5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL) ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-SOTVOTOPS

I AM NOT A RACIST

SPEAKING OUT.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S FIRST INTERVIEW -- SINCE THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN.

HL) CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO-WIPE

SUSPICIOUS DEATH?

CAPE CORAL POLICE REMAINED ON SCENE OVERNIGHT --

AT THE HOME WHERE A BODY WAS DISCOVERED.

THIS MORNING, AWAIT WORD --

HL) UEP UPDATE-VO-WIPE

AND MOVING FORWARD.

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL UTILITIES PROJECT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HISTORY IS HEATING UP AGAIN.

530 ~ HL) CAMPAIGN POLITICS-VO-WIPE

COURTING FLORIDA --

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE TODAY.

AND HE'LL LIKELY DEFEND HIS ECONOMIC RECORD,

AFTER ATTACKS FROM MITT ROMNEY.

MEANTIME, ROMNEY IS STILL UNDER PRESSURE.

530 ~ HL) PILL DEPUTY-VO-WIPE

CANDID CAMERA.

530 ~ HL) GREAT WHITE ENCOUNTER-VO-WIPE

DANGEROUSLY CLOSE --

A SPEAR FISHER HAS AN ENCOUNTER HE WILL *NEVER FORGET.

COMING FACE TO FACE WITH THE DEADLIEST SHARK OF ALL.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

After a wet start to the week, our weather pattern is drying out and heating up.

The upper level low that brought us the soggy rains continues to weaken across the southeast states today with the rain focused across central and north Florida. Skies will start off mostly clear with most locations in the middle and upper 70s.

The tropical airmass that has been entrenched across the area will be replaced by dry high pressure building in from the Atlantic along with Saharan dust. This will bring hot, hazy, and humid conditions to Southwest Florida for Thursday and Friday, while keeping rain chances to a minimum. With the seabreeze making its way in this afternoon, a stray afternoon/evening shower is possible otherwise the vast majority of the area will stay dry. Temperatures will soar into the mid 90s with heat index values in the 101°-105° range.

OBAMA IN FLORIDA-VOWIPE

HAPPENING TODAY.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA COMES TO FLORIDA FOR A TWO DAY SWING THROUGH THE SUNSHINE STATE.

HE'S MAKING TWO CAMPAIGN STOPS IN FLORIDA.

THE PRESIDENT WILL FOCUS ON MEDICARE - CLAIMING MITT ROMNEY WOULD MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE STATE'S 3-POINT-4 MILLION SENIORS.

ALSO -- EXPECT MORE CALLS FOR ROMNEY TO RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS.HE'S REFUSED TO MAKE PUBLIC.

OBAMA IN FLORIDA-SOTVO

Jay Carney/ White House Press Secretary:

"It's not necessarily comfortable, but it's become a tradition and it's an important one, you make your tax returns available because you think the American people deserve that kind of transparency."

Mitt Romney:

"His priority is not creating jobs for the American people, his priority is trying to keep his own job and that's why he is going to lose it."

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL SPEAK AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN FORT MYERS ON FRIDAY.

TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. BUT A-B-C SEVEN WILL SHOW IT LIVE SO YOU WON'T MISS IT.

630 ~ CAMPAIGN POLITICS-ONCAM

UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE - EVEN FROM REPUBLICANS - TO RELEASE MORE TAX RETURNS, ROMNEY AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE POINTING THE FINGER BACK AT PRESIDENT OBAMA.

THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN FLORIDA TODAY.

630 ~ CAMPAIGN POLITICS-PKG

THE POLITICAL FIGHT OF THE YEAR CONTINUES IN FLORIDA TODAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MAKING TWO CAMPAIGN STOPS THERE.

HE'LL FOCUS ON MEDICARE - CLAIMING MITT ROMNEY WOULD MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE STATE'S 3-POINT-4 MILLION SENIORS.

Florida

"I am so tired of President of the United States - with the awesome seal he gets to go around with - pointing, trying to create divisions."

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT WON'T BACK OFF PUSHING FOR MORE ROMNEY TAX RETURNS. PROMINENT REPUBLICANS HAVE CALLED FOR THEM, TOO

"It's not necessarily comfortable, but it's become a tradition and it's an important one, you make your tax returns available because you think the American people deserve that kind of transparency."

BUT IN OHIO - ROMNEY AND HIS SURROGATES CLAIMED THE TAX RETURN ISSUE - AND ATTACKS ON ROMNEY'S WORK AT BAIN CAPITAL - ARE DELIBERATE DISTRACTIONS:

Louisiana

"All he can do is distort his policies. All he can do is make up allegations, try to distract our attention away from his failed performance."

Presidential Candidate

"His priority is not creating jobs for the American people, his priority is trying to keep his own job and that's why he is going to lose it."

630 ~ CAMPAIGN POLITICS-ONCAM

THAT WAS TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL SPEAK AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN FORT MYERS ON FRIDAY.

TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. BUT A-B-C SEVEN WILL SHOW IT LIVE SO YOU WON'T MISS IT.

ANN ROMNEY ON GMA-VO

AND AN A-B-C NEWS EXCLUSIVE!

MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE APPEARS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA *TODAY --

FOR A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN ROBERTS.

WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE CANDIDATE'S WIFE FROM LAST YEAR,

WHEN SHE STOPPED IN NAPLES.

ANN ROMNEY WILL BE ON G-M-A,

IN THE SEVEN O-CLOCK HOUR.

THE WIFE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OPENS UP --

LEE VS. CCSO DAY 3-VO

911 OPERATORS GET THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY -- IN A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COURTROOM.

DISPATCHERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEAK TODAY IN THE CIVIL TRIAL OF NATHAN LEE.

HE IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF HIS WIFE. DENISE AMBER LEE.

ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-VOWIPE

FOR THE *FIRST TIME ---

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SPEAKS OUT.

ABOUT THE NIGHT HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN.

WHEN HE BROKE MY NOSE, I SCREAMED FOR HELP.

ZIMMERMAN HAD HIS FIRST INTERVIEW LAST NIGHT,

ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S "HANNITY SHOW."

HE CLAIMED THAT DURING THE FIGHT --

BOTH HE AND MARTIN REACHED FOR THE GUN,

THAT WAS STRAPPED TO ZIMMERMAN'S WAIST.

HE SAID HE VIEWED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT AS "GOD'S PLAN."

ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-SOTVO

"I am sorry that they had to bury their child. I can't imagine what it must feel like and I pray for them daily."

ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THIS CASE.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BROADCAST, TRAYVON'S FATHER - TRACY MARTIN -- RELEASED THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT:

"WE MUST WORSHIP A DIFFERENT GOD,

6AM ~ ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-ONCAM

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN GIVES HIS *FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW.

REVEALING -- IN DETAIL -- WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN.

HE APOLOGIZED TO MARTIN'S PARENTS,

BUT SAID HE DID *NOT REGRET HIS ACTIONS.

AS JAY GRAY REPORTS --

6AM ~ ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-PKG

HIS MESSAGE WAS CLEAR AND DIRECT.

"I'm not a racist and I'm not a murderer."

IN AN INTERVIEW ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S HANNITY SHOW. THE FIRST TIME HE'S TALKED TO THE MEDIA.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN DISCUSSED -IN DETAIL- THE NIGHT HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN.

SAYING IT WAS THE UNARMED TEENAGER THAT INITIATED THE DEADLY CONFRONTATION.

"He started bashing my head into the concrete sidewalk.as soon as he broke my nose I started yelling for help."

IT WAS DURING THAT FIGHT, HE SAYS, THAT BOTH HE AND MARTIN REACHED FOR THE GUN STRAPPED TO ZIMMERMAN'S WAIST.

A GUN HE FIRED ONE TIME. TAKING THE TEENAGER'S LIFE.

ZIMMERMAN SAID HE DIDN'T REGRET FOLLOWING MARTIN THAT NIGHT. OR CARRYING A GUN.

AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY.

"I feel that it was all God's plan and for me to second guess it or judge it um."

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BROADCAST TRAYVON'S FATHER - TRACY MARTIN RELEASED THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT: "We must worship a different God because there is no way that MY God would have wanted George Zimmerman to KILL my teenage son"

AND ZIMMERMAN HAD A DIRECT APOLOGY FOR MARTIN'S PARENTS.

"I am sorry that they had to bury their child. I can't imagine what it must feel like and I pray for them daily."

6AM ~ ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-ONCAM

THAT WAS JAY GRAY REPORTING.

PILL DEPUTY 911 CALL-VOWIPE

WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT DASH CAM VIDEO -- FROM THE NIGHT A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY CRASHED HIS PATROL CAR -- WHILE ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.HE WASN'T PRESCRIBED.

THIS VIDEO RELEASED LATE LAST NIGHT -- SHOWS DEPUTY PATRICK MILOSEVIC MOMENTS AFTER HE SLAMMED INTO A CAR WHILE ON PRESCRIPTION PILLS, BACK IN MAY.

MILOSEVIC WAS *OFF DUTY AT THE TIME -- BUT WAS IN HIS PATROL CAR.

PILL DEPUTY 911 CALL-SOTVO

911 CALL: "he just hit a truck.dispatcher: he did hit it? caller: yeah he hit it"

911 CALL: dispatcher: does he seem confused? caller: I don't know he's not in uniform

MILOSEVIC WAS ARRESTED, BUT WILL NOT FACE D-U-I CRIMINAL CHARGES.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO

THIS MORNING, POLICE STILL *WON'T SAY.

IF A DEATH IN CAPE CORAL IS SUSPICIOUS.

THE BODY OF AN ADULT MAN WAS FOUND --

INSIDE A HOME ON SOUTHWEST 49TH LANE.

NEIGHBORS SAY AN ELDERLY MAN LIVED THERE WITH HIS SON.

THEY TELL US --

THEY LAST SAW HIM MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.

RIGHT NOW,

DETECTIVES ONLY CALL THIS A DEATH INVESTIGATION.

SHUTTLE DISPLAY-VO

THE SPACE SHUTTLE PAVILION AT NEW YORK'S INTREPID SEA, AIR-&-SPACE MUSEUM -- WILL OPEN IN THE DAY AHEAD.

THE ENTERPRISE - WHICH WAS NASA'S TEST SHUTTLE AND NEVER ACTUALLY FLEW IN SPACE - WILL GO ON PUBLIC DISPLAY.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-ONCAM

PARENTS -- THIS VIDEO IF PRETTY CHILLING.

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS IS IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA.

A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS WALKING HOME WITH HER 2-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.

A MAN COMES OUT OF A CAR,

AND GRABS HER.

PUTTING HIS HAND OVER HER MOUTH AND PICKING HER UP.

BUT THEY STRUGGLE AND HE RUNS AWAY.

AHEAD ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA --

THE SEARCH FOR THE WOULD-BE KIDNAPPER.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.After a wet start to the week, our weather pattern is drying out and heating up.

The upper level low that brought us the soggy rains continues to weaken across the southeast states today with the rain focused across central and north Florida. Skies will start off mostly clear with most locations in the middle and upper 70s.

The tropical airmass that has been entrenched across the area will be replaced by dry high pressure building in from the Atlantic along with Saharan dust. This will bring hot, hazy, and humid conditions to Southwest Florida for Thursday and Friday, while keeping rain chances to a minimum. With the seabreeze making its way in this afternoon, a stray afternoon/evening shower is possible otherwise the vast majority of the area will stay dry. Temperatures will soar into the mid 90s with heat index values in the 101°-105° range.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

FMB SAFETY TASK FORCE-VO-WIPE

A SAFETY TASK FORCE ON FORT MYERS BEACH -- IS ABANDONING PROPOSALS TO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS THERE.

GROUP MEMBERS DECIDED WEDNESDAY -- THAT REDUCING ISLAND SPEED LIMITS BY TEN MILES PER HOUR WOULD *NOT PREVENT CRASHES.

FMB SAFETY TASK FORCE-SOT-OC

andrew cochrane, task force member: 57:32 "maybe something of just replacing the 200 watt lightbulbs that we have now, we do have a lot of dark areas especially in cross walks that do need to be addressed and that's what we're trying to do here 57:45.

THE GROUP OF TOWN LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS WANTS TO MAKE CHANGES BY FALL,

BEFORE SEASONAL VISITORS RETURN.

POWERBALL ROLLS OVER-CG

NO BIG WINNERS FOR LAST NIGHT'S POWERBALL -- MEANS AN EVEN BIGGER CHANCE FOR YOU THIS WEEKEND.

HERE ARE THE WINNING NUMBERS FROM LAST NIGHT.

THREE TICKETS DID GET FOUR NUMBERS AND THE POWER BALL -- FOR A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE.

BUT NOBODY GOT ALL THE LUCKY NUMBERS.

EMMY NOMINATIONS-VO

HAPPENING IN ABOUT TWO HOURS, *ONLY ON A-B-C SEVEN --

THE EMMY NOMINATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LIVE!

AND "MAD MEN" MAKES A BID FOR EMMY HISTORY.

THE SHOW HAS *FOUR BEST DRAMA SERIES TROPHIES.

NO SHOW HAS EVER WON FIVE.

OTHER SHOWS EXPECTED TO GET NOMINATED ARE H-B-O'S HIT "GAME OF THRONES",

ALONG WITH "BOARDWALK EMPIR"E AND "HOMELAND."

JIMMY KIMMEL ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES --

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

NO GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY --

FOR A BOMBING IN BULGARIA.

IT KILLED EIGHT PEOPLE,

INCLUDING A HALF-DOZEN ISRAELI TOURISTS.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS --

"ALL SIGNS POINT TO IRAN,"

BUT IRAN'S STATE T-V SAYS TEHRAN WAS NOT INVOLVED.

THE SEARCH FOR TWO IOWA COUSINS LAST SEEN FRIDAY.

HAS MOVED TO A LANDFILL.

AUTHORITIES FINISHED SEARCHING THE LAKE,

CLOSE TO WHERE THEIR BICYCLES WERE DISCOVERED.

AN AUNT FEARS THE GIRLS WERE ABDUCTED,

INTERIOR SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR SAYS --

BUDGET PROPOSALS BY REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.

COULD SOUND "A DEATH KNELL" FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.After a wet start to the week, our weather pattern is drying out and heating up.

The upper level low that brought us the soggy rains continues to weaken across the southeast states today with the rain focused across central and north Florida. Skies will start off mostly clear with most locations in the middle and upper 70s.

The tropical airmass that has been entrenched across the area will be replaced by dry high pressure building in from the Atlantic along with Saharan dust. This will bring hot, hazy, and humid conditions to Southwest Florida for Thursday and Friday, while keeping rain chances to a minimum. With the seabreeze making its way in this afternoon, a stray afternoon/evening shower is possible otherwise the vast majority of the area will stay dry. Temperatures will soar into the mid 90s with heat index values in the 101°-105° range.

FARMERS DROUGHT ASSISTANCE-VO

CONGRESS LOOKS TO HELP FARMERS,

STRUGGLING IN SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

THE U-S SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SAYS --

CONGRESS *NEEDS TO EITHER PASS A FIVE-YEAR, 500-BILLION DOLLAR FARM AND NUTRITION BILL.

OR APPROVE ADDITIONAL DISASTER RELIEF.

THE BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE,

BUT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE IN THE HOUSE.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS DECLARED ONE THIRD OF THE COUNTIES IN THE U.S AS DROUGHT DISASTERS,

SYRIA LATEST-VO

HAPPENING TODAY.

THE UNITED NATIONS WILL MEET -- HOPING TO FIND MEASURES THAT WILL END THE VIOLENCE IN SYRIA.

EXPERTS THINK THE U-N WILL DEMAND SYRIAN LEADER BASHAR ASSAD -- WITHDRAW TROOPS AND WEAPONS FROM POPULATED AREAS.

BUT RUSSIA HAS BEEN STANDING IN THE WAY OF THE RESOLUTION, THREATENING A VETO.

530 ~ SYRIA LATEST-ONCAM

CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE IMMINENT FALL OF SYRIAN LEADER BASHAR ASSAD IS UNDERWAY IN WASHINGTON.

WHILE IN NEW YORK, THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL -- IS SET TO MEET THIS MORNING WITH HOPES OF AGREEING TO MEASURES THAT MIGHT END THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE.

530 ~ SYRIA LATEST-PKG

Fighting raged into the night in Syria's capitol after the astonishing

strike at the heart of dictator Bashar Assad's command center.

Armed rebels, battling Assad's forces, claimed responsibility.in what

could mark a turning point in the nearly 18 months of fighting.

Panetta-SOT-

THIS IS A SITUATION THAT IS RAPIDLY SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.

The international community is grappling with what to do. The UN Security

Council meets today and is expected to vote on a new Syria resolution

demanding Assad withdraw troops and weapons from populated areas. but Russia

has been standing in the way of the resolution, threatening a veto. The U.S

. and allies want a political transition as soon as possible.

Carney-SOT- ASSAD IS LOSING CONTROL. /VIOLENCE IS INCREASING RATHER THAN

DECREASING AND THAT ALL OF OUR PARTNERS INTERNATIONALLY NEED TO COME

TOGETHER AND SUPPORT A TRANSITION.

The bomb ripped through a high security compound in one of Bashar

Assad's military headquarters during a meeting of high ranking security

officials. At least three of them were killed.

Among the dead: President Assad's brother-in-law, one of the most

feared men in Syria. Also killed - his defense minister. Figures

instrumental in carrying out the brutal crackdown that activists say. has

killed 17-thousand.

Details about how the bomb was planted are not clear. Opposition officials

say it was an inside job.

O/C Close: President Assad, perhaps no longer sure who he can trust, has not

CIVIL TRIAL AZ SHERIFF-VO

THE CIVIL TRIAL BEGINS TODAY --

AGAINST A SHERIFF ACCUSED OF RACIAL PROFILING.

SHERIFF JOE AR-PIE-O AND HIS OFFICE FACE A LAWSUIT --

ALLEGING THE LATINO COMMUNITY AROUND PHOENIX IS UNFAIRLY TARGETED.

A HANDFUL OF LATINOS FILED THE SUIT --

WHICH WILL SERVE AS A PRECURSOR TO THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S LAWSUIT.

SECRET SERVICE PUNISHMENT-VO

PUNISHMENTS HANDED DOWN FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL -- INVOLVED IN THE SECRET SERVICE PROSTITUTION SCANDAL THAT HAPPENED IN COLOMBIA EARLIER THIS YEAR.

SEVEN ARMY SOLDIERS AND TWO MARINES RECEIVED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE -- BUT WILL *NOT FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.

CAPE UEP-VO

ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.

CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED HOW TO GET WATER AND SEWER TO SOUTHWEST 6/7.

THAT'S NEAR TRAFALGAR PARKWAY AND CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.

WEDNESDAY, CITY STAFF PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH ESTIMATED COSTS.

THE CHEAPEST OPTION WOULD COST HOMEOWNERS A ONE TIME FEE --

OF AROUND 18-THOUSAND 500 DOLLARS.

THAT INCLUDES ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.

CAPE UEP-SOTVO

12:21:20 the way it looks could be around 20 thousand -- of if comes a lot cheaper - construction is a lot cheaper these days cuz of economy that could favor us 21:30

HOMEOWNERS WOULD ALSO HAVE THE OPTION --

TO PAY IT OFF OVER 20 YEARS,

AT A HIGHER INTEREST RATE.

ROAD RAGE-VOSS

AN EDISON COLLEGE STUDENT IS THE VICTIM OF ROAD RAGE.

THE STUDENT WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN DEPUTIES SAY ANOTHER DRIVER,

LOUIS SHEENE GOT ANGRY, SPED AROUND THE STUDENT,

AND THEN SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES,

FORCING THE STUDENT TO BUMP INTO HIS CAR.

THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES SAY SHEENE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND ATTACKED THE STUDENT.

NAPLES BOAT MYSTERY-VO SS

NAPLES CITY LEADERS STILL SEARCH FOR THE OWNER OF A BOAT,

THAT WAS ABANDONED AT THE NAPLES DOCK.

AND THIS ONE'S A REAL MYSTERY.

A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR CATAMARAN APPEARED AT THE DOCK ON JUNE 6TH

NO ONE HAS PAID THE SLIP FEES.

AND THE BOAT'S OWNER -- 57-YEAR-OLD WAYNE BALL -- IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

BALL'S EX-WIFE TELLS A-B-C SEVEN --

SHE THINKS HE IS EITHER IN TROUBLE,

TRAMOLINE RECALL-VO

PARENTS LISTEN UP. A POPULAR TOY IS BEING RECALLED.

PANLINE U-S-A IS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 8-THOUSAND OF ITS ALEX MODEL 786X LITTLE JUMPERS TRAMPOLINE.

THE HANDLEBAR CAN BREAK.CREATING A FALL HAZARD.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES.

BRITISH OPEN-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

TIGER WOODS BEGINS HIS QUEST FOR A 15-TH *MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE BRITISH OPEN STARTED WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.

WOODS HIT HIS FIRST TEE SHOT JUST ABOUT AN TWO HOURS AGO --

AT FOUR 42.

HIS HOT START IS GETTING HOTTER. FOUR BIRDIES THROUGH THE FIRST SEVEN HOLES. HE'S GOT A ONE STROKE LEAD.

THERE IS A SLIGHT DRIZZLE RIGHT NOW --

AT ROYAL LYTHAM AND SAINT ANNE'S.

BUT DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED,

CAPE FD DOG CANAL RESCUE-SS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.

ALL OF THAT RAINFALL THIS WEEK MADE FOR A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR THESE PUPS.

BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, AND FLOODING IN CAPE CORAL.THEY HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF A CANAL.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT

CHIN IMPLANTS -- HAVE GROWN 71% THIS YEAR.

PLASTIC SURGEONS SAY IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SURGERIES.

AND PATIENTS WANTING THE "FACEBOOK FACELIFT" -- TO LOOK CUTER ONLINE.

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.After a wet start to the week, our weather pattern is drying out and heating up.

The upper level low that brought us the soggy rains continues to weaken across the southeast states today with the rain focused across central and north Florida. Skies will start off mostly clear with most locations in the middle and upper 70s.

The tropical airmass that has been entrenched across the area will be replaced by dry high pressure building in from the Atlantic along with Saharan dust. This will bring hot, hazy, and humid conditions to Southwest Florida for Thursday and Friday, while keeping rain chances to a minimum. With the seabreeze making its way in this afternoon, a stray afternoon/evening shower is possible otherwise the vast majority of the area will stay dry. Temperatures will soar into the mid 90s with heat index values in the 101°-105° range.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

EAGLE LAKES TRAFFIC SIGNAL-NATVO

A DIFFERENT LOOK FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

A MUCH-ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS UP AT RUNNING.

AT A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.

PLENTY OF CHEERS --

AFTER THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS WENT UP,

AT U-S-41 AND EAGLE LAKES BOULEVARD.

THAT'S IN FRONT OF EAGLE COMMUNITY PARK.

EAGLE LAKES TRAFFIC SIGNAL-SOTVO

sot

ruth chapman, hitchingpost resident

18:28:35 you took your life in your hands to try and get out of this street on the highway. you really had to guess at how fast the cars were coming at you 42."

THE OWNERS OF NEARBY "HITCHING POST SHOPPING PLAZA" --

PAID THE 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS NEEDED FOR THE LIGHT.

THEY HOPE IT WILL MAKE THE AREA SAFER,

5AM ~ HASSELHOFF THIEF-ONCAM

HANDS OFF THE HOFF!

DAVID HASSELHOFF ICED COFFEE ADS.

ARE BEING *STOLEN FROM CONVENIENCE STORES!

IT'S HAPPENING ALL ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.

AS RYAN SCHUL-TEIS REPORTS --

THE LIFE-SIZED CUTOUTS OF THE FORMER "BAYWATCH" STAR.

5AM ~ HASSELHOFF THIEF-PKG

His face is everywhere trying to tempt you to buy a refreshing iced coffee.

But coffee isn't the hot item here -- it's the ads themselves, with his picture on them.

They're being stolen from stores all over New England.

"One of my friends whose nickname at school is Hasselhoff so we saw this sign and my roommate took it for him. It's in her house right now when we got back to school it will be in my friend's room."

"The signs are so popular, they have stores keep a close eye on them so they don't walk out the door."

"I've never had anyone steal any but it doesn't surprise me."

One store in Braintree hasn't had any stolen yet but that doesn't mean people don't want get their hands on the Hoff.

"It's crazy. They keep offering. They come in -- we probably get customers probably every night asking to buy the Hasselhoff poster."

Reporter: "Why do you think people want those posters so bad?"

"I don't know, man. I don't know. It's just like Germany, the Hasselhoff thing is really hot I guess. I don't know."

Cumberland Farms said, "Although we are flattered our customers have become attached to our iced coffee ads, we do not encourage theft. The Hoff is there for all to enjoy."

They also said they don't know how many ads have been stolen but they keep getting calls from stores for replacements.

Here in Somerville, they're just waiting for the Hoff to take off.

5AM ~ HASSELHOFF THIEF-ONCAM

THAT WAS RYAN SCHULTEIS REPORTING.

HASSELHOFF'S 60TH BIRTHDAY WAS ON TUESDAY,

PHONES AND TV-VO

WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW.

WHILE WATCHING ABC7 NEWS?

CHANCES ARE --

YOU'RE ALSO ON YOUR PHONE!

ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY --

*HALF OF ALL ADULTS USE THEIR CELL PHONES.

*WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION.

MOST SAY THEY'RE USING THEIR PHONE TO KEEP BUSY DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS.

MANY ARE TEXTING A FRIEND, WHO'S WATCHING THE SAME PROGRAM.

AND VIEWERS ALSO SAY THEY USE THEIR PHONE TO FACT CHECK.

FRIENDS ARE EXPENSIVE-VO

HAVING FRIENDS CAN ENRICH OUR LIVES.

BUT APPARENTLY, THEY CAN ALSO HELP BREAK THE BANK.

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS --

31 PERCENT OF ADULTS SPENT MORE MONEY ON THEIR FRIENDS.

THAN WHAT THEIR FRIENDS SPENT ON THEM IN A GIVEN YEAR.

ALSO -- 22 PERCENT SAID THEY HAVE DECLINED BEING IN A BRIDAL PARTY.SINCE THEY COULD NOT AFFORD IT.

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT MONEY COULD *DESTROY A FRIENDSHIP.

20 PERCENT SAID THEY "BROKE UP" WITH A FRIEND.

FLIP FLOP FAIL-VO

FLIP FLOPS ARE A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STAPLE.

BUT *NOT THE BEST FOR YOUR HEALTH.

HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THE FLAT SURFACE PROVIDES LITTLE ARCH SUPPORT.

THAT CAN DISRUPT YOUR BODY'S ALIGNMENT.

LEADING TO PAIN IN THE KNEES, HIPS AND BACK.

FLIP-FLOP WEARERS ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO GET CUTS, BRUISES AND BLISTERS ON THEIR FEET.

YOU CAN KEEP ON WEARING YOUR SANDALS.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH TO ATHLETIC SHOES, WHEN NEEDED.

GREAT WHITE ENCOUNTER-VO

A DIVER RELEASES VIDEO OF HIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK DURING A SPEAR FISHING TOURNAMENT LAST WEEKEND.

LOOK AT THIS.

EROS MORALES SAYS HE SAW THE 12-FOOT-LONG PREDATOR SWIMMING TOWARD HIM -- AND HIS SURVIVAL INSTINCT KICKED IN.

MORALES WAS ABLE TO GET HIMSELF OUT OF THE WATER WITHOUT INCIDENT.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS) OBAMA IN FLORIDA-VO-WIPE

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA COMES TO THE SUNSHINE STATE TODAY.

THIS IS A TWO DAY TRIP FOR THE PRESIDENT.

TODAY, MISTER OBAMA WILL BE IN WEST PALM BEACH AND JACKSONVILLE.

TOMORROW HE COMES TO FORT MYERS TO SPEAK AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

TS) ZIMMERMAN INTERVIEW-SOTVO

he said you're going to die tonight and I felt him going for my holster and I didn't have anymore time.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FINALLY SPEAKS OUT --

ABOUT THE NIGHT HE SHOT TEENAGER TRAYVON MARTIN.

IN THE INTERVIEW, ZIMMERMAN APOLOGIZED TO TRAYVON'S PARENTS.

BUT SAID HE FELT IT WAS GOD'S PLAN.

TS) LEE TRIAL-VO-WIPE

DISPATCH OPERATORS EXPECTED TO SPEAK TODAY IN THE CIVIL TRIAL OF NATHAN LEE.

HE IS SUING THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF HIS WIFE. DENISE AMBER LEE.

TS) DEPUTY DASHCAM-VO-WIPE

WE'RE GETTING OUR *FIRST LOOK AT DASH CAM VIDEO --

FROM THE NIGHT A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY CRASHED HIS PATROL CAR,

WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

THIS VIDEO RELEASED LATE LAST NIGHT --

SHOWS DEPUTY PATRICK MILOSEVIC.

MOMENTS AFTER HE SLAMMED INTO A CAR,

WHILE ON PRESCRIPTION PILLS.

THIS HAPPENED IN MAY.

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

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