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ANCHOR SUPERS TS1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VOTOPS
HEADLINES------------- TS2) DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SSTOPS
HL1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VO-WIPE TS3) FORT MYERS SHOOTING-VOTOPS
HL2) DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-VO-WIPE YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-CLIP-ONCAM
HL3) EXERCISE ADDICTION-SOTVOTOPS YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-PKG
WX HL-WX WALL YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-ONCAM
NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS KIDS STATE DINNER-VO
NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-2 SHOT-SS ASSAD MAKES PUBLIC APPEARANCE-VO
NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-REM LIVE ASSANGE MAKES PUBLIC APPEARANCE-VOTOPS
NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VO MARS CURIOSITY LATEST-VO
NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-SOTVO ISS SPACEWALK-ONCAM
NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-REM LIVE TONY SCOTT SUICIDE-VO
DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-2 SHOT-SS (2)-VO NY PLANE CRASH-VO
DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SOTVO WESTERN WILDFIRES-ONCAM
DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SOT-ONCAM WESTERN WILDFIRES-PKG
FORT MYERS SHOOTING-CLIP-SS-VO WESTERN WILDFIRES-ONCAM
FORT MYERS ATTEMPTED ASSAULT SEARCH-VO-CG-OC DROUGHT BUGS-VO
FORT MYERS ATTEMPTED ASSAULT SEARCH-SOTVO CAPE CORAL A.C. OUT-VO
ASIAN MASSAGE PARLOR COURT HEARING-SS-VO-ONCAM PUPPY ABANDONED-VO
ILLEGAL CAPE VOLLEYBALL COURT-SS PUPPY ABANDONED-SOTVO-BNR
GCTC FGCU BIZ-VO TEASE FOUR-1SHOT
GCTC FGCU BIZ-SOTVO TZ4 A TODDLERS AND TIARAS-VO
COLLIER STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS-2 SHOT TZ4 B FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-VOTOPS
COLLIER STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS-PKG WEATHER TEASE-WX ID
FT HOOD SHOOTING TRIAL-VO TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-CAM 10 BMP- 2SHOT
MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-ONCAM TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-PKG
MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-PKG TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-2 SHOT
MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-ONCAM STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP
TEASE ONE-1SHOT CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST
TZ1 A EXERCISE ADDICTION-VOTOPS FORECAST-WX WALL
TZ1 B MOOD FOODS-VOTOPS FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-2 SHOT
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-PKG
STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-2 SHOT
CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST CUTS FOR A CAUSE-VO WIPE
FORECAST-WXWALL CUTS FOR A CAUSE-SOTVO
EXERCISE ADDICITION-2 SHOT TRAILBLAZER RECALL-VO
EXERCISE ADDICITION-PKG NEW ACCORD-VOTOPS
EXERCISE ADDICITION-ONCAM WORST COLLEGE MAJORS-VO
MOOD FOODS-VO TEASE FIVE-1SHOT
RED WINE WALKING-VOTOPS TZ5 A KID ROCK SOLDIER SURPRISE-VO
TEASE TWO-1SHOT FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL
TZ2 A YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-VO KID ROCK SOLDIER SURPRISE-VOTOPS
TZ2 B COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-VOTOPS WYNONNA'S HUSBAND MOTORCYCLE CRASH-VOTOPS
COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-2 SHOT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE-VOTOPS
COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-PKG TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS
COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-2 SHOT TS1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VOTOPS
TEASE THREE-1SHOT TS2) PROCTOR IN COURT-SSTOPS
TZ3 A WESTERN WILDFIRES-VOTOPS TS3) FORT MYERS SHOOTING-VOTOPS
TZ3 B PUPPY ABANDONED-VOTOPS TS4) ASIAN MASSAGE PARLOR-SSTOPS-VO
NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI
NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS  


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HEADLINES-------------


HAPPENING NOW ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S *ONLY* LOCAL NEWS AT 9-

FLAMES. 30 FEET IN THE AIR!

ABC7 IS LIVE AT THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

INVESTIGATORS STILL SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE.

AND-

THE MAN WHO LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES THINK KILLED HIS EX-WIFE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- HAS HIS DAY IN COURT.

BUT IT'S NOT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-

ABC7 TELLS YOU WHERE DANIEL PROCTOR IS -- AND WHAT HE'S ON TRIAL FOR.

"Fear of losing structure in their day to day life, not staying in shape, not staying desirable."

STAYING HEALTHY IS ONE THING.

BUT WE LOOK AT THE DANGERS OF *OVER-EXERCISING.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU HIT THE GYM *TOO* MUCH. Return to index of stories...


HL1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VO-WIPE


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HL2) DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-VO-WIPE


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HL3) EXERCISE ADDICTION-SOTVOTOPS


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WX HL-WX WALL


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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS


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NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-2 SHOT-SS


RIGHT NOW AT 9-

FLAMES SHOOTING 30 FEET IN THE AIR-

AND NOW, INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR WHAT CAUSED A VACANT HOME -- TO CATCH FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING-

FIRE CREWS SAY IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING --

IN THE 700 BLOCK OF 96TH AVENUE NORTH.

THAT'S IN NAPLES PARK.

ABC-7'S KELLY CRESWELL HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE ALL MORNING.

TALKING TO THE FIRE CREWS.

KELLY WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS JUST FINISHED UP INSIDE THE HOUSE- Return to index of stories...


NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-REM LIVE


The state fire marshal just finished collecting evidence and tells me this house is a total loss. You can see from up above there is a huge hole in the roof and the fire investigator tells me it appears the fire started in the attic. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VO


Firefighters got the call just before four o'clock this morning. Because the flames were so intense, firefighters had to battle this one from outside the house, using a ladder from above and attacking the flames using hoses until everything was out. It took about an hour before firefighters could safely go inside. The battalion chief describes what it first looked like when he arrived on scene. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-SOTVO


"probably a good 30 feet on the air, I mean it was very well involved which means it was already through the ceiling and the house and the attic, and it was the better part of the house, it wasn't like it was just one room coming through the ceiling, it was the south side of the house."

One firefighter suffered a minor back injury this morning, but no one was inside the home as it is a vacant foreclosed home. FPL also had to turn off the power that was running to this home at the time the fire started. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-REM LIVE


We've learned from a neighbor that the homeowners moved out a few weeks ago, and right after he moved out---the bricks on the outside of the house were taken off. The cause of the fire is still under investigation this morning. Live in Naples park kc abc7. Return to index of stories...


DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-2 SHOT-SS (2)-VO


ALSO TOPPING OUR NEWS AT NINE --

THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN.

GOES ON TRIAL TODAY.

THAT MAN---DANIEL PROCTOR.

DETECTIVES IN LEE COUNTY BELIEVE PROCTOR KILLED AMY PATTERSON.

SHE WENT MISSING IN JULY 0F 2011.

PROCTOR FACES *UNRELATED CHARGES IN MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA --

FOR STEALING A CAR AND GUN.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE THEFT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS ON THE RUN.

PROCTOR WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF.

HE WILL HAVE A "STAND BY" ATTORNEY DURING THE TRIAL.

THE ATTORNEY -- LARRY MARSILI -- CAN ONLY HELP *IF PROCTOR ASKS.

WE SPOKE TO MARSILI BY PHONE -- WHO SAYS PROCTOR IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS DAY IN COURT. Return to index of stories...


DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SOTVO


6:40 - 6:50 larry marsili

"I know he feels like this is the first opportunity he's ever going to have in this whole situation to have his side of the story told."

AMY PATTERSON'S MOTHER PLANS ON BEING IN COURT TO WATCH THE TRIAL.

SHE ALSO SAYS IT WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER --

THAT HER DAUGHTER IS NOT FORGOTTEN. Return to index of stories...


DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SOT-ONCAM


"maybe if he does get sentenced for a good long tone, he will decide to come forward and tell us where she is."

*PROCTOR'S MOTHER* -- WILL ALSO BE AT THE TRIAL.

SHE TOLD US OVER THE PHONE, QUOTE, "LET THE OUTCOME BE THE OUTCOME. AND LET THINGS BE THE WAY THEY ARE." Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS SHOOTING-CLIP-SS-VO


DEVELOPING NEWS --

ABC7 STILL WORKS TO LEARN MORE.

ABOUT A SHOOTING AND RELATED CAR CRASH IN FORT MYERS.

POLICE TELL ABC-7 --

SHOTS WERE FIRED JUST AFTER 11 P-M,

NEAR LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON STREETS.

WHEN POLICE GOT TO THE SCENE,

THEY FOUND THE CAR CRASH.

AND DISCOVERED THE VICTIM NEARBY.

ACCORDING TO POLICE --

HE WAS SHOT IN ARM.

HE WAS TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THIS STORY IS STILL DEVELOPING-

AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE, WE WILL PASS IT ALONG TO YOU. Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS ATTEMPTED ASSAULT SEARCH-VO-CG-OC


A NEIGHBORHOOD ON ALERT--

AFTER A MAN TRIED TO ATTACK A WOMAN, OUTSIDE OF HER HOME OVER THE WEEKEND.

FORT MYERS POLICE TELL ABC-7, IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10 SATURDAY NIGHT.NEAR EDISON AVENUE-

A MAN MADE OBSCENE GESTURES -- THEN GOT OFF HIS BIKE AND TRIED TO GRAB HER.

SHE WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY

ABC-7 WAS ABLE TO GET A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN-

HE'S A BLACK MAN, IN HIS 30'S, WITH SHORT HAIR.

ABOUT FIVE FEET, 10 INCHES TALL-

WEIGHING ABOUT 200 POUNDS.

HE WAS WEARING GOLD SHORTS, WITH NO SHIRT, RIDING A YELLOW BIKE WITH A BASKET.

NEIGHBORS ABC-7 SPOKE WITH -- SAY IT MAKES THEM MORE CAUTIOUS. Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS ATTEMPTED ASSAULT SEARCH-SOTVO


Kayla August, concerned resident 42:19-27 "A little nervous and kind of concerned because a lot of kids and girls walk out in the day time to their bus stops and you don't know who's walking out behind you in the dark."

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION --CALL THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT. Return to index of stories...


ASIAN MASSAGE PARLOR COURT HEARING-SS-VO-ONCAM


RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

A HIGH PROFILE COURT HEARING TAKES PLACE.

RAYMOND IZQUIERDO IS ACCUSED OF ROBBING AND RAPING A WOMAN,

INSIDE A NAPLES MASSAGE PARLOR.

INVESTIGATORS TELL ABC-7 --

THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO.

THEY SAY THE VIDEO SHOWS IZQUIERDO STORMING INTO ASIAN MASSAGE WITH A RIFLE.

THEY SAY HE ROBBED A 40-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE,

THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND THREATENED TO KILL HER.

IZQUIERDO HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

ABC7 WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN COURT TODAY. Return to index of stories...


ILLEGAL CAPE VOLLEYBALL COURT-SS


THE OWNERS OF A POPULAR CAPE CORAL RESTAURANT -- ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAL A CITATION FROM THE CITY-

LEAPIN LIZARDS -- WAS TICKETED BY THE CITY FOR BUILDING AN UNPERMITTED VOLLEYBALL COURT -- ON ITS PROPERTY OFF THE CAPE CORAL PARKWAY.

THE CITY TELLS ABC-7, THE COURTS ARE *NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT. Return to index of stories...


GCTC FGCU BIZ-VO


STUDENTS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY. ARE NOW BACK IN CLASS.

BUT BEFORE THEY CRACK OPEN THE TEXTBOOKS,

STUDENTS LIVING CAMPUS SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS MOVING IN.

AND GETTING THEIR DORMS READY.

FOR SOME, THAT MEANT A FEW TRIPS TO THE GULF COAST TOWN CENTER FOR SUPPLIES.

OR DINNER WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

A FEW RESTAURANT MANAGERS SAY BUSINESS WENT UP ,

TARTING LAST THURSDAY. Return to index of stories...


GCTC FGCU BIZ-SOTVO


We noticed a significant uptick in business since the students came back. We welcome them back and it's pretty much right where we left off last year right before they left.

THE MANAGER ALSO SAYS SALES ARE UP 30 PERCENT,

COMPARED TO WHEN STUDENTS WERE GONE OVER SUMMER BREAK.

AND FOR STUDENTS LOOKING FOR A JOB.

ELEVATION BURGER IS HIRING. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS-2 SHOT


AND SPEAKING OF GOING BACK TO SCHOOL-

COLLIER COUNTY STUDENTS ARE NOW BACK IN CLASS.

ABC-7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK REPORTS FROM GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL,

WITH ALL THE CHANGES THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BRINGS. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS-PKG


GOOD MORNING, 45 THOUSAND STUDENTS HAVE HEADED BACK TO CC 48 SCHOOLS THIS MORNING.

WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR COMES NEW CHANGES. IMMOKALEE NEW START TIMES.

HERE AT GGHS 1500 HEADED BACK TO CLASS TODAY AS THEY TRICKLED ON IN THEY MAY OFFER A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL LEARNERS

CORNER TO CORNER- WORDS OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FILL THESE WALLS.

"Give us a fun place to come as a teacher and as a student to work and teach and learn."

THIS CLASSROOM WILL BE HOME TO THE I-LEARN ACADEMY…IT'S AN EXPANSION FROM THE CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM.

"It's critical to meet the varying need of students."

ANY STUDENT THIS YEAR CAN UTILIZE THE CLASSROOM TO EARN ONLINE CREDITS THROUGH FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL, TAKE AN ADDITIONAL A-P CLASS, OR CATCH

UP ON A CLASS THEY WEREN'T SO SUCCESSFUL AT THE FIRST TIME. ALL IN A COMFORTABLE, RELAXED SETTING.

"Gives us a place with a teacher certified in that particular area where a student can work more independently, yet have the support."

SUPPORT THAT THESE TWO TEACHERS FOUND TO BE SUCCESS WHEN THEY FACILITATED IN THE CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM HELD IN THE CLASSROOM LAST

YEAR.

"They were an awful lot more comfortable with the learning process period."

"Here they set the pace. That makes a huge difference for them."

AND AN EXCITEMENT FOR THE FACULTY… TO SEE THESE EMPTY COUCHES, DESKS AND CHAIRS, BECOME FULL… WITH STUDENTS EAGER TO LEARN LIKE A TRUE

TITAN.

"There's nothing like seeing those faces on day one."

WE WITNESSED A FEW OF THOSE SMILES THIS MORNING.AS YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT YOU MAY NOTICE HEAVIER TRAFFIC. 45,000 EXTRA ON THE ROAD. KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.

IN CC DK ABC-7. Return to index of stories...


FT HOOD SHOOTING TRIAL-VO


HAPPENING NOW-

THE TRIAL FOR THE ACCUSED FORT HOOD SHOOTER IS NOW UNDERWAY.

THE GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL IN THE CASE OF "THE UNITED STATES VERSUS MAJOR NIDAL HASAN" GETS UNDERWAY WITH PANEL SELECTION.

HASAN IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE AT THE ARMY BASE -- IN NOVEMBER OF 2009.

HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING 13 COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.

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MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-ONCAM


THIS MORNING -- DAMAGE CONTROL.

A SIX TERM REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN.

MADE SOME PRETTY CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ABOUT ABORTION.

AND NOW, HE'S BACK-PEDALING.

HIS COMMENTS GOT SO MUCH REACTION,

THAT EVEN THE ROMNEY-PAUL CAMPAIGN HAS WEIGHED IN.

ED PAYNE HAS THE STORY. Return to index of stories...


MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-PKG


WHILE DEFENDING HIS HARD-LINE STANCE AGAINST ABORTION IN AN INTERVIEW WITH A SAINT LOUIS T-V STATION, CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN SAID RAPE RARELY LEADS TO PREGNANCY.

If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. You know I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.

AKIN LATER ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING -- QUOTE -- "IN REVIEWING MY OFF THE CUFF REMARKS, IT'S CLEAR THAT I MISSPOKE IN THIS INTERVIEW AND IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE DEEP EMPATHY I HOLD FOR THE THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WHO ARE RAPED AND ABUSED EVERY YEAR."

HE WENT ON TO SAY HE REMAINS OPPOSED TO ABORTION, EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE.

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN QUICKLY DISTANCED ITSELF. IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESWOMAN SAID -- QUOTE -- "GOVERNOR ROMNEY AND CONGRESSMAN RYAN DISAGREE WITH MR. AKIN'S STATEMENT, AND A ROMNEY-RYAN ADMINISTRATION WOULD NOT OPPOSE ABORTION IN INSTANCES OF RAPE."

STATISTICS ON PREGNANCIES FROM RAPE ARE DIFFICULT TO GENERATE, SINCE RAPE IS A CRIME THAT OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED.

SEVERAL SOURCES ESTIMATE ABOUT FIVE PERCENT OF RAPES RESULT IN PREGNANCY.

I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING. Return to index of stories...


MO CONGRESSMAN COMMENTS-ONCAM


AKIN FACES INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CLAIRE MC-CASKILL.

IN NOVEMBER'S GENERAL ELECTION.

HIS OPPONENT TOOK TO TWITTER --

AND SAID AS A WOMAN AND FORMER PROSECUTOR. WHO'S HANDLED HUNDREDS OF RAPE CASES.

SHE'S STUNNED BY AKIN'S COMMENTS ABOUT VICTIMS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-1SHOT


AN UNHEALTHY PROBLEM IS SWEEPING THE NATION-

PEOPLE WHO TAKE WORKOUTS TO DANGEROUS EXTREMES

DOCTORS TELL ABC7 -- OVER-EXERCISING IS JUST AS BAD AS AN EATING DISORDER.

PLUS-

WE ALL KNOW EATING THINGS LIKE CHOCOLATE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER-

BUT DID YOU KNOW -- THERE ARE OTHER FOODS THAT CAN DO THE SAME THING?

ABC-7 RUNS DOWN THE LIST OF MOOD BOOSTING FOODS! Return to index of stories...


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TZ1 B MOOD FOODS-VOTOPS


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BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS


GOOD MORNING,

A ROMAINE LETTUCE RECALL IN 19 STATES, BECAUSE OF ECOLI CONCERNS.

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TANIMURA & ANTLE VOLUNTARILY RECALLING FIELD FRESH WRAPPED SINGLE HEAD LETTUCE --

SHIPPED TO 19 STATES -- INCLUDING NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA.

THE RECALL -- BASED ON RESULTS OF A RANDOM TEST IN CANADA -- WHERE THE PRODUCT IS ALSO CONSUMED.

I'M POSTING MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO TELL WHICH BAGS ARE BEING RECALLED, AND WHO TO CALL IF YOU PURCHASED THE PRODUCT, ON MY TWITTER, "AT MARKET JANE."

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MEANTIME -- THE FIRST PLUG-IN ELECTRIC CAR, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLUG IN -- COULD BE IN SHOWROOMS IN 2014!

NISSAN SAYS THE INFINITY L-E -- WILL CHARGE AUTOMATICALLY, WHEN YOU PARK IT OVER A SPECIAL PLATE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR.

ALL THIS ACCORDING TO U-S-A TODAY -- WHICH SAYS IT WILL WORK THROUGH A MAGNETIC CONNECTION BUT WON'T FRY YOUR CAT.

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AND -- MARIA SHARAPOVA -- GETS READY TO POUR A LITTLE SUGAR ON HER MONEY MAKING, WITH A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, AFTER THIS:

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AETNA HAS STRUCK A 7-BILLION DOLLAR DEAL TO BUY COVENTRY HEALTH CARE --

THE MOVE WILL MAKE AETNA ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF GOVERNMENT-FINANCED HEALTH CARE.

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THE DOW FRIDAY -- CLOSING NEAR A 4 YEAR HIGH --

ON BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED ECONOMIC DATA ON CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND LEADING INDICATORS.

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AND -- SHE ALREADY TOPS FORBES LIST OF BEST-PAID FEMALE ATHLETES.

NOW -- MARIA SHARAPOVA -- LAUNCHING A NEW LINE OF CANDY -- CALLED "SUGARPOVA" IN NEW YORK TODAY.

U-S-A TODAY SAYS -- THE CANDY COLLECTION FEATURES GUMMIES TO GUMBALLS WHICH ARE IN THE SHAPE OF TENNIS BALLS, AND COME WITH NAMES LIKE "QUIRKY," "SASSY" AND "SPOOKY."

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

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STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP


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CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST


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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.

"Sunny with spotty downpours around Monday"

We'll begin this Monday with a nice supply of sunshine, but the door will also be open for a few spotty showers moving in from the Gulf of Mexico, and we'll continue to see this pattern through the morning as well as the afternoon. Some of these brief, quickly moving showers will be capable of producing very heavy rain along with frequent lightning. The movement of the rain will be from the southwest to the northeast.

The bulk of the rain will be to our north today, so if you have any plans to travel into Central or North Florida , the showers and thunderstorms will be more numerous and widespread there.

Aside from a few hit or miss showers, we'll notice a nice sunny sky with some clouds mixed in, so temperatures should easily reach the low to mid 90s inland and upper 80s along the coast.

By tonight we'll still see the possibility of a few lingering downpours, but most areas should stay dry. Our sky will stay partly cloudy through the overnight with temperatures expected to dip down into the mid to upper 70s.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, rain chances will likely get a boost as more moisture and instability moves in from the north. We'll still see the potential for some spotty coastal showers in the morning, but most of the rain will come during the afternoon. Meanwhile temperatures will be a touch lower with the extra rain and clouds around, so look for afternoon temperatures to top out in the upper 80s and low 90s.

We'll start to transition back to a more typical summer pattern for the second half of the week when we'll see sunny and hot conditions along with scattered afternoon storms. Return to index of stories...


EXERCISE ADDICITION-2 SHOT


IF YOU'RE HITTING THE GYM TODAY. DON'T OVER-DO IT.

DOCTORS SAY AN UNHEALTHY DISORDER IS ON THE RISE.

*OVER-EXERCISING.

THAT'S WHEN SOME PEOPLE OBSESSIVELY, COMPULSIVELY EXERCISE -- TO THE POINT THAT IT CAN INTERFERE WITH WORK AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS-

EVEN CAUSE THEMSELVES SERIOUS INJURY.

DOREEN GENTZLER EXPLAINS THE DANGERS. Return to index of stories...


EXERCISE ADDICITION-PKG


"My goal was to try to come under 21 minutes for a 5k by the end of the summer."

53-YEAR-OLD CHRIS LEAR ADMITS HE WAS NEVER A RUNNER. BUT WHEN HE DECIDED TO JOIN A RACING SERIES LAST YEAR, HE SAYS THE THRILL OF COMPETITION BECAME ADDICTIVE.

"once you started winning, it's just very contagious."

SO HE STARTED TRAINING HARDER, RUNNING LONGER DISTANCES AND ADDING BOOT CAMP CLASSES. BUT IT WAS TAKING A TOLL ON HIS BODY.

"I just hit a point where I couldn't walk anymore."

PHYSICAL THERAPIST SCOTT EPSLEY SAYS HE'S SEEING MORE AND MORE PATIENTS LIKE LEAR. WHO ARE OVER EXERCISING AND TAKING THEIR WORKOUTS TO DANGEROUS EXTREMES.

"It's very common in runners in particular to see this over exercising mentality. There seems to be that psychological, that type A personality."

IN THE LAST 12 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FINISHING MARATHONS HAS INCREASED 50 PERCENT.

AND IT'S NOT JUST RUNNERS. THE NUMBER OF YOGA PRACTITIONERS HAS EXPLODED. FROM 4 TO 20 MILLION IN THE LAST DECADE.

"They're afraid they're going to be fat, fear of losing control. Fear of losing structure in their day to day life, not staying in shape, not staying desirable."

PSYCHIATRIST DR. ANTONIA BAUM SAYS OVER EXERCISERS ARE OFTEN SIMILAR TO PEOPLE WITH EATING DISORDERS. THEY USE EXERCISE AS A WAY TO CONTROL THEIR LIVES OR AS AN ESCAPE.

IT BECOMES A PROBLEM WHEN IT GETS IN THE WAY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS. AND OF COURSE, WHEN IT STARTS TO AFFECT THEIR BODIES PHYSICALLY.

"Unfortunately, the way most people know is because they start to get pain."

THINGS LIKE OVER USE INJURIES. BONE STRESS, SHIN SPLINTS AND TENDONITIS.

EPSLEY SAYS OVER EXERCISERS WILL ALSO FEEL EXTREME FATIGUE AND JOINT STIFFNESS.

CHRIS LEAR SUFFERED A STRESS FRACTURE AND HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF REST, HE'S NOW BACK ON TRACK.

"It's a bonding thing, it's a competitive thing and it's an eternal drive just to keep going faster and faster." Return to index of stories...


EXERCISE ADDICITION-ONCAM


DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING..

OF COURSE, EXERCISE AFFECTS EVERYBODY DIFFERENTLY.

THE IMPORTANT THING --

DON'T *WAIT TO SEE A DOCTOR,

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MOOD FOODS-VO


THE FLAVOR OF SOME FOODS MIGHT HELP BOOST YOUR MOOD.

OTHER STUDIES HAVE FOUND COMFORT FOODS LIKE CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRIES AND FOOD WITH OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS -- CAN HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON MOOD.

OTHER FOODS LIKE TEA, RASPBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES MAY ALSO HAVE THIS EFFECT. Return to index of stories...


RED WINE WALKING-VOTOPS


WINE COULD HELP YOU GET UP AND MOVING.

A COMPOUND FOUND IN DARK-SKINNED FRUIT LIKE RED GRAPES AND BLUEBERRIES.

MAY HELP SENIORS WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS.

THE ANTIOXIDANT, CALLED "RES-VERA-TROL" IS ALSO FOUND IN RED WINE.

A STUDY PUT MICE ON A RES-VERA-TROL DIET.

IT IMPROVED THEIR ABILITY TO NAVIGATE AND WALK ON A BEAM.

BUT TO GET THE SAME EFFECT IN HUMANS,

YOU'D NEED TO DRINK 700 GLASSES OF RED WINE A DAY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-1SHOT


WE ARE A WEEK AWAY FROM THE KICKOFF OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA-

AND ABC-7 TAKES A LOOK AT THE THREE THINGS MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN -- NEED TO DO BEFORE THE CONVENTION.

BUT FIRST-

COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE HEADING BACK TO CLASS-

AND FOR SOME PARENTS, THERE'S A BIG WORRY-

FINANCES-

ABC-7 HAS WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW -- BEFORE HANDING OVER THEIR DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-VO


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TZ2 B COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-VOTOPS


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COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-2 SHOT


IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS OF ANY PARENT SENDING A SON OR DAUGHTER OFF TO COLLEGE:

FINANCES.

HOW WILL THEY DO WITH BALANCING THE BUDGET -- WHILE THEY ARE AWAY?

AND SHOULD YOUR CHILD HAVE A DEBIT OR A CREDIT CARD.

WHEN THEY LEAVE FOR SCHOOL?

BOB HANSEN FINDS OUT. Return to index of stories...


COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-PKG


RYAN QUACKENBUSH IS JUST A FEW WEEKS FROM HEADING BACK TO COLLEGE.

HE'S LEARNED A LOT SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. SOME OF THAT. ABOUT HIS FINANCES.

"you pull out your card and sometimes i get in the habit where i don't look at the total, i just say ok, it's this much and i hand 'em my card and it's done, and i ask, how much did i spend?"

BUT RYAN SAYS HE'LL BE MORE RESPONSIBLE WITH HIS MONEY THIS TIME AROUND. HE'S EVEN THINKING ABOUT GOING FROM A DEBIT CARD. TO A CREDIT CARD.

"i really actually am. i hear so many bad things them but it's something that is necessary eventually."

GARY QUACKENBUSH IS AN ATTORNEY AND A REGULAR GUEST TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS ON LOCAL RADIO STATIONS. HE SAYS RYAN AND HIS OTHER CHILDREN ALL STARTED WITH DEBIT CARDS FOR A REASON, THE MONEY COMES RIGHT OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT. MORE LIKE CASH.

"if you pay cash it's done. if you had to pay off your credit card every week, you'd probably go, wow i have a lot of charges i have to pay off this week. but what happens, it's a month later. a month of all these, perhaps, irresponsible or negligence. at the end of the month you get the credit card bill and go, it's 400 dollars. i don't have that."

"it's important to know, if they buy lunch with their credit card habitually, that they are going to be paying off that lunch for a really long time."

NATHAN SCHMIDT WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION SAYS MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE CREDIT CARDS. BUT THOSE CARDS SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIMIT.

"the credit card has a low apr and about a thousand dollars credit limit."

"so clearly as a parent you want to keep in touch with your kid's finances while they are away at college. so is it a good idea to cosign on a credit card?"

"never, ever, ever parents should never cosign."

but gary says parents should ask for their child's password to monitor their credit card account. college is a time for learning. both in and out of the classroom. Return to index of stories...


COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCES-2 SHOT


MANY STUDENTS ARE FLOODED WITH CREDIT CARD OFFERS WHEN THE GET TO SCHOOL.

SO SEVERAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES HAVE ACTUALLY BANNED CARD COMPANIES FROM THE CAMPUS. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-1SHOT


WILDFIRES RAGE THIS MORNING --

ACROSS EIGHT WESTERN STATES.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TRY AND ESCAPE THE FLAMES.

ABC-7 TAKES YOU INTO THE FIRE ZONE.

PLUS-

AN ADORABLE PUPPY. ABANDONED.

HOW YOU CAN HELP THIS PRECIOUS POOCH FIND HER FUR-EVER HOME. Return to index of stories...


TZ3 A WESTERN WILDFIRES-VOTOPS


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TZ3 B PUPPY ABANDONED-VOTOPS


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NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP


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NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS


U-S STOCKS ARE AT A *SLOW CRAWL.

IT'LL BE ANOTHER QUIET DAY.

FUTURES REMAIN PRETTY FLAT.

TRADING VOLUME HAS BEEN LOW OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

MANY INVESTORS ARE ON SUMMER VACATION.

AND THERE'S LITTLE NEWS OUT OF EUROPE. Return to index of stories...


TS1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VOTOPS


NOW AT 9:30, HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TOP STORIES-

FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN NAPLES PARK.

OUR CREWS ON THE SCENE TELL US WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THE FOUND FLAMES AS HIGH AS 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

WE KNOW THE HOME IS VACANT, A BATTALION CHIEF WE SPOKE TO SAYS THE HOME APPEARS TO BE IN FORECLOSURE. Return to index of stories...


TS2) DANIEL PROCTOR IN COURT-SSTOPS


THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

GOES ON TRIAL IN ALABAMA TODAY.

BUT FOR UNRELATED CHARGES OF STEALING A CAR AND GUN.

DANIEL PROCTOR IS SUSPECTED OF KILLING CAPE CORAL TEACHER AMY PATTERSON LAST JULY.

ABC7 HAS LEARNED PROCTOR WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF. Return to index of stories...


TS3) FORT MYERS SHOOTING-VOTOPS


AND ABC-7 IS WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A LATE-NIGHT SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS-

POLICE TELL US, THEY FOUND ONE PERSON SHOT IN THE ARM NEAR JACKSON AND LAFAYETTE STREETS.

HE WAS TAKING TO LEE MEMORIAL-

HIS INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE-THREATENING. Return to index of stories...


YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-CLIP-ONCAM


YOUR VOICE,YOUR VOTE-

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS JUST *ONE WEEK AWAY!

RIGHT NOW -- THEY'RE MAKING THE FINAL PREPARATIONS IN TAMPA.

MITT ROMNEY AND RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN ARE ALSO RAMPING UP THE ACTION --

HOPING TO BUILD SOME MOMENTUM.

ABC'S DAVID MUIR REPORTS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. Return to index of stories...


YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-PKG


Back together this morning -- Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will try to shift

the debate as their convention nears. This time lapse video - showing the

Tampa convention floor - coming into together.

First on Medicare, Romney and Ryan will try to end the fear over future

changes to Medicare - by going on the offensive instead-- arguing the

President already cut Medicare-

RYAN SOT: MEDICARE SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A PIGGY BANK FOR OBAMACARE.

Paul Ryan bringing his 78-year-old mother, Betty up on stage in Florida - to

try and convince nervous seniors he would never jeopardize Medicare.

RYAN MONTAGE: MEDICARE IS THERE FOR MY MOM / SAY HI TO MY MOM / MY MOM'S

BEEN ON MEDICARE OVER 10 YEARS

There's already a new Romney ad

NATS AD

The Obama campaign arguing the cuts the President made to Medicare - are

actually savings he found in wasteful spending - and that Paul Ryan proposed

the same cut.

Secondly from the Romney campaign, expect to see Mitt Romney and his

running mate try turn the conversation back to the economy. And jobs.

ROMNEY SOT: MR. PRESIDENT BY YOUR OWN MEASURE YOU FAILED TO DELIVER THE

JOBS AMERICA NEEDS!

RYAN SOT: WHERE ARE THE JOBS MR. PRESIDENT?

They'll be adding another voice on the economy too.

Ann Romney - A Republican source telling ABC News- right now, they're

planning to open the convention with Mrs. Romney.

ANN ROMNEY SOT: WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE

THE WHITE HOUSE BACK!

And lastly, expect the Romney campaign to keep hitting the Obama camp - on

what they say is a campaign of division and hate.

A charge - the Obama team - finds ridiculous.

GIBBS SOT: THE NOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET LECTURED BY MITT ROMNEY AND

HIS CAMPAIGN ABOUT RUNNING A POSITIVE CAMPAIGN, THAT'S A PILL FAR TOO BIG TO

SWALLOW Return to index of stories...


YVYV: CONVENTION TO DO LIST-ONCAM


DAVID MUIR REPORTING-

ABC-7 WILL HAVE THE R-N-C CONVENTION COVERED --

FROM OPENING TO CLOSE.

ABC7 ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE.

EVERY NIGHT OF THE CONVENTION. Return to index of stories...


KIDS STATE DINNER-VO


IN JUST A FEW HOURS-

THE WHITE HOUSE WILL HOST A STATE DINNER -- UNLIKE ANY IN HISTORY.

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WILL WELCOME 54 CHILDREN TO THE WHITE HOUSE -- AND HOST THE FIRST EVER KIDS STATE DINNER.

THEY WERE SELECTED AFTER SUBMITTING THEIR FAVORITE HEALTHY LUNCH RECIPES IN THE HEALTHY LUNCHTIME CHALLENGE. Return to index of stories...


ASSAD MAKES PUBLIC APPEARANCE-VO


IN NEWS OVERSEAS-

SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR ASSAD WAS SEEN FOR THE *FIRST TIME ON SUNDAY,

SINCE LAST MONTH'S BOMBINGS THAT KILLED FOUR OF HIS TOP SECURITY OFFICIALS.

STATE TELEVISION SHOWED HIM PRAYING IN DAMASCUS --

AT A MOSQUE NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.

HE WAS MARKING THE START OF A MUSLIM HOLIDAY. Return to index of stories...


ASSANGE MAKES PUBLIC APPEARANCE-VOTOPS


THE WHITE HOUSE HAS NO COMMENT THIS MORNING ABOUT COMMENTS WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE MADE YESTERDAY -- AT ECUADOR'S EMBASSY IN LONDON.

HE CALLED ON PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -- TO END WHAT HE CALLS A "WITCH HUNT" AGAINST HIS WHISTLEBLOWERS.

ASSANGE SOUGHT ASYLUM AT EQUADOR'S EMBASSY -- WHILE TRYING TO AVOID EXTRADITION TO SWEDEN ON SEX CRIMES ALLEGATIONS. Return to index of stories...


MARS CURIOSITY LATEST-VO


NASA'S CURIOSITY ROVER.

GETS ON THE MOVE THIS WEEK.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT PICTURES,

THAT THE ROVER SENT BACK TO NASA.

ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS --

THE ROVER HAD TARGET PRACTICE YESTERDAY --

SHOOTING LASERS AT A MARTIAN ROCK.

IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. Return to index of stories...


ISS SPACEWALK-ONCAM


IN LESS THAN AN HOUR-

TWO RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS WILL GO OUTSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION-

THE SPACEWALK IS SCHEDULED FOR ABOUT 10:15 THIS MORNING.

DURING THE 6 AND HALF HOUR SPACEWALK, THE PAIR WILL RELOCATE A CARGO BOOM, COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A DEBRIS SHIELD -- AND DEPLOY A SCIENCE SATELLITE. Return to index of stories...


TONY SCOTT SUICIDE-VO


PRODUCER-DIRECTOR TONY SCOTT HAS DIED.

POLICE SAY IT WAS SUICIDE.

SCOTT DIRECTED THE BLOCKBUSTERS "TOP GUN," BEVERLY HILLS COP II," AND "DAYS OF THUNDER."

HERE HE IS WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON --

WHO HE DIRECTED IN TWO FILMS.

POLICE SAY SCOTT JUMPED OFF A LOS ANGELES BRIDGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

OFFICERS FOUND A NOTE INSIDE HIS CAR.

BUT DON'T REVEAL WHAT IT SAID. Return to index of stories...


NY PLANE CRASH-VO


THE F-A-A IS LOOKING INTO WHAT CAUSED A SMALL PLANE TO CRASH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY ON LONG ISLAND.

W-A-B-C IS REPORTING TWO OF THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE KILLED -- THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER.

AN F-A-A SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THE PLANE WAS A SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE -- REGISTERED IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. Return to index of stories...


WESTERN WILDFIRES-ONCAM


TURNING NOW TO THE WILDFIRES RAGING OUT WEST.

UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. INTO IDAHO AND UTAH. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

THERE ARE STATES OF EMERGENCY.

AND ROADS ARE CLOSED,

AS FIREFIGHTERS DESPERATELY SAVE HOMES.

ABC'S NEAL KARLINSKY SHOWS US ALL THE DAMAGE. Return to index of stories...


WESTERN WILDFIRES-PKG


In northern California, the newest fires blew up so hot and so fast--Zachary

Pritchard's arm actually caught fire while he was riding an ATV through

flames to evacuate his cousins.

Zachary Pritchard: It was like I was in a black box and I just drove through

it and i couldn't breathe and then it was fire everywhere like you turn

around everywhere.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSES AS FIRE FIGHTERS

ATTEMPT an air assault / trying to protect some 35-hundred homes in mostly

rural areas north of Sacramento--where flames have already scorched nearly

19 square miles.

At the same time in Idaho, in the town of Featherville--residents ARE ALSO

BEING ordered out.

MH - Well, that is our home and it's our only home and yeah we're

scared. Although we know the firefighters are doing their best job

We went behind fire lines to get a look at the massive effort to save the

mountain town--dotted with multi million dollar homes.

quick sot/NK driving in, chatting w/ firefighter--"it's the first time we've

seen the sun in three days"

It's now mostly a smoky ghost town--except for the firefighters here to

save it--and the few residents who refuse to leave. Return to index of stories...


WESTERN WILDFIRES-ONCAM


NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTING.

THE FIRE IN IDAHO IS ONLY FIVE PERCENT CONTAINED RIGHT NOW. Return to index of stories...


DROUGHT BUGS-VO


THE DRY WEATHER ALSO MEANS -- BIG BUG PROBLEMS.

SO HOW DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT PERSON TO GET RID OF WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?

THE FOLKS AT ANGIE'S LIST -- SUGGEST GETTING WRITTEN PROPOSALS FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANIES.TO COMPARE WHAT THEY OFFER AND THEIR TREATMENT METHODS.

AND IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR PEST PESTERING YOU --- MAKE SURE THE COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THAT INSECT. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CORAL A.C. OUT-VO


CAPE CORAL CITY WORKERS COULD BE LEFT FEELING THE HEAT.

THE A-C SYSTEM AT CITY HALL IS 12-YEARS OLD.

AND THE CITY MANAGER IS WORRIED THE SYSTEM COULD SOON FAIL.

JOHN SZERLAG HAS ASKED COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION.

*BEFORE QUOTE -"A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE."

IF THE A-C SYSTEM GOES OUT --

SZERLAG BELIEVES IT COULD COST THE CITY MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS,

DUE TO EMERGENCY REPAIRS, TEMPORARY A-C UNITS AND LOSS OF STAFF TIME. Return to index of stories...


PUPPY ABANDONED-VO


CAGED IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.

THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF A FORT MYERS HOME -- FINDS A PUPPY LIVING IN FILTH -- AND ABANDONDED.

MARK EVERSON MADE THE DISCOVERY WHILE CHECKING UP ON THE "4TH AVENUE PINE MANOR HOME".

EVERSON SAYS THE MAN WHO LEFT PEPPER SITTING IN FECES

AND DRINKING HER OWN URINE -- WAS JUST EVICTED. Return to index of stories...


PUPPY ABANDONED-SOTVO-BNR


mark everson/realtor/american brokerS

24:31" it was pretty much out of water, had no food and was in the hot sun with just a piece of ply wood protecting it from the sun."

WHAT OWNERS DON'T REALIZE IS, THEY CAN BE TRACKED DOWN -- AND CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY.

A FINE OF 250 TO 500 DOLLARS.

PEPPER IS NOW TEMPORARILY IN THE CARE OF A FRIEND.

UNTIL THEY CAN FIND ANOTHER OWNER FOR HER.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP PEPPER FIND HER A FUR-EVER HOME, JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, ABC-DASH-7 DOT COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON 7. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FOUR-1SHOT


A PINT-SIZED SIX-YEAR-OLD.

WEARING PADDED BOOBS.

ANOTHER OUTFIT SCANDAL ON "TODDLERS AND TIARAS."

BUT THIS TIME -- THE MOM COULD LOSE CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE COSTUME.

YOU DECIDE IF IT'S TOO MUCH.

PLUS-

CELEBRITY MOMS HAVE BEAUTIFUL BABY.

BUT *NONE OF THE BABY WEIGHT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO LOOK GOOD AFTER GIVING BIRTH.

BUT NOW ONE MAGAZINE EDITOR SAYS -- GIVE MOMS A BREAK! Return to index of stories...


TZ4 A TODDLERS AND TIARAS-VO


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TZ4 B FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-VOTOPS


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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID


WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-CAM 10 BMP- 2SHOT


NOW TO TODDLERS AND TIARA'S FAMILY DRAMA.

THE MOTHER OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD PAGEANT CONTESTANT.

LOCKED IN A BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE WITH THE GIRL'S FATHER.

HE SAYS HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IS EXPLOITING THE GIRL WITH RACY OUTFITS THAT

CROSS THE LINE --

AND IN A COURT RULING ISSUED FRIDAY, THE JUDGE SEEMED TO SIDE WITH HIM.

HERE'S ABC'S LARA SPENCER. Return to index of stories...


TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-PKG


LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITIES

nats

MASSIVE MELTDOWNS

AND THE PRECOCIOUS POUTS OF LITTLE GIRLS AND THEIR STAGE MOMS TLC'S

TODDLERS AND TIARA'S PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE OVER-THE-TOP WORLD OF CHILD

BEAUTY PAGEANTS.

BUT NOW THE CONTROVERSIAL SHOW IS AT THE CENTER OF A HEATED CUSTODY BATTLE

PITTING TWO PARENTS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND PUTTING THIS 6-YEAR-OLD IN THE

SPOTLIGHT FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

MADDY VERST WAS JUST 4-YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WAS FEATURED ON THE SHOW LAST YEAR

.ALL DOLLED UP BY HER MOM, LINDSAY JACKSON, TO LOOK LIKE DOLLY PARTON

HERSELF

SOT/Lindsay Jackson on show - when she wears the fake boobs and the fake

butt it's just like an added extra bonus

BUT MADDY'S FATHER - BILL VERST-SAYS HIS ESTRANGED WIFE WAS SEXUALLY

EXPLOITING THE LITTLE GIRL BY ALLOWING HER TO DRESS SO PROVACIVETLY. NOWS,

HE'S FIGHTING FOR SOLE CUSTODY.

A COURT APPOINTED PSYCHOLOGIST AGREED WITH VERST, RECOMMENDING A JUDGE MAKE

HER FATHER THE PRIMARY residential CUSTODIAL PARENT.

SOT/Neal Hersh, family law attorney - 20:02:41- I do think though that this

case was really extreme and the mom really might have gone over the edge a

little bit in choosing the costume and the seductive choices that she made.

BEFORE A JUDGE ISSUED A GAG ORDER LINDSAY JACKSON TOLD FOX NEWS THE COSTUME

WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE SEXUALIZED SAYING SHE'S A GOOD MOTHER.

"IF THAT MADDY NEEDS TO LIVE WITH HER DAD BECAUSE SHE

DOES PAGEANTS WITH ME, THEN THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ANY PARENT TO CHALLENGE

ANYBODY ON ANY ACTIVITY THAT A KID DOES, PERIOD."

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME A PAGEANT MOM ON THE SHOW HAS COME UNDER FIRE -

WENDY DICKEY WAS CONDEMNED FOR DRESSING HER 3-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PAISLEY AS

JULIA ROBERTS' PROSTITUTE CHARACTER FROM PRETTY WOMAN

SOT/Dr. Wendy Walsh GMEM091711-007 - /I think it's absolute emotional

child abuse, to sexualize a young girl, as young as four, five, six or seven

,

before she has the psychological ability or the developmental ability to

understand what she's doing, is shameful. Return to index of stories...


TODDLERS AND TIARAS DRAMA-2 SHOT


LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

THE JUDGE ALSO PLACED A BAN ON ANY PAGEANT ACTIVITY FOR MADDY -- FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIAL.

AN EARLIER HEARING PLACED A GAG ORDER ON THE CHILD'S MOTHER.

COURT PROCEEDINGS RESUME ON AUGUST 31-ST. Return to index of stories...


STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP


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CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST


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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."Sunny with spotty downpours around Monday"

We'll begin this Monday with a nice supply of sunshine, but the door will also be open for a few spotty showers moving in from the Gulf of Mexico, and we'll continue to see this pattern through the morning as well as the afternoon. Some of these brief, quickly moving showers will be capable of producing very heavy rain along with frequent lightning. The movement of the rain will be from the southwest to the northeast.

The bulk of the rain will be to our north today, so if you have any plans to travel into Central or North Florida , the showers and thunderstorms will be more numerous and widespread there.

Aside from a few hit or miss showers, we'll notice a nice sunny sky with some clouds mixed in, so temperatures should easily reach the low to mid 90s inland and upper 80s along the coast.

By tonight we'll still see the possibility of a few lingering downpours, but most areas should stay dry. Our sky will stay partly cloudy through the overnight with temperatures expected to dip down into the mid to upper 70s.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, rain chances will likely get a boost as more moisture and instability moves in from the north. We'll still see the potential for some spotty coastal showers in the morning, but most of the rain will come during the afternoon. Meanwhile temperatures will be a touch lower with the extra rain and clouds around, so look for afternoon temperatures to top out in the upper 80s and low 90s.

We'll start to transition back to a more typical summer pattern for the second half of the week when we'll see sunny and hot conditions along with scattered afternoon storms. Return to index of stories...


FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-2 SHOT


FAMOUS MOMS SHOWING OFF THEIR HARD BODIES AFTER GIVING BIRTH--

THEY LOOK LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

NOW A FORMER CELEBRITY MAGAZINE EDITOR -- IS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE HERSELF -- AND SHE'S ASKING EVERYONE TO GIVE ALL MOMS A BREAK.

ABC'S AMY ROBACH HAS MORE DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-PKG


NO CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE Return to index of stories...


FAB MOMS VS. FLAB MOMS-2 SHOT


ADLIB CHAT Return to index of stories...


CUTS FOR A CAUSE-VO WIPE


IT'S THE THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST.

BUT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WAS OUT IN FULL FORCE --

AT ONE SOUTH FORT MYERS BUSINESS.

"HAIR BY CARLOS" HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER "CUTS FOR A CAUSE" ON SUNDAY.

THE EVENT RAISED NEARLY 900-DOLLARS --

FOR THE NON-PROFIT GROUP "OMA'S HEARTS."

THE ORGANIZATION HELPS GIVES CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. Return to index of stories...


CUTS FOR A CAUSE-SOTVO


CARLOS DINAS, OWNER, HAIR BY CARLOS

@ 52:19

"I like this event because this is the second time it is being held. So I am going to be a part od it from here on, part of the association. I like what I am doing and can see these kids happy on Christmas."

LAST YEAR -- "OMA'S HEARTS" GAVE OUT 800 PRESENTS TO CAPE CORAL CHILDREN.

THA'TS 400 FAMILIES.

THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO DOUBLE THAT NUMBER.

AND INCLUDE PEOPLE LIVING IN NORTH FORT MYERS. Return to index of stories...


TRAILBLAZER RECALL-VO


250-THOUSAND S-U-V's ARE BEING RECALLED IN THE U-S.

MANY MAKES AND MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT THE 2006 AND 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WAS THE BIGGEST SELLER -- OUT OF ALL THE VEHICLES INVOLVED.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM. THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES IN THE S-U-V's -- CAN SHORT CIRCUIT AND START A FIRE.

DEALERS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. Return to index of stories...


NEW ACCORD-VOTOPS


AND IT'S A BIG DAY FOR HONDA.

THE AUTOMAKER PLANS TO UNVEIL ITS ALL NEW ACCORD SEDAN.

IT'LL HAPPEN AT AN OHIO FACTORY,

WHERE PRODUCTION OF THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO BEGIN.

HONDA PROMISES A MORE ATHLETIC LOOK,

AND SPORTIER DRIVING CHARACTER --

WITH ALL-NEW ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS,

THAT'LL BOOST THE ACCORD'S FUEL EFFICIENCY. Return to index of stories...


WORST COLLEGE MAJORS-VO


ABC-7 IS RUNNING DOWN THE LIST OF THE WORST VALUES IN COLLEGE MAJORS-

IS YOUR MAJOR ON THE LIST?

"ANTHROPOLOGY" TOPS THE LIST, WITH AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF MORE THAN 10-PERCENT FOR RECENT GRADS.

THAT'S FOLLOWED BY MAJORS IN FINE ARTS, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE-1SHOT


A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES ARE COMING RIGHT UP-

AND-

A ROCK AND ROLL STAR GIVES BACK.

TO THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH. Return to index of stories...


TZ5 A KID ROCK SOLDIER SURPRISE-VO


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FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL


AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING-- Return to index of stories...


KID ROCK SOLDIER SURPRISE-VOTOPS


SINGER KID ROCK SURPRISED AN INJURED MICHIGAN SOLDIER --

WITH A BRAND NEW HOME.

SERGEANT DAVIN DUMAR LOST HIS RIGHT LEG LAST YEAR.

HE WAS HIT BY AN I-E-D EXPLOSION IN AFGHANISTAN.

KID ROCK AND MEMBERS THE GROUP 'OPERATION FINALLY HOME'.

WAITED INSIDE THE HOUSE TO SURPRISE SERGEANT DUMAR AND HIS WIFE DANA.

THE ENTERTAINER AND MICHIGAN NATIVE HELPED PAY FOR THE HOME. Return to index of stories...


WYNONNA'S HUSBAND MOTORCYCLE CRASH-VOTOPS


WYNONNA JUDD IS PUTTING HER CONCERT SCHEDULE ON HOLD -- WHILE HER HUSBAND RECOVERS FROM A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

JUDD AND HER NEW HUSBAND -- WERE RIDING ON SEPARATE BIKES IN SOUTH DAKOTA SATURDAY -- WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.

JUDD'S PUBLICIST SAYS HIS INJURIES ARE SERIOUS BUT NON-LIFE THREATENING.

THE TWO MARRIED IN JUNE. Return to index of stories...


WEEKEND BOX OFFICE-VOTOPS


ACTION PACKED BOX OFFICE!

THERE ARE *PLENTY OF HUGE STARS IN "THE EXPENDABLES 2".

WHICH WAS NUMBER ONE IN ITS DEBUT WEEKEND.

BROUGHT IN ABOUT 28-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKET SALES.

LAST WEEK'S NUMBER ONE FILM, "THE BOURNE LEGACY," SLIPPED TO SECOND PLACE.

PULLING IN ANOTHER 17-MILLION DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS


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TS1) NAPLES PARK STRUCTURE FIRE-VOTOPS


BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, HERE'S A LAST LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN NAPLES PARK.

OUR CREWS ON THE SCENE TELL US WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THE FOUND FLAMES AS HIGH AS 30 FEET IN THE AIR.

WE KNOW THE HOME IS VACANT, A BATTALION CHIEF WE SPOKE TO SAYS THE HOME APPEARS TO BE IN FORECLOSURE. Return to index of stories...


TS2) PROCTOR IN COURT-SSTOPS


THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

GOES ON TRIAL IN ALABAMA TODAY.

BUT FOR UNRELATED CHARGES OF STEALING A CAR AND GUN.

DANIEL PROCTOR IS SUSPECTED OF KILLING CAPE CORAL TEACHER AMY PATTERSON LAST JULY.

ABC7 HAS LEARNED PROCTOR WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF. Return to index of stories...


TS3) FORT MYERS SHOOTING-VOTOPS


AND ABC-7 IS WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A LATE-NIGHT SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS-

POLICE TELL US, THEY FOUND ONE PERSON SHOT IN THE ARM NEAR JACKSON AND LAFAYETTE STREETS.

HE WAS TAKING TO LEE MEMORIAL-

HIS INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE-THREATENING. Return to index of stories...


TS4) ASIAN MASSAGE PARLOR-SSTOPS-VO


AND-

THIS MAN IS IN COURT RIGHT NOW-

HE'S ACCUSED OF ROBBING AND RAPING A WOMAN INSIDE A NAPLES MASSAGE PARLOR.

INVESTIGATORS TELL ABC-7 --

THIS VIDEO SHOWS IZQUIERDO STORMING INTO ASIAN MASSAGE WITH A RIFLE.

THEY SAY HE ROBBED A 40-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE,

THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND THREATENED TO KILL HER.

ABC7 WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN COURT TODAY. Return to index of stories...


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