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she said she was unaware of what she hit, she did hit something and was not sure

NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A TRUCK AT THE CENTER OF A HIT AND RUN.

TROOPERS TRACK DOWN A PERSON THEY THINK MAY BE RESPONSIBLE,

AND WE'RE ALSO LEARNING THE VICTIM MIGHT NEVER WALK AGAIN.

NEIGHBORS REACT TONIGHT.

PLUS,

turns out my son has this idea to put a ball in a sock and dip it in gas

AND THIS IS HOW IT ENDED, A HOME DESTROYED.

SO HOW WILL THE BOYS BE PUNISHED?

AND WE SEE A LOT OF JOGGERS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

EVER TRY STRETCHING THOSE LEGS BAREFOOT?

TONIGHT WE LOOK AT THE BENEFITS OF DITCHING THE SHOES.

HL 1) HIT & RUN FOLO-SOTVO SS

HL 2) HOLLY AVE FIRE-SOTVO

HL 4) BAREFOOT RUNNING-VO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WX WALL

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday and Sunday will be gloomy at times. There will be a lot of cloud cover, but there will the occasional peak of sunshine. Numerous thunderstorms can be expected across all of southwest Florida… So plan accordingly!

Rain chances take a precipitous drop Monday through mid week. What storm cells pop up will be very isolated in nature.

Highs will cool off slightly, too. Lower 90s will be the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

For you beach and boat goers expect winds from the south at 5-10 knots, seas 1-2 feet, and a light chop for the inland waterways.

As for the tropics we are watching Tropical Depression Seven. It can be found right in between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. Forecast models project it to take a westward track. In fact, it'll nearly follow Ernesto's same track. As it Seven pushes west, we do expect it to develop into a Tropical Storm.

The next area of interest is a low pressure system off the coast of Africa.

WX VID-VO

HIT & RUN FOLO-CLIP VOTOPS 2 CG ON CAM TAG

THANKS JP.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN.

THAT'S THE RED TRUCK AT THE CENTER OF A HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATION.

IT WAS REMOVED FROM A HOME IN SAN CARLOS PARK THIS MORNING.

HERE'S THE WOMAN TROOPERS QUESTIONED TODAY--

21 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT, CHELSIE DAHLBECK.

16-YEAR OLD KEISHA BEIN-AMIE WAS WALKING TO A BUS STOP YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN SHE WAS HIT.

TONIGHT, HER FAMILY FEARS SHE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN.

HIT & RUN FOLO-PKG

Take nats of truck passing by

Only our cameras catch troopers seizing this red Toyota Tacoma this morning -- as they search for who hit 11th grader Keisha Bien-Aime.

Jacquelyn Hippler, neighbor

4722 "it was just the damage on the truck that was it. We didn't know what she hit or if she hit anything."

Blocks away from the stop where Bien-Aime laid lifeless -- neighbors wondered about the damage on a red pickup truck next door.

Hippler 4855 " it looks like she hit something. We figured she hit a stop sign."

Tonight, troopers tell us the truck -- 21 year old college student chelsie Dahlbeck's ride -- more than likely hit Keisha.

Troopers claim the damage on the truck's front end matches the debris found on Sanibel blvd.

12 hours after the impact, fhp tells us dahlbeck Called and fessed up.

Sgt. Dwayne Cooper, FHP

5141 "she said she was unaware of what she hit, she did hit something and was not sure what it was and left the scene to speak with her parents."

Troopers tell us their initial investigation reveals speeding, alcohol, and texting DID NOT factor into the crash.

As to why dahlbeck didn't get out and help bien-aime who was walking to her bus stop -- troopers explain dahlbeck seems sorry.

Cooper, FHP

5346 "Steve: did she seem remorseful? Absolutely remorseful, she wasn't sure what happened."

Investigators still need to piece together all the details.

If dahlbeck did slam into bien-Aime causing this damage, she faces at least two felony charges -- leaving two lives forever altered by one early morning collision.

BUS STOP REAX-OC SOT OC

ABC7 ALSO TALKED WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS NEAR THE SAN CARLOS BUS STOP TODAY.

THEY TELL US THEY'RE RELIEVED SOMEONE'S COME FORWARD IN THE ACCIDENT.

Sot Joseph boro senior

" it sounds like it was bad enough where she knew she hit something and to not even pull over up the side of the road there to see what she might have run over, that just says she was doing something, she wasn't laying attention."

Sot Michael

" if you hit something, you've got to check what's out there."

THE DISTRICT DID TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUS STOP -

HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-VOTOPS FLY

MAJOR CLEANUP TONIGHT IN COLLIER COUNTY,

KIDS ARE ACCUSED OF TORCHING THIS MOBILE HOME IN EAST NAPLES.

NO CHARGES ARE EXPECTED AGAINST THE KIDS,

BUT THE CHIEF WANTS SOMEONE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

HOLLY AVE FIRE FOLO-PKG

FLAMES REACHING AS HIS AS 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

A MOBILE HOME BURNED TO THE GROUND.

IT'S THE RESULT OF TWO 8-YEAR OLDS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER, A SOCK AND GASOLINE.

TURNS OUT MY SON HAS THIS IDEA TO PUT A BALL IN A SOCK AND DIP IT IN GAS WHILE HE HELD IT HIS COUSIN LIT IT ON FIRE AND I GUESS APPARENTLY IT GOT TOO HOT AND TRY SAID GET RID OF IT!

THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE BOYS- TOO ASHAMED TO SHOW HER FACE -SAYS HER SON AND NEPHEW STARTED THE BLAZE THAT BURNED DOWN THIS EAST NAPLES MOBILE HOME THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NEVER WOULDVE THUNK MY KID HAD A DEAL WITH THIS.

DEPUTIES DIDN'T TAKE THE KIDS INTO CUSTODY BUT THIS MOTHER OF SEVEN, STILL HAS TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY DID.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEARING IT DOWN TO THE FRAME. DISPOSING OF ALL THE GARBAGE AND ANY FINES THAT HE HAS GOTTEN. HE WANTS US TO HELP HIM PAY.

THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE HOME SAYS HE'S LIVED HERE FOR 18 YEARS.

HE MOVED OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO TO RENOVATE- ONLY TO HAVE IT BURNED DOWN BY 8-YEAR OLDS.

MY BROTHER CALLED ME ABOUT MY HOME BEING ON FIRE. SO I CAME OVER AND WHEN I COME OVER HERE EVERYTHING WAS DONE.

KIDS OR NOT, FIRE CHIEF KINGMAN SCHULDT SAYS SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

I WILL SAY THAT ONE OF OUT FIRE FIGHTERS WAS INJURED ON A CALL IF IT WAS A SUSPICIOUS FIRE AND SONEBODY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY EXPECT SOMEBODY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

WE LEARNED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE BOYS WON'T BE PUNISHED CRIMINALLY BUT THEIR MOM'S TELL US THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PUNISHMENT PLANNED.

CHARCO CHILD NEGLECT-SS VO-OC

FOR THE SECOND TIME,

A MAN IN PORT CHARLOTTE FACES CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED 29 YEAR OLD KEITH GRASSO YESTERDAY.

A DRIVER SPOTTED A ONE AND 3-YEAR OLD WALKING DOWN THE STREET *ALONE.

THAT WAS THE TIP-OFF.

THEY ARE SAFE TONIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT DEPUTIES FOUND AT THE PARENTS' HOME.

FECES AND URINE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.

D-C-F PLACED BOTH KIDS IN A FORT MYERS HOME.

POLICE OFFICER FIRED-VOWIPE

IN PUNTA GORDA TONIGHT,

A POLICE OFFICER IS OUT OF A JOB FOR VARIOUS VIOLATIONS.

POLICE INVESTIGATED CORPORAL HARVEY AYERS FOR TWO MONTHS.

HE WAS FIRED TODAY.

THE BIGGEST OF TEN VIOLATIONS COMES FROM A RIDE-ALONG ON MAY 28TH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AYERS NOT ONLY APPROVED HIS PASSENGER TO CARRY A GUN,

BUT ALSO TOLD HER TO DRAW HER GUN AT ONE POINT.

POLICE OFFICER FIRED-SOTVO

You're responsible for their safety, you're responsible for their conduct and as a corporal he was aware of that when this took place.

AYERS HAS BEEN ON PAID LEAVE SINCE MID-JUNE.

TEMPLE SHOOTING MEMORIAL-VO

TONIGHT IN WISCONSIN,

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF LIFE.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD FOR THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THE TEMPLE SHOOTING.

SIX PEOPLE DIED WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON THE SIKH TEMPLE THIS WEEK.

YOUR VOICE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

VOTER FRAUD-VOWIPE

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE TONIGHT,

FLORIDA'S PRIMARY IS JUST DAYS AWAY.

TONIGHT VOTER FRAUD TAKES CENTER STAGE.

ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY NON-CITIZENS MAY BE ALLOWED TO VOTE.

THE STATE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET ACCESS TO A FEDERAL DATABASE OF NATURALIZED CITIZENS WEEKS AGO.

THE FEDS HAVEN'T HANDED IT OVER.

VOTER FRAUD-SOTVO

TIM DURHAM- collier county deputy supervisor of elections 8:13 it's my understanding that there will be no further removals for non-citizenship until after the general election is my understanding. :25

NEW SWINE FLU STRAIN SPREADS-VO

THE NEW STRAIN OF SWINE FLEW CONTINUES TO GROW TONIGHT.

NEW NUMBERS SHOW 145 REPORTED CASES IN FOUR STATES.

WE'RE NOT SEEING THE VIRUS HERE IN FLORIDA.

STATE OFFICIALS ARE REMOVING HOGS FROM FAIRGROUNDS AS A SAFETY MEASURE.

THE C-D-C SAYS CASES ARE A RESULT OF HUMAN-TO-PIG CONTACT AT FAIRS.

CLOSING BELL & STOCKS-WIPE NATS VOTOPS CG

nats of closing bell

THE CLOSING BELL ENDS ANOTHER WEEK ON WALL STREET.

MARKETS ARE UP DESPITE GLOOMY ECONOMIC NEWS IN ASIA.

THE DOW CLOSED UP 43 POINTS AT 13-208.

THE NASDAQ FINISHED UP TWO POINTS AT 30-21.

GAS ON THE RISE-VOWIPE

GAS PRICES ARE UP FOR THE 12TH STRAIGHT DAY.

EXPERTS POINT TO OIL REFINERY ISSUES HERE IN THE U-S,

AND HIGHER DEMAND OVERSEAS.

AND IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

AT THE PUMP-CG TOPS

LET'S BREAK DOWN THE CURRENT NUMBERS TONIGHT --

WE'RE ACTUALLY UNCHANGED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT 3-62 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-63.

FORT MYERS BOAT BIZ-OC

HEADING INTO FORT MYERS BEACH,

YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THAT GIANT NEW BUIDLING AT THE BRIDGE.

SO WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY?

FORT MYERS BOAT BIZ-PKG

Fort myers boat captain chas donahoe has been working in the Florida boating industry since the 1980s.

Sot chas donahoe, boat captai

" we've seen a Lot of changes in the local boating environment."

Changes like bigger boats.

Nat chas showing us boat

"it's 105 foot."

The problem- there's no where BETWEEN TAMPA AND THE KEYS to get these big yachts serviced.

Until now-

Diversified yacht services will open Monday.

And can work on any type of watercraft- From wave runners to sail boats to 120 foot yachts.

Sot Ryan Levi, diversified yacht services "as far as the state of the art facility there's nothing like this in the state of floirda, as far as the capacity of our lift there's nothing like this on the gulf coast really."

Sot Joelle

" another unique feature is this pressurized paint booth. It can hold boats up to 60 feet in length and because if this lift and all these lights, it ensures a perfect paint job, no matter what the weather is like outside."

Sot Ryan

" we do everything from washing and waxing your boat, to engine service to adding hard tops, full refits, repowers, pretty much everything you could need for a boat we can do right here."

saving boaters a trip to the east coast.

Sot Ryan

" we think we'll get from Tampa down to the keys, most of that market that's currently not coming to lee county."

And WITH THE YACHTS, THERE IS HOPE MONEY WILL FOLLOW.,Sot chas

" locally fort myers beach has a lot to offer."

AND CUSTOMERS FOR BEACH HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.

SWFL STATE PARKS POPULARITY-CG

TURNS OUT TWO OF THE MOST-VISITED FLORIDA STATE PARKS ARE IN OUR BACKYARD!

GASPARILLA ISLAND STATE PARK ON BOCA GRAND CAME IN AT NUMBER 2.

LOVERS KEY STATE PARK IS NUMBER FOUR.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

RIVERSIDE POOL OPENS-VO

AFTER YEARS OF DEBATE --

THE NEW AQUATIC CENTER IN NAPLES IS OPEN TONIGHT.

cheering: one more time, underwater style, haha

CAMPERS AT RIVERPARK SUMMER CAMP HELPED CUT THE RIBBON TODAY.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ONE AND HALF MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG,

AND THE LOCATION OF THE POOL IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD NEARLY ENDED THE PROJECT.

THE POOL HAS LAP LANES, A PLAY AREA AND A 'LEARN TO SWIM' SPOT!

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

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

I don't know what I'd do without it. It helps clear my mind in the morning

IN AN AGE WHERE HIGH-TEC EQUIPMENT CAN BE AN ATHLETE'S DREAM COME TRUE -

SOME SAY NO THANKS.

WE LOOK AT BAREFOOT RUNNING, AND THE BENEFITS.

nats of singing

YOU CAN'T FORGET THIS VOICE.

THE MIRACLE SINGER FROM NAPLES TAKES CENTER STAGE IN MIAMI TONIGHT.

WE'LL TALK SOME FOOTBALL.

JP?

TZ1 A BAREFOOT RUNNING-SOTVOTOP

TZ1 B GIRL TO SING ANTHEM-NATS VO

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

GLOOMY WEEKEND AHEAD

First Alert Live Doppler Radar will get a good work out this weekend.

Moisture is increasing as our winds shift from the south, and that is going to spike our rain chances.

Saturday and Sunday will be gloomy at times. There will be a lot of cloud cover, but there will the occasional peak of sunshine. Numerous thunderstorms can be expected across all of southwest Florida… So plan accordingly!

Rain chances take a precipitous drop Monday through mid week. What storm cells pop up will be very isolated in nature.

Highs will cool off slightly, too. Lower 90s will be the rule, however, when one adds the humidity… It'll still feel muggy and uncomfortable.

For you beach and boat goers expect winds from the south at 5-10 knots, seas 1-2 feet, and a light chop for the inland waterways.

As for the tropics we are watching Tropical Depression Seven. It can be found right in between the Lesser Antilles and the Cape Verde Islands. Forecast models project it to take a westward track. In fact, it'll nearly follow Ernesto's same track. As it Seven pushes west, we do expect it to develop into a Tropical Storm.

The next area of interest is a low pressure system off the coast of Africa.

BAREFOOT RUNNING-VO IN POP

THANKS JP.

TIME TO GO FOR A RUN!

AND LEAVE YOUR SHOES AT HOME.

WE'RE DOING IT BAREFOOT STYLE TONIGHT.

THE TREND IS CATCHING ON - BUT IS IT SAFE?

BAREFOOT RUNNING-PKG

practically my entire life I've been running

IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN HITTING THE BEACH FOR A NICE LONG RUN FOR MITCH NORGART.

I don't know what I'd do without it. It helps clear my mind in the morning

BUT AS HIS FEET HIT THE SAND -- YOU MAY NOTICE HE'S MISSING A CERTAIN SOMETHING.LIKE A PAIR OF SHOES!

it's a great workout one time, two times a week, it really is

NO SHOES, NO PROBLEM FOR MITCH.

great way to strengthen your foot muscles, your calves, achiles tendons and it's a natural way of running. You run more on the balls of your feet than the heels of your feet

sure, barefoot running may work out different parts of your body, but that doesn't mean the practice is for everyone

your casual runner, weekend warrior, somebody who likes to do 5ks twice a year might not be the best person to jump right into barefoot running because this type of running is very technique dependent.

A TECHNIQUE DR. JASON NEMITZ SAYS CAN BE HARD TO MASTER.

HE SAYS YOU RISK A VARIETY OF INJURIES.INCLUDING STRESS FRACTURES.IF YOU DON'T RUN THE RIGHT WAY.

BUT HE'S NOT COMPLETELY AGAINST THE IDEA OF BAREFOOT RUNNING

in the right group of people, people who have good running technique or who are already higher-level runners, I think it's ok to switch over.

MITCH COACHES RUNNERS TO EASE INTO IT AND NOT GO "FULL THROTTLE" RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

people get into barefoot running too quickly and too aggressively. You should build your way into it for sure

SO FAR -- MITCH SAYS HE HASN'T "RUN" INTO ANY PROBLEMS.

BUT OF COURSE, HE ALWAYS WATCHES WHERE HE STEPS!

ARTS FOR ACT-VO CG

AN EVENING OF ART AND BLUES,

IN ORDER TO HELP SAVE LIVES.

CREWS IN FORT MYERS ARE SETTING UP FOR THE ANNUAL 'ARTS FOR ACT' FUNDRAISER.

GET YOUR MONEY READY.

PAINTINGS, VACATION GETAWAYS AND DINNER WITH LOCAL CHEFS ARE A FEW ITEMS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK THIS YEAR.

PROCEEDS BENEFIT ABUSE COUNCILING AND TREATMENT.

TICKETS ARE 125 DOLLAR A PERSON.

*OR $12 HUNDRED FOR A TABLE OF 8.

DOLPHINS GAME TONIGHT ON ABC7-SS WIPE

TALKING FOOTBALL,

KEEP IT HERE ON ABC7 FOR SOME NFL ACTION TONIGHT.

THE DOLPHINS HOST THE TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS IN MIAMI.

IT'S THE FIRST PRE-SEASON GAME FOR BOTH TEAMS.

LOCAL GIRL TO SING ANTHEM-SOTVO TOPS

nats of singing

AND A PREVIEW OF WHO'LL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT TONIGHT'S GAME.

9-YEAR OLD SARAH HARDWIG IS FROM NAPLES.

SHE WAS BORN WITH A RARE GENETIC DISORDER THAT ROBBED HER OF HER SIGHT -

BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT HER VOICE.

SHE'LL WELCOME THE DOLPHINS AND BUCS TO THE FIELD.

TEASE TWO-POP

CAPE CORAL GRAD ED GANT WILL BE ON THE FIELD FOR THAT GAME. HOPING TO MAKE THE BUCS ROSTER. BIG NEWS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

TZ2 A SPORTS

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

A VACANT HOME IN BUCKINGHAM IS THE TALK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- VACANT AND NOW RECENTLY VANDALIZED.

RESIDENTS WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT.

PLUS.VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE -- THE RAID ON KIM DOT-COM'S HOME.

HE'S THE OWNER OF THE FILE-SHARE WEBSITE, MEGA UPLOAD.

TZ 7 1) VACANT HOME VANDALIZED-VOTOPS

TZ 7 2) KIM DOTCOM RAID-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

HONEY BADGER-VOTOPS

THINGS NOT SO SWEET TODAY FOR THE GUY KNOWN AS THE HONEY BADGER.

LSU FOOTBALL STAR. AND HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST. TYRAN MATHIEU HAS BEEN KICKED OFF THE TEAM.

HEAD COACH LES MILES SAID MATHIEU BROKE SCHOOL AND TEAM RULES. BUT HE WOULD NOT GET INTO SPECIFICS.

TB BUCS-POPMON

TB BUCS-PKG

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-POPMON

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-CGTOP

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARD. MOST OF THESE GUYS ARE STILL ON THE COURSE

CARL PETTERSSON CONTINUES TO LEAD at 7 under. TIGER NIPPING AT HIS HEELS.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-SOTTOPS

DWIGHT HOWARD-VOTOPS

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. DWIGHT HOWARD WAS BEGGING TO GET OUT OF ORLANDO. TODAY HIS WISH WAS GRANTED.

HOWARD IS HEADING TO LA TO PLAY WITH THE LAKERS IN A 4-TEAM DEAL.

TEAM USA-CGTOPS

TEAM USA IS OFF TO THE GOLD MEDAL GAME. THE FELLAS BEAT ARGENTINA TODAY IN THE OLYMPIC SEMI FINALS. 109-83.

GOODBYE-4SHOT