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A MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF TO TWO GIRLS.
WHILE THEY WERE WALKING THROUGH A CHURCH PARKING LOT.
WHAT DEPUTIES ARE HOPING FOR. AS THEY TRY TO CATCH THIS MAN.
IT'S A POLITICAL SIGN GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.
WHY THIS DOCTOR SAYS GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS HURTING HIS BUSINESS.
AND A 71-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA MAN IS CORNERED IN HIS OWN STORE.
.AND BRUTALLY ATTACKED BY TWO ROBBERS!
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE DRAMATIC SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
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NEWS AT SEVEN STARTS NOW.
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7PM SHOW OPEN
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HI AND GOOD EVENING - I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
I'M JEFF BUTERA.
ALL NEW AT SEVEN:
TWO SISTERS ON THEIR WAY TO THE STORE WITNESS AN UNTHINKABLE ACT-
A MAN PULLS UP TO THEM AND EXPOSES HIMSELF.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY.
FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THE TWO GIRLS -- ONE18, THE OTHER ONLY 12 --
.WERE WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH.
OFFICERS SAY A MAN DROVE UP TO THEM,
EXPOSED HIMSELF AND BEGAN TOUCHING HIMSELF.
THE GIRLS SCREAMED AND RAN TO A NEARBY WALMART FOR HELP.
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6:15 "someone is very sick to do that- to pull up next to someone and do what he did, so you never know what his intentions are."
POLICE TELL US -- LUCKILY --
THE TEEN PULLED HER LITTLE SISTER AWAY SO SHE WOULDN'T SEE THE MAN EXPOSING HIMSELF.
THE PERSON THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS A WHITE MAN IN HIS 20'S WITH DARK SPIKY HAIR.
HE WAS DRIVING A WHITE S-U-V.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL POLICE OR CRIMESTOPPERS.
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ABC7 IS UNCOVERING NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT.ABOUT A RAID ON A CLINIC IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS BEGAN SEARCHING "LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP OF NORTH FORT MYERS" AROUND 9:30 THIS MORNING.
OUR TEAM SPOKE WITH TWO DOCTORS WHO SAY THEY USED TO WORK THERE.
ONE OF THEM IS DOCTOR JOHN NEHER OF BONITA SPRINGS.
HE TELLS US HE BELIEVES AGENTS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING THEY ARE ACROSS THE STATE: EVIDENCE OF PILL MILLS.
F-D-L-E AGENTS WON'T CONFIRM THAT.
THEY'LL ONLY SAY IT'S AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.
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A BANK ROBBER WITH A GUN IS STILL ON THE RUN TONIGHT.
POLICE SAY HE HELD UP A BANK THIS MORNING IN COLLIER COUNTY.
NAPLES POLICE SAY HE DEMANDED CASH FROM THE BANK OF AMERICA ON DAVIS BOULEVARD.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
BUT HE DID GET AWAY WITH SOME CASH.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ROBBER WORE A SUIT-AND-TIE WHILE STEALING THE MONEY.
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"20:23:45 I'm sure he did it to fit in so he didn't look different.trying to look like a biz man"
"20:18:52 moment of chaos for a quick second, cops just scattering everywhere 5"
DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN TOOK OFF IN A BLUE S-U-V OR MINIVAN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
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IT'S BEEN FOUR DAYS SINCE A MAN OPENED FIRE INSIDE OF A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.
KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 58.
TONIGHT-- WE'RE HEARING FROM MORE SURVIVORS.
AURORA COLORADO OFFICERS SAY THE ACCUSED KILLER JAMES HOLMES WALKED INTO THE THEATER -- THREW GAS CANINSTERS AND STARTED FIRING OFF SHOTS.
AMANDA LINDGREN AND THREE OTHER WOMEN INSIDE OF THE THEATER SAY THEY ARE ALIVE TODAY.
BECAUSE THEIR LOVED ONES JUMPED IN FRONT OF THEM TO SHIELD THEM FROM BULLETS.
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SOT Amanda Lindgren
"He was my angel that night, but he was my angel every day I knew him, from
the day I met him. / I just wish I could have protected him the same way he
protected me.""
JAMES HOLMES APPEARED IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY -
HE'LL BE FORMALLY CHARGED THIS MONDAY.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL WORKING ON A MOTIVE.
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AND TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT A SHOOTING INCIDENT OUTSIDE OF A SCREENING OF THE BATMAN MOVIE IN FLORIDA.
OFFICERS IN PORT ST LUCIE SAY A MAN FIRED TWO SHOTS OUTSIDE AFTER A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF DARK KNIGHT RISES.EARLY THIS MORNING.
IT HAPPENED AFTER A FIGHT BETWEEN A MAN AND A TEEN.
OFFICERS SAY IT IS **NOT** CONNECTED TO LAST WEEK'S FATAL RAMPAGE.
ONE OF THE BULLETS NARROWLY MISSED A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
OFFICERS ARE NOT YET RELEASING THE GUNMAN'S IDENTITY.
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THE MAN CONVICTED OF GUNNING DOWN POP STAR JENNIFER HUDSON'S MOTHER, BROTHER, AND NEPHEW.
WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.
A COOK COUNTY JUDGE GAVE WILLIAM BALFOUR THREE LIFE SENTENCES.
A JURY CONVICTED HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2008 KILLINGS.
BALFOUR WAS ONCE MARRIED TO HUDSON'S SISTER.
HE SHOT THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN A JEALOUS RAGE BECAUSE SHE WAS NOW DATING ANOTHER MAN.
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SHERMAN HEMSLEY - BEST KNOWN AS GEORGE JEFFERSON ON THE HIT SHOW "THE JEFFERSONS" -- DIED TODAY.
HE WAS 74.
T-M-Z-DOT-COM SAYS NIS NURSE FOUND HIM.
IT'S LIKELY HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES AT HIS HOUSE IN EL PASO.
HEMSLEY WAS NOT MARRIED AND DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN.
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WE ALL PASS HUNDREDS OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS EVERYDAY BUT THIS ONE GOT OUR ATTENTION.
A CAPE CORAL DOCTOR POSTED SOME STRONG WORDS ABOUT FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR.
THIS IS THE SIGN IN FRONT OF MIDPOINT CHIROPRACTIC ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.
IT DEALS WITH A BILL GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SIGNED TO CRACK DOWN ON INSURANCE FRAUD.
INSTEAD OF 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS. PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION NOW COVERS 25-HUNDRED FOR NON-EMERGENCY INJURIES.
THAT MEANS LESS MONEY FOR CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.
MASSAGE AND ACCUPTURE ARE CUT OUT COMPLETELY.
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"It's not just as a doctor, as a FL resident and owner of a car, I'm upset that I only have $2,500 to spend on treatment unless it's an emergency medical condition."
DOCTOR FRANK CASDIA CLAIMS HE ISN'T REALLY POLITICAL.
DESPITE THE STRONG WORDS ON THE SIGN.HE SAYS HE VOTED FOR SCOTT.
THE GOVERNOR CALLS INSURANCE FRAUD A *BILLION DOLLAR PROBLEM FOR THE STATE.
INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO SHOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REDUCE PREMIUMS AND PASS SAVINGS ALONG TO DRIVERS.
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SOME SIGNS ARE CREATING PARKING CONFUSION IN DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.
HERE'S WHAT THE SIGN SAYS:
"NO PARKING OF COMMERICAL VEHICLES OR TRAILERS EXCEPT FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING."
THE PROBLEM IS --
SOME SAY THE LANGUAGE IS VAGUE AND IS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION.
OTHERS THINK IT COULD DRIVE BUSINESS AWAY.
THE SIGNS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.
BUT THEY'RE FRESHENED UP AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE NOTICING THEM NOW.
AND NOW, THE C-R-A IS WORKING TO GET THEM RE-WORDED BUT THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.
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2820 "I do think the words need to be tweaked so hey, Bob the Plumber or Joe the Lawn Mower Guy can come and park in front of the pizzeria and not worry."
ONE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF WHAT DEFINES A COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN CAPE CORAL.
THE ONE RULE WHICH APPLIES TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA -- INCLUDES SEMI TRUCKS, UNATTACHED TRAILERS, AND BUSES.
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IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE IMAGES THEY WISH THEY COULD GET OUT OF THEIR HEADS!
NEIGHBORS SAY A CAPE CORAL MAN GAVE THEM AN UN-WANTED PEEP SHOW.
BILLY THOMAS IS UNDER ARREST--
ACCUSED OF EXPOSING HIMSELF TO MORTIFIED NEIGHBORS LIVING IN HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX.
SOME OF THEM WERE CHILDREN!
ACCORDING TO CAPE CORAL POLICE --
THOMAS EVEN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO AN OFFICER WHEN THEY KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR!
THOMAS IS FACING A CHARGE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER.
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-"It's something you don't do especially when you're living in the community especially when there's a lot of stuff going around and your neighbors go and make it worse in the situation where you're living at."
THOMAS IS FACING A CHARGE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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TWO ROBBERS BRUTALLY ATTACK A STORE CLERK.
THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND AND KICKING HIM.
IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
THE DISTURBING VIDEO.
COMING UP NEXT.
PLUS:
DOWNTOWN BONITA SPRINGS IS GETTING A FACELIFT TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORS!
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S IN THE WORKS TO REVAMP THE AREA.
WEATHER TEASE
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FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS WANT TO BUY A "BAMBI" TO HELP BOOST TOURISM.
THE BAMBI.
.IS A BAMBI-STYLE AIRSTREAM CAMPER.
THEY WANT TWO OF THEM.
THE COMMERCE PRESIDENT SAYS THE GROUP PLANS TO WRAP THE TRAILERS WITH SCENES FROM THE BEACH--
AND USE THEM TO GIVE OUT MENUS, MAPS AND INFORMATION TO VISITORS.
TOURISTS OFTEN SKIP THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOME CENTER ON SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD--
SO HE HOPES THIS PROVIDES A WAY TO BRING INFORMATION BACK TO THE BEACH, WHERE VISITORS SPEND MONEY.
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usually you end up walking up and down the street looking at the menus and then decide where you want to go so it's actually a quite good idea
THE CHAMBERS NEED TO RAISE 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PURCHASE THE 16-FOOT LONG CAMPERS.
ONCE ORGANIZERS RAISE ENOUGH MONEY THEY WANT TO PLACE TRAILERS AT SANTINI PLAZA AND TIMES SQUARE.
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THERE'S A NEW PUSH TONIGHT IN BONITA SPRINGS TO REVITALIZE ITS DOWNTOWN.
THIS IS THE AREA CITY LEADERS WANT TO MAKE A DESTINATION-
OLD 41 FROM BONITA BEACH ROAD TO WEST TERRY STREET.
THE PLAN RANGES FROM SMALL FIXES LIKE STORM DRAINS, SIDEWALKS AND BANNERS
TO BIGGER PROJECTS- LIKE EXPANDING THE RIVERWALK.
TO PAY FOR IT- THE CITY NEEDS TO CREATE A FUNDING MECHANISM LIKE A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
THAT WAY PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD PAY USER FEES AND THE ORGANIZATION WOULD GET TAX BREAKS TO BUILD - INSTEAD OF DIPPING INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
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It's a huge benefit for me, it's a huge benefit for the business because it will encourage more people to come by and it will look better."
COUNCIL ALREADY APPROVED SOME REDEVELOPMENT
LIKE PLANTING TREES AND REMODELING THE COMMUNITY HALL BATHROOMS.
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INVESTIGATORS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY -- THAT'S TAMPA -- ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN WHO BRUTALLY BEAT A 71 YEAR-OLD STORE CLERK.
THE MEN CAME INTO THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A KNIFE SUNDAY NIGHT.AND FORCED THE CLERK TO HAND OVER CASH.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SECURITY TAPE,
ONE OF THE MEN TAKES THE 71 YEAR-OLD CLERK AND THROWS HIM TO THE GROUND.
EVENTUALLY, BOTH MEN START BEATING HIM.
THE CLERK SURVIVED THE ATTACK BUT IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.
THE TWO MEN LEFT IN A DARK SEDAN. POSSIBLY A CHRYSLER CONCORD. AND ARE STILL ON THE RUN.
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SHOULD LAWMAKERS CONTROL HOW MUCH SODA YOU CAN DRINK?
Peggy Ward
MOS
03:03-07 "I think that it's a mistake to ever try and legislate something like that."
IT COULD HAPPEN IN NEW YORK CITY.
FIND OUT IF WEIGHT LOSS EXPERTS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THINK THE SAME SHOULD BE DONE FOR OUR AREA.
PLUS.
THREE BEARS SPOTTED RUMMAGING THROUGH DUMPSTERS IN A NAPLES COMMUNITY.
ABC-7 TALKS TO WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TRYING TO TRACK THEM DOWN.
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A few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.
Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.
Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.
Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.
A drier and hotter than normal pattern looks to stay in place as we round out the work week and into the weekend. This means rain prospects will stay on the lower end with temperatures in the mid 90s.
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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD.
NEW YORK'S MAYOR WANTS TO *BAN* LARGE SUGARY DRINKS--EVERYWHERE THE CITY.
MOVIE THEATRES, RESTAURANTS, YOU NAME IT.
SO ABC7 WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE?
WE CALLED ALL OF THE LOCAL TOWNS AND CITIES AROUND US TO SEE IF THIS TYPE OF BAN WOULD BE SUPPORTED IN OUR AREA.
ALL OF THE OFFICIALS WHO RESPONDED TELL US THEY WOULD NOT SUPPORT A MOVE TO BAN BIG DRINKS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAVE US MIXED REACTION.
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JEFFREY DELANEY, VP Nuviva Medical Weight Loss 00:19-29 "I think they should be restricted across the board, especially in schools, childhood obesiety is the worse it's ever been, so we obviously need to do something about it."
Peggy Ward
03:38-43 "Eery single time we give away a freedom, it's another one that we're probably not going to be able to take back."
FOR CONTEXT
THERE ARE TWO-THIRDS OF A CUP OF SUGAR IN A 44 OUNCE OF COCA-COLA.
IT WOULD TAKE 146 MINUTES OF WALKING TO BURN THOSE CALORIES.
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NOW TO AN ABC 7 CONSUMER WATCH ALERT--
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STROLLERS ARE ON THE RECALL LIST TONIGHT.
PEG PEREGO IS RECALLING MORE THAN 223-THOUSAND VENEZIA AND PLIKO P 3 STOLLERS.
ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY, CHILDREN CAN GET TRAPPED AND STRANGLED BETWEEN THE TRAYS ON THEM.
A SIX-MONTH OLD DIED OF STRANGULATION IN ONE OF THE STROLLERS IN 2004. AND A SEVEN-MONTH OLD WAS CHOKED IN 2006.
ONLY STROLLERS WITH A CHILD TRAY AND ONE CUP HOLDER ARE PART OF THE RECALL.
STROLLERS WITH TWO CUP HOLDERS ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE STROLLERS AND CONACT PEG PEREGO FOR A FREE REPAIR KIT.
WE'VE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE ABC DASH 7 DOT COM, JUST CLICK ON SITES ON 7.
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ONE NAPLES APARTMENT COMPLEX KEEPS GETTING SOME UNEXPECTED, AND UNWELCOMED VISITORS!
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO TRAP THREE BEARS WHO SEEM TO BE ATTRACTED TO THE AVENTINE COMMUNITY IN EAST NAPLES.
F-W-C BIOLOGISTS ARE GETTING THEIR TRAPS READY. HOPING TO CATCH THE BEARS AND RELOCATE THEM.
THEY PLAN TO PUT THE TRAP NEXT TO A DUMPSTER AND USE DOG FOOD AND DONUTS AS BAIT.
OFFICIALS SAY THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS AT THAT COMPLEX ARE BEAR-PROOF. BUT THE LID IS SOMETIMES LEFT OPEN.
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Tad bartareau, biologist with florida fish and wildlife commission
"we have one or more bears that have been regularly coming to the dumpsters that are what we call food conditioned, so the effort there is to try and capture these animals and use adversive conditioning, a type of hazing, to alter that behavior and make them more scared of humans."
IN JANUARY A DIFFERENT BEAR WAS RELOCATED AFTER BEING CAUGHT EATING OUT OF AVENTINES DUMPSTER SEVERAL TIMES.
ONCE THE NEW BEARS ARE CAUGHT, BIOLOGISTS WILL TRANQUILIZE THEM AND MOVE THEM TO THE PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST.
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MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW DOCTOR OZ IS STILL A PRACTICING HEART SURGEON.
AND SPENDS PART OF EACH WEEK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS JUST ANOTHER YOUNG DOCTOR IN TRAINING.
DOCTOR OZ IS PART OF THE CAST ON THE HIT ABC SUMMER SERIES NEW YORK MED.
THE SHOW GIVES YOU A REAL LIFE LOOK INSIDE OF HOSPITALS.
TONIGHT. DOCTOR OZ SHOWS US EVERYTHING FROM THE INTENSE MOMENTS INSIDE THE OPERATING ROOM.
TO KEEPING A SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT HOSPITAL FOOD!
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00:23 DR. OZ NAT
When I was a resident we used to actually go off the patient's trays because
there was no place to buy food around here.
REMEMBER YOU CAN WATCH N-Y MED RIGHT HERE ON ABC-SEVEN STARTING AT 10 O'CLOCK.
AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE NEW -- ON ABC7 NEWS AT ELEVEN.
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TEAM USA BACK ON THE COURT AGAINST THEIR BIGGEST RIVALS. THE MIAMI HURRICANES TRYING TO GET BACK TO THEIR WINNING WAYS
PLUS A LOCAL GUY IS EYEING OLYMPIC GOLD.
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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,
ACTOR CHRISTIAN BALE MADE A SURPRISE VISIT IN COLORADO -- CHECKING IN ON THE VICTIMS OF THE THEATER SHOOTING.
THE HEARTWARMING MOMENT IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY,
PLUS, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER'S REPORTEDLY ODD BEHAVIOR IN JAIL.
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PLUS,
A PLANE CARRYING A BANNER READING "WILL YOU MARRY ME" CRASHES OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST.
HOW THE PILOT IS DOING AND IF THE PROPOSAL EVER HAPPENED,
THAT"S ALL NEW TONIGHT AFTER AN ALL NEW N-Y MED.
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SPORTS OPEN
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THERE'S A SIGN ON THE CAMPUS OF FGCU THAT READS. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOU COULD PROBABLY HANG THAT IN THE EAGLES LOCKERROOM AS WELL. THE TEAM. LIKE THE CAMPUS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. BUT NEW HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD HAS TURNED THINGS AROUND IN A HURRY.
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LAST SEASON THE EAGLES WERE A WIN AWAY FROM THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
ENFIELD AND THE REST OF THE EAGLES HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD THIS SUMMER GETTING BACK IN SHAPE.
THANKS TO A NEW NCAA RULE. EAGLE COACHES ARE ALLOWED TO SPEND 2 HOURS A WEEK ON THE COURT WITH THE PLAYERS THIS SUMMER
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CONTINUE VO
AND HOW ABOUT THIS. THE EAGLES HOME OPENER THIS SEASON WILL BE AGAINST THE MIAMI HURRICANES NOVEMBER 13TH
ANYTIME YOU CAN GET AN ACC SCHOOL TO COME TO YOUR HOME GYM. THAT A BIG DEAL.
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THEIR UNIFORMS MAY BE MADE IN CHINA. BUT ALL THE PLAYERS ON THE OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM. ARE MADE IN AMERICA. WHICH IS A GOOD THING. NO COUNTRY HAS DOMINTATED OLYMPIC BASKETBALL LIKE TEAM USA. WINNING GOLD. IN 5 OF THE LAST 7 OLYMPICS
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TEAM USA BEAT SPAIN IN THE GOLD MEDAL ROUND. IN 2008
SPAIN LOOKING GOOD EARLY. SERGE IBAKA. DROPS THE HAMMER. SPAIN UP 5.
TEAM USA WOULD GET IT TOGETHER LEBRON JAMES THE KICKOUT. CARMELO ANTHONY. 3. THAT IS GOOD AND SO WAS TEAM USA THEY TURN IT ON. 100-78
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OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES COME YOUR WAY ON FRIDAY. FANS GETTING A SNEAK PEAK TODAY IN LONDON.
IF YOU ARE KEEPING TRACK AT HOME. THERE WILL BE 26 FLORIDIANS PARTICIPATING IN THE OLYMPICS. INCLUDING TREVOR MOORE OF NAPLES. HE'S IN THE 2MAN SAILING EVENT.
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AL GOLDEN. MIRACLE WORKER. MAYBE NOT. GOOD FOOTBALL COACH. ABSOLUTELY. ANYONE WHO CAN TURN AROUND A PROGRAM LIKE TEMPLE. HAS TO KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.. HOWEVER HE MIGHT HAVE TO WORK SOME MIRACLES TO KEEP THE CANES AFLOAT THIS FALL.
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EARLIER THIS MONTH THE NCAA WAS BACK ON THE MIAMI CAMPUS INVESTIGATING THE HURRICANE ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
LAST FRIDAY. YAHOO SPORTS REPORTER THAT A FORMER FOOTBALL EMPLOYEE SUPPLIED RECRUITS WITH IMPROPER BENEFITS.
MORE PUNISHEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
FOR COACH AL GOLDEN. IT STARTS WITH DOING THE RIGHT THING
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JUSTIN BLACKMON ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TODAY ON DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES.
BLACKMON. WHO WAS THE 7TH OVERALL PICK IN LAST YEARS DRAFT. WAS ARRESTED IN JUNE AND WAS 3 TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT.
BLACKMON MADE A DEAL THAT WILL KEEP HIM OUT OF JAIL.
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A few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.
Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.
Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.
Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.
A drier and hotter than normal pattern looks to stay in place as we round out the work week and into the weekend. This means rain prospects will stay on the lower end with temperatures in the mid 90s.
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ADLIB POINTS
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