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FIRST APPEARANCE --

IN HALF AN HOUR, A CAPE CORAL MAN APPEARS BEFORE A JUDGE.

HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN.

WE HAVE WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE CRIME.

PLUS, AN ARREST CAUGHT ON VIDEO!

IT WAS NO NORMAL DAY AT THE BEACH -- WHEN FOLKS AT THE LANI KAI WITNESSED OFFICERS TAKE DOWN A SUSPECTED BANK ROBBER -- AND PUT HIM CUFFS!

AND CHICK-FILET COOKS UP CONTROVERSY.

THE COMPANY PRESIDENT TAKES A HARD STAND ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE.

BUT NOW THE CHAIN FEELS A POWERFUL BACKLASH.

HL1) CAPE MURDER ARREST-VO-WIPE

HL2) BANK ROBBER ARREST-VO-WIPE

HL3) CHICK FIL A-VO-WIPE

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

CAPE CORAL SHOOTING-2SHOT-SS-VO

HAPPENING IN HALF AN HOUR --

A CAPE CORAL MAN APPEARS BEFORE A JUDGE.

HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN.

KENNETH ROOP HAS HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT THIS MORNING AT 9:30 A-M.

HE'S CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN ROOP'S DRIVEWAY.

OFFICERS SAY ROOP -- SHOT NICHOLAS RAINEY AFTER A CONFRONTATION.

RAINEY WORKS FOR "BLUE RIBBON STEAK AND SEAFOOD".

WE REACHED OUT TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY,

CAPE MURDER WITNESS-VOTOPS

WITNESSES TELL ABC7 --

THEY HEARD GUNSHOTS AROUND FIVE P-M LAST NIGHT.

THEY SAY AN OFF-DUTY COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY LIVES NEARBY,

AND RESPONDED WITH HER GUN DRAWN.

CAPE MURDER WITNESS-SOTVO OC

Out of the garage i heard something i will kill everyone or shoot everyone and he cocked his gun. Thank god for the collier county sheriff she probably saved my life and everyone else who was in the area.:38" 13 sec total

THAT SAME NEIGHBOR SAYS THE GUNMAN LOOKED CRAZED.

THIS IS THE FIRST SHOOTING IN CAPE CORAL SO FAR THIS YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A CREW HEADED TO ROOP'S COURT APPEARANCE.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THE DETAILS AS SOON AS WE GET THEM.

SAN CARLOS PARK MURDER LATEST-SOTVO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE STILL SITTING OUTSIDE A HOUSE IN SAN CARLOS PARK THIS MORNING

THAT'S WHERE A MAN DISCOVERED HIS GIRLFRIEND, 55-YEAR-OLD DEBBIE STRIANO, DEAD.

58:20:00 "she was screaming debbie's killed, debbie got murdered, debbie got murdered."

THAT'S DEBBIE STRIANO'S NIECE -- TELLING A-B-C 7 ABOUT THE MOMENT DEBBIE'S MOTHER -- FOUND OUT SHE WAS DEAD.

BUT RIGHT NOW, DEPUTIES EITHER DON'T KNOW -- OR WON'T SAY HOW SHE DIED -- OR WHY.

THE FAMILY TELLS A-B-C 7 -- SHE WAS THE VICTIM OF A BRUTAL MURDER.

AND SOMEONE ALSO SLASHED THE NECK OF DEBBY'S DOG "SCRUFFY"

FORT MYERS SHOTS FIRED-SS-VO

SHOTS RANG OUT THIS MORNING IN FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 5:30 A-M.

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING --

AT A HOUSE ON CUBA STREET.

OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN THERE ALL MORNING.

OFFICERS SAY SHOTS CAME FROM A GOLD PICK-UP TRUCK.

THEY WENT INTO THE HOUSE -

BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.

POLICE SAY IT'S AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

BANK ROBBERY ARREST-VO-SS (2)

ALSO APPEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN COURT TODAY

A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY

FOR A BANK ROBBERY IN EAST NAPLES.

MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THE U.S. MARSHALS FUGITIVE TASK FORCE --

TRACKED DOWN WAKIM STEWART AT THE LANI KAI HOTEL.

THAT'S ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THEY THINK HE'S THE MAN IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO --

WEARING A SUIT,

AND HOLDING UP THE BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH ON DAVIS BOULEVARD.

WHEN DETECTIVES TRIED TO ARREST STEWART,

HE RAN AWAY WITH A LOADED GUN.

AURORA VICTIMS LATEST-TC MON

THE LATEST ON THE TRAGEDY IN COLORADO.

WORD THAT SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES MAY HAVE MAILED A NOTEBOOK. DETAILING HIS

DEADLY PLOT. TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

A-B-C'S DAN HARRIS IS FOLLOWING EVERY DEVELOPMENT,

AURORA VICTIMS LATEST-PKG

BRAD GARRETT/FMR FBI SPECIAL AGENT

DONALD ELLIMAN/CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER

STATION PROVIDING:

OVERNIGHT WHILE THE WINDOWS AT THE APARTMENT OF SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES WERE

FIXED UP. AND PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED BACK IN TO A PLACE FORMERLY RIGGED WITH

BOOBY TRAPS.

BEHIND THE SCENES. INVESTIGATORS WERE BUSY ANALYZING A NOTEBOOK BELIEVED

TO BE WRITTEN BY THE SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES WHICH. ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED.

WAS MAILED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WHERE HOLMES HAD BEEN A STUDENT

UNTIL DROPPING OUT LAST MONTH.

FOX NEWS IS REPORTING THE SPIRAL NOTEBOOK WAS MAILED TO A PSYCHIATRIST AT

THE UNIVERSITY AND THAT IT CONTAINS "FULL DETAILS ABOUT HOW HE WAS GOING TO

KILL PEOPLE. DRAWINGS OF WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO IN IT -- DRAWINGS AND

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MASSACRE."

Brad Garret Bite: they're gonna start going through it looking for pre

planning, motivation, purchase of weapons in other words all the elements of

a crime that they believe he has committed.

ONE OF THE SOURCES WHO SPOKE TO FOX INDICATED THE PACKAGE ARRIVED ON CAMPUS

ON JULY 12TH - MORE THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE MASSACRE - BUT WASN'T FOUND UNTIL

MONDAY DURING A SEARCH OF THE MAILROOM RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE

KILLINGS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

CAMPUS OFFICIALS CALLED THAT REPORT."inaccurate" and said the pkg was

delivered by the post office the same day it was found.

OFFICIALS ARE REFUSING TO SAY WHETHER HOLMES WAS SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST

ALTHOUGH THEY INSIST THEY HANDLED HIS CASE CORRECTLY ALL ALONG.

Donald Elliman: "TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, WE DID EVERYTHING WE SHOULD

HAVE DONE."

IT IS COMMON FOR PEOPLE WHO CARRY OUT MASS MURDERS TO LEAVE BEHIND SOME

SORT OF COMMUNICATION.

WE'VE SEEN RAMBLING VIDEOS FROM DERANGED KILLERS LIKE JARRED LEE LOUGHNER

WHO ATTACKED CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS SEUNG HUI CHO OF VIRGINIA TECH

AURORA VICTIMS LATEST-TC MON

THE FBI SAYS UNIVERSALLY - WITH MASS SHOOTERS,

IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENGE AND THEY BELIEVE THE NOTEBOOK WILL TALK ABOUT THAT

THEY SAY HOLMES WANTED TO PAY SOCIETY BACK FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES,

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

OPERATION JAM LOG-VO

DEVELOPING THIS THURSDAY --

WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE FROM THE D-E-A.

ABOUT A NATIONWIDE CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

WEDNESDAY, AGENTS AND LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES --

RAIDED BUSINESSES IN NEARLY 100 CITIES.

INCLUDING TAMPA AND WEST PALM BEACH.

THE DRUGS ARE OFTEN MARKETED AS HERBAL INCENSE OR BATH SALTS,

AND MIMIC HIGHS FROM COCAINE, MARIJUANA AND L-S-D.

THE SYNTHETIC DRUGS REMAIN WIDELY AVAILABLE --

IN CONVENIENCE STORES, SMOKE SHOPS AND ONLINE,

TWO FLORIDA SOLIDIERS KILLED-OC-CG

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS ANNOUNCED THE DEATHS OF TWO FLORIDA SOLDIERS -- WHO WERE SUPPORTING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

THEY ARE 21 YEAR OLD SPECIALIST JUSTIN HORSLEY OF PALM BAY.

AND 20 YEAR OLD PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRENDEN SAL-A-ZAR OF CHULUOTA.

INSURANCE HIKE-CG VO

DESPITE BEING HURRICANE FREE FOR SOME TIME --

FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS WILL STILL SEE RATES RISE.

AND RISE SHARPLY.

THREE OF THE STATES *TOP INSURERS ARE PROPOSING THESE RATE HIKES.

ALLSTATE WANTS AN AVERAGE STATEWIDE INCREASE OF NEARLY 22 AND 33 PERCENT.

UNIVERSAL POLICY HOLDERS COULD FACE A 22 PERCENT INCREASE.

AND STATE FARM WANTS TO RAISE PREMIUMS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 15 PERCENT --

FOR HOMEOWNERS LIVING IN THEIR HOUSES.

INSURANCE HIKE-SOTVO

"Nobody likes to have their bills go up when you have a claim and file that claim customers want to know that it'll be paid

THE STATE HAS NOT OKAYED ANYTHING JUST YET.

IF IT DOES APPROVE THE CHANGES --

SWFL EARLY VOTING-VIDBOX

THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS NEXT MONTH.

AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO CAST YOUR BALLOT EARLY,

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

EARLY VOTING IN COLLIER COUNTY STARTS NEXT WEEK.

IT RUNS FROM JULY 30TH THROUGH SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH.

YOU CAN VOTE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY -- FROM 10 TO 6.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

YOU CAN VOTE EARLY -- STARTING AUGUST 4TH THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.

AND IN LEE COUNTY.

EARLY VOTING RUNS FROM AUGUST 4TH TO AUGUST 11TH -- FROM 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.

AND 10 TO 6 ON WEEKDAYS.

REMEMBER THE PRIMARY ELECTION ITSELF IS AUGUST 14TH.

CAPE MOBILE HOMES-VOWIPE

A PREEMPTIVE STRIKE ON MOBILE HOME PARKS IN CAPE CORAL.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE *NONE IN THE CAPE--AND SOME ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

DESPITE BEING *ALLOWED IN CAPE CORAL, NO ONE HAS EVER BUILT A MOBILE HOME PARK IN THE CITY.

AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING -- A CHANGE IN POLICY.

LENNY WESTFALL CALLS THAT A BAD IDEA.

CAPE MOBILE HOMES-(2)SOTVO

-Jeff Roman/P&Z Commissioner-"Do we anticipate having any of those? I don't think so. I think it's part of the element we're looking to eliminate."

-Lenny Westfall/Mobile Home Owner-"It's nice, secluded, peaceful, beautiful, everyone takes care of their trailers, nice place to live."

EAST NAPLES BEAR SIGHTINGS-2SHOT (2) SS

NUISANCE BEARS ARE TAKING OVER A COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD--

WILDLIFE WORKERS SAY THE ANIMALS ARE INVADING THE AVENTINE COMMUNITY--

JUST OFF COLLIER BOULEVARD IN EAST NAPLES.

AND IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME--

THESE ARE PICTURES FROM ANOTHER BEAR SIGHTING EARLIER THIS YEAR.

FWC BIOLOGISTS SET UP TRAPS TO CATCH AND RELOCATE THREE BEARS.

THEY HAVE BEEN ROAMING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND RUMMAGING THROUGH TRASH.

RESIDENTS SAY PEOPLE OFTEN LEAVE THEIR DUMPSTERS OPEN--

SOME EVEN FEED THE BEARS--

EAST NAPLES BEAR SIGHTINGS-SOTVO

"That's just dangerous, that's just one slap away from death."

28:00 I think they should be moved just to keep everybody in the neighborhood safe. Especially little kids, that's what I worry about."

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

MOVE OVER "LIKE" BUTTON

FACEBOOK CHANGES HEADED OUR WAY

A NEW BUTTON -- THAT'LL MAKE THE SOCIAL NETWORK THE KEEPER OF YOUR WISH-LIST

PLUS -- A PLANE TAKES A ROUND TRIP TO ANOTHER CONTINENT ---

WITHOUT A DROP OF FUEL!

TZ1 A) FACEBOOK BUTTON-VOTOPS

TZ1 B) SOLAR PLANE-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

OKLAHOMA FIRE-VOTOPS

A GRASS FIRE BURNS OUT OF CONTROL IN OKLAHOMA.

THE FIRE STARTED WEDNESDAY MORNING,

NEAR SOME RAILROAD TRACKS.

THE FIRE CREW THAT RESPONDED NEARLY PUT IT OUT,

BUT THEY RAN OUT OF WATER.

IN THE TIME IT TOOK THEM TO RE-FILL AND RETURN.

*THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

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.

We're in store for a hotter and drier weather pattern as we round out the work week as a strong ridge of high pressure builds westward from the Atlantic.

Our mornings will start off warm and muggy with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. With plenty of sunshine overhead through the afternoon hours, highs will be running a couple of degrees above the norm as most locations will climb into the middle 90s, with our beach and coastal locations nearing the 90° mark. Combine the actual air temperature with the humidity and the "feels like" temperature will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading. In fact, heat index values will soar into the low 100s.

Due to a drier airmass settling across the Florida peninsula, rain prospects will remain slim to none with the mention of only a late afternoon stray shower.

Not much cooling will take place, as temperatures through the evening hours will be slow to fall. Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.

FIREFIGHTERS SAFER AWARD-SS-SOTVO

SAVING JOBS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FIREFIGHTESR CELEBRATE,

AFTER FIVE DISTRICTS WERE AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT MONEY.

LEHIGH ACRES GOT 6-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS,

EAST NAPLES 1-POINT-7,

GOLDEN GATE 1-POINT-4 MILLION,

IMMOKALEE JUST UNDER 737 THOUSAND

AND BAYSHORE 378 THOUSAND.

THAT MONEY CAN *ONLY BE USED FOR WAGES --

SAVING JOBS AND CREATING JOBS.

"there should be a minimum of 4 firefighters on an engine and 5 on a ladder but most of the departments down here run on 2 or 3 ppl on a truck and it really affects the time it takes to treat somebody."

IN PHILADELPHIA --

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TALKED ABOUT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S SUPPORT FOR THIS GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP FIREFIGHTERS.

SAYING --

IF RE-ELECTED, THEY WILL RENEW THE PROGRAM.

FACEBOOK EARNINGS REPORT-VO

MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL SOON FIND OUT HOW MUCH INVESTORS "LIKE" FACEBOOK.

TODAY, FACEBOOK WILL RELEASE ITS FIRST EARNINGS REPORT AS A PUBLIC COMPANY.

THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE IS UNDER PRESSURE TO SHOW IT CAN DELIVER SOLID GROWTH AND PROFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS.

FACEBOOK WANT BUTTON-VOTOPS

FACEBOOK'S "LIKE" BUTTON GETS SOME COMPETITION.

SOON YOU MIGHT ABLE TO DO MORE THAN JUST "LIKE" THINGS.

YOU CAN ALSO "WANT" THINGS ON THE SOCIAL NETWORK.

IT WILL, BASICALLY, WORK LIKE A WISH-LIST OF SORTS.

USERS COULD FIND INTERESTING PRODUCTS THAT FRIENDS BOUGHT,

AND CLICK "WANT" FOR THEMSELVES.

FACEBOOK COULD THEN TRACK THIS INFORMATION --

AND MAYBE EVEN SELL IT TO ADVERTISERS.

ELECTRONICS FOR SCHOOL-VO

REMEMBER WHEN SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS -- WERE PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS, FOLDERS.

NOW - ELECTRONICS ARE BECOMING STAPLES ON THOSE LISTS

MANY PARENTS SAY THEY'RE AT LEASE "SOMEWHAT" OVERWHELMED WITH THE COST OF THE DEVICES

NEW COMPUTERS LEAD THE LIST

GETTING SCAMMED ONLINE-VOTOPS

PARENTS SEARCHING FOR DEALS ON ELECTRONIC GADGETS. NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

IF A DEAL LOOKS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS

EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD DO A QUICK SEARCH OF THE VENDOR'S NAME,

WITH THE WORD "SCAM."

AND WATCH YOUR SPELLING.

SOME SCAMMERS BUY MISSPELLED DOMAIN NAMES.

COUNTING ON "YOU" TO MAKE A TYPO AND WIND UP ON THEIR SITE.

AND ADDING WORDS LIKE "CHEAP" OR "DISCOUNT" TO SEARCHES.

SOLAR PLANE-VO

A PLANE COMPLETES A ROUNDTRIP FROM SWITZERLAND TO AFRICA -- WITHOUT A DROP OF FUEL

INSTEAD IT WAS POWERED BY THE SUN

THIS IS THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ROUNDTRIP INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHT BY A SOLAR PLANE

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

THIS MORNING -- A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH.

SCIENTISTS ACTUALLY RESTORED VISION. FOR BLIND MICE!

TZ2 A) RESTORING VISION-VO

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING.

TOYOTA -- POISED TO RECLAIM ITS TITLE AS THE WORLD'S TOP-SELLING AUTOMAKER.

SALES ACCELERATING 34-PERCENT IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR --

PUTTING IT *WAY* AHEAD OF GENERAL MOTORS.

AS TOYOTA OFFERS PRICE CUTS AND RECOVERS FROM LAST YEAR'S MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NUCLEAR DISASTER IN JAPAN.

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MEANTIME -- FORECLOSURES ON THE RISE AGAIN.

REALTYTRAC SAYS FORECLOSURE FILINGS CLIMBED IN 59-PERCENT OF U-S METRO AREAS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MONTHS.

WITH TAMPA, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE LEADING THE WAY.

BANKRUPT STOCKTON CALIFORNIA -- STILL HAS THE NATION'S HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- WATCH FOR SALES AT J-C PENNEY NEXT MONTH, AS THE COMPANY REVAMPS ITS STRATEGY, AGAIN!

OC:

FACEBOOK -- OFFERING HACKERS A REWARD -- IF THEY TIP FACEBOOK OFF WHEN THEY FIND WEAKNESSES IN THE COMPANY'S CORPORATE NETWORK, WHERE IT STORES DATA ON HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF USERS.DETAILS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THIS WEEK'S "DEFCON HACKING CONFERENCE" IN LAS VEGAS.

FACEBOOK BY THE WAY, REPORTS QUARTERLY RESULTS AFTER THE BELL TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE ITS TROUBLED START AS A PUBLICLY-TRADED COMPANY IN MAY.

MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY -- AFTER WEAKER THAN EXPECTED SALES FROM APPLE AND A SURPRISE DROP IN NEW HOME SALES.

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AND -- WATCH FOR BIG PRICE CUTS AT *J-C.* PENNEY.

THE RETAILER -- KICKING OFF *ANOTHER* NEW PRICING STRATEGY NEXT MONTH -- DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS THIS ONE INVOLVES PERMANENT MARKDOWNS ON MERCHANDISE IN STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY --

INSTEAD OF CUTTING PRICES FOR A MONTH ON SOME ITEMS AND THEN RAISING THEM AGAIN.

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RESTORING VISION-VOTOPS

A NEW DISCOVERY HOLDS PROMISE FOR HELPING THE BLIND.

SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A CHEMICAL --

THAT CAN RESTORE VISION TO BLIND MICE.

THE EFFECT OF THE CHEMICAL WEARS OFF AFTER A WHILE.

WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

RESEARCHERS SAY THAT MAY BE BETTER THAN OTHER EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO RESTORING SIGHT.

HEP C HOSPITAL SCARE-OC

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN MARYLAND EXPECT TO BRING MORE CHARGES AGAINST A TRAVELING MEDICAL TECHNICIAN.

HE'S IN JAIL -- ACCUSED OF INFECTING PATIENTS IN AS MANY AS EIGHT STATES -- WITH A POTENTIALLY DEADLY VIRUS.

HEP C HOSPITAL SCARE-PKG

AT SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOSPITAL WORD THE SUSPECTED SERIAL HEPATITIS-C INFECTOR WORKED HERE STUNNED SOME PATIENTS.

Wow that's scary. Yeah that's a terrible thing.

DAVID KWIATKOWSKI IS ACCUSED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH DELIBERATELY INFECTING PEOPLE WITH THE DEVASTATING VIRUS. AT LEAST THIRTY FORMER PATIENTS APPARENTLY CONTRACTED HEP-C.

That's a pretty bad disease, yah I learned a little bit about that in college.

KWIATKOWSKI WORKED AT FOUR MARYLAND HOSPITALS FROM 2008 TO 2010, INCLUDING BALTIMORE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, JOHNS HOPKINS AND MARYLAND GENERAL, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOSPITAL, THERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CARDIAC UNIT.

He only worked in our cath lab and our vascular lab and so we have looked at every patient who went there in that time period.

THOUGH HE WORKED AT SOUTHERN MARYLAND FOR JUST THREE MONTHS, THE HOSPITAL IS SENDING LETTERS TO 116-FORMER PATIENTS WHO POTENTIALLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH KWIATKOWSKI.

We want to err on the side of caution to go ahead and test all of the people who may have been exposed here.

NEW HAMPSHIRE PROSECUTORS ALLEGE KWIATKOWSKI INJECTED HIMSELF WITH PAINKILLERS INTENDED FOR PATIENTS. THEN RETURNED THE SYRINGE FOR USE. SOME OF THE NEEDLES APPARENTLY CARRIED THE HEPATITIS VIRUS FROM KWIATKOWSKI TO THE PATIENT.

HEP C HOSPITAL SCARE-OC

STEVEN TSCHIDA REPORTING

LIGHT DURING SLEEP-VO

WHEN YOU GO TO BED --

SHUT OFF THE T-V AND COMPUTER.

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS --

LIGHT AT NIGHT COULD AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

A STUDY SHOWS --

DIM LIGHT DURING SLEEP LED TO DEPRESSION IN HAMSTERS

BUT THE HAMSTERS' SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY,

TOO MUCH IODINE-VO

TAKING TOO MUCH IODINE DURING PREGNANCY OR WHILE NURSING -- CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS IN BABIES.

DOCTORS ARE FINDING CASES OF INFANTS WITH CONGENITAL HYPO-THYROIDISM.

THAT'S A HORMONE DEFICIENY THAT COULD LEAD TO COGNITIVE PROBLEMS IF LEFT UNTREATED.

BABIES WITH THE DEFICIENCY HAD MOTHERS WHO'D TAKEN 11 TIMES THE RECCOMENDED AMOUNT OF IODINE WHEN PREGNANT.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD DO -- IF SOMEONE THREATENED YOUR LIFE

IT'S THAT SPLIT SECOND DECISION -- THAT COULD MEAN LIFE OR DEATH

COMING UP, WHAT GIVES YOU A FIGHTING CHANCE

PLUS --

CHICK FILET TAKES A STAND ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

AND THAT CONTINUES GENERATING CONTROVERSY.

TZ3 A) MASS SHOOTING SURVIVAL-VO

TZ3 B) CHICKFILA CONTROVERSY-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.

Stock futures moved sharply higher -- after the European Central Bank's president -- said the central bank would do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.

This could stabilize a tumultuous economic situation.

TS1) OPERATION LOG JAM-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING -- WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT A NATIONWIDE CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

D-E-A AGENTS AND LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS.

RAIDED BUSINESSES IN NEARLY 100 CITIES.

TS2) SAN CARLOS MURDER-VOTOPS

WE ARE GETTING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING -- ABOUT A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

55 YEAR-OLD DEBBIE STRIANO WAS FOUND MURDERED -- INSIDE HER HOME ON OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE.

HER FAMILY SAYS IT WAS A VIOLENT CRIME SCENE.

TS3) CAPE SHOOTING-VOTOPS

HAPPENING ANY MINUTE NOW --

A CAPE CORAL MAN MAKES HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT.

POLICE OFFICERS SAY KENNETH ROOP SHOT AND KILLED A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN.

IN ROOP'S DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY

HOLMES LATEST-VOWIPE

THIS MORNING -- A *HUGE CLUE ABOUT THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER,

IN THE MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE.

SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS --

JAMES HOLMES MAY HAVE MAILED A NOTEBOOK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

DETAILING HIS PLANS TO CARRY OUT THE MASSACRE.

HE DROPPED OUT OF THAT SCHOOL LAST MONTH.

A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE SAYS THE NOTEBOOK CONTAINS FULL DETAILS --

ABOUT HOW HOLMES PLANNED TO KILL PEOPLE.

INCLUDING GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS --

OF STICK FIGURES SHOOTING AND KILLING ONE ANOTHER.

BUT NO ONE FOUND THAT PACKAGE UNTIL MONDAY.

MEANWHILE, FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS SHOW INCREDIBLE COMPASSION.

HOLMES LATEST-SOTVO

he's just a lost soul right now and i pray the lord can find his way into

his heart and change him.

i'm so thankful that he did not kill himself or be killed. i want him alive.

THREE HOSPITALS CARING FOR THE WOUNDED ARE ALSO SHOWING COMPASSION.

CO FUNERALS-VO

THIS MORNING FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL SAY GOODBYE TO ANOTHER COLORADO SHOOTING VICTIM, MICAYLA MEDEK.

CAYLA, WAS 23 YEARS OLD

SHE WAS GRADUATE OF HINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND WAS WORKING AT THE LOCAL SUBWAY, SAVING UP FOR A TRIP TO INDIA.

HER FUNERAL IS TODAY IN AURORA.

MASS SHOOTING SURVIVAL-2 SHOT

THE MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE IS A PUBLIC AWAKENING--

THAT ASSAULTS LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. ANY TIME.

WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO REACT -- IF CONFRONTED WITH THE SAME LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION?

MASS SHOOTING SURVIVAL-PKG

THE VIOLENCE SPILLED OFF THE SCREEN AND INTO THE THEATER, WHEN A DERANGED GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON AN AUDITORIUM FULL OF MOVIE GOERS.

TRAGICALLY, SCENES LIKE THIS PLAY OUT IN PUBLIC PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

"The first thing i'd do is pray that everyone is safe."

"Get down or tackle the guy."

"I don't know what i'd do really. Run for your life? Probably. Yeah. Definitely."

"If the shooter is at a distance, running away should be your first plan. At 40 feet, you're a difficult shot in a chaotic environment. If the gunman begins to fire in your direction, run in a zig zag or unpredictable pattern. A moving target is much harder to hit."

FIND COVER FAST. HIDE BEHIND HEAVY FURNITURE. IF THERE IS NOTHING CLOSE, DROP TO THE FLOOR AND LIE FLAT.

YOU COULD ALSO REMAIN QUIET AND STILL.

"I would roll my eyes into the back of my head and pretend like I passed out. Playin' possum? Yes. I used to be a bank teller and that was my motive if anybody held me up."

EXPERTS ALSO SUGGEST CAUSING A DISTRACTION. THROW SOMETHING LIKE A CHAIR, LAPTOP OR FOOD. SET OFF A FIRE ALARM OR SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

"Who knows till you get into that moment."

IF ALL ELSE FAILS, NEGOTIATE. HELP THE GUNMAN SEE YOU AS A PERSON, NOT A FACELESS TARGET.

MASS SHOOTING SURVIVAL-OC

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

OBAMA GUN CONTROL-OC- SOT -OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA WRAPPED UP A FOUR-DAY ROAD TRIP LAST NIGHT --

WITH A SPEECH IN NEW ORLEANS.

THE PRESIDENT HAS TRIED TO STAY *OUT OF THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE.

BUT WHILE ADDRESSING A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP --

HE MADE SOME STRONG COMMENTS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE.

I, like most Americans, believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. I think we recognize the traditions of gun ownership have been passed down from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage. But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers not in the hands of criminals.

MISTER OBAMA ALSO EMPHASIZED A NEED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

MITT ROMNEY TODAY-OC-SOT-VO

MITT ROMNEY HOWEVER, SAYS THERE IS NO REASON FOR CHANGING GUN LAWS

"I don't happen to believe that America needs new gun laws. A lot of what this-- young man did was clearly against the law. But the fact that it was against the law did not prevent it from happening."

ROMNEY HAS A BUSY SCHEDULE TODAY IN LONDON.HOPING TO BOOST HIS FOREIGN POLICY CREDENTIALS.

HE IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON -- AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR.

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN SAYS IT WILL *NOT CRITICIZE THE PRESIDENT WHILE OVERSEAS.

RICK SCOTT ON VACATION-ONCAM

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS RICK SCOTT?

THE GOVERNOR IS ON VACATION THIS WEEK -- BUT NOBODY KNOWS WHERE HE WENT.

A STATEMENT FROM HIS OFFICE SAYS HE IS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY OUT WEST.

VILMA IN COURT-VO

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LINEBACKER JONATHAN VILMA -- HEADS BACK TO THE COURTROOM.

VILMA FILED A LAWSUIT, TRYING TO DELAY OR EVEN OVERTURN HIS "SEASON-LONG SUSPENSION" -- FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE SAINTS "BOUNTY" SCANDAL.

A POOL OF UP TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS REPORTEDLY IN PLACE, FOR PLAYERS WHO CAUSED GAME-ENDING INJURIES ON OPPONENTS.

CHICKFILA CONTROVERSY-OC

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FAST FOOD CHAINS IN THE COUNTRY. IS IN A PICKLE THIS MORNING.

THE PRESIDENT OF CHICK-FIL-A TOOK A VERY PUBLIC STAND AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE,

SPARKING A FIRESTORM ACROSS THE INTERNET.

POLITICIANS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE WEIGHED IN.

THE MUPPETS, TOO.

ABC'S RON CLAIBORNE LOOKS AT THE CONTROVERSY,

CHICKFILA CONTROVERSY-PKG

DAN CATHY - THE HEAD OF CHICK FIL A - IS AN OUTSPOKEN CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE

- AND THIS TIME HE IS SPEAKING OUTLOUDLY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE.

NATSOT/AUDIO FROM RADIO

1/8GFX 3/8 I THINK WE ARE INVITING GOD'S JUDGMENT ON OUR NATION WHEN WE SHAKE OUR

FIST AT HIM AND SAY 'WE KNOW BETTER THAN YOU AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A

MARRIAGE"

HIS COMMENTS ARE PROVOKING A POWERFUL BACKLASH -- THE CITY OF CHICAGO VOWING

TO BLOCK THE OPENING OF A NEW CHICK FIL A

SOT-RAHM EMMANUEL

"CHICK FIL A'S VALUES ARE NOT CHICAGO'S VALUES"

BOSTON MAYOR AND PHILADELPHIA COUNCILMAN CONDEMING THE COMPANY.

1/8GFX 3/8 AND THE HENSON COMPANY ANNOUNCING IT WOULD END A MARKETING DEAL WITH

THE FAST-FOOD CHAIN TO PUT MUPPETS TOYS IN KIDS' MEALS

AND CELEBRITIES FROM MILEY CYRUS TO ROSEANNE BARR TO ED HELMS, OF "THE

OFFICE: VOWING TO BOYCOTT.

1/8GFX 3/8 TWEETED HELMS: "CHICK FIL A DOESN'T LIKE GAY PEOPLE? HATE TO THINK

WHAT THEY DO TO GAY CHICKENS. LOST A LOYAL FAN."

SOT ERIC BOVIM/GIBRALTRAR ASSOCIATES PUBLIC RELS.

"IF YOU'RE GOING TO WADE INTO SOCIAL ISSUES, YOU NEED TO be sure THAT The

Constituencies YOURE OFFENDING ISNT ACTIVE, ISNT VOCAL AND ISNT GOING TO

COME OUT AGINST YOU.

THE CULTURAL CLASH CATHY STIRRED UP IS REMINISCENT OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN J.C

. PENNY HIRED ELLEN DEGENERES AS ITS CELEBRITY ENDORSER. CONSERVATIVE GROUPS

CALLED FOR A BOYCOT OF THE RETAIL GIANT.

SOT-ELLEN/FEB. '12 ON HER SHOW: "MY HATERS ARE MY MOTIVATORS."

BUT EVEN AS CHICK FIL A IS COMING UNDER SIEGE FROM SOME QUARTERS SOME

CONSERVATIVES ARE RALLYING BEHIND IT. TWO FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATES - MIKE HUCKABEE AND RICK SANTORUM - ARE CALLING FOR A NATIONAL

CHICKFILA CONTROVERSY-FDOT

RON CLAIBORNE REPORTING

THIS TOPIC IS GETTING A *LOT OF FEEDBACK ON OUR ABC7 FACEBOOK PAGE.

SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S FREE SPEECH.

OTHER'S CALL IT DISCRIMINATION.

TRISHA SAYS "I WILL NOT EAT THERE, EVER!"

BUT SONJA SAYS "CHICK FILET HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR BELIEFS AS MUCH AS ANYONE ELSE."

KID IN CAR PUNISHMENT-NATVOWIPE

A FLORIDA FATHER IN *BIG TROUBLE,

AFTER HE PUNISHES HIS DAUGHTER.

BY THROWING HER INTO HIS CAR TRUNK.

"I just do like this...And open it right away."

JOHNNY NGUYEN SHOWS US HOW HE PUT HIS SMALL DAUGHTER --

IN THE TRUNK OF HIS TOYOTA CAMRY.

THIS HAPPENED IN ORLANDO ON SUNDAY.

HE SAYS HE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE FOR CHURCH SUNDAY,

AND SHE WAS ACTING UP.

A WOMAN SAW THE DAD THROW HIS DAUGHTER IN THE TRUNK.

SHE SAYS HE THEN PACED AROUND THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MINUTE.

KID IN CAR PUNISHMENT-SOTVO

"I understand you got arrested for this?"

Johnny:"Yeah."

"What did you think of that?"

Johnny: "I think I was wrong but sometimes get upset in the moment and what can you do."

BY THE WAY -- IT WAS 97 DEGREES OUTSIDE.

D-C-F SAYS THERE'S PLENTY OF BETTER WAYS TO DEAL WITH A TEMPER TANTRUM.

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

KATHERINE JACKSON IS FIGHTING BACK AFTER BEING SUSPENDED AS PRIMARY GUARDIAN OF

MICHAELS CHILDREN.

WHO DOES SHE THINK IS BEHIND THE BREWING CUSTODY BATTLE?

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS UNUSUAL PROWLER.

IT'S A 250 POUND CROCODILE!

TZ4 A KATHERINE JACKSON-VO

TZ4 B GATOR PROWLING-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

KATHERINE JACKSON-CAM 10 BMP

NOW TO AN A-B-C NEWS EXCLUSIVE.

JACKSON FAMILY MATRIARCH KATHERINE JACKSON SPEAKS OUT.

AFTER SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING ALMOST A WEEK AGO.

JACKSON RETURNS HOME THIS MORNING --

LESS THAN A DAY AFTER LOSING TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF MICHAEL'S THREE CHILDREN.

KATHERINE JACKSON-PKG

SCRIPT:

UPSOUND: Hello, I'm Katherine Jackson

AND THESE ARE HER FIRST PUBLIC WORDS IN TEN DAYS AN EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT

GIVEN TO ABC NEWS. KATHERINE, THE JACKSON CLAN MATRIARCH, SURROUNDED BY HER

CHILDREN JERMAINE, JANET AND REEBIE, ALONG WITH REEBIE'S DAUGHTER AND AN

EMPLOYEE OF THE RESORT WHERE SHE'S BEEN STAYING.

UPSOUND: There are rumors going around about me that I have been kidnapped

and held against my will. I am here today to let everybody know that I am

fine and I'm here with my children. And my children would never do a thing

like that, hold me against my will. It's very stupid for people to think

that.

LATE SATURDAY NIGHT KATHERINE'S NEPHEW TRENT REPORTED HER MISSING. AND PARIS

TWEETED, "MY GRADMOTHER IS MISSING I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH HER IN A WEEK. I

WANT HER HOME NOW."

UPSOUND: One reason why I haven't called is I just gave up my phone and I

didn't want to have any phone calls while I was here. My assistant Janice

Smith have been calling back home to see how things are going and she has

been keeping in contact with my nephew, I mean my grandson. and he says

everything is going fine but I was still thinking about the children and I

still worry about them but they're fine.

HERE, BY THE WAY, IS THE MIRAVAL RESORT IN TUSCON, ARIZONA. JERMAINE HAS

EXPLAINED, SHE'S THERE ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

UPSOUND: They saw that I needed rest and they wanted to take me away for a

while, just a short vacation to rest up. / They have taken very good care

of me and they have made sure that I got the rest I needed

MICHAEL JACKSON'S WILL NAMES KATHERINE AS THE GUARDIAN OF HIS CHILDREN. BUT

WEDNESDAY IN COURT, TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF PRINCE, PARIS AND BLANKET WAS

HANDED OVER TO THEIR COUSIN, 34-YEAR-OLD TJ JACKSON.

UPSOUND: I am devastated that while I've been away, that my children--my

KATHERINE JACKSON-ONCAM

NICK WATT REPORTING.

IN COURT --

THE JUDGE SAID KATHERINE IS QUOTE, "BEING PREVENTED FROM ACTING AS GUARDIAN BY ACTS OF A 3RD PARTY."

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.

We're in store for a hotter and drier weather pattern as we round out the work week as a strong ridge of high pressure builds westward from the Atlantic.

Our mornings will start off warm and muggy with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. With plenty of sunshine overhead through the afternoon hours, highs will be running a couple of degrees above the norm as most locations will climb into the middle 90s, with our beach and coastal locations nearing the 90° mark. Combine the actual air temperature with the humidity and the "feels like" temperature will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading. In fact, heat index values will soar into the low 100s.

Due to a drier airmass settling across the Florida peninsula, rain prospects will remain slim to none with the mention of only a late afternoon stray shower.

Not much cooling will take place, as temperatures through the evening hours will be slow to fall. Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.

TOSS TO SABINA-2-1 BOXES

WE'RE ABOUT READY FOR THE WEEKEND.

TODAY -- WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING A POPULAR ACROBAT SHOW. A TOUCHING INDEPENDENT FILM. AND A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE OLYMICS

ALL OF THESE EVENTS GIVE ADULTS -- A WAY TO SPEND OUR OFF TIME -- THIS SEASON

SABINA BHASIN -- FROM NAPLES DAILY NEWS -- JOINS US EVERY THURSDAY.

WITH A RUNDOWN OF THINGS TO DO.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-REM-LIVE

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-CGS

Event 1 - Cirque Du Soleil: Dralion

Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. The show's name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West.

In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative colour: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved.

acts: juggling, aerials, hoop diving, single hand balancing.

PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW:

Event details

* Place: Germain Arena

* Date: Wednesday, August 01, 2012

* Time: 7:30 p.m.

* Cost: $35 - $160

* Age Limit: All ages

Event 2- Beasts of the Southern Wild

n a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions. -- Fox Searchlight

Released on June 27, it's finally in Naples playing at Silverspot this weekend.

Directed by Benh Zeitlin; Written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin

Benh has only directed shorts in the past, he's a Queens born independent filmmaker.

The film received the Camera d'or Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the audience award for best narrative at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.and now may win your hearts.

Playing at Silverspot at Mercato in Naples beginning on July 27, Friday

Event 3 - Summer Olympic Viewing Party

Description

Watch the 2012 Summer Olympic Games at The Pub! We will be airing all of the big medal events & you can enjoy our Summer Olympic Specials.

Specials include: Olympic Beer Samplers, Team USA Beer Buckets, World Team Beer Buckets, Budweiser Olympic Cans, Our Olympic Cocktail & Medal Winning Slider Combo.

Event details

* Place: The Pub Naples

* Date: Friday, July 27, 2012

* Time: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-REM-LIVE

BREAKING CLIP

ROOP UPDATE

BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING

A CAPE CORAL MAN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER APPEARS IN COURT THIS MORNING

JUDGE SET NO BOND FOR KENNETH ROOP.

FIRST APPEARANCE LASTED 5 MINUTES AT MOST.

THE VICTIMS FAMILY WAS HERE -

THE MOM HYSTERICAL WHEN LEAVING

ROOP SHOT AND KILLED A MAN IN HIS DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY

GATOR PROWLING-VO

AN PROWLER IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN SOUTH MIAMI.

IT'S A 250 POUND CROCODILE!

HELLO!

AND NEIGHBORS SAY IT WALKED RIGHT UP TO THEIR FRONT DOOR!

THE PEOPLE IN THIS ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTUALLY WOKE UP TO IT WALKING THOUGH THEIR YARDS.

EVENTUALLY TRAPPERS WERE CALLED IN, AND CAUGHT THE CROCODILE BEFORE ANYONE WAS HURT.

AND YES THIS IS A CROC, NOT A GATOR.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

A SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN.

REVEALS A MEDICAL CONDITION.

TZ5 A) BLACK EYED PEAS SIGHT-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BLACK EYED PEAS SIGHT-CAM 10 BMP-VO

AS A MEMBER OF THE BLACK-EYED PEAS ---

37 YEAR-OLD APL.DE.AP. HAS ROCKED A MILLION FACES.

BUT HE HAS NOT SEEN THEM AT ALL.

UNTIL NOW--

HE'S UNDERGONE SURGERY TO GAIN HIS EYE-SIGHT BACK.

SINCE BIRTH, HE'S SUFFERED FROM NY-STAG-MUS --

VIBRATING EYEBALLS THAT DISTORT HIS VISION.

IT MAKES HIM LEGALLY BLIND.

BUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE OPERATION --

HE'S BACK IN THE RECORDING STUDIO.

FEARLESS FELIX-VO

THEY DON'T CALL HIM 'FEARLESS FELIX" FOR NOTHING.

DAREDEVIL SKYDIVER FELIX BAUMGARTNER -- ASCENDED MORE THAN 96-THOUSAND-FEET ABOVE THE EARTH WEDNESDAY.

THEN LEAPED OUT INTO THE SKIES OVER ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO.

HE LANDED SAFELY AFTER THE DARING JUMP.

BUT THIS WAS REALLY JUST A WARM-UP

DISNEY KICKS OUT SANTA-VO

A JOLLY OLD SOUL SAYS HE GOT A *RUDE RECEPTION,

DURING A VISIT TO THE MAGIC KINGDOM.

TOM TOLBERT WORKS AT A GEORGIA SENIOR CARE FACILITY,

AND PORTRAYS SANTA CLAUS YEAR-ROUND.

HE ATTRACTED CROWDS OF CHILDREN RECENTLY,

WHILE WALKING AROUND THE DISNEY PARK.

DISNEY SAYS AN EMPLOYEE PULLED TOLBERT ASID,

AND ASKED HIM TO CHANGE HIS CHRISTMAS THEMED T- SHIRT

THEY ALSO WANTED HIM TO TELL PEOPLE HE WAS *NOT SANTA CLAUS,

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1)OPERATION LOG JAM

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING.

WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE TODAY -- FROM THE D-E-A ABOUT ITS NATIONWIDE CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

TS3) cape death

A CAPE CORAL MAN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER APPEARS IN COURT THIS MORNING

JUDGE SET NO BOND FOR KENNETH ROOP.

FIRST APPEARANCE LASTED 5 MINUTES AT MOST.

THE VICTIMS FAMILY WAS HERE -

THE MOM HYSTERICAL WHEN LEAVING

ROOP SHOT AND KILLED A MAN IN HIS DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY

TS2)san carlos death

WE ARE GETTING NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING -- ABOUT A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

55 YEAR-OLD DEBBIE STRIANO WAS FOUND MURDERED -- INSIDE HER HOME ON OAKMONT RIDGE CIRCLE.

HER FAMILY SAYS IT WAS A VIOLENT CRIME SCENE.

TS4) COLORADO SHOOTING-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING, A *HUGE CLUE ABOUT THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER --

IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE.

SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS --

JAMES HOLMES MAY HAVE MAILED A NOTEBOOK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO --

DETAILING HIS PLANS TO CARRY OUT THE MASSACRE.

BUT NOBODY *READ IT UNTIL MONDAY.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

We're in store for a hotter and drier weather pattern as we round out the work week as a strong ridge of high pressure builds westward from the Atlantic.

Our mornings will start off warm and muggy with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. With plenty of sunshine overhead through the afternoon hours, highs will be running a couple of degrees above the norm as most locations will climb into the middle 90s, with our beach and coastal locations nearing the 90° mark. Combine the actual air temperature with the humidity and the "feels like" temperature will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading. In fact, heat index values will soar into the low 100s.

Due to a drier airmass settling across the Florida peninsula, rain prospects will remain slim to none with the mention of only a late afternoon stray shower.

Not much cooling will take place, as temperatures through the evening hours will be slow to fall. Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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