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ow, head hitting side of car

A POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF BRUTALITY--

THIS WOMAN CLAIMS HE THREW HER HEAD AGASINT HER CAR MULTIPLE TIMES.

SEE THE REST OF THE VIDEO FOR YOURSELF RIGHT NOW AT 5.

PLUS--

The mistake I made is in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness

REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE TODD AKIN IS APOLOGIZING FOR WHAT HE SAID ABOUT WOMEN AND RAPE.

AND BREAKING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR--

MITT ROMNEY IS TELLING HIM TO GET OUT OF THE MISSOURI RACE NOW!

14: 03:47 it was not an event I ever want to go through again in my life.' 49

SHATTERED GLASS, BURNED METAL--

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.

TONIGHT, ABC 7 IS GETTING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A FIRE AT A FORT MYERS BODY SHOP.

IF CARS COULD TALK--

WOULD WE BE ABLE TO AVOID CRASHES LIKE THESE?

THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S MAKING IT HAPPEN.

HL1) PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-trxNATVO

HL2) AKIN APOLOGIZES-trxSOTVO

HL3) FM CARS ON FIRE-trxSOTVO

HL4) CRASH AVOIDANCE-trxVOTOPS

ISSAC OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic with a track that could possibly take it toward Florida where the Republican National Convention will be held next week.

Storm warnings have been issued Tuesday across a swath of islands in the Caribbean including Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Martin.

It is too soon to say what exact path the storm will take. But some computer models show it headed toward Cuba and then Florida. Others have it making a sharp northern turn in the next couple days near Puerto Rico and then into the open Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center says Isaac has maximum sustained winds near 40 but is expected to strengthen.

The storm is about 500 miles east of Guadeloupe and is moving west near 17 mph.

The upcoming hours and days may end up being pretty interesting for us in the world of weather across Southwest Florida.

Our eyes are focused on two weather systems, a front to our northwest and a tropical system to our southeast.

Let's first discuss the front that's moving into Central Florida today since it's more of an immediate weather changer. On the radar this afternoon, we're tracking a band of showers and thunderstorms across Central Florida that stretches well out into the Gulf of Mexico. This rain is spreading south, and we could very well see some of this make it to parts of Southwest Florida by this evening or tonight. There's still some uncertainty as to how much rain will survive the journey down the peninsula and precisely when it will move in. The best estimate would place the storms over northern portions of the viewing area by 7-9 p.m. If the storms hold on to enough steam, we may see some of the storms move into central and southern portions of the viewing area around or beyond sunset. Some of these storms could be capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning.

The next item of interest is a tropical system in the western Atlantic that may have an impact on our long-range forecast. Tropical Depression Nine formed earlier this morning, and the storm may become Tropical Storm Isaac later today. T.D. Nine is still roughly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there Wednesday night. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then. One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-VOTOPS-OC

LEE COUNTY'S HELICOPTERS -- THE ONES THAT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY -- ARE GROUNDED TONIGHT.

THE COUNTY'S E-M-S DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED TODAY MEDSTAR FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE *SUSPENDED* FOR THE NEXT SIX TO NINE MONTHS.

MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-LL PKG

AS OF 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING -- THE MEDSTAR HELICOPTERS HERE AT PAGE FIELD ARE *GROUNDED.

FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LET GO.

THREE PILOTS -- ALONG WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

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THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR AND EMS CHIEF TELL ME THEY'RE *SUSPENDING MEDSTAR FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO REVAMP THE PROGRAM -- AND BRING IT UP TO NATIONAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING A CRITICAL CARE NURSE ON BOARD -- INSTEAD OF JUST A PARAMEDIC.

THE EMS LEADERS TELL US PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY WILL STILL HAVE HELICOPTER SERVICE IN AN EMERGENCY.BUT THE COUNTY IS NOW RELYING ON OTHERS TO PROVIDE THAT HELP.

SOTVO

18 SECONDS.

JOHN WILSON

PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR

9:32:01 people shouldn't worry though. during this time if they need helicopter service we will rely upon mutual aid from either our neighbors to the south or through the private sector to the north. we're covered anyway. even if our helicopter is down we rely upon these assets anyway 19

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AGAIN -- LEE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR HELICOPTER WILL *NOT BE FLYING FOR THE NEXT 6-9 MONTHS.

AND FOUR PILOTS HAVE BEEN LET GO.

I'M TOLD THE MECHANICS ARE STILL HERE AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SERVICE THE COUNTY HELICOPTERS.

OUR TEAM IS DIGGING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SUDDEN MOVE.

THE COUNTY'S EMS CHIEF TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE IT INVOLVED LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES.

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

AKIN APOLOGIZES-OC-SOT-OC

BREAKING NEWS, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY IS NOW CALLING FOR CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN TO DROP OUT OF THE SENATE RACE.

BUT, AKIN IS VOWING TO STAY IN.

HE CAUSED AN UPROAR THIS WEEKEND BY SAYING WOMEN'S BODIES CAN PREVENT PREGNANCIES IN CASES OF "LEGITIMATE RAPE."

TODAY HE POSTED A VIDEO ONLINE APOLOGIZING ONCE AGAIN.

Rape is an evil act. I used the wrong words in the wrong way, and for that I apologize

THERE'S NOW JUST AN HOUR LEFT FOR HIM TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE, BEFORE IT WOULD REQUIRE A COURT ORDER TO FORCE HIM OUT.

AKIN APOLOGIZES-PKG

HE'S FACING INCREASING PRESSURE FROM REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON AND IN

MISSOURIBUT SENATE CANDIDATE TODD AKIN INSISTS - HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

Akin SOT Huckabee intv

Let me make it absolutely clear.We're going to continue with this race for

the U.S. Senate.

THE DEADLINE FOR AKIN TO WITHDRAW HIS NAME FROM THE BALLOT IS 6PM EASTERN

TIME TONIGHT.BUT HE SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THAT TICKING CLOCK.

FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, AKIN'S PHONE HAS BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK AS A

GROWING LIST OF TOP REPUBLICANS URGED HIM TO DROP OUT.

PARTY LEADERS DONT THINK THEY STAND OF CHANCE OF BEATING THE VERY VULNERABLE

DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL WITH AKIN IN THE RACE.

AND THE MISSOURI SEAT IS A CRITICAL PIECE IN THE REPUBLICANS' STRAGEY TO WIN

CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

YESTERDAY, MCCASKILL SAID THAT WHILE SHE DISAGREES WITH WHAT AKIN SAID, HE

DID APOLOGIZE.

SOT- McCaskill

What's startling to me is that these party bigwigs are coming down on him

and saying that he needs to kick sand in the face of the Republican primary

voters.

IS THAT SYMPATHY FOR HER OPPONENT? IT'S MAY NOT BE TOTALLY GENUINE -

MCCASKILL'S CHANCES FOR RE-ELECTION GREATLY IMPROVED AS THE CONTROVERSY

AROUND AKIN GREW.

DEMOCRATS ARE NOW TRYING TO TIE THE ROMNEY/RYAN TICKET TO THE AKIN

CONTROVERSY.

TODAY THE RNC APPROVED THE ABORTION AMENDMENT IN ITS PLATFORM - IT'S

ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THE LAST TWO ELECTION CYCLES, BUT THIS TIME, IT'S

NOT IN LINE WITH THE PARTY'S NOMINEE.

O/C CLOSE: THE ANTI-ABORTION AMENDMENT DOES NOT OUTLINE EXEMPTIONS IN THE

CASE OF RAPE, INCEST OR DANGER TO THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER - EXEMPTIONS THAT

ROMNEY SUPPORTS. DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING IT THE AKIN AMENDMENT. KT ABC NEWS

FM CARS ON FIRE-VO-OC

INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING OVER SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TONIGHT AFTER AN EARLY MORNING FIRE AT A FORT MYERS AUTO-BODY SHOP.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, BUT IT COULD HAVE TURNED DEADLY IF IT WASN'T FOR FIREFIGHTERS.

FM CARS ON FIRE-LL PKG

Take Joelle

THIS DOSGE DURANGO LOOKS OK FROM THIS SIDE BUT WHEN YOU WALK AROUND BACK- YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE ON THIS SUV AND THESE CARS. THE CULPRIT FOR THE FIRE IS THE MERCEDES BENZ AT THE END.

THE ACCIDENT CAUGHT ON TAPE BY THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA.

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TAKE A LOOK ATTHE SURVEILLENCE VIDEO GOT FROM THE AUTO SHOP OWNER.

IN IT YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

THE FIRE MARSHAL DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE OF THE 2005

MERCEDES BENZ YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN. WHEN IT IGNITED, THE SPARKS JUMPED TO THE NEXT CAR AND THEN SO ON.

ITS NOW BEEN DEEMED AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN FORT MYERS FIRE DEPT ARRIVED THEY FOUND 3 CARS FULLY ENGULFED. THEY'RE CONCERN. THE BUILDING. WHAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT A THREE LEGGED PITBULL WAS INSIDE.

Denney rush

Office manager, Pro-Tech Automotive Services

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'I thought, I know baby is inside the shop and my first thing was omg is the dog alright and we gotta get down there to see what's going on"

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THE DOG IS ALRIGHT-THIS IS HER AND HER NAME IS BABY. SHE SUFFERED A LITTLE BUT OF SOME INHALATION.

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RIGHT NOW DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CARS. AND ANOTHER 5 THOUSAND FOR THE BUILDING.

LEHIGH PILOT KILLED-SS-VO-WIPE

A LEIGH ACRES NATIVE LOST HIS LIFE SERVING HIS COUNTRY.

ARMY PILOT BRIAN HORNSBY'S DIED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH LAST THURSDAY IN A REMOTE PART OF NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN.

THE CRASH ALSO KILLED SIX OTHERS --

TONIGHT THE TALIBAN IS CLAIMING IT SHOT DOWN THE CHOPPER.

HORNSBY'S BODY ARRIVED AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE THIS WEEKEND.

HIS FATHER TELLS ABC7 HIS SON ATTENDED RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 90'S.

LEHIGH PILOT KILLED-SOTVO

2942 "he was a quiet home town kind of kid. Just everybody's buddy."

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS EXPLAIN HORNSBY WAS IN R-O-T-C AT RIVERDALE AND PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THE LEHIGH RAIDERS.

HORNSBY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN JANUARY --

PROCTOR TRIAL-VO-SS-WIPE

THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

TODAY - AN ALABAMA JURY FOUND DANIEL PROCTOR GUILTY OF STEALING A CAR AND A GUN.

BECAUSE OF PAST CONVICTIONS - HIS SENTENCE IS INTENSE. TWO CONSECUTIVE LIFE TERMS.

AMY PATTERSON DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME IN CAPE CORAL IN JULY OF 2011.

DETECTIVES BELIEVE SHE IS DEAD AND PROCTOR KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT HER DISAPPEARANCE.

HE'S HER EX-HUSBAND TURNED BOYFRIEND.

CHRISTOPHER DAVIES-VOTOPS-WIPE

A MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FROM INSIDE THE LEE COUNTY JAIL IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

IF CONVICTED - CHRISTOPHER DAVIES FACES FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE THREAT.

DUSTIN JAYE CHARGES-(3)SSTOPS

CHARGES ARE NOW FILED AGAINST A MAN DEPUTIES SAY MURDERED A SAN CARLOS PARK WOMAN

DUSTIN JAYE IS OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER TONIGHT AND FIRST DEGREE BURGLARY.

PROSECUTORS SAY HE HAD A GUN AND KILLED DEBBIE STRIANO.

STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND FOUND HER DEAD IN THEIR THREE OAKS HOME LAST MONTH.

DEPUTIES ALSO SAY JAYE'S UNCLE - BILLY RETHERFORD - COMMITTED THE MURDER TOO.

CIRCLE K ROBBERY-(3)SS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP TONIGHT AFTER A ROBBERY AT A GAS STATION.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN.

THEY SAY HE WALKED INTO THE CIRCLE K ON METRO PARKWAY AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT, DEMANDED MONEY AND THREATENED TO HURT THE CLERK.

THE CLERK GAVE HIM CASH --

AL KNIGHTEN FINE REDUCED-VO

THE F-C-C IS LOWERING THE FINE FOR A FORT MYERS MAN WHO RAN AN ILLEGAL RADIO STATION.

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REDUCED THE FINE FROM 15 THOUSAND TO 12 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AL KNIGHTEN.

HIS ATTORNEY TELLS ABC7 KNIGHTEN IS PLANNING ON PAYING THAT FINE.

POLICE ARRESTED THE DUNBAR COMMUNITY ADVOCATE IN DECEMBER.

CLARION HOTEL SALE-VO

ABC7 LEARNS EXCLUSIVE PLANS FOR THE OLD CLARION HOTEL PROPERTY ALONG HIGHWAY 41.

CREIGHTON DEVELOPERS FINALIZED A DEAL TO BUY THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT PROPERTY YESTERDAY-FOR 3 POINT 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

DAN CREIGHTON SAYS THEY PLAN TO DEMOLISH MOST OF THE PROPERTY-AND BUILD NEW NATIONAL CHAIN RESTAURANTS, STORES AND A BANK.

SOME NATIONAL HOTELIERS ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN MOVING INTO THE OLD CLARION'S 87-ROOM TOWER.

THEY HOPE TO BEGIN DEMOLISHING THE EXISTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

BONITA HOMELESS SHELTER WORK-VO-CG

BONITA SPRINGS IS WORKING TO CREATE RULES FOR FUTURE HOMELESS SHELTERS.

LAST WEEK, RESIDENTS GOT A FIRST LOOK AT THE CITY'S PROPOSAL.

THEY ADDED THEIR SUGGESTIONS TOO.

SOME INCLUDE CHANGING THE MAXIMUM BED CAPACITY OF A SHELTER.

.REQUIRING PHOTO I-D'S.

AND RANDOMLY DRUG TESTING EVERYONE STAYING AT A FACILITY.

ALL OF THIS IS BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE ANY FUTURE SHELTERS STAY CLEAN AND EFFICIENT.

IF YOU MISSED LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP-

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT.

NAPLES BUDGET-CG

IT'S DAY TWO OF BUDGET HEARINGS FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES.

COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WORKING ON THE PROPOSED 2012-2013 BUDGET OF NEARLY 100 MILLION DOLLARS.

OFFICIALS ALREADY VOTED AGAINST HIRING FOUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS AT A COST OF 320-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

EATING HEALTHY CAN BE COSTLY.

.ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PACKING SCHOOL LUNCHES.

TONIGHT ABC7'S SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU HOW TO KEEP YOUR KIDS ON DIET AND ON BUDGET.

PLUS -

WHEN YOUR CHILDREN GET SICK -

DOCTORS TYPICALLY PRESCRIBE IT.

TZ1 A BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ1 B ANTIBIOTICS OBESITY-VOTOPS

TAMPA STORM DAMAGE-VOTOPS

TAMPA RESIDENTS ARE CLEANING UP TONIGHT AFTER A POWERFUL STORM.

STRONG WINDS TORE DOWN CARPORTS AND DAMAGED POWER LINES YESTERDAY.

THE STORM RIPPED DOWN AN OVERHEAD SIGN ON THE DAVIS ISLAND BRIDGE.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

The upcoming hours and days may end up being pretty interesting for us in the world of weather across Southwest Florida.

Our eyes are focused on two weather systems, a front to our northwest and a tropical system to our southeast.

Let's first discuss the front that's moving into Central Florida today since it's more of an immediate weather changer. On the radar this afternoon, we're tracking a band of showers and thunderstorms across Central Florida that stretches well out into the Gulf of Mexico. This rain is spreading south, and we could very well see some of this make it to parts of Southwest Florida by this evening or tonight. There's still some uncertainty as to how much rain will survive the journey down the peninsula and precisely when it will move in. The best estimate would place the storms over northern portions of the viewing area by 7-9 p.m. If the storms hold on to enough steam, we may see some of the storms move into central and southern portions of the viewing area around or beyond sunset. Some of these storms could be capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning.

The next item of interest is a tropical system in the western Atlantic that may have an impact on our long-range forecast. Tropical Depression Nine formed earlier this morning, and the storm may become Tropical Storm Isaac later today. T.D. Nine is still roughly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there Wednesday night. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then. One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

TOSS TO NINA-ONCAM

IT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR KIDS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

AND, PARENTS, AS YOU AND THE KIDS GET BACK INTO A ROUTINE -

ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI IS HERE TO HELP YOU PACK A HEALTHY -- AND CHEAP! -- SCHOOL LUNCH.

BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES-TCMON

IT'S NOT EASY GETTING KIDS TO EAT HEALTHY.

SO I SPENT THE AFTERNOON WITH A MOM AND DIETITIAN IN NAPLES -

BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES-PKG

YOU'VE HEARD BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY.

NATS - fixing snack

BUT DIETITIAN BETSY OPYT KNOWS EVERY MEAL COUNTS - INCLUDING WHAT YOU SEND TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR KIDS.

IT FUELS THEIR LEARNING ALL DAY.

HER FIVE-YEAR-OLD PEYTON STARTED KINDERGARTEN THIS WEEK-

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"Eating healthy can be fun with creative ideas and cutouts you do with sandwiches to make it healthy and appealing to kids."

SO SHE LET US SPEND THE DAY WITH HER IN THE KITCHEN - SHOWING US HOW TO TURN ORDINARY INGREDIENTS YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE IN THE HOUSE INTO TASTEY AND FILLING MEALS.

NATS - making snack

SHE SAYS MIXING UP THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND FRUITS LIKE THIS STACK OF ORANGES AND APPLES MAKES THE SNACK MORE APPEALING TO KIDS - AND IT DOESN'T COST EXTRA.

CUT-OUTS IN FAMILIAR SHAPES CAN ALSO GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT EATING WELL - THEY'LL ONLY COST YOU FIVE DOLLARS.

Nats - here's a butterfly

IF YOUR LITTLE ONES DON'T LOVE THE HEALTHY STUFF - OPYT RECOMMENDS YOU FIND WAYS TO SNEAK IT IN.

FOR ABOUT EIGHT DOLLARS - YOU CAN GET CHIA SEEDS LIKE THIS AND SPRINKLE THEM IN PEANUT BUTTER OR ON FRUIT - ONE CONTAINER SHOULD LAST FOR MONTHS.

NATS - We call them sprinkles at home

THEY ARE FULL IN FIBER AND CALCIUM

SOMETHING PEDIATRICIAN LINDSAY GRAHAM SAYS MOST KIDS SHE SEES DON'T GET ENOUGH OF.

15:17:37 7

"If they're missing out on calcium not going to be growing as well and bones won't be as strong."

SHE SAYS TRY AND MAKE SURE EVERY MEAL CONTAINS PROTEIN, GOOD SUGARS FROM FRUITS AND VEGGIES, AND CALCIUM.

SOMETHING OPYT SHOWS US DOESN'T HAVE TO BREAK THE BANK.

BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES-TCMON

ANTIBIOTICS OBESITY-VO-WIPE

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

COULD ANTIBIOTICS GIVEN TO INFANTS - INCREASE THEIR RISK OF OBESITY LATER IN CHILDHOOD.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY -- YES.

RESEARCHERS FOUND A CORRELATION BETWEEN INFANTS YOUNGER THAN SIX MONTHS TAKING ANTIBIOTICS AND AN INCREASED BODY MASS LATER IN LIFE -- BETWEEN TEN MONTHS AND THREE YEARS.

THE LEAD RESEARCHER TELLS ABC NEWS HE THINKS THERE'S A DISRUPTION OF HEATLHY BACTERIA IN THE INTESTINES THAT CAN CAUSE CHILDREN TO TEMPORARILY OVER-ABSORB CALORIES.

KIDS EXERCISE-VOTOPS-WIPE

ANOTHER STUDY FINDS PARENTS' TOP CONCERN IS WHETHER THEIR CHILDREN ARE GETTING ENOUGH EXERCISE.

RESEARCHERS QUESTIONED MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND ADULTS ON THE WORRIES THEY HAVE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

FACEKINI SUNBURN-VOTOPS

WOMEN WORRIED ABOUT TOO MUCH SUN EXPOSURE ARE GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS IN NORTHEAST CHINA.

CHECK THIS OUT.

SOME ARE WEARING A "FACEKINI."

IT'S A COLORFUL MASK THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE NECK AND HEAD.

IT PROTECTS SKIN FROM THE SUN'S POWERFUL RAYS.

UNLIKE THE WEST, WHERE MEN AND WOMEN LOVE A SUN TAN --

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO------------

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SKIN CANCER?

STRAIGHT AHEAD - WE TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

AND CAUGHT ON TAPE --

A FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER SHOVING A WOMAN ONTO HER CAR.

TZ2 A THE MOLE BOWL! whAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MELAN

TZ2 B PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

THE MOLE BOWL! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MELANOMA?-

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR 80 -PERCENT OF ALL NEW CANCERS DIAGNOSED EACH YEAR.

THE MOLE BOWL! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MELANOMA?-

IT'S TIME TO PLAY-MOLE MADNESS! FIRST QUESTION-WHERE DOES SKIN CANCER NOT OCCUR? BETWEEN YOUR TOES? ON YOUR PALMS? UNDER YOUR FINGERNAILS? OR ON YOUR LIPS?

THE ANSWER- SKIN CANCER CAN HAPPEN IN ALL OF THESE PLACES! NEXT QUESTION-SIMPLY STAYING IN THE SHADE CAN PROTECT YOU FROM GETTING SKIN CANCER?

SHADE ALONE CAN REDUCE YOUR EXPOSURE TO ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS BY 75 PERCENT! BUT YOU SHOULD STILL USE A SUNSCREEN OF AT LEAST S-P-F 30 AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. WHICH MOLE IS NOT MELANOMA?

TRICK QUESTION! ALL OF THEM ARE MELANOMA!DETECTING AND DIAGNOSING IT CAN BE TRICKY. THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH A BIOPSY, BUT EVEN THEN, CORNELL DERMATOLOGIST JOHANTHAN ZIPPIN SAYS IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

"The problem is, this grey area, is a controversial area. A lot of people don't know how to define it."

ONCE THE MOLE IS TESTED, PATHOLOGISTS AGREE ON JUST 60 TO 75-PERCENT OF THE CASES. THAT'S WHY DOCTOR ZIPPIN HAS CREATED A NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT HELPS ELIMINATE THIS 'GREY' AREA.

"It's a test that looks for a certain protein in the melanoma or mole."

THE PROTEIN, CALLED SAC IS EXPRESSED IN ALL CELLS.

"It's not a question of whether it's there or not, it's a question of where it is."

THE RED IN THIS CELL IS THE SAC PROTEIN. THE BLUE IS THE CELL NUCLEUS. WHEN THE RED IS NEXT TO THE BLUE, THINGS ARE NORMAL. IF THE RED IS ON TOP OF THE BLUE, THE MOLE IS CANCEROUS.

" If it's in this area it's bad and if it's in this area it's good. It's much simpler and much more consistently interpreted."

THE MOLE BOWL! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MELANOMA?-

AND DON'T LEAVE YOUR MOLE HEALTH JUST TO YOUR DOCTOR.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

PARTY ABANDONMENT?!

TONIGHT - CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN IS SAYING OTHER MEMBERS OF THE G-O-P ARE OVERREACTING TO HIS COMMENTS ON RAPE AND ABORTION.

i think you've seen complete unity that he oughta get out of the race

TONIGHT - THE NEW AD AIRING HIS APOLOGY.

AND WHAT MITT ROMNEY JUST SAID ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.

PLUS - ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.

VIDEO SHOWING WORKERS AT A SLAUGHTERHOUSE ABUSING COWS BEFORE KILLING THEM.

WHAT ELSE FEDERAL REGULATORS BELIEVE HAPPENED.

AND -

"They're all transmitting the exact same message.

CARS TALKING TO EACH OTHER?

TZ3 A AKIN APOLOGY-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ3 B SLAUGHTERHOUSE CLOSED-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3 C CRASH AVOIDANCE-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

ISSAC OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WX-WXWALL

MIAMI - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic with a track that could possibly take it toward Florida where the Republican National Convention will be held next week.

Storm warnings have been issued Tuesday across a swath of islands in the Caribbean including Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Martin.

It is too soon to say what exact path the storm will take. But some computer models show it headed toward Cuba and then Florida. Others have it making a sharp northern turn in the next couple days near Puerto Rico and then into the open Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center says Isaac has maximum sustained winds near 40 but is expected to strengthen.

The storm is about 500 miles east of Guadeloupe and is moving west near 17 mph.

The upcoming hours and days may end up being pretty interesting for us in the world of weather across Southwest Florida.

Our eyes are focused on two weather systems, a front to our northwest and a tropical system to our southeast.

Let's first discuss the front that's moving into Central Florida today since it's more of an immediate weather changer. On the radar this afternoon, we're tracking a band of showers and thunderstorms across Central Florida that stretches well out into the Gulf of Mexico. This rain is spreading south, and we could very well see some of this make it to parts of Southwest Florida by this evening or tonight. There's still some uncertainty as to how much rain will survive the journey down the peninsula and precisely when it will move in. The best estimate would place the storms over northern portions of the viewing area by 7-9 p.m. If the storms hold on to enough steam, we may see some of the storms move into central and southern portions of the viewing area around or beyond sunset. Some of these storms could be capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning.

The next item of interest is a tropical system in the western Atlantic that may have an impact on our long-range forecast. Tropical Depression Nine formed earlier this morning, and the storm may become Tropical Storm Isaac later today. T.D. Nine is still roughly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there Wednesday night. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then. One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

TS 1 MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-VID BOX TOPS

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-30 --

MEDSTAR -- LEE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY HELICOPTER PROGRAM -- IS SUSPENDED TONIGHT.

THE 6-TO-9 MONTH SUSPENSION ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO RECONFIGURE THE PROGRAM TO MEET NATIONAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.

TS AUTO SHOP FIRE-VID BOX TOPS

FOUR CARS ARE DESTROYED AND A FIFTH IS BADLY DAMAGED TONIGHT, AFTER A CAR IGNITED TODAY AT A FORT MYERS AUTO SHOP.

THE BUILDING ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE

TS PROCTOR VERDICT SENTENCING-VID BOX TOPS

AN ALABAMA JURY FOUND THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER -- GUILTY TODAY IN ANOTHER TRIAL.

THEY SAY DANIEL PROCTOR STOLE A CAR AND A GUN.

BECAUSE OF PAST CONVICTIONS, PROCTOR WILL GO TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO *TWO* CONSECUTIVE LIFE TERMS.

HIS EX-WIFE-TURNED-GIRLFRIEND, AMY PATTERSON, DISAPPEARED LAST YEAR.

AKIN APOLOGY-trxVOTOPS-2SH

SEVERAL REPUBLICANS INCLUDING PRESUMED GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY ARE NOW CALLING FOR MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN TO DROP OUT OF THE SENATE RACE.

GOOD EVENING, I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.

IT'S ALL OVER AKIN'S COMMENTS THAT WOMEN'S BODIES CAN PREVENT PREGNANCIES IN CASES OF "LEGITIMATE RAPE."

HE HAS ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE BEFORE A COURT ORDER WOULD FORCE HIM OUT.

AKIN APOLOGY-PKG

REFUSING TO QUIT THE MISSOURI SENATE RACE, TODD AKIN BOUGHT TV TIME TO APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING SOME RAPES ARE NOT LEGITIMATE

sot: ad

The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness.

BUT REPUBLICANS ARE GANGING UP ON AKIN

"I mean everyone's on the same page and i think you've seen complete unity that he oughta get out of the race

MISSOURIANS ARE UPSET OVER THE AKIN RAPE REMARK

"smarter for him to say he grieves for women who have to go thru that"

ALREADY TRAILING IN NATIONAL SURVEYS OF WOMEN VOTERS, THE ROMNEY-RYAN CAMPAIGN COULD BE IN JEOPARDY, SAY SOME WORRIED REPUBLICANS

:39 -:47

"a week before the national convention this is not what the gop wants to be talking about. they want to be talking about those moms out there who are still trying to balance budgets"

BUT IN TAMPA TODAY, SITE OF THE CONVENTION,

WHERE THE REPUBLICANS HOPE TO WIDEN THEIR APPEAL,

THE GOP PLATFORM COMMITTEE WAS CONSIDERING A BAN ON ABORTION, EVEN AFTER A RAPE

MITT ROMNEY TOLD W-C-M-H HE WON'T BE BOUND BY THAT.

Presidential Candidate 1:03 - 1:11

"in case of incest and rape and when the life of the mother is at stake, in those circumnstances, i think abortion may be appropriate"

BUT DEMOCRATS RUSHED TO POINT OUT: PAUL RYAN. WHO OPPOSES ABORTION FOR RAPE VICTIMS.

WORKED WITH TODD AKIN IN CONGRESS

AND THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY

TO TOUGHEN THE DEFINITION OF RAPE. TO, QUOTE, "FORCIBLE RAPE."

Wisconsin 1:26 - 1:35

"not only has paul ryan cosponsored and voted for all these bills, but 232 other republicans share this point of view."

A HOT NEW ISSUE,

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

PRESIDENTIAL AD SPENDING-VO

MITT ROMNEY AND HIS ALLIES CONTINUE TO OUTSPEND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S TEAM ON T-V ADS BY MORE THAN A 2-TO-1 MARGIN.

ROMNEY FORCES ARE SPENDING $26 MILLION DOLLARS ON T-V ADS FOR THIS WEEK ALONE.

THAT EASILY TOPS THE $10 MILLION DOLLARS THE DEMOCRATIC TEAMS ARE MUSTERING UP FOR THE AIRWAVES.

COLLIER EARLY VOTING-VO

RIGHT NOW, COLLIER COUNTY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A STATE AND FEDERAL FIGHT ABOUT WHEN YOU CAN CAST BALLOTS EARLY.

THAT'S THE REASON EARLY VOTING DATES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HAVEN'T BEEN NAILED DOWN.

SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS JENNIFER EDWARDS TELLS US THEY'RE LOOKING AT STARTING EITHER OCTOBER 22ND OR 27TH.

LAST WEEK, A FEDERAL COURT REJECTED NEW STATE LAWS WHICH REDUCE EARLY VOTING FROM 14 DAYS DOWN TO EIGHT.

JUDGES COMPARED IT TO CLOSING POLLING PLACES.

AFGHANISTAN ATTACK-VO

A TOP U-S MILITARY COMMANDER'S PLANE SUFFERED DAMAGED WHEN MILITANTS FIRED ROCKETS INTO AN AMERICAN BASE IN AFGHANISTAN.

THE ROCKET STRIKE HIT GENERAL MARTIN DEMPSEY'S PLANE.

HE WAS NOT NEAR THE PLANE AT THE TIME AND IS OKAY -- BUT THE ASSAULT INJURED TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS.

THE PLANE WAS PARKED AT BAGRAM AIR FIELD -- OUTSIDE KABUL.

AURORA MOVIE THEATER-VO

THE DENVER SUBURB OF AURORA IS ASKING RESIDENTS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE MOVIE THEATER WHERE THAT MASS SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST MONTH.

JAMES HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE IN THE THEATER, KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 58.

THE CITY IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE SURVEY.

MD FATAL TRAIN DERAILMENT-VO-WIPE

TWO TEENAGERS DIED IN MARYLAND -- AFTER A TRAIL DERAILED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY 19-YEAR-OLDS ELIZABETH NASS AND ROSE MAYR WERE ON THE TRACKS -- WHEN 21 CARS CARRYING COAL FELL FROM A BRIDGE.

THIS HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE.

THE TRAIN ALSO CRUSHED CARS IN A PARKING LOT BELOW THE BRIDGE.

CHICAGO SUV INTO HOUSE-VOTOPS

FRANTIC MOMENTS UNFOLDED IN ONE MAN'S FRONT YARD AFTER AN S-U-V ENDED UP IN HIS HOUSE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A CAR.

SEVEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED DURING THE CRASH THIS MORNING ON CHICAGO'S NORTHWEST SIDE.

THE HOMEOWNER SAYS HE RAN OUTSIDE AND FOUND TWO VEHICLES IN HIS YARD AND PEOPLE LYING ON THE LAWN.

NO ONE INSIDE THE HOME WAS HURT.

NEW PATERNO BOOK-VO

A NEW BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO HITS SHELVES TODAY.

SPORTS WRITER JOE POSNANSKI CONDUCTED THE LAST INTERVIEW WITH THE FORMER PENN STATE COACH.

HE THEN WROTE THE BOOK TITLED 'PATERNO.'

POSNANKSI WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A BOOK ABOUT PATERNO'S FOOTBALL LEGACY WHEN THE JERRY SANDUSKY SCANDAL ERUPTED.

ON THE 'TODAY SHOW' -- POSNANSKI SAID HE WAS WITH THE FAMILY AS DETAILS OF THE SCANDAL BECAME PUBLIC.

CA SLAUGHTERHOUSE CLOSED-VO

A SLAUGHTER HOUSE IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IS NOW CLOSED -- AS THEY FACE ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.

FEDERAL REGULATORS HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS AT CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT COMPANY IN HANFORD.

THE U-S AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER RECEIVING VIDEO SHOWING DAIRY COWS BEING REPEATEDLY SHOCKED AND SHOT BEFORE BEING KILLED.

THE U-S-D-A IS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER DOWNED, SICK ANIMALS ENTERED THE FOOD SUPPLY.

WEST NILE DIRTY POOL-VO-WIPE

AS THE WEST NILE VIRUS CONTINUES TO HIT EPIDEMIC LEVELS IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY -- FORECLOSED HOUSES ARE NOW ADDING TO THE PROBLEM.

NEIGHBORS IN STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA SAY A FILTHY POOL AT A FORECLOSED HOME IS A BREADING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOS.

HALF A DOZEN NEIGHBORS ALL SAY THEY'VE CALLED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CITY OFFICIALS AND THE BANKS THAT OWN THE FORECLOSED HOME.

NOW, ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORS HAS WEST NILE VIRUS.

WEST NILE DIRTY POOL-(2)SOTVO

S/ Tony Reid / Neighbor:11

"The bank has thrown their hands up in the air, these people have not taken care of the problem, and now our neighbor is sick and my son started showing symptoms."

S/ Truc Dever / LA County Vector Control

"What we can't do is clean that pool. All we can do is treat it."

METAL BAR REMOVAL-VO

INCREDIBLY -- A MAN IN CHINA IS IN STABLE CONDITION TONIGHT -- AFTER A STEEL BAR PIERCED TWO INCHES INTO HIS HEAD.

DOCTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED IT.

BEFORE WE SHOW THE VIDEO, VIEWERS -- IT'S A BIT GRAPHIC.

AVERT YOUR EYES IF THIS MAKES YOU QUEASY.

THE 48-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS RIDING A MOTORCYCLE THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN HE FELL.

HE HIT HIS FACE ON A TWISTED STEEL BAR ON THE GROUND.

NOSE JOB NO PLASTIC SURGERY-VO

ALSO IN CHINA,

A TREND IS POPULAR RIGHT NOW -- CHANGING THE SHAPE OF YOUR NOSE WITHOUT PLASTIC SURGERY.

YOU CAN DO IT.

AND TO GET IT DONE -- SOME ARE USING NOSE-SHAPING CLIPS.

IT'S SUPPOSE TO RESHAPE THE NASAL CARTILAGE SO THE NOSE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME STRAIGHTER WITH A HIGHER NOSE BRIDGE.

CRASH AVOIDANCE-ONCAM

WHAT IF CARS COULD TALK TO EACH OTHER -- AND PREVENT CRASHES?

IT MAY SOUND LIKE SCIENCE FICTION -- BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS *ALREADY* HERE.

AND THE GOVERNMENT IS LAUNCHING A NEW, YEAR-LONG PILOT PROJECT TO TEST IT.

CRASH AVOIDANCE-PKG

WHAT IF THERE WERE A WAY TO WARN YOU THAT ANOTHER DRIVER WAS ABOUT TO BLOW RIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION? OR WARN YOU OF A CRASH AHEAD? OR ICE ON THE ROAD?

NOW, RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE DOT, AND 8 CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE LAUNCHING A ONE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING NEARLY 3-THOUSAND VEHICLES.

TESTING THE LATEST, HIGH TECH CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.

AND WE GOT TO TEST-DRIVE IT OURSELVES, AS A CAR NEARLY BROAD SIDED US:

Tom: "Wow, I had an LED screen across the front to warn me, my seat is rumbling."

IT'S CALLED VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

EACH CAR, TRUCK or BUS ON THE ROAD WOULD CONSTANTLY TRANSMIT A 360-DEGREE STATUS REPORT VIA A SORT OF WI-FI SYSTEM TO EVERY OTHER CAR ON THE ROAD, CONSTANTLY UPDATING ITS POSITION, ITS SPEED, WHETHER IT'S TURNING OR BRAKING.

IF A CAR IS IN YOUR BLIND SPOT, YOU GET A FLASHING LIGHT IN THE SIDE MIRROR.

IF YOU SIGNAL YOU WANT TO TURN, ALARMS GO OFF, AND THE SEAT EVEN VIBRATES TO WARN YOU OF DANGER.

Tom: "I feel this rumble, it really catches your attention, the rumble in the seat."

SOT Farid Ahmed-Zaid/Ford Technology Expert 1:09 - 1:12

"Yeah and that's for directionality of the threat to let you know that there's somebody in the right lane.

THE SYSTEM CAN EVEN DETERMINE IF A CAR ISN'T YET IN YOUR BLIND SPOT, BUT IS APPROACHING TOO QUICKLY FOR YOU TO CHANGE LANES:

SOT Farid Ahmed-Zaid

"They're all transmitting the exact same message. For position, vehicle speed, acceleration."

AND WATCH AGAIN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I PULL UP TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE I HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT, BUT AN ON-COMING CAR BLOWS RIGHT THROUGH.

Tom: "If I hadn't hit the brakes, he would have t-boned me."

Farid: "Exactly, this is one of the most fatal crashes obviously out there."

IF THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS, THE GOVERNMENT COULD ONE DAY REQUIRE IT IN ALL CARS.

SOT Ray LaHood/Secretary of Transportation 1:50 - 1:55

'Our number one goal is safety.trying to prevent crashes, trying to prevent injuries, trying to prevent deaths."

THE SYSTEM CAN WARN YOU IF A CAR FAR AHEAD HAS SUDDENLY BRAKED HARD, HELPING TO AVOID A PILEUP.

EVEN IF THE ROAD AHEAD IS WET OR ICY.

SOT Adrian Lund/Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2:04 - 2:09

CRASH AVOIDANCE-ONCAM

TOM COSTELLO REPORTING.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

IT'S HER FOURTH TIME TRYING TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA.

TONIGHT - ANOTHER HEARTBREAKING END FOR DIANA NYAD.

WHAT STOPPED THIS RECORD BREAKING ATTEMPT.

AND LET THE LATE NIGHT BATTLE BEGIN.

TZ4 A DIANA NYAD'S ENDS SWIM-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ4 B JIMMY KIMMEL-VOTOPS

NJ SHARKS FEEDING-VOTOPS

A RARE AND AMAZING SIGHT IS CAUGHT ON VIDEO JUST YARDS FROM THE JERSEY SHORELINE.

A MAN CAPTURED SHARKS, LITERALLY JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER, FEASTING ON FISH.

HE SAYS THERE WERE EASILY DOZENS OF SHARKS IF NOT MORE-FEASTING ON MOSS BUNKER.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

The upcoming hours and days may end up being pretty interesting for us in the world of weather across Southwest Florida.

Our eyes are focused on two weather systems, a front to our northwest and a tropical system to our southeast.

Let's first discuss the front that's moving into Central Florida today since it's more of an immediate weather changer. On the radar this afternoon, we're tracking a band of showers and thunderstorms across Central Florida that stretches well out into the Gulf of Mexico. This rain is spreading south, and we could very well see some of this make it to parts of Southwest Florida by this evening or tonight. There's still some uncertainty as to how much rain will survive the journey down the peninsula and precisely when it will move in. The best estimate would place the storms over northern portions of the viewing area by 7-9 p.m. If the storms hold on to enough steam, we may see some of the storms move into central and southern portions of the viewing area around or beyond sunset. Some of these storms could be capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning.

The next item of interest is a tropical system in the western Atlantic that may have an impact on our long-range forecast. Tropical Depression Nine formed earlier this morning, and the storm may become Tropical Storm Isaac later today. T.D. Nine is still roughly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there Wednesday night. Forecast models continue to strengthen the system Thursday and Friday, and it could potentially develop into a Category 1 hurricane by then. One of the keys in determining how strong the storm will get is its interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola, where 10,000 foot mountains have been known to rip hurricanes apart. The system's interaction with Cuba and Hispaniola will be critical in determining its strength, and just a change of 50 miles could make all the difference. It's just too early to resolve the finer details at this point.

DIANA NYAD'S ENDS SWIM-ONCAM

DIANA NYAD CAME UP SHORT AGAIN.

TODAY, THE 62-YEAR-OLD SWIMMER HAD TO END HER ATTEMPT TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA.

NYAD ENDURED JELLYFISH STINGS, SHARK THREATS AND HYPOTHERMIA DURING HER 4-TH ATTEMPT.

DIANA NYAD'S ENDS SWIM-PKG

Sharks.squalls.and jellyfish doomed Diana Nyad's latest attempt at a

record 103 mile swim from Cuba to the Florida keys.

It was her third attempt in a year.

The endurance swimmer was pulled from the water Tuesday.One day shy of her

63rd birthday.

SOT MOONATONES

She is severely sunburn.she has. welts?? due to box jelly fish

multiple. she got multiple hits She has a strained bicep muscle.she can

barely walk.she gave it all she can.

Her lips and tongue were severely swollen due to salt water.

Her face and suit were smeared with black paste.to fight off hypothermia.

Nyad suffered the same issues that sank her hopes of making the same journey

twice last year.

SOT, DIANA NYAD

I wanted that feeling to be on the beach so badly.

This time, Nyad faced even more treacherous waters

Nats: sharks swimming in water

Sharks encircling part of the day

Hours before thatThe sky exploded over her.

Her support crew of 63 saying - "all hell broke loose "

That squall dumped so much rain -it set Nyad back by 6 precious hours.

her straight line to Florida at one point looping like a shoelace.

JIMMY KIMMEL-VO

JIMMY KIMMEL WILL SOON GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH JAY LENO AND DAVID LETTERMAN RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C-7.

OUR NETWORK ANNOUNCED TODAY 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!' IS MOVING INTO THE 11:35 P.M. TIMESLOT.

THE SHOW WILL COMPETE WITH LENO AND LETTERMAN.

'NIGHTLINE' WILL TAKE THE LATE SHIFT AT 12:35 IN THE MORNING.

THAT SHOW WILL ALSO EARN A WEEKLY PRIMETIME SLOT, VERY SIMILAR TO 20-20.

BAYWATCH STAR SEARCH FOR NOAH'S ARK-OC-SOTVO

A FORMER BAYWATCH STAR IS WORKING ON AN UNUSUAL QUEST!

DONNA D'ERRICO IS SEARCHING. FOR NOAH'S ARK.

13:54:50 I know it sounds ludicrous. And I know that most people out there

don't really think that Noah's Ark ever really happened. / 55:09 But that's

not how it is for me. I'm looking for something that IS there and this is

my lifelong dream.

D'ERRICO DECIDED TO SEARCH FOR THE FAMOUS BIBLICAL ARK AFTER SUFFERING A NEAR FATAL MRSA INFECTION IN 2010.

SHE WAS BADLY INJURED RECENTLY, THOUGH, WHEN SHE FELL FROM A MOUNTAIN IN TURKEY.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL CRYING PHOTO-VO

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL CAN BE TOUGH.

THIS PHOTO SHOWS HOW HARD IT CAN BE.

A REPORTER SNAPPED THIS PICTURE IN RIVERBANK, CALIFORNIA.

THE BOY'S DAD SAYS FOUR-YEAR-OLD DEREK WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT HIS FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN -- UNTIL MOM INSISTED THE BOYS TAKE A PHOTO.

AIR FARE HIKE-VO-WIPE

IF YOU FLY, YOU WON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS LEADING THE LATEST PUSH TO RAISE FARES.

THE AIRLINES ARE TRYING TO COVER FOR THE RISING COST OF FUEL.

SOUTHWEST RAISED RATES ON SHORT ROUTES BY TEN BUCKS PER ROUND TRIP.

BARNES AND NOBLE-VOTOPS

BARNES AND NOBLE SAYS HIGH DEMAND FOR THE "50 SHADES OF GREY" TRILOGY HELPED THE BOOK STORE POST BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED QUARTERLY NUMBERS.

BARNES AND NOBLE REPORTED A NET LOSS OF 41 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 28TH.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

SHE'S CLAIMING POLICE BRUTALITY --

AND ITS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

WATCH THIS.

ow, head hitting side of car

COMING UP, WHY THIS WOMAN SAYS AN OFFICER PULLED HER OVER --

TZ5 A PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-NATVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-ONCAM

DASHCAM VIDEO CAPTURED A FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER SLAMMING A WOMAN INTO THE SIDE OF HER CAR.

AND HE SMACKED HER SO HARD, THE CAMERA PICKS UP THE *SOUND.*

PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-PKG

IT WAS OFFICER CHRISTOPHER GERACI'S OWN DASH CAM THAT CAPTURED THE

ENTIRE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN HIM AND 29-YEAR-OLD ABBI BONDS.

YOU CAN HEAR GERACI TELLING BONDS TO GET BACK IN THE CAR.

WHEN BONDS DOESN'T DO AS HE SAYS, HE APPROACHES HER AND THROWS HER

AGAINST HER CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE CUFFING HER.

ABBI BONDS

"after looking at that.oh my God.it was illegal what he did to me."

BONDS SAYS SHE'S STILL IN PAIN.

BUT SHE COULDN'T SPECIFY INJURIES OR DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT WITHOUT HER

ATTORNEY.

POLICE SAY THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A HIT AND RUN CRASH AND FOUND BONDS

ON THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NORTH C STREET.

SHE WAS ARRESTED THAT NIGHT.

BUT THE NEXT DAY.

POLICE SAY, GERACI'S SUPERIOR OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE VIDEO AS PART OF A

ROUTINE REVIEW

CHIP SIMMONS, POLICE CHIEF

"to say it was more shocking because it was a veteran officer? it would

be shocking no matter what level the officer was"

USE OF FORCE COULD BE SUBJECTIVE.

BUT BONDS SAYS THE VIDEO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

he did use excessive force.obviously.

ABBI BONDS

for a man to do that.a police officer, someone that's supposed to

PENSACOLA POLICE BRUTALITY-ONCAM

ANTHONY PURA REPORTING.

THE POLICE OFFICER LOST HIS JOB.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

A COLLIER CORRECTIONS OFFICER KICKED OFF THE JOB.

WHAT HE AND HIS WIFE ARE ACCUSED OF THAT HAS THEM FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES.

PLUS, THEY'RE NOT JUST EYESORES --

HOW FORECLOSED HOMES ARE SPIKING A NEW, NATIONWIDE

CRIME SPREE.

AND --

-over 50 you really don't want to go to a bar to meet someone."

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE *RIGHT* PLACES --

TZ 6 2) VANDALISM PARTIES-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ 6 3) CAPE CORAL SENIOR LOVE-SOTVO

CLOSE-2SHOT