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AHEAD THIS FRIDAY -- ON ABC-7 NEWS AT NINE.

POLICE ON HIGH ALERT THIS MORNING.

WATCHING THE ROADS FOR SPEEDERS.

AFTER A HIT AND RUN LEAVES A TEEN IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

PLUS.

DEVELOPING DETAILS ABOUT THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTINGS.

ATTORNEYS FOR THE ACCUSED SHOOTER.

WILL ARGUE HE'S MENTALLY ILL.

PLUS -- MORE PROBLEMS FOR JAMES HOLMES.

AND THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE HEATS UP.

AS CANDIDATES SIT BACK AND WATCH THEIR ADS -- DO TO THE DIRTY WORK.

HL1) BUS STOP HIT AND RUN-VO-WIPE

HL2) HOLMES MENTALLY ILL-VO-WIPE

HL3) RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

BUS STOP HIT AND RUN-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING --

DEPUTIES CLOSELY WATCH ONE LEE COUNTY BUS STOP.

AFTER A TEENAGE GIRL WAS HIT BY A CAR THURSDAY MORNING.

16-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME --- IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

AND STATE TROPPERS STILL SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER.

BIEN-AIME WAS WALKING TO HER BUS STOP -- ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

WHEN WITNESSES SAY A RED PICK-UP TRUCK KNOCKED HER RIGHT OUT OF HER SHOES,

AND THEN SPED OFF.

THERE'S NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DRIVER --

BUT THERE WAS LIKELY DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE -- OF THE TRUCK'S FRONT END.

BUS STOP HIT AND RUN-SOTVO

3555 The people go speeding like its 30 miles an hour here but their always going faster.but to We have two deputies monitoring traffic and looking out for bus stop violators does this ease your concerns?

A little bit but my concern is what happens when they leave"

HOLMES MENTALLY ILL-VO

WE NOW KNOW --

ATTORNEYS FOR ACCUSED COLORADO GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES.

WILL ARGUE THAT HE'S MENTALLY ILL.

HOLMES IS CHARGED WITH 24 COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER --

FOR THE 12 PEOPLE WHO KILLED DURING A MOVIE THEATER RAMPAGE LAST MONTH.

ALSO AT A HEARING ON THURSDAY --

20 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ASKED THE COURT TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE CASE,

AND SCALE BACK A GAG ORDER.

HOLMES EVICTED-VOTOPS

ALSO.THIS MORNING.

HOLMES IS OFFICIALLY BEING EVICTED FROM HIS APARTMENT.

THE LANDLORD OF THE BUILDING SAYS HOLMES VIOLATED HIS LEASE -- WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY "MURDERED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS" AND BOOBY TRAPPED HIS APARTMENT.

SIHK TEMPLE VISITATION-VO

TODAY. THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND A VISITATIO --

N FOR THE VICTIMS OF LAST WEEKS SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING.

SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED--

ONE WOMAN AND FIVE MEN.

THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED,

INCLUDING A RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER.

THE F-B-I BELIEVES THE GUNMAN. WADE PAGE. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE,

AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE.

COLLIER MURDER LATEST-SS-VO

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES WANT TO TALK TO THE EX-BOYFRIEND -- OF A WOMAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH ON HER PORCH WEDNESDAY.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 44-YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE MACDONALD.

DEPUTIES SAY HE'S A PERSON OF INTEREST -- IN THE DEATH OF CONCETTA BEDELL.

THIS MORNING.

A-B-C SEVEN HAS LEARNED THE COUPLE SPLIT LAST YEAR -- AFTER SHE SAYS MACDONALD SHOT BULLET HOLES THROUGH HER BEDROOM WALL.

RETHERFORD LATEST-SS-SOT OC

EVEN THOUGH LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SHOT A WANTED KILLER.

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIDE BILLY RETHERFORD,

DURING AN INTENSE TWO WEEK MANHUNT.

HE WAS WANTED IN THE MURDER OF A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN.

RETHERFORD WAS KILLED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH OFFICIALS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

"It's very much against the law to aide or harbor a fugitive, in this case. And there's no doubt in anybody's mind he was wanted. It's been all over the media. We had put that out pretty early that he was a suspect."

SHERIFF SCOTT ALSO ADMITTED --

DEPUTIES QUESTIONED RETHERFORD AND HIS NEPHEW, DUSTIN JAYE.

DAYS AFTER DEBRA STRIANO'S MURDER.

BUT DETECTIVES SIMPLY DID *NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO ARREST THEM AT THE TIME.

SO THEY LET THEM GO.

RETHERFORD LATEST-SOTVO

"We arrest people as soon as we possibly can. For anyone that frankly knows very little to nothing about the case, to even suggest that somehow we didn't arrest him fast enough or something like that, is frankly an insult to law enforcement."

SHERIFF SCOTT TELLS ABC 7 --

RETHERFORD WAS INVOLVED IN STRIANO'S MURDER.

THEN BROKE INTO A VACANT NORTH FORT MYERS HOUSE ON SABLE SPRING BOULEVARD,

AND STAYED THERE FOR DAYS.

BEFORE KILLING GREG IMHOFF, WHO WAS CHECKING ON THE HOUSE.

CRIMESTOPPERS BUDGET WOES-2 SHOT

YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT IT'S GETTING TOUGHER TO FIGHT CRIME -- AND PUT THE BAD GUYS AWAY.

CRIME STOPPERS IS LOW ON CASH.

ABC-7'S SARA MILES FOUND OUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE ORGANIZATION,

CRIMESTOPPERS BUDGET WOES-PKG

IT'S THE ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR TIPPING OFF AUTHORITIES TO BILLY RETHERFORD'S LOCATION --

NUMEROUS BANK ROBBERS -- MURDERERS --

AND FOR TAKING NEARLY ONE THOUSAND CRIMINALS IN OUR AREA OFF THE STREETS.

32:14 these are real ppl, brothers sisters children mothers that have no closures and these victims will never be a part of a family again.:24

BUT WHAT IF RETHERFORD'S TIPSTERS HADN'T KNOWN ABOUT CRIMESTOPPERS?

:16 i have never seen such a large number of tips come in on one particular case:24

PROGRAM COORDINATOR TRISH ROUTTE TELLS US THEIR BUDGET IS DOWN 92 THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE LAST YEAR.

SHE SAYS SINCE CRIMINALS AREN'T PAYING UP --

THERE ARE NO FUNDS FOR LEE TRAN BUSES OR FOR THEIR PLAYING CARDS.

:43 i think right now we need that kind of exposure more than we ever have:50

ESPECIALLY WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN UNSOLVED HOMICIDES IN FORT MYERS.

THE ADVERTISING LETS PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN CONTACT THE NON PROFIT ANONOMOUSLY IF THEY KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S WANTED, MISSING OR A VICTIM.

AND GET A HEFTY REWARD.

29:28 we are cutting everywhere we can but the tipsters will get their money bc thats what drives this program:35

REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-VOTOPS

THESE ARE TWO IMAGES YOU DON'T EXPECT TO SEE SIDE-BY-SIDE.

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG -- NEXT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.

A CAPE CORAL TEENAGER BOUGHT THE FLAG ON E-BAY.

RYAN TURNER EVEN STARTED A "REDNECKS FOR OBAMA" FACEBOOK PAGE.

THE 16-YEAR OLD SAYS HE STARTED THE GROUP -- TO PROVE NOT ALL SOUTHERNERS ARE RACIST.

REDNECKS FOR OBAMA-SOT (2) VO OC

It's someone who's not afraid to get down and dirty for their money. Someone who's not afraid to work hard wipe the sweat off their brow. 04

For us to be here in the deep south, and to see whites embracing an African-American man - we love it.

TURNER BRIEFLY HUNG HIS FLAG AT LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

HE WAS ASKED TO TAKE IT DOWN THOUGH.

POLITICAL ADS-VOTOPS

CAMPAIGN ADS INVADE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

BUSY ROADWAYS. SIDE WALKS. YOUR TELEVISION SCREENS --

THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU CAN'T MISS SEEING ALL THE CAMPAIGN ADS FOR OUR LOCAL POLITICAL RACES.

AND THEY'VE STARTED TO BOMBARD OUR HOMES,

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.

POLITICAL ADS-SOTVO

glen upton / south fort myers @ 14:00

" I open my mailbox. I'm glad they're not bills, but now I have this huge handful of campaign literature which I do not read. It immediately goes right into my recycling bin."

ELECTION SEASON MEANS BIG BUSINESS --

FOR COMPANIES WHO MAKE THE POLITICAL SIGNS AND FLYERS.

ARTYPE IN FORT MYERS --

HAS DOUBLED ITS BUSINESS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

IT'S PRINTED 300-THOUSAND MAILERS.

EARLY VOTING-CG

THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, BUT YOU CAN VOTE LATER TODAY, AND SATURDAY -- IF YOU'VE MADE UP YOUR MIND.

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.

IN LEE, YOU CAN VOTE FROM 10 A-M TO 6 P-M ON WEEDKAYS. AND 9 TO 5 ON WEEKENDS.

CAPE TOLL PLAZA LANE CLOSURE-SS

AN A-B-C SEVEN TRAFFIC ALERT FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE --

CREWS WILL SHUTDOWN ONE OF THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA -- THIS MORNING AT 9-30.

THE LANE WILL REOPEN MONDAY MORNING.

DROUGHT IMPACT-OC

THIS NEXT STORY WILL HIT YOU IN THE WALLET.

TODAY -- WE AWAIT AN IMPORTANT REPORT ON AGRICULTURE.

JULY'S RECORD HEAT WAVE.

BROUGHT ON THE *WORST DROUGHT IN HALF A CENTURY.

AND AFFECTED A HUGH PART OF THE MIDWEST.

AS CLAIRE LEKA REPORTS --

DROUGHT IMPACT-PKG

ROWS OF CORN STALKS AND SOYBEAN CROPS ARE WILTING UNDER THE UNRELENTING SUN IN THE NATION'S BREADBASKET.

THE LATEST U-S DROUGHT MAP SHOWS EXCESSIVELY DRY CONDITIONS IN ALL OF THE PLAINS STATES: FROM NEBRASKA TO KANSAS, ILLINOIS AND OKLAHOMA TO PARTS OF TEXAS.

"It's a very tough situation in many parts of the county. "

"This footprint of drought is also the largest footprint of drought that we've experienced since December 1956."

AND IT'S SENDING GRAIN PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF. CORN FUTURES HIT RECORD HIGHS YESTERDAY.

THE PRESIDENT MET WITH HIS RURAL COUNCIL EARLIER THIS WEEK IN HOPES OF HELPING FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND AVOIDING RISING FOOD PRICES

BUT CONSUMERS ARE GETTING HIT HARD AT THE GROCERY STORE.

AT THIS FARMER'S MARKET IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL.SELLERS ARE GETTING SQUEEZED.

"We've definitely noticed an increase on food for example but we've tried to keep our prices the same its been a struggle."

DROUGHT IMPACT-OC

CLAIR LEKA REPORTING.

GOVERNMENT CLIMATOLOGISTS SAY WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A NEW NORMAL.

WE ARE COMING OFF THE HOTTEST JULY ON RECORD.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

MANY STUDENTS HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK.

BUT SOME PARENTS MAY BE DOING -- SOME LAST MINUTE SHOPPING FOR SUPPLIES.

AND YOUR CHILD MAY NEED SOME PRICEY ITEMS.

TZ1 A BACK TO SCHOOL-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

THIS IS NOT THE VERBATIM OF WHAT THE REPORTER IS SAYING.

INSTEAD IT'S THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS FROM NBC-2.

GOOD MORNING,

HOW'D YOU LIKE A FREE IPAD FROM ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, A FREE HAIRCUT AT J-C PENNEYS, A FREE FLU SHOT AT KMART AND --

A FREE BACKPACK AT OLD NAVY?

THOSE ARE AMONG THE THINGS STORES ARE OFFERING TO CUSTOMERS, AS RETAILERS PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS --

AND TRY TO GET A BIGGER PIECE OF THIS YEARS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SEASON!

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRE-K TO 12 WILL PROBABLY HIT A RECORD THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS.

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MEANTIME -- YOU MAY SOON BE WISHING YOU COULD GET MORE FREE FOOD DEALS!

THE PRICE ON THE CORN FED TO CATTLE RISING TO A NEW RECORD HIGH YESTERDAY -- BECAUSE OF THIS YEAR'S DEVASTATING DROUGHT.

THE CORN -- ALSO USED TO MAKE ETHANOL --

MEANING THE DROUGHT COULD ALSO PUSH GAS PRICES HIGHER.

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AND -- MONSTER BEVERAGE -- SAYS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL IS INVESTIGATING ITS FLAGSHIP ENERGY DRINK AND THE INGREDIENTS IN IT --

MONSTER ISN'T SAYING EXACTLY WHO, BUT SAYS THE A-G IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF ITS DRINKS.

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AND COMING UP AFTER THIS --

GOLDMAN SACHS OFF THE HOOK -- FOR WHAT IT DID LEADING UP TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

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THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS --

PROSECUTORS HAVE DETERMINED THERE IS NO VIABLE BASIS FOR BRINGING A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AGAINST GOLDMAN SACHS.

A SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE LAST YEAR CONCLUDED GOLDMAN SOLD MORTGAGE-RELATED INVESTMENTS TO CLIENTS -- BUT DIDN'T TELL THOSE CLIENTS GOLDMAN WAS ALREADY BETTING AGAINST THE INVESTMENTS.

AS FOR TRADING -- MIXED CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY, AFTER A A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED REPORT ON JOBLESS CLAIMS.

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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.

"Showers and storms increase through the weekend"

After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.

Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.

Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.

A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.

By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.

CAPE JOBS-VOWIPE

LIKE MOST CITIES--

CAPE CORAL IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO JUMPSTART ITS ECONOMY.

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED CITY LEADERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A DEAL--

THAT WOULD HAVE ADDED -- 80 NEW JOBS TO THE AREA.

CAPE JOBS-SOTVO

-"Whether they have to build a building or move employees or do training, the upfront costs are significant so if they can relieve themselves of some of those costs it's going to be a business decision."

SEA TOW REMOVAL-VOWIPE

CAPTIVA WATERS. FINALLY CLEAR UP.

AFTER A BOAT FIRE LEFT BEHIND SOME POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MATERIAL.

IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE THE FIRE.

THURSDAY -- SEA TOW USED AIR LIFTS.

TO REMOVED TWO ENGINES AND A SECTION OF BOAT FROM THE ROOSEVELT CHANNEL.

THE MATERIAL CAN HURT THE ENVIRONMENT.

BOATERS ALSO SAY THIS WRECKAGE CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE BOATS,

IF IT CROSSES THEIR PATHS.

IF OWNERS DON'T DO THE WORK

SEA TOW REMOVAL-SOTVO

one of the greatest appeals about this area is it's natural beauty, and you can't leave derelict vessels to put people off of coming here to put people off of enjoying things here.

SEA TOW SAYS THE COUNTY PAYS THEM 75 DOLLARS PER FOOT.

TO REMOVE THIS WRECKAGE.

ITS JUST ONE OF 14 VESSELS TO GET RID OF--

BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING-OC

THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND.

AND SOME ITEMS CAN BREAK THE BANK.

BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING-PKG

PARENTS DOING THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND. WILL LIKELY HEAR WHAT PARENTS HAVE HEARD FOR DECADES.

'Mom, I need that cool pair of sneakers or Mom, I need that super cool backpack 2111

BUT MORE-SO NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. EXPECT KIDS TO ALSO ASK FOR SOMETHING A BIT MORE HIGH TECH.

"Some schools are actually recommending that kids have an ereader, tablet or laptop to do work at school"

"A lot of it is a lot cheaper, it's a lot better and why not.it kind of opens up a whole new world for education"

EVEN THOUGH BUDGETS A TIGHT, HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE ARE STEPPING UP. WITH THEIR OWN SUPPLY OF DEVICES.

.WHICH RETAIL EXPERTS SAY IS ACTUALLY A GREAT PLACE FOR PARENTS TO START.

"I think it's really important before a parent really jumps on it and buys an expensive device for their child, if it's really tight on your budget to call the school, speak to the teacher and see is this really necessary, is this something I can borrow at school"

BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING-OC

EXPERTS SAY. ANOTHER ESSENTIAL THESE DAYS. A FLASH DRIVE.

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

SUNGLASSES ARE WAY MORE THAN JUST A FASHION STATEMENT.

THEY'VE GOT TO PROTECT OUR EYES FROM THE FLORIDA SUN!

TZ2 A PROTECT YOUR EYES-VO

PROTECT YOUR EYES-OC

HERE IN FLORIDA,

THE SUN IS ALMOST ALWAYS SHINING.

SO SUN GLASSES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERY OUTFIT.

AS HOLLY FIRFER REPORTS --

IF WE DON'T PROTECT OUR EYES FROM THE SUN.

PROTECT YOUR EYES-PKG

WE ALL KNOW THAT ITS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR SKIN FROM THE DAMAGING RAYS OF THE SUN, BUT DID YOU KNOW YOUR EYES NEED PROTECTION AS WELL?

The best way to protect your eyes is to wear sunglasses.

BECAUSE SUNGLASSES HELP BLOCK HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM ENTERING OUR EYES. SO BY WEARING THEM.

You're preventing benign and cancerous growths on your eyelid, on the surface of your eye, you're helping to prevent cataract and you're probably decreasing the probability of getting macular degeneration.

DR. KOZARSKY SHOWS US A MODEL OF THE EYE.

WHEN YOU DON'T WEAR SUNGLASSES UVA AND UVB LIGHT

Goes thru the cornea and it gets absorbed by the natural clear lens of the eye.

THE LENS CAN CHANGE AND TURN CLOUDY AND THAT'S CALLED A CATARACT.

THE SUN CAN ALSO DAMAGE THE BACK OF THE EYE, THE RETINA, LEADING TO MACULAR DEGENERATION OR LOSS OF CENTRAL VISION.

WHEN SHOPPING FOR A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES:

- CHOOSE ONES THAT BLOCK 100% OF UVA AND UVB RAYS AND

- LOOK FOR WRAPAROUND STYLES

AND DON'T FORGET CHILDREN. THEY NEED TO WEAR SUNGLASSES TOO.

I tell people they should feel naked if they're not wearing their sunglasses.

CHOLESTEROL DRUG RISK-VO

ALTHOUGH DRUGS TO CONTROL CHOLESTEROL -- COME WITH A RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES.

A NEW REPORT SUGGESTS THE DRUGS' BENEFITS LIKELY OUTWEIGH THAT RISK.

RESEARCHERS SAY THAT RISK -- MAY ONLY APPLY TO PATIENTS WHO ALREADY HAD OTHER RISK FACTORS FOR DIABETES.

MED TECHNOLOGY-VO

FIRST THE SMART PHONE.

NEXT, PERHAPS --

THE SMART SURGICAL GLOVE!

SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED AN ELECTRONIC FINGER CUFF --

THAT COULD SOMEDAY BE USED FOR ABLATION SURGERIES, ULTRASOUNDS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

THE CHALLENGE NOW --

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

THE PRIMARY ELECTION. JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

TUESDAY. WE'LL HAVE A BETTER GRASP -- ON WHERE PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY STAND WITH VOTERS

TO PREPARE.THE CANDIDATES ARE LAYING LOW.

BUT THEIR POLITICAL ADDS ARE CREATING QUITE A STIR.

PLUS. A REMARKABLE RECOVERY.

THE MAN WHO NEARLY HAD HIS FACE CHEWED OFF.

IS NOW TALKING.

TZ3 A) RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-VO

TZ3 B)CANNIBAL MAN TALKS-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

STOCKS ARE HEADED FOR A WEAK OPEN -- FOLLOWING DISAPPOINTING ECONOMIC DATA FROM CHINA.

INVESTORS ARE WORRIED ABOUT A SLOWDOWN IN THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY.

TS1) HIT AND RUN-VOTOPS

STATE TROPPERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER -- WHO A TEEN HIT HER WHILE SHE WAS WALKING TO HER BUST STOP.

AND JUST DROVE OFF.

16-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME WAS WALKING ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK YESTERDAY MORNING.

WITNESSES SAY A RED PICK-UP TRUCK -- KNOCKED HER RIGHT OUT OF HER SHOES AND THEN SPED OFF.

TS2) HOLMES MENTALLY ILL-VOTOPS

ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES HOLMES SAY --

THEIR CLIENT IS MENTALLY ILL.

ALSO AT YESTERDAY'S HEARING --

20 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED ASKED THE COURT TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS,

RELATED TO THE CASE.

TS3) CAPE TOLL PLAZA-SSTOPS

AN A-B-C SEVEN TRAFFIC ALERT THIS MORNING.

CREWS ARE SHUTTING DOWN ONE OF THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA -- NOW AT 9:30.

THE LANE WILL REOPEN MONDAY MORNING.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY-OC

BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE LAYING LOW TODAY.

THEY'RE LETTING POLITICAL ADS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

AND THOSE ADS ARE JUST ADDING TO LEVEL OF NAME CALLING.

RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY-PKG

The candidates may be all smiles, but the war of words is heating up on

television.

Both sides are spending an unprecedented amount of money on negative ads.

The latest from the Super Pac supporting President Obama, has Republicans

crying foul.

The spot implies that Mitt Romney was responsible for the death of a laid

off man's wife from cancer.

POLITICAL AD -

"SHE PASSED AWAY IN 22 DAYS. I DO NOT THINK THAT ROMNEY REALIZES WHAT HE HAS

DONE TO ANYONE."

The ad fails to mention that the man's wife died in 2006, years after Romney

left Bain Capital. And that the woman did not receive health insurance

through her husband.

Mitt Romney condemned the spot.

AUDIO SOT - Romney radio interview - courtesy: The Bill Bennett Show

"IN THE PAST, WHEN PEOPLE POINT OUT THAT SOMETHING IS INACCURATE, CAMPAIGNS

EITHER PULL THE AD. THEY WERE EMBARASSED. TODAY THEY JUST BLAST AHEAD."

The Romney campaign is far from innocent, running its own ad claiming

President Obama has gutted welfare reform.

POLITICAL AD-

"THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION QUIETLY OFFERED TO ISSUE WAIVERS TO THE WORK

REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW."

The White House says that's "blatantly dishonest" -- that the administration

's experiments with changes to the welfare law still requires people to work

.

Back on the campaign trail, Romney is gearing up for a battleground state

bus tour this weekend, stoking speculation a V-P announcement is imminent.

SOT Pawlenty

"THE VP THING WILL REVEAL ITSELF SOON ENOUGH."

A NEW CNN POLLS SHOWS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH A SEVEN-POINT ADVANTAGE OVER

ROMNEY.

PERHAPS ROMNEY CAN CLOSE THAT GAP BY THE EXCITEMENT A VP ANNOUCEMENT USUALLY

BRINGS.

NASA AIRCRAFT EXPLOSION-VO

A EXPERIMENTAL NASA SPACECRAFT -- EXPLODES AFTER LIFT-OFF DURING A TEST FLIGHT AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

NASA OFFICIALS SAY A SPACECRAFT IN THE PROJECT MORPHEUS PROGRAM -- EXPERIENCED A HARDWARE FAILURE.

THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM BROKE.

CANNIBAL MAN TALKS-OC- SOTVO

IT WAS A STORY THAT GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION.

A ZOMBIE-LIKE CANNIBAL ATTACK IN MIAMI.

NOW -- WE'RE HEARING THE VOICE OF THE VICTIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

He was talking kinda funny to, for a

while, too, yeah.

Detective: What do you mean by funny talk?

Poppo: That I was gonna die and he was gonna die. He must have been suped-up

on something..

POLICE INITIALLY BELIEVED THE ATTACKER -- RUDY EUGENE -- WAS ON BATH SALTS.

WHEN HE TRIED TO BITE OFF RONALD POPPO'S FACE.

BUT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER ONLY FOUND MARIJUANA IN EUGENE'S SYSTEM.

AFGHAN KILLS US SOLDIERS-VO

AN AFGHAN POLICE COMMANDER AND SEVERAL OF HIS MEN -- KILLED THREE U-S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES LAST NIGHT IN THE COUNTRY'S SOUTH.

THIS IS FILE VIDEO OF U-S TROOPS IN THE HELMAND PROVINCE -- WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED.

CAPE HEROIN ARREST-SS-VO

DEVELOPING IN CAPE CORAL.

A RECENT ROBBERY VICTIM IS NOW FACING CHARGES OF HIS OWN.

HE'S ACCUSED OF SELLING HEROIN AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

OFFICERS ARRESTED CHRISTOPHER BROTHERS WEDNESDAY -- AFTER A TWO-MONTH UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION.

BROTHERS WAS SEVERELY BEATEN DURING A ROBBERY TUESDAY NIGHT AT A HOUSE.

POLICE SAY TWO MEN STOLE 500 BUCKS FROM HIM.

COLLIER MOBILE HOME FIRE-VO

IN EAST NAPLES--

A FIREFIGHTER RECOVERS FROM MINOR INJURIES,

AFTER A MOBILE HOME FIRE.

INVESTIGATORS CALL THE FIRE ON HOLLY AVENUE SUSPICIOUS.

IT SPARKED THURSDAY EVENING.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS --

THE TRAILER HAD RECENTLY BEEN VACATED.

AND WITNESSES SAY CHILDREN OFTEN PLAY IN THE AREA.

THE TRAILER WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WHEN CREWS ARRIVED.

AIRLINE RELIABILITY-VO

SOME GOOD NEWS OUT OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY TODAY --

U-S AIRLINES ARE *MORE LIKELY THAN EVER.

TO ARRIVE ON TIME!

AND THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO LOSE YOUR LUGGAGE

DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR --

NEARLY 84 PERCENT OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ARRIVED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THEIR SCHEDULED TIME.

CORN CROP REPORT-VO

THE U-S-D-A WILL RELEASE ITS REPORT ON THE U-S CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP TODAY.

IT'S EXPECTED TO SHOW A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION ESTIMATES -- FOR CORN AND SOYBEAN.

THE DROP IS BLAMED ON DAMAGE FROM WIDESPREAD DROUGHT.THE WORST TO HIT THE U-S IN 56 YEARS.

FELIX AWARDS-OC

AFTER COMING EXTREMELY CLOSE TWO TIMES.

AN OLYMPIAN FINALLY ACHIEVES HER DREAM.

SPRINTER ALLYSON FELIX TOOK HOME THE GOLD IN THE 200 METER,

AFTER WINNING SILVER IN THE PREVIOUS TWO OLYMPIC GAMES.

FELIX AWARDS-PKG

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FOR ALLYSON FELIX, THE THIRD TIME IS DEFINITELY THE CHARM

AFTER TAKING SILVER IN THE 200M IN ATHENS AND BEIJING, 26 YEAR-OLD FELIX,

ONE OF MOST DECORATED SPRINTERS IN US HISTORY, FINALLY GOT HER GOLD

FELIX STARTED COMPETING PROFESSIONALLY AS A TEEN - HER HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES

AFFECTIONATELY CALLED HER "CHICKEN LEGS" - THE NICKNAME HAS NEVER STOPPED

HER FROM BEING ABLE TO LEG PRESS 700 POUNDS

HER INTENSE TRAINING ROUTINE INCLUDES 4 AND A HALF HOURS A DAY, 6 DAYS A

WEEK ON THE TRACK AND IN THE WEIGHT ROOM

FELIX'S TEAMMATES ARE ALSO ROCKING THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE - SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS TOOK GOLD IN THE 400M, BRITTNEY REESE GOLD IN THE LONG

JUMP - AND DOUBLE JOY FOR CARMELITA JETER - WHO TOOK SILVER IN THE 100 AND

BRONZE IN THE 200

PROVING ONCE AGAIN THE LADIES ARE THE ONES TO WATCH

OLYMPIANS MOTIVATE-VO

WATCHING ALL THESE OLYMPIANS IN ACTION. IS INSIPIRING MANY PEOPLE TO HIT THE GYM.

A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF 24 HOUR FITNESS GYMS -- FINDS 89-PERCENT OF EXERCISERS -- ARE MOTIVATED BY THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

THEY SAY WATCHING THE ATHLETES GIVES THEIR FITNESS ROUTINES A BOOST -- AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.

FACEBOOK SCAM EMAIL-VO

FACEBOOK HAS CREATED AN EMAIL ADDRESS --

SO YOU CAN REPORT SCAMS.

WHETHER YOU'RE A FACEBOOK USER OR NOT.

YOU CAN USE IT TO REPORT MALICIOUS EMAILS.

THAT PRETEND TO COME FROM FACEBOOK.

THE ADDRESS IS PHISH AT F-B.COM.

FACEBOOK SAYS PHISHING SCAMS TEND TO CONTAIN INFORMATION --

DISHWASHER RECALL-VO

MORE THAN ONE MILLION G-E DISHWASHERS -- ARE BEING RECALLED DUE TO A FIRE HAZARD.

THE RECALL INCLUDES THESE BRANDS.SOLD NATIONWIDE FROM MARCH 2006 TO AUGUST 2009.

THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE MACHINES CAN FAIL AND CAUSE A FIRE.

G-E HAS RECEIVED SEVEN REPORTS OF FIRES.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

A PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

AFTER THEIR PLANE CRASHED IN A FIELD.

AND THE CRASH WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA!

TZ4 A IDAHO PLANE CRASH-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

IDAHO PLANE CRASH-CAM 10 BMP-2shot

CAPTURED ON CAMERA --

A SMALL PLANE CRASHING IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS.

WHAT MAKES THIS VIDEO SO SPECTACULAR -- IS IT WAS SHOT FROM INSIDE THE COCKPIT.

ABC'S AMY ROBACH SHOWS US WHAT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SAW.

IDAHO PLANE CRASH-PKG

IT IS THE MOMENT OF IMPACT INCREDIBLY, CAPTURED AS IT HAPPENS

WATCH AGAIN AS THIS STINSON SINGLE ENGINE PLANE LOSES ALTITUDE CLIPS THE TOP

OF TREES FLIPS UPSIDE DOWNAND CRASHES INTO A REMOTE IDAHO FOREST

INSIDE THE PLANE FRIENDS TOL GROPP GRAH-P,

NATHAN WILLIAMS, AND ALEC ARHETS , ALONG WITH TOL'S FATHER,

LES.

THE GROUP WAS RETURNING FROM A DAY-TRIP HIKING ON JUNE 30TH LES WAS

PILOTINGIT ALL SEEMED ROUTINE.

BUT TROUBLE STARTS AT TAKEOFF

THE PLANE CAN'T GET HIGH ENOUGHSOON, IT STARTS TO SINKAND JUST MOMENTS LATER

THEN. DARKNESS.

"Everybody okay?"

"I think we're okay. Please get out."

ALL FOUR MANAGE TO ESCAPE THE MANGLED WRECKAGE

CLEARLY DAZED BY WHAT'S HAPPENED.

THREE ARE UNINJURED. BUT LES, THE PILOT, HAS A BROKEN JAW AND RIBS

THE SITUATION SEEMS BLEAK - THEIR CELL PHONES DON'T WORK.

BUT IN WHAT THEY CALL A MIRACLE, THEY'RE SPOTTED. SOON AFTER, HELP ARRIVES.

BUT THESE FOUR MEN ARE JUST GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.AND TO SHARE THEIR STORY

IDAHO PLANE CRASH-ONCAM

AMY ROBACH REPORTING

THE N-T-S-B IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE CRASH.

IN A PRELIMINARY REPORT, IT SAYS.

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.

"Showers and storms increase through the weekend"

After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.

Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.

Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.

A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.

By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.

TOSS TO JEFF-BOXES

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING -

YOU CAN CATCH "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE''.

RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.

ONE TOPIC WE'RE DISCUSSING --

A NEW VISION FOR DOWNTOWN NAPLES.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

Vann Ellison

CEO, St. Matthew's House

Fights back against Daily News

Christian Tobin

East Naples/ Golden Gate fireman union leader

Pushes for consolidation

Vin DePasquale

Owner of The Dock and Riverwalk restaurants

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SOT

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

SHARK FIN SOUP-VO

AN ASIAN DELICACY -- THAT CAN COST $100 -- MAY BE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

A SURVEY ON SHARK FIN SOUP -- SHOWS IT CONTAINS THE D-N-A OF "AT RISK SPECIES".

SOUP SAMPLES INCLUDE THE SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD AND SCHOOL SHARKS, WHICH ARE VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION.

MAN CIRCLED BY SHARKS-VOTOPS

A NEWS HELICOPTER SPOTTED A FISHERMAN IN THE WATER. BEING SURROUNDED BY AT LEAST ONE SHARK.

ITS WAS ABOUT 30 MILES OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA.

THE FISHERMAN WAS STRANDED FOR 20 HOURS -- AFTER HIS BOAT SANK.

THE 49-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS CLEARLY RELIEVED WHEN HE DISCOVERED -- WHEN HE WAS SPOTTED.

ROAD KILL PAINTED OVER-VO

A POOR CRITTER MEETS ITS DEMISE --

ON A PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY.

AND ADDING INSULT TO INJURY,

A ROAD CREW THAN PAINTED OVER THE RACOON'S BODY.

A BIKER HAPPENED UPON THE DEAD ANIMAL,

AND SNAPPED THIS PICTURE.

WHILE THE PAINT CREW SPOTTED THE DEAD ANIMAL IN THE ROAD.

IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP THE PAINT GUN,

MIAMI DOLPHINS PREVIEW-VO

WHO'S READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

THE MIAMI DOLPHINS TAKE ON THE TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS *TONIGHT.

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

AND YOUR CHANCE TO SEE HOW THE DOLPHINS WILL LOOK THIS SEASON.

SEVERAL NEW PLAYERS HIT THE FIELD.

INCLUDING ROOKIE QUARTERBACK RYAN TANNEHILL.

AND YOU CAN CATCH ALL THE ACTION ON A-B-C 7.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

CAN YOU GUESS THE HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITY COUPLE ?

THESE TWO MADE A COMBINED 78 MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE YEAR!

TZ5 A highest paid couple-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BREAKING HIT AND RUN-CLIP SS VO

BREAKING RIGHT NOW.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS THIS MORNING TOOK POSSESSION OF A RED,

TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK THEY BELIEVE HIT 16-YEAR OLD KEISHA BIEN-AMIE YESTERDAY MORNING WHILE SHE WAS WALKING TO HER BUS STOP IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

TROOPERS ARE QUESTIONING A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE.

TROOPERS WILL GO THROUGH THE TRUCK AND GATHER WHAT'S INSIDE. THEN SENT THAT AND THE TRUCK TO FDLE FOR PROCESSING.

HIGHEST PAID COUPLE IN THE WORLD-CAM 10 BMP-VO

IT'S TIME TO REVEAL THE HIGHEST PAID COUPLE IN THE WORLD.

JAY Z AND BEYONCE!

ACCORDING TO FORBES, THE MUSICAL DUO EARNED 78-MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE YEAR.

LAST YEAR'S TOP EARNING COUPLE CAME IN SECOND --

MODEL GISELE BUNDCHEN AND N-F-L QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY.

THEY EARNED 72-MILLION-DOLLARS COMBINED.

IN THIRD PLACE ARE DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM --

AMY WINEHOUSE EX HOSPITALIZED-VO

THE FORMER HUSBAND OF AMY WINEHOUSE IS ON LIFE SUPPORT.

BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL'S PRESENT GIRLFRIEND -- SAYS THAT HE HAS SUFFERED MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURES AND DOCTORS PUT HIM IN A COMA.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR -- SINCE WINEHOUSE DIED.

FIELDER-CIVIL, WHO WAS MARRIED TO WINEHOUSE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS,

BOX OFFICE PREVIEW-VO

IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP TO THE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND--

HERE'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE BOX OFFICE.

A SPY FRANCHISE GETS A NEW FACE IN "THE BOURNE LEGACY."

JEREMY RENNER NOW STARS IN THE ACTION PACKED FILM,

KICKING OFF A NEW STORYLINE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH --

CHECK OUT "THE CAMPAIGN."

WILL FERRELL PLAYS A CONGRESSMAN. RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION.

ZACK GALIFIANAKIS PLAYS HIS POLITICAL RIVAL.

AND LASTLY --

MERYL STREET TRIES TO REKINDLE THE FLAMES OF LOVE IN HER NEW FILM "HOPE SPRINGS."

SHE AND HER HUSBAND BEGIN SEEING A RENOWNED MARRIAGE THERAPIST.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) HIT AND RUN-SSTOPS

STATE TROPPERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER -- WHO A TEEN HIT HER WHILE SHE WAS WALKING.

AND JUST DROVE OFF.

16-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME -- WAS WALKING TO HER BUS STOP ON SANIBEL BOULEVARD IN SAN CARLOS PARK YESTERDAY MORNING.

TS2) CAPE TOLL PLAZA-SSTOPS

A-B-C SEVEN TRAFFIC ALERT FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE --

CREWS HAVE SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA.

THEY CLOSED 30 MINUTES AGO.

THE LANE WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY MORNING.

TS3) HOLMES MENTALLY ILL-VOTOPS

ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES HOLMES SAY THEIR CLIENT IS MENTALLY ILL.

AT YESTERDAY'S HEARING.

20 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED THAT THE COURT UNSEAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE ALLEGED GUNMAN.

TS4) NASA AIRCRAFT EXPLOSION-VOTOPS

A EXPERIMENTAL NASA SPACECRAFT EXPLODES AFTER LIFT-OFF,

DURING A TEST FLIGHT AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

NASA OFFICIALS SAY THE SPACECRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARDWARE FAILURE,

SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION.

THE PROTOTYPE ROTATED TO THE SIDE,

AND CRASHED BACK INTO THE LAUNCH PAD.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

"Showers and storms increase through the weekend"

After near record highs the past couple of days, temperatures will be on a downward trend, thanks to some extra cloud cover and increased rain chances.

Temperatures were slow to fall overnight, which means this morning we are off to another warm and humid start with most locations near 80°.

Ample sunshine this morning, will give way to warming temperatures through the day along with increased cloud cover. Highs today will remain a bit on the toasty side in the lower to middle 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

During the peak heating of the day, we'll see a few more scattered showers and storms focused along the I75 corridor before drifting out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening hours.

A batch of deeper tropical moisture is poised to move across Southwest Florida over the weekend, which will lead to a better coverage of storms both Saturday and Sunday and maybe even an earlier start. This will also help our temperatures from soaring into the middle 90s.

By early next week, the moisture should begin to exit with more of a typical August pattern setting up with hit or miss afternoon storms during the afternoon.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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