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he's warm, compassion, caring, and would do anything for anybody

TONIGHT HIS WIFE CALLS IT A MISUNDERSTANDING,

AS CABLE MEN JUST WANT TO FIX A LINE.

A MAN ACCUSED OF POINTING A GUN AT PEOPLE ON HIS PROPERTY.

ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TONIGHT,

IT'S CALLED *THIRD-HAND SMOKE.

DOCTORS SAY YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE IN THE SAME ROOM AS SMOKERS.

AND SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THIS ROBBER OUT!

HE'S NOT THE BRIGHTEST GUY TO HIT THIS MICKEY D'S IN INDIANA.

BUT HE KNOWS WHERE THE SNACKS ARE!

HL 1) CENTURY LINK THREAT-SOTVO

HL 2) THIRD HAND SMOKE-VO

HL 3) INDIANA MCDONALDS THEFT-VO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

CENTURY LINK THREAT-2SHOT SS VO WIPE

STARRING DOWN THE BARREL OF A PISTOL --

TWO PHONE REPAIRMAN IN CAPE CORAL PROBABLY THOUGHT THEIR LIVES WERE OVER.

TONIGHT THE ACCUSED GUNMAN'S WIFE TELLS US EVERYTHING IS A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING.

INVESTIGATORS CLAIM ROBERT PAGANO LOST HIS COOL AFTER TWO CENTURY LINK EMPLOYEES KNOCKED ON HIS FRONT DOOR.

ACCORDING TO HIS ARREST REPORT,

THE MEN WERE THERE TO FIX A PHONE LINE NEAR HIS BACKYARD.

THEY WANTED TO TELL HIM AS A COMMON COURTESY.

POLICE SAY PAGANO ADMITTED TO PULLING OUT HIS PISTOL.

CENTURY LINK THREAT-SOTVO

"reporter: would your husband pull a pistol and point it at the employees? Never in a million years. It wouldn't happen."

CENTURY LINK REPRESENTATIVES TELL US THEIR SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDE MARKED CARS, UNIFORMS AND TRAINING.

NICHOLAS RAINEY KILLED-VO

DOOR-TO-DOOR REPAIRMAN AREN'T THE FIRST TO BE THREATENED IN CAPE CORAL.

CAPE COPS SAY KENNETH ROOP SHOT AND KILLED NICHOLAS RAINEY LAST MONTH.

RAINEY WAS A DOOR-TO-DOOR MEAT SALESMAN.

ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, ROOP PULLED INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AND SAW RAINEY THERE.

CHAR CO KID VANDALS-SS VOWIPE

RIPPED TO SHREDS,

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THREE BOYS DESTROYED AN ABANDONED HOUSE.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER SABJA, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD TWINS RYAN AND ANTHONY MAURER IN ENGLEWOOD EAST.

CHECK OUT THIS DAMAGE.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SENT US THESE PICTURES.

WALLS TORN APART AND TRASH EVERYWHERE.

CHAR CO KID VANDALS-SOTVO

"I couldn't believe it because there was trash everywhere. It wasn't a one day thing. They'd probably been there before."

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-VOWIPE

16 MURDERS IN FORT MYERS THIS YEAR SO FAR.

MANY OF THEM REMAIN UNSOLVED.

TONIGHT A RALLY IS UNDERWAY AT THE EDISON MALL TO THE STOP THE VIOLENCE.

IT'S THE 29TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

TONIGHT'S MISSION - BLOW UP 5-HUNDRED BALOONS.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-SOTVO

"the community is pretty much fed up. They're fed up they're aggravated. They're tired." 51

they all know they have to be the key to stopping the violence in the community. 56

THERE ARE TWO OTHER EVENTS IN FORT MYERS TONIGHT.

ONE HAPPENING NOW ON JACKSON STREET IN DOWNTOWN.

CAPE BANK ROBBER ARREST-SS

FOLLOWING UP ON A STORY FROM YESTERDAY --

CAPE COPS HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A BANK ROBBERY.

THEY NABBED JEFFREY ROBINSON OF HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.

DID YOU SEE THIS PICTURE?

THEY SAY HE BARGED INTO THE FIFTH-THIRD BANK ON PINE ISLAND ROAD YESTERDAY, DEMANDING CASH.

LOUGHNER PLEA-VOWIPE

IN COURT TODAY,

JARED LEE LOUGHNER PLEADS GUILTY TO THE DEADLY SHOOTING IN ARIZONA LAST YEAR.

THIS, AFTER A JUDGE FOUND HIM TO BE COMPETENT.

THE PLEA MEANS LOUGHNER WILL SERVE LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE.

LOUGHNER PLEA-SOTVO

"This is not victory for the defense. this is no victory for the prosecution it's simple justice for an individually who is mentally ill committed a horrendous act and now will be locked up away from everyone for the rest of his life.

SIX PEOPLE DIED IN THE SHOOTING.

SURVIVORS INCLUDE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

YOUR VOICE OPEN-CLIP

ROMNEY NEW CAMPAIGN AD-VOWIPE

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE, 2012 --

AND MITT ROMNEY IS ACCUSING THE PRESIDENT OF ROLLING BACK WELFARE REFORM.

THE 2012 G-O-P FRONTMAN SAYS IT'S A PLAN TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT THAT RECIPIENTS WORK.

THE WHITE HOUSE CALLED THE CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS,

ROMNEY NEW CAMPAIGN AD-SOTVO

"this administration's policy will strengthen the program by giving states the opportunty to employ more effective ways to help people get off welfare and into a job."

SO WHO'S WINNING THE BATTLE TONIGHT?

WELL, POLLS SHOW NOT ROMNEY IN TEN OF ELEVEN SWING STATES.

CAPE BOAT LIFT-VOWIPE

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

BOTH SIDES ARE LOCKED IN A BITTER BATTLE OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL CEITUS BOAT LIFT.

THE COUNTY WANTS IT PUT BACK IN.

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL DOESN'T,

CAPE BOAT LIFT-2SOTVO

-Frank Mann/Lee County Commissioner-"We set aside money for litigation last week in hopes that we don't have to use it."

-"According to the science, what we have seen happen twice before you're going to get another blow out."

BACK 2 SCHOOL STUFF-SS

IT'S BACK TWO SCHOOL TIME!

STUDENTS IN CHARLOTTE AND PARTS OF LEE HAVE THE FIRST DAY BEHIND THEM.

ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LEE COUNTY RETURN TOMORROW.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE NEW BELL SCHEDULE!

HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL START 10 MINUTES EARLIER AND

GET OUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER.

HALF OF ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL START AND END FIVE MINUTES EARLIER.

HENRYVILLE KIDS RETURN TO CLASS-VO

STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS IN HENRYVILLE INDIANA TODAY.

IN MARCH A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THE TOWN,

DESTROYING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DONATED TIME AND MONEY FOR THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR REBUILD.

BULLYING SUMMIT-SOTVO

PEOPLE FIGHTING BULLYING TOOK CENTER STAGE IN WASHINGTON TODAY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE WHITE HOUSE BEHIND A NEW CAMPAIGN.

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

THIS IS CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA - ALSO KNOWN AS LADY GAGA'S MOM.

SHE SAYS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS PARENTS CAN STOP THE ATTACKS IS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

SHE ALSO SAYS HER DAUGHTER WAS A VICTIM OF BULLYING.

LEE CO NATIONALS FOLO-VO

IN LEE COUNTY TONIGHT,

COMMISSIONERS WANT TO KNOW WHY TALKS WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS AREN'T MORE AGGRESSIVE.

THE COUNTY WANTS THE BASEBALL TEAM TO FILL CITY OF PALMS PARK FOR SPRING TRAINING.

ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER DOUG MUERER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON GOING.

CLOSING BELL & STOCKS-NATS VOTOPS CG

nats of closing bell

A COUPLE OF MILESTONES ON WALL STREET AT TODAY'S CLOSING BELL.

BOTH THE NASDAQ AND S&P 500 POSTED RECORD JUMPS.

THE S&P 500 CLOSED UP 7 POINTS TO END AT 14-01.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT REACHED 14-HUNDRED IN THREE MONTHS.

THE NASDAQ ROSE 26 POINTS TO CLOSE AT 30-15.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

TONIGHT IN NORTH FORT MYERS,

A PRIVATE ROAD SPENDS DECADES IN NEED OF REPAIR.

After all we all pay taxes don't we this should have been addressed before

AND NOW THAT CONSTRUCTION IS FINALLY UNDERWAY,

LEAVE IT TO THE RAIN TO MESS THINGS UP.

VETERANS TURN OUT FOR NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY.

A MEMORIAL HAS A NEW HOME IN PUNTA GORDA TONIGHT.

JP?

TZ1 A LAUREL LANE MUD-SOTVO

TZ1 B PURPLE HEART TODAY-DISSOLVE VO

CAT SHOT IN HEAD WITH ARROW-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

IMAGINE GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH AN ARROW - AND LIVING THROUGH IT!

A LITTLE CAT IN MICHIGAN IS DOING JUST THAT.

THE CAT NAMED 'BABY' CAME HOME WITH THE ARROW STICKING OUT OF ITS SKULL.

BUT IT MISSED ANY VITAL ORGANS.

NO WORD TONIGHT ON WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

LAUREL LANE MUD-2SHOT VO WIPE

THERE ARE SOME UPSET PEOPLE IN NORTH FORT MYERS TONIGHT.

ALL BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM ON A LITTLE PRIVATE ROAD.

MUD FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION TRAPS PEOPLE INSIDE THEIR HOMES ON LAUREL LANE.

CREWS SCRAMBLE TO GET THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BACK ON TRACK.

THEY'RE LAYING LIMESTONE ROCK AS A QUICK FIX.

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

WE'RE TOLD THE COUNTY WILL DO WORK ON MORE ROADS LIKE LAUREL.

LEE PERMITS-VOWIPE

IT'S A SIGN OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTOWN-

TODAY LEE COUNTY LEADERS TOOK A STEP TO TURN THESE PROPERTIES INTO FINISHED PROJECTS.

THEY'RE CONSIDERING AN ORDINANCE TO REINSTATE EXPIRED PERMITS.

BUT BEFORE THEY CAN SIGN OFF,

LEE PERMITS-SOTVO

MICHAEL REITMANN/LEE COUNTY BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 2:54:42 it's a major economic economic impact and it's an incentive for those individuals who have started the permit process to finish it 51

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN UNINCORPORATED LEE COUNTY MAY QUALIFY -

PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL MOVED-2SHOT VO

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

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

THE MONUMENT WAS MOVED FROM COCHRAN BOULEVARD AND U-S 41 IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

IT'S NOW AT THE VETERANS GARDEN AT LAISHLEY PARK IN PUNTA GORDA.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

HOW DOES BREAKFAST AT MIDNIGHT SOUND?

MCDONALD'S THINKS YOU'LL LIKE THE IDEA.

THEY HAVE A NEW MENU.

AND ON THE MEDICAL FRONT,

*THIRD* HAND SMOKE?

WHAT'S THAT?

if your clothes reek of smoke / your little child is going to get an asthma attack

DOCTORS SAY IT'S JUST AS DANGEROUS.

SO WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID IT?

AND MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SAND SCULPTING!

TZ2 A THIRD HAND SMOKE?-SOTVO

TZ2 B FMB SAND SCULPTING-VO

MARVIN HAMLISCH DEATH-NATVOTOPS OUT

AND AS WE HEAD TO BREAK.

THE WORLD REMEMBERS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST COMPOSERS TONIGHT.

MARVIN HAMLISCH DIED THIS MORNING.

THE OSCAR WINNER SCORED MORE THAN 40 FILMS INCLUDING 'THE WAY WE WERE'.

HEAT BENDS MAILBOX-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.

A PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

SOMEONE NOTICED THIS SAD MAILBOX IN OKLAHOMA.

IT BUCKLED BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HEAT!

OKLAHOMA IS SEEING RECORD TEMPS RIGHT NOW.

WEATHER-PWC

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.

ROAD RAGE-2SHOTVO WIPE

THANKS JP.

A TERRIFYING CASE OF ROAD RAGE.

POLICE IN FORT MYERS ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY POINTED A GUN AT A CAR FILLED WITH KIDS.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

LATIESHA DAVIS TELLS US SHE HAD HER GRAND CHILDREN - AGES 3, 2 AND 1.

SHE SAYS MICHAEL HUGGINS CUT HER OFF.

ROAD RAGE-SOTVO

39:40 "my middle granddaughter- she knew. she was like- that's a gun grandma- i was like, yeah that's a gun and he's going to jail"

LATIESHA CALLED 911 AND FOLLOWED HUGGINS UNTIL COPS ARRESTED HIM.

JETS INTERCEPT PLANE NEAR AF1-VOTOPS

IT WASN'T A GOOD DAY TO TAKE A FLIGHT IN NEW YORK.

A PILOT HAD TO LAND BECAUSE HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO AIR FORCE ONE.

AN F-15 INTERCEPTED THE SMALL AIRCRAFT.

THIRD HAND SMOKE?-2SHOT VOWIPE

WE'VE ALL HEARD OF SECOND-HAND SMOKE.

NOW DOCTORS ARE WARNING US ABOUT *THIRD-HAND SMOKE!

IT'S BASICALLY THE FUMES OFF OF A PERSON WHO SMOKED ELSEWHERE.

THAT SMELL HANGS AROUND,

THIRD HAND SMOKE?-SOTVO

There's evidence now that third-hand smoke is a risk factor in children like chronic ear infections and chronic respiratory infections.

SO HOW DO YOU AVOID PASSING ON YOUR SMOKE TO OTHERS?

VIOLENT TV BEFORE BED-VO

WANT TO KEEP THE BOOGEY MONSTERS OUT OF YOUR KIDS' DREAMS?

TURN OFF THE VIOLENT T-V.

A NEW STUDY LINKS VIOLENT PROGRAMMING TO POOR SLEEP.

KIDS IN THE STUDY HAD A TOUGHER TIME FALLING TO SLEEP *AND WAKING UP IN THE MORNING.

NY MED TONIGHT ON ABC-SOTVO

TONIGHT ON ABC-7 'NY MED',

IT'S AN INTIMATE LOOK AT WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A WOMAN FACING BREAST CANCER.

TAKE A LOOK.

00:00 Eleni Tousimis: I wear a white coat, but I'm a woman and a mother first a foremost.

THE INNER TURMOIL OF A FEMALE DOCTOR TREATING WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER.

THE SPECIAL ABC SUMMER SERIES NEW YORK MED--

AA BAGS HOME DELIVERY-VO

NO MORE BAGGAGE CLAIMS TONIGHT.

FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES IF YOU WANT LUGGAGE HOME DELIVERY!

IT'S A NEW SERVICE WITH YOU IN MIND.

FOR AN EXTRA FEE YOU CAN OPT TO HAVE YOUR BAGS DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME OR HOTEL ROOM.

'AMERICAN' SAYS YOU'LL GET YOUR BAGS WITHIN FOUR HOURS.

MICKEY D'S MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST-OC

SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO WAIT FOR THOSE A-M EGGS AND BACON!

MCDONALD'S SAY IT HAS A SOLUTION - BREAKFAST STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.

IT'S IN THE TEST PHASE RIGHT NOW.

IF IT CATCHES ON,

EXPECT TO SEE ALL THE STAPLES INCLUDING THE EGG-MCMUFFIN AND BURRITOS.

AT THE PUMP-CG

ABC 7 HAS YOU COVERED AT THE GAS PUMP TONIGHT.

WHERE YOU ARE PAYING THREE PENNIES MORE A GALLON THAN YESTERDAY..

WE'RE PAYING 3-54 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-58 TONIGHT.

MCDONALDS ROBBED-WIPE VOTOPS

WHEN YOU CAN'T STEAL THE CASH REGISTER,

JUST GRAB A PARFAIT!

A BAD ROBBER IN INDIANA CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AT A MCDONALD'S.

YOU CAN SEE HIM TRYING TO RIP THE REGISTER FROM THE COUNTER.

AND WHILE POLICE ARE ON SCENE MOMENTS LATER, HE'S BRAVE ENOUGH TO WALK BY THE BROKEN GLASS!

FMB SAND SCULPTING-2SHOT VO

IT'S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE AMERICAN SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS NOVEMBER 16 THROUGH THE 25TH.

HERE'S VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURN OUT FOR THE BEST SAND SCULPTURES ANYWHERE.

THIRTY SCULPTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE HERE.

SUN SPLASH FAMILY FUN NIGHT-2SHOT VIDBOX

AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 11.

IT'S FAMILY FUN NIGHT AT SUN SPLASH WATER PARK IN CAPE CORAL!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTED TICKETS FROM 5-30 TO 8-30 SATURDAY NIGHT.

THERE'LL BE LIVE MUSIC AND FOOD SPECIALS.

NO WORRIES IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT SATURDAY.

TOSS TO BRAD-CAM 10

TIME TO TALK SPORTS.

TEASE THREE-POP

TIGER WOODS Y'ALL. HE'S BEEN STUCK ON 14 MAJORS. HE'S SAYS HE HAS PLENTY OF TIME TO WIN MORE. THE IMMOKALEE FOOTBALL TEAM THINKING BIG

TZ3 A SPORTS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) BOAT EXPLOSION-SOTVO

if you don't get this lock open and gonna get out of this boat and you're gonna be dead.

AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL,

A BOAT EXPLODES WITH A FATHER AND SON ON BOARD.

11PM TZ2) HOSPITAL CHILD ABDUCTION-VOTOPS

AND THIS VIDEO HAS PARENTS ON EDGE TONIGHT,

A WOMAN DRESSED AS A NURSE TRIES TO WALK OUT OF A HOSPITAL WITH A NEWBORN --

BUT A NEW SECURITY MEASURE STOPPED HER --

AND IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,

WE FIND OUT IF SIMILAR MEASURES ARE AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-POPMON

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-SOTTOPS

TREVOR MOORE-VOTOPS

FRESH OFF HIS TRIP TO THE OLYMPICS. NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE IS TALKING ABOUT HIS SAILING EXPERIENCE IN THE SUMMER GAMES.

MOORE AND HIS PARTNER ERIK STORCK FINISHED 15TH OVERALL. BUT DID WIN ONE INDIVIDUAL RACE.

TREVOR MOORE-SOTTOPS

IMMOKALEE FB-POPMON

IMMOKALEE FB-VOTOPS

LAST SEASON THE INDIANS TOOK A TRIP TO THE REGIONAL FINALS. AND VIRTUALLY EVERYONE FROM THAT TEAM IS COMING BACK.

IMMOKALEE FB-SOTTOPS

FLORIDA STATE-VOTOPS

NEXT STOP TALLAHASSEE. WHERE THE FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL TEAM STARTED THEIR FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE.

THE NOLES COME INTO SUMMER CAMP AS THE FAVORITES TO WIN THE ACC.

BUT THAT WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR AS WELL. AND THEY ENDED THE SEASON 9-4.

FLORIDA STATE-SOTTOPS

HARD KNOCKS-VOTOPS

TONIGHT THE MIAMI DOLPHINS WILL MAKE THEIR HBO DEBUT ON THE SERIES HARD KNOCKS.

HARD KNOCKS-SOTTOPS

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-4 SHOT