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DIRECTORS PAGE WEATHER-CLIP
DEVELOPING-CLIP WEATHER-PWC
COLORADO SHOOTING SETUP-SOT TOPS VO COLORADO SHOOTING UPDATE-SAT VO
COLORADO SHOOTING SETUP-2 SHOT OC COLORADO SHOOTING UPDATE-SOT VO
COLORADO SHOOTING-REM LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-VO
COLORADO SHOOTING-PKG LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-SOT VO
COLORADO SHOOTING-REM FL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE-SS
WEATHER OPEN-CLIP B SWFL UNEMPLOYMENT-(2) SSTOPS
FIRST WEATHER-WALL RNC GEORGE W BUSH-VO
OBAMA RALLY-VO PA PARENT HACKS GRADES-VO
OBAMA RALLY-SOT VO OC INACTIVITY RISKS-VO
ROMNEY REACTION-OC SOT OC DIRECT TV VIACOM DEAL-VO
MOVIE THEATERS-VO AUTOSALES DOWN-OC
MOVIE THEATERS-SOTVO TEASE THREE-POP
DIRECTOR-ONCA TZ3 A-VO-DISS
COVERAGE WRAP-VOTOPS TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP B
DELIVERY DRIVER SHOOTING-VO 11PM TZ1) SHOOTERS HOME-VOTOPS-WIPE
CAPE CORAL THEFT ARREST-(2)SS 11PM TZ2) FL THEATRE EVAC-VOTOPS
NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
TEASE ONE BRITISH OPEN-POP
TZ1 A COLORADO SHOOTING-VOTOPS BRITISH OPEN-VOTOPS-WIPE
TZ1 B BULLIED BUS MONITOR-VOTOPS BRITISH OPEN-CGTOPS-WIPE
CO MOVIE THEATHER-2 SHOT, VO BRITISH OPEN-SOTTOPS-WIPE
911 TAPES RELEASED-OC, SOTVO HENKE BERG-VOTOPS-WIPE
911 TAPES RELEASED-SOT,SS HENKE BERG-SOTTOPS
MISSING IOWA GIRLS-VO DEION SANDERS-VOTOPS-WIPE
GAS PRICES UP-VO PBR-POMON
BULLIED BUS MONITOR-VO PBR-VOTOPS-WIPE
NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP PBR-SOTTOPS-WIPE
TEASE TWO TOUR DE FRANCE-VOTOPS
TZ2 A COLORADO SHOOTING-VOTOPS GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SHOT
TZ2 B LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-VOTOPS  


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DEVELOPING-CLIP


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COLORADO SHOOTING SETUP-SOT TOPS VO


Little girls were shot, and little boys were shot. Elderly people were shot and teenagers were shot and people still in high school were shot. He did not care.

DEVELOPING TONIGHT -- A COMMUNITY AND A NATION COMING TO TERMS WITH A HORRIFIC SHOOTING AT A MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA COLORADO. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING SETUP-2 SHOT OC


12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND 59 OTHERS WERE SHOT.

POLICE HAVE THE SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES, IN CUSTODY.

WE BEGIN WITH A LIVE REPORT FROM AURORA COLORADO WITH THE LATEST DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING-REM


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COLORADO SHOOTING-PKG


The screams and terror inside the midnight premiere of the latest Batman

film weren't a reaction to the action happening on screen, but from the hail

of bullets fired by a rampaging gunman.

NATS: YOU JUST KEPT HEARING. BANG. BANG. BANG

Eyewitnesses say the gunman first tossed what appeared to be a smoke grenade

then started firing at the crowd.

SOT/ Patricia Legarreta EYEWITNESS: all I could think if I stand up he is

going to shoot because that's what he was doing trying to think how I was

going to get my kids out of there

Some moviegoers were confused and thought that the gunfire was coming from

the action-packed movie

SOT/CHRIS ROMOS: I see a guy next to me shotI realized this is not part of

the movie. there is a gunman and he is shooting everyone.

Eyewitness Jennifer Seeger said the gunman was dressed like a SWAT team

member: wearing a gas mask and a protective bullet proof vest

SOT/SEEGER:

The suspect, 24 year old James Holmes, was arrested as he left the theater.

SOT/Chief Dan Oats1:30 POLICE NEWSER ON WHAT GUNS THEY FOUND 135629

He was apprehended near his car had 3 guns

According to one police official, Holmes told investigators he was the "

Joker" - a supervillain character in the Batman movies.

SOT/KELLY: "clearly looks like deranged individual he had his hair painted

red"

Holmes told police his apartment was booby trapped Swat teams found

flammable and explosive materials inside his home and evacuated residents in

five surrounding buildings. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING-REM


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WEATHER OPEN-CLIP B


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FIRST WEATHER-WALL


RAIN RETURNING THIS WEEKEND

Moisture is beginning to entrench southwest Florida, and we'll notice it this weekend.

Partly sunny skies can be expected, but with an increase in moisture we will have a slight uptick in our rain prospects. They'll mainly be afternoon showers and storms. Sunday looks to be the wetter day as a tropical wave moves closer. This will give us a better coverage of showers and storms during the day.

Tonight, our skies will stay mostly clear with lows in the upper 70s.

Highs tomorrow will easily climb into the middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

This will be a brief return to our typical rainy season pattern, before some drier and hotter weather returns by the middle of next week.

The tropics continue to be quiet! Return to index of stories...


OBAMA RALLY-VO


JUST HOURS AFTER THE SHOOTING HAPPENED -- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BECAME PART OF THE NATIONAL STORY.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE NATION.FROM THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

HIS TONE WAS SOMBER.

HIS SPEECH WAS SHORT.

IT LASTED 8 MINUTES.

THE PRESIDENT SAID HE LEARNED OF THE SHOOOTING WHEN HE WOKE-UP THIS MORNING IN WEST PALM BEACH.

IT WAS 5-26 IN THE MORNING.

HIS HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR TOLD HIM ABOUT IT.

THEY DO NOT THINK THIS IS AN ACT OF TERRORISM.

THE PRESIDENT USED HIS TIME ON STAGE TO OFFER COMFORT TO THE COUNTRY.

HE ASKED THE CROWD TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS. AND LATER OFFER A PRAYER FOR THEIR FAMILIES. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA RALLY-SOT VO OC


"I'm so moved by your support. But there are going to be more days for politics. this is a day for prayer and reflection." 31

THE PRESIDENT THEN WALKED BACKSTAGE AND MET PRIVATELY WITH ABOUT 75-PEOPLE WHO HAD DONATED MONEY TO GET THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE PRESIDENT.

THIS FLORIDA SWING WAS ORIGINALY A FOUR-STOP CAMPAIGN TRIP.

BUT THE OBAMA TEAM CUT-OUT THE LAST STOP TO WINTER PARK OUTSIDE OF ORLANDO.

HE SAID IN HIS SPEECH, THERE WILL PLENTY OF OTHER DAYS FOR POLITICS. Return to index of stories...


ROMNEY REACTION-OC SOT OC


MITT ROMNEY CANCELLED HIS CAMPAIGN STOPS FOR TODAY --

BUT HE MADE A BRIEF SPEECH IN BOW NEW HAMPSHIRE ABOUT TODAY'S TRAGEDY.

39:25-43

"our hearts break with sadness of this unspeakable tragedy. ann and i join the president and first lady and all americans in offereing our deepest condolences for those, whose lives were shattered in a few moments…a few moments of evil in colorado. /39:47-40:10 this is a time for each of us to look at our hearts and remember how much we love one another and how much we love this great country. "

ROMNEY IS SPENDING MOST OF THE WEEKEND WITH FAMILY AT HIS NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKE HOUSE BEFORE HEADING TO CALIFORNIA FOR FUNDRAISERS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

HE HAS NO PUBLIC EVENTS DURING THE WEEKEND. Return to index of stories...


MOVIE THEATERS-VO


SHOWINGS FOR 'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES' ARE STILL GOING ON THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT.

AT THE BELL TOWER SHOPS IN FORT MYERS, PEOPLE ARE STILL TURNING OUT TO A SEE THE MOVIE WHICH THEY SAY THEY WAITED MONTHS EVEN YEARS FOR.

BUIT THEIR EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION IS SCALED BACK OBVIOUSLY IN LIGHT OF THE MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

EVERYBODY A-B-C 7 SPOKE TO WALKING INTO THE MOVIE THEATER KNEW ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS

THEY TELL US WHILE IT WILL BE HARD TO SIT IN THAT DARK CINEMA AND NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT UNFOLDED EARLY THIS MORNING -- THEY STILL WANTED TO COME OUT AND SEE THE FILM. Return to index of stories...


MOVIE THEATERS-SOTVO


5528 "it's very tragic. It's very sad. I probably will be thinking about it when I'm in there. All these people went out for a good time and now you have 12 dead. Ill think about it for sure."

WE CHECKED IN WITH SEVERAL OTHER THEATERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

EVERY MOVIE THEATER THAT WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH IS GOING WITH SHOWINGS AS PLANNED.

HOWEVER, MOVIE GIANT A-M-C SAYS THEY'RE CHANGING THEIR POLICY -- NO MORE MASKS, NO MORE COSTUMES AT THE THEATER. Return to index of stories...


DIRECTOR-ONCA


JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT --

THE DIRECTOR OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES HAS JUST TALKED ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

HE CALLED IT A "SENSELESS SHOOTING."

PEOPLE CAME TO THE MIDNIGHT PREMIERE OF HIS MOVIE WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. Return to index of stories...


COVERAGE WRAP-VOTOPS


ABC-7 WILL BE FOLLOWING NEW DETAILS IN THE COLORADO MASS SHOOTING.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, 12 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND 71 PEOPLE WERE SHOT.

THE SUSPECT, JAMES HOLMES, IS IN POLICE CUSTODY, BEING QUESTIONED RIGHT NOW.

IN FIVE MINUTES WE'LL HEAR 9-1-1 TAPES FROM THE SHOOTING PLUS AN UPDATE ON U-S SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE IN THE THEATER.

STAY WITH ABC-7 ON-AIR AND ONLINE AT ABC-7 DOT COM. Return to index of stories...


DELIVERY DRIVER SHOOTING-VO


NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEADLY FAST FOOD DELIVERY SHOOTING IN THE WEST CHASE APARTMENTS.

JURORS SAY THEY WERE COMPELLED TO LET TWO ACCUSED TEENAGERS GO BECAUSE THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T SHOW THEM ANY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, LEONARD DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT HOW DELIVERY MAN ZHI WEI HAUNG WAS KILLED.

LEONARD THEN CHANGED HIS STORY ABOUT THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE SHOOTING.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS ABOUT 70 DAYS LEFT TO PRESENT EVIDENCE. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CORAL THEFT ARREST-(2)SS


A MAN IN CAPE CORAL IS ACCUSED OF STEALING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR ANTIQUE HANDGUN AND THEN SELLING IT.

POLICE SAY CORY SHADE STOLE THE GUN WHILE WORKING FOR A MOVING COMPANY.

THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE GUN FROM SHADE IS A GUN COLLECTOR AND HAD A FEELING IT WAS STOLEN AND REPORTED IT.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE COLT 45 WITH PEARL GRIPS.

IT'S NOW BACK WITH THE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Return to index of stories...


NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP


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TEASE ONE


NEXT AT SEVEN -- WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE TRAGEDY OUT OF AURORA COLORADO.

A GUNMAN OPENS FIRE IN A MOVIE THEATER OVERNIGHT -- NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SUSPECT.

PLUS.

REMEMBER THAT BUS MONITOR WHO WAS BULLIED -- WE'VE GOT AN UPDATE FOR YOU ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING EFFORT CARRIED OUT IN HER NAME. Return to index of stories...


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CO MOVIE THEATHER-2 SHOT, VO


WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS WITH A MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENT AN EMAIL OUT A FEW HOURS AGO, SAYING ONE SAILOR IS INJURED, AND ONE, KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN AT THE THEATRE THAT EVENING, IS CURRENTLY UNACCOUNTED FOR.

TWO AIRMEN WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.

THEY ALSO CONFIRM THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN, JAMES HOLMES, IS NOT A PAST OR CURRENT MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH OR COMPONENT OF THE U-S ARMED FORCES. Return to index of stories...


911 TAPES RELEASED-OC, SOTVO


WE WANT TO SHARE THE 9-1-1 CALLS FROM THE SHOOTING AT THAT COLORADO THEATER.

Team 6, we have another person outside shot in the leg, a female. I've got people running out of the theater that are shot.

--BUTTED TO --

Get us some damn gas masks for theater nine. We can't get in it.

--BUTTED TO --

We need rescue inside the auditorium, multiple victims.

--BUTTED TO --

We've got seven down in theater nine, seven down!

--BUTTED TO --

I've got a child victim that I need rescued in the back door of theater nine, now.

A FEDERAL AGENT BELIEVES THE SHOOTER FIRED AT LEAST THREE GUNS.

AN ASSAULT RIFLE, A SHOTGUN AND A HANDGUN IN HIS ATTACK. Return to index of stories...


911 TAPES RELEASED-SOT,SS


Somebody is shooting in the auditorium.

-BUTTED TO--

3-15 and 3-14, I know of at least one person that has been shot but they are saying there are just hundreds of people just running around.

THE SUSPECT'S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 8-30 MONDAY MORNING. Return to index of stories...


MISSING IOWA GIRLS-VO


IN IOWA, IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE TWO YOUNG IOWA GIRLS WERE REPORTED MISSING AND NOW -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOW TREATING THE CASE AS AN ABDUCTION.

TODAY THE F-B-I IS SET TO DIVE IN A LAKE NEAR WHERE THE GIRLS DISAPPEARED.

THE F-B-I WILL USE TWO TYPES OF SONAR TO SEARCH THE LAKE.

LYRIC COOK AND ELIZABETH COLLINS WERE LAST SEEN BY THEIR GRANDMOTHER LAST WEEK.

THE GIRLS BIKES WERE FOUND NEAR A LAKE.

YESTERDAY, AUTHORITIES DRAINED ABOUT HALF OF THE LAKE SO DIVERS COULD START THEIR SEARCH. Return to index of stories...


GAS PRICES UP-VO


FUELING UP FOR THAT ROAD TRIP IS GETTING LESS BEARABLE AS THE SUMMER WEARS ON.

GASOLINE PRICES ARE UP 11-CENTS A GALLON FROM THE START OF JULY.

AND IT COULD GET WORSE.

GASOLINE FUTURES PRICES ARE UP 40-CENTS-A-GALLON SINCE LATE JUNE.

DRIVERS COULD SEE ANOTHER NICKEL OR DIME HIKE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. Return to index of stories...


BULLIED BUS MONITOR-VO


REMEMBER THAT NEW YORK BUS MONITOR WHOW AS BULLIED?

THE GRANDMOTHER OF EIGHT WAS HARASSED BY STUDENTS ON THE BUS--

AND IT CREATED AN OUTCRY FROM PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.

AN ON-LINE CAMPAIGN WAS STARTED TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR HER--

THAT ENDS THIS WEEKEND.

SO FAR IT'S RAISED OVER 683-THOUSAND DOLLARS!

NO WORD *WHEN* SHE WILL RECEIVE THE MONEY. Return to index of stories...


NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP


NEXT AT 7 OPEN Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO


DON'T GO ANYWARE -- WE'VE GOT NEW DETAILS COMING IN ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN COLORADO -- FEDERAL AGENTS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO THE SUSPECTS BOOBY-TRAPPED APARTMENT.

ALSO -- HOW TO LOCAL EMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COME TOGETHER IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A COLORADO SHOOTING-VOTOPS


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TZ2 B LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-VOTOPS


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WEATHER-CLIP


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WEATHER-PWC


RAIN RETURNING THIS WEEKEND

Moisture is beginning to entrench southwest Florida, and we'll notice it this weekend.

Partly sunny skies can be expected, but with an increase in moisture we will have a slight uptick in our rain prospects. They'll mainly be afternoon showers and storms. Sunday looks to be the wetter day as a tropical wave moves closer. This will give us a better coverage of showers and storms during the day.

Tonight, our skies will stay mostly clear with lows in the upper 70s.

Highs tomorrow will easily climb into the middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

This will be a brief return to our typical rainy season pattern, before some drier and hotter weather returns by the middle of next week.

The tropics continue to be quiet! Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING UPDATE-SAT VO


THERE IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE IN AURORA, AT HOLMES' APARTMENT.

IT'S ABOUT THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF THE THEATER.

OFFICIALS ARE STILL SEARCHING HIS UNIT IN THE COMPLEX.

THEY SAY IT'S BOOBY TRAPPED WITH VARIOUS CHEMICAL AND EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND APPARENT TRIP WIRES.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE THEM TO MAKE SURE THE APARTMENT IS SAFE.

THEY SAY IT MAY BE RESOLVED IN HOURS OR DAYS. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING UPDATE-SOT VO


"LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE TRIP WIRES ARE CONNECTED TO.STRING LIKE CONTRAPTIONS THERE."

LATE REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE NOW SAYING THAT THE SUSPECT, JAMES HOLMES, IS NOT COOPERATING WITH POLICE.

POLICE SAY HE HAS ASKED FOR AN ATTORNEY.

WE'LL KEEP ON THIS STORY AND BRING YOU THE LATEST DETAILS AS THEY COME IN. Return to index of stories...


LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-VO


WITH A DOZEN DEAD, AND DOZENS OTHERS INJURED, HELP CAME QUICKLY TO THE AURORA COLORADO SCENE. BUT SOME OF THE VICTIMS HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN COP CARS, BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH AMBULANCES.

LEE COUNTY EMS TELLS US THEY'RE READY IF DISASTER STRIKES HERE. T

HEY HAVE 35 AMBULANCES ON DUTY AND READY TO GO AND AN ADDITIONAL 12 IN A BACK UP FLEET.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY TELLS US, THEY'RE READY TOO- WITH 11 AMBULANCES, AND FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE SAME LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT. COLLIER COUNTY EMS NEVER RETURNED OUR CALLS. Return to index of stories...


LOCAL EMS RESPONSE-SOT VO


10:57 "4:55 "we would start our triage protocol- sort the patients by catagory according to severity of injury and transport them accordingly."

FROM THE SCENE- EACH VICTIM WOULD BE EVALUATED AND SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL.

THEY HAVE DISASTER PLANS TOO. Return to index of stories...


FL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE-SS


FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS DROPPED.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION THAT IT HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.

THE JOBLESS RATE IS STAYING AT 8 POINT SIX PERCENT. THAT'S HALF A PERCENT LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO. Return to index of stories...


SWFL UNEMPLOYMENT-(2) SSTOPS


LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE JOBLESS RATES FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NOT GOOD NEWS.

CHARLOTTE, COLLIER AND LEE COUNTY ALL SAW AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.

CHARLOTTE AND COLLIER JUMPED BY AT LEAST ONE PERCENT. LEE JUMPED BY HALF A PERCENT.

DESOTO, GLADES AND HENDRY ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.

HENDRY WAS HIT THE HARDEST THIS PAST MONTH.

THEIR JOBLESS RATE JUMPED NEARLY 2 AND A HALF PERCENT - SETTLING AT 14 POINT 2 PERCENT. Return to index of stories...


RNC GEORGE W BUSH-VO


FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH SAYS HE WILL SKIP THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE 43RD PRESIDENT WAS INVITED TO THE G-O-P CONVENTION IN TAMPA NEXT MONTH.

BUSH'S SPOKESMAN RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS CONFIDENT THAT MITT ROMNEY WILL BE A GREAT PRESIDENT.

BUT WENT ON TO SAY BUSH IS STILL ENJOYING HIS TIME OFF THE POLITICAL STAGE AND RESPECTFULLY DECLINED THE INVITATION. Return to index of stories...


PA PARENT HACKS GRADES-VO


A FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT SECRETARY IN PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGEDLY TRIED TOO HARD TO HELP HER CHILDREN.

SHE IS ACCUSED OF HACKING INTO A COMPUTER AT HER KID'S SCHOOL TO CHANGE THEIR GRADES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE ILLEGALLY ACCESSED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THOUSANDS OF TIMES.

NOW OFFICIALS ARE SAYING SHE COULD GO TO PRISON FOR FELONY COMPUTER CRIMES.

THE D-A's OFFICE SAYS SHE CHANGED HER DAUGHTER'S FAILING GRADE TO AN "M' FOR MEDICAL.

AND BOOSTED HER SON'S GRADE FROM A 98 TO A 99.

SHE IS NOW FACING SIX FELONIES. Return to index of stories...


INACTIVITY RISKS-VO


WHILE SMOKING AND OBESITY ARE KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR AN EARLY DEATH -- EXPERTS NOW SAY INACTIVITY IS ALSO DEADLY.

IN FACT, THEY SAY SAY MORE THAN FIVE MILLION DEATHS WORLDWIDE ARE DUE TO A NON-ACTIVE LIFE.

EXPERTS ANALYZED DATA FROM SEVERAL STUDIES, AND FOUND ABOUT ONE IN EVERY TEN DEATHS AROUND THE WORLD IS DUE TO INACTIVITY.

THEY SAY PEOPLE WHO DON'T EXERCISE ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CANCER, TYPE TWO DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE.

HOWEVER, THEY SAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES COULD BE SAVED EVERY YEAR BY GETTING UP AND MOVING -- EVEN WALKING AT A MODERATE PACE COULD HELP. Return to index of stories...


DIRECT TV VIACOM DEAL-VO


MILLIONS OF DIRECT TV SUBSCRIBERS HAVE MORE CHANNELS TO CHOOSE FROM TODAY.

VIACOM CHANNELS ARE BACK ON DIRECT TV.

A FINANCIAL ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES PROMPTED VIACOM EXECUTIVES TO PULL 17 CHANNELS FROM DIRECT TV. LEAVING 20 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHOUT "M-T-V", "SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS", AND "THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART".

THE BLACKOUT STARTED JULY 10TH, AND THE DEAL WAS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING.

THE TERMS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. Return to index of stories...


AUTOSALES DOWN-OC


EARLY NUMBERS SHOW THAT AUTO SALES ARE DOWN FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS MONTH.

THE RECENT STRING OF BAD ECONOMIC NEWS MAY BE STARTING TO HURT U-S CAR SALES - BUT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE BETTER THAN A YEAR AGO.

FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, SALES RAN AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 14 POINT 3 MILLION. THAT'S THE BEST ANNUAL AVERAGE IN 5 YEARS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-POP


A NEW LEADER AT THE TOP OF THE BRITISH OPEN. WE ARE MIXING CRAZY COWBOYS AND ANGRY BULLS TONIGHT AT GERMAIN ARENA

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TZ3 A-VO-DISS


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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP B


TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN Return to index of stories...


11PM TZ1) SHOOTERS HOME-VOTOPS-WIPE


ABC 7 STAYING ON TOP OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE.

TONIGHT AS VICTIMS ARE MOURNED AND SURVIVORS RECOVER--

INVESTIGATORS FOCUS OF THE BOOBY TRAPPED HOME OF THE ALLEGED SHOOTER. Return to index of stories...


11PM TZ2) FL THEATRE EVAC-VOTOPS


AND WE ARE JUST GETTING WORD THAT A FLORIDA THEATRE WAS EVACUTED JUST BEFORE PEOPLE WERE ABOUT TO SEE THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE TODAY.

WHAT PROMPTED THE EVACUATION AT 11. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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BRITISH OPEN-POP


TIGER WOODS WEARING RED ON SUNDAY. NORMALLY THAT'S A HORRIBLE SIGN FOR THE REST OF THE FIELD. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR TIGER OF LATE. THE MAN HASN'T WON A MAJOR IN 4 YEARS. BUT TIGER FIGURES TO BE A MAJOR PLAYER COME SUNDAY AT THE BRITISH OPEN. Return to index of stories...


BRITISH OPEN-VOTOPS-WIPE


DAY 2 OF THE OPEN. TIGER AND EVERYONE ELSE CHASING THIS GUY

BRANDT SNEDEKER HAD IT WORKING FROM THE GET-GO. THE BIRDIE HERE. TO MOVE TO 9 UNDER. HE TIED A OPEN RECORD WITH A 64 AND LEADS AT 10 UNDER.

BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK IS THIS GUY. ADAM SCOTT. LONG PUTTER. LONG PUTT. IT WORKS. ADAM SCOTT IN AT 9 UNDER.

THEN THERE'S THIS GUY. TIGER WOODS. HANGING AROUND. SHOT 3 UNDER FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW AND IS 6 UNDER. 4 SHOTS BACK. Return to index of stories...


BRITISH OPEN-CGTOPS-WIPE


SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARD.

PHIL MICKELSON WILL NOT BE STICKING AROUND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

PAUL LAWRIE AND GREAME MCDOWELL BOTH MAJOR WINNERS. HANGING AROUND. Return to index of stories...


BRITISH OPEN-SOTTOPS-WIPE


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HENKE BERG-VOTOPS-WIPE


FINAL ROUND OF THE HENKE BERG JUNIOR MASTERS.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HER ALL WEEK. 11-YEAR OLD BRITTANY SHIN. SHE DOES IT. WAS TWO STROKES DWON COMING IN BUT COMES BACK TO GET THE WIN.

LANDON WEBER OF BONITA SPRINGS. WINS THE 13 TO 15 YEAR OLD DIVISION FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

AND IT CAME DOWN TO A PLAYOFF. ANDREW QUAYLE OF AUSTRAILA BEATS JAKE SHERWIN OF CAPE CORAL. TO WIN THE 16 TO 18 YEAR OLD DIVISION. Return to index of stories...


HENKE BERG-SOTTOPS


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DEION SANDERS-VOTOPS-WIPE


NORTH FORT MYERS GREAT.DEION SANDERS WILL ADD ANOTHER LINE TO HIS RESUME.

ON SATURDAY NIGHT. PRIMETIME WILL BE ENSHRINED IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME.

SANDERS. WAS OF COURSE A STAR AT FLORIDA STATE. WHERE HE WAS A 2-TIME ALL-AMERICAN. AND THORPE AWARD WINNER.

TWO YEARS AGAO. SANDERS WAS INDUCTED INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. Return to index of stories...


PBR-POMON


THE AVERAGE COWBOY WEIGHS ABOUT 170 POUNDS AND HAS A BIT OF AN ATTITUDE. THE AVERAGE BULL WEIGHS ABOUT 2-THOUSAND POUNDS AND HAS A BIT OF A TEMPER. SOMEHOW IT'S A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN. AND IT MAKES FOR ONE HECK OF A SPECTATOR SPORT. Return to index of stories...


PBR-VOTOPS-WIPE


GERMAIN ARENA THE PLACE TO BE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS TOUR.

THE ACTION HAPPENS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BEGINNING AT 8. TICKETS START AT 10 DOLLARS.

IT TAKES A DIFFERNT BREED TO HOP ON THE BACK OF A BULL Return to index of stories...


PBR-SOTTOPS-WIPE


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Media conference happening at nine.

We do know officers are just now identifying people those 12 victims.

ABC7 will bring you the latest from Aurora Colorado -- more on the suspected shooter and those victims.

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