5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL) CHILD BURNED-SOTVO

i heard this ungodly scream. Help me.

BADLY BURNED.

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEEN RUSHED TO A TAMPA BURN UNIT -- AFTER HIS DINING ROOM TABLE CATCHES FIRE.

HL) ROMNEY POLAND-VO-WIPE

CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS --

PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER MITT ROMNEY MADE A LOT OF HEADLINES ON HIS FIRST OVERSEAS TRIP.

HL) CRAIGSLIST THIEF-SOTVO

IT WAS A COMBINATION OF PAWN STARS AND HOARDERS

AND BIG BUST.

FORT MYERS POLICE TRACK DOWN A SERIAL THIEF.

530 ~ HL) HOLMES CHARGED-VO-WIPE

PROSECUTORS THROW THE BOOK AT JAMES HOLMES.

THE ALLEGED GUNMAN IN THE COLORADO MOVIE MASSACRE.

WILL FACE 142 FELONY CHARGES,

530 ~ HL) HOME PRICE INDEX-VO-WIPE

STAYING POSITIVE.

A-B-C SEVEN KEEPING AN EYE OUT -- FOR A VERY IMPORTANT REPORT THIS MORNING ON THE HOUSING MARKET.

530 ~ HL) CAPE ZONING-VO-WIPE

AND ZONED OUT --

A BATTLE BREWS IN A CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

RESIDENTS TRY TO DECIDE WHETHER THEIR *BUSY STREET.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Our drier than normal weather pattern is coming to an end as rain chances increase through the week, but the heat and humidity sticks around.

Plenty of sunshine will be around for the morning with the possibility of a stray shower along our coastal communities. Temperatures will be rather warm and muggy to start and quickly rebound to near 90° by the noon hour.

The heat will be back tomorrow with afternoon highs climbing into the lower to middle 90s with heat index values between 100°-108°.

As we go through the day, partly sunny skies will take over, with the scattering of showers and storms developing along the sea breeze and pushing east of I-75.

A few storms will linger through the evening before skies begin to clear and lows drop into the middle and upper 70s.

By the weekend, moisture returns to Southwest Florida with scattered showers and storms back in the forecast.

DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP

SANIBEL CHILD IN POOL-MAP

DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING --

A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD FIGHTS TO LIVE,

AFTER BEING FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL.

THE CHILD WAS FOUND AROUND NINE LAST NIGHT,

AT THE SANIBEL ARMS CONDOS.

THAT'S JUST PAST THE CAUSEWAY ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

CHARLOTTE CO BOY BADLY BURNED-VOWIPE

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEENAGER IS IN THE HOSPITAL -- RECOVERING THIS MORNING AT A TAMPA BURN UNIT.

IT HAPPENED IN THIS HOUSE ON RIO DE JANEIRO AVENUE.

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT TELLING US HOW HE CAUGHT FIRE.

CHARLOTTE CO BOY BADLY BURNED-SOTVO

2:24:14 Don petersen/called 911

he was burns from his neck as far down as I could see with no shirt on

THE TEEN WAS AIRLIFTED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

OFFICIALS SAY -- HE'S BEING TREATED FOR BURNS ON HIS UPPER BODY AND ARMS.

NEIGHBORS THINK HE WAS HOME ALONE -- WITH A FRIEND WHEN IT HAPPENED.

VOTE 2012-CLIP

ROMNEY POLAND-VOWIPE

MITT ROMNEY'S THREE-NATION FOREIGN TOUR. HITS ANOTHER BUMP.

THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AGAIN MAKES HEADLINES.

FOR CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS.

ROMNEY IS IN POLAND THIS MORNING, WINDING DOWN HIS OVERSEAS TRIP.

AND HE'S BEING FORCED TO RESPOND TO A COMMENT IN ISRAEL --

THAT LEFT PALESTINIANS ANGRY.

BEFORE LEAVING ISREAL,

ROMNEY HEAPED PRAISE ON THE ISRAELI CULTURE AND ECONOMY.

THAT DEEPLY OFFENDED PALESTINIANS -

ROMNEY POLAND-SOTVO

"Such racist statements do not serve those who are trying to protect and save lives in this region."

THIS INCIDENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF ROMNEY'S CONTROVERSIAL COMMENT IN LONDON -

QUESTIONING THE CITY'S READINESS FOR THE OLYMPICS.

BUT IN POLAND. ROMNEY DID RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LECH WALESA.

6AM ~ ROMNEY POLAND-ONCAM

MITT ROMNEY IS IN POLAND THIS MORNING.

HE'S WINDING DOWN A THREE-NATION FOREIGN TOUR,

THAT HAS HIT ANOTHER BUMP.

HE MADE A COMMENT IN ISRAEL.

THAT LEFT PALESTINIANS ANGRY AND OFFENDED.

AND THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENT IN LONDON.

QUESTIONING THE CITY'S READINESS FOR THE OLYMPICS.

6AM ~ ROMNEY POLAND-PKG

IN POLAND. MITT ROMNEY RECEIVED THE BLESSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LECH WALESA. WHO. BY THE WAY. IS NO FAN OF PRESIDENT OBAMA

BUT INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON SWEEPING PHOTO OPS LIKE HIS VISIT TO THE SOLIDARITY MEMORIAL.

TODAY'S HEADLINES ARE ABOUT THE LATEST DUSTUP TO MAR HIS FOREIGN TOUR - FIRST LONDON - NOW ISRAEL.

BEFORE LEAVING ISREAL. THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE HEAPED PRAISE ON THE ISRAELI CULTURE AND ECONOMY.

THAT DEEPLY OFFENDED PALESTINIANS - ALREADY ANGRY THAT ROMNEY DECLARED JERUSALEM THE TRUE ISRAELI CAPITAL.

"Such racist statements do not serve those who are trying to protect and save lives in this region."

AND THE COMMENT HAS ROMNEY'S ALLIES AND ENEMIES IN FULL SPIN MODE HERE AT HOME.

Arizona

"What I'm sure Governor Romney was talking about is the Israeli ECONOMY has grown and prospered."

"And it is clear that there are some people who have taken a look at those comments and are scratching their heads a little bit."

6AM ~ ROMNEY POLAND-ONCAM

BRIAN MOOAR REPORTING.

HOLMES CHARGES-VO

THE SUSPECT IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING -- IS CHARGED WITH 24 COUNTS OF MURDER.

ALLEGED GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES IS BEING CHARGED *TWICE FOR EACH OF THE 12 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE.

12 COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER -- AND 12 COUNTS OF MURDER WITH EXTREME INDIFFERENCE.

HOLMES WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH 116 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. AND NOW FACES A TOTAL OF 142 CHARGES.

530 ~ HOLMES CHARGES-ONCAM

JAMES HOLMES GETS HIS DAY IN COURT -- AS THE LEGAL PROCESS GOT UNDERWAY YESTERDAY WITH CHARGES BEING OFFICIALLY FILED.

142 COUNTS AGAINST THE ALLEDGED MASS MURDERER IN THE MIDNIGHT MOVIE MASSACRE.

530 ~ HOLMES CHARGES-PKG

In a packed Colorado courtroom, James Holmes heard the charges that could

cost him his life.

Just as he did in court last week he sat dazed and confused.

Prosecutors charged Holmes with 142 counts -- two first-degree murder

charges for each of the 12 people killed and two attempted first-degree

murder charges for every one of the 58 people injured.

McCallum SOT

ONE COUNT IS SENTENCE ENHANCER / ONE COUNT OF CLASS FOUR FELONIES POSSESION

OF AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.

If convicted, Holmes could face the death penalty.

Many of the victims and their families showed up to hear the charges.in

court, they saw Holmes' fiery orange hair.and heard him speak for the

first timewhen the judge asked if he wanted to waive his right to a speedy

trial.

Holmes said "Yes."

Donald Lader-SOT-

WHEN I SAW HIM IN COURT TODAY HE LOOKED LIKE AN ANIMAL IN A CORNER. BUT NOT

ONE THAT'S TYING TO FIGHT BACK. A STICKLY ANIMANL WAS DEFEATED.

As the case moves forward, there's sad news this morning about one of the

victims. Ashley Moser, who lost her 6 year old daughter and suffered a

miscarriage in the shooting, is now expected to be paralyzed.

Aunt SOT-

I FELT RESENTMENT THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE THEIR LIFE TAKEN FOR THE MOVIES AND

I FELT SORRY FOR HIM SUCH A BRILLIANT MAN.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over whether a notebook Holmes

mailed to his psychiatrist Lynne Fenton -- a specialist in schizophrenia --

can be used as evidence in the case.

O/C CLOSE:

THE NOTEBOOK COULD OFFER INSIGHT INTO WHETHER HOLMES IS MENTALLY ILL. THE

ZIMMERMAN'S WIFE ARRAIGNED-VO

HAPPENING TODAY --

AN ARRAIGNMENT FOR SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN,

THE WIFE OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF PERJURY.

PROSECUTERS SAID THE COUPLE MISLED THE COURT ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.

PROMPTING A JUDGE TO REVOKE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S INITIAL BOND.

HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE,

HOME PRICE INDEX-VO

LATER THIS MORNING WE'LL GET A CHECK ON THE HOUSING MARKET. AS THE "CASE-SHILLER HOME PRICE INDEX" IS RELEASED FOR MAY.

IT TRACKS CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IT IS A LEADING MEASURE FOR THE US RESIDENTIAL HOUSING MARKET.

CHARTER SCHOOL FATE-VO

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF *TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS,

LATER THIS EVENING.

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS,

AND LEE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.

ARE ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT THEIR ATTENDANCE RECORDS,

AND HELPING STUDENTS GRADUATE *WITHOUT COMPLETING THE RIGHT NUMBER OF COURSES.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-TBA

WHO PERFORMED THE WORST NATIONAL ANTHEM *EVER?

ROSEANNE BARR.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA.

HARPER GRUZIN?

THIS 11-YEAR-OLD'S VERSION OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER IS BEING CALLED THE *WORST EVER.AFTER HER PERFORMANCE AT A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER GAME THIS WEEKEND.

KIND OF HARSH.BUT YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR IT.

worst national anthem-nats

ROMNEY

BREAKING NEWS.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ---

MITT ROMNEY IS SPEAKING IN POLAND TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN THE ECONOMY.

HE'S WRAPPING UP HIS THREE NATION FOREIGN TOUR.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Our drier than normal weather pattern is coming to an end as rain chances increase through the week, but the heat and humidity sticks around.

Plenty of sunshine will be around for the morning with the possibility of a stray shower along our coastal communities. Temperatures will be rather warm and muggy to start and quickly rebound to near 90° by the noon hour.

The heat will be back tomorrow with afternoon highs climbing into the lower to middle 90s with heat index values between 100°-108°.

As we go through the day, partly sunny skies will take over, with the scattering of showers and storms developing along the sea breeze and pushing east of I-75.

A few storms will linger through the evening before skies begin to clear and lows drop into the middle and upper 70s.

By the weekend, moisture returns to Southwest Florida with scattered showers and storms back in the forecast.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

HYUNDAI RECALL-VO

A BIG RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT. IF YOU DRIVE A HYUNDAI, LISTEN UP.

NEARLY 200-THOUSAND SANTA FE S-U-Vs ARE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG -- MAY HAVE PROBLEMS DETECTING SMALLER ADULTS.

THE RECALL INVOLVES MODEL YEARS 2007 - 2009.

LEE TRAN GRANT-VO

MORE MONEY FOR LEE COUNTY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM.

LEE TRAN WILL GET FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE GOVERNMENT --

TO HELP BUILD ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS.

THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION WILL PAY FOR IT.

LEE TRAN PLANS TO BREAK GROUND ON THE 32 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY LATER THIS YEAR.

THE COUNTY IS REPLACING ITS 30-YEAR-OLD FACILITY WITH A NEW 'GREEN' BUILDING.

AMERICAN AIRLINES UPGRADE-VO

STARTING TODAY. TRAVELERS WHO FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES -- CAN GET A DISCOUNT WHEN THEY BUY AN UPGRADED SEAT.

AMERICAN IS OFFERING 25-PERCENT OFF, THROUGH AUGUST FIFTH -- WHEN YOU PURCHASE A "PREFERRED" SEAT, EITHER THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE, OR THROUGH PRICELINE.

PREFERRED SEATS HAVE STANDARD LEG ROOM. BUT ARE CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE ECONOMY CABIN.

TAMPA BAY RAYS GAME-VO

A WILD CARD BATTLE GOES LATE IN THE NIGHT.

THIS GAME FINISHED JUST ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO!

THE TAMPA BAY RAYS AND OAKLAND ATHLETICS NEEDED 15 INNINGS!

THIS IS THE WINNING RUN --

A'S OUTFIELDER JEMILLE WEEKS.WITH THE SACRIFICE FLY. TO WIN IT FOUR TO THREE.

ONE BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE RAYS--

THEY SET A TEAM RECORD.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

A NEW ETHICS REPORT SHOWS ---

FLORIDA DOES *NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO DISCLOSE ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES.

THE REPORT SAYS MORE DETAILS COULD REVEAL ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON BEGINS AN 11-DAY SWING ACROSS AFRICA TODAY.

TOPPING HER AGENDA --

IS CHINA'S INCREASING INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT.

CLINTON WILL VISIT AT LEAST SIX AFRICAN NATIONS,

INCLUDING THE WORLD'S NEWEST COUNTRY -- SOUTH SUDAN.

A SWISS SOCCER PLAYER HAS BEEN THROWN *OUT OF THE OLYMPICS,

AFTER TWEETING AN INSULTING MESSAGE ABOUT SOUTH KOREANS.

HIS TEAM HAD JUST LOST TO SOUTH KOREA.

MICHEL MORGAN-ELLA IS THE *SECOND ATHLETE KICKED OFF A LONDON OLYMPICS TEAM.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Our drier than normal weather pattern is coming to an end as rain chances increase through the week, but the heat and humidity sticks around.

Plenty of sunshine will be around for the morning with the possibility of a stray shower along our coastal communities. Temperatures will be rather warm and muggy to start and quickly rebound to near 90° by the noon hour.

The heat will be back tomorrow with afternoon highs climbing into the lower to middle 90s with heat index values between 100°-108°.

As we go through the day, partly sunny skies will take over, with the scattering of showers and storms developing along the sea breeze and pushing east of I-75.

A few storms will linger through the evening before skies begin to clear and lows drop into the middle and upper 70s.

By the weekend, moisture returns to Southwest Florida with scattered showers and storms back in the forecast.

CAPE CORAL ZONING-VOWIPE

SOME CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP BUSINESS OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

PEOPLE LIVING NEAR SOUTHWEST 15TH PLACE NEAR CHIQUITA BOULEVARD -- FEAR DEVELOPMENT WILL CHANGE THE WAY THEY LIVE.

PREVIOUSLY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE RECCOMENDED ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE PROPERTIES BE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL -- WHILE THE REST ARE "MIXED USE" OR COMMERCIAL.

CAPE CORAL ZONING-SOTVO

25:37 they cant fill the strip malls now why build more or schedule to have more:43 plenty of areas they can fill up for biz now.

COUNCILMEMBERS WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO APPROVE, REJECT OR MODIFY THE ORDINANCE.

PETERSON TRIAL BEGINS-VO

OPENING STATEMENTS BEGIN TODAY --

IN THE DREW PETERSON'S MURDER TRIAL.

IT'S A CHICAGO COURTROOM DRAMA. YEARS IN THE MAKING.

PETERSON HAS PLEADED *NOT GUILTY --

TO MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE, KATHLEEN SAVIO.

THE EX-POLICE OFFICER WAS ONLY CHARGED.

AFTER HIS FOURTH WIFE, STACY PETERSON, DISAPPEARED.

THE JUDGE HAS SAID JURORS CAN'T BE TOLD SHE'S PRESUMED DEAD,

SWAT SITUATION OVER-SOTVO

PEOPLE IN A QUIET ENGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD SAW THE POWER AND PRECISION OF THE SWAT TEAM.

"they were all going down like this and they had all these shields and they're holding their stuff up like this and it was just amazing."

THEY SWARMED A HOUSE ON ROOSEVELT STREET MONDAY -- ENDING A STANDOFF WITH A MAN INSIDE.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WON'T SAY -- WHO THE MAN IS OR WHY HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE FOR A FEW HOURS.

HE EVENTUALLY GAVE HIMSELF UP.

MISSING GEORGIA BANKER-VO

ABC-7 UNCOVERS DETAILS ON A MISSING GEORGIA BANKER,

LAST SEEN ON THE FERRY FROM KEY WEST TO FORT MYERS.

THIS IS NEW VIDEO THE F-B-I *JUST RELEASED.

IT'S BELIEVED TO DOCUMENT THE *LAST MOMENTS --

BEFORE AUBREY LEE PRICE DISAPPEARED.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, PRICE VANISHED.

ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATED 40 MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTORS MONEY.

HE TOLD FRIENDS HE WAS GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE;

BUT THE F-B-I DOES NOT BUY IT.

AND THEY BELIEVE PRICE COULD STILL BE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IF YOU *HAVE INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS--

FIREFIGHTER SHOT-VO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SHOT AN IONA FIREFIGHTER.

SUNDAY NIGHT, THEY SAY FOUR YOUNG MEN WITH B-B GUNS -- WERE SHOOTING AT CARS AND BUILDINGS ALONG SOUTH POINT BOULEVARD.

THE BOYS BOLTED WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.

BUT BEFORE THEY GOT THERE, THE DEPUTIES SAY THE BOYS SHOT A FIREFIGHTER IN THE STOMACH.

OKLAHOMA WILDFIRE-VO

EMERGENCY CREWS IN OKLAHOMA. FIGHT A MASSIVE BRUSH FIRE.

IT HAS BURNED SEVERAL BUILDINGS NEAR STILLWATER.

50 HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

AND THE RED CROSS HAS OPENED A SHELTER IN TOWN.

AUTHORITIES SAY HORSES WERE RELEASED INTO OPEN PASTURES,

IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE FIRE.

CRAIGSLIST THIEF-VO

A FAMILY FINDS THEIR PERSONAL PROPERTY UP FOR SALE ON CRAIGS-LIST.

AND HELP FORT MYERS POLICE TAKE DOWN A SERIAL BURGLAR.

LOOK AT ALL OF THIS STUFF POLICE FOUND -- WHEN THEY SEARCHED EMANUEL COLLAZO'S HOUSE.

THE FAMILY FOUND THE ITEMS ON CRAIGSLIST.

F-M-P-D SET UP A STING AND TOOK DOWN COLLAZO.

OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS-VO

MONDAY WAS A *GOOD DAY --

FOR THE U-S SWIM TEAM AT THE OLYMPICS!

17-YEAR-OLD PHENOM MISTY FRANKLIN WON HER *FIRST INDIVIDUAL MEDAL --

IN THE 100 METER BACKSTROKE.

AND IT WAS A GOLD ONE!

PLUS - AMERICAN MEN TOOK GOLD AND SILVER IN THAT SAME EVENT.

BUT IN MEN'S GYMNASTICS --

A DIFFERENT STORY.

THE AMERICANS WERE GOING FOR GOLD IN THE TEAM COMPETITION.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT

OLYMPICS!

HOW MUCH IS A MEDAL WORTH?

NOT AS MUCH AS YOU THINK.

GOLD -- ABOUT 650 BUCKS.

SILVER -- ABOUT 330 DOLLARS.

BRONZE -- ONLY FIVE DOLLARS!!!

THE GOLD MEDAL ONLY CONTAINS ONE PERCENT GOLD.

THE SILVER MEDAL IS 90 PERCENT COPPER.

THE BRONZE IS ALMOST ENTIRELY COPPER.

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

Our drier than normal weather pattern is coming to an end as rain chances increase through the week, but the heat and humidity sticks around.

Plenty of sunshine will be around for the morning with the possibility of a stray shower along our coastal communities. Temperatures will be rather warm and muggy to start and quickly rebound to near 90° by the noon hour.

The heat will be back tomorrow with afternoon highs climbing into the lower to middle 90s with heat index values between 100°-108°.

As we go through the day, partly sunny skies will take over, with the scattering of showers and storms developing along the sea breeze and pushing east of I-75.

A few storms will linger through the evening before skies begin to clear and lows drop into the middle and upper 70s.

By the weekend, moisture returns to Southwest Florida with scattered showers and storms back in the forecast.

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

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

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

LAKE O WATER-VOWIPE

A PLAN TO BRING FRESH WATER FROM LAKE OKECHOBEE TO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

FACES ROADBLOCKS.

THE HURDLES MAINLY COME FROM ENVIRONMENTALISTS.

THE PROPOSED 'BACK PUMPING' SOLUTION DRAINS WATER FROM SUGAR CANE FIELDS.

SENDS THE WATER TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

THEN PUSHES IT DOWN TO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE.

AN ENVIRONMENTALIST WITH THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION COMMISSION --

LAKE O WATER-SOTVO

RAE ANN WESSEL/NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY DIRECTOR

10:43:47 it takes just a little bit of nitrogen to cause algal blooms and real deterioration of the water quality. you should be able to look through these water columns and see at least the shallow waters, but you can't do that anymore 03

THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MEETS THIS WEEK --

STARVING DOG UPDATE-VO

IT WILL BE *WEEKS --

BEFORE A DOG FOUND ON THE BRINK OF DEATH. BECOMES HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR ADOPTION.

SOMEONE SPOTTED THIS THREE-YEAR-OLD BOXER-HOUND MIX -- NAMED PHOENIX -- BY THE SUGAR CANE FIELDS NEAR CLEWISTON.

THE ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER SAYS THE DOG WAS SICK AND STARVING.

VETS ARE NOW NURSING HIM BACK TO HEALTH.

YOU CAN NOT ADOPT PHOENIX JUST YET.

BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY INTERESTED,

SEA TURTLE TOUR-VOTOPS

IT'S A 'TOUR DE TURTLES'.

THESE TWO LOGGERHEAD TURTLES. NAMED PIRATE PATTY AND LADY MARMALADE ARE HELPING RESEARCHERS WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT

RESEARCHERS FITTED THEM WITH TRANSPONDERS TO FIGURE OUT WHY SOME TURTLES MIGRATE TO THE NORTHEAST -- OTHERS HEAD SOUTH.

RESEARCHERS -- EVEN YOU AT HOME -- CAN TRACK THE TWO ONLINE FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

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TS) CHILD DROWNING-MAPTOPS

A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD IS FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE THIS MORNING -- AFTER BEING FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL.

THE CHILD FOUND AROUND NINE LAST NIGHT AT THE SANIBEL ARMS CONDOS. JUST PAST THE CAUSEWAY ON SANIBEL ISLAND.

TS) TEEN BURNED-VO-WIPE

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEENAGER RECOVERS IN A TAMPA BURN UNIT THIS MORNING.

HE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE THIS HOUSE ON RIO DE JANEIRO AVENUE.

INVESTIGATORS WON'T SAY HOW IT HAPPENED.

TS) HOLMES CHARGES-VO-WIPE

COLORADO PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED THE THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT -- WITH TWO DIFFERENT *MURDER COUNTS FOR EVERY PERSON WHO DIED.

AND TWO *ATTEMPTED-MURDER COUNTS FOR EVERY PERSON HURT IN THE RAMPAGE.

JAMES HOLMES FACES A TOTAL OF 142 COUNTS.

TS) ROMNEY GAFFES-VO-WIPE

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY. RETURNS TO THE U-S LATER TODAY,

AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT IN POLAND.

ROMNEY PICKED UP AN ENDORSEMENT FROM FORMER PRESIDENT LECH WALESA

POLAND WAS ROMNEY'S FINAL STOP ON A THREE-NATION TOUR --

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

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COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB

" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "

-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.

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