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HEALTH ALERT!
WEST NILE SPRAYING IS UNDERWAY.
ABC SEVEN TELLS YOU WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR -- AND HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WILDFIRES CHAR THROUGH THE WEST COAST.
ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU THE LATEST VIDEO FROM RESCUE EFFORTS.
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6 MONTHS AFTER HER DEATH, THE QUEEN OF POP.RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN.
WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
EFFORTS TO PREVENT MORE DEATHS FROM THE WEST NILE VIRUS BEGAN OVERNIGHT.
ABC SEVEN UPDATES THAT DEATH TOLL.
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THE VERDICT IS IN.
A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MOM IS FOUND GUILTY OF MOLESTING HER OWN DAUGHTER.
ABC SEVEN LOOKS AHEAD TO HER SENTENCING.
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TEEN SEX.
COLLEGE HOOKUPS.
AND CYBER BULLYING.
ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU A SPECIAL SEGMENT JUST FOR PARENTS.
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We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.
Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.
A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.
A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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WE ARE GETTING MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.
A NATO SPOKESMAN SAYS ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER HAS TURNED HIS GUN ON INTERNATIONAL TROOPS.
THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT THIS MORNING.
THIS TIME THOUGH - NO ONE WAS KILLED.
IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF KANDAHAR.
AGAIN, THIS COMES AFTER AN EARLIER ATTACK IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE AN AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER KILLED TWO U-S SOLDIERS.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
THE FIRE STARTED AT 11:30 LAST NIGHT -- ON WILLARD AND JACKSON STREETS.
THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE.
WITNESSES LIVING NEARBY SAY THEY COULD SEE THE FLAMES SHOOTING HIGH INTO THE SKY.
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"Thank god for the fire rescue, they was already here.
"on arrival we had a well involved structure. We had live power lines down on the ground two sides of the structure."
NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE FIRE IS *NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS.
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DEVELOPING AS YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING,
A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE.
WE'RE TOLD HE'S ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORREALBA.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND HAVING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS WERE ON SCENE AT THIS HOME IN LEHIGH ACRES FOR HOURS LAST NIGHT.
JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT, THEY CLEARED THE SCENE 54TH STREET SOUTHWEST.
NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE KEEP YOU UPDATED AS NEW DETAILS COME IN.
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NEW IN THE WEST NILE OUTBREAK.
AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES BEGAN IN TEXAS OVERNIGHT.
DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIALS -- AUTHORIZED AERIAL SPRAYING LAST WEEK.
MORE THAN 200 CASES WEST NILE VIRUS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN DALLAS COUNTY, AND 10 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW AWAITING SENTENCING.
A JURY CONVICTED HER OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.
Court clerk
11:15:00 "We the jury find as follows as to the defendant in this case count one sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age guilty of sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age"
THE JURY DECIDED MELISSA BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.
SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.
THE DEFENSE SAYS THEY PLAN TO APPEAL.
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BRIAN CASEY IS GETTING READY TO FOR HIS SECOND MURDER TRIAL.
HE WAS BACK IN COURT THURSDAY.
YOU'LL REMEMBER- HE'S THE CONVICTED KILLER WHO CAUSED COURTROOM DRAMA IN HIS FIRST MURDER TRIAL.
CASEY WAS REPRESENTING HIMSELF-
BUT IN COURT- HE HIT THE SECOND ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO HELP HIM IN THE FACE IN COURT.
A JURY CONVICTED HIM OF MURDERING RYAN VANDERSON -
PROSECUTORS SAY CASEY HIRED TWO MEN TO KILL HIS LONGTIME FRIEND - LARRICK SIKES.
THAT TRIAL BEGINS IN OCTOBER.
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TRAGEDY STRIKES IN MICHIGAN.
NEIGHBORS ARE IN SHOCK AFTER WHAT POLICE BELIEVE -- MAY HAVE BEEN A FAMILY MURDER.ENDED IN A TERRIFYING WRONG-WAY CAR CRASH.
MICHAEL VAN DER LINDEN -- WAS KILLED IN A FIERY ACCIDENT THURSDAY MORNING.
WHEN POLICE WENT TO THE HOME TO NOTIFY HIS FAMILY, THEY DISCOVERED THEY'D BEEN STABBED TO DEATH.
THEY ARE NOW INVESTIGATING THE CASE AS A HOMICIDE.
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LOOKING AHEAD.
WE EXPECT AN UPDATE ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY.
THEY'VE SHOWN STEADY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE MOST PART THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL MAKE A BIG JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT IN TAMPA AT 9 A-M.
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FACEBOOK POSTS A NEW STATUS.
ITS STOCK HAS DROPPED TO AN ALL-TIME LOW.
THURSDAY, THE LEADER OF SOCIAL-NETWORKING CLOSED AT 19.87 A SHARE.
THAT'S DOWN 6.27 POINTS AND COMES AT THE END OF A LOCK-UP PERIOD.
SUCH A TIME FRAME ALLOWED EARLY INVESTORS A CHANCE TO EXIT.
EVER SINCE FACEBOOK WENT PUBLIC, IT'S BEEN ON A ROUGH ROAD LOSING HALF ITS VALUE SINCE MAY.
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AN UPDATE THIS MORNING TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU WEDNESDAY ON ABC7--
THE OWNER OF A STOLEN TRUCK.CARRYING CANCER TREATING BERRIES.TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
JUAN SANCHEZ SAYS HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE POLICE WERE HELPING.SO HIS FAMILY RENTED A SMALL PLANE.
JUST HOURS AFTER THEIR TRUCK VANISHED.SANCHEZ WAS IN THE AIR LOOKING FOR IT.
THE FLAT BED TRUCK WAS LEFT ABANDONED NEXT TO A CANAL NEAR LABELLE.
ON BOARD?
25-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF BERRIES.
THE FAMILY IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR ANY LEADS.
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A MAN WHO APPEARED ON THE REALITY TV SHOW THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER-
ISN'T REALLY A MILLIONARE.
TAMPA RESIDENT MICHAEL PROZER III CLAIMED IN THE SHOW HE WAS THE CEO OF XCHANGE AGENT INC., AN ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
AND HE HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR A MANSION AND PRIVATE JET.
BUT HE WAS JUST FOUND GUILTY OF SWINDELING-
AFTER ADMITTING HE NEVER REPAID A 3 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN.
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5:30-
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PICTURE?
THIS IS MISSY, AN INJURED DOG THAT WAS RESCUED FROM A MOUNTAIN 13,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
HER OWNER LEFT HER UP THERE WHEN BAD WEATHER ROLLED IN,
BUT 8 OTHER CLIMBERS LATER FOUND HER AND CARRIED HER DOWN.
NOW- THE OWNER IS FIGHTING TO GET CUSTODY BACK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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6:00-
HALLE BERRY AND HER EX, GABRIEL AUBRY, ARE IN COURT TODAY IN LOS ANGELES, FACING OFF OVER HER REQUEST TO MOVE WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, NAHLA, TO FRANCE.
THE JUDGE MARK HAS BLOCKED OFF 17 DAYS FOR THE TRIAL, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST NEARLY ONE MONTH.
BERRY IS ENGAGED TO FRENCH ACTOR OLIVIER MARTINEZ,
SHE WANTS TO MOVE TO BE CLOSER TO HIM.
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NOTHING SAYS JEWISH RITE OF PASSAGE -- LIKE '80S POP MUSIC AND CONE BRAS.
STRIKE A POSE
THIS VIDEO IS FROM 1992.
THIS KID PROBABLY THOUGHT THIS BAR MITZVAH MEMORY -- WOULD NEVER SURFACE NATIONWIDE.
THE CHICAGO-AREA TEEN CELEBRATED HIS ENTREE INTO MANHOOD -- BY RE-ENACTING MADONNA'S "VOGUE" AND STRIKING A POSE FOR A SHRIEKING AUDIENCE OF FANS.
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FIRE CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS.FIGHTING A STUBBORN WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON.
SO FAR, IT'S BURNED DOZENS OF HOMES.AND FORCED HUNDREDS TO EVACUATE.
DANIEL MADSON SHOT THIS VIDEO AS HE FLED THE FIRE IN WASHINGTON.
THE FIRE IS NOW 33-PERCENT CONTAINED, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY SUNDAY.
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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 close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.
Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.
A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.
A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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WE ARE GETTING MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.
A NATO SPOKESMAN SAYS ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER HAS TURNED HIS GUN ON INTERNATIONAL TROOPS.
THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT THIS MORNING.
THIS TIME THOUGH - NO ONE WAS KILLED.
IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF KANDAHAR.
AGAIN, THIS COMES AFTER AN EARLIER ATTACK IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE AN AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER KILLED TWO U-S SOLDIERS.
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RIGHT NOW A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE IN LEE COUNTY.
THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORREALBA IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND HAVING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW AWAITING SENTENCING.
A JURY CONVICTED MELISSA BAILEY OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.
SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.
LOOKING AHEAD.
WE EXPECT AN UPDATE ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY.
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A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE IN LEE COUNTY.
THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORREALBA IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND HAVING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW AWAITING SENTENCING.
A JURY CONVICTED HER OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.
THE JURY DECIDED MELISSA BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.
SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.
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NEW IN THE WEST NILE OUTBREAK.
AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES BEGAN IN TEXAS OVERNIGHT.
DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIALS -- AUTHORIZED AERIAL SPRAYING LAST WEEK.
MORE THAN 200 CASES WEST NILE VIRUS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN DALLAS COUNTY, AND 10 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
THE FIRE STARTED AT 11:30 LAST NIGHT -- ON WILLARD AND JACKSON STREETS.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE FIRE IS *NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS.
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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 close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.
Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.
A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.
A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
A FEDERAL COURT SAYS A FLORIDA VOTING LAW COULD RESULT IN A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN VOTES FROM BLACK AMERICANS.
LAST YEAR THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE CUT THE NUMBER OF EARLY-VOTING DAYS TO 8 FROM 12.
BUT THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUST RULED THAT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW OUR STATE TO PUT THE CHANGES IN PLACE IN 5 COUNTIES.
THAT'S BECAUSE ELECTION RESULTS SHOW BLACK VOTERS UTILIZE EARLY VOTING MORE THAN WHITE VOTERS DO.
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TURNING NOW TO YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE.
DEMOCRATS AREN'T TAKING MITT ROMNEY'S WORD FOR IT.
ROMNEY TOLD REPORTERS THURSDAY THAT IN THE PAST DECADE, HE'S NEVER PAID LESS THAN 13 PERCENT OF HIS INCOME IN TAXES.
THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN SAYS "PROVE IT."
CAMPAIGNING TODAY:
GOP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN -- IS THE *ONLY CANDIDATE ON THE TRAIL.
HE'S HOLDING TWO RALLIES IN VIRGINIA.
MITT ROMNEY ATTENDS A CLOSED-PRESS FUNDRAISER IN SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN -- ARE BOTH IN MEETINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOCUSES THIS MORNING ON THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET AND THE TIME THEY'RE HAVING TO SPEND DEFLECTING DEMOCRATIC ATTACKS.
MITT ROMNEY ANSWERS NAGGING TAX RETURN QUESTIONS.
AND PAUL RYAN CIRCLES AROUND STIMULUS MONEY -- FOR HIS HOME DISTRICT IN WISCONSIN.
ABC'S PAUL BEBAN HAS THE DETAILS.
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PKG SCRIPT:
Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan has blasted President Obama's stimulus
plan for years.
But when asked by ABC station WCPO about a report that he requested money
for Wisconsin in 2009, he denied it.
SOT WCPO Interview
Reporter Q: "Is that report accurate?"
Paul Ryan: "I never asked for stimulus. I don't recall. I haven't seen this
report. So I really can't comment on it. I opposed the stimulus because it
doesn't work. It didn't work."
But in a statement late Thursday, Ryan admitted that his office sent the
letters, and defended them as "constituent services."
Meanwhile, after weeks of pressure to release more than two years of tax
returns, Mitt Romney admitted that he'd gone back to check his returns.
SOT Romney
"I did go back and look at my taxes and over the past ten years I never
paid less than 13%."
Romney also took aim at Democrat Harry Reid, who has said he's heard Romney
didn't pay any taxes for ten years.
SOT Romney
"HARRY REID'S CHARGE IS TOTALLY FALSE. I'M SURE WAITING FOR HARRY TO PUT UP
WHO IT WAS THAT TOLD HIM WHAT HE SAYS THEY TOLD HIM."
Romney has been trying to turn attention away from his taxes to the debate
over Medicare.
SOT Romney
"There is no change in Medicare for seniors. None. Under my plan. You ask
me which of these two do you think is better? Going bankrupt or being
solvent."
But the White House says the President's plan does more to secure the future
of Medicare.
SOT Jay Carney
"The President protects Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare benefits. / The
savings he achieved through the affordable care act have extended the life
of the Medicare program for 8 years."
Tba
Paul Beban, ABC News, New York.
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ARMY SUICIDES REACH AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN JULY.
THERE WERE 38 SUSPECTED SUICIDES AMONG ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE SOLDIERS LAST MONTH,
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ARMY.
THAT FIGURE OUTPACES THE 24 ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE SUICIDES THE ARMY REPORTED FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST MONTHLY NUMBER OF SUICIDES SINCE RECORD-KEEPING BEGAN A FEW YEARS AGO.
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A NEW WARNING OUT THIS MORNING URGES ALL BABY BOOMERS TO GET TESTED FOR HEPATITIS C.
U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN -- MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS BORN BETWEEN 1945 AND 1965 -- MAY BE INFECTED WITH THE LIVER-DESTROYING VIRUS.AND NOT KNOW IT.
HEP-C KILLS MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND AMERICANS EACH YEAR.
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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES A NEW CAMPAIGN TARGETING HOT CAR DEATHS.
THIS MORNING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES --KICKS OFF THE NEW "LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK" CAMPAIGN.
THE AIM IS TO KEEP KIDS ALIVE -- DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK -- IS A JOINT MISSION BETWEEN "DOT" AND "HHS."
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HAPPENING TODAY.
FHP KICKS OFF A NEW SAFETY PROGRAM!
NEXT MONTH, TROOPERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL "DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER CAMPAIGN."
THE PATROL WILL JOIN THOUSANDS OF AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION -- TO GET IMPAIRED DRIVERS OFF FLORIDA'S ROADWAYS.
THE CAMPAIGN COINCIDES WITH THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
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RED-BOTTOM HEELS ARE AT THE CENTER OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON COUNTERFEIT GOODS.
U-S CUSTOMS -- CONFISCATED MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND PAIRS OF COUNTERFEIT LOUBOUTIN SHOES -- AT THE LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH SEAPORT.
THE *REAL SHOES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TRENDY RED-BOTTOMS.
AND THE REAL ONES COME FROM ITALY -- BUT THESE WERE FOUND ON A CARGO SHIP FROM CHINA.
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Jaime Ruiz HOMELAND SECURITY
" you can't catch all the counterfeiters.----china,"
AT THREE DOLLARS A PAIR, THIS SHIPMENT *SHOULD* SELL FOR 57 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT IF THEY WERE SOLD AS GENUINE LOUBOUTIN'S -- THEY WOULD RETAIL AT AROUND 18 MILLION.
INSTEAD -- THEY'RE ALL HEADED TO AN INCINERATOR.
WANT TO SPOT A COUNTERFEIT?
THE REAL DEAL FEATURES RIDGES ON THE BOTTOM.
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DEPUTIES SAY A MAN'S THREATS AGAINST A DOG. GOT HIM BUSTED FOR GROWING POT.
A LEE COUNTY WOMAN CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
SAYING SOMEONE WAS THREATENING TO SHOOT HER DOG BECAUSE IT WAS BARKING.
DEPUTIES SAY THEY CAME OUT AND FOUND BRYAN PARKER.
AS HE WAS DENYING THREATENING THE DOG, THEY NOTICED SMALL MARIJUANA PLANTS IN HIS BACK YARD.
A-B-C 7 TRACKED PARKER DOWN AND HE SAYS IT SPROUTED ON ITS OWN.
PARKER NOW FACES A CHARGE OF GROWING MARIJUANA.
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IT'S A STORY WE'VE BEEN HEARING ALL OVER LEE COUNTY-
THIS TIME- IT'S ESTERO PARENTS SAYING THEIR CHILDRENS BUS STOP IS DANGEROUS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVED A STOP FROM INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY STONEYBROOK TO OUTSIDE THE GATES ALONG CORKSCREW ROAD.
PARENTS ARE NOW GATHERING TO PUT TOGETHER PLANS TO PRESENT TO SCHOOL BOARD NEXT TUESDAY.
THEIR GOAL IS TO GET THE BUS STOP MOVED BACK INSIDE THE GATES - WHERE THEY SAY THE STUDENTS ARE SAFER.
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SCHOOL BOARD POLICY STATES STUDENTS LIVING WITHIN PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITIES ARE REQUIRED TO USE A BUS STOP ON A PUBLIC ROAD NEAR THE DEVELOPMENT --
THAT'S DEEMED SAFE.
IT'S A WAY TO MAKE BUSES SHORTER, MORE EFFICIENT AND SAVE MONEY.
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ATTENTION PARENTS:
FROM BULLIES TO BOYFIRENDS.
ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU A SPECIAL SEGMENT ALL ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN.
FIRST THIS MORNING,
THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT *DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF TEENS ENGAGING IN ORAL SEX.
THE CDC CONFIRMS.THE OVERALL DECREASE IN ORAL SEX AMONG TEENS BETWEEN 2002 AND 2010 -- PARTICULARLY AMONG TEEN GIRLS.
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TOO MANY "HOOK-UPS" CAN LEAD TO A LACK OF RESPECT AMONG COLLEGE PEERS!
ALMOST HALF OF MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS -- JUDGED BOTH MEN AND WOMEN NEGATIVELY WHEN THEY BELIEVED THEY ENGAGED IN TOO MUCH SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
MALE ATHLETES AND MEN IN THE GREEK SYSTEM -- WERE MORE LIKELY TO LOSE RESPECT FOR WOMEN, BUT NOT THEIR MALE PEERS FOR FREQUENT HOOK-UPS.
THE SURVEY IS BASED ON RESPONSES FROM 19-THOUSAND STUDENTS FROM 22 COLLEGES.
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DESPITE REPORTS OF CYBER-BULLYING AND OTHER RISKS ONLINE -- A MAJORITY OF PARENTS IN A NEW SURVEY THINK THE BENEFITS OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER OUTWEIGH THE RISKS.
72-PERCENT OF PARENTS SAY THE SITES --HELP THEIR KIDS PREPARE FOR FUTURE JOB SUCCESS AND A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN WORKPLACE.
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5:00
IT'S BREAKFAST TIME!
AND WHAT'S BETTER THAN DONUTS AND COFFEE?
DUNKING DONUTS -- IS TAKING PAGE OUT OF STARBUCKS' BOOK.
IT'S LAUNCHING A NEW APP.THAT LETS YOU PAY FOR YOUR BREAKFAST.AND EVEN TEXT A MEAL OR DRINK TO A FRIEND.
WHAT A WAY, TO START YOUR DAY.
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5:30
OUR FAVORITE OLYMPIANS ARE AT IT AGAIN.
THE FAB 5 -- SHOWED UP ON THE COLBERT REPORT LAST NIGHT.
THEY WERE HONORARAY SUMMER INTERNS -- AND SHOWED ALL THE RIGHT MOVES, GETTING STEPHEN HIS PEN.
AND THEN MCKAYLA MARONEY.SHOWS THAT WORLD FAMOUS HALF-SMILE.
GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.
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6:00
*AMERICA'S MONEY*
WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, LAYOVERS ARE USUALLY INEVITABLE.
BUT WHEN THOSE ARE DELAYED.IT'S BAD.
THIS MORNING, 11 WORST AIRPORTS TO STOPOVER, IN AMERICA.
#10 - ATLANTA.
#6 - FORT LAUDERDALE.
#5 - MIAMI.
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6:30
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY -- DUKING IT OUT.
OBAMA'S SPOKESMAN JAY CARNEY SAYS -- *NOT TO TAKE RUNNING MATE ADVICE FROM JOHN MCCIAN.
AND ROMNEY EXPLAINS HE *NEVER PAID LESS THAN 13% IN TAXES.
MEANWHILE, THE MEDICARE BATTLE IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
GMA HAS THE LATEST -- IN THE CAMPAIGN DUEL.
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TECHBYTES
IN TODAY'S TECH BYTES. TROUBLE FOR SOME AT&T INTERNET USERS. AT&T NOW
SAYS A DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK CUT INTERNET ACCESS TO MANY BUSINESS
CUSTOMERS FOR HOURS LATE WEDNESDAY. THAT KIND OF ATTACK TARGETS SERVERS
WITH SO MANY REQUESTS USERS ARE SHUT OUT. SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED
SONY'S JUST UNVEILED IT'S LATEST E-READER. AS COMPETITION IN THE FIELD
STAYS RED- HOT. IT'S A LIGHT, THIN 6- INCH MACHINE WITH FACEBOOK AND
EVERNOTE FEATURES. THE PRS-T2 IS SELLING FOR ABOUT 129 DOLLARS.
AND INSTAGRAM -- WHICH IS BEING SOLD TO FACEBOOK FOR A BILLION DOLLARS---
HAS ROLLED OUT UPDATES TO ITS POPULAR PHOTO-SHARING APP. THE BIGGEST
ADDITION. AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP WHERE USERS CAN POST THEIR PICTURES
AND DR. OZ SAYS IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION TO A BAD HEALTH HABIT. THE TWO-THIRDS
OF CONTACT LENS WEARERS WHO USE A PAIR LONGER THAN THEY SHOULD. ACUMINDER-
DOT- COM SENDS AUTOMATIC TEXTS OR EMAILS TELLING YOU WHEN TO CHANGE LENSES,
BUY NEW ONES. OR SEE THE EYE DOCTOR
THOSE ARE YOUR TECH BYTES, I'M JOHN MULLER
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AMERICA'S MONEY
GOOD MORNING. TOPPING "AMERICA'S MONEY". FACEBOOK SHARES HAVE HIT A NEW
LOW. DOWN ANOTHER SIX PERCENT THURSDAY AS SOME EARLY INVESTORS WERE ABLE
TO START CASHING OUT. THE STOCK HAS LOST ALMOST HALF ITS VALUE SINCE
GOING PUBLIC IN MAY. AND MARK ZUCKERBERG HAS LOST ABOUT NINE BILLION.
RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART REPORTS SECOND- QUARTER EARNINGS ROSE 5-POINT-7
PERCENT. BUT ITS SHOPPERS ARE SHOWING NEW SIGNS OF FINANCIAL STRAIN.
WITH MANY CUSTOMERS LIVING PAYCHECK- TO- PAYCHECK, AND WORRIED ABOUT JOBS,
AND THE COST OF FOOD AND GAS.
SOME UPBEAT NEWS LOOKING AHEAD IN THE HOUSING MARKET.
WHILE HOUSING STARTS DIPPED LAST MONTH. NEW PERMITS FOR BUILDING HOMES
JUMPED ALMOST SEVEN PERCENT. TO THE HIGHEST RATE IN FOUR YEARS
AND A NEW LIST RANKS THE WORST U-S AIRPORTS TO GET STUCK ON LAYOVERS. L-A-X
WAS THIRD WORST. THEN DULLES AIRPORT IN WASHINGTON. AND WORST? NEWARK
LIBERTY -- WITH MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS LEAVING BEHIND SCHEDULE.
AND THAT'S AMERICA'S MONEY.
I'M PAULA FARIS.
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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 close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.
Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.
A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.
A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.
In the tropics, things are relatively quite for mid August. We have tropical storm Gordon in the central Atlantic, which may strengthen into a category 1 hurricane over the weekend. Either way, this system poses no threat to Southwest Florida as it stays out to sea.
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SPONSORSHIP SHOULD WIPE TO MONEY SCOPE/ TECH BYTES REPORT
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ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A HOUSTON NANNY IS FACING CHARGES THIS MORNING, AFTER WHAT POLICE SAY A BABY'S PARENTS DISCOVERED ON THEIR NANNY CAM.
AS A HIDDEN CAMERA RECORDED, TIRZA MAGANA NEARLY SUFFOCATED THE 4 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL SHE WAS HIRED TO WATCH.
THAT ACCORDING TO THIS COURT DOCUMENT DETAILING THE DISTURBING ALLEGATION.
THAT SAME CAMERA FOUND THAT OVER A 15 MINUTE PERIOD ON MAY 25TH.
SHE PLACED BOTH HANDS OVER THE BABY'S NOSE AND MOUTH AND APPLIED
FORCE 4 TIMES.
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TAKING A LOOK AT THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND.
YOU'RE INVITED…
THE IMAGINARIUM'S 17TH BIRTHDAY BASH!
THE CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE AT THE IMAGINARIUM SCIENCE CENTER IN FORT MYERS.
THE FUN RUNS FROM 10 AM - 5 PM.
PARTY GUESTS WILL ENJOY 50% OFF ADMISSION FOR THE DAY!
AND HAPPENING IN COLLIER COUNTY.
SUN-N-FUN LAGOON HOST A BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH.
ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT 11 A.M. AND WILL RUN UNTIL 3 P.M.
THE REDUCED COST TO GET INTO THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH IS $8 FOR 48 INCHES AND OVER.
AND $4.50 FOR LESS THAN 48 INCHES.
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WHO CAN FORGET THEIR FIRST KISS?
IF THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY EVER DO, THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM.
A HUGE GRANITE BOLDER AND PLAQUE -- NOW MARK THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE FIRST LOCKED LIPS.
IT WAS 1989, IN FRONT OF A BASKIN-ROBBINS IN HYDE PARK.
THE ICE CREAM SHOP IS CLOSED NOW, AND A SUBWAY HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE.
BUT THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE SHARED THEIR FIRST KISS IS NOW SET IN STONE.
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LET THIS BE A WARNING TO LADY GAGA FANS OUT THERE: ONLY APPROACH THE STAR CALMLY AND FROM THE FRONT.ANY DEVIATIONS TO THIS COULD BE HARMFUL.
ONE FAN LEARNED THE HARD WAY.
HE RUSHED HER FROM THE SIDE HOPING TO GET AN AUTOGRAPH -- BUT GAGA GUARDS QUICKLY TOOK HIM DOWN.
IT HAPPENED IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA AS LADY GAGA WAS LEAVING A HOTEL.
ONE GUARD QUICKLY GRABS THE GUY BY THE NECK AND WRESTLES HIM TO THE GROUND -- WHILE ANOTHER STICKS WITH GAGA.
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WHITNEY HOUSTON'S "SPARKLE" IS NOW SHOWING NATIONWIDE.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS FEELING
IT'S A REMAKE OF A 1976 FILM -- ABOUT THREE TALENTED SISTERS RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER.
HOUSTON PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE MOTHER.
IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS FOUND DEAD IN A HOTEL ROOM.
WHILE IT MAY NOT BE A BLOCKBUSTER.STUDIO EXECS ARE HOPING FOR A STRONG TURN OUT FOR HOUSTON'S SWAN SONG:
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WE ARE GETTING MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.
A NATO SPOKESMAN SAYS ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER HAS TURNED HIS GUN ON INTERNATIONAL TROOPS.
THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT THIS MORNING.
THIS TIME THOUGH - NO ONE WAS KILLED.
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"it was pretty scary, the flames were all up in the trees man. Thank god for the fire rescue, they was already here.
ALL NEW THIS MORNING.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
THE FIRE STARTED AT 11:30 LAST NIGHT -- ON WILLARD AND JACKSON STREETS.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE FIRE IS *NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS.
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A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE IN LEE COUNTY.
THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORREALBA IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND HAVING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.
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NEW IN THE WEST NILE OUTBREAK.
AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES BEGAN IN TEXAS OVERNIGHT.
DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIALS -- AUTHORIZED AERIAL SPRAYING LAST WEEK.
MORE THAN 200 CASES WEST NILE VIRUS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN DALLAS COUNTY, AND 10 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW AWAITING SENTENCING.
A JURY CONVICTED HER OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.
THE JURY DECIDED MELISSA BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.
SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.
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FIRE CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS.FIGHTING A STUBBORN WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON.
SO FAR, IT'S BURNED DOZENS OF HOMES.AND FORCED HUNDREDS TO EVACUATE.
DANIEL MADSON SHOT THIS VIDEO AS HE FLED THE FIRE IN WASHINGTON.
THE FIRE IS NOW 33-PERCENT CONTAINED, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY SUNDAY.
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IN A FEW HOURS.
WE EXPECT AN UPDATE ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY.
THEY'VE SHOWN STEADY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE MOST PART THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL MAKE A BIG JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT IN TAMPA AT 9 A-M.
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COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB
" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "
-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.
-LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO - IN JUST:30 SECONDS WE HAVE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO TODAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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