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AHEAD SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ONLY LOCAL NEWS AT 9-

HOPING FOR JUSTICE. AFTER 19 MONTHS OF HEARTACHE AND PAIN.

THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE OUTSIDE A TUCSON GROCERY STORE.

COULD GO TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

AND-

COMING TOGETHER TO STOP VIOLENCE AND CRIME-

AS FORT MYERS CITY LEADERS AND POLICE -- LOOK FOR A WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF PALMS.

PLUS-

GOLD MEDALS, CASH PRIZES. AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TAXES.

A POPULAR REPUBLICAN SAYS OYMPIANS ARE PUNISHED FOR WINNING.

HL1) LOUGHNER IN COURT-VO-WIPE

HL2) NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-VO-WIPE

HL3) OBAMA ON OLYMPIC MEDALS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

LOUGHNER IN COURT-2 SHOT-CLIP

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

ATTORNEYS RETURN TO COURT.

FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE OUTSIDE A TUCSON SUPERMARKET LAST JANUARY.

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED A POSSIBLE PLEA DEAL -- IS IN THE WORKS FOR JARED LEE LOUGHNER.

IT WOULD ALLOW LOUGHNER TO PLEAD GUILTY -- IN EXCHANGE FOR LIFE IN PRISON.

LOUGHNER IS ACCUSED OF KILLING SIX PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 13 OTHERS,

INCLUDING FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

LOUGHNER IN COURT-PKG

IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THE STORM OF GUNFIRE. THAT ENDED SIX LIVES. INJURED 13. AND FOREVER CHANGED THIS COMMUNITY.

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NINETEEN MONTHS THAT INCLUDED FUNERALS.

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A ONE YEAR MEMORIAL.

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AND A CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR THE CITY. AND VICTIMS WHO SURVIVED.

INCLUDING FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIEL GIFFORDS. THE TARGET OF THE ATTACK.

IT'S ALSO BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE WE FIRST SAW THE HAUNTING GRIN OF JARRED LEE LOUGHNER. THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE KILLING SPREE.

TIME THAT THE 23-YEAR-OLD HAS SPENT IN A FEDERAL MENTAL HOSPITAL. AFTER BEING FOUND INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL.

INITIALLY HIS COURT APPEARANCE LATER TODAY, WAS TO CONSIDER IF TREATMENT FROM DOCTORS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS. AND THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS HAVE MADE LOUGHNER STABLE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

BUT NOW THERE ARE INDICATIONS LOUGHNER COULD PLEAD GUILTY TO THOSE CHARGES.

"This way we almost know he'll be sentenced to life in prison without parole or an institution without parole."

LOUGHNER IN COURT-ONCAM

JAY GRAY REPORTING.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-2 SHOT-VO-CG

HAPPENING TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE NATION-

IT'S THE 29TH NATIONAL "NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME".

IT'S A CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION EVENT.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR.

STARTING TONIGHT AT FIVE --

PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES WILL TURN ON THEIR PORCH LIGHTS.

THEN HEAD OUTSIDE TO MARCH WITH NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS.

THE IDEA BEHIND THE EVENT -- IS TO SHOW THAT VIOLENCE WON'T BE TOLERATED.

FORT MYERS VIOLENCE-VO

A MAIN FOCUS OF TONIGHT'S "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" IS PUBLIC SAFETY-

IT'S TAKING THE FOREFRONT -- AFTER ANOTHER PUBLIC SHOOTING SUNDAY NIGHT IN FORT MYERS.

CITY LEADERS SAY THE PUBLIC IS SAFE, BUT DO YOU AGREE?

FORT MYERS MAYOR RANDY HENDERSON SAYS -- THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE STEPPING UP THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE.

HENDERSON TELLS THE PUBLIC -- *NOT TO WORRY FOR THEIR SAFETY-

FORT MYERS VIOLENCE-SOTVO

RESIDENT: they don't really care where they are shooting at they don't have no regard for the kids, the older folks or themselves

HENDERSON: I don't see any threat to our community no one should be afraid go on about your lives

WISCONSIN SHOOTING LATEST-SOTTOPS-OC-SS-OC

HE WAS A HAPPY PERSON AND A HAPPY

CHILD. AND WHAT HAPPENED, GOD ONLY KNOWS, CUZ I DON'T AND NEITHER DOES HIS

DADDY."

THIS MORNING --

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN.

WHO ALLEGEDLY OPENED FIRE INSIDE A SIKH TEMPLE.

SIX PEOPLE DIED, AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED.

FRAGMENTS OF WADE MICHAEL PAGE'S LIFE. ARE STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.

PULLED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS.

THE 40 YEAR OLD ARMY VETERAN WAS KILLED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE.

ABC'S BRIAN ROSS HAS DETAILS ON PAGE'S LIFE.

WISCONSIN SHOOTING LATEST-PKG

Civil rights groups had tracked Page for more than a decade as he moved

thru skin head circles, most prominently as the lead 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.

In the last year, Page was connected by civil rights groups to supremacist

group called the Hammerskins Nation.

Mark Potok: Hammerskins for many years were the most feared people on the

white supremacist scene out there.

A native of Colorado, Page enlisted in the Army at the age of 21, and was

part of psychological warfare unit at Ft. Bragg.

The Army says he was discharged in 1998, after being demoted from Sergeant

to Specialist and deemed "ineligible for re-enlistment."

Page appears to have moved to the Milwaukee area just this year where

neighbors said he was not very friendly.

Neighbor: On a one to ten scale, I would say about 1.5.

His step-mother, Laura Page, told ABC News overnight the Army changed the

young man she knew growing up in Texas.

Laura Page: I don't know if the military was good for him. I don't know. /

My heart's broken for the people that were killed and their families. / I

can't imagine what could have gone through his mind for him to do something

WISCONSIN SHOOTING LATEST-VO

BRIAN ROSS REPORTING.

POLICE SAY THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A MOTIVE INTO THAT ATTACK.

INVESTIGATORS SAY PAGE ROAMED THE HALLS OF THE TEMPLE.

ARMED WITH A NINE MILLIMETER PISTOL,

AND FIRING RANDOMLY.

AS THOSE INSIDE RAN FOR COVER.

PAGE PURCHASED THE GUN LEGALLY FROM A GUN SHOP ON JULY 28TH --

JUST EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

COLORADO SHOOTER LATEST-OC-VO-OC

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED, A PSYCHIATRIST WHO TREATED JAMES HOLMES, WENT TO *POLICE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE.

DOCTOR LYNNE FENTON. BROKE CONFIDENTIALITY WITH HOLMES -- AND WENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HOWEVER, ITS NOT KNOWN -- WHAT THE OFFICER DID NEXT.

THE UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICER WAS RECENTLY INTERVIEWED -- WITH AN ATTORNEY PRESENT.

FIREFIGHTER SHOT-(2)SS

BACK HERE AT HOME-

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT -- IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN THIS MORNING.

39 YEAR OLD SAM DREHER -- DIED AFTER DEPUTIES SAY MICHAEL MINOR SHOT HIM TWICE SATURDAY IN SARASOTA.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, MINOR AND DREHER'S WIFE HAD A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP.

MINOR WANTED TO GET SOMETHING HE OWNED OUT OF DREHER'S CAR -- AND THE 18-YEAR VET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFRONTED HIM.

THAT LED TO THE SHOOTING.

DEPUTIES TELL ABC-7, MINOR LATER ADMITTED TO THE SHOOTING.

JET SKI CRASH FOLO-VO

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK.

SINCE A FATAL JET SKI CRASH NEAR KEEWAYDIN ISLAND IN COLLIER COUNTY.

AND OFFICIALS WITH FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE.

ARE NO CLOSER TO FIGURING OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

F-W-C TELLS ABC-7 --

CARLOS IGNACIO ARAGON WAS KILLED,

AFTER HIS JET SKI COLLIDED WITH HIS FRIEND'S JET SKI.

SO FAR, THE ONLY WITNESS WHO'S COME FORWARD.

IS ARAGON'S FRIEND, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

BUT HIS ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED DOES *NOT MATCH UP WITH THE EVIDENCE.

JET SKI CRASH FOLO-SOTVO

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 --

ATTORNEY DAVID BRENNER ARRESTED-VO-SS

A WELL KNOWN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY -- ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK IN COURT TODAY.

FORT MYERS POLICE TELL ABC-7, DAVID BRENER ASSAULTED HIS GIRLFRIEND -- CHOKING AND HITTING HER IN THE FACE WITH A PURSE.

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR BATTERY.

BRENER TELLS US THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY -- AND HAS NO COMMENT ABOUT HIS ARREST.

BRENER IS CURRENTLY REPRESENTING YOUSEL RIVERA.

STRIANO LATEST-SS (2)-VO

IT'S BEEN *TWO WEEKS.

SINCE DEBBIE STRIANO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER THREE OAKS HOME.

DEPUTIES SAY ONE MAN RESPONSIBLE IS IN JAIL.

BUT THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SUSPECT.

THIS MORNING --

DEPUTIES STILL SEARCH FOR THIS MAN.

42-YEAR-OLD BILLY RETHERFORD, JUNIOR.

RETHERFORDD'S NEPHEW DUSTIN JAYE.

IS ALREADY IN CUSTODY,

IN CONNECTION WITH STRIANO'S MURDER.

DEPUTIES ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR RETHERFORD.

AND STRIANO'S FAMILY IS CONFIDENT DEPUTIES WILL FIND HIM,

STRIANO LATEST-SOTVO

please, please everybody, please help the police to find him. please help them

AND A BIT OF POSITIVE NEWS THIS MORNING--

STRIANO'S DOG "SCRUFFY" WAS STABBED IN THE ATTACK.

BUT HE'S RECOVERING QUICKLY,

HENRYVILLE STUDENTS BACK TO CLASS-VO

STUDENTS IN HENRYVILLE, INDIANA ARE BACK IN CLASS THIS MORNING-

IN THE SCHOOL THAT WAS ALMOST DESTROYED BY A TORNADO JUST FIVE MONTHS AGO.

CONSTRUCTION CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING PRACTICALLY NON-STOP -- SINCE THE MARCH TWISTER BLEW APART THE SCHOOL.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR-

GAS PRICES ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK UP.

BUT WHAT'S DRIVING THE BUMP?

ABC-7 TAKES A LOOK.

PLUS, HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE PINCHING PENNIES. TO FILL UP THEIR TANK.

AND-

A WORD OF WARNING THIS MORNING FOR HOMEOWNERS.

SCAM ARTISTS MAKE THE ROUNDS,

WITH A HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM.

TZ1 A GAS PRICES RISING-VOTOPS

TZ1 B HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAMS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

AMERICAN AIRLINES AND ITS AFFFILIATED COMPANES --

MAY BE FACING THE LARGEST EVER COMBINED PENALTY AGAINST AN AIRLINE FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS!

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS NOTIFIED A BANKRUPTCY COURT OVERSEEING AMERICAN'S CASE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FINES.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS IT STEMS FROM ALLEGED SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE INFRACTIONS.

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MEANTIME -- IMAGINE UNDERGOING HEART SURGERY -- WHEN YOU DIDN'T REALLY NEED IT.

H-C-A, NOW FACING A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROBE.

AFTER THE NATION'S LARGEST FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL CHAIN, REPORTEDLY UNCOVERING EVIDENCE SUGGESTING TO SOME, THAT THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES --

WHICH SAYS H-C-A DENIES DECISIONS WERE MOTIVATED BY FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

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AND IF YOU'RE THINKING OF BUYING A CAR -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO STEER CLEAR OF A HONDA CIVIC, OR A PRIUS C.

CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE SAYS THOSE 2 -- PLUS THE JEEP LIBERTY, FORD EDGE AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, TOP IT'S LIST OF POPULAR VEHICLES YOU SHOULD AVOID.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- KNOW ANYONE WHO ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT A SAMSUNG TABLET WHEN THEY MEANT TO BUY AN IPAD?

ALRIGHT --

STRONGER THAN-EXPECTED EARNINGS REPORTS HELPING

DRIVING THE S&P TO A 3 MONTH HIGH YESTERDAY.

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AND -- HAVE YOU EVER GONE OUT TO BUY AN IPAD --

AND ACCIDENTALLY COME HOME WITH THIS INSTEAD?

A WITNESS FOR APPLE'S PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE AGAINST SAMSUNG SAYS --

THE MOST COMMON REASON BEST BUY CUSTOMERS RETURN SAMSUNG'S GALAXY TAB 10-POINT-1 TABLET COMPUTER IS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD PURCHASED AN IPAD 2.

THE ONGOING TRIAL -- THE FIRST IN THE GLOBAL COURT BATTLE BETWEEN APPLE AND SAMSUNG.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

EXTEREME HEAT BENDS MAILBOX-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT-

IT HAS BEEN SO HOT ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA RECENTLY, THIS MAILBOX MELTED!

THIS PICTURE IS FROM COWETA, OKLAHOMA, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF TULSA.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

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.

GAS PRICES RISING-POP-CG-POP

THE PRICE AT THE PUMP. STARTS GOING UP AGAIN.

PRICES CLIMBED THROUGH MOST OF JULY.

AND MIGHT DO THE SAME THIS MONTH.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE PAYING TODAY FOR A GALLON OF GAS-

NATIONWIDE, THE AVERAGE IS THREE-63 A GALLON.

IN FLORIDA, IT'S A FEW CENTS CHEAPER AT THREE-57.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, IT'S THREE-54 A GALLON.

BUT WHY ARE WE PAYING SO MUCH?

GAS PRICES RISING-PKG

THE PRICE OF GAS IS TAKING A BIGGER CHUNK OUT OF YOUR WALLET THESE DAYS.

AFTER WEEKS OF FALLING PRICES, THE PRICE AT THE PUMP IS GOING UP.

"The price of gas impacts everything, everything that moves, everything that travels by truck or what ever, it's done by fuel prices."

"I end up cutting other things, like maybe i don't go out as much, or maybe i postpone my laundry for a week."

"And I know personally for myself being just recently terminated from a job, and just living on my social security, this is not good."

AND IT'S NOT GOOD TO SEE PRICES CLIMBING IN AUGUST. WHEN PRICES ARE USUALLY BEGINNING TO GO DOWN.

"It's atypical, it's aberrant, it's not supposed to be happening now. usually prices peak in june and then start to decline."

"So how fast are prices rising? Well for July, we had the biggest jump for that summer month, since the year 2000."

"We don't have a very competitive market out here, and that's the problem. It's easier to cooperate than to compete. We're not saying there is a conspiracy to drive prices up it's just that the market is not as competitive as it should be on the wholesale level."

AND THAT MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE COUNTING PENNIES ARE GOING TO SEE MORE SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS AND INTO THEIR GAS TANK.

"I tend to drive less, drive as little as I can, combine trips."

AND THOSE FUEL PRICES ARE CONTINUING TO CLIMB FOR NOW. EVEN THOUGH THE COST TO FILL YOUR TANK USUALLY STARTS DROPPING IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. BUT THIS YEAR. THE PRICE OF GAS HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE USUAL PATTERN.

"Does it make sense to you when it goes up and down like that?"

GAS PRICES RISING-POP

BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL,

BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS --

THE FALLING VALUE OF THE DOLLAR CAN DRIVE UP PRICES.

PROBLEMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR EUROPE CAN IMPACT PRICES.

LOOSENED CREDIT STANDARDS-VO

A SURVEY BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE SHOWS SOME BANKS ARE EASING LENDING STANDARDS FOR LARGER FIRMS --- BUT SMALL COMPANIES ARE STILL HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING CREDIT.

A NUMBER OF BANKS -- LOOSENED LOAN STANDARDS ON AUTO AND CREDIT CARD LOANS.

HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAMS-VOTOPS

HOMEOWNERS --

BEWARE OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAMS.

A NEW CONSUMER COMPLAINT SURVEY SHOWS --

THAT'S ONE OF THE FIVE FASTING GROWING COMPLAINTS AMONG HOMEOWNERS.

SOME ADVICE --

ONLY PAY A DEPOSIT FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT WORK.

AND GET A WRITTEN CONTRACT THAT *SETS THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

PLUS THE COMPLETION DATE.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY -- ARE IN A TIGHT RACE RIGHT NOW-

THE RACE FOR HAVING THE BIGGEST WAR CHEST.WHEN IT COMES TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

ABC-7 TAKES A LOOK AT *WHO HAS *WHAT.AND WHERE IT CAME FROM.

BUT FIRST-

VITAMIN D-

IT'S CALLED THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN-

TZ2 A CAMPAIGN FINANCES-VO

TZ2 B IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN D-VOTOPS

IMPORTANCE OF VITAMN D-CAM 10 BMP-2 SHOT

WE KNOW THAT VITAMIN D IN ADULTS IS IMPORTANT.

TOO LITTLE -- CAN LEAD TO SOFT BONES, WEAK MUSCLES AND SOME FORMS OF CANCER.

NOW RESEARCHERS FIND --

A LACK OF VITAMIN D IN CERTAIN CHILDREN.

COULD ALSO LEAD TO PROBLEMS.

IMPORTANCE OF VITAMN D-PKG

THEY CALL IT THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN, BECAUSE OUR MAIN SOURCE OF IT COMES FROM THE SUN'S RAYS.

VITAMIN D IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR BODIES, BECAUSE IT BUILDS STRONG BONES; HELPS KEEP THE HEART HEALTHY, AND FIGHTS INFECTION BY BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

AND IF ADULTS DON'T GET ENOUGH, THEY CAN SUFFER FROM ALL KINDS OF ILLNESSES, INCLUDING MUSCLE WEAKNESS, OSTEOARTHRITIS, AND HEART DISEASE.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF CHILDREN HAVE A VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY?

RESEARCHERS AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TESTED THE VITAMIN D LEVELS IN 511 CHIDDEN WHO WERE ADMITTED TO THEIR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, FOR VARIOUS REASONS , OVER A YEAR'S TIME.

THEY FOUND 40 PERCENT OF THOSE CHILDREN HAD A VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY.

THEY DISCOVERED YOUNGSTERS SUFFERING FROM VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY BECAME MORE SEVERELY ILL COMPARED TO CHILDREN WHO HAD ENOUGH VITAMIN D.

HOWEVER, RESEARCHERS FOUND TO THEIR SURPRISE THAT CHILDREN WITH INFECTIONS DID NOT HAVE A LOWER VITAMIN D LEVEL THAN OTHER CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN.. THEY ALSO FOUND VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY WAS LESS COMMON IN YOUNGER PATIENTS; NON-HISPANIC WHITE PATIENTS AND IN CHILDREN TAKING SUPPLEMENTS OF VITAMIN D.

BECAUSE VITAMIN D LEVELS DIFFERED IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN, DEPENDING ON THEIR ILLNESSES, STUDY AUTHORS RECOMMENDED THAT SEVERELY ILL YOUNGSTERS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL SHOULD BE SCREENED FOR RISK FACTORS, CAUSED BY VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY.

CHILD SEATS-VO

PARENTS -- CHECK YOUR BACK SEAT.

MANY KIDS ARE *NOT BUCKLED INTO CARS PROPERLY.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT DATA --

ON MORE THAN 21-THOUSAND CHILDREN.

FEWER THAN TWO-PERCENT USED A BOOSTER SEAT AFTER AGE SEVEN.

EVEN THOUGH MANY EXPERTS RECOMMEND BOOSTERS.

AT LEAST UNTIL A CHILD REACHES 57-INCHES.

THAT'S THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD.

ALSO, MANY CHILDREN OVER AGE SIX SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

CT SCANS-VOTOPS

AND A NEW STUDY SHOWS WHITE CHILDREN -- ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET UNNECESSARY C-T SCANS FOLLOWING MINOR HEAD TRAUMA.

A STUDY OF 40-THOUSAND KIDS SUGGESTS DOCTORS TENDED TO ORDER C-T SCANS FOR WHITE CHILDREN -- WHO BUMPED THEIR HEADS -- MORE OFTEN THAN FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN.

TEASE THREE-1SHOT

POLICE OFFICERS HEAR A LOT OF CREATIVE EXCUSES.

FROM PEOPLE HOPING TO AVOID SPEEDING TICKETS-

BUT ONE CENTRAL FLORIDA WOMAN WINS THE PRIZE-

ABC-7 HAS THE BIZARRE EXCUSE.

THIS WOMAN GAVE TO POLICE FOR NOT STOPPING.

PLUS-

TZ3 A TOPLESS WOMAN ARRESTED-VOTOPS

TZ3 B CHAR CO BACK TO SCHOOL-SOTTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN TAKES YOU TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE -- LIVE.

STOCKS ARE HEADED FOR A HIGHER OPEN AND A *THIRD STRAIGHT DAY OF GAINS -- AS INVESTORS GEAR UP FOR MORE CORPORATE EARNINGS.

ALSO HELPING -- EUROPEAN OFFICIALS LOOK TO BE WORKING ON A PLAN TO STAVE OFF A FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.

TS1) LOUGHNER IN COURT-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW AT 9:30 --

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S TOPPING THE NEWS TODAY.

THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE TUCSON MASS SHOOTING COULD STRIKE A PLEA DEAL.

SIX PEOPLE DIED,

AND FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WAS SEVERELY INJURED.

THE POSSIBLE DEAL WOULD LET JARED LEE LOUGHNER PLEAD GUILTY,

TS2) NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-VOTOPS-WIPE

COMING TOGETHER TO STOP CRIME ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE NATION.

TONIGHT IS THE 29TH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME.

STARTING TONIGHT AT FIVE --

PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES WILL TURN ON THEIR PORCH LIGHTS.

TS3) WISCONSIN SHOOTING-VOTOPS-WIPE

AND-

WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN.

WHO CARRIED OUT A MASS SHOOTING AT THE SIKH TEMPLE OF WISCONSIN.

POLICE SAY 40-YEAR-OLD ARMY VETERAN WADE MICHAEL PAGE WAS THE LONE GUNMAN.

PAGE WAS A KNOWN SKIN-HEAD,

AND MEMBER OF A POPULAR NEO-NAZI BAND.

CAMPAIGN FINANCES-CLIP-ONCAM

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012.

THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS ON TRACK -- TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN HISTORY.

MILLIONS IF NOT *BILLIONS WILL BE SPENT BY ELECTION DAY -- IN NOVEMBER.

CAMPAIGN FINANCES-PKG

MITT ROMNEY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE--- ISN'T JUST HAULING GROCERIES, HE'S HAULING IN THE CASH - TO THE TUNE OF MORE THAN 101 - MILLION DOLLARS LAST MONTH.

25 MILLION MORE THAN TEAM OBAMA'S TAKE IN JULY.

ROMNEY HAS NOW TOPPED THE PRESIDENT IN FUNDRAISING THREE MONTHS IN A ROW.

"Really what both camps are trying to do, particularly the Obama campaign, is define the opponent as much as they can."

WHILE BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE RAKING IN MILLIONS, SPENDING LOTS OF THAT MONEY ON POLITICAL ADS, THEY ARE ALSO GOING AFTER MIDDLE CLASS VOTERS BY SAYING THE OTHER ONE IS OUT OF TOUCH.

"He'd ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so that he could give another $250 thousand tax cut to people making more than 3 million dollars a year." "It's like Robin Hood in Reverse. It's Romney-hood!"

OHIO SENATOR ROB PORTMAN ON ROMNEY'S VP SHORTLIST WAS QUICK TO COUNTER.

Ohio:55-1:06

"Consumer confidence is lowest it's been this year, manufacturing the last two months went down not up. We're going the wrong way! The private sector's not doing fine nor is our country doing fine."

BUT MANY CAMPAIGN DONORS SEEM TO BE DOING FINE.

CAMPAIGN FINANCES-ONCAM

CLARE LEKA REPORTING.

MITT ROMNEY WILL BE IN ILLINOIS TODAY -- TALKING ABOUT REVIVING MANUFACTURING JOBS -- AND ATTENDING TWO FUNDRAISERS THERE.

OBAMA WOULD SUPPORT OLYMPIC TAX CUT-OC-SOT-OC

PRESIDENT OBAMA SEES EYE-TO EYE.

WITH A REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM FLORIDA.

MARCO RUBIO PROPOSED A BILL --

THAT WOULD EXEMPT AMERICAN OLYMPIANS WHO WON MEDALS AT THE GAMES.

FROM PAYING TAXES ON THEIR HARDWARE AND PRIZE MONEY.

WE'VE LEARNED THE PRESIDENT WOULD SUPPORT THE MEASURE,

IF IT PASSED THROUGH CONGRESS.

THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES THAT WE SHOULD SUPPORT EFFORTS LIKE, I THINK, THE BILL YOU'RE REFERENCING, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HONOR AND SUPPORT OUR OLYMPIC ATHLETES WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO REPRESENT OUR NATION AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. SO, HE SUPPORTS THAT BILL. IF IT WERE TO GET TO HIS DESK, HE WOULD SUPPORT IT.

OLYMPIANS GET A CASH PRIZE IF THEY WIN A MEDAL.

FOR EXAMPLE --

A GOLD MEDALIST EARNS 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS,

STARBUCKS APPRECIATION DAY-VO

MARRIAGE EQUALITY SUPPORTERS -- WILL HEAD TO STARBUCKS AND OTHER STORES IN DROVES TODAY.

SO FAR, MORE THAN 32-THOUSAND PEOPLE -- HAVE SIGNED UP ON FACEBOOK TO PARTICIPATE.

STARBUCKS IS ONE OF DOZENS OF COMPANIES LISTED ON EQUALLY WED'S WEBSITE -- AS SUPPORTERS OF L-G-B-T RIGHTS.

TRAYVON MARTIN MOM HOA-VO

ABC-7 CONTINUES FOLLOWING THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW --

TRAYVON MARTIN'S MOTHER ASKED FOR 75 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FROM THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OF THE GATED COMMUNITY,

WHERE HE TEENAGE SON WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

THIS IS VIDEO OF INVESTIGATORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

AFTER MARTIN WAS SHOT.

TOPLESS WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FLEEING POLICE-ONCAM

REMEMBER THAT OLD SAMMY HAGAR SONG FROM THE 80S -- "I CAN'T DRIVE 55"?

WELL, A CENTRAL FLORIDA WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF TOPPING THAT.

POLICE SAY SHE CAN'T DRIVE 55 -- WITH A TOP ON.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE WOULDN'T PULL OVER FOR POLICE.

TOPLESS WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FLEEING POLICE-PKG

MANDY RAMSEY DIDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE OR COME TO THE DOOR, BUT HER BOYFRIEND JAMES WOODWARD SUMMED UP WHAT SHE'S ACCUSED OF DOING LIKE THIS.

She did something stupid trying to impress me that's all it was, that's it.

WOODWARD WOULDN'T SAY MUCH MORE THAN THAT, BUT RAMSEY WAS ARRESTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BY MARION COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT. DEPUTIES THEY ORIGINALLY CLOCKED HER SPEEDING, DOING 71 IN A 55 ON HIGHWAY 315, THEN WHEN DEPUTIES TRIED TO PULL HER OVER, SHE SPED OFF, RUNNING THROUGH A STOP SIGN, GOING THROUGH A LAWN AND HITTING A TREE BEFORE ESCAPING. USING A HELICOPTER, THOUGH, DEPUTIES TRACED THE CAR RAMSEY WAS DRIVING BACK TO THIS HOME. WHEN THEY KNOCKED ON THE DOOR RAMSEY BLURTED OUT THAT SHE DIDN'T STOP BECAUSE SHE WAS TOPLESS.

It was just a mistake.

TOPLESS WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FLEEING POLICE-ONCAM

NICK VINZANT REPORTING.

DEPUTIES SAY IF RAMSEY WOULD HAVE JUST PULLED OVER -- SHE PROBABLY WOULD ONLY BE FACING MISDEMEANOR INDECENT EXPOSURE CHARGES AND A SPEEDING TICKET.

FMB LAND APPRAISALS-VO

FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS DECIDE TO SLOW DOWN TALKS--

OVER POTENTIALLY BUYING PRIME REAL ESTATE ON ESTERO ISLAND.

THEY'VE PAID TWO COMPANIES MORE THAN 11 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TO ASSES THE VALUE OF LAND,

THAT'S JUST OVER THE MATANZAS PASS BRIDGE.

THE APPRAISERS STUDIED THE OLD SEAFARER'S MALL LOT.

HELMRICH'S PLAZA NEXT DOOR.

AND THE LAND WHERE THE OCEAN JEWELS STORE SITS.

BUT THEY ARE KEEPING THE FINDINGS SECRET --

FMB LAND APPRAISALS-SOTVO

even before council found out that the appraisals were ready to look at we already had people with business interests try to get a hold of the information

TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL NOW REVIEW THE TWO APPRAISERS' REPORTS.

ONE AT A TIME, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

THEN THEY'LL DECIDING WHETHER TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS PUBLICLY,

CHAR CO BACK TO SCHOOL-2 SHOT

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL - IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY TODAY!

RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND STUDENTS -- ARE BACK IN CLASS HITTING THE BOOKS.

ABC-7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK REPORTS FROM CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL.

CHAR CO BACK TO SCHOOL-PKG

GOOD MORNING!

IT'S JUST AFTER 9, BUT STUDENTS HERE AT CHARLOTTE HIGH HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK SINCE 7:25.

READY TO PUT DAY ONE OF 180 UNDER THEIR BELTS.

AND WHILE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WILL BE BACK TO _____ SCHOOLS TODAY, ONE SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT WIL OPERATE AS A LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL THIS YEAR. SHINING THEIR LIGHT ON MORE THAN JUST ACADEMICS.

DESKS STAND SPOTLESS. LABELED WITH EACH STUDENT'S NAME, LIKE THIS ONE FOR CAYDEN. MS. CAMPAGNE'S KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM IS ALL SET FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

"I'm ready! I'm excited. Yay!!! I'm very excited."

THIS YEAR AT NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY, THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN MORE THAN JUST MATH AND READING. THEY'LL ADOPT NEW HABITS.- 7 OF THEM.BEFORE THEY EVEN CRACK OPEN THE BOOKS.

"It's not enough to just teach academics you also have to teach them how to be a good person."

THE HABITS AREN'T BAD ONES. LIKE NAIL BITING OR CRACKING YOUR KNUCKLES ,THEY'RE POSITIVE. LIKE "BEING PROACTIVE"AND "THINKING WIN WIN."

"The whole point of the habits are to start young so they can grow up with these so they can change their lives."

THE 7 HABITS COME FROM A PROGRAM CALLED "THE LEADER IN ME".

NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS USED IT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW--

THIS YEAR IT'S TAKING A NEW TITLE. NOW CALLED A "LIGHT HOUSE SCHOOL"

IT'S WHERE THE SCHOOL SERVES AS A MODEL OF LEADERSHIP AND MENTORS TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. SO THEY, TOO CAN APPLY THE 7 HABITS.

"It's teaching them about manners and what's fair, to be kind and use nice hands"

AND THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS

THE FIRST YEAR NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY APPLIED THE PROGRAM, IT CUT DISCIPLINE BY 60 PERCENT.

"This is setting up expectations up from day 1, saying 'this is the way we are going to do it'. It's like magic."

SO EVERY YEAR FOR CAYDEN. AND 800 OTHER NEIL ARMSTRONG STUDENTS,. IS A PRODUCTIVE ONE.

TEACHING THEM SKILLS. FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

"They're taking what I've taught them and applying it to the 21st century learning which is a huge part of being a lighthouse school and preparing them for a future."

THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, BUT ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN THE LEADER IN ME PROGRAM.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

IT'S AN ON-AGAIN OFF-AGAIN FEUD THAT IS APPARENTLY ON AGAIN-

MADONNA VERSUS ELTON JOHN-

JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE LATEST REMARKS -- SIR ELTON MADE ABOUT THE MATERIAL GIRL.

AND-

IF YOU MISSED ANY OF LAST NIGHT'S OLYMPICS, WE HAVE YOU COVERED-

TZ4 A ELTON JOHN VS. MADONNA-VO

TZ4 B OLYMPICS LOOKBACK-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

ELTON JOHN VS. MADONNA-CAM 10 BMP- 2 SHOT

IT'S THE BATTLE OF THE MUSIC HEAVY WEIGHTS-

MADONNA VERSUS SIR ELTON JOHN.

THE FRENEMIES HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ON EVERYTHING FROM LADY GAGA -- TO ACCUSATIONS THAT THE MATERIAL GIRL IS LIP SYNCHING.

ABC'S LARA SPENCER LOOKS AT THE LONG STANDING CELEBRITY FEUD.

ELTON JOHN VS. MADONNA-PKG

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

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.

EXTREME PLASTIC SURGERY-ON CAM

HERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY TO BOND WITH YOUR MATE.

SOME COUPLES WHO WANT TO LOOK BETTER --

DECIDE TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE. AT THE SAME TIME.

GETTING PLASTIC SURGERY. TO GROW *YOUNGER. *TOGETHER,

EXTREME PLASTIC SURGERY-PKG

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

EXTREME PLASTIC SURGERY-ON CAM

LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

INTERESTING FACT HERE-

MEN ARE BECOMING MORE ACCEPTING OF PLASTIC SURGERY.

IN FACT, THE NUMBER OF MEN GOING UNDER THE KNIFE.

OLYMPICS LOOK BACK-VO

IF YOU MISSED ANY OF LAST NIGHT'S OLYMPICS, DON'T WORRY.WE DIDN'T!

IN THEIR QUEST FOR A REMATCH AGAINST JAPAN, THE US WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM SCORED ON A DRAMATIC HEADER BY ALEX MORGAN -- TO TOP CANADA 4-3.

THEY WILL NOW FACE JAPAN ON THURSDAY -- HOPING TO REDEEM THEMSELVES FROM LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP LOSS.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE GABBY DOUGLAS WILL RETURN TO THE ARENA -- ONCE MORE IN THESE LONDON GAMES.

THE TWO-TIME GOLD MEDALIST --- PLACED EIGHTH ON THE UNEVEN BARS.

BUT TONIGHT, THE BALANCE BEAM WILL PRESENT A NEW CHALLENGE--AND A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR GOLD.

KRAFT SPECIAL OREO-VOTOPS

A SWEET TREAT WITH A SPACEY SPIN --

KRAFT PAID HOMAGE TO THE MARS CURIOSITY ROVER LANDING.

WITH AN OPEN-FACED OREO--

COMPLETE WITH RED-DYED CREAM AND TIRE TRACKS.

BUT THE COOKIE WON'T HIT THE SNACK AISLE ANYTIME SOON.

MARILYN MONROE PHOTOS-VO

IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE MARILYN MONROE DIED, AND TO HONOR HER, AN EXHIBIT OF RARE PHOTOS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY.

THE EXHIBIT OF 60 PHOTOS ARE PART OF A COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES ALMOST 38-HUNDRED PHOTOS BY MILTON GREENE -- THAT WERE STORED FOR OVER A DECADE.

THESE PHOTOS WILL BE DISPLAYED UNTIL THE WHOLE COLLECTION IS SOLD AT AUCTION.

NICK JONAS AMERICAN IDOL-VOTOPS

NICK JONAS CONFIRMS -

HE MIGHT JOIN THE JUDGE'S PANEL ON "AMERICAN IDOL."

STEVEN TYLER AND JENNIFER LOPEZ WON'T RETURN NEXT SEASON.

MARIAH CAREY HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

AS ONE OF THE NEW "IDOL" JUDGES.

PHARRELL WILLIAMS AND JONAS ARE REPORTEDLY FRONT-RUNNERS FOR THE OTHER SEATS.

JONAS SAID ON TWITTER --

HE *IS BEING CONSIDERED.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US THIS MORNING,

WE'LL RUN DOWN THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

PLUS-

A BRAND NEW T-V SHOW EXAMINES THE *DIRTY SIDE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

TZ5 A DR. DRE TV EXEC-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

DR. DRE TV EXEC-VO

T-V NETWORK F-X IS GETTING THE HELP OF A DOCTOR.

NOT JUST ANY DOCTOR.

F-X HAS SIGNED MUSIC MOGUL DOCTOR DRE -- TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE A NEW PILOT.

THE ONE-HOUR DRAMA TAKES A LOOK AT MUSIC INDUSTRY AND CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD -- IN PRESENT DAY LOS ANGELES.

DRE MADE HIS NAME DURING AS PART OF WEST COAST RAP GROUP "N-W-A" IN THE LATE '80S.

LINDSAY LOHAN SCARY MOVIE 5-VOTOPS

LINDSAY LOHAN'S NEXT POTENTIAL FILM ROLE.

COULD BE A BIT SCARY.

ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER --

SHE'S IN NEGOTIATIONS TO APPEAR IN "SCARY MOVIE FIVE."

THE FILM ALREADY HAS ANOTHER STAR WITH A TUMULTOUS PERSONAL LIFE.

CHARLIE SHEEN HAS BEEN CAST.

CLEVELAND PET ALLIGATOR-VOTOPS

PUTTING A PET OUT IN THE BACKYARD -- MAY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.WHEN IT'S AN ALLIGATOR.

POLICE WERE CALLED TO HELP -- IN CLEVELAND ON MONDAY.

IT TURNS OUT A THREE-FOOT LONG ALLIGATOR WAS FOUND IN AN AQUARIUM-STYLE PEN.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) LOUGHNER IN COURT-VOTOPS

BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE --

HERE'S A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES-

THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE TUCSON MASS SHOOTING COULD STRIKE A PLEA DEAL.

THE RAMPAGE KILLED SIX PEOPLE AND WOUNDED CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

THE POSSIBLE DEAL WOULD LET JARED LEE LOUGHNER PLEAD GUILTY --

TS2) NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME-VOTOPS

COMING TOGETHER TO STOP CRIME ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE NATION.

TONIGHT IS THE 29TH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME.

STARTING TONIGHT AT FIVE --

PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES WILL TURN ON THEIR PORCH LIGHTS.

TS3) WISCONSIN SHOOTING-VOTOPS

WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN--

WHO CARRIED OUT A MASS SHOOTING AT THE SIKH TEMPLE OF WISCONSIN.

POLICE SAY 40-YEAR-OLD ARMY VETERAN WADE MICHAEL PAGE.

WAS THE LONE GUNMAN.

PAGE WAS A KNOWN SKIN-HEAD,

AND MEMBER OF A POPULAR NEO-NAZI BAND.

TS4) CHAR CO BACK TO SCHOOL-VOTOPS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY STUDENTS ARE NOW BACK TO SCHOOL.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR STUDENTS THERE.

TOMORROW, LEE COUNTY KIDS GO BACK.

CLOSE-3SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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