S-U-V'S.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF PADDING PROBLEMS.

THE RECALL COVERS S-U-V'S MADE FROM MARCH 8TH THROUGH JUNE 7TH OF THIS YEAR.

EXTREME HEAT DANGERS-ONCAM

NOW AT 9:30--

WE ARE WATCHING WILD WEATHER.

THE LATEST HEAT WAVE OF THE SEASON.

BLANKETS THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE BRACING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES,

AFTER DEADLY STORMS TORE THROUGH PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

EXTREME HEAT DANGERS-PKG

Nats CRACK! Lightning

Tumultuous THUNDERBOLTS

NATS

WICKED WINDS

NATS

AND DEVESTATING DUST CLOUDS

"LOOK AT THIS MASSIVE HABOOB COMING OUR WAY.ITS ACTUALLY RAINING INSIDE

THE DIRT CLOUD"

AS SUMMER STORMS STAMPEDED ACCROSS SEVERAL STATES

NATS

LIGHTNING TURNED LETHAL SUNDAY DURING A SOCCER GAME IN TEXAS

J.R. Shriver, police officer:

I heard what sounded like a bomb went off. it hit the top of the tree and

it was just sparks and fire going all the way down to the ground.

TWO MEN WATCHING THE MATCH BENEATH THIS TREE WERE KILLED.

R. Hamlet, Police Officer

174554 all of them had burns to their body indicating that they were struck

by lightning

IN NEW YORK, A FAMILY CAMPING TRIP WAS CUT SHORT WHEN LIGHTING LIT THROUGH

THE ROOF OF JENNIFER AND MATTHEW MORITZ'S R.V.THEIR FOUR CHILDREN RESCUED

JUST IN TIME

JENNIFER MORITZ:

233628 THE WHOLE CEILING WAS ON FIRE /233534 "THE ENTIRE GROUND WAS

ELECTRIFIED /233855 THE THREE KIDS THAT ARE OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND, THEY'

RE VERY VERY UPSET

ONE LIGHTNING STRIKE IN WASHINGTON STATE LEFT THIS HOME SMOLDERING

police officer: "homeowner was sitting in the living room and was actually

blown across the living room

EXTREME HEAT DANGERS-ONCAM

SAM CHAMPION REPORTING.

AND THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO MEAN SOMETHING ELSE--

DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

CLINTON IN ISRAEL-VO

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON IS NOW IN ISRAEL.

SHE ARRIVED IN ISRAEL AFTER A VISIT TO NEIGHBORING EGYPT -- WHERE PROTESTERS LINED THE STREET, AND THREW TOMATOES.

LATER TODAY CLINTON WILL MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -- AND THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT AND DEFENSE MINISTER.

MISSING WOMAN BODY FOUND-VO

THE FAMILY OF A MISSING OHIO WOMAN. WAITS FOR AUTOPSY RESULTS.

AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND ON THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

33-YEAR-OLD LYNN JACKENHEIMER VANISHED WEEKS AGO.

POLICE HAVE NOT SAID IF THE BODY DISCOVERED IN NORTH CAROLINA.

IS CONNECTED TO HER DISAPPEARANCE.

SHE WAS LAST SEEN VISITING THE BEACH WITH HER FAMILY, EARLIER THIS MONTH.

MO MISSING WOMEN-VOTOPS

POLICE IN MISSOURI ARE INVESTIGATING IF TWO BODIES FOUND IN A FIELD -- ARE SISTERS WHO HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE FRIDAY.

THE BODIES OF TWO WOMEN WERE DISCOVERED LATE LAST NIGHT IN A FIELD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY BELIEVE THEY COULD BE THE BODIES OF 19-YEAR-OLD BRITNY HAARUP, AND 22-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY KEY WHO WENT MISSING FRIDAY.

KERRY KENNEDY ARRESTED-ONCAM

NOW TO KERRY KENNEDY --

NEW QUESTIONS THIS MORNING.

ABOUT A POPULAR PRESCRIPTION SLEEPING PILL,

THAT COULD HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN HER WEEKEND CRASH.

POLICE SAY SHE WAS FOUND SLEEPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,

AFTER THE ACCIDENT --

KERRY KENNEDY ARRESTED-PKG

THIS MORNING A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE KENNEDY'S TELLS ABC NEWS IT WASN'T DRUGS

- BUT A "MEDICAL ISSUE" - THAT CAUSED KERRY KENNEDY'S CRASH

ANOTHER TELLING THE NEW YORK POST: "THEY THINK SHE MAY HAVE HAD SOME SORT

OF SEIZURE".

WHEN SHE SIDESWIPED A TRACTOR TRAILER HERE FRIDAY MORNING. THEN ALLEGEDLY

LEFT THE SCENE, DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE BEFORE police found her SLUMPED OVER

THE WHEEL OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED her FOR DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED BY DRUGS.

.

POLICE SAY KENNEDY TOLD THEM SHE'D TAKEN THE POWERFUL SLEEP AID AMBIEN,

WHICH CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON SOME PATIENTS:

SOT - DR DAMON RASKIN / CLIFFSIDE MALIBU: 3844

in the awake state, patients can hallucinate, be confused, be in a daze.

Patients can actually do things they don't remember.

KENNEDY - A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND DAUGHTER OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY - HAS

OFFERED NO PUBLIC COMMENT SINCE HER ARREST

BUT in a statement to ABC news, spokesperson KEN SUNSHINE SAYS.

"Kerry Kennedy voluntarily took breathalyzer, blood and urine tests - all of

which showed no drugs or alcohol whatsoever in her system. The charges

were filed before the test results were available."

/ EVEN IF SHE HAD TAKEN AMBIEN - IT MIGHT NOT SHOW UP ON A TEST

SOT - DANA COLE / ABC NEWS LEGAL ANALYST: 0917 Ambien has a short half life

so by the time she went to the hospital and was analyzed, the drug could

have disappeared from her system.

60 MILLION AMERICANS TAKE AMBIEN.

AND SOME REPORT BIZARRE EXPERIENCES WHILE ON THE DRUG. INCLUDING SLEEP

DRIVING, EVEN SLEEP COOKING.

KERRY KENNEDY'S COUSIN PATRICK - A FORMER CONGRESSMAN - TOLD CHRISTIANE

AMANPOUR HE TOOK AMBIEN BEFORE HE CRASHED HIS CAR BACK IN 2006

SOT - PATRICK KENNEDY / KERRY KENNEDY'S COUSIN:

I don't recall much about the night. I do know that I was under the spell of

addiction.

AND THIS INCIDENT COMES JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER KERRY KENNEDY'S LONGTIME

FRIEND AND SISTER IN LAW MARY RICHARDSON KENNEDY COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER A

BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION.

SOT - KERRY KENNEDY:: "I think God just brought her

KERRY KENNEDY ARRESTED-ONCAM

DAVID MUIR REPORTING.

KENNEDY'S SPOKESPERSON ALSO SAYS --

INJURED HIKERS RESCUED-VOTOPS

FOUR HIKERS WERE HURT IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHILE CLIMBING IN THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON OVER THE WEEKEND.

ON SATURDAY, TWO HIKERS WERE STRUCK BY A BOULDER.

INJURED HIKERS RESCUED-SOTVO

"Just accidentally triggered the rockfall, He pretty much placed his hand on a medium-size rock, and just that little pressure dislodged it from the mountain. It hit his knee, slid. and it hit his partner pretty bad."

"It's one of those accidents that you can't really predict or do very much about."

THE DAY BEFORE, TWO CLIMBERS WERE HURT BY FALLING SNOW.

DRIVER RUNS DOWN 5 PEOPLE-VO

IN STATE NEWS--

THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE QUESTIONED A PERSON OF INTEREST,

IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN CRASH.

ONE PERSON DIED,

AND FOUR OTHERS WERE INJURED YESTERDAY MORNING.

IT HAPPENED IN LAKE WORTH,

JUST SOUTH OF WEST PALM BEACH.

AN ADULT MALE WAS HURT,

WOMAN SET ON FIRE RETURNS TO WORK-ONCAM

A WOMAN SET ON FIRE AT A SOUTH FLORIDA GAS STATION LAST MONTH -- HAS RETURNED TO WORK.

WOMAN SET ON FIRE RETURNS TO WORK-PKG

SHE LOOKS LIKE AN ORDINARY OFFICE WORKER BUT NAOMIE BRETON IS RECOVERING FROM A HORRIFIC ATTACK.

THIS IS THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF NAOMIE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM HER KNIFE WIELDING EX-BOYFRIEND LAST MONTH AT A BOYNTON BEACH 7-11 JUST BEFORE POLICE SAY HE POURED GAS ON HER AND LIT HER ON FIRE.

"When I first saw the gun and I saw the gas I thought he's just trying to scare me. And when he started pouring it on the car I thought ok, this is a lot realer than I thought."

WE'RE NOT SHOWING YOU THE GRAPHIC VIDEO OF NAOMIE IN FLAMES, FRANTICALLY TAKING OFF HER SHIRT TO SAVE HERSELF.

BUT HERE SHE IS FOUR WEEKS AGO, SWATHED IN BANDAGES, JUST OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

AND HERE SHE IS NOW.

BACK AT WORK A MONTH LATER, GLAD TO BE ALIVE, EVEN THOUGH, SHE ADMITS ITS TOUGH.

"For the most part my spirits have stayed up."

AMAZINGLY UPBEAT AND NOT BITTER ABOUT THE MAN WHO POLICE SAY DID THIS TO HER.

"I almost feel sorry for him. Because he threw away his life. He let jealousy and the devil get to him to the point he threw away his life."

THE WORST PART SHE SAYS, IS EXPLAINING TO THEIR FOUR YEAR OLD SON.

"And the baby, he still 'I miss daddy. I wish I could talk to him in the morning.'"

SHE CRIES SOMETIMES ABOUT THE WAY SHE LOOKS BUT REMINDS HERSELF SHE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

LUCKY TO BE BACK AT WORK, AND LOOK AHEAD.

WOMAN SET ON FIRE RETURNS TO WORK-ONCAM

TERRI PARKER REPORTING.

NAOMIE'S EX-BOYFRIEND IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

A POPULAR REALITY SHOW.

WILL SOON HAVE SOME NEW FACES.

JENNIFER LOPEZ IS SIGNING OFF FROM AMERICAN IDOL.

IN AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW --

SHE TALKS ABOUT HER DICISION TO WALK AWAY.

PLUS-

ANOTHER REASON TO GET YOUR KIDS OUTSIDE.

HOW MUCH TIME THEY SPEND IN FRONT OF THE T-V.

TZ4 A J. LO OFF IDOL-VO

TZ4 B TV KID OBESITY-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

J. LO OFF IDOL-CAM 10 BMP- 2 SHOT

A SHOCKING TURN OF EVENTS FOR AMERICAN IDOL.

THE SHOW HAS JUST LOST *TWO OF ITS THREE JUDGES.

AND THERE ARE REPORTS THE THIRD MAY QUIT, TOO.

THIS MORNING, JENNIFER LOPEZ IS TALKING ABOUT WHY SHE LEFT.

AS ABC'S AMY ROBACH REPORTS--

J. LO OFF IDOL-PKG

JENNIFER LOPEZ SHOCKED THE WORLD WITH ONE SHORT PHONE CALL.

SOT - SEACREST RADIO PHONER:

JENNIFER LOPEZ: "I honestly feel that just the time has come that I have to

get back to doing the other things that I do."

JUST ONE DAY AFTER AEROSMITH FRONTMAN STEVEN TYLER ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NEVER

AGAIN UTTER THE PHRASE--

NATS - AMERICAN IDOL CLIP

TYLER: "You're going to Hollywood!"

LOPEZ CALLED INTO RYAN SEACREST'S RADIO SHOW ON FRIDAY TO DROP A BOMBSHELL.

. SHE, TOO, IS LEAVING "AMERICAN IDOL."

SOT - SEACREST RADIO PHONER:

JENNIFER LOPEZ: "I could continue to do 'Idol' for the rest of my life, but

that would be giving up on a bunch of other things."

BUT WHEN LOPEZ SAT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS ON SUNDAY, SHE SAID DECIDING WHETHER

TO STAY OR GO. ISN'T EASY.

SOT - GMA SITDOWN

JENNIFER LOPEZ: "I have decided to move on. Ehhhh.."

AMY ROBACH: "It sounds like there's a 'but' in there."

JENNIFER LOPEZ:"Uhhhh! I love them and they love me, and it's hard when I

feel like I should move on. I don't know. I don't know that it's even

done yet! I don't know!. I feel like I'm moving on."

MOVING ON-- FOR ONE THING-- TO A HUGE, 19-CITY TOUR WITH ENRIQUE IGLESIAS,

WHERE LOPEZ IS STILL KEEPING HER EYE ON THE TALENT.

SOT - GMA SITDOWN

ENRIQUE: "It did freak me out a little bit when I saw you in the audience,

and I was like "What the hell is Jennifer Lopez doing watching my show?!"

LOPEZ: "Baby I like it!"

BUT THE ALWAYS-BUSY SINGER, FASHION DESIGNER, ACTRESS, DANCER, AND MOM.

SAY'S SHE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY SHE TOOK WITH THE SHOW.

NATS - EMOTIONAL MENTORING MOMENT

LOPEZ: No matter what happens, never stop believing in yourself.

SHE SAYS TYLER'S EXIT ALSO PLAYED A ROLE.

SOT - GMA SITDOWN

JENNIFER LOPEZ: We had magic. / I don't know, with him gone, it might be a

different formula.

WITH TYLER AND LOPEZ GONE, AND NOW RANDY JACKSON POSSIBLY JOINING THEM, THE

JUDGE'S TABLE IS IN FOR A SERIOUS SHAKE-UP. BUT LOPEZ HAS SOME SUCCESSORS

IN MIND.

NATS - IDOL

"Please welcome your judges!"

SOT - GMA SITDOWN

JENNIFER LOPEZ:You know me, I think big. I think like, Bono, or Bon Jovi,

or Mick Jagger.

AMY ROBACH: Enrique, I hear there are a couple of open spots.

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS: I wouldn't be a good judge. I don't know. Actually, I

wouldn't be. It's a lot of pressure. / Just thinking about, "Oh, my god, I

just ruined this person's career."

BUT IGLESIAS WAS DETERMINED TO HELP IDOL OUT

SOT - GMA SITDOWN

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS:You do a great job, I would stay.

JENNIFER LOPEZ: You mean if you were me?

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS:Yeah!

J. LO OFF IDOL-2 SHOT

AMY ROBACH REPORTING.

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.

"Rain a good bet Monday"

Showers will redevelop over Southwest Florida today, and this time it looks as though our best rain chance will come in the morning and early afternoon. T he best rain chances later in the day will be over the interior, but an afternoon shower still can't be ruled out for the rest of us with so much moisture in place.

We'll notice more clouds than normal for a July day in Southwest Florida, but sunshine will still mix in with the clouds at times through the day. The clouds and rain will at least help keep temperatures at bay. Our daytime high temperatures will range from the mid to upper 80s, but locations that see lots of rain could only warm into the low to mid 80s.

An onshore flow will remain in place Tuesday, which often means locations closer to the beaches and the urban corridor see the best rain chances earlier in the day while locations deeper inland stand the best chance of getting hit by a storm during the afternoon and evening. We also expect more sun Tuesday, so look for highs in the low 90s.

Rain chances will be diminished somewhat by mid week as a ridge of high pressure build over Southwest Florida. Another result of this ridge will be higher temperatures, and we very well could see a heat index between 100-105 by Thursday and Friday.

CLIP-

MCCARTNEY, SPRINGSTEEN CUT SHORT-ON CAM

IT WAS A ROCK AND ROLL DREAM SCENE IN LONDON.

TWO LEGENDS SINGING ON THE SAME STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER -- PAUL MCCARTNEY AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.

THEN SUDDENLY - THE SOUND OF SILENCE.

AND ANGRY FANS WANT TO KNOW WHY.

MCCARTNEY, SPRINGSTEEN CUT SHORT-PKG

The Boss and the Beatle: together for thefirst time EVER! - whipping more

than 60,000

fans as close to HYSTERIA as the English canmanage.

But, near the end of "TWIST AND SHOUT",closing in on fret board meltdown.

That's NOT a malfunction! Someone actuallypulled the plug.

.the rock and roll equivalent of killing MLK's mike!

"I have a dream, that one day."

Or flipping a switch on Neil Armstrong.

"That's one small step for man."

Even Cinderella had until midnight.THEIR spell broken more than an hour

earlier.

Not even the King of New Jersey couldmake himself heard - without juice.

When did England become a police state?!tweeted Bruce's sidekick, Steve Van

Zandt

leading the global online horror."Not us!", said the cops - pointing fingers

at

concert organizers, who mutteredsomething about a noise license.

Piffle. It wasn't even a school night!Bruce was born to, uh, over run.Add

McCartney:

and that's carte blanche,right there, to play into the middle of next week.

One jaded critic called this the greatestconcert he'd ever WITNESSED!

MCCARTNEY, SPRINGSTEEN CUT SHORT-ON CAM

NICK WATT REPORTING.

MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A CAMPAIGN FOR MCCARTNEY AND SPRINGSTEEN TO RE-UNITE SOMEWHERE.

TV KID OBESITY-VO

HOW MUCH T-V CHILDREN WATCH APPEARS TO IMPACT THEIR WAISTLINE -- AND ATHLETIC ABILITY -- BY THE TIME THEY REACH FOURTH GRADE.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED KIDS' T-V HABITS AT AGE TWO AND FOUR-AND-A-HALF.

CHILD OBESITY LEARNING-VOTOPS

CHILDREN WHO ARE OBESE ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY PRONE TO POOR GRADES.

A NEW STUDY OF FOUR THOUSAND CHILDREN FINDS A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO OBESITY -- DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT EXAM SCORES.

OTHER STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED OBESE CHILDREN PERFORM WORSE IN SCHOOL --

CALI BEAR-VO

A BLACK BEAR THAT'S BEEN VISITING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODS THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

WAS REMOVED YESTERDAY.

THE 400-POUND BEAR KNOWN AS "MEATBALL" --

WAS TRANQUILIZED BY CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME OFFICERS.

THE BEAR GOT HIS NICKNAME,

AFTER PEOPLE SAW HIM EATING A TRAY OF LEFTOVER ITALIAN FOOD IN A BACKYARD.

"MEATBALL" TOOK A NAP,

WHILE A TRUCK DROVE HIM BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS.

SKUNK IN A BOTTLE-VOTOPS

A CURIOUS SKUNK GOT ITSELF INTO A BIT OF TROUBLE IN TEXAS.

THIS SKUNK HAD A BOTTLE STUCK ON ITS HEAD.

THE STORY HAS A HAPPY ENDING.

ANIMAL CONTROL CAME OUT TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC BOTTLE.

ICE CREAM EATING COMPETITION-VO

CONTESTANTS TRIED TO SCOOP THE COMPETITION --

AT AN ICE CREAM EATING CONTEST NEAR LOS ANGELES SUNDAY.

THESE WOMEN DUG IN HARD --

LOOKING TO CREAM THEIR COMPETITORS.

AND WHIPPING THROUGH THEIR BOWLS OF ICE CREAM.

IT WAS ALL PART OF "NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY",

AND A FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDREN'S CHARITIES.

THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT HEATS FOR THE FROZEN TREATS,

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

THE MATERIAL GIRL IS IN TROUBLE THIS MORNING--

AFTER SHE SHOWED A SWASTIKA ON A POLITCAL LEADER'S HEAD-- DURING HER CONCERT IN FRANCE.

TZ5 A MADONNA SUED-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

OBAMA-CLIP-LIVETOPS

MADONNA SUED-CAM 10 BMP

THE MATERIAL GIRL HERSELF COULD FACE SOME LEGAL ACTION -- FROM FRANCE'S FAR RIGHT-LEANING NATIONAL FRONT PARTY.

POLITICIANS ARE THREATENING TO SUE BECAUSE THE SINGER SHOWED VIDEO AT A PARIS CONCERT OF PARTY LEADER MARINE LE PEN -- WITH A SWASTIKA ON HER FOREHEAD.

JASON KIDD ARRESTED-VOTOPS

NEWLY SIGNED NEW YORK KNICKS POINT GUARD JASON KIDD.

FACES A MISDEMEANOR D-W-I CHARGE.

POLICE IN SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK SAY --

HE WAS ARRESTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING,

AFTER HIS S-U-V SLAMMED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE.

KIDD WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES,

OLYMPIC DAREDEVILS-VOTOPS

THEY MAY NOT BE OLYMPIC ATHLETES, BUT A GROUP OF DAREDEVIL DANCERS SHOW THEY CAN PUT ON QUITE A SHOW.

YOU CAN SEE THEM DANGLING FROM MILLENNIUM BRIDGE -- AND LATER JUMPING OFF NELSON'S COLUMN.

TOP FLICKS-VOTOPS

THE LATEST "ICE AGE" MOVIE --

PUTS A DEEP FREEZE ON THE COMPETITION AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE.

"ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT", THE FOURTH MOVIE IN THE ANIMATED SERIES.

DEBUTED IN THE TOP SPOT.

IT EARNED 46 MILLION DOLLARS.

"THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" SPUN 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES,

ENOUGH FOR SECOND PLACE.

AND "TED", EARNED MORE THAN 22 MILLION DOLLARS,

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) NATHAN LEE CIVIL TRIAL-VOTOPS

HERE'S A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

JURY SELECTION IS UNDER WAY IN A HIGH PROFILE CIVIL TRIAL--

DURING THE TRIAL THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- IS EXPECTED TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST WHAT'S BEING CALLED BOTCHED 9-1-1 CALLS.

AMBER DENISE LEE'S WIDOWER SAYS A 9-1-1 OPERATOR -- MISHANDLED THE CALLS THE NIGHT SHE WAS KIDNAPPED, RAPE AND MURDERED BY MICHAEL KING.

TS2) VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE-CGTOPS

AND A HEADS UP TODAY FOR VOTERS-

IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER TO VOTE. OR CHANGE YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION --

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

FLORIDA IS A 'CLOSED PRIMARY' STATE.

SO ONLY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

CAN VOTE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTY'S CANDIDATE.

THE ONLY EXPECTION IS IF ALL CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE HAVE THE *SAME PARTY AFFILIATION,

TS3) RNC CONVENTION PREPS-VOTOPS

AND THE TRANSFORMATION IS UNDER WAY TO TURN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FOURM INTO THE HOME OF THE 20-12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO DESCEND ON TAMPA DURING THE R-N-C.

ABC-7'S OWN JEFF BUTERA IS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE IN TAMPA TODAY TO GET A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE PREPS.

TS4) FORD ESCAPE RECALL-VOTOPS

AND FORD IS RECALLING THOUSANDS OF 2013 ESCAPE S-U-V'S.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF PADDING PROBLEMS.

THE RECALL COVERS S-U-V'S MADE FROM MARCH 8TH THROUGH JUNE 7TH OF THIS YEAR.

THE CARPET PADDING MAY REDUCE THE SPACE AROUND THE PEDALS.

CLOSE-3SH-AWS ANI

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