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BREAKING FIRE-SS LIVE

BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FATAL FIRE ON LAMPLIGHTER LANE.

THAT'S NEAR BAYSHORE ROAD.

ABC 7 CREWS ARE JUST GETTING ON SCENE.

WE HAVE HAVE CONFIRMED SOMEONE *WAS KILLED IN THE FIRE, IN A MOBILE HOME.

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

COLLIER CO HUMAN SMUGGLING ARREST-TC MON

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY STOPPED A CAR FIRST.

.AND A HUMAN SMUGGLING OPERATIION SECOND.

THEY SAY THEY DISCOVERED SIX ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CRAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A CAR ON I-75 -- ALL HAD BEEN PROMISED WORK.

COLLIER CO HUMAN SMUGGLING ARREST-MINI PKG

Corporal christopher meyer and his dog julie were on patrol last night-- looking for speeders on alligator alley. Just past midnight-- they found one.

A red dodge caravan traveling 82 miles per hour toward miami.

Behind the wheel-- 49 year old armando valdesrodriguez.

Cpl. Christopher meyer, ccso

42:20 it was nothing extremely out of the ordinary at first, I started speaking w the driver and he seemed extremely nervous very shakey as well as the front seat passenger seemed rly rly nervous."

Cpl meyer ran their Ids--

And found the front seat passenger was on state probation for drug trafficking.

42:55 he was actually deported in may 2012 which threw up some alarms for me.

Officer meyer started questioning the five passengers in the back of the car and says they admitted they were in the country illegally-- reportedly heading from houston to miami for work.

43:21 nobody knew eachother and the craziest thing about was there was a 13 year old boy that there was nobody in the car that knew him 30

While working to get the passengers in custody-- one tried to run away, jumping a fence and hiding in the brush along i75. He was caught. homeland security is now investigating.

COLLIER CO HUMAN SMUGGLING ARREST-OC

ICE HAS TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION.

ALL OF THE PASSENGERS EXCEPT THE TEENAGER ARE IN CUSTODY.

THEY COULD FACE DEPORTATION.

TOSS STEVE-SS OC

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE KILLING OF A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN.

THIS MAN,

KENNETH ROOP IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING NICHOLAS RAINEY WEDNESDAY.

A-B-C SEVEN"S STEVE CAMPION DUG DEEPER INTO ROOP'S PAST,

ROOP PREVIOUS ARREST-PKG

5458 "it's cold. It's calculated."

A DARK EVIL LURKS INSIDE KENNETH ROOP SAYS FORMER SUMTER COUNTY PROSECUTOR RAY SOTOMAYOR.

SOTOMAYOR EXPLAINS FIVE YEARS AGO -- HE INVESTIGATED ROOP FOR PULLING A SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE ON A METER READER AT ROOP'S WILDWOOD HOME.

5341 "she was absolutely terrified of this man. She in essence had seen her life flash before her eyes with those few seconds she was standing in the driveway."

BY PHONE, SOTOMAYOR TELLS US EXAMINING ROOP ON THE STAND DURING A 2005 TRIAL REVEALED ALARMING TENDENCIES.

5521 "this guy has the external aspects of a law abiding American. There is something evil within him where he feels he can escape all of the laws and regulations of our society. That arrogance and dangerous arrogance lead to a tragic event."

ON WEDNESDAY, CAPE POLICE ARRESTED THE 52-YEAR OLD FOR SHOOTING STEAK AND SEAFOOD SALESMAN NICK RAINEY -- IN ROOP'S CAPE CORAL DRIVEWAY.

4115 "you have that fear, continue to have that fear each and every day especially about what happened."

JOHN GODFREY IS BACK WORKING -- AFTER WATCHING HIS BUDDY NICK GET SHOT.

HE SAYS GOING DOOR TO DOOR TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING -- IS A HARDER NOWADAYS.

4216 "always don't know who is going to be behind that door. Some crazy guy."

THE SAME DESCRIPTION -- A FORMER PROSECUTOR USES TO DESCRIBE KENNETH ROOP.

5418 "I believe he was a time bomb."

ROOP PREVIOUS ARREST-OC

BANK SUSPECT NEW CHARGES-SS (2) -VO

NEW CHARGES TONIGHT FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN EAST NAPLES BANK.

TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING WAKIM STEWART IS ALSO THE SUSPECT IN A SHOOTING AT THE SEMINOLE POLICE STATION IN IMMOKALEE.

OFFICERS THERE SAY STEWART THREATENED TO SHOOT ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP.

THEY SAY HE NEARLY CARRIED OUT THAT THREAT.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAUGHT STEWART SHOOTING AT THE BUILDING FROM HIS CAR,

MARYLAND PLOT FOILED-VO-WIPE

POLICE IN MARYLAND SAY THEY HAVE FOILDED A NEW 'JOKER' MASSACRE.

THEY SAY THIS MAN,

NEIL PRESCOTT,

MADE THREATS AGAINST HIS CO-WORKERS, CLAIMING HE WAS THE JOKER AND WAS PLOTTING TO LOAD HIS GUNS AND QUOTE,

BLOW EVERYONE UP.

THEY SAY HE WAS ALSO WEARING A SHIRT THAT READ "GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, I DO."

MARYLAND PLOT FOILED-SOTVO

13:16:09we believe a violent episode was prevented cutted to Brandy Lally, Neighbor: Its very scary. You never know who your neighbors are

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OTHER THAN THE JOKER REFERENCE, THERE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY CONNECTIONS TO THE COLORADO SHOOTING,

THE SUSPECT THERE ALSO CALLED HIMSELF THE JOKER.

PRESCOTT IS GETTING PSYCHIATRIC CARE AT A MARYLAND HOSPITAL.

CO SUSPECT NEW INFO-VO

NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THE FORMER GRAD STUDENT ACCUSED IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING.

COURT PAPERS SAY JAMES HOLMES WAS SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST.

HOLMES SENT THE NOTEBOOK WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY --

FILLED WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF AN ATTACK --

TO THAT PSYCHIATRIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

HOLMES' ATTORNEY NOW WANTS TO KNOW HOW THAT INFORMATION LEAKED TO THE MEDIA.

CO SHOOTING FUNERALS-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE,

IN AURORA AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TODAY --

THE VICTIMS OF THE SHOOTING ARE BEING LAID TO REST.

IN ILLINOIS,

THEY'RE REMEMBERING NAVY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER JOHN LARIMER.

ONE OF THE 12 KILLED.

TOSS CHARLIE-OC

FOR MANY,

THAT THEATER IN COLORADO MAY BE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY,

BUT FOR ONE CHARLOTTE COUNTY FATHER THE TRAGEDY HIT TOO CLOSE TO HOME --

HIS SON WAS IN THAT THEATER.

CO LOCAL VICTIM FAMILY-PKG

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MICAH BOTTS SUPPORTED HIS SON'S DECISION TO JOIN THE MARINES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

Because I thought it would give him the best opportunity for a good future." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS IN THE SERVICE - 20-YEAR-OLD KYLE BOTTS IS STATIONED AT BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE IN AURORA COLORADO.

"This is how he left his room when he left." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

HIS DAD LIKES TO THINK HE'S STILL IN NORTH PORT.

"I left it like it was because it gives me the feeling he's still here" Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

LAST FRIDAY - KYLE WENT TO THE MIDNIGHT PREMIERE OF THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE.

"kyle's loved batman his whole life" Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

FROM THE FIFTH ROW HE SAW THE GUNMAN ENTER THE THEATER AND START SHOOTING.

BACK HOME - HIS DAD WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION.

"I was keeping track of the british open" Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

HE FINALLY GOT WORD OF THE MASSACRE ON THE DRIVE TO WORK.

"My thought is there's no way, but the other side of me is thinking the worst." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MICAH LEFT HIS CELL PHONE AT HOME AND COULDN'T TEXT HIS SON LIKE HE NORMALLY DOES.

"I left it right here." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

FRANTICALLY SEARHING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING MICAH LEARNED THREE PEOPLE FROM BUCKLEY WERE SHOT.

"And that's when the hairs, right now they're doing it, the hairs on my body stood up." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

HE'S ALREADY BURIED HIS WIFE, MICAH COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK HIS SON WAS NEXT.

"but that's always been my biggest fear." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

FINALLY - KYLE CALLED SAFE AND SOUND.

"we had a conversation, I remember part of it, but i just kept telling him I'm so glad you're safe, I love you, I was so worried about you." Micah Botts/Son Survived Theater Attack

SOON, INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT PICTURES OF HIS SON - nats - MICAH PLANS ON VISITING HIM IN PERSON.

TOSS CHAD-SOTOC

LAST NIGHT, WE PLAYED YOU A CLIP THAT EARNED LIETUENANT GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL SOME CRITICISM.

TAKE A LISTEN.

Usually black women that look like me, don't engage in relationships like that.." 04

GAY AND LESBIAN GROUPS ASKED FOR AN APOLOGY AND TODAY THEY'RE GETTING IT.

LT GOV SCANDAL-PKG

JULY 14TH. JENNIFER CARROLL VISITS THE OPENING OF A MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN OFFICE IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA. AND FIRES-BACK AT CLAIMS OF A LESBIAN AFFAIR.

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"Usually black women that look like me, don't engage in relationships like that.." 04

12-DAYS LATER *THIS APOLOGY.

"IT IS WRONG AND INEXUSABLE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT HURTS PEOPLE, AND THAT WAS NOT MY INTENTION."

A LETTER DIRECTED TO EQUALITY FLORIDA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

"Our point was you can defend yourself without minimizing, diminishing, or making invisible the diverse array of black lesbians who call Florida home."

this kind of discrimination this kind of bigotry and prejudice has no place in the public arena.

REVEREND WAYNE ROBINSON PUSHES FOR INCLUSIVENESS AT 'ALL FAITHS UNITARIAN CONGREGATION' IN FORT MYERS.

"Recognize the contribution and the beauty of each person and in no sense give any credence to this kind of bigotry."

CARROLL'S COMMENT FOLLOWED ACCUSATIONS OF HER IN "A COMPROMISING POSITION" WITH A FEMALE TRAVEL AIDE.

FORMER STAFFER CARLETHA COLE MADE THAT CLAIM. COLE FACES CHARGES OF SECRETLY TAPING A CONVERSATION WITH CARROLL'S CHIEF OF STAFF.

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"I haven't done anything wrong - it's a total lie. Immediately I've become an individual that's now accused. and in America we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilt." 11

PALM AVE GROCERY STORY MEETING-VO-WIPE

A DUNBAR GROCERY STORE IS STILL OPEN AFTER BEING ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEIR PARKING LOT IS A HAVEN FOR BUYING DRUGS, AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD MET AGAIN TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PALM AVENUE GROCERY STORE'S FATE.

THE BUSINESS'S ATTORNEY ASKED THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION, SAYING PALM GROCERY NOW HAS CAMERAS,

AND IS OFFERING TO CLOSE AT NIGHT, AND TOW AWAY UNAUTHORIZED CARS.

PALM AVE GROCERY STORY MEETING-SOTVO

31:53 "the whole question is what is enough?"

30:02 "they haven't gone far enough to in trying to abate the public nuisance so we're going to try to abate it."

THE STORE'S LAWYER IS SUING FORT MYERS- TO STAY OPEN, CLAIMING THE GROCERY STORE ITSELF DID NOTHING WRONG.

IN THE END, THE BOARD VOTED TODAY NOT TO RECONSIDER ITS ORIGINAL RULING OF CLOSING PALM AVENUE GROCERY FOR A YEAR,

CHAR CO ILLEGAL DUMPING-SS'S

CAUGHT IN THE ACT,

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY CAUGHT A MAN ILLEGALLY DUMPING DEBRIS IN ENGLEWOOD EAST.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS,

DEPUTIES SAY KENNETH PASSINO WAS TRYING TO DUMP A TRAILER LOAD OF OAK LIMBS IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA ALONG COVENTRY TERRACE.

THEY SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE ILLEGALLY DUMP DEBRIS AND TRASH THERE.

CITIZENS INSURANCE-OTS

FLORIDA'S LARGEST PROPERTY INSURER IS RAISING ITS RATES.

THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR STATE-BACKED CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE APPROVED AN 8 POINT 8 PERCENT MAXIMUM INCREASE FOR MOST POLICIES TODAY--

BY LAW, "CITIZEN'S" CAN'T INCREASE RATES MORE THAN TEN PERCENT A YEAR.

NOT EVERYONE WILL SEE THE FULL INCREASE,

LEE CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSING-VO OC TAG

AN INVESTIGATION INTO TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LEE COUNTY HAS REVEALED THE SCHOOLS WROTE UP MISLEADING ATTENDANCE RECORDS AND WERE SWAPPING COURSES TO BOOST GRADUATION RATES

THE SCHOOLS ARE THE RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS AND THE LEE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

THE INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED STUDENTS TAKING THE SAME COURSE TWICE AND COUNTING BOTH TOWARD GRADUATION.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THAT NOT ONLY VIOLATES POLICY - BUT ALSO FLORIDA STATE STATUTES.

DOCUMENTS SHOW THE SCHOOLS TOLD THE DISTRICT THEY'D TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS.

THE DISTRICT SAID THAT'S NOT ENOUGH AND WANTS TO TERMINATE THE SCHOOL'S CONTRACT.

NEITHER THE DISTRICT OR THE ACADEMY WERE WILLING TO TALK.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE--

DIRTY MUCK ALONG SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATERWAYS,

IT MAY MAKE YOU SAY YUCK!

BUT THIS STUFF IS ACTUALLY AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM, WE EXPLAIN.

PLUS,.

dancing nats

WHO'S BACK AND WHO' LOOKING FOR A SECOND SHOT AT THE MIRROR BALL TROPHEY.

THERE ARE MORE STARS THAT YOU CAN HANDLE IN THE NEXT SEASON OF DANCING WITH THE STARS AND WE HAVE A PREVIEW.

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TZ1 B DWTS REVEAL-NATVOTOPS

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP

BREAKING UPDATE-LIVETOPS

LET'S UPDATE BREAKIING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A FIRE THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD.

THE FIRE STARTED ABOUT FIVE AT A MOBILE HOME ON LAMPLIGHTER LANE.

YOU'RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE MOBILE HOME PARK NAMED MOBILE MANOR.

A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE.

TOSS LAUREN-VO IN TC MON

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S BEACHES,

THIS ISN'T NORMALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

BUT THIS GROSS LOOKING STUFF ACTUALLY HAS A NAME,

BEACH WRACK,

BEACH WRACK-PKG

Nats bird/water

THIS WILLET DIPS INTO THE SHALLOW WATER OF BIG CARLOS PASS, LOOKING FOR FOOD.

BUT HE SEEMS TO AVOID ANOTHER POPULAR FEEDING SPOT -- THE WRACK LINE.

nats 33:38 nope not a lot here, not a lot of birds foraging here

BIOLOGIST AMY CLIFTON SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THE LINE THAT'S FILLED WITH SEA GRASS AND MANGROVE PODS HAS CHANGED.

before the storm you would have a heavier wrack line one that was mounded up maybe 2 or 3 inches, that would hold a lot of nutrients

IT'S NOT DIRT-- CLIFTON SAYS WRACK ALSO HOLDS SMALL BUGS, WORMS AND ALGEA--FOOD FOR BIRDS BULKING UP TO MIGRATE SOUTH.

Nats vincent stafford, what's this. This could be a mangrove one day

CLIFTON SHOWS SEVEN YEAR OLD VINCENT STAFFORD SOME THINGS YOU CAN FIND IN WRACK, LIKE SHELLS.

its a great place to catch wildlife in action

VINCENT'S DAD, JAMES, SAYS NATURE DRAWS HIS FAMILY TO BEACHES LIKE LOVER'S KEY STATE PARK.

looking for a fighter conch, havent found one yet

CLIFTON HELPS VINCENT SEARCH FOR A FIGHTER CONCH SHELL -- BUT JUST LIKE MANY OF THE BIRDS, THEY HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING WHAT THEY WANT.

because of debby a lot of that washed out and further and you don't have as much wrack line here on the beach

HERE, AND AT BEACHES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-- LEAVING LESS FINDS FOR BEACH SCAVENGERS, AND LESS FOOD, FOR BIRDS FLYING SOUTH.

LAUREN DISPIRITO

DWTS ALL STARS-NATSVO

*NEW SEASON,

OLD RIVALRIES!

THE CAST OF THIS YEAR'S ALL-STAR SEASON OF DANCING WITH THE STARS IS NOW OFFICIAL.

dancing nats

COMPETITORS FROM SEASONS PAST WILL GO TOE TO TOE.

PAMELA ANDERSON, KIRSTIE ALLEY AND BRISTOL PALIN WILL SHOW US IF ANY OF THEIR TRAINING STUCK.

PLUS,

THIS YEAR VIEWERS CAN VOTE ON A 13TH CONTESTANT.

CHOICES ARE KYLE MASSEY, SABRINA BRYAN AND CELEBRITY STYLIST CARSON KRESSLEY.

ART OF OLYMPIANS-VO-WIPE

ART OF OLYMPIANS-SOTVO

TEASE TWO-POP

THE NFL IS BACK. THAT IS FUN SAY. HEAR FROM THE TAMPA BAY BUCS.

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK--

AHEAD, TONIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

A DEADLY FIRE RIPS THROUGH A MOBILE HOME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THIS IS ON LAMPLIGHTER LANE.

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT

PLUS.

A CAPE CORAL COUNTER TERRORISM EXPERT IS COMING UNDER FIRE FOR HIS CONTROVERSIAL TEACHING METHODS.

TZ 7 1) NORTH FORT MYERS FIRE-VO-WIPE

TZ 7 2) COUNTERTERRORISM PROFILING-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON

MIAMI DOLPHINS-PKG

TAMPA BAY BUCS-POPMON

TAMPA BAY BUCS-SOTTOPS

BRITISH OPEN-VOTOPS

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN.

WE KNOW THIS GUY. GARY HALLBERG SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. HE LEADS THE SENIOR OPEN AT 6 UNDER THANKS TO THAT BIRDIE ON 17.

TEAM USA-VOTOPS

TEAM USA TIPS OFF OLYMPIC PLAY LATER TONIGHT WHEN THEY FACE FRANCE.

IT'S GOLD OR BUST FOR THE US. ESPECIALLY AFTER KOBE BRYANT AND LEBRON JAMES SAID THE COULD BEAT THE DREAM TEAM OF 92.

TEAM USA-SOTTOPS

GOODBYE-4SHOT