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1328 "in a million years, he would never raise a pistol at someone."

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT CAPE POLICE AND CENTURY LINK WORKERS SAY.

TONIGHT ABC 7 GETS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A MAN WHO ADMITTED TO POLICE HE PULLED HIS GUN ON TWO CABLE GUYS.

LOOK AT THIS MESS--

TONIGHT THE CULPRITS ARE UNDER ARREST--

DEPUTIES SAY 13-YEAR OLD TWINS

AND AN 8 YEAR OLD RANSACKED THIS HOUSE.

SAVE MONEY KEEPING YOUR PET SAFE AND HEALTHY--

ABC 7'S SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SAVE WHEN YOUR DOG OR CAT GETS SICK.

SEE THE LITTLE DEVICE ON THIS BABY'S LEG--

RIGHT NOW AT 5--

ABC 7 SHOWS YOU HOW IT KEPT A POTENTIAL KIDNAPPER FROM SNATCHING THE NEW BORN FROM THE HOSPITAL.

HL1) CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES THREATEN-trxSOTVO

HL2) CHAR CO VANDAL ARRESTS-trx(3) SS'S

HL3) PET INSURANCE-trxVOTOPS

HL4) CA BABY TAKEN-trxVOTOPS

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES THREATEN-OC-SS-OC

TONIGHT AT FIVE --

A DOOR TO DANGER.

TWO DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A GUN.

OFFICERS SAY ROBERT PAGANO POINTED HIS GUN AT TWO CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE HIS HOME IN CAPE CORAL.

WHILE NO SHOTS WERE FIRED -- IT'S THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS THAT SALESMEN WERE MET WITH A WEAPON.

CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES THREATEN-LL PKG

"cape coral detectives tell us this all started when two century link employees knocked on the man's front door.

Investigators say when the workers left Pagano stormed out in the backyard and pulled his pistol out and pointed it at them standing in this driveway."

According to Pagano's arrest report, the workers needed to repair phone lines in the area and wanted to tell the man as a common courtesy.

Century link representatives explain the employees reported to work today after believing their lives were in jeopardy.

The company will reiterate safety rules given yesterday morning's run-in.

As for what might caused the incident, A neighbor tells abc7 - Pagano sleeps during the day and might have been startled.

Karen Marzullo, neighbor

4625 "now it seems like everybody is getting that way. They don't want to open the door because they dont know who is going to be on the other side."

"we did reach out to other ultities. Comcast tells us their employees attend safety classes before field work.

CHAR VANDALISM ARRESTS-SS

THREE BOYS ARE FACING CHARGES TONIGHT ACCUSED OF DAMAGING A VACANT HOME IN ENGLEWOOD EAST.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT DEPUTIES SAY THEY DID.

THEY TELL US THE THREE BROKE INTO THE HOME THROUGH GLASS WINDOWS.

KICKED IN CABINETS AND KICKED OUT A GLASS SLIDING DOOR.

AND LOOK AT THIS -- ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES THEY RIPPED THROUGH THE DRYWALL IN EVERY ROOM.

A NEIGHBOR FOUND THE BOYS INSIDE AND CALLED DEPUTIES.

ERICH HECKLER-VO.WIPE

TONIGHT - NO MORE JAIL TIME FOR A MAN WHO ENGAGED IN RACKETEERING AND MORTGAGE FRAUD.

TODAY - ERICH HECKLER PLEADED NO CONTEST TO FIVE CHARGES.

HE FACED MORE THAN 60 FOR REAL ESTATE FRAUD IN CAPE CORAL AND LEHIGH ACRES DATING BACK TO 2006.

HECKLER ALREADY SPENT NEARLY 12-HUNDRED DAYS IN JAIL.DURING THE TIME HE SPENT FIGHTING THE CHARGES.

ERICH HECKLER-SOTVO

It allows the victims to receive money back and also Mr. Heckler served about 3 and a half years in the county jail, so it was a long process and it's a long case and ultimately it came to this resolution.

He was raised here and he has friends here and a lot of ties to the community. He just wants to get started again and get things in his life back on track

PROSECUTORS SAY HECKLER WAS AT THE CENTER OF A 3 POINT 8 MILLION DOLLAR SCHEME TO PAY KICKBACKS FOR PEOPLE WITH GOOD CREDIT TO APPLY FOR MORTGAGES FOR THOSE WITH BAD CREDIT.

AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED HIM FROM COSTA RICA IN 2009 -

AZ SHOOTER PLEA-VO

A GUILTY PLEA TONIGHT FROM THE MAN WHO WENT ON A SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN ARIZONA KILLING SIX PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 13 OTHERS, INCLUDING THEN-CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

23 YEAR OLD JARED LOUGHNER ENTERED THE PLEA TODAY IN TUCSON -- AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE FOUND HIM MENTALLY COMPETENT.

LOUGHNER UNDERWENT MONTHS OF FORCED TREATMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA.

WI SHOOTING LATEST-OC

INVESTIGATORS ARE FINDING OUT MUCH MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE WHITE SUPREMACIST WHO

OPENED FIRE ON TOTAL STRANGERS IN A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN WISCONSIN.

WI SHOOTING LATEST-PKG

Near the site of Sunday's rampage last night. A candle light vigil as a

community comes together to mourn

And we're learning more about the suspected shooter

Police have identified this man. Wade Michael Page an Army veteran with

alleged ties to white supremacist groups.

POLICE SCANNER GFX

SCANNER SOT: he is a bald male with glasses inside with a gun and there were

shots fired."

Officials tell ABC News that Page appeared to fire randomly around the

temple using a 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol purchased legally at this

gun shop just days before the shooting

Civil rights groups say they had tracked Page's ties to neo-Nazi groups

going back 10 years! He was known as the leader of a white power rock group

called End Apathy

End Apathy: Adapt to the trying times or pay with your life.

Mark Potok: The music is an incredibly violent genre of rock 'n roll/and

boiled down to a word, it's genocide.

And yet amid the chaos: heroes.

The president of the temple SATWANT KALEKA was killed while trying to tackle

the shooter but managed to stab him with a butter knife.

AMARDEEP KALEKA

Son of Temple President

KALEKA SOT: "My father went after that guy and tried to stop him and slow

him down enough to let other people get to safety."

KIRIT RADIA STANDUP CLOSE:

"And now there are questions whether Sunday's shooting could have been

prevented. The FBI was reportedly looking into Wade's alleged support for

domestic terror groups but ultimately decided they didn't have enough

evidence to open a full investigation.

LAUREL LANE MUD-VO.WIPE

LAST NIGHT'S HEAVY RAIN - CAUSED A BIG PROBLEM ON LAUREL LANE IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE YESTERDAY ON YOUR LEFT- THAT'S THE MUD FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION RUNNING OFF AND TRAPPING PEOPLE INSIDE THEIR HOMES.

TODAY ON YOUR RIGHT- PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD,

LAUREL LANE MUD-SOTVO

I don't think they can get here as fast because they have to slow down for the water and the muck and they might even get stuck too

THE FIX SHOULD HELP FIRST RESPONDERS STAY SAFE AND GET WHERE THEY NEED.

THE COUNTY PLANS TO WORK ON MORE ROADS LIKE LAUREL,

LEHIGH GAS STATION SURVEILLANCE VID-BNR-VO

ABC7 HAS NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A ROBBERY AT GAS STATION IN LEHIGH ACRES.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE MARATHON ON LEE BOULEVARD.

YOU SEE A MAN WEARING A MASK ENTER THE STORE AND DEMAND MONEY.

THE CLERK GAVE HIM SOME AND HE LEFT IN AN OLDER MODEL DARK SEDAN.

I75 CAR FIRE-VO

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

CAMERAS CAPTURED THIS SCENE ON I-75 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN PALM BEACH AND BAYSHORE ROAD THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES SAY AN R-V WAS TOWING A SMART CAR AT THE TIME.

THE SMART CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED A BACK-UP AS CREWS WORKED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES.

PG PURPLE HEART DAY-VO.WIPE

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART GOT A NEW HOME TODAY.

THE MONUMENT MOVED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF COCHRAN BOULEVARD AND U-S 41 IN PORT CHARLOTTE --

TO THE VETERANS GARDEN AT LAISHLEY PARK IN PUNTA GORDA.

PG PURPLE HEART DAY-SOTVO

KEN KOZIO, MARINE VETERAN 22:41-47 "It touches me a lot because I've served with a lot of guys that were killed and a lot of guys that weren't, but the Purple Heart means a lot to me."

TODAY MARKS THE 230TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PURPLE HEART.

GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON CREATED THE MEDAL.

CAPE CORAL KEY TO CITY-VO.WIPE

ALSO ON THIS PURPLE HEART DAY,

A SPECIAL HONOR FOR A CAPE CORAL ARMY SPECIALIST.

MICHAEL ARAUJO LOST HIS LEG WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2009.

CAPE CORAL KEY TO CITY-SOTVO

If I had to do it all over again and I knew what was going to happen, I would still do it all over again. And that's what I want my kids to see, that not to regret what they do."

HORTON BOAT RAMP REOPENS-VO

ALSO IN CAPE CORAL --

WE WANTED TO TELL YOU A POPULAR BOAT RAMP IS BACK OPEN.

THE HORTON PARK BOAT RAMP CLOSED FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS SO CREWS COULD FIX THE STEEP SLANT.

SEVERAL TRUCKS AND BOAT TRAILERS HAD BEEN PULLED INTO THE WATER DUE TO THE SLIPPERY SLOPE.

SANIBEL WATER QUALITY-OC

SANIBEL ISLAND'S GOLF COURSES ARE DOING MORE TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION FROM FERTILIZERS.

THE CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR JAMES EVANS ANNOUNCED FINDINGS TODAY FROM ITS SECOND ANNUAL REPORT CARD.

IT INCLUDES WAYS TO KEEP HARMFUL NUTRIENTS FROM FERTILIZER RUNOFF FROM GETTING INTO SANIBEL'S WATERWAYS.

SANIBEL WATER QUALITY-SOT-OC

we're trying to improve water quality in both the sanibel river and our coastal waters and every place on sanibel is essentially a sensitive area and can be impacted by nutrient run off"

CHARCO BACK TO SCHOOL-VO.WIPE

ONE DAY DOWN, 179 MORE TO GO!

THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS STARTED FOR 18 SCHOOLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

IT'S THE FIRST DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE STATE TO OPEN ITS DOORS.

89 BUSSES WERE OUT ON THE ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING.

CHARCO BACK TO SCHOOL-SOTVO

we have a fresh start. We have an opportunity to build on the successes and failures that we had the year before"

Morgan Taylor

Student

"All the running around has to be the most exciting part. Everyone running around to get to their classes

MANY LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS START TOMORROW.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

NATS - Good girl

THEY'RE YOU'RE BEST FRIEND.

CHANCES ARE YOU'LL DO ANYTHING TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY.

TONIGHT-- OUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU HOW TO KEEP COSTS LOW IF FIDO GETS SICK.

PLUS -

TEXTING AND DRIVING CAN END UP JUST LIKE THIS--

HOW THE TEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL SURVIVED, NEXT AT 5.

TZ1 A PET INSURANCE-NATSVO

TZ1 B WA TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CRASH-VOTOPS

MANILA FLOODING-VOTOPS

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO IN THE PHILIPPINES.

PEOPLE IN MANILA ARE BEING FORCED TO WALK IN WAIST -- AND SOMETIMES CHEST-- DEEP WATERS AFTER FLOODING THERE.

AT LEAST ONE SECTION OF A CITY IN METRO MANILA HAS FLOODING THAT EXCEEDS HUMAN HEIGHT.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

We'll notice some changes in the rain department today as our rain chances take a little bit of a dip, but we'll still be in line for some hit or miss afternoon storms during the peak heating of the day.

The difference between today and yesterday, though, is today's rain will likely cover much less ground; rain coverage will be considerably lower at 30% instead of Monday's 70%.

It also appears the best chance of getting wet will be over northern portions of the viewing area, so if you live in Collier County, your chances of seeing a storm will be lower than in Charlotte County.

Aside from the isolated afternoon storms, today will be mainly sunny and hot. Temperatures will have the potential to warm into the mid 90s, and the heat index will be near 100 degrees.

Rain chances will dwindle even more Wednesday as some drier air briefly takes hold of Southwest Florida, so the main focus will be on the heat as temperatures soar into the mid 90s.

By Thursday and Friday, afternoon showers and storms will make a comeback, and it looks like the afternoon thunderstorm pattern will be in place through the upcoming weekend as well.

In the tropics, Ernesto is struggling with some dry air at the moment, which has prevented the storm from strengthening into a hurricane overnight. Ernesto still has very warm water to work with as well as an overall favorable environment for future strengthening before landfall tonight near Belize and the Yucatan peninsula. Once Ernesto crosses the Yucatan, the system is expected to briefly move into the southern Gulf, and its final destination will likely be the coast of Mexico Friday morning.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

FOR MANY -- DOGS AND CATS ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST DOGS AND CATS.

THEY'RE FAMILY.

AND THERE'S A WAY TO PROTECT THEM THAT'S GROWING IN POPULARITY.

IT'S CALLED PET INSURANCE.

NEVER HEARD OF IT?

DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS?

NOT EVEN SURE IF YOU SHOULD DO IT?

ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI IS HERE NOW TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

PET INSURANCE-TC MON

VETERENARIANS I TALKED WITH TODAY SAY THEY'VE SEEN A TEN PERCENT INCREASE IN PET INSURANCE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

PET INSURANCE-PKG

NATS - Good girl

MOST OF US WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR OUR PET.

11:41:13 1

"I've had many pets over my lifetime."

KIMM PONTIFF IS NO DIFFERENT - EXCEPT SHE HELPS TAKE CARE OF ANIMALS SHE DOESN'T OWN TOO- AS A FOSTER PARENT.

LIKE FRENCH BULLDOG ZIIGGY -

NATS - affection

FOR THE DOGS SHE DOES OWN - PONTIFF SAYS PET INSURANCE HAS BECOME A MUST-HAVE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

IT HELPED WHEN ONE OF HER DOGS GOT ILL AND NEEDED TO SEE A NEUROLOGIST.

11:40:49 8

"MRI 2000 without insurance wouldn't have been able to afford something like that for him."

VETERINARIAN LAURA BRAUN SAYS PUPS SEEING A SPECIALIST IS BECOMING MORE COMMON.

11:28:36 12

"As we've become more sophisticated with procedures we can offer cost of health care rises as well."

SHE RECOMMENDS INVESTING IN PET INSURANCE -

ONLY ABOUT TEN PERCENT OF HER PATIENTS HAVE IT.

SHE SAYS MANY PEOPLE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT.

11:27:48 5

"'Just a way not to get hit with an unforseen expense all at once."

BRAUN SAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH - PLANS FROM PROVIDERS LIKE PURINA - VPI AND THE ASPCA - RANGE FROM 30 TO 100 DOLLARS A MONTH - AND OFFER COVERAGE FOR EVERYTHING FROM ACCIDENTS TO ILLNESSES, EVEN VACCINES.

HER BIGGEST TIP - INSURE YOUR PET WHILE IT'S YOUNG.

11:28:15 9

"If your pet has already had problems in an area those would be considered pre existing conditions and not covered fully or at all."

IF YOU'RE NOT SOLD ON AN INSURANCE PLAN - SHE RECOMMENDS PUTTING AT LEAST 50 TO 100 DOLLARS AWAY EACH MONTH FOR EMERGENCIES-

11:33:18 8

PET INSURANCE-TC MON

THE FIVE BREEDS OF DOG THE VET SUGGESTS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE TO OWN AND YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER INSURING-

ARE THE ENGLISH BULLDOG, FRENCH BULLDOG, BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG, ROTTWEILER, AND GREAT DANE.

CAR SEAT SAFETY-VO

PARENTS, ARE YOU PROPERLY BUCKLING YOUR CHILDREN INTO YOUR CAR?

RESEARCHERS SAY FOR MANY OF YOU.THE ANSWER IS NO.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND FEWER THAN 2-PERCENT USE A BOOSTER SEAT AFTER AGE 7.

EXPERTS RECOMMEND THEM UNTIL A CHILD REACHES AT LEAST 57-INCHES, THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD.

RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND MANY CHILDREN OLDER THAN SIX SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

SPORTS DRINKS-VOTOPS

ANOTHER CONCERN FOR PARENTS.THIS AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL.

WHILE MANY SCHOOLS NO LONGER SERVE SODA - A NEW STUDY FINDS OTHER BEVERAGES WITH ADDED SUGAR ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RESEARCHERS SURVEYED NEARLY 2-THOUSAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

KID CHOLESTEROL-VOTOPS

CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTEROL --

TONIGHT SOME GOOD NEWS.THE NUMBER OF YOUNGSTERS WITH THE ARTERY BLOCKER IS DOWN.

BUT TONIGHT -- RESEARCHERS SAY ONE IN TEN CHILDREN STILL HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL.

IN A STUDY FROM 1988 TO 2010 OF 16-THOUSAND YOUTH --

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOUND TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS DROPPED -- WHILE GOOD CHOLESTEROL OR H-D-L WENT UP.

WA TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CRASH-VO IN TC MON-VO

HERE'S ANOTHER NEW LESSON IN WHY YOU SHOULDN'T TEXT AND DRIVE.

ONE WASHINGTON TEEN DID IT AND ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE.

TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT THIS.

POLICE SAY THE 18-YEAR-OLD WAS TEXTING JUST BEFORE THIS FENCE BOARD WENT RIGHT THROUGH HIS WINDSHIELD.

TROOPERS SAY HE WAS CUTTING OFF DRIVERS AND MADE A WILD U-TURN

THAT NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH, BEFORE HE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT THE FENCE.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

THE FRIZZ

THE FLYAWAYS

THE SUN AND POOL DAMAGE.

YOUR HAIR TAKES A BEATING IN THE HEAT.

IN ABC 7'S HEALTHY LIVING, WE SHOW YOU WAYS TO TAME THE MANE.

PLUS--

20:36:24 - 30 madeline leydon/garden grove - it would be a dreadful

position for a new mother to be in having a child taken like that

A BABY STOLEN FROM A HOSPITAL.

TZ2 A BEAT THE HEAT! HAIR TIPS-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B CA BABY TAKEN-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

TOSS TO PKG-VO IN POP

SO FAR THIS YEAR - WE'VE SEEN MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND DAILY HEAT BROKEN NATIONWIDE.

THAT MEANS THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THE SUN IS TAKING ITS TOLL ON YOUR HAIR.

BEAT THE HEAT! HAIR TIPS-PKG

BEAT THE HEAT! HAIR TIPS-VO IN POP

IF YOU NEED MORE POOLSIDE PROTECTION, REACH FOR A BEER.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

STOPPING VIOLENCE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

HOW OUR AREA IS JOINING THE NATION'S NIGHT OUT.

"the community is pretty much fed up. They're fed up they're aggravated. They're tired."

NEW AT 5-- HOW AUTHORITIES ARE CRACKING DOWN ON CRIME.AND HOW YOU CAN HELP.

AND LOOK AT THIS!!!!

A STICK - A SHELF - AND SOME ANGRY PATRONS.

WATCH A SHOP OWNER TAKE DOWN MASKED ROBBERS.

STOPPING BULLYING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

TZ3 A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-88 SOTVO

TZ3 B MA CLERK FIGHTS OFF ROBBER-VO

TZ3 C BULLY SUMMIT-VO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.

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THANKS FOR WATCHING ??NAME??

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES THREAT-VID BOX TOPS

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

A CAPE CORAL HOMEOWNER IS UNDER ARREST, AFTER OFFICERS SAY HE THREATENED CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES WITH A GUN.

THE WORKERS KNOCKED ON ROBERT PAGANO'S DOOR TO TELL HIM

THEY WOULD BE WORKING IN THE AREA.

OFFICERS SAY PAGANO CAME OUT HIS HOME AND POINTED A HANDGUN AT THEM.

TS VACANT HOME DAMAGE-VID BOX

THREE BOYS ARE ACCUSED OF CAUSING ALL THIS DAMAGE TO A VACANT HOUSE IN ENGLEWOOD EAST.

DEPUTIES TELL US 13-YEAR OLD TWINS AND AN 8 YEAR OLD BROKE INTO THE HOME THROUGH GLASS WINDOWS.

KICKED IN CABINETS, KNOCKED OUT A GLASS SLIDING DOOR AND RIPPED THROUGH THE DRYWALL IN EVERY ROOM.

THE HOMEOWNER PLANS TO PRESS CHARGES.

TS PG PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL-VID BOX

TONIGHT AT 5:30 - THERE'S A NEW HOME FOR A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.

THE MEMORIAL WAS IN PORT CHARLOTTE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COCHRAN BOULEVARD AND U-S 41.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

RIGHT NOW, RALLIES ARE UNDERWAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY --

ALL IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS.

GOOD EVENING, I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

.AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.

IT'S NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND IT COMES AFTER 16 HOMICIDES IN FORT MYERS THIS YEAR ALONE.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-PKG

AZ SHOOTING GUILTY PLEA-VO

THE ARIZONA SHOOTER WILL AVOID THE DEATH PENALTY.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON, JARED LOUGHNER PLED GUILTY TO GOING ON A SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN JANUARY, 2011.

HE KILLED SIX AND WOUNDED 13, INCLUDING CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

TODAY, A JUDGE ALSO RULED LOUGHNER *WAS* COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL.

BUT, BECAUSE HE'S PLEADING GUILTY, THERE WON'T BE A NEED FOR A TRIAL.

WI TEMPLE SHOOTING LATEST-VO.WIPE

ABC7 IS LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE MAN WHO GUNNED DOWN SIX

PEOPLE AT A SIKH TEMPLE IN WISCONSIN.

THE F-B-I ALREADY HAD A FILE ON THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER -- WADE MICHAEL PAGE.

THE L-A TIMES IS REPORTING AGENTS FELT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH

EVIDENCE TO LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION.

WI TEMPLE SHOOTING LATEST-SOTVO

The basic idea is that they are lonely defenders of the white race which is

being subjected to a genocide by the miserable multi-culturalists of the

world and so on./So they see themselves fundamentally as martyrs.

PAGE RECENTLY LEFT HIS JOB AND LOST HIS GIRLFRIEND.

HE LEGALLY PURCHASED THE SEMI- AUTOMATIC HANDGUN AUTHORITIES SAY HE USED IN THE SHOOTING ON JULY 28-TH

JAMES HOLMES-VO

A PSYCHIATRIST WARNED POLICE ABOUT THE SUSPECTED COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTER SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENED.

A-B-C NEWS IS REPORTING DOCTOR LYNNE FENTON WENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE MASS SHOOTING.

THAT BROKE HER CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT, BY THE WAY.

MAN BRINGS GUN TO OH THEATER-VO

A GUN AND KNIVES BROUGHT INTO **ANOTHER** SHOWING OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

TONIGHT AN OHIO MAN IS UNDER ARREST FOR THAT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MANAGER AND OFFICER BECAME SUSPICIOUS OF THE MAN BECAUSE HE CARRIED A LARGE BAG INTO THE THEATER.

OFFICERS HAVE SEARCHED HIS HOUSE.

CA REFINERY FIRE OUT-VO

A FIRE AT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST OIL REFINERIES

WILL CAUSE HIGHER GAS PRICES ON THE WEST COAST.

THE FIRE AT THE CHEVRON REFINERY BROKE OUT MONDAY EVENING --

SENDING PLUMES OF BLACK SMOKE OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

IT ALSO SENT DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO HOSPITALS WITH BREATHING PROBLEMS.

FAA MISHAP-VO

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS SUSPENDING A PROCEDURE AT ALL AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE.

IT'S A PROCEDURE OFFICIALS BELIEVE LED TO THREE JETS NEARLY COLLIDING LAST WEEK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE PROCEDURE ALLOWS CONTROLLERS TO CLEAR AIRCRAFTS TO TAKE OFF AND LAND ON THE END OF A RUNWAY THAT IS OPPOSITE FROM THE ESTABLISHED FLOW OF AIR TRAFFIC.

JETS TOO CLOSE TO AIR FORCE ONE-VO

ONE THING THAT WILL GET YOU NOTICED IN THE AIR IS IF YOU INVADE THE PRESIDENT'S AIRSPACE.

AND POLICE SAY THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY.

A SMALL PLANE WAS FLYING TOO CLOSE TO AIR FORCE ONE.

SO AN F-15 FIGHTER FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND.

POLICE MET HIM ON THE GROUND.

NOT LONG AFTER THAT, ANOTHER AIRCRAFTED VIOLATED THE AIRSPACE NEAR NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

GIRL FOUND CLINGING TO BODY-OC

NEW AT 5 --

A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS SAFE TONIGHT AFTER SHE WAS FOUND CLINGING TO A DEAD BODY IN A NEW YORK LAKE.

TWO MEN AND A WOMAN IN A ROW BOAT FOUND THE CHILD AND THE CORPSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE YESTERDAY.

OFFICERS SAY THE GIRL WAS SEEN WADING WITH THE WOMAN BEFORE THE DISCOVERY.

THE BOATERS PUT A LIFE VEST ON THE CHILD, BROUGHT HER TO SHORE AND CALLED 911.

SC HIGH SPEED CHASE-VO.WIPE

WHAT A HORRIFIC END TO A HIGH SPEED CHASE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

A SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL IS IN BAD SHAPE AFTER SHE FLEW OUT OF AN S-U-V.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HER AUNT WAS DRIVING 100 MILES AN HOUR WHILE HIGH ON MARIJUANA.

SHE LED DEPUTIES ON A CHASE BEFORE CRASHING.

THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY FOUND HALF A POUND OF POT IN THE CAR.

SC HIGH SPEED CHASE-SOTVO

"we have reason to believe that the child was being instructed by the driver to throw marijuana out of the car. That's the reason she was out of the safety belt."

IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY DEPUTIES CONTINUED THE CHASE WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD INVOLVED.

THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY DIDN'T KNOW A CHILD WAS IN THE S-U-V.

THEY MIGHT HAVE CALLED IT OFF HAD THEY KNOWN.

CHILD LEFT IN HOT CAR-VO

A TODDLER IN NEW MEXICO IS DEAD AFTER BEING LEFT INSIDE A CAR AT A DAY CARE.

SOMEONE FOUND THE TWO-YEAR-OLD IN HIS CAR MONDAY AFTERNOON.

HE WASN'T RESPONDING.

IT WAS 91 DEGREES AT THE TIME.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CAR BELONGS TO THE BOY'S RELATIVE.

SHE WORKS AT THE DAYCARE.

K9 COP SUSPENDED-VOTOPS

A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN OHIO SAYS IT'S HIS FAULT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS K-9 PARTNER.

DEPUTY CHAMP FORTKAMP LEFT HIS DOG IN HIS PATROL CAR.

AND THE DOG, ZAK, DIED OF HEAT STROKE.

ONCE FORTZAMP REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED, HE RUSHED THE DOG TO THE VET.BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

MA CLERK FIGHTS OFF ROBBER-VO.WIPE

AN ANGRY STORE OWNER ONLY NEED A STICK, A SHELF AND SOME HELPFUL NEIGHBORS TO TAKE DOWN TWO ROBBERS WITH MASKS AND GUNS.

THE MEN RUSHED INTO THE MINI MART FRIDAY WIELDING KNIVES.

THE STORE OWNER, NICHOLAS DAY-WOUD, USED A STICK TO FIGHT BACK.

BUT AT ONE POINT, HE LOST THE STICK.

SO HE USED THE SHELF AS A WEAPON, WHACKING AWAY AT THE MEN.

AND, AS HE BATTLES THE LAST MAN STILL STANDING, HIS WIFE LOCKED THE DOOR.

MA CLERK FIGHTS OFF ROBBER-(2) SOTVO

"We broke the window in, we came in, then him and another neighbor tackled the guy, and I sat on him."

"I thank God that I did do it, because if I didn't, who knows where the owner and his wife would have been."

POLICE ARRESTED ONE OF THE SUSPECTED ROBBERS.

MARVIN HAMLISCH DIES-NATSVO

ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST-KNOWN COMPOSERS HAS PASSED AWAY.

piano playing

MARVIN HAMLISCH COMPOSED AND ARRANGED MUSIC FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIS MUSIC FROM "SOPHIE'S CHOICE," ''ORDINARY PEOPLE", "THE WAY WE WERE" AND THE BROADWAY SMASH "A CHORUS LINE"

THIS IS HIM PLAYING AT A DIPLOMATIC CORPS HOLIDAY RECEPTION AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

HAMLISCH WON EVERY MAJOR AWARD AN ENTERTAINER CAN -- THREE ACADEMY AWARDS, FOUR EMMYS, FOUR GRAMMYS, A TONY AND THREE GOLDEN GLOBES.

HAMLISCH'S FAMILY SAYS HE COLLAPSED AND DIED TODAY AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.

BULLYING SUMMIT-OC

BULLYING HAS GROWN A PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND RIGHT NOW, WASHINGTON D-C IS HOSTING A BULLYING SUMMIT.

BULLYING SUMMIT-PKG

ANTI-BULLYING ADVOCATES ARE LOOKING FOR MESSAGES LIKE THIS.

.URGING THOSE WHO WITNESS BULLYING TO DO SOMETHING.

AT A BULLYING PREVENTION SUMMIT THAT WRAPPED UP IN WASHINGTON.

.THAT WAS ALSO THE MESSAGE THE WHITE HOUSE WANTED OUT.

"So many people observe bullying and they just look the other way. You don't have to

look the other way, you could actually do something"

THE SUMMIT ATTRACTED BULLYING VICTIMS LIKE 17 YEAR OLD STEVEN WAYMAN OF UTAH.

"I'd get punched - kicked, black eyes - bruises and i'd lie to my mom and say it was nothing. or I fell off slides - i just fell down"

ANOTHER BULLYING VICTIM. SUPERSTAR LADY GAGA.

.WHOSE MOTHER DESCRIBED RELENTLESS BULLYING SHE SUFFERED AS A TEENAGER.

"Everything from her locker being defamed at school.she was actually put in a trash can at one point"

CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA HELPS WITH HER DAUGHTER'S OWN ANTI-BULLYING FOUNDATION.

"There's some pretty empirical evidence that shows that bystanders can do something to help stop and prevent bullying"

GERMANOTTA'S INVOLVEMENT IS WHAT EXPERTS SAY OTHER PARENTS SHOULD DO..

"all of us - all adults that interact with kids - need to take on bullying prevention efforts.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

00;20;02 David Robertson: "you know happy wife, happy life, right?

HAND IN HAND --

TOGETHER FOR LIFE.

FROM TYING THE KNOT.TO GOING UNDER THE KNIFE.

THE NEWEST CRAZE IN PLASTIC SURGERY. FOR **COUPLES!!**

PALIN GETS READY FOR BATTLE.

NOT ON THE POLITICAL STAGE.BUT THE HOMEFRONT.

BRISTOL PALIN'S FIGHT FOR CUSTODY.

TZ4 A COUPLES PLASTIC SURGERY-SOTVO

TZ4 B LEVI WANTS CUSTODY-VO

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

We'll notice some changes in the rain department today as our rain chances take a little bit of a dip, but we'll still be in line for some hit or miss afternoon storms during the peak heating of the day.

The difference between today and yesterday, though, is today's rain will likely cover much less ground; rain coverage will be considerably lower at 30% instead of Monday's 70%.

It also appears the best chance of getting wet will be over northern portions of the viewing area, so if you live in Collier County, your chances of seeing a storm will be lower than in Charlotte County.

Aside from the isolated afternoon storms, today will be mainly sunny and hot. Temperatures will have the potential to warm into the mid 90s, and the heat index will be near 100 degrees.

Rain chances will dwindle even more Wednesday as some drier air briefly takes hold of Southwest Florida, so the main focus will be on the heat as temperatures soar into the mid 90s.

By Thursday and Friday, afternoon showers and storms will make a comeback, and it looks like the afternoon thunderstorm pattern will be in place through the upcoming weekend as well.

In the tropics, Ernesto is struggling with some dry air at the moment, which has prevented the storm from strengthening into a hurricane overnight. Ernesto still has very warm water to work with as well as an overall favorable environment for future strengthening before landfall tonight near Belize and the Yucatan peninsula. Once Ernesto crosses the Yucatan, the system is expected to briefly move into the southern Gulf, and its final destination will likely be the coast of Mexico Friday morning.

COUPLES PLASTIC SURGERY-OC

A LOT OF COUPLES SAY IT'S HARD TO FIND THE TIME. TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER.

WELL, HERE'S A NEW WAY TO GET THE JOB DONE --

GOING UNDER THE KNIFE. TOGETHER.

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TRK 1: 04

HEATHER AND DAVID ROBERTSON HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR 18 YEARS

00;20;02 David Robertson: "you know happy wife, happy life, right? So that

is what I am all about."

00;03;54 Heather Robertson: "we went on our first date and he asked me to

marry him on our first date and I said yes."

TRK 2: 04

SO WHEN HEATHER DECIDED TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE DAVID DIDN'T THINK TWICE

00;15;35David Robertson: "You know what, hey, whatever I am game for it so

let's see what happens It's got to be a bonus. It can't hurt right?""

TRK 3: 05

AND THOUGH TIME HAS BEEN GREAT TO THEIR RELATIONSIP IT HASN'T BEEN FOR THEIR

BODIES

00;13;00David Robertson: "Well Heather has had 4 children, we have had 4

children together and you know it takes quite a toll on our bodies so if

anybody deserves to get a tummy tuck, I think she deserves to get one done."

TRK 4: 09

GFX-HEATHER WILL HAVE LIPOSUCTION AND a TUMMY TUCK. For David 18 YRS of

marriage added 50 lbs and a double chin --he DECIDES ON A CHIN LIFT

00;15;56 David Robertson: Well if you've seen me when we first met and I

think that is the image she has of me in her head, I was about 135 lbs and

was all muscle and now I am about 185 lbs and there is not as much muscle

00;20;50Heather Robertson: kind of starting this new chapter in our life

and I know we are still young but we are getting older and just another new

chapter another new adventure.

TRK 5: 04

DR ANTHONY YOUN IS SEEING MORE AND MORE COUPLES GOING UNDER THE KNIFE

TOGETHER.

2:50 SOT: DR. Anthony Youn:A lot of couples wants to play together they

vacation together they want to raise kids together. now they are having

surgery together too.

TRK 6: 03

ON THE DAY OF THEIR SUGERIES DAVID IS UP FIRST

16:53 NAT: heather checking in on David kisses him: "are you nervous'

17:25 NAT: dr talks to david about surgery

TRK 7: 04

AFTER ALMOST A COMBINED 5 HOURS OF SURGERY AND 6 WEEKS OF HEALING

TRK 8: 06

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. HERE ARE DAVID AND HEATHER BEFORE AND HERE THEY ARE

AFTER

TRK 9: 07

THE EXTRA HANGING OF SKIN ON DAVID'S CHIN. GONE . HEATHER'S BABY FAT

AFTER 4 KIDS NONEXISTENT

TRK 10: 06

A HAPPY ENDING FOR A COUPLE WHO'S BEEN TOGETHER THROUGH IT ALL THICK AND

LEVI WANTS CUSTODY-VO

IN ADDITION TO DANCING WITH THE STARS,

BRISTOL PALIN COULD FACE A CUSTODY BATTLE.

HER EX-BOYFRIEND AND FATHER OF HER SON -- LEVI JOHNSON TELLS ABC NEWS HE WANTS FULL OR HALF CUSTODY.

JOHNSON SAYS HE'S DISGUSTED WATCHING HIS SON'S BEHAVIOR ON PALIN'S REALITY SHOW "LIFE'S A TRIPP."

THE THREE YEAR OLD REPORTEDLY USED THE F-WORD ON ONE EPISODE.

NEW MARS ROVER PICS-VO

HOW COOL IS THIS -- TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEING NEW PICTURES FROM MARS.

THE CURIOSITY ROVER SNAPPED THEM.

NASA SAYS THIS STOP-MOTION VIDEO SHOWS 297 FRAMES FROM THE LAST TWO-AND-A-HALF MINUTES RIGHT BEFORE CURIOSITY TOUCHED DOWN.

AT THE BEGINNING, THAT DISC YOU SAW WAS CURIOSITY'S HEAT SHIELD FALLING AWAY.

AA BAGGAGE DELIVERY-VO

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGERS ARE GETTING MORE CHOICES TONIGHT.

STARTING THIS WEEK, YOU CAN SKIP BAGGAGE CLAIM.

INSTEAD, YOU CAN PAY THE AIRLINE TO DELIVER YOUR BAGS TO YOUR HOUSE, OFFICE, OR WHERVER.

AMERICAN REPS SAY THEY CAN DO IT IN FOUR HOURS OR LESS, AS LONG AS IT'S GOING 40 MILES OR LESS.

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PRICES-VOTOPS

COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE PAYING MORE AND MORE FOR TEXTBOOKS.

ACCORDING TO 'THE COLLEGE BOARD' -- A NON-PROFIT THAT TRACKS COLLEGE COSTS -- COLLEGE KIDS PAID 16-HUNDRED BUCKS LAST YEAR FOR THEIR BOOKS AND OTHER COURSE MATERIAL.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

THE UNTHINKABLE.

A WOMAN DRESSED AS A NURSE.

LURES A BABY RIGHT AWAY FROM HER NEW MOTHER.

TZ5 A CA BABY TAKEN-VO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

CA BABY TAKEN-OC

THE VIDEO SHOWS IT --

A WOMAN DRESSED AS A NURSE -- WALKED RIGHT INTO A HOSPITAL AND AUTHORITIES SAY TRIED TO STEAL A NEWBORN.

CA BABY TAKEN-PKG

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM

38:30 "he cuts us off- he flicks me off, i flip him back off.

A WOMAN RECOUNTS A TERRIFYING INCIDENT OF ROAD RAGE.

TELLING ABC 7 TONIGHT--

A MAN PULLED A GUN ON HER AND 3 CHILDREN.

HOW POLICE TRACKED DOWN THE SUSPECT.

02:52:44-Mann-"I know we're sending the wrong signals and as one commissioner I just want to say to Cape Coral I want to work with you."

LOCKED IN A BITTER BATTLE OVER A CONTROVERSIAL BOAT LIFT.

WHY LEE COUNTY IS READY TO TAKE CAPE CORAL TO COURT.

RENOVATING PARADISE.

THE PLAN TO INCREASE SANIBEL ISLAND'S VALUE AND ATTRACT NEW VISITORS.

TZ 6 1) ROAD RAGE-SOTTOPS-VO

TZ 6 2) CAPE CEITUS BOAT LIFT-SOTVO

TZ 6 3) SANIBEL DEVELOPMENT-VOTOPS

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