5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL) THREE OAKS MURDER-VO-WIPE

NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

AN ARREST MADE IN THE GRUESOME MURDER OF A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN.

HL) CHICK FIL A-VO-WIPE

CHICKEN CONTROVERS --

CONSERVATIVES ANNOUNCE TODAY IS "CHICK FIL A DAY."

THOUSANDS WILL SHOW THEIR SUPPORT,

AFTER THE RESTAURANT TOOK A STAND AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE.

IT'S A NATIONWIDE MORAL DEBATE --

HL) POWERBALL-VO-WIPE

AND MILLION DOLLAR DREAMS.

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GO OUT AND GET A POWER BALL TICKET.

530 ~ HL) THREE OAKS MURDER-VO-WIPE

ARREST MADE --

DEPUTIES TRACK DOWN A SUSPECT.

IN THE BRUTAL KILLING OF A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN.

BUT THIS MORNING --

530 ~ HL) WOMENS HEALTH-VO-WIPE

CONTRACEPTION CONTROVERSY.

THE HEALTH CARE PROVISION REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE FREE CONTRACEPTION TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES -- GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY.

530 ~ HL) SCARY SKIES-VO-WIPE

AND SCARY SKIES--

A UNITED PLANE WAS DIVERTED LAST NIGHT,

AFTER REPORTS OF A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE.

IT'S THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CLOSE CALLS FOR FLYERS.

FROM BIRD STRIKES TO NEEDLES REPORTEDLY FOUND IN AIRLINE FOOD.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.

Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.

Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.

Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.

The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.

Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.

BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

NFM FIRE-VO

BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF NORTH FORT MYERS.

CREWS ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY INVOLVED STRUCTURE FIRE.

THE CALL CAME IN JUST BEFORE 2:30 THIS MORNING.

A TWO STORY HOUSE NEAR "LEETANA AND RICH ROADS" WAS ABLAZE.

LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED.

THE FIRE IS BEING CALLED SUSPICIOUS AND WE KNOW ONE PERSON HAS BEEN DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING.

DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP

THREE OAKS MURDER-SSVO

THIS MORNING --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES LOOK FOR A *SECOND SUSPECT.

IN THE BRUTAL KILLING OF A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN.

BILLY RETHERFORD IS STILL ON THE RUN,

AND BELIEVED TO BE DANGEROUS.

TUESDAY, DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIS NEPHEW -- DUSTIN JAYE.

BOTH MEN ARE SUSPECTS --

IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF DEBRA STRIANO.

STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE THEIR HOME LAST WEEK.

HE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A LATE NIGHT RUN TO BUY DOG FOOD.

WE SPOKE WITH STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND ABOUT THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

THREE OAKS MURDER-SOTVO

Russell Myers/ Striano's Boyfriend

terrible a lot of nightmares every night for safety and experience of what I walked in on

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE RETHERFORD IS CAUGHT.

THEY DO BELIEVE HE IS STILL IN LEE COUNTY.

DEPT OF JUSTICE-VO

LOCAL ELECTION LEADERS BEING QUESTIONED THIS WEEK BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE -- AFTER THEY REMOVE NON CITIZENS FROM THE VOTER ROLLS.

COLLIER COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR JENNIFER EDWARDS WAS SERVED A SUBPOENA.

IT TOLD HER TO HAND OVER RECORDS, INCLUDING THE LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS. AND A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WERE REMOVED.

WOMENS HEALTH-VOWIPE

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

SEVERAL NEW RULES COVERING WOMEN'S HEALTH. KICK IN TODAY.

HEALTH PLANS NOW MUST PROVIDE FREE SCREENING --

FOR EVERYTHING FROM S-T-D'S. TO DIABETES. TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

BUT THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL RULE CONCERNS BIRTH CONTROL.

EVERY EMPLOYER IN THE UNITED STATES *MUST PROVIDE *FREE CONTRACEPTION TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

WHILE DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE,

WOMENS HEALTH-SOTVO

Wyoming

"We need to repeal and replace the health care law."

California

"What is with this idea of repeal? Do you really want to take away these benefits from women?"

OPPONENTS TO THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

ARE ALREADY CHALLENGING THE RULE IN COURTS.

630 ~ WOMENS HEALTH-ONCAM

THIS IS AN *IMPORTANT DAY --

IN THE HISTORY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

SEVERAL NEW RULES KICK IN, COVERING WOMEN'S HEALTH.

BUT OPPONENTS ARE UP IN ARMS OVER A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT --

THAT EMPLOYERS PROVIDE FREE CONTRACEPTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES.

AS BRIAN MOOAR REPORTS --

630 ~ WOMENS HEALTH-PKG

BEGINNING TODAY. EVERY EMPLOYER IN THE UNITED STATES IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FREE CONTRACEPTION TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

THAT'S THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL OF EIGHT NEW RULES UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW.

/ Sen. Majority Leader

"Women will no longer have to reach into their pockets to pay for wellness checkups."

HEALTH PLANS NOW MUST PROVIDE FREE SCREENING FOR EVERYTHING FROM STDS TO DIABETES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WHILE DEMOCRATS ARE CELEBRATING. SENATE REPUBLICANS TRIED AGAIN TO REPEAL THE LAW KNOWN AS OBAMACARE.

/ Sen. Minority Leader

"If they're proud of it, I don't know why they wouldn't want to vote on it."

Wyoming

"We need to repeal and replace the health care law."

DEMOCRATS WERE OUTRAGED.

California

"What is with this idea of repeal? Do you really want to take away these benefits from women?"

Maryland

"If you want to repeal that, then bring it on!"

OF THE NEW RULES THAT KICK IN TODAY. RELIGIOUS AND CONSERVATIVE GROUPS ARE MOST UPSET ABOUT THE CONTRACEPTIVE REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS.

"It forces an impossible choice on them, either they've got to violate their conscience or they'll be faced with extraordinary fines."

THE RULE'S ALREADY BEING CHALLENGED IN THE COURTS BY FOES OF THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW.

630 ~ WOMENS HEALTH-ONCAM

BRIAN MOOAR REPORTING.

A COLORADO COMPANY WON A REPRIEVE FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE LAST WEEK.

INTEREST RATES ANNOUNCED TODAY-VO

HAPPENING TODAY.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE WILL ANNOUNCE -- WHERE INTEREST RATES ARE HEADED.

WILL INTEREST RATES STAY HISTORICALLY LOW -- OR START TO INCH UP?

FEDERAL CHAIR BEN BERNANKE -- WILL MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING A TWO-DAY MEETING.

CHARTER SCHOOL TALKS-VO

THIS MORNING -

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENS TO STUDENTS.

AT TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LEE COUNTY.

THE SCHOOLS' CONTRACTS WERE UP FOR TERMINATION LAST NIGHT.

TUESDAY EVENING -

THE SCHOOL BOARD *POST-PONED A VOTE.

ON WHETHER TO TERMINATE CONTRACTS WITH THE RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY AND ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

A DISTRICT INVESTIGATION SHOWS --

SOME STUDENTS GRADUATED *WITHOUT MEETING REQUIREMENTS.

THE SCHOOL'S MANAGEMENT PROPOSED A PLAN --

TO LET THE DISTRICT MONITOR THE SCHOOLS.

AND IF THE DISTRICT FINDS THE SCHOOL IS *NOT OPERATING PROPERLY BY FEBRUARY,

CHICK FIL A SUPPORT-VOWIPE

CHICK-FIL-A. THE PRIVATELY-OWNED, FAST-FOOD CHAIN HAS COME UNDER FIRE AFTER ITS C-O-O STATED PUBLICLY -- HIS COMPANY'S OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.AND REPORTS OF DONATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ANTI-GAY ORGANIZATIONS.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR AND CONSERVATIVE TELEVISION HOST, MIKE HUCKABEE, HAS DECLARED TODAY "CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY".

MEANWHILE, SUPPORTERS OF GAY-MARRIAGE HAVE CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT.

CHICK FIL A SUPPORT-SOTVO

Washington, DC -:46 -:55

"when people don't support marriage equality, it is the law here in the District of Columbia, people who don't support human rights for everybody, there just is no place for them in this city."

"I love it.that makes me even wanna come here more and enjoy the great family values that Chick-fil-a stands for."

6AM ~ CHICK FIL A SUPPORT-ONCAM

CHICK-FIL-A. THE PRIVATELY-OWNED, FAST-FOOD CHAIN HAS COME UNDER FIRE, AFTER ITS PRESIDENT -- STATED PUBLICLY HIS COMPANY'S OPPOSITION TO GAY MARRIAGE.AND POURING MILLIONS INTO ANTI-GAY ORGANIZATIONS.

SUPPORTERS OF GAY-MARRIAGE CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT.

BUT TODAY A NATIONAL "CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY" IS BEING HELD FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE CHRISTIAN-BASED COMPANY.

6AM ~ CHICK FIL A SUPPORT-PKG

IT STARTED WHEN CHICK-FIL-A PRESIDENT AND C-E-O DAN CATHY REITERATED HIS COMPANY'S STRONG RELIGIOUS BELIEFS TO A BAPTIST JOURNAL SAYING QUOTE: "We are very much supportive of family, the biblical definition of a family unit. we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."

"I would like to tell mister Cathy that I'm also married to my first wife."

THOSE COMMENTS OUTRAGED SUPPORTERS OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY ACROSS THE NATION. WHO HAVE CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT OF THE FAST-FOOD-CHAIN.

"I'm gonna miss their sandwiches but I just really can't support those organizations."

THE DEBATE HAS BECOME A POLITICAL HOT-TOPIC IN SOME OF THE NATION'S LARGEST CITIES.

Boston, MA -: 39 -:45

"Boston is an open city that welcomes everyone and he wants to close off this city to certain individuals,"

Washington, DC -:46 -:55

"when people don't support marriage equality, it is the law here in the District of Columbia, people who don't support human rights for everybody, there just is no place for them in this city."

WITH ANNUAL SALES OVER FOUR-BILLION-DOLLARS, THE NATIONWIDE-CHAIN IS MAINLY FOCUSED IN THE SOUTHERN-STATES AND HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE CONTROVERSY.

BUT THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE VALUES OF THE PRIVATELY RUN COMPANY ARE.

"I love it.that makes me even wanna come here more and enjoy the great family values that Chick-fil-a stands for."

AND ARE TAKING ACTION.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR AND CONSERVATIVE TELEVISION HOST, MIKE HUCKABEE, HAS DECLARED TODAY "CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY". CALLING IT A CHANCE TO QUOTE: "AFFIRM TO A CHRISTIAN BROTHER, DAN CATHY, THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN DISENFRANCHISED FROM HIS CITIZENSHIP NOR HIS RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH."

THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION ALSO SUPPORTS CATHY AND IS BACKING TODAY'S "CHICK-FIL-A DAY"

6AM ~ CHICK FIL A SUPPORT-ONCAM

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING.

POWERBALL DRAWING TONIGHT-VO

IF YOU'VE GOT TWO DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET.

TONIGHT, YOU COULD TURN THAT INTO MILLIONS!

THE POWER BALL JACKPOT IS GETTING BIG ONCE AGAIN!

TONIGHT'S JACKPOT IS ESTIMATED AT 158 MILLION DOLLARS.

REMEMBER, A-B-C SEVEN IS YOUR HOME FOR THE LOTTERY!

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-ONCAM

IN POLITICS --

IS MITT ROMNEY ABOUT TO CHOOSE A RUNNING MATE?

THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL START AN OFFICIAL BUS TOUR ON AUGUST TENTH.

THAT MEANS THE DECICION FOR V-P MIGHT BE CLOSER THAN WE THINK.

AHEAD ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA--

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 will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.

Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.

Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.

Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.

The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.

Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

COLLIER SCHOOL BUDGET-VO

THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS SELLING A SINGLE-WORD MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY -- STABILITY.

AFTER FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS IN 12 YEARS,

THE BOARD HAS EXTENDED THE CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT THROUGH 20-16.

THEY ALSO SIGNED OFF ON A TENTATIVE BUDGET OF 910 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEXT YEAR.

WEIGHT LOSS DROP OUTS-VO

TROUBLE STICKING TO YOUR DIET?

SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY.

RESEARCHERS IN CANADA STUDIED PARTICIPANTS AT A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FOR SIX YEARS.

43 PERCENT OF ALL PARTICIPANTS DROPPED OUT.

HOWEVER, THE DROP-OUT RATE WAS MUCH LOWER AMONG THOSE WHO'D ALSO GONE THROUGH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

LEE CO ABANDONED BOATS-VO

CREWS IN LEE COUNTY ARE WORKING TO REMOVE A DOZEN ABANDONED BOATS -- JUST SITTING IN THE WATER.

IT'S A PROBLEM THEY CONTINUE TO TACKLE.

AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM --

ABANDONED BOATS CAN CLOG UP FISHING HOLES AND CANALS.

MISSING MASCOT-VO

A COLLEGE PRANK GOES *TOO FAR.

THE LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY MASCOT. IS MISSING.

THE FOUR YEAR-OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG NAMED TECH 20 OR "L-T".

HAS BEEN GONE SINCE SUNDAY.

THE BULLDOG WAS LET OUT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

BUT WHEN WORKERS CHECKED ON HIM,

HE WASN'T THERE.

THE REWARD FOR L-T'S SAFE RETURN.

HAS JUMPED TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HAS TROUBLE WITH HIS EMAIL. *AGAIN.

THREE MONTHS AFTER ANNOUNCING A PROGRAM TO POST THE GOVERNOR'S EMAILS ONLINE.

IT TURNS OUT ONLY STAFF MEMBERS EMAILS WERE AVAILABLE!

*SCOTT'S EMAILS WERE IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT.

A SECOND DAY OF TESTIMONY BEGINS TODAY --

IN THE TRIAL OF DREW PETERSON.

HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE, KATHLEEN SAVIO.

PROSECUTORS SAY THEY'LL CALL A NEIGHBOR TO THE STAND.

THAT NEIGHBOR WAS AT SAVIO'S HOME,

WHEN HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A BATHTUB IN 2004.

THE DEFENSE SAYS SAVIO'S DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT.

INDIA'S GOVERNMENT ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION --

INTO THE MASSIVE POWER OUTAGE THE COVERED MORE THAN HALF THE COUNTRY.

INDIA'S TOP ELECTRICITY OFFICIAL SAYS POWER HAS NOW BEEN RESTORED.

TO THE 620 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED,

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 will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.

Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.

Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.

Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.

The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.

Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.

SCARY SKIES-VOWIPE

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON-BOARD A PLANE IN BOSTON THIS MORNING -- AFTER YET ANOTHER SCARE IN THE SKIES ENDED UP SCRAMBLING F-15 ESCORTS -- FOR A UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT, OUT OF NEWARK.

THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE ON AN EMPTY SEAT.

THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED TO BOSTON'S LOGAN FIELD.

PASSENGERS WERE RESCREENED AND THE CAMERA INSPECTED.

TSA SAID THE MEASURES WERE TAKEN "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION."

SCARY SKIES-SOTVO

SOT COL. STEPHEN GANYARD , FORMER FIGHTER PILOT AND DEPUTY SECY

OF STATE

"ITS ALWAYS DANGEROUS WHEN AN AIRCRAFT HITS A BIRD. IN THIS CASE IT WAS

SOMETHING THAT THE CREWS HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE."

BIRD STRIKES ARE A GROWING THREAT.

THEY COST THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY 600-MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE EVERY YEAR.

ONE OTHER NOTE ON BIRD SRIKES: THEY ARE RISING.

530 ~ SCARY SKIES-ONCAM

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON-BOARD A PLANE IN BOSTON THIS MORNING -- AFTER YET ANOTHER SCARE IN THE SKIES ENDED UP SCRAMBLING F-15 ESCORTS -- FOR A UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT OUT OF NEWARK.

530 ~ SCARY SKIES-PKG

Tense moments aboard a United Airlines jumbo jet heading from Newark, New

Jersey to Geneva, Switzerland -- diverted, escorted by fighter jets, after a

flight attendant noticed something unusual -- a camera stuffed in the

compartment on the back on an empty seat.

The flight attendant told the pilot, who changed course, landing at

the closest airport, Boston's Logan Field.

Passengers were rescreened and the camera inspected. TSA said the measures

were taken "out of an abundance of caution."

Another emergency aboard a plane yesterday -- a gaping hole near the nose of

this United 737.

On approach to Denver International Airport, the plane collided with what

appears to be a large bird.

Fight sensors were ripped off. But none of the 151 passengers or the crew

was injured.

Bird strikes are a growing threat.

They cost the airline industry 600-million dollars in damage every

year.

One of the most famous bird strike incidents.when Sully Sullenberger's US

Air flight landed on the Hudson River.

SOT Col. STEPHEN GANYARD , Former Fighter Pilot and Deputy Secy

of State

"ITS ALWAYS DANGEROUS WHEN AN AIRCRAFT HITS A BIRD. IN THIS CASE IT WAS

SOMETHING THAT THE CREWS HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE."

A different scare -- this time the food.

The discovery of what looks like a sewing needle found inside a sandwich

served on board an Air Canada flight from Victoria to Toronto on Monday.

No word on whether the scare is connected to the half dozen sewing

needles found two weeks ago in sandwiches on four separate Delta flights.

One other note on bird srikes: they are rising. The FAA says there were

nearly 1,800 bird strikes in 1990. In 2010, there were more than 9,600.

OBAMA CAMPAIGNS TODAY-VO

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA RETURNS TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS MORNING.

MISTER OBAMA WILL BE IN OHIO.

A KEY SWING STATE IN NOVEMBER.

THE PRESIDENT WILL TALK ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.

MEANTIME -- THE LIKELY REPUBLICAN NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS TAKING THE DAY OFF,

MA SHARK ATTACK-VO

A SHARK BIOLOGIST SAYS THE ANIMAL THAT BIT A SWIMMER OFF A CAPE COD BEACH MONDAY -- IS PROBABLY A GREAT WHITE SHARK.

CHRISTOPHER MYERS WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE CUTS TO BOTH LEGS.

WITNESSES SAY THE MAN AND HIS SON WERE SWIMMING WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED.

AZ FLASH FLOOD-VO

LAST WEEK, IT WAS DUST STORMS IN THE PHOENIX AREA.

THIS WEEK, IT'S FLASH FLOODS.

BOTH WEATHER PHENOMENA CAN HAPPEN DURING MONSOON SEASON IN ARIZONA.

TUESDAY, A MONSOON RAIN STORM DUMPED BUCKETS NORTH OF PHOENIX.

STREETS TURNED INTO RIVERS.

AND PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO WADE THROUGH THE FLOODWATERS.

TO GET ANYWHERE.

BURNED BOY UPDATE-SS-VO

SEVERELY BURNED -- BUT ALIVE.

14-YEAR-OLD CHRIS DEROUIN -- IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL FOR BURNS OVER 50-PERCENT OF HIS BODY.

THAT'S AFTER HE ACCIDENTALLY LIT HIMSELF ON FIRE MONDAY.

A WITNESS SAYS HE WAS PLAYING WITH GASOLINE AND A LIGHTER IN THE GARAGE.

WHEN THE FLAMES SPREAD.

SUSPECTED RAPIST ARREST-SS

C-S-I FORT MYERS --

POLICE USE D-N-A TO TRACK DOWN AN ALLEGED RAPIST.

ALBERT BLACK JUNIOR WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY.

POLICE SAY HE BROKE INTO A WOMEN'S HOUSE IN FORT MYERS IN MAY,

THEN SEXUALLY-ASSAULTED HER.

DEAD DOG NOT GUILTY-VO

A FORT MYERS COUPLE IS FOUND NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES OF NEGLECT -- AFTER ANIMAL SERVICES CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR DOG.

IN MARCH, THE 12 YEAR OLD DOG CAME HOME BADLY BEATEN WITH ITS MOUTH GLUED SHUT --

IT DIED SOON AFTER.

ANIMAL SERVICES CITED THEM WITH A 250 DOLLAR FINE FOR NEGLECT --

SAYING THEY SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

LEE VCB IN LONDON-VOWIPE

LEE COUNTY TOURISM OFFICIALS.

CAPITALIZE ON THE OLYMPICS.

THEY ARE IN LONDON RIGHT NOW --

USING THE DAMP WEATHER THERE.

TO LURE PEOPLE TO OUR PRISTINE BEACHES.

NANCY HAMILTON IS PAINTING A PICTURE --

THAT IS *NOT THAT HARD TO SELL.

LEE VCB IN LONDON-SOTVO

let us know if we can answer any questions and tell you more about our 50 miles of white sandy beaches and year round warm weather

HELPING THE LEE COUNTY V-C-B'S EFFORT.

IS THE FORT MYERS-BASED "ART OF THE OLYMPIANS."

THEIR EXHIBIT THIS WEEK IN LONDON. IS GETTING NATIONAL PRESS.

IN FACT, SOME TRAVEL AGENTS IN THE U-K HAVE PUT THE MUSEUM ON THE LONG LIST.

OLYMPICS WRAP-NATVO

AND SPEAKING OF THE OLYMPICS --

TUESDAY WAS A GOLDEN DAY FOR TEAM U-S-A.

GET THE GOLD MEDALS READY.

FOR ONLY THE *SECOND TIME IN HISTORY --

AMERICAN WOMEN TAKE HOME THE GOLD IN THE TEAM GYMNASTICS FINAL.

AND MICHAEL PHELPS SOLIDIFIED HIS LEGEND STATUS WITH A GOLD MEDAL.

THE FOUR BY 200 RELAY TEAM WON GOLD --

GIVING PHELPS HIS 19TH CAREER MEDAL.

COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT

TWO BIG THINGS WHILE YOU WATCH THE OLYMPICS.

FIRST -- TEAM USA!

SECOND -- HOW DO THEY GET THOSE BODIES?

NEW APP FROM BBC SHOWS -- WHICH ATHLETE YOU ARE.BY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Our drier than normal weather pattern will give way to increasing rain chances by the weekend.

Sunshine will fill our skies Wednesday morning with a few high clouds drifting overhead, after a very warm and muggy start to the day. The vast majority of the area will be dry to start, with the chance of a stray shower developing out in the coastal waters, and drifting toward our beach locations.

Temperatures will warm quickly into the low to mid 90s, however the heat index or the "feels like" temperature will be well over 100°.

Some drier air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep showers and storms limited in coverage this afternoon and with an onshore wind continuing, any storm activity that does develop along the sea breeze will be isolated and mainly across our inland communities.

The stickiness factor will remain high through the evening and overnight period as lows settle into the middle to upper 70s by Thursday morning.

Deeper tropical moisture will arrive across Southwest Florida by the weekend, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover along with a better coverage of scattered showers and storms, especially near the urban corridor.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

BACK TO SCHOOL DO-VO

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR BACK TO SCHOOL.

AND J-C PENNEY HELPS SEND KIDS BACK IN STYLE.

STARTING TODAY. THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST--

J-C-P SALONS WILL GIVE KIDS A FREE HAIRCUT.

CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH GRADE CAN GET A NEW DO.

AND THE COMPANY WILL ALSO DONATE A DOLLAR FOR EVERY FREE CUT.

FACEBOOK FACELIFT-VO

YOUR FACEBOOK PHOTOS ARE ABOUT TO GET A FACELIFT.

IN THE COMING DAYS THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE -- WILL ROLL OUT A REVAMPED PHOTO SECTION ON YOUR PROFILE. THIS ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE TECH-CRUNCH-DOT-COM.

THE BIGGEST CHANGES YOU'LL NOTICE. FACEBOOK WILL NOW LET YOU BLOW UP YOUR FAVORITE PICS, MAKING THEM FOUR TIMES BIGGER THAN THE ORIGINAL SIZE.

CARNIVAL CRACKDOWN-VO

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES CRACKS DOWN ON PASSENGERS. WHO HOARD DECK CHAIRS.

THE NEW POLICY MAKES CREW MEMBERS POLICE "SEAT SAVERS."

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS --

IF A PASSENGER SAVES A DECK CHAIR WITH PERSONAL BELONGINGS, BUT LEAVES IT UNOCCUPIED.

A STICKER WITH THE CURRENT TIME WILL BE PLACED ON THE CHAIR.

IF THE CHAIR IS STILL EMPTY AFTER 40 MINUTES,

THE BELONGINGS ARE REMOVED.

EXPENSIVE PENTHOUSE-VO

A ONE OF A KIND. 8,000-SQUARE FOOT PENTHOUSE ON MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE CAN BE YOURS. FOR A MERE 100 MILLION DOLLARS.

IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENT.

PLAYGROUND CRASH-VOWIPE

A-B-C SEVEN TAKES ACTION --

TO FIX A PRE-SCHOOL'S PLAYGROUND,

AFTER A CAR CRASHED INTO IT.

IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK,

AT BRIGHTEST HORIZONS IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.

ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS --

THE DRIVER OF THE CAR PASSED OUT,

BEFORE SMASHING THROUGH THIS FENCE.

DAYCARE DIRECTOR TINA PARSONS SAYS --

SHE CAN'T BEGIN CLEANING IT UP,

UNTIL AN ADJUSTER LOOKS AT IT.

PLAYGROUND CRASH-SOTVO

Tina Parsons, Executive Director 46:33-44 "the spot where he landed, where he was wedged is where the children ride their bikes, they run, it could have been deadly, it could have been a horrible accident."

A-B-C SEVEN CALLED MET LIFE.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS) THREE OAKS MURDER-SSVO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES LOOK FOR A *SECOND SUSPECT.

IN THE BRUTAL KILLING OF A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN.

BILLY RETHERFORD IS STILL ON THE RUN,

AND BELIEVED TO BE DANGEROUS.

TUESDAY, DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIS NEPHEW -- DUSTIN JAYE.

DEBRA STRIANO WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER HOUSE LAST WEEK.

TS) STRUCTURE FIRE-VO-WIPE

FIRE CREWS ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY INVOLVED STRUCTURE FIRE.

THE CALL CAME IN JUST BEFORE 2:30 THIS MORNING.

A TWO STORY HOUSE NEAR "LEETANA AND RICH ROADS" WAS ABLAZE.

LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED.

TS) WOMENS HEALTH-VO-WIPE

A CONTROVERSIAL PART OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION.

GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY.

THE PROVISION REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE FREE CONTRACEPTION TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

AND SOME REPUBLICANS ARE NOW RENEWING CALLS.

TS) CHICK FIL A-VO-WIPE

FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR AND CONSERVATIVE T-V HOST, MIKE HUCKABEE, HAS DECLARED TODAY "CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY".

THE FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS COME UNDER FIRE AFTER ITS C-E-O STATED PUBLICLY HIS COMPANY'S OPPOSITION TO GAY MARRIAGE.AND REPORTS OF DONATING MILLIONS TO ANTI-GAY CAUSES.

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

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