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SAVING LIVES IN THE SKY --

LEE COUNTY ANNOUNCES THEY'RE GROUNDING MEDSTAR FLIGHTS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

ABC 7 FINDS OUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR EMERGENCIES ON THE GROUND.

PLUS--

:21 "they're saying that i know where she is. i don't know where amy is.

i wish i did because i would go get her myself."

THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER GETS LIFE IN PRISON.

AND, AN UPTICK IN FORECLOSURES IS CREATING

A DISTURBING TREND IN THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HL1) medstar-VOTOPS

HL2) proctor sentenced-SOTVO

HL3) foreclosure parties-VOTOPS

ISAAC OPEN-CLIP

TRACKING THE TROPICS-WXWALL

Forecasters are keeping a wary eye on a tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean that poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa.

National Hurricane Center computer models Tuesday predicted the depression would grow into a hurricane over the next few days. Some models had the storm striking Florida or passing close after moving across Cuba as early as Sunday.

MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-TCMON

EMERGENCY HELICOPTERS GROUNDED.

TODAY - LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUSPENDED MEDSTAR SERVICES.

THOSE ARE THE HELICOPTERS USED IN TRAUMA SITUATIONS.

MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-PKG

PKG

HOLD THE CHOPPER --

AS OF 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, MEDSTAR WON'T BE TAKING OFF.

JOHN WILSON

9:33:13 it's been discussed for i would say the last few weeks 18

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST WE'RE HEARING ABOUT IT.

JOHN WILSON

9:33:53 why didn't you give people advanced notice that there wouldn't be helicopter service? 56 there's going to be helicopter service, jennifer. JEN but not out of lee county. JOHN but there's still helicopter service. we're just taking our program down and restructuring it. there's still going to be helicopter service if someone calls 911 07

PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JOHN WILSON SAYS THE COUNTY WILL RELY ON MUTUAL AID --

HELP FROM COLLIER COUNTY EMS AND PRIVATE AVIATION.

KIM DICKERSON

9:38:53 does it worry you at all having to rely on helicopters from other areas?

55 not at all. when our ship goes down for service, we rely on mutual aid. or if we have two requests for helicopters at the same time. we only fly one helicopter so it allows us to be able to contact our mutual aid partners to get a ship in as quickly as possible 11

The county says this SUSPENSION buys time so it can RESTRUCTURE ITS FLIGHT PROGRAM AND GO AFTER NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

REVAMPING THE PROGRAM INCLUDES *CHANGING WHO'S ON BOARD.

RIGHT NOW, LEE COUNTY USES A PILOT AND TWO PARAMEDICS.

FOR ACCREDITATION -- THEY NEED A PILOT, REGISTERED NURSE, AND A PARAMEDIC.

KIM DICKERSON

9:37:30 a critical care nurse has three years of experience in an intensive care setting. they have a little more education than the critical care paramedic 38

WITH THE SUSPENSION.FOUR PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS -- THREE PILOTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

KIM DICKERSON

CORRECTIONS CORPORAL FRAUD ARREST-SS-VO

A COLLIER COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND HIS WIFE ARE NOW FACING ALLEGATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION FRAUD TONIGHT.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENTOF LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATED 26-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN JASON SLAPP AND HIS WIFE 44-YEAR-OLD CAROLINE KEOGH.

THEY SAY THE COUPLE FRAUDULENTLY GOT THEIR HANDS ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES -- INCLUDING XANAX, VICODIN AND AMBIEN.

CAPTAIN SLAPP IS ON NON-PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

NURSE PUNCHES PATIENT-SS

NEW AT SIX --

A PORT CHARLOTTE NURSE IS UNDER ARREST TONIGHT, ACCUSED OF PUNCHING

AN 85-YEAR OLD MAN WITH ALZHEIMERS.

DEPUTIES SAY LILIANE VICTOR WAS WORKING AT DOUGLAS T. JACOBSEN STATE VETERANS HOME WHEN SHE HIT AND PUNCHED THE PATIENT IN HIS HEAD.

ACCORDING TO THEM SHE WAS TRYING TO MAKE HIM SIT DOWN.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED VICTOR TODAY

PIRATE RADIO STATION FCC FINE-VO WIPE

THE F-C-C HAS REDUCED THEIR FINE AGAINST A FORT MYERS MAN WHO RAN IN ILLEGAL RADIO STATION.

IN DECEMBER -- THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHUT THE STATION DOWN AND ARRESTED AL KNIGHTEN FOR OPERATING THE STATION OUT OF HIS HOUSE.

PIRATE RADIO STATION FCC FINE-SOT VO

ALL ALONG, THE ROGUE RADIO HOST ARGUED THE STATION SERVED A MUCH NEEDED COMMNUITY.

PROCTOR SETUP-TRX-VOTOPS

THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON ON *UN*RELATED CHARGES.

IT TOOK AN ALABAMA JURY LESS THAN TWENTY MINUTES TO FIND DANIEL PROCTOR GUILTY FOR STEALING AN S-U-V AND A GUN.

DANIEL PROCTOR GULITY IN AL TRIAL-OC

PATTERSON -- WHO TAUGHT AT MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL -- WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE IN JULY OF 2011.

DANIEL PROCTOR GULITY IN AL TRIAL-PKG

SHOWING NO EMOTION-

DANIEL PROCTOR IS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.

Nat

IT'S NOT FOR THE SUSPECTED MURDER OF HIS EX-WIFE TURNED GIRLFRIEND, AMY PATTERSON,

BUT INSTEAD FOR STEALING AN ALABAMA MAN'S SUV AND GUN WHILE ON THE RUN.

:57 i'd just ask him to have mercy- to have some sort of mercy in his heart.

LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES BELIEVE PROCTOR KILLED THE MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER,

AND DUMPED HER BODY SOMEWHERE IN THE PINE ISLAND OR NORTH FORT MYERS AREA.

A YEAR LATER-

SHE'S STILL MISSING.

JULY 19TH, 2011 IS THE LAST TIME ANYONE EVER SAW OR HEARD FROM AMY.

DETECTIVES SAY PROCTOR SOLD OFF AMY'S STUFF-

AND DROVE HER CAR TO ALABAMA, WHERE THE COUPLE WAS FROM.

THAT'S WHERE HE STOLE A CAR AND GUN AND TOOK OFF.

US MARSHALS'S CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN OKECHOBEE.

AMY'S FAMILY TELLS US THEY WON'T HAVE CLOSURE UNTIL SHE'S FOUND-

AND THAT THEY WANT PROCTOR TO COME FORWARD.

LEHIGH PILOT KILLED-SS-VO WIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES NATIVE LOST HIS LIFE SERVING HIS COUNTRY.

ARMY PILOT BRIAN HORNSBY 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-SOT VO

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

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TELL ABC7 HORNSBY WAS IN R-O-T-C AT RIVERDALE AND PLAYED FOOTBALL.

HORNSBY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN JANUARY --

VYVY 2012 OPEN-CLIP

AKIN STAYING IN RACE-VO WIPE

IT WILL NOW TAKE A COURT ORDER TO REMOVE U-S SENATE CANDIDATE TODD AKIN FROM THE MISSOURI RACE.

THIS IS DESPITE CALLS FROM REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY FOR AKIN TO DROP OUT.

THIS WEEKEND AKIN CAUSED AN UPROAR AFER SAYING WOMEN'S BODIES CAN PREVENT PREGNANCY IN CASES OF WHAT HE CALLED LEGITIMATE RAPE.

SINCE THE STATEMENT--

AT LEAST 9 PROMINENT G-O-P SENATORS HAVE CALLED ON AKIN TO DROP OUT.

AKIN STAYING IN RACE-SOT VO

We are going to continue with this race for the U.S. Senate. We've given it a lot of thought. The first thing we felt like we had to do, we had offended some people. And we tried to respond to that."

COLLIER EARLY VOTING-VO

COLLIER COUNTY VOTERS ARE WAITING AS THE STATE AND THE FEDS FIGHT OVER EARLY VOTING.

SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS JENNIFER EDWARDS TELLS US THEY'RE LOOKING AT STARTING EARLY VOTING EITHER OCTOBER 22ND OR 27TH FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH DATE YET.

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

JUDGES COMPARED IT TO CLOSING POLLING PLACES.

RNC STORM DAMAGE-VO

SEVERE STORMS RIPPED THROUGH TAMPA LAST NIGHT --

DAMAGING THE SITE OF NEXT WEEK'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE STORM DESTORYED A COVERED WALKWAY CONVENTION DELEGATES WERE GOING TO USE.

WORKERS WERE BUSY OVERNIGHT, PICKING UP DEBRIS FROM THE STORM.WHICH ALSO TOSSED BARRELS AND BENCHES INTO NEARBY STREETS.

CIRCLE K ROBBERY-VO

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A CONVENIENCE STORE ON METRO PARKWAY.

THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE CIRCLE K LAST NIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN CAME INTO THE STORE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING TIME AND THREATENED TO HARM THE CLERK IF SHE DIDN'T GIVE HIM MONEY.

SHE DID.

AUTO SHOP FIRE-VO WIPE

FIVE CARS -- AND A BUILDING BURNED AFTER A FIRE AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP.

THIS THREE LEGGED DOG - CALLED BABY-IS OKAY TONIGHT.

SHE WAS CAUGHT INSIDE THE BUILDING FILLED WITH SMOKE.

FIREFIGHTERS GOT HER OUT SAFE.

THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA RECORDED THE ENGINE OF A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ SPARK.

THEN SPREAD.

AUTO SHOP FIRE-SOTVO

Sot 9 sec

Denney rush

Pro-tech automotive services manager

"There's about $70,000 in damage to these vehicles and then we had some damage to the building. But baby's okay."

WE CHECKED WITH MERCEDES BENZ, WHO TOLD US THERE'S NO RECALLS RELATING TO ELECTRICAL FIRES IN THE C SERIES.

CAPE AIR CHILLERS-VO WIPE

IN THE MIDST OF THE SUMMER HEAT --

THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE CAPE CORAL CITY HALL IS STEAMY TOO.

THE AGING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HASN'T BEEN REPLACED IN 12 YEARS.

CAPE AIR CHILLERS-SOT VO

-Derrick Donnell/Cape Councilman-43:00-"one thing triggers another and I sit back ans say oh my god where do we get the money."

ACCORDING TO COUNCILMAN KEVIN MCGRAIL --

THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.

CAPE CORAL SENIOR LOVE-VO WIPE

WHERE ARE ALL THE SINGLES RETIREES IN THE COUNTRY?

IT TURNS OUT -- MANY OF THEM LIVE IN CAPE CORAL.

THE SINGLES DATING SITE 'OUR TIME DOT COM' LOOKED INTO IT.

CAPE CORAL SENIOR LOVE-SOTVO

-57:48-Jeanne Esposito/Single-"there's no such thing as too old. Age is a number, you're as young as you feel or as old as you feel. Am I right?

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

"It gave a lot of people false hope that because there was paperwork mess up, if you will, that they had a chance to maybe save their home."

ON THE RISE AGAIN.

ABC-7 INVESTIGATES WHAT'S CAUSING FORECLOSURE FILINGS TO ALMOST DOUBLE FROM LAST YEAR!

IT'S ALL THE RAGE -- LITERALLY.

TZ1 foreclosure spike-SOTTOPS-VO

TZ1 vandalism parties-VOTOPS

HURRICANE APP-VO

JUST AS THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON NEARS ITS PEAK THERE'S A NEW APP OUT TONIHGT.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RELEASED A FREE SMARTPHONE APP THAT IT SAYS WILL PUT LIFE SAVING INFORMATION IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR OR VISIT HURRICANE PRONE AREAS.

THE APP MONITORS CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA OR THROUGHOUT THE STORM'S TRACK.

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

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.

FORECLOSURE SPIKE-TCMON

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FILING FOR FORECLOSURE IN LEE COUNTY.

AND AS A-B-C 7'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY FOUND OUT --

SOME ARE NEW FILINGS.

FORECLOSURE SPIKE-PKG

SUZETTE WOODARD STUFF ENVELOPES

"They come back through

BUT CONSIDERING SUZETTE WORKS FOR THE LEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE - THESE ENVELOPES ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS.

"foreclosure notices, sale dates."

THE ENVELOPES - PROOF OF AN UPTICK IN FORECLOSURE FILINGS IN LEE COUNTY.

"it's starting to creep up a little bit more"

CLERK OF COURTS CHARLIE GREEN GOES OVER THE NUMBERS -

"but you can see we went down here"

DOWN SINCE 2009 - BUT FORECLOSURE FILINGS ARE ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT THEY WERE LAST YEAR.

GREEN WORRIES ABOUT A CASE BACKLOG

"I think we'll be able to use some dollars that we just got from the state to probably work with the judges to clean up some of it, so it doesn't get backlogged"

THE BULK OF THE NOTICES ARE RE-FILINGS -- CASES THAT HAD TO BE DISMISSED EARLIER BECAUSE OF FLAWED PAPERWORK FROM THE LENDERS.

"It gave a lot of people false hope that because there was paperwork mess up, if you will, that they had a chance to maybe save their home."

"I don't think there is a huge avalanche out there that we're going to see because the court system has already processed so many of them"

IN ADDITION TO THE RE-FILED CASE, REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY MICHAEL HAGEN SAYS HE SEES A LOT OF NEW FORECLOSURES TOO -- A SIGN OF A STILL SLUGGISH ECONOMY.

BUT HAGEN NOTES SHORT SALES HAVE STAVED OFF A NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES.

"the process is quicker, it's more successful, so a lot of those cases that went before through the foreclosure, we do have that safety value now of a short sale"

FOR THOSE RECEIVING THESE LETTERS - HAGEN SAYS DON'T IGNORE THEM.

FORECLOSURE VANDALISM PARTIES-VO

FORECLOSED HOUSES ARE FUELING A NEW CRIME NATIONWIDE.

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ARE SPIKING SO-CALLED VANDALISM PARTIES BY LURING TEENS WITH ONLINE INVITATIONS TO WRECK HAVOC ON VACANT FORECLOSURES.

THOSE WHO ATTEND ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO ON A DESTRUCTIVE BINGE THAT INCLUDES

SMASHING HOLES IN WALLS AND DOORS --

FLOODING BATHROOMS

AND RIPPING UP FLOORS.

HERE'S ONE EXAMPLE FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIS SAY THREE BOYS TRASHED THIS HOUSE.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

BIG NEWS ON THE LOCAL SOCCER SCENE. FUTURE STARS. PLAYING RIGHT HERE. THE ROCKET. ROGER CLEMENS. TALKS ABOUT HIS COMEBACK.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK---

IT WAS ONCE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HOTELS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE HOT SPOT FOR SPRING TRAINING STARS.

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SALE OF THE CLAIRON HOTEL ON 41--

TONIGHT WE UNCOVER NEW INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE HOT PROPERTY.

ALSO NEW AT 7--

BATHROOM BREAKS AT THE BEACH CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY.

TZ 7 1) CLARION HOTEL UPDATE-VO-WIPE

TZ 7 2) COLLIER BEACH BATHROOMS-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

CITY OF PALMS-POPMON

CITY OF PALMS-VOTTOPS

AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME THIS DECEMBER.

THE FIELD HAS BEEN FINALIZED. AND IT INCLUDES. LAST YEAR'S CHAMPS. PRESTWOOD CHRISTIAN OUT OF TEXAS. WHO WILL BE RANKED IN THE TOP 10 NATIONALLY.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE. DEION SANDERS NEW SCHOOL IN DALLAS. PRIME PREP.

LOCALLY. BISHOP VEROT AND EAST LEE COUNTY WILL PARTICIPATE

JAGS IN LONDON-VOTOPS

THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ARE GOING ALL FISH AND CHIPS ON US.

THE JAGS WILL PLAY ONE HOME GAME IN LONDON. FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW. STARTING IN 2013.

BUCS CAMP-VOTOPS

FROM JOLLY OLD ENGLAND. TO NEW ENGLAND. THE PATRIOTS WILL START PRACTICING WITH THE BUCCANEERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. IN TAMPA

THEN THE BUCS AND PATS WILL PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM.

BUCS CAMP-SOTTOPS

SWF SOCCER-POPMON

SWF SOCCER-VOTOPS

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AS WELL.

TODAY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SOCCER CLUB ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE JOINING THE PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.

BASICALLY A FARM SYSTEM FOR MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER. OR MLS. IN FACT SINCE 2006. NEARLY 2/3RDS OF THE GUYS DRAFTED IN THE MLS. COME FROM THE PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.

SWF SOCCER-SOTTOPS

ROGER CLEMENS-VOTOPS

7-TIME CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER. ROGER CLEMENS WILL RETURN TO THE MOUND. THIS WEEKEND. FOR OF ALL TEAMS. TEH SUGARLAND SKEETERS OF THE INDEPENDENT LEAGUE.

ROGER CLEMENS-SOTTOPS

EVERBLADES-VOTOPS

THE KELLY CUP CHAMPS ARE BRINGING BACK FORWARD MATT

THE EVERBLADES HAVE SIGNED FOR NEXT SEASON.

GOODBYE-4SHOT