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RIGHT NOW ABC SEVEN IS TRACKING TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE IMAGE OF WHERE IT IS -- STILL MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE UP FOR PARTS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK HAS THE LATEST NUMBERS AND THE TRACK OF THAT STORM.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

FIRST WEATHERThis week, most of the afternoon thunderstorms have been deep inland, in Hendry, Glades and interior Collier Counties. A few lucky souls in Lehigh Acres and Alva have recieved a downpour here and there, but most of the urban corridor has been dry this week.

That changes Friday. A tropical wave will pass through South Florida. It will give us more of an easterly breeze, which will hold back the sea breeze until late afternoon. that will allow us to climb to 94º Friday and also raise the rain chance to 20% for the urban corridor.

The rain chance goes to 30% on Saturday and 40% on Sunday as the tropical wave pulls away and moisture streams over South Florida as the tropical wave departs.

CAPE MURDER FOLO-VO SS WIPE

LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER AN ARREST MADE IN THE MURDER OF 91-YEAR-OLD CAPE CORAL MAN -- THE VICTIM'S FRIENDS ARE TALKING WITH ABC SEVEN.

LEROY TAYLOR SENIOR'S BUSINESS PARTNER FOUND HIM DEAD AND COVERED IN GASOLINE TWO WEEKS AGO, IN HIS SOUTHWEST CAPE HOME.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE SUFFERED A BRUTAL BEATING TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST.

DETECTIVE CHARGED HIS OWN SON, LEROY TAYLOR JUNIOR, WITH MURDERING HIM

HE IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.

CAPE MURDER FOLO-SOTVO

Lias 2900 "I'm hurting to my heart. He didn't deserve to die like that."

CAPE CORAL DETECTIVES SAY TAYLOR JUNIOR FLEW TO NEW YORK TO HIDE AFTER THE KILLING.

ARREST MADE IN SUNCOAST HOMICIDE-2 SS VO

NEW AT 7--

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN SUNCOAST ESTATES.

22-YEAR OLD KORTNEY STURGIS WAS ARRESTED TODAY, NOW FACING SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF--

STEVEN RIGGS.

HE DIED AFTER BEING SHOT JULY TENTH.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THAT NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS--

THE TWO WERE WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WERE DRINKING AND DOING DRUGS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PAIR ARGUED AND STURGES POINTED A GUN AT RIGGS.

WITNESSES SAY THE FIGHT MOVED OUTSIDE WHERE THEY SAY STURGIS SHOT RIGGS MULTIPLE TIMES.

RETHERFORD SEARCH-3 SS VO

AND IN ANOTHER MURDER -- A MANHUNT IS ON FOR A MAN DEPUTIES SAY KILED A THREE OAKS WOMAN IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES IDENTIFIED BILLY RETHERFORD AS A SUSPECT TUESDAY.

THEY ALREADY ARRESTED HIS NEPHEW DUSTIN JAYE.

THEY THINK THE PAIR KILLED DEBBIE STRIANO INSIDE HER HOME DURING A ROBBERY LAST TUESDAY.

LCSO PROSTITUTION STING-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES MADE A MAJOR PROSTITUTION BUST --

ARRESTING MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES STARTED THE STING BY DRIVING ALL OVER THE COUNTY, POSING AS JOHNS.

WHEN THEY FOUND WOMEN WHO THEY CLAIM OFFERED UP SEX FOR CASH, THE TAKE-DOWN SIGNAL WAS GIVEN, AND THE LADIES WERE ARRESTED.

LCSO PROSTITUTION STING-SOTVO

33:48 "typically if you look at the numbers, we get 5 or 6 at a time, but to get 15 at a time is a larger number."

THE ACCUSED PROSTITUTES' PRICES RANGED FROM 20-BUCKS UP TO A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

GG MURDER FOLO-SS VO

DETECTIVES STILL HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT IN A GOLDEN GATE HOMICIDE.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE VICTIM, 48 YEAR OLD JOSEPH GODCHARLES.

HIS SON FOUND HIS BODY IN HIS CONDO AT THE KEY ROYAL COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY GODCHARLES WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE AFTER LEAVING WORK AT THE WALGREENS IN IMMOKALEE.

TODAY CO-WORKERS PUT UP A SIGN IN FRONT OF THE STORE HE MANAGED SAYING: 'WE WILL MISS YOU MR. G.'

ANTONIO THOMAS INDICTED-VO-SS-OC

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A CAPE CORAL WOMAN APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY.

ANTONIO THOMAS NOW FACES FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING 61 YEAR OLD PHYLLIS STEIN OF CAPE CORAL -

DURING A NINE DAY VIOLENT CRIME SPREE.

THOMAS' ATTORNEY ASKED TO POSTPONE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

.WHILE HE READS AN INDICTMENT FROM A GRAND JURY.

CAPE 711 ISSUE-SS VO WIPE

NOT SO CONVENIENT AFTER ALL!

PEOPLE LIVING IN ONE CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD ARE STEAMING MAD OVER PLANS TO BUILD A 7-11.

THE PROPOSED SITE -- RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AT THE CORNER OF CAPE CORAL PARKWAY AND SKYLINE BOULEVARD.

CAPE 711 ISSUE-SOTVO

-"Whose going to want to buy a house where you open your front door and see a gas station and try and sleep at night and you got lights coming into your windows."

COLLEGE OVERPASS CLOSURE-SS-TOPS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TONIGHT FOR DRIVERS HEADING INTO CAPE CORAL.

THE OVERPASS AT COLLEGE PARKWAY AND MCGREGOR BOULEVARD IS CLOSING FOR CONSTRUCTION.

IT STARTS AT NINE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT FOUR HOURS.

CREWS ARE SHIFTING TRAFFIC FOR THE TOLL PLAZA RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

YVYV-CLIP

LEE VOTING MACHINES TEST-VO-WIPE

EARLY VOTING STARTS SATURDAY IN LEE COUNTY.

TODAY, ELECTIONS WORKERS MADE SURE EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO.

THEY HELD A TEST-RUN TODAY WITH THE ELECTRONIC MACHINES.

SAMPLE BALLOTS ARE MARKED, FED THROUGH, AND TALLIED.

THEN THE CANVASSING BOARD LISTENS TO MAKE SURE THE VOTES THAT CAME *OUT MATCH WHAT WENT *IN.

THEY ALSO TEST THE MACHINES ABILITY TO REJECT BALLOTS WHICH ARE MARKED TOO MANY TIMES.

LEE VOTING MACHINES TEST-SOTVO

Transparency at it's greatest. I mean we have people come in just like you saw today we had several different groups come in. 43 The more that come in, the more they're going to understand what the process is."

COLLIER COUNTY EARLY VOTING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

OBAMA ORLANDO-VO-WIPE

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEKEND,

HE'LL TURN 51.

TODAY HE BROUGHT HIS CAMPAIGN TO FLORIDA -- STOPPING IN ORLANDO.

THE CROWD SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF AS HE TOOK THE STAGE.

BUT THE MOOD CHANGED AS PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK AIM AT MITT ROMNEY'S TAX PLAN,

ROMNEY COLORADO-VOTOPS

MITT ROMNEY IS EYEING A STATE PRESIDENT OBAMA WON FOUR YEARS AGO.

ROMNEY IS CAMPAIGNING ACROSS COLORADO ON HIS FIRST DAY BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AFTER A BUMPY OVERSEAS TRIP.

THE STATE, LIKE THE NATION, HAS AN EIGHT-POINT-TWO PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

TAX FREE WEEKEND-VO

AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT,

FLORIDA'S ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY BEGINS.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW,

TAX-FREE CLOTHING MUST BE UNDER 75 DOLLARS, BUT THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE BRIEFCASES, WATCHES OR JEWELRY.

TAX-FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES MUST COST AT LEAST 15 DOLLARS AND INCLUDE PENS, PENCILS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, LEGAL PADS, BINDERS, FOLDERS, SCISSORS, GLUE AND LUNCH BOXES.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE----------------

DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU HEAR CHICKENS CLUCKING IN BONITA SPRINGS.

DON'T CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT, EITHER.

THE CITY JUST AGREED TO START A NEW PROGRAM, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET FRESH EGGS RIGHT FROM THEIR BACKYARDS.

LOOKING FOR YOUR MORNING PICK-ME-UP?

YOU WON'T NEED IT AFTER SEEING THIS --

TZ1 A BONITA CHICKEN PROGRAM-VOTOPS WIPE

TZ1 B BEAR AVE MARIA-SSTOPS

PETERSON MISTRIAL DENIED-VO

THE JUDGE IN THE DREW PETERSON MURDER TRIAL *DENIED A MOTION FOR A MISTRIAL EARLIER TODAY.

PETERSON IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE KATHLEEN SAVIO.

YESTERDAY A NEIGHBOR TESTIFIED THAT HE FOUND A BULLET IN HIS DRIVEWAY -- INSINUATING PETERSON MAY HAVE PLANTED IT TO INTIMIDATE HIM.

PROSECUTORS DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THOSE CLAIMS --

IF GRANTED A MISTRIAL, PETERSON WOULD HAVE GONE FREE,

BONITA CHICKEN PROGRAM-VO-WIPE

LIVE CHICKENS ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING LEGAL IN BONITA SPRINGS.

LAST NIGHT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF A BACK YARD HEN PILOT PROGRAM.

THE CITY WILL LET 25 PEOPLE KEEP HENS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

THEY HAVE TO COOP UP THE HENS, AND OBEY THEIR HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

AFTER 2 YEARS, THE CITY WILL REVIEW IT'S ORDINANCE AND EITHER ALLOW HENS OR NOT.

BONITA CHICKEN PROGRAM-SOTVO

STEPHEN MCINTOSH DISTRICT 1 COUNCILMAN 08:10-23 "We do a lot of things with our infrastructure that are very visible, like paving roads making sure water flows are good, but this is a more invisible piece where we allow people to start creating their own food sources."

BEAR AVE MARIA-(3) SS

WE HAVE AMAZING PICTURES OF A BEAR CHECKING OUT THE AVE MARIA COMMUNITY.

HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS, OUTSIDE THE CAFÉ CALLED 'THE BEAN OF AVE MARIA'.

THE OWNER DANIEL DIX SENT US THESE PHOTOS.

FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICERS TELL US THE BEAR HAS BEEN IN THE AREA FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.

HE'S LOOKING FOR FOOD.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-----------

TZ2 A NEAR MISS AIR AUDIO-NATVO

TZ2 B CHICK FIL A ARREST-OTOPS

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

This week, most of the afternoon thunderstorms have been deep inland, in Hendry, Glades and interior Collier Counties. A few lucky souls in Lehigh Acres and Alva have recieved a downpour here and there, but most of the urban corridor has been dry this week.

That changes Friday. A tropical wave will pass through South Florida. It will give us more of an easterly breeze, which will hold back the sea breeze until late afternoon. that will allow us to climb to 94º Friday and also raise the rain chance to 20% for the urban corridor.

The rain chance goes to 30% on Saturday and 40% on Sunday as the tropical wave pulls away and moisture streams over South Florida as the tropical wave departs.

NEAR MISS AIR AUDIO-NATVO

A CASE OF BAD COMMUNICATION --

THE F-A-A SAYS AN INCIDENT TUESDAY INVOLVING THREE PASSENGER JETS AT WASHINGTON'S REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

LISTEN TO WHAT HAPPENED.

"We've got to get on the ground here pretty quick."

THE F-A-A SAYS APPROACHING BAD WEATHER TUESDAY FORCED THE AIRPORT TO SWITCH THE DIRECTION FLIGHTS WERE TAKING OFF AND LANDING.

.AND ADMITS THAT WASN'T COMMUNICATED PROMPTLY.

BUT,

NEAR MISS AIR AUDIO-SOTVO

"classic case of where atc did exactly what she was supposed to do

FMB SUSPECT IN COURT-VO

A FORT MYERS WOMEN, CHARGED WITH HITTING A WOMEN WALKING ON FORT MYERS BEACH, APPEARED IN COURT THIS MORNING.

THE JUDGE TOOK LAUREN MAYHER'S LICENSE FOR 3 MONTHS AND TOLD HER SHE HAS TO PAY A 500 DOLLAR FINE.

THE 81 WOMEN WHO WAS HIT, IS STILL RECOVERING.

HER FAMILY WAS IN COURT AND TOLD THE JUDGE SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL BROKEN BONES.

CHICK FIL A ARREST-VO

CHICK-FIL-A IS NOT RELEASING ANY SALES NUMBERS FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S TRAFFIC STOPPING "UN-OFFICIAL" CHICK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY -- BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY IT BROKE RECORDS.

THE DAY DID NOT GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH --

OFFICERS IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA ARRESTED ONE PERSON AT A RESTAURANT THERE.

THEY SAY HE BLOCKED THE DRIVE THRU LANES AND REFUSED TO MOVE.

ACCORDING TO OFFICERS THE MAN TOLD THEM HE WAS PROTESTING CHICK-FIL-A'S SUPPORT OF THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY.

CHICK FIL A PELOSI-OC-SOT

FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE, A REPUBLICAN, ORGANIZED THE EVENT.

AND TODAY, TOP DEMOCRATS SOUNDED OFF ABOUT ITS SUCCESS.

What I tweeted was, I'm a Kentucky Fried Chicken fan. That's where my loyalty lies

CHICK FIL A FRIDAY PREVIEW-OC

AND TOMORROW -- ANOTHER BIG DAY AT THE CHAIN.

THIS TIME FROM SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SUPPORTERS.SOUNDING OFF.

GLADD OR THE GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION IS BACKING "NATIONAL SAME-SEX KISS DAY."

WTC AUTOGRAPHED BEAM-VOWIPE

A FAMOUS BEAM IS NOW IN PLACE AT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

PRESIDENT OBAMA, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG AND THE GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ALL SIGNED THE BEAM IN JUNE.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND POLICE OFFICERS ADDED THEIR NAMES TO THE BEAM JUST BEFORE IT WAS RAISED TO THE 105-TH FLOOR THIS MORNING.

CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 2006, IT'S EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN 20-14.

BROOKLYN SINKHOLE-VOTOPS

INCREDIBLE NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A SINKHOLE THAT ALMOST SWALLOWED UP A CAR,

THIS WAS IN BROOKLYN.

YOU CAN SEE THE CAR JUST TEETERING THERE ON THE EDGE OF THE 15-FOOT DEEP SINKHOLE.

A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR JUST MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.

RIPKEN MOTHER ABDUCTION-VO

LOOKING AHEAD,

CAL RIPKEN PLANS TO SPEAK TOMORROW ABOUT HIS MOTHER'S ABDUCTION.

74-YEAR-OLD VI RIPKEN WAS ABDUCTED FROM HER HOME OUTSIDE BALTIMORE LAST WEEK.

SHE TOLD POLICE SHE WAS BLINDFOLDED AND DRIVEN AROUND BY HER KIDNAPPER ONLY TO BE FOUND SAFE THE NEXT MORNING.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE RELEASED A SKETCH OF A SUSPECT.

BASEBALL MUSIC MAN EJECTED-NATSVO

"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME" -- "THE BABY ELEPHANT WALK" -- BOTH CROWD PLEASERS AT BASEBALL GAMES --

BUT ONE TUNE REALLY GOT UNDER ONE FLORIDA UMPIRE'S SKIN.

your've out of here WIPE -- derek dye was just ejected from the game, derek dye was just ejected from the game, that's awesome. awasome.

THAT'S RIGHT, THE UMPIRE EJECTED THE SOUND GUY.

THIS WAS AT A MINOR LEAGUE GAME IN DAYTONA.

THE D-J,

DEREK DYE,

PLAYED THE SONG "THREE BLIND MICE" FOLLOWING A QUESTIONABLE CALL.

TEASE THREE-POP

TIGER WOODS COULD BE THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE GOLFER AGAIN.HE'S GOT SOME WORK TO DO. TREVOR MOORE AT THE OLYMPICS.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) FRAUD IRS RETURNS-VOTOPS-WIPE

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,

THIEVES ARE FILING BOGUS TAX RETURNS TO THE TUNE OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

11PM TZ2) SENIOR CITIZEN VS ROBBERS-VOTOPS

PLUS,

INCREDIBLE NEW VIDEO,

A GROUP OF MEN TRY TO ROB A JEWELRY STORE -- BUT IT'S ELDERLY OWNER MAKES HIS STAND.

YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW HE FIGHTS BACK.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

WGC GOLF-POPMON

WGC GOLF-VOTOPS

TIGER WOODS ON THE COURSE. TODAY AT THE BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL

TIGER UP AND DOWN ALL DAY. GETS THE BIRDIE HERE ON 10. TIGER 7 SHOTS BACK AT E PAR.

WGC GOLF-SOTTOPS

TREVOR MOORE-VOTOPS

NEXT STOP. THE OLYMPICS.

NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE AND HIS SAILING PARTNER. ERIK STORK ARE MOVING DOWN THE LEADERBOARD.

IN TWO RACES TODAY. THE GUYS FINISHED 20th and 18TH

MOVING THEM FROM 7TH OVERALL TO 13TH

CLEVELAND BROWNS-POPMON

TB BUCS-VOTOPS

STICKING IN THE NFL

AND MAYBE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE GUY SO FAR AT BUCCANEERS CAMP. IS ROOKIE RUNNING BACK DOUG MARTIN.

THE BUCS TOOK MARTIN WITH THE 31ST OVERALL PICK OUT OF BOISE STATE. AND HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING THE OPENING DAY STARTER.

TB BUCS-SOTTOPS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CGTOPS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL IS OUT. AND IF IT LOOKS FAMILIAR. YOU'RE RIGHT.

MUCH LIKE LAST YEAR. LSU AND ALABAMA ARE CONSIDERED TO THE TOP 2 TEAMS IN THE NATION.

FLORIDA STATE CHECKS IN AT 7

SAMMY WATKINS AND CLEMSON THERE AT 14.

AARON LYNCH-VOTOPS

ISLAND COAST STAR AARON LYNCH IS HOPING TO PLAY FOR SOUTH FLORIDA THIS SEASON. AFTER TRANSFERRING IN FROM NOTRE DAME.

NCAA RULES STATE A PLAYER MUST SIT OUT A YEAR AFTER TRANSFERRING

BUT LYNCH HAS FILED A HARDSHIP WAIVER. IN HOPES TO PLAY RIGHT AWAY.

PAVANO-VOTOPS

TWINS PITCHER CARL PAVANO IS IN FORT MYERS THIS WEEK REHABBING AN INJURED SHOULDER.

MLB FACE BOOK-VOTOPS

BASEBALL TEAMS AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES ARE IN SCRAMBLE MODE. AFTER THEIR FACE BOOK PAGES WERE HACKED.

CUBS WHITE SOX AND YANKEES ALL HAD DERAGATORY MESSAGES PLACED ON THEIR SITE.

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SHOT