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FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

ERNESTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT

In the tropics, Ernesto is showing signs of becoming better organized again. Some stronger storms are trying to organize around the center, and it has a great chance of strengthening into a hurricane by tonight. When it is all said and done, it could get up to a CAT 2!

FIREMAN KILLED-SSTOPS-2SHOT

FIRE FIGHTERS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARE MOURNING TONIGHT.

AN 18-YEAR-VETERAN OF THEIR DEPARTMENT WAS MURDERED OVER THE WEEKEND.

AS ABC 7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN REPORTS--

EVEN WITH A SUSPECT BEHIND BARS--

FIREMAN KILLED-PKG

"They're still trying to figure out what happened" Chief Dennis DiDio/Charlotte County Fire Dept.

IT'S QUIET AT FIRE STATION FOUR TODAY. WITH THE FLAG AT HALF STAFF AND LIEUTENANT SAM DREHER'S UNIFORM LAID OUT, CO-WORKERS KNOW HE WON'T BE COMING BACK TO WORK

"It was a tragedy for the department" Chief Dennis DiDio/Charlotte County Fire Dept.

CHIEF DENNIS DIDIO KNEW DREHER THE WHOLE 18 YEARS HE WORKED AT THE DEPARTMENT.

"I was shocked"

THE SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS 27-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL MINOR SHOT DREHER SATURDAY IN SARASOTA.

THE 39-YEAR-OLD FIRE FIGHTER FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE, BUT DIED SUNDAY.

"it's like a shock, it happened on the weekend, and now people are coming back to work" Chief Dennis DiDio/Charlotte County Fire Dept.

THE ARREST REPORT SAYS MINOR WAS LOOKING THROUGH DREHER'S CAR, DREHER CONFRONTED HIM.

AFTER AN ARGUMENT, DETECTIVE SAY MINOR PULLED OUT A GUN SHOOTING FOUR TIMES, HITTING DREHER TWICE.

HE ADMITTED TO THE CRIME TELLING DEPUTIES ON SCENE "I'm sorry. Oh my God, I didn't mean to kill someone."

AUTHORITIES SAY THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN DREHER AND MINOR AND SAY THIS WASN'T RANDOM.

THAT DOESN'T HELP DIDIO AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

"sam was a happy go lucky guy."

DIDO SAYS DREHER WAS AN ORGAN DONOR AND HIS DONATION HAS ALREADY HELPED THREE PEOPLE.

CAPE CORAL BANK ROBBER-(3)SS

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT TONIGHT FOR THE MAN THEY SAY ROBBED A BANK THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK -- INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN CLAIMED HE HAD A GUN AND GOT AWAY WITH MONEY AT THE FIFTH/THIRD BANK ON NORTHEAST PINE ISLAND ROAD.

HERE'S THE DESCRIPTION -- A TANNED WHITE MAN IN HIS LATE 20'S.

HE WAS WEARING A RED SHIRT, LONG BLACK SHORTS AND A BLACK KNIT CAP.

FT MYERS MURDER FOLO-SOTTOPS-VO

2811 "Ernest was there and the bullets were meant for someone else. They met my son and took his life."

FT MYERS MURDER FOLO-SSTOPS-OC

SOMEONE GUNNED DOWN 23-YEAR OLD ERNEST ZIGLER.SEEN HERE ON THE LEFT.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SUPER STOP ON FOWLER STREET.

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HIS KILLER. --

FT MYERS MURDER FOLO-PKG

2745 "wrong place. Wrong time."

ERNEST ZIGLER'S MOTHER MARCY ROWLES EXPLAINS HER ELDEST SON - FOUND HIMSELF CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE LAST NIGHT -- AS HE AND HIS 21-YEAR COUSIN ANTWAN THOMAS WALKED TO THE SUPER SHOP ON FOWLER STREET.

2811 "Ernest was there and the bullets were meant for someone else. They met my son and took his life."

ROWLES TELLS US ZIGLER -- PICTURED HERE IN 2007 -- IS KIND HEARTED AND GENEROUS.

TONIGHT, SHE AND ZIGLER'S FATHER DON'T KNOW HOW TO GRIEVE.

1828 "there is good people and bad people. It hurts man but if anybody knows anything please come forward."

FORT MYERS POLICE DETECTIVES WON'T TELL US MUCH ABOUT THE 16TH MURDER INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR -- EXCEPT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEWER MODEL GOLD CAMRY SEEN IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

TODAY AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE, WORKERS TELL US EVERYONE IS ON EDGE.

2311 "how people don't seem to value life. They will just pull out a gun and shoot somebody."

AND FOR A MOM WHO CAN'T BELIEVE HER SON IS NOW GONE, SHE PLEADS FOR JUSTICE FROM THE HIGHEST SOURCE.

US 41 SINKHOLE-TCMON-VO WIPE

A SINKHOLE THE SIZE OF A UHAUL TRAILER IS SNARLING TRAFFIC ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROADS IN LEE COUNTY.

IT OPENED UP AT THE INTERSECTION OF U-S 41 AND COCONUT ROAD, RIGHT AT COCONUT POINT MALL.

TODAY, CREWS WERE ABLE TO FIX THE BROKEN MAIN AND STABILIZE THE HOLE, SO IT DOESN'T GET ANY BIGGER.

THE MAIN CONCERN NOW BECOMES TRAFFIC, AS THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE STILL OUT.

AS FOR WHAT CAUSED THE WATER MAIN TO BREAK --

US 41 SINKHOLE-SOT VO

"Lightning, could have been bad installation, if it was cocked during installation could have caused a stress point that finally gave way, could have been damaged during other construction, just a number of things."

TRT:15

CREWS WITH THE COUNTY TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT WILL BE OUT TOMORROW

TO HOPEFULLY GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON.

WI TEMPLE SHOOTING-VO WIPE

NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THE GUNMAN WHO KILLED 6 PEOPLE AT A SIKH TEMPLE YESTERDAY IN WISCONSIN.

THE SHOOTER -- 40-YEAR-0LD WADE MICHAEL PAGE - SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE ARMY.

HE SERVED AS A SPECIALIST IN PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS.

HIS SUPERIORS DEMOTED AND DISCHARGED HIM SO HE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RE-ENLIST IN THE FUTURE.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN BETWEEN TEMPLE SERVICES.

WI TEMPLE SHOOTING-SOT VO

"What did we do wrong, was this a mad-man. was this some guy who flipped, did he hate us for our appearance?"

OFFICIALS ARE TREATING THE SHOOTING AS A CASE OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

JET SKI DEATH-VO WIPE

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE A JET SKI CRASH NEAR KEEWAYDIN ISLAND IN COLLIER COUNTY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A MIAMI MAN.

AND TONIGHT, FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICERS STILL DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

CARLOS IGNACIO ARAGON WAS KILLED AFTER HIS JET SKI COLLIDED WITH HIS FRIEND'S JET SKI.

HIS FRIEND -- WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH -- IS THE ONLY WITNESS TO COME FORWARD SO FAR.

BUT AN F-W-C SPOKESPERSON TELLS US HIS ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THE PHYSICAL

EVIDENCE JUST DON'T MATCH.

JET SKI DEATH-SOT VO

Even if they saw something minute, we need their help because without their help we're gonna be at a stand still in this particular case.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CRASH --

LEHIGH JAYVIEW HOUSE FIRE-VO WIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN IS PICKING UP THE PIECES OF WHAT'S LEFT INSIDE HIS HOME AFTER A FIRE TORE THROUGH HALF OF IT.

THESE FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH THE GARAGE OF THIS HOUSE ON 216 JAYVIEW AVENUE SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE HOMEOWNER SAID HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM, LIKE FIREWORKS, THEN RAN OUTSIDE TO FIND FIRE SHOOTING INTO THE AIR.

HE AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT SAFELY, BUT HIS FOUR CATS DIDN'T SURVIVE.

LEHIGH JAYVIEW HOUSE FIRE-SOT VO

they took care of it for a little while then all of a sudden, it started back up, took them a while to get rid of it.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS ELECTRICAL.

DEFENSE ATTORNEY ARREST-SS-VO

A WELL-KNOWN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MAY SOON NEED AN ATTORNEY OF HIS OWN.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY DAVID BRENER ASSAULTED HIS GIRLFRIEND -

CHOKING HER AND HITTING HER IN THE FACE WITH A PURSE.

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR BATTERY.

BRENER IS A PROMINENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTS THOSE ACCUSED OF THE MOST SERIOUS CRIMES IN OUR AREA.

TODAY BRENER TELLS US THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, BUT HE HAS NO COMMENT ABOUT THE ARREST TODAY.

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

RNC SPEAKERS-VO WIPE

IT IS YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE.

WE NOW KNOW SEVERAL OF THE HEADLINE SPEAKERS FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

R-N-C OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED SPEAKERS TODAY. INCLUDING FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.

FAMILIAR FACES LIKE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLLEEZZA RICE ALSO MADE THE LIST.

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN WILL BE BACK ON STAGE.

HE WON THE G-O-P NOMINATION 4-YEARS AGO.

NOTICIBLY ABSENT ARE SEVERAL G-O-P STARS STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

RNC SPEAKERS-SOT VO

What is interesting to me are the names not there. Which means to me, I think Marco Rubio is seriously under consideration for the Vice President's spot.

ROMNEY HAS YET TO NAME A RUNNING MATE.

OBAMA ROMNEY FUNDRAISING-VO

HEADING INTO THE R-N-C, MITT ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN'S WARCHEST CONTINUES TO BE STOCKED.

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH, ROMNEY OUTRAISED THE PRESIDENT.

THE REPUBLICAN HOPEFUL EARNED 100 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE INCUMENT BOASTED 75 MILLION.

A POST ON THE PRESIDENT'S TWITTER ACCOUNT TODAY READ "EVERY BIT HELPS."

ROVER LANDS ON MARS-VO

IT'S NOW ON TO A TWO YEAR MISSION OF DISCOVERY.

NASA'S MARS ROVER LANDED SAFELY ON THE RED PLANET OVERNIGHT.

THE EIGHT MONTH VOYAGE TOPPED OFF OVERNIGHT WITH AN ACROBATIC LANDING.

CURIOSITY -- A MOBILE SCIENCE LABORATORY -- WILL SEARCH FOR THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE -- WATER, ENERGY, AND CARBON.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

"this once incident has thrown me in the spotlight as a quote "hero" but that's not really how I see myself."

A HERO'S HONOR FOR AN OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER.

HOW SHE SPRANG INTO ACTION TO STOP AN ARMED MURDER SUSPECT

FROM GOING ON A RAMPAGE IN HER CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

INSTEAD OF AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL --

THIS FORT MYERS NATIVE RECIEVES A 'GOAT MEDAL'!

THE AMAZING TRICKS THAT EARNED 'HAPPIE THE GOAT' INTO THE RECORD BOOKS.

TZ1 A SHRINER AWARD-SOTTOPS-VO

TZ1 SKATEBOARDING GOAT-VOTOPS

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WEATHER-PWC

ERNESTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT

In the tropics, Ernesto is showing signs of becoming better organized again. Some stronger storms are trying to organize around the center, and it has a great chance of strengthening into a hurricane by tonight. When it is all said and done, it could get up to a CAT 2!

The thinking on the path of Ernesto remains unchanged. The storm will continue its westward motion and eventually make landfall over the Yucatan peninsula midweek. Ernesto may then re-emerge into the Bay of Campeche Thursday before finally moving into Central Mexico by the end of the week.

Meanwhile Florence has weakened into a remnant low, and it is going continue weakening as it moves west.

Neither system will have an affect on southwest Florida.

As for our local weather we're going to see less in the way of rain this week, more in the way of hotter temperatures.

Tuesday morning, a few coastal showers will be possible, but they'll be very brief and isolated.

We'll see another round of scattered rain and storms by the afternoon. The storms will probably cover less ground Tuesday compared to Monday as drier air starts to cut into our rain chances.

Wednesday will likely be the driest day of the week, but we still can't rule out a few isolated storms during the afternoon. All and all you'll have nothing to worry about, however, temperatures will rise to near 95!

Normal August weather will continue through the weekend with isolated thunderstorms during the late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will hold around 93 to 94.

SHINER AWARD-2SHOT

A COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY'S BEING CALLED A HOMETOWN HERO TONIGHT.

CAPE POLICE SAY, WHILE SHE WAS OFF-DUTY, SHE NABBED A SUSPECTED MURDERER WITH A GUN --

STOPPING A BAD SITUATION FROM GETTING ANY WORSE.

SHINER AWARD-PKG

A MEDAL OF VALOR--

A PLAQUE OF GRATITUDE--

AND A STANDING OVATION.

CHEERING

SGT. KRISITN SHINER HONORED AS A HERO.

THE COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY LAST MONTH WHEN SHE HEARD GUNSHOTS IN HER CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

"I never thought twice about it I just jumped to my feet and away I went."

THE OFF-DUTY DEPUTY INSTINCTIVELY GRABBED HER GUN AND BADGE--

AND RAN OVER TO HELP.

THAT'S WHEN SHE SAW 30-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS RAINEY ON THE GROUND--

BLEEDING FROM TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

"I kneeled down to check him and see how he was when I heard the slide of a gun."

WITNESSES SAY THE SUSPECT-- 52 YEAR OLD KENNETH ROOP-- WAS RE-LOADING HIS GUN, THREATENING TO SHOOT ANYONE ON HIS PROPERTY.

SGT. SHINER ORDERD ROOP TO DROP HIS WEAPON--

WHEN HE DID, SHE HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT UNTIL THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE.

BY THAT TIME-- RAINEY WAS DEAD.

THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AND CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT CREDIT THE DEDICATED DEPUTY FOR NABBING A MURDER SUSPECT-- AND CONTROLLING A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BECOME EVEN WORSE.

"The fact that she got there so quick and got it under control is what we are extremely pleased about.

"There's no telling what the resident would have done but he'd already shot one person, could have been more."

THIS HOMETOWN HERO--

SURROUNDED BY PROUD FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES--

SAYS SHE'S OVERWHELMED, AND HUMBLED.

"this once incident has thrown me in the spotlight as a quote "hero" but that's not really how I see myself."

IMMUNIZATIONS-VO WIPE

NOW IS THE TIME!

THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR GETTING YOUR CHILD VACCINATED.

SCHOOL STARTS THIS WEEK FOR LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES --

THAT MEANS YOUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE UP TO DATE ON THEIR SHOTS.

SEVENTH GRADERS NEED THE 'T-DAP' VACCINE.

THE STATE ALSO REQUIRES KINDERGARTNERS TO GET SEVERAL VACCINES BEFORE THE FIRST DAY.

IMMUNIZATIONS-SOT VO

Dr. Judith Hartner Lee County Health Department

13 seconds "Even if their shots are up to date. They have to get a particular form from either their private doctor or health department, so don't put that off."

THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXTENDED HOURS THROUGH THURSDAY FROM SEVEN AM TO SIX PM.

SKATEBOARDING GOAT-VO

IF HE ACTUALY KNEW AND COULD TALK -- A GOAT IN FORT MYERS COULD TELL HIS FRIENDS HE IS IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.

HAPPIE THE GOAT JUST RECEIVED THE TITLE OF "FARTHEST DISTANCE SKATEBOARDING BY A GOAT"

HAPPIE BALANCED ON THE SKATEBOARD FOR 118 FEET.

HAPPIE'S OWNER -- MELODY COOKE -- SENT US THIS VIDEO OF HER BELOVED PET

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

THE DOLPHINS NAME THEIR STARTING QUARTERBACK. AT LEAST FOR NOW. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS HERE. WE HEAD TO NAPLES.

TZ2 A SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK-ONCAM

A SHOCKING STORY FOR PARENTS OUT OF JACKSONVILLE.

TRADING A BABY FOR FOOD?

Especially this one right here cause, you know, I try to keep him in my eyesight at all times."

A MAN'S ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SWAP A CHILD FOR SOMETHING TO EAT.

AND HE'S ON THE RUN.

NEIGHBORS SPEAK OUT TONIGHT.

AND CLOSER TO HOME,

RATTLESNAKES TAKE OVER A NEIGHBORHOOD LOT.

IT'S A DANGEROUS SCENARIO FOR KIDS SAYS ONE NEIGHBOR.

BUT ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM.

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT A FIRST CLASS MEAL WHILE FLYING COACH?

TZ 7 1) FL MAN TRIES TO SELL BABY FOR FOOD-SOTVO

TZ 7 2) LEHIGH SNAKES-VO-OC

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON

MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTVO

VO CONTINUED

SPEAKING OF THE DOLPHINS DEPTH CHART. CORNERBACK VONTAE DAVIS. IS LISTED AS A BACKUP. BEHIND RICHARD MARSHALL.

EAGLES CAMP-VOTOPS

SAD DAY AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES CAMP. AS HEAD COACH ANDY REID WAS MISSING FROM PRACTICE TO DEAL WITH THE DEATH OF HIS SON. GARRETT.

GARRETT WHO WORKED WITH THE EAGLES. TRAINING PLAYERS. WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM AT TRAINING CAMP. ON SUNDAY MORNING.

POLICE DO NOT EXPECT FOUL PLAY.

EAGLES CAMP-SOTTOPS

NAPLES FB-VOTOPS

ANOTHER YEAR. ANOTHER TRIIP TO THE PLAYOFFS. OR AT LEAST THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE NAPLES FOOTBALL TEAM.

LAST YEAR THE GOLDEN EAGLES MADE A TRIP TO THE REGIONAL FINALS. AND EXPECTATIONS ARE JUST AS HIGH. IF NOT HIGHER THIS FALL.

NAPLES FB-SOTTOPS

OLYMPICS-POPMON

OLYMPICS-SOTTOPS

TREVOR MOORE-VIDBOX

NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE'S RUN IS OVER AT THE OLYMICS

IN TWO RACES TODAY. MOORE AND SAILING PARTNER ERIC STORK FINISHED 8TH AND 17TH.

LONGORIA-VOTOPS

THE TAMPA BAY RAYS COULD USE A BOOST TO THEIR OFFENSE. WELL THEY MAY BE GETTING IT.

ALL-STAR 3RD BASEMAN EVAN LONGORIA. COULD BE ACTIVATED ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

MANAGER JOE MADDON CALLS IT A 50/50 PROPOSITION.

GOODBYE-4SHOT