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41:01 he was ready to go and said- well, i'm going to have to tie up your wife and i said no- no way."

AN ELDERLY COUPLE HELD AT KNIFE-POINT -- WHILE A MAN SEARCHED THROUGH THEIR HOME --

THIS TERRIFYING NIGHT LASTED FOR HOURS -- BEFORE HE ASKED THEM TO DRIVE HIM AROUND.

HL2 HUFFING ARREST-SOTVO

"it's unusual that you'd arrest one

PLUS A BIZARRE PAIR OF ARRESTS - A COUPLE PUT IN HANDCUFFS HOURS APART --

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A LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE IN THEIR 80S WERE HELD AT KNIFE-POINT -- WHILE CROOKS RANSACKED THEIR HOUSE.

TONIGHT, THEY ARE SHARING THEIR INCREDIBLE STORY AT SIX.

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MARRIED FOR 56 YEARS-

THE PANKAVICHS HAVE HAD A PEACEFUL LIFE,

Nat

UNTIL NOW.

34:00 "he has a i believe a switchblade knife in his hands."

BOTH JOAN AND JOHN ARE 83 YEARS-OLD.

NEVER,

DID THEY THINK THEY WOULD BE THE VICTIMS OF A TERRIFYING HOME INVASION.

33:08 "i woke up and saw this figure- i thought it was my husband by his bureau."

IT WAS 4AM SUNDAY.

JOAN QUICKLY REALIZED THE FIGURE SHE SAW-

WASN'T HER ELDERLY HUSBAND,

BUT INSTEAD A ROBBER.

JOHN THEN WOKE UP-

AS THE CROOK DEMANDED CASH, JEWELRY AND ELECTRONICS,

WHILE HOLDING THEM AT KNIFE-POINT.

39:07 man "he did have that thing waving around all the time and we went room to room."

FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY-

THE COUPLE WAS HELD IN THEIR HOME.

40:40 "this went on for 4 hours."

JOHN SAYS THE ROBBER RANSACKED THEIR HOME UNTIL THE SUN CAME UP.

41:01 he was ready to go and said- well, i'm going to have to tie up your wife and i said no- no way."

STILL ARMED WITH THE KNIFE-

DEPUTIES SAY HE FORCED THE COUPLE TO DRIVE HIM TO A NORTH MYERS HOTEL AND DROP HIM OFF.

AS SOON AS THE ROBBER GOT OUT OF THE CAR-

THE PANKAVICHS CALLED THE COPS.

DEPUTIES LATER CAUGHT AND ARRESTED BRETT WENTELA FOR THE CRIME.

40:45 man "we were very calm and cool and we just kept our cool."

IN THE END-

THAT'S HOW THE PANKAVICHS THINK THEY MADE IT OUT ALIVE.

Nat

ALLOWING THEM TO REACH THEIR 57TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

BELL TOWER GUN-VO

DEPUTIES ISSUED AN ARMED MAN A TRESPASS WARNING AFTER THEY FOUND A GUN ON HIM IN THE REGAL BELL TOWER CINEMA.

EMPLOYEES TELL US 51-YEAR-OLD KELLY HAIR WAS WEARING A TRENCH COAT AND A HAT AT THE MOVIE THEATER.

THEY SAY HAIR KEPT REACHING INSIDE HIS COAT AND PUTTING HIS HAT OVER HIS FACE.

DEPUTIES FOUND A LOADED NINE-MILLIMETER HANDGUN UNDER HIS COAT IN A HOLSTER -- HAIR DOES HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT.

ILLEGAL DUMPING-SS WIPE

A MAN NEXT TO A BURNED AND ABANDONED MOTORCYCLE LED CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ON A BIZARRE CHASE INTO THE WOODS.

IT ALL STARTED WHEN DEPUTIES SAY NEIL BISHOP'S MOTORCYCLE BURST INTO FLAMES AT A MOBIL GAS STATION ALONG MCALL ROAD.

THEY SAY BISHOP PUSHED THE BIKE AWAY FROM THE PUMPS THEN TOLD THEM HE DIDN'T WANT IT ANY MORE.

HE WAS ASKED TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PROPERTY -- HE DID, THEN THEY SAY HE DROPPED THE BIKE AND RAN INTO THE WOODS.

DEPUTIES TRACKED HIM WITH THE HELP OF A K-9 UNIT --

THEY SAY BEFORE THEY FOUND HIM HE HAD STOPPED TO SMOKE INCENSE.

HE WAS CITED FOR DUMPING TRASH AND RESISTING AN OFFICER --

CHARLOTTE HUFFING ARREST-VO WIPE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES MADE AN UNUSUAL WEEKEND BUST --

THEY ARRESTE3D A COUPLE THREE HOURS APART -- BOTH IN THE EXACT SAME CAR.

THIS HAPPENED LATE FRIDAY EVENING IN A PORT CHARLOTTE WAL-MART PARKING LOT --

DEPUTIES SAY THE FOUND JOHN CRIDER SITTING IN A CAR HUFFING, OR GETTING HIGH OFF OF CLEANING SUPPLIES.

THEY ARRESTED HIM AND HANDED THE KEYS TO THE CAR'S OWNER -- HIS GIRLFRIEND DENISE ISAACS-HALL.

THREE HOURS LATER, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A THEFT AT THE WAL-MART.

CHARLOTTE HUFFING ARREST-SOT SS

"it's unusual that you'd arrest one and what makes it more is that you end up at the same store." Capt. James Kenville/Charlotte Co. Sheriff's Office Capt. James Kenville/Charlotte Co. Sheriff's Office

DEPUTIES FOLLOWED ISAACS-HALL TO HER HOME AND ARRESTED HER.

DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-(2) SS

JURY SELECTION BEGAN TODAY FOR THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT TRIAL AND CHARGE THOUG.

DANIEL PROCTOR IS ACCUSED OF STEALING AN S-U-V AND A GUN IN MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA -- THAT'S WHERE HUNTSVILLE IS LOCATED.

HIS EX-WIFE AMY PATTERSON DISAPPEARED IN 2011 AND IS BELEIVED TO BE DEAD.

PROCTOR WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AGAINST PATTERSON IN 1994 --

BUT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED IN HER DISAPPERANCE.

TORRES MURDER FOLO-VO WIPE

NEW TONIGHT --

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW ERNIE TORRES -- WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH EARLIER THIS MONTH - FOUGHT WITH A NEIGHBOR BEFORE HIS MURDER.

THIS IS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF ABRAHAM ECKMAN BEING QUESTIONED AT THE SCENE.

ECKMAN TOLD POLICE HE AND TORRES FOUGHT OVER A WOMAN --

HE ALSO ADMITTED TO OWNING SEVERAL GUNS AND THAT HE SHOT ONE OF THEM WITHIN DAYS OF THE KILLING.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED ECKMAN TWO DAYS LATER ON SEPARATE CHARGES.

MEANWHILE DEPUTIES TELL US THEY HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST IN CUSTODY--

FM SHOOTING-VO

IN FORT MYERS -- A GUNMAN IS ON THE LOOSE TONIGHT --

AND A VICTIM IS IN THE HOSPITAL.

POLICE CAME OUT TO A CAR CRASH AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT NEAR LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON STREETS.

JUST BLOCKS AWAY-- NEAR FRANKLIN STREET AND DIXIE PARKWAY-- POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN WHO'D BEEN SHOT IN THE ARM.

THEY SAY HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH AND WENT TO LEE MEMORIAL--

HE'S EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION--

NAPLES VACANT HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS OC

NEW DETAILS TONIGHT AFTER THIS HOUSE IN NAPLES PARK WENT UP IN FLAMES.

THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE --

IT TOOK MORE THAN AN HOUR TO PUT OUT.

IT HAPPENED ON 96TH AVENUE NORTH.

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Joanne Camarro, neighbor

5030 "I can't remember the sound because I was in a deep sleep but then I heard the fire trucks."

Firefighters raced to this Naples Park house before dawn broke.

They battled flames as high as 30 feet for almost an hour -- at the foreclosed property.

Camarro, neighbor

5300 "it's sad sight. They took the bricks off!"

Neighbor Joanne Camarro recalls -- the family who once lived here -- was forced out because a job loss left them unable to pay the mortgage.

Camarro, neighbor

5217 "when I came back they had trucks here and some in my driveway. With the furniture loaded, they were going. They said goodbye to me and we're going to a motel."

It's an increasingly sad situation -- playing out across southwest Florida.

Since April, we've reported at least 5 fires destroyed vacant or foreclosed properties -- like this charlotte county house.

Deputy Chief Sal D'Angelo, North Naples Fire and Rescue

0220 "from the fire prevention standpoint, it's hard because we don't have any jurisdiction."

Sal D'Angelo with north Naples explains they don't have any way of policing how people or banks -- care for forgotten properties.

He tells us -- neighbors of vacant homes can never be too cautious.

D'Angelo 0325 "keep your property well maintained. Your grass mowed, any combustibles put away, tree limbs, clean your gutters."

As for this fire which the fire Marshall believes sparked in the attic, it remains under investigation.

The massive hole in the roof and damage here doesn't just show the fire's rage -- it points to yet another broken American dream.

Camarro, neighbor

5159 "they were having a hard time but nobody ever called them back and then they were gone."

RISING GAS PRICES-HSRVL

AFTER A BREAK EARLIER THIS SUMMER --

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS NOW NEARING RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES

RIGHT NOW, IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS THREE DOLLARS AND 63 CENTS.

THAT'S EIGHT CENTS *MORE THAN DRIVERS WERE PAYING AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

PLUS - NORMALLY WE WOULD SEE A DROP AFTER LABOR DAY --

BUT AS A-B-C SEVEN'S JENNIFER TRAMMEL FOUND OUT,

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DRIVER JUNE VENGHAUS 7:18:16 what are you paying today? 3.59 what do you think about that? it's too much of course

LIKE DRIVERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE COUNTRY,

JUNE VENGHAUS HAS WATCHED THE NUMBERS CLIMB.

NAT 7:18:27 wish it'd go down!

JESSICA BRADY AAA

00:36 fuel prices have been rising since july 1 and it looks like they're going to continue to increase throughout the month 41

SO WHAT'S BEHIND THE INCREASE??

JESSICA BRADY AAA

:55 the question is what reason is *not behind this. everything from increased tensions in the middle east to peak hurricane season, domestic supply disruptions and various economic news both domestic and abroad have all contributed to the rise in pump prices 10

IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO THINK ISSUES AT HOME ARE HURTING PRICES.

DRIVER JUNE VENGHAUS 7:18:38 right now i think about the drought in the midwest and the loss of all the corn products that we need in our country 43

LESS CORN MEANS LESS ETHANOL --

BUT JESSICA BRADY WITH TRIPLE "A" SAYS THAT'S NOT CAUSING THE CURRENT INCREASE.

DON'T WRITE OFF THE DROUGHT YET -- IF IT CONTINUES, THAT COULD MEAN HIGHER PRICES DOWN THE ROAD.

NAT AT THE PUMP

MERVIN VAUMGARDNER DECIDED TO FLY TO FORT MYERS TO MEET HIS NEW GRANDSON.

BUT WHEN HE COMES BACK IN NOVEMBER -- HE'LL BE DRIVING.

7:24:15 at that time ill be taking the jeep and trailer with me. little bit weary of what gas prices will be coming down 22

USUALLY WHEN OIL REFINERIES MAKE THE SWITCH TO "WINTER" FUEL IN SEPTEMBER --

IT'S CHEAPER TO PRODUCE AND USUALLY CHEAPER FOR YOU TO BUY.

JESSICA BRADY AAA

2:36 but with the tensions escalating in iran and the middle east.i don't know if we're going to see prices drop after labor day like we have in the past 47

EDISON DORMS-VO WIPE

STUDENTS AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE CAN CALL THE SCHOOL HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HOUSING IS NOW AVAILABLE *ON* THE LEE COUNTY CAMPUS.

THE RESIDENT HALLS -- CALLED LIGHTHOUSE COMMONS -- ARE 80 PERCENT FULL.

STUDENTS MOVED IN TODAY.

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RNC STAGE UNVEILED-VO

IT'S YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012 -.

AND TODAY WE GOT A SNEAK PEEK AT THE MAIN STAGE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE CHERRY WOOD, MAHOGANY AND WALNUT STAGE IS BACKED BY 13 OVERLAPPING L-E-D PANELS.

TWO ADDITIONAL SIDE PANELS TO WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE THERE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE CONVENTION STARTS IN TAMPA AUGUST 26TH.

DNC SPEAKERS-CGTOPS

AND LOOKING ACROSS THE AISLE --

TODAY WE FOUND OUT WHO WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.

SOME OF THE BIG NAMES ARE CHICAGO MAYOR AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF RAHM EMANUEL,

FORMER VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TIM KAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK.

ALSO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED WILL BE FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE---

SUN AND SAND --

THERE'S NOTHING BETTER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

BUT A GROUP LOOKING TO HIT THE SAND IS HITTING A SNAG INSTEAD.

WHY CAPE CORAL IS SAYING *NO TO BEACH VOLLEYBALL.

PLUS, HOW A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH MIGHT HAVE SAVED COMEDIANNE ROSIE O'DONNEL'S LIFE.

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TZ1 B ROSIE HEART ATTACK-VOTOPS

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LEAPN LIZARDS VOLLEYBALL COURT-OC

IT'S GAME OVER FOR PLANS TO BRING A VOLLEYBALL COURT TO CAPE CORAL.

THE FORT MYERS BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAM WANTED TO OPEN A SAND COURT OFF CAPE CORAL PARKWAY --

BUT THEY CITY SHUT THEM DOWN.

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-playing volleyball

Its a way to bring people together.

-brett hayes/FMB Volleyball Club-"you meet so many different people."

Brett hayes and her husband OWN the Fort myers beach volleyball club.

-hayes-"everybody and anybody who wants to play and wants to be a part of this comes out."

Their volleyball club is 300 members strong. Many of those players live in cape coral, which is why the duo was hoping to bring volleyball to the city.

-playing volleyball

And they thought they had found the perfect location.

-hayes-she had the empty lot available it was great space."

That "great space" was on this empty lot Leapin' Lizards WAS LEASING.

-mary ann evans/owner, leapin' lizards-"we had a plan to bring 2-3 courts here."

So the fort myers beach volleyball club paid for 400 tons of sand. It was "game on" until the city's building official HEARD ABOUT THE project.

-hayes-"it was built, it was done. We just had to put up a net. We built one court and the city kind of shut us down."

In a letter PAUL DICKSON WROTE, the building official determined an outdoor recreational facility such as volleyball courts WAS not permitted within the downtown gateway zoning district."

But that doesn't mean the club can't move the volleyball court to another spot in the city.

-john jacobsen/CRA-"parks and recs has already said that they would be happy to work with them to find a place to play volleyball in one of the city parks."

That - hayes says - would be a big score.

-hayes-"there's nothing in cape coral and we wanted to bring our league and volleyball into cape coral."

ROSIE HEART ATTACK-VO

NEW AT SIX --

COMEDIAN ROSIE O-DONNELL IS TELLING HER FANS SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK LAST WEEK.

ROSIE DETAILED HER SYMPTOMS ON HER BLOG --

NAUSEA AND ACHES LED HER TO DO AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR "WOMEN'S HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS."

IT TURNS OUT HER CORONARY ARTERY WAS 99 PERCENT BLOCKED -- SHE HAD A STENT INSERTED.

DILLER DEAD-VOTOPS

AND SOME SAD NEWS TO TONIGHT,

THE FAMILY OF COMEDIAN PHYLLIS DILLER -- SAY SHE DIED "PEACEFULLY IN HER SLEEP."

THEY SAY THEY FOUND HER WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE.

MARS CURIOISITY UPDATE-VO

THE MARS CURIOSITY ROVER IS USING ITS LASER FOR THE FIRST TIME --

BLASTING AWAY AT MARTIAN ROCK!

NASA SAYS THE ROVER ZAPPED A FIST-SIZED ROCK IN WHAT THE AGENCY CALLED TARGET PRACTICE FOR FUTURE EXPERIMENTS.

SCIENTISTS HOPE TO IDENTIFY THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS IN THE ROCK.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME SUCH A POWERFUL LASER'S BEEN USED ON ANOTHER PLANET.

TEASE TWO-POP

LOCAL REACTION TO THE NEW MEMBERS AT AGUSTA NATIONAL. FLORIDA GATORS NOW CLOSER TO A STARTING QUARTERBACK

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TZ 7 1) FL VOTE-SOTTOPS-VO

So for both parties Florida is it - that's why we're going to see the candidates non-stop.

FLORIDA IS PLAYING A *MAJOR* ROLE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE STATE'S LEADING POLITICAL EXPERT ON WHAT

TZ 7 2) GANGSTER HOUSE FOR SALE-VOTOPS

KNOWN FOR THE NOTORIOUS CRIMES THAT HAPPENED INSIDE--

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

AUGUSTA NATIONAL-SOTTOPS

AUGUSTA NATIONAL-POPMON

AUGUSTA NATIONAL-VOTOPS

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE. CONDOLEEZA RICE AND SOUTH CAROLINA FINANCIER. DARLA MOORE. WILL BE THE FIRST TWO WOMEN TO WEAR THE FAMOUS. GREEN JACKET.

WITH THE ADDITION OF FEMALE MEMBERS. THE EXPOSURE GROWS.

WE SPOKE TO CARI PHOENIX. THE HEAD PRO AT FORT MYERS COUNTRY CLUB.

AUGUSTA NATIONAL-SOTTOPS

RYAN TANNEHILL-POMON

RYAN TANNEHILL-VOTOPS

MIAMI IS HOPING THE REVOLVING DOOR. AT QUARTERBACK HAS COME TO AN END.

TODAY THE FINS NAMED ROOKIE QB. RYAN TANNEHILL THE OPENING DAY STARTER.

TANNEHILL BEGAN TRAINING CAMP. 3RD ON THE DEPTH CHART. BUT AFTER DAVID GARRARD WENT DOWN FOLLOWING KNEE SURGERY. AND RYAN HAVING A GOOD SHOWING. IN THE FIRST PRESESON GAME.

RYAN TANNEHILL-SOTTOPS

FLORIDA GATORS-VOTTOPS

SUMMER CAMP IS OFFICALLY OVER FOR THE FLORIDA GATORS. BUT SEVERAL QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN.

TODAY HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP. SAID JEFF DRISKEL AND JACOBY BRISSETT. ARE 50-50 AT THE QUARTERBACK SPOT.

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ROGER CLEMENS-VOTOPS

7-TIME CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER. ROGER CLEMENS IS COMING BACK. BUT IT'S NOT TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES.

NO. THE SUGARLAND SKEETERS. THE WHO.

THE SKEETERS ARE IN THE INDEPENDENT LEAGUE.

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